Genevieve was the second of five daughters born to her parents in Tyler Hollow, outside of Marcellus, New York.
As a young lady, she went to work in the Mills Seed Houses in nearby Rose Hill. She followed her sister, Myrtle Seymour who was already an employee there working in the office and boarding at the employer-owned boarding house opposite their workplace.
On January 21st, 1911, she married George Henry Rogers of Syracuse in the same city at the home of her parents. The Rev. Rozelle James Phillips officiated with her sister Mildred Seymour and cousin, James Bessey, Jr.acting as bridesmaid and best man.
The new couple did not have many years together as her young husband was called up and went away to fight overseas in World War One. Toward the end of the War, his unit came under the horror of the poisionous mustard gas and his health deteriorated quickly. He came home to recover but lived only until 1920.
Later, she met and married Frank Elmer Mervine of Syracuse. He was the great- great-grandson of Rear-Admiral William Mervine who was the first officer appointed by Abraham Lincoln to head the blockade of the Southern ports during the Civil War.
Frank joined the Navy during the outbreak of World War One, as was tradition in his family and at one point won a lifesaving medal after diving into shark-infested waters to save a seaman who had fallen overboard.
He and Genevieve had many years of marriage and, although they lived in different areas of the country for some years, they returned to Syracuse for their retirement life together.
As a young lady, she went to work in the Mills Seed Houses in nearby Rose Hill. She followed her sister, Myrtle Seymour who was already an employee there working in the office and boarding at the employer-owned boarding house opposite their workplace.
On January 21st, 1911, she married George Henry Rogers of Syracuse in the same city at the home of her parents. The Rev. Rozelle James Phillips officiated with her sister Mildred Seymour and cousin, James Bessey, Jr.acting as bridesmaid and best man.
The new couple did not have many years together as her young husband was called up and went away to fight overseas in World War One. Toward the end of the War, his unit came under the horror of the poisionous mustard gas and his health deteriorated quickly. He came home to recover but lived only until 1920.
Later, she met and married Frank Elmer Mervine of Syracuse. He was the great- great-grandson of Rear-Admiral William Mervine who was the first officer appointed by Abraham Lincoln to head the blockade of the Southern ports during the Civil War.
Frank joined the Navy during the outbreak of World War One, as was tradition in his family and at one point won a lifesaving medal after diving into shark-infested waters to save a seaman who had fallen overboard.
He and Genevieve had many years of marriage and, although they lived in different areas of the country for some years, they returned to Syracuse for their retirement life together.
Genevieve was the second of five daughters born to her parents in Tyler Hollow, outside of Marcellus, New York.
As a young lady, she went to work in the Mills Seed Houses in nearby Rose Hill. She followed her sister, Myrtle Seymour who was already an employee there working in the office and boarding at the employer-owned boarding house opposite their workplace.
On January 21st, 1911, she married George Henry Rogers of Syracuse in the same city at the home of her parents. The Rev. Rozelle James Phillips officiated with her sister Mildred Seymour and cousin, James Bessey, Jr.acting as bridesmaid and best man.
The new couple did not have many years together as her young husband was called up and went away to fight overseas in World War One. Toward the end of the War, his unit came under the horror of the poisionous mustard gas and his health deteriorated quickly. He came home to recover but lived only until 1920.
Later, she met and married Frank Elmer Mervine of Syracuse. He was the great- great-grandson of Rear-Admiral William Mervine who was the first officer appointed by Abraham Lincoln to head the blockade of the Southern ports during the Civil War.
Frank joined the Navy during the outbreak of World War One, as was tradition in his family and at one point won a lifesaving medal after diving into shark-infested waters to save a seaman who had fallen overboard.
He and Genevieve had many years of marriage and, although they lived in different areas of the country for some years, they returned to Syracuse for their retirement life together.
As a young lady, she went to work in the Mills Seed Houses in nearby Rose Hill. She followed her sister, Myrtle Seymour who was already an employee there working in the office and boarding at the employer-owned boarding house opposite their workplace.
On January 21st, 1911, she married George Henry Rogers of Syracuse in the same city at the home of her parents. The Rev. Rozelle James Phillips officiated with her sister Mildred Seymour and cousin, James Bessey, Jr.acting as bridesmaid and best man.
The new couple did not have many years together as her young husband was called up and went away to fight overseas in World War One. Toward the end of the War, his unit came under the horror of the poisionous mustard gas and his health deteriorated quickly. He came home to recover but lived only until 1920.
Later, she met and married Frank Elmer Mervine of Syracuse. He was the great- great-grandson of Rear-Admiral William Mervine who was the first officer appointed by Abraham Lincoln to head the blockade of the Southern ports during the Civil War.
Frank joined the Navy during the outbreak of World War One, as was tradition in his family and at one point won a lifesaving medal after diving into shark-infested waters to save a seaman who had fallen overboard.
He and Genevieve had many years of marriage and, although they lived in different areas of the country for some years, they returned to Syracuse for their retirement life together.
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