BRONDSTATTER ANNEX
Rachel (Brondstatter) Bennett
Pedigree
(Start at generation 4, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 4 December 2018
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Special thanks to the following people for compiling
and sharing much of the information in this annex:
1. Floyd Kanzog Edick,
paragraph 3.a.(1.(b.(2) of
this annex, below. Author
of "The family of Philip
Brondstatter."
2. George Edgar Drake, whose wife, Evelyn Tempa (Gardner) Drake, was Rachel's great
granddaughter. Rachel's photo albums
passed from Rachel to her son, David Bennett, to her granddaughter, Ruth Evelyn
(Bennett) Gardner, and then to Evelyn Drake.
Origin of
the surname “Brondstatter, Bronstater, Bronstatter”
Generation
7
6 (?) Brondstatter
1. Biographical notes:
Born . Died .
2. Wife: (?)
Born . Died .
3. Children: (order uncertain)
a. Philip
“Phil” Brondstatter: See generation 5, below.
b. Anselm Brondstatter:
Died aboard ship emigrating from Germany to America; interred at sea.
c. Louis Brondstatter:
Born about 1828 in Germany. Settled at
German Settlement, Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New
York.
1855 NYS Census: Lewis
Bronstrater, age 28 (b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York. He and the other members of his household who were born in Germany, had resided in Ohio
Township for 3 years. The household also
included his wife, Catherine Bronstrater, age 27 (b. Germany); Frederick
Bronstrater, age 6 (b. Germany); Mary Bronstrater, age 2 (b. Herkimer Co., NY);
father-in-law, John Snyder, age 54 (b. Germany) and employed as a tailor;
orphan, John Woffered, age 8 (b. Germany); and
mother-in-law, Catherine Snyder, age 60 (b. Germany).
d. Henry Bronstadder: (perhaps) Born about 1838 in Germany.
1850 US Census: Henry Bronstadder, age 12 (b. Germany) was enumerated with Lewis Bronstadder, age 22 (b. Germany) and employed as a laborer,
in the household headed by William Wehner?, age 30 (b. Germany) in Ohio Township, Herkimer County,
New York.
5 Philip Brondstatter (photos) (more info)
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 19 February 1821
in Limbach, Bavaria, Germany. Died 1 October 1903, age 82, at the home of
his daughter, Katherine in the Village of Cold Brook, Russia Township, Herkimer
County, New York from complications of Bright's
disease; interred German/Dutch Settlement Cemetery, Cold Brook, Ohio Township,
Herkimer County, New York. Emigrated
from Saxony, Germany to the United States in 1849 (also seen: 1851). Employed as a farmer. Resided in Ohio Township,
Herkimer County, New York.
Retired from farming in 1888; sold his farm to his son, Philip, Jr.
1850 US Census: Lewis
Snyder, age 22 (b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household
in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York.
His real estate was valued at $200.
The household also included Philip Bronstadder,
age 28 (b. Germany), whose real estate was valued at $200; Louis Bronstadder, age 22 (b. Germany) [who was also enumerated
on the same census page in the household headed by William Wehner],
whose real estate was valued at $200; Paul Hamm, age 34 (b. Germany), whose
real estate was valued at $200; Margaret Hamm, age 30 (b. Germany); Catharine
Hamm, age 6 (b. Germany); and Louis Hamm, age 1 (b. Germany).
1855 NYS Census: Philip
Bronstrater, age 32 (b. Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York. He had resided in Ohio Township for 6
years. The household also included his
wife, Sophia Bronstrater, age 23 (b. Germany), who had resided in Ohio Township
for 4 years; son, Philip Bronstrater, age 2 (b. Herkimer Co., NY); and
daughter, Cather Bronstrater, age 6 months (b. Herkimer Co., NY). Of interest, the household headed by Louis
Bronstrater, age 28, was enumerated on the same census page.
1860 US Census: Philip
Brunstadter, age 38 (b. Bavaria) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in Ohio Township (Ohio Post Office), Herkimer County, New York. His real estate was valued at $800, and his personal
property was valued at $600. The
household also included his wife, Hannah Brunstadter, age 29 (b. Saxony); son,
Philip Brunstadter, age 7 (b. NYS); daughter, Catrina
Brunstadter, age 5 (b. NYS); son, John Brunstadter,
age 3 (b. NYS); daughter, Eliza Brunstadter, age 2 (b. NYS); and daughter,
Rachel Brunstadter, age 11 months (b. NYS).
1865 NYS Census: Philip
Bronstradter, age 45 (b. Germany) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New
York. He had been married once and had had
6 children. The household also included
his wife, Hannah Bronstradter, age 34 (b. Germany);
son, Philip C. Bronstradter, age 11 (b. Herkimer Co.,
NY); daughter, Katharine Bronstradter, age 9 (b.
Herkimer Co., NY); daughter, Eliza Bronstradter, age
7 (b. Herkimer Co., NY); daughter, Rachael Bronstradter,
age 5 (b. Herkimer Co., NY); and son, Charles Bronstradter,
age 3 (b. Herkimer Co., NY). Of
interest, the household headed by John Guller, age 55
(b. Germany) was enumerated next door, and that household included the
following adopted children: Frederick Bronstradter,
age 16 (b. Herkimer Co., NY), and Mary Bronstradter,
age 12 (b. Herkimer Co., NY), who in 1855 were enumerated as the children of
Louis and Catherine Bronstrater (see above).
1870 US Census: Phill Brondstradter, age 49 (b.
Bavaria) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Ohio Township
(Ohio Post Office), Herkimer County, New York.
His real estate was valued at $3,000, and his personal property was
valued at $975. The household also
included his wife, Hannah Brondstradter, age 39 (b.
Saxony); son, Phillip C. Brondstradter, age 17 (b.
NYS); daughter, Catharine Brondstradter, age 15 (b.
NYS); daughter, Louisa Brondstradter, age 12 (b.
NYS); daughter, Rachael Brondstradter, age 11 (b.
NYS); son, Charles Brondstradter, age 8 (b. NYS);
son, Lewis G. Brondstradter, age 2 (b. NYS).
1875 NYS Census: Phlip Bronstrater, age 53 (b.
Germany) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Ohio Township,
Herkimer County, New York. The household
also included his wife, Hanner Bronstrater,
age 44 (b. Germany); son, Philip Bronstrater, age 22 (b. Herkimer Co., NY) and
single; daughter, Cathrin Bronstrater,
age 20 (b. Herkimer Co., NY) and single; daughter, Loeza
Bronstrater, age 17 (b. Herkimer Co., NY) and single;
daughter, Rachel Bronstrater, age 15 (b. Herkimer Co., NY); son, Carles Bronstrater, age 13 (b.
Herkimer Co., NY); and son, Lewis Bronstrater, age 6 (b. Herkimer Co., NY).
1880 US Census: Phillip
Bronstatter, age 59 (b. Baden; parents b. Baden) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Ohio Township, Herkimer
County, New York. The household also
included his wife, Hannah Bronstatter, age 49 (b.
Saxony; parents b. Saxony); son, Phillip Bronstatter,
age 26 (b. NYS), single, and employed working on the farm; son, Charles Bronstatter, age 17 (b. NYS), single, and employed working
on the farm; and son, Louis Bronstatter, age 11 (b.
NYS).
1900 US Census: Philip
Bronstrater, age 79 (b. Feb 1821 in Germany; parents b. Germany) and retired,
resided in the household headed by his son-in-law, Firman
Ouderkirk, age 45 (b. Jul 1854 in NYS; parents b.
NYS) in the Village of Poland, Russia Township, Herkimer County, New York. The household also included Philip's wife,
Hannah Bronstrater, age 69 (b. Jun 1830 in Germany; parents b. Germany), who
had had 4 children [very legible; seems it should be at least 6], all still
alive. [see below for more]
2. Wife: Johanna
"Hannah" Snyder (photos)
Note: Referred to as "Sophia" in 1855.
Born 24 June/January
1831 in Saxony, Germany. Died 26/24 June
1906, age 75, at Cold Brook, Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York; interred
with Philip. Emigrated
from Germany to America in 1851. Married Philip Bronstatter on 29 July
1851.
3. Children:
a. Philip “Phil”
Brondstatter, Jr.: (photos) Born 26 June 1853/55
at Little Falls, Little Falls Township, Herkimer
County, New York. Died 12 March 1950 in
Norway Township, Herkimer County; interred there in Hurricane Cemetery.
1905 NYS Census:
Phillip Brenstaler, age 51 and employed as a farmer,
was heading a household in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York. The household also included his wife, Carrie Brenstaler, age 41; daughter, Louise Brenstaler,
age 17 and employed doing housework; son, Wallace Brenstaler,
age 15, and employed as a farm laborer; son, Earl Brenstaler,
age 10; and son, Vernon Brenstaler, age 4.
Philip Brondstatter
married Carrie L. Bullock (photos) (b. 19 May 1863 in
Ohio Twp, NY, d. 22 Mar 1937, age 73, from complications of pneumonia at dau Ida's Fall Hill farm, 1955 RT 5s, Little Falls, NY),
daughter of Wallace William and Lydia (Morse) Bullock, on 2 September 1880 at
Trenton Falls Campground, Oneida County, New York and resided last in Ohio
Township, Herkimer County, New York, though from 1932 to 1934 Phil resided at
Gray, Herkimer County, New York. Philip
and Carrie had the following children:
(1. Ida Mae
Brondstatter: (photos) Born 6 December
1881. Died 18 January 1978 at Little Falls,
Little Falls Township, Herkimer County, New York;
interred there in Church Street Cemetery.
Married Floyd James Edick (photos) (b. 10 Jan 1878 at Paines
Hollow, Little Falls Twp, d. 5 May 1970 at Little Falls; interred with Ida),
son of Andrew Adelbert and Mary Jane (Willard) Edick, on 13 January 1904 at Gray, Ohio Township, Herkimer
County. They owned and operated a
purebred Holstein dairy farm on Fall Hill, Little Falls Township. Ida and Floyd had the following children:
(a.
Harry David Edick: (photos) Born 27 October 1904 in German Flatts Township, Herkimer County, New York. Died 25 November 1996 at Ilion, German Flatts Township; interred Church Street Cemetery, Little
Falls, Herkimer County. Employed as a dairy farmer.
Married Ella F. Boepple (b. 30 Dec 1908 in
Little Falls Twp, d. 4 Oct 1980 at Little Falls), daughter of Frank and Augusta
(Euron) Boepple, on 19 July
1934 in the Cold Brook, New York United Methodist Church. Ella graduated 1939 from Oneonta Normal
School and was subsequently employed as a school teacher.
(b.
Arthur Watson Edick: Born 24 March 1908 in Little
Falls Township, Herkimer County, New York.
Died 14 October 2000 at 150 Kanzog Road,
Mohawk, German Flatts Township, Herkimer
County, New York. Graduated 1929 from
Mechanic's Institute (later Rochester Institute of Technology), Rochester,
Monroe County, New York. Employed by the Remington Rand Corporation as a tool engineer. Married Irene Selma Kanzog
(b. at home 31 Jul 1912 at Jacksonberg, NY, d. 30 May
2006 at Herkimer, Herkimer Twp, Herkimer Co., NY), daughter of Oscar Rudolph
and Alma Elizabeth (Shibley) Kanzog,
on 16 March 1935 in German Town Flatts Township.
(1) Lucille Alma Edick: Born 1936 in Herkimer County, New York. Married Robert Lewis Sitterly
(b. 1936 in Herkimer Co., NY), son of Lewis George and Helen Idel (Fullington) Sitterly, in 1955 at Mohawk, German Flatts
Township, Herkimer County, New York and had the
following children:
(a)
Debra Leigh Sitterly: Born 1957 at Hunter Air Force
Base, Georgia. Married (1st) John Hall
(b. abt 1957 at Mohawk, NY) about 1984 and had the following son:
[1. Philip Hall: Born
1985 at Mohawk, New York. Was an Eagle Scout. Married Melissa Brown, daughter of
Chris and Julie (?) Brown, in 2010 at Mohawk and had the following children:
[a.
Colin Hall: Born 2012 at New York Mills, Oneida County, New York.
[b.
Cameron Lewis Hall: Born 2014 in a Faxton St. Luke's
Healthcare facility, Utica, Oneida County, New York.
Debra Leigh (Sitterly) Hall married (2nd) Herbert Hagadorn
(b. abt 1936), son of Loren and Helen (Gay) Hagadorn,
in 1993.
(b)
Daniel Robert Sitterly: Born 1958 at Columbus,
Ohio. Served in the US
Air Force. Married Misako Sukigara (b. 1958 at Yokohama, Japan) in 1980 in Japan and
had the following children:
[1. Adam Sitterly: Born 1984 at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan.
[2. Alana Sitterly: Born 1986 at Plattsburgh Air Force Base, New
York.
(c)
Randy K. Sitterly: Born 1964 in Herkimer County, New
York. Married Patricia Gleed (b. 1963 in Herkimer Co., NY), daughter of Robert and
Gloria (?) Gleed, in 1984 at Mohawk, New York and had
the following daughter:
[1. Kayla Lynn Sitterly: Born 1990 at Watertown, Jefferson County, New
York.
(2) Floyd Kanzog Edick: (more info) Born 1940 in Herkimer
County, New York; baptized 1951. Has an
interest in his family's history. Wrote
a paper entitled "The family of Philip Brondstatter." Graduated 1959 from Mohawk
High School, Mohawk, New York.
Graduated 1963 from Utica College of Syracuse University; BS degree
majoring in business/economics.
Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Air Force on 24 September
1963; retired 30 June 1983 in the grade of Lieutenant Colonel. Retired 30 June 1998 from
Boeing Government Property Administration, Arizona.
Floyd Edick married Janice Elaine Perrone
(b. 1941 at Cooperstown, Otsego Co., NY), daughter of Harold John and Thelma
Audrey (Lane) Perrone, in 1962 at Mohawk, Herkimer County,
New York and had the following children:
(a) Christine Marie Edick: Born 1962 at Utica, Oneida County, New York. Married Donald Allen Lace (b. 1958 at
Chicago, IL), son of Donald Allen and Dorothy (?) Lace, in 1986 at Huntington
Beach, Orange County, California and had the following children:
[1. Donald Allen Lace:
Born 1991 at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California.
[2. Harrison Allen
Lace: Born 1995 at Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California.
(b) Donald James Edick: Born 1964 at Lowell, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts. Married (1st) Roxanne Cox
(b. 1963 in IL), daughter of Robert Laverne and Janice Ann (Gale) Cox, in 1992
at Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona and had the following children:
[1. Courtney Anne Edick: Born 1995 at Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
[2. Matthew James Edick: Born 1998 at Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Donald James Edick married (2nd) Katherine C. Kouvalas
(b. 1971 in NJ) in 2003 at Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona and had the
following children:
[3. Nicole Christine Edick: Born 2004 at Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona.
[4. Alexander Michael Edick: Born 2008 at Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona.
(c) Carol Jean Edick: Born 1969 in Herkimer County, New York. Married Arthur William Heidelmeier
(b. 1963 at Ft Dix, NJ), son of Ludwig Johann and Ophelia Otilla
(Deffee) Heidelmeier, in
1990 in the Velda Rose United Methodist Church, Mesa,
Maricopa County, Arizona and had the following
children:
[1. Jackson Tyler Heidelmeier: Born 1996 at Keesler
Air Force Base, Mississippi.
[2. Andrew Jared Heidelmeier: Born 2003 at Misawa Air Force Base, Japan.
(3) Lois Ann Edick: Born 1944 in Herkimer County, New York. Married Sixto Velez
Gonzalez (b. 1939 in Puerto Rico), son of Rosita Valez,
in 1964 at Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York and had the following children:
(a) Sixtito
Arthur Gonzalez: Born 1965. Married Aida
Albo (b. 1966 in Puerto Rico) in 1988 in Puerto Rico
and had the following children:
[1. Giovanni Andre
Gonzalez: Born 1992 in Utah.
[2. Alma Marina
Gonzalez: Born 1996 in Puerto Rico.
(b) Ricardo Gonzalez:
Born 1968 in Puerto Rico. Married Meribel Rodriquez (b. abt 1969)
in 1999 in Puerto Rico.
(c) Melissa Ann
Gonzalez: Born 1979. Married David Ucasz (b. abt 1979, d. 1 Mar 2011 in CA from complications
of cancer; interred Indian Castle Cem., Danube Twp, NY), son of David and
Jean/Jeanne (Doe) Ucasz of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, New York.
(2. George W.
Brondstatter: Born 24 May/March 1883 in Oneida County, New York. Died 30 July 1964, age 81, at home, 324 N.
Prospect Street in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York; interred Armory Hill
Cemetery, Ilion Township, Herkimer County, New York. Proprietor of a clothing
store on Main Street in Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York.
George Brondstatter
married (1st) Mable Burkhart (b. 12 Oct 1883 at Frankfort, NY, d. 21 Apr 1950
in Herkimer Twp, HY), daughter of Charles J. and Florence (Hubbard) Burkhart,
on 3 October 1905 at Utica, Oneida County, New York and had the following son:
(a.
Leland Brondstatter: Born about 1906. Died about 1950. In
1964 resided at Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia.
George Brondstatter
married (2nd) Gladys Smith Mangus (b. abt 1900, d.
abt 1970) on 26 May 1951 in Herkimer County, New York.
(3. Maude I.
Brondstatter: Born 10 October 1885. Died 16 October 1969.
Married Walter Ray Dingman (b. 30 Dec 1885 in
South Valley Twp, Cattaraugus Co., NY, d. 12 Feb 1954)
on 28 February 1919 and had the following children:
(a.
Warren Dingman: Born 7 May 1926. Died 1929.
(b.
Harold Dingman: Born 16 March 1930. Died 16 March 1939.
(4. Louise
Brondstatter: Born 20 July 1888. Died 1984 at Ilion,
Herkimer County, New York. Employed as a nurse. Married Charles Scofield (b. 1884, d. 8
May 1948 in Poland Township, Herkimer Co., NY) on 29 August 1930.
(5. Wallace W.
Brondstatter: (photos) Born 10 December 1889 in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New
York. Died 13 December 1944 at Mapledale (N. of Utica), Oneida County, New York in a car-railroad
train crash; interred Pine Grove Cemetery, Poland Township, Herkimer County,
New York. Married Hazel A. Hart (b. 14
Feb 1895, d. 13 Mar 1947 at Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., FL),
daughter of Walter and Elmea (Krebs) Hart, on 14
February 1916 at Barneveld, Trenton Township, Oneida County, New York and had
the following children:
(a.
Wallace W. Brondstatter, Jr.: Born 3 June 1920 in New York State. Died 3 December 1997 in
Georgia. Married (?) and had the
following children:
(1) Beverly Ann Brondstatter:
Born about 1948.
(2) Cheryl Lynn Brondstatter: Born 1951.
(3) Wallace
Brondstatter, Jr.: Born 1955. Married
(?) and had the following daughter:
(a) Jennifer Suhd-Brondstatter.
(b.
Floride Hazel Brondstatter:
(more info) Born 30 December 1916
(7¾ pounds) at Cold Brook, Russia Township, Herkimer County, New York. Died 2 May 2007 at University Hospital,
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. Married Lawrence "Larry" F. Polisse (b. 27 Jun 1918 at Utica, Oneida Co., NY, d. 13 Feb
2013 at Fairmount, Onondaga Co., NY) and had the following children: (order
uncertain)
(1) Barbara Polisse: Born about 1940.
Married Ross Hallett and had at least the
following son:
(a) Andrew Hallet.
(2) Janet Polisse: Perhaps married (1st) (?) Finch
and (2nd) Bernard Connell.
(6. Earl Philip/E.
Brondstatter: Born 30 April 1895 in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New
York. Died 5 November 1970 at Prospect,
Trenton Township, Oneida County, New York from a heart
attack; interred McIntosh Cemetery, Herkimer County, New York. Married (1st) Myrtle E. Stephens (b. 20
Jul/Apr 1890 at Barneveld, Oneida Co., NY, d. 12 Jan 1958 at Herkimer, Herkimer
Co., NY; interred McIntosh Cem., Ohio Twp, Herkimer Co., NY), daughter of Orrin
and Emma (Davenport) Stephens, on 10 March 1917 and had the following children:
(a.
Katherine Brondstatter: Born 1921. Married William H. Rodda
(b. 1920 at Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY), son of
Samuel Rodda, about 1944 and had the following
daughter:
(1) Naiomi
Rodda.
(b.
Mary Brondstatter: Born 1930. Married Richard Barnard (b. abt 1930) and had
the following daughter:
(1) Laurie
Barnard. Married (?)
Quigley and had the following children:
(a) Adam Quigley.
(b) Nichole Quigley.
(c.
Dorothy Brondstatter: Born 1927. Died
1927, age 7 days.
Earl Brondstatter
married (2nd) Bernice (Tucker) Thomas (b. 27 Oct 1895 at Colton, St. Lawrence
Co. NY, d. 22 Dec 1983 at Utica, Oneida Co., NY), daughter of Charles and Flora
(Perkins) Tucker, on 21 January 1961 at Prospect, Trenton Township, Oneida
County, New York, who married (1st) William H. Thomas (b. 1888, d. 1960) in
1915 and had the following children: (order uncertain)
(d.
William Thomas.
(e.
Robert E. Thomas.
(f.
Mildred Thomas: Married (?) Bratt.
(7. Vernon
"Verne" Arlene Brondstatter: (female) Born
28 May 1901. Died 25
March 1996 at Waterville, Oneida County, New York. Married Charles B. Gray (b. 7 Jun 1897 at
Gray, Herkimer Co., NY, d. 17 Jun 1979 at Oriskany
Falls, Augusta Twp, Oneida Co., NY), son of Charles Benchley and Mellisa Burbary (Figert) Gray, on 29 June 1921 and had the following
children:
(a.
Charles Phillip Gray: Born 12 August 1927.
Died 12 November 1976 at Clinton, Kirkland Township, Oneida
County, New York. Married Pauline Anne
Nelson (b. abt 1927), daughter of Alfred Nelson, in 1950 at Big Moose, Webb
Township, Herkimer County, New York and had the
following children:
(1) Charles Gray: Born
1955. Married Susan McClusky
in 1979 and had the following children:
(a)
Charles W. Gray: Born 1980.
(b)
J. M. Gray: Born 1984.
(2) Karen Gray: Born
1956. Married James Piggott in 1977 and
had the following children:
(a) William Charles
Piggott: Born 1977.
(b) Christopher M.
Piggott: Born 1983.
(3) Anne Louise Gray: Born 1958.
Married Steven White in 1984 and had the following son:
(a) Nicholas Oliver
White: Born 1998.
(4) Phylis
Gray: Born 1959. Married Robert Bickel
and had the following children:
(a) Andrew Craige Bickel: Born 1986.
(b) Philip Gray Bickel:
Born 1989.
(5) Robert Benchley
Gray: Born 1966. Married Maureen Smith
(b. 1966) in 1992 and had the following children:
(a) Hannah Gray: Born
1997.
(b) Jane Elizabeth
Gray: Born 1998.
(c) Nora Thresa Gray: Born 1999.
(b.
Jane E. Gray: Born 1924. Married Oliver
Heath Clark (b. 9 Jun 1922 at Oriskany Falls, Oneida
Co., NY, d. there 16 Apr 1997), son of Alger Root and
Elizabeth (Clark) Hutchinson, in 1944 and had the following children:
(1) Ellen Elizabeth
Clark: Born 1944. Married John Bruno in
1968 and had the following son:
(a) John Christopher
Bruno: Born 1969. Married
Debra K. in 2004.
(2) Phillip Andrew
Clark: Born 1946. Married
(1st) Debra Portola (d. abt 1974) in 1973. Married (2nd) Violet Dye in 1975 and had the
following children:
(a) Phillip Andrew
Clark, Jr.: Born 1976.
(b) Matthew Charles
Clark: Born 1979.
(3) Christopher Lee
Clark: Born 10 May 1949. Died 6 June 1967.
(4) Patricia Jane
Clark: Born 1952. Married Edward Reilly
(b. abt 1950) in 1972 and had the following children:
(a) Daniel Edward
Reilly: Born 1974.
(b) Carrie Ann Reilly:
Born 1978.
(5) Julia Anne Clark:
Born 1955. Married Kevin Kelly (b. abt
1950) in 1975 and had the following children:
(a) Aaron Patrick
Kelly: Born 1981.
(b) Sarah Elizabeth Kelly:
Born 1984.
(c.
Verne Elaine Gray: Born 1936. Married
Robert E. Johnson (b. abt 1936), son of William A. Johnson, in 1957 at Oriskany Falls, Oneida County, New York and had the
following children:
(1) Claudia Verne
Johnson: Born 1960. Married Scot
Falconer in 1980 and had the following children:
(a) Benchley Scot
Falconer: Born 1980.
(b) Chris Alexander
Falconer: Born 1982.
(c) Zachary Motz Falconer: Born 1987.
(2) Nelson Charles
Johnson: Born 1962. Married Anne Borghild Nilsen in 1986 and had
the following children:
(a) Heather Anne
Johnson: Born 1995.
(b) Charles Arfron Johnson: Born 1996.
(8. Harold Bronstatter: Born January 1904. Died January 1904.
b. Catrina/Katharine/Kathrine “Kate” Brondstatter: (photos) Born 18 January
1855. Died 17 October 1911; interred
Pine Grove Cemetery, Poland Township, Herkimer County, New York.
1900 US Census: Firman Ouderkirk, age 45 (b. July
1854 in NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a lumber dealer, was heading a
household in the Village of Poland, Russia Township, Herkimer County, New
York. The household also included his
wife of 23 years, Kathrine Ouderkirk,
age 45 (b. Jan 1855 in NYS; parents b. Germany), who had had no children;
boarder [brother-in-law], Louis H. Bennett, age 40 (b. Sep 1859 in NYS; parents
b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as a contractor and builder; sister-in-law
[Louis's wife of 21 yrs], Rachel Bennett (b. Feb 1860 in NYS; parents b.
Germany), who had had 2 children, 1 of whom was still alive; boarder [Louis's
son], David P. Bennett, age 20 (Nov 1879 in NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and
employed as a day laborer; father-in-law, Philip Bronstrater, age 79 (b. Feb
1821 in Germany; parents b. Germany) and retired; and mother-in-law, Hannah
Bronstrater, age 69 (b. Jun 1830 in Germany; parents b. Germany), who had had 4
children, all still alive.
Kathrine married Firman Ouderkirk/Oderkirk (b. 1856 in Ohio Twp, Herkimer Co., NY, d. 11 Feb
1920 at Cold Brook, Herkimer Co., NY; interred with Katharine), son of Harvey
(b. 1811, d. 1887) and Susan (Van Tromp) Ouderkirk
(b. 1815, d. 1878), about 1875. Resided at Bull Hill, Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York.
c. John Brondstatter:
Born 11 November 1856. Died 28 January
1865; interred German Settlement Cemetery, Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New
York.
d. Louise/Louisa A.
Brondstatter: (photos) (more
info)
(in 1860 referred to as "Eliza") Born 6/5 April 1858 in Ohio
Township, Herkimer County, New York.
Died 4 February 1963, age 104, at Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York;
interred Pine Grove Cemetery, Poland Township, Herkimer County, New York. Was employed as a cook in
lumber camps in her earl life.
1940 US Census: Louise
Miller, age 81 (b. NYS) and widowed, was heading a household on Norway Street
in the Village of Cold Brook, Russia Township, Herkimer County, New York. She had completed 6th grade. The household also included her brother,
Charles Brondstatter, age 78 (b. NYS), widowed, and employed as a laborer in a
mill, who had
completed 6th grade. On 1 April 1935
Louise resided in the same house; Charles resided in the same township.
Louise Brondstatter
married Edwin Jacob Miller (photos) (b. 26 Apr 1855 in
Ohio Twp, Herkimer Co., NY, d. 14 Jun 1937 at Cold Brook, Herkimer Co., NY;
interred with Louise), son of Aaron F. (b. 1821, d. 1896) and Jane M. (Powers)
Miller, on 11 November/December 1878/79 in Norway Township, New York. Subsequently resided at
Cold Brook, Herkimer County, New York.
Louise and Edward had the following son:
(1. Merton Miller: Born
8 November 1882 in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York. Died 15 January 1915 in a
hospital at Albany, Albany County, New York.
e. Rachel Brondstatter: See generation 4, below.
f. Charles “Charlie”
Brondstatter: (photos) Born 29
January/December 1862 in Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York. Died 31 December 1950 at Coldbrook,
Russia Township, Herkimer County, New York; interred there in Cold Brook
Cemetery.
1900 US Census: No
record found.
1910 US Census: Charles
Brondstatter, age 46 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and employed as proprietor of a
hotel, was heading a household in the Village of Polland,
Newport Township, Herkimer County, New York.
He had been married once. The
household also included his wife of 11 years, Clara Brondstatter, age 39 (b.
NYS; parents b. NYS), who had been married twice and had had 2 children, both
still alive; daughter, Isabella R. Brondstatter, age 8 (b. NYS; parents b.
NYS); son, Alfred C. Brondstatter, age 8 months (b. NYS; parents b. NYS); and
Boyd Ames, age 19 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and employed as hostler in
a hotel [cares for horses of hotel guests].
1920 US Census: Charles
Brondstatter, age 57 (b. NYS; father b. Bavaria, Germany; mother b. Saxony,
Germany) and employed as proprietor of a hotel, was heading a household in the
Village of Cold Brook, Russia Township, Herkimer County, New York. The household also included his wife, Clara
Brondstatter, age 49 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS) and not employed; daughter,
Isabel Brondstatter, age 18 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), married, and not
employed; and son, Alfred Brondstatter, age 10 (b. NYS).
1930 US Census: Charles
Brondstatter, age 67 (b. NYS; parents b. Germany), widowed, and employed as a grader
on the town roads, was heading a household on State Road #4 in the Village of
Cold Brook, Russia Township, Herkimer County, New York. His residence was valued at $1,800. The household also included his son, Alfred Brondstelter, age 20 (b. NYS; parents b. NYS), single, and
employed as a laborer in a veneer mill; daughter, Isabel Miller, age 28 (b.
NYS; parents b. NYS), married, and employed as a hair dresser at home, who
married 1st at age 27; and son-in-law, Guy E. Miller, age 30 (b. NYS; parents b.
NYS), married, and employed as an electrician for the power company, who
married 1st at age 29.
1940 US Census: Charles
Brondstatter, age 78 (b. NYS) resided in the household headed by his sister,
Louise Miller, age 81 (b. NYS) in the Village of Cold Brook, Russia Township,
Herkimer County, New York.
Charles Brondstatter
married, as her 2nd husband, Clara (Smith) Fralic
(photos) (b. 1869/68, d. 31
Dec 1926) of Polland Township on 9 March 1889 and
resided at Cold Brook, Herkimer County, New York. Clara had the following daughter from her 1st
marriage to (?) Fralic:
(1. Carolyn “Carrie”
May (Fralic) Brondstatter:
(photos) Apparently
adopted by Charles Brondstatter. Married
James A. McClure on Wednesday, 8 December 1915 at Cold Brook, Herkimer County, New
York; subsequently resided at Delmar, Bethlehem Township, Albany
County, New York.
Charles and Clara
(Smith) (Fralic) Brondstatter
had the following children:
(2. Isabella
"Isabel" Katherine Brondstatter: (more
info)
Born about 1900. Died
about 1950. Married Guy Edwin
Miller (more info) (b. 24 Mar 1900, d. abt
1950), son of Frederick A. and Julia (Gray) Miller, on 2/3 March 1929 at Cold
Brook, Herkimer County, New York. (Note: Is Guy Edwin Miller related to Edwin
Miller, Para. d., above?}
(3. Alfred C.
Brondstatter: Born about 1913. Died 2002. Married Pauline
Hanely (b. 6 Oct 1914 in McKeever,
d. 19 Apr 1997 at Utica, Oneida Co., NY), daughter of Adolph and Jennie
(Patterson) Hanley, on 22 July 1932 in Newport Township, New York and in 1975
resided at Cold Brook, Herkimer County, New York. Alfred and Pauline had the following
daughter:
(a.
Arlene Dean Brondstatter: Born about 1933.
Married Gilbert King (b. abt 1930), son of Gilbert H. and Mary (?) Kind,
in 1959 at Cold Brook, Russia Township, Herkimer County, New York and had the
following children:
(1) Shari Dean King:
Born about 1960. Married
Edward Killian (b. abt 1950).
(2) Kelli Dean King:
Born about 1962. Married
David Allen.
g. Lewis/Louis “Lew”
Brondstatter: (photos) Born 20 September 1868. Died 8 July 1929. Married (1st)
Alice Worden (b. abt 1870, d. 8 Jun 1914) about 1890. Married (2nd)
Lulu Baur (b. abt 1870) on 20 May 1925 in Oneida
County, New York.
4 Rachel/Rachael Brondstatter:
Born
10 February 1860. Died
8 January 1934 at Cold Brook, Ohio Township, Herkimer County, New York. Married Louis Henry
Bennett, generation 4 of the Bennett
Annex, on 1 September 1859.
See Bennett
Annex for More Info
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Other, still unknown,
Brondstatter-related names:
1. Judy, Gregory, and
Jan Miller – children in 1956.
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