Wands Family Elmira NY
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Wands Family Elmira NY
| Ann Marie Edwards (View posts) | Posted: 25 Nov 2005 8:31PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Wands, Austin, Beverly, Abbey/Abby, Whitford, Head, Scott
Looking for any information on the Wands family in Elmira, Chemung Co., NY. This is what I have so far:
Edith Grace Wands b. 1885 d. Feb. 1915 in Avoca NY. M. William R. Austin. Father of Edith was William Burgess Wands. I believe he is buried in Bath National Cemetery, Bath NY and that his wife was Estella. The last name I was given for her was De Voe but this may not be accurate. There were 4 brothers, Garrand, Sherman, Sheridan and Phillip and a sister Clara. I was told one of the brothers went to Philidelphia, PA and another to Waterbury CT. William B., Estella, Clara, Garrand and Phillip were listed in a 1923 Elmira NY Directory. There appears to have been more then one Clara, possibly an aunt that married and lived in Canada. Not sure if she was on the paternal or maternal side of the family. I've also been told that Garrand lived in E. Rochester, NY and drove an ice truck and had at least one daughter, Martha who married Paul Fatarusso. This may have been a second marriage for her. There was a Charles Wands that died about 1982 in Elmira NY that I believe to be a relation, cousin or nephew to Edith. In 2000 a Phillip Wands left a message on one of the boards. He appeared to be inquiring about the same family. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Edith Grace Wands b. 1885 d. Feb. 1915 in Avoca NY. M. William R. Austin. Father of Edith was William Burgess Wands. I believe he is buried in Bath National Cemetery, Bath NY and that his wife was Estella. The last name I was given for her was De Voe but this may not be accurate. There were 4 brothers, Garrand, Sherman, Sheridan and Phillip and a sister Clara. I was told one of the brothers went to Philidelphia, PA and another to Waterbury CT. William B., Estella, Clara, Garrand and Phillip were listed in a 1923 Elmira NY Directory. There appears to have been more then one Clara, possibly an aunt that married and lived in Canada. Not sure if she was on the paternal or maternal side of the family. I've also been told that Garrand lived in E. Rochester, NY and drove an ice truck and had at least one daughter, Martha who married Paul Fatarusso. This may have been a second marriage for her. There was a Charles Wands that died about 1982 in Elmira NY that I believe to be a relation, cousin or nephew to Edith. In 2000 a Phillip Wands left a message on one of the boards. He appeared to be inquiring about the same family. Any help would be greatly appreciated.