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==Bellinger family== | ==Bellinger family== | ||
| − | In the early days of WWII, James was employed for the Crane-Nevins Electrical Supply Co., on 31 Market St. | + | In the early days of WWII, James was employed for the Crane-Nevins Electrical Supply Co., on 31 Market St. He was living at 21 Finlay St with his wife Lena, 11-year-old son Donald, 70-year-old mother-in-law Minnie Miller & 38-year-old sister-in-law Anna Miller. |
| − | James was a son of James Henry Bellinger (b. | + | James was a son of James Henry Bellinger (b. 1851 Whitestown, Oneida, NY - d. 1927 Amsterdam, NY) & Mary Alice Oderkirk Bellinger (b. 1856 Lena, Stephenson, [[Illinois|IL]] - d. 1933 Amsterdam, NY). His mother, Alice was born in Illinois but spent her early childhood in Murray, Orleans, NY where her family remained. Alice was a daughter of Prosper Oderkirk (b. 1832 Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, NY - d. 1893 Ridgeway, Orleans, NY) & Mary Ella Emerson Oderkirk (b. 1833 Norwich, Windsor, [[Vermont|VT]] - d. 1918 Medina, Orleans, NY). |
| − | * James Edward Bellinger '''+1933+''' ( | + | * James Edward Bellinger, Jr. '''+1933+''' (1888-1965 Amsterdam, NY; m. 1914). |
| − | ** Lena J. Miller Bellinger | + | ** Lena J. Miller Bellinger '''+1933+''' (b. 1889 Palatine, Montgomery, NY - d. 1968 Hagaman, Montgomery, NY), daughter of Charles Christopher Miller (b. 1860 Mecklenburg, Germany - d. 1929 Hagaman, NY) & Minnie Schlueter Miller (b. 1859 Mecklenburg, Germany - d. 1932 Amsterdam, NY). Charles & Minnie Miller immigrated to the U.S. in 1886. |
| − | ** Donald Edward Bellinger | + | ** Donald Edward Bellinger '''+1933+''' (1919-2004 Amsterdam, NY). Never married. 2nd Lt. WWII Army. |
==Blunck family== | ==Blunck family== | ||
| − | * | + | Ellis & Alice Blunck were married in 1895 @ Schenectady, NY. Ellis was a son of Louis Blunck (b. 1837 Germany - d. 1916 Hagaman, NY) & Carrie Blunck (b. 1838 Germany). |
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| + | * Ellis John Blunck '''+1933+''' (b. 1873 Galway, Saratoga, NY - d. 1949 Amsterdam, NY). 1910 @ Mohawk Carpet. | ||
| + | * Alice Eunice Palmer Blunck '''+1933+''' (b. 1873 Fort Edward, Washington, NY or Edinburgh, Saratoga, NY - d. 1944 Amsterdam, NY). '''See Palmer family'''. | ||
| + | ** Glennie Roberta Blunck Engel (b. 1896 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1990 Hagaman, NY). Husband: Raymond Leo Engel (b. 1895 Schenectady, NY - d. 1974 Hagaman, NY). '''See Engel family''' | ||
| + | ** Muriel Mae Blunck (b. 1898 NY) | ||
| + | ** Milo Sidney Blunck (b. 1901 NY) | ||
| + | ** Harriet Eva Blunck Quick (b. 1906 NY) | ||
| + | ** Kenworth Caldwell Blunck (b. 1909 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1998). His draft card for WWII indicates he was employed for Mohawk Carpet Mills on Lyon St., founded in 1878 in Amsterdam by William Shuttleworth. See Shuttleworth family. Wife: Nancy Rogers Blunck. | ||
| + | ** Millicent I. Blunck Loucks (b. 1913 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1996 Palatine Bridge, Montgomery, NY). Husband: Sigmond E. Loucks (b. 1912 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1974 Albany, NY). Sigmond owned Capitol Cleaning & Steeplejack Co. in Amsterdam, then employed for Albany Ladder Co. He attended the First Baptist Church. | ||
| + | *** Mrs. Harold Wizke - 1974 @ Amsterdam, NY. Husband: Harold Wizke. | ||
| + | *** Carol J. Loucks Trzaska (b. 1944 Amsterdam, NY). Husband (1966 @ North Canaan, Litchfield, [[Connecticut|CT]]): Edwar Josef Trzaska (b. 1933 Poland) | ||
==Bonser family== | ==Bonser family== | ||
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==Cuckoo family== | ==Cuckoo family== | ||
* Arden L. Cuckoo '''+1949+''' | * Arden L. Cuckoo '''+1949+''' | ||
==Engel family== | ==Engel family== | ||
| − | Raymond's parents were in fellowship at Becker Street Gospel Hall in | + | Raymond's parents were William Frederick Engel (b. 1868 Bethlehem, Albany, NY; m. 1895; d. 1947/1948 Rome, Oneida, NY) & Magdalena Mary Kiefel Engel (b. 1878 Watervliet, Albany, NY - d. 1935 Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY), who were in fellowship at Becker Street Gospel Hall in Schenectady. In 1900, William was employed as a stationary fireman. Raymond had a younger sister Myrtle T. Engel (b. 1902 Schenectady, NY). |
| − | * Raymond | + | Raymond and family often attended conferences in Dunkirk, NY where a church ground was rented. James Sidey, who owned a department store was a leading elder at Dunkirk. |
| − | ** Verna Engel Somerville | + | |
| + | * Raymond Leo Engel (b. 1895 Schenectady, NY - d. 1974 Hagaman, NY). | ||
| + | * Glennie Roberta Blunck Engel (b. 1896 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1990 Hagaman, NY), daughter of Ellis John Blunck '''+1933+''' (b. 1873 Galway, Saratoga, NY - d. 1949 Amsterdam, NY) & Alice Eunice Palmer Blunck '''+1933+''' (b. 1873 Fort Edward, Washington, NY or Edinburgh, Saratoga, NY - d. 1944 Amsterdam, NY). '''See Blunck family''' | ||
| + | ** Verna Engel Somerville | ||
==Gearhart family== | ==Gearhart family== | ||
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==Godleskie family== | ==Godleskie family== | ||
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==Palmer family== | ==Palmer family== | ||
Charles Palmer was a leading elder, and was Verna Somerville's grandmother's brother. | Charles Palmer was a leading elder, and was Verna Somerville's grandmother's brother. | ||
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==Ruback family== | ==Ruback family== | ||
| − | William was a leader among all the elders. | + | William was a leader among all the elders. |
* William F. Ruback '''+1933+''' | * William F. Ruback '''+1933+''' | ||
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==Shuttleworth family== | ==Shuttleworth family== | ||
| − | Shuttleworth | + | In 1875, William Shuttleworth emigrated with his family to the U.S., and set up a carpet mill in the Hudson Valley of NY. In 1878, after William died, his four sons relocated to Amsterdam and resettled in an empty factory, and incorporated as the Shuttleworth Brothers in 1902. The company rebranded as Mohawk Carpet Mills in 1920 after a merger with McCleary, Wallin & Crouse, another carpet mill in Amsterdam. |
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| + | According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohawk_Industries Wikipedia], it "became the country's sole weaver to offer an entire line of domestic carpets, also creating the industry's first textured design and sculptured weave". In 1956, Mohawk merged with Alexander Smith, Inc. to become Mohasco, which was large enough to be listed on the very first Fortune 500 rankings in 1955, and the company has remained on the list ever since (1955-2023+). | ||
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| + | In 1992, its stocks went public with NASDAQ as MWK. Carpet manufacturing in Amsterdam by the company ended in 1968 as they moved it into the Carolinas and eventually Georgia. Corporate offices also left in 1987, and the company was purchased in a leveraged buyout by MHS Holdings in 1988, and the carpet business was rebranded as Mohawk Industries. | ||
| + | In 2015, "Mohawk was recognized as the most used, top-brand familiarity, and top-quality carpet product" by [https://www.builderonline.com/products/2015-builder-brand-use-study-results_o Builder] magazine. It has also "acquired 34 companies into its conglomerate, and now operates manufacturing facilities in 15 countries." In 2018, the company was estimated to have 42,100 employees, and as of 2019 it had $10B in revenue. | ||
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| + | A Shuttleworth man served as a leading elder of the Amsterdam Assembly, relocating to [[England]] after he retired. Kenworth Caldwell Blunck (b. 1909) was employed for Mohawk in the early days of WWII. | ||
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| + | * William Shuttleworth | ||
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==Sweers family== | ==Sweers family== | ||
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* letters from 1933 & 1949 | * letters from 1933 & 1949 | ||
* Verna Engel Somerville provided much info on 6-30-23 via FB | * Verna Engel Somerville provided much info on 6-30-23 via FB | ||
| + | * Ancestry.com | ||
| + | ** Bellinger c/o onthegofor; Jean M. Costello; | ||
| + | * Findagrave.com | ||
Revision as of 08:03, 1 July 2023
Amsterdam Assembly, Montgomery, New York (G-EB) +1933-1946; (G-A EB) 1946-1949+
Contents
Families
Bellinger family
In the early days of WWII, James was employed for the Crane-Nevins Electrical Supply Co., on 31 Market St. He was living at 21 Finlay St with his wife Lena, 11-year-old son Donald, 70-year-old mother-in-law Minnie Miller & 38-year-old sister-in-law Anna Miller.
James was a son of James Henry Bellinger (b. 1851 Whitestown, Oneida, NY - d. 1927 Amsterdam, NY) & Mary Alice Oderkirk Bellinger (b. 1856 Lena, Stephenson, IL - d. 1933 Amsterdam, NY). His mother, Alice was born in Illinois but spent her early childhood in Murray, Orleans, NY where her family remained. Alice was a daughter of Prosper Oderkirk (b. 1832 Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer, NY - d. 1893 Ridgeway, Orleans, NY) & Mary Ella Emerson Oderkirk (b. 1833 Norwich, Windsor, VT - d. 1918 Medina, Orleans, NY).
- James Edward Bellinger, Jr. +1933+ (1888-1965 Amsterdam, NY; m. 1914).
- Lena J. Miller Bellinger +1933+ (b. 1889 Palatine, Montgomery, NY - d. 1968 Hagaman, Montgomery, NY), daughter of Charles Christopher Miller (b. 1860 Mecklenburg, Germany - d. 1929 Hagaman, NY) & Minnie Schlueter Miller (b. 1859 Mecklenburg, Germany - d. 1932 Amsterdam, NY). Charles & Minnie Miller immigrated to the U.S. in 1886.
- Donald Edward Bellinger +1933+ (1919-2004 Amsterdam, NY). Never married. 2nd Lt. WWII Army.
Blunck family
Ellis & Alice Blunck were married in 1895 @ Schenectady, NY. Ellis was a son of Louis Blunck (b. 1837 Germany - d. 1916 Hagaman, NY) & Carrie Blunck (b. 1838 Germany).
- Ellis John Blunck +1933+ (b. 1873 Galway, Saratoga, NY - d. 1949 Amsterdam, NY). 1910 @ Mohawk Carpet.
- Alice Eunice Palmer Blunck +1933+ (b. 1873 Fort Edward, Washington, NY or Edinburgh, Saratoga, NY - d. 1944 Amsterdam, NY). See Palmer family.
- Glennie Roberta Blunck Engel (b. 1896 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1990 Hagaman, NY). Husband: Raymond Leo Engel (b. 1895 Schenectady, NY - d. 1974 Hagaman, NY). See Engel family
- Muriel Mae Blunck (b. 1898 NY)
- Milo Sidney Blunck (b. 1901 NY)
- Harriet Eva Blunck Quick (b. 1906 NY)
- Kenworth Caldwell Blunck (b. 1909 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1998). His draft card for WWII indicates he was employed for Mohawk Carpet Mills on Lyon St., founded in 1878 in Amsterdam by William Shuttleworth. See Shuttleworth family. Wife: Nancy Rogers Blunck.
- Millicent I. Blunck Loucks (b. 1913 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1996 Palatine Bridge, Montgomery, NY). Husband: Sigmond E. Loucks (b. 1912 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1974 Albany, NY). Sigmond owned Capitol Cleaning & Steeplejack Co. in Amsterdam, then employed for Albany Ladder Co. He attended the First Baptist Church.
- Mrs. Harold Wizke - 1974 @ Amsterdam, NY. Husband: Harold Wizke.
- Carol J. Loucks Trzaska (b. 1944 Amsterdam, NY). Husband (1966 @ North Canaan, Litchfield, CT): Edwar Josef Trzaska (b. 1933 Poland)
Bonser family
Cuckoo family
- Arden L. Cuckoo +1949+
Engel family
Raymond's parents were William Frederick Engel (b. 1868 Bethlehem, Albany, NY; m. 1895; d. 1947/1948 Rome, Oneida, NY) & Magdalena Mary Kiefel Engel (b. 1878 Watervliet, Albany, NY - d. 1935 Rotterdam, Schenectady, NY), who were in fellowship at Becker Street Gospel Hall in Schenectady. In 1900, William was employed as a stationary fireman. Raymond had a younger sister Myrtle T. Engel (b. 1902 Schenectady, NY).
Raymond and family often attended conferences in Dunkirk, NY where a church ground was rented. James Sidey, who owned a department store was a leading elder at Dunkirk.
- Raymond Leo Engel (b. 1895 Schenectady, NY - d. 1974 Hagaman, NY).
- Glennie Roberta Blunck Engel (b. 1896 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1990 Hagaman, NY), daughter of Ellis John Blunck +1933+ (b. 1873 Galway, Saratoga, NY - d. 1949 Amsterdam, NY) & Alice Eunice Palmer Blunck +1933+ (b. 1873 Fort Edward, Washington, NY or Edinburgh, Saratoga, NY - d. 1944 Amsterdam, NY). See Blunck family
- Verna Engel Somerville
Gearhart family
- Frank Gearhart +1949+
Godleskie family
Palmer family
Charles Palmer was a leading elder, and was Verna Somerville's grandmother's brother.
- Elroy J. Palmer +1933-1949+
- Alton J. Palmer +1933-1949+
- James E. Palmer +1949+
- Charles Palmer
Richardson family
- J. Craig Richardson +1933+
Ruback family
William was a leader among all the elders.
- William F. Ruback +1933+
Schumm family
- Henry G. Schumm +1933+
Shuttleworth family
In 1875, William Shuttleworth emigrated with his family to the U.S., and set up a carpet mill in the Hudson Valley of NY. In 1878, after William died, his four sons relocated to Amsterdam and resettled in an empty factory, and incorporated as the Shuttleworth Brothers in 1902. The company rebranded as Mohawk Carpet Mills in 1920 after a merger with McCleary, Wallin & Crouse, another carpet mill in Amsterdam.
According to Wikipedia, it "became the country's sole weaver to offer an entire line of domestic carpets, also creating the industry's first textured design and sculptured weave". In 1956, Mohawk merged with Alexander Smith, Inc. to become Mohasco, which was large enough to be listed on the very first Fortune 500 rankings in 1955, and the company has remained on the list ever since (1955-2023+).
In 1992, its stocks went public with NASDAQ as MWK. Carpet manufacturing in Amsterdam by the company ended in 1968 as they moved it into the Carolinas and eventually Georgia. Corporate offices also left in 1987, and the company was purchased in a leveraged buyout by MHS Holdings in 1988, and the carpet business was rebranded as Mohawk Industries. In 2015, "Mohawk was recognized as the most used, top-brand familiarity, and top-quality carpet product" by Builder magazine. It has also "acquired 34 companies into its conglomerate, and now operates manufacturing facilities in 15 countries." In 2018, the company was estimated to have 42,100 employees, and as of 2019 it had $10B in revenue.
A Shuttleworth man served as a leading elder of the Amsterdam Assembly, relocating to England after he retired. Kenworth Caldwell Blunck (b. 1909) was employed for Mohawk in the early days of WWII.
- William Shuttleworth
Sweers family
- Elroy F. Sweers +1933-1949+
Vosburgh family
- George C. Vosburgh +1949+
Sources
- letters from 1933 & 1949
- Verna Engel Somerville provided much info on 6-30-23 via FB
- Ancestry.com
- Bellinger c/o onthegofor; Jean M. Costello;
- Findagrave.com
