The Family of William L. Capron and Jospehine A. Griswold Capron

The Parents of William L. Capron

Wesley H. Capron and Mary E. Lewis Capron

The Parents of Josephine A. Griswold

Edgar A. Griswold and Ida E. Marks Griswold.

Capron Family Tree

Lewis Family Tree

Griswold Family Tree

Marks Family Tree

Marriages of William L. Capron

1st Marriage to Josephine A. Griswold on 30 June 1903.

Marriages of Josephine A. Griswold

1st Marriage to William L. Capron on 30 June 1903.

The Obituary of William L. Capron

22 February 1871 - 22 January 1913

From this Naples Record, 29 January 1913.

In our last issue we stated that Mr. Capron was at his home ill and under the doctor’s care; so he was. And last Wednesday morning he left a sick bed to go to Auburn on business. It was upon his return trip that evening that he met a tragic death. In transferring from the New York Central to the Lehigh Valley railroad in Geneva, he was compelled to hurry, and being a heavy man, the exertion proved very exhaustive. Shortly after the train left Middlesex he felt faint, and being unable to raise a window opposite his seat, he rushed into the baggage car, opened a side door, and before anyone could get to him fell from the moving train. Search was immediately begun, and the dead body as found by the side of the track in a pool of water. After the fall he had managed in some manner to go about twenty-five or thirty feet and to cross the track, finally rolling down an embankment.

At the inquest in Middlesex on Thursday the coroners decided that the cause of death was a sudden attack of acute indigestion and the shock received in falling. The body was brought to Naples on Thursday evening and funeral services were held from the home on Saturday, conducted by Rev. D. O. Chamberlayne. Interment in Rose Ridge cemetery.

Deceased was a son of Wesley and Mary E. Capron and was born in Des Moines, Iowa, February 22, 1871, but most of his life had been spent in Springwater, Wayland and Naples. On June 30, 1903, he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Griswold, younger daughter of Capt. and Mrs. E. A. Griswoid. Besides the wife, he is survived by four children; Blanch, aged 8 years; Mary, 6; Alice, 4; and Robert, 1. Other survivors are his mother, Mrs. Mary Ella Capron, of Springwater; two brothers, Ralph, of Rochester, and Harold, of Springwater; and two sisters, Mrs. Aubrey Haynes, of Springwater, and Mrs. George Elliott, of Manchester.

Since his marriage, deceased had resided almost continuously in Naples, and had been engaged in various enterprises. For the past three years be had been in the employ of the International Harvester Company as solicitor and collector, and it was on business for the company that he had been in Auburn on the fatal day. He had not lost a day from his duties for his company in the past eighteen months. His motto, which he oft repeated, and which by spurring him to over-anxiety to be at the post of duty was undoubtedly the cause of his death, was:

“Don’t waste the time for which you’re paid, but give your honest work.

Twere well to give a little more than e’er be found a shirk.”

Mr. Capron was a kind and loving husband and father, and to the wife and little ones the sympathy of everyone is tendered.

There were present at the funeral from out of town: W. R. Marks and wife and Miss Anna Hudson, of Canandafgua; Dr. W. H. Marks, Palmyra; Mrs. Louisa Tucker, Atlanta; Aubrey Haynes and wife and daughter, Springwater; Merton Rosenkrans, Wayland; Mrs. Thomas Pawling, Avoca; Ralph Capron, Rochester; Harold Capron, Springwater; George Elliott, Manchester; B. W. Esselyton, Harry Gaines, Ellis Haight, of the International Harvester Co., Auburn; Messrs. Pierce and Snyder, of the Geneva Chapter of the United Commercial Travelers, who brought a floral piece which bore the inscription, “Geneva N. C. T. 427”.

To all who; have tried by acts of loving kindness and tender mercy to lighten my sorrow, and to all who sent beautiful flowers which have been such a comfort to me, and to all who have assisted me to bear my great affliction in my darkest hour, I give my sincere thanks.

Josephine A. Capron.

The Obituary of Josephine A. Griswold Capron

15 October 1872 - 23 March 1953

From the Naple Record, 25 March 1953.

Mrs. Josephine A. Capron, 80, of Naples, died Monday, March 23, 1953, in Bath, after an extended illness.

Mrs. Capron was born in Naples on October 15, 1872, a daughter of Edgar A. and Ida Marks Griswold.

She was graduated from Naples Union Free School in 1891, and continued her education at Lima Seminary. She was a teacher in Canandaaigua Academy for ten years, and, later, in the Naples school system for fifteen years.

She was a member of the Naples Methodist Church, and of the Ontario County Historical Society, and was often referred to on matters of local history.

Surviving are three daughters, Miss Blanche Capron, of Bath, Miss Mary Capron, of Warsaw, and Miss Alice Capron, of Geneva; one sister, Mrs. May Smith, of Canandaigua.

Her husband, William L. Capron, died several years ago.

Services will be held Thursday, March 28, at 2:30 p. m., from the Allen funeral home, in Naples, Rev. Harold Spencer, of Dansville, and Rev. Birger Halvorsen, of the Naples Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be made in Rose Ridge cemetery, in Naples.

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From the Ontario Journal, 26 March 1953.

Naples - Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon at the Allen Funeral home for Mrs. Josephine Griswold Capron, one of this area’s well known residents, who died in Bath Monday afternoon. She was 80.

Rev. Birger Halvorsen, pastor of Naples Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in Rose Ridge cemetery.

Mrs. Capron’s health had been fragile for more than a year and she had been a resident at the Read nursing home in Bath so as to be nearer her daughter, Miss Blanche Capron, who is the public school nurse at Bath.

Monday morning she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and failed to regain consciousness.

Mrs. Capron had spent her entire life in this area. Her birthday was Oct. 15, 1872. Her father was Captain Edgar A. Griswold - the “Captain” was derived from Civil War service - and her mother was Miss Ida Marks prior to her marriage. The Markses are one of Naples’ old family groups.

Mrs. Capron was best known as a school teacher. She was a member of the Union School faculty in Canandaigua for ten years, teaching geography and civics. In about 1903 she resigned and shortly after was married to William W. Capron of Naples, who was a traveling representative. Mr. Capron died suddenly in early 1913 leaving a sizeable family for Mrs. Capron to bring up.

It was in the years following Mr. Capron’s death that she resumed her teaching activity - this time in the Naples school. She taught until her legal retirement at the age of 70 years. In her long span of

school associations she had seen two generations of young people grow to maturity.

Mrs. Capron was active in the Naples Methodist church and was deeply interested in local historical subjects. She was a member of the Ontario County Historical Society.

She is survived by three daughters, Miss Blanche Capron in Bath; Miss Mary Capron, who is a teacher in the Warsaw schools, and Miss Alice Capron, who has a secretarial position at Seneca Ordinance in Romulus. Mrs. May Smith, Canandaigua, is a sister.

The Burial of William L. Capron and Josephine A. Griswold Capron

Rose Ridge Cemetery in Naples NY.

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