Thank you to the Boy Scouts for the opportunity to make the 1952 dedication of the Masonic Temple available to our community as a free download. It includes the history of our village, firsts in our history, a St. directory and many vintage ads from local merchants and neighboring communities.
Click this link to download the Masonic Temple Lodge No. 130 F. & A.M.
Here's a nice link that contains history of our temple but also has some interesting information about Finley M. King, as well as his photograph, see pages 32 to 34.
Note: 1879 History of Cayuga County credits the first village president as Walter H. Smith but includes the list of the first village board of trustees, see page 311, as well as a list of successive leaders of Port Byron.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
Port Byron Nurse in the Civil War
Here's an interesting article I found today. Katherine Adelia Baker, reported as a Port Byron native and married Pvt. John L. Crane, a soldier of the 9th Heavy Artillery who enlisted at Auburn.
The article goes on to say that she followed her husband to the battle field and served as a nurse. Her husband was commissioned Captain of Co. H of the same regiment on September 8, 1862. Capt. Crane was discharged on Nov. 12, 1864.
There are two head of household of the Baker surname in 1840, being G. Baker and J. Baker as well as Rachael Baker.
Death claimed Oalen's oldest resident Mrs. Kathleen Adelia Crane at her home at Caroline and Reese Streets shortly after midnight Saturday night. She was 95 years, two months and 26 days of age. She had been ill in recent weeks.
A native of Port Byron, March 1, 1838 Mrs. Crane as a young woman married John L. Crane, a Captain in the Civil War, and went with him to act as a nurse in that conflict.
They lived in a camp on the Potomac with Mr. and Mrs. Lape and Delia Lape and Mr. and Mrs. Wadley and James Wadley, all of whom have died. Tunis Conklin,
a nephew of the late Hiram Burton, did errands for them in Washington. Soldiers came to the camp to receive supplies from Captain Crane. A baby girl was born at
the camp to a wife of a general and she is believed to be residing in Auburn now.
For many years after the war Mr. and Mrs. Crane resided in Clyde. Mr. Crane practicing law in partnership with the late Charles T. Saxton, New York State's lieutenant-governor, 1904-1906.
Mr. Crane died in the west many years ago. An only daughter, Nellie, an accomplished musician, died at the age of eighteen. She would have been over 60 now. Mrs. Crane maintained the homestead until her death, Mrs. H. B. Exner caring for her in recent years.
Mrs. Crane is survived by one sister Mrs. Lura O'Neil and one brother, Home Baker, both living here and both more than 80 years of age. Several nieces and nephews survive her.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 O'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Gelder and Lacey home by the Rev. R.F. Smithson. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Note:
Maple Grove Cemetery at Galen, Wayne County, NY records the following burials:
Crane, Adelia C. wife Capt. John L. 1838-1933
Crane, Nellie dau John L. & Adelia C. 1867-1887
The article goes on to say that she followed her husband to the battle field and served as a nurse. Her husband was commissioned Captain of Co. H of the same regiment on September 8, 1862. Capt. Crane was discharged on Nov. 12, 1864.
There are two head of household of the Baker surname in 1840, being G. Baker and J. Baker as well as Rachael Baker.
The Clyde Herald
Wednesday May 31, 1933
MRS. ADELIA CRANE, OLDEST RESIDENT IN GALEN, DEAD AT 95
Port Byron Native, She Went To Civil War as a Nurse With Her Husband
A native of Port Byron, March 1, 1838 Mrs. Crane as a young woman married John L. Crane, a Captain in the Civil War, and went with him to act as a nurse in that conflict.
They lived in a camp on the Potomac with Mr. and Mrs. Lape and Delia Lape and Mr. and Mrs. Wadley and James Wadley, all of whom have died. Tunis Conklin,
a nephew of the late Hiram Burton, did errands for them in Washington. Soldiers came to the camp to receive supplies from Captain Crane. A baby girl was born at
the camp to a wife of a general and she is believed to be residing in Auburn now.
For many years after the war Mr. and Mrs. Crane resided in Clyde. Mr. Crane practicing law in partnership with the late Charles T. Saxton, New York State's lieutenant-governor, 1904-1906.
Mr. Crane died in the west many years ago. An only daughter, Nellie, an accomplished musician, died at the age of eighteen. She would have been over 60 now. Mrs. Crane maintained the homestead until her death, Mrs. H. B. Exner caring for her in recent years.
Mrs. Crane is survived by one sister Mrs. Lura O'Neil and one brother, Home Baker, both living here and both more than 80 years of age. Several nieces and nephews survive her.
Funeral services were conducted at 2 O'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Gelder and Lacey home by the Rev. R.F. Smithson. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery.
Note:
Maple Grove Cemetery at Galen, Wayne County, NY records the following burials:
Crane, Adelia C. wife Capt. John L. 1838-1933
Crane, Nellie dau John L. & Adelia C. 1867-1887
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Future Nurses Club
I continue to be amazed at the wonderful things waiting to be found in Port Byron's history. Here's an article that says Port Byron established the first Future Nurses Club in Cayuga County.
Click the link above to read the 1958 article.
We owe a great debt of gratitude to fultonhistory.com for providing digital newspapers of the past that fills in so many details about our region.
Congrats to Port Byron School for making such an unusual record in Cayuga County!
Click the link above to read the 1958 article.
We owe a great debt of gratitude to fultonhistory.com for providing digital newspapers of the past that fills in so many details about our region.
Congrats to Port Byron School for making such an unusual record in Cayuga County!
