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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 430
Surname: BASCOM
Col.
George BASCOM was one of the pioneer settlers of Cattaraugus county, and was
prominently known in this town, where the most of his life was spent. In the days of general trainings he was
closely connected with the State militia, whence he obtained his title of
colonel. He died in Allegany village
April 11, 1893, in his eighty-fourth year.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 430
Surnames: BLAIR, GRAVES
Jason
BLAIR, a native of
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 430
Surnames: BOCKOVEN, VAN
VLACK, LAMBERTON, RENWICK, RICE, HAYES, WILLARD
Lieut.
William C. BOCKOVEN was born in
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 430
Surnames: BOOTH, SLOCUM,
HEALD
Edward
BOOTH was born in
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 430
Surnames: BOSTWICK, MEEKER,
BROOKS
Harry
BOSTWICK was born in
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 431
Surnames: BUCHER, SUTTER,
KREIN
John
B. BUCHER, a weaver by trade, with his wife, Mary Ann SUTTER, and their two
daughters and one son, emigrated to
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 431
Surnames: BURLINGAME, JONES,
LYON
Ira
BURLINGAME, the father of Mrs. Cordelia C. JONES, was born in
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 431
Surnames: CALKINS, MACK, WAY,
SIMMONS
John
C. CALKINS, born in Ballston,
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 431
Surnames: CARLS, HEIT
John
H. CARLS was born in
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 432
Surnames: CHAMBERLIN, PLATT,
BECKER, GOODEN, PARKS, COVELL
Charles
CHAMBERLIN, son of Moses and Anna (PLATT) CHAMBERLIN, was born December 11,
1818, and married Caroline BECKER, of Chautauqua county, Nov. 12, 1848. She was born March 9, 1829. Mr. CHAMBERLIN came to Allegany over forty
years ago and settled on a farm about one mile north of the village. He also owned a saw-mill on Five Mile
creek. Feb. 16, 1880, while
superintending the manufacture of lumber at the mill, the circular saw caught a
board from the carriage which it severed in an instant and one of the pieces,
thrown with great velocity, struck Mr. CHAMBERLIN on the left temple, causing
instant death. He was an earnest member
of the Methodist Episcopal church. His
widow resides on the homestead. Their
children are William M., born April 22, 1850, G. Frank, born Nov. 3, 1853,
married Kate GOODEN, December 1, 1880, and has three children, Lewis M.,
Florence B., and Willard A.; Charles E., born August 3, 1856; Frederick E.,
born September 12, 1859; Anna P., born April 27, 1862, married Frank PARKS, of
Allegany, and has three children, Grace, Sadie, and Clara; John, born June 10,
1865; and Jennie, born October 4, 1868.
William M. CHAMBERLIN is a farmer and owns the mill where his father met
his death. He married Miss Roslia
COVELL, March 24, 1875. She was born
September 16, 1850. Their children are
Mabel C., Carrie J., Lewis S., Roy P. (deceased); and Edna R.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 432
Surname: CHAPIN
The
CHAPIN family has long been well known in Allegany. The first representative who came here was
Jabez CHAPIN, Sr., from
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 432
Surnames: CLARK, JONES,
LOOMIS, TYRRELL
Alfred
CLARK, born in
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 432 & 433
Surnames: CLARK, PRESTON
Henry
CLARK, born in Franklin, N. Y., September 3, 1830, came to this town with his
parents when nine years of age. He
served three years in the late war in Co. D, 154th N. Y. Vols. He is now engaged in lumbering and farming. He married Mary J. PRESTON, December 12,
1854, who was born in Hinsdale, December 2, 1836. They have six children, viz.: Staley A. (died
July 29, 1861), Ida J. (died Jan. 16, 1887), Harriet A., Lewis G., Anna E., and
Gracie M.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 433
Surnames: CORTHELL, FITCH,
FIELD
Lewis
S. CORTHELL was born in Lima, Livingston county, in 1837, and in 1840 or 1841
came with his parents, Daniel and Sally (FITCH) CORTHELL, to Allegany (then
Burton). His father and mother dying
when he was very young he was early in life thrown upon his own resources for
support, and in 1851 he began to learn the trade of harness maker, which has
been his life vocation. May 5, 1859, Mr.
CORTHELL married Annette F., daughter of Rev. J. M. FIELD, of Machias; they
have an adopted daughter, Gertrude S. It
is not in a business capacity only that Mr. CORTHELL is known to his
townsmen. In 1862 he entered Co. C, 154th
N. Y. Vols., and was postmaster of Allegany from 1866 to 1869 (through Johnson's
administration). He was also justice of
the peace for eight years from April, 1882, until he was compelled to resign in
1890, by reason of deafness, has served as town clerk, and for twenty-three
consecutive years was clerk of the School Board. Mr. CORTHELL is a member of the Presbyterian
church and is at all times deeply interested in the success of the Democratic
party. He is widely known and much
esteemed.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 433
Surnames: DONAHUE,
FITZGERALD, BURNS, CRONYN
Michael DONAHUE, who was born in Ireland, September 25,
1820, came to America in the fall of 1850.
After residing six years in Buffalo he came to Allegany, where he is
said to have cleared a piece of land by moonlight, his days being occupied in
the employ of others. He was one of the
pioneer farmers of the town and as a man has always been much respected. In the fall of 1852 he married Mary
FITZGERALD, who died March 26, 1883.
Their children were Ellen (Mrs. William BURNS), Bridget (Mrs. John
CRONYN), Thomas, Michael P. (born March 1, 1865, died February 22, 1885), John,
Mary, Mattie, and Maggie.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 433
Surnames: DYE, MERRILL,
MOORE, PIXLEY
Dennis
DYE was born in Litchfield, N. Y., March 15, 1805. In 1830 he removed to western New York, and
from then until his death lived much of the time in Cattaraugus county. In April, 1852, he settled in Allegany as a
farmer and died here February 23, 1872.
His wife, Minerva MERRILL, who was born in Johnstown, N. Y., September
27, 1808, died here September 27, 1887.
Their son Nathan A. was born in Litchfield, August 22, 1829, came to
Freedom, and thence on March 7, 1852, to this town, where he became a merchant,
dying December 5, 1882. A Democrat in politics
Mr. DYE was elected to many town offices and in 1871 became justice of sessions
of the county. Jan. 26, 1851, he married
Rosaline, daughter of Oliver MOORE, a farmer and an early settler of Freedom
and subsequently (in 1869) a resident of Allegany, where he died March 2,
1877. Mr. MOORE was born in Vermont,
April 6, 1804, and his wife, Judith PIXLEY Jan. 12, 1796. Mr. and Mrs. DYE had born to them these
children: Charles O., born May 18, 1852, died December 29, 1887; Mason M., born
May 6, 1854; Jennie R., Sept. 23, 1858; Edwina M., July 11, 1860, William H.,
Nov. 19, 1862; Nellie B., Sept. 3, 1868; and Nathan E., October 14, I870, died
Sept. 14, 1871. Mrs. DYE died Dec. 22,
1892. Mason M. and William H. are
bankers in Allegany village. Mason M.
was supervisor of Allegany from 1886 to 1889 inclusive.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 433 & 434
Surnames: EGGLESTON, HOPPING,
ATWOOD, GILLETT, SPICER, BLISS, HADSELL, BURDICK
Isaac
EGGLESTON, born in Vermont, February 13, 1792, came with his brother to
Onondaga county about 1808, where in 1819, he married Rebecca HOPPING. In 1820 they settled in Olean and finally
removed to Allegany, locating on Five Mile creek and subsequently on Nine Mile
run, where Mr. EGGLESTON died May 17, 1872.
His wife died February 15, 1872.
They had eight children, three of whom died in infancy; the others are
Eliza A. (Mrs. Jeremiah ATWOOD), Clarissa A. (Mrs. Cornelius GILLETT).
deceased, John W., Almira B. (Mrs. Horace O. SPICER), and Rev. Charles C. John W. EGGLESTON married, first, Lydia L.
BLISS, Dec. 2, 1858, by whom he had three children, Cora, Charles L., and
William F. He married, second, August
27, 1873, Euphonia A., daughter of Abel and Lucy (HADSELL) BURDICK.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany – Chapter
XVIII (18)
Page 434
Surnames: EISERT, FICK
George
EISERT was born in Buffalo on the 7th of February, 1860, and came to Allegany
in 1874 and engaged in peeling bark, beginning his present business in
1880. September 2, 1884, he was married
to Anna FICK, who has borne him three children: Frank J., James W., and
Lena. Mr. EISERT is a respected citizen
and a prominent factor in the German population of the town.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 434
Surnames: EMMONS, BORN
John
C. EMMONS was born in Corning, June 13, 1856.
There he received his education.
He married Ella BORN, of Cuba, Sept. 15, 1880, and came to Allegany in
1883. Mr. EMMONS is an experienced and
reliable pharmacist. His is the leading
drug store in Allegany village.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 434
Surnames: FARQUHARSON, HALE
James
Henry FARQUHARSON, son of Francis and Margaret A. FARQUHARSON, was born in East
Pike, Wyoming county, March 23, 1837. He
became a telegraph operator in 1854 and performed the duties of that avocation
in several stations in Cattaraugus county, receiving the appointment at
Allegany on May 1, 1856. His wife,
Marion J. HALE, of Hinsdale, whom he married August 19, 1856, bore him six
children: Francis H., Fred H., William L., Millie J., Charles B., and Van
Deusen. Mr. FARQUHARSON held many
offices of trust, including that of supervisor on the Greenback ticket in 1878,
and was prominently connected with the business, religious, and educational
interests of the town and county.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 434
Surnames: FELT, LICHTENTHAL,
KARL, COLT, REHLER, CLARK
Nicholas
FELT, a native of Germany, was born May 3, 1823, and came to America in
1849. His first home was in Buffalo,
from whence he moved to this town about 1861 with his brother-in-law. Three years prior to this, however, he had
purchased his present home. His wife was
Margaret LICHTENTHAL, who was born in Germany, December 31, 1827, and whom he
married September 14, 1849. Children:
Mary (Mrs. Joseph KARL), Magdalena (Mrs. Louis COLT), Katie (Mrs. Albert KARL),
Margaret (Mrs. Andrew REHLER), Joseph, John (who married Angie CLARK),
Nicholas, and Annie. The family are all
exemplary, industrious citizens and are counted among the town's representative
settlers.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 434 & 435
Surnames: FREELAND, ROBINSON,
NORWOOD, HARDY, WORTHINGTON, SOULE, LOOMIS
James
FREELAND was born in Caroline, N. Y., May 11, 1810. His father, Robert FREELAND, born in the
North of Ireland about 1773, came to America in 1798 and settled in Tompkins
county, where he married Catharine ROBINSON in 1800. He was a farmer and mechanic. James FREELAND attended the common schools
and worked on his father's farm. May 23,
1833, he married Lucinda, daughter of Jonathan NORWOOD, Esq., of Caroline, and
in 1836 removed to Allegany with his wife and two children. He soon became an expert river pilot, which
occupation he followed for thirty years and never had a "breakup,"
but always landed his rafts safely at their place of destination. He was prominent and popular, and constantly
in town offices until his retirement on account of old age. He successfully filled the offices of highway
commissioner, justice of the peace, assessor, and postmaster. In 1876 he was the Democratic nominee for
member of Congress. The characteristics
that distinguish his life are enterprise, perseverance, honesty, and
integrity. Mr. and Mrs. FREELAND's
children are Dolphus S., who married Fannie E. NORWOOD in October, 1868, and
now resides in Maywood, Neb., where he is postmaster; Jonathan B., who married
Mariette HARDY, November 2, 1859, and is a minister of the Free Methodist
church; Ruvena, who married Rev. Randolph WORTHINGTON, October 30, 1873; James
A., who married Lottie E. SOULE, November 27, 1870, resides in Allegany; and
Mabel L., who married Rev. H. H. LOOMIS.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 435
Surnames: FRIES, MESSER
John
FRIES was born in Buffalo, November 24, 1846, and came to Allegany with his
parents when he was eight years of age.
They were farmers and settled on the farm where John now resides. John FRIES was a soldier in the Rebellion,
enlisting in Co. H, 188th N. Y. Vols.
June 16, 1866, he married Elizabeth MESSER; children: Maggie, Annie,
Mary, Lizzie, and Josie.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 435
Surnames: GALLETS, MOHR,
BLAZUR, BRAND, GEISER, GEARINGER, NUSSER, KARL
Jacob
GALLETS, Sr., was born in 1815 in Germany, where he married Susan, daughter of
Jacob MOHR. With an only son they came
to Allegany in the spring of 1853. Jacob
MOHR had contracted for 250 acres of wild land on Four Mile creek, which was
worked by himself and three sons, Henry, Joseph, and Peter, and John BLAZUR and
Jacob GALLETS. These pioneers cleared
their tract, and in winter were jobbers in cutting logs, spending their
evenings in shaving pine shingles, which their wives packed into bunches for
market. Upon the division of the
250-acre tract Jacob GALLETS received thirty-seven and one-half acres as his
share. He added to this from time to
time and at his death, February 10, 1879, had a farm of 360 acres. His widow survives him. Their children were Henry, Marcus, Mary,
Joseph A., Jacob, Jr., Henry, Anna, and Barbara. Henry died in infancy. Marcus GALLETS was born in Germany, October
4, 1852, married Lucy BRAND, of Allegany, and resides in Pennsylvania. Mary was born here May 7, 1854, married
Philip GEISER, and lives in Olean.
Joseph A. GALLETS, born February 14, 1857, is engaged in farming,
lumbering, and oil producing. May 7,
1878, he married Fanny GEARINGER, who has borne him six children: Jacob, Jr.,
Mary, Clara, Rosie, Laney, and Barbara.
Jacob GALLETS was born October 6, 1858, and November 8, 1883, married
Mary A., daughter of George NUSSER. They
have four children, viz.; Theresa, George J., Mary E., and Grace A. Henry GALLETS, born May 6, 1861, is a farmer. May 5, 1886, he married Sophia E., daughter
of George NUSSER, and they have two daughters, Agatha T. and Sophia G. Anna GALLETS was born in 1863. Barbara, the eighth child of Jacob GALLETS,
was born November 1, 1865, and married, April 4, 1887, Jacob KARL, who was born
April 4, 1862. Their children are
Katharine S. and Ernest J.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 435
Surnames: GATES, BRANDALL,
HIGGINS, LOBDGER, ERWIN, PERKINS
Rossell
GATES, born in Canada on March 12, 1834, went to the oil regions of
Pennsylvania in 1865, at a time when "Oil Well Johnnie," sprung into
prominence as a spendthrift and had a meteoric career. Mr. GATES settled at Knapp's Creek in 1883
and removed in 1890 to the BRANDALL farm.
On the 4th of January, 1855, he married Alecia HIGGINS, daughter of
William HIGGINS, for fifty-two years high bailiff of Toronto, Can. Children: Hannah (Mrs. John LOBDGER), Mary
Ann (deceased), Jonathan (deceased), Roswell, Lydia (Mrs. Henry ERWIN), and
Anna (Mrs. Frank PERKINS).
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 435 & 436
Surnames: GEIGER, GATEZ,
LIPPERT
Jacob
GEIGER, born in Germany, April 24, 1841, came to America with his mother in
1854, landing in New York city on the 12th of October. His mother, after the death of Mr. GEIGER,
married Peter GATEZ, and after living in Buffalo two weeks came to Allegany,
arriving here in November, 1854, and settling on a farm on the Nine Mile
run. In 1861 Jacob GEIGER enlisted in
Co. H, 37th N. Y. Vols., and was discharged on the 6th of September of the same
year for disability. In 1864 he
re-enlisted in Co. A, 188th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the
war. He participated in many important
battles and suffered much hardship.
November 12, 1866, he married Rossella, daughter of Albert KARL, and
their children are John (deceased), Joseph, Katie (Mrs. Andrew LIPPERT),
Robert, Rosie, and Mary (deceased).
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 436
Surname: GORDON
Rev.
Walter GORDON is a son of John GORDON and was born in Rushford, N. Y., January
22, 1824. In 1849 he located in Olean
and the following year joined the Methodist Episcopal Conference. Rev. Mr. GORDON, during the years of his
ministry, was stationed in various places in western New York and achieved wide
distinction as a thorough worker and eloquent preacher. He was eminently successful in building up
his charges to a higher degree of activity and usefulness, and left in all many
warm friends and followers. He is now
engaged in farming, being the owner of a large tract of land in southern
Cattaraugus.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 436
Surnames: HAASE, REHKOPF,
WIEGRAFE, ANGLE, SMITH, CONNHAISER, MASNER
Frederick
HAASE, son of John H. and Louisa HAASE, was born in Germany, Nov. 18,
1824. After his father's death in 1860
he came to Allegany with his family and mother and bought a farm where he still
resides. Louisa HAASE was born in 1797
and died in 1875. Frederick married,
first, Laney REHKOPF and second Louisa WIEGRAFE. By his first wife he had seven children, two
of whom died in infancy; the others are Henry F., Frederick E., Caroline,
Hanna, and August V. Henry F. HAASE was
born in Germany, Oct. 19, 1845, and is a farmer. He married Catharine A., daughter of George
J. and Catharine (ANGLE) SMITH, Oct. 1, 1872, and they have bad two children,
George F. and Emma. August V. HAASE,
born Nov. 18, 1855, is a farmer on the homestead. He married Anna, daughter of Martin and
Margaret (CONNHAISER) MASNER, April 12, 1883.
She was born July 24, 1863. Their
children are Howard F., Frederick H., Raymond, and Mildred.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 436
Surnames: HALL, MORRIS
George
A. HALL, son of Lewis S., was born in Westfield, Chautauqua county, May 2,
1841. He came to Allegany in the fall of
1860, married Hattie C. MORRIS, of Chesterfield, Va., and has had born to him
seven children, of whom six are living.
Mr. HALL has a sash and door factory and planing-mill in the village
which was owned and operated by his father for several years up to the time of
his death in 1876.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 436
Surnames: HARBEL, KIANAN,
BOCKMIER, SCHIFTER, EHBORER, SCHUMANN
John
HARBEL, Sr., was born in Germany, Aug. 6, 1816, and married there Katharine
KIANAN. He was among the early settlers
on Four Mile run. His wife died July 30,
1876. He resides with his son John,
Jr. They had four children: John, Jr.,
Andrew, Tresea, and Maggie. John, Jr.,
was born May 5, 1850, married Rose, daughter of George and Mary A. (BOCKMIER)
SCHIFTER, Jan. 7, 1877, and has three children: Mary, Anna T., and George. Mr. HARBEL is engaged in farming and
producing oil. Andrew HARBEL was born
Aug. 12, 1852, married Tresea SCHIFTER on Oct. 21, 1879, and died July 26,
1882. Tresea HARBEL, born April 10,
1857, married August EHBORER. Maggie
HARBEL was born March 8, 1860, and married, May 4, 1886, Anton SCHUMANN, who
was born in Germany, Feb. 13, 1859, and came to Allegany in 1885. They have two children, Katie and Agnes.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 436
Surnames: HARMS, ACKLEY,
BRADY, MILLER
Henry
E. HARMS, a native of Germany, was born January 14, 1859, and came to Scio,
Allegany county, with his parents in 1868.
In 1878 he accepted a position as clerk with A. E. ACKLEY, with whom he
remained four years. In 1884 he formed a
co-partnership with W. E. BRADY, of Allegany, in the boot and shoe business,
which continued until 1887, when Mr. HARMS built the brick block where he is
now located. He married Polena daughter
of John MILLER, of Allegany, and they have one child, Mintie Louise.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 436 & 437
Surnames: HILLS, MIDDAUGH,
SEELEY, WRIGHT, ALTENBURG, GROSSMAN
Zarah
C. HILLS, born in Tompkins county in 1814, came to Portville about 1831 and to
Allegany in 1868. He married Amanda
MIDDAUGH, of Allegany county, in 1837.
She died January 25, 1885. Mr.
HILLS resides in Warren county, Pa. They
had five children, of whom Elphonso, James M., Miranda, and Jennie are
living. Elphonso HILLS was born July 28,
1838, and is engaged in the manufacture of bee-hives and in handling bees. He married Martha E. SEELEY, February 17,
1862, who was born in Owego, N. Y., June 30, 1841. Their children are Flora I. (Mrs. William
WRIGHT), Addie B. (Mrs. Abram ALTENBURG), Minnie H. (Mrs. Charles GROSSMAN),
and Floyd A.
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Surnames: HIRT, SMITHER,
ZISTER
Andrew
HIRT, father of Henry, was born in Germany in 1810. He came to Buffalo in 1835, where he married
Mary A. SMITHER, and in 1855 removed to Allegany, where he cleared 100 acres of
woodland, and where he still resides.
His wife died August 21, 1878.
Their children were Lena, Louie (deceased), Mary, Francis (deceased),
Henry, and Andrew. Henry HIRT, born
September 24, 1850, married, October 3, 1876, Agatha ZISTER, who was born
February 9, 1856. Their children are
Mary L. Clara M. (deceased), Theresa M., Vincent H. (deceased), Frank L., and
Annetta A.
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Surnames: JONES, LYON,
BURLINGAME, BURNETT
Homer
H. JONES, son of Benjamin, was born in this county April 10, 1826. He came to Allegany when about twelve years
of age, and in 1851 bought the farm where he now lives. He married Cordelia C., daughter of Ira and Elizabeth
(LYON) BURLINGAME, May 21, 1854. She was
born in Franklinville, May 21, 1832.
They have one child, Willis P., born August 9, 1859, who married Eva
BURNETT, November 6, 1884, by whom he also has one child, Rochester B. They reside in Buffalo.
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Surnames: KARST, PRESACK,
KERBER, LAKE, SCHAFER
George
KARST, born in Germany, November 8, 1828, came to Fredonia, Chautauqua county,
in 1852 and thence to Allegany in 1866.
Here he was engaged in manufacturing light and heavy carriages in
partnership with Joseph PRESACK until 1880, when the firm dissolved, Mr. KARST
succeeding to the business, which he still conducts. He married, first, in 1854, Magdalene KERBER,
who died October 16, 1884, and he married, second, Barbara LAKE, of Buffalo,
February 17, 1887. His first wife was
the mother of all his children: Philip, Charles, and Anna. Philip KARST is a wagon maker and repairer
and dealer in carriages. He married
Katie SCHAFER, of Allegany, June 10, 1878; she was born in Germany, October 23,
1858. They have four children: George
P., Lena J., Emma K., and Clarence C.
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Surnames: LEWIS, McNALL, KEIM
Oren
J. LEWIS was born in Collins, Erie county, September 4, 1842. He came to Allegany in 1869, married Olive
A., daughter of Levi McNALL, October 14, 1871, and he has had two children: Ada
L. and Leroy M. Mr. LEWIS with William
KEIM organized the Crescent Milling Company in 1882, and by careful management
the firm has established a substantial business and an enviable reputation.
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Surnames: LINDERMAN, FARWELL,
WHITLOCK, ROGERS, SEARL, SILL, SMITH, CANADY
Nicholas
LINDERMAN, born in Tompkins county, November 22, 1803, settled in Ischua in
1831. He was the father of eleven
children (see Hinsdale). His son, John
M. LINDERMAN, born in Ischua, October 4, 1831, married Ellen E., daughter of
Thaddeus J. and Elizabeth FARWELL, June 14, 1855, and came to Allegany in 1869,
settling the farm where he now resides.
They have had three children: Medora F. (Mrs. Stanley WHITLOCK), Flora
E. (Mrs. George ROGERS), and Ray. Orson,
son of Nicholas, was born March 23, 1836.
He married Hannah FARWELL, by whom he has five children: Charles, Alice,
Nicholas, Eola, and Ellen. They reside
in Allegany. Nicholas A. LINDERMAN was
born March 11, 1838, and married Lucinda SEARL.
Mary LINDERMAN was born June 26, 1840, and married Jackson SILL. Lester P. LINDERMAN was born March 13, 1842,
and is a farmer in Allegany. He married
Frances SMITH, by whom he had one child, Gertrude E., who married Charles
CANADY. Mr. LINDERMAN married, second,
Clara WHITLOCK, of Hinsdale, December 12, 1876.
Adeline and Emeline (twins) were born Aug. 25, 1844. Edgar LINDERMAN was born March 17, 1847, and
died September 11, 1850.
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Surnames: MASNER, MACK,
CONNHAISER
Martin
MASNER, born December 11, 1823, came to America from Germany in 1847 and to
this town in 1851, where he still resides.
He married, first, Elizabeth MACK, by whom he had four children, of whom
Henry MASNER is the only one living. His
second wife, Margaret CONNHAISER, was born in Germany, November 11, 1826, and
by her he had nine children: Horace, died Oct. 26, 1881; Freddie, died Nov. 19,
1889; John, of Iowa; George, of Allegany; and Margaret, Carrie, Anna, Mary, and
Minnie.
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Surnames: McCARTY, McAULIFFE,
BLAIR
William
P. McCARTY was born in Utica, N. Y., January 1, 1849. In 1854 he moved to Princeton, Ill., and in
February, 1870, married Miss Margaret McAULIFFE, of Allegany. They have a son and a daughter. In 1887 Mr. McCARTY was appointed postmaster
of Allegany by President Cleveland and served until April, 1891. He has been engaged in the furniture and
undertaking business with J. C. BLAIR since 1889. He is a member of the C. M. B. A.
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Surnames: McCLURE, WARNER,
BURLINGAME, TAGGART, STARR, GRIFFIN, CHAPMAN
Hiram W. McCLURE was the first white male child born in
Cattaraugus county. His birth occurred
at McCLURE settlement in the town of Franklinville on the 30th of April, 1806
and he was the eldest of nine children born to David and Orilla (WARNER)
McCLURE, of whom something is said in the history of that town. David McCLURE was born in Stafford, Conn.,
June 29, 1778, and died in Allegany, January 20, 1848; his wife was born in the
same place December 24, 1783, and died in Franklinville, February 19,
1849. Their children, besides Hiram W.,
were Antoinette, born January 5, 1808, died in Kansas, August 1, 1888; Adaline,
born March 15, 1810, died May 4, 1811; Sidney W., born December 30, 1811, of
Wisconsin; Hannah, born October 5, 1813, died December 10, 1866; David, Jr.,
born March 17, 1815, a physician of Indiana; Pennel, born January 2, 1817, a
physician in Ohio, where he died October 6, 1842; Dexter, born February 9,
1819, a physician in Indiana, where he died February 24, 1879; and Lemira, born
June 3, 1822, of Minnesota. Hiram W.
McCLURE on September 12, 1830, married Caroline BURLINGAME, who was born
September 21, 1813, and who died January 6, 1887. Children: Dr. Sanford B. (see p. 114);
Elizabeth L., born February 2, 1838, died 1839; Alice B., born August 5, 1840,
married W. B. TAGGART; Maria E., born July 12, 1842, married Riley L. STARR,
who died in Ellicottville, December 26, 1886; Esther C., born December 6, 1844,
married George S. GRIFFIN; Rosebelle, born June 2, 1847; Francis C., born
February 12, 1850; Agnes G., born Nov. 12, 1851, married Dr. E. A. CHAPMAN, of
Jefferson county; and Kate L., born Sept. 22, 1856. Hiram W. McCLURE located where he now resides
in 1847. His first ballot was cast in
1828 for Andrew Jackson for president, and since then he has voted at every
regular election except one. It is
doubtful if another man in western New York can claim such an unbroken record. He has ever been prominent in town affairs
and has held nearly every office of trust and responsibility. In 1838 and 1839 he represented Franklinville
on the Board of Supervisors and in 1851 and 1873 served in the same capacity
for the town of Allegany. His son and
his father were several times elected to the same office, the former from
Allegany and the latter from Ischua and Franklinville. As a citizen Mr. McCLURE is greatly respected
and esteemed. He has lived an active,
honorable, upright life, and has always been foremost in promoting the general
weal of the Communities in which he has resided.
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Surnames: McCOY, WICKHAM,
THORNTON, ALLEN, BURDICK
Richard
H. McCOY, born in Goshen, N.Y., April 30, 1811, married Mary Ann WICKHAM
November 17, 1835, who was born June 4, 1811, and died November 30, 1889. Mr. McCOY came to Ellicottville at an early
day, and finally removed to Allegany and located where he now resides. His children are Abigail (Mrs. David
THORNTON), Elizabeth (Mrs. Seth D. ALLEN), Richard, Albert, Mary Ann (died in
infancy), Alfred, and Susan. Richard
McCOY enlisted in Co. I, 64th N. Y. Vols., was wounded at Fair Oaks, was
confined in Libby, Salisbury, and Belle Isle prisons, and married, May 1, 1867,
Sarah B. BURDICK, and has three children: Albertus A., Gertrude B., and
Florence L.
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Surnames: McINTOSH, EVERTS,
PRATT, JOHNSON, PARKER
Silvertus
D. McINTOSH was born at Homer, Cortland county, May 13, 1831. He came to Humphrey with his parents,
Jonathan and Annie McINTOSH, when thirteen years of age. He served in the Rebellion on the U. S.
steamer Paw Paw and died Jan. 9,
1866. He married, Jan. 5, 1861, Cornelia
S., daughter of Rollin and Susan (EVERTS) PRATT, who came from Vermont to Olean
in 1838, where Mr. PRATT died in 1886 and his wife June 19, 1889. Mrs. McINTOSH resides on the homestead. They reared children as follows: Salina G.,
Addie C. (Mrs. Myron D. JOHNSON), Annis S. (Mrs. John A. PARKER), Jonathan E.,
Elizabeth C., Lillie F., Grace U., and Judson R.
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Surnames: McMAHAN, CLARY,
DEVEREUX, EDGERTON, HICKEY
Thomas
McMAHAN, brother of John McMAHAN, of Ellicottville, was born in County Clare,
Ireland, in 1830, came to America with his younger brother, James, about 1844,
and spent the remainder of his youth in Ellicottville, where he married Ann
CLARY. Soon afterward he settled in
Allegany and engaged in farming on the DEVEREUX farm. Later he purchased the EDGERTON homestead on
the Five Mile, where he was a thrifty farmer and an extensive dealer in live
stock. Mr. McMAHAN was a man of
integrity, sound judgment, and of more than ordinary business ability. He died May 14, 1877. Mrs. McMAHAN survives and resides on the
homestead. Their children are Mary A.
(Mrs. Eugene HICKEY), of Allegany; Nora T., John C., and Thomas F., who reside
with their mother; and James G., an enterprising merchant in Ellicottville,
secretary of the Board of Trade, and for a time a member of the Board of
Village Trustees. John C. McMAHAN, like
his father, is one of the heaviest dealers in live stock in Cattaraugus county.
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Surnames: MILLER, RUPPERT,
SCHRADER
John
MILLER was born in Bavaria, Dec. 14, 1833.
He came to Maryland in 1853 and in 1860 removed to Allegany, where in
1883 he built the MILLER block, which contains a hall capable of seating about
500 people. Mr. MILLER was overseer of
the poor eleven years, commissioner of public highways two years, and school
trustee fifteen years. He married, in
Nov., 1855, Rose RUPPERT, who died Nov. 24, 1886. By her he had eight children: Eve, Joseph,
Polly, John, Kate, Andrew, Charles, and Rose, all of whom are living except
Eve, who died November 5, 1879. He
married, second, Mary SCHRADER, of Salamanca, Sept. 10, 1889.
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Surnames: MOHR, MIAR
Henry MOHR was born in Germany, July 8, 1832, came to
Buffalo and thence to Allegany in 1853, settling on 125 acres of land which he
has cleared. June 10, 1859, he married
Ann MIAR, who was born in Germany, June 26, 1834. They have eight children; Joseph, Katie,
Andrew, John, George, Anna, Frank, and Martha.
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Surnames: MORTIMER, KEMMER,
SPINDLER
John
MORTIMER was born in Belgium, October 28, 1828, came to Allegany in 1854, and
settled on Chipmunk creek. In 1860 he
returned to Belgium on a visit and there married Mary KEMMER, March 4,
1861. In 1867 he took possession of
their present home. Their children are
John H., Josephine A. (Mrs. John J. SPINDLER), Henry F., and Mary A.
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Surnames: MULTRUS, ZINK,
SMITH
Joseph
H. MULTRUS was born in Dayton, December 8, 1857. September 18, 1883, he married Mrs. Libbie
(ZINK) SMITH, daughter of William F. ZINK, of Allegany, by whom he has had
three children, viz.: Mary, Libbie, and Joseph.
Mr. MULTRUS is a prosperous farmer in the town of Allegany.
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Surnames: NENNO, ZINK,
FURNACE
Nicholas
H. NENNO was born in Buffalo, June 5, 1838, came to this town about 1857, and
was a farmer and lumberman. About 1867
he bought the farm where his widow now resides.
February 13, 1890, Mr. NENNO was killed by falling from the top of a
tank house at the oil well on the ZINK farm, where he was at work. At the time of his death he was poormaster
and president of Branch 41, C. M. B. A.
January 15, 1858, he married Barbara FURNACE, of Buffalo. They reared twelve children: John, William,
Mary, George, Michael, Joseph, Victor, Lena, Frank, Freddie, Charles, and
Edward.
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Surnames: NESSEL, GRIMES, BOUGHTON,
DYE
Joseph
NESSEL was born in Montgomery county January 15, 1830, and about 1855 married
Almari GRIMES, of Vermont. Their two
children were George H. and Mary. When
sixteen years of age Mr. NESSEL came to this town and contracted for 378 acres of
land, which he paid for by clearing off the timber and converting it into
lumber. His first habitation was a log
cabin, which stood 150 rods from his present home. Four years later he erected another near by
and subsequently a third on the site of his present residence. This burned down February 1, 1885. He was one of the earliest settlers on the
Four Mile and has always been considered a solid, substantial citizen. His son George H. was born in March, 1857,
married Harriet BOUGHTON, and has one child, Joseph B. The daughter, Mary, born in 1859, married
Charles O. DYE, and died in 1884; Mr. DYE's death occurred in 1885. They left one child, Florence E.
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Surnames: NORWOOD, LAKE,
HILLS, PHILLIPS
Thomas
C. NORWOOD was born in Caroline, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1820, and came to Allegany on
a visit about 1842. After remaining one
year he returned to Tompkins county, but in 1860 came back and settled
permanently. He has been a farmer and
blacksmith. He married, in 1846, Sarah
LAKE, of Tompkins county, who bore him three children: Byron, Fred H., and
Nettie.
Byron
NORWOOD was born Oct. 30, 1847, and for about twenty years has been express
messenger between Salamanca and Chicago.
He married Jennie HILLS, of Allegany, November 1, 1872, and they have
had four children -- Harry, Guy, Genevieve, and Geraldine.
Fred
H. NORWOOD was born Aug. 27, 1849, and is a farmer. He married Celestia PHILLIPS, Oct. 14, 1875,
and has two children, Agnes G. and Emma D.
Nettie
NORWOOD, born July 28, 1852, died April 15, 1862.
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Surnames: PERRIGO, STEDMAN,
BESSEY, RAISH, CHASE
Lyman
PERRIGO, a native of Franklinville, was born Sept. 20, 1832, and married, July
4, 1853, Mary Ann, only child and daughter of Frederick and Maria M. (STEDMAN)
BESSEY, who bore him two children – Fred C., born Feb. 2, 1856, married Flora,
daughter of Thomas and Eliza RAISH, of Allegany Oct. 26, 1885, has two
children, Raymond N. and Clarence R., and resides on the homestead; and Estella
M., born May 20, 1859, married Edwin E. CHASE, Nov. 6, 1877, and had one child,
Mortimer D. Frederick BESSEY was born in
Vermont, Feb. 6, 1808; his wife was also born there May 15, 1813; they were
married Sept. 29, 1833. They came to
Allegany in 1845. He died here March 30,
1875. His widow survives him and resides
with her daughter, Mary Ann PERRIGO, who was born Sept. 5, 1834.
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Surnames: PHELPS, TORREY,
KEYES, SCOFIELD
Dudley
PHELPS, son of Gideon Spencer PHELPS, was born Sept. 5, 1834, in the town of
Barker, Broome county. He came to
Friendship, Allegany county, in 1854, where, in 1855, he married Maria TORREY,
who bore him two children: Jennie E. (Mrs. S. G. KEYES) and Charles S. both of
Gowanda. The family came to Allegany in
1856, where Mrs. PHELPS died Sept. 10, 1863, while her husband was in the
army. On Aug. 6, 1862, Mr. PHELPS
enlisted in Co. C, 154th N. Y. Vols., and served until the war closed, being
promoted corporal. He married, second,
Nov. 23, 1865, Julia A., daughter of Amos SCOFIELD, of Allegany. Mr. PHELPS is a general merchant, and is
serving his eighteenth term as town clerk.
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Surnames: PHILLIPS, RANNEY,
NORWOOD, PLATNER, McNALL
Abiathar
PHILLIPS, Sr., was born at Ashfield, Mass., Oct. 27, 1774, and married Hannah
RANNEY, Dec. 4, 1800. He came to Phelps,
Ontario county, about 1820, and in 1828 removed to this town with his oldest
son, Abiathar, Jr., locating on land where Fred NORWOOD now lives. In the summer of 1829 he brought his family
to this home, where he and his wife resided the remainder of their lives. He died Feb. 1, 1863, and his wife July 28,
1857. They reared twelve children:
Esther, Eliza, Abiathar, Jr., George, Anna, Samuel R., Jared, Harriet, William
H., Charles H., Alonzo F., and John P., of whom four sons are living: Abiathar,
Jr., William H., Charles H., and John P.
Mr. PHILLIPS served as supervisor of the town in 1845 and 1846. John P. PHILLIPS resides in this town and is
a farmer. He married Sophronia
PLATNER. Jared D. PHILLIPS, son of
Samuel R., was born in Allegany, Oct. 30, 1841.
He married Mary J., daughter of Levi McNALL, Nov. 1, 1876. They have one child, Myrtie M.
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Surnames: POTTER, PRIEST,
LITTLE, CURTISS
Jeremiah
POTTER was born in Otsego county in 1796.
He married Betsey PRIEST, and with his wife and three children came to
Farmersville about 1839. There they
died, she in 1851 and he in 1871. They
reared three children: Eliza A., who married Walter N. LITTLE, of Farmersville,
and died on the homestead in October, 1886; Augustus F., who married Elmira
CURTISS, of Bradford, Pa., and resides in Wisconsin; and Chester L., who was
born Aug. 6, 1834. The latter served in
the late war in Co. K, 105th N. Y. Vols.
He married Mahala PRIEST, Sept. 30, 1870, and came to Allegany in 1880,
where they still reside.
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Surnames: PRESACK, DOMBROWSKY
Joseph
PRESACK, born in Germany, June 18, 1838, emigrated to America in 1862. He served in the late war in Co. I, 16th N.
Y. Cav., and was discharged Sept. 21, 1865.
He came to Allegany in 1866 and worked at his trade of blacksmith until
poor health obliged him to make a change.
He is now in the insurance business.
Oct. 30, 1866, he married Frances DOMBROWSKY, of Allegany, and they have
had four children: Randolph, Frank, Lizzie, and Gustave.
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Surnames: SCHIFTER, BOCKMIER,
HARBEL, FELT
George
SCHIFTER was born in Germany, February 10, 1817. In 1852, the year he came to America, he
married Mary A. BOCKMIER. They settled
in Clearfield county, Pa., whence they moved to this town about 1857. Their first home here was on the Nine Mile
run, but in 1865 they located in Allegany village, where they died – Mr.
SCHIFTER on May 19, 1875, and his wife on June 30, 1884. They had nine children, viz.: Caroline, Mary,
and George who died in infancy, Katie (deceased), Rose (Mrs. John HARBEL),
Tresea (Mrs. Andrew HARBEL), Mary, Lena (Mrs. Joseph FELT), and Michael.
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Surnames: SCHULTZ, SMITH, LAMB
William
F. SCHULTZ was born in Buffalo on the 5th of December, 1860. His father, Charles H. SCHULTZ, moved with
his family to this town in 1861, arriving here on the 8th of November, where
the son has since resided. His wife is
Mary SMITH, by whom he has one son, Howard H.
Mr. SCHULTZ's mother's maiden name was Christina LAMB. The family is a prominent one in the German
element of the town.
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Surnames: SCOFIELD, LINES,
SELLECK, BULLOCK, PHELPS, SMITH, CLAYTON
Amos
SCOFIELD was born in Hadley, Saratoga county, February 22, 1810, and came as a
lumberman to the town of Allegany in 1839, settling on Five Mile run, where he
died April 15, 1858. By his wife, Ruth
LINES, who died here January 21, 1880, he had seven children, viz.: Harriet
(deceased), who married Rev. E. J. SELLECK; Augusta Charlotte (Mrs. A. W.
BULLOCK), of Allegany; Julia A. (Mrs. Dudley PHELPS), of Allegany; Ellen
Lorette (Mrs. Frank S. SMITH), of Binghamton; Lovina E. (Mrs. Rev. T. E.
CLAYTON), of Ocean Grove, N. J.; Amos B., of Rochester; and Willis J., of
Allegany. Mr. SCOFIELD was prominent in
town affairs and owned and operated several saw-mills at various times. His brothers Barzilla settled in Portville,
Harvey in Hinsdale, and Shadrack in Oneida county – all in 1839.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 442
Surnames: SHELDON, LAMBERTON,
OVEROCKER, BROWN, PARK
George
C. SHELDON, a native of New Hartford, Conn., was born Jan. 13, 1811, and when
about twenty-one years of age came to Allegany, where he died Oct. 7,
1882. He was a member of the Free
Methodist church. Nov. 4, 1834, he
married Julia LAMBERTON, of Allegany, by whom he had five children. Mrs. SHELDON was born September 28, 1818, and
died in 1853. Mr. SHELDON married,
second, Elizabeth OVEROCKER, in 1856, who survived but a few years. He married again, in June, 1866, Mrs. Rebecca
H. BROWN, who still resides on the homestead with Norton T. SHELDON. The children of George C. and Julia SHELDON
were George L., Mary A., Norton T., Charles C., and Margaret S. George L., born October 18, 1835, enlisted in
Co. I, 64th N. Y. Vols., and served three years. He is a baker in Allegany. He married Georgianna PARK and they have four
children: Charles F., Park C., a wholesale liquor dealer in Allegany, Luceba
H., and Bennie D. Norton T. SHELDON
resides on the homestead and owns, besides, a saw-mill near the mouth of Five
Mile creek. September 26, 1866, he
married Louisa A. BROWN, and their children are Estella J., Minnie L., and
Clare E. Charles C. SHELDON, Jr., died
Jan. 7, 1885.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 442
Surnames: SMITH, ANGLE,
HAASE, WILLARD, BURGER, GOODWIN, WRIGHT
John
G. SMITH was born in Germany, April 15, 1803. There he married Katharine R. ANGLE in 1838
and emigrated to America in December, 1851, settling first in Buffalo and in
1856 in Allegany, where he died March 23, 1876, and his wife February 8, 1885. They had born to them seven children, three
of whom died in infancy. The others were
Katharine A., Frederick, George, and John S.
Katharine
A. married Henry F. HAASE, of Allegany.
Frederick
SMITH was born in Germany, October 21, 1841, came to America with his parents,
and commenced his business life as a clerk with Erastus WILLARD, who in 1868
admitted him to an equal partnership, which continued until 1884, when Mr.
SMITH became sole owner. April 21, 1881,
he married Mary L. BURGER, who was born in Olean, Aug. 19, 1856, and graduated
from the State Normal School at Fredonia.
They have three children: Raymond, Georgianna and Clinton.
George
SMITH was born Jan. 20, 1845, and served in Co. I, 64th N. Y. Vols., being
fatally wounded in the battle of Gettysburg.
John
S. SMITH, born Aug. 16, 1859, is engaged in the mercantile business with his
brother. He married Emma L., daughter of
Isaac and Eliza J. (GOODWIN) WRIGHT, Sept. 8, 1881.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 442 & 443
Surnames: SPRAKER, SOUTER,
HYDE, CARR, HALL, FRANK, MIXER
The SPRAKER
family in Allegany has been one of the most prominent families in the
town. The record goes back to William
SPRAKER, who was born in Germany, Oct. 9, 1808, and there married Christina
SOUTER. They emigrated to America in
1847 and located in Erie county. Only
two of their nine children are living.
Mr. SPRAKER came to Allegany in May, 1854, and died in the village May
30, 1875. His son, William SPRAKER, Jr.,
born in Germany, December 11, 1838, came with his parents to this town in 1854
and has since been one of its foremost citizens. His education was obtained in the common
schools of Erie county and clerking was his early occupation. August 21, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 64th
N. Y. Vols., and participated in ten regular engagements, receiving a wound at
Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, and being discharged May 3, 1864. Mr. SPRAKER was appointed postmaster Dec. 20,
1865, and was re-appointed in 1875, serving continuously from then until 1887. He was again appointed in 1891 and is the
present incumbent of that position. He
has also served as town clerk and in other capacities, and is a member and has
been an officer of the local G. A. R. Post.
October 29, 1867, he married Susan E. HYDE, who died Aug. 12, 1886; she
bore him three children: Clarence H., Lois M. (Mrs. Miner CARR), and George
V. He married, second, Mrs. Phoebe HALL,
sister of his first wife, on June 28, 1887, by whom he has one child, Harold
E. Henry HYDE, the father of Mr.
SPRAKER's two wives, was born in Germany and came to Allegany in 1855.
Charles
SPRAKER, the other surviving son of William SPRAKER, Sr., was born Oct. 20,
1842, and Feb. 18, 1868, at Olean, he married Mary FRANK. He began life as a clerk for Marsh & Van
Campen in March, 1857, in which capacity he continued until just before his
marriage, when he was admitted to the firm under the name of Marsh &
Co. In 1876 he formed the firm of
SPRAKER & MIXER, and in April, 1881, bought his partner out. February 22, 1889, a fire destroyed his
mercantile establishment, but he soon rebuilt and started anew, He has two
children, Frank and Anna. Mr. SPRAKER
has served as town clerk and in 1885 he represented Allegany on the Board of
Supervisors.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 443
Surnames: STEPHEN, FRANK,
HETZ, WELCH, NOONAN, TRAVERS
William
M. STEPHAN was a native of Germany, where he was born Oct. 8, 1819. He came to the United States in 1850 and
after living in Buffalo four years removed to Allegany, locating on Nine Mile
run. In 1864 he settled on the Four
Mile, where he still resides, being one of the early settlers in that
locality. Mr. STEPHAN has held several
town offices and has been quite an extensive oil producer. In 1849 he married Mary FRANK, who was born
Aug. 29, 1816. Their children are Charles
P., born Jan. 12, 1853, married Emma, daughter of Michael and Elizabeth HETZ,
Oct. 3, 1881; Clara, born Feb. 16, 1854, married Michael WELCH; George; Mary
J., born Dec. 3, 1856, married Patrick NOONAN; and Frank H., born Nov. 27,
1858, married, Dec. 25, 1883, Maggie A., daughter of Frank and Margaret
TRAVERS, and has had born to them these children: Jennie M., Laura P., and
Francis (deceased). The children of
Charles P. STEPHAN are William Henry, Frank A., Elmer H., and John M. George STEPHEN, third child of William M.,
was born Sept. 8, 1855, and until 1880 was engaged in lumbering. In that year he located on his present
farm. Dec. 27, 1880 he married Mary
NOONAN and their children are Celia, Fred, Clara (deceased), Albert, Agnes, and
Eddie.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 443 & 444
Surnames: STRONG, WHITE,
CLIFFORD, FOX, ANDREWS, MAY, LEMON
James
STRONG, son of Solomon and Mary (WHITE) STRONG, born in Vermont, May 3, 1868,
married Catharine CLIFFORD, of New Hampshire, in 1799, came to. Olean in 1819,
and two years later removed to Allegany, settling where the widow of his son
James, Jr., now resides. The first
marriage in Allegany occurred at his house, being that of his daughter Sally to
William B. FOX in 1825. James STRONG died
April 20, 1839, and his wife, Catharine, Aug. 16, 1852. Their children were Almeda, Solomon, Sally,
Emily, Luthera, James, Jr., Catharine, Adeline, William, and Jame A., all
deceased. James STRONG, Jr., married
Carmale, daughter of Rhody (ANDREWS) MAY, of Hinsdale, April 25, 1857, and died
in June, 1882. His widow survives him
and lives on the old homestead. Their
children were Eola and Lew J. Eola, born
Oct. 30, 1858, married Frank LEMON and has two children, Lew S. and Fred
H. Lew J., born Nov. 22, 1864, is a
farmer and resides on the homestead.
William MAY, father of Mrs. James STRONG, Jr., died in 1840 and his wife
Rhody in 1844.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 444
Surnames: THORNTON, McCOY,
FRANK
Davis
THORNTON, born in Allegany county, July 2, 1828, came to this town when
eighteen years of age and followed lumbering and rafting on the Allegheny river
until 1889. In the spring of 1890 he
built the Allegheny River House near the Indian reservation. He married, first, Abigail, daughter of
Richard H. McCOY, who was the mother of his son David. Mrs. THORNTON died May 27, 1856. His second wife was Lydia A. FRANK, by whom
he has three daughters, Katie, Mary, and Abbie.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 444
Surnames: WHEELER, LINDSLEY,
SPALDING, HATCH, REDOUT, CURTISS, HAYNES, PETERSON, KAHN
William
H. WHEELER was born in Washington county, January 1, 1824. He married Rebecca LINDSLEY, July 4, 1845,
who was born October 15, 1826. Mr.
WHEELER came to this county when about ten years of age, with his parents, who
settled in Yorkshire. He now resides in
Allegany and is a farmer. He has two
brothers, Charles M. and Joseph A. WHEELER, and one sister, Mrs. Helen M.
SPALDING, who reside in this town.
William H. WHEELER has eleven children: Devillow, born in Yorkshire,
October 4, 1846, enlisted in the late war at the age of sixteen in Co. I, 154th
N. Y. Vols., and starved to death at Andersonville prison; William W., born at
Yorkshire, August 26, 1848, served in the late war in Co. A, 188th N. Y. Vols.,
married Julia H., daughter of Marshall and Emma HATCH, April 23, 1874, who was
born November 1, 1856, and has six children, Jennie R., Alice A., J. Russell,
George P., William W., Jr., and Matie E.; Myron Devereux, born in Allegany,
December 8, 1850 married Emeline REDOUT, and resides in South Saginaw, Mich.;
George C., who died in infancy; Caroline H., born May 9, 1855, married John
CURTISS, Jr.; Halsey A., born June 28, 1858, married Emelia REDOUT; Hannah L., born
June 25, 1860, married Russell HAYNES; Nancy, born February 7, 1863, married
Theodore PETERSON, and died in 1879; Guy I., born October 15, 1866, in
Allegany; John H., born September 18, 1869, died in infancy; and Ada, born
February 1, 1872, married John KAHN.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 444
Surnames: WARD, HANEY, SMITH
Dwight
W. WARD, second son of Robert D. and Mary A. (HANEY) WARD, was born in
Jamestown, N. Y. Robert D. was an only
son and was born in Ireland, October 20, 1812, emigrating thence to America in
1828, the voyage lasting three months.
Learning the cabinet maker's trade in Bath, N., Y., where he married
Mary A. HANEY on September 24, 1833, he removed to Jamestown, where he ran a
foundry for fourteen years, when he engaged in hotel keeping until his death in
1857. His widow with her family removed
to Allegany in 1859 and resides with her daughter, Mrs. William H. SMITH. Their children were Elida S. (Mrs. W. H.
SMITH), Hibbard P., Dwight W., John D. (deceased), and Mary E. (deceased). Dwight W. WARD was born February 12,
1849. Coming to this town in 1859 he
subsequently purchased what was known as WARD's Hotel, now called Park Hotel, which
he conducted until 1883, when he engaged in the business of developing the oil
fields and producing oil, in which he has been one of the most extensive
operators in town.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 444
Surnames: WILBER, PALMER
Henry
WILBER was born in the town of Humphrey, and has one child, Henry S., who was
born in Allegany, Jan. 21, 1884. Mr.
WILBER is manager of Sheldon's Allegany cheese factory. His father, Philo C. WILBER, came from
Onondaga county to this county when about nine years of age. He married Catherine PALMER.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 444 & 445
Surnames: WILLARD, REYNOLDS,
HUNTLEY
Erastus
WILLARD, son of Sherlock and Elizabeth (REYNOLDS) WILLARD, was born in Lisle,
N. Y. March 23, 1823, while his parents were moving from Fort Edward to
Cattaraugus county. The family settled
in Franklinville. In the fall of 1843 he
came to Allegany (then Burton) and taught a district school, which closed in
March, 1844. In December of this year he
began his mercantile life in this town.
Mr. WILLARD began a small business with small means, and constantly
increased both until he finally had one of the largest and best stores in
western New York. He took an active
interest in local Democratic politics, and was supervisor in 1850 and from 1865
to 1867 inclusive, and served his town as justice of the peace about forty
years. In 1877 he was his party's
candidate for member of Assembly, but his district being overwhelmingly
Republican he was defeated. He was loyal
and true during the Rebellion, and although he was not drafted he nevertheless,
in accordance with his convictions of duty, placed a substitute in the
army. April 26, 1848, he married Harriet
A., daughter of Henry HUNTLEY and a native of Herkimer, N. Y., and
granddaughter of Abner HUNTLEY, who was born near Bunker Hill, Mass., in
1767. Her father was born in 1804 and
she was born in Cuba, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1828.
Mr. WILLARD's children were Charles, born in Allegany, March 11, 1849,
died Nov. 10, 1865; Clare, born July 28, 1870, who is his father's successor in
business and the proprietor of WILLARD's Stock Farm; and Hattie, born Aug. 5,
1872, died Sept. 7th following. Mr.
WILLARD died Dec. 31, 1889. Mr. and Mrs.
WILLARD were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church of Allegany and
he was one of its liberal supporters.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 445
Surnames: WILTSE, HALL,
JONES, WILBER, KENYON, VAN BRUNT
William
WILTSE was a native of Marcellus, Onondaga county, and was born April 2,
1802. On the 26th of April, 1821, he
married Sophia HALL, who was born in Connecticut on March 10, 1800. They came to Allegany in the spring of 1848
and the next year built a hotel, which they kept until 1859, when they engaged
in farming, continuing in it until his death Oct. 7, 1865, her death occurring
June 5, 1874. Their children were
Cornell, Charles C., and Danford W.
Cornell WILTSE, born May 16, 1824, came to this town with his parents,
and married Electa JONES, of Hinsdale; they have one child, Wesley C., a
Baptist preacher who married Louisa WILBER, of Allegany. Charles C. WILTSE was born December 19, 1827,
and died May 28, 1866. Dec. 7, 1847, he
married Abigail KENYON, who survives him and resides in this town; their
daughter Orcelia is the wife of Orran VAN BRUNT. Danford W. WILTSE was born Aug. 17, 1833; he
resides in Springville, N. Y. Amos
JONES, the father of Mrs. Cornell WILTSE, came with his wife Eliza to Allegany
in 1841 and in 1867 removed to Minnesota.
They had eleven children.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 445
Surnames: WING, BLOWER,
CONNHAISER, BARNES
Asa S.
WING was born in Oneida county, March 7, 1837.
He came to East Otto with his parents when twelve years of age. He was a soldier in the late war in Co. G,
154th N. Y. Vols., and was taken prisoner at Gettysburg and confined in Libby
prison. He came to Allegany in
1865. Mr. WING married, first, Louisa
BLOWER, of Oneida county; their three children died in infancy. His second wife, Catharine CONNHAISER, whom
he married in June, 1862, was born in Germany, March 9, 1837. Their children were Eliza L. (Mrs. Thomas A.
BARNES), Nelson, Julia, Edward, Emma, Georgie Anna, Charles E., Elizabeth C.,
and Samuel.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 445
Surnames: WOODARD, FRANKLIN
Frederick
J. WOODARD, born in Bolivar, Allegany county, July 16, 1859, learned the
printer's trade at Wellsville in the office of the Allegany County Reporter, and was employed three years in the Herald office in Olean. In 1885 he came to Allegany and purchased the
farm where he now lives. He married Anna
FRANKLIN, of Portround, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 26, 1881, and by her has had two
children: George and Artiemarie.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Pages 445 & 446
Surnames: ZINK, CRIQUIE,
KENOCH, ROBINSON, MULTRUS, SMITH, LINEHART, REITZ, BRITCHEL
William
F. ZINK, born in Germany, Feb. 3,1828, emigrated to Buffalo with his parents in
1831. He came to this town in 1855 and
is engaged in farming. Mr. ZINK married,
Feb. 3, 1851, May C. CRIQUIE, who was born in Buffalo, Oct. 9, 1829. She is said to have been the first German
child born in that city. Their children
were William, Jr., born Nov. 23, 1851, married Rickey KENOCH; Minnie, born Feb.
3, 1853, married John W. ROBINSON; Frank, born June 8, 1856, married Rosa
MULTRUS; Libbie born April 15, 1859, married, first, April 24, 1877, Sebastian
SMITH, who died Sept. 13, 1880, and second, Sept. 18, 1883, Joseph H. MULTRUS,
and their children are Mary, Libbie, and Joseph, Jr., Mrs. MULTRUS's first children
being Frank and Nellie SMITH; John F., born May 5, 1861, married Lizzie
LINEHART; George H., born June 6, 1865, married Mary REITZ; Mary Z., born Aug.
7, I870, died Sept. 28, 1870; and Mary M., born June 29, 1872. Francis ZINK, father of William F. ZINK, was
born in Germany in 1800. He there
married Bridget BRITCHEL, who with him came to America in 1831, settling at
Eden Corners, Erie county. He died May
29, 1855, in Allegany, at the residence of his son. His wife survived him until April 9, 1880.
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History of the Town of Allegany –
Chapter XVIII (18)
Page 446
Surnames: ZISTER, WEAVER,
HYDE
Michael
ZISTER, born in Germany about 1818, came to Buffalo about 1850, and a few years
later settled in Allegany. He had
thirteen children, of whom seven are living.
His wife was Louisa A. WEAVER, who died in 1888. Michael ZISTER died in 1867. John ZISTER, son of Michael, was born in
Buffalo, Jan. 3, 1856. He came to
Allegany with his parents and married Elizabeth, daughter of Sebastian HYDE,
Aug. 16, 1880. They have had born to
them five children, viz.: Edna C., Alice L., Clara E., Clarence, and Laura A.
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History of the Town of Ashford –
Chapter XIX (19)
Page 453
Surnames: ALDRICH, ENSWORTH,
BALDWIN
Jirah S. ALDRICH, son of Rev. Adon
ALDRICH, was born in Walrath, Wayne county, Nov. 20, 1823, removed to Fabius,
and in 1852 came to Ashford, where he purchased of Andrew STEVENS the farm
where he now resides. His father, who
resided with him, died in July of that year.
Mr. ALDRICH taught common and singing schools several years, served as
town superintendent of schools two years, and justice of the peace eight years. He has been identified with the
Congregational church since its organization.
He married Cordelia H., daughter of Tracy ENSWORTH, by whom he has
children as follows: Leroy, of Williams, Iowa;
Cornelia, deceased; Alma (Mrs. O.
A. BALDWIN) of Bradford, Pa.; and Fred, of Ashford.
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History of the Town of Ashford – Chapter
XIX (19)
Pages 453 & 454
Surnames: BIGELOW, GODDARD,
SAMPSON
Job BIGELOW came from Brookline, Vt., to
Ashford in 1825 and settled on the farm which Miss C. GODDARD now owns, and
where he reared his ten children. His
son, Charles C. BIGELOW, was born in Brookline, Vt., Dec. 18, 1807 and removed
to Ashford in 1825. A few years later he
began business for himself and bought the farm where his son Henry now
lives. He never "sought place or
position, but was often chosen to fill positions of responsibility and
trust". He was an Odd Fellow and a
Mason and was buried with Masonic honors.
He married Roxana, daughter of Peter SAMPSON, by whom he had ten
children; those now living are William
W., Caroline, Henry W., Maria, Adaline and Charles D. William W. resides in Chicago, Charles D. in
Buffalo and the others in Ashford.
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History of the Town of Ashford –
Chapter XIX (19)
Page 454
Surnames: BLOCK, KRUSE
Joseph BLOCK was born in Mechlenberg
[sic], Germany, and came to America in 1854 and to Ashford in 1857. He married Dora, daughter of Frederick
KRUSE; their children were Charles,
John, William L., Sophia, and Mary.
William L. BLOCK came to America with his parents at the age of twelve
years. Oct. 5, 1861, he enlisted in Co.
I, 44th N. Y. Vols., and served three years, participating in the battles of
Malvern Hill (where he was wounded), Fair Oaks, and Williamsburg.
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History of the Town of Ashford –
Chapter XIX (19)
Page 454
Surname: CARTER
Joseph T. and Norman B. CARTER came to
Ashford from Darien, Genesee county, in March, 1821, and purchased a quarter
section of lot 45. They were bachelors
and kept their own house. N. B. was one
of the first school commissioners and was a justice of the peace in 1834, and
taught one of the first schools in the town in the winter of 1822-1823. These brothers removed to Michigan in
1835. Their brother, Russell M. CARTER,
who had visited Ashford in 1822, settled on a part of lot 45 in 1825 and later
located on the farm where William and George SHULTIS first settled in 1818.
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History of the Town of
Page 454
Surnames: CHAMBERLAIN, EHMAN,
HUNTLEY, WILLIS, McKAY, HICKS, BEMIS
Hiram CHAMBERLAIN, son of Piny
CHAMBERLAIN, a native of
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Page 454
Surnames: COLE, BIGELOW,
BEMIS
Daniel Mansfield COLE was the oldest of
four children of a crippled father, and was born in
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Surnames: CONRAD, LEEZER
Peter CONRAD, son of Jacob, a native of
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Pages 454‑455
Surnames: DEMON, BROOKS,
SAMPSON, FOLTS,
Abel DEMON emigrated from Ware,
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Surnames: EHMAN, CARTER,
HAUFFMAN, GROFF
Frederick EHMAN, a native of
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Surnames: EMERSON, CHASE
William L. EMERSON came from
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Page 455
Surnames: FOLTS, CLAPSADDLE,
VAN SLYKE, MUNGER, FRANK, UPSON
Joseph FOLTS came to this town in 1832
from Herkimer county. He was an axe
maker by trade. He married Elizabeth
CLAPSADDLE, who bore him ten children, of whom those living are William, of
Timothy FOLTS, son of Joseph, settled in
Ashford about 1834. He was a moulder by
trade, but gave his attention to farming.
In 1853 he purchased the farm where his son, Allen C. FOLTS, now lives,
and where he died in May, 1872. He
married Mary, daughter of John FRANK, of Ashford, and of their nine children
only Wealthy (Mrs. Robert FRANK) and Mary (Mrs. Solomon UPSON), of Springville,
Frank and
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Surnames: FOX, BROOKS
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Surnames: FRANK, OYER, WEBER
Jacob FRANK was born in
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Surnames: FULLER, HUGHEY
Almon FULLER, of
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Surnames: GIBSON, WAITE,
ALDRO, TIBBETTS, SMITH
William GIBSON came to this town from
Genesee county in 1834 and bought the improvements of Lorenzo WAITE, the farm
where John ALDRO lives. He worked at
carpentering and farming. He married
Charlotte TIBBETTS, and of their seven children, Anna, John, Juliette, Garry,
Peter, and Lavilla (Mrs. E. B. SMITH) are living.
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Surnames: GROAT, NEFF, MABEE,
DRAPER, NELLIGAN
Jasper GROAT settled in this town in 1829
where James NEFF now lives. He came from
Montgomery county. His wife Maria,
daughter of Uriah MABEE, bore him ten children, of whom eight are living, viz:
Jerry, Uriah, John, Seth, Esley, Susan, Hurmey, and Deborah. John GROAT, a native of Ashford, served in
the war of the Rebellion, and married, first, Emily DRAPER, who was the mother
of two children, Frank S. and Mary. He
married, second, Margaret NELLIGAN, by whom he has four children: Charles E.,
Jasper C., Jennie and Earl E.
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Surnames: HADLEY, HOLLAND,
THOMAS
Cornelius HADLEY came to Ashford in
1842. Alonzo and William HADLEY, sons of
Jesse HADLEY, came to this town from Brattleboro, Vt., in 1843, and purchased
the farm now owned by Otis HOLLAND.
Later Alonzo purchased the farm on which he now lives. Nelson H., another son of Jesse HADLEY, came
from Brattleboro, Vt., to Ashford in April, 1850, and purchased the farm where
his son Henry H. now lives. He died July
6, 1867. By his wife, Catharine THOMAS,
he had two children, Henry H. and Willard, both of Ashford. Mr. HADLEY was a member of the Congregational
church and much esteemed by his neighbors.
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Surnames: HANSON, HUGHEY
Cornelius HANSON came to Ashford in 1836
from Glen, Montgomery county, and settled on land now owned by George
HUGHEY. Four of his six children are
living: R. Hudson, Sarah A., Margaret, and Peter W.
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Surnames: HOLDEN, GREEN,
PRATT, WOODWORTH, ROBBINS
Arnold HOLDEN, son of Edward, a descendant
of George HOLDEN of Revolutionary fame, removed from North Adams to Aurora ,
Erie county, and in 1829 settled in the town of Ashford. He built one of the first framed buildings in
town for the purpose of carrying on the business of carding wool and dressing
cloth, and eventually used it for manufacturing cloth. It was one of the first establishments of the
kind in the county. This he run
successfully until the business declined, when Mr. HOLDEN became a farmer. He was prominent in the affairs of his town
and used his influence to advance the cause of education and the general good
of society. He was supervisor in 1831
and a justice of the peace a quarter of a century. He also served as justice of sessions. Mr. HOLDEN removed from Ashford about 1865
and died in Bradford, Pa., in 1869. He
reared ten children, all living: Julia (Mrs. A. M. GREEN): June M. (Mrs. N.
PRATT): Sarah A. (Mrs. M. WOODWORTH): John R., of Franklinville: Amos B., of
Sparta, Wis.: Martha A. (Mrs. L. C.
ROBBINS) and William A., of Ashford: Edwin C., of Topeka: Dennison F., of
Oviatt, Mich.: and Nelson H., of White, S.D.
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Surnames: HUFSTADER, ALLEN,
DYGERT, BLOCK, FOX, HOLLAND, HUGHEY
Michael C. HUFSTADER came to Ashford from
Frankfort, N.Y. in 1822, making the journey on foot and carrying his provisions
on his back. He came to live with his
uncle Michael HUFSTADER, who had preceded him in 1820, but soon after “bound
himself out” to Seth ALLEN, of Springville, and engaged in the manufacture of
pearlash and potash. In 1831 he married
Sally, daughter of Abram DYGERT, of Frankfort, and settled in Ashford on the
farm now owned by John BLOCK. He was
fond of hunting and fishing. He killed a
great number of deer and wildcats, and once or twice each season he made a
fishing trip to Lake Erie. The children
of Mr. and Mrs. HUFSTADER were Willard, of Salem, Ore.; Michael, deceased:
Hannah C. (Mrs. George O. FOX), of Ashford; and Mary E. (Mrs. John HOLLAND),
Abram, and Sadie (Mrs. E. HUGHEY), also of Ashford.
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Surnames: HUGHEY, McMICKLE,
FOLTS, VEDDER
George HUGHEY, born of Scotch parentage in
Dublin, Ireland, Dec. 14, 1803, learned the trade of paper making, and at the
age of twenty-one emigrated to America, where he followed his avocation several
years, and conducted a grocery and bakery in Schenectady. In 1840 he came to Ashford and purchased and
cleared the farm now owned by his son George H.
He served as highway commissioner, and both he and his wife were active
members of the Baptist church. He was
honest and charitable. He married Marry
McMICKLE, who bore him eleven children: Mary A.; Eliza J.; James, of
Ellicottville; John, 1st, drowned at Schenectady; John, 2d, born in Ashford,
Sept. 24, 1847, married Ida FOLTS, of Mansfield, and has four children, Carl
B., Claude L., Neil and Guy; Matilda; Catherine; Ellen; George H., born in Ashford,
Oct. 9, 1843, owns the homestead, and for several years has been a dealer in
live stock, produce, and real estate; Robert, a merchant in Ashford Hollow; and
Rosanie. George H. HUGHEY served Ashford
on the Board of Supervisors in 1883, 1885, and 1892, and has held other town
offices. He married Adaliza, daughter of
John A. VEDDER, of Ellicottville, and their children are Eugene G. and Vedder
G. Edverdo HUGHEY, son of James, served
as highway commissioner in 1888 and 1889.
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Surname: KRUSE
Herman KRUSE came to Ashford in 1858 and
settled on the place where Henry KRUSE now lives. William C. KRUSE represented the town on the
Board of Supervisors in 1879 and 1880.
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Surnames: LAMPMAN, FRANK
John LAMPMAN, from Schoharie county,
settled in Ashford on the farm now owned by Elmer FRANK. He cleared the place and died aged 102 years.
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Surnames: MULTER, WIDRIG,
FRENCH, HINMAN, PICKETT, FOLTS
Peter A. MULTER came from Camillus,
Onondaga county, to Ashford in 1831 and settled on the farm where his son
Gilbert now lives. He spent much of his
life from home repairing clocks and watches.
He married Elizabeth WIDRIG, of Herkimer county, and had born to him
nine children, six of whom are living: Gilbert, Jacob, Lydia A. (Mrs. Lawrence
FRENCH), of Ashford, Margaret (Mrs. HINMAN), of Ellicottville, Eliza (Mrs. Eli
PICKETT), of Wisconsin, and Adaline (Mrs. O. FOLTS), of Ashford. Gilbert MULTER is a farmer on the old
homestead. Jacob MULTER has been engaged
in the furniture and undertaker’s trade since 1859, and has served as justice
of the peace about twenty-five years.
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Surnames: MURPHY, KIMBALL,
HOLLAND, RICE, WEAVER, HOLDEN, PIERCE, BUCK, KRUSE, REED
Ormel MURPHY, son of John MURPHY, and
grandson of John KIMBALL, a Revolutionary soldier, was born in Royalton, Vt.,
in 1801, came to Ashford in 1831 from Genesee county, and made the first
settlement on the farm now owned by his son John L. When Mr. MURPHY came to his home in the woods
there were only the families of Nathaniel HOLLAND and William M. RICE living
between him and Cattaraugus creek. He
married Minerva, daughter of Thomas WEAVER, of Darien, and their children were
John L.; Betsey (Mrs. George HOLDEN), of Springville; Marilda (Mrs. John S.
PIERCE), of Machias; and Omer, also of Machias.
John L. MURPHY was born in Darien, Oct. 28, 1830. He was taught by his mother and with only two
months at a select school, up to the age of eighteen, he began teaching in the
common schools and continued for ten winter terms. At the age of twenty-one, he was elected a
justice of the peace, which office he held for thirty-five consecutive
years. He was supervisor of Ashford in
1881 and 1882 and is often employed as petfogger in justices’ courts. He is a farmer and dealer in real estate. He married, first, Calphurnia, daughter of
Jeremiah BUCK, who was an early settler of Ellicottville. Their children now living are Lucius J., of
Bolivar; Orville W., a veterinary surgeon in Kansas; Albert H., of Ashford; and
Lizzie (Mrs. William C. KRUSE), whose husband is president of Ridgeville
College in Indiana. Mr. MURPHY married,
second, Adelphia, daughter of Stephen REED, a pioneer of Ashford who now
resides in Little Valley.
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Page 458
Surnames: NEFF, BELLOWS,
BARGY, CRARY
Andrew B. NEFF, son of De Nike NEFF, was
born in Glen, Montgomery county, September 14, 1840, and came to Ashford to
live with his uncle, Isaac BELLOWS, when twelve years old. He received his education in the common
schools and in Springville Academy and taught district schools six winter
terms. Mr. NEFF purchased a farm of
James J. BARGY, and he added to it until he now has about 1,000 acres. He also owns three cheese factories in
Ashford and one in Ellicottville, in which he manufactures full-cream cheese
from the milk of 1,200 cows. Mr. NEFF
has represented Ashford on the Board of Supervisors nine terms and has recently
been elected for another year. He is now
one of the Board of Directors of the Farmers’ Bank of Springville. He married Ann, daughter of Frederick CRARY,
of Springville, and their children are Charles C., Alice A., Andrew B., and
Ellen C.
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Surnames: OYER, SMITH,
HOLDEN, TEFFT, VEDDER, MILLER
John P. OYER, who came to Ashford from
Herkimer county in 1827, made the first settlement on the farm now owned by
Mrs. Sally SMITH. His children were
Philinda (Mrs. William A. HOLDEN), of Ashford; Mary (Mrs. Samuel TEFFT), of
Springville; Betsey (Mrs. John A. VEDDER); and Sally (Mrs. William SMITH). George OYER came from Herkimer county in 1828
and settled where his son Adam now lives.
His wife Mary MILLER bore him these children: Adam, Levi (deceased),
David, and Simon. The latter was born in
Ashford, November 5, 1831, is a shoemaker and carpenter by trade, and is now a
lumberman and miller. Two of the OYER
family, George and John, have represented the town of Ashford on the Board of
Supervisors, the former in 1874 and the latter in 1886 and again in 1888.
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Surnames: PETTENGILL, KELMER
Charles B. PETTENGILL was born in Wales,
Erie county, February 15, 1848. In the
spring of 1862 he enlisted in the service of the Union, but was rejected on
account of his youthful age. December 5,
1863, he enlisted in Co. A, 14th Wis. Inf., and served until December,
1865. He was wounded July 22, 1864, at
the battle of Peach Tree Creek. While
running from rebel pickets at Black River, near Vicksburg, in March, 1864, he
fell down the bank of the river, fifty feet, and seriously injured his
spine. After the war he engaged in the
harness trade. In 1882 he settled in
West Valley. He has been town clerk four
years, postmaster of West Valley four years, and treasurer of the Ashford Fire
Insurance Company seven years. He
married Louisa, daughter of Abram KELMER, of Washington county. Their children are Allie, Mamie, Guy, and Rob
Roy.
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Surnames: PORTER, GILMORE,
VAN AERNAM, RICHARDSON, BUFFINGTON, HERRICK
Aaron PORTER from Danby, Vt., settled in
New Albion in 1836. He married Sarah,
daughter of David GILMORE. Five children
survive them: Electa J., widow of Richard VAN AERNAM, of New Albion; Chloe A.
(Mrs. Lorenzo RICHARDSON) of Great Bay, Wis.; Weltha L. (Mrs. Augustus
BUFFINGTON), of New Albion; Caroline (Mrs. Fillmore HERRICK), of New Albion;
and Dr. Asher C., of Ashford. For a
sketch of Dr. A. C. PORTER, see page 118.
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Surnames: PRATT, OYER, CLARK
John and Nathan PRATT, natives of
Massachusetts, came to Ashford about 1825 and settled on lot 77. John made the first settlement on land now
owned by Adam OYER. He died in
1869. John PRATT’s children were
Benjamin, of Ashford; Amos, deceased; Noah, of Franklinville; and Patience
(Mrs. John CLARK), of Yorkshire.
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Pages 458 & 459
Surnames: PROCTOR, JONES
James PROCTOR, born in Quebec, Canada,
came when young to Attica, N.Y., where he married Elizabeth JONES. Their children now living are William H.,
John, Leonard, Harvey, and Ella. William
H. PROCTOR was born in Attica, June 4, 1859, came to Ashford with his parents
in 1861, and in 1880 opened the first furniture and undertaker’s establishment
in West Valley, which business he still successfully continues. In 1881 he was elected town clerk and in 1882
justice of the peace, which latter position he has held consecutively to the
present time. He is serving a second
term as deputy sheriff and is secretary of the Ashford Mutual Fire Insurance
Company.
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Surnames: QUACKENBUSH, NEFF,
PRINCE, CARTER, BARGY
Peter QUACKENBUSH came to Ashford from
Montgomery county in the fall of 1819, and made the first improvement on the
farm now owned by A. B. NEFF. His
father, John H. QUACKENBUSH, joined him in 1821 and built the first tavern in
town on his son’s farm. He was a soldier
in the Revolutionary war, and with his brother David was captured by the
Indians, taken to Niagara, and while in captivity were compelled to run the
gauntlet. Peter QUACKENBUSH married
Hannah PRINCE, daughter of Peter PRINCE, of Montgomery county. Their children were Rebecca, who married
Russell A. CARTER, and John, who was born in Montgomery county April 16,
1818. John came to Ashford with his parents
and has since been a resident of the town.
He is a farmer and served as a supervisor in 1870. He married Mary E., daughter of Jacob P.
BARGY, and of their six children four are living: John, of Eagle, Wyoming
county; Clark P., of Ellicottville; George B., of Yorkshire; and Charles, of
Ashford.
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Surnames: SAMPSON, KELLOGG,
GOODEMOTE, SHULTIS, McLEAN, BIGELOW, BENSLEY
Peter SAMPSON, a native of New Salem,
Mass., was born in 1773. He married Sarah
KELLOGG in 1793, and to them thirteen children were born. In 1816 he moved with his family to Concord,
Erie county, and settled on the north side of Cattaraugus creek. In 1822 he traded farms with John GOODEMOTE
and moved over to the south side of the creek in the town of Ashford. He was elected commissioner of highways in
1824, was supervisor from 1825 to 1830 inclusive and again in 1832 and 1833,
and was afterward justice of the peace eight years. He early contracted to carry the mail from
Buffalo to Olean by way of Townsend hill, Springville, and Ellicottville. This was the regular mail carried between
these points. He first went on
horseback, then with a wagon, and finally with a stage coach, and continued as
mail-carrier and expressman until his death Dec. 8, 1836. His daughters married William SHULTIS, Royal
McLEAN, Charles C. BIGELOW, and Truman BENSLEY.
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Surnames: SHERMAN, TABOR,
WHITNEY
Ebenezer C. SHERMAN came to Ashford from
New Bedford, Mass., in 1822, and made the first settlement on the farm where
his grandson, W. H. SHERMAN, now lives.
He assisted in cutting the road from his place to Ellicottville. Mr. SHERMAN was a cabinet maker, but he gave
his whole attention to his farm. He
married Constant TABOR, and their children were Charles, Mary A., Sarah, Clark,
and Lydia. Charles SHERMAN came to
Ashford with his parents at the age of twelve years. He was an exemplary Christian and a worthy
member of the Methodist Episcopal church for more than fifty years, for forty
of which he was a licensed exhorter. He
removed to Springville, where he died April 2, 1883. Mr. SHERMAN married Mary, daughter of William
H. WHITNEY, who came to Riceville in an early day and taught school in a log school
house. Mr. and Mrs. SHERMAN had nine
children: Helen, Charles W., Mary O., Fanny, Angie H., Ebenezer C., William H.,
Hattie L., and Lucy C.
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Pages 459 & 460
Surnames: SMITH, WATKINS,
GIBSON, ANDRES, PHILLIPS
Elsbree J. SMITH. ‑ Andrew WATKINS
came to Ashford from Pennsylvania in 1839.
His grandson, Elsbree J. SMITH, came at the same time and learned the
trade of a bricklayer and mason, which he has followed as an avocation. Feb. 2, 1862, he enlisted in Co. K, 105th N.
Y. Vols., as second sergeant. He was
wounded at the second Bull Run battle, was captured, and remained a prisoner of
war until the next September, when he was paroled and removed to Fairfax
Seminary Hospital. He was exchanged and
November following was discharged.
August 24, 1863, he re-enlisted in Co. C, 13th N. Y. H. A., and was
first duty sergeant. He served until
September 24, 1865, when he again received an honorable discharge. He married Luella, daughter of William
GIBSON, and their children are Emma J. (Mrs. D. ANDRES), Sabra (Mrs. A. J.
PHILLIPS), and Grant, all of East Bradford, Pa.
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Surnames: STARKS,
Nathan
STARKS became a resident of Machias in 1850.
Dec. 10, 1861, he enlisted in Co. K, 94th N. Y. Vols., was
captured in front of Petersburg, was confined in Salisbury prison seven months,
and was paroled and taken to Annapolis, Md., where he died April 2, 1865. John D. STARKS enlisted Sept. 17, 1861, in Co.
A, 106th N. Y. Vols., and re-enlisted in February, 1864. He was wounded and captured at the battle of
the Wilderness and died in Andersonville prison in September following.
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Surnames: STOWELL, MEACHAM,
WEAST, WILCOX, SCOTT
Ebenezer STOWELL, a native of Worcester,
Mass., was born in 1782, married Hannah MEACHAM, who was born in New Salem,
Mass., in 1787, and emigrated with his family to Ashford in 1836, where he died
in 1845. They had born to them eight
children. His son, Charles E. STOWELL,
married Susan, daughter of Joseph WEAST.
Their children now living are Haplona (Mrs. Daniel WILCOX), of
Springville; Mary (Mrs. Edwin SCOTT), of Springville; Charles E. STOWELL, Jr.,
of Ashford; and Luthera M., of Springville.
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Surname: TILLINGHAST
Arthur O. TILLINGHAST was born in
Sardinia, July 10, 1850, and came to West Valley in 1878, where he has since
been engaged in mercantile business. He
was supervisor in 1884 and in various ways has shown much enterprise.
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Surnames: TURNER, KELCH
Joseph TURNER, son of Dyer, came to
Ashford from Frankfort, N. Y., in 1835.
He was a collier by trade. He
married Ellen KELCH, and their surviving children are Harriet E., Horace M.,
and Jerome J., the latter a soldier for three years in Co. D, 154th N. Y.
Vols., being wounded in his right shoulder.
Horace M. TURNER is a resident of this town and Jerome J. of Great
Valley.
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Pages 460 & 461
Surnames: WAIT, WAITE,
BARLOW, LINCOLN, QUACKENBUSH, LEACH, HITCHCOCK, SCOTT
Dr. William WAIT, born at White Plains,
N.Y., in 1784, came from Darien, Genesee county, and made the first settlement
in West Valley in 1829. With his sons he
cut a road from Riceville to West Valley, and settled on the farm now owned by
his grandson, Hudson WAITE. He was for a
long time the only doctor in the place.
He died May 20, 1873. He had four
sons and two daughters: Weston, Lorenzo D., Henry, Esek B., Fanny M., wife of
Parmenus P. BARLOW, and Melissa, who married Apollos LINCOLN. Lorenzo D. WAITE was born in January, 1807,
and came to Ashford with his father.
Like many other pioneers they had a hard struggle to live. Their homestead twice reverted to the Holland
Land Company. It was finally reclaimed
and paid for by Lorenzo D., who in 1849 built a saw-mill on the site of the old
tannery which was the only saw-mill in the place for several years. Mr. WAITE was a Baptist. He held several town offices, and in the
State militia he attained the rank of captain.
He died February 12, 1877. Mr.
WAITE married, first, Laney QUACKENBUSH, of Ashford, who was the mother of
Hudson, Charlotte, and Sarah A. (deceased).
He married, second, Nancy M., daughter of James LEACH, and their
children were Lovinus B., a Union soldier who died in Lincoln hospital of fever
contracted in front of Richmond; George N., of West Valley; and Ira,
deceased. Hudson WAITE was born December
16, 1834, and is a farmer and formerly a dealer in horses and cattle and
breeder of fine Holstein cattle. With
his son he is now breeding thorough blooded Shropshire sheep, their fine flock
numbering 160 head. Mr. WAITE married
Lydia A., daughter of James LEACH, and their children are James S., of
Salamanca, and Bert L. George N. WAITE,
born January 26, 1847, was a farmer with his father until 1865, when he learned
the carpenter’s trade. For several years
he has been a millwright and a contractor and builder. Since 1882 he has also been a dealer in
lumber. He married Adelaide HITCHCOCK,
of Ashford, who died and left one child, Thirza J. He married, second, Mary J. SCOTT, of North
Collins, N.Y.
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History of the Town of Ashford –
Chapter XIX (19)
Page 461
Surnames: WEAST, SCHULTIS,
GOODEMOTE, VOSBURG, SCHOONOVER, FULLER, COLE, DILLINGHAM, BOWEN, LINDSEY,
WHITNEY
Conrad WEAST came from Schenectady in 1829
and was the first settler on the farm where his grandson, George W. WEAST, now
lives. Mr. WEAST married Anna, daughter
of Martin SCHULTIS. Their children were
Stephen C., Sally, Francis, Susannah, Clark, and Lewis O. Stephen C. WEAST, born in Schenectady, was
six months of age when his parents came to Ashford. He married Sally, daughter of John GOODEMOTE,
and had five children: Augusta A., Julia E., Josephine (Mrs. William VOSBURG),
George W., and John L. George W. WEAST,
born in Ashford, November 12, 1859, married Edna O., daughter of Daniel
SCHOONOVER, of Tuscarora, N.Y. Their
children are Myrtle, George L., and Anna.
Benjamin WEAST was born in Schenectady and
came to Ashford with his father. He
married Olive, daughter of Amos V. FULLER, and has eight children: Mary A.
(Mrs. Ozro COLE), of Ashford; Catherine, widow of A. R. DILLINGHAM, of Arcade;
Amos B.; Emeline (Mrs. L. F. BOWEN); Louisa (Mrs. E. LINDSEY), of Yorkshire;
Franklin C., of Arcade; Sarah (Mrs. M. J. LINDSEY), of Franklinville; and
Adelle (Mrs. C. WHITNEY), of Franklinville.
Amos B. WEAST was born in Ashford, and
Aug. 8, 1862, enlisted in Co. D, 154th N. Y. Vols., serving to the close of the
war. He was promoted corporal in May,
1864, sergeant April 1, 1865, and was honorably discharged June 11, 1865.
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History of the Town of Ashford –
Chapter XIX (19)
Page 461
Surnames: WEST, DOLE, DE
WITT, HALL, OYER, STICKNEY, HITCHCOCK, QUACKENBUSH, DOX, PIKE, WEMPLE
Joseph WEST, son of Jonathan, was born in
Galway, Saratoga county, settled in Sempronius, Cayuga county, and a few years
later removed to Darien, Genesee county.
In 1839 he settled in this town on the farm now owned by Peter DOLE and
eventually removed to West Valley, where he died. He married Susan, daughter of Peter DE WITT,
who bore him eleven children. George N.
WEST, second son of Joseph and Susan WEST, was born in Sempronius, September
25, 1820. He came to Ashford with his
parents, but returned to Darien in 1842, where he married Mary A., daughter of
Rufus and Jerusha HALL, in 1849. About
1844 he engaged in the sale of merchandise in Attica and in 1857 he settled
permanently in Ashford. About 1854 he
built the first store in West Valley. It
was conducted by William C. WEST, and now forms the rear part of the building
occupied by the postoffice and harness shop.
In 1858 he opened a store in West Valley, where he kept the first
postoffice in 1860. He used his
influence in securing the line of railroad through the town of Ashford and was
the agent of the railroad company in procuring the right of way. In 1877 the company located a depot at
Ashford Junction, which he had urged and recommended, and he was its station
agent the ensuing five years, the postoffice there being named in his
honor. Mr. WEST served as supervisor of
Ashford in 1867-68 and again in 1877. In
November, 1869, and in 1889 he was elected to the Assembly from his
district. Mrs. WEST died January 6,
1890. By her he had these children:
Clara A. (Mrs. G. W. OYER), of West Valley;
Leonidas D., a merchant of Dundee, N.Y.; and Ida M. (Mrs. C. D.
STICKNEY), of Buffalo. Mr. WEST married
Mrs. Mary C. HITCHCOCK, of Oakland, Cal., December 10, 1891.
Rev. James L. WEST, son of Joseph WEST,
was born in Ashford, June 22, 1838. He
began working for wages and supporting himself at thirteen years of age. He obtained a common school education and
engaged in farming. He has also been a
dealer in live stock for the past thirty years.
In 1878 he was licensed as a clergyman of the Free Baptist Church and is
now the pastor of the church at Rawson.
He married Christina, daughter of John D. QUACKENBUSH; children: John
E., Cora L. (Mrs. Charles G. DOX), and James C.
Lockward
WEST came to Ashford in 1839. He married
Mary, daughter of Joshua PIKE, of Springville, who bore him two sons, Eugene
and Charles. His second wife was Emeline
WEMPLE, by whom he had seven children: Simon, James, Mina, Fred, Dewitt, Susan,
and Eddie.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
Bio from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 469
Surnames: ADAMS, WADE,
CORKINS
John Smith ADAMS, son of William and Magdalene
(WADE) ADAMS, was born in Massachusetts, April 23, 1806. His ancestors came from England to America
about 1630. In 1820, as near as can be
ascertained, he came to Farmersville with his parents, where he married Theda
CORKINS, January 17, 1831, who was born October 18, 1811. In 1834, they emigrated to Ohio with a team
and heavy wagon and settled in Lorain, on a farm adjoining his brothers, W.H.H.
and Lyman. He was there a farmer and a
ship-carpenter and returned to Cattaraugus County in 1883 and spent the
remainder of his old age with his son, Albert Quincy ADAMS, in where he died,
March 21, 1889.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Page 469
Surnames: ADAMS, NICHOLS,
BOSWORTH
Albert Quincy ADAMS was born in Loraine, Ohio, July 14, 1844. With his father's consent he enlisted in the
55th Ohio Infantry and was mustered in September 11, 1861, being honorably
discharged November 5, 1862, on account of a gunshot wound in his left leg
received at the second battle of Bull Run.
He returned home and was employed to drive a team for the government in
Kentucky in the winter of 1863-64. In
the summer of 1864 he was employed on board a government tugboat on the Potomac
and James rivers. In the fall of 1864 he
came to Carrolton and ran a stationary engine in the steam sawmill of Dr. J.
NICHOLS for nine years. He settled on
the place where he now resides in 1868, and has since been a farmer. December 5, 1866 he married Euthenia BOSWORTH
and they have two sons and two daughters.
Their oldest child, May B., is a successful teacher.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Page 469
Surnames: ANDREWS, WILMOT,
IRVINE
Harper G. ANDREWS, son of Robert H. and
Julia E. (WILMOT) ANDREWS, was born in Windsor, Broome county, February 3,
1845. He was educated in the common
schools, at Rogers Seminary at Great Bend, Pa., and at Lowell's Business
College in Binghampton. He was a farmer
with his father until July 23, 1862, when, with his father's consent, he enlisted
in Co. B, 137th NY Vols., and returned at the close of the war with the rank of
first lieutenant. He participated in all
the events of his regiment, marched to the sea with Sherman, and returned by
way of Richmond to Washington. He led a
charmed life and only received one gunshot wound in his right arm at the Battle
of Peach Tree Creek. He was honorably
discharged June 20, 1865. He was again a
farmer with his father the ensuing two years.
In November, 1867, he settled in Limestone as a clerk and two years
later engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber, which he followed until
1881. He then conducted a hotel up to
1890. Mr. ANDREWS is a staunch
Republican, and has been elected assessor and two times supervisor. May 5, 1869, he married Mary A. IRVINE, of
Carrolton. They have had three children,
all of whom died in early childhood.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Pages 469 & 470
Surnames: BAILLET, WHITCOMB,
LEONARD
Felix BAILLET, born November 22, 1802,
married Aff. WHITCOMB, who was born April 11, 1807, and removed from Farmersville to Limestone in the fall of
1852. He built a small tannery, the
first in town, and tanned leather and made boots and shoes. His brother, Francis E. BAILLET, was clerk of
Cattaraugus county for nine years. Felix
BAILLET was a great reader, well informed, was familiar with the bible, and
loved an argument, especially with the clergymen. He had a mind and will of his own. He was supervisor of this town in 1867. He removed with his family to Tullahoma,
Tennesee, in 1868, where he still resides.
His father, Francis BAILLET, was born in Rocheforte, France in 1769, and
died in Philadelphia in 1804.
John W. BAILLET, son of Felix, was born in
Farmersville, March 12, 1837. January
31, 1864, he married Abigail, daughter of Levi LEONARD. He was a railroad conductor and train
dispatcher for eighteen years. He was
always affable and kind. He died in
1881. His only surviving child is a son,
Frank, born July 26, 1871.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 470
Surnames: BEARDSLEY, BROMLEY,
WHITAKER, HAZARD, LEONARD, IRVINE, HULL
John Odell BEARDSLEY was born in Dutchess
county in 1779 and married Charity BROMLEY, of Delhi, NY. Being a lumberman and merchant with his
father they used the Delaware River as a means of transportation to and from
Philadelphia. Mr. BEARDSLEY removed to
near Seneca Lake and in 1813 or 1814 to Chataqua County, where he was a
successful lumberman until 1829, when he came to Tuna Valley and purchased
several hundred acres of pine land in the township of Bradford, Pa., and
engaged extensively in manufacturing lumber.
In February 1831, he brought his family to his log cabin. In a few years he built a comfortable
residence, the center of which was exactly on the state line. He claimed his residence in Pennsylvania. In 1836, with his sons John O. and William,
he built a double mill on Foster Brook, where they were engaged in
manufacturing lumber to the time of his death, April 23, 1842. John O., William and Hiram were all
lumbermen. They had a tract of land
along the state line in Carrolton which contained 2000 acres, from which they
cut the timber.
J. O. BEARDSLEY was the river pilot for the family from the
age of fifteen years and took millions of feet of lumber to market. He became a prominent man in society and the
first leader of the M.E. class organized in Carrolton in 1850. He is now a farmer in Sardinia, Erie
county. Mr. BEARDSLEY married Alinda
WHITAKER and his children are Malvina, born Nov. 10, 1836 of Arcade, NY;
Louenza (Mrs. Richard HAZARD), of Limestone; Lucy, born May 6, 1842, wife of
Joseph LEONARD, of Carrolton; Charles O., born May 10, 1844, of Duluth, Minn.;
Louise J., born Oct. 27, 1846 (Mrs. M.W. Caffee), of Bradford; Millie A. , born
Nov. 14, 1850 (Mrs. Guy C. IRVINE), of IRVINE's Mills; Clinton J., born Sept.
18, 1853, a farmer on the homestead; and Wilbur G., born Nov. 18, 1858.
Hiram BEARDSLEY, youngest son of John O.,
Sr., was born March 25, 1825. He married
Mandana HULL, succeeded his father on the homestead, and gave his mother a home
until she died in August, 1876, aged ninety-two years. He built his present fine residence in 1880,
north of of the State line. In 1865,
Hiram and William BEARDSLEY, with a company of capitalists, took the first
leases of territory and made a test by drilling the first well in this region
on land where the city of Bradford has since been built. Although this well was not a success, because
it was not bored deep enough, it established two facts: that oil did exist in paying quantities, and
that William and Hiram BEARDSLEY were the pioneers in the discovery of
petroleum in Tuna Valley. On the farm of
Hiram BEARDSLEY is the first paying well in Carrolton. This was drilled in the winter of 1875-76 and
is still yielding oil. William BEARDSLEY
died in October, 1885. He served the
town as supervisor in 1855, 1856 and 1857.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 471
Surname: BEDELL
Jacob BEDELL, a native of Branchville, NJ,
was born March 1, 1840. His parents
removed to Owego in 1850, where he resided until 1860, when he joined them in
Prompton, PA. He then began business for
himself as a jobber in lumbering. He has
since been a jobber and overseer of lumbering and peeling bark, except three
years and a half spent on contract work in the coal mines. In 1879 he began business as a jobber in
peeling bark for Hoyt Brothers in Gouldsboro, Pa, which employed him there and
in Hillsgrove, Pa. about six years.
Since then he has resided in Limestone and is the overseer for Hoyt Brothers
in the business in which he has long been an expert. Mr. BEDELL is efficient and trustworthy. In March 1881, he married Emma ENGLER, of
Gouldsboro, Pa. they have two daughters,
Maud and Frances M.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 471
Surname: BIDEN
Rev. J.D. BIDEN, born in Buffalo,
September 30, 1852, spent his boyhood in Cattaraugus county and acquired his
early education in the common school on Whig Street in Little Valley. After a short business career in Buffalo, he
entered Niagara University in 1874 and in December 1879, received the degree of
A.B. After a two years’ course in
theology he received in 1881 the degree of A.M. and was ordained to the
priesthood of the Roman Catholic church June 3, 1882. He then spent one year as assistant at West
Seneca. August 1, 1883, he was appointed pastor of St. Patrick’s
church of Limestone, where he still officiates.
Since coming to Limestone, he has purchased a cemetery for the parish,
enlarged and greatly improved the parsonage, has wrought many other necessary
improvements, and has built a small but neat church edifice at Carrolton
village. He has also started a fund to
build a more commodious church at Limestone.
He served a term on the Board of Education.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 471
Surnames: BISSELL, PULLEN,
NICHOLS, PATON, BEEBE
Byron BISSELL , son of Aaron and Delilah
(PULLEN) BISSELL, was born on the BISSELL homestead in Lyndon, November 5,
1849, and was educated in the common school and Ten Broeck Academy. He was a farmer with his father until he
attained his majority and the winter ensuing taught the district school where
he had himself been taught. He spent two
years of the ensuing ten as druggist’s clerk with Dr. James NICHOLS in
Limestone, two or three years on the home farm in Lyndon, where he held the
offices of town clerk and justice of the peace, and the remainder of the period
was engaged in the oil business in Pennsylvania. August 26, 1880, he succeeded Dr. NICHOLS in
the firm of NICHOLS & PATON, druggists, of Limestone. Since 1883, when he purchased Mr. PATON’s
interest, Mr. BISSELL has conducted the business alone. He has held the positions of deputy
postmaster and trustee and president of the village. October 10, 1875, he married Ella BEEBE of
Carrolton. They have five children: Jennie H., Clara M., Maud, and Leon B. and
Lena (twins).
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 471
Surnames: BOSWORTH, PAGE,
ADAMS, NICHOLS
Alonzo BOSWORTH was born in Marion, Wayne
county, June 17, 1823, and moved with his parents to New Hudson, Allegany county when about five
years old where his parents resided to the close of their lives. Alonzo BOSWORTH married, in November, 1854,
in Allegany county, Amelia PAGE, who died in June, 1855 and in February, 1861,
he married second, Sarah ADAMS, who was born in Deerfield, Oneida county in
1832. Her father, Israel ADAMS, was a
native of New Hampshire and of English descent.
Mr. BOSWORTH is a lumberman and has been employed as head sawyer and
manager of the lumber firm of NICHOLS & Co. for more than twenty
years. He now gives his attention to his
farm.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Pages 471 & 472
Surnames: BROWN, SMITH,
ARMSTRONG, SEYMOUR
Ansel J. BROWN, youngest child of Erastus
BROWN, a pioneer of Mansfield, was born on the homestead January 8, 1849, was
reared a farmer, and was educated in the district school. His father died when he was only eleven years
old. At eighteen, he and his brother
Levi bought the homestead and together cultivated it about twenty years. In the spring of 1883 Mr. BROWN opened a
general store at Union Corners, near his old home, where he remained until the
spring of 1887, when he purchased his present sore in Limestone. In 1875 he made an extensive tour through
California. April 6, 1870, Mr. BROWN
married Ellen L., daughter of Lorenzo H. SMITH, of Mansfield. Their children are Harry, who married Miss
ARMSTRONG; Clara (Mrs. George SEYMOUR);
and Melva. Mr. BROWN is a musician and
Mrs. BROWN conducts a millinery store.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 472
Surnames: CARMODY, O’DAY,
SCANLON
John CARMODY was born in county Clare,
Ireland, in 1823. He resided in England
three or four years, where he married Mary O’DAY, a native of Ireland, and born
in 1830. They came to New York City in
1853; he was engaged on the Erie and New York Central Railroads until 1858,
when he came to Limestone, where he was employed in the tannery until 1866. He then purchased a wood lot of fifty acres
in the neighborhood known as New Ireland, where he resided about two
years. In November, 1869, he settled on
the farm where he now resides. This
farm, with the aid of his industrious sons,
he has converted into well-cultivated fields and a good home. In March, 1875, he leased fifty acres of his
farm for oil purposes, with a royalty of one-eighth net to himself, and has an
income from six producing wells. Mr. and
Mrs. CARMODY have had born to them eight children, three of whom died
young. Those now living are Michael,
Kate M., John F., Mary, and Ellen A.
Michael and John are contractors and jobbers in drilling oil and gas
wells; Kate M. and Ellen A. are teachers;
Mary (Mrs. M. SCANLON) resides in Bradford, Pa.
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History of the Town of Carrolton – Chapter
XIX (20)
Page 472
Surnames: COGSWELL, LAWTON,
BROOKS, TALLMAN, LAWSON
Mason W. COGSWELL, son of Samuel, was born
in Warren, Pa., November 4, 1822, and about 1847 came to Carrolton, where he
began manufacturing square timber and pine shingles. With four or five others he lived in a shanty
kept by a mulatto. When their raft of
timber arrived at Warren Mr. COGSWELL took charge of it and ran it down to
Pittsburgh. He was known as one of the
most capable pilots on the river. Until
1882 or ’83 he made dozens of trips a pilot and was successful with all but
one. In 1853 he settled where he now
resides and is engaged in farming.
August 1, 1851 he married Sarah LAWTON, who bore him these
children: Adelaide and Hannah, who died
in childhood; Chloe A. (Mrs. W. BROOKS),
born April 3, 1857, died February 10, 1877;
John L., born August 23, 1859, married Sylvia TALLMAN, of Minnesota and
resides on the homestead with his father;
and Perry M., born February 10, 1862, also with his father. Mrs. COGSWELL died February 10, 1863. January 1, 1874 he married second, Phoebe
LAWSON.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Page 472
Surnames: COWEN, HILL
George J. COWEN was born in Candor, Tioga
county, in June 1840. His father was a
shoemaker and later a grocer in Limestone, where he died in 1873. August 6, 1862, George J. enlisted in Co. C,
109th N. Y. Volunteers, and he participated in all the events of his regiment
for two years, when he was sent to the hospital to recover from an amputated
finger. He left before it was fairly
healed and assisted in repelling the attempted assault on Washington. Soon afterward he was transferred to the 13th
Veteran Reserve Corps, from which he was discharged July 13, 1865. He immediately settled in Limestone, where he
was a grocery man with his father one year.
Mr. COWEN has served as constable since 1885, and since 1882 he has been
police constable of Limestone. August
29, 1865, he married Anna A. HILL, and their children now living are Fred C.,
Georgianna N., and Luney M.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Pages 472 & 473
Surname: CROWLEY
John J. CROWLEY, son of Dennis, was born
in Cattaraugus, May 12, 1866, and attended the Union Free School of his native
village. He began to learn telegraphy at
the age of fourteen, and became an operator for the Buffalo, Rochester and
& Pittsburgh railroad at the age of sixteen. One year later he was operator and clerk at
Mt. Jewett, Pa., and two years afterward was made station agent of Limestone,
taking charge March 1, 1886. His is a
family of railroad men.
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Surnames: DREHMER, COMMON
Jacob G. DREHMER was born in Dansville,
NY, February 2, 1844; enlisted August 1, 1862 on Co. B, 1st N. Y. Dragoons, and
was honorably discharged June 10, 1865.
Mr. DREHMER participated in the battle of Cold Harbor, where he received
an injury in his left leg and was excused from duty in consequence for about a
week, but did not leave his regiment. He
was present also at the Wilderness, Winchester, Cedar Creek, Yellow Tavern,
Fisher’s Hill, the siege of Suffolk, and other battles and skirmishes. Since returning from the army, he has pursued
his trade as a manufacturer of boots and shoes.
Mr. DREHMER married Julia L. COMMON, of Angelica, NY, and they have one
son. Mr. DREHMER is a Republican. Both are members of the Methodist church, of
which he is one of the trustees, having held the position the last fourteen
years. He has also served as
superintendent of the Sunday school.
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Surnames: FRANK, MULTER,
WATERS
Daniel FRANK, son of Daniel, a pioneer of
Ashford, married Catherine, daughter of Peter MULTER, also a pioneer of
Ashford. He was a farmer and
blacksmith. He came to Vandalia and
built the fences from Olean to Dunkirk for the Erie railroad by contract. He also carried on his trade of blacksmith,
and was the superintendent in the construction of the State road from Vandalia
to Great Valley. In 1861 he enlisted in
the 64th NY Inf. for three years. He
stood six feet three and one-half inches in his stockings. The exposures of army life brought on
inflammatory rheumatism, and after a period of treatment in the hospital he was
discharged an invalid. He returned home about
eleven months after he entered the service and died two years later. Mrs. FRANK died October 25, 1888. Their son, Clark FRANK, was born in Otto,
March 27, 1844. August 31, 1862 , he
enlisted in 111th N. Y. Inf., participated in all the engagements of the Army
of the Potomac, was never in the hospital nor away from his company until he
received a wound from a minieball that struck him a little above the heart,
passed through his left lung and out at his back. By a strange coincidence his brother Sylvester,
a soldier in the 61st Regiment, received precisely such a wound the same day
and in the same battle. They were
treated in the same ward of the hospital by the same surgeon, recovered at the
same time, were honorably discharged June 14, 1865, and went home
together. November 7, 1868, Clark FRANK
married Lucina WATERS, of Limestone. He
conducted a grocery in Carrolton and was a lumberman until about 1870. He was successively baggagemaster, telegraph
operator, and three years station agent
at Limestone. Since 1888 he has been a
farmer. Mr. FRANK has officiated as
justice of the peace eight years, and has held several other town offices. He has five children. James D. FRANK, son of Daniel, was born March
23, 1854. He learned telegraphy without
a tutor, was assistant station agent at Carrolton, and for eight years was
station agent at Great Valley. He is now
the station agent and telegraph operator at Vandalia.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Pages 473 & 474
Surnames: FULLER, KENYON,
McMILLEN, LEONARD, JONES
Chase FULLER, son of John and Betsey
FULLER, was born in Piermont, NH, April 18, 1797, received a good business
education, and married Nancy KENYON, of Holland, NY on May 5, 1822. She was born January 12, 1802 at Stanley, Connecticut. They came to Freedom in the winter of
1839-40. In February 1844, they removed
to Carrolton on lot 25, where the village of Limestone has since been built. His residence, a two story log house, was
located where the Bateman house now stands.
Mr. FULLER was an extensive farmer and a manufacturer and dealer in pine
lumber, which he rafted down the river to Cincinnati. In 1846 he opened a general mercantile
establishment where the Tuna Valley store now stands. Mr. FULLER was a man of good business
ability, well informed, and a leading and prominent citizen. He was elected supervisor of Carrolton in
1844 and represented the town ten years and held the same office in Humphrey
four years. He officiated as magistrate
over forty years and as associate judge of the county several terms. As magistrate, he was the trial justice and
officiated at nearly 200 weddings. Early
in life he began practice in justice’s courts and continued successfully until
old age compelled him to relinquish the work.
In the spring of 1857 he removed to Humphrey, where he gave his
attention to his farm, the various offices which he held, and his law
practice. In 1868, he removed to
Virginia, where he was postmaster; but five years later returned to Carrolton,
where he died January 25, 1880. Mrs.
FULLER survived him until December 24, 1887.
Their children were: Philetus
M., born May 4, 1823, now of Smethport ,
Pa, a soldier in the union army five years, a magistrate eight years, associate
judge five years, county commissioner
six years, and has been a heavy oil producer;
Lafayette T., born March 25,
1825, living near Bradford, PA; Manley
C., born April 3, 1827, a magistrate in Carrolton several years, removed to
Rochester, Minnesota in 1865, was elected to the legislature in 1868 and in
1870; Dolly P., born May 8, 1829, widow
of Marcus McMILLEN, of Olean; Romanzo
E., born May 22, 1833, married Harriet, daughter of Calvin LEONARD, September
11, 1853 and their children are Herbert C., a railroad bridge builder in Nebraska,
Jerome H., a farmer and oil well driller near Limestone, and Sam R., an oil
producer in Forest county, PA; Desire
E., born November 3, 1835, widow of Almanzer JONES, of Allegany; and Millard F., born February 15, 1850, died
at the age of fourteen years. Romanzo E.
FULLER is a carpenter and builder by trade, which until recently has been his
avocation. He was elected magistrate of
Carrolton in 1866 and has served in that position twenty-four years. He has also held other important town
offices.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 474
Surnames: GREENWOOD, ROCKWELL
Joseph GREENWOOD, son of Robert, was born
in Manchester, England in 1843, emigrated to America with his parents in 1848,
and settled fi rst in Massachusetts, where he resided until twelve years
old. His mother died in 1855, and Joseph
then had a home with his grandparents in Patterson, NJ, with whom he lived
until 1859, when he became an apprentice to the trade of tinner in Orange, NJ,
where he remained until 1862. He then
enlisted in the 26th N. J. Vols. and was honorably discharged June 7,
1863. In March 1864, he enlisted in the
US Navy and was discharged in June 1865.
Mr. GREENWOOD settled on Oil creek in August, 1865, and was a tinner
there until 1871, when he began dealing in hardware and oil supplies in Salem.
PA. In 1876, he came to Limestone and
opened a general hardware store, which he still conducts. Mr. GREENWOOD is a staunch republican, but is
not an office seeker. In 1868, he
married Celestia A. ROCKWELL, of Summit, PA and they have had four children, of
whom Joseph P. and John W. are now living.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Pages 474 & 475
Surnames: GRIMES, DUDLEY,
HORTON
William GRIMES was born in
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History of the Town of
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Surnames:
John HAMM, a native of
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History of the Town of
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Surnames: HYDE, SCHOONMAKER
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History of the Town of
Pages 475 & 476
Surnames:
Guy Carrolton IRVINE, brother of Andrew
and uncle of B. F., was born on the West
Branch of the Susquehanna River in
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Surnames:
Benjamin F. IRVINE, son of Andrew, was
born in
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History of the Town of
Pages 476 & 477
Surname: JOHNSON
Allen JOHNSON was born in Monmouth county,
N.J., June 6, 1832. August 29, 1861 he
enlisted in the 6th N. J. Inf. and served three years. He participated in seventeen general
engagements, was never absent from roll call except when on detached service,
was never in the guardhouse or hospital, and was never reprimanded by any
officer. He was several times struck
with spent balls and had two guns shot from his hands. He was honorably discharged in September
1864. In January 1880, he came to
Carrolton from
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History of the Town of
Pages 477 & 478
Surnames: LEONARD, CARGILL,
Levi LEONARD, born in Pennsylvania,
February 22, 1809, married April 15, 1828, Elizabeth CARGILL, of Corydon, Pa.,
a native of Maine, who was born December 25, 1810. In 1832, he came to Carrolton as a lumberman
and in 1834 he brought his wife to his log cabin which he had erected near the
mouth of the Tuna creek. At that time
the vast unbroken forests were in their pristine glory. Mr. LEONARD was a young man of fine physical
development, broad shouldered, very muscular, and stood fully six feet
high. He was energetic and
courageous. Lumbering was then, and for
many years after, the leading industry of the county, and the river was the
only highway to convey it to market. To
accommodate the scores of river men and wood-choppers he built a large hotel at
the mouth of the Tuna creek, on the east side of the Allegheny on the Indian
reservation, and opened it to the public in 1836. This tavern was a famous resort. He also established a ferry across the
river. Mr. LEONARD also dealt
extensively in lumber and was famous as a river pilot. He gave his attention mainly to what is known
as square timber and handmade pine shingles.
His knowledge of the Allegheny was proverbial. He was credited with knowing every shallow
and rock, and lumbermen claimed that “LEONARD could sail the river on a dark
night with as much safety as midday.”
Food, clothing, etc. were brought up the stream in canoes and the last
one now in the vicinity was constructed by Mr. LEONARD and is still kept by his
family as a relic of “ye olden time.” To
keep a supply of fresh fish with which the river and streams abounded he
confined them in a skiff covered with boards and sunk in the water. He was a successful hunter. The city of
Mr. LEONARD was always on the most
amicable terms with the Seneca Indians, whom he uniformly treated kindly and
with the strictest honesty. He thus
gained their undying friendship and confidence.
All matters of importance were submitted to him for his advice, and they
never failed to act in accordance with his suggestions. So great was his influence over them that his
friends in a facetious way spoke of him as the “God of the Senecas.” The Indians acknowledged him as their
superior and were in awe of him. He was
master of the Seneca dialect and spoke it fluently. In November, 1858, he removed to the farm
about one mile north of Limestone, where he spent the remainder of his life in
the pursuit of farming. He died September
10, 1879. Although he never held high
office, nor wished to, he was as well and as widely known as the proudest
official and as much esteemed. His
children were: Rebecca, born July 12,
1830, widow of B. F. IRVINE; Sabra, born
January 1, 1832, widow of Billings LAWTON and proprietor of the LAWTON House,
Carrolton; Jerome B., born December 15,
1835, died January 15, 1859; Abigail, born March 22, 1837, widow of John
BAILLET, now residing with her aged mother; Joseph born September 4, 1839, a
jobber, lumberman, and farmer; Mary A.
born November 24, 1842, widow of George BAKER, a tanner who served three years
in the late war and died of disability contracted in the army; Levi, Jr., born December 20, 1844, died in
early childhood; Frank A. born May 21,
1846, a traveling salesman from East Liverpool, Ohio; Robert, born April 2, 1848, drowned in the
river at the homestead at the age of three and one-half years; Sarah J., born
October 3, 1850, wife of Hon. E. R. SCHOONMAKER; and Bradley R., born February 28, 1853, died
of an injury received while coupling cars, November 15, 1875. The children of George BAKER are Georgia
(Mrs. John GOODSELL) of
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History of the Town of
Page 478
Surnames: LEONARD, COGSWELL,
SCHOONMAKER, FULLER, STEVENS, VIBBARD
Calvin LEONARD, brother of Levi LEONARD,
Sr., was born in August, 1801. He
married Jemima COGSWELL and came to Carrolton from
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History of the Town of
Page 478
Surnames: McCAHILL, DWYER
Joseph F. McCAHILL was born in the city of
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History of the Town of
Page 478
Surnames: McDONNELL, BARNES
Donald J. McDONNELL, of sturdy Scotch
descent and cousin of Alexander McDONNELL, Bishop of Alexandria, Can., was born
in
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History of the Town of
Page 478
Surnames: McKENZIE, ZELIFF
John McKENZIE was born in
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History of the Town of
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Surnames: McNALLY, McNAMARA
George McNALLY, of Scotch-Irish descent,
was born in
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History of the Town of
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Surnames: MILLER
John MILLER, a native of
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History of the Town of
Pages 478 & 479
Surnames: MORSE, WIXON
Charles MORSE was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 479
Surnames: NYE, MATHER, STONE
Rev. DeWitt C. NYE, son of Nelson and
Abigail (MATHER) NYE, was born in Hume, Allegany county,
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History of the Town of
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Surname: O’BRIEN
John E. O’BRIEN, a native of
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History of the Town of
Page 479
Surnames: PARKER,
Nelson PARKER, born February 2, 1806,
began business in Carrolton as a manufacturer and dealer in pine shingles and
lumber. In 1853, with A. J. IRVINE, he
bought the
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History of the Town of
Page 479
Surnames: PATON, LEE
William PATON, Sr., born in
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 480
Surnames: PATON, DODGE,
SMITH, ALDRICH,
William PATON, Jr., was born in Annan,
Dumfrieshire, Scotland, September 14, 1847.
In 1864 he came to Limestone and at once commenced a clerkship with
DODGE & SMITH, remaining in their employ until they sold their
property. He was engaged the ensuing
year with A. E. & G. W. Palen. In
the year 1889, he went to Wilcox, Pa. where he was a clerk in the tannery store
of Jackson, Schultz & Co., where he remained for three years. With his partner Mr. ALDRICH, he then opened
a general store in that place under the name of ALDRICH & PATON, which
continued three years. Mr. PATON sold
his interest to Mr. ALDRICH in 1871 and removed to Louisville, KY, where he was
engaged with Mr. SMITH, before mentioned, in building the manufactory of the
Ohio Falls Cooperage Company. The plant
covered an area of two acres. As soon as
the establishment was opened the company employed an average of 125 hands. Mr. PATON remained there as a partner with
Mr. SMITH the ensuing four years, when, on account of ill health, he sold his
interest to his partner and returned to Limestone, where he opened a general
country store, and where he is still selling goods. He also has two farms on which are five oil
wells. Mr. PATON has been identified
with the entire growth of Limestone, has aided in building its schools and
churches, and has erected his store building, and four dwelling houses. He married Harriet, daughter of Daniel SMITH,
in 1870. They are members of the M. E.
church.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 480
Surnames: PATON, HAPGOOD
John PATON was born in Dumfrieshire,
Scotland, April 24, 1849 and removed to Carlisle, England, in his
childhood. His mother had died and in
June, 1867, he came to Limestone where he accepted a position with his uncle,
W. PATON, Sr. He was next an employee of
Daniel Smith in Wilcox, Pa., a year. He has
since been an employee and jobber and dealer in bark, wood, and lumber. Since Hoyt Brothers became proprietors of the
Limestone tannery Mr. PATON has been employed as a finisher of leather. September 28, 1874, he married Georgiana
HAPGOOD, also a native of England. They
have an only son, Floyd, born in January, 1876.
Mr. and Mrs. PATON are members of the M. E. church.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 480
Surname: PAXON,
Myron H. PAXON was born in Aurora, Erie
county, in 1840. In 1863 he assisted as
a carpenter in building the tannery at Salamanca, the office and outside charge
of which he assumed in 1864 and continued until 1873. In the fall of that year he accepted a
similar position in Jewett & Keating’s tannery at Olean. In the spring of 1874 this firm transferred
Mr. PAXON to their tannery in Port Allegany, McKean county, where he also had
charge of the office and outside work.
He remained there until the fall of 1877, when he came to Limestone,
where he has since had control of the office, outside work, and financial
interest of the concern. He represented
Carrolton on the Board of Supervisors in 1881.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 480
Surnames: RENNER, BELL, SMITH
Harry RENNER, born in Mense, Germany, June
6, 1826, emigrated in 1840 to Susquehanna county, Pa., where he engaged at his
trade of journeyman tanner until October, 1869, when he came to Limestone and
was employed in the Limestone tannery three years. In 1875 he erected the Limestone House and
opened it to the public. December 24,
1857, he married Mrs. Julianna BELL, widow of Worthy BELL, and to them was born
one daughter, Maud R. (Mrs. M. W. SMITH).
Mr. RENNER died April 19, 1878.
His widow survives him.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Carrolton – Chapter
XIX (20)
Pages 480 & 481
Surnames: RIGDON, BRADLEY
Algernon Sidney RIGDON, son of Sidney, was
born in Mentor, Ohio, July 4, 1828. The
family emigrated with teams to Missouri when he was nine years of age. A year later they removed to Illinois, whence
after six years’ residence, they settled in Pittsburg, Pa. A. S. came to Friendship, Allegany county in
1847, and was employed on the Erie railroad from 1859 until 1874, whence he
removed from Cuba to Carrolton village and has since been the efficient agent
of that station. Mr. RIGDON is a staunch
Democrat, prominent in his party, a competent and popular citizen, but has
constantly refused to accept town office. October 19, 1854, he married Annis
BRADLEY, of Cuba. They have two
sons: Walter S., station agent at
Dayton, and George R., manager for the Postal Telegraph Company at Scranton,
Pa.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 481
Surnames: SCHOONMAKER, PALEN,
NICHOLS, BULLIS, McNEIL, SHELDON, DAVIS, KALL, STICKNEY, BELL, LEONARD
Hon. Elijah R. SCHOONMAKER, of Limestone, was born in
Sullivan county, and is descended from solid Dutch stock. His father, a farmer and contractor, gave his
son a common school education. At a very
early age he was a clerk in a store in his native county for seven years. He next filled a like position in Ulster
county for several years more. He was a
traveling salesman the next three years (until 1868) for a wholesale boot and
shoe house at Kingston, and then settled in Limestone, where he has since led a
very busy life. When he located here he
formed a partnership with A. E. and G. W. PALEN in mercantile business and was
associated in trade with them for three years.
The lumber firm of SCHOONMAKER & NICHOLS was then formed. About this time he also conducted a lumber
business alone, and for many years was one of the owners of the “tannery
store.” From 1875 to 1885 he operated in
oil, largely in real estate, and heavily in bark, supplied the tanneries of
Great Bend, Canisteo, Hornellsville, and Limestone, and pulled bark from the
trees on 10,000 acres. In addition to
this he bought and handled from 5,000 to 10,000 cords of bark per year. He is now a member of the following firms: Northern Tier Hemlock Co. Ltd., of which he
is general manager; BULLIS, SCHOONMAKER, and McNIEL, real estate and lumber;
SCHOONMAKER & SHELDON, hardwood lumber; SCHOONMAKER & DAVIS, lumber;
HALL, SCHOONMAKER & Co., lumber; and STICKNEY, BELL & Co.,
merchants. He is also prominent in
politics and decidedly popular with the people.
He was postmaster of Limestone four years, station agent ten years,
seven years president of the Board of Education, and supervisor of Carrolton
six consecutive years, ending with 1890, and was reelected in 1893. In 1882-83 he represented the Second Assembly
District of Cattaraugus County in the State Legislature. He has served as a member of the Republican
State Committee for Chatauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties, has attended
several times as a delegate the Republican State congressional and senatorial
conventions, and is always a delegate to the Republican county
conventions. Mr. SCHOONMAKER is a man of
comprehensive business ability and has a ready knowledge of men. He is a bold speculator and apparently relies
on his own judgment. He is affable and
gentlemanly, and a pleasant companion.
He is a good talker, a good listener, and fond of a good joke. Emphatically, he is the poor man’s friend,
ready to aid the needy and help them to help themselves. February 21, 1867, he married Eliza PALEN, of
Sullivan county, who died August 4, 1870.
She was the mother of his son Fred P., born March 11, 1870. November 2, 1871, he married Sarah J.,
youngest daughter of Levi LEONARD. Their
children are: Eliza W., born July 25,
1872; Alice, born December 8, 1873; and Faith, born October 12, 1881.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Pages 481 & 482
Surnames: SCHRADER, MILLER
Charles E. SCHRADER, son of Edward, was
born in Prussia in April, 1853. In
October 1870, his parents with their family of five sons and two daughters
emigrated to America. In April, 1871,
they settled in Limestone, where Mr. SCHRADER at once found employment in the
tannery. Charles E. SCHRADER has spent
his whole life as an employee in tanneries and is capable, industrious, and
trustworthy. December 8, 1881, he
married Anna L. MILLER, a native of Mechlenberg, Schewrin, Prussia, and a
daughter of John MILLER.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 482
Surnames: SCOTT, SMITH,
DODGE, WOOD, SKINNER
Bradner SCOTT was born in Walkill, N.
Y.. Losing both parents in early
childhood he experienced a youth of extreme hardship. In 1859 he came to Limestone with Mr. SMITH,
of the firm of DODGE & SMITH, in whose employ he had been several years,
remaining with them here until August, 1864, when he enlisted in the US Navy
under Commodore Farragut in the Squadron of the Mississippi, and was honorably
discharged in August 1865. Returning to
Limestone he continued in the employ of DODGE & SMITH until they sold their
tannery, and was an employee of the Limestone tannery nearly all the time until
1887. Since then he has been a
farmer. Mr. SCOTT married, first, Eliza
WOOD, who was the mother of six children, five of whom are living. He married, second, Melinda SKINNER.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Page 482
Surnames: TULLER, PIERCE
Maurice TULLER, son of Alvah, was born in
the town of North East, Pa., November 4, 1861, and was reared and educated to
railroad station work. His father, the
present station agent at Cattaraugus, taught him both telegraphy and depot
business. At the age of sixteen he began
as telegraph operator and clerk at Cattaraugus.
He accepted the position of station agent of the B., R. & P. R. R.
at Limestone and took charge August 4, 1890.
October 10, 1882, he married Elsie PIERCE, of Cattaraugus, NY.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Page 482
Surnames: VIBBARD, SHANKLAND,
LEONARD
Shep. L. VIBBARD was born of English
parentage in Ellicottville in 1838. His
father, Chester VIBBARD, came from Massachusetts at an early day. Shep. learned the printing business of the
late Robert SHANKLAND, and at the first call for troops enlisted in Co. I, 37th
N. Y. Vols., leaving the service as corporal two years later. Soon afterward, he settled in Limestone,
where he has since been prominent in local Democrat politics. He was elected justice of the peace in 1866,
1870, 1874, 1880, 1884, 1888, and 1892, and is now serving his twentieth year
as town clerk. In 1874 he served as supervisor. He is also clerk of the village of Limestone
and of the Board of Education. He is a
member of Henry Renner Lodge, No. 780, F. & A. M., is it’s present master,
is a member of St. John’s Commandery at Olean and of Olean Chapter, of Bradford
Post, No. 141 G. A. R., of the A. O. U. W., being district deputy grand master
of the latter order in 1889, and of the K. O. T. M. and the E. A. U. In 1868, Mr. VIBBARD married Cynthia R.,
daughter of Calvin LEONARD, and they have three children.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Page 482
Surnames: WAMPLE, GRIMES
Marcus N. WAMPLE, born in Montgomery
county, N. Y. November 1, 1824, came to Vandalia from Chatauqua county in
1850. He is a lumberman and was employed
by William GRIMES, and since his death in 1877 he has been engaged by J. H.
GRIMES. About 1855 he married Mary J.,
daughter of William GRIMES. They have
one daughter, Jessie, born July 22, 1858.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Pages 482 & 483
Surnames: WATSON, HALLOCK, KIERSTED,
PAXON, KNOWLES
Robert J. WATSON, son of James and
Catherine (HALLOCK) WATSON, was born in South Worcester, Schoharie county,
November 15, 1856. His father enlisted
in the Union army, was captured, confined in Andersonville prison, and died of
starvation. Robert J. WATSON, being left
at the age of six years without fatherly counsel, experienced a youth of severe
hardship. He began chopping wood for J.
H. & A. KIERSTED, tanners of Hancock, NY, who soon gave him a clerkship in
their office and store, where he remained five years, devoting the winters to
attending school. He was their
bookkeeper and in 1881 accepted the position of agent for the Salamanca
tannery. In 1884 he came to Limestone as
bookkeeper of the Limestone tannery, and in 1887 was made agent in place of Mr.
PAXON for one year. Since Mr. PAXON’s
return, Mr. WATSON has been his assistant.
Mr. WATSON served as treasurer of the village and as member of the Board
of Education several years, being president one year. In February 1891, he was elected supervisor
of Carrolton and reelected in 1892.
April 24, 1881, he married Irona KNOWLES, of Delaware county. They have one son, Roy R., born August 18,
1884.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 483
Surname: WHITTAKER, OWEN
William WHITTAKER, born in Darbyshire,
England, May 9, 1821, emigrated with his wife and five children to Blair
county, Pa., where Mrs. WHITTAKER died in 1858.
In May 1860, he married Jane E. OWEN, of Colden, N. Y., and in the
ensuing fall they settled in Limestone, where Mr. WHITTAKER found employment in
the Limestone tannery. In April 1861, he
located on a wood lot of 100 acres, cleared a part of it, and remained there
until 1875 when he removed to his present home.
Mr. and Mrs. WHITTAKER have had five children.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 483
Surnames: WILLIS, PHILLIPS, ZELIFF, ETHRIDGE, FISK
Chauncy WILLIS, son of Isaac, was born in
Conesus, N. Y. December 18, 1818. His
father settled in Machias in March, 1832, their log house having a Dutch-back
fireplace and a stick chimney plastered with mud. The doors were hung on wooden hinges and
fastened with wooden latches. Their
currency -- black salts – was at first the only commodity that would bring
money. Isaac WILLIS died in 1837. October 22, 1842, Chauncy WILLIS married
Polly PHILLIPS, who was born in Freedom, October 5, 1822. They commenced housekeeping on the homestead,
where he gave his mother a home until her decease. From 1862 or ’63 until 1868 he was a farmer
near Little Valley Center. Since then he
has been a citizen of the town of Carrolton and has owned the Peter ZELIFF
homestead within the corporation of Limestone.
He is a member of the village Board of Trustees. His children are: Sarah J., born July 29, 1845, married
Nathaniel ETHRIDGE, January 17, 1869, and died October 3, 1872, leaving an only
daughter, Cora, who was born April 8, 1870, and resides with her grandparents;
Warren W., born April 9, 1846, died in Little Valley, March 22, 1866; and
Daniel C., born August 24, 1849, married Loretta FISK, August 24, 1876.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Page 483
Surname: WIXON
Barnabas WIXON and his wife Elsea, with an
infant daughter, came to Carrolton from Allegany county in June, 1838. He was a farmer and died August 1, 1889, aged
seventy-nine years. His aged widow
survives him.
Seth WIXON came to Carrolton as early as
1836, was a farmer, and settled in the valley about a mile north of Limestone
village. He was a soldier in the War of
1812. He died in 1850, aged sixty-five
years. He had nine children.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
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Page 483
Surnames: WYNN, TODD
James I. WYNN, born in Scottsville, Pa.
October 13, 1836, began business as a sawyer in his father’s mill. In March, 1863, he came to Carrolton as
superintendent of B. F. Irvine’s mills, which position he filled until Mr.
Irvine died, since which time Mr. WYNN has conducted them for Irvine Bros. and
for Plumer, Gilfillan, Steele, & Co.
Mr. WYNN is a man of energy and good business ability. November 24, 1859, he married Rachel TODD, a
native of Jamestown, N. Y., and of sturdy Scotch descent. Their children are T. Adelaide, a graduate of
Geneseo Normal School, a teacher in the city schools of Bradford, Pa., and her
father’s bookkeeper, and Irvine L., his father’s head sawyer.
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History of the Town of Carrolton –
Chapter XIX (20)
Pages 483 & 484
Surnames: ZELIFF, DODGE,
McKENZIE, BALMAN, SCOTT, DUEL, INGLER, GLASS
Peter ZELIFF was born in Northumberland
county, Pa. He was a lumberman, and when
a little less than twenty-one years of age he married Marvelous HODGE. In 1832 he settled in Carrolton, being the
second family to locate where the village of Limestone has since been built. He cleared a small piece of ground and built
a log cabin, which he covered with bark.
His place was ten miles from Great Valley, the nearest white settlement,
and no road the last six miles. He used
Tuna creek for a highway and brought his wife and four children to his “lodge”
in a canoe. He bought and paid for 200
acres. Eventually he started for the
gold regions of Pike’s Peak and was last heard from near his destination. It is supposed he was murdered. Mrs. ZELIFF died in Carrolton in 1874. They had eleven children. A daughter, Harriet (Mrs. John McKENZIE),
born June 29, 1834, was the first white child born in Carrolton.
George ZELIFF, oldest son of Peter, was
born in Farmington, Pa, September 19, 1825, came with his parents to Carrolton
in 1832, and has since resided here. He
began business for himself in cutting and hewing square timber, making pine
shingles, and piloting rafts down the river.
Later he has given his attention to his farm. April 14, 1853, he married Betsey BALMAN, of
Lawrence, Pa, and they have had four children, two of whom died in infancy; the
others are William A., born February 28, 1854, married first Jennie SCOTT, and
second Stella DUEL; and Ornaldo, born February 5, 1865, married Hetty INGLER.
William E. ZELIFF, son of Peter, was born
on the homestead in Carrolton in 1835, and was educated in the common schools
with a few terms at Chamberlain Institute.
He commenced his business life by buying and selling lumber and shingles
and running them to market down the river to
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
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497
Surnames: BRACE,
ANGLE, REEVES
Elisha
BRACE was born Jan. 13, 1818, and came to
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Surnames:
BRUSHINGHAM, MASONER
Jeremiah
BRUSHINGHAM was born in
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Surnames: CONGLETON,
BEARDSLEY, TIBETTS, WINN
Wilber
CONGLETON, son of Phelps and Hannah (BEARDSLEY) CONGLETON, was born in
Ellicott, Chautauqua county, Oct. 11, 1842.
Phelps CONGLETON came from
Wilber
CONGLETON was raised on a farm, came to the town of
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497
Surnames: COVERT,
ANGLE, WILSON, BUTLER, EWING, McMILLAN
Anthony
COVERT was born in Dryden, Tompkins county, Nov. 30, 1821, and came to
Chautauqua county with his father in 1837.
In 1843 he came to Randolph, where he married Almira A., daughter of
John N. ANGLE, and their children are John Asher, William N., and Lydia E.
(Mrs. L. WILSON), who died Nov. 25, 1889.
Mr. COVERT removed to his present farm in Cold Spring in 1846, and has
since served as overseer of the poor and road commissioner. He has also carried on lumbering in
connection with farming.
John
Asher COVERT, born Feb. 2, 1849, married, first, Addie BUTLER, of Randolph, by
whom he had three children – Bessie, Herbert, and Glenn. Mrs. COVERT died in July, 1890, and he
married, second, Margaret, daughter of Joel EWING, of Randolph. He is a farmer near his father.
William
N. COVERT was born in Cold Spring, Jan. 15, 1854, and married, Feb. 2, 1873,
Sibbie J., daughter of Alden McMILLAN, and they have had two children: Cora
Alma, born April 1, 1874, and Hart A., who died Aug. 26, 1886. Mr. COVERT has served as excise commissioner
and school trustee.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
Chapter XXI (21)
Page
498
Surnames: CULVER,
PRICE
Noah
CULVER, a soldier of the War of 1812, came to Little Valley about 1817. His sons were Lyman, Eliphalet, Noah, Jr.,
Edward, and Charles and his daughters were Charlotte, Martha, Eletha, Louisa,
and Sally. Edward CULVER was fatally
injured in the railroad accident in Steamburgh on Oct. 28, 1872, and died Nov.
2d following. His widow, Matilda PRICE,
and son Jerome reside in Cold Spring.
Lyman CULVER was a long time resident of this town and prominent and
influential as a citizen. His daughter,
Miss Helen CULVER, resides in Chicago, Ill., and by her own industry has
accumulated a fortune running into the millions.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
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498
Surnames: FLAGG,
CROOK, WYMAN
Alpha
FLAGG was born in Canada West, July 31, 1841, and came to South Valley in 1855
to work for his uncle, Elzi FLAGG. Later
he engaged in farming there and in 1868 removed to Steamburgh as proprietor,
first with Howard Wright and afterward alone, of the Steamburgh House, which he
conducted until August 20, 1876, when he went to Salamanca as landlord of the
Dudley House. He returned to Steamburgh
in 1877 to resume the proprietorship of his former hotel, running, it until
June 1, 1882, when he went to South Valley.
There he remained until April 11, 1888, when he again returned to
Steamburgh as proprietor of the Steamburgh House, which he conducted until July
1, 1892, when be converted it into his own dwelling and became assistant
postmaster under H. G. WYMAN, which position he now fills. Mr. FLAGG married Laura, daughter of Nathan
CROOK, one of the first settlers in Cold Spring; children: Cleve M., Carl P.,
Ruth, and an infant deceased.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
Chapter XXI (21)
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497
Surnames: HACKET,
PRICE, CROWLEY, TURNER, KENT
James
HACKET, born in Ireland in 1809, came to America in 1829, locating in
Cattaraugus county near Ellicottville.
In 1831 he came to Cold Spring and was killed by the cars at Marsh's
crossing in March, 1891. He was a farmer
and a Catholic. His wife was Lucy,
daughter of Samuel PRICE, who came to Cold Spring in 1832. Their children were Barney, Perry, Aurelia,
John, Francis, and Susan, of whom John, born April 15, 1846, has been a
life-long resident of Cold Spring and by occupation has been a farmer and
lumberman. He studied law with Rodney R.
CROWLEY, of Randolph, but was never admitted to the bar. August 8, 1863, he enlisted in Co. M, 13th N.
Y. H. A., and served two years. His
brother Perry enlisted in 1862 and served about three years in Co. A, 154th N.
Y. Vols. John HACKET has been elected
justice of the peace continuously since 1878, and has served as constable,
school trustee, and justice of sessions two terms. He married, first, in 1873, Ellen, daughter
of Thomas TURNER, an early settler of Cold Spring. She died in 1874 and Mr. HACKET married,
second, Feb. 28, 1877, Annett, daughter of Brazil KENT, of Steamburgh, and
their children are B. Grace, born Dec. 11, 1877, and Cary, born July 11,1880.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
Chapter XXI (21)
Page
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Surname: HALE
Albert
HALE was at one time a prominent resident and one of the leading farmers of
Cold Spring. He was supervisor of the
town in 1889 and 1890, and died a year or two ago. His widow resides on the homestead.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
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Surnames: HELMS, KELLEY, CHAMPLIN, HOLT, REEVES, EDDY, COY
Milton
HELMS came to Cold Spring in 1826 and cleared the farm where his son Orson E.
now lives, where he lived and died in November, 1873. His wife, Lorinda KELLEY, died there in
1879. Mr. HELMS was constable and
collector and otherwise prominent in town affairs. His children were John (deceased), Julia A.
(Mrs. George CHAMPLIN), deceased, Mary E. (Mrs. H. H. HOLT), Willard
(deceased), Emeline (Mrs. G. W. REEVES), Elizabeth (Mrs. Nathan EDDY), Eliza
(Mrs.A. COY), and Orson E.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
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499
Surnames: HOVEY,
METCALF, SPAULDING, SNOW, CASE, HALL, HARMON, LARKIN
Ziba
HOVEY, born in 1788, came from Genesee county (now Wyoming) to Conewango in
1829, where he pursued farming. Shortly
afterward he removed to Randolph and engaged in hotel keeping, following this
business in both villages during a considerable portion of the remainder of his
life. In 1836 he started west with his
family, intending to go down the, Allegheny and Ohio rivers on a raft. He embarked his effects at the confluence of
Cold Spring creek with the Allegheny river, but navigation gave out and he
landed there and built and started a hotel, which he kept two years, being
succeeded by Howard FULLER, Sr. The
building burned a few years ago. Mr.
HOVEY returned to Randolph, where be kept hotel, and eventually removed to Cold
Spring, where he died at the residence of his son, La Fayette, Feb. 17, 1879,
aged nearly ninety-one. His wife, born
in 1789, was Sophia METCALF, whom he married Dec. 25, 1810. Their children were Chauncey A. (deceased);
Sophronia S. (deceased); Andrew J. (deceased); Ziba M., born July 1, 1816, of
East Randolph; Emily A. (Mrs. D. B. SPAULDING), born April 5, 1818, of Cold
Spring; Alta M. (deceased), born Nov. 29, 1819; Laura P. (Mrs. C. A. SNOW),
born Oct. 20, 1821, of East Randolph ; Franklin C., born Oct. 21, 1823 ;
Clarissa H., of Iowa; Amelia A., born July 23, 1827; and La Fayette, born March
15, 1831. Mrs. HOVEY died Feb. 17, 1873.
LaFayette
HOVEY came to Cold Spring in 1863 and to his present farm in 1866. He married, Oct. 13, 1858, Louisa T. CASE, of
Bergen, Genesee county, and their children are Fernando G., born Sept. 11,
1859; Carrie E., born June 20, 1862; and Nettie M., born July 14, 1865, Mr. HOVEY is a carpenter and joiner by trade,
and with his father and two brothers has assisted in the erection of almost
every building in East Randolph village.
Franklin
C. HOVEY is also a carpenter and joiner by trade. From 1858 until 1865 he followed lumbering,
and since then has been both a farmer and lumberman. He now lives in East Randolph. While residing in Cold Spring he served as
assessor six years and justice of the peace one term. May 8, 1848, Mr. HOVEY married Harriet H.,
daughter of Horace HALL, one of the pioneers of Randolph. Their children are De Ette (deceased); Edgar
W. (deceased); Adelle (Mrs. W. G. HARMON), of Old Orchard Beach, Me.; Nellie
F.; and Kittie M. (Mrs. F. LARKIN, Jr.), of Randolph.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
Chapter XXI (21)
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499
Surnames: LYON,
WRIGHT, WYMAN, MORSE
Ethel
L. LYON, for a long time a prominent resident of Steamburgh, was a lumberman
and a farmer. He came into the town in
the fall of 1847, and died here Dec. 19, 1889.
His wife, Sophia, a daughter of Charles WRIGHT, deceased, lives with her
son in Steamburgh village. Their
children were Ellen J., Clayton S., Manley S. (deceased), Maryette (Mrs. H. G.
WYMAN), Adella R. (deceased), Julia E. Herman A., and Fred L. Mr. LYON organized the first school ever
taught in Cold Spring and with Charles MORSE named the village of Steamburgh.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
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499
Surnames: METCALF,
ASH, HUNTINGTON, SMITH, HEVENOR, HUGGINS
Jotham
METCALF, born July 16, 1791, in Keene, N. H., came to Conewango in Feb., 1823,
and settled on lot 2, being the first settler on Elm creek in that town. His wife, Sarah ASH, born in Rensselaer
county in 1794, died March 22, 1883.
Their children were Sarah H. (Mrs. T. HUNTINGTON), deceased; Jotham H.,
deceased; Henry L., of East Randolph; David M.; and Mary M. (Mrs. Zalmon
SMITH), of Napoli. Mr. METCALF died at
the home of his youngest daughter July 5, 1875.
He was a life-long resident of Conegango, and both he and his wife were
exemplary members of the Freewill Baptist church, uniting, however, with
several others in 1826 in forming a Methodist class at their house, there being
no services of their own faith then in the town. For many years Mr. METCALF was a deacon of
the church.
David
M. METCALF, born in Conewango, April 10, 1823, married, March 19, 1847,
Jeannette, daughter of Ira SMITH, and they have had two children, viz.: Mary
Isabelle, who married W. D. HEVENOR, of Salamanca, and is deceased, and Cora
(Mrs. C. A.. HUGGINS, of Salamanca). Mr.
METCALF has been justice of the peace many years, justice of sessions two
terms, poormaster, and town auditor. He
is a representative farmer and a public spirited citizen.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
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Surnames: MORSE,
HARTMAN, ARNOLD
Harding
MORSE, born in Connecticut, Feb. 5, 1796, was a descendant of seven brothers,
early settlers of New England, and his father, James, served seven years in the
Revolutionary army. His mother was a
Brewster, a family noted in New England history. Mr. MORSE was a hatter by trade and worked in
the first factory in the United States that employed machinery in the
manufacture of hats, pursuing his avocation under lock and key, for the work
then was a secret. His wife, Catherine
HARTMAN, whom he married in Dansville, Livingston county, about 1820, bore him
eight children, three of whom grew to maturity, viz.: Harman, Lovisa, and
Charles. He removed finally to Perry,
Wyoming county, after following his trade in nearly all the eastern States, and
came thence in 1833 to Otto, where he was a farmer and lumberman, running a
saw-mill there about two years. In 1842
he moved to Mansfield and thence in 1847 to Cold Spring, where he died Oct. 30,
1853. His wife died in Otto, April 10,
1840. He was a Royal Arch Mason.
Charles
MORSE, born in Perry, Wyoming county, Aug. 14, 1830, was reared on a farm and
came to Steamburgh with his father in 1847, when there was but one house in the
place, and for four weeks saw no white man and but one Indian. He married, Jan. 15, 1854, Rachel, daughter
of Rev. Thomas ARNOLD (see Napoli), and their only child, Charles Harding, was
born Sept. 7, 1856. Mr. MORSE has
manufactured large quantities of lumber.
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Surnames: PRICE,
CHENEY, CULVER, POPE, EARL, CROOKS, BUTLER
The
PRICE family has long been prominent in the settlement of Cold Spring. Its members have always been public spirited,
influential citizens, many of them holding offices of trust and responsibility. The first of the name to arrive was Meletiah
PRICE, who came about 1827, settling where Steamburgh now is. He later moved to Little Valley and thence to
Conewango, where he died in 1850.
Samuel
PRICE came from Otsego, Otsego county, to Cold Spring in 1833 and settled on
the farm where his son Dorr now lives, and where he died May 31, 1862. His wife, Elizabeth CHENEY, who died March
11, 1876, bore him these children: Ebenezer C. (deceased), James W. (deceased),
Sarah (deceased), Matilda (Mrs. Edward CULVER), of Steamburgh, Lucy, Angeline
(Mrs. Angel POPE), of Randolph, Jonathan (deceased), Joseph, Martin, and
Dorr. Mr. PRICE was justice of the peace
many years, poormaster, assessor, school trustee, and a lumberman and farmer.
Joseph
PRICE was born March 10, 1832, married, Feb. 12, 1854, Diantha, daughter of
William EARL, and they have had two children: Amanda (Mrs. John CROOKS), of
Corydon, Pa., and Elmer, of Waterford, Pa.
Mr. PRICE built and for fifteen years ran a saw-mill. Aug. 13, 1862, he enlisted in Co. A, 154th N.
Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war, being slightly wounded. Dorr PRICE enlisted at the same time and in
the same company, and served nineteen months, being discharged for physical
disability.
Ebenezer
C. PRICE, born June 19, 1815, died in Cold Spring June 17, 1875. He was prominent in political affairs,
serving as supervisor, county excise commissioner, justice of the peace,
justice of sessions, and coroner. His
wife was Sally, daughter of Noah CULVER, and their children were Ellen
(deceased), Emma (Mrs. T. P. BUTLER), of Cold Spring, Elbert, of Cold Spring,
and Elsie.
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History of the Town of Cold Spring –
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Surnames: REEVES,
HELMS, ABBEY, PROSSNER, BRACE
George
W. REEVES, son of Warren H. (see South Valley), was born Aug, 16, 1827, and
came with his parents to South Valley in 1837.
He married, June 51, 1849, Emeline, daughter of Milton HELMS, of Cold
Spring, and their children are Fayette W. (deceased); Delora R. (Mrs. D. J.
ABBEY), of Salamanca; Frank A., of Salamanca; Lizzie M. (Mrs. M. P.PROSSER), of
Buffalo; Lorenda A. (deceased); and Ernest G. and Darwin W., of Johnsonburg,
Pa. Mr. REEVES has been a farmer,
carpenter, and lumberman. He came to
Cold Spring in 1849. While in South
Valley he was town clerk one term. With
his two brothers, William I. and Daniel F., he enlisted in Co. I, 9th N. Y.
Cav., in 1864, serving until the war closed.
He has retired from active life.
Daniel
F. REEVES, another son of Warren H. REEVES, was born May 12, 1834, and married,
March 31, 1866, Sophronia, daughter of Elisha BRACE, and their children are
Warren E., born Jan. 11, 1867; George R., born Feb. 5, 1869, of North Dakota;
Ernest C., born Dec. 2, 1872; Daniel E., born Jan. 24, 1875; and J. BRACE, born
April 20, 1877. Mr. REEVES has been assistant
clerk of the Board of Supervisors, town assessor, and for over thirty years a
teacher in the public schools. He has
been district deputy of the county grange and was supervisor in 1892 and
re-elected in 1893
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Surnames: WYMAN, LYON,
MORSE, LEACH
Josiah
WYMAN came to Steamburgh from Kennedy, Chautauqua county, in 1847, but soon
returned. His children were Harvey G.
and Hettie (deceased). He died in 1857. Harvey G. WYMAN, born April 30, 1849,
married, July 4, 1870, Maryette, daughter of E. L. LYON, and their children are
Jennie S., Nellie S., Elmer H., Ellis A., and Beulah H. He has spent his life in lumbering. In September, 1892, with C. H. MORSE, under
the firm name of MORSE & WYMAN, he bought the steam saw and shingle-mill of
Joseph LEACH which was formerly owned by E. L. LYON. Mr. WYMAN has been postmaster four years,
highway commissioner one year, and school trustee three years.
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Surnames: ALDRICH,
WEBBER, SANDERSON, STANLEY, CHAPIN, WHITFORD, HOLBROOK
Ziba
ALDRICH, a native of Richmond, N. H., died in Rutland, Vt., aged
eighty-two. His wife was Hannah
WEBBER. Abner ALDRICH, their third
child, was born in Vermont, May 9, 1782, and removed to Canton, St. Lawrence
County, where he died in 1862. He was a
soldier in the War of 1812. His wife
Betsey was a daughter of Moses SANDERSON, a Revolutionary soldier, and of their
seven children Harris was born in Rutland county, Vt., Oct. 31, 1814, and came
to Randolph, Aug. 3, 1837. March 8,
1840, he married Diana, daughter of Joseph and Pearl (CHAPIN) STANLEY, of
Homer, N. Y. She died Feb 17, 1886. Their children were Pearl A., born Sept, 26,
1841, married David F. WHITFORD, and has one daughter, Cordelia L. (Mrs.
Charles HOLBROOK), of Oil City, Pa.; Hartwell B., Jan. 16, 1844; Abner A., June
13, 1848; Estella D., died in 1872; and Kate A., March 4, 1859. Mr. ALDRICH is said to have been the first in
Cattaraugus County to apply steam-power to the manufacture of butter and
cheese. He has served many years as
Justice of the peace, has been school superintendent, was associate justice of
the county two years, and has taught at least twenty terms of school. He has been a man of prominence and
enterprise, and now, in retired life, carries the esteem and high respect of
his fellow townsmen. Abner A. ALDRICH
was supervisor of Conewango in 1869.
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Surnames: ALLEN,
TOWNSEND, FARNHAM
James
ALLEN, son of Joseph and Sarah Ann ALLEN, was born in Rhode Island and came to
this town in 1830. He died at Clear
Creek on March 2, 1854. His first wife,
Hannah TOWNSEND, bore him these children: Ripley T., Sarah A., James P., and
Henry. Mr. ALLEN married, second, Terzah
TOWNSEND, by whom he had one son, Mason.
His third wife was Emily FARNHAM who was the mother of his youngest son;
Charles T. Henry ALLEN owns and occupies
the paternal homestead.
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Surname: BENSON
Archer
BENSON was an early settler of Randolph.
A grandson is a general merchant in Conewango.
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Surnames: BAILEY,
NOYES, JOHNSON
Joseph
BAILEY who was born, lived, and died in Oxford, Vt., left one son, Joseph, who
was born June 23, 1800, removed to Black Rock in 1827, and came thence to
Conewango in 1826, settling where he still resides (April, 1893). He is a cooper by trade. He married Ann NOYES, whose mother's father,
Timothy JOHNSON, was a captain at the battle of Bunker Hill. Their children are James J., Maryam, and
Mandana N.
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Surname: BARTON
David
BARTON died in Leon about 1830, having come to that town from Massachusetts in
1820. His son Grosvenor located in
Conewango the same year and cleared the farm on which he died in 1876. Some of the latter's children still reside on
the homestead and in the vicinity.
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Surnames: BENSON,
DOREMUS, PIER, FOX, MARTIN
Daniel
BENSON came to Conewango from Mendon, N. Y., in 1824. Here he died in 1859. aged ninety years. He was born near Patterson, N. J., and
married Rachel DOREMUS, who died in this town in 1838. Their children were Rebecca, John, Jane,
Cornelius, Garret, Peter D., and David.
David BENSON, a native of New Jersey, was born April 25, 1798, and died
in Conewango on Oct. 30, 1870. His wife,
Catharine PIER, died in Randolph on Oct. 11, 1882. Their children were Sally A., John D., Rachel
J., Caroline A., Rebecca S., Mary C., Lydia L., Ellen A., and Daniel D. The latter was born in Conewango, Jan. 18,
1825, married, Oct 15, 1848, Catharine M. FOX, and had one child, Gary, born
May 13, 1852. Gary BENSON married Laura
E. MARTIN, Sept. 9, 1874, and resides on the BENSON homestead. The BENSONs have been prominent in local
matters.
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History of the Town of Conewango –
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Pages
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Surnames: BIGELOW,
SPENCER, WELLS, WOOD, BURT
John BIGELOW, a son of John and a native of
Colchester, Conn., died in Conewango on April 14, 1844, coining here in
1834. He was a Revolutionary soldier and
for many years a Baptist minister. He
married Temperance SPENCER and had born to him these children: Elihu, Temperance, Temperance, 2d, Lucy,
Cynthia, Mary, Eunice, John S., and Israel B.
John S. BIGELOW was born March 14, 1807.
He married Caroline A. WELLS and his children were Wells J., Emmaria,
Harriet, Antoinette L., Mary J., Charles A., Francis M., and Amanda H. Mr. BIGELOW died March 26, 1866. Mrs. BIGELOW survives and lives with her
daughters Amanda and Harriet. Wells J.
BIGELOW, born Nov. 5, 1830, married Laura P. WOOD, and has one daughter, Caroline
A. (Mrs. Franklin C. BURT). Mr. BIGELOW
owns and operates the Axeville cheese factory, which was built in 1870 by
Morgan L. Worden.
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Surnames:
BUFFINGTON, CHURCHILL, BALLARD
Hon.
William BUFFINGTON, son of William, was born in Cambridge, Washington County,
May 31, 1817. William, Sr., came with
his family to New Albion (q. v.) in June, 1826, where both he and his wife
(Harriet CHURCHILL) died, the former in March, 1858, and the latter in March,
1874. Both were Baptists and highly
esteemed citizens. William, Jr., at an
early age evinced considerable ability as a scholar, especially as a
mathematician, and while young was elected in New Albion inspector of schools
and subsequently superintendent of schools five successive terms. In 1849, 1850, and 1857 he represented that
town on the Board of Supervisors and in 1857 was elected to the Assembly, being
re-elected in 1858, and was chairman of the Committee on Roads and
Bridges. First a Whig of the Seward type
and afterward and continuously a staunch Republican he represented his district
as a delegate to the first Republican convention in 1854, and in 1861 he
received the first appointment from Lincoln's cabinet as mail-route agent from
Dunkirk to New York city over the Erie railroad. Mr. BUFFINGTON from early manhood took an
active and a prominent part in temperance movements and in religious matters,
and in all affairs his excellent judgment and influence have carried vast
weight and prestige. In Feb., 1850, he
married Eleanor BALLARD, who bore him six children. The family came to Conewango several years
ago. Mr. BUFFINGTON purchased a farm on
Elm creek.
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Surname: CHENEY
Willard
CHENEY, after living in Genesee County and later in Chautauqua County, moved to
Leon, and finally settled in Conewango, where he died. His son Thomas W. located in Leon in 1818 and
died there November 17, 1892. He was a
Wesleyan Methodist minister and at one time was presiding elder. Mrs. Willard CHENEY was a niece of General
Warren of Revolutionary fame.
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Surnames: COATES,
JARVIS, MERRY, MASON
Daniel
COATES, an Englishman by birth, came to Conewango in 1830 and died April 11,
1857. He was a farmer. He married Martha Jarvis, who was born and
died in England, being the mother of two children, Nathaniel and Ann. His second wife was Ann MERRY, by whom he had
one son, Nathan. Ann COATES, who was
born February 9, 1807 married, August 1, 1825, Charles MASON, who died October
2, 1851, from accident. Their children
were Martha J., Mary A., Charlotte E., William J., George J., Daniel B. P., and
Charles J. Mrs. MASON died Feb. 11,
1893.
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Surnames: COATES,
MERRY
Nathaniel
COATES, son of Daniel and brother of Mrs. Ann (COATES) MASON, was born in
England, October 13, 1809, and died in Chautauqua County in March 1871. His wife was Martha MERRY, who bore him three
children Alfred N. (deceased), Thomas D. (deceased), Richard J., William M.
(deceased), Elizabeth, James, and Mary S. (deceased). Mrs. COATES died Aug. 15, 1848, and Mr.
COATES married, second, Mary MERRY, sister of his first wife, and third Harriet
HOUSE. Richard J. COATES, born Nov. 12,
1839, married, January 7, 1869, Julia F. MORGAN, of Conewango. He enlisted Aug. 21, 1861, in Co. I, 49th N.
Y. Vols., and was discharged Jan. 6,
1863. He has been supervisor since 1892
and has served as town clerk five terms.
Thomas D. COATES served in Co. E, 9th N. Y. Cav., and died from poison
at Annapolis, MD., Nov. 4, 1862.
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Surnames: COE,
STEWART, FOSTER, LACY, JONES
COE. –
John M. STEWART, a native of Williamstown, Mass., settled in Ohio, where he
died. He married Electa FOSTER, who bore
him these children: Alonzo, Sophia, and Elvira R. The latter married Alfred LACY, who died in
Union, WI., aged forty-five. She
married, second, Luman COE, who died at the age of about seventy years. Mrs. COE survives her husband and resides in
Conewango. Her sister Sophia married
Hanson JONES, also of this town.
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Surnames: COREY,
FITCH
Benjamin
COREY, the father-in-law of one of John A. FITCH's sons, settled in Leon in
1821, moved thence to Rutledge, and died in 1857. He was a pioneer in temperance work in
Cattaraugus County and gained a considerable reputation as an abolitionist. .
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Surnames: COWAN,
SMITH, SEAGER, METCALF
John
COWEN was born in Rhode Island, served in the Revolutionary war, came to
Conewango in 1833, and died at the age of ninety-one years. His wife, Olive SMITH, bore him these
children: Eddie, John, Arthur F., Sally, Esther, and Waity. Eddie COWEN died in Tolland, Conn. His children were Theodore, Jane, Olive,
Sarah, Norman E. G., and John M. John
M. COWEN, born December 12, 1826, came to Conewango when six years old. He cleared the farm where he now
resides. August 3, 1847, he married
Rachel A. SEAGER, by whom he has had these children: Adeline, Josephine W.,
Salla A., John N., Lester E., Jennie M., Orestus S., and William S. Norman E. G. COWEN, born in Connecticut in
1833, married Hattie A. METCALF, a native of New Albion, and their children are
Eddie L., Austin M., Arthur C., and Olive A.
He resides on the homestead of his grandfather.
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Surnames: COWAN, HOTCHKISS,
MERCHANT, BUSHNELL
Emmett
COWAN was born in Jamestown, N. Y., in 1828.
His marriage with Harriet HOTCHKISS, of South Valley, bore him these
children: Emma, Erie, Irving, Abbie, and Dana A. Mr. COWEN [sic] died in 1868. Dana A. COWAN was born in South Valley, March
4, 1862, and March 4, 1891, he married Stella. daughter of Album and Helen
(MERCHANT) BUSHNELL. He is proprietor of
the Elm Creek cheese factory.
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Surnames: COWLEY,
STEPHENS
Samuel
COWLEY, a native of Delaware county and an early settler of Conewango, died
Feb. 15, 1845. His wife, Sophronia
STEPHENS, died here Sept. 11 1885. They
reared a large family, several representatives of whom still reside in
town. He was a famous hunter, and in
early days killed much large game.
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History of the Town of Conewango –
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Pages
513 & 514
Surnames: CROOKER,
McGLASHAN, CRUMB, PENHOLLOW, BATES, ALDRICH, O'CONNER
Sampson
CROOKER was a native of England and for many years a sea captain. He came to Conewango from Greene County in
1818, and with Robert McGLASHAN built the first sawmill in town. With Culver CRUMB he built a saw and
grist-mill on Clear creek in 1825, and alone he set out the first orchard and
gave the land for the first cemetery in Conewango. His wife Alma was an energetic, hardy
pioneer, and braved with undaunted courage the incidents of a frontier
life. Their son, Hon. George A. S.
CROOKER, is mentioned at length in the chapter on the Bench and Bar. Among the latter's children is S. Deloss, who
was born in Conewango, May 4, 1828, married, Sept. 4, 1848, Philena F.
PENHOLLOW, daughter of Reuben and Eliza M. (BATES) PENHOLLOW, of Conewango, who
bore him two children: Paul D., born Sept. 4, 1849, died Oct. 26, 1852, and Alice
I. G., born Feb. 2, 1852, who married, May 14, 1871, Abner ALDRICH, and has
these children: Ella, D. Estella, Emir M., Stanley C., Harris, Philena, and
Lilly I. Mr. CROOKER has always resided
in Conewango. He has served as town
clerk and has held other positions of trust.
George A. S. CROOKER's second wife was Mary J. O’CONNER, of Albany, by
whom he had five children: Minnie, Alma,
Georgia, Roderick, and Magdalene.
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Surnames: CURTISS,
HART, BATES, DAY
Joseph
CURTISS was born in Huntington, Conn., where he died at an advanced age. He was a life-long farmer. His son Joseph came to Cattaraugus county in
1836 and died March 4, 1840. He followed
the sea many years. His wife, Mary HART,
died January 4, 1837. Their children
were George W. John, Clarissa, Mary,
Cornelia, 2d, Sarah A., Asa E., and Robert H.
The latter was born in Huntington, Conn., September 25, 1832, and now
occupies the homestead. January 31,
1850, he married Josephine E., daughter of William and Mariah (BATES) Day, who
was born Sept. 24, 1831. Their children
are Helen, born Oct. 24, 1850; Frank F., born October 24, 1851; Helen, 2d, born
July 14, 1854; Walter E., born March 22, 1856; William R., born Nov. 14, 1857;
Frances J., born January 14, 1860; Carrie V., born Sept. 18, 1861; Harland,
born Feb. 14, 1866; Lizzie C., born July 31, 1870; Evelin E., born Oct. 14,
1872; and Joseph A., born Aug. 25, 1874.
Mr. CURTISS is a farmer in the north part of the town, where he has lived
since 1861.
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514
Surnames: DARLING,
MORETON, SAUNDERS, HOLLISTER, WORDING
Benjamin
DARLING, born in Rutland, Vt. Nov. 8, 1782, came into the town of Conewango in
1821 and died in April 1861. He married
Maria MORETON, who died January 18, 1848, their children being Betsey M.,
Huldah Ezra, Polly Ann, Benjamin S., and Christiana. Benjamin S. DARLING was born July 7, 1819,
and married, February 3, 1844, Sally SAUNDERS, who bore him these children:
Polly A., Sally M., Saloma D., Charles B., Thomas J., Titus S., James B., Ada
C., Ezra I., Frances P., and Myrta M.
James B. DARLING was born March 15, 1857. Nov. 12, 1879, he married Effie S. HOLLISTER,
and his children are Ezra B. and Effie M.
Titus S. DARLING, who was born March 4, 1855, married Ada L. WORDING
Dec. 25, 1877, and has one son, Cleveland S.
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Surnames: DOCKSTADER,
VAN DE WALKER, VEEDER, SEARLES, FOX, COWAN
George
Adam DOCKSTADER, son of Nicholas and Dorcas (VAN DE WALKER) DOCKSTADER, was
born in Johnstown, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1775.
Nicholas DOCKSTADER was a native of Montgomery county, where he died in
1830. He was a German by birth, a farmer
by occupation, and a Revolutionary soldier from patriotism. George A. DOCKSTADER came to Conewango in
1834, was the first permanent settler on the DOCKSTADER farm, and removed to
Montgomery county, where he died July 26, 1870.
He was a very prominent and enterprising pioneer, and possessed untiring
energy and much native ability. He
married Sarah VEEDER, who died here in Oct., 1855, having borne him these
children: Catharine, Anna, Adam, Sarah, A. V., and Alida. Adam DOCKSTADER was born Nov. 27, 1806,
married, Feb. 22, 1827, Angelica SEARLES, and had born to him children as
follows: Dennis, Sarah J., Anna M., Alida C., and George A. The latter was born Dec. 31, 1827, and
married, April 28, 1869, A. Alida FOX, by whom he had three children: Annie. K.
(Mrs. Orestus S. COWEN), Sarah, and Georgie A.
Not only the paternal ancestors of the DOCKSTADER family but the
maternal ancestry as well were prominent in Revolutionary times.
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Surnames: ELLSWORTH,
DAY, JENKES, GARDNER
Stiles
B. ELLSWORTH, son of Benjamin, was born in Ellington, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1832. Benjamin ELLSWORTH was born in East Windsor,
Conn., Dec. 25, 1793, and died in Conewango, Nov. 8, 1871. His wife, Calista DAY, was a daughter of
Judge DAY, of Vermont, and their children were M. Eliza, Stiles B., and
Florence A. Mr. ELLSWORTH came to this
town from Chautauqua County in 1840, and was a farmer by occupation. Stiles B. ELLSWORTH finished his rudimentary
education at Fredonia Academy and devoted much of his life to the practice of
civil engineering. In 1862 he enlisted
in Co. K, 154th N. Y, Vols., and at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863, was three
times wounded. Being left on the field
for dead he laid there four days and was finally taken by the Confederates,
being subsequently exchanged and promoted first lieutenant. Jan. 1, 1856, he married Victoria JENKS, who
died Aug. 13, 1867. He married, second,
Oct. 14, 1869, Betsey M. GARDNER. Mr.
ELLSWORTH was supervisor of Conewango in 1882, 1883, and 1884.
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Surnames: FISHER,
SMITH, STANLEY
Simeon
FISHER, son of Simeon and Lucy FISHER, was born in Windham county, Vt., came to
Poland, Chautauqua county, in 1831, and thence to Randolph in 1840, where he
died at the age of seventy-two. Simeon
FISHER, Sr., was a Revolutionary soldier, as were also two brothers, while
Simeon, Jr., served three months as a musician in the War of 1812. Simeon FISHER, Jr., married Lucy SMITH, who
bore him nine children: Lucy C., Palena, Lewis, Ebenezer, Rosella, Carmelia,
Lucy, Olive (deceased), and Vilando. The
latter was born in Windham county, Vt., Jan. 22, 1820, came to Randolph in
1837, and married, Aug. 11, 1842, Betsey STANLEY, who was-born in March, 1821,
and died in Conewango in 1881. Their children
were Diana (deceased), Luceba, and Mary.
Mr. FISHER is a chair and cabinetmaker by trade, a farmer by occupation,
and has voted at every election since 1842.
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Surname: FITCH
Eseck
FITCH came to Leon in 1845 and died there ten years later. His son John A., born in 1805, came to
Conewango in 1831. Both had large
families and were prominent in town affairs.
John A. FITCH was an indefatigable temperance worker and eminent as a
local abolitionist.
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Surnames: FRISBIE,
BROWN, NEWCOMB, NOYES, BAILEY
George
FRISBIE was born in Litchfield, Conn., and came to Conewango in February 1832,
clearing the farm on which he died February 25, 1868, aged eighty-five. He married Filena BROWN, and their children
were Orator K. and Charles R. Orator K.,
born Aug. 27, 1823, married Aurilla NEWCOMB, had children George, Roxana, Charles,
Maxa, Ellen, Flora, and Nelson, and died in Conewango in April, 1869. Charles R. FRISBIE, born Dec. 20, 1826,
married Mandana, daughter of Joseph and Ann (NOYES) BAILEY, and has had born to
him four children: Mary Ann, Ettie E., and Melvin and Melvina (twins).
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Surnames: FULLER,
GREENWOOD, McGLASHAN, FARMER
David
FULLER was born in Dover, Mass., was a farmer, and died here at an advanced
age. His son Joseph, who died in
Shrewsbury, Vt. in 1845, married Achsah GREENWOOD , who was born Dec. 16, 1778. Their children were Charles, Greenwood,
Joseph, Achsah, Elizabeth, Mary, and Daniel.
Daniel FULLER was born in Shrewsbury, Vt., March 18, 1823, came to
Conewango in 1855, and purchased the Charles McGLASHAN farm, where he now
resides. His wife, Harriet M. FARMER,
whom he married Feb. 21, 1859, died July 13, 1886. Their children were Henry E., born Nov. 29,
1859, died Sept. 4, 1872; Achsali H., born July 29, 1861, died Oct. 28, 1872;
Frank D., born Sept. 22, 1865; Flora, born Oct. 24, 1870; and Hattie M., born
Feb. 3, 1872, died Oct. 28, 1872. Mr.
FULLER is a farmer and has been justice of the peace eight years.
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Surnames: GARDNER,
MORTON, CROSSFIELD
George
GARDNER, son of George and Huldah GARDNER, was born in Lunenburgh, Mass., and
came to Conewango in 1830, where he died in 1854. He married Rebecca MORTON, a native of
Massachusetts, and their children were George, Harry, Morton, Daniel W.,
Stephen, Huldah, Aurilla, and Christianna.
George, Jr., was born in Woodstock, Vt., Jan. 7, 1812, and Dec. 14,
1842, married Lorena CROSSFIELD. Their
children are Emma, born Sept. 18, 1845; Frank, born May 12, 1847; John, born
Jan. 22, 1849; George D., born Oct. 6, 1856; and Dr. Will F. (see page 121).
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Surnames: GARDNER,
WHITE, CROSSFIELD, COOPER
Daniel
W. GARDNER, a son of George and a native of Woodstock, Vt., came to this town
with his father in 1830 and died Oct. 31, 1861.
He served as constable and collector for sixteen consecutive years and
was deputy sheriff under George WHITE.
He married Laura CROSSFIELD, who was born in 1816 and died in 1872. Their children were Christiana D., Betsey M.,
Edwin S., Julia A., Marcus M., Edna R., Martha F., and Dana W. Marcus M. GARDNER was born April 13, 1847, and
married, Jan. 1, 1868, Emma J., daughter of Silas COOPER. Their children are Mary G., Martha A., Maud
L., Daniel D., and Bessie E. Mr. GARDNER
conducts the Conewango cheese factory.
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Surnames: GROVER,
WYLLYS, MILLIMAN, STEBBINS, STEWART
Daniel
GROVER, a native of Connecticut, came at an early day to Conewango and died
here at a good old age, as did also his wife.
Of his four children Lewis was born in this town and died here in
1862. He married Abigail, daughter of
Rufus WYLLYS, and their children were Elijah, Mason, Alvin, Alonzo, Mary, De
Heart, Deloss, William, Elisha, Sophia, and Gustavus. The latter was born February 23, 1841. October 7, 1861, he married Hannah E
MILLIMAN, who has borne him three children, Frank, Jennie J., and Charles
M. Mr. GROVER enlisted Oct 7, 1861, in
Co. K, 64th N. Y. Vols. participated in
the battles of Fair Oaks, Williamsburg, Second Bull Run, and Portsmouth, being
wounded at the latter engagement, and was discharged May 5, 1863. Deloss GROVER enlisted in the same company
and regiment and died in 1872. William
GROVER served in a regiment of New York heavy artillery. Frank GROVER, son of Gustavus, married Ida,
daughter of Gordon and Abigail STEBBINS.
Jennie GROVER married Joseph C. STEWART, Jan. 24, 1888.
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Surnames: HALL,
ARNOLD, ELLWORTH, FRANKLIN, BLANCHARD, FLENTJE, DAY
Joseph
K. HALL was an early settler of Leon.
Both he and his wife, Nancy ARNOLD, died there. Their children were Nancy C., Joseph, Abner,
Elvira, Frederick, Chauncey C., Harvey, Charles, and Harrison. Chauncey C. HALL, born April 7, 1818, came to
Leon in 1847, and June 24, 1856, married Eliza, daughter of Benjamin ELLSWORTH,
of Conewango, their children being Jennie C., Ralph N., Henry E., Kate F.,
Stiles C., and Frank H. Mr. HALL was a
carpenter by trade. His second wife was
Sarah FRANKLIN, by whom he had children Anice, Maud E., and Warren A. Anice married Washington BLANCHARD, of Leon,
and has two children. Maud E. (Mrs.
Herman FLENTJE) lives in Winona, Minn.
Mrs. Eliza (ELLSWORTH) HALL survives her husband, residing in Conewango
village. Her father, Benjamin ELLSWORTH,
served in the War of 1812, came to Chautauqua County from Connecticut on foot,
and removed in 1839 to Conewango. He
donated for the purpose the land where the Presbyterian Church now stands, and
both he and his wife, Calista DAY, were instrumental in the organization of the
society and the erection of the edifice.
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History of the Town of Conewango –
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Surnames: HALL,
HOLLISTER
Rev.
Edwin HALL, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Conewango, was born in
Middlebury, Vt., Aug. 1, 1829. The most
of his early life was spent in Norwalk, Conn., where his father, Rev. Edwin
HALL, D.D., was pastor of the First Congregational church from 1832 to
1855. Thence his father removed to
Auburn, N. Y., where he was professor of theology in the Theological Seminary
from 1855 to 1876. He died at Auburn in
1877. His mother, Fanny (HOLLISTER),
died in 1885. Mr. HALL came to Conewango
in Jan. 1890.
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Page
516
Surnames: HAMMOND,
TALBOT
Joseph
HAMMOND was born in Rhode Island in 1767, removed to Chenango county in 1800,
and came to this town in 1830, where he died in 1848, and where his wife, Anna
TALBOT, died in 1836. They reared
several children.
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History of the Town of Conewango –
Chapter XXII (22)
Pages
516 & 517
Surnames: HARRIS,
WHITMORE, FISHER, CLARK, HARRIS
William
HARRIS, son of Jonathan, was born in Elba, N. Y., in 1803, and removed in 1864
to this town, where he died. His wife
was Marilla WHITMORE, who bore him these children: Sumner, Eliza, Lyman F.,
Levi, George, and Samantha, of whom Lyman F. HARRIS, born July 18, 1832,
married, Aug. 26, 1856, Matilda FISHER, and their children are Mary and
Burdette (killed Dec. 20, 1886). Mary
married Melvin, son of Warren and Jane (CLARK) HARRIS, of Napoli, Jan. 18,
1882.
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Page
517
Surnames: HILL,
KENNICUTT, HUBBELL
Levi
HILL early cleared a farm in New Albion, where he died in 1862. His children were Gardner, Jerome, Emma, and
Alexander. Gardner HILL died in New
Albion, March 1, 1854. By his wife
Matilda, daughter of John A. and Sophronia KENNICUTT, he had these children:
Leroy, Lucius D., Ellen, and Gardner.
Lucius D. HILL was born March 5, 1849, and married, Dec. 30, 1870, Alma
M. HUBBELL, of Leon, who has borne him children as follows: Rolland S., born
Oct, 21, 1871; Eva, born Feb. 1, 1873, died June 30, 1883; Emma M., born Nov.
22, 1877; Ray C., born Oct. 19, 1879; and Addie H., born Aug. 13, 1883. Mr. HILL has served as justice of the peace,
notary public, and town clerk, and is a general merchant.
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517
Surnames: HILLS,
WATKINS, WINSHIP
Calvin
HILLS was born in New England, Sept. 16, 1799, came to Conewango in 1832, and
ran the first carding-mill and cloth-dressing establishment in the town. He cleared a farm on which he died Oct. 9,
1889. His wife was Mary F., daughter of
Lyman and Abigail WATKINS, and their children were Emily, Edwin F., Charles S.,
Mary F. (Mrs. W. H. WINSHIP), William G., and Ellen C. The three sons served in the Rebellion and
were honorably discharged.
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517
Surnames: HOLLISTER,
HOLDEN, FOSTER, MORGAN
William
HOLLISTER, son of William, was born in Weathersfield, Conn., Jan. 15, 1763,
married Rachel HOLDEN, removed to Granville, N. Y., where he erected a tannery,
and in 1833 came to Conewango, where he died.
His children were Ann, Sarah, Emma, Melissa, and William. The latter was born Aug. 31, 1792, came to
Conewango in 1831, and built and for many years conducted the first tannery in
the town. He married Laura FOSTER and
their children were William H., Edward, Norman, and James H. James H. HOLLISTER, born Dec. 10, 1824,
married, Dec. 10, 1846, Cornelia L. MORGAN, by whom he has children as follows:
Mary L., Emma M., Edward M., James T., and Fanny C. Mr. HOLLISTER has been prominent in town
affairs and resides on the homestead.
William H. HOLLISTER was born in Granville, December 16, 1815, and died
at Conewango on March 8, 1893. He was a
life-long member of the Presbyterian Church, for twenty-four years its ruling
elder, and for thirty years superintendent of the Sunday school. A man of great activity he was an
indefatigable worker and lived a life worthy of imitation.
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Surname: HOPKINS
Jacob
I. HOPKINS came to Conewango as a farmer and died in 1878. His father was for many years a sea captain
and finally died in Cooperstown. A son
of Jacob I. is a blacksmith in this town.
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History of the Town of Conewango –
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Pages
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Surnames: HUNTINGTON,
METCALF, SPRAGUE, KEENE, TUTTLE, GORDON
John
HUNTINGTON, born in Vermont, Aug. 20, 1775, was a soldier in the War of 1812,
was a ship-carpenter by trade, and came to Conewango in 1824, dying here March
24, 1858. His wife, Betsey METCALF, was
born May 5, 1780, and died April 20, 1862.
Their children were Arnold, born June 28, 1801; Charles, Nov. 4, 1802;
Amos, April 7, 1804; George, Oct. 10, 1805; Hiram, April 25, 1808; Trumbull,
March 14, 1810; David, June 27, 1812; Emily, Sept. 2, 1814; Nancy, June 14,
1816; Mary, May 9, 1819; Henry, May 14, 1820; Almeda, Aug. 11, 1823; and
Horace, 1826. Horace HUNTINGTON married,
May 12, 1849, Samantha C., daughter of Asa R. and Emily (SPRAGUE) KEENE. Their children are Mary, Charles M., Frank
D., and Almeda. Charles M. HUNTINGTON
was born Feb. 14, 1864. Frank D., born
April 4, 1867, died April 3, 1870.
Almeda, born June 1, 1869, died May 8, 1882. Mary, born March 25, 1859, married Charles L.
TUTTLE, and has one son, Clair, born March 8, 1892. David HUNTINGTON married, Jan. 21, 1839,
Adaline GORDON, of Rushford, N. Y., and died in Conewango, Aug. 24, 1886. Their children were Loraine E., Mary J.,
Charles D., Ellen L., and Ina G. Mr. HUNTINGTON
was town supervisor in 1872.
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History of the Town of Conewango –
Chapter XXII (22)
Page
518
Surnames: KAISER,
SAUNDERS, CARR
George
KAISER, son of Hartman, Jr., and a native of Germany, being born there May 20,
1829, came to Conewango in 1840, married Alzina SAUNDERS, of this town, and has
had born to him two children: Jennie A. (Mrs. Adello CARR) and Nellie E.
C. Mr. KAISER is a farmer on the
SAUNDERS farm.
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518
Surnames: KINNEY,
GALLOP, SPICER, COWAN
Alfred
A. KINNEY, son of John and Lucy (GALLOP) KINNEY, was born in Connecticut, March
23, 1808. He settled in Conewango in May
1832, and cleared the farm where he died Oct. 14, 1882. His wife,, Athelia SPICER, bore him these
children: Lucy E., Eunice E., Matilda, Sarah J., Sally Ann, Olivia A.,
Christiana, and Alfred, and died June 4, 1882, aged eighty-one. Alfred KINNEY was born Oct. 4, 1836, and
married, April 17, 1877, Flora B., daughter of Elisha and Mary J. COWEN. He is a farmer on the KINNEY homestead.
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518
Surnames: KESSLER,
DOLE
Daniel
KESSLER came to Conewango in 1859. He
was born in Saxony.Germany, December 14, 1841, a son of George and Caroline
KESSLER, and married, April 18, 1873, Mary B., daughter of Alonzo and Jane
DOLE. Their children are Carrie J., Maud
E., Alonzo, and Lida E. Mr. KESSLER
cleared the farm on which he resides.
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518
Surnames: KNAPP,
WEAVER, JENKS
Mrs.
Cynthia A. KNAPP. – Christopher WEAVER, a native of Rhode Island, was killed by
an accident. His son William, born in
Rhode Island, Feb. 22, 1801, came to Otsego county and thence to Cherry Creek,
N. Y., where he died in 1880. His
children were Betsey A., Cynthia A., Electa, Oscar, Abner W., Laura, and Mary
W. Cynthia A. WEAVER was born July 20,
1820, married, April 13, 1840, Bucklin JENKS, and had born to her two children,
William L. and Leafy A., both deceased.
Her second husband was lra, son of Elijah KNAPP, who died September 9,
1891. Mrs. KNAPP survives him and
resides in Conewango village. Mr. JENKS
held several town offices.
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Surnames: LAMPER,
BROWN, YOUNG, PRITCHARD, FARNSWORTH
James
LAMPER, son of James and Sarah (BROWN) LAMPER and grandson of Benjamin, was
born in New Hampshire, April 23, 1798, and came to Randolph in the fall of
1829. James LAMPER was for thirty years
a sea captain. Two brothers, Benjamin
and Asa, served seven years in the Revolutionary war and participated at the
battle of Bunker Hill. James LAMPER,
Jr., removed to Conewango in the spring of 1830, and cleared the farm on which
he died Feb. 5, 1848. His wife, Mary
YOUNG, who died Sept. 25, 1865, bore him these children: Alexander, Susan M.,
Sarah, William, Delia, Mary, Julia, and Alonzo S. Alonzo S. LAMPER, born June 1, 1826, married
Huldah PRITCHARD, by whom he had five children – Acta M., Myron C., Susie B.,
Charles C., and James J. Mr. LAMPER was
for six years county superintendent of the poor, thirteen years local assessor,
and since 1887 town overseer of the poor.
Alexander LAMPER married Sylvia FARNSWORTH, of Dayton, had one son,
Edward A., who was born in Conewango, and now resides in Minnesota.
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518
Surnames: LEACH,
GOODIER, SEEKINS
Joseph
LEACH was born in Herkimer county and came to Ellington, Chautauqua county,
where he cleared a farm and died in 1844.
His wife was Betsey GOODIER and his children were Aaron, Alma, and
Joseph G. Joseph G. LEACH was born Dec.
9, 1828, and married, June 27, 1856, Angeline, daughter of Amos LEACH, by whom
he had two children, Aaron (deceased) and Alice, who married Manley A. SEEKINS,
March 4, 1878, and has four children – Marian, Myra A., J. Ray, and Guy M. Joseph G. built in 1882 the steam saw-mill in
Conewango which he now owns. He is also
a farmer.
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History of the Town of Conewango –
Chapter XXII (22)
Pages
518 & 519
Surnames: LIMBOCKER,
STEPHENS, EDWARDS
Uriah
LIMBOCKER was for many years a Wesleyan Methodist minister. Born in Conesus, N. Y., he came to Leon and
removed finally to Michigan, where he died June 20, 1883. His son Gardner was born in Conesus, April
20, 1828, came to Leon with his parents, and subsequently removed to Conewango,
where he died in 1853. He married
Harriet STEPHENS, of this town, who bore him one son, Gardner A., July 29,
1853. Mrs. LIMBOCKER survives her
husband and resides with her only son.
Gardner A. LIMBOCKER married Mattie EDWARDS, Feb. 8, 1870, and their
children are George R. and Lloyd L. He
is a farmer on the STEPHENS farm.
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519
Surnames: LOOP,
WINTER, COWEN
David
LOOP was born and died in Columbia county.
He participated in the War of 1812.
His son David, born in Dover, N. Y., in 1810, came to Conewango in 1840,
cleared three farms, and for many years operated the HOLDRIDGE mills at East
Randolph. He died in 1880. He married Mary WINTER, who died March 29,
1890. Their children were Moses W.,
Charlotte, Mary, Edward, Thomas, and David.
David LOOP, Jr., born May 8, 1850, married, July 4, 1873, Sally A.,
daughter of John and Rachel COWEN, and their children are Claude A., Josephine,
and Mary R. He owns and occupies the
homestead farm, and under the firm name of SNOW & LOOP conducts a saw-mill
in the southeast part of the town.
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Page
519
Surnames: MASON,
PERRY, WATKINS, HILLS
Charles
MASON, son of William, Jr., and Mary (PERRY) MASON, both natives of England,
was born in Oxfordshire, England, in 1800, came to Conewango in 1830, and was
killed by an accident in 1851. His son
Daniel B. P., born Feb. 27, 1844, married, Nov. 26, 1879, Ellen C., daughter of
Calvin and Mary (WATKINS) HILLS, and they have one child, Flora E.
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Surnames: MASON,
SEAGER, COWEN
George
J. MASON, son of Charles and Ann MASON, married Josephine W., daughter of John
and Rachel (SEAGER) COWEN, of Conewango, and their children are Amy L., Jessie,
Mattie, and Mabel. Mr. MASON enlisted in
1862 in Co. K, 154th N. Y. Vols., and served until the war closed,
participating in the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Mission Ridge,
and in Sherman's march to the sea.
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519
Surnames: McELWAINE,
FISH, MILKS, POOL
Timothy
McELWAIN, son of Roger and a native of Massachusetts, removed to Erie County in
1818 and to this town in 1843, dying here in 1877. His wife was Mariah FISH, who died here the
same year. Their children were Reuben,
Samuel, Clarinda, Benjamin, and Heman.
Reuben McELWAIN, born April 1, 1824, married Mary G. CHAMPLAIN, who bore
him these children: William H., John A., Clara W., Grant, and Earl. William McELWAIN married Anna L. MILKS and
has seven children: Robert L., Mary A., Albert D., Bennie C., Jessie E.,
Hattie, and Hettie. Clara W. McELWAIN
married Alanson A. POOL and died Oct. 21, 1890, leaving two children, Bessie E.
and Claude.
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519
Surnames: METCALF,
WALDRON, FOX, SMITH
The
METCALF family. – John WALDRON, a German by birth, was born in Auburn, N. Y.,
in 1827, and is now a resident of Arkansas. His wife was Elmir FOX, who died in
1886, and of their children Ida married William METCALF, Nov. 7, 1881, who died
January 19, 1882. He was a son of Henry and Julietta (SMITH) METCALF. Their
children were Coila E. and Raymond D. Mrs. METCALF resides on the FOX farm,
which was cleared by George FOX.
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Surnames: METCALF,
CHAMPLAIN, MOORE
Jotham
H. METCALF. – Asa CHAMPLAIN, a native of Stonington, R. I., where he died, had
five children, of whom Robert came to New Albion, where he died in 1850. His wife was Polly MOORE and his children
were William M., Hannah, Lydia, Robert, Sarah, Jessie, George, Dudley, and
Armenia. The latter was born Jan. 21,
1821, married Jotham H. METCALF, Jan. 9, 1840, and resides on the
homestead. Their children were Leroy C.,
Harriet, Eveline, Arvilla, and Mary. Mr.
METCALF died in 1884.
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Surnames: MERCHANT,
STANNARD, WOOD, DELAND, JOHNSON
Amos
MERCHANT was born in Cazenovia, N. Y., and came to Napoli, where he died in
1881, aged eighty-four. His wife, Almira
STANNARD, died in Napoli at the age of sixty-five. Their children were Warren W., Truman,
Reuben, Chester, Miranda, Alzina, and Betsey.
Warren W. MERCHANT was born in Napoli in 1827 and came to Conewango in 1849. He is a farmer. He married Mehitable, daughter of Thomas and
Deborah WOOD, who died in 1863. Their
children were Charles T., born May 14, 1844; Lafayette, born in August 1848;
Ella D., born Aug. 10, 1852; Austin, born in 1856; and Adelbert, born in
1861. Charles T. MERCHANT married Ella
D. DELAND, by whom he has one daughter, Hattie A. The latter married John JOHNSON and has two
children.
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Surnames: MOREY,
FORWARD, TEN EYCK, TRAVIS
Samuel
MOREY, a Revolutionary soldier, was an early settler of Otto and died there in
1874. His wife, Electa FORWARD, who died
in Otto in 1876, bore him these children: Stillman, Phebe, Sarah, Samuel,
Clarissa, and George. Stillman MOREY was
born Nov. 17,1817, moved to Mansfield in 1856, and thence to Oregon in
1888. His son Levi E., now a resident of
Conewango, was born in Sacket's Harbor, N. Y., May 7, 1847, married, Sept. 16,
1866, Nellie, daughter of John and Annie M. (TEN EYCK) TRAVIS, of Mansfield,
and has children as follows: Effie A., Etta L., and Ladore E. Levi E. MOREY enlisted at the age of
seventeen in Co. K, 9th N. Y. Cav., and served to the close of the war,
participating in nineteen engagements.
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Surnames: OTIS,
BACOCK, WALKER, HEATH
Justin
OTIS came to this town in 1860 and died in East Randolph on Nov. 22, 1882. Born in Colchester, Conn., March 23, 1798, he
married Minerva BABCOCK, and has had these children: George, Norman G., Patty,
Harrison G., and Mary A. Norman G. OTIS,
born in Perry, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1849, married Eliza C. WALKER, who bore him one
daughter, Lucy, and died Jan. 30, 1854.
His second marriage was with Louisa HEATH, by whom he has children as
follows: Bennie C. (deceased), Norman E., George H, and Mettie. Mr. OTIS was census enumerator for the town
in 1880. He is now a farmer and a
retired merchant and miller.
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Surnames: PHILLIPS,
McINTYRE, HITCHCOCK, TORRENCE, MASON, MARVIN, HALL
Isaac
PHILLIPS was born in Brookfield, Madison county, and came to Villenova, N. Y.,
where he died in 1872. His wife, Diantha
McINTYRE, who died Feb. 9, 1864, bore him twelve children, of whom William P.
was born in Brookfield, Oct. 12, 1814, removed to Chautauqua county in 1835,
cleared several farms, came to Conewango in April, 1869, and died here April
14, 1884. He married, July 28, 1844,
Lorinda, daughter of Timothy and Zurvina (HITCHCOCK) TORRENCE, of
Randolph. She was born Nov. 20,
1824. Their children were Mandana M.,
born Nov. 8, 1845, died in infancy; Adelaide, born June 21, 1848; Marvin W.,
born July 12, 1851; Oliver H., born Sept. 1, 1853; Charles, born Feb. 13, 1856;
Moses, born Oct. 13, 1859, died Feb. 7, 1864; Lee S., born May 29, 1862; and
Nellie E., born April 14, 1864. Mr.
PHILLIPS was an industrious man and a highly respected citizen. Adelaide PHILLIPS married Charles J. MASON
and their children are Mertie J., Alta L., Annie M. and Lynn P. Marvin W. PHILLIPS married Jennie C. HALL and
has had two children: Claude (deceased) and Ethel. Oliver H. PHILLIPS married Ettie WATKINS, of
East Randolph.
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Surname: POPE
Elnathan
POPE came to Conewango in 1828 and died in Wisconsin in 1865. His father, Nathaniel, was a Revolutionary
soldier. He cleared what is known as the
POPE farm, and before moving west left several descendants. It was in honor of this family that the POPE
postoffice was named.
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Surnames: PRITCHARD,
CHAPMAN
Jeremiah
PRITCHARD was a son of John, who served in the Revolution and died in Madison
county, N. Y. Jeremiah located in
Conewango in 1847, cleared three farms, and died in 1874. His daughter Mary E. married Welcome CHAPMAN,
who settled in Leon at an early age, moved thence to Conewango, and died Nov.
29, 1892. For twenty years Mr. CHAPMAN
was a member of the Presbyterian Church and during his whole life was a farmer.
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Surnames: PROSSER,
SEAGER, McKEEVER
Potter
A. PROSSER, twin brother of Amos P., born in Livonia, N. Y., came to Conewango
among the early settlers, cleared a farm, and died in 1890. His wife, Eliza, bore him six children, of
whom Andrew R., a native of Livonia, came to this town with his parents, and
finally removed to Cold Spring, where he now resides. His wife, Caroline SEAGER, died in 1887. Their children were Charlotte A. Micah,
Aurora, and Anson S. Anson S. PROSSER
was born in Conewango, Sept. 13, 1849, married, April 12, 1885, Susan McKEEVER,
of Cold Spring, and has two children: Andrew C., born April 29, 1888, and May,
born Oct 31, 1891. Mr. PROSSER is a
farmer on the John Benson farm.
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Surnames: RICE,
HENDERSON
Chester
RICE became a resident of Conewango in 1835 and died here on the farm, which he
cleared in 1862. His wife, Dorothy
HENDERSON, died in 1882. Both were hard
workers and reared a family of sturdy children.
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Surnames: ROBINSON,
SLADE, BENSON
Elijah
ROBINSON, son of Ex-Governor ROBINSON, was born in Bennington, Vt., married
Experience SLADE, had three children, and died there, aged twenty-eight. His son Elijah, who was born in Bennington,
Jan. 20, 1812, came to Conewango in 1846, cleared a farm, kept hotel, and died
May 27, 1886. He married Mary D. BENSON,
who was the mother of his children:
Francis E., C. Janette, Edwin E., John C., Robert E., Mary S., and F.
Eugene. John I. BENSON, father of Mrs.
Mary D. ROBINSON, served in the War of 1812, came to Conewango in 1847, and
died Jan. 13, 1889. His wife Alice, a
native of Washington county, died in this town in 1887. Mrs. ROBINSON still survives.
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Surnames: ROSS,
ELLSWORTH, CONGDON
Reuben
ROSS was a soldier in the War of 1812, a pensioner, and died at Arkwright,
Chautauqua county, after living in Conewango twenty years. Of his children Zenas, Wilber, and Edwin,
Wilber was born in Leon, April 11, 1830, married Frances A., daughter of
Benjamin and Calista ELLSWORTH, of Rutledge, and has had nine children: Ida, Benjamin E., Willard, Micah, Eva E.,
Harriet C., Willie, Herbert, and Susan.
Benjamin E. ROSS married Kate CONGDON, of Napoli, has one, son, Leo C.,
and is a farmer with his father.
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Surname: SAUNDERS
Charles
SAUNDERS, son of Hezekiah, came to Conewango about 1830, cleared a farm, and
died here in 1876. One of his sons has
been a merchant in Clear Creek for twenty-five years.
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Surnames: SCHULZ, FELTSNER,
WORDEN
Sabastian
SCHULZ, born in Solson, Germany, in 1817, came to Conewango in 1851. He married Amelia FELTSNER and their children
are Ann, Eliza, Frank, Charles, Frederick, and Ada. Frank SCHULZ was born June 3, 1854. Dec. 25, 1877, he married Ida L. WORDEN, of
Randolph, and has three children: Iva I., Goldie, and Floyd F. Mr. SCHULZ is a farmer.
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Surname: SCOTT
William
SCOTT was born in Franklinville and moved to Versailles, where he was killed by
a stone falling from a-bridge he was building.
His father was a, native of Germany.
One of his sons has resided in Conewango forty years.
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Surnames: SEAGER,
GRAHAM, HARMON, HILDUM
Anson
G. SEAGER, son of Micah, Jr., and Lois (GRAHAM) SEAGER, was born in 1805. The family were early settlers in Phelps,
Ontario County, coming there from Connecticut, where Anson G. was born. In 1833 he removed to this town and cleared
the farm he still occupies. He has held
several town offices, among them being that of justice of the peace for sixteen
years. His wife was Aurora HARMON, who
died April 4, 1891. Their children were
Caroline, Charlotte, Delia, William M., and Micah. William M. SEAGER, born March 22, 1835,
married Martha E. HILDUM, who is the mother of his children Charles H., Edwin
W., and Fred L. Edwin Brennan, an
adopted son of Anson G. SEAGER, was born in Randolph, July 28, 1842, served in
the Civil war as a lieutenant of artillery, and for twelve years has been a
customs officer in New York city.
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Surnames: SMITH,
EDWARDS, ROWE, MAYO, OSBORNE, KNAPP, LINDSLEY, ROBERTS, BUSHNELL, BIGELOW
Isaac
SMITH, son of Isaac, was born Nov. 1, 1791, in Milford, Conn. He came to this State in the spring of 1814,
married Elizabeth, daughter of Alanson and Elizabeth EDWARDS, of Skaneateles,
NY, April 1, 1817, and in 1827 removed to Napoli, then little more than a
wilderness. They built a log house and
commenced farming, where they remained until 1865, when they moved to Conewango
to live with their son Thaddeus.
Elizabeth SMITH died April 9, 1866, at the age of sixty-nine years;
Isaac SMITH died Feb. 20, 1883. They
were members of the Presbyterian Church.
The eldest son, Edward SMITH, was born Dec. 30, 1817, and married, April
4, 1847, Eveline ROWE; James Henry SMITH, born April 18, 1819, married Sarah
MAYO, June 10, 1844; William Clark SMITH, born April 16, 1821, married Mary Ann
OSBORNE, Aug. 28, 1853; a son born April 30, 1823, died same day; Elizabeth
SMITH, born Aug. 9, 1824, married Stephen C. KNAPP, June 15, 1846; Ann SMITH,
born Feb. 27, 1828, married Harvey LINDSLEY; Melissa Edwards SMITH, born Aug.
20, 1830, married Albert ROBERTS, Oct. 14, 1850; Cynthia SMITH, born Aug. 21,
1832, married Elias BUSHNELL; and Thaddeus C. SMITH, born Aug. 15, 1836,
married Mary J. BIGELOW, Nov. 29, 1864, and has had two children – Frank
Clayton SMITH, born Sept. 8, 1865, died Sept. 15, 1889, and Ralph Bigelow
SMITH, born March 15, 1868. Edward SMITH
is a prominent school teacher in Syracuse, NY., having been superintendent of
the city schools twenty-three years.
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Surnames: SNOW,
HOVEY, HUESTON, BENEDICT
Nathan
SNOW, a native of Connecticut, came to Conewango in 1828. Serving as a captain in the War of 1812 he
was at the burning of Buffalo in 1814, and after his settlement here died upon
the farm which he cleared. His wife,
Laura HOVEY, also died here, after bearing him these children: William D.,
Sewell H., Chauncey A., Orey, Edward, Melvin, Alvira, and Lucelia. Melvin SNOW owns and occupies the
homestead. He was born March 8,
1831. July 1, 1857, he married Mariah
HUESTON, by whom he has had two children: Ella G. and Clarence A. Ella G. married Hiram BENEDICT, of East
Randolph, in 1881, and has one son, Leo.
Orey SNOW served in the late war.
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Surnames: SPEAR,
CLARK, ROSS, BARTON
David
Clark SPEAR, son of David and Mary (CLARK) SPEAR, was born in Hartford, Conn.,
March 9, 1802, came to Ellington, Chautauqua county, among the early settlers,
cleared a farm, and finally removed to Iowa.
His son William D., born April 25, 1827, married, Nov. 17, 1850, Edna
M., daughter of Grosvenor and Charlotte (ROSS) BARTON, of Conewango (see also
Leon), and has had born to him these children: Charlotte, William G., and Karl
E. Mr. SPEAR is a farmer and
manufacturer of grain cradles in Conewango.
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Surnames: STEVES,
JONES, STANLEY, FISHER
John
STEVES was a farmer in Leon for many years.
He was born in Onondaga county in 1818 and married Rachel JONES, who
died in 1889. Their children were George
G., Francis M., Jeremiah, Fred E., Allen M., Marshall, Charles, Clara, Alice,
Estella F., Rose M., Ruth, Elmer, and John H.
The latter was born Aug. 14, 1853, married, July 4, 1877. Mary A., daughter of Vilando and Betsey (STANLEY)
FISHER, of Conewango, and is now a farmer on the FISHER farm. Joseph STANLEY was an early settler in
Conewango.
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Surname: THACHER
Cyrus
THACHER came to Conewango in 1823 and was the first merchant in Clear Creek, of
which place be was postmaster, holding the position there and at Seeleysburg
and Conewango in all twenty-seven years.
Born in Vermont in 1802 he died here August 3, 1892. He was a very active man and up to the date
of his death possessed a remarkably attentive memory. His son Charles C. is now postmaster and a
general merchant at Conewango village.
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Surnames: TOWERS,
SEAGER, SLYKER
Lucas
TOWERS, a native of Schaghticoke, N. Y., died in Conewango in 1853. His wife Rachel bore him these children:
Jared, Mary, and John. The latter was
born in Syracuse and died here aged 44 years.
He married Clarinda SEAGER, who died in 1891. Their children were Jane, Mary, Rachel,
Clarissa, Levi, and John H. John H.
TOWERS was born Dec. 8, 1832, and married, Dec. 25, 1859, Mary SLYKER. Their children are Cora, Lena, Ida, Ada,
John, Daniel, and Grace.
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Surnames: WATSON,
WILCOX, WOODMANSEE, ELLSWORTH, HALL
John
A. WATSON, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (WILCOX) WATSON, early settlers in
Ellington, Chautauqua county, was born in Rensselaer county, Oct. 29, 1831,
came to Conewango from Ellington in 1879, and is now a wood mechanic and farmer
residing in Rutledge. He married, Oct.
13, 1856, Fidelia WOODMANSEE, by whom he has had children as follows: John S.,
Daniel, Permelia, and Mattie M. Daniel
WATSON married Kate F., daughter of Chauncey and Eliza (ELLSWORTH) HALL. They conduct a millinery store in Conewango.
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Surnames:
WATTENPAUGH, RICHMOND, BROWN
Andrew WATTENPAUGH, a native of Germany, was a soldier in
the Revolution, and died in Troy, N. Y.
His son John married Amorilla RICHMOND, who died in Dayton in 1848. Their children were Emeline, George, Louisa,
William, Filena, Cordelia, Andrew, and Merrick.
Merrick WATTENPAUGH, born May 28, 1816, married, Jan. 13, 1854, Margaret
J. BROWN, and has six children: Janette, Sarah J., George, Frank J., Emogene,
and Ann M. Born in 1816 he is doubtless
the second oldest living native of the county.
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Surname: WILEY
Daniel T. WILEY settled in New Albion in 1865 and died in
Conewango in 1890. He was a son of John
WILEY and was born near Gloversville in 1813.
His son James F., a farmer in town, has taught over thirty terms of
school.
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Surnames: WINSHIP,
LATHROP, WATKINS, HILLS
William
H. WINSHIP, son of Isaac and Augusta (LATHROP) WINSHIP, was born Nov. 1, 1936,
came to Conewango in 1856, and Oct. 17, 1857, married Mary F., daughter of
Calvin and Mary F. (WATKINS) HILLS, and they have one son, Charles H., of
Fremont, Neb. The children of Isaac and
Augusta WINSHIP were Rossa R., William H., and Albert E.
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Surnames: WYLLYS,
McHURON, DANA
Mara
WYLLYS, who was born in Chesterfield, Mass., came to Conewango in 1820, cleared
a farm, and eventually removed to Ohio, where he died. His wife, Maria McHURON, bore him children as
follows: Rufus, Silance, Miriam, Lyman, Elijah, and Maria. Rufus WYLLYS was born in Massachusetts in
1780, came to this town with his father in 1820, and died here in 1871. He married Freedom DANA and his children were
Abigail, Lucretia, Rufus, Russell, John, Wealthy, Silance, and Elijah. Silance WYLLYS occupies the homestead.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter
XXIII (23)
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Surnames: ALLEN, BENEDICT, SHAW
Asahel ALLEN, son of Peter, a native of Connecticut, was
born in Fabius, Onondaga county, Nov. 5, 1802, and came to Dayton in 1818,
cleared a farm where that village now stands, and erected the first dwelling
house on the site, buying the land of the Holland Land Company at $3 per
acre. He finally moved to Cottage, where
he died Jan. 21, 1858. His wife, Sally
A., daughter of Jonathan BENEDICT, of Onondaga county, died Oct. 22, 1847. Their children were Jonathan B., Peter R.,
Harlow, Lucy M., Laura J., Eliza L., Mary C., James M., George M., and Ellen
M. By his second wife, Julia A.,
daughter of Timothy M. SHAW, he had three children: Annette, Newton, and Julia A.
Peter R. ALLEN married Betsey, daughter of Daniel and Lydia
(EDDIE) JOHNSON, and died July 29, 1880.
He was a farmer and wood mechanic.
Their only son, Daniel E., was born Aug. 25, 1862, and is postmaster of
Dayton. Mrs. ALLEN is still living.
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Surnames: ALLEN, REDFIELD, SHAW, WRIGHT, BRAND
Jonathan
B. ALLEN was born Aug. 10, 1824, and married, Nov. 8, 1849, Fanny M., daughter
of Timothy M. and Amanda (REDFIELD) SHAW.
Their children are Ellen (Mrs. A. C. WRIGHT), Laura (Mrs. David BRAND),
and Cora L., who died Sept. 2, 1877. Mr.
ALLEN is a farmer and has been justice of the peace fourteen years.
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Surname: ALLEN
Luther
ALLEN also came to Dayton in 1818 and became prominent in town affairs. He arrived before he had attained his
majority, and soon returned to Onondaga county for his wife, whom he brought to
his rude home on an oxsled. His was the
first frame house erected in Dayton village, in 1834. Mr. ALLEN finally removed to Gowanda, where he
died in Feb., 1847. He was supervisor of
Dayton in 1837, 1838, and 1844.
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Surnames: AUSTIN, HOOKER
Hiram
AUSTIN, son of Samuel, came to Dayton in 1826, cleared a farm, and died here
Nov. 16, 1875. He was twice married and
had three children, of whom Hiram C., born Jan. 26, 1825, married Jane HOOKER,
has five children, and is a farmer on the homestead.
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Surnames: BABCOCK, BARBER, SMITH, BUTTON, CHASE
Christopher
BABCOCK was a native of Rhode Island and served in the Revolutionary war. Asa, his son, born in Westerly, R. I., Oct.
9, 1777, died in Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1840; he married Mary BABCOCK and,
second, Elizabeth BARBER, both of whom were born in Westerly. His children were Caroline, Thomas, George
W., Amy, Mary, Asa C., Elizabeth, and Christopher J. Christopher J. was born in Smyrna, Dec. 14,
1814, and married, Nov. 11, 1838, Rebecca A., daughter of Silas and Jerusha
SMITH, and their children were Amy., 2d, and William A., both of whom were born
in Truxton, N. Y. Mr. BABCOCK married,
second, Harriet BUTTON, and their children are Julius C. (deceased), Wesley J.,
Willis A., Frank P., and Herman T. He
was formerly a Shipbuilder, but is now a retired resident of South Dayton. He married, third, Mrs. Sarah A. CHASE.
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Surnames: BACON, PARK, RICH, DEAN
Norman
BACON was a son of Penuel and was born in Onondaga county. He came to Dayton at an early day and died
May 9, 1849, on the farm which he cleared.
His wife, Lucy Ann PARK, died here in 1872. Their son Elisha H. was born in town Sept.
15, 1846, married, in 1868, a daughter of Zalmon RICH and afterward a daughter
of Walter DEAN, and has six children. He
is a farmer. His brother Ezek P. served
in Co. B, 154th N. Y. Vols., and died in Andersonville prison.
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Surnames: BADGERO, WEST, JOLLS, PETERSON
John
W. BADGERO, son of Jacob and Sophia BADGERO, was born in Vermont and came to
Dayton while young. He married Laura A.,
daughter of Abel and Maria (WEST) JOLLS, by whom he had these children: Christiana C., Frances M., Ellery G., Laura
M., Phoebe E., Ada E., and Iva M., of whom Phoebe E. is a dressmaker and
resides with her widowed mother in Dayton, and Laura M. married M. P. PETERSON
and lives in Norfolk, Neb. Mr. BADGERO
was a soldier in the late war in Co. A, 154th N. Y. Vols., and died in Dayton.
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Surnames: BARTLETT, CAMPBELL
Dennison
BARTLETT came to Dayton while young and died here aged sixty years. His wife was Alzina CAMPBELL, who bore him
five children.
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Surnames: BATCHELLOR, DOW
Abner
BATCHELLOR, a native of Massachusetts, came to Dayton as an early settler,
married Mary A. DOW, had three children, and died June 19, 1880. Netta A., who resides on the homestead, is
the only survivor of the family in town.
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Surnames: BLAIR, WEBB, SMITH, CURTIS, WALKER, BADGERO
Charles
W. BLAIR was born at Stockbridge, Oneida county, Feb. 22, 1822, and came to
Perrysburg and thence to Dayton at an early day. His father was William, son of Robert, a
native of Massachusetts. Charles W.
BLAIR has served as justice of the peace, highway commissioner, and postmaster
at Cottage. He married Pastorette A.,
daughter of William D. and Betsey (WEBB) SMITH, and their children are Emmett
W., Ada A., and Cora A (deceased).
William
BLAIR, another son of Robert, was born in Massachusetts in 1785 and came to
this town while young, locating at Cottage, where he died Dec. 14, 1862. His wife, Susan CURTIS, was born Feb. 14, 1793,
and died Sept. 3, 1832. One of their
sons, William W., married Mary WALKER, and of their children Charles H. was
born in Perrysburg, Sept. 22, 1838, and July 4, 1865, married Christiana C.,
daughter of John W. BADGERO. Charles H.
BLAIR enlisted in Co. A, 44th N. Y. Vols., was wounded at Gettysburg, and was
discharged in 1864. William W. BLAIR
served from 1862 until 1865 in Co. K, 155th N. Y. Vols., and was six months in
prison.
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Surnames: BLASDELL, ALLEN, SHEPARD, MERRILL
Nathaniel
BLASDELL was one of Dayton's pioneers and died here aged sixty-two. Of his seven children David married Lucinda,
daughter of Daniel ALLEN, of Persia, and had born to him six children. His brother Daniel was born in Otto, Jan. 28,
1828, married Elizabeth SHEPARD, of Dayton, and of their children Frank married
Mary MERRILL and May became the wife of Marshall MERRILL.
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Surnames: BRAND, Howard, LOOMER, SMITH, SHAW, ALLEN
David
BRAND came to Gowanda and lived many years, removing finally to Dayton and
eventually to Iowa, where he died. Of
his children Henry C. was born in Gowanda and died in Dayton in 1872. He married Sarah HOWARD, who survives him,
and their son Henry M., born in Dayton on Feb. 22, 1847, married Eliza M.
LOOMER, Feb. 20 1869, who died, and he married, second, Rachel E. SMITH. Daniel H., another son of Henry C., was born
July 6, 1854, and married Kate, daughter of Jonathan and Fanny (SHAW) ALLEN, and
is a farmer in the south part of the town.
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Surnames: BROWN, PERHAM, ASHDOWN, WILLIAMS, EASTERLY
Ezra
BROWN, a native of Vermont, came to Chemung county, where he died at an
advanced age. He served in the War of
1812 and was a farmer. His son Daniel
was born June 15, 1813, and came to Dayton in 1847, locating near Howard's
Corners, where he died Aug. 5, 1882. He
married Fanny PERHAM, who survives him, and their children were Ellen, Harriet
Janette, Josephine, Julius, and Ellis.
The latter was born Feb. 11, 1856, and Nov. 21, 1875, married Sarah L.,
daughter of George and Jane (ASHDOWN) WILLIAMS, and their children are Welcome
J., Helen M., and Leon W. He is
proprietor of a cheese factory with his brother Julius. Julius BROWN, born Feb. 24, 1854, married,
Dec. 27, 1874, Ida Ann EASTERLY, has one son, Ellsworth, and is a farmer and
breeder and dealer in carriage horses and roadsters.
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Surnames: BUNCE, OLCOTT, PUTNEY, BROWNELL, WHEELER,
INGALLS, BADGERO HUBBARD
Rory
BUNCE was born in Hartford, Conn., Jan. 9, 1758, and died June 27, 1812. He served in the Revolutionary war. His wife, Elizabeth OLCOTT, born in
Connecticut, Jan. 14, 1763, died in Dayton, July 24, 1843. His son Simeon was born in Hartford, Conn.,
June 9, 1789, and died in Dayton, Nov. 26, 1875. Dec. 28, 1814, he married Esther, daughter of
Joseph and Rebecca (PUTNEY) BROWNELL; she died Sept. 20, 1870. Their children were Harriet, Sanford, and
Nelson. Nelson BUNCE, born in Dayton,
Nov. 30, 1821, married, Nov. 22, 1843, Katharine WHEELER, who died March 24,
1891. Their children were Sanford C.,
Maria S., Francelia, Jay B., Simeon A., and Nellie L. Mr. BUNCE married, second, Mrs. Mary E.
INGALLS. Jay B. BUNCE married, Aug. 15,
1877, Elva A., daughter of Jacob and Adelaide BADGERO. Francelia married George HUBBARD, Jan. 18,
1871, and their children were Katie, Lynn P., and Melva M. She died Jan. 6, 1886.
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Surnames: CASTEN, WHEELER, FAIRBANKS, TOWN
John
CASTEN was born in Dutchess county and came to Collins, Erie county, where he
died. His son James, born in Dutchess
county, Sept. 29, 1801, was located in Buffalo as a dealer in live stock for
many years and came thence to Collins and from there to Leon, where he died
March 3, 1888. He married Amanda WHEELER
(born July 16, 1802), and his children were Ann E., James W., Ira W., Emily A.,
Mary J., William H., Eunice L., Stephen L., and John G. John G. CASTEN was born in Buffalo, March 14,
1833, and in 1860 married Martha M., daughter of Samuel and Susan (FAIRBANKS)
TOWN, of Leon, who was born March 9, 1841.
Their children are Susie A., James S., Addie M., John F., Ira B.,
William E., Stephen A., Ella M., and Archie R.
Mr. CASTEN is a farmer in Dayton.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 535
Surnames: CATLEN, BENNETT, PECK
William
CATLIN, born in Massachusetts, moved to Tioga county, Pa., and died in Chenango
county, N. Y., aged ninety-seven years.
He was a farmer and a manufacturer of leather and ratan whips. His wife bore him thirteen children, four of
whom served in the Union and one in the Confederate army. One of his sons, Wells G. CATLIN, was born in
Tioga county, Pa., where he married Sarah B. BENNETT, and moved to Persia,
where he lived twenty-five years. His
children were Annie S., Helena, Herbert L., Aaron F., George, and Orren. Orren was born in Charleston, Pa., Aug. 22,
1848, and Aug. 17, 1875, married Melissa A. PECK (born in Persia, Nov. 1,
1851), daughter of Joel and Philena PECK, and their children are Inez, J.
Gordon, and Orren. Mr. CATLIN is a
cheesemaker in Dayton.
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Surnames: COMSTOCK, REMINGTON
Abner
COMSTOCK, a Canadian by birth, came to Dayton in 1829 and died in 1859. He had ten children by two marriages, among
them being David, who was born in Persia and married a daughter of Ransom
REMINGTON, by whom he has had five children.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Pages 535 & 536
Surnames: CROWELL, FAULKNER, ROBBINS, SMITH
David
CROWELL was born at Sherburne, N. Y., and came to Villenova, Chautauqua county,
where he died in 1861. He was married
three times, and of his children David also lived in Villenova until his death
in 1841. He married Annie FAULKNER, and
their children were Seth, Norman, William, James, George, and Charles H. Charles H. CROWELL was born in Villenova,
Aug. 27, 1840, and Dec. 3, 1861, married Celestia ROBBINS, of Hanover, N. Y.,
and has one son, Fred D., born Aug. 5, 1871.
Mr. CROWELL enlisted in 1861 in Co. H, 100th N. Y. Vols., and was
honorably discharged in 1862. Fred D.
CROWELL married Emma SMITH, of Dayton.
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Surnames: DARBEE, PHELPS, CHURCH, AMSDEN, LEWIS
Azariah
DARBEE was born in Vermont in 1762. His
wife, Susan PHELPS, was born in 1761.
They came to Dayton in 1817 and cleared a farm in the western part of
the town, where their deaths occurred Aug. 18, 1851, and Jan. 28, 1840,
respectively. Their children were
Chester, Susanna, Aurilla, Azariah, Olive, Clarissa, Celia, and Henry. Chester DARBEE was born Nov. 24, 1785, served
in the War of 1812, cleared a farm, and married Theodotia CHURCH, by whom he
had these children: Henry, Olive,
Chester, Jr., Simeon, and John. Chester
DARBEE, Jr., was born in Hamburg, Erie county, July 28, 1811, and married,
first, Caroline AMSDEN, and second, Caroline LEWIS. His children are John H., Lewis H., and John
H. John H. enlisted in the 44th Regt. N.
Y. Vols. and was shot at the battle of Malvern Hill.
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Surnames: DERSEY, SMITH, HUFF
Joseph
DERSEY was born in Germany and came to Eden, Erie county, as an early settler,
and died there in 1867, aged sixty-four years.
He married Elizabeth SMITH, and. their children were Mary, Elizabeth,
Delia, Joseph, Philip, and Jacob. Jacob
DERSEY was born in Eden, June 20, 1840, and June 29, 1876, married Mary W.
HUFF, who was born June 4, 1851. Their
children are Alfred, born April 28, 1882, and Mildred P., born March 13,
1890. Mr. DERSEY is a farmer in the town
in a locality known as Fair Plain.
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Surname: DEXTER
Charles
W. DEXTER came to Leon and died there at the age of seventy-five years. His grandson, William A. DEXTER, the son of
Bela E., was born in Gowanda, Dec. 14, 1856 and is now a farmer in the town of
Dayton.
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Surnames: EDDIE, KETCHUM
Elbridge
EDDIE was an early settler of Persia, where he died in 1878. He was a native of Enfield, Mass. His son Guilford J. was born in Persia, May
10, 1833, married Clarissa KETCHUM, and has had seven children. He is a blacksmith.
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Surnames: ENGLISH, GERE, WAITE, POTTER, FILLEY
Daniel
D. ENGLISH, son of William, was an early pioneer of Dayton. He was born in Washington county, N. Y., May
9, 1807, and died here April 15, 1874.
His wife, Amanda GERE, died in Leon, Oct. 21, 1880. Their children were Eleanor, Sanford, Oscar,
Alida, Amelia, Edgar, Theodore, and Lewis, all born in Dayton. Oscar ENGLISH, born December 31, 1839,
married, Sept. 2, 1866, Mercy R., daughter of William and Basheba (WAITE)
POTTER, of Leon. She was born in
Machias, Oct. 26, 1843. Their children
are Bert L., born May 27, 1869, and Maud (adopted), born Aug. 22, 1878. Mr. ENGLISH has resided on his present farm
twenty-four years and has served as assessor three terms. Theodore ENGLISH was born June 22, 1851, and
January 10, 1874, married Etta A., daughter of George and Mary FILLEY, and
their two children, Ethel and Bernard, were born Sept. 14, 1877, and Sept. 6,
1885, respectively. Mr. ENGLISH is a
general merchant at South Dayton.
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Surnames: FISHER, BOWER, TRABER
Carl
FISHER, son of John, was born in Dunkirk, N. Y., March 1, 1864. John FISHER was born in Germany in I815,
served in the war of the Rebellion, and died in Dunkirk in 1863. July 24, 1882, Carl FISHER married Reka,
daughter of Christopher and Caroline (BOWER) TRABER, of Dayton, and their only
child is Isabella, born January 23, 1892.
Christopher TRABER, son of Gotlieb, was born in Germany, Nov. 26, 1841,
came to Buffalo in 1861, served in Co. H. 96th N. Y. Vols., in the late war,
married Caroline BOWER, and now lives in Dayton. Mr. FISHER and Mr. TRABER are employees of he
Erie railroad.
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Pages 536 & 537
Surnames: FISHER, GILLETT, COOK
John
FISHER, a native of Albany, a miller by trade, a soldier of the War of 1812,
died in Italy, Yates county, at the age of 106 years and six months. Of his children James married Rachel GILLETT
and of their children Jeremiah was born May 8, 1830, married Sally Ann COOK,
has three children, and is a dealer in monuments in South Dayton.
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Surnames: FOSTER, WHEELER, NEWCOMB
Joseph
FOSTER, born in Hartford, N.Y., in 1800, died in Otto aged seventy-five. His wife was Hester WHEELER, of Otto, and
they had eight children, of whom Harvey, born Oct. 9, 1834, in Otto, married,
Dec. 25, 1862, Emily, daughter of Simon NEWCOMB, of Dayton, and is a farmer in
this town.
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Surnames: CADWIN, FRANCIS, WHITE, BRIGGS
Francis
CADWIN was born in Cayuga county in 1795, came to Hamburg, Erie county, removed
thence to Leon, and finally settled in Perrysburg, where he died, aged
seventy-five years. His father, Roswell,
a native of Connecticut, served in the War of 1812 and died in Cayuga
county. Francis married a daughter of
Simon FRANCIS, by whom he had seven children, of whom George was born in
Hamburg, May 7, 1831, married, Dec. 18, 1856, Mary WHITE, and reared one
daughter, Lydia (Mrs. Morris O. BRIGGS, of Buffalo). Mr. FRANCIS enlisted in 1861 in Co. K, 64th
N. Y. Vols., and served 14 months.
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Surnames: FULLER, CONKLIN
Henry
FULLER, son of Benjamin, had seven children, of whom Edgar was born in Dayton,
July 7, 1843, married Alice CONKLIN, and is a Wesleyan minister. His mother Betsey survives and resides in
Dayton on the homestead.
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Surnames: GREGG, ADGATE, JOHNSON
Jonathan
GREGG, born in New Hampshire in 1791, came to Dayton, where he was killed by a
falling tree Oct. 21, 1850. His wife,
Philinda, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth ADGATE, died in 1855. Their children were Clarinda, Margaret,
Elizabeth, Joseph, Chester, Adgate T., Caroline, and Edgar. Adgate T. GREGG, born April 20, 1837, married
in 1864 Philena, daughter of Gile JOHNSON, of Dayton, and has had born to him
these children: Lizzie M., Grace C.,
Althea M., Clara S., and Georgia A. Mr.
GREGG enlisted Oct. 2, 1861, in Co. H, 44th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably
discharged in 1864. He is a farmer on
the Gile JOHNSON farm in Dayton.
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Surnames: HALL, RICH, PARK, BACON, WOOD, LUCE
William
G. HALL, son of justice, was born at Portage, N. Y., came to New Albion, and
finally removed to near the Wesley postoffice, where he died. He was a farmer, and married Almeda RICH, of
Barre, Orleans county, who survives him and resides on the homestead. His children were Charles W., Leonard O.,
Alzina A., Mary D., Delbert, Rowland, Arad, Sarah, Denton, and Marian (deceased).
Charles
W. HALL was born in New Albion, Nov. 3, 1837, and March 11, 1861, married
Betsey A., daughter of Norman L. and Lucy A,. (PARK) BACON, by whom he has one
son, Burt H. Mr. HALL is a merchant and
postmaster at Wesley. He served as
corporal in Co. B, 154th N. Y. Vols., and was at the battles of
Chancellorsville and Rocky Face Ridge, being severely wounded at each
engagement.
Delbert
HALL, another son of William G., was born in New Albion, May 12, 1848, and
married, March 27, 1865, Mary J. WOOD, a native of Niagara county, who has borne
him three children: Glenn W., Willie J.,
and Jennie M. Mr. HALL served in the
late war in Co. D, 179th N. Y. Vols., and is now a carpenter and proprietor of
a planing-mill in Dayton village. Glenn
W. HALL, born Aug. 15, 1868, married Anna, daughter of Obediah and Mary J.
LUCE, of New Albion, has one son, Blaine D., and is a farmer in the south part
of the town.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Pages 537 & 538
Surnames: HALL, MOSHER, WATKINS, SHAFER
Calvin
HALL, a native of Vermont, came to Dayton in 1855, where he died in 1890. His wife, Sarah MOSHER, died here aged
fifty-four. They had three
children: Calvin E., Phebe, and
Lydia. Calvin E. HALL was born Jan. 22,
1826, came to Dayton with his father, and finally moved to Buffalo, where he
died in 1890. By his wife, Sarah
WATKINS, he had these children: Mary Z.,
Ada, Edmond, Drusa, Jessie, and Robert B.
The latter was born in New Albion, July 1, 1853. January 1, 1872, he married Nettie, daughter
of Patrick SHAFER, of Salamanca, and their children are Gertrude, Charles C.,
Jessie M., and Mabel D. Mr. HALL is a
farmer on the homestead. Patrick SHAFER,
son of Andrew, was born Oct. 26, 1822, and died Oct. 15, 1875; his wife
Cordelia was born May 20, 1820, and died Jan. 16, 1876.
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Surnames: HILLBERT, HARVEY, BAILEY, PAYNE, SKEELS
Nelson
HILLEBERT, son of John C. and Elizabeth HILLEBERT, was born in Onondaga county,
Nov. 11, 1809, came to Dayton in 1837, and settled near Wesley, where he died
Sept. 13, 1871. He was postmaster and
highway commissioner many years. He
married, Sept. 11, 1845, Eleanor HARVEY, and their children were Emeline J.,
Amelia, George N., Adaline, Mary, and Warren W.
Mrs. HILLEBERT survives her husband and resides on the homestead. Emeline J., born in Dayton, Sept. 22, 1846,
married, Feb. 15, 1871, George BAILEY, and has one daughter, Dora E.; Warren W. was born Aug. 21, 1885, married
Belle PAYNE, and has two children:
Willie J. and Chester. George N.
HILLEBERT, born in Dayton, Jan. 27, 1851, married Ursula SKEELS, and their
children are Nelson and Clifford (deceased).
Mr. HILLEBERT is a farmer in town.
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Surnames: HOOKER, GATES, FIFE, WATERMAN, JOHNSON
Jacob
HOOKER was a son of Daniel., who was a native of Germany, a resident of Boston
and later of Brandon, Vt., and a soldier of the Revolution. His wife, Mary (GATES) HOOKER, died in
Perrysburg aged about ninety years.
Jacob HOOKER was born in Stowe, Mass., came to Perrysburg in 1835, and
died Nov. 25, 1863. His wife, Lois FIFE,
was born Dec. 24, 1788, and by her he had five children.
John
HOOKER, another son of Daniel, married Philena WATERMAN, reared ten children,
and died in 1888, in Perrysburg. His
sons Hall and Ray served in the Rebellion, the first mentioned being killed in
action. Newell P. HOOKER, another son,
was born in Perrysburg, March 20, 185o, married, June 22, 1884, Christine
JOHNSON, and has five children. Mrs.
JOHNSON was born in Sweden, Feb. 1, 1860,
Her father came to Dayton in 1884 and is a farmer.
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Surnames: HOWARD, BACON, TOWN, ROSS, INGERSOLL,
REMINGTON
Harry
HOWARD, a native of Onondaga county, came to Persia as one of the first
settlers, cleared a farm on Nash hill, and thence removed to Dayton, where he
died in 1881; his wife, Delilah BACON, died in 1888. Their children were Harriet, Amanda,
Alexander, Norman, Emeline, and Charlotte.
Alexander HOWARD, born in Persia, died in Dayton in March, 1861. He married Lucy, daughter of Amos and Almeda
(TOWN) ROSS, and his children were James, Albert, Emma, and Amanda. William H. HOWARD was born in Wisconsin, June
8, 1850, and March 1, 1874, married Mary A., daughter of Hiram and Alzada
(INGERSOLL) REMINGTON, of Leon, and his children are Worden A., born March 13,
1875; Bertha, born April 13, 1876; Orville, born Feb. 17, 1880; Ray, born July
18, 1885; and Custer, born Feb. 18, 1891.
Mr. HOWARD is a farmer in the southeast part of Dayton.
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Surname: HUBBARD
Harvey
HUBBARD, a native of Massachusetts, came to Dayton while young and died here in
1872. His son Charles accompanied him to
the town and still resides within its limits, having removed in 1891 from near
Markham to his present location. Several
family connections of the name also live in Dayton and hold high places in the
esteem of the community.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Pages 538 & 539
Surnames: HULETT, CALKINS, DARBEE, ALLEN, KIMBALL, DYE,
STIVERS, WADE
Asahel
HULETT was born in Shaftsbury, Vt., in 1800.
His father, Aaron, served seven years in the Revolutionary war as
groomsman of Washington's horses. Asahel
married Almira, daughter of Elisha and Dolly (CALKINS) DARBEE, who bore him
eleven children, of whom Andrew J., born Oct. 26, 1833, married in 1856 Frances
ALLEN, by whom he had two children, Lucy and Allen. Mr. HULETT married, second, Mrs. Elizabeth
KIMBALL, daughter of John DYE, in 1865, who was the mother of two children,
Helen and Horace Greeley. His third wife
was Mrs. Annie DYE, daughter of Jonathan C. and Margaret (STIVERS) WADE. Mr. HULETT enlisted in July, 1863, in Co. C,
112th N. Y. Vols., and served to the close of the war. His brother Marcus was a soldier in Co. A,
154th N. Y. Vols.: another brother, Asahel, was a member of Co. B, 112th
Regt. Mr. HULETT is a blacksmith in
South Dayton.
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Surnames: HURLBURT, EASTON, VINCENT
Edward
C. HURLBURT, son of Byron C. and Harriet C. HURLBURT, was born in Haskinville,
N. Y., April 17, 1868. Aug. 31, 1889, he
married Bertha M., daughter of Oscar and Emma (EASTON) VINCENT, of Leon, and
resides on the EASTON estate in the southeast part of the town.
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Surnames: INMAN, CALDWELL, BLAIR, RANDALL, HOOKER
Harvey
INMAN came to Dayton with James CALDWELL and married Betsey C., daughter of
William and Susan BLAIR. His father,
Peleg, served in the War of 1812. Harvey
INMAN removed to Illinois, but returned after a few years to Dayton and
enlisted in the late war and served until its close, being captured at
Chancellorsville and incarcerated in Libby prison for a time. He died in Dayton, May 24, 1891. His wife survives him and resides with their
daughter at Cottage, where also live two sons, Henry and Orris. Lowell D. INMAN, born in Illinois, Dec. 13,
1854, married Alia RANDALL, and resides at Cottage. H. Burt INMAN, son of Harvey, was born in
Dayton, May 16, 1842, married Harriet, daughter of John and Philena HOOKER, and
has six children. He served three years
in Co. H, 44th N. Y. Vols., in the Civil war.
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Surnames: JOHNSON, SALISBURY, RICH
Gile
JOHNSON was a son of John, who served in the War of 1812 and died in Herkimer
county. He was also a brother of Ralph
JOHNSON, who figures largely in the early settlement of the town. Gile died here in 1872. His first wife was Philena SALISBURY and the
mother of three children. His second
wife was Milla RICH. His children were
Calvin, Corydon C. (see Medical chapter, p. 168), George, Gile, Belva, Philena,
Mary, Elsie, Althena, Leonard, and Julia.
Ralph JOHNSON was supervisor of Dayton in 1851, while his brother Gile
served in the same capacity in 1855 and 1857.
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Surnames: JOHNSON, CROSBY
Leroy
B. JOHNSON, son of Hugh, was born in Mansfield, June 7, 1855, and Nov. 22,
1876, married Jennie, daughter of Lot and Rachel CROSBY, by whom he has five
children. Mr. JOHNSON is a merchant and
postmaster at Cottage, and is also a farmer. Hugh JOHNSON served in Co. K, 56th
N. Y. Vols., and now resides in Fredonia, N. Y.
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Surnames: JOLLS, FOSTER
Carrier
JOLLS was an early settler in Perrysburg, where he died. Among his large family of children was John,
who was the first to settle on the present FOSTER farm, where he died aged seventy-nine. He likewise had a large family from two
wives.
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Surnames: LAW, DAILEY
Chauncey
E. LAW, son of Lewis M., who was for many years a hardware merchant and died in
Pennsylvania in 1861, was born in Aurora, April 22, 1857, and married, May 2,
1882, Minnie E., daughter of George and Caroline DAILEY, of Dayton, by whom he
has had two children, George L., born July 30, 1883, and Chester D., born Jan.
4, 1892. Mr. LAW is a resident of
Dayton.
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Surnames: LEONARD, MANCHESTER
Isaac
LEONARD was born in Taunton, Mass., came to Perrysburg in 1825, and thence to
Dayton, where he died aged sixty-nine years.
His wife, Lucy MANCHESTER, a native of New Hampshire, died here at the
age of forty-seven, after bearing these children: Joseph N., Otis W., Ann M.,
Schuyler B., Maryette, Ellen, Lyanda, and Cornelia. Mr. LEONARD's father, Noah, a native of
Massachusetts, served seven years in the Revolutionary war and died in
Southfield, N. Y., aged ninety years.
Joseph N. LEONARD is a farmer in the town of Dayton on a farm of 242
acres.
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Surnames: LOCKE, WOOD, McMILLEN
Henry
W. LOCKE was born in Massachusetts and came to Dayton from Moravia, Cayuga
county, in February, 1852, clearing what is known as the LOCKE farm, where he
died in 1890 at the age of eighty-five years.
He was born Jan. 22, 1805, was justice of the peace three years, and
married Temperance WOOD, of Moravia, who died in 1883. His children were Henry A., James, David A.,
Mary A., Mary L., and John, all of whom were born in Moravia. John LOCKE came to Dayton with his father and
now resides on the McMILLEN farm.
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Surnames: MARKHAM, ADGATE, GREGG, CHASE, DAY
Henry
J. MARKHAM is a lineal descendant of an English family of the name who were
early settlers of Massachusetts, of whom Benjamin, grandfather of Henry J., was
seven years in the Revolutionary war and finally moved to Broome county, where
he died. His son Joshua had five
children, of whom Henry J. was born in Windsor, Broome county, Jan. 1, 1815,
married, Feb. 17, 1842, Clarinda, daughter of Jonathan and Philinda (ADGATE)
GREGG, and has had born to him these children:
John H., born Dec. 8, 1843; Philinda, born March 17, 1847; and Annie B.,
born Aug. 30, 1867. Mr. MARKHAM is a
farmer on 700 acres of land, most of which he cleared. His son John H. married, Aug. 11, 1870,
Harriet, daughter of Eli and Sirena (CHASE) DAY, has two children, Sirena and
Annie, and is a farmer near the station of Markham.
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Surname: MARKHAM
Aaron
MARKHAM is a native of Massachusetts, came to Dayton in 1836, and died here in
1852. Among his five children was Aaron,
Jr., whose son William R., born Nov. 27, 1814, came to this town in 1843, where
he still resides, a retired farmer. Of
his sons Aaron and Sylvanus, served in the late war in the Ellsworth's Zouaves,
the former being killed (age nineteen), and Philo A. was a member of Co. B.,
154th N. Y. Vols., and lost an arm at Rocky Face Ridge. The latter was brevetted first lieutenant for
meritorious service.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 540
Surnames: MASON, CRANE
Henry
C. MASON is a son of Isaac MASON, who was born in Massachusetts, Nov. 23, 1798,
and died Dec. 27, 1885. Brooks MASON,
the father of Isaac, was a Revolutionary soldier and the third settler in the
town of Penfield, Monroe county, where he died.
Henry C. MASON was born in Penfield, Sept. 14, 1825. Oct. 31, 1847, he married Amanda M. CRANE,
who bore him these children: Orinda C.,
born May 20, 1850: Isaac C., born April 28, 1852; Levi D., born May 14, 1854;
and Loren D., born Sept. 25, 1860, now a farmer in Dayton. James B. MASON, a brother of Henry C., was
lieutenant-colonel in command at Clinch Mountain, West Virginia, where he was
killed in 1863. George P. MASON, another
brother, was captain of Co. B, 11th Mich. Vols., and was killed in
Kentucky. Levi A. MASON, still another
brother, enlisted as captain of Co. 1, 2d Mich. Vols., and served-to the close
of the war, participating in forty-seven different engagements. Russell B. MASON, another brother still,
enlisted in Aug., 1861, in a Michigan regiment, and was wounded at White Oak
Swamp. Henry C. MASON, the fifth brother
in service in the war of the Rebellion, enlisted in Co. C, 64th N. Y. Vols., in
Sept., 1861, and was discharged Dec. 3, 1862.
He is now a farmer near South Dayton.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Pages 540 & 541
Surnames: McMILLEN, BEACH, SHEPARD
William
McMILLEN, Sr., son of Hugh McMILLEN, who was born at Loch, Scotland, came to
America and settled near the head of Lake George, where he became an
enterprising citizen, and where he died.
Among the children of William, Sr., was William, Jr., who was born in
Athol, Warren county, Nov. 8, 1813, and came to Dayton in 1831. By his first wife, Esther BEACH, of
Bennington, Vt., he had five children:
Mary A., Margaret, James, William W., and Wesley. His second wife was Corilla SHEPARD, who has
borne him six children: Orland, Rachel,
John, Edwin, Frank, and Irving. Mr.
McMILLEN has been deputy sheriff and constable nine years and now resides near
Markham.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 541
Surnames: MERRILL, PRENTICE, ALLEN, DAY, RHODES,
MARSHALL
Johnson
MERRILL, son of Captain Israel, was born in Manchester, N. H., May 9, 1833,
began life teaching school when sixteen, came to Syracuse, N. Y., in 1854, and
purchased an interest in the salt works there, and in 1856 removed to Persia,
where he married, June 17, 1858, Sarah E., daughter of Benjamin J. and Sally
(PRENTICE) ALLEN. They moved to
Meadville, Pa., where they both taught school three years, and then went to Oil
Creek, Pa., where he engaged in oil speculation. In 1866 they returned to Dayton and settled
at Cottage, where he died May 7, 1891.
Their only son, William W. MERRILL, was born May 29, 1868, and with his
widowed mother occupies the homestead.
Anson
C. MERRILL was an early settler of Dayton and held many offices of trust, among
them that of supervisor in 1839 and 1840, and died here aged 75. Of his seven children Albert J. occupies the
MERRILL farm in Dayton.
Heman
MERRILL, son of Barzilla, was born in Fabius, Onondaga county, March 27, 1891,
and came to Dayton at an early day. He
was supervisor of Dayton in 1846 and 1847.
He died on the farm he cleared on June 1, 1871. Heman R. MERRILL, one of his thirteen
children, was born here Feb. 1, 1836, married, April 1, 1855, Lydia M. DAY, of
Villenova, Chautauqua county, and has bad born to him six children. Mr. and Mrs. MERRILL reside on the Marvin
farm in Dayton, where he has lived twenty-eight years.
Silas
H. MERRILL, the father of Mrs. Marcus J. RHODES, was born in Dayton in
1830. His father, Heman, was born in
Connecticut in 1791 and died at the age of eighty years. Silas H. married Maria J. MARSHALL, of Erie
county, Pa., and their children were Ara N. and Martha I. He was prominent in local politics and for
many years was a deacon in the Baptist church.
On Dec. 29, 1876, he was killed in the Ashtabula (Ohio) railroad
disaster, and nothing was ever found of his remains. A pocket knife, a bunch of keys, and his gold
watch were all that were recovered by which identity could be established. His watch had stopped at 7:32 P. M.
indicating the time of the accident.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 541
Surnames: MILKS, MILLER, KIMBALL, FRANKLIN
Jonathan
MILKS was the first settler on a farm in the south part of Dayton. He was born in Washington county in 1800 and
died here at the age of eighty years, his wife Margaret dying aged sixty. Their children were John, Benjamin, Jonathan,
Prince W., Luke, Mary, Bashebee, Sarah, and Deborah. Benjamin MILKS married Elida MILLER and their
children are Leonard, Charles, Cordelia, Betsey, Garret, Joanna, Deborah,
Gilbert, and Freeman. The latter was
born in Dayton, July 22, 1831, and Oct. 23, 1856, married Joanna, daughter of
Eber and Martha (KIMBALL) FRANKLIN, of Leon.
She was born July 24, 1836. Mr.
MILKS resides in Dayton village. He has
lived in the town from his birth, has been a farmer, and now owns 500 acres of
land and a saw-mill.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Pages 541 & 542
Surnames: NASH, BUNCE, SMITH
Silas
NASH was a native of Massachusetts and came to Dayton in 1810. He and Simeon BUNCE were the first settlers
in the town. He cleared a farm now known
as the NASH farm, where he lived until his death. In his house occurred the first birth and
first death in Dayton. He married Sally
BUNCE, a sister of Simeon, and their children were Aras (the first child born
in town), Miranda, Almira, Emeline, and Dewitt. The latter was born in Dayton, July 10, 1818,
and died here April 27, 1891. He was a
great hunter. With his gun and friends
he would roam the wild forests in search of game, which they always found. He married Julia H. SMITH on October 5,
1842. She was an excellent woman and his
companion for nearly half a century, and survives him. Their adopted children are Adelbert, Charles,
Orlando, and Marshall.
The
NASH family has been prominent in the northwest part of the county. Representatives of the various branches have
frequently filled positions of trust and responsibility and have invariably
served their constituents and their country with unswerving fidelity and
lasting honor. Silas NASH was supervisor
of Perry in 1818, of Perrysburg in 1821 and 1822, and of Dayton in 1835, 1836,
1841, 1842, 1843, and 1845. Dewitt NASH
held the same office for the town of Dayton in 1858 and 1859.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 542
Surname: NEWCOMB
Thomas
NEWCOMB, a pioneer of Dayton, cleared a farm near Markham, where he died at an
advanced age. His son Edwin, who was
born here in 1831, has married three times and resides on the homestead. Another son, George, served in the 154th N.
Y. Vols. and died a prisoner on Belle Island.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 542
Surnames: OLIVEY, COOMB, VANCE
Isaac
OLIVEY was born in London, England. He
was paymaster in the Royal Engineers' Corps at Aldershoot. He had one son, Isaac OLIVEY, Jr., who was
born in London in 1835 and was drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland
in 1860. His wife, Elizabeth COOMB, who
died in London in 1883, bore him two children, William and John. John OLIVEY came to Dayton and married
Catharine A., daughter of Joseph VANCE, of New Hamburg, Canada, and their
children are Charles D., Clara E., and Laura I.
Mr. OLIVEY is a cheesemaker at Markham.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 542
Surnames: PARK, PARKE, KIRBY, HALL, NASH, ENGLISH
Sidney
PARK, son of Ephraim and Betsey PARK, was born in Chenango county, Sept. 1,
1805, and died in Leon, April 17, 1864.
He came to Dayton in 1826. His
wife, Cornelia E. KIRBY, whom he married June 24, 1825, bore him five children: Wellington N., Betsey E., Elizabeth A., John
Q., and Andrew G. The latter was born in
Dayton, Aug. 6, 1839, and Jan. 1, 1866, married Mary D., daughter of William
and Almeda HALL, of New Albion, and his children were Fenton M., William H.,
Alzina C., Lester A., and Earle S. Mr.
PARK is a farmer, a dealer in hay and grain, and assessor and highway
commissioner. Aug. 11, 1862, he enlisted
in Co. B, 154th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged June 17, 1865. He participated in the battles of Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg, was transferred to the Army of the
Cumberland, was in Sherman's campaign and march to the sea, was first duty
sergeant, was taken prisoner at Snow Hill, N. C., March 26, 1865, and was
incarcerated within twenty miles of where Jefferson Davis was captured.
Avery
PARK, another son of Ephraim, was born in Chenango county in 1800, came to
Dayton in 1826, cleared a farm in the eastern part of the town, and died in the
village in 1876. He was justice of the
peace many years. He married Lodema Ann,
daughter of Alexander NASH, of Dayton, who died in I846, their children being
Franklin, Electa Ann, Achsah M., Porter A., Artson N., Hudson H., and Esek
K. The latter, born in Dayton, Sept. 6,
1830, married, Dec. 25, 1852, Emeline O. WADE, who was born in 1832. Their children are Roselia A. (Mrs. Rowland
HALL) and Lincoln A. PARKE. Mr. PARK is
a resident of Wesley, where he is a general merchant and farmer and a justice
of the peace. Lincoln A. PARKE was born
Sept. 11, 1867, and is a merchant with his father.
Porter
A. PARK, son of Avery and Lodema (NASH) PARK, was born on the homestead in
Dayton, June 26, 1840, and Sept. 9, 1864, married Amelia, daughter of Daniel D.
and Amanda ENGLISH, who was born March 14, 1844. Their children are Clayton A., born May 1,
1867; Clarence E., born April 3, I872; Clara A., born Dec. 24, 1875, died Feb.
28, 1879: and Herbert H., born May 8, 1882.
Mr. PARK served in Co. K, 25th Wis. Vols., and was discharged Feb. 16,
1865 on account of wounds. He is a
farmer near Wesley.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 543
Surnames: PECK, HYDE, POLAND
Joseph
K. PECK, a native of Connecticut, was born Nov. 4, 1776, and came at an early
day to Freedom. His wife, Isabella HYDE,
also a native of Connecticut, was born June 30, 1779, and their children were
Mary, Samuel, Joseph, Hannah, David B., Emily, Porter, Lurany, Eunice, Joel,
and Horace, of whom Horace was born in Freedom, Dec. 27, 1831, married, Oct. 3,
1852, Delia POLAND, and has had born to him these children: Hiram C., Jan. 17,
1854; Elmer H., Jan. 25, 1859, died Aug. 25, 1859; Ella O., Nov. 12, 1862; Elma
S., Feb. 2, 1865; Willa C., May 2, 1867; Albert H., June 9, 1874; and Elga E.,
May 25, 1878. Horace PECK has resided on
the Matteson farm 39 years.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 543
Surnames: POTTER, WAITE, LOCKE, JOHNSON
Daniel
POTTER came from Wyoming county to Machias, where he cleared a farm and died at
the age of eighty-seven years. His
children were Allen, Daniel, David, Silas, Achsah, Mary, and William. William POTTER, born in Wyoming county, Jan.
25, 1809, came to East Leon, where he now resides, in about 1840. He married Basheba WAITE and his children are
Butler, Allen, George, Silas, Peter, Mary Jane, Melissa, and Mercy. Silas POTTER was born .in Leon, March 5, 1848,
and Feb. 20, 1876, married Mary LOCKE, who died in September, 1890. He married, second, Florence, daughter of
John JOHNSON, and his children are Juvie and Charles (adopted). He is a farmer in Dayton.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 543
Surnames: REMINGTON, MAYO, DEAN, ALDRICH, MERRILL,
MARKHAM
Orange
REMINGTON was born in Wallingford, Rutland county, Vt., June 2, 1810, and came
to Onondaga county and thence to Dayton in 1832, where he cleared a farm in the
south part of the town and died in 1871.
Nov. 11, 1835, he married Mary D. MAYO and his children were Hepsabee,
born Nov. 8, 1837; Wallace W., born June 30, 1839; Garret P., born Sept. 5,
1841; and George W., born Feb. 25, 1845.
George W. REMINGTON married Alice DEAN and they have one daughter,
Carrie I., born April 11, 1870. He is
now a farmer on the homestead. His
mother, Mary, survives her husband. On
the 5th of Sept., 1892, it being her birthday, a re-union of the family
occurred, at which were present three children and their families, fourteen
grandchildren and their families, and twenty-one great-grand children. Mrs. REMINGTON came from Chautauqua county
and has lived in Dayton seventy-three years.
Her stepfather, Royal ALDRICH, was the first settler on what is called
the Summit, where he cleared 200 acres of land.
Garret P. REMINGTON, born in Dayton, Sept. 4, 1841, married, July 4,
1861, Augusta, daughter of Darius and Mary A. (MERRILL) MARKHAM, who was born
in Dayton, Jan. 20, 1846. He enlisted in
the late war April 4, 1861, and is a farmer on the Benjamin MARKHAM farm.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 543
Surnames: RHODES, MERRILL
Marcus
J. RHODES, son of Joseph (son of George and Annie) and Sarah L. RHODES, of
Northville, Pa., was born at Corning, N. Y., March 5, 1854, married Martha J.
MERRILL, and has had born to him four children, Maria B., Merrill H., Sarah A.,
and Silas A. He is a farmer.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 543
Surnames: RICE, HOWE
James
RICE came to Gowanda in 1834 and died in Dayton in 1884. He was a cabinet maker by trade, a farmer,
and for twenty-five years station agent at Dayton village. His wife, Eleanor HOWE, survives him.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 543
Surname: SHERMAN
Hiram
SHERMAN, an Englishman by birth, came to New Albion as an early settler and
died there in 1861. He married twice,
and of his ten children Alvin H. is a harnessmaker in Dayton village.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Pages 543 & 544
Surnames: SMITH, SEARLES, AMES
Chauncey
R. SMITH was born in Oneida county. His
father, Thomas SMITH, was also born there, was one of the earliest settlers of
Villenova, Chautauqua county, where he died March 3, 1872, and served in the
War of 1812. Chauncey R. SMITH married
Lucy E. SEARLES and died in Villenova aged fortythree. His children were Marvin E. and Emeline D.,
of whom the former was born in Villenova, July 14, 1840, and married, Aug 15,
1858, Rhoda AMES, by whom he has had these children: Henry P., Susie D., Nellie A., Jennie V., and
Emma L. (deceased). Mr. SMITH was
proprietor of the SMITH Hotel in South Dayton twelve years and is now a farmer
near that village.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 544
Surnames: SPRAGUE, SHAW, OAKS
Abram
SPRAGUE, son of Reuben and Huldah SPRAGUE, was born in Hamburg, Erie county,
married Louisa, daughter of Samuel and Mary (SHAW) OAKS, and had two children,
Juliette and Emery, the latter of whom was born Feb. 1, 1873, and is now a
farmer with his widowed mother. Emery
SPRAGUE died in Dayton in 1874, aged sixty-three.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 544
Surnames: STEELEY, SCOTT, PECK, HOOKER, AUSTIN
Anderson
STELLEY died in Franklinville in 1875.
His children were Spencer, James, Dottson, Anderson, Olive, and
Wealthy. Spencer STELLEY died in
Chautauqua county Sept. 7, 1889. For a
time he was a resident of Ischua. He
married Malinda, daughter of John SCOTT, of Farmersville, and their children
were Nathan S., Warren, Laura A., Pelona, Almira, Edwin, Bert, and
Adelbert. Laura A. STELLEY,born in
Franklinville, July 18, 1860, married, Oct. 7, 1871, Hiram PECK, of
Dayton. Their children are Ida, born
July 6, 1888; Charley, born Dec. 17, 1884; and Ray, born Oct. 16, 1890. Nathan S. STELLEY was born at Ischua, July
21, 1856, and in 1880 married Mary A., daughter of Hiram C. and Jane (HOOKER)
AUSTIN, of Dayton. Their children are
Hiram A., Laura A., and Bernice B. He is
a harnessmaker in Dayton village.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 544
Surnames: STUDLEY, HUNTLEY, STARKS, ADAMS, DARLING
Philemon
STUDLEY, son of Jonathan and Lois (HUNTLEY) STUDLEY, natives of New England,
was born March 27, 1817, settled in Pomfret, Chautauqua county, and finally removed
to Dayton, where he now resides, a farmer.
He married, first, Elvira STARKS, second, Chloe A. ADAMS, and, third,
Alvira DARLING. His children are Mary
E., Charles A., David, Maria, and Marion.
Charles and David served in the late war, the latter dying in Vicksburg,
June 9, 1863. Mr. STUDLEY has been a
member of the M. E. church 63 years.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 544
Surnames: TITUS, STARR, WHIPPLE, LEGGETT, DANIELS
Stephen
TITUS was born on Long Island in 1772 and died Sept. 4, 1814. He was a farmer. His wife, Sally STARR, born Jan. 25, 1774,
died Nov. 30, 1814. Of his twelve
children Ira C. was born in Onondaga county, Oct. 1, 1803, and May 4, 1826,
married Mary WHIPPLE, who was born in March, 1808. They had five children, of whom Silas, born
in Perrysburg, Nov. 21, 1832, married, Feb. 22, 1855, Naoma, daughter of Samuel
LEGGETT, who bore him three children, Eva, Frank, and Emma. He married, second, Ellen, daughter of
Willard and Johanna DANIELS, and his children by her are Burt, Emma, May, and
Burt, 2d. Silas TITUS is a farmer in the
west part of the town.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 544
Surnames: VOLK, BEESEL, HOWARD
Adam
VOLK was a son of Adam and was born and died in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He was a farmer, and of his eight children
George was born Jan. 21, 1831, and came to America in 1853. After residing at Black Rock near Buffalo one
year he removed to Sandusky, Ohio, thence to Canada, later to Gowanda, and
finally to the village of Dayton, where he was killed by the cars March 14,
1893. He was a, cooper by trade, and for
sixteen years was proprietor of a hotel in Dayton village. As a gentleman and a citizen he was highly
respected. His wife was Catharine
BEESEL, who died in 1884, and their children were John J., Louisa, Catharine,
George, Ida, and Emma. John J. VOLK was
born March 4, 1858, and married Maggie, daughter of Daniel and Emeline
HOWARD. He is a hardware merchant in
Dayton, and has held the office of town clerk in all twelve years.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Pages 544 & 545
Surnames: WAITE, BARSE, ROBERTS, POLAND, PECK
Benjamin
WAITE, born in Washington county, came to East Leon with his father in 1830 and
died there in 1891. He married Martha, daughter
of George BARSE, and his children were Vermelia (Mrs. Alphie ROBERTS), Fred,
Lucy, and Albert. Albert WAITE was born
in Dayton, March 7, 1858, and Feb. 29, 1882, he married Ella, daughter of
Horace and Adelia S. (POLAND) PECK.
Their children are Martin M., born Feb. 4, 1883, and Nettie M., born
June 12, 1888. He is now a farmer on the
homestead.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 545
Surnames: WELLS, HOPKINS, FARNSWORTH, SMITH
Elijah
WELLS, Jr., son of Elijah and Lydia WELLS, of Massachusetts, was born in Conway
in that State and moved to Oneida county and finally to Perrysburg, where he
died. By his wife, Mercy HOPKINS, he had
these children: Thomas, John, Clarissa,
Dexter, Elijah, and Luther. Elijah WELLS
was born in Sangersfield, Oneida county, Nov. 1, 1813, came to Perrysburg with
his father, and married, April 7, 1842, Lovina, daughter of John and Julia
FARNSWORTH, who bore him children as follows:
John L., Julia A., Clarissa, Jonathan S., Adelbert C., and Eleanor. Mrs. WELLS died at the age of
seventy-eight. Mr. WELLS survives her
and resides in Dayton. Adelbert C. WELLS
married Lillie SMITH and has one son, Leo.
He lives with his father on the homestead. John L. WELLS enlisted in the 64th Regt. N.
Y. Vols. and died at Camp California in 1862 of typhoid fever.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 545
Surnames: WILBER, GOLDING, WHITE
Joshua
WILBER was born in Collins, Erie county, June 17, 1819, married, Jan. 29, 1840,
Clarinda, daughter of Daniel L. and Sybil (GOLDING) WHITE, and came to Dayton
in 1885. His father, Stephen, a native
of Vermont, came to -Buffalo in 1807, being there at the burning of that city
in 1814, and removed to Collins, where he died in 1862. Isaac WILBER, the brother of Stephen, was a
native of Scotland and a Quaker, and before settling in Danby, Vt., followed
the ocean for about twenty years. He
eventually came to Collins, where he died at nearly 100 years of age. The children of Joshua and Clarinda (WHITE)
WILBER are George, Daniel, Imogene, Steukley, and Frank B. He enlisted in Co. D, 10th N. Y. Cav., and
served under Gen. Sheridan until the war closed.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 545
Surname: WILCOX
Alanson
WILCOX became a settler of this town at the age of twenty years. He served in the War of 1812. His son William C., who was born here in
1845, has married twice, and lives on the WILCOX homestead.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 545
Surnames: WOOD, SATTERLY
Alonzo
WOOD, son of George, married in 1844 Betsey SATTERLY, of Otto. He served in Co. A, 9th N. Y. Cav., and is a
farmer in the town of Dayton.
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History of the Town of Dayton – Chapter XXIII (23)
Page 545
Surnames: WOOD, WELLS
Lemuel
H. WOOD was an early comer to Leon, where he died in 1853. His son Daniel T., born in 1830, married
Sarah WELLS, served in Co. K, 64th N. Y. Vols., and now resides at South
Dayton.
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Bio from:
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
552
Surnames: ANDREWS, WELLS,
BONESTEEL
The name ANDREWS is the modern English
form of the Latin, Andreas, which signifies a man. Some bearing the name have claimed that
"it is derived from St. Andrew the Apostle." The family has been prominent in England,
whose books of heraldry contain full descriptions of their "coats of
arms." John ANDREWS came from
England in 1640 and settled on land in Connecticut in what was anciently known
as "Tunxis," afterward as "ffarmingtowne," and later as
Farmington, on which land some of his direct descendants still reside. He died in 1681 and his wife Mary in
1694. Daniel, their third son, was born
in 1649 and died in 1731. His son Daniel
was born in 1672 and died in 1748.
Joseph, son of Daniel, Jr., was born in 1711, lived in Glastonbury,
Conn., and died about 1747, leaving a son Joseph, born in 1745, who was a
soldier in the Revolution, as was also his brother Daniel. Joseph died in 1837. George, the fourth son of the last named
(Joseph), was born in 1780, removed to Knowlesville, N. Y., in 1815, and died
in 1861. Willis M., the second son of
George, was born Feb. 7, 1806, in Glastonbury, Conn. In 1829 he came with Samuel WELLS, a brother
of Horace WELLS, the pioneer, to East Otto, and Jan. 1, 1832, married Mariette
BONESTEEL, who was born in Worcester, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1810, and who came with
her father's family to East Otto in 1828.
Soon after his marriage he built a house and shop at East Otto Corners,
where he carried on shoemaking till the early forties, when he purchased a farm
near "the corners," which he managed. till his removal in 1864 to
Cattaraugus, where he died Sept. 3, 1870, his wife surviving until Nov. 36,
[sic] 1891. Prior to their marriage she
was a schoolteacher. Both lived useful,
honorable lives, and their many sterling characteristics were inherited by
their "descendants. Sketches of
their children appear in the chapters of the towns with which they have been
most recently identified. The ANDREWS
family has ever been ready to take up arms in their country's defense. From the Revolution to the present day they
have gallantly participated in every war which has threatened the nation's
life, enlisting others in the strife, and leading or themselves going to
victory or death. In all that interests
the soldier, his widow, or his children they are first and foremost in aid and
influence.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
552 & 553
Surnames: ANDREWS, PRATT,
CARTER, SLAWSON, RICH, COURTER
George
William ANDREWS, the oldest child of Willis M. and Mariette ANDREWS, was born
in East Otto, Nov. 12, 1832, and was married, April 13, 1856, to Ellen,
daughter of Calvin PRATT, an early comer to this town. She was born in East Otto, Sept. 17, 1837,
and died June 19, 1878. She was a brave,
true woman and a devoted wife and mother.
Children: Tully, born Feb. 27, 1857, died Aug. 6, 1857; Annie L., born
July 6, 1858, married, Sept. 24, 1884, Oscar CARTER, a photographer at
Cattaraugus, and died March 27, 1885; Walton C., born Jan. 13, 1861, married,
Nov. 29, 1885, Nellie SLAWSON, was a partner with his uncle, Jerome A. ANDREWS,
in the general merchandise business for several years at Cattaraugus, now with
Clayton RICH in the same line at Gardeau, Pa.; and Crissy, born Dec. 25, 1869,
married, Jan. 9, 1889, A. S. COURTER, a merchant at Otto. The latter has one child, Walton C., born
Nov. 29, 1890. George W. ANDREWS, like
his brothers and sisters, obtained the rudiments of an education in the common
school. During a part of three terms he
was a student in Springville Academy and engaged in teaching in the intervals
of farm labor till after his marriage.
In 1861 he enlisted more than a score of men for the 9th N. Y. Vol.
Cav., in which regiment he served as private until discharged for
disability. He then engaged in general
merchandizing with his brother Jerome A. (see Salamanca) till 1869, since which
time he has been alone. He was
postmaster twenty-one years at East Otto, where he has always resided.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
553
Surnames: ANDREWS, KING
Edson
Alfred ANDREWS, youngest son of Willis M. and Mariette ANDREWS, was born Aug.
8, 1845, at East Otto. He early began
the study of law with Rice & Scott at Ellicottville. While yet a student in their office he
married Ellen, daughter of Hon. Alanson KING, of Ashford, and enlisted as
sergeant in the 179th N. Y. Vols. in the same month, April 11, 1864. He served gallantly in front of Petersburg,
was taken prisoner at the great mine explosion July 31, 1864, and died of
starvation and exposure in the rebel prison pen at Danville, Va., Jan. 11,
1865.
"He
heard his country's call and gave his life, Just wed, from nuptial joys he went
where grim Death grinned o'er Petersburg; – Ta'en in that strife He died – sad prison death – far, far from
home, and friends, and wife."
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
553
Surnames: ANDREWS, RICH,
OAKES
Eva
A., youngest daughter of Willis M. and Mariette ANDREWS, was born at East Otto,
Oct. 28, 1857, and removed with her parents to Cattaraugus. Dec. 30, 1871, at Silver Creek, N. Y., she
married Olin G. RICH, of Cattaraugus, now senior partner of the firm of RICH
& OAKES, real estate dealers of Buffalo, N. Y. They have one daughter, Nellie, born at St.
Petersburg, Pa., Aug. 18, 1874. As a
child Eva was musical and is now a talented pianist and instructor in piano,
organ, and vocal music.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page 553
Surnames: ARMSTRONG,
COPELAND, ANDRE, TRAVERS, AUSTIN, BENTON
Harvey
K. ARMSTRONG was born in Perry, Wyoming County, Feb. 10, 1834. Jedediah ARMSTRONG, his father, was a native
of Oneida County, whence he moved to Perry in 1823. In the winter of 1844 he came to East Otto. He located on the farm on which H. K. now
lives, where he resided till his death in 1865, aged sixty-eight years. The mother of Harvey K. was a daughter of
Amasa COPELAND, a soldier of the Revolution who belonged to the detachment that
guarded Major Andre and conducted him to the scaffold. She lived with H. K. until her death in 1891,
aged ninety-four years. Five others of
the COPELAND family lived to be from ninety-one to ninety-seven years old. Harvey K. ARMSTRONG married, Sept. 16, 1857,
Mary, daughter of Abel TRAVERS, of Chautauqua County. They have two sons and one daughter: J. D.,
of Salamanca; Rosa (Mrs. M. H. AUSTIN), of Buffalo; and J. Benton.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
553 & 554
Surnames: BARNES, BURCHARD, MERCER, HOLMES, LARABEE, HAWKINS,
DITCHER, TWITCHELL
Clark
BARNES was born in Dayton, Feb. 2, 1852, and traces his ancestry back to the
heroes of the Revolution. His
great-grandfather fell while scaling the walls of Quebec; his grandfather,
Tompkins BARNES, came from Maine to Sardinia, Erie county, about 1820; and his
father, Surlanty BARNES, born there March 16, 1828, came. to East Otto in 1846,
and was here married, Dec. 9, 1849, to Caroline, daughter of Joseph
BURCHARD. She was born in East Otto,
July 8, 1829, and both are now living on their farm in this town. Children: Lovina A., born Sept. 25, 1850,
died Sept. 20, 1863, and Clark. Clark
BARNES married, Jan. 19, 1876, Ann L., daughter of James MERCER, who was born
in England, Jan, 14, 1807, came to America in 1826, and settled in Oneida
county, removing in 1835 to East Otto, where he died Sept. 5, 1880. He married Betsey HOLMES, Sept. 23, 1830;
children: Mary, born Sept. 8, 1831, married Amos LARABEE; James C., born Oct.
22, 1833; Elizabeth, born March 3l, 1839, married William HAWKINS; Ann L., born
March 17, 1845, married Clark BARNES; Martha M., born Sept. 26, 1848, married
Chris DITCHER; Philama, born Dec. 4, 1850, married Laban TWITCHELL; and William
A., born Sept. 11, 1855. To Clark and
Ann L. BARNES have been born Carl J., June 27, 1877, and Mary, May 21, 1887,
now living, and Ina, Feb. 22, 1879, who died at the age of three years. Mr. BARNES is one of East Otto's thorough,
reliable farmers. A Republican in
politics he served his town as assessor and is now commissioner of highways,
having received the largest majority ever given in town for that office in a
contested election.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
554
Surnames: BEACH, NASH,
HINMAN, BUSH, NORTHRUP
Oscar
F. BEACH was born in Massachusetts, Sept. 23, 1818, and is a son of Henry
BEACH, who came to East Otto with his family in 1825 and died here Feb. 7,
1847. Mrs. BEACH (Maria NASH) died June
14, 1872. Oscar F. BEACH purchased the
homestead and made it his life-long home.
He married, Oct. 8, 1846, Adaline, daughter of S. B. HINMAN. She was born in this county Oct. 8,1827. Children: Edson F., Cornelia (Mrs. A. B.
BUSH), and Addie (Mrs. L. H. NORTHRUP).
A Republican in politics Mr. BEACH represented the town of East Otto on
the Board of Supervisors in 1874 and 1875, and in religion was an exemplary
member of the Congregational church.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
554
Surnames: BEEBE, BATTELL,
PRATT, MILLS
About
1640 four brothers, sons of John BEEBE, of Dorset, England, came to America and
settled on Long Island. Silas BEEBE, a
lineal descendant of John and the grandfather of Edwin F., was born on Long
Island in 1763. James BEEBE, his son,
was born March 30, 1804. He married
Elizabeth, daughter of James BATTELL, a soldier of the Revolution who died at
the age of eighty-nine years. Edwin F.
BEEBE, son of James, was born in New Haven, Conn., Oct. 30, 1836, his father at
that time being an engineer on a steamboat running from New York to New Haven. The family residence was in Newport, Herkimer
County, and it was here that Edwin F. grew to manhood. In 1858 he came to East Otto and Oct. 10,
1860, married Elizabeth, daughter of Darius PRATT. Sept. 2, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 9th N.
Y. Cav. He was first duty-sergeant and
was in the siege of Yorktown, after which he was taken sick with fever and sent
to the hospital at Baltimore, whence he was discharged by order of the War
Department. In the fall of 1864 he
re-enlisted in the same regiment and was assigned to Co. D, was detailed as
drill-sergeant at Pleasant Valley remount camp, joined the regiment Dec. 1st,
and was in the raids and battles during the winter of 1864-65. In the spring he was sent back to remount
camp with crippled horses and was there detailed as provost-sergeant and
afterward to assist Quartermaster Bean in selling horses and other
supplies. He was mustered out June 1,
1865. In 1876 he was appointed keeper in
Auburn prison and held that position three years and four months. He has been justice of the peace in East Otto
fourteen years. Children: Luella, born
June 20, 1861, died Aug. 12, 1874, and Maggie J., born Oct. 17, 1874, married
James MILLS in 1888. Mr. BEEBE is one of
three brothers who served their country during the Civil war. George H. BEEBE was in the 65th N. Y.
Regiment and Silas T. BEEBE was captain in the 152d N. Y. Inf., serving four
years.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
554 & 555
Surnames: BRADLEY, MORROW
Levi
BRADLEY was born in Vermont, July 18, 1798, and died Dec. 4, 1877. After his marriage in 1827 he came to East
Otto and settled on a farm, and for many years was a respected member of the
Baptist church. His second wife was
Betsey, daughter of James MORROW, of East Otto, whom he married. Aug. 9, 1853,
and who survived him.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
555
Surnames: BURCHARD, BARNES,
MILKS, GAMPP, DARLING, WELLS
Joseph
BURCHARD came from Massachusetts about 1821 and died here two or three years
later. His son, Joseph BURCHARD, Jr.,
was born in Williamstown, Mass., in 1797, and emigrated to this town in 1828,
where be died in 1867. His wife, Martha
BURCHARD, was born in Massachusetts in 1793 and died in 1875. To them were born eighteen children, seven of
whom lived to maturity: Edwin, Hiram, Mary and Martha (twins), Caroline, Clark,
and Adaline; of these Caroline (Mrs. Surlanty BARNES) and Clark are
living. Clark BURCHARD was born in East
Otto, Jan. 8, 1833. On the 8th of May,
1859 he married Calista, daughter of Benjamin MILKS, an early settler of
Otto. Children: Charles E., born Dec.
29, 1860, died May 1, 1863; Mara Eleanor, born April 7, 1862, married Abram
GAMPP; Edith Sophia (Mrs. Edgar DARLING), born Dec. 27, 1864; Grace A., born
May 7, 1869, (Mrs. Isaac GAMPP); Ida jean. born May 5, 1874, died Nov. 15,
1886; and Beatrice A. E., born Jan. 14, 1877. Mr. BURCHARD owns the farm on
which Horace WELLS, the first settler in East Otto, originally located, his
buildings standing in the village. he has been elected to several official
positions.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
555
Surnames: COLVIN, KRUSE,
LINCOLN, ZEILMAN, GAMPP
John
C. COLVIN was born in East Otto, April 11, 1833. He is of New England lineage; his
grandfather, Ephraim COLVIN, was born in Coventry, R. I., Dec. 14, 1764, and
afterward settled in Wardsboro, Vt., where Samuel COLVIN, the father of John
C., was born Feb. 14, 1794. He was also
the father of seven other sons and two daughters. In 1832 Samuel came from Vermont to East Otto
and in 1833 settled in the west part of the town on the same farm on which he
now resides. Here he spent the remainder
of his days, rearing a family of seven sons and five daughters, of whom six sons
and one daughter are yet living. About
the same time he came, three of his brothers and his two sisters also settled
in town and another brother in an adjoining town. John C. has always resided on the farm on
which he was born. Jan. 1, 1867, he
married Sophia, daughter of Ernest KRUSE, of Ashford. Children: Emily (Mrs. Heman LINCOLN), Nellie
(Mrs. George ZEILMAN), Anna (Mrs. H. GAMPP), Cyril, Grace, and Elmer
(deceased).
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
555 & 556
Surnames: DOW, DOUGLAS,
WEBER, DUDLEY, FLECKENSTEIN
Benjamin DOW emigrated from England about 1635, soon
thereafter settling in Stonington, Conn., and here Daniel DOW, his lineal
descendant, was born April 22, 1771. His
wife, Mrs. Susannah DOUGLAS DOW, was born in Voluntown (now Sterling), Conn.,
Nov. 23, 1777. The name of DOUGLAS comes
down from an early period in Scotch history, when the name and degree of
knighthood was conferred upon a cavalier for valor in saving the life of his
king. In 1640 Dea. William DOUGLAS came
to America and located in New London, Conn., and for two centuries his
descendants have been in possession of lands previously owned by him. Daniel DOW and Susannah DOUGLAS were married
March 28, 1799, in Voluntown, Conn., and here John DOW was born Feb. 11,
1809. His parents moved to this State in
1815 and the youthful days of Mr. DOW were passed in the counties of Dutchess,
Columbia, and Otsego. April 18, 1833, he
married Eliza, daughter of Michael WEBER, and the same year came to East Otto
and settled on a farm. In 1855 he buried
his wife and Sept. 11, 1855, married Maria A., daughter of John DUDLEY. By his first marriage he had three sons and
four daughters; Daniel M., William C., James E. and Gertrude M. are living. By his second wife he had one daughter, Belle
(Mrs. C. H. FLECKENSTEIN), with whom Mr. DOW now makes his home, his second
wife having died Jan. 15, 1886. Mr. DOW
was active in military affairs and was successively promoted from sergeant to
Major. He has held a number of offices
of trust and responsibility and for many years has been a deacon in the
Congregational church.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
556
Surname: EVERTS
Samuel
C. EVERTS came to East Otto in 1834 and for seventeen years was one of the
deacons of the Presbyterian church. He
was born in Massachusetts, July 5, 1805, and acquired his education at Lenox
Academy. In 1851 he moved with his
family to Illinois. One of his sons,
Louis H., attained the rank of major in the Rebellion and afterward became a
prominent publisher.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
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556
Surnames: GALLOWAY, WHITE
Cyrus
and Jacob GALLOWAY, brothers, came from New Jersey to this State and in 1823
located in Mansfield. Cyrus GALLOWAY
came with his wife and four children, to which were subsequently added four
more, making in all one daughter and seven sons. Ozias P., next to the youngest of the
children, was born Oct. 6, 1829, and obtained his education in the district
school. In 1847 he came with his father
to East Otto, where he has since resided.
His father died in 1851. On the
17th of March, 1859, he married Mary O. WHITE, adopted daughter of Jacob WHITE,
of Otto. Martin V. B. GALLOWAY, a
younger brother and single gentleman, resides with them. Mr. GALLOWAY has been assessor twelve years. He is engaged in the poultry business.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
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556
Surnames: GAMPP, NEFF, CAPRON
Jacob
GAMPP was born in Boston, Erie County, July 9, 1844. His father, George GAMPP, emigrated from
Germany a short time previous to Jacob's birth, whose schooling was limited to
common schools in the English language.
The war of the Rebellion opened just as he came of age for military
duty, and on the 9th of Aug., 1862, he enlisted in Co. F, 116th N. Y. Vol.
Inf., for three years. The regiment was
stationed at Baltimore until about December, and while there detachments were
sent into Pennsylvania to oppose Gen. Stewart's cavalry raid. In December they were sent to Ship Island in
the Gulf of Mexico and landed at New Orleans about the 1st of January,
1863. He was in the battle of Plain
Store, May 21, 1863; in the siege of Port Hudson from May 27th to July 8th and
under, fire forty-seven days; in the battles of Cox's Plantation, July 13,
1863; at Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, 1864; at Pleasant Hill, April 9, and
Winchester, Va., Sept. 19, 1864; and at Fisher's Hill, Sept. 22, and Cedar
Creek, Oct. 19, 1864. He was discharged
at Washington on June 26, 1865. After
the war he took up his residence in Ashford and in 1873 commenced the
manufacture of cheese in company with A. B. NEFF. In 1884 they dissolved partnership and with
his brothers Mr. GAMPP bought four factories in East Otto, where he has since
resided. He has also bought the
interests of his brothers, and now in his four factories receives the milk from
nearly all the cows in the town. In the
fall of 1890 he made the largest cheese on record. It took one day's milk from 3,400 cows, the
milk weighing about 40,000 pounds and the cheese 4,500 pounds. The cheese was sold for sixteen cents per
pound. Mr. GAMPP married, Feb. 6, 1867,
Almira, daughter of Joseph CAPRON, of Ashford.
Children: Henry E., Maron F., two daughters.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
556 & 557
Surnames: HAMELE, SCHINGLER
John HAMELE
was born at Wendlingen, Wurtemburg, Germany, June 22, 1849. His father, Freidrich, was a farmer; his
mother, Katherina, died when he was but a few months old. John lived on the farm and went to school
till the age of fourteen and was then apprenticed for three years to learn
harness making and upholstering.
Completing his apprenticeship he became a journeyman and traveled over a
considerable part of Europe. Leaving
Wurtemburg he passed through Baden, Alsace, Switzerland, Bavaria, and Austria
to Wien, where he remained six months working at his trade. Thence he went to Hungary, but soon turned
back into Styria, where he worked for eighteen months. He then passed through the principal towns to
Trieste, Carinthia, and the Tyrol, crossing the Alps to Baden and the Rhine
province to Frankenthal, through Bavaria and Saxony into Silesia, back to
Berlin, through the smaller German States into Switzerland, to Zurich, to
Interlachen, and in June, 1870, was called on to enter the army. In his journeying about Europe he visited the
interesting and historic cities of Stuttgard, Carlsruhe, Strasburg, Freiburg,
Basle, Bern, Lucerne, Zurich, Stein Augsberg, Munich, Linz, Wien, Gratz,
Laibach, Trieste, Mannheim, Mayence, Frankfort-on-Main, Wurzburg, Chemnitz, Dresden,
Gorlitz, Leipsic, Magdeburg, Gottingen, Cassel, Coblenz, Bern-Neufchatel, and
many smaller towns. He served in the 22d
Uhlans through the Franco-German war under Prince Freidrich (the Prussians'
Unser Fritz). Upon the expiration of his
term of military service he came to America, locating at Springville, N.
Y. In March, 1875, he removed to East
Otto, where he has since been engaged in the manufacture and sale of harness,
etc. Feb. 9, 1875, he married Elizabeth
SCHINGLER, who was born in Boston, N. Y., March 25, 1848. Children – Otto, born June 22, 1876; Utmer,
April 16, 1878; Amelia, Dec. 16, 1883 ; and John, July 22, 1885.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
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557
Surnames: HAMMOND, FOLTS,
SCOTT, WILLIAMS
Joseph
HAMMOND came into this town about 1823 and settled in the north part on land
now known as the Fry farm. His son
Samuel was then only thirteen years old; upon attaining his majority he
articled from the land office land about two miles south from Cattaraugus
creek, which remained in his possession till his death. He married Mary FOLTS in 1832 and commenced
clearing up his farm, on which William HAMMOND was born Nov. 7, 1834, and here
he enjoyed such school privileges as the early settlements afforded. After attaining the age of twenty-one years
he purchased 162 acres of land adjoining his father's farm, and in Jan., 1857,
married Mary E., daughter of J. J. SCOTT, of East Otto. They lived on his farm until 1890, when he
moved to East Otto village and since 1892 has kept the only hotel in town. Children: a son and daughter, deceased, Sarah
E. (Mrs. Elmer D. WILLIAMS), and William S.
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557
Surnames: HAWKINS, CLARK,
PHILBRICK
Daniel
HAWKINS was born in 1822 in St. Lawrence County. In 1839 he came to Collins, Erie County,
having for two years previous lived in Canada.
In 1847 he built a saw-mill in the north part of Otto, where he resided
until 1861, when he bought mills in Collins and manufactured lumber, shingles,
and cheese boxes until 1871, when he moved to East Otto and built the steam
mill in the west part of town known as the swamp mill. In 1876 he built a stave-mill in New Albion
and in 1880 he erected the steam mills in East Otto village, putting in a
grist-mill in addition to the lumbering business. He has a steam mill in Otto village and also
one in the north part of East Otto. Mr.
HAWKINS has disposed of all his mill property except the last three mentioned,
which he still continues to operate, manufacturing in them large quantities of
rough and dressed lumber, shingles, and cheese boxes. In 1877 he married Mrs. Orrilla CLARK, his
present wife; he has by a former wife two daughters and one son (Franklin). Mrs. HAWKINS has one son, Roswell PHILBRICK,
of East Otto, by her first husband, Hon. Franklin PHILBRICK. Mr. HAWKINS is recognized as the veteran
lumberman of this section of the county.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
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Surnames: LAING, PIERCE,
ELLSWORTH, PRATT, EDDY
John
LAING was born in Hebron Washington County, Feb. 6, 1812. His father, Adam LAING, was a captain in the
War of 1812 and a farmer by occupation.
John enjoyed only common school privileges. In Aug., 1841, he purchased a stock of goods
and came to East Otto, where he has since continued, being probably the oldest
merchant in Cattaraugus county doing business in the same locality. In the fall of 1842 he married Minerva,
daughter of Sylvester PIERCE, of East Otto.
They have two sons and two daughters; they buried one son and one
daughter while quite young, and one son, Frank, was fatally injured in a
railroad accident, dying aged thirty-four years. Those living are Hon. Solon S., of Salamanca;
J. W., in company with his father; Mrs. C. B. PIERCE, of Otto; and Mrs. V. A.
ELLSWORTH, of East Otto. Mr. LAING ever
since his residence in East Otto has been one of the leading citizens of the
town. Politically he has acted with the
Democratic party, which has at all times been considerably in the minority, but
notwithstanding that fact he has for eight years been elected a member of the
Board of Supervisors of Cattaraugus county (three years from Otto and five
years from East Otto). Hon. Solon S.
LAING was supervisor from East Otto four years.
Stephen
LAING was born in Hebron, Washington County, April 5, 1818. He followed farming till 1847, when he came
to East Otto and soon after engaged in the mercantile business with his brother
John, and for nearly twenty years the brothers carried on a successful
trade. In 1866 he sold his interest to
his brother and since then has been occupied chiefly in attending to his
farming interests. He married, Feb. 1,
1849, Arvilla, daughter of Philip PRATT, who for many years was a prominent dealer
in cattle, and who died in Jan., 1893, at the age of eighty-four years. Children: two daughters, deceased; Owen S.,
of East Otto; Fremont C., of Buffalo; Hon. Philip A., also of Buffalo; Stephen
A.; and Dora (Mrs. Marcellus PIERCE).
Mr. LAING has represented his town three terms on the Board of
Supervisors and has been justice of the peace several years. For nearly fifty years the LAING's have been
a power in East Otto, politically, socially, and executively.
Owen
S. LAING was born in East Otto, Jan. 20, 1850.
He has been bucolic in his pursuits and stuck to the soil. Dec. 10, 1873, he married Alice R., daughter
of Elisha C. EDDY (see Mansfield), who was born Dec. 8, 1851. They have a beautiful home, so situated as to
afford a splendid view of the village and valley. Although quite prominent politically as well
as socially he has seldom held office, because his party – Democratic – is in a
minority.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
557 & 558
Surnames: LARABEE; GRANT,
SCOVEL, LANGMADE
Fayette
C. LARABEE was born in East Otto, March 13, 1847. His grandfather, Eleazer LARABEE, came from
Hamburg, Erie county, about 1823, and with him came also about the same time
five sons and four daughters, four of the sons – Miner, Thomas Nathan, and Ira
– being married and bringing their families.
Eleazer LARABEE was born Aug. 31, 1756, and died Jan. 29, 1837; his
wife, Mary (GRANT) LARABEE, was born Sept. 15, 1767, and died May 28,
1835. Sidney L. LARABEE, the youngest of
the five sons and father of Fayette C., was born in Oneida county April 2,
1805; his wife, Lorinda (SCOVEL) LARABEE, was born in Orwell, Vt., Feb. 15,
1810; they were married Sept. 16,1827.
Hezekiah SCOVEL, the father of Mrs. LARABEE, had settled in town in
1822. In 1840 Sidney LARABEE located on
the farm where Fayette C. now lives, which has been in the possession of the
family for fifty-three years. Here he
resided till his death June 6, 1875. He
was the father of six daughters and six sons, of whom but two sons and one
daughter are now living. Fayette C.
LARABEE married, Dec. 21, 1869, Abbie T., daughter of Rev. N. F. LANGMADE, a
Baptist clergyman of this county. They
have one son, C. Rossie, born Dec. 22, 1880.
After the death of Mr. LARABEE's father his mother was cared for by him
till her death Oct. 12, 1890. In the
earlier history of the town the LARABEEs composed quite a proportion of the
inhabitants; it is said there were at one time about thirty voters by that
name, but at the present time Fayette C. and his family are the only
representatives of the name left. His
only remaining brother, Nathan, is a farmer in Otto and his only sister resides
in the west.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
559
Surnames: LINCOLN, MARSH,
COLVIN
Heman
P. LINCOLN was born in Grafton, Vt., Dec. 20, 1866. His father, George T. LINCOLN, was born in
the same town June 26, 1836; his mother's maiden name was Clarissa J., daughter
of Dudley P. MARSH. When Heman M. was
but three months old his parents came to East Otto. His father was a farmer and the son followed
the same calling till 1890, when the two engaged in the grocery and provision
trade at East Otto village. His father's
health soon after failing, he purchased the entire business and continues it. May 18, 1892, he married Emily L., daughter
of John COLVIN, of East Otto.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
559
Surnames: LINCOLN, SCOBEY
William
Z. LINCOLN is a son of L. L. LINCOLN and was born in East Otto, May 28,
1838. The father came to this town at an
early day and subsequently moved to Hinsdale.
William Z. devoted his life to farming, but gave some attention to
public affairs, representing his town on the Board of Supervisors in 1886,
1887, and 1888. He married Louisa A.,
daughter of Alexander SCOBEY, and both were members of the Baptist church.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
559
Surnames: MASON, IRISH,
ANWERTER
Charles
H. MASON was born Oct. 27, 1860, in East Otto.
His great-grandfather, Benjamin MASON, and his grandfather, David Tyler
MASON, came to the town about 1825.
Benjamin MASON died in 1866, aged eighty-four years; David T. MASON died
in 1890, aged seventy-eight years.
Charles T. MASON, the father of Charles H, was born in East Otto, April
30, 1840, and resided here till 1881, when he removed to Franklinville. While living in East Otto he was for a number
of years justice of the peace and was also justice of sessions. Charles H. MASON's boyhood days and school
privileges were confined to his native town.
He married, Sept. 8, 1881, Bertha G. B., only daughter of A. A. IRISH,
of Otto. Nov. 20, 1890, she died. Mr. MASON lived three years at Franklinville,
moving there in 1883; the rest of his life has been spent in East Otto, where
he followed farming till 1892, when he bought the hardware store of F. W.
Holmes. Dec. 6, 1892, he married Mary
ANWERTER of Concord. He has one son,
Roscoe Dee, by his first wife.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
559
Surnames: MATTESON, PERKINS
Girvase
A. MATTESON was born in Russia, Herkimer County, Dec. 28, 1857. His father, Almirin B. MATTESON, came to East
Otto in 1867. In addition to other
school privileges G. A. attended Griffith Institute two years, taking the first
two years a college course in mathematics, intending at that time to follow
civil engineering. He commenced teaching
school at the age of eighteen and taught ten terms, and has to some extent been
engaged in land surveying. He married Nellie
M. PERKINS, March 3, 1880; she is a daughter of John L. PERKINS and granddaughter
of John PERKINS, who was for about fifty years one of the prominent and wealthy
citizens of East Otto. They have two
sons. In 1881 Mr. MATTESON. engaged in
the insurance business. He has been town
clerk four years and is now serving his second term as supervisor, being
elected in 1893 by the unprecedented majority of 112. He is also postmaster of East Otto, which
office he held during Harrison's administration.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
559 & 560
Surnames: ORR, RUSH, KRUSE
Cyrus
ORR, the father of George F., came from Cortland County in 1833 and located in
the northwest part of East Otto, where he resided until his death in 1855. He left four sons and two daughters. George F., the oldest, was born Nov. 13,
1842. His early years were spent on his
father's farm with common school privileges and Sept. 2, 1864, he enlisted in
Co. A, 9th N. Y. Cav., was mustered in Sept. 9, and remained in remount camp,
Pleasant Valley, Md., and on detached service till Dec., when he joined the
regiment near Winchester and was with it in all the actions and raids in the
Shenandoah valley during the winter of 1864-65.
In the Gordonsville raid he received injuries by his horse falling on
him. He was mustered out June 1,
1865. Sept. 19, 1866, he married Mary,
daughter of George RUSH. They have one
daughter, Isa (Mrs. E. F. KRUSE). For
about twenty years Mr. ORR has been engaged in wagon and carriage manufacturing
in East Otto village, where he resides.
He is drawing a pension for disabilities received in the army. John W. ORR, a brother of George F., was a
member of Co. C, 64th N. Y. Vol. Inf., and was killed at Antietam on Sept. 18,
1862.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
560
Surnames: PERKINS, MATTESON,
ZEILMAN
Everett
H. PERKINS was born in East Otto, Dec. 6, 1862.
His grandfather, John PERKINS, was born in Vermont, July 15, 1810, and
came to this town in 1833, where for many years he was prominent in all matters
relating to its business, social, and moral interests. He was an earnest member of the M. E. church
and gave largely of his means to sustain its educational and benevolent
interests. He died Oct. 15, 1891. John L. PERKINS, the father of Everett H.,
was the only one of six children who lived to attain their majority; he was
born Sept. 23, 1836. He was supervisor
two terms (1865-66) and justice of the peace a number of years. His death occurred Nov. 5, 1868. He left a widow and four children, only two
of whom are now living: Everett H. and his sister, Mrs. G. A. MATTESON. The mother died Nov. 20, 1885. Everett H. PERKINS married, Nov. 20, 1884,
Mary, daughter of John ZEILMAN, of Ashford.
They have two daughters. Mr.
PERKINS owns the homestead farm
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
560
Surnames: PHILBRICK, HAWKINS,
DEWEY
Roswell
P. PHILBRICK was born in Persia, Aug. 15, 1864.
His father, Hon. Franklin PHILBRICK, was a prominent citizen of that
town, in which he occupied responsible official positions. In 1861 he represented the Second Assembly
District of Cattaraugus county in the State Legislature, making an honorable
record both for his district and himself; he was supervisor of Dayton in 1854
and 1856. In 1865 he removed to Erie county,
where he died when Roswell P. was fourteen months old. The mother of Roswell P. (now Mrs. Daniel
HAWKINS) gave him, in addition to the school privileges of Angola village,
several terms of school in Buffalo and a three months course in Bryant & Stratton's
Business College. Sept. 14, 1885, he
married Alice E., daughter of T. M. DEWEY, one of the old residents of East
Otto, he having previously come to this town, took up his residence in the
village, and in 1888 engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. Jan. 10, 1893, his wife died. He is serving his fifth consecutive term as
town clerk of East Otto.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
560
Surnames: RANKE, WOLF,
LANGHAUS
Edward
RANKE was born in East Otto, Oct. 23, 1864.
In 1853 his father, John RANKE, emigrated from Germany; he was a native
of Mechlenberg, Schwerein, and was born May 12, 1827. About one year after his arrival in America
he came to East Otto, where he finally purchased a large farm in the southeast
corner of the town. He married, in 1953,
Dora, daughter of Henry WOLF, of this town; they have three sons and three
daughters, all married but one daughter.
Edward RANKE was educated both in German and English schools, and
married, Oct. 22, 1888, Augusta, daughter of John LANGHAUS, of Ellicottville. They have a son and an infant daughter. Mr. RANKE has purchased the homestead, on
which he keeps a large dairy.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
560 & 561
Surnames: RICE, PINDAR
Hon.
Elijah A. RICE was one of the foremost pioneers of Cattaraugus county. Such a mighty influence did he exert on
subsequent generations that his name shines with peculiar luster on the pages
of history. No citizen ever gave his
community a healthier energy, a wider influence, a purer patriotism. A man of good address he was an interesting
speaker, a brilliant conversationalist, an active temperance advocate, and a
sterling exponent of thorough education.
His little locality furnished to the world more eminent men than any
similar area of terra firma in the
county, and it was due to his own high principles and moral worth that so much
was accomplished. Lawyers, governors,
physicians, soldiers, and statesmen went forth into the world from his
community as shining lights of his great energy and unparalleled
influence. Mr. RICE, although a farmer
by occupation, devoted much of his life to land surveying, and so great was his
skill in this profession that his word was considered as paramount authority. He was the ultimate arbitrator for many years
in numerous cases involving boundaries and land controversies, and his
decisions were never questioned. As a
surveyor he was employed by the Holland Land Company and its successors and by
Nicholas Devereux.
Mr.
RICE was born in Shaftsbury, Vt., Sept. 20, 1795. Orphaned at an early age he removed to
Washington county, N. Y., and lived with a relative until 1809. He then started in life alone. By economy and perseverance he gained a good
classical education and mastered land surveying. He volunteered in the War of 1812 and
participated in the battle of Plattsburgh, and in 1818 he moved to Herkimer
county. In 1819 he removed to Otsego
county, where he surveyed and laid out the now celebrated village of Richfield
Springs. In 1823 he came to Cattaraugus
county on a visit, which he repeated in 1824 and 1825, each time on foot, and
in the latter year located a farm in East Otto and erected a log house. In the spring of 1826 he brought his family
hither and continued his residence in this county until his removal to
Wisconsin in 1854. He subsequently moved
to Minnesota. Mr. RICE was school
commissioner of Cattaraugus county seven years and represented his district in
the State Legislature in 1842 and again in 1846. His four sons were lawyers and attained
positions of prominence and responsibility.
His only daughter married Rev. William E. PINDAR of the M. E. church.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
561
Surnames: SAFFORD, GAMPP,
ARMSTRONG
Pearl
P. SAFFORD was born in Windham county, Conn., Aug. 25, 1837. His father, Halsey SAFFORD, came to East Otto
in 1839 and located on the farm where Pearl P. now resides, and which has
always remained in the family. Halsey
SAFFORD was the first person to start a cheese factory in East Otto; he erected
the large factory at the village about 1867 now belonging to Jacob GAMPP, and
manufactured cheese several years, but subsequently sold the factory and moved
back to his farm. He was supervisor (in
1868) and commissioner of highways. His
death occurred in 1885; his wife died in 1890, aged seventy-three years. Children: Pearl P. and John. Pearl P. has since his majority continued to
live on the homestead farm. He married,
Feb. 16, 1859, Eliza C., daughter of Jedediah ARMSTRONG. Children: a daughter who died in infancy;
Addison H., who resides on the homestead; Charles E., a carpenter in East Otto
village; and Harry M.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
561 & 562
Surnames: SCOTT, BULLIS,
HAMMOND, HAWKINS
Wilber
L. SCOTT's ancestry dates back to Connecticut, whence his great-grandfather,
Justus SCOTT, emigrated to Wallingford, Vt., where he was one of the first
settlers, and where, in 1799, Justus SCOTT, the grandfather of W. L., was
born. In 1816 Justus SCOTT came to
Springville, Erie County, where Justus J. SCOTT was born May 14, 1818, being
the first child born there. About 1830
he came with his father to East Otto, where he became a prosperous farmer and
was for a number of years a magistrate of the town. He died suddenly in Cattaraugus village in
1865. His widow, who is still living,
was Catharine, daughter of Dr. Levi BULLIS, an early physician in East
Otto. Children: Mary E. (Mrs. William
HAMMOND), born in 1838; Marshall E., born May 10, 1842, who served three years
in the 9th N, Y. Cav.; and Wilber L., born Dec. 21, 1848. Besides the privileges of the district school
W. L. attended several terms at Griffith Institute at Springville, and Feb. 25,
1874, he married Eliza, daughter of John HAWKINS. Mr. SCOTT was a plumber and tinner fifteen
years, living part of the time in Salamanca and six years in Cattaraugus
village, and about two years ago he bought the homestead on which he was
born. Children: Elbert J., born Feb. 16,
1876; Adams H., born June 6, 1877; and Frank W., born March 3, 1880.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
562
Surnames: SIKES, SCOVEL,
EDMUNDS, TORRANCE, BROWN
Ladore
V. and Stillman R. SIKES are sons of Hiram SIKES, who came from Washington,
Mass., to East Otto in 1831. The lineage
of the family is traced back to Richard SIKES, who was born in London, England,
about the year 1600, and who came to America not far from 1640; from him
descended in the following order Jonathan SIKES, Jonathan SIKES, Jr., Posthumas
SIKES, Stephen SIKES, and Shadrach SIKES, the father of Hiram. Hiram SIKES was born Feb. 12, 1811, in
Massachusetts, settled in East Otto in 1831, married Lodema SCOVEL on March 3,
1836, and resided here till his death Sept. 6, 1886. He had five sons and one daughter; but three
of them are living, viz.: Ladore V., born July 8, 1849; Stillman R., born July
8, 1851; and Elton, born March 28, 1854.
Ladore V. SIKES married, Jan. 7, 1875, Emily EDMUNDS, who died June 3,
1876; on the 2d day of April, 1878, he married Rhoda J. TORRANCE, his present
wife. By his first marriage he has one
son, Ceylon; by his second wife he has two sons, John and Lester, and one
daughter, Lodema. He resides about three
miles southeast of East Otto village, where he has a sawmill. Stillman R. SIKES married Frances A.,
daughter of T. Frank BROWN, March 3, 1875.
They have one son, Ferry, and one daughter. Mr. SIKES resides in East Otto village.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
562
Surnames: SLOCUM, WICKHAM,
PRATT, HARRISON
Nathan
J. SLOCUM was born in Herkimer county April 13, 1834. In 1843 his father, John SLOCUM, came to East
Otto and in 1844 settled on a farm in the northwest part of the town, which has
remained in possession of the family to the present time. He had seven daughters and six sons, of whom
six daughters and five sons are living.
Mr. SLOCUM died Sept. 16, 1877; his wife survives him. In Aug. 1861, Nathan J. SLOCUM enlisted in
Co. C, 64th N. Y. Vol. Inf., for three years, and on the 23d of Sept. was
mustered in at Elmira. He was at the
siege of Yorktown, was taken sick on the march from Williamsburg towards
Richmond, and did not participate in the battle of Fair Oaks; was in the Seven
Days Fight, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam, previous to which he
had been detailed to General Richardson's headquarters as cook. General Richardson being killed at Antietam
he again joined the regiment and was in the battles of Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and to Petersburg, where he was
discharged Sept. 23, 1864. After the
battle of Fair Oaks, while on picket duty, his left cheek was grazed by a
bullet from a rebel sharpshooter. He
married, Sept. 28, 1865, Emma E., daughter of James WICKHAM, of East Otto;
children: Nellie R. (Mrs. Albert PRATT), of Dunkirk, and William J., who
married Helen M., daughter of John HARRISON.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
562 & 563
Surnames: TEFFT, DEWEY,
NILES, STEELE
Alexander
TEFFT, son of Oliver and Deborah (DEWEY) TEFFT, was born in Rhode Island, July
19, 1784, and came to East Otto in 1828, dying here in 1868. He was a farmer and as well a Freewill
Baptist preacher; his wife was Deborah, daughter of Nathaniel and Deborah
(NILES) NILES, and their children were Nathaniel Niles, Alexander, Samuel,
Deborah A., Dewey, Polly, Oliver D., and Olive.
The latter married Solomon STEELE and has been a preacher in the Free
Methodist church for several years, ministering to congregations of that
denomination in a number of towns in Cattaraugus County. Dewey TEFFT was a Free Methodist minister for
twenty years and died in this town January 8, 1892. Nathaniel Niles TEFFT was born Aug. 12, 1814,
and acquired considerable fame as a surveyor.
He served East Otto as supervisor in 1867 and 1872. Alexander TEFFT held several offices of
trust, and besides was a writer of no mean ability; his productions comprised
both poetry and prose.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
563
Surnames: TUTHILL, GUERNSEY,
PETTY
Harvey
TUTHILL traces his lineage back several generations. His great-grandfather, John TUTHILL, was born
on Long Island, Sept. 8, 1742; his grandfather, Samuel TUTHILL, was born May
17, 1768; and his father, Samuel TUTHILL, Jr., was born in Windham county, Vt.,
May 29, 1797. He married, Oct. 17, 1822,
Sarah GUERNSEY, a descendant of the ancient titled GUERNSEY families of
England. Previous to his marriage Mr.
TUTHILL had been to East Otto, selected a farm, and cleared a small piece of
land; after his marriage he, with his wife, started for their wilderness home,
where they arrived Jan. 23, 1823. About
two years later he located on the farm now owned by Harvey TUTHILL, where he
resided till his death. Mr. TUTHILL was
for many years a prominent citizen of the town, holding several offices of
trust and responsibility. He and his
wife were constituent members of the Baptist church, of which he was chosen one
of its first deacons in 1825. He left a
family of two sons and two daughters.
Col. Henry G. TUTHILL raised a company in Nunda in 1861, joined the
104th N. Y. Vol. Inf., and was a brave and efficient officer through the
war. He was wounded at Antietam, and at
Gettysburg was shot through the groin and still carries the ball in his body. He is an architect in Corning. Miss Anna TUTHILL is a graduate of the Art
Department of Cooper Union, New York city.
She taught that branch of education four years in Freehold University,
New Jersey, was engaged in the same department three years in Deland University
in Deland, Fla., and is now teaching in McFerrin College in Martin, Tenn. She was in Charleston, S. C., when Fort
Sumter was bombarded. Harvey TUTHILL was
born in East Otto, Oct. 27, 1835, on the farm on which he now lives, and where
he has always made his home. He obtained
his education in the district school and Sept. 4, 1881, married Jennie E.
PETTY, of Burlington, Vt., daughter of Rev. McKendree PETTY, A.M., a clergyman
of the M. E. church and professor of mathematics and natural history in Vermont
University. Mr. TUTHILL is a leading
member of the Baptist church, having been deacon nineteen years and has been
sixteen years justice of the peace.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
563
Surnames: UTLEY, BROWN,
BROOKS
Rodney
C. UTLEY was born in Pawlet, Vt., July 22, 1823. He is the youngest son of Capt. Leonard
UTLEY, who came to East Otto in 1835 with his family of four sons and three
daughters and settled on a farm in the north part of the town, afterward owned
by his son, Leonard S. UTLEY. He died in
1862. There are now living of the family
the three daughters and Rodney C. The
latter married. April 23, 1848, Malvina, daughter of James L. BROWN, who died
March 14, 1867. He married, second,
Electa A., daughter of Philo BROOKS, of Otto, Feb. 3, 1871. By his first marriage he had two daughters
and one son; by his second wife he has three sons and one daughter.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Pages
563 & 564
Surnames: WHITMEYER, KERN
Nicholas
WHITMEYER was born in France, July 4, 1844, and in 1856, in company with an
older brother and two sisters, he came to America and settled in Boston, Erie
County. In 1859 he came to Otto, where
he worked till the summer of 1861, and on the 16th of Aug. enlisted in Co. C,
64th N. Y. Vol. Inf., for three years.
He was in the battle of Fair Oaks and in the Seven Days' Fight, where he
was prostrated by sunstroke and sent to the hospital. After partially recovering he was detailed to
guard duty and stationed on Governor Wise's farm. He joined his regiment in June 1863 and was
in the battle of Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania, where on May 12,
1864 he received a bayonet wound in his arm and while in the hospital was taken
prisoner the next morning by the Black Horse Cavalry, but escaped during the
night of the 13th and lay in hiding all the 14th, partly in the water of the
North Anna river. He crossed the river
just before night, but was discovered and shot at a number of times, escaped,
and reached the Union lines about two o'clock next morning. He was again sent to the hospital and
rejoined his regiment at Cold Harbor, was in the siege of Petersburg, and was
present at the surrender of General Lee, having re-enlisted in the winter of
1863-64. He was mustered out at Elmira
in July, 1865. In July 1866, he married
Catharine, daughter of John KERN, of Eden, Erie County; they lived in Erie
county ten years and in the town of Otto thirteen years, and since 1888 have
resided in East Otto village, where he carries on a meat market. They have three daughters and three sons
living and a son and a daughter deceased.
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History of the Town of East Otto –
Chapter XXIV (24)
Page
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Surname: WILLIAMS
Lyman
WILLIAMS came from Vermont to East Otto about 1830, at which time his son,
Solomon WILLIAMS, the father of Dr. Elmer D., was about two years old. He afterward located permanently in
Mansfield, where he was for many years a prominent citizen and substantial
farmer, and where he resided till his death.
Solomon WILLIAMS passed nearly all of his active life in Mansfield and
died in 1887. His son, Dr. Elmer D.
WILLIAMS, is the oldest of one brother and two sisters. See Medical chapter, page 124.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FROM: "HISTORICAL GAZETTEER AND
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
Bio from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Elko – Chapter
XXV (25)
Page 569
Surnames: BARTON, FARGO, CASKEY, MORRISON, HILL, WILLIAMS
Leonard BARTON came to Elko in 1838 and settled on lot 2,
where he died July 13, 1891. His wife,
Eveline FARGO, of Gerry, Chautauqua county, is still living; their children were James S., of Quaker
Bridge; Elizabeth D. (Mrs. Gideon CASKEY) of Frewsburg, Chautauqua county;
Frank M.; Charles M., of Randolph; Edgar A., of Elko; Ella V. (Mrs. Charles
MORRISON), of Elko; Clarinda and Celestia (deceased); LaFayette L., of Tennessee;
and Loretta E. (Mrs. Frank HILL), of Bradford, Pa. Frank M. BARTON has served as highway
commissioner, school trustee, and assessor, as well as in other capacities of
responsibility. He married Emily M.,
daughter of George A. WILLIAMS, of Cold Spring.
They have an adopted son, Leo D.
The BARTON family were early and have always been prominent,
public-spirited residents of Elko. The
father of Leonard BARTON, James, was an early settler, as were also his sons
Chester, Smith, Asher, Joseph, Merrills, Sylvester, and Walter.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Elko – Chapter
XXV (25)
Page 570
Surname: HOLT
Manley
D. HOLT came to Elko from Warren county, Pa., about 1873. He has always been engaged in the lumber
business. Since residing in this town he
has manufactured and shipped large quantities, owning both saw and
shingle-mills of good capacity. Although
never seeking office, in fact always declining it, he has been elected to
several local positions of importance, which he filled with credit. He resides at Quaker Bridge.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Elko – Chapter
XXV (25)
Page 570
Surnames: MORRISON, BROWN,
BRADLEY, WRIGHT
Ephraim
MORRISON was one of the first settlers in South Valley where the village of
Onoville now stands. He was the first
innkeeper there and for some time was a justice of the peace. In politics he was a Whig. He died in Iowa. His children were Hiram, Benjamin, William
(deceased), Harriet (Mrs. John BROWN, deceased), Rosina (Mrs. Elijah BRADLEY),
Ophelia (Mrs. Asa WRIGHT), John, Reuben, and Lafayette. Benjamin and the last two mentioned reside in
Elko. Benjamin Morrison married a
daughter of Zabin WRIGHT, a long-time resident of Quaker run, in which locality
Mr. MORRISON has lived since 1872.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FROM: "HISTORICAL GAZETTEER AND
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
582 & 583
Surnames: ALDRICH, WALKER
Thomas
R. ALDRICH was born at Quaker Springs, Saratoga county, Oct. 6, 1840. His father removed to Otsego county soon
after his birth and died there in Jan., 1844, leaving his wife without means
and with four small children. Thomas had
a home with a friend and an uncle until he became fourteen, and since then he
has provided for his own wants. Aug. 8,
1862, he enlisted in Co. B, 154th N. Y. Vols. May 2, 1863, he received four
bulletwounds at the battle of Chancellorsville and was sent to Carver Hospital
at Washington, D. C. He rejoined his
regiment at Alexandria, Va., Sept. 11, 1863, and left with it on the 26th for
Tennessee, taking part in the battle at Wauhatchie on Oct. 28th. He was also at Chattanooga and Mission Ridge,
and started with his regiment in the march through Georgia with General
Sherman, but was wounded and captured at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 8,
1864. May 12th he was a prisoner in
Andersonville; Sept. 7th he was transferred to the prison at Savannah and later
to Millen, to Blackshear, Ga., and to Florence, S. C., and escaped Feb. 22,
1865 at Wilmington en route for the rebel prison at Salisbury, N. C.,
re-entering the Union lines reduced to a mere skeleton. He was sent to Annapolis, was given a
furlough, and was honorably discharged June 22, 1865. In Sept., 1865, he was given a position in
the quartermaster's department of the 100th U. S. Colored Infantry at Columbia,
Tenn., where he remained until the regiment was mustered out Dec, 30,
1865. He returned to Cattaraugus county
and is now and has been for fifteen years deputy sheriff, has been postmaster
of Ellicottville five years, deputy U. S. marshal eight years, and commander of
S. C. Noyes Post, No. 232, G. A. R., and of Maybee Tent, No. 23, K. O. T. M.,
several years. Feb. 2, 1869, he married Maryette WALKER, who died June 29,
1877.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
583
Surnames: ARNOLD, HADLEY,
DEVEREUX, YOUNG, FRAZIER, NEUBACHER, LAWTON
Samuel
P. ARNOLD, born in Londonderry, Vt., about 1798, married Betsey HADLEY, and
shortly afterward emigrated to Le Roy, N. Y., coming thence in 1827 to
Ellicottville, where he conducted a tannery and had an interest in a shoe shop
and furniture establishment. He was
deputy sheriff nine years and represented Ellicottville on the Board of
Supervisors in 1853 and 1854. He was a
collector for the Holland Land Company and later for Mr. DEVEREUX. At one time he owned 1,300 acres of land
which he stocked with cattle, being also a heavy dealer in cattle and
sheep. Mr. ARNOLD was an active,
energetic business man and a good companion; he was generous and kind to the
poor, but never made any display of his virtues.
E.
Young ARNOLD, son of Samuel, was born in Le Roy, N. Y., May 8, 1826. April 12, 1859, he married Laura P. YOUNG, of
New Albion, daughter of Hon. Horace C. YOUNG.
He has had extensive dealings in cattle in his own county, in Buffalo,
and in Canada. Both he and his wife are
great readers.
Charles
S. ARNOLD, another son of Samuel P. and Betsey E. (HADLEY) ARNOLD, was born in
the village of Ellicottville, Feb. 9, 1838.
He attended the common schools and was on his father's farm until he was
twenty-eight, when he began farming for himself. Besides this he is an extensive dealer in
cattle and sheep. In 1859 he married
Addie FRAZIER, who bore him one son, Charles E., and one daughter, Nellie (Mrs.
Frank NEUBACHER), of Salamanca. Mrs.
ARNOLD died Dec. 10, 1874, and Dec. 16, 1875, Mr. ARNOLD married, second, Emma
LAWTON.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
583 & 584
Surnames: BALLOU, BARRETT
The
BALLOU family in America are of Huguenot descent and early settled in Rhode
Island with Roger WILLIAMS's colony.
They were lovers of civil liberty, possessed quite a military spirit,
and one of the family served in the Revolutionary war.
Charles
F. BALLOU, son of David and Eliza (BARRETT) BALLOU, natives of Vermont, was
born in East Otto in 1840, and in early life taught district schools. Sept. 17, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 44th N.
Y. Vols., and at Gettsyburg received a severe gunshot-wound and was discharged
from the hospital a cripple Dec. 21, 1863.
Returning to his home in Ashford he attempted farming, but was obliged
to give it up and entered the New York customs house in the city of New York,
becoming finally a grocer in Ellicottville.
H. E.
BALLOU, son of David and Eliza (BARRETT) BALLOU, was born in East Otto in 1845,
and in 1861 enlisted in Co. A, 100th N. Y. Vols., experiencing all the
vicissitudes of his regiment, and escaping with only the loss of a piece of
skin from his nose. He had his haversack
and canteen shot from his shoulders at the charge on Fort Wagner and the stock
from his gun at Fair Oaks; his blouse was several times pierced with
bullets. He was discharged a corporal
after a service of three Years and four months, being always on duty and never
in the hospital. Mr. BALLOU returned
home with imperfect eyesight. He is
engaged in bee-keeping.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
584
Surnames: BARLOW, BIDEN
Rev.
Arthur E. BARLOW, a native of Ireland, was born in 1854 and emigrated to
America at the age of seventeen years.
He completed his education for the priesthood in Rome, Italy, in 1877,
where he was ordained a priest of the Catholic church. He returned to America, was soon assigned to
duty in the profession of his choice, and was appointed pastor of the Church of
the Most Holy Name of Mary at Ellicottville in 1889. Father BARLOW is distinguished in his
denomination as a sound theologian, and by all who hear him as a gentleman of
fine attainments. He was succeeded in
his pastorate here during the present year by Rev. J. D. BIDEN and transferred
to a permanent charge in Hornellsville, N. Y.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
584
Surname: BIRD
Alexander
BIRD, born in Montgomery county, July 21, 1842 enlisted in Co. G, 154th N. Y.
Vols., Aug. 6, 1862, was promoted to corporal, sergeant, sergeant-major, and
first lieutenant, and commanded a company as acting captain during the last
nine months of the war. Mr. BIRD fought
at Chancellorsville and under General Sherman was in the battles of Rocky Face
Ridge, Resaca, Kingston, Cassville, Pine Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, and
Atlanta, marched to the sea, and was engaged at Savannah. He marched through the Carolinas to Raleigh
and was present at General Johnston's surrender. He marched to Washington by way of Richmond
and was discharged at Elmira, N. Y., June 22, 1865. Being wounded at Rocky Face Ridge he refused
to go to the hospital, never asked for nor received a furlough, and was absent
from his company only six months on recruiting service by order of the War
Department. In this capacity as well as
in the "tented field" he was an able and efficient soldier. On his return from the army he was a blacksmith
twelve years; since then he has conducted a grocery and a meat market. In the autumn of 1880 he made a tour of all
his old battlefields. From the field of
Rocky Face Ridge, where he was wounded, he cut a hickory walking-stick and
formed a head for it with a grape shot that he picked up on the field of
Resaca. Mr. BIRD is a Republican. He had three brothers in the army: William,
James, and Alexander. The aggregate
number of battles fought by these four brothers was sixty-one and the sum total
of service tendered was eleven years and five months.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
584
Surnames: BLACKALL, KELLY
George
BLACKALL was born in County Clare, Ireland, and died in this town June 12,
1893, aged 103 years and ten months. He
was a Catholic and had lived in Ellicottville thirty-five years. He was the father of eighteen children, five
of whom survive him, one of them being the wife of Timothy KELLY.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
584 & 585
Surnames: BOYCE, BACON,
GREEN, LAMB
William
BOYCE, a native of Massachusetts, married Mary BACON, a native of New England,
and in 1830 settled on lot 10 in Ellicottville.
He came from Boston and bought his farm of Allen GREEN, who had lived on
it a short time and had made a small improvement. Three years after he settled here a kind
friend in Massachusetts offered Mr. BOYCE a yoke of oxen if he would go and get
them. The present was gladly accepted
and he made the entire trip on foot.
Mr., BOYCE died in his native town while there on a visit. Benjamin F. BOYCE was supervisor of
Ellicottville in 1868, but died between the first and second weeks of the
session and Rensselaer LAMB filled the office the remainder of the term.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
585
Surnames: BROWN, BUCHFINK
Frederick BROWN, Sr., born in Wurttemberg, Germany, in 1831,
emigrated in 1853 to America, and was seventy-four days crossing the ocean,
landing in New York on July 9th and coming at once to Buffalo. In 1856 he married Anna Maria BUCHFINK, a
German lady who crossed the Atlantic in the ship with him. In 1863 they settled where they now
live. Mr. BROWN began here with
sixty-four acres of primeval forest, which he has changed into cultivated
fields and added to it by purchase fifty acres.
He enlisted in Co. A, 188th N. Y. Regt., and was honorably discharged
June 1, 1865. He fought in the battles
of Hatcher's Run, Five Forks, and Appomattox Court House, and is now a
pensioner and a member of S. C. Noyes Post, G. A. R. He has been assessor six years. Children: Frederick, Jr., Henry J., Anna,
Louisa M., and Charles J.
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Bio
from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
585
Surnames: BRYANT, STAUNTON,
WOODARD, VINING, KINGSLEY, BEEBE, WILLIAMS, FRENCH DROWN, SEARL
Samuel
BRYANT, born in Chesterfield, Mass., Oct. 5, 1781, married Anne STAUNTON, who
was born in Northampton, Mass., March 10, 1785.
They settled on Bryant hill, so named in honor of the BRYANT family,
leaving New England with their seven children and household goods loaded in a
heavy covered wagon drawn by two pairs of oxen and arriving at their home, a
log cabin, about 1821. While on the
journey their little son Royal T. fell under the wheels of the wagon and was
instantly killed. They brought with
their goods half a bushel of apples, carefully saved the seeds, and planted a
nursery which produced the trees of his large orchard, and for several other
Orchards in the BRYANT neighborhood. Mr.
BRYANT resided on the farm, where he first settled until his death April 17,
1853; Mrs. BRYANT died June 29, 1869.
Mr. BRYANT was a captain of militia in Massachusetts; he was a prominent
citizen in Ellicottville, a member of the Baptist church, and an old line
Whig. They had eleven children, those
living to maturity being:
Maria
BRYANT, born April 9, 1809 married Alonzo WOODARD
Ursula
BRYANT, born April 22, 1810, married Jerold VINING, settled in Kalamazoo,
Mich., where she died about 1870
Mary
Ann BRYANT, born Feb. 20, 1812, married Nathan KINGSLEY, and died in
Ellicottville
Samuel
A BRYANT, born March 8, 1814, married Rachel BEEBE
Royal
T BRYANT, 2d, born May 29, 1823, died on the homestead Sept. 19, 1844
Louisa
F. BRYANT, born March 1, 1825, married Cooley WILLIAMS, and died at about
twenty years of age
Amanda
M. BRYANT, born April 18, 1827, married Alfred FRENCH, and settled in Lake
View, Mich.
Hiram
BRYANT, born Nov. 27, 1830, succeeded his father on the homestead. He married,
Jan. 3, 1855 Jennette H., daughter of Peter DROWN, who died July 31, 1868,
being the mother of these children: Eva A., born Oct. 2, 1858, died July 16,
1884; Freddie A. and Eddie A. (twins), born March 16, 1861; and Warren G., born
Sept. 20, 1870. Freddie A. died Oct. 4, 1872. Sept. 20, 1870, Mr. BRYANT
married, second, Electa M. SEARL, of Franklinville, who is the mother of two
daughters: Bertha L., born Dec. 11, 1874, and Ida J., born Dec, 28, 1 881. Mr.
BRYANT is a prominent citizen and a Republican. He and his wife are members of
the Presbyterian church.
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Bio
from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
585 & 586
Surnames: CASE
Charles
A. CASE, son of Thomas, was born in Lyndon, Oct. 25, 1851, was educated in
school district No. 7 of his native town, at Franklinville Academy, and in a
commercial college in Buffalo. Remaining
with his father, a farmer, and assisting in his large business as a dealer in
farmers' produce, He began business himself in dealing in livestock, having a
large trade in Canada and the west. He
subsequently engaged in life insurance business about two years, when the Bank
of Ellicottville was organized and Mr. CASE became its first cashier, a
position he has continuously held. Mr.
CASE is a prominent citizen, an affable gentleman, a thorough business man, and
a true friend.
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Bio
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
586 & 587
Surnames: CLARKE, THAYER
Hon.
Staley N. CLARKE – Every epoch of a nation's life produces certain individuals
who, by virtue of innate strength of mind and breadth of character, stand above
the level of common men, and by them are honored and followed as their
benefactors and leaders. It is not in
the higher walks of life alone that such men appear; they stand forth in the
by-ways to assist and cheer the toils of their fellows by their example and
advice. Often in the settlement and
development of this country such leaders of men have come opportunely to guide
the well-being of some struggling colony, and by their purity of life, honesty
of purpose, and conscientiousness in the discharge of duty have contributed to
the happiness and promoted the welfare of all with broad and generous sympathy. Identified with the early history and
development of the county was Hon. Staley Nichols CLARKE. Mr. CLARKE was born in Prince George county,
Md., May 24, 1794. At about the age of
twenty-one he settled at Buffalo, N. Y., and began his career as a clerk in the
Bank of Niagara. In 1819 he was offered
and accepted a clerkship in the office of the Holland Land Company at Batavia,
N. Y., where he remained until Jan., 1822, when he was transferred to the
office of the company at Ellicottville and appointed as their authorized agent
for the county of Cattaraugus. In this
selection of manager the company chose wisely.
His previous service in the office at Batavia had shown that he
possessed the qualities requisite to success in the new field to which they
desired to send him, and they were quick to discern and prompt in availing
themselves of the benefit they would derive from his business capacity. The result amply justified the trust they
reposed in him, and Mr. CLARKE remained the agent of the company until it sold
out to the Farmers' Loan and Trust Company.
The
country was rugged and uninviting and then but sparsely settled. Communication
between the different settlements, widely separated by unbroken forests, was
slow and difficult, and the settlers at first came but little under the charm
of the agent's presence, and hence intimate acquaintanceship was of slow
growth. Those who came to take up the
land were, in the main, without capital or resource, except brave hearts and
brawny arms, with will as sturdy and purpose as rugged as the surrounding
forests and hillsides. The instinct of
self-preservation inspired them to constant watchfulness lest in some way they
should be deceived or imposed upon. They
knew their weakness, and for a time they feared the power of the agent. Better acquaintance, however, disarmed
suspicion and revealed to them the true excellence of his character; they came
to know him as he was and trusted and respected him. The settlers came to him for advice and
counsel in all the simple affairs of their uneventful lives, and his relations
with them soon became paternal. They
confided in and trusted him to a degree quite wonderful, and consistent only
with, the fact that they had discovered his merit and read aright his character. Without judicial authority Mr. CLARKE was for
many years the people's chancellor. To
him they came as to an upright judge with their disputes and their contentions. He listened to their recitals, and his
intuitive perception of right and wrong enabled him, to see where justice lay;
and so great was their confidence in his wisdom and integrity that his
decisions were always respected. Men
left his presence with the conviction strong upon them that if they pursued the
course suggested by him they could not go far wrong.
His
position as between the settlers and the company, whose representative he was,
must have been at times a delicate one, not wholly free from embarrassment, and
yet, through it all, there was never once the slightest intimation or suspicion
of injustice to the one or lack of fidelity to the other. It is believed that in no case was a settler,
if worthy and meritorious, evicted from the land for which he held a contract
because of inability to meet promptly his payments. If to those who held the security further
indulgence seemed beyond the limit of business prudence, and foreclosure became
imminent, Mr. CLARKE often made the obligation his own, paid the debt to the
company, assumed the risk, and carried the burden, thus insuring the settler
against oppression and the company against loss; and so at once was generous to
the one and just to the other. In later
years, when the condition of the settlers had improved and the gloomy forest
had become productive farms; when poverty had given way to modest competence,
and to the scant and coarse necessities of life had been added many of its
comforts and some of its luxuries; when hard and unremitting toil had been
succeeded by some degree of leisure and the pioneers had become independent, self-supporting
citizens, they did not forget their friend and benefactor; they were wont to
dwell with a fondness amounting almost to devotion upon the unselfish,
disinterested, and immeasurable service he had rendered them. They told their children the story of his
life, and his name became a household word and his memory a benediction.
Not
only by those whom he had befriended was he honored; he was respected and
beloved by all men, the affluent, the learned, and the influential. To the needy, if deserving, he was an
unfailing friend; no worthy person in distress ever appealed to him for aid and
was sent away empty handed. Benevolent
far beyond the common, his charities were not bestowed with ostentation or
desire for notoriety, but with unobtrusive modesty in harmony with the simple
grandeur of his nature. In short his
character was ennobled by the unity and harmonious blending of more good
qualities and marred by fewer faults than is usual with men who are esteemed
both good and great. He was of stately
figure and commanding presence, and his manner was one in which were combined
both simplicity and elegance. Though not
indifferent to public affairs he was not in the popular sense ambitious to
appear in them. He served his county as
treasurer for seventeen years, and at the earnest desire of his friends
consented to represent the district in the Twenty-seventh Congress. On the expiration of his term he declined a
re-election. On Oct. 27, 1816, he
married Eunice THAYER, of Ontario county, N. Y., who was born March 5, 1797,
and died at Corry, Pa., June 23, 1873.
Mr. CLARKE at Ellicottville, Oct. 14, 1860.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Staley N. CLARKE
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
587 & 588
Surnames: CLARK, STEWART
William
CLARK, son of Wells CLARK, was born in Granville, Aug. 28, 1814, and reared in
Blandford, Mass. He married Caroline M.
STEWART, of Canton, Conn., a native of Blandford, Mass., Aug. 20, 1839, and the
ensuing spring emigrated to Ellicottville, coming by canal from Albany to
Buffalo, thence with a team to this town, arriving May 1, 1840. His farm had some twenty-five acres partly
cleared and a small frame barn, but no house.
While building a portion of the house he now occupies, they resided in a
deserted old log house nearby; here the little striped snakes were in
possession and would frequently bob up their heads through the large cracks in
the floor. Mr. CLARK had means to pay
for his original farm of 122 acres, and has added to it from time to time until
he now has nearly 300 acres. His
children are: George and Harlan M.
CLARK, farmers on the homestead
Charles
W. CLARK, who occupies his father's farm in Mansfield
James
O. CLARK, a lawyer and teller of the Bank of Ellicottville
Wells
W. CLARK, a mechanic and farmer in Ellicottville
Carrie
L. CLARK, at home
Mary
CLARK, who died in Sept., 1889, aged twenty-nine.
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Bio
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
588
Surnames: COIT, HARRIS,
HUNTLEY, CLARKE, SHULTS
Lewis
COIT, son of Roger and Hannah (HARRIS) COIT, was born in Norwich, Mass., June
18, 1818. His parents came to
Ellicottville in March, 1820. Their
conveyance was a heavy sled drawn by a pair of oxen; their first residence, a
log cabin, stood on the site of Judge Scott's barn. Two or three years later he built the
residence occupied by the late Amy HUNTLEY.
In 1827 Mr. COIT removed to the COIT homestead, the home of Lewis COIT,
where he had cleared twenty acres and built a log house, and where he died Dec.
14, 1829. Lewis COIT and his younger
brother William then had the labor of the farm and the care of their mother and
her seven children. They cut wood three
feet long and drew it to Hon. Staley N. CLARKE (the only one who would buy it
at any price) and sold it for fifty cents per cord. They saved the ashes in their fields and from
the kitchen fire, leached them, and made black-salts. Their industrious mother spun and wove linen
and wool and clad her family, and often wove cloth for her neighbors. They rode to church in summer in a lumber
wagon drawn by oxen an in winter on a sled.
Lewis COIT has twelve children living.
His mother died at the age of sixty-seven years. In 1847 he married Maria SHULTS. He has been a dealer in working oxen.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
588
Surnames: COLMAN, BEECHER
Truman
Rowley COLMAN was born in Coventry, Conn., Nov. 13, 1809, and was a resident of
Ellicottville from 1829 until 1854. He
was prominently identified with the land interests in Cattaraugus, Allegany,
and Wyoming counties and besides carried on at times an extensive mercantile
trade and banking business. In 1854 he
removed to Dunkirk, N. Y., where he established what became the Lake Shore National
Bank. He married Sophia M., a daughter
of Moses BEECHER. She died Sept. 30,
1867.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
588 & 589
Surnames: COTTER, RICE,
JOHNSON, HACKETT
James
COTTER, born in County Cork, Ireland, Oct. 31, 1831, received a good business
education, and at the age of seventeen years, with his father, William, and
brother Richard, emigrated to America in a sailing vessel and landed at Quebec
after a voyage of six weeks and three days.
In 1852 they all settled in Ellicottville. James COTTER, in May, 1858, invested what he
had saved in a grocery store, which he continued until 1880, since which time
he has lived a retired life. Mr. COTTER
has always been a fair dealer. He is a
liberal Democrat and during the late war he gave his aid and influence to the
Union. He is a great reader. In religion he is a Catholic. Feb. 23, 1864, he was elected town collector
of taxes; March 26, 1864, Addison G. RICE, Samuel William JOHNSON, and James
COTTER were appointed a committee on the part of the town of Ellicottville to
procure the number of men to fill the quota, and were allowed to pay bounties
in their discretion, but in the aggregate not to exceed $4,800; Feb. 27, 1866,
he was again elected collector; in 1872 he was a delegate to the Democratic
State convention at Rochester and the same fall he was a delegate to the
Democratic national convention at Baltimore, which nominated Horace Greeley for
the presidency: he is now serving a three years’ term as assessor. Oct. 27, 1858, he married Honora H. HACKETT,
a native of County Tipperary, Ireland, who was born Dec. 10, 1835, and came to
Ellicottville in 1852. They have been
members of the choir of the Catholic church about thirty years and Mrs. COTTER
has been organist the last twelve years.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
589
Surnames: CRAWFORD, FULLER
Burt
J. CRAWFORD was born in Napoli in 1861, was reared in Java, Wyoming county, and
married Minerva FULLER, of Arcade, N. Y.
For two years he kept hotel in Springville, N. Y., and in Nov., 1882,
purchased the CRAWFORD House in Ellicottville, which was burned May 11,
1890. He immediately rebuilt a fine
brick hotel, which was conceded to be one of the handsomest structures and the
best appointed hostelries in Cattaraugus county. This property he exchanged in February, 1893,
for property in Buffalo, where he is now proprietor of the newly refitted Hotel
Carlton on Exchange street.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
589
Surnames: DAVIS, EDDY
William
H. DAVIS, son of John H. and Almira DAVIS, was born in Montgomery county April
5, 1840. In 1845 the family removed to
Ellicottville and located where William H. DAVIS now lives. Feb. 6, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 105th N.
Y. Vols., reached Washington on April 8th, and the first night there slept on
the ground, which during the night was covered with snow six inches deep. He was attacked with measles on the 10th and
sent to the hospital, where he was confined three weeks, when he rejoined his
regiment at Cloud's Mills, Va. From the effects of the measles he was again ill
and confined in the hospital about two months.
He participated in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862, was in
the battles of Warrenton Junction, Thoroughfare Gap, Second Bull Run,
Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Mine
Run, and Cold Harbor, where he received a wound from a minie-ball which
fractured his skull above the left eye and shattered his cheek bone, which has
never united. From blood-poisoning from
this wound he has totally lost his left lung.
From the time he received the wound until July, 1865, he was confined in
the hospital and was then mustered out with his regiment. He has been an invalid ever since. March 26, 1871 he married Lucy EDDY.
Children: Emma O., Clara, William H., and Mildred.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
589 & 590
Surnames: DROWN, GREEN,
THAYER, BURLINGAME, HUFF, HUENERFELD, WALKER, BATTS, DAY
Peter
DROWN, a native of Hartford, Conn., married Eliza GREEN and soon after removed
to New York State. He was employed as a
sentinel at the prison in Auburn about two years; settled on a farm in Sweden,
N. Y., and marketed his wheat in Rochester for twenty-five cents per bushel;
and about 1827 began anew in the woods in the northwest part of Ellicottville,
where he cleared the land and gave all his family a good education. Mr. DROWN served as commissioner of
highways. His wife died in 1821 and left
five children; his second wife, Sarepta THAYER, bore him nine children. Ten children are living; two reside in
Ellicottville. Mr. DROWN died March 11,
1875, aged eighty-three years.
Elbridge
DROWN, the youngest by the first wife, was born Nov. 5, 1819, began life as a
jobber clearing land and taught school nine winter terms. He has been a farmer, and also a dealer in
real estate and cattle. He married
Frances, granddaughter of Rickertson BURLINGAME.
Oliver
T. DROWN, son of Peter and Sarepta (THAYER) DROWN, was born in Monroe county
Aug, 1, 1824, and about 1854 he removed to Spartansburg, Pa., where he engaged
in mercantile business. In 1865 he came
to Ellicottville and opened a general store, which he conducted until his
decease in 1870. Sept. 3, 1849, he
married Harriet, daughter of Jacob HUFF, of East Otto, and they had four
children, the oldest, Herman B. DROWN, being the only survivor. He was born in Ellicottville in 1850 and
commenced his business life as a druggist in Spartansburg, Pa., in 1876. In 1878 he returned to his native town, where
he has since conducted a drug store. In
1876 Mr. DROWN married Louise HUENERFELD of Ellicottville. They have one son.
Alfonso
DROWN, youngest child of Peter, was born on the DROWN homestead, where he now
resides, Jan 10, 1842. He received a
good English education, and married Nancy, daughter of Collins and Amanda
(WALKER) BATTS, of New Albion. Mr. DROWN
has been an elder of the First Presbyterian church of Ellicottville for many
years.
Peter
M. DROWN, son of Elbridge, born Jan. 22, 1854, received a good English education,
and Oct. 11, 1879, married Flora DAY. He
settled on Bryant hill, where, when he took possession in 1872, his crop of hay
was only eight tons; he has so improved his farm that in 1890 he harvested
about 160 tons. Mr. DROWN is a
progressive farmer and gives his influence for the cause of temperance. Both are members of the Presbyterian
church. Meetings of Bryant Hill Lodge,
No. 808, I. O. G. T., are held at his house.
Of this body he was its first chief templar.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
590
Surnames: GRAY, ROMYEN
Andrew
GRAY was born in Northumberland county, England, in 1790 and with his parents
came to America in 1800, settling in Gorham, Ontario county, where they lived
ten years. His father then purchased a
tract of 500 acres of wild land in Caledonia, Livingston county, removed to it,
and there the parents died. Andrew had
100 acres of this purchase. He married
Agnes ROMYEN, Feb. 21, 1821, and in 1832 removed his family to a farm in the
southeast part of Mansfield, where he died March 22, 1864, and his wife Nov.
27, 1879. Mr. GRAY was a soldier in the
War of 1812. They had five children.
Their
oldest son, George GRAY, born in Caledonia, July 16, 1823, received an academic
education, was a farmer, was nine years supervisor of Mansfield, and was many
years a member of the Board of Trustees and a generous supporter of the
Presbyterian church of Ellicottville. He
gave his influence to every good and noble object and died Oct. 28, 1874.
His
brother, Abram GRAY, was born in Caledonia, July 7, 1826. He supplemented his common school education
with a year's attendance at an academy, remained with his parents until
twenty-three years of age, and began business for himself as a carpenter and
builder, which has since been his avocation.
Many fine residences, among others St. Bonaventure's College at Allegany
and the wooden bridge spanning the Allegheny river in South Valley, are
monuments to his skill. Mr. GRAY has
resided in the village since 1873. He
has been an elder of the Presbyterian church for twenty-one years and trustee
twenty years.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
590
Surnames: GREEN, PUTNAM
Allen
GREEN removed from Cazenovia, N. Y., to Sardinia, Erie county, in 1815. In 1826 he came to the northeast corner of
Ellicottville, where he purchased 317 acres of wild land, and where his nearest
neighbor was five miles distant. He died
Sept. 13, 1859, and his wife, Mercy PUTNAM, May 5, 1872. Children: Charles, Job, Betsey, Clarinda, Obadiah,
Allen M., Perry, Ellen, Sarah, Mary, and Job, 2d. Allen M. GREEN resides in Franklinville. Obadiah GREEN lived in Sardinia and became a
prominent citizen.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
590
Surnames: GRINOLS, TRIPP,
HINMAN
Harvey
GRINOLS, son of Daniel R. and Elsie (TRIPP) GRINOLS, was born in Otto, Sept.
23, 1839, and Sept. 23, 1861, enlisted in Co. B, 9th N. Y. Cav., and was on
duty with his regiment until he was attacked with fever and obliged to go to
the hospital. He was transferred in an
emaciated condition to Block Island Hospital, near Providence, R. I., from
which he was. discharged Oct. 28, 1862.
He returned to his farm with ruined health and was obliged to give up so
laborious an occupation, and now resides in the village, where he is engaged in
dealing in light produce. Jan. 15, 1865,
he married Lorincla HINMAN, of East Otto, and they have two sons and two
daughters.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
591
Surnames: HARRINGTON, AIKEN,
BEECHER
Joseph,
Owen, Miles, and Caleb HARRINGTON, sons of Nathaniel HARRINGTON, came from
Otsego county and settled in Mansfield in 1826.
The father had served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war and was a
pensioner. He was a well-to-do farmer in
Otsego county and gave each of his sons a yoke of oxen and fifty acres of land
in Mansfield. They soon disposed of
their farms. Joseph and Miles settled in
Ellicottville, Owen went to Ohio, and Joseph and Caleb eventually located in
Little Valley.
Miles
HARRINGTON married Sarah, daughter of Benjamin AIKEN. Their children were Henry W., Stephen A.,
Augustus C., and Sally D.
Stephen
A. HARRINGTON, born on Fish hill in Mansfield, July 8, 1828, was early obliged
to leave school, and finally entered the law office of his brother, where he
was two or three years, leaving by the advice of his physician. He was a groceryman in Ellicottville most of
his life, was an aggressive politician and a life-long Democrat, and sometimes
in the heat of political campaigns he had a little trouble. He believed in the principles of the
Democracy as opposed to those of the Whig party, and was an influential
leader. He held several town offices,
being justice of the peace nearly thirty years.
He was a keeper in the Auburn prison until he resigned the position; he
also did some conveyancing and pettifogging in justice's court. He married Adaline BEECHER, niece of Moses
BEECHER, of Ellicottville, and their children were Walter A. and Fred L.
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Bio
from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
591
Surnames: HILER, LANCHOW,
FOX, STADLER, KING
John
HILLER, born near Hamburg, Germany, about 1831, married Mary LANCHOW, and in
1863 emigrated with his wife and three children to America, coming to
Cattaraugus county and settling in East Otto.
He was a brickmaker in his native country, but gave his attention to
farming after locating here. He died in
Ashford in 1868. His widow married
William FOX, Sr., a native of Germany and a farmer. Mr. HILLER's children were Sophia (Mrs. A. STADLER);
Henry J., who married Mary KING and resides in Plato; and Herman F., a general
merchant and an extensive dealer in farm produce. Mr. HILLER commenced his mercantile life a
clerk at $12 per month and boarded himself.
Three years later he began business where he had been a clerk.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
591
Surnames: HORNUNG, WEIDMANN,
BUSCKRIST
Joseph
HORNING was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, in 1844. In 1871 He married Louise
WEIDMANN and came to America. Being a
carriage maker he prosecuted his trade successively in Little Valley and
Ellicottville, and in the spring of 1880 settled on the farm near Ashford
Junction where he now resides. Mr.
HORNING is also a dealer in agricultural implements and fertilizers. His wife died in 1872 and in 1874 he married
Henrietta BUSCKRIST, who is the mother of all his living children.
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Bio from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
591 & 592
Surnames: HUNTLEY, STILLWELL,
McGOWEN, HAWKINS, CHAMBERLAIN
Daniel
HUNTLEY, a native of
Daniel
I. HUNTLEY, born in
Thomas
S. HUNTLEY held the same office in Ellicottville in 1840, while Horace S.
HUNTLEY served the town of
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
592
Surnames: HURLBURT,
Grove
HURLBURT, the first settler in the town of
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
592 & 593
Surnames: JOHNSTON, HURLBURT
William
JOHNSTON, a pioneer of Ellicottville, was born in
William
H. JOHNSTON, born Sept. 21, 1832, enlisted in August, 1862, in the 154th N. Y.
Vols. as a musician and was honorably discharged from
Capt.
Byron A. JOHNSTON, was born in Ellicottville, Jan. 31, 1827. In 1852 he went overland to
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
593
Surnames: KING, COOK, MUNGER,
GAYLORD, MATTESON
Alanson
KING, son of Arnold and Candace (COOK) KING, was born in Collins,
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
593 & 594
Surnames: LANGHANS, MEROW,
BLOCK, EULERS
John
LANGHANS, born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
594
Surnames: LAWLER, STACK,
SHANKLAND
William
LAWLER was born in the Parish of Kilconley,
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
594 - 596
Surnames: LITCHFIELD, HAYDEN,
DOOLY, BROWN, BUCK, THATCHER, FRENCH, BOYCE
Beals
E. LITCHFIELD, youngest son and child of Ensign and Mary (HAYDEN) LITCHFIELD,
was born in
As
Beals LITCHFIELD grew in strength and years he assisted in the great work of
transforming the forests into fruitful fields, became an agriculturist, and has
ever been a careful and successful one.
He loved and honored his vocation, and his opinions on agriculture are
worthy of record. He says: "During
the last quarter of a century I have noticed that many young men have left the
farm and engaged in other occupations, either because they considered that of
agriculture less dignified or less lucrative.
There undoubtedly are other occupations or speculations in which, if
successful, a large fortune can be more speedily accumulated than by
agriculture, but I am sure that the different branches of agricultural pursuits
contain all the elements and conditions necessary to bring wealth and happiness
to those farmers who pursue their labors in a reasonable and scientific
manner. Agriculture is the basis of all
other pursuits, hence it can not be less dignified or less useful to
mankind. In an early period it was
supposed by many that a farmer did not need much education, that a half-idiot
could plow, sow, reap, and mow, and consequently be a successful farmer, but
opinions as well as agricultural implements have changed, and it is now
admitted by well informed farmers that a scientific education is necessary for
success in agriculture. A scientific
application of labor and other means often unlocks nature's storehouse and
fills the farmer's barn with the rich fruitage of the soil and his heart with
joy, and I here affirm that agriculture is a chemical science and. one of the
most useful ever revealed by the Creator to mankind."*
Mr.
LITCHFIELD is modest and unassuming in his manners and honest in his
convictions. For forty years he has been
a believer in Spiritualism, was one of its pioneer speakers, and with
conscientious endeavor he lives up to the truths of his belief. In 1890 he published a book, "Leaflets
of Thought gathered from the Tree of Life," and has another volume (his
autobiography) ready for publication. He
has passed a quiet and uneventful life of three-score years and more on the
beautiful place where his father first settled; here he brought his worthy
helpmeet, Lucinda, daughter of Israel and Delight THATCHER, of Hopewell,
Ontario county, whom he married October 14, 1847. Here they have dispensed a generous
hospitality; here they have experienced many joys and many sorrows; here their
children were born, and here they have mourned their departure for the spirit
world; and from here after long and useful lives may they cross to the beautiful
land beyond, and "meet their Pilot face to face."
Levi
LITCHFIELD, son of Ensign, was born in Massachusetts in 1805 and married Nancy
FRENCH. In the spring of 1831 he settled
in the north part of Ellicottville and in 1835 or '36 made a permanent home on
the farm now owned by Fred Weishan. He
cleared this farm, erected good buildings, aided in building school houses, and
gave all his children a substantial education.
During the Rebellion he sold his farm and retired to the village, where
he died in June, 1887. Like most of the
pioneers he worked hard, was a good financier, accumulated a fair fortune for a
farmer, and was highly respected. His
oldest son, Harvey LITCHFIELD, was born in Massachusetts in September, 1826,
was educated in the common schools, and early chopped, rolled logs, made
black-salts, and at the age of twenty-six had 100 acres of his father's
farm. He married Almira BOYCE. He inherited his father's sterling qualities.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of Beals
E. LITCHFIELD
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
596
Surnames: LOWE, BUGBY,
PITCHER, CHAMBERLAIN, BARTLETT, WARD
Andrew
LOWE came to Ellicottville from
Theodore
LOWE, son of Andrew, was born Sept. 8, 1839.
From 1859 to 1866 he was in the employ of Daniel BARTLETT, who ran a
stage line from Ellicottville to
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
596
Surnames: MABEE, COIT, CLARK
Abram
MABEE was born in Canajoharie, N. Y., July 4, 1839. His father was born a slave, but was
liberated in early life; he resided in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
596 & 597
Surnames: McCOY, BEACH
Bethuel
McCOY, son of John and Hannah (BEACH) McCOY, was born in
Stephen
McCOY was born in Seneca, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1817.
He became a clerk for his brother Bethuel, and in May, 1847, bought the
latter's interest in the store and conducted it until 1875. Mr. McCOY represented Ellicottville as
supervisor in 1851 and 1852, the county as treasurer one term, and was loan
commissioner two years.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
597
Surnames: McMAHON, DEVEREUX,
WALSH, DALEY
John
McMAHON, born in.
James
W. McMAHON is much interested in the affairs of his town and has represented it
on the Board of Supervisors nine years. He was the youngest delegate to the
national convention that nominated Grover Cleveland for president in 1884 and
has been a member of the Democratic State Committee, representing the 34th
Congressional District.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
597
Surnames: MOFFIT, CHAPMAN
James
MOFFIT was born in Franklinville in Feb., 1843, was reared a farmer, was
educated in the common schools and the academy at Genesee, and Oct. 24, 1863,
enlisted in Co. G, 64th N. Y. Vols., which a year later was transferred to the
187th Regiment, with which Mr. MOFFIT served to the close of the war, being
honorably discharged in July, 1865. He
received a gunshot wound and an abrasion of the skin on his right side at
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
597 & 598
Surnames: NORTHRUP, LANSING
Halsey
F. NORTHRUP was born in
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History
of the Town of
Page
598
Surnames: OYER,
Michael
OYER, son of
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History
of the Town of
Page
598
Surname: PETTIT
Joshua
R. PETTIT, born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
598
Surnames: PITCHER, WOODRUFF,
HURLBURT, HUNTLEY
Orrin
PITCHER, a native of
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
598
Surnames: QUACKENBUSH, BARGY,
HINMAN
Clark
P. QUACKENBUSH, second son of John and Mary (BARGY) QUACKENBUSH, was born in
Ashford, July 7, 1849, and June 7, 1871, married Augusta HINMAN, of his native
town, who was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
598 & 599
Surnames: RANDALL, DIMMICK,
McCOY, SHANNON
Charles
P. RANDALL, a native of Chenango county, married Margaret DIMMICK, and as near
as can be ascertained made with his bride his first settlement in
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History
of the Town of
Page
599
Surnames: REED, WAIT
E. T.
REED, son of J. W., was born in Ashford, May 29, 1853, and choosing dentistry
as a profession became a pupil of Dr. Carlos WAIT, of Springville, N. Y., where
he spent two years. He located in
Ellicottville in the spring of 1877, where he has since resided, and where he
has acquired a flourishing practice. Dr.
REED was burned out in the great fire in May, 1890, but quickly became settled
in his present handsome quarters.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
599
Surnames: RUST, ELLIS,
Quartus
RUST, born in
Children
:
Quartus
Ellis RUST, born in
Lewis
RUST, who died in infancy
Lewis
S. RUST, born July 25, 1819 who was killed at Second Bull Run
John
W. RUST, born March 11, 1821, was a mechanic and farmer, and died April 26,
1872
Mary
A. RUST, born Jan. 21, 1823, married Howland WASHBURN, and died Nov. 13, 1871
Angeline
RUST, born in December, 1830. died July 12, 1842
Edwin
R. RUST, born March 31, 1832, a farmer who faithfully cared for his aged
parents until their decease, and who now resides with his nephew, Charles C.
RUST, in the village.
Quartus
RUST married for his third wife Mrs. Sarah, widow of Lyman TODD, May 8, 1853;
he died Sept. 10, 1854, and she May 10, 1884.
Mr. RUST was a justice of the peace for twenty-five years. Quartus E. RUST was a cabinet maker by trade
and a farmer on the homestead. In 1859
he settled in the village and conducted a cabinet shop and furniture store
until his death Sept. 8, 1889. Dec. 19,
1839, he married Electa M. KNIGHT, who died March 17, 1861; she was the mother
of all his children: Amelia M., Charles C., and Ellis E. March 3, 1863, Quartus E. RUST married Ann
McCOY.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
599 & 600
Surnames: SAXTON, LEONARD,
SKINNER
Henry
SAXTON was born in
Children:
Albert
SAXTON, who lives in
Hannah
L. SAXTON, widow of J. King SKINNER, resides on the homestead where she was
born, and which now shelters three generations of the family.
Baker
Leonard SAXTON, who enlisted in
Frederick
A. SAXTON, of Washington, D. C.
Walter
SAXTON, who died in 1855
Ebenezer
SAXTON.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
600
Surname:
James
M. SHEFFIELD, born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Page
600
Surnames: SMITH, McINTYRE
Rev.
Courtney SMITH; born in Bolton,
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Bio
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
600 -602
Surnames: SMITH, NICHOLS,
CLARKE, COLMAN, BEECHER
Theodore
SMITH was born in Orwell,
Although not a politician and never in office Mr. SMITH took
great interest in public affairs.
Thoroughly independent in feeling, with ideas founded on long study of
political and constitutional writers as well as affairs of the day, he was
above and beyond party bias, and followed what seemed to him to be the line of
public policy most conducive to the interests of the whole rather than a party
or section of the nation. Previous to
1860 he had taken no active part in matters of public interest beyond the
discussion incident to a political campaign, and then only to express briefly
his views upon the point at issue. But
in that year the question of the conservation of the Union, the fatuity of the
doctrine of States rights, and the attempt to abolish a system that was
contrary to the basal idea of the constitution stirred within him the spirit he
had inherited from his Puritan ancestors.
He resolved to do his duty to his country so far as it lay within his
power. Prevented by physical weakness
from serving at the front he directed his energies towards supplying the
material with which the struggle was to be won.
With a thoroughness which was a characteristic feature, he went to
Washington and familiarized himself with the detail of army life which was to
be seen in the great army then encamped near the capital during the period of
McClellan's campaign. He likewise
visited the various departments of the government and was favored with an
interview with the president. At the
second call for troops in 1861 Mr. SMITH gave his time to the raising of
volunteers and the organization of regiments for service. He canvassed Cattaraugus county from end to
end, exhorting the people both publicly and privately to do their part for the
Union. When companies were formed in the
various towns he cheered the departing volunteers with inspiring and patriotic
words. Ordinarily of an undemonstrative
and unimpassioned manner he became at such inspiring moments a fascinating and
brilliant speaker, and through the fervor of his addresses and the earnestness
of his manner stirred the enthusiasm of the men of the county to give their
best efforts for the Union. In 1863 Mr.
SMITH went to New York, spending his time between that city and Cattaraugus
county until the end of the war, when he moved to Buffalo, where he lived until
his death, Jan. 12, 1883. About the time
of his removal to Buffalo he gradually began to give up active business,
leaving his interests in the hands of his son, Archibald Clarke SMITH, and
devoted the remainder of his years to his books and to travel. In 1868 he suffered a severe loss by the
death of his only daughter, Lucy NICHOLS, wife of James Curtis BEECHER. In time the infirmities of age became too
strong to permit an active life, and, surrounded by his family and guiding the
development of a younger generation grown up beside him, he passed his last
years among the comforts and blessings to which an energetic and benevolent
life entitled him. His wife, the eldest
daughter of Hon. Staley Nichols CLARKE, as perfect a woman as her father was a
man, and whose motherly kindness many have cause to bless, has survived Mr.
SMITH many years.
Mr. SMITH was a man of great breadth of character and depth
of mind. Fond of study, he devoted his
spare moments to his library and was a writer not only of the spirited
addresses delivered during the war, but of many short stories and critical
essays of literary worth. Combined with
these talents were a fund of dry humor and the faculty of easy expression, all
of which made him fascinating and instructive in conversation; men left him
feeling charmed and elevated by his presence.
Of Puritan stock he was naturally severe and critical, but once
convinced of the merit of a man there was no more steadfast friend than
he. He was charitable and kind,
convinced that it was no merit but the pleasantest of duties to serve and make
others happy. He was a man of great
business capacity, whose foresight and sagacity brought his many interests
through dangerous crises, and seized the opportunity where a wrong step would
not only have ruined himself, but brought desolation to the many who trusted
him.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
602
Surnames: SOMERVILLE, HILL
William SOMERVILLE, son of James, was born in Dalkeith,
Scotland, in March, 1797. His father was
a miller; William was a stone cutter. In
1817 he came to America and went to Washington, D. C., where he was employed on
the capitol over two years. Returning to
Europe he married, in London, in March, 1822, Hannah HILL, and brought his
bride to Washington, where he was employed on the White House. Remaining there until the completion of the
national buildings he returned to New York, where he conducted shops of his own
until 1842, when he came to Ellicottville and settled on the farm where his
son, Henry SOMERVILLE, now lives, in Somerville valley, so named in his
honor. He died in 1859; his wife died in
1852. Mr. SOMERVILLE was a member of the
Baptist church. He had ten children who
came to "The Valley" with their parents; only five are living. Henry SOMERVILLE succeeded his father on the
hornestead. He was supervisor of
Ellicottville in 1892 and was re-elected in 1893.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
602
Surnames: STAUNTON, BREWSTER,
STAUNTON
John W. STAUNTON and his wife, Sally BREWSTER, were born in
Massachusetts and soon after their marriage removed to Nunda, N. Y. In March, 1820, with three children and all
their household goods loaded in a heavy covered wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen,
they came to Ellicottville and settled on a farm. He died here at the house now the home of the
widow of Dr. J. B. STAUNTON, Dec. 13, 1858.
Mr. STAUNTON was a well educated gentleman of dignified deportment whose
integrity was above question. He was the
first town clerk of Ellicottville in 1821, was supervisor in 1823, 1824, 1825,
and 1829, and was clerk of Cattaraugus county from Jan. 2, 1826, to Jan. 1,
1838.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
602
Surname: STOKES
William STOKES, son of Michael STOKES, was born in Limerick,
Ireland, in 1849; in 1856 his parents came to America, and in 1861 he settled
with them on a farm in the north part of Ellicottville. At the age of twenty-seven he became a
carpenter, and almost continually since then has been engaged as a contractor
and builder, employing from twelve to twenty men. Mr. STOKES is a skillful mechanic and drafts
his own work. The Union school building
in Ellicottville, the new Crawford House, the Catholic church at Suspension
Bridge, the Congregational church at Kane, Pa., the Catholic church at
Tonawanda, and numerous residences are monuments to his skill.
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TYLER
Family of Ellicottville
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Pages
600 - 602
Surname: TYLER
Asher TYLER became land agent for the Devereux tract in
1836, and during his residence in Ellicottville he was elected to
Congress. He was a man who commanded
universal respect and possessed remarkable ability. He subsequently removed to Elmira and was
appointed land agent of the Erie railroad, and died there in 1875. "He knew the Indian when as yet the
white man's mastery over lands west of Schenectady was only in process of
recognition."
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VAUGHAN
Family of Ellicottville
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
603
Surnames: VAUGHAN, ROOD,
LITCHFIELD
Joseph
VAUGHAN, of English descent, married Lydia ROOD and in 1810 removed to
Pennsylvania. In 1822 they settled in
the woods on Bryant hill and about 1830 located in Somerville valley, where they
spent the remainder of their lives. Mr.
VAUGHAN was a blacksmith before he came to Ellicottville. He had twelve children, nine of whom grew to
maturity. Joseph Millen VAUGHAN, their
first child, born in Massachusetts, May 21, 1808 married Polly LITCHFIELD, of
Ellicottville, Feb. 17, 1832, who was born in Chesterfield, Mass., Sept. 6,
1811. They settled on a woodland farm
adjoining his father's place, where Mrs., VAUGHAN still resides. Mr. VAUGHAN died Jan. 13, 1870. Their eleven children all grew to maturity.
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WALRATH
Family of Ellicottville
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
603
Surnames: WALRATH, RICHARDS,
CHASE
Walter
WALRATH, son of David and Elizabeth WALRATH, was born in Manheim, Herkimer
county, Aug. 28, 1826, and in 1844 came to Cattaraugus county. In Dec., 1852, he married Mary RICHARDS and
in 1856 settled on a farm near Great Valley Center, which he still owns. He enlisted in the Union army in 1862,
leaving his wife and four helpless children, the youngest an infant only six
days old. He followed the vicissitudes
of the 154th Regiment three years, except that he was a prisoner four months,
and escaped without a wound, but had several hair-breadth escapes. A bullet passed through his cap and clipped a
lock of his hair, and again his gun was shivered in pieces in his hands. In 1865 he was discharged and is now leading
a retired life in the village of Ellicottville.
His children are Adelaide (Mrs. J. CHASE), Nelson D., Dr. Charles M.
(see Medical Chapter), Walter D., and John C.
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WEIR
Family of Ellicottville
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Ellicottville – Chapter XXVI (26)
Page
603
Surnames: WEIR, BEEBE
A.
Spencer WEIR married Lucretia BEEBE and settled on a farm in Freedom in
1836. He was an exemplary citizen and
died there in 1888; Mrs. WEIR died in 1877.
Their oldest son, Charles A. WEIR, born in 1852, received an academic
education, learned the mercantile business, and at the age of twenty years
became a general merchant in Arcade. A
year later he removed to Yorkshire Center and in 1889 settled in Ellicottville,
opening a furniture store and an undertaking establishment. His maternal grandfather, Charles BEEBE, was
a very early pioneer of Freedom. In his
early manhood he built a log house in the woods and brought to this home his
young wife and their first-born child.
He resided in Freedom until the approach of old age, when he and his
wife retired to Arcade, where they died.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 610
Surname: ADAMS
Oliver
H. ADAMS, born in Johnstown, N. Y., in January, 1800, settled in 1824 on the
farm where he has passed his life. He
has probably done more hard work than any man in town. His sons Warren and Edward live on the
homestead. His wife died in 1889.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 610
Surname: ADAMS
Cummings
ADAMS settled in Farmersville in 1827, was nearly blind when he came here, soon
became entirely so, and remained so until his death. Of great strength and activity of mind and
body, the town has had but few men better read than he. His sons were for many years among the most
influential in town. Andrew, the
youngest, now a citizen of Franklinville, represented the town two terms as
supervisor and was a faithful and active trustee of the Ten Broeck Academy
until his removal to that town.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 610
Surnames: ALEXANDER, BACON
Nelson
and Joel H. ALEXANDER came to town in 1835, bought land in company, and while
clearing up their farms both worked a portion of the time at the blacksmith
trade. Nelson was an expert horseshoer
and has been a successful farmer on the lands originally bought by the brothers,
where he now lives. Nelson ALEXANDER,
son of Solomon and Gratia ALEXANDER, was born in Winchester N. H., April 26,
1807, came at the age of twenty three to Otsego county, where in 1831 he
married Polly BACON, and removed thence to this town. Mrs. ALEXANDER died Nov. 7, 1887. They had eleven children, ten of whom grew to
maturity. His son Albert D. is the only
representative here. By reading and
study he has become one of the ablest men of the town. His wife, a woman of great executive ability,
will long be remembered as a kind neighbor and excellent nurse. After a few years the brothers dissolved
partnership and Joel, the younger, is now living in New Hudson, N. Y.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 610
Surnames: AUSTIN, DOUD, TARBELL, LEWIS
William AUSTIN, a veteran of the War of 1812, a native of
the eastern part of this State, and a son of John, removed to Pittsford, Monroe
county, where he married Rebecca DOUD, and came in 1827 to this town, where he
built a log house, cleared a farm, and ten years later sold out. He immediately began clearing the second
farm, where his wife died in 1843. Six
of his eight children grew to maturity, viz.: Susannah, Elihu D., Hannah, Sarah
H., Anna, and William D. Mr. AUSTIN died
in 1884. Elihu D. AUSTIN, born May 21,
1825, married Jane, daughter of Laban and Sarah (TARBELL) LEWIS, and has eight
children: Zina, Lucinda M., John W.,
Albert H., Reuben L., Fred E., James W., and Luther M. Zina AUSTIN enlisted in the Rebellion and served
on the gunboat Key West, participated
in five engagements, was taken sick, and died on the boat Red Rover, Jan. 11, 1865.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 611
Surnames: BACKUS, BAKER, RHOADES, HOWARD
Henry BACKUS started in the race about the same time with
others who came to town during its early settlement. For fifteen years his success, hardships, and
endurance corresponded with the companions of his youth, when his wife, a
sister of Marsena BAKER, was stricken down with consumption, leaving him seven
small children. His second marriage was
inharmonious, which broke up the family, and he died in Boston in January,
1873. Olive H. RHOADES, of Boston,
Mass., is the only one living of the family.
Aaron B., the oldest child, emigrated to Oregon with his uncle in 1852,
became wealthy, and died in 1882, leaving a large family. Thomas went to Oregon in 1857, where he
buried his wife and only son, after which his mind and health became impaired
and he died in 1890. James H. was a
Congregational preacher, started for Oregon in 1860, and was shipwrecked
between San Francisco and Portland. The
hardships and exposures impaired his mind and health, and returning to this
town in 1869 he died in 1881 at his brother William's. Elizabeth, the oldest daughter and first wife
of George HOWARD, died in 1843.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 611
Surnames: BAKER, COBB, GILBERT, PEET
Marsena
BAKER was born in Brimfield, Mass., acquired a large landed property, mostly earned
by hard work, economy, and good judgment, and inherited a few hundred acres
from his father. Aside from him there
was up to this time scarcely a man that received as much as $100 by
inheritance. While discharging his duty
as Committee on Charitable Institutions as member of Assembly he caught the
small-pox and died at his brother's in Brimfield, Mass., aged fifty-two. His widow, a woman of culture, great
versatility of reading, and many virtues, still lives on the old
homestead. The oldest daughter married
judge COBB, a former resident of the county, and lives in Kansas City, Mo. The second is the wife of Frank GILBERT, of
Chicago. The fourth married Putnam PEET,
youngest son of Levi PEET. The two sons
are unmarried. The children received
nearly all their education in the checkered school house; the younger ones had
some advantages at Ten Broeck Academy.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 611
Surnames: BALDWIN, HINDS, PROCTOR, BLACKMON, TARBELL
William
BALDWIN, son of Benjamin, a Baptist preacher in Vermont, came to Farmersville
about 1835 and settled upon the farm where his son, D. P. BALDWIN, now resides,
and where he died. His wife was Martha
HINDS, a native of Vermont. He had six
children, of whom three are living: Benjamin, Martha (Mrs. A. PROCTOR), and D.
P. The latter married Susan BLACKMON and
has one daughter, Bertha A. (Mrs. M. O. TARBELL).
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 611
Surnames: BREWER, KNIGHT, HOVEY
Jacob
BREWER came from Pittsfield, N. Y., with his family about 1833 and settled in
the west part of the town, where he took up some wild land and built a log
house. Of his four children two are
living: Mrs. Olive KNIGHT in
Franklinville and Maria (Mrs. Aaron HOVEY) in Missouri.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 611
Surnames: BULLOCK, WOODBURY, CRONK, TERRY, RICHARDSON
Preserved
BULLOCK was a settler of 1824; his sons Preserved and Woodbury (twins) are
dead. Elisha, a son of Preserved, owns
and lives on the homestead. Horace, a
son of Woodbury, is living near Franklinville Station and his mother lives with
him. The wife of Preserved, Sr., was
Lydia WOODBURY, and both died on the homestead.
Preserved, Jr., was born Feb. 5, 1804, married, Nov. 13, 1831, Malana
CRONK who was born May 17, 1804, and died Aug. 18, 1879. Mrs. BULLOCK died Feb. 23, 1879. Their two children were Joel and Elisha, the
former of whom was burned to death.
Elisha was born October 1, 1835.
Nov. 1, 1857, he married Anna A., daughter of Orrin and Augusta Hayden
TERRY. They have five children. Woodburry BULLOCK married Eunice RICHARDSON,
who survives him. Mr. BULLOCK died June
15, 1872.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 611 & 612
Surnames: BURR, MUNGER, GOULD, ADAMS
Duma
BURR was born in Denmark, N. Y., in 1812.
In 1832 he married Lucy MUNGER and in 1849 removed with his family to
Farmersville, where he was for many years a justice of the peace and a
respected citizen. He was a member of
the M. E. church and died in 1887, his wife dying in 1876. Children: Allen C., who died in 1860; Amelia
S. (Mrs. George GOULD), of Franklinville, and Triphena (Mrs. William H. ADAMS),
who resides on the homestead.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 612
Surnames: BUTLER, SAGE, DOUGLASS, HOLMES, GRAVES
Harvey
BUTLER, son of Richard and Mercy (SAGE) BUTLER, natives of Connecticut, came to
Farmersville in March, 1823, and in September following his wife, Lovisa
DOUGLASS, came on with their five children. They lived on two different farms here until
1854, when they moved to Sparta, Wis., where he died in 1871 and where his wife
died in 1866. Their daughters were all
educated in the public schools and did good service in teaching. The only ones now living are Mrs. Eliza A.
HOLMES and Mrs. Laura H. GRAVES, of Franklinville. One son, the oldest of the family, died when
sixteen; another is living in Sparta, Wis.
The girls were all married.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 612
Surnames: CARPENTER, PEET
David
CARPENTER, a nephew of Levi PEET, was apprenticed to him soon after PEET was
married. He married in town, raised a
large family, and for many years was one of the wealthiest and most influential
men in the county, representing the town as supervisor, town clerk, and justice
of the peace many years. The too free
use of his name endorsing notes, etc., led to his failure in old age, but he
strained every nerve to prevent loss to his friends, for many years working by
the day or at odd jobs to earn his support or pay debts. He remained a citizen of the town until 1889
and voted at elections for nearly sixty years.
In politics he was first an anti-Mason, next a Whig, and then a
Republican until 1872, when he supported Horace Greeley, and for the last six
years has voted with the Prohibitionists.
A Baptist in religion he has all his life been a teetotaler. Born in Massachusetts he belongs to a family
noted for extraordinary memories, which distinguished him, enabling him to
transact much business; he was a sort of encyclopedia among his neighbors.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical Memorial
of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 612
Surnames: CARPENTER, WEBSTER
Zenas
CARPENTER was born July 9, 1801, and settled in this town in 1827 with his
wife, Laura WEBSTER, and two children.
He afterward removed to the Bullard district, whence he went in 1844 to
Lyndon, where be died Dec. 18, 1854.
Children: Warren and Laura.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 612
Surname: CHAFFEE
Michael
CHAFFEE settled in 1821 and raised five boys and two girls. The boys were remarkable for physical
strength. De Nike, the youngest, the
only representative living in town, is a well-to-do farmer.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 612
Surnames: CLEAVELAND, BLACKMON, CRAWFORD
Lucius
CLEAVELAND came to Farmersville in 1851 and died here in 1876, his wife dying
in 1882. Of his seven children five are
living: Norris, Freeman, Matilda (Mrs. Horace BLACKMON), Charles S., and Delos. Norris CLEAVELAND married Marion CRAWFORD,
and has had three daughters, all deceased.
Lucius CLEAVELAND was a stone mason by trade, a native of Rhode Island
by birth, and an Englishman by ancestry.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 612
Surnames: CUMMINGS, GRAVES
Solomon
CUMMINGS came to Farmersville in 1829 and a few years later married Jonathan
GRAVES's eldest daughter, Mariette. He
was a merchant here and represented the town on the Board of Supervisors in
1843, 1844, 1846, and 1848. For a number
of years he has lived in Franklinville, in which chapter a further notice of
him appears.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 612
Surnames: CUTTING, BANCROFT, POTTER
David
CUTTING emigrated from New Berlin, N. Y., about 1824, settling with his wife,
Nancy BANCROFT, upon a tract of one hundred acres on lot 32, where he erected a
log house, set out an orchard, and cleared a farm. His children were Diana, Mianda, Risina, and
David L., the latter of whom resides on the homestead. David L. married Mary C. POTTER and has one
son, Frank L.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 612 & 613
Surnames: DAY, TOZER
David
DAY was a settler of 1829; he died in 1804.
His son James owns the homestead, to which he has made additions. Nelson, the second son, lives on and owns a
part of the old TOZER place. His farm
had the first fruitbearing orchard in town, and it is yet among the best. William is a dentist in Franklinville, and
Daniel B. lives in Kansas, and Clark, the youngest, died there. Daniel B. was in the battle of Fair Oaks and
received five severe gunshot wounds, his being one of the most marvelous
escapes from death recorded during the war.
His vigorous constitution, great strength, and temperate habits can
alone account for his marvelous recovery.
James DAY represented the town of Farmersville on the Board of
Supervisors in 1862.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 613
Surnames: EVANS, DAVIS, LEONARD
James
EVANS was born in March, 1811, in South Wales, whence he emigrated to America
and to Freedom in 1852, with his wife, Mary DAVIS, and three children. Mrs. EVANS died July 11, 1870, and Mr. EVANS
resides with his daughter Mary (Mrs. Theodore LEONARD).
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville – Chapter
XXVII (27)
Page 613
Surnames: GILLET, COMSTOCK
George
W. GILLET, successor to Jacob COMSTOCK, the first merchant, built a store in
1828. In connection with it he ran an
ashery, making pearlash and potash, nearly the only cash articles manufactured
or raised for many years. Mr. GILLET was
an enterprising man, but failed in business after a few years. He served the county as clerk from 1841 to
1844 and emigrated west soon after his term expired. Himself, wife, and children are all dead.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 613
Surnames: GRAVES, GILLET, TOZER, CUMMINGS
Jonathan
GRAVES, son of Jonathan, settled at the Center in 1828 and was a partner of G.
W. GILLET in the mercantile business a number of years; he afterward bought
Richard TOZER's tavern. His oldest son,
Grove B. GRAVES, remained a citizen of the town and died in 1889 on the farm
his father had owned. His second son,
Delos, is a merchant in Franklinville.
The daughters were accomplished ladies.
The eldest, Mariette, is the wife of Solomon CUMMINGS, of Franklinville.
Julia, the wife of J. T. CUMMINGS, died in Arcade, where they lived, in
1872. Her life was one of great
labor. She was equalled by few and
excelled by none. She was among the
sweetest of singers and most accomplished and beautiful women the town was
proud to own. Jonathan GRAVES was
supervisor of Farmersville in 1831.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 613 & 614
Surnames: HENRY, CHEESEMAN
Gideon
HENRY was born in 1777 and settled in Farmersville in 1826. In August of that year his right shoulder was
dislocated by the kick of an ox. It was
not properly set, inflammation and rheumatism set in, and for many weeks he was
a great sufferer. The neighbors were
faithful in volunteering to watch with him night and day, and after he began to
recover they made a large logging-bee.
This helped the elder boys, Backus and Thomas, so they sowed about the
quantity of winter wheat the father had intended. He died here January 14, 1857. Of Protestant Irish descent his father
emigrated to Colchester, Conn., when seven years old (in 1737), and thence to
Richfield, Otsego county, when Gordon was sixteen, where he was married to
Phebe CHEESEMAN in 1803, and where all his children were born, five sons and
three daughters. He came to this town
May 6, 1826. Unselfish and charitable,
honest and just, he was especially prompt to pay hired help. He was deacon in the Presbyterian church, and
after the division he sympathized with the new school. He was one of the first to embrace the
temperance movement and espouse the cause of the slave, and discarded the use
of tobacco when sixty years old after using it over forty years. With Phebe, his wife, he lived a loving and
respectful union of fifty-four years.
Their oldest son, Anson G. HENRY, was a person of many virtues and
varied experience. He studied medicine
in Richfield Springs, N. Y., and Cincinnati, Ohio, and in 1829 came to visit
his parents in Farmersville, where he taught the district school the following
winter. Completing his medical education
he located in Springfield, Ill., in 1832, and became a close and a life-long
friend of Abraham Lincoln. Dr. HENRY
took an active interest in the politics of the State and was elected and appointed
to places of importance and great trust.
He moved to Oregon and in 1861 was appointed surveyor-general of
Washington territory, which position he held until his death. After Lincoln's assassination Dr. HENRY
accompanied the remains on their journey to Springfield and sailed for his home
in Oregon on board the Brother Jonathan,
but was wrecked Aug. 12, 1865.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 614
Surnames: HENRY, HOOPER, LAWTON, McKERROW
Joseph
HENRY, of Irish descent, was born in 1815, came to this town in 1827, and for
two years rented the John HOOPER place.
He then bought a portion of the farm he now owns, and by industry, aided
by an excellent wife (Amanda LAWTON), has added to his lands and other personal
property until he is one of the wealthiest men in town. Since the completion of the Buffalo,
Rochester & Pittsburg railroad he has kept a general store and his sons
John and Andrew have conducted the farm.
Since the death of his wife, in 1875, he has lived alone with his
youngest daughter. He has three other
daughters married and two sons deceased.
Andrew HENRY was born Aug. 26, 1856, and married in 1879 Jennie
McKERROW; children living: Matthew and Blanch.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 614 & 615
Surnames: HENRY, WOOD
William HENRY, the youngest son of Gordon, was born in
Richfield, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1818, and married Sophia C. WOOD, of Gainesville, N.
Y., Jan. 19, 1843. The union has been
harmonious and their progress along the same lines of thought and belief. For over sixty years he has taken an active
part in all matters of public interest; especially has he always been an
earnest worker in the temperance and anti-slavery reforms; never used tobacco,
always avoided late hours, and strenuously opposed all luxurious living and
show. From 1831 to 1854 he was a
Presbyterian, but then became converted to modern spiritualism. For many years he was a pioneer school teacher,
the wages at first being $9 per month.
In the winter of 1843 - 44 he taught for $14 and boarded himself. Besides this he had from two to four night
schools each week. Teachers at that time
set copies for the scholars and made and mended good quill pens. In politics he was first a Whig and afterward
a radical Republican. In 1872 he
supported Greeley for president. From
that time until 1890 he acted with the Democrats and since then has been a
leading and enthusiastic member of the People's party. For over thirty years he has been a prolific
writer for the local press; and has occasionally written for leading papers in
Boston, New York, Elmira, Buffalo, Rochester, and Chicago. His communications generally command the
attention and respect if not the approval of readers. His honesty, his courage, and his
independence can not be questioned. It
became his duty by common consent to lead in raising the quota called for the
spring of 1864. He volunteered himself
and in less than twenty-four hours the quota of the town was filled. He was supervisor in 1866 and has held other offices
of trust. He served on the gunboat Paw
Paw until the close of the war and was able to do full duty nearly every
day. Since seventy years old he has
nearly retired from business and has devoted his life to reading and
writing. Besides his prose writings he
has written some verses that have been approved by the best minds in the
country. He read an interesting poem in
1892 at the Pioneers Picnic. His
education was limited to the log school houses and one term in the high school
in Springfield, Ill., in 1839 - 40. At
that time he made the acquaintance of Lincoln, Douglass, and many more of the
men who afterward acquired national prominence.
Mr. HENRY often repeats the immortal words of Lincoln: "With charity for all and malice towards
none," and Paul's summing up: "Charity never faileth."
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 615
Surnames: HOLMES, BUTLER, SILL, SEARL
Peter
HOLMES became a citizen of the town in 1820, bought land, and lived upon it
until his death in March, 1864, getting his first start making woodenware by
hand. He and his wife were very hardy,
substantial. people, and reared five sons and one daughter. Cicero S., the second son, is the only
representative still living in town.
Born here in 1823 he has been an exceptionally industrious and
hardworking farmer. Luther M. HOLMES is
a son of Hosea and Eliza A. (BUTLER) HOLMES and was born Oct. 25, 1851. In 1876 he married Ettie, daughter of Lyman
and Maria (SILL) SEARL, and has two children, Mattie and Ernest. He is an industrious farmer and a
representative citizen.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 615
Surnames: HOOPER, THRASHER, KING, BLAIR, ROGERS
Ebenezer
HOOPER, Jr., was born in New Berlin, Otsego county, came to Farmersville about
1833, and settled and cleared the farm now occupied by his son Lyman. He was a member of the Freewill Baptist
church and a man respected and esteemed by his neighbors, and died in 1869. Mr. HOOPER married Caroline THRASHER, who
died in 1839, leaving him one child, William, who lives in this town. For his second wife he married Almira KING,
who bore him five children: Lyman,
Solomon, Cornelia, Mary A., and Mary A., 2d.
Both of the latter are deceased.
Lyman HOOPER is a farmer. Born
Feb. 4, 1843, he married, in 1863, Florinda, daughter of Robert BLAIR, and has
five children: Alta L. (Mrs. James
ROGERS), Wallace W., Bertha E., Flora B., and Frankie. Another daughter, Mary C., died in infancy.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 615
Surnames: HOWARD, MILLS, BRYANT
George
HOWARD came to this town in 1830 and bought the farm owned by Joseph
MILLS. An excellent farmer, a good
neighbor, and a public spirited citizen he emigrated to Le Roy, N. Y., in 1868,
where he died in 1882. His oldest son
went to California, where he still lives.
A daughter went to Oregon in 1863.
Frank, the third child by the first wife, was killed at Gettysburg. The children of the second wife are Thomas,
Byron, Charles, and Anson (deceased).
Anna, the eldest daughter, is unmarried and lives with her mother in Le
Roy. Ella (Mrs. Clarence BRYANT) lives
in York, N. Y.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 615 & 616
Surnames: HUBBARD, HAYFORD, BLACKMON, WATKINS, SCOTT
Russel
HUBBARD with his father, who survived him only a few years, and his brother
Lyman, who soon removed to Rushford, came in 1821 and settled on a farm of two
hundred acres in the east part of the town, where he lived until a few years
before his death at Waverly, N. Y. Being
one of the best informed and finely cultivated men in the county he was
discovered by Horace Greeley and by his influence was nominated and elected to
the Assembly in 1831. He also served the
town as supervisor, school commissioner, and in other places of trust, and
might have been returned to the Legislature, or sent to Congress, or appointed
to other positions if he had sought them.
A most interesting and fascinating man in conversation he had the
elements of an orator, but would only say a few words in public at a time. After being an active member of the Methodist
church for many years he became converted to modern spiritualism. He remained a citizen of this town until a
few years before his death, which occurred at Waverly in 1875. His remains now rest in the Farmersville
cemetery beside his wife, who survived him a few months. His son Jedediah born Jan. 24, 1828, a
farmer, represents him in town. Jedediah
married, Feb. 21, 1861, Ann E., daughter of James and Percy (HAYFORD)
BLACKMON; children: Jessie (Mrs. Glenn WATKINS), Russel C., and
Hattie M. For some thirteen years he has
been town assessor. An only daughter of
Russel, Hattie SCOTT, is living in Chicago, Ill. The oldest and only other surviving son, Rial
W., lives in Chicago and has been a member of the Legislature.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Farmersville – Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 616
Surname: JEWELL
Abel JEWELL came from Sherburne,
Chenango county, in 1841, settling on the farm now owned by his nephew, Michael
A. This he cleared and improved,
reclaiming it from a thickly wooded tract to fertile, cultivated fields.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 616
Surnames: KING, HAWKINS, POTTER
Solomon
J. KING, son of Samuel and a native of Genesee county, was born March 22, 1818,
came with his father to Cattaraugus county, and married Euphema, daughter of
Ezra and Betsey HAWKINS. Mr. KING is a
mason by trade and a farmer by occupation, residing on the homestead of his
father. They have a son, Lewis A., who
married Ellen L. POTTER and has one child, Lora E.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 616
Surnames: KNIGHT, BREWER
Andrew
KNIGHT, Jr., son of Andrew, was born in Pittsfield, N. Y., in 1808, and in 1830
married Olive BREWER. The same year they
moved to Farmersville onto a farm of 100 acres.
Mr. KNIGHT was well known in the county.
He bought and drove cattle to Philadelphia, and was supervisor of
Farmersville in 1867. Of his six
children only one, Fremont, is living.
Andrew KNIGHT died April 19, 1886; his widow lives in Franklinville.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 616
Surname: LANE
Dea.
Timothy LANE and his sons Lloyd, Jacob, and Samuel settled on farms on lot
39. The deacon was a Baptist and a
gifted man in conference and prayer meetings.
The three sons and three daughters comprising his family are
deceased. The oldest son of Lloyd, James
H., is an enterprising farmer here. His
success has been phenomenal. In 1868 he
bought a large and poor hill farm, mostly on credit, and has made it into a
pleasant home.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 616
Surnames: LAW, STRONG, PARISH
Ezra
B. LAW is a son of Eliphalet and Mary E. (STRONG) LAW. Born in this town Dec. 16, 1853, he married,
April 12, 1873, Eva, daughter of Zabad PARISH, and has been a farmer and dealer
in cattle and horses. Children: Lovina
(deceased), Vernia E., Bertha E. (deceased), and Reuben W.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 616
Surnames: LEONARD, DAVIS, BYDLEMAN, THOMAS, EVANS
Benjamin
LEONARD, son of Evan and Margaret (DAVIS) LEONARD, was born July 2, 1828, and
came to Freedom in June, 1844. He
married Jenette BYDLEMAN and had these children: Dora, Theodore, Julia, Sarah, Jane
(deceased), George (deceased), Charles E., Melvin E., Eddie (deceased), Hattie
J., and William B. By his second wife,
Martha THOMAS, he had children Gretta G., Lewis J., Mary E., David T., and
Eliza A. Theodore LEONARD was born in
Freedom Feb. 8, 1851, received his education in the common schools and in Ten
Broeck Academy, and married in 1879 Mary EVANS;
children: James F. and Irving B.
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Bio from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 616 & 617
Surnames: LITTLE, HINES, WRIGHT, SISSON, POTTER, CURTIS, SESSIONS,
MANWARING, LOOMIS, DRUMB
William
S. LITTLE, who came into Farmersville as a farmer in 1840, was a native of
Middletown, Conn., for some time a resident of Genesee county, raised thirteen
children, and died at the age of ninety-seven years. Five of his family are living, viz.:
Elizabeth (Mrs. E. HINES), Sarah (Mrs. Amos WRIGHT), Emily (Mrs. Clark SISSON),
Walter N., and Fred M. The latter owns
and occupies the homestead. Walter N.
LITTLE was born in Bethany, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1822, came to Farmersville with the
family in 1840, and in 1845 married Eliza A., daughter of Jeremiah and Betsey
POTTER; children: Adelbert W.
(deceased), Amelia (Mrs. E. CURTIS), Bessie L. (Mrs. M. L. SESSIONS), and
Orville. Mr. LITTLE resides on the farm
he originally settled, and carried on his back from Farmersville Center the
apple trees now comprising his orchard.
Feb. 17, 1862, he enlisted in Co. K, 105th N. Y. Vols., and was with the
regiment until its discharge, acting as teamster.
Frederick
M. LITTLE, son of William S. and Lurana (MANWARING) LITTLE, was born in this
town Nov. 27, 1840, on the farm on which he now resides. May 13, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 71st N.
Y. Vols., and participated in the engagements of Fair Oaks, Seven Days' Fight,
Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness,
Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.
At Second Bull Run be was taken sick, sent to Philadelphia, and rejoined
his regiment in April, 1863, and was discharged July 31, 1864. Returning home he went to Warren, Pa., where
he married Carrie B. LOOMIS, and in 1878 resumed his residence in
Farmersville. Children: Charles F. and Nellie M. (Mrs. H. W. DRUMB).
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 617
Surnames: LOVE, LANE, ROGERS, COLERICK, KIDDER, MARTIN, CHARLES
Charles
LOVE, born March 22, 1798, settled here in 1827. He was most scrupulously honest and faithful
to every obligation. His wife was Katie
LANE and they had eight children. Their
son James remains on the homestead.
George is a farmer in Freedom.
Elanah, wife of John RUST, and Catherine, wife of Landes ROGERS, reside
in this town. Thomas lives in Portville,
as does also Mary (Mrs. N. COLERICK).
Martha (Mrs. H. ROGERS) resides in Humphrey. James LOVE was born Dec. 26, 1832. Aug. 28, 1864, he married Harriet L.,
daughter of Benjamin and Lucy (KIDDER) MARTIN.
Children: Nettie L., Lillie M.
(Mrs. Milton CHARLES), Anna J., Charles B., and Edna May.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 617
Surnames: MARTIN, KIDDER, BULLARD, TURNER, PATTERSON, LOVE, LOCKE,
JOSLYN, BLOUNT, PRESCOTT
Benjamin
MARTIN, a native of Salisbury, Vt., came to Yorkshire in 1834 and in 1851
removed to this town, locating five years later on the farm his son William P.
now owns. By his wife, Lucy KIDDER, he
had eleven children, all but one of whom are living, viz.: Mary (Mrs. Daniel
BULLARD), Caroline (Mrs. Harvey TURNER), Ann (Mrs. Nathaniel PATTERSON),
Benjamin F., Henry G., Hiram A., Harriet L. (Mrs. James LOVE), Ellen J. (Mrs.
Harlan LOCKE), William P., and Clara A. (Mrs. Fayette JOSLYN). Susan is deceased. William P. MARTIN was born in Yorkshire, Feb.
4, 1845. Nov. 19, 1868, he married
Adelaide, daughter of Horace and Laura (BLOUNT) PRESCOTT; children:
Erdine L., Leona A., Prescott U., Burnett H., Denton E., and Ethel L.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 617 & 618
Surnames: MERRILL, WILTERTON, WATSON, PRATT, WATERS, BIGELOW, BELDEN,
MERRY, SMITH, HOWE, STEELE, HAYES, ALDRICH, BAILET, PERSONS, HILSLE
The
MERRILL family in America is of English descent and date their residence in
this country to the year 1633 or 1634.
Nathaniel MERRILL and his brother John, as near as can be ascertained,
were natives of Wiltshire, England, came to America in 1633 - 34, and resided
in Ipswich, Mass., about a year. They
then removed to Newbury, Mass., where they were farmers and original
settlers. The homestead of Nathaniel has
but recently passed out of the possession of his descendants. Nathaniel and Susanna, his wife, had four sons
and a daughter. Their son John was
adopted by Gregory WILTERTON, supposed to be his uncle (the brother of his
mother, Susanna), and at his death he inherited his estate. John married Sarah WATSON and they had eight
sons and two daughters. Their fifth son,
Wilterton, married, first, Ruth PRATT, and second, Hannah WATERS, who was the
mother of Gideon MERRILL. Gideon married
Mary BIGELOW and had sons Samuel and Nathaniel.
Nathaniel married Hannah BELDEN and they had sixteen children. Their seventh child, Allen, was born in
Litchfield, Conn., and early in life became a pioneer of Litchfield, N. Y.,
where his brother-in-law, Samuel MERRY, was the first settler. Allen MERRILL married Tammie SMITH and they
were parents of eleven children. His
fifth child, Smith MERRILL, was born in Johnstown, Montgomery county, Oct. 16,
1810, and came to Yorkshire in 1835. In
the early part of 1838 he married Melinda, daughter of John HOWE, who settled
in Yorkshire in 1832. Mr. MERRILL was a
tailor and opened a merchant tailor's store, and remained there in trade until
1849. He then located in the village of
Franklinville, where he continued his business until the financial
embarrassments of 1857, when he closed out.
In 1859 he removed to a farm in Farmersville, where he was a farmer
until 1881, with two years of the time in the same occupation in Great
Valley. He has since then resided near
his son, Perry E. MERRILL, and two of his daughters in the town of Freedom. This family consists of ten children: Henry S., John B., Emmett W., Perry E., Addie
E., Loraine H. STEELE, Wallace W., Mary E. HAYES, Grace M., and Frank M. John B., Emmett W., and Addie E. are
deceased.
Henry
S. MERRILL, the eldest of this large family, was born in Yorkshire, June 5,
1839, was educated at the common schools, and at the age of fifteen he entered
the printing office of the Olean journal,
of which Charles ALDRICH was then editor and proprietor. There he was an apprentice for three years,
when he returned home and remained until the breaking out of the
Rebellion. He enlisted April 22, 1861, a
private in Co. B, 23d N. Y. Vols., and followed the vicissitudes of his
regiment the next two years, being honorably discharged at the close of his
term of enlistment. He participated in
the battles of Manassas, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, (first and second) Chancellorsville, and several of lesser
importance. He escaped without a wound
and was only four weeks in hospital.
Returning home upon his discharge he again went to the war and was
engaged with an army sutler a year. He
was then a farmer until 1868, when he engaged in cheese-making, which he
followed successfully until 1874 and was proprietor of three factories at the
time he sold and left the business.
Since then he has been engaged as a farmer, station agent, insurance
agent, and in the railway mail service four years. His first presidential vote was given to
Abraham Lincoln in Nov., 1864. He cast
his lot with the Republican party and there are few, if any, more zealous
adherents in his town or county. He
served six terms as supervisor of Farmersville, where he has lived since 1868,
and has held other places of trust both political and financial; and were he to
die today his political account should balance.
Financially he has been better to acquire than to preserve.
In the
fall of 1888 Mr. MERRILL received the Republican nomination for the office of
county clerk and was elected by the flattering plurality of 2,291 votes. He is now serving his second term acceptably
and satisfactorily. Mr. MERRILL is the
first county clerk in this county who has succeeded himself since 1846, when
Francis E. BAILET, formerly of Farmersville, was also his own successor. Feb. 12, 1866, he married Miss Hattie E.
PERSONS, daughter of Alonzo PERSONS of Rushford, N. Y., and they are the
parents of a son and two daughters. His
son Emmett W., born Nov. 19, 1867, married Bula HILSLE on June 6, 1893, and is
now aiding his father as special deputy clerk.
His oldest daughter, Hattie E., recently graduated at, the Normal School
at Fredonia, N. Y., and the youngest, Mertie C., is at home.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of Henry
S. MERRILL
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 618
Surnames: METCALF, WEIRE
Alvenus
METCALF, son of Rufus, was born in Freedom in 1820, married Alma WEIRE, and
settled finally in the northeast part of Farmersville, where he died on the
farm where his son Carlos now lives. His
five sons were Carlos, Earl (deceased), George, Odell, and Charles.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 618
Surname: MULLIKEN
Samuel
MULLIKEN was among the early settlers.
To the girls the community is indebted for their faithful service as
teachers. Fidelia commenced teaching when
only sixteen years old and received seventy-five cents per week: her labors and
pure Christian example should perpetuate her name through all coming
generations. The family consisted of
seven girls and two sons; of the girls all but one, Angeline, were married. She died quite young. The youngest son died in the west. Edwin, the oldest, retains the old homestead,
married, and is now living in Rushford, N. Y.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 619
Surnames: OLDER, TOZER, PACKARD, PEET, NOBLES, MULLIKEN, WOODS,
CARPENTER
Sally
OLDER was a worthy friend and co-worker as a pioneer teacher with Mary Ann
TOZER, Miss PACKARD, Minerva PEET, the NOBLESes, and Fidelia MULLIKEN. She has been twice married and is now a widow
living in Illinois. She was an excellent
scholar, especially in mathematics, in which she had no equal in town. All her learning was acquired without the aid
of an academy or high school. Marvin
OLDER, an elder brother, was an able and very successful teacher in this and
other towns during our early history.
Mr. OLDER has been a citizen of Franklinville many years and one of
their best scholars and ablest writers in prose and poetry. Paulina OLDER taught school as early as 1825
in district No. 2, at the Center, and the writer went to school in the same
place during the summer of 1826. Morden
OLDER, brother of Marvin and an accomplished scholar and a successful teacher,
studied law later in life and practiced in Moscow, N. Y., until his death.
Wallis
OLDER, son of William, came to this town with his father in 1818, married
Juliette MULLIKEN, followed farming and his trade of cooper, and died here
after rearing a family of five children.
Alonzo, his son, married Mariam WOODS and had six children: Charles E., William W., Rosa, Ella M., Frank,
and Clyde. Mr. OLDER's second wife is
Jane CARPENTER. He was town supervisor
in 1880 and 1881 and is a prosperous farmer.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 619
Surnames: PATTERSON, MARTIN, BANCROFT
Nathaniel
S. PATTERSON was born in this town April 8, 1842. Enlisting in Co. D, 154th N. Y. Vols., he
served until the close of the war, being discharged June 11, 1865. April 22, 1864, he married Mrs. Lucy A.,
widow of Henry L. MARTIN, and has one daughter, Alta M. (Mrs. Frank
BANCROFT). Mr. PATTERSON is a
progressive farmer on the homestead.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 619
Surname: PEET
Rufus
PEET became a citizen of the town in 1828, was highly endowed, and few men had
better memories or a more correct and ready flow of language. He used to say that he obtained a mastery of
language by a severe study of Webster's Dictionary; he divided the book into
365 parts, and each day learned to spell and define one of those parts. At the end of the year he had mastered his
task and never after that did he hesitate for a word when writing or
speaking. With all the qualities he
possessed he seemed to lack the power to attract or please. Perhaps the community is as much to blame for
not listening and appreciating his superiority as he for not making a more
judicious use of his wonderful gifts.
Levi PEET was a marked character in many directions. It would hardly be possible to find a human
form more devoid of grace and beauty.
Slim, six feet two inches tall, loose-jointed, having very few
opportunities for school, he was undoubtedly possessed of latent powers
susceptible of great development. He was
elected justice of the peace in 1822, and by the help of his excellent and
well-educated wife he continually advanced in usefulness and influence until
his death in 1863. He became an able
business man, studied law, and became quite a successful practitioner in
justices' courts. He was twice married;
his wives were sisters. To them he owes much
for his success. And to them he and the
world are indebted for a large family of stalwart sons and cultivated
daughters. One of his sons in a letter
to an old schoolmate in 1891 says:
"Some of us may not have filled the niche designed for us by our
Creator, yet I think the boys and girls who lived in Farmersville sixty years
ago will rank with the average."
Schuler
PEET taught school a number of seasons, emigrated to Iowa, and became one of
the ablest lawyers in that State.
Cornelius also went to Iowa, has been a successful farmer, and has ably
represented his county in the Legislature.
S. L. PEET, before marriage, was a teacher. They were sons of Levi.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 620
Surname: POWELL
Joseph
POWELL became a resident of Farmersville about 1828, settling near the center
of the town on a tract of land he afterward sold to Cornelius Ten Broeck. About 1853 he moved to Wisconsin, where he
died.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 620
Surnames: PRATT, STOCKWELL, THOMPSON
Truman
C. PRATT, son of Jeremiah, Jr., was born in New Lisbon, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1825,
came with his father to Lyndon, and subsequently removed to this town, settling
in 1862 upon the farm he now occupies.
Jan. 1, 1851, he married Charlotte M. STOCKWELL; children:
Eleanor S. (deceased), Lucien R., Rose M., and Ernest A. Gertrude M., an adopted daughter, married
Charles M. THOMPSON, and died Dec. 15, 1890.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 620
Surname: RICHARDSON
Enoch
RICHARDSON came to Farmersville Center about 1828 and engaged in the tanning
business. He was afterward a farmer and
eventually moved to Rushford, N. Y., where be died.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 620
Surnames: ROBBINS, HENRY, BAKER, DROWN
Richard
ROBBINS married the second daughter of Gordon HENRY. His farm joined Mr. BAKER's. Their children were all born and educated in
the same school district. In culture,
reading, and literary taste Mrs. BAKER and Mrs. ROBBINS were much alike. Mr. ROBBINS, a man of great strength and
endurance, did a great deal of clearing by the job, and would chop twenty-five
acres in 100 days and has chopped five and three-fourths cords of four-foot
wood in a day. He signed the pledge
previous to his marriage in 1833 and was among the earliest to espouse the
cause of the slave. They had six sons
and four daughters. Two, Milton and
Egbert (the twin brother of Albert, a policeman in New York) were killed in the
Rebellion before Petersburg. Richard was
drowned and Frank, the youngest, died in Portland, Ore.; Ellen, the oldest, is
not married; Elizabeth died when quite young; Esther F. has had superior
advantages of travel and was a genius in sketching and drawing. She has been twice married; her present
husband is James BROWN, LL.D., of Portland, Ore., where she has had a home
since 1863.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 620
Surnames: SESSIONS, SHEPARD, SWEET, LITTLE
Israel
SESSIONS, born in Vermont, October 24, 1806, came with his parents to Oneida
county, and moved thence in 1836 to Farmersville, where it is said he
"cleared up more land than any man in the county." Marrying Sophia SHEPARD he had born to him
six children, of whom Albert served and died in the navy during the Civil war;
Mariette (Mrs. Orson SWEET) is deceased; Luther enlisted in the Rebellion and
died at Elmira; Marenus H. married Bessie L. LITTLE and has one child, Edith
B.; Edwin C. resides on the homestead.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 620
Surnames: SMITH, BALCOM, IVES, BURGER, THOMAS
Nelson
D. SMITH, son of Asa B., was born in Otsego county. Coming to Rushford, Allegany county, he
married there Adaline P. BALCOM, and was engaged in milling and cheese
making. In 1870 he came to this town,
having since been a farmer and cheese maker, and now resides at the
Center. He has two sons, Melvin E. and
Willis D., who are merchants in the Center village. Melvin E. has been supervisor for several
years, and in other positions he has served faithfully and honorably. He married Mary L., daughter of James and
Catherine (IVES) BURGER; children:
Genevieve and Mildred. Willis D.
SMITH married Florence J. THOMAS, and has one child, Harry C.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 620
Surname: STRONG
Ezra
STRONG was among the early settlers and made a manly struggle with poverty
while rearing and educating a family of six sons and three daughters, all of
whom are living excepting the third son, Ezra B., and the youngest daughter,
Mary Ann. Walter and Jacob are farmers,
the first living in Machias and the latter in Freedom. William, the oldest, is a wealthy farmer in
Michigan. The two younger are well
educated men.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 620 & 621
Surname: TARBELL
D. O.
TARBELL.-Among the few who have remained on the homestead of their father D. O.
TARBELL, son of James TARBELL, has been most successful. He took the farm, which was badly encumbered,
cleared off the debts, and added largely to it by purchase. His barns with all their contents were burned
by lightning in the fall of 1877 and again in the fall of 1881. The insurance covered only a small part of
the loss. Myron O., his son,
superintends the farm and D. O. lives in Olean.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 621
Surname: TAYLOR
Chauncey
TAYLOR was an emigrant from Otisco, Onondaga county, to Farmersville in
1820. Settling on the farm where he died
he reared three daughters and one son.
Edwin TAYLOR was supervisor of Farmersville in 1845.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 621
Surname: TEN
BROECK
Hon.
Peter TEN BROECK became a permanent resident of Farmersville in 1817 and at one
time was the wealthiest man in town. An
extended sketch of him appears on page 278.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 621
Surname: THOMAS
Samuel
THOMAS and his son and their families settled in town in 1840. Samuel, Sr., is, dead. His son Samuel A. still lives here, is a wit
and a good story-teller, and has made a specialty of rearing blooded
stock. He has been acting justice of the
peace for a number of terms, is a very ingenious person, and can make any
common article in iron or wood.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 621
Surnames: THOMAS, GILLEY, HAND, LEONARD
J. W.
THOMAS, a native of Wales, England, came to Cattaraugus county in 1855 and to
this town in 1860. In 1857 he married
Mary F., only daughter of Robert GILLEY.
Robert GILLEY came with his father to Farmersville when a small boy,
married Clarinda HAND, and died on the homestead, which he had purchased. Mr. THOMAS was a tanner and currier by trade
and combined that vocation with farming, being fairly successful in both
occupations. His three children are Fred
W., who was killed in an accident at Alpine. Tex., Sept. 19, 1890, Addie V.
(Mrs. M. A. LEONARD), and Herman H.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 621
Surnames: TOZER, PACKARD
Richard
TOZER was born in Richfield, N. Y. Soon
after his settlement in 1817 he built additions to his one-room cabin and
commenced keeping tavern. A few years
after he tore down the log cabin and built what was then considered a beautiful
and spacious hotel, which still remains without scarcely any changes or repairs
to this day, a period of over sixty years.
He was the first supervisor after the organization in 1822 and was
re-elected in 1823, 1824, and 1826, and was a man of enterprise and
ability. He was noted for his sharp wit
and burlesques and stories. He had a
large family of sons and daughters.
Addison, his oldest, was the first child born in the settlement. His second daughter, Mary Ann, married John
PACKARD in 1844. They emigrated first to
Galena, Ill., but now live in Chicago.
It seems quite proper to keep alive her memory in the town of her birth,
where she received in the plain little school house all, or nearly all, her
literary education, and where for years she and her husband will be remembered
by their pupils for their faithful service and good examples as teachers. She died in Aug., 1892.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 621
Surnames: TYLER, ADAMS, BUTLER
Jamin,
and Arthur TYLER came to this town with their father, Alvin, in 1826, and the
father died a few months afterward. They
became farmers, retaining lands articled by their father, where Jamin lived
until his death in 1888. He has one son,
Clayton, living in town, a daughter, Emma ADAMS, in Bradford, Pa., and another
in Sandusky. The widow of Jamin is still
living on the homestead. Arthur and his
wife, Hurry, oldest daughter of Harvey BUTLER, died in Portville, where they
had lived many years. Lucius, an older
brother, was a still earlier settler, a tanner, currier, and shoemaker, and an
early justice of the peace. Henry C.,
son of Jamin, resides in this town.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Pages 621 & 622
Surnames: WAKEFIELD, WRIGHT, KNIGHT
Samuel
WAKEFIELD, Jr., moved into Farmersville in 1844 and located on the farm now
owned by Orin WRIGHT. Born in
Brattleboro, Vt., in 1800 he reared a family of eight children, and died on the
homestead respected by a wide circle of friends. His wife was Polly KNIGHT and their children
now living are Benjamin F., Delia H., Mary J., Fenner, Charles B., and William
K.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 622
Surnames: WILDER, SKINNER, TARBELL, BROWN, HENRY
Charles
WILDER, a native of Windham county, Vt., emigrated to Otsego county, whence his
son Reuben came to Farmersville in 1837, where he settled on the farm now owned
by his son R. S., and where he died. His
wife was Elsie L. SKINNER, who bore him four children: Frances M. (Mrs. D. O. TARBELL), Mary A.,
Sarah A. (Mrs. N. BROWN), and Reuben S.
The latter was born Aug. 17, 1829, came to this town with his father,
and Feb. 25, 1857, married Sarah J., daughter of Joseph HENRY, by whom he has
one son, Millard R. For nine years he
lived in Fairview, where be was postmaster and a grocer.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 622
Surnames: WILLIAMS, OSMAN
William
C. WILLIAMS, son of John, was born in Pembrockshire, South Wales, in 1848, came
to America and to Freedom in 1868, and worked by the month until 1878, when he
built a store at Farmersville Station, where he has since been engaged in the
mercantile business. He married Carlie,
daughter of Alonzo OSMAN, and has been postmaster. Mr. WILLIAMS has acquired an excellent
reputation as a thorough business man. The first merchant at the Staton he is one of
the very few laboring men who saved enough from their wages in an iron-mill to
bring them to America and start them in business.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 622
Surname: WORTHINGTON
John
WORTHINGTON, whose father was an early settler of Freedom, became a citizen of
this town quite early, where his children were born and educated. The oldest, Dubios, became an accomplished
scholar and a popular preacher. William,
a lawyer, was corporation attorney of the city of Buffalo when he died in
1890. Another son is a carpenter (the
trade of his father).
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Farmersville –
Chapter XXVII (27)
Page 622
Surnames: WRIGHT, LITTLE, WAKEFIELD, LAW
Amos
WRIGHT came from Genesee county to Freedom in 1824, settling on 160 acres of
land near Elton. There he cleared a farm
and worked at his trade of carpenter and millwright and removed to this town in
1838, locating on the place now owned by Henry LITTLE, where he was killed by a
falling tree. He had ten children, of
whom four are living: Amos, Jr., Orin,
Harriet, and Sally. Orin WRIGHT, a
native of Freedom, was born Feb. 23, 1829.
Dec. 5, 1852 he married Angeline C. WAKEFIELD, who has borne him eight
children, six of whom are living:
Samuel, Charles E., Albert B., Irving P., Orin S., and Katie D. His wife died in June, 1888, and for his
second wife Mr. WRIGHT married Mrs. Mary J. LAW. He is a farmer and a carpenter.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
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from:
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
646
Surnames: ADAMS, BUNTING, ROOT
George
ADAMS was a native of London, England, and came to Humphrey in this county in
1830. He was born Jan. 16, 1805 and died
Oct. 27, 1890, residing in Sugartown for sixty years. His wife was Mary BUNTING, also a native of
England; she died March 28, 1874. Of
their five children two, Sarah (Mrs. Warren S. ROOT) and George W., are living.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
646
Surnames: ANTISDALE, COON, STORRS, LINDSAY, PATTERSON, OAKES
Moses
ANTISDALE came to Franklinville from Cherry Valley, N. Y., in 1829, and settled
on lot 45, previously purchased. He
finally sold out and moved into Morgan hollow, where he resided until his
wife's death in 1860. He married Nancy
COON, of Cherry Valley, previous to coming to this town. Children: Mary J. (Mrs. G. C. STORRS), Diantha
(Mrs. Walter LINDSAY), Willard, Sarah Ann, Louisa (Mrs. William PATTERSON),
Anna (Mrs. John OAKES), and Luther S.
Mr. ANTISDALE and Luther went to Illinois in 1860. In 1861 Luther enlisted in Co. A, 2d Ill. Cav., and was soon
promoted orderly, in which capacity he served until General Oglesby was
mortally wounded at Corinth, Oct. 3, 1862.
After General Oglesby's death he served under Gen. John A. Logan. He was in many battles along the Mississippi,
including Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and Vicksburg,
through all of which he passed without a wound, but afterward died of
intermittent fever in the military hospital at New Orleans in the fall of
1863. Moses ANTISDALE enlisted a few
months later and received an injury on board a gunboat at the siege of Fort
Donelson, in consequence of which he was discharged and died aboard the cars on
his way home, in April, 1862.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
646
Surnames: BARD, FREEMAN, PATTERSON
Robert
BARD came to Farmersville from Herkimer county in November, 1816, and settled
on what is now known as the FREEMAN farm.
He married a daughter of Ashbel FREEMAN and had four children. Mr. BARD came to the village of Franklinville
in 1829, having traded his farm with John PATTERSON for property where now
stands the Globe Hotel, where he kept hotel 26 years.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
646
Surnames: BOND, CARPENTER, SEARL
Marshall
O. BOND is a son of Ora and Laura (CARPENTER) BOND and was born June 26, 1828.
January 1, 1852, he married Hannah SEARL, of Franklinville, and settled in the
village, where he engaged with his father in harness making. In July, 1862, Mr. BOND enlisted in Co. D,
154th N. Y. Vols., as first lieutenant, and resigned in 1863 on account of
sickness. A number of years were spent
in the oil country and upon returning to this town he engaged in farming. Children: Ida E., Adda M., Hanford S., and
Kate G. Ora BOND, the father of Marshall
O., was supervisor of Farmersville in 1829-30 and again in 1840.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
646
Surnames: BOYCE, BLOODGOOD, DAY, BUCK, LITCHFIELD, VAUGHAN
James
F. BOYCE, born in Worcester, Mass., March 1, 1795, came to this county in
1823. He kept bachelor's hall in the
woods two years and then married Elizabeth BLOODGOOD, from Herkimer, N. Y., the
ceremony being performed by Israel DAY, J. P., of Franklinville. The couple located on Bear creek, two miles
farther into the forest than any other settlers, and remained there seven years. They then came to this town and settled on
lot 32, on BOYCE hill, where he resided until his death Jan. 12, 1864. His wife died April 5, 1885. Children: Louisa H. (Mrs. Ezra BUCK), David
F., Almira C. (Mrs. Harvey LITCHFIELD), Nancy E., Amy L., and Mary A. Z. (Mrs.
Joseph VAUGHAN).
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
646 & 647
Surnames: BURROWS, ROCKWELL, ALGER, SQUIRE
David
BURROWS, a Vermonter by birth, at the age of eighteen came with his father to
Gainesville, N. Y., and in 1840 removed to Franklinville, settling in Cadiz,
where he commenced shoemaking. His wife
was Orrilla ROCKWELL, who bore him five children, of whom three are living:
Jasper A., Lucinda M. (Mrs. D. ALGER), and George W. Mrs. BURROWS died July 9, 1855 and Mr.
BURROWS on March 31, 1885. Jasper A.
BURROWS was born Oct. 28, 1843, and married Candace, daughter of Edward C.
SQUIRE; two children: Dora A. and Edward C.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
647
Surnames: BUTLER, LYON, NAPIER, HOWARD
Samuel
BUTLER, son of Nathan, came with his wife, Phebe LYON, from Otsego county to
Franklinville in 1820. Two years
afterward he bought seventy-five acres of wild land in Farmersville, whither he
moved and erected a frame house. He was
a carpenter and joiner by trade. A few
years later he returned to this town and purchased the farm and built the stone
house where John NAPIER now lives. Of
his four children two are living: Eliza A. (Mrs. HOWARD) and Lewis L.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
647-649
Surnames: BUTTON, DUNCAN, TEN BROECK
Jonas
K. BUTTON was born in Machias on the 3d of May, 1821. His father, Charles, was a pioneer farmer,
and the early life of Mr. BUTTON was passed on the farm with a large family of
brothers and sisters, and his stalwart frame was inured to the severe toil
which was the lot of the “tiller of the soil” in the primitive history of the
county. His father died in 1832 and the
duties of the farm so occupied the attention of the children that the education
of Mr. BUTTON was restricted to a few winter terms of school in the log school
house, but that temple of learning has been the source of inspiration to the
men who have risen to prominence in western New York. After attaining the age of eighteen years he
worked out at farm work by the month during the summer season and taught school
during the winter months. He early
acquired habits of thrift and economy and was particular to add to his savings
each year, knowing that this course was the only one that insured the
attainment of a competence. He was never
afflicted with the modern mania of becoming suddenly rich, but preferred to
acquire his accumulations by ceaseless energy and in business where his ripe
judgment could be of service to him. On
the 27th of Sept., 1845, he was married to Jane M. DUNCAN, and together they
began life in the employ of Judge Peter TEN BROECK, of Farmersville, and that
rare judge of men at once appreciated the merit of the young couple, and their
friendship continued unabated until the death of Judge TEN BROECK.
In
1847 Mr. BUTTON purchased and moved onto a farm about three miles south of the
village of Franklinville, and which has ever since been known as “the BUTTON
farm” and is now owned by his youngest son and namesake, who, at twenty-two, is
proving himself a “chip of the old block” in representing the town as
supervisor. Mr. BUTTON was early
ambitious to excel as a farmer and like his early patron, Judge TEN BROECK, to
become a large landed proprietor, and so well was his ambition gratified that
at his death he owned 2,100 acres of farming land in the county of Cattaraugus,
being the largest owner of tillable land within its borders. This land comprised six farms well stocked
and under an excellent state of cultivation. In 1864 he took up his residence
in the village of Franklinville and thereafter leased his farms. Mr. BUTTON was the model landlord. He was unerring in his estimate of men,
understood well when his farms were properly carried on, and while fair and
considerate to his tenants was strict and exacting in requiring them to care
for his stock and maintain his farms in good condition. His relations with his tenants were close and
kindly, and he seldom was obliged to change them, and his leaseholds were
profitable alike to him and his lessees.
When
the cheese industry by factory-making first started Mr. BUTTON erected a
factory between Franklinville and Cadiz and another west of Cadiz, and they
were the nucleus of a combination that has become celebrated. For many years he
attended to the financial management of this combination, selling the cheese
and distributing the proceeds, and his excellent judgment and methodical habits
prevented criticism as to his performance of this trust. Mr. BUTTON early took an interest in politics
and was soon recognized as one of the leaders of his party in the county. He was an uncompromising Democrat, zealous in
defending the principles of his party, and a partisan in practice. He was supervisor of Franklinville for five
terms and was elected member of Assembly in 1867, though the district was
regarded as safely Republican. He was the candidate of his party for Congress
in one or two campaigns. He affiliated
with his party during the Civil war, yet believed in the suppression of the
Rebellion and the unity of the nation.
He contributed liberally for the payment of bounties, and, to induce
enlistments, at one time paid $1000, at another pledged $100 to be divided
equally among the next four who should enlist, and again personally advanced
$3,000 to enable the town to fill its quota, trusting to future legislation for
its re-payment. Western New York has
been largely Republican since the inception of that party, so Mr. BUTTON's
political preferment was confined to the offices stated, but in the councils of
his party and among those in this end of the State who were instrumental in
party organization he was a prominent factor.
Judge
TEN BROECK appointed him sole executor of his will with plenary power in the
management and disposition of his large estate.
When it is remembered that his property included about 7,000 acres of
land the magnitude of the undertaking can be partly appreciated. This vast area he managed with consummate
judgment, making sales from year to year until the entire land was converted
into money or securities that were gilt-edged.
He was also by the act of incorporation one of the trustees of TEN
BROECK Free Academy, and by virtue of his residence in Franklinville and his
aggressive individuality was the master spirit of the Board of Trustees until
his resignation shortly prior to his death.
The academy was erected in the village, which was then remote from a
railroad and where education was at a low ebb.
Mr. BUTTON assumed the direction of this business with his wonted energy
and the academy was soon the potent agency in eastern Cattaraugus for higher
education. His zeal in behalf of this
institution was irrepressible and he seized every opportunity to advance its
influence. When Franklinville became a
full-fledged village Mr. BUTTON, though opposed to incorporation, was elected
as one of its first trustees, as the taxpayers had implicit faith in his
judgment and fairness. He well served
his constituents in this capacity, believing thoroughly in public improvements
and yet guarding wisely the expenditure of the moneys raised.
In
1879 he united with the First United Presbyterian Church Society of
Franklinville, of which his wife was a member.
Thenceforth he was a faithful, earnest Christian. He made no parade of his new life. He contributed one-fourth of the $11,000 used
in building the substantial church edifice of this society. He died in Franklinville, Sept. 8, 1884,
leaving his widow, four sons, and two daughters, all of whom are still living.
Mr.
BUTTON was a man of sterling, positive traits of character. He despised any cant or hypocrisy and
asserted his intense convictions confidently and fearlessly. On any matter, either local or of a wider
range, he took a decided stand. With
little education in his youth, yet, by friction with men, by keen observation,
by an aptitude for comprehending the pith of any subject, and by his unfailing
common sense, he soon became well informed.
He made a marked impression on the people of eastern Cattaraugus, was
thoroughly respected, and was recognized as one of its leading men. In defining to a young man the cardinal
principles leading to success he stated they were “integrity, industry, and
perseverance,” and they certainly comprised the elements that made his own
career so successful.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of Jonas
K. BUTTON
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
649
Surnames: BUTTON, BROWN, LITTLE, CURTIS
Reuben
C. BUTTON, son of Lyman and Polly (BROWN) BUTTON, was born in Machias, Nov. 25,
1839, and removed to this town in 1855, living for a time with his uncle, Jonas
K. BUTTON. Nov. 3, 1861, he married
Elizabeth, daughter of John LITTLE, and was engaged in farming until 1865, when
he opened a livery stable in the village.
In 1876 his wife died and Nov. 25, 1880 he married, second, Addie V.,
daughter of Sylvester and Mary CURTIS.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
649
Surname: BUTTON
Peter
T. B. BUTTON has always taken an active interest in the mercantile and
political affairs of the town. He has
served as supervisor and in other offices, and was largely instrumental in
organizing the Franklinville Agricultural and Driving Park Association, of
which he has served as treasurer, secretary, and president.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
649
Surnames: CAMPBELL, MORGAN, DICKINSON
Robert CAMPBELL, a relative of Judge CAMPBELL, of Cherry
Valley, Otsego county, N. Y., was born in that place and resided there until
after his majority. He married Elizabeth
CAMPBELL, and in 1829 he came with his family to Franklinville and settled on a
part of lot 29 on the road known as Otsego street, from the fact that every
settler thereon was from Otsego county. He
remained on the place about thirty years and then, with his son, Andrew J.
CAMPBELL, removed to Black Creek and remained there until his death. Children: Samuel, Mary Ann, Albert J.,
Eleanor, Alanson, Deborah, and Andrew J.
Samuel married Eliza MORGAN, July 24, 1851, and remained on lot 29 until
his death in 1889. Children: Dewitt,
Sarah, and Amenzo. Amenzo now resides on
the place with his mother. Albert J.
married Permelia daughter of John W. DICKINSON, Feb. 2, 1841, and settled on a
farm in upper Sugartown, where he resided until his health failed, when he
moved to Franklinville village and kept a hotel twenty-five years. Children: Mary and Devillo. Devillo went to Mazo Manie, Wis., where he is
a druggist. Mary, at the age of
twenty-four, met with an accident in a collision on the Great Western railroad
at Komoka, Ontario, which rendered her a cripple.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
649
Surnames: CARPENTER, DE KAY, SCOTT
Warren
CARPENTER, son of Zenas (see Farmersville), was born Jan. 17, 1827, and Dec. 18,
1849, married Catherine J., daughter of Thomas DE KAY, of New Hudson, Allegany
county; children: Zenas, Thomas, Elroy V., Samuel, and Julia A. (Mrs. E. D.
SCOTT), who died Nov. 7, 1890. Mr.
CARPENTER lived with his parents until their deaths and in Lyndon until 1880,
when he came to Franklinville village.
He has taken an active interest in laying out and beautifying Mt.
Prospect Cemetery. Besides this he has
been called upon to plan and adorn several other burial places.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
649
Surnames: CARR, CHAMBERLAIN, POWER, HOGG, WEED, JOLLY
Peter
CARR, a postmaster under the British government, came to Franklinville in 1849
and purchased the farm belonging to Moses CHAMBERLIN, which he made his
permanent home until his death in 1873.
He was justice of the peace several years. He left Peter CARR, Jr., his only heir, in
possession of his estate, who still resides upon it. In 1857 Peter, jr., married Katharine,
daughter of Patrick POWER. Children:
Mary, Rose (Mrs. Wilson HOGG), Josephine (Mrs. Charles WEED), Katie, Anna (Mrs.
J. G. JOLLY), and Joseph.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of
Pages
649 & 650
Surnames: CASE,
Thomas
CASE, born in
Jason
D. CASE, son of Thomas, was born in Lyndon, Oct. 3, 1847, attended school in
the Hayden district and two terms at the
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History
of the Town of
Page
650
Surnames: CHAMBERLIN, CARR, PLATT, CURTIS, KNOX, BABBITT
Moses
CHAMBERLIN came from Dutchess county to Ellicottville in 1816 and thence he
moved to Franklinville, settling on the farm now owned by Peter CARR, where he
lived about thirty years. He then moved
to Allegany, where he died in 1869. Mr.
CHAMBERLIN married Anna PLATT, of
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History
of the Town of
Page
650
Surnames: CLEMENTS, LOCHARD
James
CLEMENTS came here from
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History
of the Town of
Pages
650 & 651
Surnames: COLLIE, MITCHELL, WATSON
James
COLLIE, a native of
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History
of the Town of
Page
651
Surnames: COLVIN, WHITCOMB
Milton
N. COLVIN was born March 28, 1870 on Chappel hill in Humphrey. He was the son of Royal and Mary COLVIN and
the second child of a family of seven children: Charles, Milton N., Carrie, Lucia,
Agnes, Hattie, and Welcome. Sickness and
other dire misfortunes pursued the family until it was broken up and its
members scattered.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
651
Surnames: CONRAD, KORTWRIGHT, WARNER, SILL, FARWELL, MORRIS, SEARL,
GARDNER
Henry
CONRAD, from Tompkins county, during the summer of 1807 located on the north
half of lot 37 and commenced the erection of a mill, which he completed in the
summer of 1808. The mill was in keeping
with its surroundings, primitive indeed, but it would grind wheat into flour
which did not always resemble the "beautiful snow". That useful old mill more properly belonged
to the "Tuscan Order" of architecture than to any other. In the early part of 1807 John, Nicholas, and
Daniel KORTWRIGHT, from Tompkins county, settled upon the north part of lot 36
and south part of lot 37. They were
millwrights and superintended the building of Henry CONRAD's grist-mill, and
instructed "Uncle Hank" (as he was commonly called) in the art of
grinding grain and taking toll. Owing to
some defect in its construction the mill was not uniform in its mechanical
behavior. There is one anecdote in
relation to Uncle Hank and his mill which illustrates the fun-loving
propensities, of the WARNER family.
Parley WARNER, who lived near the mill, on observing some customer
emerge from the forest with a bag of grain across his brawny shoulders, would
stealthily approach the rear of the mill and seize the arms of the wheel in his
herculean grip, and, with muscles firmly set, await the coming ordeal. The gate would be raised, but the wheel would
not move; it was as firmly bound as the nymphs had bound Andromeda. After uttering a few words not admissible in
Sunday school Uncle Hank, armed with the necessary tools, would go around to
the rear of the mill to see "vat vas der ail mit der tam veel." By the time he reached the wheel Parley would
be snugly concealed in the alders. Mr.
CONRAD was a kind-hearted man. He had
four children by his first wife: Elizabeth, Margaret, Catharine, and
Samuel. Margaret married Elijah SILL;
Elizabeth married Thaddeus FARWELL; Catharine and Samuel were mutes and were
never married. One of the granddaughters
of Mr. CONRAD, Fanny FARWELL, is the wife of D. J. MORRIS. By his second marriage Mr. CONRAD had six
children: Peter, Henry, Joseph, John, Henrietta, and Fanny. About 1820 he sent Samuel and Catharine to
New York, where they received an education.
When they came back they could read and write fluently and converse by
means of the hand alphabet. Samuel died
of smallpox at his brother-in-law's, Elijah SILL, about 1830. Lyman SEARL, Thomas M. SILL, Fayette SEARL,
and Robert E. GARDNER also married granddaughters of Henry CONRAD.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
651 & 652
Surnames: CROSBY, AUSTIN, STARR, KENYON, WENRICK, WRIGHT, BAILLET,
WARNER, McCLUER, WHEELER
Samuel
A., Alanson, Jedediah W., and Lot C. CROSBY came to Franklinville in 1830 and
settled on CROSBY hill, the place taking its name from the four brothers. Alanson and Jedediah purchased portions of
lot 28, while S. A. (known here as Austin CROSBY) made his home on lot 36 and
Lot C, on lot 35. They were sons of Col.
Jedediah CROSBY, who was born near Boston, Mass., in 1776. At an early period he removed to Gorham, N.
Y., where he married Mabel AUSTIN, a native of Connecticut. She was born May 1, 1782. In 1805 the couple moved to Bergen, N. Y.,
then known as the Triangle, where they made a permanent home. Colonel CROSBY was a volunteer in the War of
1812 and commanded a regiment at the battle of Fort Erie, where one-third of
his soldiers were left on the field.
Both Colonel CROSBY and his wife were of English descent. He died in Bergen, August 18, 1830; she died
May 21, 1866. They had five sons and
four daughters, the latter being Polly, Louanny, Harriet, and Lovina. S. Austin CROSBY married and had sons
Christopher C., Jedediah W., and Luther V.
Christopher C. married Helen STARR.
Jedediah married Viola KENYON and resided on the homestead until his
death. Luther married Mary WENRICK. Newton A. and Ora B. are deceased. Alanson CROSBY married Cornelia WRIGHT;
children: Mabel, Manley, and Alanson, Jr.
Mabel married George BAILLET.
Manley (see Bench and Bar, page 363) is a practicing attorney in Corry,
Pa. Alanson enlisted in 1862 in the
154th N. Y. Vol. Inf. and was killed before Atlanta, Ga. He was a young man of rare promise. As a well-deserved tribute to his memory the
Grand Army Post in Franklinville received his name. Jedediah CROSBY, Jr., married a daughter of
Roswell WARNER, a granddaughter of Gen. Joseph McCLUER. He still resides on CROSBY hill, occupying
the place on which he settled when he first came to this town. One of his daughters married Dudley KENYON
and a second married Thomas WHEELER.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
652
Surnames: CUMMINGS, GRAVES
Solomon
CUMMINGS came to Farmersville in 1829 and a few years later married Jonathan
GRAVES's eldest daughter, Mariette. He
became a merchant, was successful, represented Farmersville as supervisor in
1843, 1844, 1846, and 1848 and Franklinville in 1875, was a very exact business
man, and always performed his duties with ability and fidelity. For many years he has resided in
Franklinville. He sold his property in
1850 to his father and brother, John T. CUMMINGS, who continued the mercantile
business until his sudden death in 1876.
J. T. CUMMINGS left all excellent record behind him for ability and
integrity. He was supervisor of Farmersville
in 1863. By consulting him and his
library almost any matter of history, law, politics, religion, or science could
be learned. From tinkering clocks to
making or repairing any article of the house or tool on the farm he was an
expert, and he had a great variety of tools that he persistently refused to
lend. He was a Congregationalist, a
cultivated scholar, and a valuable friend.
The CUMMINGS’s emigrated to this town from Warren, Mass., and are direct
descendants of the Puritans.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
652
Surnames: CURTIS, ROSE, FOOT, FOSTER, CHAMBERLIN, BUTTON
Solomon
CURTIS, from Lanesboro, Mass., located on a large tract of land where the
village of Franklinville now stands in 1806 and removed thither with the first
settlers, erecting his log house a few rods west of the center stake in the
village plat in 1808. It is said that
hunting and trapping were his primary and agriculture his secondary
pursuits. Mr. CURTIS married Abigail
ROSE, of Rushford, Allegany county; children: Azur,
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History
of the Town of
Pages
652 & 653
Surnames: DAVIS, KLOCK
Thomas
DAVIS, son of John and a native of
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History
of the Town of
Page
653
Surnames: DEAN, YOUNG, LITTLE, SPRING, CONNERS
Danforth
W. DEAN, son of Tower J. and Esther E. (YOUNG) DEAN, was born in
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of the Town of
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653
Surnames: DREWRY, SIMONDS
Willard
DREWRY removed from Genesee county to this town in 1831 and settled with his
wife on a wild lot on Genesee street. In
1865 he sold to Mr. SIMONDS and went west.
His son Ebenezer enlisted in 1861 for three years, and served his full
time; he was mustered into the service in the 105th Regt. in Oct., 1861, and
was honorably discharged. He died in
1878.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
653
Surname: DUNCAN
James
DUNCAN and his wife Annie came from Scotland in 1833 and the next year settled
in Franklinville, first at what is now the village and subsequently on East
hill. He finally removed to the village
and died. They had nine children.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
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653
Surnames: ELMER, CROSBY, DICKINSON
William
ELMER was born in Hartford, Conn., May 14, 1807, and came with his father to
Genesee county in 1815. He married
Harriet CROSBY, March 27, 1835, and they had four daughters and two sons. He moved to Franklinville, March 16, 1855,
and his wife died June 4, 1860. He
married his second wife, Mrs. Lydia DICKINSON, Nov. 27, 1862. Austin W. ELMER, the eldest son, was mustered
into the navy in Sept., 1864, for one year, and died of disease contracted in
the service. Crosby L. ELMER resides on
the homestead, with his father, on CROSBY hill.
The family influence has been exemplary.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
653
Surnames: ELY, WALKER, DAY, SMITH, FERRIS, STILLWELL
William
ELY, son of C. C. ELY, of Rushford, Allegany county, was born July 27, 1841,
and obtained his education in the common schools and in Rushford Academy. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. D, 64th N. Y.
Vols., and was in all the engagements with his regiment from Antietam to Cold
Harbor, where he was wounded by a minie-ball in the ankle. Being discharged in 1865 he returned home and
in 1866 came to Franklinville, where he started a drug store in the village
under the firm name of WALKER & ELY, which two years later was changed to
ELY & DAY by WALKER disposing of his interest to W. A. DAY. DAY subsequently sold out to H. D. SMITH and
the firm became ELY & SMITH. In 1884
SMITH sold to W. H. FERRIS and the style was changed to ELY & FERRIS. In 1867 Mr. ELY married Caroline S., daughter
of Marcus and Susan (STILLWELL) SMITH.
Mr. ELY was supervisor of Franklinville in 1886 and 1887.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
653
Surnames: ESSEX, MORSE, RATHBUN
Moses
ESSEX came from Decatur, N. Y., in 1827, and settled on the west part of lot
13, which he had previously purchased from James O. MORSE and Benjamin
RATHBUN. He soon erected an ashery,
which he operated over twenty years. He
purchased all the ashes and black-salts that he could from those who were
clearing up their farms and worked them into potash, which he shipped to New
York city. In those early times about
the only way the settlers had to raise money to pay taxes and buy bread was by
making ashes and black-salts, which were jocosely called "legal tender." ESSEX remained on the place about 23
years. His daughter resides on a part of
the farm.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
653 & 654
Surnames: FARRAR, LOOMIS, CARVER
Aleanzor
M. FARRAR is a son of Wiggin M. and Betsey (LOOMIS) FARRAR, of Machias (q.
v.). He was born in that town Sept. 15,
1829, and Jan. 1, 1854, married Lydia CARVER.
Until 1884 Mr. FARRAR was a resident of Machias, on the old homestead
where he served as justice of the peace twelve years and as assessor. In 1884 he came to Franklinville. He has in his possession a sword used by John
FARRAR, his grandfather, on the field of Bunker Hill.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
654
Surnames: FARRINGTON, McAFEE
Edward
H. FARRINGTON, son of Harvey, was born in Newport, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1848. His father was an early cheese maker, in
which business the son was educated. In
1873 Edward H. came to Franklinville and began manufacturing cheese, being
interested in 1890 in nine factories producing several hundred thousand pounds
of cheese annually. In 1872 Mr.
FARRINGTON married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel McAFEE, of Canada. Children: Irvin A., Howard P., Harry, and
Ellen.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
654
Surnames: FARWELL, COOK
Henry
C. FARWELL, son of Thaddeus (see Ischua), was born Feb. 19, 1832. In 1854 he engaged in lumbering in the great
lumber woods of Wisconsin, and June 1, 1861, enlisted in Co. K, 4th Wis. Vols.,
fighting in the battles of Williamsburg, Second Bull Run, Seven Days' Fight,
Antietam, South Mountain, Fredericksburg (both engagements), Gettysburg, and
Rappahannock Station, where he was wounded by a ball passing through the
leg. He was promoted captain of his
company and was discharged Oct. 14, 1864.
Returning to Ischua he married, March 28, 1866, Anna, daughter of Henry
and Betsey COOK, of Mansfield. He was a
farmer in Ischua, which town he served as supervisor in 1873 and again in 1875
and as assessor several years. Mr.
FARWELL moved to the village of Franklinville in 1885. Children: Lettie C. and Arthur M.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
654
Surnames: FAY, RICE, COLE, PIERCE, GREENE, LITCHFIELD
James
FAY, son of Cyrus, was born in Sturbridge, Mass., married Olive RICE, of
Brookfield, Mass., and came to Cattaraugus county in 1829, in 1830 settling on
the farm now owned by Cyrus M. FAY, his son.
He was a man highly respected, held several town offices, and was a
member and deacon of the Presbyterian church.
He died in 1882, aged ninety-two years.
Of his five children four are living: William G., Sarah J. (Mrs. I. L.
COLE), J. C., and Cyrus M. Cyrus M. FAY,
living on the homestead, was born Nov. 13, 1833. In 1858 he married Ellen I., daughter of
William M. PIERCE, of this town.
Children: Sarah O. (Mrs. B. J. GREENE) and Elsie M. (Mrs. E. E.
LITCHFIELD). He was supervisor from 1877
to 1879 and assessor nine years.
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Surnames: GOO, BRAND
J. B.
GOO, son of Hiram, was born in Ashford, Sept. 29, 1829, and in Jan., 1855,
married Lucy J., daughter of Samuel BRAND, of Ellicottville. By trade he was a carpenter. About 1860 he moved to Yorkshire Center,
where he, carried on cheese-box manufacturing.
In 1882 he came to Cadiz. He has
two sons and three daughters.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
654
Surnames: GREEN, JENNINGS, HOLDEN, RUST
Allen
M. GREEN, born in Cazenovia, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1812, came with his father, Allen
GREEN, to Cattaraugus county in 1826. In
1838 he married Mary JENNINGS, of Fort Madison, Iowa, where he lived and
followed his trade of blacksmith. Upon
the death of his wife in 1840 Mr. GREEN returned to Cattaraugus county, and in
1845 he married Julia J., daughter of Arnold HOLDEN, of Ashford. He settled in Franklinville in 1869. Of his six children three are living: Emma
(Mrs. Eugene RUST), Burnett J., and Perry W.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
654 & 655
Surnames: GRIERSON, McQUENN, St. JOHN, FULLER, SKEELS
James
GRIERSON, son of Thomas and Agnes (McQUENN), was born in Dumfries, Scotland,
May 27, 1832, and came to Franklinville in 1854, where he resided for one year,
when he went to Otto, where he worked at his trade, as miller for Selleck St.
JOHN. There he married Melissa, daughter
of Sylvester and Harriet (FULLER) SKEELS.
He also lived in East Otto and in Ellicottville. In 1870 he returned to Franklinville and
purchased the grist-mill below Cadiz known as the Conrad mill, which he
conducted until 1876, when he moved to the village of Franklinville, where he
now resides. Children: Luna C., Mina C,
Harriet A. (deceased), Nettie O., Grace M., and Edgar J.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
655
Surnames: HACKETT, WOODS, SEARLE, SILL
George
S. HACKETT, son of Stephen K. (see Ischua), was born Feb. 20, 1844, in the town
of Ischua, and at the age of seven years, his mother dying, he was bound out to
D. H. WOODS of Rushford, Allegany county, where he lived until Dec. 22, 1863,
when he enlisted in Co. B, 2d N. Y. Mounted Rifles. He was actively engaged in the battles of
Shady Grove, North Anna River, Tolopotomoy Creek, Cold Harbor, Gaines's Farm,
siege of Petersburg, and Pegram Farm, and was discharged at White Hall Run on
June 18, 1865. Returning to Rushford Mr.
HACKETT married, July 4, 1866, Fannie M., daughter of John W. and Caroline
(SEARLE) SILL, and in 1867 settled on Buzzard hill in Humphrey. He followed cheese making for a number of
years, residing in various places, and in 1881 located in Franklinville
village, where on Jan. 10, 1891 his wife died.
She was born April 1, 1846, and bore him two children, Willie B.
(deceased) and Lewis A.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
655
Surname: HAYDEN
Squire
C. HAYDEN has been prominent in the industrial and political interests of the
town and county, and in various capacities has represented his constituents
with eminent ability and unswerving integrity.
He is trustee of the village and was supervisor of Farmersville in 1879
and Franklinville in 1889.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
655
Surnames: HAYNES, STEWART, BUSECKER, SMITH, MORRIS, GRIERSON, WILLARD
James
A. HAYNES, a native of Yorkshire and a son of Daniel B. and Amanda (STEWART)
HAYNES, was born March 7, 1839, and Feb. 24, 1861, married Isadore BUSECKER, of
Ischua, who died Jan. 20, 1868. May 19,
1869, Mr. HAYNES married for his second wife Mary A., daughter of S. J. SMITH,
of Ischua. The same year he formed a
partnership with Mr. SMITH in the mercantile trade under the firm name of S. J.
SMITH & Co., which business was continued until 1873, when Mr. HAYNES sold
his interest to A. J. MORRIS. He then
purchased a farm, which he sold in 1885, and in 1886 moved to Franklinville
village, where he handled sewing machines until 1890, when he started with
Thomas GRIERSON a flour and feed store.
Soon afterward Mr. GRIERSON sold to F. P. WILLARD. Mr. HAYNES was supervisor of Ischua in 1872.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
655
Surnames: HOLDEN, RUSH
John
R. HOLDEN was born July 30, 1843, in Ashford, and is a son of Arnold and
Patience HOLDEN. In Sept., 1861, he
enlisted in Co. B, 9th N. Y. Cav., and was discharged from the Patent Office
Hospital in April, 1862 for sickness. He
re-enlisted in October, 1864, in Co. A, 9th N. Y. Cav., and was mustered out in
June, 1865. Jan. 18, 1863, he married
Melvina, daughter of Poltus and Elizabeth RUSH, of East Otto, and in 1867
settled in Farmersville, whence he removed in 1885 to the village of
Franklinville, where he has been engaged largely in the cheese trade, a
business he has successfully followed for more than a quarter of a
century. Mr. HOLDEN has been prominent
in town affairs and is vice-president of the First National Bank of Franklinville. His father, Arnold HOLDEN, was supervisor of
Ashford in 1831.
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from:
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
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655
Surnames: HOLLISTER, NORTON
Samuel
L. HOLLISTER was born in Cairo, Greene county, Oct. 29, 1788. In 1806 he came to this town and in 1812
married Sibyl NORTON, who was born in Litchfield county, Conn., May 24,1791,
and moved to Franklinville in 1811. In
1816 he removed to Great Valley and in March, 1821, went to Mansfield, where he
died June 29, 1849.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
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655
Surnames: HOLMES, BUTLER
Hosea
T. HOLMES, son of Peter HOLMES, an early settler in Farmersville, was born in
that town Dec. 28, 1821. In Jan., 1843,
he married Eliza A., daughter of Harvey BUTLER, and until 1871 was a
farmer. He then came to Franklinville
and died June 13, 1889. Children: A. O.,
Clark L., and L. M.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
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Surnames: HOLMES, SPRAGUE, STONE
Joseph
HOLMES, a native of Leeds, England, came to America and to Franklinville in
1830, settling in Cadiz, where he followed his trade of gunsmith and kept also
a dry goods and grocery store. He was
born March 6, 1817, and died June 9, 1882.
He married Amantha, daughter of Eli A. and Finetta SPRAGUE, of Ischua,
and had born to him seven children, five of whom are living: John T., Alfie F.,
Jennie G., Mary E. (Mrs. R. STONE), Reuben B.
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from:
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
656
Surnames: HOTCHKISS, SEARL, OSGOOD, PLATT
Benjamin
HOTCHKISS, about 1817, came from Whitehall, N. Y., and after a brief residence
in the Ischua valley located on lot 38.
His son Hiram settled on the same lot a little farther west. One of his daughters was the wife of Isaac
SEARL and another became Mrs. Aaron OSGOOD.
Hiram HOTCHKISS was a soldier in the War of 1812. Simeon HOTCHKISS located on lot 38. He married Lucretia, daughter of Stephen
PLATT, from Plattsburgh, N. Y. Children:
Benjamin, Sarah, Alexander, Mary, Stephen, Orange, and Charles. Stephen and Orange enlisted in the 154th
Regiment in Aug., 1862, and both died in the service. Alexander served in the artillery.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
656
Surnames: INGALLS, STORRS
Simeon
INGALLS came from Otsego, N. Y., in 1828, with his wife and family, and settled
on lot 29. He married Martha, daughter
of T. D. STORRS. He finally sold his
place and moved to Tennessee, where he was at the breaking out of the
Rebellion. With several others from the
north he was forced to leave the State, barely escaping with their lives.
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from:
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
656
Surnames: JOHNSTON, SILL, PENMAN
John
JOHNSTON was a Scotchman by birth. He
came to this county in 1833 and bought a farm of Elijah SILL; in June, 1834,
his family joined him, and in September following he died. He had four sons and three daughters; two
sons, James and John, reside on the homestead.
John JOHNSTON, Jr., born in May, 1818 married Agnes PENMAN, by whom he
had seven children. He was a popular
citizen and a respected gentleman; he represented the town of Franklinville on
the Board of Supervisors in 1859.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
656
Surnames: KINGSBURY, BASSETT, SMITH
William
W. KINGSBURY, son of Benjamin, was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego county. In 1830 or 1831 his father came to Rushford,
Allegany county, where he now resides.
He is a carpenter and farmer. He
married Betsey BASSETT and has three children.
Frank D. KINGSBURY, his son, was born Sept. 25, 1849, and in 1880
married Arlouine L. SMITH, of Rushford.
In 1882 he came to this town and purchased the Dell Zell farm; children:
Harry and Willie.
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from:
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
656
Surnames: KINGSLEY, GILBERT, McNALL
Warren
KINGSLEY, son of Nathan, came from Otsego county to Franklinville in 1825, he
being at that time seventeen years of age.
For five years he worked on the farm and for eight years was a clerk in
the employ of Tilly GILBERT in Cadiz.
February 22, 1838, he married Augusta, daughter of John McNALL, who died
Dec. 26, 1889. Mr. KINGSLEY was
thoroughly identified with the best interests of the town, holding for twelve
years the office of assessor and for a number of terms the position of town
clerk. With the exception of some
fifteen years, which were spent in Machias, Mr. KINGSLEY made the town of
Franklinville his home from the date of his settlement until his death, which
occurred at the residence of his son, Avery W. KINGSLEY, Feb. 25, 1891.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
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656
Surnames: LAIDLAW, DUNCAN
Gilbert
LAIDLAW and his wife Margaret and their three sons and two daughters emigrated
to America from Scotland in 1851. They
first settled in Rochester and in 1852 removed to this town, locating on a farm
in what has since been known as the LAIDLAW district. His wife died soon after their arrival and
his death occurred in 1863. One son,
Hon. William G., is a prominent lawyer in Ellicottville; the other children
were Robert, James, Agnes, and Betsey (Mrs. A. DUNCAN).
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
656 & 657
Surnames: LATHAM, CHILTON, WALWORTH, WINSLOW, CROSBY, NELSON,
PARKHURST
The
LATHAM family trace their ancestry back to Mary CHILTON, the first female to
land on Plymouth Rock from the Mayflower. The American
Messenger for 1850 says: "Chancellor WALWORTH, an eminent jurist of
this State, traces his ancestry to Mary CHILTON. John WINSLOW, brother of Edward WINSLOW, one
of the first governors of the Plymouth colony, married her, and their daughter
became the wife of Robert LATHAM, from England, who came to this country some
twenty years after the arrival of the Mayflower. From Robert LATHAM and his wife all the
LATHAM’s in this country, so far as known, have descended." A branch of the family early moved to Vermont
and at about the same time David LATHAM settled at Lyme, Conn. His grandson, Joseph LATHAM, born Dec. 12,
1787, came thence to Le Roy, Genesee county, in 1808, commencing the journey on
his birthday, crossing the Hudson river on the ice opposite the city of Albany
and the Genesee river where the city of Rochester now stands. He volunteered in the War of 1812 with the
rank of sergeant-major and participated in the storming of Fort Erie with
unloaded muskets and fixed bayonets. May
2, 1818, he married Polly, daughter of Col. Jedediah CROSBY, came to
Franklinville in the spring of 1834, settled on CROSBY hill on the farm now owned
by his son, Joseph LATHAM, and died June 7, 1865; his wife died Dec. 9,
1870. Children: Joseph, William, Russel,
and Helen. Russel LATHAM enlisted in the
Rebellion, served on board the U. S. gunboat Towa, and after that vessel was destroyed in action with the rebel
forts on Cumberland river he died at Clarksville, Tenn., Dec. 23, 1864.
Joseph
LATHAM, Jr., born Dec. 12, 1819 has been a minister in the Genesee Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church for over forty years. He married, Sept. 4, 1851, Lydia R., daughter
of Hon. Lyman NELSON, county judge of Potter county, Pa.; children: Franklin
(died Nov. 4, 1874), Orry N., William H., Russel M. (died August 28, 1867),
Lyman R., Joseph C., Minnie M., and Josephine Eugenie (died Jan. 22,1878). Orry N. is a physician at Bolivar, N. Y.; William
H. is a lawyer in Nebraska and county judge of Frontier county; Minnie M.
married Rev. F. S. PARKHURST, of the Genesee Conference, Aug. 25,1880. The LATHAM family has represented California
as collector of the port of San Francisco, as governor, and as U. S. senator.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
657 & 658
Surnames: LOW, BUCHANAN, PUDDY
Teneyck
LOW was born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1789. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and
served in the militia under Gen. Stephen Van Rensselaer; he was one of the
brave little band who volunteered to cross the Niagara and attack the British
at Queenstown Heights, where he received a slight wound in the shoulder. Some years after the war he married Abigail
BUCHANAN and came to Franklinville in 1825, settling on lot 21, where he
resided until his death May 15, 1870.
Children: Charlotte, Margaret, Anna, Amanda, Marvin, Judson, Mary, and
Clarinda. Marvin married, Feb. 8, 1851, Lucy PUDDY, and resided on the
homestead until his death Aug. 25, 1886.
Children: Alvin A., Lluwellyn, and Judson M. Alvin now lives on the place with his widowed
mother. Judson was born Jan. 22, 1839,
and remained on the farm with his father until 1861, when he enlisted in Co. B,
9th N. Y. Cav., as orderly-sergeant. He
went to the front and for gallantry in the service was soon promoted to second
lieutenant. His indomitable courage and
readiness to undertake dangerous duties often led him into hand-to-hand
encounters with the enemy. On one
occasion he and his company were sent forward to ascertain the position of the
rebels. Their course led them into a
piece of woods where they found a considerable force of cavalry drawn up ready
to receive them. The rebels were so
vastly superior in numbers that instant retreat was their only course, during
which he became slightly detached from his company and was at once surrounded
by five Confederates, the foremost of whom exclaimed “Now, you d…d Yank,
surrender!” After shooting one rebel
through the head and unhorsing two with his saber a fourth rode up behind and
struck him across the neck with a carbine, which knocked Judson from his horse,
and while he laid on the ground a horse struck him in the side, from the
effects of which he died Nov 9, 1863.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
658
Surnames: LOWDEN, WALLACE, DICKSON, WOOLLEY, TEN BROECK
Robert
LOWDEN was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and fitted himself for the ministry at a
college in Edinburgh. His father, a sea
captain having a daughter and five sons, emigrated to America and settled in
Pictou, Nova Scotia, where the family became largely interested in mercantile
business and ship building, in which Robert continued, and thus relinquished
the idea of entering the ministry. He married
a widow, Mrs. WALLACE, nee Abigail DICKSON, and had eight children. Charles Thomas, the third, was born in
Merigomish, Nova Scotia, Aug. 22, 1815, and by his half-brother, Alexander
WALLACE, was instructed in blacksmithing, a trade he followed for many
years. At the age of twenty-one he came
to the States and on Oct. 22, 1837, arrived at Yorkshire Center, where he set
up as a blacksmith and continued for thirty-five years. In Nov., 1838, he married Pamey B. WOOLLEY,
who died Nov. 4, 1877; in the fall of 1878 he married Mrs. Martha J., widow of
John TEN BROECK, of Franklinville, to which village he at once removed. Mr. LOWDEN, after his settlement in
Yorkshire, took an active interest in politics, and after becoming a legalized
citizen he was chosen delegate to several Republican conventions, including the
one at Ellicottville for organizing that party in Cattaraugus county. He was several times town clerk, justice of
the peace, and justice of sessions; was supervisor of Yorkshire in 1861; was
for five years loan commissioner; was postmaster at Yorkshire Center for twelve
years; and from 1872 until Dec. 31, 1878, held the office of county
superintendent of the poor. In all these
positions he served with marked ability.
He had six children; his two sons became blacksmiths.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
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Surnames: LYON, PERKINS
Jonathan
H. LYON came to this town in 1816 from Troy, N. Y. He married Harriet PERKINS, from Otsego
county, in 1819. He was a man of some influence
among the early settlers. About 1830 he
was doing business in the dry goods line, tanning, shoemaking, etc. Children: Russell, Reuben, Delos, Amanda, and
Clara. Clara is now living on the
homestead lot in the village.
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Page
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Surnames: MASON, DUDLEY
Charles
T. MASON was born in East Otto, April 30, 1840.
His father was David T. MASON, a pioneer of that town. In 1858 Charles married Jennie E. daughter of
John and Sally DUDLEY, and in 1864 he purchased the MASON homestead in East
Otto. He followed carpentering and
farming, and in 1881 removed to the village of Franklinville. Children: Charles H. of East Otto; Rosa M.,
who died March 4, 1889; and Lois A.
Lewis J. MASON was supervisor of this town in 1856.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
658 to 660
Surnames: McLURE, McCLUER, McCLURE, GRICE, CARPENTER, NICHOLS,
WIGHTMAN, LONG, WARNER, CROSBY, JEWELL, MATHEWSON, LEONARD, MORRIS
NOTE: The original orthography of this name in
Franklinville was McLURE, though the pronunciation was identical with McCLUER
or McCLURE. Gen. Joseph McCLUER used, it
is said, the ancient form, but his descendants have many of them adopted the
present spelling, McCLUER.
Gen.
Joseph McCLUER (or McLURE), the first settler in the town of Franklinville, was
born in Belchertown, Worcester county, Mass., May 14, 1775, and at about the
age of twenty married Betsey GRICE. He
came to this town and located on the site of the village in March, 1806, with
his wife and five children. He was an
agent and surveyor of the Holland Land Company.
He served as captain on the Niagara frontier in the War of 1812 and was
the soldier who rescued the bugler Burns after he had deserted from the British
and swam the Niagara river to reach the American lines. Mr. McCLUER represented the counties of
Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Niagara in the Assembly of 1814 – 15; the three
counties forming one district. He was
county clerk in 1821 and was a general in the State militia. After an active
and eventful life he died of heart disease Sept. 11, 1833. His wife survived him eleven years, and was
buried by his side in the family burying ground a few rods south of their
former habitation. The remains of both
were subsequently removed to the present cemetery. The family of Joseph and Betsey McCLUER
consisted of five sons and three daughters: Samuel, Manly, Joseph, David,
Freeman, Emily, Harriet, and Caroline.
Samuel married Lucy CARPENTER and settled on the hill road on lot
30. He kept a hotel until his
death. He was born Dec. 4, 1795, and
died in July, 1829. He built the first
frame barn between Franklinville and Ellicottville. He had nine children. Frederick, his son was born Aug. 5, 1825,
married Permelia NICHOLS, and occupies the old homestead. Of their six children four are living: Dell,
James H., Frank D., and John H. Manly
married Emily WIGHTMAN and settled on the west part of lot 30. He filled several town offices, one of which
was justice of the peace for several years.
He was born June 26, 1800, and died May 1, 1853. Joseph occupied the west part of lot 23 prior
to 1827, and resided on it until he removed to Canada in 1830. He was born June 1, 1802. He gave a bushel of wheat for four pounds of
nails, which were used in building his barn.
He married Patty LONG. Emily
married Roswell WARNER, a farmer and a man of influence. One of their daughters married Jedediah
CROSBY and settled on CROSBY hill.
Harriet married Pardon T. JEWELL in 1825. Mr. JEWELL was one of the early teachers and
took a lively interest in our common schools. He was superintendent of schools
for several years. He was elected
Justice of the peace in 1834 and again in 1840.
Caroline married John G. MATHEWSON in 1826 and settled upon the north
part of lot 4. After a few years Mr.
MATHEWSON removed to Michigan with his family, where his wife died several
years ago. Freeman McCLUER first located
on the south part of the old homestead and afterward on the south part of lot
38. He was in the U. S. service from Nov., 1861, to about 1863, when he was
discharged on account of ill health.
Returning to Franklinville he was granted a pension, and soon disposed
of his interests here and removed to Iowa.
David always resided within a few rods of the old log cabin in which he
was reared. He lived in the town about
seventy-five years. He received a fair
education, studied law, and became an attorney of some note. In 1817, at the age of ten, he drove a team
once a week to Ellicottville to supply Baker LEONARD with provisions while he
was building the first hotel erected in that place. He represented the town on
the Board of Supervisors and filled other offices of trust. In Feb., 1825, he
married the daughter of Thomas MORRIS.
Of their children Leonard D. McCLUER enlisted in 1861 in the 21st N. Y.
Regt., and served until 1865. John, the
youngest son, enlisted in Co. I, 6th N. Y. Cav., and fell in battle in 1864.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
659 & 660
Surnames: McCLUER, BARBER, MALLORY, OLDER, BRIGGS, CAMPBELL, HOYT
Benjamin
McCLUER, a brother of Gen. Joseph McCLUER, was born in Belchertown, Mass., in
1775. He married Elizabeth BARBER in
1814, came to this town about 1821, and purchased a farm on lot 7, where he died
in 1832. The farm was occupied by
members of the family for many years afterward.
Children: Elizabeth (Mrs. James MALLORY and later Mrs. William M.
OLDER), Dr. Benjamin, and Mary J. (Mrs. Allen BRIGGS and afterward Mrs. Alanson
CAMPBELL). Porter McCLUER and Abner HOYT
owned parts of lot 7.
David
McCLUER, a cousin of Joseph McCLUER, arrived in this town from Vermont in
April, 1806 and selected the north part of lot 5, a few rods below the village
of Cadiz, where Hiram Warner McCLUER was born April 30, 1806, being the first
child of Saxon origin born within the limits of Cattaraugus county. Mr. McCLUER removed from Franklinville to
Allegany with his family about 1836 and resided there until his death. He was supervisor of Ischua in 1822. Hiram W. McCLUER still resides in Allegany.
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of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
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Surnames: McKERNAN, PHILLIPS, WILLIAMS
Thomas
McKERNAN, son of Thomas, was born in County Caven, Ireland, in 1823, and came
with his son Hugh to Scottsville, N. Y., in 1848, where he was engaged in
manufacturing barrel hoops. His wife,
Ann PHILLIPS, whom he had married in Ireland, came to join her husband in 1849,
bringing with her their children, James and Mary. After residing in Scottsville, Holley, and
Eagle for brief periods the family moved to Ellicottville in 1866 and settled
on a farm, where he died Oct. 18, 1879.
His wife died Nov. 5, 1880.
Children: a daughter who died in infancy, Hugh, Joseph, Frank, Thomas,
John, Michael, and James. James McKERNAN
was born Nov. 12, 1846, and Oct. 6, 1867 married Susan M., daughter of S. R.
and Prudence WILLIAMS. Children: William, Joseph, John, Thomas, Catherine,
Simeon, Helen, James, and Josephine.
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Surnames: McNALL, WASHBURN, SEWARD
William McNALL, oldest son of John and Mellison (WASHBURN)
McNALL, was born Feb. 23, 1806, at Stafford Springs, Conn., and died Dec. 20,
1870, in this town, whither he had removed with his parents in 1816. The family settled in Cadiz. Dec. 17, 1829, he married Sibyl, daughter of
Stephen SEWARD. Children: Charles
(deceased), William, Jr. (deceased), Nathan (died March 5, 1857), Thomas E.
(killed at Morton's Ford, Va., in 1864), Stephen E., and four daughters. Stephen McNALL was supervisor of this town in
1888.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
660 & 661
Surnames: McVEAN, GILLESPIE, VAN AERNAM, SPRING, BUTTON
Rev.
D. C. McVEAN was born Oct. 10, 1818, in Caledonia, N. Y. His parents settled on the farm where he was
raised in 1816. His twin brother, John
C. McVEAN, still resides on the homestead.
After receiving the usual drill of a village school, D. C. studied at
Cambridge, N. Y., and Cleveland, Ohio.
In after years he said that while a boy working on a farm a premonition
sometimes came over him that he should preach the gospel. His mother was left a widow and his labor was
needed at home. At the age of seventeen,
on profession of faith in his Master, he united with the United Presbyterian church
of Caledonia. He graduated at Union
College in 1844 and was licensed to preach in June, 1847. After laboring as a licentiate in the New
England States and in the south he accepted a call from the Lyndon church in
this county and was ordained and installed pastor Jan. 29, 1850. During the sixteen years he labored there the
church grew and prospered. The
membership was scattered, yet he was indefatigable in his work. After the resignation of his charge at Lyndon
his labors were mostly confined to Franklinville, where he resided, and where
by his efforts a nucleus was formed around which gathered those who afterward
formed the membership of the First United Presbyterian church of Franklinville,
which was organized by Mr. McVEAN on June 25, 1867 with forty members, and now
there 214 communicants. An epidemic soon
afterward broke out in the community and during his visits he became the victim
of the disease, and while he was preaching on the last Sabbath before his death
he was stricken with this malady and died the following Saturday. Mr. McVEAN married M. J., daughter of Abram
GILLESPIE, of Orange county, N. Y. Their
only son, Creighton, died at the age of seventeen. In 1848 Mr. McVEAN, Dr. Henry VAN AERNAM, and
Hon. S. S. SPRING located in Franklinville.
To the united efforts of these three men, aided by Hon. J. K. BUTTON,
the citizens of Franklinville and adjacent towns and indebted for the endowment
of Ten Broeck Free Academy.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
661
Surnames: MEAD, CLARK, McKEAN, HOE, ROMEYN, ELY, DAY, GIDDINGS,
McGUIRE, TREADWELL, PACKARD, JOHNSTON
The
MEAD family – Tradition has it that three brothers came from England before the
Revolutionary war and settled in Greenwich, Conn.; most of their descendants
settled elsewhere in New England. Merlin
MEAD, son of Clark, was born in South Salem (now Lewisboro), Westchester
county, Aug. 18, 1794, and at seventeen began teaching district school in the
winter, working on his father's farm summers.
After his marriage, Nov. 14, 1820, to Polly, eldest daughter of Eli
CLARK, of Waterbury, Conn., he removed to New York city and in connection with
Mrs. MEAD continued teaching about ten years with the subsequently famous Mr.
McKEAN. They opened an evening school,
teaching two hours each evening, charging simply for light and fuel. Richard and Robert HOE, the inventors of the
celebrated printing press, were among his pupils. Mr. and Mrs. MEAD united with
the Cedar Street Presbyterian church under the pastorate of Dr. J. B.
ROMEYN. Owing to Mrs. MEAD's failing
health they removed to Cattaraugus county in the fall of 1830, settling in the
village of Franklinville. With his
brother-in-law, the late Seth ELY, who preceded him by two years, he kept
tavern in a building erected for the purpose (standing near where W. A. DAY's
buildings now are). Mr. MEAD taught the
district school in the old red school house two winters. As Mr. and Mrs. MEAD came with a
"gift" (A communion plate, still in use, presented by three young men
of New York City) in their hand to the Presbyterian church of Franklinville,
they esteemed it their greatest joy to unite with that church, which they did
by letter on the first Sunday after their arrival, and Mr. MEAD was elected and
ordained an elder, remaining such till his death, being also elected clerk of
the session, trustee, clerk of the society, etc. Nov. 14, 1870, they celebrated their golden
wedding. In politics Mr. MEAD was in
early days a Whig, becoming afterward an Abolitionist. He died at his home in Cadiz, Dec. 23, 1874;
Mrs. MEAD died May 19, 1882. Children:
Thomas Ely, born Aug. 10, 1821, died Aug. 28, 1822; Maria S., born July 30,
1824, married J. C. GIDDINGS on July 4, 1849, and now lives in Venango Pa.;
Romeyn, born March 22, 1827, married Mrs. Jane B. McGUIRE on Oct. 12, 1871, and
now lives in McMinnville, Tenn.; Lois Rebecca, born Sept. 16, 1830, married
Aaron TREADWELL, settled in Redding, Fairfield county, Conn., and she died Oct.
16, 1888; Rhoda Ely, born Dec. 17, 1833; Eli Clark, born Aug. 1, 1836, died
Jan. 3, 1839; Aaron Benedict, born Nov. 7, 1838, married Mary E. PACKARD on
Sept. 2, 1868, and now lives in Chicago, Ill.; and Merlin Edward, born Aug. 18,
1842, married Isabella W. JOHNSTON, March 7, 1877, and resides in Cadiz.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
661 & 662
Surnames: MITCHELL, YULE, CURRIE
William
MITCHELL, with his wife and sons Alexander, Thomas, and John and daughters
Janet and Agnes, emigrated from Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1834, and settled on a
part of lot 6 in the town of Freedom.
Respected by his neighbors for his moral and religious worth his house
was the ministers' home, and through his influence a branch of the United
Presbyterian church of Lyndon was formed and sustained during his life. He died in 1860, aged seventy-six; his widow
died in 1874, aged eighty-five.
Alexander, after living in York, N. Y., a number of years, returned to
Freedom and was elected justice of the peace in 1857, which office he held
until his death in 1875. He was largely
identified with all the public affairs of the town, settled satisfactorily many
family estates, and always used his influence to prevent litigation. Janet married James YULE and settled in
Eagle, Wyoming county, where their family still remains. Agnes married Andrew CURRIE, of Lyndon, where
she lives with her sons. John was
elected justice of the peace in Freedom in 1876 and held that office until his
removal to Franklinville, where he and Thomas now reside.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
662
Surnames: MORGAN, McCLUER, CAMPBELL
Henry
MORGAN, son of Samuel and Sarah MORGAN, was born in Cherry Valley Otsego
county, April 2, 1806. It is a
noteworthy coincidence that while Gen. Joseph McCLUER was taking the initiatory
steps toward developing the future town of Franklinville, a child should be
born in a distant part of the State destined to play such a conspicuous part in
its history. Of Mr. MORGAN's early life but little is known, except that he
received a common school education that was scarcely up to the standard even of
those early times. But what he failed to
acquire from teachers was amply compensated for by his strong, vigorous
intellect and his instinctive love of knowledge. After he fully developed into manhood, many
of the intricate problems in the sciences were solved as if by intuition,
especially so in the mathematics. He was
kind hearted and sympathetic, and easily moved by the misfortunes of those
about him, yet he was eccentric in his modes of charity. He was ready in case of need to do what he
could by his own labor, or to furnish a team, or himself and team, or supply
food such as he had to spare; but it is not known that he ever bestowed money. When property was turned into cash it was
carefully laid by. He was no miser, yet
he was not a spendthrift; he was industrious and fruga1. In 1833, in company with his parents and
three sisters, he removed to this town and settled on lot 51, town four, range
five, a tract of land then known as the Big Elm flats, since known as MORGAN
hollow. Here during the succeeding four
years he underwent the toils and privations of pioneer life. In 1837 he rented what was then known as the
"Half-way House," and with the family left, for the time being, his
home in the "Hollow." For
about four years he acted as host, hostler, and farmer. In 1841 he returned with the family to his
home on the "Elm flats." Soon
after his father died and two of his sisters married, and thus he became the
head of a family consisting of himself, his aged mother, and a sister, for whom
he ever provided with a bountiful hand.
Thus situated he continued to reside on his farm in MORGAN hollow
twenty-five years. In 1866 he sold his
farm in the hollow and purchased of Robert CAMPBELL a farm of fifty acres, on
which he resided a few years. Soon after
his mother's death he removed with his sister Almira to Cadiz, where her death
occurred a few years later. Afterward
his sister, Mrs. Eliza CAMPBELL, and her husband remained with him until his
death, which occurred at Cadiz after a brief illness Oct. 8, 1881.
A few
years prior to his death, Mr. MORGAN held consultation with some of his friends
concerning the propriety of having a town hall.
After a few interviews of this nature the subject was not again
mentioned by him to anyone except to his attorney. His mind was of the argumentative type; he
reasoned from cause and effect, and his beliefs were mainly based on such
propositions as could be demonstrated.
He regarded all phenomena as the effect of natural, though often either
of obscure or invisible causes. His
intellect was adapted to deal with the physical sciences rather than with those
of the metaphysical and psychological.
He believed in the existence of God and in the immortality of the soul,
and derived his belief from the material universe. Near the close of his life, and after those
who had affectionately clung to him to the last had passed to the palace of
rest, he decided to bequeath to the town of Franklinville the larger portion of
his property for the purpose of erecting a town hall. After Henry MORGAN's munificent bequest of
about $8,000 a magnificent building was erected, on which, in bas-relief, are
two words, MORGAN HALL.
There
are three names that will ever remain green in the hearts of the people of
Franklinville: Gen. Jos. McCLUER, Peter TEN BROECK, and Henry MORGAN.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
663
Surnames: MORRIS, STILLWELL, PATTERSON
John
MORRIS and his father, Thomas, came to Franklinville from New Jersey, in
1807. Thomas MORRIS selected lot 38 and
erected a dwelling house upon it. During
the same summer he opened a store on the ground now occupied by the residence
of the late Horatio STILLWELL. Mr.
MORRIS was supervisor of the town of Ischua (now Franklinville) in 1818, 1819,
1820 and 1822 and of Franklinville in 1846, 1847, and 1848. John was born in 1802 and in 1823 married
Lovina, daughter of John PATTERSON, and had ten children.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
663
Surnames: MYERS, CAMPBELL
Samuel
B. MYERS was born in Portage, N. Y., June 30, 1842. Feb. 14, 1865, he enlisted in Co. B, 154th
Ill. Vols., and was mustered out May 22d following. Nov. 15, 1880, he married Mary E., daughter
of Albert J. and Permelia C. CAMPBELL, of Franklinville.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
663
Surnames: OAKES, LEONARD, MORGAN, CLEVELAND, CROSBY
Elijah
OAKES is a son of Elijah, who served in the Revolutionary war. At an early day the father settled in
Rochester and moved thence in 1839 to Franklinville, where he located a farm of
fifty acres, which he cleared. He
married Joannah LEONARD, who bore him twelve children, of whom Elijah, Jr., was
born Feb. 10, 1835, and Oct. 20, 1856, married Sarah C., daughter of Hiram and
Harriet C. MORGAN, of Franklinville. In
Sept., 1864, Mr. OAKES enlisted in Co. A, 187th N. Y. Vols., participated in
the battle of Hatcher's Run, and was discharged in March, 1865. Returning to his farm, he resided there until
1880 when he moved to Cadiz. Mrs. OAKES
died Oct. 24, 1881, and he married, second, Katie, daughter of Freeman and
Maryette CLEVELAND. His children are
Manley C., Willie V., and Ella E. (Mrs. B. CROSBY).
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
663 - 665
Surnames: OLDER, MARVIN, MOORE, SMITH, JEWELL, PERKINS, REYNOLDS
Marvin
OLDER was born in Middletown, Delaware county, Aug. 22, 1810. A few days after his birth the Hon. Dudley
MARVIN called at the house of his parents and suggested that the tiny specimen
of humanity before him be christened Marvin.
The name was agreed to by common consent, and ever since he has answered
to it. His parents, William and Hannah
OLDER, raised sixteen children, Marvin being the sixth son and eighth
child. In 1815 his parents with their
family removed to Otisco, Onondago county, where they remained three
years. Mr. OLDER has jacously remarked
that, during that time, there was nothing pertaining to the narration of his
life "except that I invariably stood at the head of my class in district
school, from the fact that there were but two in the class, and one of them at
least was lamentably underwitted," which of course was the other
fellow. On the 16th of July, 1818,
William OLDER unloaded his household appendages from an emigrant wagon by the
side of an excellent spring on the northeast corner of lot 25, township five,
range four, of the Holland Land Company's purchase. This location was then in the original town
of Ischua, which at that date included the entire north half of the county of
Cattaraugus. It is now in the town of
Farmersville, one and one-half miles northeast from the village of
Franklinville. The location for the last
seventy-three years has been known as OLDER hill. At that time there was but one school house
in the whole country. Marvin's father
was a cooper, and the shop became the school room of the young student. His library consisted of a Bible and psalm
book, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Young's Night Thoughts, Hervy's Meditations,
an antiquated dictionary whose first pages contained a condensed synopsis of
English grammar in its most incomprehensible and mysterious form, Dwight's
Geography, Dilworth's and Daboll's Arithmetics, the American Preceptor,
Webster's Spelling Book, Esop's Fables, Robinson Crusoe, and Charlotte
Temple. Such were the surroundings of
the mere stripling when he commenced the struggle for intellectual
development. Without the privilege of
attending school, and with an unquenchable desire to obtain knowledge, home
study became a passion as well as a necessity.
In that cooper shop, with the shavings that fell from his father's
drawing-knife for a light, a barrel-head for a slate, and a piece of coal for a
pencil, many a knotty problem yielded to his persevering efforts.
From
the age of thirteen to fifteen years, Marvin attended the district school in
the old log school house which stood a short distance north of the village of
Franklinville; two months to Miss Louie MOORE (since Mrs. SMITH, of Hinsdale)
and about the same length of time to Pardon T. JEWELL; and afterward eleven and
a half days to Eleazer PERKINS. This
rounded him up and polished him off as an accomplished scholar of the period. In the autumn of 1828 he entered upon his
first term as a teacher, and at intervals, both summer and winter, has followed
the profession through a period of forty years, having in all taught what is
equal to fifteen years without recess or vacation. It is balm of Gilead to the heart of Mr.
OLDER at this time, when the shadows of life are lengthening, to know that he
has no warmer or more faithful friends than those old-time pupils who received
the first rudiments of an English education from him. Of the nine sons in his father's family
Marvin alone remains; of the daughters three survive and reside in the west.
On the
17th of July, 1836, Marvin married Diantha T. REYNOLDS, of East Bloomfield,
Ontario county, who was born in Sullivan, Madison county, Feb. 23, 1816. There have been born to them four sons and six
daughters. Their oldest child (a son)
died in infancy; of the other sons, Robert E. and William M. served in the army
during the Rebellion. Robert E. was
killed near Petersburg, Va., June 18, 1864; William M. was wounded and captured
in the valley of the Shenandoah and died of starvation in Andersonville, Ga.,
Aug 22, 1864. The remaining son, Wallis
M., died at Franklinville, Dec. 24, 1878.
Of the daughters five are or have been teachers and all are married.
Oct.
24, 1861, Mr. OLDER enlisted in Co. I, 6th N. Y. Vol. Cav., and after a brief
period of camp drill at Staten Island, N. Y., the regiment was sent to the
front early in the summer of 1862, and was successively under command of
Generals PLEASANTON, AVERILL, CUSTER, and SHERIDAN. Soon after the organization of the regiment
he was detailed on extra duty as clerk in the quartermaster's and commissary's
departments in the field, which positions gave additional comforts and
duties. This relieved him from ordinary
duties of the rank and file, yet he participated in the battles of South
Mountain, Antietam, and Fredericksburg, and came out free from bruise or
scratch. On the night of the last day of
April, 1863, he was one of a squad of seventy, under command of
Lieutenant-Colonel McVICKER, who, being on a reconnaissance, suddenly found
themselves in the darkness of a foggy night, surrounded on all sides by the
enemy enroute for the historic heights of Chancellorsville. Mr. OLDER says of this adventure:
"To
stay and fight would be sheer madness; to tamely submit would be cowardice; and
the only way was to hew a road with the sabre in a desperate charge. The latter alternative was adopted; some
succeeded and reached the main body, and some fell in the encounter. I was among the latter, and when I had, after
a severe effort, collected the scattered fragments of what little intellect I
once possessed, I found myself half buried in mud, with my head sadly battered
by a sabre-stroke and a dead horse across my legs. I drew myself from beneath my dead horse and
crawled to a little mound beneath some dwarf pines and communed with myself in
sober, almost in dead, earnest. There
was nothing to disturb or vary my gloomy forebodings except the groans of the
wounded, the twinges of acute pain, the moaning of the chill night wind, and
the heavy rumble of artillery trains on the distant pikes enroute for the
bloody scenes of the coming morrow. I
had dragged from my saddle two blankets, an overcoat, and a haversack of provisions,
but of these, as soon as it was light, the vandal hounds relieved me. We were then taken to some farm buildings
hard by, and suffered to sun ourselves and nurse our wrath on the south side of
an old out-house. Toward night we were
taken to Spotslyvania Court House and our wounds dressed, and the next day I,
with two others who were unable to walk, was loaded into a dump-cart drawn by a
dilapidated mule, and started on our triumphal march to the city of
Richmond! After much fatigue, many
delays, privations, and starvations, we arrived at our destination, and were at
once escorted to that historic watering place, Belle Isle, and subsequently to
that fashionable resort, the 'Hotel de Libby,' where we were treated to rebel
hospitality by way of the naked floor for a bed, the grimmy old roof for a
covering, gray-backs for recreation, mule soup for refreshment, and river water
for a beverage. But all things have an
end, and so did my imprisonment. I was
returned on parol by way of Petersburg, City Point, James River, Fortress
Monroe, and Annapolis to convalescent camp near, the city of Washington, where
we arrived in July, 1863. I was
immediately detailed as a clerk in the ordnance department, and for merit was
promoted to the first rank in the office, and the order of detail was made
permanent by the endorsement of the secretary of war, in which position I
remained until the close of the term of my enlistment, when I returned to my
family a poor, battered, time-worn veteran of the war."
Mr.
OLDER's life has been one of changes. He
has labored in the field and has held official positions; he has taught common
schools, and has been at the head of polite literary circles. For ten years he held the chairmanship of the
Regents' Board of Examiners in TEN BROECK Free Academy, and filled the position
with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of all concerned. In disposition he is unobtrusive and
retiring, and the positions he has held are those in which his services have
been next to indispensable.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
665
Surnames: PATRIDGE, ELLIS, MORGAN, WARING
Maj.
Flavel PATRIDGE was a native of Wilbraham, Mass. His wife was Azubah ELLIS, of Stafford
Springs, Conn., and with one child, Frances C., they came to Franklinville in
1820, living in a small house where the MORGAN block now stands, where he
carried on shoemaking and conducted a store.
Major PATRIDGE was a prominent man in politics and held several
positions of honor and responsibility.
He was town supervisor in 1828, was postmaster a number of years, and a
member of Assembly in 1829. He was a
strong temperance advocate and an active member of the Presbyterian
church. Of his nine children only one,
Eliza A. (Mrs. James WARING), is living in town.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
665
Surnames: PATTERSON, STONE, ADAMS
John
PATTERSON came from Onondaga county to the county of Wyoming in 1805, and moved
thence to Franklinville in 1820. A few
years later he purchased and settled on a farm.
Mr. PATTERSON was well known in the county as well as in his town. He was supervisor of Franklinville in
1830. He built a hotel about 1830 which
he kept for several years and sold to Jarvis STONE, who kept it until his
death. Between 1860 and 1870 the
property was sold by the heirs and has since acquired the name of "Brown
Eagle." Mr. STONE left three
children: George, William, and Mary (Mrs. Russell ADAMS). John PATTERSON was the first collector in
Franklinville after its organization in 1824.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
666
Surnames: PHILLIPS, McCLUER, GARLICK, LAIDLAW, SCHUTZ, VAN SLYKE,
HARRISON
Peter
PHILLIPS, from Kinderhook, this State, came to Franklinville about 1831 and
married Mrs. Samuel McCLUER. Children:
William W., born March 9, 1835; Charles W., born March 17, 1837; and David L.,
born June 9, 1839.
Otis
W. PHILLIPS, son of John, came from Chenango county to the town of
Franklinville in 1833 and settled on what is now South Main street in the
village, where he died May 19, 1888. His
wife was Phebe GARLICK, who bore him eight daughters and three sons. He was a carpenter and built many of the best
houses in the town. As a citizen he was
highly respected and as a politician he became very popular, being supervisor
of his town in 1844. Five of his
children are living: Sarah M. (Mrs.
James LAIDLAW); Phebe M. (Mrs. Charles SCHUTZ); L. A. (Mrs. Egbert VAN SLYKE of
Great Valley; Delia M. (Mrs. Truman HARRISON); and Otis H.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
666
Surnames: PIERCE, FAY, SIMONDS
William
PIERCE came to Franklinville in 1832, from Genesee county, and settled on
Genesee street. There were four
children: Harriet, John, Ellen (Mrs. Cyrus FAY), and Lorette. He sold to Mr. SIMONDS in 1859 and removed.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
666
Surnames: PRATT, McCLUER, COWLES, HOLDEN, GREEN
Ira
PRATT, one of the axeman who accompanied Joseph McCLUER while surveying the
Holland Land Company's land, settled in the Ischua valley, but just when and
where can not be ascertained. A grandson
of Joseph McCLUER states that Mr. PRATT married one of the general's sisters
and resided in the town from 1806 to about 1836. They had three children: Orvil, Lucy, and a
second son. Orvil went to California and
became a Supreme Court judge. There was
a vein of dry humor in Ira PRATT's composition which often proved amusing, but
sometimes rather annoying to those of whom he made a target. In 1831 Austin COWLES had come into
possession of the Conrad grist-mill below Cadiz. His occupation was preaching the gospel and
grinding the grists. On one occasion Ira
PRATT had taken a grist to mill, but in some mysterious way the grain was lost
and COWLES refused to pay for it. PRATT
sued and recovered judgment, whereupon COWLES put up this notice:
“Franklinville,
March 26, 1831”
WHEREAS,
Ira PRATT has commenced a prosecution against the firm of the Franklinville
mills for property left thereat, and pretended to be lost by said PRATT; this
is therefore to forbid any person leaving grain or other property at said mills
on his account, as the subscriber Gives this Notice that he will not hereafter
Receive Said Ira PRATT's property in safe Keeping.
“AUSTIN
COWLES."
To
which PRATT replied:
“The
Publick are hereby requested to take notice that I forbid Austin COWLES (late
miller) preaching or attempting to preach, and all persons are forbid to permit
the said COWLES to preach in their houses, outhouses, sheds, or yards any where
in my Diocese on pain of my displeasure.
Dated at Franklinville this 28th day of March A. D. 1831.
“ELDER
BLOSS"
P.
S. I also forbid Austin COWLES, late
miller of Franklinville, taking extra tole from me, or from any of my church,
on pain of my displeasure.
“E.
B."
Noah
PRATT, son of John, was born June 12, 1832, in Ashford, and when twenty-one
married Jane M., daughter of Arnold HOLDEN.
In 1866 he moved to Franklinville on the farm where B. J. GREEN now
resides, where he lived until 1870 when he purchased his present farm. Children:
Edwin H., Albert L., Alice B., and Edith M.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
666 & 667
Surnames: REYNOLDS, SEARL, GLADDING, RYTHER, RANSBURY
John
REYNOLDS and his wife, Permelia SEARL, and one child, Marilla, came from
Washington county to Franklinville in 1819 or ‘20 and settled on the farm now
occupied by their son Dennis. Five of
their eight children are living: Henry, Dennis, Maria, Marietta, and
Marilla. Mr. REYNOLDS died Feb. 6, 1865,
and his wife July 29, 1884. Dennis REYNOLDS,
born Aug. 1, 1824, married, in 1849, Wealthy, daughter of Jeremiah and Roxey H.
(GLADDING) RYTHER, and until 1865 was a farmer on East hill. In that year he removed to the REYNOLDS
homestead. Children: Stewart, Dwight,
Millard, and Fred, of whom only the last named is living. Henry REYNOLDS was born March 4, 1822, and
married, in 1850, Harriet J., daughter of Nathaniel RANSBURY, who came to this
town in 1844 and settled on East hill.
Mr. REYNOLDS was also a farmer on East hill, but in 1887 moved to
Cadiz. He has one son, Melvin L.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
667
Surnames: RIGGS, BROOKS, McGEORGE
Lewis
C. RIGGS, son of Dr. Lewis RIGGS (see page 130) was born July 14, 1845. On Sept. 21, 1868, he married Martha J., daughter
of Matthew and Louisa (BROOKS) McGEORGE, and in 1872 assumed charge of the
RIGGS homestead in Franklinville. Mr.
RIGGS, like his father, is well posted in agricultural matters and devotes his
time solely to the care of the paternal farm.
He is a breeder of Hambletonian horses, Holstein cattle, and Cotswold
sheep.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
667
Surnames: ROGERS, SEARL
Nathaniel
ROGERS, a native of Massachusetts, came to Franklinville in 1850 settling on a
farm on East hill, where he died. He was
a worthy member of the Presbyterian church, and had born to him seven children,
of whom two are living in this county, viz.: Levi, of Humphrey, and. Mrs. S. S.
SEARL.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
667
Surnames: ROOT, MERRILL, ADAMS, HARRISON, BARRON, FRANK, PIERSON,
CLEAVELAND, BOWEN
Oliver
ROOT came from York, Livingston county, about the year 1818 and located on lot
41. He married Zulama MERRILL. He built a saw-mill, the first one in that locality. An incident characteristic of those hardy
pioneers occurred at the raising of this mill.
After the frame was up, they all repaired to the log house, where Oliver
snugly seated his guests in as nearly a semicircle as the stools, chairs, and
benches at his command would permit. He
then mixed a quantity of whisky and sugar in a tin pan, and with a large spoon
commenced at one end of the half circle, giving the first a spoonful, then the
next, and so on to the end of the line.
The operation was continued, until that crowd was as jolly a set of
fellows as a mixture of whisky, sugar, and good nature ever make. Mr. ROOT lived on the place until his death
Feb. 18, 1872; his wife died Feb. 18, 1875.
They had twelve children, two of whom are now living on the
homestead. Warren S. married Sarah,
daughter of George ADAMS; children:
Alice C., Charles D. and George W.
Clarinda married Mark HARRISON, resides in the south part of the town,
and has one son, Truman. Noah M. ROOT,
another son of Oliver, was born Nov. 16, 1820, and married Betsey, daughter of
Robert and Elizabeth BARRON, of Franklinville.
He settled and cleared a farm and died Aug. 9, 1877. His widow married J. D. FRANK and resides in
Great Valley. Children: Sabra M. (Mrs.
Benjamin PIERSON), Huldah E. (Mrs. B. C. CLEAVELAND), and Loren F. The latter was born Sept. 29, 1850, and
married Laura J., daughter of Calvin C. BOWEN.
He resided on the old homestead until 1886, when he moved to the village
of Franklinville, where he engaged in the insurance business with J. C. BOWEN.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
667 & 668
Surnames: SEARL, HOTCHKISS, JOHNSON, RANSBURY, SILL, HOLMES,
BURLINGAME, FARWELL, SARLES, ROGERS, MORRIS, SCOTT, HOWARD, BARD, McCLUER
Isaac
SEARL was the second son of fifteen children of Gideon and Hannah SEARL, and
was born in Whitehall, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1789.
Of this large family, six brothers and five sisters of Isaac have
resided in Cattaraugus county. In July,
1811, Mr. SEARL married Martha HOTCHKISS, of Washington county, and in 1816
moved with his family to Warsaw, N. Y., coming thence in the fall of 1817 to
Franklinville, where he died April 11, 1860.
His first settlement in this town was on land occupied by the Globe
Hotel, but from this he soon removed to a farm, where he erected a log house,
and where he dispensed for many years a generous hospitality. Mr. SEARL united with the Baptist church in
April, 1837, and from then until the close of his life he was an exemplary
member of that society. He had nine
children, some of whom survive. Mr.
SEARL was supervisor of Ischua in 1823 and of Franklinville in 1824-27, 1831,
1836-37, 1840, and 1845 – ten terms in all.
Isaac
SEARL Jr., son of Isaac, was born Sept. 22, 1820, and has always lived in
Franklinville. He has been a life-long
farmer, at the present time being one of the most extensive agriculturists in
the town. Like his respected father he
has taken a lively interest in town affairs, serving as supervisor in 1861 and
1862 and again from 1868 to 1872 inclusive, and as assessor and
poormaster. He married Jane, daughter of
John JOHNSON. She died Jan. 11, 1883.
Orange
SEARL, son of Isaac, Sr., was born Jan. 8, 1816, and came with the family to
Franklinville, where he has always been a farmer. He removed to Cadiz in 1875, and is now one
of the oldest pioneers in the town. He
married Elizabeth A., daughter of Nathaniel RANSBURY.
Lyman
SEARL, son of Isaac, Sr., was born May 22, 1818, and occupies the homestead
farm of his father, having been almost a life-long resident of a single school
district, and following since his boyhood the avocation of a farmer. He married Hannah M., daughter of Elijah SILL
(q. v.); children: Lucian H., Viola E., and Henriette (Mrs. Luther M. HOLMES).
Samuel
SEARL was born Jan. 13, 1812. He was a
son of Isaac and Martha (HOTCHKISS) SEARL, and he married, Sept. 19, 1835,
Sophronia, daughter of Ira and Elizabeth BURLINGAME. Settling first on East hill, he removed
thence in 1851 to the farm now occupied by his son Fayette. Mr. SEARL held several positions of trust,
was a member of the Board of Supervisors in 1858, and was an exemplary member
and deacon of the Baptist church. Of his
two children, Fayette and Hanford, the latter, born June 25, 1837, enlisted in June,
1861, in Co. K, 85th N. Y. Vols., was promoted orderly-sergeant, was taken sick
in front of Yorktown, and was taken to the hospital at Annapolis, Md., where he
died May 3, 1862. Samuel SEARL died Feb.
17, 1865; his wife died July 25, 1857.
Fayette SEARL, born March 7, 1846, married, March 18, 1867, Susan C.
FARWELL, of Ischua, and lives on the homestead.
Jeriah SEARL, born in Hampton, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1788, died in
Franklinville in April, 1863. He married
in 1815 Rachel SARLES, and carried on farming and manufactured chairs. In 1835. with his wife and four children, he
moved to Franklinville, settling on a farm of 115 acres on East hill. For fifty years Mr. SEARL was an active
member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Cadiz and for thirty years was
class-leader. His wife was born May 28,
1787, and died Sept. 4, 1867.
Children: Almond D., Caroline C.
(Mrs. J. W. SILL), Lucy B., and Samuel S.
The latter was born May 23, 1824, and in 1858 married Lucretia, daughter
of Nathaniel ROGERS. Settling on a farm
on East hill, which he cultivated a number of years, he moved to Franklinville
village in 1885. Children: Cora M. (Mrs.
Clarence MORRIS), Clifton R., Marshall J., and Arthur J. Almond D. SEARL was born Dec. 4, 1815, and
came with his parents to this town in 1835.
He married Jane, daughter of Edward and Lucinda SCOTT, and settled on
the farm now occupied by his son E. E.
He died in 1882. Children: Dolson
B., Emily, Covil J., Walter H., Julia C., Electa M., Lucy L., Frank E., Elmer
E., Ellen J., and Agnes S.
Gideon
SEARL, a native of Washington county, came to Cadiz at an early day and engaged
in mercantile trade. He subsequently
removed to Ischua, where he followed the same business and was elected a member
of Assembly in 1846 upon the Whig ticket.
He finally returned to Franklinville and became postmaster, and was
accidentally killed by the cars. His
wife was Lorania HOWARD, by whom he had seven children, four of whom are
living: Cynthia A. (Mrs. S. P. BARD), Gideon, O. S., and Roxanna (Mrs. J. H.
McCLUER). Mr. SEARL was much respected,
and the positions he filled he honored with a noble manliness and a strict
integrity.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
669
Surname: SEWARD
Stephen
SEWARD came from Decatur, N. Y., in April, 1827, and put up a double log house,
which was considered aristocratic in those days. He settled on the east part of lot 21. He was a man of much decision of character
and manifested a good deal of public spirit.
James SEWARD, son of Stephen, came to Franklinville with his father in
1827 and settled on lot 21. He was a man of some ability and perseverance; he
became captain of militia, and his influence in society was good. Orrin M. SEWARD served as supervisor of this
town in 1855 and Thomas held the same office in 1841 and 1842.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
669
Surnames: SEXTON, BABCOCK, STARKWEATHER, FRANK, NORTON
David
C. SEXTON, a native of Rhode Island, came to Cazenovia, N. Y., where he resided
until 1825, when he came to Rushford, Allegany county, with his family. There he followed the trade of carpenter and
builder until his death in 1843.
Hezekiah C. SEXTON, his son, born April 28, 1804, came to Rushford with
his father, and Dec. 16, 1824, married Maria, daughter of Elisha BABCOCK, of
Cazenovia, who was born in 1807. Mr.
SEXTON took up a farm where Rushford village now is, and was deputy sheriff of
Allegany county for several years. In
1845 he came to Freedom and a few years later to Cadiz, where he kept hotel
until about 1870. He died Nov. 14, 1885,
and his wife Jan. 16, 1890. Children:
Melinda D. (Mrs. STARKWEATHER), of Buffalo; Emily E. (adopted), wife of Dr. T.
F. FRANK, of Pittsburg, Pa.; and Elisha D., born June 26, 1830. For six years Elisha was employed by Beach,
Wheeler & Co., of Buffalo, as traveling solicitor. June 15, 1857, he married Eliza H., daughter
of Bela NORTON, of Hinsdale, and soon after settled on a farm near Cadiz, where
he lived till 1885, when he moved to Franklinville. He has one daughter, Belle D. Mr. SEXTON is a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
669
Surnames: SILL, ARNOLD, FARWELL, SEARL, GUTHRIE, LINDERMAN, REYNOLDS,
CONRAD
William
SILL was born in Connecticut, Sept. 25, 1786.
His wife, Harriet ARNOLD, was born May 10, 1796. They were married in Victor, N. Y., Feb. 20,
1815. With three brothers – Deodatus,
Elijah, and Alonzo – he came to Franklinville about 1820 and settled in the
south part of the town. He died Aug. 30,
1839, and his wife Oct. 1, 1859.
Children: John W., Caroline H., Elijah B., Thomas M., Chloe A.
(drowned), Charlotte A., Phebe A., Andrew J., Alonzo D., and Mark. Thomas M. SILL, born in May, 1822, married,
Sept. 13, 1849, Sarah M. FARWELL, of Ischua, and settled on a part of the A. J.
SILL estate, but subsequently removed to the farm on which his widow now lives,
where he died in May, 1886. Children:
Elon M., Viletta M. (Mrs. E. E. SEARL), Enos K., and Carrie G. (Mrs. Edwin
GUTHRIE, Jr.). Andrew J. SILL was born
Oct. 29, 1832, in Franklinville. He
married, Jan. 4, 1860, Mary A., daughter of Nicholas and Rebecca LINDERMAN, of
Ischua, and settled on the homestead, where he resided until 1884, when he
moved to the village of Franklinville, where he died July 4, 1889. His widow and three children – Mrs. H. R.
REYNOLDS, Aggie and Will N. – reside in Franklinville.
Deodatus
SILL, brother of William, settled about 1820 on the farm now owned by Dennis
REYNOLDS, where he died. He had ten
children.
Elijah
SILL, brother of William, married Margaret, daughter of Henry CONRAD. He resided in Franklinville from his
settlement in 1820 until about 1833, when he removed to Hinsdale, but four
years later returned. Eight years
afterward he moved to Hinsdale again, where he died.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
669 & 670
Surnames: SIMONDS, KILBORN, JAMESON
O. H.
C. SIMONDS was born in Brownville, N. Y., in 1808. When quite young he came with his father,
John SIMONDS, to Alexander, Genesee county, where he resided until after his
majority. He married Laura KILBORN, of
Canandaigua, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1830. Coming
to this town from Genesee on May 6, 1831, he settled on lot 46, on the road
afterward called Genesee street. He
taught school a number of winters and his remarkable powers of explanation
rendered him an excellent teacher. He
took a great interest in the early Sunday schools and did much to make them
successful. He has been town
superintendent of common schools and commissioner of highways. Children:
Mary, Philo, Ellen, Julia, Sabra, Justin, and Harriet, of whom Philo,
Ellen, Julia, and Sabra are living. Mrs.
SIMONDS died May 6, 1889. Julia, the
widow of William JAMESON, resides on the farm with her father. Justin enlisted in Co. A, 100th N. Y. Vols.,
and was killed at Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863.
The following is taken from a letter of his dated "Camp near the
Chickahomony, June 13, 1862":
"We
crossed the Chickahomony at Bottom's Bridge on the 23d and were kept on
constant picket duty for more than a week at Fair Oaks Station. At the battle of the 31st our division, of
not more than 600 fighting men, was in the advance, and consequently was the
first to receive the attack of the enemy, whose force was not less than
30,000. Yet it took them three hours to
drive us back a half-mile. By this time
the other divisions had come up and all were driven back another half-mile
before dark. You can judge of the loss
of the division by our company. We went
in with thirty-six men and left fifteen on the field, including our captain and
first lieutenant. Our second lieutenant
has since died at Camp Scott, so it leaves our company without an officer. I succeeded in getting near enough to them to
take the belt from a Louisiana Tiger, and I have it now."
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
670
Surnames: STORRS, CAMPBELL, MORSE, RATHBUN, INGALLS, NICHOLS, BRADLEY,
FARRAR, GROW, ADAMS, PINDAR, ANTISDALE, PETTENGILL, HARVEY, EDDY
Thomas
Denny STORRS, son of Nathaniel STORRS, was born in Mansfield, Conn., Feb. 11,
1782. When quite young he came with his
father's family to Worcester, N. Y.
April 8, 1804, he married Katharine, daughter of Alexander CAMPBELL, of
Glasgow, Scotland, a brother of Robert CAMPBELL, of the same place. She was born in Rheinbeck, N. Y., Oct. 14,
1787. They resided in Worcester until
April, 1827, when they came to Franklinville, arriving on the 25th. He settled on lot 37, which he had previously
purchased of James O. MORSE and Benjamin RATHBUN. In the fall of 1827 he put up the first frame
house on the street, clearing a place just a trifle larger than the
building. Then the struggle for
existence commenced. Not a rod of ground
was cleared. on which to raise food, and to this wilderness home Mr. STORRS had
brought his wife and six children. The
principal meat for a time was venison, which was plentiful; corn bread, with
now and then flour enough to make a shortcake, comprised the menu in those
days. Mr. STORRS was a cooper, and by
furnishing the asheries with pot and pearlash barrels and making black-salts he
very soon established a comfortable home, where he resided until his death Aug.
19, 1874. Children: Martha (Mrs. Simeon INGALLS), Nirum,
Alexander, William, Jehiel, George C., Lester, and Jane (Mrs. James H.
NICHOLS). Nirum, born May 23, 1806, came
with the family to Franklinville and settled on lot 29. He married Silva, daughter of James BRADLEY,
of Middlefield, N. Y., at the home of Royal FARRAR in Machias, and the two
lived together until May 10, 1878, when she died in Hinsdale. Children: Thomas, Barzilla, Phoebe, and
Catherine. Alexander was a lawyer in
Hinsdale; see page 331. His four
children were Emery A., Rosette (Mrs. John A. GROW), Caroline (Mrs. John ADAMS),
and Marshall, who died in infancy. Emery
A. became a prominent member of the Chicago bar.
William
STORRS was born in Worcester, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1810, and came to Franklinville
with his father in 1827. June 1, 1834,
he married Lydia, daughter of Edward and Rachel PINDAR, of Worcester, and they
settled on a part of the homestead. In
the autumn of 1840, he and his wife returned to Otsego. In the spring of 1841 he became pastor of the
Baptist church in Jefferson, Schoharie county.
In the summer of 1842 he became pastor of the Baptist church in the
village of Lodi, town of Cherry Valley, N. Y., where he was ordained March 8,
1843. In addition to his ministerial
work he has taught several terms of district, academic, and select
schools. In Sept., 1861, he enlisted in
Co. F, 76th N. Y. Vols., and was soon appointed military commander of the
messroom. A few days later he was
appointed commissary-sergeant, and held both positions until he was discharged
in May, 1862, on account of disability.
He returned to his home in Belmont, Allegany county, where his wife died
Jan. 20, 1889. He now resides in
Hinsdale.
George
C. STORRS was born April 5, 1820, and was brought to Franklinville at the age
of seven. He early developed a
passionate love of books, which were the companions of his leisure
moments. He soon turned his attention to
mathematics, mastering branch after branch with a rapidity rarely
equalled. He also became conversant with
other studies. His habits of study led
him to adopt teaching as a profession, which he followed for more than twenty
years with marked success. In the
sciences he was well versed and was also a fair scholar in the languages. He
served two winters as clerk of a committee in the Assembly at Albany and over
three years as an officer in Clinton prison at Dannemora, N. Y. Oct. 25, 1842, he married Mary J., daughter
of Moses and Nancy ANTISDALE. Children:
Mary (Mrs. Edwin PETTENGILL and later Mrs. Seward HARVEY), of Mansfield;
Amelia, who died at the age of sixteen; Willard, who died in infancy; Lester;
and Ida. (Mrs. Byron EDDY), of Eddyville.
Lester resides on the homestead.
Lester
STORRS was born May 23, 1822, and was brought with the family to Franklinville
at the age of five years. He became a
teacher at an early age and died Oct. 26, 1849, of consumption caused by
over-study and a severe cold caught in the winter of 1847. In 1848 he taught two terms on Jackson hill
in Cuba, N. Y., and one term in the academy at Richburg, Allegany county, in
the spring of 1849.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
671
Surname: TEN BROECK
John
TEN BROECK was a brother of Hon. Peter TEN BROECK (see page 278) and was born
in Otsego county on March 11, 1797. He
came to Farmersville in 1821 or 1822. He
removed to the village of Franklinville in 1847, and died Sept. 15, 1866, his
remains being buried in "TEN BROECK cemetery" under a costly monument
prepared by his own direction. John TEN
BROECK was a man almost the direct opposite of his honored brother. He was abrupt and eccentric but charitable,
unpolished in etiquette and harsh in retort but kindhearted, and possessed
excellent traits of character. From his
first wife he obtained a divorce and the second bore him no children.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
671
Surnames: VAUGHAN, ROOD, LITCHFIELD
Joseph
M. VAUGHAN came from Wayne county, Pa., in 1820 and settled in this town on lot
61. With a yoke of oxen he made the
journey, bringing his wife, Lydia ROOD, to his home in the unbroken wilderness. Joseph M., Jr., their son and one of their
nine children, was born May 21, 1808, and married Polly, daughter of Ensign
LITCHFIELD, of Ellicottville; children: Abraham, Lucinda, Jessie, Joseph E.,
Almanza, Laura, Lydia, David G., Fred A., Harriet P., and Charles M. Abraham
served in the Rebellion and died in the service.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
671 & 672
Surnames: WARING, BARD, PATRIDGE
William
WARING and Catharine, his wife, came from Connecticut about 1821 and located on
lot 33 on the farm now owned and occupied by their eldest son, John
WARING. The family consisted of four
sons and four daughters. The eldest
daughter, Julia, is the wife of A. F. BARD of Port Allegany, Pa. The eldest son, John, is a prosperous farmer
one mile north of Franklinville. The
second son, James, now a dealer in general merchandise in Franklinville, was
born in what is now Farmersville, April 6, 1821. In his youth he was apprenticed to a village
blacksmith, and after his majority he erected a shop opposite the Globe Hotel,
where he commenced business for himself, and soon after married Eliza, daughter
of the Hon. Flavel PATRIDGE, and has four sons and three daughters, all
living. The life of a village blacksmith
soon became too monotonous for one of' Mr. WARING's versatile temperament and
he tried farming with indifferent success, the sober realities of the
profession oftentimes running counter to his ruling propensities to buy and
sell. He has distributed vast sums of
money to farmers in this vicinity for principally wool and butter. He has always shared a fair measure of public
confidence, having held many offices of trust and emolument, and his life thus
far has been financially a success. His
friendships are warm and spontaneous, his dislikes and aversions are decisive.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
672
Surnames: WARNER, HOLLISTER
Moses
WARNER, with his four sons, Moses, Jr., Parley, John, and Roswell, all from
Vermont, settled on lot 5, township 4, range 5, in the summer of 1806, and
three of the boys, on becoming of age, took parts of the same lot. But little is known concerning the old
gentleman except that he was a cooper and worked at his trade. The mother left a legacy of good deeds behind
her. She was an excellent nurse, and
also possessed considerable skill in combatting diseases with roots and
herbs. She was often called on to
perform the more delicate duties usually assigned to the medical profession,
and when such calls were made there was no night too dark or rough, no path too
lonesome or obscure, no day too cold or stormy for Mother WARNER to hasten to
the bedside where her services were needed.
She possessed good health and a lithe, wiry frame, and never troubled
herself or those around her for horse or carriage to take her to the sufferer's
couch. Many a patient had reason to say
"God bless you, Mother WARNER."
She had a strong, well-balanced, intellect, and in short might be termed
a walking volcano of wit, sarcasm, and good humor. The boys inherited their mother's
constitution and many of her characteristics, and were noted for their courage,
powers of endurance, and love of fun.
John WARNER married Naomi HOLLISTER in 1811, theirs being the first
marriage in the town.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
672
Surnames: WEED, CHANDLER, CROWLEY, HOGG
William
Franklin WEED was born in Darien, Conn, June 3, 1811, and was the tenth child
and fifth son of Nathan and Mary WEED.
Nov. 14, 1831, he married Sarah W. CHANDLER and in May, 1834, came to
this town. Children: Dexter C., Nathan
F., and M. Adelie (Mrs. M. J. CROWLEY).
Mrs. WEED died Sept. 10, 1876, and Oct. 9, 1877, Mr. WEED married Miss
Ann E. HOGG. He was a leading factor in
the material prosperity of the town; himself and sons were long identified with
its financial, mercantile, moral, and educational progress. Nathan F., under the firm name of N. F. WEED
& Co., started the first banking business in Franklinville and William F.
was the first president of the first bank in town in 1872 and of the First
National Bank at its organization in 1877.
The latter represented Franklinville as supervisor from 1863 to 1866
inclusive and Nathan F. held the same office in 1867, 1880, and 1881.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
672
Surnames: WHITNEY, WILDER, BIRGE, BOND, McCLUER, SMITH, SHOWALTER
John
WHITNEY, son of Christopher and Rhoda (WILDER) WHITNEY, was born in Hinsdale,
March 14, 1830. At the age of sixteen he
commenced learning the trade of harnessmaker in the employ of Norman BIRGE and
three years later came to Franklinville, where he was employed by Ora BOND,
whose harness business he purchased in 1851.
Sept. 9, 1851, he married Mandana, daughter of Manly and Nancy McCLUER;
children: Christopher, Emma (Mrs. Alfred SMITH), Fred M., Mandana (Mrs. V.
SMITH), and Nettie (Mrs. William SHOWALTER).
In Oct., 1861, Mr. WHITNEY enlisted in Co. I, 6th N. Y. Cav., and was
discharged for disability March 16, 1863.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Pages
672 & 673
Surnames: WILLARD, REYNOLDS, BARD
Sherlock
WILLARD, son of Daniel, was born in Massachusetts, Nov. 15, 1786. His wife, Elizabeth B. REYNOLDS, was born
June 27, 1789. They came to this town in
1828 and settled first upon a farm then owned by Robert BARD and subsequently
upon the place now occupied by their son Franklin P., where Mr. WILLARD died
Aug. 31, 1846, and his Wife Oct. 29, 1871.
Mr. WILLARD was a merchant before coming to Franklinville, but after his
settlement here followed farming.
Children: Elisha R., Sherlock B., Orville D., Chas. P., Erastus P.,
Augustus T., Franklin P., Sophia A., Louisa E., Hannah M., Mary E.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
673
Surnames: WILLIAMS, STERLING, MORGAN
Simeon
R. WILLIAMS, son of Sylvester and Lydia (STERLING) WILLIAMS, was born in
Granville, N. Y., April 23, 1814, and in 1838 came to the town of East Otto,
where he purchased a small farm and erected thereon a log house. Nov. 5, 1838, he married Prudenda MORGAN, who
bore him 16 children, 15 of whom grew to maturity. He moved to this town in 1853, and died March
19, 1885.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
673
Surnames: WOOD, SHEWMAN, GRAY, WHITE, SEWARD
Abram
WOOD is the son of Solomon WOOD, who married Anna SHEWMAN, of New Jersey, and
settled in Tompkins county, N. Y., where their first child, Abram, was born in
1830. In 1831 they came to Lyndon, where
five more children were born: Harriet (Mrs. Sylvester GRAY), Halsey S., Horace
A., Jane L. (Mrs. Montravill WHITE), and Allena L. The children of Mrs. Jane L. WHITE are Anna,
Harry, and Catharine. Abram was reared a
farmer, but became a contractor and builder, which he followed till his
marriage in 1885 to Adelia B. SEWARD, when he returned to farming. His wife died in 1890.
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History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
673
Surnames: WOODARD, MORGAN
Robert
J. WOODARD, son of Asa and Mary WOODARD, was born April 14, 1843, and Aug. 6,
1862, enlisted in Co. C, 154th N. Y. Vols.
Participating in the battle of Chancellorsville, he was taken prisoner
July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, was confined in Belle Isle and Richmond, and Sept.
10, 1864, was transferred to Florence, S. C.
Feb. 18, 1865, he was started for Salisbury, N. C., but upon reaching
Wilmington he made his escape on the morning of Feb. 19th, and three days later
rejoined the Union army. He was
discharged June 23, 1865. May 27, 1867,
Mr. WOODARD married Atalia, daughter of Hiram and Harriet C. MORGAN, and
resides on the MORGAN homestead.
Children: Asa H., Charles., George C., and Floyd.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Franklinville – Chapter XXVIII (28)
Page
673
Surnames: WOODWORTH, CHAMBERLIN
Harvey
WOODWORTH, a brother-in-law of Moses CHAMBERLIN, came to Franklinville in 1823
and settled on lot 45. He was the first
carpenter in the west part of the town, and was a fine workman. His son
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of the Town of
Page 681
Surnames: AUSTIN,
WYMAN, DAGGETT, JAMES, JACKSON, BALDWIN, FINDLEY, NORTON, PECK
David
AUSTIN came from
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of the Town of
Page 681
Surnames: BEEBE,
MEAD, PINNEY, GOULD, EDWARDS, DAWLEY
Charles
BEEBE, from
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of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 681
Surname: BEEKMAN
Frederick
BEEKMAN, a Revolutionary soldier and a man of Dutch descent, came to this town
in 1820, where he died at the age of 109 years, 6 months, and 5 days. His wife Susan died two years prior, aged 105
years, 8 months, and 8 days. Their son
Christopher came with them and spent most of his life here. Of Frederick BEEKMAN many interesting stories
are related. He was thoroughly imbued
with the spirit of '76, and early on Fourth of July mornings with his old
"howling-piece" on his shoulder, he would sally forth and rouse his
neighbors with a grand salute, following it with a "Hurrah for Washington,
Gates, Putnam, and Lee, und all der brave men who fought for libertee!" He
was patriotic and became a sage for Dutch wit and repartee.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 681
Surnames: BIXBY,
PHILLIPS, ROOT, WOODLEY
Barnes
BIXBY came from New Hampshire in 1817 and settled on the farm now owned by
David R. PHILLIPS, where he encountered all the hardships of a pioneer. He married Hannah BIXBY; children: Daniel,
William, Ann, and Lucy. Daniel BIXBY,
born in 1816, was not quite one year old when the family came to Freedom; he
was a farmer, and married Vastia ROOT.
Children: Anson E. and Anna J. (Mrs. A. WOODLEY). Anson E. BIXBY, a farmer, married Margaret
WOODLEY; children: David E., Harry J., and Carl A.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Pages 681 & 682
Surnames: CHENEY,
SCOTT, HOLMES, BEEBE, FOOTE, WOOD, KNIGHT, JAMES, VAN AERNAM, LEWIS
The
CHENEY family is an early and reputable one in New England, and is of English
descent. As early as 1680 the CHENEYs
were residents of Roxbury (Boston Highlands) Mass. Subsequently some of them settled in New
Hampshire, and their descendants are among the prominent people of that
State. Josiah CHENEY, son of Ebenezer,
came from Chesterfield, N. H., to Livingston county, N. Y., in 1820. In 1823 he removed to Freedom, where he built
the first woolen-mill in the town in 1824 and operated it until 1836, when he
engaged in farming, and continued in this vocation the remainder of his
life. He died in October, 1865. He was a member of the militia and held town
offices. Mr. CHENEY married Harriet,
daughter of Lyman SCOTT, of Chesterfield, N. H.
Their children were Harriet (Mrs. Myron HOLMES), deceased; George,
deceased; Jane (Mrs. Darius BEEBE), deceased; Harrison; Wallace, of Java, N.
Y.; Walter L.; and Wellington M., a physician of Dansville, N. Y.
Lt.-Col.
Harrison CHENEY was born in Freedom, Jan. 3, 1830. After receiving his education in common
schools and in Arcade Seminary he taught nine winter terms of district school
and labored on his father's farm in summer.
But this quiet farmer's life was not to continue. At the breaking out of the Civil war he was
too true a patriot not to be aroused to action, and in Aug, 1862, he recruited
every man of Co. D, 154th N.Y. Vols., and had more applicants than he could
receive. It is said that "he was
the only man who recruited, personally, every man of a company in this
State." He was commissioned captain
of the company at its organization. He
was engaged at the battle of Chancellorsville and was captured by the enemy at
Gettysburg. On the ninth day after his
capture, while marching under guard through a piece of woods near Martinsburg,
he broke from the ranks and ran, was hotly pursued into the woods, but escaped,
and was a fugitive for twenty-two days before he reached the Union army. Captain CHENEY was promoted major in Feb.,
1865, and lieutenant-colonel in March, 1865, and was mustered out at the close
of the war in June, 1865. Colonel CHENEY
married, first, Mary J., daughter of Harvey FOOTE, of Deerfield, N. Y. Mrs. CHENEY died in 1891. Their children were Ella M. (Mrs. Cassius C.
WOOD), Mary E. (Mrs. Walter L. KNIGHT), and Harry F. He married, second, Frances D. JAMES, of
Freedom.
Colonel
CHENEY has been prominent in his town and his district, which he represented in
the Assembly in 1876 and 1888. How well
he performed his duties can best be told by quoting from the "Review of
the Assembly." He is spoken of
among the most earnest working members, and "as a man of tone and
character he had no superior. Far above
the wily machinations of bad men, he had the interests of the people at heart,
ever watching and working for sound legislation and good government. With this class of men in our legislative
halls we should soon feel a welcome relief from the sad depression into which
incompetent and dishonest men have plunged us; and we could once more enjoy the
privileges and blessings of an honest prosperity." Colonel CHENEY made agriculture his vocation
after the war, and since 1881, with the exception of three years, he has held
the position of railway mail clerk.
Courteous, affable, kind-hearted, and dominated by strong Christian
principles, he has ever been a popular citizen and official, and holds a high
place in the regards of his numerous friends.
He rightly stands among the representative men of Cattaraugus county,
and in the written words of Dr. VAN AERNAM to him: "You helped in clearing
the forests of Cattaraugus, helped in opening up its roads, aided in
establishing its schools and churches, aided in crushing out the Rebellion, and
I think it is due to yourself and your special friends as well as the public
that your memory should be perpetuated in its history."
Walter
L. CHENEY was born in Freedom and has always been a farmer. He married, first, Frances, daughter of
Charles BEEBE, Sr., and had one son, Willie T., of Pike, N. Y. After her death he married Jane, widow of
Capt. Alfred H. LEWIS, by whom he has two children, Hattie E. and John W.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of Harrison
CHENEY
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Pages 682 & 683
Surnames: CROSSMAN,
WORKMAN, STODDARD, RICHARDSON, WAIT, CHILDS
William
CROSSMAN and two brothers came from England to Connecticut at an early day and
subsequently settled in the town of Williamsport, Pa. He married Sally WORKMAN and just before the
War of 1812 removed to Pavilion, N, Y., where he died. Amos CROSSMAN, his son, was born in 1788,
married Alice STODDARD, and in Nov., 1828, came to Freedom, where he bought 244
acres of land, on which there was a log house.
He died in 1870 and his wife in 1868.
Of their seven children six are living: Joel, Lurena (Mrs. Lyman
RICHARDSON), Amos, Oren, Alice L., and Omar.
Amos CROSSMAN married Olive E. WAIT and has two children: Homer S. and
Lettie A. (Mrs. A. B. CHILDS). He lives
in Cadiz in the town of Franklinville.
Omar CROSSMAN was supervisor of Freedom in 1880 and 1881.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 683
Surnames: CUMMINGS,
SHELDON
Elbert
CUMMINGS, son of Luther, who came from Herkimer county to Yorkshire and soon
afterward settled in Freedom, was born on the farm where he now lives Oct. 5,
1844. In 1877 he started a market garden
and now has a little more than thirty acres annually in garden truck. He married Cora, daughter of Gardner SHELDON;
children: Nat. G., Della A., and Howard L.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 683
Surnames: EDWARDS,
EVANS, LEWIS
William
EDWARDS, son of Thomas, was born in Wales, emigrated to America in 1855, and resided
at Centerville, where he followed farming until 1867. He then removed to Sandusky and was a
merchant's clerk until 1878, when he opened a general store. He married Sarah A. EVANS; children: Stephen
A., George F., Cary T., and Lois M.
Stephen A. is engaged in the insurance business at Sandusky. He married Mallie E., daughter of Miles and
Amanda LEWIS, and has one daughter, M. Eleanor.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 683
Surnames: GIBBIN,
WILLIAMS, LEWIS, BROWN, LEONARD
Edward
GIBBIN was born in Wales and came to America in 1851, locating in
Farmersville. He married Phebe WILLIAMS;
children: Hattie (Mrs. R. G. LEWIS), Sarah (Mrs. Jesse BROWN), Ann (Mrs. Byron
LEONARD), James, Phebe, William, and Mattie (Mrs. William BROWN).
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 683
Surnames: HASKELL,
RICH, VAN DEUSEN, CRANDALL, CHENEY, WHITE, OWENS, LAW
Sylvester
HASKELL, son of Daniel and Mary (RICH) HASKELL, was born March 7, 1816. He learned the tailor's trade, which he followed
in Youngstown, Niagara county, and in 1843 came to Freedom and engaged in
farming. With the exception of one year
he has since lived in this town. In 1862
he purchased of Abram VAN DEUSEN the farm on which he now resides. He married Julia A., daughter of John
CRANDALL; children: Eugene (deceased), John T., George W.,
Calvin, and Dwight W. George W. HASKELL
was born in Holland, Erie county, June 2, 1843, and in 1864 enlisted in Co. C,
13th N. Y. H. A., serving until the close of the war. He returned to Freedom and engaged in
farming, and in 1889 purchased the hardware store in Sandusky of E. J. CHENEY,
which he sold in 1890 to H. M. WHITE.
Mr. HASKELL married Hettie, daughter of Sampson W. OWENS; children: John
W., Alfred E., and Sherman S. Calvin
HASKELL, born in Holland, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1847, lived on the farm with his
father until 1879, when he opened a livery and carried the mail from Freedom to
Arcade, continuing until the Tonawanda Valley & Cuba railroad was
completed. In April, 1886, he disposed
of his livery business and became a conductor on this railroad, which position
he still holds. He married Rose,
daughter of John C. LAW; children: Nettie J. and Eugene.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 683
Surnames: HOLMES, GALES,
LAW
Eber
HOLMES, from York, Livingston county, came to Freedom in 1827. He was a man of great energy and enterprise,
and soon after he settled here he built a grist-mill on the site of Fred
GALES's mill in Sandusky, about the same time he built a saw-mill on what is
known as the John LAW estate.
Subsequently he opened a general store at Sandusky, built an ashery,
bought the farmers' ashes, and made potash.
Mr. HOLMES was a very popular man and served as supervisor ten
years. Myron HOLMES was supervisor in
1847.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Pages 683 & 684
Surnames: HOWLET,
WATERMAN, METCALF, COUDERY
Enoch
HOWLET located in Freedom in 1810, settling finally where a son now lives. Coming from Bradford, N. H., he returned to
that place almost immediately but came hence and made a permanent settlement in
1812, remaining until his death in 1856.
He was a prominent man and highly respected, and at the first town
meeting was vested with four local offices.
On the farm now owned by G. A. WATERMAN he erected the first saw-mill in
the town, kept also the first store and inn, and in 1831 was appointed the
second postmaster, which office be held at the time of his death. He was also supervisor and justice of the
peace. His first wife was Susan METCALF,
who bore him five children; his second marriage was with Sally COUDERY, by whom
he had three children.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 684
Surnames: JACKSON,
CORNES, SHALLIES, McMILLAN
William
JACKSON, son of John, was born in Essex county, N. Y., Jan. 25, 1810. His parents moved to Columbia, Herkimer
county, in 1811, and to Cattaraugus county in 1833, settling first in
Machias. He purchased the farm where he
now lives and moved onto it in 1841. He
married Elizabeth CORNES; children: Rev. Benjamin F., Dr. William H., Elizabeth
(Mrs. J. Henry SHALLIES), Delphia B. (Mrs. Daniel H. McMILLAN), and Charles E.
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History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 684
Surnames: JONES,
CRAMER, NEWCOMB, HATFIELD, HARPER
Levi
JONES, from Greenwich, Mass., came to Freedom in 1824 and made the first
settlement on the farm now owned by David CRAMER. He married Rachel, daughter of Elisha
NEWCOMB, of Massachusetts; children:
Josiah, Elisha, Levi, Elizabeth, William, Elbert, George, Selina, Marshall, and
David. Levi JONES, Jr., born in
Massachusetts was nine years old when his parents came to Freedom. He was a cooper and a mason, trades which he
followed several years. He married
Sophronia, daughter of William HATFIELD; children: Horace W., Elisha, Parley C., W. Henry,
Elliott, Fayette, Mamie, Adelbert, Mary, Runy, and Luther. Since Mr. JONES has lived in the town he has
assisted in killing several bears, one panther, and many deer. W. Henry JONES was born in Freedom and has
conducted a meat market for several years.
He married Mary HARPER; children:
Mildred, Isadore, Myrtie, and Florence.
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History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 684
Surnames: JONES,
RICHARDS, ELLITHORPE, LINCOLN
Morris
M., JONES, a native of Wales, emigrated to America in 1827 and first settled in
Oneida county. Mr. JONES removed to
Freedom in 1854, where he is a farmer.
He married Elizabeth RICHARDS, of Wales, who was the mother of his
children Mary (deceased), Thomas, Richard, and Catherine (Mrs. Millard
ELLITHORPE). Mrs. JONES died and he
married, second, Ann JONES, by whom he has a daughter, Jennie, wife of Bishop
LINCOLN, of Yorkshire.
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of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 684
Surname: LAMMIE
Daniel
LAMMIE was a prominent factor in the town's prosperity. He was its supervisor in 1851, 1852, 1857,
and 1863-66 in all seven terms, and served during the war period with signal
ability. John LAMMIE held the same
office five years from 1875 to 1879.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 684
Surnames: LAW,
CONGDON, ROUNDS, HASKELL, LEWIS, DAVIS
William
LAW, a native of England, deserted the British army in the War of 1812 and
settled in Washington county. He married
Fanny, daughter of John CONGDON, and both families came to Freedom in
1825. His children were Eliphalet, John
C., and Mary A. John C. LAW was born in
Washington county about 1821 and married Emeline, daughter of Lemuel ROUNDS. In 1864 he moved to Sandusky, where he died
July 22, 1892. His widow and children survive
him. Children: Denis, Rose (Mrs. C.
HASKELL), Cora (Mrs. B. B. LEWIS), and Ada (Mrs. George DAVIS).
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Pages 684 & 685
Surnames: LANCKTON,
CHENEY, MEAD, HAYDEN, WOOD, CHAPIN, FERRAND
Harvey
LANCKTON, son of Seth and a native of Massachusetts, born Nov. 11, 1797,
settled in Freedom in 1842, and purchased the wool-carding and
cloth-dressing-mill of Josiah CHENEY and Guy C. MEAD on the present site of the
HAYDEN woolen-mills at Sandusky. He had
previously lived in Holland, where he built a saw-mill and woolen-mill, and in
Hurdsville, where he had conducted similar business. After a few years in Sandusky he sold to his
son Albert, who transferred the property to HAYDEN. Harvey LANCKTON purchased a saw-mill of Elias
WOOD, rebuilt it, and with it built a furniture and undertaker's shop. He constructed the hearse that he used, which
was the first one in the town, and continued the furniture and undertaking
business till his death in 1870. Mr.
LANCKTON married Eunice CHAPIN.
Children: Albert, Ann C. (Mrs. George CHENEY), deceased, Rosetta
(deceased), William Mearns, Emeline and Elvira (deceased), Millard F., Maynard
W., and Harriet (Mrs. L. H. FERRAND).
Mr. LANCKTON was succeeded in business by his sons Millard F. and
Maynard W., who continued together until 1878, when Maynard W. retired and is a
merchant at Delevan. M. F. continues
alone.
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History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 685
Surnames: LEWIS,
TARBELL, WILDER
Laban
LEWIS, son of Reuben and Mary LEWIS, was born in Chesterfield, N. H., Sept. 17,
1787. In 1810 he married Sarah TARBELL,
of Groton, Mass., who was born Jan. 1, 1793, and by her he had fifteen
children, of whom only William F., of Arcade, N. Y., was born in Freedom. Laban LEWIS was a soldier in the War of
1812. He came to Freedom from Sherborn,
Mass., in 1832, and settled in the east part of the town. Mr. LEWIS died Nov. 26, 1861. Mrs. LEWIS survives him at the age of
ninety-eight years and receives a widow's pension. She resides with her daughter Calista M.
(Mrs. Barnard WILDER) in Armada, Mich.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 685
Surnames: LEWIS, VAN
DUSEN, SMITH, WILDER, SPARKS, LAW, JEWELL, GRIFFIN, PHILLIPS, MORGAN
Jerome
B. LEWIS was the second son of Nathan and Sally LEWIS, was born on the 10th of
October, 1830, in the town of Penfield, Monroe county, N. Y., and at the age of
three years moved west with the family and settled in Rushford, Allegany
county. He married in December, 1852, at
Freedom, Mary E., daughter of John B. and Gertrude M. VAN DUSEN, who came west
from Otsego county and settled in the town in 1835. In the spring of 1853 he moved onto a farm of
157 acres situated about one and one-half miles east of Sandusky village, which
he had bought the year before, and which he still owns. Remaining there until the fall of 1855 he
rented the farm and moved with his family to East Rushford, Allegany county, to
operate a saw-mill. As a result of their
marriage two daughters and one son were born to them: Lillian, Burton B., and
Iva. In the fall of 1858 he removed to
his farm in Freedom, remaining there until the spring of 1862 when he moved to
Sandusky to engage in the saw-mill and cheese-box business with William V.
SMITH and John L. WILDER, running the mill which is at present owned and
operated by Thomas S. SPARKS. In the
spring of 1866 he, in company with John L. WILDER, built at Sandusky the first
cheese factory erected in the town, and at present is operating ten factories.
Burton
B. LEWIS, born at East Rushford, Allegany county, Sept. 3, 1856, was educated
in the common schools of Sandusky, at Ten Broeck Free Academy in Franklinville
in 1872, at Arcade Academy in 1873, and at Bryant & Stratton's Commercial
College at Buffalo during the fall and winter of 1876-77. He worked at cheese making from 1870 to 1876,
attending school during the fall and winter of each year, and is now engaged
with his father in the manufacture of cheese as cashier and book-keeper of the
Sandusky Combination Cheese Factories.
He was married to Miss Cora V. LAW, daughter of John C. and Emeline LAW,
of Sandusky, Sept. 24, 1878, and has a family of six daughters: Leah, Lora,
Ruth, Mary, Genevieve, and Margary. In
politics Mr. LEWIS has always been a staunch Republican. He was elected to the office of town clerk of
Freedom in 1878, 1879, 1880, and 1881, and was supervisor in 1882 to 1889
inclusive and again in 1892-93. He was a
member of the County Committee in 1884 and 1889, was nominated by his party to
the office of member of Assembly in 1889, and elected over E. B. JEWELL, Esq.
(Democrat) and Paul B. GRIFFIN (Prohibitionist) by a plurality of 457, and was
again re-nominated in 1890 and elected over Charles W. PHILLIPS (Democrat) and
H, B. MORGAN (Prohibitionist) by a plurality of 563. Mr. LEWIS is quite largely interested in real
estate operations in Buffalo, and is an estimable citizen enjoying great
personal popularity.
Ed.
Note: This biography includes a
photograph of Burton B. LEWIS
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of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 686
Surnames: LEWIS,
OWENS, DAVIS
Capt.
Alfred H. LEWIS was born in Perrington, N. Y., and came to Freedom with his
parents. He enlisted in 1861 in Co. D,
64th N. Y. Vols., was engaged in seventeen battles, and for meritorious service
was promoted to sergeant, to lieutenant, and to captain, and was killed at the
battle of Gettysburg. He married Jane,
daughter of Sampson OWENS, who came from Wales in 1838; they have one daughter,
Kittie (Mrs. Hugh W. DAVIS) of Salamanca.
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Surnames: LEWIS,
WILLIAMS
Griffith
LEWIS, a native of Wales, came to America in 1844 and to Freedom in 1849. He married Ann, daughter of Thomas WILLIAMS,
of Remsen, Oneida county; children: Thomas P., Richard G. (proprietor of the
hotel at Sandusky), John G., and William G.
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of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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Page 686
Surnames: MERRILL,
DAY, LOOMIS
Perry
E. MERRILL, son of Smith and Melinda MERRILL, was born in Freedom, June 30,
1845, was educated in the common schools and in Rushford Academy, and in 1870
entered the office of W. A. DAY, of Franklinville, as a student of
dentistry. After learning the profession
he entered into partnership with Mr. DAY, and in April, 1872, opened an office
at Yorkshire Center, continuing there until 1873, when he came to Sandusky, but
still continues the Yorkshire office. In
May, 1877, he opened a drug store. Mr.
MERRILL in 1878 was elected justice of the peace, and after serving nearly four
years was appointed notary public. He
was appointed postmaster under President Harrison and is the present
incumbent. Jan. 10, 1877, he married
Mary I., daughter of Sereno and Lucinda LOOMIS, of Arcade; children: Eugene L.
and Floyd S.
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Page 686
Surnames: METCALF,
SAWYER, IRISH
Rufus
METCALF, a simultaneous settler with Earl SAWYER and Jonas C. IRISH in 1811,
and whose brother Gregory located in the southeast part of the town in 1812,
became somewhat famous during the Mormon meetings of 1835, for it was at his
house that the leaders made at times their headquarters and early converted him
and his family to Mormonism. Mr. METCALF
followed them to Ohio. He was one of the
first cheese manufacturers and his son Rufus was the first white child born in
Freedom, his birth occurring Dec. 24, 1812.
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Page 686
Surnames: MORGAN,
GRIFFITH, HOOPER
Evan
MORGAN was born in Wales, where he married Margaret, daughter of Thomas
GRIFFITH. He came to America in 1830
with his wife and six children and settled in Oneida county. In 1850 he removed to Freedom, where he
engaged in farming. Children: Thomas,
John, Jane, Evan, Margaret, Joel, and Isaac.
Isaac married Martha, daughter of John HOOPER, and is a farmer. Children: John, Richard, Thomas, Charles, and
Albert.
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of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 686
Surnames: NORTON,
HEATH, WOOD
Samuel
NORTON came from Barnston, P. O., in 1838, and by trade was, a millwright. He married Orphia HEATH; children: Hiram, Harriet, Olive, Sally A., Amanda, Elon
Alonzo, Melvina, Samuel, Clarissa, and Mary.
Elon Alonzo NORTON married Sarah, daughter of Elias WOOD, and they have
two sons and two daughters. The sons,
Arthur M. and George C., are the proprietors of the NORTON lumber mills at
Sandusky. Arthur M. NORTON was born in
Farmersville, where he resided until his parents returned to Freedom in
1856. In April, 1865, he enlisted in Co.
G, 81st N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war.
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History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 686
Surnames: PEET,
DAVIS, OWENS, LEONARD, GIBBS
John
PEET, a native of England, came to America and located first in Oneida
county. In 1837 he moved with his family
to Freedom and settled on the farm now owned by J. J. DAVIS. He married Mary DAVIS. Five children survive them both, viz,: Evan,
George, William, David, and John. John
PEET was born in Oneida county March 24, 1833.
He is a farmer and has served several years as assessor of Freedom. He married Sarah, daughter of Thomas W.
OWENS; children: Martha (Mrs. Melvin LEONARD), Mary (Mrs. John L. GIBBS),
Arthur O., John E., Eva S., and Fannie.
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of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 687
Surnames: SAWYER, IRISH,
METCALF
Col.
Earl SAWYER, with Jonas C. IRISH and Rufus METCALF, became a settler in 1811,
coming here from Vermont. In 1822 he
erected the first frame dwelling, was the first town clerk and an early Justice
of the peace, and was one of the first to introduce improved farming implements. In other ways he was first and foremost. J. W. SAWYER was supervisor of Freedom in
1867.
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of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 687
Surnames: SHALLIES, CHENEY,
VALLANCE, CARTER, JACKSON
Nelson
SHALLIES, son of Joseph, came to Freedom from Woodstock, Vt., about 1840. He was first a blacksmith here and then a
farmer, and married Ellen CHENEY;
children: Emily (Mrs. J. VALLANCE), Elbert C., Edgar M., Ella (Mrs. A.
CARTER), and J. Henry. J. Henry SHALLIES
was born near Freedom, was educated at Arcade and Ten Broeck Academies, and has
followed civil engineering and school teaching.
He was elected in 1878 to the position of school commissioner for a term
of three years and re-elected for another term in 1881, and was supervisor of
Freedom in 1890 and 1891. He married
Libbie, daughter of William JACKSON;
children: L. Ethel and Eleanor B.
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History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 687
Surnames: STRONG, JONES,
LANE, CHAFFEE, SHATTUCK, HELLMAN, PHELPS
Ezra
B. STRONG, a native of Vermont, came from Monroe county to Farmersville in
1832, settling on the farm now owned by Mrs. Bradford JONES. He married Eleanor, daughter of Matthias
LANE. Eleven children were born to them,
of whom eight are now living, viz.: William, Sally (widow of Henry CHAFFEE),
Josephine (Mrs. Danforth SHATTUCK), Reuben, Joseph (captain in the 28th Iowa
Inf.), Walter, Lucy (Mrs. HELLMAN), and Jacob L. Jacob L. STRONG, born in Monroe county, came
to Cattaraugus county in 1832, is a farmer, and married Phebe Louise, daughter
of James PHELPS; children: Osee James,
William W., Eugene H., Jacob L., Phelps G., Ezra B., and Mary L., all of whom
reside in Freedom. Mr. STRONG and his
six sons all vote in the same election district. He has been a deacon of the Baptist church
over 30 years.
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History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 687
Surnames: WHITE, RUSHMORE,
SMITH, PHELPS, CUNNINGHAM, RUNYON, HASKELL, CONROY, THOMPSETT
Francis
WHITE, a descendant of Rev. John WHITE, who came from England to America in
1635 and settled in Cambridge, Mass., was born in Connecticut, came to the
Mohawk valley and thence to Springville, N. Y., in 1809 and was one of the
first school teachers in the county. He
also taught singing school and frequently took his pay in wheat. In 1844 he moved to Yorkshire and engaged in
farming, which he followed until his death in 1876. He married Emma, daughter of Jacob RUSHMORE,
of Springville; children: Roderick (at one time State senator), Justice,
Francis, Jacob, and Isaac. Isaac WHITE
was born in Springville, was educated at Springville Academy and subsequently
taught school, and about 1830 went to Scotland, Canada, to teach, being also
engaged in the mercantile trade. He
married Anna, daughter of Chauncey SMITH, of Burford, Canada, and was a farmer
at the breaking out of the Patriot war in 1836.
Taking sides with the Patriots he had to flee the country; the Tories
made a vain attempt to capture him, but he escaped to Buffalo at night in a
wagon secreted under some household goods which he saved. He settled in Arcade and engaged in the
manufacture of woolen goods. In 1844 he
removed to Yorkshire, where he died in 1887.
Children: Lucinda (Mrs. C. J. PHELPS), James, and Marana (Mrs. William
CUNNINGHAM), who reside in Boston, Canada; Hiram M.; Chauncey J., of Arcade;
and Elouise (Mrs. E. J. RUNYON), of Yorkshire.
Hiram M. WHITE, born July 4, 1845, was educated in the common schools,
and in 1863 went to the Pennsylvania oil fields, where he worked five years. He then came to Arcade, where he learned the
tinner's trade, which he has since followed.
In 1890 he came to Sandusky and purchased the store of G. W.
HASKELL. He married Kate E. CONROY
(deceased), who bore him one son, Charles F.
He married, second, Lottie B. THOMPSETT.
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History
of the Town of Freedom – Chapter XXIX (29)
Page 688
Surnames: WILLIAMS, LEWIS,
HIGGINS, DAVIS, BENJAMIN, OWENS
William
E. WILLIAMS, born in Wales, emigrated to America about 1833, and was a farmer
at Trenton, Oneida county, until 1847, when he removed with his family to
Freedom. Mr. WILLIAMS married Margaret
LEWIS and six children survive them: Laura (widow of John HIGGINS), Ann (Mrs.
David D. DAVIS), Samuel W., William W., John W., and Ellen (Mrs. Romaine
BENJAMIN).
John
W. WILLIAMS was born in Trenton, N. Y., came to Freedom with his parents, and
was engaged in farming until 1877. In
1882, in company with H. H. OWENS, he purchased the store at Freedom, where Mr.
WILLIAMS was appointed postmaster in 1883, being the present incumbent.
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Page 688
Surname: WORTHINGTON
John
WORTHINGTON, who settled in Freedom in 1818, had eight children, of whom
Thaddeus, a farmer, was born in Waterloo, N. Y., was one of the first members
of the M. E. church of Sandusky, and had ten children. His son John, a native of Freedom, being born
here June 9, 1834, has been most of his life a farmer and a prominent man in
his community.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 695
Surnames: BONSTEEL, SQUIRES,
FORDICK, ROWLAND
Nicholas
BONSTEEL, son of Philip, was born in Columbia, NY, Aug. 24, 1797. His first wife was Polly SQUIRES, who bore
him five children. In 1829 he settled in
East Otto and the next year married Angeline, daughter of Solomon FORDICK, of
Boston, Erie county, by whom he had four children, of whom three are still
living: Edwin, Ursula D., and Morris T. March 25, 1844, Mr. BONSTEEL removed to this
town and settled where his children now reside.
Edwin BONSTEEL married Eliza A., daughter of John ROWLAND;
children: Arthur U., Ernest L., Orrin
J., Dora L., and Anna B. The BONSTEELs
in America are descended from Nicholas BONSTEEL, who came from Germany to
Kinderhook, N. Y., before the Revolutionary War.
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Page 695
Surnames: BROWN, SENTER
David
M. BROWN, a native of Londonderry, N.H., was born March 10, 1793. He removed thence with his family to Napoli
in 1832 and erected a saw-mill the following year. His wife was Polly SENTER; children:
Lucinda, Sheldon P., Sarah, Mary, Lorane, Quincy A. and Andrew J. In 1842, while on a visit to brothers on the
coast of Maine, Mr. BROWN secured the carcass of a whale 48 ft in length, which
he had prepared and transported on wagons and canal boats, exhibiting it
throughout the country. He finally sold
it for $8000, and it is still exhibited as a curiosity.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Pages 695 & 696
Surnames: CARVER, GIBSON
Solander
CARVER was for many years a respected resident of Great Valley. He was a son of Parley G. CARVER, who came to
the town from Smyrna, N. Y. in 1832, settling on the farm where died three
years later. Solander CARVER acquired a
modest competence by the slow process of accumulation of the surplus income
from a small farm and dairy. His word
was as good as his bond. He married
Rebecca GIBSON, who survives him. He
died Feb. 14, 1893.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 696
Surnames: CHASE, WALWORTH,
COLWELL, ESTEY, McINTOSH
Nathaniel
CHASE came from French Mills, N. Y. to Springville, Erie county, in 1812, and
built the first grist-mill in that town.
He returned to Plattsburgh that year and removed to Great Valley in
1816, making the first settlement on the farm now owned by Walter WALWORTH,
Sr. Mr. CHASE was a millwright by trade
and assisted in the erection of nearly all the early mills in the town. His first wife bore him two children, Reuben
and John. His second wife was Sophia COLWELL;
children: Moses, Robert, Ira,
Jacob, Martin, Lucend, Marinda, Naomi, and Eunice.
Robert
CHASE was born in Vermont and served in the War of 1812, being present at the
battle of Plattsburgh. In 1818 he came
to Great Valley, where in 1827 he was injured by a falling tree; he died in
1834. Mr. CHASE married Sally ESTEY;
children: Harley, Julina, Lorenzo,
Joseph and Susan.
Reuben
CHASE, from Wayne county, came to Great Valley in 1827 and bought of Nathan
Howe the farm now owned by Thomas Lounsbury.
He married Hannah ESTEY and had two sons, Lyman and Orrin. Orrin CHASE came to this town in 1845, and
with him came three sons – Alexander, Reuben, and Augustus – and one daughter,
Clarissa; another son, James, was born in Great Valley. Alexander CHASE married Mariette McINTOSH;
children: Orrin, John E., Ruloff,
Adeline, Annie, and Clara. John E. CHASE
was supervisor of Great Valley in 1884.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 696
Surnames: CLEAVELAND, EDDY,
LEARN, WALWORTH, BUTLER, DAGGERT, WHEELER
Brainard
CLEAVELAND, son of Aaron and a native of Connecticut, came with his parents in
1825 to Wyoming county and thence the same year to Machias. In 1833 he removed to Humphrey, and in 1865
came to Great Valley to reside with his son, Aaron. He married Betsey EDDY; children:
Andrew, Aaron, Alonzo, Joseph, Isaac, Mary A., and Mariette. Aaron CLEAVELAND married Catharine, daughter
of Joseph LEARN, of Humphrey; children:
Laura L. (Mrs. N. D. WALWORTH), Nettie A.(Mrs. Eli BUTLER), Mary C.
(Mrs. P. J. DAGGERT).
Alonzo
CLEAVELAND was born in the town of Machias.
He married Lydia, daughter of David WHEELER, one of the first settlers
of Humphrey, and has had seven children, of whom three are living: Brainard, Isaac, and Joseph A.
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Page 696
Surnames: CRAMER, MORTON,
HICKS
Frederick
S. CRAMER, son of Sebastian, was born in Saxony, Germany, May 2, 1839. His parents died while he was young and at
the age of fifteen he came to America, settling in Tonawanda, where he was
engaged as a clerk until 1869, when he removed to Great Valley and bought the
store now owned by William MORTON. Here
he was in trade and had the post office for six years, when he began the avocation
of farmer. He married Margaret HICKS.
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Page 696
Surnames: CULLINAN, KERNEY,
CARR
Edward
CULLINAN, born in County Clare, Ireland, came to America about 1840 and settled
first in Elmira. He subsequently removed
to Pennsylvania and in 1856 located in Great Valley, where he cleared a farm on
which he now lives. By his wife, Ann
KERNEY, also of County Clare, Ireland, he had eleven children, only one of whom
survives. Their son, Michael H.
CULLINAN, married Sarah, daughter of John CARR, of Cattaraugus; children: Mary, Margaret, and Teresa. He served as supervisor of this town in 1877
and 1878.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Pages 696 & 697
Surnames: FLINT, WILLOUGHBY,
KELSEY, PARKER. FAY
Nicholas
FLINT became a settler in Great Valley in 1828, coming from Cherry Valley,
NY. He married Phebe, daughter of
Ebenezer WILLOUGHBY; children: Weston,
Orville, Agnes (Mrs. K. KELSEY), Esther (Mrs. Lewis J. PARKER), Sarah (Mrs.
Adrian FAY), and Irving.
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Page 697
Surnames: FOLTS, HESS, MILLER
Henry
FOLTS, son of Sylvanus, was born in Frankfort, N. Y. and came to Ashford in
1840, where he followed farming until 1855, when he removed to Great Valley and
bought the farm where his family now resides.
He married Mary E. HESS; children:
Daniel H., William H., Marietta (Mrs. C. G. MILLER), and Georgianna.
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Page 697
Surnames: GREEN, SIMMONS
Judge
Francis GREEN about 1812 removed from New Hampshire with his wife, seven sons
and two daughters to Great Valley, and located on a large tract of land which
(except the old homestead) was afterward apportioned to several of his
children. And a singular coincidence is
that Judge GREEN, his wife, and all of his children except one daughter lived
and died upon that tract of land, and are buried in the same cemetery located
thereon. The last survivor of the family
was Benjamin, who died January 23, 1892, aged eighty-one years and four
months. Benjamin GREEN was for about
thirty-five years a consistent member of the M. E. Church. His wife, who survived him, was Harriet
SIMMONS; children: Joseph, John, Mary,
and Demon. James GREEN was supervisor of
Great Valley in 1818 and 1819 and John served in that position in 1832. The latter was also magistrate four years and
postmaster at Great Valley nine years.
He died Sept. 4, 1874.
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Page 697
Surnames: HALLADAY, BENJAMIN
Reuben
HALLADAY came from Black Creek, N. Y. to Humphrey in 1852, and removed to this
town two or three years later. He
married Irena BENJAMIN and had eleven children.
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of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 697
Surnames: HESS, FRANK,
CLAPSADDLE, FOLTS, WALKER, BENSON, EDIC
George
HESS was a son of Capt. Honyorst H. HESS, a captain of eight years in the war
of the Revolution, and was born in Herkimer county Dec. 18, 1788, and served in
the War of 1812. He came to Ashford in
1841 and settled on the farm now owned by Andrew FRANK; he married Mary
CLAPSADDLE; children: Joseph, Mary E.
(Mrs. Henry FOLTS), Nancy (Mrs. Jedediah WALKER), Michael E., and George
W. Elias W. HESS was drafted March 17,
1865 in Company I, 65th N. Y. Infantry, and was discharged June 28th following;
George W. HESS enlisted from Ashford.
The family trace their ancestry back to John HESS of Hesse Castle,
Germany, who came to America in 1710, settling in Palatine, N. Y. His son Augusdenus, born in 1719, married Mary
BENSON; children: Christina, Honyost,
Nicholas, Conrad, Henry, Daniel, and Eva.
Augusdenus was killed by Indians at Fort Herkimer in 1782. Honyost was born Nov. 3, 1758, and married
Catherine EDIC; children: Nancy, George,
Catharine, Elizabeth, Polly and Margaret.
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Page 697
Surnames: HICKS, McCURDY,
BONSTEEL
Abel
HICKS, born in Providence R. I., June 14, 1795, was for several years a captain
on Lake Ontario and subsequently lived in Geneva, N. Y., where he married Jane
McCURDY. In 1825 he came to Lyndon,
where he lived forty years. He had eight
children. In April, 1865, he came to Great
Valley and kept hotel for two years, retiring finally to a small farm, where he
died Jan. 20, 1872. His son Myron W. was
born in Lyndon, Oct. 16, 1836, and came with his father to Great Valley in
1865. He was for some time a merchant,
postmaster, and supervisor, holding the latter office in 1872, 1873, 1875 and
1883. His daughter Sophia is the wife of
Ernest BONSTEEL.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Pages 697 & 698
Surnames: HOWE, MUDGE,
BATEMAN, NILES, HARRIS
Nathan
HOWE, son of Capt. HOWE, was born in New Hampshire and came to Great Valley
with his father when a small boy. The
family settled at Kill Buck. Nathan
married Nancy, daughter of Philip MUDGE, of this town, and about 1822 moved to
Humphrey, where he was the first settler on what is now known as HOWE
hill. He had seven children, of whom
four are living: Mary (Mrs. Eli
BATEMAN), Wilson, Cythia (Mrs. Alonzo NILES), and Emily (Mrs. F. J.
HARRIS). Mr. HOWE was a strong
anti-slavery man and was active in the operations of the underground
railroad. Wilson N. HOWE was supervisor
of Great Valley from 1879 to 1882 inclusive.
Malancthon
J. HOWE, son of Joel, was born in Lyndon in 1848 and on Sept. 5, 1864 enlisted
in Company B, 1st N. Y. Dragoons, serving until the close of the war. He was taken prisoner near New Market by
Mosby and was confined three and one-half months in Libby prison, his weight
during this time being reduced from 160 to 80 pounds.
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of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 698
Surnames: LAWTON, ROY
Isaac
LAWTON came to this town in 1827 and located on Great Valley creek on the farm
now owned by Alexander ROY, where he built the second saw-mill in the town.
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of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 698
Surnames: LEGGETT, CULLEN
James
LEGGETT, born in Dublin, Ireland, came to America in 1850, settling in
Cattaraugus county. In 1866 he moved onto the farm he now
occupies. He married Sarah CULLEN;
children: Lizzie G., Effie M., Nellie, James, and Frederick.
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Page 698
Surnames: MARVIN, DOTY, FRANK
Enoch
MARVIN, son of James and native of Otsego county, came to Ellicottville in
1820, where he followed his trade of millwright. He married Frances DOTY and had seven
children. A son, Ferdino, was a soldier
in the Rebellion, is a carpenter, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob H.
FRANK; she was the first white child born in Ashford.
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of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 698
Surnames: McNAMARA, CAREY
Patrick
McNAMARA, son of Dennis, was born in County Clare, Ireland. Coming to America in 1850 he settled in Great
Valley, which has since been his home.
He married Mary CAREY; children:
Elizabeth L., John F., and Peter C.
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of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 698
Surnames: MORTON, LINDSEY,
SIMMONS, RAY, SCOTT, GREEN, WEAGER, STEVENS
Hugh
MORTON, son of Hugh, was born in Scotland, married Jane LINDSEY, and had born
to him eight children, of whom six grew to maturity, viz.: Eliza, Hugh, Peter, John, Robert and
Gaven. His second wife was Sarah
SIMMONS, who bore him twelve children.
Mr. MORTON came to America in 1839 and to Great Valley the following
spring, settling at Peth. Hugh MORTON
married Maria RAY and has five children:
John, Eva, Frank, Hugh and James.
William
MORTON, son of Hugh MORTON, was born in Killbride, Scotland in 1816. At the age of twenty-one he moved to London,
where for fifteen years he was engaged in mercantile business. In 1854 he came to America and located in
Great Valley on the farm he still occupies.
He married Margaret, daughter of John SCOTT, of Scotland, and to them
have been born seven children, only three of whom are living: William S. and Robert W., both merchants, and
Mary M. (Mrs. Joseph GREEN). William S.
MORTON was born in 1858 and in 1884 he formed with his brother, Robert W., a
partnership in the mercantile business.
He married Ella WEAGER, of Randolph, and has one son, Howard D. Mr. MORTON was elected supervisor in 1891 and
re-elected in 1892 and 1893. Robert W.
MORTON was born in 1860 and married Lana, daughter of Asa STEVENS; children:
Gilbert A. and Lester L.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 698
Surnames: NOBLES, DEMMING,
RYAN
Jonathan
NOBLES was an early settler in Great Valley, and with him from Angelica, N. Y.
came his son Spencer T., both of whom settled at Kill Buck. Spencer T. married Betsey, daughter of Luther
and Sally DEMMING; three of their five children are living: Daniel, Stelbert E., and Nellie (Mrs. M. T.
RYAN).
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Pages 698 & 699
Surnames: NORTON, BACON,
WILLIAMS
Ira
NORTON was born in Goshen, Conn. His
sketch appears in Hinsdale. His son
Andrew L. NORTON, born on the farm on which he now lives April 27, 1818,
married Polly A. BACON and has six children.
He is now the only survivor of the early settlers living in that section. He was postmaster for several years and in
1863 and 1864 was supervisor of this town.
Mrs. WILLIAMS, daughter of Ira, resides at Corydon, Pa. E. D. NORTON, the youngest of Ira’s sons,
born in Great Valley in 1825, is a resident of Yorkshire. The first twenty-five years of his life were
spent in Great Valley; he then removed to Bradford, Pa., where he lived fifteen
years, where he was honored by his townsmen by important positions and was a
member of the Board of Commissioners that, under a special act of the
Legislature, issued the bonds of the town to pay soldiers’ bounties. Afterward for four years he was a resident of
Owatonna, Minn., where he served one term as member of the city council. He returned to this county and settled in
Yorkshire in 1877.
William
W. NORTON was born at Great Valley in 1822.
Although reared on the farm, and having only the limited advantages for
an education in those early days, at the age of thirty he commenced his
preparation for the ministry in the Congregational Church. His first charge was in Ashford, where he
remained two years, when he removed to Otto and was pastor of that church ten
years. He went thence to New Richmond,
Wis., and subsequently organized a church in Alexander, Minn., where he
remained five years. The last few years
of his life he spent in Northfield, Minn.
Considering the educational advantages of those early days his ministry
was remarkably successful. Money was not
plenty then and books were expensive, and in this family of nine children one copy of the old English
Reader went down through the whole line, and that book is now in the possession
of E. D. NORTON, of Yorkshire.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 699
Surnames: OSTRANDER,
MANDEVILLE, NOXON
Horton
A. OSTRANDER, son of John B., was born in Dryden, Tompkins county, Dec. 22,
1840. Working in the saw-mill of his
father until 1856 he then went to Lake Simcoe, where he followed lumbering
until 1859, when he returned to Dryden.
From 1864 to 1871 his energies were spent in the pineries of Michigan;
he then came to Kill Buck and took charge of the mill of which he is now
proprietor. Mr. OSTRANDER married,
first, Jane MANDEVILLE, and, second, Mary R. NOXON, by each of whom he has a
daughter, Bella and Edna.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 699
Surnames: POTTER, McINTYRE,
WILLIAMS
John
POTTER, born in Gainesville, N. Y., April 1, 1815, came to the town of Otto in
1835, where he married Mary A. McINTYRE.
He was a farmer and a carpenter, and in 1842 removed to Great Valley,
where he lived until 1844, when he went to Ellicottville, where for several
years he ran a sash and door factory. In
1861 he returned to this town, following since the carpenter’s trade and
farming. Mr. POTTER had an only child,
Charles B., who enlisted May 13, 1861 in Company I, 37th N. Y. Infantry Volunteers, going out as third
sergeant and being promoted to second lieutenant. This was the first company to leave
Cattaraugus county for the war of the Rebellion. Charles B. was assigned on September 13, 1862
to Company I; was made first lieutenant Dec. 2, 1862, and assigned to Company
H; and after the battle of Chancellorsville was captain of Company K, holding
the position until July 1, 1863, when he was mustered out. Re-enlisting Feb. 16, 1865, he was
commissioned captain of Company F, 194th N. Y. Infantry, and was again mustered
out May 3, 1865. He married Frances
WILLIAMS.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 699
Surnames: RANDALL, PRINDLE,
SEELEY, FRANK, RUST, WASHBURN
Jonas
RANDALL was a native of Genessee Co. N. Y.
He subsequently resided in Concord, Erie county, and in 1840 thence came
to East Otto. He married Mary PRINDLE,
who bore him two children, Leonard and Martha (Mrs. William SEELEY). Leonard RANDALL was born in Batavia and came
to Cattaraugus county with his father.
March 17, 1865, he enlisted in Co. K, 65th N. Y. Vols and served until
the close of the war. In 1866 purchased
and moved to his present farm in Great Valley.
He married Julia, daughter of Jacob FRANK, of Ashford; children: Ida (Mrs. Theron RUST), Eva (Mrs. Clarence
WASHBURN), Cora (Mrs. Daniel WASHBURN), and Charles.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 700
Surnames: ROHRICH, BROWN,
EHMAN, DIETRICH
John
G. ROHRICH is a son of John ROHRICH, of Ellicottville, and was born in
Wurtemberg, Germany in 1841. Emigrating
to America in 1850 he located in Ellicottville in 1852, where he resided until
1885, spending, however, some ten years of that time on the lakes. Mr. ROHRICH held several town offices and in
1880 constructed the first iron bridge in the town of Ellicottville. In 1885 he came to Great Valley and purchased
his present farm, being also engaged in lumbering. He married Anna M., daughter of John G. BROWN,
who came from Germany in 1852.
Children: Ida (Mrs. John EHMAN),
Charles, Emma (Mrs. Ernest DIETRICH), Carrie, and George
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 700
Surnames: ROY, CLARK, ADAMS,
RICKARDS, MORTON, BLODGETT, BARKER
Alexander
ROY came from Scotland to Wyoming county in 1833 and thence to Humphrey in
1839, locating there on the farm now owned by Henry CLARK. In 1858 he moved to Great Valley. He married Celestia DENNIS; children: Marion (Mrs. Augustus ADAMS), Jane (Mrs.
Israel RICKARDS), Maria (Mrs. Hugh MORTON), Ellen (Mrs. Edwin BLODGETT), and
Anna (Mrs. Jacob BARKER).
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 700
Surnames: RYAN, DUNLAY,
NOBLES, CASE, SMITH
Michael
T. RYAN was born in Bradford, Pa. on the 4th of Oct., 1858. He is the son of James and Margrette (DUNLAY)
RYAN, who moved into Hinsdale in 1859 and in 1871 removed to Great Valley,
where they afterward resided, respected residents and esteemed citizens. Mrs. RYAN died in April 1883. On Feb. 25, 1889, Michael T. RYAN married
Miss Nellie A. NOBLES. He has been town
clerk and was postmaster of Great Valley during Mr. Cleveland’s first
term. Feb. 22, 1883, in partnership with
C. A. CASE as M. T. RYAN & Co., he succeeded H. J. SMITH in the general
mercantile trade at the village.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 700
Surnames: SEARL, WOOD
Arza
SEARL, son of Gideon (see Franklinville), was born in Whitehall, N. Y., and at
the age of twenty-two came to Franklinville.
The next year, 1825, he removed to Great Valley, thus becoming one of
the earliest settlers of the town, where he spent his life and died in 1884,
aged eighty-three years. His wife was
Ann, a daughter of Stephen WOOD, by whom he had eight children.
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 700
Surnames: SNOW, AVERY, DU
BOIS, MANHART, SIBLEY
Caleb
SNOW was one of the early settlers of Great Valley, coming to the town from his
native State – Vermont – about 1830, and making the first settlement in what is
now called Bear Hollow. He married Polly
AVERY; children: Abigail, Lydia, Roxana,
Hiram (drowned while young), and Levi.
The latter was born May 12, 1825, married Jane DU BOIS, of Humphrey, and
was the first settler on the farm where Frank SNOW now resides, and where he
died. Children: Frank, Kate (Mrs. F. MANHART), and Sarah
(Mrs. Horace SIBLEY). Frank SNOW, born
Dec. 22, 1851, was elected supervisor each year from 1886 to 1890 inclusive,
and has served as justice, etc.
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from:
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History
of the Town of Great Valley – Chapter XXX (30)
Page 700
Surnames: WILCOX, SARGEANT,
CHAMBERLAIN, HINMAN, KEAN, RIDER
Seamour
WILCOX came from
Melbourne
WILCOX was born in Humphrey, Jan. 25, 1842 and soon afterward his parents moved
their family to
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History
of the Town of
Pages 700-711
Surnames: WILLIAMS,
Mark
WILLIAMS came from
Charles
WILLIAMS came to Ellicottville from
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of the Town of
Page 701
Surnames:
Ebeneezer
WILLOUGHBY, son of Rev. Ebeneezer WILLOUGHBY, of Kingsbury, N. Y., came to
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of the Town of
Page 701
Surnames: WITHERELL,
LOCKWOOD, CROSS, KNORR
George
WITHERELL settled in
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of the Town of
Page 701
Surnames: WOOD,
James
WOOD came to New Albion from
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of the Town of
Page 701
Surnames: WRIGHT, GUY
Abraham
WRIGHT, son of Dea. Abraham, was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages
709 & 710
Surnames: BANDFIELD,
MARSH, JONES, MURRAY, BOWEN, SESSIONS, DOUD
George
D. BANDFIELD, of English descent and
George
H. BANDFIELD was born May 18, 1841. He
graduated from Rushford Academy and taught common schools three terms. In Aug., 1862, he enlisted in the Marine
Corps and served sixteen months on board the Vanderbilt, and visited Rio
Janerio, Sidney in Australia, Cape Colony, and the West India Islands. In 1864 he was transferred to the U. S. ship Brooklyn and served in the Gulf Squadron
under Admiral Farragut. He was also with
Admiral Porter at the siege of Fort Fisher.
He engaged in the hardware and tin trade in 1866 and in 1867 was elected
town clerk, holding the office six years, and represented Hinsdale as
supervisor in 1873 and 1874. In 1876 he
was elected justice of the peace and has since held that position. In 1866 he married Eleanor, daughter of David
SESSIONS. She died March 14, 1879. Children: Ellen (Mrs. Orrin DOUD), Franc E.,
C. Dow, and Blanche B.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
710
Surnames: BEERS,
WITHEY, JOHNSON, OSMUN
John
H. BEERS, son of Wakeman and Clarinda (WITHEY) BEERS, was born in Bolivar, N.
Y., in 1860. He was raised on his
father's farm and was educated in the common schools and in Friendship
Academy. He came to Hinsdale with his
parents in 1882 and settled on the farm in Pleasant valley he now owns. His father died in Bolivar in 1888, where
Mrs. BEERS resides. Beginning in the
fall of 1888 John H. had one year in the grocery trade and in conducting a meat
market with D. E. JOHNSON. Mr. BEERS is
serving his second term on the Board of Education. He is a contributor to the Methodist church
and votes the Democratic ticket. In
March, 1887, he married Addie E., daughter of Lovinus and Minerva OSMUN.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
710
Surnames: BENHAM,
COLMAN, HORTWICK, ADAMS, PIXLEY, PARKER
Roswell
BENHAM, a native of Vermont, was born Jan. 3, 1794, and died in Nov.,
1871. He came from Ohio to Haskel Flats
in Hinsdale about 1830 and settled near where his son Alden now lives. He reared eight children. His wife was Lucinda COLMAN, whom he married
Jan. 9, 1817. His son Alden was born in
Locke, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1820, married Lydia A. HORTWICK, and first settled in
Ellisburgh, N. Y., where he was a farmer.
In 1835 he returned to the Haskel neighborhood. About 1874 Mrs. BENHAM died. Children: Josephine (Mrs. Albert ADAMS),
Eunice (Mrs. Melvin PIXLEY), Lewis, and Ezra.
In Sept., 1886, Alden BENHAM married Mrs. Hannah A. PARKER.
Lucius
BENHAM, son of Roswell, was born in Reading, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1831, and married
Rosina PIXLEY, July 9, 1876, who was born in Farmersville, May 11, 1846. Mr. BENHAM remained with his parents until
their decease. His children are Theda
M., Edith O., Clayton L., and Nellie Pearl.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 710
Surnames: BURTON, MIX, REYNOLDS
Varnum BURTON was born in Ulysses, N. Y., July 11,
1808. His father, Isaiah BURTON, a
native of Hopkinton, R. I., was a Revolutionary soldier. Varnum married, in Dryden, N. Y., Sylvinia
MIX, and first settled there as a farmer.
They came to Hinsdale, where he arrived with his wife and three children
Feb. 9, 1841. Since then he has been a
farmer. He has raised eight
children. George W., his oldest child,
was born in Dryden, N. Y., June 14, 1833 and married Phebe REYNOLDS, July 6,
1854. He is a farmer and mechanic. Children: Eliza, George, Willis, James ,
Ella, Fred, and Bela.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
710 & 711
Surnames: BURTON, MILLER
Franklin
M. BURTON, a native of Hinsdale, born May 23, 1843, enlisted in March, 1864, in
Co. D, 179th N. Y. Vols., and at Elmira was detailed for service in the general
hospital, where he was engaged about thirteen months, and where he was disabled
in his right hand by poison. He is a
pensioner. In the fall of 1865 he
married Mary, daughter of John MILLER.
Children: a daughter and a son.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
711
Surnames: CASEY, FOLEY, SKINNER
John
T. CASEY, a native of Ireland, was born Feb. 7, 1835. In 1849 he emigrated to America with his
parents, four brothers, and two sisters, and settled on a farm near Oil creek
in Hinsdale. At the age of twenty-one he
married Margaret FOLEY and became a section foreman on the Erie railroad. He died Oct. 25, 1889. He had a good education, was well versed in
music, and was a fine violinist. He was
overseer of the poor three consecutive years.
Children: Josephine (Mrs. C. SKINNER), Nora E., Timothy, Mary J., Rev.
John.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
711
Surnames: CHERRYMAN, JENNER, HACKETT, MINER, OLDER, ROBESON, LEONARD
Rev.
Reuben CHERRYMAN, son of William and Elizabeth (JENNER) CHERRYMAN, was born in
Linfield, England, Aug. 31, 1814. In
1824 his parents with their family emigrated to America in a sailing vessel,
coming to Pittsford, N. Y. Reuben
remained with them until 1834, when he came to Ischua (then a part of Hinsdale)
and settled on a farm of 100 acres on Yankee hill. Dec. 13, 1834, he married Hannah M. HACKETT,
who was born in Plymouth, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1811.
He was finally licensed to preach by the Baptist church of Hinsdale, and
preached in the school houses and occasionally in barns in the surrounding
neighborhoods. He studied with Rev.
Absalom MINER at Rushford about two years and was ordained an elder in the
Cattaraugus Baptist Association at Rushford in 1841, of which he has been
corresponding secretary nearly thirty years.
He has been pastor of the Baptist churches at Farmersville, Richburg,
East Otto, and Scott's Corners, where he settled in 1862, and where he was
first licensed to preach. After a
pastorate of sixteen years with this church he resigned and is now
retired. Children: Harriet E. (Mrs.
Myron OLDER), Emerancy A. (Mrs. J. E. ROBESON), and Ann Augusta (Mrs. P. A.
LEONARD).
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
711
Surnames: CONRAD, HAWLEY
John
CONRAD, a native of Pennsylvania, came from Tompkins county to Dutch hill in
Hinsdale about 1822 with his wife, seven sons, and four daughters. He purchased 320 acres, which he subsequently
sold, and settled on Haskel flats, where he died. His second son, Daniel, born in 1804, married
Mary HAWLEY and settled on 100 acres of the original 320. He had eleven children. He died in 1865 and his wife in 1884.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
711
Surnames: FARWELL, JACKSON
Abram
M. FARWELL, born in Fitchburg, Mass., Nov. 28, 1780, married in Brookline,
Lydia JACKSON in 1800, who was born Oct. 8, 1780. In 1814 he came as a peddler to Hinsdale and
articled 400 acres of pine timber land on Ischua creek north of Scott's
Corners, where he built a log cabin, and then returned to Massachusetts. In 1815 he came with his wife and eight
children and his goods in two heavy wagons, and was accompanied by three
millwrights. He constructed a saw-mill,
and his mill-pond eventually became a reservoir for the Genesee Valley
canal. Mr. FARWELL was first a Democrat
and cast his first vote for Thomas Jefferson; he joined the Republican party
and voted last for Lincoln. He died Jan.
12, 1868. Mrs. FARWELL survived him
until Jan. 3, 1874. Only four of their
ten children are living; their six daughters were all teachers.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
711 & 712
Surnames: FAY, SHAVER, PEAKE
Benjamin
M. FAY came to Hinsdale in his childhood.
The family settled in the neighborhood known as FAY hollow. Benjamin was an expert hunter, and was a
farmer and a lumberman. He married Phebe
A. SHAVER (deceased) and had four children.
Their daughter Louisa married Spencer S. PEAKE, a farmer and milk
dealer. Children: E. Earle, Lua A.,
Lilla E., and Mearl B.
Mr.
PEAKE enlisted in Co. K, 85th N. Y. Vols. in April, 1861, served three years,
and re-enlisted as a veteran in the same regiment. He was a prisoner twelve months, was wounded
at the battle of Plymouth, N. C., and was promoted second lieutenant.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
712
Surnames: GILE, CLARK, BROWNSON, LELAND, DAVIS, NEWVILLE, FAY, MAY,
WOOD, BURLINGAME, LEARN, RAUB, ADAMS
Martin
L. GILE came to Hinsdale from Groton, N. Y., in April, 1850, with his wife and
seven children, settling where he now lives.
During his long life he has assisted in building five Methodist
churches. He has been three times
married and the father of thirteen children; ten of them are Adaline (only
child by his first marriage) married S. G. CLARK; Permelia C. (Mrs. Dr. Ira
BROWNSON and now Mrs. W. O. LELAND); Martha (Mrs. George W. DAVIS), deceased;
Adelia C. (Mrs. M. F. NEWVILLE); Almira C. (Mrs. S. A. FAY); Merritt A.;
Caroline A. (Mrs. L. R. MAY), deceased; Clara P. (Mrs. S. M. WOOD); Orthello P.
(married Mary BURLINGAME); William R. (only child of his present wife).
Merritt
A. GILE was born in Groton, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1848, and came to Hinsdale with his
parents in 1850. He was educated in the
common schools and reared a farmer. In
1864 he enlisted in the U. S. navy, serving on the ship Undine at Paducah at the mouth of the Tennessee river. Two weeks later they were attacked by Gen.
Hood's army. The commanding officer and
several others were killed, and the vessel was captured, but the crew escaped
by wading to the opposite shore and tramping 160 miles through the woods,
rejoining their squadron at Mound City at the mouth of the Ohio river. Mr. GILE was present at the evacuation of
Mobile and was often under fire. Since
returning home he has been a farmer adjoining his father. He is a staunch Republican and has served as
assessor six consecutive years. He was
one of the organizers of the Union Free School of the village and is a member
of the Board of Education. He and his
wife are members of the Methodist church, of which he is a trustee and the
recording steward. May 3, 1867, he
married Viola M., daughter of Jeremiah and Lovina (LEARN) RAUB; children: Edith
L. (Mrs. Alexander ADAMS), Catherine A., Fred M., Thenia M., and Vincent H.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page
712
Surnames: GOULD, SMITH, GAGE, SHERWIN
Jesse
W. GOULD, born in Barton, Vt., June 25, 1797, married in Irasburgh, Vt., Sally
SMITH, who was born there Aug. 12, 1794.
In 1825 they came to Hinsdale, settling on Ischua creek, where he owned
a saw-mill and was also a farmer. In
1839 he bought a farm in Franklinville on Ischua creek where Mrs. GOULD died
April 14, 1846. He died in Potter
county, Pa., Dec. 22, 1859. Only four of
their ten children are living: Euphemia (Mrs. Horace GAGE), Abner, Horace, and
James M. The latter was born in Hinsdale
in 1832, and has a farm on Olean creek.
Sept. 28, 1859, he married Sophia, daughter of Sylvester SHERWIN;
children living: Lucy L., Emmett M., Leona E.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
712 & 713
Surnames: HANEY, CLAREY, GOULD
Moses
HANEY, son of Archibald, a Revolutionary soldier, was a native of Berks county,
Pa., was born in 1802 and married Laura CLAREY, a native of Leverette, Mass.,
who was born in 1801. They first settled
in Le Roy. In 1839 they removed to
Hinsdale and settled on Oil creek. In
1840 they removed to the "Locks" near Scott's Corners. Mr. HANEY was a mason and also conducted an
ashery, where he manufactured potash and pearlash. He carried the first mail from Olean to
Jersey Shore, and was a week making the round trip on horseback; he made
regular trips for over eleven years. He
was a farmer the last twenty-five years of his life. He and Mrs. HANEY were members of the
Presbyterian church of Cuba. He was an
old line Whig and later a Republican. He
died Feb. 5, 1882; she died Feb. 19, 1866.
Children: Amelia, born in 1836, married William W. GOULD, Sept. 14,
1862; William J., born Sept. 14, 1839, enlisted in 1861 in the 85th N. Y.
Vols., served through the war, was captured at Plymouth, N. C., was
incarcerated in Andersonville and Florence prisons, and is now a locomotive
engineer; Stanley H., born in 1845, went to Kansas in 1868 and became division
superintendent of the Topeka & Santa Fe railroad, and died in California in
1887; and a son who died in infancy.
Sept. 1, 1862, William M. GOULD enlisted in Co. I, 154th N., Y. Vols.,
leaving his bride a week after his marriage to go to the front. Being disabled by exposure he was sent to the
hospital, where he died Jan. 23, 1864.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Surnames: HEDDEN, JOHNSON, BROWN, WITTER, ROOD
Amos
Lampson HEDDEN, son of Martin, was born in 1809. His father was an early settler and a farmer
near East Lansing, N. Y. Amos L.
married, in Tyrone, N. Y., Maria JOHNSON in 1832, and in the spring of 1833 he
brought his bride to his home at Haskel Flats. He had purchased 100 acres of woodland in
Clarkson, Allegany county. When he
arrived he found that the "great tornado" had passed over his lot and
swept down in a body three-quarters of his purchase. The fallen timber dried, burned, and in three
or four years he had good crops of grain.
In 1846 he had added lands adjoining in Hinsdale, on which he built what
was known as the red house, where he spent the remainder of his life. He served as justice of the peace about five
years. Both were members of the Baptist
church. He died on Nov. 5, 1868, and
Mrs. HEDDEN on Sept. 20, 1881. Children:
Sarah J. (Mrs. James BROWN), died at Haskel Flats in April, 1879; John, born
April 10, 1837, married Matilda WITTER, Dec. 21, 1858, who was born Feb. 25,
1838, and settled on the old homestead, and has four sons and four daughters:
Almira (Mrs. Samuel ROOD); and William H. H.
John HEDDEN's daughters and oldest son are members of the Baptist church
and he has been one of the deacons ten years.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Surnames: HOSLEY, WALKER, SNYDER, ADAMS
Jefferson
HOSLEY is a native of Massachusetts and was born April 12, 1817. He married Electa WALKER in 1840 and in 1841
came from Friendship to Haskel Flats in Hinsdale, settling on the farm where
they now live. He purchased 100 acres at
$3.50 per acre and has cleared 300 acres, planted orchards, and aided in
building school houses and the church edifice in his neighborhood. He has served his town as assessor and
highway commissioner, and in politics is a Republican. He is the senior deacon of the Baptist church
of Haskel Flats. Children: Cady R.;
Henry C., born Oct. 24, 1845; and A. Warner, born in 1848, died at the age of
twenty-six.
Cady
R. HOSLEY, son of Jefferson, was born April 23, 1842. He is an extensive farmer. Feb. 19, 1863, he married Elizabeth J.
SNYDER, who was born July 18, 1845.
Children: Philip Sheridan (a graduate of the Westbrook Commercial
College), Luella M, (Mrs. Joel ADAMS), Edgar R., Mabel Electa.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Pages
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Surnames: JUDD, LEWIS, DIGGENS, JONES, CLARK, HATCH, FINLEY,
ARMSTRONG, McDONALD, GOULD, WOOD
The
JUDD family in America descends from Thomas JUDD, who came from England to
Cambridge, Mass., in 1633 or 1634. In
1636 he removed to Hartford, Conn., and about 1644 again removed to Farmington,
where he was one of the eighty-four original proprietors of that township. Thomas JUDD was one of the first two deputies
who represented Farmington in the general court in May, 1647. He was a deacon of the church and familiarly
styled Deacon JUDD. He had six sons and
three daughters. His fourth son,
Benjamin JUDD, born about 1642, married Mary, daughter of Capt. William LEWIS,
of Farmington. He had three sons and
five daughters, and died in 1689.
Jonathan, youngest son of Benjamin, baptized Sept. 22, 1688, married
Hannah DIGGENS, Nov. 27, 1712, settled in East Middlebury in 1716, and died
Aug. 28, 1725. Jonathan JUDD's posterity
are very numerous. He had five sons and
three daughters. His youngest child,
Daniel JUDD, was born Oct. 10, 1724, lived in Colchester, married Lydia JONES,
March 14, 1751, and died Oct. 23, 1807.
He was twice married and had eight sons and two daughters.
Daniel
JUDD, Jr., first son of Daniel JUDD, married Mehitable CLARK, Nov. 13, 1771,
settled in Colchester, was in trade in Marlborough in 1783, and about 1800
removed to Pompey, N. Y., where he died in 1830. He had four sons and five daughters. Daniel Clark JUDD, first son of Daniel Jr.,
was born Oct. 18, 1772, married Debby HATCH, Sept. 9, 1796, who died June 19,
1816, and in Dec., 1816, married, second, widow Jerusha FINLEY. After his first marriage he successively
resided in Williamstown, Mass., Pompey, Bergen, and Middlebury, N.Y., and died
with his son David in Warsaw, N.Y., in 1850 or 1851. He had been a joiner, farmer, and surveyor
and had seven sons and six daughters.
Daniel JUDD, fifth son of Daniel Clark JUDD, was born in Pompey, N. Y.,
Sept. 27, 1807, married Hannah A. ARMSTRONG, May 3, 1843, who was born in
Lansing, Cayuga county, March 29, 1818, and settled at once in the village of
Hinsdale. Mr. JUDD was an energetic and
enterprising business man. He was an extensive contractor in the construction
of canals and railroads and also conducted a general mercantile business. He was also an inventor and patentee of
several machines, among them being a valuable excavator used by him and his
son. He died Oct. 1, 1877. Mrs. JUDD survives and resides on the
homestead, where she settled in 1843.
Children: Ellen M. (Mrs. Rev. D. F. McDONALD), deceased, Ethan Allen,
and Charles. D. Ethan Allen JUDD, born
Oct. 25, 1843, was a merchant's clerk in Hinsdale and in Olean for twelve
years, and since then he has been either foreman or contractor on public
works. Oct. 17, 1872, he married Neola
P., daughter of John H. GOULD, of Hinsdale.
Charles D. JUDD, born Sept. 4, 1852, married Flora, daughter of Hon. S.
N. WOOD, and is assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Olean.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Surnames: LEARN, MOYER, RAUB, GREEN, HEAD, BABCOCK, KENYON
Jacob
LEARN, of German descent, was born in Easton, Pa., Aug. 10, 1794. He married Catharine MOYER and in March,
1824, came to Ischua and settled where Frank A. LEARN now resides. He and his brother George bought on a single
contract 320 acres which they divided into two equal parts. This contract was given to the Holland Land
Company, and when their successors attempted to force its collection it
precipitated the famous Dutch Hill war.
Jacob LEARN died Feb. 24, 1884; Mrs. LEARN died five years earlier. Children: two died in infancy; Thomas
enlisted in the Union army and lost his right arm at the battle of Fair Oaks;
Lovina (Mrs. Jeremy RAUB) died Dec. 27, 1891; John C. married Miss Keziah
GREEN, lived on the homestead, and in Aug., 1884, removed to his present home;
Peter is a dentist and farmer in South Dakota; Margaret (Mrs. Frederick HEAD);
Jacob, Jr., served under Grant at the siege of Vicksburg and died on a
transport of typhoid fever; Reuben is a dentist in San Francisco; Albertus
married the daughter of George LEARN and died in Nov., 1890; and Morris
enlisted in the Union army in 1864, and married Rosa BABCOCK and, second,
Hattie KENYON. John C. LEARN enlisted in
1864 in the 188th N. Y. Vols., and was discharged in June, 1865. He was at Petersburg and before Richmond and
saw General Lee surrender.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
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Surnames: LELAND, PIERCE
William
O. LELAND, son of Asa, is a native of East Otto and was born May 4, 1827. He was educated in the common schools and in
Hinsdale Academy, and taught the district school at Haskel Flats one term. In 1846 he began mercantile business, which
he has continued with partners and alone to the present time. About 1866 with his oldest son, he organized
a private bank at Springville, which in 1884 they changed to a national bank
with a capital of $50,000, of which Mr. LELAND and his sons now own the controlling
interest, the name being the First National Bank of Springville. The officers are W. O. LELAND, president; H.
G. LELAND, vice-president; E. O. LELAND, cashier; F. D. LELAND, assistant
cashier; and F. W. LELAND, teller. Mr.
LELAND served as a Republican representative of Hinsdale on the Board of
Supervisors in 1858, was postmaster twenty-four years and deputy postmaster
four years, and has served as a delegate at the district, county,
congressional, and State conventions.
His children are four sons and Gertie A. (Mrs. M. E. PIERCE).
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Surnames: LINDERMAN, WHITLOCK, HYDE, WINTERS, FRANTZ, KENT, BROOKS
Nicholas
LINDERMAN was born in Tompkins county Nov. 22, 1803. He married there, Jan. 6, 1831, Rebecca
WHITLOCK, who was born May 11, 1807. He
built a log cabin on Buzzard's hill in Ischua, cut a road to it, and brought
hither his bride. He had a deed of 100
acres of land timbered with hardwood and valuable pine, which he converted into
shingles, lumber, ashes, and black-salts, which he hauled to Buffalo. He was a man of the old school style. He died where he first settled aged
eighty-three years; Mrs, LINDERMAN died March 10, 1849. June 3, 1849, Mr. LINDERMAN married Mrs.
Sally C. (HYDE) WINTERS, who died in 1888.
Of his eleven children five sons and three daughters are living. Ezekiel LINDERMAN, born on the homestead Jan.
9, 1833, remained with his father until 1860.
April 3, 1860, he married Adaline FRANTZ and settled on his farm in the
southwest part of Ischua. He now resides
in Pleasant valley on Olean creek in Hinsdale.
Mrs. LINDERMAN died in 1869. Feb.
18, 1872, he married Gertrude KENT.
Children: Ella G. (Mrs. C. E. BROOKS), born Feb. 16, 1864, and Phebe
Rose, born Dec. 1, 1878.
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Surnames: MARSH, FOSMER, SMITH
The
MARSH family in America are of Welsh descent and first settled in
Massachusetts. Nelson H. MARSH was born
in Vermont. In 1825 or 1826 he came with
his sisters Orpha, Rosetta, Rhoda, and Susan to Hinsdale. His sisters were all teachers. He located a farm on Olean creek, and married
Emily FOSMER, who is now the wife of Edward SMITH.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Surnames: MAY, ANDREWS, ALLEN
William
MAY, a native of Massachusetts, married Rhoda ANDREWS in Homer, N. Y. She was born in Hartford, Conn., Feb. 11,
1788. In 1825, with six children, they
settled on a farm of 139 acres on Dutch hill in Hinsdale, purchasing the
interest of Jonathan ALLEN and receiving his deed from the Holland Land
Company. He made black-salts and pine
shingles. He died in May, 1840, and his
wife in April, 1845.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
715 & 716
Surnames: MILLER, UNDERWOOD, LINDERMAN, NORTON, MARSH, SMITH, WASSON
Abraham
MILLER was born in Hamilton, Pa., Sept. 8, 1812. In the spring of 1827 he came to Hinsdale
with his brother, Peter MILLER, who had a wife and two children, and settled on
Dutch hill. The only road from Olean
then was a path indicated by blazed trees.
Remaining with his brother until eighteen years of age he then began
business for himself as a sawyer. Sept.
28, 1842, he married Vesta A., daughter of Julius C. UNDERWOOD, a pioneer of
Machias. He was a farmer on Dutch hill
about three years and then went to Pennsylvania as a sawyer. Returning to Hinsdale in July, 1853, he
settled in 1857 on a farm on Olean creek where E. LINDERMAN now lives. He now resides in the village. Children: Laurentine Y., Lorentus, Henry C.
(died in 1875), Sarah H. (Mrs. Edgar NORTON), and Vesta (Mrs. N. H. MARSH).
Laurentine
Y. MILLER was born in Hinsdale, Dec, 9,1843.
He married Evaline, daughter of Thornton and Charlotte (SMITH) WASSON,
and in the fall of 1863 he enlisted in the U. S. navy at Brooklyn and served on
board of several war vessels. He
participated in a number of engagements on the South Carolina coast, and was
discharged Aug. 29, 1865, at Washington navy yard. March 19, 1866, he left for the gold fields
in Montana, going by the Nicaraugua route and reaching Walla Walla on the 14th
of May, 1866. On the summit of Bitter
Root Mountain on June 18th he found the snow eight feet deep. He finally reached Bear Gulch on July 15th,
where he was a miner until November. He
then crossed the main divide of the Rocky Mountains alone, arriving at
Confederate Gulch, where he was a gold miner five years. In the fall of 1871 he returned to Hinsdale
and was married in the winter ensuing.
March 29, 1872, he started west again and about April 4th was en route
to the summit of the main range of the Rocky Mountains. He arrived at Deer Lodge City on July 10th by
again crossing the Rockies, and in August he went alone 200 miles to his old
mining location at Confederate Gulch. In
the winter of 1874 he returned home again, and since then has made several
trips through the west and northwest and spent two years more in the mines of
Colorado. Mr. MILLER is an efficient
worker in the Republican party. He is
now serving his sixth consecutive year as supervisor of Hinsdale.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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The
NORTON family belongs to the pioneer and prominent families of Cattaraugus
County. Early in the century (1807) Ira
NORTON, a native of Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn., born Oct. 6, 1783, with
his wife, Lucy (PERKINS) NORTON, and one child, emigrated to
Franklinville. This section was then
known as the far west. Mr. NORTON
located on the east part of lot 21, township 4, range 4.
A few
years later (1810) he became a resident of Great Valley and settled on lot 38,
township 3, range 6, which contained 136 acres.
Here this noble pioneer devoted himself to the improvement of his land,
not neglecting, however, the religious interests of his co-workers in the
settlement. He was a true scion of the
New England NORTON’s, who were thoroughly imbued with religious zeal and
fervor, and conspicuous as clergymen and church leaders. The first meetings of what was afterward the
Presbyterian church of Great Valley were held in Mr. NORTON's house, and here
with others Deacon NORTON and his wife worshiped until a school house was
built. He was a firm anti-liquor
advocate, and was the first person in Great Valley to dispense with liquor at
raisings, which was done at the erection of his own house.
Mr.
NORTON was a man of ability and integrity, which was soon recognized by the
people, and he was elected to offices of trust, among them justice of the peace
and supervisor. July 26, 1820, he was qualified as associate judge of the
County Court. The duties of these official trusts were discharged with dignity
and satisfaction.
After
a long life of usefulness Judge NORTON died in 1866, aged eighty-three years,
"full of years and full of honors." For a half-century his home had
been in Great Valley, and the unbroken wilderness was now transformed into
fruitful fields and pleasant homes. "He loved his God and the Old Flag,
and lived to see it float over the whole of the United States."
Of his
fourteen children, nine attained maturity. The NORTON homestead is now occupied
by his oldest surviving son Andrews L. NORTON; another son, E. D. NORTON, is a
resident of Delevan in Yorkshire.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
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Hon.
Nelson I. NORTON, third son of Ira and Lucy (PERKINS) NORTON, was born in Great
Valley, March 31, 1820, on the NORTON homestead. His boyhood was passed on the farm, aiding in
its multifarious labors, and attending to his studies when opportunity offered. He acquired more than an ordinary education,
and became well versed in political and historical matters. He taught common schools two winters, but
preferring mercantile life he entered the store of MORRIS & HAWLEY at
Hinsdale in 1841 as clerk. In this
relation he passed some years, then became the mercantile partner of Alonzo
HAWLEY, and later conducted merchandising alone until 1851, when Mr. Hawley
purchased the business. Mr. NORTON then
retired to his farm in Hinsdale (now the home of Mrs. NORTON), where he devoted
himself to its management. Here his
death occurred Oct. 28, 1887, after forty years' residence in the town.
Mr.
NORTON was an "old line Whig" until the formation of the Republican
party, when he became an active member of that organization. His influence was early and prominently felt in
the civil and political circles of his town and county. Possessing fine natural abilities, and being
a ready, fluent, and gifted speaker, he was often "on the stump,"
where, aided by his popularity among the people, he did effective service. He was chosen justice of the peace early and
was a capable, impartial, and satisfactory magistrate for twenty years. He was in positions of great responsibility
during the Civil War. Serving on the
Board of Supervisors in 1860, 1865, 1866, and 1867, and representing his
Assembly district in 1861, he was brought face to face with the problems
connected with that historic period, and did good and patriotic service. In 1872 he was chosen presidential elector
and was called by the people of his congressional district to represent them in
the Forty-fourth congress. To this
latter highly important office he did not seek a renomination, as his personal
friend, Alonzo HAWLEY, desired it and was a candidate for the place. In all these positions Mr. NORTON manifested
a keen insight into men and their motives, a facility in discriminating the
true from the false, and faithfully performed the high duties devolving upon
him. He united with the Congregational
church at Great Valley in 1820 and held to its principles and tenets through
life. He made many friends and retained
them by his genial personality.
Mr.
NORTON married, Feb. 15, 1847, Mary E. PARKER, daughter of Elias and Dolly
(FLETCHER) PARKER, of Arcade, Wyoming County.
Mr. PARKER and his wife were natives of Westford, Mass. They resided in Cavendish, VT. near the
Connecticut river, for some years, but came to Arcade in its early days, the
journey with their own teams requiring three weeks' time. They died in Arcade -- Mr. PARKER at the age
of fifty-eight and Mrs. PARKER aged eighty-four. Mary E. PARKER was born Jan. 23, 1820. Children:
Ella
L. NORTON (married Oscar L. DYER), who died in 1870, leaving one child, Belle
DYER, who married O. F. WITTER, of Hinsdale, is a graduate of the Olean High
School, once won a scholarship in Cornell University in a competitive
examination, and has been a successful teacher.
Elbert
N. NORTON (killed by a horse in 1870)
Herbert
A. NORTON
Leonard
R. NORTON (died in infancy)
Anna
M. NORTON (married Franklin HESS) - has one child, Eastman HESS, and resides in
Fort Fred Steele, Wyoming
William
S. NORTON
James
N. NORTON
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Nelson I. NORTON
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Sunames: NORTON,
PARKER, McMILLAN, WAIT
William
S. NORTON (son of Hon. Nelson I. NORTON and Mary E. PARKER) espoused newspaper
work, shortly after attaining his majority in 1880, as local writer on the
Olean Democrat. He was next local
news-gatherer and telegraph editor on the Olean Morning Herald and in 1884 took
charge of the local department of the Olean Evening Times, remaining there
until November, 1885. In June, 1886, he
assumed the conduct of the local department of the Olean Evening Herald and
held that position until Sept., 1887. The next winter he performed satisfactorily
the arduous labors incumbent on the sole proof-reader of the Buffalo Evening
and Sunday News. In 1890 he, with D.
McMILLAN, established the Olean Sunday Hatchet, of which he soon became sole
proprietor until March, 1891, when he discontinued its publication to accept a
responsible position on the Buffalo Currier.
He is now the head, in point of salary and term of service of the
Courier's reportorial staff. He married
Nettie C. WAIT, has three children:
Zora
L., Ralph R., and Iva NORTON. He resides
in Buffalo.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Surnames: NORTON,
BARSE, WILLOVER, WOODS, FRENCH, FOSTER, GUTHRIE, BULLARD
James
N. NORTON was born in Hinsdale, October 13, 1862. He was educated at the common schools
supplemented by attendance at Rochester Business University. After graduating here in 1882 he became
book-keeper for BARSE & WILLOVER at Great Valley. On the death of Mr. BARSE in 1885 he became
the partner of Mr. WILLOVER in the firm doing business as C. WILLOVER. In 1887, in connection with Mr. WILLOVER and
G. A. WOODS, Mr. NORTON formed the firm of C. WILLOVER & Co., as lumber
dealers and manufacturers of lumber, at Morrison, Pa. In 1889, Mr. WILLOVER retired and the
Morrison Run Lumber Company, consisting of J. C. FRENCH, J. N. NORTON, and G.
A. WOODS, was formed. This company
established a general store at Morrison in connection with their lumbering,
which, on Mr. NORTON's retirement from the company a few months later, was purchased
by him and A. E. FOSTER. Jan. 1, 1892
Mr. NORTON purchased Mr. FOSTER's interest and now carries on three mercantile
establishments in three different places -- Morrison, Dunkle, and Newtown -- in
which he does an annual business of from $60,000 to $70,000. The postoffice at Morrison was established in
1888 with Mr. NORTON as postmaster. He
still holds the position. Mr. NORTON married,
July 19, 1888, Clara BULLARD, daughter of A. B. BULLARD and Eliza GUTHRIE of
Salamanca. They have three children: James R., Ellen B., and Neva NORTON
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Surnames: NORTON,
FORT, MILLER
Bela
NORTON, son of James, was born in Norway, N.Y., Oct. 21, 1797. He was a farmer in Herkimer county until
1839, when he married there his second wife, Mrs. Mary FORT, Jan. 24, 1839, and
with his family removed to Hinsdale and settled on the farm now owned by his
son, Edgar NORTON, where he died Jan. 30, 1870.
Mr. NORTON was a man of fine natural abilities. He was a Democrat in politics, was prominent
in town affairs, and was supervisor in 1850, 1851, 1852, and 1853. Of his ten children eight are living; all his
six sons were Democrats. Edgar NORTON,
second son of the second marriage, was born on the homestead, which he still
owns, May 19, 1845. Nov. 29, 1871, he
married Sarah H. MILLER, daughter of Abram MILLER. Children:
Fred E. and Clarence H. NORTON
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Page 718
Surnames: OSMUN, CARY
Aaron
OSMUN was born in Lansing, N.Y., July 28, 1805.
He married Catherine CARY in 1821 and in 1830 they settled on Keller
hill in Hinsdale, where he spent the remainder of his life. He purchased his wood lot of 100 acres at
$1.25 per acre, and eventually cleared 350 acres of land. He died Jan. 15, 1889. Mrs. OSMUN died in June, 1891. One son, three daughters, twenty-seven
grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren survive them.
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History of the Town of Hinsdale –
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Pages: 718 & 719
Surnames: PUTNAM,
WALTERS, SCOTT, LEARN
Peter PUTNAM, the first settler of the town of Hinsdale and a
cousin of General PUTNAM, of Revolutionary fame, was born in 1776. In 1804 he married Mary WALTERS in Almond,
Allegany county. In 1810 he went to
Olean, where he made a raft and with his family aboard and his brother for a
pilot started down the Allegheny, intending to sell his lumber in Cincinnati
and settle there. In that city his
family were all ill with fever and ague.
With them he returned to Olean with a span of horses and a wagon loaded
with his property. Jan. 1, 1811, he
settled in the woods where George SCOTT now lives.
His nearest neighbor on the south was at Olean and on the north at
Franklinville. He raised a log house
with the help of the Indians, who had a camp near by. He was a great hunter, was an industrious
pioneer, planted the second orchard in Cattaraugus county, and raised the first
frame barn in Hinsdale. He died in Feb.,
1844; Mrs. PUTNAM died Dec. 22, 1842.
John PUTNAM, oldest son of Peter, was born in the log cabin on the
homestead Aug. 10, 1811, and is distinguished as the first white child born in
Hinsdale. Jan. 1, 1839, he married Sarah A. LEARN, and Jan. 5, 1841, their son
Joseph M. C. was born. Mrs. PUTNAM died
Jan. 15, 1841. May 9, 1843, he married, second, Mary A. LEARN.
At his marriage Mr. PUTNAM settled on the homestead; in 1840 he rented
that and settled on a farm in Humphrey.
His health failed in 1877 and they moved onto the home Mrs. PUTNAM had
purchased at Scott's Corners, where they now reside. Mr. PUTNAM was justice of the peace in
Humphrey sixteen consecutive years.
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Bio
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 719
Surnames: SALISBURY,
MORGAN, TODD, CUMMINGS, BROWN
Worden
SALISBURY, son of Ambrose and Sylvinia (MORGAN) SALISBURY, was born in Scott,
Cortland county, Dec. 12, 1830, and has always been a farmer. About 1844 he came with his parents to Haskel
Flats. July 1, 1853, he married Sophia
S. TODD, daughter of William G. and Azubah (CUMMINGS) TODD, and about 1860 they
settled where they now reside. They are
members of the Methodist church.
Children: Hugh S., Nettie Belle
(married W. BROWN), and Guy W. SALISBURY
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 719
Surnames: SMITH,
YATES, WASSON, MILLER
Abner
SMITH was born in Littleton, N.H., March 7, 1791. His father served through the Revolutionary War. About 1816 he came from Irasburgh, Vt., to the Holland purchase. In 1820 he married, in Hinsdale, Lucina
YATES. He became a lumberman and piloted his own rafts
and others down the Allegheny. He was
also a farmer, and resided on a fine farm on Ischua creek and later purchased another farm with a hotel in Ischua
village and conducted both about twenty years.
Mrs. SMITH died in 1855. He soon
afterward went to Iowa and died at the home of his oldest son, Abner W. SMITH,
March 7, 1873. His children all removed to western states except
Charlotte M. (Mrs. Thornton WASSON).
Their daughter Evaline married L. Y. MILLER.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 719
Surnames: SNYDER,
LEARN, BAKER, HOSLEY
Jacob
SNYDER came to Haskel Flats from Lansing, N. Y., as early as 1832. He married in Tompkins county Mary LEARN,
whose grandparents were killed by the Indians at the Wyoming massacre. They settled on the farm owned by Mr.
BAKER. Of his eight children four are
living. The youngest, Elizabeth J., is
the wife of Cady R. HOSLEY. Mr. SNYDER
sold his farm and retired to Cuba, N. Y., where he died in Nov., 1875.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page719
Surnames: STORRS,
BRADLEY, MAIN
Barzilla
B., son of Nirum and Sylvia (BRADLEY) STORRS, was born in Franklinville, March
25, 1846. He has made school teaching
his vocation and has taught about twenty-seven terms. He is now a merchant, teacher, and justice of
the peace. June 16, 1872, he married
Ettie L. MAIN and has two children.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 719
Surnames: TODD,
CUMMINGS, HOSLEY
William G. TODD, son of Daniel TODD, the first white child born in
Homer, N. Y., was born in his father's native town and married there Azubah
CUMMINGS, a native of Connecticut. They
were among the first pioneers of Friendship.
About 1843 he removed to Haskel Flats and settled on the farm where Cady
HOSLEY now lives. He drew the frame of
this house and materials to cover it from Friendship. He first built a small horse barn, and
because he would not furnish whisky while raising it he spent two days in
putting it up. He was captain of
militia, served as justice of the peace, and was a member and one of the
founders of the Baptist church at Haskel Flats.
He died about 1854.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
719 & 720
Surnames: TORREY, CURTIS, POWERS, CORBIN
Alfred
C. TORREY, of sturdy New England origin, was born in East Java, Wyoming county,
July 8, 1838. His father, Rev. Timothy
TORREY, was a native of Bethany, Vt., was a soldier in the War of 1812, and
came with his father, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, to Wyoming
county in his boyhood. A. C. TORREY's
mother's parents were natives of Connecticut.
She was a daughter of Daniel CURTIS, who also settled in Wyoming
county. Timothy TORREY was an itinerant
Methodist preacher and traveled on a large circuit among the pioneer
towns. Alfred C. TORREY came to Hinsdale
with his parents about 1850. He began
business for himself as a manufacturer and dealer in pine shingles. Later be was a carpenter and builder. He has also been engaged in the oil regions
and for the past nine years he has been a merchant. June 25, 1859, he married Susan POWERS;
children: Ella J., A. Leroy, and Theresa (Mrs. Dr. A. K. CORBIN).
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 720
Surnames: WEBSTER,
GIFFORD, FAY, BISHOP, CROSBY, QUIMBY, SMITH, MORIAN, OSGOOD, DAVIS, ROGERS,
DENSMORE, PELTON
David WEBSTER, son of Isaac Webster, was born in 1783. He served three months in the War of 1812 and
his father was a soldier and pensioner of the Revolution. David married in Dutchess county, about 1804,
Hannah GIFFORD, and at once went to Fabius, N.Y., where he was a farmer until
Dec., 1833, when he came to Hinsdale, settling on Olean creek, where he resided
until his death in Nov., 1851. Mrs.
Webster died about 1848. Of their
thirteen children twelve attained mature years; four are living and only the
youngest son, Hiram Webster, resides in Hinsdale. He was born in Fabius, Feb. 7, 1827,
succeeded his father on the homestead, and married, first, in January, 1850,
Lucinda, daughter of Lewis FAY. She died
May 9, 1868, having borne one son, deceased, and a daughter, Addie L. Jan. 18, 1872, he married Mrs. Miranda
(BISHOP) CROSBY. They have one daughter,
Clara M. Mrs. WEBSTER has a son, Emmett
H. CROSBY, by her first marriage. He has served as assessor nine consecutive
yars and votes with the Prohibitionists.
He is prominent in the M. E. Church, of which he, Mrs. Wester, and the
oldest daughter are members. He is one
of its stewards and trustees.
R.
Gifford WEBSTER, a native of Pompey, N.Y., was born Feb. 7, 1810. He married Marinda QUIMBY in Fabius in 1832
and in 1834 removed to Fay Hollow in Hinsdale, where he cleared a farm of 106
acres, which was his home for more than half a century. He died Jan. 28, 1892. His widow survived him only ten weeks. Eight of their ten children are living: Henry, Marian ( Mrs. C. A. SMITH), Harriet
(Mrs. MORIAN), Henrietta (Mrs. OSGOOD), Jennie C. (Mrs. DAVIS), Marcella (Mrs.
ROGERS), Ann M. (Mrs. DENSMORE), and Bela.
Bela WEBSTER has a farm adjoining the homestead. Sept. 11, 1872, he married Emma PELTON.
Children: De Witt D., born June
4, 1874, and Cora May, born April 18, 1878.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages: 720-721
Surnames: WILLOVER,
FROST, PHELPS, FAIR, CANFIELD, WARD
John WILLOVER was a native of New Jersey and descended from sturdy
Holland ancestry. He was born in Essex
county, N.J. in 1806. His father settled
on lease lands, where he accumulated a little property, and emigrated thence to
Tyrone, N.Y., when John was a lad of seven years. There he cleared a farm and died. John WILLOVER married, in Tyrone, Miss Esther
FROST about 1829. In 1831 he settled at
Haskel Flats in Hinsdale, and very soon after built a sawmill on Haskel creek,
the first in the neighborhood. Later he
purchased another farther down the stream built by Oliver PHELPS, and conducted
both some years. The valley was covered
with a fine growth of pine trees and he became an extensive manufacturer of
pine lumber and shingles, which he rafted to market down the Allegheny and Ohio
rivers. Besides his lumber business he
cleared three good farms. He came to the
wilderness without means except a yoke of oxen, which drew his family and goods
from Tyrone. But he had energy, courage,
perseverance, and industry. In his
business life he gave employment to a host of men and was the means of helping
the industrious poor to help themselves.
He purchased timber land, reserved the pine timber, and sold the soil to
those who wanted homes. Mr. WILLOVER was
the prominent person in his neighborhood--a man of sterling integrity and high
character. He was a Whig in politics and
joined the ranks of the Republican party at its formation. He was the first supervisor of his party in
town, in 1856, and was re-elected in 1857.
He died Jan. 17, 1873. Mrs.
WILLOVER died March 5, 1888. Children:
Christopher WILLOVER
Hetty A. WILLOVER (Mrs. FAIR) of Oil City, Pa.
Hannah E. WILLOVER (Mrs. CANFIELD), of Ohio
Julia E. WILLOVER (Mrs. WARD), of Allegany, N.Y.
Luc M. WILLOVER, who died at the age of sixteen years.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 721
Surnames: WILLOVER,
COON, NORTON, SMITH, DURFEE, REYNOLDS
Abram WILLOVER, brother of John, was born in Tyrone, N.Y. about
1804, married there Miss Emeline COON,
and came to Haskel Flats about 1832. He
was a natural mechanic and could turn
his hand to any job of woodwork. He was
a first-class carpenter and joiner and a
good millwright. In 1839 he settled on the
woodland farm on which his son Abram now lives, and there had the double occupation of house building and
farming. He cleared up his farm, planted an orchard, and died in 1852. Mr. WILLOVER was a genial and agreeable companion who could give and take a
joke. He was a very good neighbor and quite popular with the people,
and served as constable several
years. Mrs. WILLOVER remained his
widow and survived until July 17, 1891,
aged eighty-two. Children: Julia (Mrs. James B. NORTON), of
Salamanca; Halsey, a farmer in Ischua;
Martin V., who enlisted in Co. K, 85th N.Y.
Vols., was captured at Plymouth, N.C., was confined in Andersonville
prison, and died in Florence; Annie
(Mrs. William SMITH), deceased; William, a
soldier in the 154th N.Y. Vols. who marched with Sherman to the sea and
was discharged at the close of the war;
John, a soldier in the 154th N.Y. Vols.
and a prisoner three months in Belle Isle; Elizabeth, who died at the
age of seventeen; Eveline (Mrs. George
DURFEE), of Portville; and Abram. Abram
WILLOVER has served as constable, has been engaged in the oil regions of Bradford, Pa., and married Miss Anna
REYNOLDS. He purchased the homestead
of the heirs, and administered to the
comfort of his aged mother the last eight
years of her life. Upon this old
farm he still resides.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages 721-722
Surnames: WILLOVER,
BARSE, QUIN, OSMUN, HEDDEN, FULLER
Christopher WILLOVER, oldest son of John WILLOVER, was born at
Haskel Flats, April 8, 1832. He was educated in the common schools and in
Grand River Institute, a branch of
Oberlin College, in Austinburgh, Ohio.
He began his business life as the
financial manager in taking a raft of lumber down the river and at the same time worked as a
raftsman. He spent the next three years as tallyman and measurer of
lumber. In 1858 he began the business
of buying lumber on commission, which he
followed until 1865, when he became a
buyer on his own account and has since been a heavy dealer and many
times a bold speculator. He was the partner of the late C. V. B.
BARSE, of Olean in the lumber business from 1864 until the latter's death. Mr. WILLOVER is a man of more than ordinary business ability,
is an able financier, and has the energy to accomplish whatever he attempts. In his long course in business he has sustained heavy losses, but mainly
because he is generous to a fault. His disinterested benevolence has led him to
entangle himself in the business of his
friends and has obliged him to pay their debts.
In his own ventures he has
planned well. His real estate embraces
more than a thousand acres. He has a
fertile farm at Haskel Flats, where he has a beautiful home. Hi is
popular, gives his aid and influence to forward every good object, and
has lately contributed the larger half towards the erection of the elegant
Union church of his neighborhood.
Mr.
WILLOVER was elected a justice of the peace in 1856 and served a term of four
years. He represented Hinsdale on the
Board of Supervisors in 1870, 1872, and 1881.
Jan. 4, 1860, he married Miss Mary T. QUIN, who was born in Newport, Chemung County, Sept. 11, 1834. Children:
Winnifred S. born July 27, 1861,
married Dana OSMUN, a farmer of Haskel Flats; John H., born July 15, 1863, died in infancy; Frank E., born
Aug. 13, 1865, married Myra HEDDEN, and is a farmer on the homestead; Lucy A.,
born Oct. 14, 1869, married Charles H.
FULLER, a farmer on Keller Hill; and John C., born Oct. 7, 1870, a member of
the firm of Phelps, Sibley & Co., of Cuba, N.Y.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Christopher WILLOVER
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Pages
722 & 723
Surnames: WOOD, MARSH, GOULD, FORT, NORTON, LELAND, NELSON, JUDD
Emery
WOOD, son of Wheelock WOOD, was born in Gainesville, N. Y., Nov. 13, 1797. He was raised on a farm and attended the
primitive common school four weeks, but by improving his leisure moments he
became an expert mathematician, grammarian, and historian. At the age of fifteen he enlisted as a fifer
in the War of 1812 and served three months.
In the summer of 1813 he again entered the "tented field" as a
substitute and in July ensuing was made a prisoner at Black Rock and sent to
Halifax, where he was confined until June, 1814. In Sept., 1814, he joined the American army
and was captured at the battle of Fort Erie and carried to Quebec, where he
remained a prisoner till the war closed.
In 1817 Mr. WOOD came to Hinsdale.
He was very soon engaged in the lumber trade, and acquired a large
territory of pine timbered lands, including more than half of the grounds now
occupied by the village. In 1825 he
opened the first store in Hinsdale and was the first postmaster of the
town. He conducted an exchange or barter
trade. At the time he opened his store
and the first postoffice he held the offices of town clerk, justice of the
peace, overseer of the poor, and colonel of the 226th Regiment militia. In 1829, 1830, 1831, and 1832 he represented
his town on the Board of Supervisors.
Colonel WOOD's marked ability and public spirit were shown in forwarding
every good enterprise, and especially in the educational interests of
Hinsdale. He was a leader in founding
the Hinsdale Academy, for which he donated the site, and generously patronized
it in educating all his family. Sept.
16, 1819, he married Permelia, daughter of Royal and Rhoda MARSH, who was born
in Vermont, Dec. 12, 1796. Colonel WOOD
died Feb. 24, 1875, and Mrs. WOOD Nov. 18, 1872. Children: Frederick M., born June 19, 1820,
died June 3, 1861; Hon. William H. (see page 334); Permelia M., born Feb. 12,
1824, married John H. GOULD, and died Dec. 6, 1862; Lewis, born Sept. 19, 1826,
accidentally drowned Oct. 7, 1828; Emery L., born Sept. 1, 1830, drowned July
16, 1837; Hon. Staley N., born May 22, 1832; Evelyn R., born July 2, 1834; and
Hon. Wales W., born April 25, 1837, now serving his second term as county judge
in Illinois.
Hon.
Staley N. WOOD received his education in Hinsdale Academy. He was clerk for E. M. & T. T. Wasson at
the age of fourteen, and clerked also for his father and brother and for the
late Judge Martin, of Olean, until 1852 or 1853, when he became a partner in
general merchandise trade with his brother Frederick in Hinsdale. In the fall of 1857 he was a salesman for A.
& F. Reed in New York; in 1872 he was a partner with F. & L. B. Reed,
their successors. All this time except
two years he was a citizen of Hinsdale.
During the late war he was a war Democrat, and Governor Fenton, as a
compliment for his patriotism, sent him a captain's commission. Mr. WOOD represented Hinsdale on the Board of
Supervisors in 1868, 1869, 1877, 1878, 1879, and 1880. He ran for elector of General Hancock in 1868
and in 1866 for congressman of his district.
In 1861, in 1875, and again a third time he was the nominee of his party
for member of Assembly and at each election he greatly reduced the majority of
his Republican opponent. He was also
nominated for the office of treasurer of Cattaraugus county. April 19, 1883, Governor Cleveland tendered
him the position of State assessor, which he resigned in March, 1892. June 2, 1853, he married Laura A., daughter
of widow Mary FORT, now the widow of the late Bela NORTON. Children: Mary P. (Mrs. F. D. LELAND), George
F., Ellen J. (Mrs. A. T. NELSON), Flora V. (Mrs. C. D. JUDD), and Lewis B. Frederick WOOD was supervisor of Hinsdale in
1854 and 1855.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Hinsdale –
Chapter XXXI (31)
Page 723
Surnames: YATES,
HULL, COATS, MITCHELL, WRIGHT, CONRAD, GOODRICH, HOGG
Emery YATES, a native of Woodstock, VT., came to Hinsdale from
Gainesville, N.Y. about 1813 and settled
at Scott's Corners where E. A. Hull now lives.
He erected a saw-mill on Oil creek on the site of the Tousley mill. He later
established a boat-yard on Oil creek a little below his saw-mill at
Scott's Corners, and there built
flat-boats. He was also an expert in
constructing mill dams. He died at Scott's Corners.
Emery W. YATES, oldest son of Emery YATES, was born at Scott's
Corners, Nov. 20, 1815. He began the trade of carpenter and joiner at
the age of sixteen and followed that
avocation until approaching old age. He
has never had a home outside of his
native town. He cast his first
presidential ballot for William H. Harrison and has never missed a vote at a
general election. He married Polly COATS, Dec. 14, 1836, who died
Nov. 22, 1891. Of their five children two sons are living: Theodore H., a
veteran of the late war, and Edgar
N. Warren C. enlisted in 1861 and died
in Andersonville prison.
Lorenzo
YATES, son of the pioneer Emery, was born at Scott's Corners, Dec. 23,
1819. He learned the trades of
carpenter, joiner, and millwright, which he followed until 1854, when he
engaged with S. Augustus Mitchell, of Philadelphia, the celebrated map
publisher, and was his general agent six years.
He was then general agent for four years for several publishers, and
since 1864 has led a retired life. Aug.
18, 1846, he married Abigail, daughter of John E. WRIGHT. She was born in Richfield, N.Y., July 6,
1823. Five of their seven children grew
to maturity: Lucy (Mrs. Henry J.
CONRAD), Carlton E., Julia (Mrs. M. L. GOODRICH), Allen, and Eva E. (Mrs. G. E.
HOGG).
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Humphrey –
Chapter XXXII (32)
Page
733
Surnames: BAILEY, DRAKE, STEVENS, PETRIE, CARD, TURNER
Levi D. BAILEY is the grandson of Daniel BAILEY, who was
born in England, came to America, settled in New Jersey, served in the War of
1812, and died aged 110 years. His son
Levi E., born in New Jersey in 1809, came to Wayne county, where he married
Elizabeth DRAKE, who was a descendant in the eleventh generation from William
of Orange, and settled in Exeter, Pa., where Levi D. was born in 1833. Levi E. afterward lived in Steuben county, N.
Y., over forty years and died in Bradford, Pa., in 1889 and his wife in
1891. At the age of sixteen Levi D.
shipped from New Bedford on a three years' whaling voyage, visiting California
on his way home. In 1853 he married
Celia A. STEVENS and settled in Tioga county, Pa., coming in 1857 to Carrolton,
where he was a lumberman. In 1862 he
enlisted in Co. A, 154th N. Y. Vols., and was in the battle of Fredericksburg,
was disabled from further service from spinal disease, and was discharged in
1863. Mrs. BAILEY went with her husband
and served as a volunteer nurse in camp and on the battlefield. She had a tent after the battle of
Fredericksburg known as Mrs. BAILEY's tent, for which she neither asked nor
received pay. Children: Armenia (Mrs.
Levi PETRIE), Ida M. (Mrs. Fred CARD), George L. (married Harriet TURNER) –
children: Carrie M. and Lennie), and James A. (died young).
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Humphrey –
Chapter XXXII (32)
Pages
733 & 734
Surnames: BARKER, PERSONS, JANS, VAUGHN, LEWIS, SHEPARD, SMITH, BERRY,
QUIRK
Marshall
BARKER is the son of Thomas and the grandson of Phineas BARKER, of French
descent, who lived in Orwell, Vt., and married Amy PERSONS, of Dutch ancestry
and a descendant from Anneke JANS of Trinity church property notoriety. Their son Thomas, born in Orwell in 1797,
came to Humphrey in 1819. He was a
shoemaker and brought a sack of boots and shoes and his kit of tools on his
back, and bought land and settled in the west part of the town. He married Phebe, daughter of John VAUGHN, of
Washington county. Children: Edwin (died
when four years old), Cordelia, Jane, Augusta, Mary, and Marshall. The latter was born April 17, 1838, was
raised a farmer, and after the common schools attended Randolph Academy and
Alfred Seminary. His father died in
1855. He remained on the farm and in 1859
married Ellen E., daughter of Thomas B. and Lucinda (LEWIS) SHEPARD. Children: Ada M. (Mrs. Edwin SMITH), whose
children are Lee, Glen, Coilah, and Grace; Neolah, died aged nineteen; Frank
W., now telegraph operator at Four Mile station who married Anna, daughter of
Milo BERRY, and has one child, Musette; and Jennieve (Mrs. Patrick QUIRK),
whose children are Ellen G. and Frances G.
Mr. BARKER traded the farm for his present home at Chapellsburg in 1865,
in which he opened a store and was a merchant seven years and postmaster eleven
years. In the meantime, being a natural
worker in wood or iron, he became a millwright, wagonmaker, and blacksmith, and
opened shops which he still operates. He
also studied surveying, and in 1870 began its practice and still continues
it. To aid a natural love for
investigation he has one of the best collections of scientific works in the
county. He was elected supervisor on the
Republican ticket in 1875, since which he has acted with Greenback
organizations. His religious views are
with the Universalist faith.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Humphrey –
Chapter XXXII (32)
Page
734
Surnames: BERRY, CHAPELL, LEONARD, COLE, STAFFORD, CONSETT, SWEET,
DEVINE, BARKER, PIERCE
Milo
BERRY is the son of Alonzo and the grandson of Jonathan BERRY, of Franklin
county, who came from Vermont. Alonzo
moved to Leicester, N. Y., about 1815, where Milo was born in 1830 and came
with his parents to Humphrey when two years old. Alonzo was a cooper by trade and made soon
after coming here 100 pine sap buckets for Russell CHAPELL, who had a large
sugarbush in Sugartown. This job brought
him $20 in cash. Mr. BERRY married Anis
LEONARD; children: Joel, who died in White Pigeon, Mich., in 1857, Elmira, who
died aged eighteen; Lemira, who married Stephen S. COLE and died in 1885;
Alonzo, of Buffalo; Edwin, of Minnesota; and Milo. Milo learned his father's trade and had a
shop at Humphrey Center. He married
Catharine STAFFORD, of Ellicottville; children: Ursula V., Frank T., Myron
(married Mary CONSETT, of Franklinville, who died in 1889, leaving two
children, Frank and Earl), Addie (married Greeley SWEET, who died, and she
married, second, James DEVINE), Anna (Mrs. Frank BARKER), Judson, and
Ella. Milo BERRY, always a Republican,
was first elected justice of the peace in 1860 and has held the office ever
since, except in 1880. He has been town
clerk four years, in 1881 and 1882 was justice of sessions, and was postmaster
at Humphrey Center during Harrison's administration.
Frank
T. BERRY, son of Milo, was born in Humphrey, July 4, 1853. When a young man he learned the trade of
tool-dresser, at which he worked seven years in Bradford, Pa., going there in
1875. Jan. 1, 1882, he married Laura,
daughter of Harvey A. PIERCE, of Humphrey; children: Beulah and Hazel. When twenty-one years old he held the office
of constable which then paid $130 a year.
He was elected supervisor in 1893.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Humphrey –
Chapter XXXII (32)
Pages
734 & 735
Surnames: BOZARD, LEARN, NEWELL, BARBER, PIERCE, WINTERS, BUTLER
Andrew
J. BOZARD is the son of Richard and the grandson of Christopher BOZARD who came
with his brother John from Pennsylvania and settled in Humphrey about
1831. These two pioneer settlers were of
Scotch-Irish descent and the eminence on which they located is still known as
BOZARD hill. Richard married Eleanor
LEARN; children: Henry M., Andrew J., Cyrus P., Barnard S. (died in Chicago),
Ashbel L., Rebecca (Mrs. Harrison NEWELL), Joseph, Laura (Mrs. Eliab BARBER),
and Judson O. Andrew J. was born in Humphrey
in 1832 and married, in 1861, Mrs. Sarah E. PIERCE, daughter of Alphonso
WINTERS, who had two children, George and Kelley, by her first husband. They have had one son, Alphonso. All three are dead, the latter two dying in
1864. Mr. BOZARD's farm of 150 acres
comprises a part of the original homestead.
He is a Republican and has served a term as assessor.
Truman
C. BOZARD, eldest child of Cyrus P. and Julia (PIERCE) BOZARD, was born in
Humphrey in 1862 and was raised a farmer.
In 1889 he opened a store at Chapellsburg and was appointed postmaster
May 15, 1891, serving now his fifth year.
In 1890 and 1891 he was elected town clerk, and during the latter year
built the store he now occupies. July 4,
1882, he married Eva L., daughter of William BUTLER, of Humphrey. Children: Rose E., Grace B., Ruley M., and
Floyd C. Cyrus P., son of Richard and
grandson of Christopher BOZARD, was born in Humphrey in 1835. He is a farmer, but has been a contractor and
builder, merchant, and postmaster in Humphrey.
In 1861 he married Julia, daughter of Lyartus PIERCE. Children: Truman C., Eddie H., and Blanche
C. Mr. BOZARD has been elected on the
Republican ticket five times as town clerk and is now serving his second term
as justice.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Humphrey –
Chapter XXXII (32)
Page
735
Surnames: BUTLER, SPINK, BEEBE, WHEELER, DEVINE
Seneca
H. BUTLER is the grandson of Patrick BUTLER, of Fairport, N. Y., whose son
Patrick came to East Otto and married Maria SPINK; children: Franklin, who was
drowned while young; Louisa (Mrs. Charles H. BEEBE), of Humphrey Center,
children Emma, Madalla, and William F.; and Seneca H., who was born in East
Otto in 1848, became a farmer and grain thresher, and married Rachel, daughter
of David WHEELER, of Humphrey. They have
one child, Jennie. Patrick BUTLER died in 1852.
Besides farming Mr. BUTLER owns and runs the only cider-mill in town,
has owned and run the store where James DEVINE is, and for the past two years
has kept a stock of merchandise in his dwelling house at Humphrey Center.
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History of the Town of
Page
735
Surnames: CHAMBERLAIN, BURDICK, HINMAN
George
W. CHAMBERLAIN is the son of Harrison CHAMBERLAIN, who came to
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
735
Surnames: CHAPMAN, SHERMAN, MEACHUM, SHERWOOD, OAKS
Henry
A. CHAPMAN is the grandson of Noah and the son of Ichabod CHAPMAN, who came to
Humphrey from Cayuga county about 1838.
He married Rhoda SHERMAN; children: William (a soldier in the Civil war
who died in 1889), Julia, Electa, Henry A., George, Clara, Mary, Charles,
Townsend (who went to the war and was shot at the battle of Three Pines),
Sarah, Helen, and Josephine. Mr. CHAPMAN
died in 1866. Henry A. CHAPMAN was born
in Cayuga county in 1831, grew up a farmer, and in 1858 married Mary P.
MEACHUM, of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages
735 & 736
Surnames: CHILDS, SPAULDING, MILLER, MASON, GUTHRIE, FAY, WRIGHT,
PIERCE
Cephas
CHILDS, son of Cephas, was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
736
Surnames: CLARK, ARNOLD, FOSTER, WHITLOCK, EVANS
Henry
S. CLARK is the son of Hiram CLARK, who was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
736
Surnames: COLE,
Stephen
S. COLE, son of Rev. Benjamin and Rachel (SALISBURY) COLE, was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages
736 & 737
Surnames: De GOLIA, VADER, WEBB, GUTHRIE, CROSS, SMALLMAN
George
C. De GOLIA, whose ancestor came from France during the French and Indian war,
was the son of James De GOLIA, of Prattsburg, N. Y., who was born in 1801, came
with his family in 1830 to McKean county, Pa:, and died in Smethport, Pa., in
1833. George C. moved the family to
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
737
Surnames: DEVINE, HATTON, KINNEY, FEE,
James
DEVINE is the son of James and Margaret (HATTON) DEVINE, who came from
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
737
Surnames:
John
W. DICKINSON, son of John W., was born in
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History of the Town of
Page
737
Surnames: DOLLARD,
Matthew
P. DOLLARD, son of Patrick R. and Alice (GRIFFIN) DOLLARD, was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
737
Surnames: DYE, EMMONS, HOWE
Dr.
Henry W. DYE, an eclectic physician, was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
738
Surnames: FORD, WATERS,
Frank
F. FORD is the son of Loren and the grandson of Jacob FORD, who was born in
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
738
Surnames: GUTHRIE,
John
B. GUTHRIE, son of Almon and Betsey (SALISBURY) and grandson of Benjamin
GUTHRIE, was born in
Edwin
GUTHRIE, son of Almon and Betsey (SALISBURY) GUTHRIE, was born on the homestead
in Humphrey, Sept. 29, 1829, and is probably the oldest native of the town who
still lives here. Betsey was the
daughter of John SALISBURY, of Phelps, N, Y., and her mother was a sister of
General BANNISTER. After the common
schools at home, and eighteen weeks at Hinsdale in 1847, Edwin attended the
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages
738 & 739
Surnames: HITCHCOCK, COON, DYE, McCUNE, FORD, McWILLIAMS
Freeman
HITCHCOCK is the son of Shadrach HITCHCOCK, who came from
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
739
Surnames: LEANING, NEWMARCH, STONE, MURPHY,
Richard
M. LEANING is the son of Richard LEANING, who married Mary NEWMARCH and came
from
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
739
Surnames: LEARN, SPRAGLE, ELY, PIERCE
George
P. LEARN is the son of Joseph LEARN, who came from
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
739
Surnames: LITCHFIELD, GREENO, COOPER
Leroy
LITCHFIELD is the son of Orange LITCHFIELD, who was born in Bethany, N. Y., in
1807, where he married Presina GREENO.
Children: Harvey, Mary, Hiram, Leroy, Lucia, Emogene, and Rinaldo. In 1831 he removed to
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages
739 & 740
Surname: MARSH
Danforth
MARSH raised seven sons and two daughters.
Five of the sons – John, Cyrus, Ezra, William, and Staley – served
honorably through the Rebellion and all came home alive. Staley was shot through the body at
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
740
Surnames: MATTESON, WICKHAM, McWILLIAMS, WELCH, BOZARD, DAY, McCLUER,
TALBOT
George
B. MATTESON was born in Pompey Hollow, N. Y., in 1834, from whence his father,
Francis MATTESON, born in 1795, a son of Calvin, came in 1835 to Humphrey and
died in 1862. Francis married Betsey
WICKHAM. Children: Leroy W., William,
Mary, Sarah, Layuern, Nelson, Richard, Ordelia, and George B. The latter grew up trained to all kinds of
farm work, lumbering, making shingles, and tended saw-mill in many towns in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
740
Surnames: McKAY, BALL, JOHNSON, BURROUGHS, CHASE
Oscar
L. McKAY is the great-grandson of Burnett McKAY, of Genesee county, whose son
Silas moved from Middlebury, N. Y., and settled in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
740
Surnames: McKOON, LUTHER, WILLIAMS, YOUNG, CRARY, HOWE
Newton
C. McKOON is the son of Daniel W. and the grandson of Martin McKOON, of
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
741
Surnames: MOSMAN, SWEET, GANUNG, WAGNER
Mathias
MOSMAN is the son of William MOSMAN, who was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
741
Surnames: O’BRIEN, DEVEREUX, QUIRK
William
S. O’BRIEN is the son of Daniel and Teresa (DEVEREUX) O’BRIEN, who came from
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
741
Surnames: PIERCE, FOSMER, WOODRUFF, NORTH,
Harvey
A. PIERCE is the son of Lyartus PIERCE, who was born near
Eugene
F. PIERCE is the son of Income S. PIERCE, who came from Fabius, N. Y., in 1836
and settled on the farm of 131 acres where his son now lives. He married, in 1822, Louisa BARNARD, of
Fabius; children: William B., John O. (deceased), Mary S. (Mrs. Samuel SILL),
Urial J. (deceased), Ashbel A., Caroline A. (Mrs. Clinton CORTHELL), and Gordon
C. and jasper N. (both deceased). E. F.
PIERCE was born in Humphrey in 1844 and married Emeline LINDERMAN in 1865. Children: Bertha G. (Mrs. W. E. LEARN),
Charles A., Alonzo, Urial J., and Addie L.
Mr. PIERCE's father died in 1851 and his mother in 1891. Besides farming he deals in butter, eggs, and
farm produce.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
742
Surnames: REED, CRARY, CAMPBELL, SPENCER, HALE, CHICKERING
Mrs.
Caroline C. REED is the daughter of Dr. Augustus CRARY (p. 125), whose
grandfather, William CRARY, of
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
742
Surnames: RIDER, LOTHRIDGE, JEWETT, MORRIS, FOY
John
A. RIDER is the son of Henry RIDER, of
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages
742 & 743
Surnames: SHERMAN, KING, CHAPELL, TASKER, MORRIS, MILLS, SHEPARD,
BRYANT
William
J. SHERMAN is the son of Peter Castle SHERMAN, who was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
743
Surnames: STONE, UTTER, COE, BACON, NUDD, WILBER, KENNEDY, STIMSON,
OLMSTED
Russel
STONE is the son of Alexander and grandson of Alexander STONE, both of Otsego
county. His father married
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages
743 & 744
Surnames: SWEET, PERRY, TRAIN, BOZARD, REED,
Rufus
S. SWEET was the son of Samuel SWEET, who was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page
744
Surnames: THOMAS, McKOON, CHASE, CHAPMAN, BOWEN, DAVIS
Charles
THOMAS was born in Ellicottville in 1828, where his father, Isaac THOMAS, from
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History of the Town of
Page
744
Surnames: WHITLOCK, TROWBRIDGE, HOLLISTER, LINDERMAN
Stanley
M. WHITLOCK is the son of William WHITLOCK, a soldier who was shot in the army,
and the grandson of Thomas WHITLOCK, who settled in Ischua from Ithaca, N. Y.,
about 1830, William WHITLOCK married Eliza, daughter of Dr. James TROWBRIDGE;
children: Euzetta (Mrs. Ernest HOLLISTER), Stanley M., Clara (Mrs. Lester
LINDERMAN), and Henry. Stanley WHITLOCK
was born in 1853, was reared on a farm, married Dora LINDERMAN in 1877, and
came to Humphrey and settled on his present farm of eighty-four acres in
1879. Children: Ray, Clair, and
Bessie. Mr. WHITLOCK is active in town
affairs and is now filling the office of assessor.
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History of the Town of
Page
744
Surnames: WHITNEY, WARNER, HOWE, HAGGERTY, MAHER
Charles
E. WHITNEY is the son of Joseph M. WHITNEY, of Penn Yan, N. Y., who came to
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages
744 & 745
Surnames: WILBER, KINYON, BENNETT, RAUB, BARBER
Barber
WILBER was born in Fabius, N. Y., in 1812, whither his father, Freeman WILBER,
removed at an early, day from
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages 1130 & 1131
Surnames: BAXTER, UNDERHILL,
MCQUEEN, SHERWOOD, COUELL, MERRIT, MCCORMICK
Charles
C. BAXTER is the sone of John W. (born in1792), grandson of John (born in
1760), and great-grandson of Petit BAXTER (born in 1732), whose father, John
BAXTER, born about 1700, lived in Westchester county, N.Y. The ancestor of the BAXTER family, Capt. John
BAXTER, came from
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History of the Town of
Page 1131
Surnames: CARMER, HILLMAN,
SPRIGGLE, FARWELL
Eben
R. CARMER is the son of Peter S. CARMER, who came from
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History of the Town of
Page 1131
Surnames: CARPENTER,
BURROUGHS, PATRIDGE, HIBNER, SHERWOOD, CHAMBERLIN, McSTAY, WHARTON,
Frederick
CARPENTER is the son of Frederick CARPENTER, of
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History of the Town of
Page 1132
Surnames: CASWELL,
CHAMBERLIN, LOCKWOOD, SNYDER, DAVIS
Charles
Justus CASWELL lives on the old farm on which his father, Anthony CASWELL,
settled in 1824. Anthony was born in
Rhode Island, lived a while in Connecticut, went thence to Charleston, S.C.,
and returned the same year to Schenectady, N.Y., where he worked on the
construction of the Erie canal in 1823 and 1824. The first cabin he built caught fire one day,
burning his entire outfit, including his highly-prized rifle. This so discouraged him that he decided to
leave, but his friend, Tibbetts CHAMBERLIN, of Cuba, N.Y., persuaded him to
stay by helping him to whatever he needed to start anew, and he continued to
live alone in the woods for four years.
Then he ran Tibbetts CHAMBERLIN’s still in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 1132
Surname: CHAMBERLIN, SMITH,
DAVIS, FARWELL, DENSMORE, REID
William
and Rebecca CHAMBERLIN both descended from English families. They came to Hinsdale from
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History of the Town of
Page 1133
Surname: CHASE, TAYLOR,
HILL, TROWBRIDGE
Walter
CHASE is the son of Elias CHASE, who lived in
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History of the Town of
Page 1133
Surname: CLINE, BENNETT,
HILL, WHEELER, TERRY
Frederick
CLINE is the son of Seymour CLINE, who came from
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 1133
Surnames: COLE, MARKS,
STRONG, WALDRON
Milo
COLE is a son of Casey and a grandson on Freeman COLE, of Crawford county,
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages 1133 & 1134
Surnames: FARWELL, JACKSON,
WRIGHT, CARMER, SHAFER, THRALL, KARN, WOOLHISER, HAMILTON
Abram
FARWELL is a son of Abram M. Farwell, the pioneer, who was born in
Levi
FARWELL, son of Abram and grandson of Abram M., was born in Ischua, March 21,
1836, and was reared on and now owns the farm his grandfather settled in
1815. April 29, 1873, Levi married
Frances, daughter of Amos G. HAMILTON, of Ischua; children: Sadie and
Mary. The homestead contains 350 acres
and includes the side of the pioneer saw-mill.
It is the most historic farm in Ischua.
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History of the Town of
Page 1134
Surnames: FREDERICK, ROBBINS
John
A. FREDERICK is the son of Thomas FREDERICK, who married Anna ROBBINS and
settled at Port Allegany,
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History of the Town of
Page 1134
Surnames: GUILD,
William
P. GUILD is a son of Horace GUILD, who was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1134
Surnames: HACKETT, WILLIAMS
Major
HACKETT early settled in Ischa on Yankee hill.
Stephen K. HACKETT, his son, was born Oct 23, 1810, and married, June 7,
1841, Mary E. WILLIAMS, of Black Creek, Allegany county, who was born March 8,
1822, and died Jan 10, 1851. He resided
in town until about 1856 when he moved to
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History of the Town of
Pages 1134 & 1135
Surnames: HAMILTON, GARDNER,
BEVERLY, FARWELL, LACEY, MOULTON, SNYDER, PROSSER
Amos
G. HAMILTON is a son of Benjamin HAMILTON and a grandson of William HAMILTON, a
Revolutionary soldier who participated in the battle of the
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History of the Town of
Page 1135
Surnames: HATCH, KNAPP,
RATHBON,
Charles
HATCH is a son of Charles C. HATCH, who was born in Hillsdale,llsdale, N.Y.,
iwhence his father, John HATCH, moved in 1812 to
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History of the Town of
Pages 1135 & 1136
Surnames: HIBNER, PARKER,
CARPENTER, FITCH, SEWARD, FRENCH, LOWE
David
HIBNER, father of Michael HIBNER, was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1136
Surnames: HOAG, WOOD, AYNES,
VINCENT, MALLORY
Samuel
W. HOAG is a son of Elisha HOAG, who was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1136
Surnames: ISAMON, GROSS,
LAVARNEY
William
Henry ISAMON is a son of George and a grandson of John ISAMON of Allegany
county, N.Y. George ISAMON married
Catharine GROSS, by whom he had ten children.
His son William Henry came to Ischua in 1869, and in 1877 married Fannie
LAVARNEY. Children: Maud C., Emmet M., and Charles H. W. Mr. ISAMON is a farmer on Dutch hill and has
belonged to the Farmers’
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History of the Town of
Page 1136
Surnames: JOHNSON, WILLIAMS,
DAUCHY, ROAT, BURLINGAME
Deforest
E. JOHNSON, born in Lapier, N.Y., in 1860, came with his father to Ischua in
1871, where he married Mamie, daughter of George P. WILLIAMS, in 1884. They have two children: Lloyd and Ralph. In 1886 he settled in
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History of the Town of
Page 1136
Surnames: KENFIELD, STREETER,
ALLEN, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, DEELEY
Solomon
KENFIELD, son of John was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages 1136 & 1137
Surnames: LA FEVER, COWDRY,
DENSMORE, BADGER
Frank
D. LA FEVER is a son of John J., whose father was Deacon L. F. LA FEVER, of
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History of the Town of
Page 1137
Surnames: LEARN, MOYER,
SHAFER, BABCOCK, SHERLOCK, OSGOOD, WILBER
Thomas
LEARN is a son of Jacob and the grandson of John LEARN, who was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages 1137 & 1138
Surnames: LEARN, SPRIGGLE,
COOPER, MORRIS, YATES, QUINBY, SMILEY
Nathan
B. LEARN is a son of George LEARN, one of the pioneers who cut the first road
from Ischua to Dutch hill in 1823, having only one dollar in molney and his
team when he settled there on the farm his son now owns. George LEARN married Fanny SPRIGGLE;
children: Samuel, Evan, Nathan B.,
Joseph, Mary A., Fanny, and
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Surnames: LINDERMAN,
WHITLOCK, SEARL, CONRAD
Alonzo
LINDERMAN is the son of Nicholas LINDERMAN, who came about 1833 from Tompkins
county, N.Y., to Humphrey, and settled on Bozard hill, where he died in 1887,
aged eighty-four. He married Rebecca
WHITLOCK of
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Surnames: MALLORY, McNALL,
TAYLOR
Charles L. MALLORY is a son of Simon C.
MALLORY, who was born in
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Surnames: MORRIS, TOMPKINS,
LEARN, FITCH
Andrew
J. MORRIS is the son of Thomas MORRIS, who was born in Franklinville in 1812,
whose father, Thomas MORRIS, then a merchant, was appointed judge by Gov.
Daniel D. TOMPKINS about 1814, and was supervisor in 1881 and 1819. Thomas, Jr., was reared a farmer, and settled
in Ischua on the place now owned by Eldridge MORRIS in 1833. He married Fanny, daughter of John LEARN;
children John, Louisa, Andrew J., and Eldridge.
Andrew J. was born in Ischua in 1849 and in 1872 built a steam saw and
shingle-mill on the homestead and run it six years. In 1882 he exchanged the works for those of
greater capacity and built, in company with Frank FITCH, a new saw and
grist-mill at Humphrey’s switch, buying his partner’s interest the next year
and adding planning and matching machinery.
In 1889 he exchanged with Frank FITCH the mill property for his present
farm of 197 acres in Franklinville. They
have one child, Mabel A. Besides his
farming interest, Mr. MORRIS deals in Lumber and live stock.
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Surnames: MORRIS, RAUB,
LEARN, BARNARD, MILLER, McCLUNE
William
M. MORRIS, who lives at the head of the Five Mile tract, is a son of Neely
MORRIS, whose father, Thomas MORRIS, settled as a merchant in Franklinville
about 1810, and whose children were John, born in 1802; Esther, 1804; Neely,
1807; Eli, 1809; Thomas, 1812; and Sarah, 1814.
Judge MORRIS moved to Ischua in 1825 and settled on land now the
property and home of his grandson William M.
Neely MORRIS married Elizabeth RAUB, who was born in
Eldridge
MORRIS is the grandson of Judge Thomas MORRIS, the pioneer. His father, Thomas MORRIS, settled on the
farm Eldridge now owns. The latter was
born in Ischua in 1851. In 1880 he married
Hannah, daughter of Julius A. McCLUNE; children: Ceorge E., ArthurJ.,
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Surnames:
Richmond
S. NICHOLS is a son of James NICHOLS, who came from
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Surnames: OTTO, STICKLAND,
EMERY
Howard
OTTO is a son of Silas P. OTTO and a grandson of Joseph OTTO, of Farmer’s
Valley,
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Surnames: PATTERSON, LEWIS,
WILLIAMS
Gideon
L. PATTERSON is a son of Porter and a grandson of Joseph PATTERSON, a soldier
in the War of 1812, who came from
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Surnames: RAUB, SWARTZ, MOTT,
GRIMES, LEARN
Peter
RAUB, living in the town of
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Surnames: SEWARD, TOWNSEND,
LEWIS, HIBNER
Elam
T. SEWARD, son of Alpheus and grandson of Elam SEWARD, of Orange county, N.Y.,
was born in
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Surnames: TERRY, HAWLEY,
TICNOR, MORRIS, LEWIS
William
Riley TERRY is a son of Elisha and a grandson of Freeman TERRY, of
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Surnames:
Lyman
is a son of Alonzo R. THORNTON, who came from
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Surnames: TOWNSEND, PAGE,
BACON, BROWN, SHERWIN, PATTERSON, SEWARD
Benjamin
C. TOWNSEND is a son of Benjamin and a grandson of Isaac TOWNSEND, who came
from
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Surnames: TROWBRIDGE,
SACKETT, WHITLOCK, SHIPMAN, MATHEWSON, CHASE, MYRICK, BARBER
Alpheus
M. TROWBRIDGE is a son of Dr. James TROWBRIDGE (see page 137), who was born in
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Surnames: WASHBURN;
CHAMBERLAIN; WING; BENNETT; WALLACE
Calvin
T. WASHBURN is a son of Ira WAHSBURN, whose father lived in
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Surnames: WILBUR, BENTON,
ALLEN, MUNSELL, WAGNER, WOOD, SHERLOCK, WILBUR, SHERWOOD, CARPENTER
William
H. WILBUR is a son of Abner and Abigail (BENTON) WILBUR and a grandson of
Joseph WILBUR, who came from
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Pages 1141 & 1142
Surnames: WILLSON, FITCH,
ADAMS, ROBINSON
Mrs.
A.E. WILLSON is the widow of Adelbert WILLSON, whose father, Kniffen WILLSON,
was born in 1785 and came in 1831 from
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752
Surnames: ACKLER, RANDALL, FRANKLIN, HUNT
Peter
ACKLER, a native of
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752
Surname: AMADON
Rev.
Ezra AMADON was born in Berkshire county,
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Surnames: BARTON,
David
BARTON, born in
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Surname: BARTON
Fry
BARTON came to
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752
Surnames: CANEEN, COOPER
Stephen
CANEEN was born in the
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Pages
752 & 753
Surnames: CASTEN, GATES, WHEELER, BEARDSLEY, WAITE, WATSON
James
CASTEN was a son of John and Jerusha (GATES) CASTEN. John CASTEN served in the Revolutionary war
and by trade was a tailor. He came to
Collins,
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Surnames: CLARK, HUDSON, MARSH, SHANNON, KELLOGG, HUNT
William
CLARK, a soldier in the war of the Revolution, came to
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Surnames: COOK, SHAW, WARES, BIERCE, PIERCE
Lemuel
COOK, born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., came to Perrysburg in 1837, where he
died, as did also his wife, whose maiden name was Phebe SHAW. Their son Noah married Annie, daughter of
Rufus WARES, who died in 1881; he is now living in
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Surnames: COOK, PHILLIPS, POTTER
Col.
Sylvenus COOK was born in Tinmouth,
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Surnames: COOPER, DYE
Ezra
W. COOPER was at the time of his death, which occurred at Gowanda on March 5,
1893, one of the oldest pioneers of
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Surnames: DAMON, WITHINGTON, ALDRICH, FENTON
Edmond
DAMON, son of Charles and Lucretia (WITHINGTON) DAMON, was born in
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Surname:
Edmund
DUDLEY came in the spring of 1819 to
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Surnames: DURFEE, HOLLMAN, CHENEY, KOUNTZ, HIX, GOODRICH
John
DURFEE was born near
Abner
DURFEE, son of John, came to
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Surnames: DYE, WELLS, HODGES
George
W. DYE, son of Elisha, married, Nov. 25, 1865, Mrs. Lucinda WELLS, daughter of
Abram HODGES (q. v.), who survives him, his death occurring in
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Surnames: FAIRBANKS, CHAPMAN, BLANCHARD, LOWRY, JOHNSON
John
FAIRBANKS, a native of Berkshire county,
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Surnames: FANCHER, MILLS, HUBBELL
Capt.
William FANCHER was born June 1, 1823, at German Flats, N. Y., and was a son of
Enos FANCHER, a farmer and blacksmith who died soon after William's birth. The son became a blacksmith and July 13,
1841, enlisted in the regular army for five years, being discharged in July,
1846, as first sergeant of Co. F, 2d U. S. Inf.
During this period he served in
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Surname:
James
FRANKLIN and his son James, Jr., were the first permanent settlers in the town
of
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Surnames: GREEN,
Dr.
John GREEN was a son of Asahel GREEN, who served as lieutenant and afterward as
captain in the Revolutionary war and died in
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Surnames: HODGES, HAZZARD, DYE, WELLS
Abram
HODGES, son of John, was born in
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Surnames: HUNT, REED, MURDOCK
Capt.
Horatio N. HUNT is a son of Sherebiah and Annie (REED) HUNT, and was born in
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Surname: INGERSOLL
Josephus
INGERSOLL, son of Francis (died June 2, 1830) and Rachel (died June 29, 1846)
INGERSOLL, was born in Tioga county June 12, 1799, and came to
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Surnames: KELLY,
Eber
KELLY came to
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Surname: KIERSTEAD
John
N. KIERSTEAD, served on Long Island in the War of 1812 and came to this town in
1823, where he died in 1879, being at the time of his death one of the oldest
residents in
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Surnames: KYSOR, SWEET, SYCKLES, MOSHER, LONGCORE
Charles
D. KYSOR born in
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Surnames: MOSHER, ELLIS, BURROUGHS, HORTH
John
MOSHER was an early settler in New Albion, where he died in 1875. Lizzie, his wife, bore him six children,
viz.: George H., William P., Mary Ann, Cordelia, Alfred P., and Reuben H. Mr. MOSHER was supervisor of New Albion in
1851 and 1852, and as a citizen and neighbor was highly respected. William P. MOSHER, born May 23, 1812, married
Elizabeth ELLIS, who died Dec. 10, 1889; children: Albert H., Eva J., William
E., and Francis A. The latter was born
July 12, 1847. In 1865 he married
Patheria BURROUGHS, of New Albion, and their children are Emma J., Grace M.,
and German E. A Republican in politics
Mr. MOSHER was supervisor of the town of
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Surnames: MURDOCK, ROSS
William
R. MURDOCK, son of William, is of Scotch descent and was born Jan. 27,
1829. He married, in 1857, Sarah J.
ROSS, who was born in 1833; children: Gertrude, Frank W.; George M., and Alice
M. Mr. MURDOCK has taught school
twenty-one years, has served efficiently in official capacities, and is a
writer of considerable ability.
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Surnames: NOYES, JOHNSON
Dudley
NOYES, of Revolutionary service, came to
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Surnames: POTTER, WAITE, COOK
William
POTTER, a native of Hoosick, N. Y., came to Leon while a young man and married
Basebee WAITE; children: Butler, Mary J., Allen, Melissa T (Mrs. Chauncey COOK,
q. v.), Mercy, George, Silas, and Peter.
Mr. POTTER died in
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Surnames: ROCKWELL, SYKES, ODELL, KILLBORN
Enoch
E. ROCKWELL, son of Joseph and Betsey (SYKES) ROCKWELL, was born in Hanover,
Chautauqua county, May 6, 1834. In 1858
he married Sarah K. ODELL and their children were Eli, William A., and Merton
J. The last named was born May 5, 1863,
and is a farmer in
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Surname: ROSS, LEWIS, SAUNDERS
William
ROSS, a native of
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Surnames: SHANNON, CHAPMAN
Samuel
SHANNON, a son of Samuel, who served in the Revolution, was born in
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Surname:
Hon.
Edgar SHANNON was one of the most prominent men the town of
He sleeps 'neath the clods of
the valley at rest,
From war's mingled strife and
commotion;
No sorrow can rend his sightless
breast,
Nor wake his patriot devotion.
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Surnames: SMITH, BURCHARD, TOWN, WAUTENPAUGH, GRIFFITH
Alvah
SMITH was an early settler of New Albion, where he cleared a farm, and where he
died in 1842. He married Clarissa
BURCHARD, who died in 1858; children: Charles, Amos, Lois, Amy, Avis, and
Nancy. Charles SMITH came to
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Surname:
Rev.
Jonathan J. TRUMBULL, son of Jonathan, who served in the Revolutionary war,
came into
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Page 770
Surnames: AYRES, PARKER, HOPKINS, SHEPARD, NEVINS,
GOWING, PORTER, LAWRENCE
Alfred
AYRES, born in
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Surnames: BRYANT,
Nathaniel BRYANT was born in
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Page 771
Surnames: BURRELL, CHAMPLIN
David
BURRELL, son of Adonijah, was born in Otsego county in 1822 and came to New
Albion with his parents about 1828.
Before he was twenty-one he commenced dealing in live stock, which he
shipped to
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Surnames: CHAMPLIN, CHAMPLAIN
John
B. F. CHAMPLIN was born at
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Page 771
Surnames: CHAPMAN, BLACKMAN, ALLISON
James
CHAPMAN, born in
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Surnames: CHARLESWORTH, HIGBEE, BECKWITH
Joseph
CHARLESWORTH, son of Nathan, was born near
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Page 772
Surnames: CHASE, GAY, BRYANT, FOSTER, STRATTON, FURMAN,
PHILLIPS,
David
CHASE was born in
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Surnames: CHASE, WHEELOCK, SMEAD, COX, BUCKLIN
Henry
CHASE, son of Henry, a native of
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Surnames: CHASE, LYON, BARTON, HOTCHKISS, BARR
Wheelock
CHASE, fourth son of Henry, was born Aug. 2, 1800. He married Teresa LYON in March, 1824, who
was born in
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Surnames: CHASE, WHEELER, HALL, NASH, ROWLETT, BRYANT,
WILLSIS, EVANS
Converse
H., CHASE, youngest child of the pioneer Henry, was born in
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Surnames: CHASE, WHEELOCK, SMEAD
Enoch
CHASE came to Little Valley from
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Pages 773 & 774
Surnames: CROSBY, HOLMES, PUDDY,
Stephen
CROSBY was born in 1788 in Dutchess county, N. Y. At Cazenovia, in 1810, he married Hannah
HOLMES, who was born in 1790 at Keene, N. H.
Children: Columbus, born July 10,
1814, at Cazenovia, enlisted in the Union army at Petersburg, Ill., and died in
the service at Mobile, Ala.; Orril, born at Little Valley in 1817, the first
white child born in the town, married Michael PUDDY, and died in Michigan;
Zillah, born at little Valley, 1819, and now resides at Garnavillo, Iowa; and
Ada, born at Little Valley in 1821, died in Michigan. Stephen CROSBY moved to
Little Valley in 1815 and cut his road through the woods from
Franklinville. As justice of the peace
he officiated at the marriage of Gaius WHEATON and Lefa CHASE, which was Little
Valley's first wedding. He was a devoted
Christian pioneer, and for many years officiated as the only doctor, preacher,
and lawyer in the settlement. When
Cattaraugus county first became entitled to a representative in the Assembly in
1823 he was elected to that office and was re-elected in 1830.
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Surname: CULLEN
Joseph
CULLEN, son of John, was born in
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Surnames: DARROW, KING
Adelbert
E. DARROW, born in Pembroke,
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Surnames: DAY, LEE, WING, HEATH, CHAMPLIN
Elias
DAY, son of Erastus and Marian (LEE) DAY, was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 774 & 775
Surnames: DENSMORE, VAN HOUSEN
Capt.
Samuel B. DENSMORE was born in Barre, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1833. At the age of fifteen he entered a general
store as clerk, where he remained until he attained his majority. A year later he engaged in the business on his
own account in Yates,
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Page 775
Surnames: DREW, HOUGH
John
DREW, Sr., son of Elijah DREW, was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 775
Surnames: FANCHER, MILLS, SHANNON
Albert
T. FANCHER, son of Capt. William (see page 754) and Lydia (MILLS) FANCHER, was
born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Pages 775 & 776
Surnames: FISHER, PENNEY, HALL
Judson
H. FISHER was born in Napoli, March 5, 1838, and descends from sturdy
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 776
Surnames: FULLER,
Cyrus
W. FULLER was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 776 & 777
Surnames: FULLER, VAN AERNAM, FAY, MANLEY, TWOMLEY
Brevet-Col.
Henry Van Aernam FULLER,* oldest son of Benjamin and Ann (VAN AERNAM) FULLER,
was born in the
"Deeming it to be the duty of
every young man in these days of his country's peril to render her every help
in his power, and that the most effectual service which can be given is to
volunteer to fight her battles, I am resolved to join those already in the
field and stand by them in this struggle for the constitution and laws."
Young
FULLER entered the army a private in Co. F, 64th N. Y. Vols., on Sept. 10,
1861, and at
"
Duice et deQorum est pro patria mori."
Dec. 24, 1860, he married Adelaide C., daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Lyman TWOMLEY, of Little Valley, a lady of culture and energy who has held
the position of postmistress several years.
Their son, Henry Twomley FULLER, of striking resemblance to his father,
was born May 19, 1862. He is a druggist.
* This sketch of-the brave and gallant Colonel
FULLER is condensed from a biography written by his friend, Hon. John MANLEY.
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 777
Surnames: GREEN, THOMPSON, COURTNEY, WEBER, FERRIN
Hon.
Stephen C. GREEN was born in Tompkins
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Page 777
Surnames: HALL, EDDY, SPRAGUE, BEDIENT, FULLER
Marcus
HALL, son of Horace, one of the four brothers who were among the first settlers
in the, corners of Napoli, Randolph, Conewango, and Cold Spring, now the
village of East Randolph, was born in Napoli in 1831. He moved with his parents to the
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 777 & 778
Surnames: HALL, MOSHER, JUDD, BRIGGS, WATKINS,
GALLAGHER, SHAFER, BOUTELL, SMITH
Calvin
HALL, born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 778
Surnames: HEATH, HYDE,
Samuel
C. HEATH, born in Bowe, N. H., in Feb., 1803, married Lois HYDE, a native of
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 778
Surnames: HENRY, STEBBINS, BROWN, PERSONS
William
W. HENRY, son of Sylvester, was born in Collins,
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 778 & 779
Surnames: HICKEY, HOWE
John HICKEY was born in Canajoharie, N. Y., in 1794. He married Martha, daughter of Nathan HOWE, a
pioneer of Great Valley, and settled first in Phelps, N. Y., where ail his
children were born. In 1843 he came with
his family to Little Valley, where he conducted a tavern on the site of the
Rock City Hotel. He was a hotel keeper
most of the time through his business life, and died at the home of his
daughter in 1887. He was married three
times. His first wife, the mother of all
his children, died in March, 1852.
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 779
Surnames: HIGBEE, MARSH, TUTTLE
Marion
F. HIGBEE was born in New Albion, Feb. 18, 1850. In 1867 he commenced to learn the tinner's
trade of Sidney MARSH in Little Valley and in 1871 he opened a store in the
village. In 1876 he sold his business
and went to
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 779
Surnames: HILSLE, GIBSON
George
HILSLE, born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 779
Surname: HOLCOMB
Oliver
L. HOLCOMB was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 779
Surnames: HOWE, SOUTHWICK, SPRINGER, BROOKS, ADAMS,
NASH, FOX
Arthur
H. HOWE was born in Gowanda,
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 779
Surnames: HOWE, HULETT, MANLEY, FOSTER, CHASE
Samuel
HOWE, a native of
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Page 780
Surnames: JOHNSON, WRIGHT
David JOHNSON, born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Page 780
Surnames: LEE,
RATHBUN, CROSBY, TREVITT, MARSH
Lyman
LEE was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Page 780
Surname: LEE
Erastus
N. LEE, born on the homestead Dec. 2, 1834, succeeded his father on the farm,
spent several seasons as a clerk in country stores, and has conducted the
double occupation of farmer and merchant.
He has been a staunch Republican since the organization of the party and
was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1866. He is a decided temperance man and quite an
antiquarian, and his collection of Indian relics, procured in his own vicinity,
number several hundred specimens.
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Page 780
Surnames:
LOCKE, FISH,
Charles
G. LOCKE was born in Little Valley in 1850.
His parents were Edwin O. LOCKE and Mary M. FISH, daughter of the
pioneer, Nathaniel FISH, and the first white child born in
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Page 780
Surname: MACK
John
F. MACK was born of German parents in East Otto in 1854. He commenced his business life as a cooper,
and in the fall of 1879 bought a farm of 133 acres in Little Valley. He is an excellent farmer and a careful
manager, and a man highly respected in the community.
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 780 & 781
Surnames: MANLEY, BITTUES, FENTON, SHANKLAND
Hon.
John MANLEY, son of Amasa, was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 781 & 782
Surnames: MARKHAM, PHILLIPS, FIELD, CROSS
Lieut.
William J. MARKHAM was born in
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Page 782
Surname: MEROW
John
H. MEROW, born in
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Page 782
Surnames: MOSHER,
Gilbert
L. MOSHER, son of Benjamin and Peace (EASTON) MOSHER was born in
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Page 782
Surnames:
Nathan
S. NILES, born in
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Page 782
Surnames: OLDAY, HENRY
Ernest
OLDAY, a native of
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Page 782
Surnames: PARKER, SWEETLAND
Will
C. PARKER, born in Machias, March 26, 1854, attended the common schools and the
Fredonia Normal School, and at the age of about nineteen he commenced the
tinner's trade, which he followed as clerk and journeyman about four
years. In Jan., 1879, he formed a
partnership in. the hardware and grocery business with J. W. SWEETLAND, which
continued about two years, when he bought of his partner the hardware business
which he continues.
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 782 & 783
Surnames: PRATT, DEVEREUX, SMITH, MARKHAM, HUNTLEY,
LITTLE, DARROW
Samuel
PRATT came to Little Valley from
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 783
Surnames: RUNDELL, BAKER
Dwight
F. RUNDELL, born in Harmony, Chautauqua county, Jan. 22, 1850, received a
common school education, and at the age of eighteen entered his father's drug
store, where he remained until he was twenty-five. In 1875 he bought the drug store of Dr. D. P.
BAKER in Little Valley. Mr. RUNDELL is
one of the trustees of the village and an active citizen.
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Page 783
Surnames: RICH, SYKES
Marion
J. RICH was born in New Albion, July 22, 1849.
He taught a district school one winter, and Dec. 30, 1869, married
Caroline B. SYKES. The next year he
began mercantile business in the
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 783
Surnames: ROBERTS, CLARK, WILSON, HOBART, SMITH
Roswell
ROBERTS was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 783
Surnames: SIGMAN, RUSSELL
Martin
P. SIGMAN, born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 783 & 784
Surnames: SMITH, BRICE, McAVOY, BURGER
Wilbur
J. SMITH, son of William D. SMITH, was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 784
Surnames: STRATTON, WHEELER, COOK, HILL, BROWN, FOSTER,
FOY
James
STRATTON, born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 784 & 785
Surnames: SWEETLAND, HOUGHTON, PALMER
The
SWEETLAND family in
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Page 785
Surnames: SWEETLAND, FISHER, HART
Asa
SWEETLAND, Jr., born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Page 785
Surnames: SWEETLAND, SHORT, PARKER
John
Wesley SWEETLAND, son of Rev. LEWIS, was born April 9, 1831. He received a good English education and
taught common schools in winter many years.
Jan. 4, 18547 he married Malvina F. SHORT and about two years after he
bought forty acres of the homestead. In
Sept., 1862, he enlisted in Co. B, 154th N. Y. Vols., and at
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 785
Surnames: SWEETLAND, BAILEY
S. L.
SWEETLAND was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
Chapter XXXIV (34)
Pages 785 & 786
Surnames: SWEETLAND, HOLDRIDGE
Emory
SWEETLAND, son of Rev. LEWIS, was born Oct. 14, 1835, married Mary J., daughter
of Zina HOLDRIDGE, and settled on a farm
on the Bucktooth road. He enlisted in
Co. B, 154th N. Y. Vols., and served the last three years of the war, being
discharged at
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 786
Surnames: TRAVIS, BUFFINGTON, TEN EYCK, WILSON
Capt.
William TRAVIS, born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 786
Surname: VICKERY
Edgar
R. VICKERY, son of Arvin R. VICKERY, was born in Lysander, N. Y., Jan. 14,
1833. His father settled on a farm in
New Albion in 1852, where he remained until April, 1883, when he removed to Little
Valley, where his son and daughter Elizabeth and aged widow now reside. He died April 2, 1890. Edgar R. VICKERY, on Sept. 3, 1861, enlisted
in
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Page 786
Surname: WATSON
James
H. WATSON, born in Butler county, Pa., June 8, 1841, was raised a farmer, was
educated in the common schools, and April 24, 1861, enlisted in Co. K, 8th Pa.
Vols., being discharged July 29, 1861.
The next morning he enlisted in Co. E, 62d Pa. Vols., and was. dated
back on the muster roll July 4, 1861. He
was discharged upon a surgeon's certificate of disability April 20, 1863. He again enlisted, but was rejected.
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Pages 786 & 787
Surnames:
Gaius
WHEATON was born in
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History of the Town of Little Valley –
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Page 787
Surnames:
Gaius
WHEATON, Jr., was born Aug. 17, 1826, and is a farmer in Allegany. He married Sarah KELLY, of Little Valley,
July 9, 1848, who was born Nov. 10, 1829, and died in Allegany, March 4,
1878. Sept. 6, 1882, he married, second,
Mrs. Malinda GREEN, who was born April 2, 1844.
His children by his first wife were Miranda, born June 11, 1851, married
Benjamin C. FULLER (deceased), Sept. 23, 1872; Florence, born May 15, 1856,
married J. E. BARNES, Jan. 16, 1878; Jessie H., born March 1, 1863, married J.
H. HALEY, Oct. 6, 1882; and Allen G., born Dec. 8, 1865.
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Surnames: ALLEN, HEIST, MATTHEWS, SCOTT, SWIFT, GROVER, MAXWELL,
CARPENTER
John ALLEN is the son of Joseph S. ALLEN, who was born in
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Surnames: BISSELL, PULLIN
Aaron BISSELL was born in
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Pages 1147 & 1148
Surnames: BROCKWAY, JONES, STRAIGHT, HOWARD, THRALL, SPENCER
Ezra
M. BROCKWAY is the grandson of Ezra BROCKWAY, of
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Surnames: CAMP, TIFFANY, PETTIT, MILLER, ELWOOD,
Chester
F. CAMP is the son of Robert CAMP, of Otsego county, N. Y., and the grandson of
Benjamin CAMP, who lived to be 103 years old.
Robert CAMP married Harriet TIFFANY; children: George (who went into the
army and was killed at Pittsburg Landing), Mary, Eliza Ann,
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Page 1148
Surnames: CASE,
Edward
N. CASE, son of Thomas and Betsey (MELROSE) CASE, of Franklinville, was born in
Lyndon, Dec. 9, 1849. He was reared on
the farm and attended
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Surnames: CASWELL, ROACH
Decimal
W. CASWELL is the son of Anthony CASWELL, the early settler, whose father,
Allen, was of German extraction. Their
experiences as pioneers frequently furnished material for thrilling
stories. When out hunting the nights
were often so dark in the woods that they could not find their way home and
would camp out. The morning light often
disclosed the fact that they were less than a half-mile from home. It was a frequent experience that the straw
in their beds had to be fed to the cow or oxen to get through the long cold
spring. Decimal W. CASWELL was born in
1847 and has always been a farmer. In
1872 he married Orlinda ROACH; children: Archie T., Medie M., Merl A., Darwin
W., Lora, Mary A., and John.
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Surnames:
George
P. CLARK is the son of Selah CLARK, of Onondaga county, N. Y., who married Mary
McDONALD and was the father of three children: Harriet M., Sophia R., and
George P. (who was born in 1823). Selah
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Pages 1148 & 1149
Surnames: CLEMENT, DEAN, FULLER, BROWN, MILLER, ECKENSON, WAITE,
WHITNEY
Anson
CLEMENT is the son of Sewell and the grandson of Timothy CLEMENT, of
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Page 1149
Surnames: DAVIDSON, PHILLIPS, WHITERIGHT
George
H. DAVIDSON is the son of George and Gene DAVIDSON, who were born in
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Page 1149
Surnames: DAY, SMART, WILLIAMS, WESTBROOK, PERSONS, SMITH, LANE
Thomas
DAY, son of Robert, of
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Surnames: FRARY, HIGBEE, NOLAN
Arden
M. FRARY is the grandson of John FRARY who came with his family from
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Surnames: GILLMAN, GILLIMAN, RANDOLPH, MORRIS, ELMER
John
GILLMAN and Isabella RANDOLPH, his wife, emigrated from
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Surnames: GOSS, WOOD, NICHOLS, REESE, McCALL,
Daniel
GOSS is the son of Henry GOSS, who was born in
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Surnames: HOAG, WOOD, LOCKWOOD, INGALLS, HEDDING
Elijah
HOAG is the grandson of Elijah HOAG, of
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Surnames: LITTLE, STEDMAN, McCONNOCHIE, FOX, WALDO
William
LITTLE is a son of Richard and a grandson of William LITTLE, of Castle Douglas,
Scotland, who was a contractor and engineer, and who went to
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Surnames: MAXWELL, TAIT, SCOTT, JOHNSON, MITCHELL
James
J. MAXWELL, son of James, was born in 1852.
James married Jane TAIT, of Kirkpatrick,
William
MAXWELL, son of John, was born near
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Surnames: McLENNAN, FRAZER, JOHNSON
Colin
McLENNAN, son of Roderick, of
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Surnames: McSTAY, McCREEDY, CASE, WILDRICK, MAYBEE, SCOTT, CARPENTER
William
McSTAY son of John McSTAY, was born in
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Surnames: METCALF, VAN STEINBERG, PORTER, HALL, McGEORGE, WOOD
Gilbert
METCALF is the son of Nelson, the grandson of Levi, and the great-grandson of
Nathan METCALF, who moved from
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Surnames: NEWMAN, WINCHEL, JENKS, BOZWORTH, MUNGER, FORD, WARNER,
BAKER
Mansel
NEWMAN, son of Thomas NEWMAN, an old resident of
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Surnames: PERRY, KNICKERBOCKER,
Josiah
Q. PERRY, son of Ebenezer, was born in Canandaigua, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1812. In 1840 he married Emily M. KNICKERBOCKER, of
Rushford, N. Y.; children: Egbert F., of Lyndon, and Addice E., of
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Surnames: PRATT, CAMP, THOMPSON
Jeremiah
PRATT, Jr., son of Jeremiah, was born in
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Surnames: ROAT, LUCE, SNYDER
Chancy
W. ROAT is a son of Hiram W. ROAT who was born in
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Surnames: SCOTT, McKENZIE, MORTON, NELSON, STINSON, SNYDER, MAXWELL,
HOOD, HENDERSON
James
SCOTT is a son of John and Mary (McKENZIE) SCOTT, of
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Surnames: SPOFFORD,
John
W. SPOFFORD is a son of Thomas and a grandson of John B. SPOFFORD, of Brocket's
Bridge, N. Y. Thomas married Julia
McKINNEY, from Connecticut; children: James P., who married Susan McVEIGH, of
Franklinville and now lives in Jersey City; and John W., born in 1837. Thomas SPOFFORD died in 1839, and his widow
and her two sons came to Rushford, N. Y., the same year. In 1843 she married Henry MORRIS, of Lyndon,
who had settled in 1824 on the farm now her home and the home of her son John
W. Henry MORRIS, from
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Surnames: STONE, PIERCE,
Dewitt
C. STONE is a son of Edmund STONE, of
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Surnames: THOMPSON, DEYO, FARGO, McKAIGUE, FRARY
James
R. THOMPSON is a son of John and grandson of Robert THOMPSON, of
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Surnames: THOMPSON, STEVENSON, MOREHOUSE
Milton
F. THOMPSON, son of Hiram, was born April 29, 1844, in Utica N. Y. Aug. 5, 1862, he enlisted in Co. K, 117th N.
Y. Vols., and was with the regiment till his discharge June 8, 1865. Jan. 6, 1866, he came to Franklinville. In 1867 he married Emma M., daughter of John
and Eliza A. (MOREHOUSE) STEVENSON. In
1868 he moved to Farmersville, where he resided till 1869, when he removed to
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Surnames: AUSTIN, SMITH,
KNIGHT, BAILEY
Marvin
AUSTIN, son of Edwin A. and Polly (SMITH) AUSTIN, was born April 3, 1833. His father, a native of
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Surnames: BAKER, BEACH,
SHERWIN
Marcus
BAKER, son of Jonathan and Betsey (BEACH) BAKER, was born in
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Surnames: BESSEY, JEFFERSON,
GOULD, HAWKINS, PEET
Ira
BESSEY was born in
Children:
Philena
M., born Oct. 23, 1845, died May 25, 1858
Judith,
born Dec. 1, 1847, married Lyman GOULD Jan 19, 1870.
Mr.
BESSEY raised an adopted son, James Monroe BESSEY, who married Eva PEET.
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Surnames: BREWER, McINTYRE,
PORTER, BUTTON, BECKWITH
Jared
Augustus BREWER, only son of Jacob T. and Esther (McINTYRE) BREWER, was born in
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Surnames: BUSH, STROUD,
MARVIN, ALLEN, WRIGHT, ORNE, BLIGHTON
Samuel
BUSH, son of John and Jane (STROUD) BUSH, was born in Tompkins county, Nov. 23,
1794. He spent a few years with his
grandfather STROUD, a prominent citizen of
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Surnames: BUTTON, TEN BROECK,
JOSLYN, PRESCOTT, HALL
Hon.
Heman G. BUTTON was born in
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795
Surnames: BUTTON, BREWER,
BESSEY
Jesse
E.K. BUTTON, son of Charels BUTTON, the pioneer of Machias, was born Feb. 13,
1824. His father died when Jesse was but
eight years old. He began his life
teaching in the common schools, which he continued several years, finally
taking up farming as an avocation. He
has served Machias as superintendent of schools and as assessor and the county
as superintendent of the poor. His first
wife, Eliza BREWER, was the mother of all his children - two sons, two
daughters. His present wife is the widow
of Adam BESSEY.
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795
Surnames: BUTTON, BROWN,
ADAMS, THURBER
Lyman
BUTTON, oldest son of Charles, was born July 28, 1808, and came to Machias with
his parents in 1817. He succeeded his
father on the homestead and June 29, 1836, married Polly, daughter of Reuben
BROWN, a pioneer of Freedom. He located
about half a mile west of Elton, where he and his wife resided to the close of
their lives. Mr. BUTTON was always a
farmer. He died on March 18, 1859, and
Mrs. BUTTON on Nov. 16, 1888. Children: Harvey, who succeeded his father and died
Feb. 5, 1889; Reuben C. (see page 649); William H., born Nov. 14, 1841, died
Nov. 24, 11845; Lyman, born Feb. 8, 1844, died Jan. 11, 1848; David M., born
May 4, 1849, commenced business in Franklinville as a dealer in furniture and
an undertaker, was a liveryman in Allegany, and in 1890 purchased the
homestead; Caroline A., born Nov. 3, 1850, died Sept. 18, 1888; and Jonas, born
Feb. 12, 1853. Sept. 22, 1874, David M.
married Emily ADAMS of Franklinville, who died Dec. 4, 1875, being the mother
of Andrew Lyman BUTTON. She was a lady
of culture and had been a teacher in Ten Broeck Academy. March 20, 1878, he married Cora A. THURBER of
Allegany; children: Winnie E., Flora Blanche, David Glenn, Ernest Leone.
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Surnames: CARVER, GRISWOLD,
LOCKE
Sylvester
CARVER, son of Samuel and Bersheba (GRISWOLD) CARVER, was born in
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Page 795
Surnames: DAY, RICE,
REMINGTON
Clark
D. DAY, son of Hartston and Laura (RICE) DAY, was born in Ashford, May 7, 1852,
was educated in the common schools and in Griffith Institute, Springville, NY,
and became a teacher, which vocation he followed thirty-three terms. He has also been a farmer. A Democrat in politics he was elected school
commissioner of the First District of Cattaraugus County in 1890. He also served the town of
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Surnames: EUCHNER, WRIGHT,
LITTLE
John
E. EUCHNER was born in
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Page 796
Surnames: EVANS, EDWARDS,
JAMES, BEAM, NEWMAN
David
H. EVANS, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (EDWARDS) EVANS, was born in
Cardiganshire,
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Surnames: FARRAR, DOOLITTLE,
LOOMIS, KING
Wiggin
M. FARRAR was born in
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Surnames: FIELD, COMFORT,
KIDDER, CARTER,
Rev.
J. M. FIELD, born in
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797
Surnames: FOLLETT, BAKER,
POTTER
Nathan
FOLLETT, son of John, was born in Rensselaer
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797
Surnames: FOLLETT, CLEARY,
VINTON, VELZY, PIERCE, SMITH
William
FOLLETT, born July 6, 1832, attended the common schools, and July 5, 1855,
married Margaret CLEARY, of Machias, and settled on the Joslyn farm where he
remained until 1857, when he accepted the position of keeper of the County Alms
House and Insane Asylum and farm attached, where he remained, except two years,
until April, 1891, when he resigned. He
now resides in the village in the house he erected in 1880. Mrs. FOLLETT died April 25, 1864; children:
Mary Grace (deceased); Dora (Mrs. Platt VINTON), of Gowanda: and Nathan. Oct. 2, 1865, he married Emily, daughter of
John VELZY; children: Margaret (Mrs. O.
W. PIERCE), of
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Page
797
Surnames: FOLTS, FRANK,
HOPKINS
Frank
D. FOLTS, son of Timothy and Mary E. (FRANK) FOLTS, was born in Ashford in
1839. Both his grandfathers were
pioneers of that town. He received his
education in the common schools and in
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Surname:
Willard JEFFERSON, a native of
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Surnames: JOSLYN, ANDREWS,
PARKER
William
A. JOSLYN, son of James and Levina (ANDREWS) JOSLYN, was born in
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Surnames: LEEK, EDWARDS,
FARRAR, GANN
Almerin
LEEK, son of Abram, was born on Long Island, Dec. 5, 1805 and married Mary
EDWARDS, also a native of
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Surnames: LEE-O-NETTO,
KANISTANAUX, NATALAC
Madam
LEE-O-NETTO, M.D. was born in
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Surnames: LINGENFELTER,
BREWER, WRIGHT, RUPLE
Baltus
A. LINGENFELTER was born and raised in the Mohawk valley and married there
Rachel BREWER. He was a soldier in the
War of 1812 and a farmer. His seven sons
and oldest daughter were born in his native valley, and about 1837 he settled
on the farm where his son, James LINGENFELTER, now lives. He was over medium height, straight,
broad-shouldered and muscular, had blue eyes, a ruddy complexion, and was
called a fine looking man. His wife was
a member of the Methodist church from the age of fourteen and he was one of its
regular supporters. He died in Dec,
1882; Mrs. LINGENFELTER died April 11, 1879.
They had thirteen children, of whom twelve attained maturity. Their youngest son, James was born June 29,
1833, and March 29, 1861, married Cordelia WRIGHT. He enlisted in
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Page 799
Surnames: LOCKE, PHILLIPS,
HOLLISTER
Chester
LOCKE, born July 25, 1804 in
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Pages 799 & 800
Surnames: NAPIER, MICHAEL,
John
NAPIER was born at
Mr.
NAPIER possesses indomitable energy and untiring industry. For more than forty years he was actively
engaged in superintending the construction of public works and other
structures, many of which, among them the Harlem high bridge and the State
capitol at
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of John
NAPIER
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800
Surnames:
Henry
NEWTON, son of Ethan A. NEWTON, was born in
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800
Surnames: ORNE, COLBY
Stephen
ORNE, a native of Kennebunk, Maine, was born April 27, 1787, married Mary
COLBY, Jan. 9, 1817, who was born in Boscowen, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1791, and
settled in a log cabin in Machias in 1821.
He later removed to Homer and in 1838 they settled in Farmersville,
where Mr. ORNE died Jan. 3, 1840. He was
a soldier in the War of 1812. Mrs. ORNE
died Oct. 6, 1860, at the home of their son, Philander M. ORNE, the only
survivor of their four sons. He has been
engaged in cabinet work, farming, carpentering, and is now conducting a wagon
shop. He was born June 18, 1828.
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800
Surnames: PARKER, FOSTER,
WEST
Asa B.
PARKER, son of Silas and Abigail (FOSTER) PARKER, was born in
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800 & 801
Surnames: SMITH, KILLIAN,
GEVENEY, BRISSEE
Francis
SMITH, a native of
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801
Surnames: STONEMAN, KNIGHT
George
A. STONEMAN, son of Archibald and Angeline (KNIGHT) STONEMAN, was born in
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801
Surnames: TILDEN, McKINSTRY
Daniel
S. TILDEN, son of Samuel and Hannah (McKINSTRY) TILDEN, was born in
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801
Surnames: VAUGHAN, STEBBINS
Daniel
VAUGHAN came from Genessee county to Machias in 1821 or 1822 and settled in the
nothern part of the town, where he took up a lot of wild land, built a log
house, cleared a piece of land and set out an orchard. He had eleven children, of whom two are
living: William in Farmersville and
Sarah A. (Mrs. Porter STEBBINS) in Machias.
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801
Surnames: WRIGHT, LEWIS
Joseph
B. WRIGHT, son of Gad WRIGHT, was born in
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Surnames: BARRETT, REED, DAVIS
Enos
BARRETT was born in
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Surnames:
Dexter
BARTLETT, a native of
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Surnames: BOWEN,
Moses
BOWEN. born in Mssachusetts, March 12, 1752, served two years in the
Revolutionary war, and removed to Otsego county, where he was a farmer and
cooper, and where he died in June, 1830.
His wife was Martha BELL, who died there in 1824. Their son, Moses BOWEN, born in
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Surnames: BRASCH, BEALSEALBT, FRANK, MILES, SMITH
Carl
BRASCH was born and died in
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Surnames: BROWN, SHOWERTOWN, BLACK, HINMAN, SMITH, JACKETT
Erastus
BROWN, a native of Livingston county, came to
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Surnames: BURCHARD, ESTES,
Joseph
BURCHARD, a native of
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Surnames:
James
BUTLER was a very early settler in Cattaraugus county, being a resident of both
Mansfield and Ellicottville. He died
about 1866. One of his sons, Allen D.,
lived in Mansfield and East Otto, and died in Red House in March, 1888. Another son, T. P., was reared in the family
of Joseph SMITH, an Englishman and an early settler of
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Surnames: CLARK, STEWART, HAZELTON, SMITH
Charles
W. CLARK, son of William and Caroline (STEWART)
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Surnames: COOK, HILDRETH, CHAMBERLAIN, GAGE, FARWELL, DAVIS,
AYRES, WILLSON, HORTH
Henry
COOK, born in
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Surnames: COURTER, THOMPSON, HARVEY, BOWEN
Jonathan
COURTER was born in
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Surnames: CRANDALL, SUTTON, CONKLIN
Etsel
CRANDALL, son of George and Diantha (SUTTON) CRANDALL, was born May 22, 1825,
came to
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Surnames: DAVIS,
William
DAVIS was born, lived, and died in
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Surnames: DITCHER, HOWE, HOUGHTON, SMITH, TAYLOR,
MILLHOLLEN, ALLEN
Stephen
DITCHER, a native of
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Surnames: EDDY, PAYNE, STANNARD, RHODES
Enos
EDDY, born in
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Surnames: EDDY, TRASK, HARVEY
Levi
EDDY, born in
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Surnames: EDDY, STARR, HARVEY, REYNOLDS
Levi
B. EDDY was born in Herkimer, N. Y., March 6, 1802, and died in
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Surnames: EDDY, VOSBURGH, EASTMAN, LATTIN, LAING, BEACH
Elisha
C. EDDY, though dead before reaching the thirty-eighth anniversary of his
birth, accomplished more than most men in the longest lives. He redeemed what is one of the best farms in
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Surnames: FISH, GAY, LOCKE,
Nathaniel
FISH, of
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Surnames: FOLTS, RIDDLE, TINKCOM, GOSS, HUGHEY
William
FOLTS, son of Joseph and a native of Herkimer county, came to Ashford with his
father, who was one of the first blacksmiths and first settlers in that
town. William followed shoemaking and
farming, and married Caroline RIDDLE.
Children: Mary (widow of George TINKCOM), Charles, Sarah (deceased),
Eliza (Mrs. Charles GOSS), Morris, Ida (Mrs. John HUGHEY), and George I.
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Surnames: GREENE, JOHNSON, MINER, MEACHAM, BOWEN
Othniel
GREENE, a native of Long Island, served in the Revolutionary war and drew a
pension, and removed to
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Surnames: GREENE, BALCOM, EDDY
Harvey
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Surnames: HARVEY, REED, ALLEN
Samuel
HARVEY was born in Marcellus, N. Y., March 28, 1801, the fourth in a family of
twelve children of Medad HARVEY. Samuel
came to
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Surnames: HARVEY, REED, SMITH, GRUBE
John
HARVEY married Theda REED and both died in Otto, the latter in July, 1889. Children: Hiram, Alfred, and Frank. Frank HARVEY was born in New Albion in March,
1843, and married Josephine, daughter of James H. and Sarah SMITH; children: Luke, Charles, Addie, Arthur,
Belle, Elmer, Florence, and Burt J. The
latter was born March 3, 1867, and July 17, 1890, married Mary GRUBE, who was
born April 26, 1867. They have one
daughter, Helen A. Mr. HARVEY is a
farmer on the Huggins farm.
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Surnames: HINMAN, THOMPSON, MORTON
Frank
C. HINMAN, a native of
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Surnames: HINMAN, GRAHAM, REED, HOLMES
Truman
HINMAN, son of Besill, who was born in
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Surnames: HINMAN, LAMFEAR, SCOTT
Peter
C. HINMAN, son of Truman, came from Marcellus to
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Surnames: HOLLISTER, STONE, FOLTS
Samuel
L. HOLLISTER was an early settler in
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Surnames: JOHNSON, BEALS, GRIMES
Roswell
JOHNSON, a native of Catskill, N. Y., was born in 1796, came to
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Surnames: LARABEE, LAING, BABCOCK, EDDY
Eleazer
LARABEE, a Revolutionary soldier, came to East Otto in 1824 with his wife and
five sons – Thomas, Miner, Nathan, lra, and Sidney, all married except
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Surnames: McKAY, GALLOWAY, WEAVER, FRANK
Silas
McKAY, son of Silas, was born in
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Surnames: MEACHAM, GOODSPEED, EDDY, BOWEN, RAZY
Lyman
MEACHAM born in
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Surnames: MORTON, STOWELL
Lyman
MORTON, born in
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Surnames: RHOADES, THAYER, BOWEN, JOHNSON
William
C. RHOADES, born in
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Surnames: RICE, SHATTUCK, LASHER, ROEDER, MARCH
Charles
P. RICE, son of Reuben and Hannah S. (SHATTUCK) RICE, was born in
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Surnames: SMITH, BURROUGHS, STRICKLAND, COOK, MAKEM
James
M. SMITH, son of Amasa and Mercy (BURROUGHS) SMITH, was born in Marcellus, N.
Y., Sept. 5, 1813. His father, a soldier
in the War of 1812, settled in
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Surname: SMITH
Hezekiah
SMITH, a native of
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Surnames: ALLEN,
COTTREL, BRYANT, CHAPMAN
Henry Allen was born in
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Surnames: ARNOLD,
LADOW, MORSE
Rev.
Thomas Arnold, born Nov. 21,
1802, came to
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Surnames: BOARDMAN,
JANES, PRATT, GRAY
Elijah
Boardman was among the first
settlers in
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Surnames: BUSHNELL,
HOLCOMB, NEWELL, BENNETT
Amasa Bushnell, son of Daniel Bushnell, who served on
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Surnames: CHAMPLIN,
BABCOCK, KENYON, MORRILL, FOLTS, BUSHNELL
Joseph
Champlin, a soldier in the
Revolution and in the War of 1812, was killed in a railroad accident near
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Surnames: CONGDON,
MILLER, BOARDMAN, BEERS, HILLMAN
James Congdon, 3d, a farmer, a merchant, a
Quaker, and a Revolutionary soldier, was born and died in
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Surnames:
Rufus Davenport settled in Conewango in 1829,
where he died Jan. 10, 1884. He was a
farmer and a shoemaker, a soldier of the War of 1812, and a son of William Davenport, a Vermonter. From his marriage with a daughter of Simeon Hall these children were born: Ebenezer, Calvin, Betsey, William C., Sylvia,
George, Sally, Rufus, Nabbie, and Marshall, of whom William C., born Nov. 30,
1814, came to Cattaraugus county with his father, and on November 1, 1840,
married Elnora Harvey, who was
born Jan. 28, 1823. Children: Ann,
George, Perry, Rollin W., Frank P., and Bertie.
Mr. Davenport is a
shoemaker and carpenter.
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Surnames: FOY,
MORTON, HUNTINGTON, HALL
Samuel
Foy was born in
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Surnames: FRARY,
CROOKS
John Frary was a native of
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Surnames: GLOVER,
COOK, LYON, FINNEY, ROSE
Henry
W. Glover, son of Ezra and Annie
(Cook) Glover, died Aug. 14,
1873. His wife was Emily Lyon, whom he married Sept. 22,
1835. She was a daughter of Abel and
Nancy (Finney) Lyon, and was born
in
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Surnames: GRAY,
WARNER, MINER
David Gray was born in the eastern part of
the state on April 26, 1807, came to
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Surnames: HARRIS,
PRATT, CLARK, BEARDSLEY, HERRICK
Esek Harris, son of Oliver, who died in
Collins, N.Y., about 1835, was born in
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Surnames: HOXIE,
STANTON, CLARK
Thomas Hoxie was the son of a Quaker
minister, Samuel by name, and was born and died in
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Surnames: JONES,
BAKER, FRASIER
Benjamin Jones, a native of
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Surnames: LOWE,
BIGLER, FRANKLIN, PALMER, LOWREY, SIBLEY
Abram Lowe served in the War of 1812 and
came to
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Surnames: MARSH,
EAMES, NEWELL
Thomas
Marsh was born June 27, 1754, in
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Surnames: MILKS,
WAIT, PHILBRICK, WILLIAMS
Benjamin
Milks was a son of John and Annie
(Wait) Milks, early pioneers and
prominent citizens of
Prince
Milks, son of Jonathan and a
native of
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Surnames: NICHOLAS,
WILKINSON, BISHOP, HATCH
Daniel
Nicholas, son of Josiah and Nancy
A. (Wilkinson) Nicholas and
grandson of Daniel, was born in
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Surnames: PALMER,
GRAY
Asa Palmer, after living many years in Genesee
county, came to
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Surname: PEASLEE
John Peaslee, a native of Dutchess county,
N. Y., was one of the pioneer settlers of
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Surnames: ROPPS,
HALL, GARDNER, HITCHCOCK
John Ropps was born in
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Surnames: SIBLEY,
BELLAMY, DARLING, MILLER, WILCOX, HAZEN, GOWEN, SPRAGUE, LOWREY
Charles
Sibley, son of John and Esther (Bellamy) Sibley, was born July 4, 1801,
and married Sarah, daughter of Ebenezer Darling,
who was born Feb. 15, 1798, and who died Feb. 21, 1885; children: Harriet,
Sherman, Charlotte, Amanda, Horace C., Orrin, Eben, Amenzo, and Judson. Judson Sibley
was born May 30, 1826, and Oct. 1, 1850, married Ann E. Miller, who died June 26, 1889; children: Ella and
Herbert. He married, second, Helen Wilcox.
Charles Sibley came to
this town in 1842 from Otsego county and died Dec. 4, 1869. Eben Sibley,
born July 20, 1831, served as supervisor of
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Surnames: SMITH,
WILCOX, METCALF, WILLS, BARBER, ASH
Zalmon Smith, who was born in
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Surnames: THORP,
MOREHOUSE
Walter
Thorp, son of David and Sarah (Morehouse) Thorp, was born Jan. 26,
1795, and died Nov. 1, 1872. He
represented Cold Spring (then including Napoli) on the Board of Supervisors in
1824, 1825, and 1826, and
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Surnames: WHIPPLE,
FINCH,
Jonathan
J. Whipple, son of Joseph and
Betsey (Finch) Whipple, married,
in 1841, Susan Tracy, of New
Albion; children: Joseph, Porter, and George W.
George W. Whipple, born in
Little Valley, June 21, 1842, married, Sept. 20, 1866, Mary S., daughter of
James Gage, and has had children
Ida I., Annie M., Asher P., Charles J., Hattie, and Pattie M. Annie M. married F. Beardsley, of
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Surnames: WILLIAMS,
BISHOP, BURBANKS, SLOAN
Ralph Williams, a descendant of Roger Williams and a native of
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New
A
squatter named Matthew DIMMICK, who settled in 1818 on lot 57, is credited with
building the first shanty in New Albion for a white man’s habitation, but he
did not remain long nor did he make such improvements on the place. James GODDARD the same year settled on lot 9
and was the first permanent settler in town.
He opened his log house as a tavern and kept hotel until 1830. Robert GUY, from Otsego county in 1822,
settled on the main road to the west. He
purchased the interest of David HAMMOND and built a log house for a
tavern. He was a prominent man. Judge Benjamin CHAMBERLAIN resided on lot 1
in 1818. In 1824 he sold his improvements
to Leicester TRACY, the first supervisor of New Albion in 1830. Jonathan KINNICUTT settled on lot 18 the next
year. He came from
Primitive
saw-mills were constructed on the streams in different neighborhoods which had
water enough to run them. Matthew NEALY
erected a mill in 1834 on a branch of Cattaraugus creek on lot 29. John JONES was the next mill proprietor. William KENDALL built a saw-mill on lot 35
quite early. This was operated by
Solomon G. WRIGHT, who built for himself, near the mill, a residence which was
so unusual in shape and design that his neighbors called it “Solomon’s Temple,”
a name it still bears. Charles SIBLEY
built the first grist-mill in the town in 1836, on a branch of Conewango creek,
which served the settlers about 20 years.
James GODDARD kept the first tavern on lot 1. He is supposed to have opened his house to
travelers as early as 1820. The first
white children born in town were Robia A. and Avis C., twin daughters of Mr.
And Mrs. Jonathan KINNICUTT, in April 1819.
The first wedding was solemnized by a Methodist minister in 1824, the
contracting parties being Noel HOPKINS and Sally SIMMONS. The first death in town was that of a
daughter of Noah DREW. James GODDARD,
who died in 1830, was the first adult who departed this life in New Albion.
The
first town meeting was held at the house of John A. KINNICUTT, March 2 and 3,
1830, and made choice of a full set of town officers: Leicester TRACY, supervisor; John A.
KINNICUTT, town clerk; John A. KINNICUTT, Isaac RICE, Calvin RICH, Abram DAY,
justices of the peace; Josiah PIERCE, Isaac RICE, William ROSS, assessors;
James MAYBEE, collector; Timothy GUY, Noah HIGBEE, Isaac P. WOOD, James MAYBEE,
constables; James BUFFINGTON, James WILLIAMS, Arad RICH, commissioners of
highways; William BUFFINGTON, William HIGBEE, Leicester TRACY, school
commissioners; Comfort E. SUMNER, Calvin RICH, John A. KINNICUTT, school
inspectors; Robert GUY, Timothy GOWAN, overseers of the poor. The supervisors, town clerks, and justices of
the peace since 1830 are as follows:
Supervisors.
– Leicester TRACY, 1830; Calvin RICH, 1831-36; John S. HARVEY, 1837; Byron
GRAHAM, 1838-42, 1844; Horace C. YOUNG, 1843, 1845-48; William BUFFINGTON, Jr.,
1849-50, 1857; John MOSHER, 1851-52; Alson LEAVENWORTH, 1853-54; John P.
DARLING, 1855-56, 1858, 1860-61, 1863, 1865, 1867, 1875; Martin HARDENBURG,
1859; Hiram RUMSEY, 1862; John KINNICUTT, 1864; Bolivar R. LAMB, 1866,1871;
Horatio N. BABB, 1868; Eugene A. NASH, 1869-70, 1873-74; T.L. TEN EYCK, 1872;
Sylvester W. COX, 1876; Gilbert MILKS, 1877; Wilber J. MANLEY, 1878-79; Herbert
C. RICH, 1880-81; A.E. SNYDER, 1882-83; Francis M. MOSHER, 1884-85; George
LATTIN 1886-87; Sanford F. BURGER, 1888-89; Charles J. RICH, 1890; D.H,
CARROLL, 1891-92; William E. MOSHER, 1893.
Town
Clerks. -- John A. KINNICUTT, 1830-34, 1835-45, 1847-48; Thomas J. WATERS,
1835; Josiah WHITCOMB, 1846; Reuben J. WATERS, 1849-52; Charles KENDALL, 1853;
John COOPER, 1854; Whitney JEWELL, 1855; Hiram RUMSEY, 1856-57; 1859, 1866-67; L.H. MALTBIE,
1858, 1860; Elisha L. JOHNSON, 1861-65, 1868-69; Hiram N. HERRICK, 1870;
William C. MAXSON, 1871; Ezra HUNTON, 1872-74; Marion J. RICH, 1875-76; George
HUNTON, 1877; Tompkins L. TEN EYCK, 1878; Daniel E. POWELL, 1879; Ara E.
MOSHER, 1880-82; Sanford F. BURGER, 1883-86; Walton F. ANDREWS, 1887-88;
Orlando WHITE, 1889; Hollen W. RICH, 1890-91, 1893; J.H. SIGMAN, 1892.
Justices
of the Peace. – 1831, Comfort E. SUMNER, Linus SUTLIFF; 1832, Isaac RICE; 1833,
Charles SIBLEY, Calvin HALL; 1834, Horace C. YOUNG; 1835, John A. KINNICUTT,
Calvin HALL; 1836, Abram MATTESON; 1837, John MOSHER, Adonijah BURRELL; 1838,
John A. KINNICUTT, William TRAVIS, Robert YOUNG; 1839, Arad RICH; 1840, Calvin
HALL; 1841, Solomon G. WRIGHT; 1842, John A. KINNICUTT; 1843, Seth LANE; 1844,
Melzer JONES, Arad RICH; 1845, William D. CORNELL, Harrison JUDD; 1846, Levi W.
BOARDMAN; 1847, John A. KINNICUTT; 1848, Harrison JUDD, Solomon G. WRIGHT;
1849, William D. CORNELL; 1850, Arad RICH; 1851, Orrin TUBBS, Levi W. BOARDMAN;
1852, Pliny L. FOX, Asa FRANKLIN; 1853, Warren BERNARD; 1854, Beulah TARBOX;
1855, John A. KINNICUTT, Arad RICH, Jason HUNTLEY; 1856, Alson LEAVENWORTH;
1857, Asa PRITCHARD, Allen CAMPBELL; 1858, William C. MILLS, Melzer JONES;
1859, John A. KINNICUTT, Zumri HOWE, Daniel BROWN; 1860, Jared PUDDY; 1861,
Arad RICH; 1862, George HUNTON; 1863, George A. PAYNE; 1864, George STRAIGHT;
1865, Arad RICH; 1866, Wilber F. KINNICUTT, George HUNTON, Elias L. MATTESON;
1867, John A. KINNICUTT, John RUSSELL; 1868, Truman MATTOCK; 1869, James H.
RIDER; 1870 George HUNTON; 1871, Edwin DAVIS; 1872, William P. PFLUEGER; 1873,
Salmon L. JOHNSON; 1874, George HUNTON; 1875, Edwin DAVIS; 1876, Salmon L.
JOHNSON; 1877, George STRAIGHT; 1878, George HUNTON; 1879, Edwin DAVIS; 1880,
Salmon L. JOHNSON, Myron COOK; 1881, George STRAIGHT, Albert J. EDDY; 1882,
George HUNTON; 1883, J.L. HIGBEE; 1884, Albert EDDY; 1885, George STRAIGHT;
1886, Edgar E. WAITE; 1887, George HUNTON; 1888, Albert EDDY; 1889, Henry A.
LOCKE; 1890, Edgar E. WAITE; 1891, L.H. NORTHRUP; 1892, Albert EDDY; 1893,
Lewis W. MORGAN.
The
first settlers in this town largely preferred the hills to the valleys, and the
first highways were made on the highlands.
The old Chautauqua road is an apt illustration. The early inhabitants on Snyder hill cut a
road several miles through the woods to a saw-mill in Skinner Hollow. As the settlements progressed, roads have
been opened in all parts of the town and are kept in good condition. The
Schools
were taught in New Albion several years before it was set off from Little
Valley. The first one was kept in the
summer of 1823 by John ALLEN. Francis
WINCHESTER taught one in the Buffington neighborhood in 1826. In 1830 the town had a population of 380; in
1850, 1633; in 1870, 1487; in 1890, 1858.
In 1892 there were seven school districts and schools were maintained in
each of them, and were taught by twelve teachers. The aggregate attendance was 509. The school buildings and sites were valued at
$19,100; the assessed value of the districts was $637,835. The amount of public money received from the
State was $1,679.56 and by local tax $5,012.46.
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Cattaraugus,
the principal
The
Bank of Cattaraugus was organized as a private bank in 1882 and each co-partner
is individually liable. At its
organization the bank had a paid up capital of $11,000 which has been increased
to $22,000. The first officers were
The
Liberty
Park Cemetery Association was incorporated February 1, 1892, with these
officers: Albert TEN EYCK, president;
William PFLUEGER, vice-president; D.W. KEELER, secretary; R.H. MALTBIE,
treasurer. The cemetery is situated
within the limits of the village and embraces about five acres, which have been
used for a burial place for some years.
The present trustees are
J.H. JEWELL, D.W. KEELER, O.C. RICH, and A.F.
SIGMAN.
The
little post
The
Cattaraugus tannery in
TEN
EYCK Edge Tool Company, in Cattaraugus, was incorporated under the laws of the
State of New York on April 6, 1883, and had their shops erected and opened for
business in July following. The officers
at the organization were E.L. JOHNSON, president; L.H. NORTHRUP, secretary;
H.E. GREENE, treasurer; Albert TEN EYCK, superintendent. The plant was consumed by fire January 24,
1890, and immediately rebuilt, enlarged, and ready to resume business in
April. The company commenced with a
capital of $20,000. Their plant covers
an area of 200 x 40 feet, besides a convenient office and storage
building. The motive power is generated
by an eighty horse-power boiler. They
manufacture axes, broadaxes, hatchets, and adzes, and employ fifty men. Their annual output averages $50,000. The present officers are H.W. HINMAN,
president; L.H. NORTHRUP, secretary, treasurer, and manager; Albert TEN EYCK,
superintendent.
The
Cattaraugus mills are located on
George
M. DAVIS’s saw-mill at New Albion was erected by WAITE & DAVIS in the fall
of 1889 near the site of a mill built by Daniel HAWKINS in 1873. The property passed to Mr. DAVIS in
1888. Two mills have been burned on the
site, the last one being consumed in 1888.
Mr. DAVIS is sole owner. The
motive power is steam and the capacity is 12,000 feet of lumber per day.
The
Methodist Episcopal denomination was the first religious society to hold
regular meetings in town. As early as
1827, a Methodist class was formed on SNYDER hill by Rev. Joseph S. BARRIA, a
preacher on the
January
8, 1857, the Cattaraugus Methodist Episcopal Society was incorporated and Arad
RICH, L.D. BOTSFORD, Spencer RICH, Danford RICH, and Ephraim FORD were chosen
trustees. Their present church edifice
was erected in the
A
Freewill Baptist society was organized in the eastern part of the town about
1840, which held meetings in the school house of the neighborhood eight or ten
years and disbanded.
The
Christians organized a society simultaneously with the Freewill Baptists and
held their meetings in a log school house northeast of the
The
Wesleyan Methodist
The
Free Methodist church, located in the
The
Free Methodist
St.
Mary’s church (Roman Catholic), of Cattaraugus, was incorporated December 12,
1863, the trustees being Rt. Rev. John TIMON, Bishop of Buffalo; Rev. F.N.
LESTER, vicar-general; Rev. John BAUDENELLI, pastor, residing at Dunkirk; and
Stephen O’DONNELL and John GORDON, lay members.
A plain church edifice was erected.
It is now a part of
Cattaraugus
Lodge, No. 56, A.O.U.W., was instituted January 10, 1877. The first officers were Thomas BABB, P.M.W.;
George P. WALTERS, M.W.; William A. COX, F.; M.F. LENOX, R. It now has thirty-five members.
Glen
Lodge, No. 888, Knights of Honor, was instituted January 31, 1878, with about
thirty members. Thomas BABB was elected
dictator and W.W. TERRY, secretary. The
present membership is thirty.
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History
of the Town of New
Page
830
Surnames:
The
ADAMS family in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
830
Surnames: ACKERMAN, BENLARE
John
G. ACKERMAN, son of John G. and Barbara (BENLARE) ACKERMAN, was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
831
Surnames: BABB, DeMERRITT, HERRICK,
Horatio
BABB, born in Barrington, NH, May 19, 1812, married Oct. 28, 1833, Mary A.
DeMERRITT of Dover, NH, and first settled with his parents where his oldest
son, Leander E., was born March 20, 1835.
He went to
Children
of Horatio and Mary BABB:
Leander
E. BABB, of
Mertia
D. BABB (Mrs. J.H. WARREN), died Aug. 5, 1871
M.
Elizabeth BABB
H. Sue
BABB, (both sisters reside on the homestead)
Thomas
BABB of
Albert
H. BABB of
Ben L.
BABB of
Belle
BABB, widow of H. M. HERRICK
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
831
Surnames: BEMIS, BOOTH, HUNTLEY, SMITH, TAYLOR, TOWN
Stephen
BEMIS, son of Stephen and Clarissa (HUNTLEY) BEMIS, was born in
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from:
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History
of the Town of New
Page
831
Surnames: BLACK, ANDREWS, MOREY
Helen
Elizabeth BLACK, eldest daughter of Willis M. and Mariette ANDREWS, was born at
East Otto, July 18, 1842. May 6, 1860,
she married William W. MOREY, son of Barton MOREY, one of East Otto’s pioneers. William W. MOREY enlisted in April, 1861, in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
831
Surnames: BLAKELY, CLOUGH, CRANDALL, DANLEY, VINCENT
Harry
BLAKELY, born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
832
Surnames: BLAKELY, EDDY, FREEBORN
Hiram
BLAKELY gained a good English education and began his business life a
farmer. He was also a skillful carpenter
and cabinet maker, and placed in operation the first planing-mill and cider-mill
in Cattaraugus. With his sons and
sons-in-law he manufactured thousands of dollars worth of furniture and erected
eight houses in Cattaraugus village. He
married Fidelia, daughter of Eldridge and Eunice EDDY, of
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History
of the Town of New
Page
832
Surnames: BLOOD, MANN
H.
Frank BLOOD, son of John, was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
832
Surnames: BOARDMAN, CHAPIN, GARFIELD, POWELL, SPENCER
Levi
W. BOARDMAN was a son of Ephraim and Sarah (SPENCER) BOARDMAN, natives of
Children:
Albert
E. BOARDMAN, born Jan. 25, 1832
Isaac
H. BOARDMAN, born June 14, 1835
Maria
T. BOARDMAN, born Dec. 30, 1836
Francis
D. BOARDMAN, born Sept 26, 1840
Thomas
W. BOARDMAN, born Feb. 21, 1847
Francis
D. BOARDMAN came to New Albion with his parents, and in July 1859, married
Cynthia B. GARFIELD, a relative of the late President GARFIELD. On Sept. 2, 1861, he enlisted in the 9th
NY Cav. and in December was confined by rheumatism in the regimental hospital
at
Isaac
H. BOARDMAN married Lucy C. POWELL, of New Albion, on March 17, 1861. In 1863 he settled where he now resides. On Sept. 2, 1864 he enlisted in the 13th
N.Y.H.A. and was discharged on June 2, 1865.
He has served as highway commissioner and on the Board of Excise.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
832 & 833
Surnames: BURGER, CALVER, GOLDSBOROUGH, OAKES
Sanford
F. BURGER, son of Andrew BURGER of Otto, was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
833
Surnames: CAREY, DAY, KENYON, WYMAN
Ebenezer
CAREY, born in
Children:
Suel
H. CAREY, born in
George
CAREY, born in Napoli, Feb. 27, 1843, enlisted in Aug. 1863, in Co. C, 13th
N.Y.H.A., and served to the close of the war, resumed farming, married on Jan.
1, 1868 Melissa M., daughter of Addison and Mary KENYON, and settled on the
homestead of her grandfather, Jeremiah KENYON; Adelaide, born in Napoli in
March 1845, died in 1876.
Charles
H. CAREY was born on April 8, 1848. On
Dec. 31, 1869, Charles H. married Elsie A., daughter of
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History
of the Town of New
Page
833
Surnames: CARROLL, LUNDERGREN, MOSHER
Daniel
H. CARROLL, son of John, was born in New Albion, Aug. 1, 1858. His father was a native of
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
833
Surnames: CHAMPLIN, CHAMPLAIN, MOORE, BOARDMAN,
MERRILL, METCALF, WILLIAMS, WYMAN
Robert
CHAMPLIN, born in
William
M. CHAMPLIN
Asa
CHAMPLIN, who died at the age of twelve years
Robert
CHAMPLIN, Jr., born Feb. 24, 1810
Jesse
CHAMPLIN, a carriage maker in
George
CHAMPLIN, who removed to
Dudley
CHAMPLIN, a farmer and mechanic in
William
M CHAMPLIN, who came from
Daughters
of Robert CHAMPLIN, Sr.:
Hannah
CHAMPLIN married Alanson BOARDMAN, and settled in
Mary
CHAMPLIN married John MERRILL and settled in
Lydia
CHAMPLIN married Thomas J. WILLIAMS, first settled in New Albion, and died in
Sarah
CHAMPLIN married Erastus WYMAN and resides near
Armenia
CHAMPLIN married Harvey METCALF, is a widow, and resides on Elm creek in
Conewango.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
833 and 834
Surnames: CHAMPLIN, DAY, GILLILAND, GLOVER, GODDARD,
HANSON
Robert
CHAMPLIN, Jr., came to New Albion in 1827 and contracted for 150 acres on lot
33 and 50 acres on lot 25 for himself, his mother, and his brother George. His brother sold out and removed west. About 1837, he married Ursula GILLILAND and
settled on lot 9, where James GODDARD, the first permanent settler in town,
located in 1818. The place then contained
130 acres. Mr. CHAMPLIN added to it
until he had 600 acres. Children:
William
M. CHAMPLIN, born Nov. 10, 1840, married Eva S. HANSON on June 22,1885. Children were Mary and Leland.
Theodore
CHAMPLIN, born Jan. 12, 1842, married Emma DAY on Jan. 1, 1880. Children were Willie R., Bessie May, Grover
C., and Jesse T.
John
CHAMPLIN, born Oct. 4, 1844, married Cora GLOVER in Dec. 1882. Children were Alson and Robert Clayton.
These
brothers (William, Theodore, and John) jointly own the homestead of 600 acres,
a cheese factory receiving the milk of 400 cows, and give some attention to
breeding horses.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
834
Surnames: COOPER, ANDREWS, JEWELL, MERZ
Russell
A. COOPER, born in
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History
of the Town of New
Page
834
Surnames:
Dennis
CROWLEY, a native of
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
834 & 835
Surnames: DARLING, LEE, ALLEN, ELLIOTT, FREMONT, WHITE
John
P. DARLING, son of Rufus and Prudy (LEE) DARLING, was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
835
Surnames: DAVIS, HORTH, LYON
JOSEPH A. DAVIS, born June 1, 1819, was a son of Rev. Eber
DAVIS, a preacher of the M.E. (Methodist Episcopal) Church and a pioneer on the
place now owned by his grandsons, Emory W. DAVIS and Adelbert D. DAVIS. Joseph A. DAVIS was also a local
preacher. His brother John DAVIS was
thirty years a Methodist minister and member of conference. Joseph A. married Electa LYON on Nov. 29,
1842, and succeeded to the homestead, which has never been out of the
possession of the
Children of Joseph and Electa:
Giles
C. DAVIS, born on July 18, 1844
Wilbur
F. DAVIS, born on May 10, 1846 and died on June 21, 1849
Wilbur
F. DAVIS (2nd) born on Sept. 17, 1850
Emory
W. DAVIS, born on Nov. 23, 1854
Adelbert
D. DAVIS, born on Jan. 17, 1858
Adella
DAVIS (twin of Adelbert), born on Jan. 17, 1858 and died on Sept. 17, 1858
ADELBERT
D. DAVIS married on June 17, 1879 Ida M. HORTH, who was born on Nov. 2, 1856, a
daughter of Alexander HORTH. He was
first a cheese maker, then a farmer four years, a merchant three years, and
since a farmer, and has served as inspector of elections four years. He owns jointly with his brother Emory the
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
835
Surnames: DAWSON, WIDHOUSE, COLLINS, HERRICK, HILL,
HOWE, LITTLE, SANDERS, VINTON
James DAWSON, born in
Children of James and Dorothy DAWSON:
Henry DAWSON, a wagon maker in Gowanda
James DAWSON, who married Ellen HILL, of Gowanda, and was
killed by the cars in
Alexander E. DAWSON
Rose A. DAWSON (Mrs. Ralph HOWE)
Mary J. DAWSON (Mrs. Silas VINTON) of Gowanda.
Alexander E. DAWSON, born in
Children: Eva (Mrs.
W. COLLINS); James Albert, who married Winnie SANDERS; Charles A.; and Henry E.
DAWSON
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
835 & 836
Surnames: DAY, GUY, BIGELOW, JACKSON, PHILLIPS, YOUNG
Abraham
DAY was born in
Children
of Abraham and Joanna DAY:
Laura
A. DAY (deceased)
Abraham
R. DAY, who married Serepta PHILLIPS, and died in 1890, leaving a widow and two
sons, who reside on the homestead.
Clarendon
Guy DAY, born on Nov. 6, 1832 in
Thomas
DAY (deceased)
Emeline
J. DAY (Mrs. Francis BIGELOW), deceased
Lottie
M. DAY, a teacher
Clarendon
Guy DAY resides in the
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
836
Surnames: DAY, LEE, LOOMIS, JONES
Erastus
DAY, son of Noah and Ann (LOOMIS) DAY, was born on March 4, 1787, married
Marion LEE in 1812, and was an early settler and farmer of New Albion. He was a lineal descendant of John DAY, of
Orrin
DAY married Brooksanna JONES of Cattaraugus in 1845. She was born in
Children
of Orrin and Brooksanna DAY:
Alvin
C. DAY, born April 18, 1848 (deceased)
Frances
E. DAY, born on Aug. 3, 1951
Estella
DAY (twin of Rosella), born on Sept. 17, 1857.
Estella married John MEROW of Little Valley.
Rosella
DAY (twin of Estella), born on Sept. 17, 1857.
Rosella died in January of 1878.
Beorge
B. DAY, born Aug. 20, 1862.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
836
Surnames: DUNN, STORUM, WELCH
Richard
C. DUNN, son of John and Mary (WELCH) DUNN, was born in Lyndon on Sept. 3,
1856, was educated in the common schools and
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
836
Surnames:
John
EASTON, whose father came from
John’s
youngest son, Erasmus EASTON, was born in Middlebury on Dec. 24, 1822. Erasmus chopped, logged, and cleared land,
and in 1842 married Olive CHAPMAN. He
resided on the homestead a year, and for five years has resided on a farm near
the northwest corner of New Albion. Mrs.
EASTON died on Dec. 9, 1889, aged seventy-nine.
Children of Erasmus and Olive
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
836 & 837
Surnames: ELLIS, COLE
William
N. ELLIS was born at
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History
of the Town of New
Page
837
Surname: EPLEY
William
EPLEY, of German ancestry, was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
837
Surnames: FARRAR, JOHNSON, HAWKINS
T. J.
FARRAR, son of G. W. FARRAR, was born in Machias July 26, 1844, was raised a
farmer, learned the carpenter's trade, and was several years a dry goods
clerk. On Jan 1, 1874 he became a
partner with S. L. and E. L. JOHNSON under the firm name of JOHNSON and
FARRAR. Three years later Mr. FARRAR
established an insurance business known as the Cattaraugus Insurance
Agency. In April 1890 he sold this, and
has since been engaged in the sale of real estate, in which he has had large
transactions, mainly in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
837
Surnames: GARLOCK, HOLMES, KEELER,
W. W.
GARLOCK, son of William M. and Eliza A. (SMITH) GARLOCK, was born in East Otto
on Sept. 4, 1860. His paternal
grandparents were natives of
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History
of the Town of New
Page
837
Surnames: GOULD, RICH
Frank.
B. GOULD was educated in the public schools of
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
837 & 838
Surnames: GUY, STICKNEY, BARTON, CHASE, DAY, VALAIANT
Robert
GUY was born of Irish parents in 1774.
He married Laura STICKNEY in
Children
of Robert and Laura (STICKNEY) GUY:
Joanna
GUY (Mrs. Abraham DAY)
Timothy
P. GUY, who was twice married, settled on the homestead, and left a son, Robert
E. GUY
Emily
GUY (Mrs. Ira VALAIANT)
Laura
GUY
Emily
GUY (Mrs. Kimball CHASE), deceased
Almira
GUY (Mrs. Hiram BARTON), deceased
Himan
GUY, who removed to
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History
of the Town of New
Page
838
Surnames: HERRICK, BOSSELLER, HORNING, PARMELEE
Samuel
B. HERRICK, of English descent and of New England parentage, was born on Dec.
8, 1781, married Mary BOSSELLER in
Jeremiah
H. HERRICK, was born in
Children
of Jeremiah H. and Eunice B. (PARMELEE) HERRICK:
Judson
HERRICK
Theodocia
HERRICK, died on March 5, 1866
Fred
B. HERRICK, who married Eureka HORNING
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History
of the Town of New
Pages
838 & 839
Surnames: HIGBEE, HOPKINS, CHRISTIE, LUCE, NASH, PAYNE
William
HIGBEE, a native of
His
son Sanford HIGBEE was a preacher and resided on the homestead.
Noah
HIGBEE also moved to New Albion about the same time his father came and was a
farmer. He married Harriet LUCE.
Jerome
L. HIGBEE, son of Noah and Harriet (LUCE) HIGBEE, was born in New Albion on
Feb. 16, 1839, and was raised a farmer.
At the age of seventeen he became strongly impressed with a desire to
obtain an education. He attended the
schools of Cattaraugus and Gowanda and
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History
of the Town of New
Page
839
Surnames: HILL, MOREY, DREW, BOARDMAN, JOHNSON,
KINNICUTT
Levi
HILL came to Napoli from
Children
of Levi and Philena (MOREY) HILL:
Gardner,
Alexander, Clark, Eunice, Clarissa, Jerome, and Sarah HILL
Gardner
HILL, was born in
Children
of Gardner and Matilda A. (KINNICUTT) HILL:
Leroy
N. HILL, born Dec 11, 1846, married Martha J. JOHNSON of Conewango, was a
farmer until Nov. of 1884, and since then has conducted a general store in the
Lucius
D. HILL, born on March 25, 1849, a merchant of Conewango.
Ellen
S. HILL, born on May 2, 1852, married Thomas V. BOARDMAN, deceased.
Charles
G. HILL, born on July 24, 1854
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History
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Page
839
Surnames: HINMAN, BULLIS, BEACH, DEWEY, EDMUNDS, HOYT,
Simeon
B. HINMAN, born in
Simeon
B. and Keziah (BULLIS) HINMAN had eight children:
Adaline
HINMAN (Mrs. Oscar F. BEACH) of East Otto
Lucy
HINMAN, who died at age twenty-four
Hoyt
W. HINMAN
Lyman
H. HINMAN, resides in
Millard
F. HINMAN, of East Otto
Benjamin
B. HINMAN, of
Rachel
J. HINMAN, widow of Hiram DEWEY, resides with her mother (Keziah) in Otto
village.
Marshall
L. HINMAN, ex-mayor of
Hoyt
W. HINMAN, born in East Otto on Feb. 5, 1831, began life laboring by the month
for his neighbor, E. A. RICE. Three
years later he located on a farm of 200 acres in
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History
of the Town of New
Page
839
Surnames: HORTH, KILBY
Hadley
S. HORTH, son of Benjamin HORTH, a pioneer of New Albion, was born on the farm
where his father settled, on Oct. 11, 1845.
He enlisted in the 72d N. Y. Vols. on Oct. 18, 1861, and re-enlisted as
a veteran in Dec. of 1863, serving nearly four years. The first two years he was always on
duty. Afterward his health became much
impaired and for total disability he was sent to the general hospital and
thence to his home. Returning to his
regiment, he was made a prisoner in 1865 and paroled three days later. On Nov. 1, 1868, he married Maggie, daughter
of James KILBY, Sr. Children of Hadley
and Maggie HORTH: Ernest, Louis, and
Hattie HORTH.
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History
of the Town of New
Page
840
Surnames: INGERSOLL,
Dorus
INGERSOLL, a native of
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Page 840
Surnames: JEWELL, BENSON,
BURRELL,
THOMAS JEWELL, the progenitor of a numerous race in
Joseph,
born April 24, 1642, first lived in
Their son Joseph JEWELL [Jr.], born in June, 1673, was married in Boston to Mary MORRIS by Rev.
Cotton MATHER, Sept. 14, 1704, and died in Dudley, Mass. in 1766.
Their
son Nathaniel JEWELL, married Elizabeth WEBSTER, March 20, 1739, and died in
The
son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth, John Morris JEWELL, was born Sept. 4, 1739,
married Sarah PRATT, and died in
[Ed.
NOTE: dob was Sept 24, 1739 per “Jewell
Register” pub. 1860]
The
son of John and Sarah, Jared JEWELL, was born March 8, 1780, married Esther
BURRELL, and died on Dec. 26, 1820.
The
sons of Jared and Esther JEWELL:
James,
Jonathan, Osborn, and Jared (who died in infancy)
James
JEWELL (of Jared) came to New Albion from
Jonathan
JEWELL (of Jared) married Amanda DENTON in
Children
of Jonathan and Amanda JEWELL:
John
D. JEWELL was born Dec. 7, 1829 and died Dec. 15, 1854 in
Hannah
JEWELL was born in 1832 and died in 1834.
James
H. JEWELL was born Sept. 23, 1836 [in New Albion, NY]. He received an education in the common
schools and
Children
of James H. and Jane JEWELL:
Frank
D. JEWELL
William
N. JEWELL
Osborn
JEWELL (of Jared) was born Feb. 25, 1810, married Electa RUSSELL on Sept. 24,
1849, and was a merchant in
Their
son John R. JEWELL, was born in
[NOTE: Information herein is a direct-line of
ancestors of Jared and Esther JEWELL and their sons – James, Jonathan, and
Osborn JEWELL. Anyone researching the
JEWELL ancestry will find a wealth of information in “The JEWELL Register”,
published in 1860 by Pliny JEWELL and Rev. Joel JEWELL. This book attempted to identify all
descendants of Thomas JEWELL (ca 1600), and includes about 2000 family members. As “The JEWELL Register” is now about 139 years
out of date, a number of JEWELL descendants are contributing information to
update our lineage. Any JEWELL
information will be greatly appreciated. -- Arthur J. Burch --
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Surnames: JEWELL, BROWN,
HALL,
James
H. JEWELL was born Sept. 23, 1836 in New Albion, NY. He married Jane M. HENDERSON in June of
1854. James died in 1909 in Cattaraugus
Co. Jane died in 1915, also in
Cattaraugus, Co. They had four children:
Frank
D. JEWELL was born in Aug. of 1854 in New Albion, NY. Frank married Anna D. MOORE abt 1880 in New
Albion. Frank died in 1920 in
Cattaraugus Co. Anna died here in
1905. They had five children
William
N. JEWELL was born on Nov. 24th, 1857 at Otisco, Onondaga Co., NY. He married Capitola McWHORTER, who was born
in 1860 in Cattaraugus Co. She died here
in 1895, at age 35. For over fifty years
William lived in Cattaraugus, being associated with his father (James) and
brother (Frank) in the hardware business.
Later he became a jeweler, which profession he followed both in
Cattaraugus and in
Alice
A. JEWELL was born in 1862 in Cattaraugus Co. and died here in 1880 (age
18). She is said to have married Maurice
TULLER, but we have no further information.
Arthur
R. JEWELL was born in 1874 in Cattaraugus Co. and died there in 1887, at the
age of 13.
Children
of Frank D. and Anna D. JEWELL (all of Cattaraugus Co.):
Harry
JEWELL was born in 1880 and died in 1888
Jennie
JEWELL was born (and died) in 1884
Mercy
A. JEWELL was born in Dec. of 1884, married Olin HALL, and died in 1950.
Helen
Vivian JEWELL was born in Oct. of 1892, married W. Leone BROWN, and died on
Feb. 9. 1952. W. Leone and Helen have
two children (still living). More
information regarding the heritage of W. Leone BROWN is posted elsewhere in the
Cattaraugus BIOS.
Homer
W. JEWELL was born in 1886, married Victoria SWANK, and died in 1944, in
[NOTE: Information provided through the combined
efforts of Arthur J. Burch and Wende Butler Brock.
Persons
requiring further information, or wishing to provide additional details
regarding this family, may contact either of us.]
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
840 & 841
Surnames: JOHNSON,
Salmon
L. JOHNSON was born in
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
841
Surnames: JOHNSON, BUGBEE, HOWE, BENEDICT, RICH
Elisha
L. JOHNSON was born in Ellicottville, May 10, 1828. His father, Elisha JOHNSON, was a physician
of the old school and a graduate of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
841 & 842
Surnames: JONES, FRASIER, SMITH, BOSWORTH
Melzar
JONES, born in
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
842
Surnames: KINNICUTT, CHAPEL, HORTH, ROPPS
The
KINNICUTT family in
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
842
Surnames: LAMB, VARNUM, BARNARD, MANNING
Jehiel
LAMB, son of David, was born in
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
842
Surnames: LEWIS, FLYNN, WEED, BLOOD
Earl
M. LEWIS, son of George and Mary J. (FLYNN) LEWIS, was born in Freedom (q.
v.). He was a clerk in the store of E.
W. WEED & Co., of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
842 & 843
Surnames: MALTBIE, BROWN, ROSE, GRANT
Lucius
H. MALTBIE, born in Weedsport, N. Y., in Jan., 1828, lost his father at the age
of five years, and his mother and stepfather, Mr. ROSE, settled in Otto about
1837, where Lucius H. learned the trade of tailor of his older brother. In 1851 he came to Cattaraugus, built a shop
of boards, and began business as a merchant tailor. About 1878 he changed to groceries. In 1881 he added a line of drugs and
medicines. He was appointed postmaster
under General GRANT and held the position seven years. He has served as town clerk. In Oct., 1856, he married Kerrella, daughter
of Charles BROWN, of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
843
Surnames: MANLEY, FRENCH, McDUFFIE, VOSBURGH, WOODWARD
Nathaniel
MANLEY, son of Jesse and Betsey (FRENCH) MANLEY, was born in
Wilber
J. MANLEY, born March 9, 1847, was educated in the common schools, in
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
843
Surnames: MOENCH, DIETRICH, GREEN, WEBSTER, AGLE
Christopher
MOENCH, son of Christian, was born in
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
843 & 844
Surnames: MOSHER, POTTER, SIBLEY, ELLIS, PARMELEE,
BABCOCK, MILK, LOWE, De NIKE, CARROLL, MURDOCK
John
MOSHER, son of John, was born in Hoosick, N. Y., married Eliza POTTER, and
settled in Middlebury, N, Y. In the
Spring of 1827, he removed to New Albion and settled where his youngest son,
Reuben H. MOSHER, lived. He took an
article for 300 acres, which is all in the hands of his sons and
grandsons. He was a prominent and
influential citizen and held several town offices. He was supervisor in 1851 and 1852. He died Feb. 9, 1874. Mrs. MOSHER died May 13, 1886. Children who lived to mature years:
George
H. – A farmer, who settled in the northwest corner of New Albion and died there
Mary A
MOSHER – Widow of George SIBLEY, of
William
P. MOSHER – Married Elizabeth ELLIS (died Dec. 10, 1889), settled on the south
half of the homestead, and has served as assessor nine years
Cordelia
MOSHER – Married J. PARMELEE
Alfred
T. MOSHER – Born Sept. 18, 1827, married Ann BABCOCK (died Sept. 5, 1860),
settled on a farm adjoining the homestead, where he now resides, and about 1864
married Susan MILK
Reuben
H. MOSHER
Reuben
H. MOSHER was born Aug. 16, 1834, and always lived on the homestead. He died Jan. 19, 1893. He married Betsey LOWE. He was assessor three years. "No man
more completely enjoyed the confidence and respect of the people than did
Reuben Henry MOSHER. He was rich in honest
thoughts, and his self-respect raised him above receiving or bestowing
flattery. He chose to pass for what he
was – a plain, outspoken, and deserving man.
In his business relations his word was a bond, which was sacredly
kept. In his family he was considerate
and kind. His friendship lived through
adversity and was highly prized by his neighbors." Children: Ara E., Frank H., and De Lora J.
Ara E.
MOSHER, born on the homestead, was first a clerk, and succeeded T. L. De NIKE
as a druggist in Cattaraugus in 1879. He
was twice burned out. He is now
manufacturing a horse tonic, which is rapidly gaining in favor. He is also a dealer in farm implements and is
associated with D. H. CARROLL in the sale of carriages and coal. In Sept., 1879, he married Gertrude E.
MURDOCK, of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
844
Surnames: NORTHRUP, TOWN, BEACH, MALTBIE, HOAG, TEN
EYCK
Luther
Herbert NORTHRUP, son of David and Keziah (TOWN) NORTHRUP, was born in Otto,
Feb. 12, 1854. At the age of ten his
father died and his mother removed to the
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
844
Surnames: OAKES, RICH, CALVER, ELLIOTT, BURGER
Frank
S. OAKES, son of Nichols and Mary (RICH) OAKES, was born in
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
844
Surnames: OSBORN, HARWICK, EVANS, PEEBLES, GAMPP
John
W. OSBORN, son of Roderick and Mary A. (HARWICK) OSBORN, was born in
Farmersville, Jan. 11, 1851, where his father, a native of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
845
Surnames: PAYNE, LUCE, PHILLIPS, PARK, HIGBEE,
HILLEBERT, ALLEN, HERRICK, HORTH
Harrison
PAYNE, son of Stephen PAYNE, was born in the town of
William
V. PAYNE, married Martha PARK, of Bradford county,
Lorenzo
R. PAYNE, born on Snyder hill Feb. 6, 1843, married, Nov. 3, 1867, Lana E.,
daughter of John HERRICK, and settled on the Erastus HORTH farm. In Sept., 1861, he enlisted in the 64th N. Y.
Vols., and served until June 17, 1864, when he was made prisoner. He was confined in
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
845
Surnames: PEPPERDINE,
“Thomas PEPPERDINE, of the Parish of Scopwick,
bachelor, and Mary BUTLER, of this parish, spinster, were married in this
church, by Banns, with the consent of parents, this sixteenth day of March in
the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, by me, Samuel WINSHIP,
curate of Buckington. This marriage was solemnized between us. [Signed] Thomas
PEPPERDINE, Mary
In
1827 Mr. and Mrs. PEPPERDINE, with their first born son, William, emigrated to
America in a sailing vessel and landed in New York after a voyage of thirteen
weeks. They came to
William
PEPPERDINE, born in
Melvin
N. PEPPERDINE, son of William, was born in Cattaraugus village, Aug. 26, 1852,
received a good English education, and Jan. 6, 1876, married Chloe R., daughter
of Joseph BATES, and settled where he now resides. He is also dealing in cattle, sheep, and
hogs. He is a staunch Republican and has
been assessor. Children: Emma M. and Merle
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
845 & 846
Surnames: PFLUEGER, SIGMAN, JOHNSON
William
PFLUEGER, born in
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
846
Surnames: PHILLIPS, SMITH, LUCE, KINGSLEY, PAYNE,
Henry
PHILLIPS, born in Otsego county, Feb. 29, 1788, married Susannah SMITH, in
Lenox, N. Y., in Dec., 1820, who, was born there May 20, 1806. As early as 1832 he settled in New Albion on
Snyder hill, where Frank LUCE now lives.
He died in New Albion in the spring of 1860. Mrs. PHILLIPS died October 18, 1875. Of their seven sons and three daughters only
three sons are now living: George, the oldest, born May 18, 1821; William M.,
born Aug. 15, 1830; and Andrew J. PHILLIPS
Jacob
PHILLIPS, son of Henry, was born in
John
S. PHILLIPS, son of Henry, was born in Barre, N. Y., March 5, 1825. He labored by the month for a time and Dec,
31, 1855, he married Betsey M., daughter of Harrison PAYNE, and became a farmer
on Snyder hill. He died at
Andrew
J. PHILLIPS, born in New Albion, April 20, 1836, married, Aug. 8, 1857, Sarah
C. FREDERICK, of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
846
Surnames: PRITCHARD, SLOAN, WOOD
Asa
PRITCHARD, son of Nathan and Olive (SLOAN) PRITCHARD, was born in Lenox, N. Y.,
Aug. 30, 1815. His grandfather, a native
of
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
846 & 847
Surnames: RICH, OLMSTEAD, JOHNSON, FORD, PEPPERDINE,
FREEBORN,
Calvin
RICH was born in
Heman
RICH, born Sept. 24, 1811, of Cattaraugus
Justus
O. RICH, born Aug. 28, 1813, a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church and
many years a presiding elder, now residing in
Zalmon
RICH, born March 2, 1816, a farmer and a local preacher, died in
Bela
RICH (twin of Milla), born Nov. 29, 1818 – Bela served in the 64th N. Y. Vols.
and died Sept. 22, 1862, on
Milla
RICH (twin of Bela), married Gile
JOHNSON, died March 20, 1858, in
Lorinda
RICH, born April 13, 1821, married Ephraim FORD (deceased)
Harriet
RICH, born Aug. 27, 1823, married William PEPPERDINE, and died Feb. 18, 1868
Calvin
RICH, born July 12, 1826
Charles
J. RICH
Charles
J. RICH, born May 15, 1829, on the homestead, which he owns and where he has always
resided, married, June 5, 1849, Lucy A. FREEBORN, of Cattaraugus, who died Feb.
27, 1891. Mr. RICH has always been a
farmer, but has dealt largely in live stock and farming implements, and was
interested with his sons about fourteen years in the hardware business. He served his town on the Board of
Supervisors in 1890. Children: Herbert
C., for fourteen years a merchant in Cattaraugus, now an extensive lumberman in
Pennsylvania, and supervisor of New Albion in 1880 and 1881; Burdett A. (see
page 402); Clayton R., of Cattaraugus, and a merchant of Gardeau, Pa.; Fred L.;
and Milla M. (Mrs. H. B. EASTON).
Bela
RICH married Almyra, daughter of Horace SNYDER, the pioneer. He was a farmer and justice of the peace and
officiated at several weddings, and was a member, steward, and class-leader of
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Children: Orsavell M., who
married A. L. BABCOCK and resides in Cattaraugus; O. Monroe, who died at the
age of eighteen; Olin G., proprietor of the Cattaraugus House and a real estate
dealer in Buffalo; and Odell C., who married Florilla BURTON and has been ten
years a grocer in Cattaraugus. Olin G.
RICH was born in
Calvin
RICH, son of Calvin, came to New Albion with his parents, and alternately
worked on his father's farm and attended the common schools. He married, March 8, 1846, Malinda SHERMAN,
who was born in Barre,
Arad
RICH, born Oct. 6, 1797, married, March 21, 1816, Nancy OLMSTEAD. In Dec., 1828, he and his brother Calvin and
their families removed from Barre, N. Y., to New Albion. He took an active part in town affairs and
like his brother held several offices.
He served as justice of the peace from Jan. 1, 1840, until his death
Feb. 26, 1869, except one year, and in that time he presided at numerous law
suits and weddings. He and his wife were
consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. RICH died April 24, 1878. Children:
Leonard, born Dec. 20, 1816; Almeda, born Jan. 2, 1818; Danford, born
Feb. 3, 1821; Joseph, born June 6, 1823, died Aug. 16, 1851; Joshua, born July
3, 1825, died June 5, 1891; Phebe A., born June 22, 1830; Lewis J., born June
4, 1833, died Feb. 2, 1856; Amanda C., born May 20, 1837, died April 24, 1878.
Leonard
RICH, son of
Hiram
B. RICH, third son of Leonard, was born Aug. 28, 1842, and supplemented his
education with a few terms at
William
Frank RICH, fourth son of Leonard, was born May 26, 1844. He taught eight winter terms of school and
May 16, 1868, married Ellen M., daughter of Henry and Sally A. LAWRENCE, of New
Albion. Mr. and Mrs. RICH first settled
in
Danford
RICH, second son of
Charles
James RICH, oldest son of James H. and Emma E. (JOHNSON) RICH, was born in
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
849
Surnames: SANDERS, CRAWFORD, GALLOWAY, DERMONT, WILDER,
ACKLEY, JAMES
John
SANDERS, born in Argyle, Washington county, July 8, 1808, removed with his
parents to Hannibal, N. Y., and married there Mary CRAWFORD, Feb. 14, 1833, who
was born in Washington county, Jan. 1, 1815.
He came to Otto and settled on a farm of 100 acres, which he purchased
of the Holland Land Company. He was a
blacksmith, but after coming to Otto he followed farming entirely, and finally
exchanged his place for a large farm near by.
In Sept., 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, 64th N.Y. Vols., served about a
year, and was disabled by rheumatism and discharged; but before his papers
reached him he was with his regiment and going into battle on the field of
Children
of John and Mary SANDERS:
John
J. SANDERS, who married Mary L. GALLOWAY, of Hannibal, N. Y., has a farm of 334
acres in Otto, and resides in Cattaraugus village
Mary J.
SANDERS (Mrs. Martin DERMONT)
Lucinda
SANDERS (Mrs. Charles WILDER)
Nettie
SANDERS (Mrs. Frank WILDER)
James
C. SANDERS, who married Cora ACKLEY
Walter
SANDERS, who married Mary JAMES and died July 18 1878, his wife dying in 1877.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
849
Surnames: SAUNDERS, BATES, RICH, DAVISON
James
A. SAUNDERS, son of Benjamin and Rosanna (BATES) SAUNDERS, was born in Collins,
N. Y., Feb. 12, 1846. His father was a
blacksmith and was born in
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
849
Surname: SCUDDER
Charles
B. SCUDDER, D.D.S., son of Buel, was born in
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
849
Surnames: SHERMAN, LAWRENCE, HALL, PRINCE, BUFFINGTON
Hiram
SHERMAN came to New Albion from
Albert
L. SHERMAN was born in New Albion, April 20, 1847. June 12, 1864, he enlisted in Co. F, 65th N.
Y. Vols., and participated in six general engagements. March 25, 1865, he was slightly wounded at
the battle of
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
850
Surnames: SIGMAN, CRAMPTON
John
H. SIGMAN, son of Martin, was born in New Albion, Nov. 23, 1850. Martin SIGMAN, a native of
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
850
Surnames: SMAIL, KRAGER, DAY
Fred
C. SMAIL, born in
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History of the Town of New
Page 850
Surnames: SMITH, RICH, PAYNE, RUMSEY, PULLIN, LEE
Jacob
SMITH, born March 21, 1809, came to New Albion about 1830, and settled on
Snyder hill. In his lifetime he cleared
in all 400 or 500 acres of land, and died on the farm now occupied by his son
James R. He was interested in the
political affairs of his town and county and was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Dec. 22, 1830, he
married Delaney RICH, who was born May 14, 1816, and died Dec 22, 1864. Children:
Catherine, born June 30, 1832, married George A. PAYNE; Charles M., born
June 25, 1834, a physician in Evansville, Wis., and a volunteer surgeon in the
Civil war; James R., born Jan. 10, 1836; Judson, born April 29, 1841; Arvilla,
born Dec. 13, 1843, married C. M. RUMSEY; Mary R. (Mrs. Rev. C. M. PULLIN),
born May 23, 1848; and Matilda D., born Oct. 13, 1855, married Orson RICH. Judson SMITH remained with his father until
his death March 13, 1879. July 4, 1865,
he married Martha A., daughter of Danford RICH, who died June 10, 1882. Dec. 24, 1884, be married Lucy A. LEE, and
they have two daughters and one son.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Page
850
Surnames: SNYDER, KELLOGG, HOWARD, NEWELL, CHAMBERLAIN
Horace
SNYDER, born in Onondaga county March 21, 1803, received a good English
education, and commenced life as a pioneer in 1825 in New Albion, where his son
Ambrose E. now lives, on Snyder hill, named in his honor. He died Nov. 14, 1890. He stood full six feet tall, was broad
shouldered and athletic, enterprising, and a man of influence. May 3, 1827, he married Olive KELLOGG, with
whom he lived fifty-three years. She
died July 11, 1882. Children of Horace
and Mary (KELLOGG) SNYDER:
Serepta
SNYDER, born Jan. 18, 1828, died June 20, 1860
Horace
SNYDER, born Aug. 2, 1831, died May 24, 1834
Marsella
SNYDER, born July 25, 1839, died April 19, 1860
Ambrose
E. SNYDER, born Feb. 6, 1843.
Ambrose
SNYDER received an academic education and in the fall of 1866 became a law
student in the office of Frank A. NEWELL, Esq., of Gowanda, being admitted to
the bar of this State in Oct., 1869. In
May following he accompanied the firm of CHAMBERLAIN & NEWELL to
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
850 & 851
Surnames: TEN EYCK, SWARTZ
Albert
TEN EYCK was born in
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History
of the Town of New
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851
Surnames: TULLER, BURDEN
Albert
TULLER, born in North East,
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History
of the Town of New
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851
Surnames: VAN AERMAN,
ETHRIDGE, JOHNSON
John
VAN AERNAM, son of Jacob, was born about 1814 and came to
Frank
VAN AERNAM, youngest son of John was born in
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of New
Pages
851 & 852
Surnames: WAITE, ELLIS, MONTONYE, WYMAN, BUCHANAN, HIGBEE,
PRITCHARD, WRIGHT, WILBER, KINNICUTT, HORTH
Stephen
WAITE was a son of Rev. William WAITE, a Baptist clergyman who went from
Peleg
WAITE, son of Stephen, was born in
Zina
WAITE, son of Peleg and Jane (BUCHANAN) WAITE, was born in Napoli, March 28,
1831, married Lucinda A., daughter of Jesse and Susan (WRIGHT) WILBER, Aug, 1,
1852, who was born Dec. 4, 1831, and settled in Napoli, where he was a farmer
until March 1, 1869, when he moved onto a farm of 200 acres purchased of John
A. KINNICUTT two miles west of New Albion.
In Nov., 1874, he sold this and removed to a smaller farm near the
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
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History
of the Town of New
Page
852
Surnames: WHITE, BARR, LOWE
Orlando
WHITE, son of George W., was born in Irving, Chautauqua county, July 29, 1845,
was graduated from the Gowanda Academy in June, 1861, and in Sept., 1861, went
with Dr. George W. BARR, surgeon of the 64th N. Y. Regt., as his helper. About seven months later he returned to
Gowanda and engaged in the printing office of the Gowanda Reporter where he remained until Aug. 11, 1862. He enlisted in Co. K, 154th N. Y. Vols., and
served until July 1, 1865. He
participated in nine battles and several skirmishes, and escaped with a single
wound, which he received May 30, 1864, after which he was assigned to the
quartermaster's office in
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
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History
of the Town of New
Page
853
Surnames: WOODWARD, MANLEY
Frank
WOODWARD, born in Gowanda,
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853
Surnames: YOUNG, ROSS, KELLOGG, WALKER, BAILEY, ARNOLD,
STEVENS, TECHENTIEN, MARSH
Hon.
Horace C. YOUNG, son of Henry YOUNG, Jr., was born in Fenner, N. Y., Aug. 28,
1806. His father was born in
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Surname: ABBOTT
D.S. ABBOTT, inventor and manufacturer of saw-mill
machinery, was born in Ischua, July 1, 1838.
He removed to
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Surname: ACKERLY
I.E. ACKERLY, a native of Kennedy, Chautauqua county, was
reared on the farm and in early life clerked in stores, and at the age of
eighteen began telegraphing, which he followed until 1870, being a year or two
train dispatcher. Becoming acquainted
with the oil country and the oil business he was finally appointed agent for
the Pennsylvania Transit, a pipe-line concern, and shortly afterward was
promoted superintendent of all the company's lines, which position he resigned
in 1877. Since 1872 Mr. ACKERLY has been
engaged largely in the oil business alone.
He is a prominent Mason.
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Surnames: ADAMS, THORP,
NICHOLS
Ansel ADAMS, son of Thomas and Anna (THORP) ADAMS, was born
in Oak Hill, Greene county, July 16, 1804, and married March 4, 1835, Ruth A.,
daughter of Benjamin NICHOLS, of Windsor, N. Y.
In 1838 they came to
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Surnames: ALDERMAN,
E. E. ALDERMAN is a native of Portville, where his early
life was passed as a student and clerk.
He was born May 4, 1858, and in November, 1887, came to
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Pages 897 & 898
Surnames: ALLEN, SHELDON,
OOSTERHOUDT
Henry G. ALLEN, son of Stephen and Mary A. (SHELDON) ALLEN,
was born in Allegany, May 2, 1838. He
began in business as a lumberman. He
volunteered in
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Page 898
Surnames: ANDREWS, STODDARD,
BLAKE, CAMPBELL
Clarence E. ANDREWS, son of George and Charlotte (STODDARD)
ANDREWS, was born in Busti, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1849. His paternal grandfather, a native of
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Pages 898 & 899
Surnames: ASHTON, MARSH,
BIDDLE, STEVENS
Rev. James William ASHTON,
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Pages 899 & 900
Surnames: BAIRD,
G. W. Delmar BAIRD was born in Ripley, N. Y., Sept. 16,
1847. Receiving his education at the
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Pages 899 & 900
Surnames: BARROWS, SHEPARD,
DAVIS
Erasmus BARROWS, who was born in Freedom on February 11,
1834, was a resident of
David E. BARROWS, D.D.S., nephew of Dr. Erasmus BARROWS, was
born in
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 900
Surnames: BARSE, MORRIS,
WADE, LEFEVRE
Hon. C.V.B. BARSE, born in Manchester, Ontario county,
December 11, 1887, received his education in the common schools and in Penn Yan
Academy, and began business as a clerk in a hardware store. On attaining his majority he embarked in
general merchandise business from Franklinville, where he remained until 1851,
when he removed to Olean, where he had established a branch store in 1848. In 1864, with H.S. MORRIS, he established a
hardware shore at Bay City, which was continued five years. His son, Mills W. BARSE, was for four years
his representative there. In 1868 he was
nominated and elected to the State Legislature.
He was the founder of the State Bank of Olean in 1870, which was changed
in 1878 to the Exchange National Bank.
Mr. BARSE was the only president of these banks until his death in 1885. He was also the first canal inspector at
Olean in 1857. Sept. 7, 1841, he married
Mary H., daughter of Aaron WADE, a farmer of Franklinville; children: Francis
L., born June 20, 1844, married D. C. LEFEVRE, of Albany; Mills W., born Dec.
6, 1846; and William C., deceased.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 900
Surnames: BARTLETT, BARSE
Frank L. BARTLETT was born in Belfast, Allegany county,
September 25, 1859, was educated in the common schools and at Friendship
Academy, and began his business career in the First National Bank of Cuba. In 1880 he entered the Exchange National Bank
of Olean, when the late Hon. C. V. B. BARSE was its active head, and later
became assistant cashier. Upon Mr.
BARSE's death in 1885 Mills W. BARSE was made president and Mr. BARTLETT was
promoted cashier, a position he has since ably filled. He has been chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trade, treasurer of the Electric Light and Power
Company, treasurer of the village, and director, secretary, and treasurer of
the Pennsylvania Lumber Storage Company.
In all of these positions Mr. BARTLETT has exhibited a wonderful
executive ability. His decisions are
quick, but are wrought with sound judgement, and in all transactions he evinces
a keen, shrewd penetration.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page
900
Surnames: BAXTER, PHALEN
John L. BAXTER, son of John W., was born in Olean, June 21,
1832, and two years later removed with his parents to Friendship, N. Y,. where
the father died in 1863. The son married
Ellen PHALEN, of St. John's, Ireland, in 1863, and in 1881 located permanently
in Olean, where he engaged in the milling business. Mr. BAXTER is a Democrat in politics.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 900 & 901
Surnames: BELL, DAVIDSON,
SELL
C. E. and G. F. BELL (twins), sons of Nathaniel D. and
Rebecca (DAVIDSON) BELL, were born in New Hudson, N. Y., in 1854. They received an academic education in
Friendship and were farmers until they attained their majority. They began a commercial business at Kane,
Pa., in the fall of 1876. In 1880 they
removed to the oil country near Bradford and there engaged in producing oil and
selling goods until the fall of 1888, when they settled as dry goods merchants
in Olean. The firm of BELL Brothers has
recently purchased store property formerly known as the Butler store and
re-constructed it into one of the finest equipped dry goods stores in
southwestern New York. They employ
twenty-five clerks. C. E. BELL married a
daughter of John SELL, of Warren Pa., in 1886 and had one son, born April 6,
1889. Mrs. BELL died March 3, 1892, in
the thirtieth year of her age.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 901
Surnames: BIRGE, WHITNEY,
BARNEY, HUMPHREY
Norman BIRGE, son of John, was born in Coventry, N. Y., July
7, 1816. His father was a carpenter and
a soldier in the War of 1812. Norman
BIRGE received a common school education and was a clerk and an apprentice to
the trade of harness making. In March,
1839, he settled permanently in Olean and opened a shop for the manufacture of
harnesses, in which he was actively engaged until his death in 1892. Dr. WHITNEY says, "Mr. BIRGE is
distinguished as being the owner of the first buggy in Olean." In 1853 Mr. BIRGE married Sarah BARNEY, a
native of Vermont, and their only daughter, Jennette, is the wife of Fred B.
HUMPHREY, whose children are Grace and James.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 901
Surnames: BISHOP, HIGGINS,
MINARD, HAAS
Jason S. BISHOP, son of Levi and Sarah (HIGGINS) BISHOP, was
born in Hume, N. Y., Sept 27, 1835. His
father was a blacksmith and died in 1847, when the family removed to a
farm. In 1857 Jason S. went to Kansas,
but a year later returned and engaged in the sale of groceries from the spring
of 1859 to 1861. He was next a farmer in
Granger and Hume until 1874, then a merchant in Fillmore until 1879, when he
settled in Olean, where he has since resided.
He purchased twenty-seven acres of the Martin farm and platted it into
village lots, which he has been engaged in selling. He is senior member of the firm J. S. BISHOP
and Son, general merchants, and has also been engaged in the oil business. He has served three years on the Board of
Education and was a prominent member of the building committee in constructing
the State Street Academy. He was one of
the largest contributors to secure the location of the Quirin tannery in
Olean. July 30, 1861 he married Mary S.
MINARD. Children living: George L., born
Dec. 20, 1863, junior member of the firm of J. S. BISHOP and Son; and Sarah,
born May 15, 1865, wife of S. I. HAAS, an architect in Los Angeles, Cal.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 901
Surnames: BLAKE, BUTLER,
EATON, GIFFORD, FAUNCE, WILKINSON, BIGELOW
Adoniram BLAKE was born in Milton, Vt, July 1, 1824, and
when fifteen years of age moved with his parents to St. Lawrence county, N. Y.,
where he attended the St. Lawrence Academy at Potsdam. His father, John B., a native of New
Hampshire, died in 1840. After
completing his education young BLAKE began the study of dentistry in Albion,
Orleans county, which profession he subsequently practiced fifteen years,
traveling on a circuit with headquarters at Buffalo, and in 1860 located
permanently in Olean, where he formed a partnership with N. S. BUTLER in the
dry goods business. Three years later he
bought the stock of F. R. EATON, taking as a partner in this enterprise L. W.
GIFFORD. He sold his interest in this
store three years afterward to Bradley FAUNCE and devoted his attention to his
hardware trade, which he had previously established as the second establishment
of the kind in Olean, and which he sold in 1880, repurchasing it, however, in
1885 and forming a partnership with W. S. WILKINSON under the firm name of
BLAKE & WILKINSON. In 1874 he built
BLAKE's Opera house at a cost of over $20,000, at that time the finest block in
the county. In 1858 Dr. BLAKE married
Anna M. BIGELOW of Sardinia, N. Y.. Dr.
BLAKE served many years on the Board of Education and the Board of Village
Trustees.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Pages 901 & 902
Surname: BLAKESLEE
Manley A. BLAKESLEE, born in Perryville, N. Y., April 4,
1824, came to Olean in 1847, and for three years taught school and
clerked. In 1851 he opened the first
drug and book store in Olean, which he continued until 1886, except the years
1863 and 1864. Mr. BLAKESLEE is now a
surveyor. While in trade as a merchant
he was three times burned out.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 902
Surnames: BLESSING, SHELLING,
BACON
Conrad J. BLESSING, son of John and Apoleno (SHELLING)
BLESSING, was born in Allegany, May 2, 1861.
He lost his father while yet a lad and was early apprenticed at the
blacksmith trade. He began business for
himself in his native town about 1880.
In 1882 and 1883 he came to Olean and purchased a shop, which was
burned, and erected another on the site.
He gives his entire attention to horseshoeing. In 1882 he married Huldah BACON, of Allegany.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 902
Surnames: BLIGHTON, BARGAY,
HOYT, OOSTERHOUDT
Elijah C. BLIGHTON was born in Machias, Feb. 24, 1849. His father was Thomas N. BLIGHTON, a
carpenter and joiner by trade, who died there June 9, 1861, after residing in
the town some fifteen years. Receiving a
commercial education at Arcade, N. Y., Eliah C. married, in 1873, Ida C.
BARGAY, of Concord, Erie county, who died Nov. 14, 1884; he married, second
Minnie A. BARGAY in 1886. Locating in
Olean in 1875, in the furniture establishment of HOYT & OOSTERHOUDT, he
began business for himself in 1880 as an undertaker.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Pages 902 – 904
Surnames: BOARDMAN, BOREMAN,
BORMAN, BORDMAN, HATCH, MARTIN, WARREN, NORTON, RICE, BARTLETT
The BOARDMAN family of American largely descends from Samuel
BOREMAN, an Englishman of prominence, who came to Ipswich, Mass., in 1637, and
in 1640 permanently settled in Wethersfield, Conn. He was a man of education and property, and
his descendants in every generation have held high positions in both church and
State.* (footnote here: The name was spelled BORMAN or BOREMAN until 1712, when
it became BORDMAN and later BOARDMAN.
The line from Samuel to Jehiel is Samuel (1), Nathaniel (2), Nathaniel (3),
Nathaniel (4), Jehiel (5).) A log-book
of Timothy BOARDMAN, kept on the Colonial privateer Oliver Cromwell in 1778,
giving much of value of early times and also a biography of the author, Rev.
Samuel W. BOARDMAN, D.D., was published by the Rutland County Historical
Society in 1885. The introduction by the
secretary of that society says: "The BOARDMANs are all known as a strictly
industrious, upright, religious, scholarly race."
Jehiel BOARDMAN (5) was born at Bolton, Conn., Sept. 30,
1761. Emigrating to Norwich, Vt, with
his parents in early childhood he, while yet in early youth, commenced active
life as a soldier in the Revolutionary army.
After the war he became a merchant and lumberman at Norwich, where, in
1789, he married Sally HATCH. In 1795
the glittering reports that came to him concerning the "Western
Reserve" (which was just offering itself to civilized occupancy) caused
him to take a journey thither. His route
was on foot from Norwich to Philadelphia to Pittsburg, finishing his journey to
Cincinnati on a government boat loaded with corn. Here General Wayne was drilling his men
preparatory to the famous battle with the Indians at Miami. (footnote here: The
land where Cincinnati now stands was then selling for $1 an acre, and one mile
back from the river it brought twenty-five cents an acre.) Mr. BOARDMAN returned to Norwich with the
intention of emigrating to the Western Reserve, but was prevented by the
opposition of friends and the dangers and hardships of the journey. In 1799 he removed to Derby, Vt, a few miles
from the Canada line. Here he cleared up
a farm, commenced lumbering, and subsequently engaged in merchandising. In 1813 he decided to move to the Ohio
country. His family then consisted of
seven children. The long and tedious
journey was made with his own teams, taking with him his household goods. They reached Olean early in 1814, then the
head of the navigation on the Allegheny, and where boats were fitted out for
going down the river. Pleased with the
advantages Olean offered Mr. BOARDMAN decided to settle here, purchased land on
the north side of Olean creek (the present site of Boardmanville), and began to
clear and make a home in the dense pine forest, building a log house, in which
he lived while clearing and improving his land.
In 1817 he built a large frame barn 34 x 54 feet and in 1818 erected a
commodious frame dwelling 32 x 44 feet.
These buildings were built by hand, as there was no machine work in
those days, and they are yet in use, the house now standing on First avenue in
Boardmanville. Jehiel BOARDMAN was a man
well calculated by disposition and inclination for a pioneer. He was energetic, industrious, and
scrupulously honest, and for the score of years he lived in the newly-settled
town of Olean his influence was greatly felt and duly appreciated by his fellow
citizens. He resided in the home he had
built until his death, July 27, 1834.
His wife survived him seven years.
Olcott P. BOARDMAN (6), youngest son of Jehiel and Sally
(HATCH) BOARDMAN, was born at Derby, Vt, March 28, 1810, and came with his
parents to Olean. His childhood days
were passed in the pioneer's home, and amid the labors and privations incident
to that life he attained a manhood vigorous in the sturdy characteristics which
make the worthy man. His school
education was necessarily limited, but he made good use of the opportunities
afforded, and when nineteen years of age became clerk for Hon. F. S. MARTIN;
his next employer was G.E. WARREN, a lumber dealer of Pittsburg. He passed the spring and summer seasons in
that city and the winters in the Upper Allegany, where he bought lumber. When twenty-two years old he re-purchased the
old homestead (his father having lost his title by the bankruptcy of Hoops)
from F. A. NORTON, who had become land proprietor of this portion of
"Hoop's purchase." In 1833 Mr.
BOARDMAN made very many improvements on the homestead, but during the great
tornado of March 20, 1834, his unfinished barn was devastated, his house
greatly injured, and of his 200 acres of timber hardly a tree was left
standing. This disaster, although
destroying most of his property, did not discourage him, and he rebuilt and
repaired the buildings which were occupied by his parents. From this time until 1849 he was successfully
engaged in lumbering, supplying the markets of the cities on the Ohio river
from the pineries of the Allegheny and its tributaries. In 1849 Mr. BOARDMAN remodeled the homestead
and made it his home. In 1867 he
selected and made extensive purchases of land (covered with valuable timber) in
the fertile Red River valley of Minnesota.
In 1871 the first iron bridge in town was built over Olean creek at
Boardmanville by Mr. BOARDMAN, then highway commissioner, despite great
opposition. Boardmanville, comprising
about thirty acres of the BOARDMAN farm, was platted in 1878. Over five acres was given to streets fifty
feet wide and avenues forty feet wide.
The lots were 50 x 120 feet in size.
The first sale of lots was made and buildings erected in the fall of
1879. The deeds have a clause
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors.
There are now more than 100 good homes with a population of 500 people
in Boardmanville, showing the results of a wise and liberal policy of dealing
and the benefit of the prohibition of liquor traffic. In Nov, 1883, he moved into his fine brick
residence, which he commenced to build in Sept, 1882, on the old homestead
site, personally superintending its construction, and here he now resides with
his wife and granddaughter amid its lovely surroundings awaiting the Master's
call.
Mr. BOARDMAN married, October 3, 1833, Marcia P., daughter
of Luman RICE, a prominent pioneer and businessman of Olean. Their son, Luman Olcott BOARDMAN, born at
Olean, December 16, 1835, married Emeline C., daughter of Joshua N. BARTLETT of
Olean. He died Sept. 11, 1881. Mrs. Emeline C. BOARDMAN died June 1,
1889. Their children were Marcia Rice,
born at Olean, and Olcott P., who died Aug. 1, 1871. Mr. BOARDMAN has ever been an important
factor in the civil business of the town.
In 1838 he was elected justice of the peace at Olean; he was postmaster
from 1849 to 1853, toll collector on the Genesee Valley canal at Olean from
1860 to 1862, assistant assessor of United States internal revenue from 1862 to
1866, has also served as town assessor, for years has been a prominent and
useful member of the Board of Education, and in many positions of trust has
done admirable service. Mr. BOARDMAN is
a strong temperance worker and has been a conscientious member of the
Presbyterian church for more than half a century. He is a careful and methodical man of
business, who has done much service to the community in responsible
positions. He stands in the front rank
of progress, and the active influence of both himself and estimable wife has
been freely given to causes working for the betterment of humanity.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Olcott P. BOARDMAN
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904
Surnames: BRADNER, ADAMS
John H. BRADNER, the general manager of the large dry goods
establishment of George B. ADAMS & Co., is a native of Orange county, and
during his residence in Olean has acquired an enviable reputation for honest
dealing, strict integrity, and uprightness.
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Page 904
Surname: CONKLIN
William H. CONKLIN moved from his native town (Greenfield,
Saratoga county) to Wyoming county in the fall of 1824. In 1843 he removed to the village of Castile,
where he established business as a blacksmith and wagon maker, which he moved
to Olean in 1860. Here he has carried on
business under the firm name of W. H. & D. C. CONKLIN, manufacturing wagons
which have acquired a wide reputation.
Mr. CONKLIN is one of the leading citizens of Olean. He is esteemed as a man of substantial worth.
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Page 904
Surname: COON
James V. D. COON, M.D. (see also page 157), has doubtless
the longest presidential record of any man in Cattaraugus county. Prominent among the Olean organizations of
which he has held the position of presiding officer, or of which he is
president at the present time, are the Board of Trade since its formation in
1888, the Board of Education, the village, the Electric Light and Power Company,
and the Building, Loan, and Savings Association. He has also held other important public
positions, being coroner three years, and in all these various capacities, Dr.
COON has evinced a broad and liberal mind, absolute integrity, and an intimate knowledge
of parliamentary practices. He is an
energetic republican and a worthy Mason.
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Page 904
Surname: BULLIS
Spencer S. BULLIS was born in Aurora, N. Y., in 1846, and
when twenty years old was engaged in the lumber business in that town, going
from there to Port Allegany, Pa., with his brother, and as BULLIS Brothers
operated there for five years, when they bought the Fobes mills near State
Line, establishing there the town known as BULLIS Mills, and also about the
same time building the large mills at Carrolton, both of which are still
producing large amounts of lumber. His
personal lumber interests are conducted under the head of the Allegany Lumber
Company (Limited). It was in 1884 that
the various lumberman of Olean and vicinity formed what is called the United
Lumber Company (Limited), which was finally succeeded by the Pennsylvania
Lumber Storage Company, of which Mr. BULLIS was made general manager, and which
does business from the Atlantic to the Mississippi. Mr. BULLIS purchased large tracts along the
Red House, Quaker Run, Sugar Creek, and Willow Creek valleys, containing some
40,000 acres and tributary to the Allegany & Kinzua railroad. Mr. BULLIS is a central figure in the lumber
transactions of northern Pennsylvania.
He is the executive officer of all his business enterprises.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 905
Surnames: CHAMBERLIN, PLATT,
WOODRUFF, CLARK, TROY, NORTHRUP, PIERCE
George CHAMBERLIN, son of Moses and Anna (PLATT) CHAMBERLIN,
was born in Franklinville, Aug 11, 1821, and was one of a family of fourteen
children, eleven of whom grew to maturity.
George at the age of twenty-one went on foot to Massachusetts with his
cousin Arad WOODRUFF, for the purpose of perfecting a brick-making
machine. He remained there about a year
without successfully completing the invention, when he left it to his cousin
and returned the same way to Cattaraugus county. He next became a millwright, and invented,
patented, and perfected a rope-making machine and sold the right for
$5,000. About 1848 he came to Olean,
where he spent the remainder of his life.
Here he established a foundry and machine shop which he continued as a
custom and job establishment until he completed and patented his stump-pulling
machine, the manufacture and sale of which gave employment to ten men. This business he conducted till his death
Oct. 17, 1884. He was a pillar of the
Methodist Church and its steward and trustee.
Feb. 4, 1846, he married Clarissa CLARK, who was born June 6, 1825, and
who died Nov. 6, 1866; children: Henry W., Lewis G., and Ella V.
Henry W. CHAMBERLIN, born March 2, 1847, received a business
education in Buffalo, engaged with his father in manufacturing his
stump-pulling machines, and was a member of the CHAMBERLIN Manufacturing
Company until Feb. 24, 1888, when he became the sole owner of the business and
conducted it alone until his death Nov. 9, 1889. The business is continued by Mr. CHAMBERLIN's
widow and by Edward TROY, who had long served as book-keeper. Mr. CHAMBERLIN was president of Olean village
and a member of the Board of Education.
June 9, 1870, he married Emma O. NORTHRUP, of Onondaga county, and they
had one daughter, Clara N. Lewis G.
CHAMBERLIN was born April 20, 1851, and became a partner in the CHAMBERLIN
Manufacturing Company in 1875, where he was engaged until Feb. 1888, when he
sold his interest to his brother and engaged in the real estate business and in
manufacturing dynamite in Chattanooga, Tenn.
He died in Olean, Nov. 16, 1891.
May 22, 1877, he married Patience S. PIERCE, of Ischua; children: George
L., born Feb. 26, 1878, and C. Husted, born Feb. 9, 1885.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 905
Surnames: CLARK, LUTHER,
HARDY
Andrew B. CLARK, native of Rushford, N. Y. , was born in
1847 and came to Olean with his parents when he was seven years old. Receiving a good business education he first
learned the carpenter's trade and after building the shops, etc. for James H.
LUTHER he began with the latter the trade of pattern making which he still
follows. Aug. 8, 1868, Mr. CLARK married
Carrie S. HARDY of Rushford, Allegany county.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 905
Surname: COAST
John COAST was born in Venango county, Pa., in 1825. His early business operations consisted of
manufacturing iron and fire-brick; he was a pioneer in the oil development,
being one of the first to engage in the business, and having since successfully
followed it, operating in all the fields.
Before pipe lines were established Mr. COAST shipped the oil down the
river in barges. With his sons F. T. and
J. W. he has conducted an extensive oil business and pushed to a successful
issue many other enterprises of note.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 905 & 906
Surnames: COON, FERRIN, WEBER
Sam H. COON, the city and associate editor of the
"Olean Daily" and "Weekly Times", has been a resident of
Olean about seven years, during which time he has thoroughly identified himself
with the material interests of the city.
Mr. COON was born at Ashaway, R. I., and at an early age went to
Wisconsin,where his youth was spent. He
learned the printer's trade in a country newspaper office in Wisconsin, and
attended school at Albion (Wis.) Academy and Alfred (N. Y.) University. He began his newspaper experience with FERRIN
& WEBER on the "Cattaraugus Republican". Mr. COON has a wide acquaintance in journalism
and is regarded as a versatile writer.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 906
Surnames: DOWNS, BULLIS
John W. DOWNS was born in Wellsville, Allegany county, July
4, 1862, and came to Olean in 1877 in the interests of BULLIS Brothers, which
firm soon afterward merged into the Allegany Lumber Company, with whom Mr.
DOWNS continues as superintendent of the lumber department.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 906
Surnames: DUFFY, LeSTRANGE
Patrick J. DUFFY, born in Ireland, July 9, 1850, became a
merchant tailor in Olean in 1880. In
May, 1879, he married Mary E. LeSTRANGE, of Pennsylvania. He is a highly respected citizen and a
careful business man.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 906
Surnames: DUKE, COKAYNE,
REASER, MORGAN, PIERCE
Joseph DUKE, son of William and Elizabeth (COKAYNE) DUKE, natives
of England who emigrated to America about 1829, was born in Conklin, N. Y.,
April 23, 1836. In 1841 the family
removed to Scio, N. Y., and July 3, 1866, he married Emily REASER at
Hammondsport, N. Y.. He settled in
McKean county, Pa., with his brothers, and built up the village of Duke's
Center, named in their honor. They
bought quite extensively of cheap lands and when it was discovered that they
were situated in the Bradford oil belt large parcels were sold. They were also extensive lumber dealers and
manufacturers. In the spring of 1875
William and Joseph DUKE went to Bradford and opened there the first lumber
yard. Later they bought extensively
lands which proved to be good oil territory.
Joseph DUKE was a director in the Bradford National Bank and when
Bradford became a city he was nominated by the Republicans for mayor, but
declined the honor. He was for years
intimately connected with Olean and decided to make it his home. He removed hither and purchased one of the
most eligible sites in town, upon which he commenced the erection of a fine
residence, but died Dec. 25, 1884. The
Bradford Oil Exchange, of which he was a member, convened at once, appointed a
committee of five members who attended his funeral, and adopted resolutions, in
which were these words: "In his death the Exchange loses a member whose
quiet, unobtrusive life was a synonym of all the attributes which adorn life
and make man respected." Mrs. DUKE
resides in Olean. Children: Joseph
Hanford, born Dec 25, 1868, of Corry, Pa., and Myron J., born Dec 3, 1875.
John DUKE, son of William and a native of Corbettsville, N.
Y., was born April 14, 1832. After his
father's death in 1848 he remained with his mother until he attained his
majority, when he became a millwright, which, with farming and lumbering, he
followed the ensuing twenty years. About
1868, with his brothers Thomas, Joseph, and Charles, he removed from Scio to
McKean county, Pa., and settled in the hamlet now known as Duke's Center, where
he continued his old occupation until 1878, when he commenced oil operations by
sinking two wells on his own lands, which have since constantly produced
oil. In 1881 he came to Olean and built
a beautiful residence and a brick block on Union street which bears his
name. He is also interested in real
estate, and is identified with the denomination of Disciples of Christ at
Duke's Center, to which he gave the grounds and most of the funds for the
erection of the church edifice of the First Church of Christ, and also planned
and laid out the Duke's Center Cemetery.
Mr. DUKE married Nancy J., the daughter of Joseph MORGAN, of Scio. They have an adopted son, William C. DUKE, a
farmer at Duke's Center, who married Ella PIERCE and has sons John G., G.
Wellington, and Daniel.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Pages 906 & 907
Surnames: EATON, LOCKWOOD
Fred R. EATON, born in Springville, N. Y., July 24, 1833,
was educated in Springville Academy, and in 1856 became interested in
mercantile business in Olean, but for two years thereafter remained personally
in Buffalo, acting as under-sheriff under his father-in-law, Orrin T.
LOCKWOOD. In 1858 he removed with his
family to Olean and was an active merchant here thirty years. During that time his stores were burned four
different times and upon two occasions the loss was total. During his business career he built fourteen
stores on Union street between State and Laurens, two of which are now
standing, all the others having been burned.
There are now standing in the city eleven dwelling houses which were
also built by him. In politics Mr. EATON
has always been a republican, and as such was elected supervisor of Olean in
1863 and 1864. As a member of the town
board during the war he successfully resisted an attempt to repudiate town
bonds issued to resident volunteers for the purpose of keeping the quota
full. In 1879 Mr. EATON was elected
president of the village and re-elected in 1880. In 1886 business called him to Duluth, Minn.,
where he has since spent most of his time.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 907
Surname: EATON
A. T. EATON was born in Cuba, N. Y., and has spent most of
his life in banking institutions. After
residing a number of years in the west he returned to Cuba, where he entered a
bank as collection clerk
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 907
Surnames: EMERSON, ALLEN
Andrew J. EMERSON was born in Allen, N. Y., Feb 28, 1856,
and married Lula ALLEN, of the same place, who was born Dec. 3, 1855; children:
Susie and Grace. Mr. EMERSON came to
Olean in 1886 and shortly afterward established his present business of
manufacturing marble and granite monuments.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 907
Surnames: FARLEY, LAMBECK
JAMES FARLEY was born in Havana, Schuyler county, August 6,
1856, and at the age of seventeen located in Olean, where he has since
resided. Feb. 8, 1882, he opened the
Buffalo House, which he still conducts as a hotel. July 2, 1878, Mr. FARLEY married Anna M.
LAMBECK, of Olean. A Democrat in
politics he was elected alderman of his (the 3d) ward in 1887.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 907
Surname: FIX
Jacob FIX, born in Batavia, N. Y., August 19, 1868, located
in Olean as baker and confectioner in 1886.
He has built up a profitable business and a good reputation and enjoys
the respect of a large circle of friends.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 907
Surname: FRANCHOT
N. V. V. FRANCHOT was born in Morris, Otsego county, August
21, 1855, and attended and was graduated form the Union School at Schenectady
and from Union College in 1875. He began
business in Millerstown, Pa., but removed to Olean, Sept. 1, 1878, where he has
since resided. His operations have been
principally in producing petroleum in connection with the firm of FRANCHOT
Brothers, of which he was the senior and active member. He is interested in the Tidewater Pipe-Line
Company, in some valuable mines in Canada, and in real estate in Washington and
Olean. Mr. FRANCHOT was chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Board of Trade its first year. He stands high in the councils of the
Republican party, and as a business man and citizen is energetic, progressive,
and competent.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 907
Surnames: FRAWLEY, ROACH
John B. FRAWLEY, born in Owego, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1845, began
learning his trade of tinsmith in Syracuse in 1863 and located in Olean in
1879, establishing himself in the hardware business, which he still
follows. May 29, 1872, he married Margaret
E. ROACH of Owego. Mr. FRAWLEY was for
some time a member of the Board of Education.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 908
Surname: GALLAGHER
GALLAGHER Brothers, sons of James GALLAGHER, came to Olean
in 1878 and engaged in the manufacture and sale of nitroglycerine and dynamite,
and did a large business in the Bradford, West Virginia, and Ohio oil fields,
where they torpedoed successfully hundreds of wells. James E. GALLAGHER, the senior brother, is
the patentee of the valuable "Explosive Weight," which will explode a
torpedo or other explosive at any depth and 2,000 feet under water.
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Page 908
Surname: GILLINGHAM
Charles GILLINGHAM, a native of England, came to this
country in 1852, when twenty-six years of age, locating at once in Olean. Being a carpenter by trade he soon began
contracting and has since successfully followed that line of business. In 1865, after the great fire, he started the
Olean Sash Factory. Mr. GILLINGHAM has
built many public buildings, among them the Chamberlain Institute and Dow's
Bank at Randloph, St. Bonaventure's College at Allegany, First M. E. church and
Alumni hall of Ingham University at LeRoy, and the Exchange National Bank and
the Methodist, Baptist and Episcopal churches in Olean. Although naturally of a quiet temperament he
is relied upon for active work in all philanthropic measures. He is a staunch Republican and a fearless
temperance advocate, is a director of the Forman Library Association, and the
oldest member in point of service on the Board of Education. Perhaps his greatest efforts outside of
business have been in the line of church work.
He has long been a member and supporter of the Methodist church of
Olean, being for many years superintendent of the Sunday school, and occupying
various other official positions.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 908
Surnames: GODFREY, PECK,
NORTON, BOUTON, HICKS, OOSTERHOUDT, TUBBS, OLDS, VAN DUSEN
David P. GODFREY, son of Joel and Permelia (PECK) GODFREY,
was born in West Bloomfield, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1813, and in the spring of 1827
came with his father to Yankee hill in Ischua.
In Dec. 1829, they removed to Pleasant valley in Olean, about two miles
north of the village. In 1834 he
purchased his first 100 acres of wild land of Frederick A. NORTON, paid for it,
and added to it from time to time until he had nearly 300 acres. He has aided in building the local school
house and two church edifices for the Methodists, of which church he is a
member and trustee. In 1841 he married
Abigail BOUTON, by whom he had one son, Elisaph D., born in Jan. 1842. He enlisted in the 154th N. Y. Vols. and
received a gunshot wound at the battle of Chancellorsville. Upon recovery he was again employed by the
government, which he has continuously served to the present time, being now in
the Pension Department as a travelling agent.
He married Amanda HICKS; children living: Carrie (Mrs. Charles
OOSTERHOUDT); Orrin W. and Frank N., of the firm of D. P. GODFREY and Sons,
farmers, breeders of full blood Holstein cattle, milk dealers, who reside on
the homestead; I. Mulvin, a farmer in Portville; Elmer M., express messenger;
and Fred W., a photographer in Olean.
Orrin W. GODFREY, born on the farm where he now resides, Jan 30, 1849,
was educated in the common school of his district and in Olean Academy, and has
always been a farmer. May 24, 1871 he
married Frances H., daughter of John A and Elizabeth C. (TUBBS) OLDS, of
Smethport, Pa., who were pioneers of McKean county. Children: Mina A. and Myra E. (twins), born
Aug. 15, 1873, and Elizabeth A., born Sept. 13, 1888. Frank N. GODFREY, also
born on the homestead, June 29, 1852, married, Sept. 13, 1886, Helen A. VAN
DUSEN, of Olean, and has one daughter, Ruth A., born April 1, 1889.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Pages 908 & 909
Surnames: HASTINGS, FOX,
SHEPARD
Henry HASTINGS, son of Barnabas and Permelia (FOX) HASTINGS,
was born in Cortland county Dec. 5, 1828.
In 1836 his parents removed to Sardinia, N. Y., and his mother died in
September following. At the age of 15 he
began working in summer and attending school in winter, and learned the
carpenter's trade in Ontario county, where he resided about five years. In the fall of 1851 he came to Olean, where
he has since resided. He has been a
carpenter and builder nearly forty years, and is also a farmer on lot 3. Mr. HASTINGS has been highway commissioner
four years and with his colleagues in office built the first Iron bridge in
Olean. He also served as assessor one
term. Sept. 20, 1855, he married Sarah,
daughter of the pioneer, William B. SHEPARD; children: Fred B., born Sept. 28,
1856; Ellen S., born Sept. 14, 1858; Wm. H., born Jan. 1, 1874; Frank E., born
Jan. 1, 1866, died Nov. 2, 1876.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 909
Surnames: HAUGH, McGUINN
Michael J. HAUGH was born in Ireland, Aug. 15 1853, came
with his parents to America when seven years of age, and finally learned the
trade of stone cutter, which he followed several years. Locating in Olean in 1879 he established his
present bottling works, being also a dealer in ice, and meeting in all his
business enterprises with excellent success.
June 12, 1881, he married Margaret McGUINN, of Weston's Mills.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 909
Surnames: HEILBRUNN,
ROSENBAUM
Joseph HEILBRUNN, a native of Germany, was born May 17,
1848, immigrated to America in 1866, and located in Olean in 1880, where he
started a small business in peddlers' supplies, which he constantly increased
in volume to the present proportions.
His wife is Rosa ROSENBAUM, whom he married in October, 1880.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 909
Surnames: HIGGINS
Orin T. HIGGINS was born in Centerville, Allegany county,
August 14, 1826. He successfully
followed the mercantile business for many years in Allegany county and was
engaged in banking and other commercial enterprises, through which he amassed
an ample fortune. Mr. HIGGINS latterly
gave his entire attention to his extensive timber and real estate interests,
principally in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. He was president of the HIGGINS Land Company
and treasurer of the Olean Land Company, and was one of the largest individual
owners of white pine timbered lands in the United States. He had also extensive real estate interests
in this city. He died March 3, 1890.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page 909
Surnames: HIGGINS, BLODGETT
Frank W. HIGGINS was born in Rushford in 1856. His schooling was finished at the Riverview
Military Academy on the Hudson, after which, at the age of twenty, he went in
to trade in Michigan. In 1879 he came to
Olean and took the active management of the business of HIGGINS, BLODGETT &
Co. who at that time were running a number of stores in the oil country and in
Allegany and Wyoming counties. He now
devotes most of his time to western land interests. An active Republican, he has been chairman of
the County Committee, and was a member from the 34th Congressional District to
the Chicago convention of 1888. He did
effective work upon the stump during the campaign of that year and is among the
recognized leaders of his party in this part of the State. His name is spoken of as a candidate of his
party for a State senator. He is
president of the Forman Library Association, has been eminent commander of the
St. John's Commandery, K. T., was a member of the St. Stephen's church building
committee, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trade.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page
909
Surnames: HOLLY, ALLEN
George
J. HOLLY, born in Ceres, Allegany county, in 1860, married in 1881, Emily R.
daughter of Dewitt C. ALLEN, of Allentown, Allegany county. He is a member of the 43d Separate Company
and his wife is a dealer in hair goods, etc., in Olean. Her father, who died in
1864, was a prominent resident of Allegany county, holding several important
offices and being extensively engaged in business enterprises.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Pages
909 & 910
Surnames: HOMER, SEYMOUR,
CLARK, ROOT
Samuel
R. HOMER was born in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 1, 1817, and died in Olean, March 20,
1889. Mr. HOMER came to Olean about the
time of the construction of the New York, Lake Erie & Western railroad in
1841, with which he was prominently connected, being the superintendent of
construction of the telegraph lines from Jersey City westward to Little
Valley. Upon the completion of the road
he took charge of the dining-room at the Olean station, which he conducted for
many years. With the exception of about
two years Mr. HOMER has been continuously a resident of Olean since 1851. In 1859 he became associated with ex-Governor
Horatio SEYMOUR in the lumber business in this town, and the two were jointly
the owners for many years of a large tract of real estate north of the
city. Their partnership relations were
dissolved about 1880, but their personal relations remained of the most close
and intimate character until the death of the ex-governor. Until the advancing years brought feeble
health Mr. HOMER was actively engaged in business enterprises, in which he was
successful in a marked degree. He had
led an upright, honorable and useful life.
He generously placed at the disposal of the Board of Trade valuable and
desirable tracts of land, was prominently connected with the Masonic bodies in
the city, and was one of the early members of St. John's Commandery, K. T. He
married, Nov. 14, 1845, Sarah A. CLARK; children residing in Olean: Eugene A.,
George D., and James M. George D. HOMER
was born in Piermont N. H., July 27, 1849, and with his brothers is a farmer
and stock breeder. James M. HOMER, born
in Olean, April 3, 1852, married September 20, 1883, Hattie D. ROOT, of Bolivar
N. Y. Eugene A. HOMER is the Olean agent
for the American Express Company.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page
910
Surnames: HUTCHINGS, SUTTON
William
HUTCHINGS, an Englishman by birth and parentage, was born in 1851, came to
America, locating in Armstrong county, Pa., in 1869, where he was engaged in
the oil business, and in 1883 settled in Olean, where he opened the Genesee
House. In 1881 He married Eva SUTTON, of
Greece City, Pa.
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Page
910
Surname: IRISH
William
M. IRISH, general local manager of the Standard Oil Company, was born at Fair
Haven, Mass., July 2, 1829, served as clerk in the customs office at New
Bedford during the administration of Pierce and Buchanan, and in 1861 engaged
in the petroleum oil refining business at that place, being made superintendent
of the New Bedford Oil Company, which was one of the first to engage in
refining petroleum. In 1865 Mr. IRISH
came to the oil country and became the superintendent and treasurer of the
Wamsutta Oil Company, which was located on Oil creek. In 1872 he became the superintendent of the
Octave Refining Company at Titusville, remaining with that company until it was
sold to the Acme Refining Company in 1876.
Mr. IRISH came to this city in May, 1876, taking the position of general
manager of the Acme Works, which position he has since held. In point of years of experience he is one of
the oldest oil refiners in the country, and has acquired a thorough and independent
practical and scientific knowledge of the business. His opinions on the various branches of oil
refining are recognized as high authority, and he is frequently called upon as
an expert. He was a member of the school
board and city council of Titusville for several years, a member of the Board
of Education of this city nearly eight years, being president of the board a
considerable part of the time, and was president of the first Board of Water
Commissioners in Olean, during which administration the works were constructed. He was appointed by Governor Cleveland a
member of the Board of Directors of the State Insane Asylum at Buffalo and was
re-appointed by Governor Hill. Mr. IRISH
is one of the directors of the Olean Electric Light and Power Company, was
president of the Board of Trade and remains interested in the growth and
advancement of the town. He is now
President of the Board of Health and one of the supervisors of the city.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page
911
Surnames: JACKSON, PERCIVAL,
RAUB
Edward
S. JACKSON, son of Dr. Thomas S and Sarah A. (PERCIVAL) JACKSON was born in
Portville, Oct. 13, 1859, was educated in the public schools, commenced the
study of dentistry in 1878, and was graduated from the Pennsylvania College of
Dental Surgery in Philadelphia in the spring of 1887. He at once settled in Olean for the practice
of his profession, where he is still engaged.
He is a member of the Eighth District Dental Society of the State of New
York and a member and a steward of the First M. E. church of Olean. June 5, 1881, he married Carrie M., daughter
of Dr. L. M. RAUB, of Bolivar; children: Albert H. and Lewis E.
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911
Surnames: JOHNSON, RUSSELL,
FOLLETT, STONE, DUDLEY, MARTIN, HARMON, JACKSON
James
G. JOHNSON, of English descent, came from Canandaigua to Olean (then known as
Hamilton) in 1808 and commenced the first settlement within the corporate
limits of the present city. He was
immediately joined by Sylvanus RUSSELL and Bibbins FOLLETT. Mr. JOHNSON died early in 1811. At his death his widow, whose maiden name was
Sophia STONE, of Scotch parentage and on her mother’s side a descendant of the
DUDLEY family, returned to her father’s house in Bloomfield, Ontario county
where her son, James G. JOHNSON, who was given his father’s name, was born
Sept. 13, 1811. Mrs. JOHNSON remained
with her father until 1819, when she returned to Olean. About this time James G., Jr., commenced attending
school, which he continued two years, after which his school days were limited
to the winter season, and were discontinued when he reached the age of
thirteen. At the age of fourteen he left
home and for eight months was clerk in a store at Centerville. He then entered the store of Ebenezer
Lockwood in Olean where he remained two years, when Mr. Lockwood discontinued
business. He was next a clerk with
William Bagley. In 1831 he entered the
store of the late Judge Martin at a salary of $10 per month and board and
washing. Prior to this he had a stated
salary with Osborne & Bockes a few months.
Young JOHNSON continued in the employ of Judge Martin five years, when
he became a partner under the firm name of MARTIN & JOHNSON, which
partner-ship was continued nine years.
In 1846 he removed to Allegany, where he had previously bought a tract
of timber land and a saw-mill, and engaged in the manufacture and sale of
lumber and also carried on a mercantile business. In company with Eleazar HARMON, of
Ellicottville, he platted into lots and sold the grounds where the village of
Allegany has since been built. In 1854,
with Gilbert Palen, he built and operated the sole-leather tannery afterward
owned by the late J B. Strong. In 1862,
at the suggestion of the late Hon.E. Fenton, then member of Congress, he was
commissioned by President Lincoln captain and assistant quartermaster, and
assigned to duty in the Army of the Potomac.
He saw the battle of South Mountain and Antietam and was with the army
under General McClellan and General Burnside in its march to
Fredericksburg. He was stationed at
Aquia creek in the winter of 1863-64 and subsequently at Harrisburg, where he
remained on duty until the close of the war.
For meritorious service he was promoted to the rank of colonel of
volunteers. He returned to Olean with
his health impaired, but again established an extensive mercantile business,
which he continued some years and resigned it to his sons. He was active in the formation of the First
National Bank of Olean, of which he was one of its directors. He was convinced that Olean and Allegany were
within the Bradford oil belt, and he so impressed others with his convictions
that they, with him, formed a company and sunk the first oil wells in both
these towns, on land leased by him to the company. Colonel JOHNSON was first a Whig and an
active worker in that party’s ranks. He
was nominated by his party in 1848 for the State Legislature and was
elected. His brother, Marcus H. JOHNSON,
who was residing in the Second District of this county, was nominated the same
year by the Democrats and elected over the Whig nominee. In the fall of 1849 his party nominated and
elected him county clerk. In 1871 he was
appointed postmaster of Olean and filled the position until 1877. He was also supervisor of Olean in 1840,
1843, 1844, and 1845 and of Allegany in 1855.
Elisha
M. JOHNSON, son of James G., was born June 13, 1844. With his brother Marcus H., under the firm
name of JOHNSON Brothers, carried on for many years an extensive grocery and
produce trade. Marcus H. died in 1876
and Elisha M. became an oil producer. He
was elected to the Legislature in 1880 and in 1883-84 was a member of the
Republican State Committee. Sept. 2,
1874, he married Cornelia Harriet JACKSON, of Avon, N. Y.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
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Surnames: JOHNSON, MASON
James
F JOHNSON, a native of Lisle, N. Y., was born Nov. 3, 1831, was for three years
succeeding 1851 a miner in California, and in 1855 located in Olean where he
has been a justice of the peace about twenty years, conducting also an
extensive real estate business He was
deputy sheriff six years. In 1856 he
married Mary E., daughter of Dr. John MASON, of Mercer, Pa.
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Surnames: JOHNSON, CARR
Julius
P. JOHNSON was born March 18, 1847, in Darien, Genesee county, spent two years
at and was graduated in 1863 from the Poughkeepsie Business College, and in
1868 located in Olean, where he has since followed the avocation of
book-keeper, being also an expert accountant.
Aug. 18, 1868, he married Lodema E. CARR, of Byron, Genesee county. Their daughter Nellie S. is a graduate of the
Olean High School and a book-keeper by profession. Mr. JOHNSON is a staunch Democrat.
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912
Surnames: JOHNSON, ROOT,
RIDER, WARING, OOSTERHOUDT, LATIMER, GOODWIN
James
M JOHNSON, son of James S. and Sarah (ROOT) JOHNSON, was born In Ellicottville,
April 29, 1856, was educated in the Ellicottville Union Free School and by
ex-District Attorney G. M. RIDER and District Attorney J. H. WARING, and was a
clerk in the postoffice of his native town two years, after which he became
assistant at Hinsdale. Two years later
he was employed in a general store in Franklinville. In 1881 he formed a partnership with the late
Samuel OOSTERHOUDT in the shoe business.
Mr. OOSTERHOUDT died in the fall of 1884, when Mr. JOHNSON sold to the
estate of his partner. He soon after
purchased the store of L. LATIMER & Co. and has since continued the shoe
business alone. He is also interested
with a partner in a similar store in Jamestown.
He is a member of the Board of Trade, and as a Republican has
represented Olean in the county conventions and on the Republican Count
Committee. In Jan., 1884, be married
Anna S., only child of N. S. GOODWIN, of
Olean. They have two daughters.
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Surname: KERR
Will
J. KERR, a native of Liverpool, England, came to America in 1868 and to Olean
in 1886, where, about 1888, he commenced the jewelry business, in which he has
been eminently successful and maintains an excellent reputation.
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Surnames: LEE, ALDRICH
M. L.
LEE, youngest son of Lyman (see page 780), was born in Little ValIey, Feb.15,
1839, and has been in the employ of the Erie railroad over thirty years. In the fall of 1860 he married Jane E.,
daughter of Stephen ALDRICH, of Little Valley, and Oct. 23. 1875, became
station agent for the Erie at Olean.
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
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912 & 913
Surnames: LEWIS, WADE,
HUNTLEY, HASTINGS
Stillman
E. LEWIS, son of Caleb and Joanna (WADE) LEWIS, was born in Farmersville, Feb.
25, 1845. His father became a settler
there in 1832 and cleared a farm where he died in 1856. Mrs. LEWIS died in 1861. Stillman LEWIS received his education in the
common schools and in the academy at Arcade.
In August 1863, he enlisted under Capt. G. Fred Potter in Co. C, 13th N.
Y. H. M. A., and was promoted orderly to the regimental surgeon and later was
hospital steward with headquarters at Portsmouth, Va. He was discharged in July, 1865. In 1869 he began the profession of dentistry
in Cuba, N. Y., where he was in practice until 1876, when he went to Elmira and
remained until 1877. He came to Olean in
1878, where he has since practiced. In
1871 he married Julia A. HUNTLEY, of Angelica, who died in 1873, being the
mother of their son Stanley H. In 1877
he married Jennie M. HASTINGS, of Cuba; children: Maud H. and Lina W.
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Surnames: LITTLE, McVEY
John
LITTLE was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1818, and. coming to America settled
in Franklinville in 1843, where he held the office of postmaster from June,
1861, until his death Jan.27, 1886. His
son John was born there Jan. 1, 1847, and in the fall of 1882 was elected
sheriff of the county, which caused his removal to Little Valley, and at the
expiration of his term of office removed to Olean, where he was subsequently
appointed under sheriff. In 1870 he
married a daughter of Hon. William McVEY.
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Surnames: LOCKWOOD, HALL
Thomas
LOCKWOOD came to Olean with his brother, Hon. Ebenezer LOCKWOOD, about
1806. He was a lumberman and raftsman,
and one of the prominent pioneers of the county. He resided in Olean some thirty or forty
years, and about 1850 removed to Hinsdale and settled on a farm on Olean creek,
where he spent the remainder of his life.
He was supervisor of Olean from 1819 to 1822 inclusive. His son, James M. LOCKWOOD, married Cora E.
HALL. He enlisted in the U. S. navy in
1864 and was discharged a year later.
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Surnames: LUTHER, STEPHENSON
James
H. LUTHER, born in North Scituate, R. I., June 27, 1826, came with his father
Peleg to New Hartford, Oneida county, in 1828, but in 1847 returned to
Providence, R. I., to complete his trade of machinist. In 1865 he began the manufacture of oil tools
in Petroleum Center, Pa., moved thence in 1872 to Karns City, Pa., and in 1880
came to Olean, where he established a foundry and machine shop under the firm
name of J. H. LUTHER & Sons, the sons being George H. and Charles P. Upon the death of the father the firm became
J. H. LUTHER’s Sons and is now the LUTHER Manufacturing Company. Mr. LUTHER married, in 1853, Mary A.
STEPHENSON, of Ansonia, Conn. The
LUTHERs – father and sons – have been prominent in the material growth of
Olean, particularly in the development of the fire department.
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Page
913
Surnames: MANDEVILLE,
POMEROY, EASTMAN
William
H. MANDEVILLE, son of John D. and Susan (POMEROY) MANDEVILLE, was born in
Millport, N. Y., in 1841. He spent his
early boyhood in New York city and his youth in Belmont, N. Y., where he was
educated. After a clerkship in a general
store of five years he began, in 1863, the business of fire insurance, which he
has since continued. In 1865, in company
with his father, the senior member of the firm of J. D. MANDEVILLE & Son,
he came to Olean and established the first agency of the kind in Cattaraugus
county. He has been a commissioned
insurance agent a longer period than any other man in western New York. He is now the senior member of the firm of W.
H. MANDEVILLE & Co. Since he came to
Olean he has paid in losses to the insured more than $1,000,000. Aug.22, 1872, he married Helen L. EASTMAN and
has one son, born in Oct. 1875.
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Surnames: MAYER, GOODSELL,
GREAR
Rudolph
MAYER was born in 1827 in Baden Baden, Germany, where he early engaged in
business as a butcher and dealer in meats.
He married A. GOODSELL, and in 1855 they came to America and joined his
brother, Max MAYER, in Olean, who had preceded him four or five years. He formed a partnership with his brother in a
meat market, and about 1860 established a market of his own on Union street,
where he was in business until the fire of Jan, 1865, when his market was
destroyed. He removed to State street in
1871 and continued in business until his death April 21, 1876. Mr. MAYER was a pillar of the Catholic church
and one of the foremost in aiding to build their church edifice. Frederick C. MAYER, his son, succeeded his
father in the meat market. April 28,
1881, he married Anna GREAR, of Olean, and has three sons and a daughter.
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Surnames: McCORMICK, McCLOREY
John
H. McCORMICK is a son of Peter McCORMICK, who came to Olean in 1850, followed
farming, was well known throughout the county, and died here Aug. 13,
1888. John H. was born in Olean,
Sept.11, 1856, received a thorough business education, and May 28, 1884,
married Maggie McCLOREY, of Franklinville.
He has been engaged in the wholesale wine and liquor business.
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Surnames: MELOY, WILLIAMS
John
W. MELOY, born in Greeene, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1834, was educated at the Franklin
and Binghamton Academies and entered the law office of Morris & Tompkins,
where he remained until 1854, when his father removed to Ellicottville and
engaged in mercantile business, where young MELOY assisted him until 1859, when
us was employed in the banking office of Stanley Martin in Olean. In June 1860, he married Frances J., daughter
of Dr. Thomas J. WILLIAMS, of Ellicottville.
In 1863 he was appointed assistant superintendent of the Nashville,
Decatur, and Stevenson lines of U.S. military railroads with headquarters at Nashville,
Tenn. Subsequently the Chattanooga,
Knoxville, and Atlanta lines were added to his charge, and these were almost
exclusively used in transporting troops and army supplies to General
Sherman. When the march from Atlanta to
the sea was begun Mr. MELOY was called to assist in opening the railroads
through North Carolina. As soon as the
war closed he returned home and was a short time in mercantile business in
Jamestown. Returning to Portville in
1865 he engaged in the grocery and provision trade and in buying and shipping
lumber. For a number of years he was
also in the banking and exchange business.
Since 1883 he has had a grocery in Olean.
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914
Surnames: MOORE, JONES,
STANTON, CHADWICK
George
N. MOORE, son of Isaac and Mercy (JONES) MOORE, was born in Bucks county, Pa.,
Jan. 10, I827. At the age of sixteen he
left home and began to learn the trade of carpenter and joiner. At the age of twenty-five he became a
contractor and builder. In 1854 he went
to Minneapolis and prosecuted his business through the disadvantages of the
year 1857. In 1860 he returned to Bucks
county, where he remained until 1865, when he settled in Oil City, where he was
a contractor and builder and a dealer in lumber until 1879. He was then an oil
producer in the Bradford fields and removed to Olean, where he has since
resided. Jan. 10, 1876, he married Kate
C. STANTON, who was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Her paternal grandfather was Judge Samuel STANTON, of Wayne county, Pa.;
her maternal grandfather was Elihu CHADWICK, of New Jersey, a colonel in the
Revolution. Children: Clarence Stanton,
born March 19, 1877, and Eva May, born March 19, 1879.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
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Surnames: MOORE, GILLINGHAM
W. D.
MOORE, a Canadian by birth, born May 1, 1847, in 1864 removed to St. Lawrence
county and six years later to Weston’s Mills; in 1875 he came to Olean and
engaged in building and contracting. In
1881 he entered into partnership with Charles GILLINGHAM and established the Olean
Sash and Blind Factory, which was continued until the buildings were destroyed
by fire. Mr. MOORE built the MOORE block
in Union street and his factory in Wayne street in 1883. In 1884, by the failure of other parties, he
had a stock of furniture precipitated upon his hands, and since then has also
conducted a large furniture trade. He
has been active in many suburban real estate transactions. Mr. MOORE is a member of the Masonic bodies
and has occupied every office in the fire department from pipeman to
chief. He is also a member of the
Executive Committee of the Board of Trade.
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915
Surnames: NELSON, WATT,
STEVENS, WILLIAMS
Alexander
W. NELSON was born in Dunbar, Scotland, Feb. 14, 1852. His parents, Walter and Elizabeth (WATT)
NELSON, immigrated to America in 1857 and settled in Lockport, N. Y. He was a farmer until he was eighteen, when
he became a railroad employee and a conductor at the age of twenty, which he
continued until 1889, when he settled in Olean, where he has since been
proprietor of and conducted a steam laundry.
In 1880 he married Clara STEVENS, of Lockport, who died in 1886, being
the mother of two children, of whom Clara W. is living. In 1888 he married Jennie M. WILLIAMS, of Jackson,
Mich.
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915
Surnames: OAKLEAF, EATON,
BICKFORD
Frank
H. OAKLEAF was born in 1852 in Brooklyn, where his early life was spent,
removing finally to Titusville, Pa., where he learned the jeweler’s trade. Coming to Olean in 1874 he was for a number
of years engaged in the jewelry business with Fred R. EATON, and subsequently
became connected with the book and stationery trade, which he still follows,
having added to it a line of wall papers and house decorating goods. Mr. OAKLEAF is a member of the Board of
Trade. In 1882 he married Jennie V.
BICKFORD, of Nashua, N. H.
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915
Surnames: OOSTERHOUDT, REED,
BRONSON, BROOKS, ALLEN, SMITH
Samuel
OOSTERHOUDT, son of Zachariah and Polly (REED) OOSTERHOUDT, was born in
Franklinville, March 28, 1813, and received his literary education in the
common schools. The family removed to
Olean in 1817, where Mr. OOSTERHOUDT learned the blacksmith’s trade. When about twenty-three he opened a shop in
Olean and used the first money he earned to obtain a deed for his father and
mother of the homestead farm. Dec. 20,
1838, he married Mary, daughter of Samuel BRONSON and granddaughter of
Cornelius BROOKS. Mr. OOSTERHOUDT died
Nov. 12, 1884; Mrs. OOSTERHOUDT died
June 16, 1890. He followed his trade
four years, when he changed to manufacturing and dealing in lumber, which grew
to an immense business and required a small army of men. He began a systematic course of building,
erecting business blocks and residences, being the pioneer in that direction
and probably doing more than any other in building up Olean. He was a financier of more than ordinary
ability and was a successful business man.
He was a Republican and served as sheriff, supervisor. town auditor, and
assessor. He possessed a harmonious
character and was distinguished for his sterling integrity, his honorable
dealing, and the modesty with which he bestowed a bountiful charity. He was especially the advisor and friend of
young men and set many on the road to prosperity. Children:
two who died in infancy; Mary Alice (Mrs. H. G. ALLEN), born May 23,
1845; Samuel Francis, born Dec. 12, 1847; and Eva Elizabeth, born Nov. 15,
1852, married J. B. SMITH, a druggist, and has one son, Samuel E., born Sept.
24, 1879. All reside in Olean.
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Surnames: OVERTON, CLYMER,
WILMOT, MUDGE
Major
G. B. OVERTON born in Athens, Pa., Jan. 9, 1825, was educated at Lafayette
College and afterward studied law in his father’s office at Towanda Pa. He was a lineal descendant of George CLYMER,
one of the framers of the constitution of the United States and a signer of the
Declaration of Independence. Major
OVERTON was for sixteen years in the service of the Bingham estate (of which he
was an heir) and for eight years was sub-agent for the counties of Elk, Potter,
and McKean Pa. While holding this office
he married Maria WILMOT, a sister of the Hon. David WILMOT, of Pennsylvania. In 1860 he was a delegate to the National
Convention at Chicago and voted for the nomination of Abraham Lincoln. At the beginning of the Rebellion he was
chosen captain of a company of the 1st Pa. Rifles (Bucktails). Later he was appointed captain of tile 14th
U. S. Inf., and served in the various battles of the Army of the Potomac. While on the staff of Gen. George E. Sykes at
Chancellorsviile Major OVERTON was wounded just above the knee by a canister
ball. After carrying the ball for
twenty-five years it was extracted by Dr. MUDGE, of Olean, and was found to
weigh over three ounces. Major OVERTON
held three commissions – captain, brevet major, and Iieutenant-colonel. Soon after the war he resigned his commission
in the army, and in 1869 was appointed receiver of the Utah Land District. After holding this office eight years he was
tendered the position of register in the land office at Fair Play, Col., which
he declined, and returned east. In 1880
he came to Clean, where he has since resided.
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Surnames: PAGE, BRETT
Wilson
R. PAGE is a son of Rufus L. PAGE (deceased), for thirty-five years a respected
resident of Olean, and was born here Dec. 29; 1854. Obtaining his education at Andover and Yale
he married, Feb.21, 1881, Nellie F. BRETT, of Olean, and was appointed
postmaster by President Arthur and re-appointed by President Harrison. Mr. PAGE is an energetic, public spirited
citizen, a thorough business man, and a prominent factor in local politics.
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Surnames: PARKER, BROOKS,
BURLINGAME, BARTLETT, VAN VALKENBURG, LOTT, NELSON, RANDALL, FARR
Erastus
PARKER. son of Robert and Betsey (BROOKS) PARKER, was born in Orleans county,
Vt., Aug. 16, 1807. His father was a
Revolutionary soldier. His mother died
in Essex, Vt., and in 1813 the family settled in Clinton county, N. Y. At the age of seventeen he went to Ohio and
subsequently to Michigan, Indiana, and Chautauqua county, N. Y. In 1848 he removed with his family to Olean
and settled on the south bank of the Allegheny, where he still resides. Aided by his sons John B. and Allen he also
bought with his son-in-law, Asa F. BURLINGAME, a tract of timber land and they
were quite extensive lumbermen. Mr.
PARKER is a Republican and has been for fifteen years overseer of the
poor. Aug. 31, 1828, he married Marra
BARTLETT in Michigan. She was born in
New Hampshire, March 27, 1808.
Children: Emeline (Mrs. Asa
BURLINGAME); John B., born July 26, 1832,
married, in Jan., 1859, Sarah N. VAN VALKENBURG, of Olean, and has five sons
and a daughter; Allen (deceased), born March 22, 1834, married Emma LOTT
(deceased), and had a son and two daughters; Laura, born April 2, 1836, the
widow of John NELSON; Alinda (Mrs. Addie RANDALL); Electa, born Aug. 1, 1843, married Wm. FARR.
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Surnames: PENFIELD, RUSSELL
William
Walter PENFIELD, born in Portland, Conn., March 19, 1796, married Permelia L.
H. RUSSELL, April 10, 1817, who was born in Canajoharie, N. Y., March 14,
1799. They settled in Allegany county,
where he was a farmer and tanner with his wife’s father, Samuel M. RUSSELL,
until 1827, when he removed to Olean, where he built and conducted a tannery (the
first permanent one in the place). He
manufactured both sole and upper leather and conducted a large shoe shop, and
employed about fifteen men. He was the
landlord of the Olean House at the time of the construction of the Genesee
Valley canal. He was always a Democrat
and in religion a steadfast Episcopalian.
He was one of the organizers of St. Stephen’s church and for years one
of its vestrymen. He died Oct. 10, 1873.
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Surnames: PIERCE, McCLUER,
BOARDMAN
William
B. PIERCE, who was born in Fabius, Onondaga county, April 16, 1824, came to
Olean in 1848 and followed his trade of carpenter and builder for a number of
years, and in 1856 engaged in the grocery business. He subsequently became a dealer in coal,
lime, etc, and at one time was one of the oldest business men in town. Feb. 11, 1850, Mr. PIERCE married Eveline L. McCLUER of
Olean, a niece of O. P. BOARDMAN.
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Surnames: PIERCE, FOLLETT
Ormel
W. PIERCE was born in Machias, Feb. 9, 1866.
His father, John S. PIERCE, was a native of Franklinville, of which town
his grandfather, William PIERCE, was an early settler and an extensive land
proprietor. Ormel W. PIERCE came to
Olean in 1887 and established business as a manufacturer of galvanized iron
cornice, making the first goods in this line in Cattaraugus county. Dec. 22, 1887, Mr. PIERCE married Margaret,
daughter of William FOLLETT, of Machias.
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Surnames: PRATT, HOSLEY
John
W. PRATT, son of Aaron S. PRATT, a native of Vermont, was born in Edwards, St.
Lawrence county, April 14, 1849. He
completed his education at Friendship Academy and taught the village schools of
Bolivar and Little Genesee six consecutive terms. His home was then in Bolivar, to which place
his parents had removed in 1866. At a
competitive examination in the fall of 1872 he received the State free
scholarship at Cornell University and entered that institution, but the change
from active labor to a student’s life brought on illness and he was obliged to
abandon a collegiate course. Since the
spring of 1878 he has resided in Olean, where he has been engaged in the
grocery trade. He has been a member of
the Methodist church since 1879 and Sunday school superintendent, trustee, and
treasurer several years. He was a member
of the school board three years. While
treasurer of his church he collected and paid the large debt on the
edifice. Aug.27, 1879, he married Elnora
I. HOSLEY, of Olean, and has two daughters.
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Surnames: REPP, WOLFINGER,
HART
Charles
F. REPP, son of Frederick and Elizabeth (WOLFINGER) REPP, was born in Scranton,
Pa., June 6, 1866. In 1886 he was traveling
agent for the Grand Union Tea Company, and in 1887 settled in Olean and opened
a retail store for the sale of that company’s goods. In the few years Mr. REPP has resided in
Olean he has gained a high reputation.
In 1891 he married Martha HART, of Williamsport, Pa.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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Surnames: RILEY, WANDS
The
firm of RILEY & WANDS (Millard F. RILEY and Charles R. WANDS) is one
energetically engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery trade. Both members have served long in mercantile
pursuits. The retail store was
established in 1882 and the wholesale in 1887.
They have been largely interested In Olean real estate, and in all their
enterprises have been signally successful.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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Surnames: SHAFFER, BROWN
Charles
A. SHAFFER was born in Cuba, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1851. In March, 1878, he came to Olean and a year
later was appointed by the village council a policeman. He was promoted chief in March, 1887, and
still holds that position, having won the promotion by arresting the famous
John L. Sullivan in Olean. May 12, 1870,
he married Emily P. BROWN, of Hinsdale;
children: Belle and Joseph
Francis.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
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Surnames: SHANBUCHER, HERRING
Jacob
H. SHANBUCHER was born in Liberty, Pa., March 22, 1843, spent the early part of
his life with his father in farming and lumbering, and at the outbreak of the
Rebellion enlisted in the 207th Pa. Vols. as second lieutenant, being mustered
out as first lieutenant at the close of the war. He apprenticed himself to the trade of
harness making and in 1865 located at Williamsport, Pa., where he was a clothier and merchant
tailor. In 1874 he commenced keeping
hotel in Olean – the Option House. In
1868 he married Sarah A. HERRING of Brooklyn.
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Surnames: SHEPARD, THRALL,
HINMAN, STRONG, BUTT, RICE, HASTINGS
William
SHEPARD was born April 7, 1773. He came
to Olean with his brother-in-law, Willis THRALL, and the two purchased quite a
tract of wild land on both sides of Olean creek. He married Elizabeth HINMAN. Children:
Olean the first white child born in the town, May 22, 1807; and William B., born Oct 21, 1808. Mr. SHEPARD died Sept.21, 1809. Mrs. SHEPARD married Jedediah STRONG, who
died June 25, 1828; Mrs. STRONG died
Oct. 4, 1830. Olean and William B. SHEPARD
were married simultaneously in the old school house in their district Feb. 11,
1833: Olean married Rev. William
BUTT, a Methodist clergyman, and William B. married Miss Sophia RICE, of
Cortland county, and remained on the homestead, where he died Dec. 30,
1883. At an early age he was an
Allegheny river pilot and made many trips to Pittsburgh. Mr. SHEPARD was a prominent citizen. He was early identified with the military
interests of Olean and was commissioned captain. He was an active Methodist, of which church
he was many years a member and trustee.
He was a Whig and a Republican at the organization of that party. His children are Sarah, born Aug. 5, 1835,
married Henry HASTINGS, Sept. 20, 1855; Ellen; Mary; and William E.
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Surname: SIMPSON
W. H.
SIMPSON was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. His
early life was spent in Buffalo, where he learned the plumbing business, with
particular reference to sanitation. He
came to Olean in 1879 and established business, which increased as the town
grew, and in which he has been very successful. He has been an active man in town affairs,
was excise commissioner one term, an officer of the fire department nine years,
and was four years its chief engineer.
The present efficiency of the department is largely due to Mr. SIMPSON’s
efforts and he still takes an active interest in the affairs of the firemen.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
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918
Surnames: SLOANE, HOTTON
John
SLOANE was born in Pilltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland, Aug. 6, 1852. Until nearly eighteen years of age he
attended the National school of his native village and after that was employed
in the office of Malcomson Brothers, the great linen and cotton manufacturers
having mills at Belfast, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, and Portlaw. He remained with them about two years, when
he resigned and came to America, thus realizing the ambition of his boyhood to
visit the New World. He arrived in New
York city July 11, 1872. From there he
went to Buffalo, where he resided five and a half years, during which time he
was employed at Dun & Co.’s Mercantile Agency and later at the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern freight office.
In Aug., 1879, he came to Olean as assistant to the agent of the Western
New York & Pennsylvania railroad. In
1880 he was appointed agent at Port Allegany, Pa., but becoming dissatisfied with
railroad business and the position he then occupied he resigned and returned to
Olean, where he has since resided. His
first employment was in the Acme Milling Company as book-keeper, where he
remained six years. He then entered into
partnership with Nicholas HOTTON, of Portville, and built the Empire Feed-Mills
at North Olean, which he operated three years and sold to the Acme Milling
Company. Since then he has been engaged
in the wholesale grain and mill-feed business.
His industry has been untiring and his ambition to make the most of his
opportunities has placed him at the forefront of every enterprise in which he
has taken a hand. If he could not
succeed in one undertaking he would not hesitate to accept the inevitable and
to push on to something better, until now he is a recognized representative of
the progressive business interests of this city. He has been active in many other
departments. In St. Stephen’s church, of
which for eight years he has been a warden, his services as lay-reader, superintendent
of the Sunday school, secretary of the Guild, and a member of many important
committees of the vestry have been invaluable.
He is a member of various societies and orders, in all of which he has
held high positions; Master of Olean
Lodge, No.252, F. & A. M.; high priest of Olean Chapter, No.150, Royal Arch
Masons; prelate of St. John’s Commandery, No. 24, K. T.; and deputy district grand master of the
counties of Cattaraugus and Chautauqua; in the A. O. U. W. and Knights of Honor
his voice is often heard upon important occasions when wit, wisdom, and
eloquence are required to arouse the interest and enthusiasm of an
audience. After a recent visit to
Ireland he delivered an instructive lecture upon the old country, and while in
Ireland he enlightened his countrymen by lecturing upon the institutions of
America. He has sympathized with the
struggles of the Home Rule party in his native land, and on one occasion he had
the honor to address the constituency of its late distinguished leader, Mr.
Parnell, in company with the latter. He
is a Republican and chairman of the executive committee of the local
organization.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
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919
Surnames: SMITH, OOSTEROUDT
John
B. SMITH was born in Pike, Wyoming county, and in early life went to Wisconsin,
where his youth was spent in school and in learning the printer’s trade. For two years he was a salesman in the
establishment of Marshall, Field & Co. in Chicago, and subsequently engaged
in the dry goods business in Rockford, Ill.
Mr. SMITH served one year on the village Board of Trustees, and has
taken an active interest in every progressive public movement. He was for a time editorially connected with
the Olean Record; he is now engaged in the drug
business. Sept. 19, 1877, he married Eva
E., daughter of Samuel OOSTEROUDT, and has one son, Samuel E, born Sept.14,
1879.
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Surnames: SMITH, PAGE
David
L. SMITH was born in Cameron, N. Y, May
1, 1835, and came to Olean in 1865, engaging in the business of harness making,
which he still follows. Sept. 1, 1861 he
enlisted in the 1st N. Y. Light Artillery and was mustered out as first
lieutenant June 23, 1865. Oct. 7, 1867,
he married Emma M., daughter of the late Rufus L. PAGE, of Olean. Mr. SMITH speaks with some pride of his
participation in Sherman’s march to the sea and earned his commission as
lieutenant for brave and heroic service on April 9, 1862, near Warwick Court House,
Va.
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Surname: SMITH
Norman
M. SMITH is a son of Julius R. SMITH,
whose father, Dr. Norman, came to Olean about 1814 (see Medical Chapter), and
whose only descendants residing here are the son above named and Adeline P. Norman M. was born in Olean, Feb. 29, 1856,
and for some time has been transfer agent for the American Express
Company. The family has been prominent
in Olean.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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Surnames: STOWELL, BUTLER
Calvin
S. STOWELL was born at Friendship, N. Y.,
April 11, 1844, where he received his education and lived until 1864,
when he came to Olean as clerk for the late N. S. BUTLER, and has since resided
here with the exception of two years spent in the lower oil fields during the
oil excitement of ‘66. He was under
sheriff and followed mercantile pursuits until he accepted the tellership of
the Exchange National Bank, which position he held six years. Mr. STOWELL was supervisor of Olean in
1873-74 and for five years subsequent to 1881, resigning the position to accept
the office of postmaster tendered him by President Cleveland. He served his town with fidelity and was
honored with the appointment as a member of the commission to purchase the armory
site and to audit the accounts of the county superintendent. He is a member and has at various times
presided over all the Masonic bodies.
Mr. STOWELL is a Democrat and a prominent member of the Board of Trade.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
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Surnames: TARBELL, WILDER
Fred
R. TARBELL, son of Dana O. and Frances M. (WILDER) TARBELL, of New England
origin, was born in Farmersville, Dec.20, 1863, and received his education in
Ten Broeck Free Academy. His father was
a farmer and now resides in Olean. Fred
R. became a telegraph operator at the age of fourteen and has followed that
avocation to the present time. He now
has charge of the office of the Postal Cable Telegraph Company at Olean.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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Surnames: TAYLOR, DEMMING
B. U.
TAYLOR, son of the late Rev. Alexander TAYLOR, a noted and well-known Baptist
clergyman, was born in Maine, September 11, 1854, and in his early manhood
served three years as apprentice with Rumery, Maxwell & Grant, one of the
largest manufacturing firms in Boston, Mass., during which time he received
instructions under Prof. DEMMING in the special branches relating to his line
of business. He is one of the leading
contractors and builders of Olean, and has given special attention to the
setting of boilers, being a known authority on all matters pertaining to boiler
setting, and has made also a special study to so construct an oven that it
would successfully burn wet tan-bark and sawdust. Nearly every tannery company in this section
of country can testify to the able and efficient manner in which he has
succeeded in this special branch of business.
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920
Surnames: THYNG, GILMAN,
PATCH, ROSE, LEONARD
Frank
P. THYNG, a native of Perry, N. Y, was born Aug. 9, 1820. His parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (GILMAN)
THYNG, were born in New Hampshire and were pioneers on Silver hill in
Perry. They had eleven children, of whom
Frank P. was the youngest. Sept. 7, 1848, he married Sarah E., daughter
of Uriah and Sarah (PATCH) ROSE, of Centerville. Her father was a soldier in the War of 1812
and her grandfather served in the Revolution.
They settled on a farm in Centerville and in 1852 removed to Olean,
where he was a general merchant until Aug., 1862, when he was burned out. He then began a trade in oil operators’
supplies. He built flat-boats, loaded
them with farm produce and supplies, and floated them down the Allegheny river
to the first oil field in the vicinity of Oil City. He was an oil operator and dealer and bought
and sold oil wells. Mr. THYNG is a
Republican. His children are: Eugenia, born Aug. 9, 1849, married Rev. T.
S. LEONARD, a Baptist clergyman; Elmont W., born in March, 1854,
died aged nineteen; and Capt. Culver G., born Dec. 25, 1857.
Capt.
C. G. THYNG, born the last week of 1857, is a native of Olean. He was early thrown upon his own resources,
and his great energy, activity, and venturesome spirit carried him into the
stirring life of the oil country at the age of fourteen. There he was successively a pumper,
tool-dresser, gauger, well-driller, torpedoer, and scout. He was in the employ of the Bradford Oil
Company in 1876-78. In 1879 be was
correspondent for several newspapers and was also engaged in the torpedo
business. He was in the oil-well supply
trade from 1881 to 1883, also
an oil operater. In 1883 he became the
head of the firm of C. G. THYNG & Co., oil producers. Captain THYNG is still an oil producer and
now has a third-interest in a mining company with a capital of $1,000,000 which is operating in North Carolina. He is a member of the Board of Trade and
captain of the 43d Separate Company N. G. S. N. Y. of Olean, having served as
such since its organization, March 17, 1887.
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Surnames: TROY, CHAMBERLIN
Edward
TROY, born in Olean, March 13, 1853, received his education in the public
schools and, began business as bookkeeper and superintendent for the CHAMBERLIN
Manufacturing Company in 1881. Since
March, 1890, he has been a member of the company and is its business
manager. This concern is still engaged
in the manufacture of the celebrated CHAMBERLIN screw stump-puller. Mr. TROY is a Republican.
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920 & 921
Surname: TURNER
Charles
Edgar TURNER was born in Buffalo, N. Y., May 23, 1849. He was educated in the public schools and at
the age of sixteen began the trade of machinist, after acquiring which he
became a fireman and afterward a locomotive engineer, which he followed until
1877, when he came to Olean and took charge of the mechanical department of the
O. B. W. narrow gauge railroad, then in construction. He is now the master mechanic of the Olean
shops of the Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Mr. TURNER was elected president of the
village in 1888 and held the position two consecutive terms. At the organization of the city he was
elected mayor. He is president of the
Olean branch of the National Loan Association and a member of the Masonic orders
up to the commandery.
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921
Surnames: VAN CAMPEN,
SAUNDERS, KING
Hon.
George VAN CAMPEN descended from ancient and distinguished Holland ancestry,
many of whom served their country in military and educational capacities. John Aerensen VAN CAMPEN, farmer, the first of the name to come to America,
settled in New York (then Amsterdam) in the year 1658 and was soon followed by
others of his family. By 1750 several
descendants lived in this State, in New Jersey, in Pennsylvania, and in
Delaware, and all became more or less prominent, especially as Indian
fighters. Cornelius VAN CAMPEN was
killed by the Indians on his farm in Pennsylvania. Of his six sons and four daughters was
Benjamin, the father of George. George
VAN CAMPEN was born Nov.13, 1817. His
maternal grandfather, George SAUNDERS, and .great-grandfather, Hezekiah
SAUNDERS, both served in the Revolution.
From about 1836 until 1843 he
conducted the postal service his father had organized in parts of Allegany,
Steuben, and Livingston counties in 1826, and Dec. 25, 1843, identified himself
in mercantile business in Randolph. In
1851 he exchanged his real estate for timber lands in Allegany, whither he
removed March 1, 1869. He came to Olean,
where he immediately became identified with the business and social
interests. Aug. 4. 1847, he married
Sophia T., daughter of Anson and Sophia KING; children: James King, born in
1851; George, Jr., born in 1854; Benjamin, born in 1866; Josephine Maria, born
in 1868 and four daughters who died early.
In 1863 Mr. VAN CAMPEN was appointed special consul to Liege, Belgium,
and in 1867 was elected a member of the constitutional convention.
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921
Surnames: WEBER, HEMSTREET,
FERRIN, GREEN
Blanchard
B. WEBER is a son of Matthew and Betsy (HEMSTREET) WEBER and was born in
Ashford, April 16, 1848. Educated in the
public schools and in Griffith Institute in Springville, N. Y., he entered the
office of the Cattaraugus Republican in
1871 as assistant business manager and learned also the trade of printer. Jan. I, 1873, he purchased of his
brother-in-law, A W. FERRIN, a half-interest in that newspaper (see page 96),
with whom and with which he has since been associated. Dec. 1, 1887, with A. W. FERRIN and S. C.
GREEN, he became connected with the publication of the Olean Times, the firm being
S. C. GREEN & Co, but since Feb., 1891, it has been styled FERRIN
& WEBER. In all his newspaper
enterprises Mr. WEBER has acted mainly in a business capacity, and to his
excellent judgment and shrewd management is largely due the fact that each has
proven comparatively successful. He is
an active member of the Congregational church.
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Page 921
Surnames: WHITNEY, WILDER
Christopher
WHITNEY was a descendant of three brothers WHITNEY who came to America in 1749
and settled at Southold, L. I., whence, in 1765, he moved to Norwalk,
Conn. He moved to Tinmouth, Vt., about
1781, where his son Christopher, Jr, was born Nov.12, 1782, and married Rhoda
WILDER. They moved to Locke, N. Y.,
about 1805, and thence to Homer, N. Y., about 1881, where he resided until 1826
or 1827, when he moved to Hinsdale, where he was a farmer. After some years spent in Hinsdale and
Allegany he moved to Olean about 1839.
He was justice of the peace over twenty years. He died in 1866 in Allegany. He had twelve children, of whom Olive, Noah,
Rufus, and John are living.
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Page 922
Surnames: WHITNEY, SMITH
Russell
M. WHITNEY, second son of Dr. Lambert WHITNEY, was born in Olean, April 6,
I838. With the exception of seven years
in the U. S. army his life has been spent in Olean. In June, 1857, he married Lydia S. SMITH, of
Northampton, N. Y. He is an extensive
manufacturer of wagon hubs. Like his
father Mr. WHITNEY is a respected citizen and prominent in political affairs.
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922
Surnames: WILLIAMS, GRIFFITH,
WEAVER
Henry
WILLIAMS, son of George and Catherine (GRIFFITH) WILLIAMS, was born in
Pittsburgh, Pa., in Sept., 1853. He
received an academic education and taught three terms of district school. At the age of twenty he became a dealer in
musical instruments in Scio, N. Y. In
1882 he settled in Olean, where he has since continued his trade, having added
to it the sale of sewing machines. Mr.
WILLIAMS married, in September, 1880 Emma, daughter of his partner, Henry
WEAVER, who was associated with him until he died in March, 1889. They have four sons.
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Surnames: WINTERS, PIERCE
George
L. WINTERS, son of Alonzo, was born in Tecumseh, Mich., April 13, 1838, started
in life as a school teacher, and upon the breaking out of the war enlisted in
Co. C, 154th N. Y. Vols. For meritorious
service he rose rapidly to the rank of captain and was wounded in the arm at
Gettysburg, where he was taken prisoner and subsequently had his arm amputated
by a Confederate surgeon. March 1, 1865,
he married Margaret Z. daughter of John and Mary PIERCE, of Ischua, who
survived him. Mr. WINTERS was elected
sheriff of Cattaraugus county in 1876 and made a most efficient officer. He was always a Republican and a highly
respected citizen, and was influential in political affairs in county,
district, and State. He studied law and
was admitted to the bar, but on account of ill-health never practiced his
profession. Mr. WINTERS died in Olean,
June 8, 1889.
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922
Surnames: WOOD, DICKINSON,
SMITH
George
Nathan WOOD was born in Starkey, Yates county, Nov.11, 1857, and died in Olean,
Sept. 25, 1887. He was the eldest son of
Elisha WOOD. When ten years of age his
parents moved with their family to Burlingame, Kan., where young WOOD resided
until 1876, when he came to Olean and entered the Times printing office, then owned by his uncle, George
DICKINSON. In April, 1883, Mr. WOOD
became business manager of the Times, which
was then owned and conducted by a stock company, and through his individual
efforts the paper was placed on a substantial business basis. In Sept., 1884, he purchased the plant and
became editor and proprietor, and almost immediately acquired a high rank among
the inland journalists of the State. Mr.
WOOD was conscientious, enterprising, progressive, and careful; as a citizen he
was public spirited and closely identified with the material prosperity of
Olean, giving to every beneficial enterprise a hearty and unstinted support,
but scathingly rebuked all corrupt schemes for personal or political
aggrandizement. Though he died scarcely
thirty years of age he had acquired a reputation and a character as an
honorable, upright man, as a kind friend and neighbor, as an exemplary son,
husband, and father that is seldom equaled.
Aug.25, 1880, Mr. WOOD married
Nellie B., daughter of J. H. SMITH, of Randolph and subsequently of Olean, who
bore him three daughters.
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Surname: WOOD
Willard
C. WOOD, of the firm of W. C. WOOD & Co.,
job printers, was born in Starkey, Yates county, in 1867. He learned the printing business of his
brother, George N. WOOD, late editor and proprietor of the Olean Times. He was employed
after the latter’s decease in the Times’ office
until the spring of 1891. April 10,
1891, he opened his job-printing establishment on Union street, where he
executes job, book, commercial, and law printing.
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Surnames: WRIGHT, STULL
William
A. WRIGHT was born in Eldred, Pa., in 1842 and came to Olean in 1889, where he
has since been a dealer in hay, grain, carriages, and agricultural
implements. He married Orsevelle STULL
and has had born to him three children, Fred C., Walter W (deceased), and Bertha.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page
923
Surnames: YARD, BUOY
John
W. YARD, a native of Irwin, Pa., was born Sept. 15, 1835, came to this place in
1879, and has been eminently successful in his profession of architect and
builder. May 26, 1870, he married Sarah
C. BUOY, of Milton, Pa., who was born Sept. 18, 1838, and their children are
James B., born March, 14, 1871; William H., born June 7, 1872; Grace, born Dec. 24, 1874; and Blanche, born
Dec. 14, 1878.
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History
of the Town of Olean – Chapter XXXIX (39)
Page
923
Surname: YOUNG
Peter
A. YOUNG, born in Rathboneville, Steuben county, April 9, 1851, located in
Bradford, Pa., in 1876, and engaged in the business of producing oil. In 1881 he removed to Olean and established
himself as a wholesale dealer in wines and liquors, retaining his oil
interests, however, until 1884.
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ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published 1893
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
931
Surnames: ALLEN, BURKE, GIBSON, BROWN, POOL, FRENCH, McCOY
Constant B. ALLEN was born in Locke, N.Y., Sept. 2,
1805. His ancestry is traced back seven
or eight generations to the early settlement of New England, where they
immigrated from Wales. Both his
grandfathers were active participants with the Green Mountain Boys at the time
of Burgoyne's invasion, Captain Constant Barney, his maternal grandfather,
being one of four rangers who multiplied themselves into as many platoons and
stationing themselves on either side of the road during the night intercepted a
hand of seventeen tories on their way to join Burgoyne, compelling them to
surrender. His father, Hon. Dan ALLEN,
was born June 30, 1780, and in young manhood left his native State (Vermont),
settling in Cayuga county, N. Y., whence in 1813 he moved to the then
wilderness in the north part of the town of Persia (q. v.). He was the father of thirteen children,
Constant B. being the oldest and at the time of his arrival in this county
seven years of age. At the age of
nineteen he had obtained an education enabling him to teach school, which
occupation he followed two years. Also
about this time he attended two terms in academic schools. It was his purpose to follow the legal
profession, but after reading law with Albert G. BURKE, Esq., of Gowanda, some
months, he was, on account of failing eyesight, compelled to relinquish that
design. In 1833 he came to Otto and for
twenty years carried on a successful mercantile trade, engaging also quite
extensively in the manufacture of pearlash.
In 1841 he purchased the Otto woolen-mills and carried on the
manufacture of woolen goods till 1867, part of the time in company with D. F.
GIBSON. In 1867 their mill was burned
and Mr. ALLEN retired from active business life, except to look after his estate,
consisting of several dairy farms. In
Feb., 1836, he married Miss B. C. BROWN, who died in Jan., 1844; children: Col.
Dan B. ALLEN, of the 154th N. Y. Vols., and Esther (Mrs. S. V. POOL). In Nov., 1852, Mr. ALLEN married S. Ann
FRENCH. Mr. ALLEN was a man of decided
convictions and an ardent supporter of the anti-slavery and temperance
causes. He died Oct.11, 1883.
Col.
Dan B. ALLEN (see also page 370), in July and Aug., 1862, raised a company in
the 154th N. Y. Vol. Inf. and was mustered into the U. S. service at Jamestown,
Sept. 26th, as captain of Co. B. In
Feb., 1863, he was promoted major and in June, 1863, became
lieutenant-colonel. He was engaged in
the battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, and
Peach Tree Creek, and in the siege of Atlanta.
He was taken sick at Atlanta and sent to the hospital, and resigned his
commission on account of illness in Oct., 1864.
For gallantry at Gettysburg he was brevetted colonel. Sept. 9, 1878, he married Louisa McCOY, of
Ellicottville, and has resided in Otto for the last fifteen years.
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History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Pages
931 & 932
Surnames: AUST, KERN
Peter
AUST was born in Eden, Erie county, Nov. 21, 1844. His father, Nicholas AUST, came from
Lottringen, France, about 1833, and bought of a pretended land company in
Buffalo a piece of wild land in Eden, for which he had to go to Batavia and pay
for the second time. Peter's education
was mostly in the German language. In 1866
he came to Otto. For sixteen years he
was engaged in farming and has for ten years kept a meat market in the
village. He married, in 1869, Mary,
daughter of John KERN, of Eden. They
have four sons and one daughter. The
oldest son, William, has been town clerk.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
932
Surnames: AUSTIN, INGRAHAM, BOTSFORD
James
AUSTIN was born in Washington county, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1811. In 1820 his father, Benjamin AUSTIN, started
for the Holland purchase with a span of horses and wagon, his wife, seven sons,
a sister of his wife, and his household goods.
He arrived in Otto on Dec. 5th and located on a farm near the center of
the town, which is now owned by his grandson, Levi AUSTIN. He was a soldier in the War of 1812 and died
in 1852. But two of the seven sons who
came to Otto in 1820 are living. James,
the only one residing in town, has always lived here. Jan. 15, 1835, he married Hannah, daughter of
Peter INGRAHAM. Children: Cornelia A.
(Mrs. Lucien BOTSFORD), of Wisconsin; Benjamin, of New Albion; John, of Ohio;
and Phineas, who enlisted in Co. K, 64th N. Y. Vols., while a lad, and at
Spotsylvania, May 12, 1864, was wounded in the hip, from the effects of which
he died ten days later in Army Square hospital, Washington. They have living with them a grandson, Simeon
AUSTIN.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
932
Surnames: BAILEY, CORNING, POPPLE, BURROUGHS, WRIGHT
Isaac
D. BAILEY was born in Persia, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1820. His father, Asa BAILEY, came to that town in
1812. The mother of Isaac D. died when
he was quite young, and when ten years old he came to Otto to live with Captain
CORNING and this town has ever since been his home. He married, in 1844, Rachel POPPLE, and in
1851 took up his residence in the village, being by trade a carpenter. Mr. BAILEY's house stood in the path of the
great tornado of May 30, 1860. He was
away. Mrs. BAILEY saw the storm
approaching, and at the same time four or five of the neighbor's children going
home from school rushed into the house.
She got them and two of her own children into the cellar just as the
cyclone struck the dwelling, lifting it from its foundations and carrying Mrs.
BAILEY and her youngest child with it several rods, where the house was dashed
to pieces, but Mrs. BAILEY and her child escaped with slight injuries. Mr. BAILEY's pocket-book containing, among
other things, one twenty and one one-dollar gold piece was in a pocket of a
coat hanging in the house. After the
storm had passed some neighbors in looking over the ruins found the pocket-book
on the ground with its contents intact except the gold pieces. There was a hole in the pocket-book, as
smooth as though cut by a knife, where the gold had evidently escaped. In the spring of 1871, eleven years
afterward, Mr. BAILEY was passing over the ground where his furniture had been
scattered, when, to his astonishment, he saw the edge of his twenty-dollar
piece peeping out of the ground. Mr.
BAILEY rebuilt on the old foundation the house in which he still resides. Mrs. BAILEY died April 4, 1874, and Dec. 30th
of the same year he married Mrs. Lucinda E. BURROUGHS. By his first wife he had one daughter, Mrs.
Sarah WRIGHT, of Kenyonville, N. Y., and one son, Albert H. BAILEY, of Mt.
Jewett, Pa. Mrs. BAILEY has one daughter
by her first husband.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Pages
932 & 933
Surnames: BARBER, PARKINSON
James
Myron BARBER was born in Palmyra, N. Y., April 10, 1823. In June of the same year his father, James
BARBER, started with a yoke of oxen and wagon, his wife, two young daughters,
and son James M. for the Holland purchase.
He came by way of Buffalo and thence through the Cattaraugus Indian
reservation, camping on the reservation by their wagon one night. In the morning the oxen had strayed away and
while the husband was hunting for them the wife was nearly distracted with
fear, as the Indians and squaws gathered around the wagon, examining its
contents, and talking and gesticulating in their strange manner about her
"little papoose." They arrived
in Otto safely and settled on the farm on which James M. now lives. Mrs. BARBER, on one occasion, left her little
girls in their log house, which had for a door simply a blanket, while she ran
through the woods to a neighbors. On her
return she saw a large bear leaving the house, but found her children unharmed. In 1848 James M. married Nancy PARKINSON, and
has had three sons and two daughters, of whom two daughters and one son are
deceased. Mr. BARBER has served as
highway commissioner twenty-three years.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
933
Surnames: BARTLETT, BENEDICT
Nelson
BARTLETT, one of a family of two sons and six daughters born to Dexter
BARTLETT, was born in Rutland, Vt., June 28, 1813. Dexter BARTLETT with his family left Vermont
in 1825, coming to Buffalo on the first boat which came through after the canal
was finished. The BARTLETT family are
conspicuous in the annals of American history.
Josiah BARTLETT was the second name signed to the Declaration of
Independence, and from the family to which he belonged have descended the
numerous race of BARTLETTs scattered throughout the Union. They hold annual family reunions, two or
three having been held in the neighboring town of Collins, where quite a number
of the descendants reside. On these
occasions hundreds are assembled together and interesting reminiscences
related. Nelson BARTLETT was but twelve
years old when his father settled in Otto and he well remembers the privations
the early settlers underwent. In 1838 he
bought an article of twenty-five acres of land in the western part of the town,
which he still owns, and which is now increased to a farm of 276 acres. That same year he married Aroline, daughter
of Davis BENEDICT, another of the pioneers who came into the town in 1822. They have three sons and one daughter, all
married. One son, Judson C., was in the
64th N. Y. Vols. three years. In I870 he
bought a pleasant residence in Otto village.
He has served his town as an officer in the past and was again elected
an assessor for three years in Feb., 1893.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
933
Surnames: BOTSFORD, BARTLETT, KING, COMSTOCK, BALLARD, SHERMAN, TAFFT
Marvin
S. BOTSFORD was born in Burlington, Conn., Aug. 5, 1818. His father, Daniel BOTSFORD, was born in 1782
and in 1825 moved to Otto, his family then consisting of his wife, three sons,
and three daughters. He made the long
journey from Connecticut with a horse and wagon, property at that time seldom
seen in Otto. He inherited the vigor and
hardihood of his Revolutionary sires and died aged nearly ninety-three. He was for many years a prominent member of
the M. E. church in Otto. Marvin S.
BOTSFORD was educated in the district schools and has always followed farming,
buying seventy-five acres of land in the northwest part of the town when twenty-two
years old. To this he has since added
till he now has a farm of 222 acres. He
married, first, Hannah BARTLETT, who died five years after. March 29, 1853, he married, second, Mrs.
Phebe Irish KING. In 1868 he purchased
twenty acres of land about half a mile north of Otto village and built a fine
residence and out buildings, where he has since resided. By his second marriage he has a daughter,
Anna, wife of Prof. John Henry COMSTOCK, of Cornell University.
Wiley
S. BOTSFORD, youngest son of Daniel, was born in Otto, March 3, 1827, married,
Nov. 9, 1846, Eliza M., daughter of Adam BALLARD, of Otto, and bought of his
father the farm on which he was born, which has since remained in his
possession, and which now contains 180 acres.
In 1873 he moved from this farm to one he purchased a short distance
north of Otto village, where he resided till his death. He had two daughters: Urana U. (Mrs. George
J. SHERMAN) and Leonora (Mrs. Walter TAFFT).
For many years Mr. BOTSFORD and his wife had the care of his father, who
died in 1876 aged ninety-four. Mr.
BOTSFORD died Nov. 26, 1892, and was buried on the 29th with Masonic honors, he
having been for twenty-five years an honored member of that order.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
934
Surnames: BROWN, ROBERTS, BUTTERFIELD
David
N. BROWN's parents came from Vermont to Attica, N. Y., about 1819, and there
David N. was born May 9, 1822. While he
was quite young they removed to Persia in this county, where his opportunities
for obtaining an education were limited to a few terms in a district
school. When fourteen he commenced
learning the cabinet maker's trade, clothing himself out of his salary of $22
per year and improving his mind by study as opportunity offered. When twenty years old he became a clerk in a
store with the privilege of attending a select school a term during the
winters. At the age of twenty-two he
entered into trade on his own account in Gowanda, where he carried on business
twelve years. In the fire of 1856 his
store with most of the business places in Gowanda was burned. He did not again engage in mercantile trade,
but continued to reside in Gowanda till 1861, being eight years postmaster and
serving the town of Persia as supervisor two years. In 1861 he moved to Collins, Erie county, and
for ten years was a farmer. In 1871 Mr.
BROWN became a resident of Otto, purchasing the grist-mill property in the
village and selling his farm in Collins in part payment for the same. He married, first, in 1844, Caroline,
daughter of Titus ROBERTS, of Gowanda, who died in 1868. He married, second, in June, 1872, Lucy A.
BUTTERFIELD. He had one son and four
daughters by his first marriage (all of whom are married) and by his second
marriage he had two daughters. In
politics Mr. BROWN has always been a Democrat, in which party his influence is
felt throughout this senatorial district.
He has served as supervisor of Otto three years.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
934
Surnames: BROWN, FOLEY, BARBER
Dolphus
S. BROWN was born in Cheshire, Mass., Sept. 15, 1830. His grandfather came from England prior to
the Revolution and was a soldier in the patriot army during that struggle. In 1852 D. S. came to Chautauqua County
where, on January 1, 1854, he married Mary J. FOLEY, and taking up his
residence in Fredonia he was for a number of years engaged running a wagon
distributing paper throughout western New York and northern Pennsylvania. In 1864 he moved to Otto and with the exception
of a short residence in Cattaraugus he has resided here since. For nine or ten years he ran the stage from
Otto to Cattaraugus. He has been
constable fifteen years, collector twelve years, and deputy sheriff nine years. Mr. BROWN has buried four children and July
19, 1888, Mrs. BROWN's death occurred.
His other children are: Glen, of Jamestown, N. Y.; Mrs. Charles BARBER,
of East Otto; and Mrs. Floyd BARBER, of Otto.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
934
Surname: BULL, COOK
Perus
BULL was born in Otto, April 26, 1836.
William BULL, his father, came from Hartford, N. Y., in 1835 and settled
on the farm on which Perus was born, where he resided till his death in 1891,
aged eighty-one. He had four sons and
three daughters, of whom only two survived him, viz.: Henry, the oldest, who
lives in the village, and Perus, the youngest, who since his birth has lived on
the homestead. June 30, 1863, Perus
married Belinda, daughter of Theodore COOK one of the early settlers in Otto. The grandfather of Perus BULL was a soldier
in the War of 1812 and came to Otto some time after William BULL settled here,
where he died. Perus BULL has served as
assessor three terms.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Pages
934 & 935
Surnames: BURGER, TRUBY, SMITH, BUTLER
Andrew
BURGER, born in Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 27, 1819, learned there the trade of
cabinet maker, and in 1849 emigrated to America, coming at once to Buffalo,
where for a short time he worked at his trade, and where, on the 27th of Jan.,
1850, he married Louisa TRUBY. Soon
afterward he moved to Springville, N. Y., and subsequently lived in
Ellicottville and Olean. In 1864 he came
to Otto and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business, which he carried
on till his death Jan. 17, 1885. He left
besides his widow one daughter, Mrs. F. SMITH, of Allegany, and two sons, J.
Henry and S. F. J. Henry BURGER was born
April 15, 1851, in Springville, N.Y. His
education was confined mainly to English branches in common schools. He has followed the occupation of his father,
working with him till his death, and since then carrying on the business
himself. He married, Aug. 13, 1878,
Flora, adopted daughter of James BUTLER, an old resident of this town.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
935
Surnames: CAIN, CURTIS
George
CAIN, born in Charleston, N. Y., July 7, 1832, was about three years old when
his father, Seth CAIN, came to Cattaraugus county, settling first in New Albion
and afterward in Otto, where he was engaged in farming and in the lumber
business, living some of the time in Otto and a part of the time in New Albion
till 1864, when he removed to the west, where he died. George married Melissa A. CURTIS, Feb. 25,
1863. A. B. CURTIS, her father, was one
of the early settlers of the town. In
1866 they spent some months in the west with a view to locating a home, but
finally returned to Otto, where he bought the homestead farm of Mrs. CAIN's
mother and resided here till 1884, when he sold his property in Otto and moved
to Hampton, Minn. They have one son,
Seth, and one daughter, Eliza.
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History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
935
Surnames: CHARLESWORTH, BALLARD, FOSTER
Samuel
CHARLESWORTH, born in England, July 6, 1832, is one of a family of ten children
-- six born in England and four in America.
His father, Nathan CHARLESWORTH, came to this county in 1841. He was a cotton spinner by trade and after
coming to America he worked some years in woolen-mills. He came to Otto in 1845 and died here in
1853. Samuel has made this town his home
since he was eleven years of age. He
married, May 14, 1857, Eleanor, daughter of Kelsey BALLARD, who came here in
the early settlement of the town. In
June, 1864, his wife and only child (a daughter of nearly five years) died
within a period of one week. He married
Lucinda BALLARD, a sister of his first wife, Jan. 1, 1867. They have three daughters and one son. One daughter, E. Maude, is the wife of
Carlton FOSTER.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
935
Surnames: COLVIN, BABCOCK
Mark
COLVIN was born in New Albion, Nov. 9, 1840.
His father, Noah COLVIN, came from Vermont among the early settlers,
stopping first in Otto, but soon moving to New Albion, where he lived till
1857, when he removed to Humphrey, where he died in 1873, aged
seventy-four. He had five sons and four
daughters. In the summer of 1864 Mark
enlisted in Co. D. 9th N. Y. Vet. Cav., and was mustered in Sept. 2d and sent
to remount camp, Md. Dec. 10th he was
sent to Winchester and assigned to his company, moved thence to Lowitsville and
from there started on the Gordonsville raid.
He was with the troops who took Fort Woodstock. On returning his horse gave out and he was
again sent to remount camp, where he drew an untamed horse, which he mounted,
and while endeavoring to get him in line the animal reared and fell over back
across his rider, the corner of the saddle hitting Mark's left hip and
dislocating the cap. By some assistance
he returned to Winchester that night, but the next morning he was hardly able to
move; he was ordered to the hospital, but refused to go, and did guard duty
about six weeks before he could mount his horse. After that he did picket duty in Virginia
till his discharge June 1, 1865. July 5,
1865, he married Julia A., daughter of Darius BABCOCK, one of the early
settlers in Otto. Three years later they
moved to East Otto, where they remained fourteen years, when they returned to
this town. They have one son, Bert B.,
and one daughter, Cecile R.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
936
Surnames: COTRAEL, PARKINSON, RUNNALS, BECKER, BROWN
John
COTRAEL, now the oldest male resident in the town of Otto, was born in Dutchess
county, June 19, 1801. By the death of
both his parents he was left an orphan before his earliest recollection, and
when fourteen he went to Schoharie county, where he lived twelve years. When twenty-four years old he married Jane
PARKINSON and on the first of Jan., 1827, with his wife and infant son, he
started for the Holland purchase with horses and sleigh, arriving in Otto, Jan.
11, 1827. He soon bought an article of
200 acres of wild land, of which he afterward sold 100 acres. Mr. COTRAEL has continued on the same farm to
the present time. He has had five sons
and two daughters. In 1874 his wife died
and since then his daughter, Mrs. W. C. RUNNALS, has cared for him. Mr. COTRAEL has ever been a man of the
strictest integrity and an ardent supporter of temperance and sobriety.
Jonathan
P. COTRAEL, the oldest son of John, was born in Schoharie county, Jan. 23,
1825. When he was about two years old
his father moved to Otto, settling about one mile east of the village. In 1845 he commenced working at the
carpenter's trade, which he followed ten years.
In 1853 he entered into partnership with H. S. COTRAEL in the mercantile
trade, which he continued ten years. In
1863 he engaged in the hardware business, continuing therein till 1877, when he
retired from mercantile trade and since then gave his attention to settling up
his business affairs and looking after his farming interests. In March, 1855, he married Lida BECKER. Their only living child, Jennie E., is a
young lady of rare attainments in music and painting. He died in 1893.
Baxter
J. COTRAEL, youngest son of John, was born March 29, 1845, and in addition to
the village school privileges he made a specialty of penmanship, in which art
he became proficient. At the age of
twenty-one he engaged as clerk in the store of J. P. & H. S. COTRAEL. When twenty-seven he entered into partnership
with J. P. COTRAEL in the hardware trade and five years later bought the
latter's interest. On the 18th of May,
1876, he married Carrie R., daughter of D. N. BROWN.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
936
Surnames: COX, SCOTT
Sylvester
M. COX was born in Onondaga county July 7, 1807, and moved to Otto in 1825,
settling near the village. He was both a
farmer and a blacksmith and acquired a large property. One of his daughters married Judge Allen D.
SCOTT, with whom he spent his declining years.
He held several town offices and in 1876 was supervisor of New Albion,
in which town he resided for a time.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
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936
Surnames: CROSS, GREEN
Silas
B. CROSS's grandfather and father came from Schoharie county and located about
one mile east of the village in 1827. At
that time Levingston CROSS, the father of S. B., had not attained his majority,
but had previously learned the carpenter's trade. He worked on the grist-mill that was building
in the village the year they arrived. He
subsequently married and located in the village and carried on a door, sash,
and blind factory till his death in 1883, aged seventy-three. He was a noted drummer in the famous Otto
military band and was an ardent advocate of the temperance cause for many
years.
Silas
B. CROSS, born March 14, 1837, received his education in the village school and
commenced teaching at an early age, teaching in all thirty-eight terms. In 1872 he received a teacher's certificate
from the State Department of Public Instruction. He enlisted in the 9th N. Y. Cav., Sept. 9,
1864, and received his discharge June 22, 1865, while in the hospital at Little
York, Pa. June 24, 1873, he married
Allie, daughter of James C. GREEN; she died April 18, 1892. He has two sons, Ralph and Neal.
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History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Pages
936 & 937
Surnames: DAKE, PARKINSON, MIRICK
Oliver
DAKE, born Dec. 27, 1813, in Penfield, N. Y., is the youngest and only survivor
of twelve children born to Augustus and Eunice DAKE. In 1832 he came with his father to Otto and
settled on the farm on which he now lives.
Mr. DAKE married Olive PARKINSON, March 8, 1840, who died March 23,
1860. Nov. 30, 1862, he married Adaline
MIRICK. By his first wife he had two
sons and one daughter. His oldest son,
Elisha, now assists in carrying on his large dairy farm. Mr. DAKE comes from a long-lived family. He has been elected to several responsible
offices.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
937
Surnames: DERBY, COX, BEAVER
Carlton
E. DERBY, only son of Charles F. and Sarah DERBY and grandson of S. M. COX, was
born in Persia, April 18, 1853, and traces his ancestry to the DERBYs of
Vermont, where they actively participated in the struggle for American
Independence. Dec. 30, 1875, he married
Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas BEAVER, of Collins, N. Y. In Feb., 1881, he purchased the homestead
farm of his grandfather, S. M. COX, in Otto, consisting of 526 acres, where he
has since resided. He manufactures his
milk into cheese and butter, keeping from sixty to seventy cows. By the will of Mr. COX, who was one of the
pioneer settlers of Otto and for many years a prominent citizen and large
landowner, and whose death occurred July 20, 1889, he was appointed executor of
the estate, which he still manages. He
has one son.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
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Surnames: DEWEY, De EWES, DEWES, CLARK, BUCK, BLACKNEY, LAKE,
GOODRICH, SOULE
Ralph
DEWEY. -- The name of DEWEY was originally De EWES. They went from French Flanders into England
in the reign of Henry VIII., when the name was DEWES and Simeon DEWES was
erected a baronet of Stow Hall about 1629.
The first of the name to come to America was Thomas DEWEY, who came from
Sandwich, Kent, England, on the ship Lion's
Whelp and landed in Boston, Mass., in May, 1630. He settled in Dorchester, Mass., in 1633, and
removed to Windsor, Conn., about 1638.
March 22, 1638 or 1639, he married widow Frances CLARK. He held various positions, such as juror and
deputy to the General Court. He died and
was buried at Windsor, Conn., April 27, 1648, leaving five children. Thomas DEWEY, of the fifth or sixth
generation from Thomas, was born in Tolland county, Conn., Aug. 20, 1747. His son, Elijah DEWEY, born in Tolland
county, Feb. 18, 1782, married Mehitable BUCK, who was also born in Tolland
county, July 2, 1789, daughter of a Revolutionary soldier. They removed to Madison county, N. Y., where
their son, Ralph DEWEY, was born June 25, 1820, and came with his parents to
Perrysburg in 1829. Oct. 29, 1843, he
married Caroline L., daughter of Charles BLACKNEY, one of the earliest settlers
in Perrysburg. In 1860 they settled in
Otto village, where he owned and operated an iron foundry forty years. Mr. DEWEY is a prominent citizen of his town
and a man of high character, a member of the Methodist church, and a staunch
Republican. He served his town as
supervisor five consecutive terms from 1870 to 1875, and will enter upon his
seventh term as justice of the peace Jan. 1, 1894. Children: Eliza (Mrs. A. D. LAKE), of
Gowanda; Florence (Mrs. H. L. GOODRICH), of Madison county; George C., of
Dunkirk; S. Clara (Mrs. C. D. SOULE), of Otto; William C., of Concordia, Kan.;
Luman R., of Chicago; C. Bertell of Jamestown; Carrie F.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
937
Surnames: EDDY, GOODRICH
William
EDDY was born in Mansfield in 1836, his father, Levi B. EDDY, being one of
three brothers who were among the early settlers of that town, and from whom
the hamlet of Eddyville derived its name.
In 1862 he married Polly A., daughter of J. H. GOODRICH, of East
Otto. Mrs. EDDY is one of a family of
nineteen children; the mother of all is still living. In 1869 Mr. EDDY purchased a farm in the
southeast part of the town, where he has continued to reside. He has one son and one daughter, both of whom
are married.
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938
Surnames: FACKLAM, DANKERT
John
FACKLAM emigrated from Germany in 1858, settling in Collins, N. Y., where Henry
F., the oldest of three sons, was born Jan. 14, 1859, and his brothers a few
years later. The father and his family
moved to Otto in 1872 and in 1878 purchased a dairy farm of 208 acres. Moving onto it in Jan., 1879, he lived but
about one year after this, leaving the sons with their mother to care for the
farm, which they have continued to the present time. In 1887 Henry F. commenced dealing in farm
implements and fertilizers. His business
increasing he removed in 1889 to the village and opened a farm implement
establishment, keeping also a stock of wagons, carriages, etc., to which he has
since added a general stock of hardware.
In boyhood he attended both English and German schools, thus becoming
proficient in each language. He married,
Nov. 28, 1882, Mina, daughter of Joseph DANKERT, and has two daughters and one
son.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
938
Surnames: FOSTER, BULL, MATTOCKS, CHARLESWORTH, SOULE, WEBSTER
Sheldon
FOSTER, born Sept. 20, 1831, in Otto, is the second son of Joseph FOSTER, who
settled here in 1818, and who for fifty-six years was an honored citizen of the
town, dying at the age of seventy-five on the same farm on which he first
located. Sheldon's school privileges
were such as the common schools of the period afforded. He married, March 29, 1853, Betsey, daughter
of William BULL of Otto. He resided in
Collins, Erie county, till 1857, when he returned to Otto and settled on the
farm on which he now resides. Dec. 14,
1868, Mrs. FOSTER died, leaving a daughter and a son. The daughter, Mary, is now the wife of F. L.
MATTOCKS, a marble dealer in Gowanda.
The son, C. J. FOSTER, is married to a daughter of Samuel CHARLESWORTH
and lives on the homestead. Much of the
time since Mr. FOSTER last settled in town he has held official positions,
being two years town auditor, twelve years assessor, and twelve years
commissioner of highways.
Albert
FOSTER was born in Otto, Oct. 14, 1836.
Joseph FOSTER, his father, came from Hartford, N. Y., in 1817, lived in
Collins one year, and in 1818 came to Otto and articled the farm on which
Albert was born, and where he continued to reside till his death in 1874, aged
seventy-five. He was justice of the
peace sixteen years, was one of the original members of the M. E. church in
1826, and for a number of years kept a record of the meetings with the name of
the minister and the text preached from, which is now an heirloom in possession
of his son, Albert FOSTER, who has always lived on the homestead. Jan. 3, 1860, Albert FOSTER married Julia F.,
daughter of Stephen SOULE and sister of T. B. SOULE. For several years they had the care of his
aged mother, who died in 1883, aged eighty-two.
Children: Clarence P., a stenographer in Buffalo; Ollie (Mrs. Austin
WEBSTER); and Herbert and Lutie.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
938
Surnames: GOLD, WOLFF
Henry
GOLD was born in Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany April 10, 1826. His father died when he was five years old
and at an early age he commenced supporting himself by working as a laborer in
his native country. In 1856 he married
Anna MOLLER and in Germany two sons were born to them. In 1866 he emigrated to America, settling in
East Otto, where he hired out as a farm laborer and followed that occupation
until 1874, when he purchased a farm of 120 acres in the southeast part of
Otto, where he now resides. In 1873 his
first wife died and he married, second, Dora WOLFF in 1874. By his first marriage he had three sons and
by his second he has had one daughter and two sons. His children are educated both in German and
English. He has been twice elected
justice of the peace.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Pages
938 & 939
Surnames: GREEN, McMASTERS, ROSS
James
C. GREEN came to Otto in 1825. He was
born May 22, 1807, in Macedon, N. Y. In
1830 he married Maria McMASTERS and settled on a farm of 250 acres in the north
part of the town, where for sixty-two years he has continued to live. He has had three sons and three daughters,
only two of whom are now living: James
H., the oldest, and Sarah M. (Mrs. Waldo G. ROSS). His second son, Ephraim C., enlisted in Co.
C, 64th N. Y. Vols., in 1861, and was killed at the battle of Antietam, Sept.
17, 1862. In Dec., 1888, his wife
died. His only remaining daughter, Mrs.
W. G. ROSS, now cares for him. Mr. GREEN
was supervisor of Otto in 1851, 1852, 1855, and 1867.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
939
Surnames: HANSON, AYERS, LAING
Jacob
E. HANSON was born in Ashford, Dec. 26, 1851.
His father came into that town among the early settlers. When fourteen years old Jacob commenced work
in a cheese factory and for twenty-four years he followed the occupation of
cheese manufacturer. In 1887 he married
Catharine AYERS, of Otto, he being at the time proprietor of a cheese factory
in this town, where he has since resided.
They have three sons. He was
elected justice of the peace in 1892 for a full term. In March, 1802, he sold his factory interests
and has since been engaged with F. C. LAING in the real estate business.
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Page
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Surnames: HARVEY, REED, SMITH, MALTBIE
Frank
J. HARVEY, youngest of three sons of John S. and Thedey HARVEY, was born in New
Albion, March 1, 1843, his parents coming to that town from Onondaga county in
1827. For many years John S. HARVEY was
a prominent and highly respected citizen of the county. He was supervisor of New Albion in 1837. In 1861 he moved to Otto, where he had
purchased a large farm and erected a fine residence where his son Frank J. now
resides. He died Feb. 1, 1871, aged
sixty-six. His wife (Thedey REED)
survived him until July 15, 1889, aged eighty-four. In the division of the estate the Otto farm
came into the possession of Frank J., and to him and his wife was left the care
of his aged mother. In his youth he
attended Chamberlain Institute two years and also received a diploma from
Bryant & Stratton's Business College in Buffalo. He married, March 22, 1866, L. Josephine,
daughter of James M. SMITH, of Randolph.
They have four sons and three daughters living.
John
A. HARVEY, only son of Alfred B. HARVEY, was born Nov. 3, 1869, in New Albion,
on the homestead farm where his grandfather, John S. HARVEY, settled. He attended the village school in Otto, the
Union School in Randolph, six terms in Chamberlain Institute, and one year in
the Rochester Business University. When
twenty years of age he entered a drug store as clerk, which occupation he
followed till Nov., 1891, when he purchased the drug store of B. L. MALTBIE in
Otto village, entering into partnership with Mr. MALTBIE under the firm name of
J A. HARVEY & Co. Mr. HARVEY is a
young man of excellent social, moral, and business qualifications.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Pages
939 & 940
Surnames: HILL, HEMSTREET
Joseph
HILL was born in Nunda, N.Y., March 17, 1811.
His father, Samuel HILL, was one of the very early settlers in the
valley of Zoar in 1814. He came down
Cattaraugus creek in a canoe. There were
then but two other families in town, both living in the valley. Bears and wolves were seen in great abundance
and game and fish were plenty. In one
season Samuel killed sixteen bears and Joseph himself was a successful
hunter. Jan 22, 1835, he married
Catherine, daughter of Abram HEMSTREET, of Ashford. The same year he bought the article of fifty
acres of land, a part of the farm on which he now lives. He took his wife and furniture on an ox-sled
and his axe on his shoulder and starting for their future home he cut his road
to his farm, where he had a log house partly built. Their present residence stands on the same ground
on which their first log house was built and their small farm has been
increased to about 400 acres. Children:
Nathan, of Ohio, and Winfield. Jehiel
HILL, brother of Joseph, was for many years prominent in military circles,
rising from the office of lieutenant to that of general. Joseph is equally as prominent as a musician
and noted especially as a fifer. At the
head of the Otto Rifle Company he led the troops to the parade ground at the
general trainings in the village of Lodi (now Gowanda).
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
Page
940
Surnames: HINMAN, BULLIS
Simeon
B. HINMAN traced his ancestry back to the commonwealth in England. Sergeant Edward HINMAN was an officer in the
bodyguard of Charles I. After the
overthrow and execution of King Charles, about 1650, Sergeant Edward HINMAN was
found in New England, where he soon became one of the prominent citizens of
those times. From him the numerous
HINMANs in America have descended, and many of them have filled important
positions in the history of New England.
The records show that Simeon B. HINMAN is one of the lineal descendants
of Sergeant Edward. Born in Rutland
county, Vt., Aug. 11, 1800, he married, in 1826, Keziah BULLIS, a native of
Vermont, who died in Otto village April 10, 1893. (See page 839).
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Surnames: HUNT, VOSBURG, ANDREWS
Hon.
William E. HUNT descends from Puritan stock, his father, Ward HUNT, having
moved from Connecticut to Brandon, Vt., in the early part of the present
century, where William E. was born Sept. 20, 1822. When ten years of age his father came to
Perrysburg. Besides the common school
privileges William E. attended two terms at Fredonia Academy. In 1851 he came to Otto and engaged in
mercantile business, which he followed twenty-three years, and was also for
many years an extensive buyer of dairy products for New York houses. In 1866 he was elected member of Assembly on
the Republican ticket by a majority of 1,160.
He represented his town on the Board of Supervisors nine years, was
postmaster of Otto twenty-four years, and performed all his public duties with
fidelity and strict integrity. Jan. 15,
1853, he married Betsey H. VOSBURG; children: two who died in infancy, and Mrs.
Arthur ANDREWS, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. HUNT some years ago retired from active business and invested
considerable of his means in real estate.
He died March 23, 1889. Mrs. HUNT
survives him.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
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940 & 941
Surnames: INGRAHAM, AUSTIN, BABCOCK
Alexander
INGRAHAM was born in Pittstown, N. Y., Dec. 18, 1823. His father, H. W. INGRAHAM, was a soldier in
the War of 1812 and came to Otto in 1826, where he articled fifty acres of wild
land, to which he subsequently added more.
He had six sons and two daughters and died in 1870, aged
seventy-two. Alexander, the oldest of
these children, has always resided in the town.
In 1855 he married Sally AUSTIN.
They have one son and one daughter.
Mr. INGRAHAM, a few years ago saw two young girls drowned while
attempting to ford Cattaraugus creek, and afterward was more determined than
ever to have a bridge over the stream which was built in 1892.
Simeon
M. INGRAHAM was born in Pittstown, N. Y., July 7, 1828, and came with his
father, H. W. INGRAHAM, to Otto, settling on the farm on which he now
lives. He enlisted in Co K, 64th N. Y.
Vol. Inf. in the fall of 1861, and at Fair Oaks was struck by three rebel
bullets, one of which would probably have proved fatal had not the ball struck
his wallet, which contained papers and money.
After the battle he found more than forty bullet-holes in his rubber
blanket, which was caused by its being rolled up. He passed through the Seven Days' Fight, was
at the battles of South Mountain and Antietam, where he was again slightly
wounded, and at Fredericksburg, where he was more seriously wounded, the ball
passing through his cartridge box and belt and striking a rib bone. He was at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and
was shot through the left hand July 2, 1863. With this wound be was in the hospital till
into November, when he again joined his regiment. He was in the battles of the Wilderness and
Spotsylvania, in the latter of which he received a severe bayonet wound in one
knee and was confined in the hospital till September, when he again joined his
regiment in front of Petersburg and had command of his company as first
sergeant till the expiration of his term of service. He married Rosina BABCOCK in Feb., 1857. They resided in Leon and New Albion till the
death of his father in I870, when he bought out the heirs and removed to the
homestead in Otto. Their only child, a
daughter, died in infancy and May 13, 1886, his wife's death occurred.
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Surnames: JARK, STEBBINS
P. F.
JARK was born in Holstein, Germany, Nov. 13, 1837. His father was a farm laborer and P. F.
followed the same occupation until thirty years of age, when he emigrated to
America and soon after commenced cheese making for F. D. STEBBINS in Mansfield. In 1877 he purchased the cheese factory and
decided that in a few years he purchased the large factory in the village and
Scott's Corners in Otto, where he then resided.
His success in this was so other factories in Mansfield, and is now one
of the largest manufacturers of cheese in this section of country. In Dec., 1871, he married and has five
daughters and one son. The daughters are
liberally educated, the oldest, Augusta, being an accomplished teacher of
music.
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of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
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941
Surnames: LAING, RUNNALS
Fremont
C. LAING, born in East Otto, July 6, 1851, is a son of Stephen LAING (see page
558), and received a thorough education in Forestville Academy, Griffith
Institute, and Fredonia Normal school.
He commenced teaching school at the age of seventeen, and taught eight
terms. For four years prior to 1879 he
was engaged in mercantile business in East Otto and in March, 1879, he moved to
the village and started one of the most prosperous general stores in this section
of country, which business he still continues.
He has engaged quite extensively in dealing in Buffalo real estate. In politics a Democrat he was elected to
office by a large majority in a Republican town and for four postmaster of
Otto. On the 6th of Feb., 1873, he
married Inez R., daughter of W. C. RUNNALS, of East Otto, and has one son,
Cecil D., and one daughter, Vera M.
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941
Surnames: LAKE, JOHNSON
Frank
P. LAKE was born in Otto village Nov. 13, 1858, and is a son of Capt. Phipps
LAKE, M. D. (see page 162). The youngest
of five children, he received his education in the graded school of Otto and
here he has always resided. He is an
expert painter and decorator. Aug. 8,
1883, he married Carrie J., daughter of Rev. A. H. JOHNSON, a clergyman of the
M. E. church, then holding a pastorate in Otto.
They have one son and two daughters.
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Pages
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Surnames: LOOMIS, SKEELS, STANNARD
Bliss
LOOMIS, father of Henry C. and Nelson LOOMIS, came from Bennington, Vt., in
1826, stopping first in Otto village, but in 1828 locating on the farm now
owned by Nelson, where he died. Nelson
was born on this farm April 13, 1838, and was one of the first from this town
to enlist in the Rebellion. May 13,
1861, he enlisted and June 7th was mustered into Co. I, 37th N. Y. Vol. Inf.
for two years. The regiment took the
same route through Baltimore as the Massachusetts regiment did April 19th, but
were unmolested save by "secesh slang." He was in the first battle of Bull Run and
after that did guard and police duty in and about Alexandria and Washington
till the spring of 1862. He was in the
siege of Yorktown, the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and Seven Days'
Fight, and between Richmond and Harrison's Landing was taken sick and sent to
the hospital on David's Island, from which he was discharged in November,
1862. He has preserved a complete record
of the scenes and events through which he passed from day to day from the time
he enlisted till he arrived home. He
married, Dec. 31, 1869, Eveline, daughter of Simeon SKEELS, of Otto, and has
always resided on the homestead. He has
two sons: Mark, who married 1891, Minnie D. STANNARD, and Guy. Henry C., the elder brother of Nelson LOOMIS,
was first lieutenant in Co. C., 64th N. Y. Vol. Inf., lieutenant-colonel in the
154th Regt., was promoted to brigadier-general and now lives in Kansas.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Nelson LOOMIS
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Surnames: LOSEE, SKEELS
John
A. LOSEE, born in Watertown, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1818, attended the common schools
and two terms at the Watertown Academy, and married Martha A. SKEELS in
1838. He came to Otto in 1847,
purchasing a large farm in the central part of the town. Since 1865 he has resided in the village, his
father living with him till his death in 1888 at the age of ninety years. Their oldest son, Sullivan B., was killed
June 1, 1862, in the battle of Fair Oaks, while acting lieutenant in Co. C,
64th N. Y. Vols. His younger brother, a
member of the same company with his son, died from exposure and sickness soon
after the battle. They have one son and
one daughter living and buried a married daughter some years ago. He has held several town offices.
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Surnames: MERCER, BALLARD
James
C. MERCER was born in Oneida county, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1833. His father, James MERCER, emigrated from
England about 1820, and came from Oneida county to East Otto when James C. was
two years old. When twenty-one the son
became a carpenter and joiner and followed that occupation twenty-two
years. For the past sixteen years he has
been engaged in raising and dealing in Percheron Norman horses and is now the
owner of the famous horse Imperial, the champion long-mane horse of the world
and the wonder of all beholders wherever exhibited. He has also other noted horses of the same
breed. Jan. 15, 1861, he married
Emerette C., daughter of Benjamin BALLARD, of Otto. In 1865 Mr. MERCER came to Otto village,
where he has since resided. They have
one son, William F., a graduate of Chamberlain Institute, Randolph, and of Hillsdale
College in Michigan. He has been a
teacher in high schools several years and is now principal of Waterford
Academy, Waterford, Pa., and is also superintendent of public schools in that
town.
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History
of the Town of Otto – Chapter XL (40)
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942 & 943
Surnames: O’BRIEN, LOSEE, BROWN
Charles
A. O’BRIEN, born in Canada, March 7,1843, came in 1859 to Otto, where he worked
at painting about two years. May 11,
1861. he enlisted in Co. H, 37th N. Y. Vols., for two years, being the first
volunteer from the town of Otto to answer the call of President Lincoln for
troops. Reaching Washington about the
first of June he was in the first battle of Bull Run, the siege of Yorktown,
the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and Seven Days' Fight, and on the 30th
of June, 1862, was wounded and taken prisoner.
He was two weeks in Libby prison and two months on Belle Island, when he
was paroled, and in October was exchanged and joined his regiment. He was in the battles of Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville and was mustered out June 23, 1863. He re-enlisted Aug. 13, 1863, in Co. H, 14th
N. Y. H. A., and was mustered in as fourth sergeant on Staten Island. He was acting orderly with a detachment of
men in City Hall park, New York, from Dec. 4, 1863, till April, 1864, when he
joined the Ninth Army Corps, being promoted color sergeant. About the 1st of May he was made
sergeant-major and participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania
Court House, North Anna River, Cold Harbor, Tolopotomoy Creek, Petersburg, the
mine explosion, and Weldon Railroad, and was promoted to second lieutenant and
assigned to Co. M. He served in the
battles of Pegram Farm, Hacher's Run, Fort Steadman, and Fort Haskell, making
in all nineteen regular battles in which he was engaged. For gallantry in the battles of Forts
Steadman and Haskell he was brevetted first lieutenant in the U. S. Vols. by
the president and was commissioned first lieutenant by the governor of New
York. He was mustered out Sept. 26,
1865. Mr. O’BRIEN married, first, July
13, 1865, Mrs. Jennette S. LOSEE, whose first husband was killed at the battle
of Fair Oaks. She died Aug. 28,
1878. He married, second, Mrs. Emma
BROWN, Nov. 16, 1880. By his first
marriage he had three daughters and by the second two daughters and one
son. He is an acting justice of the
peace.
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Surnames: PRATT, PURDY
Charles
E. PRATT was born Oct. 10, 1838, in East Otto, his father, Darius PRATT, being
one of the pioneers of that town, settling there about 1820, where he resided
till his death. Jan. 1, 1860, Charles E.
married Mary E., daughter of Stephen PURDY, of Otto. In Aug., 1864, he enlisted in Co. A, 9th N.
Y. Cav., and about the 1st of December the regiment joined General Sheridan's
army in the Shenandoah valley. He was in
the Gordonsville raid and two days without food; was in the calvalry dash at
Perryville, where his horse stumbled in attempting to jump a ditch and he
received an injury to his hip, from which he never recovered; and received his
discharge at Winchester, Va., in 1865.
Settling in the north part of Otto he has since resided there. He has two sons: Ernest, who is married and
has a family, and Claude, living at home.
Mr. PRATT has been elected to several official positions.
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Surnames: ROGERS, CROSS
Thomas
L. ROGERS was born in New York city, June 4, 1818, and when nine years old his
father died. In 1829 he came with his
mother to Otto and has ever since made this town his home. For a number of years he carried on a chair
manufactory. He married, Sept. 10, 1840,
Mary E., daughter of John CROSS, who settled in Otto in 1827, coming here from
Schoharie county, where Mary E. was born Feb. 12, 1824. They have four sons and one daughter, all of
whom are married. Stephen H., the
oldest, enlisted in Co. C, 64th N. Y. Vol. Inf. in Aug., 1861, and was promoted
to sergeant. He was in the battles of
Fair Oaks, Seven Days' Fight, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Cold
Harbor, and was wounded at the first battle of Petersburg. He was mustered out at the end of his three
years' service and is now living in Montana.
Two of the sons are engineers on the Erie railway and the daughter lives
in Salamanca. Mr. ROGERS was town clerk
eight years.
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Surnames: SHERMAN, BOTSFORD, ROOT
George
J. SHERMAN, son of David, was born in Collins, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1842. In 1859 he came with his father to Otto. Jan. 1, 1863, he married Urana U., oldest
daughter of W. S. BOTSFORD. She was born
in Otto, April 10, 1848. They commenced
housekeeping on the farm of her father, where they have ever since
resided. They have two daughters and one
son, the daughters being Mrs. Adrian ROOT and Mrs. Simeon BOTSFORD. The son, Wiley B., lives at home. Mr. SHERMAN's aged mother has lived with them
several years.
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Surnames: SHIPPY, BARSE
Leroy
SHIPPY, born May 21, 1836, in Otto, is the second of five sons of Elisha
SHIPPY, one of the early settlers of the town.
All these five sons were soldiers in the Union army during the
Rebellion. Augustus A., the oldest, was
killed at Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., while color-sergeant and was the fifth man
shot as one after the other they seized the colors of the 154th N. Y.
Vols. Leroy was the first of these sons
to enlist. He was mustered in Sept. 16,
1861, in Co. C, 64th N. Y. Vols., and was shot through the left arm at the
battle of Fair Oaks, June 2, 1862, his file-leader dropping dead at the same
instant. He was in the battles of
Chancelorrsville and Gettysburg, where he was shot through the right hand July
2, 1863. He was mustered out in the fall
of 1864 and returned to his home in Otto, where he has since resided. In 1869 he married Mrs. Sabrina BARSE.
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Surnames: SMALLMAN, LAING, MANDEVILLE, FOSTER
Edward
SMALLMAN was born in Queens county, Ireland, Feb. 17, 1840. His father, Richard SMALLMAN, died when
Edward was four years old. At the age of
sixteen the latter commenced a five years' apprenticeship at the shoemaker's
trade. In 1861 he emigrated to America,
landing in New York on Aug. 12th, and Aug. 12, 1862, enlisted in Co. I, 20th
Conn. Vol. Inf. He was assigned to the
Twelfth Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac and was in the battle of
Chancellorsville, where he was wounded in the head and taken prisoner. He was in Richmond three weeks, when he was
paroled and sent to parole camp near Alexandria. In Sept., 1863, he was exchanged and joined
his regiment at Murfreesborough, Tenn.
He participated in the battles of Resaca, Cassville, Peach Tree Creek,
and siege of Atlanta, his being the first picket line which entered that
city. He was at the capture of Savannah,
in the battles of Averysville and Bentonsville, and was present when Johnston
surrendered at Raleigh. He was mustered
out at New Haven, Conn., June 27, 1865.
He came to Otto in Aug., 1865, and worked twenty years at his trade, and
has since then been clerk in the store of F. C. LAING, having had charge of the
business since Mr. LAING moved to Buffalo.
Nov. 14, 1867, he married Margarette MANDEVILLE. They have one daughter, Mrs. Mary F. FOSTER,
living in the village, and one son, Frank E.
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Surnames: SOULE, HUNT, PIERCE, DEWEY
Thomas
B. SOULE was born in Otto, Oct. 6, 1846, his father, Stephen SOULE, coming from
Collins, N. Y., a few years previous.
His opportunities for schooling were the common schools and one term in
Chamberlain Institute. He was for a few
years employed as clerk in the store of W. E. HUNT in Otto and for four years
carried on the mercantile business himself.
For the last twelve years he has been engaged in the manufacture of
woolen goods in company with C. B. PIERCE in PIERCE's woolen-mills in Otto. He has served four years as town clerk and is
now serving his sixth year as supervisor, being also the present
postmaster. Oct. 9, 1872, he married S.
Clara, daughter of Ralph DEWEY. They
have two sons and one daughter. The
oldest son, Ralph, is in the employ of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.
R. in Chicago.
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Surnames: STEBBINS, HARRIS, ARMSTRONG
Anson
L. STEBBINS was born in Granby, Mass., Dec. 8, 1825. His father, Aaron W. STEBBINS, moved from Massachusetts
to Vermont after the birth of Anson L. and thence to Mansfield in 1832, coming
the entire distance with one horse and wagon.
He settled on a farm which remained in his possession till his death in
1888, aged ninety-one. Anson L. married,
Oct. 24, 1849, Mary, daughter of S. W. HARRIS.
In 1855 he settled in Otto on a farm just west of the village. Children: Edwin D., a blacksmith in Otto
village; Ina A. (Mrs. B. J. ARMSTRONG), who resides on a farm; and Ida C. (Mrs.
J. D. ARMSTRONG), of Salamanca. Mr.
STEBBINS has held several offices of trust.
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Surnames: STRICKLAND, ALLEN, SMITH, HUNT
Walter
H. STRICKLAND was born in Watertown, Conn., Feb. 4, 1816. His grandfather, Samuel STRICKLAND, was an
officer in the American army during the Revolutionary war, and was born in 1744
and died in 1826. His father, John
STRICKLAND, was born July 25, 1783, and died Oct. 19, 1841. In 1828 he moved from Connecticut to Oneonta,
N. Y., and in 1832 came to Otto, settling on fifty acres of land now included
in the farm of W. H. STRICKLAND. He had
five daughters and two sons. Since the
death of his father Walter H. has continued in possession of the original farm
and has added to it till the place now includes 350 acres. Mr. STRICKLAND had an academic education and
at the age of nineteen he commenced teaching school, which he followed fifteen
years, holding a life certificate, but on account of lung difficulty was obliged
to relinquish teaching and give his attention to farming. In 1836 he was one of the first members of
the M. E. church in the village and is now the only one of that little band
living. Mr. STRICKLAND married, first,
Statira, daughter of Hon. Dan ALLEN, of Gowanda, July 13, 1843. She died Dec. 16, 1852. By this marriage he had two sons and one
daughter, of whom the oldest son, John, and daughter, Mrs. Laura SMITH, are
still living; the other son, Dan A., died in May, 1882. In Jan., 1854, he married Mrs. Maryette B.
HUNT; they have one son, Channing W., and two daughters deceased.
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Surnames: TOLMAN, PALMER, BUNDY
J. N.
TOLMAN, born Aug. 27, 1827, in Evans, N. Y., moved in 1868 to Otto, purchasing
of Edmund PALMER about 400 acres of land in the Zoar valley, where he has since
resided, carrying on a large dairying business and raising extensive crops of
grain. Mr. TOLMAN, with others in the
valley, has worked industriously to secure the construction of a permanent
bridge across Cattaraugus creek, which was built in 1892. In 1858 he married Eugenia BUNDY; they have
two sons and three daughters.
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Surnames: TRUBY, HARRISON, ACKERMAN, LOCKRIDGE, HEPPNER
Frederick
TRUBY, the oldest of three TRUBY brothers residing in the village of Otto, was
born in Weidenhausen, Germany, on the 6th of May, 1835. His father died when he was ten years old and
at the age of sixteen, by the death of his mother, he was left an orphan. In 1852 he decided to seek a home in America,
and landing in New York in the fall of that year he came in February following
to Ellicottville, where he commenced learning the cabinet maker's trade with
William E. HARRISON, for whom he worked most of the time till the spring of
1863, when he went to Germany to settle the parental estate. His father had been proprietor of a shoe
store and manufactory. Returning to
America in the fall he came to Otto to where he has since resided, being
engaged in the cabinet and carpentering business until 1866. In 1858 he received his citizenship papers
and in the fall of 1864 he was drafted into the service, but put a substitute
into the army. In 1866, in company with
his brother John, he opened a clothing and manufacturing establishment under
the firm name of F. & J. TRUBY. John
was a practical tailor and the brothers have continued their business over
twenty-five years, their sales extending to all parts of the surrounding
country. In 1868 Mr. TRUBY was elected
overseer of the poor and re-elected twelve successive terms. In 1880 he received the nomination of
superintendent of the poor of Cattaraugus county on the Republican ticket and
was elected. He was re-elected in 1883
and 1886, holding the office nine successive years. April 29, 1866, F. and J. TRUBY married,
respectively, Christine and Minnie ACKERMAN.
Frederick's children are one daughter, who died when one and a half
years old; Lutie; Willard F., a graduate of Chamberlain Institute and now a
student in Cornell University; and Jessie.
Ernest
H. TRUBY was born in Weidenhausen, Germany, Dec. 7, 1843. His parents both died before he was eight
years old and at fifteen he commenced learning the shoemaker's trade. When nineteen he emigrated to America,
landing in New York, Oct. 15, 1862, and six days after commenced work at his
trade for D. M. LOCKRIDGE in Otto village.
In 1863 he entered into partnership with William HEPPNER in the boot and
shoe business. In 1865 he purchased
HEPPNER's interest and has since continued alone. In July, 1887, his store and residence were
destroyed by fire, but in Feb., 1888, he had ready for occupancy a commodious
brick building where his former store stood.
Mr. TRUBY married, June 1, 1868, Minnie TRUBY, and they have two
sons. For twelve years he has held the
office of overseer of the poor, being elected several times without opposition.
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Surnames: WAYNE, SMITH
George
H. WAYNE was born in Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1845. His parents emigrated from Germany. In 1861 he attended the University of
Rochester a few months, but enlisted in Co. E, 100th N. Y. Vol. Inf. and joined
McClellan's army at Fortress Monroe. He
was in the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, and Seven Days' Fight, and was
wounded at Deep Bottom and lay in the hospital three months. After recovering he was at the taking of
Folly Island, Morris Island, in the charge on Fort Wagner, and was wounded on
Morris Island by the explosion of a shell.
He was in Captain Payne's expedition of twelve men to spike cannon at
Fort Johnson. He was mustered out in
Buffalo in Dec., 1864. Mr. WAYNE came to
East Otto in 1873 and for fourteen years carried on a wagon shop and blacksmithing
business. In Jan., 1887, his shops with
a large stock were burned. In Nov.,
1887, he came to Otto village, where he has since been doing a blacksmith
business. In 1873 he married Lotilda
SMITH; they have two daughters.
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Surnames: WICKHAM, GRIFFITH
James
T. WICKHAM was born in Orleans county, N. Y., April 14,1843, and when about ten
years old his father, James WICKHAM, with his family came to East Otto. In 1861 James T. enlisted in Co. C, 64th N.
Y. Vols. For several weeks he was nearly
blind with inflammation of the eyes while in Camp Fenton. He was in the siege of Yorktown and arrived
at Williamsburg just at the close of that battle. He was slightly wounded in the battle of Fair
Oaks, was in the Seven Days' Fight, and was sent to the hospital at Fortress
Monroe, thence to New York, and from there to his home. After about six weeks he returned to his
regiment at South Mountain. After the
battle of Antietam he was sent to the hospital, transferred to the Veteran
Reserve Corps, and assigned to provost duty till his term of service
expired. He contracted disease in the
early part of his service, from which he has never recovered. Nov. 14, 1864, he married Helen S. GRIFFITH. For about twelve years he has been agent for
Smith & Jones, of Utica, dealers in dairy supplies.
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History of the Town of Perrysburg –
Chapter XLI (41)
Page 953
Surnames: BENNETT, HILLER,
TOUCEY, SCHMILL, PRESS
Andrew BENNETT, a native of Dutchess county,
came to Hanover, N. Y., soon after his marriage to Catharine HILLER, who died
in Versailles aged eighty. His only son,
John L., born June 13, 1837, married Caroline TOUCEY, Sept. 6, 1860. She was a daughter of John TOUCEY and was
born in 1840. Children: Cozella, Luella, Ludelia, and Nettie. Mr. BENNETT enlisted in 1862 in the 9th N. Y.
Cav. and was discharged Feb. 4, 1863. He
has resided in Versailles twenty-eight years.
Ludelia BENNETT married, Feb. 28, 1889, Adam SCHMILL. Nettie married Bartlett A. PRESS in Jan.,
1889, and also resides in Versailles.
John TOUCEY, a native of Connecticut, came to Perrysburg in 1823 and
died in 1868. Children: Eunice, Hannah, Helen, Martin, Jane,
Caroline, Franklin, Sylvia, Susan, Sarah, and Milton J.
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Surnames: BLACKNEY,
CROSS, RUGG, KNAPP, SANDERS, HALL, ROSE
Eldad
BLACKNEY came to Perrysburg and cleared a farm near the village. He married Sally CROSS; children:
Charles, William, Nathan, Lewis P., Asa, Eldad, Jr., Belinda, Caroline,
Julia, Sally, Sarah, Esther, Clarissa, and Delia.
Lewis
P. BLACKNEY was born in New Lebanon, N. Y., May 30, 1811, and came here at the
age of eleven. July 14, 1835, he married
Catharine, daughter of Isaac and Abigail RUGG.
She was born Jan. 28, 1814, and died Jan. 18, 1822. Children:
William W., Oscar C., Maryette G., Julia M., Orlina A., Orlando L.,
Aurelia R., Charles O., and Lillian C.
Charles O. BLACKNEY married Carrie, daughter of William and Alice (KNAPP)
SANDERS, and is a farmer on the Isaac RUGG farm. Maryette G. married Warren R. HALL, son of
John E. and Jane (ROSE) HALL. He was
born Feb. 18, 1845, and is a farmer near "Ruggtown".
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954
Surnames: BLAKE, GRISWOLD,
CRUMB, STRICKLAND, ALLEN
Ebenezer
BLAKE, son of John, came to Concord, N. Y., in 1830 and subsequently removed to
Orleans county, where he died. He was
present as a musician at the hanging in Buffalo of the three Thayers, who
murdered a man in 1825 because of a debt he owed them. His wife was Sophronia GRISWOLD. Their son Harry, born Jan. 26, 1835, married,
July 24, 1860, Jennie L. CRUMB, who died Oct. 17, 1875. Julius CRUMB, her father, married Cornelia
STRICKLAND on April 22, 1832. Mr.
BLAKE's second wife is Martha J. ALLEN.
His children are Addison, Ella L., Frank D., and Le Verrne C. Addison died July 5, 1889.
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Surnames: BLASDELL, JOSLY,
ALLEN
Nathaniel
BLASDELL, born in Vermont, came to Dayton in 1818 and cleared a farm at what is
now Markham, where he died. He married
Sarah JOSLY; children: John, William, Nathaniel, David J., Sarah,
Abigail, Mercy, Lydia, and Caroline.
David J. BLASDELL was born in Milton, Vt., Dec. 16, 1804, and came to
Dayton with his parents. He subsequently
removed to Perrysburg, where he died March 4, 1875. He married Lucinda ALLEN of Gowanda, Jan. 15,
1826; children: Dan A., Lewis. N., Homer J., Morris C.,
Milton N., Heman N., and Esther M. His
widow lives on the homestead in this town.
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954
Surnames: CAMPBELL, HURD,
BRIGGS, FRANCIS
Hugh
CAMPBELL, son of William, was born in Albany, N. Y., and came to Perrysburg
about 1816, where he cleared what is now the HURD farm. At the time of his arrival he had eight
children: Chancellor, Rice, Walter,
Colin, Susan, Emma, Charlotte, and Janette.
He was prominent in the early settlement, served as justice of the peace
several years, and died in 1874. He
cleared two other farms in Cattaraugus county and another one still in
Michigan. Chancellor CAMPBELL, born Aug.
28, 1810, married Ann. daughter of Russell BRIGGS, who died Feb. 18, 1884. Children:
Ellen, Frank, Eliza, James, and James M.
The latter was born Sept. 2, 1845, and May 4, 1869, married Minerva,
daughter of Simon and Martha FRANCIS;
children: Clara A., Fanny E., and
Helen M. He is a farmer near the
village.
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Surnames: CAMPBELL, VOSBURG
Frank
CAMPBELL was born Feb. 14, 1838. June
20, 1860, he married Caroline M., daughter of John and Jessie VOSBURG. She was born Aug. 10, 1840. Children:
Jennie, Charles W., Arthur J., and Clarence H. Aug. 8, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 44th N.
Y. Vols., was discharged Oct. 11, 1864, and is now a pensioner. His paternal ancestor, Hugh CAMPBELL,
participated in the battle of Sacket's Harbor in the War of 1812.
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Surnames: COOPER, CAMPBELL
William
COOPER was born in Stillwater, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1793, and came to Perrysburg in
1817, settling on what is now known as the CAMPBELL farm near the village. He was a prominent man in the new town and
represented it five years on the Board of Supervisors. Children:
William, James, Robert, Benjamin, Peter, Hannah, Sarah, and Nancy. He died Dec. 31, 1872. He founded the first district school in town
and was influential in early religious affairs.
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Surnames: EDWARDS, PARKMAN,
SOUTHWORTH, CADWELL, ELLS, CHURCH
Isaac
EDWARDS was of Welsh origin and was born in Connecticut. His father was a Revolutionary captain and a
participant in the War of 1812; in the latter conflict the son was present with
his father at Plattsburgh. Truman
EDWARDS, son of Isaac, was born in Greenfield, N. Y., and came to Perrysburg in
1817, cleared a farm, and died in 1874.
He married Eliza PARKMAN, who died Oct. 2, 1876. Children:
Julia, Esther, Frederick, James, and Edward M. Mr. EDWARDS was supervisor of Perrysburg five
terms. Edward M. EDWARDS, born July 4,
1829, married Harriet SOUTHWORTH, who bore him one son, Truman. He married, second, Nov. 21, 1869, Esther
CADWELL, and their children are Elida M., Forest T., Belle, and Elgin M. He is a farmer on the homestead. James A. EDWARDS was born July 21, 1837, and
married Amanda, daughter of W. and Charlotte ELLS. He married, second, Ellen, daughter of David
and Roxy CHURCH. His children are
Maryette and Amanda by his first wife and Cora and Clara by his second. He is a farmer on the homestead.
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955
Surnames: GRAVES, ATWELL,
HAIGHT, WALLER, STILLSON, JOHNSON, MILLS, HUBBART
Lester
GRAVES came to this town in 1826 and cleared the farm now owned by Alvin R.
GRAVES. He was a native of Massachusetts
and died here in 1868. His wife died
Feb. 28, 1863. Children: Alvin, Charles F., Cornelia, Mary Ann, and
George. Charles F. GRAVES was born March
19, 1825, and died March 15, 1890. Sept.
11, 1854, he married Melissa ATWELL, who was born Aug. 17, 1833. Children:
Burt H., born Nov. 9, 1855; Cora Estella, born July 10, 1857; Nora E.
(Mrs. Frank E. HAIGHT), born Nov. 26, 1859, died June 17, 1884; Lottie W. (Mrs.
George E. WALLER), born Aug. 26, 1860; Edith, born June 8, 1867; and George R.,
born Oct. 24, 1869. Burt H. GRAVES
married Jennie B. STILLSON and his children are Byron L., Bessie S., and
Charles L. He is a member of the firm of
JOHNSON & GRAVES, is postmaster, and since 1889 has been town clerk. Alvin R. GRAVES was born Oct. 14, 1818, and
married, Sept. 10, 1843, Sarah E., daughter of Lathrop and Olive MILLS. They have one daughter, Mary A., born Dec.
19, 1847, who married, Feb. 7, 1876, Oscar HUBBART, who was born in Leon in
1845; children: Mabel G. and Nellie L. Mr. GRAVES has resided on his present farm
sixty-eight years.
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Surnames: HAVEN, LOWE, CLARK
John
HAVEN, son of Elkanah, was born in Framingham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1774, came to
Perrysburg in March, 1820, cleared a farm, and died March 21, 1829. He married Mary LOWE, who died Jan. 2,
1853. Children: John, Philander L., Mary F., Philena, Julia,
Ebenezer, George, and W. L. W. L. HAVEN
was born Nov. 14, 1819, at Concord, N. Y., and Feb. 24, 1850, married Emily F.
CLARK, who was born at Perry, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1825, and who died April 13,
1889. Mr. HAVEN is a retired farmer and
is engaged in the insurance business.
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Surnames: HAYWARD, TICHNOR,
CLOUGH
Benjamin
HAYWARD, a native of Scipio, N. Y., was an early settler of Freedom, where he
died. His children were Charles, Hannah,
Phebe, Walter, Armenia, Susanna, Benjamin, and Asa K. Asa K. HAYWARD, born in Scipio, Aug. 30,1819,
married, Oct. 11, 1857, Harriet A., daughter of Elisha and Mariah TICHNOR, who
was born in this town Sept. 4, 1831. Mr.
HAYWARD died April 28, 1884.
Children: Elisha B., A. J., Nora
M., Elsie A., and Fred M. Mrs. Harriet
A. HAYWARD survives and occupies the homestead.
Elisha TICHNOR was born in Canada West and came to Perrysburg in 1847,
where he died Dec. 18, 1884. He married
Mariah CLOUGH, who died here in 1864.
His children were Harriet A., George, John, Joseph, Lewis, Elisha,
Euretta A., Christine E., Benjamin, and Francis.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Pages
955 & 956
Surnames: HOOKER, WATERMAN
John
HOOKER, a native of Brandon, Vt., came to Perrysburg while young and was the
first permanent settler on the HOOKER farm, where he died about 1860. Children: John, Daniel, Abigail, Mary Ann,
Lois, Fanny, and Harriet. John HOOKER,
Jr., was born in Brandon, Sept. 5, 1806, and died here June 24, 1888. He married Philena, daughter of James WATERMAN,
who was born Dec. 27, 1813, and who died here Aug. 26, 1893; children:
Helen M., Benjamin F., Huldah A., James L., Hull M., John R., Harriet
I., Lois, Newel P., Dora, Elva A., and Warren B. All were born.in Perrysburg. Hull M. HOOKER was killed at Malvern Hill in
1862 while serving as a member of Co. H, 44th N. Y. Vols. Warren B. HOOKER is a prominent lawyer in
Fredonia and since 1890 a Republican representative in Congress. John R. and Elva A. HOOKER occupy the
homestead of their grandfather.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
956
Surnames: HOOKER, FIFE,
CADWELL, GRAVES, HURD
Jacob
HOOKER, a native of Massachusetts, came to this town in 1834 and cleared the
farm on which he died in 1860. His wife
was Doris FIFE, who died in 1880.
Children: Mindwell, Jane, Emma,
Spicer, and Susan. Spicer HOOKER was
born in Goshen, Vt., in May, 1832. He
married Elizabeth CADWELL;
children: Byron J., Carrie, Hull,
Cora, Ellen, Clyde, and Lizzie. Byron
J., born Aug. 10, 1857, married, Feb. 14, 1883, Jennie, daughter of Harvey and
Cornelia (GRAVES) HURD.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
956
Surnames: HOYT, SHELDON,
McCOLLISTER
Gilbert
HOYT, the son of a Revolutionary soldier, came to Gowanda about 1830 as a wagon
maker, and died at the Indian mission aged ninety years. He married Prudence SHELDON, who also died at
the mission at the age of seventy.
Children: Sheldon, Seth, John G.,
Ann, and Martha. John G. HOYT, born in
Vermont, Oct. 26, 1827, came to Cattaraugus county with his parents and married
Sarah McCOLLISTER. He now resides in
Buffalo and follows the profession of architect and bridge builder. Children:
Richard, John G. Jr., Charles, Emma P., Harriet, Jesse, Maud, Grace,
Ann, and Theodore. John G. HOYT, Jr.,
was born in Buffalo in 1852 and is now a farmer near Versailles.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
956
Surnames: INGRAHAM, WOOLMAN,
PURDY, BURKE, CRUMB
Peter
INGRAHAM, a native of Rensselaer county, died in Otto at the age of eighty. His wife was Sybil WOOLMAN, who died in
Leon. Children: Humphrey, Hartman S., Peter, Annie, Lucina,
and Hannah M. Hartman S. INGRAHAM was
born in Rensselaer county and died in Wisconsin. His wife was Catharine PURDY and their
children were Peter W., Electa, Jane, John R., Sybil, Lucina, Charles,
Adelbert, Gilbert, and Loretta. John R.
INGRAHAM was born in Otto, Nov. 9, 1833.
Feb. 19, 1860, he married Charlotte BURKE, who was born April 29,
1843. He has been a farmer in Perrysburg
nearly fifteen years. George BURKE, the
father of Mrs. Charlotte INGRAHAM, was born in Otsego county, where he died in
1844. His wife was Mariah CRUMB, who was
born Sept. 19, 1815, and died July 30, 1882.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
956
Surnames: JOLLES, WEST,
AYRES, MORRELL
Abel
JOLLES born in Saratoga county, came to Perrysburg soon after his marriage and
settled on the farm on which he died aged seventy years. He married Mariah WEST; children:
Laura, Betsey, Phebe, Warren, and Warner. Warren JOLLES was born in Perrysburg, July
13, 1832, and in 1869 married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas S. and Matilda M.
(AYRES) MORRELL. Children: Burton W., Elbert G., Earl W., Ara A., and
Angie M. Mrs. Elizabeth JOLLES survives
her husband. Her widowed mother, Matilda
M. MORRELL, also survives and lives with Mrs. JOLLES in Dayton.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
956
Surnames: MARVIN, BERTHOLF,
WATKINS, ROBBINS, ALLEN, CHRISTIAN, WAGNER
Schuyler
MARVIN, son of Jeffrey, was born in Orange county in 1806 and married Elizabeth
BERTHOLF. Coming to Perrysburg in 1855
he died here in 1878, having had born to him these children: Sarah, Dewitt,
Martha, James B., Seth, Mary, and Lawrence.
James B. MARVIN was born in Erie county, Feb. 27, 1837, and Jan. 26,
1867, married Hester A. WATKINS, of Pembroke, N. Y., by whom he had one
daughter, Florence A. His second wife
was Lydia E. ROBBINS, who was born in Persia, a daughter of Elhanan W. ALLEN. They have one daughter, Mary L. He is a farmer in Perrysburg, where he has
resided since 1855. Mary MARVIN,
daughter of Jeffrey, married Cyrus E. CHRISTIAN and has one daughter, Ruth
E. Florence MARVIN married Daniel WAGNER
and has one daughter, Alice.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
957
Surnames: MATTOON,
LIVINGSTON, GARDNER, WARD
Abel
MATTOON, a New Englander by birth, served in the Revolutionary war and early
settled in Hanover. N. Y., whence he removed to Perrysburg, and finally to
Wayne county, Ind., where he died. In all
these places he was a typical pioneer.
Children: Philip, Sylvenus,
Lydia, Hannah, Aurilla, and Abel. Abel
MATTOON was born in Warren county, N. Y., moved to Perrysburg, and was killed
in 1827 at the raising of a log house.
He married Mary LIVINGSTON;
children: Clara, Jeremiah,
Samuel, Schuyler, Polly, Lydia, Sylvester, John, Rebecca, Margaret, Ellen, and
Sylvenus. The latter was born March 18,
1816, and married, May 15, 1842, Jane T. GARDNER, who died in Nov., 1887. Children:
Jane A., James K., Henry J., Ella F., and William T. William T. MATTOON, born April 9, 1853,
married Mary WARD, and his children are Bernice G. and Ida B. He is a farmer, mason, and cheese maker in
Perrysburg. Sylvenus MATTOON
participated in the Dutch Hill war in 1845.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
957
Surnames: MAYNARD, FORBES,
LILLY
Francis
MAYNARD, son of Francis and Margaret MAYNARD, was born in New Haven, Vt., July
4, 1834. Feb. 20, 1854, he married Jane
FORBES, of Canada, and his children are Ellen and Richard. Richard MAYNARD was born Sept. 15, 1861, and
Feb. 11, 1887, he married Emma LILLY, by whom he has one son, Francis, born
March 20, 1890. Father and son are
farmers on the same farm.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
957
Surnames: McADAMS, BORDEN,
CAMPBELL
Alexander
McADAMS was born, lived, and died in Scotland.
James McADAMS, his son, was born in that country in 1810 and died there
July 14, 1880. His son George M. was
born Dec. 11, 1857, in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and came to Perrysburg on March
1, 1883. Feb. 13, 1889, he married Cora
A. BORDEN, daughter of Warren and Ellen M. (CAMPBELL) BORDEN, and has one
daughter, Fanny C. Warren BORDEN was a
son of Hiram and was one of the early settlers of Perrysburg. He died in 1885.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
957
Surnames: MITCHELL, JOHNSON
George
A. MITCHELL was born in England, Sept. 1, 1836, and died in Cherry Creek, N.
Y., Jan. 28, 1892. His only son, Frank
G. MITCHELL, was born in Millport, N. Y., May 15, 1856, and March 16, 1880,
married Ellen B. JOHNSON, of Perrysburg.
Children: Carey T., Ethel J., and
Edith L. Mr. MITCHELL resides in
Perrysburg and is a dealer in real estate in Buffalo.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
957
Surnames: MULKIN, LOVEJOY,
STILLWELL, MITCHELL, SEELEY, WILLISTON
Norton
MULKIN, son of John and Sarah (LOVEJOY) MULKIN, was born in Hanover, N. Y., and
now resides in Perrysburg. He married
Lovina STILLWELL, who was born Nov. 23, 1833, in Ellisburgh, N. Y.; children:
Norton, Jr., Archie, Sarah, Milton, Alfred M., Morris H., Maud E., and
Ona A. Ona A. MULKIN was born March 16,
1862, and Jan. 14, 1886, married Ida, daughter of Jasper W. and Jennie
(MITCHELL) SEELEY. Children: Ona A. Jr., and Jesse M. He is a general merchant in Perrysburg
village. Alfred M. MULKIN was born April
27, 1864. Norton MULKIN is now a
resident of Versailles. Maude married
Seth WILLISTON and resides in Perrysburg.
William M. MULKIN served in the Civil war from Michigan. Erastus MULKIN served in the 49th N. Y. Vols.
and was promoted first lieutenant. John
STILLWELL and Ona A. STILLWELL enlisted in the 64th N. Y. Vols., the latter attaining
the rank of first lieutenant and being killed at Gettysburg.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
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of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
957
Surnames: NEWCOMB, DAY,
SWEET, SAUNDERS
Daniel
NEWCOMB, son of Dea. Daniel and Electa (DAY) NEWCOMB, was born April 27, 1815,
in Vermont. By trade a tanner and
currier he eventually became a farmer and came to Perrysburg, where he died
Feb. 7, 1881. He married Terressa J.,
daughter of Allen and Jane SWEET;
children: Daniel, Martha J., William
D., Martin L., Caroline E., and Daniel L.
Mrs. NEWCOMB survives and resides with her son on the homestead. Allen SWEET died in this town aged eighty, as
did also his wife Nov. 10, 1876. Her
maiden name was Jane SAUNDERS.
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History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
958
Surnames: PARKER, KNAPP,
CHAPMAN, TICHNOR, TAYLOR, DAY, WHEELER
John
PARKER, a native of Rhode Island, served at Valley Forge in the Revolutionary
war and died at the age of about ninety.
He married twice and his children were John, David D., Joseph, Hannah,
Freelove, Annis, Lucy, and Olive. David
D. PARKER was born in Rupert, Vt., Jan. 17, 1791. Coming to Perrysburg in 1822, after serving
in the War of 1812, he cleared two farms and died Dec. 9, 1875, his children
being Mariah H., Olive R., Convis D., Thomas F., Salem T., Salem P., De Forest
N., Eugene L. and Josephine L. (twins), Mary C., and Myron M. The last named was born May 24, 1824, and
married Lydia KNAPP. Children: Allen C., Spencer B., Capitola, and Salem E. He has been assessor twelve years and is a
farmer near Versailles. Allen C. PARKER
married Mrs. Euretta CHAPMAN, daughter of Elisha TICHNOR, and is a hotel keeper
in the same village.
De
Forest N. PARKER was born in this town Dec. 5, 1832. Nov. 17, 1863, he married Mary E., daughter
of William and Hannah TICHNOR;
children: Gertrude M., Remington
H., and Edith. Mr. PARKER was deputy
provost marshal at Dunkirk during the Rebellion and since 1887 has resided in
Buffalo, being by occupation a commercial traveler. He was supervisor of Perrysburg two years and
justice of the peace four years.
John
PARKER, son of John, who was a son of John, came to Hanover, N. Y., in 1812,
and died in Perrysburg in 1859. He came
to this town in 1830. His wife was
Eunice, daughter of Peter PARKER;
children: David C., Mary P.,
John, Seth, George F., James, Ezra A., Ann, and Edwin. George F. PARKER, born in 1821, married
Catharine TAYLOR, and has one son, Cassius M., born in 1852, who married Adelle
DAY and had one daughter. George F.
served in the Rebellion in Co. B, 72d N. Y. Inf., and was wounded at
Williamsburg. He was transferred to Co.
E, 10th N. Y. Vet. Reserve Corps, and was discharged June 20, 1864. He re-enlisted Oct. 7, 1864, in Co. 1, 87th
N. Y. Vol. inf., and served until the war closed. He was elected coroner in 1872 and served
fifteen consecutive years. He has been
justice of the peace since 1879 and is now notary public.
Ezra
A. PARKER was born Feb. 23, 1829. Feb.
3, 1853, he married Amy WHEELER, who died July 1, 1890. Children:
Mary, Hiram W., Myra, S., Arvilla, Cora L., and Ezra N. Mr. PARKER served in Co. C, 145th Pa. Vols.
and died at Harper's Ferry, Va., Nov. 23, 1863, of typhoid fever. His daughter Myra occupies the Hiram WHEELER
homestead at Versailles.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Pages
958 & 959
Surnames: PELTON, MOORE,
NICHOLS, FLOWER, KNAPP, MINOR, KILBORN, COON, BUTTON
Taber
PELTON, a native of Massachusetts, came to Perrysburg at an early day and died
on the PELTON homestead aged fifty-seven.
He married Rosina MOORE.
Children: Taber, Lura, Ishmer, Sarah A., Asenath, Ethimer, William,
Elder, Orpha, Mary, Betsey, and Osmyn.
The latter was born in Massachusetts in 1803 and came to this town with
his parents, where he died in 1883. He
married Samantha NICHOLS and his children were Orrett L., Simon, Marvin,
Irinda, Normanda N., Philetus, Egbert, Lemon and Tyler (twins), Orpha, Jerome,
and Nathan P. Lemon N. PELTON, son of
Osmyn, married Phebe A. FLOWER, and is a member of the firm of KNAPP &
PELTON, proprietors of the grist-mill at Perrysburg. Taber PELTON, Jr., married Mary, daughter of
Lemuel MINOR, and had one child, Caleb M., born May 30, 1835. Caleb M. married Mercy A. KILBORN; children:
John, Mary, William, Wallace, Mark S., Burt H., and Lura. His second wife is Flora B. COON.
Lemuel
MINOR was a native of Norwich, Conn. and served seven years and seven months as
drum-major in the Revolution, being pressed into the service and discharged
personally by Washington. He came to
Perrysburg in 1820 and cleared a farm he purchased with his pension money. At the time of his death, in Dec., 1848, he
was the oldest man in town, his age being ninety-eight. He married Susan BUTTON and his children were
Lemuel, Clara, Charlotte, Mary.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
959
Surnames: PETTIT, SWEET, HALL
Dr.
James PETTIT was born in Albany, N. Y., in 1776, lived in Onondaga county, and
finally settled in Fredonia, N. Y., where he died in 1847. His son Eber M. was born in Fabius, N. Y.,
May 3, 1801, and married Euretta SWEET;
children: Helen E., Harriet,
Fred, and James M. James M. PETTIT was
born Jan. 13, 1833, and married Sarah E. HALL;
children: Eber M., Fred, Helen,
and Sarah. He enlisted in Aug., 1861, in
Co. A, 64th N. Y. Vols., and was promoted captain July 2, 1863. He was wounded at Gettysburg by a minie-ball
in the back of the neck and discharged in Dec., 1863. Mr. PETTIT was supervisor of Perrysburg one
term and for several years succeeding 1870 a general merchant, being also a
dealer in botanic drugs. He studied in
Kenosha, Wis., was admitted to the bar in 1859, and resides in Fredonia, N. Y.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
959
Surnames: RUSSELL, HOWLAND,
SISSON, PRESS
Elihu
RUSSELL, son of Jonathan and Zerviah (HOWLAND) RUSSELL, was born in Bristol,
Mass., in 1804, and came to Collins, Erie county, with his parents. He eventually settled in Perrysburg and died
in Gowanda, Nov. 12, 1874. He married
Dinah SISSON, who died in Collins, Jury 3, 1867. Children:
Ruth, Elizabeth, Lucy, Sylvia, and Sophia. The latter married Ezekiel PRESS and resides
in Gowanda, as does also Ruth, who was born July 21, 1836.
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of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
959
Surnames: SHEPARD, MOORE,
DOUD, KILLIPS
Elijah
SHEPARD, a native of Massachusetts, came to Perrysburg among the early settlers
and located on what is now the Chester MOORE farm. He subsequently removed to Fon du Lac, Wis.,
where he died aged ninety-five.
Children: Riley, Jane, Manson,
Joseph, Selinda, Norman, Sylvester A., David, and Olive. Sylvester A. SHEPARD was born in 1829 and
died in 1874. He married Eliza
MOORE; children: Willis and Eugene. Eugene SHEPARD married Mary DOUD; children:
Willis and Ida. Olive SHEPARD
married a Mr. KILLIPS, who was killed in a saw-mill in Wisconsin. Chester MOORE, the father of Mrs. Eliza
SHEPARD, was born in Massachusetts and came to Perrysburg after his marriage,
settling on a farm when there were but two houses between Gowanda and
Nashville. He died in 1851.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
959
Surnames: SLAWSON, NASH,
CARR, HOPPER, PARSELL, FRINK, BROWN
Ebenezer
SLAWSON was born in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1795, and died in Hanover, N. Y., in
1877. His father, Ebenezer, was a tailor
by trade and a farmer and served seven years in the Revolutionary war, dying in
Yates county in Jan., 1820. His wife was
Lydia NASH. Ebenezer, Jr., married
Betsey CARR, who died in this town in 1859.
Children: Samuel, Melissa, Eliza,
Daniel, Caroline, John, and Silas N.
Silas N. SLAWSON was born in Yates county, July 7, 1814. March 10, 1836, he married Temperance L.
HOPPER. Children: Newton, Temperance A., and Samuel E. The latter was born in Hanover, N. Y., May
12, 1850, and married Inez PARSELL, Sept. 17, 1873. Silas N. SLAWSON married, second, Alice I.
FRINK, June 4, 1885. Newton SLAWSON died
in April, 1883. He married Rose C.
BROWN. He was several years a teacher,
twelve years a justice of the peace, and was deputy sheriff at the time of his
death. Silas N. was superintendent of
schools in Hanover, Chautauqua county, and town superintendent and commissioner
of schools in Perrysburg. He was one of
three delegates from this locality to Philadelphia to organize the U. S.
Teachers' Association, and has taught school over twenty years.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Pages
959 & 960
Surnames: STAFFORD, WOOD,
DIMON, ANSLEY
Lilly
STAFFORD, son of Lilly and Tirzah (WOOD) STAFFORD, was an early settler of
Collins, Erie county, where he died. His
son Timothy R. was born April 14, 1826, and Jan. 4, 1865, married Elnora
DIMON; children: Nora and Dana L. He has in his possession the coat of arms of
the STAFFORD family handed down from his great-grandfather, of England. Lilly STAFFORD, Sr., was a silver and
gunsmith by trade and passed his life in Massachusetts. Leander STAFFORD, son of Lilly, Jr., was born
May 9, 1824. Dec. 25, 1852, he married
Laura ANSLEY; children: Asher C. and Lilly J., both of whom are
married. Leander STAFFORD is now a
retired farmer residing in Gowanda.
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of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
960
Surnames: STARR, KEELER,
COBURN, BAILEY, MILLHOLLEN, CHAFFEE
Samuel
STARR, a native of Danbury, Conn., was one of the earliest settlers near the
village of Perrysburg, where he died and was buried, and the week following his
demise he received from the government a land warrant for services in the
Revolutionary war, in which he served at the battle of Bunker Hill. His wife was Catharine KEELER, who was born
on the Hudson, and his children were Orville, Noah, William, Ezra, John, Edwin,
Zeborah, Sally, Catharine, and Anna M.
Orville was born in Connecticut, came to this town with his father, and
died in 1865. He married Minerva COBURN,
who died in 1871; children: John S., Helen, and Phebe C. Phebe C. STARR was born in Dayton, Jan. 15,
1834, and May 30, 1856, married Anson J. BAILEY, who died the same year. She married, second, Porter MILLHOLLEN, who
died six years afterward, leaving one son, Orville, who now resides with his mother
in Perrysburg. She married for her third
husband Marion CHAFFEE, who served in Co. E, 4th Vt. Vols., and died in the
Soldiers' Home, Dayton, O., May 16, 1891.
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Page
960
Surnames: STRICKLAND, WALTZ,
NASH, BUNCE, WELLS, HALL
Samuel
K. STRICKLAND was born in Otsego county March 15, 1800, and came to Perrysburg
in 1816, whence he subsequently removed to Dayton, where he died aged
seventy-six. He served in the War of
1812 and was at the battle of Plattsburgh.
He married Permelia WALTZ, who died in Dayton in 1863. Children:
Robert O., Chester D., Mary Ann, Fayette, Jane, John N., Matilda, George
F., Mercy, Samuel H., and Mirenus W.
Chester D. STRICKLAND was born Oct. 18, 1818. April 3, 1845, he married Emeline A. NASH,
who was born May 1, 1826, and died July 8, 1884, a daughter of Silas and Sally
(BUNCE) NASH, early settlers of Dayton.
Children: Silas I., Alice,
Clorine M., Elva P., Flora J., Dillon D., L. May, and C. Douglass. Mr. STRICKLAND served in Co. K, 154th N. Y.
Vols., and was discharged Oct. 31, 1863.
At the battle of Chancellorsville he was taken prisoner and confined in
Libby prison four days.
George
F. STRICKLAND was born Sept. 30, 1829.
In 1851 he married Matilda WELLS, who was born in Dayton in 1839. They have one daughter, Mary J. (Mrs. Egbert
D. HALL). Peter WALTZ, the father of
Mrs. Permelia STRICKLAND, served seven years and nine months in the
Revolutionary war and drew a pension, which was subsequently paid to his widow
until her death.
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960
Surnames: TOWNSEND, CROSS,
COLE, JOHNSON
Thomas
TOWNSEND was born in Dutchess county, lived for a time in Penn Yan, N. Y., and
finally came to Perrysburg, where he died Nov. 17, 1858. His wife was Polly CROSS; children:
Luther A., Sally, Abbie, Harriet C., and John R. The last named was born in Penn Yan, March 3,
1823, and married, June 17, 1852, S. Arvilla, daughter of Ralph and Maria
(COLE) JOHNSON, of Dayton, who survives him, residing on the homestead. Ralph JOHNSON was born in Stafford, Conn.,
April 3, 1797, came to Dayton in 1815, and died Jan. 11, 1871. He was the first postmaster in Dayton, for
several years its town clerk and supervisor, and one of its earliest inn
keepers.
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of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Pages
960 & 961
Surnames: VAN SCHOONHOVEN,
SNOW, NEWTON
James
VAN SCHOONHOVEN, son of Henry, an early settler in Hanover, N. Y., was born in
Schoharie county Aug. 24, 1794, and died Sept. 2, 1865. His son Richard B. was born in Aug., 1837,
and married, Dec. 11, 1858, Mary E. SNOW, who died July 8, 1877; children:
Ruby D., James F., Charles R., and Ethelyn J. He married, second, Mrs. Elene C. NEWTON,
Jan. 11, 1880. Catharine P., sister of
Richard B., married Lewis SNOW and resides in this town. James VAN SCHOONHOVEN was one of the first
settlers in Chautauqua county to manufacture scythe snathes, which he made by
hand.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
961
Surnames: VOSBURG, KELLOGG,
FILLMORE, BRIGGS, CAMPBELL, WARD, ARNOLD
John
VOSBURG, son of Isaac and Mary (KELLOGG) VOSBURG, was born in Sheffield, Mass.,
Aug., 28, 1800, and died Feb. 26, 1873.
In 1823 he married Betsey B. FILLMORE, who died May 31, 1846. Children:
Mary J., Charles, William F., Laura S., Franklin B., Annette, George L.,
Caroline M., Norton N., Harry, and Sydna J.
George L. VOSBURG, born May 1, 1838, married, April 5, 1859, Eliza A.,
daughter of Chancellor and Ann (BRIGGS) CAMPBELL, and has children John C. and
Annette. The latter married George B.
WARD and has children Laura S., Harry, and Mary A. John C. VOSBURG married Clara ARNOLD. Cyrus FILLMORE, the father of Mrs. Betsey B.
VOSBURG, served seven years in the Revolution, drew a pension, and died at
Collins, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1847. George L.
VOSBURG was a constable in Gowanda fourteen years, deputy sheriff two years,
and conducted the stage and, livery business of Gowanda twelve years.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
961
Surnames: WELLS, HOPKINS,
SHANNON, CROWELL, DARLING
Elijah
WELLS, son of Elijah, who served in the war of the Revolution., was born in
Conway, Mass., and came to Perrysburg in 1819, settling on a farm near the
center of the town, where he died March 8, 1825. He married Mercy HOPKINS, daughter of Seth, a
Revolutionary soldier; she died here aged sixty-nine. Children:
John, Dexter, Elijah, Luther, Clarissa, Thomas H. Thomas H. WELLS was born in Conway, Mass.,
Feb. 16, 1809. Coming to Perrysburg with
his parents in 1819 he married, March 16, 1828, Betsey SHANNON, who was born
Oct. 2, 1809. Children: Warren, Adaline, Marian D., Mercy J., and
Florinda. He is now a farmer on the
homestead and enjoys the distinction of being one of the oldest men in
town. Warren WELLS, born Oct. 22, 1832,
married Julia CROWELL and has children Ellie A., Flora A., Grant E., Thomas F.,
and Harley E. Marian D. married Leonard
DARLING, Jan. 1, 1856, and has children Willie H., Addie D., and Elmer L. Mr. DARLING was killed at the Second Bull
Run, Aug. 27, 1862, while serving in Co. H, 44th N. Y. Vols., in which he
enlisted Sept. 15, 1861.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
961
Surnames: WOOD, HICKS, DAVIS,
OSTRANDER
Lemuel
H. WOOD was born July 6, 1844, a son of Joseph and Sally (HICKS) WOOD, and is
now a farmer. He has been supervisor of
Perrysburg since 1891 and has also served as assessor and highway
commissioner. He married Alice F.,
daughter of Egbert and Cynthia (DAVIS) OSTRANDER, who was born April 29, 1846. Joseph WOOD was a native of Vermont, served
in the War of 1812, and removed from Saratoga, N. Y., to Silver Creek, whence
he finally came to this town, where he cleared a farm at "Ruggtown"
and died in 1866. Children: Joseph D., William, Ami, Dudley, Vashta,
Betsey, Polly, Sarah F., Russell, and Lemuel H.
Russell WOOD served in the Ellsworth Zouaves and died at his home in
1864.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Pages
961 & 962
Surnames: WOODIN, BECKWITH,
BOTSFORD, BUTLER, SOULE, ALLEN, DERBY, HAWKINS, VOSBURG, ACKLEY
Homer
WOODIN was born in Bristol, Conn., July 6, 1806. March 10, 1829, he married Vashti BECKWITH,
who was born in Burlington, Conn., May 14, 1805. In Nov. following they joined Luzon BOTSFORD in
Otto, whose wife Polly was Mrs. WOODIN's sister. He purchased the improvements of Harvey
BUTLER for which he paid $300 cash. He
then went to the land office in Ellicottville and paid $25, and received a new
contract. His land cost him, besides the
$300 paid for the improvements, $1.25 per acre.
About 1850 he traded this farm for another of 400 acres known as the
Stephen SOULE place. About 1857 he left
this farm to his sons William and Martin H., and bought the farm of Warren
ALLEN, containing 330 acres, where he resided until 1869, when he purchased a
home containing thirty acres adjoining, where he resided the remainder of his
life. After Mr. WOODIN located in
Perrysburg he engaged in dealing in butter and cheese, and it is said of him
that he bought more cheese and handled more money at that time than any other
man in the county. He was first a Whig
and later a staunch Republican. He
served as assessor and justice of the peace many years, but when his party
nominated him assemblyman he refused to accept.
Mr. WOODIN died Dec. 12, 1875.
Mrs. WOODIN survives him and resides in the village of Dayton.
Homer
E. WOODIN, son of William and Abi (DERBY) WOODIN and grandson of Homer, was
born in Otto, July 8, 1860. Feb. 23,
1877, he married a daughter of Elijah HAWKINS, of Persia; children:
Inez M., born Nov. 23, 1879, died Oct. 16, 1890, and Homer E., born Dec.
27, 1889. He is a farmer on the VOSBURG
farm, where he has lived fifteen years.
Elijah HAWKINS was born in Vermont, Nov. 10, 1815, and died Jan. 9,
1878. His wife, Roxana ACKLEY, was born
in Persia, Sept. 27, 1828.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Perrysburg – Chapter XLI (41)
Page
962
Surnames: ZIMMERMAN, HINK,
DURAND
Charles
ZIMMERMAN, son of Michael, married, in Denmark, Europe, Mary, daughter of John
Mathias HINK, a distiller and brewer.
They came to America in 1854 and to Perrysburg in 1881, where he died
Sept. 20, 1872. Children: Fred, Charles, Amelia, and Henrietta. Fred ZIMMERMAN married Amelia DURAND and has
children Mamie, Laura, and Bessie.
Henrietta is a talented musician and Fred is musical director in the
Girard avenue theater, Philadelphia.
Charles also holds a similar position in a traveling troupe.
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ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published 1893
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Persia – Chapter XLII (42)
Page
984
Surnames: ACKLER, CRANDALL
Peter
ACKLER, born on the Mohawk river, married Abigail GIBBS in Rush, N. Y. He was a farmer and in 1824 came to Persia
and settled on lot 59. He subsequently
settled permanently on the farm where his son Henry F. now lives. This farm was located on the old Indian
trail. He had three sons and four
daughters, all of whom are living. Mr.
ACKLER died on the homestead in the spring of 1851. His oldest son, Willard, born in Rush, N. Y.,
April 8, 1823, came to Persia with his parents and has since been a resident of
this town. In 1850 he married Betsey
CRANDALL. In 1851 he purchased the
CRANDALL homestead.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Persia – Chapter XLII (42)
Page
984
Surnames: ACKLEY, SEABROOK, ALLEN, WHITE, ALVERSON, CRANDALL, WELLS,
SILLIMAN, AVERILL
Ira W.
ACKLEY, born in Lancaster, N. Y., in 1806, married Mary SEABROOK, a descendant
of the English family who settled SEABROOK Island, South Carolina. He early settled in Hidi, and being a
millwright assisted Ahaz ALLEN in building the first saw-mill there. Soon after he purchased 100 acres of woodland
on lot 57 where his son John S. now lives.
The place he chose for his home was near a large spring, which was
evidently a resort of the Indians. The
present proprietor has found numerous arrowheads, stone axes, and stone
implements for skinning game, a stone rasp, and other curiosities. Mr. ACKLEY was elected to several town
offices. He was deputized by Sheriff
WHITE to call out the militia and went with them to the Dutch Hill war. He joined the Emigrant Aid Society of
Massachusetts at the time of border ruffian troubles in Kansas and was one of
the original founders of the city of Lawrence, and was also the millwright in
building the first mill in that city. He
died where his daughter, Mrs. ALVERSON, now lives in 1888. Mrs. ACKLEY died about 1875. Children: Orlando A.; Melissa E. (Mrs.
ALVERSON); John Seabrook, who married Alzina, daughter of William CRANDALL, of Persia;
Thomas B. (deceased); and Mary, widow of Luther N. WELLS.
Orlando
A. ACKLEY was born in Hidi, July 7, 1831.
Jan. 1, 1856, he married Elizabeth SILLIMAN, and in 1860 located on the
farm where Samuel AVERILL settled. On
this he has found numerous arrowheads and tomahawks, etc. Mr. ACKLEY is a prominent Democrat, and has
served as highway commissioner twelve consecutive years and as overseer of the
poor four years. Mrs. ACKLEY died Feb.
3, 1892. Children: Ira W., born in 1861,
and Denver D., born in 1870.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Persia – Chapter XLII (42)
Pages
984 & 985
Surnames: ALLEN, HIBBARD, BABCOCK, BARTLETT, RUSSELL, STAFFORD,
STURDEVANT, WITHERELL, GRISWOLD, JOLLS, BURCH, HARTMAN, ERDLE, WHEELER
Ahaz
ALLEN was born at Warwick, Mass., May 7, 1782, and died May 29, 1864. Oct. 13, 1808, at Lancaster, N. Y., he
married Sibyl HIBBARD, who died July 2, 1876.
Mr. ALLEN and his family were the first white settlers in the town of
Persia. They located at Hidi in May,
1812. He was a typical pioneer and
became prominent in local affairs. He
carried on large business operations, employing more or less help, and took an,
active interest in everything conducive to the growth of the young
community. He had a family of twelve
children, of whom Caroline was the first white child born in town, her birth
occurring Sept. 15, 1813. Dan ALLEN, a
brother of Ahaz, was born June 30, 1780, and died in Sept., 1853. He settled in Hidi in 1816, and in 1819 was
supervisor of the town of Perrysburg.
Norman
Hibbard ALLEN was born Aug. 22, 1811, near what is known as Zoar. He was the second child of Ahaz and Sibyl
(HIBBARD) ALLEN. At the age of eighteen
he commenced teaching school in Cattaraugus and Erie counties, which he
continued winters until 1835; the last school he taught in this vicinity was in
the town of Perrysburg in the winter of 1834-35 and numbered eighty
pupils. In June, 1835, he removed to
Michigan, where he became a carpenter and joiner, which business he continued
until the spring of 1836, when he was called back to this town by the sickness
and death of his sister Caroline. In
May, 1837, he returned again to Michigan, where he remained until about the
close of 1839, when he settled on a farm in Persia on lot 56, and has continued
farming to the present time, now living on lot 8, town 6, range 8. Nov. 29, 1846, he married Roanna, daughter of
J. C. and Catharine R. BABCOCK, of this town, who died March 2, 1863. Children: Millard N.; Norman B.; and Harmony
R., born July 29, 1856, married Edward M. BARTLETT, a farmer of Fredonia,
Chautauqua county. Norman H. ALLEN was a
Whig in politics until the formation of the Republican party, with which he has
since been identified. His second
marriage (Oct. 25, 1864) was with Phebe, daughter of Lilly and Elizabeth
(RUSSELL) STAFFORD, a native of Collins, Erie county, who was born Oct. 5, 1820;
her parents were from Dartmouth, Mass.
They occupy the same farm and house purchased by Mr. ALLEN in 1850.
Truman
P. ALLEN, son of Ahaz, was born at Hidi, Nov. 10, 1819. April 18, 1843, he married Janette J.,
daughter of Abel and Fanny (STURDEVANT) WITHERELL. For one year he carried on a portion of his
father's farm on shares and in the fall of 1843 moved onto a farm of fifty-six
acres on lot 8 which was given to him by his father. Here he remained until 1857, in the meantime
having built upon it one of the finest farm houses in the town. In 1857 he removed to Michigan and located
some 1,200 or 1,500 acres of land in Oceana county and 7 1/2 acres in Grand
Rapids. Feb. 1, 1858, on account of
fever and ague, he returned and settled again on a farm at Point Peter. His business has always been farming and
dealing in real estate. Children: The
first child, born Feb, 14, 1844, died when four days old; Eliza S., born Aug.
4, 1845, married Darwin C. GRISWOLD, of Sheridan, N. Y., who died Sept. 9,
1870, and she married, second, L. W. JOLLS of Collins, Erie county; Freeman S.,
born Feb. 1, 1849, married, July 5, 1871, Lucy BURCH, of South Haven; Gilbert
W., born June 15, 1854, married Frances HARTMAN, Dec. 7, 1876, and resides on a
farm on lot 17; Alzona V., born Nov. 16, 1859, married George ERDLE, of
Sheridan, N.Y.; and Arthur R., born March 17, 1863, drowned in Cattaraugus
creek June 25, 1874. The mother died
Nov. 18, 1870. Mr. ALLEN married,
second, Jennie L. WHEELER, of Richmond, N. H., Oct. 18, 1874. Politically Mr. ALLEN was a strong
abolitionist; since 1854 he has been principally identified with the Republican
party. He is the oldest person now
living in Gowanda who was born in what is now that village. He has ever been a strong anti-slavery and
anti-liquor advocate and favors equal suffrage irrespective of color, race, or
sex. He also believes that no one can
rightfully own real estate; "it should be as free to all human kind as the
air, the water, or the sunlight, yet each should own whatever improvements he
may have caused to be put on a limited amount of land."
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Persia – Chapter XLII (42)
Page
985
Surnames: ALLEN, PRENTISS, MERRILL
Capt.
Benjamin J. ALLEN, a native of Connecticut, came to Persia about 1830 and
settled at Allen's Switch near what is now Persia postoffice, where his
grandson, Bert ALLEN, now lives. In
early life he took an active interest in military affairs and held the office
of captain. He was justice of the peace
and overseer of the poor. He was an inveterate
joker and a witty storyteller, and left behind him many trite sayings. He married Sally PRENTISS, of Massachusetts,
who died July 14, 1869. Children:
Morgan, who died in Kansas; Alpheus, who died in childhood; Sarah E. (widow of
Johnson MERRILL), who resides in the west part of Dayton; and Pearl S., born on
the homestead in Feb., 1839, who with his sister resides near Wesley
postoffice.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History
of the Town of Persia – Chapter XLII (42)
Page
986
Surnames: ALLEN, BENNETT, SPRINGER
Millard
N. ALLEN was born Sept. 23, 1847, at Point Peter, in a log house where his
father, Norman H. ALLEN, first resided.
He attended the district schools of his native town, the Gowanda Union
School, and the Fredonia Academy one term in the last year of that institution,
and also Eastman's Business College at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He was a clerk for T. Catlin, of Newburgh, N.
Y., eight months, and in 1870 became a clerk in the store of Hard & Hughes,
of Dunkirk, but a few months later went into the freight office of the Lake Shore
& Michigan Southern railroad at Dunkirk and afterward at Brocton, remaining
about three years in both offices. July
23, 1874, he married Eliza M., daughter of the late Lyman BENNETT, of this
town, and located permanently in Gowanda in the drug and book business, being
now in company with his brother Norman B.
The business was begun by them June 1, 1873. He has one son, Arthur B., born April 8,
1881. At the re-organizing of Relief
Lodge, No. 511, of Odd Fellows at Gowanda, Jan. 8, 1884, he was one of the new
members and became an active worker, rising step by step till he passed the
chairs, and on Aug. 18, 1892, was appointed district deputy grand master of the
county of Cattaraugus, being re-appointed at the session of Aug. 24, 1893, at
New York. During his first year in this
position he instituted three new lodges of the order: Franklinville, No. 643,
West Valley, No. 665, and Little Valley, No. 671, as against three lodges
instituted during the nine years preceding.
He has been a regular attendant of the Grand Lodge as a representative
during the last five years.
Norman
B. ALLEN, son of Norman H., was born in Persia, June 29, 1851. He was educated in the common schools and had
two terms in the Union Free School in Gowanda.
At the age of nineteen he entered a drug store and after about two
years' experience in Gowanda and in Pennsylvania he opened in the spring of
1873 a drug store in Gowanda in company with his brother, Millard N. ALLEN,
under the firm name of N. B. ALLEN & Co.
About two years later the name was changed to ALLEN Brothers. Aug. 26, 1872, he married Ella A., daughter
of the late Samuel C. SPRINGER, of Gowanda.
They have one son, Walter S., born Nov. 20, 1875.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
986 & 987
Surnames: ALVERSON, STRONG, SEABROOK, ACKLEY, BABB
Anson
E. ALVERSON, son of Emory and Mary A. (STRONG) ALVERSON, was born in Gerry, N.
Y., Sept. 17, 1832. His grandfather,
James R. ALVERSON, a soldier in the War of 1812 and a native of Connecticut,
came to Gerry from Vermont at a very early day.
He held town offices and raised a large family. Emory ALVERSON, born in Brattleboro, Vt., in
1806, married Mary Ann, daughter of Gilbert STRONG, about 1830. In 1836 he removed to Gowanda and purchased a
manufactory for making pails and tubs.
In 1850 he exchanged this for the old Point Peter farm. In 1856 he joined his son Anson E. in
Lawrence, Kan., and died in Clay county, Kan., in 1881. Mrs. ALVERSON died in 1857. Anson E. ALVERSON finished his education in
the academy at Ellington, N. Y. April
26, 1852, he married Melissa, daughter of Ira W. and Mary (SEABROOK) ACKLEY,
and settled on the homestead, when he went to Lawrence, Kan., and joined the
Emigrant Aid Society from Massachusetts, being one of the 107 founders of that
settlement. In the summer of 1859 he and
his father made an overland trip to Denver, Col., with four ox-teams. Mr. ALVERSON is a natural mechanic and
assisted his father-in-law as a millwright.
In 1860 he returned to this county and settled in Cattaraugus
village. In July, 1861, he enlisted in
Co. A, 64th N. Y. Vols., and was discharged Feb. 23, 1863, for disability. He served as private, corporal, and sergeant. In Oct., 1863, he went to the oil regions of
Rouseville, PA., where he was a laborer, a well-driller, and an oil producer
until 1875. He then removed to
Cattaraugus. In 1888 he visited
Virginia, Chicago, Duluth, and Washington territory, where he remained four
years. He is now a farmer just outside
the corporation of Gowanda. Mr. ALVERSON
served as highway commissioner of New Albion in 1883 and built the first iron
bridge in that town. Children: Rollin
A., born in 1853, died in Lawrence in Aug., 1855; Mary U., born in 1856,
married Thomas BABB, of Cattaraugus, and resides in Chicago; Corlin E., born in
1860; George S., born in 1864; Nathan A., born in Dec., 1869; and Chanley W.,
born in 1875.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
987
Surnames: ARMES, RHOADES, FORAN, ALLEN, BROOKS, SHUGERT, KINGSLEY,
ELLSWORTH
John
ARMES, born in Canada, near Vermont, May 13, 1788, married Catherine RHOADES,
and settled first in Genesee county. He
removed to Napoli in 1831, where he died Nov. 26, 1867. Mrs. ARMES died March 7, 1865. Children: Justus R., who died in Wisconsin;
Luther W., who married Maryette M. RHOADES, Nov. 23, 1850, settled on the
homestead, and died April 11, 1891; William, who died in Pennsylvania; Emily
(Mrs. John FORAN) who died in Wisconsin; Clarinda (Mrs. William ALLEN), of
Minnesota; Martha; Eusebia, of Jackson, Minn.; and Nelson E., who emigrated to
Minnesota, married there a Miss BROOKS, and was a soldier in the Civil war.
Victor
C. ARMES, son of Eusebia (ARMES) ALLEN, was born in Napoli and was adopted by
his uncle, Luther ARMES. At the age of
fifteen he entered Chamberlain Institute, where he was a student about four
years. He then went to Minnesota, where
he engaged as a teacher. Returning a
year later he taught the ensuing seven years in district and graded schools,
and in Feb., 1885, he purchased the drug business of Dr. J. S. SHUGERT and
subsequently the drug stock of T. N. KINGSLEY (deceased). Aug. 5, 1881, he married Cora, daughter of
Marcus ELLSWORTH. Children: Max, Gertrude,
Maud, and Harry.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
987 & 988
Surnames: BABCOCK, REINHARDT, LANGWORTHY, COOK
John
C. BABCOCK, a native of Rhode Island, was born Nov. 14, 1782. He married Catherine REINHARDT, April 15,
1813, who was born Nov. 14, 1792. He was
a sailor on a merchant vessel and about the time of his marriage he settled in
Schoharie county, where he was superintendent of a turnpike connecting Cherry
Valley with Albany. In 1824 he removed
with his wife and three children to Cattaraugus county and settled in
Persia. Mr. BABCOCK opened his log cabin
as a tavern. He was widely known,
influential and prominent, and served as overseer of the poor several
years. He died on his farm March 12,
1850. Mrs. BABCOCK died May 21,
1838. Children: Louisa, Roanna, and John
R., who were born in Schoharie county, and Horace, who was born on the
homestead. (For sketch of Dr. Horace
BABCOCK see page 167.)
Oliver
C. BABCOCK was born in Brookfield, N. Y., June 8, 1807, and died Dec. 26,
1886. Nov. 10, 1827, he married Emma
LANGWORTHY, who was born in Bridgewater, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1806. Mr. BABCOCK's parents were born in Rhode
Island. They were very superstitious,
the mother especially, and these false conceptions were early instilled into
the young mind of the son. He was taught
that witches prowled around nights and plied their nefarious trades in the air
and in the stillness of the household.
In consequence he went from one extreme to the other and throughout life
retained many of the fallacies he imbibed in childhood. Nevertheless he possessed sterling traits of
character and an indomitable perseverance.
He kept Saturday as the sabbath in accordance with his honest
convictions and during its existence was one of the foremost members of the
Seventh Day Baptist church in Persia. He
had fifteen children, one of whom is George C., still living in town. Another is Francis M., who was born in
Brookfield, Dec. 8, 1828, and was educated in the common schools in the Seventh
Day settlement. A natural mechanic he
became a carpenter and millwright and followed those avocations until about
1866; afterward he was a farmer. In 1871
he settled on the farm where his son Oliver C. now lives, where he died May 31,
1882. Jan. 1, 1854, he married Avilda
BABCOCK, a native of Pennsylvania, who survives him. Their only child, Oliver C., married Flora A.
COOK, of Forestville, N. Y., March 16, 1879, and settled on the homestead.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
988
Surnames: BUCHAN, HERON
Robert
BUCHAN was born in Ontario, Canada, Feb. 6, 1850. He served an apprenticeship at the baker's
trade in Fergus, Canada, and in 1870 removed to Buffalo, where he worked for
George Mugeidge & Son thirteen years.
In 1889 he started a bakery at North Evans, Erie county, which he
carried on until September, 1890, when he came to Gowanda and commenced the
same business. Jan. 7, 1874, he married
Annie L. HERON, of Maxwell, Gray county, Can.
Children: Charles A., born July 9, 1876; Robert J., born June 14, 1878;
Florence A., born Oct. 25, 1882; Frank W., born April 5, 1885; Lucy L. who died
in 1889; and Thomas W., who died in 1890.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
988 & 989
Surnames: CHAFFEE,
NICHOLS, BUGBY, ELLIS, FANCHER, CRANDALL, OSBORN, SNYDER, BECKWITH, WOODIN
Amasa
L. CHAFFEE, a native of Rutland, Vt., was born Nov. 28, 1797. Aug. 24, 1819, he married Lydia Wade NICHOLS,
who was born May 3, 1802, and who died July 3, 1879. In 1820, after a short residence in Attica,
N. Y., he came to Gowanda and in company with his brother-in-law, Alvin BUGBY,
erected a wool-carding and cloth-dressing-mill, which he conducted until
1831. He was also distinguished as the
first inhabitant of Gowanda who built a brick chimney in his house. He was elected justice of the peace of
Perrysburg and held the position in Perrysburg and Persia most of the time
until 1843. He also conducted a
book-store and sold flour, which in 1837 brought $14 per barrel. In 1838 he began a general mercantile business,
which he conducted to the close of his life.
He was a fifer-soldier in the War of 1812 and always interested in
military affairs, being captain of militia.
In 1849 and again in 1853 he represented Persia on the Board of
Supervisors. He was an active member of
the Methodist church and in politics was first a Democrat, but joined the
Republican party at its organization.
Mr. CHAFFEE died Dec. 5, 1869.
Children: Lydia A. (Mrs. Dr. David E. ELLIS), of Belvidere, Ill.; Amasa
W. W.; James H., of Jamestown; and Charles W., Newton A., Mary H., of Gowanda.
Amasa
W. W. CHAFFEE, born at Aldrich Mills, Perrysburg (now Gowanda), July 21, 1826,
was educated in his father's store, and at the age of twenty-one was admitted a
partner with his father under the firm name of A. L. CHAFFEE & Son. Since then he has been constantly in
mercantile business in Gowanda or engaged as a commercial traveler. July 3, 1848, he married Jane M., daughter of
Harlow and Freelove (FANCHER) CRANDALL, of Sandy Hill, N. Y. Children: Marvin W., born March 12, 1851,
died in Nov., 1852; Clarence M., born Nov. 23, 1853, married Helen OSBORN, of
Girard, Ohio, and is a member of the firm of SNYDER, CHAFFEE & Co., of
Columbus, Ohio; Vernon E., born Dec. 9, 1859, died Dec. 12, 1876; and an
adopted child, born Sept. 1, 1873.
Charles
Warren CHAFFEE, born July 15, 1837, received his education in the common
schools and in his father's store, where he was engaged from the age of
eighteen years until he was about twenty-six.
For five years he was the general agent of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company for Cattaraugus County and a part of Erie county. In 1872 and 1873 he was the traveling agent
of the company. He was next with the
Howe Sewing Machine Company until they failed.
In 1874 he was traveling salesman for Kingsbury, Abbott & Hulett, of
New York. In 1876 he was engaged with O.
P. Ramsdell & Co. and eighteen months later with Chase & Comstock, both
of Buffalo. After two years he accepted
an offer from E. C. Hazzard & Co., of New York, and traveled for them until
1885. He was then in the employment of
Berry, Wisner, Lohman & Co. until 1890, when he was engaged as traveling
agent for the Life and Reserve Life Insurance Company, of Buffalo. He has also been engaged with other
concerns. June 21, 1860, he married
Lydia A., daughter of Homer and Vashti (BECKWITH) WOODIN; children: Ida Elnora,
born Sept. 27, 1862, died July 17, 1865; William Wallace, born Sept. 25, 1864;
and Dora Woodin, born July 20, 1870.
Newton
A. CHAFFEE was born Aug. 31, 1841. Aug.
2, 1862, he enlisted in the 154th N. Y. Vols. and Aug. 29th the regiment was in
active service as a part of the Eleventh Army Corps. He was at the battles of Chancellorsville and
Gettysburg and marched with General Sherman's army to the sea. He was quartermaster-sergeant eighteen
months, after which he was detailed to corps headquarters, where he served
until he was discharged June 20, 1865.
He is a member of Darby Post, G. A. R., and has served as its
commander. From March 20, 1868, to
Sept., 1883, he was a merchant at Dayton, and was also postmaster and loan
commissioner. He returned to Gowanda and
formed a partnership with his brother, A. W. W. CHAFFEE, as merchant tailors,
which closed in Feb., 1891. June 6,
1866, he married Luna, daughter of Homer and Vashti WOODIN. They have an only daughter, Lorena, born Aug.
19, 1867.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
989
Surnames: DARBY,
SAWYER, CALKINS, ROLF, MOREHOUSE, HULETT, WHITCOMB, HERRICK, CAMPBELL, COX,
BEAVER, AUSTIN
Elisha
DARBY, son of Daniel and Abigail (SAWYER) DARBY, was born near Salem, Mass., March
20, 1790. He married Dolly CALKINS, of
Arlington, Vt., daughter of John CALKINS, a soldier in the Revolution. Elias Haskell DARBY, uncle of Elisha DARBY,
rendered distinguished service to his country, by lending money to the
government and aiding in restoring American commerce. He also established an institution for the
education of seamen in the U. S. navy.
Daniel DARBY was a captain and led his company in the struggle for
independence. Elisha DARBY, in 1828,
moved with his wife and five children to this town, settling on lots 5 and 6 at
the junction of the north and south branches of Cattaraugus creek. He purchased the improvements of Ephraim
ROLF, who succeeded Walter MOREHOUSE, the first and original settler on the
place. Mr. DARBY died June 11, 1872;
Mrs. DARBY died April 1, 1870. Children:
Almira (Mrs. Asahel HULETT), who died in Dayton; Harriet Jane (Mrs. Nathaniel
WHITCOMB), who died in Gowanda; Olive E. (Mrs. Alfred HERRICK), who died in New
Albion; Charles F.; Abi S. (Mrs. Colin CAMPBELL), of Perrysburg; and Amelia,
who died aged six years. Charles F.
DARBY, born Aug. 27, 1822, taught seven winters of school, and married, Aug.
26, 1849, Sarah M., daughter of Sylvester M. COX, of Otto. He settled on the homestead on DARBY flats,
which he still owns. Children:
Sylvester, deceased; Carlton E., who married Lizzie BEAVER; Carrie S. (Mrs.
Addison AUSTIN), of Otto; and Nellie S.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
989 & 990
Surnames: DORSEY, DE ORSEY
H. W.
DORSEY was born in Port au Prince, Hayti, June 7, 1840, where he lived until
Dec. 26, 1860, when he embarked on a coasting vessel bound for Porto Rico,
arriving Jan. 13, 1861. Remaining there
until the 20th of the same month he embarked on the three-masted schooner Mobile for the United States and arrived
at New Orleans, La., on Feb. 14th. Mardi
Gras was being celebrated. Meeting no
one who spoke Spanish, and not being able to speak English, he found himself a
veritable stranger in a strange land and unable to prosecute the search he had
undertaken to find his father, mother, and sister, who had left Hayti in 1856,
and whom he had not heard from since.
His father had held an important office in the Haytian government, but
with many others allowed himself to become a victim to his ambition and in 1855
found his army of insurgents defeated, his property confiscated, and a price
set upon his capture and delivery to the Bayez government. He fled, taking his wife and daughter, and
the son, being away at school, knew nothing of their flight until some time
afterward. As soon as H. W. could make
himself understood he began making inquiries for Sir Allen DE ORSEY, the name
by which his father was known at home.
He inserted an advertisement in the New Orleans papers, but immediately
after Fort Sumter was captured and the Rebellion begun. The city was blockaded until Butler came, and
the first mails brought a copy of the New
York Tribune, in which he found an answer to his advertisement, wherein he
learned that his father was living with his family at Montrose, Pa. He was given transportation to New York city
by the steamer Merrimac and was soon
reunited with the family. He soon became
imbued with the spirit of war and after President Lincoln's proclamation of
emancipation enlisted and served until mustered out Oct. 25, 1863. His parents having died during his term of
service he had his only sister to care for and after placing her at the
Davenport Institute in Elmira, N. Y., he came to Gowanda in Oct., 1869.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
990
Surnames: GAENSSLEN, FEDERSPAD, STORMS
Albert GAENSSLEN was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, March 18,
1828. In June, 1849, he came to America
and was employed at his trade in Hamburg, Erie county, three years. In 1852 he began business for himself in Hidi
by converting the old woolen-mill into an upper-leather tannery. He began the trade of tanner and currier in
Germany at the age of fourteen. He is a
member of the present firm of GAENSSLEN Brothers. Mr. GAENSSLEN is a worthy and respected
citizen, is a Democrat in politics, has served as justice of the peace, and has
been excise commissioner sixteen years.
He is also president of the Bank of Gowanda. May 20, 1852, he married Eve FEDERSPAD and
has one son living, Henry GAENSSLEN, born May 20, 1855, who, in 1879, married
Frances STORMS, of Buffalo, by whom he has a daughter, Harmony A., and a son,
Albert A.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
990
Surnames: HALL, OSTRANDER, TITUS
Frank
D. HALL, born in Perrysburg, Sept. 8, 1855, is a son of Stephen R. and Ann J.
(OSTRANDER) HALL. Stephen R. was born in
Chautauqua county and his wife in Perrysburg.
Frank D. attended the academy at Forestville and afterward engaged with
Brown & Cole, proprietors of the Adams pump works at Gowanda, remaining
with them two years, when he became a member of the firm as Brown, Cole &
Co. Three years later he purchased the
business and removed it to the Cattaraugus county side, where he still carries
it on. He married, Nov. 28, 1877, Eva
M., daughter of Silas TITUS. Children:
Ethel M., born July 31, 1880; Edith A., born Nov. 21, 1881; and S. Rolland,
born April 25, 1890.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
990 & 991
Surnames: HARTWELL, HIGBEE, LUCE, RICH, INGERSOLL, PERKINS, SNYDER,
McCOLLISTER
Calvin
HARTWELL, born about 1797, married Minerva, daughter of William HIGBEE, a
pioneer of New Albion (q. v.). About
1828 he came from Albion, Orleans county, to Snyder hill in New Albion with his
wife and two children. He eventually
sold his farm and about 1850 bought a partially improved one in Skinner hollow
in Persia, where he died April 1, 1861.
Mrs. HARTWELL died in Cattaraugus, Nov. 7, 1884. Mr. HARTWELL served in the War of 1812. Children: Sophronia (Mrs. Charles LUCE), who
died in Adrian, Mich.; Mary D., deceased; Laura (Mrs. Merritt RICH), who died
in Persia; Russell S.; Daniel, of Wisconsin; Almedia (Mrs. Richard INGERSOLL),
of Leon; Almira (Mrs. Lorenzo PERKINS), who died in Orleans county; and Alvira
(Mrs. Horace SNYDER), of Buffalo.
Russell S. HARTWELL was born Feb. 20, 1832, was a carpenter until
twenty-seven years of age, and in 1858 bought a farm in Persia, where he
resided four years, when he sold and bought another in Leon, where he resided
eight months. He sold again and bought
in Dayton, where he was a farmer another year, and in 1866 he purchased his
present home in Persia. He also resided
in Cattaraugus thirteen years. He
married, in Dec., 1860, Rachel M. INGERSOLL, who died Sept. 17, 1879. Dec. 27, 1882, he married Mrs. Mary
McCOLLISTER, who has borne him a son and a daughter. He is a Democrat and has been highway
commissioner in New Albion and overseer of the poor and highway commissioner in
Persia.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
991
Surnames: HILL, MACMILLAN, STERLING, SPENCER, SISSON, SLOCUM, WALKER
Millen
T. HILL was born in Geneseo, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1818. His grandfather came from Scotland and
settled in Rhode Island, and afterward removed to Genesee county. An uncle of his mother; one MACMILLAN by
name, bearing the title in his native country (Scotland) of Lord STERLING, was
a member of the court-martial which tried and sentenced Major Andre. At the age of two years Millen T. HILL came
to Cattaraugus county with his parents, who settled in what is now New
Albion. Mr. HILL came to Lodi in 1827
and has been a resident of what is now the village of Gowanda ever since he
learned the trade of cabinet-maker in Lodi, which business he carried on many
years. Afterward for a number of years
he carried on the lumber business, purchasing a saw-mill on Thatcher brook
which had been built by Phineas SPENCER.
In 1856 he began manufacturing cheese boxes. He married Patience, daughter of Willard and
Ruth (SISSON) SLOCUM. They have one
daughter, Jane, who married Jesse WALKER, who, in July, 1889, fell from a
building and died three weeks later.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
991
Surnames: HOWARD, PIERCE
George
W. HOWARD was born in Norfolk county, England, in 1840. In 1856 he immigrated to this country,
settling first in Gowanda, where he has since made his home. In 1868 he married Mary A., daughter of J. S.
PIERCE, of Persia. Her father removed to
this county from Schoharie county. N. Y., and was a native of Bennington,
Vt. George W. HOWARD has children: Frank, Arthur, Georgie, Blanche, Bessie,
Beatrice, Myrtle, and Hazel. In Sept.,
1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 64th N. Y. Vol. Inf. from Gowanda, and was
afterward transferred to the regimental band.
He served in Hancock's Second Army Corps until discharged at the
expiration of his three years' term of service.
He has been commander of Darby Post, No. 359, G. A. R.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
991
Surnames: JENKS, SUNDERLAND, WALDRON
Lemuel
S. JENKS, born in Covington, N. Y., about 1815, early became a teacher of
common schools, and subsequently received the appointment and served as a guard
in the prison at Auburn. He became a
partner with William SUNDERLAND, of Auburn, and sold dry goods and Yankee
notions from his own conveyance on the road, which he continued until about the
time of the completion of the Erie railroad in 1851. In 1840 he married Marietta WALDRON, of
Scipio, and soon after settled in Gowanda.
He was supervisor of Persia from 1857 to 1868 inclusive.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
991
Surnames: JOHNSON, TOTMAN
August
T. JOHNSON, born in Sweden in 1854, emigrated to America in 1872, and labored
with the farmers seven years. From 1879
to 1892 he was engaged as a clerk in mercantile business. Feb. 10, 1892, he opened a grocery store in
Gowanda, where he is now engaged. Feb.
14, 1882, he married Jennie, daughter of Rev. Harvey TOTMAN, of Cassadaga, N.
Y. Children: Floyd H., Elden V., and
Edna Johanna.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
991 & 992
Surnames: KAMMERER, CHAFFEE, RICH, FEDERSPIEL, WILBER, BOESCHAT,
ROLLINSON
John
KAMMERER, born in Baden, Germany, July 21, 1832, spent his boyhood in attending
school and assisting in his father's grist-mill and brick-yard. At the age of seventeen he went to New
Brezek, France, engaging as clerk in a general store and remaining two years,
until the breaking out of the French Revolution. He returned to Baden, where, in 1852, he was
drafted into the German army. He had six
brothers and one sister. Four of the
brothers were conscripted. John KAMMERER
remained in the service three months, when he came to the United States,
landing in New York city in the fall of 1852.
A few months later he removed to Buffalo, where he learned the trade of
tinsmith. In 1856 he removed to Hamburg,
Erie county, where he worked as a journeyman.
In 1861 he started a tinware store and hardware trade at Langford,
carrying on the business until 1868, when he removed to Gowanda and bought out
the hardware business of J. H. CHAFFEE.
In 1871 he sold this to C. H. RICH & Co., but bought it back again
one year afterward, and since then he has carried on the business in the same
store. In 1858 he married Regina FEDERSPIEL,
a native of Buffalo, whose parents came to this country from Loraine,
France. Children: Frank W., born in
August, 1859, married Jennie, daughter of James WILBER, of Collins Center;
Mary, born in 1861, married F. P. BOESCHAT, of Buffalo; and Tillie, born in
1864, married C. F. ROLLINSON. He has
been for several years a member of the Board of Education.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
992
Surnames: KENNICOTT, WHIPPLE
Robert
A. KENNICOTT was born in New Albion, July 5, 1863 (see page 842). He attended school in Chicago, his father
having removed to that city. In 1877 the
family returned to this county where he attended the Chamberlain Institute at
Randolph. In 1883 he established a
grocery trade at New Albion, which he carried on two years. In 1885 he removed to Gowanda and commenced
the manufacture of mineral waters, which business he still continues. He married, June 20, 1883, Cora, daughter of
T. M. WHIPPLE, of Little Valley. They
have a son, Harry, born Jan. 2, 1885.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
992
Surnames: KEYES, NUTTING, THOMPSON, DOW, GREEN, HERMANCE, PHELPS
Alanson
C. KEYES was born in Ludlow, Mass., Oct. 3, 1822. When nine years of age he removed with his
parents to Ellicottville. His father located
on a farm in Otto, where he remained twenty years, removing thence to
Allegany. In 1847 Alanson went into the
store of James NUTTING in Randolph as a clerk, remaining until 1850, when he
married Harriet THOMPSON, of Granville, N. Y., and formed a partnership with A.
G. DOW in the hardware trade and manufacture of tinware in Ellicottville, which
partnership continued one year. From
Ellicottville Mr. KEYES removed to Allegany and commenced the same business on
his own account, remaining until 1883, when he removed to Fredonia. In 1885 he removed to Gowanda and purchased
the foundry and machine shops known as the Gowanda Agricultural Works, which he
carries on in company with his son Samuel G.
Besides this son, who was born Jan. 26, 1856, his children are Zelia
(Mrs. Benjamin H. GREEN); Cora G.; Alfred C., who married Hannah, daughter of
James HERMANCE; and Truman D., superintendent of the Gowanda Agricultural
Works. Samuel G. KEYES, married Jennie
PHELPS and in 1876 he engaged in the hardware and oil well supply business at
Four Mile one year. He then spent a
short time at the Albany Law School, after which he engaged with the Oil Well
Supply Company (Limited), of Bradford, Pa., as book-keeper, and remained eighteen
months. In 1881 he became cashier of
Dow, Fullager & Coleman's Bank at Bradford, where he remained until
1884. In 1885 he became correspondent
for the First National Bank of Bradford and continued until 1887, when he went
to Mankato, Kan., and organized the First National Bank of Mankato; he was its
cashier until July 1, 1890, when he came to Gowanda.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
992 & 993
Surnames: LITTLE, BEVERLY, FRYE, BOTSFORD, RANDALL, EAMES, McCUTCHEON,
WHEAT, McKINNEY
Alexander
LITTLE, a native of Vermont, removed to Otto from Nelson, N. Y., in 1822, the
journey by horse and ox-teams occupying more than two weeks. Mr. LITTLE's family then consisted of five
sons and two daughters: Margaret, Thomas, Harvey, Nelson, Milton, Lewis, and
Jane. Margaret married Thomas BEVERLY
and lived in Otto many years, removing to Gowanda, where both died. Thomas married Sarah FRYE, of Collins, N. Y.,
a farmer who died July 11, 1890; her death occurred July 12, 1878. Harvey married Urania BOTSFORD in Feb., 1836,
and engaged in farming on forty acres of land in Otto, but ten years later
removed to Toronto, Canada, where he learned the trade of millwright, which be
carried on three years, when be returned to Otto and resumed farming. After the death of his wife in 1843 he again took
up the business of a millwright on the Allegheny river, building a number of
new mills and rebuilding many others. In
1849 he married Sarah M. RANDALL, a native of Madison county. By his first marriage two children were born:
Catharine M., who married Ezra EAMES, who died in Nov., 1889, and Eliza J., who
married E. T. McCUTCHEON and resides on the homestead in Otto. In 1869 Mr. LITTLE removed to Gowanda, where
he has since lived in retirement. Nelson
LITTLE was engaged in the real estate business in Buffalo, where he died about
1864. Milton and Lewis emigrated to
California and both died in Monterey.
Jane married Marvin WHEAT, a lawyer, of Cayuga county, who settled in St.
Antonio, Texas. Since the first year of
the Rebellion he has not been heard from.
Mrs. WHEAT still lives in St. Antonio.
Alexander LITTLE's wife was Catharine McKINNEY who died in Feb.,
1873. He died in 1852.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
993
Surnames: LOCKE, WOOD, SKINNER, FARNSWORTH, WHEELER, VOSBURG, CHAFFEE,
WHITE, VINTON
James
LOCKE was born near Moravia, N.Y., Jan. 16, 1802. His father died when he was five years old,
leaving a widow and eight children wholly dependent for support upon their own
scant earnings. The early years of his
life were consequently passed in a continued struggle with want. His entire attendance at school was less then
six months, but he was taught to read and write by an elder brother, and when
sixteen years old had acquired a fair common school education. He early developed a taste for the English
classics, which he retained all his life, and few men in his locality were more
conversant than he with the standard works of the language. Having served ail apprenticeship with Allan
WOOD, of Sempronius, and mastered the carpenter's trade he was selected by
Isaac W. SKINNER when only twenty-two years of age to go to what was then known
as Skinner hollow and build a grist-mill.
Having finished this in the winter of 1824-25 he was engaged for a time
as a journeyman at Buffalo, and in March, 1826, proceeded to Gowanda, then
Lodi, where he bought some land of Thomas FARNSWORTH and erected a small
foundry. He married, the following year,
Lucinda, daughter of Philip WHEELER. A
few years later Mr. LOCKE erected a larger establishment upon the site of the
present foundry, where he carried on business for a time in connection with the
late John L. VOSBURG. Having been
compelled by ill health to choose a different occupation he subsequently engaged
in mercantile business with Amasa L. CHAFFEE and later with Clark WHITE. Upon the death of Mr. WHITE he retired from
active business for a few years, but in 1853 erected a grist-mill and sawmill
about a mile south of Gowanda upon the property since purchased by Silas
VINTON. In 1859 he disposed of this and
never afterward engaged actively in business affairs. Mr. LOCKE was one of the men peculiar to his
day and generation. He was a strict
Presbyterian in belief and long connected with that church; an earnest
temperance man, obeying the law and willing to act in enforcing obedience by
others; decided in his ideas, prompt and energetic in action, intolerant of
wrong, of sterling integrity, just in his dealings, sound in judgment, he had
the confidence of the community. He died
Aug. 27, 1872.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
993 & 994
Surnames: LUCE, BENSON, PAYNE, PICKETT
Lucius
T. LUCE, born in Barre, N. Y., April 13, 1813, married Mary Elizabeth BENSON in
Wyoming county, and in 1857 settled on the old Harrison PAYNE farm. He was a farmer in New Albion, Dayton,
Persia, Little Valley, and Salamanca, and eventually gave his property to his
son Obadiah, with whom he died in Dayton, Feb. 18, 1890. He was a member of the M. E. church. Mrs. LUCE survives and resides in Dayton. E. Augustus LUCE, their fourth child, was
born in Washington county, March 6, 1846, and Aug. 22, 1864, enlisted in Co. A,
13th N. Y. H. A. He was in five general
engagements and at the final evacuation of Petersburg. He was discharged Aug. 23, 1865. He was confined in the hospital six weeks
with typhoid fever. Since his return he
has been engaged in farming, market gardening, and fruit growing. Aug. 23, 1868, he married Esther A. PICKETT,
of Salamanca; children: Charles H.,
Joseph N., and Mary Luetta.
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History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
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994
Surnames: MATTOCKS, MARSH, FOSTER
Frank
L. MATTOCKS was born in Gerry, Chautauqua county, May 26, 1851, a son of Truman
and Mary E. (MARSH) MATTOCKS. His father
carried on the granite and marble business many years, first in Buffalo and
afterward in Ellington, Chautauqua county.
He removed to Cattaraugus, where Frank L. commenced the business and
worked with his father from the age of fifteen until twenty-four. Oct. 12, 1874, he married Mary H., daughter
of Sheldon FOSTER, of Otto, and located at Gowanda, where he established his
present granite and marble monumental works.
His children are Eugene, born in Dec., 1885; Bessie, born in Dec., 1887;
and Edna, born in Oct., 1889. Mr.
MATTOCKS has served his town as supervisor since 1892.
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History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
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Surnames: NASH, BRAYTON, SACKETT
Esek
B. NASH was born in Herkimer county in Feb., 1800. In 1824 he settled in the southwest part of
Persia on lot 59. He was a very
prominent man and represented Persia on the Board of Supervisors for a long
term of years, and also held other important town offices. Mr. NASH and his wife were members of the M.
E. church and he was class-leader over forty years. He taught school in early life. About 1821 he married Marcella BRAYTON, of
Poland, Herkimer county, and died on the homestead June 8, 1874. Mrs. NASH died June 1, 1879. Children: Ansel A., of Pine Valley; Almerin
E., who died about 1863; Elvinton A., of Buffalo; and Oramon I., owner of a
part of the homestead. May 13, 1862, the
latter married Helen SACKETT, of Cattaraugus, and settled on the farm where
they now reside; children: Grace L., Minnie
E., Georgia H., and Gertrude B. Mrs.
NASH was a teacher and all her daughters except the youngest have followed the
same calling.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
994
Surnames: OVERFIELD, KROHNS, BABBITT, REPPARD, COOPER
Edward
OVERFIELD was born in this town Dec. 16, 1864.
His parents were John and Carrie (KROHNS) OVERFIELD. Mr. OVERFIELD, Sr., carried on a boot and
shoe business in Gowanda many years.
Edward OVERFIELD for a number of years was a commercial traveler for B.
T. BABBITT. He married Carrie M.
REPPARD, of Hamburg, Erie county, and in 1889 purchased the Union Hotel now
conducted by John COOPER.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
994 & 995
Surnames: PARKER, VAN VALKENBURGH, HOOKER, STUART, VAN OSTRAND,
HUGHES, GRAVES, WELCH
Thomas
J. PARKER, a native of Junius, Seneca county, was born Aug. 17, 1813. In 1823 he removed with his parents to
Hamburg, Erie county, where he lived until 1830, when he came to Lodi, now
Gowanda. His first business here was an
apprenticeship to the tailor's trade with his brother, Francis B. PARKER. After three years he assumed the business and
carried it on until 1861, when he entered the army as colonel of the 64th N. Y.
Vol. Inf. The 64th Regiment was
organized in 1853 with Thomas J. PARKER as colonel, and at the breaking out of
the Rebellion Colonel PARKER addressed a communication to the adjutant-general
of the State, tendering the services of the organization, which were duly
accepted. On the 28th of August Colonel
PARKER proceeded to Elmira, where he was assigned enlistment quarters by
General VAN VALKENBURGH at barrack No. 3.
On the 25th of November he was commissioned by Governor Edwin D. Morgan
colonel of the 64th Regt. N. Y. S. Vols. with rank from Nov. 13, 1861. The regiment was ordered to the front on the
l0th of Dec., 1861, and on the 13th Colonel PARKER was, by special orders,
constituted provisional brigade commander of the 64th, 57th, 85th, 89th, and
one Massachusetts regiment. On the 7th
of Jan., 1862, the 64th was transferred to Gen. O. O. Howard's brigade of
Richardson's division of Sumner Corps. A
full account of the 64th Regiment will be found in Chapter XV. The Olean
Advertiser of June 19, 1862, anent the battle of Fair Oaks, says:
"Colonel PARKER has shown himself to be a brave,
intrepid commander, and his abilities were acknowledged on the field of battle
by being assigned to the command of the First Brigade of General Richardson's
division. Captain Renwick is hearty and
emphatic in his praises of Colonel PARKER for coolness, courage, and military
skill upon the battlefield. He says
Colonel PARKER has no superiors and few equals in the division to which he is
attached for all the requisites of a competent leader. The men of the 64th won for themselves at
Fair Oaks the thanks of their commanding officers and covered themselves with
honor. The county of Cattaraugus,
through her stalwart sons in this regiment, has with her best blood written
upon our nation's history her abhorrence of this wicked, devilish rebellion. The men of the 64th will do their duty. All honor to the glorious 64th! All honor to its commanding officer, Col. T.
J. PARKER ! "
Sept.
2, 1841, Colonel PARKER married Lavina H., daughter of Stephen HOOKER of
Perrysburg. They had six children: Ellen L., born Feb. 15, 1843, who married
Mortimer W. STUART, of Gowanda; Loretta A., born Feb. 20, 1845, who married
Lafayette VAN OSTRAND, of Buffalo; Clara A., born Nov. 11, 1847, died Sept. 14,
1848; Marcus W., born July 15, 1849, who married Josephine HUGHES, and resides,
in Chicago; Henry A., born Oct, 10, 1856, died Dec. 3, 1861; and George W.,
born June 30, 1863, of Silver Creek, who married Alice GRAVES. Colonel PARKER held the office of justice of
the peace for Persia from 1852 for thirty years. He was deputy county clerk from March 6,
1871, for three years under William W. WELCH, and in the Legislature of 1872-73
he was deputy clerk of the Assembly. No
man now living in Cattaraugus county has been longer or more prominently
identified with military affairs than has Colonel PARKER. From the interesting period of general
trainings to long after the Rebellion he was active in almost every movement.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
995
Surnames: PAYNE, ANGELL, SMITH, ACKLER, MILK, JENKS, HERRICK
Dorus
PAYNE, son of Stephen and Sally (ANGELL) PAYNE, was born July 10, 1805. He married Catherine SMITH, June 10, 1829,
and soon after came to Cattaraugus county and settled on Snyder hill in New
Albion. In 1840 he sold his farm and
moved to the farm now occupied by his son, Sheldon A. PAYNE, in Persia, where
he died April 6, 1890. Mrs. PAYNE died
Oct. 16, 1889. Children: Nancy Emeline,
born Sept. 27, 1832, married Henry F. ACKLER, June 10, 1855, deceased; Clarissa
M., born April 13, 1839, married Gilbert MILK, and resides in New Albion;
William H. H., born Sept. 13, 1844, died July 4, 1848; Alvira D., born May 12,
1848, married, June 9, 1879, Z. T. JENKS, and resides at Allen's Switch in
Persia; Electa T., born April 28, 1850, married Judson HERRICK, and resides in
Binghamton; and Sheldon A., born March 3, 1835.
In 1854 the latter went across the isthmus to California and was a miner
until the Rebellion broke out in 1861, when he enlisted in the 6th Cal. Vols.,
being discharged in Dec., 1865. He was
wounded by a minie-ball Aug. 7, 1864. In
March, 1877, he returned and resides on the homestead.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
995 & 996
Surnames: PHELPS, COON
Charles
S. PHELPS, son of Dudley (see page 440), was born in Allegany, Oct. 31, 1858,
was educated in the public schools and at Alfred University in Allegany county,
and taught school in Broome and Cattaraugus counties three years. In 1878 he entered the drug store of Dr. A.
W. Bullock at Allegany. In 1881 he
engaged in the same business with Moore & Smith, of Dunkirk, where he
remained five months. From there he went
to Olean with J. B. Smith, druggist.
Jan. 1, 1884, he became a partner with Dr. J. V. D. Coon at Olean, and a
year and a half later he removed to Gowanda and purchased the drug business of
Clark & Horton, which he still continues.
Jan. 13, 1885, he married Carrie D., daughter of Dr. J. V. D. COON. Children: Paula M., born Feb. 25, 1886, and
Helen C., born Oct. 28, 1888.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
996
Surnames: PRESS, PEARSONS
William
H. PRESS was born in Nunda, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1830, where he resided with his
parents until 1834, when they removed to Erie, Pa. Seven years afterward the family removed to
Persia, where William H. has since resided.
He was a farmer and dealer in horses until 1871, when he removed to
Collins, Erie county, and settled within the corporation of Gowanda. He continued farming and dealing in horses
until May, 1888, when he started the business of undertaker in the Erie county
portion of the village. Nov. 6, 1 850 he
married Harriet, daughter of Amos PEARSONS, of Collins; children: May, born May 1, 1852; Ida, born
May 6, 1857; and an adopted son, Bartlett.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
996
Surnames: RICH, SNYDER, HUMPHREY, EASTERLY, BROWNELL, JOHNSON
Joseph
RICH, born in Onondaga county about 1801, married there Phebe SNYDER, and there
their first five children were born. In
1825 they came to the south part of Persia, where their primitive log-house was
warmed by a Dutch fireplace. Mr. RICH
died aged sixty-three; Mrs. RICH survived him about three years. Children: Susan, who died aged ten; Merritt,
a farmer on the homestead; Leonard (deceased); Abbott (deceased); Mary (Mrs.
HUMPHREY), who died in Iowa; Amanda (Mrs. James EASTERLY), of Cattaraugus;
Betsey (Mrs. Alson BROWNELL), of Persia; Wilder and Wilber (twins); and James
H. James H. RICH, born Dec. 19, 1839,
was a farmer on the homestead, and July 10, 1862, married Emma E., daughter of
Jesse JOHNSON, who was born Aug. 8, 1845.
Mr. RICH came to an untimely death by being thrown from a loaded wagon
Oct. 24, 1865.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
996
Surnames: RIDOUT, SNYDER, PULSE
Leander
RIDOUT was born Oct. 25, 1836, and was raised a farmer. Feb. 8, 1863, he married Esther, daughter of
Augustus SNYDER. In 1864 they settled in
Persia and in 1866 he purchased the farm at Snyder's corners where he still
resides. Mrs. RIDOUT died Jan. 20, 1890. June 8, 1891, he married Clara PULSE.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
996
Surnames: SCHAACK, WARNER, POTTER, CHAFFEE, TOEPP, FISH, LEONARD
Nicholas
SCHAACK, a native of Luxemburg, Germany, emigrated to America when nineteen
years of age and settled in Langford, N. Y., where with his brother he opened a
merchant tailoring establishment in 1847.
In 1850 he removed to Gowanda and was a journeyman tailor employed by
Samuel WARNER until 1856. He then
removed to Berlin, Wis., where he pursued his trade. About 1862 he returned to Gowanda, and was a
partner of Jonathan POTTER. In 1870 Mr.
POTTER retired and in 1872 Mr. SCHAACK and A. W. W. CHAFFEE consolidated their
business under the firm name of CHAFFEE & SCHAACK. In 1877 his son, Joseph H. SCHAACK, purchased
the interest of Mr. CHAFFEE and was with him until the death of the father Aug.
25, 1880. In 1854 Mr. SCHAACK married
Eve, daughter of Adam TOEPP, of Langford, N. Y.; she died in July, 1885. Children: Joseph H., born in May, 1856, who
married, Oct. 4, 1876, Ada, daughter of William A. FISH, of Gowanda, and has
children Helen (born in April, 1881) and Ralph (born in 1883); Emma M., born in
1860, who married I. R. LEONARD, of Gowanda; and Albert G., born in 1867, a dry
goods merchant who began business in Oct., 1886. In Oct., 1890, the latter sold his goods to
his brother-in-law, I. R. LEONARD, and was a clerk in Buffalo until Aug., 1891. In October following he re-opened his present
dry goods store. Joseph H. SCHAACK was
supervisor of Persia in 1888.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
996 & 997
Surnames: SMALLWOOD, ROBERTS, BABCOCK
William
T. SMALLWOOD, a native of York, England, came with his parents to this country
when four years of age and settled in northern Pennsylvania, whence he
subsequently removed to Wyoming county, N. Y., where he and his wife both
died. William T. SMALLWOOD came to
Gowanda at an early date, and in company with Titus ROBERTS carried on an
extensive tannery several years. He was
afterward engaged in the boot and shoe business until his death in 1871. His wife was Florilla, daughter of Titus
ROBERTS, who died in 1878. Children:
Charles and Freddie (who died in infancy), Mary C., and William R. The latter was born Jan. 26, 1856, and June
27, 1878, he married Blanche, daughter of Dr. Horace BABCOCK. Mr. SMALLWOOD is of a very ingenious turn of
mind and invented and manufactured an eight-day sixteen-dial clock, which he
finished Sept. 1, 1886.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
997
Surnames SNYDER, KELLEY, RICH, BROWN
George
SNYDER married a Miss KELLEY and with his family settled in the south part of
Persia in 1825. He died in Sept.,
1844. He was one of the most prominent
of the early settlers. Augustus SNYDER,
his son, was born May 5, 1806 came to New Albion with his father, and with his
brothers Horace, Benjamin, and Harry settled on Snyder hill, which was named in
their honor. He subsequently sold out
and in 1846 removed to the place where his son Horace now lives, where he died
Nov. 17,1872. April 4, 1832, he married
Ann, daughter of Jacob RICH, who was born Feb. 3, 1814, and who died Dec. 31,
1890. Mr. SNYDER served as justice of
the peace from about 1856 until his death.
Children: Elliott, Esther, Homer, and Emogene. Elliott was born on Snyder hill April 30,
1833, was educated in the common schools and at Gowanda Academy, and has been a
farmer and dealer in cattle and horses.
He is also breeding fine horses and cattle for market. He is a Democrat and has served as assessor,
highway commissioner, and justice of the peace.
March 6, 1871, he married Mary, daughter of Almond BROWN, of Mansfield.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
997 & 998
Surnames: STUART, WOLCOTT, ALLEN, BLACKNEY, POPPLE, DAVIS
Hon.
William Henry STUART was a son of Warren and Mary Ann (WOLCOTT) STUART and was
born in Chaumont, Jefferson county, May 2, 1820. In his veins ran the proudest blood Scotland
ever knew and among his ancestors were a signer of the Declaration of
Independence and a governor of Connecticut.
His brothers and sisters were Elisha S., Roger Wolcott, and Samuel M.
and Esther, Adeline, Maria, and Amelia.
Mr. STUART's education was limited to the common schools, but he early
developed a passion for literature which he retained throughout his life. By a wide range of reading and careful
observation he stored his capacious mind and retentive memory with lore beyond
the ken of the average college graduate.
He went to Michigan in 1830 and remained a year, when he returned to
Rochester and worked a year in a printing office. Going again to Michigan in 1834 he went to
work on a farm owned by a relative, receiving forty acres of land for a year's
labor. Returning east he acquired the
mysteries of woolen manufacturing and eventually established himself in that
business. With his brother Samuel he
engaged in woolen manufacturing in Wheatland, Monroe county, where he remained
a few years, when, in 1840, he and his brother removed hither and established a
woolen factory in Gowanda, then Lodi.
Here he married, Jan. 27, 1842, Barbara ALLEN, daughter of Ahaz ALLEN,
the pioneer of Hidi. She was born Oct.
2, 1822, and died Sept. 14, 1861, having borne five children: Eber, who died
Oct. 1, 1858; Maude, who died Feb. 2, 1881; Alice (Mrs. Charles BLACKNEY), of Kalamazoo,
Mich.; Cora (Mrs. Constantine BLACKNEY), of Gowanda; and Glenn D., of
Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. STUART married,
second, July 1, 1863, Mrs. Jane (POPPLE) DAVIS, of Collins, Erie county, who
survives him. He was engaged in farming
at Collins and at Hidi during the life of his first wife and moved to Gowanda
village in 1863, where he resided until his death on June 30, 1893. He was always intensely and actively
interested in politics. In 1865-66 he
was librarian of the State Senate and in 1869 was elected member of Assembly,
where he served one term. Shortly
afterward he was appointed postmaster of Gowanda, which position he held five
years. He was frequently a delegate to
conventions and was one of the best posted men on county, State, and National
politics in New York State. Originally a
liberal Democrat he joined the Republicans in 1860 and was thereafter a staunch
supporter of the principles of that party.
He was also a Mason. Mr. STUART's
mind was of a decidedly literary bent.
Had he devoted himself to literature he would have taken a high rank in
that profession. Many of his productions
were heavily fraught with historical data, and his political articles commanded
wide influence. For forty years he contributed
regularly to the local newspaper, of which he had at one time full editorial
charge. As a poet he wielded a graceful
pen and drank often at the Pierian spring.
He possessed a phenomenally retentive memory and a great love for his
fellow man. He was charitable, kind
hearted, and honest and commanded the respect and confidence of all with whom
he came in contact.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Page
998
Surnames: TORRANCE, SOUTHWICK, HEALEY, SMITH
Stiles
Clay TORRANCE, son of Stiles A. and Lydia C. (SOUTHWICK) TORRANCE, was born at
Hidi, Nov. 22, 1843, and worked on his father's farm at Point Peter until
sixteen years of age. In 1860 he went to
Tinker's Creek, Ohio, and engaged in raising broom corn and the manufacture of
brooms, which he carried on two years.
Aug. 11, 1862, he enlisted in the 103d Ohio Vol. Inf. for three
years. He was in the siege of Knoxville
and with Sherman in his campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta. After the regiment reached Atlanta the
Twenty-third Corps, with which the 103d was connected, fell back to
Nashville. After the battle at Nashville
the Twenty-third, under command of General Schofield, was transferred to Fort
Fisher and from that point fought their way up the Cape Fear river to
Wilmington, whence they were transferred to Newberne. Thence they fought to Goldsborough, up the
cape, and to Salisbury, where they received their discharge. After the close of the war Mr. TORRANCE was
engaged in farming one year and then went to Wyoming territory and spent a year
and a half in gold mining, returning to this State via California and the
isthmus. Nov. 22, 1871, he married Myra
S., daughter of William and Rachel (HEALEY) SMITH, of Collins, Erie
county. Children: Stiles A., born Sept.
10, 1872; William M., born April 4, 1874, graduated from Gowanda Academy at the
age of fourteen; Lucy, born April 14, 1876; Chester, born Dec. 7, 1877; Rachel,
born Aug. 15, 1886; a child born July 27, 1890.
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History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
998 & 999
Surnames: VAN DEUSEN, WINNE, HOOKER, MACHMER, HORTON
Oliver
B. VAN DEUSEN was born in Sprout Brook, N. Y., Feb. 1, 1825. His father, a native of Great Barrington,
Mass., possessed a large farm, carried on the wool-carding and cloth-dressing
business, and had a large saw-mill.
Oliver B., when nine years of age, went to live with his brother at
Pike, Wyoming county, making the. journey by wagon and afterward a number of
other trips by the Erie canal before the building of the New York Central
railroad. Six years afterward he
returned to the homestead. He attended
the district schools and the Cherry Valley Academy and taught in the schools of
his neighborhood until 1851. January 2d
of that year he married Barbara, daughter of David C. WINNE, of Cherry Valley,
and with his wife removed to Pike and carried on a large business in the manufacture
of lumber, sash, doors, blinds, and cooperage until 1866, when he rented his
factory and removed to Rochester, where he engaged in the manufacture of iron
planes one year. In 1867 he again
returned to Pike, engaging in general merchandising and also purchased one of
the first creameries in Wyoming county.
He continued the mercantile business until 1877, when he engaged in
farming. In 1880 he sold the store. In 1881 he removed to Gowanda, clerking one
year for Harry N. HOOKER. In 1882 he
engaged in the coal trade with his son, J. E. VAN DEUSEN, which they carried on
together until 1887. He was also a
partner in the Gowanda Fruit Evaporating Company. In 1887 he purchased the interest of Henry
MACHMER, of the firm of Machmer & Yaw, merchant tailors. Children: James Eugene; Kittie Arabella
(deceased); Carrie E., born Dec. 11, 1861, who married Palmer H. HORTON; and
Allen W., born Nov. 24, 1866.
James
Eugene VAN DEUSEN was born at East Pike, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1851. In 1866 he removed with his parents to
Rochester, where he attended the public schools. Returning in 1867 to East Pike he entered his
father's store as clerk, and in 1869 he went to Allegany as clerk in the office
of the Erie railway. Here he remained
until 1871, when he accepted the position of agent for the Buffalo, New York
& Philadelphia railroad at South Wales, Erie county. Eleven months later he was given the agency
at Holland on the same road and in 1873 he accepted the position of agent of
the Buffalo and Southwestern railroad at North Collins, Erie county, and
afterward at Lawton's. Collins, and Gowanda, where he has held the position
since Oct. 24, 1874. Mr. VAN DEUSEN
married Ella M., daughter of Harry N. HOOKER, of Gowanda. Children: Harry H., born July 9, 1876; George
B., born Sept. 20, 1878; Ward W., born Nov. 25, 1880; and Julia E., born March
4, 1889. Mr. VAN DEUSEN has been
president of the village, vice-president of the Bank of Gowanda, president of
the Board of Education, a trustee of the Presbyterian church, one of the
original promoters of the Gowanda Water Works Company and a member of the
Gowanda Fruit Evaporating Company and the Gowanda Printing and Manufacturing
Company.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
XLII (42)
Pages
999 & 1000
Surnames: VINTON, WELCH, CARR, DAWSON
Silas
VINTON was born in Villenova, Chautauqua county, April 20, 1824. He was the son of John VINTON, who came into
western New York in 1810 from Massachusetts and settled in Villenova in 1812,
and died in 1829, leaving a widow and six children. His mother was a daughter of William WELCH, of
Connecticut, who was a Baptist preacher and preached on one charge for
sixty-five years, commencing at twenty-one; he died aged eighty-six. The mother did all in her power to give her
children an education and Silas left home when fourteen years of age to work
one year for his clothes and three months' schooling. At the age of nineteen he commenced teaching
and taught six terms. At the age of
twenty-four he married Louisa A. CARR, of Cherry Creek, who was the mother of
Frank C. and J. Platt VINTON now of Gowanda.
He resided in Rock county, Wis., from 1846 to 1850, and was
superintendent of schools while there four years. He then returned to Cherry Creek, where he
entered into mercantile business. He was
elected superintendent of schools and served six years, was chosen supervisor
of the town for five years and was chairman of the Board of Supervisors of
Chautauqua county the last term, and was postmaster at Cherry Creek ten years. In 1874 he moved to Gowanda and has served
Persia on the Board of Supervisors five years.
He was one of the directors of the Buffalo & Southwestern railroad
during its construction, and received and still holds the first pass issued by
the officers of the road, he has been engaged in mercantile business over
thirty years. He has been the contractor
and builder of a great many of the large buildings in Chautauqua and
Cattaraugus counties, having built the Chautauqua county insane asylums, poor
house, and barns at a cost of nearly $60,000, the insane asylum at Machias, the
Cattaraugus county jail at Little Valley, and many of the largest and best
buildings at Gowanda. He married,
second, in 1884, Miss Mary DAWSON, of Gowanda.
Frank C. has been supervisor of Persia six years.
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History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
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Page
1000
Surnames: WELCH, SWIFT
William
W. WELCH was born in Gowanda, Nov. 25. 1835.
He married Frances E. SWIFT, July 5, 1860, and was clerk of Cattaraugus
county one term beginning Jan. 1, 1871.
He was also supervisor of Little Valley in 1875. He has served in public capacities with
eminent ability. The family has been
prominent in the history of northwestern Cattaraugus as well as in Gowanda, and
in every position its members have been distinguished citizens.
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History of the Town of Persia – Chapter
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Surnames: WOODIN, BECKWITH, PRATT, GARVEN
Martin
H. WOODIN, son of Homer and Vashti (BECKWITH) WOODIN, was born in Otto, Sept.
1, 1831, and received such educational advantages as the primitive schools of
his district afforded. He has always
been a farmer and owns a farm in Leon, where he lived twenty years. He is a staunch Republican. Sept. 17, 1856, he married Ruth S., daughter
of Hiram and Mahala PRATT, of Otto.
Children: Jennie, born in 1858, married William GARVEN, and resides on
the homestead in Leon; and Claribell, born in 1869.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES FROM: "HISTORICAL GAZETTEER AND
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
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History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1007
Surnames: ARCHIBALD, REA, MEDDAUGH
John
R. ARCHIBALD, son of Andrew and Jenette (REA) ARCHIBALD, natives of Scotland,
was born in Tompkins county Feb. 11, 1822.
His mother died when he was three weeks old and he was raised by his
uncle, James RAY. In 1838 he came to
Portville and worked for his cousin. Walter RAY, a lumberman at Mill
Grove. In 1840 he was a sawyer for John
MEDDAUGH and continued with him nine or ten years, making yearly trips as a
pilot down the Allegheny. In 1854 he
commenced business as a lumberman. In
1862 he was a dealer in groceries with his nephew, John ARCHIBALD, and became
sole proprietor of their business two years later, continuing as a merchant
fifteen years. In 1874 he purchased a
steam mill with a daily capacity of 25,000 feet of lumber. He stocked and operated this from January
until June 14th, when it burned with 800,000 feet of lumber, which was a total
loss. Since 1880 he has given his attention to his farm and real estate. He has always been a Democrat and has been a
nominee for supervisor, and served as assessor three years. In Sept., 1846, he married Fanny, daughter of
John MEDDAUGH, who was the mother of all his children: Walter B.; Emma G.; James; and Frances H.,
married William HILL. Mrs. ARCHIBALD
died March 20, 1889, and Oct. 16, 1891, he married Nancy MEDDAUGH.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1007
Surnames: BEDFORD, WRIGHT, WHEELER, DUSENBURY, DEMING
Ezra
M. BEDFORD, son of Jacob and Marilla (WRIGHT) BEDFORD, was born h Rushford, N.
Y., Jan. 16, 1837. The family is of
English origin and came to Portville in 1851, settling in the east part of the
town. Ezra M. has been both a farmer
and a lumber manufacturer. In Jan.,
1876, he opened a grocery store in Portville, which he conducted until
1882. In 1886 he bought the site of his
present building of William F. WHEELER & Co. and placed his store on the
foundation of the establishment formerly owned by J. E. DUSENBURY, where he is
still engaged in general trade. Mr.
BEDFORD has served as justice of the peace, assessor, and commissioner of
highways. Dec. 24, 1863, he married
Ellen DEMING, of Genesee, Allegany county, and has one son. Mr. BEDFORD enlisted in the 85th N. Y. Vols.,
served through the Peninsula campaign, and was discharged on account of
disability in 1862.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1007
Surnames: BORST, KINNEY, CRANNELL
Ezer
BORST was born in Middleburgh, N. Y., in 1832.
In 1857 he came to Weston's Mills and engaged as a contractor in the
manufacture of staves and lath for Weston Brothers, where he employed from
twenty to twenty-four men. He still
continues the business with ten or twelve hands. In the spring of 1888 he
instituted the "Borst Wood Company" and began the manufacture of
kindling wood, which he still carries on.
In 1854 he married Miss A. M. KINNEY, of Nelson, Pa. Their children are: Jabez W; James H. of Hawley, Minn.; Charles
H.; Morris (deceased); Kate married A. J. CRANNELL, of Weston's Mills; and
Russel L. Jabez W. is superintendent of
the Wood Company, and C. H. and R. L. have each a position in this manufactory. Mr. BORST married his second wife in 1877;
she died in 1874; and in 1885 he married Mrs. L. A. KINNEY, who is the mother
of his daughter Libbie.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1007
Surnames: BURDICK, CRANDALL, SANFORD
Albert
G. BURDICK came from De Ruyter, N. Y., to Portville in 1837. In 1838 he married Cynthia E., daughter of
Capt. Matthew M. CRANDALL, and settled where his son, A. O. BURDICK, now lives. He annually went down the river as a
raftsman, and served as constable several years. His sons Daniel C., Joel A., Matthew K., and
Addison O. served in the Civil war. Joel
A was a prisoner in Andersonville over seven months. All came home at the close of the war and all
are living.
Daniel
C. BURDICK was born Feb. 22, 1838. In
1863 he enlisted in Co. A., 85th N. Y. Vols., joined his regiment at Suffolk,
Va. and was discharged at the close of the war.
He participated in seventeen battles.
May 20, 1861, he married Laura J. SANFORD, of Ceres, N. Y. On his return from the war he joined his wife
in Main Settlement, and has since been a citizen of Portville, except two years
he spent in Steuben county. They have
one son, Adelbert E. Mr. BURDICK served
as constable six years.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1008
Surnames: COLWELL, McGEE, WESTON, MERSEREAU, ORR, STORMS, MITCHELL
Benjamin
S. COLWELL, of English origin, is a son of Smith and Louisa (McGEE)
COLWELL. His father, a native of Rhode
Island, was born Feb. 20, 1801; his mother, of Scotch descent, died in
Portville in June, 1882, aged eighty-one.
His father died Jan. 2, 1888. In
1810 the parents of Smith COLWELL removed to Plymouth, Chenango county, where
he assisted in clearing land. In 1824 he
was married and settled on a part of the homestead. In 1841 the family removed to Addison,
Steuben county, where Benjamin S. COLWELL began his business life. He was a lumber jobber for Abijah WESTON and
the late John G. MERSEREAU in the south part of Chenango county, and in
Lindley, Steuben county, until 1856, when he removed to Portville and since
then has been interested in the lumber business in this town, in Pennsylvania,
and in Harrisville and Manistique,
Mich. He is also interested in car
manufacturing at Knoxville, Tenn., and in the Kelley Lamp Works of Rochester,
N. Y. In 1845 he married Sally M. ORR,
of Addison, who died Aug. 5, 1864. She
was the mother of all his children:
George W., born in May, 1846, a capable and prominent business man, a
manufacturer of lumber, and a merchant; Marion O., born Jan. 2, 1850, married
D. E. STORMS; Carrie L., born May 9, 1860, the wife of Dr. D. W. MITCHELL;
Carrie Belle, a graduate of the Elmira Female College and a teacher.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1008
Surnames: COMSTOCK, FOX, WRIGHT, ROBINSOM, YOUNG
Mark
COMSTOCK, son of Joseph L. and Nancy (FOX) COMSTOCK, was born in Beekmantown,
N. Y., in June, 1816. When about
eighteen he started on foot for the western country. At Ogdensburg he boarded a steamboat and
passed up the St. Lawrence river, through Lake Ontario to Ontario Beach, and
thence to Rochester. From there he went
to Buffalo and in 1837 or 1838 came to Portville, where he still resides. He was in the employ of Dusenbury, Wheeler
& Co. as a jobber sawing their lumber until about 1848, when he built the
first tannery in Portville and began tanning upper-and sole leather in
1849. He purchased stock of his own and
tanned hides and skins on halves for the farmers. He had several partners, and in 1855 he sold
his half-interest to his then partner, C. K. WRIGHT. Mr. COMSTOCK has since been dealing in real
estate and groceries and engaged in farming.
He has served as assessor, thirteen years and as highway commissioner
several terms. In 1840 married Lucinda
ROBINSON, a member of the Presbyterian church, who died Feb. 19, 1892. Children: five sons died in infancy; Nancy
married Dr. YOUNG; Ellen.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Pages
1008 & 1009
Surnames: CRANDALL, MAXSON, MAIN, ATHERTON, JACOBS, McDOWELL, ALDERMAN
Joseph
CRANDALL, son of Luke and Martha (MAXSON) CRANDALL, was born near Providence,
R. I., May 2, 1794, and soon after attaining his majority he removed to
Georgetown, N. Y. He married Susan P.
MAIN in Feb., 1820, who was born in Stonington, Conn., Feb. 17, 1800. In 1830 he moved with his wife and six
children to Portville and settled on lot 10, where William ATHERTON had built a
saw-mill in 1810. He engaged in farming
and stock raising, having brought with him a flock of sheep and half a dozen
horses. He was elected justice of the
peace, but refused to qualify, and was an organizer and one of the first
trustees of the Methodist church. He
died March 19, 1870. Mrs. CRANDALL died
Jan 9, 1882. They had twelve children,
eight of whom are living. The first,
Russel A. CRANDALL, born Jan. 9, 1821, came to Portville with his parents and
has since resided here. He had one term
at the academy and became a farmer and a pilot on the river. He married Mary JACOBS, Feb. 18, 1846, who
was born in Caledonia, N. Y., March 2, 1822.
They settled on a part of the homestead, where they still reside. Mr. CRANDALL is one of Portville's oldest
residents and a pillar of the Methodist church, which he has long served as
trustee. He has also been assessor
twenty-three consecutive years.
Children: J. Henry, Hyanthus O.; Adell V. C. married C. B. McDOWELL; and
Minnie A. married E. E. ALDERMAN.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page 1009
Surnames: CRANDALL, COPP, MAIN
Joseph
Henry CRANDALL, son of Russell A., was born April 11, 1847, and was educated in
the common schools and in Chamberlain Institute, earning the money to pay his
expenses by measuring bark. He taught a
district school two winter terms and in 1868 engaged as a clerk in the store of
J. M. COPP at Portville. Sept. 26, 1871,
he became the partner of his employer under the firm name of J. M. COPP &
Co., and subsequently conducted the business alone. He was burned out in 1875 and again in
1885. He conducted two branch stores,
one of dry goods and the other of groceries, in Redford when oil was produced
there. Both were consumed by fire on the
same day in 1880. Since then he has
given his attention to his business in Portville. He is also a farmer and breeder of pure blood
registered Oxforddown sheep. Mr.
CRANDALL has always been a Republican and has served as town clerk since
1877. He married Minnie Saunders MAIN
and has one daughter, Ethel M., born Dec. 29, 1876.
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Bio
from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1009
Surnames: DUSENBURY, SANDS, WHEELER, MAY, BUTLER, SHELDON, VINCENT,
TRUESDELL
Henry
DUSENBURY, son of John and Ruth (SANDS) DUSENBURY, was born in Hancock,
Delaware county, May 5, 1801. In 1815
his father with his family moved to Windsor, Broome county. HENRY was soon employed by his father as a
clerk, and early conducted mercantile and lumbering business on his own
account. In 1828 he went to Deposit and
remained there engaged in the same lines until 1834. Here he became the senior
member of the firm of "DUSENBURY, WHEELER, MAY & Co.", formed to
conduct lumbering on the upper Allegany.
This firm purchased at first a tract of 1,500 acres on Dodge creek
(Portville) with a saw-mill containing three upright saws. Mr. DUSENBURY came to look after its operations. The important duties and responsibilities
devolving on him were discharged with rare acumen, and, during his business
life of many years, he ever manifested his capability to safely and
prosperously conduct important affairs.
This company began operations in lumbering with this mill, established a
store, ran their lumber to market down the Allegany and Ohio rivers, bought
extensive tracts of timber lands in and about Portville and in Pennsylvania,
built modern mills of great capacity, and has contributed to the prosperity of
this section to the present by annually driving employment to a large number of
men in their lumbering operations, tanneries, oil fields, etc. In inaugurating,
and conducting these enterprises Mr. DUSENBURY was a potent factor. No detail of the business escaped his
attention, no contracts were made that were not fulfilled to the letter, and
none of this company’s paper was ever protested. Mr. DUSENBURY was endowed with penetration,
sagacity, and integrity. He was
methodical, accurate, prompt, and reliable.
His word was as good as a bond.
He took time to investigate and decide every enterprise, but when a
project was decided upon he pushed it to completion with energy and zeal. Mr. DUSENBURY was an old-time Whig and joined
the Republican party at its organization.
He was a firm believer in and an ardent advocate of the distinguishing
principle of tile old Whig party:
"Protection to American industries." He was a diligent reader, well informed in
political history, and was an able and dangerous opponent in political
discussions. He represented the town of
Portville six years on the Board of Supervisors of Cattaraugus county and his
party in numerous conventions. In 1831
Mr. DUSENBURY united with the Presbyterian church of Deposit and was a
consistent Christian through life. When
he came to Portville there was practically no Sabbath, and intoxicating liquors
were used freely in conducting business.
Mr. DUSENBURY and Mr. WHEELER from the first had the understanding that
their company was to do business on Christian principles. They took their stand as Christian men not to
break the Sabbath themselves and not to furnish rum in getting their lumber to
market if it had to rot on the banks of the river. Mr. DUSENBURY was not a bigoted sectarian,
but recognized all genuine Christians as his brothers in Christ. He was instrumental with others in organizing
the Presbyterian church of Olean in 1838 and was one of its elders and regular
attendants until 1849, when he, with W. F. WHEELER, by their means and
influence effected the establishment of the Presbyterian church at Portville
which he generously supported and guided with his counsel as an officiating
elder to the close of his life. He was
very charitable, and contributed liberally to various benevolent objects
regularly each year. He died in June, 1860.
In 1827 Mr. DUSENBURY married Miss Caroline BUTLER, an estimable
Christian lady, a kind friend, devoted wife, and an affectionate and faithful
mother. Mrs. DUSENBURY survived her
husband, dying in February, 1871. Their
children were:
Catherine
married Allan SHELDON, at one time a wholesale merchant in company with Hon.
Zach Chandler and now a banker in Detroit, Mich.
Elizabeth
married Rev. J. H. VINCENT, D. D., a distinguished bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal church; their son George is the present business manager of the
Chautauqua Assembly
Henry
died at the age of twenty-two years
John
E.
William
A. born in 1838, married Miss Helen TRUESDELL, of Belfast, N. Y., and died in
August, 1890; his widow and three sons survive him; he was a man of good
business abilities, careful, economical, And successful; he was a merchant with
his brothers, but later removed to Pennsylvania, conducted their mills at
Tioncsta, and engaged in large lumbering operations
Edgar
G. born in October, 1841, was a mercantile business with his brothers, and is
now giving his attention to the large tannery at Portville – The Portville
Tanning Company; he is an efficient business man, and possesses great firmness
and executive ability; he is also an earnest and working Christian and an elder
of the Presbyterian church
Caroline
(resides in Buffalo).
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of Henry
DUSENBURY
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Surnames: DUSENBURY, WHEELER
John
E. DUSENBURY was born in Portville, then a part of Olean, June 10, 1836. He received a practical business education
from his father and an academic education at Binghamton Academy. He was early
taught that honest labor is man's mission in life. He commenced his active business life as a
merchant, the successor of DUSENBURY, WHEELER & Co. He inherited many of the characteristics of his
father which brought financial success to his business undertakings and at his death was specially
fitted to take his place in the operations of this firm. Mr. DUSENBURY appointed his sons John E. and
William A. executors and trustees of his estate, and the business has continued
uninterruptedly to the present with but a change in name of firm. This now includes John E. and Edgar G.
DUSENBURY (sons of Henry DUSENBURY) and Nelson P. and William E. WHEELER (sons
of Hon. William F. WHEELER). Their
business consists of lumbering operations near Portville and in Pennsylvania,
development of their oil territory, and in tanning. John E. DUSENBURY is an able financier. He was vice-president of the First National
Bank of Olean until June, 18912 when he succeeded Hon. William F. WHEELER as
president. He is a real estate manager,
an oil producer, and a general adviser in manifold business affairs. As a recreation he is breeding trotting
horses of the finest strains to be obtained in the United States. Mr. DUSENBURY has been an unswerving
Republican all his political life, has served his town on the Board of
Supervisors ten years, and taken prominent part in numerous conventions. He is an industrious, persevering, and
successful manufacturer, a courteous gentleman, a genial companion and friend,
deserves and enjoys a large circle of appreciative acquaintance, and ranks
worthily among the representative men of Cattaraugus county.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1011
Surnames: FAIRCHILD, HOYT, PETTY
J. H.
FAIRCHILD, son of John F. and Sarah (HOYT) FAIRCHILD, was born in Rochester,
July 28, 1841. The family went to
Livingston county about 1849 and he removed thence to Belfast, Allegany
county. In Jan., 1863, he enlisted in
Co. E, 93d N. Y. Vols., and served to the close of the war. In 1864, at the battle of the Wilderness, he
received a severe wound from a minie-ball, which passed through his left hip
and confined him in the hospital a year. He was discharged June 10, 1865. Since 1875 he has resided in Portville, where
he is proprietor of a grist-mill and a dealer in flour, feed, and grain. Three
of his brothers were also soldiers. In 1868 he married Rosalia PETTY, of New
Hudson, N. Y., and they have five sons and three daughters.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1011
Surnames: GRIERSON, McQUENN
Thomas
GRIERSON, a native of Dumfries, Scotland, came to America in 1860 and settled
in Otto, whence in 1861 he removed to Portville, where he followed his trade as
a miller and was also a farmer. He died
about 1866. His wife was Agnes, daughter
of James and Mary McQUENN. Children:
William,
James, Alexander, Robert, Mary, Geanie, John, Janet, Thomas, Joseph.
Mrs.
GRIERSON died in 1848.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1011
Surnames: HOLDEN, TOOMER
William
HOLDEN, the son of James and Christianna HOLDEN, was born in St. Helen's,
Lancashire, England, June 2, 1843. His
parents emigrated to America and landed in New York on June 1, 1856, and
settled in Buffalo where William learned the trade of tanning. Aug. 14, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 16th N.
Y. Vols., and was promoted to first lieutenant, his commission being dated July
23, 1863. When discharged in 1865 he
ranked as lieutenant. He received a
severe wound at the siege of Port Hudson and another on the border of
Texas. With his regiment he returned
north and participated in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar
Creek. At the close of the war,
returning home to Buffalo, he resumed his trade and in Dec., 1868, settled in
Olean, where he remained five years.
Since then he has lived in Portville, where he has been engaged in the
grocery trade. In the spring of 1889 he
was commissioned postmaster of Portville.
He is a member of the
Presbyterian church and one of its elders.
He married Henrietta TOOMER, of Buffalo, in Sept., 1865, and they have a
son and four daughters.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1011
Surnames: HOTTON, COMSTOCK, SLOANE, BONSACK
Nicholas
HOTTON, born in Germany, July 18, 1858, emigrated to America with his parents
in 1861 and in 1869 came to Portville, where he has since resided except about
four years spent mainly in Clymer, Chautauqua county. In 1876 he became a clerk for Mark COMSTOCK,
in 1882 a partner, and in 1883 succeeded to the business. In 1886 his brother, Anthony W. HOTTON,
became his partner and the present firm of HOTTON Brothers was formed. In 1886 he built a feed-mill in Olean, which
was conducted by HOTTON & SLOANE until 1890, when Mr. HOTTON sold it to the
Acme Milling Company. Mr. HOTTON is a member of the Presbyterian church. June 11, 1885, he married Louise BONSACK, of
Portville; children: Harold J. and Nicholas, Jr.
Anthony
W. HOTTON, born in Patterson, N. J., April 10, 1863, came to Portville with his
parents in 1869 and became an employee of the Portville Tanning Company for six
years. In the summer of 1883 he entered
his brother's store as a clerk and in 1886 became a member of the present firm
of HOTTON Brothers. He is a member of
the Masonic fraternity.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1012
Surnames: KEYES, BLOSSOM, PARISH, JACKSON, DICKINSON
Peter
KEYES, Jr., was born in Pittsfield, Vt., Sept. 4, 1809. His parents removed to Eagle, N. Y., in 1815,
where he died aged eighty-two years. His
homestead is still owned by his descendants.
His oldest son, Peter KEYES, Jr., married Hannah BLOSSOM in Portage, N.
Y., April 1,1832. She was born in Pike,
N. Y., Dec. 29, 1811. Mr. KEYES was a
lumber manufacturer in Portage eight years.
In 1840 he moved to Portville, where he built a saw-mill on Deer creek
and followed lumbering in company with the late Smith PARISH over thirty
years. In 1844 he was one of the
organizers of the M. E. Church and was elected one of its five trustees,
serving either as trustee or steward nearly all the rest of his life. He died Jan. 9, 1867. Mrs. KEYES survived until March 10,
1889. Children:
Myron
Peter, born Dec. 18, 1835
Orson
S. born March 2 1838, began preparation for the ministry, was postmaster of
Portville, a druggist with Dr. JACKSON, a soldier in the Union army, and a
prisoner in Andersonville, where he died.
Abby,
born June 22, 1843 married Prof. H. E. DICKINSON.
Myron
Peter KEYES was reared a farmer and lumberman.
He married Eusebia DICKINSON, of Whitney's Point, N. Y. Nov. 8, 1855, and has followed his father's
occupation. He is a staunch Republican.
Children: Herbert F., Norton E., Leona
E.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1012
Surnames: LANGWORTHY, CRANDALL, MAXSON, HAIGHT
Oliver
B. LANGWORTHY, son of Asa and Ruth C. (CRANDALL) LANGWORTHV, was born in
Coventry, R. I., Sept. 2, 1823. At the
age of eight he removed with his family from North Stonington, Conn., to
Genesee, Allegany county, where he remained until he became twenty-one. In the fall of 1847 he came to Main
Settlement in Portville, where he has since resided. A raftsman thirty-nine years he ran lumber as
a jobber to most of the ports along the Allegheny and Ohio rivers to
Cincinnati. He also purchased and had
manufactured lumber on his own account.
He was a carpenter by trade, and now attends to his farm. He has served as a magistrate a long term of
years. Feb. 8, 1848, he married Happy I.
MAXSON; children: Byron A. born Aug. 9,
1851; Evaline A. born Sept. 7, 1855, died Aug. 16, 1883; Alice O. born June 12,
1861, married W. J. HAIGHT, of Olean; and Fred O., born May 24, 1870.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1012
Surnames: LEAVENS, DAVIS, WESTON, MERSEREAU, DUSENBURY, WHEELER,
DAVIS, McLENNAN
Eugene
LEAVENS son of Royal and Mary (DAVIS) LEAVENS, was born at Glens Falls, N. Y.,
Aug. 26, 1829. His grandfather, Hezekiah
LEAVENS, a native of France, married a German lady. They were Huguenot Protestants and fled to
America from Romish persecution. They
were of the old school and practiced a dignified, stately politeness. He was a merchant at Glens Falls, where he
and his wife both died in 1834. Royal
LEAVENS, the father of Eugene, was a self-taught scholar and master of the
Greek, Hebrew, Latin, French, German, and English languages. He was for years a teacher and a magistrate,
and also followed mercantile pursuits.
He died aged fifty-five. Eugene
LEAVENS, three years after his father s death, began alternately laboring in
summer and attending school in winter.
Mr. LEAVENS became expert as a riverman.
In Sept., 1851, he came to Portville and entered the employ of WESTON
& MERSEREAU. He soon became an
expert in managing their machinery and saws and in June, 1854, took entire
charge of the establishment, which he conducted until Feb., 1857. He then executed a contract with DUSENBURY,
WHEELER & Co. to deliver on the banks of Tionesta creek in Pennsylvania at
least 3,000,000 feet of lumber per year for three years. In 1860 he returned to Portville, where he
had a half-interest in the grocery of WESTON & MERSEREAU and again took
charge of the mills. In Nov.,1867, he
became a partner in the entire business under the firm name of WESTON,
MERSEREAU & Co. In 1889 the WESTONS
retired and since then the business has been conducted by William B. MERSEREAU
and Mr. LEAVENS, the firm being MERSEREAU & Co. The output of these mills is 12,000,000 or
15,000,000 feet of lumber annually. In
Nov., 1851, Mr. LEAVENS married Charlotte, daughter of William DAVIS, of Glens
Falls, died April19, 1888. Children:
Helen; Emily married W. B. MERSEREAU; Edith R. married R. C. McLENNAN; and Frederick, who died aged
fifteen.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
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Surnames: MAIN, COLGROVE, STILLMAN, HAMILTON, CRANDALL, CARPENTER,
FLINN
Sheffield
B. MAIN, son of Dewey and Lucillda (COLGROVE) MAIN, was born in Stonington,
Conn., March 22, 1788. He married, in
1818, Emily, daughter of Dea. Jared STILLMAN, and with five children they came
from Chenango County to Portville in 1833, settling on the farm on which his
son, James S. MAIN, now lives. At
intervals he engaged in carpentering and piloting rafts to Warren, Pa. The settlement took his name, which it still
bears. He was commissioner of highways
and a deacon of the Seventh Day Baptist church, which he aided to
organize. He died Feb. 23, 1878. Mrs. MAIN died in 1854. They had five daughters and one son.
James
S. MAIN, born in Lincoln, N. Y., June 9, 1824, in early life was also a river
pilot. Aug. 28, 1847, he married L. Malvina
HAMILTON, who was born in Hornby, Steuben county, in 1829. Her father, Seymour HAMILTON, was a pioneer
of Portville. Mr. MAIN was a soldier in
the Union army. Both are members of the
Seventh Day Baptist church. Their
adopted daughter is the wife of Henry J. CRANDALL.
Milton
M. MAIN, son of Dewey, was born in Connecticut, March 6, 1802. March 23, 1823, he married Theda C.
CARPENTER, of De Ruyter, N. Y., who was born in Chatham, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1804. About 1829 Mr. MAIN removed to Friendship, where
he resided until March, 1831, when they settled in Portville. He was for several years a riverman. The neighborhood soon organized a school,
which was taught by Keziah CARPENTER, sister of Mrs. MAIN. Mr. MAIN died Feb. 17, 1878. Mrs. MAIN survives. "Aunt THEDA," as she is familiarly
called, has been a member of the M. E. church nearly seventy years. Of their ten children eight attained mature
age and six are now living. Two of the
sons served in the late war, one, William O., dying in Andersonville
prison. Riley F. MAIN, the youngest of
the family, resides in Portville village and owns the homestead. He married Julia E. FLINN, of Belfast, N. Y.
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History of the Town of Portville –
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Surnames: McDOUGALD, WALES, HOLCOMB
Archibald
McDOUGALD, of Scotch descent, was born in Ontario, Canada, June 28, 1840. In 1859 he came to Portville, where he has
since resided. He engaged with Wright,
Thompson & Bingham, tanners, and was in their employ in all about twelve
years. The past ten years he has
conducted a meat market. He served as
constable thirteen years and has been tax collector five years. Jan. 18, 1862, he married Eliza, daughter of
the late William WALES, Esq.
Children: Ellen E., married A. HOLCOMB; and Archibald W.
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History of the Town of Portville –
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Surnames: MERSEREAU, WEED, DICKINSON, REDFIELD, WESTON, MAGEE, BUTTS,
WHEELER, LEAVENS, FOX, COLEMAN, BRADFORD
Hon.
John G. MERSEREAU, son of Joshua MERSEREAU, was born in Guilford, Chenango
county, Sept. 23, 1799. He descended
from good French Huguenot stock. The
first of his race in America was an officer of rank in the French army, who had
ventured to defend his faith against the imputation of a Romish priest and fled
for refuge to the United States and settled on Staten Island. The grandfather of Mr. MERSEREAU won an
honorable distinction in the Revolutionary service as a commissary. Washington, Lafayette, and other eminent
soldiers and statesmen of that time esteemed him highly. Washington was frequently a guest at his home
on Staten Island. Mr. MERSEREAU passed
his early years in his native town and there commenced his business career as a
manufacturer of lumber. He pursued this vocation through life faithfully,
energetically, and successfully. His first operations were on the headwaters of
the Susquehanna, later in Steuben County, and in Tioga county, Pa. In 1850 he removed to Portville, which was
his home until his death Aug. 10, 1883.
Mr. MERSEREAU was a progressive business man, and believed that the best
machinery and the best facilities for manufacturing would make the best goods
and insure the best returns, and was prompt in adopting them. He, with WESTON Brothers, built the mills in
which they placed the first gang-saws operated on the waters of the
Allegany. Mr. MERSEREAU was
characterized by sterling integrity, rare sagacity, executive ability, and
great benevolence. He would severely
reprove a delinquent in rugged English; a half-hour later he would bestow upon
him favor to the extent of his ability.
He was a patriotic citizen and decided in his political
convictions. He first cast his lot with
the Whig party, was one of the first to join the Republican organization, and
was ever after a valiant soldier in all its battles. He was never an aspirant for office or
political place, but while a resident of Steuben county he was twice elected to
the Legislature, where his strength of character won for him the regard of
Thurlow WEED, A. B DICKINSON, other prominent members of his own party, and of
all with whom he came in contact. He was
supervisor of Portville in 1863. To him
more than to any other man is due the extension of the Genesee Valley canal
from Olean to Portville. Mr. MERSEREAU
was a member of the Presbyterian church from his early manhood and a thorough
Christian. Religion was not with him
merely a belief in a creed, but a life to lead, and was shown in liberal
charities to the needy, tenderness to the afflicted, care for the sick, and the
unbounded love of his noble nature for all mankind. Mr. MERSEREAU was twice married. His first wife, Miss Julia REDFIELD, was the
mother of his children. They were:
Almira; Harriet, married W. W. WESTON; and Samuel.
Samuel
MERSEREAU was born in Guilford, Chenango county, Oct. 6, 1823. His early business training, which was of
more than ordinary value, was acquired in the banking house of that eminent
banker and business man, Gen. John MAGEE, at Bath, where he remained some
years. He resided later in Lindley,
where he served as supervisor. In 1849
he came to Portville, engaged in lumbering with his father, and pursued this
business until his premature death Oct. 7, 1857, at the age of thirty-four
years, serving in various town offices, among them supervisor, with great acceptability. He married Esther BUTTS**, of Rome; she died
April 18, 1855, aged thirty-one years.
They had three children:
Almira
married Hon. W. E. WHEELER (their children are William, John, Eleanor,
Lawrence)
William
B. (a prominent manufacturer of Portville, who is now representing the town as
supervisor for the fourth time, he married Helen E. LEAVENS, of Portville, and
their children are Edith, Esther (deceased), Roland, Eugene, Egbert, and
Harrison)
John
D., who resides at Manistique, Mich., where he is connected with the extensive
lumber operations of the Chicago Lumbering Company and the Weston Lumber
Company, the financial management of the large business of these firms is
conducted by him and A. J. FOX. Mr.
MERSEREAU is in charge of the office. His wife was Nellie COLEMAN, of Ann Arbor,
Mich. They have one daughter, Irene.
The
MERSEREAU family has in the past as well as the present been entrusted with the
administration of the civil affairs of Portville; by its interest in a large
business it has added to the progress and welfare of the community; by its
well-known integrity, and the carrying out of principles which trend to the
right, it has been an important factor in the prosperity of this eminently
intelligent village.
**She
was a descendant of the historic Gov. William BRADFORD, who, born in Yorkshire,
England in 1589, cast in his lot with the Pilgrims, and was one of that
immortal band of Mayflower passengers that landed at Plymouth, Mass., in
December, 1620. He was high in the
counsels of the leaders of the colony, and held with dignity and acceptation
the important office of governor of Plymouth Colony for thirty-one years,
dying, surrounded by honors, in Plymouth, May 9, 1657. His history of the colony shows his great
scholarship and erudition, and is a treasured volume.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of John
G. MERSEREAU
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History of the Town of Portville –
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Surnames: PACKARD, ROSE, WEBSTER, CRANDALL, LEWIS
Ashley
G. PACKARD was born in Naples, N. Y., Nov. 5, 18574. His father, a small farmer and tanner,
removed to Tioga county, Pa., when Ashley G. was two years old, where he died
about 1840. At the age of twenty the son
came to Portville and has since resided in the town or near vicinity. His paternal ancestor, Samuel PACKARD,
emigrated from England and landed at Old Colony, Mass., Aug. 10, 1638. His mother, Rebecca (ROSE) PACKARD, was born
in Connecticut, Oct. 13, 1795. Her
mother, a WEBSTER, was a cousin of Daniel WEBSTER and is still living in Tioga
county, Pa., where an annual reunion of her descendants is attended by five
generations. Both of Mr. PACKARD's
grandfathers were Revolutionary soldiers and four of his brothers did service
in the Rebellion. Mr. PACKARD was a
raftsman thirty-six consecutive years, for thirty of which he was a pilot. Since then he has been a farmer. He has served as justice of the peace eight
years and also as assessor. Dec. 31,
1847, he married Virtue V., daughter of Capt. Matthew M. CRANDALL. She was born in Cortland county, Oct. 7,
1824. Their only child, Berdett A.
PACKARD, born Nov. 1, 1848, married Ella LEWIS, and now resides in Tombstone,
Arizona.
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History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
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Surnames: PARISH, ABBOTT, WALES, SMITH, THOMAS
Hon.
Smith PARISH, son of Jeremiah and Piety (ABBOTT) PARISH, was born in
Stockbridge, Vt., Oct 29, 1804. His
father, a native of Connecticut, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and
married in 1787. In 1807, he removed
with his family from Stockbridge to Cherry Valley, N. Y. In 1818, he settled in Luzerne, N. Y. At the age of fourteen Smith PARISH lost his
mother, and in Aug., 1819, he started on foot with a companion for the Holland
purchase. Late in the fall he returned
and in the spring of 1820 persuaded his father to come, and, again on foot,
they traveled to Farmersville, where they joined his brother, and where his
father settled. For the next ten years
Smith resided alternately in Cattaraugus county, in Luzerne, and in Chinned
county, Vt. In the spring of 1829 he
went to Quebec on a raft of timber. In
May, 1830, he visited Olean and in October ensuing came to Portville. In 1834 he bought 1,000 acres of pine timber
land. Prior to this he had been engaged
as a lumberman, jobber, pilot, and dealer.
June 17, 1834, he married Catherine WALES, and was a lumberman until
1841, when he sold his property to William SMITH and removed to Portville
village, where he resided until his death.
He was here a large dealer in lumber, shingles, and merchandise, and a
pillar of the M. E. church, of which he was one of the founders. Mr. PARISH was elected a justice of the peace
at the first town meeting of Portville in 1838.
He was supervisor in 1852 and member of Assembly in 1864.
David
L. PARISH, oldest son of Hon. Smith PARISH, was born in Portville, passed his
youth at school and in the store, and at the age of twenty-seven engaged in
dealing in lumber and shingles. In 1871
or 1872 he entered mercantile business.
He was burned out in 1875, rebuilt two years later, and again lost heavily in the conflagration of
1885. He rebuilt at once and completed
the first permanent building after the fire.
A Republican in politics he has steadily refused to accept office. June 10, 1867, he married Mary R. THOMAS, of
Believer, N. Y.; children: Smith and
Edna
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History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
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Surnames: PECKHAM, MOORE, CASTLE
John
A. PECKHAM, son of Hiram, was born in 1842 in Clarksville, Allegany county,
whither his parents had removed from Connecticut, their native State, about
1830, settling on a tract of 700 acres, where they lived to more than
threescore and ten years. Mr. PECKHAM
held several important town offices.
They raised nine sons and five daughters.
Their
son, John A. PECKHAM, enlisted as a musician in the 154th N. Y. Vols. He was mustered in Aug., 1867, and discharged
at the close of the war. He was in
seventy-four battles and skirmishes and marched to Atlanta with General
Sherman. He was wounded five times, had
typhoid fever, typhoid pneumonia, and varioloid. In 1865 he married Marinda MOORE, of Georgia,
and after the war settled in Portville, where he still resides. He has been a sawyer, but is now a stone
mason. Mrs. PECKHAM died in Sept., 1873,
being the mother of all his children: John H. born in May, 1866; Florence A.
born in 1868, died aged nine years; H. Franklin, born in Feb. 1872; Evalina,
born in Aug., 1873. In 1874 he married
Nancy J. CASTLE.
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History of the Town of Portville –
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Surnames: PERSING, GARRETSON, STANTON, GIBBY, LEWIS
David
PERSING, son of John and Elizabeth (GARRETSON) PERSING, was born in Columbia
county, Pa., Dec. 17, 1822. Raised a
farmer he began his business life as a lumberman on Pine creek in Tioga County,
Pa., and followed this avocation until 1864 most of the time conducting also a
farm. In 1857 he bought a farm in
Genesee, Allegany county, which he still owns.
In 1880 he retired and settled in Portville, where he now resides. It was discovered that his farm was good oil
territory and since then he has been an oil producer. Sept. 15, 1850, he married Lurana L. STANTON,
of Otselic, N.Y.; children: William D.,
of Clarksville, N. Y.; Freeman S.; Cora B. widow of George W. GIBBY; and
McClellan L., of Kalamazoo, Mich. Freeman S. PERSING, born in Ceres, Pa., Feb.
11, 1858 received an academic education and taught common schools several
terms. In 1879, he settled in Portville,
when he engaged in the hardware business.
July 3, 1879, he married Mary M. LEWIS, of Genesee.
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History of the Town of Portville –
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Surnames: RICE, CHAMBERLAIN, WRIGHT, BOARDMAN, HARRISON, SMITH, PARK,
SCOVIL
Luman
RICE, a native of Glastonbury, Conn., was born Jan. 18, 1787. He settled in Olean in 1818 and kept the old
tavern built partly of logs, with a framed wing at either end. The next year he purchased the unfinished
tavern now a part of the Olean House, finished and opened it to the public, and
remained its landlord until 1822, when he removed to Portville, where he became
the owner of 300 acres of land embraced in the south part of the village. He opened his house on the river as a tavern
and later built a commodious hotel on a more eligible site which was burned and
rebuilt. Besides conducting his tavern
he was a lumberman and a farmer. In 1844
he went to Cincinnati and with Judge CHAMBERLAIN opened a lumberyard. In 1849 he returned to Portville, where he
spent the remainder of his life. He was
a prominent citizen and the first supervisor of this town. Dec. 2, 1810, Mr. RICE was married, in Homer,
N. Y. Children: Delia A. (Mrs. Alfred WRIGHT; Marcia P. (Mrs.
O. P. BOARDMAN; Luman E., who married Sally HARRISON, of Cincinnati; Ambrew D.,
who married Sarah S. SMITH; Harriet L. (Mrs. SMITH) of New Orleans; Susan B.
(Mrs. John D. PARK) of Cincinnati; and Malvene M. (Mrs. Harvey SCOVIL), of
Chicago.
Ambrew
D. RICE was born in Olean, Feb. 11, 1820.
He went to Portville with his parents in 1822, where he has since
resided except about four years spent as a lumberman in Michigan. He erected a
saw-mill on Weymouth creek in 1849, which was the first in the southeast part
of the county with steam as a motive power.
Lumbering has been the leading occupation of his life. Mr. RICE is now a farmer and a druggist with
his sons Herman L. and Butler H. under the firm name of A. D. RICE &
sons. He was appointed postmaster by
General Grant and held the position about sixteen years. July 26, 1850, he married Sarah S., daughter
of Lemuel SMITH. Children: The sons mentioned
and Harriet E. Herman L. RICE was born
in Portville, Jan. 16, 1852. He was a
druggist's clerk in Rochester and Chicago seven years and is the inventor of
several patent medicines of value. Since
1875 he has been a member of the firm of A. D. RICE & Sons.
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History of the Town of Portville –
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Surnames: SHATTUCK, COLVRELL, ALLEN
Rodney
A. SHATTUCK, born in Oswego county, N. Y., April 24, 1852, spent most of his
youth in Wayne and Cayuse counties. In
Dec., 1883, he came to Portville and engaged in manufacturing boots and
shoes. About 1887 he opened a small
store, where he manufactured and sold ready-made work. In the spring of 1889 he
formed a partnership in the shoe trade with B. S. COLVRELL under the firm name
of R. A. SHATTUCK & Co. Mr. SHATTUCK
is also an excellent musician and since he has resided in Portville he has been
the leader of SHATTUCK'S Orchestra.
Sept. 8, 1878, he married Lucy ALLEN, of Stockbridge, N. Y., and has a
daughter and a son.
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Surnames: SMITH, HAZELTON, GRAVES
W.
Hazleton SMITH, A.B., son of Peter and Rachel (HAZLETON) SMITH, was born in
Mansfield, March 28, 1860. His father
was a pioneer farmer and the son attended the common schools, the village
school in Little Valley, and the Ten Broeck Free Academy, from which latter
institution he was graduated in 1880. He
taught alternately in the districts schools while he pursued his academic
course and in 1880-81 was principal of the Ellicottville Union School. He entered Cornell University, from which he
was graduated with the degree of A.B. in the class of 1885. In the fall of that year he became the
principal of the Portville Union School, which position he has since held.
During his vacation at the close of his first year he held charge of the
department of English literature at Round Lake and now holds a like position in
the summer school at Silver Lake. In
Jan., 1889, he issued the first number of the Educator, of which he is the
founder, proprietor, editor, and publisher.
The paper is devoted to current history, science, and literature. Its circulation extends to every State in the
Union and its subscription list exceeds 20,000.
Aug. 18, 1886, he married Catherine B. GRAVES, of Franklinville.
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Surnames: TYLER, GORDON, BEDFORD, WARDEN
Frank
E. TYLER was born in Rushford, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1848, and was reared in Attica,
N. Y. In 1870 he arrived in Portville
with $20.50 in his pocket, and this he unfortunately dropped into the Allegheny
river. He at once went to work for his
uncle, Luther GORDON, as a laborer, and three years later was made sole manager
of his large lumber business, which position he still holds. He also purchased timber lands and mills in
Michigan, where he had large interests.
At the same time he was engaged in producing oil in the Bradford
field. He has been for several years and
still is a partner with E. M. BEDFORD in mercantile business and is also a
director of the First National Bank of Brockport, N. Y. Mr. TYLER in politics is a Democrat and
represented his town on the Board of Supervisors in 1887 and 1890. In 1875 he married Mary J., daughter of the
late Adam T. WARDEN, of Portville.
Children: Gertrude E., born in
1876; and Frank E., Jr., born in 1888.
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Surnames: VAN WART, CARPENTER, ALEXANDER, WARDEN, PHILLIPS, KEYES
Charles
W. VAN WART, son of William and Mercy (CARPENTER) VAN WART, was born in
Johnstown, N. Y., May 21, 1832. His
parents removed to Black Creek when he was a small boy and thence they wells to
Michigan in 1844, where his mother died in 1846. They soon after returned to Black Creek where
his father married Polly ALEXANDER. In Nov.,
1847, they settled in Portville, where Charles W. has since resided. He became an equal partner at the
blacksmith's trade with the late Adam T. WARDEN, which partnership continued
twenty years, when Mr. WARDEN withdrew and Mr. VAN WART has since conducted the
business alone. In politics a Republican
he has served his town as constable and collector and is now a member of the
Board of Health. In religion a Methodist
he has been a member of that church the past forty-five years and has served as
one of its stewards twenty-five years.
He has also represented his church as a layman every fourth year since
laymen were admitted to the General Conference.
In June, 1850, he married Rachel PHILLIPS, of Portville; their only
living child, Kate, married Herbert F. KEYES, a blacksmith with Mr. VAN WART.
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Surnames: WALES, WEST, PARISH, RICE, McDOUGALD
William
WALES, a native of Vermont, was born Dec. 28, 1796, married Eliza WEST, of
Allegany, Aug. 7, 1839, who was born Nov. 10, 1818, and about 1840 came to
Portville and entered the employ of Smith PARISH. He began business for himself keeping the
hotel erected by Luman RICE and later he conducted a grocery store till near
the close of his life. He died in Feb.,
1861. Mrs. WALES died March 6,
1882. Mr. WALES was elected justice of
the peace in 1840, served twelve consecutive years, and was again elected in
1833. He served as town clerk from 1844
to 1860 and was postmaster of Portville many years during his residence
here. He was a member of the Methodist
church. His oldest daughter, Eliza, born Aug. 13, 1840, is the wife of
Archibald McDOUGALD, of Portville.
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Surnames: WARDEN, HENDERSON, SMITH, WATTS
Adam
T. WARDEN, born in Scotland in 1806, married there Elizabeth HENDERSON. He was a boiler maker by trade and removed to
England and thence to Germany during an agitation among the trade unionists. In 1841 he emigrated to America and engaged in
blacksmithing. About 1848 he came to
Portville, where he died April 19, 1891.
His son, John H. WARDEN, was born in Hamburg, Germany, in Feb., 1841. He came to Portville with his parents and
learned of his father the trade of blacksmith.
He subsequently became a harness maker and started in that business
about 1865. In Dec., 1879, besides his
harness business, he had a half-interest with his father in a furniture store
and undertaking establishment. In Dec.,
1886, he purchased his father's interest and has since conducted the business
alone. He served as town clerk; eleven
years and was postmaster of Portville during Cleveland's first
administration. Mr. WARDEN married Miss
M. P. SMITH, of Portville, children: Grace E. married H. WATTS; and Maggie A.
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Surnames: WARNER, ANDREWS, RICE, PARISH, COSSITT
Dennis
WARNER was born in Phelps, Ontario county, July 13,1799, and was descended from
New England stock. His grandfather, Deal
Jesse WARNER, at a very early day emigrated from Connecticut to Phelps, where
he bought a large tract of land at the nominal price of eighteen cents per acre
and subsequently gave to each of his boys a farm of fair dimensions. Deacon WARNER died at the great age of
ninety-six years. Dennis WARNER resided
in Phelps until he was eighteen, when he went to Olean and entered the store of
Judge F. S. Martin as a clerk. Feb. 8,
1820, he married Miss Clarissa ANDREWS, a niece of the pioneer, Luman
RICE. She was born in Homer, N. Y., Oct.
8,1801. Soon after their marriage they
settled on the southern bank of the Allegany, opposite where the village of
Weston's Mills is situated. Mr. WARNER purchased
a saw-mill and engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber. Allen RICE owned a saw-mill across the river,
and both mills were furnished power by the same dam. Mr. WARNER died in Pittsburgh, Pa., April 21,
1826, on one of his trips to that place to market his lumber. He was an active and prominent young man of
pleasing address, and served the town of Olean efficiently in town
offices. After Mr. WARNER'S death Mrs.
WARNER fought the battle of life for herself and three children for many years
until her children were of an age to lend her a helping hand. She died in 1850 at the home of her daughter
in Gloversville, N. Y.
Col.
Lewis D. WARNER, oldest son of Dennis WARNER, was born in the home on the
Allegany in 1822. He was early
accustomed to labor and deprivations and when old enough was bound out as an
apprentice to learn the tanning and currying business, in which he endured so
hard a life of service that even now he regrets he did not run away. At the close of his apprenticeship, and at
the age of twenty-one, he received a decent suit of clothes, his first pair of
boots, and $6 in cash. In the fall of
1845, he returned to Portville, where he has since resided. He was several years in the employ of Smith
PARISH and made an annual trip down the river.
About 1854 he began business as a carpenter and joiner, which trade,
with rafting, he carried on until 1862.
His patriotism then impelled him to serve his country as a soldier. Accordingly he recruited a company and went
to the seat of war as captain of Co. C, 154th N. Y. Vols. This regiment was
organized in Jamestown, N. Y., and transferred to Virginia in October of that
year. "From that time until the
first of May," Colonel WARNER says, "we did a large amount of
marching and counter-marching, but were in no engagement. May 2d, at Chancellorsville, we were a part
of the Eleventh Corps, the record of which is well understood by readers of war
history. The most unfortunate thing
about the 154th was that we had not learned to run when we ought to have done
so. The regimental loss on that day was
over 200 in killed and wounded. Our next
engagement was at Gettysburg, where the losses were heavy. The remainder of the summer we were with the
Army of the Potomac. The following
autumn the Eleventh and Twelfth Corps were transferred to the west. Our first
work was relieving the army shut up in Chattanooga. We took an active part in the battles of
Chattanooga and Mission Ridge and then marched to the relief of Knoxville. Returning to Lookout Valley we remained in
winter quarters until the commencement of the Atlanta campaign of 1864, and
participated in nearly all the battles and skirmishes incident to that
campaigns, which closed with the occupation of Atlanta. In the organization of the march to Savannah
our corps (the Twentieth) formed a part of the left wing of the army. In that and the march northeast through the
Carolinas and until the close of the war we were ever present for duty. After Johnston's surrender we started home,
marching all the way to Washington, where we were mustered out and sent home,
arriving there about the 1st of July, 1865." Colonel WARNER was commissioned captain in
Aug., 1862; major in May 1863; lieutenant-colonel in Sept., 1864; and colonel
in Jan, 1865. With the exception of two
short periods, when the regiment was in winter quarters, he was with his
command continuously during its term of service; except sixteen months, during
which he held the rank of major, he was in command of and responsible for the
regiment, and was never accused of cowardice.
He was always ready and present to lead his command, never flinched from
any duty, and a truer, braver, soldier never drew a sword, and it is the
unanimous testimony of his comrades that he never knew fear. Since his return he has followed his trade
with the exception of a six years' clerkship in the office of Weston, Mersereau
& Co. and a year and a half in the county clerk's office. He has also had political honors. He has served as supervisor of Portville ten terms,
has filled the office of justice of the peace nearly twenty years, and has been
inspector of elections about fifteen years.
Colonel WARNER is modest and extremely unassuming, a true patriot
devoted to his country, is one of Portville's most honored citizens, and a
leading representative war hero of
Cattaraugus county. In July, 1893, at
the unveiling of the statue erected by the State of New York at Gettysburg to
the memory of the New York soldiers who participated in the battle, Colonel
WARNER was marshal of the Second Division, Eleventh Army Corps. In Dec., 1857, he married Miss Mary M.
COSSITT, of Pompey N. Y., and their surviving children are three sons and a
daughter, all married.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of Lewis
D. WARNER
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Pages
1020 & 1021
Surnames: WESTON, FERGUSON, ADAMS, WARREN, FOX, BRONSON, MERSEREAU,
KINTCEL
William
Wallace WESTON. – The student of early American history can not have failed to
notice the connection of the English Westons with the early settlement of this
country. Thomas WESTON, of Bristol,
Eng., was one of the London "merchant adventurers" who fitted out the
Mayflower in 1620. He and others of the
name were prominent in Virginia settlements and in that of Massachusetts
Colony. The WESTONS of this county,
however, come not of this stock, but descend from the Scotch branch of the
family, the paternal grandfather of William Wallace WESTON coming to Warren
county in this State from Edinburgh, Scotland, when a lad, with one John
FERGUSON. He passed his life in Warren
county, marrying and having a family of six children of whom James D. was one
of the younger. James D. WESTON became
an extensive lumberman on the upper Hudson and its tributaries, and brought his
sons up to be fully acquainted with all departments of lumbering. He married Lela ADAMS, a descendant of the
early Massachusetts WARRENS and ADAMSES so conspicuous in Revolutionary
days. Her father, Abijah ADAMS was a
native of Connecticut and one of a family of twelve children, each measuring
six feet and upwards in height. He was
an ensign in the Revolution, and was once sick for six weeks with the measles
in the forests of Long Island encompassed by British soldiers. After his recovery, as he was an expert
swimmer, he escaped from captivity by swimming the Sound and dodging the cannon
shot of the English squadron by diving.
After the Revolution he conducted a pottery of the red-clay ware then in
use for some years but later removed to Luzerne in Warren county, this State,
where he engaged in lumbering during his active life. His died aged eighty-two years.
William
Wallace WESTON, son of James D. and Lela (ADAMS) WESTON, was born in Warren
county, March 4, 1830, received an academic education, and tilde his immediate
ancestors became a lumberman. In 1849 he
was connected with the Lumber company (FOX, WESTON & BRONSON) at Painted
Post, Steuben county, of which his older brother, Abijah, was a member. In 1850
he came to the Allegany valley the junior member of the firm of WESTON Brothers
(A., O., and W. W. WESTON), who, in company with John G. MERSEREAU, purchased a
small mill at the mouth of the Oswayo, remodeled it, and brought eastern
methods and the gang-saw to the complete revolution of lumbering methods in
this section. This was the commencement
of their operations here and the next year they began to build a mill at
Weston's Mills, where a small village has been evolved by their
operations. From 1850 to the present
writing (1893) Mr. WESTON has actively
devoted himself to the interests of WESTON Brothers located in this vicinity,
and today is as energetic and vigorous as many a younger man. His brother Orren has been connected with him
for many years until the enormous growth of their western business demanded his
removal to Tonawanda about 1887. In or
about 1850 the firm of WESTON, MERSEREAU & Co. also was formed by the
WESTON Brothers and JOHN G. MERSEREAU. This Firm and its successors (WESTON
Brothers retiring in 1888) has had an extensive and prosperous career. The operations of the WESTON Brothers have
been and are extensive. They have
manufactured here large quantities of lumber and have owned large areas of land
in this vicinity and northern Pennsylvania.
They now, with others, own over 200,000 acres of valuable pine lands in
the northern peninsula of Michigan, where they have mills producing annually
80,000,000 feet of lumber. Their
headquarters are at Manistique, where they control the Chicago Lumbering
Company, the Weston Lumber Company, the White Marble Lime Company, and the
Weston Furnace Company all extensive in their operations. Commencing life with
limited capital, but thorough knowledge of their business, their sagacious
foresight led them into purchases of large tracts of timber land which rapidly
appreciated in value. Their operations
at Weston's Dills now consist of mills with 80,000 feet daily production (which
employ from 100 to 120 men), planing-mills, shingle-mills, etc., and a general
store doing an annual business of $40,000. The firm is now "A. Weston
Lumber Company," an incorporation organized in Jan., 1892. Weston's Mills
postoffice was established in 1873 with W. W. WESTON as postmaster. He still holds the position. Mr. WESTON has shrunk from political position
sedulously through life, but as a matter of duty served his town five years as
commissioner of highways. He is a public
spirited and esteemed citizen and an honorable business man. One of his neighbors and friends with whom he
has extensive business transactions says of him: " An honest man does not
live." He is kindly and pleasant in
his manners, a strong friend, a generous neighbor, an agreeable companion, and
an ardent Republican who keeps himself thoroughly informed on all the matters
of the day. May 3, 1858, he married
Harriet, daughter of Hon. John G. MERSEREAU.
Their only son, Wallace, was born Sept. 15, 1862; he married Emma
KINTCEL and they have two children, Edith H. and Dorothy V. He has a financial interest in the firm, is
secretary of "A. WESTON Lumber Company," and is in charge of the
office at WESTON'S Mills.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
William Wallace WESTON
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Pages
1021 - 1025
Surnames: WHEELER, KNOX, MAY, DUSENBURY, GREGORY, KELSEY, VAN BERGEN,
DAY, BARSE, HIGGINS, MORRIS, ATKINS, SKINNER, CLARKE, SMITH, MERSEREAU, ELMER,
WARNER, HOLLY, JACOBS, BELL
Hon.
William F. WHEELER* was born in June, 1811, in the town of Hancock, Delaware
county, N. Y. He was the son of William
WHEELER, a native of New London, Conn.
The elder William WHEELER lived for some years in Blandford, Mass., and
when twenty-one years old came from there to Hancock with three brothers. They had no capital, but purchased pine
timber, built a cabin on the bank of the Delaware river, and began the business
of lumbering. They cut the trees, hauled
them to the river-bank, and "run" them in rafts to Philadelphia. Their first raft was "stove," as
raftsmen say; that is, broken to pieces and lost. This did not discourage them. They came back without money, but with good
credit, and at once began getting out more timber. William WHEELER piloted the next raft himself
and it went safely to Philadelphia. He
continued in this branch of the lumbering business ten years, when he married
Eleanor KNOX, of Blandford, built a mill, and manufactured lumber for the
Philadelphia market. In 1813 the family
moved to Deposit (then called Cook House from the Indian name, Kookoose) in
Delaware county. Here young William F.
WHEELER spent a happy boyhood of work and play in company with his four
brothers and two sisters. He could ride
a slab either side up on the river, or a horse without saddle or bridle. When fifteen years old he went to
Philadelphia on his father's lumber and acquired a fondness for rafts and the
life of a lumberman. When ready to
return his father gave him his choice: to ride home by way of New York or to
walk home and save his money. He chose
the latter way and walked. home with other young men. His father owned mills and timber on the
Starucca creek, fourteen miles from Deposit.
Here the son enjoyed taking charge of men at work, getting in logs in
winter and piling lumber in summer. This
kind of occupation did not fit him well for the quieter life of a farmer for
which his father intended him. In April, 1833, he was placed in charge of a
large farm belonging to his father in Greene, Chenango county, but though he
worked hard he was always thinking of pine trees, saw-mills, and rafts. Hearing of great forests of pine timber in
the valley of the Allegany river, he studied maps and statistics of this region
with his father and others and decided that this was the only source of lumber
supply for the whole valley of the Mississippi. The elder William WHEELER
(always called "Deacon WHEELER") and 'Deacon" Ezra MAY (also of
Deposit) went to the Allegany river to look the ground over. They bought 1,500 acres of pine timber and a
saw-mill on Dodge creek in what is now the town of Portville, then a part of
Olean. On their return to Deposit a
company was formed consisting of Ezra MAY, William WHEELER, William F. WHEELER,
Henry DUSENBURY, Edgar GREGORY, and Russell KELSEY, the firm name being
DUSENBURY, WHEELER, MAY & Co. The
purpose of the company was to buy more land, build a store, and, in time do a
large lumbering business. This plan was
carried out. At the end of a year Mr.
KELSEY sold his interest in the firm to Henry VAN BERGEN, of Cincinnati. Every member of the new firm was an
experienced and practical lumberman. It
was their avowed purpose not only to do business in an energetic and thorough
manner, but also to exert a strong moral and Christian influence in the
community where they lived.
In
February of 1834 William F. WHEELER first came to the new place of business,
making the journey by stage to Friendship and walking the remaining seventeen
miles. Life in the wild forests of the
Allegany was very different from that along the more settled shores of the
Delaware. Nothing like a Christian Sabbath was known in the region to which the
young man had come. His first Sunday was
spent in the saw-mill looking out upon the water pouring over the dam and
thinking of home and the friends he had left.
The partners in Deposit had made a contract with a builder to put up the
new store. It was to be built and raised
without the use of liquor. This was difficult to accomplish, for no substantial
building had ever been raised in that vicinity without liquor being provided
for the men. Deacon MAY had come, and
both he and William F. WHEELER determined that in this case no liquor should be
furnished. Their builder said they could
never find men to raise it, and they replied:
"Then let the timber rot on the ground."The timber was heavy
and the building could not be raised without many men. Mr. WHEELER rode on horseback for six miles,
calling on men to come to a " cold water raising." The men laughed and said they had never heard
of such a thing. But they came and the
building was raised. It was then
said: "There must be liquor in it
to treat the customers," for this was the universal practice all along the
river. But in this also the strict
principles of the firm prevailed, and no liquor has ever been sold upon their
property. The first lumber they produced
(pine lumber of good quality) was sold in Pittsburgh at $4.75 a thousand feet,
and they were obliged to take horses for part of the payment. This price made them a loss of more than a
dollar on a thousand feet. The prospect
was gloomy: prices were low; the new firm was in debt and it was necessary to
buy more land in order to succeed. But
their courage never failed. At this time
mail reached them only once a week, the postoffice being first in Olean and
afterward in Mill Grove. Religious
services were held in Mr. WHEELER'S dialing room: and in 1836 the firm built a little
school house, which was also used for a church.
Sometimes a Methodist and
sometimes a Presbyterian was the minister. At one time they engaged a Seventh Day
Baptist to work at rolling logs through the week and preaching Sundays, and
they paid him the same price for both kinds of work. Previous to this Mr. WHEELER had been in the
habit of riding on horseback to Olean and attending service held in an upper
room in a house then owned by David DAY, afterward by C. V. B. BARSE, and now,
in 1892, by F. W. HIGGINS. The Rev Mr.
MORRIS; an Episcopal clergyman from Ellicottville, conducted these services,
which were not held at regular intervals.
The
mercantile business was conducted chiefly by Mr. DUSENBURY. WHEELER said of him: "Mr. DUSENBURY was
a thorough-going, upright business man, well fitted for the position he
occupied. Conscientious in every act, reliable as the sun, he watched every
need and development of our business, and his stability gave success to the
firm. We were well fitted to work together
as each possessed qualities lacking in the other". Their custom was to make all indebtedness
payable on the first day of July without interest, and they never failed to
meet the payments at that time. This
promptness kept their credit good. The
banking business was all done at Bath in Steuben county, seventy miles away,
that being the nearest bank. In 1837
they opened a lumber yard in Cincinnati; and about a year afterward they
purchased 4,000 acres of pine timber and a mill on Tionesta creek in Forest
county, Pa. To make this purchase Mr.
WHEELER made a long journey on horseback through the forests with snow six
inches deep. After riding thirty-six
miles the first afternoon he spent the night in a log house and pushed on the
next day by a path through the woods, there being, no road. When the path came to an end he followed the
creek, in which he rode for about eight miles.
Reaching the property he examined the timber and secured the land,
having to go to Franklin to draw the necessary papers. He then returned on horseback through the
woods to his home. He had promised to
make a cash payment of $8,000 (then a
very large amount) within thirty days.
Reaching Portville after his ride of 150 miles from Franklin he changed
his horse for a fresh one and rode on to Bath without taking rest. Here he obtained some money and then rode on
to Deposit to see his father and obtain the rest. He made the journey of 200 miles in four days
from the time of leaving Portville. They
soon purchased more property in Pennsylvania, where they have continued the
lumbering business to the present time.
In
1839 Mr. WHEELER married Miss Flora ATKINS, daughter of Judge Q. F. ATKINS, of
Cleveland, Ohio, then living in Olean.
She was a most detour member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. WHEELER himself had united with the
Presbyterian church in Deposit at the age of twenty years. As there was no Presbyterian church in
Cattaraugus county it was thought best to organize one in Olean, it being a
central point. This was done in 1838,
both Mr. WHEELER and Mr. DUSENBURY being active in its organization, which took
place in the house occupied by Judge ATKINS.
Mr. WHEELER and Mr. DUSENBURY with their families attended church
regularly in Olean until the formation of
the Portville church, services at first being held in a wagon shop
purchased for a church. In 1849 a
Presbyterian church was organized in Portville and Mr. DUSENBURY and Mr.
WHEELER were prominent among its founders.
Services were her held first in a school house and afterward in the
Methodist church. In 1852 the
Presbyterian church building in Portville was erected. For eight years Mr. WHEELER was
superintendent of the Sunday school and for several years he was the sole
trustee of the public school. In 1850 Mrs.
WHEELER died, leaving three children: Nelson P., Egbert (William E.) and
Augusta (Mrs. E. A. SKINNER), two having died.
In 1851 Mr. WHEELER of Deposit, died and in the following year William
F. WHEELER married Miss Marilla CLARKE of Peacham, Vt., a wife in every way
worthy of him, and who survives him. Of
this marriage there was but on child, a daughter Lilla C. After the death of Mr. DUSENBURY in 1860 Mr.
WHEELER, with his two sons and the three sons of Mr. DUSENBURY, continued the
business under the name of William F. WHEELER & Co. This establishment has not remained merely a
firm of lumbermen; its business has extended in many important and different
directions, and through all their varied and complicated transactions the most
kindly relations have always existed between the members of the firm, and their
trust in each other's integrity and honor has remained unbroken.
In
1860 Mr. WHEELER was elected an elder in the Presbyterian church. When in 1871 the First National Bank of Olean
was organized (it being the first National bank in the county) Mr. WHEELER was
elected president and held this office continuously until his death. In 1879 he was elected to the State
Legislature, but refused to be a second time a candidate. He always took a deep interest in politics
and was pronounced and outspoken in his opinions; at first one of the early
Whig party, afterward a strong and active Republican. He was always public spirited and generous,
taking an interest in all enterprises for the good of his own and neighboring
towns. One of his greatest pleasures was
in making a benevolent use of his means.
His gifts were not confined to his own church or his own denomination. The churches of his own village and (with a
single exception) all those of Olean have received aid from him. The different churches of Deposit his (early
home), and of the regions in Pennsylvania and in Michigan where his property
lay, have received substantial tokens of his generosity. Many a poor student, struggling toward an
education, has found his hand stretched out to help. The children of the Orphans' Home at Randolph
for years have had abundant cause to thank him.
His abounding cheerfulness, his hearty friendliness, his sound judgment,
and his wise counsels have blessed many who needed a friend. He retained his strength of mind and his
vigor of body to a remarkable degree into old age. He continued to ride on horseback until he
was eighty years old, and he took pleasure in driving a pair of spirited horses
of his own raising until within a few
weeks of his death. On the 6th of June,
1892, a few days before his eighty-first birthday, and surrounded by his wife
and children, Mr. WHEELER died at his home in Portville, where he had spent his
long and useful life.
*By
Miss Lilla C. WHEELER.
Hon.
Nelson P. WHEELER, son of Hon. William F. WHEELER, was born in Portville in
Nov., 1841. He was educated in the
academies of Olean, Deposit, and Homer is a member of the firms of the WHEELERS
and DUSENBURYS and with his family resides in Tidioute, Pa. He has had charge of the large lumbering and
tanning interests of WHEELER & DUSENBURY and WHEELER, DUSENBURY & Co.,
and went to Pennsylvania in 1870. Mr. WHEELER
is an elder of the Presbyterian church
and in 1879 he was a Republican representative in the State Legislature. In
1877 he married Rachel A SMITH, of Cincinnati.
They have three sons and two daughters.
Hon. William Egbert WHEELER, son of the late Hon. William F. WHEELER was
born in Portville, Nov. 21, 1843. He
prepared for college in Deposit and Homer, N. Y., and entered the sophomore
class of Hamilton College in 1863 where he remained one year. He then entered the junior class of Yale
College and was graduated in the class of 1866.
After leaving college he became interested in the long established firms
composed of the WHEELERs and the DUSENBURYs, of Portville. In 1870 they began the manufacture of leather
in Portville, where he has charge, and in 1878 they began the production of
oil, in which also he is still engaged. Mr. WHEELER is a director and the
vice-president of the First National Bank of Olean and a director of the
National Bank of Westfield, N. Y. He has
always been a Republican and was a member of the County Committee of his party
in 1884, has attended several State conventions, and has been a member of the
school board many years. He was
supervisor of Portville from 1882 to 1886 inclusive and again in 1888; was
elected to the Assembly from the First District of Cattaraugus county in Nov.,
1891, and was re-elected by the whole county in Nov., 1892. In 1875 he married Allie E. MERSEREAU,
granddaughter of Hon. John G. MERSEREAU.
They have three sons and a daughter.
Darius
WHEELER, born in Newfane, Vt., March 8, 1801, moved with his father and family
in 1813 or 1814 to Hoosick, N. Y., thence to Greene, N. Y., in 1819, and
finally to Genesee flats in Nunda (now Hume), Allegany county, into, where his
parents spent the remainder of their lives.
In the fall of 1831, with his brother-in-law, Elijah ELMER, he came to
Portville on a tour of observation. In
1832 he settled here permanently. Messrs. WHEELER and ELMER purchased of
Griswold WARNER a saw-mill on the site of MERSEREAU & Co.'s mills, and a
large tract of timber land, and Mr. WHEELER was an extensive lumberman in the
firms of WHEELER & ELMER, WHEELER & SMITH, and WHEELER & HOLLY
until 1850, when he sold to WESTON, MERSEREAU & Co. and afterward gave his
attention to farming. He died Nov. 6,
1877. He served as assessor and was
otherwise prominent in town affairs. He
married Isabel JACOBS, Jan. 6, 1834, who died in 1883. Children: Franklin, born Dec. 6, 1834; Ruth
(Mrs. Frank BELL), born Jan. 21, 1837; Samuel J., born June 1, 1842; and
Augustus H., born July 20, 1846.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
William F. WHEELER
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1025
Surnames: WRIGHT, HOLIDAY, CRANDALL, PERCIVAL, DUSENBURY, COMSTOCK,
THOMPSON, CLARK, BENNIE
Charles
Knapp WRIGHT. – The historian considers that he is performing a duty to
posterity when he uses his pen to give a sketch of the character struggles.
difficulties, and successes of the men of the pioneer period of our
civilization, and presenting for its perusal the reasons of their successes,
founded as they are on sterling qualities of head and heart. Conspicuous among the early business men of
Portville, an active force in all that goes to make up the better elements of
community, and a liberal, popular, yet unostentatious citizen, we find Charles
K. WRIGHT. He is of English ancestry,
which has come down through generations of New England representatives to New
York State. His father, James WRIGHT, a
lumberman, located in Delaware county, where by his first wife he had eight
children. In 1814 he removed to Eldred,
then Ceres, Allegany county, and by his second wife, Urania HOLIDAY, had these
children: Alfred, John H., George P.,
Eliza A. (Mrs. George CRANDALL), Hiram E., Caroline A. (Mrs. Edward PERCIVAL),
Charles K., and Albert J.
Charles
K. was born July 10 1825, and was six years old when his father died. Work on the farm and attendance at pioneer
schools occupied him until he was twelve years old. He then remained on the farm with his mother
and brother William until he was seventeen, then worked as a farm hand elsewhere
nearly two years, and in 1843 came to Portville to learn the wagon maker's
trade, and worked two years, receiving $6 a month as wages. He then started in business on his own
account, but in nine months' time was seized with inflammatory rheumatism, which
ultimately settled in his chest and has made him a life-long sufferer. Having no inherited wealth he exhausted his
frugal savings in the year and a half he was prostrated by his disease, and as
soon as he could do any labor he engaged with DUSENBURY, WHEELER & Co. as
clerk in their store, receiving $5 a month for the first year. During this year he saved one-half his
salary. The next two years he was paid
$5 a month and in this time he saved $300.
His disease again unfitting him for labor he expended his money in a
vain attempt to recover his health by a residence on the Atlantic coast of New
England. He returned to Portville in
1848 in circumstances that would dishearten many men. In broken health and with only $5 as his
entire capital the outlook was not promising. He had, however, become known to
the people as a reliable, temperate, and religious man, worthy of trust and
confidence, and Hon. Smith PARISH, a leading lumberman, offered to stock a
store if Mr. WRIGHT would become his partner and conduct it, his services to be
equivalent to Mr. PARISH's capital. This
offer was gladly accepted, the store * was erected under Mr. WRIGHT's
supervision, and was conducted successfully by him for five years, when his
health again failed and compelled him to sell his interest. Mr. WRIGHT now became a pioneer tanner. Mark COMSTOCK was running a small tannery in
w which he was tanning 500 hides annually.
Foreseeing that a rapid increase of this industry could be made Mr.
WRIGHT bought one-half of the tannery.
After two years, becoming thoroughly conversant with the business, and
Mr. COMSTOCK not being sanguine enough to believe in its extension, Mr. WRIGHT
bought the whole plant and enlarged it to a capacity of 10,000 hides a
year. In 1857 B. F. THOMPSON & Co.,
of Boston, became partners, and continued as such until 1861. For the next two years Mr. WRIGHT ran the
business alone, but in 1863 J. & H. H. CLARK, of Keokuk, Iowa, purchased an
interest, and the tannery was enlarged to produce 30,000 hides annually. In 1870 the CLARK’s sold to William F.
WHEELER & Co. and another enlargement was made, increasing the output to
52,000 hides annually. In 1887 Mr.
WRIGHT sold his share of the tannery to his partners. The same year, in company with James E. and
N. E. CLARK, of Keokuk, Iowa, he established and built the tannery at East
Olean of a capacity of 32,000 hides yearly of " Union Crop Sole
Leather." Here he was very
successful in business. May 1,1893, the
firm was merged in the U. S. Leather
Company. Under the religious care
of his mother Mr. WRIGHT became a Sabbath school scholar at a very early age,
and has, from that time, interested himself in Sabbath school work, and since
he has lived in Portville has been either teacher or superintendent. He has been a member of the Presbyterian
church for over thirty years and has been an " elder " for many
years. He was a commissioner in
attendance at the General Assembly that met at Portland, Oregon, in 1892, and
has frequently been a delegate to the Presbytery. While living at Eldred, and at the age of ten
or twelve, he joined the old Washingtonian Temperance Society, and from that
time he has been actively connected with some temperance organization. In politics he has been an unswerving Whig
and Republican, but never sought office, and has taken the Royal Arch degree in
Free Masonry and the Encampment degree in Odd Fellowship. He married, May 26, 1851, Mary M.
BENNIE. Mr. WRIGHT has fought the battle
of life courageously and with success; he is beloved and respected by all good
citizens for his sterling qualities and worth; and the example of his life is a
valuable lesson to the aspiring youth of today and coming time, as it shows
that true Christian character united with courage and energy is the key-note of
honorable success.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Charles Knapp WRIGHT
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Portville –
Chapter XLIII (43)
Page
1027
Surnames: WRIGHT, RICE, SIMPSON
Alfred
WRIGHT, son of James, was born in Colchester, N. Y., June 3, 1809. In 1813 the family removed to Eldred. In early youth he was bound out as an
apprentice to the trade of carpenter and joiner in Smethport, Pa., where he
served until he became twenty-one. He
then prosecuted his trade in Olean and Portville. Feb. 4, 1834, he married Delilah A., daughter
of the late Luman RICE. He settled
permanently in Portville in 1838, where he died Oct. 8, 1888. Many edifices that were burned in the fire of
1875 were monuments to his skill and industry, and several yet remain. Mr. WRIGHT was a member of the Methodist
church and one of its trustees. He had
one daughter, Martha A., widow of Levi W. SIMPSON.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1039 & 1040
Surnames: ABBEY, STANLEY
Orange ABBEY, born in Vermont about 1802, came to Randolph from Onodaga
county when young and located where L. Carter now lives. He contracted to cut the pine timber growing
on the grounds surrounding Chamberlain Institute. He subsequently sold out and located where
Allen Archer now lives. He married Mary,
daughter of Joseph STANLEY. He sold his
place to Reuben Archer and settled on a farm given to his wife by her father
and now owned by his son, Jefferson M. ABBEY.
He died in Oct., 1877. Mrs. ABBEY
survived until April, 1890.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1040
Surnames: ADAMS, PHELPS, CAMP, CRANE, LEWIS, CRAVENS
Charles
P. ADAMS, son of Edwin and China (PHELPS) ADAMS, was born in Greene, N. Y., Dec
3, 1825, received a common school education, and in 1844 began as a clerk in a
general store at Fredonia. He finally
settled in Randolph and opened a store with William H. CAMP under the firm name
of CAMP and ADAMS. About a year
afterward he bought the interest of his partner and conducted a general
mercantile business alone until 1866, when his brother became a partner, which
relation continued until 1874, when he sold to his brother and was instrumental
in organizing the State Bank of Randolph, having held the position of cashier
continuously ever since. Aug. 31, 1852,
he married Cornelia F., daughter of
Judge John CRANE, of Fredonia. Children:
Frances, (Mrs. H. R. LEWIS) and Douglas C.
Douglas C. ADAMS was born May 31, 1864, received his education at
Chamberlain Institute, and is a hardware dealer in Randolph. Sept. 15, 1888, he married B. M., daughter of
O. B. CRAVENS.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1040
Surnames: ADAMS, CROWLEY, RATHBONE
Theodore
E. ADAMS, brother of Charles P., was born in Corydon, Pa., Oct. 26, 1839,
became a clerk in a general store in Fredonia at the age of fourteen, and later
he spent several terms at Ellington Academy.
In 1857 he came to Randolph and
was his brother's clerk until 1865, when he became a partner under the name of
C. P. ADAMS and Co. Since 1874 he has
continued alone. Dec 14, 1865 he married
Mary L., daughter of Asahel CROWLEY.
Children: Theodora (Mrs. William D. RATHBONE), Percy C., and Florence C.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1040
Surnames: ADAMS, MORGAN, SCOFIELD, BASSETT, CARPENTER
Frank
W. ADAMS was born in Livingston county, Sept. 28, 1842. He was graduated at the "Old Round
House" in Le Roy, N. Y., and commenced the sale of dry goods there in 1863
in the firm of MORGAN & ADAMS. In
1880 he sold out and went to Jamestown, N. Y., where he continued in the firm
of SCOFIELD & ADAMS until 1887. He
then became a general merchant at East Randolph in the firm of ADAMS &
BASSETT and is now conducting the business alone. Aug. 9 1871, he married Irene CARPENTER, of
Le Roy. They have two sons and a
daughter.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1040
Surnames: ALEXANDER, McLEOD, RUNDALL, COLLAR
William
L. ALEXANDER, son of William and Margaret (McLEOD) ALEXANDER, was born in Port
Hope, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 10, 1856, and is of Scotch descent. He attended Toronto University, and received
his pharmaceutical education in the Albany Medical College. He became deputy recorder in McKean county,
Pa., which position he held about seven years. He studied medicine, and in March, 1885, came
to Randolph and purchased the drug and stationery business of D. F. RUNDALL,
which he still continues. He is a
trustee for the village. Sep. 12, 1883,
he married Minnie COLLAR, of Smethport, Pa.
They have two sons.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1040
Surnames: ANGLE, CLARK, COVERT, BRACE
John
N. ANGLE was born Feb. 1, 1795, and married, March 11, 1817, Betsey CLARK, who
was born Oct. 9, 1797. Children:
Nicholas, Eleanor, Almira A. (Mrs. Anthony COVERT), Mary E. (Mrs. Elisha
BRACE), Nancy M., Emily, Lucinda, and Phebe J.
Mr. ANGLE came to Randolph about 1828.
He was assessor and prominent in town affairs. At one time he owned and operated a
shingle-mill where Freedon L. Jeffords now is.
For a short time he resided in Michigan, but returned thence to Cold
Spring, where he died aged 85.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1040 & 1041
Surnames: ARCHER, CASWELL, BRACE, WILLIAMSON
Benson ARCHER came to Randolph from Henrietta, N. Y., in
1824 and resided about two years on lot 48, whence he removed to 100 acres on
lot 21, now known as the ARCHER district.
He was a river pilot and made frequent trips down the river and also in
harvest-time went on foot to Monroe County to labor in the harvest fields. He and his wife were members of the Baptist
church and he was its deacon many years.
He also served several terms as poormaster. Deacon ARCHER died instantly of apoplexy Nov.
5, 1871. Mrs. ARCHER died as suddenly in
1874. They had twelve children. Rueben ARCHER, their oldest son, was born in
Henrietta, N. Y., April 7, 1922, and came to Randolph, attended the common
schools, and married Narcissa, daughter of Sylvester CASWELL, Sept. 21,
1848. He eventually owned the homestead
in addition to his own home, altogether some 350 acres. He was highway commissioner and died Sept 21,
1876. His widow resides with her only
son, Allen ARCHER. They also had one
daughter, Etta (Mrs. Russell BRACE), who resides on the homestead. Allen ARCHER was born Sept 7, 1854, was
educated in Chamberlain Institute, and April 26, 1888, married Maggie
WILLIAMSON. He is his father's successor
on the homestead and has added to it until his farm now contains 240
acres. He is a breeder of high grade
Durham and Holstein cattle and Shropshire and Oxforddown sheep.
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History of the Town of
Page 1041
Surnames: ARCHER, REEVES, SHEPHERD
John ARCHER, son of Deacon Benson, was born Nov. 18, 1833,
was educated in the common schools and
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History of the Town of
Page 1041
Surnames: ATWOOD, BUCK
Joshua C. ATWOOD, son of Joshua and Elsie ATWOOD, was born
in Hillsborough, N. Y. July 16, 1838. In
1840 his parents emigrated to Kiantone, Chautauqua county. His father was a shoemaker and continued the
trade fourteen years. He was also a stone cutter in
Joshua C. ATWOOD learned the stone cutter's trade of father,
but was obliged to abandon it on account of weak lungs. He is now engaged in farming. He is serving his sixth consecutive year as
assessor of
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History of the Town of
Page 1041
Surnames: BARBER, MILES
Charles BARBER, son of Oliver, emigrated first to
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History of the Town of
Page 1041
Surname: BENEDICT
S. J. BENEDICT was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1042
Surnames: BERRAY, GOODRICH,
SCUDDER, BLOOD
Henry L. BERRAY, son of Seth and Anna (GOODRICH) BERRAY, was
born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1042
Surnames: BROWN, WOODWORTH
William M. BROWN, son of William M., Sr., a native of
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History of the Town of
Page 1042
Surnames: BURLEY, CASWELL,
ABBEY, WILLIAMS
Charles W. BURLEY, born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1042
Surnames: BURT, HEALY, CARD,
PHILLIPS, FENTON
Hezekiah O. BURT, son of Nathan and Rebecca (HEALY) BURT, ws
born in Conewango, Dec. 2, 1823. His
father settled in Conewango in 1821 and was a farmer there until his death in
1837. At the age of 24 H.O. began the
trade of carpenter and joiner and later he was an expert millwright, and built
numerous saw-mills along the Allegheny and its tributaries. Sept. 10, 1861 he married Mary CARD, who was
the mother of his only son, Frank C., a farmer in Conewango. In 1863, he settled on his farm, a portion of
which he purchased when he was 23 years old, and now has 370 acres. Mrs. BURT died in Nov. 1865. Jan. 10, 1870, he married Mrs. Minerva
PHILLIPS, daughter of John FENTON of
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History of the Town of
Page 1043
Surnames: BUTCHER,
Frederick BUTCHER, senior member of the firm of F. BUTCHER
& Son, was born in Ashburton,
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History of the Town of
Page 1043
Surnames: CARPENTER, ADAMS
Elroy
V. CARPENTER, son of
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History of the Town of
Page 1043
Surnames:
Robert
CARSON, born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages 1043 & 1044
Surnames: CARTER, HOTCHKISS,
PERRY, MYRES, STRUNK, McCONNELL, BENTLEY, MACAPES, EVANS, VAN
Thomas
CARTER was born in
Ladwick
H. CARTER, son of Thomas, was born in Otisco, Onondaga County, Jan 18, 1824,
and removed with his parents to Cherry Creek in March following. Reared in Napoli he spent his youth attending
the common school and in grinding bark in his father's tannery, and finished
his education at the
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History of the Town of
Page 1044
Surnames: CASWELL, COOK,
Joseph
CASWELL, born in Henrietta,
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History of the Town of
Page 1044
Surnames: CHAPMAN, DE LAND
Jeremiah
W. CHAPMAN, son of Welcome, a pioneer of Conewango, was born about one and a
half miles northeast of the
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Page 1044
Surname: CHAMPLIN
Jesse
CHAMPLIN came to
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History of the Town of
Page 1044
Surnames: COOK,
Elisha
R. COOK, born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages 1044 & 1045
Surnames: CORNWELL,
Miles C. CORNWELL, son of Levinus and grandson of Benjamin
CORNWELL, who came from
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History of the Town of
Page 1045
Surnames: COWEN, SEAGER,
Dr.
John N. COWEN, son of John M. and Rachel (SEAGER) COWEN, was born in Conewango,
Dec. 23, 1854. Educated in the common
school and at Chamberlain Institute, he was a student four years in the
University of Michigan and was graduated fro the Dental Department of that
institution in 1878 with the degree D. D. S.
He commenced the practice of his profession at East Randolph the next
fall and in 1884 he settled in the
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History of the Town of
Page 1045
Surnames: COWLES, FORD
Sylvester
COWLES, D.D., son of Amos and Dolly (FORD) COWLES, was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1045
Surnames: COY, TANNER,
FENTON, WOODWORTH, HILLER, MARSH, WANAMAKER
George
COY was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1045
Surnames: CRAVENS, OAKS,
Orvan
B. CRAVENS was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages 1045 & 1046
Surnames: CROSS,
Isaiah
CROSS, born in Grafton, N. H., in 1812, came to
Asa B.
CROSS, son of Isaiah, was born Feb. 22, 1867, and when 22 went to
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History of the Town of
Page 1046
Surnames:
The
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History of the Town of
Page 1046
Surnames:
Addison
CROWLEY came to
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History of the Town of
Pages 1046 & 1047
Surnames:
M. Johnson
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History of the Town of
Page 1047
Surname:
Hon.
Rufus CROWLEY was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1047
Surnames: DEXTER, SCUDDER,
BUXTON, ABBEY, SPAULDING
Maj. Osmond N. DEXTER, a native of
Marcus DEXTER was born in Randolph, Feb. 19, 1854, was
educated in the common schools, and Jan. 16, 1882; he married Bertha SPAULDING,
of Randolph. He settled on the homestead
in company with his brother Henry and is engaged in farming.
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History of the Town of
Page 1047
Surnames:
Homer
DIXON, youngest son of Daniel, was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages 1047 & 1048
Surname:
Andrew
J. DIXON, son of Daniel, was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages 1048 - 1050
Surnames: DOW, NUTTING,
MASON, JOHNSON
Albert
Gallatin DOW was born in
Mr.
DOW has found opportunity in the midst of engrossing business cares to interest
himself in public affairs and to discharge faithfully and well the duties of
various public offices. In his political
affiliations he was a Democrat until the war of the Rebellion sundered his
party ties. Since 1861 he has found his
convictions best represented in the principles of the Republican party, and for
upwards of thirty years he has been an active and unswerving member of that
organization. He was early elected to
local office at Silver Creek and commencing in 1848 he was for eight years a
justice of the peace at
A
plain and temperate mode of living has brought Mr. DOW the reward of long life
and his eighty-sixth year finds him in good physical health accompanied by
unabated mental vigor. He is quietly
enjoying the prosperity won by long years of industry, sagacity, and
integrity. Throughout his long life he
has been plain, unassuming, actuated by honorable motives, sincere in all his
dealings, a strong friend, a kind neighbor, and an upright citizen. He has been pre-eminently a just man. Starting in life with no advantages except
such as flow from health and inherent integrity, his indomitable purpose to
accomplish the tasks set before him what he values more – the respect of the
community in which he lives and the friendship of all classes.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Albert Gallatin DOW
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History of the Town of
Page 1050
Surnames: DOW, GATES
Amos
DOW, born in
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1050
Surnames: DOXSTADER, VEEDER
Abraham
V. DOXSTADER was born in Johnstown, N. Y., came to this town in Nov., 1836, and
cleared a farm of 260 acres. He has been
a man of push and perseverance and has contributed liberally to church,
educational, and charitable objects. In
the retirement of old age he enjoys in his present home in Randolph Village the
esteem and confidence of a large circle of friends. He married Ann VEEDER, who died Nov. 25,
1881. Children: Sarah C., Margaret,
Alida, George A., and Loraine (deceased).
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1050 & 1051
Surnames: EDDY, WINSLOW,
BERRY, SHELDON, LAKE, PHILLIPS, WALKUP
The EDDY family in America is of English origin and
descended from two brothers who came from England in 1630 and settled in Rhode
Island. The race in the United States
are distinguished as preachers of the gospel.
Walton Almy EDDY, son of Job and Fanny (WINSLOW) EDDY, was born in
Middlefield, N. Y., Jan. 7, 1821. Job
EDDY, son of Zephaniah, was born in Rhode Island, Dec. 6, 1780, and moved with
his family to Otsego County in 1794. He
married, in Otsego County, Fanny WINSLOW, June 3, 1810, who was born Feb. 17,
1789. He was a farmer and in the fall of
1825 moved to Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, where he was a pioneer. He died Feb. 6, 1866. His first wife was the mother of his six
children, who are all living except the oldest, Barton EDDY. Mrs. EDDY died Feb. 10, 1836. Walton A. EDDY became a carriage maker. March 15, 1843, he married Sarah M., daughter
of Thomas BERRY, of Cherry Creek. In August
following he settled in Waukegan, Ill., where he opened a shop and prosecuted
his trade about four years. He settled
in Randolph in 1858, where he has since resided. Mr. EDDY has been a carriage manufacturer and
inventor and patentee of several parts for carriages. He devoted his time for seven years to
manufacturing a patent carriage seat, his own invention. About 1870. with his son, F. J. EDDY, he
built a side-wheel steamboat and launched it on the Allegheny at Cold Spring,
christening it the" W. A. EDDY".
They ran the steamer down the river, jumped the eight-foot dam at
Corydon, Pa., and landed it at Ironton, Ohio, where they sold it. In 1874 he built another, "The
Randolph", sixty feet long, in company with C. C. SHELDON (his son-in-law)
and his son, and sold it in Louisville, Ky.
The same season E. C. Topliff and Chauncey Harding built a similar
steamer, "The Cattaraugus", which they sold on the Ohio River in West
Virginia. Mr. EDDY is now serving his
third term as overseer of the poor. Children:
James D., born in Illinois, died in infancy; Evaline, born in Illinois, Dec.
28, 1845, married George LAKE; Clara, born Jan. 24, 1849, at Cherry Creek,
married Edward L. PHILLIPS (deceased); Fanny and job (twins), born Nov 1, 1851,
at Cherry Creek -- Fanny married Charles C. SHELDON and Job married Ella
WALKUP; and Janette B., born in Randolph, Oct. 31, 1863.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1051 - 1053
Surnames: EDWARDS, BAKER
Hon.
James T. EDWARDS, D.D., LL..D.,* was born in Barnegat, Ocean county, N. J.,
Jan. 6, 1838. His parents were
influential, well-to-do people, and among his large connection are many names
of men whose influence has been felt as a power in moulding the character of
society and the church. James EDWARDS,
his great-grandfather, fought with Washington at the time of Braddock's defeat
and during the whole of the Revolutionary war, in which he was severely
wounded. His parents were Job and
Susanna EDWARDS. The former was known as
an eloquent local preacher and twice served as a member of the State
Legislature. The latter was a woman of
unusual force of character and in her earlier years was a teacher. She made sacrifices to give her son a liberal
education and always warmly sympathized with his aims. Dr. EDWARDS prepared for college at
Pennington Seminary in New Jersey and graduated from Wesleyan University in
Middletown, Conn., in 1860. After
graduation he filled the chair of natural science in Amenia Seminary in Dutchess
County, N. Y. Having served one year in
this institution he took charge of the same department in East Greenwich
Academy in Rhode Island. The study of
law had many attractions for him, and he decided to make that his profession. Arrangements were made for him to enter the
office of Hon. William L. Dayton, of Trenton, N. J., but Mr. Dayton was shortly
afterward sent as minister to the court of France. The professor's plans were thus frustrated,
and before any new arrangement was made he found the work of teaching so
congenial that the idea of practicing law was permanently abandoned. His favorite departments of instruction were
the sciences and belles-lettres, and to this work he devoted himself with an
unfailing enthusiasm which was contagious and inspiring. Besides training his classes in the
lecture-room he was constantly delivering addresses before institutes and
teachers' associations throughout the State.
For a long time he was a member of the Executive Committee of the State
Teachers' Association and at the time of his leaving Rhode Island was its
president. He married, in 1862, Miss
Emma A. BAKER, daughter of Rev. Charles BAKER, who by her varied
accomplishments and unfailing interest in his studies and work has been to him
a "helpmeet" indeed. They have
three daughters: Grace, Laura, and Florence; the first named is the wife of S.
Winsor BAKER, of Jamestown, N. Y.
In the fall of 1862 Professor EDWARDS enlisted as a private
in the 1st R. I. Vols., but immediately received from Governor Sprague a
commission as second Lieutenant, and was soon after elected first lieutenant of
a company composed of members of the Young Men's Christian Association of
Providence. Afterward he was made
adjutant of the parole camp near Alexandria, Va. While in this position he rendered valuable
service by his humane treatment of the paroled prisoners, who, when he entered
upon his duties were shamefully neglected.
Upon leaving the army he was elected principal of the seminary at East
Greenwich. For more than sixty years
this school had done excellent work in educating the youth of Rhode Island and
other States, but a burdensome debt of $22,000 had for a long time hung over it
to the great annoyance of its friends.
Through Professor EDWARDS' earnest efforts the entire debt was lifted by
subscription. In addition to his duties
as principal of the seminary he was elected and served as State senator when he
was twenty six years old, being the youngest member of that body. During this session he distinguished himself
as a ready debater in and exciting discussion upon the military record and
expenditures of the State during the war of the Rebellion. He was elected to the Senate the second time
and also chosen presidential elector on the ticket which elected General Grant
for his first term, and stumped the State in his support. Professor EDWARDS took and active part in the
discussion of the fifteenth amendment, which was carried in the Senate, but
defeated in the House, at this session.
He was elected the third time to the Senate and made chairman of the
Committee on Education. During this
session the temperance question was pressed to the front and legislators were
compelled to give it attention, whether in sympathy with the cause of not. The professor was an earnest advocate of a
prohibitory bill which was triumphantly carried in the Senate, but failed to
become a law because of its defeat in the House. He also took an active part in the
establishment of the first Normal school in the State. During this session he made a speech upon the
"just limitations of the pardoning power" which attracted general
attention and exercised a marked influence in effecting a wholesome reform in
the use of that prerogative by the governor of Rhode Island.
In
1870 Professor EDWARDS moved to this State to take charge of Chamberlain
Institute at
Dr. EDWARDS is an ardent lover of the natural sciences and
has endeavored to make these studies of practical value in this region by
discussing, at agricultural fairs, farmers' institutes, and conventions, their
principles as applied to agriculture. He
built the first silo in southwestern
1.* By
Dr. Theodore L. FLOOD, editor of the "Chautauqua".
2. *
Dr. EDWARDS, since the sketch was written, has been appointed president of the
McDonough School for Boys at Baltimore, Md., founded in 1875 by John McDonough,
who left $1,000,000 to educate poor boys.
The professor took charge of this institution in August, 1893, and makes
his home there.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of James
T. EDWARDS
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1053
Surnames: ELLSWORTH, JENKS,
BUTCHER
Herbert
J. ELLSWORTH, son of Stiles B. and Victoria (JENKS) ELLSWORTH, born in
Conewango, June 23, 1865, received his education in Chamberlain Institute, and
commenced business as a salesman in his father's store. A Democrat in politics he was elected town
clerk of Conewango when he cast his first vote and was postmaster there in
1887, at the age of twenty-two. May 11,
1891, he bagan business in
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History of the Town of
Page 1053
Surnames:
Samuel
EWING was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages 1053 & 1054
Surnames: FISHER, NUTTING
Simeon
FISHER, born in Wardsboro, Vt. in 1793, came to Randolph in the fall of 1839
and engaged in the manufacture of chairs, being the first in that line in
Randolph. He continued till his death in
1854. He was a member of the
Presbyterian Church and several years a magistrate and town clerk. His oldest child, Lucy Celinda, born in 1817,
married Orton NUTTING in 1839
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History of the Town of
Page 1054
Surnames: FOSKIT, CROSS
Davis
B. FOSKIT, born in
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1054
Surnames: FOY, GOODSPEED
Dallas
FOY, son of David, was born in Poland, N. Y., July 29, 1844. Educated in the common schools and Randolph
Academy he was reared a farmer, and Aug. 21,1864, he enlisted in Co., G, 13th
N. Y. H. A. Joining his regiment near
Portsmouth, Va., he did garrison duty until the close of the war, and was
discharged June 22, 1865. Feb. 15, 1882,
he married Rose S., daughter of Ansell GOODSPEED, and settled on a farm in
Randolph. They have a son and a
daughter.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1054
Surnames: FRENCH, SWEENEY,
MERRILL
Horace
H. FRENCH, son of Harrison and Almira (SWEENEY) FRENCH, was born in Russell,
Pa., May 16, 1835. His father was bon in
Hopkinton, N. H., and came to Chautauqua, N. Y.
His mother was born in Massachusetts.
He began business as a merchant and lumberman in East Randolph and
engaged in the latter occupation at Cold Spring in 1859. He enlisted in Co. F, 64th N. Y. Vols., Aug.
20, 1861, and was promoted sergeant. He
was disabled by illness and served as a recruiting officer with headquarters at
his home in East Randolph. He
participated in the battle of Chancellorsville, where a shell bruised his
shoulder. At Gettysburg he lost his
right arm by a wound from a mini-ball, which caused its amputation, and was in
the hospital about eight months, being discharged Jan. 28, 1864. He was orderly-sergeant when he was wounded and
after his discharge was commissioned (brevet) second lieutenant by Gov. R. E.
Fenton. Upon his return in February he
was elected collector and constable of Randolph and has served six years as
deputy sheriff of Cattaraugus county. He
has been an extensive operator in oil.
March 28, 1860, he married Mary S., daughter of Archibald C. MERRILL, of
East Randolph. They had an only
daughter, Mabel V., who died March 9, 1882.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1054
Surnames: GILES, JENKS, EDWARDS,
GATES, INGRAHAM
Ephraim
F. GILES was born in Pawlet, Vt., May 18, 1813.
He married Maria JENKS, of Schroon, Essex county, N. Y., Jan. 1,
1843. March 27, 1843, he came to
Randolph and was "the village blacksmith" thirty-one years. Since then he has not pursued any regular
avocation. Mr. GILES has a remarkably
retentive memory and is especially prominent for originality and
eccentricity. He is an independent
thinker. During his forty-eight years'
residence here, he has visited Jamestown only twice, East Randolph, one and a
half miles away, but four times, has never been in Steamburgh, has never seen
the Allegheny river, and has never rode on any of the railroads in Cattaraugus
County. In his younger days he had the
reputation of being a first-class wag, and was never known to be outdone in
stories of the Baron Munchausen kind. He
has been the author of half a dozen such books that have never been
printed. On one of his four visits to
East Randolph he purchased a broom of E. McManus, agreeing to pay for it the
next time he came to his store. He did
not visit that village for years and not until Mr. McManus had left it. Now at nearly four-score years he is an
oracle on the events which have transpired in Randolph since he came here. His mind is clear and his health is
good. Mrs. GILES died Dec. 8, 1859. Children:
Lydia M. (Mrs. C. S. EDWARDS), of Syracuse; James M.; Delia, widow of
Adelbert GATES, who died of disabilities incurred in the Civil War; Agnes (Mrs.
W. F. INGRAHAM), of Jamestown; and Walter F., a popular salesman in Randolph
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1055
Surnames: GOODSPEED,
CRAWFORD, RICE, WAIT
Ansell
GOODSPEED was born in Warsaw, N. Y., April 9, 1828. His father, Oliver GOODSPEED, was a
farmer. At nineteen years of age Ansell
was an apprentice to the trade of tanner and currier. In 1851 he married Phebe CRAWFORD, of Java,
N. Y., who was the mother of a son and a daughter. In 1856 he removed to Napoli, where he was a
farmer three years. He then removed to
East Randolph and resumed his trade as a currier. In 1878 he bought a small farm in Randolph
(Mud Creek District), where he has since been a farmer. He served Napoli as assessor. Mrs. GOODSPEED died March 24, 1880. Oct. 30, 1883, he married Mrs. Cordelia
(RICE) WAIT.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1055
Surnames: GORSLINE, SEELEY,
HALLENBACK, DAWSON
Gilbert
O. GORSLINE, born in New Haven, Vt., in 1810, removed at the age of nine years
to Salt Point (now Syracuse), N. Y., and resided with an older brother about a
year, when the latter died. He was
apprenticed to the trades of tanner and currier and shoemaker and in 1829 came
to Randolph and purchased the Latham tannery (the first erected in town), where
he carried on all his trades until about 1836.
He was then a lumberman in Napoli (now Cold Spring) about three years
and ran his lumber down the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers to Cincinnati. He started the first raft from the bridge
over the Little Conewango at Randolph village. In 1839, he became a farmer in the Cook
neighborhood in Randolph. He
subsequently sold that and settled on the farm his son Wallace now occupies. Mr. GORSLINE has been highway commissioner,
assessor, school commissioner, and constable.
Feb. 1, 1829, he married Adaline R., daughter of William SEELEY, of
Batavia, N. Y. Children: William
Wallace, born Feb. 18, 1836; and Gilbert O., Jr., born July 3, 1839. Colonel McCunn, was drill-sergeant of the
post at Elmira, went to the front with the 35th N. Y. Inf., and after the first
battle of Bull Run was on the staff of General Wadsworth as bugle major. He was transferred to the staff of General
Patrick and also served on the staffs of Generals Pope, McDowell, King, and Hooker,
and was discharged at the close of the war.
He is now a farmer. Sept. 6,
1868, he married Marguerette HALLENBACK, who was the mother of all his children
– three sons and one daughter. She died
May 6, 1883. May 4, 1886, he married
Mrs. Eva DAWSON, of Cattaraugus.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of
Pages 1055 & 1056
Surnames: HALL, PARMALEE,
RATHBONE, CHAMBERLAIN
Philemon
HALL, born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1056
Surnames: HALL, JONES,
HOLDRIDGE
Amos
A. HALL, son of Horace and grandson of Philemon HALL, was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1056
Surnames: HAMMOND, BENNETT,
HANSON
John
HAMMOND, son of Jared and Hannah (BENNETT) HAMMOND, was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1056 & 1057
Surnames: HELMS, JEFFORDS
Albert
HELMS, a native of Otsego County and the oldest of thirteen children, was born
June 13, 1796. At the age of sixteen he
was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was present at the battle of Sacket's
Harbor. He married Asenath, sister of
Freedom JEFFORDS. In 1826 he came from Rush,
N. Y., to East Randolph, where he resided until his death Feb. 28, 1889. When he settled here he purchased a tract of
wild land and at once began to convert the pine trees into lumber. He was also for years a merchant and a
manufacturer of potash and pearlash.
Late in life he was a farmer. Mr.
HELMS had three children by each of his three wives: Mortimer A., Emily A., Romina L., Asenath M.,
Eunice R., Mary A., Adelbert H., Cordelia, and Gaylord. Adelbert H. HELMS was born in East Randolph,
where he now lives, Nov. 22, 1842. In
1864, he enlisted in Co. G, 9th N. Y. Cav., and served to the close of the
war. He is a carriage and ornamental
painter, grainer, and sign writer.
Recently he has done some fine landscape painting. He is a trustee of the village, to which
position he was elected in 1888, and is the secretary of the Board of Water
Commissioners. May 1, 1865, he married
Eliza J., daughter of Chauncey C. HELMS.
They have one son, Clair A., born July 6, 1877.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1057
Surnames: HINES, WHEELER,
TERRY
T.
Frank HINES, born in Evans, N. Y., Dec 3, 1844, early learned the tinsmith's
trade, and served in the Union Army three months. He followed his trade as a journeyman
eighteen years. In 1880, he opened a
general hardware store in East Randolph, which he continued a year and a half,
when he sold and came to Randolph. In
1885, he bought the tin shop of his employer, George Mason, and a year later
purchased the general hardware store of B. G. Casler, which he conducted alone
until Sept., 1888. He then formed a
partnership with C. W. TERRY under the firm name of TERRY & HINES. In May, 1890, he purchased the interest of
Mr. TERRY. In Feb., 1874, he married Ida
WHEELER, and had three children. Mrs. HINES died Sept. 25, 1887.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1057
Surname: HELMS
Chauncey
C. HELMS and his brother, Christopher C. HELMS, came from Monroe County, N. Y.,
to East Randolph and built a saw-mill and grist-mill. They contracted for several hundred acres of
wild land and also had a pearl and pot ashery in operation before 1830. Christopher C. died in 1830 and Chauncy C.
conducted the business alone. In 1832,
he built another dam farther down and put a double saw-mill. He was a leading merchant and was supervisor
of Randolph in 1834 and 1835. He died in
Nov., 1866. Byron and Christopher C.
HELMS, sons of Christopher C., early became lumbermen and Byron was a competent
river pilot. Later they were
manufacturers and dealers in lumber and were partners in lumbering and farming,
which they conducted twenty-two years.
Byron HELMS is now proprietor of the Commercial House. Christopher C. is a farmer, liveryman, and
owns the Brooklyn House.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1057
Surnames: HOBART, DOUD,
STANLEY, MIGHELLS
The HOBART family in America is of English origin and
descended from Edmund HOBART, who landed at Charlestown, Mass., in 1633. Abel Bradford HOBART, of the eighth
generation from England, and a son of William, was born in Potter, N. Y., Feb.
6, 1798. He married in East Bloomfield,
Feb. 6, 1822, Marana, daughter of Thaddeus and Elizabeth (DOUD) STANLEY. She was born in Goshen, Conn., July2, 1796,
and died in Randolph, May 3, 1872. Soon
after his marriage he removed to Phelps, N. Y., where he carried on the
business of tanning leather about five years.
He moved thence to Napoli, where he resided twenty years. He lived in Carroll, N. Y. three years and in
Randolph Twenty-two years. Here he was a
deacon of the Congregational Church fifteen years, when he resigned. For many years he was employed as colporteur
in the distribution of Bibles. He died
at Le Roy, N. Y., while on a visit, Sept 6, 1871. Children: Homer Harrowby, Elizabeth H. (widow
of Florentine F. MIGHELLS), Harlton S., Ellen E., Helen Wooster, Huldah M.,
Harlo D. S., and Howland Bancroft.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1057 & 1058
Surnames: HOLDRIDGE,
ROBINSON, MAYBEE, WOODWORTH
Hon.
Enoch HOLDRIDGE, eldest son of Rev. PRICE and Lydia (ROBINSON) HOLDRIDGE, was
born in Nelson, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1818.
His father, a pioneer preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
settled in
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History of the Town of
Page 1058
Surnames: HUBBARD, THURSTON,
McCULLOUGH
George
HUBBARD, son of William C. and grandson of Dr. H. H. HUBBARD, of Springville,
N. Y., was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1058
Surnames: HUBBELL, HUXLEY,
MERCHANT
Spencer
E. HUBBELL, son of Eli and Mary (HUXLEY) HUBBELL, was born on the HUBBELL
homestead Nov. 7, 1844. His father was a
pioneer of Conewango. In the spring of
1863, he removed with his parents to
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History of the Town of
Page 1058
Surnames: HUGHES, HINDMAN,
DAVIS
William
B. HUGHES, son of Isaac B. and Sarah (HINDMAN) HUGHES, was born in Jefferson
County, Pa., Dec. 11, 1847. His father
was a farmer. He learned harness making,
and manufactured and dealt in harnesses, horse furnishing goods, etc., until
the fall of 1890. He enlisted in the
Union Army in 1864 and was discharged at the close of his term of
enlistment. He has always been a
Republican and an active worker in that party.
He was prominent in East Randolph, where he resided twenty years, and
was elected one of the Board of Trustees, when the village was
incorporated. In the Republican County
convention held in Sept., 1891, he was the nominee for sheriff and was elected
by a majority of 1,450 votes. Feb. 22,
1872, he married Sarah DAVIS, of Mansfield, daughter of Robert DAVIS.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1058
Surname: HURD, PARSONS
Jonathan
C. HURD, born in Bridport, Vt., March 24, 1824, received a good English
education, and began business as a clerk in a general store. In 1845, he came to East Randolph, where he
has since resided. He purchased a tract
of pine timbered land and engaged in lumbering four years. In 1847, he was elected constable, which kept
him employed until 1853. In 1853, he
opened the first drug store in East Randolph with his brother-in-law, Dr. A. B.
PARSONS, and has been a druggist most of the time since. Mr. HURD was originally an old line Whig and
joined the Republican party at its organization. He was deputy sheriff eight years. From 1870 till 1877, he was in the dry goods
trade in East Randolph, and thence removed the business to Sawyer City, Pa.,
where he still continues a general store.
He has also bought largely of farmers' live stock, and produce. In 1871, he was one of the organizers of the
State Bank of Randolph, and has been most of the time one of its
directors. He is a member of the
Congregational Church of his village.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1059
Surnames: INGERSOLL, SMITH,
CHRISTIE
Hon.
Erastus S. INGERSOLL, son of Peter and Lois M. (SMITH) INGERSOLL, was born in
Ellington, N. Y., on the 24th of April, 1837.
He obtained his education in the common schools and in
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History of the Town of
Page 1059
Surnames: JEFFERDS, HELMS,
BENTLEY,
Liberty
JEFFERDS, son of Matthew and Salla (HELMS) JEFFERDS, was born in Rush, N. Y.,
April 18, 1813. His father died in 1819
and his mother removed to
Freedom
JEFFERDS was a native of
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1060
Surnames: JEFFERDS, WILLARD,
HARDING
Owel
M. JEFFERDS, son of Freedom and Lurancy D. (WILLARD) JEFFERDS, was born in
Steamburgh, Feb. 20, 1854, received his education in Chamberlain Institute, and
commenced business as a druggist in East Randolph, where he was engaged five
years. He was teller of the State Bank
of
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History of the Town of
Pages 1060 & 1061
Surnames: JOHNSON, STONE,
Marcus Hamilton JOHNSON, son of James G. and Sophia (STONE)
JOHNSON and brother of Hon. James. G. JOHNSON, was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1061
Surnames: JOHNSON, RICH,
WHEELER
Bela R. JOHNSON, son of Gile and Millie (RICH) JOHNSON, was
born in Dayton, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1843, was educated in the common schools
supplemented with a few terms in the academies, and in 1873 located in East
Randolph and opened a general hardware store, which he still continues. He is a staunch Republican and has served
Conewango as supervisor two terms, justice of the peace four years, and for
over ten years has beena trustee of Champerlain Institute. He is a member of
the M. E. Church, its recording secretary, trustee, and class-leader, and has
served as superintendent of the Sunday school a long time. Dec. 30, 1868, he
married Bettie WHEELER. They have two sons.
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History of the Town of
Page 1061
Surnames: JONES, SEABURY,
SHELDON, GREENE, CLAPP
Harvey L JONES, son of Abner P. and Lydia (SEABURY) JONES,
was born in
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1061
Surname: KEECH, CASE,
NICKERSON, DIX, MAROLE
Nathan KEECH, a native of Otsego County, removed with his
parents to Augusta, Oneida County, when he was seven years old, where he
married Matilda CASE. He removed with
his bride to Randolph about 1828 and first settled on what is now known as the
NICKERSON farm. He was quite a dealer in
real estate, and frequently sold his improvements. After about three years he returned to
Augusta and remained there until 1861, when he returned and bought a farm on
the south line of Conewango, now known as the DIX farm. He sold this to his son, Esau P. KEECH, and
removed to an improved farm on the Jamestown road and finally to the place now
owned by his son Esau P., in Randolph, where he died about 1874. He had ten children, six of whom attained
maturity. Esau P. KEECH, born in
Augusta, N. Y., in 1835, married Mary Emogene MAROLE in 1859. Previous to this he spent three years in gold
mines in California. In 1861 he settled
on a farm in Conewango and in 1863 became a farmer in Canada. Returning about 1868 to Conewango he settled
in 1882 where he now lives. He has been
an indomitable worker and has chopped hundreds of cords of fire-wood.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1062
Surname: LARKIN
Frederick LARKIN, M. D., son of Edmund, was born in
Thompson, Conn., Feb. 12, 1814. His
father was a skillful physician and surgeon in Thompson. The son was educated in the common schools
and studied medicine with his father, but mechanical work being more congenial
he abandoned the medical profession and learned the watchmaker's trade. He opened a jewelry store which he conducted
about twenty-five years. He came from
Chautauqua County to Randolph in 1841.
Since coming to Randolph he has been an extensive dealer in real estate
and quite a manufacturer and shipper of lumber.
Fifteen buildings in the village erected directly or indirectly by him
are standing witnesses of his industry and energy. He is a man of fine scientific attainments
and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He filled the chair of professor of
physiology in the Randolph Eclectic Medical College, which was afterward merged
into the New York Central Eclectic Medical College at Syracuse, which
institution conferred upon him the honorary degree of M.D. The doctor is an able and eloquent lecturer
on scientific subjects and possesses a special liking for physiology and
archaeology. He wields an able and racy
pen and has written numerous logical articles on science and several on
religious questions. He is not
considered "orthodox" by the clergy.
He is versatile and lucid, and has a happy manner in communicating
information to others.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Frederick LARKIN
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History of the Town of Randolph –
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Page 1062
Surnames: LARKIN, HOVEY
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History of the Town of
Pages 1062 & 1063
Surnames: LEACH, WOODWORTH,
SCUDDER
Enfield LEACH was born in
John E. LEACH, son of
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History of the Town of
Page 1063
Surnames: LEE, WALLACE
William LEE, of Scotch-Irish origin, and son of Col. Edward
LEE of the British Army, was born in New Bliss,
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1063
Surname: LYMAN, JOHNSON,
WHITCOMB, FOSTER, HUNTINGTON
Deacon Alvin LYMAN, son of Jabez and Lois (JOHNSON) LYMAN,
was born in Royalton, Vt., Oct. 20, 1809.
Feb. 12, 1832, he married Eleanor, daughter of Amos and Lydia (WHITCOMB)
HUNTINGTON, of Bethel. Vt., who was born Jan. 7, 1813, and settled on a farm in
Bethel. In 1835, they removed to
Napoli. About 1841, they settled in East
Randolph, where Mr. LYMAN had built a good residence. In the fall of 1868, they removed to a farm
within the limits of Randolph village now owned by their son, Capt. J. H.
LYMAN, and now reside on Jamestown street.
Mr. LYMAN was a millwright and farmer and followed both avocations. Both were members of the Freewill Baptist
Church of East Randolph, of which he was a deacon twelve or thirteen
years. He also served this town as
justice of the peace and assessor and was a highway commissioner in Napoli. Four of their seven children died in
childhood; those living are Joel H., Mary E., and Helen A. J. H. LYMAN, born in Randolph, May 11, 1845,
enlisted in Aug., 1861, in the 9th N. Y. Cav., and served with the Army of the
Potomac and with General Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley. At the battle of Port Republic he was shot
through his right leg by a musket ball.
He was mustered out as quarter master-sergeant in Nov., 1864, and was
then ordered to Florida to join his regiment.
He was made adjutant-general on Gen. J. G. FOSTER's staff in Sept.,
1866, and served in that capacity and commanded his company until 1870, and
resigned as captain in 1871. Since then
he has resided in Elmira, N. Y., and in Randolph.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1064
Surnames: MACAPES, DOW,
TURNER
Major
MACAPES was born about 1798 and came to Randolph about 1825, locating within
the limits of the village on land now owned by A.G. DOW and his son
Charles. He reared two sons and two
daughters and died on the homestead in May, 1883. Mrs. MACAPES died in Feb. 1883. Their oldest child, Emily, the wife of James
TURNER, is the only one of the family who resides in Randolph.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1064
Surnames: MARSH, KING,
SHELDON
Harry
MARSH, a native of Oblong, Conn., born May 29, 1787, removed with his parents
to Bristol, NY in his childhood. He
served in the War of 1812, and married, July 13, 1814, Louisa KING. They settled in Randolph in 1829 on Sample
hill. About 1859 he retired to Randolph
village where he died July 26, 1875.
Mrs. MARSH survived until Jan. 14, 1887.
Mr. MARSH was a deason of the Congregational church from its
organization until old age, and being a strong advocate of temperance he raised
the first frame building in town without the used of intoxicating liquor. Of his eleven children ten grew to maturity
and seven are still living. The youngest
son, Albert MARSH, was born in Randolph, Feb. 15, 1831, and followed farming
until Aug. 1861, when he enlisted in Co. B. 64th NY Vols. and served until May
12, 1864, when, at the battle of the Wilderness, after capturing the flag of
the 44th Va. Regt., he received a wound in his back and a severe shell-wound in
his right leg, which made amputation necessary at the thigh. For this he was promoted second
lieutenant. He has been collector a
number of years and postmaster about three years. He and his sister, Delia A. MARSH, have a
home in Randolph village. Lieutenant
MARSH was voted the best soldier of his company and received the prize of $100
therefor as pledged by Alexander SHELDON.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1064
Surnames: MARSH, WADSWORTH
George
MARSH, oldest son of Deacon Harry, was born in East Bloomfield, NY July 30,
1817. In Jan., 1829 he came to Randolph
with his parents. At the age of 22 he
began business as a lumberman in Cold Spring (now Elko). He was a lumberman for thirty years and in
1862 added a feed-mill to his saw-mill.
In 1870 he removed to Kansas, where he was engaged in farming seven
years. Since then he has resided in
Randolph. He was first an Abolitionist
and at one election he cast the only vote of his party in town. He has been a Republican since the
organization of that party. Aug. 25,
1840, he married Almira WADSWORTH, or Cortland, NY. They have had eleven children. Their oldest son, Duane W., enlisted in Co.
A, 154th N. Y. Vols., July 24, 1862, was taken prisoner at the battle of
Gettysburg, July 2, 1863, confined on Belle Island, transferred to the rebel
hospital on account of illness, and was paroled and sent to the Union hospital
at Annapolis, where he died Aug. 23, 1863.
George, their youngest son, resides in Randolph.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1064 & 1065
Surnames: MARSH, SCUDDER,
BUSH, COY
Hollis
MARSH, son of Hollis and Polly (SCUDDER) MARSH, was born in Kiantone, NY Aug.
30, 1837. This branch of the MARSH
family is of Welsh origin and is descended from three brothers, one of whom
settled in Maine, one in NH, and the other, the great-grandfather of Hollis,
second, in Vermont. His grandfather,
Joseph MARSH, came from Vermont and settled at the “forks”, the confluence of
the Little Conewango with Conewango creek, about 1830. He was a farmer. Some time in the forties he removed to
Michigan, where he died. His son Hollis
married Polly SCUDDER, taught school, and later engaged in merchandizsing in
Randolph in company with A. G. BUSH. He
died of pneumonia in May 1837. Hollis
MARSH, his son, born after his father’s death, was reared a farmer, and in
Oct., 1861 enlisted in Co. E, 9th N. Y. Cav.
At Washington he was ill with pneumonia, was sent to the hospital, and
was discharged an invalid. Dec. 15,
1858, he married Ellen M. COY of Randolph.
The last ten years he has been secretary and superintendent of Randolph
Cemetery. They have a son and a
daughter.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1065
Surname: MARSH
Otis
MARSH, son of Hiram H., was born in Sinclairville, NY Nov. 25, 1838. His father, a miller, went to California by
the overland route at the time of the gold excitement and died there. Otis enlisted in Co. C, 9th NY Cav., in Sept.
1861, and served to the close of the war, re-enlisting as a veteran in the same company and regiment. He has three children.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1065
Surnames: McINTYRE, SMITH,
HUNTLEY, TUBBS, PIKE
Aaron
D. McINTYRE was born in Villenova, July 10, 1836. His mother, Sophronia SMITH, who married
Justin McINTYRE, is yet living, and her mother, now 96, is a pensioner of the
War of 1812. Aaron D. learned the
tanner’s trade at Silver Creek and settled in East Randolph about 1865, where
he was employed in the tannery. In 1874
he came to Randolph village, where he still resides, and where he is now a
beekeeper. Sept. 4, 1862, he married
Addie PIKE: children; Ida S. (Mrs. Jacob HUNTLEY), George, and Nellie O (Mrs.
Charles TUBBS). Mrs. McINTYRE died Nov.
8, 1888.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1065
Surnames: McMANUS, HOPKINS,
MAIN, PINGREY
Edwin
McMANUS was born in Hanove,r NY, March 29, 1825. His father, Joseph McMANUS was a farmer. His grandfather, Christopher McMANUS, served
in the war for our independence and his father served in the War of 1812. His ancestors were of Scotch-Irish
descent. Edwin McMANUS was a school
teacher for two years and then entered the general store of George HOPKINS of
Villenova, as a clerk. Two years later
he was sent by Mr. HOPKINS to Cherry Creek to take charge of a branch store,
which he conducted about two years. In
1865, in company with his brother-in-law, Sidney U. MAIN, of Batavia, he came
to Randolph from East Randolph and opened a drug store. In 1880 Mr. MAIN retired form the firm and
was succeeded by Edwin P. McMANUS, the firm name being E. McMANUS &
Son. This ceased in 1882 by the death of
the junior member. Since then Mr.
McManus has conducted the business alone.
At the organization of the Episcopal church he was elected its treasurer
and one of its wardens, which positions he has since held. He aided in establishing the present system
of water works and was influential in erecting the Union School building. First and old line Whig he has been a
Republican since the organizaiton of the party.
He has served three consecutive terms as a justice of the peace and was
the trial justice of the town. He
married Sophoronia PINGREY; children: Edwin P. and Cora Belle.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1065 & 1066
Surnames: MERRILL, BENEDICT,
HAZELTINE, GOODWIN, BENSON, De LAP, WASHBURN
Isaac
MERRILL, born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1066
Surnames: MIGHELLS, DOPKINS,
BURLEY,
Florentine
F MIGHELLS, a descendant from a Norwegian family was born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1066
Surnames: MIGHELLS, WATERS
Florentine
C. MIGHELLS, son of Florentine F. was born in
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1066
Surnames: MOORE, HOTCHKISS,
HENNINGER
Wesley
MOORE, son of Frederick, was born in Kiantone, Chautauqua county in 1837, and
removed with his father to South Valley at the age of seven where he resided
until 1867. In the fall of 1866 he
married Abigail HOTCHKISS, of South Valley, and the next spring removed to his
present location and began the manufacture of lumber, becoming possessor of the
entire property in 1873. He is engaged
in manufacturing butter and breeding Jersey cows. Mr. MOORE resides in Jamestown and has
resigned his farm affairs to his only son, Eugene, who married Sylvia
HENNINGER.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1066
Surnames: MOORE, ARMSTRONG,
PIPER
Patrick
L. MOORE was born in Jamestown N. Y. in 1853.
In 1868 he was an apprentice at the blacksmith’s trade with Andrew
ARMSTRONG in Randolph. About 1875 he
opened a shop for himself in Randolph and a few years later added a wagon shop,
being now in partnership with Henry PIPER.
Mr. MOORE has been an extensive trader and dealer in horses and early
studied their physiology. In 1887 he took
a course in the Veterinary College of New York city.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1067
Surnames: MORTON, MONROE
Louis
L. MORTON, son of Stutley, was born in Poland, N. Y. Aug 7, 1842, and Dec. 5,
1861, enlisted in Co. B, 12th NY Vols.
He was disabled by rheumatism and discharged Jan. 2, 1863. Feb. 8, 1869, he married Adda M. MONROE and
in 1873 settled where he now resides in E. Randolph, where he manufactures
shingles, staves, etc. Children: Robert L. and Harry J.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1067
Surnames: MYERS, CHAFFEE,
CARTER
Chauncey
MYERS, son of Frederick, was born in Smithfield, N. Y. Jan 6, 1814. His grandfather, a native of Germany,
emigrated to New Jersey, where the father of Chauncey was born. In 1842 Chauncey MYERS settled in Connewango
and was there a farmer and lumberman about 25 years. He served 4 years as poormaster, and was
first a Democrat, then a Free Soil Democrat, and a Republican when that party
was organized. About 1867 he removed to
Randolph, where he also engaged in farming.
About 1873 he sold his farm to his son and retired from active
business. In 1838 he married Melissa
CHAFFEE, of Smithfield, who was born on an adjoining farm in the same month and
year and attended the same school. They
had five children of whom William C. is the only one who lived to adult
age. Mrs. MYERS died Jan. 8, 1883. William C. MYERS was born in Conewango, Aug.
2, 1845, and finished his education at Randolph Academy. He began business as a farmer and continued
that avocation until 1889, when he became a furniture dealer and
undertaker. In Nov., 1889, he took a
full course in the United States College of Embalming of New York city, from
which he was graduated. Sept. 20, 1870,
he married Mary E., daughter of L.H. CARTER, of Randolph and has three sons and
two daughters.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1067
Surnames: OSTROM, FARNHAM,
SEARLE, NUTTING, HURD, LONG
Isaac
L. OSTROM, born in
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History of the Town of
Pages 1067 & 1068
Surnames: PALMER,
The
PALMER family in
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History of the Town of
Page 1068
Surnames: PIERCE,
Zebediah
PIERCE, born in
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History of the Town of
Page 1068
Surnames: PIERCE,
CHAMBERLAIN, ROBERTS
Eli B.
PIERCE, born in Lyons, N. Y. Aug 30, 1822, married Nov. 18, 1856, Eliza A.
CHAMBERLAIN, who was born July 25, 1832.
She was the adopted daughter of Judge Benjamin CHAMBERLAIN, and was
graduated from Phipps Union Female Seminary, of
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History of the Town of
Page 1068
Surnames: PIPER, MOORE,
WEEGAR
Henry
G. PIPER ws born in Newfield, N. Y. in 1854.
At the age of sixteen he began business on his own account and in the
fall of 1874 came to
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History of the Town of
Page 1069
Surnames: PRICE, GROW, POPE,
DELAND, POTTER, METCALF, SMITH, DRAYTON, CROSS, LANE, ABBEY
Meletiah
H. PRICE, son of Meletiah and Hannah (GROW) PRICE was born in
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1069
Surnames: RATHBONE, VAN
BRUNT, SPIKING
James
RATHBONE, son of Philander and Cynthia (VAN BRUNT) RATHBONE, was born in
Albany, N. Y. Oct. 8, 1826. He moved
with his parents to Abbott’s Corners, N. Y. where he remained until he attained
his majority. He spent several years as
a clerk and began business as a merchant with his father in Sinclairville,
Chautauqua county. Later he was there
associated with others. In 1875 he
removed with his family to Randolph and for two years conducted business in Red
House and Forestville. In 1877 he opened
a grocery store in Randolph, which he continued until his death, Feb. 14,
1886. Feb. 5, 1856, he married Mary A.
SPIKING, of Sinclairville. His son,
William L. RATHBONE, succeeded his father in business.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1069
Surnames: RICH, YOUNG, MYRES,
FENTON, SEARLES
Charles
C. RICH, son of Zalmon and Julia A. (YOUNG) RICH, was born in Persia, July 18,
1851. His father was a farmer. Charles C. began business as a clerk in a
general store in Cattaraugus. In 1872 he
came to Randolph and opened a hardware store in company with his brother, H.
Clarence RICH, the firm being styled RICH Brothers. This continued until Oct. 1880, when the
business was divided, C. C. RICH taking the furniture part and H. C. RICH the
hardware. Charles C. continued alone
until his health failed. In 1883 he
purchased the opera block and resumed trade.
In 1884 his brother William H. became his partner which continued until
Feb. 1890, when William H. sold his interest to William MYRES. Mr. RICH is a stockholder and a director of
the Randolph State Bank. In June, 1874,
he married Louise, daughter of John FENTON.
She died in 1881. In Nov. 1883,
he married Eugenia A. SEARLES. H. C.
RICH was supervisor of Randolph in 1882.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1069 & 1070
Surnames: ROGERS, WILES, SAMPLE, FOSKIT
William
ROGERS, born in Salem, NY, Feb. 20 1807, removed with his parents to Cortland
county when he was 8 years old, and married, in Cincinnatus, N. Y. Sept. 11,
1830, Hannah WILES. He was a farmer
there until 1836, when he removed to
Randolph, rented a farm four years, and in the spring of 1840 permanently
settled on the place he still owns on lot 28.
Mrs. ROGERS died Dec. 12, 1865, and in 1873 he left the homestead and
has since resided with his oldest son, George ROGERS. Children: George, born Feb. 19, 1831; Giles,
of Sheridan, N. Y.; Gilbert, a soldier in the Union army: Jane (Mrs. Alfred
SAMPLE), of Kennedy, N. Y.; and Jerome, who died at the battle of Malvern Hill. George ROGERS began business as a lumberman
and manufactured extensively hand-made pine shingles. Oct. 7, 1856, he married Emily, daughter of
Davis B. FOSKIT, and settled where they now reside.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page 1070
Surnames: SAMPLE, SHEFFER,
HESS
Frederick
SAMPLE settled on Sample hill in 1823 and was soon after joined by his brothers
Samuel, John, Jackson, and Jacob. The
neighborhood of this colony of the SAMPLE family soon became known as Sample
hill, which name it still bears. John
SAMPLE was born in Herkimer county, N. Y., April 21, 1797. Dec. 5, 1819, he married Betsey SHEFFER, who
died July 21, 1822, being the mother of his daughter Margery. In 1825 he came to Randolph and located on
lot 63. He returned to his home and Nov.
2, 1826, married Mary HESS. Mr. SAMPLE
had a good education for his day and taught several terms of common school. He
was assessor, supervisor, and magistrate a long term of years. He died March 4,
1873. Mrs. SAMPLE died June 29, 1890.
Surnames: SAMPLE, PALMER
Freeman
E. SAMPLE, oldest son of John, was born on the homestead in 1828. He married Polly PALMER in 1853 and settled
on eighty-five acres of land in Poland, where he died July 9, 1889. He was an ambitious scholar, received a good
academic education, began teaching when sixteen years old, and taught in
winters until he was twenty-five. He became prominently identified with the
Patrons of Husbandry and was a worthy member of Union Grange, NO. 244, of
Jamestown. He was supervisor at the time
of his death. Children: Eric H. and
Ethel E.
Surnames: SAMPLE, HOYT, DEWEY
Jacob
SAMPLE settled on Sample hill in 1823, where his son Andrew J. now lives. He was born May 13, 1808, and married
Clarinda HOYT, Jan 8, 1827, who was born Sept. 5, 1804. Mr. SAMPLE died Jan. 7, 1870, and Mrs. SAMPLE
Aug. 14, 1870. Of their eleven children
five are living. The youngest, Andrew
SAMPLE, was born on the homestead April 24, 1849, where he has always resided,
having succeeded his father by buying the interests of his brothers and sisters. Jan. 5, 1871, he married Laura, daughter of
Lucius DEWEY. Children: Clayton L., born
Nov. 7, 1872; Lelia V., born Aug. 31, 1875 ; and Viola A., born April 10, 1882.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages 1070 & 1071
Surnames: SCUDDER, GOULD
Ezekiel
SCUDDER, a native of Massachusetts and a Revolutionary soldier, married Cynthia
GOULD, of that State, where his first child, Marvin, was born. With his family he came to Victor, N. Y.,
where he was one of the earliest settlers.
He remained there a quarter of a
century, cleared a farm, built and operated a grist-mill, a saw-mill,
and a carding and cloth-dressing-mill, and thence removed to Phelps, where he
was a farmer. In 1827 he came to
Randolph and settled on lot 14, where the widow of John ARCHER now lives. He died on lot 55. Children: Marvin, Joel, Laura, Calvin,
Malana, Betsey, Enos, Roena, Clarissa, and Freeman.
Surnames: SCUDDER, BOUGHTON,
HUNTINGTON
Capt.
Marvin SCUDDER, son of Ezekiel, was born in Albany county, N. Y., Oct. 31,
1791. He married Deborah BOUGHTON in
Victor, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1812; she died Dec. 26, 1862. He died Dec. 14, 1871. Mr. SCUDDER settled on a farm in Victor and
was also proprietor of a saw-mill. He
was captain of a militia company in the War of 1812. In 1832 he came with his family to Randolph
and located where the Park block now stands, and there opened his house to the
public. Later he built the hostelry now
the Central House and conducted it as SCUDDER's Hotel. About 1840 he went to Michigan and Ohio. Returning to Randolph he conducted a general
store and his farm. He and his wife died
in Oneida, IL. Buel SCUDDER, his son,
born in Victor, Jan. 22, 1816, married Almira HUNTINGTON in Napoli, May 17,
1842, and settled on Cold Spring street about a half-mile south of the
village. He has resided on his present
farm since 1860. Mrs. SCUDDER died Sept.
24, 1889.
Surnames: SCUDDER, CRONK, SEARS, BERRAY, FENTON, DOCKSTADER
Joel
SCUDDER, son of Ezekiel, was born in Victor, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1793. He served in the War of 1812, married Hannah
CRONK, and engaged in farming. In 1830
they moved to Randolph, where he bought the Benjamin Clark farm, which included
the grounds occupied by the railroad depot, and about two years later opened
his house as a tavern. About seven years
later he removed to Carroll, Chautauqua county, where he resided ten years and
kept hotel. Returning to Randolph he
followed farming until his death March 3, 1866, his wife dying the same day,
both being buried in the same coffin. Of
their six sons and four daughters six are living: Polly, widow of Nathan L.
SEARS; Rumina (Mrs. Henry L. BERRAY); Joel, of Kiantone, N. Y.; Elizabeth,
widow of Hon. Reuben E. FENTON, of Jamestown, N. Y.; Albert; and Lester. John Dempster SCUDDER, son of Joel, enlisted
in the Civil war and was killed in battle in 1865. Lester SCUDDER, the youngest son of Joel, was
born in Randolph, Sept. 21, 1833, and inherited the homestead, which he still
owns. Feb. 15, 1866, he married Alida
C., youngest daughter of Adam DOCKSTADER, and has one son, Frank L.
Surnames: SCUDDER, SALISBURY,
LOUX
Spencer
SCUDDER, son of Marvin, was born in Victor, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1814. Oct. 3, 1836, he married Caroline SALISBURY
in Randolph. Children: Egbert M., Ogden
H., Ambrose S., and Adaline A. He
married, second, Ann LOUX, of Ellery, N. Y., who was the mother of his son A.
Hamilton. Mr. SCUDDER died in Galesburg,
Ill., Sept. 29, 1878. He was a justice
of the peace twenty consecutive years and was supervisor in 1852.
Surnames: SCUDDER, GOULD
Hon.
Samuel SCUDDER, son of Joel, was born in
Surnames: SCUDDER,
Ogden
H. SCUDDER, son of Spencer, was born in
Surnames: SCUDDER, FENTON,
GOODWILL,
Alvin
L. SCUDDER, son of Buel, was born in
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Surnames: SEAGER, WOODARD,
MYERS, BIGELOW
Hector
SEAGER was born in
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Surnames: SEARLE, OSTROM, WOODFORD
William
E. SEARLE, son of Tyler H. and Jane (OSTROM) SEARLE, was born in Villenova,
Chautauqua county, in 1850, was educated in the common schools and in
Forestville Academy, and commenced business as a clerk in the general store of
Amos Dow & Son. He was also a
traveling salesman, and in 1876 he formed a partnership with his uncle, Thomas
L. OSTROM, in a general merchandise trade in East Randolph, where they
continued until 1877. At the
organization of the State Bank of East Randolph Mr. SEARLE was chosen cashier,
which position he now holds. April 19, 1877, he married Lelia W., daughter of
H. J. WOODFORD. They have a son and a
daughter.
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Surnames: SHELDON, CROWLEY,
CALHOUN, EDDY, MERRILL, ROGERS
Thaddeus
Spencer SHELDON was born March 3, 1818, in
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History of the Town of
Pages
1072 & 1073
Surnames: SMITH, WILCOX,
METCALF
Ira
SMITH came to
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History of the Town of
Page
1073
Surnames: STANLEY, ABBEY,
KIERSTEAD, MILLS, DEWEY
Isaac
C. STANLEY, born in 1820, came to
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History of the Town of
Page
1073
Surnames: STEWART, REED,
ZIBBLE
Arthur
A. STEWART, son of J. F., was born in Randolph in 1854. Educated in the public schools he began
business as proprietor of the mill which he now owns and conducts, the capacity
of which he has at least increased three-fold.
In Sept., 1890, he married Mrs. A. M. (REED) ZIBBLE.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1073
Surnames: STONE, WOOD, HOLLENBECK
Edwin
STONE, born in Brownville, N. Y., June 24, 1831, began business as a carpenter
at the age of eighteen years. In the
fall of 1850 he came to Conewango. Nov. 17, 1851, he married Orlantha Priscilla,
daughter of Gaius WOOD, and settled as a farmer in Rutledge. Mr. STONE has 37 acres in the village of
Randolph, where he has resided since the spring of 1876. He has been a dealer in real estate, has
built and renewed several farm buildings, and built and conducted a cheese
factory two years. In Sept., 1864, he
enlisted in the Rebellion, and was discharged June 23, 1865. While moving, a building at the company
quarters a roof fell upon his head, which fractured his skull and incapacitated
him from further duty. Children: Frank
A., who married Emma HOLLENBECK, of Leon; and Minnie.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1073
Surnames: SWAN, PEASE,
SALISBURY, ALLEN, WHITE
Horace
D. SWAN came from Madison county, N. Y., to East Randolph as early as 1827, and
there built the first iron foundry in town, which he and his partner, James
PEASE, conducted about a year, trading his interest for a saw-mill in Cold Spring. He conducted a lumber business two or three
years, and was a resident and merchant in Randolph, where he was also justice
of the peace five or six years from 1832.
Returning to Cold Spring he was a farmer and served as supervisor from
1839 to 1842 inclusive, and also kept a country hotel. He finally became a farmer in Napoli, and
died at Oil City, Pa., while marketing produce, aged sixty-two. He married, in Madison county, Polly
SALISBURY, who was born in 1800, and who survived until Dec., 1878. Of their five sons four are living: James A.,
of Dakota; Daniel S.; and Alonzo F. and Horace D., of Napoli. Daniel S. SWAN, born in Villenova, Chautauqua
county, June 23, 1829, was a clerk in a country store at the age of seventeen,
and six years later opened a store in company with Deacon ALLEN in Cold Spring,
where he was engaged two years. He then
removed to East Randolph and opened a general store. In 1867 he removed to Randolph, where he has
since resided. He was a merchant about
five years, a lumberman four years, and has run a large number of lumber rafts
down the river. Since 1877 he has
engaged largely in producing oil. A
staunch Democrat, he has been supervisor, justice of the peace, and overseer of
the poor. In 1864 he married Lizzie M., daughter
of Andrew P. WHITE, of Ellington, Chautauqua county. Children: Eva M., Agnes W. (deceased), Lizzie
M. (died July 1, 1886), and Arthur W. (born in 1880).
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1074
Surnames: TERRY, CLARK, HURD,
FOX
Charles
W. TERRY, son of William A., was born in Franklinville, March 25, 1846. At the age of eight years his parents removed
to
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History of the Town of
Page
1074
Surnames: THOMA, SMITH, HALL,
BARBER, MILKS
Dominicus
THOMA was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages
1074 & 1075
Surnames: HOMPSON, CURTIS
D.
Hart THOMPSON, youngest child and only son of Jabez and Clarissa (CURTIS)
THOMPSON, was born in Leon in 1848. His
parents were natives of Connecticut and settled in Leon about 1830. Jabez bought cattle and drove them to eastern
markets, and owned and conducted a grist-mill, distillery, general store, and a
farm of 400 or 500 acres. He subsequently
removed to Randolph and retired from business.
He died in March, 1891. Mrs.
THOMPSON died in June, 1888. D. Hart
THOMPSON began business as a merchant in Leon.
He removed to Sinclairville, where he continued his mercantile career
ten years. In 1882 he came to Randolph,
where he was a merchant two or three years.
Since then he has been engaged with William E. Smith & Co., of New
York, in buying cheese. The last two
years he has also superintended their combination of cheese factories.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1075
Surnames: THURSTON, TORRANCE,
TORRENCE
Daniel
THURSTON was born in Oneida county, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1809. His father died about 1814 and he resided
with his mother until twenty years of age, when, in 1829, he came to Randolph
and purchased fifty acres of wood-land on lot 38. April 7, 1831, he married Lodensy TORRANCE
[sic], who was born Oct. 11, 1810. in Bristol, N. Y., and died May 21, 1891.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1075
Surnames: TORRENCE,
HITCHCOCK, STEDMAN, PHILLIPS, WOODWORTH, KENT
The
TORRENCE family in America is of Scotch-Irish origin and descends from Thomas
TORRENCE, who was father of Samuel, whose son Timothy M. was born in Bristol,
Conn., Sept. 6, 1786. When young he
removed to Henrietta, N. Y., where he married Zervinia HITCHCOCK, and where he
settled as a farmer. In Feb., 1824, he
removed to Randolph with a heavy sled and two yoke of oxen, bringing his wife
and four children. He lived in a log
shanty on lot 46, where his grandson, Joel B. TORRENCE, now resides. His farm contained 230 acres of solid
woodland. He held several town
offices. Being one of a committee
appointed to name the town he suggested "Randolph" in honor of John
RANDOLPH. He was a devoted Christian and
for many years, was a member of the Baptist church. He died in Aug., 1871. Mrs. TORRENCE died in September of the same
year. They had twelve children, of whom
eight attained mature age: Seymour, of Michigan; Lodensy (Mrs. Daniel
THURSTON), died May 21, 1891; Permelia (Mrs. A. STEDMAN), died in May, 1891;
Garwood M.; Lovisa (Mrs. Philander PHILLIPS); Romeda (Mrs. William PHILLIPS);
Olive (Mrs. C. WOODWORTH); and Fanny (Mrs. William KENT).
Surnames: TORRENCE,
BASSETT, CROSS, BOYINGTON, FOSTER, BABCOCK, GILBERT, WALLACE, CHURCHILL
Garwood
M. TORRENCE was born in Henrietta, N. Y., Aug. 4, 1814. He married Persis, daughter of Dea. Joel
BASSETT, of Napoli, who was born April 5, 1817.
He settled in life as a farmer and eventually owned the homestead, and
died June 16, 1885. Mrs. TORRENCE died
Oct. 2, 1890. Children: Joel B. ; Lucy
C., born March 7, 1841, married William H. CROSS; Emeline L., born Nov. 15,
1843, married Benjamin BOYINGTON; Mitchell T., born July 3, 1845; Carrie P.
(Mrs. James H. FOSTER) ; Mary M. (Mrs. David BABCOCK); and Rena V. (Mrs.
Anderson GILBERT). Joel B. TORRENCE,
born Oct. 28, 1839, resides on the homestead.
He had a few terms at Randolph Academy and Sept. 6, 1862, enlisted in
Co. H, 154th N. Y. Vols., being discharged June 11, 1865. Oct. 13, 1869, he married Ella WALLACE, of
Perrysburg, Ohio, who died May 23, 1873.
Sept. 25, 1876, he married Hattie CHURCHILL, of Ellington, N. Y.,
daughter of Cullen CHURCHILL, a pioneer of that town. Mitchell T. TORRENCE married Sarah J. CROSS,
of Randolph. Dec. 11 1863, he enlisted
in Co. H, 14th N.Y. H. A., was confined
in the hospital with typhus fever three months in the summer of 1864, and was
discharged Aug. 26, 1863. In 1867 he
settled on the farm where he now resides, and where he also deals in cattle,
fruit, and poultry. He has four sons and
two daughters.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Pages
1075 & 1076
Surnames: TURNER, JONES,
BENSON, MUNSON, PARMOUR
Thomas
TURNER, born in Oxford, England, in 1803, came to America in March, 1852, and
the next June married Elizabeth JONES.
He settled in the village of Randolph, where be died in 1878. Mrs. TURNER resides in Franklin, Pa. Children: Mary, of Oakland, Pa; John E., born
in 1856, a butcher and dealer in meats; Sarah (Mrs. John BENSON, Jr.) of
Napoli; Rachel (Mrs. Charles MUNSON), of Spokane Falls, Wash.; Susan (Mrs.
Harry PARMOUR), of Indianapolis, Ind.; Thomas E., a butcher with his brother
John E.; and Joseph, of Jamestown.
Thomas was a landscape and market gardener.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1076
Surnames: TURNER, SEARLE,
HACKETT, MOORE BUTLER, HODGKISS
Thomas
TURNER, a native of Ireland, was born Jan. 25, 1829, came to Randolph in 1850,
and married, that year, Anna SEARLE. He
was a farmer and died Feb. 19, 1891.
Children: Ellen (Mrs. J. HACKETT), deceased; Richard (deceased); Anna
(Mrs. P. L. MOORE); Martha (Mrs. BUTLER); Thomas J.; Joseph C., of Leon; and
Melvin, John, Ida V., and Eva K. Thomas
J. TURNER is a farmer on the Knox place and also deals in horses. He resides in Randolph village, where he has
served as street commissioner. Feb. 13,
1890, he married Celia HODGKISS.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1076
Surnames: VAN RENSSELAER,
SCUDDER, CARTER, OWEN
Henry
K. VAN RENSSELAER, son of Dr. D. S. VAN
RENSSELAER (see page 174), was born in
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History of the Town of
Page
1076
Surnames:
Lieut.
George W. WATKINS, son of Lyman and Abigail (JORDAN) WATKINS, was born in
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History of the Town of
Page
1076
Surnames: WILLIAMS, OLIN,
WRIGHT, BLACKMER
Davis
WILLIAMS, son of Solomon and Sally (OLIN) WILLIAMS, was born Jan. 16, 1800, and
died in
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History of the Town of
Pages
1076 & 1077
Surnames: WILLOUGHBY, COLE,
FITCH, BARR
The
Bliss
WILLOUGHBY, his oldest son, was born in 1721, and married, second, Rosanna COLE
in 1771 or 1772. He had settled in
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History of the Town of
Page
1077
Surnames: WOOD, SNOW
Oscar
C. WOOD, son of Gaius and grandson of Gen. Seth WOOD, an early settler of
Conewango, was born there April 16, 1844.
In Nov., 1863, he married Rosetta L., daughter of William SNOW, and
settled on a farm of 175 acres, which he sold nine years later and bought in
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History of the Town of
Pages
1077 & 1078
Surnames: WOODFORD, FILLMORE,
WOODIN, WHITTAKER, SEARLE
Capt.
Samuel WOODFORD, born in Connecticut in 1784, married there Phebe FILLMORE,
cousin of Millard FILLMORE. In 1831 they
were farming in Ellicottville and June 10, 1837, they settled on a farm in
Napoli a short distance from the corporation of East Randolph. This they sold and came to the village of
East Randolph, where he died Jan. 10, 1857.
He served in the War of 1812 under Gen. William Henry Harrison and led
his company as captain at the battles of Lundy's Lane, Kingston, and
others. He served as commissioner of
highways in Ellicottville and Napoli. He
and his wife were members of the Baptist church. She died May, 13, 1867. Of their eleven children five are living: N.
S., Cyrus Fillmore, John V., Emily S. (widow of David WOODIN). and Henry
J. Henry J. WOODFORD was born in
Ellicottville, March 4, 1833. He was proprietor
of the Half-way House between Randolph and Little Valley and subsequently of
the East Randolph House, which he conducted with a livery about fifteen
years. Since then he has been engaged in
the hardware business, in oil speculation, and in dealing in real estate. He has also bought and sold many high blooded
horses. He owns the famous horse
"Barnum,' long "king of the turf." Mr. WOODFORD married Sarah J. WHITTAKER, a
native of Vermont, Aug. 6, 1853.
Children: Elva Augusta, Lelia W. (Mrs. W. E. SEARLE), Bertie (died Feb.
4, 1857), Frank McClellan.
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History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1078
Surname: WOODRUFF
Austin
WOODRUFF, born in Aurora, N.Y., July 6, 1820, was educated in the academy at
Aurora. His father, a farmer and
lumberman, died Jan. 14, 1838. He was a
clerk in a store in Machias a year, and then returned home and managed the farm
and saw-mill until 1844, when, with his brother, Henry Seymour WOODRUFF, he
opened a general store in Yorkshire. In
1846 and 1847 he was proprietor of the Globe Hotel in Yorkshire. In 1849 Austin came to Randolph, where he
still resides. Here he has been a
merchant and a dealer in live stock.
Originally a Whig he joined the Republican party at its organization,
and has been assistant revenue assessor several years, resigning the position
in favor of Capt. F. C. Jones, a veteran of the war; he was also for six months
in the Pension Bureau at Washington. He
has served a number of years as assessor of this town and was long a trustee of
Randolph Cemetery.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Randolph –
Chapter XLIV (44)
Page
1079
Surnames: WOODWORTH, BEMIS,
LEACH, COY, SEYMOUR, PIERCE, ELLIOTT
Capt.
Zebedee WOODWORTH was born in Rensselaerville, N. Y., May 14, 1779. His father removed with his family to Fenner,
N. Y., and in 1825 Zebedee came to Randolph and settled on Sample hill. Later in his life he removed to the village
and gave his attention to his lumber business.
He filled most of the town offices, being supervisor six years, and in
the militia rose to the rank of captain.
Captain WOODWORTH died Nov. 25, 1867, the day of the fifty-second
anniversary of his settlement in Randolph.
Children: Mary A. (Mrs. E. LEACH), George, Sophia W. (Mrs. S. HOLBROOK),
deceased, Charles, Spencer, and Susan (Mrs. BEMIS), deceased, George WOODWORTH
was born in Madison county, Jan. 14, 1823.
He has principally followed farming, but has also manufactured and dealt
in lumber and for forty-five years was a dealer in cattle. Mr. WOODWORTH now resides in Randolph village
and has retired from active business. In
Sept., 1846, he married Miss C. COY. Children: Mina (Mrs. Henry SEYMOUR); Lewis,
who married Cora PIERCE, and is a farmer and deputy sheriff; and Flora (Mrs.
Frank ELLIOTT.)
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1893
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
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History of the Town of Red House –
Chapter XLV (45)
Page
1081
Surname: BURGETT
The
BURGETT family in Red House have been among the town's most prominent and
enterprising citizens. Richard BURGETT
opened a hotel in the village in 1871 and the same year was elected supervisor. Frank A. BURGETT has held the office by
re-election since 1887.
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History of the Town of Red House –
Chapter XLV (45)
Page
1081
Surname: FRINK
Darius
FRINK, the first permanent settler in Red House, was a native of Sterling,
Conn., and for one year was a resident of Carroll, Chautauqua county. In 1828 he came to this town, where for many
years he was the only white inhabitant.
During the last few years of his life he lived on lot 18 in town 2,
where his son James subsequently resided.
The latter has served his town in official capacities, being supervisor
in 1886. Nelson, his brother, lived and
died in town.
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History of the Town of Red House –
Chapter XLV (45)
Page
1081
Surname: FULLER
Howard
FULLER settled first in Randolph, then in Pennsylvania, and in 1839 in Cold
Spring, whence he subsequently removed to Red House. He was a prominent pioneer and long carried
on an extensive mercantile and lumbering business. He was supervisor of Cold Spring four years
and held other local offices. His son
Howard, Jr., served as supervisor of Red House in 1870, from 1879 to 1881, in
1883, and in 1884. He came here in 1858.
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History of the Town of Red House –
Chapter XLV (45)
Page
1081
Surname: ROSENBERRY
James
ROSENBERRY was born in Butler county, Pa., and became the second permanent
settler in Red House, locating on lot 31 in 1837. He went to Great Valley in 1815 and thence to
Salamanca in 1816, where he lived until his removal hither. He died here, the oldest man in town.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
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History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1092 & 1093
Surnames: ANDREWS, LATTIN,
BENSON, LAING
Jerome
A. ANDREWS, the second child of Willis M. and Mariette ANDREWS., was born at
East Otto, Jan. 6, 1839, and married Emma LATTIN, daughter of Linus LATTIN, of
Mansfield, Sept. 23, 1868. Their
children are Bret, born Feb. 5, 1871, married Fannie, daughter of A. F. BENSON,
of Cattaraugus, Jan. 28, 1893; Neil, born Dec. 27, 1874, a law student in
Buffalo; and Max, born July 4, 1884.
Jerome A. remained on the farm till April, 1861, when he enlisted in Co.
I, 37th N. Y. Vols., in which he served as private and sergeant through all the
hard-fought battles during his term of enlistment, re-enlisting in 1865 as
veteran and first lieutenant.
Immediately subsequent to the fall of the Confederacy he engaged in the
sale of general merchandise with his brother G. W. at East Otto, continuing
until 1869, when be went to New Albion, where he was postmaster, and
subsequently removing to Cattaraugus, where he engaged in the same business. Thence he went to Salamanca and engaged in the
hardware trade with Hon. S. S. LAING, which business he still follows with his
oldest son Bret as J. A. ANDREWS & Son.
He is prominent in G. A. R. circles and has been several times commander
of E. A. ANDREWS Post, No. 287, which
was named for his brother, and has also been a delegate to State and National
encampments. He is now an aid-de-camp on
the staff of the department commander of the State of New York. (See also p.
552.)
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History of the Town of Salamanca – Chapter
XLVI (46)
Page
1093
Surnames: BEERS, OSTERBANK
James
S. BEERS's father, Benjamin BEERS, and mother, Sarah OSTERBANK, were natives of
Connecticut. He was born in Westchester
county, N, Y., in 1816, and settled in Little Valley in 1850, whence he removed
to West Salamanca in the fall of 1864, where he still resides. His leading life occupation has been that of
a jeweler.
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History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1093
Surnames: BECKWITH, SEIL
Stephen
A, BECKWITH, born in Fredonia, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1837, attended the common
schools, and at the age of eighteen began the trade of a carriage painter. May 17, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 37th N.
Y. Vols., was mustered in June 7, 1861, and was discharged June 22, 1863. He was at the first battle of Bull Run,
served in the Peninsula campaign, and was at Chancellorsville. In Jan., 1862, he was detailed on recruiting
service and spent about three months in New York city. At Fair Oaks he had an attack of typhoid
fever and was sent in a delirious condition to the hospital on David's
Island. Returning to his regiment he
participated in the battle of Fredericksburg and at the close of the war
returned home with the rank of sergeant.
He married, Oct. 19, 1864, Philopene SEIL. In the fall of 1875 he removed to Salamanca,
where he is engaged in the manufacture, repair, and sale of carriages. He is a member of Sherwood Post, No. 380, and
has two sons and two daughters.
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History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1093
Surnames: BROWNELL, FURLOW
Jerome
BROWNELL was born in Perrington, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1843. Aug. 8, 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 108th N.
Y. Vols., and fought his first battle at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. He was also at Chancellorsville and at
Gettysburg, where he was struck by bullets five times and received a severe
wound in his right shoulder. After
recovering he went into the Second Brigade brass band as a musician in the
Veteran Reserve Corps and was discharged July 25, 1865. He was then a miller in several places until
1880, when he settled in Salamanca, where he now resides, and where he is an
engineer. He is now serving his second
term as commander of Sherwood Post, No. 380, G. A. R. March 21, 1866, he married Patience A.
FURLOW. Children: James C. and Willard
J.
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History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1093
Surnames: CRANDALL, DUNCAN,
PICKETT
Homer
E. CRANDALL, son of Ira C. and Sarah J. (DUNCAN) CRANDALL, was born in
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History of the Town of
Pages
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Surnames: CRAWFORD, THOMPSON,
MILES, McCULLOUGH, BADGER, BOARDMAN
William
P. CRAWFORD, son of judge William and Nancy (REED) CRAWFORD, was born in
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History of the Town of
Page
1094
Surnames:
Westbrook
L. DAVENPORT, son of Cyrinius and Cornelia (LOWNSBERRY)
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History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1094
Surnames: DOTY, JOHNSON,
MORGAN
Charles
A. DOTY was born in Geneseo, N. Y., July 25, 1860. His father, William H. DOTY, was a customs
house officer in New York city, where the family resided several years. He learned the trade of harness making and in
1882 came to Salamanca, where he still resides.
In May, 1885, he purchased a harness business and has since conducted a
thriving trade. He married Mary L.,
daughter of Henry JOHNSON, of Salamanca, and has one son. His uncle, Lockwood L. DOTY, was Governor
MORGAN's private secretary and the editor of the Livingston Republican.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1094
Surnames: EATON, McKEEN,
MALONEY
Benjamin
F. EATON, son of Ira and Priscilla (McKEEN) EATON, was born in Colden, N. Y.,
Dec. 22, 1843. His father was a native
of New Hampshire and of English descent.
His mother was also born in New Hampshire and was of Scotch ancestry. He supplemented his public school education
with a term at Griffith Institute in Springville. He spent fifteen years in the west,
principally in Iowa, engaged in stock-raising and farming. Returning to his native State in Feb., 1882,
he spent two years in farming in Springville and in 1884 settled in Salamanca,
where he is still engaged in merchandizing.
In Jan., 1879, he married Anna MALONEY, of West Valley. Children: Albert R., Mabel Blanche, Franklin
J., and Viva J.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1094 & 1095
Surnames: FISH, FIELDS,
BURNSIDE, BRACE
William
T. FISH, son of Joseph and Lucia (FIELDS) FISH, was born in Tioga county, Pa.,
in 1836, early learned the shoemaker's trade, and entered the store of his
brother at Kill Buck as a clerk. When
his brother sold to Charles BURNSIDE Mr. FISH was placed in charge of the store
and all of Mr. BURNSIDE's book-keeping.
Two years later he was admitted to partnership in the store under the
firm name of W. T. FISH & Co. Two
years afterward they built the first store in Salamanca and opened it for trade
in the spring of 1865. A year later Mr.
FISH purchased the interest of Mr. BURNSIDE and has since conducted business
alone. In. the great fire in 1880 his
store and stock were destroyed. He
immediately rebuilt his present brick block.
In 1880 he was influential in organizing the First National Bank of
Salamanca and has since been one of its directors. He is a staunch Republican and has often
served as a delegate to conventions. He
is a member of the Masonic fraternity and was six years a member of the Board
of Education. In 1862 he married Mary J.
BRACE, of Dunkirk, N. Y. Children:
William J., Charles A., and Minnie C.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1095
Surnames: FITTS, BAYLEY,
HALL, WHITMORE, GILLIES
James
G. FITTS, son of Isaac and Nancy (BAYLEY) FITTS, natives of Southampton, Mass.,
was born in Dorchester, N. H., Nov. 30, 1829.
His father, a pioneer farmer, removed to Dorchester in 1812 or
1813. He began business as a carpenter
and was engaged near Boston about four years.
In 1856 he came to Cattaraugus county and engaged in manufacturing
lumber by contract for Blake, Elwell & Co., of Kill Buck, where he remained
until 1869, when he settled in Salamanca (then Bucktooth). He assumed the management of the Hemlock mills
under contract with HALL & WHITMORE to saw all the pine timber on a tract
of 7,000 or 8,000 acres. This employed
him thirteen years. During this time Mr.
FITTS manufactured an aggregate of 50,000,000 feet of pine and a large quantity
of hemlock lumber and gave employment to fifty or sixty men. In 1883 he became, with Alonzo M. KENT,
proprietor of the. Hemlock mills. Mr.
FITTS also divided a tract of seventy-five acres into village lots. His brother, Ephraim FITTS, was supervisor of
Great Valley in 1885. In Feb., 1861, he
married Mary C. GILLIES, of Scotch descent, who was born on the Atlantic ocean
in 1843.
He died April 2, 1893.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1095
Surnames: FOSDICK, HUMPHREY,
DOW, WINDSOR
Hiram
FOSDICK, son of Samuel and Caroline (HUMPHREY) FOSDICK, was born in Erie
county, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1827, and was reared in Youngstown, Niagara
county. He became a tailor and when
eighteen went to Michigan, where he remained five years as a journeyman. He also learned of his father the trade of
carpenter and in 1849 settled in Randolph, where he resumed his trade as a
tailor, which he conducted several years.
On account of impaired health he took up the business of carpenter,
which he continued until 1860, when he became the book-keeper and salesman for
A. G. DOW, then dealing in hardware. In
Feb., 1863, he went to Memphis, Tenn., where he was citizen clerk in the post
quartermaster's department. In December
he returned to Randolph and had charge of Hon. A. G. DOW's banking business in
his absence as member of Assembly. In
the spring of 1864 Mr. DOW bought a hardware business in East Randolph and made
Mr. FOSDICK his equal partner. In 1865
that business was closed up and consolidated with Warren DOWS's stock of
hardware in Randolph and the combined store was conducted under the firm name
of DOW & FOSDICK until 1868, when the business was sold. April 1, 1869, he again entered Mr. DOW's
banking office, where he remained until Oct., 1875, when he had a position with
the State Bank of Randolph, where he was employed until he resigned March 1,
1882, to accept the position of cashier of the Salamanca National Bank, which
position he has since filled. In 1866
Mr. FOSDICK married Helen WINDSOR, of York, N. Y.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1095 & 1096
Surnames: GALLAGHER, ANSLEY,
LAMB, VEDDER
Charles
E. GALLAGHER was born of Irish parentage in Little Valley, June 15, 1849, was
educated in the common schools and in Randolph Academy, studied law with Hudson
ANSLEY and others, and had charge of the law office of Judge LAMB and C. P.
VEDDER in Salamanca about two years, but never made application for admission
to the bar. His sight became impaired
and for a while he was totally blind.
Partially recovering he opened a hardware and grocery store in Salamanca
and is now engaged in the sale of hardware, agricultural implements, carriages,
and sleighs, and as a contractor and builder.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1096
Surnames: GARDNER, COYLE
Frank
H. GARDNER was born in Salamanca, Feb. 3. 1862.
He is the son of C. S. GARDNER and received a good business education in
Cleveland, Ohio, after which he learned the printer's trade in his native
village. He married Annie COYLE, Oct.
27, 1884, and has three children.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1096
Surnames: GIBSON, FITTS,
ANSLEY
C. R.
GIBSON has resided in Salamanca several years.
He built the opera house in 1890, on the site of the one erected by
FITTS & ANSLEY, and has recently metamorphosed it into stores. He is a wholesale dealer in wines and liquors
and one of the substantial men of the village.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1096
Surnames: GILLESPIE, FOWLER,
KRIEGER
Noble
H. GILLESPIE, a native of the North of Ireland and of Scotch descent was born
May 3, 1859, emigrated to America in the spring of 1880, and settled in
Chicago, where he was engaged in the meat packing establishment of FOWLER
Brothers, who sent him to Salamanca in 1881 to superintend their refrigerator
department. He was their agent
alternately in Chicago and Salamanca until 1889, since which time he has been a
permanent resident here and is now engaged in the harness business. Oct. 28, 1886, he married Emma, daughter of
A. H. KRIEGER.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1096
Surnames: HALL, GAYLORD,
HALLECK, PEABODY, PHILLIPS, COWLES
Rev.
William HALL, son of Ephraim, was born in Dracut, Mass., Sept. 20, 1808. His father settled in Hanover, N.Y., in
1810. At the age of twenty-six he was ordained
a minister of the Congregational church.
Oct. 22, 1834, he married Emeline GAYLORD and the next day came with his
bride to the Allegany reservation and located at Bucktooth Mills as an Indian
missionary to the Seneca Nation. In May
following his house was burned and one Indian boy perished in the flames. He then removed to Old Town in South Valley,
where he labored as an Indian missionary, being sustained by the American Board
of Foreign Missions, and had very little intercourse with white people for
twenty years. Except about ten years
which he spent as a home missionary in London, Mich., he labored constantly as
a Christian minister with the Seneca Indians.
In 1878 he was placed on the retired list, but he has continually
preached to his Indian congregation. He
resides in West Salamanca. His life work
has been one of great hardship and self-denial.
Feb. 17, 1882, his wife died; of three sons and three daughters three
are living; Silas C., Mrs. Lydia S. HALLECK, and Mrs. Clarissa PEABODY. Nov. 24, 1891, Mr. HALL married Mrs. Sophia
M. (PHILLIPS), widow of Sylvester COWLES, D.D., of Randolph.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1096
Surnames: HOAG, BROWN
Robert
H. HOAG, son of Alexander and Margaret (BROWN) HOAG, was born in County Entran,
North of Ireland, in 1842, of Scotch ancestry, and came to America with his
parents, a brother, and three sisters in 1846, spending three years in the city
of New York, where Alexander was engaged as a stone mason. The family settled in 1849 in Humphrey,
whence, in 1876, he removed to Salamanca, where he still resides. Robert H. HOAG enlisted Oct. 2, 1861, in Co.
I, 37th N. Y. Vols., participated in the battles of Williamsburg, Seven Pines,
and siege of Richmond, and was discharged for disability. In 1880 he settled in Salamanca and since
1884 has been the business manager of the firm of R. H. HOAG & Co. He is a member of Sherwood Post, G. A. R.
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from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1096 & 1097
Surnames: KEATING, CARRAN
James
C. KEATING, son of John and Ellen (CARRAN) KEATING, was born in Hanover, N. Y.,
April 18, 1856. He learned telegraphy
and was employed by the Erie Railroad Company from the age of seventeen until
1879. He conducted the Union House in
Olean in 1880 and was again a telegraph operator until the fall of 1882. He then settled in Salamanca and conducted a
restaurant. In 1890 he erected Hotel
Keating and opened it to the public Jan. 1, 1891. He has one of the best hotels in Cattaraugus
county.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1097
Surnames: KELSEY, CARVER,
OLIN, FLINT
Truman
KELSEY, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (CARVER) KELSEY, was born in Smyrna, N. Y.,
June 30, 1801. Jan. 27, 1825, he married
Laura OLIN, who was born in Vermont, Feb. 25, 1807. In 1825 they settled in Great Valley one mile
west of Peth, where Mrs. KELSEY died Oct. 27, 1856. Soon afterward Mr. KELSEY went to Delevan,
Wis., where he died. He held most of the
town offices and was many years a justice of the peace. He had six sons and seven daughters, of whom
one son died in infancy.
Kathalo
KELSEY, the third son of Truman, was born on the homestead in Great Valley,
Dec. 25, 1830, and was educated in the common schools, in the Ellicottville
Union School, and in Olean Academy, and began business as a teamster in the
lumber woods. He also taught district
schools in winter and with his brother Samuel bought the homestead, which for
several years they conducted, having also an extensive nursery of fruit trees,
shrubs, etc. From 1868 to 1873 he was a
farmer in Kansas. Returning to
Cattaraugus county he settled in 1875 in Salamanca, where he has since followed
the professions of civil engineering and land surveying. Sept. 2, 1861, he married Agnes FLINT, of
Great Valley, and has five children.
They belong to the Baptist church.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1097
Surnames: LAING, ANDREWS,
EDDY
Hon.
Solon S. LAING, son of John (see page 557) was born in East Otto in 1847 and
was educated in the common schools and in the Buffalo Commercial College. In 1876 he began business as a hardware
dealer in his native town, where he carried on trade eighteen years. He is now of the firm of LAING & ANDREWS,
hardware dealers in Salamanca. Mr. LAING
is a prominent Democrat and represented East Otto on the Board of Supervisors
in 1884, 1885, 1889, and 1890, was sixteen years a member and two years
chairman of the Democratic County Committee, and several times represented his
district in State conventions. He was
postmaster of East Otto several years, cashier of the Bank of Cattaraugus some
time, and for five years has been president of that institution. He was elected member of Assembly in 1891 and
was placed on the Committee of Ways and Means, of Agriculture, and of Indian
Affairs. In the spring of 1892 he
removed to Salamanca, where he now resides.
In the fall of 1876 he married Martha D. EDDY, of Mansfield, and has a
son and a daughter.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1097
Surname: McDONELL
John
D. McDONELL, born in Ottawa, Canada, in the year 1826, was educated in the
public schools and academies, was a clerk in his uncle's general store and
lumber camps, and began business as a merchant in his native city (then
Bytown), where he remained until 1856, when he came to this State. In 1859 he became a clerk for the Erie
railroad and in 1866 settled in Salamanca.
Since 1888 he has conducted a news, book, and stationery business. He is of staunch Highland Scotch descent and
inherits many native characteristics.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1097 & 1098
Surnames: McKAY, McPHERSON
Richard
J. McKAY, of Scotch descent, was born in Mansfield, April 23, 1842. His great-great-grandfather, Elkenny McKAY,
emigrated to America from Edinburgh, Scotland, about 1725. His father was one of the well-known McKAY
family of nine brothers. Richard J., in
Aug., 1863, enlisted in the 13th N. Y. H. A., but was rejected by the examining
surgeon. He began business as a butcher
and dealer in meat in West Salamanca in 1863.
With and without partners he dealt extensively until 1864 in horses,
cattle, and sheep, which he shipped to eastern markets and later to the
Pennsylvania oil regions, and produced oil near Titusville, where he had a
packing and wholesale pork and beef market in 1871. In 1874 he began buying dead and crippled
stock in the West Salamanca stock yards and soon made this a very profitable
business. In 1876 he was made cashier of
the stock yards and a year later became general manager. In 1882 he leased the yards and in 1883 Hon.
John R. McPHERSON associated in business with him, and the yards were enlarged
and the business reached huge proportions.
Mr. McKAY was elected the first president of the village of West Salamanca
in 1884 and became a director of the First National Bank of Salamanca in April,
1880, resigning the position in July, 1889.
He was elected president of the Salamanca National Bank in April, 1889,
and held the position at the time of his death.
When Mr. McKAY became president of the bank the management of the stock
yards was given to his son, John J. McKAY, who has since conducted the
business. Mr. McKAY died in Aug., 1891.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1098
Surnames: MESSINGER, BACHMANN
Peter
MESSINGER, born in Baden, Germany, June 5, 1831, was there a drafted soldier at
the age of twenty-one and served in the German army until 1855. Without leave of absence he emigrated to
America in a sailing vessel, which was six weeks crossing the Atlantic. He arrived in Kill Buck, Sept. 20, 1855, and
on the 24th engaged as a laborer in the
Hemlock mills. Aug. 12, 1862, he
enlisted in Co. A, 154th N. Y. Vols., and was discharged June 21, 1865. He participated in the battles of Chancellorsville
and of Gettysburg, where he was taken prisoner and confined in the southern
prisons until March 1, 1865, when he was paroled and taken to the Union
hospital, whence he was sent home on a furlough and was finally discharged at
Elmira. In Sept., 1871, he entered the
employ of the Atlantic & Great Western railroad, and since 1872 has been
local car inspector for the Erie railroad.
He is a member of Sherwood Post, No. 380, G. A. R. July 9, 1857, he married Catherine BACHMANN,
of Germany; children: Carl H., born June 4, 1858; Cora M., born May 29, 1866;
and Emma, born Sept. 30, 1868.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1098
Surname: MILLER
The
MILLER Brothers (E. H. and H. J.), dealers in wall papers, window shades, etc.,
who employ constantly a corps of skilled workman in paper hanging and painting,
have been located in Salamanca since 1881.
Their enterprise has become one of the leading industries of the town.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1098
Surnames: NEIS, KRIEGER,
COAST
Charles
NEIS, born in Prussia, Germany, in 1848, received a substantial education in
the public schools of his native country, and in 1867 emigrated to America and
joined his sister, Mrs. KRIEGER, in Salamanca, where he still resides. He began business as a journeyman cabinet
maker and soon established a trade of his own.
About 1876 he engaged in dealing in real estate and became also an
extensive builder on his own lands, having completed in Salamanca the new NEIS
block at a cost of about $25,000. He
also erected the brick block on the corner of Main and Maple streets and
besides has built numerous hotels and dwelling houses in Salamanca and in
Bradford, Pa. He has been trustee and
treasurer of the village and was one of the founders and continuously a
director of the First National Bank. In
the spring of 1878 he married Emma COAST, of Olean, and has five sons and two
daughters.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1098
Surnames: NICHOLS, SEELEY
John
J. NICHOLS, son of John and Ann (SEELEY) NICHOLS, was born in Warsaw, N. Y.,
May 16, 1843, and was reared a farmer.
Oct. 29, 1861, he enlisted in Co. D, 64th N. Y. Vols., and was
discharged with the rank of sergeant Oct. 29, 1864. He participated in all the battles of his
regiment until his discharge, and at the Wilderness was under fire every day
from May 6 until July 30, 1864.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1098
Surname: NORTON
E. F.
NORTON is engaged in the sale of watches, clocks, and jewelry in Salamanca, and
is a man of high character and sound business principles.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1099
Surnames: O’BRIEN, SULLIVAN
John
O'BRIEN, born June 22, 1859, in Limestone, attended the schools of Salamanca
and his native town, followed railroading for a time, and finally settled
permanently in Salamanca, where he conducts a billiard parlor. May 13, 1885, he married Ettie, daughter of
M. M. SULLLIVAN.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1099
Surnames: PALMER, BARBER,
JONES, WATSON, SPRAGUE
William
C. PALMER, son of Amos N. and Mary (BARBER) PALMER, was born in Hopkinton, R.
I., in 1833. At the age of eighteen he
became a clerk in a general store and in 1871 came to East Randolph as a dealer
in groceries, where he remained in trade until 1877, when he established the
same business in Salamanca, where he still resides. About 1888 he formed a partnership with
Thomas P. JONES under the firm name of PALMER & JONES. They also have a large store in Bradford,
Pa. In 1856 he married Sarah J. WATSON,
of South Kingston, R. I., and they have had three sons and five daughters; one
of the daughters and all the sons are deceased; those living are Eveline (Mrs.
A. P. SPRAGUE), Media (Mrs. Benjamin WATSON), Susie, and Ruby.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1099
Surnames: PALMER, WALKER,
CHASE, HEVENOR, HALE, SMITH
J.
Davis PALMER, born in Lindley, N. Y., May 31, 1850, came to Salamanca in the
fall of 1869 and purchased the interest of Robert H. WALKER in a grocery
business in which Mr. WALKER was a partner with James H. PALMER, brother of J.
D. He was a merchant with his brother
three or four years under the firm name of PALMER Brothers, and was a clerk in
the express office under A. M. CHASE from 1874 until 1879, when he became
express messenger, which position he still holds. His brother formed a partnership with HEVENOR
Brothers, sold to them, and afterward was a druggist, which business he
continued until his death Dec. 6, 1874.
J. D. PALMER married Emma, daughter of Daniel HALE, of Olean; children:
Arthur D. (who married Anna SMITH, of Newark, N. Y., and has one daughter),
Ralph H., Estelle, and Alma.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1099
Surnames: PATTERSON, HOWE
Daniel
H. and Otis H. PATTERSON, oldest and youngest sons of Robert and Charlotte
(HOWE) PATTERSON, are natives of Great Valley.
They began business as lumbermen, which has always been their avocation. They built their mills in Salamanca village,
on the Allegheny river, in the fall of 1880 and began sawing lumber Jan. 6,
1881. They manufacture annually from
5,000,000 to 6,000,000 feet. Robert
PATTERSON was born in Center township, Butler county, Pa., Dec. 3, 1800. Their grandfather was a native of Cumberland
county, Pa., was a farmer, and died in Butler county, Pa., in 1847. Their great-grandfather emigrated from
Scotland at an early day and settled in Cumberland county. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and
was killed. Robert PATTERSON settled in
Great Valley in 1827, where he was a lumberman, hotel keeper, and farmer. He cast his first presidential vote for Henry
Clay and after the formation of the Republican party he labored for its
success. He was a Presbyterian. Mr. and Mrs. PATTERSON are deceased,
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
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Page
1099
Surnames: REEVES, CHILDS
Frank
A. REEVES, of
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History of the Town of
Pages
1099 & 1100
Surnames: REYNOLDS, VEDDER
Elisha
REYNOLDS was born in
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History of the Town of
Page
1100
Surnames: SENEAR, GREEN
Oscar
B. SENEAR, son of George W., was born in
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History of the Town of
Page
1100
Surnames: SPENCER,
CHAMBERLAIN, TOWNSEND, METCALF, VREELAND
James
O. SPENCER, son of Col. James O. and Triphena (CHAMBERLAIN) SPENCER, was born in
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1100 & 1101
Surnames: SHEDD, CARR
George
SHEDD, son of John D., was born in Jamestown, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1836. April 22, 1861, he enlisted in Co. F, 3d Ohio
Vols., while on a visit in Hamilton, Ohio, and was discharged at the expiration
of his three months' term of enlistment.
Sept. 4, 1861, he enlisted as sergeant in Co. F, 69th Ohio Vols., and in
the battle of Stone River at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 2, 1863, he received a
severe wound from a six-pound solid shot, which carried away the upper part of
his right shoulder. He was discharged
for disability Sept. 13, 1863. Nov. 5,
1863, he received the commission of lieutenant-colonel of Ohio State Militia
and was assigned to duty on the borders of Ohio and Kentucky, where his
regiment did duty, and where he served out his term of five years, being
mustered out of service near the close of the year 1867. Colonel SHEDD returned to Hamilton and served
on the police force until the spring of 1870, when he removed to his native
town and resumed the trade of harness making, which he had commenced before he
entered the army. Two years later he
removed to Randolph, where he prosecuted his trade eight years, serving two
years of the time on the police force.
Jan. 1, 1882, he settled in Salamanca, where he is engaged in harness
manufacturing. Two brothers of Colonel
SHEDD were soldiers in Co. D, 35th Ohio Vols., and both died of wounds. Sept. 13, 1862, he married Mary E. CARR, of
Hamilton, Ohio. Their only son, Albert,
born March 27, 1864, enlisted in the regular army in Sept. 1886, has served a
term of five years in the 5th United States Regulars, and ten days after his
discharge he re-enlisted for five years more.
He is now stationed with his regiment in New Orleans.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1101
Surnames: STILLMAN
Fred
STILLMAN, born in Dunkirk, N. Y., Oct. 20, 1854, received his education in his
native village, and being the oldest of the family the support of his mother
and a younger brother and sister fell upon him after his father's death. He learned the cabinet maker's trade in
Dunkirk, and in Aug., 1876, he began business as a furniture dealer in
Salamanca. In 1888 he sold this business
and is now the only undertaker in the town.
He was supervisor of Salamanca in 1887 and 1888 and is now one of the
county coroners and a member of the Board of Education.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1101
Surnames: STRATTON, FOSTER,
McKAY, KILBOURN, EDDY
Alonzo
L. STRATTON, only son of Leander and Lucy (FOSTER) STRATTON, was born at Little
Valley Center, Feb. 22, 1836, where, until he was thirty-three years of age, he
was engaged in farming on the homestead which his grandfather settled about
1824. In 1869 he located on a farm on
Saw-Mill run, which he still owns, residing in West Salamanca. He has been a dealer in musical instruments,
a fire insurance agent, and is now a salesman in the store of J. J. McKAY. Aug. 18, 1862, he married Frances KILBOURN, a
native of Hartford., Conn., who was born in 1840. Children: Ella (Mrs. Watson EDDY), Delbert,
and Charles.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1101
Surnames: TOBIAS, FRENCH,
CLARK, ELY
Bennett
E. TOBIAS, son of Julius and Elizabeth (FRENCH) TOBIAS, was born in Grove, N.
Y. His grandfather, Asa TOBIAS, was one
of the first settlers in Geneva, N. Y.
His father was a farmer and lumberman.
Beginning at the age of fifteen he spent seven years in the oil regions
of Titusville, Pa., as a well driller.
In 1865 he drilled a test well for a New York company in
Steamburgh. He next drilled five wells
for the United States Oil Company at Pithole.
In 1869 he began operating in oil in Little Colorado, Pa. In Dec. 1883, he came to Salamanca, where he
still resides, and where he is serving his third year as assessor. In 1869 he married Nellie CLARK, of Allegheny
city, Pa., who died in Nov., 1879, being the mother of two daughters. In 1882 Mr. TOBIAS married Mrs. ELY, of
Altoona, Pa.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1101 & 1102
Surnames: VELIE, BIDWELL,
WELTS, PEASE, ROGERS, NARMORE
Philip
J. VELIE, born in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1804, was employed by the Green Bay
Fur Company and later he settled at Cold Spring, near Bath, N. Y., where he had
charge of a paper-mill. In Hammondsport
he managed a warehouse and was next in Oramel, Allegany county, a lumberman. About 1858 he went to Olean, where he was a
wholesale merchant. In 1863 he came to
Salamanca and opened a boarding house and later kept the American House. Mr. VELIE was deputy sheriff in Steuben
county and held several of the town offices in Salamanca. He died in Dec., 1884. Children: Jacob W., a graduate of the Geneva
Medical College, subsequently manager of the Academy of Science in Chicago and
now with his brother Arunah A. proprietor of a museum in St. Joseph, Mich.;
Benjamin W., of Elgin, Ill.; Charles, of East Saginaw, Mich.; Elisha W.;. James
B.; Mrs. T. BIDWELL and Mrs. J. WELTS, of Salamanca; Mrs. J. D. PEASE, of
Corning, N. Y.; and Mrs. J. ROGERS, of Burlingame, Kan. Elisha W. VELIE was born near Bath, N. Y., in
1836 and commenced business in Olean as a boatman on the Genesee Valley canal
in company with his brother Charles.
They manufactured potash in Wethersfield, Wyoming county, where he
married Susan NARMORE in 1861. In 1863
he came to Salamanca, where he still resides.
Here he has been a sawyer, a carpenter, a car-builder, and the past two
years assistant foreman of the railroad shops. James B. VELIE resides in
Salamanca and is first assistant in the express office at the Erie depot.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1102
Surnames: VREELAND,
BUTTERFIELD, PRICE
Edward
B. VREELAND, a son of Simon and Jerusha (BUTTERFIELD) VREELAND and a brother of
Judge Oliver S. VREELAND, is a native of Cuba, N. Y., and was born Dec. 7,
1857. He received his education in the
public schools and in Friendship Academy, and moved to Salamanca in 1871. He was a teacher several years, five of which
he was principal of Salamanca Union Free School, and by his influence an
academic department was instituted under his administration. He studied law while teaching, and was
admitted to the bar in 1880, but has never practiced. He commenced the insurance business in 1880
which he has since continued. He was
active in the re-organization of the Salamanca National Bank, was one of its directors
in 1881, and was elected its president in Sept., 1891, which position he still
holds. He was appointed postmaster of
Salamanca by President Harrison in April, 1889, and held the position until
July 1, 1893. He is an active
Republican, a speaker of ability, and takes the stump in presidential
campaigns. In 1880, he married Almira,
daughter of J. O. PRICE, of Friendship.
They have three children.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1102
Surnames: WAIT, BRIGGS,
KIRPATRICK
Col.
Henry O. WAIT, son of Christian and Rachel (BRIGGS) WAIT, was born in Owego, N.
Y., Sept. 19, 1840. His father was an
extensive lumberman on the Susquehanna river and rafted his products of long
shingles and staves to Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Later he was a farmer. He was a native of Half Moon, N. Y., and went
to Owego with his father and family, who located an extensive tract of wild
land and gave each of his five sons a farm in the neighborhood of WAIT's
Settlement, a hamlet so named in their honor.
Mrs. WAIT died Jan. 16, 1868. Mr.
WAIT died June 15, 1883, aged eighty-two.
Henry O. WAIT enlisted April 28, 1861, in Co. K, 26th N. Y. Vols., and
served with distinction to the close of his term of enlistment. He immediately re-entered the U. S. service
and served until he was again mustered out at the close of the war. He was promoted to colonel, was present at
the first and second battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Cedar Mountain, and several
others, and was with General Sherman in his march to the sea. In the fall of 1865 he came to Salamanca and
was in the ticket department of the Erie and Atlantic & Great Western
railroads about eighteen years. Colonel
WAIT was supervisor of Salamanca in 1873, 1874, and 1875, and was elected
treasurer of Cattaraugus county in the fall of 1878 and has since continuously
held that position. At the organization
of the First National Bank of Salamanca, May 15, 1880, he was elected
vice-president and in Jan., 1881, was chosen president, which office he still
holds. Mr. WAIT is a member of the G. A.
R. and of all the Masonic organizations to Knight Templar, including the 32d
degree. May 6, 1864, he married Belle,
only child of David KIRKPATRICK, of Cuba, N. Y., a lady of great executive
ability and a talented musician.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Page
1102
Surnames: WELLMAN, CRANDALL
Warren
W. WELLMAN, son of Jonas, was born in Friendship, N.Y., June 28, 1833. He received an academic education and at the
age of twenty commenced a mercantile career in Little Genesee. In June, 1861,
he returned to Friendship and engaged in the combined business of banking and
merchandizing. In Dec., 1863, he settled
in Brockwayville, Pa., where he was a merchant about fifteen years. In 1880 he accepted the office of cashier of
the First National Bank of Salamanca, which position he still holds. In Dec., 1860, he married M. Elvira CRANDALL,
of Little Genesee, and has three daughters.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Salamanca –
Chapter XLVI (46)
Pages
1102 & 1103
Surnames: WHEELER, OSGOOD,
ROSENBERRY, BRAINARD, WINSHIP
John
WHEELER, a native of New Salem, Mass., married Rhoda OSGOOD, in his native
town, where his eight children were born.
His father was a soldier in the
Revolutionary war and was detailed with about 800 "picked men" and
sharpshooters who captured General Burgoyne's provision train and transferred
it to the American camp; he was also present when Burgoyne surrendered. In 1833 John WHEELER removed from
Massachusetts to Gainesville, N. Y., and about 1835 came to Little Valley,
settling in the south part of that town on the place he bought of James
ROSENBERRY. His house he opened as a
temperance tavern and in it the town meetings were frequently held. He later owned 280 acres. He also built a good saw-mill on Little
Valley creek on the farm where his youngest son, George WHEELER, now resides. In religion he favored the Presbyterian
denomination and in politics was a Whig.
He was a farmer and lumberman and died June 1, 1862. Mrs. WHEELER survived until April 18,
1868. George WHEELER, their youngest
child, was born in New Salem, Sept. 6, 1827,
came with his parents to Cattaraugus county, and when twenty-one became a farm
laborer. July 4, 1854, he married Nancy
A., daughter of Rufus C. BRAINARD, and settled on a farm on lot 10 on the line
between Salamanca and Little Valley. He
now resides on the same lot, but just across the highway from his first
purchase, and has always been a farmer.
He is also a natural mechanic and the patentee of a bee hive. In politics he is a Republican and is a
member of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Children: Clark, Viola H. (Mrs. Erastus
WINSHIP), Charles S., and Ida C.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1112
Surnames: CASKEY, FARGO,
BARTON
Gideon
CASKEY, for seven years town supervisor, and at one time one of the leading
lumber manufacturers of southwestern Cattaraugus, was born in Worcester, O.,
Nov. 29, 1833, came to South Valley on the 4th of March, 1857, and died at
Moreland, Ky., Nov. 1, 1889. He built
several saw-mills and manufactured for himself or on contract millions of feet
of lumber. He was liberal, kind-hearted,
and enterprising. His wife's parents,
Leonard and Evelina (FARGO) BARTON, emigrated from Carroll, Chautauqua county,
to Elko in 1838.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1112
Surnames: CONVERS, DOANE
John
CONVERS came to this town about 1840. He
was a carpenter and joiner by trade, kept the first store in Onoville, and did
the work of erecting the first school house.
His wife was Charlotte DOANE, an early school teacher. Their son Abner T., a millwright and
carpenter, died here in 1874. Another
son, Henry E., was for many years a pilot on the Allegheny river.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1112
Surnames: EDDY, MILKS,
FLEMING
John
D. EDDY came to South Valley from Chautauqua county in 1874 and settled on Bone
run, where he died in April, 1881. His
children were Floyd S. and Lulie (Mrs. Wallace MILKS, of Napoli). Floyd S. EDDY, born July 4, 1859, came here
with his father and has always been a farmer on Bone run. He has served as collector and school trustee
and has held other minor town offices.
By his wife, Lyde FLEMING, of Reidsburg. Pa., he has four children:
Ernest C., Annie, John, and Lillie.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1112
Surnames: FENTON, OWEN
John
F. FENTON, son of George W. and Elsie (OWEN) FENTON, was born in Carroll,
Chautauqua county, Oct. 30, 1816. He was
a brother of Hon. Reuben E. FENTON, of Jamestown, governor and statesman, and
was the most conspicuous resident South Valley ever had. Receiving a common school education he
embarked quite extensively in lumbering before attaining his majority, investing
his profits in timber lands in the county and ultimately acquiring a vast tract
near the Allegheny, for which be was once offered $250,000. He engaged largely in manufacturing and
rafting in which he continued until his death Sept. 10, 1869. His wife died Jan. 22, 1874. A Republican in politics he was supervisor of
South Valley from 1860 to 1864 inclusive and held also the offices of assessor
and highway commissioner.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1112
Surnames: MASON, AKIN, TOBEY,
WHELPLEY, CONVERS
Benjamin
MASON, the oldest man now living in South Valley, was born Oct. 7, 1801, in
Rutland, Vt. He came to Randolph in 1825
and to this town in 1847, following lumbering for many years. He has served as assessor, school trustee,
and commissioner of highways. By his
first wife, Polly AKIN, his children were Olive (deceased); Mary Ann
(deceased); Jane A. (Mrs. William TOBEY); Reuben (killed in a shingle-mill);
Alonzo (deceased); Lorenzo (deceased); Rev. Benjamin, Jr., of Pennsylvania;
Melissa, of Kansas; Chauncey, of Chautauqua county; and Annette
(deceased). His second wife was Mrs.
James WHELPLEY, of South Valley, and their only child is De Forest, who lives
in Onoville, and with whom Mr. MASON now resides. De Forest MASON married a daughter of John
CONVERS.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Pages
1112 & 1113
Surnames: REEVES, BEECHER,
JOHNSON, MARSH, CROFOOT, THURSTON, PARKS
Warren
H. REEVES was born June 26, 1797, came to South Valley (then Randolph) in the
spring of 1837, and died at Kent's Corners in April, 1866. He was a farmer and lumberman, and during his
entire residence in South Valley was the town's most energetic and exemplary
citizen. He was a justice of the peace
over thirty years and a class-leader in the M. E. church the greater part of
his life. To him belongs the honor of
establishing the first school of any importance in what is now South Valley,
with his own funds erecting the school house and hiring and boarding the
teacher. He also contributed $90 the
sole contribution) to cut a road through the forests from Onoville to Frewsburg
in Chautauqua county. His first wife,
Laura BEECHER (born in April, 1797, died in 1854), bore him these children:
William I., born July 28, 1820, of Columbus, Pa.; Eliza A. (Mrs. William
JOHNSON), born in Jan., 1826, of Russellville, Pa.; George W. (see page 501);
Warren L.; Benjamin, born in Dec., 1832, died in Feb., 1891; Daniel T. (see
page 501); Laura (Mrs. Benjamin MARSH), of East Randolph; and Mary J. (Mrs.
John ARCHER), of East Randolph. Mr.
REEVES's second wife, Mrs. Mary CROFOOT, now living in Leon, bore him two
children: Charles W., born in 1855, died in March, 1881, and Ransom, born in
July, 1860, now of Pittsburg, Pa.
Warren
L. REEVES, born April 7, 1830, has lived in South Valley since seven years of
age. He now occupies the homestead and
has made it one of the finest places in the town. For fourteen years he has been town clerk and
for three years supervisor. He has held
every office within the gift of his townsmen.
He married Electa T., daughter of Daniel THURSTON, a very early settler
of Randolph; children: Asa W., of Salamanca; Edwin A., of Joliet, Ill.; Mary E.
(Mrs. Dr. R. B. PARKS), of East Jamestown, N. Y.; Alden P. (deceased); and L.
Belle.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1113
Surname: SAMPLE
Charles
SAMPLE, one of the representative citizens and a leading farmer of South
Valley, is connected with the family of SAMPLE, of Sample hill, in Randolph (q.
v.).
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1113
Surnames: STONE, THAYER
R. L.
STONE, living in the homestead at Onoville, was born on August 22, 1814, at
Ballston Spa, N. Y. Losing his parents
during his early boyhood he was obliged to make his own way up to manhood. At the age of twenty-seven he located at
Frewsburg, N. Y., where he married, two years later, Elizabeth L. THAYER, both
being school teachers. In 1849 they
moved into South Valley and soon became prominent in the educational interests
of the new town. For twenty years Mr.
STONE served as school trustee, nearly the entire time being the sole occupant
of that office in his school district.
For about the same time he was justice of the peace and for one term was
justice of sessions for the county. He
was an ardent Republican and active in political affairs. For fifteen years he was postmaster of the
only postoffice in South Valley. He had
five daughters and three sons.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of South Valley –
Chapter XLVII (47)
Page
1113
Surnames: WILCOX, WILLCOX,
MURPHY, AKIN
The
first of the WILCOX family to come to South Valley was Mrs. Abel WILCOX and her
five sons in 1847-- Abel, Jr., Napoleon R., Rodney H., Marvin, and
Marshall. All were prominent in the
history of the town, many of them and their descendants holding offices of
trust and responsibility. Abel died June
3, 1850. His only child, Abel A.,
married a daughter of Barnard MURPHY. He
was supervisor of South Valley in 1886, 1887, 1888, and 1889 and is now town clerk.
(Mr. MURPHY settled on Saw-Mill run in 1849 and died there Nov. 11, 1886. His children were Ann, Patrick, Bridget E.,
Matthew, Michael, Margaret E. and James S.)
Napoleon R. WILCOX served his town in various capacities. Rodney H. was constable and collector several
years. A daughter of Mrs. Abel WILCOX
married James AKIN, who settled here in 1844.
He died in California. Ransom D.
WILCOX, of the third generation from Mrs. Abel WILCOX, is a substantial farmer,
residing in the village of Onoville. Stephen P. WILCOX, another member of this
family, was an early and prominent settler, serving as supervisor, town clerk,
etc. Until recently the name was spelled
WILLCOX, but the present representatives of the family have adopted the modern
orthography, WILCOX.
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BIOGRAPHICAL MEMORIAL of CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NY, ed by WILLIAM ADAMS, Published
1893
Bio from:
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1119
Surnames: BISHOP, HAWKINS,
BABBIT, HOWELL, JONES
Ira
BISHOP, son of John and Dorcas (HAWKINS) BISHOP, was born in Williamsburg,
Mass. In 1797 he settled in Otsego, NY,
where he lived until 1831, when he moved to Yorkshire with an ox-team, bringing
his wife and five children and settling on the farm now owned by his son, Amasa
H. BISHOP. He took up 160 acres of land,
which he cleared. He taught school and
was justice of the peace for several years.
He married Margaret BABBIT of Otsego.
Children: Maryette, Dorcas,
Palmyra, Reuben B., Miranda M., John D., Sarah A., Amasa H., and Romelia E.
BISHOP. He died in 1866 and his wife in
1879.
Amasa
H. BISHOP was born March 19, 1837, and has always been a farmer, being also for
a brief time a teacher. He married
Keturah, daughter of Levi HOWELL, of Jerseyville, Canada, and settled on the
homestead. His son Levi L. BISHOP
married Jennie E., daughter of Morris JONES, of Freedom.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1119
Surnames: BULL, BUMP
Carpenter
BULL, a native of Vermont, came to Yorkshire in 1825 and settled on the farm
now owned by his son Abel BULL. He was a
veterinary surgeon and traveled over a large area of the country in the
practice of his profession. He married
Mariah, daughter of Edward BUMP, and had fourteen children.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1119
Surnames: BUMP, HARMON,
STUDLEY, REYNOLDS, TAYLOR
Harley
BUMP, son of Lail, was born in Vermont in 1801.
In 1828 he married a daughter of Alpheus HARMON, of Yorkshire, and in
1830 settled on the farm now owned by David Quackenbush. He always remained a resident of the town and
was a farmer. Children: George R., Lewis L., and Sallie S. (Mrs.
Lucas STUDLEY). Mrs. BUMP died Feb. 8,
1863. Mr. BUMP died in 1872.
George
R. BUMP was born March 18, 1834. Aug.
17, 1861, he enlisted in Co. H, 44th N.Y. Vols., was wounded and is a
pensioner, and was mustered out in 1864.
He married Lucinda E., daughter of Asahel and Mary (REYNOLDS)
TAYLOR: Children: Edward L., George H., Asahel T., and Guy A.
BUMP.
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Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1119
Surname: CARD
Ray CARD, a native of Rhode Island,
came to Yorkshire in 1837 or 1838 and settled on the farm his son Jerry CARD
now owns, where he lived and died. He
had ten children.
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Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Pages 1119 - 1121
Surnames: CHENEY, HODGES,
CROOKER
Daniel
W. CHENEY, a native of Ashford, Conn., was descended from good old Puritan
stock, his ancestors having come from England with the early Pilgrim
Fathers. He emigrated from Connecticut
to Essex Co., NY, but after a brief stay he went into Vermont for a time. Thinking that he could better his condition
by a return to New York he located in what is now the town of Machias in the
year 1808. He resided here a short time,
then removed about five miles farther north and took up land on the old “town
line” road, in what is now the town of Yorkshire. Here he passed the remainder of his days,
dying in 1837. He left the reputation of
being an upright, industrious citizen, enjoying the esteem and confidence of
all his acquaintances. His wife survived
him but a few years. There were born to
him eleven children, nine of whom attained manhood and womanhood. All of these are dead but one, Wells CHENEY,
who still lives with an only daughter, Nancy, in Delevan, and is an intelligent
old gentleman in his 86th year, full of reminiscences of the past.
John
CHENEY, the second son of Daniel W., was born in 1813 in the limits of the town
of Machias. In his early manhood he
succeeded in accumulating a sufficient amount of money to purchase and
partially pay for the farm already taken up by his father. In 1840 he married Sarah Ann HODGES, who
helped him accumulate a large property. For
the next few years, until 1856, he passed his time partly in New York State and
partly in Pennsylvania where for a time he run a large lumber mill. Finally returning to New York he settled upon
his farm, remaining there till within a few months of his death. He was public spirited, honorable , and
highly esteemed. He was one of the
founders of the Methodist Episcopal church in Delevan, a liberal supporter and
member of it, and one of its trustees for nearly a quarter of a century. He died in 1881 at his residence in the
village of Delevan. His widow still
lives at the same place. Never taking
any active part in politics, he was yet greatly interested in public affairs,
usually voting with the Republican party.
He was for several terms elected one of the assessors of the town. Besides his widow seven children survive him:
Clark
A. CHENEY, a farmer in Yorkshire
Walter
W. CHENEY, an oil operator of Bradford, Pa.
Irene
E. CROOKER, living with her husband at Franklinville
Francis
J. CHENEY, principal of the State Normal and Training School, Cortland, N. Y.
George
H. CHENEY, in business in Boston, Mass.
Lyman
J. CHENEY, postal clerk on the W.N.Y.& P. railroad.
Francis
J. CHENEY was born near Warren, Pa., in June, 1848, third son of John and Sarah
Ann CHENEY. In 1856 he came with his
parents to Yorkshire. Here he worked on
the farm until he was twenty years old, attending the district school winter
and summer as far as the farm work would permit. He early manifested a wish to go to college,
and in this he was encouraged by his parents.
By attending a neighboring academy at Arcade, N.Y., during the fall
term, teaching a district school in the winter, and working on the farm through
the spring and summer, he finally obtained a part of the necessary means and
preparation for college, and entered Syracuse University in 1868, while it was
yet Genessee College, graduating in 1872.
After graduation he was professor of mathematics in the Northern New
York Conference Seminary, Antwerp, N.Y., for two terms. In March, 1873, he was
elected principal of Dryden Union School, Dryden, Tompkins county, N.Y. Here he remained seven years, resigning his
position in June, 1880. He had studied
law, was admitted to practice, and intended, at this time, to enter upon the profession
of law, when he received a letter from a member of the Board of Education of
Kingston Free Academy, Kingston, N.Y., asking him to consider the proposition
of becoming its principal. The result of
the correspondence was that he became principal of this school at a salary of
$2,000.
In
1882 he was asked to take a professorship in Syracuse University, but the
Kingston Board of Education held out such inducements to retain him as to
influence him to stay. In 1888 he was
elected superintendent of schools in Olean, N. Y. Again the Board of Education at Kingston so
strongly desired him to remain that he declined this attractive position. In June, 1889, he received the degree of
Ph.D. from Syracuse University, on examination.
In 1890 he was unanimously elected inspector of high schools and
academies of New York by the Regents of the University of the State of New
York. This position he accepted, and
entered upon his duties in September of the same year. He held this important office one year, when
he was appointed principal of the State Normal and Training School, Cortland, N.Y. Having been confirmed as principal by the
State superintendent of public instruction he resigned the office of inspector
to accept this desirable and useful position, which he still holds, finding in
it an agreeable field of activity and usefulness. In
July, 1873, he married Lydia H., daughter of Buel G. SMITH, of Delevan,
N.Y. Not a little of his success is due
to the well directed helpfulness of his intelligent and clear headed wife. But 45 years of age, in perfect health, it
would seem that many years of usefulness are still before him.
Ed. Note: This biography includes a photograph of
Francis J. CHENEY
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1121
Surnames: CLARK, KING, BEACH,
HINMAN
Salmon
CLARK, son of Salmon CLARK and a native of Vermont, settled in Yorkshire on the
farm now owned by Seymour KING at an early day.
Some years later he moved onto what is now a part of the Isaac BEACH
estate, where he died. He had seven
children. His daughter, Polly C. CLARK,
married John HINMAN, a native of Vermont and a son of James. John HINMAN
settled in Yorkshire in 1831 and in 1838 removed to Great Valley, where his
wife died in 1852. He died in 1866. They had thirteen children.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1121
Surnames: DAGGETT, SNOW
Capt.
Danforth DAGGETT, son of Ebenezer DAGGETT, was born in Massachusetts, came to
Yorkshire in 1830, and engaged in farming.
He married Sarah SNOW. Children: Nelson, Phebe, Mary, and Franklin B.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1121
Surnames: GOO, HUFSTADER
Hiram
GOO came to Ashford from Schuyler, N.Y., about 1821 and carried on the trades
of carpenter and millwright. He married
Elizabeth HUFSTADER, of Ashford, where he resided about thirty years. He finally moved to Yorkshire, where he
died. His wife lives with her daughter
Elvira. Children: Eliza, Mary, Ann, Corsand, J.F., Amy, Almira,
Elvira, Hiram, Catharine, and Charles T.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1121
Surnames: GRAHAM, THORN,
JACOBS, MORSE
George
GRAHAM was born in Concord, N.H., Oct. 5, 1801, a son of Asa GRAHAM, who, about
1820, came to Yorkshire with his son, but never became a settler here. George located in town and in a few years
returned to Concord, N.H., where he married, Jan. 13, 1825, Lucia THORN, whom
he at once brought to his home in Cattaraugus County. She died March 7, 1871, and Feb. 12, 1873,
his death occurred.
Children:
Joseph
C. GRAHAM, born Oct. 14, 1825
Flora
Taylor GRAHAM, deceased
Sarah
L. GRAHAM, born Sept. 22, 1826
Rozilla
A. GRAHAM, born June 8, 1828
John
C. GRAHAM, born Jan. 15, 1833, married Teressa JACOBS, Dec. 15, 1861
George
H. GRAHAM
Lucia
E. GRAHAM, born March 14, 1837, married Solomon HOWE, Oct. 7, 1869
Walter
A. GRAHAM, born April 30, 1839, married Altie E. NYE, Sept. 29, 1866
Mary
J. GRAHAM, born Feb. 4, 1842, died Jan. 20, 1845
Mary
L. GRAHAM, born May 15, 1844
Mr.
GRAHAM was first a Whig and later a Republican, and was supervisor of Yorkshire
nine terms and justice of the peace twenty-four years. He also held other town offices. George H. GRAHAM, born March 5, 1835, married
Ellen M. MORSE, March 24, 1861, and is a farmer near Delevan. He was supervisor in 1881-82 and, like his
father, is a representative citizen.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Pages 1121 & 1122
Surnames: HALL, MOON,
ASHCRAFT, EASTLAND
Lucius
HALL, an early settler in this town, was born March 27, 1897. He had sixteen children, forty grandchildren,
and twenty-five great-grandchildren. He
enlisted in Co. G, 78th N.Y. Vols., and took three of his boys with him: Harvey C. and Wyman in Co. H, 44th N.Y.
Vols., and Alfred in Co.G, 78th N.Y. Vols.
He died July 27, 1887. Harvey C.
HALL, son of Lucius, was born in Alexander, N.Y., Sept. 28, 1840. When he was eight years of age his father
moved to Yorkshire. In Sept., 1861, he
enlisted in Co. H, 44th N.Y. Vols., was shot in the left shoulder at the battle
of Laurel Hill, and was mustered out in 1864.
He married Jane, daughter of Chester and Clarissa (MOON) ASHCRAFT:
children: Lottie M. (Mrs. Sheldon
EASTLAND), and George H. HALL
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1122
Surnames: HARMON, WHEELER,
BISHOP, RANDALL
John
HARMON, a native of Rupert, Vt., came to Yorkshire in 1823 with his father,
Alpheus, who settled upon the farm now owned by Ethan HARMON. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Luther and
Lucy WHEELER, and had seven children, of whom two are now living in this
town: Mrs. John BISHOP and Ethan (on the
homestead). The latter married Sarepta,
daughter of Stephen and Angeline RANDALL, of Machias, and has one child, Howard
E.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1122
Surnames: HOWE, GOULD, GRAHAM
Solomon
HOWE was a grandson of Moses HOWE, a Revolutionary soldier. His father, Aaron, was born in New Hampshire,
and after residing elsewhere in this State he finally settled in Cattaraugus
county, where he died in 1836. His wife
died March 6, 1870. Solomon was born in
Groton, N.Y., May 4, 1818, and came to Yorkshire with his parents in 1830. He married, in 1845, Minerva GOULD, who died
June 27, 1865. Oct. 7, 1869, her married
Lucia E., daughter of George GRAHAM, of this town, who bore him two children:
Ormond and Minerva. Mr. HOWE was
supervisor of Yorkshire in 1873 and again in 1876, and also held other town
offices. He was the Democratic nominee
to the Assembly in 1869, but was defeated by George N. West; in 1872 he was a
candidate on the same ticket for county superintendent of the poor.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1122
Surnames: KING, WINSLOW,
JOSLIN, ROGERS, SHERMAN, WILLIAMS, HOUSE, WALPOLE, CARNEY, STEELE, CONGER,
SILLIMAN
Samuel
KING came from Darien, Genessee county, to Machias in 1823, bringing his wife,
Sabra A. WINSLOW, and six children with an ox-team. He articled 100 acres of land, built a log
house, and set out an orchard, and three years later traded it for 137 acres in
Yorkshire, where he reared his family.
His wife died in 1864 and he in 1876.
Children: B. Franklin, Clarissa,
Stephen W., Simeon K., Solomon J., Angeline, Frederick W., Samuel S., Lydia A.,
Almari, and Betsy KING. Those living are
Solomon J. KING in Farmersville, Clarissa (Mrs. Lyman JOSLIN) in Yorkshire, and
Almari (Mrs. L. ROGERS) in Freedom.
Charles
KING, son of Reuben KING was born in Alexander, N.Y., and in 1838 settled on
the farm in Yorkshire now owned by his son Marvin D. KING where he died. He was a farmer and held several important
town offices. He married Clara SHERMAN,
by whom he had four children. His second
wife was Betsey WILLIAMS, who bore him four children. His son William W. KING, now living at West
Yorkshire, came to the town in 1840. He
married Harriet P., daughter of Harry HOUSE, and has one child living, Mrs.
Minnie M. WALPOLE.
Seymour
KING, son of Alvah and Hannah (CARNEY) KING, was born in Sardinia, N.Y., Feb.
25, 1830. In 1860 he married Ann Eliza,
daughter of Robert and Martha STEELE, and settled on the place where he now
resides. Children: Frank S., Manley E., Ernest R., and Mertie E.
(Mrs. L. CONGER). His wife died in 1872
and he married, second, Sarah SILLIMAN.
He has been assessor several years and by occupation is a farmer and an
apiarist.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1122
Surnames: LANGMADE, DOW,
DAVIS
The
LANGMADE’s were among the first settlers in this town. Stephen LANGMADE settled here as early as
1810 with the DOW’s. They came from
Vermont. Later his brother, Dr. William
LANGMADE, came in. The doctor was in the
War of 1812 and reared thirteen children, all of whom attained manhood. Solomon LANGMADE, another brother, was in the
War of 1812 and lived to the age of ninety-nine years and eight months, dying
in 1892. Dr. LANGMADE, was the father of
A.J. LANGMADE, who served three years and six months in Co. K, 105th N.Y.
Vols., and in Co. K, 94th N.Y. Vols., spending six months of the time in rebel
prisons. Laura A., daughter of Daniel
DAVIS, the first school teacher in Yorkshire, was the wife of Dr.
LANGMADE. She was one of the pupils of
the first three years of school taught in town.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1123
Surnames: OLTHOF, VANDERLICK
Berena
OLTHOF came from Ibergun, Holland, and located in this town in 1850. He was a shoemaker by trade, but the later
years of his life were devoted mainly to farming. Six years he spent in Holland in the
army. Shortly after his removal to this
place he married Elizabeth VANDERLICK, also of Holland. Five children were born to them, three of
whom are living – one son and two daughters.
Mr. OLTHOF died in 1884. His son,
Henry B. OLTHOF and widowed mother occupy the homestead two miles south of Yorkshire
Center. Mr. OLTHOF was a good citizen,
just and honorable in his dealings, very decided in his opinions, both
political and religious, and his mind, once made up, like the laws of the Medes
and Persians, was not subject to change.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1123
Surnames: PERRYMAN, PHINNEY,
HOLLOWAY, BIGELOW
John
PERRYMAN came to Yorkshire about 1834.
His son, A. PERRYMAN, came at the same time and settled on the farm now
owned by A. PHINNEY. He died in South
Wales, Erie county. He married Elizabeth
HOLLOWAY and had seven children, of whom only one is living in town: Green PERRYMAN, who married Emeline
BIGELOW. The latter enlisted in Co. K,
105th N.Y. Vols., and served three years.
He was wounded at the battle near Petersburg and was in most all the
engagements of the regiment. His children
living are: Lovina and Adda.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1123
Surnames: PIERCE, THORNTON,
GOO, BASTION
Ezekiel
PIERCE was born in Penfield, Monroe county, in 1809, and came to Yorkshire in
1825. In 1840 he purchased a farm one
mile south of the Center, which he occupied until his death, which occurred in
1892. Mr. PIERCE was a fair type of the
early settlers: a man of strict integrity, true to his friends, ever ready to
reach out a helping hand to the needy, and in his death the community lost a
good citizen. Mrs. PIERCE’s father,
Richard THORNTON, built the first saw-mill in this town, the one now owned by
GOO & BASTION in Delevan.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
(Insert
by publisher between pages 1122 and 1123)
Surnames: SILLIMAN, COSTON
SAMUEL
SILLIMAN was born May 2, 1793, at Arlington VT.
He came to Yorkshire in 1812 and secured a piece of land of the Holland
Company, and returned to Vermont. In
1814, he again came to Cattaraugus County, this time on foot, walking as far as
sixty-five miles between sunrise and sunset.
Oct 13, 1818, he married Sally COSTON of Sardinia, Erie Co by whom he
had five sons and two daughters, all of whom now reside in Yorkshire except two
sons - one who died in 1835, aged sixteen, and another who lives in Osage,
Iowa. Mr. SILLIMAN, after his permanent
settlement here in 1814, was a resident of this town until his death, except 3
years he spent in Ohio. He held several
town offices and in 1824 was captain of the 181st Regiment of NY State
Militia. He died at his home in
Yorkshire on Nov 2, 1878.
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1123
Surnames: STONE, SILLIMAN,
THOMAS, CARTER
Alpheus
STONE, a native of Mendon, Mass., came to Yorkshire in 1830 and settled on the
farm now owned by Fred SILLIMAN, where he lived several years. He afterward moved to Yorkshire Center and
resided with his daughter, Mrs. N. T. THOMAS, and died Dec. 4, 1878. His wife, Sinda (CARTER) STONE, died July 18,
1865. He was a mason by trade and had
two sons (both dead) and one daughter (Loretta, now Mrs. N. T. THOMAS). He served in the War of 1812 and drew a
pension several years.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Pages 1123 & 1124
Surnames: STRONG, PADDOCK
John
STRONG was born of Dutch parentage in old Fort Herkimer in 1800 and came from
Mohawk, N.Y., in 1850 and settled on a farm now in Yorkshire Center village
limits. He was a blacksmith by trade,
but devoted a part of his time to farming.
He had three sons and two daughters, four of whom reside in the Center
and one (a daughter) in Iowa. He died in
1869. Two of the sons, William and
Darius STRONG occupy the homestead. This
house is said to be the first frame building erected in the village
limits. It has been added to in recent
years, but the original is still in good condition. It dates back nearly seventy years. There is a story connected with the building
of this dwelling which is well worth telling.
It was built by a man named PADDOCK.
When partly completed he ran short of funds, and being something of a
sport and the owner of a fast horse he got up a scheme to “do up” the sporting
men at the races soon to come off at Rochester.
His wife was privy to it. They
started for Rochester a day or two before the races, and at the outskirts of
the town he left his wife to drive in later, while he went to the horsemen’s
headquarters on foot. PADDOCK could get
drunk on occasion or he could feign drunkenness so perfectly as to deceive the
elect, and that is just what he did on this occasion; and steadying himself
against the bar he offered to bet $100 that he could take the first horse that
came along the street and beat anything they had. It did not take long to arrange such a bet as
that and Paddock was on the street waiting for a horse which, as pre-arranged,
soon came along. The woman was naturally
very indignant for being stopped on the street by a drunken man, but the
promise of a good dinner and $5 settled it and the horse was secured. Whether the Rochester sports ever found out
the full extent of the joke played on them was never learned, but that sorry
looking horse, hitched to an old democrat wagon, was really one of the fleetest
racers in western New York, and PADDOCK returned to Yorkshire with a load of
nails and glass to finish his house.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1124
Surnames: THOMAS, THWING,
STONE, DARTE, HINMAN, STEELE, SOVEREIGN
Thomas
THOMAS, a native of Mendon, Mass., came here in 1836 and settled at West
Yorkshire, where he worked at shoemaking for his son George W. THOMAS, who
carried on tanning and shoemaking. He
died Aug. 2, 1860. His wife, Sabria
(THWING), died Nov. 26, 1835. He had six
sons and a daughter.
N.T.
THOMAS came to West Yorkshire in 1837 and worked for his brother G. W. THOMAS
at shoemaking. He married Loretta STONE
and has one child, Emeline S. (Mrs. B. F. DARTE).
George
W. THOMAS, son of Thomas THOMAS, came to West Yorkshire and erected a tannery
and carried on that and shoemaking forty years.
He married Priscilla C., daughter of John HINMAN, and had six
children. He died at Yorkshire Corners
in 1892.
Joseph
G. THOMAS, son of Thomas THOMAS, settled in Yorkshire in 1836. He was a farmer and Married Martha R.,
daughter of John and Millie STEELE. Of
his four children three are living:
George R., Bertha B., and Lula A.
(Mrs. Baxter SOVEREIGN)
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1124
Surnames: TURNER, PADDOCK,
AUSTIN
Caleb
TURNER, son of William TURNER was born in Westfield, Mass., Dec. 22, 1808. In 1826 he came to Yorkshire and settled on
the farm where he now resides. He is
said to be the only one now living in town who articled the land from the
Holland Land Company. He married Polly
PADDOCK, by whom he has had five children, three of whom are living: Orson O., George C. and Mary O. TURNER.
He
married second, Mrs. Algera AUSTIN, by whom he has seven children: William D., Edwin O., Harvey R., Waller S.,
Cory B., Franklin I. and Emma J. TURNER
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Bio
from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1124
Surnames: WEEKS, HERRIOTT,
LANGMADE
Obadiah
WEEKS, son of Roland WEEKS, was born in New Salem, Mass., in 1794. He married Jerusha HERRIOTT, of Great Bend,
Pa., and in 1822 moved to Yorkshire and settled on a farm now owned by William
Burns. Here he died July 4, 1872. His wife died Nov. 21, 1869. Of their five children two are living: Mary H., of Franklinville, and Riley, of
Yorkshire Center. The latter married
Clarissa, daughter of Stephen S. LANGMADE, and has four children: Ina B., Netta E., Grant W., and John A.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1124
Surnames: WHEELER, ARUNDEL,
HARMON
Luther
WHEELER, a native of Danbury, Conn., came to Yorkshire in 1823 and settled on
the farm now owned by J. W. Nourse. He
married Lucy ARUNDEL and had nine children, of whom only Mrs. John HARMON is
living.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Page 1124
Surnames: WHITING, WHEAT,
DWINELL
George
H. WHITING came to this town in 1840. He
was living in Yorkshire in 1860, when on the 29th of July, one of the most
horrible murders ever known in western New York was committed. Ann WHEAT, whose maiden name was Ann DWINELL,
was murdered by James WHEAT, her husband, and Salmon WHEAT, her father-in-law.
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from:
Historical Gazetteer and Biographical
Memorial of Cattaraugus Co. NY, ed by William Adams, pub 1893
History of the Town of Yorkshire – Chapter XLVIII (48)
Pages 1124 & 1125
Surnames: WILLIAMS, SACKETT
Isaac
WILLIAMS came from Vermont and took up 300 acres of land where Yorkshire
Corners now stands, where he built the first frame house in town and where his
son Proctor WILLIAMS kept the first hotel.
He also built the first saw and grist-mill on Cattaraugus Creek in
1814. He afterward removed to Aurora,
N.Y., where he worked at the cooper’s trade, and thence returned to
Ashford. Albert WILLIAMS, son of Isaac,
was born in Vermont, came to Yorkshire, married Melinda SACKETT, moved to
Ashford about 1833, and settled where Richard WILLIAMS now lives. Children:
Richard, Aurilla, Riley, Isaac, Harvey A., Eliza, and Peter WILLIAMS.
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