Clara C. (Turcotte) Garnsey (1888 - 1989)

Born 21 Dec 1888 in Grindstone Island, Clayton, Jefferson, New York, United States

Wife of Robert Ward Garnsey — married 24 Aug 1905 in Grindstone Island, Clayton, Jefferson, New York, United States

Died 15 Feb 1989 at age 100 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

Biography

Clara C. Turcotte was born 21 December 1888 in Grindstone Osland, Jefferson, New York, the daughter of Joseph F. Turcotte (1860 Canada- 1939 NY) and Clara Fowler (1866 Canada- 1952 NY). She married Robert Ward Garnsey on 24 August 904 in Grindstone, Jefferson, New York. They had four children, all born in New York:

1. Clarence Ward, 1906- 1957 NY
2. Lawrence Clark, 1907-1972 Florida
3. Florence Erisa, 1909- 2002 NY
4. Pauline Rosa, 1911- 1994 NY

Clara died on 15 February 1989 on Ogdensburg,mSt. Lawrence, New York. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1900, the Turcotte family lived in Clayton, Jefferson, New York. The family included Joseph Turcotte, 40, born in Canada; his wife Clara, 34, born in Canada; their children, all born in New York: Leatha, 15; Clara, 12, b. Dec. 1888; Ada, 6; and Irwin, 3. ^[3]

Obituary: “Watertown Daily Times (NY) - February 16, 1989 Deceased Name: CLARA C. GARNSEY DIES AT AGE 100 Clara C. Garnsey, 100, formerly of Grindstone Island and Clayton, widow of Robert W. Garnsey, died at 4:45 Wednesday morning at the United Helpers Cedars Nursing Home, Ogdensburg, where she had been a resident since April 23, 1979.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Cummings Funeral Home, with Rev. Dale Austin, pastor of Clayton United Methodist Church, officiating. Spring burial will be on Grindstone Island.

Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the Clayton Volunteer Ambulance Fund.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Florence E. Matthews and Mrs. Pauline R. Hunneyman, both of Clayton; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 30 great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Verna Dwyer, Clayton, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Two sons, Lawrence G. and Clarence W. Garnsey, died before her. Two brothers, Edwin K. and Irwin J. Turcotte, and a sister, Aleatha Pettit, also died previously.

Born on Grindstone Island on Dec. 21, 1888, a daughter of Joseph and Clara Fowler Turcotte, she was educated in schools on Grindstone Island.

She married Robert W. Garnsey Aug. 24, 1905, at the Grindstone Island Methodist Church. Following their marriage, the couple operated a farm on Grindstone Island, before moving to Clayton in 1943.

Mr. Garnsey also carried the mail to and from Grindstone Island by boat for more than 23 years. A native of Grindstone Island, he died Oct. 18, 1968. He was 81.

Mrs. Garnsey, a housewife, was a member of the Clayton United Methodist Church and a former member of the Clayton Order of the Eastern Star”.

Clara C. (Turcotte) Garnsey is buried with her husband and their son, Lawrence Clark Garnsey, at Grindstone Island Cemetery, Clayton, New York. ^[4]

research notes

Her parents are not on Wikitree as of July 2023.

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Person: KCPX-N3T
2. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMN-QZ3R : 10 February 2023), Clara C Garnsey, .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSF3-Y6V : 22 January 2022), Clarrah Turcatt in entry for Joseph Turcatt, 1900.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #75559979