7 Sep 1912 in Sharon Springs, Schoharie, New York. Caroline bore 13 children, Josie May, Beulah Evelyn,and Winifred not surviving past their birth day,and Arthur Clifford living only about 3 years and 6 months. The following 9 children survived to adulthood; Otis John, Geraldine Blanch, Margaret Carole, William Hazelette, Lawyer Edwin, Eldin Lincoln, Walter Kenneth, Beverly Joan and Dorothy Lee. Caroline and John lived in New York state for many years but as happens in many marriages a time for separation came upon them. Sometime between 1947 and 1951, Caroline Fonda married a Mr. Grissom according to this newspaper article where she is mentioned as a Mrs. Caroline Fonda Grissom. In 1947 she moved to Arizona without her husband John Fonda. When they came back to Johnstown NY for a visit in 1951, she was listed as a Grissom.
Mrs. Fonda was an early resident of the small desert town of Yuma, Arizona. In November of 1947 she and some of her children moved to Yuma, Arizona to spend the winter there. "The Morning Herald, Fri Nov 7, 1947 - Mrs John Fonda and family, former residents who now live on a farm on the Johnstown-Meco road will leave today for Yuma, Arizona where they plan to remain for the winter:" "Thursday November 8 1951 Johnstown Society Notes: Personals:
Dennis Ayers, son of Mr. Mrs. Howard Ayers Johnstown RD 2 has left with his grandmother, Mrs. Caroline Fonda Grissom, for Yuma, AZ. Kenneth, Eldon, and Miss Dorothy Fonda also have left for their home in Arizona after spending the summer with friends and relatives in Johnstown, Gloversville, Schnectady, and Saratoga."
7 Sep 1912 in Sharon Springs, Schoharie, New York. Caroline bore 13 children, Josie May, Beulah Evelyn,and Winifred not surviving past their birth day,and Arthur Clifford living only about 3 years and 6 months. The following 9 children survived to adulthood; Otis John, Geraldine Blanch, Margaret Carole, William Hazelette, Lawyer Edwin, Eldin Lincoln, Walter Kenneth, Beverly Joan and Dorothy Lee. Caroline and John lived in New York state for many years but as happens in many marriages a time for separation came upon them. Sometime between 1947 and 1951, Caroline Fonda married a Mr. Grissom according to this newspaper article where she is mentioned as a Mrs. Caroline Fonda Grissom. In 1947 she moved to Arizona without her husband John Fonda. When they came back to Johnstown NY for a visit in 1951, she was listed as a Grissom.
Mrs. Fonda was an early resident of the small desert town of Yuma, Arizona. In November of 1947 she and some of her children moved to Yuma, Arizona to spend the winter there. "The Morning Herald, Fri Nov 7, 1947 - Mrs John Fonda and family, former residents who now live on a farm on the Johnstown-Meco road will leave today for Yuma, Arizona where they plan to remain for the winter:" "Thursday November 8 1951 Johnstown Society Notes: Personals:
Dennis Ayers, son of Mr. Mrs. Howard Ayers Johnstown RD 2 has left with his grandmother, Mrs. Caroline Fonda Grissom, for Yuma, AZ. Kenneth, Eldon, and Miss Dorothy Fonda also have left for their home in Arizona after spending the summer with friends and relatives in Johnstown, Gloversville, Schnectady, and Saratoga."
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Beloved Mother
Caroline A. Fonda
1895 - 1969
Family Members
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Josie May Fonda
1913–1913
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Buelah Evelyn Fonda
1914–1914
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Winifred Fonda
1915–1915
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Arthur Clifford Fonda
1916–1920
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Otis John Fonda Sr
1918–2000
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Geraldine Blanche Fonda Ayers
1920–2005
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Mrs Margaret Carole "Peg" Fonda Holley
1922–2017
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William Hazellette "Bill" Fonda
1923–1995
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PVT Lawyer Edwin Fonda
1925–1961
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Elden Lincoln Fonda
1927–1993
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Walter Kenneth "Kenny" Fonda
1928–1979
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Beverly Joan "Bev" Fonda Ursuery
1934–2001
