John+Francis

WEBSTER, John Francis, of Wilson, NY son of John Gould Webster and Malinda Woodard married **EIGHME, Alice Fidelia** on May 1, 1866 at Cambria, NY. Witnesses: Albert G. Eighme and Mary F. Worrill. (1) Frank as he was called was born April 15, 1838, son of John Gould and Malinda Woodard. He died April 20, 1905. (2) Alice was born February 25, 1847 daughter of G W. Eighme of Cambria. She died August 23, 1929. (3) Both Frank and Alice were baptized at Combria Methodist Church on 8/1875. They are buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Cambria, NY

They had the following children:
 * John Eighme, born in 1869 and died on September 28, 1898. (4) John E. is buried in North Ridge Cemetery.
 * George F. died on September 16, 1872 at 5AM at age 1 yr, 7 mos, 12 days. (5). George F. buried in North Ridge Cemetery.
 * Stanley Frank born in 1874 and died on April 26, 1938. (6) Stanley Frank is buried in North Ridge Cemetery.
 * George Claytonborn in Sept 22, 1880 and died March 19, 1970. (7)
 * G. Clayton of Buffalo, married Julia M. Massing of West Falls at her grandmother’s home on Vermont Street on February 25, 1902. They planned to live at 35 Laurel Street, Buffalo, NY. (10)
 * Frank J. (John Francis)** and Alice were both baptized at their residence on Daniels Road into the North Ridge United Methodist Church in August of 1875. (8)
 * Francis J. (John Francis)** enlisted on October 11, 1861, at Lockport and was with Battery M, 1st NY Light Artillery and Battery helped to defend Washington. Battery M was at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Chattanooga, and General Sherman’s “March to the Sea”. (9)

(1) Cambria Methodist Church Marriage Records, WNYGS Journal, September 1994 (2) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, Cambria, NY. (3) Ibid, Cambria, NY. (4) Repass scrapbook-bio file-Niagara County Historian’s Office, Lockport, NY. (5) __LDJC__, (Lockport Daily Journal) October 4, 1872. (6) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, Cambria, NY. (7) North Ridge United Methodist Cemetery Records, Cambria, NY and Niagara County Historian’s Office, Marriage Files, Lockport, NY. (8) North Ridge United Methodist Church Baptisms, WNYGS Journal, September 1993 (9) ”The Valiant Men of Battery M”, Croop, Donald W. 1977. (Wilson Historical Society Publication) (10) __Niagara Democrat__, February 28, 1902, pg. 8, c. 5. (11) North Ridge United Methodist Church Marriages, WNYGS Journal, March 1996 and Niagara County Historian’s Office, Marriage Files, Lockport, NY. (12) Repass scrapbook-bio file-Niagara County Historian’s Office, Lockport, NY.