Fabius Area Newspapers, in Book 208 (Fabius, NY) - Obituaries

"Edward Ten Eyck, Former Onondaga Sheriff, Is dead:
Assembly Veteran Once Headed Fair
Edward G. Ten Eyck, former sheriff of Onondaga county and New York state assembly man, died yesterday afternoon at his home 418 Euclid ave. He was 79 years old and had been ill six weeks.
Born Jan. 23, 1864, in Davenport, Delaware county, Mr. Ten Eyck moved to Syracuse in 1910. He had served as Fabius town supervisor for three terms, 1894, 1895 and 1896, and as state assemblyman from the Fabius district in 1897, 1898 and 1899.
From 1914 to 1918 he was superintendent of the New York state fair, which position he held until he was elected Onondaga county sheriff in the fall of 1918.
He served as sheriff until 1921.
On October 18, 1887, he married Mary E. Rowley of Fabius, who died April 9, 1917. They had five children, all of whom survive. They are Henry A. Ten Eyck of Fabius, S. Gerald Ten Eyck of Syracuse, Mrs. Charles P. Dunbar of Homer and Mrs. F. Hobart Lent of Katonah.
On April 30, 1925, he married Grace Persse of Syracuse, who also survives him.
Besides his wife and children, Mr. Ten Eyck is survived by two sisters, Mrs. J. Melville Hebbard of Davenport and Miss Clara A. Ten Eyck of Syracuse; two brothers George H. Ten Eyck of Syracuse and Seth A. Ten Eyck of Ononeonta; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Ten Eyck was a charter member of Konosioni lodge, F&AM, of Syracuse and a member of the Manlius Masonic Chapter. He was a member of the Syracuse Elks, as well as past president and charter member of the Syracuse Escort club. He was a Presbyterian. Private funeral services will be conducted at this home tomorrow, with burial in Fabius. friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today."

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