Continuation of tree (4th child of Charles Henry Lashomb/Annie Lalonde); all known surname descendants:
9 Melvin Levi Lashombe b: 10 March 1890 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 13 July 1962 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
+Catherine Dashnaw b: 25 July 1893 Malone, Franklin, NY; m: 1915 [Oliver/Mary Berry]; d: 24 April 1948 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Kenneth George Lashomb b: 7 October 1920 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 2 November 1998 Syracuse, Onondaga, NY
+Theresa M. Fredenburg b: 12 March 1926 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; m: Abt. 1942 [Abraham Alick/Pearl Trim]; d: 8 December 1980 Rochester, Monroe, NY
10 Hilda Catherine Lashomb b: 22 March 1924 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 25 June 1996
+Leon Young b: 1 June 1919 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 1945 [adopted by Clayton John/Eva Esther LaDuke]; d: 19 November 1968 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Ralph Francis Lashomb b: 12 September 1926 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 15 March 1991 Vestal, Broome, NY
+Carrie Evelyn Jandreau b: 24 December 1928 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 26 January 1947 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY [Francis/Polly Fredenburg]; d: 2 June 2003 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
*2nd Wife of Melvin Levi Lashombe:
+Anna Mae Whalen (LaGrave, Dillabough) b: 7 May 1895 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA; m: 15 May 1953 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Michael/Anna Mae Murphy]; d: 9 August 1965 Canton, St. Lawrence, NY
Notes for Melvin Levi Lashombe:
Census
- 1920 Santa Clara, Franklin, New York: Melvin Lashombe 29 lumber woods/laborer.
- 1930 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY: Melvin Lashamb 40, wife Katherine 33, Kenneth 9, Hilda 5, Ralph 3 years 5 months.
- 1940 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY: Melvin Lashombe 50 [$500 house value] farmer/farm, wife Kate 43, Kenneth 19 laborer/farm, Hilda 15, Ralph 13.
- 1950 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY: Widower Melvin L. La Shombe 60 truck driver/trucking business.
WW1 registration records: L. Melvin Lashomb; Brasher, NY; born 10 Mar 1890; wife; medium height, medium build; blue eyes & dark brown hair.
WWII Records: Melvin L. Lashomb, res. Potsdam, NY; b. 10 Mar 1890 Brasher, NY; contact Kate Lashomb (Chase Mills, NY); 5' 10 1/2", 171 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Massena, NY.
MISC: Mr. and Mrs. Melvin LaShomb have moved from Henry P. LaShombe's farm to Edward Murray’s farm at Norfolk.
Obituary: Massena Observer (NY), Tuesday, 17 July 1962: Melvin Levi LaShombe. 72, 120 Liberty Ave., died Friday, July 13, 1962, in the Charlebois Nursing Home in Potsdam, where he had been a patient two months. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock in St. Mary's Church, Potsdam, and burial was made in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Brasher Falls. Mr. LaShombe was born Mar. 10, 1890, in Brasher, a son of Henry and Anna Lalonde LaShombe. He attended Brasher Schools and in 1915 married Miss Catherine Dashnaw. She died in 1948. He married Mrs. Anna Mae Dillabough, Massena, May 15, 1953. They lived in Potsdam until about three years ago when they moved to Massena. He had his own truck in Potsdam but due to failing eyesight, he had to give up that type of business. Surviving are his wife; two sons and a daughter by the first marriage, Kenneth La Shombe, Potsdam, Ralph LaShombe, Auburn, and Mrs. Hilda Young, Syracuse; 12 grandchildren: two sisters Mrs. Rebah Ormsby, Massena and Mrs. Gertrude Layo, Raybrook; two stepchildren, Bernard LaGrave and Mrs. Jean Silver, Massena.
Tombstone inscription, St. Patrick's Cemetery, Brasher Falls, NY: LASHOMBE / Kate C. / Jul. 25, 1894 - Apr. 24, 1948 / Melvin L. / March 10, 1890 - Jul. 13, 1962
Notes for Catherine Dashnaw:
Obituary: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Monday, 26 April 1948: Potsdam, April 26 - Mrs. Kate Lashomb, 54, wife of Melvin Lashomb of 9 Francis street, died suddenly at 3 a.m. Saturday at her home following a severe illness of the grip. The body was removed to the James Sullivan funeral parlors. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic church. Burial will be in Brasher Falls cemetery. Mrs. Lashomb was born in Malone, July 20, 1893, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dashnaw. In 1912 she was married to Melvin Lashombe and the couple made their home on farms near Brasher Falls until five years ago when they moved to Potsdam. Surviving, besides the husband, are three children, Ralph and Kenneth Lashomb and Mrs. Leon (Hilda) Young, all of Potsdam; four grandchildren and one brother, Oliver Dashnaw, St. Regis Falls.
Notes for Anna Mae Whalen:
Obituary: Massena Observer (NY), Thursday, 12 August 1965: Mrs. Anna Mae Whalen LaGrave LaShomb, 70, formerly of 120 Liberty Ave., died in the Canton Nursing Home at 5 o'clock, Monday afternoon, where she had been a patient one year. Previously she had been in Massena Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 7, 1895, a daughter of Michael and Anna Murphy Whalen. She was brought up in Louisville, Ky., and attended schools there. She married Bernard J. LaGrave in Newark, O., June 2, 1921, and they moved to Massena the following year. He worked at Alcoa and died in June 1933. She married Melvin L. LaShomb, May 15, 1953, in Potsdam and he died three years ago. Surviving are one son, Bernard J. LaGrave, Massena; one daughter, Mrs. Francis (Jean) Silver, Louisville and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock this morning at Phillips Memorial Home and burial was made in Calvary Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription,
Calvary Cemetery, Massena, NY: LaGRAVE / Alexander 1851 - 1917 / his wife
/ Adeline 1850 - 1916 / Bernard 1895 - 1933 / his wife / Anna Mae 1895 - 1965 /
Elizabeth 1891 - 1915 / COTTER / John 1877 - 1947 / his wife / Jennie 1885 -
1959 / LAGRAVE
Obituaries for
the children:
Kenneth George Lashomb: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Tuesday, 3 November 1998: LaShomb, Kenneth G. - Monday, Nov. 2, 1998. Survived by sons, Kenneth R. LaShombe of N. Syracuse, Thelmaine L.; 7 grandchildren, several great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans and Military Order of the Purple Hearts. Friends may call at the Leo M. Bean Funeral Home Inc., 2771 Chili Ave. Wednesday 10-11:30. Funeral Service 11:30 a.m. at the Funeral Home. Interment Grove Place Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Grove Place Cemetery, Chili Center, Monroe, NY: LaShomb / Kenneth G. / 1920 - 1998 / Theresa M. / 1926 - 1980
Ralph Francis Lashomb: Press and Sun Bulletin (Binghamton, NY), Tuesday, 19 March 1991: Ralph F. Lashombe, 64, of Stewart Road, Vestal, died Friday.
Back one generation to parents of Melvin Levi Lashombe
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 5 April 2024.