Latest revision as of 19:28, 3 July 2023

Amsterdam Assembly, Montgomery, New York (G-EB) +1933-1946; (G-A EB) 1946-1949+

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 Huebner-Musto (1898-1981 Amsterdam, NY). Husband (1922 @ Amsterdam, NY): Harold Theodore Huebner (1898-1946 Amsterdam, NY), son of Paul Huebner (b. 1855 Saxony, Germany - d. 1939 Amsterdam, NY) & Mary Ella Kunigunde Hartig-Huebner (b. 1854 Germany - d. 1920 Amsterdam, NY). In the early 1940's, Harold was employed with Bigelow Sanford Carpet Co. Harold's 2nd wife: Mary E. Huebner (b. 1886 NY - d. 1971 Amsterdam, NY). Paul Huebner immigrated in 1889, his 2nd wife Mary in 1874. Paul's wife Mary's 1st husband was Heinrich "Henry" Ludwig Hartig (b. 1856 Germany - d. 1888 Amsterdam, NY). Muriel's 2nd husband: Patrick E. Musto (b. 1890 West Hoboken, Hudson, NJ - d. 1976 North Bergen, Hudson, NJ), son of Michael Musto (b. 1856 Italy - d. 1930 Union City, NJ) & Mary Scherzinger Musto (b. 1867 Italy - d. 1951 Hutchinson, KS).
  • Milo Sidney Blunck (b. 1901 Amsterdam, NY - d. 1987 Gloversville, Fulton, NY). Wife (1926 @ Gloversville, NY): Ruth B. Wilson Blunck (1905-1975 Gloversville, NY), daughter of William Edwin Wilson (b. 1877 Georgetown, DE - d. 1958 Gloversville, NY) & Myrtle E. Brownell Wilson (b. 1876 Hope, Hamilton, NY - d. 1941 Gloversville, NY). William was employed as a leather dyer in the 1920's-1940's @ Peerless Tanning, 40 W. 8th Ave., Gloversville. The city of Gloversville is named such because for over a century, it (and neighboring Johnstown) was the center of the American glove industry.
  • Harriet Eva Blunck Quick (1906-1984 Amsterdam, NY). Husband (1924 @ Suffern, NY): John Quick (b. 1905 Boonton, Morris, NJ - d. 1985 Hagaman, NY), son of Thomas E. Quick (b. 1883 Ireland; emig. 1893; m. 1903 NJ;) & Mary Sindle Quick-Tompkins (b. 1886 Boonton, NJ - d. 1978 Hawthorne, Passaic, NJ). In 1930, John was employed as a threader in a carpet mill.
  • 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 (1931 @ Amsterdam, NY): Nancy Rogers Blunck (b. 1910 Amsterdam, NY - d. ), daughter of Fred Rogers (b. 1881 Italy; emig. 1890;) & Sarah Natolo Ruggiero-Rogers (b. 1886 Italy; emig. 1886.)
  • 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)

Cuckoo family

• Louis Cuckoo (b. 1874 Florida, Montgomery, NY - d. 1954 Amsterdam, NY), son of Charles G.S. Cuckoo (b. 1847 - d. 1903 Florida, NY) & Bessie Cuckoo (1851-1926 Amsterdam, NY).
• Florence Dunkleberg Cuckoo (b. 1881 Kill Creek, Osborne, KS - d. ), daughter of Frank Solomon Dunkleberg (b. 1849 Lockport, Niagara, NY - d. 1933 Bay City, Matagorda, TX) & Elizabeth Stambach Dunkleberg (b. 1860 Knoxville, Marion, IA - d. 1949 Palacios, Matagorda, TX).
• 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+

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