William Wilder De Larm

William Wilder De Larm's Family

Compiled by Bruce De Larm
Date Last Updated: 12/08/2007

William Wilder De Larm October 12, 1861 - February 21, 1942 (Obit.) (Richard De Larm + Emeline Melissa Kelly)
Hannah L Jenkins August 1865 - 1959 (John B Jenkins + Ruth Griffin)

William graduated from the Troy Business College on February 13th 1885. He is in the center of the back row of the class picture. His framed diploma was proudly displayed on the wall of the formal dining dining room in the Hague, NY farmhouse. It now is displayed over the fireplace at the De Larm residence in Tampa FL.
W. W. and his new 1918 Buick.
Hannah's father died when she was 3 and her mother died about three years later leaving her in the care of her grandparents, John Jenkins and Hannah Balcom. Hannah was adopted by John Wheeler and his wife, Betsy J Bowen, prior to the 1875 NY Census. John Wheeler operated the Wheeler House (aka: Trout House) until his death in 1885. His son, Charles H. Wheeler operated the hotel until R.J. Bolton (a nephew of Charles' wife, Ella Waters). Hannah worked in the Wheeler House until she married William.
During the Victorian Era, well behaved school children were rewarded for good behavior with a small piece of paper called a Reward of Merit.
Hannah received this one from her teacher, Alice A. Rising. This card dates from the early 1870's (Hannah probably started school during the 1870-1871 school year and Alice died May 23, 1875).

William received this one from his teacher, Helen A. O'Brian. (Most likely from the same time frame as above or a little earlier).

When visiting friends, or "making calls," people would leave a card at the front door or parlor, even if the person they were visiting was home. They were used as a reminder about who had visited recently and deserved a visit in turn. Sometimes a loving greeting was added, though the card alone was considered a message. Here are a few embossed cards from the family collection for Hannah before she was married:

The records for School District #3 in the town of Hague indicate William was the teacher for 1888, 1889, 1891, and 1893. (From the notes of Clifton West, Town Historian.)
William inherited a share of his father's dairy farm in Hague, NY and purchased the remainder from his siblings. He purchased adjacent acreage from Curtis Balcom in 1910 and Byron Doolittle in 1913. William ran a very successful farming operation and around 1930 left the farm in the care of his son, Rollin. William then moved to Putnam, NY to help his son, John, establish his farm. In 1937 he sold the Hague farm to Rollin.
Hannah and her children on her 80th birthday.
(Kenny, Rollin, Cecil, John, Gert, Hannah, Verner, Mona)
William and Hannah were married on November 19, 1889 in Hague, Warren Co., NY. They had 9 children:
John C. De Larm                         May 03, 1891 - July 1982
        Effie Backus                     December 06, 1899 - September 24, 1988    (Ernest Backus + Emma St. Clair)
Gertrude Edith De Larm         August 01, 1892 - December 1983
        Andrew Lewis                        February 11, 1891 - January 1986            (William Lewis + Sophia J Davis)

                Gertrude and Andrew had one child and raised the child of her sister, Leola.
Dulcie L. De Larm                      January 07, 1894 - Abt. August 1894
Kenneth Olinth De Larm         July 15, 1895 - June 01, 1968
        Iola Graham                            November 04, 1896 - January 1983      (Merton L Graham + Marion I ?)
Mona M. De Larm                     August 13, 1896 - June 08, 1994
        Earl R Mattison                    January 09, 1894 - January 1967            (Edwin R Mattison + Ella F ?)
Rollin Keith De Larm    March 05, 1899 - September 28, 1991
         Ethel Sophia Fitzgerald April 22, 1897 - April 1985                    (James Henry Fitzgerald + Lilly M Fish)

                Rollin and Ethel had 2 children.
Leola Maud De Larm               August 20, 1900 - August 02, 1924
        Clyde Emory Kill                 December 11, 1899 - December 1970    (Milo J Kill + Carrie Lucilla Owen)

              Leola and Clyde had one child.
Verner K. De Larm                    November 20, 1901 - July 28, 1958
        Doris Jones                       April 02, 1904 - May 11, 2004                 (Griffith E Jones + Katherine ?)
Cecil "Zeke" W. De Larm    July 13, 1903 - November 13, 1956
        Bertha Gordon                  March 21, 1917 - September 14, 2005    (Joseph P Gordon + Irene ?)