Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameHester Louisa CUNNINGHAM 
BaptismSaddle River, Bergen County, New Jersey
Death3 Mar 1925, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey371
MemoChronic Nephritis
MemoSec 8 Lot 379 to 382 Grave 5
OccupationMother of 2 children, step-mother to 3 children
ReligionPresbyterian
FatherJohn H. CUNNINGHAM (1815-1879)
MotherMargaret ACKERMAN (1825-1896)
Spouses
MemoBright’s Disease
MemoSec 8 Lot 381 Grave 11
FatherJohn HINDLE (~1799-1849)
MotherElizabeth LAWTON (~1800-1882)
ChildrenCharles Beckwith (1866-1905)
Frank Lawton (1871-1925)
Notes for Hester Louisa CUNNINGHAM
Hester is still living as a widow at 115 Ellison St. in Paterson in 1892 and 1893, and in the 1900 census. Her last residence was 168 17th Ave., Paterson, NJ at the time of her death in 1925.
Census notes for Hester Louisa CUNNINGHAM
1870 New Jersey, Passaic County, 4th Ward Paterson, page 11, stamped page 407, film M593-885 (taken 15th July 1870)
dwelling 71, family 79
John Hindle, age 36, male, undertaker, real estate worth $6500, personal $17000, born New Jersey
Hester L.---, age 25, female, keeps house, born New York
John---------, age 14, male, school, born New Jersey
Daisy A.----, age 12, female, school, born New Jersey
Lizzie-------, age 9, female, school, born New Jersey
Charles------, age 4, male, at home, born New Jersey
Christina Fek??, age 23, female, domestic, born Holland, parents foreign born
1880 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, E.D. 157, sheet 30, line 13, page 164B, film T9-796 (taken 9 June 1880)
115 Ellison St., dwelling 260, family 319
Hindle, John H., white, male, 47, head, undertaker, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey [actually born England]
--------, Hester L., white, female, age 34, wife, keeping house, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, John, white, male, age 23, son, undertaker, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Daisy, white, female, age 19, daughter, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Elizabeth, white, female, age 17, daughter, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Charles B, white, male, age 13, son, at school, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Frank L., white, male, age 9, son, at school, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
1900 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, 4th ward, E.D. 131, sheet 5B, line 64, page 96, film T623-992 (taken 6 Jun 1900)
115 Ellison Street, dwelling 89, family 108
Hindle, Esther L., head, white, female, Sept 1844, age 55, widow, married 35 yrs, mother of 2 children, 2 living, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
Green, Jennie, servant, white, female, Aug 1871, age 28, single, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, emigrated in 1888, in US for 12 yrs, alien, servant
Cowan, James, lodger, white, male, Aug 1854, age 45, single, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey, hostler
1910 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, Ward 5, E.D. 123, sheet 16B, film T624-906 (taken 29 Apr 1910)
213 Broadway, dwelling 215, family 322
Lavender Bockee, head of household
Hindle, Hester, boarder, female, white, age 65, widow, was married 40 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New Jersey
1920 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, 6th ward, E.D. 111, sheet 5A, stamped page 216, film T625-1065 (taken 7 Jan 1920)
212 Broadway, dwelling 58, family 89
Hindle, Hester, boarder, female, white, age 76, widow, born New Jersey, father born Ireland, mother born Holland, housekeeper
She is living in a boardinghouse with Lucinda Boroker head at 81, widow
------------------------------deceased
dwelling 71, family 79
John Hindle, age 36, male, undertaker, real estate worth $6500, personal $17000, born New Jersey
Hester L.---, age 25, female, keeps house, born New York
John---------, age 14, male, school, born New Jersey
Daisy A.----, age 12, female, school, born New Jersey
Lizzie-------, age 9, female, school, born New Jersey
Charles------, age 4, male, at home, born New Jersey
Christina Fek??, age 23, female, domestic, born Holland, parents foreign born
1880 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, E.D. 157, sheet 30, line 13, page 164B, film T9-796 (taken 9 June 1880)
115 Ellison St., dwelling 260, family 319
Hindle, John H., white, male, 47, head, undertaker, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey [actually born England]
--------, Hester L., white, female, age 34, wife, keeping house, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, John, white, male, age 23, son, undertaker, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Daisy, white, female, age 19, daughter, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Elizabeth, white, female, age 17, daughter, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Charles B, white, male, age 13, son, at school, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Frank L., white, male, age 9, son, at school, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
1900 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, 4th ward, E.D. 131, sheet 5B, line 64, page 96, film T623-992 (taken 6 Jun 1900)
115 Ellison Street, dwelling 89, family 108
Hindle, Esther L., head, white, female, Sept 1844, age 55, widow, married 35 yrs, mother of 2 children, 2 living, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
Green, Jennie, servant, white, female, Aug 1871, age 28, single, born Ireland, parents born Ireland, emigrated in 1888, in US for 12 yrs, alien, servant
Cowan, James, lodger, white, male, Aug 1854, age 45, single, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey, hostler
1910 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, Ward 5, E.D. 123, sheet 16B, film T624-906 (taken 29 Apr 1910)
213 Broadway, dwelling 215, family 322
Lavender Bockee, head of household
Hindle, Hester, boarder, female, white, age 65, widow, was married 40 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living, born New York, father born Ireland, mother born New Jersey
1920 New Jersey, Passaic County, Paterson, 6th ward, E.D. 111, sheet 5A, stamped page 216, film T625-1065 (taken 7 Jan 1920)
212 Broadway, dwelling 58, family 89
Hindle, Hester, boarder, female, white, age 76, widow, born New Jersey, father born Ireland, mother born Holland, housekeeper
She is living in a boardinghouse with Lucinda Boroker head at 81, widow
------------------------------deceased
Obituary notes for Hester Louisa CUNNINGHAM
Paterson (NJ) Morning Call, Thursday, March 5, 1925.
Obituary: HINDLE--In Paterson, on Tuesday, March 3, 1925, Hester Louisa, widow of the late John H. Hindle, in her 81st year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral on Friday, March 6, from the residence of her sister, Mrs. A.W. Zabriskie, 168 Seventeenth avenue, 2:30 o'clock p.m. Interment at Cedar Lawn.
Paterson (NJ) Press Guardian, Thursday, March 5, 1925.
HINDLE--In Paterson, on Tuesday, March 3, 1925, Hester Louisa, widow of the late John H. Hindle, in her eighty-first year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, March 6 from the residence of her sister, Mrs. A.W. Zabriskie, 168 Seventeenth avenue, at 2:30 o'clock p.m. Interment at Cedar Lawn.
Paterson (NJ) Press Guardian, Friday, March 6, 1925.
TRIBUTE IS PAID TO MRS. HINDLE
Relatives and friends paid the last tribute to the memory of Mrs. Hester L. Hindle, the widow of John H. Hindle, at the funeral this afternoon, at the home of her sister, Mrs. A.W. Zabriskie, 168 Seventeenth avenue, at 2:30 o'clock. Many flowers told of the esteem in which she was held for many years.
The service was in the care of the Rev. A.C. Sawtelle, of the Second Presbyterian Church, where Mrs. Hindle had been a member for a long time. Assisting the minister was Mrs. Laura Lee Barbour, who song [sic] "The Homeland" and "Abide With Me." Interment was made in the Hindle plot at Cedar Lawn, at the convenience of the family.
Obituary: HINDLE--In Paterson, on Tuesday, March 3, 1925, Hester Louisa, widow of the late John H. Hindle, in her 81st year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral on Friday, March 6, from the residence of her sister, Mrs. A.W. Zabriskie, 168 Seventeenth avenue, 2:30 o'clock p.m. Interment at Cedar Lawn.
Paterson (NJ) Press Guardian, Thursday, March 5, 1925.
HINDLE--In Paterson, on Tuesday, March 3, 1925, Hester Louisa, widow of the late John H. Hindle, in her eighty-first year. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, March 6 from the residence of her sister, Mrs. A.W. Zabriskie, 168 Seventeenth avenue, at 2:30 o'clock p.m. Interment at Cedar Lawn.
Paterson (NJ) Press Guardian, Friday, March 6, 1925.
TRIBUTE IS PAID TO MRS. HINDLE
Relatives and friends paid the last tribute to the memory of Mrs. Hester L. Hindle, the widow of John H. Hindle, at the funeral this afternoon, at the home of her sister, Mrs. A.W. Zabriskie, 168 Seventeenth avenue, at 2:30 o'clock. Many flowers told of the esteem in which she was held for many years.
The service was in the care of the Rev. A.C. Sawtelle, of the Second Presbyterian Church, where Mrs. Hindle had been a member for a long time. Assisting the minister was Mrs. Laura Lee Barbour, who song [sic] "The Homeland" and "Abide With Me." Interment was made in the Hindle plot at Cedar Lawn, at the convenience of the family.
Will notes for Hester Louisa CUNNINGHAM
Will Transcript: Hester L. Hindle
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN.
I, Hester L. Hindle, of the City of Paterson, in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament.
FIRST: It is my will and I do hereby order and direct that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease.
SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath after paying all my debts as above stated, the undivided one-half of my estate, real, personal or mixed, which shall belong to or be owned by me at the time of my death to my son, Frank L. Hindle.
THIRD: I give and bequeath to my grandson, Frank Lawton Hindle, son of Frank L. Hindle, if he be living at the time of my death, the sum of five thousand dollars.
FOURTH: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Dorothy Hindle, daughter of Frank L. Hindle, if she be living at the time of my death, the sum of two thousand dollars together with all my diamonds and jewelry of every kind and nature.
FIFTH: I give and bequeath to my sister, Margaret Emma Zabriskie if she be living at the time of my death, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
SIXTH: I give and bequeath to my niece, Lottie Cunningham, daughter of my brother George W. Cunningham, if she be living at the time of my death the sum of one thousand dollars.
SEVENTH: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever the same may consist and wheresoever situate, which shall belong to or be owned by me at the time of my death, to my grandsons, John H. Hindle and Fred C. Hindle, sons of Charles B. Hindle deceased, share and share alike.
EIGHTH: I hereby appointing my son, Frank L. Hindle, sole executor of this my last will and testament and direct that he be not required to give bonds as such executor.
NINTH: I hereby revoke any and all former wills by me made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF: I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty.
Witnesses present: HESTER L. HINDLE (L.S.)
The foregoing will, consisting of two typewritten pages, was signed sealed, published and declared by the said Hester L. Hindle, to be her last will and testament, in the presence of us, who were present at the same time and who, at her request, in her presence and the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
FRED W. VAN BLARCOM, Paterson, N.J.
CHARLOTTE J. WHITE, 108 Hamilton Ave., Paterson, N.J.
Codicil: IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN:
I, Hester L. Hindle, of the City of Paterson, in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey, do hereby declare the present writing to be a codicil to my last Will and Testament bearing date on or about the thirtieth day of January, A.D. 1920.
FIRST: Whereas by the second paragraph of my said last will and testament, I gave and bequeathed unto my son, Frank L. Hindle, the undivided one-half of my estate and he having since died, now I do hereby revoke the said legacy to my son, Frank L. Hindle as set forth in the said second paragraph of my said last will and testament.
SECOND: In addition to the sum of ten thousand dollars specifically bequeathed to my sister, Margaret Emma Zabriskie, in and by the fifth paragraph of my said last will and testament, I do hereby give and bequeath to my said sister, Margaret Emma Zabriskie, for her care and kindnesses to me during the latter part of my life, the further sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.)
THIRD: I do hereby revoke the seventh paragraph of my said last will and testament wherein I disposed of all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and do hereby give, devise and bequeath all the said rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever the same may consist or wheresoever situate, which shall belong to or be owned by me at the time of my death, to my four grandchildren, Frank Lawton Hindle, Dorothy Hindle, children of my son, Frank L. Hindle, and John H. Hindle and Fred C. Hindle, sons of my son Charles B. Hindle, to be equally divided among my said four grandchildren, share and share alike.
FOURTH: I do hereby revoke the eighth paragraph of my said last will and testament, wherein and whereby I appoint my son, Frank L. Hindle, sole executor of my said last will and testament, and do hereby appoint my grandson, Fred C. Hindle, sole executor of my last will and testament and direct that he be not required to give bonds as such executor.
FIFTH: I do hereby ratify and confirm my said last will and testament in all other respects, particularly as to the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth paragraphs of my said last will and testament.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of February, nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
HESTER L. HINDLE (L.S.)
The foregoing codicil, consisting of two typewritten pages, was signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Hester L. Hindle to be her last will and testament in our presence, who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
FRED W. VANBLARCOM
Paterson, N.J.
MARGARET LYNCH
986 E. 22 St. Paterson, N.J.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, )
COUNTY OF PASSAIC. ) SS.
Fred W. Van Blarcom, who resides at 324 East 30th St., Paterson, N.J., one of the witnesses to the annexed writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Hester L. Hindle, deceased, being duly sworn according to law upon his oath deposes and says that he say Hester L. Hindle the said Testatrix sign and seal the annexed writing and heard her publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and Testament.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN.
I, Hester L. Hindle, of the City of Paterson, in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey, being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, do make, publish and declare this my last will and testament.
FIRST: It is my will and I do hereby order and direct that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses be duly paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease.
SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath after paying all my debts as above stated, the undivided one-half of my estate, real, personal or mixed, which shall belong to or be owned by me at the time of my death to my son, Frank L. Hindle.
THIRD: I give and bequeath to my grandson, Frank Lawton Hindle, son of Frank L. Hindle, if he be living at the time of my death, the sum of five thousand dollars.
FOURTH: I give and bequeath to my granddaughter, Dorothy Hindle, daughter of Frank L. Hindle, if she be living at the time of my death, the sum of two thousand dollars together with all my diamonds and jewelry of every kind and nature.
FIFTH: I give and bequeath to my sister, Margaret Emma Zabriskie if she be living at the time of my death, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
SIXTH: I give and bequeath to my niece, Lottie Cunningham, daughter of my brother George W. Cunningham, if she be living at the time of my death the sum of one thousand dollars.
SEVENTH: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever the same may consist and wheresoever situate, which shall belong to or be owned by me at the time of my death, to my grandsons, John H. Hindle and Fred C. Hindle, sons of Charles B. Hindle deceased, share and share alike.
EIGHTH: I hereby appointing my son, Frank L. Hindle, sole executor of this my last will and testament and direct that he be not required to give bonds as such executor.
NINTH: I hereby revoke any and all former wills by me made.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF: I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day of January, nineteen hundred and twenty.
Witnesses present: HESTER L. HINDLE (L.S.)
The foregoing will, consisting of two typewritten pages, was signed sealed, published and declared by the said Hester L. Hindle, to be her last will and testament, in the presence of us, who were present at the same time and who, at her request, in her presence and the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
FRED W. VAN BLARCOM, Paterson, N.J.
CHARLOTTE J. WHITE, 108 Hamilton Ave., Paterson, N.J.
Codicil: IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN:
I, Hester L. Hindle, of the City of Paterson, in the County of Passaic and State of New Jersey, do hereby declare the present writing to be a codicil to my last Will and Testament bearing date on or about the thirtieth day of January, A.D. 1920.
FIRST: Whereas by the second paragraph of my said last will and testament, I gave and bequeathed unto my son, Frank L. Hindle, the undivided one-half of my estate and he having since died, now I do hereby revoke the said legacy to my son, Frank L. Hindle as set forth in the said second paragraph of my said last will and testament.
SECOND: In addition to the sum of ten thousand dollars specifically bequeathed to my sister, Margaret Emma Zabriskie, in and by the fifth paragraph of my said last will and testament, I do hereby give and bequeath to my said sister, Margaret Emma Zabriskie, for her care and kindnesses to me during the latter part of my life, the further sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.)
THIRD: I do hereby revoke the seventh paragraph of my said last will and testament wherein I disposed of all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and do hereby give, devise and bequeath all the said rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of whatsoever the same may consist or wheresoever situate, which shall belong to or be owned by me at the time of my death, to my four grandchildren, Frank Lawton Hindle, Dorothy Hindle, children of my son, Frank L. Hindle, and John H. Hindle and Fred C. Hindle, sons of my son Charles B. Hindle, to be equally divided among my said four grandchildren, share and share alike.
FOURTH: I do hereby revoke the eighth paragraph of my said last will and testament, wherein and whereby I appoint my son, Frank L. Hindle, sole executor of my said last will and testament, and do hereby appoint my grandson, Fred C. Hindle, sole executor of my last will and testament and direct that he be not required to give bonds as such executor.
FIFTH: I do hereby ratify and confirm my said last will and testament in all other respects, particularly as to the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth paragraphs of my said last will and testament.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixteenth day of February, nineteen hundred and twenty-five.
HESTER L. HINDLE (L.S.)
The foregoing codicil, consisting of two typewritten pages, was signed, sealed, published and declared by the said Hester L. Hindle to be her last will and testament in our presence, who at her request and in her presence and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
FRED W. VANBLARCOM
Paterson, N.J.
MARGARET LYNCH
986 E. 22 St. Paterson, N.J.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, )
COUNTY OF PASSAIC. ) SS.
Fred W. Van Blarcom, who resides at 324 East 30th St., Paterson, N.J., one of the witnesses to the annexed writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Hester L. Hindle, deceased, being duly sworn according to law upon his oath deposes and says that he say Hester L. Hindle the said Testatrix sign and seal the annexed writing and heard her publish, pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and Testament.