Continuation of tree (1st child of John Lashomb/Julia Emily Amelia Shorette); all known surname descendants:
9 George Joseph Lashomb b: 18 September 1884 Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 5 September 1939 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
+Mary Jane Shorette b: 22 June 1885 Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence, NY; m:16 February 1904 North Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY [Joseph/Julia Dishaw]; d: 22 January 1979 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Blanche Elizabeth Lashomb b: 27 October 1904 Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 14 June 1999 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Gertrude M. Lashomb b: 6 December 1906 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 9 November 1994 Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ
+George Wesley Thurston b: 18 September 1905 Canton, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 23 February 1927 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY [Harry Wesley/Estella Victoria Wyne]; d: 30 May 1979 Prescott, Yavapai, AZ
10 George Carlton Lashomb b: 20 November 1908 North Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 14 August 1938 Racquette River, Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY (drowned along with eldest son)
+Hazel Alberta Sharpstein b: 16 August 1912 Russell, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 19 December 1930 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY [James/Mary Burns]; d: 25 October 1993 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Evelyn Martha Lashomb b: 8 March 1911 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 27 November 1993 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
+Leon J. Paro b: 27 January 1907 Canton, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 3 September 1929 Canton, St. Lawrence, NY [Frederick/Elva Hendricks]; d: 9 April 1962 Newton Falls, St. Lawrence, NY (suicide by rifle - despondent over ill health)
*2nd Husband of Evelyn Martha Lashomb:
+Millard Olson b: 7 November 1912 Ellsworth, Hamilton, Iowa; m: 3 June 1942 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY [Elmer/Emma ---]; d: 28 July 1987 Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Harold Joseph Lashomb b: 13 March 1913 Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 15 August 1984 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
+Florence E. Randall b: 4 June 1916 Parishville, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 23 December 1934 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY [Elbridge/Hazel Santimaw] (divorced July 1947); d: 10 October 1992 Flint, Genesee, MI
*2nd Wife of Harold Joseph Lashomb:
+Belva Irene Walker (Randall) b: 6 August 1920 Parishville, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 13 December 1959 Parishville, St. Lawrence, NY [Homer/Hattie Pearl Dennis]; d: 2 February 2005 Syracuse, Onondaga, NY
10 Pearl A. Lashomb b: 27 August 1919; d: Aft. June 1999
+Walter Richard Cameron b: 27 March 1915 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 24 June 1939 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY [Charles/Maude Ellwood]; d: 30 March 2006
10 Jean Dorothy. Lashomb b: 1923; d: Aft. September 1993
+Harry Ashley m|: 11 November 1940 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY [Charles/---]
*2nd Husband of Jean Dorothy Lashomb:
+Basil Frederick b: 11 May 1929 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 15 August 1961 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY [Hobart/Nancy Bruce]; d: 18 September 1993 Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY
Notes for George Joseph Lashomb:
Census
- 1900 Moir, Franklin, New York: John Perry 72, wife Rosa 62, granddaughter Mary Jane Shorett 14, George Lashome 15 (farm laborer).
- 1910 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY: George J. LaShomb 26, wife of 5 years Mary G. 23, Blanche E. 5, Gertrude M. 3, George C. 10 months; widowed grandmother Rosa Perry 70.
- 1920 Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY: George J. Lashomb 34 (dairy farmer), wife Mary J. 33, Blanche E. 15, Gertrude M. 13, George C. 11, Evelyn M. 8, Harold J. 6, Pearl A. 2 months.
- 1925 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY: George J. Lashomb 41 common labor, wife Mary J. 39, Blanche 20, Gertrude 18, George 16, Evelyn 14, Carl J. 12, Pearl 5, Jean D. 1 [Francis Street]
- 1930 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY: George J. La Shomb 46, wife Mary Q. 45, Blanche E. 25, Harold J. 19, Pearl A. 10, Jean D. 6.
- 1940 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY: Widow Mary Lashomb 54 waitress/restaurant, Blanche 35 waitress/restaurant, Evelyn 28, Jean 16, granddaughter Joan Paro 10. [Nancis]
- 1950 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY: Blanch F. La Shomb 45 proprietor/restaurant, widowed mother Mary J. 62, brother Harold J. 36 (div) finisher/paper mill.
WWI Registration Records: George Joseph Lashomb, res. Brasher Falls, NY; b. 18 Sep 1884; contact wife Mary; 5'7"; tall height, grey eyes & brown hair; broke leg this summer; 12 Sep 1918 Potsdam, NY.
Obituary: Courier Freeman (Potsdam NY), Wednesday, 6 September 1939: George LaShomb, 54, 28 Cherry street, resident of this village for the past 15 years, died about 3:30 yesterday afternoon a short time after he suffered a heart attack while at work at the Racquette River Paper mill. Born Sept. 18, 1885 in Brasher Falls, he was a son of John and Amelia Shorrett LaShomb and resided there for a number of years, operating a farm. Since moving here 15 years ago, Mr. LaShomb had been employed at the paper mill. Surviving, besides his wife, Mrs. Mary LaShomb, are five daughters, Evelyn, Jean, Blanche, Mrs. George Thurston, and Mrs. Walter Cameron, all of Potsdam; a son, Harold, Potsdam; his father, John, Brasher Falls; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Perricca, Poughkeepsie and Mrs. Hattie Lavair, Dexter, and a brother, Fred, Potsdam. The funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Friday in St. Mary's church and burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery here..
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Potsdam, NY: George / 1884 - 1939 / Mary J. / his wife / 1884 - 1979 / LASHOMB
Notes for Mary Jane Shorette:
Obituary: Massena Observer (NY), Tuesday 23 January 1979: Potsdam - Mary Jane LaShomb - Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane LaShomb, 93, Potsdam, will be Wednesday with a mass of the Christian burial at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church. Friends may call at the Garner Funeral Home, Potsdam, Tuesday afternoon and evening. Burial will be in the spring in the family plot in St. Mary's Cemetery. Mrs. LaShomb died Monday, Jan. 22, 1979 at Highland Nursing Home, Massena, where she had been a patient for several weeks. She had made her home with her daughter, Miss Blanche LaShomb, 14 Grove St., Potsdam, for the past several years. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. George (Gertrude) Thurston, Prescott, Ariz.; Mrs. Millard (Evelyn) Olson, Potsdam, Mrs. Walter (Pearl) Cameron, Potsdam, Mrs. Basil (Jean) Frederick, Norfolk, Mrs. Pascall (Joan) Fonda, Potsdam, and Miss Blanche LaShomb; a brother, James Shorette, Plattsburgh; a son, Harold LaShomb, Potsdam; 18 grandchildren and four great - grandchildren. A son, Carlton, 28, and his son, were drowning victims in May of 1938. Mrs. LaShomb was born June 22, 1885 in Brasher Falls, daughter of Joseph and Julia Dishaw Shorette. She attended North Lawrence Schools and was married to George J. LaShomb Feb. 16, 1904, in North Lawrence. He was a longtime employee of the Racquette River Paper Co. and died in September of 1939. Mrs. LaShomb was a communicant of St. Mary's Church and a member of the Altar and Rosary Society. Donations may be made to the Sisters of St. Mary's Convent in Potsdam in care of Sister Loretta or to the Potsdam Rescue Squad.
Obituaries for the children:
Blanche Elizabeth Lashomb: Massena Daily Courier Observer (NY), Thursday, 17 June 1999: Potsdam - Graveside services for Blanche Elizabeth LaShomb, 94, a resident of the Community Nursing Home in Potsdam were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the St. Mary's Cemetery in Potsdam with the Rev. Edward Papp, pastor, officiating. Arrangements were with the Seymour Funeral Home in Potsdam. Miss LaShomb died on Monday (June 14,1999) at the nursing home where she had been a resident for the past two years. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Walter (Pearl) Cameron, Sarasota, Fla. and Mrs. Jeane Frederick, Potsdam; two nieces, Donna Shampine and Joan Fonda, Potsdam; and several nephews. Miss LaShomb was born on Oct. 27, 1904 in Brasher Falls, the daughter of George Joseph and Mary Jane (Shorett) LaShomb. She was a graduate of Brasher Falls School. She was the owner and operator of the Restaurant in Potsdam for many years. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church in Potsdam.
Misc: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Monday, 16 November 1931: Potsdam, Nov. 16 - Blanche Lashombe of this village narrowly escaped serious injury Saturday night at 10:30 when the light auto she was driving left the concrete pavement on the Potsdam-Canton highway, went across a deep ditch and crashed into a telephone pole at the side of the roadway. The car was wrecked and Miss Lashombe received a severely wrenched back. So heavy was the impact of the machine against the pole that it was sheared off a foot from the ground and fell across the car. Passing motorists brought Miss Lashombe home.
Gertrude M. Lashomb: Tombstone Inscription, Mountain View Cemetery, Prescott, AZ: THURSTON / George W. / 1905 - 1979 / Gertrude M. / 1906 - 1994
George Carlton Lashomb: Courier & Freema (Potsdam, NY), 17 August 1938: The bodies of Carlton George LaShombe, 29, and his son, Carlton Jr., 7, who were drowned in the Racquette river Sunday, were found at 9:15 a.m. Monday in 10 feet of water about 75 feet from shore. The father's body was caught on a grappling hook from a boat containing Saul Greenwood, Harry Marsh, and Robert LaPoint, all Sissonville residents. The son's body was found nearby. After eating breakfast, the two started out about 9 a. m. Sunday for the river in LaShombe's car. They set out in a boat to gather driftwood and, according to Dr. S. P. Brown, coroner, had made one trip, bringing back a log about a foot thick and leaving it on shore with an ax and pole. Dr. Brown made an investigation of the tragedy after which he gave a verdict of accidental death. He said it appeared as though the boy fell out and the father, who was a good swimmer, had gone in to save him. A stiff breeze was blowing and took the boat downstream. The elder LaShombe is believed to have floundered in the water and caught himself in some weeds. Discovery of the bodies climaxed an all-night search by members of the Potsdam fire department, Racquette River department volunteers and state and local police. When her husband and son failed to return for dinner Sunday night, Mrs. LaShombe went down to the river to call them. Not finding them, she summoned neighbors who notified local police. The fire department was called and the emergency signal, 141, was sounded. The rural pumper went to the scene and men started dragging the river in boats. Chief Carlton Gebo sent the squad car to Canton, to secure the flood-lighting system of the fire department there. The squad car made the round trip to Canton in 25 minutes. Until midnight a crowd ranging from 500 to 1000 persons watched searchers drag the river. At one time, over 12 boats were out in the river dragging the bottom with hooks, hakes and poles. Between 12 and 15 Potsdam firemen kept vigil on the scene all night playing the floodlight back and forth over the water as the boats searched different sections. Shortly after daybreak weary firemen waded through swamp water, knee deep, thinking that the bodies might possibly have washed in there. At 6 a.m., a group of red-eyed searchers departed for Potsdam, two miles distant. Within a short time another group of firemen were on the scene to continue dragging. Mrs. LaShombe, who had been at the river bank since she discovered them missing, had remained there all night scanning the water. She collapsed when the bodies were recovered. Carlton George LaShombe, born in North Lawrence Nov. 20, 1908, was a son of George and Mary LaShombe. He had lived in Potsdam for a number of years, moving to Sissonville three months ago where he was employed by the paper company. In 1930 he married Miss Hazel Sharpsten, Pyrites, in Potsdam. Besides Carlton, Jr., there are two other children in the family, Elaine Mary, 5, and Roger Azel, 3. The little boy was born in Potsdam April. 27, 1931.
Tombstone Inscription: Bayside Cemetery, Potsdam, NY: Carlton G. / 1908 - 1938 / Hazel A. / his wife / 1912 - (blank) / Carlton J. / their son / 1931 - 1038 / LASHOMBE
Evelyn Martha Lashomb: Watertown Daily Times (NY), Sunday, 28 November 1993: Evelyn M. Olson, 82, widow of Millard M. Olson, died Saturday morning in the Community Nursing Home. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Seymour Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond J. Moreau of St. Mary's Church officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. A calling hour will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the Potsdam Rescue Squad. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Pascal (Joan) Fonda, Potsdam; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four sisters, Blanche LaShombe, Potsdam, Mrs. Walter (Pearl) Cameron, Sarasota, Fla., Gertrude Thurston, Phoenix, Ariz., and Jean Frederick, Norfolk; and nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Carlton and Harold LaShombe, died previously. She was born March 8, 1911, in the town of Brasher, a daughter of George and Mary Shorette LaShombe. She married Millard M. Olson June 3, 1942, in Potsdam. Mr. Olson, a retired paper mill employee, died July 27, 1987. He was 74. Mrs. Olson was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Church.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Potsdam, NY: FONDA / OLSON / where our seeds fall the flowers will grow / Pascal J. / Fonda / 1925 - 1999 / Joan E. / 1930 - (blank) / Millard M. / Olson / 1912 - 1987 / Evelyn M. / 1911 - 1993
Harold J. Lashomb: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Friday 17 August 1984: Potsdam - The funeral for Harold J. 'Doc' LaShomb, 71, formerly of 116 Market St., will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Garner Funeral Home, Rev. Dennis Knight officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Mr. LaShomb, a retired papermaker, died Wednesday night in Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Calling hours at the funeral home are this afternoon and tonight. Memorial donations may be made to Potsdam Rescue Squad. Surviving are two daughters, Gloria LaShomb, Flint, Mich., and Shirley Tatusko, Syracuse; two sons, Harold, Texas and Stephen, Syracuse; four grandchildren; five sisters, Miss Blanche LaShomb, Potsdam, Mrs. Gertrude Thurston, Arizona, Mrs. Evelyn Olson, Potsdam, Mrs. Pearl Cameron, Florida, and Mrs. Jean Fredericks, Norfolk and nieces and nephews. Born at Brasher Falls on March 13, 1913, son of George and Mary Shorette LaShomb, he attended Brasher and Potsdam schools. He had been employed by the Racquette River Paper Company for 30 years and also had worked with his sister, Miss Blanche LaShomb, in the operation of the former LaShomb's Restaurant on Main Street.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Potsdam, NY: Harold J. / LaShomb / 1913 - 1984
Jean D. Lashomb: Tombstone Inscription, Pleasant View Cemetery, Degrasse, NY: FREDERICK / Jean D. / Mother / 1923 - (blank) / Basil F. / Father / 1929 - 1993 / Bruce B. / Son / 1957 - (blank) / Donna J. / 1950 - (blank) / Guy G. / Son / 1951 - (blank)
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