November & December 1938 from The Calls 1935-1943

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 Fri Nov 4.  Charles is trying to sell the Pembroke Farm. He went to see a house in Buffalo offered as part payment. Found the house in question was satisfactory, but the buyer-to-be had changed his mind. It was a pleasant trip. 

Sun 6 - Charles and I went to the Le Roy Methodist church. Rev. Mark Kelly spoke. He officiated at the funerals of both Father and Mother Coe, and performed the marriage ceremony for Arthur and Bertha in 1909. 

Thurs. Nov. 8. Election Day A great deal of interest in Governor Lehman, who has had the office three times and in Dewey, popular young attorney. Also, the new state constitution was voted on. 

Sat Nov 26, Mable, Archie's wife' entertained in honor of Donald's wife, from 3:30 - 5:30. There were lots of Calls. The bride's mother and two sisters were there. 

Wed 30. E.F. and Sarah started to Florida with a man driving down. Charles killed 30  hens. Thelma came over to help. She picked about 24, then came in and dressed 19 or 20 before dinner. "She is a clipper."

Sun Dec 4. Mrs. Amy Hall broke her hip yesterday

Wed 7. Charles unloading fifth and last car of coal for the season. 

Tues 13. Charles and I started to visit Evelyn and family. We enjoyed the lovely drive, as we always have. Mrs. Hankins broker her hip and is so helpless. They have been lifting her in and out of bed, to sit in a chair awhile, but it hurts her badly. They have a girl who spends a good share of her time waiting on Mrs. Hankins. 

Thurs 15. Charles did quite a lot of walking, and too fast. The doctor came to see Mrs. Hankins, and Evelyn asked him to look at her father. He found his heart was skipping beats at an alarming rate. He told him to keep very quiet, and to com to his office for a thoro examination. 

Fri 16. The doctor gave Charles an examination "putting him" he said, "thru all sorts of gymnastic exercises." The doctor found him much better than he expected. Mrs. Hankins has a doll that was given her, dated about 1900 they think. Evelyn has had it at a "doll hospital," it is all fixed up and has material to dress it. It is a beauty. 

Thurs 22. Charles sent for and paid for electrical materials to wire the hen house, and has begun work on it. 

Sun 25. A happy Christmas with Evelyn's Family. 

Mon 26. Had 14 young roosters killed and we canned them. There were 28 qts. Frank was home, and "The men went at the wiring in the P.M." 

Wed 28. We planned to return home to-day, but the weather and the road reports made Charles decide to wait. Edith telephoned, and said it was very icy home, and they didn't want us to start. - Evelyn is secretary, and charter member of the AAUW - American Association of University Women - and had over 100 cards to address and fill out to the members of her circle. 

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Patty's notes on this entry

Charles - Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939), son of Robert Call (1831-1913) and Charlotte Joslin (1834-1908). He married Elizabeth Ann Coe in 1884. 

I - Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956), daughter of Albert Coe (1827-1907) and Deborah Prentice (1833-1910). She married Charles Joslin Call in 1884. 

Rev Mark Kelly - Reverend Mark Kelly (1871-1960), son of Francis Kelly (1833-1919) and Nancy Mudge (1836-1918). He married Blanche Nicholson in 1895. He was a Methodist Minister in Le Roy in 1910 according to census records. For him to have officiated at both Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice's funerals, he probably was the minister in Le Roy from at least 1907 - 1910.  Between 1935 and 1940, he was the superintendent of first the Troy District, then the Albany District of the Troy Conference of the Methodist Church. 

Father and Mother Coe - Albert Coe son of Ezra Coe (1796-1869) and Elizabeth Ann Sornberger (1795-1888) and his wife Deborah Prentice, daughter of Southwick Prentice (1800-1876) and Elizabeth Ann Smith (1802-1846)

Arthur and Bertha - Charles Arthur Call (1885-1962) son of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe and his wife Bertha May Hotchkiss (1882-1946) daughter of Horatio Nelson Hotchkiss (1855-1938) and Carrie Adell VanName (1861-1944). The married in 1909. 

Governor Lehman - Herbert H. Lehman, Democratic Governor of New York from 1933-1942. 

Dewey - Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Governor of New York from 1943 - 1954. 

New State constitution - The fifth (and current) constitution for the state of New York was adopted in 1938. It has been amended several times since then. 

Mable - Mabel Elizabeth Westbrook (1881-1966) daughter of John A Westbrook (1858-1933) and Amelia Lawrence (1858-1928). She married Archie Duane Call in 1908

Archie - Archie Duane Call (1881-1956) son of Albert Henry Call (1857-1934) and Effie May White (1862-1935). He married Mabel Elizabeth Westbrook in 1908. 

Donald - Donald O. Call (1910-2010) son of Archie Duane Call and Mabel Elizabeth Westbrook. He married Flora Tincknell in October 1938. They divorced prior to 1946, when he married Esther C Gove (1917-2013)

Donald's wife - Flora Tincknell (1917-2006) daughter of Metford Tincknell (1888-1972) and Mildred Elwin (1888 - 1940)

E.F. -  Ezra Frank Coe (1853-1942) son of Albert Coe  and Deborah Prentice. He married Sarah Frances Ward in 1883.

Sarah - Sarah Frances Ward (1856-1941), daughter of Charles Kendall Ward (1819-1898) and Laura Caroline Davenport (1822-1876) She married Ezra Frank Coe

Thelma - Thelma Louise Keitel (1905-1996) daughter of Herbert P Keitel (1880-1957) and Mary R Fancher (1885-1980). She was married to  Irving Joslyn Call (1900-1995) son of Charles Joslin Call  and Elizabeth Ann Coe

Mrs Amy Hall - Amy S. Courtney (1861-1945) daughter of James Courtney (1829-1906) and Mary Ann Salkield (1837-1900). She married George Hall (1860-1909). She lived on Main Street in Stafford, Genesee County for many years. 

Evelyn - Evelyn Clara Call (1895-1962) daughter of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. She married Francis William Hankins in 1920. 

Mrs Hankins - Mary Jane Kellam (1874-1954) daughter of John Ross Kellam (1830-1903) and Frances Maria Shafer (1846-1924). She married William Lucas Hankins (1872-1930), son of Lucas Wurtz Hankins (1831-1910) and Mary Ellen Ross (1835-1914) in 1896/ 

Evelyn's family - Frank Hankins, Evelyn Clara Call and their three children Ralph William Hankins (1927-1997), Elizabeth Ann Hankins (1929-2020) and Philip Charles Hankins (1931-2006)


Ralph William Hankins & Philip Charles Hankins
Christmas 1934


Frank - Francis William Hankins (1897-1983) son of William Lucas Hankins and Mary Jane Kellam. he married Evelyn Clara Call in 1920. 

Edith - Edith Alberta Call (1889-1989) daughter of Charles Joslin Call and Elizabeth Ann Coe. She was the widow of Malvern Smith Jones (1884-1937) son of Daniel Southard Jones (1853-1923) and Ida May Gardiner (1856-1892)

AAUW - American Association of University Women



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