1. | ![]() Notes: Emily Sibley Watson's brother-in-law, husband of her deceased sister Zilpha Louise Sibley, and father to her nieces Elisabeth Storer Atkinson Smith and Marie Louise Atkinson Willard. Hobart Ford Atkinson was a Rochester banker, and one of the executors of Hiram Sibley's estate. He remarried in 1875 and lived in "Woodside," across the street from the Hiram Sibley residence at 200 East Avenue. Hobart married Zilpha Louise Atkinson 12 Oct 1854, Rochester, New York. Zilpha (daughter of Hiram Sibley and Elizabeth Maria Tinker) was born 7 Dec 1833; died 16 Jun 1868. [Group Sheet]
Hobart married H.A. Atkinson [Group Sheet] |
2. | ![]() ![]() Notes: Emily Sibley Watson’s niece, older daughter of Hobart Ford Atkinson and Zilpha Louise Sibley Atkinson. Although her niece, "Libbie" was only 2 years younger than Emily Sibley Watson, and they were playmates and close friends. "Libbie" married Arthur Coslett Smith, and their house on 6 Sibley Place would later become the home of James Sibley Watson, Jr. and his wife Hildegarde Lasell Watson. Elizabeth married Arthur Cosslett Smith 19 Jun 1879. Arthur (son of Emily W. Smith) was born 19 Jan 1851; died 21 May 1926; was buried , Rochester, New York. [Group Sheet]
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3. | ![]() ![]() Notes: Emily Sibley Watson’s niece, younger daughter of Hobart Ford Atkinson and Zilpha Louise Sibley Atkinson. Her first husband was Gilman Henry Hubbell Perkins; after his death she married Ernest R. Willard. Her first husband’s mother, Caroline Perkins, was the founder of the Rochester Historical Society. After Marie Willard’s death she deeded her childhood home “Woodside” to the Historical Society, and it was the Society’s home for many years. Marie Willard was a charter member of the Children’s Auxiliary of Genesee Hospital and was a member of the hospital’s Board of Supervisors. She had been a member of the Memorial Art Gallery’s Board of Managers from its founding. Marie married Gilman Henry Hubbell Perkins 1889. Gilman was born 2 Nov 1861, Rochester, NY; died 12 May 1894, Rochester, NY. [Group Sheet] Marie married Ernest Russell Willard. Ernest was born 11 Mar 1854, Jamestown, NY; died 6 May 1937. [Group Sheet] |
4. | Sibley Coslett Smith ![]() Notes: Emily Sibley Watson's grand-nephew |
5. | Louise Atkinson Smith ![]() Notes: Louise Atkinson Smith was Emily Sibley Watson's great-niece, daughter of Arthur Coslett Smith and Elizabeth Storer Atkinson Smith. |
6. | Gordon Arthur Smith ![]() Notes: Gordon Arthur Smith was the son of Arthur Coslett Smith and Emily Sibley Watson's niece Elizabeth Storrer Atkinson Smith. |