November 19, 2008 - Lorow Website

Not sure if I added to my last email that Thomas Lorow was listed on the census records with Thomas and Nancy Owens - as their grandson.

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You have mentioned awhile back that William F. Lorow was a grandson of Thomas & Nancy Owens and was listed with them in the 1930 census. He was listed as 9 years old. I looked up and found a William F. Owens living on Vine St. in Coudersport age 87. That would make him born in 1921. Vine St was the last residence of Nancy Owens. I believe that this is their grandson who was William Lorow. He is probably still living in the same house.

I think you mentioned before that you sent a letter. I think we are going to need to place a phone call to the residence. Let me know if you plan to call him or if you prefer I place the call. I will keep my fingers crossed that he is receptive and still has an intact memory. He may be one of the few people still living who could answer our questions about the Shay/Mayberry line.

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I sent my correspondence to Clayton Rossman who wasl also living on Vice Street. He was the husband of Nancy Lee Owens do Orville and Mildred Owens and gd of Thomas and Nancy Shay.

If you don't mind, I'll let you place the call.

I have found some old maps of PA counties and want to mark out where Wm, Frank, Ira all lived. I'll try to send you copies of the old maps.

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Subject: Will of Addie AMIDON LOROWAuthor: KellyMTaftKrauseDate: Wednesday, March 17, 1999Classification: WillSurnames: AMIDON, LOROW, WRIGHT, MURRAY, WATSON
SURROGATE'S COURT COUNTY OF STEUBEN STATE OF NEW YORK
In the Matter of the Estate of Addie M. LOROW, deceasedPrepared by Shults and Shults Attorneys and Counselors, Hornell, New York
WHEREAS, Addie M. Lorow, late of the city of Hornell, Steuben County, New York, deceased, died on or about the 20th day of December, 1933, and thereafter, and on the 14th day of October, 1935, Letters of Administration upon the goods, chattels and credits which were of the said deceased were duly granted unto Earl F. Lorow, who duly qualifed as such administrator, and entered upon the discharge of his duties as such;
AND WHEREAS, the undersigned, Sarah Wright, Burrell Lorow, Earl F. Lorow, William E. Lorow, Albert Lorow and Agnes Murray are all the children of the said Addie M. Lorow, deceased, and all the persons entitled to a distributive share in her estate;
AND WHEREAS, each of the undersigned knows and represents that all creditors of the estate of the said Addie M. Lorow, deceased, have been paid in full, and that there are no outstanding claims against said estate for obligations which the said Addie M. Lorow owed at the time of her death;
AND WHEREAS, each fo the undersigned knows and represents that the funeral expenses of the said Addie M. Lorow have been fully paid, satisfied and discharged by one or more the undersigned, from the proceeds of insurance money received by them for that purpose;
AND WHEREAS, the only asset which has come into the hands of Earl F. Lorow, as administrator of the estate of the said Addie M. Lorow, deceased, is her 1/66th distributed share of the estate of Fannie M. Watson, deceased, which amounts to the sum of $555.28, and which has been paid to him by Horace Mizell, as Receiver of the Citizens National Bank and Trust Company of Hornell, NY, which was the administrator of the Will annexed of the estate of the said Fannie C. Watson, deceased, and said payment has been made pursuant to the decree of final judicial settlement granted by the Surrogate of the County of Steuben, in the estate of the said Fannie C. Watson, deceased;
Will goes on...
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the undersigned, being all the persons entitled to distributive shares in and to the estate of Addie M. Lorow, deceased, do, and each of us, acting individually and without regard to the execution of these presents by the others, does hereby remise, release and forever discharge Earl F. Lorow as administrator of the estate of Addie M. Lorow, deceased, and Sarah Wright and Anna E. Lorow, the sureties upon his bond as such administrator, of and from any and every claim, demand, action.... etc.
The Attorney received $100, each child received $75.88.
Address at that time: Sarah Wright, RD 2, Addison, NYBurrell Lorow, 27 Clay Street, Hornell, NYEarl F. Lorow, 37 Clay Street, Hornell, NYWilliam F. Lorow 31 Clay Street, Hornell, NYAlbert Lorow, 99 1/2 Buffalo Street, Hornell, NYAgnes Murray, 1 Dennis Ave., Hornell, NY