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Thanks to Tom Wyraz of Fox River Sporting we have the obituary
of Enoch Tue.Mr Tue came to the US in 1898 moved from Buffalo to Utica in 1902 and worked for Savage Arms Corp.he died
June 8,1927 after a long illness he was 59 years old.
Thanks Tom
PS I think Jed had some of this info!!

Here in the June 9 Utica Daily press from 1927 there is one line Under "died" in the "Pulse of the city" section.
http://www.fultonhistory.com/Proces...ub\wwwroot\Fulton_New_form.html&.pdf

But here you can read his obit http://www.fultonhistory.com/Proces...ub\wwwroot\Fulton_New_form.html&.pdf

Good info!

Gary, I had never managed to locate his obit on that site.

Here's more Enoch Tue info..

I have found that the 1900 census shows he first immigrated in 1888 from England, the 1910 census says he immigrated in 1889. The 1910 census lists his birth date as 1867, the 1900 as June, 1866. 1867 appears to be right if he was 59 in 1927. Both show him residing in Utica in 1900 and 1910 - which makes sense, since I doubt he'd do engraving on the early 1899's from Buffalo. A record from Ellis Island shows he entered the country on Mar 05, 1894 - though I believe this was really a trip home he made for his father's funeral (Enoch William Tue died on Feb 8, 1894 in Darfield, England). In 1894 Ellis Island listed him as an Englishman, by 1910 he was listed as a US citizen.

In 1900 he was listed as having been married to a Tessa Tue of New York - marriage date of 1896. In 1910 he was listed as being married to a Mary Tue of New York, marriage date unknown. Can't find any news on Tessa, though Mary makes the papers a few times starting in 1904. Could be Tessa was a first wife, or could be that the 1900 census got her name wrong - Mary is listed a few times as Mary T. Tue, and the obit lists his wife as "Theresa Langmeyer". So could be that "Tessa" is really "Theresa"? But the marriage dates don't square up, Tessa in 1896 versus the 25 years listed in the obit would make Mary and Enoch's wedding date in 1902.

I'd seen Enoch's death listed in a paper on June 9th, 1927, but never managed to find a full obit. Also, on July 9th of 1927 there was a legal announcement printed to his relatives in England about Enoch's wife Mary T. Tue entering in his last will and testament into probate court.

On Satuday, June 11th in 1927 there was this in the Utica Daily Press, hard to read so there may be typos.

TUE - On Wednesday, June 8th 1927. Enoch Tue, aged 59 years. Funeral services from the residence of his niece, Mrs. F. H. P???, 811 Emily Street, this Saturday afternoon at 5:30? Friends are invited.

Thanks to Tom, Fug, :)AND Jed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Doug for passing it on and sharing.
Always nice to get new, and more information.
Steve

This brings up the question as to who engraved many of the 99K rifles.

3071XX Shipped Feb 27/1929
3128XX Shipped Sept 15/1928

Neither rifle had a date as to when received in the warehouse.

BillR

Good question, from what I've read Savage didn't get Gough until they bought Fox in 1930. And there's no mention of any sons in his obit.

Jed has employee lists with dates memory says mrs tue made the list.

Old post from Fug seems to indicate that Gough may have done K's freelance before Savage bought Fox.



You also have this regarding an employee list that Jed had. So even though Harry Tue isn't listed in obit, maybe he was still around in the late 20's?