Person:Spencer Durgee (1)

Rome Daily Sentinel, 18 Dec 1903: BORN DURGEE-- In North Hillsboro, Nov. 29, 1903, to Mr. and Mrs. Irving A. Durgee, a son, named Spencer Irving Durgee.

NY State Census 1905, Amboy, Oswego County, NY: Durgee, Irvin - Head - " Spencer - Son - White - Male - Age 1

Photo 1906 of Marion, Spencer, Ted in SCRAPBOOK - Marion Durgee

Census 1910, Williamson-Carter RD, Town of Amboy, Oswego County, NY - family # 3 : Durgee, Irvin A. [head] " Spencer I. - Age 6 - In school

NY State Census 1915, Railroad ST, Parish, Oswego County, NY: Durgee, Flora S. - Head - " Spencer I. - Son - White - Male - Age 11 - Born U.S. - School

Census 1920, Town of Parish, Oswego County, NY (County Road to Hastings) Durgee, Spencer [boarder with Stephen Linsley] - Male - White - Age 16 - Single - At school - Born (& both parents) New York - Occupation Laborer - on Dairy farm - Worker

NY State Census 1925, E. Main ST, Parish, Oswego County, NY: Durgee, Flora S. - Head - " Spencer I. - Son - White - Male - Age 21 - Born U.S. - Stone cutter

Census 1930, 1508 S. State ST, Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY : INDEXED AS "DURGEL" Durgee, Spencer I. - Rented, $45 mo. - has Radio - Male - White - Age 26 - Married, at age 25 - Stone cutter, Monuments - Worker - Unemployed 6 months - Not veteran " Dorothy H. - Wife - Female - White - Age 26 - Married at 25 - Born (& both parents) New York - Teacher, Primary - Employed

Census 1940, Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY: Durgee, Spencer - Head - Male - White - Age 36 - Married - Education, 4 yrs High school - Born New York - 1935 residence, Same house - At work, 42 hrs/wk - Drill operator - Worked 52 wks, Earned $1700 " Dorotha - Wife - Female - White - Age 36 - Education, 1 yr College - Born New York Clark, Alice - Lodger - Female - White - Age 31 - Married - Education, 4 yrs High school - Born New York - 1935 residence, Orwell, Oswego County, NY - Has job - Teacher, Local ??? school - Worked 40 wks, Earned $2000 " Flower - Lodger's daughter - Female - White - Age 5 - At school, grade 1

Syracuse Herald Journal, 22 Nov 1945: SPENCER DURGEE 584 including a 233 single game, gave him high score in the South Side Recreation Bowling League.

Syracuse Herald-Journal, 26 Sep 1946: Babe Minikheim set the pace of the South Side Recreation Bowling League last night... while Spencer Durgee's 237 game was the best individual effort.

Syracuse Herald Journal, 4 Sep 1954: BAPTISTS TO NAME PASTOR AT CALVARY Committee will include... Spencer Durgee, board of trustees

Syracuse Post-Standard, 14 Oct 1955: BOWLING ...Spencer Durgee ... in the Associated Church League... with a 214 single.

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[undated newspaper clipping] SPENCER I. DURGEE Spencer I. Durgee died Monday, Sept. 14 at Lake View Terrace Retirement Home, Altoona, FL. He was born Nov. 29, 1903 in Amboy, the son of Irving and Flora (Frobel) Durgee. Mr. Durgee graduated from Carterville Rural School and Parish High School in 1922. He worked for Dairymen's League Milk Company in Syracuse, Onondaga Litholite Company and The Solvay Process Company at Jamesville Stone Quarry, where he retired as Midnight Supervisor of Quarry Operations on Jan. 1, 1967 after 32 years. He lived in Syracuse from 1931-1967, Lehigh Acres FL from 1967-1993, and Lakeview Terrace Retirement Home in Altoona FL from 1993 until his death. Mr. Durgee was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Eastside of Syracuse, where he was a trustee, usher, and bowled with the church league, and a member of Lehigh Acres United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Marian Durgee Turner, Irene Durgee Pyle, Vera Durgee Gridley, and Alice Durgee Manzene, and a brother, Theodore Durgee. Surviving are his wife, Dorotha A. Howlett whom he married on July 25, 1929 in Pulaski; one sister, Gail Durgee McSweeney of Fulton; five nieces and nine nephews. Burial was in Lee Memorial Park, Lehigh Acres, FL.

Orlando Sentinel, The (FL) - September 21, 1999 ALTOONA --SPENCER I. DURGEE, 95 RETIRED LIMESTONE CARVER MR. DURGEE, Lodge Terrace Drive, Altoona, died Sept. 14. He was a retired limestone carver for The Solvay Process Co. at Jamesville Stone Quarry. Born in Amboy, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1993. He was a member of Lehigh Acres United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife, Dorotha Howlett Durgee; sister, Gail McSweeney, Fulton, N.Y. Beyers Funeral Home, Umatilla

1. ↑ Turner, Marion Durgee. The Durgee Family. (Name: 1971-1983;)
   30.
2. ↑ 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated. (Name: 1979;).
3. ↑ Family Register, Irving A. Durgee
   [2].
4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
5. ↑ Old Fulton NY Postcards. (Name: Electronic;)
   Rome Daily Sentinel, 18 Dec 1903:.

   BORN DURGEE-- In North Hillsboro, Nov. 29, 1903, to Mr. and Mrs. Irving A. Durgee, a son, named Spencer Irving Durgee.

6. ↑ In Memory of Spencer I. Durgee.
7. ↑ (Obituary)
   [undated newspaper clipping].

   SPENCER I. DURGEE Spencer I. Durgee died Monday, Sept. 14 at Lake View Terrace Retirement Home, Altoona, FL. ... Burial was in Lee Memorial Park, Lehigh Acres, FL.