The Family of Nathan G. Westbrook and Esther Wahl Westbrook

The Parents of Nathan G. Westbrook

Edwin H. Westbrook and Carrie Short Westbrook

The Parents of Esther Wahl

Mother and Father Wahl

Westbrook Family Tree

Short Family Tree

Wahl Family Tree

Esther’s Maternal Family Tree

Marriages of Nathan G. Westbrook

Marriage to Esther Wahl in 1926

Marriages of Esther Wahl

Marriage to Nathan G. Westbrook in 1926

Wedding of Esther Wahl and Nathan G. Westbrook

From the Livonia Gazette, 29 October 1926

A number attended the wedding of Miss Esther Wahl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Wahl of Scottsville Road and Nathan Glen Westbrook of Hemlock, which took place Saturday afternoon in the West Avenue Methodist church in Rochester. The Rev. W. H. English, pastor, officiated.

The maid of honor was Miss Beatrice Arthur and the best man was Nathan Short of Hemlock, a cousin of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Miss Lois Wahl and Miss Helen Wahl, sisters of the bride. The ushers were David E. Wahl, a brother of the bride, and Otto K. Westbrook, a brother of the bridegroom. Miss Arlene Hill of Athens, Pa., was organist. The church was decorated with palms gladioli and fall flowers. Supper for members of the two families was served after the ceremony at the home of the bride’s parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Westbrook will reside in Hemlock after December 1. Mrs. Westbrook was a former teacher in the high school there. The couple have the good wishes of the community. Among the prenuptial events were showers given by members of Oatka Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, and members of the Vida L. Cobb Club at the home of Mrs. William Brooks on Seward street.

Stamp Pals for 18 Years

From an Unknown Newspaper, 16 August 1956

Article rediscovered by Douglas Morgan.

3

J. H. Waterson of Leicester, England and N. G. Westbrook of Hemlock NY, Aug 1956.

These two men met for the first time the 26th of last month, though they had been acquainted by correspondence for the last 18 years.

The messengers Waterson and Westbrook became correspondents through FIDAC, a group of World War I veterans, sponsored by the British and the American Legions. During the years of letter writing neither had the opportunity to meet the other until this year when Mr. Waterson, a retired railroad man, and Mrs. Waterson arrived in Montreal, July 25, en route to Sidney, Australia, to visit his sister, whom he has not seen since 1931.

Mr. Westbrook met the Watersons at Cornwall, Canada, on July 26 and after visiting the 1000 Islands, the St. Lawrence Seaway and various other points of interest the Watersons spent several days in Hemlock. They left last Thursday for Chicago. They will visit Moorehead, Minn., Winnipeg, Sask., where an uncle resides, and then to sail for Sidney on Sept. 11 on the S. S. Orcades. Honolulu, Fijis, and Auckland, New Zealand, are included in the itinerary. They will spend seven months in Sydney before returning to England.

The Watersons’ home is Leicester, England, which is in the Midlands, some 99 miles from London. They were impressed by the natural beauty of this part of New York State and the number of mechanical aids the American housewife has to help her in the task of keeping house. Mechanical refrigeration and electric washing machines and other things which we take for granted are not nearly so common in England. Another thing which impressed them was the service that Americans receive at the “corner gas station.” The checking of oil, water, tires, and wiping the windshield are distinctly American. Mr. Waterson also says that free maps are unknown in England. The American sense of humor is also a new, but pleasant experience, according to Mr. Waterson: while Mrs. Waterson commented upon the brevity of some of the costumes worn on the street by American women.

The Obituary of Nathan G. Westbrook

21 November 1892 - 18 July 1961

From the Lima Recorder, 20 July 1961

Hemlock - Nathan Glenn Westbrook, 68, of Hemlock died Tuesday, July 18, 1961, in Genesee Hospital, Rochester, where he was admitted as a patient last Sunday.

He was born in Hemlock Nov. 21, 1892, son of Edwin and Carrie Short Westbrook, pioneer family. A graduate of Livonia High School in 1912 and Cornell University in 1916, he was a farmer for many years and taught agriculture at the Hemlock and Lima schools. In recent years he was employed by McCurdy’s in Rochester. On Oct. 23, 1926, he married the former Esther Wahl of Rochester.

Mr. Westbrook was a member of Livonia Lodge, F & AM; a charter member of Harrison-Lee Post, American Legion, Livonia; Hemlock Civic Club; Hemlock Volunteer Fire Company, former member of the Hemlock school board, and a former Republican county committeeman for over 20 years.

He was a past officer of the Hemlock Lake Union Agricultural Society, past master of Livonia Grange, and was also secretary of Hemlock Lodge at the time of his death, having served in this office for 30 years. He attended the Hemlock Methodist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Esther Wahl Westbrook; one daughter, Mrs. Elmore (Janet) Blair of Nunda; one brother, Otto K. Westbrook of Buffalo; six grandchildren.

Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Brown Funeral Home, 20 Washington St., Livonia, where Masonic services will be conducted by Livonia Lodge, F & AM, on Thursday at 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the Brown Funeral Home Friday, 2 p.m., the Rev. John Roth, pastor, Hemlock Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Livonia. Friends wishing may make contributions to the memorial fund of the Genesee Hospital, Rochester.

The Obituary of Esther Wahl Westbrook

1889 - 1992

No obituary found.

The Burial of Nathan G. Westbrook

Union Cemetery in Livonia NY

The Burial of Esther Wahl Westbrook

Union Cemetery in Livonia NY

Newspaper articles from FultonHistory.com