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     Ruth Ann Rutherford was born on 3 March 1898 at Downsville, Delaware County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Travis Rutherford and Elizabeth Jane Northrup. She married Malcolm George Hotchkin at Downsville, Delaware County, NY, on 17 August 1920.¹ Ruth Ann Rutherford died on 26 February 1934 at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA, at age 35.² She was buried at Woodland Cemetery, at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA.

     At time of Ruth's marriage to Malcolm, she lived in Shinhopple, NY and was a teacher. The information on her birth and death comes from from her son Kenneth Travis. Jerri Moore says tha her birth was 3 March 1897.

     Jean Kathryn Hotchkin was born on 29 May 1921 at Kingston, Ulster County, NY, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Malcolm George Hotchkin and Ruth Ann Rutherford. She married Lynn Elliot Dreyfus circa 1944. Jean Kathryn Hotchkin and Lynn Elliot Dreyfus were divorced circa 1955. She married Hubert Arthur (Hugh) Harwood at NY, USA, on 30 December 1961. Jean Kathryn Hotchkin and Hubert Arthur (Hugh) Harwood were divorced circa 1970 at NY. She resided at Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL, USA, in 1990. Jean Kathryn Hotchkin died on 25 February 2003 at Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL, at age 81.² She was buried at Woodland Cemetery, at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA.

     Kenneth T. Hotchkin gives the information and says that Jean divorced Dreyfus and married Harwood and is living in Stampford, NY. They have no children.

     Margaret Ruth Hotchkin was born on 12 February 1923 at Andes, Delaware County, NY, USA.^2,3,4 She was the daughter of Malcolm George Hotchkin and Ruth Ann Rutherford. She married John Wesley Burdick at Bovina Center, Delaware County, NY, USA, on 20 December 1941. Chronicles of the More Family, page 361.. Margaret Ruth Hotchkin and John Wesley Burdick were divorced at NY, USA. She married Creighton Charles Gonyo at Chicago, Cook County, IL, USA, on 7 May 1943. According to the John More association Directory, 1977.. Margaret Ruth Hotchkin died on 1 November 2000 at Zephyrhills, Pasco County, FL, USA, at age 77.^3,4 She was buried at Garden of Memories, at Webster, Sumter County, FL, USA.

     Helen Mary Hotchkin was born on 6 November 1924 at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Malcolm George Hotchkin and Ruth Ann Rutherford. She married Howard Nearing Silvernail at Danbury, Fairfield County, CT, USA, on 26 November 1948.² Helen Mary Hotchkin died on 10 July 1959 at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, at age 34. She was buried at Woodland Cemetery, at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA.

     Kenneth T. Hotchkin gives this information on his sister. She and Howard had no children. Kenneth says that she died about 1962 and is buried at Delhi, NY. The exact death date comes from Brown's book.

     Barbara was born at Andes, Delaware County, NY, USA, on 19 May 1926. Birth date confirmed by her obituary in The Daily Star Online..¹ She was the daughter of Malcolm George Hotchkin and Ruth Ann Rutherford. She married John Hamilton (Jack) Hilson Jr. at Bovina Center, Delaware County, NY, USA, on 7 November 1947. They were married in Bovina, NY United Presbyterian Church.. Barbara Paulina Hotchkin died on 18 August 2004 at Bovina Center, Delaware County, NY, at age 78. Her obituary in The Daily Star Online, "She was a homemaker most of her life, Barbara was a longtime member of the Bovina U. P. Church where she served as clerk of session, treasurer of the McClellen Missionary Circle, a member of Forum, sang in the Senior Choir, directed Junior Choir, Youth Fellowship and taught Sunday School. She was also a Cub Scout leader, a member of the Bovina Historical Society and the former Watague Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Delhi, NY.. She was buried at Bovina Cemetery, at Bovina Center, Delaware County, NY, USA.

     Kenneth Travis Hotchkin was born on 4 March 1928 at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA.^1,2 He was the son of Malcolm George Hotchkin and Ruth Ann Rutherford. He married Michelle S. Jensen at Travis County, TX, USA, on 31 July 1974.³ Kenneth Travis Hotchkin died on 18 June 1993 at Austin, Travis County, TX, USA, at age 65.² He was buried at Indian Rocks, at Delaware County, NY, USA. Bovina burial records say that his ashes were scattered at Indian Rocks. It is not clear where Indian Rocks is located. These records gives his birth and death dates and his parents and wife..

     He was an artist and unmarried according to a letter that he sent the Compiler.

     Thelma Elizabeth Hotchkin was born on 31 October 1929 at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Malcolm George Hotchkin and Ruth Ann Rutherford. She married Robert Burton Jackson at Andes, Delaware County, NY, USA, on 17 September 1950.^2,3 Thelma Elizabeth Hotchkin and Robert Burton Jackson were divorced circa 1956 at NY, USA. Thelma Elizabeth Hotchkin lived in 2004 at Woodbury, Cannon County, TN, USA. Residence listed in sister Barbara's obituary. She died on 30 September 2005 at Nashville, Davidson County, TN, USA, at age 75. No Social Security Death record has been found by Compiler.

Obituary in the Daily Star, Oneonta, NY

WOODBURY, Tenn. — Thelma Elizabeth Hotchkin Jackson, 75, of 132 Stage Road, Woodbury, Tenn., formerly a longtime resident of Norwich, died Sept. 30, 2005, unexpectedly while trying to recover from surgery at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, Tenn.

She was a member of the "500 hour club" with R.S.V.P. (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) of Chenango County.

She unselfishly gave of her time to Habitat for Humanity, New York State Veterans Home, American Red Cross, Guersy Library and C.H.I.P. (Chenango Housing Improvement Program).

She retired from her job at Sheffield Products (division of Kraft) after 24 years of service in the lab.

She was originally from Bovina Center, born Oct. 31, 1929, to Malcom and Ruth Hotchkin.

She had five siblings who preceded her in death, Jean Harwood, Helen Silvernail, Margaret Gonyo, Kenneth Hotchkin and Barbara Hilson.

She graduated from Delaware Academy in 1947.

She later married Robert B. Jackson and gave birth to two children, Robert B. Jackson Jr. of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Pamela Jackson Ingram (Jerry) of Smyrna, Tenn; six grandchildren, Lindsay, Nicole and Taylor Jackson of Arizona and John, Sean and Daniel Daugherty of Tennessee. She also left behind several nieces and nephews and had many, many friends at Marlene Meadows Apartment Complex.

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     Her brother Kenneth Travis says that her birth was 31 October 1930, and that Elizabeth and her husband were 3rd cousins; their grandmothers were sisters. Kenneth gives her death date as 1989. Jerrie Moore of San Angelo, TX says that Thelma was divorced.

     Thelma Jane Keator was born on 6 July 1907 at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of Harvey Webster Keator and Frances (Frankie) Cleveland Marble. She married Albert Hotchkin at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 3 April 1928. They were married by Rev George Pritchard.^3,4,5 She resided at Sidney, Delaware County, NY, USA, in 1993. Thelma Jane Keator died on 23 June 1994 at Chase Memorial Nursing Home, New Berlin, Chenango County, NY, USA, at age 86.⁶ She was buried at Evergreen Hill Cemetery, at Unadilla, Otsego County, NY, USA.

     Edith was born at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 10 September 1910.³ She was the daughter of Renna (Rino) J. Cross and Eva Lena Pomeroy. She married William Meade Hotchkin Jr. at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 23 January 1932.^4,1,5 Edith died on 12 April 2001 at Fairfield, Jefferson County, AL, USA, at age 90.⁶

     Her marriage to William Mead Hotchkin is listed in Cross, New York State, 1775-1975, and Thomas Gorton, Samuel Gorton of Rhode Island. Their marriage date is also confirmed by Sullivan County Marriage Records, file #12.^1,2

     Marguerite Osterhout was born on 19 September 1918 at NY, USA.¹ She married George Grant Hotchkin at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 31 December 1939.² Marguerite Osterhout was buried at Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA. She resided at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, in 1993. She died on 25 March 1998 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, at age 79.³

     Richard George Hotchkin was born on 10 March 1949 at NY, USA.¹ He was the son of George Grant Hotchkin and Marguerite Osterhout. He married Margaret Eva Kitchen at NY on 3 September 1975. Richard George Hotchkin died on 26 September 1979 at Wawarsing, Ulster County, NY, USA, at age 30. He was a telephone lineman and killed by a truck that ran off the road and ran over him..^2,3 He was buried at Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA.⁴

     Social Security records give his birth on 10 March 1949 and death in September 1979. His Social Security card was issued in NY.

     Henry Pipa was born on 5 October 1910 at NY, USA.¹ He was the son of John Pipa and Rose Columbia. He married Philena Hotchkin at Debruce, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 25 February 1930.² Henry Pipa and Philena Hotchkin were divorced circa 1935. Henry Pipa died in December 1984 at Delhi, Delaware County, NY, USA, at age 74.¹

     His marriage to Philena was performed by John L. Henry, J.P. at DeBruce, Sullivan Co. and witnessed by Hazel Henry and James Allison. It was also recorded in Sullivan County Marriage Records, file #310.

     Jean Ann Hotchkin was born on 28 June 1931 at Sullivan County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Henry Pipa and Philena Hotchkin. She married Daniel Robert Bonnell at NY, USA, circa 1955. Jean Ann Hotchkin and Daniel Robert Bonnell were divorced circa 1956 at NY. She married Harold D. Allison in 1958. Jean Ann Hotchkin died on 24 August 1976 at Sullivan County, NY, at age 45. She was buried at Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Jean was born to Philena Hotchkin and Henry Pipa. Fred Kahn says that Philena was living with her parents when Jean Ann was born and William and Mary adopted Jean and that is why she carries the Hotchkin name.
Jean was Harold Allison's second wife and he had three daughters by his first wife. Jean died of cancer on August 24 1976.

     Justus (Dutch) Asthalter was born on 5 January 1913 at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA. Age 6 at 1920 census and 17 at the 1930 census.^1,2 He was the son of George Asthalter and Minnie Countryman. He married Nellie Louise Hotchkin at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 28 March 1937.³ Justus (Dutch) Asthalter died on 12 July 2006 at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, at age 93.^1,2 He was buried at Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     George was born at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 4 May 1914.^1,2 He was the son of George Asthalter and Minnie Countryman. He married Pearl May Hotchkin at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 5 December 1936.³ George John Asthalter died on 8 September 1983 at Cooperstown, Otsego County, NY, USA, at age 69.⁴ He was buried at Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA. According to Cemetery information, this cemetery was establishe in 1874..

     Rita was born at Fallsburgh, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 18 June 1921. Birth date from Obituary. Age 9 at 1930 census.. She was the daughter of Anthony Daniel Cypert and Mrytle M. Kracht. She married Earl Edward Hotchkin at NY, USA, on 12 April 1942. She resided at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, in 1993. Rita Catherine Cypert died on 19 July 2005 at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, at age 84.^1,2 She was buried at Hillside Cemetery, at Woodbourne, Sullivan County, NY, USA.