Abson, Walter

1848 - 1934  (86 years)

• Name	Abson, Walter
  	20190316HAv- Record for Stanley Kostka Gustwick (57) facts Antonioli Family Tree lwestpsu80 - Stanley Kostka Gustwick Stanley Kostka Gustwick 1872-1957 BIRTH 29 OCT 1872 • Posen Germany DEATH 10 APRIL 1957 • Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania, Edith Abson 1879-1949 BIRTH 23 MAY 1879 • Condersport, Pennsylvania DEATH 1 FEB 1949 • Candersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, Walter Abson 1848-1920 BIRTH JUL 1848 • England DEATH AFTER 1920 • Pennsylvania Ella Wyone Elliott 1861-1931 BIRTH 19 AUG 1861 • Sweden Township DEATH 8 NOV 1931 • Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Family Parents Daniel Elliott 1835-1865 Rhoda A Stilson 1838-1912 Siblings Spouse & Children Walter Abson 1848-1920 Edith Abson 1879-1949 Arlie Abson 1883-1976 Leone Abson 1890-1902 Gleeford Abson 1902-1974 20190113HAv- http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission. Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves. ANTHONY ABSON, died at residence of his son, Walter, on Sat., Nov. 13, 1880, of consumption, age 56 years and 8 months. JOHN ABSON died February 20, 1898 in his 46th year. He suffered for the last two or three years and a great deal for the past months. He was in Buffalo receiving hospital treatment, but no medical skill was able to stay the disease, which seemed to be a form of paralysis. He was a son of Edward and Anna (Pemberton) Abson, natives of England; born July 31, 1852. Two brothers, George and William and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Benson, survive. John's third wife, Rose Griesel survives him and one daughter, Josephine, now in New York City. He was a good citizen, quiet, industrious and kind. Funeral at the residence on Oak St., Tuesday PM, Rev. Reese. LAVINIA ABSON Died in Coudersport, Aug. 4, 1876, wife of John Abson, age 24 years, 2 months, 29 days. (See miscellaneous for a poem written in her memory by Fannie Abson).
  Birth	14 Jul 1848	Yorkshire, England
  	20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic.
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	1851	England
  	came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic.
  	Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic.
  Built	1875	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Walter built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life.
  	20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021
  Occupation	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life.
  	20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021
  Death	3 Nov 1934	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires a
  Burial	Aft 3 Nov 1934	Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating
  Person ID	I64387	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Abson, Anthony,   b. Abt Mar 1824   d. 13 Nov 1880 (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F45436	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elliott, Ella Wyone,   b. 19 Aug 1861, Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Nov 1931, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1877	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 Walter was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877.
  Issue, jt	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	To this union were born four children: Edith, Arline, Leone, and Gleeford
  	20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021
  Children	1. Abson, Edith,   b. 23 May 1879, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Feb 1949, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Abson, Arline Belle,   b. 27 Apr 1883, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Apr 1976, UPMC Cole Memorial Hospital, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Abson, Leone,   b. 1890   d. 1902, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 12 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Abson, Gleeford,   b. 1902   d. 1974 (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F46274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 14 Jul 1848 - Yorkshire, England Emigration - came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. - 1851 - England Built - Walter built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. - 1875 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. - - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 5 Feb 1877 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 3 Nov 1934 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 3 Nov 1934 - Eulalia Cemetery, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Issue, jt - To this union were born four children: Edith, Arline, Leone, and Gleeford - - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Abson, Walter Dead 19341108 news_PottEnt 20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away…

  
  

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  20190113HAv- http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission. Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves. ANTHONY ABSON, died at residence of his son, Walter, on Sat., Nov. 13, 1880, of consumption, age 56 years and 8 months. JOHN ABSON died February 20, 1898 in his 46th year. He suffered for the last two or three years and a great deal for the past months. He was in Buffalo receiving hospital treatment, but no medical skill was able to stay the disease, which seemed to be a form of paralysis. He was a son of Edward and Anna (Pemberton) Abson, natives of England; born July 31, 1852. Two brothers, George and William and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Benson, survive. John's third wife, Rose Griesel survives him and one daughter, Josephine, now in New York City. He was a good citizen, quiet, industrious and kind. Funeral at the residence on Oak St., Tuesday PM, Rev. Reese. LAVINIA ABSON Died in Coudersport, Aug. 4, 1876, wife of John Abson, age 24 years, 2 months, 29 days. (See miscellaneous for a poem written in her memory by Fannie Abson). 20190316HAv- Record for Stanley Kostka Gustwick (57) facts Antonioli Family Tree lwestpsu80 - Stanley Kostka Gustwick Stanley Kostka Gustwick 1872-1957 BIRTH 29 OCT 1872 • Posen Germany DEATH 10 APRIL 1957 • Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania, Edith Abson 1879-1949 BIRTH 23 MAY 1879 • Condersport, Pennsylvania DEATH 1 FEB 1949 • Candersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, Walter Abson 1848-1920 BIRTH JUL 1848 • England DEATH AFTER 1920 • Pennsylvania Ella Wyone Elliott 1861-1931 BIRTH 19 AUG 1861 • Sweden Township DEATH 8 NOV 1931 • Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA Family Parents Daniel Elliott 1835-1865 Rhoda A Stilson 1838-1912 Siblings Spouse & Children Walter Abson 1848-1920 Edith Abson 1879-1949 Arlie Abson 1883-1976 Leone Abson 1890-1902 Gleeford Abson 1902-1974

  
  

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  [S1993] Newspapers.com: Potter Journal Leader Enterprise-, Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at 88. // PRETTY WEDDING Miss Elizabeth Albert became the bride of Edwin Crandall, 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12. Walter Abson (1) fact 20210302HAv- 20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away Very Suddenly at Advanced Age of 88 Years. Walter Abson, son of Anthony and Mary Hardwick Abson, was born July 14, 1846 in Yorkshire, England, and came to America in 1851 on the sailing vessel Columbia, being six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He lived in New York City until he was fifteen years of age when the family moved to Coudersport. WALTER ABSON He learned the carpenter trade, became a contractor and built many of the houses now standing in Coudersport. He built his own home in 1875 and lived there all the rest of his life. He was married to Ella Wione Elliott, February 5, 1877. To this union were born four children: - Mrs. Edith Gustwick of Coudersport. - Mrs. Arline Farnsworth of Ulysses, - Leone, who died at the age of 11 years, and - son, Gleeford. In 1880 he joined Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. and A. M., and at the time of his death he was the oldest member of the lodge. Mrs. Abson died three years ago this month. For the last year and a half his grandson, Walter Gustwick, and his wife, have lived with him and have helped to make his last days happy ones. He died of heart failure at a little before five o'clock in the morning November 3. His death was very sudden and a great shock to everyone as he had been in the best of health. He worked until the very last day which was always one of his greatest desires and died without pain, as he had always hoped he would. Surviving him besides his three children are his two grandchildren, - Walter Gustwick and - Mrs. Wione Darrin of Coudersport; and great-grandchildren, - Patty Darrin and - Georgiana Gustwick. He was buried with the Masonic ceremony at Eulalia, cemetery. Rev. F. Frantz Snyder of the Episcopal Church officiating.. PRETTY WEDDING SOLEMNIZED A pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday morning at 10:00 o'clock at St. Paul's Lutheran Church here when Miss Elizabeth Albert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville, Pa., became the bride of Edwin Crandall, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Crandall of Marysville, Pa., with Rev. John O. Woods, pastor, officiating. Mrs. John O. Woods presided at the organ and played several selections, including "Oh Promise Me," "I Love You Truly," wedding March from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn's Wedding March. The bride was very charming in a blue crepe dress and carried a beautiful bouquet of tea roses. Their attendants were - Mrs. D. E. Crandall and - Mrs. N. Albert of Marysville. A wedding dinner was served at the home of the groom's grandmother, Mrs. Kate Crandall, at West Pike. Mr. Crandall is a former resident of Coudersport, having graduated from the Coudersport Hign school in the class of 1930, and is now employed by the department of justice at Harrisburg. He is a nepnew of Mr. and Mrs Earl B. Crandall of this place. ---------- It's extremely rare for a public official to conclude that he is getting too high a salary. - Clipping location on The Potter Enterprise page 12 wetzupdoc Member Photo CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 Abson, Walter Dead 19341108 news_PottEnt 20210302HAv- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72472119/walter-abson-oldest-mason-of-local/# Walter Abson, Oldest Mason of Local Body Dead at Advanced Age of 88 Years. CLIPPED FROM The Potter Enterprise Coudersport, Pennsylvania 08 Nov 1934, Thu • Page 12 BYwetzupdoc · 02 March 2021 OLDEST MASON OF LOCAL BODY DEAD Walter Abson Passes Away…

  
  

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