Johnson Cath Smith Crisalli family genealogy - Person Sheet
Johnson Cath Smith Crisalli family genealogy - Person Sheet
NameNellie Lockwood SEAMAN
Birth23 Oct 1870, Amsterdam, Montgomery Co., NY38
Death27 Feb 1948, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY9
BurialGlenville, Schenectady Co., NY
Census1880, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY
Census1892, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY39
Census1900, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY10
Census1925, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY40
Census1930, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY
EducationAttended school in 1880.24
FatherTimothy SEAMAN (1842-1920)
MotherMargaret A. BRADT (1838-1904)
Misc. Notes
Living with husband Teunis and his father William H. Cath in 1892.39
At the 1900 census, she had been married 9 years, had had 5 children and all 5 were alive.10
Two obits for her in Gram Smith's box.
One said: "Died Friday at the home of her sister [sic], Mrs. Ernest G. Smith, Balltown Road. Born in Amsterdam, lived most of her life in West Glenville. Survivors include 5 daughters [a miscount, missing Helen]: Mrs. Floyd Weaver and Miss Ruth Cath, Glenville; Mrs. E.G. Smith and Mrs. Robert Carrano, Sch'dy; and Miss Margaret Cath, Scotia; sons, Harold and Howard (Sch'dy); sister Mrs. Hattie Truax of Amsterdam; 8 grandchildren, 6 great-granchildren." Other obit was essentially same, but correctly identified Hazel as her daughter. Handwritten on that one: "Died 2-27 1948; Funeral 3-1-48."
Was hospitalized at Sch’dy City Hospital, Altamont Avenue, 1-11 to 1-22-1948, @$7.50/day plus $29 for medication, for a total bill of $111.50. Bill sent to Mrs. Nellie Cath, RD7, Balltown Road.41
At the 1900 census, she had been married 9 years, had had 5 children and all 5 were alive.10
Two obits for her in Gram Smith's box.
One said: "Died Friday at the home of her sister [sic], Mrs. Ernest G. Smith, Balltown Road. Born in Amsterdam, lived most of her life in West Glenville. Survivors include 5 daughters [a miscount, missing Helen]: Mrs. Floyd Weaver and Miss Ruth Cath, Glenville; Mrs. E.G. Smith and Mrs. Robert Carrano, Sch'dy; and Miss Margaret Cath, Scotia; sons, Harold and Howard (Sch'dy); sister Mrs. Hattie Truax of Amsterdam; 8 grandchildren, 6 great-granchildren." Other obit was essentially same, but correctly identified Hazel as her daughter. Handwritten on that one: "Died 2-27 1948; Funeral 3-1-48."
Was hospitalized at Sch’dy City Hospital, Altamont Avenue, 1-11 to 1-22-1948, @$7.50/day plus $29 for medication, for a total bill of $111.50. Bill sent to Mrs. Nellie Cath, RD7, Balltown Road.41
Obituary
Gazette, Wednesday, March 3, 1948:
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Nellie Cath
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Seaman Cath, 77, of West Glenville, were held Monday at Baxter’s funeral home. Rev. Norman Vander Hart, pastor of West Glenville church, officiated.
The widow of Teunis Cath, she was born in Amsterdam but had resided in Glenville most of her life. She died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest G. Smith, Balltown road, Schenectady.
She is survived by five additional daughters: Mrs. Floyd Weaver and Miss Ruth Cath of West Glenville, Mrs. Robert Carrano and Miss Helen Cath of Schenectady and Miss Margaret Cath of Scotia; two sons, Harold of Scotia and Howard of Schenectady; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Truax, Amsterdam, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Burial will take place in the spring in the West Glenville cemetery.
Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Nellie Cath
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Seaman Cath, 77, of West Glenville, were held Monday at Baxter’s funeral home. Rev. Norman Vander Hart, pastor of West Glenville church, officiated.
The widow of Teunis Cath, she was born in Amsterdam but had resided in Glenville most of her life. She died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest G. Smith, Balltown road, Schenectady.
She is survived by five additional daughters: Mrs. Floyd Weaver and Miss Ruth Cath of West Glenville, Mrs. Robert Carrano and Miss Helen Cath of Schenectady and Miss Margaret Cath of Scotia; two sons, Harold of Scotia and Howard of Schenectady; a sister, Mrs. Hattie Truax, Amsterdam, eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Burial will take place in the spring in the West Glenville cemetery.
Newspaper article
Amsterdam Evening Recorder, Tuesday, February 16, 1904:
Cranesville:
The death of Mrs. Timothy Seaman, which occured [sic] Saturday evening, cast a gloom of sorrow in this vicinity. For many years she has been a patient sufferer, bearing her affliction with Christian fortitude. She was a loving wife and mother, and her death is deeply deplored by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. William Truax of this place, and Mrs. Tunis Cath of Glenville, also four brothers and three sisters, John of Albany, Nicholas and Marcus of Amsterdam and Chester Bradt of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mary Larrabee of Cranesville, Mrs. John Milroy of Amsterdam and Mrs. William Milroy of Glenville. The funeral will be private, at the home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. R. Rogers will officiate. Interment in Glenville cemetery.
Gazette, January 31, 1913:
Mrs. Tunis Cath is confined to the house by illness.
March 19, 1914:
Mrs. Teunis Cath is confined to her home by serious illness.
Gazette, March 17, 1917:
Miss [sic] Tunis Cath is ill.
Gazette, Thursday, December 16, 1920:
Mrs. Tunis Cath attended the funeral of her father, Timothy Seaman, at DeGraff’s station, Wednesday.
Gazette, May 19, 1930:
A family gathering was held Sunday, Mothers’ day, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and daughter, Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. harold Cath of Byrant [sic], Walter Cath, the Misses Ruth, Helen and Margaret Cath of Schenectady, James Baucher [sic] of Scotia and Mrs. and Mrs. Flayd [sic] Weaver of Sacandaga State road.
Gazette, May 15, 1940:
Glenville
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith of Balltown road, Mrs. Harold Cath, and Children, Margaret, Walter and Harold Cath of Bryants, Mrs. Robert Carrano of Schenectady, and Miss Margaret Cath and James Boucher of Scotia, visited Mrs. Nellie Cath on Mothers’ day.
Gazette, Aug. 31, 1940 (same column as Cath Family Holds Reunion):
“Miss Nellie Cath is visiting her daughter, Miss Helen Cath, of Schenectady.”
Cranesville:
The death of Mrs. Timothy Seaman, which occured [sic] Saturday evening, cast a gloom of sorrow in this vicinity. For many years she has been a patient sufferer, bearing her affliction with Christian fortitude. She was a loving wife and mother, and her death is deeply deplored by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. William Truax of this place, and Mrs. Tunis Cath of Glenville, also four brothers and three sisters, John of Albany, Nicholas and Marcus of Amsterdam and Chester Bradt of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mary Larrabee of Cranesville, Mrs. John Milroy of Amsterdam and Mrs. William Milroy of Glenville. The funeral will be private, at the home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Rev. R. Rogers will officiate. Interment in Glenville cemetery.
Gazette, January 31, 1913:
Mrs. Tunis Cath is confined to the house by illness.
March 19, 1914:
Mrs. Teunis Cath is confined to her home by serious illness.
Gazette, March 17, 1917:
Miss [sic] Tunis Cath is ill.
Gazette, Thursday, December 16, 1920:
Mrs. Tunis Cath attended the funeral of her father, Timothy Seaman, at DeGraff’s station, Wednesday.
Gazette, May 19, 1930:
A family gathering was held Sunday, Mothers’ day, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and daughter, Thelma, Mr. and Mrs. harold Cath of Byrant [sic], Walter Cath, the Misses Ruth, Helen and Margaret Cath of Schenectady, James Baucher [sic] of Scotia and Mrs. and Mrs. Flayd [sic] Weaver of Sacandaga State road.
Gazette, May 15, 1940:
Glenville
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith of Balltown road, Mrs. Harold Cath, and Children, Margaret, Walter and Harold Cath of Bryants, Mrs. Robert Carrano of Schenectady, and Miss Margaret Cath and James Boucher of Scotia, visited Mrs. Nellie Cath on Mothers’ day.
Gazette, Aug. 31, 1940 (same column as Cath Family Holds Reunion):
“Miss Nellie Cath is visiting her daughter, Miss Helen Cath, of Schenectady.”
Spouses
Death14 Dec 1936, Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY9
BurialGlenville, Schenectady Co., NY43
FatherWilliam Hamlin CATH (1827->1910)
MotherSelena CRAMER (1837-1926)
Misc. Notes
Teunis Cath appears in Ancestry’s database of U.S. Army Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914. He enlisted on Dec. 31 1881 at age 21 and 6 months, at Albany, NY, under Captain Davis, gave his birthplace as Glenville, his occupation was farmer, his hair eyes were grey and his hair was sandy, his complexion light, he was 5-7.
It further says that he was in the 16th Infantry, unassigned to a Company, and that he deserted Feb. 3, 1882 at San Antonio, Texas.45 I don’t find anything in particular that was happening in San Antonio at that time.
He and wife Nellie were living with William H. Cath in 1892.39
Lived at the Waters Road house at time of death. Member of Kenyetto Tribe of Redmen.17
In 1900, he was living in Glenville with wife Nellie, son Walter, daughters Florence, Hazel, Ruth, and Marion. He reported that he was born April 1862, was 38 years old, married 9 years. He and his parents were born in New York. he gave his occupation as wagonmaker, could read and write, and rented a farm. 10
In the 1925 State Census, he was living on Waters Road, Glenville, with wife Nellie and children Harold R. and Margaret A. He was 63, a carpenter and laborer. They lived next to Samuel Knights, fishmonger.20
In 1930, he was living with Nellie, next to Knights, on Waters Road. He said his father was born in England. He listed his occupation as wood worker in own home.5
According to Ancestry.com, Teunis is Dutch: short form derived from Antonius.
The Amsterdam City Directories for 1935 and 1936 lists his address as RD 5, “Leaves Amsterdam via Church street, goes to Manny’s Corners, Cranesville and Glenville, and returns via Manny’s Corners.
It further says that he was in the 16th Infantry, unassigned to a Company, and that he deserted Feb. 3, 1882 at San Antonio, Texas.45 I don’t find anything in particular that was happening in San Antonio at that time.
He and wife Nellie were living with William H. Cath in 1892.39
Lived at the Waters Road house at time of death. Member of Kenyetto Tribe of Redmen.17
In 1900, he was living in Glenville with wife Nellie, son Walter, daughters Florence, Hazel, Ruth, and Marion. He reported that he was born April 1862, was 38 years old, married 9 years. He and his parents were born in New York. he gave his occupation as wagonmaker, could read and write, and rented a farm. 10
In the 1925 State Census, he was living on Waters Road, Glenville, with wife Nellie and children Harold R. and Margaret A. He was 63, a carpenter and laborer. They lived next to Samuel Knights, fishmonger.20
In 1930, he was living with Nellie, next to Knights, on Waters Road. He said his father was born in England. He listed his occupation as wood worker in own home.5
According to Ancestry.com, Teunis is Dutch: short form derived from Antonius.
The Amsterdam City Directories for 1935 and 1936 lists his address as RD 5, “Leaves Amsterdam via Church street, goes to Manny’s Corners, Cranesville and Glenville, and returns via Manny’s Corners.
Obituary
Obit, Schenectady Gazette, Tuesday, December 15, 1936: “Funeral service for Teunis H. Cath, 74, a life-long resident of Glenville, who died Sunday in St. Mary’s hospital, Amsterdam, after a long illness, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Baxter funeral home. Burial will be in the Glenville cemetery. The services tonight at the parlors will be conducted by Tonquas Tribe 100, I.O.R.M. of Amsterdam. Mr. Cath conducted a general repair shop in Glenville. He was formerly an active member of the Amsterdam Tribe of Red Men. He was the son of the late William H. and Selina [sic] Cramer Cath. Besides his wife, Mrs. Nellie Seaman Cath, he leaves six daughters, Mrs. Floyd Weaver of Glenville, Mrs. Ernest Smith of Grooms Corners, Mrs. Roberta Carrona [sic] and the Misses Ruth and Helen Cath of this city and Margaret Cath of Scotia; two sons, Howard of this city, and Harold Cath of Scotia; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; five sisters, Mrs. Thomas Plummer, Mrs. William Fisher, Mrs. William Vedder and Miss Cora Cath of Glenville and Mrs. Peter Boyer of Troy, and a brother, Edward Cath of Glenville.”17
Newspaper article
Amsterdam Evening Recorder, Monday, March 18, 1907:
A number of cases of scarlet fever have broken out in the village, the homes of George Bull, Frank Conde and Tunis Cath being quarantined.
Amsterdam Evening Recorder, Thursday, August 8, 1907:
Harold, the baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath, has been quite ill.
Amsterdam Daily Democrat and Recorder, October 18, 1907:
Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath welcomed a daughter to their home last Friday.
Schenectady Gazette, February 4, 1913:
Miss Florence Cath was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath, on Sunday.
Schenectady Gazette, April 23, 1923:
Ruth and Helen Cath of this city have been in Glenville visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath.
Gazette, Thursday, October 15, 1925:
Tunis Cath is improving at St. Mary’s Hospital, Amsterdam, for several weeks with a broken leg.
Gazette, Wednesday, May 4, 1927:
Sunday callers at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath were: Mrs. Robert Carrano, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Weaver and daughters, Marjorie and Dorothy, of Schenectady; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and daughter, Thelma, James Boucher and Howard and Harold Cath of Scotia.
Schenectady Gazette, Friday, July 22, 1927:
Miss Helen Cath of Schenectady spent the weekend with her parents.
Mrs. Robert Carrano of Schenectady passed the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath.
Gazette, Wednesday, October 10, 1928:
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith and daughter Thelma and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cath of Scotia, were Sunday visitors at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tunis Cath.
Schenectady Gazette, Wednesday, March 18, 1931:
Miss Helen Cath of Schenectady visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tunis [sic] Cath, Sunday.
Schenectady Gazette, Saturday, June 27, 1931:
Misses Ruth and Helen Cath of Schenectady spent a few days with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tunis [sic] Cath.
Schenectady Gazette, April 20, 1934:
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cath and children of Bryants, Misses Ruth and Helen Cath of Schenectady, Miss Margaret Cath, and James Boucher of Scotia were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Tunis [sic] Cath.
[I was not exhaustive in including every social visit when searching for “Tunis”]
June 18, 1948 Gazette Classified section, Real Estate for Sale:
“TOWN OF GLENVILLE -- The premises known as the Teunis Cath property on the Waters rd., being the first house on left off the West Glenville rd. The property consists of approximately 1/2 acre of land and 3 buildings: House, garage and workshop, all in poor condition. The house has several rooms upstairs but only the kitchen, pantry and small bedroom on the first floor are now in use. The sale of the above described property will be made subject to any covenants running with the land and the commissioner public [sic] welfare of Schenectady county reserves the right to reject any and all bids if in his judgment it shall be in the public interest so to do. TERMS -- 10% down at the time bid is accepted, balance in 30 days. All bids must be submitted in writing on or before July 6, 1948, and enclosed in an envelope and sealed and marked “Bid” and then enclosed in another envelope and mailed to Leo H. Vosburg, commissioner public welfare, County Welfare building, 487 Nott st., Schenectady 8, N.Y.”
ChildrenWilliam Walter (1891-1931)
Florence Edna (1893-1960)
Hazel Grace (1894-1997)
Ruth Matilda (1896-1973)
Marion Estelle “Mamie” (1898-1987)
Howard R. (1900-1968)
Helen Dorothy (1903-1985)
Harold R. “Jing” (1905-1969)
Margaret Anna (1907-2002)