Baldwinsville Gazette - issue of Apr. 26, 1906 Died-Molby At his home in Barnes, Kansas, Wednesday April 18,** 1906, Clinton D. Molby, aged 62 years. Funeral was held at his home Friday, burial being made in Maplewood cemetery on his farm. Deceased was born in the town of Van Buren, this state, but has resided in Kansas for many years. He is survived by a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Frank Ballard, whose husband died March 21, also by two brothers and one sister, Irvin Molby of Creston, Ia., Frank Molby of Greenleaf, Kansas, and Mrs. Barlow, also of Kansas. ** This is an error. Original sources give his death as March 28, 1906. The above should have included - survived by one son, George Hervey Molby, who is living in Weslaco, Texas, at the age of 76 years, in 1953. Fred A Molby, Baldwin, Kansas 1875 Van Buren Census First Election District 173. Frank Maltbey, 22 M. ---- Farmer Onondaga Ida " 20 F. wife " Clarissa " 1 F. dau. " Edwin (Irvin) 17 M. brother Farm laborer " Clarissa Maltbey 55 F. mother Widow June 14 & 15, 1875 1880 Van Buren Census First Election District --- Clarissa Molby, white female 61 Irvin J. " " male 22 Rose " " female 23 Alba B. " " male 4 --- Frank Molby white male 25 Ida " " female 24 Clara " " " 6 Ruel " " male 3 Wallace and Rose Crandal Molby lived on a homestead about a mile and half from my father's homestead. You will note that Wallace Molby died quite early. His widow, Rose, returned to the East and married a man by the name of Blakesley, or Blakeslee. They lived at Corry, Pennsylvania; she and he parted and she again came to live on the homestead in Kansas, bringing Alba Molby and a daughter, Ada Blakeslee, with her. They had been there 1891-2, only a year when Alba died, as they said of a brain fever. Alba died May 31 or June 1, 1892. His grave is near the graves of his father and of several uncles and aunts. Guardian Records in Syracuse Surrogate's Office Alba B. Molby becomes of age June 3, 1896. Rose Molby guardian. Rose Molby of town of Van Buren, the mother of the minor child of Wallace Molby, late of the county of Washington, Kan. Minor was 5 years of age the 3rd day of June last. (1880) * Information largely by Miss L. E. Voorhees
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