Tompkins, Grace (b. APR 1891, d. 1985)

Death: 1985

Note: !About five years old when she died. Robert Dykeman's transcription from Knox
Bible must be wrong, says "Jenne Belle Osborn died Feb. 5, 1895 age 1 m. 21 d."

Death: 5 FEB 1895

Note: !Died at the age of a few weeks.

Source: (Birth)
Abbreviation: Bernice Gottwald
Note: Bernice Gottwald Fair Street Carmel, NY

Death: 1891

Note: NY Putnam Co. Kent township 13 Census of US 1910
DCGS Vol 19 #2 winter 1991/92 pg.42 - Kent Book of marriages P9 #164

! Birth: Family Bible. Tombstone that says 7 Nov. is misread. Census
indicating 1867 is in error.
1870 Census, called "Sarah E." age 9, in school, living with parents.
In 1909, father's estate papers, "Sarah E. Hadden", Kent Cliffs.
1910 Census, T. of Kent, 44 yrs. old, married 21 years, 6 children, 5 living.
Obituary: Putnam County Courier, 2 Feb. 1939: "MRS. W. HEADY, 74, DIES OF
HEART ATTACK. Funeral Service on Sunday. Resident of Kent Many Years Succumbs
Wednesday, Was a Native of Southeast.
"Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Heady, wife of Walter heady, died suddenly at their
home in Kent last night, 1 Feb. 1939, of a heart attack. She had been in failing
health for some time past but her death came unexpectedly.
The deceased was a daughter of Solomon and Sarah Knox Barrett and was born 7
Nov. 1864 in Brewster. About 50 years ago she was united in marriage with Walter
Heady and they had since resided in Kent where Mr. Heady was engaged in farming.
Several years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Heady purchased the Lickley place, a short
distance from the Carmel-Kent road at the head of Reservoir D.
Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Florence Valden, of
Ridgefield, Conn., and Mrs. Susie Morgan, of Greenwich, Conn., three sons,
Walter, of Norwalk, Conn., Solomon, of Southeast, and George, of Carmel; also 9
(actually 11) grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Kent
Cliffs Baptist Church and will be conducted by Rev. Howard Emmens, the pastor.
Interment will be in the family plot in the Halstead cemetery."

Source: (Individual)
Abbreviation: Handbook Of Barrett's
Note: Handbook Of Barrett's Glendon E.Wheeler 1634 N.Darcy Ave.Simi Valley Calif.93065

Occupation: Weaver

Death: 1 FEB 1939 Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co.NY

Burial: 5 FEB 1939 Halstead Union Cem.Kent Cliffs, NY

Reference: [S128]

Note: NY Putnam Co. Kent township 13 Census of US 1910 DCGS Vol 19 #2 winter 1991/92 pg.42 - Kent Book of marriages P6 #108

Occupation: Farmer

Death: 27 SEP 1939 Brewster, SE.Twsp.NY

Burial: Halstead Union Cem.Kent Cliffs, NY

Note: !1910 Census, T. of Kent, Florence 19, Single, with parents
A nurse, who married D. Harvey Valden, widower, who had a son Donald already.
Obit: from Putnam County Courier 5 Sep 1979, FLORENCE H. VALDEN, 88, of Rte.
124, Brewster, widow of D. Harvey Valden, died 5 Sep. in North Haven, Ct.,
after a long illness. Mrs. Valden was b. 7 Feb. 1891 in Baldwin Place,
daughter of the late Walter and Sarah Elizabeth Barrett Heady. She worked at
one time as a visiting district nurse in the Ridgefield area. Mrs. Valden was
a member of the First Baptist Church of Brewster and its Ladies Aid Society.
She lived in Brewster for 35 years. She is survived by three sons, Robert H.
Valden of North Haven, Harris E. Valden of Hudson, Mass., and Stuart H. Valden
of Ancramdale, NY, a stepson Donald S. Valden of Greenwich, Ct., a sister, Mrs.
Susan Morgan of Riverside, Ct., a brother, Solomon Heady of Brewster, 12
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were in the First
Baptist Church of Brewster, with the Rev. Raymond Lightcap officiating. Burial
was in Ridgefield Cemetery."

Occupation: Servant

Death: 5 SEP 1979 North Haven, New Haven, CT

Burial: Ridgefield Cem, Fairfield, CT

Note: NY Putnam Co. Kent township 13 Census of US 1910

!Obit: D. HARVEY VALDEN, FORMER RIDGEFIELD BANK DIRECTOR: Brewster: D. Harvey
Valden, 91, of Route 124, died Saturday at Putnam Community Hospital, Carmel,
NY., after a brief illness. Born 13 Jan. 1887 in Ridgefield, he was a son of
the late Louis L. and Caroline Beers Valden, moving to Brewster in 1942. He
attended the Ceminary Collegiate Institute in Hackettstown, NJ, and was a
member of the Pilgrim Lodge of Odd Fellows of Ridgefield and director of the
Ridgefield Cemetery Association. Mr. Valden had been a vice president and
director of the Ridgefield Savings Bank and had formerly been a director with
the First National Bank of Ridgefield which became the Union Trust Company of
which he then became an associate director. He had been assistant postmaster
of the US Post Office in Ridgefield. Mr. Valden attended the Brewster Baptist
Church and had attended and was a member of the Congregational Church of
Ridgefield. Besides his wife, Florence Heady Valden, he leaves four sons,
Donald S. Valden of Greenwich, Robert H. Valden of North Haven, Harris E.
Valden of Hudson, Mass., and Stuart H. Valden of Ancramdale, NY, 14
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Wednesday at
10 AM at the Brewster Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymond Lightcap
officiating. Burial will be in Ridgefield Cemetery.

Death: 8 JUL 1978 Carmel Twsp.Putnam Co.NY

Burial: Ridgefield Cem, Fairfield, CT

Note: !Children in 1962 were: Robert H. Jr., 11 Yrs., Karen L., 9 yrs., Florence S.
and Helena L., twins of 7 yrs., Suzanne M. 5 yrs., and David J., 1 yr.
Obituary: ROBERT H. VALDEN, 67, retired truck driver: Robert H. Valden of
Sealy, Texas, died 4 June at his home. He was 67. He was born 2 Nov. 1925, to
D. Harvey and Florence Heady Valden in Ridgefield, Conn. and served in the
Merchant Marines during World War II. A resident of North Haven, Conn. for
many years, he moved to Sealy om 1983 and was a former member of St. Barnabas
Church in North Haven. Mr. Valden was a retired self-employed truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa Snidero Valden, two sons, Robert H. and
David J., both of Sealy, four daughters, Karen Porcheron of Ferrisburg, Vt.,
Florence Morgensen of Brewster, Helena Ripperger of Bedford Hills, and Suzanne
Bengston of North Haven, one brother, Harris of Hudson, Mass. and 17
grandchildren. His funeral mass held in St. Barnabus Church, North Haven, CT.
His children: Robert H.; Florence Santa (Mrs. Arne Morgensen); Karen (Mrs.___
Porcheron); Helena (Mrs. John A. Ripperger); Suzanne (Mrs. Paul Bengston); and
David J.
from Bernice Gottswald: "To say that Robert was a truck driver is an
understatement. When we last saw him in summer 1992, he and his sons Robert
and David were operating a fleet of a dozen tractors, which pulled the large
trailers. They had teams of two drivers who kept them going over the road 24
hours a day--one slept while the other drove. Robert was badly afflicted with
diabetes with all its complications. However, his daughter Helena told me that
he died of a virulent form of leukemia which struck and killed swiftly. Robert
was my favorite first cousin, and his wife Theresa is a very dear person. We
met their family when their children gave Robert and Theresa a 40th anniversary
party in Brewster. Robert's children gave him a trip to the Peterbuilt truck
factory which was a highlight of his life as he was really sold on Peterbilts.
They visited us once with Robert at the wheel of a tractor. We will miss him
sadly."

Death: 4 JUN 1993 Sealy, Austin, TX

Burial: Ridgefield Cem, Fairfield, CT

Note: !Of Sealy, Tex. in 1993.

Note: !Of Ferrisburg, Vt. in 1993.

Note: !Of Brewster, N.Y. in 1993

Note: !Of Bedford Hills, Tex. in 1994.

Note: !Of North haven, Conn. 1993.

Note: !Of Sealy, Tex. in 1993.

Note: !unmarried in 1962. In 1993, address 1400 Computer Drive, P. O. Box 5043, Westborough, MA 01581, sales agent for Ericsson GE Mobile Communications, Inc.

Note: !m. 7 Sep 1952, to Constance Anderson of Brewster. Children in 1962 were: Diane 9 yrs., Stuart Jr., 8 yrs., Carolyn 7, Keith 5, and David H., 2-1/2. In 1993, widowed Connie Valden lived in Amcramdale.

Death: BEF 1993

Note: !Of Brewster. In 1993, of Amcramdale.

Note: NY Putnam Co. Kent township 13 Census of US 1910

!1910 Census, T. of Kent, 16 yrs. old
Marriage: from Putnam County Courier of 21 Nov. 1913: "Kent Cliffs. News has
been received of the marriage of Walter Heady to Miss Sadie Morrison. Both are
well known here, his parents having lived here several years. The bride spent
three summers in this place. They have gone to housekeeping in Danbury."
Second marriage: to a hard working widow named Susie Ech. They lived in
Susie's house in St. Cloud, Florida. She died before 1993.

Death: 9 APR 1969 St. Cloud, Osceola, FL

Burial: Greenwood Cem, Allentown, PA

Note: !When son Francis was about three years old, Sadie left him with her
mother-in-law, Sarah Barrett Heady, saying she was going to see her sister in
Conn. She never came back, but abandoned Francis, who was brought up by the
Heady grandparents. When they died, Francis lived for some time with uncle and
aunt George and Blance Heady on Hill and Dale Road. He is buried in Halstead
Cemetery with his grandparents, and his widow Minerva's stone is there also,
waiting.

Note: !Death record: Town Clerk, T. of Danbury, Fairfield, CT. d. 4 Aug. 1914 on S.
Maple Ave., Danbury of premature birth. Father Walter W. Heady, b. Baldwin
Place, NY, mother Sadie Morrison, b. Staten Is., NY.

! Son of John Heady, b. abt. 1822-d. bef. 1880, and Mary Louise Foreman, b.
abt 1847, d. bef 1880.
m. Sarah Elizabeth Barrett 26 Dec. 1889 by the Rev. A. E. Light.
1910 Census, T. of Kent, 40 yrs. old, wife Sarah E. 44, Florence 19, Walter
W. 16, Solomon V. 15, Susie M. 12, George W. 7.
Death: 27 Sep 1939 at the home of his son Solomon in Town of Southeast.
After Sarah's death, he divided his time between George and Solomon's homes,
traveled back and forth in his old Model T Ford, and prepared for the journey as
one would now prepare for a trip to the midwest.
OBITUARY, Putnam County Republican, 30 Sep 1939, WALTER J. HEADY:
Walter J. Heady, formerly of Kent, died at the home of his son, Solomon Heady,
in Southeast, of a heart attack on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 1939. He was 68 years
old, a son of John and Mary Louise Furman Heady, and was born at Shrub Oak
Feb. 15, 1871. He married Sarah Elizabeth Barrett about 50 years ago and they
resided on a farm in Kent for many years. His wife died Feb. 1, 1939, and since
her death has resided with his son. He is survived by three sons, George of
Carmel, Solomon of Brewster and Walter of Norwalk, Conn.; also by two daughters,
Mrs. Florence B. Baldwin** of Ridgefield, Conn., and Mrs. Susie Morgan of
Greenwich, Conn. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the Kent Cliffs Baptist Church of which he was a member, the Rev. Howard Emmons
officiating, and the burial will be in the family plot in Halstead Cemetery.
(**should be Valden)

Death: 4 AUG 1914 Danbury, Fairfield, CT

Burial: Wooster Cemetery, Danbury, CT