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his death
and
was a
Mason,
created a
and
was one of
the
he
Mary
married
Cora
rose
0.,
and
E. Owen
this county
which
hard to fill.
was
He
prominently indentified with its affairs. He
men, a good husband and father. May 5, 1857,
manhood was
Waterburg, town of Ulysses, and they had two children,
Early in life he took much interest in the State militia and
to the
successive grades
During
the
he
war
General
with such men as
February 25, 1892,
street with
of
of
A. Belmont.
National Guard.
He died
from early
most companionable of
through the
identified
vacancy in the bar
his
and
rank of colonel of the
Fiftieth Regiment
of
the
Union man, a war Democrat, and was
Daniel S. Dickenson of New York, and others.
was a
Dix,
wife survives
him, residing
his late home
at
on
Elm
his daughter.
Sarsfield, Thomas,
1848, locating
born in Ireland in
was
He is
in Trumansburgh.
Catharine Flynn
Ulysses, by
of
jr., John, Mary, William,
Margaret
Ward,
1837,
and
Seneca
In 1859 he
trade.
married
Maurice, Julia, Thomas,
eight children :
Catharine.
and
United States in
to the
came
by
moulder
he had
whom
Michael
a
Maurice is
a
cigar
manufacturer,
had two sons, Maurice L.
Julia married John Russell and
Lodi,
January 13, 1892.
Thomas Sarsfield
lives in the West. Mary married George Gregg of Trumansburgh.
was a gallant soldier of the late war, having enlisted August 22, 1861, in Co.
A, 89th
N. Y. Vols. He participated in eighteen general engagements, beginning at Hatteras,
N. O, and ending before Petersburg, Va., where he was wounded in the lower part of
his neck, the ball passing through his body. He was honoraMy discharged for disabil
ity on, account of the above wound, in November, 1864. Mr. Sarsfield is a member of
Treman Post No. 572, of Trumansburgh, G. A. R., and has held the office of officer of the
day for several years.
and married
and
Charles L.
His
wife
of
county.
died
They
Streeter, Nelson R., was born in the town of Pitcher, Chenango county, October 7,
1838, a son of William and Elizabeth Streeter, and the youngest but one of tbeir
Nelson
thirteen children.
a
journeyman,
but he
was apprenticed to
worked most of
stick, hammer
his life
a
shoemaker,-
and
either
as
a
in due time
foreman
treasured remembrances
or
becoming
proprietor.
His
his early life and
elegantly framed, in the parlor of their owner. When a ehild, Mr.
Streeter's family and parents removed from Pitcher to Onondaga
county and there the
greater part of his early life was passed.
At the age of eight years, his parents
being
both deceased, he was practically thrown upon his own resources, and his success in
life has been due entirely to his own efforts. In 1869 he came to this
and was
old
size
hang,
and
pincers are
of
gilded and
town,
thereafter
engaged
him his
ties
connected with various partners and
he invented
accumulations
the firm
outside
firm deals in
useful
Mr. Streeter
patents.
and
to develop.
to
a
last,
a
In 1876 he
shoe
business.
appliance, but one
in the manufacture
valuable
engaged
While
which
of
so
lost
novel
N. R. Streeter & Co., and though
comparatively unknown
this village, the firm is one of the largest business houses in the county.
The
under
tion of
an attachment
firms in the
has
In the
name of
and
valuable novelties of all
himself;
in fact he
prosecutions of
his
vast
cultivated a wide acquaintance
ticularly interested in
owns and
kinds, many
of
them
controls no'less
being the inven
forty different
than
interests Mr. Streeter has traveled
extensively
traveling and business men, being par
with
the commercial traveler or
"drummer,"
and
possessing
literary
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FAMILY SKETCHES.
tastes, he has compiled a book of choice poems many of which are in
Grip."
the head of "Gems from an Old Drummer's
In village affairs
takes
a
deep interest, being
the Board
Randolph
of
Trustees
temperance
a
Shurter, Willis, was
in Ulster
the Board
and also on
Chenango county,
of
man
our
subject
He has
Republican.
a
In 1860 he
Education.
of
they have four
and
born in Ulster county,
At the
and
circulation under
also
served
married
on
Adelia
children.
May 17, 1841,
Josiah,
a son of
born
also
county.
twenty the latter was apprenticed to a wheelwright
for three years, and then built a shop in Sampsonville, Ulster county, where he con
ducted a business for eight years. In 1848 he moved to Tompkins county, where he
followed his trade
until
Being a millwright
farming for about fifteen
His death
within
remained at
for
Mary
July, 1862,
followed him
ever
he
service
Jennie,
he
daughter
He is
now
living
his
with
had three children,
the Farmer's
He
was a
events
town,
Hotel,
Democrat
of
its
attendant
evils
pension
he
receives.
After
a
Dryden,
of
plaster
mill,
and
took
He
was
educated,
kept
an active
a well
a good
and
of eighty-five
Mr. Scott died June
4,
has
after which
which
wife, Betsey Merald, by
he is
whom
He is
Mr. Scott
time
interest in
known
lying
he
still
a mem
in
he
proprietor of
a wholesale and retail meat market
friend
acres,
was at one
re
he has
Ithaca, January 27, 1837, was educated
of Orry Ostrander of Danby, by whom
two daughters.
at
wagon
daughter
and afterward
the day.
well
Townsend farm
sides.
a son and
born in
a
Julia, Willis, Ellen,
Mary being deceased.
Company A, 109th N. Y.
two children, Jennie and Jessie, who are just entering the High School.
ber of the G. A. R. and is a Republican.
Scott, Jabez B., deceased, was
Ithaca, and married Phoebe J.,
worked
and
in
James Girman
second
he
enterprises
large
which with
milling, working for four years, tlien built
operating.
several
children were :
cold,
him to the
of
built
also
to his death was
Filmore
enlisted
contracted a
and which entitled
since,
married
Julia,
when
other
prior
His
1877.
5,
Louisa ;
and
his
years
some
He
his death.
years of
connection with
years,
August
home till
While in
started at
In
occurred
Volunteers.
turning home he
few
a
and
Harrison, Harriet, Filmore,
Willis
of
also.
mills,
maker.
age
educational matters and
in Ithaca.
the
general
high standing in the
He purchased the Widow
citizen and a man of
and neighbor.
two miles
south
of
where
his
son
now
re
1875.
Shoemaker, Jacob, one of Lansing's prominent men, was born on the farm he now
a son of Jacob, also a native of Lansing, born on the same
owns, November 19, 1837,
of Lansing, by whom he
farm, who married Christina, daughter of William Ozmun
reared five children :
Anna, deceased wife of Anson Wyckoff, of Moravia ; Almira,
deceased wife of Dennis
widow of Oliver Breckinridge, of Slippery Rock, Pa. ; Sallie,
Kelley, of Lansing ; Jacob ; Emma, wife of Randall Smith, of Cato. He died in De
years
cember, 1890, at the age of ninety
Our subject was reared on this farm and
about thirty-four
he has
since remained.
Elmer
gave
attended
him the farm
In 1860 he
married
of
of
the
100
two
wife
age
of
lot eighty-three,
where
John
Electa
daughter
children :
His
At the
common schools.
acres on
Louisa,
Lansing, and they have had
Ellsworth, born January 27, 1862.
(Searles) Bloom,
and
his father
His wife died in 1874.
and eight months.
of
died March
and
died in
infancy,
and he
1877,
11,
one who
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second, Alice, daughter of Ambrose Parsons,
born April 27, 1879. Mr. Shoemaker was at
Ithaca,
married
of
Frank,
one
militia, serving fourteen years,
ving three
R. R. in
and
1852,
Geneva,
its
and after
the Lehigh
Road.
Valley
as
was
then
then known
He
ent.
as
Montana,
Northwestern Road.
March
He
23,
the
as
employed
the
the Lehigh
on
Valley
next came
1893 he
a
year,
the U. I. &
on
He
was
then
Division running into
and
building
employed on
to Elmira for three years,
and
consolidation
years.
conductor
then in Chicago for
building bridges
its
until
four
ser
the D. L. & W.
of
roadmaster
position
a
schools,
After
between Ithaca
road
running ten years as
in the West at the same business,
and was
common
this company,
Midland,
three years
spent
to Ithaca.
the
May 14, 1832,
carpentry.
the employ
superintendent
Canastota, holding
and
roadmaster and assistant superintendent
track in
entered
its
acted
He
at
apprenticeship
to Ithaca to build
removed
construction
E. R. R. between Elmira
Auburn,
was
subject
Warren county,
educated in the
eighteen years was employed with
In 1872 he
tracks.
with
for
one
son,
in the State
a sergeant
years'
journeyman carpenter, he
years as a
and
Franklin,
of
they have
honorable discharge in 1874.
and received an
Smith, James, was born in the town
son of
John, who was a farmer. Our
after
leaving which he served a three
time
and
and
superintend
150
miles
the Chicago
of
and
in 1892, returned
for Ithaca. He
was appointed superintendent of streets
has been instrumental in constructing one of the best systems of gutters in -any city,
and is an
authority on the sewage question. In 1854 he nfarried Caroline J. Carr, of
Wyoming
county,
Pa.,
and
they have had
three
the D. L. & W. R. R. ; Effie, who died June
son is a graduate of the medical department
Smith,
Smith,
Charles
who was
A.,
borif in the town
was
13, 1892,
of
of
A. C.
children :
the
aged
University
of
October
Ithaca,
Smith,
conductor on
thirty-one years; the
other
Michigan.
9, 1845,
a son of
Gabriel
this county, born in Dryden
February 4, 1818. In
life
he
followed
farming, and later was a drayman of this place. Of his five sons,
early
ouv subject was the third.
Charles was educated in the public schools of this town,
and at the age of sixteen went in with his father in the
dray business, which he has
always followed.
He was fourteen years with the latter, and for eight years was a
brother,
draying for
has followed
Democrat
a
his
partner with
a
also
and
in 1874
native
John
of
Smith,
for the
thirty-two years,
was
Hobasco Lodge F. & A.
collector
M.,
Eagle
and
for the
Chapter,
past
having
village
of
been
He is
Stephens, Thomas J.,
the
two years,
removed
street,
and
to
John,
Bates Block
it
was
Ithaca,
where
brother
was
water when
born in
ten years
there that
where
Ingersoll's
our
livery
but in 1859 they
now
stands,
at
the
a member of
Augustine Com
Council,
In 1870 he married Sarah E. Nor
and
they have
two
children, Ada
Cheltham, England, October 16, 1845, and came
His father, Thomas, located in Quebec for
subject's mother died, and October
16, 1857, they
of age.
Mr. Stephens
now
He
He is
St.
Lizzie.
across
alone.
and six men.
Ithaca.
Ithaca
mandery, a member of the K. of P. and I. 0. R. M.
ton, daughter of James Norton, a grocer of this city,
and
ten years
has fifteen horses
is.
established
a marble
yard
on
South Tioga
Mr. Stephens
dissolved,
corner of
and
Seneca
was first in
partnership with his
Thomas bought the corner where the
and
Aurora streets,
where
he
con-
FAMILY SKETCHES.
tinued in business
Mrs. W. N.
his death
until
November
on
is
Sandborn,
a
resident
never
Ithaca.
of
Mr. Stephens
1869.
22,
the Republican party, but
staunch supporter of
203
was
A
to office.
aspired
Thomas J.
always
a
daughter,
in the
was educated
old
Lancasterian School, and before he had completed his education the war broke out, and
December 20, 1863, he enlisted in the 21st N. Y. Cavalry and was with the Army of the
Shenandoah in
vice
he
was
ployed with
which
acting
his father
in 1872 he
granite
was
removed
has
which
contractor
for the
his
of
the death
until
to
given
him
McBride,
at
this city,
a
he took
the local branch
of
trade
charge
a
shop,
to his pres
reputation
all over
ser
was em
the
of
moved
his
as
the State.
a
He
the Atlantic Savings
of
daughter
one
and
the late James
Sarah,
Florence
daughter,
Marion, a student
married
they have
of
to Ithaca he
in Ithaca among others. He is now
Post G. A. R. He is a member of the
Sidney
of
In 1869 he
and
extensive
very
monument
soldier's
Syracuse.
of
a grocer of
when
return
location, and in 1874 he again
buying two lots. He has acquired
serving his sixth year as adjutant
R. A., and is secretary and treasurer
Loan Association
the-latter,
of
the latter part
During
On his
regiment.
another
Tioga street,
on
worker,
the
bugler
chief
location
ent
their important engagements.
all of
of
the High School.
Storms, John B
five
children of
born in the town
was
George M.
in his
of our subject was spent
fourteen years of age,
in Auburn two years,
by Beers & Goodrich,
extensive
native
and
April
whose
had their
he
the
shops at
above
came
and
is
to
who
-one
of
April, 1839,
one of
from New
came
The boyhood
years.
his father's death he
cutter.
marble
a
He
was
was employed
Ithaca, where he Avas employed
Library now stands. For
the Cornell
firm,
and
21 East Green
trade in this county,
forty
the time
and at
stood where
shop
was with
aged
himself to
25, 1859,
that county,
of
3, 1854,
town,
Cayuga county,
Mentz,
blacksmith
and apprenticed
he
twenty-seven years
proprietors who
a
He died November
York city in 1838.
an
Storms,
of
in 1886 he bought
prepared
the former
out
Mr. Storms has
street.
to furnish everything
worked
up
in the
needed
fine marble-cutting and monument work. He is a Democrat and a member of
of the Fire Department.
Fidelity Lodge F. & A. M., and also of No. 5 Hose Company
one
daughter.
have
and
of
Dilts
they
Ithaca,
In 1892 he married Kate E.
line
of
Sheffer,
Reuben
W.,
was
born in the town
Livingston, Columbia county, March
of
into this county in 1871. The latter was
from the time of his arrival here till 1888,
master mechanic on the D. L. & W. R. R.
and is now conducting a grocery at the
when he engaged in the mercantile business,
Of his four children, Reuben W. is the only son.
Mill and Plain streets.
19 1865
corner
He
and
a
son of
Charles
who moved
of
educated
was
filled the
cember
in
he
was
book-keeper
engaged as
at
and
connection with
Company
also.
April
Ithaca & Owego Railroad.
a
the First National
19, 1891,
19, 1893, he
the business
He is
the Poughkeepsie Business
and
Bank for two
book-keeper for the Ithaca Beef
he filled till November
business in this city,
house in
the Ithaca High School
position of
1, 1886,
position
Ice
E.,
when
at
Republican,
In 1889 he
was
Ithaca.
he
given
appointed
the
for
a
director
three years a
Josephine
Company,
manager
management of
Mr. Sheffer is
and was
married
was
Little,
of
College,
De
years.
of
which
of
their
the Geneva
the Geneva
mail clerk
Candor.
on
the
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Stephens, Henry W.,
born in
was
eleven years of age when
his
to this
parents came
located in Auburn for
by trade,
he followed his trade tall his death in 1879,
1890, aged ninety-three years. Of their
a mason
and
He
youngest.
followed till the
in the
educated
was
his father.
was with
After
breaking out
of
country.
aged
six
he
May
of
seventy-two years
; his
W.
was
children,
went
a
D. L. & W. R. R.,
the
hood
in the 137th
Gettys
in hospital
lay
In 1865
he filled the
years
this position,
the corner of
resigned
of
He
came
in
was spent
the
Albany
Brittin, deceased,
was
to Tompkins county in
Rochester,
Academy.
and was
he
where
1871,
removal
to Ithaca he took
office of
village president
Ithaca,
His three
he
one year.
sons are
came about
1816,
19,
1848.
His
and also
a
Jane
Cayuga
was merged
being
with
Wilcox,
the United
year.
proprietor of
the manufacture of
1889, doing
about
the
exception of
Glass
At the
and
B. F. Slocum
built
the Ithaca
a general
$20,000
line
Forge
Drop
drop
of
worth of
of which
time
forge
business
our
law in Troy.
was
a
in
following teaching
ten-pot
He
was
Ithaca, where
factory, which has
moved
to
window
In 1889 this
organization
Company,
a son
educated
glass,
factory
Mr. Slocum
subject, in partnership
with
was
Mr.
in this city, for
The company was formed in
Our subject is also a partner in
articles.
yearly.
Benjamin
Union Springs School.
In 1881 he
of
New Jersey.
four year's, manufacturing
Company,
present
of
Mrs.
him.
the town
Venice, April 12, 1842,
superintendent and manager of the company.
vice-president one
is
with
Company,
studied
the
His death
William.
in New York city,
of
holding
survives
He
After his
party.
settlers of
and
of
con
N. Y. C. R. R. before
who
Charles,
Dey, a native
county.
school
school,
years, for four of which he was principal
principal of two different schools in Genoa.
been steadily employed,
.
Jesse,
several
Mr. Slocum
afterward attend
in his
the early
one of
born in the town
private
he formed the Washington Glass
the
from New Hampshire.
wife was
Slocum, Benjamin Franklin, was
Godfrey W. Slocum, a farmer of
common
of
only,
19,
boy
His
pioneers of railroad
and a worker
widow
this town,
still residents of
Johnson died March
the
interest in the popularity of the town,
He was a member of the I. 0. 0. F.
an active
November 30, 1878, and he left a
Sprague is a daughter of Benjamin Johnson,
which
of
the divisions
Democrat
occurred
to
his early education,
was one
September
his home in Ithaca.
and made
received
His father, Asa,
subject was a
Schenectady, N. Y.,
born in
superintendent of one of
Our
consolidation.
also
In 1885 he
he
Romulus-, Seneca county, and they have four children : Henry E.,
Elgin, 111., Will H., an artist, Mrs. Julia E. Judd, and Clara B.
Carey,
struction,
the
he
same year
Sprague Joseph
1826.
of
which
to Ithaca.
for twenty-one
and
occupation
trade,
enlisted
and returned
to the
next
till the battle of
effects of which
discharged
telegraph dispatcher for this company.
a machinist of
its
of
was
he
1862,
regiment
died in
wife
his first
and
printer's
was
where
and
Julia A.
ing
year,
he
when
Henry
to learn the
September 25
the war.
Ithaca,
to
moved
was
bought the general grocery store of T. S. Culver, at
Mr. Stephens
Marshall streets, where he has ever since been in business.
member of Hobasco Lodge No. 716, F. & A. M.
In February, 1858, he married
the
Aurora
is
next
the employ
entered
position of
and
the
then
time,
a short
New York Volunteers, and saw service with this
burg, where he was seriously wounded, from the
until
24, 1838, and
William, the father,
Lancasterian School
old
time he
a short
March
Gloustershire, England,
with works
FAMILY SKETCHES.
the clothing
G. W. Slocum &
store of
goods, boots
furnishing
Aurora Chapter,
cation
and was
Genoa,
of
Schoonmaker, Helen,
the
the
master
age of
He is
eighteen she was married
sons and
to
ber
social and church
Ithaca in 1801 from New
in
and
life, having
after
into the
In 1863 Mr. Slocum
Horace I.,
our
education of
and came
was
Isaac S.
children of
of
to
Schoonmaker,
Kate
married
the
then nine
educational
questions,
Pew,
retired
from
is
and
At
leaving
born in
Smith,
Dryden,
and
April
in his
been
since
the
this county,
also a native of
has
5, 1829,
native
engaged
in
who
Cornell
the
University,
erection of
first
May 1, 1892,
until
The early
In 1853 he left the farm
was engaged
May 1, 1888,
position of
He held that
when
he
of eight
died in 1836.
He
various employments.
the
holding
their buildings.
four years,
next
at
family
a
in the
was
he became
superintendent of
position
during
the
con
con
greater
was appointed superintendent
for the university, which po ition he now holds. In
In 1857 he married Mary E. Gay, of this town.
itics Mr. Smith is independent.
George
Simpson,
a native of
F.,
Our
dealing.
Academy,
and
Alhambra
about
born in
was
who
county,
-Steuben
subject was
leaving
after
fifteen
Ithaca,
came
October
here
his only
19, 1841,
He
was
a son
and
when a youth
child.
in
manufac
pol
construction and grounds
stock
of
farm,
on a
active work and moved
sixth of
town.
business for two years, and for four years
sewing silks. He has also dealt in real estate.
tractors in the
of
an
a mem
to the town
came
He located
years of age.
competency, he
died in 1874,
who
Mrs. Schoonmaker takes
Her father, Benjamin
subject was obtained
Ithaca,
nected with
part of
Lodge,
the dedi
in the Ithaca Academy.
successfully.,
mercantile
ture
of
two daughters.
as well as
Jersey, being
acquired a
on
the time
at
dealers in
and
Hobasco
of
village.
Smith,
'the
matters,
the Aurora Street Church.
of
Mason,
clothiers
a member
and educated
W. D.
the farm to his wife, who ha3 carried it
interest in
ready-made
New York.
at
born in Ithaca
was
a
Genoa Lodge No. 421
of
they have two
and
Company,
shoes, etc.
the Masonic Temple
of
Young,
and
205
of
Edwin
followed
educated
Simpson,
farming and
in the
old
Ithaca
in the hotel business, conducting the
In 1891 he engaged in the real estate and brokerage
school
years.
engaged
member of Hobasco
conducting an office in the same line. He is a
business, and is
Mystic Shrine at
the
Lodge, Eagle Chapter, St. Augustine Commandery, No. 38, and
Rochester. He married, in 1878, Mary Post, of Spencer, Tioga county, N. Y.
now
Sabin, John,
was a native of
in the town
uga
and
seats,
city
has
He had
came
he
Danby
and
of
Ithaca,
where
carries a complete
now
he
line
him
not an aspirant
a
leader
for
of
of
political
of
class of
honors.
trade in
He married,
a
farmer.
where
he
education at
In 1890 he left the
mart at
43
Cay
lumber wagons, sleighs, cutters,
harnesses,
the line
for fair
wagon
needed on
boxes,
spring
the farm
and
dealing, which
He is a Democrat, but
the country.
in 1881, Cora Stewart, of Caroline.
established a reputation
this
ago,
John finished his
established a wagon
oak-tanned
Mr. Sabin has
7, 1854, a son of Abel, who
fifty years ago, locating
twenty-five years
about
robes, hand-made and
carts, democrat wagons, and everything
stables.
made
August
section about
children, six now living.
his first occupation was as
blankets, lap
road
Ithaca,
to this
seven
to the town
where
street,
horse
Lewis county,
He moved to
of
and came
Academy,
the Ithaca
farm
born in the town
Ithaca.
of
now resides.
was
and correct
206
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Swartwood, G. M.,
father,
He
north of
built
seven
our
six
He
first.
cabin at
children,
Of these
surviving.
This
laide
Ousmun,
one son
R.
of
he
Newfield, by
of
1862,
'he
on
his
about a mile
followed
quartermaster,
the third,
several
years,
they had
began busi
and
has built
and
sev
February 13, 1868, he married Ade
four children, all living at home, though
he has
served
in the late
war six
contracted
G. A.
months,
when
in the
He has held the
1863.
has been
the
a prominent member of
disease
of
January,
and
Pennsylvania,
was
he
on which
and
farmer.
account
in
of
G. M.
Mr. Swartwood is
and returned
William
with
I.,
born in
was
Trumansburgh
schools and
road commissioner
Ulysses, July 8, 1849;
Academy,
and
for fourteen
the late G. H. Stewart in the undertaking
he
Phoebe M.
ruary 25, 1874,
Edwin S., who died young,
father,
5, 1812, and came
married
with
Charlotte S.
Minerva
August
married
Augustine
wood's
K.,
all
for
He
service.
office of senior
He
term.
one
Republican.
Sherwood,
lic
leave
to
compelled
vice-commander and
a
also a
whom
is in the Havana school.
in July,
farmer
was a
Brown,
children
Newfield, Gregg Post, No. 123, haying
was
enlisted
is
He is
buildings in the town.
Pnscilla
married
ness as a mechanic and carpenter.
eral
1807,
in this county in 1834, taking a farm in Newfield,
subject now
lives, his farm consisting of 233 acres,
settled
where
log
a
William, his
life, and also a
Newfield, April 13, 1837.
of
bora in
Pennsylvania,
was a native of
blacksmith.
bora in the town
was
E.,
7, 1885,
M.,
his
King
this
Elias K., William
the
and
Merritt
and
business,
T.,
who
to this county
town,
I., Ida M.,
and
mother resides
and
Kingston, Pa.,
born in the town
was
parents
of
Tripp
of
was educated
years
died
of
in the
pub
has been in partnership
is now a farmer. Feb
and
aged
they had
two
sons :
Mr. Sher
ten years.
Seneca county, August
Covert,
when young.
February 1, 1837,
he
they had eight children: Mary H., Maria
Annie A. and Minnie A.
The father died
the homestead.
on
Mrs. Sherwood's
father,
Scranton, Pa., September 7, 1817, and February 17,1840,
married
Margaret Shoemaker of Wyoming, Pa.
They had six children : Mary A.,
Penelope E., Phoebe M., Isaac E., Margaret E. and Emma C. Mr. Sherwood's
family
Isaac
Tripp,
bora in
was
in the late
was well represented
and
has held that position
the Fire
engineer of
Department,
F., being its
and
the I. 0. 0.
member of
He
war.
for the
present
the town in 1886
was elected postmaster of
since with the exception of one year.
two
past
secretary,
years
also of
He has been
chief engineer.
the A. O. U.
assistant
He is
a
W., in which
he is recorder.
Smiley,
Sanford
Robert Smiley,
educated in the
and
Republican
an
in
are
age of
of
his town.
seventy-seven
acres
grain and stock.
telligent citizen,
early
the
parents
of
He is
in the town.
he has
married
two children,
of
part
the best farm
recognized
Sanford E.
His
father,
Smiley was
through life
Almeda L
educational and religious
some
added
1852.
by reading and
Snyder, daughter of Joseph
Leroy and Fred K. He takes the
of
highway commissioner, and takes
holds the office
In 1872 he bought
of
Dryden, March 6,
of
settlers
which
twenty he
politics and now
intelligent interest in
interests
born in the town
schools, to
common
they
side
was
among the
At the
observation.
Snyder,
E.,
was
in his town
and a practical and successful
matters, and in advancing the best
of the Joseph Snyder
estate, having
and wood
land in his
town, raising hay,
conservative, independent
farmer.
as
a
and
in
FAMILY SKETCHES.
207
Shaver, Williard, was born February 26, 1844. His father, Ira C. Shaver, was born
in Ithaca, August 2, 1817, and came to the town of Dryden in the spring of 1823 with
his father, John C. Shaver and bought of Luther Gere a farm of 145 acres, which is in
the possession of the family to the present day.
Mrs. Ira C. Shaver was a daughter of
In 1854 he bought the George White property, just
W. H. Sutfin.
family now resides, and has eighty acres of some of the best farm land
Shaver, at the age of twenty-nine, married Fannie, daughter of
Saulpaugh of Buffalo, and they have three children, James G., Ira C. and Frank
Williard
in the town.
Peter
In 1891 he
W.
Our
sides.
purchased of
subject
is
a prominent
successful
old
part
consecutive
Stickle, Theodore,
Stickle, came
active
The
years.
advancing the best interest
in
was
born in the town
of
the
now
have
family
town,
interest in
educational
November
Dryden,
of
from Dutchess jounty in
Mr. Stickle
Twogood property of 288 acres.
father's
returned
to
his
farm.
which
he
after
an
he
where
re
always
and are practical
farmers.
Anson
and
homestead property
read, intelligent citizen, taking an active interest in church
been trustee of the school district for four years, his father
matters, having
held the same office for fifteen
having
taken
his father the
a well
and school
and
Free
the
where
ville,
northwest of
1837,
was
and
educated
His father,
in the Dryden
He takes the Republican
side
Academy,
in
Anson Stickle
religious matters.
and
1864.
9,
in 1860 he bought the Albert
politics
married
Hamilton, Monroe county, Pa. Our subject is one of the largest
farmers in his town, raising large quantities of hay, grain and stock, and making a
practical and successful
specialty of sheep raising and dairying, and is recognized as a
farmer.
Susan Van Buskirk
of
Scott, Adelbert O,
the
common
schools,
born in the town
was
and
finished
at
of
Dryden, July 5, 1859,
was
At the
Cortland Normal School.
educated
age of
in
twenty-
Flora L., daughter of
they have had
Cortland,
Mr. Scott bought the homestead, which has been
one son, William A., born in 1881.
in the possession of the family for sixty years. It comprises 114 acres of fine land, and
four he
William R. Curtis
married
in 1893 Mr. Scott
which
active
purchased part of
estate
born in Palatine,
was
to this county, town
of
adjoining,
the raising
he devotes principally to dairying
interest in all movements for the best interests
and
Shultz, Theophilus,
came
the Rose
and
of
of
of
having
Our
hay.
now
135 acres,
subject
takes
an.
the town.
county, March 15, 1822, and
He bought part of the Jesse M. Blanch
Montgomery
Dryden, in 1874.
1889 bought the Abel White property of forty-five
property of 161 acres, and in
Giles farm of 100 acres, having now 306 acres, on which
acres, and in 1882 bought the
and makes a specialty of breeding pure Holstein
and
raises large crops of
ard
hay
he
At the
cattle.
H. Flander
Charles
of
A., is
age of
St.
now
grain,
twenty-two
Mr. Shultz
Johnsville, and they
living, and is managing
married
have had
the farm.
Lany Flander,
.seven
daughter
children,
At the
age of
one
of
of
Jacob
whom,
twenty-two the
Miss Ida E.( daughter of Romanzo George of Grand Rapids, Mich., and
Our subject is identified
Altha C, and Christine.
they have three children : Rollo T.,
practical
a
and.energetic farmer.
movements of the town, and is
with all the
latter
married
leading
208
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Snyder, Mrs. Caroline, was born in Montezuma, Wayne county, October 4, 1845. Her
father, George G. Ellison, came to the town of Dryden in 1859 and died in 1860, when
the burden of the family fell upon Mrs. Susan Ellison, and her five children, of whom
Caroline was the eldest and who, seeing the necessity of being self-supporting, at once
to work,
went
has through force
and
of
character provided
for herself from thirteen
At twenty-two she married Conwell Snyder, son of
up to the present.
in
who
died
Snyder,
1888, leaving his many business affairs to be taken up and
carried on by his
wife, who with unexpected business ability has accepted the task and
years of age
John
Mrs. Snyder lives
achieved a remarkable success.
husband, Mrs. Maria Snyder,
the mother of her
and also
benevolent woman, superintending the farm
an active
with
of
her mother, Mrs. Susan Ellison,
and is known as a true hearted,
125 acres,
has forced her to lead
which
life.
Snyder, Bradford, was born in the town of Dryden, February 24, 1836. His father,
Jeremiah, came to this town in June, 1801, and settled on lot forty-three. The family
were of German descent, and came to New Jersey from Germany, two of the brothers,
ifenry and Christopher, being among the pioneer settlers in Dryden, Peter taking up a
of 640 acres, to which he afterwards
added, acquiring eventually 1,000 acres,
he distributed among his seven sons, two daughters and a granddaughter. Our
subject now resides on the homstead,
having 160 acres of the original Snyder purchase.
section
which
Bradford Snyder
at the
Ithaca
daughter
of
Academy
Lena
the poor.
having
company,
He is
of
and
hotel
The
in his
Mrs. Shank
In 1893
Ridge,
finished
married
Ann,
settlers
grandparents
in Cayuga
later
her
she came
she purchased
education
into
the
possession
store and
of
both
and
of
Anna
our subject was a
his death ih
children :
schools
the farm
hotel property
Noah
Mary J.
(Clark) Ives
and
In 1871 he purchased the
until
had two
common
Loronzo D.
The father
farmer in Lansing.
in the
of
were
county.
days,
Ridge, and operated them
in November, 1865. They
a
the Lake Ridge Hotel and general
proprietor of
She is the daughter
The
county.
early
received
her father
thirty-six he
of
Stratford, Fulton county, and they have four children :
Mr. Snyder is a Republican, and is now serving as over
in 1853.
earlier
died
mother
age
and
of
Lake
of
Cayuga
Lake
at
At the
house,
school
also
Lansing
Connecticut, but
carpenter
of
of
brick
old eight-square
secretary of the Dryd?n and Groton Fire Insurance
held both offices for the past twelve years.
born in
store,
Ives, natives
the
S. D. Carr.
Reva.
and
Shank, Mrs. Lucy J.,
was
under
William Doxtader
of
Ward, Nora,
seer
was educated at
December,
Emaline
in Lansing.
and
store
1884.
Lucy.
At the death
130 acres, which she still owns.
Lake Ridge of her sister Emaline
of
at
her
husband, B. C. Shank, carries on a general merchandise business and hotel.
In July, 1891, Mrs. Shank took an extended trip west through
Canada, Washington to
San Francisco, returning home in March, 1892. She has one child
by a former hus
band, Ives W. Morey, born July 13, 1886. She is a lady of fine tastes and youthful
and with
appearance.
Van
John
first
Nortwick, W. J., was born in the town of Dryden, October 2, 1828. His father,
Van Nortwick, son of Simeon, came from New Jersey and
they were among the
settlers
in the town.
W. J. Van Nortwick
was educated
in the
common
schools
FAMILY SKETCHES.
209
he has added through life by reading and close observation.
thirty-six he married Nancy, daughter of Alexander McKinney, of
to
which
are
the parents
of
he began to
1850,
estate,
having
grain and
two
one
children,
acquire real
William,
buying out other
son,
estate,
sixty-six acres on which
stock, making
a
and
of
he has
Our
Dryden,
daughter, Lulu
heirs
and
part
they
and
subject
is
In
May.
his
of
age of
uncle's
handsome buildings, raising
erected
dairying.
one
At the
hay,
the conservative,
specialty
his town, where he is recognized as a practical and successful
farmer. He takes an interest in the leading events of the day and in
advancing the
best interests of his town.
independent
men of
Vandemarks, Benjamin,
James
M., his father, a
and always
the second,
born in the town
was
native of
followed
small,
Rachael Personious
being
one of
Ulster county,
November
Caroline,
of
farm
near Brookton.
farming, owning
of
and
eight
had
Caroline,
they
children,
a
the town
of
and
now sixty-three
years
15,
to Tompkins county when
moved
He
quite
married
our
The latter has followed
old.
1830.
subject
farming
from early life, working at home with his father until his marriage in 1863 to Charlotte,
daughter of Peter Dennis of the town of Caroline. They are the parents of five chil
dren,
all at
home but
All
one.
were educated
from the Ithaca High
graduated
School,
in the
common schools except
In
viz., Charles.
politics
our
one,
subject
who
is
a
Democrat.
Thomas, John,
and came
educated
married
born December
in the town
U, 1825,
daughter of James Mulks
Amelia,
son and a
was
of
Dover, Dutchess
county,
to Tompkins county at the age of six months with his parents.
He
in the district schools, to which he added by reading and observation.
Mrs. Thomas died ten
daughter.
afterwards sold
of
his farm in
Ithaca,
and
Ithaca, by
years
bought
was
He
he had two children, a
their marriage.
Our subject
whom
after
what was
known
as
the Lewis Hanford
In 1864 he married second Mary
of seventy acres, to which he has added since.
E. Swartout>. daughter of Adam Hoffman of the town of Caroline. He is a Democrat
in politics and takes an active interest in temperance, education and religion, being one
farm
of
the
leading
men of
Thomas, E. J.,
was
Dutchess county,
the place.
born in
who was
Dryden, May 26, 1840,
left
an orphan when
a
young,
son of
Benjamin, a native
farming till
and worked at
of
he
of Dutchess
of Bryant Thomas,
manhood,
our
Here
he died
occuppied
subject.
farm
now
moved
to
the
by
county, and in 1834
in 1872, having been a prosperous farmer and a good citizen. He and wife had four
when
reached
he
married
Mary, daughter
He also followed farming through early life. He was
children, E. J. being the third.
educated in the public schools and at the age of twenty-three married Olive RWinfield,
daughter
of
William Winfield
Mr. Thomas has
always voted
Taggart, William,
1849.
and
He
Slaterville,
and
they had
two children,
in
Mary and Jane.
the Republican ticket.
born in
Ireland,
August
21, 1832,
to this county in
for different farmers,
and came
Dryden, remaining five years, then worked
started for himself, buying a farm of thirty acres, which
settled
in 1857 he
was
of
he traded for
present place, about eleven years ago.
eighty acres in Newfield, then traded that for his
He served one year in the Rebellion. In 1860 he married Margaret Hodges and thej
aa
210
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
have had
children, two deceased. Mr. Taggart is
In politics he is a Republican.
six
Gk A. R.
Tree, Edward,
his
age when
born in
was
England, July 5, 1844,
to this
parents came
located in the town
and
country
he moved to Ithaca
a member of
of
and engaged
Lansing,
in
His
country.
paper
and
and
father, Edward,
here
At the
maker.
to higher positions,
rose
rapidly
1878, Mr. Tree
which
the
his
is
cern
well
and now
and
in 1878
22, 1866, he
William,
Tucker,
to
the Aurora
the
In 1891
paper
they
and
at
January 1, 1890,
Son, the con
added a
market
as
a
Democrat
trustee
the R. A.
they have had
and
to their store,
Mr. Tree is
Workingmen's ticket
Ithaca,
January 10,
227 Aurora street,
mill.
street church and also of
of
and
mill,
E. Tree &
of
name
the kind in the place.
Sarah J. Sincepaugh
paper
of
the
November
two
children :
Maud R.
George
George W.
schools
of
the Democratic
a member of
married
and
firm,
commercial circles.
the finest stores
one of
store
and provision
and under
of
to this
occupation was as a paper
the business thirty-two years.
grocery
Mr. Tree worked in the
in the
was elected on
He is
village.
a partner
known in
have
following
years
came
1837, when
February 19, 1885, aged
subject being the oldest son.
in the Ithaca
apprentice
as an
of
He died
making.
established a general
son conducted while
became
son
fifteen he began
age of
sr.,
also
his home till
made
Of his ten children, eight survive, our
educated in the public schools, and his first
was
less than two
was
seventy-one years.
The latter
Grange,
the
S., was born in the town of Dryden, February 5, 1850. His father,
Tucker, was one of the early settlers. He was educated in the common
which
he has
through life
added
by
reading
and
At the
close observation.
thirty he married Ella Mericle, and they have one son, George C, and one
daughter, Blanche D. He takes the Republican side in politics and an active interest in
age of
being now
trustee
school and church
matters,
the Joseph Fisher
place of six acres where
has followed the trade
of carpenter and
of
be
now
builder,
In the
the school.
resides.
making
a
year
1886 he bought
Our subject through life
specialty
of
bridge
building
and railroad work.
George W.,
Teeter,
December
a
the
life
Lansing, was bora on the farm he
Henry Teeter, Avho came to Lansing with
resident of
now owns
29, 1817,
father,
Henry, from Northampton county, Pa., in 1791, and settled in this county. The grand
father, Henry, died in 1804, leaving nine children ; all now deceased. Henry, son of
the latter, and father of George W., spent his life on his father's farm.
He married a
Miss Wintchy Sly, daughter of Michael Sly of Elmira, formerly of
Pennsylvania, and
of their thirteen
children, eleven grew to maturity : John, Joseph, Daniel, Sally, Vin
cent, Hannah, Sly, Catharine, George, Henry and Smith. Henry died about 1844, and
his
wife
in 1872.
farm his home.
Buffalo
and
and after
son of
George W.
He followed
New York
leaving
the
city.
canal
brother for the homestead
uary
and
15, 1849,
he
married
they have had five
attended
his
the district schools and has always made this
the Erie Canal for ten
years, plying between
In the mean time he sold the farm left him
by his
boating
father,
bought
farm,
a
farm in
which
Dryden,
and
he has improved
a
year
later traded
with
his
Jan
buildings,
Hagin, bora in 1822, daughter of Charles HagiD.
Foris May, born December 1, 1849, now of Portland,
Matilda E.
children :
on
with new
etc.
211
FAMILY SKETCHES.
Florence
Ore.;
Frances
E.,
Belle,
George H.,
of
L. E. Holden
of
R. Miller
wife of
Charles S. twin
of
born in 1852,
Tennessee.
of
born in
Lansing,
died
who
Kirkwood, Broome county;
1855; George H., born in 1860;
Cicero Miller,
wife of
aged
Mr. Teeter is a
of
three years; Lena
Democrat,
and
has
L., born in 1867,
wife
served as commissioner
of roads.
James
Reynolds,
county, October
Spencer, deceased,
2, 1825,
a
born in the town
was
Spencer
son of
Reynolds,
Lansing, Tompkins
of
a native of
New.
Jersey
and one
the early settlers of this county, who was three times married and had nine children.
James S. was the first born and was educated in the old Ithaca Academy. After leav
of
ing
school, and
trade in the
Coy foundry,
foundry
same
a machine
Lang,
firm.
him.
until
Ross,
J.
for some time,
conducted alone
and
then
was
private
William
who
moulder's
joined
by J. B.
Kenyon, formerly
subject was educated
in
1890,
he
married
where
he
Alice
one of
conservative
positions of
Sweetland,
up to the
justice
the
of
daughter
of
Academy, Havana, N. Y.,
ability,
being
to the
and removed
peace
in 1891.
At the
George J. Sweetland
the rising young lawyers in his
character and
1867.
His
father,
forty
pastorate of
and afterwards
town,
selected
where
by
he-is
of
village of
age of
of
law
Dryden
twenty-five
Dryden.
Our
sub
recognized as a man of
his townspeople to fill
various
trust.
W.,
leaving
came
of
the university he took up the study
After
was elected
was
born in the town
schools, to
common
in the Cook
leaving
D. F. Van Vleet, of Ithaca,
connection with
Roe H.
a cabinetmaker
Francis P. Kenyon,
Hector, but Late of the
married
died in. Shasta, Cal.
Cornell University.
attended
In 1854 he
business interests.
D., was born in Savona, Steuben county, N. Y., May 29,
Ross, is a retired clergyman of the M. E. Church after a
Our
years.
his
States,
James H.
then
to learn the iron
still in existence, the estate of our subject being a part of the
Mr. Reynolds died October 31, 1891, mourned and lamented by all who knew
He was a Republican, and although often urged to accept office invariably declined
and
Western
After
he
apprenticed
finishing his apprenticeship he was employed in the
business for himself, and besides the foundry added
and after
established a
shop,
the firm is
'daughter of
ject is
he
which
on account of
in
the age of sixteen, he was
at
which
school
he
to Freeville
present
he has
added
served as clerk
as clerk
date,
of
May 9, 1859, and was educated in the
through life by reading and close observation.
Dryden
in the
for A. C. Stone,
being Roe &
the firm
Etna for three years, and
has continued in the same business
general store at
and
Sutfin,
carrying
a
general
Our
line
of
dry
is the
boots and shoes, wall paper, crockery and drugs.
goods, groceries,
most
complete
stock
of
mer
and
largest
the
leading merchant in his town, carrying
married
Ida
C. Reed, daughter
At the age of twenty-nine he
chandise in the town.
subject
son, Clinton M. Roe. He takes an active
interests of his town, where
interest in temperance principles, and in advancing the best
and strict integrity.
recognized as a citizen of high principles
of
T. B. Reed
of
Dryden,
and
they have
one
he is
In 1882 he
born in the city of Ithaca, September 23, 1838.
conducted
a
market
for fifteen
and
into the wholesale pork packing business
Reed, Joseph A.,
went
years.
was
Since 1890 he has done
nothing,
In 1890 he
erected
the fine buildings
at
the
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corner
of
Aurora
sixty-eight
floors
upper
Lansing,
of
feet,
by living
daughter
In 1880 he
compartments.
Alfred
of
Brook,
a
This firm is
Rothschild Brothers.
first
child, who
It is sixty
farmer.
married
He has
a
by
Ella A. Brook
beautiful
six
by
stores, the two
of
the town
residence on
Green
in 1879.
rebuilt
street,
Buffalo streets, known as the Reed block.
brick, three stories, the lower floor occupied
and
of
in business
started
Jacob,
of
composed
about eighteen
years
Isaac
Daniel G. Roths
and
After
in Binghamton.
ago
starting in on the corner of Aurora and State
grand headquarters
streets,
during the spring of 1888.
Their stock consists of everything in the dry goods line, with cloaks, shawls and bed
ding on the main floor of their large double store (55 x 100 feet). The basement is
seven
years
they
given
up to china,
mechanic or
which
the finest quality, also glassware
the connoisseur, lamps
Frederick,
crockery,
in the town
1821,
suitable
Ithaca,
of
for the
etc.
and was edu
the place
Hannah M.
married
Reed,
comprising 314 acres, and in 1853 George R. bought the place of
it. Our subject is Democratic in politics. December 14, 1865,
and now owns
have had two
Teachmen,
daughters,
Dr. F.
A.,
both
born in
was
daughter
Caroline,
born in this county in 1812, who
married, in 1836, Mary A., daughter
tinued
ton.
his
next
three years, then
age of
the
for two
M. E. Church.
He
child.
of
Bethel
which place
he
home
Gray,
trustee
their
and
they
own.
with
his
Chenango county, and con
Mott's Corners, now Brook
of
at
continued
work.
of
sons and one
daughter
parents
the
He
work
was a
at
his trade
Republican
and
school and a prominent mem
daughter,
for
to
our
a number of
subject
years,
being
the
and at
the
John D.
Hattie,
Cannon, of Connecticut, from
into Delaware county, N. Y.
His marriage occurred February
he resided on his father's farm ten
years, then moved to West
married
moved
was
He had four
remained at
thirty-seven
terms,
Hector,
of
of
September 14, 1849, a son of H. C. Reed,
for four years in Ithaca.
H. C.
down to farm
settled
in homes
was a carpenter
work
served as commissioner
fourth
L. M. Teachmen
in Ithaca for nearly eight years, living
He then bought a farm on Bald Hill, though he
for the
of
of
now married and settled
also
ber
and
varieties, brackets, tinware,
of all
in the district schools, but at an early age he went to work on his father's farm,
he helped to clear. His grandfather bought the farm for his two sons, John and
his father
he
present
George,. was born November 2,
Rhodes,
cated
their
to
of
Ithaca,
to
removed
and removed
of
27, 1878, after which
Slaterville, where they remained two years, our subject attending college part of the
time in Cleveland, Ohio.
Returning, he located in Brockton, where he has since had a
successful practice.
He still owns a farm, however, which is worked
by a tenant. He
is a Republican, a Mason of Caroline Lodge, No. 681 ; also a member of the Grange.
He has two children, Maggie E.
Richardson,
W.
and was educated
age of
H.,
was
in the
twenty-five
of sixty-eight
Herman C.
Freetown,
common schools and
Cortland county, December 15, 1835,
at the Groton Academy.
At the
finished
to Miss Ellen Van
Nortwick, daughter of William Van
Clarke
H.
In 1863 he bought part of
Richardson.
son,
and in 1866 he bought what was known as the Palmer Drake
acres, which adjoins his own property, having in all about 150
Nortwick,
they have
the Van Nortwick estate,
property
born in
was married
and
and
one
FAMILY SKETCHES.
In 1875 he
acres.
tural implements
the oldest
ling
he
in the
E;,
common
to Sparrow
went
store
for two
with
his
G.
father,
Point, Md.,
Rummer,
of
Dryden.
At the
Powers,
age
of
married
Louisa
in his town
daughter
A.,
of
the
school
1893,
of
in
connection
and shoes and rubber goods
they have the leading house in their line in the town
twenty-three he married Corinne Powers, daughter of
and
was
Our
high business ability
born in
He
takes the Republican
subject
Dryden,
was educated
in the
passed
who
John
Turk,
5, 1852,
common
At the
in
politics and
was
is
in
among the
finished at
twenty-three he
age of
and
of
and
schools and
1880,
Caroline, and they
away
of
in
side
and character.
October
Professor Jackson Graves.
of
leaving
edu
1889 he
have
200 acres,
one
and
married
daughter
in 1891
part
forty-eight acres, having 248 acres, and raising hay, grain and
Our subject takes the Republican side in poli
specialty of dairying.
estate of
stock, making a
tics, and is now
of
In the fall
boots
stock of
After
and was
in the Sparrow Point Company's
In 1889 he bought the homestead farm
Cady
president of
church
school and
Groton Academy.
Dryden.
to
returned
of
in the town.
at
he bought the
as a man of
Academy, under
Olive Heffron,
and one son.
temperance,
one of
educational
conservative citizen of ster
Dryden, May 1,1869,
of
and served as a clerk
Groton.
Rummer, Richard O,
Dryden
finished
schools and
years and then
earliest settlers
independent,
and agricul
Our subject is
produce.
interest in
active
born in the town
was
the W. J. Lombard estate,
recognized
an
recognized as an
of
Frederick
and shipper of
town, taking
is
and
buyer
lumber
lime,
coal,
high integrity.
Charles
Rummer,
village and established a
and as
in his
matters,
worth and
cated
business,
merchants
and religious
to the
came
213
the Board
matters and
takes
of
Health
part
a prominent
He is interested in
Freeville.
of
in advancing the best interests
his town.
Robinson, Edmund E., was born in the village of Groton, September 22, 1853. Filander H., the father of our subject, was bora in Vesper, Onondaga county, and is a
miller
by trade. The boyhood of our subject was passed in his native town, and at
the age of seventeen he went as an operator on the Union Pacific Railroad, and spent
four
and
at
in Wyoming, Utah,
years
Groton
home,
east on a
on
train
of
dispatcher,
and on
dollar
his
this
home
west.
On his
was
and
was offered a position as
Mr. Robinson
He
remained
bad the
a mistake.
deputy revenue
which position
he held
Department,
was
made
and
Mr. Robinson is
collector
until
of
1885.
in 1885
elected
of
feeling
and
came
operator
the telegraph,
since which
he had
Republican,
filling
time
short
In 1875 he
agent
this company
was also elected
chief,
schools
accepted, and the next year was
The next year, at the consol
and
time he has been
until
May 16, 1892,
lost the company a
in May, 1883, he was
never
and
for the twenty-first district
He
Avas a
Cairo.
ticket
public
C.
July, 1877,
a
at
superintendent of
in the employ
satisfaction
in the
in 1874 he
Illinois Central Railroad
transferred to Ithaca in
city.
educated
return
Valley Railroad, which he
V., the G. I. & S., and the S.
roads,
retirement
nor made
appointed
the
He
Montana.
the Lehigh
these
a resident of
Fire
and Avhile at
for the L.
made agent
idation
spentjoneyear on
visit,
for Sayre
before going
Academy,
then
and
under
James Armstrong,
assistant chief engineer of
that office
until
the
July 21, 1889,
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214
which
time he
appointed
was
County Committee.
the Republican
In 1888 he
first ward, but declined to serve. He is
In 1876 Mr. Robinson married Alice
1887-'88-'89 he
During
postmaster.
was
a member of
twelve years,
of
the
Wyckoff, a farmer of
Frederica, and Nathan Lavere.
district
and
convention
to him the Republican party is indebted for
and
alderman
Anson
of
Moravia,
they have three children : E. Winifred,
Mr. Robinson has been a delegate to every senatorial
and
past
for
nominated
of
chairman
Hobasco Lodge No. 716 F. & A. M.
daughter
A.,
was
for the
its
much of
pros
perity in this locality.
Robinson,
H.
H.,
was
born in Caroline,
May 29, 1841,
Ulster county, who came to this county
in Slaterville Springs, where his father kept
Solomon,
a son of
when eight years old with
started out
for
himself, following
In
Slaterville Springs.
farm,
itself,
which
his
occupations,
work he
In 1857 he
H. H. took
son
At the
this
connection with
acres, employing many hands.
after
various
hotel.
a
his
sold
charge
of
and
a native of
his parents, settling
Solomon
age of eighteen
built
mill, and
in 1836
a grist-mill
conducted
a
large farm
in 1859
the remaining part,
sold
half
of
of
at
309
his
large farm in
a
in 1877 commencing a dairy with seven head of cattle, which he has increased
He has three horses, and does a large trade in butter and milk,
unable sometimes to fill his orders.
He married Frances L., daughter of
to twehty-five head.
David'
being
Richford, Tioga county, in 18.60, and they occupy a pleasant and comfort
home. He is a Granger, and a liberal supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church.
L. Clark
able
He is
of
also an active worker
Pratt, Ephraim S.,
his
parents
to
was
Wolcott,
in the Republican
born in
party.
Tolland, Mass.,
Wayne county,
at
the age
December
of
25, 1811,
seven years.
and
He
came with
was
educated
day, and moved to Seneca county. November 9, 1834, he mar
ried Huldah B. Williams, of Weston, Conn.,
by whom he had eight children, four sons
and four daughters : David S., Thomas H., Abby
A., TamsenL., Orlo H., Olive L., Flor
and James R.
Mrs.
Pratt
died
ence,
May 26, 1885, and he married second, April 12, 1886
in the
schools of
that
Pease, Avidow of Orman Osborne, a farmer of Fairfield, Conn., who died
May 5, 1873, leaving one son, Alvin P. Osborne. Mr. Pratt's father, Silas, was born
in Sandersfield, Mass., August 17, 1781, a son of Justin, born in
Granville, Mass.,
October 21, 1731.
He was the son of Barnard, born at
Hingham, Mass., July 1, 1710.
The latter was the son of Aaron, son of Phineas, whose father,
Henry, was born at
in
In
1599.
1635
the
latter
emigrated with nine others,, to Mass
Hingham, England,
Susan P.
achusetts,
and
tinued to the
Hingham
present
Quick, Daniel,
was given
day.
as a name
Mr. Pratt has
born in
Caroline,
to the new
resided
home,
in Ulysses
which
name
forty
years.
over
has
con
December
9, 1821. Henry, father of our sub
Ulster county, a farmer, who came to this
county and bought 100
acres of land, to which he added 160, which he OAvned at time of his
death, besides
other property.
The only capital he owned when he came to Tompkins
county was
an axe and one
shilling in money. He married Sallie, daughter of Daniel Ersley, one
of tho first settlers of the
of nine
county, and they reared a
of whom
ject,
was
was a native of
family
our subject
of
is the
thirty-three,
youngest.
to Caroline
Daniel lived
Ivory,
and
with
his father
they have had
until
children,
he
married at
three children,
one
the
age
daughter
FAMILY SKETCHES.
surviving, Georgie, who married a Mr.
has one son, Clifford D. Quick, aged five
a
Democrat,
and a member of
David
Pratt,
S.,
born in the town
was
who
was,
however,
Mr. Quick is
months.
no
She
relative.
assessor of
the
town,
Grange.
the
the public schools
was educated in
Quick,
215
of
Seneca county,
Covert,
January 13, 1836,
Trumansburgh
Academy
;
born December
27, 1823,
a son of
Union
College,
9, 1860, he married Emily M., daughter of the late Simeon Pease,
of Trumansburgh.
They have one son and two daughters : Leslie, Antoinette L., and
Agnes H. Leslie married Augusta Seiglemah, and has three children : Harold, Cora,
and Agnes.
Antoinette L. married James N. Layne, of Missouri, and Agnes H. lives
at home.
Mr. Pratt is for the present engaged in farming in the west.
Schenectady.
by
years
of
owned
is
W.,
of
born in 1801,
he had
whom
Newfield,
who was a
himself
a member of
and
L. C.
the Grange
Pratts, C. W.,
was
was
farmer
Of these
six children.
He has been
age.
by
also
April
George
Pratts,
who was
and
a
farmer
Pratts,
and
bora in
in
by
occupation and married
Peter
Sophronia
Pratts,
Chaffee,
the oldest, being now seventy
his father before him, the farm being
our subject was
as was
Our
his brother.
politics
is
subject
September 9, 1831.
Newfield,
has
He
never married.
Republican.
a
his
Adam,
father,
was a
native of Pennsylvania, who
young, settling in this
town, where he took up farming at which he was very successful. He married Cath
C. W. Pratts has always
arine Sebring of this county, and they had three children.
came
followed farming.
He
two children, both
deceased,
when quite
in 1852 Delilah Sherman
marrried
one
Mr. Pratts
twenty-two years.
to this county
dying
votes
at
the
age
of
six
of
this town,
months,
and
they had
and
the other aged
the Democratic ticket.
Pratt, Charles F., was born in Groton, January 21, 1856. His father, Benjamin F.
Pratt, was a well known resident of Groton. He was educated in the Dryden Acad
At the age of thirty four he married Josephine
common schools.
emy after leaving the
In 1878 he bought part of
daughter
of John Montgomery of Dryden.
Montgomery,
bought forty acres of the
1889
he
the John Southworth estate of ninety-five acres, in
Joseph Thomas estate and in the spring of 1893 he bought part of the Elias Cady
Our subject is one
west of the village of Dryden.
estate of sixty-one acres, lying just
200 acres of the best farm lands in
of the prominent men of his town, having nearly
his
town
he is known
where
successful and practical
Pierce Clarence W.,
was educated
leaving
employ
to
in the
school
of
the
passenger
he
as
a
conservative man
energy
and
and
ability
as
was
remained
Pa., February 16, 1862. He
Wyoming Seminary at Kingston, Pa. After
born in Susquehanna county,
on
the farm for
& W. R. R. Co.
conductor, and
in 1890 he
about
At first he
came
three years,
and
was a passenger
to Ithaca to take
then entered the
brakeman
charge of
the
and
rose
retail coal
He is a member
He is a Republican in politics, but has held no offices.
trade.
married
Emma Mills
In 1884 he
and Eagle Chapter.
Fidelity Lodge, F. & A. M.
daughter.
a
one
child,
Susquehanna county, Pa.
They have
Pike William
Company,
L.,
the
a
farmer.
common schools and
D., L.
of
present
was a native of
secretary
and general manager of
Richmond county, N.
Y.,
born
of
of
the Groton Carriage
January 9,
1853.
He began
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LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
business life
active
reaching his majority, and was then a well trained and competent
About 1870 he established himself at Tully, N. Y., and soon
on
practical wagonmaker.
became ths head
known in that
afterward
After
three
of
Pike,
Onondaga
Smith &
this business
years
Walsh,
Company,
several years was well
succeeded
the
firm
older
Waterloo, in Seneca
at
disposed of,
was
for
which
Pike & Walsh
county.
Waterloo Wagon
the
established
about
firm
of the
part of
and
in 185 Mr. Pike
and
county.
to
came
Groton to take the
general management and the
secretaryship of the local company.
That he has been abundantly successful in that capacity is attested by the fact that the
business of the company has been largely increased during the period of his connection
it ;
with
and
successful
it is
institutions
Company is
the
one of
most
its kind in Central New York.
of
Pike found the business
is due
fact that the Groton Carriage
a conceded
the
of
concern conducted
On coming to Groton Mr.
according to old usages, and to him
having successfully remodeled its working arrangements and inaug
in
every department in accordance with the modern and now popular
urating
ideas of wagon, carriage and sleigh making. Although much engrossed in business
Mr. Pike has found time to interest himself somewhat in local politics. He is a firm
the credit of
a system
Democrat
the
and was candidate
result of
the
vote was
for the
the
Assembly
in February, 1893, he was the nominee
Dana Rhodes, the latter vice-president
strength and
was
in
1892,
source of gratification
of
and
his party for the
the
of
though defeated
himself
to
at
the polls
his friends.
and
office of
Again
supervisor against
carriage
company, and a man of great
However, in this last canvass Mr. Pike
popularity throughout the town..
to become a candidate and only
reluctant
consented
to do
so
in
order
to fill
a
breach in the party ticket.
Mrs. D. O, is a daughter of James C. Knight, who was born in Lodi, Seneca
He was well educated and taught school several seasons.
He
county, June 15, 1810.
began his mercantile career in Farmer Village in 1833 with a capital of
to which
Quigley,
$140,
he
added
gradually
William
until
he
He
obtained a competency.
married
Mundy,
they had four children :
William,
Henrietta, and Mary. Edward married Josephine Covert
and
Oscar G. Wheeler
of
Farmer,
and
Mary,
hardware merchant, who died in 1878.
C. Quigley, who was born in New Jersey,
one
chant
a
the
an
active
choir.
success
of
subject, married Henry Bean of Geneva,
For her second husband she married David
member
of
the
and
Presbyterian
Mrs. Quigley's father
was
one
Trumansburgh, and a leader of
leading men of Seneca county, and
called on him for
it, many dating their
church of
of
the
ready to give good advice to all who
in life to his timely counsel
He died November
always
died young ; Edward,
Lodi, Henrietta married
who
came here in
company with his parents
son, James K., bora June 20, 1880. Mr. Quigley was a mer
large and successful business. He died
January 31, 1881. He
in 1844.
was
of
our
a
They had
tailor, doing
Luvezar, daughter
26, 1881,
and
his
wife
June
23, 1886.
Pearson, Pierce (deceased), was born in the town of Newfield, February 22, 1840.
His father, Robert, came from Bordentown, N.
J., to Newfield in 1835, remaining there
until his death, in 1864.
The family originally came from
Yorkshire, England. Pierce
Pearson
efforts
received
his early
through his life.
education
He
was
in the district schools,
looked
upon
as
a
and completed it
by
leader in the town in
his
own
which
he
FAMILY SKETCHES.
lived,
known
his brother
which
six
carry
their
soon added
At the
children, two
on
bought the
Nicholas,
they
business.
and recognized as a man of
the
age of
farm,
April,
signal
raising large
"up
farm,
adjoining
In the fall
ability.
known farm
Inlet"
the
then
and
Alma J. Foster
married
two daughters
attended the Congregational
died in
other
thirty-one he
sons and
and
well
217
of
he
with
Fisher,
to
in the nursery
Ithaca, who bore him
engaged
of
living, and with the help of their mother
tobacco, grain and stock. Mr. Pearson
Ithaca, to which he gave his hearty support. He
now
amounts of
church of
1891.
Quick, Charles, was born in the town of Caroline, May 7,1848.
farming from early boyhood, working at home for his father most of
his majority, and he then went to work for his
twenty -one he married Charlotte Hubbard of the town of
reached
four children, two
always votes
1867,
John
of
sons
and
two daughters.
He has followed
the time
At the
grandfather.
not a
he
age of
they have had
politician, though he
Dryden,
Mr. Quick is
until
and
the Democratic ticket.
Poole, Hon. Murray Edward, was lorn July 17, 1857, at Centre Moreland,
ing county. Pa., at the head of the historic Wyoming Valley. He is a son of
Edward V. Poole,
business
a prominent
descendant from Captain Edward
man
and private
the founder
banker
Wyom
the late
Tioga county, and
Mass., in 1635. Six
of
Poole,
Weymouth,
and another served in the
War,
Revolutionary
Massachusetts Colonial Assembly during the same period. He was prepared at Wyom
ing Seminary at Kingston, Pa., and graduated at Cornell University as A. B., in 1880.
He studied law with Judge Marcus Lyon, Judge Bradley Almy, Col. Charles H. Blair
and Hon. Jared T. Newman, of
Ithaca; Judge Charles A. Clark and Frank A. Darrow,
of
and
Judge
He was admitted to the
Adolphus
C. Allen, of Waverly.
Owego,
esq.,
bar May 3, 1889, at Syracuse. He married November 4, 1891, Eva, daughter of James
Zeliffe, of Limestone, N. Y. She was born March 31, 1862, and graduated at Baxter
University of Music, Friendship, N. Y., in 1880. They have one daughter, Laura
Frances, born December 4, 1893. He has always taken an active interest in Demo
cratic politics, was appointed special county judge of Tompkins county, October 24,
1889, by Governor Hill, to fill a vacancy, and held the office until January 1, 1890 ;
has been justice of the peace since January 1, 1891, acting recorder of the city of
Ithaca since April 10, 1893 ; Democratic candidate for special county judge in 1889.
He is also a prominent Mason,
and delegate to the constitutional convention in 1893.
was one of the founders of the Waverly
attained the thirty-third degree.
He
having
Farmer in 1883, and is a member of the New York State Press Association, of the
Society of the Sons of the Revolution, Society of the War of 1812, New England
Historic Genealogical Society, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and
a
of
his
ancestors were
officers
in the
American Historical Association.
Weymouth, Mass., 1635,
Town
Tioga in
of
''Biographical
more's
'
bb
and
his
Also
of
author
Descendants,
Gay's Historical Gazetteer
Sketches in Landmarks
Cyclopedia
fession,"
"
of
American
of
White's National Cyclopedia
of
Tompkins
Biography,"
of
of
the "'History
of
1893,"
author
Tioga
Edward Poole,
the
County,
County;"
N.
History
Y.,"
of
of
of
the
1887,
and
"
Gil-
associate editor of
the "Cyclopedia
American
of
of
the Medical Pro
Biography,"
also of
"
Appleton's
218
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Cyclopedia,"
Annual
contributor
American History, Harper's
Utica
Globe
Saturday
Detroit Free Press, Buffalo Illustrated Express,
He resides in Ithaca.
Danby, March 13, 1845, was edu
added
by careful and intelligent reading.
Orrin Ostrander, his
his father's farm.
born in the town
was
in the district schools, and to this has
After leaving school he began farming on
cated
father,
the first
was one of
the eldest, Emma L.
daughters,
Mr. Ostrander is
South Danby.
of
hardware
ness
ability
high
came
here
Jacob
settled
was
with
born in
on
Groton,
and
and
they
and
and
he bought
years
later,
the farm
a saw
Lansing,
the
now
his
on
He
years.
German.
Ithaca, by whom he had three
Danby, living on the old home
the M. E. Church
a member of
stock of
principal
dry
store
in the
ahd
groceries
goods,
town,
and
does
a
fine busi
as a conservative man of
present
farm,
December
was a prominent man
He
Julia.
was a
He is
1825.
28,
connection with
of
245
in the
years
Ira
Some
acres.
engaged
attended
in the lumber busi
three years,
the
common
At the
years of age.
lumber,
business, having bought
years
from the lumber business he has
he
sixty-
manufacture of
his farm
and was edu
Sally Ingley, of
Abby A., Elmira, Jerry I. (all
aged
his father till twenty-five
and engaged
town,
veterinary surgeon,
He married
1864,
years.
in his
and was prominent
his last
During
aged sixty-six
of
mill,
fourteen years, in
in 1848, the farm
retired
has
He died in June,
ness with our subject.
remained on
and
is
county politics, being a Democrat.
had eight children, Polly, Alvira,
deceased), Ira, Emily
died three
and
politics,
1893 he bought the
of
of
South
of
age
Orange county and an early settler in Lansing, who
L.,
his parents, John and Polly (Linderman) Ozmun, at an early date.
the farm now owned by his son, and there passed his life, with the
in both English
in both town
Smiley,
Scott,
now of
the
married at
a native of
his last three
exception of
Lewis
subject
principle.
Jacob
son of
cated
Bierce,
Our
He is known throughout the town
and
Ozmun, Ira,
the
In the fall
William
of
large business.
of
Democrat in
a
of
in the town.
settlers
twenty-three, Rebecca A., daughter
stead.
of
Weekly,
and others.
Ostrander, Charles H.,
City), Magazine
Magazine (N. Y.
University
to the
later
they
his
and
schools,
with
and
twenty
age of
which
wife
he followed
his
divided the farm.
brother,
Since he
himself to
farming exclusively. In
(Learn) De Camp, of Lansing.
She was born in 1827.
Mr. and Mrs. Ozmun have three adopted
children, N. Breese,
now a resident of California
; Oscar D. Dolson, of Peoria, 111. ; aud Hester Ann Dal1855 he
ton,
married
wife of
North
Mary, daughter
Willie Teeter,
Lansing Grange,
of
of
Morris
Groton,
of Avhich
confined
and
Mr.
Rachael
and
they have been
Mrs. Ozmun
active workers
are
for
members
twenty
of
the
years.
Owen, Duane D., was born in Homer. Cortland county, February 26, 1845, a son of
F. M. OAven of the mercantile interests of Homer. The education of Duane was derived
in the common schools, followed
farming about eight years, and then was employed in
a shoe peg
factory for about eight years. After this he was engaged in manufacturing
iron gears for sleighs and wagons until 1890.
That year he moved to
where he
bought the Van Houter lumber yard, and has ever since
of hard and soft
lumber, and is prepared to furnish
everything
as
shingles,
lath, etc.,
as
well
as
trimmings,
Ithaca,
it, handling all kinds
needed in
building, such
conducted
posts, ornaments,
etc.
Mr. Owen is
a
219
FAMILY SKETCHES.
Republican, but never an aspirant for political office. He is a member of the
order of K. of
P., also a member of the Baptist Church. He married, December 9,
1891, Frances E. Dunham, of Ithaca. By his former wife he has one daughter, in her
staunch
fourteenth
year.
Edwin R
Nye,
Nye.
He
was
born in
brought up
was
Locke,
June
the farm
on
the
7, 1842,
son
he lived
where
of
Washington
until
he
reached
and
the
Mary
age of
years, then moved to Groton and for the next four years engaged in the
In 1871 he purchased from Doctor Goodyear the large block now
business.
twenty- eight
livery
known
the Odd Fellows Hall
as
for
occupied
entertainments
became
it
remodeled
being
given
arranged
and
marriage seven children
William
Nixon,
this country in
Schuyler
J.,
upper
married
of
that
Alice
an opera
the
of
house,
formerly
block,
the
of
rear
building
daughter
H.,
was
the opening
After this the Odd Fellows
year.
portion
of which
in the
rink
born in
was
He
portion
Main
on
John Green.
of
street.
Of this
have been born.
Lincolnshire, England,
locating in New Jersey, and
1856, first
county.
the
of
15, 1863, Edwin R. Nye
March
upper
its interior for
there in December
occupants
established
the
In 1884 Mr. Nye built the
public purposes.
in 1892
and
building,
in the
was educated
March
16, 1838,
and came
later in the town
this country,
public schools of
of
and
to
Hector,
Septem
28, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, 89th N. Y. Volunteers, was wounded in the
of Antietam, and honorably discharged January 20, 1863.
January 20, 1864, he
married Rachel A. Smith of Ulysses, and they have had two children, Clara M. and
Ina M., the latter dying aged four months. Elias Smith, Mrs. Noxon's father, was
born in New Jersey in 1780, coming to this town in 1803, He married Rachel Skinner
of his native State,. and they had nine children:
Charity, Sally, Christopher, James S.,
Clarissa, Watson A., Susan M., Rachel A., and Minerva P. Mr. Nixon has a deed
dating back to May 28, 1818. Elias Smith located on the farm in 1807. Mr. Nixon is
a member of Treman Post No. 572 G. A. R.; he is one of the representative men of the
ber
battle
town,
agricultural
implements
and
fertilizers.
His father, Robert Nel
born in Dryden, December 5, 1819.
on
lot
Robert Nelson
settled
sventy-six.
and
1812
came from Orange county in
At
educated in the common schools and finished at the select school in Dryden.
Nelson,
son
was
the
deals in
and also
age of
Robert
C,
thirty he
John Southworth
where
married
100
of
he is known
was
as a man of
and
Osborn
Jane.
of
is
his
His
October
three
James
was educated
versity,
in
high
leading
of
this town.
subject
is
and
events of
the
a
farm
of
leading farmers of this town,
integrity, interested in educational
one of
character
In 1849 he bought
day,
the
and
is known
as a
practical and
farmer.
McLallen,
1860
Our
acres.
and religious matters and
successful
Louisa Card
14,
by
G.,
in the
public schools of
an
place,
by
whom
married
Jesse,
who
McLallen,
was
Corey,
infancy
of
at
Trumansburgh, May 25,
one
with
September
he had three
Cordelia H.
died in
Ulysses,
of
that place,
accountant.
Grover Judson
1857, he
children:
born in the town
occupation
native
father,
was
10, 1884,
here,
the town
; James G.
and
in Cornell Uni
he
Grover
children :
born
year
married
J., Osborn,
December
of
Ulysses,
Ella C.
Susie
11, 1834,
and
and
and
they had
His grandfather,
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
220
James, was born October 12, 1800, and became a merchant
father, John McLallen, was born in West Stockbridge, Mass.,
to Trumansburgh
came
first tavern in this
log
was a
The first
on good
great-grand
December 25,
Treman,
the creek,
near
structure.
it is believed
Mary King, and
married
his brother-in-law, Abner
town, Trumansburgh,
It
stables are now.
with
His
here.
1773,
M. R. Bennett's
where
livery
He
in it.
postoffice was established
authority, that this
and
He built the
in 1792.
the first wedding
was
in the town.
on a
Moe, R. Palmer, was born in Groton, September 18, 1824. He was reared
farm, but during his early life he worked at other occupations. In 1848 he married
Harriet, daughter of Lewis Jones of McLean. Mrs. Moe died November 23, 1892.
For ten years after his marriage Palmer Moe worked his father's farm, and afterwards
He then returned to Groton, and bought the
spent two years in Allegany county.
Eugene
Prescott Pierce farm, located south of Groton village, where he now resides.
Benton Moe is a son by adoption of Palmer Moe..
Moe, John,
and
was a native of
His twelve
Lansing.
thence to
Connecticut,
moved
who
children were as
to Genoa
and
very early
date,
Robert, Marcus, Mary,
follows:
James, John, Roderick, Lucas, Anna, Susan, Sally, Hiram
at a
Robert
Phoebe.
married
Lois -Knapp and settled in Groton on the farm how owned by his son, R. Augustus
Moe. The children of Robert and Lois Moe were as follows : Leonard, Ann who
married Sheldon Castle, John who died in 1893, Phoebe who married Prescott Pierce,
R.
Palmer,
Groton, R. Augustus,
of
Robert died in
Moe,
18G9,
who purchased
born
July 3, 1827,
They had
one
married
Moe, Hiram,
He
1849.
years
in
was
was an
Moe,
the age
Atha,
Avery
wife of
uorn
early
David
physician of
as
aged
old
homestead
Maria,
Stoddard,
daughter
and of
this
the
1803,
and
northern part of
an
able medical
He
practitioner
also
the Buffalo Medical
and practice at
and
there he
Lansing, by
of
whom
Gloucester,
died
at
Ithaca
Mass.
Eliphalet
the Baptist
May 17,
Hall,
17,
and
and
was
Daniel
of
1857,
and
in
there is
in
Lansing,
of
at
three times.
Groton
and
the sons
Groton
of
and
attending the Geneva Medical College and
from the latter.
After years of residence
College, graduating
His
1876.
Hiram
1873.
G.,
Ida,
of
Groton, Dr. Moe went to Ithaca in 1872,
Polly, daughter of Ebenezer Allen of
now
cashier of
Hiram G. Moe
His wife,
they have
Church, being one
and
wife was
he had two children,
Bank March 14. 1890.
of
Geneva,
at
Ludlowville, East Lansing
died April
farm,
union
was married
Ithaca,
particularly for his acknowledged skill in surgery, was one
Dr. Hiram Moe, and was born in Lansing in 1823. He was educated
and studied medicine
years.
died in Tompkins county in
this county, living for many
and
Cortland,
four
R. Augustus
Maria Moe died in
enjoyed an extensive practice.
remembered
died
Guyon.
in Cayuga county in
he
where
married
deceased.
of
who
Lois died in 1862.
occupies, the
still
now
Charles,
wife
twenty-four
of
daughter
second,
Lansing,
Erastus C.
at
and
his
and
two children, both
Florence,
child,
Groton,
eighty years,
from his father, and
and
Dimon.
1858 he
of
aged
whom
he
of
wife of
Rev. Thomas A. Edwards
was elected cashier of
married
in
May, 1872,
of
Groton.
She
the First National
was
Ella,
daughter
Mr. Moe is prominently identified
trustees, and also deacon.
no children.
its board
the
the First National Bank
with
221
FAMILY SKETCHES.
R., was born in Newfield, October 18, 1816. David, his father, was
Vermont, who came to this county in 1814. He was a physician and mar
Polly Thomas of Vermont, by whom he had five children, our subject being the
B.
McAllaster,
a native of
ried
The latter has
second.
in the 109th N.Y.
Volunteers,
Charles
Our
David
children :
are
is
subject
He
Col. B. F.
married
three
served
in the Rebellion
years
late secretary of the navy, and
of Cayuga
county and they
Tracey,
Prudence L. Barger
Harriet
K.,
L., Ellen, Frank and Charles. Harriet and
March, 1893, aged seventy-three years.
R., Gregg Post. He has held the office of road
Mrs. McAllaster died in
deceased.
of
the
years,
and
a member
seven
commissioner
farmer.
a
under
He
escaped without a wound.
had five
been
always
G. A.
has
supervisor
.been
three
In
terms.
politics
he is
Republican.
Morgan, Philip, was born in New Jersey in 1823, a son of Enoch, who came from
Belvidere, N. J., with his family and settled in the town of Groton sixty years ago, in
1833.
Of his family of nine children, only three survive. Enoch was a successful and
industrious farmer, and a life of toil was rewarded with a fair competency. Philip was
ten years of age when his parents settled here.
He was brought up on a farm, and at
the
thirty began his
age of
farm
three
about
Morgan
married
miles
own
of
east
career,
Groton
Sebra A. Seager.
being
the
now
owner of
At the
village.
Mr. Morgan is
a
age of
a
good
forty
about
Democrat in
eighty-acre
Mr.
years
politics.
Meaker, Reuben, was born in the town of Silver Lake, Susquehanna county, Pa.,
March 16, 1823, and was there educated in the district schools, which he attended
winters, and to this he has added by reading and observation. He married at the age
of twenty, Elsie B., daughter of John Montgomery of Athens, Pa., and they were the
parents
of
politics,
and also
having
matters,
takes
been
to the town
came
farm
children, five
eight
102 acres,
of
Danby,
on which
He is
orain and stock.
in his
of
an active
a member
one of
interest in the
of
the
now
the
is
subject
the Republican
or:
in
the
his
attention
county,
In 1868 he
years.
known
what Avas
lives, devoting
solid men of
side
educational question as well as religious
M. E. Church for fifty-five
he bought
where
he
Our
living.
now
as
the Charles Hill
to the raising
of
hay,
and practical and successful
work.
Mount,
Robert
Newton,
Avho
for
thirty
years Avas well
known
a
as
teacher in the
native of Groton, born June
public schools of Tompkins aud Cayuga counties, was a
10 1843, a son of William Dye and Eliza Mount, both of the latter being pioneers of
Dryden
currier
on
Groton.
and
shop,
August
the
and on
9,
he
he
was
service.
life,
Our
Groton Academy.
thirty years,
ia the
of
in
his
brought up to work in his father's tannery and
he lived at home until the summer of 1862. Then,
Avas
and
and
though
regiment and
he
subject was
Thus
109th N. Y.
Company F,
was mustered out of service.
disabled for
from
farm,
enlisted
followed the fortunes
when
Robert N.
the famous Ninth Corps
At Spottsylvania
served Avith
educated
equipped
his
he began
from that
regiment
in the
while
a career
occupation
as a
until
of
and
married
He
a stretcher
finally
select
teaching
in 1888.
musician, and
June 22, 1865,
carrying
until it was
common
he only retired
In 1874 Mr. Mount
Groton.
south part of
Volunteers,
he
discharged
schools, also the
that
continued
owns a good
Annette, daughter
of
for
farm
Nelson
222
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Morgan,
the latter
Mount have
J. Otis
first
born in
was
was
educated
occupation was as clerk
fourteen
remained
A. Fisher
where
depth,
of
years.
Ithaca,
they have
of
Robert N.
Evan Morgan.
pioneer
and
Annette
and
a
Ithaca, October 26, 1859,
in the
in the
common
drug
the
G. C.
of
Academy,
Brooks, with whom
Gauntlett &
store of
third son
Ithaca
schools and
and
his
he
December 7, 1889, he established a copartnership with John
bought the drug store on the corner of State and Plain streets,
fine brick
full line
a
carrying
son
son, Nelson Morgan Mount.
one
McClure, J. Otis,
McClure.
the
being
of
drugs
twenty-five feet front
with
store
and
chemicals,
seventy feet in
and
medicines, toilet articles and
aspirant for public office.
He is
patent
Republican, but not an
Ladder Company, joined in 1878, and was first assist
He married in January, 1891, Jennie E., daughter of the late Luke V.
ant one year.
and builder of Ithaca.
a
contractor
Maurice,
They have one daughter.
stationery.
Mr. McClure is
a
a member of
Tornado Hook
and
Merrill,
Jason
P.,
was
born in
Caroline, May 29, 1846,
Alvin
a son of
Merrill,
a native
in Tompkins county in 1823.
Jason P. is the oldest and
only son of seven children, five now living. He was educated in the common schools
and in the old Lancasterian school and Ithaca Academy, after
leaving which he learned
Tioga county,
of
who settled
telegraphy, and was the first operative employed by the D. L. & W. Railroad Company
in this town. He followed this until 1884, when he was elected justice of the peace
on
the Democratic
from its
and
ticket,
organization
until
re-elected
February, 1893.
Caroline from 1875 to 1880.
of
carreer as an
artist
Although he
never
attracted attention
on
the New York
He
and
Charles,
and
He has been
throughout the country.
World,
but
to
preferred
ingenuity.
a student of
educated
Judge Merrill began his
early age, inheriti g his artistic taste from his grandfather.
took a drawing lesson in his life, his sketches and cartoons have
Mockford, Richard,
was
was
acting recorder of the city
justice of the peace in the town
was
to Ithaca in 1880.
came
He
remain
married
originality
Danby. They have two sons, Lynn,
of
He
He
at an
and
great
in 1888.
a
in 1868 Ida
designer
of
offered a position as an artist
in this
His
city.
L., daughter of Davis Baldwin,
Novelty Works, Ithaca;
the public school.
was
born in
Winchester, England,
learned the trade
of
a
He
miller.
October
children :
Mary Gilbert, formerly
Spencer G.,
and
of
same
Ida M.
Phelps, Ontario county,
The former died
months,
by
Mr. Mockford came to Trumansburgh to
and eight
esteemed
all
who
knew him.
reside
in
at
the
13, 1839,
month.
and on
He became
1864
May 12,
twenty-one
of
The daughter
a
he
they have had two
and
age
1878, doing
where
for the United States
started
bakery,
married
show
Stanford's
August 1, 1860, landing in New York on the 13th of the
a merchant in the flour and feed
business, also keeping a
he
cartoons
resides
at
fine business in
years
home.
jewelry
and notions.
Marshall, E. H.,
educated
under
Rose,
in the
was
town
born in November 14, 1859, in the town
of
Angelica in the district schools,
Porfessor L. C. Foster
daughter
the Willis farm
of
of
at
the Ithaca High
Conrad Whitlock,
sixty-three acres
by
whom
on which
School.
Enfield, and was
finishing by a course
March 18, 1886, he married
he has two
he
raises
sons.
grain and
of
In 1886 he bought
hay,
making
a
spe-
FAMILY SKETCHES.
of
cialty
He takes the Republican
tobacco.
matters, being
known in his neighborhood
educational
now
Morgan, Thomas,
trustee
as an
of
side
the
in
is actively interested in
in district No. 8. Mr. Marshall is
politics and
school
energetic
active,
223
business
man of ability.
for
forty years was the owner and proprietor of the famed
Elm Tree
at
McLean, was the son of William G. and Fanny (White) Morgan
and the grandson of pioneer Evan
Morgan, who settled in Lansing previous to 1800.
In 1843 Thomas Morgan married Elizabeth, daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Benton,
In 1844 he bought from the Rowley estate the old Groton hotel, which he kept a year
then sold.
In 1849 he bought the Elm Tree House, enlarged it, and was its owner
until the winter ofl888-89.
Feb. 20, 1890, he died. Daniel W. Rowley was born Sep
tember 11, 1841.
When about a year old his father died, and while still a child his
mother
died, after which he was taken into the family of Thomas Morgan, where he
lived for
he
who
House"
"
years, then started out to make his own way in life.
two markets in Cortland, after which he was proprietor
conducted
House in McLean for
a
little time.
three years, this time the
spent at
farming,
and successful
though
in their
household
and
since
he
lives
He is
a
at
years on a
farm he
The
Freeville.
Groton to
Democrat,
Ruth,
Mary Hart,
an
she was
to
came
daughter
married
family
After three
Junction House
in 1889 he
in business life.
26, 1867,
ruary
For two
several
following
kept hotel for
They
he
eleven years
he has been very
live,
but has alway declined office.
where
John P. Hart.
of
Elm Tree
the
of
again
years
have
no
active
Feb
children,
young lady who has been a member of the
Washington Rowley, father of Daniel W., was
infant.
a
Lexington, Dutchess county, and came to Virgil at an early day. His wife was
Phoebe Benton, by whom he had four children, A. B. Rowley, of Syracuse; Helen, wife
Daniel W.
About 1840
of A J. Pettis; Nathan, who died, aged four years, and
Washington Rowley went to Groton village and bought and became proprietor of the
Two years later he died. John P. Hart, father of Mrs. D. W. Rowley,
Groton House.
On December 17, 1840, he
was a son of Amos Hart, and was born January 25, 1816.
who
died aged twenty-one
eight
and
had
married Eliza Boynton,
children, Helen,
years ; Ruth, wife of D. W. Rowley ; George, of Dryden ; Ada, who died young ;
Nancy, who married William De Couders; A. J., of McLean, and Laura, wife of Jerome
Fitz. John P. Hart died July 23, 1870, and his wife May 30, 1888.
born
at
Mabee, Theodore,
cated
in the district
daughter
of
resides on
born April
was
schools and at
Ira Martin
of
Democratic in politics, taking
is known as a man of high
an
and
the
Danby, by
the homestead place,
in the
15, 1835,
and
of
age
whom
assists
in carrying
farm
He holds the
has resided on his
a farm in Spencer, of 258 acres, which is
from
moving
Mr. Mabee makes a specialty of the dairy and
sons.
school,
200
present
and
quarts of
milk per
Meeks, C. E.,
life he
was
worked at
of
he
twenty-two
ninety-
the
on
He
Ithaca.
married
he had three sons,
intelligent interest in the
ability.
of
village
one of
was
Rebecca
general events of
position
of
S.,
whom now
Our
farm,
edu
subject
the
treasurer
of
is
day,
the
for the last five years,
carried on by one of his
eight acres
now
milk
business, handling
about
day.
born
farming,
in
the town
but for the
of
In his early
he has been in the butcher business
Berkshire,
past six years
October
30,
1864.
224
in
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
for
Brookton,
and a
half he
year
working in the Asylum for the Insane,
in the Cortland wagon shops.
December 18,
one
was
Susan C. White
and
about a year
he
1888,
married
Newark,
they have two children, Gertie J. and
Meeks
is
town
clerk
of
Mr.
Caroline, having been elected on the Democratic
Edmund.
the town
of
of
and
ticket.
in the district schools, and
in
Tompkins county in 1802,
farming
father,
helped to erect the first frame house in the city of Ithaca.
At the age of
Mitchell, Frank,
gave
his
and who
with
Frank M.
twenty-eight
interest in
an active
posted on all
the
Anna
married
events of
11, 1831,
his
bought the farm
and soon afterwards
tics, taking
born December
was
to
attention
educated
who settled
daughter
A.,
he
where
educational
now
and
of
Elias
Taylor,
He is
lives.
religious
a
of
Boston
Mass.,
Republican in
matters,
keeping
and
poli
well
the day.
Munroe, George E., was born in the town of Dryden, March 7, 1845. His father,
Munroe, came from the Mohawk valley in 1820, and married Catharine, daugh
Our subject was educated in the Ithaca Acad
ter of Marcus Edgecombe, of Cortland.
finished
at the
and
Normal
School, from which he graduated in 1865.
emy,
Albany
William
Afterwards he taught
ever
twenty-two
age of
they
having
since,
for fifteen years, and then took up the study of law with
opened a law office, and has followed his profession
been justice of sessions and local magistrate thirteen years. At the
he
the parents
were
Charles
Mabee,
C,
and went
the town.
Henry Grant,
of
sons and
born in the town
settlers of
at
daughter
four children, two
of
to the front
Mary A.,
married
was
among the early
was
school
In 1880 he
Milo C. Goodrich.
two
of
Danby,
He
enlisted
daughters,
August
13,
Caroline,
of
1850.
His father
in the 137th N. Y.
once, participating in the battles
of
the
and
deceased.
now
Volunteers,
Wilderness, Spottsyl
His son our
others, up to the time of Gettysburg, where he was killed.
his education in the district schools of his town and finished at the
vania and
received
subject,
Ithaca Academy,
he
where
Samuel
under
Professor Ginn.
At the
now resides.
Drew,
of
After
twenty
they have
age of
Poughkeepsie,
and
leaving
-four
one
he
school
he
married
daughter,
returned
to the farm
Mary E.,
daughter
Fannie E.
Democrat in politics, and has served his town as school trustee for several years.
farm comprises 103 acres of some of the best land in the
locality, on which the
a
are
hay
and grain
Mack, William,
William
town
the
of
was
of
boat builder
in the
by
common
learned the
was
what
trade
and
he
His
crops
also raises stock.
born in the town
Ulysses, November 3, 1832. The father of
Mack, a son of Nathaniel, from whom the Mack settlement of the
named.
He conducted a distillery there for
many years, and was
is now the Du Bois farm, which is a mile square. Daniel was a
was
Daniel
Ulysses
owner
chiefly,
of
Mr. Mabee is
and
schools,
carpenter's
died in
and
trade,
1862,
followed
which
of
aged
fifty-four- years.
farming
until
the
age
he followed for forty-three
William
of
was educated
sixteen.
He then
years.
In 1873 he re
into partnership with J. S. Granger in the
dry
goods
was engaged for three
years, then returned to his trade.
This he followed till 1893, when he gave it up, and October 1 of that year established
the Lyceum Billiard Room on West State
street, the place containing six tables, and is
moved
Ithaca, and in 1874
business, in which he
to
went
225
FAMILY SKETCHES.
fitted
finely
He is
up.
He is
the poor.
the 109th
with
Catharine
Carr,
Edd.
sons :
Lee.
and
which
been
subjected
every
case
of
common
twenty he
married
At
an
he developed for
of
has
the expectations
met
of
high business ability, taking
he
married
laid the
and
self-
our
age
early
system
subject
evinced
3,000 years.
of
men of
scientific
The
a prominent part
a pro
has
process
the country,
C. A. Mosso is
the inventor.
of
decided
a
In 1882 he discovered
several years.
the
1854,
schools, but is a self-educated and
Emma Fitts, and they are the parents
tests before the
to the severest
November, 1853,
Herkimer county, October 3,
talent,
tempering steel, revolutionizing
for
citizen
age of
Louie,
mechanical
cess
in the
In
the war.
they have four daughters.
and
Frankfort,
education
At the
during
England,
bora in
was
his
of
made man.
three
N. Y. Volunteers
a native of
Mosso, C. A.,
foundation
Republican in politics, and for three terms was overseer of
Sidney Post G. A. R., No. 41, having served three years
a
a member of
and
recognized
as
in
a
in advancing the best interests
his town.
Manning, David,
was
his early
education
schools of
that date
daughter
politics,
he
afforded
of
John Morris
and attends
Moran, Frank,
of
cuse,
he
where
They
had five
home
the
at
one
Lansing's
of
her
Our
son.
engaged
in the
children :
our
to
farming,
and
Our
Varna,
and
prominent
son of
Frank
the
age of
at
to
he
a
native of
subject,
in the
born in
was
Ireland,
who
came
thirty, coming direct to Syra
truck business, later being engaged in con
garden and
subject was educated
largely.
about
North Lansing.
and
April 4, 1888,
promi
married
Republican in
a
contributes
farmers,
successful
Moran,
is
a
He
farmer.
subject
which
took
and soon
successful
finally purchasing a small place in
Thomas, Elnora, Mary, Frank and Margaret.
for the railroad,
of
leading
at
29, 1808, and acquired
training which the
After receiving the
attention
a
December
Ithaca,
the town Lansing.
to America
struction work
his
as
the Methodist Church
Cayuga county, in 1852, a
with his wife,
Honora,
Genoa,
of
schools.
gave
in his neighborhood,
nent position
Maria,
born in the town
in the district
and
the
lives
widow now
at
schools and
common
Mr. Moran died
the farm
on
the
age
of
with
twelve
For the next three years he en
began farm work, which he continued twelve years.
gaged in various enterprises, and went to Kansas, remaining a year, then on account of
poor health returned to Lansing and engaged in construction work on the Midland
Railroad.
seven
miles
position
bought
This he followed
the
of
road
he held three
another
tract
lying
road
was
between North
In 1852 he bought
years.
of
till the
fifty-three
business, being also interested
Mary live with him, and he
acres
completed,
Lansing
a
adjoining,
place
when
he
took-
charge
Asbury stations,
fifty acres, and in
and
of
of
which
on Avhichhe
does
a general
1890
farming
dairying to some extent. His mother and
has by strict attention to business accumulated
in
sister
a
fine
property.
Mitchell,
Avas
John
born in 1851
Wilson, is
on
one
the farm
of
Lansing's
where
he
now
successful and
resides,
and
influential
is the
a native of Saratoga county, Avho died in Lake Ridge in 1866.
M. Wilson of Genoa, who died at her son's residence in 1890.
later a portion
the grandparents, bought this farm in 1831,
son of
residents.
He
John H. Mitchell,
married Chloe
The latter
John
cf
it
and
was
Ruth Mitchell,
owned
by
an
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226
John
uncle of
W,,
582 acres,
prises
and at
his death
is
fine farm.
and
a
our subject
became
Mr. Mitchell
possessed of
attended
The
it.
the district
place com
schools until
the
sixteen, then was obliged to take charge of the farm work at home, his father
having died when he was fifteen. The larger portion of his farm he leases, or causes
age of
to be worked,
Edward
Wilson,
Bradford
four
an
active
part
He is
in the
one of
work
himself.
five children,
M., deceased, Theodore, deceased,
and
Mason, and in
Emily J., deceased, John
He is
Mary L.,
a
wife
of
Thomas J.
Lake Ridge.
of
James
Moss,
of
taking
favors the Republicans.
politics
the
not
years
H.,
he
was
born in
Sterling,
Cayuga county, August
18,
1844.
At the
age
his. parents to Chemung county, where he was educated in
learned the milling business with his father. This he continued
his father in 1881, when his brother, John W., and himself bought the
went with
common schools and
till the death
of
and engaged in business under the firm name of the Moss Brothers.
Waterburg
October 1, 1889, the same was dissolved. September 20, 1888, he married Mrs. Flor
ence A.
Parsons, born DeMunn, of Ulysses, and they have a dauehter, Fannie A. Mrs.
Moss had two children by her first marriage : Oscar 0. and Aurelia. John, father of
James Moss, was born in Braintree, Essex county, Eng., March 16, 1819, and came to
this country in 1836, learning milling at Black Rock, near Buffalo.
After working in
various places he began business on his own account in Sterling, Cayuga county, where
he married Emily Ingersoll, by whom he had seven children : John W., James H., Mary,
Edward F., Lemon B., Ruth E. and Carrie.
He died October 11, 1881, and his wife
mills
him
survives
Miller, Ephraim,
cated
in the
was
born in the town
common schools and at
the
of
old
Enfield,
academy
September 7,
at
1845,
Trumansburgh.
and was edu
He has
always
followed farming.
February 14, 1867, he married Minerva E. Sherwood of the town
Ulysses,
they have two daughters, Edith A. and Inez L. Edith married John
a
Belew, grocery merchant at Sheldrake, Seneca county. Mr. Miller's father, Jonathan
of
and
L,
was
born in New
Jersey, and came to Enfield with his parents in an early day.
Cyrene Gould of that town, and they had seven children :
Ephraim, Amelia
Mrs. OuderdoAvn of this toAvn ; Joshua S., who married Ella Workman of the
Enfield; Sula E., noAv Mrs. Balcome, of
Mich., Eva and Ella
He
married
A.,
now
town
of
Eva, now
Hillsdale,
Mrs Fletcher
Miller, Peter,
Miller,
of
Enfield,
was
born in
who
came
and
is
Ella,
now
Mrs. George
(twins),
of
Enfield.
Monroe county,
Pa., in 1821, the son of
Lansing
family in 1823, settling on 140 acres in
that toAvn, where he spent his life.
his
By
wife, Hannah Snyder, he had fourteen
children, all of whom grew to maturity.
They are : Mary, deceased, wife of Daniel
Leary of Genoa; John, Andrew, Christian, Melcher, Peter, Simon, Henry, Daniel,
Lucy, deceased, wife of Girard Green of Genoa ; Sarah, widoAv of Henry De Camp of
Lansing; J. J., Lavina, wife of James Tarbell of West Groton ; Hannah, widow of
David Raynor, of Locke, Cayuga county.
The parents died October 12,
1866, and
February 14, 184S, respectively. The grandfather of our subject was Christian Miller,
of
Pennsylvania, who lived to be 112 years old. Peter Miller Avas reared on the
AndreAv
where
he
remained until
to
what
noAv
with
his
his majority, working for his father.
He then hired
out
to his
FAMILY SKETCHES.
father for
227
during
year, and then took charge of the place on his own account for eight years,
which he bought a farm of
fifty acres in Genoa, Cayuga county, adjoining, on
which
he
a
moved
Louisa,
ried
she was
born October
Mr.
grandfather.
Jacob D.
of
16,
1832.
He
John
now
Bowker,
Mrs. Miller have had two
and
112
owns
In 1851 he
acres.
Susanna (Bowker) Ross,
and
Lansing, where
Lansing was her
of
in
the pioneer settler
mar
; Andrew Jacob, born in 1851,
Johnson, and has one child, Cora ; and Emma, born in 1861, wife
Charles Williams. They have two children : Pearl and Paul: Andrew J. and
family
who married
of
began farming.
and
daughter
live
on
Frances
the farm
of
ferent times been
having resided
in
subject, which the son manages for his father. He has at dif
in the mercantile world, before settling doAvn to the farm,
our
engaged
Oswego, Auburn, Michigan,
McKellar, Duncan,
to the United States
was
born in
and settled
he is
recognized
to be
a
as
Argyleshire, Scotland,
of
and son are
December 10, 1814,
in Tompkins county in 1839.
and
stock
substantial
and came
He bought the Josiah
and
making a specialty of
farmers in his town, where
integrity,
worth and
sterling
Republicans.
whose
life bus
proven
his
his bond.
as good as
Loomis, Simon,
man
Both father
etc.
Weeks property of 292 acres, raising hay, grain
dairying. Our subject is one of the leading and
word
children
born in the town to
was
Groton, December 7, 1825,
educated
in the
district school, and at an early age learned the trade of mason, also carrying on a farm.
In 1866 he moved into the town of Danby and bought what was known as the David
Van Inwagen farm
1873 he
son.
of
Mr. Loomis is
Danby,
and
is
twenty-two acres,
Evelyn R. Watkins
married
a
of
Republican,
and
recognized as a man of
Frank
which
Danby,
a
he has
who
of
member
sterling
worth
made
a
beautiful
the Congregational
In
place.
bore him two daughters
and one
church
of
in his town.
October
3, 1861, son of Cornelius Leary, a coal
over forty years.
Frank was edu
merchant,
cated at Ithaca High School and Cornell University, graduating from the latter in June,
He began the study of law in 1879 with Perry G. Ellsworth, and was admitted
1882.
He has always been an earnest worker in the Demo
to the bar in November, 1882.
Leary,
who
crat
H.,
was
has been
party, and was
born in
this city for
delegate to the State Convention in 1889.
a
County Committee. He
Forks, Essex county, and they
chairman of
the Democrat
I. Brenan
Au Sable
of
Ithaca,
a resident of
He is the
married, October
have two sons.
present
26, 1887, Helen
Little, John, was born July 30, 1812. His father, Robert Little, came from New
Jersey in 1810, and was among the earliest settlers in the northeast part of the town of
Danby, and in connection with Richard Van Etten bought a wood lot of 114 acres. He
was educated
in the
his father's
Lydia A.
parents
farm,
Hedges,
of
two
the country
who
land in Danby.
one son and
schools, but
being
died in 1843,
children.
new.
was
soon
At the
and afterwards
In 1843 he
exchanged
forced to
age
old
to
work
clearing up
twenty-eight he
of
Amanda
the
go
Youngs,
and
acres of
some of
married
are
the
with
kis
they
homestead farm
where he now resides, having sixty
His daughter, Cora L., married in 1885, Frank D.
a daughter, Claude D., and Viola L.
brother for the farm
have
common
the best farm
Fuller,
and
they
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LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS
228
Company, whose plant is
a resident of
located on the shore of Cayuga Lake at the mouth of Salmon Creek,
He is a son of Jere
Ludlowville, was born in Allegany county, January 28, 1856.
He was educated in the
miah Lamberson, formerly of Fairfield, Herkimer county.
Royal
Lamberson,
V.,
of
president
Cayuga Lake Salt
.and
twelve
common schools until
where
he
of
III.,
these
years
he
expiration of
he
was
Mr.
The
their
he
of
a
years
later
location for
sold
and goocl
by
operations
sinking their wells
president, A. L. White, vice-president, W. W. Clute, secretary
and they had
ried, in 1890, Jennie Herrington, of Rochester, N. Y.,
Louise,
His
born
June,
He is
1892.
a
Republican, is
the Mohawk Dutch
ancestors were of
and
early
at
first
one
of
he
works
He then
They
He
as
mar
child, Jennie
one
high
locating
immedi
our subject
treasurer.
and
a gentleman
the
years,
in company
located the pres
erecting their offices,
and
county
1891,
in his line.
a master
One
years.
survey
by Mr. Lamberson in
exerted
to Chi
Of these
and
geological
study
clearly demonstrates him to be
went
partners.
In
plant.
mill
planing
seven
N. Y., in 1884.
salt
Warsaw,
and with other gen
his interest to his
another
at
factories.
business,
salt
Creek,
study of the
judgment
made a careful
careful
present site
ately began
five
and
Pearl
a
Wyoming
to
returned
three
interested himself in the
in
worked
; three years later
he remained three
then
proprietor of
at
he
This he followed for
business.
sole
was
He
to Union School
went
where
store,
salesman.
Salt Works
time in search
Oliver,
ent site.
he
next
the Pearl
superintendent,
spent some
with
He
in debt for.
factory
cheese
time
which
tlemen erected
jewelry
traveling
acted as
his
he
vacations
entered a store as clerk
a wholesale
in the
and embarked
went
in
as clerk
when
age,
During
years.
At fifteen he
piling headings.
cago,
three
remained
years of
standing.
social
in America.
settlers
highly respected lady, is a native of Lansing,
and Mary (Lowder) Shaver, natives
born November 19, 1811,
of Germany and Pennsylvania respectively, who came to Lansing about 1809 and set
tled on what is called West Hill, where they reared a family of twelve children, Benja
min, Hannah, Sophia, Eliza, Phoebe, Martha, Lucy, Julia, Irena, Mary, George and
Of
Diana, all of whom grew to maturity except Benjamin, who died aged two years
this large family but three are left, Eliza, Irena, wife of Robert Lane, of Lansing ;
Diana, wife of John Van Marter. of Cayuga county. The parents died in 1854 and
Daniel and Mary Lowder were the grandparents of our subject,
1867 respectively.
Lane, Mrs. Eliza,
an
well-known and
old,
a
on
her
She
during
to
Allegany
which she
of
county
taught
and
lived
school six
The
trade, receiving her board for her
work.
the
summer and
William Lane,
and
a year with
tailoring during
the
nature.
settled.
was
one
of
thirteen
In 1832 his father
They
always
took
were
gave
winters.
children,
him sixty-five
home
In
22,
was
the
and
native
age of
town.
seventeen,
in spin
engaged
began to learn the tailor's
September, 1831,
1810.
of
acres of
Mr. Lane left
to
He
Lansing
at
an
his death 525
Daniel
early date.
and
enterprising
land, on which he
at
she married
was a son of
an
very prosperous,
interest in everything pertaining to the
an active
in her
followed many years, spinning
she
who came
and
and
sister at
year she
This trade
born September
a native of
her
educated
returned
following
Lansing,
of Long Island,
(Robinson)
Lane,
Betsey
Mr. Lane
He
was reared and
months, then
ning, at which she was an adept.
during
Benjamin
Mrs. Eliza Lane
mother's side.
went
daughter
energetic
and
his
acres of
welfare of
wife
land.
his town
FAMILY SKETCHES.
He
and^county.
death,
Republican,
was a
for twenty years,
and was
229
deacon in the Christian Church in Groton
sterling qualities, kind and generous, and at his
Mr. and Mrs.
1877, a host of friends mourned him.
and was a man of
March
12,
Delilah, born November 13, 1831, wife of Philip Schafer, of
Genoa; Araminta, born June 2, 1838, wife of Leander Durfee, of Lansing; William
Henry, born May 13, 1842; Daniel, born September 2, 1844. William Henry was
drowned in the Missouri river on New Year's night in 1886, falling through an air hole
while crossing the ice.
Mrs. Lane's farm, where she now lives, is conducted by her
which occurred
Lane had four
children:
son-in-law, Mr. Durfee. > It consists of 200 acress, and is a well-equipped farm. Por
tions of the original large farm of 525 acres have been set aside at various times and
to her children.
given
of
Lormor, Jackson,
Thomas Lormor,
in the
educated
passed
are
In 1867 be
raising hay,
acres and
Dryden in 1812.
Lucy J. Sperry,
married
Sperry
farm
of
has been
and
principles,
is identified with advancing the best interests of his
practical and successful farmer and a man of sterling
Lormor, George
and came
W.,
to Dryden
born in Newark
was
village
in
1868,
for the D. S. Messenger farm
making
mon
a
specialty
schools, to
the
a^e of
they have
held
various
day,
and
as a man
daughter
Zina B.
of
and
who
Sperry,
which
dairying.
he has
an
school
town,
trustee for
where
he is
recognized as a
Tioga county,
Valley,
January 2, 1840,
and exchanged village
property
sixty
acres, raising hay,
George W. Lormor received his education in the
of
grain and
seven
added through
married
life
Elizabeth
He
six years.
worth.
in 1893 bought
and
acres, having now 175
active interest in temper
by reading and close
Wilson, daughter of
stock and
com
observation.
William
At
Wilson,
He takes the Republican side in politics and has
son, Harold W.
offices in the town, keeping well posted on the leading questions of the
one
identified in advancing the best interests
of sterling Avorth and high integrity.
Kerst, John,
public
of
twenty-three he
and
son
was
and was
eighty-two
Our "subject takes
grain and stock.
educational and religious
ance,
the
Jackson Lormor
of one
In 1870 he bought the
ton, Mass.
20, 1831,
Dryden,
of
son, Z. B. Lormor, who is now a student of elocution
instrumental music at the New England Conservatory of Music at Bos
the parents,
and vocal and
June
of
schools, to which he has added through life by reading
At the age of twenty-four he married Martha J. Sperry,
away in 1863.
they
and
to the town
common
observation.
close
born in the town
was
who came
schools
August
of
his
1,
1843.
was
born in
Halseyville,
and
has been
a general merchant since
town,
the
He
where
Avas
he is
recognized
educated
age of nineteen.
in
the
In March,
Company I, 6th Heavy Artillery, N. Y. Volunteers, and participated
He
in the following battles: Wilderness, Laurel Hill and Spottslyvania Court House.
Philadelphia for disability at the
hospital
at
the
from
discharged
was honorably
close of the war.
February 15, 1861, he married Adeline Decker, formerly of Greene
children : M. Loraine, Nettie P., and Mabel E.
The former
county, and they have three
1864,
he
married
enlisted
in
John Jehu
of
Ludlowville ; Nettie P.
married
Olin Miller
of
Jacksonville
and
daughter, Elizabeth A. Isaac, father of John Kerst, was born in Berks county,
where he acted as miller for
Pa. March 10 1811, and came to Halseyville in 1835,
has
one
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
230
Judge
two
after
ever,
for two
Halsey
and a
Catharine
this
Belknap
John, Clinton, who died
died February 6, 1885.
of
in
No.
infancy;
Decker,
G. A. R.
41,
mill on
home,
shares.
they had eight children : Chauncey, William,
Louisa J., Mary, George, and Frank.
Mrs. Kerst
father of Mrs.
Greene
Kerst,
Their
county.
Emily L.,
Daniel, Adeline, Frederick, Edwin,
Sidney Post
the
and
Isaac
of
returning how
In 1840 he married
back to his former
went
and worked
town,
Clarissa Thorpe
married
and
He then
years.
half years,
and
born in Greene county
was
seven children were :
Our
Thorpe.
subject
is
Justus,
a member of
Ithaca.
of
King, Frank, was born in the town of Danby, October 13, 1815, and moved into
Ithaca township about 1840. He was educated in the district schools and at an early
age gave his entire attention to farming, buying several adjoining farms, until he now
Mr. King married, at the age of twenty-eight,
owns about 300 acres, all in one piece.
Mary, daughter of George Everhart of Newfield, and they have five children, three
Mr. King is a Democrat in politics, and is
sons and two daughters, now living at home.
at present serving as assessor, having also been trustee of the school for a number of
He is
years.
liberal
Charles
R. C. King,
he
F.,
was
born in the town
from the town
came
At the
Jeremiah
Snyder,
and
Maggie.
He
Carr property
stock,
pendent
citizen,
a
oldest of six
at which
is
was
in
moved
1860, $6,000 in
child, four
daughter is
vote
terms in
now a
of
born in the town
to his
present
his
In 1865 he
cash.
He is
was
which
he is
daughters.
a
sulject
His father,
was educated
at
14,
the
Snyder, daughter of
A., and one daughter,
subject
is
a
educational
conservative
Our
home
which
sixty
1834,
with
man.
in the
and
never
subject
and
is
a
fine
12,
1839.
parents until
the
on
road
He
was
the
his marriage,
from Slater
farming land, for which he
Landon, a widow,
commissioner of
highways for three
Caroline Lodge No 681.
of
Y.,
August
17, 1830,
Newcomb Knapp.
age
of
are
the
Knapp
inde
had any children. Mrs. Krum's
Democrat in politics, and cast his
father,
log school house,
they
his
and
farmer.
Mrs. Martha A.
but is
old
At the
In 1860 Newcomb
property.
his
with
is located
acres of
married
He has been
Mason
March
Caroline,
of
born in Greene county, N.
Henry Wilson,
the homestead
1837.
bought farm lot
son, Nolan
is interested in
of one
Our
have
They
Ithaca.
a
education
and self-made
daughter of
and
politics and
farm,
and consists of
teacher in
Dryden in
of
in
side
dairying.
of
years of age.
succession.
foundation
cated
to
to Melissa
was married
the parents
for Stephen A. Douglass.
Knapp, Cyrus,
town
thirty he
are
Our
to Lansing.
and always remained at
children,
time he
to Dryden iu 1836
recognized as a practical and successful
Springs to Brookton
with one
first
they
specialty
and
Krum, Henry S.,
paid
Ithaca,
In 1872 he bought the James Lormor property, and also the Alvah
eightyseven acres, on which he raises large amounts of
hay, grain,
of
making
age of
Republican
takes the
religious matters.
ville
of
Dryden, February 12,
of
Lansing
of
afterwards sold and returned
Groton Academy.
and
the State Street M. E. Church
of
supporter.
King,
which
member
a
twenty-eight
parents of
passed
In 1874 he bought
away
part of
he
twelve
Cyrus
pre-
and came to the
Knapp
eminently
laid the
a self-edu
married
Helen Wilson
children,
six sons and six
Cyrus inherited and purchased
th<i Tyler estate, and in 1882 he
and
FAMILY SKETCHES.
bought
231
the Thomas Pew
farm, having 143 acres on which he raises hay, grain,
and stock, making a
specialty of dairying and potatoes. Our subject is one of the
in
farmers
his
town, taking a deep interest in educational and religious mat
leading
He has been assessor in his town for nine years and is a man of sterling integ
ters.
rity
part
and
King,
high
of
worth.
Edmund
born in Cayuga county in 1837, a
born in 1806.
The grandparents, David
A.,
was
son of
Philander
King, a
King, were
and Rachel
Genoa,
Cayuga
to
about
1800.
Pennsylvania, coming
county
They had eight chil
dren, Philander being the second. The latter was a farmer, also a practicing physician
at Genoa.
His wife was Emeline Wightman, by whom he had eight children : David
Philander, Edwin A., Louisa, Rachel, Emma, Francis, and Addie. He died in 1889,
native
of
natives of
and
his
Academy
in
Edmund A.
in 1892.
wife
twenty-three,
until about
the business
was
when
to farm
reared
he
returned
to
life,
and attended
Genoa in
1861,
the Ithaca
and engaged
Here he lived until 1880, then bought the farm of 198
growing fruit.
he now lives.
He has fifty- three acres of grapes, twenty-four acres of
of
acres on which
plums, fourteen
acres of
peaches, four
acres of
and a small portion
raspberries,
devoted
Mary Jennings, of Genoa, who died in 1869,
Jennings, sister of his first wife. She died in
February, 1871,
1884. They had three children : Verne, born in 1872; Edmund A., jr., born in 1875 ;
In 1886 Mr. King married third Mary Benson,
Mamie E born in 1877, died in 1884.
of Lansing, by whom he has had two children:
Mamie, born in 1887, and Claud,
His oldest son conducts a fruit farm in Lansing, his wife being Etta
born in 1892.
Davis, daughter of Calvin Davis, of West Groton. Mrs. King is a daughter of Charles
and Mary Benson.
to
general
and
In 1861 he
farming.
he
in
married
married
Jane
,
Jefferson,
Theodore
T.,
an
old
and
prominent
Benjamin
resident
boatman
of
Lansing,
Lake,
Cayuga
was
born in
married
Jefferson,
Betsey Cold, and had four children : Sanford, Clinton, Theodore T., and Marvin. His
Sophia Earl, by whom he had four children :
wife died in 1831, and he married second
Mr. Jefferson
Alvira Emeline, Adaline, and Firman, the latter killed in the Rebellion.
in
to
parents
1839.
He re
with
his
came
Theodore
T.
Lansing
died about 1875.
Ulysses in 1828,
mained on
tween
his
turned
to
a son of
the farm
place
on
who
the age of twenty, then engaged as boatman on the canal, be
New York city, following this about twelve years. He then re
In 1876 he bought a place of
which he has ever since followed.
to which he has since added, and now owns about 100 acres, the
until
and
farming,
eighty-eight
a
acres
farm sloping towards Cayuga Lake.
On this farm the Mormon, Brigham
Young,
lived
days, attending the district school in the neighborhood. In 1848 Mr.
Margaret (Houtz) Bunnell, and they
Jefferson married Eliza, daughter of George and
Mrs. Jefferson died in 1891.
had three children, John, Frank, and Ida
one
Frank
whom
he
has
son, Clarence B.
John married Augusta Morey of Lansing, by
in his boyhood
(deceased).'
Avas
and
schools, and has
his brother bought the old homestead in
educated
specialty.
his
sons are
in
the
made
his home
1886,
and
common
In 1878 Frank
Democrats.
married
Lucy
A.
King,
of
they
Groton.
with
his
parents.
make grape
He
culture a
Both Mr. Jefferson
and
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232
Johnson,
Frederick
D.,
born in the town
was
Ulysses in
of
1852,
He bought
Orange county, born in Newburg in 1818.
land about Taughannock Falls, where he built the first hotel at that resort,
The mother of
he made his home, dying in 1885.
subject, Sarah Lee,
Daniel,
of
son
a
tract
a
who was a native of
de
our'
Jefferson Lee
of
scendant
mon schools
Jacksonville,
of a general store at
He
to Ithaca.
proprietor after
out and
for
was
Our
partner
with
present
time.
He is
of
Ulysses
Johnson, Theron,
the
finished
ninety acres,
of dairying.
the
this store, then
sold
he became
a
State street, where he is at the
in 1892 was elected alderman from the
In 1872 he
married
two daughters.
He
thirty he
parents of
His
1847.
educated
was
married
father,
in the
Philo
Johnson,
common schools
Mary Hollister,
daughter
three children, two sons, Frank
of
Hol
and
In 1879 he bought the S. D. Hamblin property of
he resides, raising hay, grain and stock, and making a specialty
He takes the Republican side in politics and is always identified in ad
on which
He is now treasurer
vancing the best interests of his town.
Fire Insurance Company, the treasurer of the Willow Glen
a
came
on
January 20,
age of
the
Hollister,
they
one daughter, Anna.
lister,
and
and
proprietor
In 1879 he
January 17, 1893,
years.
the
com
Tillottson, becoming
conducted
Hobasco Lodge F. & A. M.
of
in that town.
are
and
he
years
store
shoe
they have
At the
Harford.
at
Hiram
and
settlers
of
as
a
were
in the
education
years.
H. B.
book-keeper for
Republican
his
venture was
three
conducted
was
Mrs. Johnson
and
his first business
he
number
born in Virgil
was
first
a
member
a
Mr.
subject acquired
Mr. Reed for four
Mr. Johnson is
Marie S. Follet
and
a
Sherman Collins in his
Fourth Ward.
was one of
with
engaged
was
For
and
which
months
six
his failure.
fame.
Revolutionary
of
children, five surviving.
and the Ithaca Academy,
parents of six
of
and where
director in the Dryden Agricultural
as a conservative and
independent
Society,
and
is
of
the Dryden
Cemetery
recognized
and
Groton
Association
and
throughout the town
citizen and a practical and successful
farmer.
Jamison, Jackson, was born in the town of Dryden, May 24, 1824. His father,
Thomas Jamison, came from Orange county about 1800 and resided on the Cramer lot
which he partially cleared up, but afterwards was dispossessed, and then bought a farm
He took part in the War of 1812, going in the place of
about a mile and a half south.
one of
his
neighbors who was a married man and
was educated
thirty he
of
an active
a
family to
support.
Our
subject
schools, finishing at the Dryden Academy. At the age
Miss Sarah A. Lovinor, daughter of Thomas Lovinor. He takes
in the
common
married
interest in temperance
1860 he bought
had
of
part
homestead farm.
in
principles and
his father's
estate of
In 1867 he built
educational and religious matters.
ninety acres,
also
bought
a wood
lot
In
on
handsome residence, in which he now
lives. He is known as a conservative, independent man, and a practical and successful
farmer, making a specialty of fine grade sheep,
the
old
Jones, James W.,
cated
After
his
in the district
leaving
was
schools and
he taught
sole attention since.
ter of
bora March
John Everhart
of
school
At the
16, 1826, in
Ithaca
for
six
age of
Newfield.
a
Academy
the town
under
of
Ithaca.
He
Professors Williams
was edu
and
Carr.
years, then bought a farm, to which he has given
twenty-eight he married Susan
Everhart, daugh
He is
a
Republican in politics,
and
takos
an active
FAMILY SKETCHES.
interest in
four
sons and
life.
educational
daughters,
Mr. Jones is
Judson,
where
he
who
B.,
of
lives,
is
son
He is the
time.
owner of
and
Jones, Heth T.,
was
Republican
170
became
acres
in the district schools, but from force
leading men of the town. At the age
the
one of
M.,
daughter
of
E. L. Hills
184 acres, comprising
a place of
some
of
farming
in the
common
farmer.
he
raises
for
elections
seven
day.
quantities of grain
and
events of
Our
successive
the
leading
large
events of the
the best
Ithaca, December 1, 1872, educated
Ithaca Academy, under Prof. S. D. Carr.
of
Mr. Jud
Syracuse.
of
intelligent interest in the
a practical and successful
the
business
social and
born in
at
on which
in
farmer.
an active and
has been inspector
and
positions
6, 1818, in the town of Danby, on the farm
father, Joseph, resided before him. The latter came
intelligent interest in the
active and
of
finished
is
He has two
a number of years.
prominent
subject was educated
takes
and
lands in the town,
schools, and
his
Elizabeth
married
Republican,
a
Our
soon
ability
thirty-eight he
trustee for
taking
all
born April
was
and where
into the town in 1797.
of character and
are
a practical and successful
Stockton
now
having been
matters,
233
subject
taking
years,
Mr. Jones has
hay,
the
old
is
a
a
an
farm
homestead
adjoining being also his property, he having bought the claims of the other heirs on the
death of his father in 1887.
He is a leading farmer in the neighborhood, and is recog
nized as a man of sound judgment and high ability.
Jenks, Anson L., was
Jenks, a native of Tioga
Caroline, May 9, 1862, a son of D. B.
locality in 1843, buying the farm
county,
now owned by Anson L.
He married, fifty-one years ago, Nancy Lyman of Berkshire,
Tioga county, by whom he had four children, our subject being the youngest. The
latter has conducted the farm since he was seventeen years of age, his father having
been
and
his farm is known
cattle and six
have
who
invalid for twenty-five
an
horses,
born in the town
as
Percheron horses.
of
came
to this
He has
years.
made
specialty
He has
the Hillside Stock Farm.
His
Blackman
Mary
wife was
daughter, Anna M., now five years of age.
of the Qrange, and supports the Prohibition
one
member
a
Our
fourteen
private schools and at
and
and
ship builder's
trade
then spent six years
emigrated
he had
to this
charge of
building in
with
years
age
Navy
with whom
Yard
He first located in
Watkins
the spring
of
1874,
Good
December
Subject
he
Watkins, N. Y.,
when
they
and
Templar,
a
he
yard.
the
to learn the boat
remained seven
where
He
removed
9, 1841,
was educated
on government vessels.
the Morris Run Coal Company's boat
until
a
went as an apprentice
Samuel Sparrum,
in Woolwich
country.
of
is
Caroline,
party.
Jarvis, William, was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England,
only living child of Henry Jarvis, a ropemaker of that country.
in
of
subject
raising blooded
about forty head of
of
years,
In 1869 he
for three
was engaged
to Ithaca
and
years
in boat
estab
He
boat yard, principally for the construction of boats for the Cornell Navy.
row
of
and
construction
in
the
has ever since been engaged here
boats, sailing yachts,
He also conducts a boat livery of forty boats. Mr. Jarvis
all boats of that class.
lished
a
.
married
in his
Eva
wife of
F.,
dd
land, Maria M. Smith, and they are the parents
0. L. Stewart, Louise E., Beatrice and Florence.
native
of
four daughters
:
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234
Jacobs, Jesse, was born in Lansing, January 7, 1822, a son of Benjamin, a native of
Pennsylvania, born March 29, 1775, a clothier by trade, who came to Lansirig at an
He
until his death.
early day with his family. Here he cleared a farm, and remained
married Catharine Geist, born May 10, 1 779, a native of Pennsylvania, by whom he had
nine children :
John, Betsey, Catharine, Richard, Benjamin, Mary, Sally, Israel and
October
Jesse. He died
7, 1858, aged eighty-three. His wife died May 10, 1871,
Jesse was educated in the district schools and has followed farming
aged ninety-two.
When about eighteen he began for himself, working at farming until
all his life.
twenty-three, when he bought apiece of land for himself, and five years later traded
In 1844"he married Sarah, daughter
this for a part of his present farm of ninety acres.
She Was born in
of Elias D. and Elizabeth (Sindelbox) Kent, natives of New Jersey.
have reared
Jacobs
and
Mrs.
Lansing, in October, 1825, one of ten children. Mr.
eight children : Henry C, born July 11, 1845; Catharine, born November
7, 1846;
March
1 7,
born
1851
; George,
Calvin, born October 1, 1848; Elizabeth, born April 26,
1853; Edson, born July 13, 1855; Mary, born May 1, 1860, and Ella, born April 14,
Mr. Jacobs is
1809.
Elbert
Hill,
who
died in
1885,
in
educated
which
He
raising large
being
Avorking
makes a
D.,
was
summers
now
of
on
Dryden,
James Toogood
three
of
Wis.,
and
schools,
photography,
wards
of
William
for others,
At the
this
and active
age
town,
land in
farming
Oxforddown sheep,
twenty-one
of
who
interest in
the best
our
bore him three
educational
also
subject
children,
and
religious
South Danby.
at
Albany county, April 18, 1818. He was educated in
Dutchess county, which he attended during the winter time,
his father's farm.
In 1835 he came to Tompkins county and
the age
of
of
twenty-eight he
Dryden,
and
they
married
were
the
Almira
J.,
parents of
daughter
four
of
children
Democrat in politics, taking an intelligent interest in edu
In 1886 he came to the town of Danby and bought the
matters.
a
also
changes and
of
hay
L.,
and
and
was
grain,
finished his
in the
a
and
the farm
born in New
and made several
bought
summer of
B.,
subject was
244 acres, five years later exchanging this for property in
Beloit,
in 1877 bought it back, and resides there at the present time.
His crops
chiefly
Hall,
public
Our
Edward
by
acres of some of
of
a son of
the locality.
white swine and
grain.
He takes
Danby,
man.
upright
reading and close observation,
the farm where he now lives, and
added
of
the M. E. Church
the town
George Nourse farm
he
Chester
and
of
thoroughly
born in
He is
living.
which
estate, 209
of
as a
prominent men of
Andrew J. Beers
and at
cational and religious
consist
hay
of
a member of
schools
settled near
mother's
of
in the town
took charge
specialty
daughter
S.
Hamblin,
the district
his
with
two daughters.
son and
matters,
his father he
quantities
Anna,
married
the
is known
and
July 12, 1866,
and was one of
of
contains,
the town.
born
was
the district schools, to
the death
and on
one
B.,
Populist in politics,
a
city.
also supports a
October
York,
education
in
a
boarding
Finally he
vicissitudes, but has
1893 he invented
16, 1844,
school.
trips into the country, working
came
to
half interest in J. E. Lewis's
always
been
a new enamel
at
successful
process
He has
in his
was
educated
in the
In that city he learned
his favorite profession
Trumansburgh,
gallery.
of stock.
quantity
and
some
passed
time after
through many
undertakings.
for printing photographs,
In
the
which
is
235
FAMILY SKETCHES.
unsurpassed
keeps
and
this
patent on
be found
will
valuable
invention,
the largest
one of
of
much
frames,
stocks of
He has
benefit to the trade.
which will
be
a source of
in the
by himself,
manufactured
letters
secured
much revenue
He
to him.
He is
place.
very fine ornamental carver, and competes with the largest cities successfully.
In 1868 he married Mary F. Allen of Trumansburgh, and they had two children : Henry
also a
St.
Clair,
the
and at
Elizabeth C.
and
He
wife survives
Cornelia Turner
William S.
as
and
Our subject
residing in Brooklyn.
in Republican affairs, and holds various
Ulster county,
entered
dry
a
its
becoming finally
these
goods
sole pro
born to him
children were
:
forty-eight years, and his
is treasurer of the Fire Depart
He died
him,
active
Woodstock,
Later he
partner,
that city,
of
Ogden H.
and
born in
was
teacher.
a school
as clerk and afterwards
married
Elizabeth, Cornelia,
ment, is
became
age of seventeen
house in New York
prietor.
Mr. Hall's father
aged
in the
offices
several societies of
the place.
Howell, Milo, was born in Lansing,
Jersey, born in 1800, who came
March
New
4, 1846,
to Lansing,
Alanson
a son of
and
followed
T.,
a
native
of
cabinet-making, car
pentry, etc., for twenty-five years, thea removed with his family to Great Bend, Pa.
Ten years later he moved to Groton, and in 1868 to Ludlowville, where he spent the
of
remainder
La Bar
his life.
He
Henry and Elizabeth (Scutt)
Hannibal, Darwin, Elizabeth, Wel
C, Jane, Tappan, Addison and Milo. He died
Celesta,
married
had twelve
Lansing,
they
lington, Myron, Marion, Serena, Byron
in 1890, aged ninety years, and his wife
of
and
subject was educated
he
whence
ship he
Mexico
remained
and
tention
of
charge at
for
California,
capturing it
State, Ohio
and
Harbor,
Groton
Academy,
to the
and
at
learned the
New York city
flagship Lancaster,
and with
this
the war, cruising along the coast of South America,
Captain Davenport, their chief work being the capture of
steamship San Salvador from Panama, with the in
turning it into a pirate ship. Mr. Howell received his dis
and
mail
returned
He then
Yard.
went
to
to Cedar
Lansing
returned
Rapids, la.,
and was
then
Again returning to
West Virginia.
home
and engaged
where
engaged
farming,
he
in
he
in painting,
in a hotel
was clerk
railroad work
remained seven
in this
years,
West Virginia, New
works, which took him to Kentucky,
He remained at the
South
America.
Charleston Harbor and Greytown,
went again
York
under
Navy
Hector, then
He
Panama,
via
and
in the United States navy
Our
years.
seventy-six
aged
close of
the Brooklyn
two years.
then
till the
had boarded the
etc., in
farming,
enlisted
of
died in 1882,
schools
common
to the Pacific
was sent
pirates who
in the
In 1863 he
trade.
painter's
daughter
children :
into
public
five months, but was obliged to return on account of fever contracted there.
superintendent
He started the first hydraulic dredge on the Nicaragua Canal, acting as
and
for the Joseph Edwards Dredging Company, the United States Dredging Company
down
settled
he
again
to
Lansing
Returning
the North America Dredging Company.
of Abram and Frances D. Bower of
daughter
married
1869
he
In
Ella,
to farming.
and a Free Mason, also a member of the G. A. R.
Mr. Howell is a
latter
place
Lansing.
Republican,
Hamblin, James E., was
S. D. Hamblin, was one of
bora in the town
in the
common
four he
married
schools
Carrie,
the
and
prominent
finished
daughter
of
at
of
Dryden November
farmers
of
the town.
the Ithaca Academy.
Z. Lupton,
of
Dryden,
and
1,
At the
they
His
1853.
James E.
are
father,
was educated
age of twenty-
the
parents of
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
236
daughters
two
ninety-four
Edna
:
rebuilt
the
property.
ing
its best interests
Our
subject
is
one of
Hiles, Andrew,
from New
foot
died in
twenty-five
inherited
and
for
years
of
advanc
taking
character,
religious matters.
educational and
Februury 20, 1824. His father, John Hiles,
settled on Fall Creek, moving from there to the
Sweetland,
of
bought
farm produce, making
a
his father
of
his father's
of
specialty
they have
and
in all,
acres
the^breeding
children, Hiram D. and
five acres, and in 1865 he
two
sixty-
In 1872 he bought the George A.
estate.
sixty acres, making 150
of
appearance
He
operating the largest saw mill in the town.
the
age
of
at
and
educated in the common schools
was
subject
our
portion
another
1814,
Sarah H.
In 1855
Sweetland farm
and
Andrew
married
Frances A.
in
Jersey
1865.
May,
worth and
sterling
of
He
dairying.
his town, identified in
men of
a man of
property
born in Dryden,
was
Dryden Lake
of
leading
the
recognized as
and
intelligent interest in temperance,
came
Smiley
of
a
acres, raising hay, grain and stock, and making specialty
the house, barns and fences and has thoroughly changed the
has
an
In 1890 he bought the Robert
Cora.
and
on which
of grade
fine
he
raises
the
regular
wool sheep.
Sherman, Fairfield county, Conn.,
Hungerford, Amasa A., was born in the town
May 13, 1848, a son of Levi, a lawyer of Connecticut. The latter was a Republican in
He was a lieutenant in
the State Legislature, and Avas at one time judge of probate.
the 28th Connecticut Regiment, and was wounded at Port Hudson, dying at Vicksburg
His only son was Amasa A., who was educated in the common
in August, 1863.
school and was a drummer boy in his father's regiment for three months, going only as
December 11, 1863, he enlisted
far as New Haven, when his father sent him home.
from the towH of Danby, where he had come on a visit, and served till July 5, 1866,
-of
in twenty-eight different engagements, and
the most important part of his army life was in Hunter's raid, where they were the
After the close of the war he located in Ithaca, where
first troops to enter Lynchburg.
being
discharged
he began the study
Crowe, being
Ithaca,
He
of
He is
ization.
ject's
aged
ever
Clara
Democrat
a
White,
of
store was opened
by
Rowe, and afterwards was with Moses
January, 1871, at Albany. He began practice in
in
been engaged, making
and
Sidney Post,
was
Judge Jerome
since
also a member of
the
on
has
G. A. R.,
the
the town
Blakesley
served
and
S. 0. V.
of
Lansing,
January 1, 1889,
as a
of
and also on
years
criminal cases.
the Barber trial.
justice
as
always worked
of
they have
grocery
six
store,
peace.
organ
In 1867 he
Our
children.
provision
and
the
hard for the
the Baptist Church.
and of
and
specialty
case,
several
has
a
and
is
sub
man
his son-in-law, L. M. Rigby.
Hook, John,
was educated
the
practice
he has
a member of
married
under
to
the attorney for the defense
Mr. Hungerford is
He is
law
admitted
where
was
He
Denver, Colo.
at
farm.
born December
was
in the
common
When he
Otsego county,
independent
by
views,
whom
and a
church and school.
what was
known
retaining
fifty
attained
12, 1815, in Norwich Corners, Herkimer
county,
to
work on
schools, and at the age
his majority he married
he had two
firm
sons.
as
acres,
the
he, in company with P.
Purdy faim, which they
which comprises one of
thirteen
Mary
Mr. Hook is
advocate of prohibition
In 1861
of
L.
Crandall,
divided
put
Mitchell, of Edmeston,
a man
principles,
B.
was
of
being
conservative
also
bought the
between
and
interested in
east side of
them, Mr. Hook
the finest fruit farms in New York
State.
237
FAMILY SKETCHES.
Hildebrant, Theodore,
the town
ried
home.
at
100
Ithaca in 1822
of
daughter
Mary,
In 1857
of
he
He devotes his farm
Hazen, Blair A.,
common
leaving
schools,
he
school
bought
to
finished
at
to his
returned
acres,
producing
in
the
as
came
to
mar
one
son, now
Hildebrant farm of
old
he
on which
175
about
educational
he had
whom
and
and
twenty-eight he
age of
Newfield, by
forty
19, 1820,
now resides.
He is
day.
quarts per
a
and religious affairs.
Ithaca, May 18, 1833, educated in the
Upon
the Ithaca Academy under Professor Carr.
He is a son of Allen B. Hazen, who
father's farm.
from Putnam county in 1832
sisting of 140 acres, where Blair A.
twenty-five the latter
At the
farm known
the
born in the town
came
of
of
added
dairying,
November
Jersey,
parents.
an active -interest
was
and
his
afterwards
largely
takes
and
with
Sylvanus Kellogg,
our subject
acres, to which
Republican
born in New
was
and
was
of
bought
born,
a
farm
the Coddington road,
on
he
and which
now
Caroline L. Downing, daughter
married
Thomas
of
con
At the
owns.
age
Downing,
they have two children, one now living, Fred D. Charles T. died, aged eleven
Our subject is a Republican and takes an intelligent interest in the events and
years.
and
In 1879 he bought
the day.
questions of
out
the
interests
of
city property on Marshall street and rebuilt and beautified the
ing now a handsome and commodious home.
Hatmaker,
Pa.
into
ried
Peter
A.,
was
born April
in Chestnut
1, 1817,
the
moved
Hill,
Northampton county,
the
to
He is
daughter.
events of
a
Democrat in politics,
Mr. Hatmaker has
day.
and
always
takes
lived
on
intelligent interest in the
an
the
same
farm
When
purchased, and is recognized as a thoroughly practical farmer.
settle
location
to
on.
suitable
sent him from Pennsylvania to find a
journey on foot to Owego, and returned to Pennsylvania, taking the
to Ithaca, and steam cars only reaching to Candor ; the balance of
cars were drawn by horses.
Hurlbut, Christopher,
agent at
years,
Groton
Avas
the
a
boy
his father
He
made
the
from Owego
cars
the distance the
position
responsible
in the town dates back
he first
of
station
than
more
forty
Venice, Cayuga county, October 15, 1842. He was the oldest but
of Nelson and Easter (Scott) Hurlbut, the parents being farmers in
later
and
mother
died.
on
in
The father
brought up
He
1869 has held
which
born in
Venice
trade.
Avho since
village, and whose residence
one of six children
a
house, hav
grounds and
Newfield, Tompkins county, and in the spring of 1867 moved
He mar
the town of Ithaca, buying the Daniel Seaman farm of ninety-five acres.
whom
had
a son
he
Oraminta, daughter of David Atwater, of Trumansburgh, by
He first
and a
was
heirs in the
other
went
but
west,
who afterward moved
and
began
farm, but at the age of sixteen
faithfully three years with William Allen,
a carriage
shop
until
he
was
twenty-one,
to Lake
to
Ridge,
where
the
Christopher Hurlbut
1865.
died there in
on a
served
journeyman in
Groton,
learn
the
blacksmith's
and afterwards worked as
when
he
came
to
Groton to
August 14, 1861, Mr. Hurlbut
for Spencer & Son in the old Separator shops.
and served until the final muster
enlisted as a private in Co. K, 137th N. Y. Volunteers,
A large part of the time he was connected with
June 9, 1865.
out of the
work
regiment,
the
quartermaster's
the
village
department.
and conducted
it
until
Returning
I860,
to Groton he
when
he
was
started a
appointed
blacksmith shop in
station
agent
at
the
238
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
the Southern Central Railroad through the town.
of
opening
appointed express
December
has held that
and
agent,
Christopher Hurlbut
20, 1859,
married
The
next
Charrotte A.
he
year
continuously to the
position
was
time.
present
he
Carpenter, by whom
has had four children, three of whom are still living. Mr. Hurlbut has been connected
with some of the earlier industries of Groton village,
beginning with the carriage
works, then
the Separator
with
importance in this
of
prises, but has had
and promote
up
Hazen,
Harrison
of
the
welfare of
(deceased),
the town
born in
was
Romulus.
of
have developed into industries
watched
the
these
of
growth
enter
in everything that tends to build
as also
village.
the district schools,
was educated at
Huff
He has not only
interest in their welfare,
of which
county.
an
the
both
Company,
He
Covert,
Seneca county,
and married at
enlisted
in the
the
war
age
.
of
in 1862
July 10,
twenty-two
and received
He
1832.
Lydia A.
an
honor
discharge in 1864 ; and he was a charter member of Sidney Post, G. A. R., of
Ithaca. He has two sons and one daughter, one son dying at the age of five years, and
able
the
other now
resident of
living
tegrity
He
appointed
to his place
Hart, George H.,
John P.
Hart,
followed
took
of twenty-two
surrender
and
Port
married
course at
Ellen M.
the
he
Hudson,
of
Jersey
Our
Mr. Hazen
was
man
of
high in
secretary to
Mr. Hazen was
private
Hubbard,
beirg the first
Union
man
to
United States forces.
to the
New
dairying.
business
a
he
of
neighborhood as a
Adjutant-General
of
born in the town
was
was a native of
farming
afterwards
the fall
until
its
that town upon
question.
above
the death
on
and
was a
The daughter, Mrs. James S. Stone, is now a
Republican and was active in educational and
known throughout his
was
and whose word was
General Wietzel,
enter
Mr. Haven
Chicago,
religious matters.
the homestead.
on
Groton,
and came
September 17, 1846. His father,
to Tompkins county in 1820, and
subject was educated at
the Eastman
the
common schools
and
College, Poughkeepsie. At the age
of John J.
Outt, of Preble, Cortland
daughter
Outt,
children, three sons and four daughters.
has been a member of the county commit
tee for several years past.
He takes an active and intelligent interest in church and
school matters.
In connection with Ogden Hart, he is the largest dealer and shipper of
and
county,
they
are
He takes the Democratic
in
side
live-stock in Tompkins county,
man,
respected and selected
of seven
parents
by
politics and
where he is recognized as an
active, energetic business
his townspeople to fill different positions of trust in the
town.
Hart, John O,
Professor Williams
tional events of the
makes a
specialty
Higgins,
1823.
C. B.
of
a
Democrat
He
day.
the
was
2, 1867,
milk
and
takes
carries on
married
an active
the
old
business, handling
born in the town
Reuben, his father,
was educated
He
the academy.
at
Mr. Hart is
Ithaca,
born August
was
was
of
in
Ithaca,
Edna,
interest in the
homestead farm
about
Caroline,
241
near
born in Cayuga county
and
daughter
of
under
of
political and educa
of
quarts per
the
finished
Orrin Moffatt
103 acres,
day.
Center,
followed
and
November 30
farming, working
farming in Caroline His uncle
Moses Reed, was one of the pioneers. Reuben moved finally to his farm located about
a half mile north of Caroline
Center, known as the Davis farm, consisting of ninety
in early life
with
his
father, John,
who
carried
on
and
FAMILY SKETCHES.
239
acres, and here he died in March, 1889, aged ninety years, his wife dying two years
later at the age of eighty-nine. They had nine children : C. B., Roxanna, John, Robert,
Gilbert, Moses, Elizabeth, Mary,
He
dren.
farming
sold
that
farm,
he has
bought the
and
Our
Louisa.
the
subject was
these
oldest of
chil
shoemaking from fifteen till thirty years of age, and then took up
since followed, his place consisting of seventy-five acres,
but he
worked at
which
and
one
he
now
221
of about
which consists
occupies,
acres.
of
dairying. 'Mr.
Eliza,
specialty
Lathrop Wattles of this town, and second a Miss Robbins, whose father, W. C. Rob
bins, is a native of Caroline. By his first wife Mr. Higgins had two children : Frank
He has
and
made a
Clara,
'Higgins
of
the former
in business in
being
first
married
Cortland,
the latter
and
daughter
a
teacher
of music
in
Binghamton.
George W.,
Ham,
born in Ithaca,
was
July 7, 1823,
his
and
has been
occupation
He conducted his store
clerking and keeping a general merchandise store in this place.
situated
in the town of
own
which
is
then
began
on
his
for two years,
iand,
farming
Newfield,
of Ithaca,
two sons
who
and
Ham is
two
He is
a
farming,
with
now retired.
subject
was
one
having
six
daughters
children, two
been drowned
has been
and
Susan M. Earl
married
and one
collector, town
and
accidentally
in
clerk and
Republican.
of
the
exception of a
He
married
the
part owner of
a
they had
the Grange
he
13, 1844,
and
Newfield, was born in this town May 18, 1852. John W., his
native of Ulysses, born November 29, 1821, whose occupation has been
Holman, I. M.,
was
2, 1$91,
deceased,
a member of
spector of elections.
father,
sons
August
acres.
died November
living,
M.
shot.
forty-six
and consists of
place
years when
Laura A. Forsythe
of
He has followed the
eldest.
the
few
he
worked
Ulysses,
their
and of
occupation of
He is
wagonmaking.
at
his
seven children our
father, farming,
and
is
He is un
work, consisting of eighty-seven acres.
town
in
and
was
the
collector
Phoenix Lodge of the Grange,
they
now
married, is a member of
In politics he is a Republican.
1886.
Harris, Nelson,
some of
who
for
more
than
the best business interests
of
forty years has been known and identified with
Groton, was born in the town of Locke, Septem
His father
Harris.
1825, one of ten children born to Howard and
In
occupation.
that
to
brought
1852, with his brother,
up
being a farmer, Nelson was
of land, but after a year he purchased
Leonard, Nelson came to Groton to work a tract
Later
on
himself.
by the death of an uncle, Mr. Harris
twenty acres and began for
Melinda
ber 24,
became the
ing
this
property
dent, Mr. Harris
sold
tal invested
National
In 1852 he
twc
in the
Bank,
of
married
Adeline Bothwell.
Republican,
and
the
of
two
years
which
Maria
by
later
engaged
from
After successfully
village.
finally
then
1871,
which
after which
sold,
he
being
carried
on
business
Mr. Harris
a village
about
in the hardware business.
active
work
resi
eighteen
This he
life, having, however,
in
also
capi
the First
manufacturing enterprises of Groton,
institution he has been a director about twenty-five years.
also
Harris,
whom
has been
the
About
tract.
lumber yard,
years and retired
leading
east of
was rented and
village
started a coal and
sold out and
about
after
years, it
several
purchased eighteen acres
years, then
farm located
owner of a good
who
died
he has two
village
trustee
leaving no
children.
and
is
Our
children.
subject
now one of
the
His
second wife was
has been
a
assessors of
Whig
and
the town.
a
240
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Charles
Hart,
1859, a
pioneer, Amos
third
Hart,
Field,
length
He
they have
and
farm
he
where
Charles D. Hart, and the
during his lifetime as
elsewhere
his
received
three
the
This
Charles A. was the
among these sketches.
Anne E. (Breed) Hart, and has always re
in the
Ella
Normal
common and
daughter
Josephine,
Grace Mildred, Anna Maria,
children :
Amos Hart.
and
education
1882,
lives, March 19,
now
great-grandson of
"Deacon"
born to John B.
He married, June 22,
Cortland.
the
on
and grandson of
mentioned at
his farm.
on
born in Groton
better known
of seven children
sided
was
John B.
son of
family are
Aaron,
of
Alanson
and
schools of
Maria
and
John B.
January 27, 1833. His father, Henry,
was born in Orange county, April 11, 1811, Joseph Horton, his father, being a native
of Orange county also.
Henry came with his father to Tompkins county in 1813, he
then being two years old. His wife was Sarah Smith of Pennsylvania, and they had
He has also followed farming, and has a
three children, our subject being the oldest.
fine place of 177 acres. December 3, 1863, he married Philena Nobles of Newfield, a
daughter of Anson Nobles, and they have three children : Maude, who died, aged seven
Mr. Horton is a member
teen ; Katie, aged twenty-three ; and Blanch, aged fourteen.
of the Grange, and a Republican.
William
Horton,
H.,
Newfield,
of
was
bora
Gifford, Gardner C, attorney, of Ludlowville, was born in Scipio, Cayuga county,
October 17, 1825, the son of S. J Gifford, who was born in New Bedford, Mass. At
.
the
twenty-one the
age of
Chidister
1835,
a
was
moved
the district
Aurora,
it
and
thirteen
about
Mamie
1867.
the
his
one
our
child,
Mich.,
where
Academy, and
Returning
years.
entered
to the bar June
He
years,
served
and
married, October
of
four
in 1860
as
the
in 1863-4
17, 1850,
law
in 1824 Phoebe
and married
His
subject.
having
wife
he died in 1880.
was
the
age of
home he
The
died in
grandfather
Wright &
Ludlowville,
deputy
where
four
county
farming, but soon
Pomeroy of Auburn, and
clerk of
to
until
he has
years,
taught school,
nineteen
went
From that time
1864.
9,
at
office of
school commissioner
Cayuga
of
1875 he
ever
was
Cayuga county, holding this
Anna M., daughter of Richard and
surrogate
was elected special
ing
Genoa
and
schools
Cayuga county, thence to
practiced.
to Cayuga county,
Saratoga county, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war.
Our
reared in the family of his grandfather
in
educated
in
Chidister,
Scipio, was
admitted
was
they have
and
to Calhoun county,
he followed
abandoned
came
of
native
subject was
which
Scipio,
of
he
latter
practiced
justice
of
county.
office
in
since resided and
the
peace
In 1867 he
three years.
E.
He
Mary
(Haynes)
Ledyard, Cayuga county, formerly of Long Island. They had two children :
E., wife of Harry Bower of Ludlowville, and Charles S., born September 25,
The latter having a taste for law, passed the required examination in 1887, at
age of
class
twenty,
in 1889.
M. Dean
of
there began
and entered
He
the first junior
was admitted
Ithaca for
a
few
of
to the bar in
months.
In
Cornell Law
1890,
when
School,
he
August, 1892, he
Sear
graduating
entered
went
the office
to New
with
of
York,
D.
and
practice.
Griswold, Clarence,
ceived
his
At the
age of
was
in the
born in
Spencer,
Tioga county,
January 28, 1861,
and re
schools, finishing at the Cortland Normal School.
twenty-two he married Adelaide Glazier, daughter of Joseph A. Glazier
education
common
Cortland.
of
Mr.
Mrs. Griswold have had four
and
Iva.
In 1890 he bought the Israel
acres,
on which
our
is
subject
identified
he
hay,
Republican,
a
with
raises
John
Glenzier,
J.,
Earl, Grace,
children :
Ina
and
lot thirty-nine, comprising 115
In politics
specialty of dairying.
on
property
grain, etc.,
and has served
in
town offices,
various
being
always
the place.
of
born
was
Hunting
and makes a
the best interests
241
SKETCHES.
FAMILY
Hesse Cassel,
near
Germany, May 30, 1834,
and
to this country in 1854.
He learned the cabinetmaker's trade. in his native land
followed that trade in New York city until November of that same year.
That
came
and
he
month
the firm
under
1861,
and
The first
firm
name of
store was
and
Justice
employed
then Mr. Glenzier
located
the firm
of
in the
embarked
the
on
corner of
general
grocery
West State
and
In 1863 Mr. Kiper
Glenzier & Kiper.
name of
Sawyer,
then
was
following his trade in Newfield until March,
by
Denning, and in 1859 became a partner
Denning & Glenzier. This partnership existed until June 1,
to Tompkins county,
moved
He
1855.
sold
Sawyer & Glenzier has become
and provision
business.
Westford streets, under tne
his interest to Samuel D.
one of
the
most popular
in the
Democrat in politics, and has held the office of alderman of the
First Ward two years, and in 1876 was elected school commissioner of this district, and
He is a member of the Congregational Church, in
has held the office ever since.
city.
Mr. Glenzier is
which
he is
a
a
He
deacon.
in 1865 to Antoinette
of
is also a member
Kiper,
the Board
Ludlowville,
a native of
and
of
Health.
He
they have
was married
no children.
Garrett, Charles C, was born in Ithaca, December 2, 1857, and is a son of Gilbert
T. Garrett, for many years a boatbuilder of this town. Charles was educated in the
public schools of this city, and after leaving school entered the West End Drug store.
He became
a competent pharmacist and
in White & Burdick's
tions,
and
in
drug
He is
store.
January, 1893,
for
prominent
the first
was made
of years
a number
has been the head
in the different Masonic
assistant
engineer
clerk
organiza
the Ithaca Fire
of
Department.
Gardner, Ira M.,
son of
the
Thomas
cooper's
S.,
fered
he
all
and
trade,
sixty-four acres
in
second
Earl
gan
house
was spent on
mason's
trade
Newark,
in 1812
to the
they had
our
subject.
the homestead.
six
Newfield, January 2, 1819,
to Tompkins county
then
and
took up
He
now
Thomas S. died June
Isaac Randolph,
age of seventeen
with
whom
he
farm
His first
of
suf
crops
log cabin,
Jersey in 1812, Abbey
living : Aaron E., of Michi
was a
in New
married
children, only two
At the
a
Mr. Gardner
and
a
a
The latter learned
wilderness,
being
in making the place into a home.
to be ground, and his first house
in 1835.
erected
and
with
moved
village
of
N. J., born April 12, 1789.
the land
of a pioneer
being
Newark,
and Ira M.,
;
of
farm in the town
on a
NeAvfield,
the hardships
carried nine miles
his
born
was
a native of
14,
1851.
he
came
remained
The early life
of
Ira
to Ithaca to learn the
about
nine years.
In
1845 he began business for himself, and since that time he has built and been employed
He was the mason for the con
of the city.
on many of the moet important buildings
of Cornell and was employed on Sibley College,
struction of the first two buildings
also
the Cascadilla
Hibbard Block
Place,
also
the Baptist
being
employed
Church,
in the
the
Dunning Block,
construction
of
the Gas
the Grant
Works,
Block,
the Water
242
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Works
assessor
Hill,
and
large
and a
number of
in 1878-79-80.
a native of
England,
Pollay,
Emma,
who came
cated
in the
station
of
James
that
a native of
the
and at
Edward
February
subject was edu
Three
Redwood.
at
Mrs. George
T.,
Our
Samuel
of
Jefferson county,
county.
and was
in Ithaca. Mr.
age of eighteen went
River Railroad
Black
and
.
J., also
Redwood,
Alexandria,
of
Republican
and settled
living :
now
a
Mary A., daughter
married
children, three
Cassius Taber.
born in the town
public schools of
the Utica
of
was
he
1843,
He is
city.
to this country in 1819
six
widow of
George, William F.,
3, 1861, the oldest son
in this
residences
December 3,
Mrs. Gardner have had
and
fine
to
in the
clerk
years
later he
glassmaker, first as helper, then gatherer, and rose to be a
journeyman blower in 1884.
In 1882 he removed to Ithaca, where he entered the em
started
of
ploy
to learn the trade
the Ithaca Glass
since which
time he has
alderman of
the Third
Local
and
Assembly
they
have five
which
street,
No.
he
of
Company,
resided
Ward,
300,
K.
children.
still
and
then
of
He is
in Ithaca.
which office
L.
he
a
In 1882 he
married
In 1883 Mr. George
conducts, the
stock
Democrat,
of
in 1893
a
groceries
City,
was elected
chief preceptor of
Jennie Pickert
established
consisting
and
Monongahela
He is the
holds.
now
at
season
one
spent
store
and
Redwood,
of
at
51 Hancock
provisions,
bake-
stuffs and workingmen's clothes.
Gray, Almon,
born in Connecticut
was
February 19, 1824,
and
came
to Tompkins
His father, Rufus Gray, came in 1849 and settled on lot seventy-five.
county in 1851.
Almon Gray laid the foundation of his education in the common schools, but is a
self-
educated and self-made man.
At the
Robert Lawrence
Putnam
of
Patterson,
age
of
133 acres, raising hay, grain and
his father, has been a prominent contractor
property
of
buildings in the town.
interest in
gent
M. E.
and
church
is known
twenty he
county.
He takes the Republican
for
forty
years.
as a man of
builder,
affairs, having
He takes a prominent
sterling
worth and
erecting
in politics,
side
been
school and church
Sarah, daughter
Our subject, in
stock.
and
married
Wesley
connection
with
some
and
connected with
part
in the
of
Hurd
In 1886 he bought the
an
the finest
of
active
intelli
the Ellis Hollow
events
of
the
town,
high integrity.
late Orange S., was born in Delaware county, N. Y., July 4,
1804, and
in the public schools, coming to Seneca county with his parents at the
ten years.
September 18, 1842, he married Mrs. Sarah Hopkins of Trumans
Graves,
the
was educated
age
of
burgh, whose maiden name was Pease, and they had three daughters : Julia,
Gregory of Ithaca ; Frances, now Mrs. Leggett, of Covert ; and Laura H.,
now
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mr. Graves died April 11, 1873. Mrs. Graves's first husband was
John S. Hopkins of Ithaca, by whom she had one daughter who died in infancy. Mr.
Hopkins died in October, 1841.
Sylvanus, father of Orange S. Graves, was a soldier
Gillett
in the
of
now
Ithaca.
Revolutionary
War.
Mr. Graves
moved
from Seneca to Trumansburgh
about
1850.
Galloup, Ernest G.,
the enterprising
and
known
merchant of McLean, was
Farmer, Seneca county, November 23, 1849. He was the son of William and
Elizabeth Galloup, and the second of their five children.
Ernest learned the druggist's
trade in the store of his uncle at Lodi, with whom he worked three years.
In 1871 he
born in
well
243
FAMILY SKETCHES.
to
came
McLean,
years added
by
teas
full line
a
where
latter,
drug
opened a
together
in the
course
followed
which was
the
of
few
a
later
years
for better
moved
posts.
He is
to his
accommo
daughter
of nine
of
the
of
B. D.
King
Our
years.
location in 1880.
the trustees
one of
superintendent
present
other
five
next
merchandise, and
He also dealt extensively in coal, plas
ter and phosphates, but in 1880 discontinued the latter branch and became a general
undertaker and funeral director.
Mr. Galloup also handles annually thousands of fence
dations
with
and
store,
few groceries,
and coffees and a
the
of
he
Church, and for ten years has been
Galloup married Miss J. J. King,
McLean M. E.
of
Sunday
of Moravia,
In 1873 Mr.
school.
they had
and
one
is interested in local
subject
Republican.
He has been delegate to the county
committeeman for his town.
county
Bera,
child,
and
Avho
county
has
and
conventions
died
the
at
is
affairs and
a
age
strong
also served
as
Trumansburgh, December 19, 1850. He was educated
in the public schools and Trumansburgh Academy, and in early life assisted in his
father's planing mill, and finally succeeded to the business. He is now a contractor
and builder, and his business is expanding and prosperous.
February 19, 1875 he mar
ried Julia F. Ash, formerly of Fairfield, Conn., and they have two children : Lotan E.,
Lotan H.,
Gould,
and
28, 1821,
and was
G. Pease
of
1879,
1798,
in
born in
Mr. Gould's father, Joseph, was born in Hector, Schuyler county, July
December 1, 1847, he married Emeline
a contractor and builder.
Grace D.
Trumansburgh,
his
and
was
they had
and
wife resides with
her
Mr. Gould is
Greenfield, Conn.
Mr. Gould's grandfather,
F. & A. M.
Enfield, Conn.,
on
Mr. Gould died
Lotan H.
July 23,
Abel,
January 23,
a member of Trumansburgh Lodge No.
157,
his mother's side, Allen Pease, was born in
one
The
son.
son,
was
grandfather,
born
1792, and came to this region at an early day.
Simeon Pease, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
June 18,
great-grandfather,
Mr. Gould's
Gale, William, an early settler of Groton, came from Fairfield county, Conn., and
John P., Betsey, James, Maria,
married Polly Welch, who bore him these children :
Mrs. Gale died August
B., Samuel S. and Hannah.
having moved to Cayuga county.
Peter
whom
and
he had these
Eliza,
Thirza
died young;
Manly P. and Mary
11, 1850,
to Groton
that time
partner
and
has been
contractor
for
is F. B.
tion
September
various
Groton,
connected with
in
the firm
16, 1858,
; Ella
the Groton
Normal School.
wife of
of
being
he
and
the
the latter
Walter,
firm
Academy
of
and
school
age
Locke.
on
family
born
In 1851 he
Williams, and since
being now a
Mr. Gale has
of
the Board
David
of
Backus,
His
served
and
of
this
village.
graduated
Long
Island
his
Educa
and
they
in the First National Bank
Stevens & Gale
six months on
was
Carriage Compasy.
and member of
a clerk
William,
in the village,
industry
daughter
William Gale
the farm.
B. &vJ.
the Groton
Union School
for
lived
with
was
son of
Gale & Swayer.
trustee
Mary M.,
married
shoe
She taught
of
of
Manly P.,
this important
the
Lydia
Smith, by
October, 1883; William W., Mary
C. B. Green; Amelia D., now in
wagonmaking
connection with
name
16, 1822, in Locke,
William
of
Daniel Mcintosh
March 13, 1872.
learned the trade
and also one of
educated at
S., who died in
Jane, wife of
offices, notably those
children
second wife
and until sixteen years of
Sawyer,
in
E.,
wife
certain work
town
have two
his
and
5, 1835,
in Groton April
came
Zenas
children :
who
Michigan ;
died April
The
Ella Gale
of
was
from the Cortland
and
for
eight and a
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
244
half
in Moravia.
years
Miss Gale
In the fall
elected
was
county
as
the
Tompkins county dis
second
January 1,
1893.
Francis, Gilbert, son of Pioneer Richard Francis, was born
Hill) July 17, 1826, was brought up to farm life and work, and
in Groton (on Jackson
except
for
a
few terms
in teaching school, has devoted his whole attention to agricultural pursuits. At
twenty-one he began for himself, but the greater part of his his life has been
spent
the
the Prohibition party
candidate of
a
her duties
and she qualified and entered on
trict,
1892,
of
school commissioner of
age of
spent on
the
old
home farm.
In 1889 Mr. Francis
married
Lucinda Tyler
Richford,
of
they have one son, Gilbert Tyler Francis. In politics he is a Republican, and was
once elected justice of the peace, but not
desiring the office declined to qualify. He is
and
the McLean Universalist
connected with
Church,
has held the
and
office
of
trustee
therein.
Hall,
John
L.,
born
was
in the district school, to
the
ried at
age of
February 10, 1844, in the town of Danby and was
he has added by reading and close observation.
which
twenty-two Fannie
M., daughter
Almond
of
ton, Tioga county, Pa., by whom he has had two children,
is Republican in his political views, and has held the office
In 1868 hi
years.
raises
large
man of
bought
quantities of
high
town,
being
siding
officer
principles
the
one of
for
a
farm
grain,
100
of
hay
Our
and stock.
and as a man
who
leading members
he
acres where
takes
of the old
of
school
now
lives,
subject
a great
Pitts,
Club,
He
but
being
the
continental
a
At the
they
and
Elias
Dryden. about 1812
sent a substitute and
army,
to
to
and
which
the parents
and was
taking his
assisting in various ways.
he has added through life
twenty-six he
age of
and
came
married,
common schools
eight
on which
he
as a conservative
of
welfare
of which
Fulkerson, Samuel O, was bora in West Dryden, July 19, 1823.
Fulkerson, was born in New Jersey and came to the town
settlers.
He
he
his
was pre
several years.
man
first
trustee for
interest in the
Farmer's
mar
daughter.
and
is known
He
East Charles
of
a son and a
educated
five
three
of
drafted in the
own
Samuel C.
by
Lansing
war of
Chap
with
that
the
time,
team to draw provisions for
reading
Lucinda Hill, daughter
married
His father,
of
was
educated
in the
and close observation.
Joseph Hill,
of
Dryden,
two daughters, James, Joseph
In 1852 he bought the Andrew Hill property of 100
In 1871 he bought the R. J.
acres, which he exchanged for Wm. Minah's in 1864.
Lany homestead which he now occupies. In 1889 he bought sixty-eight acres of the
Oliver Cady estate and be also owns a farm of sixteen acres in
Marion, Linn county,
Iowa. Our subject is one of the prominent men of his town being recognized as a man
of
are
and
sterling
Sarah
and
worth and
of
children :
sons and
Esther.
integrity.
Fowler, Eli, deceased, was born near Cayuga Lake in the town of Ulysses, February
22, 1819. He was educated in the schools of that day and was a teacher and farmer.
February 12, 1843, he married Mary M. Carman, formerly of Orange county. She
came
here
with
her
parents when
children :
Elizabeth
resides at
the Falls station,
died October
6,
1885.
and
five
George H.
married
age, and Mr. and Mrs. Fowler had two
Miss Fowler lives at home, and the son, who
Flora Wilcox, and has two children.
Mr. Fowler
Mrs. Fowler's
years of
father, John Carman,
was
born in Orange county,
FAMILY SKETCHES.
245
Bethia
Bloomer, of his native county. Ten children were born of this
union,
Robert, William, Anna, Haschel, Cornelius, George, Andrew, Mar
tha, Caroline and Mary M. Mr. Carman died about 1867, and his wife the same year.
Mr. Carman's father, John C, was a soldier in the Revolution.
and married
follows:
as
William E.,
Farmer,
in Newfield
then
since
in the hardware business in
engaged
the
being
born in Steuben county, September 19, 1841, and has lived
He worked at his trade of harnessmaking for ten years,
infancy.
was
firm
oldest
for
Myrtie M.
children :
seven
years,
and
Wilson
A.,
he has
which
conducted
ever
since,
very large store, and carrying everything
In 1868 he married Thirza Westmiller, cf Lansing, and they
the street,
on
in the hardware line.
have two
1871,
has
having
Maude A.
and
served on
also
a
Our
subject
has
the School Board.
In
town
served as
politics
he is
a
clerk
Demo
crat.
Fuller,
in the
cated
nineteen, he
tions,
ten
public
his
and
finally
and
mother
a retail
mansburgh, by
Fuller died in 1882,
In 1861 Mr. Fuller
battalion,
was honorably
a
and
he
one
married
in
he
was made
discharged
at
Anna
He
sergeant.
the
close of
Daley, of Aubura, who died in 1889.
Volunteers, and Avas promoted
battles the
nineteen
orderly
where
75th N. Y.
Company F,
the
was
which
second
Through losses in
second sergeant.
and
grocer.
enlisted
to this section,
painter's
he had
whom
edu
he had a variety of occupa
he
followed
trade,
many years, but for
He married, in 1851, S. Antoinette Teed, of Tru
Mrs.
son, Truman R., who resides in New York.
moved
learned the
has been
years
born in Delaware county, December 1, 1830.
He was
but
to
the
death
of
his
father
when
Wilson
schools,
owing
was
into
regiment was consolidated
in
participated
all
the battles
and
war.
Groton, Conn., in 1798, and at the age of nineteen came
to this town, where he married Clarissa, daughter of Richard Francis, a lady noted for
her influence for good in the community. Their children were : Harriet and Clarissa,
both of Avhom died young ; Hobart, who moved to Wisconsin ; Mary, who married
Samuel Crittenden ; Lucinda, who married George H. Mineah ; James, who died in
Fish, George,
1S63-
and
18S2, his
Avas
wife some years
strong
for the mill at La
the
ance with
mill
the
"
Avas at
La
ment
and Avas
and
charged on account of
Iowa,
ried
and
then
Rowena E.
Fish Charles
in the
life
Dean,
H.,
he
retired
and
was
two
being
EdAvin Fish
to
Avas
of
town,
one
learned the
ago.
public
died in
supervisor, poormaster, etc.,
the
day
in
building,
on which
the
spirit of
the frame
of
raising
the
christen
on
affairs and
accord
the Marquis
he
occasion
named
born in Groton, March
served
where
born in the town
years
by
contracted at
they have
to
the
that year
He
sergeant.
to this
and
fired
was
the occasion of the
This happened
period.
disabilities
returned
On
in
man
he
was called upon
September
in
public schools and
until
the
Auburn,
promoted
influential
an
several years
Republican.
Mr. Fish
Fayette."
1861,
farm till
on a
Whig
Fayette,
was
For
later.
and
customs of
de La Fayette
the
George Fish
Edwin.
was a
and
born in
enlisted
twenty
the south.
he has lived
in
20, 1839, Avorked
Company C, 76th Regi
months
and was
For three
since.
years
June
dis
then
he lived in
1, 1870,
he
mar
child, Gilbert Francis Fish.
of
mason's
Enfield, May 4,
trade,
which
January 5, 1854,
he
1832.
He
was educated
he has followed
married
most of
Lorinda
Terry,
his
of
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
246
Trumansburgh,
they have
and
Charles B., Kittie T., Fra
Henry Weed,
married
has
and
one
Lucy O, Lizzie,
children :
eight
Cora
M., Bertha K.,
Northrup; Lizzie
Lucy C. married George
A. De Vere.
and
daughter, Lola; Bertha K.
Arthur D. Stout,
married
has two children, Hamilton
Farmers ; Fra married Charles Voorhees
Elmira,
Mr. Fish's father, John R., was born in Delaware county, April 23, 1805,
George.
of
of
and
and
Charlotte'
Harvey,
and married
Charles
H.
H.,
enlisted
Shenandoah
Valley,
After
the
Freeman,
schools, to
common
was
thirty-nine years
became
entire county.
He is
erty
thirty-one
fine
Lydia, Marinda,
children :
a man whose
was
close of
the
by
that his
and
of
and
educated
close
dressing
the
But for
cloth.
in demand
and
principles
father,
in
observation.
moving buildings,
services were
interested in temperance
His
1823.
subject was
reading
carding avooI
in the business
war.
and
over
educational
his
the
and
known
as the Robt. McCutcheon
prop
Michael Van Derhoff property of
in Etna of Harvey H. Harris and erected a
what Avas
In 1882 he bought the
of
Our
Our
through life
engaged
a
building
At he
now resides.
daughter
Fish, Cary B.,
added
the
Etna, July 3,
of
village
so well established
deeply
he
Orria R. Freeman.
integrity,
he has
acres.
where
at
the trade of
In 1854 he bought
acres.
house,
McCutcheon,
a
he has
In 1869 he bought
religious matters.
forty
seven
.had
among the early settlers.
he learned
reputation soon
of
born in the
was
which
leaving school
past
and
discharged
honorably
and was
Freeman, Lyman D.,
Thomas D.
Enfield,
of
H., J. Corey, Rosina and Florence B. In September, 1863, Charles
in Company M, 21st N. Y. Calvary, was wounded near Martinsburg, in the
Reuben
Robt.
McCutcheon,
thirty-seven he
they
and
are
his
proven
born in the town
of
word
to be
Catherine,
married
the parents
is known throughout his town
subject
life has
age of
of
as a man of
one
son,
unswerving
his bond.
as good as
Danby, July 28, 1865.
John B.
Fish,
the
subject, was also a native of the county, born in Enfield June 11, 1829
He died December 16, 1892. He was
and he followed farming nearly all of his life.
the father of two sons, Dr. Wilbur G. Fish of Ithaca, and Cary B., our subject.
The
father
of our
The boyhood
schools,
of
the latter Avas
LL. D. in
the class
December; 1892,
has
spent
the Ithaca High School
since
been in
of
he
and
He
1889.
in
Danby and he was educated
Cornell University, graduating
was with
opened an office on
practice.
In
politics
J. A. Ellston for four
the
second
Mr. Fish is
floor
a
of
in the
common
the
with
degree
five years, and in
22 State street, where he
Republican
or
and
was
clerk
of
the
'88 and '89. He is a member of the Masonic
during
Eagle
fraternity, Fidelity Lodge,
Chapter, and Ithaca Council, St Augustine Comman
Temple
of Rochester.
of
the
Damascus
Mr. Fish practiced a year in Denver
dery and
Board
of
previous
B.
Supervisors
to opening
an office
here.
Force, Albert W., was born in Bergen county, N. J., April 29, 1834, a son of Edward
Force, a manufacturer of woolen goods, who died when Albert was sixteen years
old.
The latter
came
at
remained until
with
to Seneca county to
business he followed for
trade,
burgh, working
which
he
the years
boat
1870,
building
when
he
until
serve an
seven
1865,
moved
years,
and
apprenticeship
and
then
to Ithaca
and
the Ithaca Agricultural Works for fifteen years.
in 1861 he
went
into
at
the wagonmaker's
moved
to
a machine
filled the
position
He has followed
Trumans
shop where
of foreman
various
employ-
FAMILY SKETCHES.
247
that time, spending the last four years in the
Collins & Johnson.
in
Masons
since
this
June.
among
county
1855, his initia
tion having been in Farmer Lodge No. 183 in Seneca county.
He has passed all the
chairs in the Blue Lodge
Council
and
Commandery.
December
he
Chapter,
28,
ments since
Mr. Force has been
of
store
prominent
1858,
Eliza J. Hopkins
married
loo,
N.
Y.,
of
Farmer,
and
they have two
of
Water
Anna Force.
and
Francis, Jonathan, came with his family from
of Danby, later removing to
Ithaca, where
town
trader, but
Edward B.
children :
drowned in 1836
was
at
Vermont in 1818
he became
Kidder's Ferry.
Of
a
and
in the
settled
merchant
and
their seven
general
six were
children,
born in this county, the oldest, Charles O, being a native of Vermont, born in May,
1818. His early life was spent in assisting his father at his work, but at the age of
fifteen he became a boatman, which pursuit he followed more or less until 1848. Dur
ing his young life Mr. Francis had become acquainted with David Stoddard, a pioneer
of Groton, hence after the death of Jonathan Francis, and also of his own wife, Charles
C. was induced by Mr. Stoddard to become a resident of Groton in 1849, and on May
31 of that year he married Irena Stoddard, by whom he had two children : Maria, wife
His first wife, whom he married in 1842,
of Dr, Gibbs; and David W., of Groton.
whom
had
two
Maria
was
he
Davenport, by
children, Orrie A. and Laura. His first
Mr. Francis, during his long residence in Groton, has been regarded
wife died in 1848.
the
as one of
life,
and
daughter
sides with
of
Madison
23, 1808,
Ingersoll,
His
years.
thirty
He has
citizens.
never
been
active
in
political
the Prohibitionists.
and when a
enty-four.
John
of
Iowa;
man
young
Lansing),
He had
store.
grocery
John H.
its
(Bowker), is a native of Lansing, born in January, 1838, a
Mr. Bowker was
and Sallie (Davis) Bowker, also of this town.
Corners (now North
a
of
Mrs. Sarah
born March
ing
enterprising
in his views
French,
ley
most
where
bought the farm
he kept hotel for
of
forty
several
acres at
Beards
conduct
also
years,
William, deceased; Margaret, wife of
Mr. Bowker died in 1838, aged
subject.
threechildren:
and
Sarah,
our
him many years, and died in 1883 at the age of sev
grandfather of Mrs. French, was born in Ulster county in
wife survived
Bowker,
Lansing
brothers, Joseph and Noah, bringing their pro
visions on their backs from Owego.
They cut and cleared away on the land where
a
themselves
log cabin, and when their stock of provisions was
they settled, building
L771
and came
exhausted
the
to
they had
to
with
walk
his two
to Owego for
lives),
State (where A. J. Brink
He
town.
in
his
prominence
into
growing
town of
and was
Milton,
Jerusha Robinson, he had twelve children,
ren,
grandchildren
Silas
and
Esther
Johnson French,
(Bull) French,
of
12, 1883;
the last
years of
family
a native
Canada,
and
is
of
of
Welsh
he
at
The
spent
twice
and constable
days,
in the
By his second wife,
1855, he had 140 child
Massachusetts, the former
Sarah Bowker
ancestry.
to Pennsylvania
acres of
his
of
married.
his death,, in
of Oswego county, born in
and they had two children
went
hundred
one
remainder
great-grandparents of our subject were
:
1832,
Ida,
Edward, born March 14, 1861.
his life
the
the first justice
was
and
great-grandchildren.
(Hubbs) Bowker,
The Bowker
soldier.
March
and
was
He
also supervisor.
bought
John
more.
^vhere
now
to
visit
a son of
Revolutionary
married
Thomas
born October
Mr. French
the
a
oil
was
in 1853,
Polly
died
1857,
26,
a
and
farmer,
regions, wher^he
and
con-
248
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
tracted
fever.
a
For many
years
assist,
Mrs. French
later to take
and
homestead,
French is
home he died
Returning
North
the
In 1886
it.
of
to this farm
and removed
a member of
the farm alone,
conducted
charge
days later (in
seventeen
where she
Lansing
her
and
her
in
Church,
to
sisters'
interest in the
have
son
February, 1863.)
son was old enough
bought her
she
Baptist
until
Mrs.
since resided.
which
is
she
an active
worker.
Joseph
Eagles,
was educated
Dunlap,
born in
was
in the High School
of
Seneca county,
Waterloo,
his
town,
native
January 18,
1837. He
at sixteen years of age
and
began
apprenticeship with C. Bellew, the celebrated painter, and was with him for nearly
He was with Shultz for a year and a
five years in portrait and landscape painting.
an
In 1860 he
half.
that town
In 1875 he located in
Philadelphia.
the fall
a
1893 he
of
and
gallery,
teur
a photograph
gallery in Waterloo, which he conducted in
He has been located in Auburn, Buffalo, Rochester, Detroit and
opened
1865.
until
is
the
a
preparatory
from which he
lege,
was
born
in the
until
1844
conducted
in 1845 to this State
tation
as a jurist
lived
1870,
until
his
practice of
county,
Vt,
Davis,
1839.
1816.
of
the
He is the
The
Welch
a
life
son of
his
He
Dutch
They
He
had,
He
That
Plattsburg,
engaged.
In
he had built
catering to the
1863,
he
married
Llewelyn
in
eight
They
on
of
a
judge
farm
where
a
ama
now
was
having
Union Col
thirteen, been
to
Florida,
in
1840,
fix
and
but returned
the prominent
of
a
a student with one
practice
near
repu
Clinton county for
Madison, where he
he has
A.
After
entered
as
to
acquired
Chloe
since
Deming,
followed the
of
Burlington
living.
bora in
Lansing, November 19
Lansing, born in November
Davis, formerly of Pennsylvania,
native of
Margaret
were
years
removed
he
office
Ithaca,
Lansing,
Davis, also a
and
he
1849,
of
Samuel
two
where
settled
in
1818.
age of
admitted
was
year
to the
settlement
ancestry.
raised
been
where
he
schools
from the
college spent
election
resident
grandparents were
and
from
business,
supply
graded
has borne him five children, four
who
ever since
street
Springs, May 20,
and
county.
in
in
failing
year of
Saratoga
home.
at
his
caused
profession.
Samuel L.,
county.
business
His health
two terms.
Saratoga
and settled
that
at
common
leaving
and after
of
the
photographic
in 1838.
graduated
the law office,
ture
of the leading lawyers
of
he has
where
University.
course
Ellsworth, Perry O,
Ithaca,
opposite side of
in the
now engaged
photographers of
taken
to the
removed
among the
pioneer settlers of
children, William, John, Joshua, Joseph,
the father of our
subject, married
Tompkins
Isaac, Samuel,
Mary Osmun, who
was born November 24, 1815, daughter of Jacob L.
of
Osmun,
Lansing, and they had
four children : Jacob L., Samuel, Isaac and Ariminta, who died in infancy. The father
died in 1861 and the mother in February, 1844.
Our subject attended the common
schools of his neighborhood and the Ithaca
Academy one term. He remained on his
father's farm until 1863, when he, with his brother Isaac, purchased the farm cf 110
acres, where he has ever since resided.
They now own 280 acres. He married in
Emma
daughter
of
John
1863,
S.,
April,
Bloom, of Genoa, and they had one son,
Llewelyn B., who died in infancy.
His wife died in August, 1864. Mr. Davis married
in 1872, Abigail L., daughter of Erastus D. and Mary
(Cummings) Shaw, of Groton.
Llewelyn
and
Sally.
Llewelyn,
FAMILY SKETCHES.
Her
grandparents were
Benjamin
to Tompkins county in 1816.
Abigail
(Pettis) Cummings,
and
Sarah
Mrs. Davis's
Shaw,
249
natives of
grandparents
from
Vermont.
Cummings,
They
were
came
Gurdon
and
to Tompkins county in 1812.
Connecticut,
Daniel J., of Wesica, Minn. ; Abigail L., Mary E.,
wife of C. H.
Cummings, of Groton ; Ella A., Emma, died at seven years; Ida, wife of
H. S. Bradt, of Groton ; Rhoda, died at four years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis have
one child, Ruby A., born December 16, 1877.
Mr. Davis is a member of the Lansing
Mrs. Davis is
ville
Grange
subject,
left the
was
old
Ward,
2, 1847,
one of seven children :
July,
Isaac Davis, a brother and partner in business of our
They live together and have farmed it ever since they
1842.
homestead farm.
April
Llewelyn, father of our subject, married
30, 1846, and they have had one child, Arminta,
Theodore
wife was
two sons, Frank
October,
Republican.
a
born in
wife of
His third
in
is
and
Lansing,
of
and came
L.,
Swayze,
Lydia B.
born
of
Shaw,
July 1, 1853,
Lansing.
he
whom
and
The
died December
February, 1851, and they had
F., born April 28, 1856. She died
married
Edwin
mother
Mary
January
4, 1849.
second
born
in
1891.
Durling, J. J. Ayres, was born in the town of Ithaca, March 17, 1838, a son of Aaron
Durling, who was born in Ulysses in 1809. The father of Aaron was Garret Durling, one
of the earliest settlers of the county.
Aaron came to Ithaca in 1830, and after learn
Our subject
ing his tcade he followed it the balance of his days, dying June 6, 1886.
was educated
ing
which
entered
in the
he learned the
the employ
opened a general
and
then
of
painter's
to
Jacksonville,
Ithaca,
has
date for
always
office.
a shoemaker
which
where
old
he followed
he
where
which
he built
Lancasterian
he
a
remained
conducted
'large
Academy,
after
store
five
years.
leav
In 1872 he
sixteen years.
In 1877 he
successfully for ten years
and stocked it
fully with
Mr. Dur
shoes, etc.
been an active worker in the Republican party, but never was a candi
May 8, 1860, he married Sarah L. Barnes, daughter of Samuel Barnes,
groceries and provisions of all
ling
trade,
Johnson Brothers,
store at
returned
in the
common schools and
in the
village of
kinds, dry
Varna,
goods,
town of
drugs,
boots
and
Dryden.
Drake, Henry B., an old and highly respected resident of Lansing, was born May 16,
1820, a son of Freeman Drake of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The grandfrather was Fufers
Drake, also a native of the latter town, where he died. About 1808 Freeman came
He married Cathar
and settled in Lansing, being a carpenter by trade, and a farmer.
the
war of 1812, and
veteran
of
ine, daughter of General Henry Bloom of Lansing, a
1861.
and his wife in March,
Henry
they had ten children. He died May 12, 1862,
farm, received a common school education,
for his uncle. In
nineteen began farming, working for nine years
farm of 125 acres where he now lives, to which he has also added
B.
was reared on
the
and
at
the
age
of
1848 he bought the
until
now
he
owns
He has been very successful in agriculture, and has acquired more than a
In 1845 be
He has always been a staunch temperance advocate.
competency.
Mr.
daughter of Daniel and Catharine (La Bar) Teeter, of Lansing.
married
187
acres.
Lucinda,
and
Mrs. Drake have
January 31, 1869,
brother, Lewis J.
ff
and
own, but have adopted two: John, born
born January 4, 1871, both children of his deceased
no children of
Jennie
Drake.
N.,
their
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LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
Elyea, Horace, was born in che town of Danby, on the farm where he now resides,
6, 1822, He acquired his early education in the district school, and on leaving
school went back to his father's
farm, which afterwards came to him through his buy
out
the
other
and
here
he
now resides, having built new barns and a beautiful
ing
heir,
April
house
on
served
in
the
offices
He
prominent men.
and
In 1865 he
day.
the farm
an
lives
and
a
he
married
he
recognized
in his
Varna,
lived in the town
field,
1830,
where
and
land, O.,
father
he
of
died August 3,
and
on the
The
He
wife
9, 1818,
he
until
1856, leaving
The latter
farm
the
married
of
200
quarts
of
Danby,
liberal
a
lifetime
the
he had
one
Theodore,
April, 1877,
son,
Republican
a
a regular
and
takes
attendant
He is known
support.
at
twenty- two
age of
at
and
farmer.
Newfield,
Sarah
September
of
Henry,
in the
after
10, 1854,
6,
1825.
age,
when
of
Irish
Joseph
children :
twenty-one,
passed
the district schools, but
at
being
matters,
thirty years
two
has
Mr. Emmens died in
of
gives
was educated
age of
the town's
one of
about
and
Mr. Emmens is
religious
wife was
Eugene.
until
of
this county, born September
His
still resides.
is
being
William Nelson,
McCutchen, by whom
which
Newfield
and
produce
educated at
was
farming.
born in the town
of
the
November
neighborhood as a successful
Drake, N. Eugene, was
William H., also a native
and
and
to
Republican in politics, and has
and assessor for the past
daughter
Orvilla McCutchen.
educational
at
dairying,
He
him.
with
a
collector
farming land,
Nelson,
Robert
of
is
sons surviving.
now resides.
to
fine
of
Ithaca,
himself
second
interest in
deep
two
born in
the farm
the M. E. Church
of
Francis
early
Delilah McCutchen, daughter
who now
having
been
married
devoted
on
He
specialty
was
on which
age
road.
makes a
they have had five children,
Emmens, Daniel,
on
main
in the town,
He has nearly 100 acres
six years.
per
the
west side of
various
He
he
a
was a
removed
descent,
H.,
a
born
son
to En
July 18,
carpenter of
Cleve
common schools and assisted
which
he
was
for two
of
farmer
his
years em
in wagonmaking in Newfield.
In 1878 he came to Ithaca, engaging with S. C.
Wattles in his produce store, where he remained four years.
He was with George
ployed
W. Frost for
tablished
over
a general
Mitchell & Drake
grocery
existed
terest to Herbert B.
1892,
and
three years,
about
Townsend.
Mr. Drake bought his
He is
the
after
which, in company
and provision store at
leading
eighteen
and
months,
Drake & Townsend
partner's
interest
with
James
Mitchell,
67 East State Street.
then
has
The firm
Mr. Mitchell
conducted
and
he
sold
the
of
his in
business till March
since conducted
es
6,
business
the city,
carrying a line of staples, and also
dealing in fruit. He has been a member of Ithaca Lodge I. O. O. F. since 1893 and is
also a'member of the Fire Department.
In 1883 he married Jennie
Card, daughter of
alone.
one of
Timotlvy Card
1830,
years
four
D.,
educated
country.
Candor.
of
Alfred
Dale,
was
At fifteen he
himself
he
which
public
went
Portsmouth,
schools
came
Hampshire county, England, February 15,
under private instruction in his native
to this country
trade,
which
located in
he followed five
Ithaca, where for
journeyman carpenter, then going into business for
twenty years, the first man to pay cash for labor in this
employed as a
conducted
and
to learn the carpenter's
In 1845 he
was
he
born in
in the
in England.
years
grocers of
and
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FAMILY SKETCHES.
He
city.
always
had
a natural
tact for
superintendent of architecture of
drawing,
and
the State capitol;
a year
spent
and
Ithaca
as
I. G.
with
at
Perry,
that time had no
architect, in 1870 he established an office there, which he has ever since conducted.
Mr. Dale was the designer of the Masonic Hall, Sprague block, Wilgus block, Journal
block, the Gregg block, Titus block, the Ferrey and Bates block;
building he planned, and many stores, residences, etc. He is a
cratic
the
is
and
party,
now
serving his fifth
the
respect and admiration of
in
married
Fidelity
Julia A.
1853,
Lodge No.
71,
year as an
by
community
Whitlock,
assessor, in which office
his
impartiality
Chapter,
and
and
school
the Demo
he has
won
He
honesty.
Mr. Dale is
the town.
a native of
F. & A. M., Eagle
the first High
member of
a member of
St. Augustine Commandery.
Jacksonville, educated in the public schools, and before
the war was a tinsmith.
August 5, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, 109th N. Y. Vol
He was wounded
and was in the department of the Army of the Potomac.
unteers,
in the battle of Hatcher's Run, October 27, 1864, his right arm being amputated on the
field.
He was afterwards in Howard Hospital, Washington, D. O, and was honorably
March 13, 1872, he married Addie Folett,
discharged for disability, January 14, 1865.
Edith
of Ulysses, and
R. Mrs. Dean died May 15, 1888. Wil
had
one
daughter,
they
liam C, father of Oscar, was born in Connecticut in 1803 and came here when a young
He married Sallie B. Smith, formerly of his native county, and they had nine
man.
children :
Amy, Beverly S., Hattie E., Emily E., Julia F., William E., Alden, Oscar
and Chauncey.
He died November 13, 1876, and his wife December 22, 1889.
K.,
Beverly Smith, grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the war of 1812.
Oscar
Dean,
K.,
Mrs.
Dorsey,
Adel,
She
Thornton.
was
born in
was
O, in 1852, her maiden name being
Lodi, Seneca county, and afterwards
born in Washington, D.
came north
in 1870,
locating
in
in North Hector, coming to Trumansburgh in 1871. The same year she married George
nineteen
of Trumansburgh, and they had six chlidren : Lottie, who died aged
P.
Dorsey
died
years; Mary J., Ella M., Leona, who
Dorsey, through her own well directed and
in
infancy,
Walter P.
continuous efforts
has
and
paid
Nancy.
for
Mrs.
a comfort
home in Trumansburgh.
able
Dumont,
Waldron
in the
educated
and a
married
Greene county, December 15, 1810, was
He came
of that day, and has always been a farmer.
About the year
and to Tompkins county in 1857.
born in
Cairo,
at an early day,
Melinda M. Van Duser
S.,
daughter: Frederick
a mechanic
Trumansburgh, by whom he had two sons
died in 1873 ; Bolle, who died in 1873; and Charles,
who
of
Mrs. Dumont died April
in Weedsport.
29, 1892. Walter, father of W. B.,
Halsey Smith. They had six chil
1775, and married
Waldron B.
John, Elizabeth, Mary, Frederick,
was
born
dren
:
1848
was
common schools
to Seneca county
1859 he
B.,
and
at
the
his
old
wife
home
about
1852.
about
The ancestry
of
the
and
He died
William.
family
is
about
French, German
and
Dutch.
New
native of
Darling, Reuben, was a
War
musician (fifer) in the
with
came acquainted
close of
the
war
he
the
came
of
1812-15.
fertility
of
to Moravia
Hampshire,
In the
and
course of
from that State
his army
the land in Central New
and
thence to
Groton,
served
experience
York, hence
settling
at
after
Peruville,
as a
he be
the
where
252
he
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
worked at
his trade (cabinetmaker)
twenty
about
years.
^
He then bought
a
farm,
his
by his son Lyman, and here
death. His wife was Frances, daughter of Timothy Hart, and by whom he had these
children : Emeline, who married Julius
Bement; Caroline Matilda, who married Daniel
Conger; Lyman, Rebecca Jane, the second wife of Daniel Conger, and Edward, now
years, his wife
living in Dryden. Reuben Darling died in 1870, aged ^seventy
him
known
throughout
the region of
a
number
of
Lyman
years.
Darling,
preceding
by
his residence as one of the most thrifty and successful farmers, also as a man of much
persona] influence, was born August 24, 1826, and has devoted his life to farm work.
the extensive
a part of
farm
resided until
now owned
-nine
That he has been abundantly successful is attested in the fact that his present farm of
acres is one of the best cultivated and most productive of the county, while its
228
buildings
married
and equipment are not
Sarah, daughter
of
to be
in the
surpassed
Four
Joseph Smiley.
region.
children
In
February, 1872,
have been born
of
this
he
mar
In politics Mr. Darling has generally been a Repub
riage, all of whom are now living.
lican, but during later years he has been somewhat identified with the principles of
Prohibition.
Dusenberry, Coffy G., was born November 16, 1863, in the town of Dryden. His
father, Henry L., was also a native of the town, the family having originally come from
Hall among the early settlers. Henry L. married Catharine Smiley, daughter of John
Smiley, and they had two children : Mrs. Ellen Reed of Freeville, and our subject,
Corry G. Henry L. died January 9, 1890. He was a well-known man in his town,
and of recognized
ability and integrity.
Corry G. was educated in the common schools
of his native
town, finishing at the Cortland Normal, and later taking up a business
course at the Elmira Business College.
He is now living on the old homestead, which
has been in the possession of the family for seventy-five years. The farm comprises
103
fine
acres of
David
Dean,
sou of
M., was born in the town of Newfield, October 3] 1852, the youngest
Dean, a farmer, who is a native of Ithaca, still living at eighty-two
,
The
Eliakim
acres of
David
land.
Jefferson
years of age.
father,
dairy
mother of
Dean,
land in Newfield.
was educated
our subject was
the
was one of
in the
He
was
Matilda Barnes
pioneers of
justice
of
common schools
the county,
of
Newfield. The
and owned a
grand
tract
of
600
the peace, appointed by Governor Clinton.
and the old Ithaca
Academy ; leaving the
latter in 1869, he followed teaching in the common schools for two years, and then en
office of Merritt King.
He had been a student of law with him from the age of
tered the
sixteen, teaching winters and studying summers. His last teaching was as principal of
Newfield High School with 100 scholars.
He was admitted to the bar at Albany Jan
uary
8, 1874,
until
the fall
he held for
Mr. Dean
Dates,
farm he
opened an office
of
1876,
six years.
enjoys
the
William
in his
native
village,
and was
engaged
in
practice
there
was nominated
reputation of
Morehouse,
owns, June 21,
who, when a lad
now
June, 1808,
he
for district attorney and elected, an office
He married, December 27, 1882, Hattie B. Lebarre of Newfield.
when
being one of Ithaca's leading lawyers.
one
1847,
of
of
Lansing's
the
son of
John D.
thirteen years,
farmers, was born
Dates, of New Jersey,
prominent
started
out
on
the
born in
in life for himself.
The
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FAMILY SKETCHES.
latter
when a
lowed for the
bought
man
young
a
threshing
and
machine,
to New
returned
Jersey
threshing for a few seasons, then engaged in farming, which he fol
of his life, though at the age of about forty he studied law and prac
it, following
with
rest
ticed in the justice's courts; this he followed till within ten years of his death.
His
He was a Republican, His father
practice was extensive in all parts of the county.
Derrick Dates
was
D.
New
of
Jersey,
to Tompkins county
who came
John
1820.
about
Mrs. Electa Jane ^Morehouse) Mack, of Lansing, by whom he had three
Charles H., born in 1845 ; William M., born in 1847, and Mary J., born in
married
children :
John D. Dates died
1850.
received
ing
his
education
he
school
the farm
a portion of
about
300
returned
acres of
May 5, 1885,
in the
common
to the farm.
and
At the
long
Academy,
twenty-two
William M.
career.
useful
and
in Groton
age of
leav
and after
he bought
To this he has added,
began for himself.
farm land,
In October, 1869, he
after a
schools and
until
his father
of
he
now owns
he operates, raising fruit to quite an extent.
daughter of Hiram and Abby Ann (Baker)
all of which
Mary A.,
married
they have had six children : John D., born July 26, 1870 ;
Holden,
Lansing,
Myra S., born December 8, 1874 ; Helen St. John, born May 22, 1880 ; Mary L., born
August 29, 1882 ; Florence H., born April 18, 1885, and Abbie May, born January 14,
Mr. Dates is a Granger of Lansingville Lodge, No. 282, and an Odd Fellow,
1892.
Our sub
Lodge No. 544, Rebekah Degree, of which latter Mrs. Dates is a member.
woman
at
the
of
age
well
preserved
still
a
and
is
ject's mother resides with him,
five years.
five years, having been a member of the Presbyterian Church
and
of
eighty-
seventy-
Joshua Drake, his grand
Newfield, June 21, 1846.
father, was a native of Connecticut. William Drake, father of our subject, was a native
of New York State.
The
of New York State ; Prudy, his wife, also being a native
Drake,
father
of
A.
O.,
born in
was
His business
schools.
through
life has been
He married, in 1866, Alice
Our subject is a
home.
child, now at
office.
Dassance, Albert,
Vermont
native of
He
the
married
lican
and
coll
from
and
for
mason work
Lansing,
and
He
and of
was
their
a
they have
and
firm is
farmer
father,
and
sixty
the
on
general
building
men.
Many
six children our subject was
farming
of
Medina
stone
Lyceum Theater.
John C.
and
material
of
and
contracting,
a
Repub
and
William M. Dris
with a
has been
State
street
This firm
;
also
also
of
kinds
of
they have
erected
residences.
three-quarters of a mile on
on
specialty
execute all
the buildings
their work
most of
of
new
Patrick,
all
1,200 feet
the
was a
and carpenter.
carpentry, and
he has two children, Ruth E.
composed of
laying
of
one
two terms.
about
designs,
politica1
Newfield Lodge
Hosea, his
1856.
occupation of
Telford Macadam
for the
about
the Grange
to this town in 1816.
in 1880 to carry
they employ
their own
contracted
member of
Their line is to furnish
mason work.
are
collector
Brothers. This
and
Catherine, N. Y.,
Newfield, June 2,
born in
aspiring to any
Grant, of Danby, by whom
Mr. Dassance is a Mason, of King Hiram Lodge, No. 784, is
and was established
building
of
in the Newfield
educated
was
never
Nora B.
married
has been
Driscoll,
Tense,
farming,
Drake,
He has followed his father's
Deland G.
and
born in
and came
Elizabeth
youngest.
in 1890 he
was
A. 0.
farmer
was a prosperous
our subject
for the
represents
Aurora
They
street
whole of
the
the
Glen Falls
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LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
British American Fire Insurance Companies for this county, and they are special
agents for the sale of the Alba and Atlas Portland Cements.
Their office and store
and
rooms are
in
located
14 South Tioga
at
Dowell, William, was bora
1859, settling first in Danby,
have
never
in homes
makes
a
Curtis,
in the
their
own
specialty
his dairy is
E. L.
B.,
he
which
two
of ninety-nine
with
the
125
day
and
returned
Sable,
exception of
a
milk
1828,
and came
acres,
two,
and
Mr.
adopted
route
in the city
he
still resides.
all
now
settled
Mr. Dowell
home.
of
to
Mrs. Dowell
and
twelve,
who reside at
to this country
then coming
on which
England.
of
their life have
during
Ithaca.
The
daily
quarts.
born in the town
was
finished
at
of
Danby,
September
9, 1822,
was
Mount Vernon Street School in
to the homestead farm.
In
1850,
educated
Boston,
after
Anna K. Mills (daughter
became his wife, and they have had six children, of
three daughters survive.
Charles E., the oldest, is now a resident
Charles L. Mills
whom
farm
in
four years,
remained
nineteen, Rhoda
about
the
a
he
dairying, having
of
schools of
leaving
of
had any children, but
of
output of
of
the age
married at
London, England,
where
1863, where he bought
Ithaca in
He
in
street.
Corning)
of
sons and
county, Colo.; Arthur M., the youngest son, is now principal of the Union
Mount Morris, Livingston county. Our subject is a prominent Republican of
the town and in 1864 was tendered the nomination to the Assembly, which he de
of
Ouray
School
of
clined, preferring to give his sole attention to his business affairs.
about 500 acres of some of the best farming lands in the
locality,
ties
of
dairying
prominent part
and
in
the local events
all
Samuel
He is
sheep-raising.
of
the
an
day
active
He is the
and
owner of
makes
special
energetic man and takes a
and
in his town.
Guilford, Conn., born December 18, 1778. At
the age of nineteen he came to this region, traveling the entire distance with an
He finally located near McLean village, where he died April 1, 1862. He was
team.
Crittenden,
was a native of
ox-
the early judges of the court of the county, was a man of large interest in
local affairs, and generally known as Judge Crittenden.
He married Hannah Terry,
who bore him nine children : Seth, who died in infancy ; Seth
Asa,
one of
Rossiter,
Samuel,
Ithaca; Chauncey, Sally, Norman, a merchant of Ithaca, and
in town affairs; Polly, and Caroline. Asa Crittenden mar
prominent
man
a
ried
Sally Harris, and had three children : Minerva, born December 12, 1823,
died the same year ; Gilman D., born Norn November 18, 1825 ; Samuel R.
born December 25, 1827 ; Mary Jane, born May 4, 1830, who married James Wilcox
;
Sarah Ann, born February 10, 1832, married first William T. Lormor, and second Elliot
B. Wheeler. Asa Crittenden died May 5, 1891, and his wife October 5 1859. Gilman
D., son of Asa, was born November 18, 1825, and in the war of the Rebellion was a
an
early lawyer
of
figure in the Tompkins county militia. He was elected captain of
Company
C, 76th Regiment, and served with honor three years and six months. His wife was
Helen, daughter of Jehiel Backus, by whom he had five sons, three of whom are liv
prominent
ing :
Elmer
member of
G.,
now on
the firm
of
the farm ;
Wilbur,
Begent & Crittenden,
of
Cortland
of
Groton.
Floren W., a
The latter was born August
village
;
and
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FAMILY SKETCHES.
26, 1866,
in the Groton Union
was educated
In November,
Lachlan.
Camp, Edward,
the firm
1890,
of
School,
in 1886
and
Begent & Crittenden
was clerk
succeded
for D. Mc
Mr. McLachlan.
born in Ulysses June
13, 1842, educated in the public schools
breaking out of the war enlisted in Company I,
was
Trumansburgh
Academy, and at the
Volunteers, being the 'first to volunteer in his town. He was wounded
in the foot at West Point, Va., May 7, 1862, was promoted duty sergeant, and honor
ably discharged in September, 1862, on account of his wound. Mr. Camp has been
and
32d New York
Trumansburgh,
president of
January 28, 1862, he
married
W.,
Hermon
children :
is serving his second term as supervisor of his town.
Susan J. Winfield of this village, and they have two
and
and
M.
born in New
Hermione,
both
living
at
Mr. Camp's father
home.
October
6, 1787, and came to Trumans
Geneva, by whom he had two
His second wife was Catharine Cook, a cousin of his first wife, by whom
children.
he had two children : Edward and Hermon, the latter dying in infancy. He married
third Sarah P., widow of Frederick Camp, and they had one daughter, who married
Major F. H. Griswold and now resides in Rochester. Mr. Camp, sr., was a member of
which he, with several
assembly in 1820, was president of Trumansburgh Academy,
and was a prominent temperance man, having
instrumental
in
was
founding,
others,
Hermon,
was
His first
burgh in 1805.
been
elected president of
and
prosperity
Caroline Cook
was
of
He
the State Temperance Society.
tain
cavalry in 1810 and
of colonel of cavalry in the
of
of
Milford, Conn.,
wife
was commissioned
lieutenant- colonel soon
as
war
Trumansburgh,
of
He
1812.
to
which
was
he
held the
and
afterwards,
greatly interested in the
contributed
not a
cap
rank
growth
Edward has
little.
in Virginia for twenty years since the war, having an interest in the Norfolk
Knitting Mills there. He was deputy United States marshal for the eastern district for
resided
five
years after
war.
He is
ders.
He is
his
discharge, and
a member of
M.,
Commandery
and was
of
recruiting
Treman Post No. 572 G. A.
also a member of
7.7 R. A.
was appointed
its high
Trumansburgh Lodge
priest
two
R.,
157,
He is
years.
officer until
and one of
F. & A.
the close
its
of
the
past comman
M., Fidelity
a member also of
Chapter
St. Augustine
Ithaca.
Coggshall, David H.,
respected
head
of
one of
Groton's
substantial pioneer
families,
settled on the farm now owned by John
came from Saratoga county in 1820, and
with his farm work, worked as a
connection
and
in
Smith. Here the pioneer lived,
In his family were: William,
learned the trade during his young life.
tailor, having
third son, David Hoyt, came to the town with
Alanso, David, Tamasy and Clara. The
life with very little help, he nevertheless
the family and although he began his business
fortune for his children, and his accumulations were
succeeded in building up a goodly
He possessed 1,000 acres of good land in
the result of his industry and perseverance.
the town
of
one of
likewise
and
the State
was a man of
militia
large influence in
companies.
His
wife
was
public affairs.
Lois
He
Green, by
lives
was captain
whom
he had
home
Calphronia, who married John Smith and
David H.
David H., and William Lamar.
farm ; Van Buren, now living in Locke ;
and grandson of the pioneer David H., was born in
Coggshall, son of David Hoyt,
He is also an
alwas been a farmer of the town.
Groton December I, 1847, and has
these
children
apiarian of
now
:
one of the
prominence, was
pioneers
of
bee
culture
on
the
in the region,
old
and one
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of
the
LANDMARKS OF TOMPKINS COUNTY.
most successful
honey
producers
in Central New York.
His
new residence
is
unquestionably the most complete and attractive in Groton. February 24, 1869, he
married Clarinda F., daughter of John
Smith, by whom he has had three children ;
Louis Le Roy, Ella
N.,
and
Claude.
The latter died in infancy.