Otis Stillman

Julia Stockton Stillman

Standing - William Walton Stillman...Julian Otis Stillman...Augusta Root Stillman...George Bayliss Stillman
Seated - Henry Clay Stillman...Julia Cora Stillman "Cora"...Otis Stillman..Julia Ann Stockton Stillman (Mrs. Otis)...
Martha Elizabeth Stillman...Charles Augustus Stillman
circa 1870

Otis Stillman was presumably named after his first cousin - Captain Otis Stillman - whose ship was lost at sea in 1808

OBITUARY from Fredonia Censor, Dec 17, 1889:

LAID AT REST
The funeral of Otis Stillman
The remains of the late Otis Stillman reached here from Florida at three o'clock AM, and were taken to the home of his son Mr. J. O. Stillman on Eagle St. The funeral services were held at the house at half past one, and at two o'clock the body was taken to the Presbyterian Church, with which Mr. Stillman had long been connected. The attendance at the church was limited by the storm prevailing; but included many, in particular, of the older business men of the city. The services were conducted by the Rev. T.S. Day, the pastor of the church. He made a brief address, on the subject of remembering the Creator in the days of youth, drawing an illustration from the deceased, whose life was an example of it and whose memory will thereby not be simply of his last moments, but of his whole life, which was all of one texture, and throughout its whole length was directed to the same earnest and helpful purposes. The choir sang three hymns -- "Gathering Homeward", "We Shall Sleep but not Forever", and "Only Waiting". The remains were taken to Forest Hill Cemetery at Fredonia for interrment. The bearers were Dr. J. T. Williams, Dr. S.M. Smith, A.H. Libby, and Major C. K. Abell.
Mrs. Stillman, who was with Mr. Stillman in Florida at the time of his death, was unable to come with her husband's remains. Dr. George B. Stillman of Franklin, PA was present.

From Dunkirk Evening Observer, Dec 24, 1889. (Retrospect)
In Jacksonville, Fla., Dec 17, Mr. Otis Stillman, aged 76 years. He was an old resident of Dunkirk, and left there recently for Florida, on account of his health. He was born in Wethersfield, Ct., April 25, 1811, and has been a resident of Dunkirk nearly 60 years.

Information from various sources:

Otis went to Chautauqua county in 1829 (the same year as his brother Timothy). He was a village clerk (somewhere in Pomfret TWP) in 1834 and later became an insurance agent. In 1887, Mr. and Mrs. Stillman moved to Jacksonville, FL. There he died of Pneumonia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M.D. Cushing. Buried Dunkirk, NY in Fredonia Cemetery

1867 Chautauqua County Atlas
Business Directory: O. Stillman, Insurance Agent
Residence, keyed to map - shows house on W. side of Center St. between 5th and 6th.

1874-1874 Chautauqua County Directory
Stillman, Otis (DK), fire and life ins agt, Center

1881 Dunkirk City Directory
Otis Stillman, insurance agent, 28 Central, house above 4th on Central
Walter Stillman, insurance, house above 4th on Central [probably William Walton Stillman]

1887 Dunkirk City Directory
J. Otis (Stillman and Co.) boards 409 Central Avenue
Otis (Stillman and Co.), home - 409 Central Avenue
William W., bookkeeper, 126 Central Ave, boards 409 Central Avenue
Stillman and Co. (Otis and J. Otis Stillman), insurance and real estate, 126 Central Avenue

Julia Ann Stockton (Julianna) was sent from Sinclairville to Fredonia, NY for her schooling, and to Westfield for musical instruction.

OBITUARY from The Grape Belt (publ. at Dunkirk), April 6, 1895:
Mrs. Julia Ann Stillman, widow of the late Otis Stillman, and a former resident of Dunkirk, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M.D. Cushing, in Tampa, Florida, on March 27, aged 79 years. The remains have been placed in a vault and will be brought to Dunkirk for burial in a few weeks.

Augusta Root Stillman
Born: 20 Oct 1839
Place: Dunkirk, NY
Died: 28 May 1914
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Married: Monroe Delevan Cushing
Born: 14 May 1845
Place: Plainfield, NJ
Died: 16 Jun 1902
Place: Tampa, FL
Date Married: 19 Nov 1868

OBITUARY from Dunkirk Evening Observer, May 28, 1914:
MRS. AUGUSTA CUSHING
Died In Indianapolis, Was a Former Resident of Dunkirk -- Body Arrives Here Friday.
News of the death of Mrs. Augusta Cushing, wife of M. B. Cushing, formerly of Dunkirk, and daughter of the late Otis Stillman, was received in Dunkirk this afternoon. Mrs. Cushing died at her late home in Indianapolis, where she went from Dunkirk about a year ago. The body will be brought to Dunkirk Friday for burial.

Monroe Delevan Cushing was at one time editor of the Dunkirk Advertiser and Union. They moved to Amite City, LA in 1877 and then to Jacksonville, FL in 1882; to Tampa, FL in 1889 where he had a large printing and book binding establishment. Democrat and Presbyterian. At some point after his death, Mrs. Cushing returned to Dunkirk, NY. She later moved to Indianapolis for unexplained reasons.

Tampa Weekly Tribune June 19, 1902
PUBLISHER CUSHING BREATHES HIS LAST
Well known and esteemed citizen passed away last night at 9:30-Typhoid Fever cause of death-was a thirty-second degree mason. From Tuesday's Daily:
M D Cushing, the veteran publisher of this city, died last night at 9:30, at his residence in Hyde Park. An attack of typhoid fever, from which he has been suffering for several weeks, proved fatal, despite all the efforts of the best medical attention.
Mr. Cushing owned and operated one of the leading job printing and book publishing houses in the state on LaFayette Street. He was a native of Plainfield NJ and was born on May 14, 1845. He came to Florida in 1882 locating in Jacksonville. He removed to Tampa in the summer of 1889, and took a position as foreman of the old Tribune, afterwards purchasing a plant and founding the business he leaves as a legacy to his heirs.
Mr Cushing added to his plant from time to time and it is now one of the most valuable in the state. He was a devout churchman, a sincere Christian, and a leading Mason, having taken the 32d degree and being one of the chief officers of the Knights of Templar of Florida.
The remains of the deceased were embalmed by Undertaker Reed, and will lie at his parlors until the arrival of relatives from New Jersey. Sincere grief was expressed on all sides last night at the demise of this well beloved citizen. He leaves a wife and a large number of relatives throughout the country.

1867 Atlas of Chautauqua Co., NY
M.D. Cushing, Editor and Proprietor of the Dunkirk Union, Card and Job Printer, Union Hall Block, Front Street

1903-07 Tampa City Directory
Cushing, Augusta R. (Widow), home - 508 Grand Central Ave, Hyde Park

Cushing, Monroe D. (Augusta R.) JOB PRINTER 204-206 Lafayette home - 508 Grand Central -- he died June 16, 1902

1910-11 Dunkirk City Directory
Cushing, Mrs. Augusta R. (widow Monroe D.) home - 29 West 7th
Stillman, Mattie (widow William W.) home - 29 West 7th
Stillman, Merion, student, resided - 29 West 7th

1912-13 Dunkirk City Directory -- same entries, never found again…

Comments on back of picture - Last Dunkirk house of Augusta Stillman Cushing - bought after the death of her husband - shared for 2 seasons with Mrs. William Stillman and two daughters, Merriom and Dorothy. During one winter, J. Otis Stillman stayed with these four. On their departure south for Atlanta, he continued to remain one more winter. The climate and Mrs. Cushing's advanced age induced her to sell and she made her home thereafter till death with Mrs. Cora S. Alden, Minneapolis [Author - probably G. Stillman]
Photograph provided by Sandra Pullen in 2001

Charles Augustus Stillman
Born: 28 Jul 1841
Place: Dunkirk, NY
Died: 6 Jan 1905
Place: Tampa, FL

Charles Augustus Stillman fought in Civil War in same unit as his brother Henry Clay Stillman
Charles Augustus Stillman resided in Minneapolis, MN
Charles Augustus Stillman died as result of war injuries
Charles Augustus Stillman buried Forest Hill Cemetery, Dunkirk
Charles Augustus Stillman was living with sister Cora in Minneapolis in 1900; Then shows up in Tampa City Directory living at the home of his sister Augusta at about the time of his death

1902-03 Tampa City Directory:
Charles A. Stillman  clerk - boards at 508 Grand Central, Hyde Park
This is the home of his sister Augusta and husband Monroe Cushing (widow of Monroe). Probably went to live with his sister after her husband died.

OBITUARY from Dunkirk Evening Observer, Jan 9, 1905:
Former Dunkirk Citizen Died Last Week in Tampa, Fla.
News reached Dunkirk today in a person letter from J. Otis Stillman to John Bourne of the death in Tampa, Fla, of Chas. A. Stillman on Jan. 6th, 1905. The body will be brought here for burial.
Mr. Stillman will be remembered as a son of Otis Stillman, the well known insurance agent. He lived here for many years finally going to Tampa to take charge of the printing business of M. D. Cushing, also formerly of Dunkirk, after Mr. Cushing's death.
Mr. Stillman was in his 64th year.

Henry Clay Stillman
Born: 23 Apr 1843
Place: Ripley, NY
Died: 6 Dec 1875
Place: Dunkirk, NY

Henry Clay Stillman never married
Henry Clay Stillman fought in Civil War
Henry Clay Stillman enlisted Sept 1862 in Company D, 3rd Excelsior, 72nd Regiment, NJ Volunteers
After the battle of Chancellorsville, Henry Clay Stillman was assigned to duty at Division Headquarters, as a clerk in the Surgeon's office until the end of the war.
After the war, Henry Clay Stillman was appointed Deputy Collector of Customs at Dunkirk. "The privations and hardships to which he was subjected in the Army were too much for his constitution" and he died in 1875.
Henry Clay Stillman was author of Civil War Letters - the originals now in possession of Richard Stillman Keister

Julian Otis Stillman
Born: 4 May 1845
Place: Waverly, NY
Died: 6 Dec 1919
Place: Atascadero, CA - buried in Templeton, CA
Married: Sarah Jane "Jennie" Carpenter
Born: circa 1844
Place: NY
Died: 30 Aug 1892
Place: Jamestown, NY
Date Married: 19 Sep 1871

Horace Stillman
Born: Apr 1848
Place: Dunkirk, NY
Died: 17 Aug 1849
Place: Dunkirk, NY

William Walton Stillman
Born: 11 Feb 1850
Place: Dunkirk, NY
Died: 14 Jun 1900
Place: Atlanta, GA - buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
Married: Mattie Ann Welch
Born: 11 May 1870
Place: Rocky Mount, GA
Died: 26 Oct 1963
Place: Atlanta, GA - buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Atlanta, GA
Date Married: 29 Oct 1890 in Tampa, FL

George Baylis/Bayles/Bayless Stillman
Born: 15 Jul 1852
Place: Buffalo, NY
Died: 13 Oct 1916
Place:
Married:1) Vira Richena ("Ritchie") Terrell
Born: 6 Nov 1859
Place:
Died:
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Date Married: 2 Jan 1884 in New Orleans, LA - Divorced in 1890's
Married:2) Laura A. Taylor
Born: 15 Aug 1874
Place:
Died:
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Date Married: 1903

Julia Cora Stillman
Born: 22 Sep 1854
Place: Dunkirk, NY
Died: 12 Mar 1918
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Married: Albert A. Alden
Born: circa 1848
Place: NY
Died: circa 1927
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Date Married: 16 Dec 1874 in Dunkirk, NY

Margaret "Mattie" Elizabeth Stillman
Born: 26 Aug 1857
Place: Dunkirk, NY
Died: 24 Jan 1887
Place: Allegheny County, PA
Married: James Thompson Campbell
Born: 1847
Place: NY
Died:
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Date Married: 27 Jan 1880

Information, data and research for this page has been provided by Richard Stillman Keister
Additional Data, information and pictures for this page have been provided by Sandra Pullen - direct descendent of Dorothy Claire Stillman