Continuation of tree (7th child of Franklin Lashomb/Sarah S. Perrault); all known surname descendants:
9 Seward Lashomb b: 19 January 1910 Winthrop, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 26 June 1988 Ticonderoga, Essex, NY
+Lena Doris Vondell b: 5 June 1915 Lawrenceville, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 2 November 1938 [Henry/Violla Close]; d: 29 July 2006 Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ
10 Faith Elaine Lashomb b: 21 December 1944 Elizabethtown, Essex, NY; d: 25 March 2016 Burlington, Chittenden, VT
+James Russell Whitford b: 13 January 1939 Ticonderoga, Essex, NY; m: 11 May 1963 [Ulysses/---]; d: 24 September 1985 Ticonderoga, Essex, NY
10 Seward W. Lashomb b: Abt. 1948; d: Aft. July 2006 Arizona
10 Lowell Lashomb d: Aft. July 2006
Notes for Seward Lashomb:
Census
- 1940 North Elba, Essex, New York: Alfred Vondell 30 general laborer/(Club) Hotel, wife Phyllis 26, 4 children; brother-in-law Seward La Shomb 30 general laborer/Hotel Farm, wife Lena 24 housekeeper/private home [Lake Placid, 15 Cascade Road]
- 1950 Essex Co., NY: Seward La Shomb 40 maintenance man/iron ore industry, wife Lena L. 34, Faith E. 5, Seward W. 1.
Obituary: The Post Star (Glens Falls, NY), Tuesday, 28 June 1988: Mineville - Seward LaShomb, 78, of 436 Wall St., died Sunday (June 26, 1988) at Moses Ludington Hospital in Ticonderoga after a long illness. Born Jan. 19, 1910, in Winthrop, he was the son of Franklin and Sarah (Perrault) LaShomb. After settling in the Mineville area in 1942, Mr. LaShomb became a maintenance man for Republic Steel. He and his wife, Lena (VonDell) LaShomb would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 2, 1988. Mr. LaShomb was a member of the Steelworkers Union and a 40-year member of Masonic Morning Sun Lodge 142 of Port Henry. Survivors besides his wife include two sons, Seward LaShomb Jr. of San Francisco, Calif., and Lowell LaShomb of Brant Lake; one daughter, Faith Whitford of Ticonderoga; two brothers, Harlow LaShomb of Florida and Donald LaShomb of Cranberry Lake; three sisters, Henrietta Bell of Ogdensburg, Mayfred Vietch and Muriel Yurch, both of Pearl River; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Connery and Gunning Funeral Home of Ticonderoga, with the Rev. Terry O'Niell, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be Wednesday at Hillcrest Cemetery, Lawrenceville. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Port Henry Masons ritualistic service will be at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorials take the form of donations to the Moriah Ambulance Squad, instead of flowers.
Notes for Lena Doris Vondell:
Obituary: Press Republican (Plattsburgh, NY): Lena Doris LaShomb, August 15, 2006 - Avondale, Ariz. - Lena Doris LaShomb, 91, formerly of Wall Street, Mineville, N.Y., and most recently of Avondale, Ariz., passed away on July 29, 2006, at the Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz. Born on June 5, 1915, in Lawrenceville, N.Y., she was the youngest of eight siblings born to Henry and Violla (Close) Vondell. In 1933, she graduated from Brushton Central School and went on to work at a local farm. It was there that she met her husband of 49 years, Seward LaShomb. Following their marriage in 1938, they moved to Mineville, N.Y., and started their family. Lena will be remembered most for her willingness to help others and the spirituality she exemplified to all that were fortunate to know her. Growing up during the Great Depression, she encouraged simplicity over complexity and inspired her family with her wisdom, generosity and independence. She was loving and encouraging to all. Lena enjoyed bird watching, gardening, baking and canning. She was notorious for her doughnuts, breads and pickles. She particularly enjoyed preparing meals for her family during holiday gatherings. She was predeceased by her husband Seward; six brothers; and a sister. She is survived by a daughter, Faith Whitford of Ticonderoga, N.Y.; two sons, Seward LaShomb Jr. of Buckeye, Ariz., and Lowell LaShomb of Chestertown, N.Y.; two grandchildren, Holly Frasier and her husband Darrell of Avondale, Ariz., and James Whitford Jr. and his wife Katie of Ticonderoga, N.Y.; three great-grandchildren, Josh Frasier of Avondale, Ariz., and Kody and Chandler Whitford of Ticonderoga, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were with the Buckeye Funeral Home and a family service was held on Aug. 3, 2006, at the family home in Avondale, Ariz. Burial services will take place at the family plot on a later date to be determined. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Moriah Ambulance Squad.
Obituaries for the children:
Faith Elaine Lashomb: Tombstone Inscription, Valley View Cemetery, Ticonderoga, NY: WHITFORD / James R. / 1939 - 1985 / Faith E. / 1944 - (blank)
Back one generation to parents of Seward Lashomb
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: 19 April 2024.