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Ancestors of Fanny Eggers

Generation No. 1

1. Fanny Eggers, born October 02, 1893 in New York Mills, NY; died February 17, 1929 in Marcy, NY. She was the daughter of 2. Rinze (Richard) Hendriks Eggers and 3. Aaltje (Alice) Arends van der Wal. She married (1) John Joseph Graham May 21, 1917 in Whitesboro, NY ¹. He was born July 28, 1889 in Amsterdam, NY ², and died April 13, 1978 in Nyack, NY. He was the son of William John Graham and Elizabeth (Eliza) Connor.

Notes for Fanny Eggers:
Fanny was a member of the Whitesboro First Presbyterian Church and the Oneida County Council, Daughters of Pocahontas.

Her marriage to John Graham was announced in the Utica Daily Press, 22 May 1917, and they resided in Marcy NY on the River Road (Rte 49) at the site of the cloverleaf by the old Kallet outdoor theatre. The house was moved from there to near Mohawk St. on the River Road.

In the 1910 Census, her occupation was listed as a winder in a knitting mill. Her marriage license gives her occupation as a "Stenograph"...

She is buried in Grand View Cemetery, Whitesboro, NY.

More About Fanny Eggers:
Burial: Grand View Cemetery, Whitesboro, NY
Cause of Death: Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Notes for John Joseph Graham:
John and his brother Dan (Edward Daniel) were placed in an orphanage after their parents separated, the Children's Home, either on Guy Park Ave or at 81 Spring St., Amsterdam, prior to 1902, according to a letter to Mary Graham Murnane dated May 26, 1988. The orphanage no longer exists. However, the 1900 U.S. Census lists both John and Edward as inmates at the Childrens' Home, 81 Spring St.

John retired from the West End Brewing Company, makers of Utica Club beer.
Earlier he had been a cutter at a mill in New Hartford, NY.

More About John Joseph Graham:
Burial: St. Agnes Cemetery, Utica, NY

Marriage Notes for Fanny Eggers and John Graham:
John and Fanny were married at her parents home on upper Main St., Whitesboro by the Rev. Charles M. Dodge of Bethany Presbyterian Church, Utica, NY with only family present, followed by a wedding supper. "The house was prettily decorated with pink and white carnations."

The marriage was announced in the Utica Daily Press on 22 May 1917, which stated that "The bride has been a resident of this village for several years and has many warm friends in this vicinity who extend felicitations. The groom is a well known cutter in a New Hartford establishment and is a popular young man among his large circle of friends."

Their license was issued on May 19, 1917 and gives the clergyman's name as Charles W. Dodge. The marriage was witnessed by Henry R. Eggers and E.D. Graham.

They first lived in Utica, and then in Whitesboro on Clinton St. until 1922. They then lived in Marcy, NY on the River Road at the site where the cloverleaf was built, where the Kallet outdoor theater was later located, and even later, the high school. The house was moved on the River Rd (Rte 49) to near Mohawk St.

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