The Family of Frank A. Wetmore and Mary Robinson Wetmore

The Parents of Frank A. Wetmore

Father and Cordelia Grover Wetmore

The Parents of Mary Robinson

Stephen Robinson and Phebe Horton Robinson

Wetmore Family Tree

Grover Family Tree

Robinson Family Tree

Horton Family Tree

Marriages of Frank A. Wetmore

Marriage to Mary Robinson in 1865

Marriages of Mary Robinson

Marriage to Frank A. Wetmore in 1865

Frank and Mary Robinson Wetmore Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary

From the Buffalo News, 28 January 1915

Cohocton - Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Wetmore, residents of Cohocton most of their lives, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their marriage Monday, February 1.

Mr. Wetmore was born in 1843 in the adjoining town of Springwater on land cleared by his grandfather, Orlando Wetmore, and now owned by Hyatt C. Hatch of Atlanta. Mr. Wetmore has served several years as justice of the peace.

Mrs. Wetmore was a daughter of the late Judge Stephen Robinson of Springwater, where she was also born. She is an accomplished musician, and has had charge of the choir in the Methodist Episcopal church nearly 50 years. She has taught the same class in Sunday school most of that time.

The class of 30 members and their husbands will be her anniversary guests.

The Obituary of Frank A. Wetmore

October 1843 - 29 December 1918

No obituary found.

The Obituary of Mary Robinson Wetmore

28 March 1843 - 4 March 1926

From the Corning Leader, 12 March 1926

Cohocton - The death and burial this week of Mrs. Mary Wetmore removed one of the oldest and most respected residents of North Cohocton for most of her life, her death following a gradual decline at her home.

Mrs. Wetmore was born March 28, 1843 in the town of Springwater, where her father, Judge Stephen Robinson, was very prominent in public and political affairs.

She was proficient in both vocal and instrumental music, and was a student of Professor William Killip at Geneseo in the same class with the late composer, Philip P. Bliss.

Mrs. Wetmore was a member for most of her life of the North Cohocton Methodist church, in which she served as musical director for more than half a century and also was a teacher in the Sunday School for most of that time.

February 1, 1865, she married Frank A. Wetmore, whose death occurred in December, 1918, and they celebrated their golden wedding February 1, 1915 with her Sunday School class of about 30 women and their husbands for their guests. Of these the following were bearers at the funeral services: Charles B. Stoddard, Clarence G. Gray, Charles L. Shuttuck, Henry W. Wolfanger, J. G. Vierhile and James G. Cronk.

Her pastor, the Rev. Thomas Walker, had charge of the funeral held in the church, with burial in Clearview cemetery.

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From the Cohocton Index, 17 March 1926

Cohocton - Mrs. Mary Robinson Wetmore, wife of the late Frank A. Wetmore, passed from this life at her home in North Cohocton, on Thursday, Mar. 4, 1926, aged eighty-three years.

Mrs. Wetmore was the daughter of the late Stephen Robinson of Livingston County, and was the last one of a large family of children.

No children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Wetmore. Mr. Wetmore passed away during the year of 1918.

Mrs. Wetmore was brought up in Springwater where she was well known to the older folks, and except for one year in Kansas and a short residence in Springwater she had lived here for the past sixty years.

She was one of the best soprano singers in all this region and during the Civil War recruiting and all the patriotic meetings of that period, “Mary Robinson” was in almost constant demand for singing patriotic songs. She was always a leader in the musical programs on patriotic occasions.

Mrs. Wetmore’s record in church work is a very exceptional one. She joined the Methodist church in North Cohocton in 1866 under the pastorate of Rev. John Duncan. Her talents and energy placed her in a leading position in all the interests of church work. She was leader of the church choir for more than forty years, a teacher in the Sunday school for nearly all of the sixty years membership, a member of the official board nearly all of that time, active in all evangelistic services and a faithful and constant attendant at all the religious and devotional services. She organized and conducted a class of women in the Sunday School which became one of the largest in the school; this class attended the funeral services in a body. The deceased was also an active member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.

Deceased left no near relatives excepting nieces and nephews.

The funeral service was held from the Methodist church, North Cohocton, on Sunday March 7th, Rev. Thomas Walker, her pastor, officiating. The burial was in Clearview cemetery by the side of her husband.

The Burial of Frank A. Wetmore

Clear View Cemetery in North Cohocton NY

The Burial of Mary Robinson Wetmore

Clear View Cemetery in North Cohocton NY

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