Rumsey Family of Buffalo - Table of Contents
Rumsey Monuments
Forest Lawn Cemetery,
Buffalo, NY
Note 2 large monuments on left |
Aaron & Sophia Rumsey and 3 Children Note triglyphs and drops Left panel: Dexter Phelps (youngest child born 1827) Center panel: Aaron & Sophia (parents) Right panel: Eleanor S. Crocker (middle child born 1825) Caterpillars and butterfly: symbol of resurrection Aaron Rumsey Born May 6, 1797 Died April 6, 1894 ------------------- Sophia Phelps Wife of Aaron Rumsey Born Sept. ?, 1796 Died April 13, 1870 ------------ Headstones illustrated below. Their children: Bronson Case was the oldest child born 1823; Eleanor S. was the middle child born 1825; Dexter P. was the youngest child born 1827 27 Dexter Phelps Rumsey Son of Aaron & Sophia Rumsey Born April 27, 1827 Died April 5, 1906. ------------ Bronson Case was the oldest child born 1823; Eleanor S. was the middle child born 1825; Dexter P. was the youngest child born 1827 Eleanor S. Crocker Only Daughter of Aaron & Sophia Rumsey Born Feb. 11, 1825 Died Feb. 14, 1861. ------------- Bronson Case was the oldest child born 1823; Eleanor S. was the middle child born 1825; Dexter P. was the youngest child born 1827 Bronson Case was the oldest child born 1823; Eleanor S. was the middle child born 1825; Dexter P. was the youngest child born 1827 |
Aaron & Sophia Rumsey - Parents Aaron Rumsey |
Bronson Case Rumsey Bronson Case was the oldest child born 1823; Eleanor S. was the middle child born 1825; Dexter P. was the youngest child born 1827 The children of Bronson Case and Eveline Hall Rumsey: Laurence Dana born 1849; Mary Lovering born 1851; Bronson Rumsey II born 1854; Evelyn Rumsey born 1855 married Dr. Charles Cary Charles Cary Rumsey Sculptor Born August 29 1879 Died September 21 1922 ------------- Grandson of Bronson Case and Eveline Hall Rumsey; son of Laurence Dana and Jennie Cary Rumsey |
Dexter Phelps Rumsey and Family Bronson Case was the oldest child born 1823; Eleanor S. was the middle child born 1825; Dexter P. was the youngest child born 1827 To This Beautiful Home Clarence Marsdenn Only Son of Dexter P. & Mary E. Rumsey. -------------- Clarence died as an infant(?) Mary E. Bissell was the second wife of Dexter P. (no surviving children in their marriage) It was not uncommon for children to take their mother's maiden name as a middle name. Bronson Case was the oldest child born 1823; Eleanor S. was the middle child born 1825; Dexter P. was the youngest child born 1827 Mary E. Bissell Wife of Dexter P. Rumsey. ----------- Mary Coburn was the first wife of Dexter P.; Mary E. Bissell was the second wife; Susan Fiske was the third wife. Mary E. Bissell Wife of Dexter P. Rumsey Born Sept. 5, 1839 Died May 23, 1886 ------------ Mary Coburn was the first wife of Dexter P.; Mary E. Bissell was the second wife; Susan Fiske was the third wife. Ansley Wilcox Died Jan. 26, 1930 Aged 73 Years ------------ Son-in-law of Dexter P. and Mary Coburn Rumsey. Wilcox married their older daughter, Cornelia, and after she died, their younger daughter, Mary Grace. Cornelia Coburn Rumsey - older daughter of Dexter P. and Mary Coburn Rumsey - was first wife of Ansley Wilcox Cornelia Coburn Rumsey - older daughter of Dexter P. and Mary Coburn Rumsey - was first wife of Ansley Wilcox Mary Grace Rumsey - younger daughter of Dexter P. and Mary Coburn - was the second wife of Ansley Wilcox Mary Grace Rumsey - younger daughter of Dexter P. and Mary Coburn - was the second wife of Ansley Wilcox Mary Coburn was the first wife of Dexter P.; Mary E. Bissell was the second wife; Susan Fiske was the third wife. |