Effie L (Ferguson) Hyde (1881 - 1970)

Born 25 Jul 1881 in Newfane, Niagara, New York, United States

Died 12 Feb 1970 at age 88 in Niagara County, New York, United States

Biography

Effie was born in 1881. She was the daughter of Fred H. and Bertha Maxwell Ferguson.

She married John Arthur Hyde. They had at least five children (two daughters and three sons).

United States Census, 1910: Living with her husband John (42 and a Produce Dealer) and their three children Blanche (4), Fred (3) and Anna (1) at Somerset, Niagara, New York. She was aged about 28.

In about 1910 they moved to the Hartland-Ridgewood region.

United States Census, 1930: Living with her husband John (61) and their three sons Fred (23), John (18) and Maxwell (16) at Hartland, Niagara, New York. Effie was aged about 48.

Her husband passed away in 1940 at the age of about 72.

She passed away in 1970 at the age of 88 and was buried at West Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Niagara County, New York^[1].

LOCKPORT UNION-SUN & JOURNAL - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1970:

Mrs. Effie F. Hyde Dies;

Once Lockport Resident Mrs. Effie F. Hyde,, 88, of 9470 Main St., Clarence, formerly of Lockport, died Thursday at Mount View Hospital after a short illness. She had resided at the Clarence address with a daughter Mrs. Robert (Blanche) McGill, for five years.

Born in the Town of Newfane July 25, 1881, Mrs. Hyde was the daughter of Fred H. and Bertha Maxwell Ferguson. Her husband, John A. Hyde, died in 1940.

While in Clarence she was active in the Golden Agers and was a member of First United Presbyterian Church. She was a former member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church of Lockport. For many years she had made her home with Jay Duncan, a relative, of Ridge Road, Lockport.

Surviving in addition to her daughter, Mrs. McGill, is another daughter, Mrs. E.D. (Annagene) Davidson of Orlando, Fla., two sons, John A. Hyde of Lockport and R. Max Hyde of Middleport. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. George Duncan of Johnson Creek and Mrs. Florence Hartwell of Newfane; one brother, Hiram H. Ferguson of Newfane; 11 grandchildren; six great - grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was the mother of the late Fred Hyde of Newfane.

Beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, friends may call at their convenience at the Lange Funeral Home, 186 East Ave., Lockport, where funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday. The family will be present at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Burial will be in West Somerset Cemetery, Appleton.

Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125067287/effie-l-hyde : accessed 10 December 2021), memorial page for Effie L Ferguson Hyde (25 Jul 1881–12 Feb 1970), Find A Grave: Memorial #125067287, citing West Somerset Cemetery, Somerset, Niagara County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Sandy (contributor 47617523)

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5HK-MVK : accessed 10 December 2021), Effie F Hyde in household of John A Hyde, Somerset, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 136, sheet 2A, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1050; FHL microfilm 1,375,063.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVMG-JV8 : 2 February 2021), Effie L Hyde in entry for John Hyde, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X45B-B1J : accessed 10 December 2021), Effie F Hyde in household of John A Hyde, Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 3B, line 71, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1617; FHL microfilm 2,341,351.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQYH-NWQ : 4 October 2021), Effie L Hyde in household of John A Hyde, Newfane, Newfane, Niagara, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet , line , family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll .