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Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Pettit Fay Brockway was the son of Alonzo Brockway and Huldah Smith. He married

Mary Paullin Woodruff on August 16, 1876,

Johnson County, Iowa. The couple had five

children, all of whom are listed below.

His place of birth was originally known as Brockwayville, but the name was shortened

to Brockway in 1925. His place of marriage

is listed on every Iowa marriage database

as Johnson County.

THE BOULDER DAILY CAMERA; Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; Thursday, May 17, 1934:

"Waldo Brockway's Father Died At An Early Hour Today

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Was In His Ninety-fourth Year and Had Been Resident of Boulder the Last Nine Years

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Pettit F. Brockway, nearing 94 years of age, died at an early hour this morning at the

home of his son, Waldo E. Brockway, 845

15th street.

He has been in failing health for sometime

and bedfast the last month. His wife, Mary Brockway, died in Boulder Feb. 25, 1925,

and he will be buried beside her in Green Mountain cemetery.

Mr. Brockway came to Colorado in 1898

and lived at Ridgway, Colo. until nine years ago when he came to Boulder. Besides his

son he has a daughter Mrs. Grace Ledyard, 1014 Regent street, and two other daughters, Mrs. F. R. Wendel [sic-Wendle] of Hope, Idaho, and Mrs. E. F. Burnett of Durango.

He was born in Brockwaysville [sic-Brockwayville], Pa., named after members of his family, Jan. 5, 1841. His parents moved to Iowa when he was a small boy and he lived at Riverside until coming to Colorado.

Mr. Brockway was a life member of the Riverside lodge of Masons and of the Baptist church of that city.

Funeral services will be held at the Hall-Kelso mortuary at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.

Rev. F. L. Greenway will officiate. Members

of the family request no flowers."

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Mary Paullin Woodruff was the daughter

of William Woodruff and Hannah Morris.

She married Pettit Fay Brockway, son

of Alonzo Brockway and Huldah Smith,

on August 16, 1876, Johnson County, Iowa. The couple had five children, all of whom

are listed below.

Mrs. Brockway's place of birth has been listed variously as Columbiana, Columbiana County, Ohio; as Mahoning County, Ohio; and, in her obituary, as Marietta, [Washington County,] Ohio. Her place of marriage is listed on every Iowa marriage database as Johnson County.

THE BOULDER DAILY CAMERA; Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; Thursday,

February 26, 1925:

"MRS. MARY P. BROCKWAY, MOTHER OF WALDO BROCKWAY, DIED FROM PNEUMONIA

Mary P. Brockway, mother of Mrs. H. R. Ledyard and of Waldo E. Brockway, both

of this city, died Wednesday evening of pneumonia at the home of the latter, 845

Fifteenth street. Mrs. Brockway had been

ill for about a week and because of her condition her husband, Pettit F. Brockway,

who had been visiting their daughter,

Mrs. F. R. Wendell [sic-Wendle], at

Auburn, Wash., was wired for and arrived

this morning accompanied by Mrs. Wendell [sic-Wendle].

Mrs. Brockway had made her home in Boulder for the past nine years, coming here from the Western Slope. She was born in Marietta, Ohio, June 16, 1849. She moved with her parents to Iowa when a little girl and attended the University of Iowa in the early 70's. She was married in 1876 and came to Colorado with her family in 1897.

Besides the relatives mentioned a daughter, Mrs. E. F. Burnett, resides at Pueblo and

a brother, W. W. Woodruff, lives in Los Angeles.

Funeral services are to be held from the

Kelso mortuary, Fifteenth and Pearl street, tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Rev. J. H.

Skeen of the First Baptist church, of which denomination Mrs. Brockway was a member, will conduct the services."

From History of Tama County, Iowa, Union Publishing Company, Springfield, Illinois 1883, Chapter XXXIX, Toledo Township:

David Stoner, one of the pioneers of Tama county, was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, on the 2d day of December, 1824. He is a son of Joseph and Mary Stoner, who were the parents of nine children, four sons and five daughters. In 1847, Joseph Stoner emigrated with his family to Seneca county, Ohio, where he embarked in farming and remained until his death. David Stoner, when sixteen years old, learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. His education was received in the pioneer school houses. Mr. Stoner was married in Seneca county, Ohio, May 1, 1851, to Miss Mary Emerson of Maryland. In the spring of 1856, he turned his face westward, coming to Iowa and locating in Toledo, where he has since followed his trade, building many of the public and private buildings in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Stoner are the parents of six children: Charles H., Mary C., Viola R., Virginia C., David E. and Victor. Mr. Stoner, in politics, is a Republican and cast his first Presidential vote for General Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Stoner are members of the Congregational Church of Toledo, where the family worship.