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Alex Sornborger

December 30, 1901

Died 30 December 1901

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Memorial Card

Date of death

December 30, 1901

From the funeral card

In Loving Remembrance of Alex Sornborger

Died Dec. 30, 1901

Gone but not forgotten

"T is hard to break the tender cord

When love has bound the heart;

'T is hard, so hard, to speak the words;

"We must forever part."

Dearest loved one, we must lay thee

In the peaceful grave's embrace,

But thy memory will be cherished

Till we see thy heavenly face.

The photograph that originally accompanied this record is no longer held in the archive.

Census research

The following census look-ups possibly relate to more than one Alex Sornborger.

1880 census, Rochester, Monroe, New York:

  • Alexander Sornborger (self, widowed, male, white, 65, born NY, clergyman, parents born NY — birth circa 1815)
  • Fred L. Gates (son-in-law, married, 32, born NH, works in shoe shop, father born Spain, mother born NH)
  • Libbie Gates (daughter, married, 32, born NY, keeping house)

A second census entry (SORNBERGER, ALEX, 32, M, W, NY, NY, Albany, Westerlo, 1860):

  • Alex Sornberger (self, 32, blacksmith, born NY — birth circa 1828)
  • Susan Sornberger (41, born NY)
  • Charlotte A. Sornberger (13, born NY)
  • Sarah R. Sornberger (7, born NY)

A cemetery listing notes: SORNBORGER Lucy A., 1863 – [blank]; William A., 1858 – 1917 (Brighton cemetery, Monroe County, New York).

Sources consulted

  • 1880 U.S. census, Rochester, Monroe County, New York — Family History Library film 1254864, NA film T9-0864, page 329A
  • Brighton cemetery listing, Monroe County, New York (RootsWeb)

People named in this record

  • Alex SornborgerSubject
  • Fred L. GatesMentioned
  • Libbie GatesMentioned
  • Susan SornbergerMentioned
  • Charlotte A. SornbergerMentioned
  • Sarah R. SornbergerMentioned
  • Lucy A. SornborgerMentioned
  • William A. SornborgerMentioned

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Source & citation

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From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-06-12
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