Person:Leona Utley (1)

1880 !BIRTH: New York, Oswego Co., Boylston - Apr 1880 - from 1900 census

1900 !CENSUS: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - Name: Leona Wilson: Residence: Syracuse city, Onondaga, New York Birth date: Apr 1880, Birthplace: New York Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter Mother's birthplace: New York, Race or color (expanded): White Gender: Female, Marital status: Single

1900 !MARRIAGE: New York, Onondaga Co., Syracuse - from Oswego Palladium of December 18, 1900: "Married in Syracuse - Syracuse Herald: On Wednesday last at eight o'clock occurred the marriage of Fred Bitter and Miss Lena May Wilson of Oswego at St. Peter's Lutheran Church of this city." - census of 1910 shows marriage of 10 years

1910 !CENSUS: New York, New York Co., Manhattan Borough - Census of 1910 shows Alfred age 29, his wife Leona age 29, son Victor age 5, and Emily Wilson age 56 (born in NY of French father and French mother)

!BIOGRAPHY: From her mother's notice of her passing: "Mrs. Bitter's death was the result of pneaumonia, and occurred on February 4th, at her late home in New York City. ... Several happy years of Leona's childhood were spent at the old homestead in Boylston. From there, she went to Syracuse, where she met and married Frederick A. Bitter, son of the well known German music master Herr Henri Bitter. Later she moved to New York City. For several years both Mrs. Bitter and her husbanc have been known on the vaudeville stage as musicians of great talent. As a sweet singer, Mrs. Bitter has won much applause. She has always seemed in the best of health and the news of her death came as a shock to us all. It seems hard that one so young and beautiful should be called home in her early womanhood, but God knows best..."

1913 !DEATH: New York, New York Co., Manhattan - At home: 226 Bradhurst Avenue in Manhattan due to pneaumonia. Feb. 4, obit. listing in Newspaper: New York Times (1857-Current file) Event: Obituary Publication: 7 Feb 1913 - New York, New York

1. ↑ 1900 United States Census.

   Name: Leona Wilson
   Titles:
   Residence: Syracuse city, Onondaga, New York
   Birth date: Apr 1880
   Birthplace: New York
   Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter
   Spouse's name:
   Spouse's titles:
   Spouse birthplace:
   Head of household name: Thomas Whyburn
   Father's titles:
   Father's birthplace: New York
   Mother's name:
   Mother's titles:
   Mother's birthplace: New York
   Race or color (expanded): White
   Head-of-household name: Thomas Whyburn
   Gender: Female
   Marital status: Single
   Years married:
   Estimated marriage year:
   Mother how many children:
   Number living children:
   Immigration year:
   Enumeration district: 0138
   Sheet number and letter: 9A
   Household id: 234
   Reference number: 11
   GSU film number: 1241137
   Image number: 00690
   Collection: United States Census, 1900

2. ↑ 1910 United States Census.