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     Nellie Louise Hotchkin was born on 29 August 1914 at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA.^1,2 She was the daughter of William Mead Hotchkin and Pearl May Grant. She married Justus (Dutch) Asthalter at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 28 March 1937.³ Nellie Louise Hotchkin died on 25 March 1987 at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, at age 72. She was buried at Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA.⁴

     Geoffrey Brown says that Nellie was a member of the Liberty Methodist Church, and that Rev Duane Buddle conducted her funeral. According to the Middletown Times, she was buried in the Grahamsville Rural Cemetery. Nellie and Justin resided in Parksville.

     Pearl May Hotchkin was born on 20 November 1916 at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA.¹ She was the daughter of William Mead Hotchkin and Pearl May Grant. She married George John Asthalter at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 5 December 1936.² She resided at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, in 1993. Pearl May Hotchkin died on 3 November 2008 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, at age 91. Liberty, NY
Pearl May Asthalter of Liberty, NY, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3, 2008 at her home. She was 91.
The daughter of the late William and Pearl May Grant Hotchkin, she was born November 20, 1916 in the Town of Neversink, NY.
Pearl's family owned and operated the Hotchkin House in Aden, NY. Pearl comes from a large family. She had four brothers, Albert, George, William, and Earl, and four sisters, Eva May, Nellie, Philena, and Mary. Mary is the only surviving sibling. Pearl May Grant married George J. Asthalter on December 5, 1936. George and Pearl owned George J. Asthalter Excavation, Inc. in Liberty, NY. They loved to travel the world and they loved deep sea fishing. George and Pearl had a beautiful hunting camp that she would go to every evening to feed the deer. They both loved the outdoors. Pearl was a wonderful cook and she made sure that her family and extended family had a filling lunch on the table every day. She was a very loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Pearl was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church of Liberty.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Siegel of Liberty, NY and Joan Adele Cheh of Forestburgh, NY; five grandsons: Joseph Siegel and his wife, April, Steven Siegel and his wife, Kim, Robert Siegel and his wife, Michelle, William Siegel and his wife, Nancy, Christian Cheh and his wife, Heather; two granddaughters, Barbara Ann Schmidt and her husband, Derek and Alexa Mickelson and her husband, Ron; 15 great grandchildren: Hunter, Dorian, Harley, Hailey, Kristen, Lindsie, Andrew, Jessica, William Benjamin, Joseph J., Joshua, Summer Pearl, Breckin, Kelgin and Amelia Claire; one great granddaughter, Quinn Alexandria and several nieces and nephew. She was predeceased by her loving husband, George, in September of 1983.
Visitation will be Friday, November 7, from 9-11 a.m. in the Harris Funeral Home, West Street at Buckley, Liberty, NY..³

     Pearl and her sister Nellie married brothers, Justus and George Asthalter.

     Earl Edward Hotchkin was born on 11 January 1919 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.² He was the son of William Mead Hotchkin and Pearl May Grant. He married Rita Catherine Cypert at NY, USA, on 12 April 1942. Earl Edward Hotchkin enlsted on 13 May 1942 while living at Sullivan County, NY, USA. His enlistment notes said: " Earl E. Hotchkin, native of NY, Sullivan County, enlisted at Ft Jay, Governors Island, branch inmaterial, Private, grammer school, height 69, weight 147.". He resided at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, USA, in 1991. Earl died on 25 May 1992 at Parksville, Sullivan County, NY, at age 73. Death date also given in Rita's obituary..³

     Geoffrey Brown says that Earl was the source of most of the information on the descendants of Albert Hotchkin and an active historian of that branch of the family. They resided on Aden Rd., Liberty, NY.

     Mary Ann Hotchkin was born on 7 June 1921 at Bittersweet, Sullivan County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of William Mead Hotchkin and Pearl May Grant. She married August William Kahn at NY, USA, on 27 September 1941. She resided at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, in 1993. Mary Ann Hotchkin died on 22 March 2009 at Catskill Regional Medical Center, Harris, Sullivan County, NY, USA, at age 87. Mary Kahn
Liberty, NY

Mary Kahn, 87, a lifelong area resident, died on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at the Catskill Regional Medical Center in Harris, NY.
The daughter of the late William Meade and Pearl Grant Hotchkin, she was born on June 7, 1921 in Bittersweet, NY.
Mary was a member of the Liberty United Methodist Church and the Liberty Methodist Women's Group. She was a lifetime member of the Clarence Hoyt VFW Post #9217 Ladies Auxiliary and she also belonged to the Revonah Chapter OES #443 in Liberty.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, August Kahn of Liberty; a son, Fred Kahn and his wife, Kathleen of Liberty; two grandchildren, Lisa and James Phillips; three great-grandchildren: Skyler, Jared and Shanoah; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by eight brothers and sisters.
There will be no visitation.
Cremation will take place at Cedar Hill Crematory in Middle Hope, NY.. She was buried at Middle Hope Crematory, at Middle Hope, Orange County, NY, USA.

     Frieda was born at NY, USA, on 22 February 1890.¹ She married Burr Hotchkin at NY circa 1916. Frieda died in November 1962 at Hillsborough County, FL, USA, at age 72.^2,3

     Her birth and death dates are given in the Social Security records. The 1959 and 1961 Tampa City Directories show her as the widow of Burr and living at 340 Court St.

     Burr Frank Hotchkin Jr. was born on 1 June 1917 at NY, USA.¹ He was the son of Burr Hotchkin and Frieda A. Groth. Burr Frank Hotchkin Jr. married Katherine H. Jacobi, daughter of Fred W. Jacobi and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Ruby, before 1940 at NY. Live with father and husband Burr at the 1940 census.. Burr Frank Hotchkin Jr. appeared on the census of 1940 at New York, Bronx County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Fred Jacobi, Head, age 68, widow, born NY, Plumber; son-in-law, Burr Hotchkin, age 23, born NY, Salesman at Carpet Co; dau Catherine Hotchkin, age 23, born NY, Photo Artist.. He enlsted on 3 March 1943 while living at New York City, New York County, NY, USA. His enlistment notes said: " Burr F. Hotchkin, born 1917, native of New York. no branch assigned, Private, enlisted for duration, 2 years of high school, married, height 89, weight 123. He returned from Europe as a S/Sgt on 31 August 1945 aboard the Queen Mary.". He and Katherine H. Jacobi were divorced in October 1956 at Hillsborough County, FL, USA. Florida Divorce Index 1927 - 2001 has a divorce of Burr F. Hotchkin and Katherine H. Hotchkin, Oct 1956 in Hillsborough Co, FL..² He married Marjorie Aldine Lopez at Hillsborough County, FL, in October 1956. Other documents give her a surname of Lopez..^3,4 He resided at Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, USA, in 1959. Burr Frank Hotchkin Jr. died on 18 August 1972 at Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, at age 55.^1,5

     His birth and death are given in Social Security records, death benefits were paid in Florida, and his social Security card was issued in NY. Burr and his wife Marjorie L. are listed in Tampa City Directories for the years 1959 through 1961. Burr was a mail carrier and Marjorie Vice President of Jobbers Warehouse Service. The directories show their residences at 3902 North A St.

     Elmer Frederick Hotchkin was born on 17 March 1919 at NY, USA.¹ He was the son of Burr Hotchkin and Frieda A. Groth. Elmer Frederick Hotchkin married Gladys Mae Bowen on 13 September 1943 at Culpeper County, VA, USA. Elmer Frederick Hotchkin enlsted on 9 June 1944 while living at Culpeper County, VA. His enlistment notes said: " Elmer F. Hotchkin, native of NY, enlisted in Culpeper, VA at Camp Lee, no branch assigned, Private, enlisted for duration, 4 years of high school, brake inspector of railway. married, height 69, weight 993.". He and Gladys Mae Bowen were divorced on 22 November 1947 at Culpeper, Culpeper County, VA, USA. VA Divorce Records 1918 to 2014. Elmer Frederick Hotchkin died in December 1977 at Hyde Park, Dutchess County, NY, USA, at age 58.¹

     Birth and death dates from Social Security records.

     Thomas A. McCoy was born on 5 June 1893 at New York City, New York County, NY, USA. WWI Draft Registration. New York City Births give the date as 03 June.¹ He was the son of James John McCoy and Rosa Hughes. He married Margaret M. (Nellie) Hotchkin at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 31 October 1920.² Thomas A. McCoy appeared on the census of 1930 at Bronx, Bronx County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Thomas A. McCoy, 37, married t 27, born NY, prents born Ireland; wife Margaret, 38, married at 28, born NY, father born CT, mother born NY; day Rosemary, 7, born NY; son Frank, 4, born NY; son Thomas, 3, born NY; dau Helen, 1/12, born NY.. He died in 1962 at Sullivan County, NY, USA.¹ He was buried at Saint Peters Cemetery, at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Charles Benjamin Vaughn was born on 9 May 1873 at IA, USA. Birth date and middle name comes from his WWI Draft Registration. He married Clara Dorothy (Dot) Hotchkin at Winfield, Cowley County, KS, USA, on 9 March 1909. History of Montgomery County, NY.. Charles Benjamin Vaughn appeared on the census of 1920 at Wellington, Sumner County, KS, USA. The census lists the family as: Charles B. Vaughn, 46, IA, father born KY, mother PA, barber in Goodmans Barber Shop; wife Clara D., 43, born NY; dau Louise G., 10, born OK; dau Avis E., 8, born OK; dau Ethel D., 5, Born KS; dau Nellie J., 3 10/12, born KS; son Charles E., 1 9/12, born KS.. He died in August 1938 at Medicine Bow, Barber County, KS, USA, at age 65. He was buried at Highland Cemetery, at Medicine Bow, Barber County, KS, USA.

     Ethel was born at AR, USA, in 1890. Age 20 at the 1910 census. Birth year 1890 found in her marriage record.. She was the daughter of Henry Lawson Stroope and Florence Belle Stafford. She married Mac Leod Hotchkin at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK, USA, on 27 April 1908. Married 2 years at the 1910 census. Oklahoma County Marriage records 1890 - 1895. Ethel died after 1910.

     The 1910 census of Oklahoma City, OK has Bessie and MacLeod living with William T. Snelling and his wife Florence B. Bessie and a sister Jessie are called daughters but must really be step-daughters as both parents were born in AR, while William T. was born in TN. Because of this they will be given a surname of Stropps. Family records called Bessie Strump so these are close. The census says that Florence had 3 children living but the 3rd cannot be found. The family is not found in the 1900 census.

     Florence Leode Hotchkin was born on 11 September 1909 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK, USA. The 1910 census of Oklahoma City gives her birth in OK.¹ She was the daughter of Mac Leod Hotchkin and Ethel (Bessie) Stroope. Florence Leode Hotchkin married Roland Frank Cain in 1928. Florence Leode Hotchkin died on 10 March 1985 at Orange County, CA, USA, at age 75. Name Florence L. Thomas. Mother name Stroops..¹

     Susie May Heth was born on 12 November 1897 at KS, USA.¹ She married Mac Leod Hotchkin at Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS, USA, in September 1917. Susie died on 22 May 1980 at Winfield, Cowley County, KS, USA, at age 82. Her obituary appeared in the Wichita Eagle/Beacon on 24 May 1980..^2,3,4 She was buried at Highland Cemetery, at Winfield, Cowley County, KS, USA. Block L, West, Lot 14-2.

     Maxine May Hotchkin was born on 5 May 1919 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA. She was the daughter of Mac Leod Hotchkin and Susie May Heth. She married Orville A. Braden at Winfield, Cowley County, KS, USA, on 9 April 1950. Miles Funeral Service Obituaries, 4001 East 9th , Winfield, KS gives their marriage information.. Maxine May Hotchkin died on 11 April 1998 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, at age 78. Maxine Braden, 78, of Arkansas City, formerly of Winfield, died April 11, 1998, at Medicalodge North.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Highland Cemetery at Winfield. The Rev. Rick Hathaway will officiate.
Friends may call at Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Home until 9 tonight.
Braden was born May 5, 1919, in Arkansas City, to Mac L. and Susie (Heth) Hotchkin.
She married Orville A. Braden April 9, 1950, in Winfield. He died July 3, 1995.
A clerk at the former Feaster Grocery, she resided in Winfield most of her life.
Survivors include three sisters, Bobbie Riegel, Winfield, Betty Clodfelter, Manhattan, and Eunice Tupin, Phoenix; and several nieces and nephews.
.¹ She was buried at Highland Cemetery, at Winfield, Cowley County, KS, USA. Funeral at Swisher-Taylor & Morris Funeral Homes.

     Donald was born at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA, on 17 February 1921.¹ He was the son of Mac Leod Hotchkin and Susie May Heth. He married Beatrice Arlene Deal at KS, USA, circa 1940. Donald Eugene Hotchkin Sr. and Beatrice Arlene Deal were divorced circa 1942 at KS. He married Shirley Geraldine Snook at KS circa 1945. Donald Eugene Hotchkin Sr. enlsted on 8 November 1945 while living at Cowley County, KS, USA. His enlistment notes said: " Donald E. Hotchkin Sr., native of Kansas, Cowley County, enlisted in Signal Corps, Technician 4th Grade, Segt, Hawaiian Dept, Regular Army, source enlisted man, scout, or recall to AD of enlisted man transferred to ERC. He has 1 year of high school, divoreced without dependents.". He and Shirley Geraldine Snook were divorced circa 1965 at KS. He married Sue A. Unknown at KS on 27 July 1983. The marriage date is on their gravestone.. Donald died on 9 May 1996 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, at age 75.² He was buried at Hope Cemetery, at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA.

     The Clodfelter genealogy calls her Betty Jean.

Betty Jean Clodfelter passed away Friday, November 13, 2009, at St. Joseph Village in Manhattan. She was 83.

She was born May 4, 1926, in Arkansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Macleod and Susie Hotchkin, and had lived her entire life in Kansas; in Winfield, where she attended high school, Plainville and Manhattan. She married Lutie D. Clodfelter, of Winfield, KS, on July 20, 1945. They were married nearly 42 years, until his death on May 5, 1987.

She was also preceded in death by a sister, Maxine Braden, and a brother, Donald Hotchkin. She is survived by sisters, Eunice Tupin of Phoenix, AZ, and Bobbie Riegle of Winfield, KS. Also surviving are her son, Micheal Clodfelter, and his wife Rena, of Lawrence, and her daughter, Linda Schmidt, and her husband Patrick, of Alta Vista, KS. Grandchildren include Tracy Schmidt, and his wife, Hillary, of Manhattan; Todd Schmidt, and his wife Michelle, of Independence, MO; and USAF SSgt. Thomas Clodfelter, stationed at Missawa, Japan. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren: William, Kyler, Kiefer, Katie and Josh.

She worked in various department stores in Winfield and Plainville for many years, but was primarily a homemaker and loving wife, mother and grandmother to her family.

Her favorite pastime was her daily walks. She could outpace and exhaust people half her age, and even when age and infirmity required the use of a walker she could still trot down the sidewalk at a steady clip. All those who knew her and loved her will retain an image of that lean lady in motion.

Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday November 17, 2009 at the Plainville Cemetery, Plainville, Kansas.

Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday November 15, 2009 at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, Manhattan, Kansas.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Association and left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.
Betty Jean Hotchkin was born on 4 May 1926 at Arkansas City, Cowley County, KS, USA. She was the daughter of Mac Leod Hotchkin and Susie May Heth. Betty Jean Hotchkin appeared on the census of 1940 at Winfield, Cowley County, KS, USA. The census lists the family as: Anna Clark, Head, age 54 born 1886 in KS, widow, son Vernon Clark, age 26 born 1914 in KS, married, city employee in light plant; dau-in-law Florence Clark, age 22 born 1918 in KY, married; son Charles Lee Cantrell, age 4 born 1936 in KS, single; grand son W. J. Swartz, age 19 born 1921 in KS, single; dau Betty Jean Hotchkin, age 14 born 1926 in KS, single; dau Bobby Lee Hotchkin, age 6 born 1934 in KS, single; and 3 boarders.. She married Lutie Delmar Clodfelter on 20 July 1946 at KS, USA. Betty Jean Hotchkin lived in 2004 at Manhattan, Riley County, KS, USA. She died on 13 November 2009 at Manhattan, Riley County, KS, at age 83. Manhattan Mercury, The (KS) - November 15, 2009

Obituaries
Betty Jean Clodfelter Betty Jean Clodfelter, 83, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at St. Jospeh Village in Manhattan.The family provided some She was born May 4, 1926, in Arkansas City, Kan., the daughter of Macleod and Susie Hotchkin, and had lived her entire life in Kansas; in Winfield, where she attended high school, Plainville and Manhattan. She married Lutie D. Clodfelter, of Winfield, on July 20, 1945. They were married nearly 42 years, until his death on May 5...
. She was buried at Plainville Cemetery, at Plainville, Rooks County, KS, USA.

     Jessie was born at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 7 August 1885. She was the daughter of Richard Edward Deighton and Mary E. Look. She married Charles Fee Hotchkin at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, on 24 August 1903.¹ Jessie Nancy Deighton appeared on the census of 1920 at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Hotchkin, Jessie N., age 34, b NY; living with father in law, Levi O.. Jessie died on 14 October 1946 at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, at age 61.² She was buried at Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery, at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     At the time of Jessie' death she was the express agent and Western Union Operator for the Prattsburg Railway.

     Lydia Emily Hotchkin was born on 13 May 1907 at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Charles Fee Hotchkin and Jessie Nancy Deighton. She married Howard Warren Sprague at NY, USA, circa 1927. Lydia Emily Hotchkin and Howard Warren Sprague were divorced circa 1955. She married Grover Davis at NY on 15 February 1959. Lydia Emily Hotchkin died on 21 July 1991 at Bath, Steuben County, NY, USA, at age 84.¹ She was buried at Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery, at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     A Linda E. Hotchkin was married on 28 Oct., 1931 at Avoca, Steuben Co., NY.

     Richard Fee Hotchkin was born on 1 October 1910 at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA. He was the son of Charles Fee Hotchkin and Jessie Nancy Deighton. Richard Fee Hotchkin died on 28 October 1929 at New York City, New York County, NY, USA, at age 19.^1,2 He was buried at Prattsburgh Rural Cemetery, at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA.

     Richard spent most of his life in Prattsburg, where he attended the Franklin Academy, played on its basket ball and base ball teams. He was a member of the local Boy Scout troop and a lover of the outdoors. Several months before his death he accepted a position with the New York State Agricultural Department with headquarters near New York City. When he became ill, he went to the home of his aunt, Mrs. Alfred Augus.

     Henry Baldwin Cornwell was born on 25 July 1879 at Milo, Yates County, NY, USA. He was the son of George Rathbun Cornwell and Catherine Eliza Hermans. He married Fanny Waldo Hotchkin at Prattsburgh, Steuben County, NY, USA, on 10 June 1909.¹ Henry Baldwin Cornwell appeared on the census of 1930 at Milo, Yates County, NY. The census lists the family as: Henry Cornwell, 50, owns home $10,000, married at 30, born NY, parents born NY; wife Fanny H., 49, married at 21, born NY, parents born NY; son William, 19, single, born NY; son Henry Jr., 15, born NY.. Henry died on 5 August 1968 at Bloomfield, Essex County, NJ, USA, at age 89.²

     Louise was born at Berea, Cuyahoga County, OH, USA, on 3 June 1895. The 1930 Census gives her birth in Ohio and her parents both in New York. Betty Hotchkin gave the city in Ohio..² She was the daughter of Louis John Lang and Barbara Charlotte Graf. She married Harry Vance Hotchkin at Buffalo, Erie County, NY, USA, on 30 August 1919.³ Louise died in January 1986 at Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach County, VA, USA, at age 90.⁴

     Elsie Hotchkin Moon says that Louise was the daughter of Mrs. Barbara Lang. Betty Morse Hotchkin also uses the name as Lang and a middle name of Katherine.

     Harry Louis Hotchkin Lieut. was born on 10 September 1920 at Buffalo, Erie County, NY, USA. Date from Betty Morse Hotchkin. He was the son of Harry Vance Hotchkin and Louise Katherine Lang. Harry Louis Hotchkin Lieut. died on 30 March 1945 at Fort William McKinley, Manila, Luzon, Philippines, at age 24. He was a Naval Aviator killed in. He was buried at Manila American Cemetery (ABMC), at Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.