Frank L. Strobridge

Frank L. Strobridge

• Frank L. Strobridge was born in December 1873 in New York.
• Sylvester C. Coburn and Catharine McGuire appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, at 341 Third Street. Other members of the household included Frank L. Strobridge, Jeanette P. Coburn, Sarah Coburn and Catharine Coburn.
• He was employed as a trainman by the New York Central Railroad.
• He married Jeanette P. Coburn, daughter of Sylvester C. Coburn and Catharine McGuire, on 27 September 1905 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
• The following appeared on 29 September 1905 in The Naples Record: In Buffalo on the 27th instant occurred the marriage of Mr. Frank L. Strobridge, of Cleveland, O., and Miss Jennetta P. Coburn of Niagara Falls. Mr. Strobridge is a son of Mrs. Barber Eldredge, of this village, and it was in Naples that Mr. Strobridge grew to manhood. This newly-married couple is spending a portion of their honeymoon at the home of his mother. The groom has many warm friends here who are extending congratulations. Mr. Strobridge has a good position with the Natural Food Co., of Cleveland, and he and his bride will go to that city tomorrow.
• The following appeared on 2 October 1905 in the Niagara Falls Gazette: Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Strobridge (Nee Coburn) were in the city yesterday at the home of Mrs. Strobridge's mother, enroute to their future home in Cleveland. After having spent a portion of their honeymoon in Naples, N. Y., the former home of Mr. Stroobridge.
• Frank L. Strobridge became a widower at the 16 February 1939 death of his wife Jeanette P. Coburn.
• The following appeared on 22 February 1939 in The Naples Record: In Rochester last Thursday, February 16, 1939, occurred the death of Mrs. Frank L. Strobridge. She was well known in Naples and vicinity, as she and her husband owned and operated the old Woodville Hotel and picnic grounds, at the head of Canandagua Lake, for several years. She is survived by her husband.
       Services were held in Rochester on Saturday, and burial was made in Mount Hope cemetery, in that city.
• Frank L. Strobridge died on 17 February 1956 at age 82 in Rochester, New York, at 11 Amity Street.
• He was interred at Falls Cemetery, Greece, Monroe County, New York.
• The following appeared on 22 February 1956 in The Naples Record: Frank L. Strobridge, formerly of Naples, died February 17, 1956, in Rochester.
       He was engaged in business in the Middle West for a number of years. Returning to Naples, he purchased the old Woodville Hotel property, at the head of Canandaigua Lake, and was the last owner-operator of that once-popular hostelry which was razed soon after he sold it.
       Mr. Strobridge had been a member of Steuben Lodge No. 112, F. and A. M., at Bath, N. Y., for sixty-six years.
       He leaves two nephews, Albert C. Webster, of Erie, Pa., and Harold G. Webster, of Rochester; two nieces, Mrs. Leo M. Woodard (nee Leah G. Strobridge), of Sanford, Florida, formerly of Naples, and Mrs. Beverly Marble, of Buffalo.
       Services were held Monday at 2 p. m. in Rochester, and interment was in Falls Cemetery, in that city.

• Last Edited: 3 Dec 2014