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507 Fourth Street
and
498 Pawling Avenue
Troy, New York

A Multi Volume Index of Burials Transcribed
From the Records of the Styles Funeral Home

Styles Funeral Home – 507 Fourth Street, Troy, NY

The Styles Funeral Home at 507 Fourth Street in South Troy was opened by Thomas A. Styles in 1909. Thomas Augustus Styles was born in Troy on January 14, 1884 to William Styles and Kate Keyes. His father William was an Irish immigrant and a “puddler” in an iron foundry, and his mother Kate Keyes was the daughter of Irish immigrants.

William Styles died December 1, 1895 at the age of 45 when Thomas was age 11. Perhaps because of his father’s early death, Thomas left school after finishing eighth grade at St. Joseph’s Academy in 1898 to work at the Troy Laundry at the age of fourteen. In 1900, seventeen year old Thomas was an apprentice carpenter. At twenty years old in 1904 Thomas went to New York City to learn the undertaking profession which led to his opening his own Funeral Home in 1909.

Thomas Styles Sr. and his wife “Mamie” Fox Styles

On June 2, 1907, Thomas Styles married “Mamie” Mary Agnes Fox and they had four children, Marion Catherine, Thomas, Edward and William. Two of the sons, Thomas and William, follow their father into the funeral business.

Thomas Augustus Styles died in 1949, having operated the funeral home for 40 years. The following quotation from the book, Prominent Citizens of Troy and Rensselaer County, published in 1925, indicates how esteemed Mr. Styles was in the local community – In the duty of caring for the dead, Thomas Augustus Styles, of Troy, New York, serves the people of Rensselaer county in a professional way and through his genial spirit and deep appreciation of the ethics, as well as the responsibilities of his work, has won his way to a position of the highest esteem among people of this section.

The Styles Brothers – William and Thomas

The family incorporated the funeral home then as the Thomas A. Styles’ Sons, Inc. Funeral Home. Tommy Styles went on to become the Rensselaer County coroner, while William Styles primarily operated the funeral home. In 1960 the Styles family purchased a house on Pawling Avenue which they then had moved across the street and established as a second branch of the funeral home at 498 Pawling Avenue.

The Fourth Street Styles location closed in 1975 and the Pawling Avenue location closed in 2001.

After Thomas Styles died in 1974, his son also named Thomas, took over running the funeral homes for the next 26 years. A special thanks goes to Thomas, Jr., for bringing these interment books to the attention of the Troy Irish Genealogy Society and allowing us to transcribe the records and post them on the TIGS website.

Genealogy researchers will find lots of useful information in these records. Many of the individual records will show the following details:

 

Age and Date of Death.
Home Address & Occupation.
Place of Birth.
Names of Father, Mother, Spouse Along With Their Place of Birth.
Where the Services Were Held. May identify the Home Parish.
Names of Newspapers Where Obituary Was Published.
Date of Birth On Some Entries in Book 3.

Styles Records Book 1

 

 

Styles Record Book 2

wdt_ID LAST NAME FIRST NAME LAST PLACE OF RESIDENCE AGE- YRS AGE- MOS AGE- DAYS STATUS OCCUPATION BIRTH PLACE FATHER & PLACE OF BIRTH MOTHER & PLACE OF BIRTH SPOUSE DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH PLACE OF FUNERAL DATE & PLACE OF INTERMENT NEWSPAPER NOTICE NOTES PAGE
1 Abbott Andrew See: Abbott, Patrick 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Abbott Patrick 64 Lincoln Avenue 73 0 0 M 0 Ireland Andrew Abbott born in Ireland Mother born in Ireland 0 28 Jan 1929 Troy Hospital St. Joseph's Buried in St. Peter's Cemetery on January 31, 1929 Record twice,  Times twice Flower Pillows marked "Father" and "Husband". 55
3 Able John See: Able, John C. 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Able John C. Carolina Ave. 70 0 16 M 0 NY John Able born in Germany Mary Klopzbach born in Germany 0 17 Mar 1931 Caroline Ave. Sacred Heart Church Buried in St. Henry's Cemetery Averill Pk. on March 20, 1931 Record 3 times  Times 3 times Remains Removed from Leonard Hospital 107
5 Allen James See: Ryan, Hannah 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Arcineaux Hazel Congdon 27 0 0 W 0 Albany, NY Elmer Congdon born in New York Jennings Evins born in Albany, NY 0 02 Feb 1933 St. Joseph's Hospital 182 First Street Buried in Albany Rural Cemetery on February 5, 1933 Record - twice,Times 154
7 Arcineaux Lynn See: Arcineaux, Hazel Congdon 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Backaus Anna, Miss 412 6th Ave. 51 0 0 S 0 Germany Henry Backaus born in Germany Mary Pool born in Germany 0 15 Oct 1937 Samaritan Hospital 384 2nd St. Buried in Oakwood Cemetery on October 17, 1937 Record 1 time Autopsy - Renss. Co. coroner; [from fultonhistory.com -she died in auto accident] 269
9 Backaus Henry See: Backaus, Anna, Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Backus Henry See: Backus, Philip Jacob 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Backus Philip Jacob 384 2nd St. 3 1 19 S 0 Troy, NY Henry Backus born in Germany Rose Teitch born in Mechanicville, NY 0 19 Feb 1935 384 2nd St. Buried in St. Mary's Cemetery   Lot 85 Sec J North End of East Side on February 22, 1935 Record, Times 203
12 Bailey Elmer See: Maloney, Catherine Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Baker Emma Smith, Mrs 211 Lincoln Ave., Troy 57 0 0 M 0 Mineville, NY John Smith Mary Smith 0 30 Nov 1938 211 Lincoln Ave. Clintonville, NY Buried in Clintonville, NY on December 2, 1938 300
14 Baker Stephen C. See: Baker, Emma Smith, Mrs. 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Baker Walter See: Manske, Emil 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Baudreau Moses See: Cusack, Lillian Baudreau 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Bauhan Helen 1496 3rd St., Renss. 62 11 2 W 0 Ireland Patrick McGraw born in Ireland Mother born in Ireland 0 30 May 1928 1496-3rd St, Rensselaer St Joseph's Church, Rensselaer Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery on June 1, 1928 Rec- X1 Paid for by Niece, Mrs. Ruth Barnard, Ilion, NY 32
18 Bauhan Patrick See: Bauhan, Helen 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Baunds Grace See: Schleich, Lewis 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Bausch John See: Bausch,  Mary 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Bausch Mary 88 Lower Ford Ave. 73 5 28 W 0 Germany John Isenbrau born in Germany could not learn 0 22 Jun 1927 88 Lower Ford Ave. 88 Lower Ford Ave. Buried in New Mount Ida on June 25, 1927 Troy Record twice, Troy Times twice Born December 25, 1854. Floral pillow marked "Mother". 9
22 Bethman Ernest See: Bethman, Lillian 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Bethman Lillian 1711 Highland Ave 30 0 0 S 0 Troy, NY Ernest Bethman born in Germany Augusta Strissell born in Germany 0 18 Apr 1928 1711 Hyland Ave 1711 Hyland Ave Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery    Lot 4 Section 140 on April 21, 1928 Troy Record 13 lines  two times   Troy Times two times 28
24 Biegay John See: Blosczak, Marcella 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Birmingham Anna See: Maxwell, Mary E. 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Black Patrick 66 0 0 0 Could Not Learn Could Not Learn 0 Rensselaer County Welfare Hospital Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery on August 23, 1933 166
27 Blosczak Frank See: Blosczak, Marcella 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Blosczak Marcella 421 Monroe St. 50 0 0 M 0 Poland John Biegay born in Poland Catherine Huyduk born in Poland 0 17 Mar 1934 Troy Hospital Holy Trinity Church Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery on March 20, 1934 Rec (2) times    Times (2) times Flower Pillow marked "Mother". 184
29 Blossq Mary See: Horth, William F. 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Blucker Anna See: Raline, Emma 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Bogart Anne See: Cox, Kathryn Chambers 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Bounds Edward See: Bounds,  John W. 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Bounds John W. 107 Madison St. 15 5 0 S 0 Troy, NY Edward Bounds born in Troy, NY Anna DeLee born in Troy, NY 0 16 Sep 1928 107 Madison St. St. Joseph's Church Buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on September 19, 1928 Record 14 lines two times,  Times two times 41
34 Boyle Bridget 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Bradley Anna Mae 82 Lincoln Ave. 41 6 6 M 0 Troy, NY John H. White born in Schagticoke, NY Mary Ryan born in Schagticoke, NY 0 03 Aug 1931 82 Lincoln Ave. St. Joseph's Church Buried in St. Joseph's  Cemetery Record Troy Times   3 times 117
36 Bradley Anna, Mrs. Little Sisters of Poor 60 7 7 W 0 Ireland Peter Rafferty born in Ireland Sarah Pombley born in Ireland 0 22 Mar 1932 Home of Aged Poor St. Joseph's Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery Grave/Lot   1/2 10 - 1/2 11 Sec 131 Last grave on South on March 24, 1932 Record 2 times, Times 2 times 126
37 Bradley Eugene See: Bradley, Anna Mae 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 Bradley Peter P. See: Bradley, Anna, Mrs. 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Brady Winifred See: Gillick, Michael 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Brayell Nora See: Canfield, Margaret Walsh, Mrs. 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 Brayell Nora See: Darby, Mary A. 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Brazick John See: Brozick, Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Brazick Joseph 478 2nd St. 48 9 9 M 0 Poland John Brozick Born in Poland Mother born in Poland 0 478 2nd St. Holy Trinity Buried in St. Joseph's Grave/Lot 1/2 26 North, Sect 130 on January 2, 1934 Record 2 times, Times Name spelled Brozeck on 1930 census 178
44 Breen John See: Cooley, Loretta Breen 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Brennan Mary Fitzgerald Ida St. 58 0 0 W 0 Ireland James Fitzgerald born in Ireland Ellen Ryan born in Ireland 0 02 Apr 1929 Troy, Hospital St. Joseph's Church Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery Lot 1/2 10S Sec 95 on April 5, 1929 Record twice     Times twice Flower Pillow marked "Sister". 63
46 Brennan Patrick C. See: Connell, Margaret, Mrs. 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 Brennan Robert See: Brennan, Mary Fitzgerald 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 Briscoll Earl See: Briscoll, Evlynn Ruth 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 Briscoll Evlynn Ruth 507 4th St. 5 0 0 0 Troy, NY Earl Bristol born in NY Irene Therrian born in Troy, NY 0 05 Mar 1929 Samaritan Hospital Buried in Elmwood Hill Cemetery on March 5, 1929 Floral Wreath marked "Our Darling" 59
50 Bristal Earl See: Briscoll, Evlynn Ruth 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Styles Record Book 3

wdt_ID LAST NAME FIRST NAME LAST PLACE OF RESIDENCE AGE- YRS AGE- MOS AGE -DYS STATUS OCCUPATION DATE OF BIRTH & BIRTHPLACE FATHER & PLACE OF BIRTH MOTHER & PLACE OF BIRTH SPOUSE DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH PLACE OF FUNERAL DATE & PLACE OF INTERMENT NEWSPAPER NOTICE NOTES PAGE
1 Adams Eugene F. See: Adams, Helen Berney, Mrs. 0 0 0 0 0
2 Adams Helen Berney, Mrs. Marion Ave, Wyantskill, NY 62 5 27 M Housekeeper Born in Waterford, NY on June 18, 1886 Patrick Berney born in Ireland Mother  born in Ireland Eugene F Adams 15 Dec 1948 Church Street, Wyantskill, NY 0 Buried in St, Mary's Cemetery, Waterford on December 18, 1948 Record Times, evening  2 times, morning 1 time Funeral form Sacred Heart Church - Door Crepe Basket of Chrysanthemum- Was a housekeeper. 191
3 Allen Alonzo W. 66 7 7 M Farmer Born in Vermont on May 14, 1879 Arthur Allen born in Vermont Harriett Mellon born in Vermont Rose Dolan 21 Dec 1946 Brunswick, NY                 RFD 3, Troy, N.Y. 0 Buried in St. Jean's Cemetery Troy NY on December 24, 1946 Record one time; Observer Flower Pillow marked "Father" 163
4 Allen Alonzo, Mrs. See: Gaunay, Jennie 0 0 0 0 0
5 Allen Arthur See: Allen, Alonzo W. 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bailey Mary See: Bounds, Anna DeLee 0 0 0 0 0
7 Balski Joseph, Mrs. See: Solman, Charles J. 0 0 0 0 0
8 Bara Rejiny See: Locusky, Joseph 0 0 0 0 0
9 Behr Manning Co. See: Wentzel, Joseph F. 0 0 0 0 0
10 Belton Mary See: Kennedy, Mary R., Mrs. 0 0 0 0 0