Frank Davenport, Flansburg son, OBIT
Frank Davenport, lifelong resident of the town named for his great grandfather, John Davenport, died late Sunday (9/14/1941) at Delhi hospital after an illness of ten days.Death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage.He was 81.Funeral will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at the McCall
funeral home here by Rev. Dr. Marvin J. thompson, DAvenport.Burialwill be in the Davenport cemetery.Mr. Davenport, a painter & paperhanger was born at Davenport Oct 13, 1860, son of John Davenport & Catherine (Flansburg) Davenport.His
great grandfather was that community's first supervisor in 1817 its' first postmaster & donated the land for the First Presbyterian churchat Davenport.Frank Davenport spent his entire life in the town of his ancestors, He never married. Surviving are three neices, Mrs. Hugh Adair, Delhi; Mrs. A.M. Hotaling, Delmar; Mrs. William Welch, Albany; & two nephews Charles & Clifford Clarke of Albany.