Samuel Smith VELSOR

1886 - 1937  (51 years)

• Name	Samuel Smith VELSOR  [1]
  	Samuel Smith Velsor was born in New York in 1886 to Stephen W. Velsor and Mary Smith Velsor. The family lived in Brooklyn, NY., and moved to Norwalk CT when Samuel was three years old. He attended Norwalk public schools, and graduated from Norwalk High School in 1903. He joined City National Bank as a clerk, working up to the position of head bookkeeper. In 1920 he joined the staff of Peoples Trust Company as a teller. He was appointed Secretary and Treasurer of the bank in the same year. He ran for Treasurer for the City of Norwalk in 1935, where he was narrowly defeated. In 1932 he became associated with Oscar G. Soderstrom in the real estate business. He was a President of the Norwalk Board of Fire Underwriters, and treasurer of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Norwalk. 25 Nov 1914, he married Hazel Fancher at her family's home, 7 Quintard Avenue, in Norwalk. They are the parents of Jean Elizabeth Velsor Griffith.
  Birth	26 Mar 1886	New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Living in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Census	1930	Living in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [3]
  Fact	Son of Stephen W. Velsor and Mary Smith   [2]
  Death	20 Oct 1937	Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [2]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut   [2]
  Person ID	I76417	Main Tree
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2015

  
  

  Family	Hazel FANCHER,   b. 12 Sep 1885, New Canaan, Fairfield Co., Connecticut d. 16 Sep 1955, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Jean Elizabeth VELSOR,   b. 23 Jan 1916, Connecticut d. 21 Dec 1997, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F30876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1920 - Living in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut Census - 1930 - Living in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Samuel Smith Velsor Samuel S. Velsor, the son of Stephen Velsor and Mary Smith is the husband ob Jean Elizabeth Velsor. Photo Added on Find A Grave by: Carla G. Griffith

  
  

  Headstones

  Samuel Smith Velsor Headstone Samuel S., son of Stephen Velsor and Mary Smith, is the husband of Jean E. Velsor. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Created by: Carla G. Griffith Photo Added by: Carla G. Griffith

  
  

• Sources

  [S01332] 1920 Census Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S01565] 1930 Census Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut.