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     Chester Bruce Scott was born on 3 May 1910 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey.² He married Ruth C. Bettes, daughter of John Alexander Bettes and Fidelia Wright Morse, in 1938 in New Jersey.¹ He died on 27 July 1972 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, at age 62.³
     He was a multigraph machine salesman, working for Brandtjen and Kluge, Inc., in New York City in 1940.^2,4
     He and his wife Ruth were living with her parents in Montclair, Essex Co., New Jersey, in 1940.⁵ They are listed in Oceanport, Monmouth Co., New Jersey, in the 1950 census⁴, and moved to Long Branch, Monmouth Co., about 1965.⁶

     Henry J. King was born on 27 September 1907 at St. Ann's Maternity Hospital in Manhattan, New York Co., New York.² He married Fidelia W. Bettes, daughter of John Alexander Bettes and Fidelia Wright Morse, on 19 June 1938 in Tarrytown, Westchester Co., New York.¹ He died on 30 December 1997 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, at age 90.³
     He and his wife Fidelia are listed in Mount Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York, in the 1940 census⁴, and in New Castle, Westchester Co., in the 1950 census.⁵
     He was a lawyer, and also a tennis pro at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Ossining, Westchester Co.^6,3

     Gladys Bryan was born on 10 October 1891 (based on her age at death of 38 years, 2 months, 23 days).^2,3 She married Charles Maples Morse, son of Lemuel Wellman Morse and Cora Sophia Cummings, in 1911 in New Jersey.¹ She died on 2 January 1930 at home in East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, at age 38 from acute cardiac dilitation.^2,3 She was buried on 4 January 1930 at Green-Wood Cemetery (Lot 26517) in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.³
     She and her husband Charles are listed in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, in the 1920 census.⁴ They moved to East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey, about 1921.²

     Carolyn Morse was born on 5 August 1912 in Bayonne, Hudson Co., New Jersey.^2,1 She married Owen Kenneth Dell in 1931 in New Jersey.⁴ She died on 30 November 1989 at home in Mount Tabor, Parsippany-Troy Hills Twp., Morris Co., New Jersey, at age 77.^5,6
     In April 1930, at age 17, three months after she was orphaned by the death of her mother, she was one of eight lodgers in a boarding house run by Russell and Marion Hill in East Orange, Essex Co., New Jersey.⁷
     She and her husband Owen moved about 1936 to Mount Tabor, an unincorporated community originally established as a self-governing Methodist camp in Parsippany–Troy Hills Twp., Morris Co., New Jersey.⁵ They are listed there on Strowbridge Ave. in the 1940 and 1950 censuses.^8,9

     Owen Kenneth Dell was born on 11 July 1909 in Bayonne, Hudson Co., New Jersey.² He married Carolyn Morse, daughter of Charles Maples Morse and Gladys Bryan, in 1931 in New Jersey.¹ He died on 16 May 1981 in Bucksport, Hancock Co., Maine, at age 71.³
     He and his wife Carolyn moved about 1936 to Mount Tabor, an unincorporated community originally established as a self-governing Methodist camp in Parsippany–Troy Hills Twp., Morris Co., New Jersey.⁴ They are listed there on Strowbridge Ave. in the 1940 and 1950 censuses.^5,6
     In 1940 he was working as a private secretary at the Bayway Refinery of Standard Oil in Linden, Union Co., New Jersey,^5,2 and in 1950 he was a pilot plant operator at the "Coso O. D. Lab."⁶
     At some point he moved to Surry, Hancock Co., Maine, then to Bucksport, Hancock Co., where he died.³ It's possible that he and his wife Carolyn separated. She died after he did, and her obituary says she'd been a resident of Mount Tabor, New Jersey, since 1936. However, her obituary refers to him as her husband.⁴

     George Alfred Mosher was born on 19 January 1851 in Eagleville, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^1,2,3 He married Laura Isabel Coleman, daughter of Christopher C. Coleman and Eleanor Ann Blain, on 17 September 1874.^2,3 He died on 5 February 1930 in Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio, at age 79 from prostate cancer.² He was apparently initially buried on 8 February 1930 at Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio. His death certificate says he was buried in Oberlin on that date, and there's a memorial for him there at Find A Grave.^2,4,5 He was later reinterred, in 1933 or after, at Oakwood Cemetery (Section 10, Lot 60) in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York. He's listed in the Oakwood cemetery records (Book III, 1933-1962), and there's a Find A Grave memorial for him there with a picture of his marker.^6,7
     He grew up in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York, where his mother moved after the death of his father in 1853.⁸ He and his wife Laura are listed there in the 1875 state census living as boarders with Eugene Vanhosen and his wife.⁹ They soon moved into their own home, and were listed with their children in Syracuse in the 1880 federal census and the 1892 state census. In 1880 Laura's brother Herbert was living with them, and they had a servant.^10,11 George was working as a stationary salesman in 1875, and by 1880 was running his own bookstore. He also helped organized a Congregational church in Syracuse, and ran the Sunday school.⁵
     In 1900 the family moved to Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio.⁵ In the 1900 census, perhaps in the middle of their move, George and their son Clifford were listed as roomers in the home of Lucy Seymour in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York,¹² while Laura and the other children were living in the home of Clara Hannon in Chautauqua, Chautauqua Co., New York.¹³
     After moving to Oberlin he worked for Burroughs Bros. book dealers in Cleveland⁵, then in 1905 was named superintendent of the Lorain County Children's Home in Oberlin.³ He and Laura are listed living there at the Children's Home in the 1910 and 1920 censuses. George's widowed mother Margaret was living with them in 1910.^14,15 He retired as superintendent around 1925, and took a position with the Carnegie library.⁵

     John Alfred Corliss was born on 22 December 1852.¹ He married first Katherine M. Noyes, daughter of Henry N. Noyes, about 1879.^3,4 He married second Mary Manning on 28 May 1913 in Rensselaer Co., New York.⁵ He died on 29 March 1926 (his indexed death record says 28 March) at home in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 73 from heart disease.^3,6,7 He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Sect. B1) in Troy.³
     He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.⁶ At the time of his death he was president of Corliss, Coon & Co., the shirt and collar manufacturing company established by his father.⁶
     In 1880, shortly after their marriage, he and his first wife Katherine were living with her parents in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer Co., New York.⁸ They are listed in their own household in Lansingburgh in the 1900 census, along with their daughter Rosamond.⁴ He is listed as a widower in Troy, Rensselaer Co., in the 1910 census.⁹
     He and his second wife Mary are listed Troy in the state and federal censuses from 1915 to 1925.^10,11,12 Alice Rogers, a black woman born about 1860 in Virginia, worked as a servant in his household from at least 1900 to 1925.

     Katherine M. Noyes was born in September 1856 in New York.⁴ She married John Alfred Corliss, son of John Moore Corliss and Antoinette Huldah Mosher, about 1879.^1,4 She died on 4 October 1901 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 45.^5,1 She was buried at Oakwood Cemetery (Sect. B1) in Troy.¹
     In 1880, shortly after their marriage, she and her husband John were living with her parents in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer Co., New York.³ They are listed in their own household in Lansingburgh in the 1900 census, along with their daughter Rosamond, and a servant, Alice Rogers.⁴

     Mary Manning was born about 1864 in New York.² She married John Alfred Corliss, son of John Moore Corliss and Antoinette Huldah Mosher, on 28 May 1913 in Rensselaer Co., New York.¹ She died on 7 November 1938 in Troy, Rensselaer Co.³
     She and her husband John are listed in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York, in the state and federal censuses from 1915 to 1925, along with a servant, Alice Rogers. John's daughter Rosamond from his first marriage was also listed with them in 1925, although her entry has been crossed out.^4,2,5

     Rosamond Corliss was born in September 1880 in New York.¹ She married Edward Carpentier on 12 January 1904 at the bride's father's home in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.³ They later divorced.² She died on 21 March 1936 at 255 West 43rd St. (the Times Square Hotel) in Manhattan, New York Co., New York, at age 55 from flu and pneumonia.² She was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Troy.⁴
     She graduated from the Peebles and Townsend Finishing School in New York.⁵
     She was an actress, turning to the stage about 1907 after growing tired of the social life in New York.⁵ She acted in silent films for a time, joining the Fox Film Co. in October 1916, and was described as a "petite and talented picture and dramatic artist."⁶ She had variety of stage roles, including the lead in Parlor, Bedroom, and Bath, which toured the Pacific coast in 1918⁷, and in 1930 played Mrs. Brown in the Broadway production of Oh Promise Me.⁸

     Edward Carpentier married Rosamond Corliss, daughter of John Alfred Corliss and Katherine M. Noyes, on 12 January 1904 at the bride's father's home in Troy, Rensselaer Co., New York.¹ They later divorced.²

     Alfred Mosher Powless was born on 30 June 1841 in Bergen Co., New Jersey,^1,2 and baptized on 17 March 1847 at the Old North Church in Dumont, Bergen Co.¹ He married Mary Watts, daughter of Ruben Watts and Jane Cornell, on 11 November 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.³ He died on 18 November 1869 in Norwood, Bergen Co., New Jersey, at age 28.⁴ He was buried at Tappan Cemetery in Tappan, Rockland Co., New York.⁵

     John Powles was born about 1832 in New Jersey.¹

     Matthew Powles was born on 4 October 1834 in Norwood, Bergen Co., New Jersey.² He married his deceased half-brother Alfred's widow Mary Watts, daughter of Ruben Watts and Jane Cornell, on 18 April 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.³ He died on 11 October 1916 at age 82.²

     Matilda Powles was born about 1837 in New Jersey.¹

     Mary Watts was born about 1846 in Queens Co., New York.¹ She married first Alfred Mosher Powless, son of Paul Powles and Sarah Jane Mosher, on 11 November 1866 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.² She married second her first husband Alfred's half-brother Matthew Powles, son of Paul Powles and Margaret Bogert, on 18 April 1871 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York.¹ She died in January 1918 in Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey.³