Charles Cook Ransom, MD

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RANSOM - LENNOX.

In the apartments of Mrs. James T. Lennox of 40 East Twenty-fifth Street, her daughter, Miss Mary Edson Lennox, was married yesterday to Dr. Charles Cook Ransom, physician in charge of the Baths at Richfield Springs. The knot was tied at noon by the Rev. Dr. Robert Granger of Richfield Springs. The bride wore a gown of embroidered white silk mull, draped over white satin and caught with small sprays of orange blossoms. The jewel ornaments consisted of a necklace of pearls and diamonds, with a pearl pendant. A tulle veil and a large bunch of orange blossoms finished the costume. There were no ushers nor best man.

Little Miss Constance Edson, niece of the bride, acted as maid of honor, and Henry K. McHarg, and Elie Charlier Edson, son of Dr. Tracy Edson, were the ushers. The parlors were decorated with Spring flowers arranged by Thorley.

Source: The NY Times, June 2, 1892

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Diseases of the Skin, a book by Charles Cook Ransom, "Assistant Dermatologist, Vanderbilt Clinic, New York" - Lea Bros., 1893, 191 pages, originally retail priced $1.00 - downloaded 2010 from books.google.com

The book's preface is a half-page message to students, signed by the author, who gives his address as, "125 W. 48th St., New York."

The author describes a wide range of skin diseases, their, causes, diagnosis, prognosis, treatments, etc. There are numerous black and white illustrations (woodcuts or wood engravings), which depict diseased skin of various kinds, instruments used in treatments, anatomical drawings of various kinds, views through microscopes, etc. Among the most gruesome images are depictions of Elephantiasis — Fig. 11 depicts an adolescent male afflicted with "Elephantiasis Scroti," and Fig. 12 depicts "Elephantiasis of the Foot and Leg." On page 102, Fig. 16 depicts "The Russian 'Dog-Faced Man."

As a resident of New York, Dr. Ransom may have seen comparable figures displayed at P.T. Barnum's American Museum in New York City.

There are several other publications credited to Dr. Ransom. Another that is available (2010) online is the article "The treatment of gout by natural mineral waters," 1897, pp 214-222, via www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2526837/....

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A periodical in Richfield Springs, NY, was The Richfield Springs Daily. Page one of the issue for Friday, July 7, 1899, had six columns of text, including this report:

      "THE BATHING ESTABLISHMENT

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The bathing establishment, complete as is to every particular, is one of the most interesting features of Richfield to the summer population, and only expressions of surprise and admiration are to be heard from those who have visited it. The bubbling spring in the rotunda always excites no moderate wonderment, the supply of water being practically exhaustless. The reading room which was opened for the convenience of the public for the first time last season, has many visitors, and its convenience is highly appreciated.

Dr. Charles Cook Ransom, of New York, is the physician in charge, while the general affairs of the establishment are under the management of Mr. Henry M. Ney, who for so many years was connected with the Spring House.

Miss Zimmermann has charge of the women's massage department, with about a score of employees.

Mrs. Emma Andrus has the supervision of the other departments, with about a score of employees."

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A notice of Dr. Charles Cook Ransom's change of address to Number 66 West Forty-ninth Street, New York City, appeared in the New York Medical Journal, Volume 73, dated April 27, 1901 - downloaded 2010 from books.google.com

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"OBITUARY Dr. Charles Cook Ransom, of New York and Richfield Springs, died at a hospital in Utica, September 13, 1910, after a brief illness. He was 50 years old, and a native of Richfield Springs. He was graduated from the Medical Department of the University of Buffalo in 1883."

Source: The Buffalo Medical Journal, 1911 - downloaded 2010 from books.google.com

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Another obituary for Dr. Charles Cook Ransom appeared in the Journal of The American Medical Association, vol. 55, number 14, p. 1213:

"Charles Cook Ransom, M.D. University of Buffalo, 1883; of New York City; a member of the American Medical Association; a member of the visiting staff of the City Island, Blackwell's Island, and president of its medical board; died in the Faxton Hospital, Utica, N. Y., September 13, after an operation for intestinal obstruction, aged 50."

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A third obituary for Dr. Charles Cook Ransom:

"Charles Cook Ransom, Associate in Clinical Medicine, died at Richfield, NY, on September 13th. Dr. Ransom had been a member of teaching staff of the Medical School but for a short time, but his enthusiastic and conscientious work for the scientific advance of the hospitals of New York had already attracted most favorable attention. His untimely death has brought genuine sorrow to a host of colleagues and friends, to whom he had greatly endeared himself."

Source: The Annual Reports of the President and Treasurer to the Trustees, 1910, by Columbia University, p. 60, downloaded 2010 from books.google.com:

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See the Ransom Family Genealogy pages at (2010) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mransom/contents.html

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An inquiry posted at "Jul - Sep 2004 Queries Chenango County, New York," to http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/chenango/queries/julsep04.htm

Paula Paul Thu Jul 29 18:12:03 2004 Looking for any information on the Jared Comstock RANSOM family. Wife-Ann Amanda COOK, Children-Charles Cook, Norman Kibby and Warren Green. He was a local preacher and lived on State Street in Oxford. Does State Street still exist? Since he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church (Oneida Conference and Wyoming Conference) are there cemeteries in the area that he might be buried in? He died July 5, 1882. Thanks Paula Paul

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Historical outline of the Ransom family of America

By Wyllys Cadwell Ransom, p. 166:

No. 101. JARED COMSTOCK RANSOM 6 [38] (Jared1 5, Amos1 4, Robert1 3, Joshua1 2, Robert1 1), b. May 24, 1803, at Warren, N. Y.; m. Anna Amanda Cook, May 26, 1824; d. Dec. 5, 1829.

Children.

670. 1. Charles Cook, b. Feb. 4, 1823; d. Feb. 21, 1856.

671. 2. Norman Kibby (261), b. April 17, 1827; m. 1st Harriet D. Ransom; m. 2nd Florilla Fuller, Oct. 14, 1858; d. March 13, 1872; Florilla F. d. Nov. 14, 1881.

[Jared Comstock Ransom's parentage on p. 101:]

No. 38. JARED RANSOM 5 [12] (Amos 4, Robert3 3, Joshua 2, Robert1 1), b. May 4, 1770, at Colchester, Conn.; m. 1st Hannah Green, 1796, at East Haddam, Conn.;

2nd Miss Williams at Warren, N. Y.; d. Nov. 3, 1846, at Warren, N. Y.; Hannah d. , 1820, at Warren, N. Y.

CHILDREN.

(First Marriage.)

278. 1. Warren Green (100), b. Aug. 7, 1797, at Warren, N. Y.; m. .

279. 2. Lucy, b. May 29, 1799, at Warren, N. Y.; m. Clay.

280. 3. Hannah, b. May 26, 1801, at Warren, N. Y.; m. Lansing.

281. 4. Jared Comstock (1oi), b. May 24, 1803, at Warren, N. Y.; m. Anna Amanda Cook May 26, 1806; d. Dec. 25, 1829. ,

282. 5. Norman Kibby, b. Sept. 7, 1806, at Warren, N. Y.

672. 3. Warren Green, b. April 1, 1829; unmarried.

[Amos Ransom's parentage on p. 83:]

No. 12. AMOS RANSOM4 [3] (Robert3, Joshua2, Robert1), b. Feb. 17, 1727, at Colchester, Conn.; m. Anna Comstock at Colchester, Conn., April 12.

CHILDREN.

95. 1. Martha (36), b. April 19, 1751, at Colchester, Conn.; m. Samuel Loomis Nov. 15, 1770, at Colchester, Conn; d. Sept. 26, 1829; Samuel d. Nov. 4, 1814, at Colchester, Conn.

96. 2. Mary, b. Oct. 15, 1753, at Colchester, Conn.

97. 3. Anna, b. Feb. 15, 1755, at Colchester, Conn.

98. 4. Margaret, b. March 27, 1758, at Colchester, Conn.

99. 5. Amos2 (37), b. Dec. 4, 1760, at Colchester, Conn.; m. 1st Penelope Martin Dec. 14, 1782, at East Haddam, Conn.; m. Jemima McCarty Sept. 18, 1786; Penelope d. Oct. 7, 1784, at East Haddam, Conn.; Jemima d. April 25, 1842; Amos d. Jan. 29, 1842, at Hartford, Conn.

100. 6. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 15, 17—, at Colchester, Conn.

101. 7. Comstock, b. , 1764, at Colchester, Conn.

102. 8. Alice, b. Oct. 29, 1766, at Colchester, Conn.

103. 9. Jared (38), b. May 4, 1770, at Colchester, Conn.; m. 1st Hannah Green, 1796, at East Haddam, Conn.; 2nd Miss Williams, 1826; d. Nov. 3, 1846, at Warren, N. Y.; Hannah d. 1820.

AMOS RANSOM of Colchester, seventh son and ninth child of Robert (3) and Alice Newton; b. at Colchester, Conn., Feb. 17, 1727; m. Anna Comstock at Colchester, Conn., April 12, 1750. After middle life he moved to Hartford, Conn. But little is known of his career. He had a long line of descendants through his numerous family of sons and daughters, many of whom are living at different places, and others, children of his son Jared, located in Otsego and Oneida Counties, N. Y., whose descendants are still residing there at the present day. Among these perhaps the most distinguished was Com. George Marcellus Ransom, b. at Cooperstown, N. Y. He was an officer in the navy of the United States of commanding ability and achieved deserved distinction during the war for the Union, 1861-5.

[Robert Ransom's parentage on p. 70:]

No. 3. ROBERT RANSOM [3], of Colchester, Conn. (Joshua2, Robert1), b. at or near Wexford, R. I., 1687; m. Alice Newton at North Kingston, R. I., 1707; moved to Colchester, Conn., with his father-in-law, James Newton, 1708; d. Jan. 23, 1777, supposed on the old farm near Colchester; date and place of Alice's death unknown.

Children.

14. 1. John (4), b. Nov. 13, 1709, Colchester, Conn.; m. Bertha Lewis April 6, 1732, at Colchester, Conn.; d. at Kent, Conn., Dec. 2, 1797.

15. 2. Mary (5), b. Aug. 30, 1711, Colchester, Conn.; m. Peter Huntley March 20, 1729.

16. 3. James1.(6), b. March 13, 1713, Colchester, Conn.;

m. Sarah Treadway May 22, 1735; d. at Colchester, Conn., Dec. 2, 1797; Sarah d. May 12, 1793.

17. 4. Joshua (7), b. May 3, 1715, at Colchester, Conn.; m. Sarah Brown, step daughter of Pelatiah Bliss Montville; date and place of death unknown, probably in Otsego Co., N. Y.

18. 5. Robert4 (8), b. March 25, 1717, at Colchester, Conn. ;'m. Hannah Burgess at Canterbury, Conn.; Hannah d. at Canterbury., Conn., April 13, 1775.

19. 6. Alice (9) b. Sept. 6, 1719, at Colchester, Conn.;

m. Lebbeus Harris Nov. 20, 1730, at Colchester, Conn.; date and place of death unknown.

20. 7. Newton (10) b. Feb. 21, 1722, at Colchester, Conn.; m. Sarah Jones Sept. 21, 1742, at Colchester, Conn.; d. at Halifax, Vt., May 31, 1796; Sarah d. at Shelburne Falls, Mass., June 13, 1804.

21. 8. Peleg (1i), b. Sept. 20, 1724, at Colchester, Conn.

22. 9. Amos (12), b. Feb. 17, 1727, at Colchester, Conn.; m. Anna Comstock April 12, 1750, at Colchester, Conn.

23. 10. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1729, at Colchester, Conn.

24. 11. Amy, b. Aug. 2, 1732, at Colchester, Conn.

ROBERT [3] of Colchester undoubtedly led an industrious life and was largely engaged in the acquisition of wealth, though it would probably do him an injustice to say that he did not divide his time impartially between treasures of the heavenly and earthly sort, for his interest manifested in the affairs of the Colchester Society indicates that he did not overlook the spiritual concerns of the good people with whom his fortunes were cast.

His daily duties and exemplary life, as commemorated by local and family records, mark him as an interesting character. He and Alice reared a large family, seven boys and four girls, and all them, so far as the history of their careers has been preserved, seem to have achieved success in their varied lives, and their share of honors in public stations.

[Joshua Ransom's parentage on p. 83:]

No. 2. JOSHUA RANSOM (Robert1), b. about 1665, Sandwich, Mass.; m. 1st Mary Gifford, daughter of John and Elishua Gifford, at Sandwich, Feb. 21, 1686; d. Oct. 25, 1689; m. 2nd Susanna Garner at Plymouth, Mass., March 10, 1692; she died at Halifax, Mass., March 10, 1735; date and place of Joshua's death uncertain; he was living at the old homestead in Plympton, December 3d, 1713.

CHILDREN BY MARY GIFFORD.

9. 1. Robert (3), b. about 1687, at or near Wexford, R. I.; m. Alice Newton at North Kingston, R. I., 1707; d. at Colchester, Conn., Jan. 23, 1777.

10. 2. Mary, b. about 1688-9, at North Kingston, R. I.; m. Samuel Knight at Colchester, Conn., Nov. 29, 1716.,

CHILDREN BY SUSANNA GARNER.

11. 3. John, b. ■ -; m. Martha Ripley at Plympton, June 26, 1718; d. at Plympton, Mass., September, 1729.

12. 4. Sarah, b. at Plympton, Mass., — —; m. Francis Curtis, May 12, 1720.

13. 5. Joshua (2), b. ^; m. Mary Wright, Dec.

13, 1722. ( ?)

The record of Joshua's life and career is obscure and involved in much uncertainty. It is obvious from a close review of the Plymouth records that he was a man active in affairs, having numerous land deals, indicating that he was a general trader and property man. After his second marriage his relations to his children seem to have been mainly restricted to John, the son, by his wife, Susanna, and gave him the home at Plympton previous to his death. It seems quite likely that Robert and Mary, the children by Mary Gifford, remained in Rhode Island after their mother's death in their uncle's (Yelverton-Gifford) family, where they were reared.

[Robert Ransom's parentage on p. :]

No. 1 ROBERT RANSOM [i] of Plymouth, Mass. Place of birth undetermined, but probably in England, at Ipswich or Kent. Came to America previous to 1654, in which year he was an apprentice. He became a freeman in

1657; m. Susanna probably about 1660; d. at Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 14, 1697.

CHILDREN.

2. 1. Matthew, b. at Sandwich, Mass., about 1661; m. Hannah Jones March 6, 1682, Saybrook, Conn.; date and place of death unknown. (?)

3. 2. Joshua (2), b. at Sandwich, Mass., about 1665; m. 1st Mary Gifford at Sandwich, Mass., Feb. 21, 1686, 2nd Susanna Garner at Plymouth, Mass., March 10, 1692; date and place of Joshua's death unknown; Mary Gifford Ransom d. Oct. 25, 1689; Susanna Garner Ransom d. at Halifax, Mass., Feb. 6, 1735.

4. 3. Robert (2), date of birth uncertain, at Sandwich probably about 1669; m. Anna Waterman at Taunton 1690; d. April 24, 1723.

5. 4. Hannah, b. at Sandwich; m. Eliazer Jackson, 1691.

6. 5. Mercy, b. ; m. Samuel Waterman July 26, 1692.

7. 6. Samuel, b. ; m. Mercy Dunham, 1706. (?)

8. 7. Mary, b. ; m. Nehemiah Busse.

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