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GENEALOGY  COLLECTION 


ALLEN  COUNTY  PUBLIC  LIBRARY 


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PART    FIRST. 


GAZETTEER 


AND 


Biographical  Record 


OF 


GENESEE  COUNTY,  N.  Y. 

1788-1890. 


Edited  by   K.  W.   BEERS. 


"  He  that  hath  much  to  do,  will  do  something  wrong,  and  of  that  wrong  must  suffer 
the  consequences  ;  and  if  it  were  possible  that  he  should  always  act  rightly,  yet  when 
such  numbers  are  to  judge  of  his  conduct,  the  bad  will  censure  and  obstruct  him  by 
malevolence,  and  the  good  sometimes  by  mistake." — Samuel  JOHNSON. 


SYRACUSE,  N.  Y.  : 

J.  W.  VOSE  &  CO.,  PUBLISHERS. 

June,  1890. 


D.  Mason  &  Co., 

printers, 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


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INTRODUCTION 


In  presenting  to  the  public  the  Gazetteer,  Biographical  Record, 
AND  Directory  of  Genesee  County  we  desire  to  return  our  sin- 
cere thanks  to  all  who  have  kindly  aided  in  obtaining  the  information 
it  contains,  and  thus  rendered  it  possible  to  present  it  in  the  brief  space 
of  time  in  which  it  is  essential  such  work  should  be  completed.  Espe- 
cially are  our  thanks  due  to  the  editors  and  managers  of  all  the  local  pa- 
pers for  their  uniform  kindness,  and  for  granting  the  use  of  their  files; 
to  Judge  Safiford  E.  North  for  the  valuable*paper  on  the  Bench  and  Bar; 
to  Dr.  William  B.  Sprague,  of  Pavilion,  for  the  paper  on  the  Medical 
Profession;  to  D.  R.  Bacon  for  history  of  the  town  of  Le  Roy;  to  J.  Ly- 
man Crocker  for  assistance  on  the  towns  of  Le  Roy  and  Pavilion ;  to 
David  Seaver,  of  New  York,  for  valuable  information  pertaining  to  tiie 
Masonic  history  of  the  county  ;  to  John  R.  Anderson,  of  Le  Roy,  for  ad- 
ditional Masonic  history ;  to  Charles  E.  Cook,  of  ]?yron,  for  the  article 
on  the  fruit  interests ;  to  the  county  clerk,  Carlos  A.  Hull,  for  his  assist- 
ance in  the  use  of  records  in  his  office ;  and  to  many  others  throughout 
the  county,  who  have  rendered  valuable  aid. 

That  errors  have  occurred  in  so  great  a  number  of  names  is  probable, 
and  that  names  have  been  omitted  which  should  have  been  inserted  is 
-quite  certain.  We  can  only  say  that  we  have  exercised  more  than  or- 
'dinary  diligence  and  care  in  this  difficult  and  complicated  feature  of  book- 
making.  Of  such  as  feel  aggrieved  in  consequence  of  errors  or  omis- 
sions we  beg  pardon,  and  ask  the  indulgence  of  the  reader  in  noting  such 
-as  have  been  observed  in  the  subsequent  reading  of  the  proofs,  and  which 
-are  corrected  at  the  close  of  this  volume. 


INTRODUCTION. 


We  would  suggest  that  our  patrons  observe  and  become  familiar  with 
the  explanations  at  the  commencement  of  the  Directory  on  page  3,  part 
second.  The  names  it  embraces,  and  the  information  connected  there- 
with, were  obtained  by  actual  canvass,  and  are  as  correct  and  reliable  as 
the  judgment  of  those  from  whom  they  were  solicited  renders  possible. 
Each  agent  is  furnished  with  a  map  of  the  town  he  is  expected  to  can- 
vass, and  he  is  required  to  pass  over  every  road  and  call  at  every  dwell- 
ing and  place  of  business  in  the  town  in  order  to  obtain  the  facts  from 
the  individuals  concerned  whenever  possible. 

The  map,  which  has  been  engraved  especially  for  this  work,  was 
compiled  from  latest  existing  plans  in  the  county  clerk's  office,  and 
shows  all  the  new  and  old  railroads,  highways,  and  names  of  post- 
offices  in  the  county. 

We  take  this  occasion  to  express  the  hope  that  the  information  found 
in  the  book  will  not  prove  devoid  of  interest  and  value,  though  we  are 
fully  conscious  that  the  brief  description  of  the  county  the  scope  of  the 
work  enables  us  to  give  is  by  no  means  an  exhaustive  one,  and  can  only 
hope  that  it  may  prove  an  aid  to  future  historians,  who  will  be  the  bet- 
ter able  to  do  full  justice  to  the  subject. 

While  thanking  our  patrons  and  friends  generally  for  the  cordiality  with 
which  our  work  has  been  seconded  we  leave  the  work  to  secure  that  fa- 
vor which  earnest  endeavor  ever  wins  from  a  discriminating  public,  hoping 
they  will  bear  in  mind,  should  errors  be  noted,  that  "he  who  expects  a 
perfect  work  to  see,  expects  what  ne'er  was,  is,  nor  yet  shall  be." 


THE  PUBLISHERS. 


HISTORY 


OF 


GENESEE  COUNTY, 


TO  make  a  history  of  the  importance  of  a  proper  one  of  Genesee 
County,  in  the  Eden  of  the  Empire  State,  it  would  be  more  com- 
plete in  itself  by  introducing,  briefly,  the  early  history  of  the  State, 
the  foundation  of  the  title  of  its  territory,  its  early  settlement,  and  the 
prominent  position  this  particular  county  has  and  does  at  present  sustain 
in  the  development  of  the  first  State  of  the  Union. 

Within  the  scope  of  a  work  of  this  character  the  discovery  of  the  con- 
tinent, and  the  exploration  of  its  vast  territory,  need  not  enter  minutely, 
except  so  far  as  relates  to  our  portion  of  it;  the  history  of  its  discovery 
by  Columbus,  in  1492,  is  a  fact  too  well  known  to  be  repeated,  and  the  dis- 
covery of  the  northern  portion  by  Lief,  the  son  of  Eric  a  Norwegian,  who 
came  across  the  straits  from  Greenland  to  Labrador  in  the  year  1000,  was 
only  followed  by  Thorfinn  in  1007,  who  sailed  along  the  same  course  down 
the  eastern  coast  to  Narragansett  Bay,  in  Rhode  Island;  this  land  is  called 
Vinland,  and  the  record  of  his  discoveries  is  still  extant.     After  quite 
five  centuries  had  elapsed  the  intrepid  voyager  and  scholar,  Christopher 
Columbus,  by  sailing  west  from  Palos,  across  a  then  unknown  ocean,  dis- 
covered  the  Bahama  Islands,  and  was  followed  by  various  adventurers 
from  other  nations  of  the  Old  World  who  sent  them  for  mercenary  mo- 
tives.     In  1497  Henry  VII.  commissioned  John  Cabot  to  sail  to  this  con- 
tinent, and  take  possession  of  it  for  the  Crown  of  England;  and  this  was 
successfully  accomplished  in  1498,  on  the  second  voyage  by  his  son,  Se- 
bastian Cabot 


GENESEE   COUNTY. 


In  1524  John  Verazzani,  in  the  service  of  Francis  I.  of  France,  sailed 
along  the  coast  from  Georgia  to  about  latitude  41,  north,  and  entered  a 
harbor,  which  from  his  description  is  said  to  be  New  York  Bay  ;  he  re- 
mained there  1 5  days,  and  is  believed  to  be  the  first  European  that  landed 
on  the  soil  of  New  York  ;  he  proceeded  northerly  as  far  as  Labrador,  and, 
naming  the  territory  New  France,  took  possession  for  France  so  far  as  he 
could  by  his  rights  of  discovery.  In  1607  Samuel  Champlain  sailed  up 
the  River  St.  Lawrence  in  the  interest  of  the  French  nation;  he  explored 
the  tributaries  of  that  '.mighty  river,  and  discovered  Lake  Champlain, 
which  still  bears  his  name.  He  also  took  possession  of  the  "  New  France," 
and  that  nation  assumed  still  greater  rights  in  the  new  territory. 

In  1609  Henry  Hudson,  an  English  navigator  of  note,  offered  his  serv- 
ices to  the  Dutch  East  India  Company,  of  Holland,  a  wealthy  corpora- 
tion formed  for  trade  and  colonization,  which  was  accepted  ;  and  with  a 
suitable  outfit  he  arrived  on  the  eastern  coast  of  this  continent  at  or  near 
what  is  now  Portland,  Me.,  whence  he  sailed  southward  along  the  coast 
as  far  as  Chesapeake  Bay ;  from  thence  he  sailed  northward  again,  dis- 
covering Delaware  Bay,  and  on  the  3d  of  September  anchored  off  Sandy 
Hook;  he  entered  New  York  Bay  on  the  12th  of  the  same  month,  and 
sailed  up  the  river  which  was  given  his  name,  and  has  been  since  so  called. 
He  anchored  just  above  where  the  city  of  Hudson  now  stands,  and  sent 
a  boat  with  a  portion  of  his  crew  still  further  up  the  river  on  a  voyage  of 
exploration  ;  it  is  supposed,  frorn  his  description,  that  the  crew  ascended 
above  where  Albany  is  now  situated.  On  the  23d  of  September  Hudson 
descended  to  the  Bay  of  New  York  and  set  sail  for  home.  Holland  now 
claimed  the  territory  from  the  same  right  of  discovery  and  exploration,^ 
and  it  will  be  seen  that  the  three  nations  mentioned  claimed  the  same; 
and  also  that  New  York  State  was  a  part. 

It  will  be  no  wonder  after  reading  the  foregoing  that  the  authority  of 
the  different  nations  should  clash  somewhat  The  Dutch  sent  out  other 
trading  vessels  in  161 2;  these  were  followed  by  still  more,  and  Manhattan 
Island  was  made  the  chief  depot  for  trade;  the  States  General  granted  a 
charter  to  the  merchants  for  exclusive  jurisdiction  over  "New  Nether- 
lands," as  it  was  denominated,  and  it  included  all  the  territory  between 
.40°  and  45°  north  latitude. 

In  162 1  James  I.  granted  to  Ferdinando  Gorges  and  his  mercantile  as- 
sociates all  lands  between  the  40th  and  48th  parallels  of  latitude,  and  from 
ocean  to  ocean  ;  claim  was  made  of  the  Dutch  for  the  territory,  which  was 
refused,  and  the  subject  of  title  was  already  becoming  important.      Both 


COLONIAL   GOVERNMENT 


had  grants  of  the  territory  from  the  highest  authority  of  their  respective 
nations. 

In  1638  WiUiam  Kieft  was  made  governor  of  New  Amsterdam  for  the 
Dutch.  He  by  his  acts  was  plunged  into  war  with  the  Indians,  which  lasted 
till  1645,  when  a  treaty  of  peace  was  made,  and  Peter  Stuyvesant  was  ap- 
pointed governor  in  1 647.  To  settle  the  controversy  between  the  Eng- 
lish and  Dutch  settlements  arbitrators  were  appointed  to  adjust  their  re- 
spective claims;  this  tribunal  assigned  the  eastern  part  of  Long  Island  to 
the  English,  and  a  division  line  specified  the  boundary  between  the  Dutch 
New  Netherlands  and  the  English  Connecticut  colonies. 

In  1664  Charles  II.  of  England,  regardless  of  the  claims  of  the  Dutch  or 
any  previous  agreement,  granted  to  his  brother,  Duke  of  York  and  Al- 
bany,— afterwards  James  II., — the  whole  country  from  the  Connecticut  to 
the  Delaware  River,  which  included  the  entire  Dutch  possessions.  The 
Duke  claimed  the  territory,  which  was  so  strongly  to  be  enforced,  if  re- 
fused, that  Governor  Stuyvesant  surrendered  the  province  September  3, 
1664.  Thus  the  possession  of  New  Netherlands  passed  into  the  hands  of 
the  English,  and  at  once  the  Duke  changed  the  name  to  Nevv  York,  and 
Fort  Orange  to  Albany.  The  Dutch  attempted  to  regain  the  possession 
of  the  territory,  and  nearly  succeeded  through  the  treachery  of  the  cap- 
tain of  the  fort  at  New  York.  Peace  was  declared  between  the  rival  fac- 
tions in  1674,  leaving  the  English  in  full  possession,  but  the  Duke  of 
York,  for  his  own  safety,  applied  for  and  received  from  the  Crown  a  new 
patent. 

The  French  had  not  been  idle,  and  in  the  meantime  settlements  had 
been  made  in  New  France, — the  region  north  of  the  great  lakes  and  along 
the  St.  Lawrence  River, — and  had  allied  themselves  with  the  Algonquins 
in  victories  against  the  Iroquois,  which  embittered  the  latter  against  the 
French;  but  a  peace  was  concluded  in  1667  by  the  intercession  of  the 
Duke  of  York. 

Trade  was  successfully  prosecuted  by  the  French  and  English  in  their 
respective  territories  for  a  few  years,  but  artful  advantages,  instigated  by 
the  Catholic  missionaries,  disrupted  the  friendly  relations  between  the 
Iroquois  and  English,  which  resulted  in  a  conference,  at  Albany,  of  the 
governors  of  New  York  and  Virginia  and  chiefs  of  the  Iroquois,  in  1684, 
and  at  which  harmony  was  restored.  No  sooner  was  peace  restored  in 
this  direction  than  discontent  arose  in  another.  De  la  Barre,  French  gov- 
ernor of  Canada,  made  complaint  that  the  Senecas, — a  nation  of  the  Iro- 
quois,— by  their  hostilities  against  the  Miamas, — a  tribe  beyond   Lake 


8  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Erie,  with  whom  the  French  were  alHed, — interrupted  their  trade.  In 
1687  the  French  overrun  the  country  of  the  Senecas, — Western  New 
York, — and  erected  a  fort  at  the  mouth  of  Niagara  River.  The  Five  Na- 
tions flew  to  arms,  descended  upon  the  French,  and  the  settlements  south 
of  the  lake  were  abandoned  by  that  nation.  This  gave  the  English  the 
government  of  the  territory  embraced  within  the  limits  of  the  State  of 
New  York. 

The  revolution  in  England  that  placed  William  and  Mary  upon  the 
throne  was  followed  in  1669  by  war  between  France  and  England,  which 
involved,  also,  their  colonies  in  the  New  World.  Count  Frontenac,  gov- 
ernor of  Canada,  endeavored  to  alienate  the  fealty  of  the  Iroquois  from 
the  English,  and  in  other  ways  harrassed  the  latter,  even  sending  an  ex- 
pedition, in  February,  1690,  to  massacre  the  people  at  Schenectady.  To 
allay  this  feeling  among  the  allies  Major  Schuyler  called  a  council  at  Al- 
bany and  secured  a  renewal  of  friendship.  After  several  invasions  and  a 
long,  bloody  war  the  peace  of  Ryswick,  in  1697,  terminated  the  barbarous 
hostilities  between  the  two  nations. 

In  1710  it  was  thought  necessary  by  England  to  subdue  or  repay  Can- 
ada for  many  depredations  and  hostilities  on  the  part  of  the  French,  and 
an  expedition  was  sent  the  following  year  for  her  reduction,  but  failed  to 
make  an  attack.  The  treaty  of  Utrecht,  in  1713,  terminated  the  war,  and 
the  supremacy  of  the  English  over  the  Iroquois,  or  Five  Nations,  was  con- 
ceded. About  this  date  the  Tuscaroras,  from  the  south,  joined  the  Five 
Nations,  and  the  confederation  was  thenceforth  called  the  "Six  Nations." 

A  trading  post  was  erected  in  1722,  at  Oswego,  by  the  English,  which 
so  displeased  the  French  that  they  erected  one  at  Niagara  to  intercept  the 
trade  of  the  western  tribes  ;  this  led  to  a  chain  of  forts  and  trading  posts 
along  west  and  south  of  the  lakes,  and  the  French  then  claimed  posses- 
sion of  the  territory  west  of  the  AUeghanies.  The  emmissaries  of  the 
French  again  alienated  the  Six  Nations  in  their  allegiance  to  the  English, 
and,  notwithstanding  the  existing  nominal  terms  of  peace,  let  loose  hordes 
of  Indians  on  the  English  frontiers,  besides  many  other  overt  acts  of  hos- 
tility committed.  Early  in  1755  England  sent  over  vast  armies,  and  four 
decisive  campaigns  were  inaugurated  against  the  French  in  all  their  pos- 
sessions, viz.: 

First,  to  subjugate  their  power  in  Nova  Scotia. 

Second,  against  Fort  Duquesne  for  the  recovery  of  power  west  of  the 
AUeghanies. 

Third,  against  Fort  Niagara. 

Fourth,  against  Crown  Point  at  the  head  of  Lake  Champlain. 


DECLARATION    OF   INDEPENDENCE. 


The  varied  success  of  these  Expeditions  may  be  learned  in  more  gen- 
eral histories,  but  suffice  to  say  that  in  1758  and  '59  the  French  were  glad 
to  arrange  terms  of  peace,  which  was  consummated  February  10,  1763, 
by  the  cession  of  all  possessions  in  Canada  to  the  English. 

During  this  year  the  boundary  line  between  the  provinces  of  New 
York,  Massachusetts,  and  Connecticut  was  fixed  ;  the  line  as  agreed  was 
to  extend  north  and  south,  and  to  be  20  miles  east  of  the  Hudson  River. 
The  State  of  New  York  was  now  an  English  province,  with  no  counter 
claims  from  the  Dutch  and  French  who  had  so  long  endeavored  to  ob- 
tain the  ascendency  on  her  soil. 

The  representatives  of  the  provinces  now  began  to  remonstrate  against 
various  acts  of  oppression  placed  upon  them  by  the  British  Parliament — 
taxes  that  abridged  their  trade  and  liberties,  and  the  exaction  of  duties 
that  were  unbecoming  to  a  lawful  subject.  The  burden  of  the  late  war 
with  France,  by  which  England  acquired  vast  territory,  was  yet  onerous 
to  the  provinces,  and  the  arbitrary  enforcement  of  unwholesome  collec- 
tions created  a  feeling  of  resistance  and  revolt.  Petitions  to  King  and 
Parliament  were  unheeded;  the  stamp  act  in  1765  led  the  colonies  to 
open  revolt;  its  repeal  followed  in  1767,  but  in  its  stead  a  heavy  duty 
was  placed  upon  tea,  glass,  lead,  paper,  etc.,  that  should  be  brought  for 
the  use  of  their  subjects  in  America;  and  this  led  to  establishing  custom- 
houses, revenue  officers,  and  arbitrary  arrests ;  collisions  occurred  be- 
tween British  troops  in  1770  in  New  York  and  in  Boston;  blood  was  shed; 
the  tea  act  followed;  the  Crown  closed  the  ports  of  Boston;  public  meet- 
ings were  held  in  all  the  colonies,  and  strong  resolutions  were  passed  to 
combine  and  resist  the  aggressions  of  the  mother  country. 

In  September,  1774,  delegates  met  in  Congress  at  Philadelphia  ;  a  bill 
of  rights  was  passed  and  petitions  were  sent  to  the  Crown  for  the  removal 
of  these  grievances  ;  but  again  they  met  with  disdain.  The  aggressions 
of  the  British  troops  at  Boston  in  1775  hastened  the  call  "To  arms!" 
After  the  British  were  driven  from  Boston,  in  March,  1776,  the  battle  of 
Long  Island  was  fought,  and  the  British  gained  the  occupancy  of  New 
York  city. 

The  Declaration  of  Independente,  July  4,  1776,  the  long  war,  the  many 
scenes,  and  active  part  assumed  by  New  York  are  more  minutely  related 
in  general  histories. 

The  struggle  lasted  until  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown,  Va., 
October  19,  1781  ;  a  primitive  treaty  was  signed  November  30,  1782; 
and  the   final,  definite   treaty  was  completed  and    signed   September  3, 


lO  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


1783,  by  which  these  colonies  were  free  and  independent.  On  the  25th 
of  November  following  the  British  troops  left  New  York  and  sailed  for 
home. 

The  short,  condensed  relation  of  the  discovery  of  the  continent;  the 
several  grants  of  the  territory  comprising  the  State  of  New  York  ;  the 
gradual  condensation  of  that  title  into  English  possession  ;  and  their  final 
quit-claim  of  all  right,  title,  and  interest  to  the  States  that  gave  grants  to 
the  original  purchasers,  has  been  concisely  shown  with  dates  from  the 
best  authorities.  Nations  and  provinces,  as  has  been  demonstrated,  by 
aggressions  in  times  of  peace  cause  bloodshed  ;  we  will  mention  the  last 
war  between  our  people  and  Great  Britain,  and  how  the  latter  again  at- 
tempted to  grapple  her  lost  possessions. 

THE  SENECA  INDIANS. 

ALTHOUGH  much  has  previously  been  said  in  connection  with  title 
to  the  Holland  Purchase,  concerning  the  Indians  denominated  the 
"  Five  Nations,"  it  will  be  well  to  speak  more  minutely  of  the 
Senecas — the  western  tribe  of  this  confederacy,  and  who,  by  their  simple 
rights,  occupied  the  territory  of  the  "Holland  Purchase,"  and  particularly 
that  of  Genesee  County. 

The  dim  ages  of  the  past  offer  no  rational  origin  to  the  aboriginal  in- 
habitants of  this  territory,  and  with  the  shadowy  light  of  their  traditions 
the  enlightened  world  can  only  speculate  as  to  the  beginning.  Indeed, 
it  is  proven  by  the  only  records  of  the  Indians — tradition,  from  genera- 
tion to  generation — that  the  territor}^  of  Genesee  County  contains  works 
of  which  the  Indians,  who  dwelt  here  when  the  first  white  man  visited 
it,  have  no  tradition,  showing  that  at  still  earlier  periods  yet  another  and 
perhaps  more  enlightened  people  may  have  occupied  these  same  lands. 
Some  mounds  seem  to  have  been  used  as  burial-places,  and  some  for  de- 
fense;  they  certainly  present  evidence  of  no  little  skill  and  knowledge  of 
engineering.  Without  conjecturing  as  to  any  earlier  people  we  will  re- 
turn to  the  Senecas,  as  found  here  by  the  first  Europeans.  They  were 
muscular,  reddish  brown,  black,  straight  hair,  and  beardless.  They  lived 
in  huts  made  of  barks  fastened  to  poles  by  withes  and  thongs,  many  fam- 
ilies often  living  in  one  cabin.  One  of  the  early  Jesuits  speaks  of  find- 
ing cabins  40  to  60  feet  long  "  in  the  Genesee."  in  which  12  or  14  fami- 
lies were  domiciled.  They  were  clothed  scantiiy,  with  skins;  their  food 
was  game  and  fish,  and  the  corn  that  was  raised  by  the  female  portion  of 


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he  tribe;  their  weapons  were  the  bow  and  arrow,  and  tomahawk.  Their 
fondness  for  paints  and  gaudy  ornaments  upon  their  persons  was  only- 
equalled  by  their  showy  rites  and  ceremonies. 

The  chiefs  seemed  to  be  the  law-makers,  and  their  office  was  inherited 
or  constituted  by  supreme  acts  of  daring.  Polygamy  existed,  but  among 
the  Senecas  was  not  so  common  as  among  other  tribes.  No  public  pun- 
isliment  for  crime  seemed  to  be  enforced  by  their  ideas  of  law,  but  jus- 
tice was  meted  out  by  private  vengeance,  and  if  the  ends  of  justice  were 
met  retaliation  stopped.  Their  religious  ceremonies  were  simple  and 
full  of  reverence  ;  they  worshiped  a  great  spirit,  feared  the  evil  spirit 
(which  was  a  less  powerful  brother  of  the  good  spirit),  and  strove  to  go 
to  the  "  Happy  Hunting-Grounds  "  after  death  ;  when  the  burial  took 
place  food  and  weapons  were  buried  with  the  remains  to  help  the  dead 
on  their  way. 

In  war  the  Senecas  were  of  the  bravest,  and  tradition  tells  of  their  con- 
quests among  the  Eries,  Miamas,  and  tribes  of  the  southwest;  it  is 
thought  that  the  "Five  Nations,"  of  which  the  Senecas  held  the  western 
door,  had  carried  their  conquests  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  They  scalped 
their  dead  enemies,  which  was  done  by  seizing  the  hair  on  the  top  of  the 
head  with  the  left  hand,  cutting  the  scalp  around  in  a  circle  with  the 
right,  and  suddenly  jerking  the  skin  from  the  skull.  The  greatness  ot 
the  warrior's  exploits  was  measured  by  the  number  of  the  scalps  in  his 
wigwam. 

The  earthworks,  still  visible  within  the  limits  of  the  county,  are  thought 
to  be  the  fortifications  of  a  race  earlier  than  the  Senecas,  who  held  un- 
disturbed possession  of  the  virgin  soil  when  first  visited  by  the  whites; 
still  they  may  have  been  thrown  up  by  their  ancestors,  generations  be- 
fore, and  the  tradition  lost  by  vicissitudes  of  war.  Oakfield  has  an  an- 
cient enclosure,  and  it  has  been  the  most  distinctly  preserved  through 
the  lapse  of  time  of  any  in  the  county  ;  northeast  of  this  is  another  called 
by  writers  "  bone  fort,"  for  it  seemed  to  be  the  receptacle  of  the  bones 
of  their  slain  ;  plenty  of  arrowheads  and  simple  instruments  of  war  and 
for  domestic  uses  have  been  found  in  and  around  these  works.  Two 
miles  north  of  Le  Roy,  at  Fort  Hill,  upon  a  peninsula  formed  by  Ford- 
ham's  Brook  and  Allen's  Creek, — high  land,  and  most  advantageous  for 
defense, — are  the  remains  of  another  earthwork  of  mound  and  ditch,  in- 
dicating that  in  generations  past  the  aborigines  were  necessarily  skilled 
in  war.  Tney  were  implacable  in  war  and  generous  in  friendship,  tor- 
turing by  the  most  barbarous  cruelties  a  portion  of  their  captives,  and 


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adopting  others  with  every  evidence  of  family  and  tribal  affection.  Mary 
Jemison,  whose  history  is  so  familiar  to  the  citizens  of  the  whole  Hol- 
land Purchase  as  a  captive  member  of  the  Senecas,  would  not  return  to 
her  white  relatives  when  urged  by  her  brother.  The  trails  of  the  Sene- 
cas were  the  chosen  routes  for  public  roads  in  later  days,  evincing  un- 
doubted taste  in  civil  engineering. 

As  is  stated  in  the  general  history  the  Senecas  quit-claimed  their 
right,  title,  and  interest  to  the  lands  of  the  Holland  Purchase  and  Mor- 
ris Reserve,  and  in  return  received  stipulated  sums  and  annuities  ;  they 
also  reserved  lands  sufficient  for  their  habits  of  life,  which  is  also  men- 
tioned and  described,  and  to  these  they  retired  where  the  remnant  of  the 
once  powerful  tribe  resides.  What  is  true  of  the  Senecas  applies  to  other 
tribes  of  the  confederacy.  They  have  degenerated  from  their  savagery, 
have  become  more  or  less  imbued  with  ideas  of  civilization,  are  pro- 
tected by  the  laws,  and  in  time  will  live  only  in  the  "  white  man's  writ- 
ten history." 

Red  Jacket. — "This  great  orator  was  always  bitter  against  everything 
pertaining  to  the  white  race,  except  whisky,  and  never  became  reconciled 
to  the  criminal  law  of  the  white  man.  He  could  not  understand  the 
justice  of  the  law  that  would  punish  an  offender  by  as  long  an  imprison- 
ment for  stealing  a  trifling  article  as  a  larger  one.  It  happened  that  an 
Indian  was  indicted  at  Batavia  for  burglary  in  breaking  and  entering  the 
house  of  Joseph  Ellicott,  and  stealing  some  article  of  trifling  value,  the 
punishment  for  which  was  a  sentence  of  imprisonment  for  life.  At  the 
same  time  a  white  man,  who  had  stolen  a  larger  amount  than  the  Indian, 
but  without  the  accompaniment  of  burglary,  was  sentenced  to  only  a  few 
years  imprisonment.  Red  Jacket  with  his  chiefs  attended  the  trial,  for 
the  purpose  of  rendering  what  aid  he  could  to  his  unfortunate  brother. 
The  proof  was  clear  and  a  verdict  of  guilty  followed  the  trial.  When 
the  prisoner  was  arraigned  for  sentence,  and  the  usual  question  pro- 
pounded, why  the  sentence  of  the  law  should  not  be  pronounced.  Red 
Jacket,  who  had  been  watching  the  proceedings  with  intense  interest, 
asked  permission  to  speak  in  behalf  of  the  prisoner.  The  request  being 
granted,  he  rose  with  his  usual  dignity,  and  boldly  questioned  the  juris- 
diction of  the  court,  and  asserted  the  independence  of  his  nation.  He 
contended  that  the  Senecas  were  allies,  not  the  subjects,  of  the  whites; 
that  his  nation  had  laws  for  the  punishment  of  theft ;  and  that  the  of- 
fender in  the  present  case  ought  to  be  delivered  up  to  them,  to  be  tried 
according  to  the  usages  and  suffer  according  to  the  laws  of  his  own  peo- 
ple. 


RED   JACKET  —  INDIAN    BURIAL-GROUNDS. 


15 


"  His  manner  on  the  occasion  was  particularly  fine  for  him,  but  his  ar- 
gument was  not  sufficiently  powerful  to  avert  the  sentence,  which  was 
pronounced  in  due  form.  The  orator  was  dissatisfied  with  the  result. 
Estimating  the  measure  of  delinquency  by  the  pecuniary  loss  he  could 
not  perceive  the  justice  of  incarcerating  a  man  for  life,  who  had  stolen  a 
few  spoons  of  small  value,  when  another  offender,  who  had  stolen  a  horse, 
was  sentenced  to  but  a  few  years  imprisonment. 

"  After  the  proceedings  were  over,  in  passing  from  the  court-house  to 
the  inn,  in  company  with  a  group  of  lawyers,  Red  Jacket  discerned  upon 
the  sign  of  a  printing  office  the  arms  of  the  State,  with  the  emblematical 
representation  of  Liberty  and  Justice  emblazoned  in  large  figures  and 
characters.  The  chieftain  stopped,  and  pointing  to  the  figure  of  Liberty 
asked  in  broken  English,  '  What  him  call?'  He  was  answered,  '  Liberty.' 
'Ugh!'  was  the  significant  and  truly  aboriginal  response.  Then  point- 
ing to  the  other  figure  he  inquired,  '  What  him  call  ?'  He  was  answered, 
'Justice,'  to  which,  with  a  kindling  eye,  he  instantly  replied,  by  asking, 
'  Where  him  live  now  ?  '  " 

One  of  the  highest  of  the  arts  of  war  shown  by  the  Plve  Nations  was 
the  placing  of  the  Mohawks  at  the  east  door  of  their  "  Long  House,"  as 
their  name  Ho-de-no-saw-nee  implied,  and  the  Senecas  at  the  west — the 
two  strongest  tribes  of  the  confederacy. 

Indian  biirial-gronnds. — The  following  is  a  copy  of  a  letter  written 
July  26,  1845,  by  D.  E.  Walker,  who  was  a  teacher  of  a  select  school  in 
Batavia  from  about  1840  to  1848.  This  letter  was  written  to  Mr.  School- 
craft, author  of  Schoolcraft's  Notes  on  the  Iroquois  : 

"  Mr.  Schoolcraft,  Dear  Sir :  I  have  visited  the  mound  on  Dr.  Nolton's  farm  (about 
one  and  a  half  miles  up  Tonnawanda  Creek).  ...  I  thmk  it  about  50  yards  from 
the  creek,  and  elevated  some  eight  feet  above  the  general  level  of  the  ground.  A  similar 
one  is  found  about  two  miles  south  of  this,  upon  high  ground,  of  circular  form,  and 
has  a  radius  of  about  one  rod.  They  were  discovered  about  30  or  40  years  since.  Noth- 
ing has  been  discovered  in  them  save  human  bones.     .     .     . 

"  On  some  two  miles  beyond  the  second  was  discovered  a  burial-ground.  At  that 
place  were  ploughed  up  shell,  bone,  or  quill  beads.  Near  this  place  was  found  a  brown 
earthen  pot,  standing  between  the  roots  of  a  large  tree  (maple,  I  think),  and  with  a  small 
sapling  grown  into  it  some  six  inches  in  diameter.  Beads  of  shell,  bone,  or  porcupine 
quill  have  often  been  found.  .  .  .  There  is  also  a  ridge  at  the  termination  of  high- 
ground.  I  say  ridge  ;  it  appeared  to  me  a  regular  fortification.  It  is,  I  should  judge, 
from  30  to  45  feet  in  length.  It  would  appear  that  the  ground  was  dug  down  from  some 
distance  back  and  wheeled  (?)  to  the  termination  of  high  ground,  until  a  bank  is  thrown 
up  to  a  height  of  some  1.5  or  20  feet.  This  ridge  some  think  to  be  natural ;  others,  from 
the  fact  that  a  smooth  stone  about  the  size  of  a  pestle  was  found  in  it,  think  it  to  be 
artificial.     :     .     .     All  I  could  learn  (and  I  rode  about  seven  miles  out  of  my  way  to  con- 


14  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


verse  with  an  old  inhabitant)  was  that  this  pestle  was  found  in  the  ridge,  and  within  three 
or  four  feet  of  the  surface.  We  may  perhaps  infer  something  from  the  size  of  an  under- 
jaw  found  here,  which  is  said  to  have  been  so  large  as  to  much  more  than  equal  that  ol 
the  largest  face  in  the  country.  Respectfully, 

"D.  E.Walker." 

Ancient  works. — This  county  is  peculiarly  noted  for  its  ancient  earth- 
works, which  remain  the  most  perfect  of  any  in  the  State.  Oakfield 
township,  just  west  of  Caryville,  has  an  enclosure  upon  which  the  eye  of 
the  white  man  may  gaze  and  well  wonder  to  what  manner  of  people  the 
architects  belonged.  It  is  situated  on  the  western  slope  of  one  of  those 
billowy  hills  so  common  there,  and  is  washed  on  the  north  by  a  stream 
making  a  high  bank,  showing  an  artificial  grade.  The  trench  surround- 
ing the  works  is  yet  in  places  visible,  showing  a  vast  work  and  no  un- 
common engineering  skill.  Ancient  lodges  have  been  traceable  to  those 
who  visited  it  years  ago,  and  the  usual  supply  of  broken  pottery.  It  has 
gateways  plainly  visible,  and  was  no  doubt  the  stronghold  of  the  ancient 
Senecas  when  the  Eries,  Miamas,  etc.,  from  the  southwest,  invaded  their 
territory.  The  "  bone  fort,"  a  large  enclosure  a  mile  or  more  northeast 
of  the  first,  was  also  built  up  in  the  customs  of  the  past,  and  by  some  ab- 
original tenants  of  this  territory.  Since  the  settlement  of  the  county  by 
the  whites  the  remains  of  these  enclosures  have  gradually  disappeared  ; 
at  the  present  time  but  little  remains  to  mark  the  spot  of  the  "  bone  fort," 
while  during  the  first  years  of  the  present  century  the  enclosure  con- 
tained a  mound  of  bones  six  feet  high,  and  30  feet  broad  at  its  base. 

At  Le  Roy,  three  miles  north  of  the  village,  is  other  evidence  of  note. 
The  work  occupies  a  high  bank,  or  table- land,  bounded  by  Fordham's 
Brook  and  Allen's  Creek,  which  effect  a  junction  here.  The  peninsula 
is  now  high  and  with  steep  banks  by  the  long  action  of  the  streams  upon 
the  strata  of  lime  and  sandstone.  The  fortification  is  about  1,300  feet 
from  north  to  south,  and  2,000  feet  across  its  broadest  part,  narrowing 
to  1,000  at  its  neck  connecting  it  with  the  general  table-land.  There  is 
a  trace  of  an  embankment  and  ditch  about  1,500  feet  in  length  across 
the  broad  part,  east  and  west,  and  either  are  two  or  three  feet  in  height 
or  depth.  Skeletons  and  pottery  used  to  be  found  here  ;  also  pipes, 
beads,  arrowheads,  etc.  Heaps  of  small  stones  were  discovered  in  the 
enclosure,  which  seemed  to  indicate  they  were  used  by  the  ancients  as 
missiles  of  protection.  Nothing  definite  can  be  concluded  as  to  the  ar- 
chitects of  these  different  forts,  whether  the  Senecas,  or  another  tribe  be- 
fore their  occupation  of  the  soil,  were  the  builders.  In  1788  Rev.  Sam- 
uel Kirkland,  missionary  to  the  Seneca  Indians,  visited  these  forts  or  en- 


INDIAN   ANTIQUITIES.  15 


closures,  and  has  left  a  description  of  the  very  perfect  condition  in  which 
he  found  them  at  that  date.  But  no  historian  has  gleaned  any,  evidence 
from  the  traditions  of  the  Senecas  that  the  race  found  here  were  the 
builders. 

Antiquities  of  Batavia} — Prior  to  the  advent  of  Joseph  EUicott,  and  the 
survey  of  the  Holland  Land  Company,  what  is  now  Batavia  was  nothmg 
but  a  favorite  stopping-place  and  large  camp-ground  of  the  Senecas,  sit- 
uated on  the  Wa-a-gwen-ne-go,  or  great  Indian  trail,  traversing  the  State 
from  the  Hudson  River  to  Lake  Erie.  The  locality  of  this  campine-place 
was  on  the  north  side  of  the  Ta-na-ivnn-da  (swift  water)  Ga-hiin-da 
(creek),  and  in  immediate  proximity  to  the  bridge  at  the  head  of  Walnut 
street.  It  occupied  a  space  of  some  two  or  three  acres,  extending  from 
the  court-house  to  the  old  land  office.  Its  area  was  a  grassy  plat  devoid 
of  trees,  and  contained  a  large  natural  spring  opposite  the  land  office, 
which  is  still  in  use.  In  the  Indian  dialect  this  camp- ground  was  called 
De  o7i-go-waJi  (the  grand  hearing-place) 

The  trail  mentioned  above  was  a  well-beaten  or  deeply-trodden  path 
through  the  forest,  about  one  foot  wide,  and  worn  from  three  to  six 
inches  in  depth.  Crossing  the  Gen-nis-ye-ho  (beautiful  valley),  near  Avon, 
it  continued  west  until  it  reached  the  old  Roswell  Graham  farm,  about  two 
miles  east  of  the  court-house.  There,  to  avoid  the  Mount  Lucy  ponds 
and  marsh  in  that  vicinity,  it  bore  off  in  a  southwesterly  direction,  across 
the  county  fair  grounds,  Levi  Otis's  farm,  etc.,  and  came  out  on  the  east 
bank  of  the  creek  near  the  residence  of  A.  S.  Pratt,  and  within  a  {^V4 
rods  of  the  "  great  bend  of  the  Tonawanda  Creek."  Circling  this  bend, 
and  continuing  on  high  ground,  it  nearly  followed  the  line  of  what  is 
now  part  of  Jackson  and  Chestnut  streets;  then  near  the  banks  of  the 
creek  via  the  camp-ground,  to  where  the  State  arsenal  now  stands. 
Here  the  trail  bore  off  northwest,  through  the  oak  openings,  to  the  village 
of  Caryville.  In  addition  to  this  a  summer  trail,  or  cut  off,  was  likewise 
in  use  when  the  state  of  the  ground  would  permit,  viz.,  from  the  Graham 
farm,  following  our  present  Main  street,  to  the  camp- ground  and  spring. 
Why  is  this  place  called  "  the  bend  ?  "  The  Tonawanda  Creek  is  a  very 
tortuous  stream.  Between  the  villages  of  Batavia  and  Alexander,  by  the 
highway,  is  eight  miles  ;  but  were  a  person  to  follow  the  meanderings  of 
the  creek  he  would  travel  nearly  23  miles.  Flowing  from  the  south,  in 
a  circuitous  direction,  the  stream  reaches  its  extreme  easternmost  point 
within  the  limits  of  the  village  plat.      Here  a  large  bend,  or  turn,  occurs, 


^  By  David  Seaver. 


l6  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


and  thereafter  a  westerly  course  is  pursued.  This,  also,  is  the  greatest 
or  longest^bend  during  the  entire  length  of  the  creek.  Hence  the  "  bend"^ 
was  designated  for  this  locality,  as  is  noticed  elsewhere. 

GENESEE  COUNTY,    1795-1800. 

THE  following  extracts  are  from  the  pen  of  the  versatile  writerr 
David  Seaver,  of  New  York  city,  (to  whom  we  are  indebted  for 
favors,)  contributing  to  the  columns  of  The  Spirit  of  the  Times  in 
1874;  and  referring  to  a  work  to  which  he  had  access,  describing  tlie 
journey  of  one  Rochefoucauld  Liancourt,  a  Frenchman,  in  1795,  from 
Philadelphia  to  Niagara  Falls,  through  Western  New  York,  says,  after  en- 
countering the  celebrated  chief  Red  Jacket: 

"  The  road  from  Ontario  to  Canawago  (Canawaugus)  is  a  good  one  for  this  country, 
but  as  usual  it  leads  through  the  midst  of  the  woods,  and  within  a  space  of  12 
miles  we  saw  only  one  habitation.  In  this  journey  we  discovered  two  Indians  lying 
under  a  tree  ;  though  we  had  seen  a  considerable  number  of  them,  yet  this  meeting 
had  for  us  an  attraction  of  novelty,  as  we  found  them  in  a  state  of  intoxication  which 
scarcely  manifested  the  least  symptoms  of  life.  One  wore  around  his  neck  a  long  and 
heavy  silver  chain,  from  which  a  large  medallion  was  suspended  ;  on  one  side  whereof 
was  the  image  of  George  Washington,  and  on  the  other  the  motto  of  Louis  XIV.,  nee 
piuribics  impar,  with  the  figure  of  the  sun,  which  was  usually  displayed  with  it  in  the 
French  army.  This  Indian,  no  doubt,  was  his  excellency  in  a  ditch,  out  of  which  we 
made  repeated  efforts  to  drag  him,  but  in  vain.     .     .     . 

"  Canawago  is  a  small  town,  the  inhabitants  few,  but  Mr.  Berry  keeps  there  one  of 
the  best  inns  we  have  seen  for  some  time. 

"Wednesday,  June  17th,  1795.  After  remaining  half  a  day  at  Canawago,  we  at 
length  set  out  to  traverse  the  desarts,  as  they  are  called.  A  journey  through  uninter- 
rupted forests  offers  but  little  matter  for  speculation  or  remark;  the  woods  are  in  gen- 
eral not  close,  but  stand  on  fruitful  soil.  The  route  is  a  footpath,  tolerably  good  upon 
the  whole,  but  in  some  places  very  miry  ;  winding  through  the  forests  over  a  level 
ground  that  rises  but  seldom  into  gentle  swells.  After  a  ride  of  12  hours,  in  which 
we  have  crossed  several  large  creeks  (Oatka  and  Black),  we  arrived  at  Big  Plains  (Oak- 
field),  which  is  38  miles  distant  from  Canawago.  We  breakfasted  at  Buttermilk  Fall  (Le 
Roy),  and  dined  on  the  bank  of  the  Tonawaugo  (Batavia),  and  for  both  these  meals 
our  appetites  were  so  keen  that  perhaps  we  never  ate  anything  with  a  better  relish." 

Liancourt  next  describes  his  visit  to  the  tribe  of  Indians  settled  at  Ton- 
awaugo. In  another  article  to  the  Batavia  Spirit  of  the  Times  Mr.  Sea- 
ver gives  extracts  from  a  work  of  John  Maule,  published  in  London, 
wherein  the  author  gives  his  experiences  of  a  visit  in  1800,  following 
nearly  the  same  route  taken  by  Liancourt  in  1795.  The  author  (Maule) 
was  an  English  gentleman.  In  August,  1800,  Mr.  Maule  spent  several 
days  in  the  locality  of  Genesee  Falls  (now  Rochester).      He  speaks  of  In- 


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dian  Allan's  mill  at  that  point,  and  mentions  Colonel  Fish  (grandfather 
of  the  late  Eli  H.  Fish,  of  Batavia),  who  at  that  time  was  the  only  resi- 
dent. Upon  leaving  the  falls  he  proceeded  to  the  Indian  village  of  Can- 
awaugus  (then  a  mile  or  so  west  of  what  is  now  Avon),  where  he  found 
the  chief  ruler  to  be  Hot  Bread,  or  Ga-kwa  da,  who  was  a  warrior  be- 
tween 60  or  70  years  of  age,  and  sported  a  beard  two  inches  long.  His 
mother  was  the  royal  princess  Can-a-ivan-giis,  from  whom  the  village 
was  named.  "  She  can  be  proved  to  be  at  least  120  years  old,  and  yet 
is  able  to  walk  about  and  plant  her  own  maize."  "She  lives  surrounded 
by  40  of  her  children,  grandchildren,  etc.,  and  some  of  the  latter  old 
enough  to  be  grandparents." 

August  20,  1800,  he  proceeded  on  his  journey,  "accompanied  by  Hot 
Bread,  who  was  mounted  on  a  nag,  whose  ears  were  rimmed  and  tipped 
with  silver."  After  passing  Peterson's  Big  Spring  (Caledonia)  he  arrived 
at  Ganson's  (LeRoy),  297  miles,  at  1 1  A.  M.,  and  the  following  entry  is 
made: 

"  When  my  friend  L.  passed  this  place  last  year,  Ganson's  was  a  solitary  house  in  the 
wilderness,  but  it  is  now  in  the  midst  of  a  flourishing  township,  in  which  21  families 
are  already  settled,  A  new  tavern  and  a  number  of  dwelling  houses  are  building.  Two 
hundred  and  ninety-eight  miles  ;  recross  Allen's  Creek  ;  the  bed  a  flat  limestone  rock, 
15  or  20  rods  wide,  with  three  or  four  inches  of  water  ;  a  handsome  bridge  was  building 
This  creek  is  the  western  terminus  of  Capt.  Williamson's  purchase  (Pultney  tract). 
A  very  handsome  road  four  rods  wide  has  been  cut,  and  the  whole  distance  from  Gen- 
esee River  to  Ganson's  being  12  miles  in  nearly  a  straight  line.  I  now  entered  into 
what  is  called  the  Wilderness,  but  at  2  V.  M.  reached  the  Holland  Company's  store- 
house and  Frederick  Walther's  tavern  (Stafford),  304^  miles. 

''The  Holland  Company  consists  of  a  number  of  merchants  and  others,  principally 
residents  in  Holland,  who  purchased  a  very  large  tract  of  land  of  Mr.  Morris.  This 
territory,  for  such  it  may  be  called,  is  on  the  east  bounded  by  Williamson's  purchase, 
and  on  the  west  by  Lake  Erie  and  Niagara  River  No  part  of  the  land  is,  I  believe,  yet 
settled,  but  at  present  under  survey  for  that  purpose.  One  of  the  principal  surveyors 
and  his  gang  were  at  the  tavern,  and  fully  occupied  the  lodging  hut ;  this,  with  the  ad- 
ditional circumstance  of  there  being  no  hay  for  my  horses,  and  no  other  feed  than  oats, 
cut  green  in  the  straw,  induced  me  to  give  up  the  design  of  sleeping  here  this  night,  but 
rather  to  push  on  to  the  next  station.  .  .  .  At  4  P.  M.  we  left  Walther's,  and  at 
309  miles  (Batavia)  fell  in  with  the  Tonawautee  Creek,  sluggish,  shallow,  and  broad 
At  6^  p.  M.  we  reached  Garret  Davis's  tavern,  316  miles  (Winan's  farm  near  Dunham's. 
Corners),  near  a  small  run  of  good  water.  This  is  one  of  those  three  stations  which  the 
Holland  Company  has  this  year  established  for  the  accommodation  of  travelers,  who 
hitherto  have  been  obliged  to  sleep  in  the  woods.  Davis  first  began  to  ply  his  axe  in 
January  last;  he  has  now  a  good  log  house,  a  field  of  green  oats,  sown  i8th  of  June  (the 
only  feed  I  could  get  for  my  horses),  and  a  very  excellent  ga'rden,  the  most  productive  of 
any  of  its  size  I  have  seen  since  leaving  New  York.  He  had  also  cleared  a  pretty  exten- 
sive field  for  wheat.    On  this  land  the  logs  were  now  burning,  and  I  passed  a  greater  part 


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of  the  night  in  mal<ing  up  the  fires.  This  employment  I  preferred  to  harbouring  with  a 
number  of  strangers,  one  of  whom  was  sick  and  not  expected  to  live  till  morning.  This, 
however,  was  only  the  fearful  conjecture  of  Davis.  I  got  some  maple  sugar  for  my  tea, 
and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Davis  paid  me  every  possible  attention,  but  I  cannot  praise  them  for 
neatness.  Perhaps  I  ought  not  to  expect  it  when  the  peculiarity  of  the  situation  and  a 
larcre  family  of  children  are  taken  into  account.  From  Allen's  Creek  to  Walther's  was 
excellent  lands,  but  miserable  roads,  at  times  impassable,  and  the  wagoner  would  take 
his  axe  to  cut  a  new  passage.  From  WaUher's  to  Davis's  the  road  is  better.  At  Da- 
vis's the  woods  are  composed  of  small  tall,  saplings,  closely  crowded.  This  morning: 
we  experienced  a  very  keen  frost  with  a  bright  sun,  and  so  late  as  1 1  A.  M.  I  stood 
in  the  sun  to  warm  myself,  my  hands  being  benumbed  with  the  cold.  Very  scorching: 
sun  in  the  afternoon  after  leaving  Walther's,  and  troublesome  flies  and  mosquitoes. 

"  Thursday,  August  21,  1800.  Start  at  daylight,  318  miles  ;  we  leave  the  thick  woods- 
and  enter  upon  the  Big  Plains.  These  plains  (Oakfield)  are  open  groves  of  oak,  in  a 
light  shallow  soil  on  limestone.  .  .  .  These  plains  are  many  miles  in  extent,  and 
it  struck  me  I  had  seen  park  grounds  in  England  much  like  them.  At  321  miles  the 
oaks  are  smaller  and  more  compact,  and  at  322  miles  we  enter  woods  of  beech  and 
maple.  At  7i  A.  M.  we  reached  the  Indian  town  of  Tonawautee,  330  miles.  This, 
settlement  is  on  the  west  bank  of  the  creek,  which  I  now  crossed  for  the  second  time. 
It  bore,  however,  a  different  character  here  than  at  319  miles  (Batavia),  being  clear  and 

rapid.  .  •  1        j 

"  Left  Tonawautee  and  passed  through  open  plains  of  oak  with  less  of  tamarisk  and 
more  grass  to  334  miles,  where  I  fell  in  with  the  old  road.  At  loi  A.  M.  reached  Asa 
Ransom's  station,  distance  344  miles  (Clarence,  Erie  County).  I  was  here  greatly  sur- 
prised with  an  excellent  breakfast  of  tender  chicken  and  good  loaf-sugar  for  my  tea. 
Ransom,  like  Davis,  s^t  down  in  the  woods  in  January;  he  has  150  acres,  ten  acres- 
cleared  and  in  oats.  ...  The  Holland  Company  has  laid  out  a  new  road  from 
Ganson's  to  Buffalo  Creek,  which  passes  to  the  south  of  Davis's  station,  but  falls  in  with 
the  present  road  at  Ransom's,  and  this  new  road  will  make  a  difference  of  10  miles  in 
42.  Ransom  informed  me  that  by  an  account,  he  had  kept,  no  less  than  155  families 
with  their  wagons  have  passed  his  house  this  summer,  emigrating  from  Pennsylvania 
and  New  Jersey  to  Canada.     Sixteen  wagons  passed  in  one  day." 

TITLE  TO  THE  LANDS. 

'  N  a  satisfactory  manner  every  shade  of  the  title  to  the  territory  of 
Genesee  County  has  been  given  in  the  general  history  preceding; 
but  a  few  words  of  summary  will  here  place  the  Hnk  in  the  chain  of 

facts. 

There  are  no  lands  in  the  State  of  New  York  that  has  or  can  have 
better  title  to  the  soil  than  has  the   Holland  Purchase  and  Morris  Re- 
serve, of  which  Genesee  County  is  a  part.      In  1697  a  memorial  by  com- 
■    missioners  of  trade  and  plantations  relative  to  the  right  of  the  Crown  to^ 
the  sovereignty  of  the  Five  Nations  says:  ' 

"  Those  nations  by  many  acts,  acknowledgments,  submissions,  leagues,  and  agree- 
ments had  been  united  to,  or  depended  on,  the  colony  of  New  York." 


TITLE   TO   THE   LANDS.  jq. 


la  1684,  when  De  la  Barre,  governor  of  Canada,  commenced  an  inva- 
sion of  the  territory  of  the  Five  Nations,  Governor  Dongan.  of  New 
York,  warned  the  French  official  that  the  Indians  were  the  subjects  of  the 
King  of  England,  who  had  sent  the  Duke  of  York  arms  to  be  set  up  in 
every  one  of  the  Indians'  castles  as  far  as  0-ney-gra  (Niagara).  This 
was  done  and  the  French  governor  retired.  Charles  II.  granted  the 
province  of  New  York  to  the  Duke  of  York  after  the  submission  and  sub- 
jection of  the  Indians  therein  —  when  they  were  lawful  subjects.  This 
was  the  foundation  of  the  claim  of  sovereignty  over  the  Indians. 

In  1768  the  proper  State  authorities  agreed  that  a  line  running  north 
along  the  eastern  borders  of  Broome  and  Chenango  counties,  to  a  point 
seven  miles  west  of  Rome,  should  be  a  boundary  line  over  which  the 
white  man  should  not  settle  without  the  consent  of  the  Indian. 

In  the  Revolution  the  Iroquois  espoused  the  cause  of  the  mother 
country,  —  employed  by  the  British  to  help  subdue  the  revolting  provin- 
ces,—  and  most  cruelly  did  they  wage  their  savage  warfare  against  the 
people  of  their  own  State  who  had  so  often  protected  them.  At  the 
close  of  the  war,  when  England  quit-claimed  all  her  right  and  title  to  the 
colonies,  the  territory  belonged  to  the  United  States,  and  the  Iroquois 
could  and  should  have  been  dispossessed  of  all  their  rights  in  New  York ; 
but  the  proper  legal  authorities  ceded  to  them  all  that  portion  of  the 
State  west  of  the  preemption  line  except  the  mile-strip  along  Niagara 
River.  Afterwards  Phelps  and  Gorham  and  Robert  Morris  purchased 
the  lands,  obtaining  the  title  from  the  Indians,  also  by  deed ;  Robert 
Morris  and  wife  sold  to  the  Holland  Land  Company,  to  the  Connecticut 
School  Fund,  to  Cragie,  and  others;  and  these  became  the  grantors  of 
the  settlers.  The  wars,  encroachments,  and  full  particulars  of  the  title  as 
related  in  the  general  history  will  be  read  with  additional  interest  after 
this  summary. 

Previously  we  have  shown  the  foundation  of  the  English  claim  to  the 
sovereignty  of  the  entire  territory  of  the  Six  Nations,  or  Iroquois,  and 
how  they  maintained  and  repeatedly  asserted  it  up  to  the  time  of  the  Rev- 
olution. The  first  compromise  to  be  recorded  between  the  whites  of  the 
province  of  New  York  and  the  Iroquois  was  in  1768.  The  encroachments 
of  the  settlers  upon  their  hunting-grounds  in  Central  New  York  caused 
uneasiness  to  the  Indians,  to  allay  which  a  council  was  held  that  year  at 
Fort  Stanwix  (now  Rome,  N.  Y.)  to  agree  upon  a  line  west  of  which  set- 
tlements were  not  to  be  permitted.  The  line  defined  was  along  the  east- 
ern boundary  of  Broome  and  Chenango  counties,  and  the  -Indians  agreed 


20  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


to  surrender  to  the  United  States  all  captives  and  relinquish  all  claims  to 
the  country  lying  west  of  a  line  starting  four  miles  east  of  the  mouth  of 
Niagara  River,  following  the  river  by  a  line  four  miles  east,  southerly  to 
Buffalo  Creek,  thence  to  the  Pennsylvania  line,  thence  to  the  Ohio  River. 

The  Iroquois,  during  the  Revolution,  were  more  or  less  the  allies  of  the 
English, — opposed  to  the  colonies, — and  when  the  struggle  ceased  were 
left  at  the  mercy  of  the  United  States.  In  justice,  after  their  hostility, 
they  had  forfeited  all  rights  to  their  territory  in  New  York  and  could  have 
been  driven  out;  but  the  magnanimity  of  the  government  was  shown 
when,  in  1 784, — 16  years  after  the  other  council, — a  proper  council  met 
at  Stanwix  (Rome)  and  recognized  the  ownership  of  the  Indians  to  the 
western  part  of  the  State  of  New  York — all  the  territory  between  the 
line  mentioned  on  the  east  and  the  line  four  miles  from  Niagara  River; 
and  it  is  well  to  mention  here  that  this  last  line  was  afterwards  made  one 
mile  from  the  river. 

The  charters  given  by  the  Crown  to  its  favorite  individuals,  and  to 
companies  in  general  terms  and  from  imperfect,  unknown  ideas  of  the 
extent  of  the  territory,  often  conveyed  parts  of  the  same,  laying  the  foun- 
dation for  conflicting  claims.  For  instance,  the  grant  of  the  province  of 
New  York  to  the  Duke  of  York — mentioned  in  former  pages — extended 
to  the  Connecticut  River,  covering  a  portion  of  Massachusetts  ;  also  in 
the  charter  to  the  Plymouth  Company  was  a  portion  of  the  same  terri- 
tory, and  both  charters  covered  territory  extending  indefinitely  west- 
ward. 

In  1 78 1  New  York  relinquished  to  the  United  States  her  claim  to  all 
territory  west  of  the  western  boundaries  of  the  State;  and  Massachusetts 
in  1785  relinquished  her  claim  to  the  same  western  lands,  contenting  her- 
self with  claiming  that  part  of  New  York  west  of  the  so-called  preemp- 
tion line.  This  preemption  line  was  to  be  nm  for  the  purpose,  was  to 
begin  on  the  Pennsylvania  line  and  run  due  north  to  Lake  Ontario,  and 
is  easily  found  now  upon  any  correct  map  of  the  State  as  forming  the 
east  boundary  line  of  Steuben  County,  running  north  through  Schuyler, 
through  the  east  edge  of  Yates,  through  the  foot  of  Seneca  Lake,  form- 
ing the  eastern  boundary  of  Ontario,  and  through  Wayne  County  to  the 
lake. 

New  York  asserted  her  claim  to  this  same  tract,  west  of  preemption 
line,  and  in  December,  1786,  commissioners  from  the  two  States  met  at 
Hartford  to  settle  this  difference;  it  was  agreed  that  the  ownership  of  the 
lands  in  dispute  be  with  Massachusetts,  the  sovereignty  with  New  York,    > 


TITLE   TO    THE    LANDS.  *  21 


and  that  the  Indians  hold  and  possess  it  as  long  as  they  chose.  The  first 
right  to  purchase  this  land  of  the  Indians  was  given  to  Massachusetts; 
hence  this  east  boundary  line  was  called  "preemption  line."  New  York 
retained  the  right  to  the  ownership  of  the  one- mile  strip  along  the  Niag- 
ara River. 

In  1788  Oliver  Phelps  and  Nathaniel  Gorham,  citizens  of  that  State, 
bargained  with  the  State  of  Massachusetts  for  its  preemption  right  to  all 
lands  west  of  the  preemption  line,  for  $1,000,000,  to  which  the  pur- 
chasers must  extinguish  the  Indiarr  title  ;  they  were  to  pay  the  amount 
in  three  annual  payments,  in  certain  securities  of  the  State,  then  worth 
about  one-fifth  its  face  value.  In  July,  1788,  Mr.  Phelps  met  the  Indians 
in  council  at  Buffalo  and  purchased  their  interest  in  2,600,000  acres,  as 
estimated,  for  $5,000  down  and  a  perpetual  annuity  of  $500.  The 
boundary  of  the  tract  which  the  Indians  relinquished  to  Phelps  and  Gor- 
ham was  as  follows:  on  the  east  by  the  preemption  line,  north  by  Lake 
Ontario,  south  by  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  and  west  by  a  line  that 
should  commence  in  the  north  line  of  Pennsylvania  due  south  of  the  con- 
fluence of  Canaseraga  Creek  with  the  Genesee  River,  thence  north  on 
that  line  to  the  confluence,  thence  northerly  along  the  Genesee  River  to 
a  point  two  miles  north  of  Canawagus  (Avon),  thence  due  west  12  miles, 
thence  northerly  12  miles  from  the  river  to  the  lake.  On  the  2ist  of 
November,  following,  the  tract  above  described  was  deeded  to  Phelps  and 
Gorham,  and  has  been  since  known  as  "  the  Phelps  and  Gorham  pur- 
chase." 

A  land  office  for  the  sale  of  townships  and  tracts  had  been  opened  at 
Canandaigua,  and  sales  were  brisk;  many  townships  were  settled  in  1788, 
and  the  influx  of  colonies  in  1789  and  1790  to  this  then  wilderness  region, 
as  given  by  Turner  in  his  History  of  the  Holland  Purchase,  forms  a  re- 
markable page  of  history. 

We  hear  of  the  "  Pultney  estate  "  lands  intermingled  ;  let  us  explain  it. 
On  November  18,  1790,  Phelps  and  Gorham  sold  to  Robert  Morris  (the 
financier  of  the  Revolution)  the  residue  of  their  purchase  unsold,  amount- 
ing to  about  1,200,000  acres,  reserving  two  townships;  for  this  Mr,  Mor- 
ris paid  ;^30,000  New  York  currency,  and  at  once  sold  the  same  to  Sir 
William  Pultney,  John  Hornly,  and  another  for  ;^35,000  sterling.  These 
lands  were  scattered  over  the  original  Phelps  and  Gorham  purchase,  and 
the  reader  will  see  why  the  "  Pultney  estate  "  had  its  land  offices. 

Before  Messrs.  Phelps  and   Gorham  had  half  paid  for  their  purchase 
from  Massachusetts  the  securities  of  the  State  had  risen  to  par,  and,  find- 
2 


22  ,  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


ing  they  should  be  unable  to  fulfill  their  agreement,  they  induced  the 
State  to  resume,  its  right  to  that  portion  of  New  York  which  they  had 
not  yet  obtained  from  the  Indians,  which  the  State  of  Massachusetts  did; 
this  left  that  State  the  preemption  right  to  all  Western  New  York  west 
of  the  Genesee  River  and  western  boundary  line  of  Phelps  and  Gorham's 
purchase;  and  this  agreement  was  consummated  March  lo,  1791. 

In  March,  1791,  Robert  Morris  contracted  with  Massachusetts  for  the 
preemption  right  to  all  of  the  territory  of  New  York  west  of  the  pur- 
chase of  Phelps  and  Gorham,  and  it  -was  not  until  after  much  difficulty 
and  delay  that  he  completed  his  title  ;  he  met  a  council  of  Indians  at 
Geneseo  in  September,  1797,  who  surrendered  their  interest  to  the  entire 
territory,  except  1 1  reservations  for  their  own  use,  amounting  to  about  338 
square  miles.  These,  in  brief,  are  the  reservations,  as  it  will  be  of  inter- 
est to  the  younger  readers  of  Genesee  County :  the  Tuscarora  reserva- 
tion, of  one  square  mile,  east  of  Lewiston  ;  the  Tonawanda,  of  17  square 
miles,  both  sides  of  the  creek  ;  the  Buffalo,  of  130,  both  sides  of  the  Buf- 
falo Creek ;  the  Cattaraugus,  of  42  square  miles,  each  side  of  that  creek 
on  Lake  Erie ;  the  Allegany,  of  42  square  miles,  on  each  side  of  that 
river;  the  Oil  Spring  reservation,  of  one  square  mile,  between  Allegany 
and  Cattaraugus  counties;  the  Canadea  reservation,  of  16  square  miles^ 
along  the  Genesee  River;  the  Gardeau  reservation,  of  28  square  miles^ 
near  Mt.  Morris;  the  Squakie  Hill  reservation,  of  two  square  miles,  north 
of  Mt.  Morris  ;  Little  Beard's  and  Big  Tree  reservations,  of  four  square 
miles,  near  Geneseo  ;  and  the  Canawaugus  reservation,  of  two  square 
miles,  west  of  Avon. 

On  the  nth  of  May,  1791,  the  State  of  Massachusetts  deeded  to 
Robert  Morris  the  whole  of  said  land  in  five  deeds,  briefly  as  follows  : 

1st.  A  strip  12  miles  wide,  beginning  on  the  Pennsylvania  line  12 
miles  Irom  Phelps  and  Gorham's  southwest  corner,  and  running  north  to 
Lake  Ontario,  containing  about  500,000  acres. 

2d.  A  strip  16  miles  wide,  beginning  and  running  in  the  same  manner 
to  Lake  Ontario. 

3d.  Another  16-mile  strip,  next  west  of  the  last,  and  to  be  run  in  same 
way. 

4th,  All  the  land  contained  within  another  line  to  be  run  16  miles 
from  the  last  due  north  to  Lake  Ontario. 

5th.  This  last  deed  included  all  the  land  owned  by  Massachusetts,  in 
this  State,  west  of  the  last  described  tract. 

The  last  four  tracts  were  estimated   to  contain   3,300,000  acres,  and 


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23 


this  concluded  the  title  of  all  the  available  lands  of  Western  New  York 
west  of  that  of  Phelps  and  Gorham,  in  Robert  Morris.  Mr.  Morris  re- 
tained the  land  set  forth  in  the  first  deed  to  sell  as  he  chose,  and  it  was 
called  the  "  Morris  Reserve." 

On  December  24,  1792,  Robert  Morris  and  his  wife  deeded  to  Hermon 
Le  Roy  and  John  Linklaen  1,500,000  acres  west  of  the  strip  12  miles 
wide  that  Mr.  Morris  reserved.  February  27,  1793,  he  gave  a  deed 
for  1,000,000  acres  to  these  persons  and  Gerrit  Boon.  July  20,  1793,  he 
conveyed  to  the  same  three  parties  800,000  acres.  July  20,  1793,  he  con- 
veyed to  Hermon  Le  Roy,  William  Bayard,  and  Matthew  Clarkson  300,- 
000  acres,  and  these  four  deeds  conveyed  all  the  land  west  of  the  Morris 
Reserve,  except  the  reservations  previously  mentioned.  These  individ- 
uals purchased  for  others  who  were  aliens  and  could  not  hold  real  es- 
tate in  this  State;  but  the  legislature  of  1798  removed  this  restriction' 
and  the  trustees  turned  over  the  property  to  the  actual  owners.  There 
were  several  gentlemen  who  became  the  owners  of  this  vast  tract  of  ter- 
ritory, and  who  were  known  as  the  "  Holland  Land  Company."  The 
tract  covered  the  present  counties  of  Niagara  (except  the  mile-strip 
along  the  river),  Erie,  Chautauqua,  Cattaraugus,  the  two  western  ranges 
of  towns  in  Allegany,  and  all  of  the  counties  of  Wyoming,  Genesee,  and 
Orleans  except  the  eastern  ranges  of  towns  in  each,  which  are  east  of 
the  "  east  transit  line,"  and  in  the  Morris  Reserve. 

LAND   OFFICE   NOTES. 

Our  younger  readers  must  learn  that  a  land  office  is  a  place  opened 
for  the  sale  of  the  lands  of  any  particular  tract,  and  is  called  by  the  name 
of  its  territory  ;  there  is  always  found  the  agent  assisted  by  an  efficient 
corps  of  clerks  ;  such  offices  are  discontinued  when  the  affairs  connected 
with  the  tract  are  completed. 

The  land  office  of  the  Holland  Purchase  was  opened  at  Batavia  in 
1 801,  and  discontinued  in  1837.  It  was  opened  at  Ransom's  Corners 
(now  in  Erie  County),  and  in  1802  an  office  was  built  at  Batavia,  in  the 
forks  of  the  road  and  facing  the  east.  This  spot  afterwards  became  the 
center  of  the  flourishing  village  of  Batavia,  and  Joseph  Ellicott  was  its 
founder. 

The  first  treaty  by  Robert  Morris  with  the  Indians,  which  was  to  get 
their  title  to  the  lands  he  had  sold  to  the  Holland  Land  Company,  was 
in  1797.  Joseph  Ellicott,  the  first  occupant  of  the  land  office,  was  pres- 
ent    He  came  from  Philadelphia  on  horseback,  by  Wilkesbarre,  Tioga 


24  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Point,  Elmira,  Bath,  Dansville,  and  down  the  Canaseraga  Creek  and 
Genesee  River  to  Genesee,  where  the  treaty  was  held.  While  here  in 
the  Genesee  country  he  made  all  the  arrangements  for  the  survey  of  the 
vast  territory,  returning  the  following  February  on  horseback. 

In  May,  1798,  Joseph  Ellicott  came  into  the  Purchase  to  open  up  the 
lands  and  arrange  for  its  sale  in  parcels;  he  came  on  horsecack  to  Avon, 
thence  to  Buffalo.  The  stores  for  the  surveyors'  and  land  office  use 
were  sent  from  Philadelphia  in  April,  1798,  and  were  sent  in  bateaux  to 
New  York,  up  to  Albany,  up  the  Mohawk  to  Wood  Creek,  thence  to 
Oswego  River,  down  to  Lake  Ontario,  thence  to  the  mouth  of  Genesee 
River.  Mr.  Brisbane,  who  was  in  charge,  went  up  the  Genesee  as  far  as 
lie  could  with  one  load,  and  the  remainder  went  to  Lewiston.  Mr.  El- 
licott was  really  the  founder  of  prosperity  of  Genesee  County,  and  was 
land  office  and  general  agent  until  1821,  when  he  was  succeeded  by 
Jacob  S.   Otto. 

The  original  intention  was  first  to  divide  the  Holland  Company's  lands 
into  townships  of  16  sections,  each  one  and  one-half  miles  square,  sub- 
dividing into  lots  each  three  quarters  mile  long  and  one-quarter  wide, 
each  lot  being  120  acres.  This  plan,  however,  was  abandoned,  and 
finally  the  bulk  of  the  tract  was  divided  into  lots  three-quarters  mile 
square,  or  360  acres  each. 

The  company  had  a  traveling  agent  named  Timothy  Backus,  who  re- 
lates the  fact  that  he  came  upon  a  man  making  staves  from  the  com- 
pany's timber,  and  to  his  question,  "  What  are  you  doing  there  ?"  re- 
ceived the  reply,  "You  will  never  catch  me  here  again."  About  three 
months  afterwards  Mr.  Backus  passed  that  way  again,  and  discovered 
the  same  trespasser,  to  whom  he  said,  "  I  thought  you  told  me,  some 
time  ago,  that  I  'd  never  catch  you  here  again."  "  Well,  now,  look 
here,"  said  the  stavemaker.  "  after  you  've  heard  my  story  you  '11  never 
say  a  word.  In  the  first  place  I  steal  my  timber,  contract  with  one  man 
to  let  him  have  my  staves,  receive  half  pay  from  him,  and  when  done 
sell  them  to  another  man  and  get  full  pay,  and  can't  make  a  living  at 
that !  "      He  was  left  to  do  the  best  he  could. 

In  the  summer  of  18 19  two  strong  men  came  to  the  land  office  armed 
with  very  heavy,  long-handled  axes,  and  inquired  for  Mr.  Ellicott. 
Upon  stating  their  business  it  was  learned  that  they  had  heard  he  had 
offered  lOO  acres  of  land  to  any  two  men  who  would  cut  down  Big  Tree. 
They  were  ready  for  the  job.  They  were  deeply  chagrined  to  learn  that 
Big  Tree  was  a  noted  Indian  chief  at  Geneseo,  and  it  was  plain  that  some 
jokor  had  imposed  upon  their  credulity. 


LAND    OFFICE   NOTES. 


25 


Many  laughable  scenes  transpired  that  were  no  part  of  the  land 
office  records,  but  are  handed  down  as  pleasant  recollections  of  the  times. 
An  Irishman  came  one  day  to  purchase  a  piece  of  land,  but  had  forgotten 
the  lot  and  township ;  as  he  left  the  office  he  said,  "  Well,  Mr.  Landlord 
you  will  plaze  kape  it  till  I  find  out  what  land  it  is,  wont  you?  " 

Agencies  were  established  about  181 2  to  accommodate  settlers,  where 
they  could  deliver  wheat  and  cattle  and  have  the  amount  endorsed  on 
their  debts  for  land ;  this  was  a  bad  policy  for  the  company,  but  very- 
pleasing  to  settlers. 

In  ]8o2  a  relative  of  Mr.  Ellicott's  from  Maryland  was  very  solicitous- 
about  his  social  relations,  and  wrote  thus  : 

"  I  observe  thee  says  thou  art  living  without  society,  that  thy  nearest  neighbor  is  lO' 
miles.  Pray,  can  a  person  be  justifiable  in  spending  the  few  years  he  has  to  live  in  a 
way  that  is  not  the  most  agreeable  to  him  ?  Think  on  this  and  retire  from  that  toil- 
some life  thou  hast  pursued  so  long,  and  enjoy  thy  few  remaining  years  to  the  fullest 
extent." 

Mr.  Ellicott  borrowed  a  horse  to  go  from  Schlosser  to  Niagara  while 
he  was  there  on  business,  and  in  some  manner  the  horse  was  missing. 
The  owner,  knowing  he  had  a  good  customer,  set  an  exorbitant  price  on 
the  animal,  which  Mr.  Ellicott  had  to  pay  after  all  efforts  to  recover  the 
horse  had  proved  ineffectual.  He  found  afterwards  that  the  Tonawanda 
Indians  had  need  of  the  animal,  and  had  "  confiscated  "  him. 

In  February,  1836,  a  party  of  anti- renters  broke  into  the  land  office 
at  Mayville,  and  purloined  the  records  and  burned  them.  The  lands  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  Holland  Purchase  had  been  sold  to  a  trust 
company,  and  an  office  opened  there.  Word  was  received  at  Batavia 
soon  after  that  the  men  at  Attica  and  Alexander  were  about  to  perpetrate 
a  similar  burglary  upon  the  office  there-  Fifty  men  were  posted  in  the 
land  office  after  the  records  were  removed  to  a  place  of  safety  ;  the  bells 
rang  and  citizens  gathered  well  armed  ;  the  mob  several  hundred  strong 
appeared  in  the  street  near  the  land  office,  and  halted.  The  approach  of 
Sheriff  Townsend,  with  120  men  armed  with  bright,  loaded  mus- 
kets, added  to  the  already  formidable  force,  saved  any  open  attack,  and, 
probably,  much  bloodshed  ;  for  it  is  a  matter  of  record  that  if  any  at- 
tempt at  violence  had  been  made  by  the  mob  they  would  have  been 
slain  by  scores  at  the  delivery  of  the  first  fire  from  the  sheriff's  force  and 
the  citizens. 

The  old  stone  office  is  still  intact,  occupied  as  a  dwelling,  and  it  is 
hoped  sufficient  interest  will  soon   be  exhibited   by  the  citizens  of   Bata- 


26  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


via  to  purchase  it,  and  preserve  it  as  a  pioneer   building,  devoted  to  the 
storing  of  relics  of  bygone  days. 

ORGANIZATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT. 

N   early   colonial    days   all  of  Western   New  York  was  called   Tryon 

County,  then  Montgomery;  after  1788,  when  the  preemption  line  was 
:.  agreed  upon,  the  territory  west  of  that  was  called  Ontario  ;  after  the 
western  bounds  of  the  Phelps  and  Gorham  purchase  were  determined 
the  portion  of  the  State  west  of  it  was  called  Genesee  County.  The  county 
was  established  in  1802  as  Genesee,  embracing  what  is  now  eight  coun- 
ties. In  1801  Joseph  EUicott  erected  the  land  office  of  the  Holland 
Land  Company  at  Batavia,  and  this  became  the  center  ;  its  judicious 
selection  on  the  main  Indian  trail,  and  in  the  direct  path  of  emigration, 
with  its  natural  advantages  and  surroundings,  has  rendered  Batavia  one 
of  the  wealthiest  and  most  beautiful  villages  of  Western   New  York. 

Counties  were  erected  from  the  original  Genesee  as  follows : 

Allegany,  in  1806,  with  Angelica  as  capital. 

Niagara,  in  1808,  with  Buffalo  as  shire  town  ;  Lockport  county  seat  in 
1821. 

Chautauqua,  in  181 1,  county  seat  at  Maysville. 

Cattaraugus,  in  18 17,  jail  and  court-house  at  Ellicottsville. 

Erie,  in  1821,  erected  from  Niagara  with  Buffalo  for  its  shire. 

Orleans,  in  1821,  county  seat  at  Albion. 

Wyoming,  in  1 84 1,  with  Warsaw  for  its  shire. 

Genesee,  in  its  present  organization,  retains  the  original  county  seat, — 
Batavia, — with  history  and  importance  sufficient  to  almost  render  it  clas- 
sical. It  has  been  and  is  the  beehive  of  industry  and  facts  from  which 
those  counties  and  colonies  have  swarmed. 

Prior  to  the  erection  of  the  counties  named  above  Genesee  was  divided 
into  four  townships  :  Northampton,  Leicester,  Southampton,  and  Bata- 
via. Northampton  embraced  the  northern  portion  of  Morris  Reserve, 
Leicester  the  central  portion,  and  Southampton  the  southern  ;  Batavia 
embraced  the  entire  Holland  Purchase. 

PRESENT   ORGANIZATION   OF   THE   COUNTY. 

The  name  Genesee  is  of  Seneca  origin,  signifying  "pleasant  valley." 
The  county  is  divided  into  13  townships  bearing  the  names  of  Alabama, 
Alexander,    Batavia,  Bergen,    Bethany,    Byron,    Darien,   Elba,  Le  Roy, 


COUNTY    ORGANIZATION  —  EARLY    SETTLERS.  2/ 

Oakfield,  Pavilion,  Pembroke,  and  Stafford.  The  territory  embraced  in 
the  towns  of  Byron,  Bergen,  Le  Roy,  Pavilion,  and  the  eastern  portion 
of  Stafford  is  east  of  the  "  east  transit  line,"  consequently  from  the 
Morris  Reserve  ;  and  the  greater  and  remaining  western  portion  of  the 
county  is  from  the  Holland  Purchase.  All  previous  history  concerning 
title  will  apply  equally  to  the  Morris  Reserve  and  Holland   Purchase. 

April  1 1,  1804,  the  town  of  Batavia,  which,  as  has  been  described,  in- 
cluded all  the  Purchase  west  of  east  transit  line,  was  divided  into  four  towns. 
The  one  farthest  east  retained  the  old  name,  and  included  all  the  terri- 
tory east  of  a  meridian  line  from  the  lake  southward  that  passed  through 
the  western  part  of  the  present  Orleans  County  ;  the  next  town  was 
Willink,  which  included  the  territory  between  Batavia  and  the  west 
transit  line  (running  through  Lockport) ;  the  next  was  Erie,  which  em- 
braced one  tier  of  townships  in  the  present  county  of  Chautauqua  ;  and 
the  next  was  Chautauqua,  which  included  the  remainder  of  old  Batavia. 
This  was  Genesee  County  of  that  day  ;  but  the  rapid  settlement  of  its  vast 
territory,  and  the  development  of  its  unlimited  resources,  soon  called  for 
the  formation  of  other  counties  and  centers,  so  that  in  about  1825  the  county 
of  Genesee  was  greatly  narrowed  in  its  limits,  being  36  miles  north  and 
south  and  26  east  and  west,  with  its  county  site,  Batavia,  only  nine  miles 
from  its  northern  boundary.  The  removal  of  the  county  seat  to  a  geo- 
graphical center,  or  the  formation  of  a  new  county,  was  urged,  and  the 
organization  of  Wyoming  was  the  result.  Its  present  well-chosen  and 
clearly  defined  outlines  will  no  doubt  remain  through  many  generations. 
Jt  is  now  18  miles  by  26  east  and  west,  and  its  county  capital  could  not 
be  removed  in  any  direction  to  make  it  more  central.  . 

The  surface  is  rolling,  generally  sloping  to  the  north,  and  lies  prin- 
cipally in  the  second  terrace  with  the  south  part  in  the  central  district. 
It  was  originally  covered  with  heavy  timber  of  every  variety,  and  for 
salubrity  of  climate  from  its  peculiar  position  and  richness  of  soil  it  may  be 
equalled,  but  not  excelled,  in  the  State.     It  contains  about  219,520  acres. 

EARLY  SETTLERS  AND  THEIR  EXPERIENCE. 

Previous  to  the  war  of  the  Revolution  the  tide  of  emigration  had 
commenced  its  flow  from  New  England,  but  was  arrested  by  the  fear  of 
hostile  Indians.  After  peace  was  declared  the  tide  again  set  in  for  this 
section.  We  are  told  by  competent  authority  that  Charles  Wilbur 
settled  in  Le  Roy  as  early  as  1792  and  the  Gansons  in  1798,  but  the  be- 
ginning of  the  present  century  must  be  given  as  the  date  of  the  first  high 
tide  of  immigration. 


28  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Perhaps  it  is  some  times  thought  by  those  living  in  the  older  settled 
sections,  where  comfort  and  luxury  abounds,  where  refined  society  and 
the  best  educational  advantages  are  clustered,  that  the  pioneer  who  would 
enter  the  dense  wilderness  to  build  himself  a  home,  for  a  long  time  de- 
priving himself  of  the  pleasures  of  life,  must  be  an  inferior  being  ;  but 
they  were  of  the  most  determined,  independent  class,  and  such  spirits  in 
a  few  years  had  for  themselves  the  foundation  laid  for  future  wealth  and 
greatness.  A  small  log  house  in  some  well- selected  spot  would  be  rolled 
up  and  made  comfortable  ;  the  furniture  scanty,  but  sufficient ;  the  fare 
simple,  but  wholesome. 

The  first  settlements  in  Genesee  County  were  along  the  Indian  trails, 
now  the  course  of  the  principal  thoroughfares  ;  but  the  more  enterpris- 
ing would  strike  off  into  the  heavy  timber,  where  the  sound  of  his  axe 
could  not  be  heard.  Some  had  bid  adieu  for  a  time  to  the  young  wife 
at  home,  who  watched  for  the  return  of  the  sturdy  pioneer;  after  months 
of  solicitude  he  returns  to  spend  a  short  time  and  the  better  prepared  to 
occupy  the  cabin  in  the  wilderness  with  all  its  discomforts,  but  cheered 
by  the  presence  of  the  wife.  The  forest  now  begins  to  fall  under  his 
blows  ;  a  patch  is  burned  off  and  the  crop  of  corn  for  the  next  winter's 
use  is  planted. 

The  improvements  must  be  made  in  the  cabin,  also,  as  necessity  and 
health  demand  ;  a  door  must  take  the  place  of  a  blanket,  and  with  axe, 
nails,  hammer,  auger  and  knife,  a  rude  one  is  made  to  swing  upon  its 
heavy  wooden  hinges  ;  the  wooden  latch,  with  a  leather  string  attached 
and  hanging  outside,  has  given  rise  to  the  homely  but  hospitable  saying: 
''The  latch-string  is  out."  A  bedstead  must  be  made,  too.  Holes  were 
bored  into  the  logs  in  one  corner  of  the  cabin,  at  sufficient  height,  one 
end  of  a  stake  or  pole  placed  therein,  the  other  supported  by  a  crotch, 
then  poles  cut  and  placed  across  these,  and  then  thickly  covered  with  a 
mattress  of  hemlock  boughs;  upon  blankets  over  this  soft,  fragrant, 
clean  bedding  our  first  pioneers  and  their  wives  slept  the  sleep  of  health 
and  prosperity.  Chairs  were  composed  of  blocks  hewn  from  basswood, 
and  the  legs  added  to  ii  by  the  inevitable  axe  and  auger.  Tables  were 
often  made  in  the  same  manner,  and  with  the  axe  a  floor  to  the  cabin  when 
they  needed  one.  The  utensils  for  cooking  were  rude  and  few;  plates 
and  trenches  of  wood  often  served  the  early  pioneers.  The  ancient 
"bake  kettle"  used  by  the  pioneer,  an  indispensable  article  of  the  time, 
now  forgotten  nearly,  should  be  perpetuated  through  all  time,  in  story  at 
least.      It  was  a  shallow  iron   vessel,  with   legs  to  raise  it  the  desired 


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height,  so  a  mass  of  coals  could  be  put  under  it ;  then  with  a  cover  with 
turned-up  edge  to  hold  the  hot  coals  over  the  food  to  be  cooked  ;  and  it 
was  wonderful  how  nicely  the  corn-cake  and  other  bakings  could  be  done. 
In  place  of  a  crane  a  pole  with  hooks  did  service. 

This  was  kitchen,  dining  room,  sitting  room,  parlor,  and  bedroom,  this 
one  cosy  room  ;  and  was  very  often  the  workshop  for  making  ox-bows 
and  rude  sleds  preparatory  to  the  logging  and  summer  fallowing  for  the 
first  crop  of  winter  wheat,  a  large  patch  for  which  had  been  felled  by  the 
industrious  pioneer.  The  rudy  blaze  of  the  fire  furnished  heat  and  light 
for  culinary  and  evening  work,  and  the  usual  rag  in  a  small  dish  of  oil 
from  some  wild  animal  served  upon  special  occasions.  Soon  a  few  sheep 
could  pick  their  living,  and  the  hand-cards  and  spinning-wheel  were 
heard  preparing  the  cloth  for  garments.  The  barks  for  coloring  cloths 
were  well  known  to  the  housewife,  and  the  old  "  dye-tub  "  that  graced 
every  hearth  corner  in  olden  time  is  not  forgotten  by  some  of  our  elder 
readers  to  this  day. 

Nor  were  the  social  enjoyments  of  life  entirely  ignored,  for  soon  neigh- 
bors a  mile  away,  each  with  his  clearing  and  his  family  in  the  woods 
learned  to  visit  and  assist  each  other ;  and  the  settlement  with  its  little 
store,  a  few  miles  away,  situated  on  some  main  trail,  was  to  be  visited 
occasionally  for  simple  necessaries,  and  to  learn  the  news  that  may  have 
been  left  by  passing  emigrants.  The  anticipations  of  the  future  was  the 
incentive  for  all  this  seeming  hardship. 

But  the  crops  of  the  second  year  are  quite  extensive  ;  the  clearings 
broaden,  the  stock  has  increased  ;  the  neighbors  are  plentier;  and  the 
deprivations  are  far  less  onerous.  If  the  pioneer  was  a  single  man  he 
has  passed  the  winter  in  his  old  home  with  parents,  brothers,  arid  sisters, 
and  perfected  the  arrangements  for  a  companion  in  the  new  home.  An 
outfit  can  be  taken  to  the  western  home  now  that  a  road  is  cut,  and  the 
ox-team  and  a  few  household  utensils  to  improve  the  convenience  of  the 
the  former  year.  The  garden  seeds  are  properly  planted,  a  larger  and 
better  prepared  piece  of  corn  is  planted,  many  improvements  are  made, 
fences  are  built,  and  the  virgin  soil  yields  abundant  harvests.  Another 
cabin  has  been  built  for  the  animals  ;  a  mill  to  do  coarse  grinding  has 
been  erected  on  the  creek  three  miles  away ;  and  the  settler  finds  much 
time  to  still  clear  away  the  forest  even  during  the  winter  months,  to  en- 
able his  animals  to  brouse.  The  pigs  and  fowls  are  fed  at  the  door  daily 
by  the  wife.  The  echo  of  the  husband's  axe  during  the  day,  and  the 
hum  of  the  wife's  wheel  during  the  evening,  was  a  happy  chorus  that  was 


30  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


sure  to  bring  prosperity  and  wealth.  Other  settlers  had  come ;  social 
-evenings  passed  ;  no  conventionalities  were  needed  ;  more  could  be  pres- 
ent at  logging  bees  and  house  raisings  ;  no  criticisms;  no  jealousies  nor 
bickerings. 

Stick  chimnies  plastered  with  mud  have  been  built;  a  glass  window 
has  taken  the  place  of  the  greased  paper ;  a  log  bridge  spans  the  creek 
near  by  ;  a  better  and  more  spacious  log  barn  has  been  prepared  for  the 
largely  increased  stock;  the  prattle  of  the  first-born  gladdens  the  wife 
and  mother.  Still  the  forest  falls,  the  fields  broaden,  and  plenty 
abounds. 

The  tide  of  immigration  has  continued  ;  the  curling  smoke  from  the 
""clearings"  can  be  seen  near  together  throughout  the  vast  wilderness; 
roads  have  been  opened  ;  fences  have  appeared  around  the  verdant 
fields  and  meadows  ;  shouts  of  merry  children  are  heard  ;  and  the  once 
pioneer  settlement  assumes  the  high  niche  of  a  "rural  neighborhood." 

TWENTY    years'    CHANGES. 

Still  greater  changes  have  taken  place  in  the  time.  The  old  house  is 
the  wing  of  a  large,  hewed  log  house,  with  paneled  door  and  glazed  win- 
dows. A  lawn  is  in  front;  a  growing,  fruitful  orchard  in  the  rear;  a 
large  barn  occupies  the  site  of  the  log  shanty;  forests  of  waving  grain 
stand  where  the  forests  of  trees  were.  In  sight  stands  the  comfortable 
log  school-house;  the  peculiar  noise  of  a  saw-mill  is  heard  on  the  stream 
above ;  a  good  bridge  spans  the  stream  in  place  of  the  logs ;  the  first- 
born in  the  full  vigor  of  manhood  has  driven  by  to  the  barn  with  a  load 
of  hay,  driving  a  spirited  team  in  place  of  the  oxen  ;  the  matronly  lady 
at  the  well  and  the  middle-aged,  strong  man  coming  from  the  mill  are 
the  young,  hopeful  couple  who  dared  breast  the  privations  of  pioneer  life 
over  20  years  ago. 

Another  20   years   has   passed.     An  elegant    mansion  stands   on   the 
site  of  the  old  log  house.      Its  entire  surroundings  show  the  wealth  and  i 
refinement  of  its  owners.     The  saw-mill  has  gone;  the  stream  passes  un-  1 
der  a  stone-arched  bridge.      Only  patches  of  wood  land  can  be  seen,  and 
elegant  farmhouses  dot  the  landscape.      In  the  distance  a  train  of  cars! 
speeds  over  the  plain.      A  tall  spire  of  a  church  is  plainly  discerned  in  the 
little  village  beyond.      An  elderly  gentleman  is  busy  with  the  cattle  near 
the  barn  ;  a  motherly  lady  is  knitting  and  listening  to  the  plays  of  grand- 
•children.    These  are  the  worthy  husband  and  wife,  who,  over  40  years  ago, 


CHANGES   IN    TRADE.  3 1 

came  to  this  very  spot,  and  with  hopeful  hearts  engaged  to  "  make  the 
wilderness  blossom  as  the  rose."  One  of  the  sons  manages  the  farm, 
and  two  others  have  gone  West  to  start  in  life  as  their  father  did. 

This,  dear  reader,  is  a  fair,  not  overdrawn,  painting  of  the  average  set- 
tler in  Genesee  County  at  the  commencement  of  the  present  century. 

CHANGES    IN    TRADE. 

The  vast  difference  between  the  trade  and  value  of  products  from  the 
first  settlement  to  the  present  should  be  noted.  Now,  all  products  have 
a  cash  value  and  a  cash  market;  then,  there  was  not  sufficient  money  or 
a  market  for  such  ;  now,  all  the  necessaries  and  luxuries  of  life  are  based 
upon  the  cash  value  ;  then,  the  potash  manufactured  from  ashes  was  the 
only  cash  article.  The  little  stores  of  the  early  day  kept  only  the  bare 
necessaries  for  the  settlers,  and  at  high  prices  because  of  transportation: 
yarn  and  log  chains,  pork  and  tea,  tar  and  molasses,  pins  and  crowbars — 
everything  was  kept  in  a  grand  chaos.  Now,  our  readers  know  what  a 
store  is  without  explanation. 

Teams  hauled  the  products  of  this  county — after  it  had  been  converted 
into  saleable  compounds  by  the  old-time  asheries  and  distilleries — to  Al- 
bany during  the  first  years  of  trade,  bringing  in  return  the  goods  for  the 
frontier  store.  In  after  years  the  canal  opened  up  new  changes,  other 
markets,  more  and  cheaper  goods,  and  better  prices  for  products  ;  and 
still  greater  changes  have  been  produced  by  the  railroads.  This  change, 
plain  to  be  seen,  has  been  equally  operative  and  beneficial  to  all  branches 
of  trade,  and  has  only  kept  contemporaneous  with  the  improvements  of 
the  settlers  of  Genesee  as  they  developed  the  howling  wilderness  into 
fruitful  fields  and  thriving  villages.  All  honor  to  the  pioneer  settlers  of 
Genesee  County  of  four- score  years  ago! 

Prices  sixty  years  ago} — "An  account  book  of  1826,  or  60  years  ago,  shows  up 
some  of  the  prices  of  our  ancestors,  and  gives  us  food  for  thought  in  comparing  with 
the  prices  of  to-day. 

"The  location  was  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  the  accounts  were  of  a  general  character. 
As  ladies  should  always  come  first  I  will  begin  on  their  goods:  Calico,  31  cents  per 
yard  ;  ginghams,  40  cents  ;  flannels,  50  cents  ;  dress  silks  were  from  $1  to  $3  per  yard  ; 
ladies'  shoes,  $1.50  per  pair;  men'  s  boots  from  $3  to  $5  per  pair;  ladies'  bonnets  were 
then  seldom  changed  in  style  or  fashion,  and  prices  ranged  from  $1  to  $8.  Elias  Howe, 
the  inventor  of  sewing  machines,  was  then  unheard  of,  and  tailors  received  for  making, 
coats  from  75  cents  to  .f3  each.  Pants  and  vests  were  each  got  up  in  the  then  pre- 
vailing style  for  from  25  to  50  cents  each.  The  hero  of  these  accounts  was  then  a 
bachelor  some   30  years  of  age,  and  several  enterics  show  where  50  cents  per  dozen 

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32  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


was  the  price  paid  for  laundry  work.     Old' folks  will  remember  "dickies,"  a  sort  of  false 
shirt  front,  which  are  in  several  places  charged  40  cents  each. 

"Of  building  material,  bricks  are  quoted  at  $9  per  M.;  nails,  12  cents  per  pound  ; 
glass,  8  X  10  light,  15  cents;  lime  per  bushel,  15  cents;  hauling  with  team  per  day, 
$.75.  Laborers' wages  were  40  to  60  cents  per  day.  Stonemasons,  brick  layers,  and 
carpenters  are  in  several  places,  in  the  book,  credited  with  work  at  $1.50  per  day 
Board  for  workingmen  nine  cents  per  meal,  or  $1.75  per  week.  Smoked  hams  were 
seven  cents  per  pound,  fresh  beef  four  cents,  fresh  pork  three  and  one-half  cents  ;  mut- 
ton by  the  quarter,  22  cents  ;  butter,  15  cents;  eggs,  12^  cents  per  dozen  ;  potatoes, 
25  cents  per  bushel;  coffee,  20  cents;  tea,  Young  Hyson,  $1.40  per  pound  ;  rice,  six 
cents  ;  sugar,  seven  cents  ;  molasses,  40  cents  per  gallon  ;  maple  molasses  and  sugar 
were  quoted  at  about  the  same  price  ;  salt,  70  cents  per  bushel  ;  '  locofoco'  matches, 
25  cents  per  box,  for  about  as  many  as  are  now  sold  for  three  cents,  and  very  few  ap- 
peared to  be  sold  as  tinder  and  steel  were  relied  on  for  fire.  Why  the  matches  were 
called  'locofoco'  I  have  never  understood,  but  presume  some  of  our  old  grandsires 
could  tell.  Coal  for  fuel  was  not  then  used,  and  four-foot  cord  wood  is  in  several 
places  charged  for  at  $1  per  cord.  Cooking  stoves  were  then  just  coming  in  use  of  the 
'  horseblock  '  pattern,  and  cost  |i8  each.  Corn  was  65  cents  per  bushel.  Flour 
fluctuated  from  $4  to  $10  per  barrel,  but  the  average  was  nearer  the  former  price.  To- 
bacco sold  at  40  cents  per  pound,  and  cigars  appear  to  have  been  unknown,  at  least 
none  are  charged.  Whisky — not  our  modern  tanglefoot,  but  good — was  35  cents  per 
gallon.  Santa  Cruz,  Jamaica,  Porto  Rico,  and  various  kinds  of  rum  were  from  50  to  $1 
per  gallon.  'Black  strap,'  a  favorite  old-time  beverage,  commanded  $1  per  gallon, 
and  was  the  favorite  tipple  for  '  general  training  day,'  as  the  day  for  general  muster  of 
State  militia  was  called,  and  which  in  those  days  was  a  roaring  farce.  Among  the 
items  of  the  spring  of  1827  is  one  as  follows:  '  Rev.  William  Patterson,  Cr.:  By  serv- 
ice at  wedding,  $5,'  and  about  the  same  time  Mr.  Patterson  is  charged  'One  hat, 
$5,'  from  which  it  is  presumed  that  these  were  the  ruling  prices  for  these  necessaries  of 
lite.  Money  was  of  gold,  silver,  and  paper  as  to-day,  but  was  very  scarce,  and  '  barter 
or  trade' was  mostly  used  in  traffic.  Only  the  larger  cities  and  towns  had  their  own 
newspapers,  and  news  was  stale.  Postage  on  letters  was  12-i,  i8f,  or  55  cents  per 
letter,  according  to  the  distance  carried,  and  stamps  were  unknown  for  nearly  20  years 
after.  At  the  option  of  the  sender  postage  on  letters  could  be  prepaid  or  not ;  and  right 
here  one  of  the  most  highly  esteemed  old  ladies  of  this  country  one  day  received  notice 
of  a  letter  with  '  25  cents  due,'  that  was  held  in  the  postoffice  for  her.  Not  having 
the  money  she  herself  killed  and  skinned  a  calf,  selling  the  hide  to  a  tanner  for  25  cents 
to  redeem  the  letter." 

WAR  OF   1812. 

THE  State  of  New  York,  particularly  the  middle  and   western  por- 
tions, after  the  treaty  of  peace  in  1783  had  become  settled  ;   the 
Indian    title    had    been   extinguished  ;   villages,  settlements,   and 
post  roads  had  become  established,  which  will  be  fully  taken   up  further 
on.      The   War  of  1812   was  of  vital   importance  to  the  State  of  New  ' 
York,  for  its  northern  borders  were  the  frontiers,  and  its  settlers  were  ' 
compelled  to  defend  their  homes,   and  especially  were  the  occupants  of  | 
the  Holland  Purchase. 


WAR    OF    I8l2.  -^ 


The  aggressions  of  Great  Britain,  for  years  after  peace  was  declared 
was  a  subject  of  anxiety  to  our  government,  and  notwithstanding  the 
strict  neutrahty  observed  by  the  btates  during  the  war  between  Enaland 
and  France  the  British  government  was  guiky  of  many  overt  acts  ^  but 
not  until  American  vessels  were  searched  by  British  men-of-war'  and 
American  subjects  forced  into  service  regardless  of  law  and  justice  did 
the  States  remonstrate.  The  continuation  of  such  indignities  caused  the 
declaration  of  war  against  Great  Britain,  June  19,  1812.  This  measure 
was  not  fully  sanctioned  by  the  people;  the  Federal  party  were  opposed 
to  It,  and  but  a  small  portion  of  the  Democratic  party  favored  it ;  it  was 
not  from  political  prejudice  so  much,  they  claimed,  but  because  the 
country  was  so  poorly  prepared. 

The  invasion  of  Canada  was  deemed  expedient  by  the  administration, 
and  preparations  were  made  accordingly  by  posting  forces  along  the 
frontier  from  Plattsburgh  to  Detroit. 

The  proclamation  of  President  Madison  was  announced  June  19,  18 12. 
Express  riders  carried  the  news  which  reached  Gen.  Lewis  at  Fort  Ni- 
agara and  Col.  Swift  at  Black  Rock  on  the  26th  of  June.  The  news  was 
not  long  in  reaching  the  various  settlements  of  the  pioneers  on  the  Pur- 
chase. Up  to  this  time  their  struggle  to  make  a  home  had  been  a  se- 
vere one,  but  now  all  preparations  of  clearing  the  farm  and  raising  crops 
were  suspended  ;  some  prepared  to  leave  their  homes  and  bent  their 
faces  eastward. 

As  there  were  at  this  time  not  1,000  men  under  arms  on  the  Niagara 
frontier,  in  pursuance  of  an  act  of  Congress  the  governor  of  the  State 
ordered  a  draft  of  militia,  but  generally  the  military  force  was  composed 
of  volunteers.  On  the  loth  of  July  there  were  about  3,000  men  com- 
prising the  force  on  the  frontier.  Gen.  Amos  Hall  was  placed  in  com- 
mand, and  in  the  spring  of  18 13  the  force  was  augmented  somewhat  by 
the  assistance  of  Red  Jacket  (who  for  once  cast  his  influence  in  favor  of 
the  United  States)  and  his  warriors. 

We  do  not  intend  to  enter  into  detail  all  the  transactions  of  this  war ; 
only  to  make  such  references  to  it  as  most  directly  concerns  the  territory 
comprised  within  the  then  settlements  of  the  Holland  Purchase. 

As  a  result  of  the  disasters  to  our  forces  by  the  capture  of  Fort  Ni- 
agara the  Niagara  frontier  was  desolated.  Those  Indians  (who  had 
allied  themselves  with  the  English )  plundered,  burned,  and  massacred 
without  restraint.  The  towns  of  Niagara  and  Lewiston,  and  the  vil- 
lage of  the  friendly  Indians  at  Tuscarora,  were  laid  in  ashes.      Governor 


GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Tompkins,    on   being   informed   of  the    removal   of  the   regular   troups 
from  the   Niagara  frontier,  on    the  27th   of   November   gave  orders   for 
the    assembling    of   sufficient  bodies    of    militia   to    supply    the  places 
of  those  under  General  McClure,  who  had  charge  of  the  defense  of  the 
Niagara  frontier.      Owing   to   delays  incident  to   such    operations   they 
failed  of  arriving  until  after  the  capture  of  Niagara,  and  the  destruct.on 
of   the  frontier  below  the  falls.      General  Hall,  commanding  the  west, 
ern  division  of  militia,  had  assembled  at  Buffalo  and  Black  Rock  2.00a 
men      The  enemy  attacked  on  the  night   of  the  29th  ;  the  miht.a  were 
ordered  out  to  repel  the  attack,  but  they  fled  at  the  approach  of  the 
enemy  without  firing  a  gun.      One  small  regiment  alone  attempted  to 
cope  with  the  British,  but  without  avail.     Thus  the  flourishmg  villages 
of  Black  Rock   and   Buffalo,    as   well   as    the    neighboring    settlements 
were  deserted,  and  fell  a  prey  to  the  British  and  Indians.      General   Hall 
retired   with  the  remains  of  his  dispersed  militia  to  Eleven  Mile  Creek, 
where  he  was  able  to  collect  only  about  300  troups.     With  these  he 
preserved  a  show  of  resistance,  to  cover  the  flying  inhabitants  and  check 
the  advances  of  the  enemy.    All  the  flourishing  villages  and  settlements  , 
on  the  Niagara,  between  the  lakes,  and  to  a  considerable  distance  in  the 
rear  were  laid  in  ashes  ;  the  Indians  were  let  loose  upon  the  Ay'^S  in- 
habitants, and  hundreds  of  them  were  overtaken  and  massacred.      Ihe 
frontier  presented  one  scene  of  universal  desolation.     The  miserable  in- 
habitants who  escaped  the  Indian  tomahawk  fled  to  the  interior,  without 
shelter  or  means  of  support,  in  the  depth  of  winter,   and  subsisted  on 
the  charity  of  their  friends.      More  than  200  houses,  with  an  immense 
value  of  property,  were  pillaged  and  destroyed,  and  the  wretched  inhab- 
itants  and  owners  reduced  to  poverty.     General  Hall  retired  to  Batavia, 
CO  miles  in  the  rear  of  Niagara,  where  he  was  enabled  to  collect  i  800 
militia  for  the  protection  of  the   public  stores  and  the  defense   of  those 
settlements  which  had  escaped  desolation. 
Turner  says  : 

.'Batavia  became  the  headquarters,  the  final  rallying  point,  of  small  remnants  of  ar» 
army;  a  halting-place  for  the  fleeing,  homeless,  houseless  citizens  .^fj^e  frontier  ta 
the  e;tent  of  the  capacity  of  all  the  tenements  in  the  village  and  neighborhood.  The 
most  valuable  effects  of  the  land  office  were  taken  beyond  the  Genesee  R-er^/^e 
house  of  Mr.  Ellicott  was  converted  into  quarters  for  army  officers  and  his  office  a  hos- 
pital ■  private  houses  were  thrown  open,  barns  and  sheds  occupied;  families  that 
were  separated  in  the  hasty  departure  from  Buffalo  became  united  there  their  scattered 
member's,  male  and  female,  dropping  in  one  after  another.  AH  along  the  Buffalo  road 
as  far  as  the  Genesee  River,  there  had  been  deserted  houses,  which  did  not  fail  to  have 
■  new  occupants  soon  after  the  flight  from  the  frontier  commenced. 


WAR    AND    PENSIONERS   OF    l8l2.  3^ 


Very  high  credit  was  given  to  Gen.  Peter  B.  Porter,  who  took  part  m 
the  war,  both  for  his  eloquence  in  engaging  the  volunteers  and  his  skill  and 
valor  in  leading  them.  The  press  sounded  his  praises;  the  citizens  of 
Batavia  tendered  him  a  dinner  ;  the  governor  breveted  him  a  major- 
general  ;  and  Congress  voted  him  a  gold  medal,  he  being  the  only  officer 
of  volunteers  to  whom  that  honor  was  awarded  during  the  War  of  18 12. 

Peiisioners  of  1812 — By  reference  to  records  at  the  court-house  we 
find  the  following  persons  were  entitled  to  pensions,  recorded  in  1819: 
Lieut.  Darius  Howe,  $20  per  month  ;  Sergt.-Maj.  Samuel  Huntington, 
Sergt.  Nathan  Parker,  Privates  Jacob  Annis,  Timothy  Baker,  Joseph 
Riddle,  Levi  Vinton,  William  Kelly,  B.  Potts,  John  Lyman,  Nathan 
Sherwood,  Samuel  Camp,  Peter  Truman,  and  John  C.  Calhoun  (then 
Secretary  of  War),  each  $8  per  month. 

A  treaty  of  peace  was  concluded  at  Ghent,  December  24,  18 14,  but 
the  good  news  did  not  reach  here  until  Gen.  Jackson  had  fought  and 
won  the  battle  of  New  Orleans.  1496986 

We  have  given  a  concise  history  of  all  the  wars  that  have  affected  the 
Holland  Purchase  except  the  late  Rebellion,  which  will  be  given  in  its 
proper  place.  The  Holland  Purchase,  in  its  settlement  and  prosperity, 
was  greatly  retarded  by  the  War  of  1812,  as  its  borders  were  the  scenes 
of  many  battles  and  skirmishes  ;  its  pioneer  settlers  were  compelled  or 
volunteered  to  go  "  upon  the  lines  "  in  defense  of  their  homes ;  con- 
stant fear  of  invasions  by  the  foe,  especially  Indians,  caused  many  to 
abandon  their  settlements  and  flee  east  of  the  Genesee  River. 

The  roads  and  improvements  of  the  Holland  Purchase  were  of  much 
importance  in  the  success  of  the  war  in  this  part  of  the  State.  The  pop- 
ulation of  the  tract  at  this  time  was  about  25,000,  and  the  influx  of 
settlers  had  made  some  quite  compact  settlements,  especially  along  the 
road  to  Buffalo. 

The  noted  Ridge  road  was  not  in  operation  until  after  the  War  of 
18 1 2.  Soldiers  were  marched  from  Rochester  to  Clarkson,  thence  to 
Le  Roy,  thence  to  Buffalo  and  Lewiston,  because  there  were  no  other 
land  routes.  Batavia  was  at  one  time  the  halting-place — the  rallying 
point — of  fleeing  soldiers  and  citizens  of  Buffalo  and  the  frontier ;  the 
back  settlements  of  the  Holland  Purchase  were  deserted,  and  Buffalo  and 
the  western  frontiers  were  a  blackened  ruin  of  desolation.  It  is  said  by 
historians  coteniporary  with  those  times  that  there  were  no  better  sol- 
diers "  on  the  lines"  than  those  from  the  Holland  Purchase. 

After  peace  was  declared  aid  was  generously  advanced  by  the  legisla- 


36  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


ture  of  the  State,  the  common  councils  of  New  York  and  Albany,  and 
the  subscriptions  of  individuals  in  those  cities,  as  well  as  Canandaigua 
and  other  older  towns,  for  the  building  up  and  relief  of  Buffalo  and  the 
settlers  of  the  Holland  Purchase.  The  amount  of  $63,000  was  judi- 
ciously distributed  among  the  sufferers,  and  the  wilderness  commenced 
"  to  blossom  as  the  rose." 

HOLLAND  PURCHASE  LAND  TITLES. 

HAVING  shown  the  absolute  title  of  the  colony  of  New  York  to 
the  Duke  of  York,  and  the  severance  of  all  allegiance  to  the 
mother  country,  we  will  enter  minutely  into  the  title  of  the  lands 
-of  Western  New  York,  particularly  those  of  the  Holland  Purchase  and 
of  Genesee  County. 

Prior  to  the  advent  of  the  white  man  to  the  State  of  New  York 
nothing  was  known  of  its  occupants,  but  the  habits  of  the  aborigines, 
their  customs  and  history,  have  been  defined  since.  The  present  terri- 
tory of  the  State  was  occupied  by  the  "  Five  Nations,"  as  the  English 
called  the  confederacy  of  the  five  tribes,  and  "  Iroquois,"  as  they  were 
denominated  by  the  French.  This  confederacy  extended  through  the 
center  of  the  State,  east  and  west,  with  the  Mohawks  at  the  eastern  ex- 
tremity, the  Senecas  at  the  western,  and  the  Oneidas,  Onondagas,  and 
Cayugas  between.  The  Senecas  occupied  the  lands  of  the  Holland  Pur- 
chase, and  more  especially  the  lands  of  the  "  Genesee." 

The  superiority  of  the  Iroquois — -the  confederacy — has  been  conceded 
by  all  writers.      It  was  shown  by  the  original,  strong  organization  of  the 
league,   the  conception  of  their  campaigns,   forms  of  government,   and 
wisdom  and  oratory  in  council.     Their  origin,  or  that  of  any  of  the  In- 
dian races,  has  not  been  satisfactorily  given,  and  the  opinions  are  almost 
as  numerous  as  the  tribes.      With  no  written  language  the  traditions  of 
generations  past  was  perverted   or  lost.     The  Senecas  who  occupied  the  j 
western  part  of  the  State, — from  Geneva  to  Buffalo, — and  whose  moc-  j 
casined  feet  had  so  long  trodden  the  lands  of  the  county  of  Genesee,  were  | 
the  highest  in  the  confederacy.      Red  Jacket  and  other  notable  braves  11 
conducted  their  councils,  but  of  the  origin  of  the  Senecas  nothing  wasji 
known.     Their  traditions  told  that  the  tribe,  or  its  progenitors,   issued' 
from  the  large  hill  near  the  head  of  Canandaigua  Lake,  called  by  them 
GemindewaJi,  and  that  is  its  present  name.     The  same  hill  was  used  for 
the  annual  gatherings  of  the  Senecas  in  some  of  their  rites  within  the, 


COURT-HOUSE   AND   JAIL.  3*7 


memory  of  the  first  settlers.  Mary  Jemeson,  who  hved  so  long  on  the 
Gardeau  Reservation  of  the  Holland  Purchase,  has  given  the  most  com- 
plete history  of  the  "  great  hill  "  people. 

FIRST    LANDLORDS    AND    TAVERNS. 

The  original  survey  of  this  section,  begun  by  Joseph  and  Benjamin  Elli- 
cottin  i798,wascompletedin  i799,sofar,  atleast,  as  runningthe  township 
and  range  lines.  No  settlements  having  been  made,  inducements  were 
made  to  such  parties  as  would  locate  and  erect  taverns  for  accommodations 
of  would-be  settlers.  Accordingly  three  lots  were  sold,  with  that  end  in 
view,  first,  to  Asa  Ransom,  who  settled  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Clar- 
ence (Erie  County),  the  condition  being  "  on  or  before  January  i,  1800, 
he  should  erect  on  the  lot  a  messuage  fit  for  the  habitation  of  man,  not 
less  than  18  feet  square,  and  should  live  and  reside,  or  cause  a  family  to 
live  and  reside,  therein  during  the  term  of  five  years  next  ensuing,  and 
that  before  the  ist  day  of  July  next  not  less  than  eight  acres  of  land 
should  be  cleared  and  fenced."  Asa  Ransom  died  in  Buffalo  in 
1835.  The  second  lot  sold  was  to  Garret  Davis,  on  the  Lewiston  road, 
about  five  miles  from  Batavia  (now  in  Oakfield),  and  was  known  for 
years  as  the  old  Erastus  Wolcott  stand,  where  a  tavern  was  erected  and 
kept  for  years.  The  contract  was  dated  September  16,  1799,  located  on 
Lot  13,  Sec.  5,  Tp.  13,  Range  2,  and  called  for  150  acres  at  120 pounds 
(New  York  currency),  or  $2  00  per  acre,  with  like  conditions  as  to  Ran- 
som's. Garret  Davis  died  in  November,  1801.  The  third  lot  was  sold 
to  Frederick  Walther,  October  i,  1799,  in  Tp.  12,  Range  i,  "beginning 
in  the  Transit  Meridian  line,  being  the  Eastern  boundary  of  the  aforesaid 
Township,  13  ch.  38  L.,  S.  of  the  68  Mile  Stone  from  the  North  boundary 
of  Pennsylvania,  containing  150  acres  "  This  lot  embraced  all  the  pres- 
ent village  of  Stafford  that  lies  west  of  the  transit  line.  The  tavern 
house  was  built  on  the  north  side  of  the  old  Genesee  roadj  near  the  creek 
on  the  west  side.  Walther  only  remained  a  year  or  two,  then  went 
south. 

COURT-HOUSE  AND  JAIL. 

R.  ELLICOTT   gave  his  attention   to  the  building  of  a  court- 
house and  jail  immediately  after  the  act  was  passed  to  form  Gen- 
esee County.      In  May,  1802,  Mr.  Busti,  writing  to  him,  says: 
"  I  am  happy  in  the  promptness  with  which  you  have  agreed  to  carry  into  effect  the 
erection  of  the  court-house  and  jail,  as  stipulated' to  be  erected  at  the  expense  of  the 
3 


38  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


company,  by  Mr.  Ogden  and  myself.     This  stipulation  was  one  of  the  principal  induce- 
ments towards  our  effecting  the  passage  of  the  law  establishing  the  new  county." 

Isaac  Sutherland  and  Samuel  F.  Geer  were  employed  as  chief  archi- 
tects by  Mr.  EUicott  to  adopt  and  carry  out  a  building  plan  sent  on  by 
Mr.  Busti.  From  that  plan  was  created  the  building  now  known  as  El- 
licott  hall.  It  is  built  of  heavy  oak  timbers,  and  it  took  three  days  to 
raise  the  frame  work.  The  workmanship  was  of  a  superior  order  for  those 
days,  and  the  building  remains  a  monument  to  the  mechanical  skill  and 
energy  of  its  founder,  Joseph  Ellicott.  It  was  enclosed  in  the  fall  of 
1802,  and  finished  so  far  as  to  permit  of  holding  the  first  sessions  of  the 
courts  in  the  spring  of  1803.  The  north  half  was  used  as  a  court-room 
and  jail ;  the  south  half  for  a  tavern,  and  occupied  as  such  until  about 
1820.  The  tavern-keeper  was  then  dismissed  and  the  whole  upper  part 
used  as  a  court-rootn,  and  the  lower  part  (except  the  jail)  became  the  resi- 
dence of  the  jailor,  and  so  continued  until  the  erection  of  the  new  jail  in 
1850,  on  West  Main  street.  For  several  years  the  old  court-room  was 
■used  as  a  place  for  religious  meetings,  the  gallery  being  put  in  for  addi- 
tional seating  capacity. 

In  1819  Mr.  Ellicott  addressed  "the  Honorable  the  Judges  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  the  Supervisors  of  the  County,"  to  the  ef- 
fect that  the  needs  of  the  county  (Wyoming  County  not  having  been 
erected)  required  an  enlargement  of  the  court-room,  and  proposed,  as 
agent  of  the  Holland  Land  Company,  to  convey  to  the  supervisors  the 
triangular  piece  of  land  (now  bounded  by  Ellicott,  Main,  and  Court 
streets),  the  consideration  being  for  the  county  to  pay  $3000  ;  also  to 
convey  to  the  company  the  oblong  piece  of  land,  lOO  feet  wide,  located 
about  midway  between  Genesee  (Main)  street  and  Big  Tree  (Ellicott) 
road,  and  extending  from  a  point  on  what  is  now  Clark  Place,  back  of 
Bieree's  store;  also  a  strip  about  35  feet  wide  extending  from  Genesee  street 
to  the  main  strip,  known  as  "  lot  81."  (It  was  on  this  lot  the  first  exe- 
cution by  hanging  occurred  in  the  county.)  The  suggestion  was  ac- 
cepted, and  a  few  years  afterwards  a  new  jail  was  built  (now  occupied  by 
the  Hook  and  Ladder  Company)  ;  also  a  county  clerk's  office  was  built 
in  the  northeast  corner  of  the  triangle.  Both  were  built  of  brick.  This 
was  occupied  until  the  present  court-house  was  built,  in  1842,  when  the 
county  clerk's  office  was  moved  to  the  basement  of  the  same  ;  but  again 
moved  to  its  present  location,  when  it  and  the  surrogate's  office  was  com- 
pleted in  1873. 

The   circumstances   that  led   to   the  building  of  the  new  court-house 


POLITICAL   AND    CIVIL   HISTORY. 


were,  first,  a  strong  effort  being  made  to  remove  the  county  seat  to  At 
tica;   second,  a  movement   on  foot  to   divide  the  county;   third   the  old 
court-room  being  too  small  and  inconvenient.     The  supervisors'thought 
by  this  stroke  they  could  defeat  the  removal  of  the  county  seat  and  divi 
sion  of  the  county.      The  present  court-house  was  built  in  1843,  and  cost 
about  $17,000. 

In  1849  the  board  of  supervisors  granted  to  the  village  of  Batavia  the 
old  court-house,  conditioned  upon  its  being  repaired.  Repairs  were  made 
and  now  the  building  is  used  for  some  town  meetings,  and  is  known  as 
Elhcott  hall. 

POLITICAL  AND  CIVIL  HISTORY. 

AT  the  earliest  settlement  of  the  county  two  political  parties  ex- 
isted—the Federal,  opposed  to  the  war  and  friendly  to  Great  Brit 
ain,  and  the  Republican.  The  Federalists  became  quite  unpopular 
by  opposmg  the  War  of  18 12,  and  in  this  part  of  the  State  gradually 
dropped  the  name  and  were  stigmatized  as  "Democrats,"  which  name 
was  finally  adopted.  "  Bucktails  "  was  a  name  given  to  the  Republican 
party  of  that  day,  and  their  opponents  were  called  "  Clintonians."  Then 
followed  the  terms  "National"  and  "Democratic"  Republicans. 

In  1826  the  famous  Morgan   excitement  arose  to  change  the  political 
phase   of   this  section,  and  its   origin   was  at  Batavia.      William  Morgan 
wrote  an  exposition  of  the  so-called  secrets  of  Free  Masonry,  and  it  was 
to  have  been  published  at  Batavia.      It  was  alleged  that  for  this  exposure 
he  was   abducted   and  murdered  by  the  Masons ;   the   details  or  truth  of 
the  transaction  do  not  belong  in  this  history.     The  feeling  of  the  people 
of  Genesee  County  was  so  aroused   that  a  party,  called  the   "  Anti-Ma- 
sonic," at   once  was  formed,  and  was  an  overwhelming  party  for  a  short 
time   in  Western  New  York.      U  became   fully  organized  in  1828.  and  a 
coalition  was   made  in  1832  between  the  Anti-Masons  and  the  National 
Republicans  of  this  State  in  order  to  carry  the  State  for  the  Anti-Masons 
and  elect   Henry  Clay    President   of  the    United   States.     The  scheme 
failed  and  both  designs   failed.     The  Anti- Masonic  party  by  this  coali- 
tion merged  into  the  "  Whig  "  party,  and  remained  until  the   "  Republi- 
can "  party  of  1856. was  formed. 

In  1833  the  agitation  of  the  slavery  question  commenced  and  an  anti- 
slavery  party  was  formed.  No  issue  has  wielded  a  more  potent  influence 
upon  national  or  local  politics  than  this.  The  legislature  of  this  State 
passed  an  act  in  1799  for  the  gradual  extinction  of  slavery  within  its 


GENESEE   COUNTY.  _ 

4Q 1 

borders  Although  it  did  not  exist  in  the  Holland  Purchase,  yet  it  was 
a  legal  institution  in  the  older  settled  portions.  Subsequent  enactments 
entirely  obliterated  all  traces  of  the  dark  stain-slavery-from  the  State 
of  New  York  on  July  4,  1 827-  Ten  thousand  slaves  were  set  free  by  the 
act  Anti-slavery  meetings  were  broken  up  in  the  early  years  of  this 
excitement  by  the  opposition.  Gerrit  Smith  became  the  fearless  leader 
of  the   anti-slavery  faction,  and  it  gradually   developed   into  formidable 

^Tnesee'county  took  an  active  part  in  this  move.  In  1836  a  strong 
anti-slavery  feeling  existed  here,  and  was  as  strongly  opposed  ;  a  society 
was  formed  and  wished  to  hold  a  public  meeting  at  Batavia.  The  assur- 
ance by  prominent  men,  although  doubtful  as  to  the  justice  of  the  claims 
ofthe-Abohtionists,"  that  they  should  oppose  any  interference  with  a 
meetinc  in  accordance  with  the  right  of  free  speech,  that  was  properly 
conducted,  led  to  a  call  for  a  meeting  at  the  court-house  in  Batavia, 
March  12,  1836,  at  2  P.  M..  to  take  into  consideration  what  measure  it 
was  necessary  to  adopt  with  reference  to  the  proposed  meetmg  of  the 
Abolitionists  in  this  village;  and  the  call  closed  with  this  appeal:  Let 
all  opposed  to  fanaticism,   and  who  value  the  existence  and  perpetuity  of 

the  Union,  attend."  . 

This  meeting  was  largelv  attended  and  passed  strong  resolutions  against 
the  object  of  the  Abolitionists,  that  they  were  opposed  to  any  such  meet- 
ing in  the  village  of  Batavia.  and  would  not  be  responsible  for  consequen- 
ces if  the  Abolitionists  held  their  meeting  as  proposed.  (These  resolu- 
tions and  full  details  can  be  found  in  Young's  History  of  Warsaw)  The 
meeting  appointed  a  committee  of  50  to  wait  upon  the  Abolition  Society, 
should  it  meet  in  Batavia,  and  inform  it  of  the  wishes  of  the  village,  etc. 

The  Anti-Slavery  Society  met  pursuant  to  notice  at  the  court-house.  ^ 
Before  its  organization  the  committee  of'SO  entered  the  hall,  and  its  chair- 
man read  the  resolutions  of  their  meeting,  and  also  made  a  short  speech. 
The  Anti-Slavery  Society  appointed  a  committee  of  f^ve  to  prepare  a  re- 
ply      This   committee  was  :   Henry  Brewster  and  Seth   M.  Gates,  of  Le 
Roy  •   Gen.  John  D.  Landon,  of  Castile  ;  William  Patterson,  of  Warsaw  ; 
and  Huntington  Lyman.      In  the  reply  they  disclaimed  a  want  of  respect  I 
for  the  citizens  of  Batavia,  was  not  appointed  without  consultation  with  1 
respectable  citizens,  asserted  the  right  to  peaceably  assemble  to  discuss' 
the  interests  of  their  common  country,    and  could   not  acknowledge  the 
right  of  any  persons  or  body  of  men  to  molest   them  or  require  them  to 
cease  deliberations.     The  long  report  was  made  to  the  committee  of  50 


POLITICAL   AND    CIVIL   HISTORY.  4'1 

and  the  Anti-Slavery  Society  proceeded  with  its  organization,  but  was  in- 
terrupted with  stamping  and  unusual  riotous  proceedings,  and  after  an 
ineffectual  expostulation  and  remonstrance  adjourned  to  Warsaw  one 
week  from  that  day. 

The  meeting  was  held  pursuant  to  adjournment,  March  22,  1836,  de- 
clared its  sentiments,  and  pledged  $1,000  for  the  first  year's  support  of  a 
free  paper.  Such  a  paper  was  established  {The  American  Citizen)  in 
Warsaw,  and  was  subsequently  removed  to  Perry,  then  to  Rochester. 

It  was  at  a  convention  in  Warsaw  (then  Genesee  County)  that  the  first 
proposition  was  made  to  nominate  a  President  of  this  stripe,  and  after  a 
stormy  debate,  in  which  Myron  Holley  and  William  L.  Chapin  were  its 
advocates,  James  G.  Birney  was  nominated.  A  division  followed,  but 
the  vote  was  concentrated  on  the  members  of  Congress  who  favored  the 
anti-slavery  movement.  This  party  was  now  called  the  "  Liberty  party," 
and  numbered  about  1,500  in  the  State.  In  1848  they  joined  the  "  Free 
Soil  "  party.  The  people  of  Genesee  were  divided,  and  very  significantly 
so,  in  the  campaign  of  1848,  and  were  first  in  the  "  Hunker"  and  "  Barn- 
burner "  division  upon  the  slavery  question.  The  latter  division,  which 
opposed  the  introduction  of  slavery  into  new  territory,  received  strong 
support  in  Western  New  York,  and  gave  Martin  Van  Buren,  its  candi- 
date, a  hearty  support  in  1848.  In  1850,  when  Horatio  Seymour  was 
nominated  for  governor,  the  Whig  and  Democratic  parties  became  di- 
vided into  the  "  Hard  "  and  "  Soft "  factions,  the  first  supporting  President 
Fillmore's  administration,  the  latter  led  by  William  H.  Seward  and  op- 
posed. In  1852,  on  the  election  of  Franklin  Pierce  by  the  coahtion  of 
the  Anti-Slavery  or  Soft  Shell  divisions,  the  Whig  Party  was  practically 
annihilated,  and  the  Republican  party  sprang  into  being,  carrying  the 
anti-slavery  element  with  it.  In  all  these  movements  no  section  was 
more  active  than  Genesee  County.  Tlie  "  American  party,"  following 
in  1853,  called  "  Know-Nothing  party  "  from  its  secrecy,  had  a  brief  exist- 
ence. In  1856  John  C.  Fremont  was  the  candidate  of  the  Republicans  for 
President,  but  was  defeated.  Those  opposed  were  called  the  Democratic 
party.  In  i860  the  choice  of  Abraham  Lincoln  was  made  by  the  Re- 
publicans, and  he  was  elected  President.  The  feeling  between  the  slave- 
holding  States  and  the  North  had  been  growing  during  these  years,  and 
many  bitter  words  and  aggressive  acts  were  committed  by  both  sections, 
which  led  to  the  passage  of  ordinances  of  secession  by  the  slave  States, 
the  inauguration  of  the  civil  war  of  1861-65,  and  the  extinction  of  slav- 
ery forever. 


42 


GENESEE    COUNTY. 


The  Republican  and  Democratic  parties  continue  to  oppose  each  other 
on  minor  issues,  alternating  the  "outs  "  and  "  ins,"  and  at  this  writing  the 
Republicans  are  in  the  ascendency,  with  Benjamin  Harrison,  President. 

Mention  should  be  made  of  the  Prohibition  party,  which  has  for  the 
past  few  years  steadily  gained  in  numbers  in  Genesee  as  well  as  in  other 
counties  and  States.  The  party  advocates  the  enactment  of  laws  to  pro- 
hibit the  manufacture  and  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors, — a  commendable 
object, — but  many  temperance  defenders  do  not  sustain  the  party. 

The  "  Greenback  party,"  of  which  Genesee  County  has  only  a  few 
adherents,  has  not  yet  been  able  to  effect  a  permanent  organization. 

The  increase  in  parties,  and  the  particular  complexion  of  Genesee 
County  during  the  past  half  century, — since  the  organization  of  the  pres- 
ent county, — will  be  seen  by  the  aggregate  for  each  presidential  election  : 

Liberty 


323 


Whig 

Dem. 

Nat.  Am. 

Free  Soil 

1844, 

3,604 

2,111 

298- 

1848. 

2,890 

1,180 

55 

1,201 

1852, 

3.358 
Rep. 

2,164 

Am. 

1856, 

3,620 

1. 371 

1,166 

i860, 

4,464 

2,456 

I 

1864, 

4,030 

2,772 

1868, 

4.254 

2,847 

1872, 

4.034 

2,590 

Greenback 

Temp. 

1876, 

4,322 

3.321 

48 

2 

1880, 

4,815 

3.481 

72 

Prohibition 

1884, 

4.631 

3,643 

41 

386 

1888, 

4.952 

3,633 

408 

A  careful  comparison  of  the  vote  for  governor,  each  two  years,  will 
convey  the  idea  of  the  local  strength  of  Genesee  County : 


Whig 

Dem. 

Free  Soil 

1840, 

3,650 

2,130 

20 

1842. 

2,765 

2,010 

116 

1844, 

3.590 

2,135 

345 

Am. 

1846, 

2,910 

1,468 

231 

147 

1848, 

2,927 

1,217 

1,118 

53 

1850, 

3.049 

1,611 

Liberty 

1852, ■ 

3.661 

2,141 

'  K.-Nothing." 

184 

1854. 

1,597 

Rep. 

1,102 

"K. -Nothing" 

2,460 

1856, 

3.486 

1,402 

1,218 

1858, 

2,840 

1.409 

584 

26 

i860, 

4.448 

2.262 

230 

1862, 

3.49' 

2.559 

POLITICAL   AND    CIVIL   HISTORY  —  SHERIFFS. 


43 


Rep. 

Dem. 

1864. 

4,050 

2,760 

1866, 

3.978 

2,495 

1868, 

4.239 

2,863 

1870, 

3,701 

2,548 

1872, 

4,061 

2,604 

1874, 

3,088 

2,672 

1876, 

4,328 

3,321 

1879. 

3-735 

2,939 

1882, 

2,898 

3,518 

1885, 

3.693 

3,014 

1888, 

4,835 

3,722 

Prohibiton 

82 

33 

Greenback 

43 

82 

392 

52 

382 

418 

Genesee  County  is  the  oldest  county  west  of  Ontario  ;  its  organiza- 
tion is  given  under  the  proper  title.  Its  importance  in  the  past  and 
present  in  the  affairs  of  the  State  is  evident;  its  position  among  the  first,  its 
rapid  development,  and  its  admirable  local  government  for  a  brief  century 
is  directly  attributed  to  the  justice  and  firmness  of  its  rulers  and  citi- 
zens. We  append  a  list  of  officers  from  its  organization  to  the  present 
time,  and  leave  its  civil  and  political  status  to  be  felt  in  the  councils  of 
the  State  as  in  former  days.  Under  the  first  constitution  all  officers 
were  appointed  in  the  counties  by  the  governor,  and  one  senator  from 
each  of  the  four  districts  into  which  the  State  was  then  divided  ;  this 
constituted  the  appointing  power.  Under  the  constitution  of  1821 
sheriffs  and  county  clerks  were  elected  by  the  people  at  the  November 
elections.  In  the  lists  following  the  years  of  appointment  and  election 
are  given. 

SHERIFFS. 


Richard  M.  Stoddard 1803-06 

Benjamin  Barton 1807 

Asher  Bates 1808-09 

Nathan   Marvin 1810 

Aaron  Van   Cleve 1811-14 

Parmenio  Adams 181 5 

William  Sheldon 1816-17 

Parmenio  Adams 1818-21 

Worthy  L.Churchill 1822-24 

William  R.  Thompson 1825-27 

John  Wilder 1828-30 

Earl  Kidder  (app'd  vi'ceWiMer)  1831 

John  A.  McElvvaine i83r-32 

Nathan   Townsend 1833-36 

John  Wilder 1837-39 

Rufus  Robertson 1 840-41 

Addison  Foster, 


James  Long 1842-44 

John  Sprague '. , . .  .  1845-47 

Henry  Morrell 1848-50 

Salmon  B.  Lusk 1851-53 

James  R.  Mitchell 1854  56 

Alvin  Pease 1857-59 

Ferdinand  H.  Hull 1860-62 

Parley  Upton 1863-65 

Arch.  D.  McLachlin 1866-68 

William  L.  Parrish 1869-71 

George  H.  Robertson 1872-74 

John  H.  Ward 1875-77 

George  W.  Griffis 1878-80 

Irving  D.  Southworth 1881-83 

Joseph  H.  Robson 1884-86 

William  J.  Reedy 1887-89 

under  sheriff. 


44  GENESEE   COUNTV. 


COUNTY    CLERKS. 

James  W.  Stevens 1803-09  Timothy  Fitch 1831-36 

Isaac  Babcock 1810  Horace  U.  Soper 1837-42 

Simeon   Cummins 1811-15  H.  H.  Carpenter 1843-45 

John  Z.  Ross 1816-17  Samuel  C.  Holden 1846-48 

Simeon  Cummins 1818-21  Merrill  G.  Soper 1849-54 

Chauncey  L.  Sheldon 1822-24  Hiram  W.  Haskell 1855-60 

Ralph  Coffin 1825-27  George  H.  Holden 1861-66 

David  C.  Miller 1828-30  Carlos  A.  Hull 1867-75 

The  present  clerk  is  Carlos  A.  Hull,  who  has  been  kept  in  the  office 

since  1867,  so  efficient  is  he  ;  his  deputy,  George  H.  Holden,  has  served 

the  office  41  years. 

SURROGATES. 

Previous  to  1847  surrogates  were  appointed  as  were  county  judges  ; 
by  the  constitution  adopted  that  year  they  were  elected  in  counties  where 
the  population  exceeds  40,000  ;  in  counties  of  less  population  the  du- 
ties of  surrogate  devolve  on  the  county  judge  : 

Jeremiah  R.  Munson 1804  Ebenezer  Mix 1821-39 

Richard  Smith   1805-14       Harvey  Putnam 1840 

Andrew  A.  EUicott 1815-20      Timothy  Fitch    1841-44 

Samuel  Willett 1845-46 

TREASURERS. 
t 
These  were  appointed  by  the  board  of  supervisors  prior  to  1847  ;  since 

then  elected  : 

Joseph  Ellicott 1803-09    *  Pardon  C.  Sherman 1843-44 

James  Brisbane 1810            Seth  Wakeman 1845 

Asa  McCracken 181 1             Brannan  Young 1846-50 

William  Ramsey 1812            Thomas  Yates 1851-53 

David  McCracken 1813-18      Horace  M.  Warren 1854-56 

James  Williams .  .  1819-21       Thomas  Yates 1857-59 

Ethan  B.  Allen 1822-24      Oliver  P.  Clark    i860 

George  W.  Lay 1825-31       Nathan  A.  Woodward 1861-66 

Edgar  C.  Dibble 1832-33       Andrew  D.  Tryon 1867-72 

William  Davis 1834             Hiram  K.  Buell.  .  .' 1873-75 

William  S.  Mallory 1835-39      Orrin  C.  Parker 1876-78 

Joshua  L.  Brown 1840-42      Jorome  C.   Guiteau 1879-81 

John  Thomas 1882-91 

FIRST   JUDGES,  COMMON  PLEAS. 

Prior  to  1821  they  were  appointed  by  the  appointing  council ;  under 
the  constitution  of  1821   the  governor  appointed  for  five  years  ;   under 


COUNTY    OFFICERS. 


45 


the  constitution  of  1846  they  were  elected   for  four  years  ;  the  term  has 
been  changed  to  six  : 

Joseph  EUicott 1 806  William  H.  Tisdale 1 827-29 

Ezra  Piatt 1807- 11  Isaac  Wilson 1830-35 

John  H.  Jones 1812-20  William  Mitchell 1836-40 

Isaac  Wilson 1821-22  Phineas  L.  Tracy 1841-45 

John  Z.  Ross 1823-26  Edgar  C.  Dibble 1846 

JUDGES   AND    SURROGATES. 

Horace  U.  Soper 1847-50  Randolph  Ballard  appointed  to  close  the 

Edgar  C.  Dibble 1851-54  term  of  Charles  Henshaw,  deceased. 

Joshua  L.  Brown    1855-58       Lucius  N.  Bangs 1870-81 

Moses  Taggart 1859-66       Myron  H.   Peck 1882-88 

Charles  Henshaw 1867-70      Safford  E.  North    1889-96 

JUSTICES   OF   SESSIONS. 

The  constitution  of  1846  abolished  the  office  of  associate  judge,  and 
created  the  office  of  justice  of  Sessions — two  elected  each  from  among 
acting  justices  of  the  peace  of  the  county  : 

J.  M.  Holcomb,  William  M.  Sprague   1847 

James  S.  Stewart,  Thomas   Riddle 1 849 

German  Lathrop,  Miles  Wallace 1850 

John  D.  Safford,  Charles  S.  Cone 1851 

John  D.  Safford,  William  Barnett 1852 

Wheaton  S.  Miller,  John  C.  Cranston 1853 

Abner  Hull,  Jr.,  John  Munro,  Jr 1854 

Augustus  Cowdin,  Oswald  Bond 1855 

John  G.  Bixby,  William  H.  Davis 1856 

John  G.  Bixby,  James  Stewart 1857 

William  H.  Davis,  William  Barnett 1858 

Oswald  Bond,  Luther  Crosby 1859 

James  S.  Stewart,  Jonathan  M.  Foreman i860 

William  G.  Sherwood,  William  Barnett 1861 

Halleck  Stilwell,  John  F.  Perry   1862 

Halleck  Stilwell,  William  Barnett 1863 

Halleck  Stilwell,  Samuel  Church 1864 

Benjamin  F.  Harris,  Samuel  Church •. 1865 

Nathaniel  Reed,  Sebastian  R.  Moore 1866 

Joseph  W.  Holmes,  William   Barnett 1 867 

Joseph  W.  Holmes,  Lawrence  L.  Crosby J 868 

Charles  Sprague,  Lawrence   L.  Crosby 1869 

Charles  W.  Rumsey,  William  L.  Rugg 1870-71 

Ansel  D.  Mills,  Thomas  J.  Dean 1872-73 

Ansel  D.  Mills,  Albert  H.  Perry 1874 

Philip  Cope,  Albert  H.  Perry . . . '. 1875 


46  GENESEE   COUNTY.  j 

. .  — . ■■■■  4 

Philip  Cope,  Henry  O.  Bostwick •  , .:.  ..^j  .■.  .v  i.. .  1876 

Israel  M.  Peck,  Henry  O.  Bostwick ^.  ... .-/... .  1877-78 

Irving  D.  Southworth,  Henry  O.  Bostwick 1879 

William  S.  Coe,  M.  Nelson  Moulthrop. .'. 1880-81 

Alexander  Campbell,  Roswell  C.  Curtiss 1882 

Roswell  C.  Curtiss,  Alva  Babcock /. 1883 

Israel  M.  Peck,  Roswell  C.  Curtiss.  . . . :. 1884 

Roswell  C.  Curtiss,  Charles  F.  Lewis 1885 

Jay  W.  Stratton,  Charles  F.  Lewis , 1886 

Frank  E.  Vosburg,  Jay  W.  Stratton ... 1887 

William  G.  Pollard,  M.  N.  Moulthrop 1888-89 

DISTRICT   ATTORNEYS. 

Act  passed  in  1801  creating  the  office  ;  act  passed  in  18 18  made  each 
county  a  district  for  one  ;  the  officers  were  appointed  by  constitution  of 
1 82 1,  and  elected  after  1846: 

Daniel  B.  Brown 1818-20  George  Brown 1856-58 

Heman  J.  Redfield 1821-28  James  M.  Willett 1859-61 

Levi  Rumsey 1829-33  William  Tyrrell.'. 1862-64 

Daniel  H.  Chandler 1 834-37  C.  Fitch  Bissell .1 865-67 

Isaac  A.  Verplanck 1838-41  William  C.  Watson 1868-73 

John  H.  Martindale 1842-44  C.  Fitch  Bissell 1874-76 

Moses  Taggart 1845  Thomas  P.  Heddon 1877-79 

Isaac  A.  Verplanck   1846  Safford  E.  North 1880-82 

John  H.  Martindale 1847-49  Safford  E.  North 1883-85 

Seth  Wakeman 1850-55  Frank  S.  Wood 1886-92 

SCHOOL   COMMISSIONERS. 

The  office  of  commissioner  for  the  county  was  created  by  law  in  1853, 
and  David  Ney  was  appointed  by  the  supervisors  for  1854;  Mr.  Howe 
was  appointed  for  1855.  The  change  of  1856  made  the  election  of  com- 
missioner for  each  Assembly  district ;  for  the  year  1856  Israel  M.  Peck 
was  appointed  for  the  eastern  district,  and  Homer  H.  Woodward  for  the 
western.      In  1857  ^^^^  county  was  made  one  district ;   then  was  elected: 

Orange  S.  Throop 1857-62       Charles  V.  Hooper 1875-80 

D.  C.  Rumsey 1863-68       William  E.  Prentice 1881-83 

R.  L.  Selden 1869-74       Arthur  B.  Rathbone 1884-86 

William  J.  Barr 1887-89 

MEMBERS    OF   ASSEMBLY. 
Genesee  and  Ontario  Coimties. 

Thaddeus  Chapin,   Augustus   Porter \  „ 

Polydore  B.  Wisner (    '^°2 

Amos  Hall,  Nathaniel  W.  Howell )  p 

Polydore  B.  Wisner C °3 


\ 


MEMBERS   OF   ASSEMBLY. 


47 


Amos  Hall,  Daniel  W.  Lewis ) 

Alexander  Rea j '  °°4 

Ezra  Patterson,  Daniel  W.  Lewis ) 

Alexander  Rea ( '^°S 

Allegany,  Genesee,  and  Ontario  Counties. 

Philetus  Swift,  Asahel  Warner )  „    , 

Alexander  Rea '. \     '^°^ 

Philetus  Swift,  Asahel  Warner )  „ 

William  Rumsey f  ■ '^°7 

Genesee  County. 

William  Rumsey 1 808 

Zacheus  Colby 1 8 1 1 

Chauncey  Loomis 1809 

Chauncev  Lewis 1810 

James  Gannon 1 8 1 2 

James  Gannon 1813 

Isaac  Sutherland , 1814 

James  Gannon,  Elizon  Webster \  o 

John  Wilson \ ^ 

James  Gannon,  Elizon  Webster )  o,/; 

Isaac  Wilson 


Gilbert  Howell,  Abraham  Matteson (  o  „ 

Isaac  Sutherland \ 

Gilbert  Howell,  Abraham  Matteson 

Isaac  Sutherland .  ., 


I i8ii 


Fitch  Chipman,  Gideon  F.  Jenkins /  ,0,^ 

T->       1  T.  I    \r  >  I  O  I  Q- 

Robert  McKay \  ^ 

Fitch  Chipman,  Jesse  Hawley •  •  (  1820 

Samuel  M.  Hopkins \ 

Robert  Anderson,  Benedict  Brooks )  jg^j 

Samuel  McWhorter S 

Apollos  P.  Auger,  William  Bristol   {  1822 

Otis  Turner,  Josiah  Churchill \ 

Shubael  Dunham,  Orin  Follett \  j  gj-i 

James  Gannon,  Horace  S.  Turner ( 

Jeremiah  Brown,  Fitch  Chipman.... )  ,g2^ 

Shubael  Dunham,  Gains  B.  Rich \ 

Josiah  Churchill,  David  Scott (  1821 

Phineas  Stanton ( 

Josiah  Churchill,  Shubael  Dunham /  1826 

John  B.  Skinner ( 

Dennis  Blakely,  Trumbull  Cary      \  1827 

John  B.  Skinner ( 

Calvin  P.  Bailey,  John  Haskell /  1828 

John  B.  Skinner \ 

Calvin  P.  Bailey,  Timothy  Fitch )  1820- 

Stephen  Griswold ( 

Robert  Earl,  Jr.,  Stephen  Griswold (  iS^o 

Charles  Woodworth S 

Seth  M.  Gates,  Henry  Hawkins (  ig^i 

James  Sprague,  2d \ 


48 


GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Peter  Patterson,  Rufus  Robertson ) 

Charles  Woodworth \ 

Truman  Lewis,  Peter  Patterson ) 

Rufus  Robertson \ 

Truman  Lewis,  Samuel  Richmond } 

Amos  Tyrrell,  Sr \ 

Charles  O.  Shepperd,  Samuel  Richmond   / 

Amos  Tyrrell,  Sr \ 

Charles  O.  Shepperd,  Reuben  Benham ) 

Leverett  Seward,  John  A.  McElwaine ( 

Andrew  H.  Green,  Reuben  Benham } 

John  Head,  Leverett  Seward 

Andrew  H.  Green,  Horace  Healey 

John  Head,  Alva  Jefferson 

George  W.  Lay,  Horace  Healey 

John  W.  Brownson,  Alva  Jefferson 

Samuel  Richardson,  John  W.  Brownson 

David  Scott,  Isaac  N.  Stoddard 

Robinson  Smiley,  Albert  Smith 

Robinson  Smiley,  Ira  Waite 

Charles  P.  Brown,  Chester  Hannum 

Aaron  Long,  Chester  Hannum  ....    

Aaron  Long,  Heman  Blodgett 

Alonzo  S.  Upham,  Heman  Blodgett 

Alonzo  S.  Upham,  Tracey  Pardee 

Martin  C.  Ward,  Tracey  Pardee 

Martin  C.  Ward,  John  C.  Gardiner 

Albert  Rowe,  Levi  Fiske 

Albert  Rowe,  Levi  Fiske 

Theodore  C.  Peters,  Joseph  Cook 

Theodore  C.  Peters,  Joseph  Cook 

Ambrose  Stevens,  David  Mallory        

Seth  Wakeman,  David  Mallory 

Seth  Wakeman,  John  J.  McPherson 

Frank  G.  Kingman 

Elbridge  G.  Moulton   


(■ 


Elbridge  G.  Moulton. 1859 

George  W.  Wright i860 

Benjamin  Pringle 1861 

Loren  Green 1862 

Loren  Green 1863 

John  W.  Brown 1864 

John  W.  Brown 1865 

Henry  F.  Tarbox 1 866 

Henry  F.  Tarbox 1 867 

Edward  C.  Walker 1868 

Edward  C.  Walker 1869 

Volney  G.  Knapp 1 870 

T.  F.  Miller 


832 
833 
834 
835 
836 
837 
838 

839 
840 

841 

842 
843 
844 

845 
846 

847 
848 

849 

850 
851 
852 

853 

854 

855 
856 

857 


Volney  G.  Knapp 1871 

Elbert  Townsend 1872 

Elbert  Townsend 1 873 

Newton  H.  Green ....    1874 

Newton  H.  Green 1875 

EH  Taylor 1876-77 

John  Sanders 1778-79 

Joseph  W.  Holmes 1880-81 

Robert  W.  Nichol 1882 

Lucien  R.  Bailey 1883-84 

Charles  A.  Seaver   1885-87 

John  McKenzie 1888-89 

1 889-90 


LEGISLATORS  —  BENCH    AND    BAR. 


4^ 


STATE    SENATORS. 

The  following  persons  have  been  chosen  State  senators  from  the 
county  : 

Alexander  Rea 1808      Trumbull  Gary   1831 

Isaac  Wilson 181 8      Harvey  Putnam 1843 

David  E.  Evans 1 820      Alonzo  S.  Upham 1 850 

Heman  J.  Redfield 1823      George  Bowen 1870 

Ethan  B.  Allen 1826      Edward  G.  Walker 1886 

MEMBERS   OF    CONGRESS. 

Samuel  M.  Hopkins. 181 3  Seth  M.  Gates 1839 

Benjamin  EUicott 1817  Albert  Smith 1843 

Parmenio  Adams 1825  Harvey  Putnam ' 1847 

Phineas  L.  Tracy 1827  Augustus  P.  Hascall 1851 

George  W.  Lay 1 833  Benjamin  Pringle 1853 

Harvey  Putnam 1 837  John  Fisher 1 867 

Seth  Wakeman 1871 

The  coroners  now  serving  the  county  are  Lucius  B.  Parmelee  and 
Isaac  T.  Mullen,  elected  in  1887;  and  Elliott  C.  Smith  and  Alpheus 
Prince,  elected  in  November,  1888. 

Present  superintendents  of  the  poor  :  Cortland  Crosman,  elected  in 
November,  1886;  Dwight  Dimock,  elected  in  November,  1887  ;  Richard; 
Pearson,  elected  in  November,  1888  ;  Dwight  Dimock,  Corfu,  elected  in. 
November,  1886. 

Robert  A.  Maxwell,  of  Batavia,  served  as  treasurer  of  the  State  in  1881^ 
and  as  superintendent  of  insurance  in  1886—89. 

BENCH  AND  BAR.i 

THE  editors  of  the  Gazetteer  and  Biographical  Record  have  asked 
for  their  publication  a  sketch  of  the  lives  of  the  men  who  in  the  past 
have  been  representative  members  of  the  legal  profession  in  Gene- 
see County.  The  scope  of  this  article  does  not  include  any  lawyer  now  Hv- 
ing.  It  is  only  of  those  whose  earthly  labors  are  ended  that  we  are  to  speak. 
Within  the  limit  of  .space  assigned  it  will  be  impossible  to  give  more  than 
an  outline  of  the  lives  of  these  men,  many  of  whom  have  been  among  the 
foremost  citizens  of  Genesee  County.  It  is  not  claimed  that  mention  is 
made  of  every  lawyer  who  has  practiced  here,  neither  does  this  sketch 
include  those  who  have  pursued  their  studies  or  practiced  in  this  county 
for  a  short  time,  but  who  have  made  their  reputations  elsewhere.      In  any 

1  By  Hon.  S.  E.  North. 


50  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


community  the  members  of  the  bar  are  always  in  a  large  sense  public 
men.  Many  important  judicial  positions  are  necessarily  filled  from  their 
ranks,  while  legislative  and  other  official  places  are  often  occupied  by 
lawyers.  The  bar  of  Genesee  County  forms  no  exception  to  this  rule. 
There  nas  never  been  a  time  when  it  did  not  include  many  men  of  rec- 
ognized ability,  and  the  bar  as  a  whole  has  always  compared  favorably 
with  that  of  any  other  county  of  anything  like  equal  size.  Of  those 
whose  names  are  here  recorded  only  Martindale,  Wakeman,  Hewitt,  and 
Taggart  were  personally  known  to  the  writer.  The  estimates  given  of 
the  professional  characteristics  of  the  men  who  form  the  subject  of  this 
article  have  been  derived  largely  from  conversation  with  those  who  knew 
them  as  lawyers  and  citizens,  and  partly,  of  course,  from  such  printed 
sketches  as  were  available.  The  historical  facts  have  been  gathered  from 
biographies  found  in  many  different  places,  from  newspaper  files,  court 
records,  from  recollections  of  old  inhabitants,  and  in  several  instances 
from  such  meagre  statements  as  are  chiseled  in  marble  in  the  cemetery, 
or  are  written  down  in  not  less  formal  phrase  in  the  books  of  the  surro- 
gate's office. 

The  first  judge  of  the  county  was  Joseph  Ellicott,  the  same  man  who, 
as  surveyor,  blazed  his  way  through  the  primeval  forests  of  Western  New 
York,  and  laid  out  the  counties,  towns,  and  villages  of  the  Holland  Pur- 
chase. Mr.  Ellicott  was  not  a  lawyer.  He  resigned  the  position  of 
judge  a  short  time  after  his  appointment  in  1803,  and  was  succeeded  by 
Ezra  Piatt.  Of  Judge  Piatt  but  little  information  is  available,  except  that 
he  discharged  the  few  duties  of  the  office  until  about  1812.  His  will  is 
recorded  in  book  i  of  Wills  in  the  surrogate's  office,  at  page  ii,  and  is 
the  third  will  entered  in  the  county  records.  The  first  was  that  of  Daniel 
Totten,  recorded  January  20,  1808,  and  the  second,  that  of  David  Frank- 
lin, was  recorded  March  30,  1809,  while  the  record  of  Judge  Piatt's  will 
was  made  January  9,  18 12,  making  three  wills  in  four  years. 

The  succeeding  judges  down  to  1847  were  John  H.  Jones,  Isaac  Wil- 
son, John  Z.  Ross,  William  H.  Tisdale,  William  Mitchell,  Phineas  L. 
Tracy,  and  Edgar  C.  Dibble.  During  the  same  period  the  surrogates  of 
the  county  had  been  Jeremiah  R.  Munson, — whose  name  does  not  appear 
in  any  of  the  records  of  the  office, — Richard  Smith,  Andrew  A.  Ellicott, 
Ebenezer  Mix,  Harvey  Putnam,  Timothy  Fitch,  and  Samuel  Willett. 
Mr.  Mix  filled  the  office  from  1821  to  1840.  Under  the  law  as  it 
has  existed  since  1847  the  functions  of  county  judge  and  surrogate  have 
been  performed  by  the  same  official.  The  duties  of  surrogate  prior  to 
that  date  were  few,  as  estates  were  seldom  settled. 


BENCH    AND    BAR.  51 


Richard  Smith,  whose  portrait  has  for  many  years  hung  in  the  court- 
house, over  the  chair  occupied  by  the  presiding  judge,  was  born  in  Con- 
necticut, February  17,  1779,  and  died  December  31,  1859.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  Yale  College  and  removed  to  Genesee  County  in  1803.  He 
was  at  one  time  a  partner  of  Daniel  B.  Brown.  Judge  Smith  seldom,  if 
ever,  appeared  in  court.  It  is  not  known  that  any  of  the  other  incum- 
bents of  the  office  up  to  that  time  were  particularly  prominent  as  lawyers, 
neither  is  much  information  available  as  to  any  county  judge  prior  to 
Phineas  L.  Tracy.  Judge  Ross  is  spoken  favorably  of  as  a  citizen  and 
lawyer.      He  died  October  27,  1826,  at  the  age  of  40  years. 

Few  men  have  been  more  closely  identified  with  the  history  of  Genesee 
County  than  Judge  Tracy.  He  was  born  December  25,  1786,  at  Nor- 
wich, Conn.,  and  graduated  at  Yale  in  1806.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Albany  in  181 1,  and  removed  to  Genesee  County  in  1813.  For 
many  years  he  had  an  extensive  and  lucrative  practice,  and  was  a  man  of 
marked  force  and  ability.  He  was  elected  to  Congress  in  1827  and  again 
in  1829,  and  in  1841  was  appointed  "first  judge"  of  the  county  by 
William  H.  Seward,  then  governor.  After  his  retirement  from  the 
bench  in  1846  he  practiced  law  but  little.  He  was  for  many  years  a 
member  of  the  vestry  of  St.  James's  Church.  His  death  occurred  De- 
cember 22,  1876.  An  obituary  published  at  that  time  says  :  "  He  would 
have  been  90  years  old  on  Christmas  day.  A  good  and  just  man,  full 
of  years  and  ripe  for  the  harvest,  has  gone  to  his  peaceful  rest." 

The  next  county  judge  was  Edgar  C.  Dibble,  who  held  the  office  dur- 
ing the  year  1846,  and  again  from  1852  to  1856.  Judge  Dibble  was  a 
fairly  well-read  lawyer,  a  man  of  good  character,  and  he  discharged  the 
duties  of  his  office  satisfactorily.  He  died  February  28,  1862,  at  the  age 
of  57  years.  During  the  period  of  his  professional  career  he  was  at  dif- 
ferent times  in  partnership  with  Timothy  Fitch,  John  H.  Martindale,  and 
Martin  F.  Robertson. 

Judge  Dibble  was  succeeded  by  Horace  U.  Soper,  who  served  four 
years.  Judge  Soper  is  said  to  have  made  a  good  record  upon  the  bench, 
but  was  never  especially  prominent  as  a  practitioner.  He  was  an  amiable 
and  agreeable  gentleman,  of  attractive  manners  and  large  general  in- 
formation. He  died  January  15,  1878,  at  the  age  of  72  years,  leaving  no 
descendants. 

Joshua  L.  Brown  became  county  judge  and  surrogate  in  1856  and  held 
the  office  four  years.  He  died  at  the  age  of  48,  June  19,  i860,  a  few 
months  after  the  expiration  of  his  official  term,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.     Judge 


52  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Brown  was  a  good  citizen,  and  a  lawyer  of  extensive  learning  and  de- 
cided ability.  He  is  said  to  have  possessed  less'  aptitude  for  the  trial  of 
causes  before  a  jury  than  for  the  other  duties  of  his  profession,  although 
he  tried  a  large  number  of  cases.  Before  the  court,  or  as  a  counselor  in 
his  office,  he  was  a  strong,  safe  man.  A  member  of  the  bar  now  living 
tells  how  he  had  a  habit  during  the  trial  of  criminal  causes,  where,  as 
often  occurs,  the  defense  was  conducted  by  some  yonng  man  designated 
by  the  court,  of  taking  a  seat  near  the  junior  thus  assigned,  when,  as  the 
trial  proceeded,  he  would  draw  his  chair  up  and  make  suggestions. 
After  a  little  he  would  be  on  his  feet  arguing  a  law  point,  and  in  one 
case  at  the  close  of  the  evidence  he  proceeded  at  once  to  sum  up  to  the 
jury,  much  to  the  discomfiture  of  the  young  lawyer  who  had  prepared, 
with  great  care,  an  address  which  was  to  make  his  reputation.  Judge 
Brown  was  for  many  years  a  partner  of  Maj.  Henry  I.  Glowacki,  who  in 
well  earned  retirement  from  the  active  labors  of  life  still  survives.  The 
firm  of  Brown  &  Glowacki  enjoyed  for  many  years  an  extensive  and 
lucrative  practice,  which  was  at  its  full  height  at  the  time  of  Judge 
Brown's  death. 

Moses  Taggart,  who  succeeded  Judge  Brown,  died  at  his  home  in  Ba- 
tavia,  February  17,  1883,  at  the  ripe  age  of  82  years.  He  was  the  Nes- 
tor of  our  bar,  having  been  in  active  and  continuous  practice  for  about 
55  years.  During  his  eventful  life  he  had  endeared  himself  to  the  pro- 
fession, of  which  he  was  an  honored  member,  and  was  universally  re- 
spected in  the  community  where  he  had  so  long  resided.  As  a  lawyer 
he  was  thoroughly  grounded  in  the  elementary  principles  of  legal  science. 
Throughout  his  career  he  was  esteemed  for  his  good  judgment,  safe 
counsel,  and  extensive  research  rather  than  for  any  special  ability  as  a 
trial  lawyer.  He  had  little  liking  or  aptitude  for  the  work  of  an  advo- 
cate. A  strong,  helpful  friend  of  young  men.  he  had  witnessed  the  career 
of  every  man  at  the  bar  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that 
every  one  of  the  number  felt  a  sincere  attachment  for  the  venerable  and 
honored  father  of  the  fraternity.  Judge  Taggart  was  born  at  Colerain,. 
Mass.,  August  21,  1799.  At  the  age  of  18  years  he  left  his  native  town 
to  find  a  home  in  the  newer  region  of  Western  New  York,  and  traveled 
all  the  way  to  Byron  on  foot.  His  legal  studies  were  pursued  in  the 
office  of  Phineas  L.  Tracy.  Upon  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  became  a  I 
partner  of  Albert  Smith,  who  at  that  time  was  an  able  and  noted  prac-  • 
titioner.  At  different  periods  of  his  life  he  was  in  partnership  with 
Daniel  H.  Chandler,  Charles   Henshaw,  Seth  Wakeman,  and  during  the  , 


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latter  years  of  his  life  with  his  son-in-law,  W.  Harris  Day.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  1846,  and  in  1 851  was  ap- 
pointed justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by  the  death 
of  Judge  Sill.  This  position  he  filled  until  tlie  close  of  1853,  and  duiing 
the  last  year  of  his  service  became,  under  the  then  existing  provisions  of 
law,  a  member  of  the  Court  of  Appeals.  In  i860  he  was  elected  county 
judge  and  surrogate  of  this  county,  and  filled  the  office  acceptably  for 
two  terms  of  four  years  each.  In  1871  Judge  Taggart  was  appointed 
postmaster  of  Batavia,  which  position  he  held  for  about  four  years.  He 
maintained  his  excellent  health  and  vigorous  bearing  almost  to  the  end 
of  his  life,  while  his  intellectual  powers  remained  unimpaired  to  the  last. 

Charles  Henshaw  was  born  at  Java,  Wyoming  County,  and  studied 
law  with  Gen.  L.  W.  Thayer  at  Warsaw.  He  was  elected  county  judge 
and  surrogate  in  1868,  and  died  in  office  September  18,  1870,  at  the  age 
of  48  years.  A  man  of  sterling  worth,  honest  through  and  through,  he 
possessed  qualifications  which  rendered  him  in  some  respects  the  most 
remarkable  lawyer  who  has  ever  practiced  at  our  bar.  It  is  doubtful  if 
any  other  lawyer  of  this  county  has  acquired  so  extended  a  knowledge 
of  the  law  itself.  ?Iis  memory  was  unfailing,  and  his  familiarity  with 
both  elem.entary  law  and  judicial  decisions  was  vast  and  perfectly  at  his 
command.  He  could  always  say  "  on  such  a  bcok  and  page  you  will 
find  the  law."  He  disregarded  all  forms,  and  fashioned  his  papers  briefly 
and  accurately  to  suit  himself  Unwilling  or  unable  to  try  a  case  before 
a  jury,  he  seldom  if  ever  appeared  in  this  capacity.  His  judicial  career, 
upon  which  he  had  but  fairly  entered,  gave  great  promi.'-e,  and.  had  he 
lived  Charles  Henshaw  would  have  filled  higher  positions  upon  the  bench. 
The  incumbents  of  the  office  of  county  judge  and  surrogate  since  Judge 
Henshaw's  death  are,  in  this  year  1890,  all  living. 

A  sketch  of  the  life  of  the  Hon.  Heman  J.  Redfield,  prepared  for  this 
article,  has  been  omitted,  since  an  extended  notice  of  his  career  is  printed 
elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

Among  the  members  of  the  legal  profession  who  have  practiced  in  Le 
Roy  besides  Mr.  Redfield  there  may  be  mentioned  Jacob  Bartow,  Alfred 
F.  Bartow  and  Charles  Bartow,  his  sons,  Seth  M.  Gates,  Charles  Dan- 
forth,  Samuel  Skinner,  Perrin  M.  Smith,  and  Augustus  P.  Hascall. 

Jacob  Bartow,  although  never  distinguished  as  a  lawyer,  was  a  man  of 

large  attainments  and   rare  scholarly  tastes.      He  was  a  law  student  with 

Aaron  Burr.      He  died  about  1845.      ^^'s  son,  Alfred  F.  Bartow,  studied 

law  with  Heman  J.  Redfield,  and  later  became  his  partner.      He  removed 

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west  and  died  a  few  years  ago  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Bartow  was  an  excellent 
practical  business  lawyer,  and  was  a  prominent  and  respected  citizen  of 
Le  Roy.  He  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  vestry  of  St.  Mark's 
Church,  and  took  much  interest  in  the  work  of  that  society.  Charles 
Bartow  studied  law  with  A.  P.  Hascall,  and  during  the  time  he  practiced 
in  Le  Roy  was  in  partnership  with  Hiram  W.  Hascall,  and  afterwards  with 
John  R.  Olmsted.  He  removed  to  New  York,  where  he  died.  Augus- 
tus P.  Hascall  was  for  a  long  time  an  honored  and  prominent  citizen  of 
Le  Roy.  He  served  as  presidential  elector  in  1848,  and  was  a  Represent- 
ative in  the  32d  Congress.  He  died  June  27,  1872,  aged  about  ']6 
years.  Charles  Danforth  was  a  graduate  of  Williams  College,  and  was  at 
one  time  judge  of  Common  Pleas  in  this  county.  He  was  a  good  law- 
yer and  gave  satisfaction  as  a  judge.  Samuel  Skinner  was  one  of  the 
earliest  lawyers  in  Le  Roy,  and  is  said  to  have,  been  an  able,  well-read 
member  of  the  bar.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Williams  College,  and  was 
possessed  of  scholarly  tastes.  He  died  in  Le  Roy  about  the  year  1853. 
Perrin  M.  Smith  studied  law  with  Mr.  Redfield  and  became  a  partner  of 
Mr.  Skinner.  He  removed  from  Le  Roy  to  the  West,  where  he  died 
many  years  ago.  Seth  M.  Gates  practiced  law  in  LeRoy  for  many 
years,  and  was  an  able  man.  He  was  proficient  alike  as  an  office  lawyer 
and  in  the  trial  and  argument  of  cases.  He  was  elected  to  Congress  in 
1839,  and  soon  after  completing  his  term  of  service  removed  to  Warsaw, 
where  he  died  about  the  year  1876.  During  his  residence  in  Le  Roy  he 
was  10  years  associated  in  business  with  D.  R.  Bacon,  who  still  resides  in 
Le  Roy,  an  honored  citizen  of  that  village.  Mr.  Bacon  was  at  one  time  a 
law  partner  of  James  Summerfield,  but  upon  becoming  connected  with 
manufacturing  interests  several  jears  ago  retired  from  active  practice  of 
his  profession. 

A  citizen  of  Le  Roy,  having  at  his  command  sources  of  information  not 
available  to  the  writer  of  this  sketch,  has  included  in  an  article  prepared 
for  this  work  much  additional  information  concerning  Le  Roy  lawyers, 
which  might  otherwise  have  been  of  interest  here. 

Among  the  more  prominent  of  the  early  Batavia  lawyers  may  be  men- 
tioned Albert  Smith,  who  in  his  day  had  a  wide  reputation  for  extensive 
legal  knowledge,  and  for  his  power  as  an  advocate.  He  was  a  Represent- 
ative to  the  28th  and  29th  Congresses  from  this  district,  and  served  in 
the  Assembly  in  1842.  At  different  times  he  was  associated  as  a  part- 
ner with  the  ablest  lawyers  of  the  county.  Mr.  Smith  removed  west 
soon  after  his  service  in  the  State  legislature,  and  has  long  since  been 
dead. 


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Daniel  B.  Brown  was  born  October  i8,  1780,  and  died  July  7,  1822, 
leaving,  it  is  said,  no  descendants  or  near  kindred.  He  is  reputed  to 
have  been  one  of  the  most  brilliant  advocates  who  ever  practiced  in  this 
county.  He  was  somewhat  intemperate  in  habits  and  erratic  in  disposi- 
tion, and  consequently  never  won  for  himself  the  position  which  he  other- 
wise would  have  gained.  It  is  hardly  probable  that  he  is  practicing  law 
in  the  other  world,  yet  his  tombstone  bears  the  inscription,  copied  quite 
likely  from  his  sign  used  while  living:  "  Daniel  B.  Brown,  Attorney  and 
Counselor  at  Law." 

Levi  Rumsey  was  a  prominent  citizen  of  this  county  at  an  early  day, 
and  was  intimately  concerned  in  that  class  of  law  business  connected  with 
the  formative  period  of  our  history.  But  little  information  concernincr 
him  is  now  available,  yet  an  old  citizen  of  Batavia  well  qualified  to  know 
and  judge  says  of  him,  that  in  the  prime  of  life  he  was  not  only  the  fore- 
most lawyer  of  this  county,  but  of  Western  New  York.  He  was  unques- 
tionably a  man  of  high  character  and  of  decided  ability.  Mr.  Rumsey 
was  district  attorney  of  this  county  from  1829  to  1834.  He  was  born 
in  Connecticut,  December  8,  1776,  and  died  December  29,  1833. 

Ethan  B.  Allen  was  among  the  most  prominent  of  the* early  lawyers 
of  the  county,  and  was  a  man  of  high  character  and  unusual  attainments. 
In  personal  bearing  he  was  "  a  gentleman  of  the  old  school."  He  was 
born  in  Columbia  County,  October  21,  1787,  and  died  April  19,  1835. 
He  was  the  father-in-law  of  that  distinguished  advocate  and  jurist,  Isaac 

A.  Verplanck.  Mr.  Allen  was  a  State  senator  from  this  district  from 
1826  to  1830.  Upon  his  tombstone  are  inscribed  the  words  "  intelligent, 
virtuous,  and  affectionate,  he  fulfilled  the  various  duties  of  a  legislator,  a 
citizen,  and  a  friend." 

Daniel  tl.  Chandler,  who  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  citizen  of 
this  county,  was  born  in  1795  and  died  March  29,  1864,  at  Madison, 
Wis.,  where  he  had  removed  in  1847.  He  was  district  attorney  of  this 
county  from  1834  to  1838.  Mr.  Chandler  was  an  able  and  thoroughly 
equipped  lawyer,  combining  in  an  unusual  degree  the  characteristics  of 
advocate  and  counselor.      He  was  a  partner  at  one  time  of  Senator  Ethan 

B.  Allen,  and  later  with  Hon.  Moses  Taggart.  Mr.  Chandler  is  well  re- 
membered by  quite  a  number  of  our  older  residents,  all  of  whom  attest 
his  worth  as  a  man  and  his  talents  as  a  lawyer.  His  ability  as  a  trial 
lawyer  brought  him  actively  into  the  management  of  many  rtotable  cases, 
where  he  won  for  himself  high  commendation  from  bench,  bar,  and 
clients.     He  was  the  father  of  the  late  Rear-Admiral  Ralph  Chandler,  of 


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the  United  States  navy.  After  his  removal  to  Wisconsin  Mr.  Chandler 
acquired  a  large  practice,  and  fully  maintained  the  reputation  he  bad 
gained  here. 

George  W.  Lay,  the  fourth  son  of  John  Lay,  Esq.,  was  born  at  Cat- 
skill,  N.  Y.,  July  27,  1798.  He  graduated  at  Hamilton  College,  N.  Y., 
in  the  class  of  18 17.  He  came  to  Batavia  the  same  year  and  studied 
law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Phineas  L.  Tracy.  After  his  admission  to  the 
bar  he  became  a  law  partner  of  Mr.  Tracy.  The  firm  of  Tracy  &  Lay 
did  an  extensive  law  business  in  the  territory  now  embracing  the  coun- 
ties of  Genesee,  Wyoming,  and  Orleans,  and  enjoyed  a  wide  reputation 
and  extensive  acquaintance  throughout  the  State.  At  that  time  the 
Genesee  County  bar  was  composed  of  lawyers  of  marked  ability  and 
talent.  John  B.  Skinner,  Daniel  H.  Chandler,  Ethan  B.  Allen,  Heman 
J.  Redfield,  Daniel  B.  Brown,  Moses  Taggart,  Albert  Smith,  and  many 
others  attended  the  courts  and  were  in  full  practice.  Mr.  Lay  was  a 
close  practitioner  under  the  old  system,  and  was  noted  for  his  skill  and 
dexterity  as  a  pleader.  The  partnership  ended  in  1832.  Mr.  Lay  was 
at  that  time  elected  to  Congress.  He  then  became  a  partner  with  James 
G.  Merrill  and  Horace  U.  Soper.  In  1840  he  was  elected  to  the  As- 
sembly of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  served  as  chairman  of  the  canal 
committee.  His  canal  report  was  characterized  as  a  document  of  marked 
foresight  and  ability.  In  1842  he  was  appointed  Charge  d'Affaires  at 
the  court  of  Norway  and  Sweden,  and  resided  three  years  at  Stockholm. 
After  his  return  home  his  health  failed,  he  became  a  confirmed  invalid, 
and  died  October  21,  i860. 

Isaac  A.  Verplanck,  who  was  ranked  as  one  of  the  of  the  ablest  lawyers 
in  Western  New  York,  practiced  for  several  years  in  Batavia.  He  was 
born  October  16,  1812,  and  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1831.  For  a 
considerable  time  he  was  in  partnership  with  John  H.  Martindale,  the 
two  forming  a  very  strong  law  firm.  Mr.  Verplanck  lacked  the  indus- 
try and  indomitable  energy  which  characterized  his  distinguished  part- 
ner, but  compensated  by  his  masterly  abilities,  by  his  extensive  know- 
ledge of  the  law,  and  his  great  forensic  power.  He  was  district  attorney 
of  this  county  from  1838  to  1842,  and  again  in  1846.  Soon  after  this  he 
removed  to  Buffalo.  He  was  elected  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Superior 
Court  of  that  city,  and  held  the  position  during  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
For  the  last  three  years  he  was  chief  judge.  His  death  occurred  Octo- 
ber 15,  1873. 

Elijah  Hurty,  whose  early  death  terminated  a  career  of  marked  prom- 


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ise  and  usefulness,  was  a  man  of  scholarly  tastes,  genial  disposition, 
and  excellent  character.  He  was  born  in  Bethany,  in  this  county,  and 
when  quite  a  young  man  became  principal  of  Union  School  in  Bata- 
via.  Soon  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Hon.  George  Bowen,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hurty  &  Bowen.  He  died 
August  lo,  1854,  at  the  age  of  32  years. 

James  G.  Hoyt  spent  but  a  small  portion  of  his  professional  life  in  this 
county,  and  although  a  sketch  of  his  career  is  hardly  within  the  scope  of 
this  article,  yet  so  well  was  he  known  here  that  his  name  cannot  prop- 
erly be  omitted.  He  was  born  in  Camden,  January  25,  1806,  and  re- 
moved to  Genesee  County  in  181 2.  His  father  died  six  years  later, 
leaving  a  widow  and  nine  children  in  such  poverty  that  the  future  jurist 
was  at  once  thrown  upon  his  own  resources.  In  1830  he  was  elected  a 
constable,  and  discharged  the  duties  of  his  office  with  so  much  prompt- 
ness and  intelligence  as  to  attract  the  attention  of  leading  business  men. 
In  1834  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  and  the  same  year  began  to 
read  law  with  Moses  Taggart.  Shortly  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he 
removed  to  Attica,  which  was  then  included  in  Genesee  County.  He 
gained  almost  immediate  recognition  as  a  lawyer  of  unusual  industry, 
thoroughness,  and  ability.  After  a  few  years  he  removed  to  Buffalo, 
and  was  twice  elected  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court.  In  the  discharge  of 
the  exacting  duties  of  that  office  he  gained  a  high  reputation,  and  is  re- 
membered by  all  our  older  lawyers  as  one  of  the  ablest  of  the  many  emi- 
nent men  who  have  filled  the  position.  He  died  October  23,  1863.  His 
widow,  to  whom  he  was  married  in  1831,  still  survives. 

Probably  no  firm  of  lawyers  ever  enjoyed  so  varied  and  extended  a 
practice  in  this  county  as  Wakeman  &  Bryan,  who  were  copartners 
from  1852  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Bryan,  which  occurred  in  October, 
1867.  The  combination  was  one  of  unusual  strength.  Seth  Wakeman 
was  a  successful  trial  lawyer,  while  William  G.  Bryan  was  a  counselor  of 
learning  and  discretion.  Mr.  Wakeman  was  born  in  Vermont,  January 
15,  181 1.  His  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  died  in  the 
service,  leaving  a  widow  and  a  large  family  of  children  in  destitute  cir- 
cumstances. They  soon  removed  to  this  county.  When  quite  a  young 
man  Mr.  Wakeman  was  elected  a  constable  of  the  town  of  Pembroke, 
and  it  was  by  reason  of  his  occasional  duties  at  justices'  courts  that  he 
became  interested  in  law.  In  1838  he  was  elected  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
and  six  years  later,  at  the  age  of  33,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  After 
a  brief  partnership  with  Joseph   Sleeper  the  firm  of  Wakeman  &  Bryan 


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was  formed.  After  Mr.  Bryan's  death  Mr.  Wakeman  was  for  a  time  a 
partner  of  Judge  Taggart,  and  afterwards,  and  up  to  his  forced  retire- 
ment on  account  of  failing  health  in  1875,  he  was  associated  with  Will- 
iam C.  Watson,  the  firm  doing  an  extensive  business.  Mr.  Wakeman 
was  a  Whig  until  the  dissolution  of  that  party,  when  he  became  a  Re- 
publican. He  was  elected  district  attorney  in  1850  and  served  two 
terms.  In  1856  and  1857  he  was  member  of  Assembly.  In  1867  he 
was  a  member  of  the  State  Constitutional  Convention,  and  in  1870  he 
was  elected  to  the  426.  Congress.  As  a  citizen  Mr.  Wakeman  was  gen- 
eious,  companionable,  and  kind.  Distinctively  a  self-made  man,  he  was 
always  in  warmest  sympathy  with  every  person  whom  he  found  strug- 
gling with  adverse  fortune.  While  eminently  fair  as  a  lawyer  his  strong- 
est antagonists  al\va}'s  found  in  him  "  a  foeman  worthy  of  their  steel." 
He  was  an  admirable  trial  lawyer,  and  gained  a  splendid  practice  and 
reputation  as  such.  Possessed  of  few  of  the  graces  of  oratory,  Mr. 
Wakeman  was  nevertheless  a  strong,  trenchant,  and  convincing  speaker. 
He  died  January  4,  i83o 

William  G.  Bryan  was  born  January  28,  1822,  in  Brighton,  England. 
He  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Le  Roy  in  1830.  His  law  studies 
were  pursued  with  Albert  Smith  and  with  Moses  Taggart.  In  185  i  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  John  H.  Martindale,  which  was  soon  dissolved 
by  the  removal  of  the  latter  to  Rochester.  In  politics  Mr.  Bryan  was  an 
ardent  Democrat,  and  was  a  trusted  adviser  in  all  party  matters.  He 
was  a  lawyer  of  decided  ability,  but  from  choice  spent  his  time  inside  his 
office,  preparing  papers,  giving  counsel,  and  examining  cases.  He  was 
a  man  of  refined  tastes,  of  scholarly  attainments,  and  great  personal 
worth.  Betwtcn  him  and  Mr.  Wakeman  the  strongest  attachment  ex- 
isted. His  untimely  death,  at  the  age  of  45,  was  the  result  of  an  acci- 
dent. He  had  gone  to  Burlington,  Iowa,  on  a  visit,  and  while  there,  in 
endeavoring  to  control  a  frightened  horse,  he  was  thrown  from  a  car- 
riage and  killed.  A  public  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Batavia  was  held 
on  the  sad  occasion.  His  accomplished  and  estimable  wife,  for  many 
years  principal  of  the  Bryan  Seminary,  still  survives. 

James  M.  Willett  was  bom  October  10,  1831.  He  graduated  at 
the  Albany  Law  School  in  1856.  In  1859  he  was  elected  district  attor- 
ney, being  the  first  Democrat  ever  elected  to  that  office  in  this  county. 
He  entered  the  army  in  1862  and  became  major  of  the  famous  Eighth 
New  York  Heavy  Artillery.  In  the  fearful  ordeal  through  which  that 
regiment   passed  at  Cold    Harbor  he  was  severely  wounded.      Upon    re- 


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joining  his  regiment,  three  months  later,  he  became  colonel,  and  to  the 
close  of  the  war  commanded  a  brigade.  After  leaving  the  army  he  en- 
gaged in  business  in  New  York  until  1870,  when  he  removed  to  Buffalo 
and  formed  the  well-known  law  partnership  of  Laning,  Folsom  &  Wil- 
lett.  The  firm  were  the  legal  representatives  of  the  New  York  Central 
Railroad,  and  did  a  large  general  practice.  Colonel  Willett  continued  to 
suffer  from  his  army  wounds,  his  health  gave  way,  and  he  died  June  6, 
1877.  He  was  a  strong,  well  equipped  lawyer,  a  genial  and  companion- 
able friend,  a  Christian  gentleman.  Few  men  ever  practiced  at  our  bar 
who  had  so  strong  a  hold  on  the  affections  of' his  associates  and  the 
people  at  large. 

Martin  F.  Robertson  was  a  native  of  Genesee  County,  and  passed  his 
life  in  Batavia.  He  was  possessed  of  decided  ability, ^fair  legal  learning, 
and  was  a  good  trial  lawyer.  As  a  man  he  was  very  companionable  and 
popular.  He  died  March  21,  1868,  at  die  age  of  48  years,  never  having 
married. 

Benjamin  Pringle,  for  many  years  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  this 
county,  was  born  in  the  year  1807,  at  Richfield,  in  this  State.  He  came 
to  Batavia  in  1830  and  formed  a  partnership  with  Albert  Smith,  and 
later  became  a  partner  of  Heman  J.  Redfield.  He  was  judge  of  the 
county  from  1841  to  1846.  In  1852,  and  again  in  1854,  he  was  elected 
to  Congress.  In  1862  he  was  member  of  Assembly,  and  in  1863  Presi- 
dent Lincoln  appointed  him  judge  under  a  treaty  between  the  United 
States  and  Great  Britain  for  the  suppression  of  the  slave  trade.  He  re- 
mained in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  this  office  for  seven  years  at 
Cape  of  Good  Hope.  Judge  Pringle  was  a  competent  equity  lawyer, 
but  without  special  taste  for  the  trial  of  causes.  As  a  citizen  he  was  pub- 
lic spirited  and  patriotic.  In  private  life  he  was  exemplary.  For  many 
years  he  was  a  warden  of  St.  James's  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  v.-as 
a  devoted  member.  During  his  old  age  he  divided  his  time  between 
Batavia  and  Hastings.  Minn.,  where  his  sons  lived.  He  died  at  the  latter 
place  June  7,  1887.      His  remains  are  buried  in  Batavia. 

Marlbro  W.  Hewitt,  though  never  particularly  active  as  a  practitioner, 
was  a  respected  member  of  the  bar,  and  an  esteemed  and  well-known 
citizen  of  Batavia.  He  was  for  a  great  many  years  a  justice  of  the  peace, 
and  discharged  the  duties  of  that  office  with  fidelity  and  unusul  intelli- 
gence.     Mr.  Hewitt  died  February  23,  1 880,  at  the  age  of  64  years. 

One  of  the  most  interesting  figures  in  the  history  of  the  bar  of  Genesee 
County  and  of  Western  New  York  was  Gen.  John  H.  Martindale.     Al- 


6o  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


though  most  of  his  professional  life  was  passed  in  Rochester,  whither  he 
removed  in  1852,  he  had  prior  to  that  time  served  two  terms  as  district  at- 
torney of  this  county,  and  had  laid  the  foundation  for  his  brilh'ant  career 
as  an  advocate  and  orator.  Having  received  a  miHtary  education  at  West 
Point  he  entered  the  army  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  RebelHon.  He  did 
active  and  efficient  service  in  the  field  quite  early  in  the  war,  and  later 
served  as  military  governor  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  with  the  rank  of 
major-general.  He  was  elected  attorney  general  of  this  State  in  1865. 
General  Martindale  became  famous  in  his  management  of  actions  for 
damages  for  personal  ii>juries  brought  against  railroad  corporations,  par- 
ticularly the  New  York  Central.  His  most  frequent  antagonist  was  that 
most  brilliant  and  admirable  trial  lawyer,  the  late  Albert  P.  Laning,  of 
Buffalo.  They  tried  a  large  number  of  cases  opposed  to  each  other  in 
this  county,  and  the  memory  of  those  days  is  an  ever  recurring  delight. 
The  court-house  was  always  filled  and  the  audience  always  entertained. 
The  limits  of  this  article  forbid  what  might  be  made  an  interesting  ac- 
count of  this  remarkable  man.  Always  eloquent,  he  had  the  faculty  of 
being  most  so  in  cases  otherwise  commonplace.  The  writer  has  heard 
many  of  his  addresses  to  juries,  but  the  most  eloquent  is  remembered  as 
his  summing  up  in  the  case  of  Garwood  against  the  New  York  Central 
Railroad,  an  action  brought  to  recover  damages  for  injury  to  plaintiff's 
mill-power  by  pumping  water  from  the  Tonawanda  Creek  into  tanks, 
for  the  use  of  locomotive  boilers.  The  theme  was  certainly  not  one 
which  would  seem  to  afford  opportunity  for  a  display  of  oratory,  yet  the 
speaker  proved  superior  to  the  occasion,  and  the  result  was  an  address 
seldom  equalled.  Although  of  agreeable  disposition  General  Martindale 
was  rather  easily  ruffled  when  engaged  in  the  trial  of  important  cases. 
His  wily  opponent  learned  well  his  sensitive  points,  and  never  failed  to 
take  advantage  of  them.  As  General  Martindale  always  appeared  for 
the  plaintiff  in  railroad  cases  he  had  the  advantage  of  the  closing  address. 
He  was  quite  fond,  in  talking  to  a  Genesee  County  jury,  of  indulging  in 
reminiscences,  and  often  referred  to  his  acquaintance  with  the  fathers  of 
some  of  the  younger  jurymen,  and  to  old  associations  connected  with 
Batavia.  On  one  well  remembered  occasion,  when  Mr.  Laning  thought 
his  florid  antagonist  would  be  apt  to  find  opportunity  for  a  display  of 
this  kind,  he  turned  his  weapons  against  him  in  that  quiet  and  inimit- 
able manner  so  strikingly  in  contrast  with  the  exuberant  style  of  his  op- 
ponent. He  told  the  jury  what  the  General  would  shortly  proceed  to 
narrate  in  their  hearing,  including  all  that  Martindale  could  possibly  say 


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about  his  early  home,  his  dead  partner,  "  the  classic  Verplanck,"  his 
friends  and  neighbors,  the  old  church,  etc.  The  result  was  that  the  ora- 
tor was  compelled  to  change  his  tactics.  The  contests  between  Martin- 
dale  and  Laning  will  always  be  remembered  by  those  who  enjoyed  the 
privilege  of  listening  to  and  witnessing  the  efforts  of  these  remarkable 
but  wholly  dissimilar  men.  In  private  life  General  Martindale  was 
greatly  esteemed.  His  character  was  above  reproach,  and  he  was  a  man 
of  sincere  piety.  His  personal  appearance  and  bearing  attracted  admira- 
tion at  all  times.  In  i88i  he  went  to  Europe  in  a  vain  search  for  health, 
but  died  at  Nice,  France,  on  the  13th  of  December  of  that  year,  at  the 
age  of  66. 

THE  MEDICAL  PROFESSION. 

N  preparing  a  chapter  upon  the  medical  profession  of  Genesee  County 
the  writer,  by  direction  of  the  publishers,  has  mentioned  only  those 
physicians  now  dead,  or  removed  to  other  localities,  leaving  to  the 
gentlemen  canvassing  the  several  towns  the  furnishing  of  information 
concerning  those  now  living  and  in  active  practice.  The  scope  of  this 
work  must  necessarily  be  limited  to  little  more  than  a  mention  of  the  names 
of  the  old  physicians,  their  places  of  birth  and  education,  the  time  when 
they  practiced  here,  the  dates  of  their  death  or  removal,  and  a  few  items  of 
special  importance  concerning  them.  It  has  been  in  some  instances  im- 
possible to  learn  all  we  desired  about  the  early  practitioners,  but  what 
we  have  written  will,  we  think,  be  found  reasonably  correct. 

The  modern  doctor  who  drives  in  an  easy  carriage,  over  smooth  roads, 
and  with  everything  needful  to  protect  him  from  the  hot  sunshine  or  the 
storm,  who  charges  good  fees  and  collects  the  most  of  them,  who  has  at  his 
■command  the  elegant  and  chemically  accurate  medical  preparations  of  the 
present  day,  can  have  little  appreciation  of  the  labors  incident  to  the 
practice  of  the  pioneer  physician,  who  rode  on  horseback  through  the 
woods,  carried  his  medicines  in  saddlebags,  dug  out  of  the  ground  almost 
everything  but  calomel  he  prescribed,  and  did  a  very  great  deal  of  gra- 
tuitous work  for  the  early  settlers,  who  were  not,  as  a  rule,  overstocked 
with  worldly  goods.  It  may  be  well  to  state  in  this  place  that  in  the 
olden  time  physicians  received  their  diplomas  from  the  medical  society 
of  die  county  in  which  they  intended  to  practice,  and  not,  as  at  present, 
from  medical  colleges. 

THE    GENESEE    COUNTY    MEDICAL   SOCIETY. 

It  appears  that  thert  was  an  association  of  physicians  in  Western  New 
York,  then  nearly  all  in  the  county  of  Ontario,  as  early  as  the  year  1801, 


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for  we  find  the  name  of  Dr.  D.  McCracken,  of  Batavia,  as  member  of  a 
medical  society  at  that  time.  As,  however,  Genesee  County  was  not  or- 
ganized until  the  next  year  this  could  not  be  called  in  reality  the  Gene- 
see County  Medical  Society.  Meetings  were  held  each  year  until  1807, 
when  a  society  bearing  the  above  name  was  established  under  the  law 
passed  the  year  before,  by  which  the  New  York  State  Medical  Society 
was  legally  incorporated. 

The  first  delegate  sent  from  Genesee  County  to  the  State  society  was 
Dr.  Levi  Ward,  of  Bergen, 'who  attended  a  meeting  held  at  Albany,  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1 8 10.  No  other  mention  is  made  in  the  State  Transactions  of 
any  delegate  from  this  county  until  1828,  when  Dr.  J.  A.  Billings,  of 
Batavia,  was  in  attendance.  The  officers  of  his  society  at  that  time  were: 
Dr.  J.  A.  Billings,  president;  Dr.  John  Cotes,  vice-president;  Dr.  Richard 
Dibble,  secretary;  Dr.  O.  P.  Smith,  treasurer;  Dr.  Frederick  Fitch,  Dr. 
Charles  C.  Ford,  Dr.  William  H.  Webster,  Dr.  J.  K.  Barlow,  and  Dr. 
Levant  B.  Cotes,  censors.  Several  of  these  names  appear  in  the  history 
of  the  several  towns,  and  some  of  them  became  famous. 

The  County  Medical  Society  was  represented  by  delegates  every  year 
until  1883,  when  a  division  of  sentiment  concerning  the  counselling 
with  irregular  physicians  nearly  broke  it  up.  The  new  State  Medical 
Association,  formed  in  1884,  drew  away  many  members,  and  the  old  or- 
ganization gradually  died  out.  The  officers  of  the  society  at  the  date  of 
the  last  report  to  the  State  society  (1882)  were:  Dr.  L  V.  Mullen,  presi- 
dent; Dr.  Henry  Pamphilon,  vice-president;  Dr.  J.  R.  Cotes,  secretary 
and  treasurer.  The  following  is  a  list  of  the  members  on  the  roll  at  that 
time:  Dr.  S.  Barret,  LeRoy;  Dr.  S.  C.  Bateman,  Alabama;  Dr.  J.  F. 
Cleveland,  Le  Roy;  Dr.  John  R  Cotes,  Batavia;  Dr.  F.  W.  Crane,  Corfu  ; 
Dr.  G.  W.  Crofif,  Bethany  ;  Dr.  O.  R.  Groff,  Bethany  ;  Dr.  J.  C.  David-  i 
son,  Batavia;  Dr.  A.  G.  Ellenwood,  Attica,  Wyoming  County ;  Dr.  B.  A.  , 
Fuller,  Le  Roy;  Dr.  G.  B.  Gilbert,  Byron;  Dr.  G.  U.  Gleason,  South 
Byron;  Dr.  A.  P.  Jackion,  Oakfield  ;  Dr.  J.  M.  Lewis,  Elba;  Dr.  H.  A. 
Morse,  Batavia;  Dr.  I.  V.  Mullen,  Alexender ;  Dr.  Jphn  N.  Mullen, 
Alexander;  Dr.  Henry  Pamphilon,  Stafford  ;  Dr.  William  Pardee,  Oak- 
field  ;  Dr.  C.  F.  Rand,  Batavia;  Dr.  A.  D.  Smith,  East  Pembroke; 
Dr.  E.  C.  Smith,  East  Pembroke;  Dr.  William  B.  Sprague,  Pavilion; 
Dr.  M.  W.  Townsend,  Bergen  ;  Dr.  L.  L.  Tozier,  Batavia  ;  Dr.  J.  W. 
Warner,  Elba  ;  Dr.  R.  Williams,  Le  Roy  ;  and  Dr.  A.  F.  G.  Zurhorst,  Ala- 
bama. The  delegate  to  the  State  Medical  Society  was  Dr.  A.  P.  Jack- 
son, of  Oakfield. 


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The  physicians  from  Genesee  County  who  became  prominent  members 
of  the  New  York  State  Society  were,  from  Alexander:  Dr.  John  R.  Smith, 
elected  in  1854.  Batavia :  Dr.  Charles  E.  Ford,  elected  in  1852;  Dr. 
John  Cotes,  elected  in  1855  ;  Dr.  Levant  B.  Cotes,  elected  in  i860;  Dr. 
John  Root,  elected  in  1864;  and  Dr.  J.  R.  Cotes,  elected  in  1873.  Ber- 
gen: Dr.  M.  W.  Townsend,  elected  in  1869.  Pavilion:  Dr.  Warren  Fay, 
elected  in  1858,  and  Dr.  William  B.  Sprague,  elected  in  1874.  After  a 
feeble  existence  of  two  or  three  years  Dr.  B.  A.  Fuller,  of  Le  Roy,  then 
president  of  the  society,  called  a  special  meeting  July  27,  1887.  Dr. 
E.  C.  Smith  was  chosen  secretary.  A  resolution  was  offered  which  re- 
scinded so  much  of  the  old  code  of  ethics  as  forbade  the  memberfe  con- 
sulting with  irregular  practitioners.  This  was  voted  on  and  declared  lost, 
and  the  meeting  adjourned.  Dr.  Sprague  then  invited  the  physicians 
present  to  meet  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  new  society,  as  a  volun- 
tary association,  with  no  connection  with  any  other  society.  This  was 
agreed  upon,  and  Drs.  Sprague,  Tozier,  and  Townsend  were  chosen  as  a 
committee  to  prepare  a  constitution  and  by-laws.  This  committee  re- 
ported at  a  meeting  held  at  Batavia,  August  9,  1887,  Dr.  Fuller  being 
chairman,  and  Dr.  Wells,  secretary.  The  report  was  adopted,  and  the 
new  organization  formed  with  the  following  officers:  President,  Dr.  W.  B. 
Sprague;  vice-president.  Dr.  L.  L.  Tozier;  secretary.  Dr.  W.  L.  Bol- 
ton ;  treasurer,  Dr.  E.  C.  Smith.  The  meetings  of  the  society  are  held 
in  January  and  June,  and  several  valuable  papers  have  been  read.  At 
this  time  (1889)  the  same  officers  retain  their  positions. 

The  following  physicians  filed  their  certificates  in  the  county  clerk's 

office  at  the  dates  opposite  their  names,  but  we  can  learn  nothing  more 

about  them  ;    it  is  possible  they   may   have    resided   in  places  not  now 

within  the  limits  of  Genesee  County  :   Dr.  Jonah  Brown,  from  Columbia 

County,  1813;   Dr.  Robert  H.  Henderson,  from  Washington,  181  3;   Dr. 

Myron  Orton,  from  Vermont,    18 14;    and   Dr.  John   W.   Bronson,  from 

Vermont,  18 14. 

ALABAMA. 

Dr.  Flint  L.  Keyes  joined  the  County  Medical  Society  in  1829,  Guy 
B.  Shepard  in  183  I,  and  Alexander  H.  Cox  in  1839.  Dr.  Samuel  C.  Bate- 
man  came  to  the  town  in  1846,  and  joined  the  society  in  1859.  He  was 
killed  by  the  cars  at  Sanborn,  June  15,  1887.  Dr.  Pettibone  came  a  few 
years  after  Dr.  Batenjan,  practiced  awhile,  and  left.  Dr.  Townsend  also 
practiced  in  Alabama  about  1855,  and  went  to  Michigan.  Another 
physician  was  Dr.  Emery,   who  died  in   Batavia.      Drs.  Cox  and  Tyler 


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lived  at  South  Alabama,  and  a  Dr.  Nelson  Horning  was  in  practice  here 
a  short  time.  Dr.  Horning  joined  the  Medical  Society  in  1866.  He  died 
from  an  overdose  of  aconite.  Dr.  William  M.  Wallis  was  a  resident 
about  1870,  and  Dr.  C.  R.  Pearce  about  1872. 

ALEXANDER. 

Dr.  Charles  Chaffee  came  to  Alexander  (then  a  part  of  Batavia)  in 
1 8 10.  It  is  believed  that  he  was  the  first  physician  in  that  town.  A  Dr. 
John  Hall  died  there  in  1812.  We  find  no  record  of  any  other  until  Dr. 
Ammi  R.  R.  Butler,  who  came  from  Stafford  in  1823.  He  was  for  a  time 
associated  with  Dr.  Stephen  Martin,  about  whom  little  is  known.  Dr. 
Butler,  however,  was  in  active  practice  nearly  to  the  date  of  his  death, 
which  occurred  at  the  residence  of  his  daughter,  in  Buffalo,  in  1858.  He 
was  an  excellent  physician,  and  an  exemplary  man. 

In  1835  Dr.  Amos  Walker,  in  1837  ^^-  Erasmus  D.  Baker,  and  in 
1839  Dr.  Lemuel  McAlpine  practiced  in  Alexander.  In  i860  Dr.  H.  B. 
Miller  became  a  member  of  the  County  Medical  Society,  and  participated 
actively  it  its  transactions,  being  its  president  in  1867.  He  removed  to 
Johnsonsburg,  Wyoming  County,  about  1868,  and  soon  after  died  there. 

Dr.  Isaac  V.  Mullen,  formerly  of  Stafford,  graduated  from  the  Vermont 
Medical  College  in  1850.  He  served  for  four  years  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  and  in  1866  located  in  Alexander.  Here  he  practiced  23  years, 
and  removed  to  West  Bethany,  where  he  now  resides.  His  son,  Dr.  John 
R.  Mullen,  is  now  at  Alexander,  and  another  son,  Dr.  I.  T.,  was  gradu- 
ated in  1884  at  Buffalo,  went  to  Stafford  soon  afterward,  where  he  re- 
mained about  six  years,  and  removed  to  Oakfield,  where  he  now  prac- 
tices. 

BATAVIA. 

Our  record  gives  the  names  of  46  physicians  who  formerly  practiced 
here,  but  have  died,  or  removed  to  other  places.  It  is  not  at  all  likely 
we  have  them  all,  for  some  may  have  staid  but  a  brief  time,  and  left 
leaving  no  sign.  It  is  believed,  however,  that  those  most  conspicuous  by 
reason  of  their  skill  and  abilities  have  been  remembered. 

In  1 80 1,  the  year  previous  to  the  formation  of  the  town  of  Batavia, 
Dr.  David  McCracken  came  to  "  The  J3end,"  as  the  little  settlement  on 
the  Tonawanda  Creek,  now  the  village  of  Batavia,  was  then  called.  We 
have  no  account  of  his  antecedents,  but  he  was  evidently  a  man  of  good 
standing  in  his  profession.  He  moved  to  Rochester  in  18 18.  Dr.  Asa 
McCracken   is    recorded    in    1805.       Whether   this  related    to   David    is 


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65 

not  known.  Among  the  slain  in  the  attack  on  Lewiston  was  Dr.  Joseph 
Alvord,  who  was  an  early  physician  (about  1802)  from  Batavia.  In 
1811  Dr.  John  Z.  Ross  was  here.  He  died  in  1826.  In  1809  Dr. 
Ephraim  Brown  came  in.  He  was  quite  prominent  in  medical  matters, 
and  practiced  here  until  his  death  in  1826  or  1829.  In  181 5  Dr.  Orris 
Crosby,  who  died  in  1862,  and  in  18 16  Drs.  Charles  S.  Rumsey 
and  Winter  Hewitt,  who  died  in  1824,  are  registered.  Next  came 
Dr.  John  Cotes,  who  was  born  in  1794,  in  Eastern  New  York.  He 
studied  medicine  in  Otsego  County,  and  came  to  Batavia  in  1 817.  He 
soon  formed  a  partnership  with  Dr.  Ephraim  Brown,  above  mentioned, 
whose  sister  he  married  two  years  later  (18 19).  After  the  death  of  Dr! 
Brown  Dr.  Cotes  took  as  a  partner  Dr.  Levant  B.  Cotes,  his  brother ;  they 
were  together  two  years,  and  he  then  formed  a  connection  with  William 
Seaver  in  the  drug  and  medicine  business.  About  this  time  he  took  Dr. 
Truman  H.  Woodruff  as  a  partner  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  In  1830  he 
visited  Europe,  and  spent  more  than  a  year  studying  in  the  schools  and 
hospitals  of  London  and  Paris.  On  his  return,  in  183  i,  he  resumed  his 
practice  here  in  company  with  Dr.  Woodruff,  continuing  the  partnership 
until  the  latter's  death.  Then  Dr.  Holton  Ganson  became  his  part- 
ner, remaining  with  him  until  1855.  when  Albert  Cotes,  his  youngest 
son,  engaged  in  business  with  him,  for  a  short  time  only,  and  removed 
to  the  West.  For  42  years  he  devoted  himself  ardently  to  his  profession^ 
and  died  in  1859,  at  the  age  of  65  years. 

The  year  following  the  advent  of  Dr.  Cotes  Dr.  James  Avery  Billings 
made  his  appearance  in  Batavia.  He  was  the  eldest  son  of  Perez  Bill- 
ings, of  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  was  born  in  1795,  received  a  good  pre- 
liminary education,  and  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  New  York 
in  181 8.  He  came  to  this  county  the  same  year,  and  purchased  the  land 
upon  which  he  resided  until  his  death.  This  was  the  first  lot  deeded  by 
the  Holland  Land  Co.  He  was  a  man  of  sound  judgment,  and  of  more 
than  ordinary  ability.  Coming  as  he  did  to  a  new  country,  he  was  well 
prepared  to  sympathize  with  the  early  settlers  in  their  varied  condi- 
tions, their  trials  and  privations,  and  he  became  their  friend  and  neigh- 
bor. He  was  at  one  time  a  partner  with  Dr.  Winter  Hewitt,  whose  com- 
mg  m  1 8 16  we  have  mentioned.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  a  loyal  supporter  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  one  of  its  chosen 
leaders.  He  was  twice  married.  His  death  occurred  August  2,  1858, 
and  at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical  Society 
Dr.  R.  Williams,  of  Le  Roy,  then  president,  delivered  an  able  and  well 
prepared  eulogy  upon  him. 


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Dr.  Gilbert  B.  Champlin  was  here  in  1821,  Drs.  Samuel  Z.  Ross  and 
Amos  Towne  (died  in  1832)  in  1823,  and  in  1826  we  are  informed  that 
Dr.  H.  Thomas  delivered  a  Fourth  of  July  oration.  We  know  nothing 
more  than  this  about  him,  but  have  no  doubt  his  speech  was  a  good  one. 
Dr.  E.  A.  -Bigelow  was  here  the  same  year,  and  it  may  be  heard  Dr. 
Thomas's  oration.  The  year  following  (1S27)  Drs.  Richard  Dibble  and 
C.  l^radford  were  in  company.  Dr  Bradford  had  been  here  previously, 
for  in  The  People  s  Press,  of  August  20,  1825,  we  find  an  account  of  the 
.operation  of  bronchotomy  performed  by  him  shortly  before. 

Dr.  Charles  E.  Ford  came  in  1 826  and  remained  until  his  death  in 
1848.  He  was  also  postmaster  about  1844.  In  1827  came  Dr.  L.  B. 
Cotes.  Wc  copy  from  the  Transactions  o{  the  New  York  State  Medical 
Society  for  1882  the  following  obituary  notice: 

"  Levant  Ballard  Cotes  was  born  in  the  village  of  Springfield,  Otsego  County,  N.  Y., 
July  15,  1 801,  of  early  English  ancestry.  His  eariy  education  was  under  private  tutors  and 
at  academies,  principally  Fairchild  Academy,  N.  Y.  He  entered  the  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons,  also  located  at  Fairchild,  Herkimer  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  graduated  Jan- 
uary 21,  1826,  his  diploma  bearing  the  distinguished  names  of  Westel  Willoughby,  T. 
Romeyn  Beck,  and  Jamas  McNaughton.  He  settled  in  Batavia,  after  graduation, 
where,  for  upwards  of  50  years  he  enjoyed  a  lucrative  and  successful  practice,  largely  sur- 
gical and  obstetrical.  He  was  for  more  than  half  a  century  a  member  of  Genesee  County 
Medical  Society,  during  which  time  he  had  occupied  its  several  offices  ;  was  a  permanent 
member  of  the  Medical  Society  of  the  State  of  New  York,  elected  in  i860;  and  of  the 
American  Medical  Association,  elected  in  1856.  He  has  contributed  papers  on  medical 
subjects  to  the  local  and  State  societies,  and  also  reports  of  cases,  among  the  latter  be- 
in"-  one  on  Urethrocele,  complicated  with  diseases  of  the  bladder  and  kidneys.  This 
•case  was  published  in  the  Transactions  for  1874.  .  .  .  He  was  curator  of  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of  Buffalo  for  25  years;  was  formerly  postmaster 
of  Batavia;  and  for  the  last  10  years  of  his  life  was  U.  S.  examining  surgeon  for  pen- 
sions. In  1827  he  married  Miss  Eliza  A.  Ketcham,  who  died  in  1872.  Dr.  Cotes  con- 
tinued in  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  until  about  four  years  prior  to  his  death, 
when  failing  health  warned  him  to  relinquish  the  most  laborious  part  of  his  duties ;  he 
however,  still  gave  the  benefit  of  his  large  experience  and  wise  judgment,  in  the  way  of 
consultations,  up  to  very  near  his  end,  which  came  quietly  and  peacefully,  at  his  resi- 
dence in  Batavia,  N.  Y.,  September  11,  1880,  its  immediate  cause  being  apoplexy.  He' 
leaves  two  sons,  the  eldest.  Dr.  John  R.  Cotes,  a  physician  of  30  years'  experience, 
still  continuing  the  practice  of  medicine  at  the  family  residence.  [  Dr.  J.  R.  Cotes  has 
since  died.]  Dr.  Cotes  was  a  man  respected  by  a  large  circle  of  acquaintances,  and 
endeared  to  the  community  where  he  lived  so  long,  as  only  a  man  can  be  who  has  min- 
istered tenderly  and  skillfully  to  the  sufferings  of  his  fellow-men  for  nearly  two  genera- 
tipns." 

In  1828  appeared  Drs  Jonathan  Hurlburt  and  William  H.  Webster, 
G.  B.  Worthington,  Esq.,  an  old  resident  of  Batavia,  speaks  highly  of 
Dr.  Webster.      He  practiced  here  14  years  and  died  in  1841.      Dr.  T.  H. 


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Woodruff,  whom  we  have  previously  mentioned  as  a  partner  of  Dr.  John 
Cotes,  came  in  1829,  as  also  did  Drs.  Eleazer  Bingham  and  Elihu  Lee, 
who  seem  to  have  been  partners  at  one  time.  Then  in  iS3oDrs.  J.  V.  C. 
Teller  and  R.  Belden  ;  in  1831  Dr.  Zebulon  Metcalf;  in  1833  Dr.  E.  H. 
Rokewood;  in  1834  Drs.  S.  P.  Choate,  C.  V.  N.  Lent,  E.  Farnham, 
and  A.  F.  Dodge,  of  none  of  whom  can  we  find  much  information.  Thus 
it  is  with  the  human  family  :  they  grow  up,  become  active  and  useful,  and 
pass  away,  many  of  them  to  fill  unremembered  graves.  Many  "mute, 
inglorious  Miltons  "  of  the  medical  profession  have  existed,  and,  it  may 
be,  will  always  exist,  only  to  be  soon  forgotten. 

Dr.  Holton  Ganson  came  to  Batavia  in  1835.  He  was  born  in  Le 
Roy  in  18 10,  was  a  member  of  the  Ganson  family  of  pioneers  of  that 
town,  and  received  his  early  education  there.  We  do  not  know 
where  he  obtained  his  medical  education,  but  he  went  to  Europe  after 
several  years  of  practice  to  complete  it.  He  was,  as  we  have  seen, 
for  -some  20  years  a  partner  with  Dr.  John  Cotes  ;  and  the  medical  firm 
of  "  Cotes  &  Ganson  "  was  known  and  honored  throughout  Western 
New  York.  Dr.  Ganson  made  a  specialty  of  surgery,  and  performed 
with  much  skill  many  of  the  most  difficult  operations  of  that  department 
of  practice.  His  practice  was  large  and  lucrative,  but  while  still  in  the 
prime  of  active  life  he  received  an  apoplectic  stroke,  from  which  he  never 
fully  recovered.  He  is  known  as  having  been  the  first  to  use  chloroform 
as  an  anaesthetic  in  this  region.  By  the  terms  of  his  will  his  whole 
estate  was  to  be  given  to  charitable  objects  in  Batavia,  viz.  :  $1,000  to 
each  of  the  Christian  churchy,  and  the  remainder  to  a  hospital  to  be 
afterwards  established.  Unfortunately  the  Doctor  wrote  his  own  will, 
and  not  being  accustomed  to  that  kind  of  business  failed  to  comply  with 
some  legal  requirements  necessary  to  its  validity.  The  will  was  set  aside, 
and  the  property  distributed  according  to  law.  There  was  in  the  will 
also  a  provision  for  the  erection  of  a  monument,  at  a  cost  of  $550,  to 
General  Davis,  of  Le  Roy,  who  was  killed  in  the  War  of  1 8 1 2.  His  death 
occurred  December  i,  1875,  from  a  second  apoplectic  seizure. 

From  1836  to  1854  there  were  in  Batavia  the  following:  in  1836  Dr. 
Z.  S.  Jackson;  in  1838  Dr.  Thomas  E.  Everett;  in  1841  Dr.  Caleb  H. 
Austin;  in  1842  Dr.  W.  B.  Slosson  ;  in  1847  Dr.  L.  D.  Stone;  in  1848 
Dr.  C.  D.  Griswold  and  Drs.  Foote  and  Baker;  and  in  1854  Dr.  Albert 
L.  Cotes,  who  was  in  business  with  his  father  (Dr.  J.  Cotes)  a  short  time, 
and  then  removed  to  the  West. 

Dr.  John  Richard  Cotes  was  born  in  Batavia  in  1829.    He  obtained  his 


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early  education  in  the  schools  of  that  village,  studied  medicine  with  his 
father,  Dr.  Levant  B.  Cotes,  and  received  his  diploma  from  the  Buffalo 
Medical  College  in  1850.  He  practiced  in  Batavia  a  little  while,  and 
went  to  Michigan,  where  he  remained  four  years  ;  then  returning  he  con- 
tinued in  practice  seven  years  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war.  He  was 
surgeon  of  the  151st  Regiment  N.  Y.  Volunteers,  served  during  the  war, 
then  came  back  to  Batavia,  where  he  enjoyed  a  good  practice  until  his 
death  in  1884.  He  was  for  many  years  secretary  of  the  Genesee  County 
Medical  Society,  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  New  York  State  Medi- 
cal Society,  was  for  four  years  physician  to  the  Blind  Institution,  and  was 
coroner  of  the  county  for  one  term.  Dr.  Cotes  was  a  man  of  ripe 
scholarship  in  medicine,  and  a  thorough  and  safe  practitioner.  Disdain- 
ing the  petty  artifices  by  which  lesser  men  gain  notoriety,  he  kept  con- 
stantly in  mind  the  honor  and  dignity  of  his  profession,  and  observed  in 
all  respects  its  most  trivial  as  well  as  its  weightier  obligations.  In  his  in- 
tercourse with  other  physicians  he  was  strictly  honorable,  and  adhered  at 
all  times  implicitly  to  the  code  of  ethics,  which  should  govern  all  regular 
physicians.  He  held  no  truce  nor  made  any  terms  whatever  wiih  quack- 
ery either  in  or  out  of  the  profession.  His  death  was  occasioned  by 
"  Bright's  disease  "  of  the  kidneys. 

Dr.  John  Root  came  to  Batavia  in  1856  or  1857.  He  was  born  in 
Sweden,  Monroe  County,  in  1824,  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  town,  and  was  graduated  at  Union  College  in  1844.  He  studied 
medicine  with  Dr.  Van  Ingen,  of  Schenectady,  and  received  his  diploma 
from  the  Buffalo  Medical  College  in  1850.  He  practiced  awhile  in  Lock- 
port  before  settling  in  Batavia.  He  married  Miss  Margaret  C.  Billings, 
daughter  of  Dr.  James  A.  Billings,  and  had  five  children,  three  of  whom 
are  now  living.  Dr.  Root  was  for  many  years  an  active  member  of  the 
Genesee  County  Medical  Society,  and  contributed  several  papers  at  its 
meetings.  He  was  scholarly  and  courteous,  and  a  strict  observer  of  pro- 
fessional etiquette.  His  death  was  from  consumption,  and  occurred 
November  29,  1876.  The  committee  which  was  appointed  to  draft  reso- 
lutions concerning  his  death,  in  their  report  to  the  Medical  Society,  paid 
a  most  flattering  though  well  deserved  tribute  to  his  worth  as  a  physi- 
cian, and  as  a  man. 

During  the  year  1859  Dr.  J.  Nolton  died,  aged  61  years.  In  1867 
Dr.  B.  H.  Benham  came  to  Batavia  from  Honeoye  Falls.  He  remained 
a  few  years,  and  returned  to  his  former  home.  He  was  esteemed  by  his 
medical  associates,  and  by  the  community. 


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Dr.  Norris  G.  Clark  came  to  Batavia  in  1859.  He  was  born  at  West 
Bloomfield,  Ontario  County,  in  March,  18 18,  was  educated  there,  and 
received  his  diploma  from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania.  He  practiced 
awhile  at  Clarkson,  Monroe  County,  also  at  Bloomfield,  and  came  to 
Batavia  to  assist  his  brother,  Dr.  Oliver  P.  Clark,  whose  health  had  failed. 
The  latter  dying  soon  afterward  left  Dr.  Clark  deeply  engaged  in  busi- 
ness. He  had  a  large  and  profitable  practice,  which  steadily  increased 
until  his  last  sickness.  His  death  occurred  July  22,  1876,  and  was  suit- 
ably noticed  at  the  next  annual  meeting  of  the  county  society,  of  which 
Dr.  Clark  was  a  member. 

Dr.  John  L.  Curtis  was  born  in  Genesee  County,  and  graduated  at 
Philadelphia  in  1855  or  1856.  He  practiced  for  a  time  at  Elba,  and  then 
removed  to  Batavia.  He  advertised  extensively  in  the  newspapers  and 
otherwise,  sold  proprietary  medicines,  and  did  some  other  things  in  vio- 
lation of  the  code  of  ethics  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  so  that 
when,  in  June,  1870,  he  applied  for  admission  to  the  county  society  his 
application  was  rejected.  He  applied  to  the  Supreme  Court  for  relief, 
and  by  a  writ  of  mandaniiis  issued  by  the  court  the  society  received  him 
under  protest  in  January,  1872.  Charges  were  soon  preferred  against 
him,  and  he  was  expelled  April  9,  1874,  for  "  gross  violation  of  the  Code 
of  Medical  Ethics."  He  did  a  large  business  both  in  the  sale  of  his  medi- 
cines and  by  his  practice,  having  at  one  time  offices  at  Rochester  and 
Buffalo,  as  well  as  at  Batavia.  He  died  June  5,  1880,  of  hemorrhage  of 
the  lungs. 

BERGEN. 

Our  researches  concerning  the  early  medical  history  of  this  town  have 
yielded  but  scanty  results.  When  the  town  was  formed,  in  18 12,  we 
learn  that  Dr.  Levi  Ward  was  in  practice  there,  and  his  name  appears 
upon  the  roll  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical  Society  as  early  as  1805. 
The  Transactions  of  the  New  York  State  Medical  Society  show  that  he 
was  a  delegate  in  18 10.  He  was  evidently  a  good  deal  of  a  man,  and 
was  recognized  as  an  equal  by  those  prominent  in  the  profession  all  over 
the  State.  The  Ward  family  seems  to  have  been  quite  prominent  among 
the  pioneers  as  people  of  character  and  enterprise.  Dr.  Ward  moved  to 
Rochester  about  18 17,  where  he  died. 

Dr.  Apollos  P.  Auger  did  business  in  Bergen  in  18 18,  and  the  records 

of  the  county  society  show  no  other  physician  from  that  town  until  1826, 

when  Dr.  Eugene  O.  Donoghue  joined  that  organization.      He  practiced 

here  until  his  death  in  1868.     At  the  first  meeting  of  the  county  society 

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70  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


after  his  death  was  announced  a  committee  consisting  of  Drs.  L.  B. 
Cotes,  Tovvnsend,  and  O.  R.  Croff  reported  resolutions  concerning  him, 
in  which  tribute  was  paid  to  his  faithful  membership  of  the  society  and 
of  the  profession,  and  "  the  courtesy,  kindness,  and  affection  manifested 
in  all  his  professional  intercourse,  as  well  as  in  his  private,  social,  and  do- 
mestic life."  These  resolutions  were  unanimously  adopted  by  the  society, 
and  published  in  the  local  papers. 

In  1836  Dr.  Thomas  M.  Hendry  appears  to  have  been  in  Bergen,  but 
how  long  a  time  he  remained  we  are  not  informed. 

Dr.  Levi  Fay  is  registered  in  1840.  He  was  president  of  the  Genesee 
County  Medical  Society  in  1853,  and  excepting  those  physicians  now  in 
practice,  with  whom  this  chapter  has  nothing  to  do,  no  other  name 
appears  until  1868,  when  Dr.  M.  J.  Munger  joined  the  society.  He 
atteneded  the  meetings  for  a  few  years,  and  then  appeared  no  more.  His 
residence  was  at  North  Bergen. 

In  1868  there  were  in  Bergen  Drs.  R.  Andrews,  M.  B.  Gage,  and  R. 
Gay,  none  of  whom  joined  the  county  society,  and  we  do  not  know  their 
present  whereabouts.  Dr.  Andrews  advertised  as  a  cancer  doctor.  Drs. 
Gilbert  Churchill,  R.  Gay,  and  Orrin  Lee  are  also  mentioned  as  having 
practiced  at  some  time. 

BETHANY. 

In  1 813  Dr.  Benjamin  Packard,  of  Bethany,  wa.s  elected  a  member  ot 
the  Genesee  Coirnty  Medical  Society.  As  the  town  was  organized  the 
previous  year  he  may  justly  be  called  the  pioneer  physician.  In  18 16 
Dr.  Daniel  Spalding  and  in  1817  Dr.  Daniel  Rumsey  appeared,  and  in 
18 18  Dr.  Jonathan  K.  Barlow's  name  is  recorded.  It  is  a  somewhat  sin- 
gular circumstance  that  in  the  reports  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical! 
Society  to  the  New  York  State  Medical  Society  from  1825  to  1841,  in 
each  of  which  the  names  of  the  officers  are  given,  Dr.  Bai low's  name 
is  not  given  twice  alike.  It  is  always  Dr.  Barlow  of  Bethany ;  but  it  is 
sometimes  James  Barlow  ;  next  Jotham  K.  Barlow,  again  Jonathan  A. 
Barlow,  etc.,  etc.  It  seems  that  the  secretary  either  of  the  county  society, 
or  that  of  the  State,  thought  with  the  late  Josh  Billings,  "  that  it  was  n't 
much  of  a  man  who  could  n't  spell  a  word  but  one  way."  Dr.  Barlow 
stood  well  in  the  profession,  was  a  man  of  scientific  attainments,  and 
somewhere  in  "  the  forties  "  procured  the  necessary  apparatus  and  went 
about  lecturing  upon  electricity.  He  explained  the  magnetic  telegraph, 
thunder  storms,  etc.,  and  gave  his  audiences  an  opportunity  to  be  shocked. 
We  have  no  record  of  him  later  than  1850  or  185  i.      It  is  believed  that 


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71 


he  resided  and  practiced  in  Bethany  more  than  30  years.  In  1819  Dr. 
Beriah  Douglas  was  in  Bethany.  We  suppose  him  to  have  been  the 
same  Dr.  Douglas  who  practiced  in  Le  Roy  for  a  time.  Dr.  William  W. 
Markham  came  in  1829,  Dr.  Theodore  C.  Hurd  in  1835,  and  another 
Dr.  Hurd  (William  P.)  in  1837.  At  East  Bethany  there  was  for  a  time 
Dr.  Loomis,  and  at  Linden  Dr.  John  G.  Meachern,  who  afterwards  re- 
moved to  Warsaw,  and  Dr.  John  Howard.  Old  residents  speak  also  of 
a  Dr.  Alden,  at  one  time  partner  of  Dr.  J.  K.  Barlow,  at  Bethany  Center. 

BYRON. 

Prior  to  the  formation,  in  1820,  of  this  town  there  were  residing  within 
its  present  limits  in  181 2  Dr.  Silas  Taylor,  and  in  1813  Dr.  Samuel  Tag- 
gart.  Of  them  we  know  nothing  but  their  names.  In  1821  Dr.  Oliver 
Hulett  is  recorded,  and  in  1828  Dr.  Landon  D.  Woodruff. 

The  town  of  Byron  must  have  been  a  very  healthy  place  of  residence, 
for  no  other  physician  is  mentioned  as  having  come  there  until  1840,  when 
Dr.  Emery  made  his  appearance.  Sanford  Emery,  M.  D.,  was  born  in 
Vermont,  was  graduated  from  the  Burlington  Medical  College  in  1838, 
removed  to  Byron  in  1840,  and  practiced  there  about  30  years.  He  then 
went  to  Alabama,  doing  business  there  a  short  time,  thence  to  the  north- 
ern part  of  Batavia,  where  he  remained  until  his  death  in  1880.  He  mar- 
ried, first,  Elizabeth  Warner;  his  second  wife  was  Chloe  Beebee,  of  By- 
ron. He  had  four  children  by  his  first  marriage,  and  three  by  the  sec- 
ond. 

Dr.  J.  D.  Fowler  was  a  son  of  Deacon  David  J.  Fowler,  one  of  the  pio- 
neer settlers  of  Covington,  Wyoming  County.  He  studied  medicine  with 
his  brother-in-law.  Dr.  Eben  Warner,  was  graduated,  and  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  in  Byron.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Genesee 
County  Medical  Society  in  1841,  and  died  two  years  later  from  the  poi- 
son received  in  2.  post  mortem  examination.  He  was  a  young  man  of  great 
promise,  and  his  early  death  was  much  regretted  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Dr.  Appleton  W.  Billings  was  born  in  Barre,  N.  Y.,  in  1821.  When  24 
years  of  age  he  commenced  to  study  medicine  with  Dr.  Willard  Eaton, 
of  Orleans  County,  and  was  with  him  six  years.  In  1851  he  settled  to 
practice  his  profession  at  South  Byron,  and  located  where  he  now  resides. 
Until  1888  he  faithfully  and  successfully  administered  to  the  sick  and 
afflicted,  and  is  now  on  the  retired  list  as  much  as  his  old  patrons  will 
permit  him.  He  married,  in  185 1,  Mi.ss  Lavina  T.  Thatcher,  of  Orleans 
County,  and  they  have  had  seven  children.  Their  son  Charles  and  daugh- 
ter Hattie  reside  near  their  parents. 


72  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


In  1846  Homer  P.  Smith,  M.  D.,  resided  in  Byron,  and  in  1852  Dr.  C.  C. 
F.  Gay  recorded  his  name  on  the  secretary's  book  of  the  Genesee  County 
Medical  Society.  Dr.  Gay  was  born  at  Pittsfield,  Berkshire  County, 
Mass.,  January  7,  182 1.  While  a  mere  lad  his  parents  removed  to  Leb- 
anon Springs,  Columbia  County,  N.  Y.  His  early  education  was  received 
at  the  schools  of  that  vicinity,  and  at  the  Collegiate  Institute  at  Biock- 
port,  N.  Y.  In  1844  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  the  precep- 
torship  of  Dr.  Joseph  Bates,  of  Lebanon  Springs.  He  attended  lectures 
at  Woodstock,  Vt.,  and  also  at  the  Berkshire  Medical  College,  Massa- 
chusetts, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1846.  He  took  a  course  of 
lectures  at  the  Jefferson  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  after  his  gradua- 
tion. He  began  practice  at  Bennington,  Vt.,  and  afterward  removed  to 
Byron,  this  county.  His  success  here  was  good,  but  he  desired  enlarged 
opportunities,  and  in  1853  removed  to  Buffalo,  where  he  remained  until 
his  death.  Here  he  advanced  rapidly  in  professional  esteem,  and  soon 
took  a  leading  position.  He  was  for  many  years  surgeon  to  the  Buffalo 
■General  Hospital,  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Erie  County  Medical 
Society,  and  of  the  Buffalo  Medical  and  Surgical  Association.  He  was 
also  a  permanent  member  of  the  New  York  State  Medical  Society,  and 
of  the  American  Medical  Association.  During  the  last  war  he  was  sur- 
geon in  charge  of  Fort  Porter.  In  1883  he  was  appointed  professor  of 
operative  and  clinical  surgery  at  Niagara  University,  Buffalo.  Aside 
from  his  knowledge  of  medicine  Dr.  Gay  was  an  ardent  student  of  the 
natural  sciences,  botany  being  his  favorite  branch.  He  died  at  Buffalo, 
March  27,  1887. 

About  1864  Dr.  Earl  B.  Lounsbury  came  from  East  Pembro]<£  to  By- 
ron. He  was  here  more  than  10  years,  when  he  removed  to  the  West, 
where,  after  a  further  service  of  ii  years,  he  died.  During  Dr.  Louns- 
bury's  membership  of  the  county  society  he  was  one  of  its  most  faithful 
members.  He  made  several  reports  of  cases,  participated  actively  in  its 
discussions,  and  was  loyal  to  its  requirements.  His  wife  was  Miss  F.  M.  ! 
Rumsey,  of  Bethany. 

Dr.  A.  C.  Hall,  of  South  Byron,  and  Dr.  Lafayette  Carpenter,  of  By- 
ron Center,  are  mentioned,  but  we  have  no  knowledge  of  the  time  of  their 
residence  here. 

In  1873  Dr.  B.  A.  Fuller  located  at  Byron  Center,  and  at  about  the 
same  time  Dr.  George  U.  Gleason  was  at  South  Byron.  Dr.  Fuller  re- 
moved to  Le  Roy  shortly  after  the  death  of  his  father  (Dr.  A.  W.  Fuller) 
in  1877,  where  he  now  resides. 


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In  the  year  1868  there  were  also  in  Byron  (so  it  is  said)  Drs.  Joseph  C. 
Walker  and  A.  W.  Billings. 

DARIEN. 

The  physicians  of  this  town  have  been  James  E.  Seaver,  1 8 1 7 ;  William 
P.  Harris,  1829;  Erastus  Cross,  1830;  John  M.  Harrington,  1832 ;  Isaiah 
Rano,  1836;  and  E.  W.  Marsh,  1870.  Other  information  concerning  a 
few  early  physicians  may  be  obtained  by  referring  to  the  history  of  the 
town. 

ELBA. 

In  the  year  1823  Dr.  Amasa  Briggs  had  "  a  local  habitation  and  a 
name  "  in  the  then  new  town  of  Elba.  He  is  supposed  to  have  been  the 
first  physician  in  the  place,  although  some  claim  priority  for  a  Dr.  Wood- 
ward, of  whom  we  can  learn  nothing.  In  1829  Dr.  Benedict  practiced 
there,  and  in  1830  Dr.  J.  A.  Campbell.  Soon  after  this  time  Dr.  Jonas  S. 
Billings  came  to  Elba.  He  joined  the  County  Medical  Society  in  1833, 
usually  attended  its  meetings,  and  participated  in  its  discussions.  The 
last  meeting  he  attended  was  in  June,  1869;  and  we  believe  his  death 
occurred  soon  after.  Dr.  Francis  Smiley  died  at  Elba  in  1843,  aged  86 
years.  We  have  no  details  of  his  residence  there.  In  1831  Dr.  James 
H.  Smith  is  registered,  and  in  1841  Dr.  E.  B.  Benedict.  We  do  not  know 
whether  this  is  the  same  Dr.  Benedict  previously  mentioned  or  not;  if  so, 
he  was  somewhat  dilatory  in  joining  the  county  society. 

We  do  not  know  of  any  other  physicians  of  Elba  excepting  those  now 

there. 

LE    ROY. 

The  first  physician  inhabiting  the  present  town  of  Le  Roy  (then  Cale- 
donia) was  Dr.  William  Coe,  who  came  in  the  year  1803.  In  1814  he 
lived  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mr.  Osborn,  west  of  the  village.  He 
had  the  reputation  of  being  an  honest,  worthy  man,  and  a  good  physi- 
cian. 

Dr.  Ella  G.  Smith  was  here  in  1805,  and  Dr.  Fred  Fitch  moved  in  in 
1808.  He  stood  well  in  the  profession,  and  was  very  stirring  and  enter- 
prising. He  raised  a  company  of  artillery,  of  which  he  became  captain. 
While  attending  with  his  company  a  "training"  at  Stafford  he  was 
wounded  accidentally  in  the  leg,  and  suffered  amputation  in  conse- 
quence. He  built  the  house  where  Rev.  Samuel  Bowden  now  lives,  and 
also  one  formerly  occupied  by  R.  L.  Lawson.  We  cannot  ascertain  the 
date  of  his  death. 


74  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Dr.  William  Sheldon  rode  into  Le  Roy  on  horseback  one  evening  in 
1810,  and  stopped  at  the  famous  "  Garnson  tavern,"  where  ,is  now  the 
residence  of  H.  H.  Olmsted.  He  was  looking  for  a  place  to  practice,  and 
had  with  him  all  his  earthly  possessions,  consisting  of  his  horse,  saddle  and 
bridle,  a  pair  of  saddle-bags,  containing  a  small  stock  of  medicines,  with  a 
lancet,  and  turnkey  for  extracting  teeth.  He  had  ridden  from  Benning- 
ton, Vt.,  and  was  wearied  with  his  long  journey,  and  nearly  penniless.  He, 
however,  turned  his  horse  out  to  grass,  made  a  supper  of  bread  and  milk, 
and  went  to  bed  hoping  something  might  turn  up  to  enable  him  to  pay 
his  bill  in  the  morning.  Fortunately  for  him  Mrs.  Ganson  was  taken 
quite  ill  during  the  night,  and  the  young  M.  D.  was  called  up  to  pre- 
scribe. His  efiforts  were  quite  successful,  and  as  there  was  a  good  deal  of 
sickness  in  the  settlement,  and  no  physician,  he  was  urged  by  the  neigh- 
bors to  remain  there.  This  he  did,  and  for  many  years  enjoyed  an  act- 
ive and  lucrative  practice.  During  the  War  of  181 2  he  was  for  a  time 
■captain  of  a  militia  company,  but  afterwards  became  surgeon  and  aid-de- 
camp upon  the  staff  of  General  Davis,  and  was  near  him  when  he  was 
killed.  He  participated  in  seven  battles  ;  was  taken  prisoner  at  Black 
Rock,  and  carried  to  Montreal,  where  he  remained  for  about  six  months, 
being  discharged  in  May,  1814.  He  filled,  with  much  credit,  several 
positions  of  responsibility,  serving  as  county  sheriff  two  terms. 
•  In  June,  1871,  Dr.  Sheldon,  by  invitation  of  the  writer,  attended  the 
•annual  meeting  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical  Society.  We  quote  from 
the  secretary's  report  the  following: 

"  Dr.  Sheldon,  from  Le  Roy,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  society,  now  old  and  feeble, 
whose  membership  dates  back  to  1810,  by  invitation  proceeded  to  make  a  few  remarks 
•concerning  the  early  days  of  the  society.  He  spoke  of  the  progress  made  in  medicine  and 
surgery  since  he  had  ceased  to  be  an  active  practitioner,  and  of  many  other  things  rela- 
ting to  medicine,  which  were  very  interesting,  and  were  listened  to  with  great  pleasure." 

Dr.  Sheldon  died  in  January,  1874. 

Dr.  Chauncey  P.  Smith  came  in  in  18 14.  He  lived  for  a  time  on  the 
Woodward  farm  north  of  the  village,  and  afterwards  built  the  stone  house, 
on  Lake  street,  now  occupied  by  S.  Loucks.  A  popular  and  hard  work- 
ing man,  he  saved  a  large  property  during  the  quarter  century  he  prac- 
ticed here,  but  investing  it  in  the  drug  business  in  company  with  a  dis- 
honest partner,  he  lost  nearly  all.  His  friends  made  him  comfortable  in 
his  old  age,  until  his  mental  powers  gave  way  from  brain  disease,  and  he 
died  in  the  alms  house. 

Dr.  Elizur  Butler,  of  Le  Roy,  joined  the  Genesee  County  Medical  So- 
ciety in  18 16,  but  we  can  find  nothing  more  about  him. 


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75 


Dr.  Ezekiel  Kelsey,  born  in  Greenfield,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  in 
1 80 1,  came  to  the  Genesee  country  with  his  father  about  18 17,  settling 
one  mile  south  of  Le  Roy.  He  taught  school  a  number  of  years,  then 
studied  for  a  physician,  and  opened  up  an  office  about  1830,  and  con- 
tinued a  very  successful  practice  till  his  death  in  1840.  He  was  buried 
in  what  is  known  as  the  Van  Allen  Cemetery 

In  18 1 8  Dr.  Lakey  moved  to  Le  Roy.  He  is  described  as  being  an 
active  and  intelligent  practitioner,  and  with  a  remarkable  memory  for  in- 
cidents.     He  staid  a  few  years,  and  went  to  Palmyra,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  Edmund  Barnes  resided  here  at  about  the  same  time.  He  married 
a  sister  of  Henry  Olmsted.  He  built  the  house  just  east  of  Mrs.  Bis- 
sell's,  on  West  Main  street,  and  died  there  a  few  years  later.  His  widow 
afterwards  married  Dr.  Chauncey  Smith,  before  mentioned. 

In  March,  18 19,  Dr.  Stephen  O.  Almy  received  a  license  to  practice 
from  the  board  of  censors  of  Genesee  County,  and  began  business  with 
Dr.  Fitch,  his  preceptor.  Dr.  Almy  was  born  in  Sterling,  Conn.,  June 
18,  1798.  His  parents  soon  afterward  removed  to  Vermont,  then  to  Sar- 
atoga County,  N.  Y.,  and  finally  to  the  present  town  of  Pavilion.  While 
still  a  lad  he  spent  his  summers  in  clearing  off  timber,  and  his  winters  in 
teaching  school.  During  the  summer  of  18 15  he  cleared  off  10  acres  of 
land  where  Roanoke  village  now  stands.  After  one  year's  partnership 
with  Dr.  Fitch  he  bought  out  his  little  drug  store,  and  went  twice  on  foot 
to  Albany  to  purchase  drugs.  In  1821  he  attended  medical  lectures  at 
Yale  College,  and  received  a  diploma  from  that  institution.  In  1823  he 
married  Maria  B.  Brown,  and  built  a  cottage  where  Ingham  University 
now  stands.  After  about  15  years  of  active  practice  he  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business  at  Clean,  in  company  with  Herman  Le  Roy,  sons,  and 
grandsons.  He  remained  at  Clean  until  1841,  when  he  removed  to  Cin- 
cinnati and  engaged  still  more  extensively  in  the  lumber  trade.  This 
lasted  but  a  short  time,  for  his  many  friends,  knowing  his  professional 
skill,  urged  him  so  strongly  to  resume  practice  that  he  finally  consented 
to  do  so.  He  practiced  about  eight  years,  when  his  health  failed,  and 
forming  a  partnership  with  Dr.  Alfred  Wilcox,  a  former  medical  associ- 
ate in  Le  Roy,  engaged  in  a  private  banking  business.  The  financial 
crash  of  1854  nearly  ruined  them,  and  Dr.  Almy  returned  to  medicine 
agam.  He  was  in  Buffalo  during  1855  and  1856,  and  the  writer,  then  a 
student,  remembers  well  his  cheerful  face  and  pleasant  smile.  He  soon 
returned  to  Cincinnati,  and  practiced  there  until  1866,  when  the  death  of 
his  wife,  followed  soon  after  by  that  of  his  daughter,  broke  up  his  house- 


"J^  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


hold,  and  as  soon  as  he  could  settle  up  matters  he  returned  to  Le  Roy 
with  the  intention  of  spending  the  remnant  of  his  days  there.  In  Sep- 
tember, 1869,  he  was  attacked  with  apoplexy,  resulting  in  hemiplegiay  or 
paralysis  of  one  side.  He  lived  after  this  a  little  more  than  seven  years, 
in  an  entirely  helpless  condition,  being  an  inmate  of  the  home  of  the  late 
S.  C.  Kelsey.  His  death  occurred  January  2,  1877.  ^^  quote  the  fol- 
lowing from  a  notice  of  his  death  which  appeared  in  one  of  the  Le  Roy 
newspapers : 

"  No  man  ever  enjoyed  a  fuller  measure  of  popular  esteem  and  affection  than  did  Dr. 
Almy.  He  was  every  man's  friend,  every  man's  helper.  He  had  a  word  of  good 
counsel  and  cheer  for  all,  and  smiles  of  approval  for  all  who  needed  them." 

Dr.  Benjamin  Hill,  a  native  of  Guilford,  Conn.,  was  born  April  15, 
1765.  In  1788  he  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Cone,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass. 
He  practiced  in  Klllingworth,  Conn.,  about  40  years.  In  1808  he  came 
to  Le  Roy  on  horseback,  and  bought  448  acres  of  land.  In  18 19  his  son 
Albert  came  out  and  began  clearing  the  land.  In  1826  Dr.  Hill  came 
again,  and  in  1828  he  brought  his  family,  locating  on  160  acres  of  an  ad- 
ditional purchase,  residing  there  until  his  death  in  April,  1849,  at  Pa- 
vilion. His  practice  in  Connecticut  was  very  extensive,  but  limited  in 
this  county.  Being  contemporary  with  Dr.  Sheldon  and  others  he  was 
often  called  as  counsel.  He  was  a  self-made  man,  and  respected  by  all 
his  friends  and  neighbors. 

Of  Drs.  B.  Douglas,  who  was  in  Le  Roy  in  1819  or  1820;  Warren  A. 
Cowdery,  1820;  Daniel  Woodward,  1823;  and  Nicholas  D.  Gardner,  1828, 
we  can  find  nothing  more  than  the  record  of  their  names.  Dr.  Douglas, 
it  is  believed,  went  to  Bethany. 

In  1830  Dr.  Alfred  Wilcox,  after  two  years'  practice  in  Pennsylvania, 
took  up  his  abude  here.  He  was  a  partner  with  Dr.  Almy,  Dr.  Pratt, 
and  others  during  the  20  years  he  resided  here.  He  resumed  partner- 
ship with  Dr.  Almy  in  Cincinnati,  as  before  mentioned.  His  health  fail- 
ing he  went  to  California  and  died  there. 

Dr.  John  Codman  came  to  Le  Roy  when  quite  young,  followed  teach- 
ing awhile,  and  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Almy.  He  practiced  here 
from  1836  to  1840,  then  removed  to  Adrian,  Mich.,  and  after  10  years  to 
Kalamazoo,  where  he  died  in  1870,  aged  73.  He  was  an  excellent  phy- 
sician, a  consistent  Christian,  and  a  pronounced  temperance  man. 

In  1830  appears  the  name  of  Dr.  Prescott  Lawrence.  He  had  the 
faculty  of  winning  the  confidence  of  his  patrons  in  a  very  marked  degree. 
He  lived    but   a   few  years  and  died   here.      Of  Drs.  Graham  Fitch  and 


THE    MEDICAL    PROFESSION.  ^^  jj 


William  A.  Amy,  who  resided  here  in  1830-31,  no  record  except  their 
names  is  found. 

The  year  1834  brought  to  Le  Roy  Dr.  Charles  Smith,  younger 
brother  of  Chauncey  Smith,  and  Dr.  Ezekiel  Kelsey.  The  latter  died 
after  a  few  years.  Like  many  others  he  taught  school  to  enable  him  to 
pursue  his  medical  studies. 

Dr.  Caleb  H.  Austin  was  here  from  1836  to  1840.  Dr.  Benjamin  Bliss 
also  commenced  business  here  in  1836.  He  built  a  house  on  the  present 
site  of  Mrs.  Barrett's,  and  followed  his  calling  acceptably  to  the  people 
until  near  his  death,  which  took  place  in  1843. 

Dr.  Almond  Pratt  came  in  1837.  ^^  staid  about  15  years,  when  he 
removed  to  Palmyra,  and  thence  to  Rochester,  where  he  died. 

In  1840  Dr.  Joseph  Tozier  came  to  Le  Roy.  He  had  practiced  pre- 
viously in  York,  Livingston  County.  He  removed  in  1845  to  Clarkson, 
Monroe  County,  where  he  died,  after  many  years  of  successful  practice, 
respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  His  son.  Dr.  L.  L.  Tozier,  has  been  for 
many  years  the  leading  physician  of  Batavia. 

In  1 84 1  Dr.  D.  C.  Chamberlain  made  his  appearance  in  Le  Roy,  where 
he  remained  37  years.  We  cannot  do  better  than  copy  a  letter  written 
to  the  present  writer  by  Dr.  Chamberlain,  in  response  to  some  inquiries 
addressed  him  concerning  his  life,  etc.,  omitting  some  paragraphs  of  a 
purely  personal  character : 

"■Dear  Sir:  I  am  in  receipt  of  yours  of  the  30th  ult.,  and  in  answer  thereto 
would  say :  I  was  born  of  American  parents  (emigrants  from  Vermont),  in  the  parish 
of  Mascouche,  in  the  then  province  of  Lower  Canada,  now  called  '  Quebec,'  and  first  saw 
the  light  of  day  January  8,  1815,  the  day  '  Old  Hickory  '  fought  the  battle  of  New  Orleans, 
and  at  the  age  of  eight  was  sent  from  the  paternal  roof  to  be  brought  up  under  the  care 
of  a  maternal  aunt  residing  in  Hubbardton,  Rutland  County,  Vt.  Here  I  passed  through 
boyhood  into  early  manhood,  acquiring  as  good  a  preparatory  education  as  straitened 
circumstances  and  opportunities  would  allow.  In  1833  commenced  the  study  of  medi- 
cine under  the  instruction,  and  with  the  aid,  of  Dr.  Charles  W.  Horton,  in  Sudbury,  Vt., 
and  after  three  courses  of  lectures  in  the  Vermont  Academy  of  Medicine  was  graduated 
in  November,  1837. 

"I  commenced  practice  in  Cuttingsville,  Rutland  County,  Vt.,  in  July,  1838,  and  re- 
mained there  until  January,  1840  ;  then  'struck  tent,'  and  took  a  private  course  of  lect- 
ures on  anatomy  and  surgery  at  Castleton  under  instruction  of  the  late  Prof  Robert 
Nelson,  the  Canadian  patriot  and  refugee.  Soon  after,  the  health  of  my  old  preceptor 
failing,  I  became  associated  with  him  in  practice  at  Sudbury,  Vt.,  and  there  remained 
until  1841,  when  I  again  packed  up  for  a  move,  having  in  mind  this  time  the  'Genesee 
country,'  which  was  then  regarded  as  quite  away  West.  After  debating  the  pros  and 
cons  between  Le  Roy  and  Warsaw— the  latter  place  having  just  been  designated  by  the 
commissioner  appointed  as  the  site  of  the  county  buildings  of  the  newly-organized 
county  of  Wyoming— I   made  a  choice  of  Le  Roy  as  my  future  field  of  ^labor,  and  in 


78  ^  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


July,  1841,  hung  out  a  doctor's  'shingle  '  and  inserted  a  card  in  the  Le  Roy  Gazette.  I 
was  received  as  a  member  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical  Society  at  its  annual  meet- 
ing in  January,  1842. 

"  For  further  details  of  my  career  in  Le  Roy  I  would  respectfully  refer  you  to  the  old 
inhabitants  of  that  town,  adding  only  that  I  left  Le  Roy  in  September,  1878,  since 
which  time  I  have  enjoyed  all  the  blessings  and  comforts  that  human  life  can  expect ; 
— more  perhaps  than  I  deserve, — but  I  enjoy  them  all  the  same. 

"  As  to  the  practice  of  our  noble  profession,  I  have  been  egotistical  enough  to  regard 
whatever  I  have  done  or  may  do  in  that  line  as  more  of  a  favor  to  others  than  to  my- 
self 

"  The  old  partaker  of  my  joys  and  soother  of  my  sorrows  has  gone  down  the  hill  of 
life,  and  sleeps  at  the  foot  in  Machpelah  Cemetery,  and  I  am  now  also  moving  down, 
and  by  and  by  we  both  shall  '  sleep  thegither  at  the  foot,'  like  good,  old  'John  Ander- 
son, my  Jo.' 

"  As  regards  my  military  service,  I  was  engaged  and  interested  in  1861,  during  the 
fall,  in  enlisting  and  recruiting  men  for  the  suppression  of  the  Rebellion  ;  was.examining 
surgeon  of  the  recruits  that  were  brought  to  Le  Roy  to  form  the  regiment  that  was 
finally  organized  and  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  as  the  105th  Regiment, 
N.  Y.  Inf.  Vols.,  and  was  commissioned  as  its  surgeon.  I  went  with  it  to  the  field,  and 
to  the  front.  We  were  always  in  the  '  Army  of  the  Potomac'  I  continued  my  con- 
nection with  it  until  the  expiration  of  my  commission,  March  26,  1865,  and  not  relish- 
ing a  falling  from  a  senior  to  a  junior  rank,  which  would  occur  in  case  of  new  com- 
missions, remained  an  independent  volunteer  until  Lee's  surrender  at  Appomattox." 

This  concludes  what  we  wish  to  publish  of  Dr.  Chamberlain's  letter, 
and  inaddition  we  can  most  heartily  say  that  no  physician  of  our  ac- 
quaintance ever  was  so  universally  respected  and  esteemed  as  was  he. 
During  his  37  years  of  practice  in  Le  Roy  he  devoted  himself  entirely  to 
his  patients,  and  in  attending  so  carefully  to  their  interests  greatly  neg- 
lected his  own,  so  that,  although  doing  a  large  business,  he  never  accum- 
ulated much  property.  He  is  now  in  receipt  of  a  pension,  which  is  suf- 
ficient for  his  needs,  and  a  seat  of  honor  and  a  warm  welcome  always 
await  his  acceptance  in  the  homes  of  all  his  old  friends.  When,  in  the 
years  1852  and  1853,  typhoid  fever  prevailed  so  extensively  in  and  about 
Le  Roy,  Dr.  Chamberlain  was  one  of  the  first  physicians  to  substitute  the 
supporting  treatment  for  the  bleeding  and  purging  plan  previously  in  use. 
He  gained  a  well  deserved  reputation  in  the  treatment  of  this  disease,  and 
was  called  often  in  consultation  to  neighboring  towns. 

The  Doctor  says  in  his  letter  that  he  left  Le  Roy  in  September,  1878, 
but  he  says  nothing  of  the  farewell  banquet  given  in  his  honor  by  his  fel- 
low physicians  of  Genesee  County  at  the  residence  of  Dr.  Cleveland,  in 
Le  Roy,  and  the  presentation  to  him  of  a  silver  tea  set.  On  this  occasion 
Dr.  S.  Barrett,  a  neii;hbor  and  professional  friend  of  many  years  stand- 
ing, made  the  presentation  speech,  in  the  course  of  which  he  referred  to 


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a  time  when  Dr.  Moses  Barrett  and  Dr.  Chamberlain  occupied  adjoining 
houses,  and  they  were  wont  to  sit  with  their  families  of  a  summer  evening 
upon  the  back  piazzas.  Dr.  Barrett  played  the  violin,  and  Dr.  Chamber- 
lain was  somewhat  terpsichorally  inclined,  which  gave  rise  to  a  couplet 
well  known  in  those  days : 

"  Moses  and  David  were  neighbors  by  chance ; 
Moses  did  fiddle  for  David  to  dance." 

In  1842  Dr.  Moses  Barrett  (mentioned  above)  settled  in  Le  Roy.  He 
was  a  man  of  superior  scholaiship  in  his  profession  and  out  of  it ;  fond  of 
the  study  of  the  sciences,  and  deeply  interested  in  matters  relating  to  the 
education  of  the  young.  He  remained  here  eight  years,  then  went  to 
Wisconsin,  and  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  State  Reform  School. 
He  was  afterward'  elected  to  the  chair  of  chemistry  and  natural  science  in 
the  college  at  Ripon.      He  died  there  soon  after,  aged  58. 

In  1 849  came  Dr.  G.  Taber,  and  in  1 850  Dr.  Solomon  Barrett.  Dr.  Bar- 
rett was  born  at  Rowe,  Mass.,  February  23,  18 10,  received  his  medical 
education  at  Berkshire  (Mass.)  Medical  College,  and  was  graduated  from 
that  institution  in  1833.  ^^  practiced  in  Buffalo  for  some  time  before 
removing  to  Le  Roy.  His  specialty  was  surgery,  and  he  made  most 
of  the  operations  known  to  that  science.  The  Taliacotian  operation 
for  making  a  new  nose  was  performed  by  him;  also  nearly  all  those 
pertaining  to  the  eye.  He  had  at  one  time  an  eye  infirmary  at  Le  Roy. 
He  became  nearly  blind  in  his  latter  years,  and  died  at  Le  Roy,  February 
3,  1884.  Dr.  Barrett  was  an  industrious  student,  and  a  very  skillful  oper- 
ator.     He  was  also  a  sincere  Christian. 

In  1856  Dr.  Chauncey  M.  Smith  began  medical  practice.  He  was  a 
student  of  Dr.  S.  Barrett,  and  was  for  a  time  partner  with  Dr.  Chamber- 
lain. He  was,  in  his  younger  days,  a  school  teacher,  and  became  town 
superintendent  of  schools  under  the  old  law.  He  was  possessed  of  a  good 
medical  education,  and  being  personally  quite  popular  soon  acquired  a 
large  practice.      He  died  of  typhoid  fever  in  1864. 

In  1864  Dr.  Asa  W.  Fuller  made  his  appearance  among  LeRoy  phy- 
sicians. Mature  in  years,  with  long  experience  in  practice,  he  at  once 
gained  a  large  clientage.  He  was  born  in  the  town  of  Lisbon,  Conn.,  in 
July,  1817,  and  after  having  obtained  a  thorough  preliminary  education 
commenced  the  study  of  medicine.  This  he  continued  until  he  was  grad- 
uated from  the  medical  department  of  Yale  College,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
He  was  married  in  1839,  and  soon  after  removed  to  the  State  of  Rhode 
Island,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  for  nine  years,  thence  removing 


So  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


to  the  town  of  Middlebury,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  had  a  suc- 
cessful practice  of  14  years,  until  1864,  when,  against  the  wishes  of  the 
whole  community,  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Le  Roy,  and  entered  at 
once  upon  an  extensive  practice,  to  which  he  devoted  his  whole  time  and 
talent,  with  a  determination  to  overcome  all  obstacles,  and  giving  excel- 
lent satisfaction  to  his  patrons.  For  the  last  13  years  of  his  life,  and  up 
to  the  day  of  his  death,  he  well  sustained  in  Le  Roy  the  reputation  of  a 
faithful,  honest,  and  skillful  physician,  a  genial  companion,  and  a  true 
and  tried  friend.      His  death  occurred  on  January  29,  1877. 

Dr.  O.  P.  Barber  became  a  member  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical 
Society  in  1870.  He  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  S.  Barrett  (whose  daugh- 
ter he  afterward  married),  practiced  a  short  time  in  Le  Roy,  and  removed 
to  Michigan. 

Dr.  George  Emerson  was  a  student,  and  afterwards  a  partner,  of  Dr. 
Chamberlain,  remained  in  Le  Roy  a  few  )/ears,  and  went  West — we  think 
to  Nebraska — in  the  year  1878.  Dr.  Emerson  made  many  friends  in 
Le  Roy,  and  did  a  good  business  while  there. 

Dr.  George  McNaughton  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1880,  but  remained  a  short 
time,  and  removed  to  Brooklyn,  where,  we  believe,  he  still  remains.  He 
was  a  student  of  Dr.  Menzie,  of  Caledonia,  and  was  a  very  promising 
young  man. 

There  have  been  several  homeopaths  and  eclectics  in  Le  Roy  at  dif- 
ferent times,  but  we  can  find  out  but  little  concerning  them.  Dr.  Gage, 
one  of  the  former  class,  was  there  for  some  time  between  i860  and  1870, 
then  removed  to  the  South,  and,  we  believe,  died  there.  It  is  possible 
that  the  names  of  some  early  practitioners  have  been  omitted,  but  any  one 
will  recognize  the  difficulty  of  finding  out  about  people  who  died  60  or 
70  years  ago. 

OAKFIELD. 

^  Dr.  Andrew  Thompson  was  in  Oakfield  as  early  as  1830,  at  which 
date  he  became  a  member  of  the  County  Medical  Society.  No  other 
physician's  name  appears  upon  the  roll,  from  this  town,  until  1841,  when 
Dr.  Horace  Clark  is  recorded.  He  removed  to  Bergen  in  1876,  and  died 
at  that  place.  It  is  said  that  as  early  as  18 14  Dr.  A.  Thompson  was  liv- 
ing within  the  present  limits  of  the  town,  and  a  Dr.  Garret  Davis  is  also 
mentioned,  but  no  definite  accounts  of  either  have  been  obtained.  Dr. 
William  Pardee  was  in  Oakfield  in  1868,  and  for  a  few  years  afterward 
until  his  death,  in  1884,  by  consumption.  He  was  for  a  time  partner  with 
Dr.  A.  P.  Jackson.      He  graduated  from  the  Buffalo  Medical  College. 


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PAVILION. 

When,  in  the  year  1841,  the  town  of  Pavihon  was  formed  there  were 
within  its  present  limits  in  practice  Dr.  Warren  Fay  and  Dr.  Abel  Ten- 
nant.  Dr.  Fay  was  at  the  village  of  Pavilion,  where  he  had  resided  for 
many  years,  and  Dr.  Tennant  was  at  South  Le  Roy,  which  became,  by 
the  organization  of  the  new  town,  Pavilion  Center. 

Dr.  Fay  was  born  at  Walpole,  N.  H.,  in  1797.  He  received  a  good 
common  school  education,  was  for  some  time  a  school  teacher,  and  fi- 
nally studied  medicine  under  the  tutelage  of  Dr.  Daniel  White,  who  seems 
to  have  been  a  prominent  practitioner  in  those  early  days.  He  attended 
lectures  at  the  Castleton  (Vt.)  Medical  Academy,  received  a  diploma 
from  the  Livingston  County  (N.  Y.)  Medical  Society,  June  24,  1823, 
signed  by  Caleb  Chapin,  president,  and  coming  to  Pavilion  soon  after 
began  an  active  practice,  which  continued  for  a  full  half  century.  He 
was  what  is  now  called  a  "  heroic  practitioner,"  using  the  lancet  very 
freely,  and  giving  large  doses  of  colomel  and  jalap.  He  achieved  both 
fame  and  fortune,  and  died  February  18,  1875. 

"  A.  Tennant,  Botanist,"  as  the  sign  upon  his  office  read,  was  a  native 
of  Connecticut,  but  where  he  received  his  education  we  have  been  un- 
able to  ascertain.  He  believed  that  in  the  plants  which  nature  provides 
there  are  all  the  remedies  needful  for  the  cure  of  disease.  He  began 
practice  about  181 2,  and  continued  it  until  blindness  and  rheumatism 
compelled  him  to  abandon  it,  some  40  years  afterward.  He  published  a 
work  called  Tennaiif  s  Botany,  in  1837.  This  was  printed  at  Batavia  by 
D.  D.  Waite,  for  many  years  editor  of  the  Republican  Advocate.  Dr. 
Tennant,  while  in  his  prime,  had  a  large  practice,  and  an  excellent  repu- 
tation for  skill  and  success.  He  removed  to  Pennsylvania  in  1856,  and 
died  soon  after. 

In  1842  Dr.  S.  C.  Upson  came  to  Pavilion.  He  was  born  in  Bristol, 
Conn.,  March  29,  1792.  He  received  his  diploma  at  Hartford,  Conn,  in 
18 1 6,  commenced  practice  at  Fabius,  N.  Y.,  and  remained  there  until  his 
removal  to  Pavilion.  He  lived  here  about  four  years  and  removed  to 
Nunda,  Livingston  County,  where  he  died  April  20, 1 889.  Dr.  Upson  was 
emphatically  a  gentleman  of  the  old  school,  extremely  affable,  poh'te,  and 
kind  hearted.  He  is  remembered  with  affection  by  many  of  our  old  res- 
idents. At  one  time  he  made  and  sold  a  preparation  known  as  Upson's 
dandelion  syrup,  which  had  a  great  deal  of  popularity. 

Somewhere  about  these  times  Dr.  Ira  Webb,  a  root  doctor  from  Ver- 


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82  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


mont,  came  to  Pavilion.  He  remained  a  year  or  two  and  went  to  Le 
Roy.  We  have  not  been  able  to  learn  much  about  him,  although  his 
syrups  were  considered  very  useful  by  many  people. 

In  1849  Dr.  William  M.  Sprague  resumed  the  practice  which  he  had 
previously  given  up  to  engage  in  other  business.  He  was  born  in  New 
Marlborough,  Mass.,  in  1803,  and  came  to  Covington  with  his  father  in 
18 1 2.  He  attended  school  at  Middlebury  Academy,  then  a  noted  insti- 
tution of  learning,  studied  medicine  with  Drs.  Daniel  White  and  Warren 
Fay,  attended  medical  lectures  at  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  and  received  his 
diploma  from  the  Genesee  County  Medical  Society,  John  Cotes,  presi- 
dent, March  9,  1829.  He  practiced  about  three  years,  and  then  formed 
a  partnership  with  his  three  brothers  in  the  mercantile,  milling,  and  farm- 
ing business,  which  was  dissolved  in  the  year  above  mentioned.  During 
his  absence  from  practice  he  was  postmaster,  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
Sessions  justice,  and  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  informed  politicians 
of  the  vicinity  as  well  as  an  excellent  general  scholar.  He  died  August 
28,  1868,  and  it  is  probable  no  man's  death  was  more  generally  mourned 
by  all  his  acquaintances  than  was  his.  His  professional  services,  as  well 
as  his  friendly  counsel,  were  highly  valued  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Some  time  during  the  year  1867  Dr.  Charles  Morgan,  a  young  physi- 
cian, came  to  Pavilion.  He  remained  but  a  short  time,  and  removed  to 
Mount  Morris,  Livingston  County.  He  is  spoken  of  as  a  promising 
young  man. 

It  is  supposed  that  about  the  usual  number  of  traveling  quacks  have 
visited  Pavilion,  and  made  money  out  of  the  credulous  and  weak-minded 
people  who  believe  in  such  things,  but  none  of  them  are  worthy  of  rec- 
ord, and  we  have  given  all  we  could  ascertain  concerning  the  respect- 
able medical  men  who  lived  and  practiced  here. 

PEMBROKE. 

Dr.  Abijah  W.  Stoddard  was  the  pioneer  medical  man  of  Pem- 
broke.     He  studied    medicine   with    Dr.   Sill,   of  Hartford,   Washington 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  soon  after  receiving  his  diploma  came  to  Pembroke 
(then   Batavia).     This  was  in  18 10  or  181 1.      He  located  where  the  vil- 
lage of  Corfp  has  since  been  built,  and  commenced  practice  among  the 
first  settlers  of  the  surrounding  country.      He  continued  in  business  here  i 
until  about  1854  or  1855,  when  he  removed  to  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  where  ; 
he  died  at  the  home  of  a  friend,  in  i860.      In  the  course  of  his  long  prac,  i 
tice  in  Pembroke  and  surrounding  towns  he  accumulated  a  fair  fortune-  I 
which  was  absorbed  by  his  son's  business  in  Rochester. 
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111  1820  Dr.  Elihu  Lee  was  practicing  in  Pembroke;  in  1830  Dr. 
Aaron  Long  was  registered  as  residing  in  Corfu ;  but  previous  to  this 
Dr.  David  Long,  with  his  brother  John,  had  come  in  as  early  as  1808, 
and  gave  the  name  Long's  Corners  to  the  settlement  now  called  Corfu. 
Dr.  Long  resided  for  many  years  in  a  house  occupying  the  site  of  Dr. 
Crane's  present  residence,  just  north  of  the  principal  four  corners  of  the 
village.      He  is  spoken  of  as  a  man  of  energy  and  enterprise. 

In  1 83 1  Dr.  Alanson  Owen  was  in  business  at  Richville,  and  during 
the  same  year  somewhere  in  the  town  were.  Drs.  J.  S.  Dodge,  James  S. 
Grout,  and  Barton  Streeter. 

In  1833  William  E.  Brown  practiced  at  East  Pembroke;  in  1840  Dr. 
Samuel  S.  Knight,  of  Pembroke,  joined  the  County  Medical  Society;  and 
we  find  no  further  mention  of  physicians  coming  into  the  town  until 
1864,  when  Dr.  Isaiah  Rano  came  from  Darien,  and  remained  until  his 
death,  in  May,  1880. 

Sometime  in  the  year  1864  Dr.  John  Durboraw  came  in,  and  lived 
here  two  or  three  years. 

Dr.  Earl  B.  Lounsbury  was  born  in  the  town  of  Alexander  in  1838, 
was  graduated  from  the  Buffalo  Medical  College,  and  began  practice  at 
East  Pembroke  in  1864.  He  remained  about  one  and  one-half  years, 
and  then  removed  to  Byron  Center. 

In  1867  Dr.  L.  B.  Parmelee  was  practicing  at  East  Pembroke.  He 
remained  a  few  years,  went  to  Rochester  for  a  short  time,  and  thence  to 
Batavia,  where  he. still  resides. 

It  is  believed  that  Dr.  A.  G.  Ellinwood,  now  of  Attica,  was  located 
for  a  short  time  at  East  Pembroke, — probably  about  i860, — but  this  is 
uncertain. 

In  1868  Dr.  Joshua  W.  Read  came  to  Corfu.  He  was  born  in  Bata- 
via in  1837.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Albany, 
and  taught  school  at  Peekskill  four  years.  He  studied  medicine  at  that 
place  with  Dr.  Knight,  graduated  in  1866,  practiced  at  Bloomington,  111., 
two  years,  and  then  removed  to  Corfu.  After  remaining  two  years  he 
went  to  Newark,  N.  J.,  where  he  still  remains. 

In  1868  Dr.  H.  W.  Cobb  was  at  Indian  Falls,  but  soon  removed  to  the 
West.  Dr.  George  H.  Norton  practiced  at  East  Pembroke  from  1868 
until  his  death,  in  1874  or  1875.  A  Dr.  Lund,  now  of  Medina,  N.  Y., 
was  at  one  time  in  Pembroke. 

There  have  been  at  different  times  in  Pembroke  homeopathic  physi- 
cians, but  none  of  them  seem  to  have  remained  long,  and  we  hear  only 
of  Drs.  Scott  and  MacPherson. 


84  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


In  1869  Dr.  Absalom  Billington  was  in  Corfu.  He  remained  but  a 
short  time,  and  we  cannot  ascertain  where  he  werrt. 

Dr.  Albert  Crawford  moved  to  Corfu  in  1871.  He  was  born  in  Da- 
rien  in  1841,  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Milton  E.  Potter,  and  received 
his  diploma  from  the  Buffalo  Medical  College  in  1862.  He  commenced 
practice  at  Cairo,  111.,  and  remained  there  until  his  removal  to  Corfu. 
He  was  here  10  years,  and  then  sold  out  to  Dr.  William  Parker  and 
went  to  Buffalo,  where  he  still  resides. 

Dr  Parker  was  born  at  Clarence,  Erie  County.  He  was  graduated  at 
Buffalo  in  1880,  came  to  Corfu  soon  after,  remained  but  a  short  time, 
then  spent  one  year  in  Clarence,  and  finally  removed  to  Buffalo.  He  is 
at  present  attending  physician  to  the  Erie  County  alms  house. 

The  above  mentioned  are  all  the  physicians  we  can  learn  of  as  for- 
merly practicing  in  the  town  of  Pembroke.  It  is  quite  possible  some 
names  may  have  been  omitted,  but  we  have  striven  industriously  to  ob- 
tain them  all.  The  failure  of  some  to  join  the  County  Medical  Society 
has  prevented  a  permanent  record  of  their  names,  and  we  have  been 
obliged  to  rely  upon  the  recollections  of  old  inhabitants  for  many  things. 

STAFFORD. 

In  1 82 1  Benjamin  Davis  hailed  from  the  then  yearling  town  of  Staf- 
ford as  its  first  Mcdicince  Doctor.  Dr.  Am  mi  R.  R.  Butler,  however,  re- 
moved to  Alexander  from  Stafford  some  time  prior  to  1823,  and  it  may 
be  that  he  was  in  the  latter  place  as  early  as  was  Dr.  Davis.  In  1829 
Drs.  Jonathan  G.  Abbott  and  Thomas  Blanchard  are  recorded  as  resi- 
dents of  Stafford,  and  about  the  same  time  Dr.  Elizur  Butler  and  his 
brother  Samuel  practiced  there. 

In  1 83 1  Dr.  W.  B.  Slawson  was  in  business  at  Morganville.  How  long 
he  remained  we  are  not  informed,  but  he  was  a  member  of  the  County 
Medical  Society  in  1837.  Dr.  Thomas  D.  Morrison  is  registered  in  1839 
and  in  1840  Dr.  Lucius  M.  Haynes.  Dr.  Haynes  married  a  sister  of 
Stephen  Crocker,  Esq  ,  who,  after  the  death  of  Dr.  Haynes,  married  Rev. 
Richard  Radley.  He  practiced  in  Stafford  until  his  death.  May  19,  1854. 
In  185 1  Dr.  Mark  W.  Tomlinson  came  to  Stafford,  and  in  1852  Dr. 
Theophilus  S.  Looniis.  Dr.  Loomis  removed  to  East  Bethany  soon  after, 
and  died  there. 

Iij  1855  Dr.  Henry  Pamphilon  opened  an  ofifice  in  Stafford.  He  was 
born  in  Hackney,  near  London,  Eng.,  January  14,  1828.  He  was  edu- 
cated in   London,  and  came  to  America  in  185  i,  locating  in  Lancaster, 


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Erie  County.  In  1855  ^^^  removed  to, Stafford,  remaining  there  until  his 
death,  which  occurred-  March  13,  1884.  Dr.  Pamphilon  was  an  excel- 
lent physician  and  a  most  agreeable  companion.  His  knowledge  was  not 
confined  to  medicine,  but  was  extensive  on  many  subjects.  He  was 
quite  an  elocutionist,  and  read  extracts  from  Dickens  remarkably  well. 
He  could  also  dance  a  hornpipe  in  good  style.  He  was  highly  respected 
by  his  brother  physicians,  and  by  the  community  at  large. 

Somewhere  about  the  year  1855  Dr.  T.  S.  King  located  at  Stafford. 
He  was  born  and  educated  at  Plainfield,  N.  J.,  and  received  his  diploma 
from  the  University  of  New  York.  He  remained  in  Stafford  until  his 
death,  which  took  place  December  24,  1867,  at  the  age  of  42  years. 

Dr.  Ayer  practiced  a  few  years  in  Stafford.  He  is  highly  spoken  of  as  a 
.practitioner,  and  is  also  remembered  as  a  man  of  decided  opinions  and 
strong  convictions.  During  his  residence  at  Stafford,  in  the  year  1863, 
when  people  were  greatly  excited  over  war  matters,  Dr.  Ayer  was 
arrested  and  taken  to  the  jail  at  Batavia  for  the  expression  of  somewhat 
decided  democratic  opinions.  His  imprisonment  was,  however,  of  brief 
duration,  but  the  Doctor  never  recovered  from  the  sense  of  oppression 
and  humiliation  which  that  event  occasioned.  He  soon  after  went  to 
Buffalo,  and  enjoyed  an  active  and  profitable  practice  there  for  several 
years,  and  until  his  death.  His  widow  resides  in  Buffalo,  as  does  also  a 
daughter,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Rollin  L.  Banta,  one  of  the  most  prominent  of 
the  younger  physicians  of  that  city. 

Dr.  F.  L.  Stone  was  born  at  Marcy,  Oneida  County,  in  1834.  He 
received  an  academic  education  at  Whitestovvn  Seminary,  studied  medi- 
cine with  Dr.  Babcock,  of  Oriskany,  and  was  graduated  at  Bellevue  Col- 
lege, New  York  city,  in  1865.  He  remained  for  a  time  with  Dr.  Babcock, 
and  in  1868  came  to  Stafford.  He  remained  seven  years,  and  removed 
to  Caledonia,  Livingston  County,  where  he  practiced  five  years,  going 
thence  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  now  resides.  Dr.  Stone  was  successful  in  his 
practice  at  Stafford,  and   made  many  friends  there. 

f  WILLIAM  MORGAN. 

^""^  XCEPTING,  perhaps,  the  events  of  the  War  of  1 8 1 2  no  occurrence 
\[  in  the  history  of  Western  New  York  ever  so  generally  attracted 

^^>..-.    the  attention  of  the  country  as  the  disappearance  of  the  Free  Ma- 
son, Morgan,  in  the  autumn  of  1826,  with  the  uprising  against  the  Ma- 
sonic fraternity  which  his  mysterious  fate  produced.      No  other  event, 
6 


86  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


therefore,  more  fairly  demands  a  chapter  in  the  history  of  the  county 
where  the  circumstances  connected  with  the  affair  occurred. 

WilHam  Morgan  was  born  in  Virginia,  and  was  by  trade  a  stone  ma- 
son. He  opened  a  store  in  Richmond,  in  1819,  but  in  1821  removed  to 
Canada  and  went  into  the  brewing  business.  His  brewery  having  been 
burnt  he  moved  to  Rochester  and  resumed  his  trade  of  mason.  While 
here  (living  next  door  to  a  Dr.  Dyer,  and  also  near  Thurlow  Weed)  it  is 
supposed  he  wrote  out  his  exposure  of  Masonry.  He  had  a  wife  and 
two  children.  Leaving  them,  he  went  to  Batavia  in  order  to  get  his  book 
printed.  Pretending  to  be  an  architect  he  assisted  Thomas  McCully  in 
building  the  Eagle  Hotel,  and  lived  for  a  time  in  McCulIy's  house  (to  the 
east  of  Eagar's  brewery),  and  also  lived  where  Hewitt's  store  now  is.  He 
also  worked  on  the  old  stone  building  back  of  the  postoffice.  As  near 
as  can  be  ascertained  Morgan  was  made  a  Royal  Arch  Mason  at  Le  Roy. 
He  was  represented  as  being  a  poor  man  of  indifferent  character  (which 
latter  fact  is  suggested  as  the  chief  consideration  which  led  him  to  publish 
the  secrets  of  the  fraternity  of  which  he  was  a  member);  was  also  intem- 
perate and  neglected  his  family;  and  because  of  his  habits  he  was  expelled 
from  the  chapter.  Soon  after  this  (presumably  in  June  or  July)  he  began 
(with  the  assistance  of  David  C.  Miller,  editor  of  the  Republican  Advocate) 
to  publish  a  book  on  "Jachin  and  Boaz,"  with  alterations.  The  work  of 
publishing  was  secretly  done,  Miller  at  the  time  occupying  the  upper  part 
of  two  buildings  on  Main  street,  Batavia. 

On  July  25th  Morgan  was  taken  into  custody  by  the  sheriff,  for  debt, 
but  was  soon  released.  The  Ontario  Messenger,  published  at  Canan- 
daigua,  of  August  9,  1826,  contained  the  following  notice  and  caution  : 

"  If  a  man  calling  himself  Captain  William  Morgan  should  intrude  himself  upon  the 
community,  they  should  be  on  their  guard,  particularly  the  Masonic  fraternity.     Morgan 
was  in  the  village  in  May  last,  and  his  conduct  here  and  elsewhere  calls  forth.this  notice. 
.     .     Morgan  is  considered  a  swindler  and  a  dangerous  man." 

This  notice  was  also  copied  in  the  Batavia  papers.  September  loth 
Ebenezer  C.  Kingsley  obtained  from  Justice  Chipman,  of  Canandaigua,  a 
warrant  for  the  arrest  of  Morgan  on  a  charge  of  having  stolen  a  shirt  and 
cravat,  which  Kingsley  had  in  fact  lent  hiin  the  preceding  May.  On  this 
warrant  Hayward,  a  constable,  proceeded  to  Le  Roy  (where  he  got  it  en- 
dorsed by  a  justice  there),  thence  to  Batavia,  where  he  called  at  Morgan's, 
told  his  errand,  and  no  objections  being  offered  Morgan  repaired  to  Dan- 
old's  tavern,  where  he  ate  breakfast  with  the  constable  and  his  friends. 
While   in    custody   Miller,    his  bailor,   called   at   Danold's  and   objected 


WILLIAM    MORGAN.  8/ 


to  Morgan  being  taken  beyond  the  jail  limits,  because  of  liabilities  he 
(Miller)  might  suffer  for.  Hayvvard  insisted  on  carrying  out  his  service, 
and  did  so.  Arriving  at  Le  Roy  Hayward  offered  to  take  him  before  the 
justice,  that  he  might  give  bail  for  appearance  at  the  next  term  of  court. 
Morgan  declined  acceptance,  saying  he  could  convince  Kingsley,  the  tav- 
ern-keeper at  Canandaigua,  he  did  not  intend  to  steal.  Morgan's  arrest 
at  Batavia  was  without  force.  When  taken  before  Justice  Chipman  he 
proved  his  innocence.  He  was  immediately  rearrested,  on  a  civil  suit 
for  $2,  the  amount  of  a  tavern  bill  agaiiist  him  held  by  one  Ackley, 
which  had  been  assigned  to  Nicholas  G.  Cheesebro,  the  master  of  the  Ma- 
sonic lodge  at  Canandaigua.  Judgment  was  given  against  Morgan,  to  sat- 
isfy which  he  offered  his  coat.  The  offer  was  refused,  and  he  was  lodged 
in  Ontario  County  jail.  (No  connection  has  ever  been  established  between 
the  first  persons  arresting  Morgan  and  the  others  who  abducted  him,  ex- 
cept Cheesebro,  who  was  in  both  actions.) 

This  was  on  the  evening  of  the  iith  of  September,  1826.  Twenty- 
four  hours  later  members  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  called  at  the  jail,  and 
in  the  absence  of  the  jailor  advised  his  wife  to  release  Morgan,  telling 
her  the  judgment  against  him  had  been  paid  by  one  Loton  Lawson. 
The  prisoner  was  liberated,  but  on  reaching  the  street  was  suddenly 
seized,  thrust  into  a  close  carriage,  gagged,  bound,  and  driven  rapidly 
out  of  the  village,  westwardly,  or  to  Rochester,  and  so  on  to  the  Ridge 
road,  accompanied  by  Lawson  and  two  other  Masons.  Lawson  after- 
wards testified  "that  the  Ridge  road  was  followed  to  Lewiston,  and  so 
on  down  to  Fort  Niagara,  near  a  grave-yard,  where  the  passengers  in 
the  vehicle  got  out  and  the  coachman  dismissed  ;  that  none  but  Masons 
were  allowed  to  communicate  with  Morgan  ;  that  preparations  had  pre- 
viously been  made  for  his  reception"  ;  and  he  was  taken  into  the  fort, 
blindfolded,  bound,  and  thrown  into  the  magazine,  where  he  was  con- 
fined until  the  19th,  when  he  disappeared.  In  October,  1827,  over  a 
year  after  his  abduction,  a  dead  body  was  found  on  Lake  Ontario  beach, 
and  a  committee  from  Batavia  and  Rochester,  deciding  after  the  closest 
scrutiny  that  it  was  that  of  Morgan,  they  brought  it  to  Batavia,  where  it 
was  exposed  to  view  in  James  Brisbane's  yard,  and  large  numbers  visited 
the  spot  to  view  the  loathsome  spectacle.  A  funeral  procession  was 
formed,  Mrs.  Morgan  and  D.  C.  Miller  being  chief  mourners,  and  the 
body  conveyed  to  the  grave-yard,  where  in  later  years  the  anti-Masons 
erected  a  handsome  stone  to  his  (?)  memory.  Later,  however,  the  clothes 
found  on  this  body  were  thoroughly  identified  as  belonging  to  one  Timo- 


88  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


thy  Monroe,  a  man  accidentally  drowned  near  the  mouth  of  Niagara. 
In  this  connection  we  state  that  Mrs.  Morgan  was  supported  by  the 
anti-Masons  until  she  joined  her  fortune  afterwards  with  a  Royal  Arch 
Mason's,  when  she  was  dropped  by  the  anties. 

A  tremendous  excitement  followed  the  disappearance  of  Morgan. 
Investigating  committees  were  everywhere  appointed.  Governor  Clinton 
offered  a  reward  for  the  apprehension  of  those  who  abducted  him.  Sir 
Peregrine  Maitland,  governor-general  of  Upper  Canada,  offered  a  re- 
ward of  $200.  Lodges  and  chapters  of  Masons  denounced  the  deed. 
The  hostility  of  feeling  between  Masons  and  anti- Masons  was  of  the 
bitterest  description.  The  dividing  line  ran  through  families  and  churches 
even  boys  on  the  streets  took  sides.  The  Masonic  fraternity  through- 
out a  large  section  of  country  was  threatened  with  destruction,  many 
lodges  being  so  weakened  by  withdrawals,  expulsions,  and  lack  of  appli- 
cations as  to  be  disbanded  for  years.  The  order  in  1826  numbered  360 
lodges  and  22,000  members.  Ten  years  later  there  were  75  lodges  and 
4,000  members. 

While  the  several  committees  were  pursuing  inquiries  the  contem- 
plated book,  Morgan's  Revelations  of  Masonry,  appeared.  It  was  in 
pamphlet  form,  might  have  cost  10  cents,  but  sold  for  $1,  copyright  se- 
cured. Morgan's  partner  subscribed  under  oath  not  to  divulge  his  se- 
cret regarding  the  publication  of  the  book  ;  and  from  letters  found  it  was 
soon  known  that  avarice,  not  a  love  of  country  or  friends,  was  his  prin- 
cipal reason  for  the  undertaking.  But  a  few  copies  were  sold  at  $1. 
The  price  was  soon  reduced  to  50  cents,  then  to  25  cents,  finally  to  about 
10  cents. 

As  to  the  trial  of  the  abductors,  evidence  was  given  that  Cheesebro 
hired  and  paid  for  the  carriage,  and  he  with  Lavvson,  Sawyer,  and  Shel- 
don were  indicted  for  complicity.  The  sheriff  of  Niagara  County,  Eli 
Bruce,  was  fined  and  imprisoned  for  the  part  he  took  in  the  matter,  and 
other  prominent  and  respectable  men  were  convicted. 

The  excitement  was  kept  up.  Attempts  were  made  to  prevent  Ma- 
sons from  meeting  as  usual.  It  being  the  custom  to  celebrate  St.  John's 
day,  the  Batavia  Lodge,  in  May,  1827,  announced  their  intention  to 
celebrate  it  in  public.  Miller  endeavored  to  prevent  it,  but  on  June  25th 
300  Masons  assembled  for  the  purpose.  A  large  concourse  of  people 
to  the  number  of  several  thousand  were  in  Batavia.  Some  were  armed 
with  knives  and  guns.  But  the  day  passed  off  without  any  accident. 
The   proceedings   were    addressed    by   George   Hosmer,   of   Livingston 


WILLIAM    MORGAN.  89 


County,  and  the  Masons  endured  the  scoffs  and  jeers  of  an  enraged  mul- 
titude. The  anti-Masons  attempted  afterwards  to  exclude  Masons  from 
the  jury. 

We  now  return  to  David  C.  Miller,  who  attained  almost  equal  noto- 
riety with  Morgan.  After  the  intentions  of  Morgan  and  Miller  relative 
to  the  book  were  announced  one  Daniel  Johns,  from  Canada,  came  to 
Batavia.  He  had  resided  in  Rochester,  and  there  became  acquainted 
with  Miller's  friends,  by  whom,  it  is  said,  he  was  received  as  a  partner. 
Johns  had  a  little  money,  and  offered  to  make  some  advances,  pecuniary, 
as  was  desirable  at  that  time.  He  was  therefore  accepted  without  much 
scrutiny  as  to  his  motives.  It  was  supposed  he  wished  to  procure  pos- 
session of  Morgan's  manuscript.  Certainly  Miller  wanted  Johns's  money; 
thus  a  deception  was  created  in  the  start.  Johns  obtained  a  part  of  the 
manuscript  and  Miller  some  of  Johns's  money,  about  $30  or  $40.  This 
small  sum  was  of  more  value  to  Miller  than  the  manuscript  was  to  Johns, 
and  so  trouble  arose  between  them.  A  few  days  before  Miller's  arrest 
(September  12,  1826)  a  warrant  on  behalf  of  Johns  was  issued  by  Jus- 
tice Bartow,  of  Le  Roy,  against  Miller  and  one  Davids,  a  partner,  to  col- 
lect moneys  advanced  by  Johns.  This  warrant  was  placed  in  the  hands 
of  Jesse  French,  of  Stafford,  the  constable  (and  father  of  the  late  J. 
Homer  French,  of  French's  Gazetteer  of  Neiv  York),  who,  learning  that 
Miller  had  determined  to  resist  arrest,  employed  several  assistants,  and 
on  September  12th,  followed  by  Roswell  Wilcox  and  Jesse  Hurlburt  and 
a  large  party,  repaired  to  Batavia  to  effect  the  arrest  of  Miller  and  Davids. 
The  presence  of  so  many  strangers  in  Batavia  excited  the  apprehen- 
sion of  the  citizens,  many  of  whom  offered  their  services  to  resist  the  at- 
tempt to  arrest  Miller.  French,  with  his  assistants,  repaired  to  Miller's 
office,  where  he  (Davids)  and  Miller's  son  were,  and  although  the  office 
was  fortified  with  arms  none  were  used.  Wilcox  arrested  Davids,  and 
French  at  the  same  time  arrested  Miller.  Both  submitted,  and  were 
taken  to  Danold's  tavern.  Davids,  being  a  prisoner  within  the  jail  limits, 
was  soon  discharged.  Miller  was  taken  to  the  lodge-room  at  Stafford, 
against  the  remonstrances  of  his  friends,  kept  there  for  two  or  three 
hours,  then  proceeded  to  Le  Roy,  kept  at  Walbridge's  tavern,  where  he 
was  discharged,  and  returned  to  Batavia.  Theodore  Talbot  was  Miller's 
lawyer.  "It  is  supposed  by  some  that  the  main  object  of  Miller's  arrest 
was  to  obtain  possession  of  Morgan's  manuscript." 

The  following  article  appeared  in  the  issue  of  September  15,  1826,  of 
the  Republican  Advocate : 

9 


90  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


"About  2  A.  M.,  Monday  morning,  September  ii,two  buildings  were  set  on  fire. 
The  same  morning  Captain  William  Morgan  was  seized,  as  was  alleged,  by  virtue  of 
process  and  conveyed  off  no  one  knows  where,  by  a  sett  of  ruffians.  On  Tuesday  a 
mob  consisting  of  more  than  loo  assembled  in  this  village,  from  various  parts  of  the 
country,  with  the  openly-avowed  intention  of  destroying  our  printing  establishment,  and 
conveyed  the  editor  of  this  paper  out  of  town,  by  ruffian  force,  in  pretence  of  legal  pro- 
cess, to  Le  Roy,  to  the  magistrate,  but  no  process  was  exhibited  or  returned  by  the  office. 
The  constable  then  disappeared,  and  the  prisoner  was  discharged. 

"Signed  :  C.  W.  Miller,  son  of  D.  C.  Miller." 

The  result  of  this  arrest  of  Miller  was  an  indictment  found  against 
some  of  the  parties  for  alleged  riot,  assault,  and  battery,  and  false  impris- 
onment. A  trial  was  had  before  Judges  Birdsall,  Tisdale,  James  Tag- 
gart,  and  Simeon  Cummings,  judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  two 
of  whom,  as  well  as  a  part  of  the  jury,  were  Masons.  French  was  sen- 
tenced to  1 2  months,  Wilcox  to  six  months,  and  Hurlburt  to  three  months 
imprisonment. 

The  most  notable  effect  of  the  agitation  by  the  anti- Masons  was  the 
career  of  that  party,  which  subdivided  and  distracted  all  other  political 
parties,  and  drew  thousands  of  adherents  from  them  all ;  a  subject  that 
would  require  a  volume  to  treat  intelligently.  • 

TEMPERANCE. 

LD  people  of  this  and  other  counties  remember  distinctly  that  in 
their  youth  the  use  of  spirituous  liquors  as  a  beverage  was  al- 
most universal.  Nor  was  it  confined  to  the  laymen.  Very  many 
of  the  settlers  of  Genesee  County  had  such  a  habit,  and  it  was  thought  no 
harm  in  those  times,  for  it  would  be  a  breach  of  hospitality  to  not  offer 
it  to  visitors.  It  was  the  necessary  help  at  the  "  bees,"  and  the  failure 
of  such  "  bees  "  and  gatherings,  from  its  absence,  is  well  remembered. 
It  was  at  home,  in  the  field,  everywhere,  in  olden  days,  and  was  the  uni- 
versal panacea  for  wet  weather  and  dry  weather,  for  real  and  imaginary 
ailments. 

Distilleries  sprang  up  early  in  many  of  the  towns,  and  liquor  was  cheap 
and  pure  ;  the  country  stores  kept  it  for  sale  the  same  as  codfish  and 
molasses;  and  its  use  was  sanctioned  by  all  classes — the  laborer,  the 
clergy,  the  bench  and  bar.      Indeed,  the  words  of    a  modern  poet, 

"  The  power  enslaved  in  yonder  cask 
Shall  many  burdens  bear  ; 
Shall  nerve  the  toiler  at  his  task,  * 

The  soul  at  prayer," 


TEMPERANCE. 


91 


seem  very  apropos  of  the  customs  of  former  days.  With  the  well  founded 
ideas  of  the  time  is  it  to  be  wondered  that  no  moves  were  made  for  a 
reform  in  regard  to  its  use  ?  It  is  not  known  definitely  when  stringent 
measures  were  taken  in  Genesee  County;  the  pulpit  always  taught  tem- 
perance, but  that  was  not  the  temperance — strict  prohibition,  touch  not 
and  handle  not — of  the  present  day. 

It  is  known  that  about  1830  a  reform  gradually  swept  over  the  land  in 
the  form  of  signing  a  pledge  ;  but  this  was  only  a  general  restriction  not 
to  use  it  to  excess,  and  was  not  sufiiciently  effective.  In  this  county,  in 
1836,  a  society  was  formed,  and  after  a  discussion  of  two  days,  with  a 
negative  vote  of  two  (  who  voted  so,  fearing  the  advance  was  too  rapid  ), 
the  total  abstinence  pledge  was  adopted.  At  the  present  day  it  hardly 
seems  credible  that  a  temperance  reform  could  have  encountered  any 
opposition.  It  did  receive  such  opposition  in  1836  in  Genesee  County. 
There  were  many  earnest,  zealous  workers  in  the  reform  here,  but  after 
a  half  century,  with  no  records,  it  is  impossible  to  name  them.  Much 
good  was  done,  and  a  check  was  placed  upon  the  increasing  evil,  which  is 
felt  to  the  present  day. 

Like  all  important  reforms  it  has  had  its  revivals,  its  new  methods  of  ad- 
vancing the  work,  and  these  waves  would  sweep  over  the  country  animat- 
ing the  friends  to  good  works.  The  first  of  these  waves  that  so  greatly  in- 
undated the  country  was  the  "  Washingtonian  "  movement,  that  started 
in  1840  at  Baltimore.  A  few  confirmed  drunkards  saw  their  pe^fil  and 
joined  together  in  a  resolution  to  reform  ;  others  joined  ;  and  the  whole 
country  joined  in  the  good  work.  Genesee  County  was  remarkably  ac- 
tive in  the  move,  but  like  all  superhuman  efforts  a  reaction  followed.  Still 
much  permanent  good  is  directly  traceable  to  that  grand  movement.  Its 
restriction  by  statute  was  then  urged,  and  in  1846  the  first  law  went  into 
efifect.  It  was  termed  the  "  license  or  no-license  "  law,  and  sometimes 
the  "  five-gallon  "  law,  but  could  be  consistently  called  a  "local  option" 
law.  This,  for  some  reason,  was  not  generally  successful;  not  perhaps  so 
much  from  any  defect  in  the  law.  or  that  the  evil  cannot  be  restricted  by 
statute  ;  but  having  invoked  the  aid  of  the  law  the  temperance  workers 
relied  too  much  upon  its  strong  arm  and  relaxed  their  efforts  in  educat- 
ing the  public  sentiment  to  sustaining  them. 

About  1855  the  so-called  "  Maine  law  "  was  enacted,  and  the  friends 
anticipated  good  results,  but  the  Court  of  Appeals  decided  it  to  be  uncon- 
stitutional. This  was  followed  by  an  act  appointing  county  commission- 
ers to  grant  licenses,  but  this  was  not  satisfactory. 


92  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


The  next  move  was  the  present  local  option  statute  that  allows  each 
town  to  determine,  by  its  votes,  if  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors  shall 
be  tolerated,  and  the  election  of  the  commissioner  gives  the  decision. 
The  towns  of  Genesee  County  are  no  exception  to  others,  and  the  ex- 
cesses of  either  faction  can  be  held  in  check  by  the  operation  of  the 
law. 

Within  a  few  years  the  Prohibition  party  has  come  into  existence,  which 
claims  total  prohibition  as  its  platform.  Of  its  merits  it  is  not  our  province 
to  speak,  and  its  votes  will  be  found  under  another  head.  This  fact 
should  be  borne  in  mind  by  its  friends  in  Genesee  County  :  that  all  laws 
are  not  satisfactory  in  their  results  unless  the  people  are  educated  to  a 
sentiment  of  their  vvholesomeness,  and  a  strong  majority  morally  pledged 
to  their  fulfillment. 

EARLY  SCHOOLS. 

T  must  not  be  supposed  that  while  the  pioneers  of  this  section  were  so 
busy  in  felling  the  forest,  and  laying  the  foundation  of  future  comfort 
and  wealth,  they  neglected  the  foundation  of  those  institutions  in 
which  they  had  been  reared,  and  without  which  no  community  can  pros- 
per As  soon  as  a  sufficient  number  of  children  could  be  gathered  the 
settlers  for  miles  around,  by  a  preconcerted  "bee,"  rolled  the  logs  to- 
gether that  formed  the  primitive  school-house.  The  desks  were  slanting 
shelves  of  slabs  or  boards,  supported  by  pins  driven  into  the  logs  and  a 
brace  to  the  logs  below.  In  front  of  these  was  the  seat  made  of  a  split 
log,  hewn  smooth,  with  legs  of  proper  length  for  the  larger  scholars  ;  in 
front  of  these  were  similar  benches  for  the  smaller  pupils.  If  there  was 
a  saw- mill  within  a  reasonable  distance  these  rude  desks  and  benches 
would  be  made  of  planks  or  slabs  from  the  mill.  Then  the  plainest  com- 
mon branches  were  taught — reading,  writing,  spelling,  arithmetic,  and  ge- 
ography. The  rude  adaptation  of  the  means  of  instruction  in  those  early 
days  was  as  primitive,  and  in  the  same  manner  deficient,  as  were  all  the 
means  with  which  the  settlers  were  provided.  The  books  and  teaching 
must  be  upon  the  "  axe  and  auger  "  plan.  Not  only  was  there  a  scar- 
city of  books,  but  the  text  books  of  the  time  were  inefficient ;  they  would 
be  as  much  a  wonder  to  the  pupil  and  parents  of  the  present  time  as 
would  the  old-fashioned  flax-break;  and  the  students  of  the  common 
school  of  to-day,  if  such  text  books  were  placed  before  them,  would  con- 
sider them  of  par  value  with  the  rough  seats  and  desks  of  those  primitive 
days.      But  these  early  pioneers  provided  for  their  children  all  that  could 


EARLY    SCHOOLS. 


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be  then,  and,  in  fact  it  was,  proportionately,  more  than  parents  do  un- 
der the  present  uniform  and  excellent  school  system.  The  puritan  idea 
was  "  to  spare  the  rod  was  to  spoil  the  child,"  and  in  those  primitive 
schools  were  teachers  who  could  ably  demonstrate  that  branch.  The 
pupil  of  the  present  would  not  tolerate  the  idea  of  going  from  two  to 
four  miles  to  school,  and  that,  too,  along  a  rough  path  through  a  wilder- 
ness, his  only  guide  being  the  marked  trees.  Is  it,  then,  not  a  wonder 
that  the  Holland  Purchase — the  territory  of  Genesee  County — could,  in 
the  early  part  of  the  present  century,  send  out  into  the  councils  of  the 
State  and  Nation  men  of  the  highest  statesmanship  ?  To  the  pioneer 
teacher,  as  well  as  parents,  great  credit  is  due.  The  teacher  must  "  board 
round,"  and  the  long  walks  to  the  cabins  of  his  patrons,  the  cheerful  hos- 
pitality shown,  the  simple  but  wholesome  food,  and  social  interchange  of 
thought  during  the  long  fire-lit  visits  of  the  evening  were  oases  in  the 
desert  of  the  teacher's  life  that  the  present  flowery  paths  of  the  princi- 
pals in  the  same  section  do  not  possess.  The  names  of  some  of  the  early 
pioneer  teachers  are  preserved,  and  they  will  generally  be  noticed  in 
their  respective  towns.  The  school  house  of  hewn  logs  after  a  few  years, 
and  of  larger  proportions  and  sufficient  windows,  would  follow  the  12x14 
cabin;  better  teachers  and  more  modern  text  books  were  introduced; 
and  uniformity  in  methods  of  teaching  was  adopted. 

"  Previous  to  the  year  1828  much  difficulty  and  embarrassment  had 
■occurred  throughout  the  Holland  Purchase  from  a  provision  in  the  school 
act  of  the  State,  '  that  sites  of  school- houses  should  be  secured  by  deeds 
in  fee,  or  by  leases  from  the  possessor  of  the  fee,  of  the  land.'  In  numer- 
ous instances  there  were  no  deeded  lands  in  the  district,  or  if  there  were 
they  were  not  conveniently  located.  In  the  absence  of  such  title  or  lease 
the  trustees  of  the  district  could  not  legally  levy  and  collect  taxes  for 
building  or  repairing  school-houses.  About  this  period  Mr.  Evans,  then 
land  agent  of  the  Holland  Land  Company,  adopted  the  following  plan 
to  remedy  the  evil,  and  prevent  the  hindrances  that  were  in  the  way  of 
a  full  realization  of  the  benefits  of  the  common  school  system  upon  the 
Holland  Purchase.  It  was  entered  upon  the  books  of  the  office,  and  the 
benefits  of  it  extended  whenever  asked  : 

"  '  In  every  legally  organized  School  District  on  the  Holland  Purchase,  where  the  most 
convenient  site  for  a  school-house  shall  fall  on  land  not  deeded  from  the  Holland  Com- 
pany, a  deed  for  such  site,  not  exceeding  half  an  acre  of  land,  shall  be  granted,  from 
the  company  to  such  district,  gratis.  Provided  that  whenever  such  site  shall  fall  on 
lands  held  under  contract,  from  the  Company,  by  any  person  or  persons,  such  district 
shall  procure  a  relinquishment  of  the  right  to  such  piece  of  land,  by  virtue  of  said  con- 
tract, to  be  endorsed  thereon  by  the  person  or  persons  holding  the  same.'  " 


94  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


In  1835  school  libraries  were  established,  and  every  district  received 
its  proportionate  quota  for  such  library.  In  1845  institutes  for  teachers 
were  considered  one  of  the  best  means  of  benefit,  and  the  teachers  of 
Genesee  County  eagerly  availed  themselves  of  its  advantages. 

Simultaneously  with  the  advent  of  the  neat,  white  farm  house  of  the 
pioneer  the  school- house  appears,  bearing  the  same  advancement  that  is 
warranted  by  the  improvement  of  the  country,  and  the  greatly  increased 
value  of  the  surroundings.  The  growth  of  the  schools  can  be  best 
learned  from  a  careful  perusal  of  statistics  relating  thereto,  and  which 
need  not  be  introduced  here.  Our  province  was  to  show  the  early 
school  ;  the  present  excellent  system  is  realized  and  familiar  to  all.  In 
the  histories  of  the  towns  each  will  have  its  interesting  details. 

William  E.  Prentice,  of  Batavia,  was  the  school  commissioner  for  the 
county  in  1885-87,  and  William  J.  Barr,  of  Elba,  the  present  commis- 
sioner, to  serve  until    1891. 

The  public  money  apportioned  to  the  towns  for  1889  was  as  follows: 
Alabama,  $1,415.62;  Alexander,  $1,352. 17;  Batavia,  $5,368.72;  Bergen, 
$1,580.30;  Byron,  $1,294.01  ;  Bethany,  $1,326.02  ;  Darien,  $1,523.94  ; 
Elba,  $1,202.94;  Le  Roy,  $2,627.83;  Oakfield,  $1,025.03;  Pavilion, 
$1,187.94;  Pembroke,  $2,228.26;  and  Stafford,  $1,441.79 — a  total  of 
$23,574.57.  There  are  1 50  school  districts  in  the  county,  but  1 5  of  them 
are  joint  districts  with  the  school-houses  located  in  adjoining  counties. 


THE  CIVIL  WAR. 


GENESEE   COUNTY    REGIMENTS. 

THE  bombardment  of  Sumter  aroused  the  same  patriotic  feelings  in 
Genesee  County  that  were  manifested  throughout  the  North,  and 
for  the  time  all  partisan  feelings  were  forgotten  ;  men  of  all  parties 
evinced  a  desire  to  sustain  the  government.  At  once  an  enthusiastic 
meeting  was  held  at  Batavia  and  20  volunteers  were  enrolled  ;  the  same 
evening  a  meeting  was  held  at  Le  Roy,  and  soon  afterward  others  in 
various  parts  of  the  county  followed  ;  the  same  patriotism  prevailed 
throughout. 

On  the  1 8th  of  April  a  call  for  500  men  was  made  from  the  county, 
and  a  meeting  called  for  Saturday  afternoon  and  evening  of  April  20th,  at 
Concert   Hall,   Batavia  ;  48  young  men  were  enrolled.      The  following 


THE    CIVIL   WAR.  95-. 


committee  was  appointed  to  solicit  funds  for  the  support  of  the  families  of 
those  who  enlisted,  and  any  other  expense  :  Trumbull  Gary,  John  Fisher 
Junius  A.  Smith,  Seth  VVakeman,  and  James  M.  Willett.      For  a  like  pur- 
pose a  comm.ittee  of  three  was  appointed  in  each  of  the  other  towns,  as 
follows  : 

Alabama. — Chauncey  Williams,  George    H.  Potter,  Edward    Hersey, 

Alexander. — Heman  Blodgett,  Earl  Kidder,  E.  G.  Moulton. 

BetJiany. — Lemuel  Lincoln,  A.  G.  Terry,  Carlos  Huggins. 

Bergen. — Horatio  Reed,  Samuel  Richmond,  Josiah  Pierson. 

Byj'on. — J.  T.  Boughton,  Loren  Green,  Addison  Terry. 

Darien. — J.  W.  Hyde,  Col.  A.  Jefterson,  T.  C.  Peters. 

Elba.—AXvSi  Willis,  A.  T.  Hulett,  C.  H.  Monell. 

Le  Roy. — Hon.  A.  S.  Upham,  Walter  Gustin,  A.  O.  Comstock. 

Oakfield. — C.  H.  Chamberlain,  J.  C.  Gardner,  William  Dunlap. 

Pavilion. — Oswald  Bond,  Warren  Fay,  George  Tomlinson. 

Pembroke.— G.  D.  Wright,  D.  N.  Wells,  R.  F.  Thompson. 

Stafford. — Cyrus  Prentice,  Robert  Fisher,  Perry  Randall. 

Recruiting  went  on  rapidly.  On  the  29th  of  April  the  first  company 
was  formed  under  the  command  of  A.  T.  Root,  and  left  the  county ;  it 
became  part  of  the  I2th  Regt.  N.  Y.  V.  On  the  14th  of  May  the  com- 
pany of  J.  R.  Mitchell,  and  on  the  15th  that  of  Capt.  William  L.  Cowan» 
followed,  bearing  the  adieux  and  benedictions  of  all. 

The  departure  of  the  first  volunteers  was  an  occasion  of  peculiar  inter- 
est, as  it  was  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  county  that, men  had 
felt  the  peril  of  National  existence  from  internal  dissension,  and  was  the 
first  call  of  the  present  generation  for  volunteers.  The  feeling  for  the 
first  who  went  out  was  more  poignant  than  on  similar  occasions  after- 
wards, for  the  acuteness  was  to  some  extent  worn  away  by  frequent  ex- 
ercise, and  no  idle  curiosity  was  felt.  The  brave  volunteers  of  Genesee 
County,  who  so  nobly  left  the  comforts  of  home  to  go  forth  at  their 
country's  call,  to  face  death  and  suffering  with  no  friendly  hand  to  allay, 
deserve   a  more  minute  history  than  the  limits  of  this  work  will  permit. 

In  1 86 1,  soon  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Rebellion,  the  patriotic  ladies 
of  Batavia  and  other  parts  of  Genesee  County  organized  associations  for 
supplying  soldiers  in  the  field  with  comforts  and  luxuries  that  the  govern- 
ment did  not  provide — havelocks,  flannels,  and  articles  of  clothing,  as 
well  as  supplies  for  the  sick  and  wounded,  which  were  sent  on,  and  many 
a  languishing  patriot  has  blessed  the  ladies  of  Genesee  County.  Among 
those  who  early  and  earnestly  engaged  in  this  humane  work  was  Mrs. 


-96  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Gad  B.  Worthington,  Mrs.  John  Fisher,  Mrs.  Alva  Smith,  Mrs.  E.  R. 
Pratt,  Mrs.  Levi  Jackson,  Mrs.  Richard  Cotes,  Mrs.  Wright,  Mrs.  Dr.  N. 
Clark,  Mrs.  Putnam,  Mrs.  Thomas  Yates,  Miss  M.  Mallory,  Mrs.  John 
Wood,  Mrs.  George  Holden,  Miss  Parsons,  Mrs.  Seth  Wakeman,  Mrs.  L. 
B.  Cotes,  Miss  Carrie  Pringle,  Mrs.  S.  C.  Holden,  Mrs.  Junius  A.  Smith, 
Mrs.  Dean  Richmond,  Mrs.  Macy,  and  Mrs.  H.  U.  Howard,  and  many 
others  whose  names  now  cannot  be  learned. 

2 2D  N.   Y.  IND.  BATTERY. 

This  regiment  was  organized  in  this  county,  its  rendezvous  being  at 
Lockport ;  was  mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  October  18,  1862  ;  was 
soon  consolidated  as  Co.  M  of  the  9th  N.  Y.  Heavy  Artillery ;  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  following  battles  :  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Monocacy, 
Charleston,  Cedar  Creek,  Petersburg  again,  and  Sailor's  Creek.  The 
officers  and  men  when  mustered  into  service  were  :  Captain,  John  D, 
Numan  ;  senior  ist  lieutenant,  Melancthon  D.  Brown  ;  junior  1st  lieuten- 
ant, D.  D.  W.  Pringle  ;  senior  2d  lieutenant,  Robert  C.  Worthington  ; 
junior  2d  lieutenant,  Edwin  F.  Clark. 

Sergeants. — James  M.  Waite,  Francis  N.  Parrish,  Asahel  M.  Abbey, 
Dan  E.  Waite,  William  I.  Parrish,  William  E.  Wright,  John  Oldswager, 
and  Josiah  T.  Crittenden. 

Corporals. — Hugh  T.  Peters,  Edward  F.  Moulton,  William  \\.  Maltby, 
Thomas  Walsh,  Eugene  B.  Wing,  Robert  Fowles,  Henry  Nulty,  Orville 
Thompson,  John  Connor,  John  D.  Bartlett,  Guy  A.  Brown,  and  James 
G.  Hatch. 

Musicians. — Charles  Foster,  Edson  H.  Pond. 

Artificers. — Levi  T.  Garrett,  Henry  Wood  ;  guidon,  William  M.  Moul- 
ton ;   stable  sergeant,  Edwin  Lock  ;   company  clerk,  George  Avery. 

Privates. —  Hezekiah  Brown,  William  T.  Barrett,  E.  J.  Benton,  John 
Bower,  Seymour  S.  Brown,  Thomas  C.  Barnard,  Curus  W.  Brown, 
Charles  W.  Bradley,  Freeman  Bailey,  Jr.,  Miles  T.  Brown,  Isaac  Bruett, 
Charles  J.  Cleveland,  George  T.  Chase,  Rowland  Champion,  John  Car- 
mel,  John  Cox,  Alva  N.  Colt,  James  W.  Case,  Michael  Carney,  James 
Carney,  Thomas  Cook,  Henry  Connelly,  Benjamin  Cox,  Zina  W.  Carter, 
Oron  H.  Conant,  William  B.  Cole,  Jerome  Canfield,  Dioclesian  Covey, 
William  H.  Chappie,  George  D.  Dodson,  James  Dunn,  Earl  A.  Dodson, 
Sylvester  Demary,  Dennis  Dibble,  George  Edwards,  William  R.  Eddy,  i 
Elias  Eastwood,  James  Emory,  Orson  J.  Forbes,  Robert  Finley,  Charles 
Fairfield,  William    Faber,   Harmon  Fitch,  Ansel  Ford,  John  E.  Field, 


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97 


John  Griffis,  George  Gann,  Cyrus  A.  Gowing,  Charles  R.  Griffin,  Paul 
Glor,  Amos  Humphrey,  John  Harmon,  Ira  E.  Haight.  Edward  J.  Hol- 
lenbeck,  John  Hassett,  Archie  HoUenbeck,  David  Hill,  Henry  Johnson, 
John  L.  Kingdon,  Albert  Knapp,  Patrick  Keating,  Stephen  R.  King, 
James  Kidder,  Silas  Knapp,  John  Kellner,  Libbeus  King,  Henry  L. 
Kreatzer,  George  B.  Lawrence,  Henry  Lapp,  Samuel  Lathrop,  Benjamin 
Lewis,  Henry  Leverington,  James  M.  Lapp,  Eiias  Lyons,  Charles  Lop- 
low,  Thomas  McManis,  Marion  F.  Meredith,  Jacob  Moore,  Elias  Martin, 
David  Miller,  Albert  H.  Moulton,  Archie  McMillen,  John  Munt,  Alexan- 
der McDonald,  Angus  Mcintosh,  Lucius  A.  Munger,  Joseph  Marsh, 
Moses  Nichols,  Michael  O'Donnell,  Robert  Plant,  Thomas  W.  Paden, 
James  Porter,  John  J.  Peard,  Norman  M.  Putnam,  George  Rogers,  Fred- 
erick Reichert,  Mortimer  Rich,  Alonzo  Rich,  Ambrose  Rich,  Nathan  E. 
Rumsey,  Charles  E.  Smead,  Henry  Shafer,  Gilbert  Shader,  David  S.  Spring, 
Edwin  Shadbolt,  John  D.  Shiller,  Edsil  Shaw,  Charles  A.  Smith,  Wal- 
lace M.  Smith,  Edward  B.  Smith,  Stephen  Thompson,  Frederick  Tanger 
Homer  L.  Tisdale,  Stephen  Taylor,  Henry  Vishon,  Charles  VanKuren, 
Frederick  Vickens,  Gilbert  Wade,  Jonah  C.  Wicker,  John  J.  Warren, 
Edwin  Ward,  John  Worthington,  Warren  West,  Stephen  T.  Wing,  Will- 
iam Welch,  John  W,  Williams,  Walter  S.  Wright,  and  Christian  Zwetsh. 
Out  of  the  original  i68  only  about  65  were  in  line  for  discharge  at  the 
close  of  the  war  and  expiration  of  their  three  years'  service. 

CAPT.  FENN'S  company,  28TH  REGT. 

This  gallant  company  was  mustered  into  service  May  22,  1861,  and 
participated  in  the  following  battles  :  Point  of  Rocks,  Newtown,  first  Win- 
chester, and  Cedar  Mountain.  In  the  last  engagement  the  loss  was  heavy. 
They  were  also  engaged  at  Susquehanna  Court  House  and  Chancellors- 
ville.     The  officers  and  men  who  enlisted  were  : 

Officers. — Captain,  Charles  H.  Fenn ;  ist  lieutenant,  William  W.  Row- 
ley; 2d  lieutenant,  George  M.  Ellicott ;  sergeants,  Lucian  R.  Bailey, 
Charles  D.  Searles,  George  W.  Sherwood,  Edward  J.  Watts  ;  corporals, 
Leander  Hamilton,  Chandler  Gillam,  Robert  J.  Whitney,  Darwin  Fel- 
lows ;  musicians,  John  Prost,  Silas  Bragg. 

Privates. — Calvin  Annis,  George  Hallen,  William  F.  Albro,  Edmond 
Bragdon,  Bryon  Brinkerhoff,  James  F.  Bennett,  Lafayette  Barker,  Riley 
Blount,  George  Barnard,  Oscar  Barnes,  Philip  Bittinger,  George  H.  Bat- 
ton,  Henry  Baldwin,  John  S.  Barber,  William  H.  Colburn,  Roswell  Cod- 
dington,  William  Howland,  Porter  Howard,  Truman  M.  Hawley,  George 


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GENESEE   COUNTY. 


M.  Hamilton.  Isaac  Hotchkiss,  James  G.  Lawton,  Charles  G.  Liscomb, 
Joseph  Luce,  John  Moran,  Barnard  Murray,  Lyman  B.  Miner,  William 
McCracken,  Richard  Outhoudt,  Charles  A.  Perkins,  Edward  C.  Peck, 
Robert  Chappie,  Henry  Close,  Charles  H.  Crandall,  Alexander  Comyns, 
Henry  Dykeman,  Joshua  T.  Davis,  Melvin  Dodge,  Decatur  Doty, 
L-vin'  H.  Ewell,  Kirkland  Ewell,  Theodore  Eldridge,  Joseph  Ennis, 
George  Griffin,  Cleveland  Gillett,  Joseph  Gibson,  Peter  Howland,  Erastus 
Peckrpranklin  Peck,  Michael  Quirck,  Charles  B.  Rapp,  Harlow  M.  Rey- 
nolds, Michael  Ryan,  Howard  M.  Snell,  Henry  Scott.  William  B.  Sim- 
mons! Stephen  Taylor.  Riley  Thayer,  Robert  Thompson,  Milton  Trip, 
George  Thayer,  John  Van  Buren,  Erancis  M.  Weatherlow. 

CAPT.  A.  J.  ROOT'S  COMPANY,  I2TH  REGT. 

This  was  one  of  the  most  gallant  companies,  and  first  to  organize  and 

depart. 

Officers.— Z^y^\2:\x\,  A.  J.  Root;  ist  lieutenant,  W.  P.  Town  ;  2d  lieu- 
tenant, Lucius  Smith  ;  sergeants,  S.  Dexter  Ludden,  Charles  F.  Rand, 
James  F.  Taylor,  Thomas  Tansley ;  corporals,  Samuel  McChesney,  Will- 
iam P.  Jones,  Joshua  P.  Taylor,  Joseph  L.  Hunt. 

Privafes.—VJ iWiam  B.  Aird,  Oscar  Allison,  John  W.  Bartlett,  Erank- 
Jin  Billings,  George  D.  Baars,  John  C.  Beach,  John  Briggs,  Jafnes  Bra- 
ley,  Almon  G.  Bentley,  James  E.  Cross,  James  Conway,  Charles  Coppin, 
Zelotus  Colby,  James  Clifton,  Henry  R.  Casler,  Michael  Delano,  Charles 
Durant,  Martin  W.  Dean,  Robert  Dearlove,  Charles  F.  Davenport, 
William  Enwright.  Alvin  Fox,  John  B.  Foote,  Harrison  Furguson.  Daniel 
N.  Ford,  Jasper  Gibbs,  William  Graham,  John  G.  Gardner,  Patrick 
Ganatty,  Charles  A.  Hickox,  Jacob  Hiber,  James  F.  Hilts,  William 
Johnson,  George  Keene,  John  Klansworth,  Barney  Karker,  William  H. 
Leonard,  William  Lathrop,  Francis  Lincoln,  Frank  Murphy,  Albert  A. 
Meade,  Peter  Meschter,  William  H.  Nichols,  Cornelius  W.  Post,  Robert 
Peard,  G.  W.  Reynolds,  Michael  Ryan,  James  Shepard,  Albert  P.  Stage, 
George  Smith,  John  Stone,  Frank  Scamans,  Hiram  W.  Smith,  James 
Scott,  Horace  F.  Tracey,  William  Thompson,  Timothy  Tirney,  Alanson 
Vercillus,  William  Wheeler,  William  McGuire,  James  Preble,  Winfield  S. 
Popple,  Michael  Roach. 

105TH  REGIMENT  NEW  YORK  VETERANS. 

Very  many  brave  men  went  out  with  this  regiment,  and  Company  E 
was  largely    recruited    from    Genesee   County,      Other  companies  had 


THE   CIVIL    WAR.  99 


Genesee  County  men,  which  will  be  given  in  the  order  of  th^e  companies. 
According  to  the  adjutant-general's  report  the  regiment  participated  in 
the  following  battles:  Cedar  Mountain,  Rappahannock  Station,  Thor- 
oughfare Gap,  second  Bull  Run,  Chantilly,  South  Mountain,  Antietam, 
and  Fredericksburg.  They  saw  severe  service,  and  were  consolidated 
vv^ith  the  94th  in  1863. 

Officers. — Colonel,  James  M.  Fuller;  major,  John  W.  Shedd  ;  quarter- 
master, Charles  Strong ;  surgeon,  Dr.  D.  C.  Chamberlain ;  chaplain, 
B.  P.  Russell  ;  quartermaster- sergeant,  Jerome  J.  Shedd. 

Company  A. — Andrew  Whitney,  Abram  Van  Alstine,  Isaiah  Thomas, 
William  Thomas,  John  Thomas,  Henry  E.  Thomas.  John  Tyrrell,  Lewis 
Skinner,  H.  H.  Ruland,  Malcom  G.  Pettibone,  John  Nash,  Burr  Kenyon, 
John  Killen,  J.  F.  Hundredmark,  A.  D.  Harrington,  John  Free,  William 
Dingman,  O.  N.  Campbell,  Alonzo  Croft,  Lorenzo  Croft,  Jeff  Curtain, 
Ed  Brower,  Fred  Bramsted,  Sam  Averry,  Lanson  R.  Chaffee,  Lyman 
T.  Miner,  George  S.  Winslow,  Clinton  Brace,  M.  Shadbolt,  H.  Barbet, 
George  H.  Smith,  George  W.  Dickey. 

Company  B. — William  Rose,  George  W.  Forster,  Philip  S.  Frost. 

Company  C. — Edward  Thomson,  Joseph  M.  Cook,  Charles  H.  Hodge, 
Peter  A.  Mclntyre,  M.  Mclntyre,  Edward  Mercer,  Erasmus  R.  Stephens, 
William  H.  Thompson,  Orrin  Thompson,  John  B.  Way. 

Company  D. — George  W.  Grififith,  sergeant ;  John  Foster  and  Emo- 
gme  Daniels,  musicians  ;   Charles  H.  Miller,  James  Shine. 

Company  E. — George  Babcock,  captain  ;  Willis  Benham,  and  John 
J.  White,  lieutenants  ;  Patrick  H.  Graham,  Lucius  F.  Rolfe,  and  Edwin 
J.  Hyde,  sergeants;  Herbert  Stacey,  Clarence  H.  McCabe,  J.  A.  Sher- 
wood, George  W.  Mather,  N.  J.  Hamilton,  Taylor  Hart,  and  Edward 
Brennan,  corporals.  Privates  :  Sheldon  I.  Brown,  Fred  Eelris,  George 
Fauset,  John  Johnson,  George  Schuab,  Sylvester  Primmer,  Oliver  B. 
Olin,  Isaac  Wakely,  Isaac  P.  Wakely,  Franklin  Terry,  James  H.  Turner, 
James  P.  Thomas,  H.  Trumball,  Joseph  Scofield,  Michael  Strief,  William 
Riley,  J.  Parshall,  David  Powell,  Robert  Odion,  William  Martin,  John 
Moore,  Ezro  Maun,  J.  G.  Lawton,  John  Keenan,  Edwin  S.  Heath,  James 
H.  Hogan,  Wesley  Hawkins,  L.  Hennesey,  Jacob  Hagisht,  W.  H.  Heal. 
O.  Gaskin,  Thomas  Cady,  William  E.  Crane,  Herrick  C.  Crockr,  John 
Barnard,  John  Blake,  Chauncey  Bowen,  William  F.  Albro,  John  F. 
Armstrong,  P.  Holden. 


lOO  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


CAPT.  MOORE'S  COMPANY,    lOOTH  REGIMENT. 

This  gallant  company  was  mostly  recruited  from  Genesee  County, 
and  stands  among  the  foremost  in  good  work.  Its  members  from  this 
county  were :  Captain,  Walter  B.  Moore  ;  lieutenants,  iM.  H.  Topping,. 
Martin  S.  Bogart ;  sergeants,  Leonard  D.  Howell,  Edward  S.  Peck,  Pea- 
body  Pratt,  and  Myron  P.  Pierson  ;  corporals,  William  Wheeler,  W.  M. 
Thompson,  and  Donald  McPherson  ;  musicians,  J.  O.  Price,  Samuel 
Makers,  and  Willard  Joslyn. 

Privates. — Robert  Brears,  Benjamin  Bain,  Henry  C.  Bolton,  Charles 
Clough,  Henry  C.  Copeland,  M.  I.  Daniels,  Fritz  Dato,  George  Eber- 
hart,  George  C.  Fales,  Charles  D.  Foot,  B.  Growney,  John  Golland,  Phil 
Geize,  H.  M.  Haskins,  John  Jordan,  Joseph  Maud,  Thomas  McCann^ 
Charles  Meyrer,  James  McPherson,  Mather  Moore,  William  Newton,. 
John  B.  Ott,  A.  J.  Pervorce,  Joseph  P.  Pierson,  John  C.  Presby,  Albert 
Pursell,  Hiram  Robison,  Philip  Ryan,  William  P.  Swift,  William  See- 
ley,  Chester  F.  Swift,  Peter  Freehouse,  Sanford  C.  Thompson,  Peter 
Tracey,   Louis  H.  Todd,  Stephen  Wakeley,   John   G.  Wicks,  Albert   U. 

Ward. 

129TH  REGT.  N,  Y.  VETERANS. 

This  important  regiment  was  largely  recruited  from  Genesee  County/ 
and  was  worthy  of  all  mention.  It  was  depleted  by  many  decisive 
battles,  and  its  ranks  were  refilled  from  the  same  patriotic  element  for 
which  Genesee  County  was,  and  still  is,  noted.  In  December,  1862,  the 
regiment  was  changed  from  infantry  to  heavy  artillery,  designated  as  the 
8th  N.  Y.  Heavy  Artillery.  It  belonged  to  the  2d  corps,  and  partici- 
pated in  all  the  battles,  marches,  and  duties  of  the  campaign  of  1864-65. 
In  the  latter  part  of  1865,  being  severely  depleted  by  battles  and  the 
discharge  of  men  whose  time  expired,  it  was  transferred  to  the  4th  H.  A. 
to  the  4th  H.  A. 

The  casualties  of  this  regiment,  during  the  campaign  closing  with  the 
surrender  of  Lee,  was  officially  reported  at  1,171  ofificers  and  men.  A 
greater  portion  of  these  valiant  men  was  recruited  from  Genesee  County,, 
and  we  give  them  so  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  obtain  their  names 
from  many  sources. 

James  M.  Willett,  of  this  county,  was  major. 

Company  G. — E.  G.  Sherwin,  captain;  J.  R.  Cooper  and  Orrin  C. 
Parker,  lieutenants  ;  John  H.  Nichols,  John  F.  Hutton,  John  J.  Thomas^ 
James   W.  Young,  and    George   Ford,   sergeants ;  J.   D.    Safford,  Lewis 


THE    CIVIL    WAR.  loi 


Teller,  William  H.  Bennett,  M.  M.  Kendall,  Peter  Welch,  W.  W.  Barton, 
M.  Manahan,  Thomas  Cuthbert,  James  H.  Horton.  and  Peter  Barber, 
corporals;  M.  McNamara,  Joseph  H.  Horton,  musicians;  John  G.  F'os- 
ter,   artificer. 

The  men  who  went  out  with  the  re<;iment  were  :  Albert  Amidon, 
John  Adams,  Nelson  F.  Bowen,  William  A.  Burris,  Charles  brooks, 
John  Bisher,  H.  L.  Bennett,  Charles  Buell,  L.  C.  Briggs,  M.  Birming- 
ham, William  Brower,  Charles  Collins,  James  H  Charles,  Christopher 
Cooper,  William  Cleveland,  Geoige  A.  Cole,*  J.  Cook,  J.  Donnigan.  L.  C. 
Dorman,  A.  E.  Darrow,  A.  J.  Denham,  Anthony  Davis,  Delos  Eddy, 
Nicholas  Felter,  Harry  Fernerstein,  Ed.  W.  Flanders,  Charles  H.  Fuller, 
George  A.  Fuller,  Peter  Fowldin,  Frank  Gleaser,  Warner  Howe,  Henry 
Helfman,  William  Hutton,  Christopher  Johnson,  Henry  Johnson,  Lyman 
C.  Kendall,  William  H.  Kendall,  John  Kimmerling,  Daniel  W.  Kinnie, 
William  Morford,  Norman  Martin,  Moses  Millington,  Peter  McDermid, 
Daniel  McDermid,  Charles  W.  McCarthy,  Cain  Mahaney,  Joseph  Mur- 
dock,  Peter  Metzler,  George  Metzler,  S  Myres,  J.  McLaughlin,  John 
Munz,  George  Merlan,  Conrad  Merlan,  Abram  Norris,  Van  A.  Pratt, 
Robert  Peard,  William  J.  Pindar,  M.  S.  Parker,  F.  W.  Rice,  Fernando 
Robbins,  Charles  H.  Rice,  Nathaniel  Rowan,  William  H  Ship,  John  J. 
Sherman,  William  Smith,  Devolson  Smith,  Henry  Thomas,  Joseph 
Thompson,  George  W.  Thomas,  Lewis  Van  Dyke,  G.  H.  Van  Alstine, 
Reuben  Van  Wart,  S.  A.  Wilson,  W.  W.  Wyman,  Wash  Ward,  W.  P. 
Wright,  Joseph  Willett,  Leroy  Williams,  N.  VV.  Wakeman,  William 
Wood,  R.  H.  Waite,  Richard  Welch. 

The  following  were  recruited  and  sent  on  :  F.  A.  Altmeyer,  John  W. 
Amlong,  N.  F.  Bowen,  William  N.  Barton,  Mark  Bossard,  Joseph  Bon- 
gordon,  John  W.  Babcock,  A.  J.  Bennett,  M.  F.  Bowe,  John  Brown, 
William  Boehme,  W.  H.  Bennett,  Peter  Barber,  P.  Colson,  Henry  Conk- 
lin,  G.  R.  Cochran,  John  Camp,  Hibbard  Chase,  John  Collins,  James  B. 
Clark,  Pat  CoHins,  Dan  Dibble,  Hugh  Duffy,  C.  M.  Dodge,  Robert  Den^ 
ham,  M.  W.  Elston,  Abram  Elston,  Robert  A.  Erwin,  Lawrence  Flynn, 
Christopher  FoUett,  K.  B.  Finley,  Matthew  Gleaser,  J.  M.  Gilson, 
Charles  C.  Gilson,  George  F.  Jones,  Ezra  Kirby,  James  Moore,  John 
McNamara,  Virgil  Marsh,  Hiram  Marsh,  A.  J.  .Mahew,  F.  B.  Maynard, 
N.  A.  Mitchell,  M  Manion,  N.  Martin,  Charles  Nichols.  R.  Ovendan, 
Thomas  E.  Peard,  John  Perkins,  George  W.  Parshall,  D.  M.  Pannell, 
M.  W.  Parker,  George  Perry,  W.  O.  Robinson,  John  Reed,  Charles  San- 
ford,  J.  B.  D.  Sawtell,  Martin  Steves,  William  N.  Smith,  Jacob  M.  Smith, 


I02  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Joseph  Steffin,  Horatio  Thomas,  John  Thomas,  Cassimere  Thomas,  O. 
Timmerson,  N.  Truesdall,  Seth  J.  Thomas,  Thomas  Wilson,  John  Was- 
chow,  Albert  Wilber,  Rowley  Wilson,  Luke  White,  Edwin  Wade,  C.  M. 
Whitney,  J.  Walsh,  J.  M.  Wii^^gins,  F.  F.  Waterman,  E.  A.  Perrin,  Silas 
Smith. 

Company  H. — Stephen  Connor,  captain  ;  George  Wiard,  J.  H.  Rob- 
son,  W.  H.  Raymond,  and  Arch  Winnie,  lieutenants  ;  Henry  Bickford, 
W.  H.  Roberson,  William  Grant,  Louis  Mather,  Stephen  Vail,  O.  E. 
Babcock,  A.  W.  Aldrich,  R.  T.  Hunn,  sergeants;  E.  P.  Cowles,  Charles 
Cox,  E.  J.  Winslow,  A.  M.  Allen,  C.  Chamberlain,  William  Jones,  W. 
H.  Fidinger,  VV.  H.  Griffin,  E.  A.  Whitman,  Joseph  Webber,  H.  B.  Salis- 
bury, L.  H.  Robinson,  corporals  ;  C.  D.  Davis,  Henry  C.  Ward,  musi- 
cians ;   F.  Krager,  W.  Cole,  artificers  ;   R.  Crosby,  wagoner. 

Privates. — Orrin  Allen,  Arthur  Allen,  Ed.  Anthony,  Frank  Anthony, 
Thomas  Anthony,  Henry  Anthony,  J.  O.  Aldridge,  H.  L.  Austin,  Al- 
bert Algo,  J.  Armidick,  D.  H.  Bailey,  F.  Burgomaster,  J.  K.  Brown,  H. 

E.  Brooks,  J.  C.  Beach,  Ira  leaker,  Henry  Briiton,  James  Bush,  John  S. 
Barber,  W.  R.  Crook,  Eli  Cope.  J.  M.  Cook,  J.  W.  Chappel,  Joseph 
Cheney,  Robert  Caple,  P.  Carlton,  Robert  Conroy,  Edward  Dyer,  Alvin 
Dyer,  Ferdinand  Dorf,  H.  E.  Duell,  Charles  Derby,  Frank  Derson,  M. 
T.  Bailey,  N.  J.  Eaton,  William  Fenner,  Daniel  Fenner,  Irvine  Fenner, 
Leon  Feller,  N.  Frenberger,  C.  Foster,  J.  C.  Fidinger,  A.  J.  Frajer,  J.'E. 
Friesman,  W.  B.  Graham,  Jacob  Gleaser,  R.  L.  Gumaer,  W.  J.  Gregg, 
John  C.  Gray,  G.  A.  Haight,  J.  E.  Haight,  Sam  Haight,  G.  Z.  Howard, 
J.  B.  Hescock,  J.  D.  Henderson,  S.  B.  Hulmes,  James  Heal,  Robert  Heal, 
Jonas  Holmes,  John  Hix,  J.  W.  Hildun,  Charles  Havens,  E.  G.  Havens, 

F.  M.  Harden,  O.  S.  Holccmb.  F.  Johnson,  D.  V.  Johnson,  Frank  Jones, 
W.  S.  Joslyn,  H.  D.  Johns,  Thomas  Johns,  Daniel  Johns,  F.  A.  Kenyon, 
W.  P.  Kidder,  J.  W.  Kasson.  B.  R.  Lamkins,  Fred  Lord,  C.  Lafleur,  D. 
E.  Lamphear,  William  Lewis,  James  Laighbody,  Charles  Lilly,  J.  D. 
Mason.  W.  J.  Moore,  J.  K.  Merrill,  W.  A.  McMillan,  N.  N.  Morse,  Pat 
Murphy,  H.  D.  Myers.  J.  McDaniels,  J.  McAllister,  W.  H.  Mattison,  J. 
Mahannah,  A.  T.  McCracken,  Byron  Murdock,  W.  L.  Norton,  Alfred 
Riker,  G.  W.  Reynolds,  Joiin  Radford,  A.  E.  Spaulding.  Paul  Stevens, 
D.  Sherman,  Festus  Stone,  H.  T.  Sautell,  Moore  Smith,  W.  I.  Skidmore, 

A.  V.  Simmons,  H.  Y .  Snook,  Arba  Shaw,  J  J^paulding,  H.  Suits,  Daniel 
Suits,  H.  C.  Searls,  M.  Sutfin, Thomas  Steele,  H.  C.Timby,  Samuel  Throop, 
George  Thomas,  M   O.  Tyrrel,  E.  Tibbitts,  S.  D.  Turtle,  W.  B.  Taliman, 

B.  F.  Taliman,   H.  L.  Van  Dresser,  M.   L.    Watson.  J.    A.    Wall,    Robert 


THE   CIVIL   WAR.  jq^ 


Walker,  W.  M.  Walker,  John  H.  Weaver.  B.  F.  Wood,  James  W.  Wood 
Julius  Wies,  Jacob  Wies,  Thomas  Warner,  Warren  West,  J.  H.  William^ 
son,  Edson  Weed,  E.  G  Webster,  J.  M.  Warren.  Alpha 'war^on    N    H 
Winslovv,  A.  B.  Ward,  W.  F.  Young.  Peter  Stevens,  John  Shum,  George 
Walker,  J.  M.Zimmerman. 

Company  I.— Alexander  Gardner,  captain;  M.  M.  Cook,  S.  R.Stafford, 
E.  R.  Loomis,  and  Ed.  Giliis,  lieutenants  ;  Thomas  J.  Dean,  Setli  c' 
Hall,  M.  Duguid,  M.  Van  Antwerp,  J.  B.  Arnold,  N.  S.  Nier'  John  ?. 
Thomas,  and  E.  H.  Norton,  sergeants ;  J.  R.  Perry.  J.  H.  TaggLrt,  L.  A* 
Clark,  S.  J.  Feagles,  E.  B.  Randall,  W.  H.  Eluell,  Marcus  Wilcox^ 
Thomas  Houston,  Charles  Pindar.  Fred  Walter.  W.  L.  Benedict,  Orville 
Bannister,  corporals;  W.  F.  Osborne,  George  W.  Lower,  mu'sicians  ; 
George  Kelley,  W.  F.  Perkins,  artificers  ;   W.  H.  Miller,  wagoner. 

Prh'a^cs.—J.  D.  Ames,  James  Agett,  Jr.,  James  Avery,  W.  Allen,  A. 

C.  Bushman,  John  Byzn,  James  Byzn,  Leonard  Bland,  J.  F.  Bell,  ].  B. 
Beardsley,  C.  Cook,  Fred  Cook,  Joseph  Cook.  Joseph  Cook,  2d,  John 
Cook.  Ebenezer  Cook,  D.  Chamberlain.  H.  A.  Church,  W.  L.  Calvert 
Elias  Chappell,  H.  T.  Clark,  Jerome  Clark.  Charles  Carpenter.  J.  B.' 
Curtis,  Thomas  Cauffield.  G.  J.  Chandler.  Peter  Campbell.  S.  B.  Doty, 
Albert  DeWolf,  W.  H.  Dayton,  A.  K.  Damon,  F.  Eberhardt,  Fidelo 
Eddy,  A.  Etlierefington,  John  Fulton.  W.  H.  Fuller.  W.  L.  Farr,  Sylvester 
Farr,  F.  H.  Fordiiam.  F.  Furey,  John  Folk.  W.  H.  H.  Gillett,  C.  Gib- 
hartt,  Peter  Gallagher.  Nich.  Gossie,  W.  H.  Gordon,  G.  H.  Holmes. 
George  Heath,  E.  P.  Hoyt,  Sylvester  Hoyt,  John  Houston,  William' 
Houston,  E.  N.  Henderson,  James  Hunter,  W.  A.  House,  E.  VV.  Herrick, 

D.  Y.  Hallock,  W.  H.  Howell,  Elmer  Howell,  Daniel  Jones,  E.  M.  Klinei 
John  Kelley.  Philip  Lougle,  Joseph  Lougle,  H.  J.  W.  Lewis,  Seymour 
Lewis,  Alonzo  Lewis,  P.  McDonnell.  Willi.im  McGuire,  M.  H.  McNeil, 
D.  McMartin,  B.  F.  McHenry,  P.  Mingus,  Michael  Mahan,  Alfred  Mur- 
doch, Dwight  Mann,  John  Monroe.  Nicholas  Nowe,  Alonzo  Nichols,  F. 
H.  Olmsted,  W.  D.  Perkins.  J.  B.  Palmer.  Lewis  Payne,  S.  A.  Pease, 
George  Phillips,  D.  Russell,  Robert  Rcid,  Ashley  Randall,  E.  P.  Ross,  A. 
J.  Reibling.  T.  C.  Rawson.  R.  E.  Roberson,  W.  W.  Stamp,  Ed.  Stamp, 
Ed.  Sharp,  William  Sharp,  F.  A.  Shipley,  J.  A.  Sherwood.  J.  M.  Sher- 
wood, L.  K.  Spafiford,  E.  D  Shader.  Delos  Shattuck,  James  Sifert,  Almon 
Secor,  Ed.  Strouch,  Riley  Stevens,  Alexander  Shaw,  S.  L.  M.  Stafford, 
Emory  M.  Tone,  J.  A.  Tone,  John  Thomas,  AmosTopliff,  H.  W.  Trobridge, 
A.  E.  Townsend.  A.  N.  Van  Antwerp,  William  Wayman,  J.  W.  Wilson, 
John    Walter,   H.   A.  Williams,  Harry  Willis,  Joel   Willis,  John   Woltz, 


jQ.  GENESEE   COUNTY. 

Charles  Wooliver,  E.  A.  White,  F.  C.  Waltby.  E.   B.  Clark,   C.  S.  Hol 
brook,  J.  H.  Hoyt,  John  Shipley,  W.  H.  Thompson,  A.  R.  Terry,  G.  W. 

Terry,  J.  E.  Young.  ..       x^  ,       r^  u 

Company  L.— S.  D.  Eudden,  captain  ;  H.  H.  Van  Dake,  George  H. 
Robertson  W.  L  Totten,  lieutenants ;  D.  L.  Fellows,  E.  T.  Forman, 
W  O  Bartholomew.  E.  H.  Ewell,  Joseph  Shaw,  C.  A.  Whipple.  Ed- 
ward Bannister.  W.  H.  Hunn.  sergeants  ;  D.  K.  Austin.  Allen  Buell, 
J  A'  Clark,  Robert  Chappie.  James  Drain,  Kirk  Ewell.  Harrison  Fer- 
guson E.  F.  Ives,  G.  W.  Kendall,  George  Metzger,  William  Page,  Ed. 
Williams,  corporals;  Julius  Kassler,  William  Kisor,  musicians;  G.  A. 
Barner   Loren  Hedger,  artificers ;   Eugene  Plumley,  wagoner. 

Privates— W.  H.  Anderson.  R  Anthony.  N.  Armstrong.  J.  Babcock, 
Charles  G.  Bale,  Samuel  Barnes.  William  Battersby.  Joseph   Bloedt.  M. 
Buck    O    S   Burgess,  D.  W.  Burleigh,  George   Cacner,  A.  E    Carpenter, 
C    b'    Carpenter.  J.    S.   Carpenter.  E.   L.   Carpenter.  W.  T.   Chapman, 
James    H.  Childs,   O.   A.   Churchill.  W.    H.   Clancey,   Chauncey  Clark, 
Lewis  Clark,  James  Conway.  James  Courtney,  William  Craig,  I.  S.  Cross, 
Orrin  Crocker,  M.  M.  Cummings.  H.  V.  Day.  D.  M.  Dean.  E.  M.  Doty, 
A   J    Drake,  Thomas   Duffy,    Harley  Dunham,  James  Ellis,  M.  Filkms, 
James  Fluker,   G.  W.   Freelove,  W.   M.    Fuller.    Robert   Gibson,   C.   N. 
Goodenow   G.  W.  Gould,  E.  J.  Stratton.  H.  N    Goodenow,  D.  R  Good- 
rich,   David   Greening,    Adam    Grile,  Charles    Hale.   S.   Hamilton.  John 
Hersch,  John    G.    Hersch,  John    Hewitt.  Thomas   Hellman,  W.    H.   H. 
Holden   R   D    Holley,  Edwin  Hoops,  C.  A.  Howland,  Ira  Howland,  W. 
R"Hovvland,  Riley  Ingaldsbe,  Joel  B.  Jewett,  Jeff  Judd.  W.  M.  Kendall, 
Alfred  Keyser,  Henry  Knapp,  E.  G.  Moulton.  John  Kunst.  Lewis  Kraft, 
William  Lewis,  A.  W.  Lingfield,  Mort  Lingfield,  Charles  Loomis,  O.  D. 
Lvman     L.   D.   Mapes.    Morris   Marquot,   W.    C.   McCabe,   Daniel   Mc- 
MuUen,  Morris  McMullen,  Mich  Myers,  Stephen  Myers,  Charles  Mertz, 
Caleb  Miller,  James  Morton,  Wihiam  Ni.xon,  Dennis  O'Connor,  H.   Z. 
Owen,  Isaac  Page,  F.  G.  Passmore,  R.  H.  Perkins,  A.  D.  Petrie,  G.   W. 
R   Pettibone,  Harris  Phillips,  E.  P.  Pierce,  F.  Prescott,  William  Radley, 
Frank  Reinhart.   E.  H.  Rich,  E.   Robinson.  Wesley   Robinson.   George 
Rose,  E.  K.  Sage,  Frank  Sage,  I.  H.  Sanford,  Ira  Smith,  Joseph  Sorrell, 
H    R    Stevens,  M.  B.  Stevens,  John   Thomas,  George  Totterdale.  D.  C. 
Tracey,  C.  D.   Vickery,  George  Walker,  Tooker  Walker,  W.  H.  Walker, 
H.  I.  \\^allace,  H.  C.  Warner,  William  Welch.  E.  Wentworth,  L.  Whipple, 
E.  G.  Wurtz,  Charles  Youngs. 

Many  men  were  enlisted  in  other  regiments,  and  it  is  impossible,  per- 


THE   CIVIL    WAR.  105 


haps,  to  mention  every  one.  We  find  the  following  in  the  49th  N.  Y.  V.: 
Peter  Thomas,  Ferdinand  Thomas,  French  Fisher,  Joseph  Mark,  Sergeant 
Hare,  Charles  Hayden,  Sergeant  Slingerland. 

CAPT.   cowan's    company,    I4TH    N.  Y.  VETERANS. 

This  company  was  recruited  in  Genesee -County  early  in  1 861.  It 
went  to  Washington,  where  it  remained  till  early  autumn.  Early  next 
spring  the  company  went  to  Fairfax  Court  House  and  Alexandria,  thence 
to  Fortress  Monroe.  These  brave  boys  did  duty  at  Yorktown,  at  Cold 
Harbor,  at  Gaines  Mills  ;  their  first  open-field  fight  was  at  Hanover  Court 
House;  they  were  also  engaged  at  Beaver  Meadow,  Malvern  Hilj,  etc. 
The  14th  greatly  distinguished  itself  while  in  service,  and  Company 
D  was  the  banner  company.  The  following  are  the  officers  and  men 
who  went  out:  William  L.  Cowan,  captain;  Robert  H.  Ford,  ist  lieu- 
tenant; George  E.  Gee,  2d  lieutenant;  Thomas  R.  Hardwick,  Almon  C. 
Barnard,  Jesse  R.  Decker,  I.  H.  Crosman,  sergeants;  David  W.  Man- 
ning, Harry  Parsons,  H.  H.  Van  Dake,  Thomas  L.  Ostrom,  corporals ; 
James  B.  Potter  and  Gregory  Shaver,  musicians. 

Privates. — O.  Aldrich,  Charles  Archer,  Charles  Averill,  Lucius  F. 
Brown,  James  Bailey,  F.  F.  Barber,  William  H.  Barnett,  M.  W.  Bliton, 
Thomas  Bowie,  John  H.  Brown,  W.  F.  Burr,  A.  A.  Bagley,  George  Car- 
penter. George  Chamberlain,  Daniel  Chamberlain,  Martin  Coon,  Ira  S. 
Cross,  William  E.  Crissey,  Ellery  I.  Delano,  James  Derrick,  George  Drain, 
Stephen  Ennis,  H.  Farnham,  George  Fisher,  D.  Glenn,  Clark  E.  Gould, 
Abram  Haner,  Bruce  Herrington,  Henry  Hike,  N.  B.  Hopkins,  Lowell 
Howe,  Nelson  Jenkins,  Daniel  Johns,  Phil  Lapp,  Andrew  Lee,  James 
A.  Lewis,  John  Lyon,  Artemas  Maxon,  R.  P.  Merrill,  James  McDermit, 
Arthur  O'Neil,  Martin  Pilgrim,  W.  H.  Randall.  Almon  Secore,  Robert 
Scovell,  Joseph  Shaw,  William  Shaw,  William  Smith,  F.  D.  Smith,  An- 
drew Seiber,  Andrew  Strobel,  Paddock  L.  Tucker,  Charles  H.  S.  Tessey, 
Carmel  D.  Townsend,  Edward  Tibbitts,  Randolph  Tubbs,  Arthur  Tum- 
alty,  Peter  Van  Valkenburg,  Charles  B.  Vickery,  Ira  Woodin,  Benjamin 
Winans,  Amos  B.  Wyman,  Millard  D.  York,  Menden  Young. 

THE  25TH  IND.  BATTERY. 

This  valiant  company  was  recruited  in  the  counties  of  Orleans,  Gene- 
see, and  Niagara,  and  we  have  taken  pains  to  give  the  Genesee  County 
men  as  correctly  as  possible.  They  were  mustered  in  at  Lockport,  N.  Y., 
in  September,  1862,  and    in    December  went  to  New  York  and  became 


I 


I06  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


part  of  the  forces  of  Gen.  Banks.  They  sailed  to  Fortress  Monroe,  thence 
to  Ship  Island,  but  were  wrecked  on  the  coast  of  Florida;  were  picked 
up  by  a  gunboat  and  landed  at  Key  West,  and  in  January,  1863,  sailed 
to  New  Orleans.  They  were  in  the  siege  cf  Port  Hudson,  and  in  the 
Red  River  campaign.  In  the  spring  of  1865  they  went  on  the  expedi- 
tion to  Mobile,  and  were  mustered  out  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  in  July,  1865. 
The  officers  and  men  from  Genesee  County  were:  Lieutenant  I.  D.  South- 
worth,  mustered  out  as  captain,  then  of  Byron  ;  Albert  Cook,  1st  Heuten- 
ant,  of  Alabama;  Lieut.  James  F.  Emery  and  Henry  M.  Graves,  Batavia ; 
Peter  Lester,  Addison  Gates,  J.  H.  Smock,  B.  F.  Ackerson,  and  Patrick 
Sage,  of  Ahibama ;  Aaron  Hartwell,  J.  Madigan,  Jacob  Miller,  William 
Shelt,  Frank  McCann,  William  Wilgin,  Frank  D.  Murdock,  Peter  Clinch, 
Paul  Nothan,  James  Darkins,  John  J.  Snyder,  Peter  Linn,  Peter  Tharnish, 
Fred  Hartwick,  Nathan  Leonard,  John  Oberton,  Joseph  Brill,  and  Peter 
Busser,  of  Byron  ;  Edgar  A.  P'isher,  William  R.  Fisher,  Charles  A.  Ken- 
dall, Edwin  J.  Nilcs,  Valentine  Riker,  Wyman  P.  Fisk,  Byron  A.  Fisk^ 
and  William  Jones,  of  Stafford  ;  William  J.  Pike,  Arthur  Little,  and 
Cunningham  Primrose,  of  Elba;  William  P.  Bassctt,  of  Bergen  ;  Free- 
man Bailey,  of  Oakfield  ;  and  George  Conway,  Rodney  Alexander,  Al- 
mon  R.  Blodgett  and  Levi  C.  Cleveland,  of  Pembroke. 


SOCIETIES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 


GENESEE    COUNTY   AGRICULTURAL    SOCIETY. 

T  may  not  be  generally  known  that  this  society  had  its  origin  in  very 
early  year-,  for  June  22,  1 8 19,  a  meeting  was  called  and  met  at  the 
house  of  Hiaman  Holden.  Joseph  Ellicott  was  elected  president,  and 
Hon.  Samuel  M.  Hopkins  was  elected  president  pro  tan.,  and  Parmenio 
Adams,  treasurer /w  tcni.  It  was  agreed  to  raise  $500  for  the  meeting 
and  exhibition  in  October,  $150  of  the  amount  to  be  for  expenses  and 
$350  for  premiums.  A  committee  was  also  appointed  to  examine  farms, 
they  to  be  allowed  $2  per  day  each  for  their  time.  Col.  Green  and  CoL 
Touner  were  appointed  marshals  The  annual  fair  was  ordered  held  on 
the  second  Monday  in  October.  Another  record  we  find  in  June,  1832, 
when  Jacob  Le  Roy  was  chosen  president. 

The  county  has  shown  an  uncommon  interest  in  agricultural  affairs, 
establishing  a  strong,  perpetual  society  very  early,  and  by  its  continued 
zeal  still  sustains  large  and  profitable  meetings  annually.  \ 


GENESEE   COUNTY   AGRICULTURAL   SOCIETY.  I07 

In  1839—51  years  ago — the  present  organization  was  established,  and 
for  the  first  20  years  annual  fairs  were  held  at  suitable  places  in  and 
around  Batavia.  About  30  years  ago  the  formidable  proportions  of  the 
society  called  for  greater  facilities,  and  the  purchase  of  suitable  grounds 
and  erection  of  adequate  buildings  was  at  once  effected.  A  good  half- 
mile  track  for  the  development  of  stock  has  long  been  a  prominent  fea- 
ture to  the  grounds.  At  this  writing  (spring  of  18S9)  there  is  a  project 
on  foot  to  sell  the  present  grounds,  purchase  elsewhere  a  more  commo- 
dious site,  .Hud  erect  new  and  larger  buildings. ^  The  society  is  strong 
and  prosperous,  and  for  the  past  half  century  has  not  failed  in  its  meet- 
ings and  fairs  The  minutes  of  meetings  prior  to  1870  cannot  be  found, 
but  we  give  the  names  of  such  officers  as  the  books  now  in  use  furnish  : 
1870. — L  A.  Todd,  president;  L.  R.  Bailey,  secretary;  Augustus  N.  Cowdin,  treasurer. 
1 87 1. — George  Burt,  president  ;  L.  R.  Bailey,  secretary. 

1872. — E.  G.  Townsend,  president;  G.  H.  Robertson,  secretary;  A.  R.  Warner,  treas- 
urer. 
1873. — M.  N.   Moulthrop,   president;  F.  M.  Jameson,  secretary;  A.  R.  Warner,  treas- 
urer.    • 
1874. — S.  B.  Lusk,  president;  J.  H.  McCulley,  secretary;  A.  R.  Warner,  treasurer. 
1875. — Warren  J,  Tyler,  president  ;  J.  H.  McCulley,  secretary;  A.  R.  Warner,  treasurer. 
1876. — Cortland  Crosman,  president;  E.  R.  Hay,  secretary;   A.  R.  Warner,  treasurer. 
1877. — L  S.  Durfee,  president;  E.  R.  Hny,  secretary  ;  A.  R.  Warner,  treasurer. 
1878. — Albert  Parker,  president;  J.  H.  Robson,  secretary;  E.  L.  Kenyon,  treasurer. 
1879. —  C.  W.  Van  De  Bogart,   president  ;  N.  Bogue,  secretary  ;  R.  A.  Maxwell,  treas- 
urer. 
1880.  — C.  W.  Van  De  Bogart,   president  ;  N.  Bogue,  secretary;  R.  A.  Maxwell,  treas- 
urer. 
1881. — John    H.  McCulley,   president;  George   W.   Pratt,  secretary;  R.  A.   Maxwell, 

treasurer. 
1882. — Eli  Taylor,  president;  J.  B.  Neasmith,  secretary;  J.  Holley  Bradish,  treasurer. 
1S83. — D.  L.  Hodgson,  president;   Nelson  Bogue,  secretary;  0.  Town,  Jr.,  treasurer. 
1884. — Nelson  Duguid,  president;  J.  M.  McKenzie,  secretary;  B.  George  Kemp,  treas- 
urer. 
1885. — N.  M.  Duguid,  president;  J.  M.  McKenzie,   secretary;  B.  George  Kemp,  treas- 
urer. 
1886.  — B.  F.  Peck,  president;  J.  M.  McKenzie,  secretary;  B.  George  Kemp,  treasurer. 

'  March  8,  1 890,  by  a  vote  of  269  to  235,  the  society  decided  to  purchase  what  is  known 
as  the  Redheld  site,  the  price  agreed  upon  being  $6,000.  This  is  the  old  driving  park 
property  of  23^  acres  and  eight  and  one-half  acres  additional  on  the  east  side  of  the 
track,  with  an  eight-rod  roadway  out  to  West  Main  street,  and  includes  the  race-track, 
stables,  wells,  fences,  judges'  stand,  etc.  The  eight  and  one-half  acre  addition  runs 
east  from  the  driving  park  16  rods,  and  in  it  there  is  an  oak  grove  of  two  ;ind  one-halt 
acres.  March  iglh  about  two  additional  acres  were  purchased  of  Mr.  Redheld  for 
$203.     The  society  now  has  nearly  35  acres  of  land. 


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I08  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


1887. — Nelson  Bogue,  president;  J.  M.  McKenzie,  secretary;  B.  George  Kemp,  treas- 
urer. 

1888. — E.  J.  Ingalsbe,  president ;  Frank  B.  Redfield,  secretary  ;  William  Torrence, 
treasurer. 

1889. — R.  R.  Losee,  president;  James  Z.  Terry,  vice-president;  Dwight  Dimock,  sec- 
ond vice-president;   L.  F.  Rolfe,  secretary;  F.  B.  Parker,  treasurer. 

Tiie  directors,  one  from  each  town,  are  chosen  each  year  at  the  Janu- 
ary meeting,  who,  with  the  officers,  have  the  general  management  of  the 
fairs.  A  healthy  premium  list,  prompt  payment  of  awards,  and  the  gen- 
eral interest  taken  in  the  affairs  of  the  society  have  made  the  Genesee 
County  Agricultural  Society  a  model  worthy  of  imitation,  and  its  long 
years  of  prosperity  are  only  an  earnest  of  its  stability  and  usefulness. 

The  fiftieth  annual  fair  of  the  society  was  held  on  the  grounds  on  Elli- 
cott  street  in  September,  1889  At  the  regular  annual  meeting  of  the 
officers  in  January,  1 890,  it  was  voted  to  sell  these  grounds  to  the  Ge- 
neva and  Buffalo  Railroad  Co.,  who  are  to  build  a  railroad.  At  this 
meeting  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  James  Z.  Terry,  president ; 
Dwight  Dimock,  vice-president;  John  M.  McKenzie,  second  vice  presi- 
dent ;   L.  F.  Rolfe,  secretary  ;   Fred  Parker,  treasurer. 

GENESEE   COUNTY  AUXILIARY    BIBLE    SOCIETY. 

This  society  was  originally  organized  in  July,  18 1 8,  but  no  record  has 
been  found  of  its  meetings  prior  to  1833.  On  the  6th  of  September,  1833, 
a  meeting  of  the  friends  of  the  society  and  Bible  cause  was  held  in  Le 
Roy,  and  it  was  resolved  to  reorganize  the  Genesee  Bible  Society  under 
a  new  constitution.  This  was  done.  One  of  the  articles  of  the  constitu- 
tion adopted  was  that  "  the  sole  object  of  this  institution  shall  be  to  en- 
courage a  wider  circulation  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  without  note  or  com- 
ment.' The  officers  chosen  at  that  meeting  by  the  society  were  Colonel 
Martin  O.  Coe,  president;  Deacon  Hinds  Chamberlain  and  Samuel  Gran- 
nis,  vice-presidents;  Seth  M.  Gates,  secretary;  and  Colonel  S.  M.  Gates, 
treasurer. 

During  the  70  years  of  its  existence  the  society  has  made  several  can- 
vasses of  the  county  for  the  distribution  of  the  Scriptures,  and  ample  pro- 
vision has  been  made  for  supplying  by  special  agents  the  inmates  of  the 
county-house,  jail,  and  all  prisoners  leaving  the  jail  with  Bibles;  also  for 
supplying  all  hotels  in  the  county  and  portions  of  the  trains  of  cars  pass- 
ing through  it.  The  society  has  kept  up  its  annual  contributions  to  the 
Anrerican  Bible  Society,  to  which  it  is  a  valuable  auxiliary. 

The  presidents  since  1833  have  been  :    Martin  O.  Coe,  who  was  chosen 


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that  year  ;  P.  L.  Tracy,  in  1840  ;  J.  E.  Tompkins,  in  185  i  ;  P.  L.  Tracy, 
in  1853;  John  Fisher,  in  1864;  A.  J.  Bartow,  in  1867;  John  Fisher,  in 
1872  ;  A.  D.  Lord,  M.  D.,  in  1873  ;  R.  L.  Selden,  in  1875  ;  Rev.  A.  D. 
Wilbur,  in  1876;  Rev.  WiUiam  Swan,  in  1881  ;  Rev.  John  W.  Sanborn,  in 
1883;  Rev.  William  W.Totherob,  in  1884.  The  officers  of  1888-89  were: 
Rev.  A.  D.  Draper,  president;  Rev.  C.  W.  Mitchell,  Hon.  E.  C.  Walker. 
Hon.  Eli  Taylor,  and  Rev.  W.  W.  Totherob,  vice-presidents;  James  P. 
Parsons,  secretary;   F.  B.  Gleason,  treasurer. 

AUXILIARY    AID    SOCIETY. 

To  the  State   Charities  Aid  Association. 

In  November,  1883,  a  number  of  benevolent  ladies  and  gentlemen  of 
'Genesee  County  organized  this  society  by  the  adoption  of  a  constitution, 
the  first  article  of  which  read  as  follows : 

"The  name  of  this  association  shall  be  'The  Local  Visiting  Committee  of  the  Gene- 
see County  Poor-House,  State  of  New  York,'  and  its  object  shall  be  to  visit  regularly 
and  systematically  all  the  departments  of  the  Genesee  County  poor-house,  with  a  view 
to  the  mental,  moral,  and  physical  improvement  of  its  pauper  inmates  ;  and  to  bring 
about  such  reforms  as  may  be  practicable." 

About  40  members  combined  in  this  association,  and  F.  C.  Lathrop, 
of  Le  Roy,  was  made  the  president;  J.  B.  Worthington,  of  Batavia,  vice- 
president  ;  Mrs.  Gardner  Fuller,  secretary ;  and  S.  Massey,  treasurer. 
An  executive  committee  consisting  of  the  officers  and  Rev.  Dr.  Hitch- 
-cock,  Rev.  Mr.  Totherob,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Zimmer  was  appointed.  The 
same  officers  continue,  except  that  Mrs.  M.  E.  Sheffield  is  the  present  in- 
cumbent of  the  positions  of  secretary  and  treasurer.  Every  member  of 
the  society  is  a  committee  for  the  purposes  set  forth  in, the  first  article  of 
their  constitution.  The  society  has  had  committees  of  three  or  four  each 
that  have  made  periodical  visits  to  the  county  house.  The  society  has 
suggested  and  assisted  in  the  introduction  of  many  improvements  that 
have  greatly  ameliorated  the  condition  of  the  unfortunate  inmates. 

SUNDAY-SCHOOL    ASSOCIATION. 

This  association  was  organized  at  a  meeting  held  in  the  Baptist  Church, 
Batavia,  in  October,  1857.  Its  object  was  to  advance  the  great  interest 
of  Sunday-schools  by  affording  a  medium  of  communication  among  all 
the  schools  of  the  county,  and  giving  facilities  for  improvements  in  meth- 
ods of  work  by  an  interchange  of  ideas  and  views  among  the  workers, 
and  exercises  in  these  different  methods  suggested.      In  furtherance  of  the 


no  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


object  of  this  society  meetings  have  been  held  regularly  in  various  parts 
of  the  county;  addresses  have  been  delivered;  discussions  and  exercises 
have  been  successfully  engaged  in;  and  the  interest  in  and  utility  of  the 
cause  has  been  greatly  promoted. 

The  lack  of  records  of  the  proceedings  of  the  society  causes  a  defi- 
ciency in  the  mention  of  the  names  of  those  who  have  done  efficient  work,, 
and  of  the  many  improvemen'.s  and  much  good  service  done.  The  pas- 
tors of  the  churches  and  many  laymen  throughout  the  county  have  given 
it  their  hearty  cooperation,  and.  have  labored  with  commendable  zeal  to 
aid  in  the  success  which  has  crowned  the  efforts  of  the  association.  The 
present  officers  are  A.  J.  Rumsey,  of  Bethany,  president ;  Rev.  C.  W, 
Sweet,  of  Elba,  secretary  ;  and  a  vice-president  from  each  town  in  the 
county. 

GENESEE    COUNTY    PIONEER  ASSOCIATION. 

This  county  has  ever  shown  more  zeal  in  its  early  settlement  than  its 
neighbors,  and  has  now  a  large  association  that  bears  the  name  of  this 
heading.  On  the  25th  of  August,  1869,  a  large  number  of  pioneers  and. 
citizens  met  at  Union  Hall,  Batavia.  to  take  into  consideration  the  or- 
ganization of  such  a  society.  Stewart  Chamberlain  was  appointed  chair- 
man of  the  meeting,  and  Marcus  L.  Babcock,  secretary.  The  following 
persons  were  made  a  committee  to  draft  a  constitution  and  rules  to  gov- 
ern the  society:  Hon.  Moses  Taggart.  Batavia  ;  Sylvester  Willis,  Oakfield; 
Alanson  Fisher,  Darien  ;  Samuel  Scofield,  Eden  ;  Stewart  Chamberlain, 
Le  Roy;  Marcus  L.  Babcock,  Batavia;  Augustus  P.  Hascall,  Le  Roy. 
This  committee  reported  at  a  meeting  held  October  5th,  and  a  suitable 
constitution  was  adopted.  A  committee  was  appointed — one  from  each 
town — to  report  a  set  of  officers  for  the  association,  who  reported  the 
following,  and  who  were  elected  :  Heman  J.  Redfield,  president  ;  Seth 
Wakeman,  vice-president;  Phineas  Ford,  secretary;  Augustus  P.  Has- 
call, assistant  secretary  ;  James  R.  Mitchell,  treasurer.  A  vice-president 
from  each  town  was  also  elected. 

At  the  annual  meeting  June  13,  1871,  eight  were  reported  as  having 
died  during  the  year,  and  large  numbers  joined  the  association.  The  offi- 
cers elected  were  Moses  Taggart,  president  ;   David  Seaver,  secretary. 

1872. — Alden  S.  Stevens,  president;  David  Seaver,  secretary;  I  I  re- 
ported as  having  died. 

1873. — Benjamin  Pringle,  president ;  David  Seaver,  secretary;  12  re- 
ported as  having  died. 

1874. — Benjamin  Pringle,  president;   David  Seaver,  secretary. 


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l8'75- — J-  R-  Mitchell,  president;  J.  M.  VVaite,  secretary. 

1876. — J.  R.  Mitchell,  president;  J.  N.  Beckley,  secretary. 

1877. — Albert  Rowe,  president;   Safford  E.  North,  secretary. 

1878. — Albert  Rowe,  president ;   S.  E.  North,  secretary. 

1879 — Albert  Rowe,  president;   S.  E.  North,  secretary. 

1880. — Israel  M.  Peck,  president;   S.  E.  North,  secretary. 

1 88 1. — James  R.  Mitchell,  president  ;   Frank  S.  Wood,  secretary. 

1882. — Lucius  Atwater,  president;   Frank  S.  Wood,  secretary. 

1883. — Lucius  Atwater,  president;   Frank  S.  Wood,  secretary. 

1884. — Albert  Rowe,  president;   Frank  S.  Wood,  secretary. 

1885. — Lucius  Atwater,  president;   Frank  S.  Wood,  secretary. 

1886. — Lucius  Atwater,  president;   Frank  S.  Wood,  secretary. 

1887. — Lucius  Atwater,  president;   Frank  S.  Wood,  secretary. 

1888. — Hon.  E.  C.  Walker,  president;  H.  F.  Peck,  vice-president;  J.  H, 
Gates,  secretary  and  treasurer  ;  with  a  vice-president  in  each  town,  which 
are  named  each  year. 

The  society  has  accumulated  a  vast  fund  of  pioneer  histor}',  and  its 
annual  meetings  in  June  are  very  interesting.  Hon.  Norman  Seymour, 
the  historian,  reported,  in  an  addres.s  before  the  association  in  1878,  that 
53  of  the  pioneers  who  settled  between  1801  and  1828  in  the  county  were 
at  that  date  enjoying  good  health.  The  officers  for  1889  were  Rev.  L.  At- 
water, Batavia,  president;  O.  S.  Kidder,  Alexander,  vice  president ;  J.  H. 
Yates,  Batavia,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

STATE  INSTITUTION  FOR  THE  BLIND. 

Genesee  County  was  selected  for  this  institution,  and  its  selection 
shows  the  good  judgment  of  those  having  it  in  charge.  It  occupies  a 
beautiful  site  about  half  a  mile  north  of  the  court  liouse  in  Batavia.  The 
law  for  its  establishment  was  enacted  April  27,  1865.  The  act  provided 
for  the  appointment  of  five  commissioners  to  select  a  site  for  the  institu- 
tion, three  to  superintend  its  building,  and  a  board  of  trustees  to  super- 
intend its  affairs  after  its  completion.  The  commissioners  to  i-electa  site 
were  Hon,  E.  W.  Leavenworth.  Syracuse;  B.  F.  Manierre,  New  York 
city;  James  Ferguson,  Ovid;  O.  K.  Woods,  Chazy  ;  and  M.  M.  South- 
worth,  Lockport.  In  Ftbruaiy,  1866,  the  board  selected  Patavia  as  the 
site,  and  that  village  presented  to  the  State  50  acres  of  land  at  a  cost  of 
$10,000.  In  May,  1866,  grading  commedced  ;  the  contract  to  build 
was  let  to  Henry  T.  Rogers,  of  Rochester;  and  the  corner- stone  was 
laid    with    appropriate    ceremonies    on    September    6,    1866.       A    large 


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amount  of  historical  and  interesting  matter  was  deposited  in  the  corner- 
stone :  copies  of  the  county  papers,  programme  of  the  day's  proceedings, 
copy  of  the  act  founding  it,  a  continental  bank  note,  a  provincial  note,  a 
note  of  the  Bank  of  Attica  and  history  of  the  bank,  postal  currency,  his- 
tory of  Batavia,  subscribers  to  the  grounds,  copy  of  minutes  of  first  court 
in  Batavia,  in  1803,  photographs  of  village  trustees,  and  list  of  building 
committee,  trustees,  and  State  and  federal  officers.  In  July,  1868,  the 
institution  was  formally  delivered  to  the  trustees. 

The  building  is  of  brick,  three  stories  high  above  the  basement,  which 
is  of  limestone  quarried  from  the  site  ;  on  this  is  a  broad  belt  of  Lock- 
port  freestone  ;  the  building  fronts  the  south,  and  consists  of  four  struct- 
ures— a  front  and  rear  center  buildings,  and  two  wings  connected  by 
corridors.  The  length  of  the  entire  front  is  266  feet,  and  depth,  includ- 
ing portico,  185.  The  basement  contains  the  laundry,  bathing  rooms, 
water-closets,  heating  apparatus,  etc.,  and  the  other  stories  are  conven- 
iently arranged  for  offices,  school-rooms,  sleeping-rooms,  etc.,  for  150 
pupils  or  more.  It  is  heated  by  steam,  and  its  sanitary  arrangements 
cannot  be  excelled.  The  amount  paid  for  building,  stables,  cisterns, 
cooking  ranges,  engines,  etc.,  was  $244,587.24.  In  July,  1868,  Dr. 
A.  D.  Lord  took  charge  of  the  institution  ;  school  was  opened  Septem- 
ber 2,  the  same  year,  with  40  pupils  during  the  month..  Seventy- four 
pupils  were  enrolled  during  the  first  year.  Mrs.  E.  W.  Lord  was  ap- 
pointed superintendent  in  June,  1875.  An  efficient  corps  of  teachers  is 
employed,  and  the  institution  takes  the  highest  rank.  The  annual  re- 
port for  1888  shows  the  number  of  pupils  for  the  year  140 — 75  boys,  65 
girls  ;  the  whole  number  who  have  received  instruction  since  its  founda- 
tion is  671. 

Its  annual  election  of  officers  occurs  in  June  of  each  year,  and  the  in- 
cumbents for  1888 — to  June,  1889 — were  Lee  R.  Sanborn,  president; 
Levant  Mclntyre,  secretary  ;  and  Gerrit  S.  Griswold,  treasurer. 

It  is  due  to  the  memory  of  Dr.  Lord  (the  foremost  in  the  organization 
of  the  institution,  and  so  long  in  charge)  to  give  a  brief  notice  of  his  life. 

Asa  D.  Lord  was  born  in  Madrid,  St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,  in 
1 8 16.  He  taught  school  at  the  age  of  17,  and  then  pursued  a  course  of 
study  at  Potsdam  Academy.  In  1837  he  went  to  Willoughby,  Ohio, 
and  opened  up  a  private  school.  In  1839  he  was  chosen  principal  of 
Western  Reserve  Teachers  Seminary,  at  Kirtland,  Ohio,  where  he  also 
studied  medicine.  In  1846  he  started  the  publication  of  the  Ohio  School 
Journal,  and   continued  at  journalistic  work  for  10  years.      In    1847  ^^ 


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was  superintendent  of  schools  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  in  1856  was  ap- 
pointed superintendent  of  the  Ohio  Institution  for  the  Blind  In  1863 
he  was  licensed  to  preach,  and  in  1868,  after  12  years  as  instructor  for 
the  blind  in  Ohio,  was  invited  to  take  charge  of  the  new  institution  then 
erecting  at  Batavia,  where  for  nearly  seven  years  he  passed  a  busy,  fruit- 
ful life.  He  died  in  1 875.  The  wife  of  Dr.  Lord  succeeded  him  in  the 
managment  (she  had  been  a  teacher  in  the  literary  department),  and  re- 
signed her  position  in  1877.  She  was  succeeded  by  James  McLeod,  who 
served  one  year,  then  A.  D.  Wilbor,  D.  D.,  a  minister  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  was  appointed,  who  served  acceptably  for  five  years, 
when  the  present  efficient  superinteneent,  Arthur  G.  Clement,  M.  A., 
took  charge,  and  spares  no  pains  to  fully  meet  the  expectations  of  the 
State  at  large. 

Arthur  Galette  Clement,  B.  A.,  M.  A.,  superintendent  of  the  Institu- 
tion for  the  Blind,  was  born  in  Bethany,  December  31,  1854,  a  son  of 
Orson  J.  and  Anna  J.  (Wait)  Clement.  His  grandfather  (Isaac)  and 
wife  came  from  Vermont  at  an  early  day,  and  resided  in  Bethany  until 
their  decease.  Ira  Wait  (his  mother's  father)  was  also  an  early  settler  of 
the  same  town,  living  there  all  his  life.  The  parents  of  A.  G.  Clement 
both  died  in  1876,     The  father  was  a  teacher  and  farmer. 

The  primary  education  of  Prof  Clement  was  begun  in  the  district 
schools,  continued  in  Batavia,  and  supplemented  by  the  advantages  de- 
rived from  attendance  at  Alexander  and  Wyoming  Seminary.  He  sub- 
sequently entered   the  University  of  Rochester,  graduating  therefrom  in 

1882,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.,  since  which  has  been  added  that  of  M.  A. 
Beginning  as  teacher  in  district  schools  he  has  always  devoted  himself 
to  educational  matters,  and  was  principal  of  the  Bergen  public  schools. 
In  1883  he  was  elected  superintendent  of  the  Institution  for  the  Blind,  and 
has  educated  himself  to  a  high  standard  of  the  requirements  of  the  posi- 
tion, and  has  held  the  office  longer  than  any  former  superintendent 
(March,  1890).  At  a  convention  of  the  American  Association  for  the 
Blind  he  made  an  able  address,  which  was  highly  commended,  and  will 
yet   achieve  a  still   higher   position  among   educators.      In    September, 

1883,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  C,  daughter  of  Henry  Ward, 
an  old  resident  of  Bergen,  and  they  have  two  children,  Louisa  W.  and 
Edith  M. 

RAILROADS. 

By  the  wisdom  of  its  founders  the  center  of  Genesee  County  was 
located  in  the  great  trail  between  the  East  and  the  West,  and  the  lines  of 


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railways — not  leaving  a  town  without  such  facilities — are  numerous. 
The  agitation  for  railroads  began  in  1831.  The  New  York  Central  Rail- 
road was  first  opened  from  Rochester  to  Bergen,  and  the  cars  for  a  time 
were  hauled  by  horses  between  those  two  points.  The  road  was  built 
and  opened  to  13.itavia  in  1837,  '^"d  to  Buffalo  in  1843.  This  road 
ex'ends  in  a  southwesterly  direction  from  Bergen,  tlirough  Byron,  Staf- 
ford, Batavia,  Pembroke,  and  the  northwest  corner  of  Darien.  The  Can- 
andaigua  and  Niagara  Falls  branch  of  the  New  York  Central  Rail- 
road enters  the  county  at  Le  Roy,  passing  through  Stafford,  Batavia, 
and  Pembroke.  A  branch  of  this  road  extends  south  from  Batavia  to 
Attica. 

The  New  York,  Lake  Erie  and  Western  Railroad,  main  line,  passes 
through  Bethany,  Alexander,  and  Darien  to  Attica  and  Buffalo.  The 
Rochester  branch  of  the  same  corporation,  on  its  line  to  Buffalo,  passes 
through  Le  Roy.  Stafford,  Batavia,  and  Alexander  to  Attica. 

The  "  State  Line,"  or  Rochester  and  Pittsburg  Railroad,  passes  through 
Le  Roy  and  Pavilion  in  a  southeasterly  course. 

The  West  Shore  Railroad  enters  the  county  at  Bergen  and  passes 
through  Bergen,  Byron,  Elba,  Oakfield,  and  Alabama,  thence  to  l^uffaio. 

The  Delaware,  Lackawanna  and  Western  Railroad  passes  through 
Pavilion,  Bethany,  Alexander,  and  Darien,  thence  to  Buffalo. 

The  new  line  cal'ed  the  Geneva  and  Buffalo  Railroad,  controlled  by 
the  Lehigh  Viilley  Railroad  Co.,  is  located  through  the  towns  of  Le  Roy, 
Stafford,  Batavia,  Pembroke,  and  Darien,  and  the  company  expects  to 
build  and  complete  the  same  before  1891. 

No  county  as  a  whole  in  New  York  State  has  better  railroad  facilities 
than  Genesee.  Its  rolling,  rich  land  in  every  town  has  a  market  within 
its  own  limits  for  every  product,  and  the  facilities  for  transportation 
render  the  price  of  products  the  highest  possible  to  benefit  the  pro- 
ducers. 

FRUIT    INTERESTS. 

Genesee  County,  located  in  the  territory  known  as  the  lake  region 
of  Western  New  York,  with  its  diversity  of  soil  and  favorable  climatic 
conditions,  has  long  been  recognized  as  peculiarly  adapted  to  fruit 
growing.  Its  products  have  been  eagerly  sought  in  the  markets  of  the 
country,  and  the  fact  that  large  plantations  have  been  devoted  to  this 
industry  renders  the  fruit  crop  an  important  item  in  the  material  and 
pecuniary  interests  of  the  county.  The  early  history  of  the  industry  was 
mainly  the  growing  of  the  apple,  pear,  and  peach,  and  while  the  labors 


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of  the  first  propagators  would  now  be  considered  quite  insignificant,  yet 
to  their  efforts  and  enterprise  is  the  county  indebted  for  much  of  iis 
past  and  present  progress  and  success. 

About  the  year  1820  E.  Cook,  of  Byron,  started  small  nurseries, 
mostly  of  apples,  from  which  many  thrifty  bearing  orchards  are  now 
standing.  Then  followed  that  of  Col.  Pettibone,  of  Elba,  in  1824,  who 
maintained  for  many  years  a  well  kept  and,  for  that  period,  extensive 
nursery.  Later,  Lyman  Hollis  planted  a  few  acres  of  fruit  and  orna- 
mental trees.  Following  close  to  these  were  the  diminutive  plantings  of 
D.  H.  Bogue,  which  furnished  the  rudimental  instruction  and  training  of 
liis  sons,  the  "  Bogue  Brothers,"  and  which  in  later  years  enabled  them 
the  more  successfully  to  conduct  their  extensive  business. 

Later,  somewhere  in  the  forties,  A.  H.  Norris,  of  Stafford,  commenced 
propagating  peaches,  for  his  own  setting,  and  also  selling  through  the 
county,  paying  $[  per  bushel  for  the  few  pits  he  used,  and  obtaining 
buds  from  Rochester.  This  proved  so  profitable  that  he  started  other 
fruits, —  apples,  cherries,  pears,  and  quinces, —  importing  quince  stock 
from  France  for  propagating  the  dwarf  pear,  and  early  in  the  "  fifties  " 
sending  large  quantities  to  California, — 40.000  at  one  time, — also  quan- 
tities of  stock  to  Buffalo,  where  he  found  market  for  thousands  of  cher- 
ries. He  started  a  quince  orchard,  and  the  product  found  a  ready  mar- 
ket at  $7  per  barrel  by  the  car  load.  He  also  started  orchards  of  apple, 
pear,  peach,  and  plum  trees,  of  which  he  has,  at  present,  about  100 
acres  apples,  20  acres  dwarf  Duchess  pears,  5  acres  of  peaches,  and  1,000 
yellow-egg  plum  trees.  Following  him  were  Alvirus  Loomis,  who  started 
a  small  nursery  in  Byron,  afterwards  removing  to  Batavia,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Loomis  &  Hall,  where  they  continued  till  about  1864,  when 
both  sold  out  and  moved  West. 

In  the  fall  of  1865  Nelson  Bogue  made  his  first  planting  of  a  few  rods 
of  apple  seedlings,  on  rented  ground,  near  the  village  of  Attica.  Here 
he  remained,  his  business,  meanwhile,  increasing  to  the  extent  that  lie 
was  not  able  to  obtain  available  land  to  warrant  extensive  business,  till 
in  1872,  with  his  brother,  T.  Bogue,  he  bought  the  farm  of  W.  C.  Moreau, 
three  miles  north  of  Batavia,  which  formed  the  nucleus  of  his  pres- 
-ent  extensive  nurseries. 

But  in  the  early  history  of  fruit  raising  in  the  county  it  was  not  till 
centers  of  population,  the  cities  of  the  country,  became  large  consumers 
•of  fruit,  and  the  establishment  of  railroads,  as  a  means  of  transportion, 
made  these  markets  available,  that  the  production  of  the  larger  fruits  was 


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of  any  commercial  or  pecuniary  value.  Before  this  period  no  value  was 
placed  on  the  apple  beyond  the  home  consumption,  expecting,  perhaps,  a 
few  sweet  ones  for  stock,  and  peaches  were  allowed  to  rot  in  quantities  on 
the  ground.  Now  the  thousands  of  barrels  of  apples  and  pears,  which  are 
shipped  from  the  county  in  fruitful  years,  and  the  value  of  the  receipts 
to  the  farmer  and  fruit  grower,  are  such  that  a  failure  of  the  crop  is  a 
financial  calamity.  Probably  no  section  of  the  country  is  better  adapted 
to  the  production  of  long-keeping  apples,  like  the  Rox  Russet,  than  the 
southern  towns  of  Bethany  and  Pavilion,  among  whose  orchards  the 
"  Smeads  "  and  "  Pages  "  have  been  famous,  whose  success  has  been  for 
years  attested  by  the  large  profits  which  have  been  realized  from  them. 
In  this  county,  too,  the  Northern  Spy  is  grown  in  large  quantities,  and 
nowhere  more  perfectly,  and  all  the  finest  varieties  of  winter  fruit  are 
here  successfully  grown  and  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States 
and  Europe. 

The  dwarf  pear  has  been  quite  extensively  planted  (mostly  of  the 
Duchess  variety),  and  probably  nowhere  grown  more  successfully,  many 
orchards  proving  very  remunerative,  among  which  are  those  of  "Bishop," 
of  Le  Roy,  Bond  and  others,  of  Pavilion,  Eli,  Taylor,  and  Ford,  of  Elba, 
William  Page,  of  Bethany,  who,  for  the  crop  of  1888,  from  less  tlian  five 
acres,  received  nearly  $2,000;  also  N.  H.  Green,  of  Byron,  who,  from  an 
orchard  of  a  few  acres,  received  for  the  last  three  or  four  crops  a  net  re- 
turn of  nearly  $200,  per  acre.  Among  the  first  dwarf  pear  orchards 
planted  was  that  of  L.  Rathbone,  of  Oakfield,  which  produced  large 
quantities  of  fine  fruit,  but  which  finally  became  unprofitable,  and  has 
been  removed. 

In  the  year  1862  Elias  Cook,  of  Bryon,  commenced  the  planting  of 
about  the  first  extensive  apple  orchard  in  the  county,  which  finally  cov- 
ered about  50  acres,  and  which  contained  nearly  2,400  trees  in  a  body, 
embracing  principally  the  leading  varieties  of  winter  fruit  grown  in  West- 
ern New  York. 

Small  fruits  of  all  kinds  succeed  well  in  nearly  all  parts  of  the  county, 
and  where  properly  managed  prove  fairly  profitable,  and  will  undoubt- 
edly continue  to  do  so  as  the  consumption  is  yearly  increasing,  besides 
the  demand  at  the  canning  factory,  now  located  at  Batavia,  which  uses 
large  quantities. 


GAZETTEER  OF  TOWNS. 


ALABAMA. 


TT  LABAMA,  the  northwest  town  in  Genesee  County,  was  erected 
A-A  from  Shelby,  Orleans  County,  April  17,  1826,  and  originally  called 
/  V  "  Gerrysville,  "  in  honor  of  Elbridge  Gerry,  ex- vice- president. 
The  name  was  changed  to  Alabama  (signifying  "here  we  rest"),  April 
21,  1828,  and  in  1832  a  portion  of  the  town  of  Wales,  Erie  County,  was 
annexed.  The  Tonawanda  Creek  flows  through  the  southwest  and  west 
portions  of  the  town,  from  which  a  feeder  of  the  Erie  Canal  is  taken.  This 
creek  also  runs  through  the  lands  of  "  the  Reservation  of  the  Tonawanda 
band  (or  tribe)  of  the  Seneca  Indians,"  occupying  a  strip  of  land  two 
miles  wide,  and  comprising  about  one-fourth  of  the  area  of  this  town. 
A  portion  of  the  well-known  Tonawanda  swamp  also  skirts  the  northwest 
portion  of  the  town,  which  by  modern  drainage  has  been  made  some 
of  the  most  productive  land  in  that  section.  Oak  Orchard  Creek  is  in 
the  northeast  portion.  The  same  vein  of  limestone  that  runs  in  Oakfield 
also  forms  a  portion  of  the  lower  part  of  this  town. 

"Alabama  Sour  Springs,"  also  called  "Oak  Orchard  Acid  Springs," 
celebrated  for  their  medicinal  purposes,  are  located  on  road  7,  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  town,  in  the  "swamp,"  on  a  little  elevation  two  and 
a  half  to  four  feet  above  the  surrounding  surface,  within  a  circle  of  50 
rods,  and  no  two  alike ;  eight  in  all  have  been  discovered  and  analyzed^ 
three  of  which  are  of  an  acid  nature,  one  sulphur,  one  magnesia,  one  iron, 
and  one  of  a  gaseous  nature,  affording  gas  enough  to  light  50  ordinary 
gas  burners.  In  one  instance  three  of  them  issue  from  one  mound  within 
a  few  feet  of  each  other.  An  hotel  has  been  erected  on  road  8,  one-half 
mile  from  the  springs,  and  the  water  conducted  by  pipes  to  that  building. 

The  earliest  settlement  in  the  town  of  which  we  have  any  record  is 
that  of  James  Walsworth,  in  1806,  who  also  kept  the  first  tavern,  whose 


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children,  twins,  were  the  first  born  in  the  town.  Other  early  settlers  are 
enumerated,  as  follows,  as  near  in  the  order  of  their  advent  as  can  be 
ascertained: 

In  1 8 14  John  and  James  Richardson,  Jr.,  and  Hannah  Carr  and  Samuel 
Sheldon;  in  181 5  William  Daniels;  in  1817  Jones  Kinne  and  Benjamin 
Gumaer,  and  Henry  Howard,  who  taught  a  school  in  a  log  house.  E.  F. 
Norton  located  in  1819;  Robert  Harper,  James  Peter.and  Joseph  Holmes 
about  1821  ;  James  Gardner  in  1822;  Elder  Samuel  Whitcomb  in  1824, 
who  erected  the  first  saw-mill ;  Samuel  Basom  in  1825;  Selah  Vosburgh 
in  1826;  and  Thomas  R.Wolcott  in  1827.  Jesse  Lund,  Gideon  M.  Taylor, 
David  Webster  and  brother  Leonard,  and  Nahum  Loring,  who  opened 
an  early  store,  came  in  1828;  Sterling  Hotchkiss  came  in  1829;  Daniel 
Thayer  in  1830,  and  also  Ryal  Ingalsbe  and  Elijah  Brooks  Ingalsbe. 
Gideon  Howland  and  Parley  V.  Ingalsbe  came  in  1832;  Elijah  and  Eb- 
enezer  Ingalsbe  in  1834;  and  Samuel  Burr,  James  Burr,  and  Isaac  Dual 
the  same  year.  N.  Baker,  Jr.,  was  an  early  merchant,  in  1834.  Jacob  and 
David  Martin  located  in  1835;  Anson  Norton  in  1836;  and  James  Filkins, 
George  Wight,  and  Abbott  Wight  in  1837.  A.  Johnson  came  in  1840, 
was  a  postmaster,  kept  hotel  in  one  of  the  old-time  taverns  at  the  Center, 
and  was  a  prominent  man  of  the  town.  He  had  four  daughters,  one  of 
whom  married  the  Hon.  Albert  Rowe,  of  Alexander,  and  one  married 
Hon.  Robert  W.  Nichols,  of  Alabama.  Later  settlers  and  business  men 
were  the  Piersons;  also  William  Price,  who  built  a  steam  saw-mill  in  1861. 
S.  C.  Bateman,  who  was  a  druggist  and  physician,  and  Dr.  Pettibone 
came  about  1840,  and  Rogers  Macumber  in  1841. 

The  first  annual  town  meeting  was  held  April  17,  1826,  and  the  fol- 
lowing officers  chosen :  Benjamin  Gumaer,  supervisor;  Chester  Wolcott, 
town  clerk;  David  Goodrich,  Charles  P.  Brown,  and  Elijah  Craig,  asses- 
sors. At  this  meeting  $25  was  voted  for  roads  and  $50  for  schools. 
Seven  road  districts  were  established,  and  John  S. Wolcott,  Joseph  Holmes, 
and  Ephraim  Divinny  elected  commissioners  of  highways,  by  whom  over- 
seers of  roads  in  the  districts  were  appointed  to  work  them.  The  total 
number  of  persons  assessed  at  this  meeting  were  73. 

The  supervisors  for  the  town  have  been  as  follows  :  Benjamin  Gumaer, 
1826-28;  Charles  P.  Brown,  1829-30;  George  F.  Dinsmore,  1831-32; 
Guy  B.  Shepard,  1833-35;  Thomas  R.  Wolcott,  1836-37;  Abraham 
Bolton,  1838-39;  Oren  Densmore,  1840-41;  Charles  P.  Brown,  1842; 
John  Crombie,  1843-44;  William  McComber,  1845-46;  Charles  P.Brown, ' 
1847  ;  Jacob  Winslow,  1848  ;   Chester  Cabot,  1849-50;   Jacob  Winslow,. ! 


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1851;  Charles  P.  Brown,  1852-53  ;  E.B.  Warren,  1854;  Jacob Winslow, 
1855-56;  Chauncy  Williams,  1857-58;  B.  R.  Warren,  1859;  Edward 
Halsey,  i860;  Chauncy  Williams,  1861-64;  Aden  G.  Gage,  1865-67; 
Volney  G.  Knapp,  1868-69;  Joseph  W.  Holmes,  1870-74;  Volney  G. 
Knapp,  1875-76;  Sabert  H.  Basom,  1877-78  ;  R.  W.  Nichols,  1879-81; 
Charles  W.  Roberts,  1882-83;  Sabert  H.  Basom,  1884-88;  Augustus 
T.  G.  Zurhorst,  1889. 

About  the  years  184810  1856  Alabama  Center  was  the  scene  of  a  crime 
committed  by  a  woman,  Polly  Franklin,  who  married  Henry  Hoag  about 
1844.  Their  children,  Rosa  and  Viola,  died  suddenly,  and  soon  the  father 
died,  then  another  child,  Frances,  followed  him.  After  the  death  of 
Mr.  Hoag  his  widow  married  Otto  Frisch,  but  soon  was  deserted  by 
him.  About  this  time  suspicion  was  aroused,  and  S.  E.  Filkins  (counselor) 
caused  an  investigation  to  be  made,  which  revealed  the  fact  that  some  of 
her  family  had  died  from  the  effects  of  poison,  large  quantities  of  arsenic 
having  been  administered  to  them.  She  was  arrested  and  tried  three  times 
and  being  finally  found  guilty  was  sentenced  to  be  hung,  but  eventually 
was  imprisoned  for  life. 

"In  1866  a  very  large  white  oak  tree  was  cut  down  upon  the  farm  of 
Mr.  True,  which  was  evidence  of  the  wonderful  strength  and  fertility  of 
the  soil  of  that  section.  It  measured  four  feet  through  at  the  butt,  v/as 
straight  for  60  feet  to  the  first  branch,  where  it  was  three  feet  in  diameter. 
It  showed,  when  cut,  12  circles,  or  years'  growth,  to  the  inch,  thus  making 
it  about  504  years  old.  The  most  remarkable  feature  on  splitting  up  one 
of  the  cuts  about  20  feet  from  the  butt  was  a  cavity  in  the  heart,  con- 
taining about  one  pint  of  sound  beech  nuts.  How  long  they  had  been 
deposited  there  must  be  left  to  conjecture.  The  trunk  was  split  up,  and 
1,200  fence  stakes,  500  other  pieces,  and  eight  cords  of  wood  were 
chopped  from  the  tree." 

In  the  town  are  the  villages  of  Alabama  Center,  Wheatville,  Smithville, 
and  Basom,  a  postoffice  on  the  West  Shore  Railroad. 

Alabama  Center,  situated  north  of  the  center  of  the  town,  is  a 
pleasant  and  enterprising  village,  on  the  main  road  leading  from  Batavia 
to  Lewiston,  one  of  the  earliest  laid  out  roads  on  the  Holland  Purchase. 
Soon  after  the  town  organization,  in  1826,  Hiram  Dual  opened  up  a  gen- 
eral store,  and,  though  small,  it  was  a  great  convenience  to  the  settlers 
in  that  locality.  Soon  after  James  Filkins  built  the  store  on  the  site  of 
Zurhorst  Hall.  The  early  blacksmithing  was  attended  to  by  Samuel 
Winchell  and  Shubael  Franklin.  James  Filkins  was  a  shoemaker,  and  also 


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a  tanner  and  currier  for  a  large  section  of  country.  David  Garry  kept 
a  tavern  about  one  and  one- half  miles  east  of  the  Center,  where  the  first 
town  meeting  was  held.  The  village  contains  two  churches  (Methodist 
Episcopal  and  Baptist),  one  store,  one  hotel,  and  postoffice  (Alabama),  and 
there  is  a  daily  line  of  stages  from  Batavia  to  the  Center,  and  also  a  line  to 
Medina.  In  the  vicinity  of  the  Center  is  a  fruit  evaporator,  operated  each 
year,  and  a  creamery.  There  are  two  steam  saw-  mills,  one  three-quarters  of 
a  mile  west,  run  by  William  Price,  built  in  i86i,  and  burned  in  1872  and 
rebuilt  by  him  the  same  season,  with  a  capacity  of  150,000  feet  of  lumber 
annually.  There  are  also  a  cheese  factory,  a  heading-mill,  two  blacksmith 
shops,  one  wagon  shop,  about  50  houses,  and  400  inhabitants.  The 
Model  Creamery  was  built  in  1888,  by  S.  S.  Parker.  It  takes  the  milk 
of  400  cows,  and  makes  both  butter  and  cheese. 

The  Baptist  CJmrch  was  organized  in  1832.  Elder  Augustus  Warren 
was  the  first  minister  in  charge,  and  continued  as  such  nearly  all  of  his 
long  and  well-spent  life,  or  until  1876.  The  edifice  was  erected  in  1850^ 
at  a  cost  of  $2,000,  and  rebuilt,  enlarged,  and  greatly  improved  in  1880, 
the  seating  capacity  being  for  200  members.  The  valuation  of  the  church 
property,  including  parsonage,  is  about  $5,500.  In  1877  Rev.  L.  L. 
Stowell  was  in  charge,  followed  in  1 879  by  Rev.  Merrill  Forbes,  who  served 
till  1884.  Re\^-  H.  H.Thomas  served  in  1885-86,  and  Rev.  J.  B.  Lenion 
in  1887.  At  present  the  Rev.  Increase  Child  is  the  minister,  and  the 
acting  deacons  are  Ryal  Ingalsbe,  Charles  Bloomingdale,  George  Hotch- 
kiss,  and  Albert  P.  Tuttle. 

Connected  with  the  Baptist  Church  organization  is  the  Ladies'  Home 
and  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  Flor  St.  John  is  president;  Sarah 
Bloomingdale,  secretary  ;   and  Carrie  Dewey,  treasurer. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  Alabama  Center  was  rebuilt  in 
1 882.  It  is  a  frame  building  capable  of  seating  about  200  persons.  They 
have  a  membership  of  75,  and  their  property  has  a  valuation  of  about 
$4,600.     Sunday-school  services  are  held  every  Sunday. 

The  Baptist  Church  of  Oakfield  and  Alabama,  located  at  South  Ala- 
bama, was  organized  about  1839,  when  a  frame  building  for  worship  was 
erected,  seating  about  250  persons.  The  Rev.  J.  C.  Newman  is  in  charge, 
with  a  membership  of  50  persons.  The  church  property  is  valued  at 
$4,000. 

Excelsior  Lodge,  No.  638,  /.  O.  G.  T,  was  organized  in  March,  1887. 
The  officers  are  Allen  Norton,  Evelyn  Eaton,  Daniel  Ballou,  Matie  Eaton, 
William   Jones,  Minnie  Jones,  Mrs.  S.  C.  Bateman,  Abiah  Jones,  Anna 

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Ballou,  William  Cottringham,  Seward  Tumalty,  and  William  Phillips. 
They  meet  weekly. 

The  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  of  Alabama  Center  was  or- 
ganized in  1886.  Its  officers  are  Mrs.  Albert  Tuttle,  president;  Mrs.  J.  P. 
Willis,  vice-president;  Mrs.  L.  Eaton,  secretary;  Mrs.  William  Cot- 
tringham, corresponding  secretary  ;  and  Mrs.  C.  R.  Phillips,  treasurer. 
They  meet  each  week. 

Wheatville,  situated  two  and  one-half  miles  east  of  Alabama  Center, 
is  located  on  the  Batavia  and  Lewiston  road,  in  a  splendid  farming  sec- 
tion. There  are  about  40  houses  and  200  inhabitants.  Its  settlement  is 
CO- existent  with  that  of  the  town.  Elder  Whitcomb  built  the  first  saw- 
mill in  this  vicinity,  which  was  previous  to  1820,  Mr.  Parrish  and  Levi 
Lee  were  early  merchants,  and  Aaron  Lanckton  carried  on  business  as  a 
tanner  and  currier  in  1838.  John  Wolcott  kept  a  tavern  here  as  early  as 
1822.  A  Mr.  Young  was  the  early  blacksmith,  Mr.  Upton  a  shoemaker, 
and  a  Dr.  Shepard  looked  after  the  physicial  wants  of  the  people  and  El- 
der Whitcomb  the  spiritual.  The  village  contains  a  store,  postoffice,  two 
churches  (Freewill  Baptist  and  Roman  Catholic),  and  two  blacksmiths. 

The  Freewill  Baptist  Church  was  organized  in  1824  by  Elder  Samuel 
Whitcomb,  who  was  also  its  first  minister,  and  for  a  long  time  he  was  the 
only  minister  in  the  town.  The  valuation  of  the  church  property  is 
about  ^4,000.      Rev.  S.  R.  Evans  is  the  present  pastor. 

St.  Patrick's  Roman  Catholic  Church. — There  is  a  small  church  of  this 
denomination  in  Wheatville,  presided  over  by  Father  Connery,  who  is 
located  at  East  Pembroke.  When  Father  Barrett  was  stationed  at  East 
Pembroke,  about  four  years  ago,  he  began  services  in  Wheatville,  which 
finally  resulted  in  a  building  being  erected  and  a  continuation  of  the  visits 
of  the  priest  who  may  be  in  charge  in  several  places  in  the  vicinity.  The 
building  will  seat  150  persons,  and  cost  $2,000. 

Smithville  (South  Alabama  p.  o.)  contains  a  Baptist  Church,  a  store, 
and  a  postoffice,  and  is  a  station  on  the  West  Shore  Railroad.  The  sta- 
tion is  called  Alabama.  A  hotel  was  built  by  Henry  Ceder  in  1884,  who 
is  the  present  proprietor.  He  has  lately  newly  refurnished  the  hotel,  and 
is  prepared  to  accommodate  an  extensive  travel. 

The  I.  O.  of  O.  F.  of  Alabama,  No.  496,  was  organized  several  years  ago. 
Its  present  officers  are  :  L.  B.  Fisk,  M.  G.;  William  Cottringham,  V.  G.; 
Frank  Vail,  R.  S  ;  Charles  Drake,  P.  S.;  M.  Mead,  treasurer.  They  meet 
weekly. 

Basom  postoffice  was  opened  October  25,  1889,  by  Julius  Ingalsbg^^, 


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postmaster.      It  is  a  station  on  the  West  Shore  Railroad,  has  a  hotel,  two 
stores,  Rowley  &  Eddy's  lumber  yard,  and  one  blacksmith  shop. 

The  Tonawanda  Reservation  is  located  in  Erie  and  Genesee 
counties,  and  originally  contained  over  45,000  acres,  but  has  been  re- 
duced until  now  it  embraces  a  tract  of  7,547  acres,  of  which  about  3,000 
acres  are  cultivated  to  some  extent,  and  of  this  amount  one- half  is  leased 
to  white  men.  The  Indians  have  occupied  and  owned  this  land  for  more 
than  100  years;  and  we  quote  here  an  extract  from  an  article  furnished 
to  the  Batavia  Times  in  1874  by  David  Seaver,  who  had  access  to  an 
old  work  published  in  London  in  1799,  written  by  the  Duke  Rochefou- 
cauld Liancourt,  describing  a  journey  taken  by  him  from  Philadelphia  to 
Niagara  Falls  in  1795,  as  follows: 

"  From  Canawango  (near  Avon,  and  latterly  called  Canawaugus)  to  Buffalo  and  Niag- 
ara Falls  the  journey  was  made  via  Tonawango  Indian  Village,  under  the  guidance  of 
one  Poudrit  (Poudry),  a  Canadian  Frenchman,  who,  deserting  from  the  English  Army 
at  the  close  of  the  Revolution,  married  a  squaw,  settled  at  Tonawango,  became  a  trader, 
and  lived  in  genuine  Indian  style." 

Extract  from  the  diary  of  John  Maule,  a  traveler,  in  1800  : 

"  At  Tonawautee  reside  from  15  to  20  families  of  Seneca  Indians,  who  are  well  sup- 
plied with  fish  from  the  creek.  Here  also  has  been  settled  from  the  year  1794  Poudrit 
(Poudry),  a  French  Canadian  ;  he  very  cheerfully  gave  such  refreshments  to  ourselves 
and  horses  as  his  slender  means  would  afford.  He  converses  m  very  good  English,  and 
is  well  acquainted  with  the  Seneca  language." 

Thus  is  verified  the  inhabiting  of  this  section  by  the  Indians  long  be- 
fore the  advent  of  our  early  pioneers. 

The  Indians  number  at  this  time  about  560  persons,  including  32 
chiefs.  The  population  increases  slowly.  The  tribe  has  two  sources  of 
revenue:  one  from  the  "  National  farm,"  the  land  set  apart  for  the  man- 
ual labor  school,  which  is  leased  to  individual  Indians;  and  the  other  is 
rent  received  from  white  people  for  pasture  land.  From  these  two 
sources  the  nation  derives  about  $150  per  year.  The  individual  Indian 
also  leases  land  to  white  men,  which  is  cultivated,  but  not  occupied,  by 
them.  The  nation  also  receives  an  annuity  of  about  $6,500  from  the 
general  government. 

Politically  these  Indians  have  two  parties,  Pagan  and  Christian,  the 
former  being  largely  in  the  majority  and  govern  the  tribe.  The  law  pro- 
vides for  the  election  of  a  president  (for  the  tribe),  who  must  be  a  chief, 
and  a  clerk,  marshal,  and  peacemakers.  William  Parker,  a  chief,  died  in 
1864.  He  was  in  the  War  of  18 12.  His  wife  was  a  niece  of  Red  Jacket. 
General  Ely  S.  Parker,  one  of  General  Grant's  staff,  was  born  on  the 


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Reservation.  There  are  two  mission  schools  upon  the  Reservation,  one 
a  Baptist  and  one  a  Presbyterian.  There  are  also  district  schools  taught 
by  competent  teachers. 

Hon.  T.  W.  Jackson  is  the  Indian  agent  for  the  Six  Nations.  James 
Paxton  is  the  assistant  Indian  agent,  and  WiUiam  Paxton,  superintend- 
ent of  Indian  schools. 

In  1825  the  Baptists  organized  a  mission  church  on  the  Reservation, 
and  built  a  log  chapel.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Bingham  had  charge.  At  present 
their  denomination  has  a  brick  church,  which  cost  $4,000,  seating  300 
people,  and  a  membership  of  32.     The  Rev.  John  Griffin  is  pastor. 

The  Presbyterians,  under  Asher  Wright,  in  1870  started  a  mission. 
Their  church  cost  $2,000,  will  seat  200  persons,  and  has  40  members, 
under  the  charge  of  Rev.  John  McMaster.  The  Rev.  S.  S.  Ballou,  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  in  1888  organized  a  mission  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  missionary  board.  Their  house  of  worship,  built  of  wood, 
will  seat  lOO  persons,  cost  $400,  and  they  have  18  members,  now  under 
the  care  of  Rev.  T.  C.  Bell,  who  officiates  at  Alabama  Center. 

Samuel  Basom,  son  of  Peter,  born  December  12,  1806,  came  to  Ala- 
bama about  1825,  settling  on  road  52,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son 
Harrison  S.  He  made  the  first  clearing  on  the  farm  and  built  a  log 
house.  About  1834  he  married  Matilda  Piper,  who  bore  him  four  chil- 
dren, Sabert  H.,  Charles  W.,  Harrison  S.,all  of  Alabama,  and  M.  Louise, 
wife  of  William  B.  Chapman,  of  Ontario  County.  Mr.  Basom  died  1875, 
and  his  wife  (born  181 1)  March  3,  1880. 

Sabert  H.  Basom  was  born  February  21,  1835,  was  always  a  resident 
here,  and  married  Aramintha  Starkweather  and  has  three  children,  Gen- 
evieve, Mabel,  and  Clare.  Mr.  Basom  has  served  two  terms  as  justice  of 
the  peace,  one  year  as  highway  commissioner,  supervisor  of  the  town 
nine  years,  and  one  year  chairman  of  the  board.  He  has  also  been  a  no- 
tary public,  and  since  he  was  25  years  of  age  has  been  called  upon  to 
settle  estates,  having  the  reputation  from  the  county  judge  of  satisfacto- 
rily settling  more  than  any  other  man  in  this  part  of  the  county. 

Harrison  S  Basom  was  born  April  30,  1840,  on  the  farm  where  his 
father  settled,  residing  there  ever  since,  and  of  which  he  became  sole 
owner  in  1880.  He  married  Eleanora  Noble,  of  Alabama.  He  is  a 
farmer,  and  has  been  town  assessor  since  1884. 

Charles  W.  Basom  was  born  July  8,  1836,  and  always  resided  in  the 
town.      He  married  Sarah  A.  Chamberlain. 

Titus  Bement,  born  1771,  married  Eunice  Lyke  in  1795,  and  they  were 


124  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


parents  of  nine  children :  Mahala,  David,  Olive,  who  married  Joel  Hill,  De- 
lina,  Edward,  Eunice,  William  H  ,  who  died  young,  Andrew  Z.,  Philetus, 
who  lives  in  Chautauqua  County,  and  Edward,  who  was  born  in  Ontario 
County  and  learned  the  wagon  and  blacksmith  trade.  He  married  Lydia, 
daughter  of  John  and  Deborah  (Bates)  Bird,  located  in  Mayville,  and  en- 
gaged in  business.  Their  children  were  Laura  A.,  who  married  James  D. 
Gregory,  of  Oakfield,  185 1;  Sarah  M.,  who  married  Austin  Ingalsbee, 
1855,  and  resides  at  Elba;  William,  who  died  1839;  Emily,  who  died 
1 841  ;  and  Alpha  E.,  of  Alabama.  Titus  Bement  came  to  Alabama  in 
1852,  and  located  on  the  farm  now  occupied  by  his  son  Alpha  E.  He 
died  March  22,  1866,  and  his  wife  March_^i8,  1874.  They  were  members 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Alpha  E.  Bement,  born  December||i6,  1844,  learned  the  carpenter  and 
builders'  trade,  and  married,  January  10,  1866,  Olive  D.,  daughter  of 
Schuyler  and  Mary  A.  (Wincheli)  Starkweather,  of  Alabama.  Their  chil- 
dren are  Myron  E.,  born  August  8,  1869,  who  is  now  assistant  cashier  and 
telegraph  operator  in  the  W.  S.  R.  R.  freight  office  at  Buffalo,  and  is  mar- 
ried ;  and  Emma  Elizabeth,  born  January  12,  1876.  Mr.  Bement  is  a 
justice  of  the  peace  and  resides  at  Alabama  station. 

James  Gardner,  born  in  Tompkins  County  in  1800,  a  farmer  by  occu- 
pation, came  to  Alabama  in  1822.  He  married  Betsey,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Sahara  (Adams)  Wood,  in  1831,  and  they  had  one  daughter,  Sa- 
hara Ann.  Mr.  Gardner  was  a  hard  working,  industrious  man.  He  died 
in  1853.  His  wife  died  in  1871.  Sahara  Ann  married  Jeremiah  S.  Beals 
in  1848.  He  was  the  son  of  Seth  and  Chloe  (Millon)  Beals,  who  was  born 
in  Skaneateles,  N.  Y.,  in  1820,  and  came  to  Alabama  in  1847.  He  taught 
school  several  terms.  Their  children  were  J.  Adelbert,  of  Alabama;  Al- 
bert G.,  also  of  Alabama;  and  Grace  Anna,  born  1868,  who  died  1879. 
J.  Adelbert  Beals  was  born  1849,  married,  January  3,  1871,  Mary  Eliza- 
beth Vosburgh,  and  they  have  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  viz.:  Mattie 
Edith,  born  September  5,  1872;  John  A.,  born  September  9,  1874;  Daisy 
Estelle,  born  December  i,  1876;  Lillie  May,  born  June  27,  1882;  and 
Leslie  E.,  born  April  21,  1885.  Albert  G.  Beals  was  born  1857,  and  mar- 
ried, in  1874,  Hannah,  daughter  of  Joseph  Safflin,  and  their  children  are 
Nora  Inez,  born  1876;  Arthur  G.,  born  1877;  Jeremiah  S.,  born  1879; 
Estelle,  born  1882;  Fanny  L.,  born  1884;  and  May,  born  1885.  The 
wife  died  December  13,  1887.  Jeremiah  S.  Beals  is  a  farmer  and  resides 
on  road  8.  J.  Adelbert  Beals  lives  on  road  15,  and  Albert  G.  resides  on 
the  Gardner  homestead  on  road  14, 


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William  F.  Bell,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Westfield,  Mass.,  in  1857.  He  was 
a  graduate  of  the  medical  department  of  the  Albany  Medical  College  in 
1880.      He  settled  in  Alabama  in  1881,  and  died  in  1890. 

Henry  Ceder,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Block)  Ceder,  was  born  in  Buffalo, 
1856.  At  the  age  of  13  years  he  worked  out  among  the  farmers.  When 
20  years  of  age  he  worked  a  farm  in  Erie  County.  He  came  to  Alabama 
in  1888  and  bought  the  hotel  (called  Ceder  Hotel)  at  the  station,  of  which 
he  is  the  proprietor,  and  also  carries  on  a  livery  business.  He  married 
Augusta  C,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Schradier)  See,  and  their 
children  are  Belle  Mary,  born  March  30,  1881 ;  Edna,  born  December  22, 
1883;  and  Henry,  Jr.,  born  August  29,  1887. 

Rodman  Clark  was  born  in  Rhode  Island,  and  married  Ruth  Lemon. 
Soon  after  marriage  they  came  to  Geneseo,  Livingston  County,  and  built 
a  log  house,  in  which  most  of  the  family  were  born.  Of  the  children  born 
there  Rodman  and  Gardner  died  on  their  way  to  Salt  Lake  City  to  join 
the  Mormons;  Christopher  died  on  the  farm;  Ruth  married  David  Or- 
ton,  and  died  in  Illinois;  Huldah  married  William  Bryant,  and  died  in 
1886;  and  William  resides  in  Oregon.  Rodman,  Sr.,  for  his  second  wife 
married  Rhoda  Markham. 

Aaron  Clark,  son  of  Rodman,  was  born  1803,  and  died  1869.  He 
married,  in  1 82 1 ,  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Hugh  and  Jane  (McBride)  Gray. 
He  farmed  several  years  in  Niagara  County,  and  located  in  Alabama  in 
1844  and  bought  the  hotel  at  the  Center.  Their  children  were  Louisa, 
who  married  Leander  Dutton;  Gardner,  of  Nebraska;  William,  of  Tona- 
wanda ;  Jane,  who  married  Ezra  Dutton,  of  Shelby  ;  Rodman,  who  died 
in  Shelby,  1870;  Henry,  of  Nebraska;  John,  who  died  in  infancy  (1840); 
and  Aaron,  of  Medina.  Sarah  Jane,  wife  of  Aaron,  Sr.,  died  in  1840,  and 
he  married  for  his  second  wife  Sarah  Totten,  widow  of  Sylvanus  Parker, 
by  whom  he  had  children  as  follows:  Maria,  who  married  Cyrus  Hamil- 
ton, of  Sturgeon  Bay,  Wis.;  Alice,  who  owns  and  occupies  the  home- 
stead in  Alabama;  and  Charles,  who  married  Susie  Philh'ps,  of  Sturgeon 
Bay,  Wis. 

Aaron  Clark  was  born  in  Geneseo,  October  7,  1827,  came  to  Alabama 
when  a  young  man,  and  married  Elsie  Jane,  daughter  of  Gideon  and 
Mary  (Snyder)  Howland,  of  Alabama,  October  4,  1856.  Soon  after  he 
located  in  Medina,  and  built  the  hotel  which  he  occupied  up  to  1884.  He 
was  a  kind  and  genial  landlord,  and  justly  entitled  to  the  name  "Old 
Sport"  given  him.  There  were  four  children  born  to  them,  viz.:  Adel- 
bert  and  Ira,  who  died  in  infancy;    Carrie  E.,  born  1861,  married  Robert 


126  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


McConnell,  in  1880,  and  has  a  son,  Curtis,  born  November  15,  1882;  and 
Mark,  born  1866,  who  is  a  noted  horse  trainer.  Aaron  Clark's  wife  died 
in  1880,  He  married,  second,  Belle  Lyon,  widow  of  John  Montgomery. 
Mr.  Clark  is  fond  of  horses,  and  resides  on  West  street,  Medina. 

Fred  J.  Clawson  was  born  in  1857,  reared  on  a  farm,  and  married  Mary 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Bridget  (McDermot)  Hodges,  of  Ala- 
bama, February  22,  1884.  Their  children  are  Dora  Emma,  born  March,. 
1886,  and  George  Roland,  born  November  18,  1887.  Mr.  Clawson  is  a. 
farmer,  leasing  the  Frary  farm,  one-half  mile  east  of  Alabama  Center.. 
The  father  of  Mr.  Clawson  was  John  Clawson,  of  Mecklenburg,  and  was 
married  to  Sophia  Dora  Tesno.  They  had  four  children,  viz.:  Will- 
iam, born  1853;  Augusta,  who  married  August  Mehnke,  of  Alabama; 
Charles,  who  died  young;  and  Fred  J.  They  came  to  Oakfield  in  1864^ 
and  to  Alabama  a  few  years  later. 

Isaac  P.  Dual,  son  of  Preserved  and  Mary  (Rice)  Dual,  was  born  in  St. 
Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1810.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  builder  hy 
trade,  and  came  to  Alabama  about  1834.  He  married,  in  1836,  Florilla, 
daughter  of  Amos  and  Betsey  (Benjamin)  Starkweather.  Their  daugh- 
ter Charlotte  L.  married  Myron  St.  John  1858,  and  died  1865.  Messrs. 
Dual  and  Starkweather,  in  1840,  built  the  hotel  at  the  Center.  Mr.  Dual 
kept  it  three  years.  He  also  held  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  for 
more  than  30  years.  He  died  1887,  aged  yy  years,  much  respected  by 
all.      His  wife  died  1889. 

George  W.  Dual,  born  in  town  March  21,  1843,  at  the  age  of  18  learned 
the  trade  of  blacksmith  and  wagonmaker,  began  for  himself  in  1866,  and 
now  is  owner  of  a  prosperous  business.  He  married  Orril  H.,  daughter 
of  Levi  and  Susannah  (Bixby)  Fisk,  in  October,  1874.  Their  children 
are  Grace  Winfred,  born  July  11,  1876,  and   Maud  Fisk,  born  April  28^ 

1879 

William  Fenner,  son  of  William,  was  a  native  of  New  Jersey.  He  mar- 
ried Lucena  Jenks,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  John  F.,  Lucy  Telithie^ 
Melinda,  Joseph,  Nathaniel,  and  William.  His  wife  dying,  he  married, 
again,  a  woman  by  the  name  of  Salisbury,  and  they  had  one  son,  Calvin, 
who  lives  in  Herkimer  County,  N.  Y.  The  father  of  Nathaniel  C.  Fen- 
ner married  Maria,  daughter  of  William  and  Anna  (Palmateer)  Grimes, 
of  Fairfield,  N.  Y.  He  was  a  farmer,  came  to  Alabama  about  1838,  and 
located  on  the  place  where  the  son  now  lives.  He  died  in  i860,  and  his 
wife  in  1888.  Both  of  them  were  consistent  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church.     Their   children    were   Lucy  Ann,   who    married   John  Stock- 


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ledger,  of  Michigan ;  Adelia,  who  married  John  Fishell,  of  Michigan ;  Me- 
linda,  who  married  Alvin  Fellows,  and  second,  Henry  Sicvens,  of  Michi- 
gan; Lorena,  who  married  Morrison  Jeffers,  and  died  in  Monroe  County; 
Filipha,  who  married  Jacob  Smith,  and  died  in  Monroe  County;  John,  of 
Michigan  ;  Betsey,  who  married  Levi  Morse,  of  Michigan;  Asenath,  who 
married  Isaac  Horton,  and  died  in  Michigan;  James  W.,  who  died  in 
Darien  ;  Mary,  who  married  Enos  Ingalsbe,  of  Indian  Falls  ;  Sophia,  who 
married  Emery  Ackerson,  of  Indian  Falls  ;  Joseph,  who  died  in  child- 
hood; William,  who  was  killed  at  Cold  Harbor,  in  the  late  war;  Giles, 
who  died  in  Michigan  1880;  and  Nathaniel  C,  who  was  born  in  Henri- 
etta, N.  Y.,  April  19,  1822.  The  latter  came  to  Alabama  in  1837, 
married,  in  1840,  Eliza,  daughter  of  Gabriel  and  Clarissa  (Dodge)  Case, 
of  Alabama,  and  they  were  parents  of  three  children,  viz.:  F.  Erwin, 
born  1845,  enlisted  in  the  army  in  1862,  and  was  reported  missing  at 
Cold  Harbor;  Clarissa  J.,  who  married,  first,  Daniel  McDermott,  whose 
children  were  Emily,  George,  Effie,  and  Bertha,  and  second.  William  Mar- 
ble, by  whom  she  has  one  son,  Irwin,  and  lives  in  Dansville;  and  Resell, 
who  married  Margaret  Burg,  and  their  children  are  Rosalia  L.,  Lawrence,^ 
and  Ruby.  Mr.  Fenner's  wife  died  in  1853.  His  second  wife,  whom  he 
married  in  1881,  was  Maranda,  daughter  of  Ignatus  and  Maranda  (Marble) 
Lewis,  widow  of  William  Farmer.  Their  children  are  Ceneth  E.  (Mrs. 
John  Wright),  of  Akron,  and  Rosabel  (Mrs.  Charles  Moore),  of  Indian 
Falls.  Mr.  Fenner  is  a  farmer,  and  lives  one  mile  south  of  Alabama 
station. 

James  Filkins,  son  of  Abram  and  Phebe  (Saults)  Filkins,  settled  in  At- 
tica, N.  Y.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  also  learned  the  curriers'  trade.  He 
married,  in  1830,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Elder  Heman  and  Clarissa 
(Brown)  Jenkins,  of  Bethany.  Elder  Jenkins  was  a  Freewill  Baptist 
clergyman  ;  Clarissa  Brown  was  a  daughter  of  Rev.  Nathaniel  Brown. 
The  Filkins  family  came  to  Alabama  in  1837,  and  he  engaged  in  his  bus- 
iness as  currier  at  the  Center.  Their  children  were  Dexter  J.,  born  1 83 1,, 
who  resides  in  Michigan  ;  Augustus  R.,  who  died  young;  Stanley  E.,  of 
Medina;  Emily  Cornelia,  born  1838,  who  married  Joel  Smith,  and  re- 
sides in  California  (they  have  one  daughter,  Jessie) ;  Lorenzo,  who  died 
in  infancy;  Sarah  A.,  born  1844,  who  married  James  Stevens,  and  died. 
1884;  Marion  A.,  of  Alabama,  born  1842;  Ellen  M.,  born  1847,  who 
married,  first,  Thomas  Stevens,  in  1865,  and  second,  Ed.  Tuttle,  of  Ala- 
bama, in  1887  ;  and  James,  who  died  aged  three  years.  Mr.  Filkins  was 
an  energetic  business  man.      He  died  in    1849.      Stanley  E.  Filkins  was 


128  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


born  in  Bethany,  February  19,  1836,  was  educated  at  Austinburg,  Ohio, 
read  law  with  Brown'&  Glowacki,  of  Batavia,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1857  ^^  then  began  practicing  at  Medina,  where  he  has  a  large  prac- 
tice He  was  appointed  postmaster  in  1877,  and  held  the  office  contin- 
ously  until  1889.  He  resides  on  West  street,  Medina.  He  was  married, 
in  1872,  to  Louise  Florence,  daughter  of  Rev.  Israel  Chamberlain,  of 
Lyndonville,  and  they  have  two  daughters,  Bertha  Kate,  born  January 
5,  1874,  and  Emma  Louise,  born  February,  1877. 

George  Farnsworth,  son  of  Joseph,  born  in  Scipio,  Cayuga  County, 
N.  Y.,  18 1 5,  was  brought  up  on  the  farm  He  married  Anna  Louns- 
ibury,  of  Scipio,  and  they  had  children  as  follows :  Maribath,  who  mar- 
-ried  Orville  Adams,  whose  son  George  resides  in  Cayuga  County  (Mrs. 
Adams  died  1889);  Laura,  who  married  George  Preston,  of  Fowlerville, 
Mich.;  James,  who  died  in  Michigan;  Wealthy,  who  married  Alonzo  Gil- 
bert, and  died  in  Steuben  County  ;  and  Philip,  who  was  born  in  Spring- 
water,  N.  Y.,  August  17,  1833,  raised  a  farmer,  and  married,  in  1855, 
Saraette,  daughter  of  Frederick  and  Elizabeth  (McMann)  Westbrook. 
They  lived  several  years  at  Springwater,  and  came  to  Alabama  in  the 
fall  of  1864,  buying  the  farm  he  now  occupies.  They  had  three  chil- 
dren :  Frank  W.,  born  1859;  Elizabeth,  born  1862.  who  married  Will- 
iam Sparling,  of  Alabama;  and  George,  born  1872.  Mr.  Farnsworth 
owns  and  occupies  the  homestead  where  he  first  settled,  near  the  railroad 
station,  on  road  53. 

Benjamin  Gumaer,  son  of  Peter,  was  born  in  Orange  County.  When 
young  he  located  in  Onondaga  County.  He  was  a  contractor,  and  came 
to  this  town  in  18 17  and  built  a  log  house.  He  was  the  first  supervisor 
of  the  town,  holding  the  office  several  years.  He  died  in  1831,  honored 
and  respected  by  all.  He  married  Patience,  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Thomas,  who  survived  him  many  years.  Their  children  were  Benjamin, 
who  died  in  Canada;  Lewis,  who  died  in  Bethany;  Samuel,  who  went 
West ;  Margaret,  who  married  William  Lane,  and  died  in  Canada ;  Mar- 
tha, who  married  Selah  Vosburgh,  and  died  1849;  James,  of  Alabama; 
Elizabeth,  who  married  a  Mr.  Kent,  and  died  in  Canada;  and  Reuben, 
who  died  young. 

James  Gumaer  was  born  in  1814;  spent  his  early  years  on  the  farm; 
and  married  Elvira,  daughter  of  Inman  and  Abigail  (Thomas)  Whipple, 
in  1841.  Their  children  are  Ira  J.  and  Robert  L.,  of  Nebraska;  Adel- 
bert  G.,  a  physician,  of  Buffalo  ;  Charles  H.,  who  went  West;  and  Min- 
nie E.     The   latter,  born    1845,  married   Jacob  Bloomingdale  in    1870, 


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whose  children  are  Nelhe  Belle,  born  1871,  who  is  a  teacher;  Edith  E.^ 
born  1875;  Ralph  F.  A.,  born  1878;  and  Emma  Maude,  born  1881. 
The  mother,  Minnie  E.,  died  June  21,  1884  ;  the  father,  Jacob,  died  1887. 
James  Gumaer  and  wife  reside  on  their  farm  near  Alabama  Center. 

Joseph  Heston,  a  Quaker,  was  born  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.  In  1826 
or  '27  he  came  to  Batavia  from  Baltimore  County,  Md.,  and  settled  near 
Bushville.  He  died  May  19,  1864.  He  had  a  family  of  ii  children, 
four  of  whom  only  are  living,  viz.:  Martha  A  ,  widow  of  W.  H.  Potter, 
who  resides  in  ]5atavia  ;  John  E.,  who  resides  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa  ; 
Rachel  L.,  wife  of  John  Pearson,  who  resides  in  Buffalo;  and  Lewis  E. 
The  latter  was  born  November  i ,  1 8 1 2,  in  Baltimore  County,  came  to  Ba- 
tavia with  his  parents,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  the  county  since.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Mason,  of  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  and  has  been  on  the 
farm  where  he  now  resides  for  about  40  years.  Their  family  were  Au- 
gusta, who  married  A.  H.  Chase,  of  Philadelphia  ;  Elizabeth  (deceased); 
and  Anna  E.,  who  married  Peter  M.  Wise,  M.  D.,  of  the  Willard  Asy- 
lum. Lewis  E.  commenced  breeding  Jersey  cattle  in  1877,  and  is  one  of 
the  largest  breeders  in  Genesee  County.  At  one  time  he  was  one  of  the 
largest  breeders  of  Merino  sheep  in  the  county,  but  has  ceased  business 
in  that  line. 

Rev.  Philip  Houseknecht  was  born  in  Lycoming  County,  Pa.,  Febru- 
ary 6,  1830.  He  was  educated  for  the  ministry,  and  graduated  at  Al- 
legheny College,  Meadville,  in  1853,  and  has  been  a  resident  of  this 
county  since.  Hejoined  the  Methodist  Conference  in  1853,  first  preached 
in  Alexander,  and  has  been  active  in  the  work,  mostly  as  a  local  minis- 
ter. He  also  has  a  large  farm.  His  wife,  Sarah,  is  the  daughter  of  Philip 
Buchanan.  They  have  three  children:  Philo  B.,  Samuel  L.,  and  Isabelle, 
wife  of  Alfred  Worthington. 

Lyman  Hitchcock  came  to  Alabama  in  1 849,  from  Chautauqua  County^ 
and  purchased  a  farm  of  48  acres  from  the  Holland  Land  Company, 
which  proved  to  be  Indian  land.  After  clearing  it  he  was  obliged  to  va- 
cate, losing  all  he  had  invested.  He  was  born  June  16,  1802,  married 
Sallie  Cabot,  and  raised  10  children,  four  of  whom  are  living,  two  in 
Alabama,  Marie,  wife  of  Abel  Wight,  and  W.  Q.  W.  Q.  Hichcock  was 
born  in  Westfield,  N.  Y.,  January  2,  1842,  came  to  Alabama  with  his 
parents,  and  married  Alice,  daughter  of  Rev.  Benjamin  Hunt.  They  had 
five  children,  all  deceased.     One,  Walter,  lived  until  four  years  of  age. 

Gideon  Howland,  son  of  Elisha  and  Elsie  (Dual)  Howland,  was  born  in 
Washington  County  in  1804,  came  to  Alabama  in  1832,  followed  farm- 


I30  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


ing,  and  in  1827  married  Mary  Snyder.  Their  children  were  Margaret, 
who  married  Joseph  Palmer,  of  Michigan;  John,  who  died  1854;  Peter, 
who  died  1834;  Elisha,  of  Michigan;  Elsie,  who  married  Aaron  Clark 
and  died  in  Medina,  1880;  Mary,  who  died  in  infancy,  1843;  Frances  E., 
who  married  Peter  Craine,  of  Alabama;  and  Ira  P.,  who  was  born  1839, 
raised  on  a  farm,  and  married,  January  18,  1861,  Margaret,  daughter  of 
James  and  Jane  (McGowan)  Wilson.  Their  children  are  Ida  May,  born 
December  26,  1861,  who  married  Theodore  Stafford,  November  2,  1881, 
and  they  have  a  son,  Floyd  H.,  born  July  30,  1887;  and  John  G.,  born 
May  18,  1864,  who  married  Ida  Palmer  and  resides  in  Michigan.  Ira  P. 
Rowland  owns  and  occupies  the  Rowland  homestead  one  mile  east  of 
Alabama  Center. 

Riram  Hotchkiss,  son  of  Moses  and  Lucy  (Griswold)  Rotchkiss,  was 
born  18 1 5.  Re  married  Lucy  Sawen,  of  Bergen,  in  1840.  Re  came  to 
Alabama  and  engaged  in  sawing  lumber,  and  is  a  farmer  on  the  Bement 
place.  Their  children  were  Eleanor,  born  1843,  married,  first,  Warren 
Studley,  and  had  a  daughter,  Dora,  and  second,  Amasa  Rills,  and  has  a 
daughter,  Cora,  who  resides  in  Michigan  ;  and  George  E.  The  latter 
was  born  in  Alabama,  December  3,  1845,  reared  on  the  farm,  and  mar- 
ried, July  3,  1865,  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  David  and  Nancy  (Duers) 
Hescock.  Their  children  are  George  E.,  Jr.,  born  May  24,  1872  ;  Nellie 
Pearl,  who  died  188 1,  aged  three  years;  and  Frank  S.,  born  March  2, 
1882.  Mr.  Rotchkiss  is  a  farmer  and  does  general  insurance  business, 
and  resides  near  Alabama  station,  on  road  52. 

Sterling  Hotchkiss,  son  of  Moses  and  Lucy  (Griswold)  Rotchkiss,  was 
born  in  Connecticut,  1803,  and  at  the  age  of  14  came  to  Bergen  and 
worked  out  among  the  farmers.  Re  married,  April  27,  1826,  Anna, 
daughter  of  Aaron  and  Polly  (Allen)  Jacobs,  of  Bergen,  and  located  in 
Alabama  in  1829.  Re  built  a  log  house,  where  most  of  their  children 
were  born.  They  were  parents  of  six  children  :  Charlotte  E.,  who  mar- 
ried William  Ingalsbe  and  died  1874;  Charles,  born  1829,  who  died 
young;  Riley,  born  1831,  who  died  in  Michigan,  1873;  Rialto,  born 
1832,  who  died  young;  Almira  M.,  born  August  18,  1835,  who  married 
William  Duers  and  had  a  daughter,  Victoria  E.,  who  married  Charles 
Anthony,  and  they  have  a  son,  Glenn  ;  and  Ann  E.,  born  January  14, 
1847,  who  married  Chester  Ritchcock,  and  had  a  daughter,  Ann  E.,  who 
married  Arthur  J.  Anthony  in  1876,  and  had  two  children,  Zella  Ann 
and  Alson  S.      Mrs.  S.  Rotchkiss  resides  on  road  40. 

Ebenezer  Ingalsbe  was  a  captain  in   the  English  army.     Desiring  to 


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visit  America  he  gave  up  his  commission  and  secured  passage  on  a  ship. 
Arriving  here  he  settled  in  Massachusetts,  where  he  remained  until  his 
death.  His  son  Ebenezer,  born  in  Massachusetts,  moved  to  Scipio, 
Cayuga  County,  where  he  died  in  the  70th  year  of  his  age.  He  married 
Phebe  Easterbrooks.  Their  children  were  Elijah,  born  September  12, 
1780;  Ebenezer,  born  December  23,  1781  ;  Phebe,  born  March  28, 
1784;  Azel.born  February  14,  1786;  Huldah,  born  January  4, 1789;  Sally, 
born  August  20,  1790;  Adna,  born  January  11,  1793;  Emory,  born 
October  24,  1798  ;  and  Samuel,  born  in  Hartford,  N.  Y.,  August  tj, 
1796.  The  latter  located  in  Scipio,  Cayuga  County,  at  an  early  day, 
and  engaged  farming.  He  was  a  drum-major  in  the  militia.  He  mar- 
ried. July  15,  1 817,  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Baibara  (Fishell)  Bush- 
man, of  Scipio,  and  their  children  were  Sally,  born  July  15,  1817,  who 
married  Ryal  Tngalsbe,  of  Alabama;  Ebenezer,  born  March  5,  18 19, 
who  resides  in  Michigan;  John,  of  Michigan;  Mary,  who  married  Will- 
iam N.  Walker,  and  died  1875  ;  Phebe,  who  married  Medad  Norton,  and 
died  1848;  William,  of  Alabama;  Clarissa,  who  married  Ira  Green,  of 
Michigan;  Amanda,  who  married  Aaron  Green,  and  died  1879;  and 
Almira,  who  died  May  20,  1855.  Mr.  Ingalsbe  located  in  Alabama  in 
1834,  on  the  place  now  occupied  by  Alpheus  Ingalsbe.  He  and  his  wife 
were  active  members  of  the  Baptist  Church.    He  died  1848,  and  she  1879. 

Ebenezer  Ingalsbe,  born  in  Byron,  March  5,  18 19,  came  to  Alabama 
in  1834,  and  located  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives.  He  was  married, 
June  14,  1840,  to  Ann  Eliza,  daughter  of  John  and  Chloe  (McBride) 
Alexander,  of  Lockport,  N.  Y.  They  had  children  as  follows:  Sarah, 
born  March  28,  1842,  who  married  Edson  Winslow,  August  15,  1862, 
whose  children  are  EUie  and  Vervie  ;  Martha,  born  August  15,  1843,  who 
married  Norman  H.  Winslow,  December  i,  1864,  whose  children  are 
Henry,  Warren,  and  Eben  ;  Charlotte,  born  April  14,  1845,  who  mar- 
ried James  Gordon,  December  i,  1864,  whose  children  are  Nora,  Albert, 
Florence,  and  Tracy  ;  Alfred,  born  1847,  ^^o  married  Esther  Robinson, 
September  28,  1868,  whose  children  are  Lottie,  Ida,  Eda,  and  Florence ; 
Orin,  born  June  i,  1850,  who  married  Adele  Ingalsbe,  whose  children 
are  Eliza,  Lois,  and  Ebenezer;  Eliza  Jane,  born  August  28,  1852,  who 
married  Erwin  Brown,  whose  children  are  Myron,  Frank,  Clarissa, 
Manly,  Fred,  Herbert,  and  Arthur;  and  Hattie  O  ,  born  March  6,  1859, 
who  married  Sabert  E.  Roach,  whose  children  are  Moses,  Alice,  and 
Adelbert.      Mr.  Ingalsbe  is  a  prosperous  farmer,  and  resides  on  road  49. 

Elijah  Ingalsbe,  son  of  Ebenezer,  was   born  in  Boylston,  Mass.,  Sep- 


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tember  12,  1780,  and  died  in  Alabama,  1872.  He  also  located  in  Scipio 
about  18 14.  He  married  Polly  Mitchell,  and  they  were  parents  of  E. 
Brooks,  Ryal  E.,  Polly,  Pearley,  and  Sally.  His  wife,  born  1781,  died 
18 1 3.  He  married,  second,  Nancy,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  The  chil- 
dren by  this  marriage  were  Philander,  who  died  in  infancy,  Phebe, 
Adna,  Andy,  and  Levi.  Elijah  Brooks  Ingalsbe  was  born  1805,  located 
in  Alabama  in  1830,  and  took  up  land  and  built  a  log  house,  in  which 
most  of  his  children  were  born.  He  married  Lucy  Eliza,  daughter  of 
Jesse  and  Elizabeth  (Streeter)  Wright,  and  their  children  were  Elijah  B., 
Bela  W.,  Lucinda  E.,  Lodeska,  Emily  A.,  who  married  Orimel  Saxton, 
Sarah  A.,  and  Riley  D.  E.  B.  Ingalsbe's  wife  died  1849,  and  he  mar- 
ried Barbara  Bushman,  widow  of  Thomas  Winslow.  They  had  one 
daughter,  lone,  who  died  in  childhood. 

Deacon  Ryal  E.  Ingalsbe,  son  of  Elijah,  was  born  1806,  located  in 
Alabama  among  the  early  settlers,  and  married,  in  1837,  Sally,  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Polly  (Bushman)  Ingalsbe.  Their  children  were  Warren 
B.,  who  died  1846,  aged  four  years;  Harmon,  born  1847,  who  married 
Martha  Wells,  whose  children  are  George  C.  and  Jennie  R.;  Marion^ 
born  1849,  who  is  a  farmer  with  his  father;  and  Mary  Louisa,  who  m.ar- 
ried  Frank  N.  Lyday  in  1878.  Mr.  Ingalsbe  is  a  deacon  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  and  resides  on  the  homestead  he  has  occupied  for  over  50  years. 

Jacob  Martin  was  born  in  Rush,  N.  Y.,  in  181 5.  About  1835  he 
settled  in  Alabama,  on  road  85.  He  married  Delilah  Fishell,  of  Rush^ 
and  they  had  a  family  of  eight  children.  George  W.,  son  of  Jacob,  was 
born  September  15,  1843,  married  Agnes  E.  Cameron,  and  they  have 
four  children. 

Daniel  Martin,  born  in  Rush,  N.  Y.,  in  18 19,  came  to  Alabama  about 
1835  or  '36.  He  married  Jane  M.  Thrall,  of  East  Granby,  Conn.,  and 
they  had  a  family  of  six  children,  four  of  whom  are  now  living.  He 
has  always  been  a  farmer,  and  was  at  one  time  assessor.  Their  children 
are  Wallace  H.;  Cornelia  A.,  wife  of  Elmer  Reed,  who  resides  in  Ala- 
bama;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  E.  C.  Selleck  ;  and  Emily,  wife  of  James  Beck- 
with,  who  resides  in  Quincy,  111. 

Edward  Halsey  was   born  December  19,  1809,  in  Fairfield,  Herkimer 
County,  N.  Y.      He  was  a  wagonmaker  by  trade,  and  settled  in  Alabama 
in  1847,  ^s  a  farmer.      He  married  Nancy  Goff,  of  Henrietta,  N.  Y.,  and 
they  had  two  children:   Alice,  wife  of  Frank  Blackman,  who  resides  in, 
Rockford,  111.,  and   Henry,  who  resides  in  Oakfield.      Mr.  Halsey's  wifei 
was  born  December  ii,  1812.     They  reside  at  Smithville.  1 


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Deacon  William  Macomber  was  born. in  Kinderhook,  N.  Y.,  in  1797. 
In  1 83  I  he  settled  in  the  town  of  Alabama,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
William  Macomber.  He  married  Harriet  Cutler,  of  Alabama,  and  they 
had  eight  children.  His  second  wife  was  M.  M.  Roe.  Deacon  Ma- 
comber was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Baptist  Church  of  Smithville, 
contributing  largely  to  the  building  up  of  the  same.  He  was  supervisor 
of  the  town  for  many  years,  and  owned  a  farm  of  430  acres  in  the 
oak  openings.  He  died  December  i,  1861.  Only  three  of  his  chil- 
dren reside  in  the  county.  Amanda  M.,  widow  of  Julius  Reed,  resides 
in  Oakfield.  Sarah  A.,  wife  of  P.  V.  Ingalsbe,  also  resides  in  Oakfield. 
John  L.  Macomber,  a  son,  was  born  on  the  old  farm  in  1833,  and  always 
resided  there.  He  married  Helen  G.  Willis,  and  they  have  one  child, 
Alice  E.  Mr.  Macomber  is  counted  as  one  of  the  most  progressive 
farmers  in  the  town.  He  has  a  fine  and  large  farm,  and  devotes  a  por- 
tion of  it  to  the  breeding  of  Shropshiredown  sheep,  having  200  head. 
Judge  Francis  A.  Macomber,  of  the  Supreme  Court  at  Rochester,  is  a 
son  of  Deacon  Macomber.  He  was  born  in  Alabama,  and  graduated 
from  the  Rochester  University.  Judson  L.  Macomber  is  a  lumber  mer- 
chant in  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  and  William  Macomber,  a  son  by  the  sec- 
ond wife  of  the  Deacon,  is  a  graduate  of  the  law  school  of  Rochester 
University,  and  is  now  practicing  in  Buffalo. 

C.  M.  Mead,  son  of  Charles  A.,  was  born  in  Alabama,  May  29,  1850, 
and  has  always  been  a  resident  of  the  town.  He  learned  the  carpenters' 
trade  of  his  father.  He  married  Mina  Bickford,  of  Alabama,  and  they 
have  five  children.  Mr.  Mead  has  acted  as  agent  of  Rowley  &  Eddy,  lum- 
ber dealers,  since  March,  1884.  His  father  came  here  about  1850,  from 
the  eastern  part  of  the  State,  and  died  in  1877. 

Anson  Norton,*  son  of  Medad,  was  born  in  Goshen,  Conn.,  in  1789, 
and  located  in  Alabama  about  1836,  on  the  farm  where  Daniel  Norton 
now  lives,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  became  possessed  of  a  landed 
estate  of  upwards  of  700  acres,  and  was  a  man  of  great  energy  and  per- 
severance. He  died  August  5,  1838.  He  married  Persis  Walker  in  1814, 
and  had  seven  sons  :  Alonzo,  Medad,  Moses,  Daniel,  Benjamin,  Theron, 
and  Franklin.  Moses  Norton  was  born  in  1820,  and  died  November 
19,  1886.  He  was  married,  in  1845,  to  -Ann,  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
Lynch,  and  began  housekeeping  in  a  log  house,  where  their  children 
were  born.  They  were  Anson,  who  was  accidently  drowned  in  1847  > 
Albert,  a  missionary  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  India;  He- 
man,  late  of  Alabama ;    Clara,  who  married  E.  J.  l-^uUer,  of  Batavia;  and 


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Joanna,  who  resides  in  Batavia.       Moses  Norton   located  on  the  place 
now  occupied  by  Mrs.   Heman  Norton. 

Heman  Norton  was  born  May  2,  1851,  and  married,  November  i, 
1 87 1,  Kate  L.,  daughter  of  Reese  and  Mary  (Jones)  Lumley.  Their 
children  are  Georgia  Margery,  born  February  26,  1874;  Moses  L.,  born 
January  28,  1877  ;  and  Izona,  born  July  27,  1887.  Heman  Norton  died 
August,  1889.  Franklin  Norton  married  Julia  F.,  daughter  of  Joseph 
W.  and'Eliza  (Case)  Allen,  of  Alabama.  They  have  one  son,  Allen  E., 
born  April  19,  1870.  Mr.  Norton  has  been  assessor  of  his  town  three 
terms,  was  postmaster  under  President  Arthur,  holding  the  office  ever 
since.'and  is  overseer  of  the  poor.  He  is  a  farmer  and  has  lived  at  his^ 
present  place,  Alabama  Center,  for  over  30  years. 

The  paternal  line  of  ancestors  of  Anson  Norton  are  as  follows:  i, 
Thomas,  who  came  from  Guilford,  Eng.to  Guilford,  Conn.,  in  1639; 
2,  Thomas,  Jr.;  3,  Samuel,  who  lived  in  Durham,  Conn.;  4,  Col.  Ebene- 
zer,  who  lived  in  Durham  and  went  to  Goshen.  Conn.;  5,  Miles;  6, 
Me'dad,  born  in  1759;  7,  Anson,  born  December  27,  1789,  who  married 
Persis  Walker  ;  8,  Moses,  born  January  1 2,  1 820,  in  Byron.  Moses  mar- 
ried Ann  Lynch,  of  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1844,  the  seventh  daugh- 
ter of  Susan  (McGowan)  Lynch.  Their  children  are  Anson,  Albert, 
Clara,  Heman  (deceased),  and  Joanna.  His  widow  survives  him,  living 
in  Batavia  at  the  age  of  68  years. 

Harmon  J.  Norton,  son  of  Lochlin  and  Laura  A.  (Wright)  Norton,  was 
born  in  Elba  in  18 18,  and  was  reared  on  a  farm.      He  maraied  Laura  C.^ 
daughter  of  Charles  P.   and  Sarah  Ann  (Driggs)  Brown,  in    1843,  and 
spent  several  years  West.      He  located  in  Alabama  about  1854.     Their 
children  were  Alice  L.,  born  in  1844,  who  married  William  Ingersoll,  of 
Colorado  ;   Ida  B.,  who  married  Luman  Wilcox,  of  Da4<ato  ;  Florence  A., 
who  married  William   Amsden,  of  Wheatville  ;  Orrella  J.,  who  married 
Oscar  Burt,  of  California  ;   Arthur  B.,  a  resident  of  Idaho;   Corabell  C, 
who  married  Edmund  E.  Palmer  in  1876,  and  they  have  children  Vivian 
Clare  and  Arthur  H.;   Rosamond  Lincoln,  who  married  William  Reed  in 
1884,  and  their  children  are  Norton  R.  and  Laura  Belle ;    Leoline  Clare^ 
who  married  Asa  Pixley,  January  22,  1880;  and  Anna  Maria,  who  mar- 
ried  Irwin  S.  Vincent,  whose  children  are   Ivan,  Percy,  and  Catharine,, 
and  they  live  in  Shelby.      Mr.  Norton  married  for  his  second  wife  Mrs. 
Betsey  Crandall,  and  for  his  third   wife  Amanda,  daughter  of  Nathan 
Graham.     The    farm   now  owned  by   him   was   taken  up  by  Charles  P. 
Brown,  his    father-in-law.       He    was  a   member    of     Assembly,  justice 


TOWN    OF    ALABAMA.  ,.£. 


of  peace  14  years,  and  supervisor.  He  married  Sarah  A.  Driggs,  daugh- 
ter of  George,  and  they  had  seven  children.  Mr.  Brown  died  1859  ;  his 
wife    1885. 

Asa  Pixley,  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Jane  (Jones)  Pixley.  was  born  in 
Alabama,  March  30,  1852,  and  was  reared  on  the  farm.  He  married 
Leoline  Clare,  daughter  of  Harmon  and  Laura  (Brown)  Norton,  Janu- 
ary 22,  1880.  and  their  son  Jamie  L .  was  born  November  18,  1885. 
Mr.  Pixfey  is  a  farmer,  and  occupies  the  Norton  homestead  on  road  23. 

Jacob  Potter,  son  of  Jacob,  was  born  in  Cherry  Valley,  Otsego  County, 
N.  Y.,  in  1825,  and  was  raised  on  a  farm.  He  came  to  Alabama  at  the 
age  of  20  years,  and  bought  a  farm.  For  a  time  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  in  Newstead,  Erie  County.  He  married  (1850)  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Matthew  and  Eliza  (Hart)  Burns,  of  Shelby.  He  returned 
to  Alabama  in  i860  and  bought  the  farm  he  now  occupies,  and  by  add- 
ing to  it  from  time  to  time  he  now  owns  215  acres.  Their  children  are 
Rosella,  who  died  185  i,  an  infant ;  Abbie  Jane,  a  teacher,  who  lives  at 
home;  Almeda  P.,  who  died  1885  ;  and  Abel  J.,  born  i8r6.  The  latter 
married,  in  1878,  Cora,  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Stuffin)  Pick- 
with,  and  their  children  are  Edith,  born  1879:  Jennie,  born  1882;  Nora 
born  1884;  and  Jay  Eugene,  born  1885.  He  died  November  9,  1888^ 
E.  Douglass  Potter  was  born  in  1858,  and  married,  in  1884,  Emma, 
daughter  of  William  and  Jane  Dorwin.  He  is  a  prosperous  farmer,  and 
resides  on  road  39. 

William  Donnan  was  born  in  Ireland,  June  25,  1835.  He  came  to 
America  when  19  years  of  age,  and  settled  in  Alabama.  He  married 
Margaret  J.  Leighbody,  and  has  one  child,  Emma,  wife  of  E.  D.  Potter. 

Charles  R.  Phillips,  son  of  William  H.  and  Phileta  (Pearsons)  Phillips, 
was  born  in  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1831.  He  was  reared  on  a 
farm,  and  married  Ameha  C,  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Theresa  (Bothwick) 
Wheeler,  of  Erie  County,  May  6,  1862.  He  located  in  Alabama  in  1866. 
They  were  parents  of  four  children,  viz:  Clarence,  who  died  in  infancy; 
Ida  Augusta,  born  October  26,  1864,  died  October.  1866;  Jennie  W., 
who  married  Albert  McVeigh  in  1883,  and  their  children  are  Amelia' 
Theresa,  Isabella  Phileta,  and  Bertha  Adel ;  and  Willie  J.,  born  in  Ala- 
bama, July  6,  1869,  who  is  a  farmer,  living  on  the  homestead.  Mr. 
Phillips  is  an  earnest  worker  in  all  temperance  movements,  is  a  farmer 
and  resides  in  the  village  on  Railroad  street. 

William  Poodry  was  of  French  origin.  He  married  an  Indian  woman, 
by  whom  he  had  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  one  of  whom,  Lewis,  was 


136  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


a  soldier  in  the  War  of  18 12  in  the  American  army.  He  married  Phebe 
Jonas,  and  reared  a  large  family,  of  whom  three  only  are  living.  Maria, 
a  daughter,  married  Levi  Parker,  of  Alabama. 

E.  M.  Poodry  was  born  on  the  Tonawanda  Reservation,  August  15, 
1833.  He  early  manifested  an  aptitude  for  learning,  and,  making  the  best 
of  advantages  within  his  reach,  succeeded  in  obtaining  a  good  business 
education,  which  enabled  him  to  become  one  of  the  chiefs  in  the  councils 
of  his  tribe.  He  married  Amanda  Griffin,  November  6,  1856,  and  they 
were  the  parents  of  11  children,  viz.:  Malvina,  born  February  3,  1858, 
married  Warren  Skye  in  1883  ;  Thomas  J,,  born  May  5,  i860;  Sarah  J., 
born  April  3,  1862,  married  Asa  Skye;  William  S.,  born  December  4, 
1864,  died  June  28,  1887  ;  Barnum,  born  March  30,  1867,  married  Sarah 
C.  Brant,  February  14,  1889;  Anna  M.,  born  June  ii,  1869,  married' 
Charles  Doctor,  August  12,  1888;  Edward,  born  July  23,  1871  ;  Staf- 
ford, born  F'ebruary  28,  1875  ;  Fanny  C,  born  February  17,  1877;  Hen- 
rietta, born  November  8,  1880;  and  Dora,  born  June  26,  1883.  Mr. 
Poodry  is  extensively  engaged  in  farming,  and  occupies  about  3 50  acres 
of  land  on  road  38. 

Charles  W.  Roberts  was  born  in  Shelby  in  1835.  He  was  a  son  of 
Ziba  and  Susan  (Wolcott)  Roberts,  and  grew  up  on  the  farm.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1859,  Huldah  A.,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Clarissa  (Simons) 
Loucks,' and  they  had  six  children,  of  whom  Rolla  W.,  born  1800,  was 
educated  at  Medina,  Buffalo,  and  the  State  Normal  School  at  Brockport, 
became  a  civil  engineer,  and  is  now  in  business  at  East  Saginaw,  Mich. 
He  married  Ora  A.  Tinkham  in  1884,  and  they  have  three  children, 
Charles  M.,  Julia  H.,  and  Flora.  Carrie,  Jennie,  and  Berthella  Roberts 
live  at  home.  Sarah  Elizabeth  married  E.  P.  Grennell,  of  Orleans  County, 
in  1881,  and  has  two  children,  Louisa  E.  and  Hugh  E.,  and  resides  at 
East  Saginaw,  Mich.  Jessie  O.,  another  child  of  C.  W.  Roberts,  died 
1879.  Mrs.  C.  W.  Roberts  was  educated  at  East  Saginaw,  Mich.  Mr. 
Roberts  has  held  the  office  of  assessor  for  nine  years,  supervisor  two 
years,  and  is  now  acting  justice  of  the  peace.  He  is  a  farmer  and  resides 
on  road  1 1. 

Jacob  Shoemaker,  son  of  Jacob,  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  May 
19.  1835-      He  settled  in  Royalton,  N.  Y  ,  in  1856.  came  to  Alabama  and 
married  Catherine,  widow  of  Abraham  Champlin,  and  has  resided  here] 
since.     He  is  a  harnessmaker  by  trade.     They  had  one  child,  Mary,  who 
is  the  wife  of  E.  H.  Miller.      Mrs.  Shoemaker  died  March  30,  1875.      Mr.'j 
Shoemaker  was  town  clerk  of  Royalton  for  several  years,  justice  of  the 


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peace  four  years,  and  postmaster  four  years  and  nine  months.  He  was 
appointed  under  Taylor's  administration  He  also  took  the  census  of 
district  No.  2  of  Royalton  in  1855. 

Orimel  Saxton,  son  of  David  and  Susanna  (Spafiford)  Saxton,  was  born 
in  Brighton,  Ont.,  in  1828.  He  engaged  as  salesman  in  a  store  for  sev- 
eral years,  then  took  up  farming,  which  he  has  followed  since.  He  mar- 
ried, May  18,  1858,  Emily  A.,  daughter  of  Elijah  B.  Ingalsbe,  of  Ala- 
bama, and  their  children  were  Gertrude  Aramintha,  Jennette  Eliza,  Ho- 
ratio G" ,  who  married  Ida  M.  West  in  1886,  and  has  one  son,  Arthur  A., 
born  1889,  Lijetta  Irene,  Mary  Addie,  who  married,  January  6,  1889, 
Loren  Reed,  William  S.,  Burhanna,  Orimel  W.,  Inez  Grace,  and  Emma 
Rebecca.  Mr.  Saxton  located  in  Alabama  in  the  spring  of  1883,  ^^^ 
engaged  in  farming  on  the  E.  B.  Ingalsbe  farm,  where  he  died  March  25, 
1889.      Mrs.  Saxton  and  family  reside  on  the  homestead  near  Smithville. 

Edward  Tuttle,  son  of  Edward  and  Urana  (Orvis)  Tuttle,  was  born  in 
York,  Livingston  County,  in  1820,  was  reared  on  the  farm,  and  when  of 
age  came  to  Alabama.  He  married  Lucretia  Lynch,  a  sister  of  Mrs. 
Moses  Newton,  in  1847.  Their  children  were  Frances,  who  married 
Robert  Reynolds;  Albert  P.,  of  Alabama  ;  and  William,  who  died  1884. 
For  his  second  wife  he  married  Ella  M.  Stanley,  widow  of  Thomas  Stev- 
ens, in  1887.      He  is  a  farmer  on  road  40. 

Moses  Vail,  son  of  Samuel  and  Prudence  (Vail)  Vail,  was  born  in  New 
Jersey  in  1797,  and  was  reared  on  a  farm.  He  was  married  to  his  wife, 
Mercy,  September  25,  1816.  Their  children  were  Prudence,  who  mar- 
ried William  Gardner,  and  died  in  Oakfield  in  1842;  Samuel,  of  Canada; 
Emeline,  who  died  1840,  aged  18  years  ;  Eli  P.,  of  Alabama;  Susan  W., 
who  married  Daniel  Zanvitz,  of  Canada  ;  Phebe  J.,  who  married  James 
Craft,  and  died  1880;  Sarah  E.,  who  married  Lsaac  Zanvitz,  of  Canada; 
Jonah,  of  Iowa  ;  and  Ephraim  and  Stephen,  of  Elba.  Moses  Vail  located 
in  Oakfield  in  1834,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  belonged  to  the  Soci- 
ety of  F"riends,  and  practiced  the  peaceful  doctrines  of  "  Penn."  He  de- 
parted his  well-spent  life  3d  month,  12th  day,  1871  ;  his  wife  died  1st 
month,  27th  day,  1850.  For  his  second  wife,  in  1853,  he  married  Har- 
riet Wood,  who  died  1858. 

Eli  P  Vail  was  born  1824,  and  raised  a  farmer.  He  married  Mary  D., 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Rebecca  (Runnion)  Drake,  the  nth  month,  30th 
day,  1853.  He  located  at  Alabama  Center  and  engaged  in  farming.  He 
has  been  postmaster  1 1  years,  and  resides  on  Railroad  street.  Their 
children  are  Mary  Elizabeth,  who  married  Aaron  C.  Dutton,  of  Buffalo; 


138  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Moses  D.,  of  Shelby;  Charles  A.,  of  Alabama;  Eva  M.  and  Eveline,  at 
home;  Florence  Mabel,  who  was  accidentally  killed  by  a  field-roller  Sep- 
tember 19,  1868,  aged  three  years;  Willie,  who  died  1869,  an  infant; 
and  Frank  D.  The  latter  was  born  in  1854,  reared  on  a  farm,  and  learned 
the  carpenters'  trade.  He  married,  January  5,  1875,  Nellie  Jane,  daugh- 
ter of  Orin  and  Jane  (Fisk)  White.  Their  children  are  Willie  H.,  born 
July  5,  1878,  and  Eudora  Maude,  born  October  9,  1883.  He  is  a  fruit 
dealer,  and  resides  on  Medina  street. 

Charles  A.  Vail,  born  January  5,  i860,  married,  December  8,  1880, 
Sarah,  daughter  of  James  and  Susan  (McManus)  McCauley,  and  widow 
of  Oscar  L.  Lund.  They  have  two  children  :  Bessie  May,  born  May  28, 
1883,  and  Stanley  A.,  born  July  23,  1885.  Mr.  Vail  is  a  fruit  dealer,  has 
an  evaporator,  and  resides  on  Main  street. 

Selah  Vosburgh,  son  of  Salem,  born  in  Whitehall,  N.  Y.,  in  1807, 
came  to  Alabama  in  1826.  He  was  an  early  settler,  and  a  gunsmith  by 
occupation.  He  settled  upon  a  large  tract  of  land  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. He  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Gumaer,  and  they  had 
children  as  follows:  George  H.,  who  studied  law  and  died  i860,  aged 
24  years;  Charlotte  A.,  who  died  1863  ;  James  O.,  who  married  Lo- 
duskie  Peck,  whose  children  were  George  W.,  of  California,  and  Anna 
M.,  who  died  young;  John  S.,  a  corporal  in  the  arm}',  appointed  adju- 
tant with  rank  of  colonel,  and  was  interested  with  Governor  Safiford  in 
the  Tombstone  silver  mine,  Colorada,  now  owning  a  large  estate  in  Los 
Angeles  (he  married  Kate  Slawson,  and  they  have  two  sons  :  Royden, 
born  1887.  and  Keith,  born  1889) ;  Martha  A.,  who  married  James  Peck, 
of  Onondaga  County,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Bertha  M.;  and 
Mary  E.,  who  married  J.  A.  Beals.  Mr.  Vosburgh  dealt  largely  in  real 
estate,  and  was  a  successful  business  man.  He  died  in  1873.  Mr.  Vos- 
burgh's  wife  died  June  II,  1849.  He  married  for  his  second  wife  Maria, 
daughter  of  Elijah  Hovey.  She  died  in  1873.  Their  children  were 
Charles,  who  died  aged  two  years  ;  Jennie,  who  married  Lewis  M.  Phelps, 
of  Michigan  ;  Willie,  who  died  in  infancy  ;  and  Frank  E.  Frank  E. 
Vosburgh  was  born  in  1858,  was  educated  at  Medina  Academy,  and 
spent  his  early  years  on  the  farm.  March  16,  1 880,  he  married  Mary 
A.,  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Phebe  (Freeman)  Easton,  and  they  have 
one  daughter,  Nora  Esther,  born  March  21,  1 88 1,  and  one  son,  Orrin 
J.  L.,  born  January  9,  1888.  Mr.  Vosburgh  was  elected  justice  of  the 
peace  in  1885  and  justice  of  Sessions  in  1887-88.  He  built  a  stave  and 
heading  mill  in  1889,  and  is  a  farmer,  owning  the  Vosburgh  homestead, 
where  he  was  born. 


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139 


Nelson  Vaughn,  a  native  of  Washington  County,  and  son  of  Francis 
and  Polly  (Green)  Vaughn,  was  born  in  18 15.  At  the  age  of  10  years 
he  came  to  Niagara  County  and  worked  on  a  farm.  He  was  married  to 
Mary  Ann  Dean,  and  they  had  one  son,  Ula  A.,  of  Royalton.  His  wife 
died  1853,  and  he  married,  second,  Marie  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Peter  and 
Betsey  (Colson)  Beamore.  Their  children  are  Helen  L.,  who  died  1865  ; 
Wesley  F.,  who  came  here  in  1865,  a"d  bought  the  farm  where  he  now 
lives;  Oscar  D.,  who  married  Catherine  Hale,  and  has  a  daughter, 
Helen  L.;  and  Freeman  S.,  who  married  Margaret  Smith,  and  has  a  son, 
Artie. 

Wesley  F.  Vaughn  was  born  June  8,  1854,  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and 
July  3,  1882,  was  married  to  M.  Maria  Joslin.  They  have  two  children  : 
Ella  May,  born  September  12,  1883,  and  William  N.,  born  December 
24,  1885.     They  live  on  road  14. 

William  Joslin,  born  in  England,  came  to  America  at  an  early  age. 
He  married  Mary  Baker,  of  Oakfield,  and  their  children  are  Henry  and 
John,  of  Alabama;  Vienna,  Grant,  and  Frank,  of  Shelby;  Clara,  who  lives 
at  home;  Emma,  who  married  George  Bickle,  of  Wheatville ;  and  M. 
Maria,  who  married  Wesley  F.  Vaughn. 

Pbineas  White,  born  in  Massachusetts  in  1783,  came  to  Stafford  when 
27  years  of  age,  taking  up  land  sufficient  for  farming  purposes.  In  1810 
he  married  Polly  Beswick,  and  their  children  were  Salma,  deceased  ; 
Laura,  who  married  James  Patterson  (deceased);  Silas,  of  Illinois;  Alma, 
who  married  Thaxter  Waterman  (deceased),  and  their  daughter  was 
Almira,  also  deceased,  aged  16  ;  Louisa,  who  married  Frederick  Barney; 
Mary  A.,  who  married  Thaxter  Waterman;  Orrin,  who  died  in  Iowa; 
Jane,  who  married  Allen  Watson,  of  Michigan  ;  and  Phineas  B.,  born 
1828,  who  was  reared  on  the  farm.  The  latter  married  Harriet  N.  Graves 
in  1850,  who  died  1853.  He  then  married  (1855)  Eima  S.,  daughter  of 
Anthony  Waterman.  Their  children  were  Merton,  deceased,  aged  14; 
Arthur  P.,  who  married  Lottie  Huffcut,  in  1888,  of  Alabama  ;  Harriet  N. 
(deceased)  ;  and  Anna  S.,  who  married  H.  Selden,  of  Stafford.  For  his 
third  wife  Mr.  White  married,  in  1867,  Mrs.  Laura  Ann  (Lawrence) 
Horning,  widow  of  Eli.  They  have  one  daughter,  Lillian  M.  Mr.  White 
located  here  in  1867,  and  is  a  farmer  on  road  17. 

William  Horning,  a  native  of  Schoharie  County,  came  to  Alabama 
about  1840,  and  married  Magdelena  Wieting.  Their  children  were 
Anna  Maria,  who  married  Amos  Crosby  (both  deceased) ;  Jeremiah, 
who  married  Caroline  D.  Lawrence  and  had  one  son,  Oscar  Lorenzo,  who 


I40  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


died  in  Michigan  ;  Dr.  Nelson,  who  practiced  medicine  in  Alabama,  and 
died  several  years  ago;  and  Eli,  born  1828.  Eli  was  reared  on  the 
farm,  and  married  Laura  Ann,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Betsey  (Barker) 
Lawrence,  in  1855,  and  began  housekeeping  in  Alabama.  Their  chil- 
dren were  William,  born  1858,  died  1876;  May,  who  died  in  infancy; 
and  Nelhe  Belle,  born  1862,  who  married,  in  1878,  Moses  D.  Vail,  of  Ala- 
bama, and  their  children  were  Eli  H.,  Bertram  N.,  and  Homer  D.  (died 
1886).  Eli  Horning  died  October  17,  1864.  Mrs.  Horning  married, 
second,'  Phineas  B.  White.- 

The  paternal  ancestor  of  the  Wight  family  was  born  on  the  Isle  of 
Wight.  He  located  in  Massachusetts  about  1628.  Of  the  family  was 
Ephraim,  born  1645,  ^^^^^  ^^^^  two  sons,  Nathaniel  (born  1678)  and  Dan- 
iel. Nathaniel's  son  Levi  was  born  in  17 12,  and  married  Susanna  Bar- 
stow.  They  had  10  children,  of  whom  Levi,  2d,  was  born  in  Thompson, 
Conn.,  in  1761.  He  married  Sarah  Corbin  in  1782,  and  they  were  par- 
ents of  II  children.  Levi,  2d,  died  at  Centerville,  N.  Y.,  in  1830,  and 
his  wife  died  1852.  Of  this  family  was  Abbott,  born  in  Oxford  in  1787 
(died  1863),  who  married,  at  Fairfield,  N.  Y.,  Alice  Cabott,  of  Dudley,  in 
1 812,  and  they  had  nine  children,  viz.:  Lorinda.  Emeline,  and  George, 
of  Alabama;  Angeline,  who  married  Benjamin  Hunt,  of  Alabama;  Levi, 
of  Pembroke  ;  Roxy,  who  married  Daniel  D.  Cole,  of  Michigan  ;  Perry, 
who  died  1862,  aged  31  years  ;  and  Abbott  and  Abel,  of  Alabama. 

George  Wight  was  born  in  Monroe  County  in  18 16,  and  located  here 
in  1837.  He  married,  in  1846,  Esther,  daughter  of  Reuben  and  Mary 
(Whitehead)  Golden,  of  P21ba.  Their  son  Miles  was  born  in  1855,  and 
in  1877  married  Etta  E.  Clark.  Their  children  are  Eliza,  Irene,  Harry 
C  ,  George  H.,  Luella  Mabel,  and  Walter  C. 

Abbott  Wight  was  born  in  Allegany  County  in  1825,  and  came  to 
Alabama  in  1837.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  married,  in  1853, 
Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Minerva  (Reed)  Hewett.  Their 
daughter  Nettie  Rosaline  married  Myron  Williams,  of  Batavia,  and  their 
son  P.  Hewett  resides  at  home.  Mr.  Wight  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on 
road  50. 

Abel  Wight  was  born  in  1828,  and  in  1850  married  Maria,  daughter 
of  Lyman  and  Sally  (Cabot)  Hitchcock.  Their  children  are  Bruce,  Hale, 
and  Noah,  of  Alabama;  Cabot,  who  died  in  infancy  (1859);  D.  Fay, 
born  i860,  who  is  a  teacher;  Grace  W.,  who  married  Augustus  Hunt; 
Orma,  who  married  John  A.  Hunt  in  1883  ;  Dan,  who  died  in  infancy; 
and  Inez,  born  April  21,  1872.      Abel  Wight  is  a  farmer  and  resides  on 


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141 


road  50.  Bruce  Wight  married  (1877)  Adaline,  daughter  of  Amasa  and 
Elizabeth  (Beecher)  BHss,  and  their  children  are  Hattie  Maria  and  Effie 
Irene.  Hale  Wight  married  Christina  E.,  daughter  of  William  and  Char- 
lotte (Hotchkiss)  Ingalsbe,  in  1873,  and  their  children  are  Dean  R.,  born 
November  17,  1878  ;  Viola,  born  November  17,  1881  ;  and  Owen,  who 
died  in  infancy  (1886).  Noah  Wight  married  Ida  May,  daughter  of  John 
and  Lydia  Ann  (Aucry)  Ackerson,  December  20,  1874.  They  have  a 
son,  Abel  J. 

Leonard  Webster  was  born  in  Berlin,  Conn.,  and  died  in  Alabama  in 
1837.  He  married  Alma  Rockwell  and  had  children  as  follows:  Sarah, 
who  married  Zardis  Skidmore,  of  Michigan  ;  Almira  ;  Bennett,  who  died 
1847;  Joseph,  who  died  1888;  David,  who  died  1851;  Minnie,  who 
married  Luther  True,  of  Batavia;  and  Martha,  who  married  Frank  Lund, 
of  Alabama.  Mr.  Webster  came  here  in  1828,  and  located  where  his 
granddaughter,  Mrs.  George  E.  Stevens,  now  lives.  Of  his  family  Jo- 
seph was  born  in  1815,  and  in  1844  married  Laura  Ann,  daughter  ot 
Ephraim  and  Laura  (Williams)  Hicks.  Their  children  were  Ellen  A.,  of 
Alabama;  Daniel,  who  died  1879;  Emma,  who  died  1880;  Hattie,  who 
married  Almon  Bristol,  and  died  in  Illinois  in  1882  ;  Laura,  who  died 
in  Batavia  in  1884;   and  Mary,  who  died  1880. 

Ellen  A.  Webster  married  George  E.  Stevens,  November  8,  1868,  and 
they  were  parents  of  four  children,  viz.:  Orpha  L.,  who  died  1887,  aged 
18  years;  Jennie  Bertell,  born  October  25,  1871  ;  Stella  R.,  born  Octo- 
ber 19,  1873  ;  and  Laura  A,  who  died  in  infancy  (1881).  Mrs,  Stevens 
and  family  occupy  the  Webster  homestead  on  road  20,  where  she  was 
born. 

David  Webster,  born  18 19.  came  to  Alabama  in  1828,  and  was  reared 
on  a  farm.  He  married,  in  1846,  Mary,  daughter  of  Allen  B.  and  Sarah 
(Coleman)  Holmes,  and  their  children  were  Leonard,  who  died  young; 
David  M.  C,  who  resides  at  Rocky  Hill,  Conn.;  and  Frances  Ella,  wha 
was  born  185  i.  May  27,  1875,  she  married  Frank  A.  Stevens,  and  they 
have  one  son,  Claude  W.,  born  February  10,  1877.  David  Webster 
died  in  185 1.  His  widow  married  Solomon  H.  Dunham  in  1859,  and 
their  children  were  Anna  and  Amelia  (twins),  who  died  in  infancy,  and 
Jennie  Maria,  who  resides  at  Rocky  Hill,  Conn.  Mrs.  Dunham  died  in 
March,  1889.  F.  A.  Stevens  and  family  reside  at  Kensington,  Conn. 
David  M.  C.  Webster  married  Lumec  Ault,  and  their  children  are  Regi- 
nald A.,  George  D.,  and  Alma  May,  and  they  reside  at  Rocky  Hill,  Conn. 

Samuel   Winchell,  born  in  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  married  Cornelia^ 


142  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


daughter  of  Ashur  Merrill,  and  located  in  Orleans  County.  He  was  a 
blacksmith,  and  came  to  Alabama  about  1854.  Their  children  were 
Mary  Ann,  who  married  Schuyler  Starkweather  ;  Melissa,  who  married 
Lorenzo  Horning,  and  lives  in  the  West;  and  Lyman  W.,  of  Alabama. 
The  father  died  in  1861,  and  the  mother  in  1888. 

Lyman  W.  Winchell  was  born  in  1831,  learned  the  blacksmith  trade, 
and  married,  November,  1855,  Harriet  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Albert  and 
Emma  (Davis)  Clark,  of  Oakfield.  They  located  in  Alabama.  Their 
sons  are  Albert  S.,  born  January  28,  1857,  who  married,  in  1880,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Eleazur  R.  Underhili,  and  their  children  are  Nora  Cornelia, 
born  1 882,  and  Frank,  born  1885;  and  Merrill  E.,  born  September  4, 1 858, 
who  married,  in  1880,  Eva,  daughter  of  Orin  and  Jane  A.  (Fish)  White, 
and  lives  in  Buffalo.  Mr.  Winchell  enlisted  in  the  late  war  in  August, 
1862,  in  the  19th  Light  Artillery,  and  was  at  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness, 
North  Anna,  Cold  Harbor,  Weldon  Road,  and  others,  serving  until  the 
close  of  the  war.      He  now  lives  on  Medina  street  in  Alabama. 

Joseph  Waterstreett,  a  citizen  of  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  married  Leo- 
nora Niendoorf,  from  the  same  town.  He  died  there  in  1863,  aged  61 
years.  His  children  were  Henry,  Christopher,  Sophia,  Joseph,  and  Mary. 
Henry  came  from  Germany  to  the  United  States  in  1864,  settled  in  Oak- 
field,  and  married  Minnie,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Burr)  Scroger,  of 
Oakfield.  Their  children  are  Mary,  John,  Fred,  and  George.  Mary 
married  Charles  Dryer,  of  Oakfield. 

Thomas  R.  Wolcott  was  born  in  Leyden,  Lewis  County,  N.  Y.,  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1 80 1.  About  the  year  1827  he  bought  a  farm  in  Alabama 
from  the  Holland  Land  Company.  At  the  time  he  was  engaged  in 
teaching  school  in  Livingston  County,  which  profession  he  continued 
until  1829  or  '30,  when  he  settled  on  his  farm.  He  married  Aurelia 
Underwood,  and  had  one  child,  Sarah,  wife  of  Daniel  Inglesbee,  of  Pon- 
tiac,  Mich.  His  wife  lived  two  years.  In  1835  ^^^  married  Orpha  Wol- 
verton,  daughter  of  Asher,  of  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y.,  and  they  had 
10  children,  four  of  whom  are  living.  He  died  April  24,  1887.  He  was 
supervisor  for  several  years,  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  10  years.  His 
widow  resides  on  the  old  homestead,  which  has  never  been  out  of  the 
family. 

George  W.  Webb  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  April  28.  1856.  In 
1884  he  was  appointed  station  agent  for  the  West  Shore  Railroad  at  Ala- 
bama, which  position  he  has  held  ever  since.  He  married.»Mary  Zwetsch, 
of  Alexander. 


TOWN    OF    ALEXANDER.  I43 

Augustus  D.  Zurhorst,  a  practicing  physician,  son  of  Frederick  Will- 
iam, was  born  in  London,  Eng.,  in  1803.  He  married  Mary  Ann 
Estell,  and  came  to  America  in  1836,  continuing  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine. He  died  1873,  and  his  wife  1855.  His  children  were  Catherine  T., 
who  married  Lorenzo  Ely,  of  Castile,  N.  Y.;  Augusta  P.,  who  married  John 
Pennock  and  died  1885  ;  Octavia,.  of  Castile  ;  John  E.,  who  died  1853, 
aged  13  years  ;  Herman  S.  W.,  who  was  a  soldier  and  died  1864,  in  West 
Virginia;  Rosina  V.,  who  died  1865,  aged  17  years;  Henry  C,  who 
died  young  ;  and  Augustus  F.  G.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  was 
born  September  27,  1847.  He  was  educated  at  Genesee  and  Wyoming 
Seminary,  enlisted  in  the  army  in  1863  in  Co.  G,  21st  N.  Y.  Cavalry, 
became  quartermaster's  sergeant,  and  served  until  July,  1866.  On  his  re- 
turn he  studied  medicine  with  his  father  and  with  Dr.  N.  G.  Clark,  of 
Batavia,  and  graduated  at  Cleveland  Medical  College,  class  of  1869. 
He  then  practiced  medicine  with  Dr.  Clark  for  two  years,  after  which  he 
located  at  Alabama  Center  in  1871.  He  was  postmaster  in  1885,  justice 
of  the  peace  in  1888,  and  elected  supervisor  in  1889.  Dr.  Zurhorst  has 
a  large  and  growing  practice,  and  resides  on  Railroad  street.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1878,  Emma  A.,  daughter  of  Frederick  A.  and  Elizabeth  (Flan- 
ders) Cooley.  Their  daughters  are  lola  Jean,  born  March  9,  1880,  and 
Kathleen  Corinne,  born  October  10,  1884. 


ALEXANDER. 


ALEXANDER  was  one  of  the  very  earliest  settled  towns  in  the 
county,  the  valuable  and  productive  lands  along  the  Tonawanda 
Creek  causing  the  early  pioneers  to  seek  homes  where  the  rich  soil 
awaited  their  labors  ;  and  having  that  in  view  it  is  estimated  that  over 
100  families  took  up  the  lands  in  that  township  (No.  ii)  between  the 
years  1802  and  18 15,  the  greatest  influx  being  prior  to  the  War  of 
18 12.  We  are  informed  that  the  first  log  house  was  built  near  the  site 
of  the  present  cheese  factory.  In  endeavoring  to  enumerate  their  names 
and  the  year  of  settlement  we  are  unable  to  be  accurate  in  every  instance, 
owing  to  our  sources  of  information  being  somewhat  uncertain  as  well 
as  contradictory  ;  but  by  careful  inquiry  and  verification  among  the  de- 
scendants of  most  of  them  we  are  enabled  to  lay  before  our  readers  a 


144  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


more  complete  list  than  has  ever  heretofore  been  compiled.  A  confusion 
of  dates  may  exist  in  some  cases,  arising  from  the  fact  that  some  who  signi- 
fied their  intentions  of  locating  did  not  take  possession  until  sometime  after.. 
We  will  endeavor  to  present  them  in  their  order  of  date  of  settlement. 

The  first  record  of  deed  for  purchase  in  the  town  is  that  of  Alex- 
ander Rhea  (from  whom  the  town  was  finally  named)  in  1802.  He  was 
a  surveyor  of  the  Holland  Co.  and  founder  of  Alexander  village,  erect- 
ing a  saw-mill  in  1804.  He  was  brigadier- general  of  militia  and  State 
Senator  for  several  years.  His  first  deed  was  for  17  acres  of  land  in  the 
bend  of  the  creek  near  the  present  village,  and  for  i  i  acres  on  what  was 
then  called  the  Allegany  road  (the  first  cut  through,  southerly)  ;  later,  in 
1809,  he  located  a  larger  tract,  since  known  as  the  Pearson  farm.  While 
Mr.  Rhea  took  the  first  contract  for  land  William  Blackman  is  regarded 
as  the  first  settler. 

In  1803,  1804,  ^"d  1805  there  came  Elijah  Root,  William  Johnson, 
George  Darrow,  John  Olney,  William  Blackman,  who.  it  is  said,  raised 
the  first  crop  of  corn,  and  whose  child  was  the  first  born  m  the  town  ;. 
William  Whitney,  whose  death  was  the  first,  caused  by  falling  from 
a  tree;  Lillie  Fisher,  settling  on  the  farm  so-called,  and  his  son  Alanson 
T.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  98  years;  and  Caleb  Blodgett,  whose  large 
farm  stood  on  higher  ground  than  any  place  between  Batavia  and  Buf- 
falo. Near  his  house  stood  a  tall  elm  tree,  the  top  of  which  was  visible 
from  Bethany  and  many  points  in  Wyoming  County.  There  also  came 
Lewis  Disbrow,  Joseph  Fellows,  Elias  and  John  Lee,  Samuel  Russel, 
Elijah  Rowe,  Solomon  Blodgett,  Elisha  Carver,  and  Benham  Preston, 
the  most  of  whom  took  of  the  land  or  located  in  1804. 

In  1806  the  following  persons  signified  their  intentions  of  locating,, 
some  of  whom  did,  a  few,  perhaps,  failing  to  make  actual  settlement: 
Jonas  Blodgett,  John  Churchill,  David  Clark,  Isaac  Chaddock,  David  Car- 
ter, John  Chamberlin,  Timothy  Fay,  Aaron  Gale,  H.  Williams,  Elnathan 
Wilcox,  Amos  Jones  (the  first  school  teacher),  Capt.  Ezekiel  T.  Lewis, 
Alexander  Little,  B.  Lyman,  J.  McCollister,  and  Henry  Rumsey. 

In  1807  S.  Brad  way,  Ezekiel  Churchill,  G.  W.  Wing,  Philo  Porter 
(farmer  and  pensioner  of  the  War  of  1812),  Joseph  Gladden,  and  Rudol- 
phus  Hawkins,  who  died  in  1849,  came  in.  Mr.  Hawkins  was  the  father  of 
Jesse,  John,  Harvey,  Henry,  and  Van  Rensselaer,  and  they  were  at  one 
time  the  largest,  if  not  the  most  influential,  family  in  town.  Timothy 
Hawkins,  who  came  from  Tolland,  Conn.,  was  one  of  the  first  permanent 
settlers  near  the  village,  on  the  farm  where  Ira  T.  Hawkins  now  lives. 


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known  as  the  Hawkins  farm.  He  came  when  only  two  houses  were  built 
between  Batavia  and  Alexander.  He  died  at  the  age  of  84  years. 
About  this  time  one  William  Adams  erected  a  saw  mill  and  grist-mill  on 
the  site  of  the  present  flouring-mill  in  the  village.  He  was  also  lieuten- 
ant of  militia,  and  died  in  1810. 

.  Isaac  Parrish  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Genesee  County.  He  was 
born  in  the  town  of  Randolph.  Vt  His  father,  William  Parrish,  moved 
from  Vermont  to  this  county  in  1806,  and  settled  in  the  town  of  Alex- 
ander, on  a  farm  just  west  of  the  old  elm  tree.  During  the  War  of  1812 
his  father  directed  him  to  go  to  Batavia  and  purchase  some  necessaries 
for  the  family.  While  at  Batavia  a  portion  of  the  army  was  marching- 
through  to  Buffalo  ;  the  services  of  the  team  and  driver  were  wanted  to 
convey  some  of  their  camp  equipage  to  Niagara  River  ;  himself  and  team 
were  pressed  into  service,  very  much  to  his  discomfort,  and  was  com- 
pelled to  proceed  with  the  army  to  Buffalo,  where  he  was  paid  for  the 
services  rendered,  and  directed  to  return  home,  30  miles  away,  through 
the  forest,  where  anxious  friends  were  waiting  his  return,  as  they  were 
very  much  in  want  of  the  articles  he  was  directed  to  get  at  Batavia. 
Soon  after  the  war,  and  in  the  employ  of  his  uncle  (Alba  Blodgett),  he 
drove  a  seven-horse  team  for  seven  years,  between  Albany  and  Buffalo, 
drawing  freight  for  the  Western  World,  before  the  Erie  Canal  was  in 
operation.  He  was  employed  several  months  during  the  construction  of 
the  locks  at  Lockport.  He  assisted  in  drawing  the  machinery  and  irons 
from  Albany  to  Buffalo  for  the  second  steamboat  that  ran  on  Lake  Erie. 
In  1834  he  purchased  the  farm  where  his  son,  George  B.  Parrish, 
lived.  It  was  at  that  time  a  wilderness  ;  only  about  15  acres  of  the  farm 
were  then  under  cultivation.  He  was  an  enterprising  and  successful 
farmer;  a  resident  of  the  town  of  Alexander  66  years;  and  died  in  April, 
1872. 

Harvey  Hawkins  and  Hon.  Abel  Ensign  came  in  1808,  and  kept  the 
first  tavern  and  store,  and  Thomas  Rice,  Lyman  Riddle  (a  soldier  of 
1812),  John  Squires,  Edmund  Tracy,  and  Shubael  Wing  in  1809. 
Moses  M.  Page,  from  Connecticut,  and  Levi  Thompson  came  in  18 10, 
when  there  were  only  three  settlers  on  the  road  between  Batavia  and 
Alexander.  Mr.  Page  died  aged  74  years.  The  same  year  Col.  Seba 
Brainard  became  a  neighbor  to  the  few  who  preceded  him.  He  was  held 
in  great  esteem  by  all,  and  was  a  zealous  Methodist.  His  son  Harris  suc- 
ceeded to  his  property,  and  died  on  the  homestead.  Harris  left  two 
sons,  Seba  and  Charles.     John  and  Samuel  Latham,  about  this  time,  put 


146  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


up  the  first  framed  dwelling.  William  Waite,  Gehial  Stanard,  and  Spen- 
cer Waldo  were  settlers  during  the  year.  During  181 1  Return  B.  Cady 
and  John  and  B.  Cady  located. 

Capt.  Elisha  Smith  was  born  in  W^ashington  County,  N.  Y.,  October 
19,  1785.  In  1807  he  united  in  marriage  with  Elizabeth  Birdsall,  of 
Otsego,  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,and  in  18 12  emigrated  to  Genesee  County 
and  located  at  Alexander.  He  performed  noble  service  in  the  War  of 
181 2,  and  participated  in  the  memorable  battle  of  "  Black  Rock."  His 
estimable  companion  died  May  13,  1855,  aged  72  years.  He  never 
mixed  largely  in  political  matters,  but  his  opinions  were  judiciously 
formed  and  fearlessly  asserted.  He  was  a  faithful  and  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  that  organization  lost  a  valuable  mem- 
ber in  his  demise.      A  friend,  speaking  of  his  death,  says : 

"  Being  one  of  the  early  pioneers  he  experienced  many  of  the  hardships,  privations, 
and  labors  of  the  early  settlers,  but  succeeded  well  in  subduing  the  forest  and  bringing  the 
soil  to  its  present  productiveness,  and  supplying  his  familv  with  the  competencies  ot 
life.  His  friends  were  always  welcomed  with  cordiality  at  his  house,  and  in  his  death 
they  lost  a  much-esteemed  and  valuable  citizen.  He  was  very  child-like  in  his  affection 
for  and  manner  towards  his  friends,  and  more  than  all  that  can  be  said  of  him  is  that 
he  was  2. good  man." 

Up  to  this  time  settlements  upon  the  Purchase  were  rapid.  Usually  the 
coming  of  one  family  would  be  followed  by  others  from  their  old  homes^ 
but  rumors  of  war  and  preparations  for  it  about  this  time  ( 1 8 1 2)  impeded 
somewhat  the  increase  of  pioneers,  and  while  we  have  no  particular 
names  as  coming  during  the  year,  we  note  names  of  some,  among  whom 
were  Dr.  Jonathan  Hall,  a  farmer  of  genuine  worth,  and  a  Presbyterian. 
He  died  aged  56.  There  was  also  John  Riddle  (father  of  Lyman  and 
Thomas),  an  honored  citizen  and  the  fiirst  justice  of  the  peace,  and  super- 
visor for  several  years.  He  died  in  1849.  Thoinas  first  settled  in  Darien. 
He  followed  mercantile  pursuits,  was  town  clerk,  postmaster.  Sessions 
justice,  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  28  years.  He  died  in  1889.  Lyman 
Riddle  was  a  soldier  of  1 8 1 2.  There  were  Henry  Innis,  from  Nova  Scotia, 
Rodney  Wadsworth,  Samuel  Favor,  who  died  at  the  age  of  95  years,  and 
during  the  later  period  of  his  life  lived  in  the  village,  and  Timothy  Mooers 
an  enterprising  mechanic,  who  was  foremost  in  all  movements  to  build  up 
the  village.  He  built  the  first  grist-mill  (now  standing),  and  combined 
with  it  a  wool-carding  and  cloth  dressing  machine,  attracting  customers  to 
the  place.  There  were  also  Jerome  Dickinson,  who  died  in  1885,  and 
whose  daughter  taught  school  for  30  years;  and  Leverett  Seward,  a  good 
citizen,  a   soldier   in    the  war,  and   wounded,  drew  a   pension,  and  who 


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was  twice  elected  to  the  Assembly.      He  died  in  1817,  and  left  two  sons, 
Winfield  S.  and  Charles  F. 

The  Kidder  family  made  their  advent  in  the  new  settlement  sometime 
during  this  year  or  1 8 1 3.  One  authority  gives  the  year  1 806  ;  but  we  can- 
not verify  it.  John  Kidder  came  from  Massachusetts,  and  located  on  the 
farm  now  occupied  by  Earl  Kidder.  He  cleared  up  his  place  with  the 
help  of  a  family  of  sturdy  boys,  Alvin,  Earl,  Hosea,  and  Sidney.  Alvin. 
afterwards  moved  to  Boston  and  engaged  in  the  leather  trade.  Earl  re- 
mained upon  the  farm,  dying  in  1871.  He  was  a  justice,  supervisor,  and 
loan  commissioner.  Ruth  Kidder  is  on  record  as  having  located  a  farm 
about  1 813.  The  Kidder  family  were  quite  an  element  in  Society  in 
those  days. 

Gen.  Josiah  Newton  settled  at  an  early  day,  in  181 5,  was  a  large  farmer,, 
owned  a  beautiful  place,  and  died  well  off.  Captain  Marcellus  Fellows^ 
Josiah  Goodrich,  Asahel  Warner,  Stephen  Day,  Esq.,  and  Wolcott  Marsh 
also  located  in  town,  and  during  the  year  the  Moulton  family,  consisting 
of  Capt.  Royal,  Benjamin,  and  E.  C,  a  full  sketch  of  all  of  whom  will  be 
found  further  on.  Newcombe  Demary,  Nathaniel  Loomis,  and  Joshua 
Rix,  whose  farm  was  next  to  the  Kidders',  were  settlers  in  18 14.  It  has 
been  stated  that  Benjamin  and  Eunice  Moulton  were  the  first  persons 
married,  but  we  cannot  verify  it. 

The  year  181 5  was  memorable  for  a  large  influx  of  pioneers  in  the  new 
settlement.  We  record  the  names  of  Emory  and  Solomon  Blodgett,  and 
Fred  Balch,  who  was  a  farmer  and  cooper.  He  married  Harriet,  Benedict 
at  the  old  Fargo  tavern.  Samuel  Benedict,  a  liberal  benefactor  andc  it- 
izen,  was  instrumental  in  founding  the  seminary,  giving  $1,000  towards 
it,  and  also  was  an  early  promoter  of  the  Exchange  Bank.  He  finally 
moved  South.  The  Chaddocks,  Luther  (who  later  built  a  fine  cobble- 
stone house  on  his  farm),  Thomas,  and  Dennis  B.,  located  in  the  southeast 
part  of  the  town.  There  were  also  C.  Williams,  Baxter  H.  Wilmarth, 
Robert  Lounsbury,  Emory  F.  Lincoln,  Noah  North,  who  came  in  1808,. 
and  his  sons  Noah  and  James  A.,  Eben  North,  who  came  in  1816,  and 
William  Parrish,  who  was  a  man  of  integrity  and  industry.  Ae  died  in 
1872,  leaving  a  son,  George.  He  was  a  commissioner  of  highways  for 
18  years. 

In  1 8 16  we  have  Daney  Churchill  and  Cherrick  Van  De  Bogart,  of 
the  "  Van  De  Bogart  settlement,"  in  the  northwest  part  of  the  town. 
Nicholas  Van  De  Bogart,  a  son,  afterwards  moved  to  the  village  and 
kept    the   tavern.      He  has   several  sons   living.      In   addition   we  have 


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Timothy  Hoskins,  James  R.  Jackman,  Gorama  Kelsey,  Lyman  Brown, 
James  Lewis,  N.  Manson,  Ira  Newton,  who  was  always  at  peace  with 
his  fellowmen,  and  J.  G.  Tiffany,  a  handy  mechanic,  a  farmer,  and  a 
wool-carder,  who  moved  to  Darien. 

The  following  came  in  1817:  Silas  Southwell,  Jonas  and  James  Stimars, 
S.  C.  Spring,  Ezra  W.  Osborn,  and  David  Halsted,  in  the  north  part  of  the 
town.  Philip  Cook,  Ebenezer  Scoville,  and  Guy  Shaw  came  in  1819.  In 
1820  came  S.  B.  Brainard,  Daniel  F.  Bowen,  C.  J.  Hawkins,  Sanford  Rid- 
dle, and  S.  B.  Smith;  Horace  B.  Houghton,  Eliphalet  Peck,  the  first  settler 
on  the  Peck  farm,  and  John  and  Benjamin  Simonds,  in  1824  in  the  north 
part  of  ^e  town.  There  were  also  Philo  Porter  (a  soldier  of  18 12), 
Moses  Dickinson,  and  O.  T.  Fargo,  of  the  famous  Fargo  tavern,  which  he 
kept  for  41  years.  It  was  a  favorite  place  of  resort  for  balls  and 
parties.  A  Mr.  Austin  formerly  kept  this  tavern  up  to  Mr.  Fargo's 
taking  possession  in  1825.  A  Charles  Austin  was  an  early  school  teacher, 
in  a  log  house  about  this  time,  but  it  cannot  be  learned  if  it  is  the  same 
one. 

As  we  are  now  coming  to  an  intermediate  period,  where  not  a  few  of 
the  settlers  of  that  time  are  still  living,  we  do  not  deem  it  best  to  enu- 
merate them  all,  but  will  give  space  to  Rufus  G.  Avery,  who  came  in  1835, 
whose  son  Rufus  G.  still  resides  in  town.  James  Day  came  in  the  same 
year,  whose  daughter,  Mrs.  Hannah  H.  Lawton,  is  still  a  resident.  John 
Dirstine,  in  1 830,  married  Alice  Riddle,  and  occupies  the  Riddle  farm. 
Richard  L.  VVaite  was  a  blacksmith  and  farmer,  and  a  son,  a  Methodist 
minister,  survives  him. 

The  town  was  organized  June  12,  18 12,  and  we  will  give  as  we  are 
able  some  names  of  those  identified  with  it,  and  the  village,  who  were 
instrumental  in  advancing  its  growth.  John  and  Samuel  Latham  are 
supposed  to  be  the  first  who  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  and  some 
contend  that  Harvey  and  Henry  Hawkins  were  in  advance  of  them. 
Certainly  undue  credit  cannot  be  given  the  latter  for  their  enterprise. 
Horace  B.  Houghton  was  an  old  resident,  a  mechanic,  and  regarded  al- 
ways as  being  upright.  He  was  justice  for  28  years.  James  R.  Jack- 
man  started  in  life  poor,  but  by  hard  work  became  well  off.  He  was 
justice  for  several  years,  and  was  made  judge  of  the  County  Court  by 
Governor  Seward.  George  W.  Wing,  s6n  of  Shubael,  was  a  carriage- 
maker.  The  firm  of  Wing  &  Willard  supplied  the  country  around  with 
wagons  of  superior  make.  They  also  made  freight  cars,  and  erected  | 
many  dwellings  in  the  village.  ! 


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Timothy  Mooers,  who  built  the  present  mill,  also  carried  on  wool- 
carding.  He  made  woolen  rolls,  which  were  then  taken  by  the  women 
and  spun  into  yarn,  and  by  looms  wove  into  cloth.  Mr.  Mooers'  then 
fulled,  dyed,  and  pressed  the  same,  ready  to  be  made  into  wearing  ap- 
parel. This  industry  he  kept  up  until  1835.  He  was  also  in  the  drug 
and  grocery  business,  and  postmaster  for  many  years.  His  son  Alonzo 
T.  was  connected  with  Judge  Rix  in  the  grain  and  milling  business,  and 
kept  a  drug  store  in  1869.  In  1829  Charles  Patterson  had  a  carding  and 
woolen  factory.  Solomon  Cook  was  a  post  rider.  Ira  Earll  was  post- 
master in  1831.  W.  C.  Spaulding  was  postmaster  in  1837,  and  V.  R. 
Hawkins  in  1841.  Rix  and  Blodgett  were  merchants  in  1832,  and  Haw- 
kins and  Blodgett  in  1839.  E.  &  E.  B.  Foote  operated  a  woolen  factory 
in  1841.  Blossom  &  Newton  were  merchants  in  1842,  and  Heman 
Blodgett  &  Co.  in  1844.  Edward  T.  Squires  was  a  musician,  and  also  a 
farmer. 

Charles  Chaffee  was  said  to  be  the  first  physician.  Alden  Richards 
was  an  early  tanner.  Abncr  Nichols  was  a  boot  and  shoe  dealer  in  1846. 
Wells,  Adams,  and  Matteson  were  old-time  cabinetmakers.  Orlando  Fel- 
lows, 50  years  ago,  worked  at  his  trade  as  blacksmith.  Cyrenus  Wilbor,. 
an  early  settler  (before  1807),  was  a  tanner  and  currier.  The  second 
couple  married  by  Father  Paddock,  in  18 19,  was  Mr.  Wilbor  and  wife.  He 
also  kept  tavern  at  one  time  ;  during  his  occupancy  it  was  set  fire  to  and 
burned,  by,  it  is  supposed,  the  owner  of  the  building.  Mr.  Wilbor  was 
the  father  of  Rev.  A.  D.  Wilbor,  once  superintendent  of  the  Blind 
Asylum,  and  grandfather  of  Rev.  W.  C.  Wilbor,  now  pastor  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Le  Roy. 

In  1869  the  Messrs.  Moulton  were  extensive  millers.  George  Jones 
was  engaged  in  sash  and  blind  manufacturing.  W.  L.  Dickinson  was  a. 
merchant,  and  Horace  Hunn  had  a  saw-mill. 

The  tavern  in  early  times  being  quite  an  element  of  civilization,  we 
wish  we  were  able  to  devote  space  to  the  history  of  the  old  stand  in 
Alexander,  but  can  only  mention  a  few  of  its  proprietors  after  Henry 
Hawkins  opened  one  in  1807.  N.  Perry  was  proprietor  for  several  years, 
or  until  about  1837,  then  a  Mr.  Lathrop,  about  1838,  when  Nicholas 
Van  De  Bogart  moved  from  his  farm  in  1839,  opened  up  the  place  on  an 
improved  plan,  and  for  10  years  proved  he  was  able  to  attend  to  the 
wants  of  the  traveling  public.  Alvah  Montgomery  and  Cyrenus  Wil- 
bor each  kept  tavern  for  a  short  time.  In  1865  C.  W.  Bowen  was  pro- 
10 


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prietor,  and  soon  Rufus  G.  Avery  bought  the  stand  and  for  a  long  time 
entertained  many  guests.      At  present  a  Mr.  Fancher  is  in  charge. 

The  unusual  fall  of  water  in  theTonawanda  at  this  place  was  early  taken 
advantage  of,  and  as  soon  as  a  mill  was  built,  in  1808,  it  caused  a  large 
business  to  be  done,  the  products  of  the  soil  from  a  large  extent  of 
country  finding  a  market  at  the  village.  The  Hawkinses,  the  Blodgetts, 
Judge  Rix,  the  Moultons,  and  others,  all  by  their  energy  and  sagacity, 
aided  the  farmer  to  make  a  sale  of  his  produce,  giving  an  impetus  to  trade 
and  gradually  enabling  the  pioneers  to  lead  a  more  comfortable  exist- 
ence. 

With  this  new  life  came  a  desire  on  the  part  of  parents  to  provide  for 
the  education  of  their  children,  something  beyond  what  was  afforded  the 
first  settlers.  Preliminary  to  the  move  we  note  the  formation  of  the 
"Alexandrian  Library"  as  early  as  181 1,  by  Alexander  Rhea,  Henry 
Hawkins,  Colonel  Brainard,  Samuel  Latham,  Jr.,  Harvey  Hawkins,  Noah 
North,  and  Ezra  W.  Osborn,  who  were  elected  trustees.  In  1828  a  literary 
society  was  formed,  and  in  1837  ^^^  citizens  raised  $6,000  to  build  a  semi- 
nary, which  cost  $7,000,  the  deficiency  being  made  up  by  Henry  Hawkins. 
The  name  was  "Genesee  and  Wyoming  Seminary,"  and  E.  T.  Crooker 
and  E.  T.  Benedict  were  the  first  principals.  It  was  built  of  stone,  and 
flourished  beyond  all  expectation,  there  being  at  one  time  300  students 
in  attendance.  By  a  foreclosure  of  mortgage  Henry  Hawkins  came 
into  possession  of  the  building,  and  in  1845  obtained  a  charter  from  the 
Regents  of  the  University,  gave  to  it  the  lands  and  buildings,  and  en- 
dowed it  with  $4,000,  a  large  library,  and  geological  specimens.  In  less 
than  three  months  after  it  was  in  operation  he  died,  of  small-pox.  Har- 
vey Hawkins  died  of  the  same  disease  soon  after. 

The  building  occupied  as  a  union  school  has  now  about  100  scholars, 
and  Professor  O.  Warren  is  the  principal.      It  is  situated  on  Buffalo  street. 

The  general  training  day. — In  1807  the  military  authorities  of  the  State 
organized  a  regiment  on  the  Holland  Purchase,  and  one  of  the  companies 
being  located  in  this  town  was  honored  with  some  of  the  principal  officers. 
In  the  fall  of  1808  the  first  regimental  or  general  training  was  held  here, 
and  reviewed  by  Brigadier- General  Alexander  Rhea.  Colonel  William 
Rumsey  was  officer  of  the  day.  The  regiment  was  formed  on  the  ground 
east  of  the  village,  and  on  the  north  side  of  the  road,  the  right  resting 
near  the  site  of  the  present  stone  church,  on  a  line  parallel  with  the  road. 
"  Everybody  went  to  general  training — men,  women,  children,  and  dogs. 
Some  went  on  foot,  some  on  horseback,  and  some  in  ox- wagons.     The 


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young  fellows  wore  new  'fine'  shirts,  about  as  fine  and  white  as  stuff  now 
used  for  bags,  but  which  cost  six  shillings  per  yard,  and  these  were  the 
first  fine  shirts  worn  in  this  town." 

The  Exchange  Bank  of  Genesee. — The  business  interests  of  Alexander 
and  vicinity  were  so  extensive  that  its  enterprising  citizens  of  1842  de- 
termined to  have  more  convenient  banking  facilities  than  were  accorded 
them  in  Batavia;  so  that,  at  so  early  a  date,  the  small  village  of  Alexander 
became  a  rival  of  its  larger  sister  village  and  county  seat.  The  Hawkins 
family  were  instrumental  in  its  organization,  and  later  D.  W.  Tomlinson 
became  interested  in  it,  and  buying  up  all  the  stock  removed  it  to  Batavia 
in  1850.      Fred  Follett  and  E.  S.  Warner  were  cashiers  at  different  times. 

The  present  grist  and  flouring-mill  is  owned  by  C.  S.  Thompson.  For 
II  years  prior  to  his  ownership  Messrs.  Moulton  and  Null  conducted  the 
business,  buying  the  same  in  1866.  E.  G.  Moulton,  the  present  worthy 
resident  of  the  village,  has  the  credit  of  being  in  business  longer  than  any 
one  person  who  has  ever  lived  in  Alexander.  His  mercantile  life  covers 
a  period  of  52  years,  and  his  transactions  covered  a  large  scope  of  country, 
and  were  as  varied  as  they  were  extensive.  W.  G.  Pollard  is  a  merchant 
in  the  village.  D.  G.  Thomas  is  manager  of  the  cheese  factory,  which 
was  built  in  1877,  by  a  stock  company.  They  made  272,000  pounds  of 
cheese  the  first  year;  their  capacity  is  now  1,200  pounds  daily,  or  the 
milk  from  500  cows. 

The  village  of  Alexander  was  incorporated  in  1834.  Charles  R. 
Egleston  is  now  the  president. 

At  the  depot  is  an  evaporator  for  drying  apples  and  fruits  in  their 
season,  which  is  owned  by  Charles  Benedict,  of  Attica.  Convenient  to  the 
railroads  is  a  very  extensive  storehouse  owned  by  a  Mr.  Sofsky,  of  Bal- 
timore, which  he  uses  for  storing  apples,  its  capacity  being  20,000  barrels. 

The  Alexander  Cemetery,  located  near  the  depots,  was  surveyed  in  1813, 
by  Nathan  Holmes,  and  his  was  the  first  interment  therein.  It  is  beauti- 
fully laid  out  into  lots,  and  the  trustees  are  constantly  making  improve- 
ments in  it. 

Martin  Gray  is  proprietor  of  the  only  saw-mill  in  town.  William  Har- 
rington, the  dentist,  has  been  a  resident  for  21  years.  Dr.  Joel  S.  Paige 
came  about  1849.  ^^  <5\^^  in  1855,  and  his  widow  still  resides  here. 
Dr.  Edward  Smith  has  lived  in  town  two  years,  and  Dr.  E.  C.  David,  a 
graduate  of  Ann  Arbor  (Mich.)  University,  came  in  May,  1889. 

Alexander  has  sent  out  quite  a  number  of  men  of  note,  among  them 
being  William  Tilden  Blodgett,  who  for  some  time  lived  in  New  York 


152  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


city,  and  was  an  influential  citizen  and  a  patron  of  fine  arts.  He  died 
in  1875.  Henry  Martin  was  at  one  time  president  of  the  Manufacturers'^ 
Bank  of  Buffalo.      He  married  a  sister  of  Henry  Hawkins. 

The  first  religious  meeting  was  held  in  1S05,  Elder  Burton  presiding. 
The  first  religious  society  was  of  the  Presbyterian  order,  in  1807,  organ- 
ized by  Harvey  Hawkins  and  Cyrenus  Wilbor.  A  reorganization  took 
place  in  1818,  when  there  were  10  members  connected  with  it.  The  Rev. 
Solomon  Hebbard  was  its  first  pastor,  and  the  first  house  of  worship  was 
built  of  stone  in  1 828.  The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  McElroy.  The  churchy 
built  in  1845,  wilj  seat  about  200  persons,  and  the  property  is,  valued  at 
$5,000. 

The  Methodists  and  Presbyterians  used  in  common  a  house  of  wor- 
ship erected  of  wood  in  1828.  Elder  Segar  aided  in  organizing  a  church 
as  early  as  1827,  with  a  very  few  members.  Their  present  church  is 
located  on  Church  street,  and  the  property  is  valued  at  $8,500.  The 
building  has  a  seating  capacity  of  300  persons.  There  are  35  church 
members,  and  nine  teachers  and  60  scholars  in  the  Sunday-school. 

The  Universalist  Church  in  Alexander  was  begun  in  1833,  by  a  few 
members,  who  organized  themselves  into  a  society.  Their  present  house 
of  worship  was  erected  (of  wood)  June  3,  1833.  There  are  about  30 
families  connected  with  the  society,  and  their  property  is  valued  at  $2,500. 
Rev.  Herbert  W.  Carr  attends  to  their  spiritual  wants. 

There  is  also  located  in  the  village  a  church  occupied  by  the  denomi- 
nation of  Free  Methodists,  but  the  following  is  small  in  numbers. 

There  is  a  lodge  of  the  I.  O.  G.  T,,  No.  796,  with  the  following  offi- 
cers :  E.  P.  Lincoln,  C.  T. ;  Minnie  Dart,  V.  S. ;  F.  J.  Churchill,  secre- 
tary; John  Dart,  treasurer;  Mrs.  M.  J.  Millington,  financial  secretary  ^ 
and  Mrs.  Jennie  Webb,  chaplain. 

The  Alexander  cornet  Z'trw^a' was  organized  in  1888.  It  has  now  13 
pieces,  with  Frank  Richards  as  leader,  and  they  meet  weekly. 

The  officers  of  the  Macedonian  Lodge,  of  Alexander,  are:  George  W. 
Martin,  C.  T.;  Miss  Minnie  Dart,  V.  T.;  E.  M.  Allen,  R.  S.;  Delbert  Phelps, 
F.  S.;  Luther  Gardner,  T.;  Mrs.  Phelps,  C;  R.  O.  Burt,  M.;  Mrs.  Loren 
Pierce,  L  G.  ;  Miss  Nettie  Zwetsch,  sentinel  ;  Mrs.  C.  F.  Lewis,  S.  J.  T. ; 
Emory  Lincoln,  P.  C.  T. 

Asahel  Avery,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  died  in  New  Britain,  Conn., 
at  an  advanced  age.  His  son  Rufus  G.  was  born  in  1795,  came  to 
Alexander  in  1834,  and  died  in  1879,  aged  84  years.  He  drew  a  pen- 
sion  by   reason  of  service  in  1812.      He   married    Keziah    G.  Goodwill 


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(who  died  1879),  daughter  of  J.  Munson  Goodwill,  of  Hartford,  Conn., 
and  his  children  were  Sarah,  Ruth,  John  G.,  Daniel  G.,  Mary  J.,  William 
C.,  James  M.,  Julia  M.,  Bradley  C.,  Emma  L.,  Martha  E.,  Charles  B., 
George  E.,  and  Rufus  G.,  Jr.  The  latter  was  born  in  Stafford,  Conn., 
October  21,  1824, and  came  herewith  his  father.  He  married  Helen  M., 
daughter  of  Capt.  Uriah  P.  B.  Monroe,  of  Batavia,  and  his  children  are 
Florence  L.  and  Walter  W.  Florence  married  Ellis  R.,son  of  M.  W.  Hay, 
of  Batavia.  She  lives  on  the  farm  with  her  father,  which  place  (the  Rem- 
sen  farm)  he  bought  eight  years  ago,  and  is  now  raising  improved  stock. 

George  E.  Avery  came  to  Alexander  in  1848.  He  served  in  the  late 
war  in  Co.  M,  9th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  for  three  years,  and  was  in  the  battles 
of  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Monacacy,  Winchester,  Charleston  Heights, 
Cedar  Creek,  Sailor's  Run,  in  front  of  Petersburg,  and  in  the  last  battle 
given  to  Lee  before  the  surrender,  April  9,  1865.  He  is  now  a  resident 
of  Alexander. 

Harvey  Andrews,  a  native  of  Vermont,  came  to  Middlebury,  N.  Y., 
thence  removed  to  Tulare  County,  Cal.,  where  he  died  in  1884,  aged  84 
years..  His  wife,  Annie,  bore  him  three  children,  Marion,  Kirk,  and 
Carlos  »D.  Carlos  D.  Andrews  was  born  in  Middlebury  and  came  to 
Alexander  in  1887,  where  he  died  in  1888,  aged  51  years.  He  married 
Augusta  v.,  daughter  of  Asa  and  Clarinda  (Alderman)  Hogle,  and  they 
had  one  son,  Harvey  A.  Mrs.  Andrews  lives  on  the  farm  owned  by 
her  husband,  and  is  46  years  of  age. 

Fred  Burr,  son  of  Joseph,  was  born  in  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  and 
came  to  Batavia  before  his  marriage.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  the  27th 
N.  Y.  Lt.  Art,  and  died  near  Richmond,  Va.,  in  1864,  aged  30  years. 
He  married  Sophia  Luplow,  and  their  children  were  Mary,  William,  Al- 
bert, and  Fred  E.  The  latter  married  Lydia  J.  White,  daughter  of  Na- 
than and  Sarah  (Brothers)  White,  of  Le  Roy,  and  is  now  a  resident  of 
Alexander.  His  mother  married  John  Muat,  of  Le  Roy,  for  her  second 
husband. 

William  Barnett,  father  of  William  H.,  was  in  the  War  of  18 12.  Will- 
iam H.  was  born  April  17,  1833,  and  moved  to  Roanoke  with  his  parents 
when  he  was  nine  years  of  age.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools. 
September  28,  1854,  he  married  Mary  E.  Webber,  of  Stafford,  formerly 
of  England.  They  have  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom  survive, 
namely  :  Jennie  M.  and  Jessie  C.  Mr,  Barnett  was  a  soldier  in  the  late 
war,  enlisting  twice,  first  in  Co.  D,  14  N.  Y.  Inf.  Vols.,  and  second,  in 
Co.  M,  2d  Mounted  Rifles  N.  Y.  Vols.      He  participated  in  the  battles 


154  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


of  Gaines's  Mills,  Turkey  Bend,  Malvern  Hill,  Antietam,  Big  BetheL 
Chancellorsviile,  second  Bull  Run,  South  Mountain,  Hanover  Court 
House,  White  Oak  Swamp,  Fredericksburg,  seige  of  Yorktown,  and 
Snicker's  Gap.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnett  reside  in  the  village  of  Alexander. 
John  Brown,  born  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  came  to  Sandy  Hill,  N.  Y., 
thence  to  Clarkson,  where  he  died,  aged  about  60  years.  He  married 
Lucy  Barnes,  and  their  chiildren  were  Phoebe  J.,  David  W.,  George  W., 
Lucy  J.,  David,  and  John  H.  The  latter,  a  native  of  Sandy  Hill,  was 
born  August  27,  1826,  and  came  to  Alexander  in  1887,  from  Attica.  He 
married  Salome  J.  Lyon,  and  they  had  one  son,  Walter  N.  For  his 
second  wife  he  married  Mrs.  Amanda  M.  Donaldson,  of  Bennington, 
daughter  of  John  S.  and  Betsey  (Thompson)  Lyon,  and  now  resides  on 
road  44,  in  Alexander.  He  is  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  served  in 
the  late  war  in  Co.  D,  14th  N.  Y.  Vol.  Inf ,  and  was  discharged  August 
27,  1862.  He  was  in  the  seven  days' battle  of  the  Wilderness.  John  S. 
Lyon  (who  was  in  the  War  of  1812)  had  20  brothers  and  sisters,  all  of 
whom  attained  their  majority.  Elias  Lyon  served  in  Co.  M,  9th  N.  Y. 
H.  A.  ;  John  Lyon  was  in  Co.  D,  14th  N.  Y,  Vols.;  and  Moses  Lyon 
went  to  the  war  from  Oshkosh,  Wis. 

Nathaniel  Baldwin,  son  of  David,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  died  in  New 
Marlboro,  Mass.,  aged  Jj  years.  His  wife,  Diana,  bore  him  two  children, 
Lucy  A.  and  Dudley  The  latter,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  came  to 
Alexander  in  1861,  remaining  until  his  death  in  1867,  aged  63  years. 
He  married  Alta,  daughter  of  Lyman  Barber,  of  Canaan,  Conn.,  and 
reared  children  as  follows  :  Exene  M,,  Ellen  E.,  Rose  D..  Lucy  A.,  John 
S.,  and  Irwin  N.  Irwin  N.  Baldwin  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  and 
married  Lucy  A.,  daughter  of  Harrison  Cumins,  of  Bethany,  and  they 
have  one  son,  Charles  C,  who  is  a  hay  and  grain  dealer,  and  a  resident 
of  this  town. 

Chauncey  Cornwell  came,  from  Middletown,  Conn.,  in  183  i,  and  died 
in  1870,  aged  'j'j  years.  He  served  in  the  War  of  181 2.  He  married 
Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Dolly  Church,  of  Middletown,  and 
their  children  were  Charles,  Fidelia,  Mary,  Jane,  John,  Shailor,  Angeline^ 
Carlos,  George,  Leonard,  and  Henry.  The  latter,  also  of  Connecticut, 
came  here  with  his  father.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  David 
and  Mehitable  (Frazier)  Stark,  of  Bergen.  The  children  of  Henry  Corn- 
well  were  Chauncey,  Carrie,  and  George  (deceased).  Mr.  Cornwell  lives 
on  the  farm  owned  by  him  the  past  12  years;  and  his  mother  survives 
her  husband  at  the  age  of  88  years. 


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Thomas,  son  of  Gideon  Garrett,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  and  came 
to  Alexander  in  1835,  where  he  died  in  1861,  at  the  age  of  70  years. 
He  married  Hannah  L.  Lewis,  of  Pennsylvania,  who  died  in  1871.  Their 
children  were  Gideon,  Lydia,  Abigail,  Penrose,  Emma,  Jane,  Rebecca, 
Franklin,  and  Samuel.  Samuel  Garrett  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Octo- 
ber 21,  1834,  and  September  13,  1853,  he  married  Adaline  M.,  daughter 
of  Daniel  and  Emily  (Cooley)  Cooley.  Their  children  are  Emma  and 
George.  The  latter  married  Myrtle  Vader,  daughter  of  Cornelius  and 
Azuba  (Harrington)  Vader,  of  Linden,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  are 
Emma  M.  and  Margery  L.  Mr.  Garrett  now  resides  on  a  farm  on  road 
14,  with  his  father,  where  he  has  lived  54  years. 

Thomas  Chaddock,  of  Vermont,  came  to  Stafford  in  1833,  and  died  in 
1834,  aged  70  years.  He  had  14  children,  among  whom  was  Luther, 
who  was  born  in  Vermont,  and  in  1815  came  to  Alexander,  where  he 
died  in  1874,  aged  ^6  years.  He  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Capt. 
Washburn,  of  Attica,  and  his  children  Avere  Rubey,  Joseph,  Sewell,  Luther, 
Betsey  Ann,  Mary,  Felinda,  Benjamin,  Pattie  A.,  and  Lewis.  Lewis 
Chaddock  was  born  in  this  town  September  17,  1825,  and  married  Laura, 
daughter  of  Calvin  and  Diantha  (Burlingame)  Underwood.  Their  chil- 
dren are  Sally  A.,  William  L.,  and  Julia  D.  Mrs.  Chaddock  is  63  years 
of  age,  and  Mr.  Chaddock  is  64.  He  has  lived  on  his  place  since  his 
birth. 

John  C.  Curtis,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  a  son  of  Edmond  who 
was  killed  in  Canada  in  the  War  of  18 12,  came  to  Warsaw  in  1820,  and 
died  in  1 878,  at  the  age  of  8  r  years.  He  also  served  in  the  War  of  1 8 1 2, 
and  was  in  Buffalo  when  that  city  was  burned.  He  married  Lucy, 
daughter  of  Asahel  Croft,  of  Orangeville,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  were 
Sylvester,  Adaline,  Edmond,  Alfred,  Mary  Ann,  Clarisse,  John  Harrison, 
and  Marcus  L.  The  latter  was  born  in  Warsaw,  and  came  to  Alexander 
in  1886,  where  he  now  resides.  He  married  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Hiram 
W.  and  Rachel  (Swan)  Davis,  of  Middlebury,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children 
are  Anson  D  ,  Elon  J.,  Noble  S.,  Elzie  F.,  and  Arthur  E.  Mrs.  Mary 
Jane  Curtis  has  one  son,  Holsa,  by  her  first  husband,  John  B.  Smith. 

James  Day,  son  of  Pelatia,  was  born  in  Onondaga  Hollow,  N.  Y.,  and 
came  to  Alexander  in  1835,  where  he  died  in  1886,  aged  82  years.  He 
was  the  first  permanent  settler  on  the  farm  known  as  the  Day  farm,  on 
road  27.  He  married  Amanda  Jones,  who  was  born  on  the  Day  farm.  She 
died  in  1877,  aged  69  years.  Their  children  were  James  H.,  William  H., 
and  Albert  H.     The  latter,  born  in  Pembroke,  September  i,  1832,  mar- 


156  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


ried  Hannah  H.,  daughter  of  Edwin  R.  and  Mary  (Hopkins)  Greene,  and 
their  children  were  James  E.  and  Mary  A.  His  widow  still  survives  her 
husband  at  the  age  of  60  years.  James  Elmer  Day  married  Florence, 
daughter  of  Jerome  B.  and  Hannah  (Clark)  Colby,  and  now  resides  on  the 
Day  homestead.  Mrs.  Hannah  H.  Day  married  George  W.  Lawton,  of 
Alexander,  for  her  second  husband. 

George  Muchworthy  was  born  in  Yarnscombe,  Devonshire,  Eng.,  where 
he  lived,  and  died  in  1862,  at  the  age  of  65  years.  He  married  Mary 
Punchard,  of  England,  and  his  children  were  Mary,  George,  Jane,  Samuel, 
William,  Henry,  Reuben,  Susan,  Frederick,  Elijah,  and  Mary  Ann. 

Frederick  Muchworthy  was  born  in  Devonshire,  and  in  1872  came  to 
New  York  city,  thence  to  Stafford.  He  married  for  his  first  wife  Eliza 
Britton,  of  England,  and  had  four  children,  Amelia,  Susan,  William,  and 
Alfred.  For  his  second  wife  he  married  Helen,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Elizabeth  (Newport)  Damphier,  of  Bristol,  Eng.,  and  they  have  three 
children,  viz.:  Emily,  George,  and  William  H.  Mr.  Muchworthy  resides 
on  road  19,  where  he  has  lived  three  years. 

Moses  Dickinson,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  came  to  Alexander  in  1825, 
where  he  died  September  20,  1868,  aged  94  yehrs.  He  married  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Jacob  Hart,  of  Oneida  County,  who  died  in  1868,  at  the  age 
of  87  years.  His  children  were  Sophronia,  James  M.,  Abbia  A.,  Harriet 
A.,  and  Moses  H.  The  later  was  born  in  Paris,  Oneida  County,  in  1803, 
and  came  here  at  the  age  of  21  years,  remaining  until  his  death,  in  1886, 
aged  83  years.  He  married  Annie,  daughter  of  Gamaliel  and  Eliza- 
beth (White)  Millington,  of  Shaftsbury,  Vt.,and  their  children  are  Mary 
L.  and  Adaline  C.  Mrs,  Annie  Dickinson  still  survives  her  husband,  at  the 
age  of  75  years,  on  the  home  farm  on  road  6"].  Mary  L.  Dickinson  mar- 
ried Eugene  B.  Wing,  of  Alexander,  son  of  George  W.  and  Phoebe  A. 
(Bushneil)  Wing,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Minnie  D.  Adaline  C.  Dick- 
inson married  John  Morgan,  and  his  children  are  Lorraine  B.  and 
Moses  D. 

Schuyler  Hindrick  was  born  in  Massachusetts  and  came  to  Henrietta, 
N.  Y.,  soon  after  his  marriage,  where  he  died  i860,  aged  73  years.  He 
married  Abigail  Oilman,  in  Vermont,  who  died  185  i,  and  their  children 
were  Gardner,  Melinda,  Mary,  David,  Abigail,  Stephen,  Warren,  Lewis, 
Byron,  and  Benjamin  F.  Benjamin  F.  Hindrick,  born  at  Sand  Lake, 
Rensselaer  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1807,  came  to  Alexander  in  1863,  and  mar- 
ried Sally,  daughter  of  Abel  and  Eunice  (Gibbs)  Post,  of  Henrietta.  Their 
children  are  Francis,  Caroline,  William,  and  Lewis.     The  latter  married 


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Clarissa,  daughter  of  Ira  and  Ruth  (Wood)  Armstrong,  of  Batavia,  and 
lives  with  his  father  on  the  homestead  farm. 

Thomas  Carnes,  from  Tiperrary,  Ireland,  lived  and  died  there,  aged  51 
years.  He  married  Julia  Higgins,  of  the  same  place,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  70  years.  Their  children  were  Michael,  Patrick,  John,  Maggie,  Nancy, 
Mary,  and  Sally.  The  son  Michael  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1828,  came 
to  Quebec  in  1879,  and  to  Alexander  soon  afterwards.  He  married  Nora, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Kittie  (Taheny)  Flinn,  and  their  children  are 
Catherine,  Thomas,  John,  Julia  L.,  and  Patrick.  Miss  Julia  L.  Carnes 
lives  in  Alexander. 

Joshua  Knight,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  came  to  Bergen  in  181 5, 
among  the  early  settlers,  and  died  18 16.  He  married  Hannah  White,  of 
Northampton,  and  their  children  were  Ephraim,  Benjamin,  Alpheus, 
Electa,  and  Silas  W.  The  latter  was  born  in  Chesterfield,  Mass.,  May  6, 
1 82 1.  In  1886  he  came  to  Alexander  (from  Elba),  where  he  resides. 
He  married  Lucy  Ann,  daughter  of  Anson  and  Luranda  (Ames)  Hulett, 
of  Stafford,  and  their  children  are  Ann  J.,  Leathy,  Theron,  and  Addie. 
Ann  J.  is  now  Mrs.  Thomas  Pippin,  of  Maryland.  Leathy  married 
Henry  Fellows,  of  Niagara  County,  N.  Y. 

Silas  W.  Knight  served  in  the  late  war  in  Co.  H,  78th  N.  Y.  Inf.,  for 
three  years,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at  Baltimore  Hospital  for  dis- 
ability in  January,  1863.  He  was  in  the  battles  of  Harper's  Ferry,  Win- 
chester, and  Cedar  Mountain.  The  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Silas  W.  Knight 
(Samuel  Ames)  served  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution,  and  her  grandfather 
Hulett  was  an  eminent  physician  in  Connecticut,  and  was  an  early  prac- 
titioner in  Byron. 

Daniel  Lincoln,  from  Bennington,  Vt.,  was  a  very  early  settler — soon 
after  1800.  He  located  on  road  25,  remaining  there  until  his  death  in 
1853,  aged  91  years.  He  married,  first,  Eunice  Bragg,  of  Vermont,  and 
their  children  were  Emory  F.,  Lucius,  Appollus,  Sophronia,  Arathosa, 
Calvin,  and  Arial.  For  his  second  wife  he  married  Sophronia  Tubbs,  and 
for  his  third  wife  Susan  Tibbals.  His  son  Emory  F.,  at  the  age  of  12 
years,  came  from  Vermont  with  his  father,  and  lived  on  the  homestead 
until  his  death  in  1884,  aged  85  years.  He  married  Janette  Nichols,  of 
Alexander,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Anna  (Duell)  Nichols,  of  Benning- 
ton, Vt.  Their  children  were  Arial  B.,  Fisher,  Franklin,  Eveline,  Julia  A., 
Warren,  Clarissa,  and  Eunice.  Mrs.  Janette  Nichols  survives  her  hus- 
band at  the  age  of  75  years,  residing  in  the  village, 

Arial  B.  Lincoln  married  Emily  S,  Baker,  daughter  of  Elisha  and  Mary 


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Ann  (Tisdale)  Baker,  of  Darien,  and  his  children  are  Otis  W.  and  Merrill 
F.  The  last  mentioned  was  born  in  Darien,  and  married  Mary  L.,  daugh- 
ter of  Lewis  and  Parmelia  (West)  Munn,  and  is  now  living  on  the  old 
homestead  of  his  great-great-grandfather.  Elisha  and  William  Baker 
served  in  the  War  of  i8i2.  Fisher  Lincoln,  son  of  Emory  F.,  a  native 
of  Alexander,  married  Flavilla,  daughter  of  Leverett  and  Viola  (Sander- 
son) Peck,  of  Bennington.  Mr.  Lincoln  died  in  1873,  at  the  age  of  36 
years.  His  children  are  Lucius  D.,  Belle  A.  (Mrs.  Lewis  Johns),  of 
Beadle  County,  Dakota,  Emory  P.,  and  Miles  W.  His  widow  still  sur- 
vives, residing  on  the  home  farm,  aged  49  years. 

The  sixth  settler  among  the  early  pioneers  of  Alexander  was  Capt. 
Ezekiel  T.  Lewis,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  who  came  in  1806,  and  died 
in  1836,  aged  65  years.  He  was  captain  of  militia  in  early  days,  owned 
a  large  farm  on  the  east  side  of  Tonawanda  Creek,  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  a  temperance  man.  He  was  married 
three  times,  first  to  Phoebe  Bushnell,  who  bore  him  children  as  follows: 
Sylvester,  Betsey,  Phcebe,  and  James.  The  latter  was  born  in  Oneida 
County,  came  here  when  12  years  of  age,  and  remained  until  his  death 
in  1 87 1,  aged  73  years.  He  married  Phoebe  Mclntyre,  of  Vermont, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Mclntyre,  and  their  children  are  Cynthia,  Ezekiel  P., 
Samantha  D.,  Hester  A.,  and  Anson.  Anson  Lewis  was  born  in  Alex- 
ander, and  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Jabez  Peck.  Their  children  are 
Jasper  B.  and  James,  who  were  killed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  in  1864, 
and  William  W.  For  his  second  wife  Mr.  Lewis  married  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Hosea  and  Lavina  Rich,  and  their  children  are  Charles  F., 
Mary  J.,  Cora  M.,  and  Jennie  A.  The  latter  married  Alexander  H. 
Webb,  a  conductor,  who  was  killed  on  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  Railroad  in  1888, 
aged  26  years.      Anson  Lewis  spent  all  his  life  on  the  old  homestead. 

Loomis  Loveridge  came  from  Riga,  Monroe  County,  and  located  where 
he  now  resides.  He  married  Emily,  daughter  of  Isaac  Butts,  of  Ogden, 
and  his  children  are  Charles  A.,  Joel  A.,  George,  Emma  R.,  and  Fred  B. 
The  latter,  a  native  of  Ogden,  was  born  February  27,  1858,  and  married 
Isabel  V.  Fargo,  of  Ogden,  daughter  of  John  and  Abbie  (Clark)  Fargo. 
His  children  are  Judson  F.,  Erva  C,  Anna  B.,  and  Emma  R.  Mr.  Love- 
ridge is  a  farmer,  residing  on  road  46,  having  lived  there  four  years. 

Nathaniel  Loomis,  of  Connecticut,  came  here  in  1806,  when  there  were 
but  a  few  liouses  in  Batavia.  He  moved  to  Wisconsin,  thence  to  Michi- 
gan, and  died  aged  85  years.  He  married  Anna  Higby  (born  1 778,  died 
1834),  of  Connecticut,  and  their  children  were  Sylvester,  born  December 


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23,  1 8 17;  Erastus,  born  March  21,  1819  ;  Rosvvell,  born  June  i  i,  1810; 
Mary  A., born  March  23,  1803;  Caroline,  born  January  17,  1825;  Maria, 
born  Noi^ember  27,  1807  ;  Polly  B.,  born  May  30,  181 2;  Saniantha,  born 
March  13,  1814;  Francis  L.,  born  July  6,  1816;  Hanford,  born  Septem- 
ber 6,  1818;  and  Adaline,  born  April  20,  1820.  Francis  Loomis,  born 
where  he  now  resides,  married,  first,  Fanny  Foord,  and  their  children  were 
Irwin  and  Mary.  His  second  wife  was  Olive  Southwell,  who  bore  him 
children  as  follows  :  Odell  O.,  Frank  A.,  Sarah  J.,  Scott  S.,  Fred  S., 
Jennie  C,  Perry  A.,  and  Clark.  His  third  wife  was  Mrs.  Elvira  F.  Ran- 
dall, daughter  of  Norman  B.  and  Lydia  (Richards)  Raymond.  The 
children  are  all  living  but  two. 

William  Miller  came  from  the  vicinity  of  New  York  city  to  Batavia, 
where  he  was  a  farmer  for  many  years.  He  finally  moved  to  Alexander, 
living  there  25  years,  where  he  died  in  1882,  aged  68  years.  His  wife, 
Katherine,  bore  him  children  as  follows  :  James,  William,  and  John  A. 
John  A.  Miller  was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York,  came  to  Alaxander 
with  his  father,  and  married  Annie  E.,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret 
(Carson)  Law.  Their  children  are  George  L.,  Grace  A.,  Elliott  J.,  and 
Lina  A.  Mr.  Miller  served  three  years  in  the  late  war  in  Co.  C,  151st 
N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  was  honorably  discharged.  He  was  in  the  battles  of  the 
Wilderness,  Fredericksburg,  and  Cold  Harbor.  His  wife,  Annie  E.  Miller, 
lives  in  Alexander. 

Benjamin  and  Royal  Moulton,  half  brothers,  were  early  settlers,  coming 
in  fSio.  The  latter  was  a  captain  in  the  Massachusetts  militia,  and  a  son 
of  Joseph,  who  was  born  in  that  State.  He  married  three  times  and  had 
19  children.  Capt.  Royal  Moulton  was  born  near  Springfield,  in  Decem- 
ber, 1772,  and  coming  to  Genesee  County  was  the  first  settler  on  the  Ba- 
tavia road,  remaining  there  until  his  death,  at  the  age  of  93  years.  He 
was  the  first  Whig  supervisor  elected  in  the  town.  A  man  of  extended 
influence,  he  had  not  an  enemy  in  the  whole  country.  He  married  Bet- 
sey Trask,  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  and  his  children  were  Polly,  who  died 
in  Batavia  in  1889,  aged  92  years  ;  Lewis,  who  died  aged  82  ;  Lucinda 
(deceased)  ;  Betsey,  born  1802,  still  living  at  Lancaster,  N.  Y.;  and  Mar- 
cia,  By  ram,  and  Elbridge  G.  The  latter,  born  in  181 2,  has  always  been 
a  resident  of  the  town.  He  married  Isabelle  M.  Clark,  of  Ohio,  by  whom 
he  had  three  children,  Frank  G.,  of  Batavia,  Helen  B.,  and  one  deceased. 
For  his  second  wife  he  married  Mary  Warren,  of  Attica,  daughter  of 
Pomeroy  and  Harriet  (Buell)  Warren,  and  their  children  are  May  E.,  who 
died  October,  1888,  aged  39,  Warren  E.,  Hattie  C,  and  Edith  A.      Pom- 


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eroy  Warren  served  in  the  War  of  1 812.  To  E.  G.  Moulton  is  entitled 
the  credit  of  having  done  more  business  in  Alexander,  in  his  day,  than 
any  other  resident.  His  sales  in  his  store  amounted  to  over  $100,000  a 
year.  He  was  an  extensive  dealer  in  every  thing  raised  by  the  farmer, 
and  had  the  confidence  of  the  whole  community.  Mr.  Moulton  is  highly 
respected  and  honored  by  his  townsmen.  He  was  supervisor  of  Alex- 
ander several  terms,  and  town  clerk  a  long  series  of  years.  In  1859,  and 
again  in  i860,  he  represented  Genesee  County  in  the  Assembly  of  the 
State. 

Warren  E.  Moulton,  a  native  of  Alexander,  and  son  of  E.  G.  and 
Mary  Moulton,  married  Cora  A.,  daughter  of  David  and  Betsey  (Chad- 
dock)  Johnson,  and  they  have  one  child,  Bessie  M.  He  resides  on  road 
59,  where  he  has  been  for  the  past  15  years. 

The  children  of  Lewis  Moulton,  son  of  Capt.  Royal,  by  his  wife,  Lucy 
L  (Benedict),  were  Jasper,  Orsamond  B.,  Lewis,  Jr.,  Allen  J.,  Lucy  L., 
Josephine,  and  Olive  Loretta.  His  son,  Orsamond  B.  Moulton,  is  a 
native  of  Alexander,  residing  on  the  old  Capt.  Royal  Moulton  home- 
stead. He  married  Emily  A.,  daughter  of  David  and  Minerva  (Brad- 
way)  Thorp,  and  his  children  are  Elliott  C.  and  Emma  F.,  both  of  whom 
were  born  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The  latter  married  C.  W.  Vrooman. 
Thomas  Bradway  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  Allen  J.  Moulton, 
son  of  Lewis,  is  also  a  native  of  this  town,  living  on  his  father's  farm. 
He  married  Annette,  daughter  of  Homer  and  Elizabeth  Nestelle,  and 
they  have  four  daughters,  viz.:  Flor  M.,  Edna,  Grace,  and  Bessie.  Le^vis 
Moulton,  Jr.,  son  of  Lewis,  also  a  native  of  Alexander,  married  Nettie 
Denslow,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Minnie,  who  married  Charles,  son 
of  James  and  Anna  (Gleason)  Lawrence,  of  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y. 
Their  children  are  Harry  and  Marjory,  and  they  reside  on  the  Denslow 
farm. 

Byram  Moulton,  son  of  Royal,  an  early  settler,  was  born  here  in  18 18. 
He  married  Corinna  L.,  daughter  of  Judah  and  Louise  (Adams)  Wells. 
Their  children  are  Edward  F.,  Albert  H.,  Byram,  Jr.,  and  Charles  W. 
Mr.  Moulton  is  an  iron  bridge  contractor  and  builder,  and  also  a  farmer 
and  breeder  of  American  and  Spanish  Merino  sheep.  He  has  a  flock  of 
500  head.  His  sons  Edward  F.  and  Albert  H.  served  in  the  late  war  in 
the  9th  H.  A.,  and  were  transferred  to  the  signal  corps,  being  discharged 
in  1865.  Joseph,  the  grandfather  of  Byram,  served  in  the  Indian  and 
Revolutionary  wars.  Edward  F.  Moulton  was  born  in  Alexander  in 
1842.      He  married  Ella  E.,  daughter  of  Wellington  and  Phebe  (Beards- 


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ley)  Colby,  and  they  have  one  son,  Albert  E.,  who  is  now  a  proprietor 
of  a  restaurant  on  State  street,  Batavia. 

Byram  Moulton,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Alexander  in  185 1,  and  married 
Laura  Eleanor,  daughter  of  David  and  Louisa  (Beagle)  Fleming,  of  Ba- 
tavia.     He  resides  on  road  12,  and  is  a  farmer. 

Gamaliel  Millington  was  born  in  Bennington,  Vt.  He  came  from  Ver- 
mont at  the  age  of  3  i  years,  thence  to  Alexander,  where  he  died  in  1 875, 
at  the  age  of  94  years.  By  his  first  wife  he  had  children  as  follows: 
Gamaliel,  Ann,  Deborah,  Amie,  Esther,  and  Calvin.  By  his  second  wife, 
Miss  Sprague,  he  had  two  sons,  Quincy  and  Moses.  His  son  Calvin, 
now  of  Alexander,  was  born  in  Vermont.  He  married  Martha  J.,  daugh- 
ter of  Gilchrist  and  Tamma  (Towslee)  Johnson,  of  Bethany,  and  his  chil- 
dren are  Fred  and  Arthur,  the  latter  a  resident  of  La  Crosse,  Wis.,  and 
a  train  dispatcher  on  the  C.  &  B.  Railroad.  He  married  Belle  Meader, 
of  Wisconsin.  William  Johnson  (a  drum-major)  and  Gideon  Towsley 
were  in  the  Revolutionary  war  at  Bennington,  Vt.  Gilchrist  Johnson 
was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  and  came  to  Bethany  at  the  age  of  78,  where 
he  died,  aged  80  years.  He  served  in  the  War  of  18 12.  He  had  one 
daughter,  Martha  J.  (Johnson)  Millington,  now  living  in  Alexander. 

John  Muhs  was  born  in  Germany,  where  he  lived,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  58  years.  He  married  Mary  Morts,  and  their  children  were  John, 
Frederica,  Morris,  Charles,  Fritz,  Martin,  and  William.  William  Muhs 
was  born  in  Germany  and  came  here  in  1886.  He  married  Henrietta 
Sharnow,  of  Germany,  and  their  children  are  Frank,  Mattie,  and  Minnie 

John  R.  Mullen,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y., 
December  13,  1852.  He  received  a  common  school  and  academic  edu- 
cation, and  in  1871  began  to  study  medicine  with  his  father,  Isaac  V., 
and  graduated  from  Buffalo  University  in  1874.  He  is  a  Latin,  German, 
French,  and  Italian  scholar,  and  writes  scientific  articles  for  the  leading 
magazines  of  the  country.  In  1870  he  married  Marion,  daughter  of 
Charles  Hawkins,  of  Alexander.  He  is  a  practicing  physician  of  this 
town. 

Ira  Newton,  son  of  Timothy  and  Abigail,  was  born  in  Barnard,  Vt,, 
April  28,  1799.  At  the  age  of  17  he  came  to  Alexander,  and  was 
employed  by  his  brother  Josiah  for  14  years.  July  4,  1825,  he  was 
married  to  Mary  Ann  Loomis,  and  they  had  two  children,  Alvira  A.  and 
Clark  C.  His  first  wife  died  1839.  His  second  wife  was  Betsey  Frisbie, 
who  died  1 870.  The  crowning  attribute  of  Ira  Newton  was  that  he  lived 
in  peace  with  all  men;  was  never  sued,  nor  never  had  a  lawsuit.     His 


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daughter  married  John  King,  of  Toronto,  Can.  Clark  C.  Newton,  his 
only  son,  was  born  May  12,  1836,  on  the  farm  his  father  bought  soon 
after  marriage.  He  received  a  good  education.  December  29,  1856, 
he  married  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of  H.  G.  Lincoln,  of  Bethany.  They  have 
two  children,  Ella  M.  and  Charles  Ira.  Mr.  Newton  has  been  highway 
commissioner  for  four  years. 

Martin  North,  son  of  Ebenezer,  was  a  native  of  Litchfield  County, 
Connecticut,  where  he  died  in  1806,  aged  86  years.  He  served  in  the 
war  of  the  Revolution  for  seven  years,  and  drew  a  pension.  He  was  a 
wheelwright.  He  married  Mary  Agard,  daughter  of  John,  who  died 
in  1825.  Their  son  Noah  was  born  in  Connecticut,  came  to  Alexan- 
der in  1808,  and  was  the  first  settler  on  the  North  farm,  so-called,  where 
he  lived,  and  died  in  1824,  at  the  age  of  39  years.  He  married  Olive, 
daughter  of  Reuben  and  Olive  (Gaylord)  Hungerford,  of  Winsted,  Conn., 
and  their  children  were  Thetis  C,  Lot  M.,  Noah,  Alcimeda,  James  A., 
Olive  F.,  Aurelia  N.,  and  Zaxie  C.  His  wife,  Olive,  died  March  1 1 ,  1 849, 
in  Ohio,  aged  61  years.  Noah  North  served  as  drum- major  in  the  War 
of  18 1 2.  He  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  town,  and  was  engaged  in  so 
many  cases  of  public  trust  that  on  his  death  a  special  town  meeting  was 
called.  Eben  North,  son  of  Rufus,  came  to  Alexander  in  1816.  He 
died  in  1866,  aged  ^6  years.  He  married,  first,  Etta  Betts,  who  died  in 
1 84 1,  and  second,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Anderson. 

Henry  Mitchell,  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  where  he  lived  and 
died.  His  wife,  Elizabeth  (now  Hving  in  Detroit,  at  the  age  of  83),  bore 
him  five  children:  Andrew  M.,  Clara,  Mary,  William,  and  Nancy  L. 
Nancy  L.  Mitchell  married  Henry  Banks,  of  Canandaigua,  and  had 
four  children  who  died  in  infancy,  and  one  still  living,  viz. :  Mary  E. 
Banks,  who  married  Samuel  A.  Simpson,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  son  of 
Charles  and  Fanny  Simpson.  Samuel  A.  Simpson  died  in  Alexander  in 
1887,  at  the  age  of  53  years.  His  wife,  aged  38  years,  survives  her 
husband. 
•■  Eliphalet  Peck,  born  in  Danbury,  Conn.,  went  to  SaratogaCounty,  N.Y., 
and  came  to  Alexander  in  1824,  settling  on»the  well-known  Peck  farm, 
where  he  died  1840,  aged  84  years.  By  his  wife,  Abigail,  he  had  chil- 
dren as  follows:  Nathaniel  Eliphalet,  Samuel,  Benjamin,  Asa,  Abigail, 
Rebecca,  Ruth,  and  Eli.  The  latter  was  born  in  Saratoga  County,  camel 
to  Alexander  in  1824,  and  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary' 
Smith,  of  Saratoga  County.  Their  children  are  Walter,  Polly  M.,  Pris- 
cilla,  Adelia,  Lois,  and  Asa.     Asa  Peck  married  for  his  first  wife  Eliza  M. 


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Van  Tassel.  For  his  second  wife  he  married  Sultina,  daughter  of  David 
and  Dorcas  Root,  of  Elba,  and  their  children  are  Emma  J.,  Lucy  A., 
Pamelia,  and  Charles  E.  The  latter  married  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Her- 
man and  Hannah  (Green)  Day,  of  Alexander,  and  they  had  two  sons, 
Elmer  and  Harry  (deceased).  Asa  Peck  now  resides  on  the  homestead 
farm  of  his  father. 

Gehial  Stanard  was  born  in  New  Marlboro,  Mass.,  May  23,  1780 
where  he  died  at  an  advanced  age.  His  son,  John  Stanard,  a  native  of 
the  above  town,  came  to  Alexander  in  18 10,  and  was  the-  first  settler  on 
the  farm  known  as  the  "  Stanard  farm,"  on  road  29,  where  he  lived  until 
his  death  in  1858,  aged  78  years.  He  married  Huldah,  daughter  ot 
Caleb  King,  and  their  children  are  Mary  A.,  Adaline,  Alvira,  Eleanora, 
Huldah,  and  John  P.  The  latter  was  born  in  Alexander,  July  3,  1823. 
He  married,  January  14,  1847,  Ann  J.,  daughter  of  Zina  and  Rebecca 
(Buchanan)  Wait,  of  Darien.  Their  children  are  Willis  Z.,  Florence  A., 
Wilber  C,  Butler  R.,  Nellie  M.,  and  Horace  A.  The  latter  married 
Mattie  A,  Van  De  Bogart,  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Sarah  (Coe)  Van 
De  Bogart,  of  Climax,  Mich.,  and  resides  with  his  father  on  the  home- 
stead settled  by  the  grandfather.  Butler  R.  Stanard  married  Cora  M., 
daughter  of  Willard  and  Ellen  (Merritt)  Pixley,  and  resides  on  road  25 
corner  26. 

Amos  Spring  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  served  in  the  War  of  18 12,  at 
the  burning  of  Buffalo,  and  died  in  Attica,  in  1850,  aged  71  years.  His 
wife,  Reliance  Snow,  was  born  in  1780,  in  Massachusetts,  and  died  in 
Warsaw,  December  3,  1874,  aged  94  years.  Their  children  were  Eras- 
tus,  Amos,  Harvey,  Alpheus,  Reliance,  Louisa,  Rebecca,  Olive,  and 
Darius  N.  The  latter  was  born  November  21,  18 17,  in  Le  Roy,  and  is 
now  a  resident  of  Warsaw.  He  married,  April  5,  1840,  Angeline,  daugh- 
ter of  Alvin  and  Sally  (Terry)  Chaddock,  of  Middlebury,  who  was  born 
November  14,  1817.  Their  children  are  D.  Scott,  born  February  20, 
1842,  and  Sarah  J.,  born  March  19,  1850.  David  Scott  Spring  married 
three  times.  His  present  wife  is  Rhoda  A.,  daughter  of  Azel  and  Nancy 
(Melvin)  Chaddock,  of  Bennington,  N.  Y.,  and  his  children  by  her  are 
Andrew  P.  and  Ruth  E.  His  first  wife  bore  him  four  children,  Stella  L., 
Charles  S.,  Cora  A.,  and  Frances  H.  His  second  wife  was  Lucy  J. 
Richardson,  who  bore  him  two  children,  Newton  L.  and  Ernest  H.  He 
served  in  the  late  war  in  Co.  M,  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  enlisting  at  the  age  of  18 
years,  and  was  honorably  discharged,  at  Baltimore,  in  1865.  He  was  in 
the  battles  of  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  Winchester  (where  his  blanket 


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was  pierced  1 1  times  by  the  explosion  of  a  shell),  Fisher's  Gap,  and  Cedar 
Creek.      Mr.  Spring  lives  in  Alexander,  and  is  engaged  in  farming. 

Adam  Roth  was  born  on  the  Rhine,  Germany,  where  he  died  at  the 
age  of  75  years.  By  marriage  with  his  wife  Catherine  he  had  children 
as  follows:  Dabolt,  Andrew,  Philip,  Elizabeth,  Catherine,  Amelia,  Sophia, 
Susanna,  Annie,  and  Adam.  The  latter  was  born  January  3,  1826,  in 
Germany,  and  came  to  New  York,  August  15,  1849,  and  to  Alexander 
in  1854,  locating  on  a  farm.  He  married  Mena,  daughter  of  Gottifred 
Bame,  of  Attica,  and  their  children  are  Albert,  Fred,  Hammond,  Louis, 
Charles,  and  Louise.  Mr.  Roth  lives  on  a  farm  on  road  66,  where  he 
purchased  21  years  ago. 

Ebenezer  Shepard  and  his  son  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  were  natives  of  Massa- 
chusetts. The  latter  died  in  New  London,  N.  H.,  in  1849,  aged  82 
years.  He  married  Sarah  Burpee,  of  New  London,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Burpee,  and  his  children  were  Mary,  Daniel,  Abigail,  Amial,  Samuel,  Jer- 
emiah, George,  Sylvester,  Thomas,  Benjamin,  and  James  G.  The  last' 
mentioned  was  born  in  New  London,  N.  H.,  January  4,  18 16,  came  to 
Alexander  in  1 851,  and  settled  on  a  farm  on  road  33,  known  as  the  Nel- 
son farm,  which  he  now  owns.  He  married  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Mary  A.  (Dudley)  Cogswell,  of  Pittsford,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have 
one  daughter,  Mary  C,  who  married  Burley,  son  of  Augustus  Smith,  of 
Alexander.  His  children  are  Florence  S.,  Elizabeth  B.,  Burley,  and 
James  A.  James  G.  Shepard  is  now  a  retired  farmer  and  publisher,  has 
served  as  presidential  elector  in  1858,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Grange. 

Theodore  Schneider  was.  a  native  of  Prussia,  where  he  lived,  and  died 
in  1852,  at  the  age  of  39  years.  He  married  Mary  Dickman,  and  his 
children  were  Gerhard,  Henry,  and  Fred.  Fred  Schneider,  a  native  of 
Germany,  came  to  Alexander  in  1873.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Constance  Bohle,  of  Rochester,  and  they  have  four  children,  Annie,  Au- 
gusta, Minnie,  and  Fred  C.  Mr.  Schneider  started  the  the  noted  green- 
houses located  near  Attica,  in  1881,  and  has  been  constantly  making 
additions  to  them,  owing  to  an  increase  of  business.  They  are  the  most 
extensive  in  Western  New  York,  outside  the  cities.  I 

Wilber  J.  Tallman  was  born  in  Wales,  Erie  County.  He  served  in  the 
late  war.  He  married  Cornelia,  daughter  of  William  Nichols,  of  Erie 
County,  and  has  one  son,  Adelbert  C,  who  was  born  in  Erie  County, 
and  in  1868  came  to  Alexander.  He  married  Emma  E.,  daughter  of' 
Samuel  L.  and  Adaline  M.  Garrett,  and  they  have  one  son,  Frank  G. 
A.  C.  Tallman  is  now  a  resident  of  Alexander,  and  is  proprietor  of  a 


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saloon  and  boarding-house  on  the  D.,  L.  &  W.  Railroad.      CorneHa  Tall- 
man  died  in  1857,  aged  22  years. 

Cherrick,  son  of  Francis  Van  De  Bogart,  a  native  of  Schenectady, 
N.  Y.,  came  here  in  18 16,  and  was  the  first  settler  on  the  present  Van  De 
Bogart  farm,  bought  of  the  Holland  Land  Co.  He  died  in  1835,  at  the 
age  of  83  years.  He  married  Sally  Adams,  of  Schenectady,  and  his  chil- 
dren are  Nicholas,  P>ancis,  Nancy,  Polly,  William,  James,  Margaretta, 
John,  Cherrick,  Abram,  and  Joseph.  The  latter,  born  in  Charleston,  Mont- 
gomery County,  came  to  Alexander  in  1 806,  where  he  remained  until 
his  death  in  1865,  aged  78  years.  He  served  in  the  War  of  181 2.  He 
married  Lois,  daughter  of  Alexander  Knapp  (a  native  of  Connecticut),  of 
Alexander,  and  his  children  are  Cherrick  A.,  James  A.,  Isaac  K.,  Fran- 
cis C,  Philetus  S.,  Henry  L,  and  Joseph  E.  Joseph  E.  Van  De  Bogart  was 
born  here  June  10,  1824.  and  married,  in  1844,  Ann,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Betsey  A.  Van  De  Bogart,  of  the  Black  River  country,  N.  Y. 
Their  children  are  George  F.,  Henry  D.,  Stephen  R.,  John  A.,  and 
Miles  H.  The  latter  married  Edith  M.,  daughter  of  Nial  and  Josephine 
(Moulton)  Cooley,  of  Alexander,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Alta  F.. 
He  is  now  a  resident  on  the  homestead  farm  of  his  great-great-grand- 
father, on  road  19,  with  his  father,  Joseph  E.  Sarah,  a  sister  of  Mrs. 
Van  De  Bogart,  is  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  family  for  40  years. 
Joseph  E.  Van  De  Bogart  has  served  his  town  as  assessor  for  18  years 
and  justice  for  four  years. 

Spencer  Waldo  was  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  but  moved  to  Rutland 
County,  Vt.  His  children  were  Loren,  Allen,  Spencer,  and  three  daugh- 
ters. Allen  Waldo  came  to  Batavia  (now  Alexander)  in  18 10,  and  died 
in  Java,  N.  Y.,  in  1858,  aged  82  years.  He  married  Phoebe,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Rice,  and  their  children  were  Catherine,  Phoebe  A.,  and  Allen 
A.  Allen  A.  Waldo  came  here  at  the  age  of  three  years,  with  his  father, 
in  covered  wagons,  from  Vermont.  He  married  Phoebe  A.,  daughter  of 
Nicholas  and  Rebecca  (Williams)  Van  De  Bogert,  and  their  children  are 
Loren  C,  Mariette,  Edward  A.,  Violetta  (a  widow  with  one  daughter), 
Emily  P.,  Ellen  E.,  Nathan  P.,  and  Clinton. 

David  Williams,  a  native  of  York  County,  Pa.,  came  to  Rochester,  and 
died  in  1863,  at  the  age  of  65  years.  He  married  Jane  Eel,  and  their  chil- 
dren were  Mary,  James,  Joseph,  Jane,  Susan,  Hattie,  and  David.  David 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  came  to  Bethany  in  1869,  located  on  a  farm, 
and  in  1886  removed  to  Alexander  village.  He  married  Lucinda  Hurl- 
burt,  of  Naples,  N.  Y.      David,  Hattie,  and  Charles  were  their  children. 


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For  his  second  wife  he  married  Caroline  Scribner,  of  Victor,  N.  Y.  She 
is  a  daughter  of  Abram  and  Henrietta  Scribner.  Mr.  Scribner  is  a  retired 
farmer,  hving  in  Alexander  village. 

John  D.  Egleston,  son  of  Joseph,  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts.  He 
moved  to  Ohio,  and  died  at  the  age  of  65  years.  He  married  Betsey 
Hoxie,  of  Marcellus,  N.  Y.,  daughter  of  Rowland  and  Renhama  Hoxie. 
Their  children  were  Eliza,  Louisa,  Eveline,  Renhama,  Jeanette,  Jane,  Mary, 
Lavender,  Maria  B.,  and  Alexander.  The  latter  was  born  in  Marcellus 
in  18 12,  and  died  at  the  age  of  39.  He  married  Ann  E.,  daughter  of 
Ebenezer  and  Eliza  (Snow)  Snell,  and  their  children  are  Jennie  E.  (Mrs. 
Lucius  Roth) ;  Frank  Lewis,  of  Batavia  ;  and  Charles  R.,  of  Alexander. 
Charles  R.  Egleston  lives  with  his  mother,  who  is  79  years  of  age.  He 
lias  been  a  school  teacher  eight  years,  a  justice  of  peace,  constable,  and 
president  of  the  village.  William  Snell  and  Silas  Snow  served  in  the 
Revolutionary  war. 

Frank  C.  Zwetsch,  a  native  of  Prussia,  came  to  Alexander  in  1852,  and 
died  in  1865,  aged  68.  He  married  Dora  Peck,  and  had  nine  children, 
among  whom  was  Peter,  who  came  here  in  1854.  He  married  Christine 
Woelfley,  of  Germany,  and  their  children  were  Emily  and  John,  who  re- 
side here.  Philip  Zwetsch,  a  native  of  Prussia,  went  to  Attica  in  1852, 
but  now  resides  in  Alexander.  He  married  Margaret  Weimar,  of  Alex- 
ander, daughter  of  George  and  Margaret,  and  his  children  are  George, 
Charles,  Philip,  Lizzie,  James,  Maggie,  and  Harry.  Mr.  Zwetsch  has  been 
a  merchant  32  years,  a  justice  of  the  peace  13  years,  was  deputy  sheriff 
three  years,  and  notary  seven  years.  John  J.  Zwetsch  served  in  the  late 
war,  and  died  at  the  age  of  60.      Christian  also  served  in  the  late  war. 

Daniel  Kelsey,  son  of  William,  came  to  this  town  in  1849,  ^^^  died  in 
1 86 1,  aged  53  years.  He  married  for  his  first  wife  Penninah  Van  Wart, 
of  Le  Roy,  and  they  had  eight  children.  For  his  second  wife  he  married 
Sarah  Harris,  of  Le  Roy,  and  had  one  son,  De  Forest.  Theodore,  son  of 
Daniel,  is  a  native  of  Le  Roy,  came  in  1840,  and  died  in  1889,  aged  49 
years.  He  married  Lucy  Crawford,  of  Bethany,  November  5,  1861.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Fuller)  Crawford,  Their  children  are 
Charles,  Mary,  and  Arthur,  with  whom  their  mother  resides. 


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BATAVIA. 


ATAVIA. — We  here  append  a  list  (incomplete  as  it  must  be)  of 
early  settlers  and  pioneers  of  the  town  of  Batavia  to  1820,  repre- 
sented by  the  present  limits  of  the  town.  We  have  taken  great 
pains  to  make  the  list  as  full  as  possible,  but  difficulties  are  met  with  in 
every  direction.  Many  of  the  names  are  taken  from  the  books  of  the 
Holland  Land  Co.,  which  undoubtedly  include  names  of  some  who  took 
contracts,  but  never  became  actual  settlers  and  purchasers.  Where  no 
date  is  given  the  inference  is  that  they  were  here  before  1820: 

Andrew  Adams,  1819;  Elisha  Adams,  1801  ;  Joseph  Alvord,  1802;  John  Alger,  1805; 
David  Anderson,  1804;  Libbeus  Allen,  1817;  Dr.  J.  Arnold,  1802;  Thomas  Ashley, 
1801;  James  Brisbane,  1798  ;  William  Blackman,  1801  ;  Hiram  Blackman,  1801  ;  David 
Bovven,  1803;  William  H.  Bush,  1806;  Benjamin  Blodgett,  1808;  Ephraim  Brown, 
1809;  Isaiah  Babcock,  1811;  Guilliam  Bartholf,  1815;  Jeremiah  Bennett;  J.  I.  Bar- 
tholf,i8i9;  IraBoutwell,  1818;  John  Branan,  1800  ;  T.  Beckwith,  1815  ;  James  A. Bill- 
ings, 1818  ;  Thomas  Bliss,  1819;  James  Cawte  ;  Samuel  Benedict;  Daniel  B.  Brown  ; 
Richard  Buell ;  M.  Brooks,  1803  ;  Clement  Carpenter,  1818  ;  William  Curtis,  1803  ;  T.B. 
Campbell,  1814;  Russell  Crane,  1802;  E.  M.Cook,  1815;  Benjamin  Cary,  1804;  Ebe- 
nezerCary,  1802;  Charles  Cooley,  1802;  Silas  Chapin,  1802;  Daniel  Curtis,  1802;  James 
Clement,  1802;  Jeremiah  Cutler,  1802;  Elisha  Cox,  1803;  Nathaniel  Coleman,  1803; 
Eleazer  Cantling,  1811  ;  L.  L.  Clark,  1805  ;  Simeon  Cummings,  1808  ;  John  Cotes,  1817  ; 
Trumbull  Cary,  1805;  James  Cochrane,  1802;  General  Worthy  L.  Churchill;  Daniel 
H.  Chandler;  Gideon  Dunham,  1801  ;  Garret  Davis,  1801  ;  Peleg  Douglass^  1803  ;  Levi 
Davis,  1804;  Silas  Dibble,  Jr.,  1805;  Hugh  Duffy,  1805  ;  John  Dorman,  1808;  L.  Dis- 
brow,  1810;  Andrew  Debow,  1813  ;  Andrew  Dibble,  1816  ;  Richard  Dibble,  1816  ;  John 
DeWolf,  1805;  Joseph  Ellicott,  1798;  Andrew  A.  EUicott,  1812  ;  Gideon  Ellicott,  1812  ; 
John  B.  Ellicott,  181 2  ;  Benjamin  Ellicott,  1798  ;  Dr.  C.  Chapin,  1801  ;  David  E.  Evans, 
1803;  William  Ewing,  1805;  Seymour  Ensign;  Phineas  Ford,  1809;  John  Forsyth, 
1802  ;  Libbeus  Fish,  1806  ;  Eden  Foster,  1805  ;  Ezekiel  Fox,  1805  ;  Othniel  Field,  1807  ; 
Orin  Follett,  1816  ;  Roswell  Graham,  1802;  E.  Gettings,  1802;  Samuel  F.  Geer,  1801  ; 
David  Goss,  1804  ;  R.  Godfrey,  1805  ;  Thomas  Godfrey,  1805  ;  Linus  Gunn,  1806  ;  Alan- 
son  Gunn,  1806;  Horace  Gibbs,  1813;  Thomas  Green,  1817;  Libbeus  Graves  ;  Rufus 
Hart,  1802  ;  James  Holden,  1802  ;  Paul  Hinkley,  1802  ;  Paul  Hill,  1802  ;  Jesse  Hurlburt, 
1802;  Hugh  Henry,  1803;  James  Henry,  1803;  John  Herring,  1805;  Hinman  Holden. 
1805;  Samuel  C.  Holden,  1806;  General  Amos  Hall,  1809;  David  Hall,  1S08  ;  R.  O. 
Holden,  1814;  Winter  Hewitt,  1812  ;  James  G.  Hoyt,i8(2  ;  John  Hickox  ;  Silas  Hollister, 
1814;  Joseph  Hawks,  1802;  H.  Jerome,  1804;  Samuel  Jacks,  1811;  Seymour  Kell- 
ogg, 1807;  Zenas  Keyes,  1804;  Chauncey  Keyes ;  William  Keyes ;  Solomon  Kingsley, 
1806  ;  John  Lamberton,  1803  ;  John  S.  Leonard,  1803  ;  Henry  Lake,  1803  ;  William  Lu- 
cas, 1803;  JohnB.  Leonard,  1813;  John  Lamberton,  1802;  Amos  Lamberton,  1803;  Reu- 
ben Lamberton,  1805;  Thomas  Layton,  1804;  David  Locke,  1813;  John  Lown,  1813; 


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George  W.  Lay,  1817  ;  P.  Lewis,  1801  ;  A.  Lincoln,  1804;  Leonard,  1812  ;  Da- 
vid McCracl<en,  1801  ;  Asa  McCracken,  1803;  Daniel  McCracken,  1802;  Rufus  Mc- 
Cracken,  1802  ;  James  McKain,  1802;  Benjamin  F.  Morgan,  1802  ;  David  Mather,  1802  ; 
Elisha  Mann,  1802;  E.  Messenger,  1804;  Azor  Marsh,  1804;  David  C.  Miller,  1808; 
Thomas  McCulley,  1816  ;  Ebenezer  Mix,  1809  ;  Lemon  Miller,  1816;  Wheaton  Mason, 
1820;  William  McCormick,  1813;  N.  Miner,  1804;  R.  Noble,  1801  ;  Zerah  Phelps, 
1802;  Peter  Powers,  1802;  William  Pierce,  1803;  Blanchard  Powers,  1806;  Patrick 
Powers,  1809;  James  Post,  1803  ;  Tracy  Pardee,  1816;  Benjamin  Porter,  1801  ;  William 
Rumsey,  1801  ;  Nathan  Rumsey,  1807;  Stephen  Russell,  1801  ;  Benjamin  Russell, 
1802;  H.  Rhodes,  1802;  Abel  Rowe,  1801  ;  Amos  Ranger,  1802;  Samuel  Ranger, 
1810;  J.  Z.  Ross,  1811;  Calvin  Rich,  1813;  Alpheus  Reynolds,  1814;  Daniel  Upton, 
1818;  Aaron  Van  Cleve,  1809;  Samuel  Thomas,  1815  ;  Reuben  Town,  1803;  Rowler^ 
Town,  1802;  L  Norman  Town,  1808;  E.  Tillottson,  1802;  Benjamin  Tainter,  1803; 
Joel  Tyrrill,  1805  ;  P.  L.  Tracy,  1813  ;  Moses  Taggart,  1817  ;  Ephraim  Towner;  Henry 
Wilder,  1802;  Aaron  White,  1801  ;  J.  Washburn,  1802  ;  William  Wood  (pioneer  black- 
smith), 1802  ;  Jonathan  Wood,  1805  ;  Reuben  W.  Wilder,  1805  ;  Oswald  Williams,  1806  ; 
Elias  Williams,  1807;  Abel  Wheeler,  1807;  John  B.  Watkins,  1812;  Oliver  Wilcox, 
1813  ;  David  D.  Waite,  1813  ;  Joseph  Wheaton,  1814;  Richard  Williams,  1815;  M. 
Wurts,  1815  ;  James  Walton,  1817  ;  James  W.  Stevens,  1800;  Elijah  Spencer,  1802; 
Isaac  Spencer,  1 802  ;  Isaac  Sutherland,  1 803  ;  Abraham  Starks,  1 803  ;  Joshua  Sutherland, 
1803;  David  Smith,  1804;  Isaac  Smith,  1804;  Henry  Starks,  1806;  J.  P.  Smith,  1810; 
Richard  Smith,  1817  ;  Alva  Smith,  181 5  ;  William  SuUings,  18 17  ;  William  Seaver,  1817; 
Erastus  Smith;  S.  Stoughton,  1809;  Moses  and  Aaron  Wilcox,  1818  ;  William  H. 
Wells;  William  Watkins,  1817;  Seth  Wakeman,  1820;  Benajah  Worden  ;  N.Walker, 
1804. 

It  was  under  date  of  February  24,  1802,  that  Joseph  EUicott  applied' 
for  the  new  county  of  Genesee.  It  was  taken  from  Ontario,  and  erected 
by  act  of  March  30,  1802.  Then  Mr.  Ellicott  removed  his  land  office 
from  Ransom's  to  the  new  building  he  had  erected  in  "  the  forks  of  the 
trail,"  leading  from  the  Genesee  to  Lewiston  and  Buffalo.  The  first  land 
office  was  really  located  near  where  D.  E.  E.  Mix  lives.  It  was  only  a 
temporary  affair.  The  early  settlers  stopped  in  that  section  of  the  place 
and  unpacked  their  traps.  The  town  of  Batavia  at  this  date  included 
the  entire  Holland  Purchase.  From  this  town  (or  territory)  other  towns, 
then  counties,  were  formed,  so  rapid  was  the  influx  of  settlers  until  1812. 
In  that  year  Alexander,  Bergen,  Bethany,  and  Pembroke  were  taken  off^ 
and  Elba  and  Stafford  in  1820,  leaving  the  present  town  beautifully 
located  in  the  center  of  the  county.  Its  surface  is  level,  or  gently 
undulating  ;  a  limestone  ridge,  forming  a  terrace  from  20  to  50  feet  high, 
extends  east  and  west  through  the  north  part  of  the  town.  Tonawanda 
Creek  flows  slowly  northward  to  Batavia  village,  and  bending  westward 
passes  through  the  town  near  the  center  to  the  west  border.  The  other 
principal  stream  is  Bowen's  Creek,  which  flows  northwesterly  across  the 


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southwest  corner  of  the  town  into  the  Tonawanda.  The  soil  is  a  deep 
sandy  and  gravely  loam,  very  fertile,  and  has  a  clay  subsoil.  The  town 
is  rectangular  in  shape,  is  nine  miles  east  and  west,  and  six  miles  north 
and  south,  and  contains  34,437  acres  of  land. 

The  first  settlers  in  the  township  were  Isaac  Sutherland,  who  erected  a 
log  house  on  his  farm  two  miles  west  of  the  village,  and  Col.  William  Rum- 
sey  and  Gen.  Worthy  L.  Churchill,  who  settled  in  the  east  part.  Others 
were  John  Lamberton,  Samuel  F.  Geer,  and  Benjamin  Morgan.  The 
first  town  meeting  was  held  at  Vandeventer's  tavern  (now  Newstead, 
Erie  County),  March  i,  1803.  The  following  ofificers  were  elected: 
Supervisor,  Peter  Vandeventer ;  town  clerk,  David  Cully ;  assessors, 
Enos  Kellogg,  Asa  Ransom,  Alexander  Rhea  ;  commissioners  of  high- 
ways, Alexander  Rhea,  Isaac  Sutherland,  Sufifrenus  Maybee  ;  overseers 
of  the  poor,  David  Cully,  Benjamin  Porter;  collector,  Abel  Rowe; 
constables,  John  Mudge,  Levi  Felton,  Rufus  Hart,  Abel  Rowe,  Seymour 
Kellogg,  Hugh  Howell ;  overseers  of  highways,  Martin  Middaugh,  Timo- 
thy Hopkins,  Orlando  Hopkins,  Benjamin  Morgan,  Rufus  Hart,  Lovell 
Churchill,  Jabez  Warren,  William  Blackman,  Samuel  Clark,  Gideon  Dun- 
ham, Jonathan  Willard,  Thomas  Layton,  Hugh  Howell,  Benjamin  Por- 
ter, and  William  Walsworth. 

The  settlement  for  each  year  up  to  1809  was  as  follows  :  in  1801  there 
40;  1802,56;  1803,230;  1804,300;  1805,415;  1806,524;  1807, 
607;  1808,  612;  and  1809,  1,160.  In  1825  there  was  a  population  ot 
3,352  in  the  town  and  village.  In  1840  there  was  4,000;  in  1875  over 
7,000;  and  it  is  presumed  there  is  now  a  population  of  12,000  in  the 
town  and  village,  with  a  sure  and  steady  increase. 

James  L.  Barton,  son  of  Sheriff  Barton,  in  1807,  in  commenting  on  the 
early  settlement  of  the  town,  writes  : 

"  Between  Stafford  and  Batavia  were  a  number  of  farms  taken  up  by  settlers.  My 
father  was  sheriff  that  year  (1807),  and  executed  McLean.  Governor  Tompkins  was 
circuit  judge.  The  great  number  attending  the  trial  made  it  difficult  to  get  lodgings, 
and  the  judge  and  sheriff  slept  in  the  same  bed.  Near  the  arsenal  in  Batavia  the  road 
divides,  one  branch  to  Buffalo,  the  other  to  Lewiston  via  Lockport.  The  latter  was 
called  Queenston  road.  On  it,  for  four  or  five  miles,  were  only  four  log  houses.  The 
first  house  from  Dunham's  tavern,  after  crossing  the  openings  and  the  Indian  village,  was 
Walworth's  (tavern),  13  miles." 

Gideon  Dunham,  Sr.,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  came  in  1804,  and  kept 
a  tavern  until  his  death  in  1841.  He  came  from  Massachusetts,  and  was 
mixed  up  in  Shay's  rebellion.  He  had  a  noted  peach  orchard,  and  it 
was  a  celebrated    resort  for  pleasure  parties  who  went  to  "  Gid's  to  eat 


I/O  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


peaches  and  hear  him  swear."  His  son,  Shubael  Dunham,  succeeded 
him  in  tavern-keeping.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  State  legislature 
in  1823,  and  again  in  1826,  and  also  a  presidential  elector.  He  was  a 
very  prominent  man  in  his  day,  and  died  in  1848. 

We  are  enabled  to  give  the  location  of  a  few  of  the  pioneer  settlers. 
Rufus  McCracken,  in  January,  1802,  bought  lot  6,  section  10,  168  acres, 
for  $263.37.  David  McCracken,  at  the  same  time,  bought  lot  8,  section 
10,  152  acres,  for  $418.  Abel  Rowe,  in  April,  1803,  bought  lot  8.  Sam- 
uel F.  Geer,  in  October,  1802,  bought  lots  5  and  6,  sections  7  and  8. 
Isaac  Sutherland,  in  November,  1803,  bought  lots  i  and  2,  sections  7  and 
8.  Benjamin  Morgan,  in  November,  1802,  bought  lot  2,  section  6.  All 
the  above  were  in  the  west  part  of  the  town.  In  the  east  part  Col. 
William  Rumsey  bought,  in  July,  1803,  lot  8,  section  4. 

Turner  gives  some  interesting  narratives  obtained  from  personal  inter- 
views with  the  early  pioneers,  which  are  worth  quoting.  That  of  Mrs. 
Anna  Foster,  wife  of  Eden  Foster,  is  as  follows : 

"  In  the  year  of  1805  we  settled  upon  a  farm  near  Batavia.  There  were  then  inhabi- 
tants enough  to  make  an  agreeable  neighborhood.  We  used  to  have  ox-sleds  ;  occasion- 
ally it  would  be  out  to  Gideon  Dunham's,  where  \vc  used  to  avail  ourselves  of  the  serv- 
ices of  the  left-handed  fiddler,  Russell  Noble. 

"  Some  of  our  earliest  parlies  were  got  up  by  first  designating  the  log  house  of  some 
settler,  and  each  one  contributing  to  the  entertainment  ;  one  would  carry  some  flour, 
another  some  sugar,  another  eggs,  another  butter,  and  so  on  ;  the  aggregate  making  up 
a  rustic  feast.  These  parties  would  alternate  from  house  to  house.  Frolics  in  the  even- 
ing ;  would  uniformly  attend  husking  bees,  raisings,  quiltings,  and  pumpkin  pearings. 
All  were  social,  friendly,  obliging  ;  there  was  little  aristocracy  in  those  primitive  days. 
John  Forsyth  settled  near  Dunham's  grove  in  1802,  remaining  there  until  1807.  Joseph 
Hawks  came  to  Batavia  in  1802,  and  moved  to  Erie  County  in  1805.  It  took  him  three 
days  with  a  voke  of  o.xen  and  a  wagon  to  go  about  18  miles." 

In  the  western  part  of  the  town  William  H.  Bush,  whose  wife  was  a 
sister  of  James  Post,  who  settled  in  1803,  was  the  pioneer  miller,  carder, 
dresser,  distiller,  papermaker  and  farmer,  and  a  narrative  of  his  taken 
from  Turner  is  well  worth  reading : 

"  I  moved  my  family  from  Bloomfield  in  May,  1806.  The  settlers  on  the  Buffalo  road 
between  my  location  and  Batavia  village  were  Isaac  Sutherland,  Levi  Davis,  Timothy 
Washburn,  Rufus  McCracken,  Daniel  McCracken,  Thomas  Godfrey,  Linus  Gunn, 
Henry  Starks,  Alanson  Gunn,  David  Bowen,  John  Lamberton,  living  on  the  road  west. 
There  was  then  less  than  100  acres  cleared  on  the  Buffalo  road  in  the  distance  of  six 
miles  west  of  Batavia.  I  built  a  log  house,  covered  it  with  elm  bark, — could  not  spare 
time  to  build  a  chimney, —  laid  a  better  floor  in  my  house,  plastered  the  cracks,  and 
hired  an  acre  of  land  cleared— just  enough  to  prevent  the  trees  falling  upon  my  house. 
When  the   mill  was  built  I  had  it  paid   for,  but  to  accomplish  it  I  had  sold  some  pork 


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and  grain  I  had  produced  by  working  land  upon  shares  in  Bloomfield — in  fact,  every- 
thing but  my  scanty  household  furniture.  My  saw-mill  proved  a  good  investment  ; 
boards  were  much  in  demand  at  I7.50  per  thousand  ;  the  new  settlers  stocked  the  mill 
with  logs  to  be  sawed  on  shares.  In  1808  I  built  a  machine  shop,  a  carding  and  cloth- 
dressing  establishment.  These  were  the  fiist  upon  the  Holland  Purchase.  On  the 
loth  of  June,  that  year,  I  carded  a  sack  of  wool,  first  ever  carded  by  a  machine  on  the 
Purchase.  It  belonged  to  George  Lathrop,  of  Bethany.  I  also  dressed  a  full  piece  of 
cloth  for  Theophilus  Crocker.  There  are  on  my  books  the  names  of  customers  from  as 
far  south  as  Warsaw  and  Sheldon  ;  from  the  east  as  far  as  Stafford  ;  from  the  west  to 
the  Niagara  River  and  Lake  Erie,  including  Chautauqua  County;  from  pretty  much  all 
of  the  settled  portion  of  the  Purchase.  I  carded  in  the  season  of  1818  3,029  lbs.  of 
wool  ;  the  largest  quantity  for  any  one  man  was  70  lbs.,  the  smallest  4  lbs.  The  lots 
averaged  18  lbs.  Allowing  three  lbs.  to  a  sheep,  the  average  number  of  sheep  then  kept 
by  the  new  settlers  would  be  six  ;  though  it  is  presumed  that  the  number  was  larger, 
as  in  those  days  much  wool  was  carded  by  hand. 

"  The  machinists  of  the  present  day  may  be  glad  to  learn  how  I  procured  my  ma- 
chinery. I  bought  my  hand-shears  of  the  Shakers  at  New  Lebanon  ;  my  press-plate  at 
a  furnace  in  Onondaga ;  my  screw  and  box  at  Canaan,'  Conn.;  my  dye-kettle,  press,  pa- 
pers, etc.,  at  Albany.  My  transportation  bill  for  these  things  was  over  $200.  I  built  a 
grist-mill  in  1809;  in  1817  a  paper-mill  and  distillery.  I  manufactured  the  first  ream 
of  paper  west  of  the  Genesee  River.  During  all  the  period  of  my  milling  operations  I 
was  clearing  up  the  farm  where  I  now  reside.  Coming  into  the  woods,  as  I  have  re- 
lated, dependent  almost  wholly  upon  the  labor  of  my  hands,  in  the  first  20  years  suc- 
cess had  so  far  attended  my  efforts  that  I  had  accumulated  some  $15,000  or  .$16,000." 

The  above  mills  were  destroyed  by  fire  in  1832.  The  present  mill  was 
built  soon  after  by  Clifford  &  Bailey.  It  is  now  owned  by  John  Gar- 
wood, and  has  a  capacity  of  50  barrels  of  flour  per  day.  The  saw-mill 
built  by  Mr.  Bush  in  1806  is  now  owned  by  Martin  Herbolt. 

At  Bushville  several  years  ago  there  was  a  very  extensive  canning  fac- 
tory, which  made  a  lively  business  in  its  day.  But  its  success  was  not 
of  long  duration.      Some  of  the  plant  was  moved  to  Batavia. 

In  1850  Charles  Cornwall  commenced  making  brick  on  road  50,  and 
still  continues  the  manufacture  to  the  extent  of  about  100,000  yearly. 

In  1875  some  20  members  of  Friends,  at  Bushville,built  a  church.  The 
first  person  in  charge  of  the  church  and  society  was  Mary  G.  Weaver, 
now  the  president  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  of  the  State  of  New  York.  W.  L. 
Dean  now  attends  to  the  spiritual  wants  of  the  society.  There  are  40 
members  cotinected  with  it.  The  church  is  built  of  wood,  at  a  cost  of 
about  $500,  and  will  comfortably  seat  lOO  persons.  They  also  have  a 
Sabbath  school  of  25  scholars  and  three  teachers. 

A  Dr.  Northrup  began  practice  at  Bushville  about  1840.  He  died  in 
1861. 

At  Dawes  Corners,  in  the,  north  part  of  the  town,  on  the  Elba  town  line, 


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Dr.  J.  K.  Billings  settled  early.  He  was  a  noted  physician  in  his  day  and 
practiced  over  a  large  scope  of  country.  On  the  Buffalo  road,  six  miles 
from  Batavia,  was  located  a  tavern,  at  about  1826,  kept  by  Solomon  Fris- 
bie.  In  the  southeast  corner  of  the  town  one  Bartholf  kept  a  tavern  stand 
as  late  as  1854. 

One  authority  tells  us  that  "  Batavia "  in  the  Seneca  dialect  is 
Ge-ne-un- da-sais- ka,  the  place  of  mosquitoes,  or  "  Mosquito  Town." 
Another  Indian  derivation  is  Deo-on-go-wa  (the  great  hearing  place). 

From  best  information  available  we  learn  that  early  in  1801  (in  Janu- 
ary or  February)  Mr.  Ellicott  fixed  his  mind  on  this  location,  determin- 
ing to  locate  the  land  office  and  build  up  a  town.  February  17,  1801, 
he  writes  to  Richard   M.  Stoddard,  at  Canandaigua,  as  follows: 

"  I  expect  to  make  my  establishment  at  or  near  the  Bend  of  Toanewauta,  and  there 
(or  then)  let  the  Genesee  Road  fork,  one  to  be  directed  to  Buffalo,  the  other  to  Queens- 
ton,  and  place  my  office  in  the  fork  looking  Eastward.  Should  you  be  inclined  to  im- 
prove a  40-acre  lot  there  you  can  have  it." 

The  fork  is  where  the  arsenal  stood,  opposite  the  present  residence  of 
F.  B.  Redfield.  A  post  route  had  previously  been  established,  leading 
from  Canandaigua,  by  Avon,  to  the  Bend  (Batavia),  and  thence  through 
the  "  Big  Plains,"  on  the  Tonnewauta  Indian  Reservation,  to  Lewiston. 
Mr.  Ellicott,  in  writing  to  Paul  Busti,  May  30,  1801,  says  : 

"  Finding  it  extremely  inconvenient  living  from  the  Post  Road,  I  am  about  making' 
an  establishment  thereon.  I  could  have  wished,  howev^er,  for  a  place  more  central  in 
my  district,  for  the  Queenston  and  Buffalo  Road  to  have  forked,  but  the  Tonnewauta 
Reservation  prevented.  This  establishment  will  be  situate  in  the  12th  Township  and 
2d  Range.  The  Tonnewauta  Creek,  a  stream  of  Water  80  feet  in  breadth,  will  pass 
through  the  Town,  at  the  Western  extremity  of  which  the  two  most  public  Roads  in  this 
Country  will  fork  :  one  leading  to  Queenston,  in  Upper  Canada,  and  the  other  to  New 
Amsterdam  (now  Buffalo)  at  the  East  end  of  Lake  Erie,  Presque  Isle,  and  New  Con- 
necticut. The  Building  Lots  will  contain  40  acres  ofland,  20  perches  in  front,  and  320 
in  depth,  bemg  a  sufficiency  ofland,  well  cultivated,  to  raise  bread,  and  support  a  family, 

''  This  place  being  the  first  establishment,  its  local  situation  cannot  otherwise  be  than 
always  a  well  situated  Village,  and  probably  the  next  County  Town,  and  a  Post  Town, 
as  soon  as  I  can  have  a  building  erected  for  an  office.  I  beg  leave  to  compliment  this 
place  with  the  name  Bustiville,  or  Bustia.  Several  lots  are  already  spoken  for,  and  one 
house  erected." 

July  14,  1801,  Mr.  Ellicott  further  writes  : 
"  It  is  with  pleasure  that  I  enclose  a  plan  of  Bustia,  or  Bustiville." 
Calling  the  place  by  that  name  was  opposed  by  Mr.  Busti,  as  convey- 
ing  the   idea  of  something   ferocious,  and    Mr.  Ellicott  yielded   to    Mr. 
Busti's   wishes.     July    1 8th   Mr.  Ellicott,    writing   to   John  Thompson, 
directing  him  to  go  to  Canandaigua,  says : 


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"  You  can  return  by  Big  Tree,  arid  pay  Minor  for  tiie  Pork,  and  from  thence  you  can 
explore  the  road  Big  Tree  to  the  new  town  at  the  Bend.  That  place  is  not  to  be  called 
Bustiville,  as  I  had  formally  an  intention,  that  gentleman  not  possessing  a  wish  to  have 
his  name  perpetuated  in  that  way." 

After  Mr.  Ellicott  had  abandoned  the  above  name  he  designed  calling 
it  Tonnewauta,  as  appears  by  his  letter  of  July  31,  1801  : 

''  In  my  last  letter  I  neglected  mentioning  that  I  had  given  over  the  idea  of  covering 
the  '  House  '  at  Tonnewauta  Town  with  bark.  Indeed,  I  have  ever  considered  those  kind 
■of  coverings  as  money  thrown  away,  when  made  use  of  for  Dwelling  Houses;  as  all  work, 
•done  merely  temporary,  is  labor,  time,  and  money  lost ;  therefore  my  object  is  to  have 
■everything  e.xecuted  for  permancey.  Mr.  Eggleston  has  engaged  to  be  at  Ton- 
newauta in  two  weeks,  and  make  shingles  and  cover  the  House  in  a  good  and  sub- 
stantial manner.  I  could  have  it  done  sooner,  but  am  of  the  opinion  this  is  the  shortest 
period.  If  the  roads  are  not  too  bad  to  bring  some  laths  from  the  saw-mill  it  would  be 
better  to  shingle  on  than  split  stuff  However,  if  the  laths  cannot  be  procured  by  the 
period  the  shingles  are  made,  I  suppose  rived  laths  will  do. 

"  P.  S. — The  pitch  of  the  roof  to  be  middling  flat.  I  enclose  a  plan  of  Tonnewauta, 
which  you  will  find  is  at  last  modified  agreeably  to  my  ideas  when  last  there  ;  that  is, 
to  have  the  Public  Square  in  the  forks  of  the  Big  Tree  and  Connewaugus  roads." 

The  precise  point  of  these  forks  is  near  where  Bellinger  avenue  inter- 
sects Main  street,  or  where  the  Hon.  D.  E.  Evans  built  his  house  (since 
occupied  as  a  school  by  Mrs.  Bryan),  a  view  being  obtained  of  all  the 
roads  in  every  direction.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  this  place  was  once 
called  "  Tonnewauta,"  for  a  short  time  at  least,  and  the  "  House  "  above 
noted  was  important  as  being  the  focus  of  operations  of  the  Holland  Land 
Company. 

August  6,  1801,  Mr.  Busti  wrote  to  Mr.  Ellicott  as  follows: 

''By  the  sketch  of  the  town  whose  name  deriving  from  mine,  I  wish  you  to  suppress, 
and  to  change  to  that  of  its  founder,  or,  if  you  prefer  it,  into  that  of  '  Batavia.'  "  ^ 

Mr,  Busti  also  says : 

"  I  approve  of  the  cheapness  of  your  prices  for  the  lots,  but  as  it  may  induce  specula- 
tion I  leave  it  to  you  to  consider  whether  it  would  not  be  advisable  to  oblige  the  pur- 
chaser to  build  a  convenient  House,  in  a  fixed  period,  on  each  Lot.  The  site  of  your  of- 
fice is  chosen  with  judgment,  and  I  liope  will  stop  all  travelers  to  the  West,  to  make 
bargains  with  you.  I  suppose  that  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  office  you  will  take  500 
acres,  the  half  of  the  1,000  allowed  to  you  according  to  contract." 

September  8,  1801,  Mr.  Ellicott,  writing  from  Ransom's,  says  : 
"  In  respect  to  the  Lots  in  the  Town  of  Batavia  I  had  anticipated  your  idea:  I  dispose 
of  none  but  to  absolute  settlers,  and  only  one  lot  to  one  man.  My  intention  in  laying 
out  the  town  was  for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  compact  settlement,  and  should  I  dis- 
pose of  four  or  five  Lots  to  one  man  my  object  would  be  defeated  :  and  if  the  place 
should  ever  become  of  much  importance  the  purchaser  of  a  Town  Lot  will  be  enabled  to 

1  In  honor  of  the  republic  to  -which  the  Dutch  proprietors  belonged. 


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speculate  upon  part  of  his  Iront,  which  I  conceived  would  be  a  sufficient  inducement  to 
encourage  the  settlement  of  the  place.  In  respect  to  the  500  acres,  the  half  of  the  i.ooo 
allowed  by  contract,  I  have  not  as  yet  fixed  its  boundaries." 

The  next  allusion  to  the  name  of  Batavia  is  in  a  letter  from  Mr.  EUi- 
cott  to  Mr.  Busti,  dated  West  Genesee,  October  3,  1 801,  and  is  as  follows  : 

"In  my  last  of  Sept.  12th  (from  Canandaigua)  I  promised  to  write  you  immediately 
on  my  return  to  my  office  (Ransom's),  at  which  place  I  expected  to  arrive  in  a  few  days, 
but  on  my  arrival  at  Batavia  I  found  it  necessary  to  remain  there  to  stimulate  the 
hands  employed  in  the  erection  of  a  Mill-Dam,  at  that  place;  my  Brother,  who  ha.s 
that  business  in  charge,  being  at  times,  in  consequence  of  indisposition  with  a  slight 
fever,  unable  to  attend  to  it.  In  consequence  thereof  I  was  detained  so  long  that  I 
did  not  reach  my  quarters  here  until  the  30th  ultimo." 

The  first  letter  written  from  this  place  which  would  seem  to  settle  its 
name  is  froin  Ellicott  to  Busti  dated  "Batavia,  7th  Nov.,  1801,"  and 
reads: 

"  I  have  delayed  writing  until  this  period,  with  a  hope  that  I  should  have  been  ena- 
bled to  inform  you  that  the  Saw  Mill  we  are  erecting  at  this  place,  to  accommodate  the 
settlement  with  boards,  was  in  motion,  but  in  this  I  am  disappointed.  This  season  has 
been  extremely  unfavorable  for  business,  in  this  part  of  the  country,  as  well  on  account 
of  the  continual  rains,  as  that  of  almost  the  whole  of  the  people  in  the  infant  settlement 
having  been  afflicted  with  the  Billious  and  other  Fevers,  which  circumstance  has  greatly 
retarded  all  our  operations,  as  well  as  the  settlement,  and  add  to  the  catalogue  of  our 
misfortunes. 

"The  snow  commenced  falling  the  night  before  last,  and  is  now  10  inches  deep.  I 
am  happy,  however,  to  be  enabled  to  inform  you  that,  amidst  all  the  difficulties  we  have 
had  to  contend  with,  the  Saw-Mill  is  in  such  a  state  of  forwardness,  that,  without  some- 
thing very  extraordinary  occurs,  we  shall  be  able,  shortly,  to  supply  the  settlement  with 
boards,  an  article  much  wanted. 

"  In  regard  to  the  name  of  this  place,  it  heretofore  was  called  the  Bend,  from  the  cir- 
cumstance of  the  Bend  of  the  Creek,  and  is  generally  known  by  that  name,  but  I  have 
baptized  it  by  the  name  oi Batavia." 

The  saw  mill   above  alluded   to  was  an  object  of  great  solicitude.      Its 

construction  was  of  slow  progress,  but  it  was  completed  in  December,  as 

per  letter  of  Ellicott's,  dated  "Ransom's,  Dec.  4,  1801  ": 

"  The  Saw-Mill  I  have  been  erecting  at  Batavia,  which  has  cost  a  deal  of  labor,  not 
being  a  natural  seat,  but  a  place  where  a  convenience  of  this  kind  is  absolutely  neces- 
sary, will,  the  millwright  informs  me,  be  in  motion  by  the  loth  inst.,  at  which  period  we 
expect  to  begin  to  make  ourselves  and  the  settlers  comfortable  floors,  etc." 

This  saw-mill,  operated  until  about  1822,  was  situated  directly  above 
the  grist-mill  that  stood  upon  the  ground  where  the  present  water  works 
building  now  stands.  The  pine  timber  cut  up  at  the  mill  was  brought 
from  the  "Pinery"  (now  Elba,  or  Pine  Hill),  six  miles  distant,  and,  the 
demand  for  lumber  being  great,  Mr.  Ellicott  employed  Isaac  Sutherland 


TOWN    OF   BaTAVIA  1 75 

to  cut  a  road  to  the  "Pinery,"  and  the  job  was  commenced  in  January, 
1802. 

The  building  designed  for  the  land  office  appears  to  have  been  com- 
pleted in  December,  1801.  It  was  a  two-story  log  building  of  good  size, 
and  situated  in  front  of  where  D.  E.  Evans's  house  stood;  and  in  rear  of 
it  was  erected  a  kitchen  for  the  accommodation  of  Mr.  Ellicott  and  his 
household.  On  its  completion  John  Thompson  and  others  in  the  employ 
of  the  company  occupied  it,  but  Mr.  Ellicott  did  not  remove  his  office 
from  Ransom's  until  the  spring  of  1802. 

A  road  through  the  village  being  of  vital  importance,  Mr.  Ellicott  en- 
gaged John  Lamberton  (with  the  assistance  of  one  Mayo)  to  cut  a  road 
100  feet  wide  and  two  miles  long,  from  the  west  bounds  of  the  village, 
where  Mr.  Redfield  now  lives,  east,  which  road  is  now  Main  street.  The 
contract  price  was  $12  per  acre,  the  timber  to  be  cut  up  for  logging,  sub- 
sequently to  be  removed  by  the  owners  of  the  lots  living  upon  the  road. 

A  grist-mill  was  talked  of  as  early  as  February,  1802,  but  was  not  com- 
pleted until  early  in  1804,  which  event  was  hailed  with  delight,  for  it  was 
sadly  needed  among  even  the  few  residents  at  that  time,  who  had  been 
obliged  to  go  long  distances  for  flour  and  meal. 

As  early  as  1801  this  place  was  decided  upon  for  a  village  and  the 
permanent  location  of  the  land  office,  and  several  people  were  attracted 
here  to  look  around  for  a  residence,  among  them  being  Abel  Rowe,  who- 
arrived  in  March,  1801.  He  located  on  the  lot  opposite  the  present  land 
office,  raising  the  first  building  ever  erected  in  the  place.  The  first 
frame  building  was  erected  on  what  is  now  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Church  streets,  just  west  of  where  the  old  Presbyterian  meeting-house 
stood,  and  was  built  by  Isaac  Sutherland  in  1802  as  a  residence  for  him- 
self and  family.  About  the  same  time  he  and  Mr.  Geer  put  up  another 
frame  building,  designed  for  their  use  as  a  joiner's  shop,  east  of  the 
dwelling.  James  Brisbane  purchased  for  $700,  in  the  summer  of  1803, 
the  first  building  from  Mr.  Sutherland,  which  was  occupied  as  a  dwelling 
by  James  W.  Stevens.      It  afterwards  became  Mr.  Brisbane's  residence. 

During  the  summer  of  1802  William  Munger  erected  the  west  half  of 
what  was  known  as  Keyes  House  (or  tavern),  occupied  by  him,  then  by 
Mr.  Rowe,  and  afterwards  by  Keyes,  who  enlarged,  improved,  and  kept 
it  as  a  tavern  for  many  years.  It  was  referred  to  as  "Rowe's  Hotel,"  as 
appears  in  a  postscript  of  a  letter  of  Mr.  Ellicott's  to  John  M.  Minor,  of 
Genesee,  in  which  he  says  : 

"A  line  forwarded  either  to  the  Transit  Store  House,  or  Mr.  Rowe's  Hotel,  at  the- 
bend  of  Tonnewauta,  will  come  to  hand." 


176  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Soon  after  this  Stephen  Russell  put  up  a  log  house  on  the  spot  where 
the  old  "  Genesee  House"  stood,  and  where  the  Genesee  Hotel,  a  brick 
building,  stood,  corner  of  Main  and  State  streets,  being  the  second  build- 
ing erected  in  the  village.  In  March,  1801,  Isaac  Sutherland  erected  a 
log  house  on  the  Lewiston  road  northeast  of  the  village.  In  the  summer 
of  1802  Mr.  Ellicott  erected  what  was  the  east  wing  of  the  D.  E.  Evans 
residence,  to  which  place  he  moved  the  land  office,  and  the  same  year 
tore  down  the  old  two  story  land  office. 

Hotels  and  taverns. — Abel  Rowe  was  the  first  tavern-keeper.  He  lo- 
cated nearly  opposite  the  land  office  in  1801,  but  afterwards  changed  so 
Mr.  Ellicott  could  locate  his  tract  of  500  acres  reserved  by  him.  Rowe 
founded  the  "Keyes"  stand,  afterwards  called  "Frontier  House."  Under 
the  administration  of  Rowe,  and  afterwards  Keyes,  the  tavern  was  widely 
known  in  early  times.  It  was  the  home  of  the  early  settler,  whose  busi- 
ness was  with  the  land  office.  About  its  yard  used  to  be  seen  the  huge 
covered  wagons  that  transported  goods  from  Albany  to  Buffalo,  and  dur- 
ing the  War  of  181 2  was  headquarters  for  officers  of  the  army.  This 
building  stood  on  ground  now  owned  by  George  Brisbane.  A  part  of  it 
was  moved  to  Church  street,  and  is  now  used  as  a  dwelling.  Keyes  oc- 
cupied it  as  late  as  1829,  and  during  the  Morgan  excitement  announced 
himself  as  an  anti- Mason.  He  was  also  proprietor- of  a  line  of  stages. 
He  died  in  1833.  At  the  court-liouse  (now  Ellicott  Hall),  in  181 1,  was 
a  place  of  entertainment,  the  south  portion  of  the  building  being  used 
for  that  purpose.  Aaron  Van  Cleve  was  sheriff  and  landlord.  John 
Heacock  (or  Hickox)  kept  it  in  181 5.  That  portion  of  the  building  was 
so  used  up  to  1820.      One  Ganson  was  the  proprietor  of  an  hotel  in  1823. 

Many  of  the  present  residents  will  recollect  the  "  Genesee  House," 
built  by  C.  M.  Russell,  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  State  streets.  This  was 
the  location  of  the  "Old  Snake  Den  tavern"  (one-half  log  and  frame), 
which  was  burnt  in  ^1833.  C.  M.  Russell  kept  this  place  from  1802  until 
his  death,  in  1809,  when  Horace  Gibbs  (father  of  D.  D.  Gibbs)  took  pos- 
session. Mr.  Gibbs  married  Russell's  widow.  He  was  a  builder  by  oc- 
cupation, and  was  also  a  farmer  and  proprietor  of  a  daily  line  of  stages 
from  Canandaigua  to  Buffalo,  owning  75  horses.  Other  landlords  there 
were,  among  whom  were  Burnham,  a  partner  of  Russell,  Gifford  &  Put- 
nam, Balden,  Monroe,  and  Gilbert,  between  1825  and  1833.  There  was 
also  John  W.  Stewart,  brother  of  the  late  James  W.  Stewart,  who  kept 
it  in  1 826,  and  where  William  Morgan  boarded.  The  old  Eagle  tavern  was 
built  in  1822,  by  Gibbs  and  a  company.      Erastus  Smith,  from  Buffalo, 


TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  177 


was  its  first  landlord.  Bissell  Humphrey,  who  had  worked  for  Gibbs,  was 
one  of  its  most  noted  landlords.  In  1827  he  bought  the  site  for  $558.75, 
and  put  up  a  new  tavern.  This  was  of  brick  and  painted  yellow,  and 
was  burned  in  1834.  Another  tavern  or  hotel  soon  took  its  place,  and 
was  called  the  "  Eagle"  until  1868,  when  Collins  &  Andrews  changed 
the  name  to  St.  James.  Some  of  its  proprietors  up  to  that  period  were 
Erastus  Smith,  E.  Hall,  Tisdale,  Wilson  (I857),  Bradt,  Van  De  Bogart 
(1863),  McLean  (1864),  and  Farnsworth  (1866).  O.  C.  Parker  was  there 
in  1886,  when  it  was  burned.  A  new  and  handsome  brick  structure,  the 
Richmond,  has  been  erected  on  its  site,  and  is  under  the  management  ot 
W.  J.  Mann,  of  Buffalo. 

In  18 1 5  Hinman  Holden  purchased  of  James  Cochrane  a  small  tavern, 
which  he  removed,  and  upon  its  site  built  an  old-fashioned  three-story 
framed  "inn."  This  was  about  where  112  to  118  Main  street  is.  Mr. 
Holden  kept  the  tavern  until  1822,  when  he  leased  it.  Among  its  pro- 
prietors were  James  McKain  (about  1825),  Russell,  Ezekiel  Hall  (1836), 

A.  Smith  (1840),  J.  Chatfield  (who  kept  it  as  a  temperance  house  m  1842), 

B.  G.  Tisdale,  and  others.  David  Danolds  kept  it  in  1826,  and  it  was 
here  that  Morgan  and  Miller  were  taken  during  the  excitement.  S.  D. 
Green,  an  anti- Mason,  succeeded  Danolds.  The  American  Hotel,  a  brick 
edifice,  replaced  it,  which  was  burnt  in  1850. 

In  1813a  Mr.  Leonard  built  the  house  now  owned  by  Solomon  Masse, 
and  used  it  as  a  tavern.  He  died,  and  Cotton  Denio  married  his  widow 
and  assumed  the  duties  of  landlord.  Mr.  Denio  married  for  his  first  wife 
Debby,  granddaughter  of  Benjamin  Porter.  At  the  east  end  of  the  vil- 
lage, where  the  Rochester  road  forks,  a  place  of  entertainment  was  kept 
by  one  Hurd,  who  was  succeeded  by  a  Mr.  Johnson.  Lamont  Holden 
kept  the  West  End  Hotel  at  an  early  day.  It  is  now  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Stephen  W^.  Brown. 

The  Wilson  House  was  opened  in  1869  by  one  Mossman.  O.  C.  Parker 
succeeded  him  in  1871,  and  D.  Hooper  in  1885,  and  it  is  now  called  the 
Tibbitts  House.i  The  Western  Hotel,  built  a  good  many  years  ago  by 
Mr.  Gast,  was  burned  in  1889.  On  the  present  site  of  the  Parker  House 
was  a  tavern  called  the  "Farmers'  House,"  afterwards  the  "Allen  House," 
and  finally  the  "  Western  Hotel."  It  was  kept  by  a  Mr.  Tisdale  in  1847, 
by  I.  Backus  in  1848,  and  by  a  Mr.  Norton  in  1859.  John  Washburn  re- 
built it  in   1868,  calhng  it  the  "Washburn  House."     It  was  run  by  one 


iThe  Tibbitts  House  has  recently  been  purchased  by  Eugene  H.  Stone,  who  has  changed 
its  name  to  The  Arlington. — Editor. 


178  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Humphrey  for  a  number  of  years,  and  L.  S.  Crocker  had  it  as  late  as 
1886,  when  it  was  changed  to  the  "  Purdy  House,"  and  O.  C.  Parker,  in 
1889,  renamed  it  the  "  Parker  House."  The  "  Pioneer  House  "  was  next 
east  of  the  "  Eagle  tavern,"  kept  by  Ezekiel  Hall  in  1825,  E.  Parmelee 
succeeded  him  in  1 826,  and  GifTord  &  Putnam  in  1 83 1 ,  when  it  was  burned. 
Tlie  East  End  Hotel,  508  East  Main  street,  was  built  in  1843,  by  An- 
thony Bechtel 

The  business  of  tavern- keeping  in  early  days  was  a  remunerative  one, 
and  the  arrival  and  departure  of  stages  was  atttended  with  no  little  curi- 
osity and  excitement.  Batavia,  being  on  the  "  Great  Bend,"  was  an  im- 
portant trading  point ;  and  being  on  the  "  State  road  "  from  Canawaugus 
to  Buffalo  all  travel  necessarily  tended  in  this  direction.  A  grant  by  the 
legislature  was  made,  in  the  very  early  settlement  of  the  place,  to  Lewis 
Street  for  carrying  mail  from  Canandaigua  to  Buffalo,  and  to  one  Beach 
for  carrying  mail  from  Batavia  to  Lewiston.  The  stage  started  from  Can- 
andaigua on  Monday  mornings  at  6  o'clock,  and,  passing  through  Bata- 
via and  Buffalo,  reached  Niagara  on  Thursday.  The  fare  was  six  cents 
per  mile.  In  18  17  a  tri-weekly  mail  passed  through  Batavia.  Theadvent 
of  the  railroads,  in  about  1837,  caused  a  great  depreciation  in  tavern  and 
stage  values,  and  the  incentive  no  longer  existed  for  keeping  up  the  old- 
time  hospitality.  The  stage  proprietors  continued  to  run  their  lines  for 
about  six  years  after  the  opening  of  the  railroads. 

TJie  postoffice. — In  early  days  mail  for  this  village  was  directed  to  Gen- 
esee court-house,  and  as  early  as  1802  it  was  received  and  dispatched  but 
once  in  two  weeks,  sometimes  on  foot,  or  on  horseback,  Canandaigua 
being  the  distributing  point.  James  Brisbane  was  the  first  postmaster, 
his  commission  being  dated  July  21,  1802.  He  holding  the  ofifice  until 
1806,  when  Ebenezer  Cary  was  appointed  in  his  place.  Mr.  Cary  held 
the  ofifice  until  181 5,  when  his  brother  was  appointed  in  his  place,  re- 
taining the  ofifice  for  14  years.  Trumbull  Cary  was  clerk  for  Mr.  Bris- 
bane, and  also  for  Mr.  Cary,  and  virtually  discharged  the  duties  of  post- 
master from  1805  to  1829,  or  for  24  years.  In  1823  Mr.  Cary  placed 
the  ofifice  in  full  charge  of  William  Seaver,  allowing  him  the  emoluments 
of  the  same,  which  condition  was  also  carried  out  by  Simeon  Cummings, 
who  became  postmaster  in  1829,  retaining  that  position  until  1836,  when 
Mr.  Seaver  was  appointed  in  his  place.  The  latter  filled  the  position 
until  1842,  when,  on  the  accession  of  Harrison  to  the  Presidency,  Dr. 
Levant  B.  Cotes  was  given  the  commission  by  President  Tyler.  Fred- 
erick Follett  succeeded  Mr.  Cotes  in  1843,  who  was  succeeded  by  Dr. 
Charles  E.  Ford  in  1849. 


TOWN    OF    BATAVIA. 


179 


Early  merchants. — James  Bisbane,  the  first  merchant  and  postmaster 
on  the  Holland  Purchase,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  October  12,  1776, 
of  Irish  parentage.  At  the  the  early  age  of  22  years  he  embarked  from 
that  city  with  stores  for  the  supply  of  the  large  body  of  men  then  en- 
gaged in  the  survey  of  the  Purchase,  under  Joseph  Ellicott.  Their  first 
destination  was  Stafford,  or  the  Transit  storehouse,  so  called,  where  he 
remained  a  few  months,  or  until  January  2,  1800,  when  he,  in  company 
with  Ellicott,  returned  to  Philadelphia.  In  the  spring  of  1802  he  opened 
the  first  stock  of  goods  ever  offered  for  sale  in  this  village.  The  gooc's 
were  shipped  via  Albany,  the  Mohawk,  Lewiston,  and  Buffalo.  His  con.- 
mission  as  postmaster  was  dated  July  21, 1802, by  Gideon  Granger,  P.  M. 
G.,  and  called  for  an  ofiice  "  in  Batavia  at  the  Genesee  Court-  House."  This 
was  the  second  postoffice  west  of  the  Genesee  River,  Lewiston  being  the 
first  one.  He  hired  the  building  erected  by  Sutherland  and  Geer,  finished 
it,  and  opened  up  his  stock.  The  building  was  located  on  the  north- 
east corner  of  Main  and  Church  streets.  He  soon  afterwards  purchased 
the  building  for  $300.  He  had  for  his  clerk  one  Tiffany,  who  was  pro- 
ficient in  the  different  languages  spoken  by  the  Indians,  and  thus  brought 
trade  from  them.  Rochester  was  an  unknown  place  at  that  early  day, 
and  Mr.  Brisbane's  trade  covered  a  large  scope  of  ocuntry  from  the  Gen- 
esee to  the  Niagara  rivers  and  the  lakes.  Benjamin  Dorman,  of  New 
Haven,  was  another  clerk  of  his,  and  remained  in  his  employ  until  1821. 
when  he  went  to  Alabama.  In  1806  Mr.  Brisbane  resigned  the  office  of 
postmaster,  sold  his  goods,  and  rented  his  store  to  Trumbull  'Cary.  Eb- 
enezer  Cary  was  appointed  postmaster  in  his  place.  Mr.  Brisbane  went 
to  New  York,  engaging  in  the  book  business  for  two  years,  when  he  re- 
turned to  Batavia,  and  resumed  business  in  1808,  upon  the  spot  where  he 
opened  his  first  establishment.  He  continued  his  mercantile  pursuits  there 
until  1 82 1,  when  the  site  was  sold  for  church  purposes,  when  he  aban- 
doned them  for  more  lucrative  employment.  His  intimate  relations  with 
the  Holland  Land  Co.  enabled  him  to  take  advantage  of  the  purchase  of 
lands  at  low  prices,  and  thus  became  the  owner  of  large  tracts  of  real 
estate,  which  in  years  were  greatly  enhanced  in  value  by  the  settlement 
of  the  country. 

During  the  agitationofthe  building  of  railroads,  and  particularly  in  1833, 
he  associated  himself  with  others  and  built  the  Tonawanda  Railroad,  of 
which  he  was  the  largest  shareholder  and  a  director.  It  was  to  Mr.  Bris- 
bane's house  that  Gen.  Scott  (wounded  in  the  battle  of  Lundy's  Lane  in 
1 8 12)  was  taken,  and  where  he  recovered  before  going  to  Geneva. 


i 


I  So.,'  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


In  1807  Mr.  Brisbane  married  Mary  Lucy  Stevens,  sister  of  Hon. 
James  W.  Stevens,  judge  of  Genesee  County.  He  died  May  29,  185 1, 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  had  resided  longeron  the  Holland  Purchase 
than  any  other  man.  He  left  two  sons,  Albert,  born  1809,  and  George, 
born  March  15,  1812.  George  Brisbane  is  the  only  direct  descendant 
who  lives  on  the  original  tract,  or  lot,  located  by  the  original  settler.  The 
number  of  the  original  lot  is  16.  It  was  located  by  James  Brisbane  in 
1809,  and  has  more  historic  events  and  interest  centered  upon  it  than  any 
other  place  in  Genesee  County. 

In  1803  Burt  &  Stoddard  put  up  a  small  building,  using  it  for  a  store, 
it  being  the  second  in  the  new  settlement.  It  was  located  between 
Brisbane's  and  Rowe's  (or  Keyes's)  tavern.  When  Mr.  Brisbane  resumed 
business,  in  1808,  Trumbull  Cary  removed  his  goods  and  postoffice  to 
the  Burt  &  Stoddard  store,  until  his  own  store  and  dwelling  were  erected 
in  1809. 

Brisbane  and  Cary  continued  the  only  merchants  until  18 10,  when 
E.  Hart  built  a  store,  and  Clark  Heacox  managed  the  business  for  him. 
The  growth  of  the  village  was  very  rapid  from  1808  until  the  War  of 
181 2.  Dr.  Dwight,  in  1804,  passed  through  the  place,  and  states  that 
"it  contained  from  20  to  30  houses,  most  of  them  built  of  logs,  the  rest 
small,  chiefly  one  story.  The  court-house  has  three  stories,  the  second 
of  which  is  the  county  jail.  When  we  were  there  that  season  so  many 
persons  were  ill  of  diseases  common  to  this  region  that  those  who  re- 
mained well  were  scarcely  able  to  nurse  the  sick." 

The  War  of  181 2  retarded  the  growth  of  the  village  as  well  as  the 
whole  Purchase,  so  that  accessions  to  the  population,  and  the  erection 
of  buildings  for  business  or  residential  purposes,  was  not  rapid,  and 
this  state  of  things  existed  up  to  18 19,  at  which  time,  and  up  to  1830, 
we  are  enabled  to  record  a  few  of  the  new  comers,  or  merchants,  that 
contributed  to  the  business  life  of  the  place.  There  were  in  the  mercan- 
tile trade  from  18 19  to  1830  James  Brisbane,  Trumbull  Cary  &  Davis, 
Jonathan  Lay,  W.  H.  Wells,  J.  P.  &  A.  Smith,  W.  S.  Moore  &  Co., 
I.  Norman  Town,  N.  Loring,  C.  L.  Swart,  W.  Davis,  Rich  &  Allen, 
Finch  &  Moore,  Foot  &  Ganson,  Loring  &  Palmer,  W.  R.  Thompson, 
Hanford  &  Filer,  R.  Henshaw,  Cary  &  Grant,  Piatt  &  Stebbins,  Blos- 
som &  Swift,  H.  &  E.  C.  Kimberly,  Webster  &  Reynolds,  S.  Grant  &  Co., 
Hewett  &  Billings,  H.  Tisdale,  R.  Dibble,  J.  &  L.  B.  Cotes,  and  Cotes  & 
Seaver.  Other  trades  were  represented  as  follows:  Capt.  Hull  and  one 
Bedford  were  silversmiths;  S.  McCain  and  C.  C.  Church  were  watchmak- 


TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  iSl 


ers;  and  James   Cochrane  and  Cochrane  &  Fisher  were  bell  founders 
Simeon  Cummings  was  a  saddler  and  harnessmaker,  and  also  postmaster, 
trustee,   and  county  clerk.      In  his  business  he  was  succeeded  by  W. 
Manley.      Ephraim  Towner  kept  a  shoe  and  leather  store,  and  was  general 
of  militia.      O.  Williams  was  a  saddler,  and   located  where  the  present 
Catholic  Church  now  is.     W.  L.  Graves  kept  a  leather  store,  and   Stone 
&  Rice  were  tanners.      Benjamin  H.  Stevens  and  N.  Follett  were  hatters, 
and  James  Cawte,  H.  B.    Pierpont,  S    Mead,  and  Samuel  Taylor  were 
tailors.      Bush   &  Pomeroy  were  millers  and  sold  plows.      Oran  Follett 
kept  a  book  store  and  started  the    Times.      H.  Stevenson  was  agent  of 
the  "  old  line  of  stages"  to  Albany.     Thomas  Bliss  and  John   De  Wolf 
were   cabinetmakers,  Amos  P.  Parker   was  a  merchant  and   bookseller, 
and    Miss  Ann  Forbes  was   a  milliner  and  mantuamaker.       Philo   San- 
ford  made  carding  machines.      A    Mr.  Folsom    kept   a  meat   market  in 
1 8 19,  and  a  Mr.  Hawkins  in   1830,  for  whom  Robert  Fowler,  who  came 
in  1 83 1,  worked.      Isaac  Joslyn  was  a  blacksmith,  and  Thomas  McCuUy 
was  a  builder.      Bookstores  were  kept  by  Abner  Pratt,  S.  C.  Steele,  and 
J.  P.   &  A.  Smith,   and   as  lotteries  were  licensed   about   the  year    1827 
drawings  were  advertised  to  be  made  at  these  stores. 

In  this  connection  we  give  a  list  of  merchants  in  1849,  compiled  from 
an  article  furnished  by  Col.  William  Seaver  in  The  Spirit  of  the  Times: 

F'orwarding  and  commission  merchants:  J.  Foot,  L.  A.Smith,  J.  Ganson  &  Co. 
Dry  goods  ;  Wells  &  Son,  Smith  &  Warren.  G.  A.  Lay,  N.  T.  Smith,  Thorn  &  Holden., 
Hardware  :  Belden,  Otis&  Co.,  R.  Haney.  Hotels  :  American,  B.  G.  Tisdale  ;  Genesee, 
S.  N.  Bierce ;  Western,   I.  Backus  :  Eagle,  E.  Hall ;  Railroad  Depot,  S.  Frost ;  Dutch, 

A.  Biechel.  Livery  stable  :  Ferren  &  McCormick.  Cabinetmakers:  C.  Kirkham,  C.  T. 
Bu.xton,  J.  T.  Buxton,  O.  Griffith.  Carpenters:  O.  Dustin,  R.  Craig,  D.  Palmer,  J. 
Coleman,  S.  Tuttle,  J.  Gardner,  Lowden,  Knapp,  Rice,  Graham,  Hart,  and  Barner. 
Blacksmiths  :  F.  Baxter,  A.  Tyrrell,  M.  Kellogg,  G.  W.  Miller,  S.  Lyon.  J.  Clark,  \.  Joslyn,. 
Trumbull  &  Son.  Gunsmith  :  L  M.  Joslyn.  Saddles  and  harnesses  :  W.  Manley,  A.  J. 
Ensign,  J.  T.  Carr.  Masons  :  T.  McCulley,  H.  Murphey,  J.  Holton,  D.  Johnson,  A. 
Wilcox.     Stonecutters:  Fellows  &  Co.     Furnaces:  T.  Hurlburt,  J.  R.  Smith.     Bakers: 

B.  C.  &  O.  Page.  Cradlemaker  :  H.  Naramor.  Cooper:  Z.York.  Brewer:  E.  H.  Fish. 
Barbers :  J.  Leonard,  D.  Leonard.  Butchers :  R.  Fowler,  D.  Winn.  Druggists  and 
booksellers :  W.  Seaver  &  Son,  Fellows  &  Co.  Grocers :  C  A.  Russell,  J.  C.  Wilson, 
J.  Kenyon,  J.  McCullant,  S.  A.  Wilson,  Wilson  &  Austin,  G.  Knowles,  J.  &  R.  Eager.. 
Jewelers :  J.  A.  Clark,  E.  S.  Dodge.  Hatters :  H.  &  E.  McCormick,  P.  Warner.  Boot 
and  shoe  stores:  T.Yates,  A.  Joslyn,  H.  M.  Warren, ,M.  Rupp,  Spencer  «&  Merrill, 
J.  P.  Phillips,  J.  Baker.  Milliners  :  Mrs.  Denslow,  Blake  Griffith,  Showerman,  and  Hal- 
bert.  Tailors:  G.  B.  Hurlburt,  D.  Ferguson,  J.  Jordan,  J.  M.  Royce,  H.  Smith,  J.  Allen," 
Bissenger  &  Rebstock.  Printers  :  W.  Seaver  &  Son,  D.  D.  Waite.  Bookbinder :  Gott- 
leib  Kiesz.  Painters  :  H.  W.  Ashling,  Howe  &  Barnard,  P.  S.  Moffett,  E.  Woolsey, 
O.  N.  Sanford,  W.  Mclntyre.     Carriagemakers  :  J.  Clark,  G.  W.  Miller,  A.  Peck. 

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Physicians. — We  give  here  the  names  of  other  than  regular  physi- 
cians, who  have  been  residents  of  Batavia  : 

Reuben  Town,  came  1803,  died  1807  ;  William  L.  Horton,  came  1803,  removed  ;  Abel 
Turtlelot,  came  1809,  removed  ;  George  Anderson,  came  1826,  died  in  Ohio,  1834;  Abra- 
ham Van  Tayl  and  James  Winne,  came  1835;  Sanford  Emory,  came  1858,  died  1880; 
Richard  A.  Wells,  came  1866,  removed  to  Missouri ;  Maxwell  G.  Waikinshaw,  came 
1872,  died  1887;  Theron  K.  Nolton,  son  of  Dr.  Josiah.  came  1854,  died  in  Oakfield, 
1863. 

The  following  were  of  different  schools  of  practice: 

Eleazer  Bingham,  came  1826,  removed  ;  Charles  A.  Northrup,  came  1850,  died  1861  ; 
S.  H.  McCall,  (had  a  water  cure),  came  1854,  removed;  L.  D.  Stone  (botanic),  came 
1847,  removed;  Jacob  Delamater  (botanic),  came  1848,  removed;  John  C.  McKenzie 
(eclectic),  came  185 1;  Henry  W.  Wadsworth  (eclectic),  came  1854;  J.  G.  Fross  (eclectic)  ; 
Conrad  Backer  (eclectic)  ;  Henry  R.  Foote,  came  1848,  removed  ;  Henry  Sheffield,  came 
1852,  removed;  J.  M.  Blakeslee,  came  1852,  removed  ;  George  F.  Foote,  came  1852, 
removed  ;  Harvey  Hutchins,  died  1871. 

Educational. — The  public  as  well  as  private  education  of  the  young 
was  well  attended  to,  and  in  addition  to  the  chapter  of  the  "  History  ot 
Union  School  District  .No.  2  "  we  are  enabled  to  give  the  names  of  some 
of  those  who  opened  and  taught  schools  of  a  private  character,  with  the 
years  engaged  in  such  occupation. 

Thomas  Layton,  who  settled  in  Batavia  in  1801,  was  a  teacher  of  the 
young  prior  to  1 810.  Mrs.  Rachel  Stevens,  wife  of  Benjamin  H.  Stevens, 
a  hatter,  came  in  1822  and  taught  a  private  school  for  27  years,  a  part  of 
the  time  on  Liberty  street.  Her  daughter,  aged  over  80  years,  is  still 
living.  From  that  time  until  1825  information  is  meagre  regarding 
times.  In  that  year  we  learn  that  the  Rev.  James  Cochran  and  a  Miss 
Gardner  taught  private  schools.  In  1826  Messrs.  Nixon  and  Stearns 
opened  what  was  termed  the  "  Batavia  Academy,"  and  the  same  year  a 
Mrs.  Aikin,  Mrs.  Winchester,  a  number  of  maiden  ladies.  Miss  L.  Starr, 
Plumb,  Colton,  and  Deshon  were  advertisers;  and  the  query  is,  where 
did  all  the  children  come  from,  with  the  then  small  population,  to  furnish 
a  livelihood  for  so  many  instructors  ? 

There  were  in  1827  M.  W.  Fletcher  and  a  Mr.  Hovey.  Horace  U. 
Soper  taught  in  1828;  Miss  Blanchard  (successor  to  Miss  Colton)  in' 
1829;  Miss  H.  H.  North  and  R.  Hogue,  Jr.,  in  1831  ;  Miss  Burnham  in 
1832-33  ;  Mrs.  Ford  and-  H.  H.  Smead  in  1833  ;  and  E.  C.  Porter  and 
Lester  Cross  in  1835.  A  High  school  was  taught  in  1836  and  1837  by 
E.  A.  Hopkins  and  C.  W.  Wilson.  S.  E.  Hollister  had  a  school  in  1840, 
and  Mrs.  J.  F.  Ernst  a  boarding  school,  at  what  is  now  422  East  Main 
street,   in  1841-44.      C.  N.  Chandler  taught  in  1841  ;   Mrs.    Rathbun  in 


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1842  ;  D.  E.  Walker  in  1843-44  ;  and  Yound  and  Oliphant  in  1844.  A 
Batavia  female  seminary  was  taught  by  Misses  Beardsley  and  Smith  in 
1844,  and  Mrs.  William  G.  Bryan,  whom  nearly  all  the  present  residents 
will  remember,  had  her  noted  school  in  1848,  where  David  E.  Evans 
used  to  reside,  and  conducted  it  with  skill  and  energy  until  a  very  few 
years  ago.  Miss  E.  G.  Thrall  taught  in  the  same  place  from  1875  to 
1889,  and  now  teaches  at  East  Pembroke.  There  was  a  collegiate  insti- 
tute in  1864,  taught  by  E.  Wildman,  and  a  Miss  McCully  taught  a  school 
in  1864.  This  brings  us  down  to  the  present  time.  Miss  Ellen  K. 
Hooker  established,  in  1883,  "  Park  Place  School,"  conducting  the  same 
for  four  years,  or  until  about  1 887,  when  the  present  highly  talented  and 
and  Christian  lady,  Miss  Mary  J.  Stephens,  took  the  school  and  has  had 
charge  of  it  since.  There  are  accommodations  for  12  boarding  pupils 
and  50  day  scholars.  The  musical  department  is  under  the  charge  of 
Herve  D.  Wilkins,  A.  M.,  of  Rochester.  The  rooms  are  large,  airy,  and 
pleasant,  heated  by  furnace,  and  lighted  by  gas.  The  grounds  areshady, 
large,  and  spacious,  with  a  lawn- tennis  court. 

Batavia  village. — The  village  of  Batavia  is  300  feet  higher  than  Buffalo, 
400feet  higher  than  Rochester,  and  685  feetabove  Lake  Ontario.  The  high- 
est point  of- land  on  theN.Y.  C.  &H.  R.  Railroad  west  of  Albany  is  two  miles 
west  of  Batavia,  called  the  Summit,  it  being  923  feet  above  the  ocean. 
The  village  is  surrounded  by  a  very  wealthy  agricultural  region,  and  its 
railroad  facilities  are  being  constantly  recognized  by  manufacturers  who 
are  seeking  locations  for  pursuing  their  business.  It  has,  also  (more 
than  one  ordinarily  sees),  a  tasty  and  desirable  class  of  residences,  built 
on  the  finest  streets  to  be  seen,  and  no  other  village  in  Western  New 
York  can  compete  with  it  for  beauty  and  cleanliness. 

In  1825,  soon  after  the  village  was  incorporated,  there  were  only  about 
1,400  inhabitants.  At  that  time  land  was  comparatively  cheap.  The  lot 
and  one  adjoining  where  the  Holden  store  now  is  was  sold  for  $150  in 
1830.  The  site  now  occupied  by  St.  James's  Episcopal  Church  was 
bought  in  1820  for  $450.  In  181 1  James  Cochrane  paid  $100  for  18 
acres,  the  land  lying  on  Bank  street  and  fronting  on  Main  street,  one-half 
the  distance  to  State  street.  In  1802  D.  McCracken  paid  $170  for  34 
acres  now  bounded  by  Jackson,  Main,  and  Liberty  streets.  Bank  street 
was  called,  in  old  times,  "  Dingle  Alley,"  it  being  but  a  lane,  wherein 
cows  were  driven  to  pasture,  and  the  old  fashioned  cow-bell  being  at- 
tached to  them  in  order  to  find  them. 

The  early  settlers  of  Genesee  County  were  not  wanting  in  patriotism. 


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Their  diversions  and  holidays  were  few,  and  they  made  much  of  the  re- 
turn of  the  only  National  holiday.  The  custom  then  was  to  listen  to  the 
reading  of  the  "  Declaration  of  Independence  "  and,  as  many  as  could, 
retire  to  the  tavern  for  dinner,  at  which  toasts  were  drank.  We  give 
herewith  the  programme  in  1826  : 

NATIONAL  JUBILEE. 

"The  following  are  the  regular  toasts  which  were  drank  at  the  celebration  in  this 
village  on  Tuesday  last  (July  4,  1826): 

"  1st. — The  Fiftieth  Anniversary  of  American  Independence  !  '  And  ye  shall  hallow 
the  fiftieth  year  and  proclaim  liberty  throughout  all  the  land  unto  all  the  inhabitants 
thereof,  and  it  shall  be  a  Jubilee  unto  you.' 

"  2d. — Our  Common  Country  !  '  May  the  blessings  we  enjoy  under  its  happy  form 
of  government  descend  unimpaired  to  the  latest  posterity.'     3  cheers,  i   gun. 

''  3d. — The  State  of  New  York  !  '  Without  an  equal  in  resources  and  enterprise  :  may 
union  at  home  render  her  respectable  abroad.'     3  cheers,  i  gun. 

"4th. — George  Washington  !     (Drunk  standing  with  solemn  music  playing.) 

"  5th. — The  Heroes  and  Patriots  of  the  two  wars  of  Independence  !  '  Honor  to  the 
living  and  tears  of  gratitude  to  the  memory  of  the  dead.' 

"  6th. — The  Militia  !  '  Bunker  Hill  and  New  Orleans,  the  commencement  of  the  first 
and  the  close  of  the  second  war  of  Independence  have  proved  them  a  sure  defense  in 
the  hour  of  trial.'     9  cheers,  i  gun. 

"  7th. — The  Army  and  Navy  of  the  United  States  !  '  The  guardians  of  our  National 
defense  and  the  protectors  of  our  National  nights.'     9  cheers,  i  gun. 

"  8th. — The  youth  of  our  country  !  '  Let  them  remember  that  virtue  and  intelligence 
is  the  life  of  liberty.'     3  cheers,  i  gun. 

"9th. — Agriculture,  commerce,  and  manufactures  !  '  The  true  source  of  a  country's 
glory  and  happiness:  let  them  have  equal  encouragement.'     3  cheers,  i  gun. 

"  loth. — Party  Spirit !  '  Under  the  dominim  of  honor  and  virtue,  a  ministering  spirit 
in  the  temple  of  freemen.'     6  cheers,  i  gun. 

"nth. — Election  of  President  and  Vice-President  of  the  United  States  !  'Let  the 
people  act  for  themselves  ;  may  the  present  Congress  remember  from  whom  they  de- 
rived their  authority.'     6  cheers,  i  gun. 

"i2th. — Greece!  '  The  votaries  of  liberty  throughout  the  world  behold  her  sorrows 
and  are  afflicted  ;  may  they  soon  rally  to  her  standard  and  wrest  the  iron  sceptre  frona 
the  "  mindless  Ottoman."  ' 

"  13th.— The  Independent  States  of  South  America  !  'They  followed  our  example 
and  have  triumphed  ;  with  liberty  for  their  object  may  they  reach  the  goal  of  their 
highest  ambition.'    5  cheers,  i  gun." 

As  early  as  1827  the  traveling  showman  was  around;  but  we  are  not 
informed  as  to  the  extent  and  capacity  of  the  house  he  drew.  The  weekly 
paper  of  June,  1827,  calls  attention  to  a  troupe  as  follows  : 

"  Theatre. — Messrs.  Gilbert  &  Trowbridge  are  now  in  this  village  with  their  theatrical 
corps.  They  have  already  performed  three  nights  to  respectable  houses.  We  would 
recommend  the  propriety  of  stationing  someone  in  the  back  seats  to  preserve  order.     We 


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have  witnessed  it  ourselves,  and  have  heard  it  complained  of  by  others,  that  the  boys  on 
the  back  seats  were  too  noisy.  The  bill  of  fare  for  this  evening  is  rich  and  worthy  of  the 
attention  of  those  who  are  fond  of  the  theatrical  profession.  The  pieces  consist  of '  The 
Soldier's  Daughter'  and  'Poor  Soldier.'" 

Imprisonment  for  debt  was  in  order,  as  is  shown  by  a  notice  taken  from 
a  paper  dated  June  25,  1826  : 

"A  gentleman  confined  in  Batavia  jaol,  on  strong  suspicion  of  debt,  offers  his  services 
to  lawyers.  Printers,  Merchants,  Tavern-keepers,  Mechanics,  in  drafting  or  copying  dec- 
larations, making  up  rolls,  wrightmg  deeds,  Mortgages,  Bonds,  &c.  Posting  books  of 
every  description.     Apply  at  this  office  for  further  particulars." 

In  1822  a  Mr.  Farnsworth  was  convicted  of  forging  United  States  land 
warrants,  and  sentenced  to  be  hanged  on  the  20th  of  September.  A  large 
crowd  assembled  to  witness  the  execution,  when,  to  their  great  disgust, 
the  President  granted  a  reprieve  for  six  months.  The  murmurings  of  the 
disappointed  multitude  were  loud  and  deep,  and  before  the  expiration  of 
the  six  months'  respite  he  was  pardoned,  as  it  appeared  that  he  had  com- 
mitted no  crime  against  the  government.  The  first  execution  was  one 
McLean,  in  1807,  who  had  committed  murder  in  1807,  and  was  hanged 
the  same  year  in  Batavia.  November  5,  1830,  James  Gray  was  executed 
for  the  murder  of  Samuel  Davis,  a  tavern-keeper,  of  Le  Roy.  It  is  esti- 
mated there  were  over  5,000  persons  present  to  witness  the  hanging. 
The  execution  took  place  south  of  where  the  railroad  is,  near  the  creek. 

Batavia  library. — In  April,  1796,  an  act  was  passed  by  the  legislature 
for  the  purpose  of  encouraging  the  formation  of  public  libraries.  Under 
that  act  the  citizens  of  the  new  Genesee  country  vied  with  each  other  in 
organizing  libraries.  The  first  one  established  on  the  Holland  Purchase 
was  in  November,  [804,  when  a  meeting  was  convened  at  the  house  of 
Abel  Rowe  (tavern-keeper).  Joseph  Ellicott  was  chairman.  The  trustees 
were  Richard  Smith,  William  Rumsey,  John  Branan,  Reuben  Town,  and 
Nathaniel  Coleman. 

Village  incorporation. — Soon  after  the  fire  of  1821  a  meeting  of  the 
citizens  was  held  and  a  committee  appointed  to  petition  the  legislature  for 
an  act  of  incorporation,  which  was  granted  April  23,  1823.  The  first  meet- 
ing (to  carry  out  this  act)  was  held  at  Ganson's  tavern,  June  3,  1823.  C. 
Carpenter  and  D.  Tisdale  (justices)  presided;  and  the  following  persons 
were  chosen  as  trustees  :  D.  H.  Chandler,  D.  E.  Evans,  N.  FoUett,  S.  Cum- 
mings,  S.  Finch,  Trumbull  Gary,  treasurer ;  and  Parley  Paine,  collector. 
Subsequently  D.  H.  Chandler  was  chosen  president  of  the  village.  The 
present  village  officers  are  George  Burt,  president ;  John  Quirk,  collector  ; 
George  Roth,  treasurer ;  and  John  Glade,  assessor.      Measures  were  also 


l86  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


adopted  in  regard  to  fires,  but  no  company  was  formed  until  the  20th  of 
April,  1824,  composed  of  the  following  persons:  William  Seaver,  Jr., 
captain ;  Hinman  Holden,  D.  H.  Chandler,  Frederick  Follett,  William 
Purcell,  Parley  Paine,  Oran  Follett,  William  Piatt,  Daniel  Gates,  Ralph 
Stiles,  Hezekiah  D.  Piatt,  William  Dickinson,  C.  C.  Church,  Nathan  Fol- 
lett, W.  M.  Seymour,  I.  Norman  Town,  William  R.  Thompson,  Benjamin 
Allen,  Stephen  Grant,  Nahum,  Loring,  John  S.  Moore,  Jonathan  Lay, 
Horace  Gibbs,  David  M.  Gardiner,  and  Rufus  Burnham.  The  first  en- 
gine-house was  under  the  old  jail  in  the  court-house.  The  Holland  Land 
Co.  gave  the  village  the  lot  on  Jackson  street  (now  a  blacksmith  shop), 
which  was  to  be  a  fire  engine-house.  Later  they  took  it  back  and  gave 
in  return  the  quarters  under  the  jail,  the  building  being  raised  upon  a 
high  foundation,  to  admit  of  an  engine  being  run  under. 

Batavia  has  had  its  share  of  destructive  fires.  The  first  one,  on  the 
night  of  December  22,  1821,  originated  in  Mr.  Baker's  silversmith  shop, 
north  side  of  Main  street,  destroying  buildings  owned  or  occupied  by 
the  following  persons:  Moore  &  Finch,  L.  Baker,  J.  P.  Smith,  C.  C. 
Church,  and  D.  C.  Miller's  printing  ofiice.  The  amount  of  property 
destroyed  was  estimated  at  $10,000. 

In  April,  1833,  fire  was  discovered  in  a  building  nearly  opposite  the 
Eagle  tavern.  It  burned  nearly  the  whole  row  of  buildings  on  Main 
street,  from  Jackson  to  the  Arcade  block.  In  1834  the  Eagle  tavern  was 
burned,  together  with  all  the  buildings  from  the  corner  of  Big  Tree 
(Ellicott)  street  around  upon  Genesee  (Main)  street,  involving  a  loss  of 
$30,000.  In  1850  a  fire  destroyed  the  north  side  of  Main  street,  from 
Bank  street  west  from  where  the  American  Hotel  stood.  In  January, 
1884,  a  large  portion  of  the  harvester  works  was  burned,  involving  a  loss 
of  over  $40,000. 

The  Genesee  County  mills  were  built  by  Mr.  Ellicott  in  1803,  enlarged 
to  60x150  feet  in  1825,  and  were  owned  by  Ellicott,  Evans,  Macomber, 
Jennison,  Pierson  &  Randall,  Olmstead,  and  others.  They  were  de- 
stroyed by  fire  August  22,  1884,  after  which  the  land  and  property  was 
purchased  by  the  village  authorities  for  the  purpose  of  building  water 
works,  which  purpose  was  carried  out,  resulting  in  the  erection  of  a  sub- 
stantial brick  structure,  in  which  is  machinery  supplying  all  the  power 
needed  for  water  for  fire  and  village  purposes. 

Cemeteries. — The  Indians  had  a  burial-place  on  a  chestnut  knoll  on  the 
Dr.  Josiah  Nolton  place,  or  farm,  on  Jackson  street  road,  south  of  the  vil- 
lage, as  numerous  bones  and  glass  beads  were  found  there  when  the  soil 


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was  removed  to  furnish  material  for  a  road.  The  earhest  known  place 
for  burial  within  the  village  was  the  ground  on  the  bank  of  the  creek,  sit- 
uated nearly  back  of  the  brick  school-house  on  West  Main  street.  It  was 
deeded  by  Benjamin  Ellicott,  August  10,  1820.  Not  many  interments, 
however,  were  made  there,  owing  to  the  liability  of  the  high  water  from 
the  creek  washing  out  the  soil.  The  only  evidence  of  burials  remaining  is 
the  graves  of  the  wives  of  Oliver  Wilcox,, one  of  whom  died  in  1807,  the 
other  in  1824,  and  the  graves  of  Richard  Buell,  who  died  in  18 19,  and 
W.  T.  Stark,  who  died  in  1822,  and  Wheaton  Mason,  who  died  in  1825. 
Many  bodies  from  this  ground  were  transferred  to  the  new  cemetery  on 
Harvester  avenue,  formerly  Cemetery  street,  between  the  railroads,  on  lot 
43,  purchased  October  29,  1823,  and  laid  out  by  Ebenezer  Mix  into  88 
plats.  As  is  often  customary  with  such  enterprises  a  general  apathy  and 
indifference  was  manifested  in  caring  for  the  plat,  and  from  1824  to  1840 
it  was  in  a  very  neglected  condition.  The  latter  year  a  fence  was  built 
around  the  grounds,  so  that  the  graves  and  shrubbery  were  protected 
from  the  invasion  of  animals.  From  1840  to  1867  but  little  attention  was 
given  to  the  grounds,  and  the  appearance  was  forbidding.  In  1867  a  sub- 
scription was  raised  and  a  large  fund  directed  towards  repair  of  fences 
and  improving  the  walks  and  drives,  and  up  to  1875  small  subscriptions 
(under  the  superintendence  of  the  late  William  S.  Mallory)  were  devoted 
to  the  care  of  the  grounds. 

In  May,  1880,  a  number  of  lot-owners  organized  under  the  State  laws 
and  the  "Batavia  Cemetery  Association  "  assumed  practical  shape,  and  a 
systematic  effort  resulted  in  plans  to  purchase  land,  sell  lots,  levy  and 
collect  assessments  on  lot-owners  for  the  maintenance  and  care  of  the 
grounds,  and  the  community  now  has  a  resting-place  for  their  dead  that 
they  may  well  be  proud  of  The  officers  of  the  association  are  Gad  B. 
Worthington,  president;  J.  F.  Lay,  vice-president;  L.  C.  Mclntyre,  treas- 
urer;  J.  B.  Crosby,  secretary;  and  Jacob  Miller,  sexton. 

Elmwood  Cemetery  is  located  on  Harvester  avenue,  south  of  the  Ba- 
tavia Cemetery.  It  contains  about  12  acres  of  ground  In  the  spring  of 
1872  Edward  P.  Morse  opened  up  the  grounds  (having  become  the  owner 
one  year  previous),  and  commenced  grading  and  setting  out^  trees  and 
shrubbery.  In  the  spring  of  1 889  an  organization  was  formed  through  the 
efforts  of  Mr.  Morse,  and  called  the  Elmwood  Cemetery  Association  of 
Batavia.  William  C.  Simpson  was  president ;  John  B.  Crosby,  secretary; 
and  Joseph  C.  Barnes,  treasurer.  In  April,  1890,  it  was  decided  to  incor- 
porate.    The  present  trustees  are  T.  F.  Woodward,  J.  C.  Barnes,  George 


l88  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


B.  Edwards,  J.  M.  Williams,  C.  H.  Caldwell,  W.  C.  Simpson,  E.  P.  Morse, 
George  Scott,  and  John  M.  McKenzie.  W.  C.  Simpson  is  president; 
T.  F.  Woodward,  vice-president;  and  J.  C.  Barnes,  secretary  and  treas- 
urer. 

"Joseph  Ellicott,  son  of  Joseph  and  Judith  Ellicott,  was  born  November 
1,  1760,  in  Bucks  County,  Pa.  When  14  years  of  age  his  father  removed 
to  Maryland.  He  was  partly  educated  in  Bucks  County,  but  at  his  fa- 
ther's death  he  was  obliged  to  teach  school.  He  began  surveying  with  his 
brother  Andrew  in  1785,  locating  the  western  boundary  of  Pennsylvania. 
In  1797  he  was  employed  by  the  Holland  Land  Company,  and  came  to 
Geneseo  to  attend  a  treaty  of  the  Indians.  He  came  alone  in  Septem- 
ber, on  horseback,  via  Wilkesbarre,  Tioga  Point,  Bath,  and  Dansville, 
returning  to  Philadelphia  in  the  following  February.  In  May,  1798,  he 
came  again,  accompanied  by  his  brother  Benjamin,  and  Ebenezer  Cary, 
arriving  in  Buffalo  in  June. 

"  In  March,  1 799,  Joseph  and  Benjamin  Ellicott  went  to  Philadelphia  for 
the  purpose  of  conferring  with  Paul  Busti,  the  agent  of  the  company,  for 
a  continuance  of  the  surveys.  Returning  in  the  spring  Joseph  Ellicott 
went  to  Buffalo,  remaining  there  until  the  completion  of  the  survey  in  the 
fall,  and  then  came  to  Stafford.  In  January,  1800,  he  returned  to  Phila- 
delphia to  report  on  his  surveys.  November  i,  1800,  when  40  years  of 
age,  he  was  appointed  general  agent  of  the  company,  with  liberal  salary, 
a  grant  of  6,000  acres  of  land,  and  five  per  cent,  commission  on  all  sales 
of  lands.  He  left  Philadelphia  in  November,  arriving  in  Buffalo  in  Janu- 
ary, 1 80 1.  He  moved  from  there  to  Ransom's  tavern  (now  Clarence, 
Erie  County),  and  opened  an  office  for  the  sale  of  lands.  In  letters  writ- 
ten from  that  place  he  says  he  called  it  '  Ransomville,'  '  Pine  Grove,' 
■•  Sweetwater  Farm,'  and  'West  Genesee.'  At  the  same  time  Buffalo  was 
known  as  New  Amsterdam,  and  also  as  Buffalo  Creek.  In  1801,  fixing 
his  mind  to  locate  a  permanent  land  office  at  Batavia,  suitable  buildings 
were  erected  for  his  occupancy,  so  that  he  removed  there  in  the  spring 
of  1802. 

"  In  1803  David  E.  Evans,  his  nephew,  came  from  Maryland  to  act  as 
clerk  in  the  land  office.  In  November,  1804,  Mr.  Ellicott  was  appointed 
an  elector  of  President  and  Vice-President.  His  whole  time  was  taken 
up  in  attending  to  the  duties  of  his  office,  the  place  being  no  sinecure  as 
the  records  show,  and  up  to  the  War  of  1812  no  one  was  more  active. 
At  the  close  of  the  war  his  house  was  the  asylum  for  sick  and  wounded 
soldiers,  and  all  army  officers  received  a  hearty  welcome.      In  1818  he 


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completed  the  main  building  of  his  residence,  and  by  his  hospitality  was 
■enabled  to  contribute  largely  to  the  social  features  of  the  place,  and  to 
entertain  distinguished  travelers  on  their  journey  to  the  Falls.  He  was  a 
strong  advocate  of  the  Erie  Canal  from  its  first  inception  in  1808  to  its 
completion  in  1825  ;  was  one  of  the  canal  commissioners  in  18 16;  and 
foresaw  the  great  wealth  it  would  bring  to  the  Holland  Land  Company, 
proving,  as  it  did,  of  great  assistance  to  the  settlers  in  paying  for  their 
lands. 

"  Mr.  EUicott's  connection  with  the  company  enabled  him  to  make  for- 
tunate investments  in  lands,  and  as  he  was  privileged  to  take  his  commis- 
sions in  lands  at  low  valuations,  his  possessions  eventually  became  valua- 
ble. His  great  wealth,  and  his  desire  to  advance  the  interests  of  his 
nieces  and  nephews,  caused  their  removal  from  time  to  time  from  their 
different  homes  in  Maryland  to  new  and  more  desirable  homes  in  West- 
ern New  York. 

"About  181 5,  and  up  to  1821,  complaints  were  being  made  from  settlers 
who  were  unable  to  pay  for  their  lands,  and  through  them  efforts  were 
made  to  have  Mr.  Ellicott  resign  his  agency.  But  he  refused,  and  was 
continued  until  his  retirement  in  October,  1821.  He  was  succeeded  by 
Jacob  S.  Otto,  of  Philadelphia,  the  sub-agents  in  office  being  retained. 
After  his  retirement  Mr.  Ellicott  went  to  Philadelphia  and  Baltimore, 
and  endeavored  to  interest  capitalists  in  the  purchase  of  unsold  lands.  In 
this  he  was  unsuccessful,  and  returned  to  Batavia  in  1822.  His  health 
began  to  fail  him  soon  after,  and  he  made  trips  into  Pennsylvania  and 
Ohio  in  order  to  recruit,  but  without  avail.  In  November,  1825,  he  went 
to  New  York  with  two  of  his  nephews,  Ebenezer  Mix  and  Joseph  Nixon. 
He  was  under  medical  treatment  in  the  city  until  August,  1826,  and  on 
the  19th  of  that  month  died  in  his  66th  year.  His  remains  were  brought 
from  New  York  and  laid  to  rest  in  the  cemetery  in  Batavia,  where  a  mon- 
ument has  been  erected  to  his  memory  by  his  sister,  Rachel  Evans. 

"Mr.  Ellicott  was  never  married.  He  was  a  man  of  great  industry, 
careful  and  systematic  in  all  business,  and  required  of  all  under  him  a 
faithful  discharge  of  their  duties." 

"  John  B.  Ellicott,  son  of  Andrew  and  Sarah  (Brown)  Ellicott,  was  born 
in  1795,  and  in  early  life  was  in  the  employ  of  his  uncle,  Joseph  Ellicott, 
in  Batavia,  as  clerk  in  the  land  office.  During  the  War  of  181 2  he  was 
a  volunteer  to  defend  Fort  Erie.  In  18 17  he  was  in  business  in  Batavia 
with  his  cousin,  George  Brown,  under  the  firm  name  of  Brown  &  Ellicott. 
He  married  Helen  Griffith,  niece  of  his  sister's  husband.      She  was  born 


190  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


in  1799.  Soon  after  their  marriage  they  resided  in  Medina.  During- 
his  residence  there  he  aided  in  erecting  a  flouring-mill  on  Oak  Orchard 
Creek,  in  company  with  David  E.  Evans,  to  whom  he  sold  his  interest  in 
1828.  He  afterwards  resided  on  an  extensive  tract  of  land  in  Pembroke^ 
deeded  to  him  by  his  uncle.  His  handsome  residence  on  the  main  road, 
six  miles  from  Batavia,  was  admired  by  all  travelers.  In  the  spring  of 
185 1  he  moved  to  Batavia,  and  died  there  August  27,  1872,  aged  "JJ 
years.  His  wife,  Helen,  died  a  few  years  afterwards.  They  had  seven 
children,  among  whom  was  Mary  Jane,  born  February  9,  1823,  who 
married,  first,  Nathaniel  Pitkin.  Their  son  was  Harvey  Ellicott  Pitkin. 
She  afterwards  married  Nate  T.  Smith." 

James  W.  Stevens,  the  first  clerk  of  Genesee  County,  was  a  native  of 
New  Jersey  and  a  graduate  of  Princeton  College.  He  became  connected 
with  the  Holland  Land  Co.  at  the  earliest  period  of  its  land  sales,  and 
remained  in  the  office  until  the  affairs  of  the  companj^  were  closed  up. 
He  served  as  county  clerk  from  1804  to  18 10.  He  was  a  man  of  fine 
literary  taste,  of  quiet  habits,  of  strict  business  integrity,  careful  and 
systematic  in  his  work,  and  lived  a  blameless  life,  respected  by  all  his 
associates. 

Ebenezer  Cary  was  employed  by  Mr.  Ellicott,  when  he  was  surveying 
lands  in  Pennsylvania,  as  early  as  1795,  and  came  with  him  to  the  Hol- 
land Purchase,  acting  as  surveyor  and  clerk,  or  agent,  and  was  generally 
useful  He  was  an  early  merchant  at  Batavia,  and  the  founder  of  the 
establishment  so  long  continued  by  his  brother,  Trumbull  Cary. 

Trumbull  Cary,  the  founder  of  the  Bank  of  Genesee,  was  born  August 
1 1,  1787,  and  was  a  native  of  Mansfield,  Conn.  He  came  to  Batavia  in 
1805,  was  clerk  for  five  years  with  James  Brisbane  and  Ebenezer  Cary, 
and  in  18 10  bought  out  that  firm,  and  was  in  the  mercantile  business  for 
30  years.  For  a  time  he  was  of  the  firm  of  Cary  &  Grant,  and  a  part  of 
this  time  was  postmaster.  He  was  an  adjutant  in  the  War  of  181 2  ;  was 
elected  to  the  Assembly  and  also  served  as  State  Senator  ;  and  was  a  firm 
friend  of  Gov.  Seward.  June  2,  1817,  he  married  Margaret  Eleanor, 
sister  of  James  Brisbane,  and  they  had  a  son,  Walter,  who  became  a 
prominent  physician  in  Buffalo.  Mr.  Cary  was  a  very  successful  man  in 
all  his  undertakings,  and  aided  materially  in  establishing  the  village  on 
the  career  of  growth  and  prosperity  it  has  ever  since  maintained.  He 
died  June  20,  1869,  aged  82  years.  His  grandson,  Trumbull  (son  of 
Walter),  is  now  the  cashier  of  the  bank  founded  in  1829. 

Ebenezer   Mix  was  born  at   New  Haven,  Conn.,  December  31,  1789. 


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After  learning  the  masons'  trade  under  his  brother,  Abiather  Mix,  he 
came  to  Batavia,  Genesee  County,  in  the  spring  of  1809,  at  which  place 
he  worked  at  his  trade  during  the  summer,  and  taught  school  in  the 
winter.  In  March,  18 10,  he  entered  the  office  of  Daniel  B.  Brown  as 
law  student,  still  holding  himself  ready  to  do  any  job  of  plastering  needed 
in  the  then  small  town.  In  the  spring  of  181 1  Joseph  EUicott,  then 
agent  of  the  Holland  Land  Co.,  hired  Mr.  Mix  to  plaster  a  room,  with 
an  arched  ceiling,  by  the  yard  ;  after  the  job  was  done  Mr.  Mix  made 
out  his  bill,  giving  the  number  of  yards  and  price,  and  sent  it  in  for  pay- 
ment. Mr.  Ellicott,  upon  examining  the  bill,  sent  out  to  know  who  made 
the  calculation.  Upon  being  informed  that  the  mason  himself  did  it  he 
sent  for  Mr.  Mix  and  said  :  "  Young  man,  I  did  not  suppose  that  there 
was  another  man  on  the  Purchase  that  could  make  that  calculation  cor- 
rect. The  Holland  Land  Company  needs  your  services."  And  in  March, 
181 1,  Ebenezer  Mix  went  into  the  employ  of  the  Holland  Land  Company, 
where  he  remained  for  27  years  as  contracting  clerk,  2 1  years  of  which  time 
he  filled  the  office  of  surrogate  of  Genesee  County,  during  which  time  he 
codified  the  laws  of  New  York,  as  to  the  descent  and  distribution  of  es- 
tates, by  request  of  the  attorney-general.  In  the  War  of  181 2,  in  a 
crisis  of  danger  with  the  frontier  settlers  upon  the  Holland  Purchase,  he 
transferred  himself  from  the  land  office  to  the  camp  and  post  of  danger. 
He  was  the  volunteer  aide  of  Gen.  P.  B.  Porter  at  the  memorable  and 
successful  sortie  at  Fort  Erie,  September  17,  18 14.  He  was  at  one  time 
regarded  as  the  best  mathematician  in  this  State,  and  was  the  publisher 
of  a  work  entitled  Practical  Mathematics.  He  also  rendered  valuable 
assistance  to  Orsamus  Turner  in  the  compilation  of  his  book.  He  was 
married,  March  30,  181 5,  to  Jemima  Debow.  October  8,  1863,  he  moved 
to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  remaining  there  until  his  death,  January  12,  1869. 
One  of  his  sons  lives  in  Cleveland,  and  another,  D.  E.  E.  Mix,  resides  in 
Batavia,  engaged  in  surveying  and  engineering. 

Aaron  Van  Cleeve  was  born  in  1768,  in  New  Jersey,  and  was  a  coach- 
maker  by  trade.  He  married,  in  1791,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Stevens, 
and  a  sister  to  Judge  Stevens.  He  went  to  Buffalo  in  1795,  and  joined 
Ellicott  later  in  cutting  the  west  transit  line,  in  1 799.  Returning  to  New 
Jersey,  he  resided  there  10  years.  In  1809  he  moved  to  Batavia,  and 
in  September  of  the  same  year  was  appointed  sheriff  and  jailer.  In  18 10 
he  was  appointed  assistant  marshal  to  take  the  census  of  all  the  country 
west  of  the  Genesee  River.  He  was  also  a  clerk  in  the  land  office,  and 
high  sheriff*  in  18 11.      In  1814  he  was  appointed   by  President  Madison 


192  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


to  take  the  census  of  eight  westerly  counties  in  New  York,  and  held 
other  important  offices. 

Orsamus  Turner,  author  of  Turner's  History  of  Phelps  ajid  GorhaifCs 
Purchase  and  Holland  PurcJiase,  was  born  in  Ontario  County.  His 
father,  Roswell  Turner,  came  from  Connecticut  and  settled  near  Honeoye 
Lake.  He  moved  to  Sheldon,  Wyoming  County,  being  an  early 
settler  of  that  town.  Orsamus  was  an  apprentice  in  the  printing  office 
of  the  Ontario  Repository  at  Canandaigua,  and  in  1822  became  proprie- 
tor of  a  paper  in  Lockport.  He  was  an  editor  for  25  years.  Chipman 
P.  Turner,  a  brother  of  Orsamus,  was  born  in  Black  Rock,  and  assisted 
in  the  compilation  of  Turner's  Holland  Purchase.  He  is  now  a  resident 
of  the  town  of  Elba. 

So  closely  identified  are  the  village,  the  town,  and  the  whole  of  Gen- 
esee County  with  each  other  that  it  is  impossible  to  separate  it,  and  a 
perusal  of  the  early  event  as  given  in  the  town  and  county  chapters 
will  aid  the  reader  in  connecting  the  events  of  the  early  period.  The 
sketches  following  this  chapter,  of  some  of  the  prominent  individuals  that 
took  part  in  the  early  settlement,  as  well  as  sketches  of  the  residents  of 
the  present  day,  will  also  be  interesting,  and  connect  on  important  link 
between  the  past  and  present. 

Thomas  McCully  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  and  came  to  Genesee 
•County  from  Schenectady  in  18 16.  He  died  in  1865,  aged  82  years. 
He  was  by  profession  a  mechanic,  brick  mason,  and  contractor,  and  built 
a  good  many  structures  in  Batavia,  among  them  being  the  present  Epis- 
copal Church.  He  was  a  prominent  man  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  aiding  in  founding  it,  and  was  a  trustee  until  his  death.  He 
married  Sarah  Hollister,  daughter  of  Silas,  and  they  had  six  children. 

James  Cochrane  settled  in  1802  on  lot  24,  containing  four  acres,  buy- 
ing the  same  for  $100.  He  was  a  bell  founder.  His  foundry  was  on 
Bank  street,  where  Mr.  Southworth  now  lives.  He  made  the  bells  for 
all  the  churches.  In  1826  he  took  into  partnership  with  him  a  Mr. 
Fisher.  Mr.  Cochrane  built,  in  1824,  the  house  where  Miss  Sarah  Stev- 
ens now  lives.      He  died  in  1846. 

Richard  Smith,  whom  Judge  North  mentions  in  the  Bench  and  Bar 
as  surrogate,  was  also  clerk  of  the  board  of  supervisors  for  40  years.  He 
lived  in  a  frame  house  where  Baker  &  Walkinshaw  are  located.  He  was 
a  prominent  Mason  and  master  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge.  In  seeking  a 
continuance  of  his  clerkship  of  the  board  of  supervisors  one  year  the  chair- 
man remarked  that  "  it  was  not  necessary  for  him  to  ask  it,  as  he  should 


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193 


go  for  him  for  clerk  as  long  as  he  was  supervisor,  and  Mr.  Smith  was 
alive,  and  after  that  would  go  for  Jane,  his  daughter  "  (the  father's  assist- 
ant). 

Dr.  David  McCracken,  located  in  1801,  took  up  lot  25,  of  34  acres, 
paying  $170.  This  lot  is  bounded  by  Main,  Jackson,  and  Center  streets. 
Shortly  after  his  purchase  he  erected  a  log  house,  on  what  is  now  Will- 
iamson's furniture  store.  East  Main  street.  He  had  four  brothers,  wha 
soon  came  into  the  settlement. 

Benjamin  Blodgett,  the  early  printer  and  proprietor  of  the  Times,  and 
also  of  the  firm  of  Handford  &  Blodgett,  located  on  the  corner  of  Main  and 
State  streets.  He  removed  to  Richville,  and  for  many  years  kept  a  most 
famous  tavern  at  that  place.      He  died  in  Illinois  in  1857. 

David  E.  Evans,  a  nephew  of  Joseph  Ellicott,  came  in  1803,  succeed- 
ing Mr.  Otto  ih  the  duties  of  the  land  agency  in  1826.  His  early  life 
was  spent  in  clerking  for  his  uncle  in  the  land  office,  so  he  was  familiar 
with  all  the  responsibilities  of  the  agency.  He  was  elected  to  the  State 
Senate  in  18 18,  and  was  there  four  years.  In  1826  he  was  a  member  of 
Congress,  but  resigned,  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  agency  of  the 
Holland  Land  Company,  which  position  he  held  until  the  company's 
affairs  were  wound  up,  in  1837.  Mr.  Evans  was  an  open-hearted,  gen- 
erous man,  giving  liberally  to  religious  purposes,  and  for  the  public  wel- 
fare.     He  died  in  1850. 

Rear- Admiral  Ralph  Chandler  was  born  in  Batavia  in  1829,  in  the 
house  where  G.  B.  Worthington  now  lives.  His  father,  D.  H.  Chandler, 
married  a  daughter  of  Hon.  H.  J.  Redfield. 

In  1 8 14  Libbeus  Fish  bought  lot  44,  on  East  Main  street.  He  came 
from  Vermont  in  1806,  and  died  in  1859.  He  was  a  man  of  means, 
liberal  in  his  investments  and  in  his  charities.  He  was  a  maltster,  and 
proprietor  of  the  first  enterprise  of  the  kind  in  the  county.  His  son,  Eli 
H.  Fish,  was  born  here  in  1807,  and  died  in  1879,  aged  72  years.  He 
was  a  grocer  and  maltster  for  50  years.  He  was  captain  of  the  164th 
Regiment,  and  was  vice-president  of  the  National  Bank  of  Genesee. 

The  Cotes  homestead,  on  East  Main  street,  is  one  of  the  oldest  houses 
in  the  place.  It  was  the  residence  of  Dr.  Ephraim  Brown  until  1826^ 
and  of  Dr.  Levant  B.  Cotes  for  30  years  after.  They  were  partners  for 
a  time. 

Roswell  Graham,  an  old-timer,  came  in  1801,  and  settled  in  the  east 
part  of  the  Graham  place,  on  the  Le  Roy  road,  residing  there  until  his 
death,  at  the  age  of  95  years.  A  daughter,  Mrs.  Nacy  P.  Coddington,. 
resides  in  Buffalo,  and  is  in  her  83d  year. 


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Isaac  Joslyn  came  in  1828.  He  was  a  locksmith  and  blacksmith  for 
53  years.  His  brother,  Aimiran  Joslyn,  is  still  Hving  on  East  Main  street, 
and  is  over  90  years  of  age. 

Another  old  settler  still  living  is  John  Green  Russell  (over  90  years  of 
age),  on  Bank  street,  son  of  an  early  tavern-keeper.  bJtill  another  old 
settler,  formerly  of  Elba,  is  Phineas  Howe,  95  years  of  age,  living  on 
East  Main  street. 

Benjamin  H.  Stevens,  brother  of  Judge  J.  W.  Stevens,  and  a  brother- 
in-law  of  James  Brisbane,  came  to  Batavia  in  1822.  He  was  in  New 
Jersey  in  1777..  He  was  the  superintendent  of  a  hat  factory,  and  died 
in  1857.  His  only  daughter,  Sarah  K.,  was  born  September  6,  18 10,  came 
to  Batavia  with  her  parents,  and  has  resided  here  since.  She  has  lived 
since  1824  in  the  old  house  on  East  Main  street,  built  by  James  Coch- 
rane in  1822.  Her  mother  taught  private  school  for  27  years.  She  died 
in  1880,  at  the  age  of  97  years.  To  Miss  Sarah  K.  Stevens  we  are  in- 
debted for  many  dates  and  facts  connected  with  the  period  in  which  she 
was  a  prominent  factor. 

The  old  house,  514  East  Main  street,  was  built  in  181 5  by  David 
Locke. 

"The  Rev.  Lucius  Smith,  rector  of  the  Episcopal  Church  from  1823  to 
1833,  was  a  prominent  man  and  minister  for  those  days.  He  was  very 
decided  as  well  as  liberal  in  his  opinion,  and  took  a  more  than  usually 
active  interest  in  the  perpetuation  of  the  Masonic  Lodge,  of  which  he  was 
an  energetic  working  member,  and  an  advocate  of  its  doctrines.  Dur- 
ing the  Morgan  episode  Mr.  Smith's  attitude  was  severly  criticised  by 
some  of  his  friends,  but  he  stood  up  unflinchingly  in  adherence  of  the 
course  he  marked  out.  Marcus  L.  Babcock,  his  half  brother,  was  said 
to  be  one  of  the  earliest  born  children  of  the  village.  His  son,  Junius  A. 
Smith,  was  a  clerk  in  the  land  office,  and  also  a  representative  of  the 
Farmers'  Loan  and  Trust  Co.,  which  succeeded  the  Holland  Land  Co. 
He  died  in  1864. 

Kimball  Ferren,  of  Le  Roy,  was  superintendent  and  proprietor  of 
"the  old  line  coaches"  running  to  Buffalo,  Lockport,  etc.  He  was  also 
at  one  time  overseer  of  the  poor,  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order. 

Benjamin  C.  and  Ones  Page  came  in  1838  from  New  Hampshire,  and 
started  a  bakery  where  Baker  &  Walkinshaw  now  are.  They  carried  on 
the  business  for  30  years.  Their  business  was  very  extensive,  at  one 
time  having  12  teams  on  the  road.  A  son  of  Benjamin  C.  is  E.  B.  Page, 
now,  and  has  been  since'  1864,  engaged  in  the  music  business. 


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Col.  William  Seaver,  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  Genesee 
County,  was  born  in  Berkshire  County,  Mass.,  October  10,  1789,  and 
died  at  Batavia,  August  25,  1871,  in  the  82d  year  of  his  age.  In  early 
life  he  taught  school,  and  subsequently  embraced  the  medical  profession. 
This,  however,  he  abandoned  for  mercantile  ventures,  and  in  181 7  emi- 
grated from  Albany  to  Genesee  County.  For  nearly  half  a  century  fol- 
lowing his  removal  he  was  at  the  head  of  a  large  drug,  book,  and  print- 
ing establishment.  Col.  Seaver  grew  up  with  the  country.  He  was 
essentially  a  "man  of  affairs,"  and  possessed  to  an  unlimited  degree  the 
confidence  of  the  public.  His  ideas  were  broad  and  liberal,  his  knowl- 
edge of  men  and  things  was  extensive,  and  during  his  day  and  genera- 
tion his  influence  was  hardly  second  to  any  one  in  Genesee  County. 
For  many  years  he  was  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Batavia  Spirit  of  the 
Times,  and  aside  from  being  a  forcible  writer  brought  dignity  to  the  edi- 
torial profession.  In  public  life  he  was  a  natural  leader,  and  occupied 
many  local  positions  In  1822  he  took  charge  of  the  Batavia  postoffice, 
first  as  deputy,  but  soon  thereafter  as  postmaster.  His  administration  of 
that  office  covered  a  period  of  29  years,  and  was  deservedly  popular. 
In  1823,  upon  the  incorporation  of  the  village,  he  was  appointed  first 
captain  of  the  first  fire  company,  and  subsequently  first  chief  engineer  of 
the  department.  Later  he  was  president  of  the  village.  He  was  a  man 
of  the  highest  social  standing,  and  for  40  consecutive  years,  ending  only 
with  his  death,  was  senior  warden  of  St.  James's  Episcopal  Church.  With 
the  advance  of  years  he  withdrew  from  active  business,  grew  old  grace- 
fully, lived  beyond  the  allotted  four-score,  and  at  the  conclusion  of  an 
honorable  and  useful  life  in  every  sense  of  the  word  was  held  in  the  high- 
est esteem  by  his  fellow  townsmen.  Col.  Seaver  had  five  sons,  all  of 
whom  were  brought  up  to  practical  work  and  became  well  known  busi- 
ness men,  viz.: 

I :  William  A.  Seaver  removed  to  Buffalo  in  1848,  and  purchasing  the 
Daily  Courier,  of  that  city,  continued  as  its  editor  for  the  next  10  years. 
Then  disposing  of  the  concern  he  located  himself  in  New  York  city.  He 
was  a  wonderfully  versatile  writer  and  prominent  in  literary  circles.  For 
over  20  years  he  was  president  of  a  fire  insurance  company,  and  died  in 
New  York  city,  January  7,  1883,  aged  68  years.  2:  Daniel  M.  Seaver,  for 
many  years  U.  S.  mail  agent  between  Albany  and  Buffalo,  removed  to 
Wisconsin,  and  was  deputy  treasurer  of  that  State  for  some  time,  but  re- 
turned to  New  York  and  died  April  26,  1862,  aged  46  years.  3:  Lucas 
Seaver  removed  to  Wisconsin  in  1848  and  established  the  Milwaukee 

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Commercial  Advertiser  (soon  changed  to  Daily  News).  In  1850  he  was 
elected  city  treasurer  of  Milwaukee,  and  held  that  office  for  four  years. 
On  accession  to  office  he  sold  the  newspaper,  and  later  on  returned  to 
his  native  State.  He  died  May  6,  1866,  aged  47  years.  4:  James  F.  Sea- 
ver  began  a  promising  career  under  adventitious  auspices,  but  died  very 
suddenly  of  a  bilious  attack  at  Batavia  on  February  27,  1853,  aged  32 
years.  5 :  David  Seaver,  the  youngest  and  only  survivor  of  the  five  broth- 
ers, was  the  business  partner  of  his  father,  and  subsequently  for  a  long 
time  continued  the  "Seaver  establishment"  alone.  He  was  a  thoroughly 
active  man  and  progressive  citizen.  Nearly  20  years  ago  he  sold  out 
and  removed  to  New  York  city,  where  he  now  (1890)  resides. 

Hon.  Heman  Judd  Redfield's  life  was  a  long  and  useful  one,  devoted 
to  the  maintenance  of  Democratic  principles,  upholding  the  country  in 
the  days  of  its  peril,  and  he  was  in  his  early  manhood,  and  up  to  the  last 
days  of  his  life,  a  power  in  the  politics  of  the  State  and  a  man  whose  in- 
fluence in  party  affairs  was  always  exerted  on  the  side  of  integrity  and 
the  good  of  the  public  service.  For  half  a  century  and  more  in  Western 
New  York  most  of  his  life  was  spent;  he  was  known  and  esteemed  as  one 
of  the  most  admirable  characters  in  the  State,  and  has  gone  to  rest  with 
a  fullness  of  respect  that  is  accorded  to  few. 

Mr.  Redfield  was  born  in  Connecticut,  December  27,  1788.  His  father 
moving  to  Western  New  York,  he  assisted  him  on  his  farm  until  1808^ 
when  he  entered  the  Canandaigua  Academy.  He  remained  there  two 
years,  and  then  read  law  with  the  Hon.  John  C.  Spencer.  At  the  begin- 
ning of  the  War  of  181 2  he  volunteered  as  a  private  soldier  and  served  two 
campaigns.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Queenstown  Heights,  and  was  with 
General  Harrison  at  Fort  George,  when  he  received  a  brevet  from  the 
commanding  general  for  gallant  services.  He  commenced  the  practice 
of  law  at  Le  Roy  in  18 15,  was  appointed  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  master 
in  chancery,  and  soon  after  district  attorney.  He  was  State  Senator  dur- 
ing 1823,  '24,  and  '25,  during  which  time  he  was  one  of  the  "seventeen" 
Democratic  senators  who  successfully  resisted  an  attempt  to  change  the 
law  relating  to  the  election  of  presidential  electors.  Prominent  among  his 
associates  at  this  time  were  Silas  Wright  and  Charles  E.  Dudley,  both  of 
whom  were  elected  Senators,  and  Silas  Wright,  governor.  In  1825  Mr. 
Redfield  was  appointed  one  of  the  New  York  commissioners  to  settle  a 
boundary  question  with  New  Jersey.  He  was  postmaster  at  Le  Roy  for 
more  than  20  years.  He  soon  became  distinguished  as  a  lawyer.  When 
arrangements  were  being  made  for  the  trial  of  those  accused  of  abducting 


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William  Morgan  he  was  offered  the  position  of  special  counsel  to  assist 
the  attorney- general.  He  declined  the  offer  and  recommended  the  Hon. 
John  C.  Spencer,  who  accepted  and  acted  as  such  on  the  trials.  In  1835 
he  also  declined  the  office  of  circuit  judge  tendered  him  by  Governor 
Marcy.  He  was  also  appointed  canal  commissioner,  which  he  declined. 
When  the  Holland  Land  Company,  in  1836,  sold  out  their  remaining 
lands  in  the  five  counties  he,  together  with  Jacob  Le  Roy,  purchased  the 
same;  subsequently  the  new  purchasers  appointed  him  their  agent,  act- 
ing as  such  for  13  years,  for  which  purpose  he  removed  from  Le  Roy  to 
Batavia.  President  Pierce  tendered  him  the  appointment  of  naval  officer 
in  New  York,  which  he  accepted,  but  was  very  soon  transferred  to  the 
office  of  collector  of  the  port  of  New  York,  which  he  held  until  June  30, 
1857,  when  he  resigned,  although  President  Buchanan  offered  to  continue 
him.  It  was  highly  creditable  to  him  that,  when  he  rendered  his  accounts 
as  collector  of  the  port  of  New  York,  involving  the  large  sum  of  $143, 493,- 
957,  they  were  promptly  settled  exactly  as  he  rendered  them.  Soon- 
after  he  returned  to  his  home  at  Batavia,  and  settled  upon  his  farm  as  a 
cultivator  of  the  soil,  which  was  ever  a  favorite  employment  with  him. 

In  all  the  perils  to  which  our  country  has  been  exposed  he  has  ever 
been  on  the  side  of  his  government.  He  sustained  Mr.  Polk  through  the 
Mexican  war,  and  exerted  himself  on  the  side  of  the  government  during 
the  late  war.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Peace  Congress  at  Albany,  which 
sent  delegates  to  the  one  at  Washington.  He  presided  at  meetings,  lent 
his  influence  to  secure  the  quotas  of  men  called  for  at  different  times  dur- 
ing the  war,  contributed  largely  in  raising  funds  to  aid  in  that  purpose, 
and  lent  his  best  energies  to  sustain  our  side  of  the  conflict,  never  doubt- 
ing the  final  result.  In  his  intercourse  with  men  he  was  frank  and 
manly,  never  misleading;  his  interests  harmonized  with  those  of  his 
neighbors.  Although  he  practiced  economy  he  was  not  greedy  for 
wealth,  either  on  his  own  account  or  for  the  distinction  it  often  confers;: 
hence  the  poor  were  never  turned  away  starving  nor  the  orphans  unpro- 
tected. He  was  opposed  to  all  class  legislation,  and  to  using  the  govern- 
ment, State  or  National,  as  a  means  of  making  one  class  rich  and  keep- 
ing another  poor.  It  was  one  of  his  theories  that  the  less  mankind  were 
governed  the  better -for  them.  He  believed  the  true  object  of  govern- 
ment was  to  protect  men  in  their  person,  character,  and  propert}-,  and 
then  leave  them  to  work  out  their  own  happiness  in  their  own  way. 

On  Sunday  evening,  July  22,  1877,  he  sat  with  the  members  of  his  fam- 
ily on  the  veranda  of  his  house,  enjoying  the  cool  breezes  after  the  heat 

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of  the  day,  appearing  in  excellent  health  and  spirits.  About  eight  o'clock 
he  complained  of  a  dizziness  in  his  head,  entered  the  house,  gradually 
grew  worse,  and  became  unconscious,  and  about  a  quarter  to  10  o'clock 
he  peacefully,  painlessly,  breathed  hi:^  last.  Thus  closed  the  earthly  ca- 
reer of  a  good,  kind-hearted,  and  benevolent  man,  and  a  true  and  devout 
Christian.  During  his  long  life  he  was  an  active  and  devout  member  of 
St.  James's  Episcopal  Church  at  Batavia,  serving  as  vestryman  and  war- 
den. Many  citizens  attested  their  respect  and  esteem  for  their  old  neigh- 
bor and  friend  by  their  attendance  at  the  funeral  service  Wednesday 
evening.  The  procession  was  one  of  the  longest  ever  seen  in  the  village. 
Immediately  following  the  hearse  came  the  venerable  roadster,  so  long 
the  favorite  riding  horse  of  Mr.  Redfield,  saddled  and  bridled,  and  led  by 
the  groom. 

Mr.  Redfield  was  married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  Abby  Noyes  Gould, 
whom  he  married  at  Canandaigua,  Ontario  County,  January  27,  18 17. 
She  died  at  Batavia  on  the  i  ith  of  February,  1 841,  in  the  44th  year  of  her 
age.  The  following  children  only  survive  them  both  :  Elizabeth  Gould, 
wife  of  Robert  VV.  Lowber,  of  Bald  Mountain,  Washington  County;  Mary 
Judd,  wife  of  Major  Henry  I.  Glowacki,  residing  at  Batavia  ;  Jane,  wife 
of  Lawrence  Turnure,  of  New  York  city;  Cornelia,  the  widow  of  Rear- 
Admiral  Ralph  Chandler,  U.  S.  N.,  lately  in  command  of  the  Asiatic  sta- 
tion, at  present  residing  at  Yokohama,  Japan  ;  and  Anna  M.,  the  widow 
of  George  Evans,  of  Albany,  N.  Y.  In  1846  he  married  for  his  second 
wife  Constance  C.  Bolles,  of  Newark,  N.  Y.,  of  English  and  French  ances- 
try, who  survives  him,  and  by  whom  he  had  four  children,  as  follows  : 
Frank  B.  Redfield,  Abby  L.  Sunderland,  Una  Clark  (Mrs.  Daniel  W. 
Tomlinson),  all  of  whom  reside  at  Batavia,  and  Martha  Evans,  wife  of 
Lieut.  Samuel  Rodman,  U.  S.  A.,  now  stationed  at  Newport,  R.  I. 

Frank  B.  Redfield,  born  at  Batavia,  in  1847,  received  an  academic  edu- 
cation, and  has  followed  farming  and  stock  raising.  He  is  now  serving 
his  fourth  year  on  the  executive  committee  of  the  State  Agricultural  So- 
ciety. He  was  president  of  the  Genesee  County  Agricultural  Society, 
and  married,  in  1874,  Miss  Caroline  E.  Dolbeer,  whose  people  are  of  New 
York  ancestry.  Mr.  Redfield  lives  in  the  house  built  by  Jacob  Otto  in 
1824. 

Peleg  Redfield,  father  of  Heman  J.,  was  born  May  14,  1762,  at  Killing- 
worth,  Conn.  He  entered  the  service  of  the  Connecticut  troops  for  the 
Revolutionary  cause  in  1778,  serving  two  campaigns,  then  enlisted  in  the 
Continental  army  for  three  years,  and  served  his  full  time.      He  endured 


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his  full  share  of  the  privations  and  sufferings  of  those  who  continued 
steadfast  in  the  Revotutionary  cause  during  its  most  trying  period.  The 
retreat  of  Washington  and  his  army  from  Long  Island,  and  from  York- 
town  to  Valley  Forge,  and  the  severe  winter  of  1780,  were  often  with  him 
a  subject  of  remark.  He  was  present  on  the  memorable  occasion  of  the 
execution  of  Major  Andre,  and  always  spoke  of  his  fate  with  sympathy 
and  regret.  He  was  a  true  Whig  of  those  days,  and  a  true  Republican 
and  Democrat  in  after  life.  He  worshiped  his  chief.  General  Washing- 
ton. After  the  Revolutionary  service,  and  his  discharge  from  the  army, 
he  remained  at  Suffield,  Conn.,  and  soon  after  married  Polly  Judd,  daugh- 
ter of  Heman  Judd,  of  F'armington,  Conn.  He  exchanged  his  small  prop- 
erty in  SufBeld  for  200  acres  of  wild  land  with  Phelps  &  Gorham,  in  the 
then  far  off  "Genesee  County,"  and  as  early  as  the  winter  of  1799-1800 
he  emigrated  to  his  wild  home,  now  the  beautiful  and  fertile  region 
which  surrounds  Clifton  Springs.  With  a  stout  heart,  and  the  help  of  the 
wilHng  hands  of  an  excellent  pioneer  wife  and  mother,  he  was  fairly  un- 
der way  as  one  of  the  founders  of  a  settlement  and  of  a  numerous  family. 
He  died  May  26,  1852,  in  his  91st  year.  His  wife  died  in  1844,  aged  80 
years.      Both  were  buried  at  Manchester,  N.  Y. 

Daniel  W.  Tomlinson,  who  died  October  5,  1870,  aged  57  years,  was 
a  native  of  Middlebury,  Vt.,  where  he  obtained  his  education.  At  the 
early  age  of  18  he  went  to  Mobile,  Ala.,  as  clerk  in  a  large  mercantile 
house  engaged  in  the  cotton  trade,  where  he  soon  became  a  partner,  ac- 
quiring a  comfortable  fortune.  He  came  to  Alexander  in  1845,  pur- 
chased the  large  farm  of  Peter  A.  Reiusen,  and  took  up  his  residence 
there.  He  became  a  stockholder  in  the  Exchange  Bank  of  Genesee,  was 
made  vice  president,  and  finally  took  entire  charge  of  the  management. 
Soon  after  he  bought  up  the  whole  stock,  and  removed  the  bank  to  Ba- 
tavia,  intending  to  locate  it  in  a  building  he  had  prepared  for  it  adjoin-  . 
ing  the  American  Hotel;  but  that  being  destroyed  by  fire  (1850)  he 
moved  into  a  building  adjoining  the  old  Eagle  Hotel.  He  soon  after 
moved  into  the  quarters  occupied  by  the  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Bank, 
now  the  Bank  of  Batavia.  Mr.  Tomlinson  was  ver)'-  active  in  all  that 
tended  to  develop  his  town.  He  was  at  one  time  president  of  the  vil- 
lage, and  was  instrumental  in  introducing  the  present  water  works,  he 
having  secured  the  ground  (from  McDonald)  where  the  present  pump- 
house  is  located.      He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Batavia  Gas  Co. 

Lucian    R.   Bailey  died    in    1886,   aged    53  years.      He  enlisted   as  a 
private  in  1 86 1  in  the  28th  Regiment,  became  lieutenant,  and  was  in  many 


200  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


battles.  After  leaving  the  army  he  was  in  Buffalo  in  the  grain  business. 
He  started  a  clothing  store  in  Batavia  with  N.  Cross,  then  with  D,  Jones,, 
then  with  J.  C.  Barnes,  was  then  alone,  and  finally  with  Gould  &  Town. 
He  was  assessor,  president  of  the  village,  two  terms  in  the  legislature,  a 
prominent. Mason,  and  was  treasurer  of  Western  Star  Chapter. 

Daniel  Upton,  father  of  Gen.  Emory  Upton,  came  to  Batavia  in  1817^ 
and  bought  the  farm  in  the  western  part  of  the  town  where  his  daughter,. 
Sara  W.  Edwards,  now  lives,  which  farm  has  always  been  in  the  posses- 
sion of  the  Upton  family.  He  was  the  father  of  13  children,  of  whom 
Emory  was  the  most  celebrated.  The  latter  was  born  August  27,  1839^ 
graduated  at  West  Point,  May  6,  1861,  and  immediately  entered  into- 
active  service  under  the  government,  taking  a  prominent  part  in  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion.  Perhaps  no  former  resident  of  Batavia  has  a 
name  that  became  so  widely  known  during  his  short  career,  for  he  died  in 
the  prime  of  life,  being  only  4 1  years  of  age.  His  death  took  place  at  Pre- 
sidio, San  Francisco  County,  Cal.,  March  14,  1881.  In  1868  he  married 
Emily  Norwood  Martin,  of  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  but  left  no  children.  His 
memory  is  fresh  in  the  minds  of  all  residents,  as  well  as  the  whole  Nation. 

The  names  of  a  few  of  the  old  merchants  who  are  living  may  not  be 
out  of  place.  Joseph  C.  Wilson  came  about  1830,  and  was  in  the  gro- 
cery business  for  50  years.  H.  L.  Onderdonk  came  to  Batavia  in  1839 
and  engaged  in  harnessmaking.  He  is  still  .at  the  same  trade,  and  prob- 
ably no  other  man  living  in  the  village  can  make  out  51  years  of  con- 
tinuous trade  in  one  line  of  business.  Gad  B.  Worthington  began  busi- 
ness for  himself  about  1845.  ^-  ^^-  Bierce,  the  dry  goods  merchant,  has 
been  in  business  since  about  1850.  Homer  Bostwick,  the  real  estate  and 
insurance  agent,  came  about  185  i,  and  has  been  engaged  in  business  ever 
since. 

General  training. — "One  of  the  ever- to-be-remembered  institutions 
in  the  earlier  history  of  this  section  was  the  militia.  There  are  few  in- 
cidents of  any  nature  that  are  recounted  with  more  pleasure  by  the  old 
men,  or  listened  to  more  attentively  by  the  rising  generation,  than  those 
of  the  memorable  drills  and  musters.  The  militia  consisted  of  all  the 
able-bodied  white  male  citizens  between  the  ages  of  18  and  45  years. 
State  officers,  clergymen,  school  teachers,  students,  and  some  others  were 
exempt.  The  major-general,  brigade  inspector,  and  chief  of  the  staff  de- 
partment, except  the  adjutant  and  commissary  generals,  were  appointed 
by  the  State.  Colonels  were  chosen  by  the  captains  and  subalterns  of 
their  regiments,  and  these  latter  by  the  written  ballots  of  their  respective 


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regiments  and  separate  battalions.  It  was  the  duty  of  the  commanding 
officer  of  each  company  to  enroll  all  military  subjects  within  the  limits  of 
his  jurisdiction,  and  they  must  equip  themselves  within  six  months  after 
being  notified. 

"  On  the  first  Monday  in  September  of  each  year  every  company  of 
militia  was  obliged  to  assemble  within  its  geographical  limits  for  train- 
ing. One  day  in  each  year,  between 'September  ist  and  October  15th, 
at  a  place  designated  by  the  brigade  officer,  the  regiment  was  directed 
to  assemble  for  a  general  training.  All  the  officers  of  each  regiment  or 
battalion  were  required  to  rendezvous  two  days  in  succession,  in  June, 
July,  or  August,  for  drill  under  the  brigade  inspector.  Each  militiaman 
was  personally  notified  of  an  approaching  muster  by  a  non-commissioned 
officer  bearing  a  warrant  from  the  commandant  of  his  company.  A  fail- 
ure to  appear  resulted  in  a  court-martial  and  a  fine,  and  possibly  im- 
prisonment. 

"'General  training'  was  usually  regarded  as  a  pleasant  occasion  to 
meet  friends,  and  the  boys,  provided  with  a  few  pennies  to  buy  the  in- 
evitable gingerbread,  were  happier  than  the  lads  of  to-day  with  their 
shillings  that  are  invested  in  peanuts  and  a  great  variety  of  confections. 
The  place  of  meeting  and  the  extent  of  the  parade  ground  were  desig- 
nated by  the  commanding  officer.  The  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors  on 
the  ground  could  only  be  carried  on  by  permission  of  the  same  officer. 
Total  abstinence  was  not  the  rule,  however,  and  an  officer  who  had  the 
right  to  seize  the  prohibited  article  did  not  always  practice  self-denial, 
for  often  some  of  it  would  find  its  way  down  his  own  throat." 

Of  "  general  trainings"  a  veteran  of  those  days  writes  as  follows: 

"  Although  the  companies  exhibited  the  dlite  of  our  regimental  splendors,  glittering 
with  tinsel  and  flaunting  with  feathers,  a  more  unsoldierly  parade  could  scarcely  be  im- 
agined. There  were  the  elect  from  the  far-off  farms,  who  sometimes  marched  to  the 
rendezvous  barefoot,  carrying  their  boots  and  soldier  clothes  in  a  bundle— the  ambitious 
cobblers,  tailors,  and  plowboys  from  cross-road  hamlets  and  remote  rural  districts, 
short,  tall,  fat,  skinny,  bow-legged,  sheep-shanked,  cock-eyed,  hump-shouldered,  and 
sway-backed— equipped  by  art  as  economically,  awkward,  and  variously  as  they  were 
endowed  by  nature  ;  uniformed  in  contempt  of  all  uniformity ;  armed  with  old  flintlock 
muskets,  horsemen's  carbines,  long-squirrel  rifles,  double-barrelled  shot-guns,  bell-muz- 
zled blunderbusses,  with  side  arms  of  as  many  different  patterns,  from  the  old  dragoon 
sabre  that  had  belonged  to  Harry  Lee's  Legion  to  the  slim  basket-hilted  rapier  which 
had  probably  graced  the  thigh  of  some  of  our  French  allies  in  the  Revolution. 

"  The  officers  of  the  volunteer  companies  were  generally  selected  for  their  handsome 
appearance  and  martial  bearing,  and  shone  with  a  certain  elegance  of  equipment  each 
in  the  uniform  pertaining  to  his  company.  There  was  also  a  sprinkling  of  ex-veterans 
of  the  War  of  1812,  recognizable  by  a  certam  martinet  precision  in  their  deportment. 


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and  a  shadow  of  contempt  for  their  crude  comrades,  but  quick  to  resent  any  extraneous 
comment  derogatory  to  the  service.  A  city  dandy  who  undertootc  to  ridicule  the  old- 
fashioned  way  in  which  some  officers  carried  their  swords  was  silenced  by  the  snappish 
reply :  '  Young  man,  1  've  seen  the  best  troops  of  Great  Britian  beaten  by  men  who  car- 
ried their  swords  that  way.'  This  harlequinade  of  equipment,  costume,  and  character 
was  duly  paraded  twice  a  day,  marched  through  the  streets,  and  put  through  its  man- 
oeuvres on  the  parade  ground  adjoining  the  village,  much  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  eman- 
cipated school  boys,  ragamuffins,  idlers,  tavern-keepers,  and  cake  and  beer  venders,  and 
somewhat,  perhaps,  to  the  weariness  of  industrious  mechanics,  who  had  apprentices  to 
manage,  and  busy  housewives,  who  depended  on  small  boys  for  help." 

The  militia  history  of  Genesee  County,  like  other  sections,  dates  back 
to  an  early  day.  Turner  says  "  there  was  a  general  training  at  Alexander 
as  early  as  1808,"  but  the  necessity  for  its  observance  grew  out  of  the 
War  of  181  2;  in  fact  as  early  as  1810  or  '  ii,  when  rumors  of  war  be- 
gan to  agitate  the  country,  the  State  authorities  contracted  with  Ellicott 
to  build  an  arsenal.  He  erected  one,  of  logs,  at  the  forks  of  the  road  op- 
posite F.  B.  Redfield's,  20  feet  square.  At  the  close  of  the  war  this  was 
taken  down  and  a  stone  building  put  up  for  the  15th  Regt.  U.  S.  A. 
This  was  on  the  north  side  of  the  road,  but  has  within  a  few  years  been 
demolished.  John  Baptiste  Morris,  an  old  trapper,  resided  in  the  old 
arsenal  for  a  time. 

The  "  general  training  "  was  kept  up  regularly  until  about  the  year 
1845.  By  that  time  it  had  become  too  much  of  a  sham  and  burlesquc,^ 
and  the  authorities  gradually  ceased  their  efforts  in  maintaining  the  dis- 
cipline provided  by  the  laws  for  the  perpetuation  of  the  old  militia  sys- 
tem. 

The  Holland  Purc]iase  Insjtrance  Co.  was  incorporated  April  16,  I867^ 
with  26  persons  taking  shares.  Thirteen  directors  were  chosen,  of  whom 
Hiram  Chaddock,  George  Bowen,  and  H.  T.  Cross  are  the  only  ones 
living.  H.  J  Redfield  was  president ;  H.  M.  Warren,  secretary  ;  Hiram 
Chaddock,  general  agent  and  adjuster;  and  Tracy  Pardee,  treasurer. 
This  company  closed  up  business  a  few  years  ago.  Hiram  Chaddock 
was  appointed  receiver,  and  closed  up  the  affairs  of  the  company  with 
great  credit  to  himself  and  all  interested.  Besides  paying  all  policies 
and  expenses  (  the  latter  amounting  to  over  $8,000 )  he  paid  the  stock- 
holders $1.20  per  share. 

The  Exchange  Bank  of  Genesee  was  organized  in  Alexander  in  1838. 
Among  the  stockholders  were  Samuel  Benedict,  Jr.,  Earl  Kidder,  Henry 
Martin,  V.  R.  Hawkins,  H.  Hawkins,  Jesse  Hawkins,  Stephen  King^ 
Josiah  Newton,  and  Charles  Kendall,  of  Bethany.  The  capital  stock 
was   $100,000.       Heman    Blodgett,   E.   S.   Warner,   H.  T.   Cross,  J.   E. 


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203 


Pierpont,  and  others  acted  as  cashiers  at  various  times.  D.  W.  Tomlinson, 
soon  after  his  coming  to  Alexander,  bought  up  all  the  stock  and  re- 
moved the  bank  to  Batavia,  and  it  was  closed  up  about  1858. 

Farmers  and  Mechanics  Bank,  of  Batavia,  was  organized  November 
I,  1838,  with  a  capital  of  $100,000.  Among  the  subscribers  to  the  stock 
were  P.  P.  Kissam,  T.  Tredwell,  John  Norton,  Jr.,  D.  E,  Evans,  W.  R. 
Gwinn,  H.  Holden,  John  Lowber,  and  John  S.  Ganson.  The  bank  con- 
ducted business  until  about  185  i,  when  its  affairs  were  wound  up. 

Newspapers. — Genesee  County  has  had  publications  of  various  char- 
acter, of  which  the  following  are  worthy  of  mention.  The  names  of  the 
live  papers  are  printed  in  SMALL  CAPITALS. 

The  first  paper  issued  here,  and  the  first  one  west  of  the  Genesee 
River,  was  the  Genesee  Intelligencer,  in  the  spring  of  1807,  by  Elias 
Williams,  who  purchased  an  old  Ramage  printing  press  from  Manlius, 
N.  Y.,  that  had  been  put  aside  as  useless.  He  also  bought  a  box  of 
old  type  in  "pi."  After  much  labor  he  got  out  his  paper,  a  half 
sheet,  medium  size,  with  a  subscription  list  of  100.  It  contained  two 
or  three  columns  of  advertisements  from  the  Holland  Land  Company, 
an  account  of  an  elopement,  and  a  runaway  apprentice  boy,  for  whose 
apprehension  a  bag  of  bran  was  offered  as  a  reward.  In  July,  1807, 
Benjamin  Blodgett  with  his  all  ($48.75)  joined  Williams,  and  published 
13  numbers,  when  Williams  went  to  a  general  training  in  Alexander 
and  never  was  heard  of  more.'  Blodgett  abandoned  the  enterprise 
then,  but  in  the  spring  of  1808  he  enlisted  Samuel  Peck  with  him, 
then  publishing  the  Cornucopia,  an  enlarged  sheet  with  new  type 
and  a  list  of  300  subscribers.  Peck  died  in  181  i,  and  the  publication 
ceased.  In  181 1  Benjamin  Blodgett  and  Col.  David  C.  Miller  began 
the  publication  of  the  Republican  Advocate,  Miller  continuing  the  same 
until  1828  (soon  after  the  Morgan  affair),  when  he  dropped  out  and 
into  politics,  and  soon  moved  away.  He  was  succeeded  by  Charles 
Sentell  and  other  publishers  from  time  to  time,  among  whom  were 
Charles  W.  Miller,  Edwin  Hough,  Andrew  W.  Young  (later  of  the 
Warsaw  Sentinel),  assisted  by  Dr.  Z.  Metcalf  in  1832,  Lewis  &  Brown, 
C.  C.  Allen,  Waite  &  Cooley,  and  D.  D.  Waite,  who  had  charge  of 
the  paper  more  or  less  for  40  years,  and  who  was  first  associated  with 
Andrew  W.  Young  in  Warsaw.  He  was  a  hard  worker,  and  under  his 
management  the  Advocate  was  for  a  long  time  the  leading  influential 
Whig  and  Republican  journal  of  Western  New  York.  He  was  firm  in 
his  political    opinions   and    an    honest   man.       He   died    in    1878,    aged 


204  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


6"]  years.  About  1854-55  Kimberly  &  Goodrich,  aided  by  John  R. 
Cooper,  a  practical  printer,  who  afterwards  went  to  the  war,  controlled 
the  paper,  adding  to  it  the  name  Genesee  County  Whig;  but  in  1857  Mr. 
Waite,  on  resuming  the  charge,  placed  the  original  name  at  the  head, 
aided  financially  by  Hon.  Benjamin  Pringle.  In  May,  1859,  Mr.  Waite 
started  the  Daily  Advocate,  continuing  the  same  until  1867.  Upon  the 
death  of  Mr.  Waite  Messrs.  Fairman  (from  Elmira)  and  Whittle  purchased 
the  paper,  but  they  only  issued  it  a  few  months,  when  it  was  discontinued, 
the  publishers  making  arrangements  by  which  the  subscription  list  of  the 
Advocate  was  merged  in  that  of  the  Batavian.  Messrs.  Fairman  and 
Whittle  removed  to  Tioga,  Pa.,  and  established  an  Advocate  there. 

In  1852  (?)  or  prior  a  split  occurred  in  the  dominant  political  party 
in  Genesee  County,  and  two  factions,  known  as  the  "  Silver  Grays  "  and 
"  Wooly  Heads,"  came  to  the  surface.  The  Reptiblican  Advocate  was 
then  allied  to  the  "  Silver  Gray,"  or  conservative  wing,  and  their  oppo- 
nents had  no  local  organ.  The  late  Trumbull  Cary,  of  Batavia,  long  a 
personal  friend  of  Hon.  William  H.  Seward,  then  furnished  the  means  to 
establish  a  paper  named  the  Genesee  County  Whig,  and  intended  it  to 
further  the  interests  of  what  soon  became  the  Republican  party.  This 
paper  appeared  in  1852,  with  Kimberly  &  Tyrrell  as  editors,  and  its 
columns  were  constantly  filled  with  the  well  written  and  spicy  editorials 
of  John  H.  Kimberly  and  William  Tyrrell.  It  was  a  pronounced  political 
success,  and  in  two  years  (1854)  the  proprietors,  having  purchased  the 
Advocate,  consolidated  the  two  papers. 

The  Progressive  Batavian  is  a  weekly  newspaper  published  at 
Batavia  by  R.  S.  Lewis,  its  editor  and  proprietor.  It  was  established  by 
him  in  1868,  and  succeeded  the  Genesee  Democrat,  which  he  acquired  by 
purchase.  It  is  Republican  in  politics,  and  has  been,  almost  since  its  es- 
tablishment, the  leading  paper  of  that  party  in  the  county.  It  has  a  cir- 
culation of  over  2,000.  It  is  a  firm  friend  and  advocate  of  temperance 
and  good  morals,  and  is,  as  its  motto  expresses  it,  "  Firm  in  the  Right, 
as  God  gives  us  to  see  the  Right."  Local  news  is  one  of  its  strong  fea- 
tures. In  each  town  in  the  county  it  has  bright,  active  correspondents, 
who  furnish  it,  weekly,  with  the  local  happenings  in  their  respective  towns 
and  localities,  and  thus  the  Batavian  is  enabled  each  week  to  furnish  its 
readers  with  a  very  complete  report  of  the  local  news  of  the  whole 
county.      It  is  an  influential  and  prosperous  newspaper. 

The  People s  Press  \w3.s  published  in  1825  by  Benjamin  Blodgett,  who 
carried  it  on,  with  the  assistance  of  several  gentlemen,  for  about  one  year. 


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when  it  passed  into  the  hands  of  Martin,  Adams  &  Thorp,  and  was  merged 
into  the  SPIRIT  OF  THE  TiMES.  The  Morgan  episode,  occurring  in  the 
fall  of  1826,  was  the  occasion  of  numerous  publications  being  started 
for  and  against  Masonry.  The  Advocate,  published  by  Miller,  not  being 
able  to  hold  all  the  invectives  directed  against  the  Masons,  he  supple- 
mented it  by  the  issue  of  the  Morgan  Investigator,  which  was  published 
from  his  office  until  1827.  During  this  excitement,  and  for  about  one 
year,  the  Masonic  Intelligencer  was  issued  from  the  office  of  the  People  s 
Press,  and  it  is  to  be  inferredthat  the  whole  subject  was  pretty  thoroughly 
ventilated.  In  September,  1830,  the  People's  Press  was  united  with  the 
Spirit  of  the  Times. 

In  1837  Peter  Lawrence,  a  jolly,  witty,  smart,  and  shiftless  Irish 
printer,  went  to  Alexander  and  stared  the  Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Jour- 
nal. That  village  was  then  very  small,  and  though  Lawrence  was  bubbling 
over  with  Hibernian  humor,  he  could  not  make  the  thing  pay.  In  1840 
Frederick  Follett  purchased  an  interest  in  the  concern,  and  it  was  then 
removed  to  Batavia  and  called  the  Batavia  Times  and  Farmers  and 
Mechanics'  Journal.  Its  removal,  however,  brought  no  profit  to  the 
owners,  and  Peter  Lawrence,  who  soon  left,  established  a  paper  at  Perry, 
N.  Y.  Mr.  Follett  continued'  until  August  6,  1843,  when  he  sold  the 
establishment  to  William  Seaver  and  his  son  Lucas,  who  merged  it  into 
the  Spirit  of  the  Times. 

In  1842,  when  a  phenomenal  temperance  y>/r<?r  prevailed,  the  Temper- 
ance Herald,  a  small  monthly  quarto  newspaper,  was  published  by  Lucas 
Seaver  from  the  SPIRIT  OF  THE  TiMES  office.  Branon  Young,  a  lawyer,  of 
Batavia,  was  its  editor,  and,  although  the  subscription  price  was  only  50 
cents  a  year,  it  had  a  wonderfully  large  circulation  for  two  years,  and 
was  then  discontinued. 

The  first  number  of  the  SPIRIT  OF  THE  TIMES  was  issued  at  Batavia, 
February  3,  1819,  by  Oran  Follett,  a  young  printer  from  Canandaigua. 
He  was  assisted  by  Daniel  P.  Adams,  also  a  young  printer,  and  Frede- 
rick Follett,  apprentice.  Oran  Follett  continued  as  proprietor  until  Jan- 
uary, 1825,  when  he  sold  out  to  his  brother  and  went  to  Buffalo.  Adams 
also  went  away,  but  returned  a  year  later.  In  1826  Frederick  Follett 
added  the  name  Batavia  Advertiser,  but  soon  dropped  it.  Ini  830  the 
People  s  Press  was  united  with  it,  both  names  being  used,  and  published 
by  Follett  &  Adams.  Follett  run  the  paper  for  five  years,  when  it  was 
sold  to  a  "  Democratic  "  syndicate,  D.  E.  Evans,  William  Seaver,  H.  J. 
Redfield,   Stephen   Grant,  D.  H.  Chandler,  E.  Mix,  S.   Cummings,  J.  B. 


206  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Skinner,  W.  B.  Collar,  and  R.  H.  Smith,  William  Seaver  being  sole  edi- 
tor, and  N.  D.  Wood  the  publisher.  In  1837  ^^-  FoUett  returned  and 
issued  the  paper  for  three  years,  when  Col.  William  Seaver  bought  out 
the  interests  of  all  the  proprietors  for  his  son  Lucas,  a  practical  printer. 
He  issued  the  paper  for  five  years,  when  Col.  Seaver  and  his  other  sons 
continued  the  paper  until  September,  1853,  when  it  was  sold  to  C.  S. 
Hurley,  who  tried  to  publish  it  (but  unsuccessfully)  as  a  "  Know-Noth- 
ing  "  paper.  It  was  sold  (in  1856)  under  the  hammer,  and  most  all  the 
material  shipped  to  Central  America.  Andrew  J.  McWain,  an  appren- 
tice with  Col.  Seaver,  in  1856  purchased  the  Genesee  Hej'ald {{hew  printed 
at  Le  Roy),  moved  all  the  material  to  Batavia,  and  in  January,  1857, 
continued  its  publication  under  the  title  of  Genesee  County  Herald  and 
Spirit  of  tJie  Times.  The  late  Dr.  Chauncy  D.  Griswold  was  its  editor,  and 
a  Daily  Herald  was  published  in  1858.  '59,  and  '60,  and  then  dropped^ 
Mr.  McWain  died  June  29,  i860,  aged  25  years,  and  for  a  few  months 
his  administrators  carried  on  the  paper,  when,  in  i860,  Henry  Todd 
bought  out  the  establishment  and  dropped  the  Herald  designation,  re- 
taining the  familiar  name  of  the  Spirit  of  the  Times,  and  once  more 
made  it  the  Democratic  organ  of  Genesee  County. 

Henry  Todd,  a  practical  printer,  came  from  England  in  1852,  and  was 
for  several  months  employed  as  a  compositor  on  the  Buffalo  Courier, 
then  owned  by  William  G.  Seaver.  In  1852,  with  the  assistance  of  Messrs. 
Redfield  and  Richmond,  he  went  to  Le  Roy  and  began  the  publication 
o{  iX^Q  Le  Roy  Democrat.  In  1853  he  removed  the  establishment  to  Ba- 
tavia, and  called  his  paper  the  Batavia  Democrat,  continuing  the  publi- 
cation as  such  for  two  or  three  years,  when  H.  Wilber  and  his  brother- 
in-law  became  proprietors,  and  changed  the  name  to  Genesee  Democrat^ 
but  it  soon  was  a  non-paying  investment,  so  that  the  press  and  type 
were  sold  to  R.  S.  Lewis,  who  began  the  issue  of  the  PROGRESSIVE  Ba- 
TAVIAN.  Henry  Todd  published  the  SPIRIT  OF  THE  TiMKS  from  i860 
until  January  i,  1886,  when  his  son,  Charles  E.  Todd,  and  A.  H.  Thomas 
leased  the  plant,  continuing  the  the  arrangement  for  one  year,  when  Mr. 
Thomas  became  owner  and  conducted  the  office  alone  until  April  15, 
1889,  when  the  present  proprietors,  Messrs.  Thomas  &  Hall,  took  up  the 
work  so  long  pursued  by  Mr.  Todd.  They  are  giving  the  citizens  of  the 
county  an  ably  edited,  newsy,  Democratic  journal. 

A.  H.  Thomas  v»'as  born  in  Tarrytown,  N.  Y.,  November  8,  1855.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  printer  in  the  office  of  the  Phelps's  Citizen,  and  for  a 
time  was  with  the  Netuark  Courier,  after  which  he  published  the  Clifton 


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Springs  Nezvs,  at  Clifton  Springs,  N.  Y.  For  two  years  he  was  engaged 
in  business  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  when  he  came  to  Batavia,  and  was  local 
editor  of  the  PROGRESSIVE  Batavian  for  t^iree  years  when  he  became 
connected  with  the  SPIRIT  OF  THE  TiMES. 

Joseph  F.  Hall  was  born  in  Rochester,  N.  Y,  September  26,  1865. 
After  completing  his  education  he  became  connected  with  the  Joseph 
Hall  Manufacturing  Co.,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  Oshawa,  Ont.  He 
came  to  Batavia  in  1885,  and  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Johnston  Har- 
vester Co.  for  two  years.  Since  attaining  his  majority  Mr.  Hall  has  taken 
an  interest  in  politics,  and  now  occupies  a  position  of  considerable  prom- 
inence in  the  Genesee  County  Democracy.  Mr.  Hall  was  married  to 
Miss  Frances  Holden  Seaver,  daughter  of  David  Seaver,  in  September, 
1889. 

The  Batavia  Daily  News  was  established  June  25,  1878.  by  M.  D. 
&  S.  P.  Mix.  W.  H.  Bradish  was  the  editor,  remaining  about  three 
months,  when  G.  S.  Griswold  succeeded  him.  It  was  a  small  four-col- 
umn sheet,  but  being  sold  for  one  cent  a  copy  it  soon  reached  a  circula- 
tion of  1,000  copies  a  day.  The  paper  was  enlarged  in  1879  and  the 
price  raised  to  two  cents  per  copy.  G.  S.  Griswold,  who  had  before  re- 
tired from  the  paper,  formicd  a  copartnership  with  A.  J.  McWain,  and 
together  they  bought  out  the  business,  which  had  never  reached  a  solid 
foundation,  the  circulation  having  dwindled  down  to  500  copies.  Under 
the  new  management  of  Griswold  &  McVVain  they  have  continued  to 
publish  the  NEWS,  enlarging  and  improving  it  as  their  means  would  al- 
low%  and  the  business  has  increased  until  at  the  present  day  it  is  one  of 
the  most  successful  village  dailies  in  the  State,  printing  the  United  Press 
dispatches,  having  a  circulation  averaging  3,000  copies  daily,  and  enjoy- 
ing a  large  advertising  patronage  as  well  as  doing  a  job  printing  busi- 
•ness.  The  editor  is  A.  J.  McVVain;  the  business  manager  is  G.  S.  Gris 
wold  ;  the  parents  of  both  were  engaged  in  newspaper  work  many  years 
ago  in  Batavia.  , 

For  a  short  time  from  October,  1888.  the  Morning  Advertiser  was  is- 
sued by  George  B.  Herrick.  an  active,  go-ahead  man.  There  were  33 
numbers  published.  In  February,  1890,  L.  C.  Parmer  and  M.  A.  Weed 
started  the  SUN,  a  weekly  issued  every  Saturday. 

Union  School  District,  No.  2.— In  1811  a  deed  was  executed  convey- 
ing to  Simeon  Cummings  and  Libbeus  Fish  the  premises  which  after- 
wards came  to  be  known  as  the  "old  brick  school-house,"  standing  upon 
the  northwest  corner  of  what  is  now  Main  and  Ross  streets.     This  build- 


208  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


ing  was  torn  down  in  1873,  upon  the  widening  of  Ross  street,  after  the 
erection  of  the  present  High  School  building.  The  earliest  official  school 
record  of  the  district  extant  is  dated  November  25,  18 13,  and  is  as  fol- 
lows : 

TOWN    OF    BATAVIA. 

"  School  District  No.  2  includes  all  that  part  of  the  village  of  Batavia  East  of  an  alley 
on  the  East  side  of  Lot  No.  16,  and  a  line  running  South  from  the  South  end  of  Said 
alley  to  the  Southern  boundary  of  said  village  ;  the  North  half  of  Lots  No.  7,  9,  and  11. 
Section  8,  North  third  of  Lot  No.  i.  Section  12;  Lots  No.  8,  10,  and  12,  Section  8; 
Lots  No.  7,  8,  9,  10,  II,  and  12,  Section  9;  Lots  No.  2,  4,  and  6,  Section  13,  T.  12,  R.  i, 

''To  Simeon  Cummings,  Esquire:  You  are  hereby  required  and  directed  to  warn  all 
the  freeholders  or  taxable  inhabitants  of  District  No.  2,  a  description  whereof  is  above 
given,  to  meet  at  the  Brick  School-House  in  said  District,  on  Wednesday  the  first  day 
of  December  next,  at  One  O'clock,  p.  M.,  by  virtue  of  an  act  entitled  :  An  act  for  the 
establishment  of  Common  Schools. 

"John  Z.  Ross,        )  ^         .•  c  u    1   r    -r- 
■•  Eben-r  Mix,  (  *=°'^-  °'  ^^,^°°'f  ^"'^  T°^" 

••  ISAIAH  BABCOCK.f  of  Batavia. 

"Batavia,  November  25,  1813." 

Following  this  is  a  list  of  43  freeholders,  or  taxable  inhabitants,  warned 
in  accordance  with  the  above  notice.  At  this  meeting,  held  on  the  first 
day  of  December^  18 13,  Simeon  Cummings,  Libbeus  Fish,  and  Daniel  B. 
Brown  were  chosen  trustees  of  the  district ;  Richard  Smith,  clerk  ;  and 
James  Cochrane,  collector.  This  marks  the  formation  and  the  election  of 
the  first  officers  of  school  distiict  No.  2. 

By  a  report  of  the  trustees  to  the  school  commissioners  of  the  town 
dated  March  26,  1822,  it  appears  that  155  children  had  been  taught  in 
the  school  during  the  school  year  closing  at  that  date ;  and  that  the 
number  of  children  between  the  ages  of  five  and  15  years  residing  in  the 
■district  on  the  first  day  of  January  preceding  was  121.  At  the  annual 
school  meeting  held  October  12,  1829,  school  district  No.  2  was  divided. 
All  that  portion  of  the  district  west  of  Center  and  Bank  streets  was  set 
•off  and  designated  as  district  No.  12  ;  the  portion  of  the  district  east  of 
said  streets  retained  the  original  title  of  school  district  No.  2.  The  school 
records  of  the  preceding  and  the  following  years  are  very  meagre  and 
unsatisfactory,  as  they  contain  little  else  than  the  recital  of  the  election 
of  certain  persons  as  officers  of  the  district,  and  the  levying  of  certain 
small  taxes,  usually  less  than  $50  annually.  In  the  autumn  of  1846 
districts  No.  2  and  12  were  reunited  under  the  title  of  "Consolidated 
School  District  No.  2." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  new  consolidated  district,  held 
December   28,    1846,  a  committee    was  appointed    to   ascertain   where  a 


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suitable  site  could  be  obtained  for  the  erection  of  a  new  school  building. 
This  committee  reported  at  an  adjourned  meeting,  held  January  19, 
1847,  in  favor  of  the  lot  now  occupied  by  the  Baker  Gun  Company. 
The  recommendation  of  the  committee  was  adopted  at  the  meeting  by  a 
vote  of  36  yeas  to  12  noes.  April  6,  1847,  the  trustees  were  authorized 
to  borrow  $5,500  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  the  site  and  building  a 
school-house.  With  the  money  thus  voted  the  two-story  brick  building 
on  Liberty  street  (now  occupied  by  the  Gun  Company)  was  erected, 
and  made  ready  for  occupancy  in  the  fall  of  1848.  In  November,  1853, 
at  a  special  meeting,  it  was  decided  by  a  vote  of  102  to  34  to  establish  a 
Union  Free  School.  At  the  same  meeting,  and  by  reason  of  the  deci- 
sion to  establish  a  Union  Free  School,  a  board  of  education  consisting 
of  six  members  was  elected.  This  board  at  its  first  meeting  elected 
L.  W.  Hart  principal  of  the  Union  School  just  established.  The  board, 
also   at  this  meeting,  passed  the  following  resolution  : 

"  Resolved,  That  we  do  not  deem  it  expedient,  at  present,  to  establish  an  Academic 
Department." 

In  April,  1854,  G.  W.  Starkweather  was  employed  as  principal,  the 
records  leaving  us  in  mystery  as  to  the  fate  of  his  predecessor  (L.  W» 
Hart),  employed  the  November  previous.  At  the  annual  meeting, 
September  29,  1857,  the  following  action  was  taken: 

"Resolved,  That  the  trustees,  if  they  deem  it  proper,  establish  an  Academic  Department 
in  the  school." 

No  action  on  the  part  of  the  trustees,  so  far  as  the  records  show,  re- 
sulted from  this  resolution.  In  January,  1861,  the  board  of  education 
made  application  to  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  the  State  of  New 
York  for  the  establishment  of  an  academic  department  in  connection 
with  the  Union  School.  This  request  was  granted,  and  in  October  of 
the  same  year  the  first  "  Report  to  the  Regents  "  from  school  district 
No.  2  was  adopted  by  the  board  of  education  and  forwarded  to  them  at 
Albany. 

In  the  year  1871  it  was  found  necessary  to  provide  additional  room 
for  pupils,  as  the  school  building  on  Liberty  street  could  not  accommo- 
date those  seeking  admission.  A  dilapidated  tenement  house  in  the 
vicinity  was  rented  and  fitted  up  with  school  furniture.  It  was  soon 
crowded  with  from  60  to  70  pupils.  As  the  number  of  those  attending 
school  continued  to  increase  the  subject  of  additional  room  forced  itself 
upon  the  attention  both  of  the  board  of  education  and  the  patrons  of  the 
school.     In  April,  1872,  at  an  adjourned  school  meeting  held  in  EUicott 


2rO  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Hall,  the  site  of  the  present  school  building  on  Ross  street  was  adopted, 
and  $50,000  appropriated  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  school  building 
thereon.  The  State  superintendent  of  public  instruction,  upon  appeal, 
set  aside  the  action  of  this  meeting. 

Pending  the  appeal  to  the  State  superintendent  of  schools  the  trustees 
purchased  the  present  site  for  the  school,  there  being  no  stay  of  proceed- 
ings, and  the  vote  of  the  district  meeting  in  April,  1872,  having  author- 
ized it.  On  the  first  day  of  August  following  this  decision  the  district, 
by  a  decisive  vote,  authorized  the  raising  of  $40,000,  together  with  what- 
ever money  should  accrue  from  the  sale  of  the  old  school  building  and 
lot,  for  the  payment  of  the  new  site  and  the  erection  of  a  new  school 
building  thereon.  At  the  annual  meeting  in  October,  1873,  $25,000  ad- 
ditional was  voted  for  the  completion  of  the  building. 

On  the  first  day  of  September,  1874,  dedicatory  exercises  were  held  in 
the  completed  building,  which  was  pronounced  at  that  time  by  compe- 
tent judges  one  of  the  finest  and  best  equipped  school  buildings  in  the 
State.  In  October,  1874,  the  district  voted  the  further  sum  of  $5, 000  for 
the  furnishing  of  the  building,  grading  of  the  grounds,  etc.  Although 
two  rooms  (one  each  upon  the  first  and  second  floors)  were  not  required 
for  school  purposes  when  the  new  building  was  first  occupied,  and  the 
remark  was  by  no  means  uncommon  that  provision  for  the  wants  of  the 
district  had  been  made  for  50  years  to  come,  yet  within  five  years  the 
building  was  crowded  to  its  utmost  capacity. 

October  10,  1882,  the  annual  school  meeting  voted  $10,000  for  the 
erection  of  a  school  building  for  the  accommodation  of  the  younger 
children  living  south  of  the  railroads.  With  this  appropriation  a  site 
was  purchased  and  the  Pringle  Avenue  school  building  erected.  School 
was  opened  in  two  rooms  of  this  building  in  September,  1884,  but  in 
November  following  it  was  found  necessary  to  open  the  two  additional 
rooms  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  school.  A  special  meeting  of  the  dis- 
trict was  called  by  the  board  of  education  July  21,  1884,  to  take  into 
consideration  the  subject  of  providing  still  further  accommodations  for  the 
children  seeking  admission  to  the  schools.  At  this  meeting  the  site  of  the 
Washington  Avenue  School  was  selected,  and  $8,000  voted  for  its  pur- 
chase and  the  erection  of  a  school  building.  The  house  was  completed 
and  occupied  for  school  purposes  in  September,  1885.  School  district  No. 
4  (now  West  Main  Street  School)  was  united  with  Union  School  District 
No.  2  in  June,  1883,  and  the  district  formerly  known  as  district  No,  15 
(now  Pearl  Street  School)  in  January,    1887.     The  area  of  the  Union 


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School  District  No.  2,  as  now  constituted,  is  some  15  square  miles.  The 
number  of  children  of  school  age  (over  five  and  under  21),  according  to 
the  census  of  June,  1889,  is  2,1 16. 

Principals  of  the  Batavia  Union  School  from  its  formation  in  1853  to 
1889  are:  G.  W.  Starkweather,  1853-54;  George  Babcock,  1855-59; 
George  H.  Stowiits,  1859-60  ;  N.  F.Wright,  1860-67;  Gardner  Fuller, 
1867-89. 

Table  showing  the  average  number  of  pupils  registered  during  the 
month  of  September  in  periods  of  five  years  for  the  last  20  years : 


September,  1868 

1873 
1878 


average  number  registered    216 

280 

420 

720 


Table  showing  amount  of  money  appropriated  by  the  Regents  of  the 
University  for  academic  scholars  in  periods  of  five  years  for  the  last  20 
years  : 

In  January,  1868,  money  appropriated $   179  00 


1873. 


252  53 
296  07 
317  96 
890  79 
1.049  48 


An  event,  perhaps  the  most  worthy  of  commemoration  of  any  in  the 
history  of  the  district,  occurred  March  12,  1889.  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Rich- 
mond had  erected  a  beautiful  library  building  and  reading  room  as  a  me- 
morial of  her  son,  Dean  Richmond,  Jr.  This  she  deeded,  on  that  day,  to 
the  trustees  of  the  Batavia  Union  School  District  No.  2,  and  their  succes 
sors,  for  the  accommodation  of  the  school  library,  and  to  provide  a  free 
reading  room  for  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  district.  This  most  munifi- 
cent gift  will  doubtless  prove  through  all  the  future  an  ever  widening  in- 
fluence for  good.  At  the  same  time  the  trustees  of  the  Batavia  Library 
Association  conveyed  to  the  trustees  of  the  Union  School  District  their 
library  of  upwards  of  3,000  volumes  and  nearly  $4,000  in  invested  funds; 
the  library  to  be  consolidated  with  the  Union  School  Library,  and  the  in- 
come of  the  invested  funds  to  be  used  for  the  support  of  a  free  reading 
room  in  connection  with  the  Richmond  Memorial  Library. 

Professor  Gardner  Fuller,  who  is  at  present  the  superintendent  of  schools 
of  Batavia,  was  born  in  Fullerville.  St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,and  pre- 
pared for  college  at  Falley  Seminary,  Fulton,  and   Cazenovia  Seminary, 


212  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

Cazenovia,  N.  Y.  He  was  graduated  from  Wesleyan  University,  Mid- 
dletown,  Conn.,  in  1858.  After  leaving  college  he  taught  for  a  time  at 
Great  Barrington,  Mass.,  and  also  at  Newtown  and  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  and 
was  principal  of  Macedon  Academy,  at  Macedon,  N.  Y.,  from  1865  to 
1867.  In  1867  he  was  employed  as  principal  of  the  Union  Free  School 
at  Batavia,  to  succeed  Prof  N.  F.  Wright.  Professsor  Fuller  t6ok  charge 
of  the  school,  teaching  as  principal  in  the  academic  department,  which 
had  been  established  10  years  before.  Soon  after  entering  upon  his  du- 
ties he  reorganized  every  department ;  classes  were  more  thoroughly 
drilled  ;  more  attention  was  paid  to  the  classics  and  higher  branches  of 
mathematics  ;  and  a  greater  thoroughness  in  all  the  branches  was  insisted 
upon.  The  course  pursued  by  Professor  Fuller  drew  in  many  pupils  from 
surrounding  districts,  and  people  began  to  move  into  the  village  to  edu- 
cate their  children.  In  1871  it  was  found  that  additional  room  was  re- 
quired for  the  pupils,  and  school  meetings  were  held  in  1872,  which  re- 
sulted in  the  erection  and  completion  of  the  large  and  elegant  school 
building  on  Ross  street.  Upon  moving  into  the  new  building  the  school 
was  regraded  under  his  supervision.  The  number  of  pupils  has  been  on 
the  increase  ever  since,  and  several  private  schools  have  been  abandoned 
for  the  reason  that  they  could  not  compete  with  the  public  school.  Large 
additions  to  the  population  of  the  village  have  been  made,  and  the  prices 
of  real  estate  have  been  kept  up  by  the  fact  that  it  was  everywhere  well 
known  that  the  village  had  an  excellent  Union  Free  School.  By  his  thor- 
ough drill  and  management  a  great  impetus  has  been  given  to  the  study 
of  the  classics  and  higher  branches  of  an  English  education.  A  large 
number  of  students  have  been  prepared  for  college,  and  wherever  they 
have  applied  for  admission  they  have  been  readily  received,  and  in  every 
instance  have  been  found  fully  qualified  for  the  classes  they  have  en- 
tered. Others  have  prepared  for  the  learned  professions  and  are  suc- 
cessful. These  things  operate  as  a  great  stimulus  to  those  in  the  lower 
classes,  who  are  stretching  forward  with  eagerness  to  reach  the  academic 
department  and  complete  the  full  course  adopted  in  the  school. 

It  is  now  over  22  years  since  Professor  Fuller  took  charge  of  the  school, 
and  notwithstanding  its  multitude  of  pupils  it  was  never  more  efficient 
or  prosperous  than  at  the  present  time.  As  a  teacher  and  organizer  of 
schools  he  has  proved  a  very  decided  success.  This  of  course  requires 
great  ability,  a  large  amount  of  intelligence,  and  untiring  energy  and 
perseverance,  all  of  which  qualities  he  fully  possesses.  He  is  not  only 
an  excellent  classical  scholar  and  well  versed  in  mathematics,  but  is  well 


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read  and  keeps  up  his  acquaintance  with  the  literature  of  the  day,  as  may- 
be seen  by  the  well  selected  library  connected  with  the  school,  a  large 
portion  of  its  volumes  having  been  selected  at  his  suggestion. 

The  school  is  an  institution  the  citizens  of  Batavia  may  well  be  proud 
of,  and  by  their  continuance  of  Professor  Fuller  in  charge  of  it  for  nearly 
a  quarter  of  a  century  they  have  shown  their  appreciation  of  his  work. 
When  he  came  here  only  four  teachers  were  required  to  conduct  the 
school.  Now  it  requires  upwards  of  20.  There  were  then  four  school- 
rooms occupied.  Now  17  are  in  use  besides  the  recitation  rooms,  and 
more  school  rooms  are  needed,  and  yet  the  utmost  harmony  pervades 
every  department.  The  success  of  the  school  is  due  to  an  intelligent, 
liberal  minded  public,  to  its  efficient  board  of  education,  to  its  energetic, 
self-sacrificing  corps  of  teachers,  and,  most  of  all,  to  its  able  and  energetic 
principal  and  superintendent,  Gardner  Fuller. 

Dean  Richmond,  who  for  a  long  series  of  years  was  recognized  as  a 
vital  force  in  the  financial,  political,  and  railroad  world  of  New  York 
State,  won  his  way  to  the  front  rank  of  his  generation  by  sheer  energy, 
hard  work,  and  a  genius  for  overcoming  obstacles  and  making  circum- 
stances the  servants  of  his  will.  He  possessed  also  the  keen  vision  that 
enabled  him  to  read  the  signs  of  the  times,  and  shape  his  course  in  ac- 
cordance therewith.  He  was  truly  the  architect  of  his  own  fortune,  in- 
heriting nothing  from  the  generations  before  him  but  an  honored  family 
name  and  the  high  qualities  of  character  for  which  the  Richmonds  of 
New  England  were  noted.  He  was  a  native  of  Vermont,  and  was  born 
March  31,  1804,  in  the  town  of  Barnard.  His  parents  were  Hatheway 
and  Rachel  D^an  Richmond,  who  early  immigrated  to  that  portion  of 
New  York  State  now  embraced  in  the  corporate  limits  of  Syracuse,  where 
his  father  was  engaged  in  the  early  salt  industry  of  that  region.  His 
father,  being  unfortunate  in  business,  removed  to  Mobile,  where  he  died, 
leaving  a  widow,  two  daughters,  and  a  son,  the  latter  only  14  years  of 
age,  dependent  upon  their  own  exertions.  It  was  at  this  early  age  that 
young  Richmond  showed  the  material  of  which  he  was  made,  resolutely 
taking  up  the  business  abandoned  by  his  father,  and  with  little  else  save 
the  debts  of  the  old  concern,  and  a  capital  composed  of  health  and  en- 
ergy, began  his  active  life.  A  year  later  the  death  of  his  mother  left  him 
an  orphan.  • 

The  market  for  salt  had  heretofore  been  limited,  but  the  energy  with 
which  the  young  man  pushed  the  sale  soon  extended  it  to  new  districts, 
and  ere  long  the  business  began  to  yield  a  satisfactory  income.      He  soon 

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after  began  to  interest  himself  in  various  other  enterprises,  in  which  he 
also  commanded  success.  In  1842  he  removed  to  Buffalo,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  commission  and  transporting  business,  dealing  principally 
with  the  products  of  the  great  West.  Bringing  to  his  business  operations 
the  wise  foresight  and  judgment  which  ever  characterized  him,  he  be- 
came, in  the  course  of  a  few  years,  one  of  the  wealthiest  and  most  influ- 
ential men  of  the  lake  region. 

In  the  midst  of  this  active  career  he  formed  his  first  connection  with 
railroad  affairs,  becoming  a  director  of  the  Utica  and  Buffalo  Railroad 
Company.  When  the  direct  line  to  Batavia  was  completed  he  became  a 
resident  of  that  village,  which  continued  to  be  his  home  for  the  remainder 
of  his  life,  although  his  business  headquarters  were  still  retained  at  Buf- 
falo. His  connection  with  the  New  York  Central  Company  was  one  of 
the  great  events  of  his  railroad  career.  When  competition  of  rival  roads 
forced  the  consolidation  of  the  seven  distinct  companies  into  the  New 
York  Central,  in  1853,  Mr.  Richmond  was  foremost  in  the  determined 
struggle,  and  his  sagacity,  address,  and  perseverance  alone  carried  the 
measure  in  the  State  legislature.  He  was  the  first  vice-president  of  the 
company,  which  position  he  held  until  he  was  elected  president  on  the 
retirement  of  Mr.  Corning  in  1864.  He  also  served  as  president  of  the 
L.  S.  &  M.  S.  Railroad  for  a  number  of  years.  While  connected  with 
the  Central  the  company  relied  most  implicitly  upon  his  judgment,  and 
never  undertook  any  enterprise  of  importance  without  first  submitting  it 
to  him  for  advice  and  approbation.  He  was  the  first  American  railroad 
man  to  advocate  the  laying  of  steel  rails,  and  after  trial,  his  judgment 
proving  correct,  a  large  order  was  sent  to  England,  but  they  did  not  reach 
this  country  until  after  his  death. 

It  is  needless  to  mention  in  particular  all  of  the  various  business  enter- 
prises with  which  he  was  connected  through  a  long  an  active  career;  he 
was  eminently  successful  in  all.  His  private  business  always  possessed 
a  charm  to  him  superior  to  the  allurements  of  office  or  public  life.  Es- 
teeming it  a  duty,  however,  that  each  man  owed  to  his  country  he  gave 
close  attention  to  politics.  His  political  convictions  were  very  strongs 
and  were  steadfastly  maintained.  His  views  were  broad,  and  he  grasped 
National  affairs  with  no  more  difficulty  than  matters  purely  local.  While 
a  resident  of  Onondaga  County,  early  in  life,  he  was  one  of  the  Demo- 
cratic leaders,  and  he  always  enjoyed  the  unlimited  confidence  of  his 
political  associates,  and  exerted  a  greater  influence  in  the  Democratic 
party  of  the  State  than  any  other  man  of  his  time.  He  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  Democratic  party  from  about  1857  until  his  death  in  1866. 


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From  a  speech  upon  the  life-work  of  Mr.  Richmond,  in  the  Demo- 
cratic State  convention  of  September,  1866,  by  Hon.  S.  J.  Tilden,  we 
quote  the  following: 

"  I  remember  very  well  in  1864,  when  the  Nation  was  anxiously  looking  for  a  candi- 
date for  the  highest  office  in  its  gift,  public  opinion  turned  verv  generally  to  this  gentle- 
man. .  .  .  Mr.  Richmond  firmly  and  persistently  refused  to  entertain  the  idea.  It 
is  my  firm  conviction  that  except  for  that  refusal  his  nomination  was  entirely  possible, 
and  his  election  extremely  probable.  ...  I  think  he  was  one  of  the  best  informed 
and  ablest  men  whom  I  have  ever  had  the  opportunity  to  know." 

While  Mr.  Richmond's  mental  qualities  were  all  the  foregoing  de- 
scribes, they  were  even  excelled  by  his  goodness  of  heart.  Many  noble 
deeds  of  his  benevolence  might  be  related.  His  actsof  philanthrophy  were 
so  numerous,  and  so  disinterested  and  generous,  that  they  defied  attempts 
at  concealment,  and  his  name  became  as  well  known  in  the  State  for  good- 
ness of  heart  as  it  was  for  business  astuteness  and  political  sagacity.  In- 
his  social  relations  he  was  kindly  and  genial,  while  in  the  privacy  of  the 
family  circle  his  noble  qualities  shone  with  lustre. 

In  the  summer  of  1866,  after  attending  the  Saratoga  convention,  he, 
in  company  with  Mr.  Tilden.  made  a  trip  to  Washington  and  Philadel- 
phia, returning  to  New  York,  August  1 8th.  The  following  day,  while  cal- 
ling upon  Mr.  Tilden  at  his  residence,  he  was  taken  seriously  ill,  and 
August  27th  death  relieved  him  from  his  sufferings.  The  marks  of  respect 
paid  his  memory  by  high  and  low,  and  the  words  of  sympathy  and  sor- 
row that  came  from  all  sections,  voiced  the  world's  appreciation  of  the 
greatness  and  goodness  of  the  departed.  Mr.  Richmond  was  laid  to  rest 
in  the  cemetery  at  Batavia,  where  a  magnificent  mausoleum  marks  his 
final  resting-place. 

The  RicJimond  Memorial  Library,  of  which  we  present  an  engraving, 
was  erected  by  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Richmond  in  memory  of  her  son,  Dean 
Richmond,  Jr.,  who  died  in  1885.  The  building  stands  on  the  west  side 
of  Ross  street,  in  close  proximity  to  the  Union  School.  The  site  has  a 
frontage  of  179  feet  on  the  street.  The  building  was  carefully  planned 
by  James  G.  Cutler,  of  Rochester,  to  afford  the  nece.ssary  accommodation 
for  a  combined  reference  and  lending  library,  and  is  so  arranged  that  the 
books  are  housed  in  a  fire-proof  building.  It  is  of  a  monumental  and 
elaborate  character,  befitting  its  memorial  object,  and  care  has  been  taken 
to  so  fit  the  library  as  not  to  incur  a  heavy  expense  in  its  maintenance. 
All  of  the  structure  as  seen  from  the  street  is  of  light  gray  Fredonia 
sandstone  and  red  Albion  stone,  which,  combined,  make  two  of  the  finest 
building  materials  in  this  section.     The  style  is  Romanesque,  and  is  re- 


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garded  as  best  adapted  to  the  United  States,  and  in  which  style  most  of 
the  fine  modern  buildings  erected  within  a  few  years  past  have  been  de- 
signed. A  liberal  amount  of  handsome  carving  gives  a  sense  of  com- 
pleteness and  richness  to  the  structure,  and  a  warm  and  agreeable  color 
effect  is  produced  by  the  orange  red  of  the  roof  and  crestings.  The  gut- 
ters and  metal  work  are  of  copper.  The  dimensions  are  87  feet  across 
the  front,  and  an  extreme  depth  of  87  feet,  the  plan  being  in  the  form 
of  the  letter  T;  the  reading  room,  hall,  librarian's  room,  and  toilet  rooms 
being  in  front,  and  the  stock  rooms  projecting  from  the  center  to  the 
rear  of  the  main  building.  Ascending  the  low,  broad  flight  of  stone 
steps  near  the  center  of  the  front,  the  visitor  stands  first  in  a  wide  vesti- 
bule, with  a  handsome  tile  floor,  and  under  the  large  half- circle  arch 
which  forms  the  principal  entrance.  From  the  vestibule  a  massive  oak 
door  gives  entrance  to  the  hall,  14  feet  wide,  at  the  end  of  which  is  the 
window  communicating  with  the  stock  room.  At  the  right  of  the  hall 
on  entering  is  the  toilet  and  cloak  rooms  for  ladies  and  gentlemen,  and 
the  door  which  connects  with  the  office  of  the  librarian.  To  the  left  ot 
the  hall  a  large  pair  of  folding  doors  open  into  the  reading  room,  which 
is  the  most  attractive  feature  of  the  interior.  This  magnificant  room  is 
24  feet  wide  by  42  feet  long,  with  a  height  of  15  feet.  At  the  end  of 
the  room,  opposite  the  entrance,  in  a  recess  formed  by  the  half-circle 
arch,  is  a  great  fire-place  finished  in  red  brick  tile  and  surmounted  by  a 
handsome  oak  mantel  with  rich  carving,  and  above  the  shelf  is  a  large 
oak  frame,  on  which  is  a  bronze  tablet  bearing  this  inscription  :  "This 
building,  erected  A.  D.  1887,  as  a  memorial  of  Dean  Richmond,  Jr.,  by 
his  mother,  Mary  Richmond."  This  tablet  is  oblong  in  shape,  and  fits 
in  the  wood  work  over  the  fire-place.  A  large  and  very  elaborate  pair 
of  wrought-iron  andirons  complete  the  fire-place,  which  has  a  brick  tile 
hearth.  The  room  is  furnished  with  handsome  oak  tables  and  chairs  of 
beautiful  design  ;  a  handsome  outfit  of  gas  fixtures  of  wrought-iron,  in- 
cluding a  24-light  central  chandelier,  which  hangs  from  the  ceiling,  be- 
tween the  heavy  oak  beams  with  which  this  part  of  the  room  is  finished; 
and  bracket  lights,  with  Argand  burners,  over  each  table.  The  room  is 
panelled  in  antique  oak  for  a  height  of  7^  feet  from  the  floor,  on  a  line 
with  the  bottom  of  the  high  windows,  which  have  plate  glass  in  suitable 
patterns  in  the  transoms.  The  interior  finish  of  all  the  rooms  in  the 
library  is  of  antique  oak.  An  extra  room,  for  the  storage  of  pamphlets, 
etc.,  has  been  arranged  over  the  librarian's  and  toilet  rooms,  access  to 
which  is  by  a  winding  stair   in    the  octagonal  tower,  which  is  a  striking 


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feature  of  the  exterior.  This  fire-proof  building  was  commenced  in  1887, 
and  completed  and  presented  to  the  village  March  12,  1889.  The  capa- 
city is  for  40,000  volumes;   the  cost  was  about  $35,000. 

Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth  (Mead)  Richmond,  whose  many  acts  of  charity 
and  benevolence,  and  whose  generous  aid  to  every  enterprise  to  build  up 
Batavia  and  advance  its  moral  and  material  growth,  deserves  especial 
mention  in  the  history  of  Genesee  County;  was  born  in  Troy,  N.  Y.,  in 
June,  1 813,  her  ancestry  being  of  English  and  French  extraction.  Her 
father  was  a  ship  chandler,  and  for  many  years  navigated  the  Hudson 
River.  Her  mother  died  when  she  was  nine  years  of  age,  and  three  years 
later  the  death  of  her  father  left  her  an  orphan.  Finding  a  home  with 
her  grandparents,  in  Troy,  her  early  education  was  commenced  in  Mrs. 
Willard's  Academy.  Subsequently  she  found  a  home  with  her  only  sis- 
ter, the  wife  of  Brig.-Gen.  Enos  D.  Hopping,  who  died  while  in  the 
Mexican  war.  In  1849  her  sister  died,  leaving  no  children.  While  re- 
siding with  her  sister  she  met  Dean  Richmond,  and  February  19,  1833, 
they  were  united  in  marriage.  Nine  children  were  born  to  them,  namel)^ : 
Alfred  William,  who  died  in  New  York  in  1881  ;  Harriet,  who  died  in 
infancy  ;  Henry  A.,  the  head  of  the  Richmond  Lithographic  Co.,  of  Buf- 
falo ;  Charles,  who  died  in  infancy  ;  Adelaide  R.  Kenny ;  W.  Eugene,  a 
resident  of  Buffalo  ;  Edgar  and  Edward  (twins),  the  former  deceased,  and 
the  latter  a  resident  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn.;  and  Dean,  Jr.  Dean  Rich- 
mond, Jr.,  was  a  young  man  of  promise,  and  died  in  1885.  He  was  a 
resident  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.  Since  1853  Mrs.  Richmond  has  resided 
in  Batavia,  and  here  we  find  her  enjoying  the  autumn  of  her  life,  in  her 
beautiful  home,  in  a  community  in  which  she  has  done  so  much  to  ad- 
vance its  welfare  and  elevate  its  social  and  moral  life. 

The  Richmond  Memorial  Library,  erected  by  her  to  the  memory  of  her 
son,  Dean  Richmond,  Jr.,  will  carry  to  posterity  a  grateful  remembrance 
of  her  noble  and  generous  nature. 

Mrs.  Adelaide  R.  Kenny  has,  since  her  residence  in  Batavia,  been  an 
able  assistant  and  promoter  of  the  good  works  of  her  mother,  and  has 
also  been  conspicuous  in  charitable,  educational,  and  progressive  business 
movements.  She  was  born  in  Syracuse,  but  received  her  elementary 
education  in  the  schools  of  Batavia,  being  also  under  the  charge  of  a  pri- 
vate governess.  February  2,  1869,  she  was  united  in  marriage  with  Dr. 
William  J.  C.  Kenny,  of  New  York  city.  He  died  in  June,  1873,  while 
serving  as  treasurer  of  the  Buffalo  Courier  Co.,  of  which  he  was  the 
largest  stockholder.     Since  1 873  Mrs.  Kenny  has  resided  with  her  mother 


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in  Batavia.  She  is  now  serving  her  second  term  as  a  member  of  the 
school  board  of  education,  and  is  also  a  director  of  the  Genesee  County 
Bank,  of  which  her  brother,  Dean  Richmond,  Jr.,  was  one  of  the  found- 
ers Mrs.  Kenny  and  her  mother  were  instrumental  in  advancing  the 
interests  of  the  new  Hotel  Richmond. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Society  of  Batavia. — The  first  organization  of  a 
society  was  September  19,  1809.  A  meeting  was  held  at  the  Center 
school-house,  presided  over  by  Rev.  Royal  Phelps,  of  the  Hampshire 
Missionary  Society  of  Massachusetts,  and  a  Congregational  Church  was 
formed.  The  original  membership  was  as  follows:  Silas  Chapin,  David 
Anderson,  Ezekiel  Fox,  Solomon  Kingsley,  Mrs.  Solomon  Kingsley, 
Patience  Kingsley,  Eleanor  Smith,  Elizabeth  Mathers,  Mrs.  Esther  Kel- 
logg, Elizabeth  Peck,  Huldah  Wright,  and  Mrs.  Polly  Branard.  The 
church  became  Presbyterian,  October  2,  181 8.  Its  present  corporate 
name  was  legally  acquired  in  1822.  A  sacramental  service  was  next 
held  in  September  in  Jesse  Rumsey's  barn,  and  in  June,  18 10,  a  regular 
meeting  was  held  in  Abel  Wheeler's  barn,  a  sermon  being  preached  by 
Rev.  Reuben  Parmelee.  Subsequently  other  meetings  were  held  at 
Phelps's  inn,  Phelps  school- house,  Clark's  settlement,  and  the  houses  of 
Ezekiel  Fox  and  Samuel  Ranger.  Benjamin  Porter  (of  the  Revolution- 
ary war)  was  a  trustee  and  deacon.  In  181 3  services  were  held  in  the 
court-house,  and  continued  there  until  the  completion  of  the  "meeting- 
house" on  Main  street  in  1824.  The  Presbyterian  form  of  government 
was  adopted  October  2,  18 18.  The  following  are  the  names  of  the  mis- 
sionaries officiating  at  intervals  up  to  18 18:  Rev.  Reuben  Parmelee,  Rev. 
John  Spencer,  Rev.  John  Alexander,  Rev.  Messrs.  Ames,  Bliss,  Swift, 
Hanning,  Sweezy,  Squires,  Colton,  Duvel,  and  Chapin.  In  1818  Rev. 
Ephraim  Chapin  was  regularly  settled,  and  officiated  until  1822,  and 
others  succeeded  as  follows  :  Rev.  Ephraim  Chapin,  1817-22  ;  Rev.  Cal- 
vin Colton,  1823-26;  Rev.  Charles  Whitehead,  1827-28;  Rev.  Russell 
Whiting,  1829-31  ;  Rev.  Erastus  J.  Gillett,  1837-39;  Rev.  William  H. 
Beecher,  1839-43;  I^^v.  Byron  Sunderland,  1843-51;  Rev.  William 
Lusk,  1852-55;  Rev.  Isaac  O.  Fillmore,  1855-58;  Rev.  Charles  F. 
Mussey,  1861-69;  Rev.  Chester  W.  Hawley,  1871-74;  Rev.  Thomas  B. 
McLeod,  1875-77;  Rev.  William  Swan,  1878-87;  Rev.  Allan  D.  Dra- 
per,  1887. 

The  first  edifice  was  constructed  of  wood,  at  a  cost  of  $3,574,  and  oc- 
cupied by  the  society  up  to  the  opening  of  the  present  beautiful  stone 
church  edifice,  dedicated   February  20,  1856.     The  present  church  has 


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been  improved  from  time  to  time,  and  especially  made  more  commodi- 
ous by  the  addition  of  the  Sunday-school  rooms  in  1882  ;  by  a  new  gal- 
lery in  1888;  and  a  complete  renovation  and  decoration  of  the  inside 
vi^alls  in  1889.  The  old  bell,  cast  in  town  in  very  early  days  by  Coch- 
ran, did  duty  in  its  wooden  tower  until  dashed  to  the  ground  on  the 
night  of  election  in  November,  1856.  In  1886  a  new  bell  was  purchased. 
The  board  of  trustees  of  the  society  are  Henry  F.  Tarbox,  president; 
Levant  C.  Mclntyre,  secretary  ;  Theron  F.  Woodward,  treasurer;  Leon- 
ard Travis  and  W.  Harris  Day.  The  total  membership  of  the  society  is 
^T"].  The  Sabbath-school  has  504  members  upon  the  roll,  with  29 
classes,  under  the  superintendence  of  L.  C.  Mclntyre.  The  value  of  the 
property  of  the  society  is  between  $50,000  and  $60,000,  and  the  seating 
capacity  of  the  church  is  900. 

Rev.  Allan  D.  Draper,  the  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian. Church  ot 
Batavia,  was  born  in  Phelps,  N.  Y.  His  parents  were  V.  V.  and  Eliza- 
beth Draper.  He  graduated  from  the  Iowa  State  University  (classical 
department)  in  1876,  and  while  there  served  one  year  as  captain  of  Co. 
B,  Iowa  State  Militia,  University  Battalion.  In  1879  he  was  graduated 
from  the  Union  Theological  Seminary,  New  York  city.  He  then  served 
a  pastorate  of  nearly  six  years  at  Red  Creek,  Wayne  County,  when  he 
came  to  Bergen  in  1884,  remaining  until  July,  1887,  when  he  was  called 
to  Batavia.  December  29,  1881,  he  married  Bertha  F.  Stoutenburgh,  of 
Phelps,  N.  Y. 

St.  James  s  Protestant  Episcopal  CJmrch. — The  parish  of  St.  James's 
Church  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  this  section  of  the  State.  The  church 
stands  to-day  upon  the  same  ground  it  has  occupied  from  the  beginning. 
The  parish  was  established  chiefly  through  the  labors  of  the  Rev.  Alan- 
son  W.  Welton,  a  clergyman  of  the  church  residing  in  Ontario  County. 
For  several  years  prior  to  181 5  he  had  been  invited  and  officiated  in  this 
and  the  neighboring  towns,  though  of  necessity  but  few  times  each  year. 
His  labors  were  rewarded  by  the  organization  of  the  parish  at  Batavia, 
at  a  meeting  held  in  the  court-house,  or  Heacock's  inn,  on  Tuesday, 
June  6,  1815.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  wait  upon  Joseph  Ellicott, 
who  agreed  to  give  $1,500  if  the  new  structure  would  be  of  brick.  No 
record  has  been  kept  as  to  the  number  of  members  at  that  time,  but 
enough  certainly  to  comply  with  the  law.  At  this  meeting  the  following 
persons  were  elected  members. of  the  vestry:  John  Heacock  and  Sam- 
uel Benedict,  wardens  ;  Richard  Smith,  Isaac  Sutherland,  Isaac  Spencer, 
John  Z.  Ross,  Chauncey  Keyes,  David  C.  Miller,  Aaron  Van  Cleve,  Os- 
wald Williams,  vestrymen. 


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'^  Steps  were  taken  as  early  as  1815  for  the  building  of  a  house  of  wor- 
ship, but  the  first  (brick)  building  was  not  completed  so  as  to  be  occupied 
until  eight  years  after,  and  was  consecrated  by  Bishop  Hobart,  Septem- 
ber 22,  1826.  The  sum  of  $5,100  was  subscribed  towards  the  debt  of 
the  church,  the  parties  so  contributing  owning  the  pews  occupied  by 
them.  Among  the  contributors  we  find  the  names  of  Libbeus  Fish, 
$500;  D.  E.  Evans,  Trumbull  Cary,  and  Joseph  Ellicott,  $350  each; 
J.  Z.  Ross  and  O.  Williams,  $300  each;  J.  Brisbane,  $200;  R.  Smith 
and  E.  Mix,  $150  each  ;  and  many  others.  James  Cochran  donated  the 
bell  at  present  in  use,  costing  $300,  and  also  $75.  The  majority  of  the 
subscribers  mentioned  above  agreed  to  a  transfer  of  their  privileges  in 
pews  on  the  building  of  the  present  edifice.  The  second  or  present 
church  building,  of  stone,  was  erected  in  1835—36  ;  at  the  same  time  the 
main  part  of  the  old  rectory  was  built.  The  lot  was  given  by  D.  E. 
Evans,  who  also  gave  $1,500  and  the  chandelier.  Trinity  Church  of 
New  York  gave  $i,ooo.  Services  were  continued  from  the  organization 
of  the  parish  by  the  Revs.  Samuel  Johnston  and  L.  B.  Ives.  The  list  of 
rectors  is  as  follows:  Rev.  Lucius  Smith,  1823-33;  James  A.  BoUes,. 
D.  D.,  1833-54;  Thomas  A.  Tyler,  D.  D.,  1854-62  ;  Rev.  Morelle  Fow- 
ler, 1863-68  ;  Rt.  Rev.  C.  F.  Robertson,  Bishop  of  Missouri,  a  few 
months;  Rev.  George  F.  Plummer,  1868-75;  George  S.  Baker,  1875-77; 
Rev.  H.  L.  Everest,  1878-82;  Rev.  William  A.  Hitchcock,  D.  D., 
1883-87;  Rev.  A.  M.  Sherman,  1887. 

The  church  has  a  seating  capacity  of  700;  number  of  families  180; 
number  of  communicants  330.  The  Sunday-school  has  19  teachers  and 
150  scholars,  with  C.  W.  Stickle,  superintendent.  The  estimated  value 
of  church  prop.rt}'  is  $39,200.  The  windows  in  the  present  church  are 
all  memorial,  that  of  the  chancel  being  presented  as  a  gift  by  Bishop  De 
Lancey  in  1854,  in  gratitude  for  his  recovery  from  an  accident  while  on 
his  annual  visitation,  and  for  the  kindness  of  the  congregation  during  his 
illness.  The  parish  records  denote  long  service  on  the  part  of  some  of 
its  wardens  and  vestrymen.  Among  them  were  William  Seaver,  40 
years;  Phineas  L.  Tracy,  25  years;  Judge  Pringle,  30  years;  Trumbull 
Cary,  46  years;  H.  J.  Redfield,  18  years;  Junius  A.  Smith,  26  years; 
G.  B.  Worthington,  27  years,  and  now  serving. 

St.  Johii  s  MetJiodist  Episcopal  Cluirch  of  Batai'ia} — No  religious  or- 
ganization of  any  denomination  took  formal  shape  in  Genesee  County 

lAdapted  from  an  article  written  by  David  Seaver,  Esq.,  July  19,  1889,  and  published  in  the 
Batavian. 


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until  about  1809,  and  prior  to  that  time  the  region  was  only  visited  by 
an  occasional  missionary.  Prominent  among  them  was  Glezen  Fillmore, 
a  young  man  who  received  a  license  to  preach  in  1809,  and  during  that 
year  emigrated  from  Vermont  to  what  is  now  Clarence,  Erie  County. 
For  a  long  time  he  was  known  as  one  of  the  "  Fathers  of  the  Church  " 
in  Western  New  York.  The  history  of  Methodist  denomination  begins 
with  the  formation  of  the  Genesee  Conference,  organized  at  Lyons, 
N.  Y.,  July  20,  1 8 10,  by  Bishops  Francis  Asbury  and  William  McKen- 
dree.  The  region  west  of  the  Genesee  River  was  designated  as  the  "  Hol- 
land Purchase  Mission,  "  and  connected  with  the  "  Susquehanna  district," 
then  in  charge  of  Rev.  Gideon  Draper  as  presiding  elder.  For  the  next 
two  years  John  Kimberlin,  William  Brown,  Loring  Grant,  Elijah  Metcalf, 
Marmaduke  Pease,  and  Anning  Owen  were  the  only  itinerant  preachers 
whose  names  are  mentioned  on  the  records.  In  18 13  the  name  of  "  New 
Amsterdam  Circuit  and  Genesee  District  "  was  given  to  all  of  the  territory 
extending  from  Batavia  to  Niagara  River,  and  from  the  mouth  of  Tona- 
wanda  Creek  to  20  miles  south  of  Buffalo,  and  comprised  28  or  30  sta- 
tions, or  appointments,  which  were  each  to  be  filled  once  in  about  every 
two  weeks.  In  1813-14  Rev.  Gideon  Lanning  was  the  only  traveling 
preacher  on  the  circuit.  As  is  well  known  no  church  edifice  of  any  kind 
was  built  until  about  1823,  and  the  services  in  Batavia  were  held  either 
in  the  court-house  or  a  frame  school-house,  which  formerly  stood  a  short 
distance  west  of  the  old  land  office,  on  Main  street.  The  itinerant  sys- 
tem of  course  necessitated  a  yearly  change  cf  ministers,  and  in  18 14-15 
Rev.  James  S.  Lent  succeeded  Elder  Lanning.  In  181 5-16  Rev.  Robert 
Minshall  took  charge  of  the  circuit,  jn  18 16-17  Revs.  James  H.  Har- 
ris and  William  Jones  officiated  at  Batavia  and  vicinity,  and  in  18 17-18 
they  were  replaced  by  Elders  Alpheus  Davis  and  John  Hamilton.  In 
1818-19  Rev.  Aurora  Seager  and  Rev.  Peter  Foster  succeeded  them, 
and  about  the  same  time  Rev.  Elisha  House  became  a  brief  resident  of 
Batavia.  In  1819-20  Elder  Ara  Williams  succeeded  to  the  circuit,  but 
Rev.  Elisha  House  remained  in  the  village. 

At  this  juncture  an  organization  was  formed,  called  the  First  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church  of  Batavia,  and  efforts  were  made  to  build  a  church. 
In  1820-21  Rev.  James  Hall  and  Rev.  Zachariah  Paddock  governed  the 
circuit  and  officiated  at  Batavia.  In  due  time,  1821-22,  they  were  suc- 
ceeded by  Elders  James  Gilmore  and  Jasper  Bennett.  These  in  regular 
rotation  were  foUowedin  1822-23  by  Rev.  John  Arnold  and  Rev.  Asa 
Orcutt.      On  the  i6th  of  May,  1823,  a  subscription  paper  was  drawn  up 


222  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


and  a  sufficient  amount  raised  to  warrant  the  undertaking.  Hon.  Joseph 
EUicott  made  the  largest  subscription,  which  was  $250  in  cash  and  a  lot 
upon  which  to  erect  the  church,  valued  at  $250,  making  $500  in  all. 
On  June  23,  1823,  the  board  of  trustees  contracted  with  Thomas  McCul- 
ley,  Joseph  Shaw,  and  Seymour  Ensign  for  the  building  of  a  stone  church 
to  be  40x45  feet.  McCulley  was  to  do  the  mason  work  for  $762,  Shaw 
the  outside  carpenter  and  joiner  work  for  $511,  and  Ensign  the  inside 
joiner  work  for  $400.  On  its  completion,  at  a  cost  of  about  $2,800,  the 
church  was  dedicated  June  13,  1824.  The  location  (corner  of  Main  and 
Lyon  streets)  was  never,  however,  considered  a  good  one,  and  after  about 
16  years'  occupancy  the  society,  desiring  a  more  central  location,  sold  the 
structure  in  1839  to  the  "  First  Freewill  Baptist  Church  of  Batavia,"  by 
whom  it  was  later  occupied. 

Continuing  the  names  of  "  preachers  in  charge  "  I  append  a  list  of 
the  various  ministers  who  officiated  at  Batavia  from  1822  to  1841  :  John 
Arnold,  Asa  Orcutt,  John  Beggarly,  Andrew  Prindel,  J.  B.  Roach,  Be- 
najah  Williams,  Jonathan  Huestis,  Asa  Abell,  John  Cosart,  Ira  Bronson, 
Micah  Seager,  Glezen  Fillmore,  Chester  V.  Adgate,  S.  W.  D.  Chase, 
Levi  B.  Castle,  John  H.  Wallace,  Gideon  Lanning,  Richard  L.  Waite, 
John  B.  Alverson,  William  Fowler,  G.  B.  Benedict,  Daniel  M.  Murphy, 
Wesley  Cochran,  Darius  Williams,  and  D.  Nutter. 

After  the  sale  of  the  "  West  End  "  or  Lyon  street  church  the  society 
regularly  assembled,  and  for  about  two  years  held  services  in  the  "  Nixon 
building,"  later  a  district  school- house,  which  stood  (  now  torn  down  )  on 
the  easterly  side  of  the  Episcopal  Church  on  EUicott  street.  On  Janu- 
ary 28,  1841,  a  subscription  was  opened  and  a  sufficient  amount  raised  to 
build  a  new  church  on  the  east  side  of  Jackson  street.  The  lot  was  do- 
nated by  John  Lomber,  and  Thomas  McCulley  contributed  the  stone 
foundation  walls  at  a  cost  of  $150.  The  entire  cost,  which  included  the 
donations  of  lot  and  foundation  walls  by  Messrs.  Lomber  and  McCulley, 
was  about  $3,000.  Rev.  Allen  Steele  was  then  the  "  preacher  in  charge," 
and  the  structure  was  dedicated  on  December  3,  1841,  under  the  name 
of  St.  John's  Church.  In  this  condition  it  was  occupied  until  February, 
1866,  when  the  property  was  sold  to  William  M.  Terry,  then  converted 
into  a  feed  store,  tenement,  and  temple  of.  dramatic  art,  which  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire  on  Sunday,  July  15,  1888. 

On  leaving  the  Jackson  street  church  the  congregation  worshiped  about 
a  year  in  Concert  Hall,  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  State  streets,  but  pre- 
viously had  purchased  the  lot  adjoining  the  then  residence  of  David  Seaver, 


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on  Main  street.  Upon  this  site  the  society  erected  an  elegant  edifice  at 
an  expense  of  about  $20,000.  This  church,  built  of  brick,  is  in  the  Nor- 
man style  of  architecture,  50x90  feet,  with  a  lecture  room  in  the  rear. 
The  spire  on  the  corner  is  160  feet  in  height,  and  contains  a  town  clock. 
Its  interior  appointments  and  arrangements  are  of  the  most  substantial 
kind,  and  reflect  great  credit,  not  only  upon  the  trustees  and  congrega- 
tion, but  upon  Rev.  Sandford  Hunt,  D.  D.,  then  (1868-70)  preacher  in 
charge,  under  whose  supervision  the  edifice  was  built.  The  corner-stone 
was  laid  June  30,  1868,  by  Rev.  E.  E.  Chambers,  then  presiding  elder, 
with  appropriate  ceremonies.  The  first  service  in  the  session  room  was 
held  on  Sunday,  August  i,  1869,  and  the  edifice  solemnly  dedicated 
September  14,  1869. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  various  ministers  who  officiated  from 
1841  to  1870:  Allen  Steele,  five  years;  Philo  E.  Brown,  one  year; 
Joseph  Cross,  one  year  ;  John  Parker,  one  year  ;  William  R.  Babcock, 
one  year  ;  Daniel  C.  Houghton,  one  year;  Philo  Woodworth,  one  year ; 
J.  K.  Cheeseman,  one  year  ;  William  M.  Ferguson,  one  year  ;  Charles 
Shelling,  one  year  ;  E.  Everett  Chambers,  one  year ;  James  M.  Fuller, 
two  years  ;  John  B.  Wentworth,  two  years ;  De  Forest  Parsons,  one 
year  ;  King  David  Nettleton,  two  years  ;  Joseph  H.  Knowles,  two  years  ; 
•George  G.  Lyon,  one  year ;  Schuyler  Seager,  two  years  ;  Charles  R. 
Pomeroy,  two  years  ;   Sandford  Hunt,  two  years. 

To  complete  the  history  to  the  present  time  we  add  the  names  of  those 
who  have  been  pastors  of  this  church  since  Rev.  Allen  Steele,  who  last 
served  the  society  in  1870-71  :  1871-73,  R.  C.  Brovvnlee,  two  years; 
1873-76,  James  E.  Bills,  three  years;  1876-78,  A.  D.  Wilbor,  two 
years  ;  1878-81,  T.  H.  Youngman,  three  years  ;  1881-82,  O.  S.  Cham- 
berlain, one  year;  1882-85,  John  W.  Sanborn,  three  years;  1885-88, 
C.  W.  Winchester,  three  years  ;  1888,  S.  W.  Lloyd  (now  acting).  Dur- 
ing the  pastorate  of  Rev.  C.  W.  Winchester  the  church  was  re-frescocd, 
the  seats  elevated  in  amphitheater  style,  and  a  new  organ  purchased,  the 
improvements  costing  about  $3,000. 

The  First  Baptist  CJmrch  of  Batavia. —  On  July  8,  1834,  a  council 
of  delegates  from  Wyoming,  Middlebury,  La  Grange,  Bethany,  and 
Batavia  met,  with  Elder  B.  N.  Leach,  of  Middlebury,  for  moderator, 
and  William  Smith,  of  Bethany,  as  clerk.  Resolutions  were  passed 
"to  give  fellowship  to  the  brethren  and  sisters  —  24  in  number — as 
a  sister  church  in  the  gospel."  Elder  Leach  preached  from  Phil,  i,  27  : 
^'  Only   let   your   conversation   be   as   becometh  the  gospel   of    Christ  ; 


224  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


that  whether  I  come  and  see  you,  or  else  be  absent,  I  may  hear  of 
your  affairs,  that  ye  stand  fast  in  one  spirit,  with  one  mind  striving 
together  for  the  faith  of  the  gospel."  After  the  sermon  Elder  Clark^ 
of  La  Grange,  gave  the  right-hand  of  fellowship  to  the  members  of  the 
new  church,  and  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Batavia  started  out  upon  its 
mission  of  salvation.  On  the  9th  of  November,  1835,  ^^^  notice  having 
been  given,  the  members  met  at  the  court-house  in  Batavia  for  the  pur- 
pose of  organizing  a  society  according  to  law.  Gideon  Kendrick  and 
P.  S.  Moffat  were  called  upon  to  preside  at  the  meeting.  It  was  voted 
that  the  organization  be  called  the  "  Baptist  Society  of  Batavia  village." 
The  following  trustees  were  then  elected:  Richard  Coville,  Jr.,  Johni 
Dorman,  William  Blossom,  William  D  Popple,  and  Calvin  Foster.  A 
special  meeting  was  called  in  January,  1836,  to  take  into  consideration 
the  purchasing  of  a  lot  and  the  building  of  a  house  of  worship.  Calvia 
Foster,  John  Dorman,  William  Blossom,  and  Richard  Coville  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  for  that  purpose.  The  lot  now  occupied  by  the 
society  was  purchased  March  17,  1836,  of  William  D.  Popple,  of  Elba,, 
for  $400,  and  the  deed  was  recorded  in  the  clerk's  office  by  the  late  Ben- 
jamin Pringle,  then  a  deputy  clerk  here.  The  church  building  was 
erected  soon  after  the  purchase  of  the  lot,  and  the  prayer  room  was 
located  in  the  front  of  the  church,  upstairs,  where  the  gallery  now  is. 
About  25  years  ago  it  was  remodeled  at  a  cost  of  $10,000.  The  edifice 
was  as  it  now  stands.  In  1877  the  society  reorganized  under  the  new 
State  law,  and  took  its  present  name. 

Since  its  organization  the  church  has  had  12  pastors.  The  following 
are  their  names  and  the  date  of  the  commencement  of  their  work  :  1834, 
Ichabod  Clark;  1837,  William  W.  Smith;  1840,  L  A.  Esta  ;  1844, 
Gideon  Williams;  1845,  S.  M.  Stimpson  ;  1852,  W.  Harrington  ;  1855, 
J.  B.  Vrooman  ;  1859,  L.  J.  Huntley;  1861,  S.  M.  Stimpson;  1865, 
O.  E.  Mallory;  1875,  D.  D.  Brown;  1877.  William  C.  Learned;  1882, 
C.  A.  Johnson.  In  1843  Isaac  Fargo  was  granted  a  letter  and  a  license 
to  preach.  William  Putnam  and  H.  P.  Brotherton  were  also  sent  forth 
to  declare  the  glad  tidings  of  salvation,  the  former  in  1844  and  the  latter 
in  1869.  Two  ladies  from  this  church  are  now  working  in  the  mission- 
ary field,  viz.:   Mrs.  Alice  Buell  Roberts  and  Mrs.  Lillian  Clark  Chase. 

The  Sunday-school  was  organized  in  1837,  with  13  teachers  and  60^ 
scholars.  The  school  now  numbers  six  officers,  21  teachers,  and  280 
scholars.  The  membership'has  grown  from  24  to  327,  and  during  the  past 
year,  for  the  support  of  the  church,  they  gave  $2,200   and  $460  for  be- 


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225 


nevolences.  The  new  lot  on  East  Main  street  was  purchased  December 
10,  1883,  of  Miss  Mary  L.  Douglass,  and  cost  $4,500,  and  a  new  church, 
of  stone,  in  process  of  construction,  will  cost  over  $30,000,  and  will  seat 
about  500  persons.  The  church  was  never  more  united  and  prosperous 
than  at  present. 

Rev.  Cyrus  A.  Johnson,  the  pastor  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Ba- 
tavia  for  the  past  eight  years,  was  brought  up  in  Connecticut,  graduat- 
ing from  the  Wesleyan  University  there  in  1865,  and  from  the  Union 
Theological  Seminary  of  New  York  in  1868.  His  first  pastorate  was  at 
Cohoes,  but  his  health  failing  he  traveled  for  two  years.  Oh  his  return 
he  went  to  Whitehall,  N.  Y.,  and  preached  in  that  section  for  12  years. 
In  1882  he  accepted  his  present  charge,  and  through  his  labors  the 
church  society  has  largely  increased.  The  new  edifice  now  being  erected 
was  made  possible  through  his  efforts  and  the  harmony  of  the  entire 
society.  He  was  married,  in  1872,  to  Miss  Sarah  Scott,  who  died  in 
1884,  leaving  two  children,  Bertha  and  Lester,  In  1886  he  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Mrs.  Anna  Potter,  of  New  York,  who  shares  with  him  the 
labors  of  his  field. 

The  First  Freetvill  Baptist  CJucrch,  on  Bank  street,  was  organized  in 
January,  1885,  with  about  25  members.  The  church  was  built  and  com- 
pleted in  1889,  at  a  total  cost  for  the  whole  property  of  $10,000.  It  will 
seat  450  persons,  is  a  neat  wood  structure  of  churchly  design,  and  in  a 
quiet  neighborhood.  There  are  about  60  members  belonging  to  the 
church  and  70  to  the  Sunday-school.  The  pastor  is  Rev.  J.  H.  Durkee, 
the  superintendent  is  Charles  J.  Stanley,  and  the  secretary  is  George 
Redshaw.  The  church's  trustees  are  Calvin  S.  Loomis,  E.  A.  Rial,  and 
Albert  B.  Crary.  Jacob  H.  Durkee,  the  pastor,  is  a  native  of  Yar- 
mouth, Nova  Scotia.  He  was  born  in  1847,  educated  at  New  Hampton, 
N.  H.,  and  took  a  collegiate  course  at  Bates  Theological  College.  His 
first  pastorate  was  in  Meredith  village  and  New  Market,  N.  H.  From 
there  he  came  to  Phoenix,  N.  Y.,  where  he  remained  four  years,  when  he 
went  to  Pike,  N.  Y.,  for  four  years,  and  in  1885  located  in  Batavia.  He  was 
married,  in  1876,  to  Miss  Susan  T.  Douglass,  a  native  of  Maine,  whose 
father  was  a  clergyman  there.  They  have  one  child,  Harold  K.,  and 
their  residence  is  at  159  Bank  street.  Rev.  Mr.  Durkee  is  also  the  editor 
and  publisher  of  the  Welcome,  a  monthly  newspaper  published  in  the 
interest  of  his  church  and  congregation.  By  his  superior  executive  abil- 
ities he  has  organized  several  church  societies  and  erected  three  new 
churches. 


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Evangelical  Association  of  Batavia  is  located  at  27  Center  street,  with 
the  Rev.  G.  H.  Gelser  in  charge.  It  was  organized  in  1862, by  M.  Pfitz- 
inger  and  Adolph  Miller,  the  first  pastor  being  Jacob  Seigrist.  The 
first  house  of  worship  was  built  of  wood  in  1862.  The  present  house  is 
of  brick,  and  was  built  in  1871,  at  a  cost  of  $6,000.  There  are  14 
members. 

St.  Pauls  German  United  Evangelical  Church  was  organized  April 
20,  1873,  by  John  Friedley,  president;  Martin  Wolfley,  treasurer;  and 
Louis  Uebele,  secretary.  The  first  pastor  was  Rev.  George  Field.  The 
church  is  located  on  Ellicott  street.  Rev.  J.  Bank,  who  has  been  pastor 
for  about  seven  years,  has  recently  resigned.  He  intends  to  retire  fromi 
the  ministry  and  will  reside  in  Buffalo. 

St.  Joseph's  Roman  Catholic  CJmrcJi. — From  1840  to  1843  the  few 
Catholics  who  had  settled  around  Batavia  (perhaps  not  more  than  12  or 
14  in  all)  were  occasionally  visited  by  Rev.  Father  Gannon.  No  written 
record  of  his  visits  remains,  but  he  is  yet  remembered  by  some  of  the 
oldest  Catholic  residents.  Rev.  Bernard  O'Reilly,  subsequently  bishop 
of  Hartford,  Conn.,  and  his  brother.  Rev.  William  O'Reilly,  both  at  the 
time  stationed  at  Rochester,  attended  the  settlement  from  1843  to  1847. 
These  gentlemen  officiated  at  the  house  of  James  Ronan,  and  some- 
times at  the  residence  of  Edward  O'Connor.  Soon  the  number  of  Cath- 
olics had  so  increased  that  a  private  dwelling  could  no  longer  afford  them 
sufficient  room  to  assemble  for  divine  worship,  and  then,  through  the  kind- 
ness of  Messrs.  Otis  &  Worthington,  they  were  allowed,  free  of  rent,  the 
use  of  a  large  room  in  the  second  story  of  the  building  still  used  by  G.  B. 
Worthington  as  a  hardware  store.  Rev.  Thomas  McEvoy  attended  the 
mission  in  1848.  April  4,  1849,  ^t.  Rev.  Bishop  Timon  appointed  Rev. 
Edward  Dillon  to  the  pastoral  charge  of  Batavia,  and  on  the  following 
Sunday,  April  8th,  which  was  Easter  day.  Father  Dillon  officiated  in  the 
brick  school-house  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Eagle  streets.  At  this 
time  the  number  of  Catholics  was  about  75.  Encouraged  by  the  pres- 
ence of  their  resident  pastor  they  immediately  went  to  work  raising  a 
fund  for  the  erection  of  a  church.  But  it  was  difficult  to  find  a  suitable 
lot  that  would  be  sold  to  them  for  that  purpose.  In  May  following 
Bishop  Timon  lectured  in  a  small  hall  near  the  Eagle  tavern,  now  the 
Hotel  Richmond,  and  a  few  days  afterwards  Benjamin  Pringle  sold  to 
the  Catholics  of  Batavia  a  two-story  stone  building  on  Jackson  street  for 
$1,200.  This  building  had  been  erected  for  a  select  school.  The  Cath- 
olics worshiped  in  it  for  several  years,  and  it  is  now  the  parochial  school 


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of  St.  Joseph's  Church,  where  300  children  are  taught  in  all  the  branches 
of  a  practical  English  education.  Mr.  Pringle  donated  $25  towards  the 
purchase  of  the  building  and  lot;  Messrs.  Redfield,  Gary,  Smith,  Rowan, 
Glowacki,  Haney,  Ganson,  Knowles,  and  Holden  also  contributed  liber- 
ally. In  November,  1850,  Father  Dillon  resigned  the  pastoral  charge^ 
and  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Thomas  Fitzgerald.  Rev.  Francis  O'Farrell 
succeeded  Father  Fitzgerald  on  the  5th  of  September,  1852.  On  the  loth 
of  December,  1855,  Father  O'Farrell  was  appointed  vicar-general  of  the 
diocese  of  Buffalo,  and  rector  of  St.  Joseph's  Cathedral.  Rev.  Peter 
Brown  succeeded  him  in  Batavia.  September  28,  1856,  Father  Brown  re- 
signed, and  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  James  McGlew,  who  resigned  on  the 
lOth  of  December,  i860,  and  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Thomas  Cunning- 
ham, with  Rev.  John  Castaldi  as  his  assistant.  September  15,1 862,  Father 
Cunningham  purchased  the  present  site  of  St.  Joseph's  Church,  on  the 
site  where  in  early  days  one  Williams  owned  a  tannery,  on  the  corner  of 
Main  and  Summit  streets,  from  Lawrence  Timmons,  for  $2,500,  and  in 
1864  the  edifice  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $45,000.  Father  Cunningham,, 
having  retained  the  pastoral  charge  for  nearly  13  years,  was  succeeded 
on  the  23d  of  August,  1 873,  by  Rev.  P.  A.  Moloy.  On  the  22d  of  August, 
"1874,  Father  Moloy  resigned  to  Rev.  Martin  McDonnell,  who  left  in  April, 
1880.  His  charge  at  that  time  numbered  about  2,200  Catholics.  At- 
tica was  also  made  a  mission.  He  was  succeeded  by  Father  James  Mc- 
Manusin  January,  1882.  He  died  in  Batavia  at  the  age  of  40  years.  Dur- 
ing his  sickness  Father  Walsh,  an  assistant,  was  in  charge  until  February ,^ 
1882,  when  Father  T.  P.  Brougham,  the  present  priest,  was  called  to  pre- 
side over  the  spiritual  wants  of  the  parish.  Father  Brougham  came  from. 
Java.  He  had  been  previously  at  Somerset,  Niagara  County,  in  charge 
there  of  three  churches  for  a  period  of  10  years.  During  his  incumbency 
here  great  changes  in  the  parish  have  taken  place.  The  old  convent, 
located  on  Jackson  street,  was  sold  in  1882,  and  the  new  one  erected  on 
Summit  street  the  same  year,  as  was  also  a  parochial  school  adjacent,, 
which  accommodates  400  pupils.  Sister  Felice  is  in  charge  of  the  school. 
St  Joseph's  Convent  of  Mercy  is  built  of  brick,  and  is  a  house  for  sisters, 
called  the  Mother  house,  or  Novitiate,  novices  being  taken  in  here  and 
sent  to  all  parts  of  the  State. 

Father  Brougham  was  also  instrumental  in  acquiring  additional 
grounds  east  of  the  church,  where  in  time  will  be  erected  a  new  priest's 
house.  The  church  also  has  been  completely  renovated  and  newly  dec- 
orated inside,  making  a  very  attractive  edifice.     The  first  convent  (on 


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Jackson  street)  was  built  in  1862,  where  they  remained  until  1880,  when 
a  building  on  Ross  street  was  leased  for  two  years,  until  the  present  edi- 
fice was  completed. 

The  Bank  of  Genesee  v^-dA  incorporated  under  that  name  about  1829, 
and  March  23,  1830,  the  first  by-laws  were  adopted.  The  bank  began 
business  with  a  capital  stock  of  $ioo,ooo,  which  was  subsequently  in- 
creased the  same  year  to  $150,000.  Trumbull  Gary  was  elected  the  first 
president,  and  William  M.  Vermilye,  cashier.  For  many  years  it  was  the 
only  bank  in  this  section,  and  its  business  extended  all  over  Western 
New  York.  The  old  bank  building,  corner  East  Main  and  Bank  streets, 
is  one  of  the  old  landmarks  of  Batavia,  and  is  now  occupied  by  the  Ba- 
tavia  Club.  The  bank  was  reorganized  in  185  i,  as  a  State  bank,  and  in 
March,  1865,  it 'became  the  National  Bank  of  Genesee,  with  a  capital 
stock  of  $114,400.  Previous  to  this  period  the  capital  stock  had  been 
changed  several  times,  and  for  some  years  was  $500,000.  The  charter 
to  the  bank  was  renewed  in  1885,  and  it  continued  business  as  a  National 
bank  until  June,  1888,  when  their  charter  was  surrendered  and  it  was  re- 
organized under  the  State  laws,  with  a  capital  of  $75,000.  The  business 
office  of  the  bank  was  removed  to  its  present  place,  98  East  Main  street, 
in  September,  1887. 

The  officers  of  the  bank  from  its  organization  have  been  as  follows  : 
Presidents:  Trumbull  Gary  from  organization  until  March  31,  1840; 
Phineas  L.  Tracy  from  1840  to  December,  185 1;  Benjamin  Pringle 
from  1 85  I  to  June  12,  1855;  H.  U.  Howard  from  1855  to  July,  1885 ;  and 
A.  N.  Gowdin  from  1885  (still  serving).  Vice-presidents:  P.  L.  Tracy 
from  1834  to  1840;  J.  G.  Ferris  from  1840  to  1844;  J.  B.  Skinner  from 
1844  to  1849;  Benjamin  Pringle  from  1849  to  185 1  ;  Alva  Smith  from 
i85itoi853;  H.  U.  Howard  from  1853  to  1855  ;  Alva  Smith  from  1855 
to  1857;  J.  B.  Skinner  from  1857  to  1870;  E.  H.  Fish  from  1870  to 
1874;  Walter  Gary  from  1874  to  1880.  Gashiers  :  William  M.  Vermilye 
from  organization  to  May,  1830;  J.  S.  Ganson  from  1830  to  January, 
1838;  J.  E.  Robinson  from  1838  to  1851  ;  T.  G.  Kimberly  from  185 1  to 
1858;  M.  L.  Babcock  from  1858  to  1859;  A.  N.  Gowdin  from  July,  1859, 
to  July,  1885  ;  Trumbull  Gary  from  July,  1885  (still  in  office).  It  is  im- 
possible to  give  a  full  list  of  directors  who  have  served  this  venerable 
and  noted  corporation,  but  we  subjoin  a  list  of  some  of  them  whose 
names  will  be  familiar  to  old-time  residents.  The  directors  elected  June 
8,  1830,  13  in  number,  were  Jacob  Le  Roy,  Oliver  Benton,  Alva  Smith, 
James  G.  Ferris,  Henry  Hawkins,  Gaius  B.  Rich,  T.  Gary,  Rufus  H.  King, 


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Jonathan  Lay,  R.  S.  Burrows,  Israel  Rathbone.  P.  L.  Tracy,  and  Joseph 
Fellows.  The  following  were  elected  subsequently  :  John  Foot,  David 
E.  Evans,  G.  W.  Lay,  John  S.  Ganson,  James  Wadsworth,  Horatio  Stev- 
ens, Samuel  Skinner,  C.  M.  Lee,  John  B.  Skinner,  Benedict  Brooks,  Ho- 
ratio Averhill,  Thomas  Otis,  William  M.  Sprague,  J.  E.  Robinson,  B. 
Pringle,  S.  Grant,  A.  D.  Patchen,  VV.  Gary,  J.  S.  Wadsworth,  and  T.  H. 
Newbold.  When  the  bank  became  a  National  one,  in  1865,  the  first  di- 
rectors were  Trumbull  Gary,  Miles  P  Lampson,  Thomas  Brown,  Walter 
Gary,  Alva  Smith,  William  Lampson,  H.  U.  Howard,  E.  H.  Fish  and  R.  T. 
Howard.  The  present  board  consists  of  five  members,  viz.:  A.  N.  Gow- 
din,  T.  Gary,  H.  F.  Tarbox,  Dr.  Gharles  Gary,  and  J.  N.  Scatcherd. 

Augustus  Gowdin,  the  father  of  Augustus  N.,  was  born  in  New  Hamp- 
shire in  1803.  At  the  age  of  30  years  he  came  to  Batavia  and  engaged 
in  the  boot  and  shoe  trade.  He  immediately  identified  himself  with  the 
Presbyterian  Ghurch,  was  for  50  years  a  teacher  in  the  Sabbath  school, 
and  was  ever  a  willing  and  valued  helper  in  church  work.  He  always 
proved  himself  worthy  of  the  respect  and  esteem  of  tlie  whole  commu- 
nity, and  held  positions  of  trust  at  various  times.  He  was  justice  of  the 
peace,  supervisor,  superintendent  of  the  poor,  and  a  trustee  of  the  Union 
School.  He  died  February  25,  1884  His  wife  was  Jane  G.  Getty,  a  na- 
tive of  this  State.  The  son,  Augustus  N.,  born  here  in  1840,  was  reared 
and  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  place,  and  at  the  age  of  17  years 
entered  the  bank  (of  which  he  is  now  the  head)  as  a  clerk.  He  filled  all 
the  intermediate  positions,  and  is  now  its  trusted  and  honored  president. 
For  one-third  of  a  century  he  has  been  connected  with  the  oldest  and 
staunchest  monetary  institution  of  Genesee  Gounty,  and  has  rounded  out 
this  long  period  with  a  reputation  of  unsullied  honor  and  integrity.  He 
has  served  as  town  clerk,  as  treasurer  of  the  village,  and  is  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Gompany.  He  is  also  a  Knight 
Templar. 

The  First  National  Bank  was  established  in  1864,  with  a  capital  stock 
of  $50,000,  and  its  number  was  340.  The  first  trustees  were  R.  H.  Farn- 
ham,  G.  H.  Monell,  George  Bowen,  Tracy  Pardee,  and  Henry  Monell,  and 
the  first  officers  elected  were  R.  H.  Farnham,  president,  and  G.  H.  Mo- 
nell, cashier.  The  latter  never  acted,  and  subsequently,  in  June,  1864, 
Marcus  L.  Babcock  was  appointed  to  the  ofifice  and  served  over  one 
year.  May  31,  1865,  the  capital  stock  was  increased  to  $75,000,  and 
January  9,  1883,  was  made  $100,000,  which  still  continues.  The  officers 
have  been  as  follows:     Presidents:   R.  H.  Farnham  from  March  21,  1864, 


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230  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


to  June  29,  1865;  Tracy  Pardee  from  June  29,  1865,  to  January  10,  1884; 
Levant  C.  Mclntyre  from  January  10, 1884  (still  in  ofifice).  Cashiers:  C.  H. 
Monell,  appointed  March  21,  1864;  M.  L.  Babcock  from  June  4,  1864, 
to  February  8,  1865  ;  Daniel  E.  Waite  from  February  8,  1865,  to  August 
13,  1866;  L.  C.  Mclntyre  from  August  13,  1866,  to  January  16,  1884; 
J.  L.  Bigelow,  appointed  January  16,  1884  (still  in  office.)  The  office  of 
vice-president  was  created  in  1883,  and  Gad  B.  Worthington  was  elected, 
serving  in  that  capacity  ever  since.  The  first  board  consisted  of  five  di- 
rectors, and  in  1869  the  number  was  increased  to  seven.  The  directors 
have  been  R.  H.  Farnham,  C.  H.  Monell,  George  Bowen,  Tracy  Pardee, 
Henry  Monell,  John  McKay,  Leonidas  Doty,  John  Fisher,  Gad  B.  Worth- 
ington, and  Cyrenus  Walker.  Since  1884  the  board  has  consisted  of  the 
following  members:  L.  C.  Mclntyre,  D.  W.  Tomiinson,  Samuel  Parker, 
E.  C.  Walker,  G.  B.  Worthington,  and  George  Bowen.  In  1874  the  direc- 
tors were  Leonidas  Doty,  Tracy  Pardee,  John  Fisher,  George  Bowen,  Ed- 
ward C.  Walker,  and  Gad  B.  Worthington. 

Gad  B.  Worthington,  the  vice-president  of  the  First  National  Bank, 
was  born  in  Lenox,  Mass.,  in  1815,  where  he  was  educated  in  part,  and 
at  Owego,  to  which  place  the  family  moved,  remaining  there  until  1836, 
when  our  subject  came  to  Batavia,  and  was  a  clerk  in  the  hardware 
store  of  Belden  &  Otis.  Later  he  became  a  partner  with  them,  and 
finally  controlled  the  business,  in  which  he  has  since  been  engaged.  Mr. 
Worthington  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Batavia  Gas  Light  Co.,  and 
is  now  a  director.  He  and  family  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 
His  children  are  Gad  D  ,  a  partner  in  the  hardware  business;  Edward  W., 
an  Episcopalian  minister  at  Cleveland,  Ohio  ;  Amanda  C,  living  with 
her  parents;   and  Sarah,  wife  of  E.  De  L.  Palmer,  of  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Tracy  Pardee,  at  one  time  president  of  the  First  National  Bank,  was  a 
man  of  prominence  in  the  village.  He  was  born  in  Steuben  County,  and 
came  to  Batavia  in  1852,  where  he  lived  until  his  death  in  1883  He 
was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  legislature.  His  father  was  in  the  War 
of  1812,  and  died  in  Elba  in  1858. 

Levant  C.  Mclntyre,  president  of  the  First  National  Bank,  is  a  native 
of  Genesee  County,  and  was  born  in  1829.  His  father,  Eden  Mclntyre, 
was  an  early  magistrate  of  the  town.  His  mother  was  Harriet  Dunham, 
a  daughter  of  Col.  Shubael  Dunham,  a  very  early  tavern-keeper,  from 
whom  Dunham's  Corners  was  named.  Mr.  Mclntyre  received  good 
educational  advantages,  attending  Cary  Collegiate  Seminary,  and  com- 
menced business  as  a  druggist,  pursuing  the  same  for  eight  years  in  Ba- 


TOWN   OF   BATAVIA.  ^  23 1 


tavia.  He  then  went  to  Romeo,  Mich.,  in  the  dry  goods  business,  and 
assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  that  place,  be- 
ing cashier  of  the  same.  He  remained  there  until  1865,  when  he  re- 
turned to  Batavia,  and  becarre  identified  with  its  banking  and  business 
interests.  Mr.  Mclntyre  is  conservative  in  the  business  management  of 
his  bank,  yet  withal  progressive  in  spirit.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  and 
€steem  of  the  entire  community.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  edu- 
cation, trustee  of  the  Johnston  Harvester  Co.  and  the  Cemetery  Asso- 
ciation, president  of  the  Y.  M,  C.  A.,  and  is  foremost  in  acts  of  charity 
and  benevolence.  In  1852  he  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Marietta 
Fellows,  and  they  are  parents  of  four  children,  viz.:  Allan  F.,  Mary  L., 
Nellie  G.,  and  Grove  E.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church,  of  which  Mr.  Mclntyre  is  an  elder  and  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday-school. 

TJie  Genesee  County  Bank  was  organized  as  the  Genesee  County 
National  Bank,  No.  2,421,  April  4,  1879,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $50,000. 
The  first  officers  were  S.  Masse,  president ;  Dean  Richmond,  Jr.,  vice- 
president  ;  and  William  F.  Merriman,  cashier.  The  first  board  of  direc- 
tors consisted  of  1 1  members,  viz.:  Solomon  Masse,  Dean  Richmond,  Jr., 
Dr.  H.  S.  Hutchins,  Charles  R.  Gould,  Henry  Craft,  William  C.  Watson, 
W.  F.  Merriman,  J.  C.  Guiteau,  Edwin  Darrow,  H.  A.  Huntington,  and 
F.  C.  Lathrop.  The  officers  have  been  as  follows  :  Presidents  :  Solomon 
Masse  from  organization  until  July  14,  1885  ;  Royal  T.  Howard  from 
July  14,  1885  (still  serving).  Vice-presidents:  Dean  Richmond,  Jr., 
from  organization  until  January  12,  1882;  Dr.  H.  S.  Hutchins  from 
January  12,  1882,  until  January  9,  1883  ;  William  C.  Watson  from  Jan- 
uary 9,  1883  (still  serving).  Cashiers:  William  F.  Merriman  from  or- 
ganization until  June  22,  1880;  Charles  R.  Gould  from  June  22,  1880, 
until  August  28,  1882;  Jerome  L.  Bigelow  from  August  28,  1882,  until 
January  18,  1884;  John  W.  Smith  from  January,  1884  (still  in  office). 
H.  K.  Buell  succeeded  W.  F.  Merriman  as  a  director  January  12,  1881, 
and  Alvin  Pease  succeeded  Dean  Richmond,  in  May,  1882.  January  9, 
1883,  the  by-laws  were  amended,  and  the  board  was  reduced  from  ii 
to  seven  members.  The  present  board  consists  of  R.  T.  Howard,  Mrs. 
A.  R.  Kenny,  H.  A.  Huntington,  William  C.  Watson,  R.  A.  Maxwell, 
Henry  Craft,  and  J.  C.  Guiteau.  The  charter  of  the  bank  was  surren- 
dered to  the  government  December  31,  1884,  and  the  bank  was  at  that 
time  reorganized  under  the  State  laws  as  the  Genesee  County  Bank. 
The  place  of  business  is  103  East  Main  street. 


232  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Royal  T.  Howard,  president  of  the  Genesee  County  Bank,  is  a  native 
of  Wyoming  County,  and  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Roxa  (Carpenter)  How- 
ard, both  from  Connecticut.  Samuel  Howard  came  to  Perry  in  1811, 
where  he  married  and  resided  until  his  death.  Royal  T.  began  business 
as  a  lumberman  in  Allegany  County,  pursuing  this  business  for  18  years^ 
and  was  also  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  staves  and  heading  in  War- 
saw and  interested  in  pine  lands  in  Michigan.  Mr.  Howard  removed  to 
Batavia  in  1871,  purchasing  a  lumber  yard  and  planing- mill,  and  soon 
after  organized  the  firm  of  Howard  &  Olmsted,  which  continued  business 
three  years.  The  firm  then  became  R.  T.  Howard  &  Co.,  and  was  such 
until  1882.  Mr.  Howard  engaged  in  various  business  enterprises  until 
1885,  when  he  became  president  of  the  bank.  He  is  also  vice-president 
of  the  Genesee  County  Permanent  Loan  and  Building  Association. 

John  W.  Smith,  cashier  of  the  Genesee  County  Bank,  is  a  native  of 
Batavia,  where  he  was  born  April  23,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of  George  W. 
and  Mary  A.  (Baldwin)  Smith.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Vermont,, 
and  his  mother  of  Connecticut.  They  have  been  residents  of  Batavia 
many  years.  John  W.  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town,, 
and  early  in  life  began  his  business  career  as  recording  clerk  in  the  office 
of  County  Clerk  Holden,  where  he  was  engaged  six  years.  He  began 
his  banking  life  as  book  keeper  in  the  First  National  Bank,  where  he  was 
employed  over  one  year,  and  subsequently  entered  the  Bank  of  Batavia, 
with  which  institution  he  served  as  book-keeper  until  April,  1879,  when, 
upon  the  organization  of  the  Genesee  County  National  Bank,  he  became 
identified  with  that  corporation.  In  January,  1884,  he  succeeded  J.  L.  Big- 
elow  as  cashier,  which  position  he  has  creditably  filled,  and  is  still  serv- 
ing in  that  capacity.  Mr.  Smith  was  married,  August  30,  1871,  to  Miss 
Emma  Fillmore,  of  Batavia,  and  resides  at  112  EUicott  street.  He  and 
his  wife  are  members  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he  is  clerk 
and  a  leading  working  member.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  K.  of  P. 
and  the  Empire  Order  of  Mutual  Aid.  He  is  a  young  man  of  ability, 
enterprise,  and  promise. 

The  Farmers  Baiik  of  Batavia  ^z.%  established  in  i860  by  Leonidas 
Doty,  who  came  from  Attica,  where  he  had  been  engaged  in  the  bank- 
ing business  with  the  late  Dean  Richmond.  Mr.  Doty  came  from  Greene 
County,  where  he  was  born  in  18 12.  He  was  in  the  mercantile  business 
at  Attica  for  20  years,  then  engaged  in  banking,  and  was  also  identified  in 
other  business  measures  in  that  village.  He  was  also  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  National   Bank  of  Batavia,   and  a  member  of  the   vestry  of  St. 


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James's   Episcopal    Church,   being  a  liberal    contributor  to  its  support. 
He  died  in  1888,  at  Buffalo,  where  he  had  resided  for  12  years  after  leaving 
Batavia.     The  Farmers'  Bank  has  lately  erected  and  is  now  occupying 
an  elegant  and  commodious  structure  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Jackson 
streets,  having  the  best  facilities  for  transacting  its  large  and  increasing 
business  of  any  bank  in  Western   New  York  outside  of  Buffalo.     A  few 
years  since  John  H.  Ward  was  admitted  as  a  partner  in  the  business  of 
the  bank,  and  he  is  now  sole  manager  of  the  concern.      He  was  born  in 
Bergen  in   1846,  a  son  of  Henry  M.   and  Adelia  C.  (Curtis)  Ward,  who 
are  natives  of  Bergen,  and   descendants  of  the  earliest  pioneers  of  that 
town.      His  father,  Henry  M.  Ward,  was  a  merchant,  and  died  in   1857. 
His  mother  died  in   1882.     Their  children  were  Emma  C,  wife  of  Prof 
A.  G.   Clement,  and  John  H.,  who  began  his  business  career  at  the  age 
of  13   years  as  a  clerk  in   Bergen.      He  was  afterwards  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Green  &  Ward  until   1875,  when  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  Gene- 
see County,  and  removed  to  Batavia.      At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of 
office  (three  years)  he  entered    the   Farmers'    Bank.      Mr.  Ward    is  the 
U.  S.  loan  commissioner,  and  is  a  32d  degree  Mason.      He  was  united  in 
marriage,  in   1871,  with   Isabella  D.  Mann,  of  Syracuse,  and  they  have 
one  child,  E.  Gertrude. 

The  Bank  of  Batavia  was  incorporated  July  ii,  1876,  with  a  capital 
of  $50,000,  the  late  D.  W.  Tomlinson  being  the  leading  man  in  its  for- 
mation. In  March,  1883,  the  capital  stock  was  increased  to  $100,000. 
D.  W.  Tomlinson,  son  of  D.  W.,  is  now  president;  H.  F.  Tarbox,  vice- 
president;  and  H.  T.  Miller,  cashier.  The  bank  is  located  in  a  fine 
brick  building  at  71  East  Main  street. 

Olive  Branch  Lodge,  No.  39,  was  chartered  in  181 1,  and  held  its  first 
meeting  May  nth  at  the  pubHc  tavern  of  William  Keyes.  The  first 
master  was  Ezra  Piatt ;  senior  warden,  Richard  Smith  ;  secretary,  I.  Bab- 
cock,  who  acted  as  such  for  four  years.  Richard  Smith  acted  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  warden  three  years.  L.  Foster  was  warden  in  18 14  and 
master  in  18 15.  Blanchard  Powers  was  master  in  18 16-17,  J.  Z.  Ross 
in  1 8 18,  and  Powers  again  in  1819-20,  when  sessions  were  held  at  his 
house  in  Bethany.  The  meetings  in  Batavia  were  generally  held  at  the 
taverns,  for  want  of  regular  lodge  rooms,  and  after  holding  two  meetings 
at  Keyes  tavern  an  arrangement  was  made  with  Aaron  Van  Cleve,  sher- 
iff and  landlord  at  the  court-house,  for  their  meetings  in  his  tavern.  On 
September  2,  18 11,  a  plat  of  ground  was  bought  by  the  trustees  of  the 
school   district,  acting  in  conjunction  with  the  Free  Masons,  the  sum  of 


234  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


$5  being  paid  for  the  same.  The  location  was  on  lot  32,  north  side  of 
Main  street,  on  the  corner  of  an  alley,  and  contained  1,500  feet  of  ground, 
being  where  315  Main  corner  of  Ross  streets  now  is.  This  was  sold  by- 
Nathan  Rumsey,  conditioned  upon  there  being  a  two-story  brick  build- 
ing erected  on  the  site  within  one  and  a  half  years,  the  lower  portion  to 
be  occupied  as  a  school,  the  upper  portion  for  lodge  uses.  The  Masons 
subscribed  funds  toward  the  erection  of  the  building  (as  was  understood). 
The  War  of  1812  prevented  the  completion  of  the  building  until  the 
winter  of  18 13-14,  when  it  was  finished  and  ready  for  occupancy.  The 
first  meeting  in  their  new  rooms  was  held  February  28,  18 14,  and  subse- 
quent meetings  were  continued  there  until  18 16,  when  they  tired  of  the 
location  and  tried  to  sell  their  interests  to  the  school  trustees,  but  failed. 
Other  meetings  continued  to  be  held  at  the  taverns  until  about  1819, 
when  trouble  arose  among  its  members  and  the  lodge  was  removed,  and 
meetings  were  held  at  Bethany  in  Powers's  and  Huggins's  houses  and 
C.  J.  Lincoln's  inn.  From  Bethany  it  was  moved  to  Le  Roy,  where  it 
is  now  located. 

A  new  lodge  was  again  formed  in  1824,  called  "  Batavia  Lodge,  No. 
433,"  and  a  charter  was  granted  that  year.  It  was  installed  December, 
13,  1825,  at  St.  James's  Church.  William  Seaver  was  the  presiding 
officer  for  10  years,  and  Blanchard  Powers,  senior  warden.  Richard 
Dibble  was  junior  warden;  and  Richard  Smith,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
Meetings  were  held  at  Bissell  Humphrey's  "  Eagle  tavern  "  until  it  was 
burnt  in  1833,  and  in  1839  the  warrant  was  surrendered.  The  Mor- 
gan excitement,  beginning  in  1826,  interfered  seriously  with  the  cause  of 
Free  Masonry,  and  for  16  years,  or  until  1842,  meetings  were  held  only 
at  rare  intervals.  In  1842  the  charter  was  revived,  and  for  18  months 
the  lodge  met  at  O.  T.  Fargo's  tavern,  midway  between  Batavia  and  Alex- 
ander. Ebenezer  Mix  Mas  master  for  three  years,  Joel  Allen  two  years, 
and  G.  B.  Shepard  one  year.  D.  M.  Seaver  was  junior  warden,  and  H. 
Humphrey,  treasurer.  In  January,  1844,  they  moved  from  Fargo's  tav- 
ern to  the  "  Cobble-stone  block,"  and  held  regular  meetings  until  1847, 
when  the  charter  was  again  surrendered.  In  the  course  of  a  year  or  so  a 
new  lodge.  No.  88,  was  formed,  but  did  not  long  survive.  The  records 
of  this  lodge  were  destroyed  by  fire,  so  names  of  officers  cannot  be  given. 
In  the  winter  of  1850-51  the  fraternity  again  organized  under  the  name 
of  "Fisher's  Lodge,  No.  212"  (named  after  Lillie  Fisher,  a  very  early 
settler  of  Alexander).  They  met  for  about  one  year  at  the  old  lodge 
rooms  in  the  "Cobble-stone  block."     For  masters  until    1859  (when  its 


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charter  was  surrendered)  there  were  Cyrus  Pond,  Horace  M.  Warren, 
E.  C.  Dibble,  K.  Ferren,  Gad  Worthington,  and  S.  A.  Wilson.  H.  T. 
Cross  was  treasurer  for  a  few  years,  and  John  Eager  and  D.  Seaver,  sec- 
retaries. Meetings  were  also  held  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Jackson 
streets,  in  the  new  hall  occupied  by  the  Odd  Fellows. 

In  1859  the  charter  of  this  lodge  was  surrendered,  and  what  remained 
of  Fisher's  Lodge  was  reorganized  April  7th  into  "Batavia  Lodge,  No. 
475,"  the  charter  being  granted  July  4th.  In  i860  or  1861  the  Masonic 
fraternity  desired  more  independent  quarters,  and  they  leased  rooms  in 
the  Champion  block,  owned  by  Joseph  C.  Wilson.  Again,  in  1865,  it 
was  decided  to  make  another  change,  and  a  spacious  series  of  apartments 
were  leased  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  State  streets,  and  about  $2,000 
expended  in  fitting  up  the  same.  The  dedication  of  these  rooms  was  the 
occasion  of  drawing  together  a  large  assemblage  of  the  fraternity  from 
all  parts  of  the  county,  lodges  from  Le  Roy,  Canandaigna,  Pembroke, 
and  Akron  being  represented.  A  delegation  of  Knights  Templars  from 
Buffalo  Commandery,  led  by  Captain  Lockwood,  and  another  from  Pen 
Yan,  by  Hon.  Darius  A.  Ogden,  in  full  regalia,  gave  splendid  effect  to 
the  scene.  The  dedication  was  made  by  John  L.  Lewis,  P.  G.  M.,  who 
delivered  a  brief  address  to  the  fraternity  and  citizens  assembled  in  the 
park.  The  brethren,  accompaned  by  the  ladies,  passed  from  labor  to  re- 
freshment in  the  dining-room  of  the  lodge.  The  meetings  are  now  held 
in  elegant  rooms  in  the  Walker  block,  which  were  dedicated  in  1880. 
The  officers  are  as  follows:  A.  Hays,  W.  M.;  B.  F.  Showerman,  S.  W., 
George  E.  Perrin,  J.  W.;  Wilber  Smith,  treasurer;  Charles  W.  Stickle; 
secretary;  W.  D.  Sanford,  S.  D.;  A.  W.  Tyler,  J.  D.;  S.  E.  North,  S. 
M.  C;  A.  J.  McWain,  J.  M.  C;  H.  S.  Morse,  organist;  and  W.  H. 
Brown,  tiler. 

Batavia  Commandery,  No.  34,  K.  71,  was  organized  September  27,  1865, 
with  the  following  officers:  W.  D.  Sanford,  E.  C;  A.  W.  Caney,  G.;  W.  P. 
Simpson,  C.  G.;  Rev.  Pierre  Gushing,  prelate  ;  F.  M.  Jameson,  rec;  I.  D. 
Southworth,  treasurer  ;  A.  Hays,  S.  W.;  A.  J.  McWain,  J.  W.;  A.T.  Mil- 
ler, W.;  John  M.  Kurtz,  standard  bearer;  C.  B.  Austin,  sword  bearer; 
H.  S.  Morse,  organist ;  W.  H.  Brown,  sentinel.  The  present  officers  are: 
W.  D.  Sanford,  E.  C;  A.  W.  Caney,  G.;  W.  P.  Simpson,  C  G.;  I.  D. 
Southworth,  treasurer;  F.  M.  Jameson,  recorder;  Charles  Pratt,  trustee; 
Alexander  Hays,  S.  W.;  A.  J.  McWain,  J.  W.;  A.  T.  Miller,  T.;  John  F. 
Kurtz,  standard  bearer  ;  C.  B.  Austin,  sword  bearer  ;  W.  H.  Brown,  S.; 
J.  M.  Hamilton,  Andrew  Hiller,  and  E.  N.  Stone,  guards. 


236  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Western  Star  Chapter,  No.  35,  R.  A.  J/.,  was  organized  March  29,  1813 
The  officers  of  the  chapter  are  A.  W.  Caney,  H.  P.;  Alexander  Hays,  K. 
George  P.  Bovven,  S.;  F.  M.  Jameson,  secretary;  E.  N.  Stone,  treasurer 
A.  J.  McWain,  C.  of  H.;  C.  B.  Austin,  P.  S.;  George  E.  Perrin,  R.  A.  C. 
Andrew  Hiller,  3d  V.;  Dr.  H.  A.  Morse,  2d  V.;  A.  T.  Miller,  ist  V. 
W.  H.  Brown,  tiler. 

The  Order  of  I.  O.  O.  F.,  No.  197,  was  instituted  in  Batavia  in  August, 
1868,  by  H.  S.  Andrews,  D.  G.  M.,  with  five  original  charter  members, 
to  wit :  Weeden  T,  Bliss  (deceased),  formerly  an  attorney  of  Batavia  ; 
William  Hoyt,  since  moved  to  New  York  ;  Simeon  Lothiem,  who  now 
resides  in  Germany  ;  and  Thomas  Yates  and  B.  P.  Fonda,  who  fire  now 
living,  the  oldest  members  of  the  fraternity  in  the  county.  The  present 
officers  are  Oscar  Netzen,  N.  G.;  Fred  Gardner,  V.  G.;  Frank  Snyder, 
R.  S.;  Ira  Howe,  F.  S.;  Frank  A.  Moreau,  treasurer.  The  lodge  meets 
every  Wednesday  evening  at  their  hall  in  Jackson  street. 

Richmond  Encampjnent,  No.  Gj,!.  O.  O.  F.,  was  instituted  August  21, 
1872.  The  chief  patriarch  is  D.  B.  Pratt,  of  Alabama,  L,  B.  Fisk  is  H.  P., 
William  Toulson  is  S.  W. ,  and  E.  W.  Davis  is  scribe. 

Batavia  Rebekah  Degree  Lodge,  No.  37,  meets  in  the  rooms  of  the  Rich- 
mond Encampment. 

Security  Lodge,  No.  21,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  has  now  121  members.  It  was 
chartered  April  20,  1876,  when  its  officers  were  C.  F.  Starks,  C.  M.;  L.  L. 
Crosby,  M.  W.;  J.  L.  Foster,  G.  F.;  A.  J.  Fox,  O.  C;  C.  O.  Frost,  rec; 
F.  T.  Schlick,  fin.;  James  Jones,  rec;  W.  C.  Mann,  G.;  M.  E.  True,  I.  W.; 
J.  B.  Neasmith.  O.  W.  The  officers  for  1889  were  A.  B.  Clark,  P.  M.  W.; 
H.  G.  Buisch,  M.  W.;  E.  A.  Perrin,  G.  F.;  Thomas  Johnson,  O.  C;  J.  O. 
Griffith,  rec;  L.  ¥.  Rolfe,  fin.;  A.  E.  Brown,  rec;  David  Byum,  G.;  C.  J. 
Crabb,  I.  W.;   M.  C    Schrader,  O.  W. 

Batavia  Council,  No.  14,  Royal  Templars  of  Temperance. — The  offi- 
cers are  Mrs."  A.  F.  Lawrence,  S.  C;  Mrs.  M.  A.  McWain,  V.  C;  George 
W.  Pratt,  P.  C;  Mrs.  G.  H.  Ferren,  chaplain  ;  Byron  Orendorf,  recording 
secretary;  Miss  Vantia  Smith,  financial  secretary;  Mrs.  Anna  L.  Torrey, 
treasurer  ;  Miss  Jessie  Tallman,  her.;  Mrs.  Hannah  Delbridge,  sentinel. 

Upton  Post,  No.  299,  G.  A.  R.,  was  organized  October  25,  1882.  with 
30  members.  The  commander  was  W.  J.  Reedy.  W.  H.  Raymond  was 
S.  V.  C;  George  Thayer,  J.  V.  C;  John  O.  Griffis,  Q.  M.;  M.  McMul- 
len,  officer  of  guard  ;  C.  R.  Nichols,  chaplain  ;  Peter  Thomas,  adjutant ; 
O.  C.  Parker,  officer  of  day;  L.  L.  Crosby,  S.  M.;  Russell  Crosby.  Q.  M. 
sergeant.     There  were  91  members  in  1889,  with  the  following  officers: 


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E.  A.  Perrin,  P.  C;  E.  J.  Benton,  S.  V.  C;  J.  R.  Colt,  J.  V.  C;  A.  M.  Weed, 
adjutant ;  R.  E.  Churchill,  Q.  M.;  H.  J.  Patton,  sergeant  ;  A.  Benchley, 
•chaplain  ;  John  Thomas,  O.  of  D.;  R.  Senate,  O.  of  G.;  R.  C.  Odion, 
S.  M.;  D.  H.  Wheeler,  Q.  M.  S. 

The  Equitable  Aid  Union,  No.  396,  has  19  members,  who  meet  bi- 
monthly. Thomas  Capp  is  president;  William  Wescott,  V.  P.;  I.  V.  Dib- 
ble, treasurer ;  and  William  Udritz,  secretary. 

Batavia  Fanners  Club  was  organized  in  1872,  with  P.  P.  Bradish  as 
president;  J.G.  Fargo,  secretary;  and  Henry  Ives,  treasurer.  The  present 
ofificers  are  Sylvanus  Ford,  of  Elba,  president,  and  John  B.  Crosby,  sec- 
retary.     It  is  one  of  the  oldest  clubs  in  the  State. 

The  Young  Men  s  Christian  Association  was  organized  in  the  spring  of 
1889.  L.  C.  Mclntyre  was  elected  president;  Safford  E.  North,  vice- 
president;  C.  H,  Harrington,  general  secretary;  A.  H.  Thomas,  record- 
ing secretary  ;  and  John  M.  McKenzie,  treasurer.  The  rooms  are  located 
on  Main  street,  corner  of  Jackson,  being  elegantly  fitted  up  for  recrea- 
tion for  the  young  men,  making  an  attractive  and  desirable  place  in  which 
to  spend  their  evenings,  with  no  restraint  so  far  as  pleasant  games  and 
amusement  are  concerned.  Tables  of  choice  serials,  magazines,  and  daily 
papers  are  at  hand  for  those  inclined  to  a  literary  taste,  and  a  spacious  gym- 
nasium, fitted  up  with  all  necessary  appliances  for  healthful  exercise,  make 
this  an  inviting  place  for  those  interested  in  the  moral  and  religious  wel- 
fare of  the  young  men  of  Batavia. 

The  Philharmonic  Society  has  been  organized  about  six  years.  The 
■officers  for  1889  were  S.  J.  Lawrence,  president;  F.  A.  Lewis,  vice-presi- 
dent; L.  D.  Collins,  secretary;  C.  C.  Bradley,  treasurer;  and  E.  G.  Harts- 
liorn,  librarian. 

Batavia  Lodge,  No.  50,  Empire  Order  of  Mutual  Aid. — This  lodge 
meets  the  first  and  third  Tuesday  evenings  of  each  month  in  Empire  Hall, 
84  East  Main  street.  It  was  instituted  March  15,  1879,  with  33  charter 
members.  Of  this  number  are  R.  A.  Maxwell,  L.  C.  Mclntyre^  W.  C. 
Simpson,  E.  L.  Kenyon,  N.  J.  Nobles,  M.  H.  Peck,  Jr.,  E.  H.  Wood,  and 
E.  P.  Morse.  This  lodge  has  lost  during  its  10  years'  existence  but  two 
-members  by  death,  viz.:  Edwin  Darrow  and  H.  B.  Ferrin,  both  of  whom 
were  charter  members.  The  present  officers  are  :  President,  Whiting  C. 
Woolsey;  vice-president,  William  Hoffman;  secretary  and  treasurer, 
John  W.  Smith  ;  trustee,  L.  C.  Mclntyre ;  representative  to  Grand  Lodge, 
Whiting  C.  Woolsey. 

The  Batavia  Gun  Club's  officers  are  :   President,  Dr.  Harry  Sutterby  ; 


238  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


vice-president,  John  McNish  ;  secretary,  A.  Wyness  ;  treasurer,  Philip 
Hensner ;  captain,  John  Stein;  directors,  Charles  Herbold,  Dr.  Patten, 
and  L.  F.  McLean. 

The  Genesee  County  Loan  and  Building  Association  was  incorporated 
April  21,  1879,  the  object  of  the  association  being  to  encourage  the  sav- 
ing of  small  sums  of  money  weekly,  thus  accumulating  a  fund  to  be 
loaned  to  other  members  in  such  manner  that  they  can  repay  the  loan  in 
easy  weekly  payments,  or  the  amount  of  ordinary  rent,  thus  helping 
them  to  secure  a  home.  Its  first  officers  were  :  President,  Wilber  Smith; 
vice-president,  C.  H.  Howard;  secretary,  F.  M.  Sheffield;  treasurer, 
F.  S.  Wood;  attorney,  S.  E,  North.  '  There  are  at  present  560  mem- 
bers, with  the  following  officers  :  George  Wiard,  president;  M.  B.  Adams, 
vice-president;  B.  F.  Hamilton,  secretary;  John  W.  Pratt,  treasurer ; 
and  S.  E.  North,  attorney. 

Batavia  Athletic  Association  was  organized  in  1887,  with  40  members. 
M.  F.  Cross  was  president ;  W.  S.  Wakeman,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
The  officers  for  1889  were  A.  E.  Brown,  president;  S.  J.  Lawrence,  sec- 
retary ;  and  B.  G.  Tallman,  treasurer.  Their  rooms  are  in  the  Ross 
block. 

Batavia  cornet  band. — The  earliest  record  we  have  of  any  band  was 
one  led  by  Phineas  Todd  and  a  Mr.  Hunt  in  1820.  This  was  disbanded 
after  six  years.  The  present  one  was  organized  about  1856,  with  A.  W. 
Gardner  as  leader,  and  consisted  of  14  members,  among  whom  were  Dr. 
Showerman,  A.  Bowen,  E.  Locke,  W.  Locke,  and  R.  B.  Pease,  who 
loaned  the  band  money  to  purchase  instruments.  The  present  officers 
are  :  Leader,  C.  KHmitz  ;  treasurer,  L.  M.  Smith  ;  secretary, Leon- 
ard ;  and  there  are  15  pieces. 

The  Batavia  Club  was  organized  July  28,  1882,  under  the  manage- 
ment of  nine  directors.  The  first  ones  elected  were  L.  R.  Bailey,  D.  W. 
Tomhnson,  J.  H.  Bradish,  A.  E.  Clark,  F.  S.  Wood,  A.  N.  Cowdin,  J.  H. 
Ward,  A.  T.  Miller,  and  W.  L.  Otis.  Tlie  first  officers  were  D.  W.  Tom- 
linson,  president;  J.  H.  Bradish,  vice-president;  A.  T.  Miller,  secretary; 
F.  S.  Wood,  treasurer ;  L.  R.  Bailey,  W.  L.  Otis,  and  A.  E  Clark,  house 
committee.  The  club-house,  situated  on  Main  street  near  the  opera 
house,  was  opened  January  4,  1883.  This  building  was  destroyed  by 
fire  February  16,  1886.  On  the  17th  of  April,  1886,  the  club  was  re- 
moved to  its  present  building,  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Bank  streets. 
This  desirable  building  with  location  are  the  former  quarters  of  the  Bank 
of  Genesee.     The  club  was  incorporated  April  7,  1888,  and  shortly  af- 


TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  239. 


terward  they  purchased  the  present  property.  They  have  now  58  resi- 
dent members  and  31  non-resident  members.  The  present  directors  are 
Henry  Todd,  D.  W.  Tomhnson,  R.  D.  Dewey.  J.  H.  Bradish,  F.  S. 
Wood,  A.  N.  Cowdin,  George  P.  Bowen,  Trumbull  Gary,  and  H.  B. 
Fisher.  The  officers  are  Henry  Todd,  president ;  George  P.  Bowen, 
vice-president ;  F.  S.  Wood,  secretary  and  treasurer  ;  D.  W.  Tomlinson, 
J.  H.  Bradish,  and  R.  D.  Dewey,  house  committee. 

Batavia  Business  University  was  established  by  W.  W.  Whitcomb  in 
1867,  at  92  East  Main  street.  In  1885  the  Hon.  John  M.  McKenzie 
became  associated  with  Mr.  Whitcomb  in  the  reestablishment  of  the 
school,  with  all  the  later  improved  methods,  Mr.  McKenzie  acting  as 
secretary  and  treasurer.  The  school  was  then  located  at  its  present 
quarters.  Main  corner  of  Jackson  streets.  The  school  has  graduated  over 
800  pupils  since  it  was  established.  Many  of  the  young  business  men  of 
Batavia  are  among  its  graduates.  The  "  business  practice  "  course  of 
about  two  months  is  made  to  cover  all  possible  transactions  that  may 
ever  occur. 

To  a  limited  extent  Mr.  Whitcomb  has  become  quite  proficient  in  the 
subject  of  astronomy,  having  published  2iK\  Illustrated  Solar  Chart,  which 
gives  at  one  view  the  relative  positions  of  the  planets  ;  their  orbital  speed 
per  hour  ;  length  of  years;  length  of  days  ;  amount  of  light  and  heat  on 
each  ;  distance  of  each  from  the  sun,  also  from  the  earth  ;  inclination  of 
orbits;  diameter  of  each;  density;  gravity;  eclipses  of  the  sun  and 
moon  ;  phases  of  moon  ;  inclination  of  axis  of  earth  ;  Saturn  and  moon, 
from  photographs  ;  Saturn's  rings  and  moons  ;  annual  parallax ;  sun 
spots  and  faculae  ;  moon,  Saturn,  and  Mars,  from  photographs  ;  the  three 
motions  of  the  sun  explained  ;  tide  waves;  transit  of  Mercury  and  Venus. 
The  contents  of  several  books  are  all  before  the  eye,  and  in  a  plain,  com- 
prehensible manner.  Mr.  Whitcomb  has  also  invented  and  procured  let- 
ters patent  on  a  Lunar  Globe.  The  earth  globe  is  confined  in  a  groove 
forming  an  eclipse,  thus  showing  the  sun  at  \\i^  foci  and  the  earth  at  a 
corresponding  greater  distance  in  June  than  in  December  ;  also  the  radius 
vector  for  each  day  in  the  year.  The  moon  ball  is  so  arranged  as  to  fol- 
low the  exact  path  of  the  moon,  climbing  in  her  course  for  173  days  and 
descending  in  same  length  of  time,  and  in  passing  her  nodes  will  show 
plainly  when  and  how  an  eclipse  is  caused.  Also  how  we  may  have 
seven  eclipses  in  one  year  and  only  four  in  another,  and  will  also  pass 
accurately  through  the  Chaldean  period,  or  saros,  and  repeat  the  eclipses 
once   in   about    18    years.      The  "  orbit   band"    is   so   arranged  that  the 


240  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


higher  part  indicates  at  a  glance  where,  and  in  what  months,  the  aphehon 
part  of  the  moon's  orbit  is  located — and  careful  study  proves  that  wherever 
this  is  found  the  weather  is  under  its  influence  :  warmer,  when  between 
the  earth  and  sun  in  winter,  and  cooler  when  from  the  sun  in  sum- 
mer;  or,  to  state  it  again,  when  the  "orbit  band  "  is  tozvard  the  sun  in 
summer  we  have  extremes  of  heat,  and,  as  when  it  is  to  the  sun  in  sum- 
mer, it  \s  frojH  the  sun  in  winter,  we  have  extreme  cold.  This  is  proved 
by  dates  covering  over  6o  years. 

The  Johnston  Harvester  Company. — In  1868  Johnston,  Huntley  &  Co. 
established  at  Brockport,  N.  Y.,  a  manufactory  of  harvesters,  having  had 
the  machines  built  on  contract  for  1867.  The  principal  member  of  the 
firm  was  Byron  E.  Huntley.  They  first  manufactured  what  was  known 
as  the  Johnston  sweepstakes.  After  a  {&\\  years  the  manufacture  of 
these  machines  was  abandoned,  being  supplanted  by  the  present  John- 
ston harvester.  In  1870  a  joint  stock  company  was  organized  for  the 
manufacture  of  these  machines,  with  Samuel  Johnston,  president,  and 
Byron  E.  Huntley,  secretary  and  treasurer.  In  1874  Mr.  Johnston  with- 
drew from  the  company,  although  the  name  of  the  corporation  was  not 
changed.  In  June,  1882,  the  works  at  Brockport  were  burned,  and  the 
company  at  once  determined  to  remove  to  a  place  offering  greater  facil- 
ities for  transportation,  and  accordingly  they  were  located  here.  The 
works  now  consist  of  seven  large  buildings,  occupying  17  acres  of  ground 
on  Harvester  avenue,  between  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad  and  the 
N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  Railroad.  Steam  engines  of  300  horse- power  fur- 
nish the  propelling  force  for  the  machinery,  and  from  400  to  500  skilled 
mechanics  are  employed.  The  original  cost  of  the  plant  was  $300,000. 
The  fact  that  Batavia  is  a  good  manufacturing  point  has  been  fully  dem- 
onstrated, and  a  number  of  new  manufacturing  concerns  have  recently 
located  there;  none,  however,  are  equal  in  magnitude  to  the  Johnston  har- 
vester works. 

In  November,  1888,  the  company  was  reorganized  by  the  election  of 
the  following  cjirectors  :  George  F2.  Dana,  of  Syracuse  ;  C.  C.  Briggs,  of 
Pittsburg;  L.  C.  Mclntyre,  B.  E.  Huntley,  and  A.  J.  Glass,  of  Batavia. 
The  officers  are  A.  J.  Glass,  president  and  treasurer  ;  Byron  E.  Huntley, 
vice-president;  and  E.  J.  Mockford,  secretary  and  superintendent.  In 
January,  1889,  there  was  added  the  manufacturing  of  the  "  Continental 
rotary  disk  pulverizer  and  corn  cultivator,"  representing  about  40  pat- 
ents. They  manufacture  four  styles  of  mowers,  two  styles  of  reapers,  and 
two  styles  of  self-binders. 


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Albert  J.  Glass,  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Johnston  Harvester 
Co.,  is  a  native  of  Livingston  Count}^,  and  was  born  in  1841.  Receiving 
an  academic  education  in  his  native  county  upon  attaining  his  majority 
he  went  to  McGregor,  Iowa,  and  became  engaged  in  selHng  farming 
machinery  and  agricultural  implements.  In  1867  he  was  appointed  the 
agent  for  the  sale  of  Johnston  harvesters,  and  in  1871  was  made  the 
manager  of  the  Western  business  of  the  company,  with  offices  located  at 
Chicago.  In  1882  he  left  the  service  of  the  company,  and  was  for  six 
years  the  manager  of  the  Janesville  Machine  Co  ,  at  Janesville,  Wis.  In 
January,  1888,  he  came  to  Batavia  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Huntley,  and 
was  active  in  the  reorganization  of  the  present  company.  Mr.  Glass 
is  a  man  of  superior  executive  ability,  and  under  his  supervision  the 
affairs  of  the  works  are  flattering  and  prospering. 

Byron  E.  Huntley  is  the  vice-president  and  European  manager  of  the 
Johnston  Harvester  Company.  His  native  home  was  Mexico,  Oswego 
County.  He  moved  to  Fairport,  Monroe  County,  with  his  parents,  when 
12  years  of  age,  and  in  1844  to  Brockport.  He  prepared  for  college  at 
Brockport  Collegiate  Institute,  and  subsequently  attended  the  Madison 
University,  at  Hamilton.  Madison  County.  Owing  to  failing  health, 
however,  he  was  compelled  to  give  up  his  college  course,  and  soon  after 
he  took  a  position  as  office  boy  in  the  factory  of  Fitch,  Barry  &  Co. 
About  1845  an  arrangement  was  made  by  Fitch,  Barry  &  Co.  with 
McCormick  (who  had  come  up  from  Virginia  to  Brockport  to  get  his 
reaper  built)  to  manufacture  his  machines  under  a  license.  The  McCor- 
mick machine  was  built  for  a  few  years  at  this  factory,  which  was  one  of 
the  earliest  in  this  line  of  work.  Mr.  Huntley  spent  about  five  years  here 
as  employee,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  time  he  secured  an  interest  in. 
the  business,  the  firm  being  then  known  as  Ganson,  Huntley  &  Co.  But 
few  machines  had  been  turned  out  up  to  this  time  ;  and  the  records  show 
that  Huntley,  Bowman  &  Co.  commenced  work  on  the  Palmer  &  Will- 
iams self- rake  in  1853,  that  50  machines  were  made  that  season,  that  in 
1854  the  number  was  increased  to  325,  and  in  the  following  years  to 
825  machines.  In  1871  failing  health  compelled  Mr  Huntley  to  seek  a 
change,  and  he  spent  that  year  in  Colorado,  a  rest  that  was  of  great  ben- 
efit*to  him,  and  one  of  the  best  investments  he  ever  made,  he  thinks  ;. 
but  prior  to  this  he  had  established  a  market  for  their  machines  in 
Europe,  and  had  opened  an  office  there.  As  the  Franco-Prussian  war 
was  in  progress  he  did  not  go  over  in  1871,  but  he  went  the  next  year^ 
and  has  gone  regularly  ever  since.      Mr  Huntley  has  crossed  the  Atlan- 


242  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


tic  38  times,  and  is,  perhaps,  better  posted  on  the  European  harvester 
and  mower  trade  than  any  man  Hying  ;  and  the  aim  of  the  Johnston 
Harvester  Company,  influenced  by  his  practical  suggestions,  has  not 
been  to  lead  in  numbers  of  machines  turned  out,  but  to  regularly  make 
the  best ;  audit  is  this  course  that  has  gained  for  them  a  world-wide 
reputation. 

Edward  J.  Mockford  was  born  in  England  in  1853,  and  came  so  this 
country  in  1866.  He  entered  the  employ  of  Johnston,  Huntley  &  Co.  at 
Brockport  in  1869,  and  has  remained  with  the  company  ever  since  through 
all  the  changes  of  management.  He  has  filled  the  positions  of  book- 
keeper and  cashier,  and  is  now  the  very  efficient  secretary  and  superin- 
tendent of  the  large  factory  of  the  Johnston  Harvester  Co. 

The  Wiai'd  Plozv  Company. — Thomas  Wiard  was  a  blacksmith  and 
farmer  in  East  Avon,  N.  Y.  In-  1806  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufact- 
ure of  the  old-fashioned  "  bull  plow  "  that  was  used  by  the  pioneer  farm- 
ers. In  181 5  he  began  to  purchase  from  Jethro  Wood  (the  inventor  of 
the  first  successful  cast-iron  plow)  the  necessary  castings,  and  these  he 
wooded  and  completed  in  his  shop.  Thus  he  continued  until  18 19,  when 
he  erected  a  foundry,  made  patterns  for  improved  plows,  and  manufact- 
ured all  the  parts  himself  He  continued  the  manufacture  of  plows  at 
East  Avon,  in  connection  with  his  sons  William,  Seth,  Thomas,  Henry, 
and  Matthew,  till  about  1830,  and  one  or  more  of  his  sons  were  manu- 
facturing there  until  1871.  During  this  period  improvements  were  being 
made  in  the  Wiard  plows  till  they  had  acquired  a  reputation  above  those 
of  any  other  pattern  in  use.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  all  the  numerous 
members  of  the  Wiard  family  from  the  grandfather  down  were  m,en  of 
superior  practical  ingenuity. 

In  1865  George  Wiard,  son  of  William,  and  president  of  the  present 
company  in  Batavia,  purchased  a  half  interest  in  the  establishment  at 
East  Avon,  and  in  1871  Charles  W.  Hough,  treasurer  of  the  company, 
purchased  the  interest  of  Matthew  Wiard,  the  firm  being  Wiard  &  Hough. 
The  firm  continued  at  East  Avon  until  1876.  During  its  existence  at 
East  Avon  the  works  were  several  times  burned.  In  1876  the  business 
had  so  increased  as  to  necessitate  better  facilities  for  transportation,  and 
a  removal  was  determined  on.  The  village  of  Batavia  offered  better  rail- 
road facilities  than  any  other  place,  and  the  citizens  saw  fit  to  donate  a 
site  for  the  works  as  a  further  inducement  to  the  company  to  locate  here. 
The  works,  located  on  Swan  street,  between  the  Erie  and  Central  rail- 
roads, were  erected  by  Wiard  &  Hough,  and  on  their  completion  in  Sep- 


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243  > 


tember,  1876,  the  present  company  was  organized.  The  capital  stock 
was  originally  $70,000,  but  was  subsequently  increased  to  $100,000. 
•George  Wiard  was  the  president  and  general  superintendent,  and  C.  W. 
Hough  the  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  present  officers  are  the  same, 
except  that  J.  J.  Washburn  is  now  the  secretary.  Since  the  establish- 
ment of  the  works  here  the  business  has  been  mainly  the  manufacture  of 
plows,  of  which  the  company  makes  an  endless  variety,  adapted  to  all 
kinds  of  soils  and  circumstances,  and  the  more  important  parts  of  which 
are  covered  by  letters  patent  in  the  United  States  and  Canada.  These 
consist  of  one,  two,  and  three-horse  plows,  with  chilled  and  steel  mold- 
boards,  wood,  malleable,  and  cast-iron  beams,  sulky  and  walking,  flatland 
and  side-hill,  and  particularly  swivel  plows  for  level  land.  The  orig- 
inal capacity  of  the  works  has  been  about  doubled  ;  the  establishment 
now  covers  about  four  acres  of  ground,  and  an  average  of  125  hands  are 
employed.  The  machinery  is  driven  by  an  engine  of  100  horse-power, 
and  the  shops  are  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  by  the  Edison  system  of 
incandescent  electric  light,  'and  are  provided  in  all  parts  with  automatic 
sprinklers.  One  feature,  rare  in  manufactories  of  agricultural  imple- 
ments, is  that  these  works  have  never,  since  the  company  was  organized 
in  Batavia,  for  one  day  been  closed  for  want  of  something  to  do.  The 
company  has  also  invented  important  improvements  in  sulky  hay  rakes, 
for  which  patents  are  pending;  and  having  added  this  class  of  implements 
to  their  business  are  now  engaged  in  the  extensive  manufacture  and  dis- 
tribution of  the  same. 

George  Wiard,  the  organizer  and  head  of  the  Wiard  Plow  Company, 
is  a  self-made  and  representative  business  man  of  Western  New  York. 
His  parents  were  William  and  Lucinda  (McLaughlin)  Wiard,  early  set- 
tlers of  Western  New  York,  and  for  several  years  in  East  Avon,  where 
his  father  engaged  in  manufacturing.  In  1820  he  removed  to  Canada, 
and  was  the  first  to  manufacture  cast-iron  plows  in  that  country.  He 
resided  there  until   his   death   in  1-841  ;   his  wife  also  died  there  in  1864. 

George  Wiard  was  born  in  Canada  in  1833.  When  15  years  of  age  he 
went  to  Buffalo  and  learned  the  trade  of  molder,  and  thus  gained  a  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  the  requirements  of  the  business  he  was  to  follow,  and 
has  so  successfully  developed.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  Genesee  or 
Livingston  counties  since  1854.  Losses  from  fire,  several  times,  have 
only  resulted  in  renewed  energy  and  perseverance,  until  at  last  a  model 
establishment  is  the  result.  Mr.  Wiard  is  also  closely  identified  with  the 
growth   and    developement  of  the  village.      He   has  been  an  active  and 


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244  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


influential  member  of  the  board  of  education  for  many  years,  serving  as 
its  president  for  four  terms.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Genesee 
County  Permanent  Loan  and  Building  Association,  serving  as  president 
for  10  years.  He  was  one  of  the  commissioners  appointed  to  build  the 
water  works.  To  religion,  charity,  and  works  of  benovelence  Mr.  Wiard 
is  a  cheerful  giver,  he  and  his  family  being  connected  with  the  Baptist 
Church. 

Mr.  Wiard  has  an  honorable  record  of  service  during  the  late  war^ 
He  enlisted  in  the  129th  Regt.  N.  Y.  Vols,  in  1862.  This  regiment  sub- 
sequently was  changed  to  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  In  a  battle  before  Pe- 
tersburg Mr.  Wiard  received  a  wound  by  which  he  was  confined  to  the 
hospital,  from  where  he  was  ordered  to  Washington  to  instruct  fresh 
troops.  He  was  on  thestafifof  Gen.  Hardin  and  Gen.  Haskins,  com- 
manding defences  of  Washington.  He  was  inspector  of  artillery  until 
the  close  of  the  war,  after  which  he  had  charge  of  dismantling  forts  south 
of  the  Potomac,  and  was  finally  transferred  to  the  4th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  being 
a  captain  in  that  regiment  when  mustered  out  in  October,  1865.  In  1856' 
Mr.  Wiard  married  Miss  Emeline  Warren,  of  East  Avon.  She  died  in 
1870,  and  in  1872  he  was  married  to  Miss  Isabella  Warren,  also  of  East 
Avon,  and  they  are  parents  of  five  children,  viz.:  May,  Louis,  Ernest^ 
Henry,  and  Harry. 

Charles  W.  Hough,  treasurer  of  the  Wiard  Plow  Company,  is  a  native 
of  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y. ,  where  his  father  was  engaged  in  agricultural 
pursuits.  He  was  born  in  1836.  Receiving  a  business  education  he 
early  in  life  became  a  clerk  in  a  store.  In  1855  he  went  to  Iowa,  and 
while  there  was  an  assistant  in  a  store,  taught  school,  and  served  as  dep- 
uty county  treasurer  of  Boone  County  one  year.  In  August,  1862,  he 
enlisted  in  Co.  E,  138th  Regt.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  which  was  afterwards  changed 
to  the  9th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  This  regiment  was  assigned  to  the  defence  of 
Washington,  remaining  there  for  18  months.  Mr.  Hough  served  on  the 
staff"  of  Gen.  Haskins  as  ordnance  officer  of  the  defences  north  of  the 
Potomac.  He  was  also  on  the  staff"  of  Gen.  Hardin  and  Gen.  Wilcox^ 
was  promoted  to  first  lieutenant,  and  commissioned  captain  on  the 
mustering  out  of  the  regiment.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  had  charge 
of  dismantling  the  forts  around  Washington,  north  of  the  Potomac,  and 
was  mustered  out  in  October,  1865.  He  then  resumed  his  business  life^ 
engaging  in  mercantile  trade  in  his  native  county,  but  removed  to  Min- 
nesota, engaging  in  the  manufacture  of  farming  implements  until  he  be- 
came a  member  of  the  Wiard  Plow  Co.  in  1871,  where  his  knowledge  of 


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245 


the  requirements  essential  to  the  sale  of  farming  implements  has  redounded 
to  the  benefit  of  the  company.  He  has  been  largely  interested  in  real 
estate  operations;  has  opened  up  an  addition  to  Batavia  on  Central  av- 
enue, Pringle  and  Wood  streets,  and  the  section  where  the  new  Union 
School  is  located.  He  is  also  a  large  owner  of  plantation  property  in 
Florida,  where  he  is  engaged  in  cultivating  orange  and  lemon  groves. 
In  all  the  enterprises  to  promote  the  growth  of  Batavia  he  is  a  valued 
counselor  and  a  liberal  contributor. 

Mr.  Hough  formed  a  matrimonial  alliance,  in  1866,  with  Miss  Jennie 
Young,  of  Cayuga  County,  and  they  have  two  children,  Arthur  G.  and 
Edward  W. 

Julian  J.  Washburn,  secretary  of  the  Wiard  Plow  Company,  was  born 
in  Randolph,  Vt.,  in  1842.  He  came  of  old  Puritan  stock,  being  a  direct 
descendant  of  the  Rev.  Robert  Cushman,  who  first  obtained  the  charter 
of  the  ship  Mayflower,  and  of  his  son,  Thomas  Cushman,  and  Mary  Al- 
lerton,  both  of  whom  came  to  Plymouth  on  the  first  voyage.  Mr. 
Washburn  was  educated  in  the  grammar  schools  of  his  native  State, 
and  became  a  teacher,  pursuing  that  vocation  until  September,  1 802,  when 
he  joined  the  15th  Regt.  Vt.  Vols.  (Col.  Redfield  Proctor),  and  served 
during  its  term  of  enlistment.  He  was  then  employed  as  clerk  in  the 
U.  S  Hospital  Department  until  the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits  and  teaching  until  1870,  being  officially  connected 
with  various  agricultural  and  literary  associations  during  the  time.  He 
next  engaged  in  commercial  pursuits,  going  to  Boston,  Mass.,  in  Octo- 
ber, 1870,  and  spending  most  of  the  time  in  traveling  for  the  seven  suc- 
ceeding years.  In  1877  he  became  a  resident  of  Batavia.  and  has  ever 
since  been  connected  with  the  Wiard  Plow  Co.,  of  which  he  has  been  a 
trustee,  and  the  secretary  since  May,  1880.  In  this  time  he  has  also 
served  both  as  trustee  and  president  of  the  village  of  Batavia.  Mr. 
Washburn  is  a  genial  and  cultivated  gentleman,  and  an  honored  and 
respected  addition  to  the  social  and  business  element  of  the  county. 

He  was  married,  in  1866,  to  Martha  K.  Bigelow,  daughter  of  the  late 
Hon.  Abel  Bigelow,  of  Brookfield,  Vt.  They  have  two  children,  Ed- 
ward A.,  a  counselor  at  law,  and  Mary  V.,  at  present  a  pupil  in  the 
Union  School  of  Batavia.  The  family  attends  the  Presbyterian  church, 
and  takes  the  greatest  interest  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  moral  and  intel- 
lectual advancement  of  the  community. 

The  Batavia  Wheel  Company  was  organized  May  13,  1887,  by  Frank 
Richardson,   William  W.    Leavenworth,  Dr.  W.  C.  Gardiner,  A.  M.  Colt, 


246  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


E.  E.  Leavenworth,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Richmond,  Mrs.  A.  R.  Kenny, 
Moses  E.  True,  John  M.  Sweet,  and  James  R.  Colt.  The  capital  stock 
was  placed  at  $50,000,  and  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  Frank 
Richardson,  president;  Dr.  W.  C.  Gardiner,  vice-president;  William  W. 
Leavenworth,  secretary  ;  A.  M.  Colt,  treasurer  ;  and  John  M.  Sweet, 
superintendent.  The  business  was  originally  inaugurated  in  1880,  by 
Colt  Brothers  &  .True.  In  1885  Mr.  Sweet  became  associated  with 
the  old  firm,  manufacturing  hardware  specialties  and  subsequently  the 
Sweet  wheels.  The  works  were  located  at  Exchange  Place,  and  were 
burned  in  January,  1886.  Upon  the  organization  of  the  present  com- 
pany grounds  were  secured  on  Wahiut  street,  adjoining  the  Central  Rail- 
road tracks,  consisting  of  254  feet  on  Wahiut  street  and  478  feet  on  the 
railroad.  Upon  these  grounds  spacious  buildings  were  erected,  consist- 
ing of  a  main  building  40x150  feet,  three  stories  in  height,  with  brick 
engine  and  boiler  rooms,  and  other  buildings  consisting  of  a  hub  room 
40x20  feet,  storage  and  coal  sheds,  etc.,  and  a  handsome  office  building. 
A  switch  from  the  Central  tracks  connects  the  manufactory  with  ample 
transportation  facilities.  The  machinery  is  propelled  by  a  60-horse- 
power  engine,  and  the  firm  employs  an  average  of  40  workmen,  and 
turns  out  from  50  to  75  sets  of  wheels  per  day.  The  wheels  manufact- 
ured by  the  firm  are  Sweet's  concealed  band  and  the  True  shell  band, 
which  rank  as  the  best  in  the  world  and  find  a  ready  sale  all  over  the 
United  States  and  Australia.  The  firm  also  manufactures  various  other 
hardware  specialties.  The  plant  is  a  model  of  its  kind,  and  cost,  with 
machinery,  about  $40,000. 

Frank  Richardson,  the  president  of  the  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  is  a  native 
of  Saratoga  County,  where  he  was  born  in  1851.  His  father  was  a  rail- 
road contractor,  and  this  business  was  followed  by  the  son,  who  was  con- 
nected with  the  construction  of  various  lines  of  road  in  this  country.  He 
next  engaged  in  the  hardware  trade  in  Watertown,  and  in  October,  1886, 
purchased  the  stock  of  Volz  Brothers,  hardware  merchants,  of  Batavia. 
Three  months  later  he  lost  his  stock  of  goods  by  fire.  He  then  organized 
the  company  of  which  he  is  president,  and  is  devoting  his  exclusive  atten- 
tion to  the  management  of  this  progressive  manufactory.  Mr.  Richard- 
son was  united  in  marriage,  in  1883,  with  Miss  Emma  P.  Johnson,  who 
died  October  25,  1888,  leaving  one  child,  Rufus  J. 

William  W.  Leavenworth  is  a  native  of  Darien,  and  was  born  in  1855, 
a  son  to  Rev.  Hobart  and  Nancy  (Gridley)  Leavenworth,  of  English 
descent  and  of  New  iMigland  nativity.      His  father  was  a  Baptist  clergy- 


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man,  and  had  charge  of  many  pastorates  in  the  State.  William  W.  was 
reared  in  this  county,  educated  in  its  schools,  and  had  also  the  advantage 
of  Lima  Seminary.  His  business  career  began  as  a  drug  clerk  in  Bata- 
via,  and  for  the  past  five  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  well-known 
drug  firm  of  his  name.  Since  entering  the  service  of  the  Batavia  Wheel 
Company  he  has  served  as  secretary.  His  wife's  maiden  name  was  Miss 
Ida  Barber. 

Alva  M.  Colt,  treasurer  of  the  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  was  born  in  War- 
saw, N.  Y.,  in  1842,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  R.  and  Sarah  A.  (Phelps) 
Colt,  who  moved  to  Darien  in  1853.  Learning  the  trade  of  blacksmith 
in  Warsaw  Alva  W.  followed  this  calling  from  1859  to  1880,  in  Erie 
and  Genesee  counties.  In  1869  he  came  to  Batavia,  where  he  has  since 
resided.  He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Foster  &  Colt,  and  in  1880  a 
partner  of  the  Batavia  Clamp  Co.  He  was  one  of  the  original  members 
of  the  company  to  start  the  manufacture  of  wheels  in  Batavia,  and  was 
instrumental  in  the  erection  of  the  plant  of  the  Batavia  Wheel  Co.  He 
married  a  Miss  Hicks,  of  Erie  County,  in  1867. 

John  M.  Sweet,  general  superintendent  of  the  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  and 
an  inventor,  is  a  Canadian  by  birth,  but  has  been  a  resident  of  the  United 
States  since  he  was  1 1  years  of  age.  He  is  a  carriagemaker  by  trade, 
but  possesses  a  talent  for  general  mechanics.  He  has  taken  patents  on 
four  hubs,  and  is  the  inventor  of  various  useful  labor-saving  machines. 
In  1872  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Mrs.  Julia  A.  Griswold,  of  Ba- 
tavia. 

William  C.  Gardiner,  the  vice-president  of  the  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  is  a 
descendant  of  Roger  who  came  to  America  in  the  Mayflower.  He  was 
born  in  1842,  in  Madison  County,  N.  Y.,  and  went  to  the  war  in  1861, 
remaining  about  two  years.  In  1864  he  began  to  practice  dentistry  in 
Wauseon,  Ohio,  and  after  visiting  several  places  in  the  West  he  settled  in 
Batavia,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  practice.  He  is  a  Republican,  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  order,  and  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
He  married  Elizabeth  C.  Wheeler,  of  Hamilton,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have 
one  son,  Charles. 

The  New  York  Lumber  and  Wood  Working  Company  is  now  one  of 
the  leading  manufacturing  industries  of  Batavia.  In  1884  the  Batavia 
Manufacturing  Company  was  formed,  with  a  capital  stock  of  $200,000. 
This  firm  was  soon  changed  to  the  Batavia  Sewing  Machine  Company, 
the  capital  stock  authorized  to  be  increased  to  $300,000,  and  they  con- 
tracted to  manufacture  the  Post  combination  sewing  machine.      During 


248  *  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


the  summer  of  1884  the  company  erected,  near  the  eastern  boundary 
line  of  the  village,  a  brick  building,  60x300  feet,  three  stories  in  height, 
with  an  engine-house  attached.  The  cost  was  about  $40,000.  Financial 
embarrassment  prevented  the  execution  of  the  plans  of  the  company,  and 
in  1885  the  building  became  the  property  of  the  New  York  Lumber  and 
Wood  Working  Co.,  formerly  the  New  York  Wood  Turning  Co.,  of  New 
York  city.  This  company  has  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000,  all  owned  by 
New  York  parties,  where  the  principal  office  is  located — 173  Broadway. 
The  officers  of  the  company  are  W.  C.  Andrews,  president ;  George  P. 
Smith,  vice-president;  Lewis  Coon,  secretary;  and  O.  P.  Shaffer,  treas- 
urer. C.  Honeck  is  superintendent  of  the  manufactory,  and  W.  H.  Sid- 
way  is  the  local  financial  representative.  The  company  employs  on  an 
average  150  workmen,  and  its  principal  market  is  New  York  city.  The 
work  produced  by  the  company  consists  of  all  kinds  of  decorative  and 
cabinet  work  for  house  finishing,  besides  a  vast  variety  of  fancy  furniture, 
wood  turning,  molding,  carving,  etc.  The  machinery  is  of  the  latest 
improved  pattern,  and  the  establishment  is  a  model  of  its  kind.  The 
building  is  protected  from  fire  by  the  automatic  water  system.  The  busi- 
ness of  the  firm  is  fast  increasing,  and  their  force  is  now  working  10  hours 
per  day  throughout  the  year. 

W.  H.  Sidway,  who  is  the  financial  manager  of  the  Batavia  office  of 
the  New  York  Lumber  and  Wood  Working  Co.,  is  a  native  of  Buffalo. 
His  business  experience  began  as  a  reporter  for  the  Express  of  his  native 
city.  In  1886  he  became  a  clerk  in  the  New  York  office  of  his  present 
company,  and  was  subsequently  promoted  to  his  present  position.  Mr. 
Sidway  is  a  young  man  possessing  fine  business  qualities,  and  represents 
his  corporation  with  energy  and  fidelity. 

Charles  H.  Honeck,  superintendent  of  the  New  York  Lumber  and 
Wood  Working  Co.,  is  a  native  of  Prussia,  and  immigrated  to  America  in 
1856.  He  learned  the  trade  of  cabinetmaker  in  New  York,  and  evincing 
an  aptitude  for  art  designing  entered  the  Plassman  School  of  Art  in  New 
York  city,  and  was  graduated  therefrom.  He  subsequently  became  the 
superintendent  for  Brooks  &  Co.,  of  Brooklyn,  retaining  that  position 
three  years,  and  also  had  charge  of  the  establishment  of  R.  W.  Myers, 
cabinetmaker  and  interior  decorator,  for  three  years.  He  was  then 
placed  in  charge  of  the  works  of  his  present  employers,  in  New  York 
city,  and  since  1887  has  been  superintendent  of  the  Batavia  works. 

The  Syracuse  Forging  and  Gicn  Company  removed  their  plant  from 
Syracuse  to  Batavia  in  the  spring  of  1889.     This  company  began  busi- 


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ness  in  the  manufacturing  of  an  improved  fifth  wheel  for  wagons,  and 
finally  added  the  manufacture  of  the  new  Baker  gun.  They  are  located 
in  the  old  brick  school  building  on  Liberty  street,  and  with  additions  made 
by  them  have  in  use  about  20,000  square  feet  of  flooring,  and  one  and  one- 
half  acres  of  ground.  The  motive  power  is  supplied  by  three  engines  ag- 
gregating 75  horse-power,  and  an  average  of  100  men  are  regularly  em- 
ployed. An  electric  light  plant  furnishes  150  lights  for  their  use.  The 
fifth  wheel  manufactured  by  them  is  a  combination  of  valuable  patents, 
and  ranks  as  a  leader  in  the  trade.  The  new  Baker  gun  is  the  invention 
of  W.  H.  Baker,  the  general  superintendent  of  the  company.  It  is  a 
breech- loading,  double  barrelled  shot  gun,  manufactured  in  many  dif- 
ferent weights,  and  about  5,000  are  sold  annually  at  a  list  price  of  $30 
each.  The  market  for  the  gun  extends  all  over  the  United  States.  The 
business  of  the  company  will  exceed  $175,000  annually.  Dr.  E.  L.  Baker 
is  the  president  of  the  company  ;  Ralph  Helm,  of  Syracuse,  vice-presi- 
dent ;  W.  T.  Mylcrane,  secretary  and  treasurer  ;  and  W.  H.  Baker,  gen- 
eral superintendent.      The  capital  stock  is  $60,000. 

TJie  Batavia  Preserving  Company  was  orignally  started  by  John  Pier- 
son  in  1879,  who  began  canning  fruits  and  vegetables  at  Bushville.  He 
supplied  himself  with  all  the  modern  appliances  of  the  trade,  but  owing 
to  want  of  attention  to  the  details  was  not  pecuniarily  successful.  In  1 88 1 
the  Bank  of  Batavia  became  the  owner  of  the  establishment,  and  the  busi- 
ness was  conducted  by  it  one  season  at  Bushville.  In  1882  Sprague, 
Warner  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  the  present  proprietors,  purchased  the  estab- 
lishment and  conducted  the  business.  In  the  spring  of  1883  they  re- 
moved to  the  corner  of  School  and  Liberty  streets,  in  the  old  school- 
house,  then  a  manufactory  of  engines.  The  business  as  conducted  by 
the  present  company  is  very  successful.  All  kinds  of  fruits  and  vege- 
tables common  to  this  locality  are  put  up  in  glass  or  tin,  the  latter  being 
manufactured  on  the  premises.  From  175  to  350  hands  are  employed, 
and  1,350,000  cans  are  put  up  in  a  season.  The  business  increased  so 
rapidly  that  the  company  was  forced  to  erect  larger  and  more  convenient 
buildings,  and  in  May,  1888,  they  moved  to  the  new  quarters  on  Mill 
street.  The  main  building  is  50x209  feet,  with  wings  80x35  and  40x60 
feet.  The  motive  power  is  furnished  by  a  70-horse-power  engine.  This 
company  has  also  a  branch  at  Spencerport,  Monroe  County,  where  200 
persons  are  employed  during  the  busy  season,  producing  about  500,000 
cans. 

W.  E.  Flynn,  the  manager  of  these  works,  was  born  in  Newark,  N.  Y., 


250  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


in  i860.  He  became  connected  with  the  firm  in  1884,  and  in  1886  was 
appointed  to  his  present  position.  He  is  deserving  of  the  confidence  re- 
posed in  him. 

Breweries  and  malt-houses. — In  1827  a  brewery  and  malt-house  was 
built  by  Libbeus  Fish  on  what  is  now  Elm  street,  on  the  present  site  of 
A.  H.  King's  malt-house.  It  was  a  wooden  building  of  small  capacity, 
though  sufficient  for  the  demands  of  the  place  and  vicinity  at  that  time. 
From  time  to  time  the  capacity  of  the  establishment  was  increased 
to  meet  the  demands  of  the  trade,  till  in  i860  it  was  capable  of  turning 
out  8,000  barrels  annually.  It  was  conducted  by  Libbeus  Fish  until 
1835,  when  Eli  H.  Fish,  his  son,  became  proprietor,  and  he  continued 
the  business  till  1862.  In  that  year  he  disposed  of  the  establishment  to 
Boyle  &  Smith,  who  carried  it  on  as  a  brewery  till  the  autumn  of  1864, 
when  it  reverted  to  Mr.  Fish.  In  January,  1865,  it  was  burned.  In  the 
summer  of  the  same  year  a  malt-house  was  erected  on  the  site  by  Mr. 
Fish,  who  conducted  it  till  1871,  when  R.  A.  Maxwell  (now  State  super- 
intendent of  insurance)  became  a  partner.  In  a  year's  time  that  firm 
was  succeeded  by  Maxwell  &  Ensign.  In  December,  1872,  the  buildings 
were  again  burned,  and  in  1873  again  rebuilt  by  Mr.  Fish.  Soon  after- 
wards A.  H.  King  became  a  partner  with  Mr.  Fish.  The  firm  continued 
until  1876,  when  the  interest  of  Mr.  Fish  was  purchased  by  King  &  Son. 
In  May,  1883,  the  establishment  was  again  burned,  but  was  at  once  re- 
built by  King  &  Son,  with  about  double  its  previous  capacity,  and  with 
all  modern  improvements.  About  80,000  bushels  of  barley  are  annually 
converted  into  malt  in  this  establishment,  and  the  barley  crop  of  the 
county  is  the  principal  one.  Mr.  King  became  sole  owner  in  1886.  Up- 
ton &  Warner  have  conducted  the  business  since.  The  cost  of  the  build- 
ing is  $26,000.      New  York  and  Boston  are  the  principal  ports  of  sale. 

A.  H.  King,  a  native  of  Monroe  County,  was  reared  upon  a  farm,  a^id 
has  always  been  engaged  in  handling  agricultural  productions.  He  was 
for  many  years  a  large  dealer  in  grain  and  wool  in  his  native  county,  and 
during  the  late  war  was  an  extensive  dealer  in  oats,  which  he  furnished 
the  government.  He  has  served  as  supervisor  in  Monroe  County  for 
eight  years,  and  for  five  years  was  superintendent  and  weighmaster  on 
the  Erie  Canal. 

In  1857  Eli  H.  Fish  built  spacious  ale  vaults  on  the  site  of  the  brewery 
above  noted,  which  were  used  as  such  till  1870,  when  they  were  converted 
into  a  brewery,  which  was  conducted  by  different  parties  fron"!  time  to 
time  till    1880,  when  William   Gamble   purchased  the  property  and  sue- 


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cessfully  operated  it  till  1887,  when  the  buildings  were  burned.  Their 
capacity  was  4,500  barrels  annually.  Mr.  Gamble  now  confines  his  at- 
tention to  bottling  beer,  handling  ale,  and  retailing  liquors,  at  508  East 
Main  street. 

In  1850  John  Eagar  purchased  the  old  stone  church  (built  in  1827  by 
the  Methodists)  on  West  Main  street.  This  he  converted  into  a  brew- 
ery, using  it  as  such  till  1862,  when  it  was  burned  out.  He  then  erected, 
on  the  south  side  of  the  street  (opposite),  a  large  brick  building,  which 
has  been  used  as  a  brewery  and  wholesale  liquor  store  from  that  time. 
The  size  of  the  building  is  50x125  feet,  three  stories  high,  with  base- 
ment. After  the  burning  out  of  the  old  stone  building  it  was  re-roofed 
and  fitted  up  as  a  malt-house.  Mr.  Eagar  died  in  1869,  but  the  busi- 
ness is  still  carried  on  under  the  firm  name  of  Eagar  &  Co.,  composed 
of  John  F.  v.,  H.  B.,  and  W.  T.  Eagar,  and  Mrs.  Emily  M.  Whitcomb,  and 
they  are  agents  for  Syracuse  ale.  After  the  destruction  by  fire  of  the 
Fish  malt-house,  on  Elm  street,  in  1872,  R.  A.  Maxwell  and  H.  J.  En- 
sign erected  a  new  malt  house  on  Union  street,  near  West  Main  street. 
It  was  of  concrete,  three  stories  high,  100x140  feet.  They  conducted 
a  malting  business  until  1881,  when  Craft  &  Caldwell  purchased  the  busi- 
ness and  have  carried  it  on  since,  malting  35,000  bushels  of  barley  per 
year. 

The  Batavia  Brewing  Company  was  organized  November  i,  1889, 
with  William  Hooker,  president,  and  William  Gamble,  manager.  A 
building  40x60  feet,  three  stories  in  height,  and  an  extension,  will  be 
used  for  the  business.  It  is  expected  that  10,000  barrels  of  ale  and 
porter  will  be  manufactured  annually. 

House's  bottling  works  are  located  on  West  Main  street. 

Callender  s  crayon  factory  was  started  in  1887,  on  Jackson  street.  Oil, 
lithographic,  and  lumber  crayons  are  manufactured. 

Giddings  s  cigar  factory  is  located  on  Main  street  and  employs  four 
hands. 

J.  F.  Gamier  s  cigar  factory  is  located  over  90  Main  street.  It  was 
started  in  1884,  and  now  makes  15,000  cigars  per  month. 

The  Batavia  Steam  Laundry,  located  at  202  East  Main  street,  was 
established  by  Mrs.  Nettie  Showerman,  October  7,  1889.  It  has  all  the 
modern  appliances  for  doing  first-class  work. 

Ellicott  street  roller-mills,  of  Batavia,  were  erected  by  Frank  G 
Moulton  in  the  summer  of  1889.  The  structure  is  60x40  feet,  five 
stories  high,  and  from  foundation  to    roof  is   symmetrically  and  substan- 


252  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


tially  built.  The  motive  power  is  furnished  by  a  6o- horse- power  steam 
engine.  All  the  machinery  is  of  the  latest  paten's  and  the  best  manu- 
factured. A  requirement  in  the  contract  between  Mr.  Moulton  and  the 
builder  was  that  the  mills  should  be  capable  of  doing  as  good  work  as 
any  on  the  American  continent.  These  mills  have  a  capacity  of  lOO 
barrels  of  flour  per  day.  They  were  constructed  with  anticipations  of 
doubling  their  capacity.  The  business  is  now  conducted  under  the  firm 
name  of  Parsons  &  Co.,  with  Mr.  Moulton  as  the  chief  proprietor  and 
factor  in  the  firm. 

The  Batavia  Gas  and  Electric  LigJit  Company  was  organized  as  the 
Batavia  Gas  Light  Company  in  1855,  with  a  capital  of  $32,500.  The 
first  directors  were  George  Brisbane,  D.  W.  Tomlinson,  G.  B.  Worth- 
ington,  S.  C.  Holden,  Alva  Smith,  Frank  Chamberlin,  and  R.  Merrifield. 
D.  W.  Tomlinson  was  president,  secretary,  and  treasurer,  and  W.  H. 
Tompkins,  superintendent.  The  works,  located  on  Ellicott  street,  near 
the  Erie  Railroad  freight  depot,  were  completed  in  the  antumn.  The 
gas  holder  at  that  time  had  a  capacity  of  13,500  feet.  There  were  150 
consumers  and  20  street  lamps.  In  1878  a  new  holder,  with  a  capacity 
of  35,000  feet,  was  built.  From  the  first  construction  of  the  works  the 
consumption  of  gas  has  steadily  increased,  till  now  over  400  consumers 
and  124  street  lamps  are  supplied.  The  mains  have  been  extended  from 
two  miles  to  seven  miles.  Early  in  1885  new  works  were  erected  for 
the  manufacture  of  gas  from  crude  petroleum.  The  gas  so  manufactured 
is  of  a  better  quality  and  cheaper  in  price.  In  1886  the  company  aug- 
mented their  plant  by  introducing  a  dynamo  for  electric  light,  using  both 
the  Jenny  and  Brush  systems.  The  present  officers  are  Wilber  Smith, 
president ;  A.  N.  Cowdin,  secretary  and  treasurer  ;  and  Alexander  Wy- 
ness,  superintendent,  he  succeeding  Mr.  Tompkins. 

Consumers'  Electric  Light  and  Pozvcr  Company  was  organized  in 
1889,  with  a  capital  of  $25,000,  with  Henry  Craft,  president;  C.  H. 
Caldwell,  secretary  ;  R.  L.  Kinsey,  treasurer.  Tke  works  are  located 
off"  Evans  street  on  the  Erie  Railroad,  and  the  company  will  furnish  light 
for  stores,  residences,  and  factories,  and  power  for  all  who  want  it.^ 

Schad  Wheel  Company  was  organized  in  December,  1889,  with  J.  J. 
Ellis  as  president;  Bernard  Schad,  vice-president;  Henry  S.  Allis, 
secretary  ;   and  Frank  J.  Shultz,  treasurer.      The  capital  stock  is  $40,000. 


1  A  new  company  has  recently  been  formed  called  the  "  Consumers'  Electric  Light  and  Power 
Co.,"  the  directors  of  the  same  having  bought  out  the  two  above  named  companies.  The  par- 
ties interested  are  S.  D.  Purdy,  H.  D.  Rhodes,  Henry  Craft,  Charles  H.  Caldwell,  R.  C.  Gar- 
hari,  and   R.  L.  Kinsev. — Editor. 


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They  manufacture  the  Schad  and  other  carriage  wheels.  The  superiority 
of  the  Schad  wheel  consists  of  its  locked  spoke  in  an  iron  jacket,  with  its 
heavy  shoulder  resting  wholly  on  the  wooden  hub,  making  it  especially 
desirable  for  stone  pavements.  The  company  contemplates  manufactur- 
ing on  a  large  scale  this  superior  wheel. 

In  September,  1888,  D.  K.  Chaddock  opened  up  a  spacious  livery 
stable  at  No.  8  State  street.  He  keeps  from  1 5  to  20  horses.  He  is 
also  owner  and  proprietor  of  the  Pratt  mills  at  Indian  Falls,  and  is  a 
dealer  in  horses.  He  resides  on  the  corner  of  Ellicott  avenue  and  Mix 
Place. 

E.  N.  Roivell  &  Co.  manufacture  paper  boxes  in  every  style,  their 
heaviest  output  going  to  the  drug  trade.  This  factory  is  an  offshoot  of 
one  started  by  Dr.  A.  S.  Palmer  in  Utica,  N.  Y.,  prior  to  i860.  The 
Doctor  made  his  own  pill-boxes,  and  invented  his  machinery  and  tools. 
After  Dr.  Palmer's  death  the  business  was  carried  on  by  his  children  in 
a  small  way  until  1883,  when  it  was  moved  to  Batavia.  In  1889  E.  N. 
Rowell,  finding  the  old  plant  inadequate  to  his  business,  took  in  E.  G. 
Buell,  and  they  purchased  a  new  outfit  of  machinery  and  moved  into 
larger  quarters,  using  both  plants,  to  which  they  are  constantly  adding 
new  machinery  for  further  enlargement  of  the  business.  E.  N.  Rowell 
has  invented  many  new  boxes  for  the  drug  trade,  some  of  which  are  now 
made  and  quoted  by  every  box  factory,  in  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
So  many  new  things  are  being  made  that  it  is  often  called  the  Novelty 
Manufacturing  Company.  Their  goods  are  shipped  into  every  State  in 
the  Union  and  to  Canada. 

The  Batavia  roller  Jlouring-mills,  on  Evans  street,  were  established  in 
1884,  by  N.  D.  Nobles.  They  have  a  capacity  of  65  barrels  of  flour  per 
day.     The  building  is  36x48  feet. 

Cope  &  Son  s  pump  works,  on  Harvester  avenue,  were  established  in 
1825,  by  Simon  Cope.  The  business  is  now  in  the  hands  of  Orville  G. 
and  Philip  Cope. 

The  West  End  Hotel,  located  on  West  Main  street,  is  owned  and  con- 
ducted by  S.  W.  Brown,  he  having  been  in  possession  for  six  years. 
The  house  is  40x40  feet,  and   has   about  25  rooms  for  transient   guests. 

The  Cottage  restaurajit  is  located  at  i  State  street.  It  is  run  as  a 
first-class  restaurant  under  the  management  of  Burt  Moulton. 

William  T.  Palniej^'  s  box  factory  is  located  at  56-60  Main  street.  It  was 
moved  from  Utica  in  1881  by  Palmer  &  Rowell.  Since  1883  Mr.  Palmer 
has  conducted  the  business.  He  has  about  1 5  hands  at  work  making  paper 
boxes. 


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Watson  Bullock  manufactures  the  People's  liquid  bluing  at  39  Liberty 
street.  The  concern  was  established  in  1882.  The  bluing  has  no  supe- 
rior for  laundry  work.  Mr.  Bullock  also  has  a  dyeing  and  scouring 
establishment,  and  has  been  1 8  years  in  business. 

Calvin  Armstrong,  born  in  New  London,  Conn.,  came  to  Batavia  in 
1853,  and  settled  near  Bushville,  where  he  remained  until  his  death  in 
1857,  aged  73  years.  His  wife  was  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Amos  and 
Edna  (Smith)  Armstrong,  and  their  children  were  Mary,  Ira,  and  Edna. 
Ira  was  born  in  Wheatland,  N.  Y..  in  1843.  He  married  Ruth  A.^ 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Huldah  (Washburn)  Wood,  of  Attica,  and  their 
children  were  Nancy  L.,  Ira  L.,  and  Clara  A.  His  widow  is  still  living 
in  Batavia,  at  the  age  of  72  years.  Ira  died  July  9,  1886,  at  the  age  of 
72  years.  Nancy  L.  married  Charles  A.  Snell,  of  Batavia,  son  of  Charles 
and  Elizabeth  (Seamans)  Snell,  and  their  children  are  Charles  I.,  Frank 
A.,  and  Nettie  L.  1  hey  now  reside  on  the  Snell  homestead  farm.  Cal- 
vin Armstrong  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  at  the  burning  of 
Buffalo. 

Egbert  A.  Bigelow,  son  of  William  R.,  married  Lillian  F.,  daughter  of 
George  and  Eliza  (Knickerbocker)  Kellogg,  of  Batavia,  and  their  chil- 
dren were  George  E.  and  Winifried.  For  his  second  wife  he  married,. 
January  13,  1889,  Eugenie  M.,  daughter  of  Lorenzo  D.  and  Julia  S. 
(Strong)  Langmade,  of  Oberlin,  Kansas,  natives  of  New  York  State.  Mr. 
Langmade  was  of  Scotch  and  French  ancestry;  his  wife  was  of  Holland 
and  English  descent,  and  was  the  daughter  of  George  and  Julia  (Ding- 
man)  Strong.      Mr.  Bigelow  is  a  farmer,  residing  on  road  ^6. 

Elisha  Bigelow  was  born  in  Guilford,  Vt.,  and  came  to  Onondaga 
County,  thence  to  Batavia  in  1830,  where  he  died  in  1883,  aged  89  years. 
His  first  wife  was  Maria  Reed  ;  his  second  wife  was  Harriet  Jerome. 
The  children  were  Horace  E.,  James  R.,  Jerome  L  ,  Mary,  Sarah,  Mariah, 
and  William  R.  The  latter  was  born  in  Hastings,  N.  Y.,  and  married 
Jennie  A.,  daughter  of  John  D.  and  Abigail  R.  (Wolcott)  Safford,  of 
Pembroke.  Their  children  were  Egbert  A.,  Gertrude  S.,  Florence  J., 
and  Luella  E.  Gertrude  S.  is  a  missionary  in  Japan,  where  she  has  been 
three  years  under  the  auspices  of  the  Presbyterian  board.  William  R. 
Bigelow  is  a  farmer  on  road  "j^. 

.  Andrew  J.  Andrews  was  born  in  Attica,  May  15,  1830.  In  April,. 
1846,  he  commenced  driving  stage  between  Warsaw  and  Batavia  for 
J.  A.  McElwain,  being  thus  employed  by  him  two  years,  when  he  bought 
the  line  and   run  it  until  July  i,  1852.      He  also  had   charge  of  a  livery 


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stable  for  one  year  in  Warsaw  for  Mr.  McElwain.  In  1853  he  purchased 
the  stable,  and  Andrews  &  Kinney  run  it  for  four  years.  He  was  out 
of  business  for  one  year,  when  he  again  engaged  in  the  livery  business 
for  one  year  in  Warsaw.  He  afterwards  bought  a  livery  business  in 
Rochester,  moved  it  to  Warsaw,  and  was  with  his  former  partner  (Kin- 
ney) until  i860,  when  he  moved  to  Batavia  and  opened  a  stable,  keep- 
ing in  the  business  since.  In  1864  he  engaged  in  the  rear  of  St.  James 
Hotel,  where  he  has  since  been  located.  In  1885  he  built  a  brick  stable, 
56x82  feet,  with  basement  and  accommodations  for  75  horses.  He 
keeps  from  10  to  15  horses  for  livery  use.  At  one  time  he  was  in  com- 
pany with  A.  G.  Collins,  under  the  firm  name  of  A.  G.  Collins  &  Co., 
proprietors  of  the  old  St.  James  Hotel. 

Edward  W.  Atwater,  at  212  East  Main  street,  is  the  business  manager 
of  the  Dean  Richmond  estate.  He  is  a  native  of  Rochester,  was  born  in 
1842,  educated  in  Providence,  R.  I.,  enlisted  in  the  war  of  the  Rebellion, 
served  nine  months,  and  became  connected  with  the  American  Wood 
Paper  Co  ,  at  Rogersford,  Pa.  He  was  there  eight  years,  and  was  then 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  a  manufacturing  concern  until  1874.  He  was 
engaged  in  business  at  Palmyra  and  Fairport,  came  to  Batavia  in  1886, 
and  connected  himself  with  the  Johnston  harvester  works  for  two  years. 
Mr.  Atwater  is  trustee  of  the  Railway  Register  Manufacturing  Co.  and 
Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  and  treasurer  of  Batavia  Hotel  Co.  He  was  married, 
in  1872,  to  Miss  Fannie  A.  Langworthy,  and  they  have  four  children. 

Rev.  Lucius  Atwater  is  president  of  the  Pioneer  Association,  a  posi- 
tion he  has  filled  for  many  years.  He  has  been  instrumental  also  in 
building  up  many  churches.  He  was  at  Middlebury  for  four  years,  at 
Elba  seven  years,  and  has  preached  to  the  Tonawanda  Indians. 

Libbeus  Allen  came  to  Batavia  in  18 17  from  Otsego  County,  N.  Y., 
and  settled  in  the  northwest  part  of  the  town.  He  had  a  family  of 
seven  children.  His  son  William  was  born  November  7,  18 19,  and  has 
always  resided  in  the  county.  He  married  Rebecca  Carr,  and  they  have 
two  children,  Franklin  W.,  who  resides  in  Oakfield,  and  Jennie,  wife  of 
Alexander  Clark,  who  resides  at  Lakeville,  Livingston  County. 

Henry  Agar  was  born  in  Seneca  County,  N.  Y.,  April  22,  1829.  He 
worked  in  his  father's  (John)  shop  at  Ovid,  N.  Y.,  and  learned  the  car- 
riage painting  trade.  In  1854  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  working  at  his  trade 
until  1857,  when  his  health  failed.  He  then  acted  as  mail  agent  on  the 
railroad  until  i860,  and  was  conductor  from  Batavia  to  Canandaigua  un- 
til 1870,  since  which  time  he  has  worked  at  his  trade,  and  has  been  en- 


256  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


gaged  in  other  business.  He  has  always  been  in  politics  and  is  a  Demo- 
crat.     He  married  Elizabeth  Hazen,  and  has  a  family  of  three  children. 

Miles  B.  Adams,  a  successful  business  man,  was  born  in  Saratoga  County 
in  1829,  a  son  of  Arial  and  Anna  (Dennis)  Adams.  The  father  died  in 
1848,  and  the  mother  is  now  living  in  Wisconsin,  over  90  years  of  age. 
At  the  age  of  19  Miles  B.  Adams  began  for  himself,  learning  the  machin- 
ists' trade,  working  at  it  1 1  years.  He  next  engaged  in  business  in  York, 
Livingston  County,  remaining  there  seven  years.  In  1869  he  became  a 
resident  of  Batavia,  and  was  for  seven  years  located  at  98  Main  street, 
and  nine  years  at  99  Main  street,  during  which  time, he  established  a 
large  grocery  trade.  He  finally  moved  to  Jackson  street.  After  many 
years  of  active  business  he  decided  to  abandon  the  grocery  trade  and 
market,  and  established  a  coal  and  wood  yard  on  School  street,  which 
now  occupies  his  attention,  and  to  which  he  devotes  the  same  progres- 
sive methods  that  characterized  his  former  business  relations.  He  has 
also  been  active  in  interests  to  better  the  condition  of  Batavia,  both  ma- 
terially and  morally,  is  one  of  the  directors  of  the  loan  association,  and  a 
staunch  Prohibitionist.  In  1850  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Polly  Dowd,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Polly  (Dutton)  Dowd,  of  this 
county.  Joseph  Dowd  was  a  farmer  of  Stafford,  residing  there  until  his 
death.  His  son,  William  Dowd,  is  president  of  the  Bank  of  North 
America  of  New  York,  and  prominent  in  business  and  political  life.  The 
Dutton  family  were  among  the  earliest  pioneers,  and  have  been  promi- 
nent in  the  history  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  county. 

Peter  Bater,  son  of  Peter,  was  a  native  of  Canada,  and  is  now  a  resi- 
dent of  Franklin  County,  N.  Y.  He  married  Mary  Sampson,  of  Canada. 
Their  daughter  Marj^  married  Joseph,  son  of  Peter  and  Olive  Votrey,  of 
Franklin  County,  N.  Y.  Joseph  Votrey  died  in  Batavia  in  1888,  at  the 
age  of  64  years.  His  children  were  Ezra,  Joseph,  Olive,  Helen,  Peter, 
Annie,  John,  Hettie,  Mary,  Walter,  and  Frank.  His  widow,  Mary,  sur- 
vives her  husband,  and  resides  on  road  61,  in  Batavia,  at  the  age  of  66 
years. 

John  Brown  was  a  native  of  County  Limerick,  Ireland.  In  1847  he 
came  to  Batavia,  and  now  resides  on  Cedar  street.  His  brothers  and 
sisters  are  Margaret,  Ellen,  Stephen,  and  Michael.  John  Brown  married 
Ellen  Sexton,  of  Ireland,  and  his  children  are  John,  Johanna,  Mary  J., 
Kittie,  and  Stephen  W.  The  latter  was  born  in  Batavia,  and  married 
Sarah  Francis,  daughter  of  William  and  Johanna  (Monion)  Francis,  of 
Bethany.  He  is  now  proprietor  of  the  West  End  Hotel  on  West  Main 
street,  Batavia,  where  he  has  been  four  years. 


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Asa  Burr,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  moved  to  Otsego  County,  thence 
to  Henrietta  about  1810,  where  he  died  in  1835,  aged  86  years.  He 
married  Meh'nda  Hoskins,  of  Connecticut,  and  their  children  were  Asa, 
James,  Warren,  Doras,  Emily,  Melinda,  and  Maria.  James  was  born  in 
G«ranby,  Conn.,  in  1791,  and  died  in  Alabama  in  1882,  aged  91  years. 
He  served  in  the  War  of  18 12.  He  married  Lorinda,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Phoebe  Norris,  of  Richfield,  N.  Y.  Lorinda  Norris  was 
born  in  1798.  Her  parents  were  from  Connecticut.  James  Burr's  chil- 
dren were  Alcinda,  Asa,  Fideha,  Mary  T.,  and  Norris  T.  The  latter  was 
born  in  Henrietta,  October  25,  1819,  and  married  Marietta  A.,  daughter 
of  David  and  Nancy  (Clark)  Gill,  of  Barre,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  Alcinda  C,  who  married  Luther  H.,  son  of  Levi  and  Mary  E. 
(Harmon)  Townsend,  of  Batavia,  and  their  children  are  Olive  G.  and 
Ada  R.  Mr.  Burr  has  lived  22  years  on  his  farm.  Mr.  Townsend  re- 
sides with  him. 

Rice  Baldwin,  of  Connecticut,  came  to  Elba  in  1825,  where  he  died  in 
1874,  aged  72  years.  He  married  Phebe  McCrillus,  and  their  children 
were  Milton,  Aaron,  Elvira,  Eunice,  Janette,  Eleanor,  Joanna,  and  Will- 
iam H.  He  married  for  his  second  wife  Lucy  Wheelock,  of  Batavia,  and 
their  children  were  Henry,  Adelbert,  Charity,  Albert,  Francis,  Freedus, 
and  Belle.  William  H.  Baldwin  was  born  in  Elba,  January  28,  1828^ 
and  came  to  Batavia  in  1883.  He  married  Mrs.  Jane  M.  Storms,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Jane  (West)  Edgerton.  Their  children  are  Phebe  J. 
and  Lillian  E.  The  first  husband  of  Mrs.  Storms  was  John  C.  Storms, 
and  their  children  were  Mary  E.  and  John  C,  Jr.  Mr.  Baldwin  has 
been  engaged  in  farming,  but  is  now  retired  and  lives  in  Batavia  village. 
His  age  is  62  years,  and  that  of  his  wife  is  60  years.  Mary  E.  Storms 
married  John  M.  McKenzie,  of  Wisconsin,  son  of  John  and  Eunice 
(Baldwin)  McKenzie.  They  hve  in  Batavia  and  have  one  daughter,  Bes- 
sie L. 

Herbert  B.  Booth,  the  present  efficient  overseer  of  the  poor  in  Batavia,^ 
has  been  in  office  several  years.  He  was  married,  in  1865,  to  the  daugh- 
ter of  Homer  Bostwick. 

Garry  Brinckerhofif  was  a  native  of  the  eastern  part  of  the  State,  served 
in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  drew  a  pension,  and  died  in  1840  at  Fish- 
kill-on-the-Hudson,  at  the  age  of  99  years.  His  wife,  Phebe,  bore  him 
five  children,  viz.:  Stephen,  Daniel,  Maria,  Emeline,  and  Cornelius.  The 
latter,  a  native  of  Dutchess  County,  came  to  Batavia  in  1840,  and  died 
in  Rochester   in    1 881,  aged    69  years.      He   was  a  master   mechanic   in 

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258  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


wood,  iron,  and  steel,  was  an  inventor  and  manufacturer  of  agricultural 
implements,  built  the  plow  factory  in  Batavia,  and  was  well  known  in 
Western  New  York.  His  wife  was  Catherine,  daughter  of  William  Rus- 
sell, of  Poughkeepsie.  Their  children  were  Alonzo,  Emma,  Byron, 
Phebe,  Horace,  and  Garry  R.  Garry  R.  Brinckerhoff  was  born  in  Fisli- 
kill,  N.  Y.,  and  married  Olive  A  Moulton,  of  Alexander,  daughter  of 
Lewis  and  Melvina  (Benedict)  Moulton.  Their  children  are  Elsie  L., 
Ralph  M.,  Mabel,  Lewis  C.,and  Mary  M.  (deceased).  Mr.  Brinckerhoff 
is  a  farmer  and  resides  on  road  48,  where  he  has  lived  for  three  years. 
Cornelius  Brinckerhoff  built  the  first  successful  mowing  machine  in  use  in 
Western  New  York,  and  is  the  inventor  of  the  rake  for  reaping  machines, 
and  also  of  the  self-holding  furrow  guage  plow,  having  a  diploma 
awarded  for  the  same  from  the  American  Listitute  in  1853.  He  was  the 
owner  and  captain  for  20  years  of  the  vessel  Samuel  Coddington,  which 
run  from  New  York,  and  was  the  inventor  of  the  augur  that  bores  a 
a  square  hole,  the  patent  of  which  is  now  owned  by  Mayor  Parsons,  of 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

H.  H.  Benjamin,  the  oldest  practicing  dentist  in  Batavia,  is  a  native  of 
Orleans  County,  where  he  was  born  in  1835.  He  commenced  the  study 
of  his  profession  in  Albion  with  John  A.  Straight,  remaining  with  him 
three  years.  In  1863  he  came  to  Batavia  and  entered  the  office  of  Nelson 
Stevens,  the  first  dentist  in  the  county.  Dr.  Benjamin  soon  after  began 
practice  alone,  and  is  now  widely  known  throughout  the  county.  He 
served  as  treasurer  of  the  village  three  years,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
present  board  of  health. 

Joseph  C.  Barnes,  a  merchant  tailor  of  Batavia,  is  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, and  when  1 1  years  of  age  came  to  America,  locating  in  Canada. 
He  learned  his  trade  there,  and  in  1865  came  to  Batavia.  In  1872  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  L.  R.  Bailey,  which  lasted  eight  years.  Since 
that  period  he  has  conducted  his  business  alone.  Mr.  Barnes  is  an  ar- 
tistic cutter,  and  carries  a  large  stock  of  imported  and  domestic  cloths. 
He  also  has  a  large  line  of  clothing  and  gents'  furnishing  goods.  For 
the  past  16  years  his  place  of  business  has  been  at  96  East  Main  street, 
where  he  has  spacious  salesrooms.  He  has  served  as  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  village,  and  is  foremost  in  all  enterprises.  He 
was  married,  in  1869,  to  Miss  Clara  Hawken,  of  Canada,  and  they  have 
two  children,  William  A.  and  Eva  J.,  and  belong  to  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church. 

Dr.  Elmina  H.  Benedict  was  born  in  Bath,  Steuben  County,  and  mar- 
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ried  Dr.  H.  S.  Benedict,  of  Corning.  She  studied  medicine  with  him  and 
has  practiced  for  the  last  25  years.  She  located  in  Batavia  in  1885,  and 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Steuben  County  Medical  Society  since  1877. 
Her  specialties  are  female  diseases..  She  also  spent  one  year  at  Geneva 
studying  medicine. 

William  H.  Burns  was  born  in  Utica,  September  25,  1834.  In  June, 
1852,  he  began  work  for  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad  Co.,  and  has  been 
in  their  employ  since.  In  April,  1873,  he  settled  in  Batavia,  and  has 
been  roadmaster  since  for  the  Rochester,  Canandaigua,  and  Attica  divi- 
sion. 

M.  C.  Bergman  started  a  barbershop  in  Batavia  in  1878,  and  has  been 
in  business  here  since.  In  May,  1888,  he  opened  up  a  first-class  shop  in 
the  Parker  House,  with  three  assistants. 

Albert  E.  Bloomfield  was  born  in  Shelbyville,  Ky.,  September  19, 
1 83 1,  came  to  Batavia  August  24,  1856,  and  was  a  cutter  for  William 
Mann  for  two  years.  In  1868  he  opened  a  merchant  tailoring  store  for 
himself,  carrying  on  the  same  ever  since,  having  been  located  at  50  Main 
street  since  March,  1876.  He  has  a  full  line  of  goods  connected  with 
his  trade,  and  also  deals  in  gents'  furnishing  goods. 

Martinas  S.  Badgerow,  son  of  Justin,  a  native  of  Markham,  14  miles 
from  Toronto,  Ont.,  came  to  Lockport  in  i860,  and  died  in  1871,  aged 
55  years.  He  was  a  carpenter.  He  married  Phcebe  A.,  daughter  ot 
William  H.  and  Sarah  Smith,  of  Whitby,  Ont.,  and  their  children  were 
Melinda  A.,  William  H.,  Isaac  B.,  Joseph  A.,  Mary  J.,  Carey  E.,  and 
Isaac  B.  The  last  mentioned  was  born  in  Mona,  Ont.,  and  married 
Helena,  daughter  of  August  and  Adelle  (Boult)  Begue,  of  Buffalo.  Their 
children  are  Howard  E.  and  Elma  E.  He  is  now  a  resident  of  the  vil- 
lage of  Batavia,  and  proprietor  of  a  meat  market  on  Jackson  street. 
Anson  and  Weston  Badgerow  served  in  the  late  war  and  were  honorably 
discharged.  Weston  is  in  Oregon  on  a  cattle  ranch,  and  Anson  is  in 
Dallas,  Texas. 

William  Briggs,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  of  Rhode  Island,  moved 
to  Rensselaer  County  and  died  aged  70  years.  By  his  wife,  Sarah,  he 
had  children  as  follows:  William,  Alexander,  Thomas,  Nancy  (Mosher), 
Amy  (Briggs),  Mrs.  Justus  Aiken,  and  one  deceased.  William  Briggs,  a 
native  of  Nova  Scotia,  at  the  age  of  three  years  went  to  Hoosick,  N.  Y., 
thence  to  Batavia  in  1826,  where  he  died  on  the  Briggs  farm  in  i860, 
aged  'j^  years.  He  married  Christiana,  daughter  of  James  and  Margaret 
McGowan,  of  Scotch  origin,  who  inxnigrated    in    1772  to  Easton,  N.  Y. 


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Their  children  were  William,  James.  John,  Sarah,  Emily,  Margaret,  and 
George  A.  George  A.  Briggs  was  born  in  Hoosick,  N.  Y.,  February  i8, 
i8i6,  came  to  Batavia  in  1826,  and  married  Harriet  M.,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Amos  and  Hannah  Town,  of  Batavia.  Mr.  Briggs,  at  the  age  of  74  years, 
resides  on  the  Briggs  homestead.      His  wife  died  in  1879,  aged  55  years. 

John  Brown,  a  native  of  Canada,  was  accidentally  drowned  at  the  age 
of  36  years.  He  married  Betsey  Thomas,  of  Cook's  Mills,  Canada,  and 
their  children  were  John  and  Joseph.  The  latter,  a  native  of  Canada, 
came  to  Batavia  at  the  age  of  18  years.  He  married,  first,  Thetus  Ken- 
nedy, by  whom  he  had  children  as  follows:  George,  Sarah,  Mary  A., 
Amidon,  Henry  W.,  and  John.  His  second  wife  was  Mary  Ann,  daugh- 
ter of  Jacob  and  Anna  (Merrill)  Lown,  of  Batavia.  He  is  now  a  mer- 
chant at  West  Batavia.  Mary  A.  married  Cyrus  Amidon,  and  they  have 
a  daughter,  Nellie  L.  Mr.  Brown's  first  wife,  Thetus,  was  born  in  Otsego 
County,  and  died  in  Batavia,  May  13,  1888,  aged  68  years 

Charles  M.  Bosworth  is  manager  for  W.  R.  Bosworth,  dealer  in  boots 
and  shoes,  69  East  Main  street.  This  business  was  started  in  1877  ^y 
the  present  manager,  in  the  Opera  House  block,  and  was  subsequently 
removed  to  its  present  location,  where  a  full  and  attractive  line  of  goods 
are  constantly  in  stock.  Charles  M.  Bosworth,  son  of  William  R.  and 
Susan  (Wilcox)  Bosworth,  a  native  of  Vermont,  was  born  in  Stafford. 
His  mother's  father  came  from  Otsego  County,  at  an  early  day,  and  was 
a  tanner  and  currier.  William  R.  Bosworth  followed  farming  until  he 
retired  from  active  business.  Charles  M.  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
Batavia  and  Rochester,  and  began  business  as  clerk  in  the  postofiice, 
where  he  remained  six  years.  He  then  established  his  present  business. 
He  was  married,  in  1874,  to  Miss  Fannie  Smith,  and  they  have  three 
children,  Clara  L.,  C.  Merton,  and  Susie  L.  They  are  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

George  P.  Bowen,  a  well-known  business  man  of  Batavia,  and  a  native 
of  Darien,  was  born  in  1841,  a  son  of  Portica  Bowen,  of  Easton,  N.  Y., 
who  came  here  in  18 12  and  resided  until  his  death  in  i860.  George  P. 
is  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  eight  children,  all  of  whom  are  now  living, 
viz.:  David,  a  farmer,  of  Darien,  Rufus,  Mrs.  Olive  Dunbar,  Mrs.  Flora 
Major,  Mrs  Betsey  Curtis,  Richard,  and  Mrs.  Myra  Burk.  He  began 
business  in  Batavia  in  1 865,  engaging  in  the  grocery  trade,  subsequently 
in  the  crockery  trade,  which  he  has  since  continued.  Mr.  Bowen  has 
been  located  at  107  East  Main  street  since  1877,  where  he  has  attractive 
and  commodious  salesrooms,  and  has  secured  a  large  and  extended  trade. 


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His  stock  is  the  largest  carried  in  his  Hne  in  the  county.      He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Batavia  Commandery,  No.  34. 

Albert  E.  Brown  was  born  irt  Batavia  in  i860,  a  son  of  William  H. 
and  Ann  (Caple)  Brown,  from  Bristol,  Eng.  They  came  to  America  and 
located  in  Skaneateles,  subsequently  removing  to  this  county.  William 
H.  Brown  was  a  merchant  in  the  furniture  trade  for  20  years.  Albert 
was  reared  and  educated  in  the  Batavia  schools,  and  entered  the  book 
and  stationer)'  business  for  four  years.  He  then  worked  for  C.  M.  Bos- 
worth  in  the  boot  and  shoe  business  for  nine  years.  In  1885  he  started 
in  business  for  himself,  at  8.2  East  Main  street,  where  he  is  at  present 
located,  and  has  an  extensive  trade.  He  was  elected  town  clerk  in  1886, 
and  is  now  serving  his  third  term.  He  is  a  K.  of  P.,  an  A.  O.  U.  W., 
president  of  the  Athletic  Association,  and  a  member  of  the  Alert  Hose 
Company.  He  was  married,  in  1884,  to  Miss  Frank  E.,  daughter  of 
Joseph  M.  Parker,  of  Elba 

Martin  Brown,  an  attorney  in  Batavia,  was  born  in  Montgomery 
County,  in  1850,  and  in  1863  enlisted  in  Co.  B,  25th  Ohio  Vols.,  serving 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  wounded  in  1864  during  the  engage- 
ment at  Grahamsville,  S.  C.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  came  to  Gen- 
esee County,  learned  the  carpenters'  trade,  following  it  for  10  years,  and 
teaching  district  school  in  the  winters.  Entering  the  ofifice  of  Judge 
M.  H.  Peck  he  studied  law  two  years,  subsequently  graduated  from  the 
Albany  Law  School,  class  of  1882,  and  the  same  )  ear  was  admitted  to 
practice.  He  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  in  Pembroke  six  years,  and 
in  Batavia  two  years.  He  was  married,  in  1882,  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Mat- 
tison.      They  have  one  son,  Allen  G. 

John  F.  Baker,  M.  D.,  is  a  native  of  Delaware  County,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  was  born  in  September,  181 5.  His  parents,  Joseph  and  Eunice  (Fol- 
lett)  Baker,  from  New  England,  were  farmers.  Dr.  Baker  commenced 
the  study  of  medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr.  Jonathan  L.  Cowles,  and  grad- 
uated from  the  Geneva  Medical  College  in  1840.  His  practice  began 
at  Otselic,  Chenango  County,  as  an  allopath,  and  continued  for  about 
four  years,  when  he  was  converted  to  homeopathy.  He  moved  then  to 
Lebanon,  Madison  County,  living  there  about  four  years,  when  he  came 
to  Batavia,  November  18,  1848,  being  the  first  practitioner  in  his  school 
in  the  county  and  the  fifth  in  the  State.  In  a  few  weeks  after  he  came 
here  Dr.  F'oote  came  and  was  his  partner  for  nearly  a  year;  when  Dr. 
Foote  left  Dr.  C.  C.  Baker,  a  younger  brother,  was  taken  into  partner- 
ship, about  1 85  I,  and  continued  for  about  one  year,  when  they  separated. 


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and  again  became  partners  in  1862,  continuing  so  for  three  years.  Dr. 
Baker's  health  failing  at  this  time,  he  went  to  Delaware  and  remained 
five  years,  returning  with  improved  health,  and  located  in  Le  Roy  for  a 
short  time,  when  he  finally  settled  again  in  this  place,  where,  at  the  age 
of  74  years,  we  find  him  in  the  full  vigor  of  health  and  earnestly  pur- 
suing his  profession,  with  a  practice  extended  over  a  large  section  of 
country.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  Central  Homeopathic  As- 
sociation, and  of  the  Western  Homeopathic  Medical  Society,  in  the 
latter  of  which  he  has  served  as  vice-president,  and  is  now  serving  a<s 
secretary.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order  of  the  32d  degree. 
Dr.  Baker  is  the  author  of  a  long  article  on  rupture  and  hernia,  for  which 
he  has  received  high  econiums  from  celebrated  surgeons  in  this  country 
and  Europe.  His  son,  John  W.  Baker,  a  native  of  Batavia,  was  under 
the  instruction  of  his  father  from  his  youth.  He  graduated  from  Pulte 
Homeopathic  College  of  Cincinnati  in  1887,  and  is  associated  in  business 
with  his  father. 

Dr.  C.  C.  Baker  came  here  in  1851,  was  associated  with  Dr.  J.  F. 
Baker  for  about  one  year,  when  he  went  to  Albion,  where  he  remained 
about  one  year,  and  then  returned  as  partner  with  his  brother,  continuing 
so  until  1865.      He  died  in  1887. 

Very  prominent  among  the  physicians  of  Batavia,  though  young  in 
the  profession  and  practice,  is  Dr.  William  T.  Bolton,  who,  by  his  inde- 
fatigable energy  and  devotion  to  the  responsibilities  assumed  by  him, 
has  succeeded  in  establishing  a  business  second  to  none  in  the  com- 
munity. Dr.  Bolton  is  a  native  of  Wallingford,  New  Haven  County, 
Conn.,  and  son  of  William  and  Harriet  (Self)  Bolton,  residents  of  New 
England,  but  of  English  ancestry.  He  was  born  March  21,  1859.  Re- 
ceiving the  superior  primary  education  afforded  by  the  schools  of  his  na- 
tive town  (so  well  known  thtoughout  New  England),  he  prepared  for  Yale 
College  at  Hopkins's  Grammar  School,  New  Haven,  and  studied  with 
Dr.  Paul  C.  Skiff,  of  the  same  place.  In  1877  he  entered  the  medical 
department  of  Yale  College,  graduating  therefrom  and  receiving  his 
diploma  in  1879.  He  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Braid- 
wood,  111.,  and  in  1881  entered  Jefferson  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1882.  He  was  immediately  ap- 
pointed resident  physician  of  Charity  Hospital  on  Blackwell's  Island 
pursuing  the  superior  advantages  which  that  position  afforded  him  for 
nearly  two  years.  In  1883  he  moved  to  Batavia,  depending  only  upon 
his  own    native   energy   to   gain   the  esteem    and    confidence    in  a  com- 


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munity  so  necessary  to  the  building  up  of  a  successful  practice.  That 
he  has  succeeded  goes  without  saying  ;  for  he  ranks  among  the  profes- 
sion as  a  popular  and  successful  practitioner ;  being  studious  in  his 
nature  he  keeps  well  up  with  the  advance  of  his  profession.  Dr.  Bolton 
is  a  member  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical  Society,  being  elected  such 
in  1884,  and  also  as  secretary  of  the  society  in  1866,  and  still  holds  that 
office.  He  was  united  in  marriage,  November  14,  1884,  to  Alice  J. 
Brooks,  of  Watkins,  Schuyler  County,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have  two  chil- 
dren, Robert  W.  and  Elsie  B.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
Society  in  Batavia,  and  the  Doctor  is  one  of  its  board  of  trustees. 

Peter  Broadbooks  was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  (now  Germany,)  in 
1840.  He  came  to  America  in  1854,  settled  at  Rome,  N.  Y.,  and  learned 
his  trade.  He  remained  there  about  four  years,  when  he  came  to  At- 
tica, working  at  his  trade  three  years,  and  thence  removed  to  Pine  Hill 
{Elba),  where  he  lived  for  three  years.  He  finally  removed  to  Batavia, 
where  he  has  been  in  business  for  12  years  as  a  carriage  ironer.  He 
is  a  mechanical  genius,  and  has  invented  shears  for  cutting  iron,  a  metal 
punching  machine,  nippers  and  pliers,  and  a  tire  shrinker,  all  of  which 
are  placed  on  royalty.  He  has  been  located  at  37  and  39  EUicott  street 
for  10  years,  and  owns  his  property.  Mr.  Broadbooks  has  manufactured 
carriages,  but  now  devotes  his  time  to  general  repairing,  and  has  suc- 
ceeded to  the  business  of  the  Batavia  Iron  Co. 

The  firm  of  Beck  &  Salway  was  formed  in  1888,  by  William  Beck  and 
John  E.  Salway.  Their  place  of  business  is  in  the  Exchange  building 
on  Court  street,  where  they  keep  a  large  stock  of  flour,  feed,  grain,  hay 
and  fertilizers.  William  Beck,  the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  is  an 
Englishman,  and  came  here  in  1870,  and  for  10  years  was  engaged  in 
raising  hops,  having  charge  of  the  yards  of  C.  D.  Lane,  of  Batavia.  He 
was  finally  employed  in  Parsons's  flour  and  feed  store,  and  became  a 
partner  under  the  firm  name  of  Beck  &  Parsons.  They  dissolved  in 
1888,  and  Mr.  Beck  became  a  partner  of  John  E.  Salway,  who  is  also 
a  native  of  England.  He  came  to  America  in  1872,  and  in  1875  ^o  this 
county.  For  10  years  he  was  with  John  Garwood,  the  miller  of  Bush- 
ville,  and  subsequently  in  the  employment  of  Mr.  Parsons,  until  the 
above  firm  was  established.  The  firm  has  excellent  facilities  for  the  pros- 
ecution of  its  business,  and  handles  reliable  brands  of  goods  only. 

O.  R.  Clark,  an  insurance,  real  estate,  and  loan  agent,  is  a  native  of 
Stafford,  and  was  born  in  1821,  a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Lucy  (Lee)  Clark. 
The   father  was  from  Vermont,   coming   at   an  early  day  from  Madison 


264  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


County,  where  he  was  married,  and  came  with  his  wife  to  Stafford  about 
181 2.  He  was  in  the  War  of  1812.  Removed  to  Elba  and  engaged 
in  farming  until  his  death  in  1864.  The  mother  died  in  1867.  Of  a 
family  of  six  children  O.  R.  Clark  is  the  only  one  living.  He  remained 
upon  the  home  farm  until  23  years  of  age,  when  he  engaged  in  farming 
for  eight  years,  and  then  removed  to  Elba  village,  engaging  in  the  real 
estate  and  loan  business.  In  1865  he  removed  to  Batavia,  conducting 
the  same  line  of  business,  and  is  now  at  1 10  East  Main  street.  Mr. 
Clark  has  served  upon  the  board  of  village  trustees,  and  is  a  Knight 
Templar.  He  married  Cynthia  L.,  daughter  of  George  King,  of  Stafiford, 
She  died  leaving  one  child,  Alice,  the  wife  of  Samuel  Parker,  of  Elba. 
In  1874  Mr.  Clark  married  Miss  Hattie  Fisher,  and  they  have  three 
children,  viz.:   Cynthia  M.,  Orlo  R.,  Jr.,  and  Le  Roy  F. 

Chauncey  Cornwell,  a  native  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  came  to  Alexander 
in  1820.  He  served  in  the  War  of  181 2,  and  died  in  1869,  aged  81 
years.  He  was  married  to  Mary  A.  Church,  of  Connecticut,  and  their 
children  were  Henry,  Cordelia,  Mary,  Jane,  John,  Shaler  B,  Corliss^ 
George,  Leonard,  Charles  B  ,  and  Angela.  Charles  B.  Cornwell  was  born 
in  Connecticut,  March  31,  1820,  came  to  Batavia  in  1851,  and  married^ 
first,  Eveline  Starges,  and  they  had  one  daughter,  Frances.  In  1862  he 
married  for  his  second  wife  Isabella,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth 
(Town)  Burgess,  of  Scotch  descent,  and  their  children  are  Agnes  E.  and 
Mattie  C.     They  now  reside  in  Batavia. 

Joseph  Campbell,  son  of  Daniel,  of  Scotch  origin,  was  born  in  Johns- 
town, N.  Y.,  in  1 8 10,  and  died  in  1869,  aged  59  years.  He  came  to 
Caledonia  at  the  age  of  eight  years,  where  he  remained  until  his  death. 
He  married  Margaret,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Catherine  (McLaren)  Mc- 
Vane,  of  Caledonia,  and  their  children  were  Harriet  E  ,  Catherine  A.,. 
Donald,  John  J.,  Duncan,  Malcolm,  of  Kansas  City,  and  Peter  C.  The 
latter,  with  John  J.  and  Harriet  E.,  reside  on  the  farm  on  road  'j6,  where 
they  have  lived  for  eight  years.  The  wife  of  Daniel  was  Catharine 
St.  Clair,  and  their  children  were  Daniel,  John  (the  first  minister  that 
preached  in  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Caledonia,  being  there  four 
years),  Catherine,  Harriet,  Elizabeth,  and  Janette. 

William  Crary,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  went  to  Cattaraugus  County, 
thence  to  Arcade,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  80  years.  His  children 
were  Benjamin  and  Sophia.  Benjamin  was  born  in  Wallingford,  Conn., 
July  29,  181 1,  and  came  to  Cattaraugus  County,  where  he  now  resides. 
He  married  Rhoda,  daughter  of  John  Howe,  of  Groton,  N.  Y.,  and  their 


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children  are  Lemi,  Marianna,  and  Albert  B.  Albert  B.  Crary,  a  native 
of  Humphrey,  Cattaraugus  County,  came  to  Batavia  in  1887,  where  he 
now  resides.  He  married  Ella  Roberts,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Hannah 
(Wight)  Roberts,  and  his  children  are  Alta  E.  and  Mildred.  Mr.  Crary's 
ancestor  was  a  captain  in  the  War  of  18 12,  and  was  of  Scotch  origin. 

Craft  &  Caldwell. — C.  H.  Caldwell  started  the  coal  business  April  i, 
1878,  and  carried  it  on  one  year,  when  W.  F.  Merriman  joined  the  firm, 
under  the  name  of  Caldwell  &  Co.  In  1880  Henry  Craft  was  admitted, 
the  firm  then  doing  business  as  Henry  Craft  &  Co.  Tiiomas  H.  Combs 
joined  in  i88i,and  the  firm  was  called  Craft,  Combs  &  Co.,  continuing 
as  such  until  1886,  when  Combs  retired,  and  Craft  &  Caldwell  have  since 
conducted  the  business.  They  also  conduct  a  malting  business  on  Union 
street,  and  are  general  agents  for  Armour  &  Co  in  the  Chicago  dressed 
beef  business,  using  one  car  load  of  beef  every  10  days. 

Abram  Coupland  was  a  native  of  and  died  in  Lincolnshire,  England. 
By  his  wife,  Fanny,  he  had  children  as  follows:  John,  Joseph,  William, 
Edward,  Betsey,  Jane,  Mary,  Fanny,  and  John,  the  latter  of  whom  was 
a  native  of  England,  where  he  died  in  1866,  aged  73  years.  He  married, 
and  his  cliildren  were  Edward,  Elizabeth,  Mary,  Jane,  Abram,  and  Jo- 
seph. Joseph  Coupland,  a  native  of  Gayton,  England  (1826),  came  to 
Batavia  in  1878,  and  settled  on  the  farm  he  now  occupies,  on  road  6^. 
He  married  Martha,  daughter  of  James  and  Sarah  (Madison)  Clark,  of 
Gayton,  Eng.,  who  died  in  1858,  at  the  age  of  28  years.  Abram  Coup- 
land,  a  native  of  England,  came  to  Batavia  in  1883,  and  died  in  1889, 
aged  48  years.  He  married  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Jubb) 
Smith,  of  Branston,  Eng.,  and  their  children  were  Annie,  Louisa,  Rose  E., 
Kate  S.,  John  W.,  and  Esther  J.  His  widow  still  survives  at  the  age 
of  49  years. 

Center  Street  Laundry,  located  at  i  5  Center  street,  was  established  in 
May,  1889,  by  Mary  J.  Brockway.  It  is  fitted  up  with  modern  machin- 
ery, and  is  prepared  to  do  all  kinds  of  first-class  laundry  work. 

Samuel  Cooper  was  born  September  15,  18 18,  in  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
When  17  years  old  he  went  to  Hoiley,  Orleans  County,  and  learned  the 
harnessmakers'  trade.  In  1837  he  came  to  Batavia  and  worked  a  few 
months,  and  in  1840  started  a  shop  in  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  where  he  re- 
mained 12  years.  He  came  to  Batavia  in  1852  and  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  Henry  Ensign,  under  the  firm  name  of  Ensign  &  Co..  continu- 
ing nine  years.  In  1861  he  began  business  for  himself,  and  has  been 
burned  out  three  times.      He  was  appointed  village  collector  in  1; 


266  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Mr.  Cooper  married  Mary  Chamberlain,  and  they  had  one  child,  Charles, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  22  years. 

Robert  Clark  came  to  Batavia  in  1839,  from  Pennsylvania.  He  died 
in  1847.  Only  two  children  are  living  here:  Mrs.  H.  Colby,  wife  of  Jer- 
ome Colby,  and  Mary  Clark.      Rachel  Spencer  lives  in  Mahomet,  111. 

Francis  B  Comiskey,  born  in  Ireland  in  1846,  came  to  America  in 
1866.  He  learned  the  tailoring  trade  at  home  and  the  art  of  cutting  in 
New  York  in  1871.  He  came  to  Batavia  and  was  cutter  for  S,  Masse  for 
three  years,  when  he  moved  to  Canton,  St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,  and 
was  cutter  for  R.  B.  Ellsworth  five  and  one- half  years.  He  then  re- 
turned to  Batavia  and  opened  up  a  merchant  tailoring  establishment, 
carrying  on  the  business  since,  being  now  located  at  1 10  Main  street. 
He  was  in  business  in  New  York  city  for  five  years  previous  to  coming 
here. 

J.  M.  Chapin,  wholesale  and  retail  lumber  dealer  at  22  Evans  street, 
took  charge  of  the  business  in  1888.  He  has  a  coal  trestle  with  a  capac- 
ity of  1,000  tons,  the  only  one  in  town.  He  has  the  best  of  facilities  for 
furnishing  any  kind  of  lumber,  giving  his  attention  to  all  kinds  of  manu- 
factured work  for  houses  complete.  The  yards  are  under  the  manage- 
ment of  C.  N.  Dwight,  who  has  been  connected  with  the  business  since 
1879.  The  sales  for  1889  were  over  2,000,000  feet  in  this  vicinity,  and 
are  constantly  increasing.  Mr.  Chapin  also  has  two  large  saw-mills  at 
Three  Rivers,  Ont.,  and  owns  timber  lands  in  Michigan  and  Pennsylvania. 

Dr.  N.  G.  Clark,  father  of  Arthur  E.  Clark,  was  a  well-known  physi- 
cian, whose  counsels  were  of  great  service  to  the  Democratic  party.  The 
son,  Arthur  E.  Clark,  was  born  at  Clarkson,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y  ,  in 
1854.  When  the  father  moved  to  Batavia  the  son  was  six  years  old,  and 
the  place  has  b^en  his  home  ever  since.  He  was  a  student  in  the  public 
schools,  and  having  fitted  for  college  he  entered  Yale.  There  he  grad- 
uated in  1875.  He  took  a  course  of  legal  study  with  W.  C.  Watson,' of 
Batavia,  and  gained  admission  to  the  bar  in  1878.  He  associated  with 
Mr.  Watson,  which  connection  lasted  until  three  years  ago,  when  he 
started  out  alone  on  the  opposite  side  of  Main  street.  Mr.  Clark  is  not 
a  young  lawyer  in  a  legal  sense.  He  has  been  engaged  for  some  time  in 
important  railroad  business,  and  managed  the  right-of  way  work  for  the 
D.,  L.  &  W.  and  the  Buffalo  and  Geneva  roads  through  Genesee  and 
adjoining  counties.  His  business  is  largely  railroad  and  land  business, 
and  his  opinion  in  these  matters  has  unusual  weight.  Mr.  Clark  resides 
with  his  mother  at  the  old  homestead  in  Batavia,  and  is  one  of  the  most 
prominent  members  of  the  Batavia  Club. 


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Caney  &  Bradley,  the  most  enterprising  watchmakers  and  jewelers  in 
Batavia.  are  located  on  the  site  of  the  oldest  established  jewelry  firm  in 
the  place,  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Main  and  Jackson  streets,  for  over 
50  years  being  associated  in  that  line.  C.  C.  Church  began  the  business 
here  in  1830,  and  was  succeeded  by  G.  W.  Allen  in  1835.  Others  fol- 
lowed him  until  Homer  Kelsey  located  there.  In  1887  Messrs.  Caney 
&  Bradley  bought  out  Mr.  Kelsey.  Ashton  W.  Caney,  the  head  of  the 
firm,  came  from  New  York  city,  possessing  a  large  experience  of  many 
years'  practice  as  a  watchmaker  and  jeweler,  which  qualifies  him  to 
largely  control  the  trade  of  this  section,  an  evidence  of  which  is  shown 
by  the  full  and  complete  line  of  goods,  and  varied  assortment  of  fancy 
articles,  carried  by  the  firm.  C.  C.  Bradley,  who  came  from  Palmyra, 
N.  Y.,  is  a  young  man  of  integrity,  and  a  worthy  aid  to  Mr.  Caney  in 
maintaining  the  position  held  by  the  firm. 

Lawrence  L.  Crosby,  attorney,  was  born  in  Bergen  in  1835.  His 
grandfather,  Jedediah,  came  from  Connecticut  in  1805,  settling  on  lots 
9  and  10,  section  7,  of  the  Triangle  tract,  about  one  mile  north  of  the 
village.  His  wife  was  Mabel  Austin,  also  from  Connecticut.  The  father 
of  Lawrence  L.  (Luther),  born  in  1806,  was  the  first  white  child  born  in 
Bergen.  He  married  Mary  Ann  Avery,  and  resided  in  Bergen  all  his  life, 
being  justice  of  the  peace  for  20  years,  supervisor  several  terms,  and  a 
colonel  of  dragoons  of  the  old  uniformed  militia.  He  died  in  1864,  and 
his  wife  in  1857.  Of  a  family  of  five  children  Lawrence  L.  is  the  only 
one  now  living.  He  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  Iowa,  and  continued 
it  in  the  office  of  Wakeman  &  Bryan,  of  Batavia,  being  admitted  to  prac- 
tice in  i860.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  5th  Mich.  Cavalry,  and  served 
with  them  20  months.  He  was  then  transferred  to  the  Signal  Corps, 
serving  there  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  commenced  practice  in 
Bergen,  and  since  1874  has  continued  it  in  Batavia.  He  served  as  clerk 
of  the  village  five  years,  and  is  now  serving  as  police  justice.  He  is  adju- 
tant of  Upton  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  second  lieutenant  in  the  National  Guard. 
Mr.  Crosby  was  married,  in  1866,  to  Miss  Joan,  daughter  of  Briggs  Lor- 
ing,  an  old   resident  of  Bergen      They  have  one  child,  Harriet  D. 

Chaddock  &"  Hickox,  grain  and  produce  dealers  on  Ellicott  street,  was 
established  in  1886,  by  John  B.  Chaddock  and  George  W.  Hickox.  In 
1889  they  had  about  500  acres  of  seed  wheat  under  cultivation.  They 
are  also  largely  engaged  in  raising  and  handling  oats  and  potatoes,  and 
in  buying  wool.  Mr.  Chaddock  came  to  Batavia  from  Wyoming  County 
in    1882,  and    was   successfully  engaged   in   the  coal   business   until   the 


268  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


present  partnership  was  formed.  He  is  a  young  man  with  good  executive 
abihties,  and  has  established  an  honorable  record  in  the  short  period  ot 
his  residence  in  Batavia.  George  W.  Hickox  was  born  in  Orleans 
County  in  184S.  but  his  parents,  Edwin  and  Caroline  (Smith)  Hickox, 
moved  to  Alexander  in  1850,  where  they  still  reside.  George  W.  was 
reared  on  the  farm,  and  continued  that  business  until  1882,  when  he  en- 
gaged in  selling  agricultural  implements.  Two  years  later  he  became  a 
resident  of  Batavia  and  engaged  in  his  present  trade.*  The  firm  has  been 
very  successful  and  will  extend  their  business  to  meet  their  growing 
trade.  Mr.  Hickox  married,  in  1877,  Miss  Sarah  Dean,  daughter  of 
Rev.  D.  S.  Dean,  a  Baptist  clergyman  of  Rochester.  Three  children 
have  been  born  to  them,  viz.:  Edwin  Dear,  Raymond  V.,  and  Ethel  May. 
Hiram  Chaddock,  son  of  Dennis  B.  and  Lydia  (Thompson)  Chaddock, 
was  born  in  Alexander  in  1826.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Worcester, 
Mass.,  and  when  20  years  of  age  came  from  Vermont  to  Alexander  with 
a  younger  brother,  Luther.  The  father  was  married  in  1 820.  Levi 
Thompson,  the  grandfather  of  Hiram,  came  from  Washington  County  in 
1810.  Dennis  and  Luther  took  up  about  400  acres  of  land  in  the  south- 
east part  of  the  town.  Dennis  died  in  1868,  aged  54  years,  and  his  wife 
in  1834.  His  second  wife  died  in  1881.  Hiram  was  reared  upon  the 
farm  and  had  the  advantage  of  a  seminary  education.  He  made  a  study 
of  the  insurance  business,  and  for  a  number  of  years  traveled  through- 
out the  State.  Ill  health  caused  him  to  abandon  the  business,  and,  hav- 
ing purchased  a  farm  in  Bethany,  he  followed  farming  for  21  years.  In 
1852  he  married  Harriet  A.,  daughter  of  Rev.  Josiah  Keyes,  a  Methodist 
divine  and  presiding  elder.  In  1873  he  came  to  Batavia,  purchased  the 
Ellicott  property  of  about  40  acres,  and  opened  up  streets  and  laid  out 
lots,  donating  land  for  Prospect  and  Richmond  avenues  and  Mix  Place. 
He  has  erected  seven  dwellings,  and  lives  in  one  of  the  best  in  town. 
Mr.  Chaddock  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Holland  Purchase  F"ire 
Insurance  Co.,  which  was  conducted  successfully  for  17  years.  He  served 
the  company  as  general  superintendent,  agent,  and  adjuster  for  13  years, 
and  was  appointed  receiver  of  the  concern  and  settled  up  its  affairs.  By 
his  prudent  management  he  paid  to  the  stockholders  a  premium  of  20  per 
cent,  on  their  stock.  Mr.  Chaddock  is  the  owner  of  over  i,ooo  acres  of 
land,  having  given  500  acres  to  his  children.  He  has  three  children  : 
Walter  H.,  a  farmer  of  Batavia;  Dennis  K.,  a  liveryman  and  farmer  ;  and 
Hattie  L.,  who  married  the  only  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  Paddock',  of  Rochester. 
Mrs  Chaddock  is  a  member  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of 
Batavia. 


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William  Drake  lived  and  died  in  Greene  County,  N.  Y.  His  son 
Samuel,  of  Greene  County,  came  to  Elba  in  181 3,  and  died  at  the  age 
of  90  years.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  and  cleared  the  farm  where  he 
died.  He  married  Sylvia  Thorn,  of  Greene  County,  and  his  children 
were  Edward,  Orin,  William,  Moses,  Mary  A.,  Jane,  Stephen,  Elvira,  and 
Samuel  O.  Samuel  O.  Drake,  born  in  Elba,  September  7,  1818,  married 
Almira,  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Rebecca  (Palmer)  Johnson,  of  Batavia, 
and  they  have  two  children,  Sarah  A.  (Chamberlin),  of  Buffalo,  and 
Charles  O.,  of  Dakota. 

John  A.  Eggleston  was  born  in  Rush,  N.  Y.,  November  15,  1830. 
About  the  year  1865,  while  engaged  in  farming,  he  discovered  he  had 
magnetic  powers,  and  has  been  practicing  that  profession  since,  meeting 
with  good  success.  He  married  Azubah  Mann,  who  is  also  a  magnetic 
healer,  and  assists  her  husband  in  his  practice.  They  have  been  per- 
manently located  at  Batavia  since  1880. 

John  Dellinger  was  born  in  Lorraine,  P>ance,  August  14,  1826,  and 
came  to  America  with  his  father,  Peter,  in  1840,  settling  in  Wyoming 
County.  In  1855  he  came  to  Batavia,  where  he  worked  at  the  carpen- 
ters' trade  one  year,  when  he  began  building  and  contracting  on  his  own 
account.  He  had  previously  worked  four  years  at  Capt.  Scott's  distillery 
on  carpenter  work.  He  has  erected  more  structures  in  Batavia  than  any 
other  man.  He  built  and  owns  the  Dellinger  block  and  Dellinger 
Opera  House  block,  and  is  a  member  of  the  firms  of  Dellinger  &  Glade, 
Haitz  &  Dellinger,  and  Schad,  Dellinger  &  Glade.  He  married  Clara 
Demon,  of  Sheldon,  and  they  had  eight  children,  six  of  whom  are  living. 

John  Glade,  born  in  Westphalia,  Prussia,  in  1843,  came  to  America  in 
1868,  and  settled  ip  Batavia.  He  married  Minnie  Gizer,  and  they  have 
•five  children.  Mr.  Glade  has  been  a  contractor  and  builder  since  1874, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Dellinger  &  Glade,  who  employ  about  20 
men.  They  have  built  the  convent  on  Summit  street,  the  Masonic 
block.  Bank  of  Batavia.  Hotel  Richmond,  etc 

Bernard  Schad  was  born  in  Darien,  February  10,  1855.  In  1877  he 
settled  in  Batavia,  and  in  1879  opened  a  carriage  shop  on"  State  street, 
where  he  carried  on  the  business  four  years.  In  1884  he  invented  the 
Schad  bicycle  wheel  and  began  manufacturing  the  same.  In  1887  he 
invented  improvements  on  it,  and  it  is  now  used  in  every  State  in  the 
Union.  In  1888  he  invented  a  novel  carriage  wheel,  which  he  has  been 
manufacturing  since.  He  also,  in  1888,  invented  the  Schad  broom- 
holder,  which  he  manufactures. 


270  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

William  Didget,  a  native  of  England,  came  to  Batavia  in  1852,  where 
he  now  resides.  He  married  Charlotte,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
Wilkey.  of  England,  and  they  had  one  son,  John,  who  married  Jemima^ 
daughter  of  Archibald  and  Eleanor  (Jacoby)  Primmer,  of  Bethany,  and 
their  children  were  Frank,  who  was  killed  on  che  railroad  in  1889,  Ella, 
Lottie  M.,  Minnie,  Fred,  Walter  E.,  and  Albert,  the  latter  of  whom  is 
now  a  resident  of  Batavia,  on  road  66.  Archibald  Primmer  died  in  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  in  1877,  at  the  age  of  77  years,  and  his  wife,  Eleanor,  the  same  year, 
aged  68  years. 

Lemuel  Dean,  a  native  of  Vermont,  and  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution^ 
moved  to  Ohio  in  1840,  where  he  died  in  1859,  aged  75  years.  His 
wife,  Emeline,  bore  him  children  as  follows  :  Rockwell,  Carl,  Abram  P.^ 
Fordyce.  and  Corbin.  Abram  P.  Dean,  a  native  of  Vermont,  came  to 
Orleans  County,  thence  moved  to  Ohio,  and  finally  to  Buffalo,  where  he 
died  in  1862,  aged  64  years.  He  married  Patty  Winchell,  daughter  of 
Martin,  of  Pompey,  N.  Y.,  and  his  children  were  Mary  Wood,  Lucia 
Birch,  Caroline  A.,  and  Fordyce  O.  The  latter  was  born  in  Moriah,  Es- 
sex County,  N.  Y.,  November  9,  1833,  and  married  Myra  M.,  daughter 
of  Reuben  P.  Hauser.  Their  children  are  Abram  P.,  Kate  M.,  and 
Myra  M.  For  his  second  wife  he  married  Mrs  Elizabeth.  M.  Hinchey, 
daughter  of  R.  P.  Hauser,  and  now  resides  on  road  10  in  Batavia. 

Michael  Dailey  was  born  in  County  Clare,  Ireland,  in  April,  1843. 
When  about  eight  years  of  age  he  came  to  Batavia  with  his  father, 
Michael.  He  attended  public  schools  only  a  short  time,  and  being 
obliged  to  earn  his  own  living  he  clerked  for  Joseph  Wilson,  and  when 
17  years  of  age  started  a  small  grocery  store.  After  paying  for  his  first 
bill  of  goods  he  had  less  than  50  cents  left.  Being  active  he  prospered, 
and  was  soon  able  to  purchase  the  store  he  occupied,  and  soon  after  the 
adjoining  building,  opening  up  a  grocery  and  crockery  store  on  Main 
street,  opposite  the  Hotel  Richmond.  In  1871  failing  health  caused  him 
to  abandon  the  business,  but  in  the  following  spring  he  opened  two  stores 
on  the  west  side  of  State  street,  devoted  to  the  furniture  business.  In- 
creasing trade  necessitated  an  extension  of  the  business,  and  he  bought 
a  store  on  the  east  side  of  the  street.  He  built  up  a  large  trade,  engaged 
in  the  undertaking  business,  and  finally  erected  three  new  stores  on  State 
street.  He  died  March  13,  1883.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Democratic  County  Committee;  was  the  first  Irishman 
elected  trustee  of  the  village  ;  and  was  also  one  of  the  trustees  of  the 
Blind  Asylum,  holding  the  position  two  terms,  or  until  his  decease.      He 


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took  an  active  part  in  politics.  He  married  Anna  Prindle,  of  Batavia, 
and  they  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  five  of  whom  are  living  with  his 
widow,  who  survives  him,  at  307  East  Main  street. 

Fred  H.  Dunham,  of  Batavia,  was  born  in  Orangeville,  Wyoming 
County,  October  20,  1861.  He  was  educated  at  Attica  Union  School, 
and  was  graduated  at  Cornell  University.  He  studied  law  with  Judge 
North,  of  Batavia,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1889.  He  is 
now  engaged  in  practice  in  Batavia. 

Edna  V.  Dyer  was  born  in  Darien  in  1850,  and  has  been  a  clairvoyant 
physician  and  magnetic  healer  since  1881.  Her  practice  is  principally 
in  Genesee  County,  though  she  has  many  patients  from  other  States  as 
well  as  from  this  vicinity. 

Ferdinand  Dorf  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  America  about 
1852,  settling  in  Elba,  and  engaged  at  farming.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  H, 
8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  and  was  killed  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  3,  1864.  He 
had  four  children,  three  sons  and  a  daughter.  Frank,  son  of  Ferdinand, 
has  been  in  the  dry  goods  business  for  seven  years,  six  years  in  a  general 
store.  August  26,  1889,  he  opened  a  dry  goods  store  at  107  Main 
street,  and  keeps  a  full  line  of  dry  goods,  carpets,  etc.  He  was  born 
August  8,  1856. 

Stephen  A.  Dustin,  son  of  Stephen,  was  born  in  Buffalo  in  185  i.  He 
came  to  Batavia  about  1856,  learned  the  drug  business,  and  opened  a 
store  December  20,  1880,  at  108  Main  street.  His  present  store,  at  57 
Main  street,  was  opened  March  i,  1888.  He  carries  a  full  line  of  drugs 
and  school  books,  and  manufactures  sarsaparilla  compound  and  man- 
drake pills. 

Isaac  V.  Dibble  was  born  in  Schoharie  County,  July  i,  1845.  He 
married  Mary  Conway,  of  Lima,  N.  Y.,  and  they  had  10  children,  seven 
of  whom  are  living.  In  1867  he  moved  to  Avon  and  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  M.  &  G.  Wiard,  remaining  with  them  until  they  came  to  Batavia, 
when  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Wiard  Plow  Co.  He  was  foreman 
for  the  company  until  June  i,  1889,  since  which  time  he  has  been  a  con- 
tractor, and  now  employs  eight  to  12  men. 

James  H.  Dewey,  son  of  Otis  W.,  was  born  in  Geneseo,  N.  Y.,  May  3, 
1839.  When  eight  years  of  age  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  Bata- 
via. He  learned  the  carpenters'  trade  in  Rochester.  In  1833  he  settled 
in  Batavia,  and  has  been  building  and  contracting  since,  and  now  em- 
ploys from  10  to  15  hands.  He  married  Mary  P.  Bo  we,  and  they  have 
three  children.  He  and  his  family  are  Christadelphian  in  their  religious 
belief. 


272  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Dudley  &  Cooley,  dealers  in  drugs,  medicines,  school  books,  etc.,  are 
at  92  Main  street.  This  firm  was  organized  August  i,  1888,  on  the  site 
of  the  oldest  drug  store  in  the  county,  which  was  started  by  David 
Seaver.  Hall  &  Co.  were  Seaver's  successors,  then  E.  G.  Elmore,  Shaw 
&  Stiles,  then  W.  Stiles,  Stiles  &  Dudley  (1886),  and  now  the  present 
firm. 

O.  Cooley,  son  of  Levi,  was  born  in  Sweden,  Monroe  County,  July  31, 
1839.  He  is  the  inventor  for  most  of  the  machinery  for  the  Johnston 
Harvester  Co.  In  1873  he  went  to  Europe  and  set  up  the  first  reaper 
that  was  exhibited  in  France.  He  has  been  to  Europe  eight  times  in 
the  interest  of  the  Johnston  Harvester  Co.  He  operated  a  machine  at 
the  Vienna  Exposition  in  1873,  at  Paris  in  1878,  and  at  Philadelphia  in 
1876. 

Henry  J.  Ensign,  whose  portrait  appears  in  connection  with  this 
sketch,  was  born  in  Alexander,  this  county,  August  14,  1821.  His  par- 
ents, Hon.  Abial  and  Abbie  (Higley)  Ensign,  of  English  descent,  were 
natives  of  Hartford,  Conn.  His  father  was  a  printer,  and  early  in  life 
settled  in  Utica,  N.  Y. ,  where  he  owned,  edited,  and  published  the  Utica 
Democrat  several  years,  and  also  represented  his  district  two  terms  in  the 
State  legislature.  Later  he  removed  to  Alexander,  where,  by  his  integ- 
rity, intelligence,  and  fine  abilities,  he  soon  gained  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  his  party  in  Genesee  County,  who  sent  him  to  represent  it  in 
the  legislature  three  terms.  He  was  also  postmaster  of  Alexander,  which 
office,  with  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace,  he  was  holding  at  the  time 
of  his  death. 

Mr.  Ensign  was  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  and  he  and  his  worthy 
wife  were  members  of  the  Universalist  Church.  Their  children  were 
Louis,  deceased  ;  Clara,  who  married  John  Parish,  and  resides  in  Nevada; 
Emily,  who  married  Robert  Kenyon  (both  deceased);  Parmelia,  who 
married  George  Slayton,  and  resides  in  Liberty,  N.  Y.;  Horace,  who  re- 
sides in  Illinois;  Charles,  who  lives  in  Albion,  Mich.;  and  Henry  J.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch.  Henry  J.  Ensign  received  an  academic  edu- 
cation in  Alexander  Seminary.  After  completing  his  school  days  he 
commenced  his  business  life  in  Batavia  by  engaging  in  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  harnesses  and  harnessmakers'  goods.  In  1865  he  became 
the  partner  of  Hon.  R.  A.  Maxwell  (e.x- State  treasurer  and  present  State 
superintendent  of  insurance)  in  the  business  of  malting.  Mr.  PZnsign 
continued  his  harness  business  until  about  six  years  before  his  death,  and 
was  a  member  of  the  malting  firm  at  his  decease,  November  30,  1881. 


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TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 


275 


He  was  a  prominent,  earnest,  and  unswerving  Democrat,  who  gave  the 
weight  of  his  great  influence  to  further,  strengthen,  and  build  up  the 
great  party  of  which  he  was  an  acknowledged  leader  in  Genesee  County. 
To  accomplish  this  he  served  as  chairman  of  the  State,  county,  and  local 
committees  of  the  Democratic  party.  He  was  also  an  active  and  liberal 
supporter  of  the  educational,  religious,  and  benevolent  interests  of  the 
community  in  which  he  lived  and  the  country  which  he  loved.  He 
served  as  president  of  the  board  of  aldermen  of  Batavia,  and  as  director 
of  the  First  National  Bank. 

July  12,  1854,  he  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Elizabeth  Lee,  a  native 
of  Hammondsport,  N.  Y.,  and  daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Cynthia '(Wards- 
worth)  Lee,  natives  of  Connecticut,  and  descendants  of  Puritans  who 
came  to  America  in  the  Mayflower.  Mrs.  Ensign  is  a  lady  of  culture, 
and  has  traveled  quite  extensively  in  the  West.  She  has  spent  a  year 
in  California,  visited  Nevada,  Colorado,  and  Salt  Lake  City,  and  now  re- 
sides in  a  beautiful  home  in  Batavia,  where  she  is  most  liberal  in  every 
worthy  cause  of  benevolence.  She  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Epis- 
copal Church. 

Richard  Edgerton,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  came  to  Elba,  accom- 
panied by  his  wife,  very  early  in  the  first  settlement  of  the  town.  He 
died  in  Batavia  at  an  advanced  age.  .  He  taught  school  most  of  the  time 
after  18  years  of  age.  His  wife  was  Judith  Graves,  of  Massachusetts^ 
and  his  children  were  Henry  and  Richard.  Henry  was  born  in  Massa- 
chusetts, November  26,»I788,  and  died  in  1873,  aged  85  years.  He 
came  to  Barre,  N.  Y.,  when  29  years  of  age,  with  but  $7.50  in  his  pocket. 
He  married  Jane,  daughter  of  John  and  Betsey  (Miller)  West,  of  Massa- 
chusetts, who  died  in  1886,  aged  87  years.  Their  children  were  Betsey 
J.,  Henry  G.,  Savilla  A.,  Jane  M.,  Philo  A.,  Rodney  R.,  Mary  F.,  and 
Eva  L.,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity.  The  sons,  men  of  integrity,  are 
residents  of  the  county.  One  daughter  is  a  resident  of  this  county, 
one  of  Orleans  County,  and  two  of  Michigan.  Eva  L.  Edgerton  mar- 
ried Eben  Noyes,  grandson  of  Rev.  John  Noyes,  of  Connecticut.  Their 
children  are  Philo  E.,  Allie  E.,  and  Hattie  E,,  now  residents  of  Batavia 
village.  Jane  M.  Edgerton  married  William  H.  Baldwin,  of  Elba  (now 
Oakfield).  In  the  early  days  of  the  settlement  it  was  very  hard  to  pro- 
cure enough  food  for  families.  Henry  Edgerton  and  family  suffered 
many  privations,  and  often  times  his  family  were  without  sufficient 
food,  so  that  the  approach  of  the  teams  coming  from  the  mill  was  the 
scene  of  much  rejoicing  and  anxious  waiting. 


274  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Farrar  &  Farrar,  attorneys  at  law,  Batavia  : 

Alonzo  H.  Farrar  was  born  in  Middletown,  Vt.,  in  1843.  ^^^  was 
educated  at  Burr  &  Burton's  Seminary,  Manchester,  Vt.,  and  also  at 
Fort  Edward  Collegiate  Institute.  He  graduated  at  the  University  of 
Law,  Albany,  N.  Y.,  and  went  to  Kinderhook,  Columbia  County,  in 
1866,  to  practice  law,  continuing  there  until  1889.  He  was  elected 
member  of  Assembly  for  two  years  from  Columbia  County,  and  was  for 
10  years  director  and  vice-president  of  the  National  Bank  of  Kinder- 
hook.  He  moved  to  Batavia  in  1889,  and  commenced  the  practice  of 
law,  where  he  now  resides. 

Elbert  Olaf  Farrar,  born  in  Middletown  Springs,  Vt.,  June  17,  1846, 
was  educated  at  Burr  &  Burton's  Seminary,  Manchester,  Vt.,  and  also 
at  Fort  Edward  Collegiate  Institute.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1872  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  He  went  to  Syracuse  in  the  fall  of  1874,  liv- 
ing there  until  1889,  when  he  removed  to  Batavia.  He  was  judge  ad- 
vocate in  the  lOth  Brigade  Staff,  N.  G.  N.  Y.,  with  the  rank  of  major, 
and  was  member  of  Assembly  from  the  second  Onondaga  County  dis- 
trict for  the  years  1882  and  1883. 

J.  B.  Fonda,  an  energetic  business  man  of  Batavia,  was  born  here  in 
1855,  the  son  of  B.  P.  Fonda.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools, 
and  began  business  as  clerk  for  the»  grocery  house  of  Griswold  &  Pendill, 
being  in  their  employ  three  years.  He  was  then  in  the  employ  of  Worth- 
ington  &  Son,  hardware  merchants,  for  13  years,  obtaining  a  knowledge 
of  the  business,  and  such  an  extensive  acquaintance  with  the  community 
as  warranted  him  in  1885  in  establishing  his  present  business  at  70  East 
Main  street,  where  he  is  engaged  in  handling  all  kinds  of  hardware, 
stoves,  furnaces,  and  house  furnishing  goods,  having  built  up  a  good  ■ 
trade.  In  1877  Mr.  Fonda  married  Miss  Nellie  A.  Sheldon,  daughter  | 
of  F.  G.  Sheldon,  of  Monroe  County,  and  they  have  three  children, 
Maud,  Roy,  and  Ethel.     The  family  are  Presbyterians. 

George  W.  Grififis  was  elected  sheriff  of  Genesee  County  in  1879,  and 
served  three  years.  He  was  under  sheriff  for  six  years  previous  to  that 
time.  He  died  April  i,  1882.  Mr.  Griffis  married  Anna  Alpangle  and 
had  four  children.      He  was  born  in  Niagara  County,  October  8,  1839. 

The  Green  family  came  to  America  in  1750.  The  descendants  are 
John,  James,  Jabez,  Rufus,  David,  and  Edwin  R.  Jonathan  David 
Green,  a  native  of  Rhode  Island,  and  a  sea  captain,  married  Eunice 
Hopkins,  and  his  children  are  Martha,  Edwin  R.,  Mary,  and  Phoebe. 
Edwin  R.,  of  Conanicut   Island,  R.   I.,  born  January  12,  1788,   came  to 


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Batavia  in  1846,  and  settled  the  place  known  as  the  Green  farm,  where 
he  died  in  1869,  aged  82  years.  He  married  Mary  Hopkins,  of  Rhode 
Island,  and  his  children  were  David,  Eunice,  Joseph,  Demaris,  Mary, 
Edwin,  Hannah,  and  Jonathan.  Jonathan  Green,  born  in  Laurens, 
Otsego  County,  January  17,  1821,  came  to  Batavia  in  1847.  His  first 
wife  was  Minerva  Nash,  of  Butternuts,  N.  Y.  They  had  one  daughter, 
Minerva.  His  second  wife  was  Eliza  A.,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Olive 
Gould,  of  Batavia,  and  their  children  were  Estella,  Alice.  Nathaniel, 
Edwin,  and  Mary.  For  his  third  wife  he  married  Mary  J,,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Sarah  (Underhill)  Gurney,  of  New  Baltimore,  N.  Y.,  and 
they  reside  on  the  Green  homestead.  Mr.  Green  is  a  breeder  of  Ameri- 
can registered  Merino  sheep. 

Richard  Grice,  a  native  of  Griffield,  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  came  to  Batavia 
in  185 1,  and  died  in  1885,  aged  55  years.  He  married  Margaret, 
daughter  of  John  and  Jane  Thompson,  and  their  children  were  Charles, 
Jennie,  Helen,  Ida,  Eugene,  Nettie,  Alice,  and  Richard  S.  The  latter 
married  Alice,  daughter  of  William  and  Betsey  Harris,  of  Batavia,  and 
theii;  children  are  Charles  and  Walter.  Mrs.  Margaret  Grice  survives 
her  husband,  and  is  60  years  of  age. 

John  C.  Greene,  a  real  estate  dealer  and  a  native  of  Batavia,  was  born 
in  1856,  a  son  of  Edwin  and  Marietta  (Ellsworth)  Greene,  from  Eastern, 
N.  Y.  He  was  raised  here  and  followed  farming  for  some  years.  In 
1884  he  commenced  dealing  in  real  estate,  establishing  loans,  and  repre- 
senting insurance  companies,  to  all  of  which  he  gives  his  attention,  and 
has  secured  a  large  patronage.  He  represents  the  Glens  Falls,  Girard 
of  Philadelphia,  the  Milwaukee  Mechanics'  and  Employers',  the  Liability 
Assurance  Corporate,  and  the  Limited  of  London,  and  does  a  large  loan 
and  real  estate  business,  at  61  East  Main  street.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
K.  of  P.  and  A.  O.  U.  W. 

Henry  P.  Gast,  born  in  Germany  in  1826,  came  to  America  in  1847, 
and  to  Batavia  in  1854,  engaging  in  the  business  of  making  caps.  He 
also  kept  hotel  and  saloon,  and  built  the  Western  and  West  End  hotels, 
the  latter  of  which  was  burned  in  1889  and  rebuilt.  F.  J.  Gast,  son  of 
Henry  P.,  established  a  bakery  at  119  Main  street,  in  1884,  and  carried 
it  on  until  January,  1890,  when  he  sold  out  to  David  McKeown,  of 
Toronto,  Ont.,  who  now  conducts  it  and  a  confectionery  store.  The 
firm  of  H.  P.  &  J.  E.  Gast  was  formed  in  March,  1890.  They  deal  in 
fine  groceries  and  confectionery. 

The  Griffis  family  are  of  Welsh  descent.      Daniel    N.  Griffis  was  born 


276  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


in  Vermont  about  1803,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  Cambria,  Niagara 
Cciinty,  N.  Y.,  and  to  Batavia  in  1861.  About  1833  he  married  BeHnda 
Croy,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  and  they  had  five  children,  of  whom  John  J.  died 
in  infancy,  and  four  grew  to  adult  age,  viz.:  Charlotte  E.,  George  W., 
Daniel  W.,  and  John  O.  Daniel  W.  was  born  in  Cambria,  Niagara  County, 
August  22,  1844,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  August  2, 
1862,  he  enlisted 'in  Co.  C,  151st  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  was  made  corporal, 
sergeant,  and  first  sergeant  of  his  company,  was  discharged  at  the  close 
of  the  war,  and  returned  to  Batavia.  November  21,  1 867,  he  married 
Harriet  C,  oldest  daughter  of  Hiram  P.  Flanders,  of  Batavia.  They 
have  four  children,  namely:  Guy  E.,  born  October  30,  1868  ;  Florence 
E.,  born  February  23.  1872;  Raymond,  born  March  19,  1873;  and 
May  E.,  born  April  22,  1876. 

Henry  I.  Glowacki  has  for  50  years  been  a  resident  of  Batavia.  He 
was  born  in  Poland  in  1816,  a  son  of  a  prominent  general  of  the  Polish 
war  of  1812.  At  the  time  of  the  Revolution,  in  1830,  Mr.  Glowacki^ 
then  a  youth,  was  imprisoned  for  two  years  in  Trieste  on  account  of  his 
sentiments.  Subsequently,  with  300  com- patriots,  he  was  exiled  by  the 
Austrian  government  and  found  refuge  with  the  U.  S.  Minister  to  Ghent 
(Albert  Gallatin),  who  was  an  acquaintance  of  his  father.  He  was  met 
by  David  E.  Evans,  of  Batavia,  while  in  Ghent,  who  offered  the  young 
man  a  position  in  the  land  office.  In  1834  he  came  to  Batavia,  was  asso-. 
ciated  with  H.  J.  Redfield  in  the  land  office  for  four  years,  with  whom 
he  read  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1840.  He  was  appointed 
master  in  chancery  by  Gov.  Bouck,  holding  the  office  until  1846.  He 
then  practiced  law  until  his  retirement  in  1879,  being  a  partner  of  Joshua 
L.  Brown  for  a  time.  Maj.  Glowacki  has  been  chairman  of  the  county 
committee  of  the  Democratic  party,  has  attended  four  National  Demo- 
cratic conventions  as  delegate,  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  local  affairs 
for  the  improvement  of  the  village,  and  has  served  as  president  of  the 
board  of  education  for  nine  years.  He  was  trustee  for  many  years  of  the 
Institution  for  the  Blind,  and  was  instrumental  in  the  introduction  of 
stone  sidewalks  for  the  village.  In  1847  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
J.  Redfield.  They  have  an  adopted  daughter.  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Le 
Roy  Parker,  an  attorney,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  The  family  are  members  of 
the  Episcopal  Church. 

Seth  M.  Hinman,  lately  the  genial  manager  of  the  Hotel  Richmond, 
begar\  his  life  in  Cattaraugus  County,  where  he  was  born  in  1844.  He 
enlisted   in  1861  in  Co.  C,  64th  N.  Y.  Inf ,  as  a  private,  and  served  nearly 


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four  years.  In  1863  he  received  a  commission  as  first  lieutenant  of  Co. 
D,  and  had  command  of  his  company  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He 
participated  in  15  battles  with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Spottsylvania  was  severely  wounded.  After  the  close  of  the  war 
he  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  at  Ellicottville  for  about  five  years, 
and  then  became  a  commercial  traveler.  This  engaged  liis  attention  for 
10  years;  subsequently  he  engaged  in  the  hotel  business  at  Attica  for 
three  years,  and  then  went  to  Warsaw,  where  he  leased  the  Purdy  House, 
and  conducted  it  about  18  months.  He  then  came  to  Batavia  and  was 
connected  with  the  management  of  the  Purdy  House  until  April,  1889, 
when  he  became  manager  of  the  Hotel  Richmond.  He  was  well  qualified 
to  fill  that  responsible  position,  having  a  wide  acquaintance  among  the 
traveling  public.  He  is  a  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  In 
1867  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  Miller,  daughter  of 
Dr.  H.  B.  Miller,  of  Alexander.  They  have  two  children,  Edward  M. 
and  Blanche  A. 

John  Godey,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  and  moved  to  Illinois,  where  he  died  about  1840,  aged  94  years. 
His  children  were  Libbeus,  Aruna,  Eliphalet,  Anna  Elaine,  and  Asenath. 
His  son  Aruna,  also  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  at  the  age  of  15  years 
moved  to  Madison  County,  and  in  18 18  came  to  Pembroke,  where  he 
died  in  1859,  aged  75  years.  He  married  Mercy,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Record,  of  Morrisville,  and  his  children  were  Levi  and  E.  Ward.  The 
latter,  born  in  Pembroke,  December  21,  18 19,  married  Fannie  E., 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Harriet  (Hitchcock)  Brinstool,  of  Henrietta,  N.  Y. 
Their  children  are  Marian  E.  and  Maynard  A.,  the  latter  of  whom  mar- 
ried Harriet,  daughter  of  John  H.  and  Mary  (Bescoby)  Stuffins,  of  Lin- 
colnshire, Eng.,  and  they  have  a  son,  Fred  B.  Marian  E.  Godey  mar- 
ried Martha  E.,  daughter*of  George  Spensley,  and  they  have  one  son,  E, 
Ward. 

James  Gowen,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  served  in  the  war  of  the 
Revolution,  and  died  at  the  age  of  60  years.  His  wife  was  Lydia  Well- 
mann,  who  bore  him  12  children,  viz.:  Lydia,  Samuel,  Benjamin,  Simeon 
Tirzah,  Levi,  James,  Joseph,  Esther,  William,  Asal,  and  Rosanna.  Jo- 
seph Gowen  was  born  in  Jaffrey,  and  died  in  Dublin,  N.  H.,  aged  60 
years.  He  married  Hephzibah,  daughter  of  Asa  and  Hephzibah  Fair- 
banks, and  their  children  were  Asa  F.,  Joseph  M.,  Zaman  A.,  Louisa  H., 
Amna  A,,  Charles  W.,  Lavater  L.,  and  Lydia  R.  Joseph  M.  Gowen, 
who  was  born  in  Dublin,  N.  H.,  came  to  Batavia  in  1840.  He  married 
ts 


278  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


.Harriet  M.,  daughter  of  Cyrus  and  Milla  (Lawrence)  Brown,  of  East 
Pembroke.  Their  children  are  Adelbert  C,  who  served  in  the  6th  Art., 
and  died  at  Camp  Barry,  in  the  late  war  ;  Ida  M.,  who  married  Ohver 
C.  Uphill,  of, England,  and  has  two  children;  Harriet  P.;  Anna  L.;  Jo- 
seph D.,  of  Clifton  Springs;   and  Willis  C,  of  Batavia. 

Gurdon  Hartshorn  was  born  in  Franklin,  New  London  County,  Conn., 
May  31,  1798-  He  married  Almira  Coats,  of  Stonington,  and  in  1824 
came  to  Genesee  County  and  settled  in  Darien.  He  was  a  farmer,  and 
died  May  13,  1861.  He  had  two  children,  namely:  Uri,  born  in  1833, 
died  in  1865,  and  Nelson,  born  April  12,  1828.  Nelson  married  Helen 
McVean,  daughter  of  John,  and  they  have  two  children,  Eugene  G.  and 
Cora  B.  He  was  justice  of  the  peace  in  Darien  for  16  years.  He  owns 
the  farm  his  father  settled  in  1824.  Cora  married  B.  H.  Re  Qua,  and 
they  reside  at  Sioux  Falls,  Dakota.     Eugene  G.  resides  in  Batavia. 

O.  D.  Hammond  was  born  in  1836,  in  Sheldon,  N.  Y.  He  learned 
harnessmaking  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  and  carried  on  business  there  15  years. 
In  1870  he  located  in  Batavia,  where  he  has  since  resided.  In  1888  his 
son  L.  W.  was  taken  into  partnership,  the  firm  name  being  Hammond  & 
Son,  located  at  108  West  Main  street.  They  employ  several  hands. 
O.  D.  Hammond  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  i6oth  N.  Y.  V.,  in  1862,  and  served 
three  years  and  four  months,  being  honorably  discharged. 

Franklin  Hartshorn,  a  native  of  New  London  County,  Conn.,  died  there 
at  the  age  of  87  years.  His  children  were  Uri,  Elijah,  David,  Isaac, 
Gurdon,  and  Jerusha.  Isaac,  a  native  of  Franklin,  Conn.,  served  in  the 
War  of  1 81 2,  came  to  Darien,  thence  to  Batavia  in  1821,  and  died  in 
1875,  aged  80  years.  He  married  Delia,  daughter  of  Samuel  Ellis,  of 
Connecticut,  and  his  children  are  Asher,  Franklin,  Samuel,  Elijah,  now 
of  Indiana,  Delia,  and  Andrew.  Andrew  Hartshorn,  born  in  Connecti- 
cut, January  23,  1821,  married  Caroline,  daughter  of  William  and  Caro- 
Hne  (Mather)  Brownell,  of  Batavia,  and  now  resides  on  the  Brownell 
homestead  on  road  41. 

Claudius  Hay,  born  in  Rupert,  Vt.,  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812. 
He  came  to  Cortland,  N.  Y.,  married  Fannie  Wallace,  and  in  the  fall  of 
1820  moved  to  Pembroke.  In  1837  he  went  to  Guilford,  Ohio,  and  died 
there  in  1850,  aged  60  years.  He  had  a  family  of  six  children,  four  of 
whom  are  living.  Michael  W.,  born  March  21,  1820,  learned  the  wagon- 
makers'  trade,  and  was  also  a  farmer  in  Pembroke.  He  has  been  con- 
stable and  deputy  sheriff"  four  years.  In  1863  he  opened  up  a  grocery 
store  in  Batavia  and  was  in  business   15   years.      He  was  mail  agent  two 


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years,  from  Batavia  to  Buffalo  via  Tonawanda,  and  was  keeper  of  the 
county  alms-house  three  years  and  one  month.  He  has  held  the  office 
of  superintendent  of  streets  for  three  years,  or  since  April,  1887,  and  has 
been  an  F.  &  A.  M.  since  1855.  He  married  Lurania  Waite,  and  they 
have  four  children,  Ellis  R.,  Walter  H.,  Charles  F.,  and  Fannie  L. 

Anson  Higley. — The  pioneer  settlers  of  Genesee  County  and  their 
children  are  rapidly  passing  away,  and  in  a  few  years  all  will  have  been 
gathered  to  their  fathers.  But  they  have  a  no  more  worthy  representa- 
tive living  in  this  county  than  Anson  Higley. 

John  Higley,  the  eldest  child  of  Jonathan  Higley  and  Katherine  Brew- 
ster, his  wife,  was  born  in  Surrey,  England,  30  miles  southwest  of  Lon- 
don, July  22,  1649.  When  of  suitable  age  he  was  apprenticed  to  a 
glover  in  London  for  the  period  of  his  minority.  Family  tradition  says 
that,  in  his  seventeenth  year,  he  incurred  the  displeasure  of  his  master, 
who  promised  him  a  severe  flogging  the  next  morning.  To  escape  the 
lash,  and  perhaps  to  satisfy  a  longing  for  adventure,  or  actuated  by  the 
worthier  motive  of  becoming  a  free  citizen  of  the  new  and  promising  land 
which  he  no  doubt  had  read  and  heard  of  much,  he  hastily  bundled  up 
his  scanty  wardrobe,  and  Concealed  himself  in  a  vessel  which  was  about 
to  sail  for  America.  In  due  time  he  landed  at  the  trading  post  of  Wind- 
sor, on  the  Connecticut  River,  and  there  he  found  employment.  In  1671 
he  married  Hannah  Drake,  daughter  of  a  prominent  citizen  of  the  place; 
soon  after  purchased  a  home,  and  became  in  time  one  of  the  most  prom- 
inent in  the  colony.  In  1690  he  was  commissioned  a  lieutenant,  and 
was  afterward  promoted  to  the  post  of  captain.  He  was  elected  to  the 
General  Assembly  of  Connecticut  in  1689,  and  afterwards  elected  to  28 
of  the  ly  sessions  of  that  body.  He  was  the  father  of  16  children. 
This  runaway  boy,  John  Higley,  is  the  sole  ancestor  of  all  who  bear  the 
name  in  America. 

In  1808  Isaac  Higley,  Sr.,  (the  grandfather  of  Anson,)  with  his  brother 
Eber,  (who  was  in  the  War  of  18 12,  taken  prisoner,  and  died  in  Halifax,) 
and  Isaac,  Jr.,  came  to  Elba  and  settled  on  Spring  Creek.  There  were 
seven  children,  of  whom  Isaac,  Jr.,  was  the  eldes^t  and  the  only  son. 
The  daughters  were  Abbie,  wife  of  Ellas  Pettibone,  the  father  of  Col. 
Elias  J.;  Ruth,  wife  of 'Squire  Daniel  Mills,  an  old  justice  of  h^lba  ;  Adah, 
wife  of  Zebulon  Woodruff,  of  Elba  ;  Anna,  wife  of  Samuel  Lampson,  of 
Onondaga  County;  Hannah,  wife  of  William  Knapp  ;  and  Candace,  wife 
of  John  Hawkins,  of  Alexander.  The  grandf^xther  died  in  18 10,  and  was 
the  first  person  buried  in  the  old  burying-ground  in  the  southeast  part 
of  Elba. 


280  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Isaac  Higley,  the  father  of  Anson,  married,  in  Connecticut,  Dorothy 
Killburn,  and  reared  seven  children,  namely :  Emily  (Mrs.  W.  Hoi- 
brook),  who  died  in  Ohio;  Horace,  who  died  in  Elba;  Maria  (Mrs. 
Isaac  Tinkham),  who  also  died  in  Ohio  ;  Eber,  who  died  in  1887  in  Wis- 
consin ;  Isaac  N.,  who  died  in  Elba;  Elvira  (Mrs.  Charles  Ames),  now 
of  Seneca  County,  Ohio ;  and  Anson.  The  father  wa.«  a  farmer  in  Elba 
from  his  settlement  in  1808  until  his  death  in  1829. 

Anson  Higley  was  born  in  Elba  in  181 1,  and  is  one  of  the  oldest  liv- 
ing natives  of  the  county.  He  followed  farming  in  his  native  town  for 
nearly  70  years,  and  has  obtained  by  hard  work  and  steady  application 
a  handsome  property,  which  he  has  generously  divided  among  his  chil- 
dren. Since  1881  he  has  been  a  resident  of  Batavia,  where  he  is  enjoy- 
ing a  well  earned  rest  from  active  labor.  While  a  resident  of  Elba  Mr. 
Higley  was  for  several  terms  assessor  and  supervisor  of  his  town,  and 
was  always  in  favor  of  improvements  to  the  benefit  of  town  and  county. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  highway  commissioners,  and  labored  assiduously 
in  establishing  the  roads  of  his  section.  He  united  in  marriage,  in  1837,. 
with  Lydia  Newkirk,  of  Orange  County,  who  died  in  1858.  They  had 
six  children,  viz. :  Mary,  wife  of  M.  M.  Brown,  a  leading  attorney  of 
Osage,  Mitchell  County,  Iowa;  Sarah  E.,  wife  of  F.  P.  Terry,  of  Batavia; 
Isaac  A.,  a  leading  farmer  of  Elba;  Elizabeth  W. ;  Humphrey  (deceased); 
John  O.,  a  farmer  of  Batavia;  and  Emma,  wife  of  William  Robe,  a 
prominent  farmer  of  Elba.  In  1875  Mr.  Higley  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Lizzie  Cassidy,  a  native  of  Vermont.  They  are  active  members  of 
the  Baptist  Church,  and  are  liberal  contributors  to  its  support.  Mr.  Hig- 
ley is  still  interested  in  farming,  and  in  all  the  relations  of  life  has  borne 
himself  conscientiously,  uprightly,  and  honorably.  He  is  a  man  of  ge- 
nial personality,  of  superior  mental  attributes,  and  a  kindly.  Christian 
gentleman. 

Philip  Houseknecht,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  is  a  Methodist  minister, 
and  resides  in  Alabama.  He  married  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Philip  and 
Margaret  Buchanan,  and  his  children  are  Isabella,  Samuel  L.,  and  Phi- 
los  B.  Philos  B.  Houseknecht,  born  in  Alabama,  married  Ada  P., 
daughter  of  James  A.  and  Lydia  A.  (Fonda)  Gibbs,  and  they  have  one 
son,  Joshua  L.      Mr.  Houseknecht  is  a  photographer  in  Batavia. 

James  Hopkins  was  born  in  Londonderry,  N.  H,,  served  in  the  war 
of  the  Revolution,  and  died  in  Erie  County,  N.  Y.,  aged  82  years.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  a  tailor.  He  married  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Rev.  David 
McGregor,  of  Londonderry,  and  their  children  were   Thomas  N.,  Polly^ 


c^^^^^.^.-^^-^^'^-^y^^^ 


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David  M.,  James,  Margaret,  and  Robert.  Thomas  N.  was  also  a  native 
of  Londonderry,  N.  H.,  but  went  to  a  place  of  the  same  name  in  Ver- 
mont, where  he  Hved  several  years,  when  he  moved  to  Sardinia,  N.  Y., 
where  he  died  in  1870,  aged  94  years.  He  married  Sally  Howe,  of  Lon- 
donderry, Vt,  daughter  of  Nehemiah  Howe,  and  their  children  were 
Thomas.  Eliza,  Dudley,  James  M.,  Nehemiah,  Nelson,  Mary  A.,  Clar- 
issa, and  Robert  N.  The  last  named  was  born  in  Vermont,  June  10, 
18 1 2,  came  to  Batavia  from  Erie  County  in  i860,  and  married  Sarah  A., 
daughter  of  Aaron  and  Serephina  Carnahan,  of  Picton,  Canada.  His 
children  are  Thomas  M.,  William  S.,  Eliza  A.,  and  Jesse  B.  Mrs.  Sarah 
A.  Hopkins  died  in  Batavia,  October  12,  1878,  aged  62  years.  Mr. 
Hopkins,  grandfather  of  James,  was  of  the  old  Puritan  stock,  and  at  the 
time  of  the  French  and  Indian  war  suffered  for  the  necessaries  of  life. 
It  is  told  of  him  that  prices  for  inferior  provisions  at  that  time  were  enor- 
mous :  for  one-quarter  of  a  dog  five  shillings  and  sixpence  were  paid; 
for  a  dog's  head  two  shillings  and  sixpence;  horse  flesh  was  nearly  two 
shillings  per  pound  ;  even  cats,  rats,  and  mice  were  used  for  food.  A 
pound  of  tallow  was  worth  four  shillings.  William  S.  Hopkins  married 
Prudence  E.  Jones,  of  Batavia,  and  they  have  two  children,  Robert  J. 
and  Eliza.  He  is  now  a  resident  of  Buffalo,  being  engaged  in  the  mal- 
leable iron  works  at  Black  Rock.  Robert  N.  Hopkins  is  a  farmer  on  road 
6^),  where  he  has  lived  for  29  years. 

Hector  Humphrey  was  born  in  Marcellus,  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y., 
December  25,  1809.  When  a  young  man  he  came  to  Batavia  with  his 
brother  Bissell,  who  was  proprietor  of  the  old  P2agle  tavern.  He  as- 
sisted his  brother  in  the  hotel  and  stage  business.  He  married  Hannah 
M.  Patterson  in  1838,  and  engaged  in  the  livery  business,  carrying  a 
large  stock  of  horses  and  vehicles  until  his  health  failed.  He  died  June 
5,  1855.  Two  sons  and  one  daughter  were  born  to  him,  all  of  whom  are 
deceased  but  Frances,  wife  of  Reuben  H.  Farnham,  of  Attica.  His 
widow  resides  in  Batavia. 

Henry  W.  Homelius  was  born  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1850.  He  was  the 
first  and  is  now  the  only  architect  in  Genesee  County.  Since  1875  he 
has  been  engaged  in  contracting  and  building,  and  now  employs  from 
10  to  12  men,  making  a  speciality  of  fine  house  building.  He  has  built 
many  of  the  finest  residences  in  the  county,  and  also  does  work  in  Roch- 
ester, Buffalo,  and  surrounding  towns.  Henry  B,  Homelius,  son  of 
Henry  B.,  was  born  1830,  and  came  to  America  when  six  years  of  age. 
He  married  Catherine  Knight,  settled  in  Batavia  in  1856,  and  is  engaged 
in  contracting  and  building. 


282  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Dr.  Horace  S.  Hutchins,  son  of  Asa  and  Lydia  (Willis)  Hutchins,  was 
born  in  the  village  of  Manlius,  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y.,  January  5, 
1829.  The  father,  a  descendant  of  sturdy  New  England  stock,  was  one 
of  the  early  and  efficient  pioneers  in  the  early  settlement  of  the  central 
part  of  this  State.  He  died  in  Genesee  County,  October  i,  1871.  The 
mother  is  from  a  long-lived  family,  and  the  oldest  of  a  family  of  chil- 
dren each  of  whom  lived  to  the  age  of  80  years.  She  married  succes- 
sively two  brothers,  and  by  each  husband  reared  two  sons  and  one 
daughter  :  Oramel,  Loren,  and  Lure  Ann  ;  Sophia,  Horace  S.,  and  Har- 
vey. Dr.  Hutchins's  early  life  was  spent  upon  the  farm  and  in  attend- 
ing the  district  school  winters,  receiving  such  knowledge  as  they  afforded 
a  half  century  past.  At  the  age  of  16  he  commenced  his  academic  work 
in  Hamilton  Academy  in  Madison  County,  N.  Y.,  pursuing  a  four  years' 
course  of  preparatory  study,  which  enabled  him  to  enter  Madison  Uni- 
versity, from  which  institution  he  graduated  and  secured  the  degrees  of 
A.  B.  and  M.  A.  in  course.  He  was  teacher  of  mathematics  in  the 
Ladies'  Seminary  of  Hamilton  two  years,  and  principal  of  Peterboro 
Academy  one  year,  during  which  time,  having  formed  a  taste  for  the 
study  of  medicine,  and  obtaining  from  many  able  physicians  a  good  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  therapeutics,  he  naturally  developed  the  faculties 
necessary  for  the  course  he  marked  out  for  himself,  and  to  which  profes- 
sion he  has  since  devoted  his  energies  and  life.  At  the  age  of  25,  seek- 
ing to  restore  his  health  and  to  learn  something  of  the  world,  he  set  out 
on  an  ocean  voyage  to  the  West  Indies,  Central  America,  across  the 
Isthmus,  along  the  route  of  the  Nicaragua  Canal,  up  the  San  Juan  River 
from  Greytown  to  Castillo  rapids  ;  thence  across  Lake  Nicaragua  and 
the  highlands  of  Gautem.ala  to  the  Pacific  Ocean  ;  thence  with  the  Coast 
Survey  along  the  coasts  of  Mexico  and  California  to  San  Francisco,  land- 
ing there  in  the  early  years  of  the  gold  fever.  For  three  years,  and  during 
his  stay  in  Nevada  City,  he  had  charge  of  its  school  work,  and  also  pur- 
sued the  study  and  practice  of  medicine.  He  held  various  official  posi- 
tions in  that  city,  whose  foundations  were  laid  in  gold.  It  was  during 
his  visit  and  stay  in  California  that  he  was  one  of  many  who  engaged  in 
that  terrible  struggle  for  supremacy  between  law  and  order,  and  the 
minions  of  overt  criminality,  when  the  famous  Vigilance  Committee 
assembled  in  hosts  sufficient  to  awe  and  overpower  the  workers  of  crime. 
The  powers  of  State  were  restored,  society  purified,  and  an  example  for 
good  was  inaugurated  which  has  left  its  impress  upon  the  whole  Nation. 
It  may  not  be  out  of  place  here   to  state,  for  a  comparison,  that  the   last 


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TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  283 


professional  act  of  Dr.  Hutchins  on  the  coast  brought  him  the  sum  of 
$40  in  gold,  he  being  the  recipient  of  that  amount  for  a  simple  prescrip- 
tion, unsolicited  on  his  part. 

In  June,  1857,  he  returned  from  California  to  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  engaging 
in  active  business  relations  with  his  brother  Harvey,  and  in  September  of 
the  same  year  was  married  to  Harriet  M.,  daughter  of  Corrington  Babcock, 
of  Madison  County,  N.  Y.  In  May,  1859,  he  moved  to  Batavia,  taking 
up  his  old  work — the  practice  of  medicine.  Visiting  New  York  city  the 
next  year,  and  spending  many  months  in  review  and  study  in  the  old 
and  new  schools  of  medicine,  he  graduated  and  returned  to  Batavia, 
where  for  the  past  30  years  he  has  faithfully  and  successfully  labored,  ob- 
taining a  rank  in  the  profession  possessed  only  by  the  few,  gaining  the  re- 
spect and  confidence  of  those  who  are  the  recipients  of  his  ministrations, 
and  by  his  consistent  conduct  and  steadfastness  of  purpose  has  gained 
the  respect  of  the  whole  community.  He  has  been  one  of  the  vice-presi- 
dents of  the  New  York  State  Homeopathic  Medical  Society,  and  one  of 
the  censors  of  the  same  society  for  years ;  a  member  of  the  American 
Institute  of  Homeopathy  23  years;  a  member  of  the  Western  New  York 
Medical  Society  since  its  formation  ;  an  alumnus  of  the  New  York  Ho- 
meopathic Medical  College  Hospital  Association;  and  a  director  and  act- 
ive worker  in  the  banking  interests  of  the  village.  For  nearly  10  years 
he  was  president  of  the  board  of  education,  and  an  active  and  zealous 
promoter  of  the  cause  of  education.  Dr.  Hutchins's  children  are  Fanny 
A.  and  Eleanora,  the  latter  the  wife  of  Dr.  John  W.  Le  Seur.  The  family 
are  earnest  and  devoted  members  of  the  Baptist  Church,  contributing 
generously  to  its  growth  and  support. 

Dr.  John  Wesley  Le  Seur  (son  of  John  Le  Seur,  now  in  his  85th  year, 
and  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Church  in  Vermont)  was  born  in  Hart- 
land,  Vt,  in  1857.  He  was  graduated  in  turn  from  the  Fort  Edward 
(N.  Y.)  Collegiate  Institute,  class  of '77;  Rochester  University,  class  of '81; 
Rochester  Theological  Seminary,  class  of '84;  and  the  Hahnemann  Med- 
ical College  of  Philadelphia,  class  of  '86.  In  1885  he  founded  the  Medi- 
cal Institute  of  Philadelphia,  to  which  he  still  contributes  articles.  He 
began  to  practice  with  Dr.  Hutchins  at  Batavia  in  the  spring  of  1886.  In 
1887  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Hill  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Insti- 
tution for  the  Blind  at  Batavia.  During  the  same  year  and  the  succeed- 
ing one  he  was  town  physician,  and  is  now  jail  physician.  Dr.  Le  Seur 
for  three  years  has  been  president  of  the  Philharmonic  Club  in  Batavia, 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Homeopathy  and  the  West- 


284  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


ern  New  York  Homeopathic  Medical  Society.  His  family  consists  of  a 
wife,  formerly  Miss  Eleanora  Hiitchins,  daughter  of  Dr.  Hutchins,  and 
two  children.  He  belongs  to  the  Baptist  Church,  and  is  also  an  active 
member  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  Dr.  Le  Seur  is  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  most  skilled  physicians  in  the  place,  and  commands 
a  lucrative  practice. 

Hinman  Holden  was  born  in  Adams,  Mass.,  in  1787,  and  came  to  Ba- 
tavia  in  1805,  and  thus  was  closely  identified  with  the  early  history  of  this 
village  and  county.  He  was  a  man  of  good  sound  judgment,  one  to  be 
relied  upon  to  help  and  succor  a  just  cause.  In  the  War  of  1 8 1 2  he  took 
his  sled  and  oxen  and  drew  flour  to  Buffalo  to  supply  the  soldiers,  trav- 
eling night  and  day,  which,  in  the  state  of  the  roads  at  that  time,  was  no 
light  task.  At  one  time  (about  1825)  he  kept  the  American  Hotel.  He 
died  in  1871,  aged  84  years.  He  was  father  to  Richard  O.  Holden,  who 
was  born  March  5,  18 14,  in  a  log  house  on  the  farm  owned  by  W.  H.  G. 
Post.  Richard  O.  Holden  was  a  clerk  in  New  York  for  five  years,  and  on 
his  return  went  into  business  with  G.  A.  Lay,  in  a  store  where  the  Masse 
block  now  is.  In  1847  the  firm  was  Holden  &  Thorn,  corner  of  Main  and 
Jackson  streets.  In  1859  ^^^  built  the  large  store  now  occupied  by  his 
son,  and  had  as  partners  Messrs.  Glover  and  Foote.  Other  (branch) 
stores  were  operated  in  Alabama  and  Warsaw.  In  five  years'  time  Glover 
and  Foote  retired,  and  in  1880  Mr.  Holden  took  his  son  Hinman  into 
partnership,  under  the  title  of  R.  O.  Holden  &  Son.  He  died  May  29, 
1887,  aged  73.  During  his  long  residence  here  he  made  many  friends. 
He  enjoyed  the  fullest  confidence  of  all  his  neighbors,  was  ever  fair,  and 
scrupulously  honest.  His  judgment  was  often  sought  in  matters  of  public 
interest,  and  he  took  a  kindly  welfare  in  the  eftbrts  of  others  to  succeed. 
He  married  Miss  Hannah  Wells.  Hinman  Holden,  the  eldest  son  of 
R.  O  Holden,  was  born  here  in  1852.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools 
in  this  section,  and  finished  his  studies  in  Hamden,  Conn.  In  1869  he 
entered  his  father's  store,  and  in  1880  became  his  partner,  but  since  1872 
has  had  the  care  and  responsibility  of  the  business.  He  possesses  the 
rare  executive  ability  which  so  marked  the  life  of  his  father,  and  is  a 
worthy  successor.  He  was  married,  in  1 886,  to  Miss  Eva  O.  Smith, 
daughter  of  Wilber  Smith,  and  they  have  one  son,  Richard  O.  The  fam- 
ily are  Episcopalians. 

Samuel  C.  Holden  was  born  in  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  August  8, 
1794,  and  died  in  December,  1881,  aged  87  years.  He  came  here  in 
1806,    and   thus  spent   75    years  of  his   life   in   this  village.      He  was  a 


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brother  of  Hinman  Holden,  and  they  were  sons  of  James  Holden. 
Samuel  C.  Holden  was  at  one  time  U.  S.  loan  commissioner,  was  county 
clerk  in  1846,  and  was  in  the  mercantile  business  as  early  as  1822  under 
the  firm  name  of  Rich  &  Holden.  His  son,  George  H.  Holden,  held  the 
office  of  county  clerk  for  six  years  from  1861,  and  is  now  the  deputy, 
having  given  his  valuable  assistance  to  the  office  for  30  years. 

Hayden  U.  Howard,  for  many  years  identified  with  the  banking  and 
business  interests  of  this  county,  was  born  in  1821  in  Livingston  County. 
His  parents,  Talcott  and  Sally  (Tufts)  Howard,  came  from  New  England 
to  Perry,  where  Hayden  was  reared.  He  began  life  as  a  clerk,  and  in 
1840  entered  the  bank  at  Le  Roy  as  clerk.  For  nearly  50  years  he  has 
been  identified  with  the  banking  interests  of  the  county.  He  became 
cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Le  R.oy  in  1845,  serving  until  1852.  The  two 
years  following  he  conducted  a  private  bank  in  Buffalo,  and  then  re- 
turned to  Genesee  County  as  vice-president  of  the  Bank  of  Genesee.  In 
1855  he  became  president,  serving  until  1885,  since  which  time  he  has 
conducted  a  loan  office.  He  has  been  active  in  educational  matters,  serv- 
ing as  trustee  in  the  school  board  and  of  the  Institution  of  the  Blind. 
He  was  also  president  of  the  Western  New  York  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany. He  married  Lucy  L.,  daughter  of  Erastus  Bailey,  of  Le  Roy,  an 
old  resident.  They  have  three  children,  Charles  H.,  William  E.,  and 
Mary  M.,  and  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Joseph  Hamilton  has  been  a  resident  of  Batavia  since  1852.  He  in- 
herited a  taste  for  engraving,  and  learned  the  trade  of  cutting  marble  in 
Rochester,  and  since  coming  here  has  established  a  large  trade  in  the 
marble  and  granite  line.  He  erected  the  brick  block  on  East  Main  street 
in  1872,  where  he  has  spacious  salesrooms.  In  March,  1877,  he  admit- 
ted his  son  John  M.  as  a  partner,  and  the  business  is  now  conducted 
under  the  firm  name  of  Joseph  Hamilton  &  Son. 

Ezekiel  Hackley,  a  son  of  Simeon,  of  Connecticut,  was  born  in  Co- 
lumbia County,  in  1 794,  and  came  to  Batavia  in  18 19,  settling  on  the  farm 
in  the  north  part  of  the  town,  where  he  now  resides  with  his  son  Orlando 
D.  Mr.  Hackley  married  Sarah  Smiley,  daughter  of  Dr.  Francis  Smiley, 
of  Herkimer  County,  N  Y.,  and  they  had  six  children.  He  is  the  old- 
est settler  in  the  town,  being  now  over  96  years  of  age. 

Samuel  Jacks,  a  native  of  Londonderry,  N.  H.,  came  to  Batavia  in 
181 1.  He  was  a  blacksmith,  but  settled  on  a  farm  where  he  died  in  1866, 
aged  74  years.  He  came  when  but  few  settlers  had  located,  and  had  a 
shop  at  the  corner  of  Bank  and  Main  streets.      He  married  Betsey,  daugh- 


286  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


ter  of  Ephraim  Husted,  of  Elba,  and  his  children  were  James  C,  John, 
Mary,  Samuel,  John,  Ephraim,  and  Betsey.  James  C.  Jacks,  born  in 
Batavia,  married  Josephine  B.,  daughter  of  John  C.  and  Eunice  (McCril- 
lus)  Wilford,and  their  children  are  J.  Wilford,  Mary  E.,JuliaW.,  Josephine, 
and  J.  Corwin.  The  latter  married  Emma,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Eliza 
(Staples)  Haviland,  of  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Elma  H.  Mr.  Jacks  is  a  farmer,  residing  on  road  13.  J.  Wilford  Jacks 
is  a  Presbyterian  minister  at  Romulus,  N.  Y.  Mary  E.  Jacks  married 
Rev.  H.  H.  Kellogg,  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Windham, 
N.  Y.  Josephine  Jacks  married  Rev.  Frank  L.  Silliman,  now  a  mer- 
chant of  Little  Falls,  N.  Y.  Julia  W.  Jacks  married  William  T.  Bradley, 
a  farmer  in  Batavia. 

Alva  Jones  was  born  February  23,  1820,  in  Stafford,  was  a  farmer,  and 
always  resided  there.  He  married  Amelia  C.  Hull,  and  they  had  four 
children,  viz.:  Edwin  R..  George  F".,  Mary  A.,  and  P>ances  C,  all  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Jones  died  February  5,  1873,  and  his  widow  resides  in  Ba- 
tavia. The  son  George  F.  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  in  1863, 
and  August  25,  1864,  he  was  captured  by  the  rebels  and  taken  to  Libby 
prison,  from  there  to  Belle  Isle,  thence  to  Salisbury,  N.  C,  where  he  died 
November  2,  1864.  Edwin  R.  Jones  died  in  Nebraska,  November  8, 
1888. 

Obadiah  Johnson  was  a  native  of  Berkshire  County,  Mass  ,  and  a  sol- 
dier in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  He  had  six  children,  viz.  :  Horace, 
Obadiah,  Gordon,  Anna,  Sallie,  and  John  R.  John  R.  Johnson,  also  a 
native  of  Massachusetts,  came  to  Monroe  County  in  1813,  and  died  at 
Riga  in  1870,  aged  84  years.  He  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  David  Tut- 
tle,  of  Byron,  and  their  children  were  Rufus,  Azubette,  Ira,  Jane,  Lucy, 
Lucinda,  Spencer,  Sarah,  Eunice,  and  Horace.  The  latter  was  born  in 
Riga,  July  16,  1827,  settled  in  Byron  in  1876,  and  came  to  Batavia  in 
1882,  locating  on  a  farm.  He  married  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Ephraim 
and  Nancy  (Hults)  Johnson,  of  Nunda,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  are 
Lewis  M.,  Ernest  H.,  William  H.,  Morris  W.,  Julia  E.,  Cora  B.,  and 
Mary  E.  Lewis  M.  Johnson  married  Martha  Judd.  Their  children  are 
Charles  J.,  Cora  B.,  Lena  L.,  and  lima  M.  He  resides  with  his  father  on 
road  13. 

Prof.  Charles  A.  Klimitz  was  born  September  23,  1826,  in  Fomerania, 
Prussia.  He  received  a  musical  education  in  the  city  of  Stettin.  In 
1855  he  came  to  America,  and  was  a  resident  of  Rochester  one  year, 
and  came  to  Batavia  in  1856.      He  has  taught  music  in  the  Young  Ladies' 


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Seminary  1 1  years,  and  has  since  been  a  private  music  teacher.  He  was 
married  to  Emily  E.  Brussow,  and  they  have  had  six  children,  four  of 
whom  are  living. 

John  Kenyon  in  1836  opened  a  grocery  and  general  store  in  Batavia. 
After  carrying  on  the  business  for  years  he  sold  out  to  his  sons  Edward 
L.  and  George  D.  In  1886  Edward  L.  bought  out  George  D.,  carrying 
on  the  business  until  1888,  when  he  sold  out  the  store  and  retired.  In 
May,  1889,  his  son,  E.  Porter  Kenyon,  opened  a  store  at  No.  80  Main 
street,  and  is  now  carrying  a  full  line  of  groceries.  He  also  controls  the 
ice  business  of  Batavia. 

Darius  King  was  born  in  Pompey,  N.  Y.,  April  30,  18 19.  When  six 
years  of  age  his  father,  Hiram,  settled  in  the  northern  part  of  Batavia, 
where  he  resided  until  he  moved  to  Oakfield  in  i860.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  building  mover,  and  was  supervisor  two  years  and  assessor  nine  years. 
He  married  Cornelia  Showerman,  and  they  had  a  family  of  three  children, 
two  of  whom,  F.  D.  and  W.  E.,are  living.  He  died  December  9,  1885. 
His  widow  lives  in  Batavia.  F.  D.  King  was  born  March  6,  1846,  and 
s  a  contractor  and  builder.  He  married  Miss  C.  Bowers,  of  Victor,  N.  Y., 
and  they  have  one  child,  Everett  D. 

Paul  Knowlton  lived  and  died  in  Grafton,  Mass.  His  children  were 
Paul,  Levi,  Daniel,  Ruth,  and  Annie.  Daniel  was  born  in  Massachu- 
setts, and  came  to  Pavilion  in  18 16,  remaining  there  until  his  death  in 
1847,  aged  72  years.  He  married"Polly  Hemmingway,  of  Massachusetts, 
and  their  children  were  Mary,  Pamelia,  Adaline,  Venus  D.,  Hephzibah, 
Levi  P.,  and  Thaddeus  J.  The  last  mentioned  was  born  in  Bethany, 
March  30,  1822,  and  came  to  Batavia  in  1885.  He  now  lives  iji  Batavia 
village  at  24  Wood  street.  He  married.  May  28,  1845,  Phoebe,  daugh- 
ter of  Joseph  and  Sarah  (Buckbee)  Stewart,  of  Warsaw,  N.  Y.  She  was 
born  January  16,  1820.  Their  children  are  Daniel  S.,  Eva  F.,  and 
Frank  J.  Daniel  S.  married  Nellie  Vernon,  of  Perry,  N.  Y.  They  have 
three  children,  and  reside  at  La  Grange.  Joseph  Stewart  served  in  the 
War  of  1 8 1 2.  Richard  Buckbee,  father  of  Sarah,  died  in  Saratoga  County 
at  the  age  of  82  years,  and  his  wife,  Phoebe,  in  Dutchess  County  at  the 
age  of  52  years.      Mr.  Knowlton  also  owns  a  farm  of  69  acres  in  Pavilion- 

KeiiJiy  &  Rotirke,  grocers  and  wholesale  and  retail  liquor  dealers,  are 
located  at  152  Ellicott  street.  They  started  in  business  in  1884,  renting 
the  store,  and  since  then  have  bought  the  property.  They  are  doing  a 
large  business,  which  is  increasing  each  year. 

Charles  A.  Kibbe,  of  "  Kibbe's  farm  advertising  agency,"  established 


288  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


in  1875,  is  a  native  of  Fulton  County,  N.  Y.,  and  son  of  Nathaniel  S. 
Kibbe,  who  came  to  Batavia  in  1870.  Previous  to  living  here  Charles  A. 
was  engaged  in  the  glove  and  mitten  business  at  Gloversville,  N.  Y.  He 
has  made  a  great  success  of  his  real  estate  business,  his  sales  the  past 
three  years  amounting  to  $2,000,000,  and  a  total  of  $8,000,000.  He 
handles  property  all  over  the  United  States.  He  makes  a  specialty  of 
advertising,  having  spent  in  all  over  $26,000  for  that  purpose,  or  about 
$2,000  per  year.  He  has  about  500  cooperative  agents  in  the  United 
States.  Mr.  Kibbe  has  opened  a  branch  office  in  room  i.  No.  8  State 
street,  Rochester,  with  W.  P.  Hawkins  as  manager.  His  work  is  strictly 
a  commission  one.  He  originated  this  "  new  idea  "  of  dealing  in  farm 
properties,  and  has  proved  it  to  be  a  success.  Mr.  Kibbe  is  one  of  the 
energetic  business  men  of  the  town  ;  an  active  mover  in  all  enterprises 
to  build  up  the  place  by  the  introduction  of  new  manufactures. 

Martin  L.  Kempton  in  1888  commenced  the  manufacture  of  the  Ba- 
tavia combination  fence  at  Elba.  In  1889  he  located  in  Batavia  at  1 17 
Harvester  avenue,  and  is  now  using  from  10  to  12  tons  of  wire  and  300,- 
000  pickets  per  year.  He  also  makes  ordinary  farm  fence  and  fancy 
picket  fence  of  different  varieties. 

Lawrence  &  Lane,  attorneys  at  law. — This  association  was  formed  in 
1889  by  Spencer  J.  Lawrence  and  Louis  B.  Lane.  Mr.  Lawrence  was 
born  in  1864,  ^  son  of  James  and  Alida  (Chase)  Lawrence,  a  farmer  who 
died  in  1880.  After  completing  his  preliminary  education  Mr.  Lawrence 
entered  the  office  of  William  C.  Watson  and  began  the  study  of  law. 
He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  spring  of  1889.  Mr.  Lane,  a  native 
of  Allegany  County,  was  born  in  1862,  son  of  Rev.  John  W.  and  Mary  E. 
(Watson)  Lane.  His  father  was  a  Presbyterian  minister  of  over  30  years 
of  service  in  Allegany  County,  and  died  December  25,  1881.  Louis  was 
educated  under  the  care  of  his  father,  and  was  also  a  law  student  in  Mr. 
Watson's  office.      He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1889. 

G.  W.  Lefler,  V.  S.,  was  born  in  Seneca  County,  N.  Y.,  August  6, 
1834.  He  graduated  at  Boston  Veterinary  College  in  1858,  was  ap- 
pointed chief  veterinary  surgeon  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  in  1863, 
and  remained  there  until  1866.  He  enlisted  as  farrier  in  the  30th  N.  Y. 
Engineer  Corps,  and  was  discharged  on  special  order  515  to  receive  the 
appointment  of  chief  veterinary  surgeon.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he 
practiced  in  several  cities  in  the  West,  and  located  in  Batavia  in  1884.  He 
has  his  office  and  hospital  at  Exchange  Place. 

James  A.  Le  Seur,  the  efficient  clerk  and  assistant  of  Judge  North  in 


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the  surrogate's  office,  is  a  native  of  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  where  he  was  born 
November  18,  1861.  He  was  married,  December  31,  1884,  to  Miss  Car- 
rie Eckler,  of  Pittsford,  N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Batavia  in  September,  1887, 
from  Boston,  Mass. 

Harry  Lathrop,  born  in  1804,  is  a  native  of  Rutland,  Vt.,  and  came  to 
Stafford  in  18 16.  He  is  now  a  resident  of  Medina,  N.  Y.  He  married 
Olive,  daughter  of  Moses  Chapin,  of  Massachusetts,  and  their  children 
are  Elsie  E.,  Edward  F.,  James  E.,  and  Harry  E.  Harry  E.  Lathrop, 
who  was  born  in  Stafford,  married  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  William  and 
Eliza  (Wilcox)  Russell,  of  Rocky  Hill,  Conn.,  and  their  children  are 
Frank  E.,  born  February  11,  1873,  and  Mary  E.,  born  November  18^ 
1876.  They  now  reside  in  Batavia,  where  they  have  lived  for  eight 
years.  The  father  of  Harry  (Abigal)  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812, 
and  was  at  the  burning  of  Buffalo.  Anson  Lathrop  came  to  Darien  from 
Connecticut  in  1818,  and  settled  in  the  southeastern  part  of  the  town. 
He  was  a  farmer.  He  married  Elizabeth  Bertram,  and  had  born  to  him 
eight  children,  Samuel,  son  of  Aaron,  was  born  March  28,  1834,  and 
married  Sarah  E.  Salisbury.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  M,  9th  N.  Y.  H.  A., 
was  taken  prisoner  at  Mononacy  Junction  in  July,  1863,  taken  to  Dan- 
ville prison,  and  died  November  9,  1863.  Henry  Salisbury,  born  in  Co- 
lumbia County,  N.  Y.,  married  Sallie  Owen,  of  Massachusetts,  and  settled 
in  Darien  in  1810.  They  had  eight  children.  He  was  a  large  farmer, 
and  died  September  26,  1869.  He  was  in  the  War  of  18 12,  and  was 
stationed  at  Fort  Erie. 

Samuel  Lusk,  a  native  of  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  moved  to  Poultney,  Vt., 
and  died  in  1828,  aged  'j6  years.  He  served  in  the  war  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. He  married  Naomi  Bryant,  of  Connecticut,  and  their  children 
were  Samuel,  Irena,  Alvin,  Salmon,  Sally,  and  William.  The  latter,  of 
Castleton,  Vt,  came  to  Batavia  in  1835,  and  died  in  Newstead,  Erie 
County,  in  1870,  aged  84  years.  He  served  in  the  War  of  18 12.  He 
married  Althea  Sanford,  of  Poultney,  Vt,  daughter  of  Oliver  Sanford, 
and  his  children  were  William  H.,  Reuben  S.,  Marcus,  Caroline,  Clarissa, 
Ann  E.,  and  Salmon.  Salmon  B.  Lusk  was  born  in  Poultney,  August 
28,  18 1 5,  came  to  Batavia  and  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Jabez  and 
Relief  (Wheelock)  Howe,  and  their  children  are  Althea,  Elizabeth,  Helen, 
Mary,  Frank  R.,  Clara  E.,  and  William  B.  Mr.  Lusk  has  resided  at  his 
present  place  24  years.  He  was  elected  sheriff  in  185 1,  and  served  three 
years  in  the  late  war;  was  deputy  provost-marshal,  and  held  many  offices 
of  trust  in  the  county.  He  was  jailer  seven  years,  and  deputy  sheriff 
three  years.      He  is  a  breeder  of  thoroughbred  American  Merino  shee 


290  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Philip  Luckel  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  America  in  1854,  set- 
tling in  Batavia  in  1855,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  is  a  tailor  by- 
trade,  and  has  carried  on  that  business  most  of  the  time.  Charles  W. 
Luckel,  son  of  Philip,  was  born  in  Batavia,  April  8,  1858.  He  learned 
the  tailors'  trade  with  his  father,  finishing  in  New  York  city.  In  1884 
he  started  in  business  for  himself  He  has  been  in  the  store  at  30  Jack- 
son street  since  1889,  carrying  on  merchant  tailoring.  He  carries  a 
good  line  of  foreign  and  domestic  goods,  giving  employment  to  from  12 
to  15  hands. 

Andrew  Lape  was  born  in  Germany,  and  when  a  young  man  came  to 
Batavia.  He  married  Catherine  Michel,  and  they  had  two  children. 
He  enlisted  in  Co.  H,  148th  N:  Y.  Regt.,  served  two  years  and  six 
months,  and  died  from  wounds  received  in  service.  His  only  son,  Jo- 
seph, was  born  near  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  October  21,  1848,  and  resides  in  Ba- 
tavia. Joseph  Lape  was  elected  constable  in  February,  1889.  He  mar- 
ried Hattie  L  Johnson,  of  Shortsville,  Ontario  County,  and  they  have 
one  child,  Pearl  P. 

Robert  A.  Maxwell,  State  superintendent  of  insurance,  is  a  native  of 
Washington  County,  where  he  was  born  in  1840.  He  is  a  son  of  Alex- 
ander and  Jane  (Alexander)  Maxwell,  both  of  Scotch  lineage.  Robert 
was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  county,  and  received  the  advan- 
tage of  a  course  of  study  in  the  State  Normal  School  of  Albany.  He 
then  taught  for  two  years  in  the  schools  of  Greenwich.  Deciding  upon 
a  larger  field  of  operation  he  went  to  Chicago  and  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits,  but  was  forced  to  return  east  on  account  of  ill  health,  and  in 
1869  he  became  a  permanent  resident  of  Batavia.  Mr.  Maxwell  was  ac- 
tively engaged  in  the  malting  business  for  10  years,  first  forming  an  as- 
sociation with  E.  H.  Fish  in  1871,  and  later  with  Henry  J.  Ensign,  in 
the  brewery  and  malt  business.  He  was  appointed  one  of  the  early  trus- 
tees of  the  Institution  for  the  Blind,  and  also  served  one  year  as  village 
trustee.  In  1881  he  was  nominated  on  the  Democratic  ticket  for  State 
treasurer,  and  was  elected  by  22,000  majority,  the  balance  of  the  ticket 
being  defeated.  In  1883  he  was  reelected  by  over  5,000  in  advance  of 
the  rest  of  the  ticket.  In  January,  1886,  Gov.  Hill  appointed  him  State 
superintendent  of  insurance,  which  office  he  now  holds.  He  was  married 
to  Mary  McLean,  of  Washington  County.  Two  children  have  been  born 
to  them,  viz. :   William  A.  and  Marion  Grace  (deceased,  aged  nine  years). 

John  M.  McKenzie,  of  the  firm  of  McKenzie,  Ryan  &  Storms,  was 
born  in   Lockport  in  1846.      He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  ot 


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that  place,  and  learned  the  trade  of  cabinetmaker.  He  moved  to  Wis- 
consin and  there  worked  at  his  trade,  but  came  to  Batavia  in  1868,  and 
was  engaged  at  farming  four  years,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  R.  O. 
Holden.  with  whom  he  studied  the  business  of  general  merchandising  for 
nine  years,  attaining  the  position  of  head  clerk  and  buyer.  In  1881  he 
opened  up  business  on  his  own  account,  when  there  were  eight  compet- 
ing stores  in  the  line  of  clothiers  and  gents'  furnishing  goods,  while  at  the 
present  time  only  three  survive.  His  strict  attention  to  business,  fidelity 
to  friends,  and  thorough  regard  for  his  word  caused  him  to  be  brought 
forward  as  a  candidate  for  the  Assembly  in  1887.  Such  was  his  popu- 
larity that  he  was  elected  by  a  majority  of  nearly  1,200,  being  far  in  ad- 
vance of  the  rest  of  the  ticket,  and  by  a  greater  majority  than  his  prede- 
cessors. Again,  in  1888,  he  was  placed  in  nomination  for  the  same  place, 
which  resulted  in  an  increased  majority  (1,311),  keeping  up  with  that  for 
the  presidential  ticket.  The  fact  of  his  being  a  member  of  the  Ways 
and  Means  Committee  is  an  honor  not  often  given  to  Genesee  County. 
Mr.  McKenzie  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Storms,  daughter  of  the  late  John 
C  Storms.      They  have  one  girl,  Bessie  L. 

Timothy  Lynch,  proprietor  of  the  Genesee  House,  was  born  in  Ireland, 
and  came  with  his  parents  to  America  in  1847.  His  father,  Daniel 
Lynch,  came  to  Batavia  about  1850,  and  resided  there  until  his  death. 
Timothy  Lynch  was  reared  and  educated  in  the  schools  of  Batavia,  and 
early  in  1861  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  looth  N.  Y.  Vet.  Inf ,  as  a  private.  Be- 
fore going  to  the  front  he  was  commissioned  second  lieutenant  of  his 
company.  He  was  in  active  service  about  three  and  one- half  years. 
His  regiment  saw  severe  service,  and  participated  in  the  engagements  at 
Yorktown,  Williamsburg,  Seven  Pines,  and  Fair  Oaks,  where  Lieut. 
X.ynch  was  taken  prisoner  and  confined  for  five  months  in  Libby  and 
Salisbury  prisons.  After  rejoining  the  regiment  he  was  promoted  to  first 
lieutenant  to  date  from  the  battle  of  Fair  Oakes,  having  command  of  Co. 
B.  He  was  finally  made  captain  of  his  company,  and  served  until  No- 
vember, 1864,  when  he  resigned.  The  latter  part  of  his  service  he  was 
in  the  engagements  at  Folly,  James,  and  Morris  islands,  and  before 
Charleston,  Richmond,  Petersburg,  and  Fort  Darling,  where  one-half  of 
his  regiment  was  lost  and  he  was  wounded,  Weldon  Railroad,  Bermuda 
Hundred,  etc.  Returning  to  Genesee  County  Mr.  Lynch  farmed  for 
two  years,  and  in  1867  became  owner  of  the  Genesee  House  on  Jackson 
street,  Batavia,  which  he  has  since  conducted,  with  the  exception  of  two 
years.     Mr.  Lynch  is  post  commander  of  Upton  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  is 


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now  serving  as  one  of  the  Grant  treasurers  of  the  State  for  the  C.  M.  B. 
A.,  a  benevolent  organization  of  which  he  is  one  of  the  oldest  members. 
He  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  Batavia,  and  is 
one  of  the  enterprising  men  of  the  town,  as  well  as  a  genial  and  deserv- 
ing host. 

Allen  D.  Lincoln,  youngest  son  of  Sylvester,  who  was  the  fourth  set- 
tler in  the  town  of  Bethany,  was  born  in  Bethany,  December  6,  1821. 
He  received  a  public  school  and  academic  education,  and  until  recently 
was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  is  now  a  retired  farmer,  residing  on 
Jackson  street,  Batavia.,  March  28,  1855,  he  married  Sarah  E.,  oldest 
daughter  of  Morris  Garton,  of  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y.  They  have  two 
children,  viz.:  Wallis  G.,  born  January  3,  1862,  and  Kate  F.,  born  Octo- 
ber I,  1871.  November  2,  1884,  Wallis  G.  married  Monica  McNerhany, 
of  Washington,  D.  C,  and  they  have  two  children,  Harry  G.  and  Mar- 
garet. He  is  a  telegraph  operator  in  the  Western  Union  office  in  Chi- 
cago, 111.  Kate  F.  is  a  music  teacher  and  resides  at  home  with  her  par- 
ents. 

Harry  M.  Lay,  successor  to  Blake  &  Lay,  is  the  young  but  progressive 
proprietor  of  a  leading  business  enterprise  of  Batavia.  The  business  was 
started  by  John  H.  Blake,  and  subsequently  became,  in  1887,  Blake  & 
Lay.  During  the  continuance  of  the  firm  extensive  buildings  were  erec- 
ted, and  the  business  assumed  large  proportions.  Mr.  Lay  assumed  the 
entire  charge  and  ownership  in  1889.  The  office  and  yards  are  on  Lib- 
erty street,  convenient  to  railroad  transportation,  and  consist  of  lumber 
yard,  coal  sheds,  a  planing-mill  40x80  feet,  two  stories  in  height,  and  a 
hay  barn  40x120  feet  and  50  feet  high,  with  a  capacity  for  2,000  tons  of 
hay,  which  is  shipped  to  eastern  markets.  Mr.  Lay  employs  about  20 
assistants,  and  has  a  promising  future.  He  is  a  native  of  Chicago,  and  a 
son  of  George  W.  Lay,  Esq.,  an  attorney  and  descendant  of  old  Gen- 
esee County  families.  Mr.  Lay  received  an  excellent  education,  gradu- 
ating from  Williams  College  in  1887.  The  same  year  he  began  his  bus- 
iness career. 

John  Moore,  a  native  of  Columbia  County,  N.  Y.,  came  to  Batavia  in 
1847,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  72  years.  He  married  Cherry  Sparks, 
daughter  of  Benjamin,  of  Massachusetts,  and  their  children  were  Abigail, 
Betsey,  Louisa,  Clarissa,  Sabery,  John,  Benjamin,  Andrew,  George,  and 
Michael.  The  latter  came  to  Batavia  in  1836,  from  Lima,  N.  Y.  He 
married,  first,  Sarah  Ward,  and  second,  Nancy  Ward.  His  children  by  his 
second  wife  are  Franklin,  Charles,  Elmer,  Newton,  Herbert,  Watson,  and 


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Libbie  L.  They  now  reside  near  East  Pembroke  in  the  town  of  Batavia. 
Herbert  Moore  is  a  merchant  at  East  Pembroke.  Libbie  L.  married 
Cash  M.,  son  of  PLdvvin  and  Lucinda  (Curtis)  Durham,  of  Batavia,  and  is 
now  a  resident  of  East  Pembroke. 

William  Martin,  son  of  William.,  a  native  of  Orange  County,  N.  Y., 
came  to  Shelby,  N.  Y.,  in  18 16,  and  now  resides  there.  He  married 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Daniel  Ross,  of  Shelby,  and  their  children  are  William 
A.,  Wallace,  Mary,  Harriet,  Alice,  Frances,  Albert  R.,  Elizabeth,  and 
Charles  T.  Charles  T.  Martin  was  born  in  Barre,  N.  Y.,  March  3,  1843, 
and  now  resides  in  Batavia  on  road  7.  William  Martin,  Sr.,  was  a  na- 
tive of  County  Down,  Ireland.  He  came  to  New  York  city  in  i8oi,and 
thence  to  Barre,  where  he  died  in  1848,  aged  82  years  He  was  a  linen 
weaver  by  trade.  His  wife  was  Mary  Trumbull,  who  died  in  Barre  in 
1844,  aged  72  years.  Charles  T.  Martin  married  Augusta  S.,  daughter 
of  Robert  Balmer.  of  Porter,  Niagara  County,  N.  Y.,  and  they  had  one 
daughter,  Maude  Snow,  now  deceased. 

William  J.  Mann,  proprietor  of  the  Hotel  Richmond,  is  a  native  of 
Buffalo.  He  was  born  in  1844,  a  son  of  William  B.  and  Aurelia  (Arm- 
strong) Mann.  His  father,  an  Englishman  by  birth,  came  to  America 
when  a  youth,  and  has  been  a  prominent  grain  and  shipping  merchant  in 
Buffalo,  with  an  experience  of  40  years,  and  is  the  oldest  member  of  the 
board  of  trade  in  that  city.  William  J.  began  his  business  career  with 
his  father,  for  a  time  the  firm  being  William  B.  Mann  &  Son,  and  was 
subsequently  interested  in  other  enterprises  in  the  city.  He  finally  em- 
barked in  the  hotel  business  as  a  member  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Staf- 
ford &  Co.,  proprietors  of  the  Tifi't  House  and  Mansion  Hotel.  He  soon 
became  proprietor  of  the  Hotel  Richmond  in,  his  native  village,  which 
was  destroyed  by  fire  March  8,  1887,  in  which  he  lost  his  wife  and  only 
child,  and  nearly  perished  himself,  being  severely  burned  and  disabled 
for  a  long  time.  Mr.  Mann  became  proprietor  of  the  Hotel  Richmond 
upon  its  completion  in  May,  1889.  He  is  endowed  with  a  genial  per- 
sonality, which,  with  business  attributes  of  a  high  order,  fit  him  for  pre- 
siding over  one  of  the  neatest  and  best  equipped  hotels  in  the  Empire 
State. 

Sidney  U.  Main,  a  retired  merchant,  was  an  active  business  man  for 
many  years.  He  was  born  in  Cazenovia,  N.  Y.,  in  181 1,  a  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Sophia  (Briggs)  Main,  of  New  England  stock.  They  were  mar- 
ried there  and  settled  in  Madison  County  in  1829,  whence  they  removed 
to   Bennington,  W^yoming   County.     The    father    was   a   merchant  and 


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farmer  there  until  his  death  in  1838.  The  mother  died  in  1877,  at  the 
home  of  her  son  in  Batavia.  There  were  eiglit  children,  six  of  whom 
are  living,  viz.:  Mrs.  Jane  C.  Bride,  Mrs.  Lucy  A.  Studley,  Mrs.  Caro- 
hne  L.  Dorman,  Mrs.  Margaret  Hulett,  Mrs.  Louisa  Shadbolt,  and  Sid- 
ney U.  Main.  The  latter  btgan  his  bu.siness  career  when  a  youth,  and 
pursued  it  untiringly  until  he  retired  from  active  labor.  He  was  for 
some  time  a  traveling  salesman.  In  1837  he  began  business  in  Bergen, 
continuing  there  until  he  came  to  Batavia.  In  1854  he  formed  a  co- 
partnership with  Dr  O.  P.  Clark  in  the  drug  and  book  trade,  and  was 
afterwards  associated  with  A.  D.  Tryon.  He  was  also  in  business  in 
Randolph,  N.  Y.,  for  20  years,  and  was  a  large  real  estate  dealer. 
Throughout  his  entire  business  life  he  sustained  a  reputation  for  honor- 
able dealing.  In  1837  he  married  Miss  Ophelia  Beecher,  of  Bergen, 
who  died  in  1844.  In  1849  ^^^  married  Adeline  E  Botsford,  who  died 
in  185 1.  In  1854  he  was  married  to  Adeline  E.,  daughter  of  Aaron  and 
Betsey  (Bent)  Pingrey,  of  Mount  Holly,  Vermont,  who  were  early  set- 
tlers of  Cattaraugus  County,  N.  Y. 

Rufus  Monger,  a  native  of  Vermont,  came  to  Bethany  in  the  very 
early  days  of  the  settlement  of  that  town,  and  cleared  the  farm  where  he 
remained  until  his  death  in  I  870,  at  the  age  of  92  years.  He  was  often 
times  obliged  to  carry  wheat  to  mill  to  Attica  upon  his  back.  He  served 
in  the  War  of  181 2.  He  married  Lydia  Everest,  of  Bethany,  and  their 
children  were  Rufus,  Lydia,  Luman,  Deliverance,  Israel.  Sally,  Ephraim,  1 
Lavina,  and  Orange.  Luman  Monger  was  born  in  Bethany,  near  Lin- 
den, November  22,  18 15.  He  married  Amanda,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Barnes,  of  Iowa,  and  they  have  one  son,  Charles,  now  a  station  agent  on 
the  Illinois  Central  Railroad.  Mrs.  Monger  died  in  1875,  aged  70  years. 
Mr.  Monger  went  to  Dubuque,  Iowa,  in  1845,  but  now  resides  in  Bata- 
via village,  and  is  a  gunsmith. 

Prof  Humphrey  D.  Maddock  was  born  September  25,  1839,  in  Taun- 
ton, England.  In  1857  he  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Buffalo,  where 
he  did  such  work  as  a  boy  could  find  to  do.  About  i860  he  moved  to 
Pavilion,  and  there  learned  the  broom  manufacturing  business,  and  was 
there  12  years.  He  then  opened  a  broom  fictory,  which  he  carried  on 
until  1882.  In  October  of  that  year  he  came  to  the  New  York  State 
Blind  Institution  and  taught  broommaking.  He  also  has  charge  of  the 
gymnasium.      He  married  Susan  M.  Buck,  of  Buffalo. 

John  Myers,  born  in  Switzerland,  came  to  Batavia  in  1849,  where  he 
died  in  1881,  aged  75  years.      His  children  were  John,  Alonzo,  Theresa, 


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Elizabeth,  Frank,  who  served  in  the  49th  Regt.  of  Buffalo,  and  died  in 
hospital  at  Fort  Monroe  at  the  age  of  35  years,  John,  2d,  who  also 
served  in  the  49th  Buffalo  Regt..  Sefarie,  who  served  in  the  8th  N.  Y. 
H.  A.,  Sophronia,  and  Peter.  The  latter  was  born  in  Switzerland  and 
came  to  Batavia  with  his  father,  John,  where  he  now  resides.  He  mar- 
ried Amelia,  daughter  of  Frederick  and  Wilhelmina  (Schultz)  Darrow, 
and  they  have  three  children,  viz.:  Wilhelm  (deceased),  Herman,  and 
Estella.  Frederick  and  Wilhelmina  Darrow  were  born  in  Berlin,  Prussia, 
and  in  1853  came  to  Richville,  N.  Y.  Frederick  was  killed  at  that  place 
by  an  accident  in  a  saw-mill,  in  1857,  at  the  age  of  38  years.  His  wife 
was  58  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  death.  Their  children  were  Will- 
iam, Amelia,  Augusta,  Minnie,  Henry,  and  Annie  R. 

Thomas  Mogridge's  carriage  shops  are  located  at  2  Seaver  Place.  In 
1877  he  started  the  business  here,  but  previous  to  that,  in  1875,  he  was 
located  for  two  years  on  Clark  Place.  He  employs  from  five  to  seven 
men,  manufacturing  all  kinds  of  wagons  and  carriages,  and  has  a  black- 
smith shop  connected  with  his  business.  Mr.  Mogridge  was  born  in 
England.  April  18,  1835.  I"  1852  he  came  to  Batavia  and  worked  at 
his  trade,  which  he  had  learned  in  England.  He  married  Sarah  Lyons 
and  they  have  three  children. 

M.  Moynihan,  a  merchant  tailor  and  dealer  in  ready-made  clothino- 
was  born  in  Ireland  in  1840,  and  came  to  Batavia  with  his  parents  when 
10  years  of  age.  He  entered  the  clothing  store  of  S.  Masse  in  1862 
where  he  was  employed  for  14  years,  when  he  engaged  in  business  for 
himself,  opening  a  clothing  store  in  the  Opera  House  block,  where  he 
did  a  prosperous  business  for  three  years.  He  then  purchased  a  lot  on 
East  Main  street,  41x100  feet,  and  erected  the  Moynihan  block,  which 
contains  three  stores.  He  occupies  No.  47,  wiiere  he  has  a  lar^re  stock 
of  clothing  and  gents'  furnishing  goods.  Mr.  Moynihan  has  established 
the  one  price  system,  and  has  built  up  a  lucrative  and  prosperous   trade. 

Benjamin  F.  Morgan,  a  native  of  Amboy.  N.  J.,  born  in  1768,  came 
to  Batavia,  N.  Y.,  in  1802,  and  settled  on  a  farm.  His  was  the  first 
deed  of  land  in  the  town  for  80  acres,  and  was  given  to  him  by  the  Hol- 
land Purchase.  He  remained  on  the  farm  until  his  death,  February  12. 
1840,  aged  72  years.  His  wife,  born  in  1773,  was  Sarah,  dauj^hter  of 
Ebenezer  Mary,  of  Kinderhook,  Washington  County,  N.  Y.  She  died 
in  1856,  aged  83  years.  They  had  nine  children — seven  daughters  and 
two  sons.  Ebenezer  B.  Morgan,  born  in  Batavia,  January  16,  18 17, 
died  November  3,  1882,  in   the  66th  year  of  his  age.      He  was  poor- 


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master  for  a  time  and  supervisor  for  two  years.  He  married  Sarah  B., 
daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  Janson,  and  his  children  were  Martha, 
Allen  J.,  Kittie  E.,  George  E.,  and  William  E.  George  E.  Morgan,  a 
native  of  Batavia,  moved  to  Oakfield  in  1885,  and  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  buying  grain  and  produce.  He  married  Laura  E.,  daughter  of 
James  P.  and  Clara  (Rich)  Parsons,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Laura  P. 
Mr.  Morgan  now  lives  in  Batavia. 

Sylvanus  M,  Nestell  was  a  native  of  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y., 
where  he  lived,  and  died  in  1874,  at  the  age  of  65  years.  His  wife, 
Harriet  Ellis,  bore  him  seven  children,  as  follows:  Daniel,  Lorenzo, 
Amenzo,  Amelia,  Jane,  Martha,  and  Homer.  For  his  second  wife  he 
married  Catherine  Ellis,  and  they  had  three  children,  viz.:  George,  Har- 
riet, and  Mary.  Homer  Nestell  was  born  in  Pike,  N.  Y.,  in  February,. 
1832.  He  married  Mary  E.  Case,  December  12,  1854,  daughter  of  Dan- 
iel and  Dolly  (Moore)  Case,  and  his  children  are  Annette  Frank,  Jen- 
nie Edna,  and  Fred.  Mr.  Nestell  served  in  the  late  war  in  Co.  F,  2d 
N.  Y,  H.  A.,  for  three  years,  or  during  the  war,  and  was  honorably  dis- 
charged in  1865.  He  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Cold  Harbor, Peters- 
burg, North  Anna,  Kolopotomy  Creek,  Reams's  Station,  and  Hatcher's 
Run,  and  was  in  the  2d  Corps  near  Petersburg.  He  is  now  drawing  a 
pension,  and  lives  on  road  61  in  the  town  of  Batavia. 

Hon.  Safiford  E.  North,  judge  and  surrogate  of  Genesee  County,  is  a 
native  of  Alexander,  having  been  born  in  that  town  January  27,  1852, 
His  father,  James  A.,  was  a  resident  of  Alexander  for  70  years,  but  is 
now  living  at  Attica.  Judge  North  received  his  early  education  in  the 
district  schools,  later  attended  the  Genesee  and  Wyoming  Seminary  at 
Alexander,  and  was  also  one  year  at  Cornell  University,  entering  at  the 
opening  exercises  of  that  institution  as  a  member  of  the  first  class.  At 
the  early  age  of  17  he  began  teaching  school,  and  during  the  winter 
months  was  an  instructor  of  the  young.  In  the  spring  of  1873  he  went 
to  Le  Roy  and  entered  upon  the  study  of  the  law  in  the  office  of  Hon. 
L.  N.  Bangs,  remaining  there  less  than  a  year,  being  compelled  by  fail- 
ing eyesight  to  give  up  his  studies  for  a  period  of  two  years.  In  March, 
1876,  he  came  to  Batavia  and  resumed  his  law  studies  with  William  C. 
Watson.  January  4,  1878,  he  was  admitted  to  practice  at  Syracuse, 
and  in  May  following  opened  an  office  in  Batavia.  He  was  elected  cleric 
of  the  village  in  1879  and  '80,  and  district  attorney  in  1880-81.  He 
has  always  been  successful  in  his  practice,  and  having  been  honored  with 
the  nomination  for  county  judge  and  surrogate,  against  one  of  the  ablest 


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lawyers  in  the  county,  was  elected  to  that  office  in  1888,  and  which  he 
now  holds.      He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

William  O'Brien,  a  native  of  Tipperary,  Ireland,  came  to  Canada  in 
1850,  and  to  Batavia  in  1852.  He  died  in  Illinois  in  1877,  aged  70 
years.  His  wife  was  Annie  Enestie,  of  Ireland,  and  their  children  were 
William,  Michael,  John,  Ellen,  Mary,  and  Dennis.  Dennis  O'Brien,  who 
came  here  in  1853,  married  Margaret,  daughter  of  James  and  Mary 
(Carroll)  Carey,  and  they  have  one  son,  William.      He  is  a  farmer. 

Chester  Orcutt,  son  of  Moses,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  was  born  in 
Great  Barrington.  Mass.,  and  came  to  West  Bloomfield,  thence  to  Riga 
in  1808,  and  then  went  to  Summit  County,  Ohio,  where  he  died  at  the 
age  of  J']  years.  He  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  John  Phillips,  of  Rich- 
mond, N.  Y.  Their  children  were  Olive,  Parnell,  Elizabeth,  and  Ches- 
ter E.  For  his  second  wife  he  married  Jerusha  Chamberlain,  and  their 
children  were  Esther,  Elmira,  and  Chester  E.  Chester  E.  Orcutt  was 
born  in  Richmond,  N.  Y.,  March  i,  1818.  In  April  1848,  he  came 
to  Batavia,  where  he  now  resides.  He  married,  first,  Amelia  How- 
ell, of  Chili,  and  their  children  were  Burdette,  Louisa  A.,  Jane  A., 
and  F'rank  H.  His  second  wife,  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Danforth  and 
Olive  (Sprague)  Tounsley,  of  Gates,  N.  Y.,  bore  him  children  as  follows  : 
J.  Elwood,  Willis  T.,  Ida,  Martha,  Charles,  Arthur,  and  George.  Mr. 
Orcutt  has  lived  on  his  farm  41  years, 

Henry  L.  Onderdonk  was  born  in  Monticello,  N.  Y.,  April  26,  1818. 
When  13  years  of  age  he  came  to  Genesee  County  with  his  mother. 
In  1839  he  opened  a  harness  store  and  shop,  and  has  been  engaged  in 
that  business  most  of  the  time  since,  being  one  of  the  oldest  business 
men  in  Batavia.  His  mother,  who  was  born  October  7,  1779,  resides 
with  him.  He  was  trustee  of  the  village  two  terms  and  overseer  of  the 
poor  six  years.      He  married  Elmira  S.  Godfrey,  of  Geneva,  N.  Y. 

Owen  O'Hara  was  born  in  County  Lathram,  Ireland,  June  24,  1828. 
He  married  twice,  first,  Catherine  McCloughlin,  March  17,  185 1,  and 
started  for  America  the  same  day.  They  had  two  children,  Mary  and 
James  A.  For  his  second  wife  Mr.  O'Hara  married  Jane  Shean,  by 
whom  he  had  three  children,  of  whom  two  survive,  namely:  Patrick  and 
Kate.  James  A.  O'Hara  was  born  May  10,  1859,  in  Alabama,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  and  began  work  on  the  railroad  when  he  was 
14  years  old.  He  was  promoted  conductor  June  i,  1887,  on  the  N.  Y,  C. 
&  H.  R.  Railroad.  February  3,  1886,  he  married  Nellie  Skahen,  of 
Batavia,  and  they  have  two  sons:   Charles,  born  November  9,  1886,  and 


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James  V.,  born  July  28,  1889.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Hara  reside  at  No.  18 
Robinson  street,  Batavia. 

Albert  C.  Olmsted,  a  native  of  Le  Roy,  was  born  in  1847,  ^  son  of 
Chauncey  L.  and  Marietta  (Bailey)  Olmsted  (both  of  Le  Roy).  The  pa- 
ternal and  maternal  grandparents,  Stephen  Olmsted  and  Erastus  Bailey, 
were  natives  of  Connecticut  and  early  settlers  in  Le  Roy.  Mr.  Bailey 
was  a  miller,  and  built  many  of  the  first  mills  in  the  Genesee  country. 
Bailey's  mills,  so  long  and  well  known,  were  the  result  of  his  energy,  and 
were  operated  by  him  and  subsequently  by  his  son.  Chauncey  L.  Olm- 
sted was  a  prominent  builder;  he  erected  the  Oriental  mills  of  Chicago, 
and  Orchard  City  mills,  of  Burlington,  la.  His  lumber  interests  caused 
him  to  spend  much  time  in  the  Saginaw  valley.  He  was  also  a  banker  at 
Burlington,  and  president  of  the  Orchard  City  Savings  Bank  from  June, 
1868,  to  1872,  when  he  sold  out  on  account  of  ill  health.  His  son  Henry 
B.  was  cashier,  and  died  in  1872,  and  the  father  died  the  same  year.  Mr. 
Olmsted  also  built  the  Red  flouring- mills  of  Le  Roy,  and  the  Batavia  and 
Le  Roy  planing-mills.  In  1873  A.  C.  Olmsted  came  to  Batavia  and  has 
since  resided  here.  He  started  in  the  coal  and  lumber  business  in  1878, 
locating  at  43  Center  street,  his  present  location.  He  is  a  stockholder  of 
the  Le  Roy  Gas  Co.  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  order.  Mr. 
Olmsted  has  always  been  identified  with  the  milling  interests,  and  is  in- 
terested in  lumber  and  coal.  He  graduated  at  Poughkeepsie  in  1865, 
when  he  went  to  Iowa,  in  charge  of  the  Orchard  City  mills,  where  he  was 
for  seven  years.  He  was  married,  in  1874,  to  Grace  Clark,  daughter  of 
the  well  known  Dr.  Norris  G.  Clark,  of  Batavia,  and  they  have  one  child, 
Henry  B. 

Lucius  B.  Parmele,  A.  M.,  M.  D.,isa  native  of  Erie  County,  N.  Y.,  where 
he  was  bornin  1840.  He  is  a  son  of  John  J.  and  Joanna  (Baker)  Parmele, 
both  natives  of  Connecticut.  Dr.  Parmele  commenced  the  study  of 
medicine  in  1864,  with  Dr.  Barrett,  of  Le  Roy,  having  graduated  from  the 
University  of  Rochester  the  same  year.  He  subsequently  entered  the 
medical  department  of  the  University  of  Buffalo  and  was  graduated  there- 
from in  1867.  He  commenced  his  practice  in  East  Pembroke,  where 
he  continued  for  15  years.  After  a  short  residence  in  Rochester  he  lo- 
cated in  Batavia,  in  1883,  where  we  find  him  in  active  practice.  Dr.  Par- 
mele received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  the  Rochester  University  in 
1872.  He  was  elected  supervisor  of  Pembroke  three  years,  and  in  1884 
was  elected  coroner  of  the  county.  He  was  reelected  in  1 887,  and  is  now 
serving.     Dr.  Parmele  is  a  member  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical  As- 


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sociation,  and  also  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  was  married,  in  1868, 
to  Susan  A.  Allen,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Allen,  an  old  settler  of  the 
county.  Three  children  have  been  born  to  them,  viz.:  Alice  L.,  Lucius 
A  ,  and  Porter  L.  S.     The  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

Capt.  Orrin  C.  Parker,  proprietor  of  the  Parker  House,  was  born  in 
Stafford  in  1838,  a  son  of  Rev.  Aaron  C.  and  Alvina  (Watson)  Parker,  both 
natives  of  Vermont.  His  grandfather,  James  Parker,  came  from  Ver- 
mont to  this  county  about  18 1  5.  He  served  in  the  War  of  181 2,  as  cap- 
tain, and  was  a  farmer.  His  mother's  father  also  came  from  Vermont  to 
Stafford.  Rev.  Aaron  Parker  was  a  clergyman  of  the  Christian  denomi- 
nation, and  was  also  a  farmer.  Capt.  Parker  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  129th 
N.  Y.  Inf ,  afterwards  in  the  8th  H.  A.,  and  won  a  commission  as  cap- 
tain. He  was  wounded  three  times,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
On  his  return  home  he  engaged  in  various  business  enterprises,  and  was 
an  active  and  successful  business  man.  While  conducting  the  St.  James 
Hotel  it  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1886,  leaving  him  with  but  little  prop- 
erty, and  several  obligations,  but  he  successfully  discharged  all  his  in- 
debtedness and  is  again  prosperous.  In  June,  1889,  he  leased  of  C.  G. 
Purdy  the  well  known  Purdy  House,  changed  the  name  to  Parker  House, 
and  is  now  conducting  the  same.  He  is  also  an  extensive  real  estate 
dealer  in  Western  New  York.  In  1875  he  was  elected  treasurer  of  the 
county,  serving  three  years.  While  captain  of  the  14th  Separate  Co.  N.  G. 
he  participated  in  the  railroad  riots  of  1877,  and  was  aid-de-camp  to  Gen. 
Rogers.  He  is  a  3 2d  degree  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Mr. 
Parker  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1862,  with  Miss  A.  Pember,  daughter 
of  Leander  U.  Pember,  a  native  and  old  resident  of  Batavia. 

James  P.  Parsons,  a  native  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  was  born  in  1824,  a 
son  of  David  and  Cynthia  (Comstock)  Parsons,  natives  of  Connecticut. 
He  came  to  Batavia  in  1 844,  and  finally  went  to  Albion.  The  father  was  a 
farmer  and  machinist,  and  was  in  the  government  employ  for  24  years  in 
the  Springfield  rifle  works,  and  six  years  at  Harper's  Ferry.  James  P. 
was  reared  as  a  farmer,  following  the  same  18  years.  He  has  been  en- 
gaged in  shipping  grain,  flour,  and  feed  for  many  years.  He  was  mar- 
ried, in  1849,  to  Clara,  daughter  of  Calvin  Rich,  of  Batavia,  and  their 
children  are  James  R.,  a  member  of  the  produce  exchange,  Laura,  Mor- 
gan, Clara  A.,  and  David  L.      The  family  are  Presbyterians. 

Robert  B.  Pease,  a  leading  merchant  and  honored  citizen  of  Batavia, 
and  son  of  Alvin  and  Caroline  (Chase)  Pease,  is  a  native  of  Avon.  In 
1843   they  came  to  Batavia,  where  the  father  still  lives.      Alvin  was  a 


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farmer,  and  in  1857  ^^'^s  elected  sheriff  Robert  B.  became  a  clerk  for 
Otis  &  Worthington,  hardware  merchants,  remaining  with  them  12  years, 
thoroughly  learning  the  business.  He  then  became  a  partner  of  Hiram 
K.  Buell  in  1865,  under  the  firm  name  of  Pease  &  Buell,  hardware  mer- 
chants, remaining  thus  21  years.  Since  1886  Mr.  Pease  has  conducted 
the  business  alone  at  54  East  Main  street.  He  served  as  deputy  sheriff 
under  his  father,  was  trustee  for  five  years,  and  has  served  on  the  board 
of  education  six  years.  He  married  Mary  Bainbridge,  of  Wyoming 
County,  and  their  children  are  Francis  C,  Fred  A.,  and  Maud  E.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

The  first  known  of  the  Perrin  family  was  one  John  Peryn,  who  came 
from  London,  England,  on  the  ship  Safety,  and  landed  at  South  Shore, 
Braintree,  Mass.  He  was  born  in  1614.  Edward  A.  Perrin,  a  lineal  descend- 
ant of  John  Peryn,  was  born  in  Woodstock,  Windham  Ctumty,  Conn., 
August  10,  1836,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  with  several 
terms  at  Woodstock  Academy.  In  1858  he  came  to  Batavia,  and  July 
28,  1859.  married  Jane  M.,  second  daughter  of  Daniel  Carpenter,  of  Rome, 
N.  Y.  They  have  three  children,  viz.:  George  E.,  born  July  28,  1861; 
Florence  M.,  born  October  13,  1870;  and  Charles  N.,  born  January  27, 
1873.  -  September  6,  1864,  Mr.  Perrin  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A. 
Vols  ,  and  in  June,  1865,  was  transferred  to  Co.  F,  4th  H.  A.,  and  was 
discharged  as  corporal  in  September,  1865.  He  is  a  member  of  Upton 
Post,  No.  299,  G.  A.  R.,  and  is  its  present  commander. 

Blanchard  Powers,  a  native  of  Bennington,  Vt.,  came  to  Batavia  about 
1806.  He  was  a  civil  engineer  and  school  teacher,  a  prominent  Mason, 
and  at  one  time  master  of  the  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  meetings  being  held 
at  his  house  quite  frequently  during  and  after  the  Morgan  troubles.  And 
for  the  intense  interest  taken  by  him  to  keep  up  the  meetings  he  was 
presented  with  a  medal.  His  son,  E.  P.  Powers,  was  born  in  Bennington, 
Vt.,  in  1803,  and  came  here  with  his  father.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  helped 
to  build  the  Tonawanda  Railroad  and  worked  for  the  railroad  company 
around  the  depot.  He  married  Harriet  Case  and  reared  a  family  of  seven 
children,  only  two  of  whom  are  living,  viz.:  Charles,  who  has  been  a  sta- 
tionary engineer  for  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  Co.  since  1861,  and  John 
R.,  who  is  a  baggagemaster. 

George  Prescott  was  born  in  Devonshire,  England,  about  1817,  and 
married  Mary  Clark  of  the  same  place,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons,  Fran- 
cis, and  Thomas  F.  Francis  Prescott  was  born  in  England,  June  25, 
1843,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  came  to  America  with  his  par- 


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ents  in  1855,  and  located  in  Stafford.  He  subsequently  learned  the 
blacksmiths'  trade.  He  married  twice,  first,  in  1870,  Lydia  Passmore, 
formerly  of  England.  They  had  three  children,  Mary  J..  Nettie  E.,  and 
Lydia  A.  Mrs.  Prescott  died  October  17,  1875,  and  for  his  second 
wife  he  married,  in  November,  1876,  Lucy  A  Simpson.  They  had  five 
children,  viz:  Myrtia  V.,  Ohve  A..  Alice  P,  Ralph  T.,  and  Frank  S. 
She  died  September  15,  1889.  December  29,  1863,  he  enlisted  in  Co. 
L,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  Vols.,  and  was  afterwards  transferred  to  Co.  I,  3d 
Regt.  Vet.  Reserve  Corps,  and  was  discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war. 
Mr.  Prescott  is  now  in  the  employ  of  the  Wiard  Plow  Co.  as  general 
blacksmith. 

William  E.  Prentice,  an  attorney  in  the  Walker  block,  Batavia,  is  de- 
scended from  Stephen  Randall  (a  great-grandfather)  and  Elisha  Prentice 
(grandfather),  the  earliest  pioneers  of  Le  Roy  and  Stafford.  William  E. 
is  a  son  of  John  and  Sarah  (Randall)  Prentice,  and  was  born  February 
22.  1859.  He  was  a  pupil  in  the  district  school  and  later  in  Le  Roy 
Academy,  commenced  teaching  at  the  age  of  16,  and  entered  college 
at  19,  but  was  obliged  to  leave  to  provide  for  his  younger  brothers  and 
sisters.  Later  he  completed  a  college  and  post-graduate  course,  receiv- 
ing degrees  from  Yale  University  and  Rochester  University,  and  has 
also  done  special  work  in  Columbia.  He  was  elected  school  superintend- 
ent of  the  county  in  1881  and  again  in  1884,  each  time  running  ahead  of 
his  ticket,  during  which  terms  the  systems  were  greatly  extended  and 
benefited.  He  then  became  a  law  student  with  Wilh'am  C.  Watson,  and 
also  with  Judge  North,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885.  His  prac- 
tice is  a  lucrative  one,  and  by  fortunate  investments  in  the  West  he  has 
shown  an  unlimited  capacity  for  work  and  honest  devotion  to  duty. 

Aaron  Perry  was  born  in  Reading,  Conn.  He  served  in  the  War  of 
18 £2,  and  died  in  Fairfield,  Conn.,  aged  "j^  years.  His  wife  was  Esther 
Sanford,  of  Reading,  of  English  ancestry,  and  his  children  were  David 
and  Andrew  S.  David  was  born  in  Reading,  and  came  to  Riga,  N.  Y., 
in  1840,  where  he  died  in  1886.  He  married  Lydia,  daughter  of  Joshua 
Richmond,  and  his  children  are  Truman  A.,  a  farmer  of  Churchville, 
N.  Y.,  and  Frank  D.,  who  was  born  in  Churchville,  May  15,  1849,  ^"^ 
came  to  Batavia,  April  i,  1885.  Frank  D.  married  Jennie  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  Jeremiah  and  Lucy  (  Kelsey )  Sibley,  of  Rush,  N.  Y.,  and  they 
have  children  as  follows  :  Lydia  F.,  Richmond  D.,  and  Lucy  K.  Mr. 
Perry  is  a  farmer  on  road  46. 

John  Parsons,  a  native  of  Lyme,  Conn.,  died  there  in  1813,  aged  60 


302  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


years.  He  married  Lois  Waite,  of  the  same  place,  and  they  had  13  chil- 
dren, among  whom  was  Marshfield,  who  was  born  in  Lyme,  and  came  to 
Le  Roy  in  181 5,  settling  upon  a  farm.  He  was  a  carpenter,  and  died 
in  1 88 1,  at  the  age  of  83  years.  He  married  Betsey,  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Mary  Keeney.  Their  children  were  Mary  E.,  Anna  S.,  Ezra 
K.,  Emma  L.,  and  Thomas  G.  Thomas  G.  Parsons,  a  native  of  Le  Roy, 
was  born  August  3,  1828,  and  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Hiram  and 
Maria  (Fowle)  Pratt,  of  Buffalo.  Their  children  are  Hiram  P.,  Charles 
F.,  Bessie  M.,  Jennie  L.,  and  Howard  M.  Mr  Parsons  resides  on  road 
7,  where  he  has  lived  seven  years.  Hiram  Pratt,  one  of  the  pioneers  of 
Buffalo  who  settled  there  in  1804,  from  Westminister,  Vt.,  was  elected 
mayor  in  1836  and  1839.      He  died  in  1840,  aged  40  years. 

John  B.  Peckes,  born  in  Belgium  in  1852,  came  to  America  in  1872,  and 
has  been  a  resident  of  Batavia  since  1874.  He  married  Mary  Clark,  of 
Batavia,  and  they  have  three  children. 

W.  S.  &  J.  J.  Patterson's  driig  store  is  located  at  102  Main  street. 
The  business  was  established  by  them  in  1886,  and  they  carry  a  full  line 
of  drugs,  books,  and  medicines. 

Henry  J.  Patten,  M.  D.  is  a  native  of  Oswego  County,  where  he  was 
born  in  1838.  His  father,  George  Patten,  was  a  native  of  Vermont,  and 
his  mother,  whose  maiden  name  was  Moot,  was  a  native  of  the  Empire 
State.  Henry  J.  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Co.  H,  I22d  Regt.  Veterans,  par- 
ticipated in  18  battles,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  practiced 
dentistry  in  Syracuse  for  16  years,  then  became  a  medical  student  in  the 
office  of  Dr.  E.  L.  Baker,  of  Syracuse,  and  subsequently  graduated  from  the 
Cincinnati  Eclectic  College.  He  is  also  a  graduate  of  the  Poulte  Med- 
ical College  of  Cincinnati,  class  of  1883.  Dr.  Patten  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Batavia  since  1883,  and  devotes  his  practice  principally  to  the 
special  treatment  of  the  eye,  ear,  and  throat.  He  is  now  serving  his  sec- 
ond term  as  health  officer  of  the  village.  He  married  Sarah  Wilder,  of 
Syracuse,  and  they  have  one  child,  Carrie  B.  The  family  are  Presby- 
terians. 

George  Redshaw  was  born  in  Derbyshire,  England,  November  27, 
1822.  He  married  Martha  Robinson,  of  his  native  town,  emigrated  to 
America,  and  arrived  in  Batavia,  June  3.  1850,  where  he  still  resides.  He 
served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  trade  of  carpenter  and  joiner  in  England, 
and  followed  that  calling  until  1855,  when  he  increased  his  business  and 
became  quite  an  extensive  contractor  and  builder.  He  continued  in  the 
business  until  1882.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Redshaw  are  parents  of  three  sons 


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and  four  daughters,  all  of  whom  reside  in  Batavia.  His  son,  John  T.  Red- 
shaw,  was  born  in  Batavia,  February  6,  1851,  where  he  was  raised  and 
educated.  He  learned  his  father's  trade,  and  has  been  engaged  in  the 
business  from  early  boyhood,  and  on  his  own  account  for  the  past  16  years. 
In  1882  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Asa  King,  under  the  firm  name  of 
King  &  Redshaw,  contractors  and  builders,  which  continues.  They  now 
employ  from  four  to  12  men.  Mr.  Redshaw  is  a  staunch  Republican,  and 
although  his  ward  is  Democratic  by  more  than  50.  such  is  his  popularity 
that  he  now  holds  the  position  of  alderman.  In  1873  he  united  in  mar- 
riage with  Evelyn  Johnson,  of  Batavia,  and  they  have  two  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

William  J.  Reedy,  sheriff  of  Genesee  County,  is  a  native  of  Kent  County^ 
Delaware,  where  his  father  still  resides.  He  was  born  in  1841,  and  in 
1862  entered  the  U.  S.  service  as  first  lieutenant  of  the  ist  Delaware 
Cavalry,  serving  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  promoted  to  captain,^ 
then  to  major,  and  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness.  He  was 
then  transferred  to' the  regular  army,  and  February  23,  1866,  secured  a 
commission  as  second  lieutenant  of  the  13th  U.  S.  Inf,  and  was  sent  to 
the  West.  In  1867  he  was  made  quartermaster  and  commissary.  Upon 
the  reorganization  of  the  army  in  1868  he  was  assigaed  to  the  22d  In- 
fantry, with  commission  as  first  lieutenant.  He  served  several  years  in 
the  West,  and  was  transferred  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  upon  recruiting  service. 
He  was  next  sent  to  New  Orleans,  and  participated  in  the  election  and 
legislative  troubles  of  1873-74.  In  June,  1874,  Capt.  Reedy  came  to 
Buffalo  with  his  regiment  and  served  as  quartermaster  and  commissary 
until  he  came  to  Batavia  in  1877.  Since  then  he  has  been  a  resident  of 
this  county.  In  the  fall  of  1887  he  was  elected  to  his  present  position, 
which  he  fills  efficiently  and  creditably  In  July,  1877,  he  was  married  to 
Mrs.  Amelia  E.  Dewey,  widow  of  Henry  Dewey,  and  daughter  of  Addi- 
son Foster,  an  old  resident  of  Batavia. 

Charles  F.  Rand,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  1839,  a  son  of  James  and  Ange- 
line  (Rutland)  Rand.  His  grandfather  Rand  was  killed  in  the  war  of 
the  Revolution,  and  his  grandfather  Rutland  was  a  soldier  of  1812.  His 
parents  came  to  Genesee  County  at  an  early  day,  residing  here  until  their 
deaths.  Dr.  Rand  was  born  in  the  house  he  now  occupies.  He  was 
educated  in  the  schools  of  the  county,  and  April  16,  1861,  he  entered  the 
Union  service,  being  the  first  volunteer  in  the  county.  He  served  as 
private  in  Co.  K,  12th  Regt.,  until  June  27,  1862,  when  he  was  shot  at 
Gaines's  Mills,  taken  prisoner,  and  sent  to  Libby  prison.      His  wound  re- 


304  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

suited  in  the  loss  of  his  right  arm.  In  1863  he  was  commissioned  lieu- 
tenant, and  subsequently  captain.  He  served  during  the  war,  and  in  the 
regular  army  until  1869.  He  had  made  a  study  of  medicine,  and  dur- 
ing his  confinement  in  the  hospital,  and  in  leisure  hours,  gave  further 
attention  to  it.  After  leaving  the  service  he  entered  the  University  of 
Georgetown  and  graduated  in  March,  1873.  For  six  years  he  practiced 
in  Washington,  and  in  1879  returned  to  his  native  place,  where  he  has 
since  been  in  active  service.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  and 
is  a  learned  and  cultivated  gentleman.  J 

Meredith  Ross,  wholesale  dealer  in  tobacco,  cigars,  and  grocers'  sun-  ^ 
dries,  Park  Place,  and  who  resides  at  57  Ellicott  avenue,  has  been  a  resi- 
dent of  Batavia  since  1884.  He  built  the  Ross  block  on  Main  street  in 
1886,  and  in  1888  opened  a  wholesale  store  at  Park  Place.  His  teas, 
coffees,  syrups,  and  molasses  are  shipped  from  first  hands  direct  to  his 
customers,  and  no  money  is  invested  only  as  his  sales  are  made,  thus  en- 
abling him  to  sell  on  a  small  margin,  giving  his  customers  the  benefit  of 
the  profits  to  middle  men.  He  employs  three  traveling  salesmen,  who 
travel  over  Western  New  York  and  Pennsylvania. 

Ross  Brothers  (George  and  Edwin),  carriage  manufacturers  and  paint- 
ers, are  located  in  the  rear  of  the  Parker  House.  They  started  in  busi- 
ness April  I,  1888.  They  are  practical  carriage  manufacturers,  prepared 
to  do  any  work  in  that  line. 

George  M.  Rupp  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  and  came  to  Batavia, 
July  4,  1836.  He  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  and  in  1847  he  opened  a 
shoe  store  and  carried  on  the  business  until  1879,  when  he  was  succeeded 
by  his  son  Ernst.  He  died  May  22,  1884,  and  his  wife  died  June  30, 
1876.  Six  children  out  of  a  family  of  1 1  are  living  in  Batavia.  Ernst 
was  born  in  Baden,  October  J2,  1834,  and  came  here  in  1836.  He 
married  Margaret  Gress,  of  New  York  city,  and  they  have  five  children. 
Andrew  Rupp  was  born  May  14,  1840.  He  is  a  tinsmith  and  deals  in 
real  estate. 

Ephraim  Rolfe,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  was  a  native  of  Vermont, 
where  he  died.  His  wife,  Lucy,  bore  him  12  children,  viz.:  Ephraim, 
Jonathan,  Nathan,  Benjamin,  Hazen,  Charles,  Manasses,  William,  Ira, 
Sally,  Lucy,  and  Sophia.  Jonathan,  born  in  Vermont,  came  to  Bethany 
in  1809,  thence  to  Batavia,  where  he  was  an  early  settler,  and  lived  many 
years  before  he  moved  to  Ellington,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died  in  1858,  aged 
^6  years.  He  married  Esther  Brown,  of  Strafford,  Orange  County,  Vt., 
and  his  children  are  Heman,  Mary,  Lucy,  Mariann,  Sarah,  and  Walker  P. 


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Walker  P.  Rolfe,  born  in  Orange  County,  Vt.,  February  15,  1807,  came 
to  Bethany  with  his  father,  and  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Eleazer  and 
Tamzy  (Godfrey)  Crocker,  of  Pembroke,  and  they  have  one  son,  Lucius  F., 
who  married  Jennie  Egleston,  and  has  one  daughter,  Amy  P.  Mrs.  Mary 
Rolfe  died  March  6,  1880,  in  Bethany,  on  the  homestead  farm,  at  the  age 
of  70  years.      Walker  P.  Rolfe  is  still  a  resident  of  Batavia,  aged  83  years. 

William  E.  Richardson,  a  popular  and  enterprising  dentist  of  Batavia, 
a  native  of  Michigan,  was  born  in  1858,  son  of  Rev.  C.  C.  and  Ann  E. 
(Rahl)  Richardson,  of  Pennsylvania.  His  father,  a  Universalist  clergy- 
man, preached  for  many  years  in  Corfu,  Alexander,  and  Indian  Falls, 
organizing  the  societies  and  building  the  churches  at  the  latter  place  and 
at  Corfu.  He  also  labored  in  other  places  in  Western  New  York.  Will- 
iam E.  began  the  study  of  dentistry  with  Dr.  Whitcomb,  of  Buffalo,  and 
also  pursued  it  in  Pennsylvania.  He  began  practice  in  1877,  in  Alexan- 
der, and  in  1880  removed  to  Batavia,  where  he  has  successfully  practiced 
since.  He  is  a  skillful  and  able  operator,  and  has  all  the  latest  appliances 
for  doing  all  kinds  of  work  in  his  line.  His  office  is  at  loi  East  Main 
street.  He  was  married,  in  1878.  to  Hattie,  daughter  of  E.  G.  Moulton, 
of  Alexander,  and  they  have  one  child,  Elbridge  M. 

Isaac  Quance,  a  native  of  Southampton,  Mass.,  came  to  Genesee  County 
in  1808,  living  in  Batavia  until  his  death  in  185 1,  ^t  the  age  of  61  years. 
He  married  Mehitable  Powers,  of  Phelps,  N.  Y.,  who  came  here  when  there 
were  but  two  houses  built.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Peter  and  Sally  Powers. 
Their  children  were  Sarah,  Lyman,  Israel,  and  James  M.  The  latter  was 
born  in  Batavia,  October  5,  1824,  and  January  18,  1849,  married  Lucy, 
daughter  of  Nichols  and  Lucy  Barnea.  Their  children  were  Rose  C.  and 
Roselle,  both  deceased.      Mr.  Quance  resides  on  road  63. 

Henry  Speyer,  a  native  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  lived  and  died  there. 
He  had  four  children,  namely  :  Frederick,  Louis,  Michael,  and  Cather- 
ine. Frederick,  a  native  of  Bavaria,  died  there,  aged  55  years.  He 
married  Christine  Coonrad,  and  their  children  were  Julia,  Michael,  Mar- 
garet, and  Conrad.  Conrad  Speyer  came  to  Batavia  in  1859,  and  mar- 
ried Barbara,  daughter  of  Michael  Surieker,  of  Attica.  Their  children 
are  Frank,  Fred,  Charles,  George,  Elizabeth,  and  Julia.  Mr.  Speyer  is 
postmaster  and  general  merchant  at  Dawes  Corners. 

Ebenezer  Shepard,  a  native  of  Dedham,  Mass.,  moved  to  London, 
N.  H.,  where  he  died.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He 
had  seven  children,  viz.:  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  Jesse,  John,  Susan,  Abigail, 
Elizabeth,  and  Hannah.      Ebenezer  Shepard,  Jr.,  died  in  London,  N,  H., 


306  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


aged  83  years.  He  was  a  farmer.  His  wife,  Sallie  Burpee,  bore  him 
•children  as  follows  :  Abigail.  Mary,  Daniel,  Aniial,  Sylvester,  Thomas, 
James,  and  Benjamin.  Thomas  Shepard,  a  native  of  London,  N.  H., 
came  to  Batavia  in  1868.  He  married,  first,  Eleanor  Shelden,  and  their 
children  were  Helen  and  Isabella.  For  his  second  wife  he  married  Mrs. 
Hannah  Hubbard,  daughter  of  Lysander  Smith.  He  now  resides  in 
Batavia,  on  road  6,  where  he  has  lived  20  years. 

B.  F.  Showerman,  M.  D.,  is  a  native  of  Genesee  County,  and  son  of 
Dr.  J.  M.  Showerman.  He  was  a  medical  student  in  the  office  of  Dr. 
L.  L.  Tozier,  and  graduated  in  medicine  in  1886.  Since  that  time  he  has 
been  in  practice  at  Batavia.      Dr.  Showerman  is  a  Royal  Arch  Mason. 

Bradley  S.  Smith  is  the  proprietor  of  the  only  news  room  in  Batavia. 
He  bought.  April  i,  1885,  the  establishment  of  Mackey  Brothers,  and 
has  since  enlarged  his  facilities  for  business  and  extended  his  trade,  so  he 
is  now  able  to  supply  the  wants  of  a  large  community  in  the  line  of 
newspapers,  periodicals,  and  stationery  generally.  He  is  ably  assisted 
by  his  brother,  Lewis  E.  Smith.  The  news-room  is  at  ^'j  East  Main 
street. 

Joseph  C.  Shults  was  born  March  17,  1832,  in  Europe.  Aspiring  to 
live  under  a  republic  he  came  to  America  in  1848,  on  account  of  the 
condition  of  the  government  of  h'rance.  He  spent  25  years  in  trade  in 
Rochester,  came  to  B.itavia  in  1872,  and  has  been  in  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness most  of  the  time  since.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  excise 
for  six  years  and  a  trustee  of  the  \  illage  for  two  jears.  He  is  a  Demo- 
crat, and  takes  an  active  [)art  in  the  politics  of  the  count\^  He  married 
Margaret  Hagan,  of  Rochesicr,  and  they  have  a  family  of  five  sons  and 
four  daughters.  Mr.  Shults  has  made  a  close  study  of  his  present  busi- 
ness, and   imports  the  choicest  teas  to  be  found  in  the  market. 

Gottleib  Scheuing,  a  florist  and  vegetable  gardener  of  Batavia,  is  a 
native  of  Stuttgart,  German}-,  where  he  was  born  February  i,  1833.  In 
1852  he  came  to  Le  Roy  and  was  engaged  in  the  Le  Roy  mills  until 
1889,  with  the  exception  of  five  )cars.  during  which  time  he  was  travel- 
ing in  the  West.  He  married  for  his  first  wife  Rosa  Frank;  for  his 
second  he  married  Ro'^a  Stoll,  and  they  have  five  children.  In  the  fall 
of  18S9  Mr.  Scheuing  entered  into  partnership  with  Elizabeth  Bleyler, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Ble\ler  &  Co.  They  have  three  greenhouses 
and  about  10  acres  of  ground  on  VVtst  Main  street. 

Willis  D.  Sanford,  a  native  of  Jackson,  Mich.,  was  born  in  1854.  He 
is  the  son  of  O.  D.   and   Susan  (Baker)  Sanford,  the  father  being  a  resi- 


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dent  of  this  county.  Willis  D.  learned  the  tinners'  trade  at  Pease  & 
Buell's,  and  commenced  clerking  for  O.  W.  Lord,  a  dealer  in  hats,  caps, 
and  furs,  remaining  with  him  five  years.  He  then  traveled  for  R.  D. 
Kellogg  in  the  tobacco  and  cigar  line  for  four  years.  In  1883  he  started 
his  present  business  at  ']G  East  Main  street,  where  he  has  secured  a  large 
and  profitable  trade  in  the  line  of  hats,  gloves,  trunks,  caps,  and  furs. 
Mr.  Sanford  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  the  Philharmonics,  the 
Alert  Hose  Company,  and  I.  O.  O.  F.  fraternity.  He  was  married,  in 
1876,  to  Ella  Dulmage. 

Charles  A.  Snell,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  was  born  in  1839.  He  was 
son  of  a  Baptist  clergyman,  who  came  to  Pembroke  in  1851,  and  died 
in  Bethany  in  1875.  Mr.  Snell  was  first  engaged  in  farming,  but 
subsequently  engaged  in  business  at  Churchville  for  seven  years.  In 
1 88 1  he  went  to  Darien,  resumed  farming  for  five  years,  when  he  came 
to  Batavia  and  formed  a  partnership  with  John  C.  Greene,  they  remain- 
ing together  two  years,  and  in  1886  he  embarked  alone  in  the  general 
insurance  business.  He  represents  the  yEtna  Life,  American,  Fire  of 
New  York,  and  Geneva  Accident.  He  also  deals  in  real  estate  and 
loans,  representing  the  Western  Trust  Co. ,  of  Kansas.  He  has  a  farm 
of  25  acres  on  the  Lewiston  road,  where  he  lives.  He  does  a  large 
business  throughout  the  State  and  Union.  He  married,  in  i860,  Nancy 
L.  Armstrong,  daughter  of  Ira,  of  Batavia.  Their  children  are  Charles 
I.  (a  teacher),  Frank  A.,  and  Nettie  L. 

Alva  Smith  came  to  Batavia  in  18 15,  from  Connecticut,  and  was  in 
business  here  for  55  years.  He  was  at  first  clerk  for  his  brother,  J.  P. 
Smith,  five  years,  then  started  for  himself  as  A.  Smith  &  Co.,  then  with 
J.  P.  Smith  for  a  few  years,  when  J.  P.  withdrew  (in  1827).  D.  P.  War- 
ren was  his  partner  for  four  years  from  1845.  He  was  then  alone  until 
1856,  when  his  son  Wilber  was  taken  in  as  partner,  and  the  firm  was 
continued  for  10  years  as  A.  Smith  &  Son.  Alva  Smith's  business  was 
indeed  an  extensive  one  ;  he  had  branches  at  Albion,  Holley,  Alabama, 
Oakfield,  and  Pine  Hill,  and  started  many  young  men  in  mercantile  life. 
Nathan  Townsend,  sheriff  of  the  county  in  1834,  was  the  father  of  Mrs. 
Alva  Smith,  and  a  very  early  settler.  Wilber  Smith  was  in  the  dry 
goods  business  from  1868  to  1880,  in  the  present  "Stone"  block,  now 
occupied  by  E.  N.  Stone.  He  was  born  in  this  village  in  1835.  Besides 
devoting  his  life  to  active  business  he  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  pro- 
gress and  growth  of  the  village.  He  has  been  president  and  trustee  for 
a  number  of  years,  was   president  of  the    Loan  Association,  and  also  of 


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the  Batavia  Gas  Co.,  He  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  is 
connected  with  the  Masonic  order.  He  married  Eva  A.  Dolbeer,  of 
Perry,  Wyoming  County,  daughter  of  Col.  William  Dolbeer. 

James  S.  Stewart  was  born  in  Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  April  25,  1810. 
When  13  years  of  age  he  came  to  Batavia  and  finally  learned  the  car- 
riagemaking  business.  In  1831  he  went  to  Elba  and  opened  a  carriage 
shop,  and  carried  on  the  business  about  20  years.  He  was  elected  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  in  1840,  and  held  that  office  for  20  years  and  the  office 
of  justice  of  Sessions  for  two  years.  He  was  also  license  commissioner 
for  six  years,  and  assistant  revenue  assessor  for  nine  years.  In  1854  he 
settled  in  Batavia,  where  he  had  an  insurance  office  from  1857  until 
1889.      He  died  October  8,  1889. 

Horace  K.  Smith,  son  of  Orr,  was  born  in  Wells,  Bradford  County, 
Pa.,  April  13,  1847.  When  seven  years  of  age  he  moved  to  Cooper's 
Station,  Steuben  County.  Through  an  illnes  she  lost  his  sight  when  four 
years  of  age.  He  lived  on  the  farm  with  his  father,  came  to  Batavia  in 
1872,  entered  the  Institution  for  the  Blind,  and  in  1879  commenced 
teaching  piano  tuning,  which  he  has  since  pursued.  He  married  Min- 
nie E.  Newton,  of  Akron,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have  one  child,  Orr  N. 

Schellengers  restaurant,  located  at  49  Main  street,  was  opened  Sep- 
tember I,  1883,  by  the  present  proprietor,  William  L.  Schellenger,  who 
conducts  it  as  a  first-class  restaurant. 

John  Schaefer  was  born  in  Prussia  in  1834.  In  1852  he  came  to 
America  and  settled  in  Batavia.  He  married  Theresa  Todt,  and  they 
have  a  family  of  nine  children.  He  is  a  mason,  has  been  a  contractor  for 
25  years,  and  helped  to  build  many  of  the  best  buildings  in  Batavia, 
among  which  are  the  Opera  House  block.  Union  School,  Walker  block, 
Washburn  House,  Wilson  House,  Richmond  Library,  and  Richmond 
Hotel. 

James  Short,  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  came  to  Batavia  about  1846. 
He  was  a  maltster,  and  followed  that  business  for  years.  He  married 
Margaret  O'Brien,  and  they  had  a  family  of  eight  children,  six  of  whom 
are  living.  He  died  March  27,  1889.  His  widow  resides  at  320  West 
Main  street.  James,  son  of  James,  was  born  July  9,  1857,  and  is  a  har- 
nessmaker,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Short  &  Roth.  He  was  elected 
trustee  of  the  village  in  1886,  and  served  two  years,  and  was  elected 
excise  commissioner  in  1888—89. 

Herman  Schafer  was  born  in  Hessen,  Germany,  in  1848,  and  came  to 
America  in  1871.  He  opened  a  wholesale  and  retail  liquor  store  in 
Batavia  in  1872,  being  located  at  15  Jackson  street  since  1885. 


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E.  N.  Stone,  one  of  the  leading  merchants  of  the  county,  was  born  in 
Wyoming  County  in  1841.  His  parents,  Harry  and  Mary  (WiUiams) 
Stone,  were  descendants  of  New  England  ancestry.  His  father,  for  many 
years  a  merchant,  resides  in  Pembroke.  Mr.  Stone  began  business  life 
when  a  youth  in  his  father's  store,  remaining  in  Pembroke  until  1 865, 
when  he  moved  to  Batavia,  where  for  three  years  he  was  associated  with 
George  P.  Bowen  in  the  crockery  trade,  and  subsequently  with  John 
Thomas.  He  finally  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Thomas,  and  con- 
ducted the  business  until  1 878.  In  that  year  he  purchased  the  stocks  of 
Wilber  Smith  and  E.  B.  McCormick.  Since  1878  Mr.  Stone  has  devoted 
his  attention  to  the  dry  goods  and  notion  trade,  and  has  secured  a  large 
and  increasing  patronage.  His  store  at  94  East  Main  street  is  filled  with 
a  choice  assortment  of  goods  pertaining  to  his  line.  Mr.  Stone  served 
four  years  as  town  clerk.  He  is  a  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  I.O.O.F. 
In  1868  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Elizabeth  McCann,  of  Batavia, 
and  their  children  are  Norine  R.  and   Harry. 

Isaac  South  worth  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1820  from  Cayuga 
County,  and  resided  here  until  his  death.  He  was  born  in  1794,  served 
in  the  War  of  18 12,  settled  in  Bergen,  and  served  as  justice  of  the  peace 
for  many  years.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife,  Rachel  Tone, 
died  in  1836,  leaving  seven  children,  viz.:  Mrs.  E.  Miller,  Mrs.  Luranda 
Case,  Andrew  J.,  Mrs.  Clara  R.  Shaw,  Edwin  M.,  Samuel,  and  Irving  D. 
His  second  wife  was  Elizabeth  Bower,  who  died  in  1888,  leaving  a  son, 
John  B.,  now  a  resident  of  Michigan. 

Irving  D.  Southworth  was  born  in  Bergen  in  1832,  and  learned  the 
carpenters'  trade,  which  he  followed  for  30  years.  In  1862  he  enlisted 
and  served  as  captain  in  the  25th  N.  Y.  Lt.  Art.  for  three  years.  He 
was  elected  sheriff  of  the  county  in  1881,  serving  three  years,  and  has 
resided  in  Batavia  since  1881.  He  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  for 
many  years,  one  term  as  justice  of  Sessions,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees.  He  married,  in  1866,  Maria  A.  Prentice,  of  Stafford, 
and  they  have  four  children,  viz.:  Dollie  E.,  George  P.,  Pear  A.,  and 
Irving  D.,  Jr. 

Daniel  Swezey,  of  German  ancestry,  was  born  in  Suffolk  County,  L.  I., 
in  1753.  He  went  to  Herkimer  County  and  died  October  26,  1825,  at 
the  age  of  72  years.  He  married  Sarah  Beal,  of  Connecticut,  daughter 
of  a  celebrated  music  teacher,  and  their  children  were  Daniel,  George, 
John,  Samuel,  Sarah,  Mary,  Eunice,  and  Matthew  B.  George  Swezey 
was  born  at  Middle  Island,  Suffolk  County,  N.  Y,,  August  9,  1780.  His 
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death,  in  1851,  at  the  age  of  71  years,  in  the  town  of  Russia,  Herkimer 
County,  was  occasioned  by  an  accident.  He  married  Elizabeth  Wood, 
of  Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  were  William  W.,  Jane, 
Elizabeth  A.,  Achsah,  Harriet,  Hiram,  and  Franklin.  Hiram  Swezey,  a 
native  of  Russia,  N.  Y.,  born  October  6,  1824,  came  to  Victor,  N.  Y.,  in 
1858,  and  to  Batavia,  where  he  now  resides,  in  1882.  He  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Catherine  (Sherwood)  Silliman,  of  Salisbury, 
N.  Y.  Their  children  are  Annie  E.,  George  S.,  Cora  J.,  Edward  H., 
May  G.,  H.  Eugene,  and  Carrie  L.  George  S.  Swezey  is  pastor  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Peabody,  Kan.  Samuel  Swezey  visited  Ba- 
tavia in  1 8 14  and  '15  as  a  missionary  from  Herkimer  County.  Daniel, 
upon  the  death  of  his  father,  took  upon  himself  the  care  of  the  family. 
In  1796,  with  his  father,  he  purchased  land  in  Norway,  Herkimer  County, 
erected  a  cabin,  and  made  improvements,  so  that  in  the  spring  the  whole 
family  left  Long  Island  in  a  boat,  coming  to  Albany,  where  they  pur- 
chased a  cart  and  oxen,  and  continued  their  journey  to  Norway.  They 
were  three  weeks  on  the  road,  enduring  many  hardships.  With  native 
energy  and  perseverance  they  performed  the  duties  of  pioneer  life,  and 
exerted  an  influence  for  good  that  extended  to  their  children  as  well  as 
to  the  community  around.  They  were  prominent  in  school  and  church 
matters,  and  aided  in  building  up  both  for  the  benefit  of  all  concerned. 

George  Scheer  was  born  in  Germany  in  1838,  came  to  America  in 
1840,  with  his  parents,  and  located  in  Buffalo.  In  April,  1882,  he  came 
to  Batavia  and  started  a  store  on  Ellicott  street.  In  1884  he  built  his 
present  store  at  202  Ellicott  street,  and  has  since  carried  on  business 
there.  In  1857  ^^^  went  to  Cincinnati,  O.,  as  foreman  of  the  Kentucky 
Central  Railroad  shops,  and  in  1861  enlisted  in  Co.  B,  9th  Ohio  Vols., 
served  three  years  and  three  months,  and  afterwards  returned  to  Cincin- 
nati, remaining  there  until  1882,  working  in  the  shops  until  he  came  to 
Batavia. 

Harry  Sutterby,  a  veterinary  surgeon,  was  born  May  31,  1855,  in 
Cambridgeshire,  Eng.,  and  came  to  America  with  his  parents  in  1861, 
He  graduated  from  the  Ontario  Veterinary  College  of  Toronto  in  1878, 
and  located  in  Batavia,  practicing  his  profession  since  that  time.  He  is 
located  at  20  West  Main  street,  and  has  a  veterinary  hosp  tal  and  phar- 
macy. 

Isaac  Stringham,  born  in  Dutchess  County,  came  to  Oakfield,  and 
died  in  1862,  aged  70  years.  By  his  wife,  Anna,  he  had  children  as  fol- 
lows:  Daniel,  Albert,  Cora,  Peter,  Eliza,  and  Anna.      Peter  Stringham, 


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a  native  of  Oakfield,  died  in  Rochester  in  1886,  age  65  years.  He  mar- 
ried Eliza  Sodo,  of  West  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  are 
Charles  A.,  Clara  M.,  Isaac  W.,  Cara  A.,  and  Alonzo  H.  The  latter,  a 
native  of  Oakfield,  married  Lois  L.  Quance,  of  Batavia,  daughter  of  Is- 
rael and  Elizabeth  Quance.  She  died  in  1884,  aged  28  years.  They 
had  one  son,  Mortimer  E.  He  is  now  foreman  for  H.  M.  Lay,  of  Bata- 
via. 

John  Sullings,  of  Cogshall,  Eng.,  came  to  Rutland  in  1775,  and  died 
there.  By  his  wife,  Ruth,  he  had  children  as  follows :  Charles,  Harvey, 
David,  Henry,  William,  Phoebe,  Elizabeth,  Ruth,  and  John.  William 
was  born  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  and  moved  to  Vermont  with  his  father. 
He  came  to  Batavia  in  1817,  and  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  died  in 
^^73y  aged  82  years.  He  married  Temperance,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
and  Cloil  (Branch)  Hulbert,  of  Rutland  Vt.,  and  their  children  are  Ruth 
Adelia,  F.  Julius,  Harvey,  and  David.  The  last  named  is  now  a  resident 
on  the  home  farm  with  his  sister  Ruth,  He  married  Augusta,  daughter  of 
Aaron  and  Sarah  Rogers,  of  Pembroke.  She  died  in  1885,  aged  50 
years.     Their  children  were  Cora,  Georgiana,  Alice,  and  William  B. 

Thomas  Strong,  a  native  of  England,  came  to  New  York  city  about 
1800,  and  engaged  in  the  brewing  business.  He  died  in  1828,  aged  42 
years.  His  wife,  Maria,  bore  him  two  children,  John  and  James.  John 
Strong,  born  in  New  York  city,  now  resides  in  Turin,  Lewis  County, 
N.  Y.,  and  is  a  farmer.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sylvester 
Foster,  of  Turin,  and  their  children  are  Amelia,  Fanny,  John,  Maria, 
and  Sylvester.  Sylvester  F.  Strong,  a  native  of  Turin,  came  to  Batavia 
in  1882,  and  married  Louisa  M.,  daughter  of  Eli  H.  and  Elizabeth  (Rose- 
cranz)  Fish.      He  now  resides  in  Batavia  on  road  7. 

William  Tyrrell,  of  the  law  firm  of  Tyrrell  &  Ballard,  was  born  in 
Darien,  October  24,  1823,  a  son  of  Amos  and  Salome  (Harroun)  Tyrrell, 
early  settlers  of  the  county,  Amos,  a  grandfather,  came  in  18 16  with 
his  wife  and  eight  children,  and  subsequently  located  in  Darien.  The 
father  of  William,  a  member  of  the  Assembly  in  1834  and  '35,  lived  on 
the  old  homestead  until  his  death  in  i860.  The  mother  died  in  1872. 
When  21  years  of  age  William  Tyrrell  began  to  study  law  with  Timothy 
Fitch  and  Henry  Glowacki,  and  afterwards  studied  with  Verplanck  & 
Martindale.  In  1849  he  was  admitted  to  practice,  and  since  1852  has 
followed  his  profession  in  Batavia.  He  has  served  the  county  as  district 
attorney,  and  in  1866  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Batavia.  In  1873  he 
was  again  appointed  to  that  office,  serving  until  1885. 


312  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Frank  W.  Ballard,  an  attorney,  was  born  in  Allegany  County,  in  1 86a 
He  is  a  son  of  John  D.  and  Cynthia  (Bingham)  Ballard,  now  residents  of 
Batavia.  James,  a  grandfather,  came  from  New  England  to  Monroe 
County  in  1 8 14,  and  finally  moved  to  Allegany  County.  Frank  W. 
Ballard  received  a  good  education  and  graduated  from  Pike  Seminary  in 
1881.  He  studied  law  with  Richardson  &  Smith,  of  his  native  county, 
and  graduated  from  the  Albany  Law  School  in  May,  1884.  The  same 
month  he  was  admitted  to  practice.  In  the  fall  of  1844  he  became  a  . 
partner  with  William  Tyrrell,  and  has  become  prominent  in  the  legal 
fraternity  of  the  county. 

Charles  W.  Tallman,  the  oldest  photographer  in  Batavia,  is  a  native  of 
Wyoming  County.  He  was  born  in  1833,  and  learned  the  rudimentary 
details  of  his  art  in  Buffalo.  His  life  has  been  devoted  to  this  valuable 
and  pleasant  profession,  and  he  has  kept  pace  with  its  marvelous  advances 
and  improvements.  Mr.  Tallman  located  in  Batavia  in  1869,  and  has 
since  occupied  the  third  floor  over  80  and  82  East  Main  street. 
He  has  the  latest  facilities  for  all  kinds  of  photographic,  stereoscopic,  and 
portrait  work,  and  has  established  a  reputation,  for  superior  work  and 
finish.  His  studio  is  centrally  located  and  admirably  adapted  for  his 
business. 

John  Thomas,  dealer  in  hats,  caps,  trunks,  robes,  gloves,  and  mittens,, 
a  native  of  France,  was  born  in  1848,  a  son  of  Peter  P.  and  Dorothy 
(Schimpf)  Thomas,  who  came  to  America  when  he  was  seven  years  old 
(1854),  locating  in  Wyoming  County,  where  he  was  reared.  At  the  age 
of  13  he  became  a  clerk  for  Porter  Brothers,  of  Corfu,  remaining  two  years. 
When  he  was  18  years  old  he  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  8th  N.  Y,  H.  A.,  serving 
until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  then  came  to  Batavia,  clerked  for  R.  O. 
Holden  for  four  years,  and  became  a  partner  with  E.  N.  Stone,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Stone  &  Thomas,  dry  goods  dealers,  at  78  Main  street,^ 
continuing  thus  for  eight  years.  P'or  the  past  10  years  he  has  been  in 
his  present  quarters,  doing  a  successful  and  extensive  business.  He  has 
served  as  village  collector  and  town  clerk  ;  was  elected  county  treasurer 
in  1885,  and  reelected  in  1888,  and  is  still  holding  that  office.  He  be- 
longs to  the  F.  &  A.  M.,  K.  of  P.,  and  G.  A.  R.  In  1881  he  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Charles  Holden,  of  Le  Roy,  and  they  have  two  chil- 
dren, John  F.  and  James  B. 

Dr.  Lemuel  L.  Tozier,  M.D.,  now  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine 
in  the  village  of  Batavia,  located  in  this  town  shortly  after  the  close  of 
the  war,  in  the  summer  of   1865.      He  comes  of  a  family  of  physicians^ 


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as  both  his  father,  Joseph  C.  Tozier,  of  Bangor,  Me.,  and  his  maternal 
grandfather,  Joseph  Allen,  of  Buckland,  Mass.,  followed  this  profession 
as  their  calling.  Doubtless  the  unconscious  influence  of  their  bent  of 
mind,  and  their  lives,  tended  to  intensify  his  taste,  and  decide  his  fitness 
for  this  department  of  professional  life.  It  cannot  be  questioned  that  Dr. 
Tozier  is  serving  in  his  proper  vocation.  He  was  born  in  York,  Living- 
ston County,  March  16,  1839,  and  is  therefore  now  in  the  full  strength  of 
natural  life.  Receiving  the  benefits  of  an  academic  education,  he  began 
active  work  as  a  teacher  at  18  years  of  age,  and  many  will  recall  him 
while  laboring  in  this  capacity.  But  the  study  of  medicine  was  his  ob- 
jective, and  so,  after  completing  the  prescribed  course  of  study  with  the 
late  Dr.  Norris  Clark,  of  Batavia,  he  entered  Bellevue  Medical  College  of 
New  York  city,  graduating  from  that  institution  in  March,  1864.  Pre- 
vious to  receiving  his  degree  as  Doctor  of  Medicine  he  had  passed  his  ex- 
amination before  the  U.  S.  army  medical  board  and  had  been  appointed  to 
service  in  the  U.  S.  A.  Hospital  in  New  York  city  under  Surgeon  Alex- 
ander B  Mott, — in  charge  of  that  institution, — where  he  remained  until 
the  close  of  the  war.  During  his  term  of  service  there  he  graduated  as 
an  oculist  and  aurist,  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  medical  army 
board  for  the  enlistment  of  recruits. 

Upon  the  closing  of  the  hospital,  in  June  following  the  close  of  the 
war,  being  ordered  to  distant  service,  and  preferring  private  practice. 
Dr.  Tozier  resigned  his  commission  and  returned  to  Batavia,  where  he 
had  previously  married  his  wife,  Miss  Emily  A.  Putnam,  and  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  He  served  as  county  coroner  from  1869  to 
1884,  and  has  been  president  and  secretary  of  the  County  Medical  Soci- 
ety. He  has  always  been  an  indefatigable  worker  in  his  profession, 
studiously  devoted  to  its  interests,  its  progress,  and  its  dignity,  and  has 
built  up  an  extensive  and  lucrative  practice.  A  daughter  and  two  sons 
have  been  born  to  him,  the  elder  of  whom  came  to  an  untimely  death  by 
drowning  in  the  summer  of  188  i.  Although  belonging  to  what  is  called 
the  "  old  school,"  he  readily  recognizes  the  merits  of  other  systems  of 
medicine,  and  is  keenly  alive  to  all  that  is  progressive  and  valuable  in 
professional  investigation. 

Joseph  Thompson,  a  native  of  Vermont,  came  to  Aurora,  N.  Y.,  in 
181 1,  and  died  at  the  age  of  83  years.  He  married  Martha  Bemis,  who 
died  in  Aurora,  aged  76  years.  Mr.  Thompson  was  a  farmer.  His  children 
were  Albert,  Perry,  Sarah,  Joseph,  Adaline,  Mary,  Aurelia,  Susan,  Fer- 
nando C,  and  Sylvanus  B.     Sylvanus  B.  Thompson  was  born  in  Aurora, 


314  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


and  June  4,  1854,  married  Emeline,  daughter  of  Eben  and  Phila  (Wash- 
ford)  Salisbury,  of  Aurora  Their  children  are  Cicero  H.,  Newton  K.,  Sey- 
mour B.,  Lottie  M.,  Myrtle  E.,  J.  Minelle,  and  Charlie  S.  Mr.  Thomp- 
son has  been  a  merchant  46  years,  and  owns  the  Almonarch  stock  farm, 
where  he  resides.  He  is  also  the  proprietor  of  the  stock  horse  "Almon- 
arch," from  Paris,  Ky. 

Moses  E.  True,  the  inventor  of  the  True  shell  band  wheel  and  other 
ingenious  contrivances,  is  a  native  of  Genesee  County,  born  in  1845,  ^^^ 
is  a  son  of  Luther  and  Minerva  (Webster)  True,  natives  of  Connecticut. 
His  grandfather,  Moses,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Genesee  County. 
Mr.  True  was  reared  upon  a  farm,  but  his  inclinations  led  him  to  mechan- 
ical pursuits.      He  is  the  inventor  of  several  valuable  patents. 

William  C.  Taggart,  a  native  of  Schoharie  County,  settled  in  Niagara 
County  for  a  few  years,  then  came  to  Bethany,  where  he  resided  a  few 
years,  when  he  went  to  Wyoming  County  for  a  short  time,  and  finally  re- 
moved to  Pembroke,  where  he  died  November  17,  1886.  His  son,  P.arl 
W.  Taggart,  was  born  in  Bethany,  August  5,  1841.  He  has  been  a 
farmer  most  of  the  time.  In  April,  1883,  he  started  a  livery  stable  on 
Russell  Place,  and  in  April,  1888,  formed  a  partnership  with  his  son  Fred 
E.,  under  the  firm  name  of  Earl  W.  Taggart  &  Son.  They  keep  nine 
horses.  Mr.  Taggart  married  Emma  Strong,  and  they  have  four  chil- 
dren. 

Benjamin  Throop,  son  of  Orange,  came  to  Bergen  in  1806,  from  Mid- 
dlebury,  Vt.  He  was  a  farmer  and  settled  in  the  north  part  of  the  town 
on  Black  Creek.  He  married  Anna  Shedd,  and  they  have  had  four  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  are  living.  O.  S.  Throop,  the  only  one  living  in  this 
county,  was  born  March  28,  1825.  He  married  Hannah  A.  Gillett,  and 
they  had  two  children.  Mr.  Throop  attended  the  common  schools  and 
several  private  schools,  finishing  his  education  at  the  State  Normal 
School  in  Albany  in  1846.  He  was  principal  of  public  school  No.  33  in 
Buffalo  for  13  years,  and  taught  in  Genesee  and  Monroe  counties  several 
years.  He  was  school  commissioner  for  six  years  and  town  superintend- 
ent of  schools  in  Bergen  for  three  years. 

William  M.  Tompkins,  who  was  born  in  County  Wicklow,  Ireland,, 
came  to  America  when  young.  He  entered  the  employ  of  the  Batavia 
Gas  Co.,  being  the  first  man  to  lay  gas  pipes  in  the  village,  and  remained 
with  that  firm  until  his  death,  June  19,  1889.  He  married  Sarah  Hull,  of 
Niagara  County,  and  they  had  two  children,  viz.:  Walter  H.,  a  student  at 
Cornell  University,  and  Abbie,  who  resides  with  her  mother  on  Jackson 


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street.  Mr.  Tompkins  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge  and  a  Knight 
Templar.      The  family  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 

Among  the  very  early  settlers  of  Batavia  were  Dr.  Town,  who  came  in 
1803  and  died  in  1 807,  and  I.  Norman  Town,  a  son,  who  was  in  business 
in  1827.  Both  came  from  Palmyra,  N.  Y.  The  latter  died  in  Elba. 
Dr.  Town  built  the  house  now  owned  by  Mr.  McMillan.  Orlando  Town 
bought  a  farm  in  1822,  and  engaged  at  farming  for  55  years.  Orlando, 
son  of  Orlando,  was  born  in  Elba  in  1845.  He  was  educated  at  Caryville, 
Canandaigua,  and  Detroit.  He  was  in  business  in  New  York  for  three 
years,  was  on  the  farm  for  three  years,  and  was  supervisor  of  Elba  at  one 
time.  In  1883  Orlando  Town  bought  out  the  late  Hon.  L.  R.  Bailey, 
and  engaged  in  the  clothing  business.  In  a  few  years  the  firm  was  com- 
posed of  Gould  &  Town,  continuing  such  until  February  13,  1888,  when 
it  became  O.  Town  &  Son.  They  have  a  complete  assortment  of  ready- 
made  clothing  and  gents'  furnishing  goods. 

William  Tozer's  brick  yard  xs  located  in  the  rear  of  538  East  Main  street. 
It  was  started  by  Mr,  Tozer  in  1882.  He  makes  about  400,000  brick  per 
year,  employing  nine  hands.  Mr.  Tozer  was  born  in  Devonshire,  Eng., 
in  1825,  and  came  to  America  in  1850,  settling  in  Batavia  in  1876,  where 
he  has  since  been  engaged  in  his  present  business. 

Richard  Torrance  was  born  in  Starkey,  N.  Y.,  and  moved  to  Avon, 
where  he  died  at  the  age  of  66  years.  He  married  Betsey  Dann,  of  Men- 
don,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  were  Charles  G.,  Lucinda  P.,  Underbill, 
Louisa  P.,  Phoebe  Ann,  Lucy,  Henrietta,  and  Floyd.  Charles  G.  was 
born  in  Yates  County,  came  to  Batavia  in  1869,  and  died  in  1876, 
aged  62  years.  He  married,  first,  Harriet  Chapel,  of  Avon,  by  whom 
he  had  two  children,  Charles  F.  and  Ella.  His  second  wife  Was  Eunice, 
daughter  of  Ezra  and  Marietta  Sherwood,  of  Avon,  and  their  children 
were  William  M.  and  John  G.  His  widow  still  resides  on  the  home  farm 
in  liatavia.  William  M.  Torrance  married  Isabella  Harris,  November  13, 
1889.  Ella  Torrance  married  William  Andrew  Martin,  of  Batavia,  De- 
cember II,  1889.  John  G.  married  Lulu  Burke,  of  Alexander,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1889.      Charles  F.  is  a  resident  of  Portland,  Mich. 

Henry  Uebele  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  where  he  lived,  and 
died  about  1866,  aged  60  years.  He  married  Sophia  Elba,  of  Wurtem- 
berg, and  they  had  one  son,  Jacob  L.,  who  was  born  in  Germany,  July 
17.  1833,  and  came  to  Batavia  in  March,  1855,  at  the  age  of  22  years. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Burckhardt,  of  Germany,  daughter  of  Jacob  Burck- 
hardt,  and  their  children  are  William   C,  Ida  E.,  and   Lewis  A.     The 


3l6  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


latter  was  for  sometime  the  valuable  assistant  in  the  Purdy  and  Parker 
houses.  Jacob  L.  Uebele  built  a  handsome  brick  block  on  the  north  side 
of  Main  street  in  1886,  known  as  the  Uebele  block,  and  is  the  proprietor 
of  the  bakery  in  the  same  building. 

Underhill  &  Bean,  dealers  in  ready-made  clothing  and  gents'  furnish- 
ing goods,  opened  their  store  March  27,  1889,  They  carry  a  full  line 
of  choice  goods,  making  a  specialty  of  fine  ready-made  clothing.  They 
are  located  at  No.  88  Main  street. 

Union  Coal  Co.  was  established  in  May,  1883,  by  J.  B.  Chaddock.  It 
was  conducted  by  him  until  1885,  when  Ferrin  Brothers  rented  the  yard 
and  carried  on  the  business  one  year.  The  Union  Coal  Co.  ( J.  H.  Tan- 
ner and  Sarah  F.  Lincoln)  bought  the  stock  in  1889,  and  August  5th  of 
the  same  year  George  F.  Weaver  &  Co.  purchased  the  business.  They 
handle  3,500  tons  of  coal  a  year.      Their  yard  is  at  28  Swan  street. 

William  E.  Webster,  attorney  at  law,  a  native  of  Ontario  County,  born 
in  1859,  was  educated  at  Canandaigua  Academy,  and  in  1879  became  a 
teacher  at  Cary  Seminary,  where  he  remained  three  years.  Deciding 
upoa  the  profession  of  law  he  entered  upon  a  course  of  study  in  the  of- 
fice of  William  C.  Watson,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  January,  1883. 
He  commenced  practice  in  company  with  William  Tyrrell,  continuing 
two  years.  He  was  in  the  West  one  year,  and  returned  to  Batavia, 
where  he  is  building  up  a  successful  practice.  He  was  married,  in  1886, 
to  Miss  Jennie  Ward,  of  this  county. 

N.  A.  Woodward  was  born  in  Vermont  and  came  to  this  State  in  1834. 
He  prepared  for  college  at  Canandaigua  Academy  under  Dr.  Howe,  grad- 
uated from  Union  College  in  1 845,  and  taught  school  at  Honeoye  Falls 
and  Geneseo  Academy.  He  read  law  in  the  meantime,  and  was  admit- 
ted to  the  bar  in  1 848,  after  which  he  taught  school  three  years  at  Scotts- 
ville.  In  December,  185  I,  he  came  to  Batavia  and  opened  a  law  office. 
He  was  a  partner  with  George  Bowen  for  four  years,  and  with  H.  F. 
Tarbox  a  few  years.  He  has  held  the  offices  of  town  superintendent  of 
schools,  loan  commissioner  five  or  six  years,  and  county  treasurer  two 
terms,  during  the  war.  Mr.  Woodward  has  been  twice  married.  He 
has  two  daughters  and  two  sons.  He  was  the  active  attorney  for  defend- 
ant in  the  great  Lent  litigation,  which  was  in  the  courts  for  several  years, 
and  won  the  case. 

Ward  Beecher  Whitcomb,  M.  D.,  is  one  of  the  progressive  and  rising 
young  physicians  of  Western  New  York.  He  is  a  native  of  Windham 
County,  Vt.,  and  was  born  in  1858.      He  commenced  the  study  of  med- 


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icine  with  Dr.  Tozier,  and  under  his  excellent  tutelage  and  care  remained 
four  years.  He  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  New  York  in  1881,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  in  Batavia, 
a  small  portion  of  the  time  with  Dr.  Tozier.  He  has  in  a  short  period 
established  a  large  practice  and  secured  the  confidence  of  all  who  know 
him.  He  is  untiring  in  the  advancement  of  his  chosen  profession.  Dr. 
Whitcomb  is  an  Episcopalian  and  a  member  of  the  K.  of  P.  He  married 
Miss  Eagar,  of  Batavia. 

Hon.  Edward  C.  Walker,  son  of  Cyrus,  was  born  in  Byron,  June  14, 
1 837.  His  grandfather,  Amasa  Walker,  who  was  born  in  Ashford,  Conn., 
in  1767,  came  to  Byron  with  his  family  in  181 1,  when  Cyrus  was  but  12 
years  of  age.  Genesee  County  at  this  time  was  mainly  a  dense  and  heavy 
forest.  Here  this  hard}'  pioneer  located,  and  by  thrift  and  industry  a  good 
home  was  secured  in  the  new  Genesee  country.  Their  unmistakable  Eng- 
lish ancestry  can  be  clearly  traced  to  Plymouth  Colony,  Mass.,  and  is  dis- 
tinguished for  strength  of  mind,  high  aims  and  purposes,  industry,  and  un- 
yielding perseverance.  Cyrus  Walker  united  in  marriage  with  Anna 
Hulette,  of  Byron,  in  December,  1822.  They  were  industrious,  economi- 
cal, hardy,  possessed  sound  judgment,  sterling  integrity,  and  were  very 
successful. 

Senator  E.  C.  Walker,  their. fifth  and  youngest  child,  was  a  studious 
youth,  and  fortunately  had  the  very  best  early  advantages  to  acquire  a 
thorough  literary  and  business  education,  which  he  wisely  improved.  At 
an  early  age  Mr.  Walker  was  a  student  at  the  Cary  Seminary  of  Oakfield, 
and  later  pursued  his  studies  at  Wilson  Academy,  Niagara  County,  and 
graduated  in  June,  1861,  at  Genesee  College,  in  Lima,  N.  Y.,  now  Syra- 
cuse University.  He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1862. 
His  large  and  varied  business  interests  have  demanded  a  great  portion  of 
his  time,  and  left  but  little  for  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  has  been 
an  extensive  traveler  through  both  America  and  foreign  countries.  Senator 
Walker  has  been  a  citizen  of  Batavia  since  1862,  and  has  been  active  in 
promoting  the  general  interest  and  improvements  of  the  town.  He  Has 
responded  nobly  to  the  cause  of  benevolence  and  charity,  and  is  especially 
generous  to  home  and  foreign  missions.  He  has  served  some  years  as 
trustee  of  the  New  York  Institution  for  the  Blind  at  Batavia,  and  trustee 
of  Syracuse  University;  is  now  a  trustee  of  Ingham  University  at  LeRoy, 
and  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  of  Batavia.  He  has  also  been  commissioner  of 
Auburn  Theological  Seminary.  Later  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  United  States.      He  has  been 


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a  director  of  the  Bank  of  Batavia  most  of  the  time  since  1870,  and  was  also 
a  director  of  the  Holland  Purchase  Fire  Insurance  Company.  His  political 
life  began  with  his  election  to  the  Assembly  of  the  State  of  New  York  in 
1868,  which  position  he  held  two  years,  and  was  chairman  of  the  impor- 
tant committee  of  public  education,  which  reported  many  bills  that  became 
laws  that  improved  the  State  system  of  public  instruction.  In  1885  he  was 
elected  State  Senator  from  the  30th  senatorial  district,  composed  of  the 
counties  of  Genesee,  Livingston,  Niagara,  and  Wyoming.  He  was  hon- 
orably recognized  by  being  appointed  chairman  of  the  important  commit- 
tees of  banks  and  the  manufacture  of  salt,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the 
committees  of  railroads,  insurance,  and  engrossed  bills.  He  was  reelected 
in  1887  by  an  increased  plurality  of  859  over  the  previous  election  in  1885. 
In  the  last  Senate  (1889)  he  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  railroads, 
a  member  of  the  committee  on  general  laws,  and  of  several  others.  It  also 
fell  to  the  lot  of  Senator  Walker  to  be  placed  on  the  committee  to  inves- 
tigate the  corrupt  ring  that  procured  the  franchise  of  the  Broadway  Sur- 
face Railway  Company  ofthe  city  of  New  York.  This  committee  did  good 
work.  In  doing  their  whole  duty  they  built  for  themselves  a  monument 
for  integrity  and  virtue  that  will  endure  in  history  when  granite  and  marble 
will  have  crumbled  to  dust.  The  committee  relentlessly  pursued  and  shat- 
tered the  corrupt  ring,  exposed  the  gigantic  fraud,  and  brought  the  guilty 
perpetrators  to  condign  punishment. 

As  a  legislator  Senator  Walker  is  industrious,  and  his  object  is  always 
"  the  best  interests  of  the  people."  Among  the  bills  that  he  introduced 
which  became  laws  were  a  number  improving  the  banking  system  ofthe 
State;  the  motor  power  bill,  authorizing  street  service  railroads  to  change 
from  horse  to  any  other  power,  after  obtaining  the  consent  of  the  major- 
ity of  the  property  owners  along  the  line  of  the  roads,  and  the  consent  of 
the  railroad  commissioners  ;  and  the  bill  which  prevents  assignees  from 
giving  to  preferred  creditors  more  than  one  third  of  the  estate.  He  also 
introduced  the  marriage  license  bill,  which  would  prevent  ill-timed  mar- 
riages, protect  the  clergy,  and  provide  a  more  perfect  record  for  tracing 
the  estates  of  children.  This  bill  passed  the  Senate  twice,  and  it  is  hoped 
that  the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  it  will  become  a  law  in  this  State. 
For  this  Mr.  Walker  has  received  complimentary  letters  from  Bishop 
Doane  and  other  prominent  clergymen,  and  also  from  prominent  judges 
and  attorneys  throughout  the  State,  who  appreciate  the  imiportance  of 
such  a  law.  Senator  Walker  is  known  throughout  his  State,  and  is  highly 
respected  as   a  gentleman  of  sterling  integrity,  and  as  a  safe  and  care- 


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ful  law-maker.  He  is  a  good  organizer,  and  a  forcible  and  logical  speaker 
who  goes  direct  to  the  issue  and  "hews  to  the  line."  In  January, 
1890,  he  was  selected  by  the  Hon.  William  Windom,  Secretary  of  the 
Treasury,  one  of  three  commissioners  to  locate  the  government  and 
postoffice  building  at  Buffalo.  He  wears  his  honors  modestly,  which  his 
character  and  mind  richly  deserve  ;  and  as  a  Christian  gentleman  and 
representative  man  he  is  widely  known  and  highly  respected. 

January  14,  1861,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Martha  Marsh,  of 
Lockport,  N.  Y.,  a  highly  cultivated  lady  of  a  cultivated  family,  and  a 
sister  of  the  eminent  scientist,  Prof.  O.  C.  Marsh,  of  Yale  College.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Walker  are  parents  of  two  sons,  Edward  C,  Jr.,  and  Raymcmd 
Marsh.      This  Christian  family  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

James  M.  Walkinshaw,  a  popular  druggist  and  baker,  is  a  native  of 
Batavia,  and  was  born  in  1840,  a  son  of  James  and  Isabella  (Pattison) 
Walkinshaw,  natives  of  Scotland,  who  came  to  America  in  1839.  They 
located  in  Batavia,  where  he  pursued  his  trade  as  a  baker  until  his  death 
in  185  I.  He  was  employed  by  B.  C.  Page,  who  started  the  bakery  now 
owned  by  Baker  &  Walkinshaw,  in  1835.  James  M.  learned  the  trade, 
and  in  1 869,  with  Lucius  Baker,  purchased  the  business,  and  they  have  con- 
ducted it  since  under  the  firm  name  of  Baker  &  Walkinshaw.  In  1874 
Mr.  Walkinshaw  added  to  his  business  interests  a  full  line  of  drugs,  med- 
icines, and  fancy  toilet  goods,  and  in  this  branch  has  secured  a  large 
trade.  The  prescription  department  is  under  the  charge  of  a  compe- 
tent pharmacist.  His  place  of  business,  at  63  East  Main  street,  is  cen- 
tral and  attractive.  Mr.  Walkinshaw  has  served  as  alderman  from  his 
ward,  and  as  chief  engineer  of  the  fire  department.  He  was  married,  in 
1861,  to  Martha  Winn,  of  Batavia.      Their  only  child,  Onis,  is  deceased. 

William  C.  Watson  is  a  gentleman  of  fine  physique  and  commanding 
presence.  His  life  has  been  that  of  a  leader,  and  his  face  bears  the  im- 
pression of  his  character.  He  has  gone  down  to  the  very  substratum  of  the 
principles  of  the  law,  and  his  opinion  has  almost  judicial  weight.  The  year 
1837  marked  the  opening  of  his  career  in  the  little  village  of  Pembroke, 
in  Genesee  County.  He  is  not  a  college- trained  man.  His  early  oppor- 
tunities were  limited.  His  father  tried  cases  in  justices'  courts,  andfrt^m 
him  the  son  imbibed  a  love  for  the  profession.  A  short  period  was  spent 
at  the  seminary  at  Alexander,  and  Col.  James  M.  Willett  gave  him  a  start 
in  law  study.  Next  he  is  found  in  the  office  of  Wakeman  &  Bryan,  and 
in  1865  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  practiced  for  a  short  time  with 
Mr.  Tyrrell  and  later  with  Hon.  Seth  Wakeman.      For  some  15  years  he 


320  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


has  done  business  alone,  Mr.  Watson  was  the  only  Republican  super- 
A'isor  elected  in  many  years.  He  was  twice  district  attorney,  and  in  1882 
was  candidate  for  member  of  Congress.  He  frequently  goes  to  State 
conventions.  Mr.  Watson  has  been  on  the  board  of  education  a  number 
of  times,  and  has  contributed  largely  to  manufacturing  industries 
locating  in  Batavia.      His  family  consists  of  a  wife  and  three  children. 

Simeon  Wheeler  was  a  colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  war  from  Massa- 
chusetts. One  of  his  sons,  George,  was  born  in  Rehoboth,  Mass., 
November  4,  18 15,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  came  with 
his  parents  to  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  when  he  was  seven  years  old,  and 
to  Genesee  County  when  he  was  20.  February  18,  1838,  he  married 
Hannah  S.,  second  daughter  of  George  Burton,  of  Byron,  and  they  had 
one  son,  George  H.,  who  was  born  March  14,  1841,  and  received  acommon 
school  and  academic  education.  March  22,  1866,  he  married  Lovina, 
third  daughter  of  John  Fishill,  of  Rush,  Monroe  County,  and  they  had 
one  daughter.  August  8,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  I2th  Inf.  N.  Y. 
Vols.  ;  March  8,  1863,  he  was  transferred  to  the  5th  Vet.  Fire  Zouaves, 
N.  Y.  Vols.;  and  was  honorably  discharged  May  7,  1865.  Mr.  Wheeler 
is  a  breeder  of  Royal  George  horses,  and  is  a  farmer  by  occupation. 

Whiting  C.  Woolsey,  president  of  the  village  of  Batavia,  was  born  in 
1834.  His  parents  were  Whiting  R.  and  Alvalina  (Post)  Woolsey,  the 
former  a  native  of  Columbia  County.  The  mother  was  born  in  Batavia 
in  181 1,  and  her  parents  were  early  settlers  of  the  town,  about  1803. 
She  is  still  living.  The  father,  a  farmer  for  50  years,  died  in  1884,  aged 
■81  years.  Three  of  the  children  are  living,  viz.  :  Henry  H.,  Martha,  and 
Whiting  C.  The  latter  when  a  young  man  went  to  Galena,  111.,  and 
learned  the  trade  of  carpenter  and  builder,  which  occupation  he  has  since 
pursued.  He  is  the  proprietor  of  the  limekiln  and  stone  quarries  on 
road  13,  in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  In  1862  he  enlisted  and  served 
as  private  in  the  96th  111.  Regt.  In  1863  he  returned  to  Batavia,  where 
he  has  since  been  engaged  in  business.  He  served  on  the  board  of  trus- 
tees, and  was  elected  president  of  the  village  in  1888-89.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  commander  of  Upton  Post  G.  A.  R.  In  1852 
he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Sarah  E.  Worth,  of  Oakfield.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Martha  E.  Nobles. 

David  E.  Wescott,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  moved  to  Monroe, 
Mich.,  and  died  in  1867,  aged  68  years.  He  married  Thyrza,  daughter 
of  John  and  Deborah  A.  Bird,  of  Manchester,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children 
are  Jane,    Deborah    A.,  E.    Myra,  Eliza,  Elizabeth,    Laura,  Helen,  and 


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James  R.  The  latter  was  born  in  Manchester,  March  5,  1824.  He 
married  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  William  and  Charity  (Cook)  Hickey,  of 
Arcadia,  and  their  children  are  George  E.,  Lucy  J.,  Hattie  A.,and  Mar- 
garet E.      Mr.  Wescott  lives  in  Batavia  on  road  13. 

Theron  F.  Woodward,  proprietor  of  the  old  and  reliable  boot  and  shoe 
store,  for  the  past  18  years  at  74  Main  street,  is  a  native  of  Orleans 
County,  where  he  was  born  1838,  a  son  of  Rev.  Franklin  and  Elizabeth 
(Ross)  Woodward.  His  father  was  a  Baptist  clergyman  and  organized 
the  first  church  at  Fairport,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  pastor  until  his  death. 
Mr.  Woodward  was  reared  in  Fairport,  was  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store, 
and  at  the  age  of  21  years  engaged  with  his  brother-in-law  in  the  coal 
and  lumber  business.  Afterwards,  and  until  1867,  he  was  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  staves  and  headings.  He  then  came  to  Batavia  and 
bought  the  stock  of  Thomas  Yates,  and  has  since  been  in  the  boot  and 
shoe  trade.  He  carries  a  large  line  of  goods.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  board  of  trustees,  was  treasurer  for  a  number  of  years,  and  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Loan  Association  and  of  Elmwood  Cemetery.  He  married 
n  1865,  Emma  C.  Adams,  of  Riga,  N.  Y.,  daughter  of  Asa  Adams,  and 
they  have  three  children,  Grace  E.,  Louis  A., and  Mabel  E.  The  family 
are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Frank  S.  Wood,  the  present  district  attorney  for  Genesee  County,  was 
born  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  September  14,  1856.  His  father  was  for  a  long 
time  in  the  employ  of  an  express  company.  Mr.  Wood  came  to  this 
county  with  his  parents  from  Detroit  in  1859,  and  became  a  resident  ot 
the  village  in  April,  1864.  His  tastes  and  inclinations  caused  him  to 
prepare  for  the  study  of  law,  in  which  pursuit  he  has  been  engaged  since 
January,  1877,  when  he  became  the  clerk  of  the  surrogate's  court  in 
Batavia,  remaining  there  until  1883,  when  he  engaged  in  the  active  prac- 
tice of  his  profession,  following  the  same  ever  since.  In  1887  he  was 
nominated  and  elected  to  the  office  of  district  attorney  for  the  county, 
giving  such  satisfaction  that  at  the  end  of  the  term  he  was  again  elected 
to  serve  until  1893.  September  4,  1884,  he  united  in  marriage  with 
Harriet  G.  Holden,  of  Batavia. 

Joseph  Weed,  of  Cheshire  County,  N.  H.,  died  at  the  age  of  40  years. 
His  wife,  Susan  Farnsworth,  bore  him  children  as  follows  :  Sally,  Abi- 
gail, Susan,  James,  Elijah,  and  Joseph.  The  latter,  a  native  of  New 
Hampshire,  served  in  the  War  of  1 8 1 2,  and  came  to  Kendall,  N.  Y.,  in  1 8 1 6, 
thence  to  Batavia,  where  he  died  in  1862,  at  the  age  of  80  years.  He 
married  Polly,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Clough.     She  died  in    1877,  aged 


322  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


93  years.  Their  children  were  Joseph,  Willis,  Johanna,  Sally,  Mary, 
and  Harvey.  Harvey  Weed  was  born  in  Kendall  in  1817.  In  1843  '^^ 
came  to  Batavia  and  married  Sarah  B.  Savvdey,  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Rhoda,  of  this  town.  He  has  been  a  resident  on  the  home  farm  since 
1843.     His  sister  Mary  resides  with   him. 

Daniel  Wood,  son  of  Ephraim  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  was  born  in 
1760,  and  died  in  1844,  at  the  age  of  84  years.  He  married  Hannah  Bar- 
rett, and  their  children  were  James,  Ephraim,  Mary,  Elijah,  Milly,  and 
William.  Elijah  Wood  was  born  in  Concord,  Mass.,  September  18,  1790, 
and  died  there  November  26,  186 J,  aged  71  years.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Farmer  in  September,  181 5.  Their  children  were  Elijah,  John, 
Augustus,  William,  Henry,  Charles,  George,  and  Edward  F.  ■  The  last 
named  was  born  in  Concord,  Mass.,  November  26,  1821,  and  came  to 
Batavia  in  1859,  settling  on  a  farm,  where  he  remained  four  years.  He 
js  now  a  resident  of  Batavia  village.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Ezekiel  N.  and  Mary  (Bryan)  Humphrey,  of  Hillsdale,  Mich.,  and  his 
children  are  Charles  E.,  Edward,  William,  Frank  S.,  George  F.,  Mary  E., 
John  H.,  Augustus,  and  Robert  E.  He  lived  12  years  in  Detroit,  and 
was  one  of  the  first  four  men  who  had  charge  of  the  United  States  mail 
to  Chicago. 

Matthias  Whiting,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  moved  to  Fort  Ann, 
N.  Y.,  and  died  in  1846,  aged  96  years.  He  married  a  Miss  Vaughn,  of 
Massachusetts,  and  their  children  were  Willard,  Sarah,  Sylvester,  Lucy, 
John,  Matthias,  Susan,  Silas  D.,  Laura,  and  Mary.  S>lvester,  born  in 
Hancock,  Mass.,  came  to  Riga,  thence  to  Oakfield  in  18 1 5.  and  died 
there  in  1856,  aged  70  years.  He  married  Laura,  daughter  of  Joel  and 
Rachel  (Moss)  Yale,  of  Granville,  N.  Y.  His  children  were  Mary  Al- 
mira,  Celestia,  Laura,  Matilda,  Silas,  Nelson,  and  Sylvester.  The  lat- 
ter was  born  in  Fort  Ann,  February  13,  1813,  and  in  1831  settled  in 
Batavia,  where  he  now  resides,  on  road  30.  Only  three  of  his  children 
survive.  Nelson  Whiting,  a  native  of  Riga,  marrit-d  Ellen  F.  Miller, 
daughter  of  George  W.  Miller,  of  Batavia,  and  they  have  one  son, 
George  M. 

George  D.  Williamson,  proprietor  of  the  leading  furniture  manufact- 
ory and  salesrooms  in  Genesee  County,  is  a  native  of  Wayne  County, 
where  he  was  born  in  1856.  His  parents  were  W.  H.  and  Anna  (Cott- 
rell)  Williamson,  also  natives  of  Genesee  County.  Mr.  Williamson  has 
been  engaged  in  business  since  his  youth  ;  in  1887  he  came  to  Batavia, 
and  was  of  the  firm  of  Weeks  &  Williamson  f.)r  one  year.      He  then  pur 


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chased  the  entire  interest,  and  is  now  successfully  conducting  the  same. 
His  salesrooms  and  factory  are  at  1 1 1  East  Main  street,  where  he  occu- 
pies three  floors,  with  a  fine  display  of  furniture  and  house  furnishing 
goods.  The  factory  is  located  in  the  rear,  where  several  men  are  em- 
plo)'ed.  Mr.  Williamson  devotes  special  attention  to  undertaking.  In 
1879  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Emma  E.  Hine,  of  Palmyra,  .md 
they  are  parents  of  two  children.  May  A.  and  Roy  H.  They  are  mem- 
bers of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

C.  A.  Weaver,  of  104  Main  street,  commenced  business  January  i, 
1889,  where  he  was  clerk  for  two  years  previous.  He  now  carries  a  lull 
line  of  boots,  shoes,  and  rubbers. 

Erank  Wagner  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  September  16, 
1828,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854.  In  May,  1856,  he  married 
'Catherine  Myers,  formerly  of  Byrnes,  Germany.  They  have  five  children, 
viz.:  Louisa,  Charles,  Emogene,  Mary,  and  Henry.  August  1 1,  1862,  he 
enlisted  in  Co.  C,  151st  Inf  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at 
the  close  of  the  war. 

William  Ward  was  a  native  of  Merton,  Devonshire,  Eng,  B)/ his  wife, 
Ann,  he  had  children  as  follows  :  John,  Thomas,  Hugh,  and  William.  The 
latter  came  to  Stafford  in  1854,  was  a  blacksmith,  and  died  in  1854.  He 
married  Ann  Horden,  of  Barnstable,  Eng.,  and  their  children  were  John, 
Riciiard,  Thomas,  Sarah,  Elizabeth,  Ann,  and  William.  William  Ward, 
a  native  of  Merton,  in  185  i  came  to  Stafford,  and  in  1888  to  Batavia.  He 
married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Francis  and  Sarah  (Rice)  Broadmead,  of  Eng- 
land, and  they  have  an  adopted  daughter,  Eliza  A.  Ward,  who  married 
Augustus  Hammer,  and  now  resides  on  road  65.  Mr.  Ward  is  a  farmer, 
but  was  formerly  a  blacksmith. 

Sylvanus  Young,  of  German  ancestry,  came  from  Chenango  County, 
N.  Y.,  to  Pavilion  in  i8ri.  He  removed  to  Michigan,  where  he  died,  aged 
70  years.  His  wife  was  Ruth  liurgess,  who  bore  him  children  as  follows: 
Almira,  Josiah,  Lucy,  Rachel,  Sylvanus,  Melissa,  William,  Henry,  and 
Clarissa.  William,  born  in  Pavilion,  came  to  Batavia  in  i860,  where  he 
still  resides.  He  married,  January  20,  1847,  Betsey,  daughter  of  John  and 
Clarissa  (Sparks)  Moore,  of  Massachusetts.  Their  children  are  John  E. 
and  William  H.  John  E.  married  Clara  L.  Calkins,  and  they  have  a 
daughter,  Edith.  William  H.  married  Harriet  C,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  K. 
and  Adeline  (Brewer)  Cone,  and  their  children  are  Ruth  A.  and  Hobart 
Cone,  all  residents  of  Batavia,  on  road  65. 

The  name  of  John  H.  Yates,  for  the  past  few  years,  has  appeared  in  con- 


324  GENESEE    COUNTY 


nection  with  a  class  of  homely,  popular  ballads,  which  fairly  entitles  him 
to  a  prominent  place  among  American  poets.  He  was  born  November  2 1 , 
1837.  He  is  a  nativeofBatavia,  of  English  parentage,  and  therefore  posses- 
ses the  simplicity  of  manners  common  to  that  class  of  people.  His  mother 
was  a  schoolmistress,  and  from  her  he  inherited  his  literary  taste.  His  edu- 
cation wasnot  very  extensive,  taking  in  only  the  common  English  branches, 
and  much  of  his  time  since  early  boyhood  has  been  spent  as  clerk,  yet  he 
•s  well  informed  on  general  subjects,  and  does  good  service  as  licensed 
preacher  of  the  Methodist  Church,  of  which  he  is  a  member.  His  active 
work  as  assistant  editor  of  the  Progressive  Batavian,  with  which  he  has 
been  connected  for  four  years,  brings  him  in  contact  with  all  classes  of  men, 
the  better  fitting  him  for  the  exercise  of  his  excellent  taste  in  subjects  for 
poetry.  He  has  written  for  the  Rochester  Sunday  Morning  Times,  the 
Batavian,  Harper  s  Weekly,  and  Harper  s  Bazaar,  and  his  "  Old  Man  Bal- 
lads" (as  they  are  called),  "  The  Old  Man  in  the  New  Church,"  "  The  Old 
Man  in  the  Stylish  Church,"  "  The  Old  Man  in  the  Model  Church,"  and 
''  Goin'  West  to  Die  "  will  ever  appeal  to  the  finer  feelings  and  sympathies 
of  all  who  inherit  the  love  and  respect  of  the  aged. 

Park  Place  School} — Among  the  leavening  influences  of  the  village 
of  Batavia,  and,  in  fact,  of  the  county,  must  be  prominently  included  the 
Park  Place  School,  whose  incipient  steps  were  so  faithfully  watched  and 
cared  for  by  its  founder,  Mrs.  Ellen  A.  K.  Hooker,  who  has  so  happily  im- 
pressed her  influence  on  all  its  pupils  and  students  whose  good  fortune 
it  has  been  to  be  under  her  guidance;  and  who  now  is  in  charge  of  the 
lady  students  of  Cornell  University;  and  to  whom,  being  so  prominently 
connected  with  Sage  College  as  principal,  those  interested  in  the  higher 
education  of  women  look  with  great  confidence.  The  school  was  founded 
September  11,  1884,  and  was  organized  with  a  college  graduate  in  each 
position  in  its  faculty;  and  its  design  was  to  prepare  young  ladies  for  en- 
trance into  the  most  advanced  colleges  for  ladies  in  the  country.  It  is 
now  presided  over  by  Miss  Mary  J.  Stephens,  who  maintains  its  high 
standing,  and  who  is  a  lady  of  culture  and  refinement. 

iThis  article  was  furnished  us  too  late  to  be  printed  earlier  in  the  history  of  Batavia. ^^a'i'/'^r. 


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BERGEN 


^^ERGEN  is  situated  in  the  northeastern  part  of  the  county,  is  the 
-"'')  eastern  town  of  the  northern  tier,  and  contains  17,289  acres  of 
^^  land.  It  is  a  portion  of  the  triangular  tract,  described  as  sold  to 
Le  Roy  and  others  from  the  Morris  Reserve;  it  also  has  two  tiers  of  lots 
from  the  Connecticut  tract,  on  the  west  side  of  the  town.  The  town  was 
erected  from  Batavia,  June  8,  18 12,  then  including  the  present  town  of 
Byron,  which  was  set  off  in  1820,  leaving  Bergen  in  its  present  form. 

The  soil  is  a  very  rich,  fertile,  and  level  farming  land,  with  slight  undu- 
lations and  inclinations  towards  the  north,  and  is  gravelly  with  clayey 
loam.  Black  Creek  flows  easterly  through  the  town,  just  north  of  the 
center,  which,  with  its  tributaries  flowing  from  every  direction,  renders 
the  entire  territory  of  the  town  a  well-watered,  desirable  section,  and  to 
its  abundance,  excellence  may  be  added.  Its  agricultural  interests  excel, 
because  of  its  advantages,  and  wheat,  barley,  beans,  and  potatoes  are  its 
main  products  in  the  order  named. 

The  first  settler  in  the  town  was  Samuel  Lincoln,  who  took  articles  for 
land  in  1801.  In  the  same  year  Mr.  Lincoln  received  the  following  neigh- 
bors: George  and  William  Letson,  Benajah  Worden,  Richard  Abbey,  Sol- 
omon Levi,  Jesse  Leach,  James  Letson,  Gideon  Elliott,  and  David  Scott. 
These  were  the  pioneers  who  first  built  cabins  and  made  clearings  in  the 
town.  Between  1801  and  18 10  the  following  pioneers  settled:  John  Lan- 
don,  Abram  Davis,  Alexander  White,  Captain  James  Austin  David  Pot- 
ter, Esq.,  Levi,  Aaron,  and  Alexander  Bissell,  Amos  Hewitt,  Jedediah 
Crosby  (died  in  1834),  Samuel  Gleason,  Esq.,  Captain  William  Peters, 
Aaron  and  Eben  Arnold,  Oliver  Avery,  Samuel  Butler,  Jesse  Barber,  John 
Gifford.  Wheaton  Southworth,  Orange  and  Joseph  Throop,  Isaac  Wallace, 
James  Landon,  and  A.  E.  Wilcox.  The  following  actual  settlers  came  to 
Bergen  between  1806  and  18 10  from  East  Guilford,  Conn.:  Dea.  Benja- 
min Wright,  James  Munger,  Esq.,  Joarab  and  Wickham  Field,  Dea.  Tim- 
othy Hill,  Joel  Wright,  Stephen  R.  Evarts,  David  H.  Evarts,  Capt.  Phin- 
eas  Parmelee,  Nathan  Field,  Uriah  Crampton,  Capt.  Samuel  Bassett, 
Selah  M.  Wright,  Bela  Munger,  T.  Wilcox,  William  H.  Munger,  Harvey 
Field,  Joshua  Field.  Esq.,  Dea.  Levi  Ward,  Dea.  John  Ward,  Dr.  Levi 
Ward,  Col.  W.  H.  Ward,  Dea.  Pitman  Wilcox,  Hamilton  Wilcox,  M.  C. 
Ward,  and  Gen.  Daniel  Hurlburt 

Those  who  came  from  Killingworth,  Conn.,  prior  to  1810  settled  be- 
tween Bergen  Corners  and  Fort  Hill.  They  were  Josiah  Pierson  and 
his  five  brothers, — Simeon,  John,  Philo,  Linus,  and  Russell, — David 
Franklin  and  his  four  brothers, — Ishi,  Sylvanus.  Daniel,  and  Reuben, — 
Harvey  Kelsey,  Capt.  Daniel  Kelsey,  Uriah,  Martin,  and  Charles  Kel- 
sey,  Josiah  Buell,  Jesse  Griswold,  Thomas  Stevens,  Daniel  Stevens,  Job 
21 


326  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Seward,  Abner  Hull,  Sr.,  Ebbie  Hull,  Roswell  and  Ebenezer  Parmelee, 
Samuel  and  John  Smith,  Phineas  Nettleton,  Maj.  Nathan  Wilcox,  Dea. 
Selden,  Augustus  Buell,  Jonathan  Wright,  and  Calvin  Seward.  Others, 
in  1814-16,  were  William  Gorton,  Willian  P.  Munger,  Alvah  Stevens, 
and  Lathrop  Farnham.      Lines  Beecher  settled  in  West  Bergen  in    18 16. 

The  first  church  organization  was  established  in  December,  1807.  The 
first  Congregational  religious  society  was  organized  January  25,  1808,  at 
the  house  of  Dea.  John  Ward.  The  first  temperance  society  was  estab- 
lished in  1826,  with  only  six  members — Rev.  Josiah  Pierson,  Rev.  He- 
man  Halsey,  Dea.  Pitman  Wilcox,  Dea.  John  Spencer,  H.  H.  Evarts,  and 
Henry  D.  Gififord.  The  first  religious  meeting  on  the  Sabbath  was  at  the 
log  house  of  David  Franklin,  and  the  first  sermon  preached  in  the  town 
was  in  Mr.  Franklin's  barn  by  Rev.  Calvin  Ingalls,  a  missionary.  The 
first  school  was  taught  by  Harvey  Kelsey,  a  graduate  of  Yale  College. 
Titus  Wilcox  taught  the  second  school,  and  Joshua  Field  the  third. 
Chloe  Wright,  daughter  of  Dea.  Benjamin  Wright,  was  the  first  female 
teacher,  Lucy  Hill  was  the  second,  and  Betsey  Pierson  was  the  third. 
The  first  marriage  was  that  of  Isaac  Wallace  and  Susannah  Brooks,  at 
the  house  of  Dr.  Levi  Ward,  and  by  Judge  Ezra  Piatt,  of  Le  Roy. 
Luther,  son  of  Jedediah  Crosby,  was  the  first  male  child  born  in  the 
town.  The  first  female  born  was  Louisa,  daughter  of  Orange  Throop, 
who  became  the  wife  of  David  Fancher.  The  first  death  was  the  child 
of  Capt.  Daniel  Kelsey;  the  first  death  of  an  adult  was  Mr.  Kelsey's 
wife,  both  dying  the  same  year.  The  first  frame  house  in  the  town  was 
erected  by  Dr.  Levi  Ward,  the  second  by  Dea.  Benjamin  Wright.  The 
first  frame  barn  was  built  by  David  Franklin,  the  second  by  Dea.  Wright. 
The  first  saw-mill  in  the  town  was  erected  by  Jared  Merrill,  the  second 
by  Levi  Bissell  The  first  store  in  Bergen  was  opened  in  1808,  by  Dr. 
Levi  Ward;  the  second  in  181 1,  by  Josiah  Pierson;  the  third  in  1812, 
by  Titus  Wilcox.  The  first  inn  opened  in  the  town  was  in  1809,  by 
Samuel  Butler,  and  the  first  postmaster  was  Col.  W.  H.  Ward.  The 
first  supervisor  was  Dr.  Levi  Ward,  who  held  the  office  seven  years.  He 
died  January  4,  186 1,  in  his  90th  year.  The  first  road  was  opened  in 
1 80 1,  when  the  Lake  road  was  surveyed  and  opened  four  rods  wide  from 
Le  Roy  to  the  lake.  This  road  is  now  a  very  important  one,  upon 
which   is  the  stone  church,  and   is  the  principal  street  of  Bergen  village. 

Hamilton  Wilcox  came  to  the  town  in  1808  from  East  Guilford,  Conn. 
He  taught  school  here  at  the  age  of  16,  and  was  a  successful  teacher. 
When  the  call  for  troops  was  made  in  the  winter  of  18 13-14  he  left  his 
school  to  take  command  of  a  company,  to  report  at  Buffalo,  where  he 
was  when  that  "village"  was  burned.  He  was  ordered  to  Black  Rock 
in  the  night  of  December  30,  18 1 3,  as  the  enemy  were  crossing  the  river 
at  that  point.  In  the  aff'ray  he  received  a  bullet  through  his  chest,  lodg- 
ing in  his  arm.  Several  days  after  he  was  brought  back  to  Bergen.  It 
was  soon  necessary  to  amputate  his  arm,  from  which  he  died  January  25, 
1 8 14,  aged  28  years. 


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This  town  has  been  devoted  to  the  cause  of  religion,  and  can  point 
with  pride  to  12  of  its  citizens  who  have  been  leaders  of  flocks  in  the 
cause  of  the  Master.  They  are  Revs.  Josiah  Pierson,  A.  C.  Ward, 
F.  De  Ward,  H.  M.  Ward,  William  H.  Spencer,  H.  W.  Pierson,  D.  D.  H.' 
Parmelee,  Bela  Fancher,  Franklin  Howe,  William  H.  Evarts,  C.  Dibble, 
and  W.  Pierson. 

Solomon  and  Levi  Leach,  brothers,  whose  names  are  among  the  early- 
settlers,  traded  wives,  Levi  giving  Solomon  five  gallons  of  whisky  "  to 
boot."  In  two  weeks,  being  sick  of  his  bargain,  he  gave  Levi  a  horse  to 
trade  back.  It  is  just  to  presume  that  the  whisky  in  those  "  hard  "  days 
was  the  great  incentive  to  this  unusual  occurrence. 

Bergen's  town  officers  for  1889-90  are  :  Supervisor,  Samuel  E.  Bower ; 
town  clerk,  E.  L.  Fisher;  justices  of  peace,  J.  W.  Stratton,  S.  E.  Parker, 
J.  Dean,  E.  H.  Parmelee;  commissioner  of  highways,  A.  A.  Sands; 
collector,  George  W.  Sackett ;  overseer  of  poor,  M.  Seeley  ;  assessors, 
D.  McPherson,  E.  T.  Stephens,  James  Templeton. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  at  North  Bergen  was  organized  November  1 8, 
1823,  by  the  following  persons,  who  assembled  at  the  home  of  Jonah 
Gurthrie :  Rev.  A.  Darwin,  Josiah  Pierson,  John  T.  Bliss,  and  David  F'an- 
cher.  It  was  denominated  the  Congregational  Church  of  Bergen,  Byron, 
and  Clarendon.  Its  original  membership  was  21,  and  at  a  mdeting  held 
April  1 1 , 1 827,  at  the  stone  school-  house,  it  was  resolved  to  become  a  Pres- 
byterian society  and  unite  with  the  Rochester  Presbytery.  D.  Fancher, 
Milton  Bird,  Thomas  Templeton,  and  Daniel  Robinson  were  elected  the 
first  ruling  elders,  and  Milton  Bird  was  ordained  deacon.  The  first  regular 
pastor  was  Rev.  N.  Clapp,  who  was  ordained  and  installed  February  25, 
1827.  On  the  2d  of  April,  1829,  the  society  was  called  after  the  postoffice 
of  that  time, — Lyme, —  but  in  1840  with  the  postoffice  the  name  of  North 
Bergen  was  appended  to  its  religious  title.  In  1832  a  framed  church  edi- 
fice was  erected,  neat  and  commodious,  with  a  seating  capacity  of  about 
250,  at  a  cost  of  nearly  $10,000.  The  society  numbers  over  lOO  members, 
and  Rev.  Lindsey  C.  Rutter  was  the  pastor  as  late  as  1887.  Rev.  John 
R.  Lewis  is  the  present  pastor. 

North  Bergen  is  a  postoffice  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  town, 
containing  a  church,  a  store,  two  manufactories,  and  about  1 50  inhabitants. 

Stone  Church  (p.  o.)  is  in  the  southeastern  portion  of  the  town,  on" 
the  Lake  road,  in  direct  line  with  Le  Roy  and  Bergen  villages.  Good  post- 
office  facilities  are  enjoyed  by  its  inhabitants,  who  number  about  four- 
score, and  it  contains  one  church,  one  store,  and  one  manufactory.  In 
1828  Col.  Norton  S.  Davis  built  a  stone  tavern,  and  kept  it  for  some  time. 

West  Bergen  is  still  another  postoffice  in  the  west  part  of  the  town, 
on  the  Central  Railroad,  and  has  a  store  and  shop,  with  a  good  commu- 
nity around  it. 

The  Cold  Spring  Creamery,  on  road  8,  is  owned  by  a  stock  company, 
and  managed  by  B.  A.  Walker.  It  uses  the  cream  from  900  cows,  making 
400  pounds  of  butter  per  day  in  summer,  which  is  sold  in  Buffalo,  Roch- 
ester, and  New  York. 


328  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Bergen  is  a  pretty,  flourishing,  incorporated  village,  pleasantly  situ- 
ated on  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad  between  Rochester  and  Buffalo,, 
and  is  the  principal  village  in  the  town,  with  a  population  of  about  i.ooo 
— a  trifle  more  than  one-third  of  the  town.  It  contains  four  churches, 
two  hotels,  14  stores,  one  machine  shop,  two  grain  elevators,  eight  man- 
ufactories of  different  kinds,  three  blacksmith  shops,  one  saw  and  plan- 
ing-mill,  two  feed-mills,  etc.,  and  is  one  of  the  most  healthy  and  pleasant 
hamlets  of  Western  New  York,  enjoying  all  the  facilities  of  daily  mails 
and  the  advantages  of  the  best  of  thoroughfares.  This  village  has  been 
unfortunate  in  being  partially  burned  at  two  several  times — January  16, 
1866,  and  March  i,  1880;  the  last  fire  covered  an  area  of  five  acres  in 
the  business  portion,  consuming  elevators,  stores,  shops,  ofiices,  halls,  ho- 
tel, dwellings,  and  barns,  to  the  amount  of  oyer  $120,000.  Bert  E.  Hall^ 
A.  L.  Green,  and  George  H.  Church  were  severely  burned  in  their  endeav- 
ors to  stay  the  progress  of  the  fire  and  save  property.  The  burned  dis- 
trict was  at  once  built  up  with  substantial  brick  buildings,  with  a  vigor  and 
perseverance  peculiar  to  the  enterprise  of  the  place,  and  the  pride  of  the 
citizens  in  their  neat  village  is  commendable.  The  Bergen  village  officers 
are  as  follows :  George  H.  Church,  president;  A.T.  Southworth,  treasurer; 
D.  J.  McPherson,  clerk;  trustees,  T.  J.  Tone,  two  years,  James  Miller,  one 
year,  T.  D.  Richardson,  one  year.  The  board  of  education  is  composed 
as  follows:  George  H.  Church,  president;  L.  D.  Arnold,  H.  S.  White; 
G.  N.  Buell,  collector.  The  officers  of  the  fire  department  are  :  James  R. 
McKenzie,  chief  engineer;  G.  O.  Emerson,  president;  M.  F.  Bergin,  vice- 
president ;  D.  S.  Thompson,  secretary;  Michael  Bower,  treasurer;  trus- 
tees, J.  J.  Snyder,  D.  A.  Ide,  James  Whalen.  Bergen  Hose  Company  No. 
I,  10  men,  headquarters  in  Buell  block  :  E.  C.  Snyder,  foreman;  E.  D. 
Snyder,  assistant  foreman;  equipments,  hose  cart  and  400  feet  hose.  Ber- 
gen Engine  Company  No.  i,  30  men,  headquarters  in  Buell  block:  Irv- 
ing Ide,  foreman  ;  G.  W.  Sackett,  assistant  foreman  ;  equipment,  hand 
engine.  The  postoffice  is  located  in  the  Southworth  block  on  Lake  street. 
M.  H.  Parmelee  is  the  postmaster.  He  was  appointed  under  the  present 
administration  and  took  charge  of  the  oflice  June  10,  1889.  E.  H.  Par- 
melee is  assistant  postmaster  and  W.  G.  Woodworth,  clerk. 

The  First  Congregational  Church  of  Bergen  was  organized  in  Decem- 
ber, 1807,  by  Rev.  John  Lindsley  and  13  others.  At  this  time  Bergen 
was  Northampton.  Levi  Ward,  Sr.,  and  Benjamin  Wright  were  the  first 
deacons,  and  Levi  Ward,  Jr.,  the  first  clerk.  The  present  church  organi- 
zation was  perfected  January  25,  1808,  by  the  following  persons,  at  the 
house  of  John  Ward:  Alexander  White,  John  Gifford,  Levi  Ward,  Sr., 
Benjamin  Wright,  Josiah  Pierson,  Simon  Pierson,  John  Ward,  Selah 
Wright,  W.  H.  Munger,  and  Levi  Ward,  Jr.  The  first  trustees  were  Al- 
exander White,  Simon  Pierson,  and  Levi  Ward,  Jr.  This  church,  except- 
ing a  Scotch  church  at  Caledonia,  is  the  oldest  one  west  of  the  Genesee 
River.  Rev.  Allen  Hollister  was  its  first  ordained  minister,  and  was  in- 
stalled July  4,  1 8 10.     The  church  edifice  was  first  situated  on  Cemetery 


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Hill,  one  mile  south  of  its  present  location,  where  it  was  removed  in  the 
spring  of  1854  Rev.  A.  O.  Whiteman  was  pastor  at  the  time  of  its  re- 
moval. Although  a  Congregational  Church  strictly,  it  placed  itself  in  the 
Presbytery  on  the  accommodation  plan  soon  after  its  organization,  and  so 
it  remains  to-day.  It  has  a  fine  frame  building  that  seats  about  400  peo- 
ple, and  its  property  is  worth  $10,000.  It  has  never  had  missionary  aid 
in  support  of  its  ministry.      Its  present  pastor  is  Rev.  J.  R.  Lewis. 

The  Second  Congregational  Church  of  Le  Roy  and  Bergen  is  in  the 
southeast  part  of  Bergen,  which  has  originated  the  postoffice  "  Stone 
Church"  in  the  town.  Sixteen  persons  in  1828,  March  1 8th,  met  and 
organized  the  society.  They  chose  S.  Dibble  and  J.  Ward,  deacons,  and 
Russell  Pierson,  David  Byam,  and  Luther  C.  Pierson  as  assistants,  and 
the  five  were  to  be  a  standing  committee.  Quite  a  number  from  the 
First  Congregational  Church  united  with  this  society  by  letter  early  in 
its  existence.  On  September  24,  1828,  a  stone  edifice  was  erected, 
which  has  perpetuated  the  name  "Stone  Church"  to  the  present  time, 
although  in  1864  a  fine  frame  edifice  was  built  upon  the  site,  which  was 
dedicated  in  1865.  The  first  pastor  was  Rev.  Elisha  Mason,  who  ac- 
cepted the  call  October  20,  1 828.  The  church  property  is  worth  $4,000, 
its  seating  capacity  about  250,  and  its  membership  about  65. 

The  First  Roman  Catholic  Church  of  Bergen  was  erected  in  1859. 
An  organization  had  been  effected  prior  to  that  date  (about  1850),  and 
meetings  held  from  house  to  house.  Rev.  Father  McGowan  was  mainly 
instrumental  in  the  erection  of  the  church,  and  for  several  years  had  the 
pastoral  charge  of  the  society.  It  is  under  the  diocese  of  Buffalo, 
Bishop  Ryan  presiding.  In  1883  the  old  church  was  torn  down  and  the 
present  edifice,  more  commodious  and  better,  was  erected,  under  the 
supervision  of  Father  Maloy.  It  has  a  seating  capacity  of  400,  cost 
$7,000,  and  is  a  fine  frame  edifice.  It  has  not  had  a  resident  pastor  dur- 
ing all  these  years,  until  Father  O'Riley  came  in  1886.  He  was  there 
15  months.  The  Rev.  Father  H.  H.  Connery  came  in  September,  1888, 
and  now  presides  over  the  spiritual  wants  of  the  parish.  He  was  born 
May  15,  1853,  in  County  Derry,  Ireland,  and  came  to  America  July  22, 
1875.  He  was  educated  at  the  Seminary  of  our  Lady  of  the  Angels, 
and  placed  in  charge  of  the  parish  at  Limestone,  N.  Y.  He  was  there 
two  years,  at  East  Pembroke  two  years,  and  at  Rexville,  Steuben 
County,  three  years. 

In  June,  1872,  a  mission  was  organized  in  'this  town  by  Rev.  E.  L. 
Wilson,  holding  services  in  the  M.  E.  C'hurch  and  in  David  Hooper's 
hall.  In  March,  1874,  Mrs.  Cynthia  L.  Richmond  presented  the  trus- 
tees of  the  parochial  fund  of  the  diocese  a  deed  of  lot  No.  65,  as  a  me- 
morial gift  to  her  late  husband,  upon  which  the  ceremony  of  laying  the 
corner-stone  was  held  June  6,  1874,  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Coxe,  who 
conducted  the  dedicatory  services  January  6,  1875.  The  building,  which 
was  consecrated  June  15,  i88o-,  is  a  frame  one,  with  a  seating  capacity 
of  about  200.      The  society  is  small,   and  is  supplied  by  Rev.   A.   A. 


330  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Brockway,  of  Attica,  N.  Y.  It  is  called  St.  John's  Church,  and  is 
situated  on   Rochester  street.     They  have  no  settled  rector. 

The  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  April  5,  1831. 
The  records  of  the  society  show  that  Rev.  Reeder  Smith  founded  a  so- 
ciety prior  to  this  date,  which  was  called  the  "  First  Society  of  the  M.  E. 
Church  of  Bergen."  A  small  plat  of  land,  located  on  lot  120,  in  the 
town  of  Le  Roy,  on  the  100,000- acre  tract,  was  deeded  to  the  society. 
It  is  said  that  the  society  was  born  in  a  revival  meeting  by  itinerants, 
and  was  made  part  of  the  Scottsville  circuit.  The  first  place  of  worship 
was  at  the  stone  school-house,  Bergen  Corners,  but  the  meetings  were 
changed  to  the  town-line  school-house.  A  profitable  season  of  rrteetings 
gave  courage  to  build  a  church,  and  in  1838  an  edifice,  costing  $1,000, 
was  erected.  In  1853  the  society  removed  to  the  present  site  the  former 
edifice,  and  beautified  and  enlarged  it  at  a  cost  of  over  $2,000.  In  1873 
the  society  numbered  45  members  and  was  apart  of  the  Churchville  cir- 
cuit, but  under  the  labors  of  Rev.  T.  E.  Bell  the  membership  in  that 
year  was  swelled  to  118  and  60  probationers,  and  a  separate  existence 
was  created.  In  1876  a  parsonage  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $1,500,  and 
August  3,  1882,  the  present  elegant  brick  edifice,  built  in  gothic  style, 
was  dedicated,  with  Rev.  J.  B.  Countryman,  pastor.  Its  value  in  dollars 
is  at  least  $10,000,  seating  capacity  400,  and  the  membership  on  Janu- 
ary I,  1887,  was  132.  It  has  two  endowments — the  Doolittle  fund  of 
$500,  and  that  of  Wickham  Fields  of  17  acres  of  his  town-line  farm. 
The  present  pastor  is  Rev.  J.  A.  Smith.  The  Sunday-school  numbers 
200  members. 

Wardville  Lodge,  No.  198,  /.  O.  O.  K, — originally  No.  412,' — was  or- 
ganized September  19,  1849.  ^ts  founders  were  Dr.  Andrews,  Sr.,  F.  T. 
Moseley,  John  Norton,  E.  B.  Andrews,  and  H.  S.  Andrews.  Fourteen 
members  were  initiated  at  the  first  regular  meeting  of  the  lodge.  It  is 
the  oldest  of  its  order  in  the  county,  having  been  sustained  for  40  years, 
and  is  still  strong  in  its  old  age.  The  first  N.  G.  of  this  lodge  was  the 
elder  Robert  Andrews,  M.  D.  Its  books,  regalia,  furniture,  etc.,  were 
lost  in  the  fire  of  1866,  and  again  in  the  great  fire  of  1880,  when  Bergen 
suffered  so  greatly,  its  property  was  destroyed  ;  still  phenix-like,  it  has 
flourished,  and  has  not  missed  any  meetings  during  its  adversity.  The 
elegant  rooms  are  now  in  the  Carpenter  block,  and  nearly  100  members 
enjoy  the  benefits  of  the  fraternity.  When  the  territory  of  Bergen  was 
a  wilderness  Levi  Ward,  one  of  the  pioneers,  prepared  a  map  of  the  land 
where  Bergen  is,  and  purposed  to  call  it  "Wardville."  It  somehow  lost 
his  adopted  name  as  to  the  town,  but  it  is  kept  in  memoriam  by  the  old- 
est and  most  prosperous  order  of  the  county.  The  lodge  has  a  member- 
ship of  about  40.  The  officers  are  :  E.  C.  Snyder,  N.  G. ;  J.  J.  Snyder, 
V.  G. ;  G.  W.  Grimes,  recording  secretary;  Fred  Lewellyn,  permanent 
secretary  ;   N.  J.  Davis,  treasurer. 

Bergen  Lodge,  No.  187,  /.  O.  of  G.  T.,  was  organized  July  18,  1885, 
by  the  installment  of  the  following  officers:   G.  W.  Parkerson,  W.  C.  T. ; 


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Mrs.  Lizzie  Murray,  W.  V.  T. ;  Richard  Bassett,  W.  chaplain;  William 
Gillett,  W.  secretary;  Miss  Clara  Peck,  W.  A.  secretary;  Fremont  Peck, 
W.  F.  secretary;  Miss  Stella  Butler,  W.  treasurer;  Samuel  Bassett,  W. 
marshal;  Miss  Rena  Gordon,  W.  A.  marshal;  John  Langham,  W.  O. 
guard;  Bert  Sackett,  W.  I.  guard;  Miss  Ella  Fenn,  W.  R.  H.  S. ;  Miss 
Emma  Snyder,  W.  L.  H.  S. ;  Mrs.  C.  Clothier,  P.  W.  C.  T.  The  num- 
ber of  charter  members  was  29,  and  George  E.  Whittaker  was  elected 
lodge  deputy  for  the  first  year.  The  lodge  has  been  a  very  active  and 
successful  one,  and  numbers  now  nearly  100  members.  Its  influence  for 
good  is  felt  and  respected.  The  place  of  meeting  is  in  the  Carpenter  & 
McKenzie  block. 

Wilbtir  Fuller  Post,  No.  412,  G.  A.  R.,  was  organized  October  13, 
1883,  with  a  charter  membership  of  16.  The  post  occupies  a  fine  suite 
of  rooms  in  the  Carpenter  block,  over  Carpenter  &  Son's  store.  The 
charter  members  were  William  H.  Randolph,  H.  C.  Matoon,  John 
Byrne,  M.  McFarlane,  Jerry  Feathers,  William  C.  Kneale,  Isaac  Bristol, 
James  A.  Miller,  Patrick  Kerivan,  H.  W.  Thompson,  A.  L.  Preston,  Ben- 
jamin Coxe,  Murray  Johnson,  A.  E.  Wilbur,  James  A.  Cooper,  and  Sid- 
ney Richmond.  The  post  is  a  very  strong  and  flourishing  one  for  its 
age,  and  will  hold  its  place  with  any  other  in  the  county.  The  present 
officers  are  as  follows:  H.  F.  Fordham,  commander;  E.  M.  Wilcox, 
S.  V.  C;  E.  C.  Day,  J.  V.  C. ;  J.  A.  Miller,  adjutant;  J.  D.  Richard, 
Q.  M.  ;  M.  W.  Townsend,  surgeon  ;  J.  T.  Crittenden,  chaplain  ;  G.  E. 
Wilber,  O.  D.  ;  M.  W.  Lvman,  O.  G. ;  J.  R.  Emerson,  S.  M.  ;  E.  How- 
ell, Q.  M.  S. 

Bergen  Grange,  No.  163,  was  organized  in  March,  1873.  It  had  a 
charter  membership  of  about  18  members.  N.  C.  Johnson  was  its  first 
master.  For  a  few  years  they  used  the  Odd  Fellows  hall.  In  1878  they 
had  one  of  their  own,  but  were  burned  out  at  the  big  fire  of  1880.  After 
the  Carpenter  block  was  rebuilt  they  had  their  lodge  room  overhead 
until  the  fall  of  1885,  when  they  sold  out  to  the  G  A.  R.  Since  then 
they  have  held  their  meetings  at  the  homes  of  different  members  through- 
out the  town.      Its  present  membership  is  about  60. 

The  schools  of  the  town  are  excellent,  and  13  teachers  are  constantly 
employed  in  each  school  year.  There  are  nine  districts  in  the  town, 
with  a  fine  graded  school  in  the  village.  The  Union  School  building, 
which  was  erected  in  1868.  is  located  on  Rochester  street.  The  school 
is  in  a  flourishing  condition.  The  average  daily  attendance  is  about  140. 
Four  instructors  are  employed,  as  follows:  E.  M.  Crocker,  principal; 
Miss  Mary  J.  Russell,  second  grade;  Miss  Ella  Wood,  intermediate; 
Miss  Maud   Meyers,  primary. 

The  early  settlers  were  desirous  of  keeping  abreast  of -the  times,  and 
took  measures  to  foster  their  literary  taste  by  organizing  libraries,  one 
such,  called  "  Bergen  Moral  Library,"  being  organized  in  181  5. 

Doran's  cider-mill  W2is  built  in  1886  by  Michael  Doran.  It  is  run  by 
steam-power,  and  has  a  capacity  of  30  barrels  of  cider  per  day.  It  is  lo- 
cated on  Munger  street. 


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Aaron  Arnold,  eldest  son  of  Enoch  Arnold,  of  Berkshire  County, 
Mass.,  was  born  November  3,  178 1.  He  engaged  in  farming  till  of  age, 
when  he  was  a  foreman  for  three  years  on  the  turnpike  then  being  con- 
structed between  New  York  and  Philadelphia.  In  1806  he  was  married 
to  Eliza,  daughter  of  Amos  Allen,  of  Caanan,  Conn.  In  1807  he  came 
with  his  wife  to  this  town — then  Northampton — and  began  farming. 
He  died  March  28,  1843,  and  his  wife  survived  till  June  i,  1855.  He 
filled  in  his  day  many  offices  of  trust,  being  supervisor,  etc.,  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  Three  children  were  the  result  of  the  marriage,  viz.: 
Charles  G..  boin  August  12,  1809,  died  April  17,  1841  ;  Harriet,  born 
July  18,  1816,  married  Alson  Ostrander,  of  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  and 
died  April  20,  1853  ;  and  George  W.,  born  July  18,  1822,  who  is  the 
only  survivor.  He  married  Martha  G.,  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Harriet 
Gifford,  October  19,  1843.  and  is  a  resident  of  the  village,  ^l^ey  had 
one  child,  who  was  born  Eebruary  12,  1 848,  is  a  resident  of  the  town, 
and  is  a  carpenter  and  joiner  by  vocation.  George  W.  Arnold  has  given 
much  attention  to  stock  dealing  in  connection  with  his  farming,  and  has 
been  very  successful.  At  the  big  fire  in  1880  he  lost  nearly  all  his  vil- 
lage property,  and  indeed  has  often  been  a  sufferer  by  fire.  Amos 
Allen,  father  of  Mrs.  Aaron  Arnold,  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  at 
his  death,  in  1845,  '^'^^  the  oldest  pensioner  in  Genesee  County. 

Robert  Andrews,  M.  D.,  third  son  of  Robert  Andrews,  Sr.,  was  born 
in  Wheatland,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1 836,  and  removed  to  Bergen 
in  1843  with  his  father.  He  received  the  advantages  of  a  common 
school  education.  His  father  was  a  physician  of  large  practice,  which  he 
retained  till  ojie  year  before  his  decease,  in  1862.  Dr.  Andrews  carried 
on  the  practice  of  his  father,  as  a  general  practitioner,  but  has  been  very 
successful  as  a  specialist  in  curing  cancers.  He  is  now  in  the  midst  of  a 
profitable  and  wide-spread  practice,  and  is  53  years  old.  He  married 
Julia  A.,  daughter  of  Joseph  Beardsley,  and  they  have  four  children  now 
living — Lewis  B.,  Charles  H.,  Fred  E.,  and  Robert  M.  The  eldest, 
Lewis  B.,  is  a  practicing  physician  and  surgeon.'  The  entire  family  are 
members  of  the  First  Congregational  Church.  The  second  son,  Charles 
H.,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Buffalo  Medical  University,  and  Fred  E.  gradu- 
ated in  the  classical  course  of  the  Brockport  Normal  School  in  1 887. 

Dea.  Ebenezer  Arnold,  youngest  son  of  Daniel  Arnold,  came  with 
his  parents  from  East  Haddam,  Conn.,  in  1802,  to  this  town — then  North- 
hampton and  afterwards  Ogden.  Here  the  father  died  in  1813,  leaving 
the  Deacon  a  lad  only  1  2  years  old.  At  the  age  of  i  8  he  came  to  Bergen, 
and  purchased  the  farm  now  in  part  owned  by  James  Barr.  He  pur- 
chased the  farm  now  owned  by  him  in  1854.  He  first  married  Chloe, 
daughter  of  Captain  Austin  Wilcox,  in  1824,  who  died  in  1836,  leaving 
two  children,  of  whom  Henry  W.  is  the  only  one  living.  In  1839  he 
married,  second,  A.  Jannette  Cushman,  by  whom  four  children  were 
born  to  him,  three  of  whom  survive,  viz.:  Linden  D.  and  Irving  R.,  who 
reside  here,  and  Rose  (Mrs.  Nelson  F.  Holman),  of  the  State  of  Washing- 


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ton.  Mr.  Arnold  acquired  the  title  of  deacon  from  long  years  of  service 
as  such  in  the  First  Congregational  Church.  In  1882  he  was  compelled 
to  retire  from  active  life.  Linden  D.  Arnold,  the  third  son  of  Deacon 
Arnold,  was  born  in  this  town,  January  16,  1843.  He  has  followed  farm- 
ing from  choice,  but  makes  a  specialty  of  .'^tock,  notably  the  breeding  of 
Chester  White  and  Poland  China  swine.  His  farm  is  a  fine  one  of  81 
acres,  situated  on  the  Lake  road  one-half  mile  south  of  Bergen  village  ; 
he  also  has  a  farm  of  90  acres  on  the  town  line  road  west  of  the  village. 
On  the  two  farms,  during  the  seasons  of  1885-86,  he  produced  3,950 
bushels  of. wheat  and  1,920  bushels  of  barley.  November  5,  1874,  he 
was  married  to  Nellie  A.,  daughter  of  Abel  E.  and  Elizabeth  S.  Wilcox, 
of  Bergen,  and  they  have  three  children,  namely  :  Clara  A.,  born  Novem- 
ber 14,  1877  ;  Percy  L.,  born  January  6,  1883  ;  and  Rose  E.,  born  May 
25.  1885. 

Philo  P.  Bassett,  the  youngest  son  of  Samuel  and  Betsey  Bassett,  was 
born  in  Bergen,  August  26,»i834,  and  at  the  age  of  20  began  life  for 
himself,  choosing  the  occupations  of  carpenter,  joiner,  and  painter,  which 
he  followed  successfully  till  1877.  February  25,  1859,  he  married  Har- 
riet W.,  daughter  of  William  H.  and  Frances  E.  Keytes,  of  Owosso, 
Mich.  In  1877  he  commenced  the  undertaking  business  in  this  town, 
being  located  then  one  block  south  of  his  present  place  of  business.  .  Just 
before  the  big  fire  of  March  i,  1880,  he  had  removed  to  the  building 
just  south  of  the  Bergen  Hotel,  and  thus  escaped.  The  latter  part  of 
1885  he  removed  his  business  to  the  Carpenter  &  McKenzie  block.  He 
deals  in  funeral  furniture,  artists'  materials,  pictures  and  frames,  station- 
ery, etc.,  and  is  a  funeral  director.  As  an  undertaker  he  is  successful 
and  worthily  very  popular,  and  his  business  is  largely  extended  to  neigh- 
boring towns. 

Jacob  Baird  was  a  resident  of  Richmondville,  Schoharie  Counl\',  N.  Y., 
where  John  Baird  was  born  P'ebiuary  13,  1827.  Allhough  reared  to 
farming  John  learned  the  art  of  brickmaking  when  he  attained  his  ma- 
jority, and  has  followed  that  business  the  most  of  the  time  since.  He 
was  two  years  at  Batavia,  and  made  the  brick  for  the  Blind  Asylum  and 
M.  E.  Church  there.  Soon  after  the  fire  of  1880  he  came  to  this  town 
and  started  a  brick  yard,  from  which  he  has  furnished  brick  for  ail  the 
business  places  except  two  hotels,  manufacturing  in  a  single  year  as 
many  as  1,000,000.  He  is  well  and  favorably  known  as  an  upright,  reli- 
able dealer.  Mr.  Baird  was  married,  October  7,  1853,  to  Agnes  Doland, 
of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and  one  child,  Lydia,  was  born  to  them,  August  7, 
1854,  now  the  wit'e  of  Frank  Jones,  of  Darien. 

John  Bergin,  son  of  Michael  Bergin,  born  in  1837  in  Kilkenny,  Ireland, 
came  to  this  country  February  5,  1865,  and  located  first  at  Hartford,  Conn. 
After  two  years  he  went  to  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  and  for  one  year  engaged  in 
the  cotton  business.  He  then  went  to  South  Amboy,  N.  J.,  thence  to 
Genesee  County,  locating  at  South  Byron,  where  he  spent  two  years  in 
farming  and  work  for  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.      In  1870  he  removed  to 


334  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Bergen,  and  has  since  made  his  home  here.  He  is  baggagemaster  at  the 
Bergen  depot.  He  married  Hanorah  Welch,  of  his  native  country,  in 
1858,  and  of  their  eight  children  only  one  is  living,  a  son,  M.  F.  Bergen, 
born  in  Ireland,  December  10,  1859.  Up  to  20  years  he  was  employed 
on  a  farm,  and  then  began  business  in  this  town  as  proprietor  of  a  first- 
class  restaurant  and  saloon.  He  married  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Philip  and 
Mary  Whalen,  of  this  town,  January  15,1 884,  by  whom  he  has  one  child, 
Gregory,  born  January  2,  1885.  In  February,  1881,  Mr.  Bergin  opened 
an  extensive  grocery  and  wholesale  liquor  store,  of  which  he  is  still  the 
proprietor. 

Aaron  M.  Bissell,  the  third  son  of  Aaron  and  Lucinda  Bissell,  of  Hebron, 
Conn.,  was  born  in  Bergen,  August  10,  1818.  He  followed  farming,  carry- 
ing on  265  acres  of  land  which  he  owned,  and  was  a  breeder  of  fine  horses 
and  sheep.  On  April  29,  1845,  he  married  Avis  Mitchell,  of  this  town, 
and  died  August  24,  1862,  leaving,  besides  his  wife,  six  children,  namely: 
James  A.,  born  January  27,  1846;  Emily  L.  (Mrs.  John  R.  Emerson), 
born  October  24,  1847  !  Franc  A.  (Mrs.  Andrew  Gififord),  born  July  26, 
1849  ;  Frederick  M.,  born  July  29,  1851  ;  William  A.,  born  August  24, 
1857  ;  and  George  A.,  born  September  9,  1859.  Frederick  M.  Bissell, 
the  fourth  son  of  Aaron  M.,  was  born  in  this  town  and  remained  on  the 
farm  till  of  age,  when  he  engaged  in  the  occupation  of  house  painting, 
which  he  has  followed  since.  He  married,  April  24,  1872,  a  daughter  of 
Maiden  and  Rhoda  C.  Gifford,  of  Bergen.  They  had  five  children,  as  fol- 
lows :  George  R.,  born  August  6,  1873  ;  Carrie  A.,  born  August  16,  1875  r 
Clarence  G.,  born  January  3,  1880;  Earl  C,  born  February  19,  1881  ; 
and  Bert  L.,  born  September  15,1 883.  Mr.  Bissell  is  a  professor  of  music, 
having  led  the  Bergen  cornet  band  for  years,  and  has  given  instructions 
upon  the  violin  and  cornet,  of  which  he  is  master.  He  is  also  leader  of 
Bissell's  orchestra.  William  A.  Bissell,  the  fifth  child  of  Aaron  M.  and 
Avis  Bissell,  was  born  here  August  24,  1857.  ^^>  with  George  A.,  his 
brother,  owns  218  acres  of  land  one  mile  north  of  Bergen  village.  They 
are  partners  not  only  in  farming,  but  in  the  produce  and  coal  business, 
with  warerooms  at  the  West  Shore  freight  house.  William  A.  was  mar- 
ried, November  30, 1880,  to  Nellie,  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Lois  Miller, 
of  Caledonia,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Jennie,  born  September 
15,  1885.  One  remarkable  fact  worthy  of  mention  is  that  208  acres  of 
the  218  belonging  to  these  brothers  was  the  original  homestead  taken  up 
by  Aaron  Bissell  in  1807.  James  A.  Bissell,  the  eldest  child  of  Aaron  M., 
born  January  27,  1846,  was  married,  January  8,  1880,  to  Loretta  E., 
daughter  of  George  and  Catherine  Wrightmeyer,  of  Baraboo,  Wis.  They 
have  one  child.  Avis  M.,  born  July  8,  1883.  Mr.  Bissell  is  a  farmer,  own- 
ing a  valuable  farm  of  42  acres  just  east  of  the  corporation  line,  and  makes 
a  specialty  of  furnishing  fresh  milk  to  the  residents  of  the  village. 

William  A.  Bower,  eldest  son  of  Michael  and  C.  Caroline  Bower,  was 
born  in  Bergen,  October  26,  1855.  His  grandfather,  Jacob  Bower,  was 
an  old  resident  and  pioneer  of  Bergen,  from  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y.,  and 


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followed  farming  till  his  death  in  1871.  William  A.  Bower,  also  a  farmer, 
in  1878  purchased  a  farm  in  Byron,  where  he  resided  until  March  6,  1886, 
when  he  removed  to  Bergen  village,  into  his  residence  on  Buffalo  street. 
He  married,  November  8,  1876,  Florence  L.,  daughter  of  Andrew  Y.  and 
Harriet  A.  Weeks,  of  Bergen,  and  they  have  three  children.  Michael 
Bower,  father  of  William  A.,  was  a  farmer  until  1881,  when  he  removed 
to  Bergen  village,  on  Clinton  street,  where  he  now  resides. 

Benjamin  Bower,  one  of  the  early  settlers,  came  from  Cayuga  County 
to  Bergen  in  1834.  His  wife  and  six  children  located  on  the  town-line 
road  west  of  the  village.  His  wife  died  in  August  of  the  same  year. 
Mr.  Bower  followed  farming,  renting,  until  his  death  September  2,  1864. 
Three  of  his  children  survive  him,  viz.:  Mary  Ann  (Mrs.  Ai  S.  Chase)  of 
Byron;  Susan  (Mrs.  J.  D.  Gifford), of  North  Bergen;  and  Abner,  who  lives 
on  the  old  homestead.  The  latter  was  born  in  Springport,  Cayuga 
County,  October  23,  1825.  He  was  three  years  old  when  his  father  came 
here,  and  has  always  remained  on  the  farm.  He  was  married  to  Mary  E. 
Huff,  of  Canadice,  Ontario  County,  February  27,  1845.  They  have  bad 
three  children,  only  one  of  whom  is  living,  Mary  A.,  wife  of  Chester 
Adams.     She  was  born  in  1845. 

Jacob' Bower  came  to  this  town  from  Aurelius,  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y.,^ 
in  1833.  He  located  in  the  western  part  of  the  town,  on  what  is  known 
as  the  "  town-line  road,"  and  lived  there  until  his  death,  April  21,  1871. 
One  of  his  two  children  was  Michael,  who  was  born  in  Cayuga  County, 
May  19,  183 1,  and  was  reared  a  farmer,  following  that  occupation  to 
the  present  time.  He  married,  January  i,  1855,  Cynthia  C.  Billings,  of 
Byron,  and  their  three  children  were  William  A.,  born  October  26,  1855  ; 
Rosanna  E.,  born  December  25,  1857  ;  and  Charles  M.,  born  February  27, 
1875.  The  daughter  died  April  26,  1875,  and  his  wife  February  2,  1878. 
He  married  for  his  second  wife  Eliza  E.  Berry,  relict  of  James  Berry,  by 
whorr  he  had  two  children,  namely:  Ella  F.,  born  August  15,  i88i,and 
Joseph  L.,  born  July  16,  1886.  Mr.  Bower  still  owns  the  old  home  farm, 
but  resides  in  the  village,  though  still  actively  interested  in  farming,  and 
has  been  master  of  the  Bergen  Grange  for  several  years. 

Samuel  Carpenter,  the  fourth  son  of  James  and  Sarah  Carpenter,  was 
born  in  Somersetshire,  Eng.,  February  22,  1826,  and  was  one  of  a  family 
of  13  children, — seven  daughters  and  six  sons,— all  born  in  England. 
Samuel  was  bound  out  to  the  tailor  trade  when  10  years  old,  and  this  is 
his  business  at  the  present  time.  In  December,  1 849,  he  came  to  America 
with  only  $5  in  his  pocket,  but  as  an  expert  at  his  trade  he  was  soon  in 
the  employ  of  James  Moore,  of  Rochester.  He  moved  about  some,  and 
came  to  this  county,  stopping  a  short  time  in  Bergen,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Anna  A.,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Betsey  Bassett,  November  i^ 
185  I.  He  then  went  to  Oakfield  in  the  employ  of  Chamberlain  &  Par- 
melee,  where  in  six  months  he  saved  up  $60,  with  which  he  returned  to 
Bergen  and  "opened  shop"  for  himself.  Benjamin  Wright  assisted  him 
to  put  in  a  comfortable  stock  for  those  days,  and  he  soon  was  able  to  buy 


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out  and  pay  off  his  interest.  After  two  other  partnerships,  which  lasted 
about  four  years,  he  continued  alone  till  1863,  when  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  \A/olfe  &  Bachman,  of  Rochester,  who  purchased  the  Doolittle 
block  of  Bergen  village.  Shipping  goods  to  Canada  proved  a  successful 
venture  and  resulted  in  the  accumulation  of  quite  a  sum.  His  stock  and 
the  Doolittle  block  were  afterwards  carried  away  in  smoke  and  flames. 
He  at  once  commenced  to  rebuild,  doing  business  in  the  meantime  in  the 
building  just  south  of  where  the  Bergen  Hotel  now  stands,  and  in  the 
autumn  of  1866  opened  in  the  new  store.  After  three  years  he  leased 
to  Fisher  and  Murdock,  on  a  three  years'  lease,  but  he  had  built  two 
other  stores,  one  of  which  he  moved  into,  and  here  he  was  when  the  big 
fire  of  1880  occurred,  which  destroyed  again  all  of  his  real  property.  In 
1880  he  built  the  Carpenter  block,  and  in  1882  built  the  block  occu- 
pied by  Oathout  &  Gage  as  a  hardware  store.  This  block,  costing 
$2,800,  he  gave  to  his  youngest  son  on  his  17th  birthday.  He  has  three 
children,  viz.:  George  A.,  born  March  2,  1852;  Carlos  N.,  born  August 
6,  1859;  and  Burton  W.,born  October  9,  1866.  The  elder  sons  are  now 
in  partnership  with  the  father,  carry,ing  on  an  extensive  business  in  ready- 
made  clothing,  hats,  caps,  machines,  wall  paper,  trunks,  etc.,  and  keeping 
about  20  employees  in  the  business.  Mr.  Carpenter  is  a  model  business 
man,  as  his  beginning  in  life  and  present  high  standing  will  attest. 

Thomas  Jefferson  Dean  was  the  son  of  Ephraim  Dean,  and  was  born  at 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  July  7.  1800.  In  early  days  he  learned  the  blacksmiths' 
trade,  which  he  followed  till  two  years  before  his  death,  which  occurred 
August  5,  1848.  May  4,  1824,  he  married  Fanny  F.  Gurley,  of  Mans- 
field, Conn.,  and  came  to  Genesee  County  in  the  spring  of  1835,  ^^  Pine 
Hill,  in  Elba.  Here  he  lived  most  of  the  time  until  he  died,  leaving  seven 
children,  of  whom  only  one  is  living — Thomas  Jasper  Dean,  born  Octo- 
ber 29,  1836.  The  latter  learned  the  shoe  trade,  which  he  followed  for  10 
years,  when  he  engaged  in  farming  and  its  kindred  duties,  whicli  suited 
better  his  taste.  He  was  in  the  civil  war,  enlisting  as  a  private  in  Co.  B, 
129th  N.  Y.  v.,  and  was  mustered,  August  22.  1862,  into  the  U.  S.  serv- 
ice. His  regiment  was  transferred  to  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  and  Mr.  Dean 
was  in  all  the  battles  of  that  valiant  regiment,  serving  until  the  close  of 
the  war.  A  shell-wound  on  his  left  shoulder  was  the  only  injury  he  re- 
ceived during  the  entire  list  of  battles.  He  received  a  commission  as 
second  lieutenant  July  I,  1864,  dated  June  3d.  He  was  mustered  out  of 
service  at  the  expiration  of  his  term,  June  22,  J 865.  On  January  30, 
1866,  he  married  Celestia  M.,  daughter  of  S  H.  and  Sarah  K.  Reed,  of 
Bergen.  Three  children  were  born  to  them,  viz.:  Minnie  C  ,  born  Janu- 
ary 6,  1868;  Charles  R.,  born  January  25,  1870;  and  Calvin  N..  born 
June  15,  1874.  He  has  filled  the  offfces  of  justice  of  peace  seven  terms 
and  justice  of  Sessions  two. 

John  W.  Davy,  third  son  of  John  and  Margarette  Davy,  was  born  in  Can- 
ada, November  22.  1845.  and  at  the  age  of  17  commenced  the  trade  of 
blacksmithing.      In  April,  1866,  he  came  to  this  town,  and  for  eight  years 


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he  worked  for  other  parties,  but  for  the  past  15  years  has  carried  on  the 
business  himself  He  married  Anna  B.  Gordon,  of  Kingston,  Canada, 
September  30,  1867,  and  has  a  family  of  three  children,  one  of  whom, 
Ethel  E.,  is  an  adopted  daughter.  Willie  J.  was  born  December  6,  1869, 
and  Grace  G.  July  9,  1876.  Mr.  Davy  has  been  very  successful  in  busi- 
ness, and  is  able  to  reap  the  reward  of  industry  by  doing  business  in  his 
own  brick  block  on  Buffalo  street.  He  enjoys  the  confidence  of  his  towns- 
men, as  is  attested  by  his  success  in  business  and  the  offices  of  trust  he  fills 
in  the  school  and  other  corporations  of  the  village. 

Erastus  Emerson,  eldest  son  of  Joseph  Emerson,  was  born  in  Riga, 
N.  Y.,  July  27,  1 8 10.  He  followed  farming  till  1854,  when  he  was  com- 
pelled to  retire  by  reason  of  injuries  received.  Four  children  were  born 
to  him,  as  follows:  Joseph  T.,  John  R.,  Jerome  E.,  and  George  E.,  all  of 
whom  are  living  except  the  first  named.  John  R.  Emerson,  the  second 
child,  of  Bergen  village,  was  born  in  Riga,  February  9,  1844,  ^"d  at  the 
age  of  15  he  went  to  Colchester,  Conn.,  to  learn  the  trade  of  tanner  and 
currier,  remaining  there  about  three  years.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  H,  21st 
Conn.  Vols.,  for  three  years,  or  during  the  war.  He  was  mustered  into 
service  at  Norwich,  Conn.,  August  22,  1862,  and  left  for  the  seat  of  war 
September  iith.  He  was  attached  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  in  the 
9th  Corps  ;  was  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  was  marched  the  length 
of  the  peninsula  to  Hampton,  July  12th,  and  on  the  15th  was  marched 
to  Portsmouth  to  act  as  provostrguard  for  the  city.  On  the  15th  of 
May  he  joined  Butler's  army,  on  the  James  River,  and  was  assigned  to 
the  1 8th  Corps.  He  was  at  the  battle  of  Drury's  Bluff,  joined  Grant's 
army  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  ist,  and  was  at  the  surrender  of  Lee.  He 
arrived  at  Richmond,  June  15,  1865,  and  embarked  for  home.  Arriving 
at  Nev\^  Haven  on  the  i8th  he  was  mustered  out  July  ist,  making  the 
term  of  service  34  months.  Five  battles  and  three  skirmishes  were  par- 
ticipated in  without  a  scratch.  He  then  attended  Eastman's  Commercial 
College  at  Rochester,  from  which  he  received  a  diploma  in  1866.  March 
18,  1868,  he  married  Emma  L.,  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Avis  Bissell,  of 
Bergen.  He  followed  farming  till  1883,  when  he  entered  the  mercantile 
business  as  partner  of  A.  B.  Enoch.  They  carried  on  a  general  store 
for  several  years.  Mr.  Emerson  has  two  children — Clayton  B.,  born 
December  28,  1870,  and  Bessie  E.,  born  July  i,  1879. 

Abraham  Enoch  was  born  in  Wood  County  (now  Wirt),  West  Vir- 
ginia, January  1 6,  1 804.  His  father,  Isaac,  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers 
in  the  "  Old  Dominion."  Abraham  married  Mary  Gibbrus,  October 
14,  1830,  and  to  them  were  born  eight  children,  of  whom  six  are  liv- 
ing, viz.:  I.  L.,  M.  v.,  J.  T.,  A.  F.,  J.  G.,  and  A.  B.  The  first  four 
named  are  now  residents  of  Virginia.  I.  L.  Enoch  has  served  four  years 
in  the  West  Virginia  legislature.  Mr.  Enoch  was  a  farmer  and  lumber- 
man, and  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war  was  a  Union  man — and  a 
Democrat  He  was  the  first  county  judge  of  Wirt  County  in  the  new 
State  of  West  Virginia,  and  held  cqurt  contrary  to  the  order  of  the  rebel 


338  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


governor,  who  subsequently  offered  a  reward  for  his  person  delivered  at 
Richmond.  Wirt  County  was  near  the  borders,  and  furnished  men  for 
each  army,  but  pronounced  Union  men  had  to  suffer  from  the  repeated 
raids  and  injuries  of  the  rebel  bushwhackers.  It  was  nothing  to  be 
stripped  of  horses  and  stock,  and  also  sleep  in  well-guarded  quarters. 
The  last  eight  years  Mr.  Enoch  spent  in  Henrietta,  Monroe  County, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  died  in  November,  1883.  His  youngest  son,  A.  B. 
Enoch,  was  born  in  Wirt  County,  as  above,  February  6,  1849.  Al- 
though a  boy  he  belonged  to  the  home  guard  during  the  war,  and  had 
considerable  army  experience  while  protecting  property.  He  had  one 
brother  who  served  in  the  6th  W.  Va.  Regt,  and  another  who  raised  a 
company  for  the  iith  Regt.  A.  B.  Enoch  was  married,  January  12, 
1 87 1,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Cornelius  S.  Dewitt,  of  Henrietta,  N.  Y. 
They  have  one  child,  Sherman  D.,  born  September  25,  1873.  Mr. 
Enoch  came  to  this  town  April  18,  1880,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business.      He  was  appointed  postmaster  March  16,  1886. 

Wickum  Field,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  county,  came  to  Bergen 
from  Killingworth,  Conn.,  in  June,  1809,  and  located  on  what  is  now 
known  as  "  the  town  line  road,"  about  two  miles  west  of  Bergen  village. 
Here,  until  his  death,  August  11,  1853,  he  lived,  rearing  a  family  of 
seven  children,  two  of  whom  survive,  viz.:  Nathan  and  Charles.  Charles 
Field  was  born  in  the  town  April  20,  18 19,  and  has  passed  his  entire  life 
here.  He  married,  November  20,  1849,  Abigail  J.,  daughter  of  Nat  and 
Cynthia  Spafford,  of  Byron,  and  three  children  were  born  to  them,  two 
of  whom  survive,  viz. :  Mary  E.,  born  September  25,  1857,  now  the  wife 
of  George  W.  Sackett,  of  Bergen;  and  Jennie  Estelle,  born  May  27, 
i860,  now  the  wife  of  Henry  A  Arnold,  of  Le  Roy.  Mr.  Field  is  now 
69  years  old,  and  is  still  an  active  man.  He  remembers  the  early  days 
of  the  county  and  has  witnessed  its  rapid  development.  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Field,  wife  of  Wickum  Field,  died  January  22,  1848,  aged  69  years. 

Lathrop  Farnham,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  came  to  Bergen  (then  Le  Roy) 
in  18 16,  where  his  sons  Joseph  N.  and  Stephen  L.  now  reside.  He  died 
in  1880,  aged  84  years.  He  married  Zeurah  Tiffany,  of  Byron,  by  whom 
he  had  four  sons  and  five  daughters.  One  son  died  in  infancy.  William 
D.  died  in  his  21st  year.  Joseph  N.  and  Stephen  L.  live  in  the  town  on 
lot  96.  The  daughters  were  Mary,  Lorinda,  Ora  Lovina  and  Ora  Louisa 
(twins),  and  Jane.  The  latter  died  June  20,  1888.  Mary  and  Lorinda 
reside  in  Chicago,  111.      Ora  Lovina  and  Ora  Louisa  reside  in  Bergen. 

Francis  Fordham,  born  in  Vermont,  October  31,  1800,  came  with  his 
father  to  Genesee  County  about  1806,  settling  in  Le  Roy,  and  followed 
farming.  He  married  Caroline  Woodward,  of  Le  Roy,  and  eight  children 
were  born  to  them,  five  of  whom  survive,  namely:  Gideon,  of  LeRoy; 
Mariette  (Mrs  A.  S.  Westlake),  of  Le  Roy;  Esther  (Mrs.  James  P. 
Quackenbush),  also  of  Le  Roy ;  Harlan  F  ,  of  Bergen  ;  and  Sabrina  (Mrs, 
Henry  Rowe),  of  Kansas.  Mr.  Fordham,  the  father,  died  in  1885,  and 
was  really  a  pioneer  of  four-score  years.      His  wife  survives  him,  and  re- 


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sides  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Quackenbush.  Harlan  F.  Fordham,  the 
younger  son,  born  August  4,  1837,  is  a  farmer  on  the  Lake  road  about 
two  miles  south  of  Bergen  village.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  129th  Regt 
N.  Y.  v.,  August  9,  1862,  serving  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He  partici- 
pated in  the  battles  of  Spottsylvania,  Cold  Harbor,  Hatcher's  Run,  Peters- 
burg, and  several  minor  engagements.  He  was  severely  wounded  at  Cold 
Harbor,  and  was  honorably  discharged  June  25,  1865.  He  was  married, 
January  5,  1869,  to  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  D.  and  Sibyl  Seely,  of  Leon, 
Cattaraugus  County,  N.  Y.  They  have  two  children,  Ruth  L.,  born  July 
24,  1 87 1,  and  Orwell  S.,  born  January  2,  1877.  Mr.  Fordham  has  served 
his  town  as  justice.  The  father,  Francis,  was  employed  as  a  messenger 
in  the  War  of  1812,  when  12  years  old,  and  passed  through  many  hair- 
breadth escapes. 

Abner  Gay  was  born  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  June  12,  1806.  He  learned 
the  trade  of  carriagemaker,  but  the  latter  part  ofihis  life  was  spent  in  farm- 
ing. He  moved  from  his  native  town  to  Lebanon  Springs,  where  he  lived 
till  1837,  and  came  to  Byron,  this  county,  in  1856.  September  9,  1830, 
he  married  Rachel  M.  Rowley,  of  Lebanon  Springs,  and  died  July  15,  1875. 
His  son,  G.  Rowley,  was  born  in  Byron,  December  26,  1838,  and  is  a 
farmer.  He  is  also  agent  for  Lister  Brothers,  dealers  in  standard  and 
chemical  fertih'zers,  and  agent  for  the  Western  New  York  Hedge  Com- 
pany. He  married,  first,  Aggie  A.  Grey,  December  26,  1865,  who  died 
June  4,  1866,  and  second,  Emma  A.,  daughter  of  Jonas  and  Mary  Shaf- 
fer, of  Clarkson,  N.  Y.,  November  16,  1872,  by  whom  he  has  a  daughter, 
Hattie  J.,  born  March  4,  1873. 

Moses  M.  Gillette  came  with  his  family  from  Kinderhook,  N.  Y.,  in 
1830,  to  this  town.  He  was  born  in  Connecticut,  July  30,  1772,  and 
had  a  family  of  eight  children,  nearly  all  of  whom  died  in  the  prime  of 
life.  He  was  a  schoolmate  with  Martin  Van  Buren,  and  served  in  the 
War  of  1812,  holding  the  commission  of  captain.  He  died  September 
17,  1847,  and  his  wife  in  June  1854.  Sylvester  Gillette,  the  only  sur- 
viving son,  was  born  at  Kinderhook,  January  16,  18 16,  and  came  here 
in  1830,  when  14  years  old.  He  is  a  farmer  and  has  resided  on  the 
same  farm  over  50  years.  November  4,  1852,  he  married  Mary  A. 
Hoag,  of  Ridgway,  Orleans  County,  and  three  children  were  born  to 
them,  viz.:  Miller  S.,  now  residing  at  Livonia  Station,  born  April  29, 
1854;  Mary  O.  (Mrs.  A.  G.  Holdridge),  born  February  11,  1857;  and 
Luella  A.  (Mrs.  George  M.  Gillette),  born  August  16,  1865,  who  now 
resides  with  her  father.  The  mother  died  March  18,  1886.  Mr.  Gil- 
lette has  filled  prominent  places  in  the  gift  of  his  townsmen,  and  was 
postmaster  under  President  Johnson. 

Zalmon  Green  was  born  in  Lisle,  Broome  County,  N.  Y.,  October  19, 
1795.  He  married  Eliza  Patten,  of  Cayuga  County,  in  18 18,  and  in 
1824,  with  his  family,  he  permanently  located  in  Bergen  as  a  farmer. 
His  farm  was  on  the  Swamp  road,  and  a  part  of  the  100,000-acre  tract. 
He  purchased  50  acres  in  1825,  and   subsequently  increased   his  farm  to 


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I02  acres.  In  1867  he  sold  the  farm  to  Jerome  Spafford,  removing  to 
the  village  of  Bergen,  where  lie  died  June  29,  1886,  aged  nearly  91 
years.  He  served  in  the  War  of  181 2,  and  passed  through  the  hottest 
of  the  battle  of  Fort  Erie  without  injury.  His  wife  died  October  14, 
1865.  Seven  of  their  lO  children  are  now  living.  EHas  P.  Green,  one 
of  the  sons,  was  born  September  17,  1835,  and  married  Elizabeth  H., 
daughter  of  A.  M.  and  Eunice  C.  Stewart,  of  Bergen,  July  4,  1857.  M""- 
Green  has  followed  the  vocation  of  teaching,  and  has  taught  successfully 
nearly  60  terms,  being  for  years  the  principal  of  a  graded  school  in  Ohio. 
He  has  resided  in  Bergen  village  since  1866.  He  has  two  children, 
viz.:  W.  S.,  born  December  27,  i860,  and  Alice  E.,  born  November  5, 
1865.      W.  S.  was  educated  at  the  Brockport  Normal  School. 

Seth  Hopkins,  son  of  Joseph,  was  born  near  St.  Albans,  Vt.,  in  1823, 
and  at  the  age  of  1 1  years  came  to  this  town  with  his  parents.  Fie  was 
a  farmer,  and  died  August  13,  1859,  leaving  one  living  child,  Bruce. 
Bruce  Hopkins  was  a  farmer,  but  began  teaching  school  winters  at  the 
age  of  20  years,  continuing  for  34  terms.  He  was  married,  August  20, 
1856,  to  Ora  P.,  daughter  of  Loren  H.  Stevens,  of  Bergen,  and  they 
have  two  children  living,  Frank,  born  September  12,  i860,  and  Milli- 
cent  B.,  born  October  31,  1871.  Frank  is  engaged  in  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  office  at  Mansfield,  Pa.  Bruce  Hopkins  was  a  soldier 
in  the  civil  war,  enlisting  June  13,  1861,  in  Co.  A,  3d  N.  Y.  Cav.  He 
participated  in  the  battles  of  White  Hall,  Kingston,  Goldsboro,  Stony 
Creek,  Charles  Station,  Little  Washington,  Reams's  Station,  Petersburg, 
and  other  minor  engagements.  After  three  years  of  service  he  received 
an  honorable  discharge  July  17,  1864. 

Abner  Hull,  a  native  of  Killingworth,  Conn.,  came  to  Genesee  County 
in  1808.  He  arrived  in  the  North  Woods  (so-called)  after  a  journey  of 
400  miles,  in  21  days,  with  the  family.  They  had  two  yoke  of  oxen  and 
a  cart.  He  was  justice  of  the  peace  for  many  years,  and  his  reputation 
for  honesty  and  integrity  was  such  that  he  had  to  perform  the  duties  of 
executor  for  many  estates.  He  served  as  supervisor  for  many  years. 
One  of  his  sons,  Ferdinand  H.,  was  sheriff  of  the  county  in  i860; 
another,  Carlos  A.,  was  elected  county  clerk  in  1867,  and  has  held  the 
office  since.  Abner  Hull  married  Rachel  Parmalee,  and  died  in  1882. 
They  lived  where  their  son  Eugene  D.  now  resides. 

Marcena  B.  Hewes,  son  of  Ralph,  was  born  in  Oneida  County,  N.  Y., 
March  7,  1822.  He  came  to  Genesee  County  when  about  20  years  old, 
locating  in  the  town  of  Le  Roy,  where  he  resided  till  1879,  when  he 
moved  to  Bergen.  He  has  a  fine,  large  farm  of  290  acres,  about  four 
miles  northwest  of  Bergen  village,  and  also  owns  30  acres  in  Riga.  He 
married  Cordelia  Banister,  October  10,  1848,  and  10  of  their  11  children 
are  living.  Dayton  Hewes,  the  fourth  son,  was  born  in  Le  Roy,  April  3, 
1862,  and  by  occupation  is  a  farmer.  He  was  educated  for  a  teacher, 
and  taught  a  few  terms,  but  the  farm  duties  predominated  and  he  drifted 
to   farming   exclusively.      October   27,    1 886,  he  was  married    to    Cora, 


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daughter  of  George  and  Amelia  Snyder,  of  Bergen.      He  and  his  brother 
Otis  now  work  the  farm  of  their  father. 

Daniel  Ide,  Jr.,  the  first  son  of  Daniel  Ide,  was  born  at  Sand  Lake, 
Rensselaer  County,  N.  Y.,  October  9,  1829,  and  during  his  entire  life 
has  been  a  farmer.  He  resided  at  Sweden,  Monroe  County,  from  1866 
to  1875,  when  he  moved  to  Irondequoit,  same  county,  where  he  still 
resides.  He  married  Geraldine  Horton,  February  9,  1849,  ^^id  has  five 
children.  Dorwin  A.  Ide,  the  third  child,  was  born  in  Milton,  Saratoga 
County,  March  4,  1 853,  and  began  the  occupation  of  saddlery  and  har- 
nessmaking  at  the  age  of  20.  In  December,  1877,  he  came  to  Bergen 
and  began  business  for  himself  in  the  Parrish  block.  By  the  fire  of  1880 
he  lost  most  of  his  stock,  but  soon  opened  up  at  another  place.  He  is 
now  on  Lake  street,  north  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad  tracks, 
where  a  full  line  of  horse  furnishing  goods  are  kept.  He  also  manufact- 
ures harnesses.  He  was  married,  December  22,  1880,  to  Anna  A., 
daughter  of  William  and  Jane  Sands,  of  Sweden,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have 
one  child,  George  I.,  born  March  28,  1882. 

Hiram  Knickerbocker,  eldest  son  of  Cornelius  and  Elizabeth  B.  Knick- 
erbocker, was  born  at  Northeast,  Dutchess  County,  N,  Y.,  October  22, 
18 15.  His  father  moved  to  Elba,  Genesee  County,  in  1820,  and  after 
three  years  removed  to  Riga,  thence  to  Avon,  where  he  hired  280  acres 
of  land  of  James  Wadsvvorth  for  seven  years.  At  the  expiration  of  the 
lease  he  removed  to  Wilson,  N.  Y.,  thence  to  Gates,  Monroe  County, 
where  he  died  March  27,  1844.  The  f^ither,  of  whom  mention  has  been 
made,  was  a  soldier  of  18 12,  and  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  close 
of  that  war.  Hiram  Knickerbocker  came  to  Bergen  in  1840,  where  he 
still  resides,  and  is  by  occupation  a  farmer.  February  16,  1 842,  he  married 
Polly,  daughter  of  Charles  S.  and  Amy  Wilcox,  Sr.,  who  were  originally 
from  East  Guilford,  Conn.  Mr.  Knickerbocker  has  been  prominently 
connected  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  for  over  40  years,  filling 
the  position  of  class  leader  in  the  Sunday-school  and  in  the  district. 

Fred  Lewellyn,  youngest  son  of  Frederick  and  Mary  Lewellyn,  was 
born  in  Bergen,  August  18,  1849.  He  followed  farming  till  the  spring 
of  1885,  when  he  removed  to  the  village,  where  he  now  resides,  still  re- 
taining his  fine  farm  of  100  acres  three  miles  west  of  the  village.  He  is 
a  dealer  in  agricultural  implements.  April  7,  1874,  he  married  Minnie  E., 
daughter  of  Barney  and  Harriet  Sprague,  of  Batavia,  and  three  children 
have  been  born  to  them,  namely  :  Dean,  born  January  8,  1878  ;  George, 
born  October  31,  1881  ;  and  Roy,  born  September  13,  1884.  The 
father,  Frederick,  was  an  early  settler,  coming  to  the  town  in  1827,  and 
followed  farming  till  his  death,  May  20,  1881.  He  was  much  respected 
by  the  entire  community. 

James  Miller,  second  son  of  John  and  Mary  Miller,  was  born  in  County 

Cumberland,  Eng.,  June  6,  1813.      He  was  but  little  over  two  years  old 

when  Bonaparte  was  defeated   at  Waterloo,  but  such  was  the  rejoicing 

throughout  England,  and  the  circumstances  were  of  that  impressive  char- 

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acter,  that  he  remembers  it  to  this  day.  He  has  always  been  a  farmer. 
In  1846  he  emigrated  to  this  country,  coming  directly  to  Genesee  County, 
where  he  has  since  resided.  He  married,  February  28,  1849,  Ann,  daughter 
of  James  and  Ann  McDonald,  of  Scotland,  who  died  September  30,  1884. 
They  adopted  a  niece,  Nettie,  when  she  was  only  two  weeks  old,  who  is 
now  the  wife  of  John  Menzie,  of  Riga,  N.  Y.  She  was  born  August  6, 
1854.  Mr.  Miller  is  now  'j6  years  of  age,  yet  is  active  and  cares  for  his 
farm  of  46  acres.  He  has  been  prominent  in  politics,  by  faith  a  Repub- 
lican, and  has  filled  many  representative  offices  and  places  of  trust.  He 
and  his  wife  were  connected  with  the  First  Congregational  Church  here  in 
1852,  and  have  been  very  prominent  in  its  workings  and  support  since.  In 
1880  he  was  appointed  to  take  the  census  of  the  town,  which,  with  his 
daughter's  assistance,  was  very  efficiently  completed. 

James  A.  Miller,  son  of  Henry  and  Evaline  Miller,  was  born  in  Coopers- 
town,  N.  Y.,  August  3,  1830.  He  early  learned  the  carriagemaking  trade, 
and  followed  it.  At  the  age  of  22  he  went  to  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  worked 
there  nine  years,  marrying  in  the  meantime  Sarah  A.,  daughter  of  Joseph 
and  Sally  Chalker,  of  that  city.  In  1861  he  enlisted  in  the  16th  Bat. 
N.  Y.  V.  He  removed  to  Bergen  in  1867,  engaging  at  his  trade.  Their 
four  children  now  living  are  Orville  J.,  born  October  19,  1858  ;  Lewis  J., 
born  October  26,  1863  ;  Albion  J.,  born  October  6,  1869  ;  and  Bertha  E., 
born  March  26,  1874.  The  first  two  sons  are  now  engaged  in  business 
in  the  town,  and  both  sustain  a  high  reputation  for  their  mechanical  inge- 
nuity. Orville  has  three  distinct  trades — machinist,  brass  molder,  and 
pattermaker.  His  accomplishments  seem  miraculous  when  considered  in 
the  light  of  circumstances.  At  present  the  manufacture  of  brass  cylin- 
der force-pumps  is  his  specialty.  Lewis  J.  is  engaged  at  his  trade — car- 
riage and  cuttermaker.  He  is  considered  an  expert  in  mechanism,  is  only 
23  years  old,  and  yet  has  plenty  of  the  best  of  work  to  do.  The  remain- 
ing children  are  yet  being  educated. 

Daniel  Merrill  was  born  December  25,  1791,  and  died  August  12,  18 18. 
Daniel  F.,  liis  son,  was  born  May  i,  18 18,  in  this  town,  and  was  a  merchant 
at  North  Bergen  18  years.  He  married  Elvira,  daughter  of  Joshua  S. 
Hudson,  of  Byron,  March  17,  1841.  He  removed  to  Bergen  village  in 
the  spring  of  1862.  He  has  filled  the  offices  of  supervisor  and  justice  of 
his  town  for  several  terms,  and  also  the  position  of  assistant  assessor  of 
internal  revenue  for  many  years.  In  1872  he  received  the  appointment 
of  a  position  in  the  New  York  custom  house,  where  he  has  been  engaged 
for  many  years,  being  promoted  three  different  times.  He  resides  at  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.  Mr.  Merrill  has  seven  children,  namely:  Frank  M.,  of  Ber- 
gen; Edwin  H.,  of  Dell  Rapids,  Dak  ;  Sarah  J.  (Mrs.  W.  H.Torry),  ofTona 
wanda,  N.  Y.;  J.  C  Fremont,  of  Chicago,  111  ;  Rosa  E.  and  Hattie  C.,at 
home  ;  and  Zella  S.(Mrs.  Lafayette  Briggs),  of  Chicago.  Frank  M.  Merrill, 
the  eldest  son,  was  born  at  Clarendon,  N.  Y.,  February  9,  1848.  At  the 
age  of  I  5  years  he  entered  his  father's  store  as  clerk,  when,  after  four  years' 
service,  he  was  made  deputy  postmaster,  and  in  1869  was  appointed  post- 


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master,  a  position  he  held  over  16  years,  and  added  the  office  of  notary 
to  it  for  three  terms.  He  started  the  Bergen  Herald,  but  the  promised 
support  not  appearing  he  discontinued  it  after  a  few  months.  He  married 
Sophia  A.,  daughter  of  Horatio  and  Betsey  Graves,  of  Wethersfield 
Springs,  December  31,  1868.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Merrill  have  four  children, 
viz.:  Clinton  S.,  born  May  24,  1870;  Bertram  G.,  born  March  15,  1873  ; 
Lillian  S.,  born  October  1 1,  1874;  and  Daniel  H.,  born  December  3,  1878. 
Mr.  Merrill's  grandfather,  Joshua  S.  Hudson,  was  a  veteran  of  18 1 2-1 5. 

A  very  prominent  firm,  and  one  of  long  standing,  is  composed  of 
"William  and  Thomas  Morton,  twin  brothers.  They  were  born  on  the 
Isle  of  Man,  Eng.,  September  3,  1827,  and  engaged  in  the  tailors'  trade 
at  the  age  of  12  years.  When  only  18  years  old  they  came  to  America, 
locating  and  working  at  Rochester  a  short  time.  In  the  fall  of  1846 
they  removed  to  Bergen,  where  they  have  since  carried  on  a  successful 
business,  and  can  justly  be  called  "  old  settlers."  William  Morton  mar- 
ried Olive,  daughter  of  Mr.  Fosket,  of  Bergen,  June  5,  1856,  who  died 
May  15,  1886,  leaving  one  daughter,  Harriet  A,' now  Mrs.  E.  L.  Sny- 
der. Thomas  Morton  was  married,  October  26,  1856,  to  Charlotte  L., 
daughter  of  John  and  Electa  Tone,  of  Bergen,  who  died  January  15, 
1866,  leaving  one  daughter,  Charlotte  E.,  now  Mrs.  E.  G.  Callister,  of 
Byron.  Thomas  married,  second,  August  14,  1874,  Susan  Cailister. 
These  brothers  have  continued  in  business  and  have  lived  together  ex- 
cept about  nine  years. 

David  McKenzie,  a  native  of  Inverness-shire,  Scotland,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1806.  He  was  bound  out  at  the  age  of  14  to  the  carpenter  and 
joiner  trade.  This  apprenticeship  was  completed  at  the  age  of  21,  when 
he  came  to  America  and  worked  in  New  York  city  three  years,  and  in 
183  I  went  to  Hamilton,  Canada.  In  1833  he  removed  to  Franklinville, 
Catcaraugus  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  took  up  130  acres  of  wild  land,  and 
built  a  house.  While  here  he,  with  Lansing  Crosly,  built  several  houses, 
mills,  etc.  In  1843  he  came  to  Bergen,  where  he  lived  40  years,  and  re- 
moved to  Michigan,  where  he  died  April  1 1,  1886.  In  1830  he  married 
Anna,  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Anna  Cochrane,  who  died  July  26,  1880, 
leaving  six  children,  now  living,  viz.:  Thomas,  born  August  15,  1833; 
James  R.,  born  July  12,  1837;  Nathan,  born  December  27,  1839;  Anna, 
born  December  29,  1841,  now  Mrs.  Jerome  Spafiford ;  Mary  (Mrs. 
George  Rathbone),  born  June  lO,  1844;  and  William,  born  November 
29,  1846.  James  R.  McKenzie  has  resided  in  Bergen  village  since  his 
majority.  December  22,  1864,  he  married  Anna,  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary  Menzie,  of  Riga,  N.  Y.,  and  six  children  were  born  to  them,  of 
whom  only  four  are  living,  namely:  Mary,  born  February  i,  1866;  Roy, 
born  November  29,  1870;  Anna  C,  born  January  17,  1877;  Kenneth, 
born  August  10,  1879;  Jennie,  born  July  26,  1868,  died  December  29, 
1875  ;  and  David,  born  March  4,  1872,  died  December  17,  1875. 
James  R.  McKenz'e  built  the  first  planing-mill  and  started  the  first  lum- 
.ber  yard  in  the  town,  in  1867.      A  large  portion  of  the  buildings  in  the 


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village  have  been  erected  under  his  supervision,  and  after  the  large  fire 
he  erected  lO  of  the  fine  brick  blocks  on  Lake  street. 

William  Johnson  Mansfield  was  born  in  the  town  of  Manchester,  Vt.. 
March  22,  -1819,  and  the  most  of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  farming,  al- 
though in  1857-58  he  was  in  the  grocery  business  near  the  site  occupied 
by  S.  E.  Spencer.  He  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Harvey  and  Polly 
Field.  March  26,  1846.  who  died  April  2,  1864,  leaving  three  children, 
as  follows:  Mary  J  ,  now  the  widow  of  Thomas  J.  Thompson,  of  Bergen; 
Sarah  A.,  of  this  village  ;  and  George  W.,  also  of  Bergen.  He  after- 
wards moved  to  Wisconsin,  where  he  still  resides.  He  served  with  honor 
in  the  civil  war.  George  W.  Mansfield,  his  only  son,  is  now  a  resident 
of  Bergen,  and  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  married,  December  r/, 
1879,  Ada  L.,  daughter  of  Asa  and  Catharine  Clothier,  of  Mexico,  N.  Y. 
Two  children  were  born  to  them,  viz  :  Onnolu  W.,  December  3,  1880, 
and  Dayton  H.,  September  22,  1886. 

In  the  parish  of  Lagan,  Scotland,  August  16,  18 14,  Donald  McPherson, 
the  fifth  son  of  John  McPherson,  was  born,  and  in  1837  ^^^  came  to  this 
State,  settling  at  Riga,  Monroe  County.  He  followed  farming  till  1840, 
when  he  came  to  Bergen,  purchased  a  warehouse,  and  has  since  followed 
the  produce  and  coal  business.  In  January.  1840,  he  married  Jane,  daugh- 
ter of  Duncan  and  Isabel  McPherson,  of  Wheatland,  Monroe  County,  who 
died  in  1845.  January  i.  1847,  he  married,  second,  Margery,  daughter  of 
John  and  Catharine  Gordon,  of  Caledonia,  Livingston  County,  and  Daniel, 
J.,  their  only  surviving  child,  is  engaged  in  business  with  his  father  and 
resides  in  the  village.  Donald  McPherson  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church,  which  he  joined  in  early  life,  and  has  filled 
its  offices  with  fidelity  and  ability  for  more  than  a  score- of  years. 

Harvey  Parmelee,  son  of  Capt.  Phineas  Parmelee,  was  born  at  East 
Guilford,  now  Madison,  Conn  ,  ir.  1794.  He  came  with  his  father  to  this 
town  in  1 809,  when  it  was  a  \\  ilderness,  where  he  took  up  land  near  what 
is  now  known  as  "  Stone  Church."  The  father  died  in  1810,  but  Harvey 
remained  on  the  farm  until  1886 — a  period  of  77  years.  February  9.  1825, 
he  married  Lucinda  B.  Ward,  of  Bergen,  who  died  July  I,  1852,  leaving 
three  children,  as  follows:  Edward  H.,  born  November  13,  1825;  Lu- 
cinda E.,  born  June  26,  1831  ;  and  Myron  H.,  born  May  12.  1835.  ^11 
are  living  in  Genesee  County.  Myron  H.,  the  youngest,  resided  with  his 
father  on  the  farm  until  1886.  He  married  Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Jared 
and  Nancy  ATiwa^er,  of  Riga,  N.  Y.,  March  31,  i860.  He  has  filled  many 
prominent  positions  among  his  townsmen,  and  among  others  has  been 
supervisor  of  his  town  three  terms. 

Samuel  Parker  removed  from  Peru.  Mass.,  at  an  early  day,  with  his 
son,  Eleazer.  then  only  eight  years  old,  locating  in  Byron.  The  grandson 
of  Samuel,  Sylvester  E.  Parker,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Elba  in  1827, 
and  has  spent  his  life  in  Genesee  County.  He  married  Sophia  S.  Gifford, 
of  Bergen,  in  1848,  and  removed  to  this  town  in  1871.  He  followed  farm- 
ing for  many  years,  and  still  owns  the  farm  of  150  acres  that  was  taken 


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up  by  his  grandfather  in  i8ri.  He  makes  the  breeding  of  fine-wooled 
sheep  a  specialty.  He  has  filled  the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace  for  sev- 
eral years. 

Hon.  Horatio  Reed  was  bdrn  in  Tolland,  Conn.,  June  13,  1798,  and  re- 
moved to  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1815,10  Orleans  County  in  1825,  and 
to  Bergen,  January  i,  1845.  He  is  a  farmer,  but  has  been  very  promi- 
nent in  the  affairs  of  the  county.  He  was  inspector  of  schools  in  Claren- 
don 16  years,  served  several  years  as  supervisor,  assessor,  and  justice,  and 
served  Orleans  County  in  the  Assembly  during  1838-39.  He  has  spent 
a  long  life  as  an  active  Sabbath- school  and  Christian  worker,  and  has  ever 
acknowledged  the  guiding  hand  of  Providence  to  lead  him  in  his  ways. 
He  married  Jane  Green,  May  22j  1828,  daughter  of  Joshua  Green,  who 
was  also  a  settler  in  this  town  in  1809.  Jane  Green,  his  wife,  was  born 
May  22,  1808,  at  Rome,  N.  Y.,  and  died  at  North  Bergen,  September  13, 
1883,  after  residing  in  Genesee  County  74  years.  Their  family  consisted 
of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  viz.:  Andrew  H.,  born  November  26, 
1829,  died  August  13,  1849;  Herbert,  born  April  19,  1832,  was  killed 
while  serving  as  captain  in  the  3d  Mo.  Cav.,  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  Septem- 
ber 10,  1863  ;  Mrs.  Harriet  S.  Lewis,  born  October  4,  1834,  now  residing 
at  Brockport,  N.  Y.;  and  Charles  N.,  born  May  9,  1837.  The  latter  at- 
tended Cary  Academy  and  Monroe  Institute,  and  came  to  Bergen,  Janu- 
ary 1,  1845.  His  occupation  is  farming.  September  25,  i860,  he  mar- 
ried Charlotte  A.,  daughter  of  Nathan  B.  and  Mary  Church  Griffin,  of 
Bergen,  and  their  family  consists  of  two  sons — Herbert  Griffin  Reed,  born 
December  2,  1864,  and  Charles  L6uie  Reed,  born  February  2,  1872. 

Isaac  Southworth,  the  second  son  of  Samuel  Southworth,  was  born  in 
Cayuga  County,  N.  Y.,  December  15,  1794,  and  e^irly  learned  the  trade 
of  carpenter  and  joiner,  which  for  20  years  he  closely  followed.  He  was 
twice  married,  first,  to  Rachel,  daughter  of  John  and  Margeret  Tone, 
January  ii,  1820,  and  second,  to  Elizabeth  B,  daughter  of  John  and 
Mary  Bower,  who  died  April  12,  1836.  Eight  children  were  born  to 
him  by  the  first  and  one  by  the  second  marriage.  Seven  of  the  eight 
are  living.  Isaac  Southworth  came  here  in  1821  and  died  August  17, 
1872.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812-15,  although  young,  and 
received  an  honorable  discharge.  Andrew  T.  Southworth,  the  eldest 
son,  was  born  in  this  town  August  12,  1824,  and  remained  on  his  fa- 
ther's farm  until  18  years  of  age.  He  then  hired  out  for  ^ix  months  on 
a  farm  for  $10  a  month,  which  he  drew  at  the  end  of  that  time,  plac- 
ing $50  of  it  at  interest,  which  was  the  foundation  of  his  future  financial 
success.  He  was  married,  September  23.  1853,  to  Eliza  A.,  widow  of 
Marlin  Mosier,  of  this  town,  who  died  September  2,  1885,  leaving  no 
children.  Mr.  Southworth  soon  became  a  speculator,  buying  stock  for 
several  years,  then  grain  and  produce  till  1880,  when  his  warehouse  and 
dwelling  were  burned  with  his  barns,  furniture,  etg.  In  1881  he  built  a 
large  brick  block,  50x84  feet,  the  lower  floor  containing  four  stores,  in 
one  of  which  he  opened  a  flour  and  feed  store.      He  also  engaged  in  the 


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manufacture  and  sale  of  harnesses,  agricultural  implements,  etc.  He  has 
filled  honorably  and  ably  the  ofifices  of  justice,  assessor,  trustee  of  the 
village,  clerk  of  trustees  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  etc.  He 
married  for  his  second  wife,  December  22,  1886,  Mrs.  Amy  A.  Gifford, 
a  resident  of  this  village. 

John  B.  Southvvorth,  the  only  son  of  Isaac  Southworth  by  his  second 
wife,  was  born  July  25,  1841,  in  Bergen,  on  the  home  farm.  He  has 
always  been  a  farmer  here  except  one  year  that  he  was  employed  by  the 
N.  Y.  C.&  H.  R.  R.  R.  February22,  1862,  he  married  Mary  J.,  daughter 
Maiden  and  Electa  Gifford,  who  died  January  27,  1882,  leaving  seven 
children,  viz.:  Esther  M.,  born  August  26,  1862  ;  Mary  E.,  born  Octo- 
ber 23,  1864;  Isaac,  born  February  17,  1866;  Minnie  A.,  born  April  23, 
1868  ;  Rosannah  L.,  born  December  13,  1869  ;  Catharine,  born  August 
8,  1871  ;  and  Ellen  A.,  born  May  26,  1874.  He  married,  second,  Al- 
mira  J.  Moore,  widow  of  George  Moore,  July  24,  1883.  Although  he 
owns  other  farms  he  still  retains  and  works  the  home  farm  on  which  he 
was  born.  He  has  filled  offices  of  trust  and  honor  in  his  town  for  many 
years. 

William  Storer  came  to  this  town  from  Killingworth,  Conn.,  in  1828. 
His  family  consisted  of  a  wife  and  six  children,  two  of  whom  only  now 
survive,  viz.:  Eben,  who  lives  in  Flint,  Mich.,  and  Danford,  of  Bergen. 
William  Storer  died  here  in  1886,  aged  90  years.  Danford,  the  youngest 
son,  born  February  2,  1820,  was  about  seven  years  old  when  he  came 
to  this  town  with  his  father.  He  has  been  a  farmer  since  he  has  resided 
here.  He  married  Emily  A.,  daughter  of  William  Ellis,  Jr.,  of  Norwich, 
Conn.,  whose  family  consisted  of  eight  children,  who  are  still  living,  the 
eldest  being  over  72  years  old.  Danford  Storer  has  two  children  by 
adoption — Charles  S.  Mills,  in  Michigan,  and  Julia,  now  Mrs.  Gilbert 
Briggs,  of  Ovid,  Mich.  Mr.  Storer  sold  his  farm  at  West  Bergen  (part 
of  which  was  his  father's  homestead  since  1830),  and  now  lives  a  retired 
life,  enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  industry. 

Jay  W.  Stratton  was  born  at  Roxbury,  Delaware  County,  N.  Y.,  No- 
vember 21,  1832.  He  was  the  youngest  son  of  Walter  and  Esther 
Stratton,  was  educated  at  the  Binghamton  Academy,  and  engaged  in 
farming  till  he  was  about  25  years  old,  when  he  taught  a  few  terms,  but 
finally  learned  the  trade  of  carpenter  and  joiner,  which  he  followed  for 
15  years.  He  has  been  twice  married,  first,  to  Emma,  daughter  of  Jesse 
D.  Minkler,  of  Binghamton,  who  died  April  3,  1882,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren, viz.:  Edward  E.,  born  January  3,  1863,  who  has  long  been  the 
station  agent  of  the  West  Shore  depot  in  this  town  ;  Jessie  E.,  born 
October  25,  1865,  now  Mrs.  Charles  Patterson,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.;  and 
Nellie  E.,  born  October  18,  1873,  who  has  been  attending  school  at  Gil- 
boa,  N.  Y.  He  married,  second,  Eva,  daughter  of  John  H.  Hilyer,  of 
New  Hudson,  N.  Y.  At  the  age  of  33  Mr.  Stratton  enlisted  in  the  193d 
Regt.  N.  Y.  v.,  as  sergeant,  and  was  honorably  discharged  January  18, 
1866.      He  came  to  Bergen  in  1874,  and  has  been  engaged  in   the  coal 


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business  for  10  years,  and  also  as  insurance  and  real  estate  agent.  While 
he  was  acting  justice  he  was  elected  as  associate  justice  of  the  county 
courts.  Mr.  Stratton  was  a  schoolmate  with  lay  Gould  at  Roxbury, 
N.  Y. 

Eugene  L.  Seely,  the  fourth  son  of  Thaddeus  and  Susannah  Seely,  was 
born  in  Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  November  4,  1804.  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  married  Sally  Gilmore,  of  Churchville,  N.  Y.,  who  bore  him  13  chil- 
dren, nine  of  whom  survive.  He  died  January  6,  1883.  Harriet,  now 
the  wife  of  Vincent  Brown,  and  Laura,  wife  of  Charles  Birge,  live  in 
Michigan;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  McPherson,  lives  in  Le  Roy;  Sarah, 
wife  of  Joseph  Farnham,  lives  in  Bergen  ;  Homer  and  Eugene  L.,  live 
in  Bergen,  on  the  Lake  road  ;  and  Maurice  Hves  at  Stone  Church.  The 
latter  is  a  grocer  and  postmaster  at  that  place,  and  was  born  February 
25,  1 841.  He  married,  February  10,  1884,  Mary,  daughter  of  Frede- 
rick Gearing,  of  Riga,  N.  Y.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  this  town  his 
entire  life  except  eight  years  spent  in  Michigan.  Homer  Seely,  the 
eldest  son  of  Eugene  L.,  was  born  August  24,  1833,  and  has  followed 
farming,  now  residing  on  the  home  farm  of  his  father.  Me  was  married, 
December  3,  1877,  to  Lovina  Orra,  daughter  of  L.  Farnham,  of  Bergen, 
and  they  have  two  children,  namely:  Sarah,  born  August  lo,  i865,and 
Homer  L.,  born  December  3,  1870.  His  grandfather  on  his  mother's 
side  served  in  the  War  of  181 2. 

John  Tone,  the  fourth  son  of  John  A.  Tone,  was  born  in  Scipio,  Cay- 
uga County,  N.  Y.,  October  17,  1799.  In  1820  he  came  with  his  father 
to  this  town,  locating  on  the  farm  now  known  as  the  Elijah  Loomis  place, 
which  was  owned  by  the  Tone  family  for  46  consecutive  years.  John  A. 
Tone  died  September  29,  1825.  John  Tone  married  Electa  E.  Hubbard, 
of  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  in  May,  1 824.  He  was  a  builder  and  contractor, 
and  many  of  the  buildings  of  Bergen,  Byron,  Sweden,  etc.,  are  the  wit- 
nesses of  his  skill.  He  had  a  family  of  1 1  children,  six  of  whom  survive. 
He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  acting 
as  trustee  and  leader  for  many  years.  He  died  February  27,  1861,  and 
his  wife  November  2,  1872.  Thomas  J.  Tone,  the  eldest  son  of  John  A., 
was  born  in  Bergen,  June  5,  1830,  and  received  his  education  at  the  dis- 
trict school  of  the  town  and  at  the  Brockport  Collegiate  Institute.  At 
the  age  of  22  he  went  to  Claysville,  Kentucky,  where  he  taught  school, 
thence  to  Cincinnati,  O.,  where  he  taught  12  years,  and  then  resigned 
and  went  into  the  commission  business  for  a  year  and  a  half  He  after- 
wards returned  to  Bergen,  where  he  has  remained,  engaged  in  the  busi- 
ness of  dealer  in  grain,  produce,  and  coal,  and  proprietor  of  Tone's  eleva- 
tor. October  18,  1858,  he  married  Catharine  D.,  daughter  of  Sumner 
SpafTord,  of  this  town,  and  has  three  children,  viz.:  S.  La  Rue.  born  No- 
vember I,  1864;  Frank  D.,  born  October  16,  1868;  and  Florence  M, 
born  January  3,  1 87 1.  Mr  Tone  has  been  a  prominent  member  of  the 
First  Congregational  Church,  leading  the  Sunday-school,  and  acting  as 
trustee  and  clerk  of  the  society.      He  is  also  largely  interested  in  all  mat- 


348  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


ters  of  public  interest,  so  much  so  that  he  has  long  been  one  of  the  board 
of  trustees  of  the  public  school. 

Dr.  W.  M.  Townsend,  born  in  Mendon,  Monroe  County,  in  1827,  was 
educated  at  Philadelphia  and  graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  College  in 
1853.  He  married,  June  22,  1849,  Sarah  Lamphier,  of  Lima,  N.  Y.,  and 
came  to  Bergen  in  1859  from  Riga,  N.  Y.  He  was  surgeon  in  the  44th 
and  47th  N.  Y.  Vols,  from  New  York,  from  1861  to  1864,  and  is  now  en- 
gaged in  a  successful  and  extended  practice  in  Genesee  and  Monroe 
counties. 

Samuel  C.  Tulley,  the  second  son  of  Francis  S.  and  Adaline  Tulley, 
was  born  September  22,  1 837,  in  the  city  of  New  York.  His  father  was 
a  well-known  dealer  in  stoves,  gas  fixtures,  etc.,  in  Rochester,  where  he 
came  in  1 840,  and  died  there  in  1884.  Samuel  C.  Tulley  began  busi- 
ness for  himself  in  this  town  in  1859,  and  has  followed  the  hardware  busi- 
ness since.  February  21,  1865,  he  married  Mary  I.,  daughter  of  James  R. 
and  Mary  Thompson,  of  Philadelphia.  Pa.,  and  three  children  have  been 
born  to  them,  as  follows:  Loa  Belle,  December  20,  1865,  died  April  16, 
1867;  James  F.,  January  4,  1868;  and  Harry  L,  January  8,  1870.  Mr. 
Tulley  is  a  general  and  extensive  hardware  dealer.  In  1886  he  erected 
a  fine  building,  of  brick,  corner  of  Lake  and  Buffalo  streets,  50x157  feet, 
and  occupies  the  entire  front  for  his  large  business. 

Nelson  D.  Wright  was  born  in  the  town  of  Bergen,  January  22,  1826. 
His  father,  Alfred  Wright,  came  to  this  town  from  Guilford,  Conn.,  in 
1807,  with  his  father,  who  was  an  early  settler  of  the  town,  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Congregational  Church,  and  a  prominent  citizen  of  those 
early  days.  Nelson  married  Mary  F.  Green,  of  Bergen,  in  1851.  He 
was  a  farmer  for  30  years,  and  then  engaged  in  the  produce  business. 
His  life  has  been  spent  in  Bergen  with  the  exception  of  a  few  years. 

Hon.  Samuel  Church,  an  old  resident  of  Bergen,  was  born  in  Sangers- 
field,  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  December  16,  1809.  He  was  one  of  11 
children.  One  brother,  George  H.,  survives  him,  and  lives  in  Water- 
ville,  Oneida  County — a  prominent  man  politically  and  religiously. 

Mr.  Church  came  to  Bergen  at  the  age  of  16,  in  1825,  on  a  packet 
boat,  the  year  the  Erie  Canal  was  opened,  and  walked  from  Brockport 
to  Bergen.  He  attended  the  village  school  during  the  winter.  In  the 
spring  he  chose  the  trade  of  a  blacksmith,  entering  the  shop  of  C.  B. 
Bigelow,  his  half  brother,  giving  attention  to  his  studies  during  the  win- 
ter seasons  until  he  attained  his  majority.  He  made  great  progress  in 
learning  as  well  as  in  business.  His  earlier  days  were  those  of  earnest 
toil  and  struggle.  He  had  no  aid  of  money,  only  as  he  earned  it  by  his 
own  labor.  He  soon  mastered  the  trade,  hired  the  shop,  and  commenced 
business  for  himself,  which  he  managed  successfully  until  his  health  began 
to  fail  He  then  followed  the  business  of  broker.  Mr.  Church  never  re- 
covered hishealth,  but  battled  with  disease  periodically  during  a  life  of  only 
56  years.  May  17,  1835,  he  married  Harriet  A.,  youngest  daughter  of 
Capt.  Austin  Wilcox,,  a  pioneer  of  the  town.      She  still  lives  in   Bergen. 


"raireaiin Janes. 


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Their  children  are  Mrs.  B.  F.  Taber,  of  Buffalo  ;  George  H.,  a  lumber 
dealer,  of  Bergen  ;  and  Charles  Samuel,  who  died  in  1875,  at  the  age  of 
17  years. 

Of  Samuel  Church,  Ebenezer  Scofield,  his  cotemporary,  said  : 

"  Mr.  Church  has  resided  here  since  1825,  where  he  was  so  favorably  known  and  highly 
esteemed  for  his  many  virtues  and  pleasing  social  qualities.  He  will  long  he  remem- 
bered by  his  numerous  friends  and  associates,  who  ever  took  pleasure  in  his  society. 
He  was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  mental  faculties,  whose  opinion  was  looked  up  to  in 
matters  of  public  interest  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  had  filled  many  public  positions 
with  honor  to  himself  and  credit  to  his  town  and  county.  His  loss  will  be  deeply  felt 
by  the  community,  and  by  his  family  who  are  sorely  afflicted  by  the  bereavement." 

The  Rochester  U)iion  and  Advertiser  oi  April  14,  1866,  had  the  fol- 
lowing: 

"  At  the  session  of  Genesee  County  Court,  on  Tuesday  last,  the  following  resolutions 
on  the  death  of  Samuel  Church,  Sessions  justice,  were  presented  by  William  G.  Bryan, 
Esq.,  and  ordered  by  the  court  entered  at  large  in  the  minutes  : 

"  'Resolved,  That  the  members  of  the  bar  of  Genesee  County  have  heard  with  regret  of 
the  sad  and  unexpected  intelligence  of  the  sudden  death  of  Samuel  Church,  Esq.,  one 
of  the  justices  of  Sessions  of  Genesee  County  ;  that  as  a  magistrate  of  large  experience, 
clear  and  forcible  mind,  rare  good  sense,  unquestioned  uprightness,  and  integrity  of 
purpose  and  purity  of  character,  he  will  be  favorably  remembered  by  the  community  in 
which  he  has  so  long  resided  ;  and  that  we  shall  miss  and  lament  his  absence  from  the 
bench  to  which  he  has  twice  been  chosen  by  the  people  of  this  county. 

"  'Resolved,  That,  with  the  permission  of  the  court,  these  resolutions  be  entered  in  the 
minutes,  and  a  cdpy  transmitted  to  the  widow  of_the  deceased.' 

"  District-Attorney  Bissell  seconded  the  resolutions,  adding  some  remarks  referring 
to  his  long  acquaintance  with  deceased,  and  the  loss  the  county  has  sustained  in  the 
death  of  so  excellent  a  magistrate.  The  county  judge,  in  directing  the  entry  of  the 
resolutions,  spoke  at  length  of  the  dilligence  and  aptitude  of  Mr.  Church,  both  as  a 
Sessions  judge,  magistrate,  and  business  man  ;  and  it  being  suggested  that  the  funeral 
would  take  place  to-morrow,  the  court  ordered,  as  a  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of 
deceased,  that  the  jury  be  discharged,  and  the  Court  of  Sessions  adjourned  until 
Thursday  morning." 

Capt.  Austin  Wilcox,  a  pioneer  of  Western  New  York,  was  born  in 
Madison,  Conn.,  October  28,  1779,  and  married  Clarissa,  daughter  of 
Ezra  Nettleton  and  Damaris  Seward,  of  Killingworth,  Conn.,  March 
27,  1805.  They  lived  in  Westbrook,  Conn.,  he  following  the  business 
of  a  blacksmith,  spiking  vessels,  till  May  20,  18 1 5,  when  they  emigrated 
to  Bergen,  where  he  had  previously  been  to  explore  the  country  and 
make  a  purchase  in  1813.  Their  journey  of  400  miles  was  made  with 
two  yoke  of  oxen  and  a  covered  wagon,  containing  their  necessary  valu- 
ables, and  a  one-horse  covered  wagon,  in  which  the  family,  consist- 
ing of  the  mother  and  five  childreo,  rode.  All  the  children  were  under 
10  years  of  age.  Three  more  children  were  added  to  this  family  in 
after  years.  Mrs.  Wilcox's  life  in  this  new  settlement,  with  her  growing 
family,  was  one  of  hardship  and  toil,  like  that  of  all  the  pioneers,  a  life 
she  was  not  calculated  for.  She  was  reared  tenderly,  in  affluence,  and 
possessed  a  slender  constitution,  predisposed  to  consumption.  At  an 
early  age,  after  an  illness  of  18  months,  she  feFl  a  victim,  with  many 
others  of  the  pioneer  mothers,  to  the  prevailing  malady  of  the  pioneer 
settlement, — consumption, — leaving  her  little  family  of  eight  children  to 


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the  care  of  a  tender  husband.  Her  death  occurred  in  June,  1828,  at  the 
age  of  49  years.  The  Congregational  Church  on  the  hill  was  just  com- 
pleted, and  hers  was  the  first  funeral  held  there. 

Chloe  B.,  the  oldest  daughter,  married  Ebenezer  Arnold  in  1 825,  and 
died  aged  31,  leaving  two  sons,  H.  Windsor,  now  living  in  Bergen,  and 
Homer  W.,  deceased.  Polly  N.  married  William  Carey,  and  removed  to 
Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  in  1845.  Mr.  Carey  died  in  March  following  their 
removal,  and  Mrs.  Carey  in  1866.  Their  children  numbered  eight,  three 
of  whom  are  now  living  in  Fond  du  Lac,  prominent  and  useful  citizens 
Clarissa  married  Ira  Bidwell.  They  removed  to  Adrian,  Mich.,  in  1836. 
She  died  at  the  age  of  54.  They  had  five  children.  Austin  Scranton, 
the  oldest,  married  Hannah  Bodwell,  of  Bergen,  and  removed  to  Adrian, 
Mich.,  in  1837.  ^^^  purchased  80  acres  of  land  west  of  the  village,  then 
an  unbroken  forest.  His  highest  ambition  seemed  to  be  to  excel  in  his 
calling,  and  he  was  able  to  look  out  upon  over  200  acres  of  splendid  farm- 
ing land  changed  from  a  wilderness  to  fruitful  fields  by  his  own  indus- 
try. He  always  declined  office  and  notoriety.  He  is  deceased.  He  had 
born  to  him  six  children.  Elizabeth  A.  married  Josiah  Pierson,  Jr.,  of 
Bergen,  where  they  resided  during  her  short  life  of  31  years.  They  had 
one  son  and  one  daughter.  Harriet  A.,  born  January  31,  1817,  married. 
May  17,  1835,  Samuel  Church,  of  Bergen,  where  she  still  resides.  Their 
children  are  Mrs.  B.  F.  Taber,  of  Buffalo  ;  George  H.,  of  Bergen  ;  and 
Charles  Samuel  (deceased).  William  Seward,  born  April  25,  18 19,  lived 
in  Bergen  until  September,  1836,  when  he  went  to  Michigan  in  the 
employ  of  his  brother-in-law,  Ira  Bidwell.  He  afterwards  became  a 
partner  in  the  business,  and  soon  after  started  the  hardware  store  and 
continued  the  business  alone  until  1867,  when  his  brother  H.  H.  became 
his  partner.  After  five  years  the  firm  was  changed  to  Wilcox  Brothers 
&  Co.,  when  George  A.,  son  of  W.  S.,  became  a  partner.  This  is  the 
name  of  the  firm  at  the  present  time. 

In  1848  W  S.  Wilcox  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  village  of  Adrian, 
and  held  the  office  one  year.  In  1864  he  was  elected  to  the  legisla- 
ture of  Michigan,  which  ofiice  he  held  two  terms,  and  was  chosen  a 
member  of  the  ways  and  means  committee,  and  during  the  second  term 
acted  as  its  chairman.  In  the  spring  of  1 865  he  was  elected  mayor  of 
the  city  of  Adrian.  In  the  fall  of  1870.  he  was  chosen  State  Senator, 
which  office  he  held  one  term,  and  was  chairman  of  the  finance  com- 
mittee. In  1869  he  was  appointed  State  prison  inspector  by  Governor 
Baldwin,  and  was  immediately  chosen  president  of  the  board  of  inspec- 
tors, which  he  held  for  12  years.  In  1866  he  was  elected  president  of 
the  Michigan  State  Insurance  Co.,  which  position  he  still  holds.  In 
1884  he  was  elected  one  of  the  presidential  electors  on  the  Republican 
ticket  In  1879  he  became  partner  in  the  firm  of  Whitney  &  Wilcox, 
Commercial  P2xchange  Bank,  giving  his  time  and  attention  to  the  insti- 
tution. •  For  50  years  successively  he  has  been  superintendent  of  the 
Bapti.st  Sunday-school,     .^r.  Wilcox  was  first   married    at  Benton,  Ind., 


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May  10,  1842,  to  Sarah  Frances,  daughter  of  Rev.  Bradbury  Clay. 
Mrs.  Wilcox  died  February  12,  1852.  His  second  marriage  was,  August 
17,  1 854,  to  Miss  Josephine  Southworth,  daughter  of  Dr.  William  South- 
worth,  of  Avon  Springs,  N.  Y. 

Henry  Hamilton  Wilcox  reached  his  majority  in  the  fall  of  1843.  He 
went  West  to  seek  his  fortune,  and  found  employment  in  the  hardware 
store  of  George  L.  Bidwell.  In  the  spring  of  1844  he  received  a  letter 
from  his  father  expre=;sing  feelings  of  sadness  that  his  boys  had  all  left 
him  in  his  old  age.  The  next  morning  found  his  youngest  boy,  H.  H.  W., 
homeward  bound,  that  he  might  be  a  comfort  to  his  father  in  his  declin- 
ing years.  He  remained  at  Bergen  until  after  the  death  of  his  father, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1858  he  started  with  his  family  for  Adrian,  Mich., again 
with  a  view  of  purchasing  a  farm.  He  was  induced  to  take  a  place  in  his 
brother's  hardware  store  and  give  his  children  the  benefit  of  the  Adrian 
schools  until  a  favorable  opportunity  presented  for  the  purchase  of  a 
farm.  Although  fresh  from  the  fields,  and  unaccustomed  to  business,  he 
very  soon  became  master  of  the  situation  and  the  leading  salesman  in  one 
of  the  largest  hardware  houses  in  Southern  Michigan.  In  1867  he  be- 
came one  of  the  firm  of  Wilcox  &  Brothers,  contributing  largely  to  its 
successful  management.  Mr.  Wilcox  was  married,  in  Northampton, 
Mass.,  in  1844,  to  Eunice  J., 'daughter  of  Hervey  Smith,  by  whom  he 
had  five  children 

The  pioneers  of  Bergen,  who  laid  at  the  same  time  the  foundations  of 
the  church  and  town,  were  a  noble  race  of  men.  Unlike  most  early  set- 
tlements the  population  was  not  mixed,  but  homogeneous.  Nearly  all  of 
them  came  from  Connecticut  and  Massachusetts,  and  brought  with  them 
the  sturdy  New  England  virtues  of  industry,  integrity,  and  high  moral 
aim  Among  them  was  Capt.  Austin  Wilcox.  W^e  wish  we  could  pre- 
sent him  to  the  present  and  future  residents  of  the  town  exactly  as  he 
appeared  to  his  cotemporaries;  but  that  is  a  difficult  matter.  His  por- 
trait shows  that  his  was  a  very  strong  and  original  character.  Mr. 
Lincoln,  in  preparing  a  brief  sketch  of  his  own  life  for  the  Congressional 
Directory,  vjyoXq:  "Education  limited."  This  describes  Capt.  Wilcox  ; 
but  his  natural  ability  and  quick  wit  largely  overcame  this  disadvantage. 

He  was  a  man  of  stalwart  frame  and  untiring  industry.  Settling  in  this 
county  before  the  time  of  railroads,  he  soon  saw  a  place  was  needed  where 
man  and  beast  could  find  refreshment  and  rest  as  they  sought  a  market 
for  products  of  Genesee's  rich  fields,  and  he  soon  built  up  a  hotel  busi- 
ness, showing  tact  and  ability  in  that  line  that  in  these  days  would  make 
a  railroad  magnate.  When  he  began  hotel  life  it  was  in  his  own  house 
on  his  farm  at  Bergen  Corners.  To  this  building-  he  made  various  addi- 
tions as  his  patronage  increased  It  is  impossible  for  those  of  the  present 
day  to  understand  the  enormous  travel  of  those  days  to  Rochester  and 
Brockport,  when  all  the  produce  of  the  farmers,  and  all  the  merchandise 
sold  over  a  large  extent  of  country,  passed  over  these  roads.  At  the  same 
time  Capt.  Wilcox  ran  a  line  of  stages  from   Le  Roy  to  Brockport  and 


352  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Clarkson,  carrying  the  mails,  and  also  kept  the  postoffice.  But  large  as 
his  patronage  was  it  is  difficult  to  understand  how  he  could  have  made 
such  vast  improvements  with  the  very  small  charges  of  those  days:  six- 
pence for  lodging;  1 8  and  20  cents  for  the  best  of  meals.  Most  of  the 
farmers  carried  their  own  dinner,  a  box  and  oats  for  their  teams,  with 
them,  and  if  they  paid  for  a  pint  of  cider  and  hay  to  bait  their  horses,  that 
was  all  it  cost  them  for  shed-room  and  a  warm  fire  before  which  to  eat 
their  meals  from  the  ample  dinner-pail 

A  close  observer  of  men.  united  with  a  natural  detective  ability,  made 
him  an  acute  reader  of  human  nature.  Quick  to  detect  guilt,  and  fear- 
less in  exposing  it,  many  a  rogue  has  quailed  beneath  the  keen  glance  of 
his  eye,  and  has  been  betrayed  into  a  confession  of  his  guilt  by  his  apt 
questions.  On  one  occasion,  as  a  man  on  horseback  rode  up  to  his  plat- 
form, he  took  his  horse  by  the  bridle  and  said  to  him,  in  the  most  abrupt 
manner,  "You  have  stolen  this  horse  !"  The  man  was  so  startled  he  could 
only  say,  "  What  makes  you  think  so  ?  "  He  replied,  "  If  it  was  your 
horse  you  would  not  be  riding  him  with  this  blind  bridle  ;  he  is  a  valuable 
horse;  if  you  owned  him  you  would  not  be  riding  him  so  hard  as  you 
are."  The  men  in  pursuit  soon  rode  up  and  captured  the  thief  At  another 
time  some  men  in  pursuit  of  a  thief,^who  was  escaping  to  Canada,  stopped 
at  his  house  to  dine  and  feed  their  horses.  At  he  listened  to  their  con- 
versation he  found  they  were  in  trouble  because  they  did  not  know  the 
name  of  the  thief  and  could  not  insert  it  in  the  warrant  for  his  arrest.  He 
asked  to  see  the  warrant,  took  his  pen,  and,  after  filling  the  blank,  handed 
it  back,  saying,  "  What  I  have  written  will  read  any  man's  name  that  ever 
lived."  Many  other  acts  might  be  told  illustrating  his  ready  detective 
wit.  His  manner  of  expressing  himself  was  so  striking  and  original  as  to 
draw  around  him  a  crowd  of  listeners,  not  only  at  home,  but  wherever  he 
traveled.  At  a  meeting  of  the  pioneers  in  Rochester  he  was  called  upon 
to  relate  his  experience  as  a  pioneer.  He  began  :  "  I  was  born  in  Madi- 
son, Conn.  1  remember  the  day  just  as  well  [great  laughter]  as  any  other 
man  remembers  his  birthday."  With  this  beginning  he  did  not  laclc  atten- 
tion to  the  close  of  his  strikingly  original  address. 

He  was  ever  foremost  in  promoting  public  good  and  spared  neither  his 
time  or  means.  The  church  and  its  interests  were  ever  dear  to  him,  and 
when,  in  mature  years,  he  gave  to  the  subject  of  personal  religion,  thought 
and  study,  that  same  sense  of  right  that  ever  governed  him  was  acted 
upon,  and  he  became  a  true,  consistent  member  of  the  church,  making  a 
public  profession  in  1836.  This  consecration  was  largely  due  to  the 
power  of  religious  instruction  and  example  of  his  mother,  who  was  a 
woman  whose  peculiarities  were  more  strongly  marked  than  his  own.  His 
peculiar  traits  of  character  were  chiefly  inherited  from  her.  Her  religion 
was  simple,  earnest,  genial,  and  hence  influential  with  her  children  and 
others.  At  the  age  of  60  she  came  to  Genesee  County  to  visit  her  chil- 
dren. Here  she  died  and  is  buried  in  beautiful  Mount  Rest  Cemetery, 
where  many  of  her  decendants  lie.      He  ever  took  a  deep  interest  in  re- 


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353 


Hgious  society,  and  was  for  many  years  one  of  its  trustees  and  burden 
bearers.  The  burying-ground  was  also  his  pride,  he  giving  his  particular 
attention  to  any  matters  of  interest  connected  with  it.  This  interest  in- 
creased with  his  years,  and  was  also  a  family  trait  for  generations. 

His  hospitality  to  mini'^ters  of  the  gospel,  who,  in  his  time,  nearly  all 
traveled  in  their  own  conveyances,  and  who,  in  the  capacity  of  agents  or 
missionaries,  were  far  more  numerous  than  now,  was  ever  unstinted.  His 
house  was  always  open  to  old  friends  from  Connecticut,  and  his  journal 
records  many  such  visits. 

From  the  Genesee  Evangelist,  written  by  his  pastor.  Rev.  Sabine 
McKinney,  now  of  Binghamton,  N.  Y.: 

"  Died  in  Bergen,  Genesee  County,  New  York,  Capt.  Austin  Wilcox,  aged  ^-j  years, 
August  i8,  1856. 

"Capt.  Wilcox  was  a  native  of  Madison.  Conn.,  froni  whence  he  removed  to  Bergen 
in  the  year  181  5.  He  was  widely  known  as  a  man  of  great  influence,  energy,  and  deci- 
sion of  character.  He  took  a  hearty  interest  in  everything  which  he  regarded  as  of  public 
utility,  and  was  especially  remarkable  for  kind  attention  to  and  sympathy  for  the 
sick,  and  for  his  attendance  at  the  house  of  mourning,  which  won  for  him  the  gratitude 
of  many.  Both  as  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational  Society  of  Bergen,  and  for 
many  years  one  of  its  trustees,  he  was  liberal  and  efficient,  and  the  society  is  largely 
indebted  to  his  efforts  for  their  beautiful  church  edifice.  He  ever  welcomed  ministers 
of  the  gospel  to  the  hospitalities' of  his  house,  in  that  respect  setting  an  example  worthy 
of  all  imitation,  and  while  in  health  was  a  constant  attendant  upon  divine  service. 
Hopefully  converted  after  he  was  50  years  of  age,  he  made  a  public  profession  of  his 
faith  in  1836.  During  the  past  spring  and  summer  he  frequently  expressed  it  as  his 
conviction  that  his  days  on  earth  were  nearly  numbered,  and  though  he  had  not  that  full 
assurance  which  God  is  pleased  to  give  to  some  of  his  children,  yet  he  indulged  the 
hope  that,  through  grace  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  his  name  was  written  the  Book  of 
Life." 

Dea.  Pitman  Wilco.x,  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Genesee  County, 
came  from  East  Guilford,  Conn.,  in  1810.  He  was  married  to  Eliza  Wil- 
cox, and  they  reared  a  family  of  five  sons,  viz.:  Thomas  F  ,  Abel  E., 
Edmund,  Harmon,  and  Pitman,  Jr.  He  died  July  13,  1828.  The  second 
son,  Abel  E.,  was  born  August  12,  1 801,  and  came  to  this  county  with  his 
father  when  about  eight  years  old.  He  followed  farming,  and  had  neces- 
sarily received,  from  the  early  condition  of  the  new  country,  a  limited  edu- 
cation. He  married  Clara  Richmond,  of  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y.,  Novem- 
ber 7,  1825,  who  died  December  25,  1826,  leaving  no  children.  Mr. 
Wilcox  married,  second,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Deacon  John  and  Eliz- 
abeth Spencer,  of  Bergen,  by  whom  he  had  10  children,  seven  of  whom 
survive,  viz.:  Clara,  A.,  widows  of  Reynold  Curtiss  of  Cambdride,  Eng.;  Ed- 
win M.;  Jane  E.  (Mrs.  John  Birdsall),  of  South  Evanston,  111.;  J.  Spencer  ; 
H.  Halsey  ;  Ellen  A.  (Mrs.  Linden  D.  Arnold);  and  Charles  J.,  of 
Vicksburg,  Mich.  Abel  E.  Wilcox  became  a  metnber  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church  of  Bergen  in  1S34,  with  which  he  was  prominently 
connected  for  years  as  deacon.  He  died  October  2,  1879,  aged  76  years. 
Edwin  M.,  the  eldest,  born  March  5,  1 836,  was  married,  December  19, 
1865,  to  Ella  A.  Dudley,  of  Guilford,  Conn  ,  and  their  children  are  Hamil- 
ton, born  February  27,  1867  ;  L.  Dudley,  born  May  25,  1870  ;  William 
S.,  born  May  14,  1875  ;    and  Edwin  E.,  born  June  23,  1880.      Edwin  M. 


354  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Wilcox  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  14th  Conn.  Inf.,  July  27,  1862,  and  continued 
in  the  service  to  the  close  of  the  war,  participating  in  the  battles  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, Chancellorsville,  Wilderness,  Petersburg,  and  several  minor 
engagements.  He  was  wounded  at  Fredericksburg  and  agam  at  the 
Wilderness,  and  was  twice  a  prisoner,  being  once  in  Libby  and  once  in 
Belle  Isle.  After  the  war  he  returned  to  farming.  J.  Spencer  Wilcox, 
second  son  of  Abel  E.,  was  born  in  Bergen,  November  25,  1842,  and 
has  followed  farming  April  1 1,  1872,  he  married  Hermoione,  daughter 
of  William  Patten,  of  Bergen,  by  whom  he  had  four  children,  as  fol- 
lows: Clarence  E.,  born  March  4,  1873  ;  Mary  E.,  born  December  8, 
1875  ;  Nellie  G.,  born  September  25,  1877  ;  and  Russell  H.,  born  March 
II,  1882.  H.  Halsey,  third  son  of  Abel  E.,  now  living,  was  born  in 
this  town  November  23,  1847.  He  has  always  lived  in  Bergen  as  a 
farmer  and  breeder  of  thoroughbred  sheep.  He  was  married,  October 
10,  1878,  to  Anna  M.,  daughter  of  William  P.  Squiers,  of  Churchville, 
N.  Y.,  and  they  have  three  children,  as  follows:  Anna  Mabel,  born  Au- 
gust 19,  1879;  Roscoe  S.,  born  June  14,  1882;  and  Marion  H.,  born 
April  15,  1884. 

Charles  J.  Wilcox,  youngest  son  of  Abel  E.  Wilcox,  was  born  in  Ber- 
gen, January  7,  1856,  and  in  his  early  years  worked  with  his  father  on 
the  farm.  At  the  age  of  20  he  graduated  from  Eastman's  Commercial 
College.  In  the  spring  of  1 879  he  went  to  Kalamazoo,  Mich.,  and  re- 
mained there,  farming,  seven  years,  when  he  removed  to  Vicksburg, 
Mich.,  where  he  now  resides.  He  married  Elizabeth  Adams,  of  Kala- 
mazoo County,  Mich.,  February  13,  1882,  and  they  have  one  child,  Ina 
Belle,  born  February  14,  1883. 

Thomas  J.  Wilcox,  fourth  son  of  Elias  and  Rachel  Wilcox,  was  born  in 
Sweden,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  January  26.  1835,  removing  to  Bergen 
with  his  parents  when  quite  young,  where  his  younger  days  were  spent 
in  work  on  the  farm  and  attending  the  common  schools.  At  the  age  of 
17  he  began  apprenticeship  with  Carmine  Martin,  at  carpentering,  where 
he  was  employed  seven  years.  In  1859  he  married  Eleanor,  daughter  of 
Carmine  and  Caroline  Martin,  at  Avon,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y.  He 
enhsted  in  the  service  of  his  country  October  5,  1 861,  in  the  27th  N.  Y. 
Vols.  He  was  a  member  of  Scott's  cornet  band  of  Rochester.  From 
Washington,  D.  C,  he  was  ordered  to  Western  Virginia,  where  he  was 
taken  sick  with  typhoid  fever,  and  died  at  the  7th  Brigade  Hospital,  Jan- 
uary 26,  1862.  His  remains  were  at  once  brought  to  Bergen,  and  now 
rest  in  Mount  Rest  Cemetery.  He  left,  surviving  him,  his  wife  and  one 
son,  Sanford  H.  Wilcox,  who  is  now  engaged  in  the  carpenter  and  joiner 
business.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Wilcox,  his  widow,  still  resides  here,  and  is  a 
■dressmaker. 

The  third  child  of  John  and  Betsey  Walker,  born  April  30,  1832,  was 
William  C.  Walker.  He  was  from  Gates,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  whence 
he  was  removed  to  Ogden,  on  the  town  line  of  Riga,  at  the  tender  age  of 
two  years.      Here  the  father  died  in  1881.      William  C,  at  the  age  of  22, 


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purchased  a  farm  in  Riga,  one  mile  east  of  Bergen  village,  where  he  lived 
till  1882,  when  he  removed  to  the  village.  The  year  previous  he  had 
built  a  fine  brick  building  on  Lake  street,  corner  of  Rochester,  for  a  hotel, 
which  he  opened  to  the  public  in  the  spring  as  the  "'Walker  House." 
This  is  first-class  in  all  its  appointments  and  enjoys  the  favor  of  ihe 
public.  He  married,  April  4,  1857,  Candace,  daughter  of  Rhoderick  and 
Mary  Gooding,  who  died  January  5,  1858,  leaving  no  children.  August 
21,  1861,  he  married  Elizabeth  A.,  daughter  of  Leander  and  Lavia  Hitch- 
cock, of  Eagle  Harbor,  Orleans  County,  and  they  have  five  children — 
Gertrude  E.,  Sidney  E.,  Dewitt  C,  and  Lewis  E.  Mr.  Walker,  as  a  farmer, 
made  a  speciaty  of  hops,  which  proved  very  successful  under  his  man- 
agement. The  genealogy  of  the  family  is  extensive,  extending  back  to 
1620,  and  has  been  published  down  to  1861.  W.  C  Walker,  grandfather 
of  the  present  William  C,  was  born  at  Wtst  Becktt,  Mass.,  in  1761,  and 
died  October  8,  1841.  John  Walker  was  also  born  at  West  Becket,  No- 
vember 18,  1795,  married  Betsey  Sprague  in  1823,  and  died  in  1881. 

Dr.  Levi  Ward,  son  of  Levi,  and  a  native  of  Connecticut,  emigrated 
to  Bergen  in  1807,  accompanied  by  his  brother,  John  Ward.  At  Le  Roy 
they  met  R.  M.  Stoddard,  agent  of  the  Triangle  tract,  and 'were  induced 
to  locate  in  what  was  then  called  the  North  Woods  (now  Bergen  village). 
Finding  temporary  quarters  in  the  newly  erected  log  house  of  Daniel 
Kelsey,  Dr.  Ward  erected  a  small  frame  house  and  covered  it  with  cedar 
shingles,  which  were  then  deemed  aristocratic  for  the  new  country.  His 
brother  erected  a  log  house,  and  both  began  clearing  off  the  land.  It 
was  on  Saturday  that  they  arrived  at  their  new  home  in  the  wilderness. 
Accustomed  to  regular  attendance  at  public  worship  their  first  thought 
was  to  provide  for  religious  exercises.  A  meeting  was  agreed  upon  at 
the  house  of  the  new  settler,  and  14  or  15  persons  assembled  from  the 
scattered  settlements.  Prayers  were  offered,  a  sermon  read,  and  hymns 
were  sung.  For  nine  years  Dr.  Ward  was  one  of  the  most  active  of  the 
early  pioneers  He  was  an  efficient  helper  in  all  that  was  to  be  done  in 
the  back  woods:  in  opening  new  roads,  establishing  schools,  oi'ganizing 
religious  societies.  He  came  to  the  new  country  to  find  a  home  for  him- 
self and  family  rather  than  to  practice  his  profession.  In  181 1  he  was 
appointed  agent  to  settle  the  accounts  of  the  commissioners  who  built 
the  bridge  over  the  river  at  Rochester.  In  1812  he  was  the  means  of 
getting  mail  routes  established.  At  the  time  of  the  War  of  1812  he  col- 
lected all  the  muskets,  rifles,  etc.,  with  what  ammunition  could  be  found, 
for  the  use  of  Gen.  Davis.  He  was  supervisor  for  six  years,  and  judge 
of  the  county  at  one  time.  In  18 17  he  moved  to  Rochester.  His  eldest 
son,  W.  H.,  was  postmaster  of  Bergen. 


356  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


BETHANY. 


'"^ETHANY,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  list  of  the  early  settlers,  was 
'"^j  among  the  earliest  towns  which  invited  the  pioneers  to  its  rich 
^^  lands.  The  most  of  the  settlements  were  made  before  the  War  of 
1812  On  June  8th  of  that  year  the  town  was  formed,  being  taken  from 
Batavia.  The  land  is  rolling  in  the  upper  half,  and  somewhat  hilly  as  the 
lower  bounds  are  reached.  It  is  a  well  watered  section.  Black  Creek, 
Tonawanda  Creek,  and  White  Creek  being  the  principal  streams. 

In  1803  John  Torrey,  Orsamus  Kellogg  (who  had  a  child  born  that 
year),  Charles  Culver,  John  Dewey,  L.  D.  and  Samuel  Prindle,  Nathaniel 
Pinney,  Jedediah  Riggs,  M.  Scott,  Horace  Shepard,  O.  Fletcher,  David 
Hall,  Capt.  George  Lathrop,  and  Richard  Pearson  either  settled  on  lands 
in  the  town  or  declared  their  intention  so  to  do  ;  and  in  1804  many  others 
came ;  the  sound  of  the  axe  was  daily  heard  in  the  forests,  and  a  musical 
and  welcome  sound  it  must  have  been  in  those  days  to  all  those  who  had 
determined  to  deny  themselves  so  many  comforts  in  order  to  make  a  home 
in  the  new  Genesee  country.  Capt.  Lathrop,  who  located  in  the  center 
of  the  town,  is  said  to  be  the  third  person  who  came.  He  was  a  captain 
in  the  War  of  j8i2,  and  died  on  his  farm,  aged  92  years.  Solomon 
Lathrop,  who  came  in  1804,  lost  his  wife  about  1816.  He  went  on  a  visit 
(soon  after)  to  Cattaraugus  County,  and  was  never  heard  from.  Henry 
Lathrop  located  in  1804,  and  died  on  his  place,  aged  85  years.  Richard 
Pearson,  Sr.,  came  from  Lyme,  Conn.,  to  Genesee  County  about  1803, 
bought  155  acres  of  land  for  $426.25,  and  returned  to  Connecticut,  com- 
ing again  to  the  county  in  1806.  He  returned  to  Connecticut  again  in 
1 807,  and  finally  came  to  the  county  in  1 8 1 2,  in  which  year  he  bought  50 
acres  in  the  Craigie  tract  for  $200.  He  married  and  settled  on  his  land 
in  1 81 5,  coming  with  a  neighbor  with  an  ox- team  and  one  horse,  each 
family  having  one  child.  He  died  on  his  farm  in  1853,  aged  71  years. 
His  son  lives  on  the  old  homestead.  Richard  Peck,  among  the  earliest 
settlers  (1806),  was  a  lieutenant  in  Col.  Rumsey's  regiment  in  the  War  of 
181 2  ;  he  was  at  Chestnut  Ridge  and  Black  Rock.  The  old  commission 
signed  by  Gov.  Tompkins  is  in  the  possession  of  his  son,  who  lives  in  Staf- 
ford.     Another  son,  Benjamin  P.,  lives  on  the  old  homestead. 

The  Lincoln  family  were  very  prominent  in  the  early  settlement.  Jede- 
diah, who  came  in  1805,  when  last  heard  from  was  over  96  years  of  age. 
He  was  living  in  Illinois  with  a  son.  Peter  Putnam  located  in  the  north- 
western part  of  the  town  in  1805  or  1806 

Because  of  the  valuable  water  privileges  on  the  Little  Tonawanda,  in 
the  southwest  part  of  the  town,  there  was  greater  activity  there  than  else- 
where This  locality  (now  Linden)  was  first  called  Gad- Pouch,  because 
it  is  supposed  "  gadding  women  "  were  more  numerous  than  elsewhere. 


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The  name  "  Linden  "  was  first  suggested  by  a  clerk  in  the  store  at  that 
place,  and  the  first  sign  was  put  up  over  the  mill,  Judge  Isaac  Wilson  being 
the  postmaster  and  a  justice.  John  Wilder,  a  pioneer  of  Attica,  built 
many  mills,  among  which  was  one,  in  18 10,  for  Judge  Wilson  at  this  place. 
This  mill  was  enlarged  in  1833  by  Daniel  Calkins.  It  was  the  first  grist- 
mill that  served  the  inhabitants  of  the  northern  part  of  Wyoming  County, 
and  a  great  portion  of  the  towns  of  Darien,  Alexander,  an  1  Bethany. 
About  the  year  1809  Calvin  Barrows  came  in,  and  made  the  pioneers 
glad  by  fitting  up  a  carding  and  woolen  mill.  He  came  from  Massachu- 
setts, and  lived  in  the  town  60  years.  He  built  a  log  house  in  the  same 
year  (which  was  burned),  and  lived  in  it  six  years.  He  rebuilt  about  1 8 1 7 
where  Sexturs,  a  son,  now  lives  Mr.  Barrows  was  a  Master  Mason  and 
a  member  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  which  met  at  Huggins's  tavern  after 
the  troubles  in  Batavia. 

One  Coles  built  a  saw-mill  in  Linden  about  1808.  There  was  a  fall  of 
24  feet  to  the  dam,  and  owing  to  insecure  foundation  this  mill  tumbled 
over  that  distance  and  hurt  some  of  the  operatives.  Another  saw  mill 
was  built,  which  was  burned.  Several  fires  have  occurred  in  the  place 
from  time  to  time,  among  which  have  been  the  stone  distillery  (started  by 
Nathaniel  Eastman),  which  had  also  been  used  as  a  cooper  shop  by  Col- 
lins ;  the  old  store  built  by  Wilson  &  Dewey  ;  the  railroad  depot  in  1 860 ; 
the  flour-mill  in  1879;  and  the  W.  H.  Barrows  house.  After  the  stone 
distillery  was  destroyed  a  wooden  one  was  built  in  1 825,  and  a  stone  one 
in  1838.  Some  of  the  owners  of  the  old  (Wilson)  mill  site  have  been 
George  Perry  (an  old  settler).  Collins,  Remer  &  Tuttle,  Remer  &  Barrows,, 
and  W.  H.  Barrows.  The  latter  also  started  a  cabinet  shop  in  1837,  con- 
tinuing it  for  1 5  years,  when  he  kept  a  store  for  four  years,  and  then  moved 
to  Attica. 

Among  the  store-keepers  were  Judge  Wilson,  Horace  Tripman,  Web- 
ster (who  also  had  an  ashery),  and  Collins.  One  Gardner  also  had  a 
store  and  ashery  in  1820.  The  first  tavern  there  was  kept  by  Joseph 
Chamberlain,  in  a  house  built  by  Mr.  Lusk.  E.  and  Jeduthan  Faunce 
in  1835  kept  a  tavern  in  the  house  owned  by  Myron  Kemp. 

The  first  settlers  who  arrived  at  Linden  were  Calvin  Barrows,  Samuel 
JoUs,  Alexander  Grimes,  Jacob  Grimes,  Andrew  Grimes,  Rufus  Munger, 
Jesse  Fay,  Matthew  Alger,  Sanford  Bowers,  Israel  Everest,  Nathan 
Blood,  and  a  few  others.  A  Mr.  Towner  was  an  early  m.iller.  At  the 
time  of  the  advent  of  the  railroad,  about  1850  or  1852,  business  was  not 
very  brisk  in  the  place,  there  being  only  a  grist-mill,  cider  and  shingle- 
mitl.  and  a  cooper  shop.  In  1869  one  Bunce  had  a  tannery  here.  Durgy 
&  Huggins  and  Faunce  &  Whaley  had  stores.  W.  E.  Kemp  a  barrel 
factory,  S.  Metcalf  a  saw-mill,  and  Quale  Brothers  a  flour  and  saw- mill. 
It  is  supposed  Aaron  Bailey,  in  1828.  taught  the  first  school  in  Linden, 
but  Matilda  Wedge,  in  1808,  is  credited  with  being  the  first  teacher  in 
the  town. 

Canada,  a  small  hamlet   on   Black  Creek,  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 

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GENESEE    COUNTY. 


town,  claims  to  have  had  a  mill  erected  in  1808,  by  one  Bennett,  one  of 
a  family  who  came  in  1805,  and  for  some  time  the  place  was  called 
"  Bennett's  Mills."  There  was  a  tavern  here  in  early  times.  No  business 
of  importance  is  transacted  at  the  locality  at  present. 

Sylv'ester  Lincoln,  in  1805,  had  a  tavern,  said  to  be  the  first  in  town; 
the  same  one,  it  is  presumed,  which,  in  1821,  was  kept  by  C.  J  Lincoln, 
who  was  also  postmaster  and  colonel  of  militia,  and  where  the  Masonic 
meetings  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge  were  frequently  held  after  their  removal 
from  Batavia.  B.  R.  Brown  also  had  a  tavern  about  1825,  and  one 
L.  Brown,  in  1828,  kept  an  inn  on  the  new  State  road.  Nathaniel  Hug- 
gins  also  kept  a  tavern,  built  in  1828,  and  kept  by  him  until  his  death  in 
1852,  where  the  Masons  met.  This  is  now  the  residence  of  Thomas  J. 
Harding.  Mr.  Huggins  was  a  postmaster  in  1832.  W.  H.  Ramsey 
had  a  tavern  in  1841.  Nelson  Blood  had  one  in  1859,  and  very  early 
Buell  Brown  kept  an  inn.  R.  A.  Taylor,  in  1864,  kept  the  hotel  at  East 
Bethany,  and  Davis  Gray  kept  the  same  place  in  1869.  Elisha  Hurl- 
burt  opened  a  store  in  1808,  the  same  year  Sylvester  Lincoln  opened  his 
tavern,  each  in  a  log  house. 

'The  postoffice.  at  Bethany  was  established  in  1825  by  Orange  Allen. 
Phineas  Smith  was  postmaster  in  1826;  E.  C.  Dibble  in  1829  ;C.  J. 
Lincoln  m  1831  ;  and  Harvey  Prindle  later.  The  firm  of  Chipman  & 
Lusk  was  in  business  in  1 830,  Owen  &  Prindle  in  1 844,  and  Carlos  A. 
Huggins  in  1869. 

A  prominent  early  settler  was  Richard  Powers,  a  Mason,  who  died  in 
1849,  aged  80  years.  His  son  Blanchard  was  also  an  active  and  prom- 
inent man,  especially  in  Masonic  matters.  The  old  lodge  often  met  at 
his  house. 

T/ie  Genesee  Manual  Labor  S^viinary  was  chartered  in  1832,  with  a 
capital  of  $20,000.  Subscriptions  to  the  amount  of  $5,516  enabled  the 
organizers  to  erect  the  building.  R.  Whiting  was  the  principal  from 
1834  to  1 841,  and  Joseph  Hurty  until  1844. 

TJie  Genesee  County  alms-house  is  located  in  the  south  part  of  the 
town,  on  roads  40  and  41.  It  has  room  for  100  inmates,  and  is  a  well 
managed  institution.  The  superintendents  are  C.  Crosman,  of  Alexan- 
der ;  Dwight  Dimock,  of  Pembroke  ;  and  H.  O.  Bostwick,  of  Batavia. 
Benjamin  W.  Hartwell,  of  Pavilion,  is  the  keeper,  and  Dr.  Ganson  W. 
Crofif  the  resident  physician.  Connected  with  the  house  is  a  farm  of  200 
acres  in  a  fine  state  of  cultivation,  and  is  valued  at  $11,500.  An  inven- 
tory taken  in  1889  showed  a  total  value  of  $i8,000.  In  1890  there  were 
73  inmates,  the  estimated  cost  of  keeping  which  was  15  cents  per  day, 
exclusive  of  the  products  of  the  farm.  Tliis  includes  salaries,  excepting 
that  of  superintendent.  Wheat,  corn,  oats,  and  pork  are  raised  on  the 
place.  The  value  of  the  products  raised  in  1889  ^^s  $2,587.  In  1832 
James  Thayer,  aged  84  years,  and  Anny  Danforth,  aged  86,  were  mar- 
ried here. 

Linden,  the  first  village  of  importance,  is  located  on  the  N.  Y.,  L.  E. 


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&  W.  Railroad,  has  35  houses,  one  school,  three  stores,  one  wagon  shop, 
one  blacksmith  shop,  a  grist-mill  (built  by  George  Perry' in  1 881),  with 
three  runs  of  stones,  one  saw-mill,  with  a  capacity  of  3,000  feet  of  lum- 
ber per  day,  one  cooper  shop,  built  by  Daniel  Merritt,  with  a  capacity  of 
10,000  barrels,  and  one  cider-mill,  with  a  capacity  of  4,000  barrels  annu- 
ally.    The  village  is  without  church  privileges. 

East  Bethany,  the  next  village  of  importance,  is  located  on  the 
D.,  L,  &  W.  Railroad,  in  the  northeastern  part  of  the  town.  There  are 
24  houses  with  about  108  inhabitants.  It  is  a  post  village,  has  a  Pres- 
byterian Church,  a  school,  one  hotel,  two  stores,  a  harness  shop,  a  black- 
smith shop,  and  a  cider-mill,  the  latter  having  a  capacity  of  400  barrels 
per  year.  There  is  now  building  (May,  1890)  a  fine  school-house,  which 
will  cost  about  $1,500. 

Bethany  Center,  also  a  post  village,  is  south  of  the  center  of  the 
town,  and  has  a  Presbyterian  and  Baptist  church,  two  stores,  a  black- 
smith shop,  a  town  hall,  a  school,  two  dressmakers,  about  25  houses, 
and  85  inhabitants. 

Little  Canada  (formerly  Bennett's),  in  the  northeastern  part  of  the 
town,  has  a  Free  Methodist  Church,  a  school,  a  grist-mill,  with  a  capac- 
ity of  150  bushels  of  grain  per  day,  a  saw- mill,  with  a  capacity  of  2,000 
feet  of  lumber  per  day,  and  a  wagon  shop. 

West  Bethany  (p.  o.)  is  a  hamlet  in  the  west  part  of  the  town.  It 
has  a  grist  mill,  located  on  road  29,  built  by  Nathaniel  Brown  in  181 1, 
and  now  owned  by  Joseph  Crawford,  having  a  capacity  of  50  bushels  of 
wheat  and  200  bushels  of  feed  per  day.  The  village  has  also  a  grocery 
store,  a  Freewill  Baptist  Church,  a  blacksmith  shop,  and  six  houses. 

Bethany  was  the  only  town  in  Genesee  County  but  what  received  a 
donation  from  the  Holland  Land  Co.  of  100  acres  of  land  for  religious 
purposes.  The  earliest  record  we  have  of  religious  services  is  that  of 
the  Freewill  Baptists,  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  Brown  being  instrumental  in 
organizing  a  church  in  1809.  In  1839  they  put  up  a  wooden  edifice. 
They  now  have  82  members  in  the  society,  which  is  presided  over  by 
Hiram  G.  Schoonover.     Their  property  is  valued  at  $1,000. 

The  Methodists  held  camp-meetings  at  "Bennett's,"  or  Little  Canada, 
as  earl}^  as  1810,  and  Benjamin  Barlow,  a  local  preacher,  held  services  in 
the  town  in  181 1,  as  did  also  Father  Waller  and  Brother  Howe,  who 
came  from  Wyoming  County.  They  also  built  the  church  now  owned 
by  the  Free  Methodists.  This  society  was  organized  by  Jonathan  K. 
Barlow,  the  pioneer  physician,  and  held  its  meetings  in  the  same  build- 
ing with  the  Presbyterians,  which  was  afterwards  used  as  an  academy. 
A  society  was  organized  in  1820,  and  one  January  7,  1832,  but  soon 
became  extinct.  A  Bethany  Union  Church  Society  was  organized  in 
1828. 

At  Little  Canada  a  Free  Methodist  Society  was  organized  and  the 
church,  formerly  built  by  the  regular  Methodists,  was  purchased,  but  we 
cannot  learn  when.  The  church  is  small  in  membership,  there  being 
now  only  about  17  persons,  with  C.  W.  Bacon,  pastor. 


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The  first  regular  Baptist  Church,  located  at  Bethany  Center,  was. 
organized  May  7,  1820,  with  26  members,  and  John  Blain  was  its  pastor. 
In  1826  a  building  was  erected,  and  the  same  is  still  occupied  by  the 
society.  They  now  have  58  members,  and  Rev.  T.  M.  Scarff  is  the  pas- 
tor. Their  property  is  valued  at  $2,000.  The  Sunday-school,  organized 
in  1829,  now  has  about  75  members. 

October  20,  1829,  a  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  at  Bethany 
Center  by  Messrs.  Whiting,  Watts,  Bliss,  and  a  few  others.  Rev.  W. 
Whiting  was  the  first  pastor.  They  built  a  structure,  of  wood,  in  1839. 
At  present  they  have  50  members,  and  about  60  scholars  in  the  Sunday- 
school. 

On  June  17,  18 17,  a  Congregational  church  was  organized  at  East 
Bethany  by  John  Bliss,  a  missionary  from  Connecticut,  with  ii  mem- 
bers. Their  first  pastor  was  Rev.  Reuben  Hard,  who  came  in  1823.  . 
The  society  built  a  brick  edifice  in  1824,  costing  about  $3,000.  The 
same  year  they  adopted  the  Presbyterian  form  of  government.  In  1825. 
there  were  23  members;  in  1834,  58;  in  1843,65;  and  in  1846,  35.  The 
ministers  have  been  Revs.  Wilcox,  Kniffen,  Miles,  Smaller,  Clark,  Barris,. 
and  others.  The  membership  is  now  only  16,  and  the  Sunday-school 
has  about  70  scholars.      The  Rev.  W.  M.  Modestti  is  pastor. 

A  protestant  Episcopal  church  was  built  about  1 826  called  Zion  church. 
At  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone,  July  4th,  Judge  Mitchell  delivered  the 
oration,  and  Masonic  ceremonies  aided  in  making  the  occasion  interest- 
ing. In  1845  Bishop  Delancey  visited  the  church,  at  which  time  Rev. 
M  Oaks  was  the  minister.  A  Rev.  Mr.  Atwater  was  a  minister  at  one 
time,  but  we  fail  to  learn  but  little  about  the  society. 

The  following  are  names  of  some  of  the  early  settlers  of  Bethany,  with 
the  date  of  settlement: 

In  1803:  Charles  Culver,  John  Dewey,  O.  Fletcher,  David  Hall,  Orsamus  Kellogg, 
Solomon  Kingsley,  Capt.  G.  Lathrop,  L.  D.  and  Samuel  Prindle,  Richard  Pearson,  Sr., 
Nathaniel  Finney,  Jedediah  Riggs,  M.  Scott,  HoracexShepard,  and  John  Torrey.  In 
1804:  Peter  Adley,  John  Boynton,  William  and  W.  B.  Coggeshall,  James  and  Jerry 
Cowdrey,  Lewis  Disbrow,  Peleg  Douglass,  N.  Eastman,  Elisha  Giddings,  John  Grimes,. 
C.  Glass,  Joseph  Hawks,  Thomas  Harding,  John  Halstead,  Alanson  Jones,  Henry  and 
Solomon  Lathrop,  Sylvester  Lincoln,  Sr.,  John  Roberts,  John  and  Phineas  Smith,  Israel 
Shearer,  David  Tyrrill,  Joel  S.  Wilkinson,  and  Isaac  R.  and  William  Williams.  In  1805  : 
David  Anderson,  Patrick  Alvin,  Israel  and  Abel  Buell,  Erastus,  James,  and  Jeremiah 
Bennett,  Joseph  Bartlett,  Eli  Bristol,  Jonathan  and  Jason  Bixby,  John  Chambers,  Eze- 
kiel  Fay,  John  Greenough,  John  Huntington,  Thomas  Halstead,  Jedediah  Lincoln, 
Asher  Lamberton,  Gershom  Orvis,  Peter  Putnam,  Jr.,  Eli  Perry,  A.  Robbins,  Alfred 
Rose,  Richard  Stiles,  Josiah  Southard,  Elisha  Wallace,  Peter  Wilkinson,  Isaac  Wilson,, 
and  Philo  Whitcomb.  In  1806  :  Joseph  Adgate,  Elisha  Andrews,  Lewis  Barney,  D.  W^ 
Bannister,  Peter  and  Chester  Davidson,  Eben  Eggleston,  Moses  Goodrich,  Liberty  Judd» 
David  Ingersoll,  David  Morgan,  Henry  Miller,  F.  Putnam,  Richard  and  Mather  Peck,. 
Henry  Rumsey,  Thomas  Starkweather,  David  Stewart,  Joseph  Shedd,  and  Eben  Wil- 
son.    In  1807:  Heman  and  Buell   Brown,  and  Sylvester  Lincoln,  Jr.     In  1808:  

Cole,  Elisha  Hurlburt,  Moses  Page,  and  Eliza  Peck.  In  1809  :  Elder  Nathaniel  Brown, 
Calvin  Barrows,  and  Eleazer  Faunce.  In  1810:  Patience  Kingsley,  O.  Walker 
and  W.  Waite,  Sr.  In  181 1:  Israel  Cook,  Alexander  Grimes.  Daniel  Marsh,  Jesse, 
Rumsey,  Charles  Smead,  and  Judge  Wilson.  In  1812:  Israel  Fay  and  Robert  Louns- 
bury.     In  1813  :  Abner  Ashley,  S.  Bowers,  Josiah  Churchill,  Capt.  Lodowick  Champ- 


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Hn,  W.  R.  Dixon,  John  Eastland,  I.  Everest,  John  Metcalf,  William  Odiorne,  Harvey 
Prindle,  John  Page,  and  Nathan  Rumsey.  In  1814  :  Thomas  Adgate,  Charles  Dixon, 
T.  Fay,  Alanson  D.  Lord,  Rufus  Munger,  and  W.  F.  Norton.  In  181  5  :  James  Ben- 
nett, Jr..  Charles'Brisbee,  Richard  B.  French,  John  treen,  John  Lincoln,  A.  Parsons, 
J.  Saunders,  James  Stewart,  and  Benjamin  Smith.  In  1816:  G.  CottrelL  J.  Rolfe,  and 
Asahel  and  James  Shepard.     In  18x7:  B.  Barlow  and  Daniel  Hyde.     In   1818:  David 

Merritt  and  Jared  S.  Lord.     IniSig;    S.  Debow  and Gardner.     In  1824:  James 

Baker.  In  1825  :  Orange  Allen  and  R.  R.  Brown.  In  1828  :  Aaron  Bailey.  In  1829  : 
E.  C.  Dibble.  In  1832:  Nathaniel  Huggins.  The  following  came  prior  to  1825: 
Richard  Powers,  Ira  Waite,  Matilda  Wedge,  Samuel  Jolles,  and  C.  J.  Lincoln. 

Our  readers  will  find  some  interesting  facts  connected  with  the  follow- 
ing sketches  of  the  present  prominent  living  residents  and  their  ancestors, 
the  early  pioneers. 

The  late  Martin  Armbrewster  was  born  November  24,  18 19,  in  Baden- 
Baden,  Germany.  About  1846  or  '47  he  married  Frances  Snneeff,  of 
the  same  place,  and  in  1854  they  came  to  the  United  States,  locating 
first  in  Bufialo,  then  in  Batavia,  and  finally  in  the  town  of  Bethany. 
They  had  15  children,  of  whom  three  died  in  infancy,  Louisa  died  aged 
about  22  years,  and  11  survive,  namely:  Caroline,  Mary,  Francis,  Ezra, 
Elizabeth,  Sophia,  Fred,  fVank,  Jennie,  John,  and  Ella  M.  Mr.  Arm- 
brewster died  September  26,  1879.  Mrs.  Armbrewster  is  living  on  road 
31,  in  this  town. 

Robert  Benington,  father  of  John  R.,  was  born  in  England,  and  was  a 
resident  of  Yorkshire  and  Lancaster.  January  14,  1822,  when  21  years 
old,  he  came  to  America  and  located  in  New  Lisbon,  Otsego  County, 
N.  Y.  In  1847  hs  married  Eliza  Kenyon,  of  Edmeston,  Otsego  County. 
They  had  10  children,  namely:  Charles,  Henry  G.,  William,  Joh.n  R., 
Edwin,  Harriet,  Phebe,  Alfred,  Agnes  E.,  and  Mary  L.  John  R.  was 
born  in  the  town  of  New  Lisbon,  Otsego  County,  September  28,  1852. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  until  he  was  20  years  of  age.  He 
is  a  farmer  and  breeder  of  grade  sheep,  and  at  present  is  superintendent 
of  the  James  H.  Hume  farm,  on  road  2,  of  411  acres.  February  11, 
1880,  he  married  Jane  E.,  only  daughter  of  Thomas  Rathbone,  of  Bur- 
lington, Otsego  County,  and  they  ha\«s  one  girl,  Ethel  H.,  born  Febru- 
ary 23,  1882. 

John  Boyle  was  born  in  Tipperary  County,  Ireland,  in  1846,  and  came 
to  America  in  1863.  In  1867  he  married  Kate  Dower,  of  County  Wa- 
terford,  Ireland.  They  were  married  in  New  York  city,  and  soon  after 
returned  to  Ireland,  where  they  remained  five  years,  when  they  came  to 
this  country  and  located  in  this  town.  They  have  nine  children,  viz. : 
Patrick  W  ,  John  R.,  Lawrence,  Mary,  Thomas,  Kate,  Robert,  Julia,  and 
Edwin.  They  reside  on  road  16  corner  of  15.  Mrs.  Kate  Boyle  is  a 
thrifty  business  woman. 

Rev.  Nathaniel  Brown,  grandfather  of  Wilder  and  Walter,  came  from 
Strafford,  Orange  County,  Vt.,  in  1809,  and  located  at  West  Bethany, 
on  the  place  now  owned  by  John  S.  Baldwin.  He  was  the  first  Freewill 
Baptist  minister  west  of  the  Genesee  River.  He  organized  the  first 
church  of  that  denomination  there  in  1809.      He  was  a  pensioner  of  the 


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Revolution.  Rev.  Mr.  Brown,  after  coming  to  West  Bethany,  preached 
for  the  people  there  the  remainder  of  his  life  without  compensation.  On 
one  occasion  he  was  induced  to  take  one  dollar,  and  before  he  arrived 
home  he  gave  it  away  to  a  poor  man.  Col.  Daniel  Brown,  his  youngest 
son,  was  born  at  the  old  home  in  Orange  County,  Vt.,  August  10,  1806, 
and  came  in  1 8 10  with  his  parents  to  the  home  his  father  had  located  in 
1809.  He  received  a  fair  education  for  that  early  day,  and  was  a  man 
well  versed  in  all  matters  concerning  the  welfare  of  his  country  and 
county.  He  was  a  fluent  public  speaker,  and  was  colonel  of  the  16th 
N.  Y.  Cav.  He  first  married  Julia  Lounsbury,  by  whom  he  had  three 
children,  Jane,  Laura,  and  Marquis.  For  his  second  wife  he  married 
Elanora  A.  Cook,  and  they  had  nine  children,  viz. :  Wilder,  Julia,  Emer- 
ette,  Cassius,  Walter,  Sarah,  Abigail,  Marquis,  2d,  and  Alice.  Wilder, 
born  May  28,  1841,  received  a  common  school  education,  and  is  a  car- 
penter and  farmer  by  occupation.  November  29,  1865,  he  married 
Frances  E.,  youngest  daughter  of  Charles  Lorish,  of  Linden.  They  have 
one  son,  Cassius  Stanley,  born  April  3,  1875.  Col.  Daniel  Brown  died 
March  31,  1879.  Walter  Brown  was  born  February  13,  1847,  and  re- 
ceived a  good  education.  He  has  a  good  intellect  with  perceptive  fac- 
ulties well  developed,  and  is  a  farmer  and  general  dealer.  December 
31,  1872,  he  married  H.  Jenne,  youngest  daughter  of  the  late  Harry  G. 
Lincoln,  of  Bethany.  They  have  one  son,  Leon  H.  D.,  born  May  14, 
1884.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  are  living  on  road  19,  adjoining  the  Col. 
Brown  homestead. 

Heman  Brown,  Sr.,  grandfather  of  Benjamin  R.,  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  war.  Heman,  Jr.,  came  with  his  paren/ts  from  Strafford, 
Vt.,  to  this  town  when  he  was  13  years  old.  He  was  born  May  30,  1794. 
He  was  in  the  War  of  181 2.  They  located  at  Brown's  Corners,  road  17 
corner  19.  He  marded  twice,  first,  Maria  Huntington,  formerly  of  Litch- 
field, Conn.  They  had  four  children,  of  whom  two  sons  are  deceased, 
and  two  daughters  survive,  namely:  Mary  and  Harriet.  For  his  second 
wife  Mr.  Brown  married,  February  10,  1842,  Sophia  Ann  ConkHn,  for- 
merly of  Steuben  County,  N.  Y.  They  had  four  children,  of  whom  two 
daughters  are  deceased,  and  the  sons  survive,  viz.:  Lee  E.  and  Benjamin 
R.  Benjamin  R.  was  born  November  13,  1848.  He  received  a  good 
education.  September  24,  1874,  he  married  Celia  S.,  second  daughter  of 
Charles  and  Elizabeth  Snell,  of  his  native  town.  They  have  had  six  chil- 
dren, four  of  whom  survive,  namely:  Charles  H.,  Fernie  E  ,  Jesse  R.,  and 
Bessie  M.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  reside  on  land  which  his  father  bought 
in  1 82 1,  on  road  19  corner  27.  Mr  Brown's  mother  resides  with  him, 
being  a  pensioner  of  the  War  of  1 8 1 2,  aged  80  years. 

Calvin  Barrows,  father  of  Sexturs  T.,  was  born  near  Worcester,  Mass., 
in  1783,  and  came  to  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y.,  in  1808.  He  married  Olive 
Patterson,  of  Waterloo,  Seneca  County,  and  soon  after  moved  to  Bush- 
ville,  in  this  town,  where  he  remained  two  years,  and  was  in  charge  of  the 
cloth  factory  there  for  Mr.  Bush.     In  1809  he  came  to  Linden,  when  there 


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were  only  three  houses  in  the  place.  He  built  a  dam  for  the  purpose  of 
utilizing  the  water-  power  of  Little  Tonawanda  Creek,  and  erected  a  wool- 
carding  and  cloth-dressing  factory,  which  was  completed  in  1810.  They 
had  seven  children,  namely:  John,  Volney,  William,  Franklin,  SextursT., 
Jeanett,  and  Evander  H.  SextursT.,  born  in  Linden,  December  25,  18 19, 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  worked  in  the  carding-mill  10 
years.  December  21,  1842,  he  married  Rachel,  third  daughter  of  John 
Merritt,  of  Middlebury,  Wyoming  County.  They  have  four  children, 
viz.:  Margaretta  J.,  Olive  R.,  George  N.,  and  Charles  C.  Margaretta  J. 
married  Hiram  O.  Reddish,  of  Wyoming  village  ;  Olive  R.  married  Buel 
Rogers,  of  Linden,  now  of  Attica  ;  Charles  C.  married  Aurelia  J.  Rich- 
ardson, also  of  Linden.  Mr.  Barrows  has  lived  on  the  old  homestead  70 
years. 

Amos  Blood,  grandfather  of  Oscar  W.,  was  born  March  1 1,  1763,  and 
his  father  was  killed  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  One  of  Amos's  sons,  Na- 
son,  was  born  November  4,  1796,  at  Haverhill  Corners,  Grafton  County, 
N.  H.  He  received  a  good  education,  and  was  a  farmer  by  occupation. 
He  came  with  his  father  to  Alexander,  this  county,  when  15  years  old, 
and  February  28,  1822,  he  married,  first.  Rhoda  Everest,  of  Bethany.  He 
served  in  the  War  of  1812.  They  had  six  children,  as  follows:  Nelson, 
Niles,  Warren,  Obed,  Luman,  and  Amos.  For  his  second  wife  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  P2unice  (Knowlton)  West,  October  i,  1840.  They  had  one  son, 
Oscar  W.,  born  December  17,  1843,  o"  the  farm  upon  which  he  resides 
and  owns.  Oscar  W.  received  a  common  school  and  academic  educa- 
tion, until  he  was  21  years  of  age.  May  9,  1867,  he  married  Mary  L.,  old- 
est daughter  of  Robert  Eastland,  of  Bethany,  and  they  have  six  children, 
viz.:  Eunice  E.,  Jessie  L.,  Charles  R.,  Walter  E.,  Mary  J.,  and  Monroe 
T.  Eunice  E.  is  a  student  at  the  Geneseo  Normal  School,  and  is  also  a 
school  teacher.  The  family  all  reside  at  home.  Mr.  Blood  is  a  successful 
fruit  grower  and  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Merino  sheep,  and  is  one  of 
Bethany's  enterprising  farmers,  residing  on  road  33. 

Mark  Bassert,  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  April  22,  1829,  came  with  his 
mother  to  America  in  1847,  ^"^  located  at  Batavia,  N.  Y.  December  3, 
1853,  he  married  Catherine  Miller,  of  Germany.  They  have  three  chil- 
dren, Louis,  George,  and  Ursilla.  Louis  married  Anna  M.  Dennis,  of 
Stafford;  George  married  Lydia  Worst,  also  of  Stafford;  and  Ursilla  mar- 
ried Urbon  Botmer,  of  Batavia.  Mr.  Bassert  served  his  adopted  country 
in  Co.  G,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  Vols.,  and  was  discharged  at  the  close  of  the 
war.  He  was  wounded  in  the  right  shoulder  June  16,  1864.  in  front  of 
Petersburg,  while  charging  the  enemy's  works.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bassert 
reside  in  the  village  of  East  Bethany. 

Michael  Burns,  father  of  James,  was  born  in  Wicklow,  on  the  east  coast 
of  Ireland,  about  1833,  and  married  Elizabeth  Duffy,  of  the  same  place. 
They  had  10  children.  He  came  to  America  in  1852  to  prepare  a  home 
for  his  family;  his  wife  and  three  of  his  children  followed  in  1854.  James, 
who  was  born  at  the  old  home  June  25,  1843,  came  to  America  about 


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1856,  and  located  in  the  town  of  Bethany.  About  November  i,  1872, 
he  married  May  Frolicker,  of  East  Bethany,  and  they  had  one  son,  Frank 
M.,  born  October  23,  1873.  Mrs.  Burns  died  October  24,  1887.  Mr. 
Burns  and  his  son  reside  on  road  14  in  this  town. 

John  Burkel,  born  in  ArHn  County.  Belgium,  October  15,  1850,  came  to 
America  in  1 870,  landing  in  New  York,  February  22d.  He  finally  located 
in  Byron,  Genesee  County.  May  lO,  1874.  he  married  Barbara,  oldest 
daughter  of  John  and  Kate  Coltax.  of  Sheldon,  Wyoming  County.  They 
have  had  three  children,  namely:  John,  Jr.,  born  May  20,  1875  ;  Lizzie, 
who  died  aged  one  year  and  nine  months;  and  Sylvester,  born  September 
29,  1882.  Mrs.  Burkel's  parents  are  of  French  extraction.  Her  father, 
John  Coltax,  came  to  America  from  France  in  1846,  when  he  was  2  1  years 
old,  and  located  in  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y.  He  married  Kate  Coltax,  of 
his  native  country,  and  they  had  seven  children,  viz.:  John,  Michael,  Bar- 
bara, Mary,  Libbie,  Anna,  and  Margaret.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burkel  reside  on 
road  6,  in  Bethany. 

James  Baker,  father  of  Thomas  S.,  was  born  in  Butternut,  Otsego 
County,  N.  Y.,  in  September,  1804,  and  came  to  Stafford,  Genesee 
County,  in  1824.  About  1828  or  '29  he  married  Betsey  R.  Shedd,  of 
Bethany.  They  had  four  children,  viz  :  Joseph  R.,  Thomas  S.,  Sarah 
P.,  and  James  P.  Thomas  S.  was  educated  in  the  common  schools. 
November  10,  1854,  he  married  Hannah  R.,  youngest  daughter  of  John 
Reed,of  Pavilion, and  they  have  one  son,  John  A.,  born  February  14,  1857. 
John  A.  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  March  9,  1880,  he 
married  Libbie  A.  Smith,  of  Le  Roy.  They  have  had  two  sons  and  one 
daughter,  of  whom  the  latter  died  in  infancy.  Edgar  T.  and  Clarence  S. 
survive.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baker  reside  on  road  36.  *. 

Ambrose  Booth,  father  of  Fred  A.,  was  born  in  Steuben  County,  N.  Y., 
January  24,  1 834.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  is  a  farmer 
by  occupation.  Aprij  6,  1857,  he  married  Charity  G.  Hovey,  of  Cattar- 
augus County.  They  have  three  children,  namely:  Adna  J.,  Frank  D., 
and  Fred  A.  The  latter  was  born  in  Dale,  Wyoming  County,  March  14, 
1865.  He  received  a  good  education,  and  is  a  farmer.  August  9.  1888, 
he  married  Sadie  L.  youngest  daughter  of  Philip  Moyer,  of  Alexander. 
They  reside  near  the  village  of  Linden. 

Adam  Cacner  was  born  in  Hesse- Darmstadt,  Germany,  about  1776. 
He  married  Mary  A.  Winterman,  and  they  had  seven  children,  three  of 
whom  were  born  in  Germany.  George,  born  December  25,  1841,  came 
to  Bethany  when  he  was  12  years  old,  and  made  his  home  with  Israel  E. 
Judd.  December  18.  1863.  he  enlisted  in  Co.  L,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A  Vols., 
and  was  discharged  from  Zekel's  General  Hospital,  May  27,  1865.  He 
was  in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Cold  Harbor,  and  in  front  of  Peters- 
burg, where  he  was  disabled  June  23,  1864,  by  a  gun-shot  wound  in  the 
leg.  December  25.  1865,  he  married  Sarah  Jane,  oldest  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward Smith,  formerly  of  Canada.  They  have  six  children,  namely  :  Mary 
O.,  Kattie  M.,  Frank  J.,  Emily  S.,  Clary  A.,  and  Charles  W.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Cacner  are  residing  in  this  town  on  road  20. 


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John  Covey,  born  in  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1787,  of  English  an- 
cestry, married  Betsey  Althouse  in  1809.  Alvah  Covey,  his  eldest  son, 
was  born  at  Half  Moon,  Saratoga  County,  July  22,  1810,  and  married, 
February  6.  1837,  Jane,  daughter  of  John  Hardick.  She  was  born  Sep- 
tember 3,  1816.  Her  father  was  born  in  Athens,  Greene  County,  in  1783. 
Ten  children  were  born  to  Alvah  and  Jane  (Hardick)  Covey,  five  of  whom 
survive,  namely  :  Alvah  S.,  Charlotte  I.,  Eugene,  Emma  J.,  and  Frank  H. 
The  latter,  born  April  9,  1861,  in  Penfield,  Monroe  County,  received  a 
common  school  and  commercial  education,  and  was  associated  in  business 
with  his  father,  who  came  to  Penfield  about  1838  and  was  a  successful 
nurseryman  there.  By  energy,  perseverance,  and  strict  integrity  he  laid 
the  foundation  for  his  afterwards  ample  fortune.  July  13,  1882,  Frank  H. 
Covey  married  Minnie  J.,  third  daughter  of  Henry  and  Louisa  (Groom) 
Palmer,  of  Glenville,  N.  Y.  She  was  born  in  Clifton  Park,  Saratoga 
County,  December  18,  i860.  They  have  a  daughter,  Minnie  Ethel,  born 
September  20.  1883.      Mr.  Covey  came  to  Bethany  in  the  spring  of  1888. 

Elisha  Chadwick,  born  in  Lyme,  Conn.,  June  2,  1788,  married  Betsey 
Russell,  of  the  same  place,  February  15,  181 5.  They  came  to  Bethany 
about  1823,  with  an  ox-team  and  cart.  They  had  eight  children,  namely: 
Nancy  M..  Daniel  R.,  Israel  M.,  Mary  E.,  Harriet.  Joseph  H.,  J.  Edward, 
and  David  R  J.  Edward  was  born  April  i,  1829,  in  this  town.  He  re- 
ceived a  public  school  and  academic  education,  and  September  9,  1857, 
married  Emeline  M.  Dutton,  of  Pavilion,  who  was  born  August  6,  1 830. 
Mr.  Chadwick  is  doing  a  general  insurance  business  in  the  adjoining 
towns  and  counties,  and  resides  on  road  24  in  the  town  of  Bethany. 

Patrick  H.  Cannon  was  born  in  Galway,  Ireland,  March  17,  1836. 
March  4,  1863,  ^^^  married  Mary  Galman,  of  his  native  place,  and  April 
3,  1864,  they  landed  in  New  York,  and  located  at  Roxbury,  Mass.  They 
have  had  nine  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and  eight  survive, 
namely  :  Mary  A.,  Patrick  H  ,  Jr.,  John  J.,  Kattie  T.,  Fannie  E.,  Nellie  M., 
Thomas  E.,  and  James.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cannon  are  living  on  road  22. 

Joseph  Crawford  was  born  October  10,  1833,  in  Rochester,  N.  Y. ,  re- 
ceived a  practical  education,  and  in  tarly  life  was  a  farmer.  He  moved 
with  his  parents  to  Attica,  Wyoming  County,  in  1841.  In  1854  the.y 
moved  to  the  town  of  Bethany,  and  located  on  road  17  corner  19  April 
10,  1 86 1,  he  married  Julia,  oldest  daughter  of  Col.  Daniel  and  Eleanora 
Brown,  of  Bethany.  She  was  born  February  7,  1 840.  Mr.  Crawford 
learned  the  milling  business  about  1873,  and  is  now  proprietor  of  the 
grist-mill  and  grocery  store  at  West  Bethany.  He  was  appointed  post- 
master, during  President  Grant's  second  term,  in  1876,  which  office  he 
still  holds. 

Stewart  Copeland  was  born  in  County  Down,  Ireland,  in  December, 
1807.  He  married  Agnes  Fennon,  of  his  native  place,  and  came  to 
America  in  1833,  first  locating  in  Rochester,  and  finally  came  to  Beth- 
any, Genesee  County.  They  had  nine  children,  as  follows:  Thomas 
Robert,  John,  Elizabeth,  Stewart,  Jr.,  Agnes,  James,   Marion,  and  Will- 


^66  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


iam  W.,  of  whom  Thomas,  Robert,  James,  Agnes,  and  Marion  are  deceased. 
Stewart,  Jr.,  a  bachelor,  is  a  fruit  grower  and  farmer,  and  his  father  re- 
sides with  liim.  John  Copeland  married  Nellie  Neff,  of  Liecester,  Liv- 
ingston County,  and  they  had  seven  children,  as  follows  :  Thomas,  Katie, 
Everett,  Fennon,  Nancy,  James,  and  John,  Jr.  Thomas  and  Nancy  are 
deceased.  He  enlisted  in  1861  in  Co.  E,  9th  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  was 
discharged  in  August,  1863.  Both  John  and  Stewart,  Jr.,  reside  on  road 
34,  in  this  town. 

Calvin  Curtis  was  born  in  Berkshire  County,  Mass.,  July  25,  1778. 
He  was  married  three  times,  first  to  Jemima  Thompson,  and  second  to 
Polly  Clapp,  and  five  children  were  born  to  him.  For  his  third  wife  he 
married  Mrs.  Nancy  (Hibbard)  Storrs,  of  Wyoming  County,  by  whom  he 
had  four  children,  namely:  Samantha,  Martha,  Daniel  S.,  and  Roger  H. 
Daniel  S.,  born  September  5,  1829,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
until  he  was  16  years  old.  January  10,  1850,  he  married  Amanda  H., 
fifth  daughter  of  Clark  Eldridge,  of  Canandaigua,  Ontario  County.  They 
have  three  children,  of  whom  Calvin  died  at  the  age  of  three  years,*  and 
two  survive,  namely:  Frank  R.,  born  January  3,  1857,  and  Lottie  B., 
born  July  3,  1858,  who  married  Andrew  B.  Morris,  of  Middlebury,  Wy- 
oming County.  Frank  R.  married  Sarah  Boyce,  of  Wyoming  village. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curtis  reside  on  road  14,  in  the  hamlet  of  Little  Canada. 

Dr.  Orlando  R.  Crofif  was  born  three  miles  west  of  Warsaw  village, 
August  10,  iSiy,  at  two  d clock  in  the  afternoon.  He  received  a  com- 
mon school  and  academic  education,  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Jonathan 
K.  Barlow,  of  Bethany  Center,  graduated  in  1843,  and  has  practiced 
medicine  since  (46  years),  April  14,  1844,  he  married  Mary  E.,  second 
daughter  of  Dea.  Elisha  Chadwick,  of  Warsaw.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, namely:  Ganson  W.,  born  April  i,  1845,  ^"d  Nella  M.,  born  May 
28,  1866,  who  resides  at  home  with  her  parents.  Ganson  W.  is  a  prac- 
ticing physician  He  studied  medicine  with  his  father,  attended  lectures 
at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  and  graduated  from  the  University  of  Buffalo  in 
1867.  He  married  Clara  S  ,  fifth  daughter  of  Edmond  Brainard,  of  this 
town,  and  they  have  had  10  children,  viz.:  Orlando  W  ,  James  B.,  R.  D., 
Belle,  Effie  M.,  Betsey,  Lois,  Ganson  W.,Jr,  Clara  M..  and  D.  Olive. 
They  all  reside  at  Bethany  Center. 

Samuel  E^e,  born  in  the  town  of  Mayfield,  Montgomery  County, 
N.  Y.,  June  20,  18 18,  came  with  his  parents  to  Springwater  when  13 
years  of  age.  In  1841  he  married  Sarah  Bevins,  of  Springwater.  They 
had  eight  children,  now  hving:  Samuel  H.,  William  R.,  Jennie  M.,  Julia  A., 
Ada  M.,  Eudora  H.,  and  George  E.  Samuel  H.  owns  a  fruit  farm  on 
road  20.  In  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  he  enlisted,  August  30,  1862  in 
Co.  I,  136th  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  was  discharged  on  surgeon's  certificate 
of  disability  by  loss  of  use  of  left  leg,  from  a  gun-shot  wound  received  in 
the  battle  of  Gettysburg,  from  the  hospital  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  At  the 
same  time  he  was  shot  in  the  right  arm  near  the  shoulder,  which  was 
broken,  and  also  through  the  third  finger  of  the  right  hand,  the  ball  pass- 
ing through  the  fleshy  part  of  the  hand,  under  the  thumb,  into  the  wrist. 


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Charles  Dixon  came  from  Chatham,  Conn.,  to  Bethany,  and  located 
on  road  23  in  18 14,  leaving  his  family  at  home  while  he  built  a  log 
house.  In 'the  spring  of  1815  he  returned  for  his  wife  and  12  chil- 
dren. Their  conveyance  was  an  ox-team  and  cart  and  a  one-horse 
wagon.  Two  children  were  born  to  them  in  their  new  home,  two  also 
died,  and  12  survived.  One  of  them,  William  R.,  who  was  born  on  the 
old  homestead  in  Bethany,  May  13,  1822,  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  December  24,  1863,  he  mar- 
ried Sophia,  oldest  daughter  of  Nicholas  Chilson,  of  Pavilion.  They 
have  had  five  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and  two  survive, 
namely:  W.  Walter,  born  September  21,  1866,  and  Charles  A.,  born 
December  24,  1871.  Mrs.  Sophia  Dixon  and  her  two  sons  reside  on  the 
Dixon  estate  in  this  town. 

Caleb  Ellison  was  born  in  Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1803,  and  after  his 
father's  death  went  to  Canada  with  his  mother,  where  he  remained  40 
years.  He  married  Jane  Wilkins,  of  Ancaster,  County  Wentworth,  Can- 
ada, and  they  had  seven  children,  as  follows  :  Nelson  C,  Eleanor,  Ma- 
tilda, Louisa,  Jane,  John,  and  William.  Nelson  C.  was  born  in  Canada, 
August  2,  1828.  He  received  a  common  school  education,  and  August 
23,  1859,  married  Caroline,  second  daughter  of  Aaron  Taylor,  formerly^ 
of  England.  They  have  eight  children,  namly:  Roenna,  Mary  J.,  Delila 
v.,  Florence,  Milton,  Robert,  Courtney  J.,  and  Lilly  B  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ellison  reside  on  road  28. 

Daniel  Edwards,  who  was  born  in  Rutland,  Vt.,  March  27,  1807,  came 
to  New  York  State  when  a  young  man.  He  crossed  the  Genesee  River 
at  Rochester  before  any  bridges  were  built,  and  located  in  Monroe  County. 
December  22,  183.6,  he  married  Abby  M.  Conlee,  of  Stillwater,  and  they 
had  two  children,  Sylvester  C.  and  Charles  D.  The  latter  was  born  in 
Sweden,  Monroe  County,  November  21,  1840.  He  received  a  public 
and  Normal  school  education,  began  teaching  school  when  he  was  16 
years  old,  and  taught  17  terms  August  11,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  A, 
140th  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols*  and  was  discharged  December  18,  1864,  for  physi- 
cal disability.  He  acted  as  company  commissary- sergeant.  January  I, 
1865,  he  married  Caroline,  third  daughter  of  Lawrence  Cooper,  of  Clark- 
son,  Monroe  County.  They  have  had  eight  children,  viz  :  Arthur  Alger, 
who  died  in  1873,  aged  19  months  ;  Sheridan,  born  November  25,  1865; 
Ida  M.,  born  June  i.  1868  ;  Belle  J.,  born  May  8,  1870  ;  Henry  C,  born 
April  12,  1874;  Lillie  E.,  born  August  21,  1878;  Erwin  B.,  born  Au- 
gust 13,  1883  ;  and  Carrie,  born  May  24,  1887.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwards 
reside  on   road   3  in   this  town. 

The  first  known  of  the  Elliott  family  was  in  East  Cocker,  Somerset- 
shire, England.  Oae  Andrew  Elliott  came  to  Beverly,  Mass.,  about 
the  year  1668,  joined  the  first  church  there  in  1670,  and  died  in  1703  or 
'04.  The  Rev.  Je.sse  Elliott  was  born  in  Mason,  N.  H.,  in  1799,  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  theological  college  of  Hamilton.  N.  Y.,  graduated  in  the 
class  of  June,  1826,  and  afterwards  taught  in  the  Oneida  Indian  Mission. 


368  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Station.  For  54  years  he  was  a  faithful  minister  of  the  gospel  in  the 
Baptist  denomination.  He  married  twice,  first,  June  21,  1827,  Phebe, 
■daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Betsey  Yeomans.  of  Greenville^,  N.  Y.,  by 
whom  he  had  five  children,  of  whom  one  son  died  in  infancy,  and  four 
survive,  namely:  Emily  R.,  Elizabeth,  William,  and  Nathaniel  His 
first  wife  died  October  22,  1840.  and  May  16,  1841,  he  married,  second, 
Mary  C,  seventh  daughter  of  Hezekiah  Willis,  of  Western,  Oneida 
■County,  who  bore  him  one  daughter,  now  Mrs.  Jerome  H.  Filkins,  of 
Bethany  Center,  and  one  son,  S  Willis,  born  April  17,  1848,  in  Middle- 
bury,  Wyoming  County  The  latter  received  a  good  common  school 
and  academic  education  until  he  was  16  years  old.  He  was  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  i  i  years,  has  taught  school  several  terms,  and  is  a 
farmer  by  occupation.  September  28,  1869,  he  married  Angela  A., 
seventh  daughter  of  Edmund  Brainard.  They  have  had  five  children, 
three  of  whom  are  deceased,  and  two  survive,  namely  :  A.  Grace,  born 
September  17,  1874,  and  Brainard  W.,  born  September  21,  1879.  Rev. 
Jesse  Elliott  died  March  24,  1880.  S.  Willis  Elliott  has  been  actively 
engaged  in  purchasing  and  helping  to  survey  land  for  the  new  line  of 
railroad  from  Geneva  to  Buffalo  during  the  fall  and  winter  of  1889-90. 

David  Filkins  was  born  in  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y..  in  1807,  an.d 
■came  with  his  parents  to  Pavilion  in  1809.  About  1834  he  married  Je- 
mima Peck,  who  was  born  in  Lyme,  Conn.  They  had  five  children, 
namely  :  Angeline  M.,  Caroline  P.,  Sarah  E..  Jerome  H.,  and  Albert  D. 
Jerome  H.  was  born  in  this  town  November  7,  1839  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  and  is  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  married  twice, 
first,  April  14,  1864,  Emily  O.  Stevens,  who  died  December  24,  1865, 
and  second,  June  23,  1868,  Mary  C,  third  daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  Jesse 
Elliott,  formerly  of  Churchville,  Monroe  County.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren, viz.:  Jessie  M.,  born  October  25,  1869,  and  Angela  E.,  born  Au- 
gust 30,  1877,  both  of  whom  are  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Filkins  reside 
in  the  village  of  Bethany  Center. 

John  Folk,  who  was  born  in  Germany,  June  17,'  18 12,  married  Cathe- 
rine Shelabarger,  also  of  Germany,  and  they  had  five  children,  as  follows: 
Casper,  John  (who  was  killed  in  the  late  war).  Catherine,  Michael,  and 
Mary.  Casper  Folk,  eldest  son  of  John,  was  born  in  Germany,  January 
24,  1849,  ^^^  came  with  his  parents  to  America  in  1853,  locating  in 
Bennington,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y.  November  17,  1868,  he  married 
Mary  Crouse,  of  Lancaster,  Erie  County.  They  have  10  children, 
namely:  Kate,  George,  John,  Mary,  Sarah,  Lizzie,  Clara,  Michael,  Frank, 
and  Julia. 

The  French  family  came  from  England  on  the  ship  Mayjiozver,  and 
first  located  in  the  East.  Richard  B.  French  was  born  in  the  northwest 
part  of  the  town  of  Bethany  iii  1815.  He  received  a  common  school 
and  academic  education,  was  a  farmer,  school  teacher  by  occupation,  and 
July  4,  1843,  lis  married  Esther,  only  daughter  of  Nehemiah  Tracy,  of 
Alexander,  and  they  had  three  children:   Carson  F.,  W.  Gary,  and  Ernie. 


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W.  Gary,  born  November  20,  1847,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  in  Pike  Seminary,  Wyoming  County.  Mr.  French  has  held  the  of- 
fice of  highway  commissioner  of  his  town.  June  25,  1874,  he  married 
Zorada,  seventh  daughter  of  Edmund  Brainard,  of  Middlebury,  Wyom- 
ing County.  They  have  had  three  children,  of  whom  one  son  is  deceased^ 
and  two  survive,  namely:  Irma  E.,  born  June  30,  1875,  and  C.  Tracy, 
born  December  23,  1881.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  French  reside  on  road  35,  on 
the  old  Brainard  place. 

Caleb  Gifford  was  born  in  .Lyme,  Grafton  County,  N.  H.,  April  10, 
1805,  ^nd  came  to  Genesee  County  with  his  parents  when  he  was  two 
years  old.  They  located  in  Warsaw  (old  Genesee  County),  and  their 
mode  of  conveyance  was  an  ox-team  and  cart.  He  married  Julia,  second 
daughter  of  William  Raymond,  of  Warsaw,  and  they  had  four  children, 
viz.:  William  R.,  James  H.,  Mary  E.,  and  Frances  J.  James  H.  was  born 
in  Bethany,  June  22,  1835,  and  received  a  common  school  and  academic 
education.  He  is  a  farmer  and  fruit  grower.  February  28,  1872,  he  mar- 
ried Martha  A.,  oldest  daughter  of  Edmund  Stebbins,  of  his  native  town. 
They  have  two  children,  William  C,  born  January  8,  1879,  and  Mabel, 
born   September  23,  1881.      They  reside  near  East  Bethany,  on  road  22. 

Seba  Granger,  grandfather  of  Byron,  was  a  resident  of  Cherry  Valley,. 
Otsego  County.  One  of  his  sons,  John,  married  Elizabeth  Cleaveland, 
formerly  of  Vermont.  Tin  y  had  eight  children,  as  follows  :  Chester,, 
Seba,  Jr..  Byron,  Elizabeth,  Mary,  ChJoe  A.,  Almira,and  Abigail.  They 
located  in  Monroe  County  about  181 5.  Byron,  born  in  Penfield,  Mon- 
roe C'ounty,  August  28,  1 8  19,  was  a  carpenter  and  joiner  by  trade.  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1852,  he  married  Lucetta  S.  Disboro,  of  Stafford,  and  they  had 
five  children,  only  two  of  whom,  Sanford  B.  and  Charles  D.,  survive. 
Charles  D.  married  Barbara  Harsch,  of  Le  Roy.  Byron  Granger  served 
in  Co  A,  1st  Dist.  Columbia  Cav.  Vols.,  and  now  resides  on  road  6  in 
Bethany. 

James  Gillard,  who  was  born  in  Devonshire,  England,  in  1820,  married 
Ann  Warren,  of  the  same  place,  and  they  had  children  as  follows  :  Mary 
A  ,  William,  Ellen,  Edward,  Emma,  John,  Walter  A.,  and  Jessie.  Wal- 
ter A.  Gillard  was  born  in  North  Devon,  May  i,  1859.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools,  and  in  1879  came  to  America,  locating  in  Staf- 
ford, this  county.  October  7,  1884,  he  married  Mary  L.,  second  daughter 
of  Hiram  Porter,  of  Bethany.  Mr.  Porter  was  a  native  of  Vermont.  He 
resides  in  Little  Canada  in  the  town  of  Bethany. 

John  Gartner,  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  about  1 789,  married  Cath- 
erine Bessinger,  and  they  had  lO  children,  only  three  of  whom  are  living, 
namely  :  Jacob,  Barbara,  and  George.  They  came  to  America  and  located 
in  Lancaster,  Erie  County,  where  Jacob  was  born  October  3,  1839.  He 
received  a  common  school  education,  and  is  a  farmer  by  occupation.  May 
8,  1 86 1,  he  married  Elizabeth,  second  daughter  of  Alexander  Lewfs,  of 
Clarence,  Erie  County.  Her  father  was  born  in  Vermont,  of  Scotch  an- 
cestry.     They  reside  on  road  31. 


370  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


John  Harper  was  born  in  Devonshire,  England,  June  22,  1824.  He 
married  Susan  Holland,  of  his  native  place,  came  to  America  in  1852, 
and  located  in  the  town  of  Staftbrd.  They  have  five  children,  viz.:  Emma, 
Charles  W.,  Kate,  George,  and  Elizabeth.  Charles  W.  Harper  was  born 
in  Stafford,  August  4,  1855,  received  a  common  school  education,  and 
is  a  carpenter  and  joiner  by  occupation.  September  18,  1884,  he  married 
Ellen  R.,  oldest  daughter  of  Elias  Lyon,  of  Attica,  by  whom  he  has  two 
children,  Edna  A.  and    Charles  L.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harper  reside  on  road 

24-^  ,      • 

Ephraim  Harding,  grandfather  of  Erastus  D.,  served  from  Connecti- 
cut as  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war  under  General  Putnam.  Al- 
fred Harding  served  in  the  War  of  1 8 1 2.  Erastus  D.  Harding  was  born  in 
Lyme,  Conn.,  February  14,  1815,  and  when  10  years  of  age  came  with 
his  parents  to  Genesee  County,  where  they  arrived  October  5,  1824,  and 
located  three-quarters  af  a  mile  north  of  Bethany  village.  February  22, 
1838,  he  married  Mary  H.,  oldest  daughter  of  William  Nott,  formerly  of 
Devonshire,  England,  but  now  of  Bethany.  They  have  had  10  children, 
of  whom  eight  survive,  namely:  Eveline  B.,  Mary  E.,  Erastus  G,  Jen- 
nie M.,  Estella  A.,  Flora  C,  William  E  ,  and  Herbert  H.  Erastus  G. 
Harding  is  a  physician  and  surgeon  in  Wyoming  County  ;  William  E. 
is  professor  in  the  literary  department  of  the  Institution  for  the  Blind  in 
Batavia  ;  Jennie  M.  resides  with  her  parents  ;  and  Herbert  H.  is  married 
and  takes  charge  of  the  farm.  Mr.  Harding  has  been  deacon  in  the 
Baptist  Church  for  many  years. 

David  Hyde  was  born  in  Essex,  Vt.,  in  1792.  He  learned  the  cabinet- 
makers' trade,  went  to  Boston,  Mass.,  at  the  age  of  21  years,  and  worked 
at  his  trade,  and  also  carpentering.  He  left  Boston  in  18 1 7  and  located 
on  the  Little  Tonawanda,  on  road  27^,  in  the  town  of  Bethany.  About 
1826  he  married  Theirsy  Alger,  of  Bethany,  and  they  had  two  children, 
Edgar  and  Edwin  J.  The  latter  was  born  June  6,  1830,  on  the  old 
homestead,  where  he  spent  his  boyhood,  alternately  on  the  farm,  in  the 
saw-mill,  and  in  school.  July  5.  185  i,  he  married  Jane  E.,  oldest  daugh- 
ter of  Erastus  L.  Norton,  of  Alexander.  They  have  had  five  children, 
of  whom  three  are  deceased,  and  two  survive,  namely  :  Charley  E.  D. 
and  Lillian  E.,  the  latter  a  graduate  of  the  New  England  Conservatory 
of  Music,  in  Boston.  Mr.  Hyde  served  as  first  sergeant  in  Co.  E,  105th 
Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  was  discharged  for  disability.  He  is  a  teacher  of 
vocal  music  and  leader  of  the  Genesee  and  Wyoming  Musical  Association. 
His  grandfather,  Ephraim,  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  his 
father  in  the  War  of  1812. 

John  Jenne  was  born  in  Rutland,  Vt,  in  1791,  and  when  a  boy  came 
with 'his  parents  to  Cayuga  County,  N.  Y.  He  married  Sarah  F.,  oldest 
daughter  of  William  Freeman,  and  soon  after  located  one-half  mile  south 
of  Bethany  Center.  They  had  three  children,  namely:  Lansing  K., 
William  N.,  and  Jerusha  F.,  the  latter  of  whom  married  Harry  G.  Lincoln. 
William  N.  was  born  on   the  old    homestead,  August  19,  1831,  received 


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a  common  school  and  academic  education,  and  is  a  progressive  farmer. 
January  i,  1855,  he  married,  first,  Sophia,  N.,  daughter  of  Henry  W. 
Gardiner,  of  Attica,  Wyoming  County,  and  they  had  one  son,  Charles  G., 
born  October  16,  1857.  He,  too,  received  a  good  education,  and  is  a 
farmer  and  speculator.  April  15,  1886,  Mrs.  Jenne  died,  and  October  5, 
1887,  Mr.  Jenne  married  for  his  second  wife  Mrs.  Hattie  L.  (Stewart)  Nor- 
ton, who  died  February  I,  1889.  February  15,  1882,  Charles  G.  Jenne 
married  Nellie,  only  daughter  of  Charles  W.  Cone.  She  died  November 
17,  1885. 

Israel  E.  Judd  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,  and  very  likely  was 
killed,  as  he  was  never  heard  of  again.  His  son  was  born  at  the  close 
of  the  war,  and  was  named  Liberty  in  honor  of  the  victory  achieved  by 
the  colonies.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812.  He  was  born 
August  27,  1775,  and  was  married  twice,  first  to  Miss  Hannah  Thomp- 
son, and  second  to  Abigail  Everest,  October  4,  1807.  He  had  born  to 
him  seven  children,  namely:  Hannah,  1st.,  Israel  E.,  Abigail,  Anna  M., 
Rhoda,  Philip,  and  Hannah  W.  Israel  E.  Judd  was  born  February  8, 
181 1,  in  the  town  of  Bethany,  and  is  now  living  on  the  farm  his  father 
located  in  1806.  He  received  a  common  school  education.  January 
29,  1852,  he  married  Mary,  sixth  daughter  of  Reuben  Wright,  of  Alex- 
ander, and  they  have  one  son,  Franklin  I.,  born  June  20,  1853,  who  re- 
ceived a  common  school  and  academic  education.  September  3,  1879, 
he  married  Sarah  J.,  third  daughter  of  A.  D.  Waldo,  of  Elba.  They  have 
four  children,  namely:  Everest  A,  Mark  W.,  Florence  M.,  and  Frank- 
lin H.  Israel  Everest,  grandfather  of  Israel  E.  Judd  on  his  mother's  side, 
was  captured  by  the  Indians,  and  sufTered  untold  hardships  during  his 
prison  life  in   Montreal,  Canada,  and   during  his  escape. 

John  Kemp  was  born  in  New  Hampshire,  December  20,  1786,  and 
came  to  Marcellus,  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y.,  when  a  young  man.  He 
married  Charity  Barrows,  of  Skaneateles,  and  in  1832  they  came  to  Mid- 
dlebury,  Wyoming  County  (old  Genesee)  They  had  eight  children, 
namely:  Harriet,  Milo  M.,  Emily,  Maria  L.,  George  B.,  Myron  J.,  Will- 
iam E.,  and  Caroline  A.  Myron  J.  Kemp  was  born  in  Marcellus,  May 
6,  1822,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  the  Genesee  country  when  10  years 
of  age.  He  received  a  common  school  education,  and  has  been  a  farmer 
by  occupation.  May  17,  1848,  he  married  Louisa  M.,  second  daughter 
of  Jonathan  Gates,  formerly  of  New  Hampshire.  They  have  no  children. 
Mr.  Kemp  is  now  a  gentleman  of  leisure,  and  resides  on  East  Main 
street,  in  the  village  of  Linden. 

Sylvester  Lincoln,  Jr.,  walked  from  Castleton,Vt.,to  Batavia  in  1803,  and 
helped  to  survey  lands  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Elba.  He  returned 
to  Vermont  in  1803  '^^  04  ^"<^  married  Eleanor  Wallace,  of  HuBbard 
ton,  Vt..  and  came  with  his  young  wife  and  his  father's  family  to  Beth- 
any. They  were  the  fourth  family  that  located  in  the  town,  and  one  of 
his  sons,  Harry  G.,  was  the  second  child  born  in  the  town.  Charles  F., 
late  husband  of  M.  Jennie  Lincoln,  and   son  of  Sylvester,  was  born  Au- 


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gust  29,  1833,  in  Middlebury,  Wyoming  County.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  Bethany  when  very  young,  and  received  a  hberal  education. 
February  25,  1862,  he  married  M.  Jennie,  only  daughter  of  Thomas 
Cathcart,  of  Corfu.  They  had  four  children,  namely:  Harry  T.,  who  is 
a  farmer  with  his  mother;  John  S.,  a  graduate  of  the  Normal  School  of 
Geneseo,  N.  Y.,  who  is  now  teaching  as  principal  of  a  High  school  in 
Steuben  County;  Florence  M.,  also  a  teacher,  who  resides  at  home  with 
her  mother;  and  Anna  L.,  who  also  resides  at  home.  After  his  mar- 
riage Mr.  Lincoln  united  with  Presbyterian  Church  at  Bethany  Center, 
was  always  a  consistent  Christian,  and  for  many  years  was  an  elder  until 
his  decease,  May  29,  1886.  He  left  a  widow  and  family  and  a  large 
circle  of  friends  to  mourn  his  death. 

The  first  known  of  the  Lounsbury  family  was  three  brothers  who  came 
from  England  at  an  early  day.  One  of  them  had  a  son  by  the  name  of 
Robert,  who  married  Elizabeth  Pinkney,  of  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.,  and 
went  to  Canada,  being  tempted  by  liberal  offers  of  land  which  he  secured 
by  settling  there.  One  of  their  nine  children  was  John,  who  was  born 
in  C?^iada,  May  10,  1802,  and  in  18 12  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
United  States.  His  father  incurred  the  enmity  of  the  Canadians  for  his 
unflinching  loyalty  to  the  United  States.  His  800  acres  of  land  they  con- 
fiscated, and  he  barely  got  away  alive.  He  purchased  300  acras  of  land 
situated  mostly  in  the  town  of  Alexander.  Very  little  of  this  land  was 
cleared  at  this  time.  Deer  and  bears  were  plentiful.  John's  father  died 
before  he  attained  his  majority,  and  the  care  of  the  family  early  devolved 
upon  him.  In  1826  he  married  Abigail  Hayes,  of  Bethany,  and  they 
had  eight  children,  of  whom  four  survive,  namely  :  Cordelia,  Edwin, 
Henry,  and  Emily.  Edwin  Lounsbury  was  born  March  18,  1 828,  on  the 
old  homestead  in  Alexander.  He  worked  on  the  farm  and  attended 
school,  and  has  always  been  a  farmer.  March  22,  i860,  he  married  Nora, 
daughter  of  Jonn  Welch,  and  they  have  two  children,  viz.:  Thomas  E., 
a  farmer  with  his  father,  and  M.  Isabel,  who  married  Frank  J.  Prue,  of 
Alexander.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lounsbury  reside  on  a  part  of  the  original 
purchase  in  the  town  of  Bethany. 

Cordelia  Lounsbury  was  born  in  the  east  part  of  the  town  of  Alexan- 
der, November  27,  1826,  and  received  a  good  education.  She  has  been 
twice  married,  first  to  Permina  A.  Cogswell,  of  Alexander,  April  11, 
1843,  and  second  to  Thomas  Hoyle.  formerly  of  England,  in  November, 
i860.  Both  are  deceased.  Mrs.  Cordelia  Hoyle  resides  on  road  29, 
near  the  old  homestead. 

Shadrack  Lent  was  born  in  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y.,  June  2,  1802, 
and  came  to  Genesee  County  with  his  parents  when  10  years  old.  He 
heard  distinctly  the  reports  of  the  guns  of  the  contending  armies  at  the 
battle  of  Buftalo,  in  the  War  of  181 2.  They  first  located  in  Pavilion.  He 
married  Prudence  A.  Dixon,  of  Bethany,  formerly  of  Chatham,  Conn. 
They  had  five  children,  namely:  Lucy  A.,  Charles  H.,  William  B.,  George 
V.  N  ,  and  Charlotte  E.      George  V.  N.,  born  August  10,  1841,  was  edu- 


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cated  in  the  public  schools,  and  is  a  fruit  grower  and  farmer.  January  29, 
1879,  he  married  Minnie  O  Burton,  of  Cambridge,  Mass.,  by  whom  he 
had  one  daughter,  Harriet  A.,  born  January  6,  1883.  Mrs.  Lent  died 
February  14,  1887.  Mr.  Lent's  sister,  Charlotte  E.,  is  keeping  house  for 
him.      He  resides  on  road  21. 

Frederick  Leitz  was  born  in  Germany,  April  21,  18 17.  He  received 
a  good  education,  and  in  1852  came  to  America,  landed  in  New  York 
city,  and  first  located  at  Lancaster,  Erie  County,  and  finally  in  Wyoming 
County.  November  8,  1858.  he  married  Bridget  Haley.  In  August, 
1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  136th  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  participated  in  the 
battles  of  Chancellorsville  and  Gettysburg.  On  the  third  day  of  the  latter 
battle,  at  3  P.  M.,  he  was  wounded  in  the  left  wrist  by  a  minie-ball,  was 
sent  to  Jarvis  Hospital,  Baltimore,  and  was  transferred  to  West  Building 
Hospital,  being  in  both  15  months.  After  leaving  the  hospital  he  served 
in  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps  until  his  discharge,  October  1,  1864,  for 
disability.  He  came  to  Bethany  in  1871.  Mr.  Leitz's  wrist  is  much  dis- 
figured and  entirely  useless.      He  resides  on  road  35  in  this  town. 

Alanson  D.  Lord  was  born  in  1806,  in  Herkimer  County,  N.  Y.,  and 
about  1814  he  came  with  his  brother,  Smith  Lord,  to  Bethany.  Febru- 
ary 4,  1835,  he  married  Mary  M.,  fifth  daughter  of  James  Stoughton.  of 
Bethany,  and  they  have  had  six  children,  of  whom  three  survive,  viz.: 
Laura  M.  (Mrs.  David  Denton);  Ann  M.  (Mrs.  Luin  L,  Munger);  and 
James  S.,  born  October  27,  1844.  in  Wheatland,  Monr(>e  County.  In 
early  life  he  was  a  mechanic,  but  is  now  a  fruit  tree  jobber,  apiarist,  and 
farmer.  June  19,  1873,  he  married  Laura  A.,  second  daughter  of  Ira 
Wait,  Jr.  They  have  had  six  children,  namely:  Frank  J.  and  Minnie  L.^ 
deceased  ;  and  Mary  E.,  Mark  D.,  Anna  L..  and  Trac}'  T.,  who  survive. 
Mrs.  J.  S.  Lord  is  a  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Wyandotte  and  lava  fowls. 

Jared  S.  Lord  was  born  in  Durham,  Greene  County,  N.  Y.,  May  17, 
1798.  and  died  December  15,  1885.  When  he  was  20  years  old  became 
to  Western  New  York,  and  finally  located  in  Bethany.  He  married  twice, 
first,  in  April,  1821,  Polly  Everest,  by  whom  he  had  two  children.  Sep- 
tember 16,  1828,  he  married,  second,  Hannah  Curtis,  formerly  of  Ply- 
mouth, Chenango  County,  and  they  had  three  children,  namely:  Jared 
C,  Mary  J.,  and  Hattie  C,  the  latter  of  whom  resides  in  the  village  of 
Linden. 

James  Millerick  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1838,  came  to  America  in  1856, 
and  located  in  Bethany.  Marcli  5,  1866,  he  married  Ann,  fourth  daughter 
of  Thomas  Benson,  of  this  town.  They  had  five  children,  as  follows  : 
Fannie  A.,  Richard,  Mary,  John,  and  Nellie  C.  Mr.  Millerick  died  in 
February,  1888.  Ann  Millerick,  his  widow,  resides  on  road  34  in  Beth- 
any. 

Isaac  V.  Mullen,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Hector,  Tompkins  County,  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1827,  and  spent  his  boyhood  days  on  the  farm  and  in  the  store. 
In  1848  he  began  to  study  medicine  with  Hon.  Charles  D.  Robinson,  of 
Hornellsville,  Steuben  County,  and  graduated  from  the   Castleton  (Vt.) 

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374  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Medical  College,  June  i8,  185  i.  He  married  Laura  D.,  youngest  daugh- 
ter of  Royal  Aldrich,  of  Castleton,  and  they  have  four  children.  He  be- 
gan the  practice  of  medicine  in  St.  Lawrence  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  re- 
mained until  he  went  into  the  army  as  assistant  surgeon  of  the  13th  Inf. 
N.  Y.  Vols.  When  the  14th  H.  A.  was  organized  he  became  its  surgeon, 
and  was  retained  in  hospital  service  six  months  after  the  war  closed.  He 
has  a  good  practice  in  the  towns  of  Alexander  and  Bethany. 

Salmon  Munger,  grandfather  of  Luin  L.,  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 
1812.  He  went  from  Connecticut  and  served  on  the  frontier  near  Buffalo. 
His  son  Anson  was  born  in  Schoharie  County,  N.  Y.,  and  in  1844  mar- 
ried Lydia,  eighth  daughter  of  Asa  Thompson.  They  had  two  children. 
Luin  L.  Munger,  born  July  28,  1845,  i^i  Bethany,  received  a  liberal  edu- 
cation, and  February  15,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  105th  Inf  N.  Y.  Vols. 
He  was  engaged  in  the  battles  of  Cedar  Mountain,  second  Bull  Run,  and 
Antietam.  At  the  latter  battle,  which  occurred  September  17,  1862,  he 
was  wounded  in  the  left  leg,  with  a  12-pound  solid  shot,  which  caused  its 
amputation,  which  operation  was  performed  in  the  Smoke  Town  Field 
Hospital,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  discharged,  April  2,  1863. 
July  4,  1865,  he  married  Ann  M.,  second  daughter  of  Alanson  D.  Lord, 
of  this  town,  but  formerly  of  Herkimer  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Munger 
reside  on  road  28. 

Benjamin  F.  Norton  was  born  in  the  town  of  Bethany,  October  i,  18 16. 
His  parents  came  from  Vermont  He  received  a  good  education,  and  in 
1832  he  married  Edna  Frary,  who  died  March  8,  1848.  He  married  for 
his  second  wife  Elizabeth,  second  daughter  of  David  Locke,  of  Batavia, 
and  they  have  had  four  children,  namely :  Charles,  Walter  Frank,  Fred 
L.,  and  William.  The  last  two  named  are  deceased.  Walter  I^rank,  born 
January  3,  185  I,  received  a  common  school  and  academic  education,  and 
January  23,  1872,  he  married  Mattie  K.,  oldest  daughter  of  Erastus  Wood, 
of  Little  Canada,  in  the  town  of  Bethany.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norton  have 
adopted  two  children,  namely  :  Cora  L.  (Wood)  and  Arthur.  They  are 
living  on  road  27,  on  the  old  Ira  Waite  place. 

George  Prescott  was  born  in  Devonshire,  England,  in  1819.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Clark,  of  the  same  place,  and  they  have  two  children,  Frank 
and  Thomas.  In  1834  they  came  to  America,  and  first  located  in  Staf- 
ford, Genesee  County.  Thomas  Prescott  was  born  January  6,  1850,  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  is  a  farmer  and  fruit  grower.  March 
21,  1 88 1,  he  married  Mary,  oldest  daughter  of  Richard  Watson,  of  Dun 
kirk,  N.  Y.  They  have  three  children,  namely  :  George  F.,  born  Febru- 
ary 19,  1882;  Ruth  W.,  born  June  2,  1883  ;  and  Charles  F,,  born  Decem- 
ber 27,  1888.     They  reside  on  road  7  in  this  town. 

Setli  M.  Peck,  who  was  born  in  Lyme,  Conn.,  January  4,  1  800,  served 
as  waiter,  for  Major  Lord  in  the  War  of  18 12.  September  9,  1824,  he 
married  Sarah  Pierson,of  his  native  place,  and  came  to  Bethany  and  located 
where  his  son  now  resides,  on  road  24,  corner  35.  They  had  six  chil- 
dren, namely  :    Sarah  E,,  Phebe,  Laura,  S.   Marvin,  Almira,  and   Henry. 


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S.  Marvin  was  born  April  14,  1831,  received  a  liberal  education,  and  is  a 
farmer  by  occupation.  May  17,  i860,  he  married,  and  has  had  born  to 
him  two  children  :  a  daughter  who  died  in  infancy,  and  Robert  C,  born 
July  12,  1 86 1,  who  survives.  Robert  C.  Peck  married  Mary  Bolt,  of  this 
town,  January  8,  1 889. 

Richard  Peck,  who  was  born  in  Lyme,  New  London  County,  Conn., 
February  5,  1786,  came  to  this  town  in  1806,  and  located  where  Benja- 
min F.  Peck  now  resides.  He  returned  to  Connecticut  the  following 
spring,  and  returned  with  his  grandmother  and  mother,  with  a  two-horse 
wagon.  About  181 5  he  married  Catherine  Hope  Comstock,  of  Bethany, 
formerly  of  Haddam,  Conn.  They  had  12  children,  10  of  whom  grew 
to  maturity,  viz.:  Elizabeth  M.,  Maria  L.,  Nathaniel,  Richard,  Israel  M., 
Catherine  H.,  Mary  A.,  Benjamin  F.,  Lucy  J.,  and  Charles  A.  Benjamin 
F.  Peck  was  born  on  the  homestead  July  16,  1829,  and  received  a  public 
school  and  academic  education  until  lie  was  18  years  of  age.  February 
24,  1853,  he  married  Phebe  R.,  second  daughter  of  S.  Marvin  Peck,  of 
Bethany.  They  have  three  children,  namely:  Florence,  born  July  17, 
1855  ;  Richard,  born  October  12,  1857  i  ^^^  Mary  A.,  born  July  15,  1869. 
Richard  Peck  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  an  academy,  and  is 
farming  for  his  father,  Benjamin  F.      October  25,  1883,  he  married  Helen 

C,  second  daughter  of  Freeman  M.  Sanford,  of  Jackson  County,  Mich., 
and  they  have  two  children,  Franklin  H.  and  Helen  S. 

The  first  known  of  the  Putnam  family  was  three  brothers  who  came 
from  Holland  to  America,  and  located  in  Vermont.  Peter  Putnam,  grand- 
father of  Orrin,  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  held  the  position  of 
major.  Peter  Putnam,  Jr.,  was  born  October  21,  1785.  and  came  to 
Bethany  in  1805  or  '06  February  26,  1809,  he  married  Prudence  John- 
son, who  was  born  in  Connecticut,  November  15,  1784.  They  had  seven 
children,  namely  :  Orrin,  Warren,  David,  Philotheta,  Osgood,  Seymour, 
and  Emeline.  Orrin  Putnam,  born  February  21,  18 10,  married,  April  4, 
1 83 1,  S6phia  Huntington,  and  they  had  six  children,  namely  :  Edmond, 
Alfred,  Emogene,  Hartson  O.,  Lewis  V.,  and  Marion.  Lewis  V.  is  in 
Red  Canon,  Wyoming  Territory;  Edmund  resides  in  Rossville,  111.;  and 
Emogene  is  in  Albion,  Mich.,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Shepard.  Hartson  O. 
Putnam  was  born  December  12,  1.849,  ^^  Batavia.  He  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  is  a  farmer  and  fruit  grower.  About  1870  he 
married  Rozelle  Quance,  of  Batavia,  by  whom  he  had  one  son,  Herbert 

D.  Mrs.  Putnam  died  when  they  had  been  married  five  years,  and  Feb- 
ruary 22,  1882,  he  married,  second,  Alice,  third  daughter  of  John  C.  Kin- 
ney, of  Albion,  Mich.  They  have  three  children,  viz.:  Lester  O.,  born 
June  8,  1883  :  Persis  A.,  born  May  15,  1886;  and  Mary  L.,born  Feb- 
ruary  10,  1888.     They  reside  on  road  i. 

Elijah  Rogers  was  born  at  Lyme,  Conn.,  in  1785.  He  married  Maria 
Beckweth,  of  the  same  place,  and  they  had  four  children.  They  came 
to  Genesee  County  in  181 1,  and  located  in  Stafford.  William  E.,  born 
April  9,  1809,  in   Lyme,  received  a  pioneer  education.      May  13,  1834, 


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he  married  Mehetabal  P.  Banning,  of  his  native  place,  and  they  have  no 
children.  Her  father,  Calvin  Banning,  was  also  born  in  Lyme,  January 
22,  1785.  William  E.  Rogers  and  wife  have  been  married  56  years,  and 
have  resided  on  road  24  for  54  years. 

Bethel  Stavely  was  born  in  Yorkshire,  England,  in  18 17,  and  in  early 
life  married  Ann  Clayton,  of  the  same  place.  They  had  four  children, 
namely:  Eliza  J.,  Sarah  A.,  Jonathan,  and  Henry  C.  In  November, 
1856,  they  came  t(>  the  United  States,  and  located  near  Geneva,  Ontario 
County.  Jonathan  was  born  in  England,  March  1,  1843,  ^^^  when  15, 
years  of  age,  at  Geneva,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  E,  ist  Vet.  Cav.  N.  Y.  Vols. 
He  was  discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Mr. 
Stavely  was  a  brave  soldier.  He  located  at  East  Bethany,  this  county, 
and  September  12,  1869,  married  Annie  E.,  3/oungest  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward Fullerton,  of  Buffalo.  They  have  had  five  children,  of  whom 
Charles  W.  and  Sarah  A.  survive.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stavely  reside  in  the 
village  of  East  Bethany. 

Andrew  Showerman  was  born  in  Alexander  about  1846,  and  when  iS 
years  old  he  became  a  railroad  man,  first  as  brakeman  on  the  N.  Y.  C.  & 
H.  R.  Railroad,  and  afterwards  on  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  Railroad,  where  he 
was  conductor  for  20  years  He  is  now  baggage  and  express  agent  on 
the  same  road.  He  married  twice,  first,  Lucy  Vandebogart,  by  whom 
he  had  four  children,  of  whom  two  died  in  infancy,  and  two  survive,  viz.: 
Frank  C.  and  John.  For  his  second  wife  Mr.  Showerman  married  Agnes 
Carl.  Frank  C.  was  born  June  20,  1866,  and  received  a  good  academic 
education  until  he  was  17  years  old.  He  is  now  station  agent,  telegraph 
operator,  and  express  agent  at  Linden. 

George  South  was  born  in  the  village  of  Stratton,  Warwickshire,  Eng- 
land, October  10,  1830.  At  the  age  of  13  he  was  apprenticed  for  severk 
years  to  learn  the  trade  of  a  carpenter  and  joiner.  There  are  now  few 
men  who  equal  him  as  a  carpenter  and  builder.  He  has  a  good  educa- 
tion for  the  short  time  he  attended  school.  Mr.  South  married  twice,. 
first,  Mary  Wyatt,  of  London,  England,  about  1855.  They  had  two  chil- 
dren, Mary  and  Julia.  In  1869  he  came  to  America,  and  located  in 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  His  wife  died  in  1872,  and  for  his  second  wife  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Emerett  (Brown)  Judd,  of  Bethany.  They  have  one  daughter, 
Clara  E.,  born  April  16,  1883.  Mrs.  South  had  three  children  by  her 
first  husband,  viz.:  Thomas,  Oscar  "D.,  and  Walter  E.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
South  reside  on  the  Col.  Daniel  Brown  homestead,  on  road  19. 

James  Shepard  was  born  in  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  November  29,. 
1804,  came  with  his  father,  John,  to  this  town  in  18 16,  and  married 
Amanda  Putnam,  January  2,  1827.  She  was  born  October  2,  1806. 
They  had  10  children,  all  of  whom  grew  to  maturity,  viz.:  Debora  C. 
(deceased),  Phebe  M.,  Maria,  Franklin  P.,  Daniel,  Harlan  J.,  Ransom  A., 
Ordelia  A.,  David  M.,  and  Ellen.  Daniel  Shepard,  born  in  Batavia, 
April  10,  1835,  received  a  common  and  Normal  school  education,  and 
is  a  farmer   and   speculator.      March  2,  1859,  he   married  Carrie,  second 


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daughter  of  David  Filkins,  and  they  have  had  two  children,  namely  : 
Effie.  born  February  22,  1862,  died  December  13,  1885  ;  and  Dwight  D., 
born  April  10,  1865.  The  latter  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  also 
in  the  high  schools  of  Batavia,  and  August  26,  1886,  he  married  Rubie  E., 
second  daughter  of  Augustus  Woodworth,  of  this  town.  They  reside 
on  the  farm  he  purchased  on  his  wedding  day,  on  road  4. 

Thomas  Squires  was  born  in  Barnstable,  England,  in  18 19,  and  mar- 
ried Ann  Ward,  of  the  same  place.  They  came  to  America  in  1854,  and 
located  in  Stafford,  this  county.  They  had  seven  children,  namely  : 
Lizzie,  George,  Susan,  William,  Charles.  Emma,  and  Frank.  George 
Squires  was  born  in  England,  January  27,  1849,  and  came  with  his 
parents  to  America  in  1854.  November  23,  1870,  he  married  Clara  H., 
oldest  daughter  of  Hiram  Porter,  of  Bethany,  and  they  have  four  chil- 
dren, viz.:  Frank  H.,  born  April  21,  1874;  Albert  J.  and  Alfred  B. 
(twins),  born  December  20,  ,1875;  and  Floral.,  born  June  4,  1872. 
The  latter  attends  a  select  school  at  Alexander.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Squires 
reside  on  road  28  in  this  town. 

John  Staub,  who  was  born  in  Alsace,  Germany,  in  18 14,  came  to 
America  when  he  was  16  years  old,  and  first  located  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Wrestle,  of  Alsace,  and  they  had  12  children, 
seven  of  whom  survive.  One  of  his  sons,  John  Jr.,  was  born  in  Lancas- 
ter, Erie  County,  February  6,  1844,  and  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools.  April  28,  1868,  he  married  Anna  M.,  youngest  daughter  of 
John  Kelley,  of  New  York  city.  They  have  six  children,  namely  : 
William,  Libbie,  John  R.,  Anna  M.,  Kattie,  and  George.  They  reside 
on  road  25. 

Orlando  M.  Smiley  was  born  in  Oneida  County,  near  Utica,  N.  Y., 
received  a  good  education,  and  when  a  boy  moved  with  his  parents  to 
the  town  of  Elba.  He  married  Eunice  Knickerbocker  and  they  had  two 
children,  Frank  J.  and  Mary  Eunice.  Frank  J.  Smiley  was  born  in  Elba, 
and  received  a  common  school  and  academic  education.  He  is  a  farmer 
and  a  traveling  man.  May  14,  1867,  he  married  Mary  I.,  oldest  daugh- 
ter of  Edward  T.  Squires,  of  Alexander.  They  had  three  children,  of 
whom  two  survive,  namely  :  Earl  F.,  born  Maich  27,  1878,  and  Ruth  M., 
born  August  7,  1884.      The  family  reside  on  road  31. 

Norman  G.  Thomas  was  born  in  Williamstown,  Mass.,  of  Welsh  ances- 
try, and  June  6,  1809,  he  came  with  his  parents  to  Cazenovia,  N.  Y. 
He  was  a  carriagemaker  by  trade,  and  in  his  latter  years  a  farmer. 
January  14,  1835,  he  married  Lucy  E.,  oldest  daughter  of  Alexander 
Patterson,  of  Livonia.  They  had  two  children,  of  whom  the  daughter 
died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Thomas  died  December  17,  1878.  George  R. 
Thomas  was  born  October  24,  1839  ^"  1841  he  moved  with  his  parents 
to  Genesee  County,  and  in  1866  he  engaged  in  mercantile  business. 
October  21,  1866,  he  married  Emogene  McKay,  of  Groveland,  Living- 
ston County,  and  they  have  seven  children  living,  viz.:  Heman  S  ,  Nor- 
man G.,  Irene  H.,  Lesley,  Cecil  R.,  Adelbert,  and  Grover. 


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Samuel  J.  Toll,  born  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  August  24,  1829,  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  when  20  years  old  he  went  to  Ohio, 
Indiana,  Michigan,  Illinois,  and  finally  located  at  Lyons,  Iowa,  where  he 
followed  the  occupation  of  auctioneer.  August  10  1861,  he  enlisted  in 
the  1st  Iowa  Cav.  Vols.;  was  discharged  October  10,  1862  ;  and  was 
then  mustered  into  the  United  States  service  as  mustering  officer  with  the 
rank  of  second  lieutenant.  January  31,  1863,  he  received  his  commis- 
sion as  second  lieutenant  of  Co.  A,  6th  Iowa  Cav.  Vols.,  and  was  in 
command  of  the  company  one  year  and  six  months.  He  was  discharged 
at  the  close  of  the  war,  and  resided  in  Chicago,  111.,  and  Nashville,  Tenn., 
each  four  years.  He  then  returned  to  Bethany,  where  he  is  now  a  farmer 
on  road  124-,  near  East  Bethany  village. 

Frederick  F.  Wilson  was  born  in  County  Kent,  England,  March  4, 
181 1,  and  came  to  America  in  1830,  locating  in  Phelps,  Ontario  County, 
N.  Y.  About  1832  he  married  Harriet  Price,  and  they  had  eight  chil- 
dren, viz.:  Charles,  Jane,  Ellen,  Franklin  S.,  Emma,  Harlo,  Mary,  and 
George  V.  The  latter  was  born  in  East  Bloomfield,  Ontario  County, 
November  27,  1854.  He  received  a  common  school  education  until  he 
was  14  years  of  age,  and  in  his  boyhood  worked  on  a  farm.  At  the  age 
of  18  he  began  to  learn  the  blacksmith  trade,  and  is  a  first-class  mechanic. 
March  21,  1874,  he  married  Alice  J.,  oldest  daughter  of  William  H. 
Hedger,  of  Attica,  Wyoming  County.  They  have  one  son,  William  F., 
born  January  10.  1875.      They  reside  at  West  Bethany  village. 

Harry  Woolf  was  born  in  Rochester,  Kent,  England,  August  23,  1861. 
He  received  a  commercial  education,  and  in  1884  came  to  America, 
and  located  in  New  York  city  as  a  book-keeper.  He  finally  came  to 
Linden,  Genesee  County,  where  he  began  his  career  as  a  merchant  by 
peddling  goods  through  the  several  towns  of  this  and  adjoining  counties. 
January  9,  1888,  he  married  Irma  M.,  youngest  daughter  of  Capt.  Will- 
iam Grant,  of  Darien,  and  they  have  one  son,  William  A.,  born  Decem- 
ber 13,  1888.  Mr.  Woolf  located  in  Bethany  Center  as  a  general  mer- 
chant February  9,  1889. 

Guy  Wheeler  was  born  in  Lanesborough,  Mass.,  July  30,  1782,  and  re- 
moved to  Vermont.  March  12,  1804,  he  married  Clarissa  Kimball,  in 
Springfield,  Vt.  They  had  10  children,  all  deceased  but  two,  namely: 
Mary  J.  and  Guy,  Jr.  The  latter  was  born  in  Benson,  Vt.,  May  2, 
1825,  and  came  with  his  father's  family  to  Middlebury,  Wyoming  County, 
in  1836.  He  received  a  liberal  education,  and  May  30,  1870.  he  mar- 
ried Mrs.  MelindaM.  (Gould)  Emery,  who  had  one  son,  Clark  H.,  a  tele- 
graph operator,  who  died  in  Mexico  of  yellow  fever.  They  have  four 
children,  namely:  Nora  G.,  Maud  M.,  Guy  E.,and  Margie  C.  Nora  G. 
is  a  school  teacher.  Mrs.  Wheeler's  maternal  grandmother  lived  to  be 
104  years  of  age. 

Constant  Webster  was  born  in  Rensselaer  County,  N.  Y.,  in  November, 
1792.  About  1818  or  '19  he  married,  first,  Miss  Fanny  Spring,  of  his 
native  place,  and  they  had   four   children,  namely:   James  H.,  John  M., 


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Almira,  and  Ebenezer.  He  married,  second,  Miss  Ann  Dusenbury,  of 
the  same  county,  by  whom  he  also  had  four  children,  viz.:  Alfred, 
Oren  S.,  Aaron  B.,  and  Helen.  John  M.  Webster  was  born  July  i, 
1822,  in  Rensselaer  County.  He  received  a  good  education,  and  mar- 
ried, April  22,  1 847,  first,  Miss  Sarah  J.  Smith,  of  Attica.  They  had  chil- 
dren as  follows:  Cassius  M.,  Henry  P.,  Eulelia  J.,  Cora  A.,  Helmer  J., 
Grant  S.,  and  Flora  J.,  of  whom  Eulelia  J.,  Helmer  J.,  and  Grant  S.  are 
deceased.  For  his  second  wife  Mr.  Webster  married  Mrs.  Mary  (Read) 
Lincoln,  of  Bethany,  second  daughter  of  the  late  Henry  and  Laura  Read. 
Mr.  Webster  is  a  retired  farmer,  and  has  been  justice  of  the  peace  for  16 
years. 

Erastus  Wood  was  born  in  Lyme,  Conn  ,  July  26,  1803,  and  came  to 
Little  Canada,  this  county,  in  1823.  March  21,  1837,  he  married  Jane 
Halleck,  of  Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  and  they  had  five  children,  namely: 
William  J.,  Henry  H.,  Leonard  D.,  Mattie  J.,  and  Phebe  A.  William  J. 
Wood  was  born  in  Little  Canada,  January  29,  1838,  and  received  a  pub- 
lic school  education.  He  is  a  carriagemaker  and  blacksmith  by  occupa- 
tion. He  married  twice,  first,  September  18,  1867,  Mary  A.  Knowlton, 
by  whom  he  had  four  children,  namely:  Jennie  A.,  Charles  F.,  Ella  A., 
and  Carrie  M.  His  first  wife  died  April  12,  1882,  and  for  his  second 
wife  he  married,  January  i,  1886,  Mrs.  Fannie  (Brooks)  Barnes,  of  Ross, 
Kalamazoo  County,  Mich.,  who  bore  him  two  sons,  Cleon  K.  and  Frank 
R.  She  had  one  son,  Chester  A.,  by  her  first  husband.  The  family  resides 
in  Little  Canada  in  the  town  of  Bethany. 

Ira  Wait,  better  known  as  Judge  Wait,  was  born  March  2,  1793,  and 
came  with  his  father,  William  Wait,  to  Batavia  from  Washington  County, 
N.  Y.,  at  a  very  early  date  in  the  history  of  Genesee  County.  In  early 
life  he  united  in  marriage  with  Anna  Brown,  who  bore  him  nine  children. 
He  married,  second,  January  3,  1837.  Phebe  Hotchkiss  Rumsey,  daugh- 
ter of  Jimmy  Rumsey.  She  was  born  in  Hubbardton,  Vt.,  March  15, 
1808.  They  had  a  daughter  and  a  son,  Leonora  V.  and  Addison.  Mr. 
Wait  settled  in  Bethany,  and  was  a  farmer  and  surveyor.  He  was  called 
upon  to  survey  lands  until  he  was  70  years  of  age.  He  received  the  ap- 
pointment of  associate  judge  of  Genesee  County  courts,  under  the  old 
State  constitution,  from  Gov.  William  H.  Seward,  and  held  the  position 
several  years.  He  represented  Genesee  County  in  the  Assembly  of  1842, 
and  was  a  magistrate  of  his  town.  These  positions  of  honor  are  con- 
clusive evidence  that  he  was  a  man  of  superior  abilities.  He  was  also  a 
man  of  sterling  integrity,  and  had  a  mind  and  will  of  his  own.  He  began 
his  political  life  an  "  Old  Line  "  Whig,  and  joined  the  Republican  party 
at  its  organization.  Mr.  Wait  died  of  paralysis,  at  the  home  of  his  son- 
in-law,  Oscar  W.  Lord,  in  Batavia,  May  31,  1875,  while  there  for  a  visit. 
Mrs.  Wait  survived  until  June  24,  1884. 

Leonora  V.  Wait,  daughter  of  Ira  and  Phebe  H.  (Rumsey)  Wait,  was 
born  in  Bethany,  February  27.  1839,  and  married  Oscar  W.  Lord,  Sep- 
tember 28,  1870.      Oscar  W.  Lord  was  born  in  Bethany,  July  25.  1825, 


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the  son  of  Jared  S.  Lord,  who  emigrated  from  Connecticut.  He  gradu- 
ated from  the  State  Normal  School  at  Albany  and  taught  a  few  terms, 
and  then  settled  permanently  in  Batavia  as  a  dealer  in  hats,  caps,  and  furs, 
lie  died  of  apoplexy  January  25,  1879. 

Robert  Walker,  born  in  Yorkshire,  England,  October  14,  1806,  came 
to  America  in  1 839.  He  married  Mary  Ellis,  of  his  native  place,  and 
they  had  eight  children,  viz.:  William  M.,  Robert,  Matthew,  Sarah,  Han- 
nah, John,  Frank,  and  Ellen.  Robert  Walker  was  killed  in  the  battle  of 
Cold  Harbor.  William  M.  was  born  in  England,  and  came  with  his  par- 
ents and  located  in  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y.  September  27,  1858,  he 
married  Mary  L.  Archer,  of  Bennington,  Wyoming  County,  and  they 
have  had  seven  children,  as  follows  :  Mary  L.,  Hannah  F.,  Robert  J., 
William  L.,  Charles  E.  (deceased),  John  E.,  and  Raymond  M.  William 
M.  Walker  enlisted  December  30,  1863,  in  Co.  H,  8th  H.  A.  N.  Y.  Vols. 
He  was  in  the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Cold  Harbor,  Hatcher's  Run,  and 
the  three  days'  battle  before  Petersburg,  and  was  discharged  at  the  close 
of  the  war. 

Joseph  Wellert  was. born  in  Prussia,  Germany,  March  3,  1824.  In  1862 
he  married  Mary  Burdger,  of  the  same  place,  and  in  1862  came  to 
America  and  located  first  in  Batavia,  afterwards  in  Stafford,  and  finally 
in  Bethany.  They  had  five  children,  namely  :  Charles,  who  married  Min- 
nie Lee,  of  Aurora,  111.;  Minnie,  who  married  Christian  Etter,  of  Le  Roy, 
Lewis,  who  resides  with  his  parents;  Henry,  who  also  resides  in  Aurora, 
111.;  and  Eliza,  who  resides  in  Le  Roy. 

John  Weber  was  born  in  Germany  and  died  when  his  son  George  P. 
was  five  years  of  age.  George  P.  Weber  was  born  October  9,  1827,  came 
to  America  in  1852,  and  first  located  in  Cincinnati.  O.,  where  he  re- 
mained two  years,  when  he  came  to  Western,  N.  Y.  He  married  twice, 
first,  Catherine  Spring,  in  Canada,  formerly  of  Switzerland,  and  second, 
February  15,  1882.  Wilimina  Hart,  who  was  also  born  in  Germany.  Mr. 
Weber  served  in  the  late  war,  enlisting,  first,  in  September,  1 86 1,  in  Co.  A, 
9th  Cav.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  second  in  Co.  K,  2d  Mounted  Rifles  N.  Y.  Vols. 
He  was  wounded  by  a  minie-ball  in  his  left  arm,  near  the  shoulder,  at  the 
battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  and  was  discharged  as  duty  sergeant  at  the  close 
of  the  war. 


TOWN    OF    BYRON.  38I 


BYRON 


YRON  was  formed  from  Bergen,  April  4,  1820,  and  named  in 
honor  of  Lord  Byron.  It  lies  in  the  north  border  of  the  county, 
and  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Orleans  County,  east  by  Bergen, 
south  by  Le  Roy  and  Stafford,  and  west  by  Balavia  and  Elba.  The 
surface  is  gently  undulating,  and  the  soil  a  fine  gravelly  and  sandy 
loam.  The  streams  are  Black,  Silver,  and  Bigelow  creeks.  On  Black 
Creek,  a  short  distance  north  of  Byron,  is  found  a  remarkable  sulphur 
spring,  emitting  carbureted  hydrogen  gas.  In  the  southwest  part  of  the 
town  is  found  an  acid  spring,  known  as  the  "  Sour  Spring."  This  spring 
issues  from  an  elevation  four  or  five  feet  above  the  plain,  and  is  about 
200  feet  long  by  100  feet  broad.  Beck,  in  his  Mineralogy,  says:  "The 
strength  of  the  acid  is  increased  by  drought,  and  in  some  places  it  is  quite 
concentrated  and  nearly  dry  in  its  combination  with  the  charred,  vege- 
table coat,  which  everywhere  covers  the  hillock  to  a  depth  of  from  five 
to  forty  inches." 

This  town  is  a  portion  of  the  Connecticut  tract  (of  the  Morris  Reserve) 
and  the  Pultney  estate  or  tract.  A  portion  of  these  tracts  is  also  included 
in  the  town  of  Bergen.  There  are  in  all  200  original  lots  or  subdivisions 
of  these  tracts  in  this  town,  and  they  average  about  100  acres  each. 

Among  the  first  happenings  was  the  settlement  of  Benham  Preston,  on 
lot  197,  m  1807  or  1808.  A  Mr.  Hoskins  and  Elisha  Taylor,  from  Ot- 
sego County,  settled  on  lot  186,  in  1808.  Elisha  Miller,  from  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  Wheaton  Carpenter,  from  Rhode  Island,  located  on  lot  2,  in 
1809.  Nathan  Holt  came  from  Otsego  County,  and  located  in  18 10. 
Asa  Merrill  emigrated  from  Oneida  County,  and  located  in  181 1.  The 
first  child  born  was  a  son  of  Elisha  Taylor,  in  1809.  The  first  marriage 
was  that  of  Samuel  Montgomery  and  Polly  Parks,  in  181 1  ;  and  the  first 
death  that  of  Mr.  Hoskins.  Chester  T.  Holbrook  taught  the  first  school, 
in  i8iOor  181 1.  Ira  Newburg  kept  the  first  inn,  in  1815.  and  Amos 
Hewitt  the  first  store,  in  18 13.  Wil  iam  Shepherd  erected  the  first  saw- 
mill, in  181 3,  and  Asa  Williams  the  first  grist-mill,  in  1 8 14.  It  is 
claimed  that  the  first  tangible  spirit  manifestation  on  record,  of  what  is 
now  called  modern  spiritualism,  was  had  in  this  township.  A  "  Byron 
Library  Society  '  was  organized  May  9,  1824,  by  the  literary  pioneers  ot 
that  period.  Miles  G.  White,  with  his  father,  came  in  1828.  and  kept  an 
hotel  at  Pumpkin  Hill,  or  North  Byron,  for  five  years  He  lived  here 
52  years.      Samuel  Parker  built  the  first  mill  in  town,  about  1809. 

We  here  note  the  names,  with  dates  of  settlement,  of  many  of  those 
who  located  in  Byron  prior  to  1820,  as  follows  : 

In  1806,  Samuel  and  Sherrard  Parker.  In  1807,  Benoni  Gaines  and  Benham  Pres- 
ton.    In  1808,  Wheaton  Carpenter,  Elijah  Loomis,  and  Elisha  Miller.     In  1809,  Asahel 


382  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Cook.  In  1810,  Richard  G.  Moses,  Elijah  Brown,  Elkanah  Humphrey,  Nathan  Holt, 
and  E.Taylor.  In  1811,  John  Bean,  David  Cook,  Andrew  Dibble.  Benajah  Gris- 
wold,  and  Amasa  Walker.  In  181 2.  Paul  Bullard,  David  Shedd,  Ezra  Sanford,  and 
Zeno  and  William  Terry.  In  1813,  Abner  Thompson,  Andrew  Hunter  Green,  and 
William  Shepherd.  In  1814,  Ira  Newburg.  John  Searls,  and  Asa  Williams.  In  181  5, 
Jason  Adams,  Seth  C.  Langdon,  Asa  Merrill,  and  James  Tillotson.  In  1816,  Abner 
Chase,  Chester  Mann,  A.  Norton,  and  William,  Lyman,  and  Milo  Warn.  In  1817,  An- 
drew Adams.  Joseph  and  Marcus  Barker,  Charles  Beswick,  David  Mann,  William  Peck- 
ham,  and  Jonathan  Wright.  In  181 8,  Levi  Fish,  Moses  Gillett,  and  Calvin  Wells.  In 
1819,  W.  S.  Miller  and  Harmon  and  Erastus  Norton.  James  H-  Sherwood,  date  un- 
known. 

North  Byron  is  a  hamlet  situated  one  mile  north  of  Byron  Center, 
and  was  of  some  little  importance  before  the  railroad  passed  through,  as 
there  was  business  for  an  hotel  in  early  times.  It  now  contains  only  a 
few  houses.  For  some  time  it  went  by  the  name  of  "Pumpkin  Hill,"  so- 
named  by  Moses  Gillian,  from  the  fact  that  a  tavern  sign,  at  that  place, 
in  shape  and  color  resembled  a  pumpkin. 

South  Byron  is  a  post  village  in  the  southern  part  of  the  town,  on  the 
N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad.  It  has  a  flourishing  grain  market,  where  Boyn- 
ton,  Prentice  &  Co.  do  an  extensive  produce  business,  two  or  three  stores, 
one  hotel,  one  church  (Methodist  Episcopal),  a  good  school,  and  a  pop- 
ulation of  about  300  inhabitants.  Erastus  Cash  was  the  first  postmaster. 
The  place  was  for  some  time  called  "  Brusselville,"  named  from  the  fact 
that  an  early  settler,  Elijah  Shumway,  had  a  "  brussel  head." 

Byron  Center  (Byron  p.  o.)  is  located  near  the  center  of  the  town- 
ship, on  Black  Creek,  and  on  the  West  Shore  Railroad.  This  little 
village  has  mainly  sprung  into  existence  since  the  advent  of  the  railroad. 
It  is  especially  noted  as  the  principal  and  largest  pork  market  in  Genesee 
County,  and  also  as  a  leading  grain  market.  The  village  contains  a 
population  of  about  300,  six  or  eight  stores  of  all  kinds,  an  iron  foundry 
and  manufactory  of  agricultural  implements,  two  flouring- mills,  one 
hotel,  two  church  edifices  (Presbyterian  and  German),  a  well  sustained 
school,  and  the  usual  complement  of  mechanics  and  artisans. 

McElver  &  Sons  agricultural  works  are  located  at  Byron  Center. 
Their  machinery  is  driven  by  steam-power.  The  firm  manufactures 
agricultural  implements,  and  do  a  general  job  and  repairing  work  in  cast- 
ings, etc. 

Genesee  mills,  originally  built  by  James  Taggart,  are  located  on  Black 
Creek,  about  half  a  mile  east  of  Byron  Center.  McKenzie  &  Bennett  are 
the  present  proprietors.  The  creek,  with  steam  as  auxiliary,  furnishes 
ample  power  to  turn  all  the  machinery.  The  mills  are  furnished  with 
seven  sets  of  rolls  for  flouring  and  five  runs  of  stones,  and  ha\e  a  capac- 
ity of  50  barrels  of  flour  and  500  bushels  of  provender  per  day.  These 
mills  were  built  by  Rowley  H.  Douglass  in  1880,  and  furnished  with  new 
and  improved  machinery  for  stone  mills  only.  Since  then  rollers  have 
been  added,  and,  thus  equipped,  McKenzie  &  Bennett  now  turn  out  work 
of  superior  quality.  Mr.  Bennett  is  a  practical  miller  and  gives  his  whole 
attention  to  the  business. 


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Byron  cheese  factory,  the  first  erected  in  tiie  county,  was  built  in  1867 
by  a  stock  company.  It  receives  the  milk  from  224  cows,  and  manufact- 
ures cheese  for  the  English  market.  The  property  is  now  owned  by 
Erastus  H.  Norton,  of  Byron  Center,  wjth  H.  C.  Norton  as  salesman,  and 
Alfred  Stevens,  cheesemaker.  The  factory  is  located  about  three-quar- 
ters of  a  mile  west  and  south  of  Byron  Center. 

In  1868  there  were  in  business  in  the  town  of  Byron  the  following 
persons  :  Lafayette  Carpenter,  a  physician,  miller,  and  farmer  ;  Earl  B. 
Lounsbury,  a  physician  and  surgeon;  Seaver,  Hall  &  Co.,  merchants; 
J.  W.  Seaver,  postmaster  ;  Holden  T.  Miller,  supervisor  and  proprietor 
of  a  general  store;  C.  Leonard,  hotel  and  stage  proprietor;  Dr.  A.  C. 
Hall,  an  eclectic  physician  and  surgeon,  at  South  Byron  ;  Cooper  &  Mc- 
Cracken,  harness  dealers;  W.  Coward,  a  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes;  J.  B. 
House,  hotel-keeper;  John  Rambo,  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  dealer  in 
stoves  ;  B.  J.  Spafiford,  store- keeper,  and  also  postmaster;  and  Loren  N. 
Green,  at  North  Byron,  proprietor  of  the  flouring-mills. 

John  W.  Goodlifife  is  a  carpenter  and  joiner,  builder  of  all  kinds  of 
wooden  cisterns,  and  a  cidermaker.  He  has  a  30x50  three  story  build- 
ing, where  he  makes  10  barrels  per  day.  He  has  all  the  latest  improve- 
ments for  manufacturing  refined  cider  and  vinegar,  and  has  also  a  feed- 
mill. 

Religion. — The  first  religious  services  were  held  in  1809  by  Rev.  Royal 
Phelps,  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  from  Cayuga  County.  The  First 
Congregational  Church  of  Byron  was  organized  in  18 18,  by  Rev.  Her- 
man Halsey,  with  11  members.  A  church  was  built,  of  wood,  in  1830, 
and  later  was  enlarged  by  additions.  Rev.  Mr.  Halsey  was  the  stated  sup- 
ply until  1826.  In  1830  there  were  27  members;  in  1831,  162;  and  up 
to  this  time  Revs.  W,  P.  Kendrick,  Lot  B.  Sullivan,  and  Lewis  Cheeseman 
were  the  different  pastors.  Rev.  B.  B.  Gray  then  supplied  the  pulpit  for 
three  and  one-half  years,  Abelyn  Sedgwick  for  one  year,  Ebor  Child  for 
four  years,  F.  Danforth  for  one  year,  and  J.  B.  Preston  from  1844  to 
1846,  when  there  were  186  members.  The  society  was  afterwards  called 
Presbyterian,  and  still  remains  of  that  faith.  The  number  of  members  now 
is  90.  They  have  no  pastor.  The  church  property  is  valued  at  about 
$8,000.  Harry  C.  Norton  is  the  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school, 
which  has  about  150  members. 

The  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  first  established  at  Byron 
Center,  but  they  have  no  organization  at  that  place  at  present. 

The  Second  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  is  located  at  South  Byron. 
The  first  meeting  was  September  26,  1842,  when  John  Cook  and  others 
were  present.  Alva  Wright  was  the  first  pastor.  The  church  was  erected 
in  1853  at  a  cost  of  about  $2,500;  the  present  value  of  the  property  is 
$4,200.  There  are  about  43  members,  and  Rev.  Edward  W.  Harnel  is  the 
pastor.     They  have  a  Sunday-school  of  about  300  scholars. 

A  Baptist  Church -aX^yxoxi  Center  was  organized  in  18 10,  but  was  long 
since  disbanded. 


384  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


The  Freewill  Baptist  Church  at  North  Byron  was  organized  in  1820 
by  Rev.  Nathaniel  Brown  and  Harmon  Jenkins,  and  a  church  erected  in 
1833,  of  wood.  They  now  have  100  members,  and  about  lOO  scholars  in 
the  Sunday  school.  Rev.  A.  B.  Loomis  is  the  pastor.  Their  church 
property  is  worth  about  $4,500. 

The  Concordia  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  Chnrch,  in  the  eastern 
part  of  the  town,  was  organized  September  25,  1889,  by  Rev.  L.  Gross. 
There  are  33  members,  and  they  have  just  erected  a  beautiful  house  of 
worship  at  a  cost  of  $i,200. 

For  a  number  of  years  a  Grange  was  in  successful  operation  in  Byron, 
but  after  a  time  the  interest  died  out.  and  the  organization  was  finally 
abandoned  In  March,  1890,  the  matter  was  revived,  and  the  20th  of  that 
month  the  old  lodge  was  reorganized  with  the  following  officers:  W.  S. 
Green,  master;  J.  C.  Walker,  overseer;  J.  G.  Todd,  treasurer;  I.  W. 
White,  secretary;   and  J.  G.  Terry,  chaplain. 

Nearly  every  pioneer  has  his  "  bear  stories,"  and  were  all  these  to  be 
repeated  here  they  would,  like  Mark  Twain's  misfortunes,  "be  somewhat 
monotonous"  One.however,  may  be  related.  George  Batcheller,  about 
40  years  ago,  went  some  distance  into  Tonawanda  swamp  with  a  neigh- 
bor, to  assist  in  bringing  out  a  bear  which  he  had  killed.  On  his  way 
the  nails  of  his  boot-heels  grated  upon  something  which  gave  forth  a  me- 
tallic sound.  On  examination  he  found  that  some  moss  had  been  scraped 
from  what  proved  to  be  a  large  bear-trap.  It  was  lying  with  its  jaws 
downward,  nearly  covered  with  muck,  and  the  roots  of  trees  had  grown 
through  the  jaws  and  springs  in  all  directions.  One  of  these,  a  black  ash 
root,  was  nearly  as  large  as  a  man's  wrist  The  trap  was  but  very  little 
corroded.  Some  years  afterwards  Mr.  Batcheller  learned  from  a  man 
who  assisted  the  owner  of  the  trap  in  his  hunt  that,  22  years  previous  to 
the  finding  of  it.  it  was  set  in  the  usual  way,  with  a  clog  attached,  in  this 
town  (Byron) ;  that  a  bear  was  caught  in  it  ;  that  they  followed  his  trail 
through  a  light  snow  seven  or  eight  miles  to  within  80  rods  of  where  the 
trap  was  found;  and  that  they  here  abandoned  the  pursuit  because  night 
was  approaching,  and  the  melting  of  the  snow  rendered  the  trail  indis- 
tinct.     Mr.  Batcheller  still  has  the  trap  in  his  possession. 

Wheaton  Carpenter  was  born  in  Scituate,  R.  I.,  in  1788.  At  mature 
age  he  went  to  Scran  ton,  Pa.,  then  a  wilderness,  and  resided  a  few  years, 
and  married  there  Nancy  Dickerson.  In  1808  he,  in  company  with 
Elisha  Miller,  came  to  Byron  on  foot,  with  knapsacks  on  their  backs,  in 
which  they  carried  their  provisions  for  the  long  and  tiresome  journey. 
Mr.  Carpenter  located  a  farm  of  lOO  acres  about  one-half  mile  south- 
west of  Byron  Center.  He  then  returned  to  Scranton,  and  two  years 
later  came  with  his  wife  and  two  infant  daughters  to  the  wilderness  of 
Byron.  In  the  meantime  his  claim  was  forfeited,  and  he  procured  an- 
other of  100  acres,  80  rods  west  of  a  log  tavern  kept  by  Ben  Hall,  on 
Black  Creek,  where  he  resided  until  the  ensuing  spring  (181 1),  when 
a  freshet  swept  away  his  pig,  fowls,  and  all  movable  property,  and  left 


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only  his  cow  and  horse.  Thus  warned  off  he  never  returned,  and  never 
again  owned  real  estate  in  Byron.  He  participated  in  the  War  of  18 12, 
and  went  with  the  militia  to  Buffalo  when  they  were  called  out.  He 
was  a  miller  and  resided  in  "  Sodom,"  a  location  in  Byron,  and  in  the 
cold  season  of  18 16  found  his  increased  family  destitute.  On  a  Monday 
morning  he  wended  his  way  to  where  A.  W.  Graves's  flouring-mill  is 
now  located,  and  where  was  one  of  the  most  primitive  grist  mills,  con 
structed  of  logs  and  without  an  iron  cog  wheel  in  it;  in  fact  nothing  but 
wooden  trundle-heads  to  drive  the  stones,  which  were  made  of  a  rock 
from  an  adjacent  field.  He  turned  the  bolt  with  one  hand  and  fed  it 
with  the  other.  This  mill  was  built  by  one  Williams  and  was  the  first 
in  town.  He  engaged  to  run  this  complicated  machine  for  half  the  toll, 
and  at  once  went  to  work,  remaining  until  Saturday,  when  he  returned 
to  his  family  with  meal,  who  all  this  time  knew  nothing  of  his  where- 
abouts. He  found  his  wife  roasting  a  few  beans  for  her  children's  sup- 
per, the  last  edible  morsel  in  the  house.  On  Monday  he  removed  his 
family  to  the  vicinity  of  the  mill,  and  fortunately  placed  them  beyond 
want  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  He  continued  a  miller  for  40  years, 
in  different  parts  of  Genesee  County,  and  died  in  Byron,  at  the  house  of 
his  daughter,  Mrs.  Nancy  Gaines,  in  the  fall  of  1876,  aged  88  years.  His 
son,  M.  D.  L.  Carpenter,  born  in  1827,  resides  one- fourth  of  a  mile  from 
North  Byron. 

Jacob  Bushman,  son  of  John,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  was  born  in 
Cayuga  County,  April  i,  1795.  He  married  Martha  Halstead,  and  in 
1823  came  to  Byron,  settling  on  the  Bushman  farm,  so-called,  near  Soutb 
Byron.  He  first  had  50  acres,  which  was  finally  increased  to  250.  He 
was  a  good  financier,  honest,  and  upright.  They  were  members  of  the 
Christian  Church,  and  gave  liberally  to  its  support.  He  held  several 
town  offices.  Mr.  Bushman's  wife  died  May  17,  1843.  They  were  par- 
ents of  13  children,  nine  of  whom  are  now  living,  viz.:  Mary,  in  Wis- 
consin; Henry;  Lany,  who  married  Henry  S.  Philleo,  a  farmer;  Andrew, 
who  married  Rachel  M.  Jones;  Harriet,  who  married  John  Brainard,  and 
is  now  a  widow;  Angeline  (Mrs.  Humphrey);  Winslow  J.,  in  Wisconsin  ;. 
Byron,  a  mechanic;  and  Martha  J.  (Mrs.  C.  L  Benham),of  Le  Roy.  Henry 
Bushman,  born  in  Scipio,  January  i8,  1821,  came  to  Byron  with  his  par- 
ents when  three  years  old.  He  was  reared  a  farmer,  was  educated  at  the 
district  schools,  and  October  i,  1846,  married  Sarah  J.  Mills,  of  Coving- 
ton, N.  Y.,  and  settled  in  Perry,  N.  Y.,  where  he  resided  two  years.  He 
returned  to  Byron  to  the  Bushman  homestead  in  1854,  where  he  resided 
until  1872,  when  he  retired  to  his  pleasant  home  in  South  Byron,  where 
he  now  resides.  He  is  an  influential  and  respected  citizen,  and  has  served 
as  assessor  for  nine  years.  The  family  are  active  members  of  the  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church,  and  Mr.  Bushman  is  an  earnest  Republican.  Of 
their  children  Mary  E.  (Mrs.  Charles  Kellogg)  resides  with  her  husband  on 
the  homestead,  and  Nettie  A.  married  J.  F.  Rose,  a  mechanic,  of  South 
Byron. 


386  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


John  Bean,  a  native  of  Vermont,  came  to  Stafford  in  i8io,  resided 
there  a  few  years,  and  finally  settled  in  Byron.  He  was  an  extensive  trad- 
er, owned  much  hve  stock  and  real  estate  near  South  Byron,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  dealing  in  live  stock  for  the  Boston  market.  After  the  comple- 
tion of  the  railroad  he  built  a  store  house  and  dealt  largely  in  grain  and 
general  merchandise.  With  all  his  large  transactions  he  was  regarded  as 
being  strictly  honest,  liberal  to  the  poor,  and  a  strict  observer  of  the  Sab- 
bath. He  died  in  1883,  aged  84  years.  His  son  has  been  a  station  agent 
since  1858,  and  was  also  a  merchant  at  one  time. 

Milton  Allen  is  on  old  resident  of  Byron.  He  came  in  1822,  married 
Betsey  Strong,  and  followed  the  masons'  trade  and  farming.  He  has 
held  several  public  offices,  and  aided  in  building  up  the  town  by  his  labors 
and  influence  for  good.      He  is  now  living,  aged  85  years. 

James  M.  Bower,  son  of  Francis  and  Catharine  (Manahan)  Bower,  was 
born  May  11,  1826,  and  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm  and  educated 
in  the  common  school.  In  1850  lie  married,  first,  Parnell,  daughter 
of  Erastus  Cash  and  settled  on  a  farm  about  a  mile  east  of  Byron  Center, 
where  he  resided  to  the  close  of  his  life,  December  23,  1 884.  His  wife  died 
February  22,  1859,  and  October  8,  1863  he  married  Celinda  Cash,  a  sister 
of  his  first  wife,  who  survives  him,  and  resides  on  the  farm  where  he  first 
settled.  His  first  wife  bore  him  one  son,  who  died  in  early  childhood. 
The  children  by  the  second  marriage  are  twins,  Albert  C.  and  Arthur 
E.,  who  are  students  at  Cary  Seminary,  Oakfield.  Mr.  Bower  was  an 
-enterprising,  industrious,  and  progressive  farmer,  who  gave  close  atten- 
tion to  his  farm  and  made  it  better  year  by  year.  He  was  a  man  of  ster- 
ling integrity,  strictly  honest,  and  highly  respected,  a  thorough  temperance 
man,  a  genial  companion,  and  kind  and  generous  to  the  poor  and  needy. 

Pierpont  E.  Bull  came  from  Stephentown  in  1826,  settling  on  the  farm 
where  his  daughter,  Rebecca  W.  Bull,  now  lives.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
had  two  daughters.  Rebecca  W.  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  M.  Barker,  of  Clar- 
■endon,  Orleans  County.      He  died  in  Byron  in  1868. 

Richard  G.  Brown,  born  in  Massachusetts  in  1799,  removed  to  Verona, 
N.  Y.,  with  his  father's  family  as  early  as  1804,  or  earlier.  In  1813  the 
family  again  moved  westward,  and  settled  in  the  woods  near  the  Rock 
school  house.  His  father  built  a  log  cabin,  and  resided  in  Byron  until 
1839,  when  the  spirit  of  adventure  took  him  to  the  far  West  again,  and 
he  settled  in  Oakland  County,  Mich.,  where  he  died  in  1857,  aged  82 
years.  Mr.  Brown  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  had  a  limited  common  school 
education.  In  1824  he  married  Laura,  daughter  of  Samuel  Searls,  of 
Byron,  and  moved  his  bride  and  her  effects  to  his  log  house  in  the  woods, 
■on  lot  124,  which  he  had  previously  built.  In  1829  he  sold  his  first 
"pitch,"  and  removed  to  a  log  house,  and  a  larger  and  better  farm,  on  lot 
1 10,  where  he  resided  until  1 850,  when  he  built  a  fine  farm  house  which 
is  now  the  home  of  his  son,  M.  B.  C  Brown.  Here  he  resided  the  re- 
mainder of  his  business  life.  He  sold  the  homestead  to  his  son  in  1877, 
and  died  at  North   Byron,  February  2,  i885,aged  nearly  86  years.      He 


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was  a  man  of  medium  stature,  active  and  hardy,  and  a  great  worker. 
Besides  clearing  his  own  farm  he  felled  the  timber,  and  cut  it  up  in  lengths 
for  logging,  on  100  acres  for  his  neighbors.  Mr.  Brown  was  a  worthy 
member  of  the  Methodist  Church  of  Byron  Center  as  long  as  it  existed. 
Later  united  with  the  Free  Baptist  Church  at  North  Byron,  and  gave  to  it 
his  hearty  support.  He  was  a  man  who.  when  he  had  formed  an  opinion, 
seldom  changed,  but  always  strove  to  pursue  the  right. 

William  F.  Brown,  third  child  of  Richard  G.  and  L.aura  (Srearls) 
Brown,  was  born  in  the  log  cabin  on  lot  iio,  in  June,  1829,  and  was 
brought  up  at  hard  labor  and  educated  in  the  common  schools.  Decem- 
ber 18.  185  I,  he  married  Hannah  S.  Benton,  of  Byron,  and  settled  on  a 
part  of  lot  122.  He  has  always  been  a  farmer.  In  the  spring  of  1871 
he  removed  to  the  farm  of  170  acres,  on  lots  99  and  I  i  I,  where  he  now 
resides.  Mr.  Brown  is  a  pushing,  enterprising,  business  manager  and 
farmer.  He  has  built  a  fine  set  of  buildings  on  each  of  the  farms  that  he 
has  owned,  and  an  especially  elegant  set  at  his  present  pleasant  home. 
As  a  man  he  is  courteous  and  affable,  an  obliging  neighbor,  and  a  kindi 
indulgent  husband  and  father.  He  is  a  staunch  Republican,  but  not  an 
ofifice- seeker.  He  has  the  confidence  of  his  townsmen,  and  has  con- 
sented to  act  as  their  assessor  four  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Biown  have  had 
two  children,  Mary  E.  and  Edwin  B.  Edwin  B.  married  Mary  E.  Swan, 
is  a  farmer  adjoining  his  father,  and  has  two  daughters.  Mary  E.  died 
in  1879,  at  the  early  age  of  16  years  and  six  months. 

Melville  B.  C.  Brown,  son  of  Richard  G  Brown,  was  also  born  in  the 
log  cabin  on  lot  iio,  November  7,  1833,  and  was  educated  in  the  com- 
mon schools  and  early  taught  industrious  habits.  January  25,  1877,  he 
married  Mrs  Amy  (Merrill)  Brown,  widow  of  his  brother  George  C, 
and  brought  his  wife  to  the  homestead,  which  he  was  conducting.  In 
April,  1877,  he  purchased  the  farm  of  his  father,  which  has  been  his 
home  from  his  birth.  Mr.  Brown  is  a  good  farmer,  and  gives  his  whole 
attention  to  the  cultivation  of  his  fine  farm  of  155  acres.  He  is  an  ex- 
tensive reader,  a  close  observer,  and  has  acquired  a  fund  of  practical  in- 
formation. In  influence  and  excellence  of  character  lie  well  sustains  the 
high  reputation  of  the  Brown  family  of  Byron.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  are 
parents  of  one  son,  Searls  G.  Mr.  Brown  was  raised  a  Democrat,  voted 
for  Millard  Fillmore  in  1856  and  for  Abraham  Lincoln  in  i860,  and 
remained  a  thorough  Republican  until  1888,  when  his  temperance  prin- 
ciples induced  him  to  join  the  ranks  of  the  Prohibitionists. 

Abner  Chase  was  born  November  9,  1777.  He  married  and  settled 
in  Oneida  County,  and  about  18 16  removed  to  Byron  and  settled  in  the 
woods  where  his  grandson  now  lives.  He  first  lived  in  a  log  house, 
and  later  he  built  a  stone  residence,  which  was  taken  down  about  1856. 
The  present  framed  house  was  then  erected  by  his  son.^  Ai  S.  Chase.  It 
is  claimed  that  he  owned  the  first  team  of  horses  in  the  neighborhood, 
and  hauled  wheat  to  Rochester  when  it  brought  only  two  shillings  and 
sixpence   per  bushel.      He  was    many   years  a  magistrate   and    the  trial 


388  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


justice,  and  held  court  in  the  kitchen  of  his  log  cabin  and  officiated  at 
numerous  weddings  He  was  a  Mason  until  the  Morgan  excitement, 
when  he  left  the  order.  Mr.  Chase  was  a  man  highly  respected  and 
prominent  in  all  town  affairs.  He  died  June  2,  1844,  aged  66  years. 
His  wife,  Matilda  C.  Chase,  died  December  26.  1855,  aged  j"]  years. 
They  had  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  deceased.  His  youngest 
child,  Ai  S.,  was  reared  on  the  home  farm,  married  Mary  A.,  daughter 
of  Benjamin  Bower,  and  always  resided  on  the  Chase  homestead.  He 
was  an  industrious,  quiet  man,  and  gave  his  whole  attention  to  his  farm 
and  the  care  of  his  family.  He  never  enjoyed  robust  health,  but  by  good 
management  and  the  aid  of  his  oldest  son  he  kept  his  farm  in  good  con- 
dition. He  died  May  24,  18/O,  aged  54  years.  His  widow  still  survives 
and  resides  with  her  youngest  child,  H.  B.  Chase,  on  the  homestead. 
They  had  born  to  them  three  daughters,  all  deceased,  and  two  sons, 
Charles  O.  und  Heber  Burdett.      Charles  O.  Chase  is  a  farmer  in  Byron. 

Asahel  Cook,  in  the  summer  of  1 809,  started  from  his  home  in  the 
town  of  Marcellus,  Onondaga  County,  to  go  to  the  then  "  far  West,"  to 
find  for  himself  and  family  a  new  home.  He  came  to  Western  New 
York,  passing  through  what  is  now  the  city  of  Rochester,  and  selected  a 
location  in  what  is  now  the  town  of  Byron.  He  bought  a  farm  of  87  acres 
of  the  Holland  Land  Co.,  paying,  or  agreeing  to  pay,  $4.50  per  acre,  the 
same  price  for  which  he  could  have  purchased  as  he  passed  through 
Rochester,  but  considered  that  district  too  low  and  wet.  There  was  only 
about  one  acre  cleared  on  this  lot,  or  on  the  territory  of  several  hundred 
acres  adjoining.  He  contracted,  before  returning  home,  with  Elijah 
Loomis  for  the  erection  of  a  cheap  building  for  a  temporary  home,  and 
later  for  a  more  substantial  log  house.  In  the  winter  of  1810,  with  his 
wife  and  three  sons,  Elias,  David,  and  Reuben,  and  two  daughters,  and  all 
his  effects,  he  moved  by  ox- team  and  sled  to  his  new  home,  the  eldest 
boy,  Elias,  being  in  his  1 1  th  year,  and    Reuben,  the  youngest,  only  six. 

In  the  War  of  1812  their  nearness  to  the  frontier,  and  their  unpro- 
tected condition,  rendered  themi  naturally  fearful  and  watchful,  and  when 
the  report  came  that  the  Indians  were  on  the  "war  path  "  and  coming 
from  Buffalo  they  were  panic  stricken,  and  with  almost  the  entire  neigh- 
borhood started  for  places  ot  more  security.  He  and  his  family,  by  ox- 
team  and  sled,  went  by  Stafford,  main  road,  as  far  as  a  hotel,  between 
Le  Roy  and  Caledonia,  where  they  found  soldiers  quartered.  They 
staid  there  until  the  next  morning,  when  the  good  news  came  that  they 
were  in  no  immediate  danger,  and  the  third  day  found  them  again  at 
home,  there  being  about  18  inches  of  snow  on  the  ground.  Here,  under 
these  circumstances,  in  an  almost  unbroken  forest,with  few  and  scattered 
neighbors,  he  commenced  the  establishment  of  a  Christian  home,  and  the 
efforts  toward  a  living  or  a  fortune.  Being  a  shoemaker  by  trade,  as 
neighbors  appeared  he  found  employment  and  opportunity  to  earn  some- 
thing toward  his  support,  and  by  industry  and  economy  secured  his 
home. 


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Mr.  Cook  and  his  wife  became  members  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  the  town,  thus  identifying  themselves  with  the  religious  interests 
of  the  community.  He  was  born  in  1760,  and  died  in  1834,  aged  74  years. 
The  three  brothers,  on  reaching  maturity,  associated  together  in  the 
manufacture  of  potash  quite  extensively,  on  the  lot  on  which  they  lived, 
using  the  ashes  they  made  in  clearing  their  own  property,  and  also  gath- 
ering them  from  the  country  surrounding,  finding  a  market  for  the  potash 
in  Batavia  and  at  the  canal  The  two  brothers,  David  and  Reuben,  finally 
located  on  lots  adjoining  the  eldest,  retaining  the  original  lot  and  also 
adding  another  of  about  the  same  size. 

Elias  Cook  started  about  the  first — if  not  the  first — nursery  (mostly 
apple  stock)  grown  in  the  county,  from  which  many  thrifty  bearing  trees 
are  now  standing  in  different  parts  of  the  county.  He  also,  in  1862, 
commenced  the  planting  of  one  of  the  largest  apple  orchards  in  the 
county,  on  the  original  farm  which  50  years  before  was  covered  by 
dense  forests.  His  second  marriage  was  to  Elizabeth  Holmes,  in  1833. 
Three  children  were  born  to  them,  two  of  whom  are  now  living,  viz.: 
Mrs.  Dr.  G.  U.  Gleason  and  Charles  E.  The  latter  still  retains  the 
homestead,  on  which  he  resides.  Besides  regular  farming  Mr.  Cook  is 
engaged  quite  extensively  in  the  cultivation  of  standard  fruits,  having 
about  50  acres,  2,ooo  bearing  apple  trees,  2,ooo  dwarf  and  standard 
pears,  and  quince  and  other  fruits.  Mr.  Cook  is  also  the  inventor  of  a 
fruit  gatherer. 

Irving  D.  Cook,  son  of  David  and  Tabiatha  (Ballard)  Cook,  was  born 
in  Byron,  May  5,  1829,  in  the  house  where  he  now  resides,  and  where  he 
has  always  lived.  He  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  and  the  academy  of  Alexander.  November  10,  1859, 
he  married  Julia  A.  Holmes,  of  Illinois.  Mr.  Cook's  father  died  when 
he  was  but  four  years  old,  and  his  mother,  a  lady  of  great  energy  and  a 
fine  manager,  kept  her  family  together  and  educated  them.  He  was 
her  oldest  son,  and  at  the  early  age  of  18  years  the  management  of  the 
farm  was  placed  in  his  hands.  When  Mr.  Cook  was  about  21  years  of 
age  he,  in  company  with  his  brother,  Marshall  N.,  bought  the  interest 
of  their  sisters  in  the  farm,  and  conducted  it  and  another  farm,  which 
they  had  purchased  in  company,  until  the  close  of  the  war  in  1865,  when 
he  bought  his  brother's  interest  in  the  homestead,  and  is  now  its  sole 
owner.  Mr.  Cook  is  a  thorough  farmer  and  a  close  thinker.  He  has 
contributed  to  the  New  York  Tribune,  the  Ctdtivator,  the  Rural  New 
Yorker,  and  the  Ohio  Farmer.  He  is  one  of  the  rehable  and  trusted  cit- 
izens of  Byron,  and  has  a  large  acquaintance  with  leading  citizens  and 
agriculturists  in  Genesee  County,  by  whom  he  is  highly  respected.  Mr, 
and  Mrs.  Cook  are  parents  of  five  children,  viz.:  Edwin  I.,  who  has  been 
in  the  employ  of  the  U.  S.  postal  service  the  past  six  years;  Clara  H., 
who  married  William  S.  Greene,  a  farmer  in  Byron  ;  Ella  F..  a  music 
teacher  in  Cottage  Seminary,  Clinton,  N.  Y.;  Julia  E.,  who  resides  with 

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her  parents;    and    Irving  C.  H.,  a  student    at    Oberlin    College,   Ohio, 
where  his  brother  and  all  of  his  sisters  have  been  educated. 

Capt.  Marshall  N.  Cook,  son  of  David,  was  born  in  Byron  in  1833, 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  with  a  few  terms  in  the  acad- 
emies. His  youth  was  spent  on  the  farm  in  Byron  and  at  the  old  home 
until  August,  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  129th  N.  Y.  Inf..  and 
went  to  the  front  as  first  lieutenant  of  his  company.  He  was  promoted 
captain  June  3,  1864,  led  his  command  until  the  close  of  the  war,  and 
was  mustered  out  of  service  and  honorably  discharged  June  12,  1865. 
In  the  winter  of  1862  and  '6^  the  129th  Regiment  was  transferred  from 
the  infantry  to  the  artillery  service,  and  became  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A., 
and  remained  in  Baltimore  until  May  15,  1864,  when  the  regiment  joined 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Capt  Cook  led  his  company  in  the  battles  of 
Spottsylvania,  North  Anna,  Cold  Harbor,  and  Hatcher's  Run,  was  at  the 
siege  of  Petersburg,  followed  the  retreating  army  of  Gen.  Lee  until  his 
surrender,  and  was  nine  consecutive  days  under  fire  in  a  severe  engage- 
ment at  Clover  Hill.  Capt.  Cook  received  a  severe  wound  at  the  battle 
of  Cold  Harbor,  and  barely  escaped  with  his  life.  At  the  same  engage- 
ment his  captain  and  seven  men  of  his  company  were  killed  and  30 
wounded.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  Byron,  engaged  in 
farming  four  years,  was  a  general  merchant  the  ensuing  five  years,  was 
in  Albany  14  months  as  assistant  superintendent  of  tool  boys,  was  a  gen- 
eral agent  and  traveling  salesman  for  agricultural  implements,  and  has 
for  the  last  two  years  given  his  attention  to  fruit  growing  and  gardening 
on  his  fine  place  in  South  Byron,  which  he  has  owned  the  past  12  years. 
February  13,  1 867,  he  married  E.  Maria  Clark,  by  whom  he  has  two 
daughters. 

Capt.  Nathan  Cash,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Tracy)  Cash,  was  born  in 
Orange  County,  N.  Y.  His  father  was  from  Pittston,  Pa.,  a  survivor  of  the 
celebrated  Wyoming  massacre.  He  had  volunteered  to  go  to  Connecticut, 
and  was  thus  saved,  as  were  also  his  family.  Nathan  Cash  married  Par- 
nell  Southworth,  came  to  the  Holland  Purchase  about  18 12,  and  settled  in 
the  north  part  of  Stafford  and  engaged  in  farming.  Being  a  carpenter  he 
erected  his  own  buildings.  He  lived  there  until  his  death  in  1856.  His 
granddaughter,  Mrs.  Bennett  Waterman,  occupies  the  old  homestead. 
He  was  a  public-spirited  man,  was  a  promoter  of  schools  and  churches, 
and  was  trusted  to  offices  of  responsibility.  A  daughter,  Mrs.  Phoebe 
Bassett,  lives  in  Stafford,  aged  83  years.  Erastus,  a  son,  born  in  1798, 
came  with  his  parents  to  this  town,  and  frequently  had  as  high  as  lOO 
acres  of  wheat  harvested  with  sickles  and  cradles.  He  married  Achsah 
Deming,  of  Livingston  County,  whose  father  settled  here  in  1805.  Mr. 
Cash  settled  in  Stafford  in  1826,  and  in  1836  located  in  South  Byron, 
where  his  daughter  Ella  (Mrs.  George  G.  Chick)  now  lives.  He  died  in 
1875,  and  his  wife  in  1887.  Their  daughter  Anna  married  John  H.  Rapp, 
of  Byron,  and  Celinda,  widow  of  James  M.  Bower,  lives  in  Byron.  Mr. 
Cash,  besides  cultivating  over  400  acres  of  land,  was  engaged  in  the  man- 


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ufacture  of  fertilizing  plaster.  In  1847  ^^^  built  a  large  stone  flouring- 
mill  in  South  Byron,  which  was  soon  burnt.  He  was  the  first  postmaster 
of  South  Byron,  was  a  temperance  man,  and  an  anti-slavery  Democrat, 
but  joined  the  Republican  party  and  supported  all  war  measures.  He 
was  a  man  of  great  weight  in  all  benevolent  and  worthy  enterprises,  and 
a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  as  was  also  his  family.  Andrew, 
D.  Cash,  a  sou,  married  Sally  F.  Ward,  and  died  in  1858,  aged  32  years. 
She  died  in  1885.  Parnell,  a  daughter  of  Andrew,  married  James  Bower, 
and  died  in  1859. 

William  H.  Deming  was  born  November  6,  1804,  in  Berkshire  County, 
Mass.,  and  emigrated  to  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  with  his  parents  in  1812. 
He  learned  the  trade  of  building  fanning-mills  of  his  brother-in-law. 
About  1827  or  1828  he  married  Sally  Costelin,  and  settled  in  Byron 
Center,  engaging  in  wagonmaking.  He  finally  enaged  in  farming  in  con- 
nection with  wagonmaking,  and  removed  to  the  farm  now  owned  by  Mrs. 
George  McDaniels,  where  he  built  the  farm  buildings.  Here  he  spent 
the  most  of  his  business  life.  He  again  sold  out,  and  removed  to  a 
farm  north  of  Byron  Center,  where  he  resided  until  his  death  in  May, 
•1889,  aged  84  years.  Mr.  Deming  was  one  of  the  prominent  men  in  the 
society  where  he  resided,  and  commanded  the  respect  of  all  who  knew 
him.  He  held  the  office  of  assessor  several  years,  was  a  consistent  mem- 
ber of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  for  years  was  one  its  trustees.  Three 
of  his  six  children  are  living,  viz.:  Henry  D.,  Sophronia,  and  Sarah  Helen. 
Henry  D.  married  Delia  A.,  daughter  of  Nat  Spafford,  who  died  in  1864. 
She  bore  him  one  son,  William  H.,  who  resides  with  his  father.  In  1866 
Mr.  Deming  married,  second,  Marion  L.  Hume,  who  bore  him  a  daugh- 
ter, Fanny  Edith,  and  a  son,  Charles  Hume,  both  of  whom  reside  with 
their  father.  Mrs.  Deming,  second,  died  June  30,  1887.  Mr.  Deming  has 
always  given  his  attention  to  cultivating  and  improving  his  farm. 

Andrew  Dibble,  born  in  Massachusetts.  March  23,  1777,  married  Piercy 
Dodge,  October  24,  1799,  who  was  born  May  20,  1783.  He  settled  on 
a  farm,  where  he  resided  until  1816,  when  he  removed  to  Byron  and 
located  on  a  farm  three-quarters  of  a  mile  east'of  Byron  Center,  where  he 
resided  until  about  1833,  when  he  built  a  comfortable  house  for  the  An- 
drew brothers,  who  were  Thompsonian  doctors  who  practiced  on  a  con- 
tract for  him  by  the  year.  Mr.  Dibble  learned  their  system  of  practice, 
received  a  diploma,  practiced  with  and  succeeded  them,  and  continued  in 
practice  over  40  years.  He  died  at  the  great  age  of  98  years,  February 
6,  1875.  He  possessed  great  physical  vigor,  energy,  and  courage,  and 
led  an  active  life.  His  wife  died  November  6,  1864,  after  a  married  life 
of  65  years.  They  had  born  to  them  17  children,  11  of  whom  grew  to 
maturity,  and  only  Joseph  D.,  born  February  13,  1817,  resides  in  Byron, 
on  a  part  of  the  old  homestead. 

Silvanus  Dillingham,  of  English  descent,  son  of  John,  was  born  June  6, 
1 77 1.  He  was  twice  married,  and  was  the  father  of  12  children.  In 
1824  he  went  "  West  "  from  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  and  settled  on  a  new 


392  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


farm  in  Caledonia,  where  he  resided  until  his  death,  October  17,  1830, 
aged  59  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  was  a 
worthy  citizen,  and  carried  on  the  dual  occupation  of  farmer  and  carpen- 
ter. His  son,  Stephen  Dillingham,  was  but  15  years  old  when  he  settled 
in  Caledonia.  He  remained  with  his  father,  and  at  his  death  he  assumed 
the  debts  against  the  farm,  which  he  paid  off  and  gave  a  home  to  his 
mother  and  younger  brothers  and  sisters.  He  married  Mrs.  Anna 
(Shotwell)  Hoag,  a  few  years  after  which  he  sold  the  homestead  and  set- 
tled on  a  farm  in  Elba.  Several  years  later  he  sold  a  portion  of  the 
farm,  including  the  buildings,  and  built  a  new  set  on  the  remaining  lOO 
acres,  where  he  resided  until  he  died,  April  9,  1881,  aged  over  72  years. 
Mr.  Dillingham  was  an  exemplary  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 
Mrs.  Dillingham  survived  her  husband  about  six  months.  They  were 
parents  of  nine  children,  six  of  whom  lived  to  mature  age,  viz:  Mary  J. 
(Mrs.  Lewis  Genung),  of  Orleans  County  ;  Maria  L.  (Mrs.  L.  B.  King), 
of  Lockport,  Niagara  County  ;  Isaac  Oscar,  who  married  Miss  Sarah 
Thistlethwaite,  and  is  a  farmer  in  the  east  part  of  Elba  ;  Stephen,  who 
married  Emeline  E.  Porter,  and  is  a  farmer  in  Oakfield  ;  and  Rosetta, 
who  married  Wilbur  F.  Curtis,  and  resides  at  Independence,  Iowa.  Isaac 
Dillingham  is  a  farmer  in  Byron.  He  married  Martha  Hosmer,  of  Elba, 
and  they  have  one  son,  George.  Mr.  Dillingham  is  a  staunch  Republi- 
can, and  is  now  serving  his  town  as  supervisor.  He  is  a  progressive  and 
enterprising  farmer,  and  a  worthy  citizen. 

Levi  Fisk  came  to  Byron  from  Shelburne,  Mass.,  in  1818,  and  settled 
where  John  S  now  lives.  He  carried  on  the  business  of  wool- carding 
and  cloth-dressing,  and  was  a  farmer.  He  married  Cynthia  Coleman,  oi 
Buckland,  Mass.,  in  18 19,  and  reared  six  children,  viz.:  John  S.,  Clarissa, 
Cynthia,  Abigail,  Euseba,  and  P.  B.,  all  of  whom  are  living  except 
Euseba.  Levi  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs,  was  supervisor  of  the 
town,  and  was  an  active  member  of  the  church  and  assisted  in  its  organi- 
zation. John  S.  Fisk  has  alwajs  resided  in  the  town,  and  for  a  time  was 
engaged  at  wool-carding.      He  is  a  farmer. 

Benoni  Gaines  came  to  Byron  from  Connecticut  about  1807,  settling  in 
the  north  part  of  the  town.  About  1826  he  built  the  house  where  his 
son  Solomon  now  lives.  He  was  a  millwright  and  made  the  first  thresh- 
ing machine  used  in  this  vicinity.      He  died  in  Canada. 

Jesse  Goodwin,  born  April  22,  1781,  married  Dolly  Watkins,  of  Can- 
andaigua,  who  was  born  April  14,  1790.  Mr.  Goodwin  emigrated  from 
New  England  as  early  as  1812,  and  drove  the  first  stage  coach  through 
from  Canandaigua  to  Buffalo,  loaded  with  army  officers,  just  before 
Buffalo  was  burned.  He  was  in  the  employ  of  Mr.  Powell,  proprietor  of 
the  stage  line,  as  a  driver  several  years.  In  18 17  he  settled  in  Riga, 
where  he  made  himself  and  family  a  good  home.  In  1850  he  a:nd  his 
son  James  M.  sold  the  homestead  in  Riga  and  removed  to  the  northwest 
part  of  the  town  of  Byron,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  long  life. 
He  died   March  18,  1867,  aged   86  years.      His  son,  James  M.  Goodwin, 


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has  added  to  the  farm  of  190  acres  from  time  to  time,  until  he  now.  has 
one  of  the  best  farms  in  Genesee  County,  of  about  400  acres.  October 
28,  1858,  he  married  Ellen  M.,  daughter  of  Zeno  S.  Terry,  and  they 
have  a  son,  Charles  T.,  and  a  daughter,  Jenny  L.,  who  reside  with  their 
parents. 

Galette  B.  Gilbert,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Darien,  July  24,  1845,  ^"^  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Alden  Academy,  with 
two  years  at  Ann  Arbor  University.  He  then  studied  medicine  at  the 
Buffalo  Medical  College,  where  he  graduated  in  1868.  He  began  prac- 
tice in  Wyoming  County,  where  he  remained  three  years,  and  practiced 
in  Rochester  in  1872—73,  where  he  also  conducted  a  drug  store.  In  the 
fall  of  1873  he  located  in  Marilla,  and  in  1877  came  to  Byron  Center, 
where  he  has  built  up  an  extensive  and  successful  practice.  He  is  a  pro- 
gressive man  in  his  profession,  giving  all  his  spare  time  to  study,  and  is 
well  up  in  the  improved  methods  of  practice.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Genesee  County  Medical  Society,  In  1868  he  married  Mary  M.  Moore, 
of  Wyoming  County,  and  they  have  two  sons.  ^ 

Andrew  Hunter  Green,  a  native  of  Montgomery  County,  was  born  in 
1797,  and  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1809  with  his  father,  Joshua. 
The  year  previous  Joshua  had  purchased  3,000  acres  of  land  at  22  shil- 
lings per  acre,  in  the  towns  of  Bergen  and  Sweden.  Andrew  attended 
school  in  181 1,  which  was  distant  seven  miles.  In  1812  he  hauled  flour 
from  Le  Roy  to  Buffalo.  His  father  shortly  after  moved  to  Byron. 
Andrew  H.  returned  East  and  lived  with  his  maternal  grandfather,  near 
New  Lebanon.  In  1821  he  married  Lavina  Gould.  His  father  died  in 
1822,  leaving  a  family,  and  he  moved  to  Byron  and  resided  with  his 
mother  until  his  death  in  1875.  He  was  owner  of  a  grist  and  saw-mill,  was 
a  land  surveyor,  assisted  in  running  the  first  line  of  the  N.  Y.  C.  Railroad, 
was  active  in  public  affairs,  and  represented  his  county  in  the  legislature 
of  1838-39.  Loren,  the  oldest  son  of  Andrew,  was  born  in  New  Leba- 
non in  1822.  While  a  young  man  he  took  charge  of  his  father's  farm 
and  property,  and  resided  here  all  his  life.  In  1852  he  married  Abigail, 
daughter  of  Hon.  Levi  Fisk.  He  served  as  supervisor  for  several  years, 
and  was  a  member  of  Assembly  in  1 863-64.  He  died  February  1 2,  1 879, 
on  the  old  homestead.  A  daughter  of  Andrew  H.  married  John  H.  Steel, 
of  Byron. 

Moses  Gillett  was  born  in  Connecticut  in  1799,  and  came  with  his 
father  from  Ovid,  N.  Y.,  to  Byron  in  1818,  settling  on  a  new  farm  in  a 
log  house  about  a  mile  west  of  the  village  of  South  Byron,  where  he  re- 
sided until  his  death,- December  17,  i860.  February  28,  1828,  he  mar- 
ried Polly  Gillett,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  who  was  born  October  27, 
1803,  and  died  on  the  homestead  October  6,  1865.  Their  children  were 
Seth,  born  December  4,  1828;  Silva  A.,  born  June  18,  1830;  Jerome, 
born  September  2.  1833;  John,  born  May  26,  1835;  Cleaveland,  born 
June  16,  1838;  and  William  H.  H.,  born  April  16,  1840.  Mr.  Gillett 
was  an  industrious  man,  and  gave  his  attention  to  his  own  business.      In 


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politics  he  was  a  staunch  Whig,  bui  decHned  office.  His  son  Jerome 
was  reared  on  the  homestead,  and  learned  the  trade  of  mason,  which  he 
followed  some  years.  He  also  dealt  in  fruit  and  live  stock,  made  a  trip 
to  the  "  West  "  with  the  intention  of  settling  there,  but  returned  to  his 
native  town,  and  for  five  years  he  engaged  in  dealing  in  live  stock  and 
country  produce.  In  1873  he  bought  the  hotel  which  bears  his  name, 
and  which  he  is  still  conducting,  being  also  engaged  in  farming  and 
dealing  in  horses  and  all  kinds  of  marketable  property.  March  13,  1862, 
he  married  Hattie  M.  Gardner,  of  Stafford,  who  was  born  in  Batavia,  June 
14,  1 841.  They  have  had  four  children,  of  whom  three  sons  are  now 
living.  Their  only  daughter  died  in  early  childhood.  Their  oldest  son, 
Cleveland  M.,  born  December  19,  1862,  has  been  a  general  merchant  a 
year  or  two,  has  conducted  a  meat  market  one  winter,  and  traveled  one 
year  in  the  West.      He  is  now  a  farmer  with  his  father. 

Andrew  J.  Hall  was  born  in  Sodus,  N.  Y.,  about  1826.  His  father,  Jo- 
seph Hall,  settled  in  Rochester  about  1828,  and  there  invented  the  first 
cylinder  threshing  machine,  the  first  one  being  a  cylinder  of  hard  wood, 
with  hickory  teeth.  The  concave  was  only  a  four-inch  scantling,  with  teeth 
of  the  same  kind,  and  driven  by  a  rope  that  passed  over  a  grooved  pully 
attached  to  the  cylinder.  He  continued  improvements  until  he  perfected 
his  machines,  and  erected  the  Joseph  Hall  works  in  Rochester,  and  for 
50  years  his  machine  was  the  standard  model  for  all  implements  of  this 
kind  built  in  the  United  States  and  Canada.  Andrew  J.  Hall  learned 
the  trade  of  machinist  in  his  father's  manufactory,  and  remained  there- 
until the  latter's  death  in  1865.  In  the  spring  of  1866  he  removed  ta 
the  farm,  about  a  mile  and  a- half  east  of  South  Byron,  where  he  now 
resides.  In  1842  Mr.  Hall  married  Mary  A.  Fitzpatrick,  a  native  of 
Ennismon,  Ontario,  Canada,  and  they  have  three  children,  viz.:  Minnie, 
(Mrs.  Newman  Culross),  a  widow,  whose  husband  was  of  the  firm  of  J.  R. 
Culross  &  Co.,  manufacturers  of  the  celebrated  Culross  cracker;  William 
T.,  a  farmer  with  his  father;  and  Joseph  E.,  who  also  resides  with  his  father. 

Seth  C.  Langdon,  born  in  Berkshire  County,  Mass.,  moved  to  Verona, 
N.  Y.,  with  his  parents,  where  he  married  Elizabeth  Avery,  and  settled' 
on  a  farm.  He  was  a  captain  of  militia  in  the  War  of  18 12.  In  181 5 
he  emigrated  to  this  town,  bought  the  improvements  of  three  acres  of 
Joseph  Barker,  and  took  a  contract  for  the  farm  where  he  spent  the  re- 
mainder of  his  life,  and  where  his  son  Gordon  now  lives.  He  lived  in  a 
log  cabin  until  1826,  when  he  built  a  frame  house.  He  lived  plain  and 
wore  clothes  which  were  spun  and  woven  by  his  wife.  He  gave  his  in- 
fluence to  build  school-houses  and  churches,  and  Was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  and  did  his  share  towards  its  support.  His  wife- 
became  a  member  at  its  organization.  He  died  in  March,  1862,  aged  "jj 
years,  and  his  wife  in  August,  1863,  aged  81  years.  They  had  nine 
children,  three  of  whom  are  living.  His  youngest  son,  Gordon,  was  born- 
on  the  homestead,  February  26,  1826,  and  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools.      March  21,  1849,  he  married  Sarah  Hudson,  of  Byron.. 


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He  has  always  resided  on  the  old  homestead,  but  has  found  time  to  fill 
some  of  the  offices  of  his  town.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Langdon  are  members  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church  of  North  Bergen.  Their  children  are  Guil 
ford  A.,  who  is  married  and  resides  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa;  Mary  E.,  who 
lives  with  her  parents  ;  Estelle  S.,  who  married  D.  Sheldon  and  resides 
in  Rochester;  Herbert  E.,  a  carpenter  in  Byron  ;  William  H.,  who  mar- 
ried Anna  Frear,  and  works  the  home  farm  ;  and  Carrie  E.,  who  resides 
with  her  parents. 

GottlielD  Mayback,  a  native  of  Germany,  came  to  Buffalo  in  1845,  s"<^ 
in  1863  he  removed  to  Oakfield,  where  he  now  resides.  He  married 
Christina  Donerwort,  of  Pine  Hill,  Erie  County,  and  their  children  were 
Charles  W.,  Caroline,  Jacob  H.,  Julia,  and  Emma.  Charles  W.,  who  was 
born  in  Buffalo  and  came  to  Oakfield  with  his  father,  married  Rose, 
daughter  of  Nelson  K.  and  Julia  (Dikeman)  Reed,  of  Knowlesville,  N.Y., 
and  is  now  a  resident  of  Byron.  Jacob  H.  Mayback  was  born  in  Ala- 
bama in  1859,  and  married  Cora  Haxton,  by  whom  he  had  two  children, 
Ernest  and  Harry,  both  deceased.  Ernest  was  run  over  by  a  land-roller 
and  killed  April  13,  1889.  Mr.  Mayback  is  a  general  merchant  and 
keeps  the  East  Oakfield  postoffice.  He  also  carries  the  mail  from  Oak- 
field to  East  Oakfield.      His  wife  is  assistant  postmaster. 

Aaron  Miller  about  1759  moved  from  Weathersfield,  Conn.,  to  Pitts- 
field,  Mass.  He  had  a  son,  Aaron,  who  fought  at  Bunker  Hill,  German 
Flats,  and  Stillwater,  and  was  at  the  siege  of  Yorktown.  After  leaving 
the  army  he  became  a  Methodist  preacher,  a  blacksmith,  and  an  edge- 
tool  maker.  He  was  the  father  of  Dewey  Miller,  whose  narrative  of  his 
life,  in  his  own  words,  is  as  follows : 

"  I  was  born  October  8,  1787,  at  Pittsfield,  Berkshire  County,  Mass.  My  father  was 
born  in  Connecticut  and  was  brought  up  in  Pittsfield  when  there  were  no  schools.  His 
mother  taught  him  to  read  in  words  of  two  syllables,  which  was  his  only  schooling.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and  a  maker  of  edge  tools.  I  helped  him  when  quite  young, 
and  we  made  the  hoes  and  some  other  tools  which  I  afterwards  used  on  my  farm  here 
in  Byron.  When  I  was  between  five  and  six  years  of  age  we  came  to  Burlington,  Ot- 
sego County,  and  after  eight  years  removed  to  Brookfield.  Madison  County.  It  was 
from  there,  in  181 1,  that  I  started  with  an  ox-team  and  sled,  and  after  a  two  weeks' 
journey  reached  this  town.  1  purchased  from  a  man  named  Gillam  land,  which  is  now 
a  part  of  the  Warboys  farm,  for  $50.  While  grinding  my  axe  at  Asa  Merrill's  a  yuung 
man  named  Sanford,  from  Vermont,  came  along  and  I  sold  him  my  land  for  $50.  I 
sold  because  I  found  that  the  land  was  not  crossed  by  Black  Creek,  as  I  had  supposed 
when  I  bought  it.     In  March,  1812,  I  took  up  the  land  upon  which  I  am  now  living. 

"  There  are  many  things  that  occurred  at  about  that  time  which  I  well  remember.  A 
man  named  Shepherd,  living  about  where  James  Mills  does  now,  wished  me  to  go  in 
with  him  and  build  a  new  mill.  I  refused,  as  I  did  not  think  it  would  pay.  He  built  it 
himself,  and  the  mill  cleared  expenses  and  paid  for  itself  the  first  year.  Our  nearest 
grist-mill  then  was  Chiirchville,  and  the  nearest  market  Rochester,  where  we  had  to 
take  two  shillings  sixpence  per  bushel  for  our  wheat  and  $2.50  per  hundred  for  pork. 
The  cotton  cloth  which  we  brought  home  cost  us  50  cents  per  yard,  cotton  yarn  a  dollar 
a  pound,  salt  $5  a  barrel,  and  other  things  in  proportion.  When  I  came  here  there 
were  no  roads  marked  out ;  only  paths  here  and  there.  There  was  no  church  service 
about  here.  When  I  went  back  to  Brookfield  I  attended  the  Methodist  Conference, 
about  20  miles  from  father's.  There  I  fell  in  with  a  circuit  preacher  named  Loren 
Grant,  who  came  here  to  preach  for  us.  The  first  store  that  I  can  remember  was  in  the 
building  which   Mr.  Knapp  now  uses  for  a  barn.     In  181 3  I  fenced  off  a  piece  of  land 


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and  planted  a  peach  pit  in  every  corner  of  the  fence.  I  recollect  a  scare  which  we  had 
here  during  the  War  of  1812.  A  neighbor  who  came  from  Batavia  brought  home  the 
report  that  1,500  Indians  were  at  Black  Rock,  and  would  come  down  through  here  to 
butcher  us  all.  The  people  gathered  and  took  measures  for  defense.  It  was  afterwards 
tounci  that  the  1,500  Indians  were  awaiting  their  revenue  from  the  British  government 
and  had  no  intention  of  coming  this  way.  I  was  married,  August  i,  181 3,  to  Miss  Electa 
Sanford,  of  Pownell,  Vt.  I  lived  with  her,  with  never  a  cross  word,  for  seven  years, 
seven  months,  and  seven  days.  I  had  two  children  by  this  wife— Aaron,  now  a  machin- 
ist in  Brockport,  and  Lucy.  One  year  after  the  death  of  my  first  wife  I  married  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Merrill,  by  whom  I  had  four  children,  three  of  whom — Albert,  John,  and 
Ernily — are  now  living.  The  fourth,  Electa,  is  dead.  I  lived  four  years  with  my 
daughter  Electa,  who  married  Benjamin  Squires,  of  Wyoming  County.  My  daughter 
Emily  married  Mr.  Agard,  who  was  then  a  clerk  in  Rochester,  but  removed  soon  after 
marriage  to  Rockford.  Ill,  where  they  now  live.  I  was  converted  90  years  ago,  and  four 
years  later  joined  the  Methodist  Church.  After  marrying  my  second  wife  I  became  a 
Freewill  Baptist,  in  which  church  I  have  since  remained,  tfc  have  always  been  a  Repub- 
lican." 

Dewey  Miller  died  November  20,  1887,  aged  100  years  and  one  month, 
at  the  home  of  his  son,  A.  D.  Miller,  who  lives  in  the  northeastern  part  of 
Byron. 

Elisha  Miller  came  to  Byron  (then  included  in  the  town  of  Bergen)  on 
foot,  with  a  knapsack  on  his  back,  from   Providence,  Lucerne   County, 
Pa.,  in  the  spring  of  1809,  and  selected  a  farm  about  two  miles  west  of 
Byron  Center.      He  cleared   a  field,  built  a  log  house,  and  in  the  fall  re- 
turned to  Pennsylvania.      He  married  Martha  Tripp,  and  in  18  lO  brought 
his  bride  to  his  cabin  in  the  woods.      On  this  farm  these  pioneers  spent 
the  remainder  of  their  lives.      For  a  long  time  they  were  guided  in  their 
short  and  necessary  journeys  by  marked  trees.     They  worked  hard,  lived 
prudent,  and  wore  homespun,  which  Mrs.  Miller  spun  and  wove.    In  addi- 
tion she  wove  for  her  neighbors.     They  owned  a  farm  of  236  acres,  and 
in  1817  they  built  a  frame  house,  which  is  still  in  good  preservation,  and 
occupied.    Their  children  were  Hamilton,  a  farmer,  who  married  Jennette 
Culver,  settled  on  50  acres  adjoining  his  father,  and  died  in  December, 
1885  ;   Nancy,  who  married   Lavinus  A.  Dibble,  settled  near  her  father, 
and  died  in  November,  1853;   and  Wheaton  S.,  born  December  28,  18 17, 
who  was  raised  on  his  father's  farm,  obtained  an  academic  education,  and 
chose  the  profession  of  law,  and  prepared  for  admission  to  the  bar,  but 
on  account  of  defective  eyes  declined  to  be  admitted.      He  was  a  safe  and 
able  adviser  in  law  matters,  and  often  practiced  in  the  lower  courts.    Feb- 
ruary 13,  1840,  he  married  Emarett  Southworth,  of  Bergen,  daughter  of 
Isaac   and  Rachel  (Tone)  Southworth,  and  settled  on  the  Miller  home- 
stead, which  is  still  owned  by  his  heirs.      Mr.  Miller  was  a  man  of  com- 
prehensive  business  ability,  and  in  addition  to  conducting  his  farm  he 
was  early  a  large  and  successful  dealer  in  live  stock  and  farmers'   pro- 
duce.     Before  the  construction  of  the  railroad   he  drove  his  cattle  and 
hogs  to  Albany.      He  served  his  town  as  supervisor  and  magisti-ate,  and 
also  settled  several  large  estates.      He  was  a  peacemaker  and  advised  his 
neighbors  to  settle  disputes  rather  than  resort  to  law.      At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  the  largest  land  owner  in   Byron.      He  died  May  28, 
1864,  at  the  age  of  46.      In  politics  he  was  an  old  line  Whig,  and  joined 


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the  Republican  party  at  its  organization.  During  the  war  he  was  enthu- 
siastic in  the  support  of  the  government.  Mr.  and  Mrs  Miller  were  par- 
ents of  10  children,  of  whom  nine  are  now  Uving,  and  all  reside  in  Gen- 
esee County,  viz.:  Holden  T.,  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Batavia  ;  Elisha  H., 
of  the  firm  of  F.  T.  &  E.  H.  Miller,  insurance  agents  and  produce  and  coal 
dealers;  Edwin  S.,  a  farmer,  and  produce  and  coal  dealer  in  Bergen; 
Hon.  Francis  T.,  of  the  firm  F.  T.  &  E.  H.  Miller,  and  an  extensive  farmer 
and  member  of  the  State  legislature  of  1890;  Martha  N.  (Mrs.  George 
W.  Prentice),  of  South  Byron;  Arietta  L.  (Mrs.  W.  H.  Adams),  of  Byron 
Center;  Mary  J.  (Mrs.  George  G.  Humphrey),  of  South  Byron;  Rachel 
E.  (Mrs.  Charles  H.  Coward),  whose  husband  is  a  successful  farmer  near 
Byron  Center;  and  Andrew  T.,  assistant  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Batavia. 
Elisha  H.  Miller,  born  January  3,  1844,  married  Lydia  L.,  daughter  of 
George  W.  Peckham,  of  Byron,  and  they  have  three  children.  Mr.  Miller 
has  served  his  town  as  supervisor  four  consecutive  years,  and  was  chairman 
of  the  board  two  years.  He  has  also  officiated  as  justice  of  the  peace  the 
last  seven  years.  Hon.  PVancis  T.  Miller,  born  October  16,  1847,  married 
Julia  A.,  daughter  of  James  D.  Benham,  by  whom  he  has  seven  children, 
now  living.  He  is  deservedly  popular  with  the  people  of  Genesee  County. 
He  has  been  honored  with  the  office  of  supervisor  three  terms,  assessor 
three  years,  and  is  now  the  representative  of  his  county  in  the  State  leg- 
islature. He  and  his  four  brothers,  and  three  of  his  four  brothers-in-law, 
are  staunch  Republicans,  and  all  are  doing  their  party  good  and  active 
service. 

Asa  Merrill,  son  of  Jared,  came  to  Byron  in  1809,  on  foot,  with  a 
knapsack  on  his  back,  in  company  with  his  brother.  They  traveled 
about  35  miles  a  day.  Loren  O.  DIerrill,  son  of  Asa,  the  pioneer,  was 
born  August  7,  1829,  married  Ermina  J.  Holbrook,  of  Byron,  and  set- 
tled on  the  homestead  where  he  resided  until  after  the  death  of  his  father. 
In  1875  he  removed  to  Wheatland,  Monroe  County,  where  he  is  now 
engaged  in  farming.  His  son,  Maj.  H.  W.  Merrill,  was  born  on  the 
Merrill  homestead,  September  25,  1854,  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  mar- 
ried Nettie  Warboys,  February  21,  1878.  He  settled  in  his  native  town, 
and  engaged  in  farming,  where  he  still  resides.  They  have  a  daughter 
and  son,  Georgiana  and  Walter  J. 

Maj.  Hamilton  Wilcox  Merrill  was  born  in  Byron,  February  14.  1814, 
became  a  cadet  in  the  LJ.  S.  Military  Academy  in  June,  1834,  and  grad- 
uated in  June,  1838.  He  was  in  the  Seminole  Indian  war  in  1839, 
1840,  and  1 84 1,  and  in  the  Mexican  war  in  1846-47. 

Daniel  Merrill,  son  Jared  and  Abigail  (Phelps)  Merrill,  came  from  Con- 
necticut to  Whitestown  in  1790,  the  year  of  his  birth.  He  married  Sally 
Sanford,  of  Vermont,  and  settled  in  Bergen,  where  he  died,  aged  28 
years,  leaving  two  sons.  Ezra  S.  and  Daniel  F.  Ezra  S.  being  but  three 
years  old  at  his  father's  death,  he  made  his  home  with  an  uncle,  Arzy. 
He  had  a  limited  education,  taught  school,  and  April  22,  1847,  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Abner  and   Irene   (Miller)    Hitchcock.     They  settled 


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on  the  farm  he  had  bought,  where  his  son  Abner  J.  now  lives,  and 
where  he  resided  until  his  death,  August  25,  1881,  aged  66  years.  Mrs. 
Merrill  died  November  3,  1878.  Mr.  Merrill  was  a  prominent  man  in 
his  town,  a  Republican,  but  not  an  office-seeker.  He  was  always  a 
farmer,  and  was  enterprising,  economical,  and  industrious,  and  quite  suc- 
cessful. He  was  a  man  of  sterling  integrity,  and  was  highly  respected. 
The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Merrill  are  Milan  Daniel,  a  fruit  grower 
and  florist  residing  in  South  Haven,  Mich.,  who  married  Mary  I.  Main, 
of  Michigan;  Ellen  I.,  who  lives  with  her  brother  on  the  homestead;  and 
Abner  J.,  who  married  Mary  L.  Munger,  February  18,  1885,  and  who, 
soon  after  his  father's  death,  bought  the  homestead  of  the  heirs  and  lives 
on  the  place  where  he  and  his  brother  and  sister  were  born,  and  where  he 
has  always  resided. 

Ony  Merrill,  son  of  Jared  and  Abigail  Merrill,  came  to  Byron  and 
bought  the  Sawyer  farm  and  the  saw-mill,  and  afterwards  100  acres 
northwest  of  Byron,  known  as  the  Green  farm,  where  he  lived  over  30 
years.  He  built  a  saw- mill  on  Spring  Creek,  which  was  a  great  conven- 
ience to  the  early  pioneers.  In  i860  he  moved  to  Orleans  County  and 
died  there,  aged  yy  years.  He  was  three  times  married.  Nelson,  one 
of  his  sons,  bought  the  Asa  Merrill  place  (settled  in  181 1),  where  he  now 
resides. 

Robert  Merriman,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  married  Lucina  Woodruff^ 
and  in  1826  settled  in  the  northwestern  part  of  Byron,  where  he  died. 
His  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution.  ^Robert  worked  hard  to  es- 
tablish himself  on  his  farm,  and  being  a  cooper  as  well  as  a  farmer  suc- 
ceeded in  business.  Their  children  were  Harry,  Josiah,  Lucina  M., 
Marietta,  and  Lydia.  Josiah  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  January  8,  181 1, 
came  to  Byron  with  his  parents  at  the  age  of  15  years,  and  resided  with 
them  until  26  years  of  age.  He  married  Mary  Wheeler,  of  Ogden,  N.  Y., 
January  5,  1837,  and  about  a  year  later  settled  on  a  farm  of  his  own. 
He  now  owns  231  acres  in  Elba,  and  about  700  acres  in  this  town.  He 
is  very  successful,  possesses  more  than  ordinary  ability,  and  is  universally 
respected.  His  son  Harry  W.  married  Lillian  A.  Benham,  December 
23,  1868,  and  owns  a  farm  of  282  acres  east  of  Byron  Center.  Sheldon 
J.,  another  son,  was  born  January  8,  185  I,  married  Minnie  E.  Harris,  of 
Batavia,  and  now  lives  in  Elba  on  the  farm  with  his  father. 

Harry  Merriman,  son  of  Robert  and  Lucina  Merriman,  was  born  in 
Saratoga  County,  July  18,  1 809,  and  came  to  Byron  with  his  parents  in 
1826.  He  married  Sally  Torpy,  of  Elba,  April  30,  1834.  She  was  born 
in  1 8 10.  He  settled  on  a  portion  of  the  old  homestead,  and  resided  in  a 
log  house  until  he  built  his  present  dwelling.  Besides  being  a  farmer  he 
has,  since  1870,  been  engaged  in  the  sale  of  the  Johnston  harvester,  and 
by  his  engaging  manners  he  made  a  success.  He  is  a  Republican,  has 
been  highway  commissioner  15  years,  and  assessor  and  overseer  of  the 
poor  six  years.  He  is  now  over  80  years  of  age.  Mrs.  Merriman  died 
in  1 86 1.     Their  children  are  Lucina,  who  lives  with  her  father;    Robert 


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E.,  a  farmer,  who  owns  100  acres  of  the  homestead  and  63  acres  near 
by ;  and  Juliette,  whose  husband,  James  Knickerbocker,  is  a  farmer  in 
Elba.  Lucina  M.,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Lucina  Merriman,  was  born 
in  181 1,  and  married  Nelson  Tuttle,  a  farmer.  Suffering  from  a  tumor, 
in  1845  she  had  it  removed  while  under  mesmeric  influence,  and  after- 
wards was  licensed  to  practice  as  a  clairvoyant,  making  many  wonderful 
cures.      She  died  in  1888.  • 

Harmon  Norton,  son  of  Medad  Norton,  of  Connecticut,  married  Selina 
Gillett,  came  to  Byron  in  1818,  and  settled  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
his  son  Erastus  H.  He  died  in  1865.  Erastus  H.  served  in  the  war  of 
the  Rebellion,  in  the  129th  N.  Y.  Regt.  He  is  the  proprietor  of  a  cheese 
factory. 

Charles  Leonard  was  born  in  Sangerfield,  Oneida  County,  where  he 
lived  until  1 85  2,  when  he  came  to  South  Byron,  and  kept  a  livery  stable 
and  saloon  for  three  years.  He  was  a  farmer  for  three  years  in  Le  Roy. 
In  April,  1865,  he  came  to  Byron  Center,  and  has  kept  the  hotel  there 
since  that  time,  and  has  also  carried  the  mail  from  South  Byron  to  Byron 
Center. 

John  Rambo  came  from  Brockport  to  Byron  in  1857.  He  embarked 
in  the  hardware  trade  at  South  Byron,  in  which  business  he  is  still  en-, 
gaged. 

Rev.  Robert  E.  Nesbitt,  born  at  Hamlin,  Monroe  County,  was  edu- 
cated at  the  district  schools  and  the  State  Normal  School  at  Brockport. 
He  taught  the  school  at  Hamlin  for  six  terms,  and  was  ordained  as  a 
Freewill  Baptist  minister  April  15,  1884.  He  has  preached  at  North  By- 
ron three  years.  He  was  first  licensed  June  3,  1882,  and  preached  at 
East  Hamlin  his  first  year,  then  at  Hamlin,  and  came  to  North  Byron, 
where  he  preached  until  April  i,  1887,  when  he  moved  to  North  Scriba 
to  take  pastoral  charge  of  the  First  Freewill  Baptist  Church  at  that 
place. 

David  Mann,  who  had  married  Phoebe  Parker,  came  to  the  Holland 
Purchase  from  Manlius,  N.  Y.,  and  settled  in  Byron  on  a  farm  in  181 7, 
now  owned  by  his  granddaughter,  Mrs.  Benton,  where  he  spent  the 
remainder  of  his  long  life.  He  died  in  August,  1850,  aged  ']']  years. 
His  wife  died  in  1830.  He  was  the  father  of  nine  children,  seven  of 
whom  lived  and  married.  His  youngest  son,  Reuben,  was  born  January 
28,  1 8 10,  and  was  seven  years  of  age  when  his  father  settled  in  Byron. 
He  was  reared  on  the  homestead,  and  received  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools.  In  1835  he  married  Betsey  Hall,  of  Byron,  a  native  of 
Peru,  Mass.,  and  settled  on  a  farm  of  25  acres  adjoining  his  father's.  In 
1854  he  removed  to  the  farm  where  his  only  daughter  now  resides.  He 
built  a  residence  and  buildings,  and  added  to  his  farm  from  time  to  time, 
until  it  now  contains  115  acres.  He  died  October  25,  1889,  aged  79 
years.  Mrs.  Mann  died  August  2,  1886.  Their  daughter  Livilla,  born 
February  15,  1840,  married  Edward  B.  Clark,  December  28,  i860,  who 
was  a  farmer  and  mechanic.      In   1863  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army,. 


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served  1 1  months,  received  a  gun-shot  wound  in  his  left  arm,  near 
Peterburg,  and  was  confined  in  the  hospital  at  Alexandria  six  months, 
when  he  was  discharged.  This  wound  caused  him  much  sufifering  until 
1875,  when  he  was  relieved  by  amputation.  He  eventually  died  of 
blood  poisoning,  April  21,  1887,  aged  55  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clark  had 
one  daughter,  Evelyn,  born  May  4,  1868,  who  resides  on  the  homestead 
with  her  mother. 

William  Mann,  son  of  David,  was  born  in  1804,  and  came  with  his 
parents  to  Byron  in  18 17.  In  February,  1832,  he  married  Azubah, 
-daughter  of  Nathan  and  Lois  (Tuttle)  Hall,  who  were  also  early  pioneers 
•of  Byron.  He  had  previously  purchased  the  homestead,  where  they 
lived  to  the  close  of  his  life  in  185  i.  His  widow  still  survives  (1890), 
and  resides  with  her  youngest  son,  Lucius,  in  the  village  of  South  Byron. 
William  Mann  was  an  enterprising  farmer,  a  man  of  integrity,  and  highly 
respected.  Alfred,  son  of  William,  was  born  February  8,  1834,  was 
reared  a  farmer,  and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools.  He  married 
Sima  Feagles,  and  settled  permanently  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides, 
about  two  miles  from  South  Byron.  He  is  a  respected  citizen,  and  in 
politics  is  a  Republican.  His  children  are  Earl  W.,who  married  Estelle 
Dunn  and  resides  in  South  Byron,  and  Willie  E.,  Charles,  Nettie,  and 
Alma  L. ,  who  reside  with  their  parents.  Elvira  Mann  married  Thomas 
H.  Benton,  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  Clarendon,  Orleans  County.  Ezra 
Mann,  a  farmer,  married  Diantha  Wood.  He  served  in  the  Union  army, 
received  a  serious  gun  shot  wound  at  the  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  and 
was  discharged  for  disability.  He  now  resides  at  North  Byron,  and  re- 
ceives a  pension.  Lucius  Mann,  also  a  farmer,  married  Helen  Perkins, 
and  settled  on  the  old  homestead,  where  they  resided  10  years,  when 
they  removed  to  the  village  of  South  Byron,  where  they  now  reside,  and 
with  whom  his  aged  mother  has  a  home.  Chester  Mann,  son  of  David,  was 
born  August  15,  1800,  in  Connecticut,  and  came  to  Byron  when  16  years 
of  age,  with  his  father.  He  married  Eunice  Hall  and  had  a  family  of  six 
children.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  died  May  22,  1884.  His  widow  resides 
in  Batavia,  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Eggleston,  aged  86  years.  She 
was  born  September  10,  1803. 

Joel  Philleo,  of  Scipio,  N.  Y.,  married  Clarissa  Lathrop,  and  was  at 
Auburn  when  the  State  prison  was  built  there,  engaged  as  a  teamster, 
and  drew  the  first  load  of  iron  used  in  its  construction.  In  18 18  he  re- 
moved to  Stafford,  about  a  mile  and  a  quarter  from  where  the  village  of 
South  Byron  is  now  located,  and  where  he  resided  until  1847.  I"  ^^47 
he  emigrated  to  Somerset,  Niagara  County,  and  engaged  in  farming. 
He  died  in  1857,  SLged  about  6^  years.  His  wife  died  about  1879,  aged 
nearly  '96  years  He  was  a  man  of  the  old  school,  and  carved  out  a 
home  in  the  wilderness.  Of  his  nine  children  four  are  now  living.  Me- 
lissa married  Alfred  Rutty,  a  farmer  in  Michigan,  who  enlisted  in  the 
Union  army,  and  died  in  the  service.  His  widow  resides  with  her  chil- 
dren in  Michigan.      Henry  S.,  born  in  Scipio,  N.  Y.,  in  18 16,  came  with 


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his  parents  to  Stafford  in  1818,  and  remained  with  his  father  until  he  was 
27  years  of  age.  February  10,  1842,  he  married  Lany  Bushman,  and 
12  days  later  commenced  housekeeping  on  a  small  farm  adjoining  his 
father.  In  1844  he  went  to  Michigan,  where  he  remained  about  four 
years,  and  was  quite  prosperous  financially,  but  were  not  healthy,  in 
consequence  of  which  he  returned  to  his  native  State.  They  resided  in 
Niagara  and  Orleans  counties,  and  eventually  settled  on  a  farm  near  the 
village  of  South  Byron,  where  they  have  resided  the  past  31  years.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Philleo  are  parents  of  two  daughters,  and  two  sons,  viz.:  Mar- 
tha, who  married  James  E.  Mills,  a  farmer,  of  Byron  ;  Emma  R.,  who 
married  William  R.  Mills,  also  a  farmer,  of  Byron;  Winslow  H.,  a  farmer 
in  Hanson  County,  Dakota;  and  Charles  Edgar,  a  farmer  with  his  par- 
ents. Alonzo  Philleo,  son  of  Joel,  is  a  fruit  grower  in  Ridgeway,  Or- 
leans County,  and  Edgar  resides  in  Lockport,  N.  Y. 

Eh"sha  Prentice,  of  Massachusetts,  born  in  1771,  married  Sally  Howard, 
of  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.  He  came  on  foot  in  18 12  to  Stafford,  secured 
100  acres  of  land,  built  a  cabin,  cleared  two  acres,  and  planted  it  with 
corn,  "  Indian  style."  He  returned  to  Massachusetts,  and  came  again 
in  the  fall  with  a  pair  of  oxen,  and  found  a  good  crop  of  corn  ready  to 
harvest.  Here  he  remained  and  died  in  1859,  aged  88  years.  Mrs.  Pren- 
tice died  in  1858.  Their  seventh  child,  Cyrus  Prentice,  was  born  in 
Massachusetts,  June  20,  181 2,  came  to  Stafford  in  his  mother's  arms, 
and  has  always  resided  in  Genesee  County  near  the  old  home.  He 
had  more  days  at  work  than  days  at  school.  In  October,  1835,  ^^  mar- 
ried Dolly  Clapp,  of  Stafford,  daughter  of  Paul  Clapp,  a  pioneer,  and 
took  his  bride  to  the  Prentice  homestead,  cleared  off  the  indebtedness 
on  the  farm,  built  a  comfortable  house  for  his  parents,  and  administered 
to  their  comfort  the  remainder  of  their  long  lives.  Cyrus  Prentice  has 
been  a  successful  financier,  gaining  an  enviable  repptation  for  economy, 
industry,  and  fair  dealing.  He  added  to  his  real  estate  until  he  owned 
400  acres.  In  1 871  he  moved  to  South  Byron,  where  he  still  resides, 
having  sold  his  homestead  to  his  son  George  W.,  of  the  firm  of  Boynton, 
Prentice  &  Co.  He  has  been  an  old  line  Whig,  but  now  votes  with  the 
Republican  party,  and  has  held  all  the  important  town  offices.  Mrs. 
Prentice,  a  worthy  member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  died  June  2,  1886. 
They  reared  seven  children,  six  of  whom  are  now  living,  viz.:  Mary 
(Mrs.  James  Bean);  Imogene  (Mrs.  M.  D.  Bean);  Adelbert,  a  collegiate, 
who  resides  in  South  Byron  ;  Marion  (Mrs.  Irving  D.  Southworth),  of 
Batavia;  Eva  (Mrs.  Edward  Lapp),  of  Bufifalo ;  and  George  W  ,  a  mer- 
chant   in  South  Byron. 

Elkanah  Humphrey,  of  Rhode  Island,  came  to  Byron  in  1813.  and 
bought  100  acres  of  land  at  South  Byron,  where  his  son  Erastus  now  lives, 
but  did  not  settle  on  it  until  1828.  He  died  in  1846.  He  was  a  man 
of  strict  integrity,  a  good  Methodist,  and  a  Whig  in  politics. 

Rev.   D.    M.   Rollin    was    born    in    New    Sharon,    Me,    August    11, 
1804.      He  married  Mary  Carey,  of  Boston,  Erie  County,  N.  Y.,  and  they 


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had  four  children.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Freewih  Baptist  Church,  of 
Byron,  for  many  years.  He  commenced  preaching  in  1825,  and  has  been 
in  service  since.  Rev.  Mr.  Rolhn  studied  Greek  while  riding  over  the 
country  on  horseback.  He  was  ordained  when  23  years  of  age,  and  has 
been  a  resident  of  Byron  for  many  years.  He  has  the  respect  of  all  who 
know  him. 

David  Shedd,  born  October  16,  1774,  married  Jane  Brewer,  and 
they  had  13  children.  He  came  from  Oneida  County  about  18 13,  and 
settled  where  his  granddaughter,  daughter  of  the  late  Milo  W.  Shedd,  now 
lives.  He  was  a  large  farmer,  cleared  up  his  farm  of  160  acres,  and 
lived  to  see  his  large  family  all  married  and  settled  in  life.  He  died  in 
1848  Milo  W,  was  born  in  1808,  bought  the  homestead  in  1844,  and 
died  in  1887.  He  was  a  useful  man  in  Byron,  was  magistrate  35  years, 
was  a  man  of  exemplary  habits,  and  widely  respected.  In  1830  he  mar- 
ried Wealthy  Sanderson,  who  died  in  1832,  They  had  one  daughter, 
now  Mrs.  William  Osborne,  of  Iowa.  In  1 834  he  married  Abigal  Phelps, 
with  whom  he  lived  53  years.  They  celebrated  their  golden  wedding 
January  8,  1885.  Their  children  are  Mrs.  S.  J.  Arnold,  of  Rochester, 
and  Mary,  wife  of  Thomas  Close,  and  who  resides  on  the  homestead 
with  her  mother. 

Thomas  Close  was  born  in  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  November  14,  1840. 
His  parents  went  to  Buffalo  when  he  was  young,  At  the  age  of  12  years 
he  was  induced  to  go  to  Byron  and  live  in  the  family  of  Milo  W.  Shedd, 
where  he  remained  until  1859,  when  he  learned  the  trade  of  mason.  In 
1862  he  enlisted  in  Co.  F,  105th  N.  Y.  Vols,,  which  was  consolidated 
with  the  94th  Regt.  He  served  honorably  until  1865.  January  6,  1866, 
he  married  Mary  Shedd,  and,  settling  in  Byron,  worked  at  his  trade.  He 
has  lived  three  years  in  Batavia.  Latterly  they  have  resided  on  the  Shedd 
homestead.  Mr.  Close  has  been  collector  of  taxes  i"or  three  years. 
When  in  the  army  he  was  in  26  regular  battles,  among  them  being  An- 
tietam,  Gettysburg,  and  Fredericksburg.      He  was  twice  wounded. 

John  Searls,  son  of  Isaiah,  was  born  in  Westchester  County,  August 
23,  1792,  moved  with  his  parents  to  Schoharie  County,  and  came  to  By- 
ron with  his  older  brother,  Isaiah,  who  was  born  June  17,  1790.  They 
made  their  first  location  April  14,  1 8 14.  Very  soon  after  Isaiah  was 
drafted  in  the  War  of  1812-15,  and  John  enlisted,  At  the  battle  of 
Lundy's  Lane  Isaiah  was  wounded,  and  was  carried  a  prisoner  to  Mon- 
treal, where  he  died  of  fever.  At  the  close  of  the  war  John  was  dis- 
charged and  returned  to  Byron.  September  14,  1815,  he  married  Han- 
nah (Stocking),  his  brother's  widow,  and  settled  on  the  farm  where  his 
son  Isaiah  now  lives,  and  where  he  resided  61  years.  He  died  Decem- 
ber 3,  1875,  aged  over  83  years.  In  18 18  he  bought  the  homestead  and 
moved  into  a  planked  house,  and  in  i840*he  built  the  farmhouse  now 
occupied  by  his  son  Isaiah.  Mrs.  Searls  died  in  June,  1875.  Their  chil- 
dren were  Stephen  D.,  of  the  State  of  Washington;  Charles  C,  a  builder, 
of  Grand   Rapids,  Mich.;  and  Isaiah,  who  resides  in  Byron,  on  the  old 


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homestead,  and  who  is  an  enterprising  farmer,  and  a  highly  respected 
citizen.  Mr.  Searls  has  paid  off  the  heirs  and  added  to  the  homestead  of 
125  acres,  until  it  now  contains  253  acres.  In  1853  he  married  Ehza  T. 
Hall,  of  Elba,  by  whom  he  has  had  two  sons,  viz.:  Horace  H.,  who 
married  Anna  Brainard,  of  Barre,  N.  Y.,  and  resides  on  a  farm  adjoin- 
ing his  father's;  and  Charles  C,  a  farmer  with  his  father,  who  married 
iClara  Potter,  of  Clarendon,  N.  Y. 

James  W.  Seaver,  of  Byron,  second  son  of  Dr.  James  Everett  Seaver, 
-was  born  in  Hebron,  N.  Y.,  June  29,  1812.  His  father  was  the  eldest 
son  of  William  Seaver  and  Mary  Everett,  the  latter  a  first  cousin  of  Ed- 
ward Everett,  of  Massachusetts.  Dr.  James  E.  Seaver  died  at  Darien, 
January  25,  1827.  He  came  to  Darien  (then  Pembroke)  in  1816,  a  very 
poor  man,  but  had  a  stock  of  medicine  in  his  pill-bags.  His  first  outlay 
was  $2.50  for  a  bushel  of  wheat.  From  overwork  and  exposure  he 
became  ill  and  had  to  give  up  work.  His  family  was  left  almost  desti- 
tute. James  W. ,  at  the  age  of  16,  began  clerking,  and  followed  a  mer- 
cantile life  for  60  years.  He  came  to  Byron  in  1832,  and  was  a  clerk  in 
the  store  of  C.  Jenks  &  Co.  He  married,  in  1839,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Bennett. 
In  1844  Mr.  Seaver  and  liis  brother  John  purchased  of  Zeno  S.  Terry 
the  stock  of  goods  formerly  belonging  to  Loren  Clark,  a  pioneer  mer- 
chant of  Byron.  In  1845  James  W.  Seaver  was  appointed  postmaster, 
which  position  he  held  for  about  40  years.  In  1858  he  was  elected  jus- 
tice of  the  peace,  holding  the  position  for  20  years.  He  has  three  daugh- 
ters :  Mrs.  J.  A.  Moore,  whose  husband  is  Mr.  Seaver's  partner  in  the 
mercantile  business;  Mrs.  Julia  A.  Stone,  who  for  12  years  has  been  a 
teacher  in  the  Blind  Institution  at  Batavia  ;  and  Mary  M.,  the  wife  of 
Rev.  H.  C.  Woods,  now  pastor  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at 
Victor,  N.  Y.      Mr.  Seaver  is  an  active  and  pronounced  spiritualist. 

Zeno,  son  of  Zeno  and  Tabitha  (Abbey)  Terry,  was  born  in  Connecti- 
cut in  1779,  married  Polly  Griswold,  and  came  to  Oneida  County,  thence 
to  Byron  about  1811,  where  he  passed  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  died  in 
1864,  and  his  wife  in  185 1.  In  1827  he  bought  the  place  where  his 
daughter,  Mrs.  M.  H.  Crocker,  now  lives.  He  served  at  one  time  as 
supervisor,  and  was  also  a  magistrate.  Zeno  S.,  a  son,  was  born  in  1 809, 
was  a  farmer,  and  always  resided  in  Byron.  William,  son  of  Zeno,  came 
to  Byron  about  181 1.  He  married  Phoebe  Morse,  settled  on  a  farm,  and 
died  aged  69  years.  They  had  five  children.  Addison,  a  son,  was  born 
in  18 1 2,  married  Lucetta  Hurd,  of  Stafford,  in  1836,  and  lives  south  of 
Byron  Center.  He  is  and  has  been  an  extensive  dealer  in  live  stock,  par- 
ticularly before  the  advent  of  the  railroad. 

James  B.  Todd,  son  of  John  and  Rachel  (Duncan)  Todd,  was  born 
November  25,  1787,  on  the  Todd  homestead,  in  Peterboro,  N.  H.,  where 
his  father  settled  in  early  life.  He  married  Sarah  Appleton,  March  8, 
1816,  who  was  born  in  Dublin,  N.  H.,  March  5,  1790.  They  settled  on 
the  homestead,  where  they  remained  until  1828,  when  they  went  West, 
with  a  team   of  horses   and  a  wagon   as   far   as  Troy,  N.  Y.,  where  they 


404  GENESEE   COUNTY. 

took  a  canal  boat,  and  afterwards  their  own  conveyance,  arriving  at  their 
future  home  in  the  west  part  of  Byron,  May  27,  1828,  where  they  spent 
the  remainder  of  their  hves.  Mr.  Todd  was  a  man  of  fine  physique,  six 
feet  in  height,  strong,  robust,  and  a  great  worker.  He  occupied  a  log 
house  four  years,  and  in  1832  built  a  fine  framed  residence,  now  the 
home  of  his  son  Isaac.  Mr.  Todd  died  May  29,  1862.  He  was  a  man 
of  integrity,  upright,  and  honorable.  Mrs.  Todd  died  March  28,  1884, 
aged  94  years.  Mr.  Todd  was  a  captain  of  militia  in  the  War  of  1812, 
and  was  stationed  with  his  command  at  Portsmouth,  N  H.  His  father, 
John  Todd,  was  a  private  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  was  pres- 
ent af  the  surrender  of  Burgoyne  at  Saratoga.  His  grandson  Isaac 
has  in  his  possession  the  musket  which  he  captured  from  a  Hessian  sol- 
dier. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Todd  reared  six  children.  Their  oldest  son,  Isaac 
Todd,  was  born  in  Peterboro,  N.  H.,  December  18,  18 16,  and  came  with 
his  parents  to  Byron  in  1828.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools, 
supplemented  by  a  few  terms  in  the  academies.  November  3,  1 847,  he 
married  Frances  H.  Dewey,  of  Byron,  and  settled  near  Byron  Center. 
In  1870  he  removed  to  the  old  homestead.  Besides  conducting  a  farm 
of  300  acres  he  deals  in  fine  horses  and  live  stock.  He  is  a  Democrat 
and  has  served  as  justice  eight  years.  His  children  are  James  G.,  a 
farmer  and  dealer  in  stock  ;  Sarah  (Mrs.  S.  C.  Hall),  of  Rochester  ;  Will- 
iam G.,  a  farmer  in  Elba;  and  Ida  J.,  John  D.,  and  Emily,  who  reside 
with  their  parents.  Their  youngest  child,  Joe  D.,  died  in  1887,  aged  22 
years. 

William  Warn,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  came  in  1816  to  Byron.  He 
served  in  the  Revolution,  and  died  at  the  home  of  his  son  Warren,  in  By- 
ron, aged  over  90  years.  His  four  sons,  William,  Warren,  Lyman,  and 
Milo,  came  to  the  Holland  Purchase  as  early  or  before  the  "  cold  season  " 
of  1816,  and  were  all  farmers.  Lyman  Warn  was  born  in  Mlassachu setts  in 
1797,  came  to  Byron  in  18 16,  married  Jane  Gillam,  a  native  of  New 
Jersey,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  Byron.  In  early  life  he  cut  stone  for  the 
constrtiction  of  the  locks  in  the  Erie  Canal.  In  1838  he  removed  to  the 
farm  where  his  son  Horatio  now  lives,  on  road  6,  where  he  died  in  1871, 
aged  74  years.  He  was  a  Democrat.  He  was  honest  and  industrious,  j^is 
only  son,  Horatio,  born  in  1829,  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and 
married  Sarah  E.  Green,  January  12,  1859,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  who 
was  born  in  1839.  He  settled  with  his  father  where  he  still  resides.  Mr. 
Warn  is  much  like  his  respected  father,  a  man  of  sterling  integrity.  They 
have  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  viz.:  Francis  G.,  born  in  1861  ;  Charles  L., 
born  in  1868  ;  and  Fannie  J.,  born  in  1873.  All  reside  at  home  with 
their  parents.  Mandana  Warn,  the  only  daughter^of  Lyman  Warn,  was 
born  in  1 831.  She  married  M.  D.  L.  Carpenter  in  1877,  who  resides  at 
North  Byron,  and  is  a  farmer. 

Amasa  Walker,  son  of  Ebenezer,  of  Ashford,  Conn.,  was  born  in  1767, 
and  died  in  1828.  He  married  Martha  Smith,  and  they  came  from  Mas- 
sachusetts to  Byron  in  1811.      He  had  12  children.      Achsah,  a  daughter, 


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married  Simeon  Hosm'er,  a  farmer,  of  Byron.  Amasa,  a  son,  married, 
first,  Lydia  Dwight,  and  second,  in  18  13.  Lydia  Nichols.  He  settled  in 
Byron  with  his  father.  Asahel  C,  son  of  Amasa  and  Lydia  (Dwight) 
Walker,  was  born  in  1823.  He  bought  the  old  homestead,  married  Sarah 
Ford,  and  resided  there  until  1868       He  died  in  1870. 

Alpha  M.  Wh  ton,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Royalton,  Niagara  Countv,  in 
1857.  He  entered  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  and 
graduated  from  that  institution  in  188 1.  He  also  attended  a  course  of 
special  lectures  at  Jefferson  College  for  two  years,  and  passed  an  exami- 
nation of  the  medical  faculty  of  the  Homeopathic  College  of  New  York 
city.  In  July,  1883,  he  settled  in  South  Byron,  where  he  has  since  prac- 
ticed his  profession.  In  the  short  time  that  he  has  been  there  he  has 
gained  the  confidence  of  the  people,  and  has.  by  his  ability,  industry,  and 
close  attention  to  his  professional  duties,  built  up  a  fair  and  successful 
practice  Although  he  graduated  with  honor  he  thinks  it  essential  to  be 
a  close  student,  and  strives  to  keep  pace  with  the  improvements  and  dis- 
coveries in  medical  science. 


DARIEN. 


lARIEN  was  formed  from  Pembroke,  February  10,  1832,  and  lies 
in  the  southwest  corner  of  the  county.  The  surface  is  hilly  in 
the  south  and  rolling  in  the  north.  Murder  Creek  flows  through 
the  town  from  south  to  north,  in  the  eastern  part.  Croo]<ed  and  Eleven 
Mile  creeks  are  the  other  principal  streams.  The  soil  in  the  north  is  a 
sandy  and  gravelly  loam,  and  in  the  south  a  clayey  loam  underlaid  by 
limestone.  The  Buffalo,  New  York  &  Erie  Railroad  extends  through  the 
town  from  east  to  west,  a  little  south  of  the  center.  The  N.  Y.  C.  &  H. 
R.  Railroad  extends  through  the  northwest  corner.  The  Delaware, 
Lackawanna  &  Western  Railroad  runs  through  the  center  of  the  town 
from  east  to  west,  and  the  Geneva  &  Buffalo  road  will  soon  have  its  line 
built  in  the  northern  part  of  the  town.     There  are  four  postoffices. 

Darien  Center  (formerly  called  King's  Corners)  is  a  post  village 
situated  three-quarters  of  a  mile  north  of  the  Erie  Railroad,  which  affords 
easy  transit  from  the  place,  good  facilities  for  transporting  produce  to 
market,  and  enabling  the  farmers  to  send  milk  daily  to  Buffalo.  There 
are  at  this  place  four  stores  of  various  kinds,  an  hotel,  a  school- house,  a 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  the  usual  complement  of  mechanics,  and  in 
all  about  50  dwellings. 

Darien  village,  or  Darien  City,  as  it  is  sometimes  called,  the  name 
given  it  by  some  eccentric  individual  when  there  were  only  a  few  houses 

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4o6  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


built,  is  situated  towards  the  southeast  part  of  the  town,  on  Murder 
Creek  (so-called  from  the  supposition  that  a  murder  had  been  com- 
mitted near  it  at  an  early  day),  and  near  Griswold  station  (named  from 
B.  Griswold)  on  the  Erie  Railroad.  The  village  contains  a  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  postoffice,  school-house,  blacksmith  shop,  saw  and  feed -mills, 
a  wagon  shop,  and  about  30  dwellings.  Before  the  advent  of  the  railroads 
it  was  a  place  of  more  active  local  trade  and  manufacturing  than  at  present. 

Sawens  (p.  o.),  so  named  in  honor  of  the  Sawens  family  in  the  near 
neighborhood,  is  situated  on  Murder  Creek,  in  the  northeast  part  of  the 
town.  This  little  hamlet  contains  a  general  store  where  the  postoffice  is 
kept,  a  saw  mill  and  cider-mill,  blacksmith  shop,  and  about  10  houses. 

Fargo  (p.  o.),  on  the  Delaware  &  Lackawanna  Railroad,  in  the  north- 
west part  of  the  town,  contains  a  general  store,  cheese  factory,  blacksmith 
shop,  and  about  10  dwellings. 

The  first  town  meeting  was  held  at  Stephen  King's  inn  (this  being  the 
first  tavern  reported  in  the  town),  April  3,  1832,  and  the  following  officers 
chosen:  Hugh  Long,  supervisor  ;  Thomas  Riddle,  town  clerk  ;  Jonathan 
Durkee,  James  Sutherland,  Adna  Tenney.  justices  of  the  peace  ;  William 
Thayer,  William  Williams,  Thomas  Miller,  assessors  ;  Chilson  Mullet, 
Price  Mattison,  overseers  of  the  poor  ;  Lyman  H.  Seaver,  Lewis  Clark, 
William  Kidder,  commissioners  of  highways  ;  Daniel  Carter,  Constantine 
Oilman,  Newton  Haws,  commissioners  of  schools  ;  Daniel  Kendrick,  col- 
lector. When  the  division  of  the  county  was  made,  in  1840,  the  citizens 
of  Darien  were  not  disposed  to  submit  to  the  new  measure  without  resist- 
ance. The  following  resolution  was  unanimously  adopted  at  a  meeting  of 
the  citizens  held  in  1840  : 

''  That  we,  the  legal  voters  of  the  town  of  Darien,  do  most  earnestly  remonstrate 
against  any  division  of  the  county  of  Genesee,  and  that  our  representative  in  the  Assem- 
bly be,  and  is  hereby,  requested  to  use  his  utmost  endeavors  to  prevent  any  division  of 
the  said  county." 

Religion. — The  earliest  account  we  have  of  any  religious  services  in 
Darien  is  by  a  T^aptist  minister.  Elder  William  Throop,.in  1820,  who 
held  services  until  about  1840.  The  First  Congregational  Society  is  on 
record  as  organizing  Ma}-  9,  1 823,  at  Darien  Center,  with  12  members, 
with  Hugh  Wallace  as  minister.  In  1825  there  were  18  members;  in 
1834,  13,  with  Rev.  T.  Baldwin,  minister;  in  1840,  ^6,  with  Rev.  L.  A. 
Skinner,-  minister;  and  in  1846.  40.  They  built  a  wooden  building 
about  1839,  which  is  still  standing.  The  chiirch  edifice  was  sold  about 
1880  for  a  small  sum,  and  ther^'  has  been  no  preaching  since  i860. 

There  is  upon  record  a  society  of  the  first  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
organized  March  18,  1833,  but  we  can  find  no  other  information  con- 
cerning it.  The  present  church  was  organized  in  1 848,  by  J.  W.  Vaughan. 
Its  first  pastor  was  Rev.  K.  D.  Nettleton,  and  there  were  35  members. 
There  are  two  churches:  one  in  Darien,  built  of  wood  in  1848,  and  one 
in  Darien  Center,  built  in  1874,  having  a  combined  membership  of  84 
members,  under  the  pastoral  charge  of  Rev.  H.  A.  Slingerland.  The 
valuation  of  the  properties  is  $7,500. 


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The  Advent  Church  of  God  was  organized  in  North  Darien,  January- 
id,  1864,  by  Elder  C.  W.  Low,  with  a  membership  of  40.  The  first  pas- 
tor was  A.  C.  Newell,  and  the  church  edifice  was  built  in  1867.  There 
are  at  present  50  members,  with  Elder  George  A.  Streeter  in  charge. 
The  house  and  grounds  are  valued  at  nearly  $2,000.  The  Sunday-school 
has  40  scholars. 

Laban  H.  Robinson' s  feed  and  saw-mills  are  located  at  the  village  of 
Darien,  on  Murder  Creek,  which  furnishes  the  motive  power.  These 
mills  were  built  by  Mr,  Robinson  in  188 1,  on  the  site  of  the  mills  built  in 
1854  by  Stephen  Douglas.  His  mills  and  a  succeeding  set  were  de- 
stroyed by  fire.  Mr.  Robinson  does  custom  grinding,  and  deals  in  feed 
and  grain.  He  also  does  custom  sawing.  His  saw-mill  is  furnished  with 
a  circular  saw  and  has  a  capacity  for  sawing  from  5,000  to  8,000  feet  of 
lumber  per  day.      He  grinds  about  5,000  bushels  of  grain  annually. 

Harlow  BrotJiers  (Henry  L.,  Jefferson  P.,  and  Charles  J.)  were  ex-  , 
tensive  manufacturers  of  carriages  at  Harlow's  Corners.  The  older 
brother,  Henry  L.  Harlow,  began  business  in  a  small  way  about  1844, 
and  as  his  brothers  became  of  legal  age  he  admitted  them  to  partnership. 
This  firm  had  a  wide  reputation,  and  had  not  only  a  market  in  this  State, 
but  in  Michigan,  Ohio,  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Indiana,  and  California.  In  the 
busiest  season  they  sometimes  employed  as  many  as  35  men.  The  busi- 
ness was  continued  in  Darien  and  Lancaster  about  40  years. 

Zeno  Griswold s  grist,  saw,  and  cider-mills  are  located  at  the  little 
hamlet  of  Sawens,  on  Murder  Creek,  which  furnishes  the  power,  with 
steam  as  auxiliary.  He  does  custom  grinding,  sawing,  and  cidermak- 
ing. 

In  the  sketches  and  reminiscences  following  will  be  found  a  complete 
history  of  the  town  as  made  up  from  the  lives  of  its  earliest  and  most 
prominent  pioneers  and  families.  When  settlements  were  made  several 
families,  or  members  of  the  same  families,  would  locate  in  a  neighbor- 
hood. Hence  we  have  in  Darien  the  Colby  settlement,  the  Wait  settle- 
ment, and  many  others,  so  that  the  neighborhoods,  with  their  appropriate 
names,  retain  their  early  designations  to  the  present  time. 

The  first  settlement  was  made  near  Darien  City  by  Orange  Carter,  from 
Vermont,  in  1803.  Isaac  Chaddock,  from  Vermont,  settled  near  Darien 
City  in  1804.  The  first  birth  was  that  of  Harriet  Carter,  in  1805.  Ste- 
phen Parker  kept  the  first  inn,  in  1808,  at  Darien  City,  and  Stephen  King 
the  first  store,  at  Darien  Center,  in  1815.  The  first  saw- mill  was  erected 
by  Amos  Humphrey,  in  1809,  on  Eleven  Mile  Creek. 

In  addition  to  the  mercantile  and  other  business  interests  that  are 
noted  in  the  biographical  sketches  we  here  group  the  business  that  was 
done  in  the  town  in  1869.  At  Darien  Morganstern  &  Garegan  were 
carriagemakers,  and  Theodore  Young  was  postmaster  and  merchant. 
M.  D.  Bartlett  kept  an  hotel  and  was  a  carriagemaker  at  Darien  City. 
Amos  B.  Humphrey  had  a  grist-mill.  Kensie  Brothers  were  grocers  and 
proprietors  of  a  cheese  factory,  R.  O.  Lewis  had  a  grist  and  saw- mill, 


4o8  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


J.  Nichols  was  a  merchant,  and  H.  N.  Vickery  was  a  physician  at  Darien 
Center. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  many  of  the  principal  settlers  prior  to-  1820^ 
in  what  is  now  Darien  and  Pembroke: 

Benjamin  C.  Adams,  Selah  Carpenter,  Alanson  T.  Fisher,  Lott  K.  (iriswokl,  William. 

and  Dexter  Humphrey,  Selvy  Kidder.  Mullett,   David  Nay,  Jesse  Tubbs.  Zina. 

Wait,  Capt.  Jonathan  Woodward,  and  George  Wright.  In  1804,  Isaac  Chaddock  and 
David  Goss.  In  1806,  Rufus  Kidder,  Orange  Carter,  Saxton  Bailey,  Israel  Doane,  and 
James  Day.  In  1807,  Capt.  Jonathan  Bailey,  Benjamin  and  David  Carter,  and  John 
and  David  Long.  In  1808,  John  Lamberton,  Abraham  Matteson,  Stephen  Parker,. 
Joseph  Peters,  and  Samuel  Carr.  In  1809,  S.  D.  Cleveland,  A.  L.  Clemens.  Owen 
Curtis,  Amos  Humphrey,  Samuel  Matteson.  John  Sumner,  James  G.,  H.  G.,  and  D. 
Tiffany,  Maj.  William  Thayer,  and  Jonathan  Vaughan.  In  i8io,  Anna  Horton.  Daniel 
and  Levi  Jones.  Jotham  Sumner,  Sally  and  Henry  Salisbury,  Dexter  Bordwell,  Orris- 
and  E.  N.  Boughton,  Maj.  Jonathan  Durkee,  and  John  Jr.,  and  Russell  Waite.  In  181  u 
John  Ball,  Peleg  Brown.  Nathaniel  Jones.  John  Murray,  Jerome  Sumner,  Joel  Sutherland,- 
and  Harry  Stone.  In  1812,  Ichabod  and  Alva  Jetlerson,  Jonas  Kinne,  Winslow  and. 
Tyler  Sumner,  David  and  John  Sutherland,  John  Stickney,  Daniel  and  Barzilla  Carter,. 
'Frank  Chapin,  Abner  C,  Reuben,  and  Daniel  Colby,  and  Ira  J.  Tisdale.  In  1813, 
Anson  Ackley.  Harvey  Butler,  Hiram  Hedges,  Jonathan  Hastings,  John  A.  Lathrop,. 
Josiah  Lee.  William  and  Thomas  Vickery,  John  McCollister,  and  Thorp  Wildman. 
In  1814,  Daniel  Marsh.  William  B.Garfield,  Horace  Sloan,  Jonathan  Vickery,  and  John- 
Webb.  In  181 5,  Ezra  Clark,  Ba.xter  Gilbert,  A.  Hutchinson,  Shadrach  Harmon,. 
Obadiah  Jenks,  Quartus  and  D.  J.  Lee.  Elijah  Lamb,  Joshua  Peters,  Jr.,  Ephraim 
Sumner,  and  David  Salisbury.  In  1816,  Col.  Jesse  Safford,  D.  Anderson,  William 
Cole,  Benajah  Griswold,  John  L.  Hoyle,  Daniel  C.  Stoddard.  John  Seaver,  and  Julius 
Wildman.  In  1817,  John  W.  Brown,  C.  Dodge,  Davis  Huntley,  Elisha  H.  Lathrop, 
Noah  Winslow,  and  Hugh  Wallis.  In  1818,  Elijah  Lee,  Philo  Farnham,  Lemuel 
Stickney,  and  Silas  and  Adna  Tifftiny.  In  1819,  James  Booth.  L.  H.  Colby,  Justus 
Fales,  Oliver  Harper,  Samuel  Harroun,  Zebulon  Jones.  Stephen  King,  An.son  and 
Caroline  Lathrop.  William  Shumway.  Benjamin  Sloan,  and  John  W.  Willett. 

Saxton  Bailey  came  to  Darien  in  1806,  with  his  son  Joshua,  and  bought 
600  acres  of  land  where  Charles  C.  Magry  now  lives.  His  family  came 
in  1808.  His  son  Daniel  came  in  1808,  and  served  as  a  captain  in  the 
War  of  1 81 2.  He  was  a  Presbyterian,  and  built  the  church  at  the  Center. 
Joshua  Bailey  was  also  an  early  settler.  He  was  a  farmer  of  much  in- 
dustry and  accumulated  a  great  deal  of  property.  He  sold  his  farm  and 
started  a  school  at  the  Center.    * 

Benjamin  C.  Adams  was  a  very  early  store-keeper  at  Darien  City,  and 
had  the  business  all  to  himself  for  a  number  of  years,  or  until  about  1832. 

Dexter  Bordwell,  son  of  John  and  Mary  (Edson)  Bordwell,  of  Orange 
County,  Vt.,  was  born  March  24,  1801.  With  his  father  he  came  to  Darien 
in  1810,  residing  with  him  until  22  years  of  age.  The  labors  of  clearing 
the  farm  were  so  great  that  all  were  obliged  to  assist.  The  first  school- 
house,  of  logs,  Mr.  Bordwell  assisted  in  erecting.  At  this  school  he  was; 
educated,  and  proved  himself  a  master  of  the  spelling  book.  He  pur- 
chased, in  1825,  the  farm  where  his  only  son,  Aaron  Bordwell,  now  lives,, 
and  borrowed  $i  to  pay  for  making  out  the  contract.  He  married  Tir- 
zah,  daughter  of  Sullivan  and  Lucy  Russ,  in  1829,  and  by  close  economy,, 
industry,  and  perseverance  succeeded  in  paying  for  his  place.  He  was 
an  "  old  line  Whig"  and  a  staunch  supporter  of  the  Republican  party- 
He  died  in  1885,  and  his  wife  in  1 873.     Their  only  daughter,  an  amiable 


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lady  of  culture,  came  to  her  death  by  being  thrown  from  a  carriage,  Jan- 
uary 7,  1850.  Aaron,  the  only  son,  was  born  October  26,  1836,  received 
an  academic  education,  and  September  28,  1872,  married  Libbie  Bord- 
well,  of  Alden,  111.,  and  settled  on  the  old  homestead.  Their  only  son, 
Clarence  H.,  was  born  March  11,  1880.  Mr.  Bordwell  is  engaged  in 
breeding  fine  stock,  having  a  large  flock  of  Oxforddown  sheep,  reported 
to  be  the  best  in  the  State,  and  upon  which  he  has  obtained  many  first 
premiums  at  State  and  international  shovv's.  He  is  also  a  breeder  of  fine 
high  grade  Holstein  cattle.  Mr  Bordwell  is  a  genial,  courteous  gentle- 
man, a  lover  of  home  and  its  surroundings. 

Cyrus  Brown,  son  of  John  and  Abigail  (Wright)  Brown,  was  born  in 
New  Ipswich,  Hillsborough  County,  N,  H.,  May  20,  1785.  In  his  boy- 
hood he  removed  with  his  father's  family  to  Sharon,  N.  H.  In  Decem- 
ber, 1 8 10,  he  married  Milla  Lawrence,  and  settled  with  his  father  in  Sha- 
ron. In  1 817  he  removed  to  Pembroke,  this  county,  and  settled  on  the 
farm  (then  unimproved)  where  he  resided  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
was  three  times  elected  to  the  chief  office  of  the  town  of  Sharon,  and  he 
held  the  office  of  supervisor  of  Pembroke  seven  years.  Mrs.  Brown, 
daughter  of  Benjamin  and  Rebecca  (Woods)  Lawrence,  was  born  in  Jaf- 
frey,  Cheshire  County,  N.  H.,  September  iS,  1791.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown 
had  six  sons  and  four  daughters,  and  all  but  one  lived  to  adult  age.  He 
died  in  1846,  and  she  in  1849. 

Peleg  Bowen,  son  of  Peleg  and  Lenty  Bowen,  was  born  in  Galway,  Sar- 
atoga County,  N.  Y.,  May  26,  1790,  and  about  181 1  came  to  Darien, 
then  included  in  Batavia,  and  selected  a  home  on  the  town  line,  where  F. 
Timms  now  lives.  He  lived  there  till  his  death.  He  spent  a  year  or  two. 
inclosing  and  building,  and  married  Eleanor  Green.  He  was  one  of  the 
sturdy  pioneers  who  cleared  out  of  the  forest  a  good  farm  and  made 
himself  a  comfortable  home.  In  the  War  of  18 12  he  was  a  militiaman, 
and  went  for  the  defense  of  Buffalo  when  that  city  was  attacked  and 
burned.  He  was  always  a  farmer,  and  a  man  of  strict  integrity,  indus- 
trious, honest,  a  good  neighbor,  and  a  reliable  citizen.  He  died  in  March, 
1861.  Mrs.  Bowen  died  in  December,  1858.  They  had  eight  children  : 
David,  a  farmer  residing  in  Alexander  ;  Rufus,  a  retired  farmer  resid- 
ing in  the  village  of  Attica  ;  Olive  (Mrs  J.  Dunbar),  whose  husband  is  a 
farmer  residing  in  Attica  ;  Florania,  who  married  William  Major,  and  is 
now  a  widow  residing  in  Amsterdam,  N.  Y.;  and  Richard,  who  is  the 
only  one  residing  in  Darien,  Betsey  M.  married  F.  Curtis;  is  a  widow, 
and  resides  in  Wisconsin;  Myra  married  Fernando  Burk,  and  is  a  widow 
living  in  Meridian,  Cayuga  County;  and  George  P.  is  a  merchant  in  Bata- 
via. Richard  was  born  December  18  1828,  and  has  a  good  practical  ed- 
ucation, which  he  received,  not  in  the  common  schools,  but  by  a  course 
of  reading  and  observation.  In  October,  1853,  he  married  Susan  Curtis, 
of  Alexander.  They  had  three  children,  of  whom  Ellen  and  Flora  are 
living  and  reside,  unmarried,  in  Attica.  Mrs.  Bowen  died  December  9, 
1864.  and  March  8,  1866,  Mr.  Bowen  married  Janette  M.   Lathrop,  by 


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whom  he  has  a  son,  Charles  B.,  born  June  3,  1868,  and  a  daughter,  Nettie 
E.,  born  May  7,  1872.  Mr.  Bowen  is  a  Democrat,  but  not  an  "  ofifensive 
partisan."  He  is  giving  his  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  his  large  farm, 
and  the  breeding  of  pure  blood  Oxforddown  sheep  and  imported  and 
registered  pure  blood  Durham  cattle.  He  is  well  and  favorably  known 
throughout  the  county. 

Francis  J.  Bauer,  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  October  8,  1837, 
emigrated  to  America  in  1853,  and  in  1865  married  Elizabeth  Bauer. 
They  had  four  children  :  Edward  C,  Frank  J.,  Helen  M.  (Mrs.  Milo 
Langworthy),  of  Pembroke,  and  Ida  H.  In  1876  they  settled  on  a  farm 
at  Darien  Center,  where  they  now  reside. 

Charles  F.  Chick,  son  of  George  and  Jane  (Percy)  Chick,  who  came 
from  England  in  1852,  was  born  in  Buffalo  at  the  Cold  Springs,  Decem- 
ber 21,  1856.  May  3,  1 88 1,  he  married  Carrie  Welker,  and  in  1884 
settled  on  the  farm  of  247  acres  where  he  now  resides,  near  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  town.  Mr.  Chick  is  an  extensive  dealer  in  half-breed 
Percheron  horses  and  roadsters,  mostly  brought  from  Iowa.  He  also 
deals  in  cows  from  Canada,  and  in  fertilizers,  besides  conducting  his  large 
farm  and  dairy  of  35  cows. 

Owen  Curtis,  a  pioneer  settler,  was  born  in  Warren,  Conn^^  in  1789. 
He  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1808,  and  selected  a  farm  in  the  wilder- 
ness of  Batavia,  now  Darien,  on  which  he  lived  over  70  years.  In  181 5 
he  married  Abigail  Wait,  of  Washington  County,  and  reared  eight  chil- 
dren. Mrs.  Curtis  died  in  1848,  and  a  few  years  after  he  married  Mrs. 
Abel,  who  survived  him.  Mr.  Curtis  died  in  1879,  in  his  90th  year.  He 
was  not  a  man  of  forms  and  ceremonies,  but  lived  within  himself  and 
minded  his  own  business,  conceding  the  same  rights  to  others  that  he 
claimed  and  stubbornly  maintained  for  himself.  He  was  a  man  for  home 
and  peace,  and  made  no  effort  for  show  or  popularity.  He  was  pro- 
verbial for  his  integrity,  and  was  kind  and  neighborly.  By  fair  dealing 
and  prudence  he  accumulated  a  good  property. 

Orange  Carter,  born  December  23,  1774,  in  Connecticut,  married  Bet- 
sey Rumsey,  of  Vermont,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  St.  Albans.  In  1806 
he  came  to  Darian  (then  Batavia),  being  the  first  settler  in  the  north  part 
of  the  town,  near  the  Baptist  Church.  Harriet,  his  daughter,  was  ths 
first  child  born  in  1806.  Mr.  Carter  had  previously  spent  several  yeart 
assisting  the  surveyors  on  the  Purchase.  He  received  the  deed  of  his 
farm  in  1805,  and  in  February,  1806,  came  with  his  family,  occupying, 
until  June,  when  his  own  cabin  was  completed,  the  log  school-house  at 
Stafford.  His  nearest  neighbor  in  Alexander  was  three  and  one-half 
miles  and  the  grist-mill  six  miles  distant.  Being  robust,  hearty,  and 
courageous,  pioneer  life  suited  him.  The  next  year  his  brother.  David 
came,  and  after  that  the  settlement  was  increased  by  the  arrival  of  Will- 
iams, Ackley,  Clark,  McCollister,  Doane,  Lathrop,  and  other  families. 
Mr.  Carter  was  a  volunteer  in  the  War  of  1 8 12.  In  1838  he  sold  his 
farm,  and  in  1840  went  to  Wisconsin  with  his  sons  Ackley,  Orange,  and 


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William,  living  with  the  latter  until  his  death  in  1855,  aged  81  years. 
Mrs.  Carter  was  born  in  1777,  and  died  in  1847.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  10  children,  all  of  whom  married.  Daniel  Carter,  a  son  living  in 
Corfu,  is  the  only  one  remaining  in  the  county.  He  was  born  in  St.  Al- 
bans, Vt.,  October  4,  1802,  and  married,  first,  Maria  Matteson,  by  whom 
he  had  two  children,  both  deceased.  He  married,  second,  Mrs.  Martha 
Williams.  Mr.  Carter  was  always  interested  in  the  welfare  of  his  town. 
He  held  the  office  of  supervisor,  and  others.  A  gentleman  of  the  old 
school,  he  is  a  man  of  sterling  integrity  and  respected  by  all  his  acquaint- 
ances. He  has  alwavs  been  a  farmer,  a  great  reader,  well  up  on  all  the 
current  topics,  and  a  Democrat  since  1840.  He  has  resided  in  Corfu  for 
25  years,  and  has  been  street  commissioner  all  the  time  but  three  years. 
In  the  exercise  of  his  office  he  has  given  great  satisfaction,  giving  the 
citizens  an  excellent  roadway  by  using  gravel  from  an  acre  of  ground  to 
the  depth  of  eight  feet.  At  the  advanced  age  of  87  years  he  cultivates 
his  own  garden.  He  has  been  trustee  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  for 
many  years,  and  is  a  liberal  contributor  to  its  needs. 

Brazilla  Carter,  born  in  Connecticut,  married  there,  and  in  1812  came 
to  the  Holland  Purchase  and  settled  in  the  woods  in  the  town  of  Darien, 
then  included  in  Pembroke,  on  the  place  where  his  grandson,  Riley  Car- 
ter, now  lives.  He  built  his  log  cabin  in  the  field,  near  a  spring,  about 
80  rods  north  of  the  highway.  He  came  from  Connecticut  with  an  ox- 
sled  and  cart,  loading  the  cart  when  he  found  sleighing,  and  vice  versa 
when  the  ground  was  bare.  He  was  six  weeks  on  the  road.  Five  of  his 
children  were  born  in  Connecticut  and  two  in  Darien.  He  died  on  the 
farm  where  he  first  settled,  at  about  the  age  of  86  years.  His  son  Will- 
liam,  born  in  Connecticut  in  1804,  came  with  his  parents  to  Darien. 
When  21  years" of  age  he  took  charge  of  the  farm,  cleared  it  up,  paid 
for  his  first  lOO  acres,  and  later  added  another  100  of  cleared  land.  He 
was  a  stalwart  man,  six  feet  in  height,  and  weighed  over  200  pounds ; 
honest  and  industrious.  Mr.  Carter  was  a  clear-headed  man,  of  good 
judgment,  and  accumulated  a  good  fortune.  He  died  in  April,  1880, 
aged  "6  years,  highly  respected  by  a  multitude  of  friends.  He  married 
Harriet  Hannan,  who  bore  him  six  children.  She  died  and  he  married 
Hannah  Finch,  of  Wyoming  County,  who  bore  him  one  child.  His  son 
Riley,  before  mentioned,  bought  the  original  100  acres  at  the  death  of  his 
father,  and  is  now  an  enterprising  and  successful  farmer  on  the  old  home- 
stead. He  married  Frances  Crossman,  and  they  have  a  son  and  a  daugh- 
ter. Mr.  Carter  is  a  decided  Democrat  and  is  doing  his  party  good  serv- 
ice.     He  is  now  assessor. 

Abner  C,  Reuben,  and  Daniel  Colby,  sons  of  Daniel,  came  from 
Canaan,  N.  H  ,  and  settled  in  Darien  in  18 12.  Their  brother  Aaron 
came  in  18 16.  All  took  contracts  for  land  at  $3  per  acre,  with  10  years 
for  payment.  Their  farms  were  contiguous  and  the  settlement  was  known 
as  the  Colby  neighborhood.  With  no  roads,  the  nearest  mill  at  Batavia, 
and  with  wild  animals  abundant,  these  pioneers  were  able  to  clear  off  their 


412  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


land,  and  convert  the  forests  into  cultivated  fields.  All  died  where  they 
first  settled,  and  the  same  farms  are  still  occupied  by  Colbys. 

Abner  C.  Colby,  born  May  2,  i  T^^,  settled  where  his  son,  Levi  H.  Colby, 
now  lives.  November  9,  1816,  he  married  Nancy  (Steward)  Cutler. 
He  died  August  i,  1856,  aged  80  years,  and  his  wife  in  1862.  Their 
children  were  Levi  H.,  Abner  C,  Hiram,  and  George.  Levi  H.,  the 
eldest,  was  born  on  the  homestead  January  6,  18 19.  He  purchased  the 
homestead  from  the  heirs,  and  December  25,  1846,  married  Susan  A. 
Root,  by  whom  he  had  four  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  childhood. 
The  survivor.  Dexter  D  ,  was  born  August  14,  1852,  and  is  a  farmer  in 
Michigan.  Mrs  Colby  died  June  12,  1859,  and  Mr.  Colby  married, 
March  29,  i860,  Elizabeth  D.  1  incoln,  by  whom  he  had  children  as  fol- 
lows: John  L.,  born  December  27,  i860,  who  is  a  farmer  in  Michigan  ;  Lib- 
bie  G.,  born  October  27,  1 867 ;  <ind  Levi  Henry,  born  November  8,  1 869. 
The  last  two  live  at  home.  Mr.  Colby  is  a  Republican  in  politics,  devotes 
his  time  to  his  farm,  and  is  a  highly  respected  friend  and  neighbor. 

Joshua  Colby,  son  of  Reuben,  was  born  in  New  Hampshire  in  1808, 
and  married  Elizabeth  Town  in  1 827.  In  early  life  he  carried  on  an  ashery, 
collecting  in  one  winter  3,000  bushels  of  ashes.  He  now  lives  on  the 
Daniel  Colby  homestead. 

Aaron  H.  Colby,  son  of  Reuben,  was  born  in  New  Hampshire  in  I  81  I, 
spent  his  boyhood  in  Darien,  and  went  to  the  district  school.  He  mar- 
ried Ellen  Beardsley,  and  settled  on  the  place  where  he  now  resides. 
He  is  a  mason  as  well  as  a  farmer,  but  leads  a  retired  life,  residing  with 
his  son  Darius  H. 

Horace  H.  Chapin,  son  of  Ralph  and  Betsey  (Otis)  Chapin,  was  born 
in  Massachusetts  in  18 13,  and  when  three  years  of  age  came  with  his 
parents  to  Batavia.  He  began  clerking  in  1832,  with  Stephen  King, 
and  later  became  his  partner.  He  was  also  in  business  with  'Squire  Rid- 
dle for  10  years  from  1 841.  He  sold  his  store  to  Theodore  Young  in 
1864,  and  has  since  cultivated  his  farm  of  65  acres.  Mr.  Chapin  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  belongs  and  gives  liberally  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  In  1836  he  married  Louisa  C.  Walker,  and  their  daughter, 
Mrs.  James  Matteson,  resides  in  Rochester.  Mrs  Chapin  died  in  1838, 
and  in  185  I  he  married  Sarah  M.  Church,  by  whom  he  has  two  children, 
Hattie  E.  (  Mrs.  Frank  L  Harris  )  and  Ralph  E.,  who  married  Florence 
Heal.  Mr.  Harris  and  Ralph  E.  Chapin  are  partners  in  business  in  Oak- 
field.  In  June,  1866,  Mr.  Chapin  married  his  present  wife,  Selinda  L. 
Munger. 

Jonathan  Durkee,  son  of  Thomas  and  Abiah  (Smith)  Durkee,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  common  schools  and  at  Dartmouth  College.  He  married,  first, 
Chloe  Gleason,  January  3,  1 798,  and  settled  in  Hanover,  N.  H.,  caring 
for  his  parents  until  their  decease.  He  came  to  Darien  in  18 10,  bought 
400  acres  of  land  where  his  daughter,  Mary  Ann  Wilson,  Frank  Chapin 
and  his  son  Albert  F.,  now  live.  He  put  in  two  acres  of  wheat,  returned 
to  New  Hampshire,  and  the  next  spring  brought  his  wife  and  six  children 


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to  share  his  pioneer  life.  He  erected  the  set  of  buildings  now  standing. 
Mr.  Durkee  died  in  1856,  aged  82  years,  and  his  wife  in  1841.  They  had 
12  children.  In  1843  he  married  Betsey  Felton,  who  died  about  1857. 
He  was  known  as  major  ;  was  a  prominent  man  in  his  town,  and  held  the 
offices  of  supervisor,  justice  of  the  peace,  and  trial  justice.  His  only 
daughter  married  Frank  Chapin,  August  30,  1838,  and  settled  near  her 
father.  At  his  death  Mr.  Chapin  bought  the  old  homestead,  residing  there 
until  his  decease  in  1887. 

Albert  F.  Chapin,  son  of  Frank  and  Mary  Ann  (Durkee)  Chapin,  was 
born  in  Darien,  January  20,  1841,  and  was  educated  at  the  academy.  At 
the  age  of  18  he  was  a  clerk  in  Buffalo,  became  a  partner,  and  was  in  trade 
30  years.  In  1884  he  returned  to  the  homestead,  and  is  now  a  worthy 
citizen  and  an  enterprising  farmer.  He  married  Sarah  Bostwick,  of  New- 
ark, N.  Y.,  September  18,  1872. 

John  J.  Ellis,  son  of  Chester  and  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Ellis,  was  born  in 
Bath,  Steuben  County,  August  24,  1854,  received  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  and  at  the  academy,  and  taught  school  when  17  years  of 
age.  He  then  went  into  the  railroad  office  at  Bath,  and  has  been  in  the 
employ  of  the  Erie  Railroad  since.  In  1874  he  was  placed  in  charge  of 
Darien  station.  He  also  deals  in  farm  produce  and  agricultural  imple- 
ments. In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has  the  confidence  of  his 
townsmen,  who  elected  him  supervisor  in  1885-86.  He  is  a  man  of  ex- 
cellent business  ability.  October  20,  1875,  he  married  Matilda  J.  Spann, 
of  Attica,  a  lady  of  culture  and  refinement. 

James  Kinsey  was  born  in  the  town  of  Huntington.  County  Hereford, 
England,  in  1783.  He  married  Elizabeth  Gwillen,  and  came  to  America 
with  his  family  in  .1832,  landing  in  New  York.  He  set  out  for  Ohio,  but 
on  hearing  that  his  destination  was  an  unhealthy  region  he  remained  in 
the  vicinity  of  Utica  about  two  jears,  and  in  1834  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Darien,  where  he  lived  till  his  death.  His  son,  James  Kinsey,  Jr.,  was 
born  in  England,  came  to  Darien  with  bis  father  in  1834,  and  married 
Grizilda  Freeman  in  1847.  He  first  settled  on  the  homestead,  but  now 
owns  an  extensive  farm  one  mile  west  of  Darien  Center.  Mr.  Kinsey  and 
his  brother  Stephen  have  been  the  largest  dealers  in  cattle,  horses,  sheep, 
and  swine  of  any  in  their  town,  and  among  the  largest  in  the  county.  Mr. 
Kinsey  is  a  staunch  Democrat,  and  has  been  very  popular  with  his  towns- 
men. He  was  elected  supervisor  of  his  town  in  1887,  and  reelected  in 
1888,  and  has  also  served  as  magistrate.  He  is  a  man  of  influence,  en- 
ergy, and  enterprise,  and  is  widely  known.  He  and  his  brother  Stephen 
erected  the  first  steam  cheese  factory  in  Genesee  County,  and  aided  with 
their  influence  and  money  the  building  of  a  steam  saw-mill  at  the  depot. 
An  overwhelming  sorrow  befell  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kinsey  at  the  burning  of 
their  home,  February  11,  1861,  when  their  sons  Frank,  aged  nine  years, 
and  Stephen,  aged  seven,  perished  in  the  flames.  Their  surviving  chil- 
dren are  James  H..  born  May  3,  1849,  ^^^o  is  an  extensive  grain  mer- 
chant at  St.  Croix,  Wis.;  Russell  L.,  born  June  8,  1858,  a  lawyer  in  Buffalo; 


414  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


and  William  E.,  born  May  24.  1863,  a  dealer  in  farm  produce  in  Darien. 

Stephen  Kinsey,  son  of  James  K.,  Sr.,  was  born  in  England,  July  7, 
1827,  came  to  Darien  with  his  parents  in  1834,  and  was  educated  in  the 
common  school  of  Darien  Center.  In  February,  1869,  he  married  Sophia 
Champany,  by  whom  he  has  one  child,  a  daughter,  born  October  28,  1 882. 
Mr.  Kinsey  and  his  brother  succeeded  their  father  on  the  homestead, 
which  Mr.  Kinsey  now  owns.  He,  like  his  brother  James,  is  a  decided 
Democrat,  and  has  served  his  town  as  highway  commissioner  and  tax 
collector.  Mrs.  Kinsey  was  an  expert  cheesemaker  in  the  aforementioned 
factory  and  took  the  first  premium  for  cheese  at  the  State  fair  held  in  Buf- 
falo in  1866. 

Alanson  T.  Fisher,  son  of  Lillie,  was  born  in  Boonville,  N.  Y.,  Septem- 
ber 20,  1800.  His  father  came  from  Boonville  to  the  Holland  Purchase, 
in  Alexander,  in  1804,  and  settled  on  what  is  still  known  as  the  "  Lillie 
Fisher  farm."  There  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  long  life  and  died  at 
the  age  of  98.  He  was  a  man  of  influence  and  highly  respected,  was  a, 
leader  in  the  Masonic  order,  held  the  honorable  position  of  Master  of  the 
lodge,  and  was  buried  with  Masonic  honors.  Alanson  T.  Fisher,  Feb- 
ruary 27,  1844,  married  Sophia  Monroe,  of  Batavia,  who  was  born  No- 
vember 4,  1815.  He  settled  at  Darien  Center,  where  he  remained  until 
his  death,  March  6,  1886.  Mr.  Fisher  was  a  man  of  great  financial  abil- 
ity, and  his  great  diversity  of  business  (stage  driver  and  proprietor,  hotel- 
keeper,  merchant,  dealer  in  live  stock,  and  town  officer)  was  managed  with 
consummate  skill  and  success.  He  was  clear-headed,  far-sighted,  and 
amassed  the  largest  fortune  of  any  one  in  Darien.  Asa  man  he  was  hon- 
orable, a  fair  dealer,  a  reliable  citizen,  and  a  kind  neighbor.  Charles  M., 
only  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fisher,  was  born  November  28,  1845,  married 
Alice  M.  Granniss,  August  I,  1866,  and  their  children  are  MonToe  L., 
who  married  Clara  Harrington,  and  Carlton  G. 

Owen  Frink,  son  of  Israel,  was  born  in  Peru,  Mass.,  March  31,  1807. 
In  August,  1 8 14,  he  came  with  his  father  to  Alexander  and  located 
where  his  grandson,  Wilbur  Frink,  now  lives,  and  where  he  resided  till 
his  death,  November  22,  1866.  He  was  also  a  carpenter  and  a  skillful 
joiner,  and  helped  in  constructing  some  of  the  fine  buildings  in  Roches- 
ter and  Batavia.  Owen,  his  only  son,  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools,  and  was  always  a  farmer.  He  married^  Sally,  daughter  of  Nich- 
olas Van  De  Bogart,  in  1828,  and  resided  on  the  homestead  till  his  death, 
September  17,  1872,  at  the  age  of  65.  His  wife  died  May  12,  1867, 
aged  58  years.  Mr.  Frink  was  an  honest  and  fair  dealing  man.  As  a 
neighbor  he  was  proverbially  accommodating,  and  the  poor  and  needy  had 
his  aid  and  sympathy.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frink  were  parents  of  five  sons, 
all  of  whom  lived  to  mature  age.  Wilson,  their  oldest  son  living,  was 
born  January  31,  1 83 1,  and  remained  on  the  homestead  with  his  parents 
until  he  was  of  age.  He  married  Eliza  Edson,  of  Darien,  and  settled  as 
a  farmer  in  Marilla,  Erie  County,  where  they  resided  for  24  years. 
They  still  own  the  place.      For  the  last  six  years  they  have  been  farming 


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in  Darien.  They  have  had  two  sons,  John,  bom  December  3,  1862,  who 
died  May  28,  1885  ;  and  Earl,  born  February  28,  1869,  who  is  studying 
telegraphy,  and  resides  with  his  parents. 

John  Griswold,  son  of  Lott  K.,  was  born  in  Bennington,  N.  Y.,  and 
was  early  taught  industrious  habits  on  his  father's  farm,  and  had  only  a 
common  school  education.  November  ij,  1846,  he  married  Rachel  Os- 
borne, and  settled  on  a  farm  in  the  south  part  of  Darien.  In  1870  he 
removed  to  the  place  where  he  now  resides,  near  the  village  of  Darien. 
He  has  always  been  a  farmer.  He  cast  his  first  vote  with  the  Whig 
party,  and  in  1856  voted  for  John  C.  Fremont  for  President.  Since  then 
he  has  served  the  Republican  party.  Like  his  brother  he  commenced 
poor  and  has  earned  what  he  has,  both  in  property  and  reputation.  He 
has  filled  acceptably  the  office  of  overseer  of  the  poor  1 1  years,  and  now, 
at  about  the  age  of  70,  has  an  excellent  character  for  integrity  and 
fair  dealing.      He  has  three  sons  and  one  daughter. 

The  Griswold  family  in  America  descended  from  Sir  Humphrey  Gris- 
wold, of  Malvern  Hall,  England.  The  first  in  this  country  of  whom  we 
have  any  record  were  Edward  and  Matthew,  brothers,  who  came  from 
England  about  1645,  and  settled  in  Connecticut,  Edward  at  Windsor  and 
Matthew  at  Lyme.  Edward  afterward  moved  to  Killingworth.  Mat- 
thew was  the  first  magistrate  of  Saybrook  colony,  and  married  Anna^ 
daughter  of  Henry  Wolcott.  The  seat  or  manor  of  the  Griswolds  at 
Lyme  was  a  large  feudal  grant  of  some  eight  miles  square,  bounded  on 
the  west  by  the  Connecticut  River,  and  on  the  south  by  Long  Island 
Sound.  The  buildings  were  situated  upon  the  height  of  land  overlook- 
ing the  Sound.  The  name  of  the  place  was  "  Black  Hall."  This  grant 
was  given  to  Matthew  in  1645. — [From  genealogical  sketch  furnished  by 
Benajah  Griswold,  Of  Darien.] 

Lott  K.  Griswold,  son  of  Benajah  and  Hannah  (Kilham)  Griswold, 
was  born  in  Enfield,  Hartford  County,  Conn.,  July  23,  1792,  and,  as  near 
as  can  be  ascertained,  was  a  descendant  of  Matthew  The  family  re- 
moved to  Sangerfield,  Oneida  County,  where  the  father,  Benajah,  died. 
About  181 1  or  1812  they  settled  in  Byron.  In  1815  Lott  K.  Griswold 
married  Phebe  Tucker,  and  settled  on  a  wood  land  farm  ;  but,  to  avoid 
fever  and  ague;  he  removed  to  Bennington  and  commenced  anew  by  cut- 
ting the  first  tree  on  his  "  pitch."  He  moved  to  his  location  with  a  pair 
of  three-year-old  steers  attached  to  a  cart  that  carried  his  goods,  and  a 
single  cow  two  years  old.  This  property  and  a  single  shilling  was  his 
entire  fortune.  His  habitation  was  a  low  log  cabin  covered  with  boughs; 
one  window  without  glass,  but  covered  with  oiled  paper;  and  not  a 
sawed  board  in  the  whole  structure.  The  floor  was  made  of  split  bass- 
wood  and  hewn  with  an  axe  ;  the  door  was  of  the  same  material,  and 
held  together  with  pegs,  swung  on  wooden  hinges.  In  this  primitive 
abode  this  pioneer  family  resided  nine  years.  The  nearest  mill  was  at 
Batavia,  17  miles  distant.  Mr.  Griswold  remained  on  this  farm  to  see  it 
transformed  into  a  good  home,  which,  in  1852,  he  sold  to  his  oldest  son^ 


4l6  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Benajah,  and  removed  to  Darien  and  engaged  again  in  farming.  He 
died  January  9,  1 870,  in  liis  78th  year,  on  the  farm  of  22  acres  where 
his  son  John  now  lives.  Mrs.  Griswold  died  June  28,  1874.  Their  chil- 
dren were  born  as  follows  :  Benajah,  February  14,  18 16;  Mary,  January 
19,  1818;  John.  January  17,  1820;  Harriet,  October  2,  1821  ;  Sophia, 
March  17.  1827;  Nancy,  January  30.  183  i  ;  William,  August  30,  1833; 
and  Julia,  December  26,  1836. 

Benajah  Griswold,  son  of  Lott  K.  and  Phebe  (Tucker)  Griswold,  spent 
his  boyhood  on  his  father's  farm  and  in  attendance  at  the  common  school. 
When  he  attained  his  majority  he  engaged  in  teaching  district  school  for 
seven  winter  seasons,  working  for  the  farmers  the  remainder  of  each  year, 
until  he  married  Polly  Seaver,  January  I,  1 840,  and  engaged  in  farming. 
In  1852  he  purchased  his  father's  farm  of  75  acres,  which  he  added  to 
from  time  to  time  until  it  contained  242  acres.  In  i860  he  sold  it  and 
removed  to  his  present  house  near  the  depot,  which,  in  honor  of  him,  and 
for  his  generosity  in  giving  the  railroad  company  the  grounds,  bears  his 
name.  Mr.  Griswold  began  his  political  life  a  Democrat,  and  so  re- 
mained until  after  the  formation  of  the  Republican  party  in  1856,  when 
he  cast  his  lot  with  it,  and  has  done  it  good  service  ever  since.  He  has 
held  the  offices  of  superintendent  of  the  poor  for  Genesee  County  nine 
consecutive  years,  has  been  supervisor  of  his  town  five  years,  and  early 
in  life  was  many  years  town  superintendent  of  schools.  He  commenced 
his  active  life  with  no  capital,  except  his  correct  habits  of  strict  honesty, 
sterling  integrity,  and  continued  persevering  industry.  He  has  acquired 
a  competency,  and  has  the  respect  and  confidence  of  a  large  circle  of  ac- 
quaintances. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Griswold  had  three  children.  Eugene,  born 
February  22,  1 84 F ,  married  Laura  Cowan,  who  died  in  January,  1888. 
He  was  a  soldier  from  1862  till  the  close  of  the  war  in  1865.  and  is  a 
farmer  and  resides  with  his  father.  His  son  Charles  C,  born  February 
9,  1867,  is  conducting  his  grandfather's  farm.  De  Witt  Clinton,  born 
October  30,  1847,  married  Lizzie,  daughter  of  Dr.  Evans,  with  whom  he 
studied  medicine,  and  is  now  a  druggist  at  Shullsburg,  Wis.  Flora  (Mrs. 
George  W.  Peck)  resides  in  Prattsburg,  Steuben  County,  N.  Y.  Mr. 
Peck  is  a  dealer  in  hardware. 

Henry  W.  Harmon,  son  of  Asaph  and  Mary  A.  (Curtis)  Harmon,  and 
grandson  of  Owen  Curtis,  an  early  pioneer,  was  born  in  Darien,  January 
21,  1859,  was  reared  on  the  farm,  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and 
began  an  academic  course  at  Batavia,  but  ill  health  prevented  its  com- 
pletion. He  then  went  to  the  Pennsylvania  oil  regions,  but  soon  returned, 
and  went  to  Dakota  in  1882  and  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  In 
1883  lie  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Harold,  Dakota,  which  office  he 
held  two  years,  and  was  county  commissioner  of  Campbell  County  one 
year.  In  1885-86  he  went  South,  visited  the  Arkansas  Hot  Springs  and 
the  New  Orleans  Exposition,  and  returned  to  Darien  in  June,  1887.  In 
April,  1889,  lie  was  appointed  station  agent  and  telegraph  operator  at 
the  D.,  L.  &  W.  Railroad  office  in  Darien.  He  married,  July  21,  1889, 
Ellen  L.  Burr,  of  Darien. 


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Davis  Huntley,  of  Lyme,  Conn.,  settled  in  Darien  about  1817.  He  was 
a  millwright  and  carpenter,  and  built  many  structures  in  the  town.  He 
died  in  1843.      His  sons  were  E.  M.  and  Allen  J.,  the  latter  a  carpenter. 

Dexter  Humphrey,  an  early  settler,  lived  near  the  gulf,  was  a  con- 
scientious and  noble  Christian  gentleman,  and  had  two  sons,  Linus  and 
Wallace.  William  Humphrey,  his  brother,  came  at  the  same  time,  and 
reared  a  large  family.  Amos  Humphrey,  a  settler  in  1807  on  a  tract  of 
350  acres  where  Hiram  TuUar  now  lives,  erected  the  first  saw-mill  on 
Eleven  Mile  Creek,  in  1809.    He  was  justice  of  the  peace  for  some  time. 

Aaron  P.  Hutchinson,  son  of  Aaron,  came  in  181 5  from  Vermont  with 
his  parents.  _  He  found  it  serious  business  tiding  over  the  next  year, 
1 8 16,  so  memorable  as  the  "  cold  season."  He  recollects  going  to  school 
in  a  log  shanty,  roofed  with  bark,  and  taking  the  teacher's  dinner,  con- 
sisting of  hulled  corn  and  milk. 

Samuel  C.  Higgins  was  born  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  September  9,  1809, 
and  received  an  academic  education.  In  1830  he  came  to  Rochester 
and  followed  the  occupations  of  cordwainer  and  weighmaster.  October 
16,  1 83 1,  he  married  Mary  Godby,  of  Massachusetts.  In  1844  the 
family  came  to  the  northwest  part  of  Darien,  to  the  farm  where  they 
now  reside.  Mr.  Higgins,  though  an  octogenarian,  has  devoted  himself 
to  his  farm,  and  even  now  assists  his  son  Robert  S.  on  the  place.  Mrs. 
Higgins  died  November  13,  1885.  They  were  the  parents  of  five  chil- 
dren, of  whom  three  sons  and  one  daughter  are  now  living,  viz.:  J.  Morris, 
who  married  Jenette  Schuyler,  of  Attica,  is  a  well-to-  do  farmer  in  Macon, 
111.,  and  has  three  children;  Mary  J.  (Mrs.  Harvey  Richards),  also  of 
Macon,  III.;  Luke  C,  who  married  Louie  Weed,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the 
Buffalo  Medical  College,  now  practicing  in  Naples.  111.;  and  Robert  S., 
who  married  Jessie  L.  Nott,  in  January,  1878,  has  two  sons,  and  is  a 
farmer  on  the  homestead  with  his  aged  father. 

Alva  Jefferson,  a  pioneer  in  18 12,  was  a  very  prominent  man  60  years 
ago.  He  was  a  farmer  and  a  mechanic,  and  was  of  the  firm  of  Horton 
&  Jefferson  in  Darien  City.  When  he  gave  up  business  he  settled  on 
a  farm  on  the  Buffalo  road.  He  built  a  store  in  1832,  was  a  member  of 
the  Assembly,  and  a  firm  friend  of  Gov.  Seward.  He  had  two  sons  and 
two  daughters. 

Among  the  early  settlers  of  Darien  was  Ichabod  Jefferson,  who  arrived 
in  1 812,  settling  in  the  south  part  of  the  town.  For  a  few  years  before 
his  death,  in  1848,  he  made  his  home  with  his  daughter  Betsey,  the  wife 
of  Elijah  Robinson.  Mr.  Robinson  was  a  blacksmith,  and  came  from 
Vermont  to  Darien  in  1822.  He  died  in  1889,  and  his  wife  in  1 884. 
They  resided  in  the  village.  Alva,  a  son,  is  a  blacksmith  occupying  the 
shop  of  his  father. 

Stephen  King  was  the  earliest  merchant  at  Darien  Center,  and  was  a 
well-to-do,  substantial,  energetic,  and  successful  business  man.  He  also 
owned  a  farm,  built  a  brick  house  upon  it,  and  kept  a  good  hotel,  and 
was  at. one  time  a  partner  of  Thomas  Riddle  and  Alanson  Fisher.  He 
married  a  daughter  of  Lillie  Fisher,  of  Alexander. 


41 8  .  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Elijah  Lamb  came  about  1815  from  Canada,  and  settled  where  his  son 
John  E  now  resides.  He  brought  with  him  a  team  of  horses,  but  had 
to  sell  one  in  order  to  make  payment  on  his  purchase  of  land.  He  made 
his  own  household  furniture,  worked  hard  at  cleaning  off  the  land, 
planted  orchards,  and  was  soon  able  to  put  up  good  buildings.  He 
built  a  tannery,  and  tanned  on  shares  the  few  hides  he  obtained  from 
the  farmers.  From  the  flax  raised  on  the  place,  and  the  wool  from 
the  sheep,  Mrs.  Lamb  clothed  the  family.  He  was  one  of  the  prosperous 
citizens  of  the  town  when  he  died  in  1869. 

David  Harroun,  son  of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Anderson)  Harroun,  was 
born  in  Brattleboro,  Vt.,  in  1771.  He  married  Margery  Wilder,  and 
settled  in  Hebron,  Washington  County.  About  1 8 19  he  came  with  his 
family  and  settled  on  the  north  line  of  the  town  of  Darien,  then  included 
in  the  town  of  Pembroke.  This  family  encountered  the  hardships  inci- 
dent to  a  life  in  the  woods,  and  in  a  few  years  they  had  replaced  the 
log  cabin  with  a  comfortable  house  and  had  transformed  their  wood  land 
into  cultivated  fields.  Mrs.  Harroun  was  a  woman  of  great  energy  and 
industry.  She  spun  and  wove  cloth,  not  only  to  clothe  her  own  family, 
but  also  for  her  neighbors.  They  resided  where  they  first  settled  till 
they  died.  Mr.  Harroun  died  in  1857,  aged  86  years,  and  Mrs.  Har- 
roun aged  93  years.  They  were  parents  of  1 1  children,  all  of  whom 
lived  to  adult  age.  Their  son  James  A.  was  born  in  Hebron,  N.  Y., 
January  3,  18 13,  received  a  limited  education,  and  married  Harriet  Craw- 
ford, of  Darien.  He  succeeded  his  father  on  the  homestead,  where  he 
had  been  the  manager  after  he  was  18  years  of  age,  in  consequence  of 
his  father's  disability  from  rheumatism,  and  administered  to  the  wants  of 
his  parents  till  their  deaths.  Mr.  Harroun  has  always  been  a  farmer, 
Mrs.  Harroun  died  in  1 876.  They  had  three  children,  only  one  of  whom. 
George  W.,  lived  to  maturity,  and  died  February  6,  1889,  aged  49  years. 
Mr.  Harroun  has  been  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  since  1830, 
and  is  a  staunch  Republican. 

Elisha  H.  Lathrop,  son  of  Samuel  and  Lucy  Lathrop,  of  New  Lon- 
don County,  Conn.,  was  born  September  15,  1800.  His  education 
was  received  in  district  schools,  and  by  strict  attention  to  his  studies 
he  was  subsequently  qualified  to  teach,  which  he  did.  At  the  age 
of  16  he  and  a  brother,  three  years  younger,  managed  their  father's 
farm  of  60  acres.  He  had  a  strong  constitution,  and  at  an  early  age 
could  swing  a  scythe  with  the  best  of  men.  In  18 19  he  moved  with  his 
father's  family  to  Genesee  County,  and  settled  on  the  eastern  line  of  the 
town  of  Darien,  then  Pembroke.  Here  he  remained  till  22  years  of  age, 
when  he  began  business  for  himself.  In  April,  1830,  he  purchased  the 
farm  of  100  acres  upon  which  he  now  resides,  paying  $1,200  for  the 
same.  The  same  year  and  month  he  married  Marcia  Moulton,  of  Alex- 
ander, by  whom  he  had  three  children,  two  of  whom  are  dead,  and  per- 
haps all,  as  one  has  not  been  heard  from  since  1872,  when  he  was  in  the 
mining  regions  of  the  far  West      Mrs.  Lathrop  died    February  i,  1858, 


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and  June  22,  i860,  Mr.  Lathrop  married  Euseba,  daughter  of  Abram 
and  Fanny  Sharick,  of  Darien,  who  bore  him  five  children,  three  of 
whom  are  Hving.  Mr.  Lathrop  began  Hfe  poor,  but  by  industry  and 
good  management  succeeded  in  obtaining  a  competency,  and  owned  one 
of  the  finest  farms  in  the  town.  He  cast  his  first  vote  for  Andrew  Jack- 
son, and  always  voted  with  the  Democratic  party.  He  held  various 
offices  within  the  gift  of  his  townsmen.  Mr.  Lathrop  died  January  15, 
1879,  retaining  his  mental  faculties  in  a  remarkable  degree  to  the  last. 
He  was  highly  prized  by  his  neighbors  and  considered  a  man  of  good 
judgment.  Mrs.  Euseba  Lathrop  was  born  February  6.  1828,  in  Colum- 
bia County,  Pa.,  came  with  her  father's  family  to  Genesee  County  in 
1844,  and  settled  on  the  farm  adjoining  Mr.  Lathrop's.  James  C.  La- 
throp, son  of  Elisha  H.,  was  born  August  19,  1861,  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  with  a  few  terms  in  the  academy  at  Batavia,  and  mar- 
ried Minnie  Usher,  of  Pulaski,  N.  Y.,  February  24,  1887.  Andrew  J., 
his  brother,  born  February  19,  1865,  received  a  similar  education,  and 
they  now  jointly  conduct  the  homestead  farm.  Fanny  A.  married, 
•October  2,  1888,  E.  C.  Dearstyn,  who  is  a  telegraph  operator  at  Newark, 
N.  Y. 

Anson  Lathrop,  son  of  Samuel  and  Lucy  (Pendleton)  Lathrop,  was 
born  November  23,  1803,  in  Bozrah,  Conn.,  and  removed  to  Darien  with 
his  parents  in  181 9.  His  father  was  a  mechanic  and  farmer.  Mr.  La- 
throp remained  with  his  parents  until  he  was  21.  He  settled  on  the 
farm  where  he  now  resides  a  year  or  two  before  his  marriage,  and  has 
always  been  a  farmer.  In  June,  1 834,  he  married  Elizabeth  Bartram, 
whose  father  was  a  sea  captain.  She  died  February  24,  1880.  Their 
-children  were  Samuel,  born  March  28,  1835,  who  enlisted  in  the  war, 
was  taken  prisoner  at  Knoxville,  and  died  of  starvation  in  a  rebel  prison 
in  North  Carolina;  Henry,  born  February  15,  1837,  ^^^o  also  enlisted  in 
the  army  in  Pennsylvania,  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Gettysburg 
and  the  Wilderness,  in  the  latter  of  which  he  received  a  wound  in  his 
left  lung,  and  died  at  Fredericksburg  13  days  after;  Burr  B.,  born  June 
3,  1843,  who  was  drafted  at  the  age  of  18,  entered  a  company  from  the 
town  of  Mexico,  Oswego  County,  and  died  in  the  service,  but  how  or 
just  when  we  cannot  now  ascertain;  Edmund  P.  G.,  born  March  28, 
1847,  ^  farmer,  who  died  on  the  homestead  at  the  age  of  17  ;  JanetteM., 
born  August  24,  1840,  who  married  Richard  Bowen,  a  farmer,  and 
resides  near  her  father;  Caroline  C,  born  November  15,  1841,  who  mar- 
ried A.  McCall  Stickney  and  resides  at  Fargo  station;  Charles,  born  No- 
vember I,  1849,  vvhodied  October  2.  1866;  and  George  W.,  born  January 
28,  1851,  who  died  September  20.  1852. 

Ebenezer  Losee  was  born  in  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  June  8.  1797. 
About  1820  he  came  to  Darien,  and  began  to  improve  the  farm  of  50 
acres  where  Daniel  McVean  now  lives.  January  3,  1826,  he  married 
Diana  Dean,  of  Pompey,  N,  Y.,  where  Mr.  Losee  was  raised.  She  died 
,in   March,  1865.      He   soon    added   to  his   farm  until   he  had  200  acres. 


420  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


About  1833  he  bought  the  farm  where  his  son,  Richard  M.  Losee,  lives, 
and  where  he  died  March  20,  1880.  By  his  perseverance  and  hard  work 
he  had  at  one  time  in  his  possession  400  acres.  He  was  supervisor  of 
the  town  at  one  time.  He  had  four  children  :  Almon  D.,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  seven  years  ;  Hannah  J  ,  who  died  at  the  age  of  18  ;  Frank  E., 
born  July  li,  1837,  who  married  Sarah  Dirstine,  May  25,  1865,  who  was 
born  July  3,  1843,  and  their  children  are  Fred  R.,  and  Marie  Louise  ; 
and  Richard  M.  Frank  E.  is  a  farmer  living  one  mile  east  of  Darien 
village. 

Richard  M.  Losee  was  born  June  29,  1834,  and  received  an  academic 
education,  but  chose  to  be  a  farmer,  which  vocation  he  has  always  fol- 
lowed. January  I,  1857,  he  married  Helen  L.  Lincoln,  of  Pembroke. 
He  gives  his  attention  to  the  breeding  of  and  dealing  in  full  blooded 
registered  American  Merino  sheep,  through  New  Mexico  and  Colorado. 
He  is  a  decided  Democrat,  but  such  is  his  popularity  he  has  been 
elected  twice  to  the  office  of  supervisor  in  a  Republican  town.  He  is  a 
man  of  good  financial  ability  and  well  off.  His  children  are  Frank  D.,  a 
farmer,  born  October  25,  1857,  who  married  Mary  Grant,  and  lives  ad 
joining  his  father;  Nellie  H.,  born  December  11,  1859,  who  married 
Andrew  Meinwciser,  a  farmer,  v\'lio  conducts  the  Losee  homestead  ; 
Clara  A.,  born  June  26,  1863,  who  married  Eugene  W.  Harrington, 
station  agent  at  Alden  ;  and  Royal  R.,  born  October  27,  1870,  who  is 
now  in  the  telegraph  office  of  the  superintendent  of  the  D.,  L.  &  W. 
Railroad  at  Buffalo. 

Philip  W.  Morgan,  of  Canada,  born  September  23,  1841,  came  to  Buf- 
falo when  young,  and  resided  there  12  years.  His  father  came  to  Darien 
and  located  on  the  farm  where  Mr.  Morgan  now  lives.  In  1861  he  en- 
listed in  Co.  I,  looth  N.  Y.  Vols  ,  serving  three  years  and  a  half,  and 
received  an  honorable  discharge.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks, 
was  captured  and  sent  to  Libby  prison,  thence  to  Salisbury  and  Belle 
Isle,  being  confined  in  all  four  months,  when  he  was  exchanged.  He 
was  at  Fort  Wagner  during  the  siege,  and  from  there  was  sent  home  on 
recruiting  service  for  four  months,  in  1863.  He  joined  his  regiment  the 
next  spring,  was  in  the  engagement  at  Drury's  Bluff,  was  captured  and 
taken  to  Libby,  thence  to  Dansville,  Andersonville,  and  Florence  prisons, 
when  he  was  paroled.  'His  seven  months'  sufferings  while  a  prisoner 
were  mittigated  in  part,  and  his  life  spared,  by  his  shrewdness  as  a  trader, 
and  his  aptness  in  gaining  the  confidence  of  his  guards.  An  imitation 
chain,  made  of  bogus  gold  dollars,  when  polished  up  furnished  him  ad- 
ditional food  supplies,  the  last  dollar  bringing  him  in  a  porker  of  90 
pounds.  His  imprisonment  caused  him  to  be  in  service  six  months  be- 
yond his  term,  and  he  returned  home  with  poor  health.  December  26, 
1865,  he  married  Sarah  Dyer,  of  Darien.  The  next  three  years  were 
spent  in  the  Pennsylvania  oil  regions.  His  wife  died  November  4,  1869, 
being  the  mother  of  his  sons  Walter  E.,  a  mechanic  in  Buffalo,  and  En- 
dell  N.,  who  lives  at   home.      Mr.  Morgan  spent    three  years  in  Kansas, 


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and  then  returned  to  Darien.  January  14,  1873,  he  married  Ella  Burns, 
of  Pembroke,  and  she  is  the  mother  of  his  son  George  M.,  and  daughters 
Winnie  and  Jennie,  who  live  at  home.  Mr.  Morgan  has  been  highway- 
commission  and  collector  of  taxes. 

Col.  Abraham  Matteson,  son  of  Abraham  and  Lydia  (Hopkins)  Mat- 
teson,  was  born  in  Bennington  Vt.,  in  1781.  He  married  Betsey  Wood- 
ard,  of  the  same  town,  and  came  to  Onondaga  County,  thence  to  Darien 
with  an  ox-team  with  a  horse  ahead,  in  1 808,  and  settled  in  the  woods 
north  of  Darien,  where  he  built  a  log  cabin.  Having  little  means  he 
took  the  land  on  contract.  He  was  a  private  in  the  War  of  18 1  2,  and 
was  mustered  out  as  colonel.  He  was  prominent  in  civil  affairs,  was  a 
member  of  Assembly,  a  magistrate  for  1 6  years,  and  held  other  offices.  He 
died  in  1831.  Mrs.  Matteson  died  in  1870.  They  had  nine  children. 
The  father,  Abraham,  Sr.,  came  to  Darien  soon  after  his  son,  and  resided 
near  him.  He  died  in  18 19.  His  wife  died  in  1829.  Norman,  fourth 
son  of  Abraham,  was  born  in  Darien,  May  21,  18 10,  and  has  always 
lived  in  the  county.  He  had  a  common  school  education,  married  Sarah 
Ann  Smith,  and  has  always  been  a  farmer.  In  addition  he  has  been  fos: 
about  15  years  an  extensiv-e  dealer  in  cattle  and  hogs,  shipping  from  his. 
vicinity  and  Chicago  to  Albany,  New  York,  and  Boston.  He  has  been 
supervisor  two  terms.  Their  only  son  was  accidentally  killed  by  a  pis- 
tol-shot at  the  age  of  26  years. 

David  Nay  was  for  many  years  a  resident  of  Darien.  He  was  a  poor 
boy,  and  worked  hard  as  a  farmer.  He  taught  school  winters,  and  married 
into  the  North  family,  of  Alexander.  He  was  the  first  superintendent 
of  common  schools.  His  son  Bruce  was  with  Gen.  Butler  at  Ne\r 
Orleans,  and  received  the  thanks  of  President  Lincoln  for  his  bravery  in., 
some  hazardous  undertakings. 

Joseph  Peters,  one  of  the  first  settlers,  in  1808,  purchased  larxl  on  the 
Buffalo  road,  west  of  the  village,  and  was  a  hard  working  man.  He  was., 
twice  elected  to  the  Assembly,  and  was  influential  in  the  interests  of  the 
Agricultural  Society.  His  son,  T.  C.  Peters,  was  educated  for  the  law, 
but  followed  farming,  and  has  been  a  prominent  and  influential  man  in. 
the  western  part  of  the  State. 

The  Riddle  family  of  Genesee  County  are  of  Irish  and  Scotch  descent. 
Thomas  Riddle,  of  Ireland,  came  to  New  England  when  a  child,  married 
Rebecca  Moulton,  of  Massachusetts,  and  died  in  1807.  John  Riddle,  his 
oldest  son,  born  in  Massachusetts  in  1761,  married  Olive  Blodgett,  and 
came  to  Alexander  in  1807.  He  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  and  super- 
visor many  years.  He  died  in  1849,  aged  88  years.  Thomas  Riddle, 
third  son  of  John,  was  born  in  Vermont  in  1804.  married  Elois  A.  John- 
son in  1834,  and  settled  in  Darien,  In  early  life  he  followed  mercantile 
pursuits;  was  postmaster,  town  clerk,  and  justice  of  the  peace  for  28 
years  He  was  a  man  highly  respected  in  his  community,  and  died  at. 
his  home  in  Darien,  September  3,  1889. 

Henry  Saulsbury's  father  emigrated  from  Holland  and  settled  in  Scho- 
27 


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dack,  Rensselaer  County,  N.  Y.,  where  Henry  was  born  in  1790,  as  near 
as  can  be  ascertained.  He  married  in  Connecticut,  and  removed  to 
Darien  (then  included  in  Batavia)  in  18 10,  where  he  remained  to  the 
close  of  his  life.  Mrs.  Saulsbury  survived  him.  Mr.  Saulsbury,  besides 
carrying  on  his  farm  of  1 14  acres,  was  engaged  in  buying  cattle  and 
sheep  for  the  Buffalo  market.  He  was  a  Whig  until  the  organization  of 
the  Republican  party,  which  he  at  once  joinetl.  He  held  the  offices  of 
highway  commissioner,  overseer  of  the  poor,  and  town  clerk.  In  relig- 
ion he  was  a  Methodist,  and  many  years  was  a  consistent  member  of  that 
church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Saulsbury  reared  eight  children,  all  of  whom 
resided  in  their  native  town,  and  four  are  living,  viz.:  Samantha 
(Mrs.  Tuttle),  David,  Sylvia,  and  Sarah  (Mrs.  Samuel  Lathrop),  of  Bata- 
via. David  Saulsbury  was  born  in  Darien,  December  12,  181 5,  and 
spent  his  youth  on  his  father's  farm  and  in  attendance  at  the  district 
school.  After  his  ninth  year  he  only  had  the  winter  season  for  schooling. 
February  11,  1846,  he  married  Mariah  H.  Adams,  of  Darien,  and  set- 
tled on  lot  9,  in  the  southeast  part  of  the  town,  which  he  sold  in  the 
spring  of  1889.  In  1869  he  removed  to  his  present  location  in  the  vil- 
lage of  Darien.  He  has  always  been  a  farrtier,  although  he  has  some- 
times been  engaged  in  selling  specialties,  and  was  one  season,  like  his 
father,  a  drover.  Mr.  Saulsbury  left  the  Democrats  in  Buchanan'^  ad- 
ministration and  joined  the  Republican  party.  Mrs.  Saulsbury  died  in 
April,  1856,  and  in  October  following  Mr.  Saulsbury  married  Phebe  A. 
Hickox,  who  died  in  October,  1863.  His  first  wife  was  the  mother  of 
two  sons  :  Nelson  L.,  born  January  1 1,  1847,  who  married  Alice  Shaw, 
and  is  a  grower  of  small  fruit  in  Batavia  ;  and  Charles  F.,  born  August  4, 
1850,  who  married  Sarah  Grant,  and  resides  with  his  father.  He  has 
three  daughters. 

Arunah  Sawens,  born  in  Massachusetts  in  1784,  married  Sarah  Mahen 
in  Washington  County,  N.  Y.,  and  a  few  years  later  removed  to  the  Hol- 
land Purchase  and  worked  at  shoemaking  in  Le  Roy.  He  located  in 
Darien,  where  his  son  Hiram  now  lives,  and  cleared  quite  a  portion  of 
the  farm  before  removing  his  family  to  it  in  181 8.  He  died  January  20, 
1835.  He  was  an  enterprising  man,  and  accumulated  property  rapidly. 
Mrs.  Sawens  died  July  20,  1843.  The  postoffice  there  is  named  "  Saw- 
ens"  in  honor  of  this  family.  Tiie}'  had  10  children,  five  of  whom  are  now 
living.  Hiram  Sawens  was  born  in  the  house  where  he  now  lives,  June 
28,  1825.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  school  of  his  district;  and 
December  31,  1847,  married  Euphemia  Sutherland.  They  have  an  only 
daughter,  Florence  H.  Sawens,  who  resides  with  her  parents.  Mr.  Saw- 
ens has  always  been  a  farmer.  He  is  a  man  of  sterling  integrity,  indus- 
trious, honest,  upright.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  has  the  con- 
fidence of  the  voters  of  his  town  and  county  who  have  elected  him  to 
the  ofifices  of  county  superintendent  of  the  poor  six  years,  town  assessor 
six  years,  and  collector  one  year.  He  is  now  over  60  years  of  age,  and 
has  so  carefully  conducted  all    his   business  relations  that  he  has  never 


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been  sued  nor  sued  any  man.  His  son  William,  born  on  the  homestead 
April  17,  1827,  received  a  common  school  education,  and  December  15, 
1847,  married  Atassa  Foster.  He  inherited  and  purchased  the  west  i  lO 
acres  of  the  original  farm,  and  built  a  new  set  of  buildings.  Here  he  has 
always  resided  as  a  farmer.  They  have  four  children  living  :  Flora  A. 
(Mrs.  Asher  Graves),  of  Kansas  ;  Mary  I.,  wife  of  Charles  Johns,  of  Ne- 
braska ;  Hattie  E.  (Mrs.  Henry  J.  Cleveland),  of  Illinois  ;  and  Dora,  the 
youngest,  who  lives  at  home. 

Eben  P.  Strong  was  born  in  Warren,  Conn.,  January  28,  1794.  He 
served  in  the  War  of  1812  and  went  from  his  native  town  with  a  detach- 
ment of  soldiers  to  Sackets  Harbor.  After  his  discharge  in  18 13  he  came 
to  Darien,  then  a  part  of  Pembroke,  and  located  a  farm  of  160  acres,  and 
obtained  for  it  a  contract,  or  "  article,"  from  the  Holland  Purchase  land 
office.  January  16,  1822,  he  married  Margaret  Johns,  who  was  born  in 
Lancashire,  Eng.,  January  1 1,  1799.  He  immediately  removed  his  bride 
to  his  humble  home.  He  was  highly  respected  as  a  man  of  sterling  in- 
tegrity, honest,  and  industrious.  He  died  on  the  place  where  he  first  set- 
tled, March  23,  1.843       Mrs.  Strong  survived  him  until  October  7,  1888. 

John  Simonds,  born  in  Williamstown,  Mass.,  in  1779,  was  well  edu- 
cated, and  taught  school  several  seasons.  He  then  read  law  one  year, 
but  abandoned  that  profession  for  surveying,  which  was  more  to  his 
taste,  as  he  had  a  natural  gift  and  desire  for  the  study  of  mathematics.  He 
began  surveying  in  Jefferson  County,  N.Y.,and  was  at  onetime  six  weeks 
in  the  woods  without  seeing  a  house.  In  1807  he  married  Sabra  Cole, 
and  in  18 14  moved  to  the  Genesee  country  with  his  wife  and  three  children. 
He  purchased  a  small  farm  in  Leicester,  Livingston  County,  which  he 
cultivated  until  1824,  when  he  moved  to  Genesee  County  and  located  on 
a  farm  in  North  Alexander.  This  was  the  commencement  of  his  pros- 
perity, which  was  largely  due  to  the  industry  and  economy  of  his  family. 
He  was  quite  negligent  in  looking  after  the  odds  and  ends  of  his  business 
affairs,  being  too  credulous  for  his  own  interest.  He  was  a  man  of  ster- 
ling integrity,  a  firm  believer  in  the  teachings  of  the  scriptures,  but  not  a 
member  of  any  sect.  His  children  obtained  as  good  an  education  as  his 
means  would  allow.  He  resided  in  Alexander  until  his  death,  September 
4,  1862.  His  wife  survived  him  10  years,  and  died  at  the  home  of  her 
oldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Warner,  in  Dane  County,  Wis.,  with  whom  she  re- 
sided.     She  was  the  mother  of  1 1  children. 

Benjamin  C.  Simonds,  son  of  John  and  Sabra  (Cole)  Simonds,  was 
born  in  Geneseo,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y.,  April  7,  18 17.  He  came 
to  Alexander  in  1824  with  his  parents,  spent  his  boyhood  on  his  father's 
farm,  and  attended  the  common  schools  and  academy  in  Alexander. 
At  the  age  of  18  he  began  teaching  district  school  and  followed  it  six 
winters.  In  1839  and  '40,  he  traveled  three  times  over  the  State  of 
Ohio,  and  made  in  all  a  journey  of  more  than  I0,000  miles  with  a  pair 
of  horses  and  carriage.  He  returned  home  and  in  1843  married  Almira 
H.  Wait,  of  North  Darien.  and  soon  after  purchased    100  acres  of  his 


424  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


father's  farm.  In  1854  Mrs.  Simonds's  father,  Russel  Wait,  was  killed  by 
the  cars,  and  Mr.  Simonds  purchased  his  farm  in  North  Darien,  where 
he  removed  and  now  resides.  Mr.  Simonds  has  been  a  great  reader. 
Early  in  life  he  was  a  thorough  temperance  worker.  In  the  anti-slavery 
movement  he  was  a  pioneer  worker,  when  it  cost  a  man  his  popularity 
and  sometimes  the  respect  of  his  best  friends.  He  remained  with  the 
Liberty  party  until  the  organization  of  the  Republican  party,  when  he 
became  a  Republican,  and  so  remained  till  the  Prohibition  party  was  or- 
ganized, when  he  at  once  gave  it  his  hearty  support.  In  1841  he  united 
with  the  Baptist  Church,  with  which  he  remained  until  1849.  After 
several  years'  careful  investigation  of  the  scriptures  he  and  Mrs.  Simond.? 
became  convinced  that  immortality  is  conditional  and  obtained  only 
through  Chrisr  at  the  resurrection.  Mr.  Simonds  has  been  instrumental, 
in  organizing  a  church  which  is  in  accord  with  his  views.  With  his  in- 
fluence and  his  means  he  has  for  40  years  labored  to  sustain  it.  He  is  a 
natural  leader  of  men,  of  great  intelligence,  decidedly  radical,  and  has 
many  sharp  points  and  keen  edges,  but  is  not  aggressive.  He  is  always 
able  to  give  a  good  reason  for  the  faith  within  him,  and  is  also  a  noted 
peacemaker. 

John  Sutherland  came  from  Onondaga  County  to  the  Holland  Pur- 
chase in  1 8 12,  and  settled  in  Darien  on  the  farm  where  J.  Beck  now  lives,. 
and  where  he  lived  until  his  death,  and  was  buried  there.  He  was  a 
practical  surveyor  as  well  as  a  farmer,  and  took  a  prominent  part  in  the 
affairs  of  his  town.  He  reared  four  sons  :  John,  James,  Amaziah,  and 
David.  John  resided  with  his  father,  unmarried.  James  married  and 
settled  in  the  village  of  Darien,  was  for  a  long  time  a  magistrate,  con- 
ducted a  harness  shop,  and  reared  seven  children.  About  1843  li^  ^^' 
moved  with  his  family  to  Green  County,  Wis.  Amaziah  was  always  a. 
farmer,  not  a  politician,  but  he  possessed  the  confidence  of  his  towns- 
men, and  served  as  overseer  of  the  poor  10  or  12  years.  He  married 
Lucy  Horr  about  1823,  and  settled  on  the  homestead,  where  he  resided 
until  1833,  when  he  removed  to  a  farm  across  the  road,  and  later  sold 
the  homestead.  He  died  March  7,  1882,  and  Mrs.  Sutherland  Septem- 
ber 27,  1877,  both  at  the  home  of  their  son  James  H.  They  had  three 
sons  and  three  daughters,  viz.:  William,  James  H.,  Mary,  Adaline,  George^ 
and  Helen.  David  went  to  Florida,  and  while  returning  died  at  Lan- 
caster, Pa.  William,  son  of  Amaziah,  married  Cytheria  Dimock,  settled 
in  Darien,  and  died  in  June,  1863. 

James  H.  Sutherland  was  born  on  the  homestead  December  16,  1827, 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  19  began  teach- 
ing, which  he  continued  four  winter  seasons.  He  was  engaged  in  general 
mercantile  business  at  Darien  village  from  1852  to  1867,  when  he  be- 
came station  agent  at  Griswold  depot,  and  was  also  engaged  in  the  coal„ 
grain,  and  lumber  trade.  In  the  spring  of  1887  he  resigned  his  position 
as  station  agent,  and  is  now  continuing  his  other  business  with  the  aid  of  his 
son-in-law,  Giles  Ranger.     They  are  also  building  a  factory  for  cutting  bar- 


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rel  headings.  In  politics  Mr.  Sutherland  has  been  a  life-long  Democrat, 
and  though  his  town  is  Republican  by  a  small  majority  he  has  held  the 
offices  of  supervisor  four  years  and  justice  of  the  peace  12  years,  which 
latter  position  he  now  fills.  He  has  been  postmaster  eight  years  and 
notary  public  four  years.  In  all  these  positions  he  has  given  his  atten- 
tion to  the  interests  of  all  concerned.  July  4,  1853,  he  married  Emma 
Carter,  by  whom  he  has  had  two  children,  viz.:  Charles  L.,  who  died 
March  15,  1879,  '"  his  24th  year,  and  May  L.  (Mrs.  G.  Ranger). 

John  and  Ephraim  Sumner  came  from  Vermont  with  a  team  of  horses 
in  1 8 10,  settling  where  Winslow  now  lives.  They  had  to  cut  their  way 
through  the  woods  from  Bataviaon  the  old  Buffalo  road.  In  a  few  years 
Ephraim  sold  his  farm  to  his  brother  and  moved  to  Olean  John  Wins- 
low  cleared  his  farm,  planted  orchards,  erected  the  building  where  his  son 
now  lives,  aided  in  school  enterprises,  and  was  prominent  in  town  affairs. 
He  married  Clarissa  Winslow,  of  Halifax,  Vt,  and  died  in  1836,  aged  50 
}'ears.      His  wife  died  I  5  years  later. 

Jerome  Sumner,  son  of  John,  was  born  January  9,  181 1,  had  a  meagre 
schooling,  and  with  his  brother  Winslow  settled  on  the  homestead.  April 
*20,  1843,  he  married  Clarissa,  daughter  of  James  and  Esther  Bentley,  of 
Steuben  County.  In  1846  he  exchanged  his  interest  in  the  homestead 
with  his  brother  Tyler,  and  settled  where  his  nephew,  John  W.  Sumner, 
now  lives.  He  built  a  saw-mill,  and  was  a  lumberman  and  farmer  until 
1864,  when  he  moved  to  Corfu,  where  he  died  June  7,  1887.  and  where 
Mrs.  Sumner  still  resides.  He  was  highly  respected  and  held  several  town 
offices.  Winslow  Sumner  was  born  October  30,  181 2,  received  a  common 
school  education,  and  worked  in  his  father's  mill  and  on  the  farm.  He 
married  Phila  Freeman,  of  Darien,  in  1839,  and  settled  on  the  farm  where 
he  was  born  and  always  resided.  He  is  a  progressive  farmer,  honest  and 
upright,  and  at  the  age  of  ']']  is  mentally  and  physically  well  preserved, 
and  with  the  aid  of  his  son,  Dallas  A.  Sumner,  still  conducts  his  fine  farm 
of  150  acres.  Their  children  are  John  W.,  a  farmer  adjoining  his  father, 
who  married  Clara  Kimball,  and  his  three  sons  ;  Lewis,  a  farmer,  who  mar- 
ried Anne  Barney,  and  has  three  daughters;  Wilder  E..  who  resides  in 
Corfu  and  deals  in  produce,  and  who  married  Augusta  Kinsey  and  has 
one  daughter,  Phila  (Mrs.  A.  K.  Carrier),  whose  husband  is  a  large  farmer 
near  Corfu;   and  Alice  D.,  who  resides  with  her  father. 

John  Sumner,  son  of  John  the  pioneer,  was  born  November  3,  18 14, 
on  the  homestead,  had  a  limited  education,  and  September  15,1 836,  mar- 
ried Emeline  Hughes  and  settled  in  the  neighborhood,  where  he  remained 
until  1 841,  when  he  sold  out  and  bought  where  he  now  lives.  Mrs. 
Sumner  died  December  31,  1876.  Their  children  were  Cecilia  (Mrs. 
J.  W.  Dunbar),  of  Attica ;  Clara  P.  (Mrs.  H.  R.  Dunbar),  of  Alexander ; 
and  Emeline  O.  (Mrs.  C.  S.  Pettibone).  Mr.  Pettibone  is  joint  owner  with 
Mr.  Sumner  in  the  farm  whereon  they  live.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pettibone  have 
one  son.  Mr.  Sumner  has  been  elected  supervisor  two  terms,  assessor  19 
years,  and  has  been  constable  and  collector.      His  son  Horace,  born  on 


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the  homestead,  married  Almira  Marsh,  of  Alexander,  settled  in  Darien, 
and  now  lives  in  Batavia. 

Tyler  Sumner,  another  son  of  John  the  pioneer,  was  born  on  the 
homestead  March  19,  1821,  and  received  a  common  school  education. 
October  20,  1850,  he  married  Mary  Reed,  who  died  December  24,  1877. 
He  married,  second,  in  1879,  Mrs.  Jane  Anthony,  who  died  June  28, 
1886.  He  settled  on  a  portion  of  the  homestead,  where  his  son  Charles 
now  lives.  He  died  May  22,  1888.  His  surviving  children  by  his  first 
wife  are  Elsie,  wife  of  L.  B.  Cadugan,  the  proprietor  of  a  flouring-mill  in 
Osceola,  Pa.;  Charles,  who  was  born  on  the  place  where  he  now  resides, 
and  married  Emma  Shaw,  January  23,  1878,  and  has  a  son  and  a  daugh- 
ter ;  and  Jerome,  a  farmer,  who  married  Hattie  Anthony,  has  two 
daughters,  and  settled  opposite  his  brother  Charles. 

Ephraim  Sumner,  youngest  son  of  John  the  pioneer,  was  born  on  the 
homestead  March  23,  1825,  received  a  common  school  education,  and  at 
the  age  of  21  received  a  portion  of  the  homestead.  June  2,  1852,  he 
married  Flora  A.  Kendall,  who  died  in  July,  1853.  In  November,  i  855,  he 
married  Mary  M.  Lamb,  who  died  two  weeks  later.  November  11, 
1857,  he  married,  third,  Julia  A.  Way,  of  Michigan,  and  their  childreft 
are  Emmett  E.,  born  September  9,  1858,  who  owns  a  farm  in  the  north- 
west part  of  Darien,  but  resides  in  Corfu,  where  he  has  a  meat  market, 
and  who  married  Maggie  Bennett;  and  Ernest  T.,  born  March  19,  1870, 
a  student,  who  resides  with  his  parents.  Ephraim  Sumner  has  been  a 
successful  farmer,  raises  good  stock,  has  all  the  improved  implements, 
and  is  an  influential,  kind,  and  obliging  friend  and  neighbor.  His  sister 
Delphia  W.  was  born  on  the  homestead  October  20,  1878,  and  married 
Calvin  Toplifif  (deceased).      She  resides  with  her  brother. 

Jotham  Sumner  (son  of  Daniel,  of  Massachusetts)  came  to  Darien  in 
1810,  and  died  in  1847.  He  settled  where  Earl  Sumner  now  lives.  He 
was  a  carpenter  and  built  many  barns  in  the  neighborhood.  He  had  six 
children,  among  whom  was  Seth,  who  died  in  1882.  He  was  a  promi- 
nent contractor  and  builder. 

John  Seaver  v\  as  born  in  Hebron,  N.  Y.,  in  18 10,  and  came  to  Darien 
in  1 816.  He  was  an  apprentice  in  the  harness  business  from  1825  to 
1830,  when  he  moved  to  Byron. 

Henry  Schrader  was  born  in  Germany,  June  24,  1820,  married  Char- 
lotte Miller,  and  emigrated  to  America  in  1857,  ^^^^  settling  in  Erie 
County,  but  removed  to  Darien  in  1859.  In  1875  he  settled  on  the 
farm  in  the  southwest  part  of  the  town  where  his  son,  Fred  A.  Schrader, 
now  lives.  He  died  June  7,  1888.  Mrs.  Schrader  still  survives  and 
lives  with  her  son.  They  were  parents  of  three  sons.  Fred  A.,  born  in 
Alden,  N.  Y.,  November  1 1,  1857,  received  a  good  common  school  edu- 
cation, and  became  a  farmer.  He  married  Tracy  Shaffer,  May  8,  1889. 
Mr.  Schrader  is  a  Democrat  He  was  elected  collector  in  1882  and 
assessor  in  1886,  filling  both  offices  acceptably  to  the  people. 

Jonas  Stickney  came  to  Alden,  N.  Y.,  in  1812,  clearing  a  place  where 


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that  village  is, located.  He  removed  to  the  Sumner  settlement,  Darien, 
soon  after,  engaged  in  farming,  raised  a  large  family,  and  died  aged  about 
65  years.  His  son,  A.  McCall  Stickney,  was  born  in  Darien,  June  13, 
1824,  and  married  Sarah  Marvin,  who  was  the  mother  of  three  of  his 
children.  She  died  about  1864.  I"  1866  he  married  Caroline  Lathrop, 
his  present  wife,  by  whom  he  has  three  children.  Mr.  Stickney  has  been 
a  trader,  and  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and  carrying  the  mail  from  Fargo 
postofifice  to  Corfu. 

Warren  Stiles,  son  of  Warren,  was  born  in  Hawley,  Mass.,  in  1804, 
and  received  a  common  school  education.  He  began  his  business  life 
early  selling  watches  and  jewelry  through  New  England.  He  married 
Betsey  E.  Holcomb,  of  Granby,  Conn.,  and  soon  after  came  to  Darien, 
settling  on  a  farm  now  owned  by  N.  Hartshorn,  where  he  resided  until 
1 860,  when  he  moved  to  the  place  now  occupied  by  his  son,  John  F.  Stiles. 
He  died  August  14,  1875.  He  was  a  decided  Republican,  and  did  his 
share  to  promote  the  welfare  of  society.  His  wife  died  December  31, 
1879.  Three  of  their  five  children  are  living,  viz.:  Mary  E.,  who  resides 
with  her  niece,  Mrs.  Orlando  Reed,  in  Pembroke;  Cornelia  (Mrs.  Charles 
5ones),  of  Pembroke  ;  and  John  F.,  who  resides  on  the  homestead.  John 
F.  Stiles  received  a  good  education,  and  enlisted  in  the  army  at  the  age 
of  18  years,  but  being  in  poor  health  was  soon  honorably  discharged  for 
disability,  and  was  brought  home  an  invalid.  He  is  a  staunch  Republican, 
is  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  and  contributes  liberally  to  his  society. 
November  29,  1877,  he  married  Mary  E.  Boyce,  of  Pembroke,  and  they 
have  four  children.  Henry  Stiles,  son  of  Warren,  was  born  in  Darien, 
and  responded  to  the  first  call  of  75,000  troops,  but  finally  enlisted  August 
14,  1862,  in  Co.  K,  127th  111  Vols.,  and  served  until  January  27,  1863, 
when  he  died  of  disease  contracted  in  the  army.  In  1859  he  went  on 
foot  and  drove  a  team  to  the  gold  regions  of  Pike's  Peak. 

Ira  J.  Tisdale,  son  of  William  and  Clarissa  (Goodwill)  Tisdale,  was 
born  in  Willington,  Conn.,  January  21,  18 12.  His  parents  (the  father 
of  Welsh  and  mother  of  Irish  descent)  came  from  Connecticut  to  the 
Holland  Purchase  in  the  cold  season  of  1816,  and  settled  in  the  north- 
west part  of  Darien,  then  included  in  Pembroke.  They  sufifered  the 
hardships  and  privations  incident  to  pioneer  settlements.  Mr.  Tisdale 
died  in  18 19,  leaving  Mrs.  Tisdale  with  seven  children.  She  was  born 
July  12,  1  786,  and  died  December  10,  1873.  Ira,  after  his  father's  death, 
and  at  the  age  of  16,  learned  the  carpenters'  trade,  which  he  followed  as 
his  chief  occupation  until  his  75th  year.  He  also  owned  and  cultivated 
a  farm.  April  26,  1840,  he  married  Rhoda  M.  Williams,  and  they  had 
two  sons.  Mrs.  Tisdale  was  born  December  11,  18 12,  and  died  October 
9,  1885.  Their  son  Homer  L.,  born  February  19,  1841,  married  Julia 
A.  Robinson,  October  25,  1870.  He  served  in  the  war  in  Capt.  J.  D. 
Newman's  Independent  Battery,  and  died  September  20,  1878.  His 
wife  died  May  22,  1873.  Their  only  child,  Bertha  R.  Tisdale,  now  re- 
sides with  her  aged  grandfather.     William  T.  was  born  August  22,  1843, 


428  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


and  died  April  22,  1848.  Mr.  Tisdale  commenced  his  political  life  an 
^' old  line  Whig"  and  is  now  a  Republican.  He  held  the  offices  of 
magistrate  and  school  superintendent. 

Major  Amos  Tyrrell  and  his  son  Amos,  Jr,  emigrated  from  Washing- 
ton County,  N.  Y.,  to  Newstead,  Erie  County,  in  18 16.  About  1823 
they  removed  to  Darien  (then  Pembroke),  settling  on  the  north  line  of 
the  town,  now  the  south  line  of  Corfu  village.  The  homestead  is  still  in 
the  Tyrrell  name.  Amos  Tyrrell  was  an  active  partisan.  He  was  a 
prominent  Anti-Mason  during  the  existence  of  that  party,  and  was 
afterwards  a  W^hig.  He  was  elected  a  representative  to  the  legislature 
of  1834-35.  Upon  the  organization  of  the  Republican  party  he  became 
one  of  its  staunch  and  decided  supporters.  He  was  an  independent 
thinker,  a  hard  worker,  and  a  natural  leader.  During  the  years  of  the 
old  State  militia  he  was  appointed  a  major,  hence  his  appellation.  He 
married  Salome  Harroun,  and  they  reared  five  sons  and  three  daughters, 
all  of  whom  are  living.  One  son,  William  Tyrrell,  is  an  attorney  of 
Batavia,  and  a  recognized  leader  in  the  affairs  of  the  Republican  party  of 
Western  New  York      Maj.  Tyrrell  died  in  i860,  and  his  wife  in  1872. 

James  G.  Tiffany,  son  of  James  and  Ruth  (Durkus)  Tiffany,  was  born 
in  Randolph,  Vt.,  October  2,  1794,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  the 
Holland  Purchase,  June  26,  1809,  settling  on  what  is  known  as  the 
"Tiffany  farm,"  about  half  a  mile  east  of  Darien  Center,  then  a  part  of 
the  town  of  Batavia.  The  year  preceding  his  father  came  from  Ver- 
mont. Mr.  Tiffany  was  a  mechanic  as  well  as  a  farmer,  and  built  carts, 
wagons,  sleds,  and  wooden  plows  for  his  pioneer  neighbors.  He  met 
an  untimely  death  in  June,  1830,  by  being  thrown  from  his  wagon,  while 
hauling  goods  from  Brockport  to  Darien.  James  G.  Tiffany  married 
Martha  Matteson  in  18 15,  located  in  Alexander,  and  engaged  in  wool- 
carding  about  two  years, when  he  removed  to  a  farm  of  120  acres,  a  mile 
and  a  half  north  of  Darien  City,  where  he  resided  until  after  his  father's 
death,  when  he  sold  out  and  purchased  the  old  homestead,  where  he 
resided  till  his  death,  April  5,  1874,- in  his  80th  year.  He  was  a  man  of 
sterling  integrity,  trusted  and  honored  by  his  townsmen,  and  his  good 
judgment  was  sought  to  settle  many  difficulties.  His  children  were 
Sarah  Ann,  Juliette,  Delieu,  Richelieu,  James  D.,  Harriet,  Ruth,  Laura, 
Maria,  and  Mary.  Of  these  only  five  are  living,  and  Delieu  alone  in 
this  town  He  married  Elizabeth  C.  Babcock,  of  Delevan,  Wis.,  settled 
on  the  homestead  with  his  father,  and  there  resided  until  1880.  He  now 
resides  with  his  son.  Mrs.  Tiffany  died  March  7,  1884.  Their  children 
were  Henry  C.  and  Frances  A.  (Mrs.  James  H.  Kinsey).  The  latter 
died  November  25,  1886,  in  her  30th  year.  Henry  C.  Tiffany  married 
Ella  Smith  in  1879.  and  is  now  an  enterprising  merchant  and  the  post- 
master of  Darien  Center. 

Abram  Thomas,  son  of  Simmons  and  Lucy  (Felton)  Thomas,  was  born 
in  Lafayette.  N.  Y.,  April  29,  1821,  and  moved  to  Alden  in  1832  with  his 
parents,  settling  on  a  portion  of  the  Indian  Reservation.     His  parents  lived 


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and  died  there.  His  mother  died  aged  66,  and  his  father  91.  His  brother 
Ephraim  still  lives  on  the  homestead.  Abram  married,  first,  Mary  Law- 
rence, who  died  six  years  after  marriage.  He  married,  a  few  years  later, 
Nancy  J.  Roy,  who  is  the  mother  of  two  of  his  daughters.  She  died  in  J  uly, 
1874.  He  first  settled  in  Alden  on  the  old  homestead,  moved  to  Pem- 
broke, and  finally  to  Darien,  where  he  now  lives.  George  W.  Thomas, 
oldest  son  of  Abram  and  Mary,  was  born  in  Alden  (now  Marilla),  March 
27,  1844.  July  28,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  129th  N.  Y.  Vols,  was 
transferred  to  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war, 
being  honorably  discharged  June  9.  i  865.  He  returned  home  and  taught 
school  II  terms.  March  8,  1870,  he  married  Elvira  J.  Stiles,  of  Darien, 
and  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides.  Mrs.  Thomas  died  No- 
vember 19,  1885,  leaving  an  only  daughter.  Bertha  M.,.  and  March  15, 
1887,  Mr.  Thomas  married  M.  Amelia  Taylor.  He  is  now  serving  his  sec- 
ond year  as  assessor,  is  secretary  of  the  Patrons'  Mutual  Fire  Relief  As- 
sociation of  Genesee  County,  and  is  master  of  Corfu  Grange,  No.  142. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  is  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  and  is  super- 
intendent of  the  Union  Sunday-school.  Wesley  L.,  second  son  of  Abram 
and  Mary  Thomas,  was  born  in  Alden,  August  16,  1846.  He  enlisted  in 
the  3d  N.  Y.  Cav. ,  in  February,  1864,  was  taken  prisoner  the  ensuing 
summer,  and  died  of  starvation  in  Andersonville,  September  17,  1864. 
Julia  M.  (Mrs.  H.  J.  Brown),  daughter  of  Abram  and  Nancy  Thomas,  re- 
sides in  Corfu  ;  and  Jennie  N.  (Mrs.  Charles  Schwartz)  resides  near  her 
father. 

Major  William  Thayer,  son  of  Barach,  a  native  of  Vermont,  came  here 
in  1808,  and  settled  on  a  farm  next  north  of  where  his  son  William  now 
lives.  He  held  the  ofifice  of  major  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  appointed 
by  the  governor  a  commissioner  of  highways  in  1826.  He  located  several 
roads  on  the  Purchase,  and  placed  mile-stones  on  them.  He  was  also 
supervisor,  magistrate,  and  overseer.      He  died  in  1844. 

Samuel  N.  Vickery,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Catherine  (Waterbury)  Vick- 
ery,  was  born  in  Nassau,  N.  Y..  September  14,  1821.  May  8,  1833,  he 
came  with  his  parents  to  Yates,  Orleans  County,  and  spent  his  boyhood 
on  his  father's  farm  and  at  the  common  schools,  with  a  few  terms  at  Yates 
Academy.  August  29,  1847,  ^^^  married  Jane  E.  Lombard,  of  Yates, 
where  they  settled  on  a  farm,  and  remained  six  years  He  became  ill 
with  neuralgia,  and  because  of  failing  to  receive  any  benefit  from  the  phy- 
sicians he  investigated  for  himself,  and  commenced  a  course  of  self  treat- 
ment, with  so  good  results  that  he  read  further  and  commenced  practice 
as  an  eclectic  physician.  In  1855  he  removed  to  Darien,  where  he  now 
resides,  and  where  he  is  a  successful  practitioner  and  an  enterprising 
farmer.  His  youngest  son,  Howard  H.,  resides  with  him.  His  other  chil- 
dren are  Meritt  E.,  an  engineer  in  the  West  Avenue  mills,  at  Attica; 
Charles  H.,  one  of  the  proprietors;  and  Albert  E.,  a  farmer,  residing  in  the 
village  of  Alexander.  Dr.  Vickery  has  successfully  passed  the  legal  ex- 
amination required,  is  a  registered  physician,  and   a  graduate  of  Physio 


430  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Eclectic  Medical  College  of  Cincinnati,  O.      He  is  liberal  in  religion,  and 
in  politics  is  a  decided  Democrat. 

Jonathan  Vaughan,  born  in  Lebanon,  Conn.,  April  15,  1784,  came  to 
Darien  from  Westmoreland,  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1809,  and  settled 
where  his  daughter  EmmaS.  and  her  husband,  James  R.  LangwQrthy, 
now  live.  He  cut  the  first  tree  and  cleared  the  first  acre  on  his  farm,  and 
in  18 1 2  married  Sophia  Weston  and  brought  her  to  his  log  cabin.  In 
February,  1 8 14,  the  pioneers  were  disturbed  by  the  report  that  the  In- 
dians in  the  employ  of  the  British  were  on  their  way  from  the  lake  region 
to  burn  and  destroy  this  infant  settlement.  Dea.  William  B.  Garfield, 
cousin  of  the  late  President  Garfield,  with  his  family,  and  Mr.  Vaughan 
with  his,  all  loaded  into  an  old  sled  hitched  to  a  pair  of  horses,  retreated 
two  and  a  half  miles  in  the  night,  and  broke  the  sled  near  the  cabin  of 
their  neighbor,  Mr.  Peck.  They  remained  there  and  soon  got  news  from 
Batavia  that  the  Indians  were  not  on  the  "  war  path."  The  party  re- 
turned to  their  deserted  houses.  They  suffered  all  the  privations  in- 
cident to  pioneer  life.  In  1829  he  built  his  pleasant  and  comfortable 
residence,  which  is  now  in  a  good  state  of  preservation  ;  from  time  to 
time  he  has  built  nearly  all  the  farm  buildings  now  standing  on  the  place. 
Mr.  Vaughan  had  an  original  and  clear  intellect,  was  somewhat  eccen- 
tric, a  great  reader,  and  was  proverbially  kind  and  generous  to  the  poor 
and  needy.  In  18 16  he  and  his  wife  united  with  the  Baptist  Church.  The 
meetings  were  held  at  the  school- house  located  on  his  farm,  and  his  house 
was  familiarly  called  the  "  Baptist  tavern."  Sometimes  they  had  a  pastor, 
but  in  the  absence  of  a  minister  Mr.  Vaughan,  assisted  by  others,  con- 
ducted the  services.  He  was  foremost  in  influence  and  in  contributing  to 
the  financial  interest  of  the  church.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vaughan  were  al- 
ways in  sympathy  with  their  neighbors  when  any  were  sick,  and  went 
miles  to  attend  them  and  administer  to  their  comfort.  Mr.  V^^ughan  died 
December  17,  1857,  aged  73,  and  Mrs  Vaughan  August  6,  1876.  They 
had  nine  children,  of  whom  only  Mrs.  A.  A.  Williams,  of  Attica,  and 
Mrs.  J.  R.  Langworthy,  who  resides  on  the  old  homestead,  are  now  liv- 
ing. 

Zina  Waite,  a  native  of  Washington  County,  N.  Y.,  was  born  in  March, 
1800.  In  1823  he  married  Rebecca  Buchanan,  and  in  1826  came  to 
Darien,  where  he  lived,  and  died  March  2.  1843.  Mrs.  Wait  died  in 
1868.  He  was  a  large  farmer,  having  at  one  time  325  acres.  He  was 
elected  supervisor  three  terms,  and  held  other  town  offices.  He  was  an 
old  line  Whig,  and  a  delegate  to  the  convention  that  nominated  Harrison 
in  1840.  They  had  a  son,  Horace,  who  married  Almira  Wyman,  of  Pem- 
broke, and  who  was  keeper  of  the  county  poor-house  10  years.  Cyrus 
Waite,  son  of  Zina,  was  born  on  the  Waite  homestead,  April  6,  1831,  was 
educated  in  the  district  school  and  in  the  Wyoming  and  Genesee  Semi- 
nary, and  married,  in  1856,  Amaretta,  daughter  of  John  Lincoln,  of 
Darien.  She  was  born  in  May,  1831.  He  settled  on  the  homestead, 
which  is  still  owned  by   him,  where  he  resided   until  1880,  when  he  re- 


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moved  to  Corfu  village,  where  he  now  resides.  Inheriting  much  of  the 
native  energy  and  spirit  of  his  father  Mr.  Waite,  besides  attending  to  his 
farm,  conducts  an  extensive  business  in  wool,  in  which  he  has  been  suc- 
cessful. He  takes  an  active  interest  in  municipal  affairs,  is  a  promoter  of 
the  cause  of  education,  and  aids  in  the  furtherance  of  religious  matters. 
He  has  been  supervisor  two  terms  and  a  magistrate  four  years.  Their 
only  son,  Charles,  is  in  mercantile  business  in  Buffalo.  Mrs.  Waite  died 
January  6,  1885,  lamented  by  a  large  circle  of  acquaintances. 

Russel  Wait  was  born  in  Cambridge, Washington  County,  N.  Y.,in  1787. 
He  came  to  Genesee  County  in  18 10,  and  located  on  a  farm  in  Darien, 
then  included  in  Batavia.  In  1 8 1 1  he  married  Mercy  Booth,  of  his  native 
town,  and  they  resided  on  the  farm  in  Darien  until  his  death  in  1854,  the 
result  of  an  injury  received  by  being  run  over  by  the  cars.  He  was 
strong  and  healthy,  and  a  hard  worker.  He  was  noted  for  his  honesty 
and  fair  dealing,  was  generous  to  the  poor  and  needy,  and  was  especially 
liberal  to  the  Baptist  Church,  of  which  he  was  a  member.  His  first  wife 
was  the  mother  of  his  15  children,  and  died  in  1835.  He  married,  sec- 
ond, Mrs.  Polly  Aplin,  who  died  in  1842.  For  his  third  wife  he  married 
Mrs.  Clark,  who  survived  until  January  I,  1879.  Four  sons  and  six 
daughters  survived  their  father,  all  of  whom  were  married. 

Michael  Warner  was  born  in  Alsace,  France,  emigrated  to  America  in 
1830,  lived  in  Orangeville  and  Attica,  and  died  in  1885,  at  the  home  of 
his  son  Peter,  in  Darien,  where  he  lived  for  18  years.  He  was  a  farmer, 
and  married  Barbara  Broadbrooks,  who  died  in  March,  1885.  They  were 
the  parents  of  seven  children.  Peter  was  born  in  Orangeville,  February 
26,  1838.  In  February,  1867,  he  married  Mina  Giese,  of  Darien,  and  in 
1868  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides.  Mr.  Warner  is  an  enter- 
prising and  industrious  farmer.  A  Republican  in  politics,  he  has  been 
honored  by  his  townsmen  with  the  office  of  highway  commissioner  for 
four  years,  and  is  still  holding  the  same.  He  is  a  kind,  worthy,  and  intel- 
ligent citizen.  The  family  consists  of  eight  children,  all  of  whom  are  liv- 
ing with  their  parents. 

Theodore  Young,  son  of  Jacob,  was  born  in  Germany,  January  14,  1841, 
and  came  to  America  with  his  parents  in  1852,  living  with  them  until  14 
years  old,  working  on  the  farm  summers  and  attending  school  winters.  He 
was  engaged  as  clerk  in  a  grocery  store  for  three  years,  after  which  he 
spent  a  short  time  at  school.  From  1858  to  1862  he  clerked  for  H.  H. 
Chapin,  of  Darien,  when  he  was  a  partner  until  1864,  after  which  he  pur- 
chased Mr.  Chapin's  interest,  and  has  since  conducted  the  business  alone. 
By  his  management  he  has  more  than  doubled  the  former  business  of  the 
firm.  By  economy,  industry,  and  perseverance  Mr.  Young  has  secured 
a  competency.  February  3,  1870,  he  married  Fanny  E.  Fisk,  who  was 
born  in  Akron,  N.  Y.,  September  25,  1847.  She  has  been  of  great  assist- 
ance to  him  in  his  social  and  business  relations.  Their  children  are  Leon- 
ard E.,  Arthur  L.,  Delevan  C,  and  Floyd  T. 

Mrs.  Aurelia  (Lapping)  Lee  came  from  Willington,  Conn.,  to  Dariert 


432  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


in  1824,  and  married  David  J.  Lee  the  same  year.  He  was  the  son  of 
Quartus  Lee,  a  pioneer  of  Connecticut,  who  came  to  Darien  in  181 5. 
Mrs.  Lee  reared  three  adopted  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Theodore  Young 
was  the  youngest.  Says  Mrs.  Lee:  "She  was  a  good  friend,  and  a  true 
mother."  Mrs.  Lee  is  now  82  years  of  age,  and  one  of  the  few  old 
settlers  left.      Mr.  Lee  died  in  1866. 


ELBA. 


LB  A  was  erected  from  the  town  of  Batavia,  March  14,  1820,  and 
at  that  time  included  the  present  town  of  Oakfield,  covering  an 
area  of  38,000  acres.  The  early  settlement  of  Elba  will,  to  a  con- 
siderable extent,  also  include  that  of  Oakfield,  as  it  was  not  until  April 
II,  1842,  that  that  town  was  erected  and  Elba  assumed  its  present  area 
of  22,631  acres.      The  act  of  March  14,  1820,  was: 

''That  all  that  part  of  the  town  of  Batavia  known  as  the  13th  township  in  the  tirst 
and  second  ranges,  including  that  part  of  tne  Tonawanda  Reservation  lying  east  of  the 
division  line  between  the  second  and  third  ranges,  and  north  of  the  division  line  between 
the  1 2th  and  13th  tiers  of  townships  in  the  Holland  Company's  Purchase,  be  and  is 
hereby  erected  into  a  separate  town  by  the  name  of  Elba." 

Another  section  of  the  act  provided  for  the  election  of  town  officers  at 
the  tavern  of  Nehemiah  Ingersoll,  on  the  Oak  Orchard  road,  one  and  a 
half  miles  south  of  the  village,  on  the  14th  of  April,  1820;  and  that  the 
supervisor  and  overseers  of  the  poor  of  Batavia  act  as  a  board  of  canvas- 
sers for  the  election,  ail  of  which  was  done  according  to  the  act. 

It  has  been  found,  by  improving  the  soil,  that  the  early  predictions  of 
its  productiveness  have  not  failed.  The  surface  is  undulatmg,  with  gen- 
tly rising  slopes  without  obstruction  to  easy  cultivation.  The  composi- 
tion of  the  soil  is  a  mixture  of  clay  and  loam  with  perceptible  calcarious 
properties.  Various  crops  are  successfully  raised,  and  wheat  has  been 
formerly  its  staple  crop.  Limestone  deeply  underlies  the  soil,  but  peb- 
bles of  it  are  everywhere  perceptible. 

The  never-failing  supply  of  pure  water  is  an  indispensable  characteris- 
tic of  this  healthy  town.  The  principal  source  of  the  Oak  Orchard  Creek 
is  an  outlet  of  an  ever-flowing  spring,  near  what  has  long  been  known  as 
"  Dunham's  Corners,"  called  the  "Hackley  spring."  It  passes  northeast 
through  the  center  of  the  town  to  the  northeast  corner,  thence  west 
through  the  north  part ;  and  this  is  the  general  direction  of  the  tributa- 
ries that  combine  to  swell  Oak  Orchard  Creek.  Soring  Creek  is  formed 
from  springs  in  the  southeast  corner  of  the  town,  and  flows  northeasterly 
into  the  town  of  Byron.  These  streams  furnish  pure  spring  water  to  the 
inhabitants  and  ample  power  for  the  flouring  and  custom  mills  of  George 


TOWN    OF   ELBA. 


435 


W.  Mather.  The  "  Scott  spring,"  strongly  impregnated  with  sulphur,^ 
rises  a  mile  away,  which,  with  its  accumulations,  furnishes  power  for  a 
woolen-mill  and  saw-mill  located  on  the  "Transit"  (owned  by  Mason 
Fuller),  and  uniting  with  Spring  Creek  gives  ample  power  for  the  "Tran- 
sit flouring  mills."  To  the  abundant  supply  of  pure  water  from  springs, 
and  the  wells  so  easily  sunk  in  every  part,  is  attributed  the  healthfulness 
of  this  beautiful  town.  A  strip  of  the  average  width  of  one-half  mile  is 
occupied  along  the  north  edge  by  the  Tonawanda  Swamp. 

Elba  (p.  o.)  village  is  located  a  short  distance  south  of  the  center  of 
the  town,  and  is  most  beautifully  situated.  It  was  called  "  Pine  Hill  "  at 
an  early  day,  and  by  many  "The  Pinery";  and  it  is  written  by  some 
historians  that  Joseph  Ellicott  contracted  with  Isaac  Sutherland  to  cut  a 
road  from  where  he  had  located  his  land  office,  Batavia,  to  "  The 
Pinery,"  in  i8o2.  The  term  "  rural  retreat "  cannot  be  more  applicable 
than  to  this.  A  sufficiently  dense  farming  population  has  vigorously 
made  and  sustained  one  of  the  enterprising  villages  of  Western  New 
York.  Other  sister  villages  have  had  natural  advantages,  as  well  as  ar- 
tificial, to  aid  their  advance;  but  this  has  had  only  the  confiding  support 
of  a  wealthy  farming  community,  and  the  personal,  well-applied  energy 
of  those  who  are  engaged  in  its  mercantile  and  mechanical  pursuits,  to 
bring  it  to  its  present  important  position.  The  advent  of  the  West  Shore 
Railroad  has  given  the  village  an  impetus  for  more  rapid  prosperity,  and' 
its  permanence  is  assured  by  the  background  of  rich  and  fertile  farm 
lands  of  an  area  of  over  40  square  miles.  The  village  has  a  population  of 
about  500,  settled  in  lucrative  business  and  in  homes  of  their  own.  The 
school  and  church  advantages  compare  with  sister  villages  of  greater  pre- 
tensions ;  a  commodious  school  building  for  primary  and  advanced  de- 
partments accommodates  the  public,  and  a  private  seminary,  established 
by  Miss  Mary  Hollister  in  1883,  is  receiving  a  support  that  promises  a 
permanent  and  useful  institution.  Its  places  of  business  are,  mainly, 
three  dry  goods  stores,  one  hardware  store,  a  drug  store,  two  wagon 
shops,  three  blacksmiths,  one  millinery  store,  barber  shop,  meat  market, 
a  well  kept  hotel,  and  no  saloons.  There  are  located  here  two  of  the 
largest  stave  and  heading  factories  in  the  country,  producing  large  quan- 
tities annually;  also  saw-mills  and  feed-mills  with  their  peculiar  advan- 
tages. 

The  land  from  which  the  village  plat  was  taken  was  originally  the 
farming  lands  of  Asa  Babcock,  John  Willis,  Charles  Woodworth,  and 
Thomas  Davis.  Messrs.  Babcock  and  Willis  settled  their  lands  in  18 17, 
and  the  remaining  portions  were  purchased  of  their  descendants.  For 
use  on  public  occasions  there  are  two  well  provided  public  halls,  namely, 
Willit  and  Shepard's.  The  business  of  the  place  is  provided  with  tele- 
phonic and  telegraphic  communication  with  all  principal  villages  and 
cities. 

An  organization,  of  which  the  citizens  may  well  be  proud,  is  repre- 
sented by  the  cornet  band.      Organizing  in  1874,  they  have  built  on  the 


434  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


public  park  a  stand  or  pagoda.  Unlike  many  others,  attempting  to  sus- 
tain like  voluntary  efforts  to  amuse  the  public,  this  remains  popular  and 
in  a  flourishing  condition. 

At  the  earliest  eftbrt  of  concentrating  the  business  of  the  town  at  this 
point  a  postoffice  was  established,  called  "  Elba,"  with  Mason  Turner 
first  postmaster.  Previous  a  wide  spread  settlement  had  to  endure  the 
burdens  of  obtaining  their  mail  from  Batavia.  A  daily  mail  arrives  and 
departs.  The  only  other  postoffice  in  town  is  East  Elba,  established  in 
1857,  from  which  is  received  two  mails  a  week. 

Early  settlers. — John  Young  and  wife  came  from  Virginia  in  1804,  on 
horseback,  and  after  innumerable  dangers  and  hardships  settled  on  the 
eastern  part  of  the  premises  now  owned  by  Albert  Parker,  south  of  Elba 
village.  He  received  the  first  deed  of  farming  lands  issued  by  the  Holland 
Land  Co.,  July  11,  1803,  in  what  is  now  Elba.  For  a  bed  they  obtained 
a  large  cotton  bag  of  Mr.  Brisbane,  at  the  "Transit  store  house,"  which, 
filled  with  the  down  of  the  cat- tail  flag,  certainly  afforded  them  a  downy 
bed,  if  not  one  of  ease. 

John  Roraback  settled  at  "  Pine  Hill,"  now  Elba  village,  in  1804,  and 
was  the  weaver  for  the  entire  section  for  many  years.  Thomas  Turner 
settled  on  the  premises  now  occupied  by  Mrs.  Wilford,  and  Ephraim  Hu- 
sted  settled  on  the  adjoining  lot,  both  of  which  were  afterwards  purchased 
by  Mr.  Wilford.  Bannan  Clark  came  upon  the  place  latterly  owned  by 
Orlando  Town,  who  also  was  an  early  settler,  and  is  now  owned  by  Ed- 
win Parker,  in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  Ephraim  Wortman  early  lo- 
cated upon  the  farm  now  owned  by  William  Maltby.  A  story  is  told  of 
Mr.  Wortman  that  will  bear  repetition  here.  He  went  to  the  War  of 
1812  under  Capt.  White  (who  was  killed  at  the  burning  of  Buffalo),  and 
poor  Wortman  had  endured  pioneer  hardship  so  practically  that,  when 
he  arrived  in  fort  where  there  seemed  such  plenty,  he  suggested  to  the 
captain,  "  so  much  being  on  hand  they  might  lunch  'tween  meals." 

Samuel,  John,  Jesse,  and  James  Drake  came  about  181 1.  John  set- 
tled in  the  southwest  part  of  the  town,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Aaron 
Drake,  and  Norman  Drake  resides  on  the  premises  taken  up  by  his  fa- 
ther, James.  Lemuel  Foster  settled  on  the  farm  afterwards  owned  by 
his  son  Eden,  who  also  came  to  the  town  early.  Eleazur  Southworth 
settled  in  1808  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Albert  Parker;  Asa  Sawtell 
located  the  farm  now  owned  by  Watson  Bradley  ;  and  Sherrard  Parker 
settled  a  short  distance  north  of  the  present  village.  Daniel  Mills,  in 
1808,  located  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son-in-law,  Horace  B.  Nor- 
ton, in  the  southeast  part  of  the  town.  Mr.  Mills  was  the  first  Sunday- 
school  superintendent  of  the  first  Sabbath-school  established  in  the  town. 
Joel  Mills,  a  brother  of  Daniel,  settled  on  the  premises  now  owned  by  his 
son  Daniel  D.  There  were  also  George  Mills  and  John  Mills,  and  the 
"  Mills  neighborhood  "  remains  as  a  memento  of  this  worthy  family,  of 
whom  much  could  be  said.  The  primitive  residence  of  the  pioneers,  with 
its  old  fire-place,  yet  remains,  and  is  preserved  on  the  premises  to  remind 


TOWN    OF   ELBA.  435 


the  present  generation  that  its  proverbial  hospitahty  is  yet  extant  in  the 
family.  Locklin  Norton  settled  near  the  "  Mills  neighborhood."  and  the 
death  of  his  wife  the  first  year  was  a  serious  event  of  that  day.  Isaac 
Higley  settled  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town  in  1808,  and  John  Taylor 
located  in  the  southeast  part  of  the  town  in  1814,  and  was  long  noted  for 
his  enterprise  and  model  farming. 

Borden  Wilcox  became  a  resident  in  181 2,  and  we  will  mention  the 
settlers  of  his  neighborhood  as  he  said  he  found  them  :  Dudley  Sawyer, 
Dea.  Seymour,  Enos  Kellogg,  and  Sylvanus  Humphrey.  Mr.  Wilcox 
also  mentions  Chester  Scott,  who  came  about  18 17.  He  was  a  valuable 
man  for  the  new  settlement.  Mr.  Scott  taught  the  first  school  in  the 
town,  assisted  Comfort  Smith  in  perfecting  the  first  grist. mill,  becoming 
the  owner,  and  completing  the  carding  works  started  by  Solomon  Smith, 
and  rebuilding  an  old  log  distillery  to  enable  the  pioneers  to  realize  some 
cash  for  their  grain.  The  raising  of  the  mill,  Mr.  Wilcox  said,  was  a 
memorable  event  for  the  town,  and  took  the  settlers  for  miles  around  to 
.a  jubilee.  Col.  Kellogg  mounted  the  highest  part  of  the  frame,  with  the 
bottle,  as  was  the  custom  of  the  day,  and  announced  "  another  addition 
to  the  population  of  Pleasant  Valley."  The  usefulness  and  enterprise  of 
Capt.  Scott  is  gratefully  rdliiembered  by  the  elder  and  middle-aged  citi- 
zens of  the  county  as  well  as  the  town  He  carried  on  the  distillery  for 
10  years,  and  then  moved  to  Batavia.  Whisky  in  those  days  was  only 
15  cents  per  gallon  for  new. 

Andrew  B.  Jones  purchased  20  acres  on  the  Transit  line,  early,  and  a 
5aw-mill  of  Horace  Gibbs  (also  an  early  pioneer),  in  which  was  a  set  of 
native  stones  for  grinding  feed.  He  at  once  erected  a  distillery,  in  1820 
rebuilt  the  saw-mill,  in  1822  built  the  mill  known  as  the  "  Transit  mill," 
and  in  1836  completed  a  flouring-mill  below.  Mr.  Jones  proved  himself 
a  benefactor  to  the  new  and  prosperous  country.  Nathaniel  Ford,  in 
1820,  located  in  the  north  part  of  the  town,  leaving  descendants  to  per- 
petuate the  name. 

The  settlers  of  the  northwest  portion  of  the  town  are  not  definitely 
known,  but  Ambrose  Douglass  gives  a  list  of  those  who  had  settled  prior 
to  1822,  the  time  he  became  acquainted  with  the  locality,  viz.:  John  Wil- 
son, Washington  Gardner,  Elisha  Buck,  James  Fuller,  Abraham  Sleeper, 
Smith  Lane.  Israel  Hoag,  Miles  Britton,  Wanton  Aldrich,  James  Harris, 
Richard  and  Isaac  Shotwell,  and  Robert  Irwin. 

Patrick  O'Fling  settled  in  the  town  very  early,  and  he,  with  three  sons 
and  a  son-in-law,  enlisted  in  the  War  of  18 12.  At  Fort  George,  in  18 13, 
Gen.  Dearborn,  then  in  command,  was  attracted  by  the  soldier- like  bear- 
ing of  the  old  man,  and  asked  him  where  he  had  seen  service,  to  which 
lie  replied,  "in  the  Revolution  under  Captain  Dearborn."  This  led  to  a 
recognition  by  the  General,  who  afterwards  took  much  interest  in  this 
family  of  soldiers. 

Besides  those  mentioned  previously  as  pioneers  in  the  town  of  Elba 
we  find  from  Turner's  History  of  the  early  days  of  the  Holland  Purchase, 


436  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


and  from  other  reliable  sources,  that  the  following  were  settlers  at  an 
early  date  :  Archibald  Whitten,  David  Kingsley,  Thomas  Parker,  Nathan- 
iel Johnson,  Hiram  Smith,  Col.  Samuel  Hall,  Horace  Carr,  Benjamin 
Chase,  Elisha  Kellogg,  Dudley  Sawyer,  Samuel  Cumings,  Nathan  Miner, 
Silas  Torrey,  Edmund  Burgess.  Joel  and  Horace  Jerome,  Joseph  Mills, 
Aaron  White,  Sylvanus  Eldridge,  Stephen  Harmon,  Mason  Turner, 
Samuel  Laing,  Col.  E.  J.  Pettibone,  Asa  Babcock.  John  Willis  (an  early 
tavern-keeper,  the  second  in  town),  Mark  Turner,  Nelson  Parker, Phineas 
and  Loren  Barr,  John  Lamberton.  Isaac  Barber,  Ira  Howe,  Phineas 
and  John  Howe,  Simeon  Hosmer,  Peter  H.  Knickerbocker,  Cornelius 
Barr,  I.  Barlow,  Richard  Edgerton  (1806),  Nathaniel  Ford  (1820),  S. 
Eldridge,  Thomas  Griffin  (1820),  Reuben  Perry  (18 10),  Daniel  Wood- 
ward (a  physician),  and  C.  Woodworth,  the  greater  portion  of  whom  have 
left  worthy  descendants  to  perpetuate  their  memories  and  enjoy  the 
fruits  of  their  enterprise. 

The  first  birth  in  the  town  was  that  of  Betsey  White  in  1802,  and  the 
first  death  was  David  Kingsley  in  1804  Stephen  Harmon  opened  the 
first  inn  in  18 15,  and  Samuel  Laing  the  first  store  in  1819.  at  the  place 
called  Pine  Hill.  The  first  saw- mill  and  grist  mill  were  on  Spring  Creek, 
erected  by  Horace  Gibbs  and  Comfort  Smilh,  in  18 10,  as  mentioned 
previously;  and  the  first  school  was  taught  by  Mason  Turner  in  181 1, 
on  "  Gififord  Hill,"  at  the  house  of  J.  W.  Gardner.  Daniel  Woodward 
was  the  first  physician  who  settled  in  the  town,  and  the  first  justice  of 
the  peace  appointed  for  the  newly  organized  town  was  Charles  Wood- 
worth.  Dr.  James  A.  Billings  was  an  early  physician  who  located  at 
Dawes  Corners,  where  he  died.      His  brother  was  at  Pine  Hill. 

The  first  town  meeting  held,  as  was  provided  by  the  act,  was  March 
14,  1820,  at  which  the  board  of  canvassers  declared  the  following  persons 
elected:  supervisor,  Lemuel  Foster;  town  clerk  and  collector,  Mason 
Turner  ;  assessors,  George  Mills,  Charles  Woodworth,  and  John  Under- 
hill ;  overseers  of  the  poor,  Erastus  Wolcott  and  Isaac  Benedict ;  com- 
missioners of  highways,  Jeremiah  Wilford,  Mark  Turner,  and  Dudley  Saw- 
yer; commissioners  of  schools,  Lemuel  Foster,  Jeremiah  Wilford,  and  Isaac 
Higley  ;  constables,  Eleazur  D.  Davis,  Ichabod  Hinckley,  Jr.,  and  Jes- 
semin  Drake ;  school  inspectors,  E.  D.  Davis,  Samuel  White,  and  Martin 
Wilson  ;  poundmaster,  Nehemiah  Ingersoll. 

The  number  of  votes  cast  in  the  town  was  166  It  would  be  well  for 
the  reader  to  remember  that  in  1820,  at  this  election,  there  were  only 
the  166  voters,  and  the  territory  embraced  was  all  that  comprises  the 
present  towns  of  Elba  and  Oakfield.  The  number  given  in  by  the 
proper  board  for  jury  duty,  as  "  fit  and  eligible  "  at  the  time,  was  1 18. 
Eighteen  road  districts  were  organized  in  the  spring  of  1820,  and  the 
respective  pathmasters  appointed.  In  1821  it  was  enacted  by  the  town 
that  every  pathmaster  destroy  Canada  thistles,  tory  weeds,  and  burdocks 
on  his  district  three  times  during  the  year — a  commendable  law,  and  far 
in  advance  of  the  State  at  large  at  the  present  day. 


TOWN    OF    ELBA.  437- 


Shubael  Dunham,  Isaac  Benedict,  Lemuel  Foster,  Simeon  Hosmer,  and 
Nathaniel  Ingersoll  were  constituted  a  committee  to  draft  "by-laws  for 
the  town."  The  school  committee  formed  seven  full  school  districts  and 
five  joint  with  surrounding  towns. 

The  development  of  the  town  was  more  rapid  as  the  facilities  of  sur- 
rounding towns  and  its  own  were  improved,  and  on  the  iith  of  April, 
1842,  it  was  found  necessary  to  form  Oakfield  from  the  territory,  thus 
leaving  the  present  town  of  Elba  about  six  miles  square. 

Religious  organizations. — About  1820  there  was  a  strong  feeling  in 
favor  of  a  sect  called  "  Friends,"  and  those  prevailed  upon  the  Farming- 
ton  quarterly  meeting  to  authorize  a  meeting  for  "  preparation  and  wor- 
ship "  in  the  town  of  Elba.  There  were  48  members,  heads  of  families, 
in  this  town,  and  more  in  adjoining  towns.  During  January,  182  I,  the 
"  Hartland  monthly  "  was  established,  the  members  residing  in  Elba, 
Hartland,  and  RoyaJton.  The  visiting  committee  appointed  by  the  quar- 
terly meeting  was :  Elijah  Pond,  Ira  Lapham,  Jonathan  Ramsdale,, 
Joseph  Jones,  William  Cromwell,  and  Abraham  Gififord.  The  first  house 
of  worship  was  erected  in  1820,  of  logs.  The  society  prospered,  obtained: 
four  acres  of  land  of  Joseph  EUicott,  erected  a  substantial  stone  church, 
and  numbered  138  members  in  1838.  The  property  of  the  organization 
is  located  about  one  mile  north  of  Elba  village  and  includes  a  cemetery. 
The  society  is  still  in  a  prosperous  condition  and  has  stated  meetings. 
The  present  pastor  is  Charles  W.  Sweet. 

East  Elba  Methodist  Episcopal  Chnrch,  located  in  the  soutlieast  part 
of  the  town,  commenced  its  existence  by  the  association  of  a  few  fervent 
friends  of  that  faith  at  private  dwellings,  for  worship,  as  early  as  1810,  by  El- 
der Grant,  John  Howe,  and  Brother  Seth.  A  local  preacher,  with  his  wife 
and  mother,  settled  in  the  town  in  181 1.  At  the  same  time  Joseph  Walter, 
an  exhorter,  with  his  wife  and  sister  and  two  brothers — Zalmon  and  Fay- 
ette Luttington — with  their  families,  came  in,  which  enabled  the  formation 
of  a  class  of  1 1  by  Rev.  Ralph  Lanning,  and  Joseph  Walter  was  appointed' 
leader.  The  first  pastor  was  Marmaduke  Pierce.  The  first  house  of 
worship  was  built  in  1814  The  Sunday-school  was  organized  in  1827,. 
and  the  same  year  an  effort  was  made  to  erect  a  church  edifice  to  accom- 
modate the  increasing  numbers,  and  Levi  Barnes,  John  Taylor,  Phineas 
Howe,  William  Knapp,  Isaac  Barber,  and  Locklin  Norton  were  made 
trustees  of  the  society.  Pledges  were  obtained  sufficient  to  erect  the 
church  on  the  present  site,  which  was  dedicated  in  1830.  The  building 
is  plain  and  substantial,  free  from  decoration  outside  or  in  and  without 
a  dome — a  memento  of  the  simplicity  of  the  earlier  Methodists.  The 
present  membership  is  64,  and  Rev.  Edward  L.  Graves  is  the  minister  in 
charge.  The  church  will  seat  about  300,  and  the  property  is  valued  at 
$2,500. 

The  society  called  the  Second  Baptist  Church  of  Elba,  consisting  of  16 
members,  was  formed  September   13,    1822,   and  the  first  church    was 
erected  in  1824.      They  received  the  donation  of  land  from  the  Holland 
28 


438  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Land  Company,  according  to  the  rule  of  that  company.  The  Rev.  John 
Miner  was  the  first  pastor.  The  lot  upon  which  the  first  edifice  was 
erected  was  conveyed  to  the  society  in  1837  by  Perez  Billings,  the  con- 
sideration being  $100;  another  deed  was  given  April  13,  1849,  by 
Stephen  Selleck.  The  first  church  was  burned  in  1837,  and  rebuilt  in 
1849-50.  The  present  membership  is  70,  and  Rev.  D.  D.  Bailey  is  in 
charge. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  Elba  was  organized  as  a  Congregational 
Church,  October  8,  1822,  Solomon  Hibbard  being  its  first  pastor  and  in- 
fluential in  its  organization.  There  were  16  members.  In  1840  it  had 
about  50  members,  in  1843,  jG,  and  in  1846  about  80.  The  first  church 
was  built  of  wood  in  1822.  Rev.  E.  H.  Stratton  was  pastor  in  1835,  R. 
Whiting  in  1838,  and  G.  S.  Corwin  in  1842.  The  society  adopted  the 
Presbyterian  form  of  government.  In  1875  they  built  a  commodious  ed- 
ifice, costing  $7,000,  and  seating  300  persons,  which,  with  parsonage  and 
grounds,  is  now  valued  at  $10,000.  This  church  possesses  the  only  bell 
in  the  town.  The  membership  is  about  75  and  125  attend  the  Sabbath- 
school. 

The  Methodist  Protestant  Chtirch,  located  on  Chapel  street,  was  or- 
ganized in  1833  by  Rev.  Isaac  Foster,  with  about  25  members,  and  a 
church  building  was  erected  of  wood  in  1834.  A  new  edifice  was  built 
in  1878,  also  of  wood,  and  capable  of  seating  300  persons.  This  and 
the  grounds  are  valued  at  about  $4,300.  The  membership  is  about  55, 
with  13  officers  and  teachers  in  the  Sunday-school.  Rev.  A.  Smith  is 
pastor. 

The  weak  condition  of  both  the  Methodist  and  Congregational  socie- 
ties, named  above,  was  such,  at  that  early  day,  that  it  was  necessary  to 
join  interests  in  the  erection  of  an  edifice.  In  1829,  by  an  agreement 
adopted  by  both,  each  society  had  a  joint  ownership  in  the  edifice  erec- 
ted, and  to  alternately  have  worship;  but  not  many  years  elapsed  before 
the  Congregational  Society  gained  strength  sufficiently  to  become  the 
sole  proprietors.  Both  societies  are  now  self-sustaining  and  enjoy  mod- 
ern built  places  of  worship. 

A  Germaji  Evangelical  Church  has  lately  been  erected  through  the 
energy  of  Rev.  Mr.  Lange. 

The  Elba  cornet  band  on  January  i,  1889,  consisted  of  13  pieces.  The 
active  members  were  Charles  W.  Moore,  Benjamin  F.  Moore,  Edward  J. 
Strauts,  and  Robert  Calkins  They  meet  weekly  for  practice,  and  in  the 
season  discourse  music  from  the  band  stand  in  the  public  park. 

Elba  Tent,  No.  25,  K.  O.  T  M. — The  senior  commander  of  this  or- 
der is  William  H.  Hunn,  and  Dr.  J.  M.  Lewis  is  physician. 

Elba  Lodge,  No.  357,  /.  O.  G.  T,  was  organized  in  June,  1883,  and  is 
a  worthy  organization  managed  by  the  young  people  of  the  community. 

Cemeteries. — The  well  provided  resting  places  for  the  dead  should  not  be 
passed  as  least  worthy  of  notice.  The  first  ground,  one  acre,  was  conveyed 
for  a  nominal  consideration  by  Asa  Babcock.     The  new  cemetery,  lo- 


TOWN    OF    ELBA.  439 


cated  at  the  west  bounds  of  the  village,  was  originated  by  the  public 
enterprises  of  the  late  Sherrard  Parker,  in  1870.  It  contains  two  and  one- 
fourth  acres,  located  on  a  sand  and  gravel  deposit,  appropriate  for  inter- 
ment, and  desirable  as  a  picturesque  location. 

In  1868  the  following  were  some  of  the  industries  in  operation  :  Phin- 
eas  Barr,  Jr.,  was  proprietor  of  a  saw  mill  and  shop  ;  Edward  Bateman 
kept  the  Pine  Hill  Hotel ;  E.  Murphy  operated  a  stave  and  barrel  factory; 
Jonas  S.  Billings  wasaprominentphysician  and  surgeon;  French  &  Co.  had 
a  stave  and  heading-mill,  and  were  coopers  ;  Thomas  Griffin  had  a  saw- 
mill ;  Hall  &  Grimes  were  proprietors  of  the  Spring  Creek  woolen- mill  ; 
Maltby  &  Barton  were  in  the  grocery  and  provision  business  ;  W.  C.  Ray- 
mond was  postmaster  and  kept  a  general  store  ;  Southwick  &  Staples 
were  stave  manufacturers  ;  Israel  W.  Warner  was  a  physician  and  sur- 
geon ;  and  E.  M.  Witney  was  proprietor  of  the  flouring- mills.  At  East 
Elba  A.  Crocker  was  postmaster,  and  James  Bray  and  Frank  Kurtz  had 
woolen  mills.  Dr.  Francis  Smiley  was  a  prominent  physician  of  the  town 
about  50  years  ago.      He  died  at  the  age  of  86'  years. 

Some  of  the  present  active  business  men  of  the  village  of  Elba  are  Lanck- 
ton  Harris  &  Co.,  dealers  in  lumber,  produce,  coal,  etc.,  with  an  office  on 
South  Main  street;  John  H.  Dorman,  a  dealer  in  produce  and  agricultural 
implements,  with  an  office  also  on  South  Main  street;  and  William  A. 
Hundredmark,  a  general  merchant. 

Phineas  Barr,  grandfather  of  William  J.,  was  born  January  10,  1794, 
in  Deerfield,  Mass.  He  served  in  the  War  of  18 12,  while  his  father 
(Cornelius)  came  and  located  their  new  home  (about  r8ii)  in  Elba. 
Upon  his  discharge  Phineas  joined  his  parents.  He  married  and  had 
five  children,  one  of  whom,  Julius  J.,  was  born  January  15,  1826,  and  is 
a  farmer.  He  married,  April  9,  1861,  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Freeman 
D.  Lake,  of  Batavia,  and  they  have  had  three  childreen,  viz.:  one  de- 
ceased ;  Freeman  P.;  and  William  J.,  who  was  born  January  12,  1862, 
received  a  common  school  education  and  attended  boarding  school  in 
Batavia,  and  taught  several  terms.  He  went  to  the  Normal  School  in  Owe- 
go,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1885.  He  has  devoted  his  entire  attention 
to  teaching  and  educational  interests,  and  has  achieved  an  honorable 
position  among  the  educators  of  the  State.  In  the  fall  of  1887  he  was 
elected  school  commissioner  of  the  county  for  three  years. 

Daniel  Booth  was  born  in  Charlemont,  Mass.  In  1759  he  married 
Lucinda  Allis,  and  they  were  parents  of  10  children,  of  whom  but  two 
urvive,  namely  :  Martha  M.  and  Joel  A.  The  latter  was  born  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, September  29,  1808,  and  when  about  20  years  of  age 
came  to  Nunda,  N.  Y.  He  married,  first,  Emeret  E.  Jackman,  of  Livonia, 
by  whom  he' had  eight  children,  of  whom  two  are  deceased,  and  six  are 
living,  viz.:  Cyrus  M.,  Eliza,  Emily  E.,  George  A.,  Charles  W.,  and 
Frank  S  For  his  second  wife  he  married,  January  24,  1858,  Mrs. 
Laura  T.  (Colburn)  Hannah,  and  reared  two  children,  Parlemon  J.  and 
Lola  G.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Booth  have  lived  on  road  56  for  31  years. 


440  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


William  Butcher  was  born  in  Cambridgeshire,  Eng.,  March  3,  1829^ 
came  to  Clarendon,  Orleans  County,  in  1850,  and  afterwards  to  Elba. 
September  26,  1856,  he  married  Eunice  L.  Van  Dusen,  pf  Elba.  She 
was  born  in  Byron.  They  have  two  children,  viz.:  Laura,  born  May  5, 
1857,  who  married  Thomas  Barber;  and  Mattie  A.,  born  May  i,  1866. 
The  family  resides  on  road  16. 

Carl  Berk  and  Fred,  his  son,  were  born  in  Germany,  the  latter  No- 
vember I,  1850.  Fred  received  a  common  school  education,  came  to« 
America  in  1865,  and  May  5,  1 871,  he  married  Rachel  Shoultz,  formerly 
of  Germany.  Their  children  were  twins,  one  of  whom  is  deceased,  and 
the  other,  Annie,  married  Albert  Burr,  April  5,  1887.  They  have  one 
son,  George,  born  May  12,  1888.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Berk  live  on  road  9. 

Thomas  Bradway  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  in  1782,  and  was  twice 
married,  first,  to  Miss  Moulton,  who  bore  him  children  Lester,  William, 
and  Louisa.  His  second  wife  was  Rebecca  Riddle,  of  Massachusetts, 
who  came  to  Alexander  in  1809,  by  whom  he  had  nine  children,  viz.:. 
Rebecca,  Emily,  Minerva,  Polly,  James  M.,  George  W.,  Lavina,  Alvira, 
and  Warren.  George  W.  Bradway,  born  in  Alexander,  January  25, 
18 1 9,  received  a  fair  education  for  the  times,  and  was  a  woolen  manu- 
facturer by  occupation.  In  1847  he  came  to  Byron  Center.  October 
II,  1843,  he  married  Polly  Rose,  who  was  born  in  Monroe  County  in 
1 8 17.  They  have  four  children,  viz  :  a  son  who  died  aged  13  years,  and 
Frederick,  Emily,  and  Ella  D.  Frederick  married  twee,  first,  Catharine 
Fonda,  of  Batavia,  and  second.  Bertha  Gould,  of  Elba.  Emily  married 
Charles  Adams,  of  North  Java,  N.  Y.,  and  Ella  D.  married  John  W. 
Roach,  of  Byron. 

Robert  Caple  was  born  near  Bristol,  Somersetshire,  Eng.,  September 
26,  1819,  and  came  to  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y,  in  1836.  Two  years 
later  he  returned  to  England,  and  remained  there  10  years.  May  23, 
1840,  he  married  Sarah  Saynsbury,  and  a  few  years  after  returned  to 
this  country  with  his  wife  and  four  children.  They  had  eight  children 
in  all,  viz.:  Henry,  Maria.  Alfred,  Mary  A.,  John,  Sarah,  Emma  L,,  and 
Martha.  Emma  L.  is  a  dressmaker,  with  two  of  her  sisters  as  assistants. 
September  11,  1861,  Mr.  Caple  enlisted  in  Co.  D,  49th  Inf.  N.  Y.  V., 
and  was  discharged  for  disability.  His  wife  was  born  July  22,  18 18,  and 
died  December  4,  1886.  Henry,  Alfred,  and  John  Caple  are  merchant 
tailors  in  Oakfield. 

Elias  M.  Chapell  was  born  in  New  London,  Conn.,  and  came  to  Or- 
leans County  with  an  ox- sled  at  an  early  day.  David,  his  son,  was 
born  in  Clarendon,  and  August  14,  181 8,  married  Amy  A.  Haskins,  of 
Byron.  They  have  six  children,  viz.:  James  B.,  Morris  D.,  Amy  A., 
Ida,  Frank,  and  Edgar  H.  Frank  Chapell  was  born  June  24,  1861. 
He  received  a  common  education,  and  married,  November  ii,  1883,^ 
Mary  A.,  daughter  of  John  W.  Parnell,  of  Elba. 

William  J.Crawford  was  born  in  County  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1820, 
and  came  with  his  parents  to  America  when  he  was  seven  years  of  age 


TOWN    OF    ELBA.  441 


locating  in  Buftalo.  January  i,  1850,  he  married  Frances  E.,  oldest 
daughter  of  John  A.  Brown,  of  Elba,  who  was  born  November  20,  1826. 
They  have  had  a  son,  George,  who  died  when  four  years  of  age,  and  a 
daughter,  Mary  E.,  who  married  Corydon  Barber,  by  whom  she  has  a 
son,  Glen.  Mrs.  Crawford  died  October  30,  1878.  Mr.  Crawford  has 
been  a  resident  of  this  country  for  62  years. 

Amasa  E.  Dorman  was  born  in  Batavia,  December  12,  1832,  and  was 
an  engineer  and  conductor  on  the  railroad.  February  19,  185  i,  he  mar- 
ried Sarah,  oldest  daughter  of  Samuel  Churchill.  They  had  one  son, 
George  E.,  born  March  29,  1854.  George  E.  received  a  common  school 
and  academic  education,  imtil  he  was  22  years  old.  March  29,  1879,  he 
married  Nettie,  oldest  daughter  of  Alfron  W.  Howe,  of  Elba.  She  was 
born  October  31,  1856.  Mr.  Dorman  is  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and 
now  resides  on  road  43.  His  grandfather,  Ira  Howe,  was  a  soldier  of 
the  War  of  18 12. 

John  Drake,  born  in  Dutchess  County,  August  3,  1781,  about  1806 
married  Clarissa  Worth,  of  Dutchess  County,  who  was  born  March  12, 
1791.  They  had  seven  children,  viz.:  Sarah,  born  January  27,  1808; 
Moses  and  Aaron  (twins),  born  August  13,  1809,  the  former  of  whom 
died  when  two  years  old;  Catherine,  born  August  3,  181 1  ;  Emeline„  born 
April  20,  1813  ;  Malinda,  born  September  9,  181 5;  and  Eunice,  born 
January  7,  1819.  Aaron  Drake  came  to  Batavia  with  his  parents  in 
181 1,  when  two  years  old,  and  has  always  lived  on  the  homestead  with 
the  exception  of  nine  years  spent  in  Rush.  He  married,  first,  Pauline 
Bullock,  of  Elba,  who  died  in  June,  1871.  April  30,  1879,  he  married, 
second,  Mrs.  Margaret  (Knapp)  Shaw.  The  Drake  family  have  been 
identified  with  the  history  of  the  county  since  181  i. 

Peter  Dies,  father  of  Henry,  ist,  was  born  in  Germany  in  1809.  He 
married  Marguerette  Hoffman.  He  located  in  Elba,  and  six  children 
were  born  to  them,  viz  :  Henry,  1st,  Henry,  2d,  John,  ist,  Philip, 
John,  2d,  and  Barbara  E.  Henry  Dies,  ist,  was  born  October  20, 
1863,  and  married  Catherine  Motz,  of  Germany.  They  landed  at  Castle 
Garden  September  7,  1864,  and  came  to  Elba.  Their  children  are 
George,  Henry,  John,  Otto,  William,  Kate  C,  and  Charles.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Dies  have  lived  in  Elba  26  years. 

Eli  Atwater,  the  first  husband  of  Martha  M.  Gardner,  was  born  in 
Danbury,  Conn.,  in  1849,  and  when  young  moved  with  his  parents  to 
Western  New  York.  December  25,  1868,  he  married  Martha  M.,  third 
daughter  of  Chauncey  P.  Turner,  of  Livonia,  N  Y.,  and  they  had  two 
children,  Lucius  B.  and  Minnie  M.,  both  of  whom  reside  with  their 
mother.  Their  father  died  July  10,  1873.  For  her  second  husband 
Mrs.  Atwater  married  Jeffrey  W.  Gardner,  July  1 1,  1875,  and  their  chil- 
dren v^^ere  Jeffrey  T,,  born  October  2,  1876,  died  March  21,  1877;  and 
Grace  F.,  born  December  28;  1878.  Mr.  Gardner  died  May  i,  1882. 
Mrs.  Gardner's  married  life  with  her  first  husband  was  spent  in  Wiscon- 
sin. 


442  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


George  W.  Graham,  Sr.,  was  married,  twice,  first,  to  Minnie  Annis,  by 
whom  he'had  13  children,  viz.:  Roswell,  Benjamin,  George  W.,  Jr.,  Al- 
bert, OHver,  Elmer,  Hannah,  Lydia,  Jane,  and  EHza,  and  Aree  deceased. 
George  W.  Graham,  Jr.,  was  born  in  East  Batavia,  February  5,  1848. 
He  went  to  district  school  until  he  attained  the  age  of  15.  October  31, 
1867,  he  married  Elva  J.,  daughter  of  Orrell  Whipple,  of  Byron,  who 
was  born  September  3,  185  i,  in  Addison,  N.  Y.  They  have  had  four 
children,  one  of  whom'  died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  Charles  A.,  born 
June  I,  1869;  Llewellyn  H.,  born  August  21,  1872;  and  Ella  M.,  born 
June  8,  1874.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graham  reside  on  road  56,  between  Byron 
and  Elba. 

Thomas  Edds  was  born  in  Marcellus,  N.  Y.,  February  28,  1842.  He 
enlisted  in  Co.  F,  I22d  N.  Y.  V.,  and  was  discharged  May  17,  1865. 
July  27,  1862,  he  married  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  John  Case,  of  his  native 
place,  and  they  have  five  children,  viz.:  Willie  F.,  Frederick  S.,  Cora  S., 
Alvin  J.,  and  Leuella  M.  The  oldest  son  is  a  minister  of  the  gospel  at 
Corfu,  this  county. 

Sebastian  Eckert  was  born  in  Baden-Baden,  Germany.  He  married 
Helena  Keubler,  and  they  had  seven  children,  one  of  whom,  Lewis,  was 
born  February  1 1,  1827,  in  Baden  Baden,  and  there  received  a  fair  edu- 
cation. He  came  to  Oneida  County  in  May,  1852,  and  August  29th  mar- 
ried Mary  A.,  third  daughter  of  Francis  Smilkling,  of  Oneida  County. 
They  have  nine  children,  viz.:  George  A.,  Lucy,  Lewis,  Jr.,  Franklin  C, 
Fred,  Fannie  S.,  Mary  E.,  Cora  B.,  and  John  W.  Mr.  Eckert  is  a  farmer 
and  shoemaker,  and  with  his  family  lives  on  road  26. 

Nathan  S.  Godfrey  was  born  August  15,  1809,  in  Orange  County, 
N.  Y.,  of  English  ancestry  on  his  father's  side  and  Welsh  on  his  mother's. 
He  came  to  the  town  of  Benton,  and  to  Stafford  in  1826.  His  education 
was  derived  from  the  common  schools,  and  he  has  always  been  a  farmer 
until  he  retired.  In  September,  1831,  he  moved  to  Elba.  January  30, 
1831,  he  married  Alvira,  second  daughter  of  Andrew  B.  Jones,  of  Elba, 
and  they  have  four  children,  viz.:  Oscar  E.,  Malvina  E.,  Eli  N.,  and  An- 
drew B.  Oscar  E.  Godfrey  was  born  September  10,  1833,  in  Elba.  His 
education  was  liberal,  and  he  is  a  farmer.  March  i,  1883,  he  married 
Anna  E.,  oldest  daughter  of  Stephen  A.  Shepard.  Malvina  E.  married 
Charles  L.  Pease,  of  Batavia.  Eli  N.  Godfrey,  born  September  25,  1839, 
received  an  academic  education,  and  April  16,  1863,  married  Caroline  L., 
fourth  daughter  of  Seymour  P.  Hunn.  of  Elba.  They  have  one  son, 
Charles  A.,  born  August  2,  1869,  who  lives  at  home  with  his  parents,  on 
road  49. 

Phineas  Howe,  now  aged  95  years  and  living  with  his  son  on  East 
Main  street.  Batavia,'  moved  to  Elba  from  Pennsylvania  with  his  parents 
in  1 8 10.  He  went  to  school  only  two  winters,  with  Moses  Mclntyre  as 
his  teacher,  in  the  old  school  house  on  thq^Howe  farm.  He  was  assessor 
for  10  years.  Over  68  years  ago  he  built  the  first  house  where  liquor 
was  not  used  in  the  raising,  and  is  to-day  still  firm  in  his  temperance 
principles.      He  is  a  well  preserved  old  man. 


TOWN    UF    ELBA.  443 

Moses  Hoffman,  born  in  Herkimer  County  in  1823,  about  1842  mar- 
ried Caroline  Lawton,  of  the  same  county,  and  they  had  three  sons,  viz.: 
Elias,  Roswellrand  Razell.  EHas  Hoffman  was  born  in  Clarendon,  N.  Y., 
December  12,  1844,  and  was  educated  at  the  district  schools  until  he  was 
19  years  old.  February  7,  1863,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  194th  N.  Y.  V., 
as  corporal,  and  was  discharged  June  3,  1865.  October  8,  1886,  he  mar- 
ried Annie  M.,  oldest  daughter  of  John  L.  Farnsworth,  of  Nunda,  N.  Y., 
and  their  children  are  William  M.,  George  E.,  and  Elmira  B.  The  fam- 
ily lives  on  road  59. 

Robert  Joslin  was  born  in  Devonshire,  England,  September  15,  1846, 
and  was  educated  at  the  parish  school.  He  came  to  America  in  1874, 
located  in  Stafford,  and  in  1880  came  to  Elba.  April  9,  1880.  he  married 
Elizabeth  Squires,  who  was  born  in  the  pa'-'sh  of  Sornbridge.  Devon- 
shire, Eng.,  July  24,  1846.  They  have  two  children,  viz.:  William,  born 
November  10,  1882,  and  Grace  A.,  born  December  23,  1885.  The 
family  lives  on  road  59. 

George  Kern  was  born  in  Baden-Baden,  Germany,  February  22,  1838. 
He  came  to  Lancaster,  Erie  County,  in  1855,  thence  to  Darien,  and  after 
a  year  or  so  to  Elba.  October  i,  1856,  he  married  Elizabeth  Darsm,  of 
Hesse-Darmstadt,  Germany,  and  their  children  are  Mary,  born  October 
29,  1857,  who  married  Jacob  Wiedrich,  of  Elba;   Kate,  born  January  16, 

1869,  who  married  Patrick  McNarney,  of  Elba;  and  Libbie  K.,  born 
November  5,  1870,  who  married  Charles  Wiedrich.  Mr.  and  Mrs  Kern 
are  living  on  Mechanic  street  in  the  village  of  Elba. 

John  Jones,  born  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  in    1844,  located  in  Batavia  in 

1870,  where  he  remained  seven  years.  March  9,  1877,  he  married  Susan, 
second  daughter  of  James  White,  of  Elba.  Their  children  are  William  J., 
born  January  18,  1878,  and  Fred  D..  born  October  23,  1880. 

Eli  M.  Jones  was  born  February  12,  1822.  His  education  was  derived 
from  the  district  schools,  and  by  occupation  he  was  a  farmer  and  miller. 
July  4,  1844,  he  married  Roxania  S.  Rejnolds,  of  Phelps,  N.  Y.,  and  his 
children  were  Ellen  L.,  Esther  A.,  Jasper  B.,  Andrew  E.,  Fanny  A., 
Henry  C,  Charles  W.,  and  Nancy  L.  Eli  M.  Jones  died  June  i,  1881. 
Mrs.  Roxania  S.  Jones  carries  on  the  farm  on  road  25. 

Dr.  Joseph  M.  Lewis  was  born  in  York  County,  Canada,  July  7, 
1851.  His  father  died  February  18,  185  I.  The  family  on  both  sides  are 
of  Welsh  ancestry,  his  father  being  born  in  North  Wales,  County  Mont- 
gomeryshire, and  his  mother  in  York  County,  Canada.  Dr.  Lewis  was 
educated  at  Victoria  Square,  and  at  the  age  of  18  he  attended  the 
Collegiate  Institute  of  Toronto,  and  studied  medicine  at  Victoria  in  con- 
nection with  his  collegiate  work.  In  1873  he  went  to  Jefferson  College, 
and  in  1874  was  at  Philadelphia  University,  from  which  he  graduated. 
May  26,  1874,  he  married  Elizabeth,  youngest  daughter  of  Abraham 
Steckley,  of  Bethseda,  York  County,  Canada.  1  hey  have  three  children, 
namely  :  Bertha  L.,  Mary  G.,  and  Joseph  Lister.  Dr.  Lewis  first  located 
at  Clarence  Center,  Erie  County,  and  came  to  Elba  in  1877. 


444  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Col.  Elias  J.  Pettibone  died  in  February,  1890.  He  was  born  in  Con- 
necticut in  1799,  and  started  in  life  as  a  peddler  of  Yankee  clocks.  He 
received  his  title  of  colonel  in  the  old  State  militia.  He  was  postmaster 
at  Elba  many  years.  His  children  are  A.  E.  Pettibone,  Mrs.  Barton,  and 
Mrs.  Willis. 

William  Maltby,  born  May  4,  1809,  in  1818  moved  with  his  parents  to 
Oneida  County,  N.  Y.  He  was  a  member  of  a  rifle  regiment  m  the  State 
militia  for  three  years.  He  married,  first,  Cynthia  Carr,  of  Canandaigua, 
who  died  May  16,  1835.  September  I,  1835,  he  married  for  his  second 
wife  Delia  W.  Chapin,  of  the  same  place,  who  was  born  in  Gorham,  No- 
vember 19,  1813.  They  had  three  children,  namely:  Cynthia  J.,  Will- 
iam H.,  and  John  C.  The  latter  was  born  October  24,  1842,  in  Hope- 
well, N.  Y.,  and  November  11,  1863,  he  married  Cornelia  E.,  youngest 
daughter  of  Uri  Norton,  of  Elba.  They  have  two  children,  Delia  E.  and 
Mary  S.,  both  school  teachers.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maltby  are  living  on  the 
Maltby  homestead  on  road  48. 

Thorras  Moore  was  born  in  Canisteo,  August  19,  1838.  He  married 
Diana  B.,  oldest  daughter  of  W.  B.  Upson,  by  whom  he  had  children  as 
follows  :  John  L.,  Charles  VW,  and  Benjamin  F.  John  L.,  a  baggage- 
master,  married  Emma  J.  Staples.  Charles  W.  Moore  is  station  agent  on 
the  West  Shore  Railroad,  and  Benjamin  F.  is  engaged  with  John  H.  Dor- 
man  in  the  produce  business. 

Joel  Mills  was  born  in  Vermont,  came  to  Cayuga  Count)',  N.  Y.,  and 
in  1808  located  in  Elba,  on  road  42.  Ansel  D.  Mills  (one  of  a  pair  of 
twins)  was  born  March  17,  1825,  in  Elba,  in  the  southeast  part  of 
the  town.  He  was  educated  at  the  district  schools  and  reared  a  farmer. 
November  9,  1 848,  he  married  Amanda  M.,  oldest  daughter  of  John  Tay- 
lor. Three  of  their  five  children  survive,  viz.:  Elon  T.,  Olin  J.,  and  An- 
sel D.,  Jr.  Olin  J.  Mills  was  born  May  5,  1857.  He  received  a  common 
school  and  commercial  education,  and  March  20,  1880,  he  married 
Ella  M.,  second  daughter  of  Alfron  W.  Howe  Tneir  children  are 
Amanda  M..  Frances  E.,  John  H.,  Sarah  A.,  and  Marjorie  E.  Mrs.  Olin 
J.  Mills  was  born  May  2,  1859. 

Samuel  Parker,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
war.  Sherrard,  his  son,  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  August  4,  1794,  and 
came  with  his  parents  to  Byron  in  1806.  He  was  educated  at  the  district 
schools,  and  taught  several  terms.  He  was  a  farmer  and  millwright  by 
occupation,  and  built  the  first  mill  in  the  town  of  Byron.  In  181 7  he 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  William  Williams,  of  that  town,  and  the  same 
year  located  on  road  23,  in  Elba.  They  had  eight  children,  viz.:  Har- 
low E.,  Sarah  D.,  Mary  E.,  Clara,  Albert,  Edward,  Amanda  M.,  and  Sam- 
uel. Samuel  Parker  was  born  on  the  old  homestead,  where  his  father 
located  in  18 18,  and  where  he  still  resides,  September  22,  1834.  His  edu- 
cation was  derived  from  the  district  schools  and  an  academy.  He  has 
been  supervisor  of  the  town,  justice  of  the  peace,  and  president  of  the 
Genesee   County    Agricultural    Society.      April    10,    1861,    he   married 


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Alice  L.,  only  daughter  of  O.  R.  Clark,  and  they  have  children  as  follows  : 
B.  Clark,  who  married  Mary  C.  Fuller,  of  Oakfield  ;  Carrie  A.,  who  mar- 
ried Lewis  H.  Chase,  of  Philadelphia  ;  and  Bert  H.,  who  lives  at  home  with 
his  parents. 

Fred  B.  Parker,  the  only  son  of  Edwin,  was  born  November  4,  1863, 
in  this  town,  and  received  a  common  school  and  academic  education. 
He  is  a  farmer.  February  27,  1 889,  he  married  Alice  E.,  only  daughter  of 
John  McComber,  of  Alabama.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Parker  reside  north  of  the 
village  of  ¥Aha. 

The  history  of  the  Raymond  family  dates  back  to  the  th.ird  century, 
and  we  find  them  among  the  Romans,  the  Germans,  English,  Scotch, 
Irish,  and  Americans.  Ferguson,  an  authority  on  names,  says  "  that 
the  name  Raymond  is  derived  from  the  old  German  name  Ragifimund" 
This  was  in  the  eighth  century.  The  modern  German  name  is  Raimund. 
There  was  a  long  line  of  Counts  of  Toulouse  of  Southern  France  called 
'  Raymonds.  The  present  form  of  the  name  was,  in  all  probability,  from 
the  above  mentioned  counts,  and  translated  as  follows  :  Rai  (a  beam  of 
light)  and  monde  (i.  e.  world).  Coming  down  the  pages  of  history  we 
find  one  Simeon  Raymond,  9th,  great-great-grandfather  to  William  H.; 
and  Walter  H.,  who  was  born  at  Old  Well,  Norwalk,  Connecticut,  in 
171 1.  He  held  a  commission  as  captain  under  the  Crown  of  England. 
At  the  breaking  out  of  the  Revolutionary  war  he  resigned  his  command, 
and  joined  the  rebels  (as  they  were  then  called).  For  this  act  the  tories 
burned  all  his  property.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  had  lO  children, 
one  of  whom,  William  (24),  was  born  at  Old  Well,  Conn.,  January  ii, 
1747,  and  moved  to  Granville,  N.  Y.,  about  the  beginning  of  the  present 
century.  From  there  he  came  to  Western  New  York  in  1824.  He 
married  Ruth,  daughter  of  Nathan  Hoyt,  of  Norwalk,  Conn.,  Avho  was 
born  January  22,  1749.  One  of  their  children,  William  (68),  was  born 
August  10,  1779,  at  Granville,  N.  Y.  He  married  Mary  Kellogg,  June 
20,  1805,  and  died  at  Elba,  May  15,  1847.  0"^  of  his  sons,  William  C. 
{177),  was  born  March  7,  1808,  and  July  11,  1837,  married  Sarah  Aspin- 
wall  Southworth,  daughter  of  Eleazer  and  Mary,  who  was  born  in  Elba, 
March  8,  181 5.  [From  Grafton  Cojtnty  {N.  H.)  History:  "The  first 
known  of  the  Southworths  in  the  United  States  was  a  mistress  Alice 
Southworth,  a  widow  with  three  children,  who  came  from  England  in 
the  good  ship  Mayflower  and  landed  at  Plymouth  Rock,  Mass.  She  was 
a  lady  preeminent  for  her  many  good  qualities,  and  afterwards  became 
the  wife  of  Governor  William  Bradford,  of  Colonial  fame.  From  her 
children  sprang  the  Southworths,  Southards,  and  Southers,  some  of  whom 
went  West  and  South."] 

William  C,  father  of  William  H.  Raymond,  settled  in  Elba,  in  October, 
183 1,  and  at  once  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  on  Main  street. 
He  had  eight  children,  two  of  whom  are  in  Elba,  who  succeeded  their 
father  in  business.  William  Henry  (352),  born  December  16,  1839, 
received  a  commercial  education,  and  August  2,  1862,  he  enlisted  for  the 


446  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


defence  of  his  country  in  Co.  H,  129th  N.  Y.  V.  Inf.,  which  was  changed 
afterwards  to  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  He  was  promoted  to  sergeant,  ist  ser- 
geant, 2d  heutenant,  and  ist  Heutenant,  and  was  honorably  discharged 
at  the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  a  prisoner  of  war  for  many  months. 
September  i,  1878,  he  married  Miss  Waite,  fourth  daughter  of  Christo- 
pher and  Rahama  (Larkins),  of  Elba.  Their  children  are  George  L.,  born 
July  14,  1879,  and  Winifred  S.,  born  June  14,  1887.  Walter  Hyde  (353) 
was  born  July  25,  1845.  He  also  received  a  commercial  education,  and 
July  18,  1872,  married  Flora  A.,  daughter  of  John  Wilder,  of  Elba. 
They  have  two  children,  Maude  E..  born  July  19,  1874,  and  Grace,  born 
December  28,  1887.  Their  father,  William  C.  (177),  died  June  7,  1873. 
He  had  been  in  business  in  Elba  for  42  years. 

Elisha  Reynolds  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution.  His  father,  Jacob, 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  Martin  Reynolds  was  born  in  Ver- 
mont, February  21,  18 14.  and  received  a  good  education.  In  1840  or 
'41  he  was  a  member  of  the  State  legislature  from  St.  Lawrence  County, 
N.  Y.,  and  also  served  as  judge  of  the  county.  He  married,  first,  in  1838, 
Lucia  Hall,  by  whom  he  had  children  as  follows:  George  M.,  Gerry  W., 
and  Sarah  L.  March  3,  185  I,  he  married  Videlia  Hogan,  of  North  Hill, 
Vt.  They  can)e  from  St  Lawrence  County  to  Elba  in  1877,  and  now 
live  on  road  26. 

Luther  Shepard  was  born  in  Vermont,  August  10,  1789,  and  came  to 
Augusta,  Oneida  County,  when  a  lad,  and  thence  to  Hopewell,  Ontario 
County,  in  1 8 14.  He  served  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  married  Anna, 
oldest  daughter  of  Stephen  L.  Maltby,  formerly  of  Vermont,  by  whom 
he  had  seven  children,  of  whom  four  grew  to  maturity,  viz.:  Nancy  J.,. 
Sarah  A.,  Stephen  A.,  and  Stilson  A.  Nancy  J.  died  aged  23  years. 
Stephen  A.  Shepard  was  born  in  Hopewell,  N.  Y.,  October  ii,  1824. 
He  received  a  common  school  education,  and  at  an  early  age  had  to  earn 
his  own  living.  He  is  a  farmer.  October  4,  1848,  he  married  Jane, 
second  daughter  of  Enos  Cook,  of  Byron.  She  was  born  November  17, 
1824.  They  have  three  children,  viz.:  Anna  E.,  Emeline  M.,  and 
Clara  J.  Anna  E.  married  Oscar  E.  Godfrey.  Clara  J.  married  Philo 
E.  Noyes.  Emeline  M.  rriarried  Charles  Spencer,  and  they  have  a  son, 
Stephen  S.,  who  is  living  with  his  grandparents  in  the  village  of  Elba. 

William  E.  Slrouts,  born  in  Essex  County,  Eng.,  May  3,  1845,  came 
to  Le  Roy  in  1855  with  his  parents,  and  married  Mary  Bangs,  of  Ogden, 
N.  Y.,  by  whom  he  has  five  children,  viz.:  Edward  J.,  Herbert  W., 
Eveline  M.,  Mabel  L.,  and  Byron  D.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Strouts  came  to 
Elba  in  1868,  and  located  where  they  now  reside,  on  road  12. 

John  A.  Swartz  was  born  near  Hazelton,  Pa.,  September  16.  1843. 
His  opportunities  for  education  were  limited,  and  he  had  to  work  when 
he  was  seven  years  old.  January  15,  1864, .he  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  3d 
N.  Y.  Cav.,  and  was  discharged  April  26.  1865,  on  account  of  wounds 
received  in  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  which  necessitated  an  amputation 
of  the  leg  six    inches   above   the   knee.      April  12,  1868,  he   married,  at 


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Hazelton,  Pa.,  Anna  A.  Fasnacht,  of  Neverell,  Switzerland.  They  lived 
1 1  years  in  Pennsylvania.  They  have  had  five  children,  of  whom  one,, 
a  son,  died  in  infancy;  the  others  are  Lizzie  W.,  John,  George,  and 
Charles  J.  Mr.  Swartz  died  from  the  effects  of  his  wound  June  8,  1887,^ 
beloved  and  respected  by  all  of  his  friends  and  neighbors. 

Sebastian  Schurz,  born  in  Germany,  came  to  America  and  located  in 
Genesee  County  in  1858.  He  married  MissCaslerine,  of  his  native  place, 
and  they  had  one  son,  George  F.,  who  was  born  in  Elba,  October  3,. 
i860,  and  is  a  farmer  by  occupation.  March  19,  1884,  he  married 
Eliza  J.,  third  daughter  of  Alexander  Fowles,  of  Elba.  Mr.  Fowles  was 
from  County  Down,  Ireland  ;  his  father  was  from  Scotland.  Mr.  Schurz 
has  lived  in  Elba  for  53  years. 

George  W.  Steele  was  born  in  Patterson,  N.  J.  He  received  a  liberal 
education,  came  to  New  York  State  when  young,  and  was  a  machinist 
in  early  life,  and  afterwards  a  printer.  October  20,  1859,  he  married 
Mary  R.,  oldest  daughter  of  John  and  Lois  Fuller,  by  whom  he  had  three 
children,  viz  :  Emma  R.,  born  January  3,  1 861  ;  Herbert  J.,  born  August 
22,  1862;  and  Mary  R.,  born  June  29,  1866.  For  his  second  wife  Mr. 
Steele  married  Martha  Barr,  by  whom  he  had  three  children,  viz.:  Edward 
(died  young),  George,  and  Mertie.  Herbert  J.  Steele  was  educated  in 
the  district  schools  and  at  the  academy,  and  is  a  farmer.  January  i,^ 
1885.  he  married  Lottie  M.  Joiner,  of  Barre,  and  they  have  two  children,, 
namely:  Marvin  F.,  born  March  16,  1887,  and  Clarence  F.,  born  Novem- 
ber 29,  1888.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steele  are  living  on  road  8. 

Ephraim  Smith  was  born  in  Vermont  in  1803.  He  married  Abigail 
Hall,  and  they  had  12  children,  viz.:  Hamilton  H.,  Julius  D.,  Mary  J.,. 
Abigail  H.,  Riley  E  ,  Gordon,  Alonzo,  Emily,  Truman,  Lawrence,  Erwin, 
and  one  who  died  in  infancy.  About  1828  he  came  to  Amboy,  Oswego 
County.  Alonzo  Smith  was  born  September  9,  1 844,  in  Osw  ego  County. 
His  education  was  secured  at  the  district  school  and  the  academy. 
September  10,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  G,  ist  Lt.  Art,  and  reenlisted 
December  17.  1863.  He  served  on  the  staff  of  Gen.  Hassert,  with  the 
rank  of  2d  lieutenant.  January  28,  1864,  he  married  Nettie,  youngest 
daughter  of  John  Dunn,  of  his  native  county.  They  have  three  children, 
viz.:  Herbert  M.,  born  November  24,  1868,  who  is  a  merchant  in  Corfu;. 
Pearl,  born  September  6,  1 876;  and  Mabel  E..  born  February  8.  1881. 
Mr.  Smith  was  discharged  from  the  army,  on  account  of  wounds,  March 
17,  1865.      He  has  been  a  minister  of  the   Methodist  Protestant  Church. 

Gilbert  Shelley  was  born  in  Westchester  County,  December  23,  1804,. 
and  was  a  cattle  driver  for  many  years.  He  married,  first,  Catherine 
Braw,  in  1829,  by  whom  he  had  six  children,  viz.:  William  B.,  Phoebe  J.,. 
Anna,  Sarah,  and  two  deceased.  His  wife  died  when  his  youngest  child 
was  seven  months  old,  and  for  his  second  wife  he  married,  in  1842,  Mary 
Dove.  Their  children  are  Kate.  Joseph,  Frank,  and  Adelia.  Kate 
married  Zebulon  Crosby,  of  this  town.  Mr.  Shelley,  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church  65  years,  and  a  class-leader  45  years. 


448  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


William  B.  Shelley  was  born  in  Westchester  County,  March  24,  1832. 
His  education  was  limited,  being  confined  to  the  public  schools.  He  is 
now  a  farmer.  In  April,  i860,  he  married  Adelia  Shelley,  of  Delaware 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have  five  children,  viz.:  Margarette,  born  June 
20.  1866;  Ella  F.,  born  January  26,  1869;  William  H.,  born  April  7, 
1868  ;  John,  born  January  28,  1871  ;  and  Myrta,  born  May  28,  1879. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shelley  are  living  on  road  20,  in  Elba. 

Lyman  Staples,  a  native  of  South  Adams,  Berkshire  County,  Mass., 
came  to  Elba  in  1847,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  52  years.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Jacob  Harkness.  His  children 
were  George  P.,  Nathan  H.,  Ruth  (deceased),  Lyman  D.  (deceased),  Henry 
M.,  Ruth  H.,  and  Job  A.  The  latter  came  to  Elba  in  1847,  ^"^  served 
as  supervisor  of  the  town  two  terms.  Henry  M.  Staples  was  born  in 
South  Adams,  Mass.,  September  24,  1862,  and  married  Rachel  A.  Van 
Alstine,  of  Oakfield,  by  whom  he  has  two  children,  Carrie  C.  and  Loren 
H.,.  the  latter  a  student  at  the  Buffalo  Medical  College.  Carrie  C.  mar- 
ried Walter  Brockway. 

Joseph  Wilford,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary army.  The  British  offered  a  bounty  of  300  sovereigns  for  his  body. 
He  spent  $40,000  of  his  private  fortune  to  aid  our  government.  He  after- 
wards went  to  Vermont,  and  from  there  came  to  Batavia  (now  Oakfield). 
John  C.  Wilford,  his  son,  was  born  in  Rutland,  Vt.,  in  1787,  and  came  to 
Oakfield  in  1 8 1 1 .  His  education  was  liberal,  and  he  taught  several  terms. 
He  was  a  soldier  of  1812,  was  wounded  in  the  battle  preceding  the  burn- 
ing of  Buffalo,  and  his  wound  was  not  dressed  until  he  arrived  at  Batavia. 
January  i,  1823,  he  married  Eunice  McCrillus,  of  Oakfield,  and  their  chil- 
dren were  Josephine  B.,  Eugene  B.,  Janet  C,  Julia  E.,  William  C,  John  B., 
Joseph  E.,  and  Sarah  E.  Eugene  B.  was  born  in  Oakfield,  September 
8,  1826.  He  is  a  farmer  and  speculator.  January  3,  1861,  he  married 
Catharine  Sutphin,  of  Sweden,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  are  Joseph  S. 
and  Arthur  C.  One  son  died  aged  19  years,  and  one  child  in  infancy.  The 
family  resides  on  road  45. 

James  Watson,  born  in  Fifeshire,  Scotland,  about  1793,  was  a  ship  car- 
penter. He  married  Helen  Ross,  of  his  native  place,  and  they  came  to 
Herkimer  Count}^  in  1 839,  and  had  six  children.  David  Watson  was  born 
in  Scotland,  December  17,  1831,  and  is  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  en- 
listed in  Co.  B,  3d  N.  Y.  Art.,  and  afterwards  in  Co.  A,  80th  N.  Y.  Inf , 
and  was  discharged  as  corporal  at  the  close  of  the  war.  February  25, 
1866,  he  married  Elizabeth  Zeiter,  of  his  native  place,  and  they  have  six 
children,  viz  :  Lottie  H.,  Hattie  M.,  David  J.,  Lizzie  A.,  Helen  G.,  and 
Maggie  M. 

Joseph  Wheat,  born  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  December  9,  1793,  was  cast 
upon  his  own  resources  at  the  age  of  nine  years.  His  education  was  lim- 
ited, but  he  acquired  much  by  keen  observation  and  close  application. 
When  12  years  of  age  he  came  to  Phelps,  N.  Y.,  with  Benjamin,  his 
brother,  and  a  carpenter  by   trade.     July  23,  181 5,  he  married  Caroline 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  449 


D.  Andrews,  of  New  Hampshire,  and  their  children  were  Albert  F., 
Elias  A.,  Julia  A.,  Lucinda  A.,  Laui-a  A.,  Benjamin  A.,  Eliza  J.,  and  Car- 
oline A.  Elias  A.  Wheat  was  born  in  Barre,  N.  Y.,  October  20,  1818, 
was  raised  on  the  farm,  and  was  educated  in  Chautauqua  County,  but  by- 
association  with  men  of  learning  and  piety  was  fitted  for  the  ministry,, 
which  vocation  he  entered  in  1839  i"  th^  Methodist  Protestant  Churchy 
continuing  in  its  service  44 years.  November  25,  1847,  he  married  Han- 
nah M.,  oldest  daughter  of  Josiah  Rich  (by  his  second  marriage),  of  Ogden,. 
N.  Y.  Of  their  five  children  two  survive,  viz.:  Mary  L.,  who  married 
Albert  E.  Blood,  of  Elba,  and  Frank,  who  resides  with  his  parents. 


LE  ROY. 


E  ROY. — The   narrator  of  to-day   labors  under  the  disadvantage 
of  being  unable  to  derive  materials  from   original   sources  of  its 

^   first  settlement,  the  actors  in  the  scene  having  passed  away,  and 

from  their  descendants  or  tradition  local  facts  are  mainly  to  be  derived. 
Historical  societies,  patient  and  industrious  antiquarians,  and  county  his- 
torians have  indeed  rescued  many  interesting  events  from  oblivion,  but 
much  has  perished  and  will  from  neglect  now  be  lost.  But  from  what 
has  been  preserved,  particularly  from  the  careful  and  industrious  re- 
searches of  the  late  Mr.  Turner,  a  fair  picture  of  the  life  of  the  pioneer 
settler  upon  the  Holland  Purchase  may  be  obtained,  which  in  all  the 
salient  features  were  throughout  substantially  the  same.  Western  New 
York,  it  is  seen,  was  peopled  by  a  hardy  race, — strong  of  limb  and  stout 
of  heart,  with  that  patience  in  toil,  power  of  endurance,  enterprise,  thrift, 
and  moral  stamina  which  make  men  fit  to  found  a  State. 

This  is  a  centennial  period,  so  far  as  to  mark  the  beginning  of  emigra- 
tion and  the  settlement  of  this  fair  country  of  the  Genesee.  The  first 
main  cause  history  distinctly  traces.  It  was  to  the  campaign  of  Maj.- 
Gen.  Sullivan  against  the  Iroquois  that  we  chiefly  owe  the  open- 
ing to  the  world  at  large  of  this  magnificent  domain,  and  the  com- 
plete subjugation  of  the  war-like  tribe  that  had  here  their  home. 
Previous  to  the  war  of  the  Revolution  white  settlements  did  not  advance 
beyond  the  lower  Mohawk  Valley.  At  its  close  and  the  declaration  of 
peace  in  1783  the  spirit  of  emigration  revived  and  became  almost  univer- 
sal. No  field  was  more  inviting  than  the  rich,  alluvial  soil,  broad  plains, 
and  picturesque  scenes  which  had  been  revealed  to  the  army  of  General 
Sullivan  in  the  conquest  of  the  Senecas.  How  complete  this  was,  a  brief 
extract  from  a  dispatch  of  Sullivan's  to  General  Washington  will  show,, 
as  well   as   furnish  a  glimpse  of  the  fertility  of  the  country,  even  under 


450  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


savage  and  barbarous  rule.      Under  date  of  October  17,  1779,  he  writes, 
announcing  his  victory  : 

"Forty  of  their  towns  have  been  reduced  to  ashes,  some  of  them  large  and  commo- 
dious, that  of  Genesee  alone  containing  128  houses.  Their  crops  have  ueen  entirely 
destroved,  which  by  estimation  it  was  said  would  have  produced  160.000  bushels  of 
corn,  besides  large  quantities  of  vegetables  of  several  kinds.  Their  whole  country  has 
been  overrun  and  laid  waste,  and  they  themselves  were  compelled  to  take  precipitate 
flight  to  Niagara." 

Suffice  it  to  say  that  this  subjugation  of  the  Seneca- Iroquois  was  final, 
and  was  the  last  rising  they  ever  made  against  the  white  man.  But  to 
us  it  was  something  more  than  a  victory  and  punishment  of  the  red  man 
for  his  atrocities  during  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  To  the  invading 
army  it  opened,  as  it  were,  a  new  world,  and  became  at  once  an  inspira- 
tion and  revelation.  In  the  tide  of  emigration  which  flowed  thither, 
after  peace  was  declared,  it  proved  the  truth  that  "  peace  has  its  victor- 
ies not  less  renowned  than  war."  It  was  the  beginning  of  that  onward 
march  and  progress  which  has  ever  since  continued,  and  in  its  grand  re- 
sults the  marvel  of  the  age  we  live  in.  But  to  note  this  advance  and 
change,  which  has  developed  into  an  empire  of  itself,  is  outside  of  our  pres- 
ent purpose. 

In  this  army  of  General  Sullivan's  was  a  soldier  who,  captivated  with 
the  beauty  and  fertility  of  the  country  through  which  the  army  passed, 
resolved  as  early  as  practicable  to  select  from  thence  a  spot  for  his  future 
home.  It  was  Capt  John  Ganson.  He  was  born  in  Bennington,  Vt., 
in  1750,  and  entered  the  army  of  the  Revolution  at  the  beginning  of  the 
war  ;  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill  by  the  loss  of  a  finger, 
which  was  shot  off  in  that  battle;  received  the  commission  of  captain; 
served  honorably  through  the  war,  and  retired  at  its  close  to  his  home  in 
Bennington.  It  was  only  to  make  preparation  for  his  final  removal.  In 
1789  or  '90  he  started  with  two  of  his  sons,  James  and  John,  of  the  re- 
spective ages  of  12  and  14  years,  on  a  prospecting  tour  to  these  western 
wilds.  They  continued  their  journey  until  they  reached  the  Genesee 
River,  late  in  the  autumn,  two  miles  below  what  is  now  the  village  of 
Avon,  where  he  made  a  purchase  for  a  future  home,  and  returned  to 
Bennington  for  the  remainder  of  his  family.  Not  wishing  to  expose  his 
boys  to  the  hardships  of  another  journey  he  made  an  arrangement  with 
a  friendly  Seneca  to  receive  and  take  care  of  them  in  his  absence,  which 
he  supposed  would  not  be  long  delayed.  In  this  he  was  disappointed. 
On  his  return  to  Bennington  he  found  his  wife  prostrated  by  a  serious 
illness,  which,  after  lingering  for  several  months,  proved  fatal,  audit  was 
late  in  the  following  spring  before  he,  with  his  family  and  effects,  was  on 
his  way  westward,  for  his  new  possession.  We  have  a  pen  and  ink  por- 
trait of  a  portion  of  the  country  as  it  then  was.  It  purports  to  be  from 
the  pen  of  an  English  traveler,  but  presumably  written  by  Colonel  Will- 
iamson, the  then  agent  for  the  "  Pultney  &  Hornby  tract";  but  as  it 
gives  a  glimpse  of  what  this  part  of  Western  New  York  then  was  we  ex- 
tract a  passage.     He  had  left  New  York  on  this  route,  and  writes: 


TOWN   OF   LE  ROY.  45  I 


"  On  the  evening  of  the  third  day's  journey  from  Whitestown  (a  village  of  a  few 
straggling  huts)  we  were  agreeably  surprised  totind  ourselves  on  the  east  side  of  Seneca 
Lake.  .  .  .  We  forded  the  outlet  of  the  lake  and  arrived  safe  at  Geneva --only  con- 
sisting of  a  few  log  houses.  From  Geneva  to  Canandaigua  the  road  is  only  an  Indian 
path,  a  little  improved  the  first  five  miles  over  gentle  swellings  of  land,  interspersed  with 
bottoms  seemingly  very  rich.  The  remainder  of  the  road  to  Canandaiqua,  the  county 
town,  tor  six  miles,  was  the  greatest  part  of  the  distance  through  a  rich,  heavy  timbered 
land.  On  this  road  there  were  only  two  families  settled.  Canandaigua  consisted  of 
■only  two  small  frame  houses,  and  a  few  huts  surrounded  by  thick  woods.  .  .  . 
From  Canandaigua  to  the  Genesee  River,  twenty-six  miles,  it  is  almost  totally  uninhab- 
ited, only  few  families  residing  on  the  road.  The  country  is  beautiful  and  very  open. 
In  many  places  the  openings  are  free  of  any  timber,  appearing  to  contain  200  or  300  acres 
beautifully  variegated  with  hill  and  dale.  Enclosing  any  one  of  them  with  a  propor- 
tionable quantity  of  timbered  land  an  enclosure  might  be  made  not  inferior  to  an  Eng- 
lish park.  ' 

Such  was  the  outlook  of  the  face  of  the  country  when  Captain  Ganson 
passed  over  it,  and  on  his  arrival  at  the  Genesee  River  (1790)  tliere  was 
scarce  a  white  settler  to  greet  him.  As  he  stood  before  the  door  of  the 
Indian's  wigwam,  in  whose  charge  he  had  left  his  boys,  what  was  his  sur- 
prise to  witness  their  perfect  transformation.  In  everything  but  color 
they  were  veritable  natives.  In  manners,  language,  unkempt  locks, — not 
to  omit  vermin, — their  pale-face  origin  was  barely  discernible.  But  their 
greeting  with  the  returned  parent,  whom  they  had  supposed  lost,  from 
his  long  absence,  was  not  the  less  cordial,  and  they  were  quite  content 
to  abandon  the  Indian  life,  which  they  had  expected  to  be  permanent. 
This  early  experience  of  the  Gansons  with  the  Senecas  was  not  without 
its  future  use  in  their  intercourse  with  the  tribe,  who  in  large  numbers 
still  made  this  part  their  camping-groimd  and  "  council  fires."  They 
were  always  after  on  a  friendly  footing  with  the  tribe,  and  from  their 
knowledge  of  the  language  were  often  called  upon  as  interpreters.  The 
following  from  a  daughter  of  Captain  Ganson,  who  married,  first,  a  Mr. 
Forsyth  and  afterwards  a  Mr.  Warren,  and  settled  and  died  on  the  Ridge 
road  in  the  county  of  Niagara,  contains  a  brief  note  of  the  early  life  of 
her  father : 

"  After  mv  father  moved  from  Avon  to  the  west  side  of  the  river  (now  Le  Roy),  and 
opened  a  public  house,  other  settlers  came  in.  The  Indians  were  frequent  visitors  at 
my  father's.  I  used  to  see  them  often  ;  the  chiefs  Red  Jacket.  Hot  Bread,  Jack  Berry, 
and  Little  Beard.  Sometimes  the  Indians  were  turbulent — they  would  iiecome  a  terror 
to  the  new  settlement.  My  father  was  a  stout  athletic  man,  and  had  great  influence 
over  them,  and  would  quell  them  in  their  worst  drunken  frolics." 

When  settled  upon  the  Genesee  the  Gansons  put  up  the  first  grist-mill 
erected  upon  the  river.  It  was  made  of  logs,  the  stones  of  the  native 
rock,  and  was  mainly  useful  in  grinding  corn.  It  was  a  primitive  struct- 
ure, and  in  but  a  limited  way  could  supply  the  necessities  of  the  settlers. 
It  was  quite  a  common  practice  to  break  the  first  crop  of  corn  in  a  mor- 
tar. A  cotemporary  settler  of  the  period  (1790)  speaks  of  his  carrying 
his  buckwheat  (brought  from  Connecticut)  20  miles  on  horseback  to  Gan- 
son's  mill.  But  this  distance  was  comparatively  small.  "  Going  to  mill" 
was  the  great  family  event,  when  days  were  consumed  in  the  journey, 
and  was  like  the  fitting  out  of  an  expedition.      Of  the  one  erected  at  a 


452  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


later  period,  at  the  mill  site  in  Mumford,  John  McKay,  Esq..  in  speaking 
of  it,  says  : 

"  1  came  to  Caledonia  in  1803.  There  was  then  but  two  houses  at  the  springs.  I 
purchased  two  hundred  acres  of  land,  including  the  Big  spring  and  the  mill  site.  Cap- 
tain Williamson  had  built  a  small  grist-mill,  with  one  run  of  stones,  to  accommodate 
the  Scotch  settlers  about  eighteen  months  before  I  came.  .  .  .  My  customers  for 
some  time  were  from  the  settled  portions  of  the  Holland  Purchase ;  they  came  from  as 
far  as  Buffalo  when  they  could  not  cross  the  river  to  Canada  on  account  of  the  ice. 
In  fact,  at  times  from  all  the  region  west  of  me." 

The  want  of  mills  was  a  privation  from  which  they  were  soon  relieved 
by  the  above  mill  erected  at  Mumford  and  one  by  Stoddard  &  Piatt,  in 
1803,  at  Le  Roy,  and  soon  after  one  by  the  Holland  Land  Co.  at  Bata- 
via.  The  primitive  milling  of  the  Gansons  having  soon  been  abandoned, 
they  decided,  in  1797,  upon  a  removal  on  the  west  side  of  the  river, 
Charles  Wilbur  had  preceded  them  in  1793,  and  opened  the  first  farm 
west  of  the  Genesee  and  erected  a  small  log  dwelling  for  a  tavern.  This 
Captain  Ganson  purchased.  It  was  the  beginning  of  what  was  after- 
wards known  as  the  "Ganson  settlement,"  which  was  to  develop  and  ex- 
pand into  the  present  village  of  Le  Roy.  The  farm  purchased  and  occu- 
pied by  the  Gansons,  ever  since  known  by  that  name,  is  the  same  now 
owned  and  cultivated  (but  in  somewhat  shorn  proportions)  by  Henry  H. 
Olmsted,  at  the  east  boundary  of  the  village.  Hinds  Chamberlin,  about 
the  same  time,  commenced  his  improvements  upon  what  was  subse- 
quently known  as  the  Sheldon  farm,  which  he  later  sold  to  Asher  Bates, 
who  came  in  from  Canandaigua.  Chamberlin  then  opened  the  farm  east 
in  the  village,  which  is  owned  by  the  estate  of  Widow  Osborn,  and  on 
which  he  lived  until  his  decease.  Of  Deacon  Chamberlin  we  would  add 
a  few  particulars,  as  he  was  literally  the  first  pioneer  and  an  enterprising 
and  useful  settler,  and  prominent  in  all  works  of  improvement.  He 
opened  the  first  road  (previously  nothing  but. an  Indian  trail)  from  the 
river  to  Ganson's  tavern,  under  Richard  M.  Stoddard  as  road  commis- 
sioner, but  made  at  the  expense  of  the  Holland  Land  Co.  If  not  the  first 
white  man  who  saw,  he  was  the  first  who  bore  record  of,  the  Oatka,  and 
the  beauty  and  future  promise  of  this  locality.  It  was  in  midsummer  of 
1792  that  with  two  companions  he  started  on  an  exploring  tour  west- 
ward, and  they  made  their  first  halting-place  on  the  banks  of  the  Oatka, 
at  or  about  the  site  of  the  present  Episcopal  Church.  It  was  a  beautiful 
Indian  camping-ground.  The  stream  was  clear  ;  full  and  flowing  over  a 
rapid  of  60  feet  in  extent  and  a  fall  of  1 1  feet.  The  practical  mind  of  the 
Deacon  foresaw  and  did  not  forget  its  value  and  importance  as  a  future 
water-power.  Whether,  in  their  bivouacking,  "  buttermilk  "  formed  a 
part  of  the  luxury  of  the  haversack  tradition  does  not  affirm,  but  is  not 
a  construction  improbable,  for  the  name  was  attached  to  the  falls  from 
the  earliest  period,  but  of  which  it  has  since  been  ruthlessly  robbed  and 
applied  to  the  "  big  fall  "  two  miles  below.  As  unromantic  as  this  sob- 
riquet is  it  should  at  least  historically  be  restored  to  where  it  belongs. 
The  Seneca  name  for  the  falls  was  not  quite  so  pronounceable — Te-car- 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  453 


no-wa7t-no,  signifying  "  many  rapids."  There  is,  it  may  be  remarked, 
everything  in  a  name.  It  is  to  us  a  source  of  pride  that  to  the  beautiful 
Oatka  has  been  given  back  its  Indian  name,  which  signifies  "  opening," 
from  the  "  oak  opening  "  at  its  junction  with  the  Genesee  in  place  of 
"Allan's"  Creek.  It  took  its  name  from  Allan  becoming  the  owner  of  a 
large  tract  upon  the  stream. 

Ebenezer  Allan  was  a  noted  character  in  his  day,  and  one  not  uncom- 
mon in  border  life,  and  would  in  some  particulars  answer  to  that  of 
"border  ruffian."  A  brief  digression  maybe  pardoned  in  speaking  of 
him,  since  his  name  in  common  parlance  is  still  a  prefix  to  our  beautiful 
and  more  euphonious  Oatka,  and  is  now  found  upon  our  title  records. 
He  was  a  bold,  bad  man,  of  much  energy  and  force  of  character,  and  at 
one  time  the  owner  of  the  Genesee  Falls  at  Rochester,  where  he  erected 
the  first  grist  mill,  with  lOO  acres  embracing  the  heart  of  the  city,  and  in 
other  sections  was  a  large  property  holder.  He  was  familiarly  called 
"  Injun  Allan,"  doubtless  from  the  fact  that  he  had  married  two  squaws, 
— Millie  and  Lucy, — the  first  bearing  six  children  and  the  latter  two 
daughters.      Mr.  McKay,  before  mentioned,  of  Caledonia,  said  of  him  : 

"  I  knew  Allan  well.  He  was  about  50  years  of  age  when  I  first  came  to  the  Gene- 
see River.  He  was  tall  and  straight,  light  complexion,  genteel  in  appearance,  and  of 
good  address." 

He  enlarged  his  domestic  household  by  marrying  at  intervals  two 
white  women,  probably  to  console  himself  for  the  earlier  mesalliance; 
the  one  by  captivating  the  daughter  of  a  passing  emigrant,  the  other  a 
widow,  whom  it  was  said  and  believed  he  made  such  by  "  making  way  " 
with  an  inconvenient  husband.  How  far  this  blending  of  domestic  colors 
tended  to  harmonize  the  picture  is  not  left  upon  record. 

A  word,  however,  may  be  added  of  this  a  la  Mormon  household,  the 
first  of  the  kind  upon  the  Genesee, — of  the  two  half-breed  daughters  who 
were  destined  to  a  higher  career.  In  1791,  from  the  law  and  custom  of 
the  Senecas  in  regard  to  the  division  of  the  avails  of  their  land  sales  and! 
land,  they  deeded  to  Allan  four  square  miles  lying  upon  the  Genesee  and! 
covering  the  present  village  of  Mt.  Morris,  on  the  condition  in  the  deed 
of  trust  that  out  of  the  proceeds  he  shouM  cause  the  girls  to  be  instructed 
in  reading,  writing,  and  sewing,  and  other  useful  arts,  according  to  the 
custom  of  the  white  people.  Allan  took  pride  in  carrying  out  to  more 
than  the  letter  this  trust.  He  placed  his  girls  in  Philadelphia  in  the  best 
schools  the  city  afforded,  and  took  pains  that  they  should  be  wanting  in 
no  accomplishment  money  could  supply.  On  attaining  womanhood  they 
returned,  it  is  said,  highly  educated,  and  in  manners  and  refinement,  as 
well  as  in  beauty  of  person,  commanded  admiration  from  all  with  whom 
they  came  in  contact.  This  may  be  inferred  from  the  fact  that,  soon 
after  their  "  coming  out,"  Allan,  having  an  offer  of  3,000  acres  from  Gov- 
ernor Sinclair  of  the  province,  removed  with  them  to  Canada,  where  he 
died  in  18 14.  He  took  with  him  but  one  wife,  and  that  a  white  one, 
where  his  daughters  shortly  formed  marriage  alliances  from  the  best  soci 

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454  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


ety,  and  their  descendants  are  now  found  among  the  first  families  of  the 
province.  So  that  at  the  last,  in  his  devotion  to  his  daughters,  it  may 
be  said  of  this  graceful  but  graceless  corsair, 

"That  linked  with  one  virtue  was  a  thousand  crimes." 

But  to  return  from  the  digression.  Deacon  Chamberlin  extended  his 
travel  west,  following  the  Indian  trail,  over  unbridged  streams  and  miry 
swamps,  and  finding  eji  route  but  a  solitary  settler  until  he  reached  Bufialo 
(then  Erie).  It  had  not  yet  received  the  name  of  New  Amsterdam, 
which  it  was  later  christened  by  Joseph  EUicott.  Here,  too,  there  was 
but  a  solitary  white  man, —  Cornelius  Winne,  a  Hudson  River  Dutchman, 
— who,  in  1789,  had  been  tempted  into  their  wilds  to  open  trade  with 
the  Indians  that,  since  the  treaty  for  the  sale  of  their  lands  to  Phelps  & 
Gorham,  congregated  here  in  large  numbers.  His  log  store  was  on  the 
site  of  the  present  Mansion  House  in  the  city,  and  his  goods  consisted  of 
rum,  whisky,  knives,  trinkets,  etc.  Here  he  entertained  Chamberlin,  if 
being  in  close  quarters,  in  a  house  filled  with  drunken  Indians,  could  be 
called  "entertainment."  It  was  afterwards  confessed  by  him  to  be 
*'  rather  a  poor  night's  rest."  His  adventures  on  this  trip,  which  was  as 
far  as  Presque  Isle  (now  Erie),  it  is  not  our  purpose  to  relate,  only  so  far 
as  to  show  the  general  condition  of  this  virgin  soil  before  the  white  man 
peopled  it,  when  as  such  he  was  the  object  of  great  curiosity  both  to 
squaw  and  Indian,  who  in  straggling  bands  peopled  the  route.  His  re- 
turn to  the  Genesee  followed,  finding  no  country  more  inviting  for  im- 
provement and  tillage  than  the  one  he  had  left  behind,  a  characteristic 
which  it  retains  to  this  day. 

But  what  a  world  of  change  it  was  permitted  the  Deacon  in  the  space 
of  a  single  life  to  witness  !  A  transformation  more  wonderful  than  any  of 
Aladdin's  creation  on  every  spot  on  which  his  eye  had  rested  !  Upon  the 
spot  where  in  this  first  adventure  he  had  traveled,  where  the  Iroquois 
were  its  undisturbed  lords,  he  was  to  see  a  city  to  spring  up  and  spread 
in  ever  increasing  magnitude,  and  destined  to  rank  in  the  near  future 
with  the  great  capitals  of  the  western  world.  And  over  all  the  broad 
domain,  which  he  had  traversed  by  an  Indian  trail,  he  was  to  see  arise 
populous  villages,  smiling  fields,  and  homes  indicating  prosperity,  plenty, 
and  content.      An  empire  "  born  in  a  day!  " 

Deacon  Chamberlin  died  in  Le  Roy,  in  1848,  at  the  advanced  age  of 
85,  "  like  a  shock  of  corn  fully  ripe,"  as  was  aptly  said  at  his  funeral.  He 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  first  Baptist  Church  in  Le  Roy,  and  for 
this  purpose  granted  a  lot  from  his  farm  at  the  east  of  the  village,  on 
which  the  building  was  erected  As  population  increased,  and  business 
centered  near  the  Oatka.the  church  location  was  considered  too  remote, 
and  it  was  removed  to  its  present  site  on  Church  street,  on  the  convincing 
and  analogous  argument  of  its  then  pastor,  that  "  if  one  would  catch  rab- 
bits he  must  set  his  trap  where  rabbits  run."  Mr.  Chamberlin  left  a 
family  of  three  sons  and  one  daughter,  none  of  whom  now  survive. 
Stewart,  the  eldest,  was  for  many  years  the  leading  grocer  in  the  village. 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  455 


He  built  the  present  Central  Hall,  and  contributed  otherwise  largely  to 
village  improvements.  The  children  that  survive  him  are  George,  Henry, 
and  Spencer,  and  Mary,  the  wife  of  Mr.   Cole,  all  residents  of  Chicago. 

The  Gansoti  settlement. — Upon  the  opening  of  new  roads,  and  the 
completion  of  the  surveys  of  the  Holland  Land  Co.  under  Joseph  Elli- 
cott,  in  1802,  the  whole  section  became  alive  with  immigrants.  It  was 
during  this  period  that  the  Ganson  settlement  received  many  accessions. 
The  "  Ganson  tavern,"  its  chief  landmark,  required  to  be  enlarged,  the 
log  tavern  razed  to  the  ground,  and  a  frame  building  erected  in  its  place 
as  a  necessity  from  the  the  increased  travel.  John  Ganson,  Jr.,  was  its 
proprietor,  and  under  him  the  hostelry  became  one  of  the  most  noted  for 
the  accommodation  of  the  traveler  between  Albany  and  the  lakes,  a  repu- 
tation which  it  retained  for  the  whole  period  it  was  used  as  a  public  house. 

It  is  not  within  our  limit,  neither  is  it  our  purpose,  to  give  detailed 
items  of  personal  history.  For  this  a  volume  would  not  suffice,  and  save 
in  exceptional  instances  of  interest,  and  where  the  descendants  are  among 
us,  a  brief  mention  is  all  that  so  condensed  a  history  will  permit.  It  must 
suffice  to  group  names  as  far  as  they  can  be  recalled,  and  this  will  prob- 
ably be  chiefly  conspicuous  for  its  omissions.  But  by  far  the  greater 
number,  all,  indeed,  of  those  first-comers,  will  be  found  reposing  in  hon- 
ored graves  in  our  own  or  in  contiguous  cemeteries.  The  first  of  these, 
opened  about  1801,  was  on  a  lot  donated  for  this  purpose  by  Capt,  Jotham 
Curtis,  one  of  the  early  settlers  and  a  tavern-keeper,  on  his  farm  two 
miles  east  of  the  village,  and  where  a  Mr.  Wiley,  the  first  person  whose 
death  is  recorded,  was  buried,  subsequently  sold  to  Capt.  Daniel  Buel,  and 
since  known  as  the  Buel  farm.  This  for  many  years  was  the  sole  bury- 
ing-ground.  The  Episcopal  and  Presbyterian  yards  were  opened  on  the 
organization  of  their  respective  societies.  And  it  is  at  quite  a  modern 
period  that  a  company  was  formed  for  laying  out  the  Machpelah  Ceme- 
tery, which  has  become  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in  the  country,  and  to 
which  many  of  the  remains  of  these  pioneers  have  been  removed.  It  is 
from  these  moss- covered  stones  in  the  old  and  new  grounds  that  their 
names  may  be  found,  with  a  brief  record  of  their  birth,  their  age,  their 
death.  But  this  is  not  all.  They  Hve  in  their  fruits.  The  smiling  plenty 
of  to-day  attests  to  their  sturdy  virtues,  their  patient  and  hardy  toil. 

"  Oft  did  the  harvest  to  their  sickle  yield  ; 

The  furrow  oft  the  sturdy  glebe  has  broke. 
How  jocund  did  they  drive  their  team  afield  ! 

How  bow'd  the  woods  beneath  their  sturdy  stroke  !  " 

The  first  bridge  over  the  Oatka  was  built  in  1802.  It  was  a  memor- 
able event.  James  Ganson  was  the  contractor,  and  Charles  Wilbur  and 
Jotham  Curtis  the  commissioners.  Two  hundred  dollars  in  addition  to 
$50  voted  by  the  town  had  been  raised  for  its  construction.  Laborers 
and  a  derrick,  etc.,  had  been  obtained  from  Canandaigua,  and  a  general 
"bee  "  raised  for  the  work  of  laying  the  timbers  over  the  stream,  made 
of  split  chestnut  logs.  A  shanty  for  the  men,  and  for  providing  entertain- 
ment for  the  occasion,  was  erected  on  the  bank  of  the  Oatka,  and  the  great 


456  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


work  was  commenced  and  finished  in  five  days.  Mrs.  James  Ganson,  irt 
her  old  age,  informed  the  writer  that  she  was  the  hostess  that  made  pro- 
vision for  the  entertainment,  which  was  abundant  in  substantial,  and  not 
wanting  in  doughnuts  and  gingerbread,  and  of  the  Hquids  "  old  rye  "  was 
not  without  a  fair  representation.  It  was  before  the  day  of  temperance 
agitation.  The  second  grand  occasion  at  this  spot  was  when  the  first  dam 
for  the  grist  mill  was  finished,  and  the  hour  had  come  for  the  gate  to  be 
raised.  For  this  honor,  among  the  crowd  of  maids  and  matrons  assem- 
bled to  witness  it,  Mrs.  Stoddard,  Mrs.  Wolcott,  and  Mrs.  James  Gansom 
were  selected,  and  when  they  had  lifted  the  gate  and  the  waters  rushed 
through  a  shout  went  up  from  the  waiting  crowd,  upon  so  memorable  an 
event,  which  was  the  first  triumph  over  the  waters  of  the  Oatka,  and  all 
joined  in  the  festivities  which  followed. 

It  is  not  to  be  supposed  that  the  new  settlement  was  without  its  recrea- 
tions and  amusements.  From  the  earliest  period  of  its  history  general 
training  was  the  great  annual  event,  that  brought  from  far  and  near  all 
the  settlers  to  enjoy  its  display  and  partake  of  its  festivities.  The  first 
was  held  on  the  Ganson  farm  in  i8oi.  At  the  meeting  to  organize  the 
first  company,  after  choosing  Joseph  Hewitt,  captain  ;  Daniel  Davis,  lieu- 
tenant;  James  Ganson,  ensign;  and  eight  subalterns,  there  were  but  lO 
men  left  for  privates.  But  the  general  training  took  in  the  wide  circuit  of 
all  the  outlying  settlements.  It  was  held  sometimes  on  the  Ganson  and 
Davis  farms,  and  sometimes  on  the  bank  of  the  Oatka.  It  usually  closed 
with  a  sham  fight  and  often  with  a  real  one,  particularly  among  the  In- 
dians, who  were  always  out  in  "full  feather"  to  imbibe  the  "fire  water  "^ 
and  enjoy  the  sights.  In  the  proper  season  for  such  gatherings  "  paring 
bees"  for  both  sexes  and  raisings  for  the  men  was  the  hospitable  custom,^ 
and  good  cheer  and  social  enjoyment  abounded.  But  terpsichore  was 
by  no  means  neglected.  The  fiddler  of  the  period  was  Chapman  Haw- 
ley,  who  made  his  first  settlement  on  what  is  now  the  Vary  farm,  east  of 
the  village,  and  discoursed  the  music  of  the  dance  to  the  waiting  and  ex- 
pectant company  assembled  for  the  purpose.  This  was  usually  in  the 
ball  room  of  the  old  Ganson  tavern,  the  present  residence,  as  has  been 
stated,  of  Mr.  Olmsted,  where  it  can  still  be  seen  in  its  primitive  state.  If 
its  walls  could  but  speak  what  festive  times  would  they  reveal ! 

Northampton  was  the  first  name  given  to  the  township,  and  it  em- 
braced all  of  the  territory  west  of  the  Genesee  River.  It  has  often  been 
called  by  the  early  pioneers  the  town  of  "two  rivers,"  from  the  fact  of  its 
being  bounded  on  the  east  by  the  Genesee  River  and  on  the  west  by  the 
Niagara.  It  had  Lake  Ontario  for  its  northern  boundry,  and  extended 
south  to  the  Pennsylvania  line.  It  is  this  broad  extent  of  Northampton 
that  gives  interest  to  the  infant  settlement,  of  which  this  is  but  an  imper- 
fect outline.  Its  history  begins  when  Buffalo  was  not,  when  Rochester 
was  not, and  when  no  intervening  homestead  had  been  planted  in  all  of  the 
territory.  In  1789  a  few  adventurers  had  crossed  the  Genesee  River  and 
settled  upon  its  border.      Peter  Shaefer  opened  a  farm  at  the  mouth  of  the 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  457 


Oatka,  bought  of  Ebenezer  Allan  before  mentioned.  He  was  soon  fol- 
lowed by  Isaac  Scott,  the  beginner  of  Scottsville,  and  from  whom  it  took 
its  name.  A  Mr.  Schoonover  settled  near  the  mouth  of  Dugan's  Creek. 
Gilbert  Berry  was  the  first  to  establish  a  ferry  over  the  Genesee  at  the 
site  of  the  present  bridge,  and  built  a  log  house,  where  he  opened  trade 
with  the  Indian  village  of  Canawaugus. 

The  first  town  meeting  of  this  "  empire  "  township  was  held  at  Big 
Springs  (Caledonia),  on  April  4,  1797.  The  following  were  its  officers: 
Gad  Wadsworth,  presided  ;  Josiah  Fish,  supervisor  ;  Eli  Granger,  town 
clerk  ;  Peter  Shaefer,  road  commissioner  and  poorniaster  ;  Isaac  Scott, 
fence  viewer  ;  and  Hinds  Chamberlin,  constable.  At  a  town  meeting 
at  the  same  place  the  following  year  $50  was  voted  for  building  the  bridge 
over  the  Oatka,  at  a  point  which  thus  early  was  termed  the  "  Butter- 
inilk  Falls."  and  the  name  here  first  appeared  upon  record.  It  was  not 
until  1800  that  the  first  tax  was  levied,  for  literally  there  was  nothing 
previous  subject  to  taxation  The  roll  contained  142  names,  and  of  these 
85  were  assessed  less  than  50  cents  each.  The  burden  of  the  taxes  was 
laid  upon  non  residents,  there  being  but  $200  assessed  upon  the  settlers. 
Of  these  John  Ganson,  Sr.,  paid  the  largest,  $2.10.  and  his  son  James  the 
smallest,  two  cents,  on  a  personality  of  $12.  The  "bloated  capitalist" 
had  not  yet  found  his  way  in  these  parts.  The  total  tax  raised  was 
$8,387.  Contrast  this  with  the  millions  now  annually  assessed  and  col- 
lected  from  the  cities  and  counties  which  cover  the  territory. 

In  1800  a  census  was  taken  (which  was  the  first)  by  Gen.  Amos  Hall, 
the  United  States  deputy  marshal,  under  the  census  law  of  1790.  In 
the  list  is  found  the  names  of  all  the  settlers  from  a  mile  west  of  Seneca 
Lake.  The  list  shows  from  what  small  beginnings  this  large  and  popu- 
lous district  has  sprung.  The  census  enumeration  was  made  soon  after 
the  act,  and  in  it  the  only  name  found  belonging  to  this  section  is  that  of 
John  Ganson.  The  total  of  males  in  the  enumeration  was  728;  females, 
340;   free  blacks,  7  ;   slaves,  9;   total,  1,084. 

In  1802  the  county  of  Genesee  was  erected  from  the  county  of  On- 
tario, and  Batavia  made  the  county  seat.  The  office  of  the  Holland 
Land  Co.  (  which  had  completed  its  surveys  )  was  also  established  there. 
By  the  same  act  which  erected  the  county  Northampton  was  divided, 
and  this  part  took  the  name  of  Southampton. 

Southampton. — The  first  meeting  of  the  new  township  was  held  in 
March,  1802.  Although  shorn  of  its  grand  proportions  it  still  embraced 
all  there  now  is  of  Caledonia,  Wheatland,  and  the  territory  south  to  the 
Pennsylvania  line.  At  this  meeting  Christopher  Layburn  was  chosen 
supervisor.  Among  the  names  of  officers  chosen  from  the  Gan?on  settle- 
ment we  find  there  James  and  John  Ganson,  Hinds  Chamberlin,  and  Ezra 
Piatt.  Coming  down  as  late  as  1808  we  find  the  following  as  justices  of 
the  peace  in  the  new  township  :  Richard  M.  Stoddard,  Joseph  Hewitt, 
Ezra  Piatt,  John  and  James  Ganson,  who  served  early  ;  and  later  Amos 
Hall,  Robert  Nesbitt,  Samuel  Davis,  Jeremiah  Hascall,  Asher  Bates,  S. 
Bates,  David  Davis,  and  G.  H.  and  J.  Fox. 


458  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Ezra  Piatt  came  into  the  settlement  from  Canandaigua  in  1801-02. 
It  was  about  the  same  period  that  Richard  M.  Stoddard  accompanied 
him.  He  had  married  the  daughter  of  Dudley  Saltonstall.  In  May, 
1 80 1,  Joseph  Ellicott,  acting  as  the  special  agent  of  Messrs.  Le  Roy  and 
Bayard,  employed  Mr.  Stoddard  to  survey  the  Triangular  tract,  giving 
minute  directions,  especially  as  to  the  laying  off  of  500  acres  at  "But- 
termilk Falls."  This  same  tract  of  500  acres  was  in  1802  bought  by 
Piatt  and  Stoddard,  which  is  now  all  covered  by  the  village  of  Le  Roy. 
The  interest  of  Saltonstall  in  the  purchase  was  sold  to  Ezra  Piatt,  and 
Stoddard  and  Piatt  formed  a  copartnership  and  erected  on  the  Oatka  the 
first  grist-mill  west  of  the  Genesee  River.  Mr.  Piatt  was  a  popular 
and  influential  man  in  the  rising  community,  and  took  a  leading  part 
in  its  improvement.  He  donated  to  the  public  the  land  for  the  park, 
christened  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Hanson  Cox  "Trigon,"  from  its 
triangular  shape,  and  built  at  his  own  expense  a  frame  school-house  on 
the  site  of  the  present  Methodist  parsonage.  He  was  a  lay- reader  in 
the  Sunday  services  held  in  the  school- house  before  a  church  was  or- 
ganized. In  his  church  relations  he  was  an  Episcopalian,  and  the  first 
Episcopal  baptism  was  of  a  child  of  his,  by  the  Rev.  Davenport  Phelps, 
who  was  the  first  officiating  minister  of  this  church  this  side  of  the  Gen- 
esee River. 

Judge  Piatt  was  the  first  to  receive  the  appointment  of  judge  in  the 
new  Genesee  County,  from  Governor  Tompkins,  and  appointed  with 
him  were  Judges  John  H.  Jones  and  Benjamin  Ellicott.  Ezra  Piatt's 
original  commission  for  judge  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Walter 
H.  Smith,  a  lawyer,  of  Le  Roy.  He  died  at  an  early  age,  in  181 1, 
and  left  three  sons,  Elijah,  Ezra,  and  George,  and  one  daughter,  the  con- 
sort of  Stephen  A.  Wolcott,  all  deceased.  Mr.  Wolcott  came  into  the 
settlement  from  Geneva  in  1802,  and  settled  upon  the  present  site  of  Ing- 
ham University.  He  was  a  builder,  the  first  cabinetmaker,  and  put  up 
a  frame  house  for  Samuel  B.  Walley — the  oldest  frame  now  standing"  in 
the  village  of  Le  Roy.  It  was  removed  by  Mr.  Austin,  the  first  miller 
in  Le  Roy,  to  its  present  site,  and  now  is  the  west  wing  of  A.  O.  Com- 
stock's  residence  on  Trigon  Park,  in  the  village.  Mr.  Wolcott  died  in 
1857  '^"<^  ^^^^  o"^  son  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  but  two  survive, 
Mrs.  Clarenda  Buel,  from  whose  reminiscences  many  facts  herein  nar- 
rated are  obtained,  and  Miss  Anne  Wolcott.  Both  reside  on  the  old 
homestead. 

Richard  M.  Stoddard,  in  1802,  opened  the  first  land  office.  He  was 
the  local  agent  of  the  "Triangle"  tract.  He  erected  the  first  building 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Oatka.  It  was  built  of  logs,  and  its  site  was  on 
the  corner  of  Main  and  Mill  streets,  the  site  of  Steuber's  furniture  store. 
He  also  erected  a  frame  building  on  the  site  of  the  present  Wiss  House. 
Rufus  Robertson  and  Samuel  Deveaux  occupied  it  first  as  a  store,  and 
afterwards  Robertson  as  a  public  house.  The  house  was  enlarged  by 
a  Mr.  Walbridge,  and  called  the  Globe  and  Eagle  Hotel,   so-called  from 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  459 


the  brazen  sign  of  an  eagle  standing  on  a  globe.  Many  now  remember 
this  glittering  and  conspicuous  sign,  which  was  the  first  to  arrest  atten- 
tion in  an  approach  to  the  village.  Among  the  early  landlords  succeed- 
ing Walbridge  was  Elisha  Stanley,  who  was  as  noted  as  a  good  landlord 
as  later  in  life  as  a  good  churchman.  His  nephew,  John  H.  Stanley, 
was  its  landlord  on  the  occasion  of  the  first  great  State  convention  of  the 
Anti  Masons,  held  in  Le  Roy  in  1827.  It  was  presided  over  by  Gen. 
William  Wadsworth,  and  it  was  the  beginning  of  the  great  party  which 
spread  over  the  State  and  Nation,  and  to  which  further  allusion  will  be 
made.  On  this  occasion  there  were  three  stands  erected  for  the  display 
of  oratory,  on  which  Solomon  Southwick,  afterwards  nominated  as  the 
Anti- Masonic  candidate  for  governor,  held  forth  on  the  evils  of  Masonry 
in  a  speech  of  three  hours. 

Richard  M.  Stoddard  was  elected  the  first  sheriff  of  Genesee  County, 
and  a  wide  jurisdiction  was  his  for  the  service  of  a  writ,  and  from  which 
to  summon  a  jury.  As  an  illustration  of  the  experience  of  the  pioneer, 
from  his  Indian  surroundings,  an  incident  may  be  related  of  the  Stoddard 
family  while  Hving  upon  the  bank  of  the  Oatka.  Mrs.  Stoddard,  the  wife  of 
Richard,  remembered  as  a  woman  of  culture  as  well  as  of  courage  and  reso- 
lution, was  awakened  at  midnight  by  the  sudden  entrance  into  her  house 
of  a  party  of  intoxicated  Indians.  Her  husband  at  the  time  was  absent 
at  his  mill.  They  entered  her  kitchen,  m.ade  a  large  fire,  and  commenced 
a  pow-wow  as  if  they  were  masters  of  the  premises.  Mrs.  Stoddard,  who 
was  in  bed  in  another  room,  managed  to  get  a  little  girl  out  of  the  win- 
dow, who  ran  to  the  mill  and  gave  the  alarm.  As  Mr.  Stoddard  came 
into  the  house  the  Indians  attacked  him  and  a  severe  fight  ensued.  Mr. 
Stoddard  was,  however,  the  victor,  and  succeeded  in  expelling  the  in- 
truders. Turner,  in  speaking  of  Stoddard,  says  that  he  was  fearless  and 
determined,  and  had  seen  much  of  frontier  life,  and  few  were  better 
adapted  to  the  work  of  settling  a  new  country  and  becoming  its  chief 
executive  officer.  Notwithstanding  the  above  conflict  he  was  much  es- 
teemed by  the  Indians,  and  was  often  consulted  by  the  chiefs.  Mrs.  Stod- 
dard, too,  redeems  the  Indian  character  from  the  disgrace  of  the  drunken 
frolic  by  bearing  witness  to  their  interest  and  kindness  in  cases  of  sick- 
ness, particularly  where  it  was  required  to  administer  the  Indian  "sweat." 
She  related  an  occasion  when  her  family  were  sick  with  a  prevailing  in- 
fluenza. They  dug  holes  in  the  ground,  put  in  hot  stones,  over  which  they 
poured  hot  water,  then  placed  the  patients  where  they  would  receive  the 
steam,  and  covering  them  with  blankets  suffered  them  to  remain  until  the 
"  sweating,"  of  which  there  can  be  but  little  doubt  was  certain  to  effect 
the  cure. 

Mr.  Stoddard  continued  his  work  of  improvement  and  built  a  tavern 
on  the  site  of  the  present  Eagle  Hotel.  He  died  in  1 810,  and  was  greatly 
missed  in  the  rising  community  for  his  public  spirit  and  enterprise.  His 
widow,  with  her  son  Thomas  B.,  a  lawyer,  who  is  remembered  by  early 
residents  now  living,  removed  to  Irving,  Chautauqua  County,  where  they 


460  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


resided  until  their  decease.  The  only  other  surviving  child  at  the  time 
was  a  daughter,  who  married  Hon.  John  B.  Skinner,  then  a  resident  of 
Middlebury,  and  one  of  the  most  distinguished  at  the  bar  as  an  advocate 
and  lawyer.  He  subsequently  removed  to  Buffalo.  He  and  his  wife  are 
since  both  deceased,  and  their  remains  rest  in  Forest  Lawn  of  that  city. 

Graham  Newell  was  the  first  lawyer  settled  in  the  place,  and  he  suc- 
ceeded Mr.  Stoddard  in  the  land  office,  his  residence  and  office  being  the 
same  as  at  present  occupied  by  F.  C.  Lathrop 

Daniel  Davis  was  among  the  earliest  of  the  pioneers.  He,  soon  after 
his  arrival,  married  Naomi  Le  Barron,  who  had  emigrated  to  the  settle- 
ment with  the  family  of  Philemon  N>ettleton  from  Killingworth,  Conn., 
and  it  was  the  first  marriage  in  the  settlement,  if  not  the  first  this  side  of 
the  Genesee,  and  their  daughter  Naomi  was  the  first  child  born  in  the  set- 
tlement (1797).  The  marriage  ceremony  was  performed  by  Charles  Wil- 
bur, the  first  justice  of  the  peace.  His  commission  was  granted  by  Gov. 
Clinton,  who,  in  the  first  State  constitution,  had  the  appointing  power. 
Davis  opened  a  farm  two  miles  east  of  the  Gansons.  He  had  a  passion  for 
military  life.  As  we  have  before  remarked,  in  the  first  military  organi- 
zation, in  i8or,  on  the  Ganson  place,  he  was  chosen  lieutenant.  His  mili- 
tary taste  was  destined  to  be  displayed  on  a  wider  field.  On  the  first 
declaration  of  war  in  18 12  he  was  among  the  first  to  enlist,  and  entering  upon 
the  field  he  was  rapidly  promoted  for  his  coolness  and  bravery,  until  he 
obtained  the  rank  of  brigadier-general.  It  was  in  this  capacity  he  acted 
in  the  command  of  the  force  at  the  sortie  of  Fort  Erie,  September  14,  18 14. 
It  was  one  of  the  bravest  and  most  desperate  encounters  of  the  war.  His 
coolness  and  courage  were  here  especially  conspicuous.  He  led  in  advance 
of  his  division  with  sword  in  hand  ;  and  when  warned  not  to  asctnd  the 
parapet,  did  so.  and  was  instantly  and  fatally  shot  in  the  neck  and  fell  in 
the  arms  of  his  aid-de-camp  He  was  borne  from  the  field  and  thence  to 
his  home  for  burial,  where  his  remains  now  rest  in  the  old  cemetery  east 
of  the  village.  Thus  ended  a  brilliant  and  promising  career,  at  the  early 
age  of  37.  His  widow  subsequently  removed  to  Ypsilanti.  Mich.,  where 
she  survived  him  many  years,  and  died  there  in  a  good  old  age 

In  the  same  ground  are  also  found  the  remains  of  several  who,  in  this 
desperate  encounter  on  the  frontier,  offered  their  lives  for  their  country. 
They  deserve  to  be  held  in  honored  remembrance. — Capt.  Daniel  Buel, 
Nathan  E.  Wilcox,  Aaron  Scribner,  Nathaniel  King  John  Sueatland, 
Darius  Spring,  Orange  Judd.  Orrin  Datus  Olds,  William  Olds.  To  these 
might  be  added  others  who  lost  their  lives  in  the  war  by  exposure  :  En- 
sign Piatt.  Pierson,  Hubbard,  Todd,  and  Porter  Buell. 

The  honor  of  precedence  in  the  first  marriage  in  the  Ganson  settle- 
ment has  to  be  divided  with  Gardner  Carver  and  Lydia  Davis,  who,  on 
the  same  occasion  as  the  above,  were  joined  in  matrimony  by  the  same 
justice. 

Among  a  few  of  these  earliest  pioneers,  of  whom  some  will  be  further 
mentioned  under  the  head  of  the  different  professions,  was  Asher  Bates, 


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who  came  from  Canandaigua  and  settled  here  in  1801,  on  the  farm 
•opened  by  Hinds  Chamberlin,  known  as  the  Sheldon  farm.  He  died  in 
1 8 10,  and  his  widow  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  Sheldon.  His  son  Asher, 
Jr.,  was  a  la\fyer  and  became  the  attorney- general  of  the  Sandwich 
Islands,  and  afterwards  a  judge  in  San  Francisco,  where  some  of  his  des- 
cendants are  still  living.  Friend  Hall  was  among  the  earliest  comers, 
.and  opened  the  Murphy  farm.  Gilbert  Hall  had  preceded  him,  in  1799, 
and  opened  a  farm  known  as  the  Phelps  farm  adjoining  the  Buel  place. 
At  this  period  Mrs.  Hall  related  that,  in  removing  to  her  new  home,  but 
two  white  settlers  were  found  at  Big  Spring.  She  said  her  heart  failed 
her  when  she  reached  her  rude  cabin  at  the  close  of  the  day  ;  she  had 
not  even  a  door  with  which  to  protect  her  from  the  Indian  intruders, 
with  which  the  country  was  filled.  She  was,  however,  hospitably  en- 
tertained by  the  first  comer,  Charles  Wilbur.  She  died  in  1825.  Jabez 
Fox  was  among  these  early  settlers,  on  what  is  known  as  the  Cornell 
Williams  place.  And  about  the  same  time  Jamts  Davis,  Jr.,  came  into 
the  settlement.  Among  these  early  beginners  on  West  Main  street  was 
Lyman  Prindle,  who  built  a  dwelling  on  the  present  site  of  Dr.  Barret's 
house  ;  on  West  Main  street,  in  1802,  Richard  Waite  came  in  from  Can- 
andaigua and  built  and  settled  upon  the  Brewster  place,  now  owned  by 
F.  C  Lathrop.  He  was  an  exemplary  Christian,  and  after  the  erection 
of  his  cabin  opened  it  for  Sunday  worship  whenever  a  supply  could  be 
found  for  its  occupancy.  He  was  the  father  of  the  late  Daniel  D.  Waite, 
the  sometime  editor  of  the  Advocate  at  Batavia,  and  his  son,  FJder 
Waite,  has  for  a  long  time  had  charge  of  a  Methodist  Church  at  Alexan- 
der. Richard  Waite  died  there  in  1857.  Capt.  James  Austin  came  in- 
to the  place  in  the  capacity  of  a  miller,  and  removed  the  Walley  house 
from  the  bank  of  the  creek  to  the  present  site  of  A.  O.  Comstock's  dwell- 
,4ng,  and  opened  a  public  house.  Thaddeus  Keyes,  the  first  tanner,  set- 
tled at  about  the  same  time,  on  Trigon  Park.  Ebenezer  Fox  soon  fol- 
lowed and  opened  here  the  first  singing  school,  where  it  is  said  the  first 
tune  learned  was  "Concord."  Aaron  Scribner  was  an  early  resident,  on 
what  was  afterwards  the  Hurlburt  j)lace.  Among  these  early  settlers 
was  Samuel  Davis,  who  owned  and  opened  the  Abial  Robertson  farm 
east  of  the  village,  and  where  his  tragic  end  occured  at  a  later  period,  and 
which  many  of  our  older  residents  will  recall.  He  opened  a  tavern — as 
was  almost  every  dwelling  upon  the  road — for  the  accommodation  of  the 
incoming  emigrant.  This  tragedy  was  upon  the  person  of  the  landlord 
himself,  who  was  killed  in  a  brawl  by  Elijah  Gray,  Sr..  and  James,  his 
son.  Both  were  tried  and  convicted  of  the  murder,  the  former  sentenced 
for  life  (afterwards  commuted),  and  the  latter  suffered  the  extreme  penalty 
of  the  law,  and  was  hung  in  Batavia,  the  last  public  execution  witnessed 
in  the  county.  This  occurred  in  1829.  The  remains  of  the  murdered 
man  were  buried  in  a  lot  upon  his  own  farm.  One  other  trial  for  mur- 
der had  preceded  it  in  the  county  as  early  as  1807.  It  was  that  of  the 
murder  of  William  Orr  by  James  McLean,  who  was  tried   before  Daniel 


462  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


D.  Tompkins,  then  the  presiding  judge,  when  McLean  was  convicted  and 
expia'ed  his  offence  upon  the  gallows. 

There  was  at  a  somewhat  later  period  another  influx  of  immigrants, 
Jeremiah  Hascall  emigrated  from  Connecticut,  and  settled  here  in  1805,. 
upon  the  farm  east  of  the  village,  now  known  as  "  Dreamland,"  and 
owned  and  occupied  by  S.  C.  Wells.  He  had  four  sons,  Jeremiah, 
Amasa,  John,  and  Augustus  P.  (noticed  more  at  length  in  "  Bench  and 
Bar"),  and  two  daughters.  Gen.  Milo  Hascall,  now  of  Indiana,  was  a 
son  of  Amasa,  a  graduate  of  West  Point,  and  a  distinguished  officer  in 
in  the  late  war.  Herbert,  a  son  of  Augustus  P.,  was  also  a  graduate  of 
West  Point,  and  gallantly  served  in  the  civil  war. 

Major  Simon  Pierson,  subsequently  an  officer  in  the  War  of  18 12,  came 
in  1808  and  settled  near  Fort  Hill,  where  he  explored  and  exhumed  the 
mysteries  of  the  fort,  which  brought  to  light  many  Indian  relics,  found 
often  below  the  largest  trees,  showing  that  it  was  of  remote  antiquity 
when  "  live"  Indians  occupied  it  as  a  fort.  He  died  in  1864.  He  was 
in  direct  line  of  descent  from  Rev.  Abraham  Pierson,  the  first  president 
of  Yale  College.  Many  of  these  relics  are  in  the  possession  of  Mr. 
Huftelen,  a  fancy  florist  of  the  town,  and  of  F.  C.  Lathrop.  The  first 
blacksmith  was  Mr.  Brown,  opposite  the  Sheldon  farm.  There  was,  a  lit- 
tle later,  the  advent  of  John  Gilbert,  also  a  blacksmith  and  axemaker, 
who  settled  upon  the  hill  on  West  Main  street.  His  son  became  in  after 
life  a  distinguished  portrait  painter,  whose  work  ranked  high  with  artists, 
and  who  was  settled  in  Rochester.  It  was  with  this  blacksmith  that  the 
late  Thomas  C.  Ladd  came  t )  serve  as  an  apprentice,  and  learned  his 
trade  and  settled  here.  His  hospital  for  disabled  and  broken  down  vehi- 
cles was  a  conspicuous  ornament  for  the  east  end  of  the  village.  But  not- 
withstanding those  standing  monuments  of  "  incapables  "  he  was  a  good 
and  faithful  poormaster,  and  served  the  public  and  the  poor  in  that  ca-- 
pacity  for  many  years  to  the  satisfaction  of  both.  George  W.  Blodgett 
was  the  pioneer  saddler  and  harnessmaker,  and  settled  the  tract  now  occu- 
pied by  his  daughter,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Anderson.  Levi  Farnham  established 
the  the  first  clothing  business,  and  Thaddeus  Keyes  was  the  first  tanner. 
Capt.  Isaac  Marsh  built  the  first  saw-mill.  His  son  removed  to  Roches- 
ter and  acquired  eminence  as  a  physician,  especially  as  an  oculist.  In 
1806  William  Whiting  came  from  Canandaigua  and  located  on  Main 
street,  on  the  tract  now  occupied  by  a  block  of  stores  and  the  present 
Lampson  House.  About  the  same  period  Isaac  Perry  bought  on  the 
hill,  which  he  sold  to  Jason  Munn.  John  Hay  was  a  pioneer  stone  ma- 
son, and  evidences  of  his  labor  exist  in  the  present  stone  structures  (stuc- 
coed) :  one,  the  first  building  west  of  the  Oatka  north  side  of  Main  street, 
formerly  occupied  by  John  Champion,  Sr.,  and  one  by  Daniel  Foster  as 
a  shoe  store.  He  also  built  the  first  Episcppal  Church.  William 
Olmsted  emigrated  from  Williamstown,  Mass.,  in  1806.  He  married 
a  widow  Pierson,  whose  maiden  name  was  Cynthia  Franklin,  said  to  have 
been  related  to  the  philosopher  and  patriot,  Benjamin  Franklin.      Her  first 


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marriage  was  to  John  Pierson,  who  came  in  1806  with  what  was  called 
the  Bergen  colony,  consisting  of  the  Wards,  Wilcoxes,  Kelseys,  Halls, 
Parmelees,  and  others.  John  Pierson  died  in  181 2  from  exposure  on 
the  frontier  at  the  beginning  of  the  war.  The  widow  afterwards  mar- 
ried Col.  William  Olmsted  and  died  on  his  farm  near  Fort  Hill,  in  her 
89th  year.  His  only  surviving  children  are  John  R.,  a  lawyer  of  this 
village,  who  married  P^lizabeth,  the  daughter  of  Oliver  Allen,  of  Mum- 
ford  ;  and  Charles  and  Egbert,  residents  upon  the  old  homestead. 

There  was  quite  an  accession  of  immigrants  to  the  settlement  from 
1808  to  the  close  of  the  war,  but  which  space  will  allow  of  but  casual 
mention.  The  names  of  many  of  them,  during  the  earlier  as  well  as  the 
later  period,  will  be  found  on  another  page.  They  will  be  found  to 
cover  what  was  then  a  single  township  ;  but  since  the  division  a  portion 
of  the  names  will  appear  in  what  is  now  the  towns  of  Pavilion,  Bergen, 
and  Stafford. 

There  was  soon  after  the  close  of  the  war  among  the  settlers  in  the 
town  Dea.  Clark  Selden,  upon  the  farm  still  occupied  by  his  descendants. 
His  sons  that  survived  him  were  Edmond  (since  deceased),  Stephen  M., 
and  Richard  L.  The  latter  has  been  conspicuous  as  a  useful  and  efficient 
officer  in  the  town  in  various  capacities.  He  served  for  a  time  with  great 
acceptability  in  the  ofifice  of  school  commissioner,  and  for  repeated  terms 
has  been  elected  as  its  supervisor,  where  he  served  with  ability  and  with 
the  single  aim  of  the  interest  of  the  town. 

Libbeus  Graves  at  about  this  time  opened  the  farm  afterwards  sold  by 
him  to  Isaac  Crocker,  three  miles  south  and  now  in  Pavilion.  Mr, 
Crocker  was  from  Colchester,  Conn.,  and  was  a  first- class  farmer  and 
highly  esteemed  as  a  citizen.  His  son.  J.  Lyman  Crocker,  who  survives 
him,  is  an  antiquarian,  and  zealous  and  industrious  in  preserving  the  rec- 
ords and  traditions  of  our  early  settlement,  and  to  whom  the  present 
writer  is  much  indebted. 

In  general  it  may  be  remarked  of  the  early  settlers,  although  in  scat- 
tered communities  and  miles  apart,  they  were  all  neighbors,  and  in  social 
intercourse  all  on  the  same  footing,  and  were  never  wanting  in  acts  ot 
mutual  kindness  and  hospitality.  While  the  luxuries  of  modern  life  were 
few,  the  comforts  were  not  wanting,  and  the  average  happiness  of  the 
rising  community,  it  may  be  reasonably  supposed,  would  compare  favor- 
ably with  the  older  portions  of  the  East.  It  was,  however,  no  asylum  for 
drones  or  tramps  (of  which  even  the  name  was  then  unknown)  to  doze, 
and  repose,  and  depredate. 

The  experience  of  Captain  Daniel  Ward,  on  his  first  advent  to  the 
settlement  in  1810,  was  so  similar  to  that  of  most  of  the  earlier  settlers 
of  the  period  that  it  might,  as  an  illustration,  be  briefly  stated.  Mr. 
Ward  with  his  family  came  from  Keene,  N.  H.  His  journey,  with  all 
his  household  effects,  was  with  an  ox  team.  His  point  of  location  was 
on  the  farm,  about  140  acres  (three  miles  southeast  of  the  village),  on 
which  he  continued  to  reside  until  his  decease  in  1856,  and  which  in  his 


464  GENESEE   COUNTY 


hands  was  converted  from  a  wilderness  into  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  the 
county.      What  it  was  w:hen  he  reached  it  is  described  by  a  descendant : 

"The  South  Woods,  so-called,  was  an  almost  impenetrable  forest,  and  it  was  with 
great  difficulty  that  a  loaded  team  could  be  driven  through  it  ;  starting  in  the  morning 
from  Davis's  tavern,  in  the  settlement,  they  made  slow  progress,  often  stopping  to  clear 
logs  out  of  the  road,  or  pry  up  a  wagon  out  of  the  mud,  and  they  came  to  the  end  of  their 
journey  at  10  o'clock  at  night,  consuming  the  whole  day  in  traversing  a  distance  of 
three  miles,  which  "was  characteristic  of  the  condition  of  the  paths  (so-called  roads)  at 
that  time.  Here  the  only  improvement  upon  the  place  was  a  log  house,  without  roof 
•or  floor,  and  one  acre  chopped  ready  for  logging.  In  this  skeleton  of  a  house  was 
spent  the  first  night,  the  stars  of  heaven  looking  down  upon  them,  their  only  canopy. 
The  captain's  first  income  was  from  the  ashes  sold  from  their  log  heap,  and  was  75 
cents,  as  he  often  said,  "the  best  and  most  prized  of  any  money  that  I  ever  had.'  It  may 
be  remarked  that  at  this  period  the  only  products  that  brought  in  money  were  black  salts 
and  potash,  which  were  transported  to  Eastern  markets  via  Lake  Ontario,  the  St. 
Lawrence,  and  Montreal.  Capt.  Ward  was  a  man  of  the  strictest  integrity,  was  highly 
esteemed  for  his  Christian  virtues,  and  lived  to  enjoy  an  ample  reward  for  his  persever- 
ance and  toil,  not  only  by  the  acquisition  of  a  competence,  but  the  satisfaction  of  con- 
verting the  wilderness  into  one  of  the  finest  and  most  productive  farms  in  the  country." 

Capt.  Ward  died  on  his  place  in  1856  at  the  age  of  74  years. 

Capt.  John  Ganson,  Sr.,  died  in  1813,  at  the  home  of  his  son  John, 
Jr.,  at  the  age  of  61  years,  leaving  three  sons  and  a  daughter  before  men- 
tioned. The  following  quaint  epitaph  was  at  the  time  eagraved  upon 
his  tombstone  (transported  from  Albany),  now  in  Maplewood  Cemetery, 
where  his  remains  have  been  removed  : 

"  In  trackless  climes  he  bent  his  weary  way, 

Where  perils  prowled,  and  wild  beasts  lurked  for  prey  ; 

By  perseverance  and  industrious  toil 

Laid  low  the  forests  and  made  the  desert  smile. 

Till  low  in  death  he  laid  his  weary  head — 

Beloved  while  living,  and  revered  now  dead." 

His  grandson,  Dr.  Holton  Ganson,  by  a  provision  in  his  will,  caused  a 
beautiful  monument  to  be  erected  to  his  memory  in  the  Machpelah  Ceme- 
tery. James,  the  elde.st  of  the  Captain's  sons,  figured  conspicuously  in 
the  early  settlement.  He  married  Luseba  Scott,  a  daughter  of  the  Isaac 
Scott  before  mentioned,  and  by  her  he  was  the  father  of  nine  children, 
six  sons  (John  S.,  Joseph,  Hiram,  Corneal,  Cornelius,  and  William)  and 
three  daughters.  The  widow  survived  to  her  85th  year.  Siie  removed 
to  Buffalo,  and  died  at  the  home  of  her  eldest  son,  John  S.  Ganson,  a 
prominent  banker  of  that  city.  The  sons  were  active  business  men  in 
their  respective  callings,  and  none  of  his  children  now  survive. 

In  18 19  he  built  and  kept  the  present  Eagle  (on  the  site  of  the  old) 
Hotel  on  Main  street,  from  brick  furnished  by  Uni  Hurlburt,  the  first 
brickmaker.  The  tavern  on  this  site  had  been  previously  kept  by 
Auntie  Wemple,  who  afterwards  kept  a  boarding  house  in  the  dwelling 
occupied  by  A.  O.  Comstock.  He  also  built  a  tavern  on  the  corner  of 
Main  and  North  streets,  now  the  residence  of  Mrs.  R.  L.  Sampson,  and 
sold  it  to  Mr  Hosmer,  of  Avon.  He  was  during  his  life  a  prominent 
and  active  politician,  and  became  conspicuous  as  one  of  the  defendants 
in  the  Masonic  trials  for  the  abduction  of  Morgan,  in  1826,  in  which  trial 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  465. 


he  was  acquitted.  He  subsequently  removed  to  Jackson,  Mich.,  and 
died  at  an  advanced  age. 

John  Ganson,  Jr.,  the  keeper  of  the  Ganson  tavern,  married,  in  1808, 
Lucy,  a  daughter  ot  David  Anderson,  who  had  the  year  previous  come 
into  the  settlement  from  Northampton,  Mass.,  and  who  made  his  first 
home  in  Middlebury.  He  afterwards  settled  here  on  what  was  known 
as  the  Deming  farm.  Deacon  Anderson  was  of  Scotch  descent,  of  the 
true  "Kirk  and  Covenant  stamp,"  and  brought  his  influence  and  example 
to  tell  largely  upon  the  new  community.  He  conducted  the  first  religi- 
ous services  held  in  Middlebury, — then  in  a  barn, — and  the  settlers  for 
miles  around  would  gather  in  to  hear  the  good  Deacon  exhort,  and  sing,, 
and  pray.  He  was  one  of  the  nine  who,  in  181 2,  organized  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  Society  in  this  village.  The  Deacon  was  the  father 
of  the  late  Dea.  Seneca  Anderson,  of  Le  Roy,  who  was  the  father  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Galusha  Anderson,  who  holds  a  distinguished  place  in  the  Bap- 
tist denomination.  Deacon  Anderson  subsequently  removed  to  Chau- 
tauqua County,  where  he  died  at  an  advanced  age,  always  respected  for 
his  exemplary  Christian  character  and  great  moral  worth.  John  Ganson, 
Jr.,  died  in  Ic5i9,  at  the  age  of  43,  leaving  a  widow  and  three  sons,  Hol- 
ton.  James,  and  John,  whom  she  survived  to  see  arrive  at  men's  estate 
and  occupy  honorable  places  in  the  world.  The  widow  married,  in 
1821,  Israel  Rathbone,  a  former  resident  and  merchant  of  Lewiston, 
N.  Y.  Dr  Holton  Ganson  became  a  leading  practitioner  in  Batavia,  of 
whom  a  fuller  notice  will  be  found  under  the  head  of  physicians  of  the 
county.  James  M.  Ganson  was,  until  his  decease,  the  president  of  one 
of  the  leading  banks  of  Buffalo.      He  died  in  that  city  in  1883. 

Of  the  youngest  son,  John,  it  will  not  be  out  of  place  to  speak  more 
at  length,  as  he  in  after  life  became  a  public  man  of  position  and  influence 
in  the  State.  At  the  age  of  17  he  entered  Harvard  University,  where  he 
graduated  at  the  age  of  22,  and  commenced  his  law  studies  in  the  law 
office  of  Mark  H.  Sibley,  in  Canandaigua.  Soon  after  his  admission  to 
the  bar  he  removed  to  Buffalo  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  the  law, 
and  rose  rapidly  in  his  profession,  and  as  an  industrious,  conscientious, 
and  able  lawyer  attained  the  first  rank  among  his  compeers  Mr.  Gan- 
son was  elected  State  Senator  in  1861  and  again  in  1873.  He  was 
elected  to  the  68th  Congress  in  1863,  where  he  became  conspicuous 
among  the  few  who  placed  their  country  before  party.  Although  a 
Democrat  he  supported  with  ability  every  war  measure  of  President  Lin- 
coln's, even  his  Emancipation  Proclamation,  and  in  alj  of  his  votes  was 
for  a  vigorous  prosecution  of  the  war  until  the  Rebellion  was  suppressed 
and  the  Union  restored.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  had  been  promi- 
nently named  as  the  Democratic  candidate  for  governor,  a  nomination 
which  he  would  doubtless  have  received,  possibly  followed  by  higher 
honors,  had  he  lived.  Mr.  Ganson  died  suddenly  in  September,  1874, 
from  a  paralytic  stroke  which  he  received  while  trying  a  case  in  the 
court-house  at  Buffalo.  His  wife,  the  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Mark  H.. 
Sibley,  of  Canandaigua,  and  a  daughter  Emily  survived  him. 


466  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


The  only  remainjng  son  of  John  Ganson,  Jr.,  was  Benjamin,  who  took 
part  in  the  War  of  1812.  On  his  decease  he  left  a  son  Chandler,  also  a 
daughter  who  married  the  late  Col.  J.  W.  Shedd,  neither  of  whom  now 
surviv'^e.  The  only  living  representative  here  of  Captain  Ganson,  Sr.,  is 
a  daughter,  Mrs.  Luseba  Ballard,  the  mother  of  Randolph  Ballard,  Esq., 
a  lawyer  in  the  village. 

Game,  etc — The  country  abounded  in  game.  The  deer  was  at  their 
very  doors.  The  more  dreaded  bear  was  a  frequent  but  not  so  welcome 
a  visitor.  It  is  related  that  on  an  occasion  soon  after  the  removal  of 
Joseph  Annin  from  East  to  West  Main  street,  to  his  store  (burnt  in  the 
great  fire  of  1854),  that  a  bear  with  two  cubs  made  an  unceremonious 
call.  A  clerk  seized  a  musket,  pursued  the  intruders,  and  brought  back 
with  him  a  cub  which  he  had  shot  down  in  the  encounter.  It  is  not 
recorded  whether  these  grizzly  customers  returned  for  another  charge. 

More  destructive  and  a  greater  enemy  to  the  settler  was  the  large 
number  of  wolves  which  abounded.  Their  hides  were  quite  a  source  of 
income  to  the  hunter.  A  bounty  of  $1  per  hide  was  first  offered,  which 
was  increased  until  it  reached,  in  18 10,  $10  per  hide,  such  was  the  havoc 
of  the  wolves  among  the  herds.  Among  the  pestilential  intruders,  into 
even  the  cabins  and  cellars  of  the  settlers,  was  the  rattle  snake.  An 
innocuous  instance  is  given  of  one  of  the  intruders  which  shows  that,  as 
venomous  as  it  is,  it  has  the  power  to  charm.  It  was  in  the  family  of  a 
Mr.  Douglass,  whose  little  daughter,  accustomed  to  go  out  in  the  field 
to  play,  was  on  one  occasion  forbidden  by  her  mother,  but  who  yielded 
to  the  importunity  of  the  child,  who  said  she  had  a  kitten  she  wished  to 
play  with.  The  mother's  curiosity  induced  her  to  watch  the  child,  when 
to  her  alarm  and  horror  she  saw  a  "  rattler  "  partaking  of  milk  from  the 
same  dish  with  the  daughter.  The  little  one  was  cautiously  called  away 
and  the  species  of  a  "  pet  kitten  "  quietly  disposed  of. 

The  following  is  a  list,  as  accurate  as  we  are  able  to  make  it,  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Le  Roy,  up  to  1820: 

Alexander  Anderson,  Joseph  Austin,  David  Anderson,  Joel  Butler,  Thankful  Buell, 
Edmund  Beach,  Jonas  Bartlett,  Christopher  Cadman.  Joseph  Cook,  Amasa  Clapp  (lot 
141),  Lee  Comstock,  Augustus  H.  Ely,  Henry  Goodenow,  Ezekiel  Hall,  Israel  Herrick, 
William  Holbrook,  John  Hoy,  Asenath  Judd,  George  Laramy,  Moses  McCollum,  Alfred 
Morehouse,  Zalmon  Owen,  David  W.  Parmalee,  Ebenezer  Parmalee,  Russel  Pierson, 
Daniel  Pierson,  Elias  Peck,  Martha  Richardson,  Heman  J.  Redfield,  James  Roberts, 
Thomas  Severance.  Thomas  Studley,  Stephen  Stillvvell,  Samuel  Skinner,  Orange  Scott, 
Capt.  William  Thomas,  Joy  Ward,  Benjamin  Webb,  Auntie  Wemple,  Jonathan  Wright, 
Daniel  Woodward.  In  1797,  Charles  Wilbur.  In  1798,  Daniel  Buell,  Hinds  Chamber- 
lin,  John  Ganson.  In  1799.  Gen.  Daniel  Davis,  CJilbert  Hall,  Joseph  Hewitt,  Philemon 
Nettleton.  In  1800,  Jesse  Beach,  Philip  Beach,  Capt.  Jotham  Curtis,  Gardner  Carver, 
Col.  Norton  S.  Davis,  David  Le  Barron.  Francis  Le  Barron.  In  1801,  Dudley  Salton- 
stall,  Richard  M.  Stoddard.  In  1802.  Phineas  Bates  (justice),  Asher  Bates.  S.  Bates,  David 
Davis,  Cyrus  Douglass,  Dr.  David  Fairchild,  Jabez  Fox,  E.  Green,  Amos  Hall,  Friend 
Hall,  Chapman  Hawley  (fiddler),  Nathan   Harvey,  A.  McPherson,  Abel  Nettleton,  Ezra 

Piatt,  Lyman    Prindle,  Scofield,   Amzi  Stoughton,  Richard   Waite.  Stephen  A. 

Wolcott.  In  1803,  Capt.  James  Austin  (tirst  miller).  Dr.  William  Coe,  Calvin  Davis, 
Samuel  Davis,  James  Davis,  Jr.,  Thaddeus  Keyes,  John  McPherson,  Aaron  Scribner, 
Samuel  B.  Walley,   Daniel   White,   David   White.     In  1804.  G.  Fox,  Allen  and  Alex- 


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ander  McPherson.  In  1805,  Gideon  Fordham,  John  Franklin,  Jeremiah  Hascail,  Jacob 
McCollum,  Robert  Nesbit,  Dr.  Ella  Smith,  Capt.  David  Scott.  In  1806,  Asa  Buell. 
Moses  Lilly,  Col.  William  Olmsted,  Isaac  Perry,  John  Pierson,  William  Whiting,  George 
A.  Tiffany.  In  1807,  G.  W.  Blodgett  (harnessmaker),  David  Emmons,  Jason  Munn, 
Philo  Pierson,  Simon  Pierson  (author).  In  1808,  Abram  Butterfield,  Ithamar  Coe.  John 
Elliott,  Dr.  Fred  Fitch,  Dr.  Benjamin  Hill,  Capt.  Theo.  Joy,  H.  Johnson,  Silas  Lawrence, 
D.  P.  Mirl,  Hugh  Murphy,  Maj.  Simon  Pierson,  R.  Sinclair,  Stephen  P.  Wilcox,  Maj. 
Nathan  Wilcox.  In  1809,  Harry  and  Timothy  Backus.  James  Goble,  Ebenezer  Niles.  In 
1810,  Salmon  Butler,  Chester  Barrows.  Willis  Buell,  Ward  Beckley,  Jacob'Coe,  Silas 
Fordham,  William  Harris,  Seth  Harris.  Martin  Kelsey,  Uriah  Kelsey,  James  McPherson, 
Jr.,  Capt.  Isaac  Marsh,  Graham  Newell,  Stephen  Olmsted  (taught  school  at  Fort  Hill), 
Elias  Parmalee,  Harvey  Prindle,  Dr.  Chauncey  P.  Smith,  Dr.  William  Sheldon,  Thaddeus 
Stanley,  Alanson  Stanley,  J.  Harlow  Stanley,  Thomas  Tufts,  Thoinas  Warner,  Chester 
Waite,  Capt.  John  Webb,  Washington  Weld.  In  181 1,  Joseph  Annin,  Abraham  Buck- 
ley, Nathan  Bannister,  Joseph  Curtis,  Levi  Farnham,  Julius  Griswold,  Samuel  Gilbert, 
Ebenezer  Lawrence,  Pliny  Sanderson,  Elisha  Stanley,  Dea.  John  Thwing,  Stephen 
Taylor,  Stephen  Walklev.  In  1812,  Azor  Curtis,  F.  Campbell,  Martin  O.  Coe,  David 
Gustin,  Ebbe  Hull,  Abner  Hull,  Daniel  Huggins,  C.  Kelsey,  Lyman  Mills.  William 
Morgan,  Preserved  Richmond.  Rufus  Robertson,  G.  Terry,  Zalmon  Turrell,  Charles 
Warren,  Elijah  Warner,  Daniel  Waite,  J.  Wheeler.  In  1813,  L.  Fowler,  John  Lent, 
Henry  Prindle,  Orange  Risdon,  Moses  Todd,  Benoni  Webb.  In  18 14.  Levi  Beardsley, 
William  Le  Roy  Bishop,  Manley  Colton,  Paul  E.  Day,  John  Gilbert.  P.  McVane,  Abel 
Noyes,  John  Richards.  Elisha  Severance,  A.  Williams.  In  181 5,  Jeremiah  Buell,  James 
Ballard,  James  Campbell,  John  Deming.  Daniel  Foster.  Timothy  Fitch,  W.  G.  Gustin, 
Harry  Holmes,  Timothy  Hatch,  Joseph  Keeney,  Marshfield  Parsons,  Joseph  Tompkins. 
In  1816,  Versal  Bannister,  Isaac  Crocker,  Elijah  Crocker,  Jacob  Gallup,  Daniel  Harris, 
Timothy  Judd.  Harry  Lathrop,  Solomon  Root,  Dea  Clark  Selden,  Elliott  L.  Stanley,  Joel 
White,  Parker  Weld.  In  1817,  C.  Butler,  Nathaniel  Farnham,  E.  Hart.  Uni  Hurlburt, 
A.  Perrv.  In  1818,  Samuel  Bishop,  Silas  Jones,  Miles  P.  Lampson,  Thomas  C.  Ladd, 
Charles 'Morgan  S.  Tiffany,  Levi  Ward,  Jr.  In  1819,  Dr.  S.  O.  Almy,  Albert  Hill.  In 
1820,  S.  M.  Gates,  Daniel  Le  Barron. 

Le  Roy  village  was  incorporated  in  May,  1834.  The  first  meeting  was 
held  to  take  action  on  incorporation  at  the  Eagle  Hotel,  Theodore  Dwight, 
proprietor ;  Hinds  Chamberlin  presided  Seth  M.  Gates  was  acting  clerk. 
They  adjourned  to  July  12th,  when  an  election  was  held  and  the  following 
trustees  chosen:  Joshua  Lathrop,  John  Lent,  Rufus  Robertson,  Theodore 
Dwight,  and  Dennis  Blakely.  S.  M.  Gates  was  chosen  clerk,  H.  J.  Red- 
field,  treasurer.  The  trustees  for  1890  are  Isaac  G.  Mason,  George  M. 
Howe,  Reuben  Glass,  Fiank  E.  Gooding,  and  Thomas  B.  Tuttle.  S.  D. 
Gilbert  is  clerk,  and  John  Wiss,  treasurer. 

Postoffices. — A  word  may  be  added  of  the  early  postoffices  and  post- 
masters. Previous  to  1804  there  was  no  mail  service  in  the  settlement, 
and  no  postoffice  nearer  than  Canandaigua,  and  letters  and  papers  were 
sent  and  delivered  by  private  hands.  Asher  Bates  was  the  first  post- 
master. R.  M.  Stoddard  succeeded  in  1808;  James  Ganson  in  1809; 
and  he  by  Samuel  Deveaux,  who  held  the  office  until  181  5.  Mr.  De- 
veaux  was  in  trade  with  Rufus  Robertson.  Their  place  of  business  was 
on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Lake  streets.  He  removed  from  here  in  181  5 
to  Niagara  Falls,  where  he  accumulated  a  large  estate,  the  whole  of 
which  he  devised  for  the  foundation  and  support  of  the  present  Deveaux 
College,  at  the  Falls,  under  the  trusteeship  of  the  Episcoi)aj  Church  of 
the  diocese.  Hon.  H.  J.  Redfield  was  his  successor,  and  held  it  until  his 
removal  to  Batavia. 


468  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


The  Erie   Canal. — This  was   finally  accomplished  and  the  first  boat 
launched  on  the  first  day  of  October,    1825.      It  was  a  memorable  day 
for  the  State  and  Nation.      It  was  literally  "  a  dayspring  from  on   high  " 
which  had  visited  the  people,  giving  life  and  light  to  a  vast  country  virtu- 
ally shut  out  from  commercial  intercourse  with  Eastern  markets.      Before 
this  o-reat  event  from  25  to  35  cents  per  bushel  was  all  that  wheat  would 
command  to  the  producer  here,  and  transportation  to  Eastern  markets 
was  so  slow  and  costly  that  it  was  practically  excluded.     The  ordinary 
mode  was.  as  has  been  said,  by  "  big  teams,"  made  up  from  five  to  seven 
horses,  and  a  night  and  day  line,  which  in   the  round  trip  occupied  from 
three  to  four  weeks.     The  old  State  road,  built  in  1820,  was  the  principal 
thoroughfare      The  teamsters  were  a  hardy  race,  and  camped  and  lived  in 
their  "  schooners,"  and  knew  the  route  as  "  seamen  know  the  sea."      No 
wonder  that  the  opening  of  the  Erie  Canal  was  an  auspicious  day  for  this 
secluded  garden  of  the  West.      It  was  a  literal  *'boom."     The  cannon  on 
the  morn  of  its  opening,  beginning  at  Black  Rock,  commenced  the  boom, 
which,  planted  along  the  line,  continued  the  joyful  sound  until  its  last 
echo  was  lost  at  the  ocean   tide,  which  evermore  was  to  be  enriched  by 
the  commerce  which  it  brought  to  its  bosom.      It  was  during  this  revival 
season  from    1826  on,  and  for  a  few  years  following,  that  many  business 
firms  were  established  in  the  place,  of  which  but  brief  notices  can  here  be 
made      A  half  a  century  ago  there  were  in  active  business  the  following, 
in  their  several  branches,  in  Le  Roy,  and   others  are  necessarily  omitted. 
Merchants. — Of  the  early  merchants  R.  M.  Stoddard  was  the  first  to 
introduce  a  few  goods,  but  no  regular  store  was  opened  in  the  settlement 
until  1806.      George  F.  Tiffany  was  the  first  regular  merchant.      He  com- 
menced  trade  on  the  east  side  of  the  Oatka,  near  or  on  the  present  uni- 
versity grounds.      Philo  Pierson  was  also  an  early  merchant,  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Main  and  North  streets.      He  died  in  1820,  leaving  five  children. 
His  widow   afterwards  married   Capt.  Hatch,  one  of  the  first  wardens  of 
St.  Mark's  Church.      Daniel,  his  second  son,  married  a  daughter  of  Joshua 
Lathrop,  and  moved  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  died  about   1888.      He  was 
a  very  prominent  lumber  merchant,  noted  for  great  business  capacity  and 
integrity.      His  widow  still  resides  there.      About  the  same  time  a  store 
was  opened  by  David  Emmons.      It  was  but  a  short  time  after  that  Capt. 
Theodore  Joy  settled  and  entered  into  trade,  and  became  the  most,  noted 
of  the  early   merchants.      It  was  the  day  of  "  big  teams,"  and   was  the 
only  mode  of  land   transportation  between   the  East  and  this  outlying 
West.     Turner  says  of  him  that  thus  early  his  teams  were  known  on  the 
whole  route  to  Albany.      He  built  here  the  first  brick  store,  a  part  of  the 
present  dwelling  of  the  late  C.  B.  Thomson,  on  the  corner  of  East  Main 
and  Church  streets.      He  subsequently  removed  to  Albany,  where  he  be- 
came prominent  in   the  transportation  business,  and  was  succeeded  by 
Lay  &  Co.  (Hart  &   Lay),  whose  large  and  conspicuous  sign  upon  the 
side  of  the  building  remained   long  after  it  was  disused  as  a  store.      M. 
&  B.  Murphy  built  a  store  near   the  corner  of  East   Main  and  Wolcott 


TOWN   OF   LE  ROY.  469 


Streets,  and  became  among  the  early  merchants.  James  Annin  came 
into  the  town  from  West  Bloomfield  in  181 1,  and  commenced  trade  near 
the  same  locality,  but  these  latter  merchants  removed  their  business  to 
the  west  side  of  Main  street  when  it  was  discovered  that  business  was  to 
abandon  the  east  and  center  upon  the  west  side  of  the  Oatka.  Mr. 
Annin  continued  in  the  mercantile  trade  until  his  decease.  His  place  of 
business  was  on  the  north  side  of  West  Main  street,  on  the  site  of  the 
present  store  of  S.  Loucks.  He  was  a  veritable  Isaak  Walton  in  his  skill 
and  taste  in  capturing  the  trout  of  the  "  Big  Springs."  Those  who  have 
belief  in  heredity  will  find  it  illustrated  in  his  descendants,  particularly  in 
that  skillful  angler,  his  son  James,  and  in  his  grandson  James,  Jr.,  who 
holds  domain  and  dispenses  the  "  beauties "  to  grateful  guests  at  the 
world-noted  springs.  The  game  was  not  quite  so  abundant  and  tame 
as  in  1803  if^  we  credit  what  Mr.  McKay  says  of  them  : 

"They  [the  trout]  were  frequently  so  tame  we  caught  them  with  our  hands  as  they 
lay  under  the  cedar  trees.     There  would  be  occasionally  one  weighing  three  pounds.'"^ 

Mr.  Annin  died  in  1835,  and  of  the  children  who  survive  are  William 
L.,  George,  Joseph,  James,  and  Catharine,  wife  of  the  late  Mr.  Bryant,  of 
Washington,  D.  C.  William  L.  was  the  first  child  born  in  Le  Roy  after 
its  incorporation.  Lewis  M.  Gates  and  William  Bradley  (Gates  &  Brad- 
ley) were  the  last  to  continue  business  on  the  east  side  of  Main  street. 
It  was  in  the  brick  store,  corner  of  Wolcott  and  Main  streets,  which  at  a 
later  period  was  abandoned  and  converted  at  first  into  a  land  office,  next 
into  schools,  and  last  into  a  blacksmith  shop,  which  was  finally  demol- 
ished to  open  a  more  extensive  western  vista  from  the  university  grounds. 
Thomas  Tufts  came  into  the  settlement  to  reside  in  18 10,  as  land  agent 
for  the  Craigie  tract.  He  built  and  opened  a  store  and  a  tavern  on  West 
Main  street,  nearly  opposite  the  Lent  place.  He  also  built  a  dwelling 
house  near  by.  now  occupied  by  Mr.  Walker.  He  continued  in  business 
for  several  years,  and  on  his  decease  left  but  one  son,  Thomas,  who  now 
survives. 

It  would  be  an  imperfect  sketch  of  Le  Roy  if  no  mention  was  made 
of  that  intermediate  class  of  merchants  and  business  men,  who  occupied 
conspicuous  places  and  made  Le  Roy  what  it  is,  between  the  pioneer  and 
the  present  period  of  its  history  The  beginning  of  its  prosperity,  like 
that  of  this  whole  Western  domain,  takes  its  date  from  the  completion  of 
the  Erie  Canal. 

Dry  goods  and  general  merchants. — Lampson  &  Co.  (the  Co.:  Sam- 
uel Skinner  and  John  Lent).  L.  S.  Bacon  &  Co.  (the  Co.:  John  R  Mit- 
chell and  J.  G.  Bixby),  Comstnck  &  Co.  (the  Co.:  Deacon  Comstock  and 
his  son  Otis  A.;  later  A.  O.  Comstock  and  Chauncey  L.  Olmsted),  S.  W. 
Carpenter  &  Co.,  A.  L.  Stevens  &  Co.,  A.  B.  Murphy  &  J.  Whitney  (after- 
wards I.  B.  Browning  &  S.  C.  Kelsey),  Thomas  &  Parks,  Barron  &  Knee- 
land,  Champion  Brothers.  Tompkins,  Morgan  &  Co.  (the  successors  of 
Lampson  &  Co.);  later  Morgan  &  Jackson,  succeeded  by  Charles  Mor- 
gan, who  for  50  years  was  in  continuous  mercantile  business,  and  justly 


470  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


won  on  his  retirement  the  reputation  of  an  honorable  and  capable  mer- 
chant. Following  later  was  Adam  Pratt  and  William  P.  Rathbone.  The 
only  survivors  of  the  above,  still  residents  here,  are  A.  O.  Comstock  and 
Charles  Morgan.  Samuel  F".  Comstock  might  be  added,  as  at  one  time 
he  was  partner  with  his  brother  A.  Otis.  Among  later  firms  was  one  es- 
tablished by  the  late  Jonathan  M.  Foreman,  who  came  in  1854.  He  was 
partner  of  Henry  Starr.  The  business  was  then  carried  on  by  F.  W. 
Foreman  (a  son)  and  Washington  Tryon  (now  of  Toledo),  and  afterwards 
by  Foreman  &  Rider.  Mr.  Foreman,  Sr.,  died  in  January,  1890,  at  the 
age  of  S6.  He  was  a  prominent  and  useful  citizen,  and  held  many  offices 
of  public  trust,  which  he  discharged  with  ability  and  integrity.  For  16 
years  he  was  justice  of  the  peace,  and  also  held  other  offices. 

Grocers. — S.  Chamberlin, — afterwards  Chamberlin  &  Henry  Starr, — 
Ralph  Lord,  Elijah  Gray,  and  F.  W.  &  G.  W.  Drake. 

Hardware. — Bacon  &  Mitchell,  succeeded  by  Frank  W.  Drake,  who 
became  the  successful  railroad  millionaire,  now  of  Corning,  N.  Y.;  E. 
Walker  &  Co.,  succeeded  by  J.  G.  Bixby  and  A.  G.  Carpenter  ;  and  Dar- 
ling &  Grannis. 

Harness  and  saddlers.  —  Newman  &  Dodge  (succeeded  by  Jacob 
Newman)  and  B.  R.  Crane. 

Shoemaker. — Capt.  Daniel  Foster. 

Leather. — Shedd  &  Ganson  (J.  W.  Shedd  and  Chandler  Ganson). 

Jewelers. — Horatio  Stanley  and  Russel  &  Sampson. 

Carriagemakers. — A.  S.  Upham  and  Thomas  Ladd. 

Plows,  etc. — Azor  Curtis  and  Webb  &  Cowan. 

Cabinetware. — Howard   Bosworth,  Loring  Pratt,  and  Steuber  Brothers. 

Landlords. — Isaac  Dwight.  succeeded  by  Powell  Carpenter,  in  the 
Eagle  ;  J.  H.  Stanley  and  Elisha  btanlex',  and  later  Lyman  Ballard,  in  the 
Globe  and  Eagle. 

Druggist  — J.  G.  Barbor. 

Of  the  above  names,  who  contributed  largely  to  build  up  the  business 
of  the  town  during  this  intermediate  period,  many  had  marked  character- 
istics, but  in  the  limits  here  assigned  but  a  few  only  can  be  noted. 

Miles  P.  Lampson  was  born  in  New  Haven,  Vt.,  came  to  Le  Roy  when 
a  young  man,  and  engaged,  first,  as  a  school  teacher  and  afterwards  as 
clerk  in  the  store  of  Thomas  Tufts.  He  early  entered  into  mercantile 
business  with  Capt.  John  Lent,  and  afterwards  was  associated  with  Sam- 
uel Skinner  (a  lawyer  of  the  village),  which  from  the  beginning  was  a 
successful  firm.  Mr.  Lampson  possessed  those  natural  qualities  which 
commanded  success.  He  was  of  sound  judgment,  industrious  and  perse- 
vering, prudent  and  frugal,  and  of  strict  integrity  and  honor  in  all  of  his 
business  intercourse.  He  was  at  the  same  time  sagacious  in  embracing 
opportunities  for  the  increase  of  his  est.ite,  and  in  this  he  was  successful. 
Retiring  from  the  mercantile  business  he  organized  the  first  bank  in 
Le  Roy,  in  1838  (the  Genesee  County  Bank),  of  which  he  was  the  first 
cashier,  soon  after  its  president,  and  its  sole  financial  officer.      A  full  ac- 


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count  of  this  bank  will  be  found  under  its  proper  head.  His  connection 
with  the  bank  under  its  different  forms  continued  during  the  remainder  of 
his  life,  as  president,  and  under  his  chief  control  and  management,  with 
the  satisfaction  that  no  losses  of  moment  ever  occurred  ;  and  in  the  change 
of  the  same  to  the  "  First  National "  the  capital  was  all  restored  to  the 
stockholders.  Mr.  Lampson  died  in  March,  1869,  at  the  age  of  75,  leav- 
ing a  widow,  since  deceased,  and  three  sons,  only  two  of  whom,  William 
and  Miles,  still  live. 

Capt.  John  Lent  was  a  man  of  less  education,  but  of  natural  abilities 
of  a  superior  order  and  of  great  force  of  character.  He  came  into  the 
village  from  Easton,  Washington  County,  in  18 13,  and  commenced  keep- 
ing a  public  house,  built  by  Thomas  Tufts,  the  present  homestead  of  the 
Lent  estate,  and  engaged  at  once  in  land  and  other  enterprises  with  such 
sagacity  and  judgment  as  soon  to  accumulate  a  handsome  estate  for 
the  period.  He  was  somewhat  eccentric,  and  although  eminently  social 
in  his  nature  cared  little  for  the  amenities  or  usages  of  society,  but  more 
for  accumulation,  of  which  he  was  proficient  in  whatever  enterprise  he 
engaged.  He  prided  himself  upon  his  just  dealing,  and  that  his  "  word 
was  always  as  good  as  his  bond."  He  died,  and  was  buried  in  a  private 
vault  on  his  own  grounds,  in  1861,  at  the  age  af  78,  and  left  a  son  John, 
since  deceased,  whose  widow  is  now  the  consort  of  Gen  C  F.  Bissell, 
who  resides  on  the  old  homestead  at  the  west  end  of  the  village. 

Lathrop  S.  Bacon,  during  his  entire  business  career,  was  always  termed 
a  "  live"  man,  from  his  activity  and  enterprise.  He  was  born  in  Ham- 
ilton, N.  Y,,  in  1 8 10,  and  from  thence  removed  with  his  father,  Rufus 
Bacon,  to  Le  Roy,  in  1830,  and  entered  at  once  into  the  business  of  gen- 
eral merchandise.  This  was  soon  known,  for  he  gave  extensive  publi- 
city to  his  business  and  soon  commanded  a  large  trade  from  surrounding 
and  even  distant  towns.  He  literally  gave  a  "  boom  "  to  the  business  of 
the  village,  which  did  not  subside  until  his  final  retirement.  He  was 
subsequently  associated  with  John  P.  Mitchell,  and  later  with  J.  G. 
Bixby,  under  the  firm  name  of  L.  S.  Bacon  &  Co.  In  1840  he  com- 
menced the  establishment  of  a  stove  foundry  in  the  village,  which  he  con- 
tinued to  extend  and  enlarge  until  it  became  the  most  extensive  industry 
in  the  county.  The  cook  stove  known  as  the  Clinton  Elevated,  and  the 
self-regulating  sheet-iron  parlor  stove,  were  of  his  invention,  and  they 
became  leading  and  popular  and  commanded  a  large  sale  in  this  and  the 
Western  States.  Mr.  Mitchell  became  associated  with  him  in  the  manu- 
facture, and  later  D.  R,  Bacon,  under  the  firm  name  of  L.  S.  Bacon  & 
Co.  The  sudden  death  of  his  two  children,  by  a  camphine  lamp  ex- 
plosion, rendered  his  residence  in  Le  Roy  distasteful,  and  he  removed  to 
Rochester,  where  he  built  up  the  present  iron  works  in  Ontario,  and  in 
1850  closed  his  connection  with  the  foundry  at  Le  Roy  by  a  sale  to  Harry 
Backus,  and  the  business  for  a  few  years  longer  was  carried  on  by  the 
firm  name  of  Backus  &  Bacon,  when  in  1854  it  was  closed,  and  this  in- 
dustry  here  has   not  since   been    revived.      L.  S.  Bacon  was  for  a  time 


472  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


president  of  the  Eagle  Bank  in  Rochester,  but  he  soon  left  for  England 
to  establish  the  manufacture  of  India  rubber  goods,  which  business  proved 
a  m.-irked  success.  Owing  to  the  misuse  of  the  firm's  name  by  a  partner,, 
after  Mr.  Bacon's  retirement,  he  suffered  a  financial  reverse,  from  which 
he  did  not  fully  recover.  He  retired  and  spent  the  closing  period  of  his 
life  in  Florence,  Italy,  where  he  became  prostrated  by  a  stroke  of  paral- 
ysis, which,  being  repeated  by  a  second  attack,  permanently  disabled 
him  both  in  mind  and  body.  He  returned  to  this  country  with  his  wife 
and  retired  to  Michigan,  where  he  died  in  his  68th  year;  and  in  all  his 
relations  of  life  he  was  held  in  high  regard  for  his  superior  qualities  of 
head  and  heart.  His  wife  did  not  long  survive  him,  and  they  both  rest 
by  the  side  of  their  children  in  Machpelah  Cemetery. 

Chauncey  L.  Olmsted,  a  partner  of  A.  O.  Comstock  in  the  days  of  the 
most  lively  boom  in  the  trade  of  the  villages,  of  which  they  were  not 
behind  in  giving  it  an  impetus,  on  his  retirement  from  the  firm  became 
noted  for  his  enterprise  and  business  energy.  He  established  and  built 
up  the  planing  and  lumber  business  now  owned  and  conducted  by  Mur- 
dock  Brothers,  on  Mill  street.  Two  disastrous  fires  of  his  mill  and  works 
did  not  quell  his  energy.  They  were  rebuilt  on  an  extended  scale  and 
became  the  largest  of  the  class  in  the  county.  The  works  were  continued 
under  his  brother  William,  while  he  engaged  largely  in  the  lumber  trade 
West.  Mr  Olmsted  took  a  lively  interest  in  all  of  the  improvements  of 
the  town,  toward  which  he  always  was  a  liberal  contributor,  whether  in 
church  or  schools.  Of  the  latter  he  showed  his  generous  intentions  by 
making  for  them  liberal  provision,  of  which  the  subsequent  change  in 
times  rendered  it  unavailable.  At  his  decease  he  left  a  widow,  and  a  son,. 
Albert  C,  now  a  resident  of  Batavia,  and  a  daughter,  Mary,  who  still 
survive  him. 

-  There  was  Dea.  Samuel  Comstock,  who  removed  with  his  family  from 
Colchester,  Conn  ,  in  1834,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  with 
his  son  Otis  A.  Their  enterprise  soon  secured  a  large  trade,  and  it  soon 
became  one  of  the  leading  business  firms  of  the  community.  The  Deacon 
was  an  honorable  competitor  and  justly  merited  the  soubriqutt  always 
accorded  to  him  of  the  "honest  deacon."  He  was  always  scrupulously 
just,  and  foremost  in  every  good  and  benevolent  work.  He  was  the  or- 
ganizer and  founder  of  the  Congregational  Church  in  the  village,  subse- 
quently merged  in  the  Presbyterian,  and  was  a  deacon  until  his  decease, 
at  the  age  of  79.  His  children  that  survive  him  are  Otis  A  ,  Samuel  P., 
and  a  daughter  Elizabeth. 

As  the  Hon.  Alonzo  S.  Upham  filled  a  conspicuous  place  in  the  village, 
and  subsequently  in  the  State,  a  brief  reference  to  him  will  not  be  out  of 
place.  It  was  in  1832  that  he  removed  from  Onondaga  County,  where 
he  had  recently  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Deacon  Monroe,  and  com- 
menced here  the  business  of  carriagemaking  on  a  scale  hitherto  unknown 
in  this  section.  He  soon  obtained  a  wide  reputation  through  the  county 
as  a  skilled    and   tasteful    workman,   and  with   a  fine   address  became  a 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  473 


popular  citizen.  He  early  was  identified  with  the  Whig  party,  and  was 
during  its  life  an  ardent  supporter  of  Henry  Clay.  When  the  Whig  be- 
came merged  into  the  Republican  party  he  followed  its  fortunes,  and  his 
first  political  honor  was  in  his  election  to  the  Assembly  by  that  party  in 
1847,  and  again  in  1848,  where,  by  his  address,  he  soon  ingratiated  him- 
self into  the  favor  of  the  VVeed-Seward  branch  of  the  party,  and  became 
one  of  their  trusted  leaders  This  was  increased  upon  his  nomination  and 
election  to  the  State  Senate  in  1850,  and  again  in  1854,  when  he  was  a 
recognized  leader  of  the  party  in  the  State,  and  influential  in  its  counsels. 
He  was  an  adroit  politician  and  skilled  in  the  management  of  caucuses 
and  conventions.  In  his  later  senatorial  career  he  became  an  important 
and  efficient  aid  in  carrying  measures  favorable  to  the  interests  of  the 
N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad,  by  which  he  received  from  the  company  his 
reward  in  obtaining  contracts  for  building  cars  for  the  road.  This  led  to 
the  establishment  and  construction  of  the  stone  buildings  for  his  works 
in  the  village,  since  converted  into  the  present  malt-houses.  Failing  in 
an  election  for  a  third  term  in  the  Senate,  in  consequence  of  the  popular 
prejudice  against  railroad  influence  in  legislation,  the  further  construction 
of  cars  for  the  road  was  withdrawn,  and  in  consequence  the  business  and 
the  works  collapsed.  Mr.  Upham  thus  became  financially  embarrassed, 
from  which  he  failed  to  recover.  In  his  prosperity  he  was  noted  for  his 
geniality,  his  open-handed  liberality,  and  his  devotion  to  his  friends,  as 
well  as  his  public  spirit  and  diff"use  hospitality.  He  obtained  a  situation 
in  the  custom-house  in  New  York,  where  he  remained  until  his  decease. 

Physicians. — We  pass  to  a  brief  notice  of  the  first  physicians.  Dr.  Will- 
iam Coe  was  the  first  settled  practitioner.  He  came  in  1803.  He  was  not 
so  wholly  engrossed  in  professional  duties  but  that  he  could  devote  a  por- 
tion of  his  time,  particularly  evenings,  in  teaching  some  of  the  higher 
branches  of  instruction.  Dr.  Ella  Smith  came  in  soon  after  and  settled 
on  the  now  Blodgett  farm.  Dr.  Frederick  Fitch  commenced  practice  in 
1808.  He  was  of  an  eccentric  character,  and  fond  of  military  display. 
On  an  occasion  of  general  training,  wishing  to  display  his  skill  in  sword 
exercise,  he  wounded  himself  in  the  leg,  which  resulted  in  requiring  an 
amputation  of  the  limb.  He  was  a  skillful  practitioner,  and  he  built 
the  house  where  Jacob  Newman  formerly  and  now  Rev.  Mr.  Bowden 
resides.  He  formed  a  copartnership  with  Dr.  Sheldon  in  the  practice  in 
the  village,  and  subsequently  removed  to  Ypsilanti,  Mich.,  where  he  died. 
His  son,  Newell  Fitch,  remained,  but  subsequently  removed  to  Logans- 
port,  Ind  ,  and  had  in  his  adopted  State  a  distinguished  career.  He  took 
for  his  wife,  before  his  departure,  Hattie  Satterlee,  of  this  village.  He 
was  elected  U.  S.  Senator  from  Indiana,  served  also  in  the  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion, and  attained  the  rank  of  major-general.  Their  son  married  a 
daughter  of  Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman.  Dr.  Chauncey  P.  Smith  came  into  the 
place  early  in  18 10. 

Dr.  William  Sheldon  removed  from  Rupert,  Benningtom  County,  Vt., 
and  traveled  on  horseback  until  he  reached  the  Ganson  tavern,  where  he 


474 


GENESEE    COUNTY. 


stopped  for  the  night,  designing  to  pursue  his  journey  westward  in  the 
morning.  His  last  dollar  was  exhausted.  During  the  night  a  sickness 
occurred  in  the  family  which  he  was  called  upon  to  treat,  and  by  their 
importunity  was  prevailed  upon  to  remain  and  settle  here,  and  enter 
upon  his  practice.  The  following  year  he  married  the  widow  of  Asher 
Bates,  and  soon  became  a  successful  practitioner.  When  in  1812  the 
war  with  Great  Britian  was  declared  he  entered  into  the  service  and  re- 
ceived the  commission  of  captain  of  a  volunteer  company,  and  left  for  the 
frontier  for  service.  He  was  made  aid-de-camp  of  Gen.  Daniel  Davis, 
his  fellow  townsman,  and  was  by  his  side,  as  before  stated,  in  the  gallant 
sortie  at  Fort  Erie.  The  Doctor  himself,  in  the  skirmish  at  Black  Rock, 
was  wounded  and  taken  prisoner,  and  carried  to  Montreal,  where  he  was 
kept  six  months  in  prison,  and  his  treatment  was  not  such  as  to  mollify 
his  feeling  toward  the  redcoats,  which  was  decidedly  anti-English  during 
his  life-time.  He  served  during  the  whole  war  and  was  in  seven  differ- 
ent engagements.  On  the  organization  of  the  town  of  Le  Roy  Dr. 
Sheldon  was  chosen  the  first  supervisor,  and  again  in  18 18.  He  was  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Tompkins  sheriff  of  the  new  county  of  Genesee, 
and  was  subsequently  reappointed,  an  evidence  of  his  ability  and  fidel- 
ity. He  died  at  the  age  of  85,  and  left  three  sons,  Lucius,  William,  and 
Horatio,  all  of  whom  are  still  living 

The  name  of  S.  O.  Almy,  associated  in  practice  with  Dr.  Alfred  Wil- 
cox, calls  up  one  of  the  most  genial,  kind-hearted,  as  well  as  capable, 
physicians  of  the  medical  profession.  He  had  a  large  practice  until  his 
retirement,  temporarily  to  Cincinnati,  from  which  place  he  returned 
under  a  mental  cloud.  His  host  of  friends  were  saddened  from  his  pros- 
tration by  a  paralytic  stroke,  from  which  he  never  recovered,  but  lived 
many  years,  his  mind  and  body  both  shattered  by  its  effects,  until  his 
decease  a  few  years  ago.  Among  the  cotemporary  practitioners,  and  a 
little  later,  there  were  Bliss  and  Pratt,  and  Tozier,  and  the  Barretts,  and 
Dr.  Smith,  of  whom  full  notice  appears  under  the  county  head  of  the 
profession. 

Lawyers. — Of  the  early  members  of  the  legal  profession  the  name  of 
Graham  Newell  has  been  mentioned  as  the  first  practitioner.  Hon.  He- 
man  J.  Redfield  early  opened  a  law  office  in  Le  Roy,  on  the  corner  of 
East  Main  and  North  streets,  and  continued  in  the  practice  here  until 
his  removal  to  Batavia,  in  1835,  as  law  counsel  of  the  Holland  Land 
Co.  He  was  an  active  and  prominent  politician  of  the  Democratic  faith, 
and  in  1823,  '24,  and  '25  was  a  State  Senator  from  the  old  Eighth  District. 
His  popularity  was  temporarily  impaired  by  his  vote  on  the  electoral  law 
of  the  State,  giving  to  the  people  the  election  of  their  electors,  and  by 
his  vote  for  the  postponement  of  the  law  became  one  of  the  immortal  17 
senators.  He,  however,  continued  to  be  a  leading  member  of  his  part5^ 
and  in  1853  was  appointed  by  President  Pierce  collector  of  the  port  of 
New  York.  Samuel  B.  Skinner,  Seth  M.  Gates  (who  later  and  after  his 
election  to  Congress  formed  a  law  partnership  with  D.  R.  Bacon  under 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  475 


the  firm  name  of  Gates  &  Bacon),  Hon.  Augustus  P.  Hascall  (who  served 
one  term  in  Congress),  Alfred  F.  Bartow,  Charles  Danforth,  Perrin  M. 
Smith  (who,  after  his  removal  to  Michigan,  was  a  prominent  judge),  and 
James  Sumerfield  were  all  practitioners  in  Le  Roy,  and  have  all  passed 
away  except  Mr.  Bacon,  vi^ho  retired  from  the  profession.  Of  the  present 
living  members  of  the  profession  there  will  be  found  full  notices  under 
the  appropriate  head. 

In  1807  the  name  of  the  town  was  changed  to  Caledonia,  which  it  re- 
tained until  181 1,  when  it  received  the  name  of  Bellona,  so-called  from 
the  goddess  of  war,  and  not  inappropriately,  as  every  able-bodied  man 
had,  with  musket  on  shoulder,  gone  to  the  war,  leaving  the  women-folk 
alone  to  tend  the  farms,  and  to  guard  and  protect  the  homes. 

The  War  of  1812. — It  is  at  this  day  impossible  to  conceive  the  panic 
which  pervaded  this  whole  border  region  on  the  news  of  the  declaration 
of  war  in  the  summer  of  18 1 2.  It  was  first  feared  that  the  Senecas 
would  side  with  the  British  as  they  had  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 
This  was  allayed  by  the  influence  and  eloquence  of  Red  Jacket  and  Corn- 
planter,  first  by  a  promise  of  neutrality,  followed  by  an  alliance  of  the 
tribe  with  the  American  forces,  and  who  afterwards  rendered  to  our  arms 
important  and  effectual  aid.  But  the  special  dread  was  of  an  invasion 
from  Canada,  where  the  British  were  in  large  force  upon  the  border. 
But  the  invasion  never  came.  The  fear  of  it  was  equally  great  on  the 
Canada  side.  This  singular  apprehension  of  mutual  invasion  was  at  once 
our  safeguard  and  protection.  And  it  was  one  of  these  instances,  often 
recorded  in  the  history  of  wars  both  great  and  small,  where  "one  was 
afraid  and  the  other  durst  n't."  But  there  was  enough  of  war  excitement 
to  keep  alive  the  sharpest  watchfulness  and  interest  in  what  was  transpir- 
ing on  the  border  where  the  hostile  forces  were  arrayed  face  to  face. 
This  was  greatly  intensified  by  the  ill-timed  and  censurable  surrender  of 
Fort  Niagara  and  the  burning  of  Newark,  now  the  village  of  Niagara 
Falls,  by  General  McClure,  of  the  New  York  militia.  Its  retaliation  was 
at  once  followed  by  the  successful  attack  upon  Black  Rock  and  the  burn- 
ing of  the  village  of  Buffalo  by  the  British  force.  It  was  a  wanton  and 
cowardly  act,  for  it  was  committed  in  violation  of  a  flag  of  truce,  after 
General  Riel,  the  commandant  of  the  English,  had  accepted  the  surrender 
and  promised  protection  to  the  feeble  colony.  But  the  destruction  was 
complete,  only  one  house,  that  of  Mrs.  Jones,  remained  standing.  This 
occurred  in  midwinter,  December  31,  18 1 3,  and  the  defenceless  inhabi- 
tants, including  delicate  women  and  young  children,  were  driven  into  the 
snow-bound  forests  to  find  home  and  shelter  in  the  outlying  settlements 
of  the  interior.  These  were  cheerfully  given,  and  the  rites  of  hospitality 
to  the  houseless  sufferers  were  in  no  place  more  cheerfully  accorded  than 
to  those  who  reached  Le  Roy. 

Never  was  hospitality  move  general  or  more  needed.  It  was  extended 
to  the  Tusca-roras,  whose  cabins  had  not  escaped  the  British  torch.  They 
came  to  the  Ganson  settlement,  where  they  were  provided  with  camping- 


4/6  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


ground,  on  what  is  now  Lime  Rock,  three  miles  east,  and  were  supplied 
with  provisions  by  the  settlers  and  in  part  by  the  commissary  of  the 
public  stores. 

But  it  was  not  always  adverse  news.  The  settlement  had  its  days  of 
rejoicing.  The  achievements  and  success  of  Commodore  Perry  upon 
the  lakes  created  a  thrill  of  joy.  This  was  greatly  enhanced  when  the 
signal  success  of  our  arms  at  the  battle  of  Lundy's  Lane,  sometimes  called 
the  Niagara  Falls  battle  and  Chippewa,  under  the  command  of  General 
Brown  and  the  late  Gen.  Winfield  Scott,  was  here  proclaimed.  It  was 
here  General  Scott  won  his  spurs.  He  received  a  wound  in  the  battle, 
from  which  he  never  fully  recovered,  and  was  borne  in  a  litter  to  the  Gan- 
son  tavern,  where  all  turned  out  to  do  him  honor,  and  those  who  came 
never  forgot  his  manly  form  and  martial  bearing,  characteristics  which 
■distinguished  him  through  life. 

The  zvar  of  the  Rebellion  belongs  to  general  history,  and  is  too  modern 
for  any  extended  notice  in  this  sketch  of  our  early  annals.  It  should  not 
be  entirely  passed  over,  as  Le  Roy  was  made  conspicious  by  its  being  des- 
ignated as  a  point  for  a  recruiting  camp  by  the  military  authority  of  the 
State.  In  March,  i86i.  Governor  Morgan  ordered  its  organization  here, 
and  it  was  opened  for  this  purpose  under  the  designation  of  Camp  Upham, 
in  one  of  his  abandoned  car  shops.  Immediately  over  the  whole  west- 
ern district  the  most  active  efforts  were  put  forth  by  our  patriotic  citi- 
zens for  enlistments  to  fill  up  and  complete  the  regiment.  The  camp 
was  under  the  immediate  charge  of  Rev.  J.  M.  Fuller,  an  earnest  and 
eloquent  platform  orator  on  the  Union's  cause,  who  earnestly  engaged 
in  enlistments,  assisted  by  Maj.  J.  W.  Shedd,  Col  Grey,  and  the  captains 
of  the  several  companies.  It  was  stirring  times  in  Le  Roy  during  the 
season  of  its  formation.  The  music  of  the  fife  and  of  the  spirit-stirring 
drum  was  ever  rife  in  the  streets,  and  the  frequent  public  speeches  and 
addresses  kept  active  this  patriotic  enthusiasm  until  the  formation  of  the 
regiment  was  complete.  The  full  complement  of  men  was  at  length  at- 
tained, and  March  26,  1862,  the  regiment  was  ordered  to  the  front  under 
the  designation  of  the  105th  Regiment  of  the  State,  and  the  camp  broken 
•up.  The  first  regimental  officers  were  Rev.  James  M.  Fuller,  colonel ; 
Howard  Carroll,  of  Rochester,  lieutenant-colonel  ;  and  J  W.  Shedd,  ma- 
jor. Dr.  D  C.  Chamberlin  received  the  commission  of  surgeon  of  the 
regiment.  The  following  were  captains  of  the  respective  companies 
when  they  left  Camp  Upham  :  Richard  Whiteside,  James  B.  Belong, 
H.  E.  Smith,  Isaac  S.  Tichenor,  George  Babcock,  Abraham  Moore,  John 
McMahon,  Patrick  W.  Bradley,  and  S.  J.  Wilber.   . 

Previous  to  the  departure  of  the  regiment  for  the  front  a  grand  ovation 
was  given  it  by  the  citizens  of  Le  Roy,  and  Central  Hall  was  literally 
packed  for  the  occasion.  Miles  P.  Lampson  was  chosen  president,  who 
made  an  appropriate  and  patriotic  speech,  and  L.  N.  Bangs  was  chosen 
secretary.  It  was  the  chief  purpose  of  the  meeting  to  present  from  our 
citizens  an  elegant  sword  and  revolver  to  Col.  Fuller  prior  to  his  depart- 


TOWN   OF   LE  ROY.  477 


ure.  D.  R.  Bacon  was  appointed  to  make  the  presentation  of  them  to 
the  Colonel,  which  he  did  in  an  address  suited  to  occasion,  which  was 
replied  to  by  the  recipient  in  an  eloquent  speech,  followed  by  other  pa- 
triotic speeches,  in  which  the  departing  regiment  received  a  most  hearty 
godspeed,  commending  it  to  the  "  God  of  Battles."  On  other  occasions 
previous  to  the  departure  a  sword  presentation  was  made  to  our  towns- 
men, Major  (afterwards  Lieut-Col.)  Shedd  and  to  Dr.  D  C.Chamberlin  of 
a  sword,  belt,  and  cap,  the  presentation,  in  behalf  of  the  donors,  being 
made  by  Gen.  C.  F.  Bissell  in  appropriate  and  fitting  terms,  and  accepted 
by  the  recipient  in  a  grateful  acknowledgement.  Of  the  reverses  and 
sad  depletion  of  the  regiment,  and  the  changes  of  its  officers  after  it  en- 
tered upon  active  service,  it  is  not  the  purpose  of  this  brief- sketch  of  its 
organization  to  mention.  It  belongs  to  the  general  history  of  the  war. 
Arriving  at  Washington  the  regiment  was  placed  in  Gen.  Duryea's  brigade 
•with  that  of  the  97th  and  104th  N.  Y.  and  107th  Pa.  regiments.  When 
the  campaign  opened  Col.  Fuller  led  his  regiment  to  the  front  and  into 
the  field,  following  Stonewall  Jackson  across  Blue  Ridge  to  Thoroughfare 
Gap,  and  returning  pitched  their  tents  on  the  Orange  &  Alexandria 
Railroad.  They  moved  across  the  Rappahannock,  where  they  were  first 
engaged  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  August  9,  1862,  and  acted 
gallantly.  For  reasons  unexplained  two  days  after  this  battle  Col.  Fuller 
tendered  his  resignation,  which  was  thrice  repeated  before  its  acceptance; 
and  Lieut.- Col.  Carroll,  a  brave  and  capable  officer,  was  promoted  to  the 
colonelcy,  J.  W.  Shedd  to  that  of  lieutenant-colonel,  and  Capt.  White- 
side to  major.  By  order  of  the  division  commander.  Gen.  Ricketts,  the 
regiment  retraced  its  steps  across  the  Rappahannock.  Gen  Pope  was  in 
■command  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  The  regiment  was  engaged  in 
the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run  (or  Manasses),  South  Mountain,  and  An- 
tietam, where  Col.  Carroll  was  wounded  and  soon  died  at  the  hospital  in 
Washington.  Lieut.-Col.  Shedd  was  also  severely  wounded,  and  Lieut. 
Buckley  was  killed.  The  death  of  Col.  Carroll  led  to  another  change  of 
officers,  resulting  in  promoting  Lie*ut.-Col.  Shedd  to  the  colonelcy,  White- 
side, lieutenant-colonel,  and  Adjutant  Sharp,  major  The  regiment  was 
in  the  first  battle  of  Fredericksburg,  December  13th,  and  in  the  famous 
march  under  Gen.  Burnside  in  the  winter  of  1863,  when  many  officers 
and  privates  were'  taken  prisoners.  It  had  become  so  depleted  by  these 
engagements  and  other  causes  that  in  March.  1863,  it  was  consolidated 
with  the  94th  N.  Y.,  Col.  Root  (now  of  Buffalo)  commanding.  The  94th, 
being  the  senior  regiment,  retained  its  numerical  designation,  and  the 
field  officers  and  staff  of  the  105th  were  all  mustered  out  except  the  sur- 
geon. Dr.  D.  C.  Chamberlin,  and  the  quartermaster. 

But  it  is  due  to  the  brave  hearts  who  went  from  our  town  to  the  war, 
never  to  return,  that  at  least  brief  mention  should  be  made  of  their 
honored  names  Some  perished  on  the  bloody  field  ;  some  in  the  more 
terrible  and  slower  death  of  the  southern  prison.  "  They  died  that  the 
country  might  live."     There  was  Olmsted  at  Andersonville,  and  either 


478  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


by  shock  of  battle  or  wasted  by  disease  there  were  added  to  this  roll  of 
honor  a  Hazelton,  Thomas,  Calvert,  Hascall,  Hoffman,  Swift,  Graves, 
Tyrrell,  Bell,  Clark,  Rose,  Gladden,  Frasier,  Avery,  O'Connor,  Stamp, 
Houston,  Darrow,  McLochlan,  King,  Moody,  Rogers,  and  the  Kinnes. 
Though  no  monumental  stone  has  been  erected  to  their  memory,  they 
will  ever  be  held  by  a  grateful  people  in  lasting  remembrance. 

"  How  sleep  the  brave  who  sink  to  rest 
By  all  their  country's  wishes  blest  ! 

There  Honor  comes  a  pilgrim  gray 

To  bless  the  turf  that  wraps  their  clay  ; 
And  Freedom  shall  awhile  repair 

To  dwell  a  weeping  hermit  there." 

Le  Roy. — It  was  not  until  1813  that  the  name  of  the  town  was  changed 
and  received  the  name  of  Le  Roy.  The  following  were  the  first  town 
officers:  Dr.  William  Sheldon,  supervisor;  Thomas  Tufts,  town  clerk. 
The  other  town  officers  were  Benjamin  Ganson,  Asa  Buell,  David  Le 
Barron,  Philo  Pierson,  Salmon  Turrell.  David  Biddlecom,  Richard  Waite, 
Henry  Prindle,  G.  Newell,  L.  Fowler,  G.  Terry,  A.  Hascall,  and  J.  Has- 
call. The  town  took  its  name  from  Herman  Le  Roy,  who  was  an  afflu- 
ent gentleman  of  P'rench  descent  of  the  old  school  at  the  beginning  of  the 
present  century,  residing  in  the  city  of  New  York.  His  connection  with 
the  land  tracts  of  Western  New  York  had  commenced  in  behalf  of  certain 
residents  in  Amsterdam,  Holland,  known  afterwards  as  the  Holland  Pur- 
chase Being  aliens  the  company  could  not  hold  the  fee  of  lands  in  this 
country,  which  disability  was  afterwards  reinoved  by  the  legislature  of 
New  York.  The  purchase  was  made  in  several  conveyances  of  Robert 
Morris,  the  distinguished  patriot  and  financial  officer  of  the  Revolution, 
who  was  tendered  the  place  of  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  in  Washington's 
first  cabinet,  and  whose  large  fortune  was  freely  contributed  in  the  sup- 
port of  the  war.  The  tract  was  bought  of  the  State  of  Massachusetts,  on 
the  failure  of  Phelps  &  Gorham  to  perform  their  contract,  and  consisted 
of  3,300,000  acres,  reserving  the  Indian  title,  which  was  gradually,  by 
several  treaties,  extinguished,  the  first  at  Buffalo  in  1788  and  the  second 
at  Big  Tree  (Geneseo),  at  less  than  one  cent  an  acre.  By  later  councils 
these  reservations  were  further  reduced,  and  the  last  of  the  once  powerful 
Senecas  are  now  found  in  the  small  reservations  of  Cattaraugus  and  Tona- 
wanda. 

In  all  these  concessions  Red  Jacket,  whom  our  older  citizens  remem- 
ber when  he  made  his  home  with  his  people,  the  Senecas,  upon  the  Gen- 
esee, and  on  the  camping-grounds  on  Wolcott  street  and  Ganson's  Brook, 
was  an  eloquent  and  uncompromising  opponent.  W^^n^.'s,  facile  princeps 
of  his  tribe  and  race.  It  was  displayed  when  a  young  man  in  the  first 
treaty  between  the  Six  Nations  and  the  U.  S.  commissioners,  after  the 
close  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  at  Fort  Stanwix  in  October,  1784,  where 
his  marvelous  eloquence  in  opposition  gave  him  his  Indian  name  of  power,, 
Sagowatha,  the  "keeper  awake."      General  La  Fayette,  who  was  present 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  479 


at  this  council,  was  so  fascinated  with  his  power  that  it  was  not  forgotten 
40  years  after,  on  his  visit  to  America,  when,  in  an  interview  with  Red 
Jacket  at  Buffalo,  he  inquired  for  the  young  Cicero  who  had  so  captivated 
the  council,  and  was  surprised  to  receive  answer  from  the  chief  himself 
that  he  was  the  man.  He  had  subsequently  frequent  occasions  for  the 
display  of  his  indignant  eloquence  against  the  further  surrender  by  his 
people  of  their  hunting-grounds  and  council  fires;  but  all  in  vain.  By 
one  treaty  after  another  he  saw  his  own  tribe,  the  Senecas,  surrender  them 
for  a  bare  pittance  to  the  white  man.  He  stood  firmly  and  boldly  against 
it  in  the  treaty  at  Buffalo  Creek  in  July,  1788;  again  in  the  council  held 
at  Canandaigua  in  October,  1 794,  followed  by  the  one  at  Big  Tree  (Gen- 
eseo)  in  1797,  when  still  greater  concessions  by  his  tribe  were  made,  until 
at  last  he  lived  to  see  it  dwindled  to  the  present  narrow  reservations  from 
the  vast  territory  it  once  possessed.  It  was  the  old  story  of  the  Indians^ 
fate  when  in  conflict  with  the  pale  face  and  civilization,  which  no  eloquence 
or  logic  of  theirs  have  yet  been  able  wholly  to  resist.  But  with  Red 
Jacket  it  embittered  the  close  of  his  life,  and  he  persistently  refused  to  use 
the  speech  or  the  dress  of  the  white  man,  or  conform  to  his  habits,  except 
as  the  unfortunate  victim  of  the  vice  it  had  introduced  among  his  people. 
So  uncompromising  was  his  bitterness  toward  his  conquerors  that  Gen. 
Ely  S.  Parker,  a  Seneca  and  one  of  Gen.  Grant's  staff,  said  that  among 
Red  Jacket's  last  requests  was  that  "  white  men  should  not  dig  his  grave 
or  bury  him."  Notwithstanding  this  hostility  Buffalo  has  done  him  honor, 
in  admiration  of  his  genius  and  his  eminent  service  in  the  War  of  1 812. 
by  the  removal  of  his  remains  to  Forest  Lawn,  and  erecting  in  1883  a 
noble  monument  to  his  memory,  with  impressive  ceremonies,  conducted 
by  its  historical  society.  It  was  a  merited  honor.  Did  a  William  Tell  or 
a  Brutus  ever  display  a  loftier  patriotism  ?  As  justly  might  it  be  said  of 
Red  Jacket  as  of  the  latter,  "  This  was  the  noblest  Roman  of  them  all." 

It  is  a  sad  instance  that  these  and  other  land  speculations,  of  which 
there  was  a  mania  at  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  should  have 
proved  late  in  life  the  financial  ruin  of  the  patient  Morris.  So  great  was 
the  reverse  of  this  opulent  rnerchant  prince,  who,  unaided  and  alone, 
sustained  the  army  of  Washington  during  the  trying  period  of  1 781,  that 
he  was,  in  the  crisis  which  followed,  actually  imprisoned  for  debt,  and 
for  a  cime  became  the  tenant  of  a  prison.  We  have  the  testim.ony  of  his 
son,  Thomas  Morris,  that  his  advances  to  the  government  were  reim- 
bursed. But  he  died  poor,  and  his  widow  v\as  sustained  by  a  dower  in- 
terest of  $1,500  from  the  Holland  Purchase. 

The  parceling  out  of  these  several  tracts  to  different  companies  has 
more  of  an  historical  than  local  interest,  as  the  title  of  the  owner  and  occu- 
pant has  long  been  fixed  and  settled,  and  each  settler  now  reposes  under 
his  own  vine  and  fig  tree. 

The  final  sales  of  the  Holland  Land  Co.  were  made  and  the  office 
closed  in  1835.  Among  the  early  subdivisions  of  the  original  Morris 
tract  was  what  was  termed  the  ''Triangle,"  consisting  of  85,000  acres,  of 
which  Le  Roy,  Bayard,  and  Mclvers  became  the  purchasers. 


480  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


'  The  Le  Roy  family  naturally  took  a  lively  interest  in  the  town,  where 
a  large  landed  interest  was  centered,  and  from  whom  it  had  derived  its 
name.  Jacob  Le  Roy,  the  son  of  Herman,  came  to  the  village  to  reside 
in  1 82 1,  having  then  recently  married  Charlotte  Otis,  of  Massachusetts. 
He  came  as  successor  of  Egbert  Benson  as  land  agent  of  the  "  Triangle." 
His  brothers,  Edward  and  Daniel  Le  Roy,  followed.  The  former  re- 
moved to  Canawaugus,  where  he  occupied  and  cultivated  a  large  farm, 
which  he  subsequently  sold  to  Gen.  James  Wadsworth.  Daniel  opened 
a  store  in  Le  Roy  in  1822,  under  the  firm  name  of  Le  Roy  &  Co..  pre- 
viously occupied  by  Mr.  Annin,  on  the  site  of  the  present  store  of  S. 
Loucks.  Trade  had  now  centered  and  become  fixed  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Oatka.  Daniel  did  not  continue  long  in  business  before  he  returned 
to  New  York.  In  the  year  1826  Jacob  Le  Roy  built  the  grist-mill  upon 
the  site  of  the  Stoddard  &  Piatt  mill,  and  commenced  flouring  on  a  scale 
hitherto  unknown  in  the  West.  It  k  the  present  mill  of  C.  F.  Prentice. 
He  enlarged  the  Egbert  Benson  office  to  a  spacious  dwelling,  on  the  east 
side  of  the  Oatka,  known  as  the  Le  Roy  mansion,  now  occupied  by  Will- 
iam Sheldon  and  the  grounds  by  the  Le  Roy  Academic  Institute  His 
grounds  were  beautifully  laid  out,  with  the  choicest  fruits  and  flowers,  and 
he  was  noted  for  his  wide  and  generous  hospitality.  He  was  a  brother-  in- 
law of  Daniel  Webster,  the  great  orator  and  statesman,  whose  visits  here 
are  remembered  by  many  of  our  oldest  citizens.  In  one  of  the  volumes  of 
hrs  published  speeches  there  is  a  dedication  by  him  to  the  Le  Roy  family, 
highly  appreciative  and  laudatory.  It  was  in  one  of  these  visits  that  Mr. 
Webster  had  a  reception,  which  drew  a  large  number  of  his  admirers 
from  the  country  round,  with  whom  he  had  free  and  cordial  intercourse, 
who  were  not  a  little  surprised  that  the  Marshfield  farmer  was  as  much 
at  home  in  agriculture  as  in  affairs  of  State,  and  in  advance  of  all  in 
knowledge  of  stock.  Mr.  Le  Roy,  during  his  residence  in  the  village, 
was  highly  respected  and  esteemed  for  his  uniform  courtesy  and  liber- 
ality. He  donated  the  lot  on  which  the  old  Episcopal  Church  and 
rectory  stood,  and  was  one  of  its  principal  supporters.  This  was  con- 
tinued after  his  removal  to  the  East,  to  New  York,  in  1838,  where  he 
resided  many  years,  until  his  decease.  He  subsequently  donated  $1,500 
to  the  church.  But  one  of  his  children,  Otis  Le  Roy,  survives  him,  who 
is  a  resident  of  New  York  city- 
Joshua  Lathrop  and  family  removed  to  Le  Roy  from  Norwich,  Vt.,  in 
1824,  and  he  became  the  successor  of  Jacob  Le  Roy  in  the  agency  of  the 
land  office.  His  office  was  in  the  present  brick  dwelling  of  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Brown,  daughter  of  the  late  C.  B.  Thomson,  after  its  use  as  a  store 
had  been  abandoned,  and  his  dwelling  was  on  the  same  premises,  still 
occupied  by  his  son,  F.  C."  Lathrop.  Mr.  Lathrop  continued  as  agent 
of  the  company  until  its  final  close,  when  he  became  the  owner  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  present  Le  Roy  flouring-mills,  and  conducted  an  extensive 
milling  business  until  his  decease.  In  all  of  his  business  relations  Mr. 
Lathrop  bore  the  highest  character  for  strict  probity  and  honor,  and  he 


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481 


was  also  noted  for  his  urbanity  and  courteous  manner  in  his  business  and 
social  intercourse.  He  was  a  member  and  liberal  supporter  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  of  the  place  for  a  period  of  25  years  and  a  continuous 
member  of  the  vestry.  Mr.  Lathrop  was  a  man  of  but  few  words,  but 
of  exemplary  deeds,  and  through  life  maintained  the  reputation  of  a  pub- 
lic spirited  and  useful  citizen.  He  died  in  August,  1856,  aged  69  years, 
leaving  a  widow,  since  deceased.  His  present  surviving  children  are 
Mary,  the  widow  of  A.  F.  Bartow,  Esq.,  Ruth,  and  Frank  C.  (the  private 
banker  of  the  village),  all  residents  of  Le  Roy ;  Joshua,  a  produce  dealer 
of  New  York ;  and  Lydia,  the  widow  of  Daniel  Pierson,  of  Cincinnati,  O. 
His  daughter  Rebecca  (since  deceased)  was  married  to  Rev.  G.  D.  Gilles- 
pie, the  present  bishop  of  Western  Michigan. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  supervisors  and  town  clerks  of  Le  Roy 
from  its  organization  in  1813  to  1890: 


William   Sheldon i 

David  Le  Barron i 

Ella  Smith i 

Thomas  Tufts i 

William  Sheldon 1 

Thaddeus  Joy i 

Willis  Biiell I 

Daniel  Le  Barron 1 

Harry  Backus i 

Gates I 

John  Hascall i 

Seth  M.  Gates i 

Dennis  Blakely.    i 

John  Tomlinson i 

Knowlton  Rich i 

Elijah  Piatt i 

Abial  Robertson i 

William  Morgan i 

John  G.  Bixby i 

John  Tomlinson i 

John  J.  McPherson i 


SUPERVISORS. 

813  Dr.  David  C.  Chamberlin i 

814-1 5       Hon.  A.  P.  Hascall i 

816  Walter  G.  Gustin i 

817  John  H.  Lent  (died) i 

8 1 8-19       Abial   Robertson i 

820-22       Walter  G.  Gustin i 

823  Richard    L.   Selden 

824  W.  Le  Roy  Bishop 

825  Samuel  Gillette i 

826-27       W.  Le  Roy  Bishop i 

828  William  S.  Brown i 

829-30      Samuel  Gillette i 

831-35      Walter  G.  Gustin i 

836-39       Samuel  Gillette i 

840-41       Richard  L.  Selden i 

842-46      Samuel  Gillette i 

847-48      Walter  G.  Gustin i 

849-52       Samuel  Gillette i 

853  Richard  L.  Selden i 

854  Melvin  D.  Pratt i 

855-56 

TOWN  CLERKS. 


857-58 

859-60 

861-62 

863 

863-64 

865-68 


870 
871 
872 
873 
874 

875 
876 

877 

878-79 


7-90 


Thomas  Tufts 1813-15 

HemanJ.  Redfield 1816-17 

Willis  Buell 1818-20 

M.  Gates 1821 

Timothy  Fitch 1822-23 


M.  Gates 1 824-25 

A.  P.  Hascall 1826 

J.  H.  Stanley 1827-78 

James  B.  Gillett 1879 

Samuel  F.  Comstock 1880-90 


Early  industries.  —  Among  the  early  tavern-keepers  was  Charles 
Wilber,  in  1797,  who  was  also  a  justice  of  the  peace.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Capt.  John  Ganson  in  1798.  Samuel  Davis,  C.  H.  Thomas, 
and  Gen.  Daniel  Davi?  were  tavern-keepers  east  of  the  village. 

The  Eagle  Hotel  was  built  in  1825,  and  was  on  the  site  of  Auntie 
Wemple,  kept  by  Maj.  James  Ganson,  who  died  in  Michigan,  Ebenezer 
Hall,  Theodore  Dwight,  Lewis  Jackson,  and  Powell  Carpenter,  Jr.,  who 
was  proprietor  for  25  years,  and   died   in    1885,  aged    82   years.     J.  W. 


^82  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Lyon  was  proprietor  in  1868,  and  Edward  Search  succeeded  him.  A 
Mr.  Wilcox  was  landlord  in  1875.  W.  C.  Reed,  the  present  proprietor, 
succeeded  him. 

The  old  Globe  and  Eagle,  which  had  a  sign  of  a  large  globe,  was  kept 
by  Rufus  Robertson  in  18 16,  a  Mr.  Walbridge  in  1827,  Elisha  Stanley, 
J.  H.  Stanley,  Sornberger,  Spencer,  Lyman  Ballard,  and  A.  G.  Collins, 
who  sold  to  Wiss.  when  the  name  was  changed. 

John  Lent  kept  tavern  in  the  house  now  occupied  by  Gen.  Bissell,  on 
the  hill.  His  store  was  also  in  the  same  locality.  It  may  be  mentioned 
here  that  in  the  "tavern  days,"  before  the  railroads,  stage  travel  was  a 
large  item  ;  for  10  or  more  stages,  with  four  horses,  and  six  horse  freight 
teams  passed  Le  Roy  daily.  Freight  to  Albany  was  $10  to  $30  per  ton. 
Whisky  was  three  cents  per  drink. 

Before  the  Erie  Canal  there  were  over  a  dozen  distilleries  in  this  vicin- 
ity. Corn  would  not  pay  for  transportation  ;  whisky  would;  and  many 
farmers  had  their  corn  made  into  whisky  on  shares,  and  at  the  distillery 
hogs  and  cattle  were  fattened.  The  foremost  in  the  business  was 
Thomas  Tufts,  who  was  also  the  last  one  to  close  up.  Elisha  Stanley 
built  one  on  Fort  Hill,  on  lot  8,  in  1812,  and  a  grist-mill  near  by  in  1841. 
William  Morgan  had  one  above  Coe's  brick  yard  ;  J.  &  M.  Colton  had 
one  on  the  hill;  and  J.  H.  Lent,  who  run  a  mill  as  well  as  a  hotel. 
Lampson  and  Lent  were  his  successors.  Dickey  had  one  on  the  west 
side  of  Prentice's  mill  race.  W.  Merry  had  one  on  the  brook  near 
Roanoke  road.  Fred  Foot  run  one  on  the  flat  southeast  of  Mrs.  John- 
son's. Joseph  Annin  had  a  distillery  in  1822,  and  Jonathan  Le  Barron 
had  one  near  the  paper-mill  on  the  same  ground  where  Jacob  Le  Roy 
owned  one.  It  was  the  largest  west  of  the  Genesee  River,  and  was  de- 
voted to  the  manufacture  of  proof  spirits  for  the  Albany  market.  There 
was  one  also  on  the  Beechnut  lot,  at  the  head  of  the  pond. 

Elijah  Warner  built  an  ashery  in  18 1 7,  and  made  potash  for  five  or 
six  years.  Thaddeus  Joy  also  had  an  ashery,  and  north  of  the  Episco- 
pal Church  was  one  owned  by  a  Mr.  Sherman.  , 

Martin  O.  Coe  started  an  oil-mill  as  early  as  1816.  It  was  afterwards 
purchased  by  L.  C.  Morgan,  and  in  later  years  was  owned  by  Foreman, 
Starr  &  Co.,  and  I.  M.  Foreman,  who  sold  to  a  Mr.  Rogers.  He  now 
makes  about  25  barrels  per  day.  The  seed  was  mostly  raised  in  Wyom- 
ing County.  Martin  O.  Coe  and  Uni  Hurlburt  operated  brick  yards. 
About  1812  J.  &  A.  Nobles  had  a  carding  factory  where  Haskins's  mill 
now  is,  and  one  Stewart  run  one  where  Tomlinson's  mill  was.  Samuel 
Clifford  also  run  one  in  1833.  Luther  Newton  made  bed- cord  and  kept 
hotel  on  the  road  between  here  and  South  Le  Roy.  James  Ballard  made 
hats  from  1820  to  1831.  A.  E.  Hutchins  and  D.  Sevey  made  chairs. 
Richard  Waite  was  the  first  blacksmith,  and  Stephen  Stillwell  was  a 
shoemaker. 

Tomlinson's  mill,  on  the  Oatka,  two  miles  southwest  of  Le  Roy,  was 
first  built   in  1831,  by   John   Tomlinson.      It   was  a  frame  building  with 


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three  burrs.  Formerly  a  large  business  was  transacted.  Thomas  Tufts 
also  operated  a  mill  on  the  same  site.  Now  only  a  small  feed  business 
is  located  on  the  spot. 

D.  &.  W.  Graves  operated  a  tannery  below  the  mill  on  the  flat.  Shedd 
and  Ganson  were  workmen  under  them,  and  they  afterwards  carried  on 
the  business  in  that  locality.  Jacob  Le  Roy  built  a  flouring- mill  about  1832, 
about  one  mile  north  of  the  village.  In  1869  it  was  sold  to  W.  F.  Jones, 
who  manufactured  wrapping-paper  there  until  it  was  burned  in  the  spring 
of  1887.  Before  and  after  the  year  1835  threshing  machines  were  being 
built  at  Deacon  Webb's  foundry,  which  was  located  on  the  bank  of  the 
creek  near  where  the  Episcopal  Church  is  now  located. 

Schools. — Like  all  early  settlements  of  New  England  stock  in  the  insti- 
tution of  schools  Le  Roy  was  not  behind.  The  log  school-house  fol- 
lowed closely  upon  the  log  cabin.  As  early  as  1801  a  log  school-house 
was  built  opposite  the  old  Dr.  Sheldon  farm,  and  the  first  teacher  was 
Luseba  Scott,  afterwards  the  wife  of  James  Ganson.  She  was  succteded 
by  Phoebe  Bates,  sister  of  Asher  Bates,  and  in  1803  by  Mrs.  Stephen 
Wolcott.  The  first  framed  school- house  west  of  Genesee  River  was 
erected  in  1804,  by  a  joint  stock  company  organized  at  a  meeting 
where  Daniel  Davis  was  chairman  and  William  Coe,  secretary.  It 
was  formed  by  a  company,  of  which  there  were  30  shares  at  $4  each,  of 
which  one-half  could  be  paid  in  labor,  produce,  or  building  materials. 
The  bachelors  evinced  their  interest  in  the  cause  of  education  and  the 
rising  generation  by  taking  one  share  each.  The  first  teacher  called 
was  a  Mr.  Pomeroy,  of  Albany.  He  was  succeeded  by  David  Hascall. 
It  was  located  a  little  east  of  the  primitive  log  one.  On  the  advent  of 
Thomas  Tufts,  on  West  Main  street,  a  school-house  was  erected  opposite 
the  Lent  tavern,  where  religious  services  were  often  held,  as  were  also 
meetings  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  Dr.  William  Coe  gave  evening  in- 
struction in  the  higher  branches  after  his  settlement.  Later  Rev.  Calvin 
Colton,  the  first  settled  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  also  gave  in- 
struction in  the  classics. 

The  Round-house  in  fact  became  an  educational  institution  instead  of 
a  Masonic  lodge,  for  which  it  was  originally  designed.  This  somewhat 
noted  building  in  its  day  had  its  origin  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  here 
in  the  year  1825.  The  order  had  its  existence  here  from  the  commence- 
ment of  the  settlement,  and  its  meetings  had  been  in  the  school-house, 
partly  built  by  it,  on  the  Tufts  lot  on  the  corner  of  Craigie  street  ;  also 
meetings  were  held  in  the  ball-room  of  the  Ganson  tavern.  The  build- 
ing was  of  a  circular  form,  from  which  it  took  its  name  as  the  Round- 
house; was  40  feet  in  diameter,  and  built  of  brick.  The  ceiling  on 
the  first  floor  was  16  feet  in  height;  the  second  was  not  as  high,  but  of 
the  same  circular  form.  The  mystery  of  mysteries  was  designed  to  be 
conducted  in  an  upper  room,  called  "  the  sounding  room,"  from  the 
echoes  that  followed  any  sound  in  it.  The  square  tower  in  front  had 
also   three  stories,   and   above   them  a  belfry   of  20  or  24  feet,  and   the 


484  GENESEE   COUNTY 


whole  height  of  the  imposing  Masonic  pantheon  was  70  feet.  But  its 
use  for  the  purpose  of  its  construction  was  never  demanded.  The  popu- 
lar excitement,  which  grew  out  of  the  taking  off  of  Morgan  in  the  autumn 
of  1826,  who  was  spirited  through  Le  Roy,  arrested  its  purpose.  The 
printer  Miller,  of  the  Masonic  book,  was  arraigned  on  a  bogus  charge 
before  Jacob  Bartow,  then  a  justice  of  peace  here  ;  made  this  the  central 
point  of  agitation  from  whence  sprung  the  Anti-Masonic  party,  destined 
to  spread  over  the  Union.  It  was,  from  the  circumstances  of  its  origin, 
and  the  mystery  which  veiled  the  deep  damnation  of  the  taking  off,  the 
cause  of  bitter  party  feeling,  which  divided  families,  churches,  and  com- 
munities. Political  aspirants  soon  took  advantage  of  the  excitement  and 
made  "down  with  Masonry  "  the  banner  cry  of  the  Anti  Masonic  party 
in  the  State.  The  first  convention  was  held  in  Le  Roy,  of  which  men- 
tion has  before  been  made.  It  brought  many  new  men  to  the  surface, 
and  the  party  organization  spread  into  the  adjoining  states,  and  it  be- 
came a  National  party  which  nominated  William  Wirt  for  president.  But 
it  was  a  meteor  party  which  had  its  day,  and  like  the  baseless  fabric  of 
vision  passed  away.  It,  too,  achieved  its  good,  in  exposing  the  danger 
of  secret  societies  and  binding  oaths — which  conflict  with  the  safety  of 
the  person  or  the  State,  and  which  none  more  than  the  present  Masonic 
fraternity  now  repudiate  and  denounce. 

But  it  is  in  its  educational  use  that  the  Round-house  has  a  conspicuous 
place.  It  was  never  finished  by  the  projectors  for  the  purpose  designed. 
The  lower  room  was  used  for  religious  purposes  by  the  Congregational 
Church,  and  for  public  meetings  and  lectures.  The  second  story  was 
finished  off  for  a  school  room  in  1828,  and  occupied  as  a  select  school 
until  its  demolition  in  1859.  and  the  erection  of  the  Universalist  Church 
on  its  site.  It  was  rented  to  Mr.  Hatch  and  afterwards  to  a  Mr.  Brad- 
ley. In  1834  tlie  school  passed  into  the  hands  of  William  Le  Roy  An- 
nin,  who  still  lives,  and  from  his  "  reminiscences  "  the  present  writer  is 
indebted  for  many  of  the  fojtcgoing  items.  He  gives  his  personal  experi- 
ence and  says  in  this  connection  : 

"  I  had  been  to  the  Wadsworth  school  in  Geneseo  at  its  opening  in  October,  1827, 
and  had  remained  about  two  years.  Not  then  being  prepared  to  enter  Harvard  Col- 
lege, I  spent  most  of  the  two  other  years  in  teaching  and  studying  privately,  and  then 
joined  the  Sophomore  class  of  that  institution  and  graduated  in  1834." 

On  his  graduation  he  rented  the  Round-house  and  opened  a  classical 
school,  which  was  a  success.  William  Le  Roy  Annin  is  an  accom- 
plished scholar,  especially  in  the  Greek  and  Latin  classics,  and  at  an  ad- 
vanced age  still  pursues  his  favorite  reading  and  studies.  He  is  usually 
selected  by  the  Regents  of  the  State  in  the  examination  of  the  schools 
here  previous  to  the  award  by  the  board  to  them  of  the  public  moneys. 
He  was  the  first  child   born  after  the  organization  of  the  town. 

Afterwards  Messrs  Daniels  and  Olmsted  had  a  flourishing  school  in 
the  building,  and  still  later  Joel  Whiting,  Messrs.  Brooks,  Reed,  McCall, 
Beckley,  and  others.     The  demolition  of  the  Round-house  rendered  the 


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erection  of  another  and  more  commodious  edifice  for  school  purpose  as 
necessity. 

It  will  revive  this  period  of  our  early  history  by  giving  an  extract 
from  a  letter  written  by  an  intelligent  lady  of  the  village,  on  the  26th  of 
June,  1826,  cotemporaneous  with  the  laying  of  the  corner-stone  of  this 
Masonic  temple.      She  thus  graphically  writes  : 

"  The  site  of  the  building  is  nearly  opposite  the  church,  and  is  to  unite 
taste  and  elegance  in  an  uncommon  degree.  Its  cost  is  to  be  $7,000,  .f;4,ooo  of  which  is 
to  be  supplied  by  the  different  lodges  in  the  State  and  the  remainder  by  the  village. 
The  spirit  of  Masonry  is  excessively  prevalent  in  these  parts,  as  the  display  on  Saturday 
clearly  evinced.  Among  the  novelties  of  the  scene  1  was  particularly  struck  with  the 
ladies  and  babies  walking  in  procession  ;  the  latter  of  course  in  the  arms  of  the  parent, 
whose  turn  it  might  be  to  bear  the  lovely  burden.  The  procession  of  Masons,  headed 
by  a  band  of  music,  marched  to  the  base  of  the  temple,  halted,  parted  to  the  right  and 
left,  while  the  ladies  from  youth  to  age,  two  by  two,  marched  through  the  lines  to  the- 
spot  where  the  ceremony  of  laying  the  corner-stone  was  performed  ;  .  .  .  from 
thence  in  like  order  to  the  church,  where  an  oration  was  pronounced  (it  being  St.  John's 
Day),  thence  to  Ganson's  tavern,  where  250  females  took  dinner,  and  double  that  num- 
ber of  men — the  former  within  doors,  the  latter  in  a  bower  made  for  the  occasion.  The 
company  dispersed,  without  accident,  in  vehicles  of  various  form  and  size,  chiefly  drawn 
by  mares  with  colts  in  train.     The  whole  was  a  rare  exhibition." 

The  trustees  into  whose  hands  the  Round  house  fell  were  John  Lent, 
I.  M.  Murphy,  Israel  Rathbone,  William  Sheldon,  John  Jackson,  John 
Clifford.  Marshall  Smead,  James  Ganson,  Ezekiel  Hall,  and  Jonathan, 
Barron,  all  of  the  Masonic  order.  It  was  disposed  of  by  them  to  J.  G. 
Barbor,  who  held  it  imtil  the  time  of  its  sale  to  the  Universalist  Society,, 
when  it  was  demolished. 

The  Le  Roy  Academic  Institute  grew  out  of  this  necessity.  It  was  de- 
signed from  its  origin  for  a  first  class  institution  for  English  and  classicaL 
instruction  for  both  sexes.  It  was  started  by  its  friends  by  a  stock  sub- 
scription, which  was  promptly  filled,  and  the  requisite  amount  raised  for 
an  organization  which  was  completed,  and  in  1864  an  incorporation 
obtained  from  the  legislature  of  the  State.  D.  R.  Bacon  was  the  first 
president;  L.  N.  Bangs,  secretary;  and  J.  R.  Olmsted,  treasurer.  The  first 
term  commenced  January  5,  1 865.  Its  first  principal  was  J.  K.  Lombard, 
from  1863  to  1865,  and  on  the  resignation  [of  Mr.  Lombard,  E.  Har~ 
low  Russell  succeeded  him  as  principal,  remaining  until  1874.  In  recog- 
nition of  the  high  character  of  the  school  the  town  of  Le  Roy,  by  a 
decisive  vote,  appropriated  $10,000  for  the  institute.  Since  its  first  or- 
ganization it  has  maintained,  without  any  diminution,  its  high  standard  of 
instruction  in  the  classical  and  modern  languages,  and  in  the  natural  sci- 
ences as  well  as*  in  music.  The  several  principals  who  succeeded  Mr. 
Russell  (who  resigned  to  accept  the  headship  of  the  Normal  School  at 
Worcester,  Mass.)  are  as  follows:  Alvin  P.  Chapin,  1875;  Prof.  W.  H. 
Munroe,  1875  to  1879,  called  from  here  to  the  presidency  of  Deveaux 
College  ;  and  the  present  principal,  F.  C.  Comstock,  who  took  charge  in 
1880.  The  academy  was  never  more  flourishing  in  number  of  pupils 
than  under  the  present  principal.  The  officers  of  the  board  of  trustees 
for  1890  consist  of  John  Maloney,  president;  Fred  A.  Steuber,  vice- 
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486  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


president;  John  P.  Sampson,  secretary;  and  Augustus  E.  Miller,  treas- 
urer. The  value  of  the  grounds,  buildings,  and  other  property  con- 
nected with  the  institute  exceeds  $25,000.  Seven  teachers  are  employed, 
and  there  is  an  average  attendance  of  over  200  scholars. 

Ing/iavi  University,  for  the  education  of  young  ladies,  has  survived 
under  different  corporations  over  a  half  century  of  growth,  and  has  at- 
tained a  National  reputation.  It  was  established  in  Le  Roy  by  Misses 
Mariette  and  Emily  E.  Ingham,  who  were  born  in  Saybrook,  Conn.,  and 
who  first  located  in  Attica,  and  after  a  two  years'  residence  there  re- 
moved and  opened  the  school  as  the  Le  Roy  Female  Seminary  in  1835. 
The  founders  at  its  commencement  purchased  the  fine  residence  and 
grounds  of  Robert  Bayard,  on  the  corner  of  Wolcott  and  East  Main 
streets,  which  property  (greatly  enlarged)  the  institution  has  ever  since 
retained.  In  this  purchase  the  sisters  were  aided  and  supported  by  Al- 
bert Brewster,  Seth  M.  Gates,  A.  P.  Hascall,  Samuel  Comstock,  Jona- 
than P.  Darling,  A.  S.  Upham,  Enos  Bacheler,  Lee  Comstock,  Israel 
Rathbone,  Richard  Hollister,  and  William  S.  Bradley,  none  of  whom  or 
of  the  founders  now  survive.  It  was  first  chartered  in  1841,  with  the 
above  as  corporators.  The  school,  by  the  energy,  ability,  and  superior 
attainments  and  adaptability  of  the  founders  for  the  work,  sprang  at  once 
into  the  first  rank  of  this  class  of  institutions  in  the  State.  Miss  Mariette, 
the  eldest  of  the  sisters,  was  a  lady  of  remarkable  energy  and  business 
capacity  ;  and  the  younger,  then  at  the  head  of  the  school,  was  equally 
distinguished  for  her  culture  and  scholarly  attainments,  and  especially  for 
her  tact  and  skill  in  the  management  and  securing  the  confidence  of  the 
pupils  in  the  school  under  her  charge.  Aside  from  its  advanced  cur- 
riculum at  this  period  of  female  institutions  it  adopted,  as  a  rule,  ever 
since  rigidly  maintained,  that  "  no  teacher  will  be  employed  who  will  not 
conscientiously  make  continued  efforts  for  the  highest  moral  and  spiritual 
good  of  the  pupils."  Under  such  a  guidance,  and  with  so  high  a  stand- 
ard, the  success  of  the  school  was  assured  from  the  first.  But  Mrs.  Emily 
Staunton,  the  guiding  and  controlling  spirit  which  directed  the  institu- 
tion, was  never  satisfied  with  present  attainments.  After  several  years 
of  marked  growth  and  prosperity,  in  which  they  had  seen  other  similar 
institutions  arise,  flourish,  and,  at  last,  perish  for  the  want  of  support, 
in  order  to  avoid  such  a  catastrophe,  they  resolved  to  relinquish  their 
private  interests  in  the  institution  and  the  large  addition  that  had  been 
made  to  the  school  buildings,  and  the  estate,  real  and  personal,  of  the 
founders,  and  enter  upon  a  novel  and  radical  change.  I^  was  the  volun- 
teer surrender  of  this  large  property,  owned  and  acquired  by  them,  to 
the  Synod  of  Genesee,  who  accepted  the  fjift  made  upon  the  sole  condi- 
tion that  a  full  collegiate  course  should  be  established  in  the  school,  and 
a  permanent  fund  raised  for  its  support.  The  trust  and  responsibility 
was  thus  placed  upon  the  Sjnod,  and  the  first  charter  as  a  collegiate  in- 
stitute was  obtained  April  6,  1852,  its  title  being  the  "Ingham  Col- 
legiate Institute,"  located  at  Le  Roy,  N.  Y.    The  corporation  thus  created 


TOWN   OF   LE  ROY.  487 


consisted  of  Rev.  Charles  N.  Mattoon,  Samuel  Skinner,  A.  P.  Hascall,  J.  B. 
Skinner,  C.  Danforth,  Moses  Taggart,  Samuel  Comstock,  C.  Comstock, 
M.  O.  Coe,  A.  F.  Bartow,  Israel  Rathbone,  J.  G.  Bixby,  J.  P.  Darling.  Al- 
bert  Brewster,  Phineas  Staunton,  and  Mariette  Ingham.  Twenty-four 
trustees  were  appointed,  nine  of  whom  constituted  a  quorum  to  do  busi- 
ness. The  trustees  mostly  consisted  of  the  same  persons,  and  the  corpora- 
tion was  vested  with  the  power  to  create  a  Normal  school,  a  seminary,  and 
collegiate  departments,  to  appoint  professors  and  teachers,  and  to  grant 
diplomas.  It  will  be  observed  that  this  institution  was  thus  in  advance  of 
all  female  institutions  in  the  provisions  of  its  charter,  in  that  it  was  the 
first  to  introduce  a  college  curriculum  into  the  education  of  young  ladies, 
and  a  charter  with  power  to  confer  degrees  and  grant  diplomas.  In  this 
it  preceded  South  Hadley,  Elmira,  Farmington,  Wells,  Packer,  and  Vas- 
sar. 

Notwithstanding  this  material  advance  it  made  an  effort  for  a  still 
higher  rank  in  the  scale  of  an  educational  institution,  and  asked  of  the  leg- 
islature of  the  State  a  charter  for  a  university.  This  was  at  first  re- 
fused, on  the  ground  assumed  of  its  inadaptability  to  a  female  institution 
for  learning,  and  a  rank  hitherto  unknown  in  this  or  any  other  State. 
In  the  following  session  of  the  legislature  the  charter  was  persistently 
urged  and  finally  granted  with  university  privileges,  and  in  April,  1857, 
the  name  of  the  trustees  was  changed  to  that  of  counselors.  The  Rev. 
Samuel  Hanson  Co.x,  a  distinguished  clergyman  of  New  York  city,  was 
installed  in  1857,  under  imposing  ceremonies  at  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
as  its  first  chancellor.  His  high  attainments,  as  a  scholar  and  divine, 
were  at  once  applied  to  elevate  the  standard  of  education  and  make  it  a 
university  worthy  of  the  name — indeed,  a  model  institution,  unique  of  its 
kind,  for  the  perfect  intellectual  training  of  woman  for  her  preeminent 
duties  and  responsibilities.  In  this,  during  his  many  years  of  active  de- 
votion to  the  duties  of  his  chancellorship,  he  was  eminently  successfuls 
and  gave  to  the  institution  a  reputation  and  preeminence  which  filled  it, 
halls  and  gained  for  it  a  wide  and  merited  popularity. 

Colonel  Phineas  Staunton  was  temporarily  elected  vice  chancellor. 
He  was  an  artist  of  high  merit,  and  made  his  branch  a  specialty  in  the 
university.  He  was  the  son  of  General  Staunton,  a  distinguished  officer 
in  the  War  of  1812  ;  was  born  in  Wyoming,  N.  Y.;  was  married  to  Miss 
Emily  E.  Ingham  in  1847;  ^^^  from  that  period  became  connected  with 
the  institution  either  as  professor  or  as  one  of  its  officers.  By  his  own 
pencil,  or  by  selection  as  a  connoisseur,  he  made  a  fine  collection  of  paint- 
ings still  preserved  in  the  art  gallery  of  the  institution.  His  life-work 
became  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  university,  which  was  only  inter- 
rupted by  the  call  of  his  country  in  its  crisis  at  the  opening  of  the  civil 
war.  This  call  caused  him  to  drop  the  pencil  and  enlist  in  its  service, 
and  on  the  organization  of  the  looth  Regiment  in  Buffalo  he  was  chosen 
lieutenant- colonel,  and  immediately  went  with  it  to  the  front.  At  the 
battle  of  Fair  Oaks,  which  soon  followed,  he  was  prostrated  by  a  spent- 


488  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


ball,  wounded,  and  in  consequence  returned  to  his  home  at  the  university, 
and  there  resumed  his  art  work.  At  a  later  period  he  became  a  member 
of  the  scientific  expedition  organized  at  Williams  College,  which  proved 
his  last  work.  He  was  taken  suddenly  ill  at  Quito,  South  America,, 
from  which  he  did  not  recover,  and  there  died,  and  was  buried  in  that 
city.  The  expedition  was  not  without  its  value  to  the  university,  for 
Mrs.  Staunton  became  the  purchaser  of  the  large  and  rare  collection  of 
birds  and  natural  objects  secured  by  Prof.  Orton,  at  the  head  of  the  ex- 
pedition, and  which  now  adorn  and  enrich  the  collection  of  the  art  build- 
ing. It  may  be  here  added  that  this  fine  structure  (the  art  gallery  and 
hall)  is  the  best  in  the  State  for  the  purpose  of  its  construction  ;  was 
erected  in  1870,  at  the  cost  of  some  $15,000,  by  Mrs.  Staunton,  as  a  me- 
morial to  her  husband,  and  which  now  stands  a  noble  monument  of  her 
devotion  to  his  memory  as  well  as  a  most  valuable  accession  to  the  uni- 
versity buildings.  These  latter  have  at  different  periods  all  been  greatly 
improved  and  enlarged. 

The  property  valuation  of  Ingham  University  (the  voluntary  surrender 
by  the  founders  to  the  corporation),  as  reported  by  it  to  the  Regents  of 
the  University  of  New  York,  in  1875  was  $101,000.  Times  may  have 
affected  and  reduced  somewhat  the  valuation,  but  a  recent  addition  of  a 
large  brick  dormitory,  largely  the  gift  of  the  Alumni  Association  (an 
incorporated  body),  would  in  great  degree  offset  that  diminution.  Space 
will  also  fail  to  speak  at  length  of  the  several  chancellors  who  have  suc- 
ceeded Dr.  Cox  after  his  resignation  in  1863.  There  was  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Samuel  D.  Burchard,  who  served  until  1872  ;  then  Dr.  Edward  B.  Wads- 
worth,  elected  in  1883  ;  and  the  last,  Dr.  W.  W.  Totherob.  All  gave 
efficient  aid  in  maintaining  the  university  up  to  that  high  plane  upon 
which  it  was  founded.  On  the  resignation  of  the  latter,  by  his  removal 
to  Chicago,  the  chancellorship  became  vacant  and  has  not  yet  been  filled. 
It  is  due  here  to  make  brief  mention  of  a  few  of  the  able  professors  in  the 
different  departments,  who  under  these  several  administrations  aided  in 
maintaining  this  high  standard  and  giving  to  the  university  its  wide-spread 
popularity.  There  was  in  the  art  department  Prof.  L.  M.  Wiles,  of  New 
York,  who,  as  a  landscape  painter,  acquired  a  National  reputation,  aided 
by  his  son  Irving.  There  was  in  music  the  accomplished  Henri  Appi 
and  Mrs.  C.  S.  Cory.  There  was  the  able  divine,  the  late  Rev.  William  L. 
Parsons,  in  moral  philosophy,  and  his  cultured  consort,  Mrs.  Lucy  A.  C, 
in  the  same  department  and  in  history,  which  position  she  still  retains,  and 
whose  liberal  benefactions  to  the  university,  often  repeated,  merit  grate- 
ful acknowledgment  and  recognition.  There  was  Prof.  H.  J.  Schmitz, 
at  one  period  at  the  head  of  the  institution,  and  who  was  called  as  prin- 
cipal of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Geneseo.  There  was  the  late  Rev. 
Dr.  Henry  J.  Van  Lennep.  unsurpassed  as  an  oriental  scholar,  and  a 
voluminous  author  upon  the  "  Land  of  the  East,"  the  place  of  his  nativ- 
ity, and  whose  merited  reputation  drew  pupils  from  that  remote  portion 
of  the  globe. 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  489 


By  a  careful  estimate  made  by  Prof.  Van  Lennep,  in  1875,  at  that 
period  (40  years  from  its  origin)  above  5,000  persons  in  all  bad  here  en- 
joyed the  benefits  of  the  institution,  and  now  the  number  is  over  8,000. 
It  is  but  due  to  its  liberal  founder,  who  then  alone  survived,  Mrs.  Emily 
Ingham  Staunton,  that  during  this  period  more  than  $30,000  had  been 
given  to  indigent  but  well  deserving  students,  and  many  of  these  benefi- 
ciaries are  now  occupying  positions  of  great  honor  and  usefulness. 

After  the  granting  of  the  university  charter,  in  1861,  aid  to  the  extent 
of  $25,000  was  asked  from  the  legislature,  but  only  $5,000  was  obtained, 
and  further  appeals  to  the  public  resulted  in  securing  only  the  small  sum 
of  $1,400  The  Synod  of  Genesee  then  relinquished  its  trust,  and  in  1883 
a  new  charter  was  granted,  and  a  new  and  the  present  board  of  trustees 
organized,  as  follows:  Hon.  James  H.  Loomis,  Hon.  Henry  N.  Page, 
Charles  F.  Prentice,  Schuyler  C.  Wells,  William  Lampson,  Rev.  W.  W. 
Totherob.  Butler  Ward,  Rev.  Edward  B.  Walsworth,  Nicholas  B.  Keeney, 
Hon.  Augustus  Frank,  Rev.  Herman  C.  Riggs,  Augustus  E.  Miller,  Hon. 
Edward  C.  Walker,  Rev.  Samuel  Bowden,  and  Rev.  Amasa  S.  Freeman. 
When  Mrs  Staunton  retired  from  the  institution  the  new  board  granted 
her  an  annuity  for  life.  Its  real  head  is  the  highly  cultivated  and  en- 
dowed lady  principal.  Miss  R.  N.  Webster,  whose  experience  and  execu- 
tive ability  well  qualify  her  for  the  place,  and  give  her  a  deserved  popu- 
larity with  the  pupils  as  well  as  with  the  officers  of  the  university.  There 
are  18  instructors  under  her,  and  the  institution  for  instruction  in  all 
branches  is  maintaining  its  high  standard. 

The  present  faculty  of  Inghani  University  consists  of  Rev.  W.  W. 
Totherob,  chancellor  ;  Miss  R.  N.  Webster,  Mrs.  Lucy  A.  S.  Parsons,  Miss 
Ella  M.  Arnold,  Miss  E.  P.  Ballantine,  Miss  F.  L.  Beach,  Miss  J.  Daw- 
man.  Miss  C.  A.  McPherson,  Miss  A.  Harkort,  Mrs.  R.  W.  Bellamy,  Miss 
M.  E.  Samson,  Miss  Rose  M.  Shave,  Miss  Edith  Innis  (Reg).  Prof.  Her- 
man Dossenbach,  Miss  E.  S  Peeke,  Miss  M.  M.  Pomeroy,  and  Sarah  A. 
Innis,  matron. 

This  article  should  not  close  without  notice  of  the  recent  death  of  the 
last  of  its  early  founders — Mrs.  Emily  Ingham  Staunton.  This  estimable 
lady,  whose  name  must  ever  be  associated  with  the  university  which  bears 
it,  closed  her  long  and  useful  life  in  November,  1889,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  78  years  and  eight  months,  at  the  home  of  her  brother  Albert,  at  Oil 
City,  Pa.  Here  is  no  place  or  space  for  her  life  or  extended  enconium. 
Her  works  do  follow  her.  She  was  the  first  in  the  country  to  conceive 
and  carry  out  to  a  successful  issue  a  university  charter  f-^r  female  educa- 
tion. Her  life- long  labor  and  all  of  her  estate  were  cheerfully  bestowed 
on  this  cherished  idea.  This  alone  should  place  her  name  among  the 
great  benefactors  of  the  age.  Her  remains  were  brought  for  burial  to  the 
spot  she  had  loved  so  well,  and  where  all  of  her  life's  labor  had  been  un- 
selfishly devoted.  Appropriate  honors  were  here  paid  to  her  memory  in 
the  University  Hall,  where  a  crowded  audience  assembled  to  give  evi- 
dence of  their  respect  and  sense  of  the  great  loss  the  community  had  ex- 


490  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


perienced  by  her  decease.  Her  remains  rest  in  the  university  grounds  (as 
she  had  requested)  by  the  side  of  the  noble  cenotaph  erected  by  her  to 
her  husband,  whose  remains  repose  in  a  foreign  land. 

Churches. — The  beginning  of  religious  service  was  coincident  with  the 
beginning  of  the  settlement.  The  primitive  barn,  the  settler's  cabin,  and 
the  log  school-house  had  their  Sabbath  gatherings,  so  that  the  spiritual 
wants  were  not  neglected — whenever  an  itinerant  pastor  appeared  to 
conduct  the  service.  The  Rev.  David  Perry,  a  missionary  from  Massa- 
chusetts, was  the  first  preacher,  in  i8oo.  There  was  no  organized  church, 
as  such,  west  of  the  Genesee  River  until  1803,  and  this  was  of  the  Pres- 
byterian order,  at  Big  Springs  (Mumford).  It  was  of  Scotch  emigrants, 
of  the  true  "kirk  and  covenant  "  stamp,  who  had  in  1799  emigrated  and 
settled  there  from  the  old  country,  and  consisted  of  but  five  families  r 
John  McVean,  Hugh  McDermott,  Donald  McPherson,  James  McLean, 
and  John  Anderson.  Their  first  minister  was  Jedediah  Chapman,  who 
occasionally  served  the  Ganson  settlement,  as  did  also  his  successor,  Rev. 
A.  Denoon,  who  came  in  1805.  The  first  church  service  of  the  Episco- 
pal order  was  held  here  in  1802,  by  the  Rev.  Davenport  Phelps,  and  who 
thereafter  occasionally  officiated,  of  which  mention  is  made  in  the  notice 
of  that  society.  Transient  visits  were  made  by  ministers  of  other  denom- 
inations, but  mostly  of  the  Presbyterian  order.  Among  the  latter  were 
the  Rev.  Isaiah  B.  Andrews  and  John  Lindsley.  In  1808  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Coleman  was  sent  out  by  the  Missionary  Society  of  Connecticut,  who 
spent  several  months  in  this  and  the  adjoining  settlements.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  Revs.  Mr.  Phelps,  Reuben  Parmalee,  and  Lemuel  Parker, 
the  latter  pursuing  his  missionary  march  westward,  it  is  said  to  Oregon, 
but  whether  thus  early  in  the  century  this  heroic  purpose  was  accom- 
plished the  record  does  not  appear. 

It  was  not  until  February  7,  1812,  that  the  Presbyterian  Church  was 
first  organized  in  Le  Roy,  and  it  was  followed  by  a  union  with  it  of  the 
Congregationalists.  They  were  merged  into  one  society.  It  was  organ- 
ized by  the  Revs.  Oliver  Ayer  and  Reuben  Parmalee,  and  David  Ander- 
son was  chosen  and  ordained  deacon.  Revi  David  Fuller  was  the  first 
resident  clergyman,  and  its  first  pastor  was  the  Rev.  Calvin  Colton.  The 
present  church  edifice  was  built  in  1826.  Mr.  Colton  built  the  brick 
dwelling  on  the  Oatka,  now  occupied  by  Dr.  Taylor.  He  subsequently 
left  the  ministry  and  gave  his  attention  to  literary  pursuits  and  became 
an  author  of  some  note,  of  which  his  Four  Years  in  Great  Britain  gave 
him  wide  reputation.  Many  of  the  pastors  that  followed  were  distin- 
guished for  their  zeal,  piety,  and  earnest  work  in  building  up  the  church 
and  society  to  its  present  standard  of  growth  and  strength.  It  is  here 
designed  to  present  but  the  early  beginnings,  which  were  quite  as  favor- 
able for  religious  advantages  as  in  other  new  communities.  They  were 
indeed  greater  than  could  have  been  expected,  when  in  1803  there  were 
but  four  Presbyterian  ministers  west  of  Oneida  County  :  Revs.  Jedediah 
Chapman,  J    Lindsley,  Samuel  Leacock,  and  Jabez  Chadwick. 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  491 


The  first  services  of  the  Episcopal  Church  here  were  conducted  by  the 
Rev.  Davenport  Phelps,  a  missionary  of  the  church  in  Western  New  York, 
He  again  officiated  in  1804  in  the  school- house  erected  by  Ezra  Piatt, 
on  the  south  side  of  Trigon  Park,  on  which  occasion  he  performed  the  rite 
of  baptism  in  his  family.  One  of  these,  it  is  presumed,  was  Elijah,  his 
son,  who,  in  his  manhood,  became  a  prominent  member  of  the  society, 
and  was,  until  his  death,  one  of  its  vestrymen  and  wardens.  In  18 17, 
under  the  Rev.  Samuel  Johnson,  a  parish  was  organized  with  the  present 
name  of"  St.  Mark's  Church."  Its  first  officers  were:  Timothy  Hatch 
and  Hugh  Murphy,  wardens;  Abel  Noyes,  Solomon  Root,  George  A. 
Tiffany,  Ezra  Piatt,  Thaddeus  Stanley,  Elisha  Stanley,  Manly  Colton, 
and  Graham  Newell,  vestrymen. 

It  is  due  in  this  connection  to  note  briefly  the  name  and  character  of 
one  of  the  officers  of  the  church,  elected  at  its  first  organization.  Elisha 
Stanley  came  to  this  village  in  181 1,  from  Goshen,  Conn.,  and  continued 
his  residence  until  his  decease,  in  his  89th  year.  During  his  long  resi- 
dence here  he  was  held  in  high  esteem,  for  his  strict  integrity,  high  sense 
of  honor,  and  exemplary  character.  He  was  never  behind  or  faltered  in 
any  good  work,  whether  of  church,  community,  or  State.  Of  this  esti- 
mate of  his  character  the  society  gave  ample  testimony  by  continuing 
him  in  his  office  from  its  organization  in  18 17  until  the  day  of  his  decease, 
a  period  of  61  years,  55  of  which  as  a  warden  of  the  church.  He  died  in 
1888.  His  son,  the  Rev.  Henry  Stanley,  rector  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
at  Little  Falls,  preceded  him  in  his  decease,  in  1870,  the  latter  leaving 
two  daughters  who  reside  here,  one  the  wife  of  Harry  H.  Falkner,  an  in- 
surance agent  of  the  village.  Elisha  Stanley  left  but  one  surviving  child, 
Mrs.  Taylor,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Taylor. 

Hugh  Murphy,  one  of  the  first  wardens,  was  born  in  Ireland,  in  1760, 
was  drafted  in  the  British  army,  and  came  to  America  during  the  Revo- 
lutionary war.  He  entered  our  army  and  was  wounded  near  Philadel- 
phia. In  1785  he  married  Eunice  Botsford,  of  Newtown,  Conn.  Mr. 
Murphy  came  to  Le  Roy  in  18 10,  and  purchased  the  farm  on  which  his 
descendants  have  ever  since  lived,  on  East  Main  street.  He  died  in  1826, 
leaving  seven  children  :  Amarilla,  Joseph,  Barnabas,  Sarah,  Mary.  Amos 
B.,  and  Charlotte.  Mary,  the  only  one  surviving,  now  in  her  93d  year, 
was  in  the  first  class  for  confirmation,  in  181 7,  by  Bishop  Hobart.  The 
service  was  held  in  the  school-house  opposite  Captain  Lent's. 

In  1826,  while  the  Rev.  Seth  W.  Beardsley  was  rector,  a  stone  church, 
40x60  feet,  was  erected  on  Church  street  (its  site  the  present  cemetery  on 
the  street),  and  was  finished  and  consecrated  by  Bishop  Hobart,  August 
7,  1827.  Of  this  edifice  not  "one  stone  has  been  left  upon  another 
which  has  not  been  cast  down."  The  land  was  the  gift  of  Jacob  Le  Roy, 
and  also  $1,000  toward  the  completion  of  the  building,  and  in  1844  he 
gave  $1,500  additional.  The  rectors  who  followed  the  Rev.  Mr  Beards- 
ley  in  the  service  of  the  church  were  as  follows,  to  the  period  of  the  erec- 
tion of  the  present  church  edifice:   In  1 830  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Rogers  was 


492  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


called  to  the  rectorship,  who  was  followed  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  F.  H.  Cum- 
mings,  in  1 83 1,  who  subsequently  removed  to  Grand  Rapids.  Mich., 
where  he  died  after  a  long  and  useful  pastorate.  Rev.  Dr.  Kendrick 
Metcalf  became  the  rector  of  the  parish  in  1833,  where  he  continued  for 
eight  years.  He  was  a  learned  divine,  and  a  poHshed  writer,  as  well  as  an 
earnest  Christian  worker,  and  was  called  to  the  professorship  of  lan- 
guages in  Hobart  College,  where  he  remained  until  his  decease.  In  1841 
Rev.  George  D.  Gillespie  took  charge  of  the  parish.  He  married  the 
daughter  of  Joshua  Lathrop,  of  Le  Roy;  his  wife  has  since  died.  He 
served  the  parish  until  1846,  when  he  was  called  to  Cincinnati,  and  to  the 
parishes  of  Palmyra  and  Ann  Arbor;  was  subsequently  elected  and  yet 
remains  bishop  of  Western  Michigan.  The  rectors  who  followed  were  the 
Rev.  T.  D.  Chipman,  in  1846,  since  deceased  ;.  in  1850  the  Rev.  George 
H.  McKnight,  the  present  rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Elmira,  who  contin- 
ued in  the  rectorship  until  1855,  and  was  succeeded  in  1856  to  i860  by 
the  Rev.  R.  J.  Parvin.  The  sad  catastrophe  of  the  burning  of  a  steam- 
boat on  the  Ohio  River,  in  1866,  brought  to  a  sudden  close  the  life  of  a 
most  zealous  and  able  Christian  churchman.  Then  followed  a  brief  pas- 
torate of  Rev.  A.  M.  Wylie,  and  his  successor  was  Rev.  A.  H  Gesner,  who 
served  the  parish  for  four  years,  when,  in  1868,  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Waterbury 
took  the  charge.  It  was  under  his  pastorate  that  the  present  church  edi- 
fice was  designed  and  completed.  The  corner-stone  was  laid  April  24, 
1869,  with  appropriate  church  ceremonies.  The  edifice  was  formally 
opened  December  22,  1870,  and  its  consecration  was  on  November  23, 
:i876,  by  Bishop  Co.\e,  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  T.  M.  Bishop  being  the  rector. 
Other  rectors  were  L.  D.  Ferguson,  J.  H.  Weibel  (until  1885),  Arthur  W. 
Sloan  in  1886,  and  the  present  rector,  Rev.  Pierre  Gushing.  The  church 
has  benefitted  by  a  legacy  of  $2,000  from  Albert  Hill,  and  the  Sunday- 
school  of  $1,000  from  Mrs.  D.  P.  Mirl.  The  number  of  communicants  is 
169;  Sunday-school  scholars  70,  with  nine  teachers.  The  valuation  of 
their  property  is  $28,000.  The  rectory  is  located  on  Church  street,  corner 
of  St.  Mark.  The  present  vestr\-  is  as  follows:  Wardens,  D.  R.  Bacon 
and  A.  O.  Comstock;  vestrymen,  H.  H.  Falkner,  John  Eyres,  A.  E.  Miller, 
S.  F.  Curtiss,  W.  H.  Smith,  William  Lampson,  T.  B.  Tuttle,  John  Wiss, 
and  E.  H.  Martin,  clerk. 

TJie  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Le  Roy  was  organized  February  7, 
18 1 2.  The  Congregationalists  afterwards  united  with  it,  and  the  two  so- 
cieties were  merged  into  one,  under  the  Presbyterian  form  of  go\ern- 
ment.  The  early  history  of  this  church  has  already  been  given.  Ser- 
vices were  held  in  the  school  building  on  Craigie  street,  which  was  used 
in  turn  by  the  Episcopal  and  Baptist  churches,  until  the  completion  of 
a  church  in  1826.  During  that  year  Mrs  Colton  organized  the  first  Sun- 
day-school. The  first  members  of  the  church  were  Moses  McCollum, 
Joel  Butler,  Nathan  Wilcox,  David  Anderson,  Mehitable  Judd,  Eunice 
Farnham,  Sarah  Parmalee,  Elizabeth  Chamberlin,  Sally  Seymour,  Mercy 
Buell,  Mary  Butler,  Elizabeth  McCollum,  and  Elizabeth  Wilcox.      Moses 


TOWN   OF   LE  ROY.  '  493 


McCollum  and  Edmund  Beach  were  ruling  elders.  The  present  church 
was  remodeled  in  1850,  and  renovated  in  1888.  It,  wiih  the  parsonage, 
has  a  valuation  of  $25,000.  The  church  seats  about  750  and  now  lias 
475  members.  The  Sunday-school  has  300  members.  The  present  of- 
ficers of  the  church  are  C.  K.  Ward,  clerk  ;  S.  T.  Howard,  J.  L.  Crocker, 
W.  R.  Halbert,  S.  Gillette,  M.  D.  Pratt,  ruling  elders;  M.  A.  Ladd,  C.  L. 
Olmsted,  E.  L.  Miller,  and  John  Hager,  deacons;  L.  J.  Bovee,  M.  D. 
Pratt,  W.  C.  Donnan,  J.  P.  Sampson,  and  F.  D.  Ward,  trustees.  The 
pastors  have  been  as  follows:  1820,  Calvin  Colton  ;  1828,  Joseph  Myers; 
1835,  B.  B.  Stockton;  1843,  Ebenezer  Mead;  1855,  Charles  A.  Mat- 
toon,  D.  D.;  1863,  E.  Whittlesey;  1878,  C.  H.  Taylor,  D.  D.;  1888, 
William  W.  Totherob,  D.  D.;  Rev.  James  A.  Anderson,  the  present  pas- 
tor, took  charge  May  I,  1889. 

The  First  Baptist  Church  of  Le  Roy. — In  1806  Elder  Peck,  a  mission- 
ary of  the  Baptist  Church,  visited  the  settlement  and  preached  in  the 
school-house.  In  1807  Elder  Bennett  preached  a  sermon.  In  18 10 
Elder  Witlierell  spent  a  Sabbath  here,  and  preached  in  Hines  Chamber- 
lain's barn.  Rev.  Donald  Mann,  of  Caledonia,  often  preached,  walking 
from  his  home  in  the  morning  and  returning  at  night,  a  distance  of  about 
20  miles.  Elder  Leonard  Anson  was  an  early  preacher,  and  assisted  in 
the  organization  of  the  church.  The  council  which  gave  fellowship  to 
the  church  met  June  25,  1818,  at  the  school-house  near  Oliver  Lang- 
worthy's.  Rev.  E.  Vining  was  moderator,  and  Henry  Slayton,  clerk. 
The  number  of  members  when  constituted  was  26.  Elder  Amos  Lamp- 
son  was  their  first  pastor.  Services  were  held  alternately  at  this  school- 
house  and  one  in  the  village.  Hines  Chamberlain  was  chosen  deacon. 
In  September  following  they  were  received  into  the  association  at  its  an- 
nual meeting  in  Sweden.  The  present  house  of  worship  was  erected  on 
Main  street,  on  the  eastern  limits  of  the  corporation,  on  land  now  owned 
by  E.  P.  Branch.  It  was  commenced  in  1823  and  completed  in  1829. 
In  1835  it  was  removed  to  Church  street  and  located  on  land  purchased 
of  Joshua  Lathrop.  In  May,  1841,  the  Baptist  Society  became  a  cor- 
porate body  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  statute,  under  the 
name  of  "  The  First  Baptist  Society  in  Le  Roy."  The  trustees  were 
elected  and  Austin  Phelps  made  president  of  the  board,  and  P.  M.  Smith, 
clerk.  In  June  of  this  year  the  land  was  deeded  by  John  Lathrop  to 
the  board  of  trustees.  A  parsonage  was  built  on  Wolcott  street  in  1858, 
at  a  cost  of  about  $i,8oo.  This  was  subsequently  exchanged  for  a  house 
on  Church  street,  near  the  church.  In  1881  this  was  rebuilt.  The 
•church  property,  including  parsonage,  is  valued  at  $10,500.  The  names 
of  pastors  in  the  order  of  their  service  are  Amos  Lampson,  E.  M.  Spen- 
cer. David  Morris,  John  Minor,  Barach  Beckwith,  Ely  Stone,  A.  Willey, 
John  Miller,  W.  I.  Cram,  Ichabod  Clark,  William  Hutchinson,  H.  Dan- 
iels, A.  C.  Barren,  D.  Moore,  O.  A.  F.  Spinning,  I.  Clark,  W.  F.  Basten, 
E.  P.  Brigham,  D.  D.  Reed,  A.  L.  Wilkinson,  C.  M.  Rupe,  and  O.  C. 
Kirkham,  the  latter  of  whom  came  in  1885.  The  present  number  of 
members  is  217. 


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The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. — The  most  reliable  information  we 
are  able  to  secure  points  to  the  fact  that   Rev.  James    Mitchell  was  the 
first  Methodist  minister  who  crossed  the  Genesee,  in  1809.      In  1813  the 
Clarence  circuit  included  Clarence,  Batavia,  Alexander,  Attica,  westerly 
to  Buffalo,  and  Bethany,  Warsaw,  and  adjoining  country.      Rev.  Zacha- 
riah    Paddock    came  to   this  circuit   in    18 19.      He  preached  at  Batavia, 
then  came  to  Alexander,  and  put  up  at  Father  Hawkins's.  The  first  class 
of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Le  Roy  was  formed  early  in 
1823,  by  Alfred  Morehouse,  who  came  here  from  New  Rochelle  late  in 
1822      The  members  of  the  class  were    Alfred    Morehouse  and  his  wife. 
Orange  Scott  and  wife,  Asenath  Judd,  John  Hoy,  Julia  Herrick,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  I.  Herrick,  Mrs.  Stanley.  Alanson  Stanley,  and    Henry  Goodenow. 
The  church  was  legally  organized  in  1828.      It  was  included  in  Caledonia 
circuit.     The  first  preacher  was   Micah  Seager,  and   Goodwin  Stoddard, 
presiding  elder.      Services  were   held   once   in   two  weeks  in  the  school- 
house   east  of  the   village,  and   so   continued  until  1829,  when  the  first 
brick  church  was  built  and  occupied,  being  dedicated  by  Bishop  Roberts. 
The  cost  of  the  building  was  $950.      In   1882  efforts  began  towards  ad- 
ditional church  facilities,  and   Rev.  M.  C.  Dean,  with  the  aid  of  George 
W.  Dutton,  secured  financial  aid  toward  purchasing  the  present  parson- 
age, it  being  a  necessary  step   for   room   for   the  proposed   new  church. 
The  interior  of  the  old    church  was   burned   out   by  fire  in  1884,  which 
hastened    the   movement  for  a  new  building,  and   in    1885  pledges  were 
obtained   sufficient  to  warrant  contracts  being  made.     The  corner-stone 
was  laid  in  May  of  the  same  year.     The  beautiful  stone  edifice,  the  finest  in 
Western    New  York  outside  of  the  cities,  was  completed   in    1886,  at  a 
cost  of  over  $25,000,  by  the  diligent   and   faithful   efforts  of  the  pa.stor,. 
Rev.  G.  H.  Dryer.      It  has  a   seating   capacity  of  450  persons,  and    the 
Sunday-school  of  400,  and   is   heated   by  steam.      The   handsome    rose 
window  is  a  memorial  to  Rev.  Daniel  Anderson,  who  was  born  in  1795 
and  died  in  1886.      He  received  a  license  to  exhort  in  181 7,  and  to  preach 
in  1827.      He   moved  to  Le  Roy  in  1823,  and    was   for   over  60  years  a 
devoted  worker  in  the  church.      Another  window  is  a  memorial  to  Will- 
iam Le  Roy  Bishop,  a  true  friend  and  generous  benefactor.      The  pastors 
have    been    as   follows:     1823,   Micah    Seager;    1824,  J.    Hustes;    1825 
C.  V.  Adgate;    1827,  W.  Hoag  ;    1829,   S.    Madison;    1830,  R.   Parker; 
1831,  M.  Seager;    1832,  S.  Mattison  ;    1833.  R.  L.   Waite  ;    1834,   L.   B. 
Castle;    1835.  I.  Chamberlyne  ;    1836.  G.  Osband  ;    1837-38,  J.  Latimer; 
1839-40,    P.  E.    Brown;    1841,   D.   D.  Buck;    1842,    M.    Seager;    1843, 
P.  Woodworth  ;    1844-45,  A.  Steele;    1846-47,  C.  C.  Houghton;    1848- 
49,  R.  L.  Waite  ;    1850,  H.  R.  Smith  ;    185  1-52,  J.  M.  Fuller  ;    1853-54, 
A.  P.  Ripley;    1855,  S.  C.   Clark;    1856-57,  J.   McEwen  ;    1858,  G.   De 
Lamatyr;    1859-60,  P.  R.  Stover;    1861-62,  E.  A.  Rice;    1863,  C.  Shel- 
ling;    1864-66,   K.    D.    Nettleton  ;    1867-69,    P.    R.   Stover;     1870-71, 
W.    S.    Tuttle;     1872,   J.    Hartwell ;     187^,  J.    Morrow;    1874-75.  J.   B. 
Wentworth;    1876,  R.  F.  Kay;    i877-78,''R.  C.  Brownlee  ;    1879,  K.  P. 


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Jervis;    1880-82,  M.  C.  Dean;    1883-85,  G.  H.  Dryer;    1 880-89,  W.  C. 
Wilbor. 

5/.  Peter's  Catholic  Church. — Early  in  the  spring  of  1849  Rev.  Falher 
Edward  Dillon  came  to  the  village,  finding  but  few  families  within  its  lim- 
its, but  in  the  town  quite  a  number  desiring  the  ministratic>ns  of  the 
church.  The  nucleus  of  a  congregation  was  thus  obtained  and  mass  was 
said  in  the  old  "Round-house,"  on  the  site  of  the  present  Universalist 
Church.  Services  were  held  monthly  thereafter  at  the  house  of  Dennis 
Butler.  Bishop  Timon  made  his  first  visit  in  July  of  the  same  year.  In 
September  Father  Dillon  purchased  a  lot  on  Pleasant  street  and  erected 
a  wooden  church  thereon,  in  which  mass  was  celebrated  on  the  Christmas 
night  following.  Father  Dillon  continued  his  ministrations  until  Octo- 
ber, 1850.  From  the  time  of  his  leaving  till  the  coming  of  Rev.  Francis 
O'Farrell  the  congregation  was  served  by  Rev.  Fathers  Fitzpatrick  and 
Moloney.  Rev.  Francis  O'Farrell  was  in  charge  from  October,  1852,  to 
1856.  He  gave  the  congregation  two  services  a  month,  and  enlarged  the 
church  to  meet  the  increased  attendance.  Batavia  and  Attica  churches 
were  also  under  Father  O'Farrell's  charge.  Father  Brown  succeeded  him 
for  a  short  period.  He  was  followed  by  Father  F.  McGlew,  who  was  here 
from  1857  to  i860.  He  officiated  three  Sundays  instead  of  two,  and 
opened  a  school  in  the  basement  of  the  church  To  meet  the  increased 
attendance  he  bought  a  lot  on  Myrtle  street  (now  owned  by  the  Free 
Methodist  Church).  In  i860  Rev.  Father  Thomas  Cunningham  took 
charge.  He  gave  service  every  Sunday,  paid  for  the  property  on  Myrtle 
street,  bought  eight  acres  of  ground  on  Exchange  street,  and  laid  out 
what  is  known  as  St.  Francis's  Cemetery,  and  greatly  enlarged  the  church 
accommodations,  besides  starting  a  fund  for  a  new  church,  that  being 
necessary  owing  to  the  rapid  growth  of  his  congregation.  In  December, 
1868,  the  congregation  was  raised  to  the  status  of  a  parish,  and  Rev. 
Daniel  De  Lacy  Moore  was  appointed  the  first  resident  pastor.  He  took 
up  the  work  of  his  predecessor,  in  preparing  for  increased  accommoda- 
tions, by  purchasing  a  lot  on  Lake  street  and  preparing  plans  for  a  church,, 
which  has  resulted  in  the  present  large  edifice,  60x148  feet,  built  at  a  total 
cost  of  $29,000.  Father  Moore  was  not  permitted  to  witness  the  result 
of  his  efforts,  for  he  died  in  January,  1871.  Father  L.  Vanderpool,  who 
was  assistant  to  Father  Cunningham  in  1866-67,  came  here  in  December, 
1870,  and  after  two  years  of  earnest,  devoted  work,  aided  by  a  hard  work- 
ing and  generous  congregation,  finished  the  beautiful  stone  edifice  in 
which  they  now  worship.  It  was  dedicated  in  December,  1873,  by  Rt. 
Rev,  St.  V.  Ryan,  bishop  of  Buffalo.  To  the  cost  of  the  church  edifice 
is  to  be  added  an  outlay  of  nearly  $9,000  to  furnish  it  with  the  necessary- 
apparatus.  There  remains  an  indebtedness  of  $7,000  on  the  church.  In 
addition  to  their  church  and  parsonage  the  congregation  of  St.  Peter's  own 
a  cemetery,  which  is  steadily  enlarged  and  improved  in  keeping  with  their 
needs  and  means.  On  Monday,  September  2,  1889,  the  new  parochial 
school-house  was  opened,  under  the  charge  of  three  teachers,  with  an  at- 
tendance of  120  scholars.      The  congregation  numbers  1,300  souls. 


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The  Universalist  Society  was  organized  in  1831.  They  held  meetings 
in  the  "  Round-  house,"  which  many  citizens  will  remember  as  an  old  land- 
mark of  the  village  for  a  number  of  years.  The  first  services  preached  by 
any  clergyman  of  this  denomination  was  by  Rev.  Nathaniel  Stacy,  in  181 2, 
who  died  in  Pennsylvania.  Among  the  early  ministers  after  the  forma- 
tion of  the  society  were  Tomlinson,  Knapp,  Kelsey,  Peck,  Brayton,  and 
•others.  In  1858  Rev.  Charles  Cravens  was  chosen  pastor  and  reorgan- 
ized the  society.  Under  his  ministration  they  purchased  the  old  "Round- 
house "  and  caused  to  be  erected  on  its  site  the  present  commodious 
edifice  at  a  cost  of  $8,000.  Twenty- six  members  participated  in  this  or- 
ganization, the  officers  being  H.  A.  Olmsted,  G.  D.  Crofoot,  John  Thwing, 
Alba  Paul,  and  Henry  Steuber  ;  A.  T.  Drake  was  treasurer,  and  S.  Y . 
Gibbs,  clerk.  The  number  of  members  at  this  tmie  is  5  i,  under  the  pas- 
torship of  Rev.  C.  L.  Haskell.  The  present  valuation  of  the  property  is 
$5,000.  The  seating  capacity  of  the  church  is  250.  Mrs.  Olive  Haaze, 
who  died  in  1881,  left  a  legacy  of  $6,700  to  the  church,  on  condition 
that  services  are  held  regularly  for  10  years  from  the  time  of  her  death. 
Rev.  F.  M.  Gibbs  succeeded  Rev.  Cravens,  and  he  was  followed  by  Revs. 
C.  H.  Button,  G.  W.  Powell,  E.  W.  Fuller,  M.  L.  Hewitt,  H.  B.  Howell, 
J.  Y.  Gates,  De  W.  Lamphere.  M.  D.  Shumway,  and  C.  L.  Haskell. 

Machpelah  Cemetery  ^  is  the  name  bestowed  upon  a  beautiful  plat  of 
ground,  of  about  25  acres  in  extent,  on  North  street,  north  of  the  rail- 
roads. The  ground  was  originally  bought  by  Messrs.  George  W.  Blod- 
gett,  Abial  Robertson,  and  Chauncey  L.  Olmsted,  who  held  it  for  several 
years  and  sold  lots  enough  to  reimburse  them  for  their  outlay.  It  was 
transferred  to  the  Cemetery  Association  at  the  time  of  its  incorporation, 
April  30,  1873,  by  Francis  C.  Lathrop,  Lucius  N.  Bangs,  Henry  H. 
Olmsted,  Augustus  L.  Tryon,  William  D.  Olmsted  and  Abial  Robert- 
son. The  grounds  are  upon  an  elevation,  and  are  beautifully  laid  out 
with  an  excellent  taste  displayed  in  adapting  new  ideas  to  the  laying  out 
and  beautifying  of  burial  plots,  which  is  worthy  of  imitation.  It  is  pleas- 
ant to  note  the  affectionate  regard  bestowed  in  finding  room  for  the  re- 
mains of  so  many  old  and  honored  residents  of  the  village,  thus  associat- 
ing their  memories  with  those  of  later  days.  Attention  is  being  attracted 
and  encouragement  given  to  the  endowment  of  lots,  whereby  the  plots 
can  be  assured  of  perpetual  care  and  attention.  Some  $800  in  such 
funds  have  already  been  invested  in  good  mortgage  securities,  and  it  is 
hoped  that  an  increased  interest  will  be  manifested  in  this  direction.  The 
chapel  fund  has  the  sum  of  $900  securely  invested,  of  which  the  num  of 
$800  was  the  legacy  of  Mrs.  D.  P.  Mirl.  The  endow  ment  fund  of  the 
cemetery  is  to  be  augmented  by  a  legacy  from  Mrs.  Olive  Haaze.  The 
present  officers  are  William  Huyck,  president;  F.  C.  Lathrop,  secretary 
and  treasurer.  The  trustees  are  William  Huyck,  N.  B.  Keeney,  L.  G. 
Paul,  E.  Rogerson,  George  W.  Cook,  and  F.  C.  Lathrop 

Of  the  other  places  of  interment  in  and  about  Le  Roy  the  old  bury- 

1  By  Rev.  Samuel  Hanson  Cox. 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  497 


ing-ground  east  of  the  village  is  worthy  of  mention.  It  was  opened  in 
1 801.  Most  of  the  early  pioneers  were  buried  there.  That  on  Clay 
street,  called  the  Presbyterian  burying- ground,  is  the  next  oldest,  and  the 
Episcopal  burying- ground  on  Church  street  is  next.  The  one  at  Fort 
Hill  also  contains  the  remains  of  many  old  residents. 

Free  Masonry} — On  January  7,  181 5,  a  dispensation  was  granted  to 
Orange  Risdon,  James  Ganson,  Levi  Farnham,  Hugh  Murphy,  Salmon 
Butler,  Levi  Beardsley,  Elisha  Severance,  Thomas  Tufts,  John  Gilbert, 
Frederick  Fitch,  Daniel  Biddlecome,  John  Richards,  and  Paul  E.  Day  to 
organize  and  open  a  lodge  of  Free  Masons  under  the  name  of  "  Le  Roy 
Lodge."  Orange  Risdon  was  the  first  worshipful  master;  James  Gan- 
son, senior  warden  ;  and  Levi  Farnham,  junior  warden.  The  first  meet- 
ing was  held  February  16,  18 1 5,  and  on  March  8,  181  5,  Daniel  Le  Barron 
was  the  first  candidate  initiated.  A  charter  or  warrant  was  subsequently 
granted  by  the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  June  ii,  18 16,  under  the  style 
and  number  of  Le  Roy  Lodge,  No.  260.  For  the  succeeding  1 1  years 
it  maintained  a  prosperous  career,  and  during  that  time  acquired  a  mem- 
bership of  about  I  50  Masons.  The  unfortunate  "  Morgan  episode  "  then 
occurred,  and  produced  a  local  explosion  of  public  and  private  opinion. 
The  village  of  Le  Roy  was  in  the  vortex.  Some  of  the  best  citizens,  ■ 
who  were  also  members  of  the  fraternity,  were  divided  in  sentiment  as  to 
the  perpetrators  of  the  alleged  outrages,  and  quite  a  number  of  them 
openly  renounced  further  continuance  with  the  institution.  Several 
public  meetings  and  antagonistic  conventions  were  subsequently  held, 
and  the  culmination  of  circumstances  resulted  in  the  complete  collapse 
of  Le  Roy  Lodge,  No.  260,  by  the  surrender  of  its  warrant  to  the  Grand 
Lodge  on  September  19,  1827. 

For  nearly  a  score  of  years  Le  Roy  then  enjoyed  an  uninterrupted 
Masonic  slumber,  and  no  attempt  whatever  was  made  towards  any  sort 
of  fraternal  assemblage  or  reorganization.  Every  cycle  of  time,  how- 
ever, always  brings  more  or  less  change  in  public  opinion.  Many  pro- 
nounced opponents  had  either  removed  elsewhere  or  died.  The  crisis 
was  over,  and  a  healthy  reaction  followed  and  wiped  out  the  previous  an- 
tipathy against  secret  societies.  In  the  adjoining  towns  of  Bethany  and 
Attica  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  No.  39,  had  maintained  only  a  nominal 
existence.  Its  condition  was  paralytic,  sickly,  and  intensely  feeble  ;  in 
fact  a  mere  skeleton  ;  but  at  this  juncture  Lucius  Parks,  William  Sheldon, 
Azor  Curtis,  Thomas  C.  Ladd,  Consider  Warner,  Orator  H.  Kendall, 
Daniel  Biddlecome,  and  one  or  two  others,  who  had  always  adhered  to 
the  fraternity,  succeeded  in  having  it  removed  from  Attica  to  Le  Roy, 
and  this  change  of  climate  and  membership  brought  both  health  and  life 
to  Masonry  in  this  town. 

On  January  27,  1847,  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  No.  39,  held  its  first  meet- 
ing in  the  village  of  Le  Roy,  under  the  mastership  of  Wor.  Bro.  Lucius 
Parks,  and  at  the  next  meeting  (February  24,  1847)  Patrick  Hassett  was 


J  By  David  Seaver. 


498  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


the  first  candidate  initiated.  Following  that  date  for  more  than  42  years 
the  membership  has  been  increased  by  the  healthy  addition  of  several 
hundred  of  the  very  best  residents  of  Le  Roy  and  vicinity.  Of  course 
many  changes  have  occurred  by  deaths,  removals,  etc.,  and  the  limits  of 
a  gazetteer  sketch  preclude  entering  into  a  detailed  account  of  the  vari- 
ous public  ceremonials  incident  to  its  history.  Its  activity,  however,  has 
been  continuous.  Its  charities  have  been  bountiful,  and  with  its  present 
good  sized  membership  and  healthy  treasury  no  reasonable  doubt  can 
exist  that  Olive  Branch  Lodge  will  ever  cease  in  the  work  of  brotherly 
benevolence.  The  following  are  the  officers  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge  for 
1890:  W.  M.,  Harry  H.  Falkner;  S.  W.,  Walter  H.  Smith  ;  J.  W.,  Frank 
Darrow  ;  treasurer,  Charles  N.  Vicary  ;  secretary,  Henry  Steuber  ;  S.  D., 
Rev.  Pierre  Gushing;  J.  D.,  John  N.  Champion  ;  S.  M.  C,  Fred  T.  Wil- 
cox; J.  M.  C,  John  C.  Ross;  marshal.  Dr.  S.  W.  Skinner;  tiler,  Cyrus 
W.  Walker;  finance  committee,  S.  F.  Curtiss,  William  Huyck,  and 
C.  F.  Bissell. 

Any  resume  of  Masonry  in  Le  Roy  would  be  incomplete  without  men- 
tion of  R.  W.  John  R.  Anderson.  To  that  gentleman  more  than  any 
other  living  resident  of  Le  Roy  belongs  the  credit  of  its  present  prosperity. 
As  the  immediate  successor  of  Lucius  Parks  be  brought  brains,  zeal,  and 
administrative  ability  to  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  and  for  18  years  (16  con- 
tinuously, the  longest  service  of  any  Mason  in  the  State)  Brother  Anderson 
was  its  W.  M.  and  presiding  officer,  having  initiated,  passed,  and  raised 
328  members  therein  during  the  time.  His  life-long  love  for  the  brother- 
hood has  been  unabated.  His  many  public  addresses  and  contributions 
to  the  literature  of  Free  Masonry  have  always  been  of  a  high  order  and 
rank  among  the  ablest  contributions  to  Masonry,  and  his  official  services 
to  the  craft  produced  good  results  everywhere.  His  various  terms  of  office 
outnumber  any  one  in  Western  New  York.  His  well-known  administra- 
tive ability  brought  Olive  Branch  Lodge  from  obscurity  to  prominence, 
and  gave  it  a  fame  as  extended  as  are  the  limits  of  the  State,  and  he  was 
second  to  none  in  his  devotion  to  the  fraternity.  As  district  deputy  grand 
master  he  exercised  supervision  over  Genesee,  Wyoming,  Monroe,  Orleans, 
and  Livingston  counties  for  six  years;  as  past  junior  grand  warden  of 
the  Grand  Lodge  of  the  State  of  New  York  his  well  earned  reputation  is 
widely  known  throughout  the  commonwealth  ;  as  grand  steward  of  the 
Grand  Lodge  his  work  was  most  efficient  and  equally  compensating  to  the 
craft ;  as  deputy  grand  lecturer  his  work  has  been  of  the  highest  order 
and  benefit  to  the  brethren.  He  has  also  acceptably  filled  the  office 
of  assistant  grand  lecturer  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  the  State  of  New  York. 
He  revived  R  lyal  Arch  Masonry  at  Le  Roy  after  a  struggle  of  seven 
years,  and  restored  it  to  its  pristine  eminence  by  organizing  Le  Roy  Chap- 
ter, No.  183.  and  was  appointed  its  first  high  priest  and  served  contin- 
uously for  nine  years.  He  was  petitioning  member  of  Batavia  Encamp- 
ment of  Knights  Templars,  and  was  appointed  its  first  generalissimo.  As 
sovereign  grand  inspector  of  33  in  the   Scottish  Rite  he  has  acquired  the 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  499 


highest  Masonic  distinction  ever  obtained  by  any  resident  of  Genesee 
County;  and  "  that  long  may  he  hve  "  is  the  earnest  desire  of  his  many 
friends. 

The  semi-centennial  celebration  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge  was  celebrated 
at  Starr  Hall,  June  22,  1 870,  followed  by  a  banquet  at  Central  Hall,  where 
1,000  persons  were  fed  at  the  tables.  Visiting  brethren  from  different 
parts  of  the  State  took  part  in  the  ceremonies.  W.  S.  Brown,  the  wor- 
shipful master  of  the  lodge,  delivered  the  historical  sketch,  and  R.  W. 
John  R.  Anderson  the  principal  address.  A  poem,  written  for  the  occasion 
by  William  H.  C.  Hosmer,  of  Avon,  was  also  delivered  by  that  gentleman. 

Le  Roy  Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  No.  183,  was  organized  pursuant 
to  and  by  virtue  of  a  dispensation  duly  issued  under  the  hand  and  seal  of 
the  most  excellent  Royal  Arch  Chapter  of  the  State  of  New  York,  for 
that  purpose,  bearing  date  of  the  12th  day  of  December,  A.  D.  1864,  and 
granted  upon  the  petition  of  and  directed  to  companions.  John  R.  An- 
derson was  to  be  first  high  priest;  Comp.  C.  Fitch  Bissell,  first  king; 
and  Comp.  Marcus  L.  Babcock.  first  scribe  ;  and  to  companions  John 
Butterfield,  William  Sheldon,  Lucius  Parks,  Consider  Warner,  Orator  H. 
Kendall,  Albert  Brewster,  William  Barnett,  Nelson  Thayer,  William  M. 
Irish,  Charles  Cravens,  Thomas  C.  Ladd,  William  M.  Tompkins,  Robert 
F.  Stage,  and  Robert  McKay,  petitioners.  Of  these  petitioners  com- 
panions Anderson  and  Bissell  are  the  only  ones  left  in  Le  Roy.  Henry 
Moody,  D.  J.  Bissell,  and  Frank  Darrow  are  the  principal  officers  for 
1890. 

Royal  Arcanum  received  its  charter  in  April,  1882,  with  20  charter 
members.  There  are  at  present  33  members,  and  it  is  in  a  flourishing 
condition.  The  '  present  officers  are  Dr.  Skinner,  regent ;  G.  Strobel, 
V.  R.;  E.  J.  Rumsey,  secretary  ;  John  Anderson,  col.;  and  T.  B.  Tuttle, 
treasurer. 

Hope  Lodge,  No.  76,  A.  O.  U.  W.,  was  opened  in  Le  Roy  in  March, 
1877,  with  about  30  charter  members.  The  present  number  is  57,  show- 
ing a  steady  increase.  Its  officers  are  I.  C.  Mason,  P.  M.;  L.  Sellinger, 
M.  W.;  M.  A.  Merritt,  fin.;  R.  M.  Dillon,  O.;  A.  K.  Drury,  recording 
secretary  ;   A.  Harsch,  financial  secretary  ;   D.  E.  Curtiss,  recorder. 

Charity  Lodge,  No.  53,  E.  Q.  M.  A.,  was  organized  in  1879.  The 
first  officers  were  A.  L.  Tompkins,  president ;  L.  G.  Paul,  P.  P.;  E.  D. 
Shepard,  V.  P.;  S.  A.  Ball,  treasurer  ;  F.  A.  Steuber,  financial  secre- 
tary;  and  John  Wiss,  recording  secretary.  There  were  about  35  charter 
members  ;  there  are  now  about  40  members.  The  present  officers  are 
Harry   H.  Falkner,  P.  P.;   L.  Sellinger,  V.  P.;   F.  A.   Steuber,   treasurer; 

E.  D.  Shepard,  secretary  ;   and  Rev.  Pierre  Gushing,  trustee. 
Knights  of  Labor,  No.  9,647,  was  first  started  here  about  1886.   ft  has 

had  a  membership  of  over  100,  but  now  has  only  40. 

St.  Patrick's  T.  A.  S.,  No.  275,  incorporated  in  1869,  has  55  active 
members.      Its   officers   are    F.  J.  Kemp,  president;   O.  Foughey,  V.  P.; 

F.  Hoy.  recording  secretary  ;  F.  Tulley,  financial  secretary  ;  H.  Coyle, 
corresponding   secretary  ;  W.  H.  Brown,  treasurer  ;    C.  Leahy,  marshal. 


500  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

Branch  72,  C.  M.  B.  A. — The  present  officers  are  as  follows:  Presi- 
dent, Owen  Foughey  ;  first  vice-president,  W.  H.  Brown  ;  second  vice- 
president,  Richard  Holland;  secretary,  Thomas  M.  Burns;  assistant 
secretary,  Thomas  H.  Linsler;  financial  secretary,  John  Martin;  treas- 
urer, John  Maloney  ;  marshal,  Peter  Coleman  ;  guard,  Peter  Cain  ;  trus- 
tees, Thomas  H.  Murnan,  M.  MuUer;  representative  to  Grand  Council, 
James  L.  Morris ;  alternate,  William  Elmore ;  spiritual  adviser.  Rev. 
L.  W.  Vandepoel. 

Staunton  Post,  No.  396,  G.  A.  R.,  was  organized  September  6,  1883, 
by  the  resident  surviving  members  of  the  late  war.  The  present  officers 
are  M.  P.  Pierson,  commander;  D.  E.  Curtis,  S.  V.  C;  W.  H.  Brown, 
J.  V.  C;  James  Morton,  Y.  M.;  Louis  Barr,  surgeon  ;  E.  J.  Niles,  chap- 
lain. 

Royal  Templars  of  Temperance. — The  present  officers  are  S.  H.  Mur- 
dock,  counsel ;  Mrs.  A.  Paul,  vice-counsel  ;  and  C.  L.  Carlton,  chap- 
lain. 

The  Le  Roy  Gas  Light  Company  was  organized  in  July,  i860,  with  a 
paid  in  capital  of  $25,000.  Nathan  Randall  was  chosen  president  ; 
P.  H.  Agan,  treasurer  ;  and  C.  M.  Randall,  secretary  and  superintend- 
ent. L.  M.  Bangs  and  C.  L.  Olmsted  were  among  the  first  organi- 
zers. At  first  only  12  street  lamps  were  put  up;  five  years  ago  there 
were  48  ;  now  there  are  122.  There  are  about  five  and  a-half  miles  of 
pipe  laid.  The  same  company  controls  the  electric  light  plant  now  in 
operation.  The  officers  of  the  company  are  D.  J.  Bissell,  president ; 
M.  P.  Lampson,  secretary  and  treasurer  ;  John  C.  Bissell,  superintend- 
ent. 

TJie  fire  department. —  The  old  method  of  extinguishing  fires  by 
means  of  buckets,  distributed  among  the  villagers,  who  kept  them  on 
hand  for  use,  was  superseded  in  1834  by  a  veritable  (piano)  engine, 
operated  by  two  cranks,  one  on  either  side,  turned  by -hand  ;  this  in  turn 
was  succeeded  by  a  Silsby  (break)  engine,  costing  perhaps  $250.  Up 
to  this  time,  about  1850,  there  was  a  semblance  of  organization  ;  but  on 
February  8,  185  I,  the  department  was  formed  and  organized,  with  John 
W.  Shedd,  chief;  John  G.  Barber,  first  assistant;  and  A.  O.  Comstock, 
secretary.  The  department  at  present  consists  of  three  companies  :  one 
chemical,  one  hose,  and  one  hook  and  ladder  company,  whose  chief  is 
John  Wiss  ;  first  assistant,  T.  W.  Larkin  ;  second  assistant,  W.  P.  Ran- 
dall ;   secretary,  S.  F.  Comstock. 

The  Firemen's  Benevolent  Association  was  chartered  in  1 851,  and 
consists  of  the  active  members  of  the  fire  department.  Its  first  officers 
were  John  W.  Shedd,  president ;  A.  D.  Lampkins,  vice-president ;  J.  H. 
Lenfii  secretary  ;  and  J.  J.  Tompkins,  treasurer.  This  association  is  sup- 
ported by  a  two  per  cent,  tax,  authorized  by  the  legislature,  upon  non- 
resident insurance  companies  doing  business  in  the  State.  The  associa- 
tion has  a  fund  of  over  $4,000  invested  in  bonds  and  mortgages,  and  a 
contingent   fund   of  $300  in  the  bank.      In    February,  1889,  the  sum  of 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  50 1 


$160  was  given  to  each  company.  The  present  officers  are  S.  P.  Hooker, 
president;  F.  L.  B.  Taft,  vice-president;  John  Wiss,  treasurer;  and 
F.  M.  Comstock,  secretary. 

The  chief  engineer  of  the  fire  department  is  John  Wiss ;  first  assistant, 
Frank  Seiz;  second  assistant,  W.  P.  Randall;  and  there  are  about  70 
active  members. 

Fires. — There  is  scarcely  a  business  house  in  Le  Roy  village  that  is 
not  reared  over  the  ashes  of  its  predecessor.  In  an  old  file  of  the  Gazette 
is  this  startling  announcement :  "  Destructive  Fire  in  Le  Roy — all  the 
Business  Portions  in  Ruins."  At  3  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  January 
I7>  1855,  a  fire  broke  out  in  an  old  wooden  building  occupied  by  Grum- 
mon  and  Pinney,  by  the  former  as  the  printing  office  of  the  Genesee 
Herald.  Mr.  Pinney  was  a  tobacconist.  The  fire  spread  both  ways  till 
everything  between  Drake's  grocery  and  Mill  street  was  consumed.  The 
loss  was  estimated  at  $100,000,  and  among  the  sufferers  were  Barton  & 
Olmsted,  Browning  &  Kelsey,  Samson  &  Elmore,  Foreman  &  Sons,  James 
Annin,  Hascall  &  Bangs,  Olmsted  and  Adams,  This  was  the  largest 
fire  that  has  ever  visited  Le  Roy.  It  was  14  years  before  another 
really  large  one  occurred.  In  1869  a  fire  broke  out  in  the  rear  part  of 
Mr.  Steuber's  cabinet  shop.  Eighteen  buildings  in  all  were  destroyed, 
all  those  between  the  old  town  hall  and  Mr.  Maloney's  grocery  being 
burned.  The  latter  was  afterwards  torn  down  to  make  room  for  new 
buildings.  Le  Roy  has  lost  few  of  its  dwelling  places  by  fire.  The 
Bacon  Place  and  the  Shayer  house  are  recalled.  In  the  summer  of  1875 
the  Starr  block  was  burned,  and  with  an  adjacent  block,  stores,  offices, 
the  public  library,  which  cost  so  much  noble  labor,  and  old  Starr  Hall 
with  its  host  of  memories. 

Newspapers. — In  the  early  settlement  the  first  newspapers  published 
were  the  Ontario  Gazette  and  Western  Repository,  and  were  issued  from 
Canandaigua  in  1804.  The  mail  was  brought  on  horseback  once  a  fort- 
night by  Phineas  P.  Bates,  the  mail  carrier  between  Canandaigua  and 
Fort  Niagara.  His  horn  was  hailed  with  great  delight  by  the  settlers. 
Previous  to  the  establishment  of  the  mail  route  letters  had  to  be  sent  by 
private  hands.     John  Metcalf  succeeded  Mr.  Bates. 

The  Le  Roy  Gazette  was  commenced  in  1826  by  I.  O.  Balch.  It  was 
a  four- page  (13x21)  sheet,  with  four  columns  to  the  page.  At  that  time 
the  village  was  very  small,  and  while  business  was  brisk  the  merchants 
had  not  been  initiated  into  the  benefits  of  advertising,  and  consequently 
the  income  from  a  paper  was  limited,  Mr.  Balch's  successors  in  the 
paper  were  in  the  following  order :  Starr  &  Hotchkiss,  D.  D.  Ward, 
Richard  Hollister,  Rufus  Robertson,  F.  Goodrich,  Hon.  S.  M.  Gates, 
Martin  O.  Coe,  and  Cyrus  Thompson,  The  latter,  in  1840,  sold  to  C  B. 
Thomson,  who  was  editor  and  proprietor  for  44  years.  In  May,  1885, 
Messrs.  Marcellus  &  Hand  bought  out  Mr.  Thomson,  and  in  September, 
1887,  G.  E.  Marcellus  became,  and  is  now,  sole  owner. 

George  E.  Marcellus  was  born   in    Monroe  County,  and  came  to  Le 

32 


502  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Roy  in  1877.  His  father,  George  W.  Marcellus,  was  a  minister.  De- 
siring to  engage  in  newspaper  work  George  E.  entered  the  office  of  the 
Courier,  and  was  for  some  time  local  editor  of  that  paper.  Upon  the 
retirement  of  Mr.  Thomson  from  the  Gazette  he,  in  company  with  Mr. 
Hand,  assumed  control  of  that  paper,  enlarged  it  one  column,  introduced 
new  features,  and  notably  increased  the  circulation.  For  the  past  two 
years  Mr.  Marcellus  has  been  the  sole  proprietor  of  the  paper.  He  has 
enlarged  his  facilities  for  job  and  press  work,  and  fitted  up  a  tasty  and 
convenient  office,  thus  making  his  a  model  establishment. 

Charles  Bartell  Thomson,  the  fourth  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah  Thom- 
son, was  born  in  Cohocton,  N.  Y.,  in  181 5.  At  the  age  of  15  years  he 
entered  Judge  Hovey's  office,  at  Mount  Morris,  to  learn  the  printers' 
trade.  After  a  time,  he  was  publisher  of  the  Livingston  County  Journal. 
In  1840  he  came  to  Le  Roy  from  Washington,  D.  C,  purchased  the 
Le  Roy  Gazette,  and  at  the  time  of  his  decease  was  the  oldest  continual 
editor  in  Western  New  York.  Mr.  Thomson  was  a  man  of  decided 
opinions.  For  50  years  he  was  a  strong  supporter,  first  of  the  Whig 
party  and  then  of  the  Republican  party,  from  which  his  paper  never 
swerved  or  changed.  During  this  period  he  was  ever  a  strong  advocate 
of  temperance  and  good  order,  as  well  as  of  all  improvements  for  the 
growth  and  prosperity  of  the  place.  He  died  at  Le  Roy  in  1887,  at  the 
age  of  72  years,  leaving  a  widow,  Sarah  H.,  who  survived  him  only  a 
few  months,  and  a  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  was  married  to  a  Mr.  Brown, 
a  lawyer,  formerly  of  Binghamton,  N.  Y.,  and  now  a  resident  of  Le  Roy, 
on  the  Thomson  homestead.  Mr.  Brown  is  a  practitioner  in  the  city  of 
Buffalo. 

There  were  other  papers  which  had  a  short  life.  O.  A.  Brownson, 
afterwards  in  high  repute  among  the  Roman  Catholics  for  his  religiou^i 
journal,  published  in  Boston,  was  the  editor  of  the  Genesee  Republican 
and  Herald  of  Reform  in  1829,  an  agrarian  and  infidel  paper.  In  1844 
Edward  Bliss  established,  and  for  two  or  three  years  conducted,  the  Le 
Roy  Conner.  In  1854  William  C.  Grummond  cofnmenced  the  Genesee 
Herald,  and  in  April,  1857,  Thomas  B.  Tufts  the  Le  Roy  Advertiser,  dis- 
continuing it  in  July,  1858.      All  of  the   latter  had  but  a  brief  existence. 

The  Le  Roy  Times  was  established  in  Le  Roy  in  June,  1881,  by 
Charles  Morgan  and  his  son,  Frank  H.  Morgan,  the  latter  having  smce 
that  time  managed  both  newspaper  and  job  office.  The  paper  is  a 
weekly  of  eight- page  form,  and  48  columns,  pasted  and  trimmed,  and 
the  job  department  has  a  city  equipment  of  type,  with  steam-power 
presses.  In  1886  the  Le  Roy  Times  Company,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$10,000,  was  incorporated,  Charles  Morgan  being  made  president,  and 
F.  H.  Morgan,  secretary  and  manager  of  the  office.  Manager  Morgan 
was  born  in  Le  Roy  in  1852,  prepared  for  college  at  Phillips  Academy, 
Exeter,  N.  H.,  and  graduated  in  1876  from  Harvard  College,  Mass. 
During  the  next  year  he  was  an  editorial  writer  for  various  papers,  was. 
one  of  the  editorial  staff"  of  the  Buffalo  Courier,  but  giving  up  this  posi- 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  503 


tion,  owing  to  impaired  health,  he,  in  1878,  bought  an  interest  in  the  In- 
dex at  Meadville,  Pa.,  where  he  remained  over  three  years.  He  came 
thence  to  Le  Roy  to  establish  the  Times,  in  a  field  then  already  covered 
by  two  newspapers.  He  succeeded  in  creating  a  demand  for  such  a  live 
weekly  chronicle  of  news  as  has  been  developed  by  his  excellent  tact  and 
management. 

The  Genesee  Conner,  published  by  George  M.  Howe,  and  now  com- 
pleting its  20th  volume,  was  started  in  1870  as  a  straight  out  and  out 
Democrat  organ  for  the  people  in  this  aYid  Livingston  County.  The  is- 
suing of  this  publication  at  that  time  was  rendered  possible  by  an  ardent 
admirer  of  the  editor  and  proprietor  ;  thus  a  beginning  was  made  under 
very  favorable  circumstances,  and  the  publication  has  been  kept  up  to 
this  time  without  any  diminution  in  the  spirit  which  prompted  it,  nor  loss 
in  circulation.  George  M.  Howe,  the  editor  and  proprietor,  was  born  in 
Yorkshire,  Cattaraugus  County,  N.  Y.,  March  15,  1833,  and  came  here 
in  1849.  He  learned  the  trade  of  printer  with  Col.  William  Seaver 
(long  editor  of  the  Spirit  of-  the  Times  of  Batavia),  and  then  assisted  in- 
the  office  of  the  Le  Roy  Gazette,  while  C.  B  Thomson  was  in  charge  of 
that  paper.  From  that  office  he  gained  an  experience  which  fully  quali- 
fied him  in  becoming  the  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Courier.  Mr. 
Howe  has  identified  himself  with  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  vil- 
lage ;  has  held  the  office  of  trustee  for  five  years,  and  president  of  the 
board  for  two  years.  During  the  recent  agitation  regarding  the  intro- 
duction of  the  electric  light  in  the  village,  and  when  all  the  members  but 
he  resigned,  he  was  elected  president,  which  office  he  held  for  seven 
months,  and  was  the  only  member  during  that  time,  carrying  alone  the 
responsibilities  of  disbursements  for  the  corporation,  the  like  of  which 
had  never  been  done  before  in  any  town  in  the  State.  Mr.  Howe  mar- 
ried Isabella  Walker,  daughter  of  Andrew  Walker,  of  Scotch  ancestry, 

TJie  Bank  of  Le  Roy. — The  first  bank  organized  in  Le  Roy  was  De- 
cember 28,  1838,  under  the  name  of  the  Genesee  County  Bank.  Its  first 
board  of  directors  was  Israel  Rathbone,  M.  P.  Lampson,  John  Lent,, 
Elisha  Stanley.  Samuel  Skinner,  I.  N.  Stage,  A.  Wilcox,  Marshall  Smead', 
Lucius  Parks,  J.  C.  Ferris,  and  Noah  Starr.  Its  first  officers  were  Israel 
Rathbone,  president;  John  Lent,  vice-president;  M.  P.  Lampson,  cash- 
ier. Subsequently  M.  P.  Lampson  became  and  remained  for  several 
years  the  president  of  the  bank,  and  S.  T.  Howard,  cashier.  On  the  de- 
cease of  Mr.  Rathbone  D.  R  Bacon  was  chosen  a  director  to  represent 
his  estate.  Other  changes  occurred  among  the  directors,  among  them 
being  S.  B.  Skinner,  T.  Brown,  Warren  Fay,  and  R.  H.  Smith.  The 
bank  continued  to  do  a  successful  banking  business  under  the  supervision 
of  its  president,  Mr.  Lampson,  until  it  was  closed  and  merged  in  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Le  Roy,  in  January,  1864.  D.  R.  Bacon  is  the  sole 
survivor  of  the  old  bank  directors.  On  the  death  of  M.  P.  Lampson 
his  son  William  succeeded  him  as  president,  and  has  since  remained  at 
the  head  of  the  institution,  now  called  the  Bank  of  Le  Roy,  which  was 


504  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


chartered  July  I,  1889,  under  the  State  law.  Its  present  officers  are 
William  Lampson,  president ;  Butler  Ward,  cashier;  W.  C.  Dorman,  as- 
sistant cashier  ;  and  William  and  M.  P.  Lampson,  R.  Ballard,  Butler 
Ward,  and  John  Maloney,  directors. 

F.  C.  Lathrop  is  a  private  banker  of  Le  Roy,  where  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  that  business  for  many  years. 

Salt  interests — During  the  period  of  the  early  settlement  of  this  sec- 
tion, up  to  about  181 5,  when  the  hard  working  pioneers  were  striving  to 
make  homes  for  themselves,  when  no  luxuries  were  to  be  thought  of,  and 
their  means  limited,  one  of  the  necessities  then  (as  always)  was  salt,  which 
was  not  attainable  without  an  effort.  At  that  time,  with  wheat  only 
about  three  shillings  per  bushel,  and  salt  from  $10  to  $12  per  barrel,  it 
took  30  bushels  of  wheat  to  pay  for  one  barrel  of  salt,  that  commodity 
being  hauled  from  "  Onondaga  Salt  Springs,"  attended  with  great  expense. 
Little  did  the  settlers  in  early  times  dream  of  having  such  an  immense 
store  of  salt  beneath  them  as  to  make  the  value  of  one  bushel  of  wheat 
equivalent  to  a  barrel  of  salt.  And  yet  for  a  period  of  75  or  80  years, 
during  the  rapid  increase  in  growth  of  the  Genesee  country,  all  this  im- 
mense wealth  has  laid  dormant,  and  from  its  first  inception  in  1878  has 
only  attained  its  present  status  by  slow,  hard  stages,  with  periods  of  great 
discouragements,  ending  with  a  well-earned  measure  of  success. 

Salt  having  been  discovered  at  Wyoming  in  1878  some  of  the  leading 
citizens  of  Le  Roy,  believing  it  could  be  found  here,  were  induced, 
through  the  active  efforts  of  N.  B.  Keeney,  to  contribute  a  fund  of  $1,500 
to  test  the  enterprise.  The  above  named  gentleman  was  enabled  to  in- 
terest C.  M.  Everest,  of  Rochester,  in  the  undertaking,  and  with  the  guar- 
antee of  the  sum  just  mentioned  Mr.  Everest  assumed  the  responsibility 
of  the  work,  agreeing  to  bore  for  salt  to  the  Niagara  formation,  or  not  to 
exceed  1,000  feet  in  depth.  Mr.  Everest,  on  his  part,  was  anxious  to  dis- 
cover oil.  C.  B.  Matthews,  of  Wyoming,  was  engaged  by  Mr.  Everest  to 
look  after  his  interests.  He  secured  Mr.  Higley,  of  Bradford,  Pa.,  who  con- 
tracted to  drill  for  salt  or  oil.  A  beginning  was  made  December  4,  1878. 
In  February,  1879,  such  progress  had  been  made  that  gas  was  reached  at 
a  depth  of  500  feet,  and  also  brine,  which  came  up  with  such  force  as  to 
cover  the  derrick  with  water,  and,  freezing,  presented  a  grand  sight.  At 
this  stage  of  the  work,  for  some  unknown  reason,  Matthews  ceased  opera- 
tions, and,  abandoning  the  work,  demanded  payment  for  his  labors,  by 
the  advice  of  Mr.  Everest.  The  citizens  refused  to  accede  to  their  claims, 
on  the  ground  that  the  contract  had  not  been  carried  out.  A  long  liti- 
gation ensued,  extending  to  the  fall  of  1881,  when  Mr.  Everest,  ascer- 
taining he  had  been  deceived  by  Matthews,  made  a  proposition  to  the 
citizens  to  put  down  another  (No.  2)  well.  This  was  begun,  under  the 
superintendence  of  A.  E.  Miller,  by  Curtis  &  Whitaker,  with  John  Eyres 
representing  the  citizens.  In  this  venture  four  citizens  guaranteed  to  Mr. 
Everest  the  sum  of  $1,300  if  he  would  assume  all  other  risks.  This  sec- 
ond test-well  developed  brine  at  the  depth  of  615  feet  and  a  salt  vein  of 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  505 


20  to  25  feet,  and  so  satisfied  the  four  citizens  that  they  desired  to  make 
other  tests  with  Mr.  Everest,  but,  his  other  engagements  not  permitting  it, 
he  declined,  and  turned  over  his  interests  to  the  other  parties,  who  began 
cleaning  out  the  first  well,  which  they  found  to  be  plugged  with  iron  ob- 
structions. So  difficult  an  undertaking  did  this  prove  that  the  summer 
of  1882  was  occupied  in  that  work,  which  proved  very  expensive.  The 
idea,  up  to  this  time,  was  to  demonstrate  to  the  citizens  the  presence  of 
salt  in  this  locality,  seeing  that  the  Warsaw  experiments  had  proved  suc- 
cessful. 

Work  was  practically  abandoned  until  the  spring  of  1883,  when,  under 
the  auspices  of  the  American  Chemical  Co.,  of  West  Bay  City,  Mich.,  a 
small  plant,  equal  to  an  output  of  lOO  barrels  per  day,  was  started,  and 
the  first  salt  made  and  shipped  in  September,  amounting  to  one  car  load. 
The  process  of  the  above  company  proving  a  failure,  the  works  were  re- 
modeled in  May  and  June,  1884,  and  the  grainer  process  adopted.  At 
this  juncture,  and  after  the  failure  of  the  American  Chemical  Co.,  it  be- 
came necessary  for  the  parties  interested  in  the  enterprise  to  determine 
whether  future  business  warranted  an  increase  of  capital  sufficient  to  enter 
upon  the  manufacture  of  salt  on  an  enlarged  scale.  To  this  end  it  was 
decided  to  put  down  another  well,  this  time  at  the  junction  of  the  R.  &  P. 
and  D.,  L.  &  W.  railroads  in  Pavilion,  on  the  Gilmore  farm,  three  miles 
south  of  Le  Roy.  A  well  drilled  there,  to  the  depth  of  840  feet,  developed 
a  vein  of  salt  5  i  feet  thick,  a  strata  of  limestone  rock  being  found  above 
and  below  the  salt.  This  experiment  decided  the  planning  for  a  perma- 
nent business,  and  to  locate  the  future  plant  at  Le  Roy,  where  the  rail- 
roads offered  unusual  facilities  for  shipment.  In  the  fall  of  1884  C.  F. 
Prentice,' S.  C.  Wells,  A.  E.  Miller,  and  N.  B.  Keeney  organized  the  Le 
Roy  Salt  Company,  and  Mr.  Miller  was  put  in  full  charge  of  the  works. 
Two  grainers  were  put  in  with  four  boilers,  so  that  it  resulted  in  14,000 
barrels  of  salt  being  shipped  that  fall  with  the  aid  of  14  workmen. 

While  this  result  was  fairly  satisfactory  for  a  new  business,  with  a  small 
force,  it  was  clearly  evident  the  output  could  be  increased,  and  good  re- 
sults follow,  if  an  addition  could  be  made  to  the  plant.  Grasping  the 
situation  in  a  broad  and  comprehensive  manner  additions  were  made  to 
the  buildings,  new  grainers  erected,  boilers  introduced,  and  a  capital  of 
$30,000  employed,  all  proving  a  success.  Changes,  however,  have  been 
made  constantly  for  a  more  economical  production,  until,  by  the  energy 
and  enterprise  of  the  company,  under  the  careful  superintendence  of  A.  E. 
Miller,  the  production  has  reached  600  barrels  per  .day-  The  force  em- 
ployed is  now  75  hands.  Ten  boilers  of  80  horse-power  each  furnish  the 
steam  and  motive  power  ;  1 1  grainers  are  in  operation  night  and  day ;  a 
storage  capacity  of  over  100,000  bushels  is  crowded  to  its  limits;  and  a 
capital  of  $150,000  is  employed.  The  first  block  erected  was  36x300 
feet.  The  main  building  is  now  136x300  feet,  with  an  addition  40x136 
feet.  The  company  has  eight  wells  from  which  to  pump  brine.  In  Jan- 
uary, 1889,  S.  C.  Wells  disposed  of  his  interest,  which  is  now  owned  by 
the  other  members. 


5o6  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

To  the  members  of  the  Le  Roy  Salt  Co,  this  community  is  largely  in- 
debted for  such  an  enterprise  in  their  midst,  which  has  brought  prosper- 
ity to  the  town,  produced  a  more  active  business  in  all  lines  of  trade, 
caused  the  building  of  many  new  houses,  and  the  improvement  of  many 
more.  The  pay-roll,  aggregating  $32,000  per  year,  turns  $600  cash  into 
the  channels  of  trade  every  Monday. 

A.  E.  Miller,  superintendent  and  general  manager  of  the  Le  Roy  Salt 
Co.,  was  born  August  4,  1840,  in  Chesterfield,  Mass.,  a  son  of  Lawrence 
and  Alzada  (Clapp)  Miller.  Lawrence  Miller,  a  native  of  Bavaria,  and  a 
graduate  of  Berlin  College,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1835,  settling 
in  Massachusetts.  In  1841  the  family  came  to  Byron,  where  Mr.  Miller 
died  in  1847.  He  had  one  son,  A.  E.  Miller,  and  two  daughters.  A.  E, 
Miller  received  only  a  common  school  education,  but  began  teaching  at 
the  early  age  of  16  years,  and  so  continued  until  28  years  of  age,  when 
he  engaged  in  farming  for  a  few  years.  In  1872  he  began  the  drug 
business,  associated  with  T.  B  Tuttle,  which  he  carried  on  until  1884, 
when  he  was  called  upon  to  take  charge  of  the  extensive  interests  of  the 
Le  Roy  Salt  Co  .  since  which  time  he  has  given  his  whole  attention  to 
that  industry,  and,  by  his  active  business  management  and  judgment, 
has  created  a  business  second  to  none  in  this  locality.  Tlnough  the  re- 
spect and  confidence  of  his  townsmen  Mr.  Miller  has  been  placed  in  offices 
of  trust,  having  been  a  member  five  years,  and  president  three  years,  of 
the  board  of  trustees  of  the  village.  He  married  Louise,  daughter  of 
John  Burden,  and  they  have  two  children,  Maud  L.  and  Jessie  B.  The 
family  are  members  of  St.  Mnrk's  Episcopal  Church. 

Malt-houses. — The  present  malt-houses  were  originally  built  for  car 
shops  by  A.S.  Upham,  where  100  men  were  employtd.  They  are  stone 
buildings,  50  feet  wide  and  300  and  312  feet  long.  After  their  use  as 
■car  shops  was  abandoned  they  were  idle  for  some  time,  when  th&y  came 
into  the  possession  of  Hugel  &  Co.,  who  fitted  them  up  into  malt-houses. 
They  carried  on  the  business  for  a  time,  and  then  sold  to  Bergdell  &  Co. 
After  a  time  William  Huyck  &  Co.  (in  1872)  took  charge,  from  whom 
the  present  owners,  W.  D.  Matthews  &  Co  ,  bought  in  1878.  They  em- 
ploy from  October  1st  to  June  ist  about  75  hands,  and  malt  in  that  time 
from  600.000  to  700,000  bushels  of  barley,  principally  that  which  is 
grown  in  Canada.  The  superintendent  of  the  business,  Edward  Roger- 
son,  was  born  in  Yorkshire,  Eng.,  January  27,  1 850,  whtre  he  was  edu- 
cated. He  came  to  Toronto  with  an  uncle,  was  engaged  in  the  dry  goods 
and  hat  and  cap  business  for  a  while,  and  then, became  interested  in  the 
malting  industry.  He  married  Marian  R.  Matthews,  and  they  have  four 
children:  Marian  I..  Edward  A.  Vida  S..  and  Wheeler  D.  His  wife  died 
in  January,  1888.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Church, 
and  have  contributed  most  liberally  to  the  erection  of  the  new  edifice. 

TJie  Le  Roy  roller  flour-mills  were  erected  in  1822  by  Jacob  Le  Roy. 
On  his  removal  to  New  York  Joshua  Lathrop  continued  the  manufacture 
of  flour  for  sometime.     The  present  owner,  C.  F.  Prentice,  with  J.  D.  Cam- 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  507 


eron,  came  into  possession  of  them  in  1866.  In  a  few  years  Mr.  Pren- 
tice purchased  Mr.  Cameron's  interest.  It  was  a  seven-burr  mill,  but  has 
been  changed  to  a  roller-mill,  using  the  Stevens  process,  and  has  a  ca- 
pacity of  200  barrels  per  day,  as  well  as  ample  facilities  for  grinding  feed. 
The  building  is  very  capacious,  being  five  stories  in  height,  and  has  a 
storage  capacity  of  15,000  bushels. 

John  Brotviis  cooper  shop  is  a  busy  place  in  the  season  of  fruit.  He 
makes  from  5,000  to  25,000  barrels  per  year.  He  has  been  in  the  busi- 
ness here  since  1853,  ^"^  is  now  located  on  Myrtle  street. 

L.  Sellinger  s  cider  and  vinegar  works  are  located  on  Myrtle  street.  In 
1865  the  building  was  used  as  a  brewery,  and  operated  as  such  until 
1883.     There  are  two  vaults  for  storage. 

A^.  B.  Keeney  &■  Son. — The  present  extensive  produce  business  of  N.  B. 
Keeney  &  Son  was  started  in  1 864  by  N.  B.  Keeney,  who  purchased  of 
I.  B.  Phelps  a  building  on  Lake  street,  near  the  railroad,  designing  to  do 
a  general  produce  business.  His  warehouse  being  destroyed  by  fire,  in 
1874,  he  rebuilt  the  following  year  on  a  larger  scale  and  with  better  fa- 
cilities to  accommodate  a  rapidly  increasing  trade.  In  1888  the  firm 
erected  a  six  story  iron- clad  building  west  of  the  old  one,  in  which  they 
placed  all  the  modern  appliances  for  conducting  their  business.  The  are 
extensive  growers  and  contractors  of  seeds,  principally  peas  and  beans,  of 
which  they  have  over  2,500  acres  under  contract.  They  also  have 
branch  houses  at  Pearl  Creek,  N.  Y.,  Traverse  City,  Mich.,  Valley  Springs, 
Dak.,  and  Oshawa,  Ont.  In  their  Le  Roy  establishment  are  employed 
about  75  persons,  among  whom  are  distributed  annually  wages  to  the 
amount  of  $10,000,  thus  greatly  benefitting  many  persons,  and  advanc- 
ing the  growth  and  welfare  of  the  place. 

N.  B.  Keeney  was  born  October  4,  1 820,  one  mile  west  of  Le  Roy.  He 
was  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Bishop)  Keeney,  natives  of  New  London, 
Conn.  Joseph  Keeney,  son  of  William,  and  a  farmer,  came  to  Genesee 
County  in  the  spring  of  18 15,  and  in  June  of  the  same  year  he  settled  on 
95  acres  one  mile  west  of  Le  Roy  village.  He  died  in  1846,  aged  66 
years.  He  and  his  wife,  Mary,  were  of  the  26  constitutent  members  of 
the  Fir.st  Baptist  Church  organized  at  Roanoke  in  18 16.  Mrs.  Keeney 
died  in  1877,  at  the  age  of  94  years,  having  been  a  worthy  and  consist- 
ent member  of  the  Le  Roy  Baptist  Church  61  years.  Joseph  and  Mary 
Keeney  had  10  children,  of  whom  Allen,  J.  Bishop,  Nicholas  B.,  and  Mrs. 
Emma  L.  Bixby  are  living.  Of  N.  B.  Keeney  it  can  truly  be  said  he  is 
the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes.  Receiving  as  good  education  as  the 
schools  of  his  early  day  offered  he  commenced  work  for  himself  at  the 
age  of  18  years,  and  lived  on  a  farm  till  1862,  when  he  moved  to  Stafford, 
where  he  commenced  the  produce  business,  and  in  1864  removed  to  Le 
Roy,  where  he  has  since  resided  Mr.  Keeney  married  Mary  M.,  daugh- 
ter of  Calvin  Ely,  of  Lancaster.  N.Y.,bywhom  he  had  two  children,  Calvin 
N.  and  Martha  J.  His  wife  died  in  1877.  He  afterward  married  Hor- 
tense  A.  Murdock,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Rawson  Harmon,  of  Wheat- 


508  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


land.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Calvin  N.  Keeney, 
the  present  energetic  member  and  manager  of  the  firm  of  N.  B.  Keeney 
&  Son,  was  born  in  Le  Roy,  February  6,  1849.  He  was  educated  at 
Le  Roy  Academy,  and  at  the  age  of  18  years  began  assisting  his  father 
in  his  business,  and  in  1870  was  admitted  as  partner.  In  1880  he  mar- 
ried Charlotte,  daughter  of  Rev.  Dr.  A.  S.  Freeman,  of  Haverstraw,  N.  Y., 
and  they  have  two  children,  Ruth  Mary  and  Charlotte  Freeman. 

SliiloJts  Family  Remedies.  —  These  celebrated  proprietory  articles  are 
manufactured  by  S.  C.  Wells  &  Co.,  in  a  capacious  four-story  brick  build- 
ing, at  No.  I  Church  street,  in  Le  Roy  village.  The  arrangement  of  the 
building  upon  the  banks  of  the  Oatka  River  ensures  well  lighted  rooms 
in  every  part.  The  structure  is  45x60  feet  in  size,  and  is  supplied  with 
an  elevator  and  all  the  modern  improvements  to  aid  in  simplifying  and 
lessen  the  labor  of  the  manufacturers.  It  was  built  in  1877  and  enlarged 
in  1882,  and  it  is  again  becoming  too  small  for  the  firm's  constantly  in- 
creasing business.  Being  among  the  first  manufacturing  interests  estab- 
lished here  it  has  contributed  largely  to  the  growth  of  the  village,  and 
by  extensive  advertising  in  every  county  in  the  Union  Messrs.  Wells  & 
Co.  have  undoubtedly  made  the  name  of  Le  Roy  more  familiar  to  the 
public  than  all  other  local  interests  combined.  The  firm  is  composed  of 
Schuyler  C.  and  George  H.  Wells. 

Decker  &  Titmatis  fruit  distillery  was  established  in  1872,  on  the 
bank  of  the  creek  opposite  Haskins's  mill,  on  Munson  street,  with  a  ca- 
pacity of  500  bushels  of  fruit  per  day.  This  is  the  only  one  in  the 
county.     The  cider  building  is  40x50,  and  the  still  building  45x50  feet. 

John  H.  Haskins's  ^rist-mill,\ocate6  on  Gilbert  street,  on  the  site  of  an 
old  carding- mill  built  as  early  as  1812,  is  noted  for  the  excellent  quality 
of  the  flour  produced.  This  property  has  been  in  the  Haskins  family  for 
upwards  of  45  years. 

M.  /I.  Ladd's  carriage  and  wagon  shop  was  established  in  1854.  The 
building  is  26x80  feet  in  size,  two  stories,  and  built  of  stone.  Mr.  Ladd 
employs  eight  or  10  men  throughout  the  year.  Thomas  Ladd,  father  of 
M.  A.,  came  here  in  18 18  and  opened  a  wagon  shop  on  the  opposite 
side  of  the  street  from  the  present  works,  and  worked  at  his  trade  about 
40  years. 

There  have  been  several  fruit  evaporators  established  in  Le  Roy,  but 
the  business  is  not  conducted  as  extensively  as  formerly. 

Lawson  &"  Houston's  new  livery  stable  is  located  in  the  rear  of  the  Ross 
block.  It  was  started  January  12,  1890.  They  keep  a  first-class  estab- 
lishment. 

W.  S.  Brown,  a  manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in  all  kinds  of  wagons  and 
carriages,  is  located  at  60  Main  street.  He  is  also  an  extensive  dealer  in 
lime  and  stone,  handling  over  85,000  bushels  of  lime  in  this  vicinity  each 
year.  In  his  carriage  establishment  about  15  hands  are  employed.  The 
factory  was  established  in  1857. 

The  Genesee  Steam  Laundry,  the  first  and  only  one  in  Le  Roy,  was  es- 


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tablished  December  25,  1888,  by  Edward  A.  Robbins,  at  4  Main  street. 
This  is  a  model  establishment,  having  modern  machinery  and  appliances, 
and  turns  out  a  fine  class  of  work. 

Jerome  French's  broom  factory  is  located  on  Union  street,  where  he  has 
been  in  the  manufacturing  business  for  over  20  years.  He  makes  about 
75  dozen  brooms  and  50  dozen  brush  brooms  per  month.  He  first  be- 
gan the  business  at  the  old  Rockwell  Hotel,  two  and  one-half  miles  south 
of  Le  Roy,  about  1850,  and  has  since  been  engaged  in  the  broom  trade, 
manufacturing  and  selling  for  other  people.  He  also  has  a  farm  of  51 
acres,  and  resides  at  6  Union  street.  His  first  work  on  brooms  was  done 
by  hand. 

Thomas  Gallagher  &  Sons  broom  factory,  located  on  Exchange  street, 
was  started  about  1875.  They  do  a  business  of  about  50  dozen  brooms 
and  brushes  per  week. 

Stone  quarries. — The  stone  quarries  of  Le  Roy  have  been  noted  for 
the  excellent  quality  of  product,  as  well  as  the  large  quantities  shipped. 
At  one  time  George  H.  Holmes  employed  as  many  as  135  men  and  40 
stonecutters,  shipping  50  car  loads  per  day.  fully  one-half  being  used  in 
BufTalo.  He  has  also  been  a  large  manufacturer  of  lime,  running  twa 
kilns,  or  about  700  bushels  per  day.  The  lime  from  these  kilns  is  remark- 
able for  its  strength.  Livingston  D.  Howell  now  operates  a  quarry 
opened  by  him  in  1873,  shipping  25  to  30  carloads  per  week,  the  stone 
being  used  on  all  the  railroad  bridges  in  this  part  of  the  State. 

Morris  &  Strobel's  stone  quarries  are  located  one- half  mile  north  of  Le 
Roy  village,  on  the  Oatka  Creek.  The  firm  employs  from  50  to  60  hands 
in  getting  out  building  material  of  blue  limestone  and  stone  for  railroad 
bridges. 

.  W.  M.  Wattles  has  extensive  monumental  works  on  East  Main  street. 
They  were  started  about  45  years  ago  by  a  Mr.  Kenfield.  A  Mr.  Starr 
afterwards  obtained  possession,  and  was  succeeded  by  Starr  &  Gordon,, 
and  afterwards  by  James  &  Morrison.  About  1864  C.  Strobel  took 
charge,  and  in  March,  1889,  W.M.  Wattles  purchased  the  works.  He 
handles  all  kinds  of  marble  and  granite. 

The  Le  Roy  planing  mill  was  established  by  Chauncey  Olmsted,  and 
was  the  first  of  the  kind  in  the  county.  It  was  burned,  then  rebuilt,  and 
again  destroyed  by  fire.  William  Olmsted  then  owned  the  mill  for  a  time, 
and  was  succeeded  by  Laramee  &  Smith.  Olmsted  &  McKenzie  built 
the  present  mill  in  1872.  The  owners  after  this  were  McKenzie,  King  & 
Sage,  Hartwell  &  Sage,  and  King.  In  1879  Frost  &  Murdoch  bought  it 
and  continued  until  1885,  when  S.  H.  Murdoch,  the  present  proprietor, 
obtained  possession. 

J.  T.  Warren's  foundry  and  machine  shop  IS  situated  on  M\\\  street.  He 
established  it  in  1878,  by  purchasing  the  old  Catholic  Church.  This  is  the 
only  shop  of  the  kind  in  the  village,  and  the  principal  business  is  model 
and  novelty  work. 

Elias  O.  Albee  was  born  June  7.  1 841 ,  in  Norfolk,  St.  Lawrence  County, 


5IO  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


He  was  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Sophia  (Lincoln)  Albee,  natives  of  Vermont, 
who.  after  marriage,  came  to  St.  Lawrence  County.  Mr  Albee  was  a 
contractor  and  builder,  a  farmer,  and  a  leading  member  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church.  He  reared  seven  children.  In  1852  he  came  to  Wyo- 
ming County.  His  first  wife  died  in  1 876.  He  then  married  Nancy  (Gris- 
wold)  Dimock,  and  is  now  84  years  of  age.  Elias  O.  Albee  was  reared  on 
the  farm.  When  1 1  years  of  age  he  earned  $1.50  per  day,  and  at  the  age 
of  16  finished  his  first  house  alone.  He  went  to  Buffalo  and  worked  three 
years  in  Dart  Brothers'  planing-mill,  and  later  was  three  years  on  the  Erie 
Railroad  as  brakeman  He  was  fortman  for  one  year  for  Holmes  Brothers, 
was  contractor  and  builder  eight  years  in  Buffalo,  lived  at  Attica  and  Da- 
rien  three  years  each,  spent  five  years  in  Batavia,  and  came  to  Le  Roy  in 
1880,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  married  for  his  first  wife  Jennie 
Austin,  and  for  his  second  wife  Anna  E.,  daughter  of  Francis  and  Mary 
(Seymour)  Pinder,  of  English  descent,  who  settled  in  Le  Roy  in  1849. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albee  had  six  children,  three  of  whom  are  now  living. 
They  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal   Church. 

Rev.  James  A.  Anderson  was  born  in  Ohio  County,  W.  Va.,  March  i, 
1854,  a  son  of  James  and  Rhoda  (Thomas)  Anderson,  who  were  natives 
of  North  Ireland  and  VVasliington  County,  rspectively.  James  Anderson 
came  to  West  Virginia  with  his  parents  in  1820,  was  a  farmer,  and  reared 
two  sons  and  five  daughters.  James  A.,  the  youngest,  was  raised  on  the 
farm,  was  educated  at  the  district  schools,  and  at  16  years  of  age  went 
to  the  West  Alexander  Academy,  preparing  for  the  Westminster  College 
at  New  Wilmington,  Pa.,  where  he  graduated  as  A.  B.  in  the  class  of  1 877. 
He  then  entered  the  United  Presbyterian  Seminary  at  Allegheny,  graduat- 
ing in  the  class  of  1880.  He  was  ordained  by  the  Mansfield  Presbytery, 
November  9,  1 880.  He  taught  at  Atwood  Academy,  Armstrong  County, 
Pa.  His  first  charge  was  at  Mansfield,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  over 
six  years,  and  was  in  Beulah,  Monroe  County,  for  two  years.  In  May, 
1889,  he  came  to  Le  Roy.  December  30.  1879,  he  married  Julia  M., 
daughter  of  Hon.  William  M.  Francis,  of  Wilmington,  Pa.  He  has  three 
children,  James  F  ,  Joseph  Junkin,  and  William. 

Jrimes  Annin  was  born  July  29,  1828,  in  Le  Roy.  His  parents,  Joseph 
and  Melinda  (Wells)  Annin,  were  born  in  New  Jersey  and  Milford, 
Conn.,  respectively.  Joseph  Annin  came  to  Cayuga  County,  thence  to 
Le  Roy,  and  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business,  being  one  of  the  earliest 
in  the  village.  They  had  children  as  follows  :  William  Le  Roy,  the  first 
male  child  born  in  the  town  after  the  name  was  changed  from  Bellona  to 
Le  Roy,  George  W.,  Joseph  W.,  Catharine,  James,  Charles,  and  Sarah. 
Joseph  Annin  died  in  1835,  aged  45  years.  He  was  a  son  of  William 
Annin,  who  was  an  early  pioneer  of  Cayuga  County,  and  was  one  of  the 
earliest  pioneer  teachers  of  that  section  James  Annin,  son  of  Joseph, 
was  reared  in  Le  Roy  village.  After  his  mother's  death,  and  at  the  age 
of  1 1  years,  he  began  to  earn  his  own  livelihood.  He  entered  a  dry 
goods  store  at  Mount  Morris.       In  the  fall  of  1840  he  returned  to  Le  Roy, 


TOWN   OF   LE  ROY.  5  I  1 


and  with  Russels  &  Sampson  began  the  trade  of  jeweler.  After  three 
years'  experience  he  went  to  Boston  and  finished  his  trade.  Six  years 
later  he  returned  to  Le  Roy  and  opened  a  store  near  the  Eagle  Hotel, 
where  he  remained  one  year,  after  which  he  carried  on  business  at  various 
places  until  the  Lampson  House  was  complete,  when  he  entered  the  room 
he  now  occupies.  Mr.  Annin  is  the  oldest  merhant  now  doing  business 
in  Le  Roy.  He  has  since  beginning  business  repaired  over  65,000 
watches,  engraved  over  4,000  cofifin  plates,  and  has  made  over  $80,000. 
He  married,  August  30,  1849,  Priscilla  W.,  daughter  of  William  Keith,  of 
Boston,  by  whom  he  had  seven  children,  viz  :  James,  Jr.,  Charles  H.,  of 
■Grand  Rapids,  Mich.;  Elizabeth  W.,  Hattie  K.,  also  of  Grand  Rapids; 
Frank,  of  Toledo,  O.;  Herbert  E.,  of  Grand  Rapids  ;  and  Lillian  G.  Mrs. 
Annin  died  in  September,  1879. 

Rev.  Samuel  Bowden,  A.  M.,  S.  T.  D.,  was  born  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  August  26,  1822.  His  parents,  Andrew  Bowden  and  Rose  With- 
•erspoon,  were  both  Scotch- Irish  Presbyterians,  a  race  from  which  our 
■country  has  derived  so  many  of  its  most  valued  and  useful  citizens.  His 
mother  was  a  relative  of  John  Witherspoon,  the  well-known  signer  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence.  She  came  to  New  York  city  with  her 
parents  when  she  was  a  young  child,  and  always  remained  a  resident  of 
that  city.  His  father  was  born  January  12,  1786.  When  26  years  of  age 
he  left  his  father's  house  and  sailed  for  America,  expecting  a  pios- 
perous  passage  ;  but  while  he  was  on  the  ocean  war  was  declared  between 
Great  Britain  and  the  United  States.  In  those  days  news  traveled  slowly. 
As  the  ship  neared  the  American  shores  a  British  war  vessel  approached, 
stopped,  and  boarded  the  merchantman.  The  able-bodied  men  were 
taken  away  and  pressed  into  the  British  service.  A  few  days  afterward 
they  were  landed  at  Halifax.  Mr.  Bowden  was  offered  a  good  position 
in  the  British  cavalry,  as  he  was  a  man  of  unusual  power  and  a  superior 
horseman. 

But  it  was  not  his  object  in  leaving  his  native  land  to  become  a  British 
soldier.  His  mind  was  made  up  from  the  first  to  become  a  merchant  in 
the  city  of  New  York,  and  that  object  he  lost  not  sight  of  for  a  moment. 
At  the  earliest  opportunity  he  escaped  from  Halifax,  boarded  a  smug- 
gling boat,  with  the  captain  of  which  he  had  made  the  necessary  arrange- 
ments, crossed  the  Bay  of  Fundy,  narrowly  escaping  death  by  drow  n- 
ing.  and  landed  in  Maine,  then  a  part  of  Massachusetts,  and  almost 
entirely  a  trackless  wilderness.  Ignorant  of  the  country,  with  nothing  to 
sustain  him  but  his  unfaltering  trust  in  God  and  a  stout  heart,  he  started 
on  his  long  journey.  It  was  nearly  all  prosecuted  on  foot,  through  the 
most  of  Maine,  Massachusetts,  and  Connecticut.  Yet  with  all  these 
hardships  he  used  to  say,  "Within  a  little  over  three  months  after  leav- 
ing my  father's  house  I  was  seated  at  a  communion  table,  in  Dr.  Mc- 
Leod's  church,  in  the  city  of  New  York."  His  long  journey  had  almost 
•exhausted  his  means;  still,  in  about  three  years,  he  commenced  business 
as  a  merchant  in  the  same  building  where  he  and  his  sons  prosecuted  it 


512  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


for  nearly  half  a  century.  He  retired  from  active  mercantile  life  at 
the  age  of  62,  and  devoted  himself  to  the  care  of  his  invalid  wife,  and  to 
works  of  active  beneficence.  In  1876  came  his  great  sorrow,  the  death 
of  his  wife,  after  a  singularly  happy  union  of  62  years.  After  her  death 
he  lived  six  years,  and  died  August  17,  1882,  at  the  advanced  age  of 
nearly  97  years.  To  the  last  he  was  strong  of  body,  and  his  mental 
powers  were  absolutely  unimpaired  ;  with  scarcely  a  day's  illness  he 
quietly  closed  his  eyes  and  passed  within  the  vail. 

Samuel  Bowden,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  the  fifth  child  in  a 
family  of  six  sons  and  one  daughter.  Four  of  his  five  brothers  still  sur- 
vive. All  the  family  attended  private  schools  in  the  city,  and  the  sons 
.with  one  exception  went  into  the  father's  business.  Samuel  Bowden  en- 
tered Columbia  College,  N.  Y.,  and  graduated  in  1840,  with  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  In  1843  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  his  Alma  Ma- 
ter. Meanwhile  he  had  devoted  himself  to  the  work  of  the  Christian 
ministry,  and  after  a  four  years'  course  of  theological  study,  chiefly  pros- 
ecuted in  the  city  of  Allegheny,  Pa.,  he  was  licensed  to  preach  October 
29.  1844.  His  health  having  become  impaired  by  so  long  and  constant 
study  he  then  spent  one  year  in  European  travel,  and  another  year  in 
travel  through  our  own  country.  While  he  was  traveling  he  was  called 
to  the  pastorate  of  the  Reformed  Presbyterian  Church  of  York,  Living- 
ston County,  N.  Y.  This  call  he  accepted,  and  he  was  ordained  and  in- 
stalled as  pastor  December  31,  1846.  In  this  pastorate  he  remained 
until  1876,  when  his  health  again  broke  down  through  excessive  study 
and  labor.  He  was  obliged  again,  as  in  1844,  to  obtain  relief  in  travel ; 
after  spending  some  months  in  Florida  and  South  Carolina  he  spent  the 
summer  among  the  mountains  of  Switzerland.  Upon  his  return,  not 
finding  his  health  sufficiently  reestablished,  he  resigned  his  pastoral 
charge.  For  three  or  four  years  he  preached  occasionally  as  strength 
permitted. 

In  1882  he  removed  to  Le  Roy,  for  the  purpose  of  educating  his 
daughters  in  Ingham  University.  Finding  that  his  health  would  proba- 
bly permit  the  resumption  of  regular  work  he  has  now  been  for  seven 
years  the  stated  supply  of  the  Tonawanda  Valley  Presbyterian  Church 
at  Johnsonsburg,  Wyoming  County,  making  his  home,  however,  in  Le 
Roy. 

Mr.  Bowden  has  been  twice  married,  first,  to  Maria,  daughter  of  James 
Beattie,  of  Orange  County,  N.  Y.,  her  surviving  children  being  Charlotte 
Jane  and  Margaret  I.  His  first  wife  died  in  1858.  In  1864  he  married 
his  second  wife,  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  John  Donnan,  of  York.  She  died 
in  1873,  leaving  three  daughters,  Mary  R.,  Elizabeth  D  ,  and  Emma  S. 
The  trustees  of  Columbia  College,  New  York,  this  year  conferred  on  Mr. 
Bowden  the  honorary  degree  of  S.  T.  D. 

D.  R.  Bacon,  an  old  resident  of  Le  Roy,  came  here  in  1839,  and  formed 
a  law  partnership  with  the  Hon.  Seth  M.  Gates,  then  member  of  Congress 
from  this  distirct.     This  partnership  was  continued  through  Mr.  Gates's 


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TOWN   OF   LE  ROY.  513 


second  term  in  Congress,  and  until  the  latter's  permanent  removal  from 
the  village  to  Warsaw,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Bacon  was  born  in  Hamilton,  Madi- 
son County,  N.  Y.,  April  19,  18 12.  His  residence  here  had  been 
preceded  by  his  father,  Rufus  Bacon,  and  his  brother,  L.  S.  Bacon,  in 
1 83 1.  His  father  purchased  a  farm  at  the  west  end  of  the  village,  ad- 
joining that  of  Capt.  Lent,  where  he  built  his  home  and  occupied  it  as 
a  family  mansion  until  his  removal  to  Rochester  in  1850.  D.  R.  Bacon's 
early  education  was  at  Hamilton  Academy,  where  he  prepared  for  col- 
lege, and  was  graduated  at  Union  College  in  1831.  His  law  studies 
were  pursued  in  the  offices  of  Hon.  Joshua  A.  Spencer,  of  Utica,  and 
Judge  Philo  Gridley,  and  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1835.  For  a 
brief  period  after  his  admission  he  was  engaged  in  the  office  of  Stephen 
G.  Austin,  of  Buffalo.  In  1836  the  N.  Y.  &  E.  Railroad  Co.  was  con- 
structing the  western  division  of  its  road,  and  Mr.  Bacon  was  employed 
by  the  company  in  obtaining  the  right  of  way  from  Olean  to  Dunkirk. 
In  consequence  of  this  employment  he  removed  to  Olean,  where  he 
remained  until,  from  want  of  State  aid,  the  work  was  temporarily  sus- 
pended, when  he  removed  to  and  settled  in  Le  Roy.  Mr.  Bacon  mar- 
ried, in  1844,  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of  Israel  Rathbone,  of  Le 
Roy,  and  Lucy  Anderson,  «^/  Ganson.  He  was  elected  secretary  of 
the  Genesee  Mutual  Insurance  Co.,  which  he  held  until  his  temporary 
removal  to  New  York  city.  He  also  formed  a  law  partnership  with 
James  Summerfield.  His  residence  in  New  York  was  but  for  two  or 
three  years,  when,  by  a  sudden  affliction  in  the  family  of  his  brother,  L.  S. 
Bacon,  (resulting  in  the  death  of  his  children.)  he  returned  to  Le  Roy  to 
engage  in  his  brother's  extensive  stove  manufacturing  business,  in  which 
he  became  a  partner,  and  resulted  in  the  relinquishment  of  his  law  busi- 
ness, which  was  never  afterwards  fully  resumed.  On  the  removal  of  his 
brother  to  Rochester  Mr.  Bacon  continued  the  business  in  company  with 
Harry  Backus  until  its  final  discontinuance  in  1853.  His  father  also  re- 
moved to  Rochester,  where  he  died  in  1854,  at  the  age  of  74  years,  and 
was  buried  in  Mount  Hope  Cemetery.  Mr.  Bacon  purchased  the  home- 
stead, which  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1854,  and  rebuilt  by  him.  He 
sold  it  to  the  late  Rufus  Palmer,  and  it  is  now  owned  by  Gen.  Bissell. 
Mr.  Bacon's  present  residence  is  on  Trigon  Prak,  the  former  residence 
of  Stewart  Chamberlin. 

In  politics  Mr.  Bacon  was  an  earnest  and  active  supporter,  by  pen  and 
otherwise,  of  the  Whig  party,  and  of  the  Republican  party  from  its  or- 
ganization, but  was  no  seeker  for  political  honors.  He  was  appointed 
postmaster  by  President  Lincoln,  which  office  he  held  during  the  war. 
Liberal  and  public  spirited,  Mr.  Bacon  is  always  ready  to  promote  social 
order  and  morality,  contributing  within  his  means  to  churches  and  schools. 
His  tastes  and  .pursuits  are  essentially  literary,  and  contributions  from 
his  pen  in  the  public  press  for  the  past  30  years  unfold  a  style  that  is 
concise  and  vigorous,  the  result  of  careful  study  and  preparation.  Mr. 
Bacon  early  united   with   the  Episcopal  Church  in  the  village,  and  from 


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his  first  residence  here,  except  at  brief  intervals,  has  been  chosen  one  of 
its  officers,  and  is  at  present  one  of  its  wardens.  He  has  a  family  of  iour 
sons  and  one  daughter.  His  eldest  son,  Walter,  has  for  the  last  lO 
years  been  a  resident  of  London,  Eng.,  where  he  is  president  of  one  of 
the  tramway  railroad  companies.  Edward  is  a  leading  railroad  lawyer 
of  New  York  city,  and  is  the  recently  elected  president  of  the  Baltimore 
and  Ohio  Southwestern  Railroad.  His  son  Lathrop  is  a  stock  broker^ 
and  John  is  at  the  head  of  the  Meriden  Brittania  Go's  house  in  New 
York  city.  His  daughter  Mary  married  Oliver  Allen,  Jr.,  of  the  woolen 
manufacturing  firm  of  O.  Allen  &  Son,  of  Mumford,  N.  Y.  It  is  with 
his  daughter  that  Mr.-  Bacon  and  his  wife  have  their  residence  in  Le 
Roy. 

Frank  W.  Ball,  an  enterprising  young  merchant  of  Le  Roy,  was  born 
November  7,  1862,  in  Le  Roy  village,  a  son  of  Samuel  A.  and  Falla  M. 
(Sherman)  Ball,  who  were  born  in  Bloomfield  and  Ogden,  N.  Y.,  respec- 
tively. Samuel  A.  Ball  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  a  common 
English  education.  He  came  from  Adams  Basin  to  Le  Roy  in  1852. 
About  1863  he  entered  the  grocery  store  of  A.  T.  Drake  as  a  salesman, 
and  later  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Estce,  and  afterwards  with  Mr. 
Pratt.  He  was  in  Churchville  two  years,  and  in  1873  returned  to  Le 
Roy  and  engaged  in  business  alone,  which  he  continued  until  his  death 
in  1887.  He  was  a  successful  business  man,  and  had  the  largest  trade 
of  any  grocer  in  Le  Roy.  He  reared  a  family  of  three  children,  viz.: 
Jennie  M.,  Frank  W.,  and  Charles  H.  Mr.  Ball  was  an  active  and  con- 
sistent member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  he  and  his  wife  were  lead- 
ing members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  was  a  son  of  Isaac  Ball, 
who  came  from  Massachusetts  to  Bloomfield.  and  died  at  Adams  Basin. 
He  had  been  twice  married.  By  his  first  wife  he  had  two  sons  and  four 
daughters.  His  second  wife  was  Lucinda  Adams,  by  whom  he  had  one 
child,  Samuel  A.,  father  of  Frank  W.,  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Frank 
W.  Ball  received  a  good  English  education,  and  at  the  age  of  16  entered 
his  father's  store.  Since  the  death  of  his  father  he  has  had  sole  charge 
of  the  large  business,  and  has  succeeded  in  managing  it  with  excellent 
results.  He  married  Mary  R.,  daughter  of  Samuel  B.  Gillett,  and  they 
have  one  child,  Helen.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyte- 
rian Church. 

Alexander  Baxter  was  born  in  Dundee,  Scotland,  July  6,  1832.  He 
came  to  the  United  States,  and  after  reaching  his  majority  he  settled  in 
Le  Roy.  He  worked  for  21  years  for  Mrs.  Lent  (now  Mrs.  Bissell)  as  a 
florist,  and  at  the  same  time  managed  a  garden  of  his  own  for  28  years. 
He  died  in  November,  1882.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Patrick 
and  Ellen  (Donavan)  Elwood,  who  came  from  County  Tipperary.  Ire- 
land, in  November,  1847,  ^^^  settled  in  Batavia.  His  children  were 
John,  who  enlisted  in  the  army  from  Michigan  and  died  in  Minnesota,  from 
the  effects  of  two  wounds  received  in  the  war,  and  William,  who  served 
in  the  6th  U.  S.  Cav.,  and  was  killed  at  Brandy  Station.     Mr.  and  Mrs.- 


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Elvvood  died  in  Batavia.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baxter  had  nine  children,  viz.: 
Ellen  (Mrs.  Blair),  George  (deceased),  Jennie  (Mrs.  Rogers),  William, 
John  (deceased),  Mary,  Maggie,  Annie,  and  Robert.  Mrs.  A.  Baxter  has 
a  beautiful  house  in  Le  Roy,  and  deals  in  all  kinds  of  flioAvers 

Frank  J.  Bissell  was  born  at  Montville,  Conn.,  October  4,  1828,  a  son 
of  Abel  and  Mary  (Vallett)  Bissell,  of  Hebron  and  Montville,  Conn., 
respectively.  Abel  Bissell,  born  in  1785,  was  a  clothier  by  trade.  In 
early  life  he  run  a  carding  and  woolen  factory.  In  1 848  he  came  to  Bergen, 
being  18  days  coming  by  canal  from  New  York.  He  reared  children  as 
folloM  -^  :  John,  Calvin,  Jeremiah,  Frank,  Lucy  A  ,  Phebe,  and  Rachel. 
He  died  August  30,  1861,  aged  75  years.  His  wife  was  born  April  i,^' 
1786,  and  died  January  14,  1 879,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Jeremiah  Val- 
lett, a  farmer  of  Connecticut,  whose  children  were  John,  William,  Jere- 
miah, Mary,  and  Nancy.  Frank  J.  Bissell  was  reared  in  Connecticut,. 
worked  in  a  carding- mill  and  a  tannery,  and  after  coming  to  Genesee 
County  became  a  farmer.  He  came  to  Le  Roy  in  April,  1863,  locating 
where  he  now  resides,  and  where  he  owns  a  fine  farm.  He  married,  April 
18,  1854,  Mary  Ann  Constantine,  a  native  of  Java,  Wyoming  County, 
and  a  daughter  of  Dennis  and  Honora  (Gilligan)  Constantine,  who  were 
born  in  Ennis  and  Durah,  County  Clare,  Ireland,  and  came  to  the  United 
States  in  181 1,  with  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  locating  first  in  Rochester,^ 
and  finally  in  Java,  where  he  settled  on  a  farm  of  lOO  acres.  His  chil- 
dren were  John,  Patrick,  Bridget,  Margaret,  Mary  A.,  Ellen,  Catharine, 
and  Elizabeth.  Mr.  Constantine  died  in  1861,  aged  74  years.  He  was  a 
son  of  Dennis  Constantine,  of  Ireland.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bissell's  children 
are  Mary  L.,  now  of  Wichita,  Kan.,  Francis  E.,  and  Catharine  G.  They 
have  liberally  contributed  to  the  erection  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church 
for  which  he  purchased  the  bell  at  a  cost  of  $500. 

Levi  Bissell  was  born  in  Hebron,  Tolland  County,  Conn.,  April  12,. 
1 819,  and  was  a  son  of  Ira  and  Aseneth  (Mann)  Bissell,  natives  of 
Hebron,  Conn.  Ira  Bissell,  son  of  Levi,  was  a  leading  and  prominent 
farmer  of  Connecticut.  He  served  in  the  State  Senate,  as  did  also  his 
son  and  grandson,  and  in  the  Assembly.  He  reared  two  sons  and  two 
daughters.  Levi  Bissell,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  came  to  Bergen, 
where  he  purchased  167  acres  of  land  which  his  widow  now  owns.  In 
May,  1868,  he  moved  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  resided  until  his  death.  He 
married  Bellona  A.  Anderson,  daughter  of  Seneca  and  Lucy  (Webb) 
Anderson,  who  were  born  respectively  July  17,  1798,  and  February  12, 
1804,  in  Massachusetts.  Seneca  Anderson  came  with  his  parents  to 
Middlebury,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1805.  About  1807  or  '08 
he  came  to  Le  Roy  and  settled  about  one  mile  southwest  of  the  vil- 
lage. He  reared  eight  children,  viz.:  Bellona  A.,  who  was  named  after 
the  village  before  it  becam.e  Le  Roy;  Col.  David,  of  Van  Buren  County, 
Mich.;  Harmony  Whelan,  of  Rochester;  Lucy  Whelan,  of  Brockport; 
Orphana  Wilbur,  of  Oklahoma  Territory;  Holton  D.,  of  Belle  Plaine, 
Kan.;   Galusha,  of  Granville,  O.;  and  Dell  H.  Whelan,  of  Hillsdale,  Mich. 


5l6  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Seneca  Anderson  died  March  27,  1882.  He  was  a  son  of  David,  who 
came  from  Westchester,  Mass.,  and  who  was  a  farmer,  a  deacon  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church  for  25  years,  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  at  Le  Roy,  served  as  justice  of  his  town,  and  married 
Sarah  Ewell,  who  bore  him  three  sons  and  six  daughters.  David  An- 
derson was  a  son  of  Jonathan,  of  Ingham.  Mass.,  who  came  from  Edin- 
burgh, Scotland.  Levi  Bissell  and  his  wife  had  one  daughter,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  22.     They  have  an  adopted  daughter.  Bell  Bissell. 

Fordyce  Bannister,  born  November  8,  1800,  in  Windsor,  Mass.,  is  a 
son  of  Versal  and  Hannah  (Packard)  Bannister,  of  Windsor  and  Goshen, 
Mass.,  respectively.  His  parents  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1816,  with 
two  yoke  of  oxen  and  one  horse  and  wagon.  Their  family  consisted  of 
■one  son  and  three  daughters.  He  erected  a  log  house  (20x36)  on  lot 
156.  A  roof  was  put  on  one  end.  Fire  was  built  in  the  center  on  the 
ground,  and  the  cabin  had  neither  door  nor  window.  He  lived  here 
until  his  death.  He  arrived  at  his  new  home  March  I2th  with  only  $1.37 
in  money.  Being  in  want  of  bread  for  his  family  he  went  to  Mr.  McPherson, 
who  had  considerable  wheat,  and  arranged  to  cut  one  acre  of  heavy  tim- 
ber, piling  brush  and  cutting  rails,  and  for  seven  days'  work  received  in 
pay  one  and  a  half  bushels  of  wheat,  which  he  carried  on  his  back  to 
Stanley's  mill  and  returned  home  with  flour.  Mr.  Bannister  reared  one 
son  and  four  daughters.  He  was  a  plain,  practical  man,  and  died  in 
1852,  aged  87;  his  wife  died  in  May,  185 1,  aged  54.  He  was  a  son  of 
Christopher  Bannister,  of  Massachusetts.  Fordyce  Bannister  married 
Charlotte,  daughter  of  Alvah  and  Hannah  (Case)  Utley.  They  had 
•children  as  follows:  Gaston  D.,  of  Dakota;  Ellen  M.  ;  Cora  (Mrs. 
Wright),  of  Michigan  (deceased),  who  left  two  children,  Versal  B.  and 
Harry  M.;  Evans,  of  Dakota;  Mary;  and  Jasper,  of  Dakota.  Fordyce 
Bannister  died  in  1883,  and  his  wife  in  1852. 

Luther  Bannister  was  born  November  20,  18 19,  four  miles  northwest 
of  Le  Roy  village,  on  the  Stafford  line.  His  parents,  Nathan  and  Thank- 
ful (Thwing)  Bannister,  came  from  Massachusetts  to  Genesee  County 
with  an  ox-team  about  181 1,  and  settled  on  50  acres.  Nathan  Bannister 
served  in  the  War  of  181 2.  He  reared  a  family  of  five  children,  namely: 
Christopher  C,  Nahum,  Luther,  Lucinda,  and  Cordelia.  He  died  in 
Yates,  Orleans  County,  and  his  wife  in  Le  Roy.  Nathan  was  a  son  of 
William  Banister,  who  was  twice  married,  his  wives  dying  in  Massachu- 
setts and  he  in  Roanoke.  Luther  Bannister  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  at 
the  age  of  14  began  life  for  himself,  working  by  the  month.  He  located  in 
Byron,  afterwards  in  Bergen,  and  settled  where  he  now  resides  in  1873.  He 
married  Mary  L.,  daughter  of  Uri  and  Mahala  (Utley)  Kelsey,  natives  of 
Killingworth,  Conn.,  and  Bridgewater,  N.  Y.,  respectively.  Uri  Kelsey 
was  one  of  the  earliest  shoemakers  of  Le  Roy.  His  latter  days  were 
spent  on  a  farm.  His  children  were  Charles  D.,  Mary  L.,  Lodoiska  S., 
and  Dorliska  A.  Luther  Bannister  has  10  children,  as  follows  :  Alice  G. 
(Mrs.  Rapp),  Carrie  M.,  Adolphus  D.,  Myran  N.,  Mary  C.  (Mrs.  Critten- 


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den),  E.  Lucinda  (Mrs.  Brodie),  Effice  M.  (Mrs.  Coffey),  Carl  L, 
Dwight  N.,  and  Delia  G.  Adolphus  Bannister  was  born  June  15,  1853^ 
three  and  a  half  miles  northwest  of  Le  Roy  village. 

William  Le  Roy  Bishop,  son  of  William  and  Laura  (Castle)  Bishop, 
was  born  June  15.  18 14,  in  the  town  of  Le  Roy.  William  Bishop  was 
born  in  Schoharie  County,  and  his  wife  in  Ontida  County,  N.  Y.  He 
came  to  Genesee  County  in  18 12,  with  an  ox-team,  and  settled  on  50 
acres  where  his  son  William  L.  now  resides  He  served  in  the  War  of 
1812.  He  reared  three  children,  Leman  C,  Harriet,  and  William  L, 
and  was  a  son  of  John  Bishop,  who  raised  a  large  family  of  children. 
William  L.  Bishop,  having  received  a  fair  English  education,  engaged  a 
few  terms  in  teaching.  He  has  taken  great  interest  in  farming,  is  ener- 
getic and  ambitious,  and  has  done  much  to  improve  the  stock  of  the 
farmers  in  his  locality.  He  has  been  especially  interested  in  breeding  and 
improving  Merino  sheep,  Shorthorn  cattle,  and  Wilkes  horses,  and  is 
now  breeding  Holstein  cattle.  He  married  Juline,  daughter  ofAbner 
Ward,  of  Bergen,  and  they  have  had  four  children:  Theron  C,  Wilber 
(deceased),  Ella  (deceased),  and  Florence.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bishop  are  ac- 
tive and  prominent  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

W.  S.  Brown,  a  prominent  manufacturer  and  long  a  resident  of  Le  Roy, 
was  born  in  Palmyra,  Wayne  County,  June  22,  1828.  In  1857  he  came  to 
Le  Roy  and  commenced  manufacturing  wagons  and  carriages,  in  which 
business  he  is  still  engaged.  In  1866  he  located  at  60  Main  street,  where 
he  employs  from  12  to  15  hands.  He  was  married  to  Harriet  E.  Thomp- 
son, of  Bethany,  and  their  only  child,  Louise  D.,  is  the  wife  of  Prof. 
F.  M.  Comstock,  of  the  Le  Roy  Academy.  Mr.  Brown  has  been  super- 
visor of  the  town  one  term,  was  corporation  assessor,  and  is  a  worthy 
member  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  having  served  as  its  master  in  1868  and 
1870.  The  latter  year  was  the  semi-centennial  of  the  lodqe,  upon  the 
anniversary  of  which  Mr.  Brown  delivered  an  historical  sketch. 

Chauncy  E.  Bowen,  an  only  child,  was  born  July  25,  1833,  in  Sara- 
toga County,  N.  Y.  His  parents  dying  when  he  was  but  a  child,  he 
lived  with  his  grandfather  Bowen,  on  a  farm.  At  the  age  of  10  years  he 
came  to  Le  Roy  and  lived  with  an  uncle.  He  received  a  common  school 
education,  and  was  a  painter  by  trade.  December  24,  1861,  he  enlisted 
in  the  105th  N.  Y.  Regt .  which  afterward  became  the  94th  Regiment, 
and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Bull  Run,  Fredricksburg,  Antietam,  Get- 
tysburg, and  others,  and  was  discharged  in  December,  1864.  He  mar- 
ried, January  i,  1856,  Emeline  J.  M  ,  daughter  of  Julius  C.  and  Hannah 
M.  (Widdifield)  Kellogg.  Julius  C.  Kellogg,  born  in  181 1,  came  with 
his  parents  to  Le  Roy  when  young.  He  was  a  good  swordsman,  and  dur- 
ing the  Patriot  war  in  1837  received  a  commission  as  lieutenant  for  the 
purpose  of  drilling  troops.  He  was  a  regimental  drill  master,  and  a 
prominent  Mason.  In  1870  he  moved  to  Iowa,  where  he  remained  two 
years,  when  he  returned  to  New  York,  but  in  1878  went  again  to  Iowa 
and    located    in   Cedar   County,  where    he   died   January  21,  1882.      He 

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5l8  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


reared  two  children,  Emeline  J.  M.  and  Julius  F.  The  latter  was  killed 
in  May,  1889,  ^^  Trenton,  Tenn.,  while  assisting  the  marshal  of  the  vil- 
lage in  making  an  arrest.  Julius  C.  Kellogg  was  a  son  of  Elijah,  who 
was  born  in  Vermont,  and  was  a  paper  manufacturer.  His  wife  was 
Hannah  Herrick,  who  bore  four  sons  and  three  daughters.  He  moved 
to  Bethany  in  1856,  where  he  died,  aged  88  years.  Chauncy  E  Bowen, 
for  a  time  after  his  marriage,  lived  in  Bethany,  and  after  the  war  he 
located  in  Le  Roy,  where  he  resided  until  his  death,  January  4,  1888. 
He  reared  four  children,  viz.:  Julius  F  ,  Lewis  C,  Emma  M.,  and 
Leon  W. 

James  A.  Collins,  born  in  Le  Roy,  August  7,  1841,  is  a  son  of  Dewey 
and  Anna  (Rich)  Collins,  natives  respectively  of  Massachusetts  and  Gen- 
esee County.  Dewey  Collins,  born  in  1802.  was  a  farmer  and  brick- 
maker,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  Wyoming  County  in  1813.  After  his 
marriage  he  located  in  Le  Roy,  where  he  worked  a  quarry  for  plaster, 
and  reared  four  sons.  He  was  a  son  of  William  Collins,  who  was  an  early 
settler  of  Wyoming,  where  he  kept  hotel  for  some  years,  He  had  three 
sons  and  two  daugbterSj  Dewey  being  the  youngest.  James  A.  Collins 
received  a  good  English  education,  and  taught  school  one  term.*  After 
attaining  his  majority  he  clerked  in  a  grocery  store  one  year,  when  he  re- 
turned to  the  farm  near  Le  Roy.  He  has  been  engaged  in  selling  farm 
implements  and  phosphates,  and  operated  a  bakery  one  year.  Since 
January,  1889,  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  shoe  trade.  He  married  Bell, 
daughter  of  William  Calvert,  of  Le  Roy,  and  they  have  one  child,  Ada  G. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Collins  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Archibald  D.  Campbell,  born  August  6,  1856,  where  he  now  lives,  is 
a  son  of  Duncan  and  Margaret  (Campbell)  Campbell.  Duncan,  son  of 
Archibald  and  Catherine  (McDermoit),  was  born  in  Le  Roy  in  1 8 17,  u  here 
he  always  lived.  He  married  when  33  years  of  age,  located  where  Archi- 
bald D  now  resides,  and  died  at  the  age  of  66  years.  His  children  were 
John  (deceased),  Anna  (deceased),  Archibald  D.,and  Peter  D.  His  par- 
ents came  from  Scotland  to  Johnstown,  and  thence  to  Le  Roy  in  its  early 
settlement.  They  reared  four  sons  and  eight  daughters,  and  died  in 
Wheatland.  His  wife  died  in  1876.  He  received  a  common  school 
education,  and  married  Jennie,  daughter  of  John  and  Christie  (Campbell) 
Tyrrell,  natives  of  Vermont,  who  came  to  Le  Roy  when  young.  Mr. 
Tyrrell  was  killed  in  battle.  Archibald  D.  Campbell  has  four  children, 
Duncan  G.,  Christie  A.,  Florence  M.,  and  Jane  A.,  and  the  family  are 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Samuel  Comstock,  a  captain  in  the  War  of  18 12,  was  born  June  17, 
1790,  in  Montville,  Conn.,  and  married  Elizabeth  Turner  Comstock,  of 
Connecticut.  His  family  came  to  this  town  in  1834.  The  children  were 
Asahel  O  ,  Elizabeth  A.,  Amy,  and  Samuel  F.  He  engaged  in  the  mer- 
cantile business,  which  he  pursued  till  10  years  before  his  death.  May  16, 
1870.  His  wife  died  February  8,  1871.  The  daughter  Amy  died  at  the 
age   of   16  years.      He  was  a   prominent   member  of  the    Presbyterian 


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Church,  holding  the  office  of  deacon  for  nearly  40  years.  Asahel  Otis 
Comstock,  son  of  Samuel,  was  born  August  6,  18 13,  in  Montville,  Conn,, 
^was  clerk  in  a  store  at  Colchester,  Conn.,  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1834  with 
his  father,  and  engaged  in  mercantile  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
A.  O.  Comstock  &  Co.  Their  trade  was  very  extensive,  having  b.ranch 
stores  at  Mumford,  Warsaw,  and  other  places,  the  sales  in  a  single  year 
-amounting  to  $80,000.  In  1856  the  business  was  changed  so  as  to  in- 
clude the  purchase  of  produce,  which  he  pursued  for  30  years.  Mr.  Com- 
stock was  a  progressive  and  enterprising  business  man.  He  served  as 
treasurer  of  the  Buffalo,  Corning  &  New  York  Railroad  for  several  years, 
was  a  director  for  20  years,  and  was  well  posted  in  all  its  affairs.  He  was 
also  a  director  of  the  Rochester  &  Genesee  Valley  Railroad.  He  married 
Fannie,  daughter  of  Zacheus  Wheeler,  of  Connecticut,  and  their  children 
are  Fannie  (Mrs.  F.  C.  Lathrop);  O.  W.,  a  banker  in  New  York  ;  Isaac  T., 
a  member  of  the  produce  exchange  ;  and  Annie,  a  teacher  of  music.  The 
family  are  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 

Samuel  F.  Comstock,  born  in  Connecticut,  March  29,  1825,  was  nine 
years  of  age  when  he  came  here.  He  was  educated  at  the  district 
schools,  and  entered  his  father's  store  when  16  years  old,  where  he  re- 
mained until  21  years  of  age.  when  he  entered  into  partnership  with  his 
father  and  older  brother,  Asahel  O.,  continuing  until  1855,  when,  in  the 
great  fire  of  that  year,  their  goods  and  store  were  burned.  He  next  en- 
gaged in  the  merchant  tailoring  business  for  six  years,  or  until  1861, 
when  he  took  up  the  general  insurance  business,  which  he  has  followed 
to  the  present  time.  In  this  line  of  work  he  has  been  very  successful, 
being  considered  one  of  the  best  agents  in  the  county,  representing,  as 
he  does,  a  line  of  old  established  companies  for  over  25  years.  He  has 
been  town  clerk  for  10  years.  He  married  N.  M.  Turner,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Mary  Turner,  of  New  London,  Conn.,  and  they  have  two  chil- 
dren :  Frank  M.,  born  May  20,  1855,  and  Mary  T,,  born  October  6, 
1865.  Frank  M.  graduated  from  Union  College,  N.  Y.,  in  1876,  and 
for  the  past  of  1 1  years  has  been  principal  of  Le  Roy  Academic  Institute, 

Rev.  Pierre  Cushing  was  born  in  Speedsville,  Tompkins  County,  N.  Y., 
May  4,  1855,  a  son  of  John  and  Hannah  (Curtis)  Cushing.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  Scituate,  Mass.,  a  graduate  of  Trinity  College,  Hartford, 
Conn.,  and  a  minister  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church.  His  ances- 
tors came  from  England  about  1640  Rev.  Pierre  Cushing,  the  third  son 
and  fourth  child  of  five  children,  was  educated  at  Oxford  Academy, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1877,  and  at  Hobart  College, 
where  he  graduated  in  1881  as  B.  A.  He  then  went  to  the  General 
Theological  Seminary  in  New  York,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1884,  and 
was  ordained  a  deacon  in  St.  Paul's  Church,  Rochester,  in  June,  1884. 
He  was  assistant  at  St.  Paul's  Church  in  New  York,  where  he  was  ordained 
a  priest  May  16,  1886,  and  came  to  Le  Roy  in  November,  1886,  being 
called  to  the  rectorship  of  St.  Mark's  Church.  He  married  Kate  B., 
daughter  of  George  W.  Nichols,  of  Hammondsport,  N.  Y. 


520  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Dr.  J.  Fred  Cleveland,  the  youngest  son  of  John  and  Sarah  Cleveland^ 
was  born  at  St.  Catherine,  Ontario,  February  25,  1837.  When  19  years 
of  age  he  went  to  Chicago,  and  remained  there  nearly  two  years,  being 
engaged  in  the  railroad  business.  About  1862  he  went  to  New  York 
and  entered  Bellevue  Hospital,  graduating  therefrom  in  the  spring  of 
1865.  He  then  entered  the  United  States  service  as  acting  assistant  hos- 
pital surgeon,  remaining  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  afterwards  lo- 
cated at  Wyoming,  N.  Y.,  to  practice  his  profession,  where  he  lived  but 
two  or  three  years,  when  he  came  to  this  town,  where  he  has  since 
resided,  enjoying  the  fruits  of  an  extensive  practice  and  an  honorable 
profession.  He  was  married,  April  20,  1870,  to  Fannie  V.,  daughter 
of  M.  B.  and  Pollen  M.  Fisher  of  Wyoming.  He  has  one  child,  Harold 
F.,  born  May  3,  1880.  Dr.  Cleveland's  medical  career  has  been,  from  the 
first,  one  of  continued  prosperity.  When  only  a  first-year  student  he 
was  selected  by  the  faculty  of  the  college,  out  of  a  class  of  over  100, 
as  house  physician  of  Charity  Hospital,  Blackwell's  Island.  He  was 
soon  promoted  to  Bellevue  Hospital,  taking  charge  of  the  female  wards,. 
over  which  he  presided  until  the  date  of  his  graduation. 

John  N.  Champion,  only  child  of  John  N.  and  Amanda  A.  (Boyer) 
Champion,  was  born  May  21,  1849,  i"  Le  Roy  village.  Receiving  a 
good  academic  education  he,  at  the  age  of  19,  entered  the  hardware  store 
of  A.  G  Carpenter  &  Co  ,  as  salesman,  and  later  was  with  M.  F.  Bixby. 
In  October,  1873,  he  started  the  Le  Roy  livery  and  sale  stable,  and 
September  i,  1878,  he  took  charge  of  the  same  as  agent  for  H.  W. 
Hascall.  January  i,  1890,  he  purchased  the  entire  business,  and  has 
handled  more  fine  horses  than  any  other  man  in  Genesee  County,  making 
his  purchases  in  nearly  every  part  of  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
His  shipments  of  horses  have  been  mostly  from  the  Western  States.  Mr. 
Champion  has  to  a  considerable  extent  engaged  in  contracting  earth 
work.  He  is  an  honored  and  respected  member  and  ofiicer  of  Olive 
Branch  Lodge,  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  Le  Roy,  and  also  a  member  of  Batavia 
Commandery.  He  married  Carrie  E.,  daughter  of  H.  H.  Olmsted,  of 
Le  Roy,  and  they  have  four  children,  John  O..  Henry  H.,  Carrie  E.,  and 
Albert  N.  John  N.  Champion.  Sr.,  born  in  Lebanon,  Conn.,  was  one  of 
two  sons  and  two  daughters  born  to  John  and  Rhoda  (Rockwell)  Cham- 
pion. He  came  to  Le  Roy  with  his  parents  about  1825,  and  was  a  lead- 
ing dry  goods  merchant  for  about  25  years,  which  business  was  estab- 
lished by  his  father.  His  wife  was  born  in  New  York  city,  a  daughter 
of  Capt.  Joseph  Boyer,  who  was  born  on  Bermuda  Island,  and  was  a  sea 
captain  during  his  life.  He  married  Mrs  Emma  (Maghee)  Lewis,  who 
bore  him  two  sons  and  five  daughters,  and  who  had  one  son  and  one 
daughter  by  her  former  husband,  Richard  Lewis,  of  Lown  Island.  She 
lived  in  the  old  Somerindyke  house,  which  was  the  last  of  the  old  relics 
torn  down.  After  Mr.  Boyer  was  lost  at  sea  his  widow  and  family,  in 
April,  1 83 1,  came  to  Le  Roy. 

Alexander  Clark,  son   of  William,  was  born  May  28,  18 19,  in  County 


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Monaghan,  Ireland,  a  son  of  William  and  Ann  (Anderson)  Clark,  natives 
•of  the  same  place.  They  had  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  as  follows: 
Alexander,  William,  David,  Martha,  Mary  A.,  and  Sarah.  William,  Sr., 
with  his  family,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  and  located  in  Mum- 
ford.  In  1868  he  located  where  Alexander  now  resides,  where  he  died, 
aged  about  80  years.  He  was  an  Episcopalian.  Ann  (Anderson)  Clark 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Anderson,  a  farmer,  who  had  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  and  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  Genesee 
County.  Alexander  Clark,  who  was  reared  on  a  farm,  came  to  the 
United  States  in  November,  1847,  and  settled  in  Mumford,  and  located 
where  he  now  resides  in  1868.  He  married,  June  19,  1872,  Jane, 
daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth  (Wood)  Wilson,  all  of  whom  came  from 
County  Down,  Ireland,  in  185  i,  and  settled  in  Wheatland  Center.  The 
children  were  Robert  and  John,  of  Nebraska,  and  Jane.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Clark's  children  are  William  J..  Libbie  A.,  Jennie  D.,  Martha  G.,  and 
Alexander  E.  David  Clark,  brother  of  Alexander,  served  in  the  8th  N.  Y. 
Cav.,  and  was  wounded  by  a  ball  entering  the  right  side  of  his  mouth, 
which  was  taken  out  at  the  back  of  his  head. 

Willard  M.  Chapman,  born  November  22,  .1855,  in  Le  Roy  village, 
is  a  son  of  William  J.,  who  was  born  in  England  and  came  to  the  United 
States  about  1830.  The  latter  lived  in  New  York  until  about  1852, 
when  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  resided  till  his  death  in  1886.  By 
occupation  he  was  a  butcher.  Perhaps  no  man  in  Le  Roy  was  better  in- 
formed in  ancient  and  modern,  sacred  and  profane,  history  than  he.  Mr. 
Chapman  was  a  great  lover  of  Shakespeare,  and  was  a  ready  and  inter- 
esting talker  upon  almost  any  topic.  Willard  M.  Chapman  is  self-edu- 
cated. When  but  io  years  of  age  he  began  as  errand  boy  in  the  grocery 
store  of  A.  T.  Drake.  At  the  age  of  12  he  began  working  b)^  the  month, 
which  he  continued  until  1877,  when  he  entered  the  postofifice  as  a  clerk. 
In  1883  he  opened  a  real  estate  agency.  By  his  indomitable  will,  energy, 
and  perseverance  he  has  built  up  a  good  trade.  Honorable  in  all  the  re- 
lations of  life,  pleasant  and  courteous  to  all,  he  is  respected  and  esteemed 
by  all  who  know  him.  Mr.  Chapman  was  married,  in  April,  1879,  ^^ 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Rusaell  Robbins.  They  are  the  parents  of  two 
sons,  Carlos  and  Theodore  R. 

Charles  L.  Carlton,  son  of  George  W.  and  Sarah  (Annas)  Carlton,  was 
born  May  7,  1833,  in  Piscataquis  County,  Maine.  He  received  a  good 
English  education  and  at  the  age  of  16  began  working  by  the  month  on 
a  farm.  When  18  years  of  age  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  learned 
the  wagonm.akers'  trade  with  W.  S.  Brown.  In  1866  he  opened  a  shop 
for  himself,  on  Mill  street,  where  he  has  since  continued,  doing  mostly 
custom  work.  He  was  burned  out  in  1869.  He  married  Sarah  M., 
daughter  of  Aruna  and  Margaret  (Howland)  Fosket,  old  settlers  of  Ber- 
gen. George  W.  Carlton  and  his  wife  were  born  in  Orono,  Maine.  He 
was  a  drummer  in  the  War  of  18 12,  was  a  farmer,  and  came  to  Riga, 
Monroe  County,  in   1846,  where  he  resided  till  within  a  few  years  of  his 


522  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


death,  which  occurred  in  Iowa  City  in  1870.  aged  71.  He  had  four  sons 
and  seven  daughters,  of  whom  three  sons  grew  to  manhood,  viz.: 
Charles  L.,  Thaddeus  S.,  and  James  A.  The  latter  served  in  a  New 
•York  cavalry  regiment  during  the  war,  and  died  in  Iowa  City.  Charles 
L.  Carlton  was  a  farmer  and  came  to  Monroe  County  about  1830.  He 
reared  a  family  of  four  sons  and  four  daughters  His  sons  were  Barney, 
George  W.,  Elijah,  and  William. 

George  W.  Chaddock,  born  in  Lockport,  August  4,  1826,  is  a  son  of 
Thomas  and  Sallie  (Bow)  Chaddock,  who  came  from  New  England,. 
Thomas  was  a  blacksmith  and  had  four  children,  namely  :  James,  Thomas,. 
Elizabeth,  and  George  W.  Thomas  died  in  Bethany.  George  W.  lived 
with  an  aunt  in  Stafford,  secured  a  limited  education,  and  at  the  age  of 
15  years  began  to  learu  his  father's  trade  at  Pine  Hill.  At  the  age  of  20- 
he  learned  the  tailors'  trade  at  Barre  Center.  He  came  to  Le  Roy  and 
worked  in  Upham's  car  and  carriage  works  two  years,  was  four  years  at 
Pavilion,  and  then  moved  to  Batavia.  In  1861  he  returned  to  Le  Roy,, 
where  he  has  since  resided  with  the  exception  of  four  years  spent  in  Roch- 
ester. By  his  wife,  Frances  L.,  whom  he  married  January  i,  1851,  he 
has  one  son.  George  W.,  of  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     They  are  Presbyterians. 

Matthew  Conlin,  a  native  of  Ireland,  was  born  in  1820.  His  father 
died  in  1823.  At  the  age  of  12  years  he  came  to  Clifton,  thence  to 
Wheatland,  and  finally  to  Le  Roy  in  1869.  He  married  Ann  P'ox,  of 
County  Westmeath,  Ireland,  and  they  have  three  sons,  Michael,  Matthew, 
and  William.      They  are  members  of  the  Catholic  Chuch. 

David  E.  Curtis  was  born  June  19,  1842,  in  Le  Roy.  His  parents, 
Joseph  and  Tirzah  K.  (Hulburt)  Curtis,  were  born  in  Vermont,  the 
former  April  22,  1806,  and  the  latter  May  13,  1807.  Joseph  came  to 
Genesee  County  with  his  parents,  who  were  among  the  first  settlers  of 
the  county.  He  was  a  farmer  and  an  axe  helvemaker.  In  1854  he 
moved  to  Wyoming,  Stark  County,  111.  where  he  remained  one  year. 
He  returned  to  Illinois,  and  died  October  21,  1886.  His  wife  died  in 
August,  1878,  m  Genesee  County.  He  reared  eight  children:  Laura 
Havens,  of  Illinois;  Sabrina  (deceased);  Daniel  J.,  of  Panora,  la.;  Betsey 
J.  (Mrs.  Eddy),  of  Michigan  ;  Morley  ;  Anson  H.,  of  Davis  County,  Mo.;. 
David  E.;  and  John  C,  of  Illinois.  Joseph  Curtis  was  a  son  of  Joseph 
and  Betsey  Curtis,  who  came  from  Vermont  in  181 1,  making  the  trip  in 
an  ox  cart.  They  located  on  100  acres  of  land  where  David  E.  now  re- 
sides. He  was  a  soldier  of  1812,  and  moved  to  Wyoming  County  and 
died  there.  His  wife  died  in  Genesee  County,  May  17,  1854,  aged  over 
90  years.  They  had  13  children  One  of  his  sons  Stowell,  served  in 
the  War  of  1812,  and  died  in  Allegany  County.  Mrs.  Tirzah  K.  Curtis 
was  a  daughter  of  Daniel  Hulburt,  who  was  born  December  29,  1779. 
Mr.  Hulburt  married  Kezia  Byam,  and  they  were  early  settlers  of  Stone 
Church.  He  served  as  captain  in  the  War  of  18 12,  had  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  and  died  in  Genesee  County,  February  12,  181 8.  His 
father  was  Gen.  Daniel  Hulburt,  of  Revolutionary  fame,  who  died  Febru- 


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ary  16,  1816,  in  Genesee  County.  David  E.  Curtis  was  reared  in  Gen- 
esee County.  November  3,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  D,  104th  N.  Y. 
Regt.,  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Cedar  Mountain,  second  Bull  Run, 
A'ntietam,  Brandy  Station,  Chantilly,  Seven  Days'  Fight,  Thorough- 
fare Gap,  Manassas  Junction,  the  two  battles  of  Fredericksburg,  Gettys- 
burg, second  Brandy  Station,  and  the  Wilderness.  At  Gettysburg  he 
was  wounded  in  the  left  foot,  and  at  the  Wilderness  he  lost  his  right  jaw. 
He  participated  in  17  battles  and  skirmishes,  and  was  discharged,  after 
being  in  the  hospital  nine  months,  in  February,  1865.  He  had  been 
made  sergeant  in  the  fall  of  1862,  and  after  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  was 
made  color-sergeant.  After  his  discharge  he  returned  to  Genesee  County, 
where  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  farming.  He  purchased  his  first  26 
acres  where  Mr.  Stoppelbine  now  lives,  and  in  1876  located  where  he  now 
resides.  He  has  served  as  constable  and  deputy  sherilf,  the  latter  posi- 
tion of  which  he  now  holds.  Mr.  Curtis  married,  March  9.  1864,  Laura, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Ora  (Harris)  White,  and  their  children  are  Will- 
iam E.,  Franklin  H.,  and  Nellie  L. 

Alexander  A.  Douglass  was  born  in  Madison  County,  N.  Y.,  in  May, 
181 5,  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Elizabeth  (McBeth)  Douglass,  natives  of 
Scotland,  who  came  to  Peoria  about  1829,  where  he  resided  until  his 
death.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  War  of  1812.  He  reared  two  sons  and 
three  daughters,  and  in  1859  settled  where  his  widow  now  resides.  He 
was  twice  married.  His  second  wife  was  Margaret  C,  daughter  of  Archi- 
bald and  Catherine  (McDermott)  Campbell,  natives  of  Scotland,  who  came 
to  York,  Livingston  County,  in  1813,  and  later  to  Le  Roy,  settling  on 
160  acres  of  land.  They  reared  ii  children.  He  was  78  years  old  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife  died  in  1876,  aged  82.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  John  and  Epheriah  McDermott,  who  were  among  the  first 
settlers  in  Wheatland.  Mr.  Douglass  was  a  United  Presbyterian,  and 
died  July  3,  1878. 

C.  N.  Dibble,  son  of  Henry  B.  and  Pamela  (Pierson),  was  born  June  i, 
1838,  where  he  now  resides.  His  parents  were  from  Massachusetts  and 
Connecticut.  Henry  B.  came  to  Bloomfield,  and  thence  to  Stone  Church 
about  1 820,  where  he  lived  until  his  death  in  1 875.  He  was  a  son  of  Linus 
Dibble,  who  married  Vienna  Kellogg,  who  came  to  Stone  Church  about 
1820.  The  children  of  Henry  B.  were  Vienna,  C.  N.,  and  Harlan.  C.  N. 
Dibble  has  always  been  a  successful  and  prosperous  farmer. 

Morris  C.  Decker  was  born  April  12,  1850,  in  Sparta,  Sussex  County, 
N.J  .,  where  he  was  raised  and  received  his  education.  On  reaching  his 
majority  he  engaged  as  a  street  car  conductorin  Newark,  N.  J.,  for  one  year, 
when  he  came  to  Watkins,  N.  Y.,  where  he  had  a  meat  market  until  the 
spring  of  1 873,  when  he  came  to  Le  Roy.  where  he  has  since  operated 
and  managed  a  fruit  distillery  for  Decker  &  Titman.  He  also  owns  and 
successfully  operates  a  large  wholesale  and  retail  liquor  and  cigar  store  in 
Le  Roy  village.  He  is  a  son  of  James  L  and  Ellen  (McCoy)  Decker,  of  Sus- 
sex County.     James  L.  Decker  is  a  prominent  citizen  of  Sussex  Count)'', 


524  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


N.  J.,  both  in  politics  and  business.  He  has  been  sheriff  of  his  county, 
represented  his  county  two  terms  in  the  Assembly  of  his  State,  and  is 
largely  engaged  in  manufacturing  interests  and  farming.  He  reared  four 
sons  and  one  daughter,  of  whom  Morris  C.  is  the  second  child.  He  is  a 
son  of  James  Decker,  who  was  a  son  of  Henry,  a  descendant  of  Peter 
Decker,  of  Holland  parents,  and  the  first  white  man  who,  in  1740,  settled 
where  Deckertown,  N.  J.,  now  is.  Some  of  the  most  distinguished  and 
wealthiest  families  of  New  Jersey  are  the  descendants  of  the  Decker  family. 
Gen.  Judson  Kilpatrick's  grandmother,  Fametje  Kilpatrick,  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Josiah,  son  of  Peter  Decker,  of  Deckertown.  Morris  C.  Decker 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  William  and  Elenore  Smith,  of  Unionville, 
Orange  County,  N.  Y.  William  Smith  came  from  England,  and  was  the 
patentee  of  rubber  webbing,  which  became  very  valuable  to  the  owners. 
Mr  and  Mrs  Decker  have  one  child,  Percy  C.  He  is  an  active  and 
leading  Mason,  and  one  of  the  active  and  progressive  business  men  of  Le 
Roy. 

Ira  C.  Davis,  son  of  Powell  C.  and  Ann  (Scribner)  Davis,  was  born  July 
7,  1856,  in  Newstead,  Erie  Count}-.  Powell  C.  Davis  was  born  in  Erie 
County,  and  his  wife  near  Toronto,  Canada.  Their  children  were  Ira  C, 
William,  Jennie,  and  Porter.  Mr.  Davis  moved  to  near  Batavia,  and 
thence,  in  1879,  to  Perry,  Wyoming  County.  Powell  C.  was  a  son  of 
Eden  Davis,  who  was  born  in  Genesee  County,  and  reared  six  children, 
as  follows :  Lewis,  Gehana,  who  married  a  Mr.  Brown,  Lyman,  Jame^, 
Powell,  and  Caroline,  who  married  John  McPherson.  Eden  Davis  was 
a  son  of  James  and  Johanah  (Wilcox)  Davis,  who  came  from  Killingworth, 
Conn,  with  an  o.x-team,  and  first  settled  about  three  miles  east  of  Gan- 
son's  (now  Le  Roy),  on  a  farm  taken  up  by  Gen.  Daniel  Davis  atiout 
1800.  James  Davis  reared  four  sons  and  two  daughters  :  Lewis,  Eden, 
Ezra,  Hamlet,  Sarah,  and  Betsey.  Ira  C.  Davis  was  reared  on  a  farm  and 
received  a  common  school  education.  May  6,  1885,  he  married  Mar- 
garet, daughter  of  James  C  and  Ann  (Cunningham)  Williams,  of  Gen- 
eseo.  Mr.  Williams  was  raised  near  Dublm,  Ireland,  and  came  to  the 
United  States  about  1849.  He  moved  to  Livingston  County,  and  is  a 
molder  by  trade.  He  has  been  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Kate 
Baugardner 

Samuel  L.  Dix,  son  of  Leonard  and  Dorothy  (Johnson)  Dix,  was  born 
June  4,  1809,  in  Wilmington,  Vt  The  family  moved  to  Jefterson 
County,  N.  Y.  They  had  10  children,  of  whom  Samuel  was  the  sixth. 
He  came  to  Monroe  County  about  1831,  and  in  April,  1842.  married 
Julia  A.,  daughter  of  William  and  Sarah  (Widner)  Wooden,  who  were 
born  April  i,  1780,  and  February,  1 782,  respectively.  William  Wooden, 
of  Newburg,  came  to  Ontario  County,  thence  to  Chili,  Monroe  County, 
where  he  resided  and  accumulated  much  property.  He  was  an  influen- 
tial and  leading  citizen  of  his  town,  a  liberal  giver  to  all  improvements, 
was  justice  several  terms,  and  held  other  positions  with  honor  and  credit. 
He  died  aged   83  years.      His  father  was  James,  who  was  born  in  New 


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York,  and  whose  father  was  from  England  James  Dix  served  in  the 
French  and  Indian  wars.  In  1795  he  came  to  Geneva,  and  in  181 1  to 
Chili,  where  he  died.  Sarah  (Widner)  Wooden,  born  in  1782,  came  to 
Geneva  at  the  age  of  six  years  with  her  parents.  Her  father  was  an 
-early  ferryman.  She  was*  the  mother  of  14  children.  Samuel  L.  Dix 
was  a  farmer.  In  1865  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  and  died  in  1872.  He 
reared  five  children:  Harriet  N.,  Wallace  R.,  James  M.,  Julia  A.,  and 
Sarah  M.      Mrs.  Dix  still  survives. 

John  Eyres,  son  of  John  and  Eleanor  (Whitmore)  Eyres,  was  born 
May  13,  1836,  in  County  Leeds,  Canada.  He  received  a  good  English 
education,  has  been  a  farmer  and  a  shoemaker,  and  came  to  Le  Roy 
about  30  years  ago.  He  has  carried  on  shoemaking  for  about  20  years. 
Mr.  Eyres  was  one  of  the  first  movers  in  developing  the  salt  interests  of 
Le  Roy,  representing  the  citizens  in  superintending  and  looking  after 
their  interests  at  the  test- well,  which  was  begun  January  4,  1882,  and 
has  been  connected  with  the  Le  Roy  Salt  Co  for  one  year.  For  the 
past  three  years  he  has  been  associated  with  Mr.  Kidd,  who  started  May 
28,  1886,  and  now  has  four  wells.  Mr.  Eyres  gives  his  entire  attention  to 
the  salt  industry,  and  is  well  posted  in  the  geology  of  this  section.  He 
has  been  twice  married,  first,  to  Margaret  Wright,  by  whom  he  had  one 
daughter,  now  deceased  For  his  second  wife  he  married  Mary  E., 
daughter  of  Matthew  Shaw,  of  Le  Roy,  who  has  also  borne  him  one 
■daughter. 

William  Elmore,  son  of  Richard  and  Elizabeth  (Aylward)  Elmore, 
natives  of  County  Kilkenny,  of  Ireland,  was  born  September  10,  1830, 
and  was  educated  in  Ireland.  He  came  to  Quebec,  September  9,  1854, 
where  he  worked  until  1855,  when  he  came  to  Dunkirk  and  worked  in 
a  tannery,  and  afterwards  removed  to  Buffalo,  and  thence  to  Pennsyl- 
vania. In  1857  hs  came  to  Alexander,  where  he  has  since  worked 
on  the  railroad,  except  four  years  which  he  spent  on  a  farm,  and  four 
years  in  the  oil  regions.  He  has  been  connected  with  the  N.  Y.  C.  & 
H.  R.  Railroad  since  1861.  By  his  wife,  Catherine,  he  has  10  children 
living:  Richard  J.,  Thomas  F.,  William  J.,  John  B.,  Elizabeth  C,  Cath- 
erine L.,  Michael  J.,  Mary,  Frances,  and  Ellen  G.  The  family  are  Ro- 
man Catholics. 

Charles  E.  Edson,  son  of  Dr.  Galen  K.  and  Lucy  (Hudson)  Edson, 
Avas  born  September  6,  1839,  in  Rutland,  Vt  With  his  parents  he  came 
to  Le  Roy,  and  received  a  common  school  education.  In  1870,  with  a 
colony  of  100,  he  went  to  Blue  Rapids,  Kan.,  where  he  lived  five  years, 
when  he  returned  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  has  resided  since,  and  for  the 
past  five  years  has  been  engaged  in  gardening.  He  married  Martha  E., 
daughter  of  Ward  and  Eliza  (Trimbell)  Beckley,  who  were  born  in  Con- 
necticut and  Johnstown,  N.  Y.,  respectively,  and  who  reared  one  son 
and  four  daughters.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beckley  came  to  Le  Roy  in  18 10, 
-and  settled  where  Mrs.  Rumsey  now  resides.  Mr.  Beckley  died  in  1880. 
He  was  a  son  of  David  Beckley,  of  Connecticut,  was  an  early  pioneer  of 


526  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Genesee  County,  and  was  a  soldier  of  i8i2.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edson's 
children  are  Archie  N.,  Frank  C,  Charles  L.,  and   Hattie. 

Dr.  Galen  K.  Edson  was  born  in  Maine,  June  13,  181 5,  a  son  of  Cyrus- 
and  Hannah  (Hudson)  Edson,  who  were  both  born  at  Bridgewater,  Mass.,. 
in  1777.  Dr.  Galen  K.  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1842,  and  practiced  his  pro- 
fession until  1878.  His  parents  located  at  Rutland  Vt.,  about  18 17.  Cy- 
rus Edson  was  a  son  of  Ezra,  who  was  born  at  Bridgewater,  Mass.  His; 
wife  was  Rebecca  D.  Johnson,  and  he  was  grandfather  of  ex  Mayor  Ed- 
son, of  New  York  city.  Ezra  Edson  was  a  son  of  Samuel,  who  was  the 
fifth  generation  from  Samuel  Edson,  who  settled  at  Bridgewater,  Mass., 
in  1692,  and  who  built  the  first  mill  in  the  place. 

Feli.x  Falkner,  son  of  Jeremiah,  was  born  in  Leicestershire,  England, 
May  26,  1804.  He  was  a  banker.  With  his  wife  and  two  children  he 
came  to  this  country  in  1853,  locating  at  Utica,  N.  Y  ,  where  he  died  in 
1887.  His  wife  died  in  1880.  His  eldest  son,  Joseph  G.,  resides  in  Utica, 
and  is  engaged  in  the  auction  and  commission  business.  The  second  son, 
Harry  H.  Falkner,  was  born  in  Leicestershire,  England,  September  7,. 
1838,  and  was  15  years  of  age  when  he  came  to  the  United  States.  He 
married,  June  16,  1875,  Rebecca  W.  C,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry  Stanley, 
of  Le  Roy,  and  they  have  three  children,  viz.:  Henry  S  ,  born  March  13, 
1876;  Rebecca  W.  C,  born  October  13.  1878;  and  Catharine  D.,  born 
February  22,  1886.  All  are  members  of  St.  Mark's  Church.  For  the 
past  10  years  Mr.  Falkner  has  been  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  fire,  life,, 
and  accident  insurance  business,  in  the  latter  of  which  he  has  been  asso^ 
ciated  with  S.  F.  Comstock.  He  represents  five  large  fire  insurance  com- 
panies, one  life,  and  one  accident  (the  Travelers). 

Benjamin  A.  Fuller,  M.  D.,  born  in  Providence,  R.  L,  November  17,. 
1845,  was  a  son  of  Asa  W.  and  Nancy  A.  (VVoodworth)  Fuller.  At  the  age 
of  five  years  he  came  to  Middlebury  with  his  parents,  and  received  his 
education  at  the  academy  there.  I  n  1 862  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  entered  the 
office  of  Gen.  F.  C.  Bissell,  read  law  for  three  }ears,  and  entered  and  grad- 
uated in  1865  from  the  Albany  Law  School.  He  was  in  a  law  office  in 
New  York  for  three  months,  but  the  business  not  suiting  his  taste  he  trav- 
eled for  five  years  for  George  W.  Bassett  &  Co.  In  1870  he  came  to  Le 
Roy,  studied  medicine  with  his  father,  and  attended  the  Buffalo  Medical 
College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1873.  He  began  practice  at  Le 
Roy  and  Byron  Center.  In  1877,  after  his  father's  death,  he  succeeded 
him  in  his  profession,  and  has  since  been  a  successful  practitioner  here. 
He  married,  July  16.  1873,  Alice  I.,  daughter  of  H.  O.  and  Jennie  Cowan, 
who  came  from  England.  Mr  Cowan  was  a  merchant  tailor.  Dr.  Fuller 
has  a  daughter,  Clara  Louise. 

William  W.  Faunce  was  born  September  29,  1831,  in  Wheeling, 
W.  Va.,  a  son  of  Jeduthan  L.  and  Abigail  (Davis)  Faunce,  natives  of  Ver- 
mont and  Pennsylvania,  respectively.  Jeduthan  L.  came  with  his  par- 
ents to  Bethany  about  1809  or '11.  When  a  young  man  he  went  to 
Wheeling,  where  he  married  his  wife.      He  was  a  molder  by  trade.      In 


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1832  he  returned  to  Bethany,  where  he  was  engaged  at  farming,  running^ 
a  hotel,  and  working  at  his  trade.  He  died  in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a 
son  of  Eleazer  and  Melinda  (Kendall)  Faunce,  both  of  Vermont.  Elea- 
zer  Faunce  was  a  blacksmith  and  settled  three  miles  east  of  Linden,  where 
he  worked  at  his  trade,  his  wife  often  assisting  him.  He  served  as  a 
drummer  in  the  War  of  1 81 2.  Mr.  Faunce  had  two  sons,  Halsey  K.  and 
Eleazer,  and  one  daughter,  Fannie  E.  Roe,  of  Attica.  He  died  in  Lin- 
den. He  also  run  a  hotel  for  many  years,  and  was  engaged  in  hauling 
lumber  from  Pennsylvania,  which  he  put  into  buildings.  His  father  was  a 
Frenchman.  William  W.  Faunce  lived  in  the  hotel  with  his  grandpar- 
ents until  13  years  of  age,  when  he  went  on  a  farm,  and  at  the  age  of  15 
he  entered  the  store  of  George  Dimond,  of  Batavia.  Returning  to  Beth- 
any he  attended  Bethany  Academy,  and  afterwards  learned  the  trade  of 
wagonmaking.  When  19  years  of  age  he  came  to  Le  Roy  and  worked 
for  A.  S.  Upham  and  Charles  Brindsmade,  after  which  he  entered  the 
Eagle  Hotel,  where  he  remained  two  years,  when  he  began  business  for 
himself  In  1861  he  began  the  livery  business,  and  soon  after  purchased 
the  barn  where  he  is  now  engaged.  This  was  formerly  the  old  stage 
barn,  and  is  the  oldest  livery  stand  in  the  place.  Mr.  Faunce  served 
nine  years  as  deputy  sheriff,  beginning  in  1875,  ^^id  has  been  constable 
15  years.  He  married  Ann  M.,  daughter  of  Charles  Brow,  of  Dresden, 
Yates  County,  and  they  have  one  son,  George  E. 

William  H.  Graham  was  born  in  London,  Eng.,  January  10,  1855,  a 
son  of  William  H.  and  Mary  (Grant)  Graham,  who  had  three  snns  and 
two  daughters,  of  whom  William  H.  was  the  second.  He  received  his 
education  in  private  schools,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1883,  and 
lived  in  New  York  and  Rochester,  where  he  was  engaged  as  a  veterinary 
surgeon.  In  April,  1887,  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  has  resided 
since,  giving  his  entire  attention  to  his  profession.  His  wife  was  Flor- 
ence Tidy,  of  near  London,  Eng.,  and  they  have  two  sons  and  two 
daughters. 

Jerome  French,  son  of  Elijah  and  grandson  of  Gen.  French,  of  Ver- 
mont, was  born  October  17,  1825.  His  father  died  when  he  was  three 
years  of  age,  and  he  lived  with  John  Deming  until  21  years  old,  when  he 
worked  for  farmers  about  one  year,  after  which  he  learned  the  broom 
trade.  He  married  Abbey  M.,  daughter  of  Samuel  Bishop,  and  they 
have  one  child,  Grace  B.  Elijah  French  married  Sallie  Flint,  of  Ran- 
dolph, Vt.  He  died,  about  1828,  and  his  wife  October  10,  1873.  aged 
']6  years.  Samuel  Bishop  came  to  Le  Roy  in  181 1,  served  in  the  War  of 
1812,  and  was  the  first  settler  in  what  is  now  Pavilion,  on  the  farm  now 
owned  by  J.  R.  Bliss  and  Jay  Bishop.  The  first  night  of  his  arrival  he 
slept  on  a  rock.  He  cleared  the  farm,,  lived  a  bachelor's  life  for  nine 
years,  and  finally  married  Electa  Allen,  and  they  had  a  family  of  four 
children,  three  of  whom  are  living,  viz.:  Willard  W.,  of  California;  Car- 
oline (Mrs.  George  Roberts);  and  Abbey  (Mrs.  Jerome  French),  of  Le 
Roy.      Mr.   Bishop   died  April    14,    1870,   aged    85   years,   and  his  wife 


528  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


April   8,  1 87 1,  aged   70  years.      He  took  an  active  part  in  politics,  and 
was  a  Whig  and  Republican. 

Samuel  Gillett.  born  August  6,  1823,  in  Orange  Counly,  N.  Y..  is  a 
son  of  Isaac  and  Eleanor  (Vail)  Gillett,  who  were  born  in  Orange  County, 
he  in  1796  and  his  wife  in  1799.  In  1843  they  removed  to  Avon,  and 
thence  to  Stafford,  where  they  resided  till  their  deaths.  Isaac  Gillett 
was  a  man  of  sterling  worth  and  integrity,  and  filled  several  responsible 
local  positions.  He  reared  a  family  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz.: 
Caroline,  Samuel,  Alsop  V.,  Charles,  Frances  (Mrs.  Van  Vleeck),  of  Shi- 
loh,  111.,  and  William,  an  attorney,  who  died  at  East  Saginaw,  Mich, 
Isaac  Gillett  died  in  1869  and  his  wife  in  1867.  His  father,  Charles  Gil- 
lett, was  born  on  the  Hudson  River,  and  was  a  farmer  in  Orange  County, 
N.  Y.  His  wife  was  Sarah  Godfrey,  who  bore  him  two  sons  and  four 
daughters.  Samuel  Gillett  was  raised  on  a  farm  and  received  his  educa- 
tion at  Montgomery  and  Chester,  N.  Y.  He  began  teaching  school 
when  but  16,  receiving  $13  per  month.  On  reaching  his  majority  he  be- 
gan life  on  a  farm,  and  made  his  first  purchase  of  80  acres  in  1848,  in 
Stafford.  In  1867  he  came  to  Le  Roy  so  that  he  might  better  educate 
his  children,  and  located  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,  about  one 
mile  northwest  of  Le  Roy  village.  Mr.  Gillett  is  an  intelligent  and  sub- 
stantial farmer,  courteous  and  hospitable,  and  commands  the  respect  of 
all  who  know  him.  He  was  married  to  Susan,  daughter  of  James  J.  and 
Huldah  (Hudson)  Board,  and  their  children  are  Emily,  William,  Hudson 
(deceased),  H.  M.,  an  attorney  at  Bay  City,  Mich..  James  B.,  Nellie, 
Charles,  of  Sioux  City,  la.,  S.  Frank,  Elmer,  also  of  Sioux  City,  May 
(Mrs.  Ball),  Bertha,  Gaylord  C,  and  Jesse  O.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gillett  are 
leading  and  consistent  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

James  B.  Gillett,  son  of  Samuel  and  Susan  (Board)  Gillett,  was  born 
January  26,  1854,  in  Stafford,  was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  received  a  good 
common  school  and  academic  education.  At  the  age  of  18  he  began 
teaching  school,  which  lasted  three  terms,  and  at  the  age  of  21  entered 
the  hardware  store  of  Pease  &  Buell,  of  Batavia,  where  he  remained 
three  years.  In  the  fall  of  1877  he  formed  a  partnership  with  James 
McKenzie,  and  opened  a  hardware  store  the  first  door  east  of  his  present 
place  of  business,  with  about  $2,500  in  stock.  Four  years  later  he 
moved  into  the  store  he  now  occupies,  with  Mr.  McKenzie.  Mr.  Gillett 
is  a  first-class  business  man  and  has  made  his  business  a  success.  The 
concern  is  carried  on  under  the  firm  name  of  James  B.  Gillett  &  Co. 
He  married  Louise,  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  K.  Wiss,  and  has  two 
children,  Marian  L.  and  Anna  K.  Mr.  Gillett  is  a  member,  of  the 
I.  O.  O.  F. 

John  W.  Grumiaux  was  born  January  17,  1861,  in  Le  Roy,  a  son  of 
Lewis  and  Louisa  E.,  who  came  from  France  and  England,  respectively. 
He  received  his  education  in  the  village  of  Le  Roy,  and  in  December, 
1880,  engaged  as  agent  for  the  Biijfalo  News.  Three  years  later  he  re- 
ceived the  agency  for  the  Rochester  Union,  and  worked  one  year  in  the 


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Western  Union  Telegraph  office.  He  then  entered  in  succession  the  employ 
of  Chapman  &  Boak,  newsdealers,  of  J.  K.  Boak,  and  of  H.  J.  Goodyear, 
tobacconist,  who  occupied  a  store  in  the  Maloney  block.  In  June,  1885, 
his  father  bought  out  H.  J.  Goodyear,  and  conducted  the  business  as 
Grumiaux  &  Son  until  April,  1 887,  when  John  W.  became  the  sole  owner. 
He  also  purchased  the  news  business  of  J.  K.  Boak,  April  i,  1888,  and 
opened  the  store  where  he  is  now  located,  and  where  he  has  worked  up 
a  successful  trade.  He  has  a  reading  room  and  a  circulating  library  con- 
nected with  his  store,  and  is  the  agent  for  Butterick's  patterns. 

Patrick  Gleason,  born  in  Le  Roy,  June  18,  1859,  is  a  son  of  Michael 
and  Mary  (Mackey)  Gleason,  of  Tipperary,  Ireland,  who  came  to  Le  Roy 
in  1848,  and  lived  here  until  their  deaths.  The  father  died  in  1872,  and 
the  mother  in  1889.  Their  children  were  Thomas,  Catherine,  and  Pat- 
rick. The  latter  received  a  common  school  education,  and  at  nine  years 
of  age  began  work  in  Keeney  &  Son's  warehouse,  continuing  there  until 
1886,  when  he  purchased  the  business  of  H.  E.  Walker  and  began  deal- 
ing in  coal,  fruits,  beans,  and  all  kinds  of  produce,  doing  a  very  extensive 
business.      He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Bridget  Flinn. 

Bernard  Growney,  son  of  Barney  and  Rose  (Pagan)  Growney,  natives 
of  Ireland,  and  farmers,  was  born  in  September,  1834.  Barney  died 
in  Ireland,  and  left  five  children,  viz.:  Mary,  James,  Ann,  Bernard, 
and  July.  Bernard  came  to  Bergen  in  1852  with  his  mother  and  the 
children,  and  settled  on  a  farm  where  the  mother  died.  He  received  a 
limited  education,  and  October  14,  1861,  enlisted  at  Fort  Hill  School  in 
Co.  B,  lOOth  N.  Y.  Inf ,  and  was  in  the  battles  of  Williamsburg,  Fair  Oaks, 
Charleston,  and  at  the  siege  of  Fort  Wagner,  where  he  was  wounded  ; 
was  taken  prisoner  at  Deep  Bottom,  Va.,  in  1864,  was  taken  to  Belle 
Isle,  Libby,  and  Salisbury  prisons,  and  was  released  in  March,  1865.  He 
was  sent  to  Wilmington,  N.  C,  thence  to  Annapolis,  and  was  discharged 
at  Rochester,  May  25,  1865.  He  was  also  wounded  in  1864,  when  tear- 
ing up  the  Petersburg  &  Richmond  Railroad,  and  at  Salisbury  in  at- 
tempting to  escape  from  the  prison.  Since  the  close  of  the  war  he  has 
been  engaged  in  farming,  and  in  1869  purchased  his  present  place.  He 
married  Bridget,  daughter  of  Miles  O.  and  Maria  Finn,  of  Le  Roy,  who 
bore  him  children  as  follows  :  James  M  ,  Mary  L.,  and  Willie  (deceased). 
His  present  wife  is  Bridget  Carroll,  of  Wyoming.  "  The  family  are  Roman 
Catholics. 

John  H.  Haskins  was  born  in  Londonderry,  Vt.,  January  13,  1823,  a 
son  of  Solon  and  Sophia  (Hasey)  Haskins,  natives  of  New  Hampshire  and 
Bennington,  Vt,  respectively.  Solon  was  a  farmer,  and  served  in  the  War 
of  1 8 12.  He  came  to  Le  Roy,  Genesee  County,  in  1830,  and  settled  on 
a  farm  of  86  acres.  In  1838  he  located  where  John  H.  now  resides,  and 
in  1 844  purchased  Clifford's  mill,  now  known  as  Haskins's  mill,  whichhis 
sons  have  since  operated.  His  children  were  Sophia,  Warren  P.,  Mary  A. 
(deceased),  John  H.,  Rhoda  M.,  and  Orville  R.  (deceased).  Solon  Has- 
kins died  April  14,  1865,  aged  79.      His  father,  David,  came  from  Eng- 


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GENESEE   COUNTY. 


land  and  settled  in  New  Hampshire.  John  H.  Haskins  received  an  aca- 
demic education,  and  at  the  age  of  2 1  he  began  farming,  and  with  his 
brother  operated  the  mill  foratime.  From  1865  to  July,  1887,  Rufus 
Bartlett  was  interested  in  the  mill,  and  since  then  Mr.  Haskins  has  had 
full  control.  Mr.  Haskins  has  served  in  several  town  offices.  In  Feb- 
ruary, 1863,  he  married  Marion  Latham,  daughter  of  William,  an  Epis- 
copal minister,  who  came  from  England.  By  this  marriage  he  had  one 
son,  now  deceased.  His  second  wife  was  Catharine  L.,  daughter  of  An- 
drew Clifford,  of  Le  Roy.  They  have  two  children,  Frank  J.  and  Mary 
;E.  Mrs.  Sophia  Haskins  was  a  daughter  of  John  Hasey,  a  Revolution- 
ary soldier. 

Hiram  W.  Hascall,  a  leading  and  influential  lawyer  and  a  politician, 
was  born  December  18.  1812,  in  Le  Roy  village.  His  parents,  David 
and  Sarah  (Walden)  Hascall,  came  from  New  England  to  Genesee 
County  in  1808,  and  located  one  mile  north  of  the  village,  and  latter  set- 
tled on  100  acres  one-half  mile  west  of  Le  Roy,  where  they  resided  for 
many  years.  They  afterwards  moved  to  the  village,  residing  on  Clay 
street  until  their  deaths,  at  the  age  of  85  and  89,  respectively.  David 
Hascall  in  early  life  was  a  school  teacher.  He  served  in  the  War  of 
18 1 2.  Being  a  man  possessed  of  more  than  ordinary  intelligence  and  in- 
fluence, he  was  an  honored  and  respected  citizen,  and  always  took  an 
active  and  prominent  part  in  all  movements  for  the  advancement 
and  improvement  of  his  community.  He  served  in  several  respon- 
sible local  positions  for  many  years.  He  reared  three  sons  and  two 
daughters.  David  was  a  son  of  Jeremiah  Hascall,  who  was  born  in  Con- 
necticut and  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1805,  locating  on  lOO  acres 
where  S.  C.  Wells  now  resides.  He  served  as  justice  for  many  years,  and 
died  here  at  the  age  of  96  years.  He  married  Hannah  (Nichols)  Nichols, 
who  bore  him  five  sons  and  five  daughters,  the  sons  being  Jeremiah,  David, 
Amasa,  John,  and  Augustus  P.,  all  of  whom  were  men  of  considerable 
prominence, and  some  attained  considerabledistinction  in  theStateand  Na- 
tion. John  served  in  the  Assembly  ;  Augustus  P.  served  as  judge  and 
represented  his  district  in  Congress.  Gen.  Milo  Hascall,  of  Goshen,  Ind., 
was  a  son  of  Amasa.  Hiram  W.  Hascall  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  re- 
ceived a  good  common  school  and  academic  education.  At  the  age  of  20 
he  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Gates  &  Hascall,  of  Le  Roy, 
and  was  admitted  to  all  the  courts  of  the  State.  In  1855  he  was  elected 
clerk  of  Genesee  County,  which  position  he  filled  for  two  terms,  and  in 
1864  he  was  appointed  collector  of  internal  revenue.  Three  years  later 
he  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Le  Roy,  serving  as  such  for  16  years. 
During  the  war  he  was  appointed  by  President  Lincoln  commissary  of  sub- 
sistance,  with  rank  of  captain.  Mr.  Hascall  is  a  man  of  strong  convic- 
tions. He  has  always  taken  an  active  and  prominent  part  in  the  polit- 
ical affairs  of  his  county  and  State,  and  has  always  wielded  a  powerful 
influence  in  shaping  and  molding  the  work  of  his  party.  Energetic 
and  unflinching  in  his  zeal  for  the  success  of  Republicanism,  he  has  al- 


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ways  commanded  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his  party.  Mr.  Hascall 
has  been  twice  married,  first  to  Harriet  Hinsdale,  of  Le  Roy,  by  whom 
he  had  two  children,  Alice  C.  and  Laurence  H.  He  married  for  his 
second  wife  Mrs.  Amanda  A.  Champion.  The  mother  of  Mr.  Hascall 
was  a  daughter  of  Nathan  Walden,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  who  was  a 
soldier  in  the  war  for  independence.  He  was  captured,  and  impris- 
oned in  an  old  church  in  New  Yoik  city  for  nearly  a  year.  He  was  a 
prominent  farmer  near  Bloomfield  for  many  years,  and  died  in  Le  Roy, 
-aged  about  90  years.  His  wife  was  Mercy  Egleston,  who  lived  to  about 
•the  same  age. 

George  H.  Holmes,  born  May  7,  1840,  where  Mr.  Vary  now  resides,  is  a 
son  of  Harry  and  Susan  (Cole)  Holmes,  who  were  born  in  1 799  and  1 803, 
respectively.  Harry  Holmes  was  a  farmer  in  early  life,  and  during  his 
latter  years  was  engaged  in  the  stone  business  in  this  county,  where  he 
was  one  of  the  early  pioneers,  settling  in  Le  Roy  in  18 15.  George  H. 
Holmes,  one  of  a  family  of  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  worked  at  the  stone  business  until  27  years  of 
age,  since  which  time  he  has  been  extensively  engaged  in  the  stone  trade 
Tfor  himself,  having  at  times  as  high  as  90  men  at  work  quarrying  and  40 
-men  cutting.  During  the  busy  season  he  has  shipped  as  many  as  50  car 
loads  per  week,  about  25  car  loads  going  to  Buffalo.  He  was  doing  all 
the  heavy  stone  business  in  this  section  for  about  five  years.  He  is  now, 
and  has  been  for  a  number  of  years,  extensively  engaged  in  lime  burn- 
ing, operating  two  kilns  and  making  about  700  bushels  per  day.  Mr. 
Holmes  enlisted  in  August,  1862,  in  Co.  I,  129th  N.Y.  Inf.,  and  at  Balti- 
more the  regiment  was  transferred  to  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  and  garrisoned 
for  many  months  at  Forts  McHenry,  Federal  Hill,  Carrol!,  and  Marshall. 
.He  was  detailed  to  remain  at  Baltimore  six  months,  and  later  joined  his 
regiment  at  Petersburg,  Va.  He  participated  in  the  engagements  at 
Deep  Bottom  and  Weldon  Railroad,  and  thenceforth  in  all  the  battles  in 
which  his  regiment  was  engaged  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He  became 
•noted  in  his  regiment  for  his  accuracy  in  directing  and  landing  mortar 
shells.  In  February,  1865,  he  was  promoted  sergeant,  and  in  June  fol- 
lowing received  his  discharge  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  as  commissary  ser- 
■geant.  He  located  where  he  now  resides  in  July,  1882.  November  28, 
1861,  he  married  Caroline  M.,  daughter  of  John  and  Lorana(Payne)  Buck- 
ley, who  were  born  in  Mendon,  Monroe  County,  and  Turin,  Lew  is  County, 
respectively,  and  who  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Stafford  and  Le 
Hoy.  Abraham  Buckley  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  reared 
six  sons  and  five  daughters.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Holmes  have  three  children, 
Eva,  Frank  H.,  and  Parley  M.  Mr.  Holmes  is  related  to  Thurlow 
Weed. 

William  R.  Halbert  was  born  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  September  14, 
1 8 19.  His  parents,  William  and  Elizabeth  (Russell)  Halbert,  were  born 
in  Edinburgh  and  Glasgow,  respectively.  William  Halbert  was  a  stone- 
cutter by  trade.      In  May,  1827,  he  came  to  America,  landing  at  Quebec, 


532  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


and  shortly  after  came  to  Utica,  N.  Y.,  where  he  was  employed  in  the 
New  York  mills  as  a  weaver.  His  wife  and  six  children  left  Scotland  in 
Ma\',  I  828,  and  were  eight  weeks  on  the  ocean  ahd  six  days  coming  from 
New  York  city  to  Utica.  About  1840  with  his  family  he  moved  to 
Middlesex  County,  Canada,  and  located  on  a  farm  of  100  acres.  He  was. 
a  leading  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  was  an  elder  for  many 
years.  He  died  at  Ailsa  Craig,  Canada,  aged  86  years.  He  had  nine 
children,  viz.:  a  son  who  died  at  Albany  when  the  family  was  on  their 
way  to  Utica,  William  R.,  Mary  (Mrs.  Alexander  Henderson),  deceased,. 
Margaret  (Mrs.  Ross),  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Henderson),  Jane  (Mrs.  Hover),. 
Bethiah  (Mrs.  Wyllie),  Caroline  (Mrs.  Menzie),  and  Isabella  (Mrs.  Forbes), 
William  R.  Halbert  received  a  common  school  education,  and  lived  three 
years  in  Canada.  In  1843  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  and  worked  two  and 
one-half  years  by  the  month.  He  married,  March  17,  1852,  Ellen  E., 
daughter  of  Linus  and  Nancy  (Wifcox)  Pierson,  who  came  from  Killing- 
worth,  Conn.,  to  Genesee  County  about  1808,  and  first  settled  in  Ber- 
gen, and  later  at  Churchville,  where  he  died.  He  was  a  soldier  of  1812, 
and  a  farmer.  Mr.  Halbert's  first  wife  died  at  the  age  of  53.  He  located 
where  he  now  resides  in  1853,  and  where  he  has  a  beautiful  and  pleasant 
home.  He  is  a  good  neighbor  and  citizen,  and  respected  by  all  who 
know  him.  He  and  his  wife  are  active  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Thomas  P.  Hedden,  born  in  Stafford,  December  2,  1839,  is  a  son  of 
Thomas  and  Ann  (Perryman)  Hedden,  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  who  came 
to  Stafford  about  1828,  and  settled  where  he  resided  until  his  death,  in 
1845.  His  wife  died  in  1870.  They  had  eight  children.  Thomas  P. 
was  educated  at  Genesee  and  Wyoming  Seminary  (Alexander).  At  the 
age  of  21  he  studied  law  with  R.  Ballard,  and  taught  school  three  win- 
ters. In  1867  he  was  admitted  to  practice,  and  in  1877  ^^s  elected 
district  attorney  of  Genesee  County  for  one  term.  He  has  been  justice 
of  the  peace  ever  since  his  admission  to  the  bar,  except  while  serving  as 
district  attorney.  He  married  Emily  M.  Hill,  who  bore  him  two  chil- 
dren, Cornelia  A.  and  Thomas  P.  His  second  wife  was  Mrs.  Henrietta 
Kenyon. 

Livingston  D.  Howell,  son  of  Leonard  D.  and  Elizabeth  A.  (Wells) 
Howell,  was  born  in  Bethany.  F"ebruary  28,  1853.  His  father,  a  farmer 
and  quarryman,  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1854.  About  1873  he  opened  the 
quarry  now  operated  by  L.  D.,  and  shipped  stone  quite  extensively,  at 
times  as  many  as  30  car  loads  per  week.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  Co.  B,. 
looth  N.  Y.  Vols.,  as  sergeant,  participating  in  all  the  battles  with  his 
regiment.  He  was  with  Gen.  Butler  on  the  peninsula,  received  two 
wounds,  and  was  made  lieutenant,  when  he  resigned.  He  creditably  filled 
several  town  offices,  was  successful  in  all  business  transactions,  and  died 
in  1888,  aged  60  years.  He  was  a  son  of  John  M.,  an  early  settler  of 
York,  and  the  father  of  eight  children,  and  whose  father  came  from  New 
Jersey.      Livingston  D.  Howell  was  reared  on  the  farm,  received  a  com- 


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moil  and  academic  education,  and  assisted  his  father  in  his  business.  He 
married  EHzabeth,  daughter  of  Jerome  and  Fannie  (Howell)  Wheelock, 
of  Cuylerville,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  are  Fannie  B.  (deceased)  and 
Wilham  L. 

Andrew  Harsch,  of  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  was  born  August  3,  1842', 
a  son  of  Andrew  and  Barbara  (Hensler)  Harsch,  who  cime  in  1854  to 
Syracuse,  where  they  resided  until  their  deaths.  He  enlisted  in  Co.  B, 
149th  N.  Y.  Inf,  and  was  discharged  on  account  of  ill  health  soon  after 
the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  He  reared  fcur  sons  and  four  daughters.  Jacob 
enlisted  in  a  regiment  of  cavalry  and  was  killtd  at  the  battle  of  Silver 
Springs,  Va.  His  other  sons  were  Andrew,  Gottleib,  of  Syracuse,  and 
John  (deceased).  Andrew  was  raised  in  Syracuse,  began  work  at  the  age 
of  13  years  in  a  cigar  factory,  and  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1870  and  worked 
for  Moses  Yale  on  Bank  street.  In  1872  he  opened  a  cigar  factory  in 
the  Starr  block,  and  in  1 873  located  i«  his  present  store  and  factory.  Oc- 
tober 7,  1863,  he  married  Sophia,  daughter  of  Joseph  Obermiller,  of  Syra- 
cuse, and  they  have  10  children  living,  viz.:  Sophia,  Barbara,  Libbie  A., 
Andrew  F.,  Lana,  Tillie,  Clara,  Ida,  Hubbard  H.,  and  William  F.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  A.  O.  U.  W.,  of  the  Stafford  Benefit  Association,  and  of 
the  Southern  Tier  Masonic  Association 

Mrs.  Huldah  Hubbell,  born  in  New  York,  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Christina  Burgess.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Western  New  York,  and  had 
two  sons  and  eight  daughters.  Mrs.  Hubbell  first  married  Porter,  son  of 
James  T.  and  Delilah  (Robinson)  Burroughs,  who  was  born  in  Hannibal^ 
N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Pembroke  with  his  parents.  He  moved  to  Steubeni 
County,  Ind.,  where  he  resided  a  few  years,  and  died  there,  when  Mrs. 
Burroughs,  with  her  children,  returned  to  this  county.  Her  children  are 
Alonzo,  of  Michigan;  William  A.,  of  New  Yoik;  and  Anna  M.,  who 
married  Lucius  Loomis  William  A  ,  who  enlisted  in  the  8th  N.  Y.  Art., 
lives  in  Pembroke,  and  married  Frances  Madison.  For  her  second  hus- 
band she  married  James  Hubbell,  a  farmer,  who  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1873: 
and  died   in  1876. 

William  Heaman,  a  native  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  was  born  November 
8,  1856;  a  son  of  Richard  and  Sarah  Heaman.  He  came  to  Le  Roy  in 
1880,  and  has  since  resided  here.  He  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
custom  boots  and  shoes.  He  married  Mary  Garrish,  of  Devonshire,  and 
they  have  two  children,  Willie  and  Annie. 

Thomas  Heaman,  son  of  Richard,  was  born  in  Devonshire  Eng.,  Oc- 
tober 17,  1865,  came  to  America  in  1882,  and  settled  in  Le  Roy  as  a 
blacksmith.  He  opened  a  shop  on  Mill  street,  January  i,  1890,  where 
he  is  doing  a  successful  business.      He  married  Jane  Mooney,  of  Le  Roy. 

Charles  Hogan,  born  May  11,  1826,  in  County  Carlow,  Ireland,  was 
reared  on  a  farm  and  had  a  common  education.  In  July,  1849,  he  landed 
in  New^  York  city,  came  to  Auburn,  and  engaged  in  farming  a  short 
time,  when  he  went  to  Ohio.  In  April,  1850.  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  and 
in  1853  began  work  for  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad,  where  he  was 
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534  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


soon  made  track  superintendent,  which  position  he  has  faithfully  filled 
ever  since.  His  first  wife  was  Ann  Wolf,  of  Ireland,  whose  children 
were  Charles  H.,  a  railway  engineer  at  Buffalo,  and  Mary  Thomas.  His 
second  wife  was  Mary  Lawler,  and  their  sons  are  John,  of  Niagara  Falls, 
and  Edward,  of  Batavia.  His  daughter,  Kittie,  aged  lO  years,  is  by  his 
last  wife. 

Seth  Harris,  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  (Paddock)  Harris,  was  born  April 
9,  1815,  in  Le  Roy.  He  received  a  common  school  education,  was  a 
lieutenant  of  militia,  and  was  one  of  the  substantial  and  leading  farmers  of 
the  town.  He  married  Elsie,  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Dimmis  (Kneeland) 
Crocker,  and  their  children  were  Mary  (Mrs.  Ward),  Elijah,  Emeline  C. 
(Mrs.  Bulkley),  Jane  (Mrs.  Kingdon),  and  Phebe.  Elijah  Crocker  (son 
of  Simeon)  and  his  wife  were  born  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  came  to  Le  Roy  in 
1 8 16,  and  located  on  140  acres  where  the  widow  of  Seth  Harris  now 
resides.  Mr.  Crocker  died  lacking  13  days  of  being  90  years  of  age. 
He  had  three  children,  viz.:  Eliza,  who  married,  first,  a  Mr.  Van  Allen,  by 
■whom  she  had  one  son,  Edward  W.,  and  second,  a  Mr.  Elderkin,  by 
whom  she  has  one  daughter,  Eunice  (Mrs.  Phillips);  Emeline,  who  died 
at  the  age  of  12  years;  and  Elsie,  now  the  widow  of  Seth  Harris.  Will- 
iam Harris  was  born  May  14,  1825,  where  he  now  resides.  He  received 
a  good  common  school  education,  and  at  the  age  of  23  began  business 
for  himself  at  Lime  Rock.  After  his  father's  death  he  returned  to  the 
homestead,  where  he  now  resides.  He  has  been  thrice  married.  His 
first  wife  was  Aseneth  Crouch,  who  died  without  issue.  His  second  wife 
was  Emeline,  daughter  of  James  Chase,  of  Pavilion,  and  their  two  chil- 
dren were  William  H.  and  Carrie  R.  James  Chase  was  born  in  Albany 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  moved  to  Allegany  County,  thence  to  this  county. 
The  third  wife  of  Mr.  Harris  was  Mary,  daughter  of  Froman  Winnie,  by 
whom  he  has  three  children:  Emma,  Nellie,  and  Daniel.  Mr.  Harris  has 
served  three  years  as  excise  commissioner,  and  for  the  past  three  years 
has  served  as  assessor.  He  is  a  son  of  Daniel  and  Mary  J.  (Paddock) 
Harris,  natives  of  Middletown,  Conn  ,  who  came  to  Genesee  County  in 
iBiO,  and  settled  on  100  acres  where  William  now  resides.  When  Daniel 
first  came  to  the  county  he  exchanged  one  bushel  of  wheat  for  a  yard  of 
factory  cloth,  and  continued  this  until  he  had  enough  to  make  a  suit  of 
clothes — the  finest  he  had  ever  worn.  This  was  made  from  flax  and  wool, 
which  was  spun  by  his  family.  He  had  14  children,  and  raised  five  sons 
and  seven  daughters,  the  sons  being  Daniel,  Seth,  William,  James,  of 
Cleveland,  and  Elijah,  the  latter  of  whom  is  a  professor  in  Amherst  Col- 
lege. 

Albert  N.  Jones  was  born  March  6,  1844,  in  England,  a  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Eliza  (Fisher)  Jones,  natives  of  Cookham  and  Branford,  Eng- 
land, respectively.  William  Jones  was  one  of  four  sons  and  five  daugh- 
ters who  grew  to  maturity,  and  born  of  William  and  Martha  (Mason) 
Jones  He  was  a  papermaker  and  came  to  the  United  States  with  a 
sister   in    1849,   and   settled    at   Rochester,    N.   Y.,    where   he    was   en- 


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gaged  in  paper  manufacturing.  He  went  to  Shortsville,  thence  to 
Mount  Morris,  and  in  1868  located  in  Le  Roy.  He  purchased  the  mill 
north  of  the  village  and  converted  it  into  a  paper-mill,  which  he  oper- 
ated until  it  was  destroyed  by  fire.  He  had  five  children:  Albert  N., 
Lizzie,  Walter  S.,  Frank  E.,  and  George  H.  Mrs.  Jones  died  in  1886. 
Albert  N.  Jones  received  a  good  English  education  when  he  came  to  Le 
Roy,  and  soon  after  began  growing  seeds.  He  went  to  Steuben  County, 
where  he  spent  five  years,  when  he  returned  to  Le  Roy  and  at  once  gave 
his  entire  attention  to  novelty  seed  growing,  in  which  he  is  meeting  with 
success.  He  cultivates  and  produces  new  varieties  of  grain  and  beans, 
and  ships  to  all  parts  of  the  country.  Mr.  Jones  is  industrious  and 
applies  himself  closely  to  his  business.  He  has  succeeded  in  producing 
several  varieties  of  seeds  for  different  climates.  He  married  Marietta 
Crofut,  who  was  born  in  Canandaigua,  N.  Y.,  a  daughter  of  Joel  B.  and 
Lucinda  (Coy)  Crofut,  natives  of  Connecticut  and  Vermont,  respectively. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones  have  one  child,  Ida  S.  They  are  members  of  the 
Baptist  Church. 

Ezra  S.  Janes,  a  substantial  and  successful  farmer,  was  born  October 
15,  1835,  in  Lyme,  Conn.,  and  is  a  son  of  Ezra  and  Mary  (Haines)  Janes, 
who  were  born  in  Brimfield,  Mass.,  and  Connecticut,  respectively.  Ezra 
Janes  was  a  farmer,  and  his  children  were  all  born  in  Connecticut.  He 
came  to  Genesee  County  in  1828,  and  settled  one  mile  north  of  Le  Roy 
village.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  located  two  miles  west  of  Le 
Roy,  just  over  the  line  in  Stafford,  on  80  acres  of  land  which  he  im- 
proved. He  had  five  children:  Israel  D.,  Elizabeth  H.,  Ryland  E., 
Mary,  who  died  young,  and  Ezra  S.  Ezra  Janes  died  in  1869,  aged  88 
years,  and  his  wife  five  years  prior.  He  was  a  son  of  Israel  Janes,  of 
Massachusetts.  Ezra  S.  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools 
and  Le  Roy  and  Middlebury  academies,  and  spent  several  terms  in  teach- 
ing. He  was  married.  May  22,  1866,  to  Margaret  J.  Kinner,  of  this 
county,  and  their  children  are  Mary  E.  and  Herbert  S.  He  located 
where  he  now  resides  immediately  after  his  marriage.  He  is  a  leading 
and  influential  member  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

Richard  M.  Kellogg,  born  in  Le  Roy  village,  December  28,  1842,  was 
a  son  of  Smith  and  Susan  (Manwaring)  Kellogg,  who  were  early  pioneers 
of  Genesee  County.  Mr.  Kellogg  received  a  liberal  English  education. 
He  was  engaged  in  farming  for  a  few  years,  and  at  the  age  of  29.  em- 
barked in  the  insurance  business,  in  which  he  was  very  successful,  and 
which  he  continued  till  his  death,  in  May,  1882.  He  married  Frances, 
daughter  of  Elisha  and  Alice  (Oatman)  Parks,  who  came  from  Wells, 
Rutland  County,  Vt,  about  60  years  ago.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kellogg  had 
born  to  them  five  children  :  Charles  F.,  Walter  P.,  Mary  S.,  Harry  S., 
and  Alice  H.  Elisha  Parks  was  for  some  years  engaged  in  the  furniture 
business,  and  afterward  in  the  dry  goods  trade.  He  was  an  active  and 
honored  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  died  about  25  years  ago. 
He  reared  one  son  and  two  daughters,  the  latter  of  whdm  are  living. 


536  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


John  Johnson  was'  born  August  i,  1826.  in  Richmondville,  Schoharie 
County,  N.  Y.,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Abigail  (Crane)  Johnson,  natives  of 
Schoharie  County  and  Connecticut,  respectively.  Peter,  a  farmer,  who 
has  been  living  for  35  years  in  Onondaga  County,  was  born  in  1795,  and 
was  a  son  of  John,  who  was  born  near  Schenectady.  Peter  was  twice 
married.  His  children  by  his  first  wife  were  William  C,  Mary  A.,  and 
John,  and  he  had  three  children  by  his  second  wife  (Ann  Eliza  Perry). 
John,  at  eight  years  of  age,  began  driving  horses  on  the  canal.  He  lived 
10  years  in  Madison  and  Onondaga  counties,  and  in  March,  1859,  l^s  lo- 
cated on  94  acres  where  he  now  resides.  He  married,  December  21, 
1854,  Margaret  E.,  daughter  of  William  and  Juliana  (Dewey)  Rogers,  of 
Madison  County,  and  they  have  five  children,  viz  :  Ina  A.  (Mrs.  McVean)^ 
Luella,  Olena  C,  William  D.,  and  Bertha. 

John  M.  Kelley,  of  County  West  Meath,  Ireland,  was  born  July  20,  1845. 
His  parents  were  James  and  Mary  (Murray)  Kelley,  and  their  children 
were  Ann,  John  M.,  Dennis,  and  Mary.  John  M.  came  to  Springfield,. 
Mass.,  in  1866,  thence  to  Worcester,  and  then  to  New  York  city.  In  1867 
he  went  to  Port  Henry  and  worked  in  the  iron  mines  until  1874,  when 
he  came  to  Le  Roy.  In  1883  he  was  placed  in  charge  of  Machpelah  Cem- 
etery, of  which  he  now  has  control.  July  7,  1874,  he  married  Katie, 
daughter  of  Hugh  and  Rose  O'Neil.  They  have  eight  children:  Mary 
R.,  Elizabeth,  Catherine  C,  Mark,  Eugene  V  ,  Hugh  E.,  Frances  T.,  and 
George  C,  and  belong  to  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  He  has  served 
as  constable. 

Melvin  N.  King,  born  in  Stafford,  March  7,  1832,  is  a  son  of  Merritt 
and  Lucinda  (Smith)  King.  Merritt  King  was  born  in  Bennington,  Vt., 
December  30,  1796,  and  was  a  teamster  in  the  War  of  181 2.  With  his 
parents  he  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1813,  moving  with  an  ox- team 
and  sled,  and  settled  on  100  acres  two  miles  west  of  Le  Roy  village,  which 
had  been  located  by  a  brother,  Nathaniel  King,  who  was  killed  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Lewiston.  Here  Merritt  married  and  then  sold  the  farm,  and  in 
1 841  he  located  in  Le  Roy  village,  where  he  ran  a  dray  the  remainder  of 
his  Hfe.  He  was  thrice  married.  By  his  first  wife  he  had  two  sons  and 
three  daughters.  One  son,  Willard,  was  a  sutler  in  a  New  York  regi- 
ment. His  second  wife  was  Eliza  Howard,  and  his  third  Maria  Lord,  by 
whom  he  had  three  sons  and  three  daughters.  He  died  aged  81  years. 
His  father  was  Zedediah  King,  who  came  to  Genesee  County  with  a 
son,  and  died.  He  reared  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  the  sons  be- 
ing Ezekiel,  Nathaniel,  and  Merritt.  Melvin  N.  King  was  reared  in  Le 
Roy  village,  received  his  education  at  the  old  Round  house,  and  has 
earned  his  own  living  since  10  years  of  age.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
painter,  and  August  30,  1862,  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  i5istN.  Y.  V.  His  first 
duty  was  as  special  guard  on  the  B.  &  O.  Railroad.  He  participated  in 
the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Spottsylvania,  Cold  Harbor,  first  battle  of 
Petersburg,  and  several  others,  and  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of 
Monocacy  Bridge,  July  9,  1864,  and  served  seven  months  and  13  days  at 


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Danville  and  one  month  in  Libby,  receiving  his  discharge  in  August, 
1865,  at  Rochester.  He  was  engaged  in  the  produce  business  10  years. 
In  1867  he  was  elected  constable,  which  position  he  has  since  filled,  ex- 
cept one  year.  In  January,  1873,  he  was  appointed  deputy  sheriff,  and 
has  filled  the  position  three  terms.  He  married  Helen  M.,  daughter  of 
Leander  and  Rachel  Stevens,  of  Bergen,  and  they  have  two  children,  Will- 
ard  M.  and  Alice. 

Rev.  O.  C.  Kirkham,  son  of  Joshua  and  Ruth  (Witherell)  Kirkham,  was 
born  January  21,  1 837,  at  Glens  Falls,  and  was  reared  on  a  farm.  He 
graduated  at  Glens  Falls  Academy  and  Fort  Edward  Institute,  and  be- 
gan theological  study  with  his  pastor,  Rev.  R.  F.  Parshall,  which  he  con- 
tinued for  two  years.  He  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Baptist  Church 
at  Sandy  Hill,  Washington  County,  April  3,  1858,  and  was  ordained  at 
Pittstown,  near  Troy,  October  19,  1859,  where  he  had  a  charge  one  year. 
He  was  called  to  Hoosick  Falls,  N.  Y.,  to  Patterson,  to  Connecticut,  and 
then  to  Newark,  Wayne  County.  In  1885  he  was  called  to  Le  Roy,  where 
he  has  since  been  engaged.  He  married,  October  24,  i860,  Sarah  E., 
daughter  of  James  Pagan,  of  Hoosick  F'ails,  and  their  children  are  Ruth 
E.,  Walter  A.,  James  E.,  and  Mary  G.  Joshua  Kirkham  was  born  near 
Glens  Falls,  June  19,  1780,  and  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  was 
twice  married.  His  first  wife  bore  him  one  son  and  four  daughters,  and 
his  second  wife,  the  mother  of  Rev.  O.  C,  had  four  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. He  served  as  justice  several  terms,  and  was  a  cousin  of  Prof  Sam- 
uel Kirkham,  author  of  Kirkham  s  Grammar.  Joshua's  father  came 
from  Scotland  during  colonial  days,  and  participated  in  the  war  for  inde- 
pendence.     Ruth  (Witherell)  Kirkham  was  born  in  Rupert,  Vt. 

S.  Loucks,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Elsie  (Lake)  Loucks,  was  born  Octo- 
ber 31,  1829,  in  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y.  Benjamin  Loucks  was  born 
in  Montgomery  County,  and  his  wife  in  Oswego  County.  He  had  for 
many  years  acted  as  superintendent  of  public  works,  was  employed  on 
canal  construction,  and  was  also  a  merchant.  About  1836  he  came  to 
Rochester,  thence  to  Scottsville,  and  later  to  Livingston  County,  and 
died  in  Steuben  County.  He  had  been  twice  married.  His  first  wife 
was  a  Miss  Wagoner,  who  bore  him  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  By 
his  second  wife  he  had  three  sons  and  two  daughters.  His  father  came 
from  Germany.  S.  Loucks  received  a  common  school  education,  and  at 
the  age  of  14  years  began  life  as  a  clerk  in  a  grocery  store ;  at  the  age  of 
15  he  entered  a  general  store  at  Fowlerville  as  salesman,  and  in  1856  be- 
came a  partner.  In  1858  he  sold  his  interest  and  began  business  alone 
at  Caledonia.  In  1868  he  came  to  Le  Roy  and  began  business  at  16  Main 
street,  where  he  and  his  son  are  now  engaged.  Mr.  Loucks  has  been  re- 
markably successful  ;  starting  at  the  age  of  17,  without  a  dollar,  he  has 
succeeded,  by  perseverance,  industry,  and  economy,  in  accumulating  a 
fortune.  Besides  his  store  he  owns  two  large  farms,  one  of  200  and  an- 
other of  150  acres,  east  of  Le  Roy.  Mr.  Loucks  is  a  liberal  giver  to  any 
public  enterprise  that  tends  to  promote  the  welfare  and  better  the  con- 


538  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


dition  of  his  community.  He  married,  first,  Clara,  danghter  of  Silas  B. 
Whitcomb,  of  Fowlerville,  and  their  children  were  Walter  F.,  Fred  B  ,  and 
Flora  B.,  who  died  in  infancy.  He  married,  second,  Elizabeth  Hardy, 
whose  parents  come  from  Lincolnshire,  Eng. 

Archibald  McEwen,  born  in  Johnstown  N.  Y.,  in  February,  1823, 
was  a  son  of  Peter  and  Helen  (McNab)  McEwen,  natives  of  Scotland. 
Peter  McEwen,  at  the  age  of  19,  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  par- 
ents, who  settled  in  Fulton  County  on  a  farm.  They  reared  five  sons 
and  one  daughter.  Archibald  McEwen  married  Margaret  J.,  daughter 
of  Gideon  G.  W.  and  Margaret  (McKinley)  Green,  natives  of  Johnstown 
and  Mayfield,  N.  Y.,  respectively.  They  raised  two  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters. Gideon  G.  W.  was  a  son  of  James  Green,  who  was  born  in  Wales 
and  came  to  America  in  colonial  days,  and  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. He  married  Margaret  Crowley,  of  Ireland,  and  reared  five  sons  and 
and  three  daughters.  Archibald  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1852,  and  settled 
where  his  widow  now  resides.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McEwen  reared  two  chil- 
dren, J.  William  and  George  S.  J.  William  married  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  W.  Veghte,  and  they  have  three  children:  Archibald  H., 
Edith  M.,  and  Helen. 

Frederick  J.  Millener,  ticket  agent  and  telegraph  operator  at  the  Erie 
depot,  was  born  in  Corning,  N.  Y.,  February  18,  1866,  where  he  attended 
school  and  received  an  academic  education.  He  married,  January  13, 
1888,  Lizzie  A.,  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Catherine  Sawtell,  of  Mount 
Morris,  and  they  have  a  son,  Harry,  born  October  15,  1888,  Mr.  Mil- 
lener comes  from  a. noted  family,  numbering  among  his  ancestors  many 
who  have  lived  to  the  age  of  100  years  and  over,  among  whom  were  his 
great-great-grandfather  (a  soldier  of  1776)  and  grandmother.  Many  of 
their  children  lived  to  be  nearly  90  years  of  age.  The  father  of  Fred- 
erick J.,  Alexander  H.,  is  living  in  Rochester,  and  has  been  connected 
with  the  Erie  Railroad  for  32  years.  Alexander  H.,  son  of  James  C, 
has  brothers  and  sisters  living  as  follows:  Sarah,  of  Missouri;  Lucy,  of 
Cayuga  County ;  Eugenie,  an  experienced  and  practical  nurse ;  Eliza, 
widow  of  G.  C.  Si  one,  of  Auburn  ;  and  Isaac  B  ,  a  noted  sculptor  and 
manager  of  the  business  of  John  Matthews,  of  Melbourne,  Australia. 
Three  of  his  brothers  died  young.  The  trade  of  boat  building  is  a  prom- 
inent feature  of  the  Millener  family,  Alexander  H.  and  his  sons,  at  Port 
Byron  and  Rochester,  having  been  extensively  engaged  in  that  business, 
Joel  P.,  one  of  the  sons,  having  built  53  canal  boats  in  52  weeks  at  Roch- 
ester. He  was  buried  at  Rochester,  where  a  monument  in  Mount  Hope 
marks  his  grave. 

Samuel  H.  Murdoch  was  born  near  Belfast,  Ireland,  March  22,  1845, 
a  son  of  Samuel  and  Mary  (Hutton)  Murdoch,  of  Irish  and  Scotch  de- 
scent. They  came  to  Port  Hope,  Canada,  in  1848,  and  he  was  a  farmer. 
In  1854  he  came  to  York,  Livingston  County,  where  he  resided  until  his 
death  in  1889;  his  wife  died  the  same  year.  Their  children  were  Archi- 
bald, Samuel,  William  J.,  John,   Ann,  and  Jane.      Samuel   had  an  aca- 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  539 


demic  education  at  Le  Roy,  taught  school  in  Berry  County,  Mich.,  one 
winter,  and  in  March,  1865,  he  enhsted  in  Co.  K,  6th  Mich.  Cav.  He  re- 
turned to  Le  Roy,  July  6,  1865,  and  was  engaged  in  farming  one  year, 
when  he  learned  the  carpenters'  and  joiners'  trade.  In  1873  he  erected 
and  run  a  planing  mill  at  Caledonia  for  two  years,  and  in  1879  came  to 
Le  Roy  and  erected  the  house  of  George  Wells.  He  married,  January 
I,  1872,  Martha,  daughter  of  Hugh  Simpson,  and  their  children  are  Nel- 
lie L.,  Wilber  E.,  Clarence  G.,  and  Samuel.  Mr.  Murdoch  is  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 

Patrick  Marion,  of  County  Louth,  Ireland,  born  February  9,  i82i,isa 
son  of  Francis  and  Mary  (Kelley)  Marion,  who  had  1 1  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter, all  of  whom  came  to  the  United  States.  James  and  Owen  came  in 
1837  to  Rochester;  Patrick  and  Peter  in  1841  ;  and  Thomas,  Francis, 
Lawrence,  Barney,  John,  and  Mary  in  1838.  Patrick  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  first  located  in  Wheat- 
land, but  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1849,  where  he  now  resides  on  a  farm  of 
116  acres.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Mary  (Carney) 
Wood,  who  came  from  Ireland  in  1830,  settled  in  Wheatland,  and  reared 
two  children,  Nicholas  and  Mary.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marion  have  had  chil- 
dren as  follows  :  Francis  (deceased)  ;  Margaret  (Mrs.  Ottnet) ;  Mary  (de- 
ceased) ;  Nicholas,  of  Detroit;  Thomas,  of  Michigan;  Edward,  Clara, 
Frank,  and  Anna.     They  are  Roman  Catholics. 

Henry  Moody,  son  of  William  and  Martha  (Bayley)  Moody,  natives 
of  County  Carlow,  Ireland,  was  born  January  14,  1846.  They  were 
farmers,  and  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1850  The  father  worked  at  carpenter- 
ing until  his  death  in  1862.  His  wife  died  in  1888.  They  raised  six 
children  :  Henry;  Richard,  who  enlisted  in  the  looth  N.  Y.  Regt.,  was 
taken  prisoner  in  1863,  ^nd  died  at  Andersonville  ;  William,  of  Warsaw  ; 
Mary  ;  George,  of  Wethersfield  ;  and  Martha.  The  family  are  Episco- 
palians. William,  Thomas,  and  Robert,  sons  of  Henry,  all  settled  and 
died  in  Le  Roy,  and  left  families.  Henry  Moody  received  a  common 
school  education,  and  at  the  ageof  17  he  learned  thecarpenters' trade,  which 
he  has  since  followed,  except  one  and  a  half  years  which  he  spent  in 
Chicago  after  the  fire  Since  1874  he  has  been  a  contractor.  He  has 
served  as  e.vcise  commissioner  for  six  years,  and  is  a  leading  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  married,  October  28,  1874,  Maria  E.,  daugh- 
ter of  Daniel  N.  and  Elizabeth  Eddy,  of  Bergen,  and  they  have  had  two 
children,  Ida  L.  and  Bertha  (deceased). 

Nelson  Meyette,  son  of  Anthony  and  Libbie  (Strong)  Meyette,  was 
born  February  14.  1853,  in  Richmond,  Vt.  Anthony  was  born  in 
France,  and  his  wife  in  Canada.  He  came  to  Canada  when  a  young  man, 
thence  to  Boston,  and  was  at  sea  a  few  years,  when  he  settled  in  Ver- 
mont. At  one  time  he  was  a  merchant  in  Montreal.  Of  16  children 
they  raised  three  sons  and  six  daughters.  The  grandmother  of  Nelson 
died  at  the  age  of  100  years.  Nelson  was  reared  on  a  farm,  received  a 
common  school  education,  and  attended  Middlebury  Academy.      At  the 


540  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


age  of  1 1  he  began  to  learn  a  trade.  He  was  at  Fort  Edward  Institute' 
for  three  years,  and  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1879,  where  he  has  since  resided, 
Working  at  his  trade  of  painter  and  decorator.  December  16,  1 879,  he 
married  Flora  A.,  daughter  of  Joseph  R.  and  Matilda  I.  (Ingram)  Eddy, 
and  they  have  one  son,  J.  Eddy.  Joseph  R.  Eddy  was  born  in  Wyom- 
ing County,  and  his  wife  in  Erie  County.  He  died  December  2,  1889, 
aged  71.  His  daughter  Anna  I.  married  a  Mr.  Woodard.  Another 
daughter  is  Flora  A.  He  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1825,  was  interested  in  a 
stone  quarry  for  many  years,  and  was  a  builder  and  contractor.  He 
built  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  and  Lampson  House.  Between  1844 
and  1850  he  spent  seven  years  at  sea,  and  had  some  thrilling  experiences. 

John  Maloney,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Le  Roy,  was  born  June 
24,  1841,  in  County  Clare,  Ireland,  a  son  of  Simon  and  Catharine  (Mc- 
Donnell) Maloney,  who  were  born  and  raised  in  County  Clare.  In  1843 
Simon  came  to  America,  landing  in  Canada,  He  soon  after  came  to 
Batavia,  where  he  died  in  1 863,  aged  6t,,  leaving  a  widow,  who  is  still 
living,  and  tliree  sons  and  one  daughter.  John  Maloney  received  a  com- 
mon school  education.  When  his  parents  came  to  Batavia  there  was  but 
one  other  Irish  Catholic  family  in  the  place — Patrick  Dailey's.  There  were 
two  or  three  German  Catholic  families.  F"ather  Dillon  built  the  first 
Catholic  Church,  which  was  situated  on  Jackson  street.  Our  subject  was 
the  first  Irish  boy  who  assisted  at  mass  in  Genesee  County.  Mr.  Ma- 
loney is  aself-made  man.  At  the  age  of  16  he  entered  the  grocery  store  of 
Frank  Maloney,  of  Batavia,  and  in  1858  came  to  Le  Roy  and  entered 
the  store  of  Andrew  Elliott,  where  he  remained  two  years,  when  he  be- 
came a  partner,  which  continued  two  years,  and  has  since  successfully 
carried  on  the  business  alone  He  does  a  large  and  extensive  business. 
In  1 876  he  erected  a  handsome  brick  block  on  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Bank  streets,  and  occupies  the  second  store  on  Main  street.  He  married, 
in  August,  1865,  Ellen,  daughter  of  John  Fitzgibbons,  of  Rochester,  by 
whom  he  has  four  children  :  Francis  E  ,  John  A.,  Joseph  W.,  and  Maud  I. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maloney  are  active  and  influential  members  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church. 

John  Munt  was  born  in  Bertrbfif,  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  and  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1850,  with  a  brother,  who  died  on  the  way  of  small- 
pox. He  was  over  seven  weeks  on  the  ocean.  He  settled  in  Oakfield, 
and  September  4,  1862,  at  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  he  enlisted  in  the  22d  In- 
dependent Art.,  which  was  afterward  attached  to  the  9th  N.  Y.  H.  A. 
He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Cold  Harbor  and  Fredricksburg,  and 
served  two  years  and  10  months  He  purchased  his  first  land  in  Oak- 
field  about  1865.  In  April,  1875,  he  located  where  he  now  resides.  He 
married  Sophia,  daughter  of  John  and  Sophia  (Krohn)  Luplow,  and  they 
have  children  as  follows:  Frank  J.,  George  E  ,  Eddie  H  ,  and  Sophia  A. 
Mrs.  Munt's  first  husband  was  Fred  Burr,  by  whom  she  had  four  chil- 
dren :  Fred,  Mary,  William  (who  died  leaving  a  son  and  a  daughter), 
and  Albert.  With  her  parents  she  came  from  Mecklenburg,  Germany, 
in  1856,  and  settled  in  Oakfield. 


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Michael  Murray,  son  of  Patrick  and  Margaret  (Davine)  Murra}^,  was 
born  September  18,  1828,  in  Kildalkay  Parish,  County  Meath,  Ireland. 
With  his  youngest  brother  he  came  to  New  York  city  in  1854,  and  was 
five  weeks  on  the  ocean.  He  came  direct  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  began 
work  in  the  Le  Roy  Hmestone  quarry,  with  which  he  has  since  been 
connected,  except  one  season.  His  parents,  who  were  born  in  County 
Meath,  Ireland,  reared  four  sons,  as  follows  :  Patrick,  who  came  to  the 
United  States  in  185  i,  and  lived  and  died  in  Caledonia;  Hugh,  of  Ire- 
lond ;  Michael ;  and  Thomas.  Michael  Murray  married,  January  9, 
1859,  Christine,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Farley)  Roe,  of  Ireland, 
who  raised  one  son  and  five  daughters,  of  whom  only  Bridget,  Maggie, 
and  Christine  came  to  the  United  States.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Murray  have  six 
children,  viz.:  Patrick  H.,  Mary  J.,  Maggie  T.,  Thomas  F.,  Kittie  C,  and 
Michael  John. 

Alexander  McPherson,  Jr.,  was  born  October  21,  1827,  one  half  mile 
west  of  where  he  now  resides,  and  is  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Jane  (Mc- 
Vean)  McPherson.  Alexander  was  born  July  i,  1803,  in  Le  Roy, 
where  his  father  had  first  settled.  He  was  second  lieutenant  of  militia, 
held  several  responsible  positions  in  his  town,  and  had  10  chilnren,  eight  of 
whom  grew  to  maturity,  viz.:  Alexander,  Jr.,  Sarah,  Eliza,  Jane,  Helen, 
Donald,  John  A.,  and  Margaret  C.  He  died  in  May,  1879.  His  father, 
Alexander  McPherson,  was  born  in  Scotland,  and  was  a  shephei  d  by  occu- 
pation. He  married  Nellie  McPherson,  and  had  five  children  born  in  Scot- 
land, as  follows  :  Nellie,  John,  Angus,  Nancy,  and  James.  They  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1800,  after  which  six  more  were  born,  namely:  • 
Donald,  Allen,  Alexander,  Mary,  Isabell,  and  Margaret.  Alexander 
McPherson  lived  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  State  until  1801,  when  he 
located  one  mile  below  Oatka  Falls,  on  the  north  bank  of  the  creek, 
when  he  erected  his  first  cabin.  He  was  $7  in  debt  when  he  landed  in 
Genesee  County.  He  was  a  hard  worker,  and  accumulated  1,500  acres, 
most  of  which  he  improved.  In  early  days  he  hauled  wheat  to  Roches- 
ter and  sold  it  at  25  cents  per  bushel,  taking  in  exchange  a  barrel  of  salt 
vv^orth  $14.  Alexander  McPherson,  Jr.,  received  a  common  school  and 
academic  education,  and  taught  school  four  winters.  He  married,  first, 
Eliza  Ann,  daughter  of  Phycle  Monroe  and  Julia  (Howard)  Ward,  of 
Perry,  Livingston  County.  Their  children  were  Ward  H.,  Archibald  H., 
and  Mary  E.  His  second  wife  was  Mary  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  David 
and  Jane  (Milroy)  Donnan,  of  Leicester,  Livingston  County.  Mr  and 
Mrs.  McPherson  and  children  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Mathias  Miiller,  son  of  Peter  and  Anna  (Morgan)  Muller,  natives  of 
Treves,  Germany,  was  born  October  15,  1847.  ^^  ^^s  the  oldest  of 
three  sons  and  three  daughters,  and  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1870  and  worked 
for  an  uncle  in  a  liquor  store.  In  1886  he  opened  a  grocery  store  at  36 
Main  street,  which  he  has  successfully  conducted.  His  first  wife,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  McSparrow,  a  native  of  Scotland,  bore  him  five  children  : 
John  P.,  Joseph  H.,  Ambrose  M.,  Elizabeth  M.,  and  Victor.      His  second 


542  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


wife  is  a  sister   to  the  first   wife.     They  belong  to  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church. 

John  A.  McPherson,  son  of  Alexander  and  Jane  (McVean)  McPher- 
son,  was  born  September  28,  1845,  where  he  now  resides.  He  was 
reared  on  a  farm,  received  a  common  school  and  academic  education,  and 
at  the  age  of  19  began  farming  for  himself.  He  has  always  lived  on  his 
present  place,  except  five  years  spent  in  Wheatland.  He  was  drafted  into 
the  State  militia.  March  15,  1871,  he  married  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of 
Philo  L.  and  Sarah  (Hull)  Pierson.  John  A.  McPherson  has  five  chil- 
dren :  Jean  L.,  Roy  P.,  Hobert  P.,  Sarah  F.,  and  Ethel  H.,  and  all  are 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Thomas  Murnan,  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  (O'Connell)  Murnan,  was 
born  in  Le  Roy,  December  23,  1856,  and  was  reared  on  a  farm.  He  was 
educated  at  Le  Roy  Academy,  and  at  the  age  of  17  years  learned  the 
blacksmiths'  trade  of  W.  S  Brown,  with  whom  he  worked  for  10  years, 
when  he  spent  a  year  each  at  Brockport  and  Medina,  and  returned  to  Le 
Roy,  where  he  has  since  resided.  In  1885  he  opened  a  wholesale  and  retail 
liquor  and  cigar  store.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  politics.  Michael 
Murnan  was  born  in  Limerick.  Ireland,  and  his  wife  in  County  Clare. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1846,  lived  a  short 
time  at  Bath,  when  he  removed  to  Corning  and  entered  the  employ  of 
the  Erie  Railroad,  and  in  1855  came  to  Le  Roy,  settling  on  nine  acres 
where  he  now  lives,  which  he  has  since  increased  to  50  acres.  He  has 
eight  children  :  Thomas,  William,  John,  George  M.,  Katie,  James, 
Frank  T.,  and  Arthur.  The  grandfather  of  Thomas  (Michael)  died  young. 
He  had  five  sons  and  one  daughter  (Mary,  who  went  to  Australia).  Two 
sons,  Michael  and  William,  live  in  Genesee  County. 

Edwin  J.  Niles  was  born  in  Le  Roy,  June  30,  1836,  a  son  of  Ebenezer 
and  Eliza  (Sprague)  Niles,  natives  of  Vermont.  Ebenezer  was  born  in 
1806,  and  came  with  his  parents  to  Le  Roy  about  1809.  He  was  a 
farmer,  had  three  children,  and  died  in  September,  1852.  His  father,. 
Ephraim,  of  Vermont,  and  of  English  descent,  married  Mary  Hill,  came 
to  Le  Roy  on  sleds,  and  settled  on  50  acres  of  land  adjoining  Perry  Ran- 
dall's. He  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  Church,  and  reared  12  chil- 
dren The  mother  of  Edwin  J.  was  a  daughter  of  Eli  A.  Sprague,  of 
Vermont,  a  soldier  of  1 8 1 2,  who  served  at  the  battle  of  Plattsburgh.  Ed- 
win J.  Niles  was  raised  on  a  farm,  had  an  academic  education,  and 
taught  school  one  term  at  the  age  of  16  years.  After  his  father's  death 
he  lived  on  the  homestead  until  1885,  when  he  moved  to  the  village. 
He  enlisted  in  the  25th  Ind.  N.  Y.  Battery,  under  Capt.  Grow,  and  was 
discharged  from  University  Hospital,  New  Orleans,  in  1864.  He  mar- 
ried, August  29,  1867,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Eliza  (Huyck) 
Austin,  of  Buffalo,  and  their  children  are  Daisy  E.,  Henry  C,  and  Edwin 
John      Mr.  Niles  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 

Charles  L.  Olmsted  was  born  August  19,  1827,  across  the  road  from 
where  he  now  resides.      He  received  a  good  academic  education,  and  has 


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been  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Mary  A.,  daughter  of  Solon  and 
Sophia  Haskins,  and  their  child  was  Fred  C  For  his  second  wife  he 
married  Carrie  M.,  daughter  of  WilHam  and  Eliza  (Grosvenor)  Calvert, 
natives  of  New  York  and  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  respectively,  by  whom  he  has 
had  one  daughter,  Mary  Edna.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Olmsted  are  Presbyterians. 
At  the  age  of  16  he  and  his  brother  purchased  a  farm  of  50  acres.  In 
November,  1857,  he  purchased  his  brother's  interest.  For  six  years  he 
has  dealt  in  agricultural  implements.  In  1870  he  was  in  Rochester  en- 
gaged in  the  flour  and  feed  business.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Cyn- 
thia (Franklin)  Olmsted,  natives  of  Rutland,  Vt.,  and  Killingworth,  Conn., 
respectively.  William  Olmsted  came  from  Vermont  to  Genesee  County 
in  1812,  locating  on  150  acres  of  land.  He  was  a  teacher,  and  married  the 
widow  of  John  Pierson,  who  came  from  Connecticut  in  1808,  and  located 
first  near  Stone  Church,  and  later  where  Charles  L.  now  resides.  Mr. 
Pierson  lost  his  life  in  the  War  of  181 2.  He  left  a  widow  and  two  chil- 
dren, viz.:  Harlow  W.,  who  was  drowned  on  Lake  Erie  from  the  steam- 
boat Washington,  and  Louisa  C.  William  Olmsted  and  wife  had  four 
sons  and  two  daughters:  William  H.,  Florilla  F.,  John  R.,  Ursula  M., 
Egbert  S.,  and  Charles  L.  Egbert  S.  and  Roxanna  (Brown)  Olmsted 
had  a  daughter.  May,  who  now  lives  with  her  uncle,  John  R. 

Dwight  H.  Pierson,  son  of  Philo  L.  and  Sarah  M.  (Hull)  Pierson,  was 
born  November  5,  1844,  in  Le  Roy,  was  reared  and  educated  on  a  farm, 
and  spent  10  years  in  teaching.  With  the  exception  of  three  years  in 
Hardin  County,  la., he  has  always  lived  in  Le  Roy.  In  the  spring  of  1889 
he  was  electee;!  assessor.  He  married  Catharine,  daughter  of  Alexander 
McPherson,  of  Le  Roy,  and  they  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Philo  L.  Pierson,  born  at  Stone  Church  in  18 10,  was  a  carpenter  and 
builder.  He  built  the  Ingham  University  building  in  Le  Roy,  and  his 
latter  days  were  spent  on  a  farm.  He  served  as  assessor  several  terms. 
He  had  born  to  him  10  children,  seven  of  whom  attained  maturity,  viz.: 
Cordelia  M  ,  Helen  E.,  Myron  P.,  who  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  looth 
N.  Y.  Regt.,  and  was  in  Libby  and  Columbia  prisons.  Halbert  M., Dwight 
H.,  Daniel  M.,  and  Sarah  M.  (Mrs.  McPherson).  Philo  Pierson  died  about 
1875,  and  his  wife  in  1856.  He  married  for  his  second  wife  Lydia  Pratt. 
His  father,  Simon  Pierson,  born  in  Killingworth,  Conn.,  was  an  officer 
in  the  War  of  1812.  He  married  Sylvia  Kelsey,  of  Connecticut,  came 
in  1807  to  Genesee  County  with  an  ox- team  and  cart,  being  about  25  days 
on  the  road,  and  located  at  Stone  Church.  The  lid  of  his  chest,  which 
he  used  for  a  table,  is  now  in  the  possession  of  Dwight  H.  He  reared 
a  family  of  two  sons  and  five  daughters,  and  died  in  the  spring  of  1864, 
aged  85.  He  was  a  son  of  Samuel  Pierson,  of  Killingworth,  who  was  a 
Revolutionary  soldier  and  a  son  of  Samuel,  a  son  of  Abraham  Pierson. 
Rev.  Abraham  Pierson  came  from  Yorkshire,  Eng  ,  in  1640,  and  was. 
pastor  of  the  church  at  South  Hampton,  Long  Island.  He  had  a  son, 
Abraham,  who  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1668,  and  becanie  the 
first  rector  of  Yale   College.      He  had  three  sons,  Abraham,  James,  and 


544  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


John.  Abraham  died  in  Killingworth.  Abraham.  3d,  was  justice  for 
about  40  years  at  Killingworth,  and  died  in  January,  1 85 2. 

George  Piatt,  one  of  the  earliest  pioneers  of  Le  Roy,  was  born  July 
27,  1804,  across  the  street  from  the  Episcopal  Church.  He  had  a  lim- 
ited education,  was  a  farmer  during  his  early  life,  and  served  as  colonel 
of  militia.  He  was  twice  married,  first  to  Rachel  Lyman,  by  whom  he 
had  three  children,  one  of  whom  attained  maturity — George  G.,  now  of 
Rochester.  He  died  April  2,  1888.  Mr.  Piatt  spent  his  latter  life  on 
Summit  street.  He  was  a  youth  when  the  ground  on  this  street  was 
cleared,  and  he  cut  the  top  out  of  a  small  elm  tree,  which  he  could  bend 
over  by  his  weight.  He  trained  this  from  year  to  year,  till  now  it  is  a 
most  beautiful  and  magnificent  shade  tree,  whose  branches  reach  from 
75  to  80  feet  in  all  directions.  Miss  Harriet  J.  Farnsworth  now  occupies 
the  lot  upon  which  this  tree  stands.  George  Piatt  was  a  son  of  Judge 
Ezra  Piatt,  who  was  one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Le  Roy.  He  erected 
a  house  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Church  streets  in  1803,  which  he  oc- 
cupied until  his  death  in  181 1.  He  left  seven  children:  Mrs.  L.  Wol- 
cott,  Ezra,  Oliver,  Elijah,  Margaret,  Ira,  and  George.  He  was  one  of 
the  earliest  judges  of  the  county,  and  built  and  run  the  first  grist-mill  in 
the  town.  He  owned  all  the  land  on  the  east  bank  of  the  creek.  Miss 
Farnsworth,  who  cared  for  Mr.  Piatt  in  his  declining  years,  occupies  a 
neat  cottage  which  was  lefc  her  for  her  kindness  to  him. 

Lyman  G.  Paul,  born  December  16,  1844,  on  Lake  street,  received  a 
common  school  and  academic  education,  and  at  the  age  of  21  entered 
the  employ  of  the  N.  Y.  Central  Railroad,  at  Le  Roy,  as  agent,  which 
position  he  held  for  14  years.  In  1878  he  became  agent  for  the  B.,  R.  & 
P.  Railway.  He  is  also  agent  for  the  American  Express  Co  He  was 
one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  R.  A.  and  E.  O.  M.  A.  He  married 
Mary  J.,  daughter  of  Henry  H.  Olmsted,  and  they  had  two  children. 
Dean  R.  and  Mary  O.  By  his  second  wife,  Kittie  S.  Goff",  of  Rochester, 
he  has  one  child,  Maud  G.  Mr.  Paul  is  a  son  of  Alba  and  Sarah  (Gould) 
Paul,  who  were  born  at  Hartland,  Vt.,  and  came  to  Genesee  County  in 
1 841.  They  kept  the  Arsenal  Hotel,  Batavia,  for  a  time,  and  in  1843 
■came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  was  engaged  in  selling  fanning-mills  for  two 
years  and  stoves  for  18  years,  after  which  he  engaged  in  farming  west  of 
Le  Roy  village.  He  reared  four  sons  and  one  daughter.  He  was  one 
of  the  founders  and  a  leading  member  of  the  Universalist  Church  at  Le 
Roy,  and  was  a  son  of  Hale  Paul,  of  Vermont. 

Hubert  Ponce  was  born  in  Belgium,  September  15,  1843,  a  son  of 
Nicholas  and  Elizabeth  (Feltun)  Ponce,  who  had  three  children.  At  the 
age  of  seven  years  he  began  to  assist  his  father,  who  was  a  mason  and 
weaver,  and  at  the  age  of  25,  in  1867,  he  came  to  Stafford  and  worked 
on  a  farm  for  two  seasons,  when  he  came  to  Le  Roy  and  assisted  in  build- 
ing the  Episcopal  Church  and  the  art  gallery  of  Ingham  University.  In 
1874  he  opened  the  Capitol  restaurant  and  saloon,  and  has  been  proprie- 
tor of  the  Franklin  House  since  the  fall  of  1881.      He  is  also  a  dealer  in 


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545 


real  estate  and  live  stock.  He  married  Barbara  Rider,  of  Sheldon,  but  a 
native  of  Belgium,  and  they  have  three  children,  Peter,  Mary,  and  Lena. 
All  are  members  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 

Melvin  D.  Pratt,  son  of  David  and  Electa  (Gibbs)  Pratt,  was  born 
January  21,  1830,  in  Livonia,  Livingston  County,  and  since  six  years  of 
age  he  has  lived  where  he  now  resides,  except  four  years,  two  years  of 
which  he  spent  in  Flint,  Mich.,  engaged  in  the  agricultural  furnace  busi- 
ness. He  has  filled  several  responsible  positions  in  his  town  :  has  been. 
12  years  assessor,  one  year  clerk,  and  three  terms  supervisor.  He  mar- 
ried, first,  Cornelia  L.,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Dolly  (Warner)  Adams, 
by  whom  he  had  one  daughter,  Cornelia  L.  His  second  wife  was  Mary 
A.,  daughter  of  Peabody  Pratt,  of  Flint,  Mich.  David  Pratt  was  borni 
in  Greenville,  Albany  County,  N.  Y.,  June  ii,  1791.  and  his  wife  in 
Litchfield,  Conn.  He  came  to  Livonia  in  18 10,  served  in  the  War  of 
18 12,  was  a  shoemaker  in  early  life,  and  in  18 16  moved  to  Aurora,  Erie 
County,  where  he  resided  six  years,  when  he  returned  to  Livonia.  In 
1836  he  located  on  50  acres  about  one  mile  east  of  Le  Roy.  He  served 
in  several  responsible  positions  of  trust.  His  children  were  Augustus  G., 
Melvin  D.,  Peabody  W.,  and  Lydia  A.  He  was  a  son  of  Peabody  Pratt, 
a  soldier  in  the  war  for  independence,  from  Connecticut,  who  mar- 
ried Sarah  Buckingham,  of  Saybrook,  Conn.,  who  was  a  relative  of  Gov- 
ernor Buckingham.  They  had  five  sons  and  two  daughters.  He  died: 
in  Livonia  and  his  wife  in  Mount  Morris,  over  80  years  of  age.  The 
Pratt  family  sprung  from  Lieut.  William  Pratt,  who  came  to  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  in  1633,  and  settled  in  Saybrook.  Electa  (Gibbs)  Pratt  was  a 
da-jghter  of  Philo  and  Lydia  (Lindsley)  Gibbs,  who  came  from  Litch- 
field, Conn.,  and  settled  in  Livonia  in  1803,  where  they  resided.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,  and  had  three  sons  and  one  daughter. 

Albion  D.  Richmond,  son  of  Preserved  and  Lucinda  (Stiles)  Rich- 
mond, was  born  December  17,  1829,  one  mile  east  of  where  he  now  re- 
sides His  father.  Preserved,  was  born  in  Fairfield,  N.  Y.,  July  25,  1799, 
and  his  mother,  Lucinda,  in  Danville,  Vt.,  December  25,  1803.  Preserved 
came  to  Genesee  County  with  his  parents  and  lived  on  the  homestead  near- 
ly all  his  life.  He  was  commissioned  lieutenant  of  militia  in  1829,  and 
September  10,  1830,  as  captain.  He  had  11  children,  and  died  in  Sep- 
tember, 1878,  and  his  wife  in  June  of  the  same  year.  His  father.  Pre- 
served, was  born  June  25,  1764,  and  was  twice  married,  first  to  Mary  Olin, 
who  bore  him  children  as  follows :  Ezra,  who  was  killed  at  the 
battle  of  Fort  Erie,  Adam,  David,  Simeon,  Preserved,  George,  Alva, 
Polly,  and  Sarah.  His  second  wife  was  Mary  Luther,  by  whom  he  had 
nine  children,  eight  of  whom  grew  to  maturity,  as  follows  :  Hiram  H., 
Electa,  Simoon  L.,  Hazzard,  William  H.,  Angeline,  Sanford  L.,  and  Car- 
oline. They  settled  in  Le  Roy  in  October,  18 12,  where  Albion  D.  now 
resides.  About  1844,  with  a  daughter,  they  moved  to  Clinton  County, 
Mich.,  where  he  died,  aged  85.  He  was  a  staunch  and  devoted  mem- 
ber of  the  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  stood  by  the  order  during  the  exciting  times 


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after  the  Morgan  affair.  It  is  stated  the  order  met  in  his  house  on  sev- 
eral occasions.  He  was  a  son  of  Adam  Richmond,  who  was  born  in 
1739,  and  who  was  twice  married,  first  to  Molly  Hazzard,  and  second  to 
Molly  Hall.  He  reared  four  sons  and  five  daughters.  Adam  Richmond 
was  a  son  of  Stephen,  who  also  had  four  sons  and  five  daughters.  Ste- 
phen was  a  son  of  John  Richmond,  who  had  two  sons,  Cyrus  and  Stephen. 
Albion  D.  was  reared  where  he  now  resides.  He  went  to  Michigan  and 
worked  for  an  uncle  two  years.  He  married  Margaret,  daughter  of 
Duncan  Campbell,  of  York,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y.,  and  they  had 
five  children,  four  of  whom  attained  adult  age,  viz.:  George  C,  Mary  L., 
of  Montana,  Franklin  D.,  and  Cora  E.  After  his  marriage  he  moved  to 
De  Kalb  County,  Ind.,  where  he  resided  10  years,  when  he  returned  to 
Le  Roy,  and  has  since  lived  where  he  now  resides.  His  wife  died  June 
18,  1886.      He  is  a  respected  member  of  the  F.  &  A.  M. 

E.  B.  Rawson,  son  of  Sanford  and  Caroline  (Boyd)  Rawson,  of  Shel- 
burne,  Mass.,  was  born  in  Essex  County,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1829,  was 
raised  on  a  farm,  and  received  a  good  academic  education.  At  the  age 
of  16  years  he  began  teaching  school,  and  when  21  went  to  New  York 
city,  where  he  was  a  book-keeper  for  10  years,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
7th  N.  Y.  Regt.,  which  defended  Washington,  and  which  was  the  first  full 
regiment  in  the  capital  In  February,  1862,  he  went  to  Key  West  on 
business,  where  he  continued  after  the  war,  and  started  the  first  cigar 
manufactor}'  there.  The  town  now  has  30  or  40  cigar  establishments. 
For  the  past  four  years  he  has  been  in  Le  Roy.  He  married  in  Key 
West.  Mr.  Rawson  has  filled  several  positions  of  responsibility,  and  has 
been  one  of  the  most  active  and  prominent  men  of  the  village.  Sanford 
Rawson  and  wife  were  married  in  Massachusetts.  He  was  an  active  man 
in  business,  and  was  one  of  the  leading  tanners  who  used  hemlock.  In 
1848  he  settled  in  Le  Roy.  He  has  served  as  postmaster  and  super- 
visor. He  reared  three  sons  and  three  daughters.  December  9,  1889, 
he  was  95  years  old,  and  in  good  health.  He  is  a  son  of  Simeon  Raw- 
son,  of  Massachusetts,  who  was  also  a  tanner,  and  who  served  in  the 
Revolutionary  war,  and  was  an  early  settler  of  Essex  County,  N.  Y.,  to 
which  he  came  in  1792,  where  he  died,  aged  over  80  years.  His  wife 
was  Anna  Holden,  of  Barre,  Mass.  They  had  five  sons  and  seven  daugh- 
ters, and  moved  to  Shrewsbury,  Vt.,  thence  to  Essex  County,  N.  Y., 
and  were  successful  in  business.  Simeon  Rawson  was  a  son  of  Josiah, 
who  was  a  son  of  William,  who  was  a  son  of  Edward,  who  came  from 
England  in  1636,  and  settled  in  Newbury,  Mass.  Edward  was  an  Epis- 
copal minister,  and  was  a  very  prominent  man  in  his  adopted  place  for 
many  years  ;    he  was  also  a  member  of  the  colonial  Assembly. 

Orange  F.  Randall,  son  of  Perry  and  Mary  E.  (Bachelder)  Randall, 
was  born  January  3,  1850,  in  Stafford.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm  and 
received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Brockport,  N.  Y. 
October  17,  1 871,  he  married  Sarah  F.,  daughter  of  John  S.  and  Mary 
(Rapp)   Traver,  of  Stafford.     They  have  one  child,  Perry  T.      Since  his 


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marriage  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  farming.      In  1880  he  located 
where  he  now  resides. 

William  Chauncey  Reed,  born  in  the  town  of  Hickory,  Pa.,  is  a  son  of 
Joseph  N.  and  Maria  (Goodrich)  Reed,  of  Hartland,  Conn.  The  father 
was  born  in  1816  and  died  in  1882.  The  mother  was  from  Washington 
County,  N.  Y.,  and  died  in  1882.  Joseph  N.  was  a  farmer  and  broom- 
maker,  spent  some  time  in  Ohio,  was  a  conductor  on  the  Erie  Railroad, 
and  lived  in  Attica.  They  died  in  Groveland,  Livingston  County.  Their 
children  were  William  C;  Dwight  T.;  Frank  J.  (deceased)  ;  David  A., 
of  Duluth  ;  and  Mary  L.,  widow  of  David  A.  Abell,  of  Duluth.  Dwight 
T.,  born  in  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  16  was  a  messenger  in  the  Assembly  at 
Albany,  and  later  received  an  appointment  in  the  State  department  at 
Washington,  under  President  Hayes.  He  was  sent  as  Secretary  of  Le- 
gation to  Madrid,  Spain,  but  resigned  on  the  election  of  President  Cleve- 
land, and  began  work  for  the  New  York  Life  Insurance  Company.  In 
1889  he  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  company  in  Spain.  William  C. 
Reed  lived  with  his  parents  until  he  attained  the  age  of  20.  He  was  on 
a  farm  until  1871,  when  he  came  to  Le  Roy  and  conducted  a  restaurant 
two  years,  when  he  took  possession  of  the  Eagle  Hotel,  where  he  has 
attained  the  reputation  of  a  courteous  and  obliging  landlord.  October 
29,  1874,  he  married  Jennie  Livingston,  of  Batavia,  daughter  of  Arthur 
and  Margaret  (McMahon)  Livingston,  natives  of  Ireland,  who  were  mar- 
ried in  the  Eagle  Hotel  in  Le  Roy.  They  reared  five  sons  and  four 
daughters.  Mrs.  Livingston  died  in  West  Sparta,  and  he  married  again 
in  Michigan,  where  he  died. 

Caspar  Renner,  born  August  25,  1855,  in  Bamsberg,  Germany,  is  a 
son  of  John  and  Barbara  Renner.  He  learned  the  tailors'  trade  with  his 
father,  and  served  in  the  army  six  years,  until  1879,  when  he  married 
Veronica  Schoenhoefer.  January  i,  1881,  he  came  to  New  York,  and 
after  residing  at  Lancaster  and  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  he  removed  to  Le  Roy, 
in  June,  1882,  where  he  worked  for  Rose  &  Everhart  one  year.  He 
worked  three  years  for  C.  Vicary,  and  in  October,  1886,  entered  into 
partnership  with  T.  H.  Ross,  as  merchant  tailors.  In  September,  1889, 
he  assumed  control  of  the  business,  which  he  is  now  conducting  at  29 
Main  street.      His  family  attends  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 

Joseph  Sutterby  Was  born  July  31,  1866,  in  Seneca  County,  a  son  of 
Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Norris)  Sutterby,  and  was  reared  on  a  farm,  re- 
ceived an  academic  education  at  Seneca  Falls,  and  at  the  age  of  19  came 
to  Batavia  to  study  veterinary  with  his  brother  Harry.  He  entered  On- 
tario Veterinary  College,  Toronto,  in  1887,"  and  graduated  from  that 
institution  in  1889,  when  he  located  in  Le  Roy  village. 

Philo  J.  Sperry  was  born  in  Pavilion,  May  22,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of 
Cyrus  and  Olive  (Coe)  Sperry,  natives  of  Massachusetts  and  Pavilion, 
respectively.  Philo  J.  was  reared  on  a  farm,  received  a  common  school 
and  academic  education,  and  taught  school  one  term.  He  located  where 
he  now   resides  in  1868,  and  married   Emma,    daughter  of  Martin  and 


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Phoebe  (Mills)  Seekins,  of  Le  Roy.      Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sperry  have  one  child^ 
Wilber  M. 

Gottleib  Strobel  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  in  1842.  He 
came  to  Le  Roy  in  July,  1866,  where  he  has  since  resided.  He  married, 
first,  Elizabeth  Ruchty,  and  second,  Rosa  M.  Sauer,  both  of  Rochester. 
Of  his  seven  children  three  are  living.  Mr  Strobel  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Morris  &  Strobel,  stone  contractors. 

Richard  L.  Selden,  son  of  Clark  and  Eliza  (Wilcox)  Selden,  was  born 
where  he  now  resides  September  18,  1827.  Clark  Selden.  from  Had- 
dam.  Conn.,  was  a  carpenter  and  joiner,  and  visited  the  Genesee  country 
in  181 1.  In  1 8 16  he  settled  on  200  acres  and  erected  his  cabin  where 
Richard  L.  now  lives.  He  had  14  children,  1  i  of  whom  attained  matur- 
ity. He  died  in  1863,  aged  86  years.  His  father,  Thomas,  a  farmer,  of 
Connecticut,  and  of  English  descent,  married  a  daughter  of  Nathan  Wil- 
cox, who  married  Elizabeth  Elliott,  a  descendant  of  John  Elliott.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Wilcox  came  to  Le  Roy  in  1808,  and  he  was  one  of  the  early 
magistrates.  He  died  in  1813.  Two  sons  served  in  the  War  of  1812. 
Richard  L.  Selden,  a  farmer,  received  a  thorough  education,  and  by 
close  application  fitted  himself  for  engineering  and  surveying.  He 
taught  37  years  in  common  schools,  and  in  the  Le  Roy  Academy. 
About  1867  he  began  breeding  Berkshire  swine,  and  in  1880  Jersey  cattle. 
In  1853  he  was  elected  town  superintendent  for  three  years,  served  as 
justice  one  term,  as  supervisor  nine  years,  and  as  school  commissioner 
six  years.  He  married  Eunice  Wilcox,  daughter  of  Stephen  P.,  and  their 
children  are  C.  Virginia,  C.  Hubert,  Mary  E.,  and  William  A. 

Stephen  M.  Selden,  born  September  16,  1836,  on  the  farm  where  his 
brother  R.  L.  now  resides,  is  a  son  of  Clark  and  Eliza  (Wilcox)  Selden. 
He  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  had  a  common  school  education.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  has  three  sisters  and  a  brother 
living  with  him  on  the  old  homestead. 

Ephraim  L.  Snow  was  born  June  18,  1828,  in  Le  Roy.  His  parents, 
Jesse  and  Lucinda  (Royce)  Snow,  who  were  born  in  Berkshire  County, 
Mass.,  October  24,  1786,  and  July  4,  1796,  respectively,  came  to  Genesee 
County  in  1816  and  settled  on  200  acres  where  Ephraim  L.  was  born. 
In  1866  he  moved  on  a  farm  west  of  Le  Roy,  where  he  died  July  15, 
1867.  His  widow  is  still  living,  on  Lake  street,  in  Ijc  Roy  village.  His 
children  were  Jerome,  Carlos,  Marcius,  of  Minnesota,  Ephraim  L.,  Homer, 
James  O.,  Emeline  R.,  Sylvia  E  ,  and  Sarah  J.  Jesse  Snow  was  a  son 
of  Ephraim  and  Martha  Snow,  who  moved  from  Cape  Cod  to  Berkshire 
County,  Mass.  Lucinda  Snow  was  a  daughter  of  Francis  and  Rebecca 
(Spring)  Royce,  who  came  from  Massachusetts  to  Genesee  County  in 
1 8 16  and  settled  in  Pavilion.  Ephraim  L.  Snow  was  reared  on  a  farm, 
received  a  common  school  and  academic  education,  and  at  the  age  of  20 
left  the  farm.  In  1856  he  went  to  Ohio,  and  the  same  year  removed  to 
Montgomery,  Ala.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  hulling  and  shipping  cotton 
seed.      At   the  commencement  of  the  war  he  went   to  Medina,  Orleans 


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County,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  N.  Y.  Central  Railroad  for  two 
years,  when  he  engaged  in  the  produce  business  for  two  years,  after 
which  he  was  located  for  two  years  at  Lockport.  He  returned  to  Le 
Roy  and  has  since  continued  in  the  produce  business  more  or  less.  He 
has  served  five  years  as  collector,  and  has  taken  an  active  interest  in 
politics.  Mr.  Snow  was  a  delegate  to  the  State  convention  that  nomi- 
nated Gov.  Robinson,  and  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Le  Roy  in  April, 
1887.  He  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  Wait  B.  Arms,  of  Pavilion,  and 
they  have  three  children,  Rosa,  Henry  P.,  and  Harriet  B. 

Dr.  F.  L.  Stone,  born  in  1834,  in  Marcy,  Oneida  County,  N.  Y., 
prepared  for  college  at  Oriskany  Seminary,  and  graduated  in  1865  from 
the  medical  department  of  Bellevue  College  Hospital,  New  York.  He 
was  also  one  year  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  He  studied  medicine  with  Dr. 
W.  H.  Babcock,  of  Oriskan}',  and  practiced  with  him  one  year  after  his 
graduation,  Mr.  Stone  came  to  this  county  22  years  ago,  was  at  Staf- 
ford in  active  practice  for  seven  years,  during  which  time  he  was  town 
clerk,  and  moved  to  Caledonia,  where  he  practiced  five  years,  when  he 
came  lo  Le  Roy,  where  he  has  done  active  work  in  his  profession  for  10 
years.      He  married  a  Miss  Brierly,  of  Le  Roy. 

Walter  H.  Smith,  an  attorney  and  counselor  of  Le  Roy,  was  born  in 
West  Bloomfield,  N.  Y.,  July  25,  1852,  attended  common  schools,  and 
entered  the  Le  Roy  Academy  under  the  efficient  and  careful  tutelage  of 
Prof.  Russell,  now  of  Worcester,  Mass.  He  then  attended  Williston 
Seminary,  East  Hampton,  Mass.,  after  which  he  studied  law  with  Judge 
L.  N.  Bangs  in  1873,  and  graduated  at  the  Albany  Law  School  in  1876. 
Mr.  Smith  soon  commenced  practice  in  this  village,  and  for  a  time  was 
aided  by  the  intimacy  and  experience  of  Judge  Bangs  in  establishing  a 
profession  and  practice,  which  has  resulted  in  building  up  a  lucrative 
business.  He  has  been  elected  a  trustee  of  the  village,  yet  he  is  no  as- 
pirant for  politcal  privileges. 

Rev.  M.  D.  Shumway,  born  June  17,  1855,  at  East  Pembroke,  is  a 
son  of  William  and  Emeline  (Elliott)  Shumway.  William  was  a  son  of 
Cyril  and  Hannah  (Hannum)  Shumway,  who  came  from  Massachusetts, 
and  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  southeast  of  Pavilion  Center.  Dr. 
M.  D.  was  reared  on  the  farm,  received  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  East  Pembroke  Academy,  and  entered  the  store  of  Jacob 
Arnold,  of  East  Pembroke,  where  he  was  a  clerk  for  four  years.  He 
then  became  a  book-keeper  for  Rathburn  Brothers,  of  the  same  place, 
and  in  the  fall  of  1879  he  began  studying  for  the  ministry  with  Rev. 
G.  W.  Powell.  In  1881  he  settled  in  Alexander,  and  in  1882  was  called 
to  Mount  Gilead,  Ohio,  where  he  took  charge  of  two  parishes.  Here  he 
was  ordained  by  Rev.  G.  W.  Powell,  in  June,  1882,  and  after  two  years 
removed  to  North  Bloomfield,  where  he  remained  one  year,  when  he 
was  called  to  Le  Roy,  occupying  the  pulpit  three  years.  On  account  of 
failing  health  he  retired  from  active  ministerial  work,  and  in  March,  1888, 
engaged  in  the  drug  trade.      In  January,  1889,  in  company  with  Rev. 

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550  GENESEE   COUNTY. 

G.  W.  Powell,  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  a  patent  buggy  dash 
at  Le  Roy,  their  shop  being  in  the  old  foundry  on  Mill  street,  formerly 
the  old  Catholic  Church.  Rev.  Mr.  Shumway  is  held  in  high  esteem  as 
an  eloquent  and  popular  minister,  a  ready  and  pleasing  talker,  and  as  a 
citizen  is  beloved  by  all.  He  married  Harriet  E.,  daughter  of  John  D. 
and  Althea  E.  (Munson)  Rogers,  of  Le  Roy.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rogers  were 
natives  of  New  London  County,  Conn.,  and  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.,  re- 
spectiveh'.  John  D.  Rogers  came  to  Avon  in  1832,  where  he  was  a 
farmer  and  broker.  In  1871  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  died  in  1880. 
His  wife  still  survives. 

Henry  Steuber  was  born  June  5,  1 828,  in  Munden,  Hanover,  Ger- 
many. His  father,  a  glazier  by  trade,  was  born  in  Swarbaack,  and  his 
mother,  Catharine  (Devis),  in  Hanover,  Germany.  Mr.  Steuber,  after 
receiving  such  an  education  as  the  common  schools  of  Germany  afforded, 
served  his  apprenticeship  as  a  cabinetmaker,  and  in  January,  1849, 
landed  in  New  York  city,  after  a  voyage  of  10  weeks.  He  went  to 
Hamilton,  Madison  County,  where  he  remained  until  June,  1850,  when 
he  came  to  Le  Loy.  Here  he  worked  for  A.  &  C.  Burpee  for  three 
years,  when,  with  his  brother,  George  G.,  he  opened  business  where  Gil- 
lett  &  McKenzie  are  now  located.  Here  they  carried  on  a  large  and 
successful  business.  In  1859  they  opened  a  branch  shop  and  store  in 
Batavia,  which  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1862,  when  they  abandoned  the 
Batavia  branch,  but  continued  in  operation  at  Le  Roy  until  1868,  when 
a  destructive  fire  destroyed  their  business.  With  undaunted  spirit  they 
immediately  rebuilt  a  large  and  commodious  brick  store,  now  occupied  as 
a  hardware  store.  They  continued  one  year,  when  they  sold  to  R.  Miller, 
who  sold  to  Joy  &  Williams.  Mr.  Steuber  worked  for  this  firm  about 
two  years,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  A.  F.  Drake,  which  con- 
tinued until  1872,  since  which  he  has  been  alone.  In  October,  1888,  he 
moved  to  the  store  he  now  occupies,  corner  of  Main  and  Mill  streets, 
where  he  carries  on  a  flourishing  business.  Honest  and  upright  in  all 
his  dealings  with  his  fellow  men,  he  has  the  respect  of  all.  Mr.  Steuber 
is  an  active  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  In  April,  1853,  he  mar- 
ried Charlotte,  daughter  of  James  Caple,  of  Le  Roy,  who  came  from 
Somerset  County,  England.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steuber  have  had  born  to 
them  six  children :  Frederick  A.,  Charles  H.  (deceased),  Frank  G., 
Lewis  W.,  Harvey  J.,  and   Minnie  (deceased). 

Andrew  J.  Sanderson,  born  March  8,  1841,  in  Byron,  is  a  son  of  Rich- 
ard and  Ann  (Beebe)  Sanderson,  natives  of  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.  Rich- 
ard Sanderson  was  born  November  13,  1801,  came  to  Byron  in  Septem- 
ber, 1828,  and  settled  on  a  farm.  He  reared  children  as  follows:  Reuben 
H.,  of  Minnesota,  Lyman  L.,  of  North  Carolina,  Anson  T.,  Welthy  A., 
of  Oneida  County,  Levi  L.,  Andrew  J.,  and  Laura,  of  Orleans  County. 
He  died  in  June,  1875.  His  father,  Levi  Sanderson,  was  born  September 
7,  1775,  and  died  in  Springfield,  N.  Y.  He  had  three  sons  and  three 
daughters.      His   widow  married    John    Brown.      Levi's   ancestors  from 


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England  were  Joseph  ^^  the  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  Joseph*, 
Joseph  2,  WilHam  2^  and  Robert  ^  the  latter  of  whom  came  from  England 
in  1638  with  his  wife  and  two  children.  The  next  year  he  took  the 
Freeman's  oath,  and  moved  to  Watertown,  Mass.,  in  1642,  and  to  Bos- 
ton about  1658.  Andrew  J.  Sanderson  was  reared  on  a  farm,  received 
a  good  English  education,  and  January  i,  1874,  married  Addie,  daugh- 
ter of  Luke  and  Fannie  (Knight)  Wilder,  who  were  born  in  Northamp- 
ton, Mass.  Luke  Wilder  came  to  Byron  as  early  as  1820.  His  children 
were  Luke  Sylvester,  of  Dakota,  Henry,  of  Eaton  County,  Mich., 
Dwight,  of  Crawford  County,  Kan.,  Alvin  (deceased),  Laura,  Martha, 
Sarah  A.,  Emily,  and  Addie.  Luke  was  a  son  of  Lot  Wilder.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Sanderson  have  two  children,  Ada  R.  and  Bertha  A.  In  1880  they 
located  on  a  farm  of  75  acres  two  miles  west  of  Le  Roy  village,  and  in 
1882  removed  to  where  they  now  reside.  They  are  devoted  members 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Samuel  Steiner,  son  of  John  and  Magdaline  (Strahn)  Steiner,  natives 
of  Switzerland,  was  born  in  July,  1829.  His  parents  came  to  Church- 
ville  in  1848,  where  they  died.  They  reared  nine  sons.  Samuel  had  a 
limited  education,  and  came  to  where  he  now  resides  in  1873,  where  he 
purchased  125  acres  of  land.  For  10  years  he  has  been  a  breeder  of 
fine  horses.  He  married  Catharine  Maran.  They  are  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

Matthias  M.  Stevens,  son  of  John  and  Charlotte  E.  (Walfrom)  Stev- 
ens, natives  of  England,  was  born  October  17,  i860,  in  Stafford.  John 
Stevens  came  to  Stafford,  and  has  always  lived  there.  His  children 
are  Matthias  M.  and  Sarah  K.  His  wife  was  first  married  to  Levi  K. 
Williams,  by  whom  she  had  four  children.  Mr.  Stevens  is  a  carpenter 
and  joiner. 

William  H.  Smith,  son  of  Leonard,  was  born  in  Monroe  County,  N.  Y., 
April  27,  1850,  and  came  to  Le  Roy  when  about  five  years  of  age.  He 
learned  the  harnessmakers'  trade  of  M.  D.  Brown,  and  opened  a  shop  at 
70  Main  street  in  1887,  where  he  has  since  carried  on  a  thriving  busi- 
ness. 

Dennis  Scanlan,  son  of  Michael  and  Margaret  (MuUin)  Scanlan,  was 
born  in  1828,  in  County  Kerry,  Ireland.  January  10,  1850,  he  landed 
in  New  York  city,  where  he  remained  until  May,  when  he  went  to 
Skaneateles  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  removed  to  South  Byron,  and 
in  1853  came  to  Le  Roy  and  engaged  in  farming  until  1854,  when  he 
entered  the  Upham  car  works,  where,  after  a  brief  experience,  he  re- 
ceived an  injury,  which  disabled  him  for  some  time.  In  1855  he  became 
a  salesman  in  the  grocery  store  of  Foreman,  Starr  &  Co.,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1863,  when  he  opened  a  general  store  in  a  frame  building 
on  the  site  now  occupied  by  Lampson  Hotel.  In  April,  1877,  he  moved 
into  the  store  which  he  now  occupies,  and  where  he  is  meeting  with  suc- 
cess. Mr.  Scanlan  has  increased  his  stock  from  time  to  time,  until  now 
he  carries  a  choice   line  of  clothing,  boots,  shoes,  hats,  caps,  and  gents' 


552  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


furnishing  goods.  Starting  in  life  without  a  dollar  he  has  succeeded  in 
accumulating  a  competency.  Honorable  in  all  the  relations  of  life  he 
has  won  for  himself  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  who  know  him,  and 
he  has  been  honored  with  several  responsible  positions.  He  has  served 
as  tax  collector  several  terms  and  trustee  for  seven  years.  He  married 
Bridget,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Kehoe,  of  Rochester.  His  wife  was  born  in 
County  Wexford,  Ireland,  'and  with  her  parents  came  to  the  United 
States  about  1845.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scanlan  have  seven  children,  viz.: 
Anna  J.,  Margaret,  Mary,  Theresa,  Gertrude,  James   E.,  and  Loretto  J. 

George  F".  Sprague,  a  prominent  and  substantial  farmer,  was  born  in 
Middlebury,  Wyoming  County,  N.  Y.,  April  30,  1825,  a  son  of  Jesse  and 
Irena  (Goddard)  Sprague,  natives  of  Massachusetts,  who  came  from 
Poultney,  Vt.,  in  18 12.  Jesse  Sprague  in  181 1  came  to  Wyoming 
County,  where  he  took  up  a  farm.  He  sent  a  substitute  to  the  War  of 
181 2.  He  had  10  children,  eight  of  whom  attained  maturity.  Mr. 
Sprague  used  to  go  to  Perry  to  mill,  12  miles  distant.  He  hauled  wheat 
to  Rochester  and  sold  it  for  31  cents;  it  took  nearly  a  load  of  wheat  to 
buy  a  hat.  He  died  in  1864,  aged  85,  and  left  a  fine  property.  His 
father  was  William  Sprague.  George  F.  Sprague  received  a  common 
school  and  academic  education  at  Wyoming  and  Perry  academies,  and 
at  the  age  of  18  he  purchased  a  farm.  He  has  been  a  farmer  all  his  life 
except  three  years  spent  in  Dansville.  In  1867  he  located  where  he  now 
resides.  He  has  been  twice  married,  first  to  Susan,  daughter  of  John 
Tomlinson,  of  Le  Roy,  who  was  an  early  pioneer  of  this  town.  They 
had  seven  children,  of  whom  four  are  living,  viz.:  Jennie  L.,  George  F., 
of  Lawrence,  Kan.,  Susan  L.,  and  Jessie  R.,  also  of  Lawrence,  Kan. 
Mr.  Sprague's  second  wife  was  Mary  L.,  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Jane  E. 
(Whitbeck)  Baker. 

Erastus  Spring,  born  August  20,  1805,  in  Berkshire  County,  Mass.,  is 
a  son  of  Amos  and  Reliance  (Snow)  Spring,  natives  of  Massachusetts, 
who  came  to  Genesee  County  in  September,  18 10,  with  an  ox- team  and 
one  horse.  They  settled  on  100  acres  of  land  four  miles  south  of  Le  Roy, 
on  what  is  known  as  the  State  road.  Their  first  cabin  was  of  rough 
logs,  with  a  puncheon  floor.  Amos  was  three  times  called  out  in  the 
War  of  1812,  under  Capt.  Buell  and  Gen.  Davis.  He  had  a  brother  with 
him,  who  was  a  fife- major,  and  who  was  killed  in  Canada,  Amos  Spring, 
one  of  the  early  justices,  had  five  sons  and  five  daughters.  In  1833  he 
sold  his  farm  and  moved  to  Attica,  where  he  died  in  1849,  aged  over  70 
years.  His  wife  died  at  the  age  of  94.  His  father  was  Amos  Spring. 
Erastus  Spring  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools,  and  was 
married  in  March,  after  he  became  of  age,  to  Eliza,  daughter  of  B.  Webb, 
of  Pavilion,  and  they  have  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are 
living.  About  1832  he  went  to  Geneva,  where  he  lived  two  years,  when 
he  returned  to  Pavilion,  and  afterwards  moved  to  Niagara  County,  where 
he  resided  10  years,  after  which  he  lived  in  Attica,  Wyoming  County, 
about  40  years,  where  he  owned  a  fine  farm  of  619  acres.      He  came  to 


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Le  Roy  in  1887.      His  children  are  Sylvester  P.,  Sidney  S.,  George  W., 
Helen,  and  Art.  E. 

L.  K.  Stowell  was  born  in  Cazenovia,  Madison  County,  October  18, 
1826,  a  son  of  Calvan  B.  and  Mary  (Southwell)  Stowell,  natives  respec- 
tively of  Vermont  and  Madison  County,  N.  Y.  Calvan  B.  Stowell,  a  black- 
smith by  trade,  in  1843  located  in  East  Pavilion,  and  engaged  in  farm- 
ing. His  children  were  Oscar  P.,  of  Nebraska,  Lucian,  L.  K.,  John,  of 
Kansas,  Martin,  of  Ohio,  George  R.  (deceased),  P  ranklin,  and  Ralph,  who 
died  in  the  army.  Calvan  B.  was  a  son  of  Calvan  Stowell,  a  tailor  by 
trade,  who  came  from  Vermont  to  Madison  County,  and  reared  four  sons 
and  one  daughter.  The  sons  were  all  blacksmiths.  L.  K.  Stowell  re- 
ceived a  good  English  education,  and  at  the  age  of  19  began  life  as  a 
farmer,  in  which  occupation  he  has  since  continued.  He  purchased  his 
first  farm,  near  Asbury  Church,  in  1853,  and  in  January,  1858,  located 
where  he  now  resides,  and  where  he  has  a  pleasant  home.  His  first  wife 
was  Genette,  daughter  of  John  McGregor,  of  Le  Roy,  by  whom  he  had  one 
son,  William  H.,  of  Richardson  County,  Neb.  He  married,  second,  Sarah 
A.,  daughter  of  Capt.  William  Thomas,  who  was  a  sea  captain.  By  this 
marriage  he  had  one  child,  Ernest  C.  Mrs.  Stowell  died  in  1873.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Thomas  B.  Tuttle  was  born  in  Yates  County,  N.  Y.,  September  30, 
1844.  At  the  age  of  two  years  his  parents  moved  to  Hillsdale  County, 
Mich.,  where  he  was  reared  and  received  his  elementary  education  in  the 
common  schools,  suplemented  by  a  thorough  business  education  in  the 
High  School,  from  which  he  graduated.  He  spent  two  years  in  Hillsdale 
College.  He  early  evinced  a  marked  taste  for  the  drug  trade,  and  when 
but  17  years  of  age  entered  a  drugstore  in  Hillsdale,  where  he  remained 
until  he  attained  his  majority,  when  he  went  to  Dubuque,  la.,  where  he 
was  actively  and  successfully  engaged  in  the  drug  business  until  1871, 
when  he  sold  out  and  came  East,  in  order  to  recuperate  his  health,  which 
had  been  somewhat  broken  by  his  energetic  and  untiring  efforts  to  succeed 
in  his  chosen  profession.  Having  spent  an  active  and  industrious  life  he 
could  not  be  content  to  remain  idle,  and  in  August,  1872,  he  came  to 
Le  Roy,  where  he  purchased  the  drug  store  of  J.  M.  Parker,  at  No.  18 
Main  street,  an  old  and  long  established  business.  His  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  drugs  has  drawn  to  him  a  large  and  substantial  trade.  Mr.  Tuttle 
is  a  self-made  man.  Besides  his  business  in  Le  Roy  he  has  considerable 
interest  with  F.  H.  Mott  in  Washington  (D.  C.)  real  estate.  Possessing 
a  fine  intellect,  and  good,  clear  judgment,  his  townsmen  have  honored 
him  by  electing  him  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees,  of  which  he  has 
served  as  president.  He  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics, 
and  was  a  delegate  to  the  Chicago  convention  in  1884.  Mr.  Tuttle  mar- 
ried, in  August,  1869,  Henrietta,  daughter  of  George  Crocker,  of  Stafford, 
by  whom  he  has  one  son,  George.  They  are  Episcopalians.  Thomas 
Tuttle,  grandfather  of  Thomas  B.,  was  born  on  Reade  street.  New  York 
city,  and   when  a   young  man    emigrated   to  Yates  County.      Later  he 


554  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


removed  to  Michigan,  where  he  died,  aged  90  years.  His  ancestors  came 
from  England  about  1640.  The  name  was  then  spelled  Tuthill.  Thomas 
Tuttle  reared  three  sons  and  three  daughters,  one  of  whom  was  Henry, 
the  father  of  Thomas  B.  Henry  Tuttle,  born  in  Yates  County,  married 
Elmira  Wells,  of  the  same  county,  and  they  had  three  sons  and  two 
daughters.  In  1846  they  moved  to  Hillsdale  County,  Mich.,  where  he 
died  in  1869,  aged  54.      He  was  a  substantial  farmer. 

Angus  A.  Tompkins,  a  prominent  politician,  and  only  child  of  Jerome 
J.  J.  and  Eliza  M,  (Hulbert)  Tompkins,  was  born  October  16,  1835,  in 
Le  Roy  village.  Jerome  J.  J.  Tompkins  was  born  in  1805  in  Easton, 
Washington  County,  and  his  wife  in  Bergen,  this  county.  He  came  to 
Le  Roy  in  181 5  with  his  uncle,  John  Lent,  and  entered  a  store  as  a  sales- 
man in  1820.  Having  been  a  salesman  and  merchant  all  his  active  life 
he  retired  from  business  in  1852,  and  died  in  1875.  He  filled  several  re- 
sponsible local  offices.  His  father,  Joseph  Tompkins,  an  early  settler  of 
Washington  County,  N.  Y.,  was  a  sea  captain  and  ran  a  vessel  on  the 
Hudson  River.  He  married  a  Miss  Lent,  and  had  one  son  and  two 
daughters,  as  follows:  Jerome  J.  J.,  Julia  Graves,  and  Catharine  Bennett. 
Eliza  M.  Tompkins  was  a  daughter  of  Unni  and  Julia  C.  (Elmore)  Hul- 
bert, who  came  from  Hartford,  Conn.,  to  Bergen  in  18 16,  and  a  few  years 
later  removed  to  Le  Roy.  They  had  two  daughters.  Mr.  Hulbert 
worked  in  a  woolen  factory  while  in  Hartford,  and  after  coming  to  Gene- 
see County  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brick  and  in  farming. 
Angus  A.  Tompkins  was  reared  and  received  his  education  in  Le  Roy. 
In  1853  he  began  his  career  as  a  clerk  in  a  store,  and  in  1856  entered  the 
law  office  of  John  R.  Olmsted  and  began  the  study  of  law.  One  year 
later  he  entered  the  office  of  Bissell  &  Ballard,  was  admitted  to  the  bar^ 
and  \h  1862  went  to  California,  thence  to  Central  America.  In  1866  he 
was  appointed  Secretary  of  Legation  to  the  American  Consul  to  Central 
America.  He  returned  to  his  home  in  Le  Roy  in  1872  and  practiced 
law  till  1886,  when  he  was  appointed  assistant  secretary  to  superintend- 
ent of  State  insurance  at  Albany.  Mr.  Tompkins  is  a  staunch  Democrat^ 
has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  political  affairs  of  his  county  and 
State,  and  aimed  to  promote  the  best  interests  of  his  party.  He  is  well 
informed  on  all  general  topics  of  the  day,  and  is  an  honored  and  respected 
citizen. 

Timothy  Toomey,  born  in  Cork,  Ireland,  when  a  young  man  came  to 
the  United  States  and  first  settled  in  Vermont.  He  later  removed  to 
Utica,  N.  Y.,  where  he  married  Mary  Kennan,  who  was  born  in  County 
Louth,  Ireland,  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1854.  They  have  had 
seven  children,  viz.:  John,  of  Wisconsin,  Michael  (deceased),  Kate,  Tim,. 
Anna,  Pat  W.,  and  Mary.  About  three  years  after  their  marriage  they 
came  to  Le  Roy,  where  they  resided  until  his  death  in  January,  1888. 
Mr.  Toomey  while  in  Utica  followed  railroading,  and  after  his  removal  to 
Le  Roy  engaged  in  farming. 

Charles  N.  Vicary,  son  of  William  N.   and  Charlotte  (Cook)  Vicary^ 


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was  born  in  Morgansville,  N.  Y.,  June  15,  1858.  At  the  age  of  14  he 
entered  the  store  of  S.  C.  Kelsey,  of  Le  Roy,  to  learn  the  tailors'  trade. 
Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Kelsey,  in  1878,  Mr.  Vicary  purchased  the  mer- 
chant tailoring  branch  of  the  trade,  and  in  1881  he  bought  the  whole 
stock  of  goods,  and  has  since  carried  on  a  successful  business.  Mr. 
Vicary,  by  energy,  perseverance,  and  close  application  to  business,  has 
succeeded  in  building  up  a  substantial  and  flourishing  trade.  He  is 
courteous  and  genial,  and  an  honored  member  of  the  F.  &  A.  M.  In 
August,  1 88 1,  he  married  Louise  H.,  daughter  of  E.  N.  Bailey,  of  Le 
Roy,  and  they  have  three  children  :  Arthur  C,  Grace  L.,  and  Mar- 
guerite B.  The  family  are  active  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
William  Vicary,  born  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  came  to  Stafford  in  1849, 
and  worked  on  a  farm  for  a  short  time,  when  he  engaged  in  the  mercan- 
tile business.  About  1862  he  became  an  agent  for  the  Erie  Railroad, 
and  continued  in  that  capacity  until  1882,  since  which  he  resided  upon 
a  farm  until  his  death,  April  7,  1889.  He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Episcopal  Church,  and  was  at  the  time  of  his  death  one  of  the  wardens. 
He  had  eight  children,  four  of  whom  were  born  in  England,  viz.:  Char- 
lotte, Thomas  C  ,  Margaret,  and  Carrie.  All  came  to  the  United  States 
except  Margaret.  Of  the  children  born  in  this  country  three  are  living, 
namely:  Annie,  George,  and  Charles  N.  In  January,  1890,  Mr.  Vicary 
took  as  partner  in  his  business  L.  W.  Steuber,  who  had  been  in  his  em- 
ploy for  the  past  eight  years,  and  the  firm  name  became  Vicary  &  Steu- 
ber. 

John  H.  Van  Valkenburgh,  a  prominent  farmer  of  Genesee  County, 
was  born  at  Lyons,  Wayne  County,  November  10,  1830,  and  received 
his  education  in  the  common  schools.  At  the  age  of  16  he  started  in 
life  at  $4  per  month,  and  afterwards  received  $120  per  year.  In  1856 
he  came  to  Le  Roy  and  worked  in  the  car  works  for  a  time.  He  then 
followed  butchering  for  20  years,  and  in  1868  purchased  the  farm  where 
he  now  resides,  and  upon  which  he  located  in  1873.  He  has  filled  vari- 
ous local  offices  in  the  village.  He  married  Mary  P.,  daughter  of 
Thomas  P.  Hedden,  and  they  have  one  child,  Effie  (Mrs.  Townsend). 
Mr.  Van  Valkenburgh  is  an  honored  and  respected  member  of  the  F.  & 
A.  M.  His  parents,  Abraham  and  Deborah  (Craft)  Van  Valkenburgh, 
were  born  at  Kinderhook  and  Peekskill,  respectively,  and  were  early 
settlers  of  Lyons.  Abraham  was  a  stage  driver  in  his  early  life  until  after 
the  canal  was  built.  In  the  war  he  enlisted  a  regiment,  made  up  ex- 
clusively of  old  men,  for  the  purpose  of  defending  Washington,  D.  C, 
but  instead  was  sent  to  New  Orleans  and  was  killed  in  the  battle  of 
Baton  Rouge,  La.  He  had  four  sons  and  four  daughters,  and  all  but  one 
reared  families.  His  wife  died  in  1883.  Abram  Van  Valkenburgh, 
grandfather  of  John  H.,  was  born  in  Holland,  came  to  America  during 
colonial  days,  and  settled  at  Kinderhook.  He  was  a  farmer  for  a  time, 
and  later  ran  a  vessel  on  the  Hudson.  He  raised  five  sons  and  three 
daughters. 


556  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Peleg  G.  Vary  was  born  December  i,  i8i8,  in  Greenbush,  Rensselaer 
County,  N.  Y.  His  grandfather,  Samuel  L.  Vary,  of  Welsh  ancestry, 
reared  a  family  of  four  sons  and  eight  daughters,  and  died  in  Kinder- 
hook.  His  sons  all  came  to  Pittsford,  Monroe  County.  Samuel  T., 
the  father  of  Peleg  G.,  was  born  in  Berlin,  Rensselaer  County,  October 
II,  1791,  and  moved  to  Kinderhook  and  thence  to  Monroe  County. 
He  lived  in  Lima  for  a  time,  and  died  in  Rochester,  October  26,  1864. 
His  wife,  Mehetable  Thomas,  bore  him  five  sons  and  three  daughters, 
and  died  in  Le  Roy,  September  7,  1882,  aged  88.  Peleg  G.,  a  retired 
farmer,  received  a  common  school  education,  and  began  life  for  himself 
at  the  age  of  21.  When  28  years  of  age  he  moved  onto  a  farm  near 
Avon,  and  in  March,  1853,  located  on  a  farm  about  two  miles  east  of 
Le  Roy  village.  In  1874  he  retired  from  farming  and  located  in  the  vil- 
lage, where  he  has  a  beautiful  and  pleasant  home.  He  married  Lucinda, 
daughter  of  Luther  and  Rachel  Landon,  of  Avon,  who  bore  him  chil- 
dren as  follows:  George  P.,  Caroline  (Mrs.  HoUenbeck),  Emma  J.,  Hat- 
tie  (Mrs.  Clark),  Jennie  (Mrs.  Johnson),  and  India.  His  wife  died  in 
December,  1883. 

Schuyler  C.  Wells,  for  20  years  past  numbered  among  the  most  suc- 
cessful business  men  of  Genesee  County,  was  born  in  Poultney,  Vt.,  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1840.  Reared  upon  his  father's  extensive  farm  he  had  ample 
opportunity  for  developing  a  naturally  ambitious  and  persevering  spirit. 
From  the  age  of  15  years  he  took  the  lead  in  the  management  of  the 
farm  when  not  engaged  in  his  studies  at  Troy  Conference  Academy,  one 
of  the  most  noted  educational  institutions  of  Vermont,  which  is  located 
in  his  native  town,  and  where  he  received  a  thorough  business  education. 
By  judicious  management  of  the  opportunities  afforded  him  he  had  accu- 
mulated, of  his  own  earnings,  when  25  years  of  age,  a  sum  sufficient  to 
enable  him  to  enter  business  for. himself 

P'rom  boyhood  up  he  had  always  had  a  natural  fondness  for  drugs  and 
medicines,  and  only  refrained  from  preparing  himself  for  a  physician,  not 
being  content  with  the  limited  opportunities  to  make  a  financial  success 
out  of  the  legitimate  fields  of  the  profession.  In  the  fall  of  1 866  he  decided 
to  enter  the  drug  trade  at  Le  Roy,  and  with  that  end  in  view  negotiated 
for  the  purchase  of  Medical  Hall.  Dr.  L.  S.  Hooker,  his  brother  in-law, 
then  a  practicing  physician  in  Wisconsin,  was  sought,  to  whom  he  di- 
vulged his  plans,  the  result  being  a  copartnership  under  the  firm  name  of 
Hooker  &  Wells.  This  partnership  existed  for  three  years,  during  which 
time  Mr.  Wells  applied  himself  to  the  study  of  medicine,  and  the  build- 
ing up  of  their  drug  trade.  His  restless  and  inquiring  mind  led  him  to 
devote  his  attention  closely  to  the  observation  of  the  immediate  results  of 
certain  formulas  in  respect  to  their  favorable  action  upon  various  diseases 
that  afflict  the  human  system.  The  unusual  success  of  these  formulas 
ultimately  created  a  great  demand  for  them.  During  this  time  Mr.  Wells 
had  other  projects  in  view,  and  was  successful  in  securing  the  sole  right  to 
manufacture  and  sell   "  McLea's  Patent  Pail   Ear"  and  "  Eave  Trough 


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Former" — articles  of  merit  and  usefulness.  Having  confidence  in  the 
merits  of  these  articles,  and  believing  there  was  money  to  be  made  out 
of  them,  he  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  drug  business,  and  formed  a  co- 
partnership for  three  years  with  James  P.  Kneeland,  for  their  manufac- 
ture and  sale,  under  the  firm  name  of  Wells  &  Kneeland.  Through  his 
energy  and  push  they  built  a  large  factory,  and  equipped  it  with  steam- 
power  and  stamping  presses,  and  built  up  an  extensive  business,  being 
compelled  to  run  night  and  day  to  fill  their  orders.  Many  men  lost 
their  heads  and  judgment  over  the  success  of  the  entprise,  and  numer- 
ous were  the  applicants  anxious  to  purchase  an  interest  in  the  concern.  A 
favorable  proposition  to  purchase  Mr.  Wells's  interest  having  been  made 
to  him,  he  sold  out  a  two-thirds  interest  at  a  handsome  profit,  after  which 
a  stock  company  was  organized,  but  after  it  went  out  of  his  control  the 
business  soon  went  to  pieces.  He  now  again  engaged  in  the  drug  trade 
alone,  and  with  increased  capital  and  facilities  laid  the  foundation  for  his 
greater  success.  Taking  up  his  formulas  where  he  left  off,  two  years  be- 
fore, he  brought  out  the  several  products  now  known  as  "Shiloh's  Family 
Remedies,"  and  which,  from  a  small  beginning  in  his  own  store  in  1871, 
has  grown  to  be  the  most  important  and  successful  business  enterprise 
of  the  county.  In  1873  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  store  and  devoted  his 
whole  attention  to  the  introduction  of  his  popular  Remedies,  which  are 
now  known  and  sold  in  every  part  of  the  United  States,  and  in  many  for- 
eign countries. 

In  1877,  to  keep  pace  with  his  growing  trade,  Mr.  Wells  was  obliged 
to  seek  enlarged  quarters,  which  resulted  in  his  building  the  commodious 
four  story  brick  block  on  Church  street,  a  few  rods  below  Main  street 
bridge,  to  which,  in  1882,  he  erected  an  addition,  doubling  its  capacity, 
the  whole  being  now  occupied  by  the  business  of  the  firm.  His  phenom- 
enal success  stimulated  many  imitators  who  sprung  up  throughout  the 
county  like  mushrooms,  but  their  feeble  breath  scarcely  disturbed  the 
autumn  leaves,  and  one  by  one  they  soon  became  extinct,  with  perhaps  a 
single  exception.  In  1882  he  sold  to  his  brother,  George  H.  Wells,  a  one- 
third  interest  in  his  Shiloh's  Family  Remedies,  and  the  business  is  carried 
on  under  the  firm  name  of  S.  C.  Wells  &  Co. 

In  September,  1865,  Mr.  Wells  married  Anna  E.,  daughter  of  S.  P. 
Hooker,  then  president  of  the  bank  at  Poultney,  Vt.  and  a  prominent 
manufacturer  there.  Their  children  are  Josephine  H.,  Anna  E.,  and 
Schuyler  C,  Jr. 

In  1880  he  purchased  "  Dreamland,"  a  villa  property  on  the  elevation 
of  East  Main  street,  just  within  the  corporate  limits  of  the  village.  This 
fine  property  Mr.  Wells  has  greatly  improved,  and  having  bought  ad- 
joining lands  now  has  a  stock  farm  of  200  acres.  The  residence  has 
been  remodeled,  and  is  now,  with  its  beautiful  surroundings,  considered 
one  of  the  most  elegant  homes  in  Genesee  County. 

Always  an  active  man,  and  never  satisfied  unless  with  business  enough 
to  keep  two  men    occupied,  Mr.  Wells,  who  had  been  fond  of  a  horse 


558  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


from  boyhood,  determined  to  go  into  the  breeding  of  fashionable  trotters 
and  roadsters  for  recreation  and  pleasure.  With  him  to  wish  is  to  act, 
and  going  to  Kentucky  he  purchased,  as  his  pioneer  stallion,  "St.  Goth- 
ard,"  a  son  of  "George  Wilkes,"  which  he  brought  back  to  "Dreamland," 
paying  what  was  considered  at  that  time  an  extravagant  price.  To-day 
no  horse  in  the  State  stands  higher  in  the  estimation  of  Kentucky  breed- 
ers than  "  St.  Gothard."  The  breeding  of  fashionable  horses,  and  the 
training  incident  thereto,  demanded  barns  and  buildings  of  large  propor- 
tions ;  hence  Mr.  Wells  built  one  of  the  most  complete,  largest,  and 
commodious  stock  barns  in  the  State,  with  room  for  125  horses,  a  fast 
half  mile  track,  and  an  eighth- mile  track,  the  latter  entirely  under  cover 
His  stallions,  brood  mares,  and  colts  number  about  100  head.  Dream- 
land, with  its  equipments,  buildings,  and  stock,  is  one  of  the  most  com- 
plete enterprises  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States.  He  organized  the 
New  York  State  Trotting  Horse  Breeders'  Association,  and  was  elected 
president  of  the  organization,  and  served  one  term. 

At  the  reorganization  of  Ingham  University  he  was  chosen  one  of 
the  15  incorporators  and  trustees.  To  him  more  than  to  any  one  else  is 
due  the  magnificent  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  is  a  trustee, 
as  not  only  being  the  largest  contributor  to  it,  but  also  giving  much  of 
his  time  and  executive  ability,  which  was  of  even  more  importance  than 
his  purse.  He  was  one  of  the  original  incorporators  of  the  Le  Roy  Salt 
Co.,  going  into  it  as  much  for  the  benefit  of  the  village  as  for  personal 
gain. 

Mr.  Wells  is  a  very  successful  man,  and  there  are  few  whose  abilities 
are  as  varied.  Yet  in  the  prime  of  life,  he  is  constantly  looking  for  new 
fields  for  investment,  and  finds  a  real  pleasure  in  work  which  to  the  aver- 
age man  would  be  too  exhaustive.  His  wealth  has  been  accumulated 
from  many  counties,  and  to  that  extent  has  enriched  this  county. 

Mr.  Wells's  grandfather  was  Noah  Wells,  a  native  of  Colchester,  Conn., 
who  settled  in  Poultney,  Vt.,  in  1795.  He  married  Lucy  Broughton, 
and  their  children  were  Abbie  L.,  Anna  R.,  and  Pomeroy.  The  latter, 
the  father  of  Schuyler  C,  was  born  in  Poultney,  December  3,  18 10,  on 
the  Wells  farm,  where  he  also  died.  He  married  Rebecca  Ann  Blossom. 
Four  children  were  born  to  them,  namely:  Helen  (Mrs.  George  W.  Gib- 
son), of  Schenectady,  now  deceased  ;  Schuyler  C;  Adelbert,  who  was 
drowned  in  1856  ;  and  George  H.,  who  is  the  junior  member  of  the  pres- 
ent firm  of  S.  C.  Wells  &  Co. 

George  H.  Wells,  son  of  Pomeroy  and  Rebecca  Ann  (Blossom)  Wells, 
was  born  June  12,  1848,  in  Poultney,  Vt,  and  received  his  education  in 
the  common  schools  and  Linsley  Commercial  College.  At  the  age  of  1 7  he 
went  to  Rutland,  Vt.,  and  entered  a  dry  goods  store  as  salesman  Upon 
reaching  his  majority  he  embarked  in  the  flour  and  grain  business  at  Ponlt- 
ney,  which  he  sold  in  1 876,  and  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  has  since  been 
engaged  with  his  brother  S.  C.  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  the  celebrated 
"  Shiloh's  Remedies,"  having  charge  of  the  correspondence.     Mr.  Wells  is 


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one  of  the  substantial  and  wealthy  citizens  of  Le  Roy.  He  has  a  pleasant 
home,  and  in  his  domestic  and  social  relations  he  is  kind  and  genial.  Stran- 
gers always  find  him  courteous  and  pleasant.  He  is  liberal  and  public-spir- 
ited, and  a  free  and  cheerful  giver  to  public  enterprises  that  tend  to  promote 
the  best  interests  of  his  community.  Mr.  Wells  has  been  twice  married,, 
first  to  Alice  C,  daughter  of  Robert  Bull.  She  died  April  21,  1874, 
leaving  one  child,  Helen.  He  married  for  his  second  wife  Mary  B.,. 
daughter  of  John  R.  and  Sophia  G.  (Blodgett)  Anderson,  of  Le  Roy,  by 
whom  he  has  one  child,  Mary  Blossom 

Rosman  L.  Walkley,  born  October  30,  1838,  in  Pavilion,  on  the  cor- 
ner opposite  and  east  of  Asbury  Church,  is  a  son  of  Richard  and  Juli- 
ette (Mills)  Walkley.  His  grandfather,  Stephen  Walkley,  a  soldier  of 
1812,  was  born  March  I,  1778,  in  Haddam,  Conn,,  and  September  10, 
1806,  married  Hannah  Lawrence,  who  was  born  October  12,  1785,  in 
Middletown,  Conn.  In  1807  Stephen  first  came  to  Genesee  County  and 
settled  on  200  acres  four  miles  southeast  of  Le  Roy  village.  Here  he 
cleared  two  acres  and  erected  a  cabin,  and  in  March,  1808,  purchased 
this  tract  for  $600.  This  same  year  he  brought  his  wife  and  resided  on 
this  farm  for  the  rest  of  his  life.  His  family  consisted  of  nine  children,, 
as  follows:  Asahel,  Daniel,  Richard,  Emeline,  Stephen,  Jr.,  Harry,  Har- 
riet, William  Rosman,  and  Eunice,  all  of  whom  were  born  on  this  farm. 
He  died  April  26,  1869.  His  wife  died  June  13,  1863.  He  was  a  son 
of  Gurden  Walkley,  of  Haddam,  Conn.,  and  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
war.  Gurden  had  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  Stephen  being  the  only 
one  who  came  to  Genesee  County.  Gurden  was  a  son  of  Richard  Walk- 
ley,  who  was  born  November  8,  18 12,  and  after  his  marriage  moved  to 
Pavilion.  About  1844  he  purchased  100  acres  one-half  mile  south  of 
Asbury  Church,  and  in  1866  moved  to  Le  Roy  village,  where  he  died 
February  24,  1887.  He  reared  two  sons.  Miller  M.  and  Rosman  L.  The 
latter  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  Lima  Academy, 
and  also  spent  two  years  in  Genesee  College.  At  the  age  of  24  he  began, 
life  for  himself,  residing  in  Pavilion  until  1884,  when  he  located  on  the 
old  homestead,  which  he  now  owns.  He  married,  October  18,  1865,  Mary 
E.,  daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  and  Elizabeth  Peck,  of  Alden,  Erie  County,, 
and  they  have  one  son,  Franklin  L.  They  are  all  active  and  leading, 
members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Frederick  T.  Wilcox,  the  third  son  of  Pitman  and  Anna  (Parish)  Wil- 
cox, was  born  in  Bergen,  July  10,  1849.  His  early  education  was  ob- 
tained at  the  district  schools,  and  finished  at  Le  Roy  Academic  Insti- 
tute. At  the  age  of  17  years  he  began  the  study  of  pharmacy  with 
A.  S.  Fisher,  of  Bergen,  with  whom  he  remained  until  21  years  of  age,, 
when  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business  at  Corfu  for  three  years.  In  Oc- 
tober, 1874,  he  removed  to  this  town.  March  19,  1872,  he  married 
Genevieve  A.,  daughter  of  Henry  D.  Thurston,  of  Livonia,  N.  Y.  He 
has  had  four  children,  viz.:  Ralph  T.,  Fred  T.,  Dean  A.,  and  Marion, 
three  of  whom  survive.     Mr.  Wilcox  has  been  a  resident  of  this  town  for  the 


56o  GENESEE   COUNTY 


past  15  years.  By  presistent  work  and  close  attention  to  business  he  has 
built  up  a  fine  trade.  The  stock  he  carries,  consisting  of  drugs,  chem- 
icals, trusses,  fancy  goods,  and  stationery,  is  complete  and  attractive. 

The  present  proprietor  of  the  Wiss  House  is  the  widow  of  John  Wiss, 
who  was  born  in  Landau,  Bavaria.  He  came  to  this  country  and  settled  in 
New  York  city  in  1847,  where  he  carried  on  business  as  tailor.  In  1856 
he  came  to  Batavia,  and  in  1858  to  Le  Roy,  and  opened  a  hotel  on  the 
site  of  the  Lampson  House.  In  1869  he  bought  out  the  proprietor  of 
the  Collins  House  (formerly  the  Globe  and  Eagle),  and  named  it  the 
"Wiss  House."  He  died  in  March,  1873.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  Mr.  Wiss  reared  a  family  of  seven  children,  viz.: 
John,  a  prominent  business  man  of  Batavia,  Carrie,  Louisa  A.,  Frank, 
George,  Lute,  and  Joseph.  Mrs.  Anna  K.  Wiss  was  born  in  Etzlelwang, 
Berne,  Germany.  She  has  conducted  the  prosperous  business  left  by 
her  late  husband  with  a  fidelity  and  attention  to  its  cares  that  is  seldom 
equalled,  and  has  caused  this  hostelry  to  become  one  of  the  three  well- 
known  hotels  of  Le  Roy. 

John  Wiss,  son  of  John  and  Anna  (Barr)  Wiss,  was  born  in  Williams- 
burg (now  Brooklyn),  N.  Y.,  January  2,  1852.  Receiving  his  education 
at  Le  Roy  Academy  at  the  early  age  of  14  he  began  clerking  in  a  drug 
store  at  Schenectady,  where  he  remained  one  year,  when  he  was 
with  Smith  &  Co.,  of  Churchville,  for  one  year,  and  for  seven  years 
was  with  Foreman  &  Rider  and  F.  W.  Foreman  of  Le  Roy.  At  his 
father's  death  he  assumed  charge  of  the  Wiss  House,  and  in  1873  he 
purchased  the  store  of  F.  W.  Foreman,  a  business  of  30  years  standing. 
Mr.  Wiss  has  a  fine  and  elegant  stock  of  goods.  He  has  been  chief  of 
the  fire  department  for  three  years,  treasurer  of  the  village  for  12  years, 
is  treasurer  of  the  Firemen's  Benevolent  Association,  and  one  of  the  ves- 
trymen of  St.  Mark's  Episcopal  Church.  He  married,  first,  MaryE., 
daughter  of  Lucian  A.  Hascall,  by  whom  he  had  one  son,  John  H.  His 
second  wife  is  MillicentN.,  daughter  of  M.  A.  Dix. 

W.  M.  Wattles  is  a  son  of  William  P.  and  Sarah  F.  (Sweeting)  Wat- 
tles, who  were  born  in  Geneseo  and  Connecticut,  respectively.  William 
P.  Wattles  was  a  graduate  of  Temple  Hill  Academy,  and  a  prominent 
and  influential  farmer.  He  filled  various  positions  of  honor  and  respon- 
sibility. Prior  to  the  war  he  moved  to  Greenville,  111.,  where  he  was  ac- 
tively engaged  in  farming.  In  1862  he  enlisted  in  an  Illinois  regiment 
and  served  as  clerk  in  the  quartermaster's  department,  with  rank  of  lieu- 
tenant. At  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned  to  Geneseo.  where  he  re- 
sided at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  March,  1877.  His  children  were  W.  M., 
Allen  H.,  and  Mary  A.  W.  His  father,  David,  married  Sarah  Smith,  and 
reared  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  The  father  of  David  was  Roger 
Wattles,  who  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Geneseo,  and  of  Scotch  ex- 
traction. Sarah  F.  Wattles  was  a  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Catharine 
^Waldo)  Sweeting.  His  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Gen.  Israel  Putnam, 
of  Revolutionary  fame.     W.  M.  Wattles  is  one  of  the  active  and  pro- 


TOWN    OF    LE  ROY.  561 


progressive  young  men  of  Le  Roy.  He  was  born  in  Geneseo,  Novem- 
ber 14,  1866,  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  Starkey 
Seminary,  and  at  the  age  of  15  went  to  Missouri  Valley  Junction,  la., 
where  he  was  connected  with  the  C.  &  N.  W.  Railway  for  over  a  year.  In 
1884  he  returned  to  this  county  and  was  connected  with  the  Warsaw  Salt 
Co.  for  two  years,  and  for  two  years  with  John  Henegan's  monumental 
works.  He  was  one  year  in  the  Glenwood  granite  works,  of  Lockport, 
and  in  May,  1889,  located  in  Le  Roy,  having  purchased  the  marble 
works  of  C.  Strobel.  He  married  Eva  A.,  daughter  of  John  Henegan, 
and  they  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Henry  L.  Wingate,  born  August  30,  181 1,  in  Charleston,  S.  C,  is  a 
son  of  Joseph  and  M.  Ann  (Wingate)  Wingate,  natives  of  Maryland.  Jo- 
seph Wingate  served  as  lieutenant  in  the  War  of  18 12.  He  lived  in 
Charleston,  was  a  trader  in  slaves,  and  in  18 19  returned  to  Maryland, 
where  he  died.  He  had  10  children,  as  follows  :  William,  Joseph,  Henry 
L.,  John.  F.,  Rebecca  M.,  Mary,  Elizabeth,  Millicent,  and  two  who  died  in 
childhood.  Joseph  was  a  son  of  John,  who  was  born  in  Massachusetts, 
and  was  a  farmer.  He  emigrated  to  Dover,  Delaware,  with  his  brother 
and  two  sisters,  and  thence  moved  to  Maryland.  He  served  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary war.  John  Wingate  was  a  descendant  of  Rev.  Mr.  Wingate, 
of  Amesbury,  Mass.,  where  he  was  born  September  10,  1703.  He  died 
February  19,  1784.  Many  of  his  descendants  ranked  among  the  most  in- 
fluential and  prominent  men  of  Massachusetts.  One,  Moses  Wingate,  of 
Haverhill,  Mass.,  was  a  very  prominent  Mason,  and  his  loist  birthday 
was  celebrated  by  the  Masonic  fraternity  October  25,  1869.  Henry  L. 
Wingate  is  self  educated,  having  attended  school  but  little.  At  the  age 
of  14  he  went  to  sea,  being  gone  about  three  and  one  half  years.  After 
an  absence  of  seven  years  he  returned  home.  He  was  for  a  time  con- 
nected with  the  Baltimore  &  Susquehanna  Railroad,  and  in  February,  1833, 
came  to  New  York  city,  and  in  October  of  the  same  yearto  Le  Roy,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  He  has  followed  painting  for  60  years.  April  13, 
1836,  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  Ferren,  who  was  born  in  Cazenovia,  March 
2,  1805,  and  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Esther  (Clark)  Plato,  of  Batavia. 
John  Plato  and  family  came  in  1810  and  settled  in  Stafford  as  a  farmer. 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Wingate  had  three  sons  and  two  daughters  :  John  F.,  Will- 
iam H.,  and  Francis  M.,  all  of  whom  died  in  childhood,  and  Henrietta 
L.  and  Harriet  I.  Haskins.  The  latter  has  one  child,  Mary  P.  W.  Mr. 
Wingate's  wife  had  one  son  and  two  daughters  by  her  first  husband, 
Thomas  Ferren,  as  follows  :  Charles  K.,  Mary  J.,  and  Sarah.  Mr.  Fer- 
ren carried  on  the  crockery  business  in  Le  Roy. 

Charles  A.  Walton,  son  of  Robert  B.  and  Elizabeth  (West)  Walton, 
was  born  near  Port  Gibson,  Ontario  County,  in  January,  1859,  and  re- 
ceived his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  on  the  farm.  He  came 
to  Le  Roy  in  1881,  and  married  Adelaide  M..  daughter  of  Samuel  P. 
and  Mary  (Harris)  Weld,  natives  of  Genesee  County,  who  reared  two 
sons   and   three  daughters.     Mr.  and   Mrs.  Walton   have   two  children,. 


562  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Mary  H.  and  Phebe  E.  They  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church. 
Robert  B.  Walton  was  born  in  the  city  of  York,  England,  and  with  his 
parents,  James  and  Louisa  (Bollins)  Walton,  came  to  the  United  States 
about  1838,  and  settled  in  Palmyra,  N.  Y.  He  had  13  children. 
James  Walton  was  a  sailor,  and  had  two  sons  and  two  daughters. 

Casey  Williams  was  born  March  5,  1833,  in  Almond,  Allegany  County, 
only  child  of  William  and  Esther  (Wallace)  Williams,  who  were  both 
born  in  Allegany  County.  William  Williams  was  a  son  of  William,  who 
was  one  of  the  early  pioneers  of  Genoa,  Allegany  County,  and  who 
raised  1 1  children.  Casey  Williams  was  reared  by  his  grandfather,  hav- 
ing lost  his  father  when  a  babe.  At  the  age  of  20  he  began  life  on  the 
farm,  and  married,  July  4,  1857,  Jane,  daughter  of  George  and  Hannah 
(Wetherbee)  Allen,  of  Allegany  County,  by  whom  he  had  three  children, 
all  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  In  March,  1871,  he  located  where  he  now 
resides.  He  enlisted  February  4,  1863,  in  Co.  G,  i6th  H.  A.  His  first 
battle  was  Chapin's  Farm,  Va.  He  participated  in  all  the  engagements 
in  which  the  regiment  was  in,  and  was  discharged  in  August,  1865,  at 
Hart  Island. 

James  White,  born  April  6,  1847,  where  he  now  resides,  has  always 
been  a  farmer.  He  married  Delia,  daughter  of  Ransom  and  Sarah  (Cor- 
son) Auffman,  of  Pavilion,  and  they  have  three  children,  James  H.,  Alice, 
and  Fannie  C.  Daniel  White,  the  father  of  James,  was  born  in  Massa- 
chusetts, and  came  with  his  parents  to  Pompey,  Onondaga  County, 
thence  to  Genesee  County  about  1803  or  '04,  locating  where  James  now 
resides.  Here  he  lived  until  his  death,  February  12,  1881,  aged  84. 
His  wife,  Orra  (Harris)  White,  died  June  24,  1884,  aged  about  73.  His 
father,  who  about  1803  settled  on  60  acres  and  afterward  added  20  more, 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  18 12.  The  night  before  starting  to  Buf- 
falo the  men  in  his  regiment  slept  on  the  floor  of  the  old  Eagle  Hotel. 
He  had  three  sons,  Daniel,  John,  and  Nathan. 

Albert  S.  Westlake,  son  of  John  S.  and  Louisa  (Hancock)  Westlake,  was 
born  July  10,  1837,  at  Skaneateles,  N.  Y.  John  S.  Westlake  and  wife 
were  born  near  Bristol,  England,  and  in  1837  came  to  the  United  States 
and  settled  at  Skaneateles.  The  same  year  they  moved  to  Venice,  Cay- 
uga County,  where  they  resided  until  1848,  when  they  moved  to  Perry, 
Wyoming  County,  where  they  now  reside.  They  had  seven  children, 
viz.:  a  son  who  was  lost  at  sea  ;  Albert  S.;  Alfred  S.,  a  leading  mer- 
chant in  Marquette,  Mich.;  Mary  Anna,  who  resides  with  her  parents; 
Elizabeth  L.  Washburn,  who,  with  her  husband,  died  in  Cairo,  Mich.,  and 
left  two  sons,  John  and  Fred;  Priscilla  M.  (Mrs.  Fiske),  of  Rochester;  and 
Lucy  Chapin,  of  Cairo,  Mich.,  whose  husband  was  an  editor.  John  S. 
Westlake  was  a  merchant  tailor  and  a  leading  member  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  in  which  he  always  lead  the  choir,  and  was  one  of  the  deacons 
for  many  years.  His  uncle,  William  Westlake,  was  a  prominent  minis- 
ter in  England,  where  he  built  his  own  church,  in  which  he  preached, 
asking  no  assistance  from    the   public.     The   mother  of  Albert  S.  was  a 


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lineal  descendant  of  the  John  Hancock  family.  Albert  S.  received  his 
education  in  the  common  schools  and  Perry  Academy.  At  the  age  of 
18  he  went  to  Mount  Vernon,  la.,  and  spent  three  years  with  an  uncle. 
After  his  return  home,  in  1859,  he  began  the  study  of  dentistry  with 
Dr.  Scranton,  of  Perry,  and  in  1862  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  has  since 
successfully  practiced  his  profession.  His  social  and  genial  qualities,  for 
which  he  is  distinguished,  have  endeared  him  to  all  who  know  him.  He 
married,  November  29,  1866,  Marietta,  daughter  of  Francis  and  Caroline 
(Woodard)  Fordham,  who  were  born  in  Vermont,  and  had  eight  children. 
Francis  Fordham  was  a  son  of  Silas.  They  were  among  the  very  ear- 
liest settlers  of  Genesee  County,  settling  four  miles  north  of  Le  Roy  prior 
to  the  War  of  181 2.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Westlake  have  one  child,  Caroline 
Louise.  Mrs.  Westlake  and  daughter  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church. 

Daniel  Woodard,  born  July  18,  1781,  in  Dorset,  Bennington  County, 
Vt.,  was  a  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Betsey  (Curtis)  Woodard,  of  Vermont. 
He  was  reared  on  the  farm,  was  self  educated,  and  married  Sarah  Hast- 
ings, a  native  of  Colchester,  Conn.,  and  daughter  of  Paine  and  Mary 
Hastings,  of  Connecticut.  Mr.  Woodard,  after  his  marriage  in  1803, 
located  in  Jennings,  Seneca  County,  whence  he  emigrated  to  Phelps, 
Ontario  County,  and  about  181 1  removed  to  Chili,  Monroe  County. 
He  came  to  Genesee  County  about  1835,  locating  at  Gary's  Mills  for 
three  years,  and  then  removed  two  miles  north  of  Le  Roy  village,  on 
225  acres,  wi.ere  he  resided  until  his  death,  June  18,  1863.  His  wife 
■died  July  2,  1871,  aged  86.  He  was  drafted  in  the  War  of  1812,  hauled 
provisions,  and  later  hired  a  substitute.  He  had  four  sons  and  six  daugh- 
ters, viz.:  Mary  A.,  Eliza,  Joseph,  Orson,  Jane,  Solomon,  Betsey,  Cor- 
nelia, George,  and  Sarah.  Ebenezer  Woodard  was  a  soldier  in  the  war 
of  the  Revolution,  was  at  the  battle  of  Bennington,  and  was  a  farmer.  He 
emigrated  to  Phelps,  Ontario  County,  and  reared  five  sons  and  five 
daughters.  He  and  his  wife  died  in  New  Fain,  Niagara  County,  and 
were  both  upward  of  90  years  of  age.  Ebenezer  Woodard's  father  came 
from  Wales  with  a  brother,  one  locating  in  Vermont,  the  other  in  Vir- 
ginia. 

O.  F.  Woodward,  born  in  Bergen,  July  26,  1856,  is  a  son  of  AbnerT. 
and  Phoebe  J.  (Lyman)  Woodward,  natives  of  Genesee  County.  His 
father  was  a  carriagemaker.  O.  F.  came  to  Le  Roy  in  i860,  was  edu- 
cated at  the  common  schools,  and  the  age  of  12  began  to  earn  his 
own  living.  In  1877  he  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  nest  eggs, 
and  for  five  years  met  with  success.  In  1883  he  commenced  the  manu- 
facture of  Kemp's  balsam,  in  which  he  has  secured  a  large  trade.  He 
was  married  to  Miss  Cora  Talmadge. 

William  Waterman,  a  substantial  farmer,  was  born  January  20,  18 19, 
in  Stafford,  and  is  a  son  of  Anthony  and  Sophia  (Bannister)  Waterman. 
He  was  reared  on  a  farm  and  received  a  good  common  school  education. 
In  April,  1846,  he  married  Nancy  M.,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Nancy  M. 


564  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

(Pierson)  Hanna,  and  they  have  had  five  children,  viz.:  Edwin,  of  Al- 
legan, Mich.,  Mary  E.,  Charles  W.,  Esther  S.  (deceased),  and  George. 
Mr.  Waterman's  wife  died  in  May,  1875.  After  his  marriage  he  moved 
to  Byron,  and  in  1849  located  where  he  now  resides.  He  and  his  wife 
are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Anthony  Waterman  and  wife 
came  from  Windsor,  Berkshire  County,  Mass.,  in  18 16.  They  had  built 
an  ox-shed  with  which  to  make  the  trip,  but  there  being  no  snow  they 
came  with  a  wagon,  and  were  17  days  on  the  road.  They  were  accom- 
panied by  two  other  families,  his  father  and  a  Mr.  Miner.  They  settled 
in  Stafford,  Anthony  Waterman  locating  on  97  acres,  where  he  resided 
until  his  death.  He  had  ii  children,  as  follows:  Hannah,  Thaxter, 
William,  Rollin,  Melvina,  Harlow,  Oscar,  Hartwell,  Gorden,  Elma,  and 
Bennett.  He  was  drafted  in  the  War  of  1812,  but  furnished  a  substitute. 
Mr.  Waterman  was  an  active  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  a  son 
of  Jamas  Waterman,  who  was  twice  married,  first  to  a  Miss  Bates,  who 
bore  him  one  son,  Anthony,  the  father  of  our  subject,  and  second  to 
Polly  Payson,  a  native  of  Massachusetts.  He  died  in  Ohio.  He  had 
three  sons  and  three  daughters. 

Wilber  Waterman  was  born  September  26,  1858,  in  Byron,  and  is  a 
son  of  Thaxter  and  Mary  (White)  Waterman,  natives  of  Stafford.  He 
was  twice  married,  first  to  Elmira  White,  by  whom  he  had  one  daugh- 
ter, Elmira.  By  his  second  wife  he  had  children  as  follows:  Salina, 
Dorrence,  Anthony,  Wilber,  Fannie  (Mrs.  Stevens),  and  Addie  (Mrs. 
Miller).  After  his  marriage  he  moved  to  Byron.  In  1 861  he  returned 
to  Stafford,  and  died  in  January,  1881,  aged  64.  His  wife  survives. 
They  were  members  of  the  Christian  Church.  He  was  a  son  of  An- 
thony, who  married  Sophia  Bannister,  and  came  about  1819  from  Ver- 
mont with  cattle  and  a  sled,  settling  on  100  acres  in  Stafford.  They 
reared  10  children.  He  was  of  English  descent.  Wilber  is  a  farmer, 
had  a  limited  education,  and  married,  in  October,  1886,  Bell,  daughter  of 
William  and  Lizzie  (Tapp)  Stevens,  of  Le  Roy. 


OAKFIELD. 


OAKFIELD. — The  primitive  history  of  Oakfield,  its  town  officials, 
its  early  improvements  and  societies,  must  necessarily  be  incor- 
porated with  Elba,  because  it  was  a  portion  of  that  town  during 
its  settlement,  and  until  the  growth  of  the  original  Elba  had  called  for  a 
division  of  its  territory,  and  April  11,  1842,  this  town  was  set  off  from 
the  western  part.  The  name  "  Oakfield  "  was  given  it  from  the  large 
surface   of  oak  timber  and    oak   openings   covering  the  territory.     The 


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town  is  in  range  2  of  towns,  which  ranges  are  numbered  from  the  east 
Transit  line,  and  in  township  No.  13,  numbering  from  the  Pennsylvania 
line.  It  is  one  of  the  northern  tier  and  lies  west  of  the  center  of  the 
county.  Its  surface  is  quite  level,  gently  undulating,  and  sloping  to  the 
north  and  west.  The  soil  is  a  deep  sandy  loam,  with  a  clay  subsoil,  and 
very  fertile. 

The  town  is  well  watered  by  the  Oak  Orchard  Creek,  which  flows  west- 
erly through  the  northern  part,  and  by  one  of  its  tributaries  that  flows 
northerly  into  it,  afibrding  ample  power  for  mills  and  manufacturing  ;  and 
pure  water  is  easily  obtainable  from  its  many  springs  and  living  wells. 
The  Tonawanda  Swamp  extends  across  the  northern  portion,  along  Oak 
Orchard  Creek,  and  this  is  heavily  timbered.  It  is  said  that  the  best 
and  richest  land  of  the  town  will  be  found  here  when  it  is  brought  into 
cultivation. 

The  western  part  of  the  town  contains  one  of  the  finest  piaster  beds  in 
the  State,  extending  from  the  west  border  of  the  town  east  two  miles, 
and  is  half  a  mile  in  width.  Salt  springs,  from  which  much  salt  was 
manufactured  at  an  early  day,  are  found  near  the  center  of  the  town. 
Oakfield  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Barre,  Orleans  County,  west  by 
Alabama,  south  by  Batavia,  and  east  by  Elba.  A  great  portion  of  its 
area  was  embraced  in  the  Tonawanda  Reservation,  as  described  in  the 
history  of  the  Holland  Purchase  title,  in  preceding  pages,  the  title  of 
which  was  not  obtained  from  the  Indians  till  1829.  It  contains  15,379 
acres,  being  six  miles  north  and  south,  and  four  east  and  west. 

In  this  town  are  Indian  mounds  and  earthworks  that  have  gone  into 
history  as  the  most  remarkable  and  best  preserved  of  any  in  the  State. 
The  best  preserved,  according  to  Harper  s  Magazine,  is  about  half  a  mile 
west  of  Caryville,  and  is  known  as  the  "  Old  Fort,"  consisting  of  a  ditch 
and  breastworks,  including  about  lo  acres  of  land.  The  ditch  is  now 
about  six  feet  in  depth,  calculating  from  the  top  of  the  embankments, 
and  contains  every  evidence  of  artificial  grading  and  engineering  skill. 
In  a  part  of  the  works,  under  cultivation,  are  traced  ancient  lodges  and 
a  supply  of  broken  pottery.  The  west  side  of  the  fort  is  formed  by  a  ra- 
vine, through  which  flows  "Dry  Creek."  Trees,  apparently  300  years 
old,  have  grown  upon  the  works,  and  on  the  west  side  are  passages  with 
sides  built  up  of  stone.  A  mile  to  the  northeast  is  "  bone  fort,"  which, 
when  the  first  settlers  came,  was  yet  perfect  in  detail,  but  scattered  frag- 
ments of  bones  only  mark  the  spot  now.  Rev.  Samuel  Kirkland  in  1788 
visited  the  spot,  and  says  the  Senecas  called  these  forts  Te-gat-ai-neaa- 
ghgiie,  or  "  double-fortified  town  " — a  town  with  a  fort  at  each  end. 
The  several  gateway  openings,  the  way  dug  to  the  water  near  the  cen- 
ter, the  great  age  of  the  works  as  shown  by  the  forest,  and  other  marked 
evidences  lead  to  the  conclusion  that  this  was  the  citadel  of  the  ancient 
Senecas,  and  was  proof  against  invading  tribes.  These  works  are  upon 
what  is  known  as  the  Armstrong  farm,  and  after  a  few  generations  will 
be  preserved  only  in  the  written  history  of  the  white  man.      An  examina- 

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566  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


tion  of  the  fort  in  1846  verified  Rev.  Mr.  Kirkland's  report  of  1788,  of  a 
"  double-fortified  town,"  or  a  town  with  a  fort  at  each  end.  This  was  at 
that  time  on  the  farm  owned  by  John  Smith.  There  was  also  one  on 
the  farm  of  Moses  True,  about  one  mile  northeast  from  the  above  fort. 

Early  settlers. — The  settlement  of  the  town  was  begun  in  1801,  when 
Aaron  White  and  Erastus  Wolcott  came  in.  Mr.  White,  while  serving 
as  a  captain  in  the  W^ar  of  18 12,  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Black  Rock. 
Gideon  Dunham  also  came  in  1801,  settled  in  the  oak  openings,  and 
gave  the  name  to  Dunham's  Grove.  His  son,  Col.  Shubael  Dunham, 
deceased,  has  left  for  record  the  fact  that  the  road  along  the  Tonavvanda 
Creek,  from  Batavia  to  Bush's,  thence  north  to  the  openings,  was  cut 
through  in  1801-02.  Erastus  Wolcott,  Peter  Rice,  and  Christopher  Ken- 
yon  also  came  that  year,  and  Peter  Lewis,  from  Vermont,  came  the  next 
year  and  settled  near  Mr.  Dunham.  Daniel  Ayer  and  Job  Babcock  set- 
tled in  1802,  and  in  1803  we  find  the  following  persons  in  the  town: 
Hiram  Smith,  Silas  Pratt,  William  McGrath,  George  Lathrop,  Darius 
Ayer,  Philip  Adkins,  Lemuel  L.  Clark,  and  James  Robinson.  In  1804 
the  following  settled  :  Rufus  Hastings,  Roraback  Robinson,  Benjamin 
Chase,  Solomon  Baker,  Samuel  Jerome,  Sr.,  and  Samuel  Jerome,  Jr. 
The  following  are  reported  as  having  settled  in  1806:  Micajah  Green, 
Caleb  Blodgett,  Jr.,  George  Hoge,  Eldridge  Buntley,  George  and  John 
Harper,  Nicholas  Bentley,  James  Crossett.  David  Woodworth,  David 
Clark,  William  Parrish,  Ezra  Thomas,  and  Caleb  Blodgett,  Sr. 

Elijah  Blodgett,  originally  from  Vermont,  came  in  1807  from  Ontario 
County,  and  settled  at  what  is  now  Mechanicsville.  He  died  in  1839, 
aged  89  years.  William  McCrillus  came  in  18 10,  and  George  W.,  John, 
and  Jeremiah  H.  Gardner  in  181 1.  George  Driggs  was  one  of  the  first 
who  settled  on  the  north  line  of  the  Reservation,  in  181 1,  and  he  cut  the 
Lewiston  road  from  Alabama  to  Walsworth's  tavern.  Russell  Nobles, 
John  Orr,  Mr.  Terrill,  Othniel  Brown,  Laurens  Armstrong,  Harvey  Hub- 
bell,  and  others,  of  New  England,  were  early  settlers.  Aaron  Brown, 
also  an  early  settler  who  served  in  the  War  of  18 12,  came  to  Oakfield  in 
181  5,  from  Chili,  and  was  the  first  to  locate  in  the  north  part  of  the  town, 
on  road  4,  where  his  son  George  now  lives.  Another  settler  of  that  year, 
and  one  who  was  also  in  the  War  of  18 12,  was  John  Underbill.  His  son 
Alfred  came  with  him,  and  is  now  living  on  the  old  place.  Isaac  String- 
ham  settled  at  an  early  day  on  the  Shultz  farm,  on  road  6.  Reuben 
Norton  came  from  Pennsylvania  to  Elba,  thence  to  Oakfield,  and  settled 
on  a  farm  where  Arthur  J.,  a  grandson,  now  lives.  David  C.  Reed 
came  in  1825  and  located  lots  52  and  53,  on  road  10,  called  Temple  Hill 
road,  which  is  owned  by  Seymour  Reed 

The  first  birth  in  the  town  was  Calvin  Nobles,  in  1806,  a  son  of  Rus- 
sell Nobles,  who  will  be  remembered  by  the  older  residents  as  the  early 
"  fiddler"  of  the  Purchase,  and  to  whose  left-handed  bowing  and  scrap- 
ing many  of  the  pioneers  bowed  and  scraped  in  the  mazes  of  the  dance 
as  he  visited   from  cabin  to  cabin.      He  had  no  competitor.      He  and  his 


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old  violin  mark  the  advent  of  music  upon  the  Holland  Purchase.  In 
those  times,  in  sleigh  or  ox-sled  rides,  at  recreations  that  followed  log- 
house  raisings,  logging  bees,  road  cuttings,  at  Christmas  and  New  Year's 
frolics,  Noble  and  his  fiddle  formed  an  accustomed  and  necessary  part. 
Gideon  Dunham  opened  the  first  tavern,  and  Mr.  Davis  soon  followed  in 
the  same  business.  Oliver  Wolcott  was  also  an  early  tavern-keeper. 
Christopher  Kenyon  erected  the  first  mills,  in  181 1,  and  Othniel  Brown 
commenced  wool-carding  and  cloth- dressing  in  1829.  The  latter  erected 
a  good  woolen  factory  in  1835.  which  was  an  important  factor  of  the 
town  for  many  years.  A  great  portion  of  the  town  being  included  in 
the  Reservation,  and  the  thriving  village  of  Batavia  being  only  a  few 
miles  distant,  with  Elba  as  the  center  of  the  town  proper,  the  opening 
of  a  store  in  this  part  of  the  town  was  not  considered  practicable;  but 
in  1829,  after  the  sale  of  the  Reservation  lands,  its  settlement  followed 
so  rapidly  that  within  a  few  years  this  part  of  the  town  was  fully  de- 
veloped. In  1833  Col.  Alfred  Cary  started  the  first  store  at  Caryville, 
now  Oakfield  postofifice,  and  for  years  was  successful  in  business,  giv- 
ing the  name  to  the  village,  and  occupying  a  prominent  position  in  the 
county. 

The  town  clerk's  office  was  destroyed  by  fire  June  15,  1866,  which 
swept  away  the  books,  records,  and  papers  belonging  to  the  town  from 
its  organization  to  that  time;  but  we  here  give  the  first  officers  as  elected: 
Moses  True,  supervisor  ;  George  Burden,  town  clerk;  William  Wolcott, 
John  C.  Gardner,  John  G.  Satterlee,  assessors  ;  John  G.  Satterlee,  jus- 
tice ;  John  G.  Gardner,  Perez  Rowland,  and  George  E.  Martin,  com- 
missioners of  highways. 

The  justices  for  the  town  from  1842  to  the  present  time  have  been 
as  follows  : 

John  G.  Satterlee,  Otis  L.  Freeman,  Henry  Howard,  Benjamin  F.  Hawes,  John  C. , 
Gardner,  George  E.  Martin,  Henry  Field,  Samuel  Haxton,  John  Willard,  Perez  How- 
land,  Eden  Mclntyre,  Parley  V.  Ingalsbe,  Norman  Drake,  B.  F.  Hawes,  B.  J.  Chap- 
man, Charles  H.  Chamberlain,  Philip  Capel,  Benjamin  Carr,  Seward  A.  Ingalsbe,  Rich- 
ard Stevens,  William  H.  Griffin,  Everett  A.  Nash,  Richard  Stevens,  J.  J.  Stedman, 
WilHam  H.  Griffin  (1886),  Darius  Manchester  (1887),  B.  F.  Hawes  (1888),  Irving  J. 
Stedman  (1889). 

The  supervisors  have  served  as  follows : 

Moses  True,  four  years  ;  William  Wolcott,  seven  years  ;  John  G.  Gardner,  two 
years  ;  Clitus  Wolcott,  three  years  ;  William  C.  McCrillus,  two  years  ;  Addison  Arm- 
strong, two  years  ;  William  Wolcott,  one  year  ;  Parley  V.  Ingalsbe,  three  years  ;  Homer 
D.  Waldo,  two  years  ;  Charles  H.  Chamberlain,  two  years  ;  Asa  A.  Woodruff,  three 
years  ;  William  Wolcott,  two  years  ;  Darius  King,  two  years ;  Norman  Drake,  two 
years;  Julius  Reed,  one  year;  J.  J.  Stedman,  one  year;  A.  B.  Rathbone,  two  years  ; 
C.  H.  Chamberlain,  since  1886. 

The  following  have  served  as  town  clerks  : 

George  Burden,  James  Gibson,  George  March,  Elbridge  A.  Jaquith,  Lorenzo  H.  Ol- 
cott,  Solomon  H.  Parmalee,  Samuel  March,  Charles  H.  Chamberlain,  Asa  A.  Woodruff, 
Richard  Stevens,  John  D.  Stedman,  Eugene  I.  Chamberlain,  Francis  A.  Griffin,  Wilber 
H.  Martin,  E.  T.  Chamberlain,  Charles  H.  Griffin,  Fred  W.  Isaac. 


568  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


The  following  statistics  were  used,  as  correct,  in  establishing  a  new- 
town  clerk's  ofhce  after  the  fire  in  1866  : 

Population  of  the  town 1,408. 

Acres  of  land  in  the  town i  5.379- 

Amount  of  assessed  real  estate 1495,884. 

Amount  of  assessed  personal  estate 51,250. 

The  town  officers  for  1889  were  Charles  Chamberlain,  supervisor; 
Charles  H.  Griffin,  town  clerk;  B.  F.  Hawes,  D.  Manchester,  and  B. 
Sparr,  justices. 

CarY  (Oakfield  p.  o.)  was  settled  as  soon  as  the  territory  could  be 
severed  from  the  Reservation,  and  at  once  became  the  center  of  the 
town.  It  was  named  in  honor  of  Col.  Alfred  Cary,  who  was  an  early 
and  enterprising  business  man.  It  lies  south  of  the  center  of  the  town,, 
six  miles  northwest  of  Batavia  village,  on  the  Lewiston  road,  and  is  a 
thriving  place.  The  West  Shore  Railroad  has  a  station  here,  and  as  a 
market  for  grain  and  produce  Oakfield  is  noted  as  one  of  the  be.st  on  the 
line  of  the  road.  The  village  contains  700  inhabitants,  who  have  the 
best  of  religious  and  educational  advantages,  and  the  places  of  business 
keep  pace  with  the  rapid  development  of  the  rich  territory  around. 
There  are  four  churches  (Methodist  Episcopal,  Presbyterian,  German,, 
and  Episcopal),  the  Oakfield  Seminary,  a  postoffice,  a  bank,  three  dry 
goods  stores,  two  hardware  stores,  one  foundry,  one  evaporator  and  cider- 
mill,  three  hotels,  one  grist-mill,  two  drug  stores,  two  harness  shops,  a 
tailor  shop,  one  furniture  store,  two  barber  shops,  a  grocery  store,  one 
jewelry  store,  a  boot  and  shoe  store,  three  meat  markets,  one  wagon 
shop,  one  manufactory  of  plows  and  agricultural  implements,  one  lumber 
yard,  one  stave  and  coopering  factory,  one  bank,  three  firms  buying 
grain,  and  about  200  dwellings.  The  name  Caryville  was  changed  ta 
Plain  Brook  in  1837.  and  soon  after  called  by  its  present  name.  The 
•village  was  incorporated  in  1858,  under  the  laws  of  the  State,  and  August 
7th  of  that  year  the  following  were  declared  the  officers  of  the  village  by 
an  election  at  the  Olcott  House  :  Andrew  Thompson,  Virgil  C.  Calkins, 
Asa  A.  Woodruff,  Abner  C.  Dodge,  and  Seres  P.  Champlin,  trustees  ; 
Rice  Baldwin,  Samuel  Fellows,  and  Horace  R.  Holt,  assessors  ;  Solomon 
H.  Parmalee,  clerk;  Cyrus  Pond,  treasurer  ;  Thomas  Brown,  collector; 
Dewitt  C.  Colony,  poundmaster  ;  Samuel  March,  A.  A.  Woodrufif,  and 
S.  P.  Champlin,  inspectors  of  election.  To  Oakfield  belongs  the  honor 
of  electing  the  first  Prohibition  village  president  in  Western  New  York, 
William  W.  Stevens  being  elected  to  that  office  in  March,  1890.  The 
other  officers  for  this  year  are  H.  C.  Martin,  treasurer;  James  L.  Plate, 
collector;  and  A.  T.  Heckroth,  A.  A.  Grinnell,  and  C.  L.  Calkins,  trus- 
tees ;  A.  E.  Howland,  chief  engineer  fire  department. 

East  Oakfield,  lying  about  three  miles  northeast  of  Oakfield,  con- 
tains a  postoffice,  one  store,  blacksmith  shop,  and  a  feed,  saw,  and  cider- 
mill. 

The  first  preaching  in  this  town  was   by  Freewill    Baptists,  and  after- 


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wards  by  the  Methodists,  about  1830.  The  services  were  held  in  a  log 
school-house,  which  stood  on  what  is  now  the  green  in  front  of  the  Sem- 
inary. 

SL  MicJiaeTs  Episcopal  ChiircJi  was  organized  June  14,  1858,  by  Rev. 
G.  C.  V.  Eastman,  who  was  also  the  first  rector.  There  were  25  mem- 
bers at  the  organization.  After  struggling  along  for  years  without  any 
suitable  place  for  worship  efforts  were  made  which  resulted  in  the  build- 
ing of  a  neat  and  commodious  church  edifice,  which  was  consecrated  in 
1885  by  Rt  Rev.  Bishop  Coxe.  The  structure  is  of  wood,  of  churchly 
design,  and  is  a  credit  to  the  energies  of  so  small  a  parish.  There  are  at 
present  48  communicants,  with  50  scholars,  seven  teachers,  and  three 
officers  in  the  Sunday-school.  Rev.  Curtis  C.  Gove,  A.  M.,  is  the  present 
rector.  He  came  from  North  Adams,  Mass.  The  house  of  worship  and 
grounds  cost  $6,000. 

The  Oakfield  Presbyterian  Church  was  organized  in  December,  1833, 
by  Rev.  C.  Fitch.  In  1837  there  were  87  members,  and  Rev.  E.  H. 
Stratton  was  the  pastor.  The  first  church  edifice  was  a  frame  building 
put  up  in  1843.  ^"  1848  there  were  98  members,  and  H.  Gregg  was 
pastor.  There  are  now  71  members  in  the  society,  presided  over  by  Rev. 
E.  N.  Manley.  The  value  of  the  church  and  grounds  is  estimated  at 
$6,000.  The  edifice  will  comfortably  seat  300  persons,  and  there  are 
121  members  belonging  to  the  Sunday-school. 

The  Oakfield  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  by  Rev.  Hiram 
May  about  1832,  with  six  members.  A  church  was  built  in  1839,  of 
wood,  and  cost  $1,600.  This  society  was  at  first  served  by  ministers 
from  adjoining  towns.  Their  present  pastor  is  Rev.  E.  C.  Dodge  The 
property  of  the  society  is  valued  at  $5,000.  The  edifice  will  seat  250 
persons,  and  the  Sunday-school  has  about  125  members. 

The  Gennein  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  was  organized  November  i, 
1 886,  by  Carl  Stocker,  Lewis  Shultz,  Carl  Bloom,  John  Harloff,  Gottleib 
Wayback,  and  Fred  Harloff,  with  about  30  members.  Rev.  Cad  Stocker 
was  the  pastor.  A  church  was  erected,  of  wood,  in  1886,  funds  to  the 
*  amount  of  $1,800  being  procured  by  general  subscription.  There  are 
now  40  members,  and  Rev.  D.  Pape  is  pastor.  L.  Meyers  is  superintend- 
ent of  the  Sabbath-school. 

Cary  Collegiate  Seminary  is  pleasantly  situated  in  Oakfield,  and  has 
ever  been  favored  with  a  most  able  and  efficient  faculty,  which  has  raised 
the  institution  to  an  important  rank  among  the  educational  institutions 
of  the  State.  It  was  founded  in  1840,  mainly  through  the  liberality  and 
efforts  of  .Col.  Alfred  Cary,  after  whom  it  was  named.  This  gentleman 
afterwards  endowed  the  institution  with  $20,000,  which,  well  invested,  is  a 
partial  support.  The  buildings  were  erected  during  the  next  three  years, 
and  in  1845  the  first  meeting  was  held.  The  school  is  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  Regents  of  the  University  of  the  State,  and  the  property  is 
in  the  hands  of  a  board  of  trustees,  of  which  the  bishop  of  Western  New 
York  is  the  head.     The  first  principal  was  W.  Reynolds,  with  Miss  E.  A. 


570  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Richard  as  assistant.  In  1865  Rev.  James  R.  Coe  assumed  control  of  the 
school,  and  continued  until  his  death,  in  March,  1874,  leaving  a  per- 
petual monument  to  his  name.  The  school  was  very  successful  under 
the  administration  of  Mr.  Coe,  and  too  much  credit  cannot  be  accorded 
to  him  for  his  efforts  put  forth  in  the  interest  of  the  institution.  This 
seminary  has  for  its  object  the  preparation  of  the  young  for  the  duties 
and  business  of  life,  under  the  influence  of  Christian  principles.  The  best 
men  of  the  country  have  been,  and  are,  among  its  trustees  and  patrons. 
It  is  now  under  the  auspices  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church.  Its 
buildings  and  grounds  are  ample,  and  its  library  and  philosophical  labora- 
tory adequate  to  the  high  standing  of  the  school.  It  is  properly  classi- 
fied according  to  Regents'  examinations,  and  in  every  manner  is  its  high 
educational  and  moral  standard,  kept  up.  The  present  trustees  are  Rt. 
Rev.  A.  Cleveland  Coxe,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  president;  Abner  C.  Dodge, 
vice  president  ;  Arthur  B.  Rathbone,  secretary  ;  Henry  Caple,  treasurer; 
Gad  B.  Worthington,  N.  S.  Godfrey,  Hon.  Robert  W.  Nichol,  W.  C.  Simp- 
son, J.  L.  Macomber,  W.  C.  Dunlap,  Dr.  Albert  P.  Jackson,  I.  J.  Sted- 
man,  H.  HaLsey,  T.  L.  Nichol,  Rev.  W.  A.  Hitchcock,  D.  D.,  John  W. 
Heal,  W.  D.  Olmsted,  Rev.  A.  J.  Warner,  E.  T.  Chamberlin,  Hon.  Saf- 
ford  E.  North,  F.  E.  Wright,  Rev.  Charles  F.  J.  Wrigley,  Hon.  Herbert 
P.  Bissell,  and  Rev.  Pierre  Gushing.  The  instructors  are  Rev.  Curtis  C. 
Gove,  A.  M.,  head-master;  Miss  Anna  M.  Thompson,  M.  A.,  precep- 
tress; Mi:-s  Mary  G.  Armstrong,  assistant;  and  Miss  S.  A.  Buell,  instru- 
mental music. 

Newspapers — About  two  years  since  a  Mr.  Van  Hoesen  started  an 
eight-page  story  and  general  newspaper  called  ihe  Fireside  Joiir?ial,  and 
continued  it  for  nearly  two  years.  The  Oakjield Reporter  yNdiSts\.dih\\s\\td. 
in  1889,  by  B  H.  James,  as  an  independent,  non-partisan  journal.  It  is 
a  four-page  paper  with  seven  columns  to  a  page,  and  is  issued  on  Thurs- 
day of  each  week.  In  April,  1890,  Mr.  James  disposed  of  the  Reporter 
to  E.  B.  Gregory,  who  is  now  conducting  it. 

The  Oakfield  coniet  band  was  organized  in  1888.  It  is  composed  of 
15  members,  under  the  leadership  of  Frank  Giese. 

Oakfield  Lodge,  No.  155,  ^.  O.  M.  A  ,  was  instituted  in  1880.  The 
present  officers  are  Frank  L.  Brown,  president ;  Henry  E.  Stevens,  vice- 
president ;  Benjamin  F.  Hawes,  corresponding  and  financial  secretary; 
and  Dr.  Albert  P.  Jackson,  treasurer. 

Industries. — The  completion  of  the  West  Shore  ilailroad  running 
through  the  towns  in  the  northern  part  of  Genesee  County  caused  a  ma- 
terial increase  and  growth  of  population  in  the  villages  through  which 
it  passed,  and  Oakfield  has  been  more  benefitted  than  all  others.  The 
produce  of  the  town  and  parts  of  adjoining  towns,  heretofore  carted  to 
Batavia,  now  finds  a  ready  sale  through  the  hands  of  produce  dealers  in 
the  village. 

The  cooperage  business  is  a  lively  one  in  the  fruit  season,  and  E.  S. 
Thayer,  whose  shop  is  located  on  South  street,  manages  to  supply  the 


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community  with  all  packages  needed  in  his  line.  He  built  the  shop  in 
1888,  and  manufactures  5,000  barrels  each  year.  He  also  manufactures 
woven  wire  and  picket  fence  to  the  amount  of  5,000  rods  annually. 

The  saw,  heading,  and  stave-mills  work  up  a  large  amount  of  native 
woods  ready  for  their  manufacture  into  barrels  and  butter  tubs.  M.  B. 
Tarba's  mill,  in  the  northeast  part  of  the  town,  on  road  3,  was  built  in 
1886,  and  burned  April  17,  1889,  and  immediately  rebuilt.  In  61  days 
(or  June  1 8th)  from  the  time  it  was  burned  the  shop  was  in  running 
order.  There  are  about  60  hands  employed,  who  make  6,000  sets  of 
barrel  heads  per  month.  They  also  turn  out  about  8,000  bushels  of 
charcoal  monthly.  The  establishment  is  owned  and  run  by  Mr.  Tarba,  of 
Rochester. 

Harmon  Parker  also  owns  a  saw  and  heading-mill,  on  road  I,  which  is 
run  by  steam-power.  He  gets  out  lumber,  staves,  heading,  shingles,  etc., 
manufactures  barrels,  and  employes  about  10  nien. 

Another  manufactory  of  a  similar  nature  is  controlled  by  Olmsted  & 
Staples,  at  Oakfield.  It  was  built  in  1883.  They  employ  20  hands,  and 
turn  out  2,000  set?  of  heads  and  20,000  staves  daily.  They  have  recently 
added  a  plaster- mill,  with  a  capacity  of  50  tons  of  plaster  per  day.  In 
1842  Stephen  Olmsted  bought  the  Nobles  mill,  and  in  connection  with 
it  built  a  plaster  mill  in  1856,  with  a  capacity  then  of  25  tons  per  day. 
There  are  over  1,000  acres  in  the  town  covered  with  a  very  superior 
plaster  stone,  from  which  to  get  a  supply. 

The  Oakfield  mills,  located  on  a  branch  of  Oak  Orchard  Creek,  were 
built  in  1842,  by  Stephen  Olmsted,  who  operated  them  until  1856.  when 
he  sold  to  Calvin  Nobles,  who  run  them  until  1883,  when  his  son,  N.  C. 
Nobles,  bought  the  property  and  put  in  roller  machinery,  making  it  a 
model  mill.  He  grinds  about  i.ooo  bushels  of  grain  per  week.  The  mill 
is  run  by  steam  and  water  power. 

George  Drake  has  a  brick  and  tile  yard  on  road  9,  which  was  started 
in  1856. 

Henry  Fishell  in  1878  bought  the  property  formerly  controlled  by  the 
Wiard  plow  works,  and  conducted  it  until  1889,  manufacturing  all  kinds 
of  agricultural  machinery.  In  the  latter  year  Albert  Howland  came  into 
possession.  He  rebuilt  and  still  continues  the  business.  He  is  located 
on  Main  street. 

Enoch  Heal  has  a  cider-mill  on  road  5,  which  is  run  by  steam-power. 
He  has  two  presses  and  does  a  large  business. 

Henry  E.  Stevens  also  conducts  a  cider-  mill  of  large  capacity,  near  the 
West  Shore  depot  It  was  built  in  1889,  has  a  hydraulic  press,  is  run  by 
steam,  and  has  a  capacity  of  60  barrels  of  cider  per  day.  His  mill  is  fitted 
up  with  the  latest  improved  machinery. 

E.  B.  Sparrhas  a  saw,  cider,  and  feed- mill  at  East  Oakfield,  which  does 
a  good  business. 

J.  D.  Isaac  owns  and  controls  a  first-class  blacksmith  and  wagon  shop, 
and  employs  five  hands.  He  makes  a  specialty  of  manufacturing  an  im- 
proved hay  rigging,  having  some  novel  features  of  utility  combined  in  it. 


5/2  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Nathan  Avery,  a  native  of  Groton,  Conn.,  was  an  ensign  in  the  mili- 
tia in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  He  was  at  Fort  Griswold,  and  aided 
in  saving  it  from  destruction  by  fire.  He  died  at  Groton  at  the  age  of  ^y 
years.  His  wife  was  Lucy  Swan,  of  Stonington,  Conn.,  and  their  chil- 
dren were  Christopher,  who  was  for  many  years  a  physician,  and  died  in 
Windham  County,  Conn.;  Mary,  who  died  young;  Lucy,  who  married 
Isaac  Gallop,  of  Vermont,  where  she  died  ;  Isaac,  who  died  in  Lebanon, 
Conn.;  William,  who  lived  and  died  in  Windham  County,  after  serving 
in  the  War  of  1812;  and  Nathan,  a  native  of  Groton,  Conn.,  who  mar- 
ried Matilda,  daughter  of  James  and  Margaret  Babcock,  and  had  eight 
children,  viz.:  Nathan  S.,  Elias  B.,  Phebe,  Ardelia,  Lucy  A.,  James  B., 
Amos  G.,  and  Albert  G.  Nathan,  the  father,  died  at  Groton,  where  he 
lived.  Albert  G.  Avery  came  to  Elba  in  1869,  and  settled  on  a  farm, 
where  he  resided  17  years,  when  he  removed  to  Oakfield  village,  where 
he  now  resides.  He  married  Emily,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Lura  (Wit- 
ter) Gere,  of  Groton,  and  his  children  are  Francis  G.,  John  F.,  Lura  M. 
(deceased),  and  Charles  B.  Mr.  Avery  served  one  term  as  superintend- 
ent of  schools  in  Orleans  County,  and  the  oldest  son,  Francis  G.,  served 
in  the  27th  N.  Y.  V.,  under  Col.  Slocum,  and  participated  in  the  battle  of 
Bull  Run.  Charles  B.  Avery  came  to  Elba  from  Yates,  Orleans  County, 
in  1869.  "He  removed  in  1884  from  Elba  to  the  farm  on  road  19,  in  Oak- 
field,  where  he  still  lives.  He  married  Phebe  J.,  daughter  of  William 
H.  and  Jane  M.  (Edgerton)  Baldwin,  of  Elba.  They  have  one  daughter. 
Fern  L. 

Bela  Armstrong,  who  served  as  captain  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution, 
was  a  native  of  Franklin,  Conn.,  and  removed  from  that  place  to  Perry, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  at  the  age  of  80  years.  His 
children  were  Sanford,  Fitch,  Laurens,  and  Gates.  Laurens,  also  a  na- 
tive of  Connecticut,  went  first  to  Wheatland,  and  afterwards  removed  to 
Oakfield  and  settled  on  a  farm,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  at  the 
age  of  75  years.  His  wife  was  Fanny  Ladd,  by  whom  he  had  five  chil- 
dren :  Fanny,  Fidelia,  Addison,  Sheldon,  and  Herbert  E.  Sheldon  mar- 
ried Ellen  M.,  daughter  of  Hamilton  Giftbrd,  of  Oakfield,  and  their  chil- 
dren are  Katie  B.,  Mary  G.,  Fitch  L.,  Frank  R..  Charles,  Wilber  J.,  and 
Bennett  S.  He  is  now  a  resident  of  Oakfield  village.  Addison,  another 
son  of  Laurens  Armstrong,  was  born  in  Riga,  Monroe  County,  and  came 
to  Oakfield  in  1882.  His  first  wife  was  Nancy  A.,  daughter  of  John  and 
Desire  (Wolcott)  Smith,  of  Oakfield.  His  second  wife  was  Jane  A  ,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Asmond)  Pask,  of  Lincolnshire,  Eng.,  and 
his  children  are  Mary  L.,  John  S.,  Elizabeth,  and  Fanny  N.  He  is  now 
a  resident  of  Oakfield  village,  and  has  served  as  supervisor  two  years. 

Paul  Anthony,  of  Pamelia,  Jefferson  County,  died  at  the  age  of  80  years. 
He  had  seven  children,  viz.:  Paul,  Isaac,  Darius,  Matthew,  Mark,  Isaiah, 
and  Charles.  Darius,  born  at  Pamelia,  first  moved  to  the  town  of  Shir- 
ley, Erie  County,  thence  he  removed  to  Darien,  where  he  now  resides, 
aged  98  years,  and  draws  a  pension  because  of  the  loss  of  a  son  killed  in 


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the  late  war.  Rachel,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Mary  Winner,  was  his 
wife,  and  their  children  are  Joshua,  John,  Paul,  Julius,  Collins,  Edmond, 
Charles,  Thomas,  Margaret,  Laura,  Martha,  Henry,  and  Mary  and  Joseph 
(twins).  Henry  Anthony,  born  in  Jefferson  County,  married,  in  1864, 
Eliza,  daughter  of  Burton  and  Polly  (Dodge)  Bentley,  of  Grove,  Alle- 
gany County.  He  was  a  soldier  in  Co.  H,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A  ,  partici- 
pated in  the  battle  of  Cold  Harbor,  and  was  a  prisoner  at  Andersonville, 
Florence,  and  Libby  prisons.  He  was  honorably  discharged  from  the 
service.  In  1878  he  came  with  his  family  to  Oakfield  to  reside.  He  has 
four  children,  viz.:  Charles,  Burton  D.,  Alice,  and  Arthur.  They  reside 
on  road  I.  Edward,  who  also  served  in  Co.  H,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  with  his 
brothers  Thomas  and  Henry,  was  killed  during  the  war.  Paul  Anthony 
married  for  his  first  wife  Sophia  Burdick,  and  had  four  children,  Alice, 
Sophia,  Albert  (deceased),  and  Charles.  His  second  wife  was  Emily 
Child,  of  Pembroke.  They  now  reside  in  Oakfield.  His  son  Charles 
married  Victoria,  daughter  of  William  and  Elmira  (Hotchkiss)  Duers,  of 
Alabama.  They  have  one  son,  Glen  D.  He  resides  on  road  14,  and  is 
a  farmer  and  a  school  teacher. 

Aaron  Arnold,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  came  to  Genesee  Count}'  about 
1815.  being  one  of  the  early  settlers.  He  died  at  the  age  of  70  years, 
and  his  children  were  Charles,  ist  (deceased),  Charles,  2d,  George,  and 
Orpha.  Charles,  2d,  who  married  Irene,  daughter  of  Linus  Beecher, 
of  Bergen,  settled  on  the  home  farm  in  Bergen,  where  he  died  in  1841, 
aged  34  years.  His  children  were  Aaron,  Eliza,  Rialto,  John  B.,  and 
Seth  J.  John  B  Arnold  married  Fanny,  daughter  of  John  and  Fanny 
Carmel,  and  they  had  one  child,  E.  Lena,  who  married  Fred  Sutherland. 
She  had  one  son,  John  C.  and  died  August  22,  1882  ;  her  husband  died 
in  1 88 1.  John  B  Arnold  served  in  Co.  I,  129th  N.  Y.  Inf,  and  was 
transferred  to  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  He  was  two  years  and  10  months  in 
the  service,  and  is  now  the  proprietor  of  the  Olcott  House  in  Oakfield 
village. 

John  Allen  came  from  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  to  Oakfield,  where  he 
died,  aged  75  years.  He  married  Ruth  Prandall,  of  Otsego  County,  and 
his  children  were  Lebbeus,  Arthur,  Eliza,  Frank  S  ,  Nancy.  John,  Hiram, 
and  Charles.  Lebbeus  Allen,  a  native  of  Maryland,  Otsego  County, 
N.  Y.,  moved  in  18 15  to  Batavia,  where  he  still  lives,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  94  years.  He  married  Esther,  daughter  of  Earl  Wright,  of  Ogden, 
N.  Y.  Their  children  were  Seneca,  William,  Jeannette,  Walter,  Jerome, 
Jane,  and  Laura.  Seneca  was  born  in  Batavia,  September  26,  1 82 1,  and 
married  Maria,  daughter  of  William  and  Susan  (Lampman)  Showerman, 
of  Sharon,  N.  Y.  Their  children  were  Levant  M.,  Clarissa  J.,  Millard 
F.,  Loretta,  and  Walter  E.  Clarissa  married  William  H.  Ware,  and  died 
December  3,  1879,  leaving  one  daughter,  Clara  M.  Seneca  Allen  has 
lived  on  road  25  for  41  years.  William  Allen  married  Rebecca  Carr,  of 
Batavia,  and  their  children  are  Mary  (deceased),  Frank,  and  Jennie  (Mrs. 
E.  Clark).      Arthur,  another  son  of  John  Allen,  married  Rachel,  daugh- 


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ter  of  Fred  Kreatsinger,  and  they  have  one  child,  Mary.  Arthur  served 
in  the  late  war  in  Co.  H,  8th  N.  Y.  Art.,  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Cold 
Harbor,  and  died  at  Oakfield,  June  9,  1882,  aged  37  years.  His  widow, 
Mrs.  Rachel  Allen,  still  lives  in  Oakfield,  where  his  brother,  Charles  H.,. 
is  also  a  resident.  Another  brother,  John,  also  served  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  in  the  28th  N.  Y.  Art. 

Chauncey  Brooks,  son  of  Thomas,  was  born  in  Connecticut  in  1765,. 
and  died  in  1 82 1,  aged  56.  He  married  Elizabeth  Barnes,  and  their 
children  were  Wealthy,  Betsey,  1st,  Charles,  Frederick,  Chauncey,  Bet- 
sey, 2d,  Correl,  Ransell,  Sylvester,  and  Celestia.  Sylvester,  a  native  of 
Connecticut,  married  Prudentia,  daughter  of  Allen  Peck,  of  Burlington,. 
Conn  ,  and  moved  to  Oakfield  in  1 86 1,  where  he  still  resides.  Their 
children  are  Chauncey,  Almeron,  Elizabeth,  and   Charles 

Samuel  Bliss,  of  Gilboa.  N.  Y.,  son  of  Capt.  Samuel  and  Keziah  Bliss, 
of  Rehoboth,  Mass.,  was  born  in  1761.  He  served  three  years  in  the 
war  of  the  Revolution  under  Capt.  Coies.  He  married,  September  17, 
1790,  Anna  Mason,  who  was  born  September  5,  1768,  and  died  January 
10,  1840  He  died  in  Gilboa,  March  15,  1837.  Their  children  were 
Susan,  Harvey,  Lydia,  Anna,  Samuel,  Calvin  H.,  Barnum,  Susan,  and 
Nathaniel  F.  Barnum  Bliss  was  born  March  20,  1805,  and  married,  first, 
Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Weeden  and  Hannah  (Jones)  Tripp,  May  15, 
1828,  and  their  children  were  Weeden  T.,  John  E.,  William,  Anson  T., 
Hannah  L..  and  Julia  A.  He  is  now  a  retired  farmer,  and  resides  in 
Oakfield,  where  he  has  lived  over  50  years.  He  has  filled  important 
oflfices  for  his  townsmen.  Mr.  Bliss  married,  second,  Eveline,  daughter 
of  William  and  Julia  A.  (Chatfield)  Day,  who  was  the  mother  of  two 
children  by  her  former  husband,  viz.:  Levi  C.  and  Eveline  Dunn.  Mr. 
Bliss  is  an  active  man  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge 
since  October  21.  1 828. 

Joseph  Bromsted  came  from  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  in  1853,  and  set- 
tled on  a  farm  on  road  4,  where  he  died  October  12,  1879,  aged  56  years. 
He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Ernest  and  Christina  (Shoemaker)  Fox, 
of  Germany.  Their  children  were  William,  Theodore,  Louise,  Annie,. 
Frank,  Sarah,  Ella,  Eddie,  and  Mary.  His  widow  still  lives  on  the  home- 
stead farm.  Their  daughter  Mary  married  Daniel  Ryne,  and  died  July 
14,  1865,  leaving  one  child,  Joseph  Ryne.  William  married  Louise  Pe- 
ters, of  Oakfield,  where  he  now  resides. 

Andrew  Balfour,  who  died  in  Galston,  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  was  a  native 
of  Edinburgh.  He  married  Agnes ,  and  their  children  were  Rob- 
ert, James,  Christina,  Jean,  Margaret,  and  Rachel.  Robert  came  to  Oak- 
field in  185 1,  and  died  March  19,  1879,  aged  58  years.  He  married 
Mrs.  Jean  Loudan,  daughter  of  William  and  Jessie  (Howison)  Syming- 
ton, of  Galston,  Scotland,  and  they  had  two  sons,  Andrew  and  William. 
Mrs.  Balfour  had  by  her  first  husband,  Thomas  Loudan,  one  daughter,. 
Nellie.  Andrew  married  Stella,  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Mary  (Nash) 
Vail,  of  Oakfield.      Mrs.  Jean  Balfour  still  lives  in  Oakfield. 


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Henry  J.  Bartels's  father,  John  Bartels,  was  a  farmer  in  the  town  of 
Metzendorf,  Hanover,  Germany,  and  married  Dora  M.  Beherins,  by 
whom  he  had  nine  children.  Henry,  born  September  23,  18 18,  married 
Theresa,  daughter  of  Clement  and  Margaretha  (Venneberg)  Ulthoff,  of 
Retchwischdorf,  Germany,  and  they  came  to  Oakfield  in  1853.  Their 
children  were  Alfred  H.,  W.  Theodore  (deceased),  Eliza  M.,  Bertha  C, 
Julia  J.,  and  Alvina.  Julia  married  Henry  Dash,  of  Elba.  Henry  Bar- 
tels served  in  the  4th  Inf.  Regt,  of  Hanover,  at  Luneburg,  in  1843, 
and  was  discharged  in  1846  His  home  is  now  on  road  7,  Oakfield, 
where  he  has  lived  25  years. 

James  R.  Bickle,  who  came  to  Oakfield  in  1 851,  was  of  English  parent- 
age. His  parents,  Richard  and  Mary  (Rockey)  Bickle,  had  five  children, 
viz.:  James  R.,  Fanny,  Mary,  Richard,  and  Thomas.  James  R.  was  born 
in  1 83  I,  and  had  reached  his  20th  year  when  he  came  to  Oakfield.  He 
married  Alice,  daughter  of  William  and  Ann  (Watts)  Mills,  of  Oakfield, 
and  their  children  were  William  H.,  Richard  R  ,  George  M.,  John  W., 
Charles  E.,  Frank  J.,  and  Alfred  E.  He  died  in  1884,  aged  54  years. 
His  widow  occupies  the  home  farm  on  road  14.  John  W.  married  An- 
nie, daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Harloff")  Sparling.  Charles  E.  married 
Sarah,  daughter  of  James  and  Rose  (McCabe)  Boyce,  of  Oakfield. 

Isaac  Brulett,  a  native  of  Le  Prairie,  near  Montreal,  Canada,  and  a  son 
of  Michael  and  grandson  of  Bush  Brulett,  came  to  Oakfield  in  1852, 
an  orphan  boy  three  years  old.  He  married  Ellen,  daughter  of  Daniel 
and  Deborah  (Kellogg)  Hosselkus,  of  Oakfield,  and  has  one  daughter, 
Nellie,  now  Mrs.  H.  H.  Buck,  of  Brockport.  N.  Y.  Isaac  Brulett,  still  a 
resident  of  Oakfield,  served  three  years  in  the  late  war  in  the  25th  N.  Y. 
Lt.  Art.,  and  now  draws  a  pension. 

Edward  Britton,  a  native  of  Vermont,  served  in  the  War  of  181 2, 
came  to  Elba  about  1805,  and  settled  on  a  farm  where  he  remained  until 
his  death,  at  the  age  of  65  years.  He  married  Caroline  Fuller,  of  Rut- 
land, Vt.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  65  years.  Their  children  were  Cyrus  R., 
Andrew  J.,  and  Spencer  H.  Andrew  J.  Britton  married  Aurelia,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  L.  and  Julia  A.  (Tripp)  Jones,  of  Oakfield.  Their  chil- 
dren are  Mary  C,  Major  A.,  Dora  A.,  Harry  E.,  and  John  G.  An- 
drew J.  Britton's  grandfather,  John  Fuller,  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
war. 

Christopher  Bobsen  came  from  Germany  to  America  in  1865,  and 
located  in  Oakfield,  where  he  died  January  27,  1 885,  aged  83  years.  His 
wife  was  Eliza  Abbott,  of  Germany,  and  they  had  six  children,  viz.: 
Frederick,  Christian,  John,  Joseph,  Sophia,  and  Rachel.  Frederick,  also 
a  resident  of  Oakfield,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Fred  and  Mary 
(Bbroktt)  Peters,  of  Germany.  Their  children  are  Ettie,  Willie,  EHza, 
Myrtie,  and  Fred. 

The  Chamberlin  family  have  occupied  a  conspicuous  place  in  the  early 
history  of  Western  New  York.  Amos  Chamberlin,  with  a  family  of  six 
sons  and  two  daughters,  came   from  Vermont   to  Byron   in  18 13,  where 


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he  died  about  1830.  His  wife  was  Phebe  Alger.  His  son  Amos  came 
to  Oakfield  in  1836,  where  he  died  in  1865,  at  the  age  of  66.  His  wife 
was  Phebe  Shedd,  and  their  children  were  Charles  D.,  Young,  Helen, 
and  Charles  H.  Charles  H.  married,  first,  Mary  A.  Bates,  and  second, 
Abbie  Jane  Shedd.  He  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  the  dry  goods 
business  in  Oakfield  village,  and  subsequently  built  a  fine  block  of  brick 
buildings. 

Benjamin  Dodge,  a  native  of  New  Boston,  Mass.,  died  in  1781.  His 
wife  was  Esther  Perkins,  and  his  children  were  Joseph  and  Esther.  Jo- 
seph Dodge,  also  a  native  of  New  Boston,  was  a  volunteer  in  the  War  of 
18 1 2.  He  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  lived  many  years,  and  moved  to 
Castile,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  84  years,  rle  was  a  carpen- 
ter and  joiner,  and  a  farmer,  and  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Elizabeth  (Dana)  Chase,  of  Litchfield,  N.  H.  Their  children  were  Ab- 
ner  C,  Eliza,  Albert,  Benjamin  D.,  in  California,  Horace,  Mark,  Joseph, 
Jr.,  Miles,  Mary  A.,  Dexter,  and  Myron  L.  Abner  C.  Dodge  married 
Polly  B.  Bouthwell,  of  Richmond,  N.  Y.,  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Oak- 
field, where  he  has  lived  33  years.  He  has  been  poormaster  14  years, 
president  of  the  corporation  of  Oakfield  three  years,  and  vice-president 
of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  seminary. 

Henry  Doerwig,  born  in  Germany,  came  to  America  in  1856,  and  set- 
tled in  Canajoharie,  N.  Y.  From  thence  he  removed  to  Oakfield  in 
1867,  and  still  occupies  a  place  on  road  7.  He  married  Bertha,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Johanna  (Halts)  Prang,  of  Charleston,  S.  C.  They  have 
two  children,  Charles  and  Rose.  Henry  Doerwig's  parents.  Charles  and 
Henriette  Doerwig,  lived  in  Hanover,  Bodenfelde,  Germany,  and  Henry 
was  one  of  a  family  of  five  children. 

Gideon  Dunham,  one  of  Oakfield's  pioneers,  settled  on  400  acres  of 
land  at  what  is  now  known  as  Dunham's  Corners,  on  road  26,  where  he 
kept  tavern  for  many  years,  and  where  he  remained  until  he  died,  at  the 
age  of  85  years.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  His  chil- 
dren were  Solomon,  Shubael,  Sarah,  Phebe,  Lucy,  Fann}-,  and  Mary. 
Solomon  married  Catharine,  daughter  of  Frederick  Shutter,  and  his  chil- 
dren were  Chauncy,  Gideon.  Solomon,  Henry,  and  Frederick.  Chauncy 
resides  in  Oakfield,  and  his  wife  was  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Lyman  Dean, 
of  Churchville,  N.  Y.,  by  whom  he  had  three  children  :  John  L.,  Eveline, 
and  Laura,  who  died  in  Chicago  in  1879.  Chauncy  has  been  a  success- 
ful live  stock  breeder  and  dealer  in  horses  and  cattle.  His  son  John  L., 
a  resident  of  Oakfield  and  engaged  in  the  jewelry  business,  married  Ellen, 
daughter  of  Thomas  J.  Kennedy,  of  Oakfield,  and  his  children  are  Burt  L. 
and  Frank  R. 

William  Drake,  a  native  of  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.,  married  Eunice 
Holmes,  and  removed  to  Greene  County,  where  they  both  died.  Their 
children  were  Jessamine,  John,  Polly,  Susan,  Catherine,  Samuel,  Clau- 
dius, Ransom,  James,  and  Joseph.  James  Drake  was  born  in  Greene 
County,  N.  Y.,  came  to  Batavia,  and   served  in    the  War  of  1812.      He 


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577 


married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Cain  Blackmore,  and  their  children  were 
Lucinda  A.,  Octavia  M.,  Eh'sha  B.,  John  F.,  Norman,  and  Francis. 
Norman  Drake  married,  first,  Keziah,  daughter  of  WilHam  and  Mahala 
(Hallock)  Stillwellj  of  Elba,  and  their  children  were  James  W.,  Albert  H., 
and  Julia  A.  His  second  wife  was  Cynthia,  daughter  of  Silas  Earl,  of 
Napoli,  N.  Y.  His  third  wife  was  Eliza  Earl,  by  whom  he  had  one 
child,  Nina  A.  He  is  now  a  resident  of  Oakfield,  and  has  held  the 
offices  of  supervisor  two  terms,  justice  of  the  peace  four  years,  commis- 
sioner of  highways  eight  }ears,  assessor  12  years,  and  overseer  of  the 
poor  three  3'ears. 

Henry  Fishell  was  a  native  of  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where  he  resided  35 
years,  when  he  removed  to  Rush,  Monroe  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died 
at  the  age  of  93  years.  He  married  Catharine  Cooley,  of  Pennsylvania, 
who  bore  him  the  following  children  :  Polly,  Katie,  Betsey,  Daniel,  John, 
Henry,  and  Joseph.  Joseph  Fishell  came  from  Pennsylvania  to  Genesee 
County  in  1846,  and  died  here  in  1868,  at  the  age  of  72  years  He 
married  Amelia  A.,  (now  91  years  of  age,  and  living  in  Climax,  Mich.,) 
daughter  of  Jacob  and  Katie  (Keffer)  Lighton,  of  Rush,  N.  Y.,  and  his 
children  were  John,  Mary  A.,  Elizabeth,  Eveline,  Susan,  Lydia,  Catha- 
rine, Joseph,  and  Henry  J.  Henry  J.  Fishell,  a  native  of  Rush,  N.  Y., 
came  to  Oakfield  in  1857.  He  married  Sarah,  daughter»of  William  and 
Mary  (Howard)  Roderick,  and  his  children  areCharles,  Eugene,  Lydia  J. 
(deceased),  and  Mary  (deceased).  Charles  Fishell  married  Susan,  daugh- 
ter of  Richard  and  Mary  Galliford,  of  Oakfield,  and  his  children  are 
Harry,  Raymond,  and  Burnie  E.      He  is  a  resident  of  Oakfield. 

Daniel  Hosselkus,  a  native  of  Oneida  County,  N.  Y  ,  lived  in  Her- 
kimer County  until  he  attained  manhood,  came  to  Oakfield  in  1829,  and 
married  Deborah  Kellogg,  of  Herkimer  County.  There  were  but  two 
houses  in  the  village  of  Oakfield  when  he  came  here.  He  gave  the  site 
for  the  Methodist  Church,  and  he  and  his  wife  were  the  first  members. 
Mr.  Hosselkus  died  in  the  winter  of  1890,  aged  91  years.  They  lived 
together  68  years.  He  gives  us  some  of  the  names  of  the  early  settlers. 
Hiram  May  was  the  first  minister,  and  E.  Mclntyre  the  first  justice  of 
the  peace.  Alfred  Gary  built  the  first  hotel,  Perez  Howland  was  the  first 
druggist,  and  William  B.  Beebe  and  John  Foote  were  the  first  dry  goods 
merchants. 

Nathaniel  Fuller  commanded  a  vessel  during  the  Revolutionary  war, 
was  taken  prisoner  by  the  British,  and  the  ship  on  which  he  was  being 
sent  to  England  was  lost  at  sea.  His  son,  James  Fuller,  a  native  of  Ips- 
wich, Mass.,  was  born  in  1770,  settled  in  Bristol,  N.  H.,  where  he  mar- 
ried Hannah  Kidder,  and  removed  in  18 15  to  Elba,  this  county.  His 
children  were  Daniel,  Hibbard,  Joel,  John,  James,  Emily,  Holland,  and 
Mary.  Holland  married  Betsey,  daughter  of  George  and  Sally  (Cleave- 
land)  Driggs,  of  Elba.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Oakfield,  and  died  in  1873^ 
aged  75  years.  His  children  were  Sarah  C,  Franklin  J.,  George  D.,  and 
Charles  H.      George    D.  Fuller   married    Mary  J.,  daughter  of  John  M. 


578  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Catherine  and  (Page)  Sleeper,  of  Elba  (formerly  of  Grafton,  N.  H.). 
They  have  six  children  :  Minnie  C.  (who  married  Clark  Parker,  now  of 
Elba,  and  had  one  child,  Alice  M.),  George  M.,  Holland,  John  M., 
Marion,  and  James  E.  George  D.  Fuller  is  a  farmer  and  has  lived  53 
years  in  this  town. 

Christopher  Fisher  died  in  his  native  town,  Mecklenburg,  Germany, 
.in  1826.  His  wife  was  Dorotha  Ridance,  who  bore  him  three  children  : 
Charles,  now  a  resident  of  Oakfield,  and  two  sons  deceased.  Charles 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Rachel  (Hank)  Castor,  of  Mecklen- 
burg. In  1833  they  left  the  Fatherland  and  came  to  America,  and  estab- 
lished themselves  in  Oakfield,  where  they  are  yet  living.  Their  chil- 
dren were  Charles  J  ,  born  June  9,  1833,  who  married  Betsey  Ultonburg, 
and  is  now  residing  in  Batavia;  Emma,  who  died  November  26,  1856, 
aged  10  years;  Theodore  S.;  Annie  R..  who  married  Darius  Manchester, 
now  of  Oakfield  ;  Mary,  who  died  January  i,  1867;  and  Viola  E.,  who 
married  Frank  L.  Brown  and  had  one  child,  Howard  C,  who  died  Aug- 
ust 25,  1886,  aged  17  months.  The  latter  are  now  residents  of  Oak- 
field. 

Herman,  son  of  John  Gursslin,  a  denizen  of  Lockport,  came  to  the 
United  States  from  Germany  in  1 85 5.  His  wife  was  Elizabeth  Woulth- 
man,  of  Germany,  and  their  children  were  Henry,  Rickey,  Mary,  Her- 
man, Carrie,  Rose,  Matilda,  Minnie,  and  Ella.  Henry  was  seven  years 
old  when  he  came  with  his  father  from  Bremen  to  Lockport.  He  came 
to  Oakfield  in  1882.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Seth  and  Adaline 
(Luther)  Ransom,  of  Shelby,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children  were  Albert  (de- 
ceased), Nettie  E.,  and  Reuben  W.  Mr.  Gursslin  has  recently  removed 
to  Alabama,  in  this  county. 

Henry  Griffin  died  in  Wales,  Erie  County,  aged  75  years.  He  was  a 
soldier  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  His  wife  was  Thirza,  and  their 
children  were  John,  Henry,  Solomon.  Samuel,  and  Thirza.  Henry  was 
born  in  Onondaga  County,  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  18 12,  and  came 
to  Oakfield  in  1840,  where  he  died  in  1844.  aged  52  years.  He  married 
Samantha,  daughter  of  Paul  and  Eunice  (Hewlett)  Dodge,  of  Marcellus, 
Onondoga  County.  Their  children  were  Helen,  Candace,  Henry,  Sam- 
uel B.  and  Solomon  B.  (twins),  Andrew,  Orpha,  Thirza,  Cordelia  O., 
Lester,  Sarah,  and  Orcelia.  Samuel  B.,  a  native  of  Wales,  N.  Y.,  was 
born  December  17,  1829.  When  11  years  old  he  came  with  his  parents 
to  Oakfield.  He  married  Mrs,  Mary  G.  Macomber,  daughter  of  Rich- 
ard and  Temperance  (Everts)  Crampton,  of  Alabama.  N.  Y.,  and  their 
children  are  Francis  A.,  Archibald  M.,  Myrtie  A.,  John  A..  Charles  H., 
Sarah  A.,  Nancy  G.,  and  Annie  (deceased).  He  has  lived  on  the  farm 
which  he  now  occupies  since  1850.  Charles  H.  Griffin  married  Clytie 
F.  Benton,  of  Oakfield,  daughter  of  Andrew  and  Libbie  (Thomas)  Ben- 
ton, and  is  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business. 

Josiah  Griffin  was  a  resident  of  Stanford,  Dutchess  County,  N.  Y.  One 
of  his  sons,  Thomas  Griffin,  born  October  27,  1772,  left  Dutchess  County 


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and  came  to  Elba  among  the  pioneers  in  1820,  where  he  remained  until 
his  death,  February  16,  1854,  aged  81  years.  He  married  Susanna, 
daughter  of  John  Ireland,  of  Dutchess  County,  and  their  children  were 
Jacob,  John,  Thomas,  Abigail,  Daniel  T.,  and  Mary.  Daniel  T.,  born 
in  Dutchess  County,  November  14,  181 1,  moved  to  Elba,  where  he  lived 
22  years,  and  thence  came,  in  1866,  to  Oakfield,  where  he  has  since  re- 
mained. His  first  wife  was  Louisa  Warner,  of  Ypsilanti,  Wayne  County, 
Mich.,  and  his  second  wife  was  Abigail,  daughter  of  Frederick  and  Mary 
(Grovenor)  Buck,  of  Batavia.  Thomas  Griffin,  a  brother  of  Daniel  T., 
also  a  native  of  Dutchess  County,  came  to  Elba  with  his  father  in  1820. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  owned  a  saw-mill.  In  1883  he  removed  to  Talbot 
County,  Md.,  where  he  remains.  He  married  Emeline,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Susanna  (Sheffield)  Weeks,  of  Elba,  and  their  children  are  Will- 
iam H.,  Elwood,  Maria,  Susan,  John,  Cynthia,  Hubert,  Frank,  Edwin, 
Sarah.  Emma,  George,  and  Lewis.  William  H.  was  a  soldier  in  Co.  H, 
8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.  His  home  is  now  in  Maryland,  and  he  married  Caro- 
line C,  daughter  of  Elijah  and  Elvira  (Staples)  Chapman,  of  Hillsdale 
County,  Mich.  Their  children  are  Almond,  Elvira,  Orie,  Earl  and  Pearl 
{twins).  Jay,  and  Daniel  D. 

Thomas  Gibson,  of  Ireland,  the  father  of  Thomas  Gibson,  Jr  ,  John, 
Nancy,  Eliza,  Jane,  and  Mary,  died  at  the  age  of  75  years.  Thomas 
Gibson,  Jr.,  lived  and  died  in  Ireland.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Simon  Swayles,  and  his  children  were  Mary  A.,  Eliza  and  Jane,  twins, 
Rachel,  and  John.  John  Gibson  was  born  in  County  Down.  Ireland, 
came  to  America  in  1850,  and  to  Oakfield  in  1866,  settling  on  a  farm. 
He  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Harriet  (Ringland)  Newell, 
of  Ireland. 

Albert  A.  Grinnell,  born  in  Shelby,  N.  Y..  in  June,  1865,  came  to  Oak- 
field in  September,  1888,  and  became  a  dealer  in  produce.  In  Septem- 
ber, 1889,  he  began  business  for  Ferrin  Brothers.  He  also  deals  in  car- 
riages, carts,  etc. 

Watson  J.  Gardner  was  born  February  2,  1775.      He  married  Freelove 

,   and  their  children  were  John  C,  Barshea,  Amy,  Jaffi-ey,  Mary. 

William  C.  Freelove,  and  Hannah.  John  C.  married  three  times,  first, 
Atha  Field,  second,  Atha  Hoose,  and  third,  Jane,  daughter  of  Claudius 
and  Mary  (Turner)  Britton,  of  Michigan.  He  died  May  29,  1882,  aged 
78  years.  Mrs.  Gardner  lives  in  Oakfield.  Her  father  and  grand- 
father, both  bearing  the  name  of  Claudius  Britton,  were  soldiers  in  the 
war  for  independence,  and  the  son  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  British,  but 
succeeded  in  making  his  escape. 

Daniel  Hawes  came  from  Boston  to  Oakfield  in  1832,  and  settled  on  a 
farm,  where  he  died  20  years  later,  in  the  62d  year  of  his  age.  He  mar- 
ried Clara,  daughter  of  Elihu  Church,  of  Riga,  N.  Y.  Their  children 
were  Eli,  Eliza,  Almira,  Benjamin  F.,  and  Henry  L  Tiie  latter  was 
born  in  Riga,  Monroe  County,  and  came  to  Oakfield  in  1832.  He  stud 
ied  law  with  G.  W.  Brown,  of  Oakfield,  attended  Albany  Law  School," 


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and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1856.  He  still  owns  the  homestead  of 
his  father.  Mr.  Havves  has  been  justice  since  i860,  justice  of  Sessions 
one  term,  supervisor  for  many  years,  and  clerk  of  the  board  of  supervis- 
ors since   1867. 

Sylvenus  Halsey,  a  native  of  Long  Island,  came  to  Herkimer  County,. 
whence,  after  many  years'  residence,  he  came  to  Alabama,  where  he  re- 
mained till  his  death  in  1863,  aged  82  years.  His  son,  Edward  Halsey, 
born  on  Long  Island,  came  to  Alabama  in  1845,  ^^^  settled  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  resides.  He  married  Nancy  Goff,  of  Monroe  County,  and 
his  children  were  Alice  (Mrs.  Frank  Blackman),  of  Rockford,  111  ,  and 
Henry  C,  who  married  Lucetta,  daughter  of  Hiram  and  Rosina  (Snell) 
Tracy.  His  children  are  Fred  E.  and  Bruce  F.,  and  he  resides  in  Oak- 
field  village. 

James  Hale,  an  Englishman  by  birth,  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1 85  I,  and  located  in  Oakfield,  where  he  still  resides.  He  married  Grace, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Sanders,  of  Oakfield.  Their  children  were  Susan, 
Thomas,  William,  Jay  Hugh,  and  Mary.  He  served  in  Co.  H, 
N.  Y.  H.  A  .  during  the  late  war,  and  draws  a  pension  on  account  of 
wounds  received  in  the  service.  He  now  lives  on  a  farm  on  road  2. 
His  father,  James  Hale,  Sr.,  was  a  native  of  Devonshire,  Eng. ,  and  fol- 
lowed his  son  to  Oakfield  in  1872,  where  he  died  June  I,  1 880,  aged  6j 
years.  His  wife  was  Mary  A.  Ching,  of  Devonshire,  Eng.  Their  chil- 
dren were  John,  William,  Robert,  Thomas,  Enoch,  George,  Susan,  and 
James. 

Henry  Heckroth,  a  native  of  Germany,  removed  from  that  country  to 
Hazleton,  Luzerne  County,  Pa.,  about  1842.  He  died  there  in  1866, 
aged  71  years.  His  children  were  Julia  and  Henry,  and  the  latter  mar- 
ried Julia  Grouse,  of  Hazleton,  Pa.  In  1859  he  was  killed  in  a  coal  mine, 
in  the  45th  year  of  his  age.  His  children  were  George  and  Augustus  T. 
George  now  resides  on  the  homestead  farm,  and  Augustus  T.,  who  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  A.  Dorf,  of  Elba,  is  a  resident  of  Oakfield  village.  Their 
mother  is  living,  has  married  the  second  time, — Henry  Eichler, — and 
resides  in  Oakfield. 

George  Hill,  son  of  George,  came  from  Somersetshire,  Eng.  (his  native 
place),  to  Stafford  in  1 837,  and  thence,  in  1840,  to  Oakfield,  where  he 
died  m  1847,  ^t  the  age  of  47  years.  He  married  Grace,  daughter  of 
James  and  Joan  (Cox)  Webber,  and  his  children  are  Mary  J.,  James  W., 
John  D  ,  Frances  E.,  George  W.,  and  Sarah  A.  Mrs.  Grace  Hill,  now 
76  years  of  age,  is  living  in  Oakfield  with  her  son  and  daughter,  John  D. 
and  Sarah. 

William  Hutton,  a  native  of  Ireland,  married  Martha  McDowell.  His 
children  were  William,  John,  Sarah,  and  Jane.  William  came  to  Oak- 
field, July  II,  1842,  and  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Isabella 
(Drake)  Galloway.  Their  children  were  John,  Robert,  William  T.,  James, 
Jane,  Hugh,  and  Samuel.  His  widow,  Jane  Hutton,  is  still  living  in 
Oakfield,  at  the  age  of  72  years.      William  Hutton  served  in  Co.  G,  129th 


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N.  Y.  Inf.,  was  promoted  to  second  sergeant  and  transferred  to  the  8th 
Art.,. and  was  killed  at  Baltimore.  His  son,  John  F.  Hutton,  enlisted  in 
Co.  G,  129th  N.  Y.  Art.,  and  was  transferred  to  the  8th  H.  A.  Will- 
iam T.  Hutton  served  in  tlie  12th  N.  Y.  V. 

William  Isaac,  a  native  of  Swimbridge,  Eng.,  and  a  butcher,  came  to 
Oakfield  in  1844,  where  he  remained  until  his  death,  in  March,  1870, 
aged  6s  years.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Ball)  Dunn,  of  Swimbridge,  Eng.,  and  his  children  were  Elizabeth, 
Mary  A.,  William,  Emmanuel,  Kate,  John  D.,  and  Harry  I.  John  D. 
Isaac  came  from  England  with  his  father  and  settled  in  Oakfield,  and  his 
wife  was  Susan,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Wieden.  of  Barnstable, 
Eng.  Their  children  are  William  D.,  Frank,  Fred  W.,  Minnie  L,  and 
Sidney  N.  He  is  still  a  resident  of  Oakfield.  Kate  Isaac  married  David 
Stegman,  and  her  children  are  Frank  B.,  Milton,  and  Ettie  D.,  now  resi- 
dents of  Oakfield.  His  sister  Elizabeth,  born  November  15,  1801,  is 
still  living  at  the  age  of  89  years,  being  the  oldest  woman  in  this  town. 
His  brother,  Emmanuel  Isaac,  also  came  to  Oakfield  with  his  father. 
He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Anson  and  Luranda  (Ames)  Hulett,  of 
Stafford,  and  his  children  are  Cora  B.,  George  A.,  and  Flora  L.  He  is 
still  a  resident  of  Oakfield.  His  son  George,  now  of  Oakfield,  married 
Susan  Weeks,  of  Elba,  and  Cora  married  George  Crabb,  now  of  Batavia. 

Ebenezer  IngalSbe  was  a  captain  in  the  English  army.  Desiring  to 
visit  America  he  gave  up  his  commission  and  secured  passage  on  a  ship. 
Arriving  here  he  settled  in  Massachusetts,  where  he  remained  until  his 
death.  His  son  Ebenezer,  born  in  Massachusetts,  moved  to  Scipio,  Cay- 
uga County,  where  he  died  in  the  70th  year  of  his  age.  He  married 
Phebe  Easterbrook,  and  their  children  were  Elijah,  born  September  12, 
1780;  Ebenezer,  born  December  23,  1781  ;  Phebe,  born  March  28, 
1784;  Azel,  born  February  14,  1786;  Huldah,  born  January  4.  1789; 
Sally,  born  August  20,  1790;  Adna,  born  January  1 1,  1793;  Samuel, 
born  August  17  1796;  and  Emory,  born  October  24,  1798.  Elijah, 
who  was  a  farmer,  came  to  Alabama  in  1832,  and  remained  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  July  9,  1872.  His  first  wife  was  Polly  Mitchell 
(born  February  11,  1781,  died  in  18 13),  daughter  of  Urial  Mitchell,  and 
his  children  by  her  were  born  as  follows:  Elijah.  May  2,  1805  I  R'^1  E., 
September  24,  1806;  Huldah,  September  2,  1808;  Parley  V.,  May  29, 
1 8 10;  and  Sally  L.,  April  15,  18 12.  His  second  wife  was  Nancy  Mit- 
chell (born  May  8,  1 797),  and  his  children  by  her  were  Philinda,  born  Aug- 
ust 29,  1815;  Phebe,  born  October  i,  1816;  Adna,  born  September 
.15,  18 18;  Anda,  born  October  9,  1821  ;  and  Levi,  born  November  24, 
1824.  Parley  V.,  born  in  Wayne  County,  N.  Y.,  moved  to  Alabama, 
thence  to  Oakfield  in  1855,  and  settled  on  the  farm  he  now  owns.  He 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  William  and  Harriet  (Cutler)  Macomber,  of 
Alabama.  Their  children  were  William,  born  January  26,  1847;  Ed- 
win J.,  born  October  12,  1852;  Judson  L.,  born  February  4,  1855,  and 
died  in   1858;   Seward  A.,  born  June  9,  1857;  and  Frances    H.,   born 

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March  i.i,  i860,  and  died  in  1863.  Seward  A.  married  Ella,  daughter 
of  Weeden  T.  and  Jane  (Calkins)  Bliss,  of  Oakfield.  Their  children  are 
Florence,  Lewis,  and  Myrtie.  He  is  a  druggist  in  Oakfield  village. 
Edwin  J.  married  Mary  Bliss,  a  sister  of  his  brother  Seward's  wife,  and 
their  children  are  Frances,  George  W.,  and  Edie.  He  is  a  farmer  in 
Oakfield.  Parley  V.  Ingalsbe  served  three  years — 1863,  '64,  and  '65 — 
as  supervisor  of  this  town.  He  also  served  as  recruiting  officer  during 
the  late  war. 

Stephen  Martin,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  was  born  January  26,  1761, 
and  died  December  19,  1834.  He,  with  his  twin  brother,  John,  served 
in  the  war  of  the  Revolution,  and  came  to  North  Bloomfield,  Ontario 
County,  N.  Y.,  in  1800,  engaging  in  a  foundry  and  furnace,  where  he 
remained  till  his  death.  John,  the  brother,  settled  in  West  Bloomfield, 
same  county,  where  he  died.  Stephen's  wife  was  Bettie  Barrows,  of 
Mansfield,  Conn.,  born  May  4,  1764,  and  died  March  13,  1841.  His 
children  were  Stephen,  Jr.,  Robert,  Harvey,  Alexander,  Z.  Berthia,  Fannj', 
Hannah,  and  Lydia.  Stephen  Martin,  Jr.,  born  in  Connecticut,  settled 
in  Clarendon,  N.  Y.,  in  181 1,  where  he  died  in  1855,  aged  6^  years. 
He  served  in  the  War  of  18 12,  as  a  captain,  and  married  Anna,  daugh- 
ter of  Constant  Balcomb,  of  Ontario  County,  February  23,  1814.  She 
was  born  in  1794  and  died  in  1870,  aged  ^6  years.  Their  children  were 
John,  born  in  1815,  died  in  1841  ;  Dan,  born  in  1817,  died  in  1886; 
Eliza  A.,  born  in  1821  ;  and  Henry  C,  born  in  1826.  Henry  C.  Mar- 
tin, born  in  Clarendon,  Orleans  County,  came  to  Oakfield  in  1877,  and 
engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business,  which,  with  his  two  sons,  Frank  and 
Wilber,  he  still  continues.  Wilber  married  Nancy  E.,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  (Buck)  Shorey,  from  near  Dansville,  Steuben  County,  and 
their  children  were  Cora  E.,  born  in  1856  ;  Eloise  B  ,  born  in  1864,  died 
at  the  age  of  seven  years;  Wilbur  H.,  born  February  7,  1859;  and 
Grace,  born  May  13,  1863.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  in  1885. 
Eloise  married  W.  W.  Smallwood,  of  Warsaw,  N.  Y.,  and  their  children 
are  Martin  W.,  Winfield,  Merlin,  Clarence,  Irving  H.,  and  Fanny.  Wil- 
bur H.  married  Louise,  daughter  of  James  D.  and  Laura  A.  (Bemont) 
Gregory.  She  was  born  May  14,  1862.  They  have  a  son,  Harry  G., 
born  in  February,  1886.  Frank  H.  Martin  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Mortimer  and  Harriet  (Foster)  Milliken,  of  Clarendon,  N.  Y.,  and  has 
two  children,  Grover  H.,  born  March  28,  1883,  and  Millard  G.,  born 
March  19,  1885. 

William  McCrillus  was  born  in  Colrain,  Conn.,  and  came  to  Oakfield 
in  1 8 10.  He  married  Eunice  Cleaveland,  of  Connecticut,  and  their  chil- 
dren were  William  C;  Bailey,  a  physician,  who  died  in  Indiana;  Eunice, 
who  married  J.  C.  Wilford  and  died  in  Elba;  Phebe,  who  married  Rice 
Baldwin  and  died  in  Oakfield  ;  Erastus,  a  physician,  who  died  in  Indi- 
ana;  and  Sarah,  who  married  a  Mr.  Hurd  and  died  in  Michigan.  Will- 
iam C.  was  born  in  Madison  County,  N.  Y,  and  came  to  Oakfield  when 
four  years  of  age.      Here  he  remained   until   his  death,  in   the  79th  year 


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of  his  age.  He  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Abigail  (Haw- 
ley)  Haxton,  of  Batavia,  and  their  children  were  Ann  J.,  Mary  A., 
E.  Bailey,  Carrie  H.,  W.  Clayton,  Flora  A.,  Julia  J.,  and  Delia  E.,  now 
residents  of  Oakfield.  Mrs.  McCrillus  is  still  living,  at  the  age  of  'j6 
years,  and  occupies  the  home  farm  on  road  19,  where  she  has  lived  34 
years.  Mr.  McCrillus  was  supervisor  and  assessor  for  a  number  of 
years. 

Among  the  patriotic  soldiers  who  served  under  Gen.  Washington  dur- 
ing the  Revolutionary  war,  and  who  was  a  participant  in  the  battle  of 
Ticonderoga,  was  Benjamin  Cowles,  of  Sheffield,  Mass.  In  1796  he  came 
to  Lima,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died  in  1828,  aged  84  years  His  wife  was 
Hannah  Bardman,  of  Massachusetts,  and  their  children  were  James, 
Pliny,  William,  Sylvester,  Annie,  Cynthia,  Pina,  and  Polly.  James,  born 
in  Sheffield,  Mass.,  came  with  his  father  in  1796  to  Lima,  from  whence, 
in  1830,  he  removed  to  Oakfield,  where  he  died  in  1859,  aged  73  years. 
He  was  colonel  in  the  State  militia,  and  participated  in  the  War  of  181 2. 
His  first  wife  was  Temperance  Brockway,  of  Lima,  by  whom  he  had  two 
children,  Emily  and  Osmer  K.  His  second  wife  was  Elsie,  daughter  of 
Ichabod  and  Mercy  (Tripp)  Dickinson,  and  his  children  by  her  were 
Norman  B.,  Harriet  L.,  James  A.,  Temperance  E.,  Mary  A.,  and  E. 
Payson.  Harriet  L.,  born  in  Lima,  and  at  present  a  resident  of  Roches- 
ter, married  William  C.  Wilford,  son  of  John  C  and  Eunice  (McCrillus) 
Wilford,  of  Elba.  Their  children  are  John  C,  A.  Maud,  M.  Louise, 
Cola,  and  Sarah  E. 

Abram  Mclntyre  came  to  Elba  about  1820,  and  to  Oakfield  about 
1850,  where  he  died  two  years  later,  aged  82  years.  His  wife,  Lydia 
Peckham,  was  born  in  1774,  and  died  in  Elba  in  1840,  at  the  age  of  ^6 
years,  and  was  buried  by  his  side  at  Pine  Hill,  in  Elba.  Their  children 
were  Jerrah,  Lowell,  Laura,  and  Melinda.  Jerrah  died  in  Batavia  at  the 
age  of  3  r  years.  His  wife  was  Alice  Willis,  also  of  Batavia,  who  was 
born  in  1798,  and  died  in  1864.  Their  children  were  Loren,  William, 
and  Caroline.  Loren  Mclntyre,  who  resides  in  Oakfield,  married  Cyn- 
thia, daughter  of  Sargent  and  Lydia  (Colborn)  Blaisdell,  of  Batavia,  and 
their  children  are  Byron  F.,  residing  at  Orange,  N.  J.,  and  doing  busi- 
ness at  99  North  Moore  street.  New  York  city ;  Clara  M.  (Mrs.  Will- 
iam Glover),  of  Detroit ;  Fanny  (Mrs.  George  Craft),  of  Oakfield ;  and 
Metta  F. 

Eli  Moore  came  from  Scotland  to  America  about  1800,  and  settled  in 
Ridgeway,  Orleans  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1804.  He  was  the  first  hotel- 
keeper  in  town,  ran  the  first  stage,  and  was  the  first  mail  carrier  in  the 
county.  He  finally  moved  to  Ohio,  where  he  died.  He  married  a  Miss 
Doolittle,  and  they  had  seven  children:  Uri  D.,  Ori  W.,  Eli  B.,  James, 
Ardelia,  Eclista,  and  Aurelius.  Aurelius,  born  in  Ridgeway,  Orleans 
County,  now  a  resident  of  Medina,  married  Delia  Timmerman,  of  Me- 
dina, and  their  children  are  Lina  M.  and  Joseph  T.  Joseph  T.  married 
Louise,   daughter  of  Charles   H.  and   Harriet  Waite,  of  Buffalo.     Their 


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children  are  Mabel  J.,  Charles  H.,  and  Sarah  H.  He  is  a  resident  of 
Oakfield,  and  a  dealer  in  general  produce.      His  wife  died  in  1888. 

William  Maltby,  a  citizen  of  Ontario  County,  moved  to  Elba  in  1815, 
and  after  40  years'  residence  in  that  place  moved  to  Brockport,  where 
he  died  at  the  age  of  yj  years.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife 
was  Cynthia  Carr,  and  his  second  Delia  Chapin,  of  Canandaigua.  His 
children  were  Cynthia,  John  C,  and  William  H.  The  latter,  born  in 
Ontario  County,  came  with  his  father  to  Elba,  and  during  the  late  war 
was  a  member  of  Battery  B,  N.  Y.  Vols.  He  died  in  a  hospital  near 
Washington,  D.  C,  in  1864,  at  the  age  of  25  years.  His  wife  was  Emma 
C,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  (Locke)  Erwin,  of  Elba.  They 
had  one  son,  William  H.,  who  is  now  a  resident  of  Oakfield,  and  lives 
with  his  widowed  mother  on  a  farm  on  road  15,  where  they  have  lived 
five  years. 

Sidney  A.  McCullock  was  a  native  of  Gainesville,  Wyoming  County^ 
N.  Y.,  and  came  to  Oakfield  in  1878,  where  he  now  resides.  He  mar- 
rie  Calma  Ely,  of  Gainesville,  N.  Y.,  and  has  one  son,  Edward  A.,  who 
married  Cora,  daughter  of  William  and  Martha  Galliford,  of  Fairport^ 
N.  Y.  They  have  one  son,  Lagrande,  who  is  also  a  resident  of  Oak- 
field. 

Russel  Nobles,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  was  a  resident  of  Oakfield  many- 
years,  and  died  in  Detroit.  Calvin  Nobles  was  the  first  child  born  in  the 
town  of  Oakfield,  and  was  a  life- long  resident,  dying  April  i,  1884,  at 
the  age  of  76  years.  He  married  Harriet  Winman,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.^ 
and  his  children  were  Norton  C,  Norman  L.,  Newton  D.,  Newman  J,^ 
Mary  E.,  Laura  A.,  George  B.,  and  Frank  P.  Norton  C.  Nobles  mar- 
ried Martha  E,,  daughter  of  Whiting  C.  Wolsey,  Jr.,  of  Batavia,  and  his 
children  are  Robert  W.  and  Ralph  C.  He  is  a  resident  of  Oakfield  vil- 
lage. 

Whitman  Nash,  a  citizen  of  Madison  County,  removed  to  Oakfield  in 
1853,  and  purchased  a  farm.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry 
and  Mary  Beggerly,  of  Clifton  Springs,  N.  Y.  Their  children  were 
Mary  (deceased)  and  Amerrisa  E.  Mary  married  Ephraim  Vail,  of  Oak- 
field, and  left  three  children,  Carrie,  Estelle,  and  Henry.  Amerrisa  E.^ 
the  postmaster  at  East  Oakfield,  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  George  W. 
and  Miriam  (Grimes)  Gardner,  of  Oakfield.  They  have  one  daughter, 
Miriam  F.  He  resides  on  the  farm  with  his  father,  with  whom  he  has 
lived  33  years.  Alpheus  Nash,  father  of  Whitman,  was  a  native  of  Massa- 
chusetts. He  moved  from  that  State  to  Orleans  County.  N.  Y.,  and 
finally  to  Pennsylvania,  where  he  died,  aged  60  years.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  1812. 

Smith  Pugsley,  son  of  David,  was  born  in  Dutchess  County  in  1799. 
His  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Judge  Betz.  He  was  obliged  to  work  hard 
for  a  living,  and  in  early  manhood  lost  much  property  through  the  care- 
lessness of  others.  He  married,  January  2,  1825,  Elizabeth  V.,  daughter 
of  George  Peterson,  of  Cayuga  County,  and  in  1831   moved  to  Clarence, 


TOWN    OF   OAKFIELD.  585 


Erie  County.  After  reaching  there  he  had  but  50  cents  in  money  with 
which  to  begin  housekeeping.  Teaching  school  winters  and  surveying 
at  times  enabled  him  to  get  started  again.  He  was  the  assessor  of  his 
town  for  20  years.  His  wife  died  in  i860.  His  son,  Capt.  David  E. 
Pugsley,  was  born  February  7,  1833.  In  1861  he  enlisted  in  the  i8th 
Regt.  Ky.  Vols  ,  and  was  elected  captain.  He  was  in  command  at  Paris 
when  Morgan  burnt  the  government  stores  there.  He  was  twice  taken 
prisoner,  and  died  in  service  February  20,  1863.  William  W.  Pugsley 
enlisted  in  1862,  served  three  years,  and  was  honorably  discharged.  He 
finally  moved  to  Indian  Territory.  Dr.  Charles  S.  Pugsley  enlisted  in  the 
N.  Y.  S.  Guards,  and  served  under  Capt.  Ransom,  at  Elmira,  during  the 
stay  of  the  98th  Regiment  at  that  place.  He  now  resides  in  Oakfield, 
where  he  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine.  John  T.  Pugsley  is  a 
farmer,  and  resides  on  a  part  of  the  old  homestead.  Of  the  daughters  of 
Smith  Pugsley  Sarah  M.  and  Libbie  reside  in  Buffalo,  Mary  E.  in  Hins- 
dale, Mass.,  and  Cornelia  V.  on  the  old  homestead.  George  E.  Pugsley 
was  born  February  7,  1833,  in  Clarence,  Erie  County.  He  lived  on  the 
old  homestead  till  1868,  and  assisted  in  putting  on  all  the  improvements. 
He  received  his  education  at  the  district  school,  except  two  terms  of  r  i 
weeks  each  at  the  Clarence  Classical  School  and  six  weeks  at  the  Cary- 
ville  Seminary.  After  finishing  his  education  he  taught  school  winters 
and  farmed  it  summers.  He  has  held  the  offices  of  court  collector,  justice 
of  the  peace,  and  justice  of  Sessions  of  Erie  County. 

Thomas  Powell  was  a  native  of  Wales,  where  he  died  at  the  age  of  60 
years.  His  children  were  David,  William,  and  Thomas.  David  came 
to  Oakfield  in  1850,  His  wife  was  Sarah,  daughter  of  William  and  Han- 
nah Morgan,  also  of  Wales,  and  his  children  were  William,  Elizabeth, 
David,  and  Sarah.  Mrs.  Sarah  Powell,  whd  survives  her  husband,  is  liv- 
ing at  Oakfield  at  the  age  of  66  years.  David  Powell  served  in  Co.  E, 
150th  N.  Y.  v.,  and  died  in  December,  1862,  aged  30  years. 

Jonathan  Phillips,  a  native  of  New  York,  came  to  Oakfield  to  reside, 
and  married  Eliza  Owen.  Their  children  were  Warren,  Charles,  George, 
Harriet,  and  Anna.  Warren,  born  in  Gates  in  1825,  married  Margary, 
daughter  of  Aaron  and  Sally  (Dean)  Boorom,  of  Oakfield.  Their  chil- 
dren were  George,  Levi,  John,  Elmer,  Addison,  Laura,  Sarah,  and  Eliza- 
beth. George  married  Carrie  I.,  daughter  of  Willard  W.  and  Clarinda 
(Foster)  Herrick,  of  Barre,  Orleans  County,  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Dora  M. 

Arnold  Plate,  who  was  born  in  Fayette,  Seneca  County,  N.  Y.,  came  to 
Oakfield  in  the  spring  of  1852.  He  married  Emily  S.,  daughter  of  El- 
liott and  Orissa  (Brown)  Lewis,  by  whom  he  has  four  children,  viz.:  Mary 
Ellen  (Mrs.  Warren  Gorton),  of  East  Pembroke  ;  Emily  E.  (Mrs  H.  E. 
Stevens),  of  Oakfield;  George  A.;  and  James  L.  He  is  now  a  resident  of 
Oakfield,  and  is  a  harnessmaker.  He  has  held  the  office  of  poormaster 
two  terms. 

Daniel  Rathbone,  a  native  of  Stonington,  Conn.,  moved  to  Richmond, 


586  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Mass.,  and  thence  to  Milton,  Saratoga  County,  where  he  died,  at  the  age 
of  93  years.  He  married  Sarah  Higby,  of  Stonington,  Conn.,  and  their 
children  were.  Daniel,  Jr.,  Dr.  John,  William,  Valentine,  Philander,  Sol- 
omon, Abigail,  Sally,  Ruby,  Huldah,  and  Lydia.  Daniel,  Jr.,  removed 
to  Milton,  N.  Y.,  and  died  in  1808,  aged  49  years.  He  married  Anna 
Reddington,  of  Stonington,  Conn.,  and  their  children  were  Wightman, 
Ransom,  Laurin,  Anna,  Phrebe,  Amanda,  Lucy,  Melinda,  and  Julianne. 
Laurin  Rathbone  was  born  May  19,  1806,  in  Milton,  and  March  14,  1833, 
married  Elizabeth  Barker,  of  Oakfield.  In  1830  he  came  to  Oakfield  and 
purchased  the  farm  formerly  owned  by  Robert  Troup  and  others,  and  has 
since  followed  farming.  His  children  are  Arthur  B.  Rathbone,  a  hard- 
ware merchant  of  Oakfield,  and  Miss  Augusta  Rathbone.  Lewis  V.  R. 
Rathbone,  of  Rochester,  is  a  son  of  Ransom. 

Arthur  B.  Rathbone,  son  of  Laurin  Rathbone,  was  born  in  Oakfield, 
December  23,  1837.  He  was  educated  at  Cary  Collegiate  Seminary, 
which  he  attended  in  1852-54,  and  at  Wyoming  Seminary  in  1855.  ^^ 
then  spent  four  years  at  the  University  of  Rochester,  from  1855  to  1859, 
graduating  as  A.  B.,  and  in  1863  as  A.  M.  He  engaged  in  the  nursery 
business  from  1868  to  1879,  since  which  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
hardware  trade.  He  was  president  of  the  village  in  1874,  1875,  1877, 
and  1 88 1,  and  was  supervisor  for  the  town  in  1883  and  1884.  Mr. 
Rathbone  is  one  of  the  trustees  of  Cary  Seminary,  and  a  vestryman  of 
St.  Michael's  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  he  is  a  generous  and  liberal 
supporter. 

Anton  Thie  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  July  24,  1859,  and  came 
to  America  and  located  in  Oakfield  in  1882.  He  married  Josephine 
Stoll,  of  Bavaria,  who  died  November  17,  1889.  He  has  two  children, 
Mary  and  Kate.  Mr.  Thie  has  a  shoe  store  on  Main  street,  Oakfield, 
where  he  began  business  in  1885. 

Jeremiah  J.  Smith,  a  native  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  came  to  Oakfield  in  1 830, 
was  a  blacksmith  for  50  years  in  town,  and  died  in  1885,  at  the  age  of 
78  years.  He  married  Louisa  Hart,  of  Troy,  and  his  children  were  War- 
ner H.,  Melanctoii  J.,  Rial,  Edward,  Wallace,  Nancy  A.,  Louisa.  Helen, 
and  Emma.  Warner  H.  Smith  married  Louisa,  daughter  of  Ira  and 
Beattie  (Randall)Tripp,  of  Fort  Plain,  and  his  children  are  Beattie,  Frank, 
and  Delia.  He  has  been  chief  engineer  of  the  fire  department  of  Oak- 
field. 

Richard  Stevens,  a  native  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  married  Ann  Creamer, 
and  they  had  eight  children,  viz.:  Richard,  John,  William,  Samuel,  Simon, 
Grace,  Mary,  and  Ann.  William  married  Frances  Kelland,  and  their 
children  were  William,  Anna  M.,  Frances,  Mary  E.,  Grace,  Caroline, 
Richard,  Jane,  Matilda,  John,  and  Harriet.  John,  the  subject  of  this 
sketch,  married,  first,  Mary  A.  Rattenburg,  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  by 
whom  he  had  two  sons,  John  A.  and  William  A.  His  second  wife  was 
Ellen,  daughter  of  William  and  Jane  (Webber)  Grimshaw,  of  Devon- 
shire, Eng.,  and   his   children   by    her   were   Sumner  R.,  Mary   E.,  and 


TOWN    OF   OAKFIELD.  587 


Frederick  J.  Mr.  Stevens,  who  is  now  a  resident  of  Oakfield,  came  here 
from  Devonshire,  Eng.,  in  1852,  and  has  been  town  collector  one  year 
and  trustee  of  Oakfield  corporation  four  years. 

Richard  Stevens,  a  native  of  Winkleigh,  Devonshire,  Eng.,  emigrated 
to  Canada  in  1843,  ^"d  thence  to  Oakfield  in  1844,  where  he  now  resides. 
His  first  wife  was  Elizabeth  Webber,  of  Chunleigh,  Devonshire,  Eng.,  by 
whom  he  had  two  children,  William  W.  and  Richard  H.  His  second 
wife  was  Mrs.  Ellen  L.  Young,  of  Orwell,  Vt.,  daughter  of  Stephen  W. 
and  Naomi  (Root)  Brown,  of  Benson,  Vt.  By  her  first  husband  Mrs, 
Ellen  Stevens  has  one  son,  Darwin  S.  Young,  of  Oakfield.  Mr.  Stevens 
resides  in  Oakfield,  in  which  town  he  has  held  many  offices  of  trust. 
William  W.  Stevens,  son  of  Richard,  was  born  in  Stafford,  and  married 
Frances,  daughter  of  William  and  Almira  (Whitney)  Wolcott,  of  Oak- 
field. They  have  two  children,  Richard  H.  and  William  W.  He  is  a 
resident  of  Oakfield. 

Richard  Stevens,  an  Englishman  by  birth,  came  to  Oakfield  in  1832, 
removed  to  Alabama,  and  died  there  at  the  age  of  78  years.  His  chil- 
dren were  James,  Henry,  George,  Laonia,  Fanny,  Annie,  Jane,  Mary, 
and  Thomas.  Henry  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  William  Showerman. 
Their  children  were  Levant,  Nettie,  and  Henry  E.  The  latter  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Arnold  and  Emily  (Lewis)  Plate,  of  Oakfield,  and 
their  children  were  Nellie  L  (deceased)  and  Ellsworth,  a  resident  of  Oak- 
field. 

Martin  Sparling,  a  citizen  of  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  married  Mary 
Fox,  of  the  same  place.  He  died  in  the  65th  year  of  his  age.  They  had 
three  children:  John,  Charles,  now  of  Alabama,  and  Anson,  of  Pembroke. 
John,  born  in  Germany,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Christopher  and 
Mary  (Will)  Harloff,  of  Germany,  in  1829.  They  emigrated  to  America 
in  1853,  and  first  settled  in  New  Jersey.  From  that  State  they  removed, 
in  1855,  to  Oakfield,  and  purchased  a  farm  on  road  15,  where  they  still 
reside.  Their  children  are  Sophia,  John,  Mary,  Eliza,  Fred,  William  H., 
and  Anna. 

Martin  Smith,  grandfather  of  Frank  Smith,  was  a  native  of  New  York, 
but  moved  to  Vernon,  Shiawassee  County,  Mich.,  where  he  died  in  the 
92d  year  of  his  age.  He  had  four  children,  Julia  A.,  Amelia,  Peter  M., 
and  William  I.  Peter  M.  was  born  in  New  York  and  now  lives  at  West 
Kendall,  this  State.  He  married  Almira,  daughter  of  George  and  Betsey 
Acker,  and  their  children  are  Wesley,  Fletcher,  William,  Frank,  Lavina, 
Eva,  Ella,  and  Sarah  M.  Frank,  born  in  Kendall,  Orleans  County, 
came  to  Oakfield  in  1879,  where  he  now  lives  on  his  farm  on  road  i. 
He  married  Isabella,  daughter  of  William  and  Isabella  (Hermiston)  Jaf- 
frey,  of  Kendall. 

William  Smith,  a  farmer,  was  a  native  of  Berlin,  Rensselaer  County, 
N.  Y.,  where  he  died  in  1840,  at  the  age  of  70.  He  married  Esther 
Godfrey,  of  Berlin,  and  his  children  were  John,  George,  Calvin,  Robert, 
Catharine,  Rachel,  Ann,  Panelpia,  William  C,  and  Hannah.      William  C. 


588  GENESEE   COUNTY. 

Smith  married  Margaret  Harris,  of  London,  Eng.,  and  has  four  children, 
Mary,  Emma,  William  H.,  and  George.  William  H.  Smith  married 
Anna  McCue,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Mary  McLaughlin,  formerly  of  Ire- 
land. They  have  four  children,  Raymond,  Charles,  Carrie,  and  Florence. 
He  was  the  proprietor  of  the  Oakfield  House.  His  brother  George  was 
a  dry  goods  merchant  of  Oakfield,  and  married  Laura,  daughter  of  Will- 
iam and  Laura  (Amsden)  Howland. 

Benjamin  Williams,  a  native  of  Langwerne,  Eng.,  was  a  farmer.  His 
children  were  Alfred,  Mary  A.,  George,  Emma,  Edward,  Henry,  and 
Arthur  W.  Henry  Williams  came  to  Ohio  in  1879,  ^^^  thence,  in  1880, 
to  Oakfield,  where  he  now  resides,  and  is  engaged  in  the  business  of 
painting  and  paper  hanging.  He  married  Kate  Way,  daughter  of  George 
Brown,  of  Oakfield. 

F.  E.  Wright  came  to  Oakfield  in  the  spring  of  1883.  July  i,  1883, 
he  associated  himself  with  A.  H.  Green,  of  Byron,  under  the  name  of  the 
Exchange  Bank,  and  together  they  did  the  banking  business  of  the 
northern  section  of  the  county  until  July,  1887,  when  Mr.  Wright  pur- 
chased the  interest  of  Mr.  Green,  and  has  since  continued  the  business 
alone.      He  was  elected  president  of  the  village  in  March,  1889. 

John  Watts,  a  native  of  Norwich,  Eng  ,  was  a  farmer.  He  married 
Mary  A.  Lunnon,  of  Norfolk,  Eng.,  and  their  children  were  John,  George, 
William,  Susan,  Ann,  Jacob,  Isaac,  and  James.  Isaac  served  10  years 
in  the  English  army.  William  came  to  America,  located  in  Middleport 
village,  town  of  Royalton,  in  1853,  and  afterwards  removed  to  Hartland, 
Niagara  County,  where  he  now  resides.  He  married  Susanna,  daughter 
of  John  and  Julia  (Holt)  Watson,  of  London,  Eng.  Their  cliildren  were 
William,  Matthew,  Mary  A.,  Emma,  Susanna,  John  C,  Ella,  and  George. 
William  served  in  Co.  D,  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle 
of  Cold  Harbor,  and  was  sent  to  Salisbury  prison,  where  he,  with  so 
many  others,  suffered  untold  hardships.  Starvation  wrought  its  work 
and  death  came  to  his  relief.  Matthew,  who  was  born  in  England  in 
1849,  was  four  years  old  when  his  father  settled  in  Middleport.  He  came 
to  Oakfield  in  1883,  and  now  has  a  farm  on  road  i.  He  married  Amelia 
v.,  daughter  of  John  W.  and  Lucinda  (Kelsey)  Strong,  of  Hartland,  Ni- 
agara Count}'. 

Sylvester  Willis,  of  Rutland,  Vt  ,  settled  in  Oakfield  in  1830.  He  was 
a  carpenter  and  built  many  houses  in  Genesee  County.  He  died  in 
1885. 


TOWN    OF   PAVILION.  589 


PAVILION. 


PAVILION  was  formed  from  Covington,  Wyoming  County,  May 
19,  1 84 1.  A  portion  from  the  townships  of  Le  Roy  and  Stafford 
was  annexed  March  22,  1842.  The  surface  is  undulating  in  the 
north,  and  in  the  south  hilly.  The  principal  stream  is  the  Oatka  Creek, 
which  flows  north  through  the  center  of  the  town.  The  town  received 
its  name  from  Harmon  J.  Betts  in  1825.  He  was  a  native  of  Saratoga, 
and  gave  the  name  from  the  hotel  of  the  same  name  in  that  village.  Jo- 
seph Ellicott  surveyed  the  first  road  across  the  present  town  of  Pavilion, 
extending  in  a  straight  line  from  Batavia  village  to  Leicester,  through 
the  village  of  Pavilion.  About  the  time  Mr.  Ellicott  made  this  survey 
the  State  surveyed  a  road  from  Canawaugus,  Indian  village,  on  the  Gen- 
esee River,  at  Avon,  extending  in  a  straight  line  to  Buffalo,  called  the 
new  State  road  ;  that  road  centers  the  town  of  Pavilion,  and  passes 
through  what  was  known  as  Bradley's  Corners,  near  Pavilion  Center. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  early  settlers,  and  is  as  accurate  as  can  be 
given  at  the  present  time  : 

The  Burgess  brothers,  James  Baker,  Stephen  Branch,  Capt.  Betts,  George  Bidwell,  v/ 
Capt.  Daniel  Buell,  Nathan  Bryant,  Joseph  Chaddock,  H.  Dodge,  Lucius  Parks,  Jared 
Miller,  Horace  Rugg,  Thomas  Studley,  Ashley  Townsend,  Hon.  Townsend,  David  Snow, 
and  Levi  Ward.  In  1805,  Isaac  D.  Lyon.  In  1807,  the  Lawrence  family  and  Richard 
Walkley.  In  1809,  Peter  Crosman,  David  Filkins,  Levi  McWethy,  James  McWethy, 
Ezra  Terrill,  Laura  Tenill,  and  Solomon  Terrill.  In  18 10,  Reuben  Burnham,  Dr.  Ben- 
jamin Hill,  William  Halbert,  Orange  Judd,  Rowland  Perry,  Joshua  Shumway.  Calvin 
Spring,  Erastus  Spring,  Amos  Spring,  Elliott  Terrill,  and  Ezra  Walker.  In  181 1,  Bar- 
ber Allen,  Amasa  Allen,  Issachar  Allen,  William  Almy,  Leman  Bradley,  Samuel  Bishop, 
H.  B.  Elwell,  Libbeus  Graves,  Calvin  Lewis,  Daniel  Lord.  Samuel  Phelps,  Elijah 
Phelps,  Page  Russell,  Cyril  Shumway,  Noah  Starr,  Isaac  Storm,  Jesse  Sprague,  Daniel  . 
Walker,  Isaac  Walker,  Loomis  Walker,  and  Sylvanus  L.  Young.  In  181 2,  Harry 
Conklin,  Lovell  Cobb,  Francis  Herrick.  Richard  Pearson,  W.  E.  Pearson,  D.  W.  Mat- 
teson,  Isaac  Shepard.  Hazel  Thompson,  Dr.  Abel  Tennant,  and  Dr.  Daniel  White  (be- 
fore 1812).  In  1813,  Isaac  Crocker,  Ezra  Coe,  Harry  Coe,  Francis  Ruby,  and  Aaron 
Tufts.  In  1814,  Leonard  Anson,  Elijah  Chenev,  J.  E.  Holcomb.  John  Hendee,  Elijah 
Olmsted,  W.  C.  Smead,  Marshall  Smead,  and  Jesse  Snow.  In  181 5,  T.  Butler,  Naomi 
Davis,  Rufus  Glass,  William  Glass,  Darius  Howe,  Seth  Miles,  James  Nobles,  John 
Reed,  Elijah  Rogers,  Seth  Smith,  lames  Tompkins,  Daniel  Ward,  Washington  Weld, 
and  Samuel  Webb.  In  1816,  Eli  Carr,  Joel  Crofoot,  Chester  Hannum,  Horace  Hannum, 
Amos  Halbert,  Daniel  Knowlton,  Bial  Lathrop,  and  Francis  Royce.  In  1817,  Horace 
Bates  and  Erastus  Bailey.  In  181 8,  John  Ward  and  Chauncey  Tillotson.  In  1819, 
Oswald  Bond,  Cariton  Cooley,  Albert  Hill,  and  Charies  Hill.  In  1820,  William  Gil- 
more  and  George  Tubbs.  In  1822,  Jason  Duguid  and  Asa  Higgins.  In  1823,  Dr. 
Warren  Fay.  In  1824,  John  Doty.  In  1825,  Alexander  Boyd,  Horace  S.  Coe,  Simeon 
Dutton,  and  George  Murray.  In  1826,  Edward  Landerdale.  In  1827,  Ira  Townsend. 
In  further  explanation  of  the  preceding  list  it  must  be  borne  in  mind 
that  the  settlement  of  Le  Roy  and  the  north  half  of  Pavilion  are  coinci- 
dent, and  are  so  connected  that  our  readers  will  find  much  valuable  ma- 
terial in  the  sketch  of  that  town  (kindly  furnished   us  by  D.  R.  Bacon). 


590  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


Hence  we  refer  them  to  that  town  for  matters  pertaining  to  PaviHon  of 
the  portion  taken  from  Le  Roy  in  1842. 

Former  historians  give  the  name  of  Peter  Crosman,  who  came  in  1809, 
as  being  the  first  settler  in  the  town.  Our  researches  enable  us  to  men- 
tion settlements  as  having  been  made  earlier,  viz.:  Isaac  D.  Lyon  in 
1805,  the  Lawrence  family  in  1807,  Richard  Walkley  and  the  McWethys 
in  1809,  and  quite  a  family  of  Terrills  the  same  year.  We  wish  here  to 
call  attention  to  the  fact  that  our  information  is  obtained  from  a  personal 
interview  of  every  resident  of  the  town,  a  very  large  proportion  of  whom 
are  descendants  of  the  first  settlers,  and  whose  sources  of  information 
ought  to  be  regarded  with  some  degree  of  confidence,  even  though  some 
of  them  are  anxious  to  anticipate,  by  a  year  or  so,  the  date  of  priority  of 
settlement.  These  earliest  pioneers  all  endured  hardships  in  their  jour- 
ney to  the  Genesee  country,  and  a  continuance  of  them  for  many  years 
after,  and  generally  the  experience  of  one  is  that  of  all.  Therefore  it  is  not 
necessary  to  enter  into  detail  the  story  of  each  as  it  has  been  told  to  us 
from  their  sons  and  daughters.  There  were  some  whose  names  are  difficult 
to  obtain,  who  made  complete  failures,  and  yet  some  credit  is  due  even 
them.  Of  them  it  can  be  truly  said  :  "Unreliable  and  incomplete  is  any 
history  that  fails  to  notice  that  numerous,  laborious,  and  unfortunate  por- 
tion of  the  population  who  took  up  land,  cleared  and  fenced  it,  failed  to 
perfect  their  title,  and  after  years  of  agonizing  labor  sold  for  what  they 
could  get,  or  were  closed  out  by  the  sheriff  without  getting  anything. 
Farms  cleared  up  and  partly  paid  for  by  those  who  were  obliged  to  leave 
them  make  up  a  melancholy  and  voluminous  unwritten  record.  Fre- 
quently the  buildings  and  improvements  cost  more  than  the  land  sold  for, 
to  say  nothing  about  the  money  advanced,  which  was  about  one-third 
the  original  price." 

A  brief  sketch  here  of  some  of  the  early  happenings  will  be  found  inter- 
esting. Ezra  Terrill,  who  died  in  1885,  aged  97  years,  came  from  Ver- 
mont in  1809,  and  first  went  to  Byron  with  Roswell  Newell.  He  later 
returned  to  the  East  and  induced  his  father,  Zebulon,  to  accompany  him 
to  the  Genesee  country.  He  purchased  three-quarters  of  a  section — 360 
acres — near  Union  Corners,  and  built  a  log  house  near  Edward  Cheney's 
present  residence.  He  married  Roxanna  Elliott,  who  made  flour  sacks 
of  flax  with  which  to  purchase  glass  for  windows.  His  father  was  a  shoe- 
maker. Daniel  Lord  came  in  181 1.  He  was  a  tailor,  and  with  his  wife 
made  clothing  for  the  soldiers  who  were  in  the  War  of  1812.  Elijah, 
father  of  Ezra  Cheney,  and  who  lived  where  Mr.  Hazleton  now  resides, 
was  a  prisoner  of  the  War  of  18 12.  He  was  taken  to  Halifax,  dis- 
charged at  Boston,  and  begged  his  way  home  to  his  family.  Capt.  James 
Sprague,  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  and  farmers  of  Covington, 
was  born  in  1766,  near  New  London,  Conn.  In  1798  he  married  Abiah 
Carpenter,  and  they  lived  in  Massachusetts,  where  all  their  children  were 
born.  In  18 12  they  moved  to  Covington,  and  he  built  a  saw-mill  on  the 
Oatka  in  company  with  Aaron   Spaulding,  it  being  the  first  saw  mill  in 


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the  neighborhood,  and  a  very  great  convenience  to  the  new  settlers.  Soon^ 
afterwards  he  erected  a  carding  and  cloth- dressing  establishment.  In  1826 
he  built  the  grist-mill  now  owned  by  William  Crosman.  He  subsequently 
established  his  sons  in  business  in  Pavilion — James  in  cloth-dressing,  and 
William  and  Daniel  as  merchants,  while  Paul  took  charge  of  the  grist- 
mill, and  Erastus  of  the  farm  of  400  acres.  William,  on  retiring  from 
mercantile  business,  practiced  medicine  successfully  (see  chapter  on  the 
Medical  Society  of  the  county).  Capt.  Sprague  was  respected  as  a  man. 
of  energy  and  integrity,  and  of  much  public  spirit.  For  a  long  time  he 
stood  first  in  wealth  and  enterprise  in  Covington.  He  died  in  Pavilion 
in  1849  John  Nobles,  who  came  in  18 17,  married  Mary,  daughter  of 
Capt.  Sprague,  and  attended  to  his  mill.  He  lived  to  be  over  84  years 
old.  Leman  Bradley,  of  Vermont,  came  on  foot  in  181 1,  with  Calvin 
Lewis,  and  located  one  mile  northeast  of  Pavilion  on  50  acres.  He 
served  in  the  War  of  18 12,  returned  to  Vermont,  and  with  his  family 
came  about  18 16  and  located  where  William  S.  Bradley  now  lives.  He 
was  a  commander  of  militia.  His  father,  John  F.  M.  Bradley,  of  Connecti- 
cut, was  born  in  1769,  and  died  in  1868,  at  the  age  of  100  years. 

Amasa  Allen,  son  of  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  married  Lucinda  Loomis, 
and  settled  in  181 1  near  where  Samuel  Phelps  lived.  Their  log  cabin 
was  covered  with  elm  bark,  a  blanket  was  used  for  a  door,  and  hewed 
planks  of  basswood  used  for  a  floor.  He  died  in  1834.  His  sons  were 
Amasa,  Chauncey,  and  Capt.  Issachar,  the  latter  a  captain  of  militia. 
Shoes  were  a  scarce  commodity  when  the  Allen  boys  went  to  school  to 
Rodema  Judd,  and  they  were  fortunate  enough  one  winter  to  kill  a  deer 
that  could  not  travel,  by  reason  of  the  crust  upon  the  snow,  and  with 
the  skin  they  made  themselves  comfortable  moccasins,  so  they  were 
enabled  to  defy  the  cold  of  that  winter. 

Dr.  Daniel  White,  the  first  physician  in  what  was  Covington,  was  a 
surgeon  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  was  very  skillful,  had  a  large  practice 
over  what  is  now  Pavilion,  gave  calomel  and  whisky  freely  as  the  fashion 
was,  and  was  more  companionable  than  constant  as  his  wife  believed. 
He  was  a  leading  member  and  champion  of  the  Masonic  order.  While 
leading  a  grand  Masonic  procession  on  "  St.  John's  day,"  at  Pavilion, 
arrayed  in  royal  robes,  his  wife,  who  had  more  temper  than  self-respect, 
and  who  frequently  gave  her  husband  the  benefit  of  it,  brought  up  the 
rear,  clad  in  the  most  slatternly  garments  imaginable.  Their  daughter 
Volina  was  the  first  child  born  in  the  town. 

During  the  Warof  i8i2all  able-bodied  men  weresummoned  tothe fron- 
tier, leaving  but  few  male  persons  at  home,  who  were  not  all  able  to  get 
crops  in  and  gathered,  so  that  it  devolved  upon  the  women  to  give  their  at- 
tention to  much  necessary  farming  in  order  to  procure  the  means  of 
sustenance.  Planting  bees  were  quite  common,  as  by  united  effort  only 
were  they  enabled  to  get  their  planting  done  and  crops  gathered.  We 
were  told  that  when  an  engagement  was  taking  place  at  Buffalo,  or  Fort 
Erie,  every  peal  of  cannon  could  be  heard,  and  it  was  common  for  dishes 


592  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


to  be  jarred  by  the  concussions.  The  cold  year  of  i8i6  proved  a  hard 
one  for  the  farmers  of  that  day,  as  but  Httle  sustenance  could  be  raised 
for  the  pioneers 

Money  was  not  to  be  had  ;  all  kinds  of  produce  was  high,  and  many 
derived  their  food  from  herbage  and  from  roots  found  in  the  forest. 
Some  of  the  settlers  (in  the  Scotch  settlement,  east),  having  been  longer 
in  the  new  country,  and  having  raised  more  crops,  were  able  to  supply 
the  necessities  of  their  less  fortunate  neighbors,  and  they  came  to  their 
relief. 

"  In  those  days  there  were  no  pianos  nor  guitars  in  the  county,  and  the  girls  made 
music  upon  the  spinning  wheel,  and  the  notes  practiced  upon  were  flax  and  wool.  The 
flax  was  to  be  spun  into  threads  of  a  certain  number,  and  in  the  evening  of  a  party 
■each  girl  was  to  bring  her  skein  of  thread.  Those  who  lived  on  the  direct  road  came 
in  wagons.  Others  lived  in  the  woods,  where  some  of  the  prettiest  girls  were  found, 
and  they  mounted  a  horse  behind  a  young  man,  with  a  blanket  to  sit  upon,  and  were 
dressed  in  their  every-day  apparel,  with  woolen  stockings  and  strong  shoes  on  their 
feet.  They  would  dash  through  the  woods  on  some  trail,  through  brush,  and  over 
every  obstacle  in  their  way,  carrying  their  ball  dress  and  skein  of  thread  in  a  bundle  in 
their  hand.  A  few  minutes  at  the  toilet  put  them  in  a  condition  for  the  dance.  Others, 
living  a  mile  or  so  away,  thought  it  no  great  task  to  come  on  foot.  In  the  ball  room 
their  rosy  cheeks,  sparkling  eyes,  and  blooming  health  gave  pleasure  to  all  who  beheld 
them.  The  supper  was  prepared  by  the  hardy  pioneer's  wife  (and  well  done,  too)  from 
the  products  of  the  farm,  and  with  the  addition  of  tea,  coffee,  sugar,  and  some  light 
wine,  was  all  that  was  thought  necessary.  As  no  barn  could  hold  the  horses  they  were 
picketed  around  the  wagons  and  fences.  As  daylight  appeared  the  girls  would  doff" 
their  ball  dresses,  don  the  homespun,  and  return  to  their  homes  in  the  woods." 

The  early  school  teachers  were  Laura  Terrill,  Louis  Moon,  Daniel 
Walker,  Mary  Hill  (who  married  Leman  Bradley),  and  Rodema  Judd. 
The  latter  taught  school  at  Union  Corners,  and  one  of  her  sch  :)lars  says 
he  has  seen  her  many  a  time  eat  a  dinner  of  pudding  and  milk  brought 
in  a  pail  from  home.  The  first  death  was  that  of  a  child  of  Reuben  Burn- 
ham  in  1812. 

Seth  Smith  opened  the  first  tavern,  on  the  Leicester  road,  at  Pavilion, 
in  181 5,  and  Horace  Bates  the  first  store  at  the  same  place  in  18 17. 
Miller  Mills  had  a  tavern  at  Union  Corners  quite  early.  Bial  Lathrop 
had  the  first  mill,  in  1816,  on  the  Oatka.  Elliott  Terrill  was  an  early 
shoemaker,  and  one  Barrett  had  a  tannery  and  shoe  shop  at  Union  Cor- 
ners. A  blacksmith  shop  was  built  in  Pavilion  in  1820,  by  a  Mr.  Whita- 
ker,  where  Mr.  Buckingham  now  holds  forth.  In  1832  Stephen  J. 
Branch  made  chairs. 

The  pioneers  very  early  gave  attention  to  religious  matters,  and  when 
it  was  announced  that  a  meeting  would  be  held  at  some  school-house  or 
the  cabin  of  a  settler  the  people  would  gather  from  miles  around  to  give 
thanks  for  their  protection  amidst  all  the  dangers  incident  to  the  new  settle- 
ment. Elder  Leonard  Anson  was  probably  the  first  one  who  held  ser- 
vices with  any  regularity.  He  was  also  a  prominent  Mason,  and  lived 
near  Bailey's  Mills. 

The  Baptist  CJmrch  in  Pavilion  was  organized  in  18 16,  with  14  mem- 
bers, by  Elder  Leonard  Anson.  Meetings  were  often  held  in  the  Storms 
neighborhood.      In  1834  a  church  was  erected,  of  wood,  capable  of  seat- 


TOWN    OF    PAVILION.  593. 


ing  400  persons.  The  society  at  present  has  about  126  members,  with 
Rev.  W.  T.  Walton,  of  London,  Eng.,  pastor.  The  church  property  is 
valued  at  $4,000.  The  Sunday  school,  which  is  presided  over  by  Darius 
Covell,  has  about  100  members.  Rev.  H.  B.  Ewell,  one  of  the  pastors 
of  this  church,  was  born  in  Middlebury  in  181 1,  and  preached  in  Pavilion 
from  1838  until  his  death  in  1884.  The  cemetery  around  the  church  is 
very  old,  the  first  interment,  that  of  Peter  Crosman,  being  made  in  1812. 

About  1830  a  meeting-house  was  built  near  the  brick  school  house 
and  used  by  the  Methodists,  but  as  early  as  18 10  the  Genesee  Confer- 
ence sent  its  itinerants  all  through  Genesee  County,  and  meetings  were 
held  by  its  missiooaries.  The  preachers  were  zealous,  self  denying,  and 
often  illiterate,  but  were  never  allowed  to  read  their  sermons.  Single 
men  were  allowed  $80  per  year,  and  their  board  cost  them  nothing,  as 
they  were  welcome  comets.  A  large  share  of  the  settlers  were  Methodists. 
Among  the  preachers  who  came  were  Elders  Millard,  Church,  Anson^ 
Badger,  Segar,  Story,  May,  Hamilton,  Davis,  Wait,  and  Comfort. 

The  First  MetJiodist  Episcopal  Chnrch  of  Pavilion  was  formed  in  con- 
nection with  one  at  Moscow,  Livingston  County,  N.  Y.,  in  connection 
with  the  Covington  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  moved  from  Cov- 
ington to  Pavilion  in  1840,  and  which  is  a  part  of  the  history  of  the 
same.  There  are  now  95  members  belonging  to  the  society,  presided 
over  by  Rev.  George  H.  Van  Vradenburg.  There  are  also  about  125 
members  in  the  Sunday-school.  The  valuation  of  the  church  property 
is  $6,000. 

The  First  Universalist  Society  of  Pavilion  was  organized  October  10,. 
1 83 1 ,  by  James  Sprague,  who  was  chosen  moderator,  and  Elijah  Olmsted. 
There  were  38  members  that  composed  the  first  meeting.  Rev.  L.  L. 
Sadler  was  the  first  minister.  The  present  church  was  erected  in  1832, 
at  a  cost  of  $2,100.  Capt.  James  Sprague,  Jr.,  was  the  leading  man  of 
the  society  in  its  early  days,  and  foremost  in  its  support.  Some  of  its 
ministers  have  been  Alfred  Peck  in  1834,  A.  Kelsey  in  1840,  J.  Davy, 
J.  S.  Brown,  N.  M.  Fisk,  Orville  Brayton,  Charles  Cravens,  Charles  Dut- 
ton,  and  M.  D.  Shumway.  The  society  is  not  increasing  in  numbers,  and 
at  present  they  have  no  settled  minister,  but  sometimes  are  supplied  from 
Le  Roy.  The  cemetery  adjacent  to  the  Universalist  Church  was  the 
first  used  as  such  in  the  town,  in  1812. 

There  is  a  very  prosperous,  but  small,  community  of  Catholics  at 
Pavilion,  under  the  charge  of  an  energetic  and  much  beloved  priest.  Rev. 
Father  T.  B.  Milde. 

We  find  that  Asbury  Church  was  built  in  1832  at  Union  Corners,, 
and  cost  $1,500.  Rev.  Hiram  May  was  on  this  curcuit,  and  was  very 
active  in  obtaining  funds  for  its  erection  and  completion.  It  was  used 
by  the  Methodists  until  1876.  when  the  Free  Methodists  undertook  to 
continue  meetings,  but  without  success.  Isaac  Walker  was  one  of  the 
trustees,  and  meetings  were  held  at  his  house  before  the  erection  of  the 
church. 


594  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


A  union  church  was  built  at  Pavilion  Center  at  an  early  day,  and  was 
used  by  all  sects.      It  is  now  in  use  as  a  town  hall. 

Clarissa  Starr,  a  relative  of  Noah  Starr,  has  the  credit  of  starting  the 
first  Sunday-school  organized  at  Pavilion  while  it  was  a  part  of  Coving- 
ton.     She  was  assisted  by  Captain  Betts,  who  was  a  good  singer. 

The  Woman  s  Christian  Temperance  Union  was  organized  March  20, 
1886.  The  present  officers  are  Mrs.  George  Carr,  president;  Mrs.  He- 
man  Terrill,  secretary  ;  and  Miss  Nellie  Ewell,  treasurer.  The  society 
meets  semi-monthly  in  Union  Hall,  West  Main  street. 

Loyal  Legion,  auxiliary  to  the  W.  C.  T.  U.;  Miss  M.  Ella  Thomas, 
superintendent;  Mrs.  George  Carr,  assistant  superintendent.  The  legion 
meets  semi-monthly  in  Union  Hall. 

Woman  s  Foreign  Mission  Society,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
was  organized  in  1884;  Mrs.  G.  H.  Van  Vradenburg,  president;  Mrs. 
Grove  D.  Whitney,  Miss  M.  Ella  Thomas,  and  Mrs.  C.  T.  Lewis,  vice- 
presidents  ;  Mrs.  William  Austin,  corresponding  secretary ;  Mrs.  O. 
Phelps,  secretary  ;   Mrs.  James  Lawson,  treasurer. 

Ladies'  Aid  Society,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  was  organized 
in  1879;  Mrs.  James  Lawson,  president;  Mrs.  C.  M.  Terrill,  vice-presi- 
dent ;  Mrs.  M.  Prill,  secretary ;  Mrs.  C.  A.  Paine,  treasurer ;  meets 
semi-monthly. 

Foreign  Mission  Society,  of  the  Baptist  Church,  was  organized  about 
1853;  Mrs.  D.  L.  Smead,  president;  Mrs.  William  Burt,  secretary; 
Mrs.  W.  T.  Walton,  treasurer. 

Home  Mission  Society,  of  the  Baptist  Church,  was  organized  March  7, 
1889;  Mrs.  James  Ward,  president;  Mrs.  A.  Reese,  secretary;  Mrs. 
Harvey  Young,  treasurer. 

The  EpwortJi  League,  No.  881,  of  the  young  people  of  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church;  Leslie  M.  Judson,  president;  Miss  M.  Ella  Thomas, 
Mrs.  Dora  Hubbard,  Miss  Mary  Graves,  and  George  C.  Whitney,  vice- 
presidents ;   Charles  W.  Wilson,  secretary;    Miss  Edna  Sapp,  treasurer. 

Pavilion  Center  King's  Dajighters  was  organized  in  August,  1889; 
Mrs.  Louisa  Britton,  president ;   Mrs.  Ella  Reese,  secretary  and  treasurer. 

Bailey's  Mills  is  the  location  of  a  grist-mill  established  about  18 17, 
by  Erastus  Bailey  and  Bial  Lathrop.  The  present  dam  was  built  in 
1828.  In  1835  the  mill  was  sold  to  Mr.  Bosley,  in  1840  to  D.  W.  Olm- 
sted, and  to  Mr.  Bailey  again  in  1843,  who  built  a  stone  mill  in  1848. 
In  1879  George  Gaugel  bought  the  concern.  The  present  proprietor  is 
Frank  Gaugel.  A  saw  mill  has  also  been  maintained  at  the  same  place, 
and  a  heading-mill  is  now  operated  there. 

The  Pavilion  grist  and  saw -mill  was  erected  by  Henry  Chilson  in 
December,  1888.  It  is  run  by  steam,  and  has  a  capacity  of  300  bushels 
of  grain  per  day.      It  is  located  at  the  depot  of  the  R.  &  P.  Railroad. 

The  present  warehouse  was  built  by  John  C.  Doty,  who  uses  it  for  the 
produce  and  grain  trade.  Dr.  William  B.  Sprague  had  previously  built 
two  warehouses  on  the  spot,  but  they  were  destroyed  by  fire.      He  also 


TOWN    OF    PAVILION.  595 


engaged  in  the  evaporation  of  apples  where  Mr.  Trescott  has  his  present 
spacious  buildings. 

B.  F.  Trescott,  in  addition  to  his  evaporator,  is  the  proprietor  of  a  fruit 
farm  of  28  acres.  He  has  seven  acres  of  Niagara  grapes,  besides  many- 
acres  in  raspberries,  and  annually  raises  about  1,200  bushels  of  a  supe- 
rior variety  of  pop-corn  on  about  12  acres  of  ground,  keeping  six  or  more 
hands  busy.  He  came  from  Livingston  County,  has  built  a  nice  home 
in  the  village,  on  South  Lake  street,  and  is  one  of  the  most  energetic  and 
active  citizens.      Mr.  Crosby  also  has  a  factory. 

The  Page  cooper  works  were  established  in  1886  By  J.  Quincy  D. 
Page,  for  the  purpose  of  supplying  the  farmers  with  apple  barrels,  butter 
tubs,  and  other  packages.  They  have  a  capacity  of  50,000  barrels  per 
season. 

Pavilion  Grange,  No.  423,  P.  of  H.,  at  Pavilion  Center,  was  organized 
April  II,  1878.  William  L.  Bradley  is  master;  Charles  L.  Hannum, 
secretary;  Asahel  Higgins,  treasurer;  and  E.  T.  Bradley,  purchasing 
agent.  They  own  a  library  of  100  volumes  and  hold  their  meetings  in 
their  own  hall. 

Equitable  Aid  Union,  No.  404,  was  chartered  February  9,  1882.  John 
C  Doty  is  chancellor  ;  L.  W.  Evarts,  advocate  ;  D  L.  Smead,  president ; 
Dr.  S.  M.  Thomas,  vice-president ;  Susan  E.  Doty,  secretary  ;  Mrs. 
Grove  D.  Whitney,  accountant  and  treasurer ;  S.  M.  Burt,  warden  ; 
W.  R.  Burt,  auxiliary ;  D.  M.  Plucker,  chaplain  ;  Mrs.  Rose  Reed,  con- 
ductor; L.  Brownell,  watchman;  Solomon  Reed,  sentinel.  They  meet 
in  Masonic  Hall  the  second  and  fourth  Fridays  in  each  month. 

John  M.  Hutchinson  Post,  No.  243.  G.  A.  R.,  was  organized  Novem- 
ber 3,  1881.  C.  D.  Sapp  is  commander;  E.  T.  Bradley,  adjutant;  J.  W, 
Dow,  quartermaster.  The  post  meets  the  first  and  third  Friday  evenings 
of  each  month  in  Burt's  Hall. 

A.  O.  U.  W.,  No.  261,  was  chartered  January  i,  1880.  J.  P.  Hawks, 
M.  W.;  Charles  E.  Bond,  foreman  ;  C.  D.  Sapp,  recorder ;  W.  M.  Dean, 
financier;  H.  N.  Chilson,  receiver.  They  meet  on  the  first  and  third 
Tuesdays  of  each  month  in  Burt's  Hall. 

Oatka  Lodge,  No.  343,  /.  O.  O.  F.,  was  chartered  April  23,  1888. 
Louis  Wyeth,  N.  G.;  Edwin  Sprague,  V.  G.;  J.  W.  Dow,  treasurer; 
Grove  Dauchy,  recording  secretary ;  Fred  Chilson,  permanent  secretary. 
They  meet  on  Monday  evening  of  each  week. 

The  first  known  of  the  Bradley  family  in  the  United  States  was  Stephen 
Bradley,  a  soldier  of  Oliver  Cromwell's  army,  who  came  over  from  Eng- 
land in  1642,  and  located  in  Guilford,  Conn.  Stephen,  the  fifth  in  the 
order  of  descent,  came  to  Sunderland,  Charlotte  County,  Province  of 
New  York  (now  Vermont),  in  1774,  and  was  great-grandfather  to  Will- 
iam L.  J.  F.  M.  Bradley,  his  grandfather,  lived  to  be  100  years  old. 
Leman,  father  of  William  L.,  came  to  Pavilion  in  181 1,  and  served  in  the 
War  of  18 1 2.  December  27,  1821,  he  married  Mary  Hill,  of  this  town, 
who  was  the   first  school   teacher  in  Pavilion.      They  had   five  children, 


596  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


viz.:  Mary  J.,  Hermione  G.,  Miles  L,,  Sarah  I.,  and  William  L.  Mary  J., 
Miles  L.,  and  Sarah  I.  are  deceased.  William  L  Bradley  was  born 
June  17,  1836,  in  the  house  which  he  now  owns,  and  where  he  resides. 
He  received  a  common  school  and  academic  education,  and  now  holds  the 
position  of  justice  of  the  peace,  is  one  of  the  commissioners  of  the 
United  States  Deposit  Fund,  and  is  a  surveyor,  conveyancer,  and  farmer. 
December  1 1,  1866,  he  married  Fanny  M.,  youngest  daughter  of  Horace 
Bradley,  of  Pavilion  Center,  and  they  have  had  six  children,  viz.:  Lee,, 
who  died  in  infancy  ;  and  Mary  I.,  Etta  E.,  Robert  L.  and  Horace  S. 
(twins),  and  Bertha  E.,  who  survive.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  reside  near 
Pavilion  Center. 

E.  T.  Bradley,  who  was  born  January  21,  1838,  where  he  now  resides, 
at  the  age  of  16  started  in  life  to  earn  a  livelihood  for  himself  August 
19,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  151st  N.  Y.  Vols.,  was  selected  as  cor- 
poral, and  participated  in  the  battle  of  Mine  Run,  Va.,  and  was  wounded 
in  the  right  elbow.  After  being  in  the  hospital  at  Alexandria  nine 
months  he  was  discharged  as  sergeant.  Since  his  return  he  has  been  en- 
gaged in  farming  and  coopering,  beginning  the  latter  business  in  1868. 
He  has  served  three  years  as  justice,  five  years  as  clerk,  two  terms  as 
deputy  sheriff,  and  now  holds  the  position  of  constable  and  collector. 
He  is  a  son  of  Horace  and  Emeline  (Bigelow)  Bradley,  natives  respec- 
tively of  Sunderland,  Vt.,  and  New  York.  Horace  Bradley  came  to 
Pavilion  with  his  parents  in  18 14,  with  an  ox-team.  He  reared  four 
children,  Amanda,  E.  T.,  Sophia,  and  P'annie.  He  died  May  22,  1855, 
aged  58  years.  Horace  was  a  son  of  Benjamin  Bradley,  who  was  born 
in  Vermont,  married  Sally  Brunson,  reared  five  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters, and  died  aged  89  years. 

James  A.  Boyd  was  born  September  4,  1820,  in  Charlton,  Saratoga 
County,  N.  Y.,  a  son  of  Alexander  and  Eleanor  (Gibson)  Boyd.  Alex- 
ander was  born  in  1790,  near  Glasgow,  Scotland,  and  when  18  years  of 
age  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  Saratoga  County.  He  was 
a  weaver  by  trade  and  also  a  farmer.  His  wife  was  born  near  Belfast, 
Ireland,  in  1781,  and  when  a  girl  of  15  years  came  with  her  parents  to 
Saratoga  County.  They  had  six  children,  namely:  Mrs.  Margaret  Mc- 
Arthur,  James  A.,  Samuel,  John  (deceased),  Jane,  and  Alexander.  In 
1825  Alexander  Boyd  and  wife  came  to. Covington.  He  died  in  1874, 
and  his  wife  in  1869.  They  were  United  Presbyterians.  James  A.  mar- 
ried, March  19,  1856,  Margaret,  daughter  of  Duncan  McMillan,  of  Cov- 
ington. Mr.  McMillan  was  born  in  the  Highlands  of  Scotland  in  1789, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents,  John  and  Margaret 
(McGregor)  McMillan,  settUng  in  Johnstown,  thence  removing  to  York, 
Livingston  County,  prior  to  1812.  Duncan  McMillan  located  where  Mr. 
Boyd  now  resides  about  1830,  and  raised  three  sons  and  four  daughters. 
James  A.  Boyd  has  two  children,  Ella  C.  and  William  J.  They  are 
members  of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church. 

William  Buckingham,  born  in   Devonshire,   Eng.   (Bishop's  Tawton), 


TOWN    OF   PAVILION.  597 


July  I  5,  1832,  is  a  son  of  John  and  Susanna  (Joce)  Buckingham,  who  reared 
two  sons.      WiUiam  Buckingham   came  to   the   United   States  in    June, 

1854,  located  in  Batavia,  and  engaged  at  his  trade  as  blacksmith.  He 
worked  at  various  places  until  May.  1855,  when  he  located  in  Pavilion  and 
entered  the  employ  of  Tompkins  &  Co  ,  wagon  and  carriage  manufac- 
turers, for  one  year,  when  he  began  work  for  Samuel  Crosman.  In  i860 
he  purchased  the  blacksmith  shop  of  Tompkins  &  Co.,  which  he  run  for 
1 1  years,  when  he  purchased  the  entire  establishment,  and  has  since  oper- 
ated it  alone.  This  is  a  business  established  about  70  years  ago  by 
Whitney  &  Whitaker.  He  married  Maria  Fulling,  of  Gloucester,  Eng., 
and  they  have  two  daughters,  Lottie  and  Mary. 

Don  C.  Bond,  born  May  16,  1830,  in  Pavilion,  was  a  son  of  Elias  and 
Abigail  (Hutchinson)  Bond.  Elias  Bond  was  born  May  17,  1799,  in 
Grafton,  Vt.,  and  his  wife  in  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  November  i,  1807. 
In  1 8 10  he  came  to  Middiebury  with  his  parents,  and  in  1820  he  located 
on  125  acres  where  the  village  now  is,  for  which  he  paid  $17  per  acre.  In 
early  life  he  served  as  constable  and  collector  for  many  years.  His  chil- 
dren were  Don  C,  Ellen  G  ,  Dewitt  C,  of  Dakota,  Albert  D.,  Edward  A., 
Florence  L.,  who  died  in  infancy,  and  Charles  E.  He  died  in  February, 
1876,  and  his  wife  in  April,  1870.  The  grandfather  of  Don  C.  Bond, 
William,  who  died  in  i860,  aged  82,  was  a  native  of  Vermont  and  a  sol- 
dier of  18  12,  and  married  Miss  Relief  Rugg,  of  Virginia,  raised  five  sons 
and  six  daughters,  and  spent  their  last  days  with  Elias  Bond.  The  father 
of  William  Bond  was  William  Henry.  Don  C.  Bond  was  reared  on  the 
farm,  had  a  common  school  education,  and  at  the  age  of  24  began  to 
learn  blacksmithing,  which  trade  he  has  followed  since,  except  three  years 
in  the  hotel  and  three  years  teaming  at  Le  Roy.      He  married,  March  27, 

1855,  Sarah  J.,  daughter  of  Smith  and  Sarah  (Mead)  Dauchy.  His  wife 
was  born  in  Pavilion.  They  had  one  child,  George  W.  (deceased). 
Charles  E.  Bond  was  born  September  23,  1850,  in  Pavilion,  and  began 
at  an  early  age  as  clerk  in  a  store.  He  opened  a  store  on  his  own  ac- 
count in  1876,  and  continued  in  the  business  for  II  years.  He  was  for 
four  years  postmaster  under  Cleveland's  administration.  He  was  also 
town  clerk  for  six  or  seven  years.  Although  a  Democrat  his  popularity 
was  such  as  to  be  elected  for  several  terms  in  a  strong  Republican  town. 

A.  K.  Cobb,  born  February  10,  1844,  where  he  now  resides,  is  a  son 
of  Lovel  and  Ruth  (Kentfield)  Cobb,  of  Canaan,  Pa.,  and  Massachusetts, 
respectively.  Lovel  Cobb,  born  in  1 792,  came  to  this  county  in  181 2,  and 
settled  on  100  acres  where  his  son  now  lives.  He  died  in  1871.  His 
children  were  Justus,  who  died  in  Michigan  ;  Ransom  L.,  who  died  in 
Kansas;  Darius,  who  died  in  Pennsylvania;  Richard  W.,  who  died  in 
Canada  ;  Mary  Lull,  of  Michigan  ;  Sarah  J.;  Hanlon ;  Willard  T..  of  Mich- 
igan ;  Joseph  N.,  of  Pennsylvania  ;  William  L.,  of  Michigan  ;  Rufus  C,  of 
Indiana  ;  Millard  F.;  and  A.  K.  The  mother  of  Mr.  Cobb  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  David  Kentfield,  who  was  born  in  Mansfield,  Conn.,  February  9; 
1777,  and  married  Betsey  Lyon,  who  was  born  in  1775.     They  came  from 

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598  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Massachusetts  to  Genesee  County  about  1813.  He  served  in  the  War 
of  18 1 2,  and  reared  seven  children.  A.  K.  Cobb,  being  raised  on  the 
farm,  received  but  a  common  school  education.  He  owns  the  old  home- 
stead. 

J.  Lyman  Crocker  was  born  in  Hamilton,  Madison  County,  N.  Y.,  Sep- 
tember 4,  1 8 14.  He  is  an  intelligent  and  well  informed  farmer.  He  re- 
ceived a  good  English  education  at  the  common  schools  and  Middlebury 
Academy,  and  in  early  life  he  taught  considerable  in  the  common  schools. 
He  has  served  as  town  superintendent  of  schools  and  supervisor,  and  has 
had  other  honors  conferred  upon  him,  but  not  desiring  the  positions  re- 
fused to  qualify.  He  married,  June  14,  1843,  Lamma  Mclntyre,  of  Wor- 
cester County,  Mass.,  who  bore  him  two  children,  Edgar  M.  and  Henry 
C,  the  latter  of  whom  died  at  Saginaw,  Mich.  Mr.  Crocker  is  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  is  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Susan 
(Emmons)  Crocker,  who  were  born  in  Colchester,  New  London  County, 
and  East  Haddam,  Middlesex  County,  Conn.,  respectively.  They  were 
married  in  December,  18 12.  Mr.  Crocker,  soon  after  his  marriage,  en- 
tered the  army  in  the  War  of  1812,  but  in  a  short  time  furnished  a  sub- 
stitute. He  came  to  Hamilton,  Madison  County,  in  18 14,  and  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1 8 16,  came  to  Genesee  County,  and  settled  three  miles  south  of 
Le  Roy  village,  on  90  acres,  which  he  had  purchased  in  the  fall  of  18 15. 
He  died  July  30,  1859,  aged  70  years  and  10  months,  and  his  wife  Jan- 
uary 5,  1862,  aged  73  years  and  10  months.  J.  Lyman  was  their  only 
child.  Isaac  was  a  son  of  Simeon  Crocker,  Jr.,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the 
war  for  independence,  and  was  connected  with  the  quartermaster  depart- 
ment. He  married  a  Miss  Swift,  and  reared  a  family  of  four  sons  and 
three  daughters.  His  father  was  Simeon  Crocker,  who  came  from  Eng- 
land and  settled  in  Connecticut. 

George  W.  Cook  was  born  November  26,  1833,  where  he  now  re- 
sides. He  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mahala  (Kelsey)  Cook,  who  were  born 
in  Eastman,  Washington  County,  and  Greenfield,  Saratoga  County, 
respectively.  Joseph  Cook  came  to  Genesee  County  in  1830  and  located 
on  30  or  more  acres  where  George  W.  now  resides,  to  which  he  con- 
tinued to  add  until  he  owned  175  acres*  He  was  industrious  and  honest, 
was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  intelligence  and  ability,  and  was  highly 
esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  served  his  town  as  assessor  for 
several  terms.  In  1853-54  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  Assembly 
from  his  county.  He  had  a  family  of  three  sons  and  four  daughters,  as 
follows:  John  L.,  Leonora  S.,  George  W.,  Ann  O.  (Mrs.  Shadbolt), 
Mary  E.  (Mrs.  Edson),  Sarah  J.,  and  William  J.  Joseph  Cook  died  in 
1858,  aged  56.  He  was  strictly  a  self-made  man.  His  wife  was  a 
daughter  of  William  Kelsey,  who  came  from  Saratoga  County  to  Genesee 
County  in  18 17,  and  located  about  one  mile  south  of  Le  Roy.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  the  War  of  18 12.  George  W.  Cook  has  always  lived  on  the 
farm  where  he  now  resides.  He  received  a  good  common  school  educa- 
tion,   and   married    Emma   E.,    only   daughter  of  John  G.    and   Harriet 


TOWN    OF   PAVILION.  599 


(Taber)  Barber.  Mr.  Barber  came  from  Vermont  and  was  one  of  the 
early  pioneers  of  Le  Roy.  He  was  a  dentist  and  druggist.  Mrs.  Cook 
died  in  1882.  They  had  one  child,  Emma  E.  William  J.  Cool<^  a  genial, 
clever,  and  hospitable  gentleman,  and  brother  of  George  W.,  was  born  in 
September,  1845,  ^""^  occupies  a  portion  of  the  homestead.  He  is  an 
active  politician  and  has  filled  a  responsible  position  in  the  revenue  de- 
partment. He  married  Lucinda  M.,  daughter  of  Homer  and  Lucinda 
(Buck)  Daw,  of  Dawes  Corners,  this  county.  They  were  born  in  Con- 
necticut and  Vermont  respectively,  and  came  to  Dawes  Corners  about 
1820. 

Homer  Cook  was  born  January  14,  1841,  where  he  now  resides,  on 
Burleigh  Hill.  He  was  a  son  of  Ambrose  and  Betsie  (Beckwith)  Cook. 
Ambrose  Cook  was  born  in  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y.,  and  came  to 
Pavilion  with  his  parents  in  18 19.  They  settled  on  Burleigh  Hill,  where 
he  resided  during  his  life,  except  three  years  spent  in  Wyoming  County. 
He  had  seven  children  :  Harriet,  who  died  in  Illinois,  Levi,  Warren, 
Esther,  Mahala,  of  Michigan,  Ambrose,  and  Homer.  Mahala  and  Homer 
only  are  living.  He  died  in  1859,  aged  53.  He  was  a  son  of  Levi  and 
Betsey  (Brown)  Cook,  who  came  from  New  Marlboro,  Mass.,  to  Vernon, 
Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  and  thence  to  Pavilion.  He  served  as  justice  for 
a  time,  and  reared  four  sons  and  three  daughters.  His  father  was  Hezekiah 
Cook,  of  Massachusetts,  who  had  five  sons  and  one  daughter.  Homer 
Cook  received  a  good  English  education  in  the  district  schools.  His 
father  having  left  a  debt  of  $4,000  on  the  homestead  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  young  Homer,  then  but  17.  took  charge  of  the  farm,  and,  being 
energetic  and  ambitious,  he  paid  off  the  indebtedness,  and  now  possesses 
one  of  the  best  farms  in  the  county.  He  has  given  considerable  of  his 
time  to  fruit  growing,  and  now  owns  one  of  the  largest  pear  and  quince 
orchards  in  the  town.  His  residence  is  so  located  that  he  commands  a 
view  of  the  country  for  many  miles.  For  the  past  14  years  he  has  served 
as  highway  commissioner.  Mr.  Cook  married,  November  24,  1864, 
Kate,  daughter  of  James  Fisher.  Their  children  are  Jennie  F.,  Jay, 
Llary,  and  Alice  B. 

Joel  Crofoot,  an  early  pioneer  of  Genesee  County,  was  a  native  of 
Vermont.  He  moved  to  Cayuga  Lake  about  18 10,  and  in  18 16  located 
in  Covington,  now  Pavilion.  He  entered  an  article  for  50  acres  one  mile 
east  of  the  village,  where  he  lived  until  his  death  in  1863,  aged  'j'j  years. 
He  married  Polly  Carr,  and  reared  five  sons  and  two  daughters.  His  sons 
were  Richmond  R.,  Gideon  W.,  Leonard,  William  D.,  of  Michigan,  and 
George  W.,  also  of  Michigan.  The  father  of  Joel  was  Marcom  Crofoot, 
of  Vermont,  a  general  of  militia,  who  moved  from  Cayuga  County  to 
Painesville,  Ohio,  about  18 16,  where  he  resided  until  his  death.  His 
father  came  from  Scotland.  He  married  a  Miss  Knapp,  and  they  had 
four  sons  and  five  daughters.  Richmond  R.  Crofoot  was  born  in  1820, 
on  the  place  where  he  now  resides,  and  was  educated  at  the  district 
schools.      In  1840  he  was  elected  captain  of  militia,  which  position  he  re- 


6oO  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


tained  for  seven  years.  Leonard  Crofoot  was  born  in  1823,  raised  on  a 
farm,  received  an  academic  education,  and  at  the  age  of  21  began  teach- 
ing school.  About  1858  he  engaged  in  the  insurance  business,  remain- 
ing in  it  for  20  years,  and  was  one  of  the  most  successful  in  the  business. 
He  has  also  been  engaged  in  farming  since  21.  Mr  Cook  has  served  as 
justice  of  the  peace  two  terms  and  school  commissioner  four  years.  He 
married,  September  18,  1854,  Lenora  E.  De  Long,  of  Akron,  Erie 
County.  They  have  two  sons,  George  W.  and  Charles  R.  He  located 
where  he  now  resides  in  1855.     They  belong  to  the  Universalist  Church. 

Addison  Christman  was  born  in  Palatine,  Montgomery  County,  N.  Y., 
November  30,  1831,  a  son  of  John  I.  and  Sally  (Trumbull)  Christman, 
natives  of  the  same  county  and  Massachusetts  respectively.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  a  boatman  on  the  canal,  and  reared  seven  sons  and  one  daugh- 
ter. He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  181 2,  and  was  twice  married.  Ad- 
dison was  reared  upon  the  farm,  received  a  common  school  education, 
and  at  the  early  age  of  16  began  to  learn  the  carpenters'  trade.  At  the 
age  of  18  he  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Lampman,  of  St. 
Johnsville,  N  Y.  They  had  five  children,  of  whom  four  are  living,  viz  : 
William  C,  Menzo  A.,  Anna,  and  Edwin  R.  He  has  followed  farming 
since  his  marriage,  until  three  years  ago.  He  lived  in  Wheeler,  Steuben 
County,  four  years,  and  in  i860  located  at  Bailey's  Mills,  on  120  acres 
of  land.  In  July,  1885,  he  came  to  Pavilion,  and  has  since  been  a  contrac- 
tor and  builder.  He  has  served  as  railroad  commissioner.  The  family 
are  now  members  of  the  Universalist  Church,  but  were  formerly  mem- 
bers of  the  Dutch  Reformed  Church.  Menzo  A.  Christman,  son  of  Ad- 
dison, was  born  in  Palatine,  December  29,  1855,  received  a  common 
school  education,  and  married,  January  10,  1883,  Cora  A.,  daughter  of 
James  and  Sarah  (Notnaugie)  McDuffie,  farmers,  of  Seneca  County, 
N.  Y.  They  are  members  of  the  Universalist  Church.  He  located 
where  he  now  resides,  near  Pavilion  Center,  in  1878. 

Abel  Chilson,  born  in  Connecticut,  married  a  Miss  Groesbeck.  He 
was  a  native  of  Holland  and  came  to  New  York  when  a  young  man. 
One  of  his  sons,  Nicholas,  was  born  in  the  Mohawk  valley,  in  Dutchess 
County,  January  23,  1809.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and 
was  a  farmer  December  7,  1828,  in  Manchtster,  Ontario  County,  he 
married  Mareba  Corey,  of  Shortsville,  and  they  had  10  children,  of  whom 
two  are  deceased,  and  eight  survive,  namely  :  Nathaniel,  Chester,  Sophia, 
Maria,  Clara,  Henry,  Fred,  and  Frank.  Fred  Chilson  was  born  in  Cov- 
ington, Wyoming  County,  on  the  farm  he  now  owns,  April  I,  1854,  and 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  an  academy  until  he  was  20  years 
old.  December  9,  1874,  he  married  Jennie,  oldest  daughter  of  Horace  S. 
Coe,  of  Pavilion  Center.  They  have  two  children,  namely:  Eva  M., 
born  January  4,  1875,  and  Howard  F.,  born  July  21.  1878.  Mr.  Chilson 
is  a  farmer  and  general  dealer,  and  resides  in  the  village  of  Pavilion. 

Henry  N.  Chilson,  a  native  of  Covington,  Wj'oming  County,  was  born 
May  12,  1848,   and   is   a  son   of  Nicholas  and   Mareba  (Corey)  Chilson, 


TOWN   OF   PAVILION.  6oi 


natives  of  Hartwick,  Otsego  County,  N.  Y.,  and  Litchfield,  Mass.,  re- 
spectively. They  had  six  sons  and  four  daughters,  and  came  to  Wyom- 
ing County  in  1830.  Nicholas  was  a  son  of  Abel  Chilson,  who  was  born 
in  Vermont,  married  Maria  Groesbeck,  of  Hartwick,  and  had  six  sons 
and  four  daughters.  Henry  N.  Chilson  was  educated  at  the  common 
schools  and  reared  upon  a  farm.  '  He  was  in  the  coopering  business  for 
three  years,  and  has  followed  threshing  for  1 1  years.  He  has  resided  in 
Pavilion  since  1861.  xA.ugust  17,  1867,  he  married  Nancy  J.,  daughter 
of  John  and  Julia  (Stephens)  Steward,  who  came  to  Pavilion  in  1828 
from  Amsterdam,  where  he  was  born  in  June,  1809.  Mr.  Chilson  has 
lost  three  children,  and  has  two,  Albert  and  Ina  J.,  who  survive.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  A.  O.  U.  W. 

Eli  Carr  was  born  May  25,  1834,  one  mile  east  of  Pavilion,  and  is  a 
son  of  Richmond  and  Rosanna  (Perry)  Carr,  natives  of  Rhode  Island  and 
Saratoga  County.  They  came  to  Genesee  County  in  18 16,  and  took  up 
157  acres  of  land.  They  reared  six  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz.:  Liv- 
ingston, Sylvester,  Sallie  A.,  Eli,  Wellington,  Edwin,  of  Kansas,  Cala- 
fornia,  and  Arvid.  They  belong  to  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Carr  re- 
ceived a  common  school  education,  and  lived  on  a  farm  until  April, 
1872,  when  he  moved  to  the  village.  He  married  Jane  L,,  daughter  of 
Levi  Carr,  of  Saratoga  County,  and  has  one  son,  George  D. 

Peter  Crosman,  born  in  Morris,  N.  J.,  March  14,  1782,  when  six 
years  of  age  went  to  Pennsylvania  with  his  parents,  and  came  to  Gene- 
see County  in  1809,  settling  at  the  foot  of  Burleigh  Hill.  About  six 
years  later  he  moved  one  mile  west  of  Pavilion.  He  was  a  soldier  of  1 8 1 2, 
and  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  David  Bowen,  who  came  from  Wales. 
Their  children  were  William,  Samuel,  Frances  M.,  and  Marion.  He  died 
in  March,  1864,  aged  82  years.  The  father  of  Peter  was  William,  who 
was  born  in  Connecticut,  September  24,  1757,  of  Scotch  ancestry.  He 
was  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Dr.  Lewis 
Workman,  who  died  at  the  age  of  loi,  and  his  wife  at  the  age  of  96. 
They  had  four  sons  and  four  daughters.  He  died  in  18 13,  and  was  the 
first  person  buried  in  the  Pavilion  Cemetery.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Universalist  Church.  Mrs.  Frances  M.  Crosman  and  her  brother  Will- 
iam are  the  only  surviving  members  of  Peter  Crosman's  family. 

Robert  R.  Dow  was  born  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  about  1800,  and  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1820  with  his  parents.  They  located  in  York, 
Livingston  County,  N.  Y.,  and  took  up  175  acres  of  land.  The  father 
of  James  W.  married  Sarah  J.,  daughter  of  Reuben  R.  Wooster,  of  Liv- 
ingston County,  and  they  had  eight  children,  two  of  whom  died  in  in- 
fancy, and  six  survive,  namely:  James  W.,  John  R.,  Marion,  Robert  R., 
Margaret  A.,  and  Mary  J.  James  W.  Dow,  born  in  York,  Livingston 
County,  February  7,  1837,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  until  he 
was  16  years  old.  January  27,  1869,  he  married  Margaret  E.,  youngest 
daughter  of  James  Copeland,  of  Covington,  Wyoming  County.  They 
have  two  children:   William  D.,  born  May  22,  1870,  who  was  educated  in 


6o2  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

the  public  schools  and  in  the  Normal  school  at  Geneseo,  and  graduated 
from  Rochester  Business  University  ;  and  James  C,  who  was  born  July  25, 
1873.  Both  reside  with  their  parents.  November  2,  1861,  Mr.  Dow 
enlisted  in  Co.  G,  104th  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols.  (Wadsworth  Guards),  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  battles  of  Cedar  Mountain,  August  9,  1862  ;  Rappahan- 
nock Station,  August  17,  1862;  Thoroughfare  Gap,  August  28,  1862; 
second  Bull  Run,  August  30,  1862;  Chantilly,  September  i,  1862  ;  South 
Mountain,  September  14,  1862;  Antietam,  September  17,  1862;  Fred- 
ericksburg, December  13,  1862  ;  Chancellorsville  seven  days'  fight.  May 
2  to  10,  1863  ;  and  Gettysburg,  in  the  latter  of  which  he  was  wounded, 
in  the  first  day's  fight,  in  his  right  wrist,  with  a  minie-ball.     July    10, 

1863,  he  was  granted  leave  of  absence  until  January  9,  1864,  when  he  re- 
ported to  his  regiment  for  duty,  and   remained  with  them  until   May  2, 

1864.  At  the  organization  of  his  company,  November  2,  1 861,  he  was 
made  second  sergeant ;  September  12,  1862,  was  promoted  first  sergeant; 
October  31,  1862,  to  second  lieutenant ;  and  in  June,  1863,  was  made  first 
lieutenant.  In  May,  1864,  he  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health  caused 
by  his  wound,  and  applied  for  a  position  in  the  Veteran  Reserve  Corps, 
which  he  received  as  second  lieutenant  May  9,  1864.  and  was  assigned 
to  Co.  E,  1 2th  Regt.  He  was  on  duty  at  Prince  Street  prison  in  Alex- 
ander, Old  Capital  prison,  Washington,  D.  C,  and  at  the  prison  on  Carl 
street,  where  he  was  one  of  the  guards  after  the  capture  of  Wilkes  Booth 
and  his  conspirators  until  they  were  hung  or  sent  to  the  Dry  Tortugas. 
Mr.  Dow  was  discharged  from  this  important  duty  June  30,  1866.  He 
is  now  a  resident  of  the  village  of  Pavilion,  and  by  occupation  a  general 
dealer. 

Jason  Duguid,  of  Pompey,  Onondaga  County,  was  born  March  26, 
1803.  His  father  was  William,  whose  father,  John,  came  from  Scotland. 
Jason  began  life  as  a  teacher  at  the  age  of  17  years.  He  was  a  leading 
citizen  of  Pavilion,  where  he  settled  in  1822,  and  held  the  ofiice  of  jus- 
tice of  the  peace,  and  others.  He  died  December  24,  1874.  His  wife 
was  the  daughter  of  Amos  Halbert,  who  came  from  Westmoreland, 
N.  Y.,  and  settled  near  Roanoke  very  early.  He  died  during  the  war, 
aged  84  years.  The  sons  and  daughters  of  Jason  Duguid,  all  of  whom 
are  living  and  have  families,  are  Addison,  Sarah  A.,  Maud  L.,  Jeanette  L., 
Melvin  b.,  William  H.,  Nelson  A.,  Henry  C,  and  Manfred.  Manfred 
Duguid  was  born  October  17,  1836,  where  he  now  resides,  and  was  edu- 
cated at  the  district  schools.  He  enlisted  in  the  129th  N.  Y.  Inf.,  and 
was  transferred  to  the  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  as  second  sergeant.  He  was  in 
the  battles  of  the  Wilderness,  Cold  Harbor,  Petersburg,  and  North  Anna, 
and  all  others  in  which  his  regiment  participated.  He  was  commissioned 
second  lieutenant  in  the  fall  of  1864,  and  discharged  June  22,  1865,  at 
Rochester,  since  when  he  has  been  engaged  in  farming.  Mr.  Duguid 
has  held  several  positions  of  trust.  He  married,  August  18,  1 868, 
Nancy  J.,  daughter  of  John  Ward,  of  Pavilion,  and  their  children  are 
Minnie  A.  and  John  W. 


TOWN   OF   PAVILION.  603 


Calvin  Dutton,  born  February  14,  1806,  in  Washington,  Oneida 
County,  is  a  son  of  Calvin  and  Polly  (Edgerton)  Dutton,  natives  of  Mas- 
sachusetts and  Connecticut,  respectively.  Calvin,  Sr.,  was  a  farmer,  came 
to  Oneida  in  18 12  with  his  family,  and  died  in  Fulton,  N.  Y.  He  reared 
four  sons  and  two  daughters.  Calvin,  Jr.'s,  grandfather  (Dutton)  was 
born  in  England,  came  to  the  United  States  after  his  marriage,  settled  in 
Massachusetts,  and  taught  school  for  40  years.  The  maternal  grand- 
father, Zedediah  Edgerton,  was  a  farmer,  and  reared  seven  sons  and  eight 
daughters.  Calvin  Dutton  married,  in  November,  1834,  Mehitable, 
daughter  of  Elijah  Rogers,  and  they  have  one  child,  Nancy  Louisa 
Sparks.  After  their  marriage  they  lived  in  Batavia  one  year,  and  in 
1837  they  settled  where  they  now  reside.  He  has  served  six  years  as 
highway  commissioner.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 
and  his  wife  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

John  Doty,  of  Connecticut,  married  Olive  E.  Walker,  of  Rutland,  Vt., 
and  came  to  Covington  in  1824,  settling  on  50  acres,  which  was  finally 
increased  to  1,000  acres,  one  mile  south  of  the  village,  where  he  died  in 
1876,  aged  74  years.  He  was  captain  of  a  boat  on  the  Erie  Canal  and 
an  active  citizen.  They  were  of  Dutch  descent,  and  had  four  children, 
one  of  whom,  John  C,  is  living.  John  C.  Doty,  who  was  born  in  Cov- 
ington, September  9,  1841,  received  a  common  school  education,  was 
reared  on  the  farm,  and  after  19  years  of  age  pursued  that  calling  for 
seven  years,  when  he  took  a  contract  to  build  37  miles  of  the  Buffalo, 
Rochester  &  Pittsburg  Railroad,  between  Salamanca  and  Eagle,  and  35 
miles  of  the  new  four- track  road  on  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  speculation  for  the  past  six  years.  He  is  an 
F.  &  A.  M.  In  August,  1871,  he  married  Susan  Fay  Baker,  daughter 
of  Dr.  Warren  Fay,  of  Walpole,  N.  H.,  who,  in  1796,  when  21  years  of 
age,  came  to  Avon  Springs,  studied  medicine,  graduated  at  Castleton, 
Vt.,  and  finally  located  in  Pavilion,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  and 
was  the  leading  physician  for  50  years.  Dr.  Fay  married  Freelove  Pal- 
mer, of  Stonington,  Conn.  They  were  of  English  origin,  and  reared  four 
sons  and  three  daughters.  Mrs.  Doty  has  one  daughter,  Blanche,  by  a 
former  husband.  Her  brother  Casper  W.  is  in  Chicago  in  the  insurance 
business,  Joseph  is  in  Hamilton,  Neb.,  engaged  in  the  lumber  trade,  and 
another,  Lieut  Col.  Fay,  served  in  the  151st  N.  Y.  Inf,  and  is  a  partner 
of  A.  P.  Laning,  of  Buffalo. 

Frank  Gaugel,  born  August  16,  1857,  in  Le  Roy,  is  a  son  of  George 
and  Josephine  (Myers)  Gaugel,  natives  of  Wittenberg,  Germany.  They 
came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  and  settled  in  Le  Roy.  He  was  a 
miller.  They  reared  eight  children,  viz.:  Frank,  Carrie  Legg,  Barbara, 
Josephine,  George,  Emeline,  Edward,  and  Jay.  He  died  in  1885,  aged 
50  years,  where  Frank  now  resides,  and  to  which  place  he  moved  in 
1869.  Frank  Gaugel  received  a  common  school  education.  He  was 
taught  the  business  of  milling  and  is  now  the  proprietor  of  Bailey's  Mills. 
He  married,  October  11,  1882.  Josephine,  daughter  of  Jacob  Bernd,  of 
Le  Roy,  and  they  are  members  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 


604  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Frederick  Graves,  born  in  England,  was  a  soldier  in  the  English  army 
in  the  war  of  1776.  One  of  his  sons,  Frederick  Graves,  was  born  in 
Massachusetts  in  18 17,  and  married  Margaret  Lockrow,  of  Albany. 
Her  father,  Thomas,  served  in  the  colonial  army  in  1776.  They  had 
10  children,  namely:  Almira,  Mary,  Sarah,  Fannie,  Emma,  George  C., 
William  H.,  Charles  P.,  Frederick  A.,  and  Richard  R.  C.  George  C. 
Graves  was  born  in  Albany,  March  22,  1832.  He  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools,  and  married  Rebecca  J.  Upton,  of  Quebec,  Canada, 
by  whom  he  has  had  seven  children,  viz.:  Alice  J.,  Ellen  R.,  Estella  J., 
William  and  Edwin  R.  (twins),  Marietta,  and  Julietta.  Mr.  Graves  en- 
listed in  1 86 1  in  Co.  I,  151st  Inf  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  after  three  years' 
service  he  was  discharged  for  disability.  He  is  now  a  pensioner.  He 
has  been  a  resident  of  Pavilion  30  years.  Here  his  children  were  born, 
and  here  three  of  them  are  buried,  Alice  J.,  Ellen  R.,  Estella  J. 

Rev.  Henry  B.  Ewell  was  born  in  Middlebury,  Wyoming  County, 
N.  Y.,  April  13,  181 1.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  in 
Middlebury  Academy,  graduated  from  the  theological  department  of 
Madison  University  in  August,  1836,  and  was  ordained  in  January,  1837. 
He  married,  first,  in  April,  1838,  Amelia  Dix,  by  whom  he  had  two 
children  :  Amelia  S.  and  William  H.  For  his  second  wife  he  married, 
February  25,  1845,  Fanny  Blackmer,  and  they  also  had  two  children, 
viz  :  Helen  E.,  born  February  3,  1851,  and  Jirah  B.,  born  March  29, 
1853.  Rev.  Mr.  Ewell  died  in  April,  1884,  after  a  faithful  and  well 
rounded  life  of  ministerial  work.  He  was  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church 
in  the  village  of  Pavilion  44  years,  and  his  earnest  work  in  this  part  of 
the  State  was  ably  seconded  by  his  estimable  wife,  who  survives  hirn. 
Their  son  Jirah  B.,  after  his  education  was  completed,  entered  the  min- 
istry at  Warsaw,  N.  Y.  He  married  M.  Florine  Mallery,  of  La  Grange, 
and  they  had  two  children,  Glen  B.  and  Bertha  A.  Rev.  Jirah  B.  died 
July  8,  1887. 

William  H.  Gilmore  was  born  in  Pavilion,  October  23,  1836,  a  son  of 
William  and  Mehitable  (Smead)  Gilmore.  William  was  born  at  Cam- 
bridge, N  Y.,  in  1809,  came  to  Pavilion  in  1826,  opened  a  saddler's  shop, 
and  conducted  the  business  for  5  i  years.  He  was  also  a  general  mer- 
chant for  18  years.  His  second  wife  was  Sarah  H.  Carr.  George  Gil- 
more, father  of  William,  was  from  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  and  was  a  sufferer  by 
the  raid  of  the  Hessians  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  family  are  of 
Scotch  descent.  William  H.  Gilmore  received  a  common  school  education, 
and  is  a  graduate  of  the  Albion  Academy  and  Pittsburg  Commercial  Col- 
lege. At  the  age  of  14  he  entered  a  drug  store.  Two  years  later  he 
went  to  school,  where  he  continued  for  five  years,  and  excepting  one 
year  spent  in  Iowa  has  always  lived  in  this  town,  being  engaged  in  the 
general  merchandise  and  drug  trade.  In  1883  he  organized  the  Gilmore 
Aromatic  Wine  Co.,  with  a  capital  of  $20,000,  whose  products  received 
the  endorsement  of  the  medical  profession.  In  1886  he  sold  out  his  in- 
terests in  the  company  and    the  business  was  moved  to  Rochester.      Mr. 


TOWN    OF   PAVILION.  605 


Gilmore  has  filled  public  offices  for  17  years,  being  eight  years  postmas- 
ter of  the  village.  He  has  been  twice  married,  first  to  Ellen,  daughter 
•of  James  Wilson,  and  second  to  Elva,  daughter  of  Edwin  Fellows,  of 
Orleans  County.  He  has  four  children,  Sarah  E.  and  Nellie  N.  (twins), 
Clayton  N.,  and  Clarence  H.  The  family  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  and  Mr.  Gilmore  is  a  member  of  the  order  of  A.  O.  U.  W. 

John  D.  Gillett,  who  was  born  in  Delaware  County,  N.  Y.,  in  January, 
1798,  came  to  the  Genesee  country  in  1812.  When  he  was  18  years  old 
he  married  Cornelia  W.  Bronson,  who  was  born  in  1804,  and  was  only 
13  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  marriage.  They  had  10  children, 
■of  whom  three  daughters  are  dead,  and  seven  survive,  viz.:  Thomas, 
Gideon  B..  William  F.,  George  D.,  Lucy,  Cornelia,  and  Adeline.  Will- 
iam F.  Gillett  enlisted  in  July,  1861,  in  Co.  A,  85th  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols., 
reenlisted  in  January,  1864,  and  was  in  the  following  battles:  Siege  of 
Yorktown,  Williamsburg,  Fair  Oaks,  Gaines  Mills,  Newburn,  N.  C, 
Roanoke  Island,  and  Little  Washington.  He  was  discharged  in  July, 
1865,  and  now  resides  near  Pavilion  Center.  He  is  a  bachelor.  His 
•mother  is  living  in  Stafford,  aged  86  years.  George  E.,  son  of  George 
D.,  is  station  agent  at  Pavilion,  and  his  daughter  Florence  A.  at  Pavil- 
ion Center. 

William  H.  Huyck  was  born  in  Manlius,  N.  Y.,  March  18,  1812.  He 
married  Hannah  Ferguson,  of  Orangeville,  Wyoming  County,  and  they 
had  four  children,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  and  three  are  living,  viz.: 
Nellie  A.,  Mary  L.,  and  Evelyn  P.  Nellie  A.  was  born  in  Le  Roy,  Jan- 
uary 23,  1842.  She  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  early  in 
life  became  a  school  teacher.  May  27,  1861,  she  married  Charles  W. 
Wallace,  M.  A.,  and  they  had  four  children,  namely:  Nina  C,  Glen  A., 
and  L.  Claude  and  Maude  (twins).  The  oldest  boy  died  when  he  was 
three  years  old  Mr.  Wallace  died  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  1876.  Mrs. 
Wallace  then  went  to  New  Jersey  and  taught  in  the  Reform  School 
and  the  next  year  she  moved  to  Nashville,  Tenn.  February  12,  1882, 
she' married  Joseph  Walmsley.  who  died  in  1887.  Mrs.  Walmsley  is 
now  keeping  house  for  her  uncle,  Mr.  Huyck,  in  the  village  of  Pavilion. 
Her  son  L.  Claude  resides  with  them,  and  is  learning  the  undertaking 
and  furniture  business. 

R.  L.  Hutchinson,  who  was  born  in  Ira.  Cayuga  County,  February  28, 
1825,  is  a  son  of  Timothy  B.  and  Lydia  (Farnham)  Hutchinson,  natives 
of  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  and  Vermont,  respectively.  Timothy  B. 
reared  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  viz.:  R.  L.,  Elias  B  ,  Sarah,  and 
Abigail  They  settled  in  Cayuga  County  in  March,  1849,  ^"d  later 
located  in  the  town  of  Pavilion,  where  he  died  in  1 87  I,  aged  71  years. 
His  father  was  Elijah  Hutchinson,  who  was  born  in  1768,  married  a  Miss 
Bishop,  and  reared  three  sons  and  four  daughters.  He  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier  The  mother  of  R.  L.  Hutchinson  was  a  daughter  of 
Benniah  Farnham,  of  Vermont,  and  also  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  R.  L. 
Hutchinson   was   reared  on  a  farm   and   received  a  common   school   and 


6o6  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


academic  education.  At  the  age  of  21  he  began  for  himself  by  cutting 
staves,  and  later  engaged  in  farming,  in  which  he  continued  for  30  years^ 
since  which  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  produce,  grain,  and  stock  busi- 
ness. He  married,  December  28,  1846,  Alida,  daughter  of  Derick  L. 
Van  Derheyden,  of  near  Troy.  Mr,  Van  Derheyden  was  a  son  of  Jacob 
v.,  who  was  a  son  of  Derick  I.  Van  Derheyden,  and  they  were  among 
the  first  settlers  of  Troy,  N.  Y.  Their  descendants  number  among  the 
most  prominent  families  of  that  locality.  Mr.  Hutchinson  and  wife  are 
members  of  the  Baptist  Church.  They  have  two  children,  Rufus  and 
Grant  D. 

J.  Prescott  Hawks,  born  in  Geneva,  October  2,  1833,  is  a  son  of  Por- 
ter and  Sophia  (Prescott) Hawks,  natives  respectively  of  Deerfield,  Mass., 
and  Phelps,  N.  Y.  Porter  Hawks  was  born  July  4,  1804,  and  died 
August  7,  1841.  He  was  a  merchant  in  Geneva  until  his  death.  He 
left  four  children,  viz.:  J.  Prescott,  Caroline  Sayre,  Henry,  of  Galva,  111., 
and  Harriet.  Mrs.  Sophia  (Prescott)  Hawks  married  for  her  second  hus- 
band James  B.  Darrow,  by  whom  she  had  three  children,  James  P., 
George  M.,  and  Mary  S.  Compson.  The  grandfather  of  J.  Prescott  was 
a  doctor  at  Phelps,  N.  Y.  J.  Prescott  Hawks  remained  in  Geneva  until 
the  age  of  12  years,  when  he  came  to  Roanoke,  where  he  was  educated, 
and  removed  to  Pavilion  in  1864.  He  married,  March  8,  1855,  Amanda 
A.,  daughter  of  Marcus  and  Margaret  (Hamilton)  Mason.  They  have 
four   children,  Fred  P.,  Helen  H.  Pinney,  Carrie  M.  Sampson,  and  Stella. 

James  E.  Hazleton,  a  native  of  Haddam,  Conn.,  was  born  June  29, 
1829,  and  is  a  son  of  Sidney  and  Jemima  (Hill)  Hazleton,  natives  of 
Haddam  and  Killingworth,  respectively.  Sidney,  a  stone  quarryman, 
came  to  Genesee  County  in  1846,  settled  on  100  acres  where  James 
E.  now  resides,  and  farmed  until  his  death  in  1878.  He  had  five  chil- 
dren, viz.:  Elizabeth  Ensign,  of  Madison,  Ohio;  James  E.;  Sidney  S., 
who  was  second  lieutenant  in  the  4th  Ind.  Cav.,  and  died  at  Paint  Rock, 
Ala.;  Frances  J.  Field;  and  S.  Albert,  who  served  as  town  clerk.  Sid- 
ney's father  was  Simon  Hazleton,  of  Connecticut,  also  a  quarryman  and 
farmer.  He  married  A.  Jedidah  Smith,  and  reared  three  children,  Si- 
mon, James,  and  Sidney  S.  James  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  War  of  1812. 
Simon  was  a  son  of  Capt.  James,  of  Haddam,  Conn.,  a  Revolutionary 
soldier  whose  brother  Arnold  was  a  captain  in  the  same  war.  He  reared 
one  son  and  two  daughters.  His  father,  James,  was  born  in  1694,  and 
was  a  son  of  James,  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  who  settled  in  Haddam  in  1666. 
James  E.  Hazleton  was  educated  at  Brainard  Academy.  He  has  lived 
on  the  old  homestead,  and  has  planted  every  fruit  tree  in  his  orchard  of  lO 
acres.  He  brought  the  first  thoroughbred  Jersey  into  his  community, 
in  1876,  and  also  the  first  Berkshire  swine.  Mr.  Hazleton  married  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Abel  W.  Page,  of  Bethany,  and  has  four  children.  Fred  P., 
Flora  E.,  Grace  J.,  and  Ruth.  The  family  are  Presbyterians.  His 
mother  is  related  to  Governor  Hill's  ancestors.  Mr.  Hazleton  has  one 
of  the  finest  pear  orchards  in  Genesee  County.      He  takes  an  active  in- 


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terest  in  introducing  new  varieties  of  grains  and  grasses  best  calculated 
for  this  climate. 

Charles  J.  Hill,  born  May  4,  1846,  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides, 
is  a  son  of  Charles  and  Julia  A.  (Wilcox)  Hill,  of  Killingworth  and  Mid- 
dletown,  Conn.  With  his  brother  Albert  he  came  here  in  18 19,  and  lo- 
cated on  land  bought  by  their  father  in  1808,  which  they  improved. 
The  father  of  Charles  J.  was  a  captain  of  militia.  He  taught  school  win- 
ters, by  which  he  earned  money  to  pay  for  clearing  land.  He  died  in 
1874,  aged  74  years.  He  had  two  daughters,  Hannah  A.  Husted  and 
Catherine  M.  Seaver.  His  father,  Benjamin  Hill,  of  Killingworth,  born 
in  April,  1765,  was  a  physician  of  40  years  practice,  and  married  Jemima 
Stannard.  They  reared  five  sons  and  one  daughter,  came  to  Genesee 
County  in  1808,  and  bought  450  acres  of  land,  and  in  1828  located  on 
160  acres  one  mile  north  of  where  Charles  J  now  lives,  called  Hill's  Cor- 
ners. He  died  in  1849.  He  was  a  son  of  James  Hill,  who  married  Han- 
nah Nettleton,  by  whom  he  had  12  children,  one  of  whom  was  Selah,. 
grandfather  of  Gov.  Hill.  Charles  J.  Hill  was  educated  at  Le  Roy  and 
Valparaiso,  Ind.,  and  married,  in  February,  1887,  Jennie  W.,  daughter  of 
William  Russell,  of  Minnesota. 

James  A.  Hamilton,  born  April  12,  1849,  in  Pavilion,  is  a  son  of  Will- 
iam and  Margaret  (McClause)  Hamilton.  William  Hamilton  was  born 
April  12,  181 1,  in  Glasgow,  Scotland,  came  to  the  United  States  in  1833, 
and  located  first  in  Fairfield  County,  Conn.,  where  he  remained  two 
years,  when  he  came  to  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.  He  also  lived  two  years 
in  New  York  city.  In  1839  he  returned  to  Scotland,  where  he  was  mar- 
ried June  2,  1843,  and  in  1844  came  again  to  the  United  States  and  set- 
tled in  Pavilion,  where  he  engaged  in  farming.  He  died  in  January, 
1890.  His  wife  was  born  in  Stirling  County,  Scotland.  They  had  six 
children  :  Mrs.  Margaret  McSlay  (deceased),  James  A.,  Elizabeth  (de- 
ceased), William  M.,  Christina  (deceased),  and  John.  William  was  a  son 
of  James  and  Margaret  (Shanks)  Hamilton,  of  Scotland.  James  A. 
Hamilton  received  his  education  in  tRe  common  schools  and  Franklin- 
ville  Academy.  At  the  age  of  18  he  went  to  Rock  County,  Wis,,  where 
he  worked  by  the  month  four  and  one-half  years,  when  he  leased  a  farm. 
In  1884  he  returned  to  Pavilion  and  purchased  100  acres  two  miles  east 
of  the  village.  In  1888  he  moved  to  Le  Roy,  and  November  i,  1889, 
took  charge  of  the  Pavilion  Hotel.  He  married  Jennie  Traynor,  who  was 
born  in  Scotland,  and  who  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Barbara  (Mc- 
Kethan)  Traynor,  who  were  born  in  North  Ireland,  near  Belfast.  They" 
moved  to  Renfrew,  Scotland,  and  had  two  children,  Peter  and  Jennie. 
After  his  death  the  widow,  about  1868,  came  to  the  United  States  and 
settled  in  Rock  County,  Wis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hamilron  have  three  chil- 
dren, William  J.,  Mary  E.,  and  Maggie  May.  They  are  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church. 

Rev.  David  C.  Herrell  was  born  in  Anderson  County,  East  Tenn., 
November   i,  1847.  ^  son  of  John   and   Sarah   (Davis)  Herrell,  and  was 


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reared  on  a  farm.  At  the  age  of  19  he  entered  Oak  Grove  Academy, 
which  he  attended  for  two  years,  when  he  went  to  Iowa,  where  he  began 
teaching  He  entered  the  Baptist  Union  Theological  Seminary  at  Chi- 
cago in  1 87 1,  graduating  in  the  class  of  1876.  While  here  he  also  took 
instructions  at  the  University  of  Chicago.  His  first  charge  was  at  Union 
City,  Mich.,  where  he  remained  for  six  years,  when  he  took  a  charge  at 
Hermitage.  In  1885  he  became  pastor  of  the  Baptist  Church  at  Pavilion. 
He  was  married,  October  25,  1876,  to  Lois  A.,  daughter  of  Timothy 
Botsford,  of  Medina,  and  they  have  one  son,  George  N.  Mr.  Herrell  is 
a  plain,  unassuming  man,  possessing  that  hospitality  and  sociability  so 
common  with  Southern  people.  His  parents,  who  were  born  and  raised 
on  a  farm  in  East  Tennessee,  reared  nine  sons  and  three  daughters,  as 
follows:  Rev.  Azariah,  Riley.  Warren,  of  Missouri.  Rufus,  John,  Delany, 
Nancy,  Frances.  Malsfield.  William,  George,  of  Iowa,  and  David  C, 
the  latter  being  the  youngest  of  the  family.  Four  of  the  older  brothers 
served  in  the  Union  army.  "His  parents  died  about  1872  and  1869,  ^^- 
spectivel)^  His  grandfather,  John  Herrell,  was  born  in  Scotland,  came 
to  America  in  colonial  days,  and  was  an  officer  on  Gen.  Washington's 
staff.      He  first  settled  in  North  Carolina,  but  died  in  Tennessee. 

Thomas  Jeary,  of  Tunstead.  County  Norfolk.  Eng.,  was  born  July  9, 
1832,  a  son  of  William  and  Charlotte  (Coman)  Jeary.  He  came  to  this 
country  in  June,  1854.  and  worked  for  Perry  Randall,  of  Stafford,  for  five 
years.  He  was  self-educated,  and  purchased  a  farm,  where  he  now  resides, 
in  18.76.  He  married,  first,  in  1862,  Aneliza,  daughter  of  Peter  Harder, 
of  Monroe  County.  They  have  two  children.  Jessie  and  Georgia.  His 
second  wife  was  Mrs.  Abbey  S.  Cox,  widow  of  Edward  Cox,  whom  he 
married  in  January,  1882.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Ephraim  and  Fidelia 
(Wood)  Mick,  of  Carthage,  N.  Y.  Ephraim  was  a  son  of  Michael  Mick, 
a  native  of  New  Jersey,  and  whose  father  came  from  Holland  The  father 
of  Thomas  Jeary  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857.  locating  in  Stafford. 
He  reared  eight  children,  viz.:  Mary  Ann  Tollman,  of  England,  Thomas, 
who  died  in  the  army,  George,  Frftnk,  Margaret  Hunt,  of  Illinois,  Elijah, 
Fred  C,  and  Ellen  Newcomb.  Mr.  Jear}^  has  been  quite  successful  in  life. 
He  and  his  wife  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

James  L.  Lawson,  who  resides  one  mile  east  of  Pavilion  village,  was 
born  March  7,  1 827,  eight  miles  north  of  Batavia,  and  is  a  son  of  Benjamin 
F.  and  Mary  (Griffin)  Lawson,  respectively  from  Sullivan  and  Cayuga 
counties.  Benjamin  F..  with  his  parents,  came  to  Alexander  in  18 14. 
When  of  age  he  moved  to  Elba,  thence  to  Wheatland,  N.  Y.,  and  served 
as  overseer  of  the  poor  for  many  years.  He  reared  three  children,  viz.: 
James  L.,  Daniel  G..  and  Mrs.  Ann  Selfridge,  of  West  Superior,  Wis. 
John  W.,  grandfather  of  James  L.,  was  twice  married.  His  second  wife 
was  Hannah  Timlow,  by  whom  he  had  four  sons  and  two  daughters. 
James  L.  Lawson  married.  January  29,  1852,  Jane  O.,  daughter  of  Ru- 
fus Smead.  a  brickmaker.  He  has  had  eight  children  :  Lora,  deceased, 
Frank  F.,  Charles  S.,  Henry  M.,  of  Syracuse,  Lewis  J.,  Rufus,  Eliza,  and 


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John  F.  John  F.  Lawson,  of  Pavilion  village,  was  born  in  Middlebury, 
in  February,  1857,  received  an  academic  education  at  Le  Roy,  and  at  the 
age  of  21  began  work  on  a  farm  by  the  month.  The  past  four  years  he 
has  followed  the  carpenter  and  joiner  trade.  He  married,  March  26, 
1884,  Florence,  daughter  of  John  Kember,  of  Henrietta,  N.  Y.  They  are 
members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

William  Marsh  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  Andrew  J. 
Marsh,  his  father,  was  born  in  Castile,  Wyoming  County,  March  28,  1829, 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and  learned  the  carriagemaking  trade. 
January  20,  1867,  he  married  Amelia  B.  Whitney,  of  Pavilion,  and  they 
have  had  three  children  :  Fred  H.,  Charles  A.,  and  Glen  A.,  of  whom  the 
last  two  named  are  deceased.  Fred  H.  Marsh,  born  December  12,  1867, 
received  a  common  school  and  academic  education,  and  is  now  conduct- 
ing a  meat  market  on  West  Main  street.  Pavilion,  with  his  father.  De- 
cember 31,  1889,  he  married  Carrie  E.  McNaughton,  of  Caledonia,  Liv- 
ingston County. 

Dugald  R.  McCall,  born  December  15,  1832,  in  York,  N.  Y.,  is  a  son 
of  John  R.  and  Elizabeth  (McPherson)  McCall,  who  died  in  August.  1862, 
aged  70  years,  being  killed  by  a  runaway.  John  R.  was  born  in  Argyle, 
Scotland,  and  when  three  years  old  came  with  his  parents  to  Johnstown, 
N.  Y.  In  1806  they  came  to  York,  and  took  up  100  acres  of  land,  to 
which  John  R.  afterwards  added  100  acres  more.  Daniel,  father  of  John 
R.,  served  in  the  War  of  18 1 2.  John  R.  reared  seven  children,  viz.:  Du- 
gald R.,  Duncan  R.,  of  Nebraska,  Daniel  R.,  Elizabeth  Spratt,  Christina 
Gray,  Augusa,  of  Sweden,  N.  Y.,  and  Alexander.  Mrs.  J.  R.  McCall  still 
survives  her  husband.  She  was  born  in  181 2,  and  was  a  daughter  of 
Duncan  McPherson,  of  Scotland.  Dugald  R.  McCall  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  at  the  age  of  22  years  began  business  for  him- 
self He  married,  in  January,  1875,  Marion,  daughter  of  William  Phil- 
lips, of  Michigan,  who  was  a  soldier  during  the  late  war.  Mr.  McCall 
located  in  1869  where  he  now  resides.  His  children  are  Christie,  Finley, 
Mary,  John,  Jane  A.,  and  Emeline.  They  are  members  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church.  His  father  went  to  Scotland  in  1851,  and  brought 
back  20  of  his  relatives,  paying  their  passage,  in  order  to  settle  them  in 
his  neighborhood. 

George  Murray,  son  of  George  and  Jane  (Robb)  Murray,  was  born  Aug- 
ust 18,  1828,  five  miles  south  of  where  he  now  resides.  He  received  a 
common  school  education,  and  has  lived  on  the  farm  he  now  occupies 
since  1 832.  His  parents  were  born  in  Schenectady  County,  and  came  to 
Genesee  County  in  April,  1825.  About  1832  they  settled  where  George 
now  resides.  George,  Sr.,  reared  two  sons  and  four  daughters,  viz.:  Will- 
iam G.,  Isabella,  Jeanette,  Helen,  Margaret,  and  George.  He  died  in 
1872,  aged  'j'j^  and  his  wife  in  1867.  He  was  a  son  of  Alexander  Mur- 
ray, who  was  born  in  Wigtonshire,  Scotland,  and  came  to  the  United  States 
when  but  12  years  of  age.  He  participated  in  the  Revolutionary  war, 
and  settled  in  the  eastern  past  of  this  State.      His  wife  was  Ellen  Duguid,. 


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and  they  reared  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  He  went  West  with  a 
daughter  and  died  there.  George  Murray,  Jr.,  married,  November  6, 
1855,  Emily,  daughter  of  John  and  Laney  (Van  Vleet)  Whiteman,  natives 
of  Dutchess  and  Schenectady  counties,  respectively.  They  have  one 
son,  Charles  H.  John  Whiteman  came  from  Oneida  County  to  Genesee 
County  about  1834,  and  settled  in  Pavilion.  He  was  a  son  of  Zachariah 
Whiteman,  of  Dutchess  County. 

Daniel  W.  Matteson,  a  native  of  Vermont,  came  to  Perry  in  18 13,  at 
the  age  of  17,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  married,  first,  Hannah 
Waldo,  of  Vermont,  and  second,  Sarah  T.,  daughter  of  Levi  and  Lorinda 
(Church)  McWethy,  also  of  Vermont,  who  came  here  m  1809,  and  pur- 
cliased  160  acres  one  mile  southeast  of  Pavilion,  where  he  resided  until 
his  death  in  18 12  Mr.  Matteson's  children  were  Lyman  C,  Mary,  Har- 
rison, L.  Van  Rensselaer,  Sanders,  Sarah,  and  Jane.  The  family  were 
Baptists.  He  served  in  the  War  of  18 12.  In  those  days  they  went  to 
mill  at  Perry,  and  sold  their  wheat  in  Rochester.  They  came  from"  On- 
ondaga County,  where  he  lived  one  year,  with  an  ox-team. 

Rev.  Thomas  B.  Milde  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  June  8,  1857,  a 
son  of  Edward  and  Ann  (O'Reilly)  Milde,  natives  of  Jena,  Germany, 
and  County  Cavan,  Ireland,  respectively.  Edward  came  to  the  United 
States  when  a  young  man,  about  1850  or  1855,  and  reared  foursons  and 
two  daughters.  Rev.  Thomas  B.  was  educated  at  St.  Francis  Xaviers's 
College,  Brooklyn,  remaining  there  nine  years  from  1872,  and  was  four 
years  at  the  Seminary  of  Our  Lady  of  Angels,  Niagara  Falls.  He  was 
ordained  May  i,  1885,  and  sent  to  Hornellsville.  In  June,  1887,  he 
came  to  Pavilion  and  took  charge  of  the  Catholic  Church  here,  which, 
though  small  in  numbers,  is  gradually  increasing  in  membership. 

Clark  Nellis,  born  March  15,  185  i,  is  a  son  of  John  J.  and  Elizabeth 
(Fox)  Nellis,  both  of  Montgomery  County.  John  J.  was  a  farmer, 
served  as  assessor  for  40  years,  and  held  other  ofhces.  He  reared  a 
family  of  five  sons  and  three  daughters.  His  father  was  John  I.  Nellis, 
Jr.,  a  soldier  of  18 12,  who  married  Anna  Christman,  of  Montgomery 
County.  They  had  one  son  and  three  daughters.  His  father  was  John 
L.,  who  reared  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  and  served  as  captain 
in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  The  father  of  John  L.  was  Lewis  Nellis, 
who  came  from  Germany.  The  mother  of  Clark  Nellis  was  a  daughter 
of  John  C.  and  Mary  (Myers)  Fox.  John  C.  Fox,  who  served  in  the 
War  of  1 8 1 2,  was  a  son  of  Christopher  and  Margaret  (Nellis)  Fox.  Chris- 
topher was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,  and  reared  four  sons.  Clark 
Nellis  received  a  common  school  education.  He  married,  first,  in  Janu- 
ary, 1876,  Jeanette  England,  and  second,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry 
Saltsman.      She  has  one  child  by  her  first  husband. 

J.  Quincy  D.  Page  was  born  April  10,  1859,  one  mile  north  of  Pavilion. 
He  was  reared  in  the  family  of  his  grandfather  (Doty),  and  received  a 
common  and  Normal  school  education.  At  the  age  of  20  he  began  the 
coopering  business,  which  he  has  since  followed,  making  from  20,000  to 


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30,000  barrels  per  year.  He  married,  March  22,  1887,  May,  daughter 
of  Shubael  Walker,  and  they  have  one  child,  Olive  A.  The  father  of 
Mr.  Page  was  John  R.,  of  Bethany,  who  married  Mary  Doty,  of  Middle- 
bury.  J.  Quincy  D.  was  their  only  child.  He  was  well  educated  and 
taught  school  until  50  years  of  age.  His  wife  died  in  1863,  and  he  mar- 
ried, second,  Mary  Kellogg,  by  whom  he  had  one  son,  Frank.  After  the 
war  he  moved  to  Douglass  County,  111.,  where  he  accumulated  a  good 
property.  The  grandfather  of  J.  0.  D.  Page  was  John  Page,  who  was 
one  of  the  earliest  settlers  in  Bethany.  He  reared  five  sons  and  two 
daughters. 

Gideon  V.  Phelps,  born  July  20,  1826,  has  always  lived  at  his  present 
location.  He  was  educated  at  the  public  schools,  taught  school  one  term, 
and  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Samuel  Dodge,  of  Erie  County,  May  7, 
185  I,  and  they  have  three  children  :  Ella  M.>  who  married  Dr.  Denton 
Rugers,  of  Wyoming  County;  Emma  J.,  who  married  Fred  Hawks,  of 
Perry;  and  Clinton  G.,  who  married,  in  November,  1884,  Jennie  F., daugh- 
ter of  Homer  Cook,  by  whom  he  has  one  child,  Mabel  R.  The  parents 
•of  Gideon  V.  were  Elijah  and  Anna  (Elliott)  Phelps.  Elijah  was  a  na- 
tive of  Columbia  County,  and  his  wife  of  Otsego  County.  They  settled 
here  October  i,  181 1,  on  50  acres,  which  was  subsequently  increased  to 
143  acres  before  his  death,  in  1881,  at  the  age  of  96.  He  served  in  the 
War  of  1 8 1 2,  and  reared  four  sons  and  two  daughters.  Jonah  Phelps,  the 
grandfather  of  Gideon  V.,  and  a  native  of  Hebron,  Conn.,  was  born  Oc- 
tober II,  1744,  and  married  Sarah  Mack.  They  had  eight  sons  and  five 
daughters.  Jonah,  son  of  Noah,  was  born  at  Hebron  in  January,  1694, 
and  married  Anna  Dyer  in  1719,  by  whom  he  had  six  children.  Noah, 
who  moved  to  Hebron  in  1701,  and  who  was  a  son  of  Timothy,  was  born 
in  November,  1663,  and  married  Martha  Crow  in  1686.  They  had  five 
children.  He  was  a  son  of  Timothy,  who  was  born  in  1639,  married 
Mary  Griswold  in  1661,  and  had  12  children.  Timothy  Phelps  was  a  son 
of  William,  from  Exeter,  England,  who  came  to  Dorchester,  Mass.,  in 
1630. 

Abert  S.  Rogers,  M.  D.,  a  prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  Gen- 
esee County,  was  born  in  Pavilion,  April  6,  1846  He  was  reared  on  a 
farm,  and  received  a  common  school  and  academic  education.  At  the 
age  of  17  he  left  home  and  spent  a  few  years  in  New  York  city,  Jersey 
city,  and  on  Staten  Island,  and  at  the  age  of  19  begah  the  study  of  med- 
icine with  Dr.  Warren  Fay,  of  Pavilion.  In  1865  he  entered  the  Col- 
lege of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  New  York  city,  graduating  therefrom 
in  1867,  and  immediately  locating  in  Buffalo,  where  he  sucessfuUy  prac- 
ticed his  profession  for  five  years.  He  spent  one  year  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  has  since  resided  in  Pavilion,  where  he  has  an  extensive  practice. 
The  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the  I  O.  O.  F.  He  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  J.  G.  Coats,  of  Cleveland,  by  whom  he  has  two  children,  George  C.  and 
Mary  N.  The  father  of  Dr.  A.  S.  was  Matthey  Rogers,  who  was  born  in 
Pavilion,  and  who  was  twice  married,  first  to  Phoebe  Almy,  of  Pavilion, 


6l2  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


who  bore  him  two  children,  Frederick  and  Abert  S.  His  second  wife- 
was  EHzabeth  Simmons,  of  Connecticut,  by  whom  he  had  three  daugh- 
ters. He  was  a  son  of  Eh'jah  and  Hannah  (Beckwith)  Rogers,  who  were 
born  in  Lyme,  New  London  County,  Conn.  Elijah  was  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  1 8 1 2,  and  came  to  Pavilion  in  1 8 1 1 ,  making  the  trip  on  foot  with 
ia  knapsack  on  his  back.  He  took  up  lOO  acres  of  land  west  of  Pavilion 
Center,  and  in  i8i2,  with  a  yoke  of  oxen  and  one  horse,  he  moved  his 
family  here.  He  improved  and  added  to  his  farm  until  he  finally  owned 
300  acres.  His  father,  Matthey,  died  in  Connecticut,  and  his  mother  in 
Genesee  County.  He  reared  four  children,  William  E.,  Mehitable,  Jo- 
siah  B.,  and  Matthey. 

Abram  Reese  was  born  in  Galway,  Saratoga  County  N.  Y.,  May  19,. 
1834,  and  soon  after  his  birth  his  parents  moved  to  the  town  of  Provi- 
dence. At  the  age  of  10  he  left  home  and  hired  out  to  work  by  the 
month.  In  March,  1857,  he  came  to  Le  Roy,  where  he  remained  twO' 
years,  when  he  went  to  Bethany  and  worked  in  the  county  poor-house 
for  two  years,  when  he  came  to  Pavilion,  where  he  worked  for  Denly 
Lewis  six  years  for  a  share  of  the  crops.  He  then  spent  two  years  in 
Canada  in  the  lumber  business,  and  returned  to  Pavilion  and  purchased  a 
farm  of  80  acres.  In  1871  he  located  on  the  farm  where  he  now  resides,. 
and  purchased  the  farm  known  as  the  James  Sprague  place  in  1875.  He 
has  served  nine  years  as  supervisor,  three  years  as  county  superintendent 
of  the  poor,  and  is  now  overseer  of  the  town.  He  married  Fannie,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Wright,  of  Ballston  Spa,  Saratoga  County,  and  they  had 
one  child,  Wright  H.  Mr.  Reese  is  a  great  friend  to  the  poor.  He  is  a  son 
of  Martin  and  Elizabeth  (Murray)  Reese,  of  Galway,  N.  Y.,  who  reared 
six  sons  and  three  daughters.  Martin  was  a  son  of  Daliel  Reese,  who 
was  born  in  Schenectady,  and  reared  five  sons  and  two  daughters.  He 
was  of  Dutch  parentage.  Mr.  Reese's  grandfather,  Peter  Murray,  was 
born  in  Schenectady,  of  German  parents,  and  was  a  soldier  of  the  Rev- 
olution. 

Wright  H.  Reese,  son  of  Abram  and  Fannie  (Wright)  Reese,  was 
born  in  Galway,  Saratoga  County,  N.  Y.,  August  31,  1867,  was  reared 
on  a  farm,  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  Le  Roy 
Academy,  and  graduated  from  Rochester  Business  University  in  1886. 
Afterwards  he  spent  a  year  on  the  farm,  and  in  September,  1887,  entered 
the  store  of  R.  O.  Holden  &  Son,  of  Batavia,  as  salesman.  In  Novem- 
ber, 1888,  he  purchased  the  store  of  W.  I.  Chase,  of  Pavilion,  and  began 
business  for  himself  His  is  said  to  be  the  oldest  stand  in  the  village. 
Mr.  Reese  is  an  active,  energetic  business  man.  has  a  neat  and  well  filled 
store,  and  takes  an  active  interest  in  political  affairs.  January  24,  1889, 
he  married  Anna,  daughter  of  Addison  and  Elizabeth  (Lampman) 
Christman,  of  Pavilion. 

Nicholas  J.  Rosenburg  was  born  January  27,  18 18,  in  Rhinebeck^ 
Dutchess  County.  His  parents  were  John  and  Elizabeth  (Van  Dewalker) 
Rosenburg,  who   moved   to  Cortland   County,  and    thence   to  Sullivan 


TOWN    OF   PAVILION.  613 


County.  The  father  died  aged  72  years.  His  father  (John)  came  from 
Holland,  and  the  mother  was  of  Holland  Dutch  origin.  Mr.  Rosenburg  re- 
ceived a  fair  education,  and  married,  in  October,  1847,  J^"e  S.,  daughter 
of  Levi  McWethy.  They  have  had  children  as  follows  :  James  L.  (de- 
ceased), Lorena,  Elizabeth,  Frank  E.,  Jennie,  Etta,  and  Ellen.  F.  E. 
Rosenburg  came  to  Pavilion  in  1849.  located  east  of  the  village,  and  two 
years  later  located  where  he  now  resides,  in  one  of  the  first  houses  built 
in  the  village.  In  September,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  I.  151st  N.  Y. 
Vols.,  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  the  W  ilderness.  Cold  Harbor,  and 
Petersburg.  He  was  in  the  last  charge  in  Ewcll's  coips  the  day  before 
the  surrender  of  Lee.  Mr.  Rosenburg  was  discharged  June  26,  1865. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  He  owns  a  fine  farm  of  51  acres  east 
of  the  village. 

William  C.  Smead,  born  April  18,  1853,  where  he  now  resides,  is  a  son 
of  William  and  Caroline  L.  (Sprague)  Srnead,  natives  of  Scipio,  Cayuga 
County,  and  Livingston  County,  respectively.  William  came  to  Pavilion 
with  his  parents  in  1814,  and  in  time  became  one  of  the  most  enterpris- 
ing and  substantial  farmers  in  the  town.  His  father  was  Jedediah  L. 
Smead,  a  native  of  Vermont,  who  married  Caroline  Howe,  by  whom  he 
had  seven  children,  viz.:  Mehitable,  Harvey.  William  C,  Morgan  J., 
Selah,  Mosley,  and  Harman  B.  Caroline  L.  Smead  was  a  daughter  of 
James  Sprague,  who  was  born  in  Willimantic,  Conn.,  and  when  but  12 
years  of  age  settled  in  Schohaiie  County,  N.  Y.  He  married  Mary 
Wilkins,  and  reared  one  son  and  four  daughters.  James  was  a  son  of 
Daniel  Sprague,  of  Connecticut.  William  C.  Smead  received  his  educa 
tion  in  the  common  schools  and  Le  Roy  Academic  Institute.  At  the 
age  of  21  he  began  his  career  as  a  farmer,  in  which  business  he  has  since 
been  actively  and  successfully  engaged.  In  February,  1880,  he  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  Gayton,  of  Stafford.  Their  children  are 
Mary  Lucy,  Morgan  J.,  and  Gayton. 

William  E.  Stanley  was  born  November  14,  1825,  in  Cazenovia,  N.  Y., 
a  son  of  Lewis  and  Betsey  (Smith)  Stanley.  Lewis  was  born  in  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  November  6,  1780,  and  died  in  1857.  ^'S  Betsey  was  the 
mother  of  13  children,  of  whom  seven  were  sons,  two  of  whom  were 
ministers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  one  a  physician,  one  an 
attorney,  one  a  teacher,  and  two  were  farmers.  The  second  wife  of 
Lewis  Stanley  was  Maria  Dunbar,  by  whom  he  had  five  children,  one 
of  whom  was  a  merchant,  and  one  at  the  head  of  a  collection  agency  in 
St.  Louis.  Lewis  Stanley  was  a  son  of  James,  who  was  born  near  Hart- 
ford, Conn.,  and  who  was  a  captain  in  the  Revolutionary  war  seven 
years.  He  married  Miss  Gridley,  and  reared  three  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. The  Stanley  family  came  from  England  200  years  ago  and  settled 
at  Hartford.  William  F..  was  reared  in  his  native  town,  was  educated  at 
the  common  schools  and  the  seminary,  and  taught  school  two  terms. 
He  married,  January  13,  1853,  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of  James  and  Lucy 
(Lamb)  Jackson,  and  they  have  had  three  children,  of  whom  one  daugh- 

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6l4  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

ter,  Cora  A.  Osborn.  is  living.  They  belong  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.  He  located  where  he  now  resides  in  1864.  His  mother  was 
a  daughter  of  Peter  Smith,  who  served  as  a  captain  seven  years  in  the 
Revolution.     They  were  of  Dutch  ancestry  and  had  10  children. 

Dr.  William  B.  Sprague.  son  of  Dr.  William  M.  and  Cynthia  (Bishop) 
Sprague,  was  born  April  6,  1 836,  in  Covington  (now  Pavilion).  He  was 
educated  in  his  native  town  and  at  Temple  Hill  Academy,  Geneseo.  In 
1854  he  began  to  study  medicine  with  his  father,  teaching  school  in  winter. 
In  1855  he  went  to  Buffalo  and  entered  the  office  of  the  late  Dr.  Frank  H. 
Hamilton,  where  he  remained  until  he  graduated  in  1857,  from  the  Buf- 
falo Medical  College.  After  his  graduation  he  was  resident  physician  at 
St.  Mary's  Hospital  for  one  year.  In  1858,  his  health  failing,  he  moved 
to  Oneida  County,  N.  Y.,  where  he  practiced  three  years,  when  he  came 
to  York,  Livingston  County,  where  he  remained  until  1867,  when,  upon 
his  father's  death,  he  returned  to  Pavilion  and  succeeded  him  in  practice. 
He  spent  the  winter  of  1884-85  in  Europe  in  compan}^  with  a  patient, 
whom  he  left  in  Ireland.  In  the  fall  of  1887  he  was  appointed  sur- 
geon on  the  steamship  Rotterdam,  and  in  the  following  spring  returned 
home.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  State  Medical  Association  of 
Central  New  York,  has  been  president  of  the  Genesee  County  Medical 
Scciety  since  1885,  and  has  served  as  railroad  commissioner  six  }  ears. 
Having  an  excellent  literary  taste  he  has  contributed  valuable  articles  to 
the  press  and  to  medical  journals.  The  mother  of  Dr.  Sprague  lives  on 
the  old  homestead,  aged  90  years. 

Samuel  E.  Stevens,  born  December  4,  1848,  in  England,  is  a  son  of 
Henry  and  Mary  (Harper)  Stevens,  who  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1853,  and  located  in  Stafford.  At  the  age  of  nine  years  Samuel  E.  left 
home,  educated  himself,  and  earned  his  own  living.  At  the  age  of  23 
he  learned  the  trade  of  broommaking.  He  farmed  for  two  years,  and 
then  engaged  in  the  cooperage  business  for  nine  years  at  Pavilion,  when 
he  came  to  Pavilion  Center,  where  he  has  since  followed  his  trade  ard 
farming.  May  19,  1879,  he  married  Vastia  V.,  daughter  of  John  L. 
Foster,  of  Three  Rivers,  Mich.  They  have  one  child,  and  are  members 
of  the  Baptist  Church. 

Noah  Starr,  a  native  of  Danbury,  Conn.,  and  a  volunteer  of  the  War 
of  1812,  served  at  Fort  George,  and  came  to  Pavilion  in  18 18,  settling  on 
a  farm  of  200  acres.  He  reared  13  children.  In  1856  he  and  10  sons 
went  to  the  polls  and  voted.  In  1825  he  joined  the  Masons,  and  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  in  1865,  was  an  active  member  of  Olive  Branch  Lodge. 
He  died  aged  83  years.  His  son  Jasper  is  the  only  member  of  the  fam- 
ily living  in  this  county. 

Hon.  Elbert  Townsend,  a  native  of  Pavilion,  was  a  son  of  Ashley 
Townsend,  an  inventor,  of  Vermont,  and  was  born  in  1842.  He  mar- 
ried Emily  Olmsted  in  1861.  He  was  an  extensive  breeder  of  fine  sheep 
and  blooded  cattle  and  horses,  and  represented  his  county  in  the  legisla- 
ture in  1873-74.      Mr.  Townsend  died  in  Pavilion,  April  21,  1890. 


TOWN    OF   PAVILION.  615 


Elijah  M.  Tillotson  was  born  June  ii,  1825,  on  the  farm  where  he 
now  and  has  always  resided.  He  received  a  good  common  school  edu- 
cation, takes  an  active  interest  in  political  afifairs,  and  has  served  as 
supervisor  and  railroad  commissioner.  His  parents,  Capt.  Chauncey  and 
Emily  S.  (Miller)  Tillotson,  were  born  in  Farmington  and  Hartford, 
Conn.,  respectively.  In  18 17  Capt.  Chauncey  Tillotson  went  to  Ohio, 
and  on  his  return  to  Connecticut  he  stoped  in  Pavilion,  and  in  February, 
1818,  took  up  126  acres  where  Elijah  M.  now  resides.  At  his  death  he 
possessed  250  acres.  In  early  life  he  was  a  dealer  in  clocks,  and  was 
the  first  to  introduce  wooden  clocks  in  this  part  of  the  country.  He 
served  in  the  War  of  18 12,  and  died  where  he  located,  November  29, 
1873,  aged  80  years.  His  widow,  who  was  born  in  August,  1798,  is 
still  living  on  the  old  homestead  with  a  grandson.  They  reared  three 
children,  Harriet  Halbert,  of  Grand  Ledge,  Mich.,  Chauncey  E.,  and 
Elijah  M.  He  was  a  son  of  Elias  Tillotson,  of  Connecticut,  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier,  who  married  Betsey  Hosford,  and  had  five  sons  and 
five  daughters..  Three  of  his  sons,  Giles,  Shubael,  and  Romanta,  settled 
in  Louisiana,  where  they  became  extensive  and  wealthy  planters. 
Chauncey  and  three  of  his  sisters  settled  in  Genesee  County,  one  in 
Scottsville,  and  two  in  Wyoming  County.  The  father  of  Elias  was  sup- 
posed to  be  Elijah  Tillotson,  who  came  from  England  and  settled  in 
Connecticut.  Elijah  M.  Tillotson  married  Mahala,  daughter  of  William 
and  Sallie  (Bowen)  Shumway,  who  were  natives  respectively  of  Connec- 
ticut and  Rhode  Island,  and  who  came  from  Saratoga  County  to  Gen- 
esee County  about  1821.  They  had  two  sons  and  five  daughters.  Will- 
iam was  a  son  of  William  Shumway,  who  came  from  France,  settled  in 
Connecticut,  married  Sally  Turttelot,  and  had  one  son  and  eight  daugh- 
ters. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tillotson  reared  four  children,  Harriet  A.  McWethy, 
Frank  A.,  George  W.,  and  Ettie  M.  Higgins. 

Chauncey  E.  Tillotson,  son  of  Chauncey  and  Emily  S.  (Miller)  Til- 
lotson, was  born  June  22,  1822,  east  of  Pavilion  Center.  He  received 
a  good  English  education,  and  at  the  age  of  21  began  business  for  him- 
self. March  13,  1844,  he  married  Jennette  L.,  daughter  of  Jason  W.  Du- 
guid,  and  they  had  two  children,  Florence  A.,  Stanard  and  Fred  D.  They 
are  prominent  members  of  the  Universalist  Church.  Mr.  Tillotson  has 
taken  an  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  town,  and  has  filled  several 
responsible  positions.  He  served  as  justice  nine  years.  He  is  highly 
respected  by  all  who  know  him. 

James  Tompkins  was  born  August  3,  1781,  in  Cayuga  County.  His 
wife,  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Joel  and  Rosanna  (Wagner)  Stoddard,  was 
born  January  29,  1789,  in  the  same  place.  They  came  to  Genesee 
County  in  18 15,  and  settled  on  100  acres  one  mile  north  of  Pavilion. 
He  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  died  September  9,  1863,  and  his  wife 
January  7,  1 879.  Their  children  were  William,  Rosanna,  Warren, 
Mosely,  Almond,  and  Cyrus.  The  latter  was  born  November  29,  1818, 
where  his  son  Albert  C.  now  lives,  and  died  August  24,  1875.      He  mar- 


6l6  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


ried  Harriet,  daughter  of  Joshua  Shumway,  a  prominent  citizen,  wha 
came  in  1810  and  settled  on  an  adjoining  farm.  She  died  January  27,. 
1889.  They  had  three  sons,  WiUiam  H.,  Henry  H.,  and  Albert  C.  Will- 
iam H.  Tompkins,  born  May  25,  1843,  was  educated  in  the  district  schools 
and  at  the  academy.  He  has  served  as  justice  of  the  peace  and  high- 
way commissioner  six  years,  being  elected  in  1883.  Mr.  Tompkins  was 
a  captain  of  the  State  Guard  in  1864.  He  married,  April  6,  1865,  Clara 
J.,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Chilson,  of  Covington,  N.  Y.,  and  they  have  one 
child,  Daisy  M. 

Henry  H.Tompkins,  born  March  2,  1845,  one  "^^'^  north  of  Pavilion,  was 
reared  upon  a  farm,  received  his  education  at  Middlebury  and  Lima  acad- 
emies, and  at  the  age  of  20  years  went  to  Le  Roy  as  clerk  in  a  cloth- 
ing and  shoe  store.  He  was  two  years  in  a  store  in  Toledo.  Returning 
to  his  native  town  he  acted  as  agent  for  the  Watertown  Fire  Insurance 
Co.  for  12  years.  He  went  to  Texas  for  a  short  time,  and  returned,  and 
has  since  followed  the  mercantile  business  and  buying  wool  and  produce. 
December  i,  1868,  he  married  Ophelia  B.,  daughter  of  Gardner  Davis, 
of  Wyoming,  and  they  have  three  children,  Ella  G.,  Harriet  L.,  and 
Claude  C.  He  is  active  in  politics  and  has  served  as  constable  for  20 
years. 

George  R.  Van  Buren,  who  was  born  in  Trenton,  Oneida  County, 
N.  Y.,  January  11,  1830,  came  with  his  parents  to  Pavilion  and  settled 
where  he  now  resides.  He  received  a  common  school  education,  and 
February  28,  1853,  married  Eliza  Ann  West.  They  had  three  children, 
Sabrina  Ida,  Hattie  A.,  and  Rumayne  Martin.  George  R.  was  a  son  of 
Martin  and  Sabrina  (Burlingame)  Van  Buren,  who  were  born  in  Easton^ 
Washington  County,  N.  Y.,  July  12,  1805,  and  Trenton,  Oneida  County,, 
respectively.  Martin  Van  Buren  came  to  Oneida  County  with  his  par- 
ents in  1808,  and  thence  to  Livingston  County,  where  he  lived  two  or 
three  years,  when  he  returned  to  Oneida  Springs.  In  1838  he  settled 
where  George  R.  now  resides,  on  'j'j  acres.  He  had  116  acres  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  April  22,  1849.  G.  R.  Van  Buren  was  his  only  child. 
Martin  served  as  an  officer  in  the  militia.  He  was  a  son  of  Bernard 
Van  Buren,  who  was  born  in  Holland,  December  i,  1780,  and  shortly 
after  was  brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents,  who  settled  near 
Kinderhook.  Later  they  located  in  Washington  County.  He  was  a 
farmer,  and  a  cousin  of  Martin  Van  Buren.  He  married  Betsey  Wood, 
who  was  born  January  14,  1781,  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.  They  had  13 
children,  viz.:  Martin,  William,  Cheney  G.,  Bernard,  Jr.,  Alexander  H., 
Edward,  Ocenus,  James,  Abner,  Pliny,  Lorany,  Betsey  Ann,  and  L}'dia. 
Bernard  Van  Buren  died  in  1853,  and  his  wife  in  April,  1871.  The  wife 
of  George  R.  is  a  daughter  of  Francis  and  Phebe  (Jewell)  West,  natives 
of  Montgomery  and  Milton,  N.  Y.,  respectively.  At  an  early  day  they 
came  to  Middlebury,  Wyoming  County.  Francis  West  was  a  son  of 
Francis,  a  brother  of  Nathaniel  West,  a  distinguished  divine.  The 
mother  of  Francis  and   Nathaniel  West  was   Sarah,  daughter  of  David 


TOWN    OF    PAVILION.  617 


Crandall,  who  came  from  Manchester,  England.  Phebe  (Jewell)  West 
was  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Jewell,  who  came  from  Germany  and  settled 
in  Eastern  New  York.      His  wife  was  a  Miss  Ellis. 

Grove  D.  Whitney  was  born  May  8,  1842,  in  the  village  of  Pavilion, 
a  son  of  Alvin  and  Betsey  (Cook)  Whitney,  who  were  born  in  Gran- 
ville, Washington  County,  in  September,  1802,  and  Vernon,  Oneida 
County,  in  June,  1812,  respectively.  Alvin  Whitney  came  to  Pavilion 
in  1823,  where  he  worked  at  the  carpenters' trade  and  teaching  school  for 
the  first  three  winters,  after  which  he  taught  select  school  for  a  number 
of  terms.  In  1853  he  purchased  and  located  on  a  farm  one  mile  west  of 
the  village,  where  he  resided  until  his  death,  in  February,  1883.  His 
wife  is  still  living.  He  had  born  to  him  1 1  children,  two  sons  and  seven 
daughters  of  whom  attained  maturity,  the  sons  being  Homer  and  Grove 
D.  Alvin  was  a  son  of  James  Whitney,  who,  in  1 8 1 3,  located  and  cleared 
a  farm  where  the  village  of  Mexico,  Oswego  County,  now  stands.  He  mar- 
ried Betsey  Law,  and  they  had  four  sons  and  two  daughters.  He  died  early 
in  life,  and  his  widow  remarried.  The  Whitneys  are  of  Welsh  stock. 
They  came  from  Connecticut  to  Yew  York.  Grove  D.  received  a  com- 
mon school  education,  and  has  taught  four  terms  of  school.  July  29, 
1863,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  A,  140th  N.  Y.  Regt.,  joining  it  at  Culpepper 
Court  House,  Va.,  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Mine  Run,  Wilder- 
ness, Laurel  Hill,  Spottsylvania  Court  House,  North  Anna  River,  and 
Cold  Harbor.  At  the  latter  battle  he  was  wounded  in  the  right  side,  and 
still  carries  the  ball.  He  spent  13  months  in  the  hospital  at  Alexandria, 
and  was  discharged  from  Sickel  Barracks  Hospital,  July  3,  1865.  After 
his  return  home  he  began  the  study  of  medicine,  taking  a  course  of  lect- 
ures during  the  winter  of  1865-66,  but  on  account  of  poor  health  he  was 
compelled  to  abandon  the  studies.  He  then  taught  a  few  terms  of  school, 
and  later  entered  a  store  as  clerk,  but  was  compelled  to  leave  for  out- 
door exercise,  and  took  up  painting  and  paper  hanging.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  F.  &  A.  M.,  has  served  three  terms  as  town  collector,  and  two 
years  as  school  trustee.  December  23,  1867,  he  married  Rebecca  B., 
daughter  of  Luther  Whitney,  of  Hadley,  Mich.  They  have  had  five 
children,  Mary  E.,  George  C,  Effie  A.  (deceased),  Lutine  D.,  and  Bessie 
A,     The  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Thomas  J.  Wilson,  born  in  Donegal  County,  Ireland,  August  i,  1842, 
is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Gartly)  Wilson,  of  the  same  county, 
who  came  to  County  Durham,  Canada,  in  1843,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  farming  until  1865,  when  they  came  to  the  United  States,  settling  in 
Pavilion.  Thomas  is  still  living,  and  has  reared  five  sons  and  four 
daughters.  His  sons  are  Thomas  J.;  William  G.,  an  M.  E.  minister  in 
Manitoba;  Samuel  J.,  of  Orleans  County;  Robert  D.,  of  Medina;  and 
Charles  A.,  of  St.  Paul.  The  grandfather  of  Thomas  J.  was  James  Wil- 
son, of  Ireland,  who  married  Margaret  Wilson,  an  English  lady,  and  had 
two  sons  and  four  daughters.  The  old  homestead  in  Ireland  has  been 
in  the  family  name  since  the  war  of  William  III.     Thomas  J.  Wilson  re- 


6l8  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


ceived  a  common  English  education.  In  1864  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  settling  at  Pavilion,  and  in  January,  1865,  enlisted  in  Co.  I,  ii6th 
N.  Y.  Regt.,  and  in  June  of  the  same  year  was  transferred  to  the  90th 
Regt.  He  was  discharged  in  1866.  After  his  return  home  he  worked 
at  the  carpenters'  trade  for  two  years,  and  then  spent  two  years  in  Can- 
ada, engaged  in  shoemaking.  He  came  to  Spencerport,  N.  Y.,  where  he 
remained  eight  years,  when  he  removed  to  Pavilion,  where,  in  1883,  he 
engaged  in  general  merchandising,  in  which  business  he  has  since  con- 
tinued. Mr.  Wilson  is  strictly  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  and  has  the 
confidence  and  esteem  of  his  townsmen.  In  October,  1869,  he  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  Lyon,  of  Canada,  and  they  have  had  nine 
children,  viz.:  Charles  W.,  Emma  J.,  Thomas  A.,  Fred  L.,  Elizabeth  L.,. 
Katie  M.,  Frances  N.,  Rosco  C,  and  Florence  L.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
son are  consistent  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  he 
is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 

Ezra  Walker,  born  July  4,  1824,  near  Asbury  Church,  is  a  son  of 
Looniis  and  Hannah  (Bow)  Walker,  who  were  born  in  Berkshire  County, 
Mass.,  and  Middletown,  Conn.,  respectively.  Loomis  Walker  came  to 
Genesee  County  with  his  parents.  He  served  in  the  War  of  181 2,  was 
an  industrious,  hard  working  man,  and  improved  a  farm  of  90  acres.  He 
and  his  wife  were  active  and  consistent  members  of  the  M.  E.  Church,  to 
which  they  were  cheerful  and  liberal  givers.  He  died  where  his  son 
Ezra  now  resides.  He  had  a  family  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters, 
Ezra  being  the  only  one  who  lived  to  rear  a  family.  Loomis  was  a  son 
of  Isaac  Walker,  who  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  and  who  served  in  the 
Revolutionary  war  seven  years.  He  had  eight  children,  all  of  whorn 
were  born  in  Massachusetts.  In  18 10  he  came  with  his  family  to  Gene- 
see County,  locating  south  of  where  Asbury  Church  now  stands.  His 
first  purchase  was  60  acres  east  of  Asbury  Church,  in  18 14,  where  he 
resided  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  and  his  family  are  buried  in  the 
same  graveyard  at  Asbury.  He  had  but  two  children  who  reared  fam- 
ilies, a  son  and  a  daughter.  Ezra  received  a  common  school  education, 
his  first  teacher  being  Rebecca  Spring.  Mr.  Walker  has  resided  on  the 
old  homestead  all  his  life.  He  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Amos  and 
Abigail  (Brown)  Wells,  all  of  whom  came  from  Colchester,  New  London 
County,  Conn.      He  has  two  children,  Charles  L.  and  Jay. 

John  Webb  was  born  May  1 1,  1795,  in  Vermont,  and  came  to  West- 
ern New  York,  when  a  young  man.  He  married  Nancy  Gillett,  of  De- 
troit, Mich.,  in  18 16,  and  they  located  in  West  Bloomfield,  Ontario 
County.  They  had  eight  children,  of  whom  Ira  and  Frances  are  de- 
ceased, and  six  are  living,  viz.:  Mary,  John.  Jane,  Emma,  George,  and 
Homer  B.  Mary  married  three  times,  first,  Morgan  Filkins,  of  Pavilion, 
by  whom  she  had  four  sons,  Daniel  J.,  George  B.,  Frank  L  ,  and  Charles  M. 
Mr.  Filkins  died  September  11,  1855,  and  she  married,  second,  in  1863, 
Robert  Butterfield,  of  Alden,  N.  Y.  They  had  one  son,  William  R., 
born  June  3,  1864..    Mr.  Butterfield  died  in  August,  1866.     January  27, 


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1874,  she  married,  third,  WilHam  Hollenbeck.  She  now  resides  on  road 
4,  in  Pavilion,  on  the  farm  she  owns,  and  where  she  has  Hved  for  40 
years. 

Frederick  A.  Webb,  son  of  Samuel  C.  and  Elizabeth  M.  (Hickox) 
Webb,  was  born  August  10,  1849,  i^  the  house  where  he  now  resides. 
He  received  a  common  school  education,  and  at  the  age  of  14  began 
the  trade  of  painter,  working  summers  and  attending  school  winters. 
For  two  years  he  traveled  for  Schuyler  &  Go's  nursery.  In  1873  he 
went  to  Ohio,  where  he  remained  three  years.  He  lived  in  Corfu  four 
years,  in  Cortland  one  year,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  Cortland 
Wagon  Co.,  four  years  at  Whitney's  Point,  and  in  1887  came  to  Pavilion, 
where  he  has  since  resided.  He  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  Mr. 
Webb  married,  March  3,  1875,  Florence,  daughter  of  John  C.  Augier,  of 
Mentor,  O.,  and  they  have  one  son,  Percy.  Samuel  C.  Webb  was  born 
in  Lunenburgh,  Essex  County,  Vt.,  January  17,  1 816,  and  came  to  West 
Bloomfield  in  1834,  where  he  workedat  his  trade  (painter)  until  1846, 
when  he  came  to  Pavilion,  where  he  has  since  resided.  His  wife  was 
born  in  Salem,  O.  They  have  had  six  children,  four  of  whom  grew  to 
maturity,  viz.:  Walestien  C.  (deceased),  F.  A.,  Josephine  E  ,  who  died  in 
Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  and  Estina  S.,  wife  of  Joseph  Maddock.  of  Wells- 
ville,  N.  Y. ,  Mr.  Webb  has  served  as  constable  and  collector.  He  is 
a  son  of  Samuel  and  Hannah  (Carleton)  Webb,  of  Vermont,  who  were 
farmers,  and  who  had  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  the  sons  being 
Alfred,  who  died  at  the  age  of  14;  Samuel  C,  of  Mount  Sterling,  111.; 
Philo,  who  died  in  Vermont ;  and  Bradford,  of  Cedar  Rapids,  la.  Sam- 
uel Webb  died  at  Mount  Morris,  111.,  and  his  wife  at  St.  Clair,  Mich. 
He  was  a  son  of  Samuel  Webb,  who  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and 
whose  wife  was  Chloe  Chandler.     They  had  seven  sons. 

John  Ward  was  born  September  15,  1809.  in  Marlborough,  N.  H.,  and 
is  a  son  of  Levi  and  Nancy  (Whitney)  Ward,  both  of  the  same  county. 
His  parents  came  to  this  county  in  181 8,  settled  on  a  farm  of  lOO  acres, 
which  he  improved,  and  subsequently  added  75  acres  more,  where  John 
now  resides.  Levi  had  six  children,  P^mery,  Sarah  Moore,  Mary  Coe, 
Daniel,  Nancy  Moore,  and  John.  The  Ward?  are  of  English  origin. 
John  Ward  received  a  common  school  education,  and  married,  March  29, 
1835,  Mercy,  daughter  of  Cyril  Shumway,  who  was  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers, about  181 5.  They  had  eight  children,  viz.:  Hannah  Hutchinson, 
Nancy  Duguid,  George,  Henry,  Elizabeth.  Frank,  Emma,  and  William  S. 

George  Wilson,  who  died  in  September,  1882,  was  horn  in  Radford, 
Nottinghamshire,  Eng  ,  February  7,  1 824.  He  was  a  son  of  Richard  Wil- 
son, who  had  five  sons  and  two  daughters.  Mr.  Wilson  and  his  brother 
James  came  to  the  United  States  in  1849,  locating  at  Morgansville. 
They  were  millers.  George  Wilson  moved  to  Roanoke,  and  thence  to 
Rochester,  where  he  was  for  17  years  working  at  his  trade.  In  1882  he 
located  on  Burleigh  Hill  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  married  Harriet  A., 
daughter  of  Luther  Brown,  who  was  born  in   Concqrd,  Mass.,  in    1803. 


620  GENESEE   COUNTY. 


He  came  to  Le  Roy  with  his  parents  in  1812,  married  Parnielia  Liely, 
and  had  three  sons  and  five  daughters.  Mr.  Brown  was  a  machinist  and 
cooper  by  trade.  Mr.  Wilson  had  two  children,  Izora  A.,  who  lives  on 
the  homestead,  and  Henry  D.,  who  lives  in  La  Crosse,  Wis. 


PEMBROKE. 


PEMBROKE  was  formed  from  Batavia,  June  8,  1812.  It  is  the 
central  town  on  the  west  border  of  the  county,  and  is  bounded 
on  the  north  by  Alabama,  east  by  Batavia,  south  by  Darien,  and 
west  by  Erie  County.  Its  surface  is  gently  undulating.  The  principal 
streams  are  the  Tonawanda  and  Murder  creeks.  The  former  flows 
through  the  northeast  corner,  and  the  latter  through  the  south  and  south- 
west part.  The  soil  is  a  sandy  and  gravelly  loam.  The  Tonawanda 
Indian  Reservation  occupies  a  portion  of  the  north  part  of  the  town. 

The  names  of  nearly  all  of  the  early  settlers  are  given  in  the  sketch  of 
Darien,  to  which  we  call  the  attention  of  our  readers.  The  first  settle- 
ment was  made  by  David  Goss  in  1804,  who  located  where  Mr.  Ellin- 
wood  now  resides,  and  erected  a  dwelling  which  he  used  for  a  tavern. 
Samuel  Carr  settled  at  Richville  in  1808,  and  also  kept  a  tavern.  He 
built  the  first  grist  and  saw-mills.  John  Barr  in  1812  kept  a  store  at  the 
same  place.  John  Long  and  his  father.  Dr.  David,  settled  in  1808,  at 
what  is  now  Corfu,  and  from  their  settlement  the  place  was  for  a  time 
called  Long's  Corners.  John  Murray  was  an  early  inn-keeper,  in  1811. 
The  oldest  house  in  Corfu  is  that  erected  by  Jonas  Kinne,  who  came  in 
18 1 2  and  soon  built  a  roomy  two-story  house,  and  opened  it  to  the  pub- 
lic as  "Kinne  tavern."  He  died  in  1822,  and  his  widow  kept  it  many 
years  after.  It  was  headquarters  for  town  meetings,  elections,  and  train- 
ings. The  first  school  teacher  was  Anna  Horton,  in  181 1.  The  first 
marriage  was  that  of  Ansel  Hastings  and  Polly  Long,  in  1812. 

Among  the  persons  who  were  former  residents  of  Pembroke  may  be 
mentioned  Calvin  Cummings,  who  came  to  Bushville  in  18 16.  His  son 
John  was  a  shoemaker.  George  Dennison  was  a  farmer  and  cooper.  In 
1847  he  had  in  his  employ  25  hands.  In  1868  he  bought  a  mill  and 
built  another  shop,  doing  an  extensive  business.  Reuben  Millett  rame 
about  1827,  located  at  East  Pembroke,  conducted  a  wool-carding  and 
cloth  dressing-mill,  and  soon  was  proprietor  of  the  hotel  that  was  burned 
in  1854.  He  was  station  agent  from  1853  until  his  death  in  1883. 
Burnham  Barber  came  in  1829.  and  lived  here  about  40  years.  He  was 
a  carpenter,  millwright,  and  farmer. 

The  villages  in  the  town  are  Corfu,  Indian  Falls,  Richville,  East  Pem- 
broke, and  Mogadore,  or  North  Pembroke. 


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Corfu  (p.  o.)  was  incorporated  May  i,  1868.  The  first  board  of  trus- 
tees were  H.  P.  Porter,  president,  Daniel  Carter,  R.  W.  Kinne,  E.  W.  Croft, 
and  George  Newell.  A.  Billington  was  the  first  clerk,  and  N.  Read,  treas- 
urer. The  present  officers  are  Dwight  Dimock,  president,  Ira  S.  Mann, 
William  Crawford,  M.  Doyle,  and  Lester  Webb.  J.  W.  Safford  is  clerk, 
and  A.  J.  Smith,  treasurer.  There  are  about  100  houses  within  the  cor- 
poration, and  a  population  of  450.  The  village  sprang  into  existence  by 
the  building  of  the  Central  Railroad.  Corfu  contains  many  new  mod- 
ern built  houses,  and  puts  on  an  air  of  thrift  not  often  seen  in  country 
villages.  The  main  industry  is  the  propagation  of  cut  flowers  for  the 
Buffalo  and  Rochester  markets,  there  being  three  large  greenhouses  do- 
ing an  immense  business  in  this  line.  One,  that  of  T.  A.  &  L.  Webb, 
is  devoted  exclusively  to  carnations,  of  which  they  have  nearly  10,000 
plants,  in  two  houses,  21  feet  wide  by  50  feet  long,  with  a  smaller  house 
18x50.  E.  M.  Giddings  and  Mrs.  Charles  Tyrrell  are  also  engaged  in  the 
business  of  propagating  cut  flowers. 

George  and  Henry  Porter,  Seloy  Kidder,  and  Alanson  Fisher  were 
early  merchants.  Among  the  physicians  who  have  practiced  in  Corfu 
may  be  mentioned  Dr.  Rumsey,  from  Bethany,  30  years  ago  ;  Dr.  Sul- 
lings  and  Dr.  McPherson,  who  were  here  four  years;  Dr.  Fuller,  who  went 
to  Buffalo;  Dr.  Hinman,  a  pupil  of  Dr.  Hutchins,  of  Batavia,  who  is  now 
in  Michigan;  and  Dr.  Scott,  who  was  here  four  years,  and  returned  to 
Medina.  The  first  minister  in  Pembroke  was  the  Rev.  Joshua  Spencer,  a 
Congregationalist,  who  organized  the  first  church  in  the  town  in  18 10,  at 
•Corfu,  or  Long's  Corners. 

The  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Pembroke  was  organized  in  18 17,  by 
Rev.  Hugh  Wallis,  who  moved  into  town  in  18 16  with  his  family,  and  re- 
sided here  for  many  years.  He  acted  as  general  missionary  on  the  Hol- 
land Purchase.  In  1825  there  were  25  members,  and  F.  B.  Reed  acted  as 
stated  supply.  The  Rev.  L.  B.  Sullivan  came  about  the  year  1828.  In 
1830  there  were  42  members.  In  1831  a  wood  building  was  erected,  ca- 
pable of  seating  100  persons.  In  1833  John  Sherer  was  the  minister  in 
charge,  when  Rev.  A.  C.  Page  succeeded  him,  and  the  society  consisted 
of  161  members.  He  had  charge  until  1842.  S.  C.  Brown  succeeded  him 
in  1845,  and  in  1846  there  were  114  members.  Rev.  D.  Chichester  was 
the  next  minister.  Others  followed,  and  the  church  is  still  prosperous. 
The  present  number  of  members  is  about  100,  under  the  pastoral  charge 
of  Rev.  John  McK.  Brayton.  The  present  house  will  seat  300,  and  cost 
$4,000. 

The  First  Methodist  Protestant  Church  of  Pembroke,  located  in  Corfu, 
was  organized  in  1845,  t»y  Rev.  A.  C.  Paine,  M.  D.,  with  15  members. 
In  1853  they  built  a  brick  edifice,  which  is  still  in  use.  and  which  was  re- 
paired and  renovated  in  1889  at  a  cost  of  $200.  At  present  there  are  60 
members,  and  Rev.  W.  T.  Edds  is  the  pastor  in  charge.  The  original 
cost  of  the  edifice  was  $3,000,  but  it  now  has  a  valuation  of  $4,000,  and 
will  seat  about  175  persons.  The  members  of  the  Sunday-school  num- 
ber about  80. 


622  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


St.  Lukes  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  of  Corfu. — Services  were  be- 
gun in  May,  1876,  by  the  Rev.  Jay  Cooke,  and  an  interest  was  developed 
such  as  warranted  a  church  being  erected,  the  corner-stone  of  which  was 
laid  June  14,  1880.  There  are  now  about  35  communicants,  and  Rev. 
A.  A.  Brockway  is  the  pastor.  The  church  cost  $3,000,  and  will  seat 
125  persons.  The  members  of  St  James's  Church  of  Batavia  first  started 
a  mission  at  this  place. 

All  Souls'  Union  Church  of  Corfu  was  organized  in  July,  1 881.  by  C.  C. 
Richardson,  with  about  27  members,  and  he  was  its  first  pastor.  The 
same  year  a  building  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $4,000,  which  will  seat  200' 
persons 

In  February,  1 8 19,  20  persons,  residents  of  Alexander  and  Pembroke, 
associated  themselves  as  an  organization  to  keep  and  maintain  a  public 
library.  They  met  at  the  house  of  Eben  North,  and  called  the  associa- 
tion the  "Franklin  Library."  Perhaps  as  an  indirect  result  of  this  move- 
ment the  formation  of  the  "  Corfu  Ladies'  Library"  may  be  due.  Such 
a  society  was  organized  October  31,  1872,  and  has  been  in  active  opera- 
tion since.  The  officers  consist  of  a  president,  secretary,  treasurer,  and 
librarian.  An  admission  fee  of  $i  is  charged,  with  yearly  dues  of  60  cents, 
and  by  the  aid  of  entertainments  the  funds  of  the  society  are  augmented 
so  as  to  keep  up  a  new  supply  of  books. 

The  D.  W.  Kinne  Post,  No  635,  G.  A.  R.,  was  organized  September 
10,  1888,  and  was  named  in  honor  of  Daniel  W.  Kinne,  son  of  Royal, 
who  was  killed  near  Petersburg,  Va.  The  post  meets  in  Good  Templars 
Hall.  The  citizens  presented  the  order  on  Decoration  Day,  1889,  with  an 
elegant  silk  flag. 

Corfu  Lodge,  No.  120,  was  organized  in  1  878.  There  are  at  present  17 
members.  The  officers  are  Dwight  Dimock.  M.  W.;  A.  K.  Carrier,  O.; 
W.  D.  Edwards,  financial  secretary;  J.  W.  Safford,  recording  secretary; 
T.  A.  Webb,  recorder;  and  A.  K.  Carrier,  trustee  for  three  years. 

The  cornet  band  of  Corfu  was  formed  in  September,  1886,  with  14 
pieces      W.  H.  Nehrbos  is  leader,  and  H.  M.  Smith  is  secretary. 

Corfu  Grange, No.  142,  P.  of  LI.,  has  for  its  master  George  W.  Thomas, 
and  C.  D.  Silliman  is  secretary. 

Evergreen  Hill  Cemetery  of  Corfu. — About  32  }'ears  ago  interments 
were  first  made  in  the  plat  of  ground  lying  north  of  the  village  of  Corfu. 
In  January,  1878,  a  movement  was  agitated  towards  incorporating  a 
cemetery,  which  resulted  in  an  organization  being  formed  through  the 
efforts  of  the  citizens,  and  in  February,  1878,  the  Evergreen  Hill  Cem- 
etery was  started  with  nine  trustees,  viz.:  James  Tyrrell,  H.  P  Porter,. 
Dr.  F.  W.  Crane,  Charles  Griffith,  E.  A.  Brown,  N.  Hartshorn.  R.  W. 
Kinne,  John  Lincoln,  and  James  A.  Harrown.  The  grounds  comprise 
three  acres  and  form  a  beautiful  adjunct  to  the  surrounding  country. 

Church  street  steam-mills  of  Corfic,  Henry  W.  Francis,  proprietor,  are- 
located  on  Church  street,  and  are  furnished  with  one  run  of  stones  for 
grinding  meal  and  provender,  a  set  of  reduction   rollers  for  making  gra- 


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ham,  and  a  bolt  for  sifting  meal.  The  machinery'is  run  by  a  15-horse- 
power  engine,  and  turns  out  250  bushels  of  feed  and  meal  and  eight  bar- 
rels of  graham  in  10  hours.  Mr.  Francis  does  custom  work,  and  deals 
in  flour,  feed,  and  grain. 

The  Corfu  roller- ■mills  are  located  near  the  depot,  on  the  New  York 
Central  Railroad.  The  power  is  supplied  by  a  50-horse-power  steam 
engine.  The  mills  have  two  runs  of  stones,  a  seven-break  roller  flouring- 
mill,  and  one  roller- mill  for  grinding  provender.  The  proprietor,  War- 
ren Gorton,  turns  out  only  work  of  the  best  quality.  The  flour  mills 
have  a  capacity  of  grinding  50  barrels  per  day.  Mr.  Gorton  deals  in 
grain,  flour,  and  feed,  and  does  custom  grinding. 

RiCHVlLLE,  a  small  village  in  the  western  part  of  the  town,  was  named 
in  honor  of  a  prominent  business  man,  C  B.  Rich.  He  was  a  clerk  for 
Kimberly  and  Trumbull  Gary,  of  Batavia,  who  started  him  in  business  un- 
der the  name  of  C.  B.  Rich  &  Co.  The  firm  dissolved  in  1832.  In  early 
days  Benjamin  Blodgett  was  a  hotel- keeper  at  Richville.  One  evening 
an  extra  coach  stopped  at  his  door,  and  a  lady  with  servant  maids  alighted 
and  entered  the  house.  The  lady  directed  the  maids  to  inspect  the 
house  and  see  if  it  was  fit  for  her  to  stop  in.  After  doing  so  they  re- 
ported "  all  right  " ;  and  her  ladyship  directed  one  of  the  maids  to  instruct 
the  driver  to  put  up  his  horses,  as  they  would  stop  all  night  Mr.  Blod- 
gett, who  had  been  nervously  regarding  the  proceedings,  which  he  con- 
sidered an  imputation  upon  his  care  of  the  house,  here  broke  in  with 
"No,  you  won't,  madam."  "Whynot?"  said  the  lady.  "Becauselown 
this  house."  "  Do  you  know  who  you  are  talking  to  ?"  said  she  ;  "  I  am 
the  Countess  of  Sligo,  and  I  desire  to  stop  here  through  the  night." 
"  Well,  madam,"  grufiily  replied  Mr.  Blodgett,  "  I  am  the  Earl  of  Pem- 
broke, and  you  can't  stay."  That  settled  it  and  she  went  on,  and  the 
hotel  was  often  referred  to  as  "Earl  of  Pembroke's  castle."  Mr.  Blod- 
gett was  at  one  time  the  editor  of  the  Batavia  Spirit  of  the  Times.  His 
"  inn  "  was  a  high-toned  house — the  "  Astor  "  House  of  Western  New 
York.  He  charged  50  cents  for  a  meal,  even  in  early  times,  but  they  were 
worth  it.  Ten  or  a  dozen  stages  passed  his  house  daily,  but  the  advent 
of  the  railroad  made  a  great  change  in  the  tavern  business. 

The  Genesee  roller-mills  (Messrs.  Lee  &  Garrett,  proprietors)  are  lo- 
cated in  Richville,  on  Murder  Creek,  and  are  run  by  water  with  steam  as 
auxiliary.  Their  flouring  machmery  is  now  the  best  and  latest  improved, 
and  the  mills  have  a  capacity  of  40  barrels  of  flour  per  day.  Their  buck- 
wheat flour  is  unsurpassed  and  has  a  wide  celebrity.  They  are  doing  a 
wholesale  and  retail  business,  and  their  local  trade  is  very  extensive. 
They  are  dealers  in  flour,  feed,  and  grain,  and  do  custom  grinding  and  ex- 
changing. 

TJie  Church  of  the  Disciples  of  Christ  was  organized  at  Richville  by 
J.  ^.  Goodrich  in  1867.  There  were  at  first  75  members,  and  W.  H. 
Rogers  was  the  first  pastor.  The  nucleus  of  this  church  was  a  small  one 
at  Nevvstead,  Erie  County,  where  Mr.  Goodrich  held  services.      In  1868 


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they  erected  a  house  of  worship,  of  wood,  which  they  still  own,  and  which 
is  valued  at  $3,500.  They  now  have  1 10  members,  with  J.  C.  Goodrich 
as  pastor.     The  Sunday-school  has  about  125  teachers  and  scholars. 

Indian  Falls  is  a  post  village  located  in  the  north  part  of  Pembroke, 
•on  Tonawanda  Creek,  and  has  two  grist-mills,  several  stores  and  churches, 
an  hotel,  and  a  population  of  about  250. 

The  model  roller-mills  of  Indian  Falls  were  built  by  the  present  proprie- 
tors, Gilmore  &  Co.,  in  1879.  They  are  located  onTonawandaCreek,  which 
affords  an  ample  power,  with  a  head  of  41  feet.  The  mills  are  furnished 
with  a  full  set  of  rolls,  of  the  Stevens  patent,  manufactured  by  J.  T. 
Noyes,  of  Buffalo,  and  have  a  capacity  of  turning  out  50  barrels  of  flour 
every  24  hours.  They  also  do  custom  grinding,  and  are  wholesale  and 
retail  dealers  in  flour,  feed,  and  grain.  In  connection  with  the  roller- 
mills  the  company  owns  and  operates  a  plaster-mill,  which  has  a  capac- 
ity of  one  ton  per  hour. 

Indian  Falls  grist  and  flonring-mill,  D.  K.  Chaddock,  of  Batavia, 
proprietor,  is  located  about  one-quarter  of  a  mile  above  the  falls  on  Ton- 
awanda Creek.  The  mills  are  furnished  with  four  runs  of  stones,  and 
have  a  capacity  of  80  barrels  of  flour  per  day.  The  proprietor  does  cus- 
tom work,  and  deals  in  flour,  feed,  and  grain. 

Pastor  John  Siegrist,  of  the  Evangelical  Association,  was  the  means  of 
starting  a  church  at  Indian  Falls  in  1865,  with  16  members.  In  1866 
they  built  a  house  of  worship  costing  $1,100  A.  Getser  is  the  present 
pastor,  and  the  membership  is  40,  with  about  40  persons  in  the  Sunday- 
school.     Their  property  has  a  valuation  of  $1,500. 

In  1868  the  Rev.  D.  M.  L  Rollin,  of  the  Freewill  Baptist  denomina- 
tion, organized  a  church  with  1 1  members.  They  built  a  church  edifice 
in  1877,  of  wood,  which  cost  $2,ooo,  and  capable  of  seating  250  persons. 
Rev.  W.  W.  Holt  is  the  minister  in  charge. 

There  is  also  a  Methodist  Church  at  Indian  Falls. 

East  Pembroke  has  a  population  of  about  300  inhabitants.  It  is 
located  on  Tonawanda  Creek,  and  on  the  Batavia  and  Tonawanda  branch 
of  the  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  Railroad,  and  has  three  churches,  a  seminary, 
an  hotel,  a  grist-mill,  saw  mill,  stave  and  heading- mill,  a  wool-carding- 
mill,  and  a  cheese  factory. 

The  Batavia  and  Pembroke  Baptist  Church  was  organized  at  East 
Pembroke,  February  18,  1826.  The  following  were  the  constituent  mem- 
bers :  Benjamin  Wells,  Daniel  McCracken,  Chauncy  Wolcott,  William 
Upton,  Mary  A.  McCracken,  Lydia  Wolcott,  and  Sally  Harrington. 
Benjamin  Wells  was  moderator.  Previous  to  this  organization  meetings 
ware  held  in  private  houses  and  school- houses.  Elder  Amos  Lampson 
was  the  first  pastor.  They  built  a  frame  church  in  1840,  and  in  1867 
erected  a  brick  building  costing  $7,000,  and  capable  of  seating  400  per- 
sons. They  have  a  membership  of  70,  with  about  138  in  the  Sundswy- 
school.     Rev.  J.  M.  Derby  is  the  pastor. 

The  Presbyterian   ChnrcJi  of  Pembroke  and  Batavia   was  organized 


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December  24,  1854,  by  Rev,  William  Lusk,  of  Batavia.  Daniel  C. 
Houghton  was  the  first  pastor,  and  the  number  of  members  was  22. 
The  same  year  they  erected  a  building,  of  wood,  costing  $5,000,  and 
capable  of  seating  280  persons.  They  now  have  an  edifice  valued  at 
$6,000  and  a  membership  of  lOO,  with  Rev,  Theron  L.  Waldo  in  charge. 
There  are  140  members  in  the  Sabbath-school. 

St.  Mary  s  Roman  Catholic  CJuirch  at  East  Pembroke  was  organized 
by  Father  Cunningham  in  1868.  The  church  is  increasing  in  numbers. 
They  now  have  200  members  under  the  charge  of  Rev.  T.  H.  Barrett, 
and  expect  to  build  a  new  edifice  this  year. 

The  East  Pembroke  Rural  Seminary  is  the  result  of  the  forethought  of 
enterprising  citizens  of  the  village,  and  is  a  credit  to  the  originators  of  the 
enterprise  It  was  formed  in  1856,  Rev.  Mr.  Horton,  a  Presbyterian 
minister,  generously  donating  land  for  the  purpose,  the  fee  in  the  same 
being  held  by  trustees  so  long  as  used  for  school  purposes.  The  institu- 
tion has  been  exceedingly  prosperous  in  years  gone  by  ;  but,  like  all 
other  rural  educational  institutions,  fb  affected  by  the  larger  schools  and 
colleges  that  have  been  endowed.  The  trustees,  with  a  few  of  the  more 
energetic  citizens,  raised  money  enough  lately  to  thoroughly  repair  the 
building,  and  invited  Miss  Thrall,  of  Batavia,  to  occupy  the  same.  The 
school  is  now  in  a  flourishing  condition,  having  30  scholars. 

Ozven  Lodge,  No.  432,/.  O.  O.  F. — Pembroke  Lodge,  No.  353, 
I.  O.  O.  F.,  was  instituted  July  12,  1850,  and  after  a  hard  struggle  sur- 
rendered its  charter  in  1859.  May  i,  1890,  Owen  Lodge,  No.  432,  was 
instituted  by  D  D.  G.  M  O.  J.  Christopherson,  of  Darien  Center.  The 
present  officers  are  as  follows :  N.  G.,  Jerry  Stage  ;  V.  G.,  George 
Clark  ;  secretary,  Frank  Fanning  ;  and  treasurer,  F.  A.  Clark. 

Rural  Lodge,  No.  395,  /.  O.  G.  T.,  of  East  Pembroke,  has  the  follow- 
ing officers:  C.  T.,  Will  Christie;  P.  C.  T.,  Robert  Peard  ;  V.  T.,  Mrs. 
L.  Waterman  ;  C,  L.  Waterman  ;  S.,  B.  A  Van  Horn  ;  A.  S.,  Laura 
Cook  ;  F.  S., Little. 

The  floiiring-mill  at  East  Pembroke  is  owned  by  W.  E.  Babcock,  and 
is  run  by  Mr.  Nold. 

North  Pembroke,  on  Tonawanda  Creek,  contains  about  20  dwell- 
ings, a  saw  and  grist-mill,  and  one  church. 

The  First  Christian  Chtirch  of  Pembroke,  located  at  North  Pembroke, 
was  organized  June  30,  1849,  by  Rev.  Joseph  Weeks,  with  15  members. 
They  built  a  house  of  worship  in  1850,  which  was  remodeled  and  en- 
larged in  1888.  They  now  have  75  members,  with  Rev.  Warren  Vree- 
land  as  pastor.      Their  property  has  a  valuation  of  $2,500. 

The  North  Pembroke  Lodge,  No.  194,  /.  O.  O.  F.,  was  instituted 
August  22,  1867.  There  are  now  46  members  in  good  standing.  Its 
officers  are  Charles  Loomis,  N.  G.;  Charles  Graves,  V.  G  ;  J.  W.  Hatch, 
R.  S.;   and  E.  H.  Miller,  treasurer. 

The  Excelsior  Jlo?iring- mills  of  North  Pembroke.  Frank  Ladd,  pro- 
prietor, are   located    on   Tonawanda  Creek,    which    furnishes  a  sufficient 


626  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

power,  and  on  the  site  of  a  mill  built  by  Holland  Earl  about  1836. 
There  has  always  been  a  mill  on  this  site.  Mr.  Ladd  has  thoroughly 
remodeled  his  mills,  and  has  put  in  new  and  improved  machinery  for 
grinding  flour  and  buckwheat.  The  capacity  of  the  mills  is  50  barrels 
of  flour  every  24  hours. 

William  E.  Babcock,  born  near  Troy,  N.  Y.,  was  one  of  10  children. 
His  father,  Reuben  Babcock,  Jr.,  was  captain  of  a  rifle  company  during 
the  War  of  18 12,  but  did  not  serve  as  such  in  that  war.  His  grand- 
father was  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Mr.  Babcock's  parents  removed 
from  Troy  to  Pembroke  in  1833.  He  had  only  three  months'  schooling 
after  he  was  13  years  old.  After  attaining  his  majority  he  prosecuted 
his  trade  as  contractor  and  builder,  and  gave  special  attention  to  bridge 
building  for  several  years.  He  has  also  been  engaged  in  several  manu- 
facturing enterprises,  and  for  one  year  and  a  half  was  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness. In  1880  he  became  the  proprietor  of  the  East  Pembroke  custom 
and  merchant  flouring- mills,  to  which  he  has  since  given  his  attention. 
Mr.  Babcock  possesses  good  finanaal  abilities,  and  has  been  quite  suc- 
cessful. He  was  elected  collector  of  taxes,  and  performed  the  duties  of 
that  office  so  acceptably  that  he  was  reelected  the  ensuing  year  by  an 
increased  majority — the  largest  on  the  ticket.  He  was  elected  to  another 
town  office  the  ensuing  year,  but  declined  to  serve. 

Joel  W.  Bates,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Ontario,  Canada,  in  1852.  He 
received  an  academic  education,  and  commenced  the  study  of  his  pro- 
fession with  Drs,  Carson  and  Bogart,  of  Whitby,  was  one  year  with  Dr. 
Floor,  of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  and  one  term  at  Toronto  University.  He 
passed  the  examination  of  the  medical  board  of  Toronto  and  graduated 
from  the  Eclectic  Medical  Institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  January, 
1875.  He  was  three  years  at  Kinmount,  Victoria  County,  and  in  1879 
settled  at  Indian  Falls,  this  county,  where  he  has  built  up  a  good  and 
successful  practice.  In  1880  he  married  M.  Eugima  McWain,  of  Pem- 
broke. 

John  Boyce  was  born  in  Suffolk  County,  England,  February  2,  1804, 
and  married  Mary  MuUinger,  of  his  native  town.  In  1836  he,  with  his 
family,  emigrated  to  America  in  a  sailing  vessel,  was  nine  weeks  in  mak- 
ing the  passage,  and  landed  in  Montreal.  He  went  to  Buffalo,  where  he 
resided  nearly  two  years,  and  eventually  made  a  permanent  home  on  a 
new  farm  of  50  acres  on  the  town  line  between  Bennington  and  Sheldon. 
He  first  resided  in  a  log  house  in  the  town  first  named.  By  the  aid  of 
their  son  John,  Jr.,  who  worked  out  among  the  farmers,  money  was 
secured  toward  making  a  payment  on  an  additional  90  acres.  John 
Boyce,  Sr.,  died  in  July,  1876.  Mrs.  Boyce  died  some  years  before. 
They  were  parents  of  seven  sons,  all  of  whom  are  living  except  the 
youngest,  who  died  at  the  age  of  14  years.  Mr.  Boyce  was  a  true 
Christian  worker. 

John  Boyce,  Jr.,  born  in   England,  March  20,  1825,  resided  with  his 
father  until  21   years  of  age.      Mr.  Boyce  worked  for  the  farmers  until 


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he  was  27.  In  185  i  he  married  Betsey  H.  Safiford,  of  Elba,  and  settled 
permanently  in  Pembroke  in  1853.  They  now  reside  on  a  fine  farm  of 
250  acres,  two  and  one-half  miles  northeast  of  Corfu.  They  have  three 
sons  and  nine  daughters.  Mr.  Boyce  is  a  prominent  citizen  of  Pembroke, 
is  a  Republican,  has  served  his  town  six  terms,  a  period  of  18  years,  as 
assessor,  andi^as  been  appointed  executor  or  administrator  in  settling 
quite  a  number  of  estates.  He  is  a  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Jerseys, 
from  which  Mrs.  Boyce  manufactures  a  gilt-edge  quality  of  butter.  Mr. 
Boyce  is  a  member  and  elder  of.  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  Corfu,  and 
one  of  its  trustees.  The  Boyce  homestead  in  Sheldon  is  still  in  the 
Boyce  family,  and  is  owned  by  William,  brother  of  John  Boyce,  of  Pem- 
broke. 

Thomas  Lloyd  was  born  in  Wales,  educated  in  England,  and  became 
a  member  of  the  English  Church,  but  afterwards  became  a  Quaker. 
About  the  time  William  Penn  came  to  America  Mr.  Lloyd  left  his  native 
country  and  settled  in  Pennsylvania.  He  occupied  the  positions  of  pres- 
ident of  the  council,  chief  of  the  commission,  and  also  deputy  governor  of 
the  colony  under  Penn.  He  finally  retired  from  office  in  1694  He  mar- 
ried Sarah  Ann  Nugget,  and  they  had  six  children. — four  sons  and  two 
daughters, — whose  descendants  have  scattered  over  the  entire  continent. 
About  1809  three  of  the  sons  emigrated  to  Canada,  and  settled  in  the 
townships  of  King  and  Whitchurch,  and  from  them  the  Canadian  branch 
of  the  great  Lloyd  family  is  descended.  In  June,  1889,  the  Lloyd  family 
held  a  reunion  at  Aurora,  Canada,  with  800  in  attendance 

Sarah  Lloyd,  daughter  of  William  and  granddaughter  of  Thomas,  who 
emigrated  to  America,  was  born  near  Williamsport,  Pa.,  and  married 
John  Bennet,  a  native  of  England,  born  in  1787.  A  few  years  later  he 
emigrated  to  Kings  County,  Canada,  about  30  miles  north  of  Toronto, 
where  he  had  peaceful  possession  of  his  home  until  the  commencement 
of  the  War  of  18 12.  Because  he  refused  to  bear  arms  against  the  United 
States  he  was  cast  into  prison  in  Toronto,  where  he  remained  until  York 
(now  Toronto)  was  taken  by  the  United  States  army.  He  immediately 
joined  the  American  army  and  served  to  the  close  of  the  war.,  Soon 
after  he  removed  his  family  to  Batavia,  and  settled  on  a  new  farm.  His 
patriotism  cost  him  a  good  farm  of  100  acres  in  Canada.  Mr.  Bennet 
eventually  removed  from  Genesee  County  to  Michigan,  where  he  died 
at  an  advanced  age.  Mrs.  Bennet  died  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Henry 
L.,  in  1848. 

Henry  L.  Bennett  was  born  near  Williamsport,  Pa,  June  26,  1809,  ^^^s 
reared  in  Batavia,  and  has  always  been  a  farmer.  He  married  Jane 
Simpson  in  1836,  and  they  had  three  sons  and  five  daughters.  All  of 
his  sons  served  in  the  Union  army  in  the'late  war.  James  F.  Bennett, 
the  oldest,  received  three  gun-shot  wounds;  William  and  Hiram  escaped 
unwounded,  but  returned  with  impaired  health  and  shattered  constitu- 
tions. Henry  L.  Bennett  has  been  a  prominent  man  in  Genesee  County, 
where  he  has  resided  the  past  70  years.      He  commenced  his  political 


628  (iENESEE    COUNTY. 


career  with  the  old  Whig  party,  and  upon  the  organization  of  the  Re- 
pubHcan  party  he  became  one  of  its  loyal  members.  Mr.  Bennett  has 
held  many  of  the  offices  of  his  town.  He  has  served  as  constable  about 
50  years,  and  has  been  deputy  sheriff  many  years. 

Hon.  John  W.  Brown,  second  son  of  Cyrus  and  Milla  (Lawrence) 
Brown,  was  born  in  Sharon,  N.  H.,  July  7,  1 8 1 7.  He  att^ded  the  com- 
mon school  of  his  district  in  Pembroke  until  16  years  old.  Since  then 
he  has  acquired  a  good  practical  education  by  close  study  and  a  course 
of  reading  by  himself  January  i,  1838,  he  married  Lorette  R.,  daugh- 
ter of  Winthrop  and  Ruth  Noble,  of  Batavia,  and  settled  on  a  portion  of 
the  homestead.  He  commenced  his  political  life  with  the  "  old  line 
Whig  "  party,  and  joined  the  Republican  party  at  its  organization.  He 
has  been  honored  by  his  town  with  the  office  of  supervisor  five  years — " 
1862-64,  inclusive,  and  again  in  1866.  He  was  efficient  in  filling  the 
quota  of  Pembroke  during  the  war,  and  was  chairman  of  the  county 
committee  of  three  appointed  for  the  purpose  of  raising  and  paying 
soldiers'  bounties.  In  1865  and  1866  he  represented  his  county  in  the 
State  legislature,  where  he  did  efficient  work.  Mr.  Brown  has  also  held 
other  prominent  town  offices.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brown  have  had  born  to 
them  II  children,  eight  of  whom  are  now  living.  They  celebrated  their 
"golden  wedding"  in  1887.  In  financial  matters  Mr.  Brown  has  been 
fairly  successful. 

John  Brown,  son  of  John,  came  to  Alexander  early.  He  was  a  car- 
penter, served  in  the  War  of  18 12,  and  married  Mary  Sheldon,  of  Can- 
ada. They  had  ii  children,  of  whom  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Davis  is  the  only- 
one  living.  They  settled  in  "  Buck  House"  (built  in  181 5),  which  was 
a  noted  tavern  and  place  for  holding  town  meetings. 

Edward  A.  Brown  was  born  in  South  Bristol,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y.„ 
December  10,  1826.  He  acquired  a  good  practical  education,  and  be- 
gan an  active  business  life  with  correct  habits  and  a  good  constitution. 
January  15,  1853,  he  married  Sue  D.  Witwer,  of  Williamsville,  Erie 
County.  Mr.  Brown,  at  the  age  of  22  years,  embarked  in  the  livery 
and  omnibus  business  in  Williamsville,  which  he  conducted  for  eight 
years.  He  then  (1858)  removed  to  Richville,  in  Pembroke,  and  engaged 
in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  lumber,  which  he  prosecuted  until  the 
spring  of  1870,  when  he  sold  his  mills  and  bought  the  fine  farm  where 
he  now  resides,  near  the  center  of  the  town.  Mr.  Brown  still  retains 
much  of  the  push  and  energy  tliat  characterized  him  in  his  early  life. 
He  has  a  fine  herd  of  Jersey  cows,  breeds  fine  horses,  and  has  erected  a 
goo(i  set  of  buildings.  He  is  a  prominent  man  in  town  affairs,  has  been 
a  staunch  Republican' since  i860,  and  has  the  confidence  of  his  fellow 
townsmen,  who  have  placed  him  at  the  head  of  the  affairs  of  his  town  as 
their  supervisor  in  the  years  1869,  '70,  '72,  and  '73.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Brown  are  parents  of  two  daughters,  viz.:  Eva  (Mrs.  W.  T.  Bunell), 
whose  husband  is  a  farmer  in  Pembroke,  and  Esther  V.  (Mrs.  F.  V. 
Brown),  whose  husband  is  a  Christian  minister  in  Auburn,  N.  Y. 


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Lewis  Burgess,  born  in  Ovid,  N.  Y.,  April  9,  1809,  married  Effie 
Mook,  and  settled  at  North  Pembroke  about  1837,  on  a  farm  of  50  acres, 
partly  cleared.  He  had  little  means,  was  industrious,  and  had  a  fine 
constitution.  He  was  a  constant  worker,  careful,  economical,  and  finally 
had  a  clear  title  to  over  200  acres.  He  was  always  a  farmer.  He  died 
April  30,  1883.  Mrs.  Burgess  still  survives,  and  resides  on  the  home- 
stead. They  were  parents  of  four  children,  all  of  whom  are  living.  Their 
oldest  son,  Abram  E.  Burgess,  born  on  the  homestead,  was  educatfd  in 
the  common  schools,  and  November  8,  1868,  married  Mary  J.  Dickinson, 
and  settled  on  a  portion  of  the  homestead,  where  he  now  resides.  He 
is  an  enterprising  business  man,  a  reliable  citizen,  and  an  obliging  neigh- 
bor. Mr  and  Mrs.  Burgess  are  parents  of  two  sons,  Louis  E.  and  Henry 
M.,  and  one  daughter,  Effie  J. 

Andrew  F.  Clark  was  reared  in  Essex  County,  N  Y.,  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools,  and  at  a  very  early  age  learned  the  nailmaking 
trade,  which  he  followed  about  10  years.  In  January,  1854,  he  went  to 
California,  and  labored  in  the  mines  nine  and  one-half  years.  Septem- 
ber 17,  1863,  he  came  to  Pembroke  and  purchased  the  farm  where  he 
still  resides.  He  married  Mrs.  Mary  Peckham.  Mr.  Clark  has  the  con- 
fidence of  his  townsmen.  He  has  served  as  constable  eight  years,  col- 
lector one  term,  and  is  now  serving  the  loth  consecutive  year  as  justice 
of  the  peace.  He  is  a  staunch  Republican.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clark  are 
parents  of  three  children,  viz.:  William  P.,  a  graduate  of  Cornell  Univer- 
sity, who  is  now  a  law  student  with  W.  C.  Watson,  of  Batavia  ;  Tracy  E.. 
who  is  a  student  in  the  senior  class  at  Cornell  University  ;  and  Lillian, 
who  is  a  student  in  the  academic  department  of  the  Union  School  in 
Batavia.  Besides  these  they  are  raising  two  other  children  by  adoption, 
Sherman  T.  and  Mertie  May  Peckham. 

Martin  O.  Coe,  son  of  Ithamar  and  Sarah  (Ball)  Coe,  was  born  in  Mas- 
sachusetts in  1786,  and  married  Clara  Hatch,  who  was  born  in  Pawlet, 
Vt.  They  emigrated  from  Pompey,  N.  Y.,  to  Le  Roy  in  181 1.  He  was 
a  farmer,  and  settled  on  Oatka  Creek,  which  furnished  him  a  good  water- 
power  at  that  time.  He  built  two  saw-mills  and  an  oil-mill,  which  he 
successfully  conducted.  Mr.  Coe  was  overseer  of  the  poor  for  a  long 
time,  county  superintendent  of  the  poor  14  years,  and  loan  commissioner 
about  10  years.  In  earl}'  life  he  was  colonel  of  a  regiment  of  militia,  and 
was  familiarly  known  as  Colonel  Coe.  He  died  in  Le  Roy  village,  in 
September,  1861,  aged  75  years.  Mrs.  Coe  survived  about  two  years, 
and  also  died  in  Le  Roy.  They  had  five  children,  two  of  whom  are  now 
living.  William  S.  Coe  was  born  in  Le  Roy,  June  29,  1820,  received  a 
good  English  education,  and  married  Sarah  A.  Covert.  He  settled  in 
Le  Roy,  and  two  years  later  (1845)  removed  to  Wisconsin,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming.  In  1852  he  returned  to  Genesee  County,  and 
settled  in  Pembroke,  where  he  resided  13  years.  During  this  time  he 
was  justice  of  the  peace  10  years,  and  postmaster  of  Corfu  from  1861  to 
1865,  when  he  returned  to   Pembroke  and  again  engaged  in  mercantile 

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trade.  He  served  in  Le  Roy  as  a  magistrate  eight  years,  and  justice  of 
Sessions  two  terms.  Mrs.  Coe  died  in  January,  1873.  Their  only  sur- 
viving child  is  Clara  H.  (Mrs.  George  H.  Chadeayne),  of  Buffalo.  In  the 
fall  of  1875  he  married  Mrs.  Laura  Covell,  of  Le  Roy,  who  died  in  Janu- 
ary, 1886.  October  12,  1887,  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  D.  Chase,  of  Pem- 
broke.    They  reside  near  the  village  of  Corfu. 

Hiram  Carrier,  son  of  Josiah  and  Betsey  (Kellogg)  Carrier,  was  born 
in  Geneseo,  N.  Y.,  April  5,  1806.  His  father  emigrated  from  Connecti- 
cut in  1805,  and  in  1810  returned  to  that  State,  where  Hiram  was  reared, 
and  where  he  resided  until  he  was  23  years  of  age.  He  received  an  edu- 
cation sufficient  to  enable  him  to  teach  common  schools,  and  after  work- 
ing for  the  farmers  a  few  seasons  after  attaining  his  majority,  with  $50  in 
his  pocket,  and  with  a  knapsack  on  his  back,  he  walked  to  Geneseo  and 
Le  Roy,  N.  Y.,  and  returned  on  foot  through  the  southern  tier  of  coun- 
ties to  Connecticut.  Two  years  later  he  returned  and  bought  and  sold 
lands  with  some  success,  and  in  1 83 1  returned  again  to  Connecticut, 
married  Elizabeth  B.  West,  of  Marlborough,  and  with  a  team  of  horses 
and  wagon  brought  his  wife  and  her  furniture  to  Geneseo.  In  1835 
they  moved  to  Newstead,  Erie  County,  where  they  resided  until  May, 
1847,  when  they  removed  to  Pembroke,  where  his  son  Ansel  K.  now 
lives.  Mr.  Carrier  and  his  aged  wife  now  reside  near  his  son.  He  is  a 
man  of  more  than  ordinary  ability,  a  good  financier,  and  a  reliable  citizen. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carrier  have  had  five  children,  viz.:  Milo,  a  machinist,  of 
St.  Paul,  Minn.;  Lucy  (Mrs.  James  E.  Holmes),  who  died  in  1867,  leaving 
one  son,  Edmund  W.,  who  married  Kate  Holmes,  and  is  a  farmer  adjoin- 
ing his  brothers  ;  Ansel  K.,  who  married  Phila  A.  Sumner  ;  and  Loraine, 
who  resides  with  her  parents. 

Barnabas  Carrigan,  son  of  James  and  Bridget  Ann  Carrigan,  was  born 
in  Kingston,  Canada,  in  March,  1844,  He  was  reared  a  farmer,  and  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools.  At  about  the  age  of  20  he  commenced 
farming  for  himself,  and  began  dealing  in  horses  and  cattle.  He  resided 
in  Frontenac  County  until  1869,  when  he  removed  to  Pembroke,  and  en- 
gaged in  farming  In  the  fall  of  1876  he  married  Mrs.  Fanny  M.  Moore, 
and  settled  where  he  now  resides.  Mr.  Carrigan  is  an  enterprising  and 
reliable  citizen. 

Thomas  Dimock  was  born  in  Norwich,  Conn.,  May  14,  1774.  He  mar- 
ried Sophia  Otis,  of  his  native  State,  who  was  born  January  24,  1780. 
They  emigrated  in  18 17  and  spent  a  year  in  Wyoming  County,  and  finally 
settled  in  Darien  (then  Pembroke),  where  they  died.  Mr.  Dimock  died 
August  5,  1862,  and  his  wife  June  i,  1856.  He  was  one  of  the  substan- 
tial pioneer  farmers.  His  son.  Col.  Otis  Dimock,  was  born  in  Norwich, 
Conn.,  February  12,  1808,  married  Helen  Fair,  and  settled  in  Darien.  In 
early  life  he  was  a  captain,  and  was  promoted  to  the  office  of  colonel  of 
militia.  He  spent  most  of  his  life  on  a  farm,  but  conducted  a  hotel  in 
Buffalo  for  two  years.  He  was  public-spirited,  a  genial  companion,  and 
fond  of  fine  horses.      He  came  to  an  untimely  and  instant  death  by  be- 


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ing  crushed  by  a  falling  tree.  Dwight  Dimock,  of  Corfu,  his  only  surviv- 
ing child,  was  reared  on  his  father's  farm.  He  married  Helen  Dodge  in 
1868,  and  settled  on  the  homestead.  In  1873  he  moved  to  the  village  of 
Corfu,  and  in  1878  he  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives.  Mr.  Dim- 
ock is  a  genial  companion,  an  outspoken  Republican,  and  holds  the  re- 
sponsible positions  of  county  superintendent  of  the  poor  and  postmaster 
of  Corfu.  He  also  deals  in  agricultural  implements  and  is  engaged  in  the 
fire  insurance  business. 

Eli  Ellinwood,  born  in  Kirkland,  N.  Y.,  August  28,  1795,  married  So- 
phia M.  Gridley,  who  was  born  March  8,  1800,  and  settled  on  his  father's 
farm.  In  1834  he  removed  to  Pembroke,  and  bought  the  farm  of 
David  Goss,  where  his  son  Henry  P.  now  lives.  Mr.  Goss  settled  there 
in  1804,  and  his  was  the  first  family  in  the  town  of  Pembroke.  In  1839 
Mr.  Ellinwood  erected  the  residence  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  road, 
which  his  son  has  repaired  and  improved.  His  "  old  white  tavern  "  has 
been  torn  down.  He  was  a  natural  scholar,  had  a  good  education,  taught 
schools,  and  served  his  town  as  supervisor,  magistrate,  and  superintend- 
ent of  schools,  and  with  J.  Green  Russell,  of  Batavia,  was  a  county  board 
of  inspectors  of  plank  roads.  "  For  20  years  he  was  a  constant  attendant 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Corfu,  and  a  trustee  of  the  church  a  part 
of  the  time,  and  about  the  last  year  of  that  period  was  a  member.  In 
1854,  to  aid  in  formingan  infant  Presbyterian  Church  in  East  Pembroke, 
he  withdrew  from  the  Corfu  church.  He  aided  in  erecting  their  church 
edifice,  and  was  elected  one  of  its  elders  at  its  organization,  which  position 
he  held  until  nearly  the  close  of  his  long  life.  He  was  a  progressive  man, 
an  ardent  temperance  worker,  and  gave  his  influence  for  the  advance- 
ment of  all  the  benevolent,  educational,  and  religions  interests  of  his 
town.  He  died  April  8,  1880,  aged  84  years.  Mrs.  Ellinwood  survived 
lier  husband  until  March  10,  1881.  They  had  ii  children,  of  whom 
three  died  in  infancy,  the  others  grew  to  maturity,  and  six  are  now  liv- 
ing. Henry  P.  Ellinwood,  born  in  Oneida  County,  April  3,  1829,  pre- 
pared for  college,  but  by  reason  of  ill  health  he  was  unable  to  take  a 
college  course.  He  has  spent  his  life  in  cultivating  the  homestead, 
except  about  six  years,  when  he  was  engaged  in  the  United  States  mail 
service.  He  began  an  "old  line  Whig,"  and  is  now  a  Republican.  Mr. 
Ellinwood  became  a  member  of  the  East  Pembroke  Presbyterian  Church 
very  soon  after  its  organization,  has  been  one  of  its  elders  since  1856,  is 
an  active  member  of  its  board  of  trustees,  and  for  more  than  20  years 
has  been  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school.  June  ii,  1863,  he  mar- 
ried Helen  M.  Allen,  of  Honeoye  Falls,  and  they  have  four  sons  and  an 
only  daughter.  Their  oldest  son,  George  A.,  is  engaged  in  the  shoe  bus- 
iness with  an  uncle  in  Williamsport,  Pa.  Their  daughter  Helen  S.  is  a 
student  at  the  Boston  Conservatory  of  Music.  Henry  F.  is  in  the  senior 
class  of  Williams  College,  and  Albert  G.,  who  is  preparing  for  college, 
.and  Emory  A.  reside  with  their  parents. 

Rev.  John  S.  Flagler,  son  of  Solomon,  was  born  in  Dutchess  County 


632  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


in  1782.  In  early  life  he  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Universalist  Church, 
He  came  to  Livingston  County,  and  preached  in  all  the  towns  of  Gene- 
see County  as  far  as  Alexander.  In  1833  he  settled  in  Darien,  and  con- 
tinued his  work  in  surrounding  towns.  He  was  a  pioneer  of  Universal- 
ism  on  the  Holland  Purchase.  He  died  in  Ridgeway  in  i860.  His  son 
James  H.  is  the  only  surviving  one  of  his  eight  children,  and  now  lives 
in  Corfu. 

Harry  Forward,  son  of  James  and  Mindwell  (Owen)  Forward,  was  born 
in  Granby,  Conn.,  March  27,  1803,  and  resided  in  his  native  town  until 
1829.  November  17,  1825,  he  married  Gratus  Winchel,  of  Granby,. 
and  in  October,  1829,  he  moved  with  his  wife  and  two  children  to  Pem- 
broke, where  he  had  the  previous  summer  cleared  a  small  piece  of  ground 
and  built  a  log  house.  Mrs.  Forward  spun  and  clothed  her  family  in 
"  homespun,"  They  lived  in  the  old  log  cabin  until  1 85  i ,  when  they  built 
a  fine  farm  house,  where  his  son,  Henry  J.  Forward,  now  resides,  and  where 
they  lived  to  the  close  of  their  lives.  He  died  July  6,  188 1,  and  she 
January  6,  1888.  Mr.  Forward  was  prominent  in  town  and  county  af- 
fairs, held  several  town  offices,  and  was  county  superintendent  of  the  poor 
six  years.  He  was  also  the  agent  of  the  Ogden  Land  Co.,  and  was  en- 
gaged in  the  fire  insurance  business.  Their  children  were  George,  born 
January  5,  1827,  married  Margaret  Moore,  October  23,  1852,  settled  on  a 
farm  adjoining  the  homestead,  and  died  March  19,  1875  ;  Andrew,  born 
July  26,  1828,  married  Charlotte  A.  Soule,  March  21, 1854,  and  also  settled 
on  a  farm  adjoining  the  homestead,  where  he  still  resides;  Chauncey,. 
born  August  31,  1831,  married  Eliza  A.  Dunham,  August  1 2, 1855,  and  is 
a  dealer  in  butter  and  eggs  in  East  Pembroke ;  Henry  J.,  born  February 
14,  1834,  married  Emily  M.  Paul,  and  resides  on  the  old  homestead  ;  and 
Emily  M.,  born  March  8,  1837,  carried  James  S.  Durham,  April  10,  1864,. 
who  was  the  father  of  her  two  daughters,  Lucy  (Mrs.  Elijah  Phelps),  of 
Pembroke,  and  Electa  S.,  who  resides  with  her  mother.  Mr.  Durham 
died  March  8,  1872,  and  Mrs.  Durham  married  Dennis  Dibble,  January 
I,  1879,  by  whom  she  has  one  son,  Harry.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dibble  reside 
on  a  farm  about  one  mile  west  of  the  old  homestead.  The  children  of 
Andrew  Forward  are  Helen  (Mrs.  E.  H.  Stone),  of  Akron;  Cora  E. 
(Mrs.  H.  H.  Fountain),  of  Alabama;  and  Walter  S.  Forward,  born  July 
6,  1866,  who  is  a  farmer  adjoining  his  father.  The  wife  of  George  For- 
ward, Margaret  Moore,  by  whom  he  had  two  children,  now  living,  died 
January  17,  1888. 

Col.  Samuel  Huntington  was  at  the  head  of  a  regiment  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  About  1805  he  came  to  the  Holland  Purchase,  and  located 
at  Town  Line,  15  miles  east  of  Buffalo,  and  later  removed  to  Pembroke,, 
near  the  site  of  East  Pembroke  village,  where  he  cleared  a  farm.  In  his 
old  age  he  lived  with  his  daughter  Philura  (Mrs.  John  W.  Marston),  and 
died  at  the  age  of  85  years.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  physique,  an  ardent 
patriot,  and  was  never  known  to  exhibit  anger  but  once,  when,  about  the 
time  of  the  burning  of  Buffalo,  a  neighbor  called  him  the  offensive  name 


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of  "  Old  Tory."  His  children  were  Mary  (deceased),  who  married  Simon 
Edwards,  and  went  Illinois  ;  Samuel  (deceased),  who  married  Mrs.  Polly 
■{Carter)  Shaw,  and  went  to  Michigan;  and  Philura,  who  married  John  W. 
Marston,  of  Pembroke.  Mr.  Marston  was  a  native  of  Connecticut,  set- 
tled in  the  west  part  of  Batavia,  and  died  in  June,  1840,  aged  36  years. 
Mrs.  Marston  died  in  March,  1867.  He  was  a  farmer,  was  an  "  old  line 
"Whig,"  and  did  his  party  good  service. 

John  W.  Marston,  son  of  John  W.,  was  born  December  5,  1834,  received 
a  common  school  education,  and  on  account  of  the  death  of  his  father  he 
was  early  obliged  to  manage  the  farm.  In  1868  he  bought  his  sister's 
interest  in  the  homestead,  and  in  1879  sold  it  and  removed  to  where  he 
now  lives,  one  and  one-half  miles  east  of  Corfu.  He  married,  January 
12,  i860,  Mary  Shoulters,  of  Batavia,  and  they  have  five  children  living, 
viz.:  John  N.,  a  mechanic,  contractor,  and  builder,  who  married  Ida  Pal- 
mer, and  now  resides  in  Corfu;  and  Mary  E.,  Clarence  U.,  Orlo  G.,  and 
Emma  E.,  who  live  with  their  parents. 

Luther  Hart  Kitchel,  son  of  Rev.  H.  D.  Kitchel,  D.  D.,  was  born  in 
Thomaston,  Conn.,  November  6,  1845,  prepared  for  college  at  Andover, 
and  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1867,  and  from  the  Bufialo  (N.  Y.) 
Medical  University  in  1870.  He  also  took  a  course  of  lectures  in  Belle- 
vue  College,  New  York.  He  returned  to  Buffalo,  and  was  appointed  to 
the  position  of  resident  physician  and  surgeon  of  Buffalo  General  Hos- 
pital, and  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  that  city.  He 
moved  to  Olean,  where  he  resided  six  years,  and  on  account  of  ill  health 
removed  to  Texas.  After  a  rest  of  a  year  and  a  half  he  resumed  prac- 
tice in  Hamilton,  Texas,  and  in  1886  returned  to  New  York  and  settled 
in  Corfu. 

Henry  P.  Porter,  son  of  George  A.,  received  an  academic  education, 
and  served  an  apprenticeship  in  the  store  of  Wells  &  Seymour,  of  Ba- 
tavia, about  1843.  When  21  years  of  age  he  settled  in  Corfu,  then  known 
as  Long's  Corners,  and  opened  a  general  store  in  company  with  his 
former  employers,  under  the  firm  name  of  Porter  &  Co.  The  postoffice 
was  established  here  about  1840  by  Robert  Miller.  In  1854  Wells  & 
Seymour  retired,  and  were  succeeded  by  George  A.  Porter,  a  brother  of 
H.  P.,  the  firm  name  being  Porter  Brothers,  which  continued  as  such  for 
25  years.  In  1879  H.  P.  Porter  withdrew,  and  George  A.  Porter  has  since 
conducted  the  business  alone. 

John  Long,  son  of  Dr.  David  and  Margaret  Long,  was  born  in  Ba- 
tavia, July  29,  1785.  He  married  Martha  Brown  (born  January  16, 
1786),  January  8,  1807.  Mr.  Long  came  from  Salem,  N.  Y.,  in  1807, 
and  located  in  Pembroke,  about  two  miles  west  of  Corfu,  to  which  he 
removed  his  wife  and  infant  son,  William  B.,  in  January,  1808.  About 
10  years  later  he  removed  to  the  present  site  of  Corfu,  and  occupied  the 
site  where  Mr.  Giddings's  house  now  stands.  He  was  a  farmer,  was  one 
of  the  most  prominent  of  the  early  pioneers,  and  was  always  in  town 
office.      He   was   town  clerk  at  the   time   of  his  death.      His  house  was 


634  GENESEE   COUNTY. 

opened  for  town  and  religious  meetings.  He  was  liberal  to  the  poor 
and  needy.  Mr.  Long  died  August  14.  1836,  aged  52  years,  and  Mrs. 
Long  January  24,  1858,  aged  72  years.  They  had  three  sons.  Will- 
iam B.,  one  of  their  sons,  was  born  December  3,  1807,  married  Eliza  M. 
Lown,  March  28,  1858,  and  settled  on  the  farm  where  his  widow  still 
resides.  He  was  always  a  farmer,  but  never  enjoyed  robust  health.  He 
died  March  23,  1881.  They  had  two  children,  one  of  whom,  a  son,  died 
in  infancy.  Their  daughter  Martha  L.,  born  January  22,  1861,  married 
Henry  B.  Cochran,  January  21,  1877,  and  settled  on  the  homestead, 
where  they  still  reside.  Mrs.  John  Long,  too,  experienced  many  of  the 
hardships  and  inconveniences  of  pioneer  life.  John  Long  was  a  lieuten- 
ant in  the  War  of  1812. 

Benjamin  Lawrence,  born  in  Jaffrey,  N.  H.,  in  December,  1800,  mar- 
rien  Roaney  Gowan,  of  his  native  town,  and  came  to  the  Holland  Pur- 
chase in  1826,  settling  on  the  farm  where  his  son,  Edwin  L.  Lawrence,, 
now  lives,  and  where  he  died  in  1868.  He  was  a  captain  of  militia,  and 
had  the  c®nfidence  and  esteem  of  his  neighbors.  Mrs.  Lawrence  died 
in  1880.  Edwin  L.  Lawrence,  born  in  183 1,  received  a  common  school 
education.  In  i860  he  married,  first,  Abigail  Hoyt,  and  they  had  three 
children.  She  died  in  1868,  and  in  1870  he  married  Eliza  Reed,  who 
is  the  mother  of  eight  children.  Mr.  Lawrence  was  reared  on  a  farm. 
His  oldest  daughter  married  Frank  A.  Day  and  resides  in  Des  Moines, 
Iowa.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  a  Republican  town,  and  has  been  honored 
with  the  office  of  highway  commissioner  for  three  years. 

Samuel  Pratt,  born  May  3,  1758,  married  Abigail  Caswell,  April  13, 
1780,  who  was  born  April  28,  1760.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Revolutionary  army.  In  1830  he  came  to  Darien  with  his  youngest 
son,  Harvey,  and  resided  with  him  until  his  death,  November  23,'  1831. 
His  wife  survived  until  October  12,  1844,  and  died  at  the  home  of  her 
daughter  Peddy  (Mrs.  Carruth),  of  Wyoming  County.  Harvey  Pratt 
was  born  December  1 1,  1796,  and  in  the  early  part  of  18 16,  with  a  knap- 
sack on  his  back,  he  walked  from  Oneida  County  to  Bennington,  then  a 
part  of  Genesee  County,  and  located  a  farm  in  the  woods.  He  married 
Orpha  Hills,  and  settled  there,  where  they  remained  until  1823,  when  he 
returned  to  Oneida  County  to  administer  to  the  wants  of  his  aged  par- 
ents. In  1830  the  entire  family  settled  in  Darien,  where  Harvey  Pratt 
resided  until  1855,  when  he  removed  to  Michigan,  and  died  in  February, 
185D.  Charles  P.  Pratt,  son  of  Harvey,  was  born  in  Bennington,  Janu- 
ary 16,  18 18,  and  married  Ellen  M.  Humphrey,  of  Darien,  in  1846.  He 
was  a  manufacturer  of  and  dealer  in  lumber  in  Darien  from  1839  to 
1849.  when  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shingles  in  Alden  for  six 
years,  and  later  was  a  merchant  in  Alden  village  for  three  years.  In  1859 
he  moved  to  Marilla,  and  was  again  a  lumberman,  until  1864,  when  he 
purchased  a  grist  and  flouring-mill  at  Indian  Falls,  where  he  removed  his 
family  in  1865,  ^^d  where  he  now  resides  (1889).  He  successfully  con- 
ducted the  mills  until  May,  1872,  since  which  time  he  has  been  a  farmer 


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and  general  merchant.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pratt  have  had  two  sons,  Charles  T. 
and  William  F.,  who  are  enterprising  farmers. 

Daniel  Peck,  son  of  Daniel  who  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  a 
descendant  of  the  Peck  family  who  emigrated  from  England  to  America, 
came  from  Sand  Lake,  Rensselaer  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1830.  and  settled 
near  East  Pembroke.  He  was  always  a  farmer,  and  was  twice  married, 
first  to  Hannah,  daughter  of  David  Woodward,  and  second  to  Bathsheba, 
daughter  of  Reuben  Gould.  By  his  second  wife  he  had  12  children,  of 
whom  four  are  living.  Mr.  Peck  died  July  28,  1886.  His  eldest  son, 
William,  born  at  Sand  Lake,  August  19,  181 1,  came  to  this  town  with 
his  parents  in  1830.  He  married  Celinda  Ryckman,  March  5,  1837,  ^^^ 
settled  on  a  farm  on  the  Buffalo  road,  where  his  widow  now  resides.  He 
had  a  son  and  a  daughter,  and  died  September  23,  1885.  He  was  a  man 
of  good  judgment  and  accumulated  a  fair  competency.  His  son,  Joel 
Peck,  married  Lizzie  Crawford,  and  settled  on  the  Barden  farm.  He 
has  dealt  some  in  farm  produce,  and  has  always  been  a  farmer.  His  wife 
died  September  13,  1886,  leaving  an  only  daughter,  Lydia,  who  married 
William  Cleveland,  a  farmer  near  her  old  home,  by  whom  she  has  nine 
children. 

E.  Chapin  Richardson,  M.  D.,  son  of  Rev.  C.  C.  and  Eliza  (Rabel) 
Richardson,  was  born  in  Sherman,  N.  Y.,  May  i,  1862,  and  commenced 
the  study  of  his  profession  under  the  preceptorship  of  Dr.  I.  V.  Mullen, 
in  Alexander.      He  graduated  at  the  University  of  Buffalo,  February  26, 

1884,  and  commenced  practice  in  Warsaw,  but  settled  permanently  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  East  Pembroke  in  the  spring  of  1886. 
Dr.  Richardson  has  a  high  reputation  as  a  physician.  September  29, 
1887,  he  married  Augusta  E.  Cummings,  of  Pembroke,  and  they  have 
one  child,  a  daughter. 

Lewis  C  Read,  born  in  Batavia,  September  24,  1831,  married  Helen 
A.  Gould  in  1858.  In  1866  he  located  on  the  farm  where  he  now  re- 
sides, about  half  a  mile  south  of  the  village  of  East  Pembroke.  Besides 
cultivating  his  farm  he  is  an  extensive  dealer  in  grain  and  other  produce, 
agricultural  implements,  phosphates,  and  live  stock.  He  has  an  extensive 
acquaintance  in  his  large  business,  and  is  known  as  a  shrewd  buyer  and 
fair  dealer.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Read  have  a  daughter,  E.  Corinne,  who  mar- 
ried G.  H.  Dennison,  an  enterprising  merchant  of  East  Pembroke,  and 
a  son,  Nathaniel  M.,  who  is  a  farmer  with  his  father.  Mr.  Read  has  held 
the  offices  of  assessor,  justice  20  years,  supervisor,  and  county  superin- 
tendent of  the  poor.  He  came  to  this  State  and  taught  school  two  years 
at  Onondaga  Hollow. 

Herbert  M.  Smith  is  a  son  of  Rev.  Alonzo  Smith,  who  has  been  an 
active  itinerant  minister  in  the  Methodist  Protestant  Church  for  the  past 
21  years.  Herbert  M.  was  born  in  Amboy,  Oswego  County,  N.  Y., 
November  24.  1868,  and  came  to  Corfu  with  his  father  in   September, 

1885.  June  15,  1887,  they  formed  a  copartnership  in  the  jewelry  busi- 
ness, which  he  is  successfully  conducting. 


6^6  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Col.  Jesse  Safford,  a  pioneer  of  Pembroke,  was  born  in  Hartwick, 
Mass.,  in  1755,  and  married  Abigail  Damon,  who  was  born  in  1763. 
They  settled  where  their  grandson  Fred  M.  now  lives,  in  the  cold  sea- 
son of  18 16.  He  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  a  colonel  in  the  army. 
Mr.  Safford  died  in  1834,  aged  80  years.  He  had  seven  children. 
John  D.,  a  son,  was  a  lawyer  in  Allegany  County,  was  a  justice  for  30 
years,  a  supervisor  for  several  terms,  and  died  in  1875 

George  B.  Seamans,  son  of  Benjamin  and  Abigail  (Brown)  Seamans, 
was  born  in  Connecticut  in  181 2,  and  married  *  Matilda  Howard  in  1836. 
In  1840,  with  his  father,  he  came  to  Pembroke.  Charles  Seamans,  son 
of  Benjamin,  of  Connecticut,  was  born  June  30,  181 5,  came  to  Pembroke 
in  1840,  and  settled  adjoining  his  brother  George.  He  learned  the  trade 
of  shoemaker,  and  served  as  poormaster  of  the  town.  He  married  Han- 
nah Howard,  of  Connecticut,  a  sister  of  Mrs.  George  B.  Seamans,  and 
they  had  six  children,  four  of  whom  lived  to  mature  age.  He  died  in 
1888,  and  his  wife  a  few  years  earlier. 

Ezra  A.  Seamans,  son  of  Charles  and  Hannah  (Howard)  Seamans,  was 
born  in  East  Pembroke,  July  12,  1849,  ^"^i  was  reared  on  his  father's 
farm,  where  he  continued  until  about  25  years  of  age,  when  he  learned 
the  trade  of  tinsmith.  He  soon  engaged  in  the  general  hardware  busi- 
ness, and  now  has  a  lucrative  trade.  December  29,  1875,  he  married 
Esther,  daughter  of  Edward  Smith,  and  they  have  three  children.  Mr. 
Seamans  is  a  Republican,  has  served  as  postmaster  six  years,  and  has 
just  received  a  commission  for  another  term. 

Joel  Sutherland,  son  of  Joshua  and  Sarah  (Wolcott)  Sutherland,  was 
born  in  Batavia,  September  5,  181 1.  His  father  came  from  Dutchess 
County,  N.  Y.,  in  1800,  and  followed  an  Indian  trail  through  the  Hol- 
land Purchase  to  Canada.  The  next  year  (1801)  Mr.  Ellicott,  the  agent 
of  the  Holland  Land  Co.,  located  an  office  in  Batavia,  and  Mr.  Suther- 
land and  his  brother  Isaac  returned  to  Genesee  County,  and  were  resi- 
dents of  Batavia  the  remainder  of  their  lives.  Joel  Sutherland  w  as  reared 
on  his  father's  farm,  and  received  such  an  education  as  the  primitive 
schools  of  that  early  day  afforded.  In  1841  he  married  Phebe  M.  Per- 
kins, in  Bushville.  He  was  a  carpenter  and  millwright  until  1848,  when 
he  purchased  a  farm  and  engaged  in  farming  until  1865,  when  he  re- 
moved to  East  Pembroke,  where  he  still  resides  (1889).  Mr.  Suther- 
land has  seen  about  two  generations  come  and  go.  He  gi\'es  a  vivid 
description  of  the  event  of  filling  the  Erie  Canal  with  water  for  the  first 
time.  The  men  in  charge  of  the  feeders,  from  Buffalo  to  Albany,  were 
signalled  to  open  the  gates,  beginning  at  Buffalo,  by  the  booming  of  can- 
non along  the  entire  waterway.  He  and  all  others  in  early  days  were 
clad  in  homespun,  and  he  well  remembers  when  the  luxury  of  "  cotton 
factory  "  (cloth)  was  introduced  at  50  cents  per  yard.  Mr  Sutherland 
is  an  honorable  representative  of  one  of  the  prominent  pioneer  families 
of  Genesee  County.  He  is  the  father  of  two  sons  :  Homer  J.,  born  in 
1843.  who  died  in  1873,  and  Herbert,  born  in  1850,  who  died  at  the  age 
of  1 1  years. 


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George  W.  Thayer,  born  in  Alabama,  this  count}',  September  23, 
1839,  ^^s  reared  upon  a  farm  and  educated  in  the  log  school-house,  sup- 
plemented by  an  attendance  at  Gary  Academy  in  Oakfield.  In  i860  he 
cast  his  first  vote  for  Abraham  Lincoln.  May  26,  1861,  he  enlisted  in 
Go.  F,  28th  N.  Y.  Vols.,  and  was  mustered  out  in  1863.  He  reenlisted 
January  2,  1864,  in  Go.  M,  2d  N.  Y.  Mounted  Rifles,  and  remained  with 
his  regiment  until  August  10,  1865,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged 
as  a  lieutenant.  He  participated  in  17  general  engagements  and  20  cav- 
alry skirmishes,  and  was  once  captured  by  the  enemy..  He  remained  a 
prisoner  about  one  hour,  was  taken  by  guards  to  a  cafnping- place,  and 
while  his  captors  were  forming  the  camp  he  mounted  his  own  horse  and 
escaped  to  the  Union  lines.  Two  sabre  wounds  were  all  that  he  re- 
-ceived  just  before  he  was  captured.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of 
Winchester,  Gedar  Mountain,  second  Bull  Run,  South  Mountain,  Antie- 
tam,  Ghancellorsville,  Spotsylvania,  North  Anna  River,  Petersburg,  June 
17,  1864,  and  July  30th,  Pegram  Farm,  Stony  Greek,  Dinwiddle  Gourt 
House,  High  Bridge,  and  Appomattox.  He  returned  home,  disabled  by 
being  thrown  from  his  saddle,  for  which  he  receives  a  small  pension.  In 
1865  he  settled  at  Indian  Falls,  and  in  1866  he  built  a  plaster  and  shin- 
gle-mill on  Tonawanda  Greek.  In  the  fall  of  1867  his  right  arm  was  cut 
off  by  the  saw  in  his  shingle-mill.  He  is  now  engaged  in  the  business 
■of  fire  insurance,  auctioneer,  and  dealing  in  agricultural  implements.  In 
1858  he  married  Mira  E.  Van  Buren,  of  Alabama,  a  native  of  St.  Law- 
rence Gounty,  N.  Y. 

Samuel  Van  Alstine,  son  of  Peter  Van  Alstine,  was  born  in  Oakfield, 
July  4,  1844,  and  received  a  good  education.  August  22,  1862,  he  was 
mustered  into  the  U.  S.  service  in  Go.  H,  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  and  served 
three  years.  He  was  in  the  battles  of  Gold  Harbor,  Wilderness,  and  sev- 
eral others.  He  suffered  from  an  attack  of  small-pox,  and  received  a 
gun-shot  wound  in  his  left  arm,  which  is  badly  crippled.  Mr.  Van  Al- 
stine returned  to  his  home  with  an  honorable  discharge.  He  is  now  the 
postmaster  of  North  Pembroke,  and  is  the  proprietor  of  a  country  store. 
In  1865  he  married  Anna  M.  Martin,  and  they  have  two  sons. 

Daniel  Ward,  son  of  Levi  and  Nancy  (Whitney)  Ward,  was  born  in 
Keene,  N.  H.,  February  i,  18 18,  and  came  to  Pavilion  with  his  parents  in 
1 8 19.  At  that  time  good  wheat  sold  for  two  shillings  and  sixpence  per 
bushel  in  Rochester  (the  nearest  market),  and  a  pair  of  coarse  boots  cost 
from  $6  to  $7.  He  was  educated  in  the  old  log  school-house  with  the 
old  Dutch  fire-place  and  stick  chimney.  Sometimes  the  scholars  carried 
raw  meat  (sausage)  for  their  dinner,  and  roasted  it,  Indian- style,  over  the 
roaring  fire,  on  a  long,  sharpened  stick.  Mr.  Ward  remained  on  the  home- 
stead with  his  parents  until  26  years  of  age.  In  1844  he  removed  to 
Pembroke  and  settled  on  the  Indian  Reservation,  but  was  warned  off  by 
the  Indian  chiefs.  A  few  weeks  later  he  met  the  "  chief"  at  a  feast  and 
•dance,  and  told  him  that  he  should  return  to  his  claim,  Mr.  Ward's  face- 
tious remarks  so  amused  the  chief  that  when  he  did  return  he  was  never 


638  GENESEE    COUNTY 


seriously  molested  by  his  redskin  neighbors.  He  was  an  ambitious, 
hard  working  young  man,  and  soon  made  for  himself  a  good  home,  where 
he  remained  until  the  fall  of  1883,  when  he  removed  to  his  present  home 
in  the  village  of  Indian  Falls.  Mr.  Ward  married,  first,  in  1840,  Cath- 
erine Phelps,  who  bore  him  a  son  and  a  daughter,  and  died  in  1847.  I" 
1848  he  married,  second,  Harriet  Wilcox,  who  was  the  mother  of  six  chil- 
dren. Mrs.  Ward  died  in  1871,  and  in  1872  he  married  for  his  third 
wife  Mrs.  Caroline  N.  (Bibbins)  Phelps.  Mr.  VVard  is  a  man  of  sterling 
integrity.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  and  in  religion  is  a  worthy 
member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  being  one  of  the  first  in  its 
organization. 

Oliver  Wakeman  was  born  in  Vermont,  January  30,  1797,  and  came 
to  Batavia  with  his  parents  when  young.  He  married  Lucinda  Reed,  of 
Batavia.  In  i860  he  moved  to  East  Pembroke,  where  he  died  March  7, 
1876.  Mrs.  Wakeman  survives  her  husband,  and  is  in  her  86th  year. 
They  were  parents  of  12  children.  She  resides  with  her  youngest  son,. 
Orsemus  Wakeman,  in  the  village.  He  married  Demaris  Burdick,  Aug- 
ust 12,  1 87 1,  and  they  have  two  sons.  Mr.  Wakeman  is  a  painter  and 
farmer. 

Rev.  Hugh  Wallis,  of  Massachusetts,  came  to  Pembroke  about  18 16,  and 
settled  on  200  acres  which  he  purchased  of  John  Long.  He  was  pastor 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church  at  Corfu,  and  late  in  life  moved  to  Rochester. 
He  died  in  Gates,  over  80  years  of  age.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Yale,  and 
was  a  sound  and  acceptable  preacher.  His  oldest  son,  Hugh,  lived  on 
the  old  homestead  until  his  death  in  188 1. 

Seth  Wakeman,  at  one  time  a  prominent  lawyer  of  Batavia,  resided  in 
Pembroke.  He  attended  the  district  school.  The  family  were  very  poor, 
the  father  dying  in  18 13.  Seth  removed  to  Batavia  in  1837,  ^^^  began 
the  study  of  law.  He  was  county  treasurer  at  one  time,  and  also  a  mem- 
ber of  Assembly. 


STAFFORD. 


STAFFORD  has  the  best  claim,  we  think,  of  being  the  locality  of  the 
earliest  settlement  on  the  Holland  Purchase.  James  Brisbane,  the 
first  merchant  on  the  Purchase,  came  here  in  1798,  with  a  load  of 
goods,  or  supplies,  for  the  surveyors  employed  by  Mr.  EUicott,  and  opened 
a  store-house  or  station  at  this  place,  from  which  event  it  was  called  Tran- 
sit store-house.  The  location  of  the  store-house  cannot  now  be  clearly  de- 
fined, but  it  is  believed  to  be  on  the  west  side  of  the  creek,  and  north  of 
the  present  bridge,  jn  the  village  of  Stafford.  In  the  spring  of  1799  James 
Dewey,  one  of  the  surveyors,  was  waiting  there  with  a  gang  of  hands  to 


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start  upon  an  expedition  as  soon  as  the  weather  would  permit.      At  the 
request  of  Mr.  Brisbane  he  cleared  10  acres  of  land  west  of  the  Transit, 
which  was  mainly  sowed  with  oats.     This  is  supposed  to  be  a  portion  of 
the   land   now  owned  by  I.  M.  Peck,  whose  father,  Richard,  bought  the 
property  from  Joseph  Ellicott. 

Upon  an  old  map  made  by  Joseph  Ellicott  in  1800,  for  the  Holland 
Land  Company,  we  find  the  name  "  Walther,"  as  indicating  a  settlement 
at  this  place.  Walther  was  induced  to  settle  here  by  reason  of  a  propo- 
sition made  to  him  by  Mr.  Ellicott  for  the  Holland  Land  Company,  who' 
appreciated  the  importance  of  places  of  entertainment  for  the  early  land 
seekers  and  settlers.  Mr.  Busti,  the  agent,  gave  authority  "to  contract 
with  six  reputable  individuals  to  locate  themselves  on  the  road  from  the 
Transit  line  to  Buffalo  Creek,  about  10  miles  apart,  and  open  houses  of 
entertainment  for  travelers ;  in  consideration  for  which  they  are  to  have 
from  50  to  150  acres  of  land  each,  at  a  liberal  time  for  payment,  without 
interest,  at  the  lowest  price  per  acre."  Three  persons  accepted  the  offer, 
one  being  Frederick  Walther,  who  was  then  residing  on  the  land,  who- 
took  150  acres  west  of  and  adjoining  the  eastern  Transit,  including  the 
company's  store-house.  Because  of  his  officiousness  he  proved  to  be  an- 
undesirable  settler  for  those  days,  and  soon  left  the  county.  Thus  was 
begun  the  actual  settlement  of  the  town  and  village  of  Stafford,  but  the 
name  "Transit"  was  retained  and  a  postoffice  of  that  name  kept  until 
1 841.  It  is  said  that  Ira  Gilbert  was  the  first  postmaster.  Orin  De  Wolf 
was  his  deputy.  Gilbert  also  at  one  time  kept  the  old  Churchill  tavern, 
long  known  as  the  temperance  tavern,  on  the  road  to  Batavia. 

The  town  was  formed  March  24,  1820,  being  taken  from  parts  of  Le 
Roy  and  Batavia.  It  contains  20,000  acres  of  land,  is  undulating  in  char- 
acter, and  has  a  very  productive  soil,  upon  which  good  crops  of  wheat,, 
beans,  potatoes,  and  general  farm  produce  are  always  grown.  Portions- 
of  the  town  are  underlaid  with  limestone,  much  of  which  is  used  for  build- 
ing purposes.  The  town  is  well  watered  by  Black  Creek,  flowing  north 
through  the  central  portion,  and  Bigelow  Creek,  which  flows  through  the 
west  portion  into  Byron.  Horseshoe  Lake  is  situated  on  the  latter  creek, 
and  has  become  a  pleasant  summer  resort. 

In  1802  Col.  William  Rumsey,  from  Hubbardton,  Vt.,  came  and  settled 
on  "  Stafford  Hill,"  the  highest  point  of  land  in  the  town.  He  was  a  sur- 
veyor in  the  employ  of  Joseph  Ellicott,  and  a  colonel  of  militia,  and  rep- 
resented the  county  in  the  legislature.  Joseph  E.  Rumsey  also  came 
with  his  father  the  same  year,  and  eventually  moved  to  Chicago.  Na- 
than Marvin  bought  a  large  tract  of  land  at  Transit  (Stafford)  in  1803, 
comprising  farms  now  owned  by  Mrs.  Bagot,  the  former  proprietor  be- 
ing Richard  Radley,  who  bought  the  property  in  1831.  Marvin  moved 
to  and  died  in  Ohio.  John  Debow  settled  on  the  Webber  farm  in  1804. 
General  Worthy  Lovell  Churchill  located  near  Rumsey.  His  wife  died  in 
1803,  ^nd  soon  after  occurred  the  birth  of  a  child,  being  respectively  the 
first   death  and  birth  in  the  town.      Gen.   Churchill  was  in  the  War  of 


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18 1 2,  was  in  command  of  the  164th  Regt.  of  State  militia,  and  was  sheriff 
•of  the  county  from  1820  to  1825.  In  1836  he  owned  the  place  (now  the 
Mead  estate)  near  Horseshoe  Pond,  and  died  there.  Zenas  Bigelow,  in 
1804,  located  the  farm  now  owned  by  the  Dowd  estate,  near  the  creek 
that  bears  his  name.  Other  settlers  came  in  the  years  following,  among 
Avhom  were  D.  Hall  in  1808,  and  in  1809  Eben  Eggleston,  who  kept  tav- 
-ern  on  the  Big  Tree  or  Leicester  road.  The  same  year  Leonard  King, 
who  settled  in  the  east  part  of  the  town,  came  in,  as  did  also  Josiah 
■Churchill  and  H.  Rumsey,  the  latter  of  whom  located  on  lot  5,  where  Ar- 
thur Prole  now  lives.  In  1 810  we  note  the  advent  of  Malachai  Tyler, 
Phineas  White  (who  married  Polly  Beswick),  and  John  Bean.  Mr.  Tyler 
settled  east  of  Beech  Creek.  He  had  a  wood  turning  shop,  and  made 
•chairs,  bowls,  and  spinning-wheels,  and  was  a  blacksmith.  In  181 1 
Amos  Stow  built  a  saw-mill  on  Bigelow  Creek,  and  Seymour  Ensign  a 
grist  mill.  He  also  carried  on  wool-carding  and  cloth-dressing,  being 
assisted  in  the  latter  work  by  a  Scotchman,  named  Falconer,  who  after- 
wards was  taken  prisoner  in  the  War  of  18 12.  The  same  year  (181 1)  came 
Nathan  Bannister  and  Betsey  Bigelow,  the  latter  locating  on  lot  ii,  near 
school-house  No.  2.  In  18 12  came  Elisha  Prentice  and  Capt.  Nathan 
Cash,  and  in  18 13  Merritt  King.  Peter  Stage,  in  18 14,  located  on  lot  7, 
where  John  Webber  now  lives.  In  181 5  Eden  Foster  and  Noble  Dan- 
iels came  in.  The  latter  located  where  Perry  Randall  now  resides.  In 
1 8 16  came  Adget  Lathrop  and  David  McCracken.  Abel  Cross  came  in 
18 17.  In  r8i8  came  Chester  Scott,  who  also  located  land  in  Elba,  and 
as  late  as  1833  kept  a  distillery.  B  Clark,  Joel  Philleo,  J.  J.  Reynolds, 
and  John  S.  Blair  came  in  18 19.  On  the  old  Genesee  road,  neighbors  to 
the  Rumseys  and  Churchills,  were  B.  Bristol  and  Mr.  Van  Alst,  who  came 
in  1821. 

Upon  the  Craigie  tract,  in  the  southeast  portion, of  the  town,  the  per- 
sons who  first  took  up  land  were  J.  Bushnell,  in  18 15,  and  D.  Biddle- 
■cum.  Following  them  were  C.  Sweetland  in  1817,  D.  Laid  in  1821,  E. 
Wright  in  1823,  S  Plant  in  1824,  E  W.  Cobb  in  1827,  E.  Northrop  in 
1820,  Mr.  Sweetland  and  Mr.  Lent  in  1825,  and  Mr.  Bannister  and  Mr. 
Coon  in  1826  Others  from  1827  to  1835  were  Tanner,  Snow,  Tomlin- 
son,  Beckley,  Pratt,  and  Lewis.  On  the  old  Genesee  road  east  of  the  vil- 
lage the  early  settlers  were  as  follows:  In  1823,  J.  Reynolds;  1824,  Z. 
Terry,  Otis  Drury,  A.  Hubbard,  and  A.  Bangs;  1825,  J.  Stage;  1826, 
C.  Kelsey;  1827,  J.  Ellis;  1829,  Ira  Danolds ;  and  1830,  O.  H.  Kendall, 
T.  Judd,  R.  Blish,  J.  Iden,  Mr.  Stutterd,  Moses  Smith,  and  Hinsdale  and 
Smith  Kellogg. 

Settlements  upon  the  Pultney  lands  of  the  Connecticut  tract  were  de- 
layed, and  the  earliest  we  can  get  any  trace  of  are  Nathaniel  Watson  and 
Daniel  Prentice  in  18 12,  and  the  family  of  Stephen  Randall,  who  came  in 
181 5.  Mr.  Randall  had  nine  children  to  help  him  maintain  a  home  in 
the  wilderness.  They  started  from  New  Hampshire  in  the  winter,  were 
•on  the  road  three  weeks,  and  reached  Le  Roy  February  2d.      He  bought 


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the  farm  now  occupied  by  Perry  Randall,  upon  which  he  moved  within  241 
hours  after  their  arrival.  There  were  15  acres,  of  which  only  three  acres 
had  been  cleared,  but  happily  a  log  house  had  already  been  built.  There 
was  no  road  to  the  place,  so  they  left  their  teams  and  luggage  one  and  sl 
half  miles  away.  Clark  Daniels  also  came  in  181 5,  as  did  also  John,  the 
father  of  Jay  Lathrop.  The  Mosses  located  here  in  1826,  and  others  scat- 
tered along  in  the  years  following,  until  about  1831,  when  the  settlements- 
were  rapidly  made  by  Englishmen  who  were  attracted  to  the  lands  in  this- 
section. 

Three  separate  tracts,  or  large  original  divisions  of  land,  are  represented 
in  the  town.  The  first  in  order  of  settlement  is  the  Holland  Purchase, 
forming  the  western  part;  the  Craigie  tract,  of  46  lots,  varying  from  87^ 
to  1 1  5  acres  each,  in  the  southeast  portion  ;  and  the  Pultney  lands  of  the 
Connecticut  tract,  in  all  80  lots,  from  lOO  to  120  acres  each,  located  in  the- 
northern  and  eastern  portions  of  the  town. 

The  town  is  well  laid  out,  the  drainage  good,  and  the  death  rate  for 
1888  only  seven  per  i.ooo.  Two  physicians  are  located  in  the  town,  but 
are  not  kept  very  busy,  owing  to  its  healthful  location.  Since  1803,  and. 
to  within  a  few  years,  the  village  has  been  quite  prosperous.  It  is  mainly 
settled  by  English  people,  and  partakes  of  the  character  of  an  English, 
village.  Most  of  the  village  residents  are  farmers,  and  with  their  near- 
ness to  each  other  form  a  happy  society  of  their  own  entirely  unlike  that 
of  any  other  village  in  the  county.  The  first  English  settler  was  John 
Webber,  who  came  in  1817.  He  was  followed  by  a  Mr.  Stutterd  in 
1830,  and  soon  a  large  and  influential  colony  of  Devonshire  people  were 
congregated  in  the  town,  thousands  of  miles  from  their  native  land,  to 
make  new  homes  for  themselves  and  families.  A  fair  business  is  trans- 
acted in  the  village.  The  buying  and  shipping  of  grain  and  produce  of 
all  kinds  is  extensively  carried  on,  assisted  by  excellent  railroad  facilities, 
there  being  two  depots  for  that  purpose.  During  the  busy  season  it  is 
not  uncommon  to  ship  1,000  car  loads  of  the  products  of  the  soil  from 
this  village. 

The  first  school  was  kept  and  taught  by  Esther  Sprout  in  1806.  At 
one  time  Richard  Radley  kept  a  private  school  in  the  building  east  of 
the  Episcopal  Church,  which  was  very  prosperous,  and  of  great  utility  ta 
the  English  settlers  in  carrying  out  their  ideas  of  instruction  to  the  young. 
The  district  schools  are  generally  well  built,  and  the  educational  facili- 
ties for  teaching  the  young  are  of  a  good  and  practical  order.  There  are 
10  district  schools,  with  a  school  population  of  612,  employing  14 
teachers.  The  site  of  school  No.  8,  on  lot  124,  in  the  north  part  of  the 
town,  was  deeded  in  1822  to  "Walter  Campbell  and  others,  in  trust," 
for  school  purposes.  Upon  the  same  lot,  in  1824,  a  small  portion  was 
set  apart  for  a  burying- ground.  The  old  cobblestone  school-house,  in 
the  northwestern  part  of  the  town,  was  built  over  50  years  ago. 

Early  merchants. — As  has  already  been  stated  the  first  settlement  of 
the  county  was  made  in  Stafford,  and  with  it  was  the  advent  of  trade.      Mr. 


642  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


Brisbane  seems  to  be  the  first  merchant,  coming  in  1799  from  Williams- 
burgh,  on  the  Genesee  River.  His  clerk  was  John  Thompson.  He  dealt 
in  all  kinds  of  goods  necessary  for  the  new  settlement.  Mr.  Brisbane  re- 
moved to  Batavia  in  1802,  it  being  decided  to  establish  the  county  seat 
there.  Settlement  in  the  village  progressed  on  the  opening  up  of  the 
adjoining  lands,  making  it  a  center  for  trade,  and  an  inducement  for  me- 
chanics, merchants,  and  tavern-keepers  to  pursue  their  callings.  In  1820 
Samuel  A  Bigelow  opened  a  store,  and  remained  until  1826.  Ira  Dan- 
olds  came  in  1827  and  engaged  in  trade,  and  in  connection  with  his 
brother  operated  a  distillery.  They  built  the  stone  structure  (still  stand- 
ing) in  1827,  which  they  used  as  a  store,  and  later  added  a  third  story 
to  be  used  as  a  lodge  room.  It  was  so  used  by  Olive  Branch  Lodge, 
and  it  was  here  that  David  C.  Miller,  editor  of  a  Batavia  paper,  was 
taken,  when  arrested,  and  rescued  by  his  friends.  Robert  Stage  followed 
in  1829,  and  others  in  succession  until  1843.  That  year  came  the  March 
family,  consisting  of  three  brothers — William,  Samuel,  and  Isaac.  C.  W. 
March,  another  brother,  came  in  1869.  In  1864  Stephen  Crocker  and 
his  brother  George  and  Dr.  L.  M.  Haynes  came  in,  and  they  were  all 
engaged  in  trade.  John  Burden  and  J.  &  E.  B.  Sanders  were  also  early 
merchants. 

Tiie  entertainment  of  travelers  in  early  times  caused  the  erection  of 
many  taverns.  Jonathan  Bemis  was  a  landlord  as  early  as  1804.  David 
Danolds  was  among  the  earliest,  and  he  kept  the  old  log  tavern  where 
Walther  first  opened.  The  building  stood  just  west  of  the  stone  store- 
house. Henry  Peck  had  a  place  of  entertainment  in  1827.  Isaac  New- 
ton Stage  kept  for  30  years  where  Mr.  Heal  now  owns.  He  died  in 
1858.  Others  who  preceded  Mr.  Heal  were  Wolfe,  White,  Fisk,  and 
Odell.  Ira  Gilbert,  who  was  the  first  postmaster,  also  kept  tavern  in  the 
western  part  of  the  town,  at  a  place  once  called  "Churchill  tavern,"  and 
for  some  time  after  "Temperance  tavern."  A  Mr.  Heacock  married  Gil- 
bert's widow,  and  the  Temperance  House  was  continued  by  them. 
Churchill  had  for  a  sign  a  plow,  which  was  fastened  upon  the  stump  of  a 
tree,  25  feet  from  the  ground. 

Besides  the  hotels  kept  at  Morganville.  when  it  was  a  prosperous  vil- 
lage, was  one  opened  by  a  Mr.  Eggleston  in  1809,  on  the  Big  Tree  road, 
in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  town.  This  was  afterwards  kept  by  Mr. 
Lee,  and  later  by  Mr.  Bartholf,  and  retained  the  name  of  Checkered  tav- 
ern (being  painted  in  checker  style)  for  a  long  time.  It  was  finally  pur- 
chased by  Mr.  Wemple. 

Pi'esent  industries. — John  Passmore  is  engaged  in  making  a  superior 
quality  of  cider  at  his  mill  on  road  46.  He  manufactures  50  barrels  per 
day,  having  a  i6-horse  power  engine  and  all  the  latest  improvements. 
His  cider  has  attained  a  wide  reputa^tion  for  purity,  and  shipments  are 
made  all  over  the  country.     The  mill  was  built  in  1876. 

The  cider-mill  at  Stafford  village  is  owned  by  E.  M.  Pamphilon  and 
Charles  and  Alonzo  Dezendorf  It  was  built  in  1883,  has  a  capacity  of 
30  barrels  per  day,  and  is  run  by  steam. 


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An  evaporator  for  drying  fruit  is  located  near  the  depot,  and  is  a  source 
of  employment  to  many  hands  in  the  fruit  season. 

One  of  the  principal  industries  of  Stafford  village  is  the  finely  equipped 
storage  warehouse  and  feed-mill  owned  and  operated  by  Sanders  &  Son, 
who  are  also  extensive  grain  and  produce  buyers. 

MOKGANVILLE,  so-named  from  Morgan  of  Masonic  notoriety,  is  situ- 
ated about  one  and  one-half  miles  north  of  the  village  of  Stafford,  on 
Black  Creek,  and  has  a  population  of  over  100.  Twenty  years  ago  con- 
siderable business  was  transacted  here,  there  being  several  mills  and 
^machine  shops.  The  fall  of  the  creek  in  that  locality  is  30  feet,  which 
affords  valuable  water-power.  The  location  of  the  new  Geneva  and 
Buffalo  Railroad,  just  south  of  the  village,  and  the  new  depot  contem- 
plated, will  undoubtedly  cause  business  to  revive  in  that  section. 

The  Christian  Church,  located  on  the  main  street,  was  built  in  1833, 
by  a  union  of  Christians  and  Universalists.  The  latter  all  died  or  moved 
away,  and  since  1870  the  church  has  been  termed  Christian.  The  same 
denomination  built  a  church  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town  in  1836, 
which  was  sold  in  1867.  The  church  was  organized  in  18 16  by  Rev. 
Joseph  Badger,  with  40  members.  The  first  pastor  was  H.  Thompson. 
The  present  number  of  members  is  70,  under  the  pastoral  charge  of  Rev. 
John  B.  Clark,  and  there  are  about  70  Sunday-school  scholars.  The 
church  will  seat  about  250  persons,  and  is  valued  at  about  $4,000. 

Charles  Lathrop  built  a  brick  hotel  in  1835,  and  kept  it  several  years. 
The  house  is  now  owned  by  H.  Stone,  but  not  used  as  an  hotel.  There 
was  an  hotel  nearly  opposite,  kept  in  1833  by  Jerome  Randall,  in  the 
house  now  owned  by  Edwin  Ross. 

The  present  grist-mill  in  Morganville  was  built  about  1878,  by  John 
Simmons.  It  is  of  stone,  40x60  feet,  three  stories  high,  has  two  runs 
of  stone,  and  does  a  custom  and  flouring  business.  It  is  now  run  by 
Robert  M.  Parkerson.  The  first  mill  on  the  present  site  was  built  by 
Adget  Lathrop  about  1820.  R  Fisher  built  an  addition  afterwards. 
This  mill  was  burned  in  1874.  The  wagon  shop,  built  about  1853,  is 
now  owned  by  Albert  H.  White,  who  bought  it  in  1886,  and  has  since 
carried  on  the  business.  He  manufactures  wagons,  carriages,  sleighs, 
potato  diggers,  etc.  Besides  these  Morganville  has  a  postoffice,  store, 
harness  shop,  blacksmith  shop,  and  a  pottery. 

It  is  said  the  first  postofiice  in  Morganville  was  established  about  1838, 
with  Germain  Lathrop  as  postmaster.  The  building  used  as  such  was 
built  in  1820,  and  is  now  used  for  the  same  purpose.  The  old  Remington 
harness  shop  is  one  of  the  few  existing  landmarks  of  the  localit\-,  being 
built  by  Hazen  Moss  in  1825.  Another  interesting  building  is  the  stone 
school- house,  built  previous  to  1 830,  which  was  arranged  for  holding 
religious  exercises,  having  a  pulpit  in  one4end.  Robert  Fisher  is  to  be 
credited  for  his  efforts  in  establishing  business  at  Morganville.  He  it 
was  who  built  the  stone  mill  and  set  on  foot  various  enterprises  that 
caused  it  to  be  a  busy  place  from  20  to  40  years  ago.      He  was  the  post- 


644  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


master  in  1869.  David  Rogers,  a  mechanic,  about  1820,  made  the  first 
cultivator  with  a  wheel.  His  shop  was  in  the  old  stone  building  erected 
by  Mr.  Bronson. 

Roanoke  is  a  hamlet  in  the  extreme  southeast  part  of  the  town,  near 
the  Pavilion  line.  It  was  named  by  Major  John  Ganson  in  honor  of 
John  Randolph,  of  Virginia,  whose  residence  in  that  State  was  so-called. 
The  main  branch  of  Oatka  Creek  skirts  the  southern  part  of  the  village, 
affording  excellent  power  for  grist  and  saw  mills.  A  store,  cooper  shop, 
blacksmith  shop,  and  about  25  houses  make  a  good  locality  for  business. 
J.  H.  Ganson  and  Jonathan  Lay  were  prominent  men  in  early  times. 
They  operated  the  old  furnace. 

The  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  Roanoke  was  organized  as  a 
union  church  in  1840,  with  about  50  members,  and  with  Rev.  Daniel 
Burke  as  pastor.  A  church  edifice  was  built  in  1843,  costing  $1,500,. 
and  capable  of  seating  about  170  persons.  Services  aie  only  held  occa- 
sionally. 

The  Roanoke  roller-mills,  located  on  the  Oatka,  have  a  full  set  of  rolls 
and  three  runs  of  stones,  and  are  operated  by  H.  C.  Duguid  &  Son,  who 
have  operated  them  since  1887.  They  were  built  in  1835  by  Lay,  Gan- 
son &  Co. 

In  1840  S.  Pierce  operated  the  old  (Northrop)  woolen  factory. 
Knowlton,  Rich  &  Co.  were  there  in  1845,  ^"<^  Shaffer  &  Hardy  in  1853, 
when  it  was  burned. 

During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  the  town  contributed  nobly  its  share 
of  clothing,  money,  and  men  for  upholding  the  cause  of  the  Union,, 
and  the  heavy  demands  were  readily  responded  to  by  each  and  every 
citizen.  In  all  50  men  left  the  town  for  the  field  of  battle,  23  of  whom 
gave  up  their  lives  for  the  cause  of  their  country.  The  return  of  those 
who  survived  was  the  occasion  of  great  rejoicing,  and  public  homage 
was  accorded  them  ;  while  for  the  martyrs  a  beautiful  monument  was 
erected,  in  a  conspicuous  place  in  Rural  Cemetery,  where  yearly  the 
citizens  vie  with  each  other  in  honoring  the  memory  of  the  names  given 
herewith,  and  which  are  inscribed  upon  the  shaft :  John  Ball,  Martin  R. 
Bowan,  Christ  Cooper,  Mortimore  M.  Cummings,  Thomas  Gayton,  Da- 
vid Greening,  John  Folk,  George  Jerry,  Francis  Lander,  William  F. 
Lewis,  William  F.  Mills,  George  Merlin,  Alonzo  Nichols,  Thomas  Pass- 
more,  Jr.,  Isaac  Page,  Thomas  Phelps,  William  Rudd,  Riley  Stevens^ 
Dewitt  Van  Alst,  John  T.  Twamley,  William  Webber,  F.  B.  Wright,, 
and  Charles  Willmore. 

Religion  has  always  had  a  strong  hold  upon  the  residents  of  this  town,, 
and  manifested  itself  as  early  as  18 10,  when  services  were  conducted  at 
the  house  of  Col.  Rumsey  by  the  Rev.  William  Green.  From  this  in- 
spiration the  Baptist  Church  was  started,  and  a  stone  structure,  a  part  of 
which  is  now  in  existence,  was  erected  in  18 15,  nearly  one  half  a  m.ile 
west  of  the  Transit,  on  the  road  to  Batavia.  The  building  is  now  used 
as  a  tenement.     The  Rev.  Amos  Lampson  was  the  first  minister  of  this 


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church.  In  1 82 1  a  Congregational  Church  was  organized,  which  after- 
wards adopted  the  Presbyterian  form  of  government.  Rev.  Mr.  Huxley 
was  the  minister  until  about  1825,  when  L.  Judson,  until  1836,  officiated 
under  the  patronage  of  the  Missionary  Society.  Then  followed  Louis 
Mills,  and  afterwards  H.  G.  Ward.  A  union  church  was  kept  up  for 
some  time,  but  dissatisfaction  arose  as  to  occupancy  of  the  building,  and 
separation  was  the  result. 

Owing  to  the  influx  of  so  many  Church  of  England  families  about  the 
year  1830  a  movement  was  made  towards  the  formation  of  an  Episcopal 
Church.  Previous  to  this  the  adherents  of  that  church  were  compelled 
to  go  to  Batavia  or  Le  Roy.  As  early,  however,  as  February  16,  1823, 
E.  Mix,  Lucius  Smith,  and  Richard  Smith,  of  Batavia,  organized  St. 
Phillips's  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  but  no  records  exist  concerning  it. 
In  February,  1833.  a  parish  was  organized  at  Stafford  village,  under  the 
name  of  Trinity  parish,  with  the  Rev.  John  P.  Robinson  in  charge  In 
October,  1834,  there  were  40  communicants.  Services  were  held  in  the 
old  stone  (or  union)  church  for  want  of  an  edifice  of  their  own.  In  1 841 , 
through  the  activity  of  the  members,  a  church  was  built  and  consecrated 
in  1842  by  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Delancey,  under  the  title  of  St.  Paul's  Prot- 
estant Episcopal  Church.  Richard  and  John  Warren,  Sr.,  were  chosen 
wardens.  Rev.  George  D.  Gillespie,  now  bishop  of  Western  Michigan, 
was  the  rector.  In  1843  Rev.  Stephen  C.  Millett  was  rector.  He 
resigned  in  1845,  ^^^  John  P.  Calhoun  succeeded  him  in  1846  He  was 
followed  by  Rev.  Milton  Ward,  and  he  by  Rev.  Philemon  E.  Coe  in 
1850.  Rev.  Richard  Radley  took  charge  in  185 1,  and  served  for  19 
years,  or  until  1870.  He  died  in  1879.  Other  rectors  followed  until 
1882,  when  the  Rev.  Mr.  Edson  came,  and  in  1888  the  Rev.  E.  R. 
Armstrong,  the  present  rector.  The  present  house  of  worship  is  a  sub- 
stantial structure,  built  of  wood  on  a  stone  foundation,  and  is  capable  of 
seating  300  persons.  It  cost  $2,500.  The  present  value  of  church 
property  is  $3,500.  The  membership  of  the  church  is  200,  and  the 
Sunday  school  has  over  80  children. 

Stafford  Rural  Cemetery  Association. — Soon  after  the  Holland  Pur- 
chase was  opened  for  settlement  Col.  Nathan  Marvin  purchased  the 
lands  now  owned  by  Mrs  Mary  E.  Bagot  and  Mrs.  E.  S.  Wood.  The 
early  burials  on  these  grounds,  where  Mrs.  Bagot's  small  orchard  now  is, 
were  Col.  Marvin  and  Peter  Stage.  Four  acres  of  land  was  set  apart  for 
town  purposes  :  one  acre  for  burial  purposes,  one  acre  for  a  town  house 
on  the  Clipknock  road,  and  two  acres  for  church  and  school  purposes, 
the  whole  forming  a  square  of  four  acres.  The  land  for  burials  was 
found  unfit  for  the  purpose,  and  Col.  Marvin  exchanged  for  an  acre  lying 
west  of  the  Transit  road,  the  location  of  the  present  cemetery.  Burials 
were  made  on  that  plafthereafter,  and  an  enclosure  was  made  by.Maj. 
Harvey  Sweetland.  In  1831  Mr.  Marvin  sold  his  lands  to  Richard  Rad- 
ley, reserving  the  acre  for  a  cemetery,  the  school- house  site,  and  ground 
where  his  children  were  buried.  These  reservations  were  afterward  con- 
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646  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


veyed  to  Isaac  N.  Stage  and  the  town  of  Stafiford.  The  grounds  were 
soon  neglected  and  grew  up  to  weeds  and  brush,  and  disorder  generally- 
prevailed.  In  August,  1865,  the  ladies  of  Stafford  exhibited  the  usual 
energy  of  the  sex  by  agitating  the  subject,  and  calling  attention  to  the 
necessity  of  a  reform  in  cemetery  matters,  which  resulted  in  an  enter- 
tainment, from  which  $65  was  realized.  From  this  time  the  subject  was 
thoroufThly  ventilated,  committees  were  appointed,  and  the  above  associa- 
tion was  duly  organized  under  the  law  of  the  State  pertaining  to  ceme- 
teries. Israel  M.  Peck  was  chosen  president ;  Stephen  Crocker,  vice- 
president;  C.  W.  March,  secretary  ;  and  J.  I.  Stutterd,  treasurer.  After 
this  the  title  to  the  land  was  vested  in  the  corporation,  additional  land 
bought,  and  by  a  systematic  plan  lots  and  walks  were  laid  out,  the 
energy  of  its  officers  being  met  by  the  usual  amount  of  prejudice  and 
opposition,  but  the  general  good  of  the  community  triumphed.  At  a 
town  meeting  in  1 868  $900  was  taxed  and  voted  to  be  expended  for  a 
soldiers'  monument.  One  was  finally  erected  at  a  cost  of  $950,  contain- 
ing names  of  23  soldiers,  former  residents  who  gave  up  their  lives  in  the 
Rebellion.  The  association  has  a  fund  of  nearly  $2,ooo,  the  interest  of 
which  is  spent  in  caring  for  the  grounds,  the  fund  being  augmented  con- 
stantly by  the  sale  of  lots.  The  people  of  the  town  are  justly  proud  of 
the  few  persons  who  gave  their  time  and  energies  to  the  accomplishment 
of  so  beneficent  an  object.  The  present  officers  are  Israel  M.  Peck, 
president;  John  H.  Drury,  vice-president;  and  John  Sanders,  secre- 
tary. 

Stafford  Benefit  Association  was  originally  organized  in  1870,  and  the 
rules  by  which  it  is  now  governed  were  adopted  at  its  reorganization  in 
1877.  It  was  incorporated  in  1881.  The  society  is  one  of  the  most 
prosperous  of  its  kind  in  the  State.  Its  present  officers  are  I.  M.  Peck, 
president  (who  has  served  as  such  for  1 1  years)  ;  O.  J.  De  Wolf,  vice- 
president ;  E.  M.  Pamphilon,  secretary ;  and  Archie  D.  Sanders,  treas- 
urer. In  19  years  there  have  been  37  deaths.  There  were  100  applica- 
tions for  membership  in  1888.  The  standing  for  1887  was  as  follows: 
total  income  from  fees,  dues,  and  assessments,  $i,6i2;  disbursements  for 
losses,  claims,  salaries,  etc.,  $1,445  I  policies  in  force,  415  ;  policies  for 
the  year,  68. 

Stafford  Lodge,  No.  222,  /.  O.  O.  F.,  was  organized  in  1867,  with  the 
following  charter  members  :  William  Barnett,  John  Sanders,  John  Pass- 
more,  I.  M.  Peck,  and  A.  Keller.  It  has  been  a  flourishing  organization, 
having  at  one  time  85  members.  It  numbers  now  about  40.  A  large 
fund  amounting  now  to  $1,400  has  been  accumulated  for  the  benefit  of 
its  members. 

Transit  Lodge,  No.  363,  was  organized  in  October,  1823,  with  Dr.  Sam- 
uel S.  Butler  as  master;  Eden  Foster,  S.  W. ;  and  Jacob  U'ade,  J.  W. 
It  was  dedicated  in  September,  1825,  and  Rev.  Lucius  Smith,  of  Batavia, 
preached  a  sermon  on  the  occasion.      It  survived  only  a  few  years. 

Mrs.    Elizabeth  Bagot,  only  daughter  of  George  and   Mary  (Radley) 


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Bagot,  was  born  in  1833.  Her  father  was  among  the  first  of  a  party  of 
EngHshmen  to  settle  in  the  town,  in  1831.  She  was  baptized  in  Trinity- 
Church  by  Rev.  John  Robertson.  Her  grandfather  was  one  of  the  first 
wardens,  remaining  as  such  till  his  death  in  1 862.  She  received  her  educa- 
tion at  the  school  of  her  uncle,  Rev.  Richard  Radley,  and  completed  her 
studies  in  Le  Roy.  During  a  visit  to  Elk  City,  Mich.,  in  1879,  she 
married  Richard  Bagot,  a  prominent  merchant  and  citizen,  and  at  one 
time  county  clerk  and  treasurer.  Mrs.  Bagot's  father  and  mother  died 
the  next  year,  and  she  returned  to  Stafford  to  settle  the  estate.  She  still 
carries  on  the  1 80-acre  farm  left  her,  besides  spending  much  time  in  travel, 
passing  her  winters  in  Florida  with  her  husband,  whose  interests  in  that 
State  and  Michigan  are  extensive. 

Stephen  Crocker,  son  of  George  and  Sarah,  was  born  in  Bishop's  Taw- 
ton,  Devonshire,  Eng.,  February  26,  1808.  tlis  father  was  a  prominent 
farmer,  holding  200  acres.  He  died  in  1850.  Mr.  Crocker  was  educated 
at  the  public  schools,  finishing  his  studies  at  Barnstable.  On  leaving 
school  he  remained  with  his  father  until  1831,  when  he,  with  a  party  of 
Devonshire  Englishmen,  came  to  America,  being  among  the  first  English 
settlers  in  this  town.  In  July  of  that  year  he  bought  the  Anson  Bristol 
farm  on  the  "  Clipknock  road."  In  September,  1832,  he  married  Sus- 
anna, eldest  daughter  of  Richard  and  Elizabeth  Radley.  In  1836,  with 
two  others,  he  went  to  St.  Louis,  and  in  1839  returned  to  England,  where 
he  remained  until  1841,  when  he  returned  to  the  United  States  with  his 
parents  and  family.  He  was  assessor  of  the  town  for  six  years,  and 
during  the  Rebellion  enrolled  the  citizens  who  went  to  war.  Later  he 
was  one  of  the  "  war  committee,"  doing  efificient  service,  has  been 
road  commissioner  for  six  years,  and  held  the  ofifice  of  poormaster  for 
about  20  years.  He  has  also  been  elected  town  clerk,  and  during  the 
administration  of  President  Cleveland  was  appointed  postmaster.  Al- 
though a  staunch  Democrat  his  Republican  friends  have  given  him  their 
suffrage.  Mrs.  Crocker  died  in  1879.  They  had  one  child,  Elizabeth, 
born  in  1833,  ^^^^^  was  the  first  one  baptized  in  Trinity  Episcopal  Church 
at  Stafford,  by  the  then  rector,  John  Robertson.  She  received  her  edu- 
cation at  Mrs.  Bryan's  school  in  Batavia,  and  at  the  Ingham  University  of 
Le  Roy.  In  1855  she  married  Dr.  Thomas,  son  of  Rev.  B.  King,  D.  D., 
who  was  pastor  of  the  church  at  Rockaway,  N.  J.,  for  50  years.  Mr. 
King  died  in  1 867,  and  two  years  later  she  married  William  Wood,  son 
ofi^eonard,  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  by  whom  she  had  two  children,  Leon- 
ard and  Gertrude.  Mr.  Wood  died  in  1884.  In  1885  Mrs.  Wood 
removed  from  "  Wood's  farm,"  Morganville,  to  the  rectory  in  Stafford, 
and  is  now  living  with  her  father. 

Miss  Carrie  Douglass,  fifth  child  of  Leander  and  Isabella  Douglass,  was 
born  in  Byron  She  was  educated  at  Stafford  and  Le  Roy.  Her  ability 
as  an  artist  is  of  no  common  order.  Her  paintings  of  scenery  and  fruit 
are  excellent,  and  for  some  time  she  carried  on  a  studio  in  New  York. 
She  studied  with  Col.  P.  Staunton,  of  the  Le  Roy  Art  School,  and  later 


648  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


with  Frost  Johnson,  of  New  York.  She  is  a  niece  of  A.  Hart  Norris, 
and  spends  most  of  her  winters  at  Spring  Garden,  Florida,  where  she 
has  the  management  of  the  Norris  Spring  Garden  silk  farm.  The  father 
of  Miss  Douglass  died  on  the  Douglass  homestead  in  1872,  and  her 
mother  in  1882.  Besides  attending  to  the  duties  of  her  100  acre  farm, 
and  keeping  up  her  artistic  studies,  she  gives  much  of  her  attention  to- 
the  Episcopal  Church,  of  which  she  is  a  member,  and  attends  to  the 
wants  of  the  deserving  sick  and  poor  in  her  section  of  the  town. 
^  John  De  Wolf,  born  near  Hartford,  Conn.,  married  Lucy  Jackson, 
and  they  had  12  children.  In  April,  1805,  he  moved  to  Batavia,  when 
there  were  but  two  framed  houses  there — James  Cochran's  and  William 
Keyes's.  He  was  a  cabinetmaker,  and  carried  on  that  business  there. 
In  1 8 14  he  located  in  Stafford,  on  road  29,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by 
John  Mullen.  He  died  in  1868,  aged  86  years.  Five  of  his  children 
are  living:  Harlow  and  Peter  reside  in  Michigan  ;  Zorada  (Mrs.  James 
Manning)  resides  in  Batavia;  and  John  and  Orin  reside  in  Stafford. 
Orin  was  born  April  6,  1804,  in  East  Bloomfield,  and  came  to  Batavia 
in  1805.  He  has  resided  here  since  1814.  He  married  Zobede  Perkins,, 
and  they  have  had  14  children,  of  whom  li  are  living.  Mr.  De  Wolf  is. 
a  blacksmith,  and  settled  on  the  place  where  he  now  lives  in  1830,  carry- 
ing on  the  business  since.  He  was  deputy  postmaster  under  Mr.  Gilbert,, 
at  Transit  (now  Stafford),  and  served  as  constable  in  1835  and  '36.  He 
was  elected  justice  of  the  peace  in  1852,  and  has  held  the  office  ever 
since,  being  elected  six  times  without  opposition.  John,  his  brother, 
was  born  October  10,  1805,  married  Eliza  Fales,  and  had  a  family  of  10 
.children.      He  is  a  farmer. 

Clark  Daniels,  born  in  Danville,  Vt.,  in  1794,  was  the  seventh  child  of 
Solomon  Daniels.  Only  a  common  school  education  was  afforded  him. 
Entering  the  army  at  an  early  age  he  fought  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  is 
one  of  the  few  surviving  pensioners  of  that  struggle.  He  came  to  Staf- 
ford in  1815,  when  all  around  was  a  forest,  and  well  remembers  the  cold 
summer  of  18 16,  when  wheat  and  corn  could  not  grow,  the  latter  being 
sold  for  $3  per  bushel,  and  frozen  at  that.  That  year  he  bought  the 
'•  Alfred  Fisk  "  farm.  He  was  burned  out  in  18 18,  and  the  same  year 
married  Laura  Beswick,  of  Massachusetts.  In  1827  he  moved  to  Alle- 
gany County,  where  he  lived  until  1832,  when  he  returned  and  bought 
the  farm  where  Francis  Darbee  now  resides.  In  1835  his  wife  died^ 
leaving  seven  children.  He  then  sold  his  place  and  bought  the  "  Bes- 
wick farm,"  and  in  1836  married  Mrs.  Hannah  Powers,  by  whom  he  had 
one  child,  Charles  Daniels.  In  1849  the  "  Beswick  "  farm  was  sold,  and 
the  "  Allen  "  farm  purchased.  His  second  wife  died  in  1848,  and  he 
married,  later,  Huldah,  daughter  of  James  Courer,  who  died  in  1862. 
The  "  Allen  "  place  was  then  sold  and  the  "  Watson  "  farm  bought.  His 
son  Charles  entered  the  army  in  1862  and  fought  under  Gen.  Dix.  In 
1864  Mr.  Daniels  married,  fourth,  Sarah  Ware,  widow  of  Jacob  Bush- 
man.     She,  at  the  age  of  84,  is  still  living.      In  1875  the  "  Watson  "  farm 


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was  sold  and  the  old  "  Lathrop  "  place  purchased,  which  Mr.  Daniels 
still  owns.  He  cast  his  first  vote  for  James  Monroe  in  18 17,  and  has 
always  voted  the  Republican  ticket.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Christian  Church  for  50  years. 

Thomas  Waldron,  son  of  Abraham  and  Sarah  Waldron,  was  born  in 
Devonshire,  Eng.,  in  1853,  was  educated  at  the  village  school,  and  at 
the  age  of  15  was  apprenticed  to  the  coopers'  trade,  serving  five  years. 
April  7,  1872,  he  married  Mary,  eldest  daughter  of  John  and  Jane  Darch, 
and  came  to  Monroe  County.  In  1875  he  came  to  Stafford  and  engaged 
in  business  with  his  brother-in-law,  John  Darch.  Two  of  his  four  chil- 
dren survive,  viz.:  John  H.  T.,  born  in  June,  1873,  and  Rosa  Maud,  born 
in  May,  1886. 

Henry  A  Fiske  came  from  Jefferson  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1810,  when  he 
was  seven  years  of  age.  He  married  Eliza  Parker,  of  Batavia,  and  had 
five  children.  He  died  in  1863,  and  his  wife  in  1874.  His  father,  Syl- 
vanus,  located  on  road  24,  and  had  eight  sons,  of  whom  two  are  now  liv- 
ing, viz.:  Frederick  in  Indiana,  and  William  in  the  State  of  Washington. 
Sylvanus  W.,  son  of  Henry  A.,  was  born  October  8,  1829.  He  attended 
school  at  Morganville  until  the  age  of  15,  and  taught  until  he  was  20 
years  old,  when  he  worl<ed  upon  his  father's  farm,  which  he  purchased. 
In  1 85 1  he  married  Jeanette,  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Electa  Beswick, 
and  they  had  one  child,  Henry,  who  died  in  1879.  In  1874  Mr.  Fiske 
went  to  the  Rocky  Mountains.  In  1880  his  wife  died  from  cancer,  and 
February  28,  1 881,  he  married  Louisa,  daughter  of  Tobias  Hufletine,  and 
spent  some  years  in  travel  in  this  country  and  in  Europe.  Upon  his  re- 
turn he  again  occupied  his  farm,  to  which  he  has  since  devoted  all  his 
energies      He  was  highway  commissioner  for  two  years. 

Byron  Farley  came  to  Le  Roy  from  Vermont.  He  was  a  cooper  by 
trade,  and  had  a  family  of  nine  children,  five  of  whom  are  living,  and 
two  in  this  county.  Maria,  wife  of  Norman  Stevens,  resides  in  Le  Roy. 
Abiathar,  born  in  1839,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Niles,  who 
came  to  Stafford  in  1816,  from  Vermont,  and  settled  on  road  37.  He 
married  Polly  Hill,  and  they  had  five  children.  He  died  in  1877,  aged 
97  years.  His  son  Eben  resided  on  the  old  farm  until  he  died  about 
185 1.  Two  other  sons,  Edwin  and  Ephraim,  reside  in  Le  Roy.  The 
daughter  Mary  (Mrs.  A.  Farley)  occupies  the  homestead.  They  have 
three  children,  De  Forest,  Fenton,  and  Estelle  (Mrs.  H.  D.  McCall),  of 
Pavilion.      Mr.  Farley  is  a  musician  and  leader  of  Farley's  orchestra. 

Michael  Linsler,  born  in  Steuben  County,  in  December,  1849,  mar- 
ried Margaret  Coogan,  of  Wyoming  County,  and  they  have  three  chil- 
dren. He  has  been  superintendent  of  C.  F.  Prentice's  farm  for  the  last 
four  years,  and  a  resident  of  the  county  since  1864.  His  father,  Simon, 
came  from  Germany  about  1837,  and  settled  in  Schenectady,  and  after- 
wards in  Steuben  County. 

Dr.  Newton  Graves,  a  native  of  Herkimer  County,  was  born  in  1828, 
and  graduated  from  Western  Reserve  College,  of  Ohio,  in  1852.      He  re- 


650  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


sided  in  Oneida  County  20  years,  and  removed  to  St.  Lawrence  County, 
where  he  practiced  for  five  years,  and  came  to  Stafford  in  1884.  He 
married  CaroHne  Pierce,  of  Livonia,  N.  Y. 

Abial  Gardiner,  son  of  Abial,  came  to  Pennsylvania  from  England. 
He  married  Amanda  Smith,  of  Middlebury,  N.  Y.  John  Smith,  her 
father,  was  in  the  War  of  18 12.  Mr.  Gardiner  settled  in  Elba  in  185  i^ 
where  he  resided  seven  years,  when  he  moved  to  Stafford  and  settled  on 
the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son  Enos  J.  He  died  July  13,  1879.  He 
was  born  April  i,  1812,  in  Durham,  N.  Y.  His  wife  died  April  6,  1884. 
They  had  two  children,  viz.:  Lydia  A.,  who  resides  in  Michigan,  and 
Ehos  J.,  who  was  born  June  24,  1845,  and  is  a  stock  dealer  and  farmer. 
The  latter  married  Olive  E  ,  daughter  of  Charles  M.  Hoyt,  who  was  born 
in  Florida,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Hoyt  married  Mary  Galentine,  of  Rush,  N.  Y., 
and  they  had  four  children,  three  of  whom  are  living,  viz.:  Eveline  Good- 
enough,  Sarah  Jackson,  and  Olive  E.  He  settled  in  E^lba,  where  he  re- 
sided until  1843,  when  he  came  to  Stafford.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  died 
in  June,  1889.      His  wife  died  July  15,  1881. 

F.  C.  Miller,  born  in  Germany,  came  to  this  country  when  he  was  16 
months  old,  with  his  father,  Charles,  in  1864.  He  married  Addie  Wa- 
terman. In  1888  he  opened  a  general  store  at  Morganville,  and  Septem- 
ber 12,  1889,  was  appointed  postmaster  at  that  place. 

John  Heywood,  son  of  William,  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  was  born  in 
November,  1809,  and  came  to  this  country  in  1835.  He  received  his 
naturalization  papers  in  1848.  The  same  year  he  purchased  the  Hey- 
wood farm,  and  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  George  Shapland,  also  from 
Devonshire  Seven  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  five  are  living, 
viz  :  John,  Elizabeth  Radley,  Anna  Sutterby,  Mary,  and  William.  Mr. 
Heywood  is  considered  one  of  the  richest  farmers  in  this  section  of  the 
county. 

Edward  William  C.  Pamphilon,  born  at  Stoke-on-Trent,  Eng.,  in 
1854,  is  the  eldest  son  of  Edward  Pamphilon.  He  was  educated  at 
Owen's  College,  Manchester.  In  1879  he  came  to  Stafford,  and  in  1883 
purchased  the  Radley  farm.  In  1886  he  married  Sarah  M..  daughter  of 
E.  E.  Allen,  of  Corfu.  Their  child,  Edward,  was  born  September  12, 
1888.  Mr.  Pamphilon  is  an  enterprising  farmer,  and  has  the  respect  of 
his  townsmen.  His  wife  has  filled  the  position  of  organist  of  the  Epis- 
copal Church  for  several  years. 

Edward  M.  Pamphilon  was  born  in  this  town  November  9,  1858.  His 
father,  Henry,  was  the  leading  physician  here  for  30  years,  and  was  well 
known  in  all  parts  of  the  county.  For  a  few  years  Edward  Pamphilon 
attended  a  select  school  here,  and  later  went  to  a  public  school,  and  in 
1873  completed  his  education  at  the  Batavia  Union  School.  In  1876  he 
began  clerking  for  E.  B.  Sanders  &  Son,  with  whom  he  remained  two 
years,  when  he  went  to  New  York  to  assist  his  brother  in  his  store  on 
Bond  street.  Later  he  removed  to  Batavia  and  engaged  as  clerk  for 
Shaw  &  Stiles,  druggists.      Returning  to  Stafford  he  worked  for  J.  San- 


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ders  &  Son  until  1882,  when  he  became  a  partner,  the  firm  name  being 
Sanders  &  Pamphilon.  In  1886  he  married  Amy  A.,  granddaughter  of 
H.  B.  Booth.  She  was  born  in  1863,  and  received  her  education  at 
Batavia.  Upon  the  death  of  E  B.  Sanders,  in  1887,  Mr.  Pamphilon 
bought  the  interests  of  his  partners,  and  has  since  carried  on  the  business 
alone  He  has  been  deputy  postmaster  since  1887,  and  is  now  post- 
master, town  clerk,  and  secretary  of  the  Stafford  Benefit  Association,  be- 
sides holding  other  positions  of  trust. 

Matthew  W.  Heal,  one  of  the  13  children  of  John  and  Mary  Heal, 
was  born  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  in  1827..  At  the  age  of  nine  years,  with 
his  parents,  he  came  to  Stafford,  and  after  leaving  school  he  worked  on 
a  farm.  In  1849  he  married  Harriet,  daughter  of  John  and  Mandy 
March.  She  was  born  in  Ohio.  After  his  marriage  he  pursued  farm- 
ing, purchasing  the  Richardson  place.  Selling  that  farm  he  bought  the 
Babbage  property,  and  later  the  Crocker  place.  In  1865  he  became  the 
possessor  of  the  old  stage  tavern,  formerly  owned  by  Henry  Wolf,  and 
which  is  now  the  well  known  Heal  Hotel.  Of  their  seven  children  six 
are  still  living,  viz.:  William  H.,  Hattie  A.,  John  M.,  Frank  C,  who  is  in 
business  in  Batavia,  Minnie  P.,  and  Georgie  Anna.  In  i860  he  was 
elected  constable,  which  office  he  still  holds.  He  served  as  collector  for 
eight  years.  In  1887  he  was  appointed  deputy  sheriff,  and  in  1869-70 
he  took  the  census  of  Byron,  Stafford,  and  Pavilion.  He  is  a  Mason,  be- 
longing to  Olive  Branch  Lodge,  of  Le  Roy,  and  a  member  of  Lodge  No. 
222,  I.  O.  O.  F.  Mr.  Heal  manages  a  farm  of  60  acres,  upon  which  is 
a  valuable  stone  quarry,  the  stone  from  which  was  used  in  the  bridge  of 
the  D.,  L.  &  W.  Railroad. 

The  Houseman  family  are  of  German  ancestry.  Mr.  Houseman's 
great-grandfather  and  his  brother  were  killed  in  battle  under  General 
Wolff,  at  Quebec.  His  two  sons,  John  and  William,  afterwards  resided 
in  New  York  city,  where  they  were  in  trade,  the  former  as  a  painter  and 
glazier,  and  the  latter  as  a  tailor.  John  Houseman,  son  of  William,  was 
born  in  Fulton  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1797,  and  about  1820  married  Ann* 
Scribner,  of  the  same  county.  Their  children  were  George,  James,  Will- 
iam W.,  John  M.,  and  Emmitt.  William  W.  was  born  m  Fulton  County, 
May  12,  1827.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  came 
to  Stafford  when  21  years  old.  He  married,  first,  December  31,  1849, 
Harriet  A.  Lighthall,  of  Brockport,  N.  Y.,  and  resided  in  Le  Roy  four 
years,  when  he  removed  to  Illinois,  and  returned  after  four  years  to 
Stafford.  They  had  two  children :  Mary,  who  died  at  the  age  of  six  years, 
and  Jay,  who  is  now  in  California.  His  wife  died  in  1858,  and  March 
18,  1863,  he  married,  second,  Sarah  E.  Filkins,  of  Bethany.  They  have 
one  daughter,  Cora  I.,  born  October  26,  1866.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  House- 
man residfe  in  the  southwestern  corner  of  the  town  of  Stafford. 

John  V.  Horn,  born  in  Took,  of  Hesse  Cassel,  Germany,  in  1819, 
married  Catherine  Derbaker,  and  came  to  America  in  1855.  For  the 
last  seven  years  he  has  been  manufacturing  proprietary  medicines.      He 


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has  seven  children.  He  owns  a  distillery,  and  distils  his  own  pepper- 
mint and  spearmint,  which  he  raises  on  his  farm.  Adam  Horn  was  born 
in  Batavia,  and  is  a  distiller  of  peppermint  and  spearmint.  He  has  five 
acres  of  willows,  which  he  ships  to  different  cities,  besides  manufacturing 
willow  baskets.  He  also  manufactures  "  Horn's  German  balm,"  a  pain 
destroyer.  He  married  Mary  Benning,  and  they  have  one  child,  Rosa. 
Henry  Horn  is  an  Evangelical  minister  in  Syracuse.  Albert  resides  in 
Buffalo,  John  in  Michigan,  Herman  in  VValwortli.  N.  Y.,  and  Alice  (Mrs. 
William  Green)  at  Roanoke  Elizabeth  (Mrs.  Rev.  C.  F.  Stube)  resides 
at  Little  Valley,  N.  Y. 

Jay  Lathrop,  born  in  Stafford  in  1 840,  was  the  eldest  son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  Lathrop,  who  settled  in  1 8 14,  coming  from  Rutland  County, 
Vt.  They  did  much  towards  the  settlement  of  the  town.  Mr.  Lathrop 
received  a  good,  practical,  common  school  education,  and  at  the  age  of 
24,  with  his  brother  Howard,  worked  the  home  farm  on  shares.  Five 
years  later  he  became  the  sole  owner  of  the  homestead.  In  1883  Mr. 
Lathrop  was  elected  town  supervisor  b\'  a  very  large  majority,  and  again 
in  1888  and  1889  he  filled  the  same  office.  He  married,  in  1872,  Mina, 
third  daughter  of  Abram  Warner,  by  whom  he  has  a  daughter,  Florence, 
who  was  born  in  1875.  Mr.  Lathrop's  father  lived  to  the  age  of  92 
years. 

John  Mullen,  born  in  Devonshire,  Eng  ,  in  1844,  '^  ^  son  of  Philip 
Mullen,  and  came  to  America  in  1867  and  settled  in  Stafford.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Engall,  and  they  have  three  children,  Gilbert,  Levi,  and  Ar- 
thur.     He  is  a  farmer  on  road  29,  where  he  has  resided  since  1875. 

Francis  Darbee,  son  of  Lafayette,  was  bcJrn  in  Bethany  in  1841,  and 
has  lived  in  this  county  most  of  his  life-time.  He  married  Sarah  Moore, 
and  they  had  three  children,  of  whom  one,  Floy,  is  now  living.  His 
second  wife  was  Louise  Schwab,  of  Bethany.  He  is  a  large  farmer,  cul- 
tivating 280  acres,  and  makes  a  specialty  of  seed  grain  and  potatoes. 

A.  Hart  Norris,  youngest  son  of  Deacon  Abijah  Norris.  from  Ridge- 
bury,  Conn.,  came  to  Stafford  in  1835  fi'om  Orange  County.  He  was 
born  in  Sullivan  Count)Mn  1814,  and  was  partly  educated  there  and 
partly  in  Orange  County,  finishing  his  education  at  Troy  and  Williams- 
town,  Mass.  He  worked  on  his  father's  farm  a  few  years,  when  he  be- 
gan for  himself  by  setting  out  a  peach  orchard,  and  later  engaged  in  the 
nursery  business,  carrying  on  an  extensive  trade  as  far  west  as  California. 
In  1 85 1,  acting  upon  the  advice  of  his  brother,  he  bought  a  section 
(640  acres)  of  land  in  La  Salle  County,  III.,  which  has  proved  a  profitable 
investment.  A  few  years  later  he  leased  his  nursery  business  to  a 
nephew,  and  "went  to  Iowa,  where  he  engaged  in  a  similar  trade,  and 
also  conducted  a  real  estate  and  mortgage  ofiice.  Soon  after  1857  he 
went  to  Dade  County,  Mo.,  and  purchased  several  thousand  acres  of  im- 
proved land,  a  portion  of  which  he  still  holds  In  1859  he  located  a 
quantity  of  land  in  Northern  Iowa  and  in  Nebraska,  and  engaged  in  the 
cattle  business.      Later,  through   the  efforts  of  a  brother   in  Florida,  he 


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became  interested  in  the  Spring  Garden  orange  plantation  in  Volusia 
■County,  and  built  a  steamer  to  run  from  the  lake  to  Jacksonville.  He 
also  engaged  in  the  growing  of  oranges,  pears,  persimmons,  and  the 
mulberry,  and  passes  his  winters  in  that  section. 

John  Passmore,  a  native  of  Devonshire,  Eng.,  was  born  December  14, 
1824.  His  parents  were  Richard  and  Susanna  Passmore.  His  father 
came  here  in  1832,  and  purchased  a  farm  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  town. 
He  died  in  1875,  and  his  wife  in  1865.  John  Passmore  married  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  Shapland,  who  was  born  in  1829. 
They  had  13  children,  of  whom  10  are  living,  namely:  Susan,  Mary  Eliza- 
beth, Thomas,  Richard,  Charles,  Sarah  Ann,  John,  Eliza  Jane,  Henrietta, 
and  James.  In  1850  he  bought  the  Warren  farm,  upon  which  he  now 
lives, and  the  Chapell  property  in  1858.  He  is  a  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
Lodge,  No.  222. 

Edgar  G.  Rugg,  son  of  Horace  and  Elvira  Rugg,  was  born  in  Pavilion, 
November  17,  1842.  His  father  came  from  Vermont  and  was  one  of 
the  early  settlers  of  this  county.  Edgar  A.  was  educated  at  Pavilion  and 
at  Lima  Seminary,  and  during  1863-64  he  taught  school,  besides  carry- 
ing on  a  farm.  He  went  to  Le  Roy  in  1866,  and  in  1872  purchased  the 
farm  where  he  now  resides.  He  married  Ada  L.,  daughter  of  Chauncy 
■and  Lucy  Allen.  In  1880  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  holding 
the  office  five  years,  and  in  1884  was  elected  to  the  office  of  supervisor, 
which  he  held  for  three  years,  and  was  chairman  of  the  board  one  year. 

John  W.  Perry,  a  native  of  Galesburg,  Mich.,  the  eldest  son  of  Elton 
W.  and  Mary  Perry,  was  born  February  18,  1855,  and  received  his  edu- 
cation at  the  Union  School  at  Batavia.  He  went  to  Bushville  to  learn 
the  millers'  trade,  where  he  remained  until  1874,  when  he  returned  to  Ba- 
tavia. In  1878  he  worked  in  the  West  mill  in  this  town.  He  married 
£lla  E.,  youngest  daughter  of  Anthony  J.  and  Emeline  Gallagher,  of 
Philadelphia,  in  1879.  Her  father  was  a  well  known  rectifier  and  dis- 
tiller of  high  wines.  Their  children  are  John,  born  March  26,  1881;  Harry 
W.,  born  April  8,  1884;  and  Frank  G.,  born  July  19,  1887.  In  1885  he 
returned  to  Stafford  and  settled  upon  the  farm  of  lOQ  acres  where  they 
now  reside,  it  having  been  inherited  by  his  wife  from  an  aunt 

Israel  M.  Peck  is  the  third  son  of  Richard  and  Catherine  Peck,  who  set- 
tled in  Bethany  in  1808.  Richard  was  a  lieutenant  in  William  Rumsey's 
regiment,  doing  duty  at  Chestnut  Ridge  and  Black  Rock,  in  the  War  of 
1812.  Israel  M.  was  born  in  1823,  received  his  education  at  the  district 
schools  and  at  Clarkson  Academy,  in  Monroe  County,  and  taught  school 
in  Orleans  County,  and  in  Little  Rock,  111.,  in  1847.  In  1848  he  was  a 
clerk  in  Mr.  Prindle's  store,  East  Bethany,  and  in  1852  he  came  to  Staf- 
ford, locating  upon  the  farm  where  he  now  lives,  and  which  was  bought 
by  his  father  in  181 1.  In  1853  he  married  Frances  C,  daughter  of  Ly- 
man Fargo,  of  Bethany,  and  they  have  three  children  living,  viz.:  EUza- 
beth,  Junius  M.,  and  W.  Scott.  At  the  age  of  21  Mr.  Peck  was  school 
-collector;   in  1850  school  superintendent ;  in  1856  school    commissioner 


654  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


of  the  six  eastern  towns  of  the  county,  serving  two  years;  and  in  1859 
inspector  of  elections,  serving  for  16  years.  He  has  been  justice  of  the 
peace  since  1871,  has  served  four  times  as  Sessions  justice,  and  was  su- 
pervisor for  three  years,  serving  as  chairman.  At  the  age  of  47  he  again 
taught  school  for  three  winters.  To  him  is  due  much  credit  for  the  or- 
ganization and  final  development  of  the  plans  for  beautifying  the  present 
attractive  cemetery  in  the  village.  It  was  also  through  his  management 
that  the  present  Stafford  Benefit  Association  has  been  placed  upon  so 
firm  a  foundation.  He  has  been  secretary  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  No.  222, 
for  16  years,  was  district  deputy  grand  master  for  three  years,  and  has 
installed  officers  of  many  lodges  in  Genesee  and  Wyoming  counties.  He 
has  also  represented  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  attained  the  degree  of  past 
grand. 

Cyrus  P.  Bell,  eldest  son  of  Prosper  and  Emeline  Bell,  was  born  in 
September,  1836.  His  father  was  an  early  settler,  coming  to  Batavia  in 
1825.  In  1837  he  purchased  the  F.  Fisk  farm,  where  he  remained  until 
1852,  when  he  bought  the  Crocker  farm  in  the  south  part  of  the  town,, 
and  in  1857  the  William  Burden  place.  Prosper  Bell  died  in  1867,  aged 
71,  and  his  wife  in  1873,  aged  69.  C.  P.  Bell  was  educated  at  the  sem- 
inary in  Alexander,  leaving  that  institution  in  1858.  He  taught  school 
1 2  terms.  During  a  visit  to  the  West  he  married,  October  5,  1 864,  Alan- 
tha,  third  daughter  of  John  E.  Adams,  of  Cuyahoga  County,  Ohio,  and 
their  children  are  Clara,  born  August  5,  1865  ;  Howard  and  Hattie,  born 
January  29,  1868;  and  Flora,  born  December  2,  1869.  In  1870,  and 
again  in  1873,  Mr.  Bell,  by  a  large  majority,  was  elected  assessor  by  the 
Republicans.  In  1885  he  was  elected  justice  of  the  peace,  which  position 
he  still  holds. 

M.  W.  Oderkirk,  only  son  of  F.  R.  and  Ann  Oderkirk,  was  born  in 
Rensselaer  County,  N.  Y.,  July  4,  1829.  His  grandfather,  Isaac,  was  the 
first  white  child  baptized  in  Albany.  The  family  are  of  Dutch  origin. 
Mr.  Oderkirk's  education  was  limited,  being  obliged  in  early  life  to  assist 
in  the  support  of  his  mother  and  sisters.  His  youth  was  spent  at  Johns- 
town, N.  Y.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  express  business.  From  1868 
to  1 874  he  was  a  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  flour,  feed,- and  grain  in 
Gloveisville,  N.  Y.  He  was  also  supervisor  of  that  town  in  1874-77.  In 
185  I  he  married  Caroline,  eldest  daughter  of  John  D.  and  Desire  Hag- 
gart.  She  was  born  in  1829.  Four  children  were  born  to  them,  viz.r 
Anna  C,  who  died  in  1879;  Frank  J.,  born  in  1855  ;  John  H.,born  in  1858; 
and  Watts,  born  in  1863.  In  1877  Mr.  Oderkirk  came  to  Stafford  and 
purchased  the  farm  known  as  the  Gillett  place,  where  he  now  resides. 

T.  O.  Parminter  is  the  youngest  son  of  James  and  Elizabeth  Parmin- 
ter,  from  Devonshire,  Eng.  They  came  to  this  town  in  1839,  ^"*^  P"^" 
chased  the  farm  which  Edward  Hill  now  owns.  He  was  a  prominent 
farmer,  and  being  a  strong  churchman  was  instrumental  in  building  the 
Episcopal  Church.  He  died  in  1864,  aged  74  years,  and  his  wife  in  1873, 
aged  84.     T.  O.  Parminter  was  born  in   Devonshire,  July  6,  1836.      His 


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principal  education  was  obtained  at  Cazenovia  and  Lockport,  and  after 
assisting  his  father  on  the  farm  for  five  years  he  went  West,  where  he 
remained  four  years.  Returning  home  he  was  in  the  produce  business 
four  years.  In  the  spring  of  1872  he  purchased  his  present  farm  of  200 
acres,  which  he  devoted  to  fruit  and  grain  growing.  In  1879  he  married 
Florence,  eldest  daughter  of  Stephen  and  Fanny  De  Bow,  of  Bethany. 
Her  education  was  received  at  Le  Roy  Institute.  They  have  had  two 
children,  viz.:  Carrie  Louisa,  born  September  28,  1884,  and  Ethel  Ger- 
trude, born  January  11,  1886,  who  died  April  29,  1887. 

Robert  M.  Parkerson,  born  in  Onondaga  County,  N.  Y.,  in  1835,. 
learned  the  millers'  trade  at  Suspension  Bridge,  where  he  resided  eight 
years,  and  finished  at  Rochester  in  1856.  He  came  to  Alexander,  and 
had  charge  of  the  Rix  flouring-mill  for  eight  years.  He  also  resided  in 
Scottsville  three  years  and  in  Elba  two  and  one-half  years.  He  is  the  in- 
ventor of  the  hand  flour-sack  packer.  Mr.  Parkerson  owned  and  run  the 
Folsomdale  mills  one  year,  and  has  resided  at  Morganville  since  August, 
1888.  He  married  Mary  A,  daughter  of  Alpheus  Waite,  of  Alexander, 
and  they  have  one  son,  George  W.,  who  is  a  jeweler  in  Westfield,  N.  Y. 

Harry  White,  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  settled  on  road  5,  on  the  farm 
owned  by  B.  H.  Bean.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  181 2,  and  his 
widow,  Orpha,  now  draws  a  pension.  She  lives  with  her  son  Albert  H.,. 
who  is  a  wagonmaker,  and  carries  on  that  business  in  Morganville.  Al- 
bert H.  married  Fannie  Cash,  of  Stafford,  by  whom  he  has  one  child, 
Fannie. 

Joseph  Remington,  of  Morganville,  was  born  in  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  April 
8,  1820.  His  father,  Martin,  was  sheriff  of  Cayuga  County.  When 
seven  years  of  age  he  came  to  Stafford,  and  lived  with  his  uncle.  Noble 
Daniels.  At  the  age  of  i  5  years  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  trade  of  har- 
nessmaking,  with  Hazen  Moss,  in  the  shop  now  occupied  by  him,  and 
where  he  has  always  worked.  He  married  Jane  C.  Joyce,  and  they  had 
three  children,  two  of  whom  are  living.  He  has  been  justice  of  the  peace 
since  1856,  and  was  postmaster  for  16  years.  One  son,  F.  J.  Reming- 
ton, is  express  agent  from  Attica  to  Sandusky.  His  daughter  Frances 
is  the  wife  of  Wallace  Wade,  who  is  postmaster  at  Arcade. 

Stephen  Randall,  born  in  Nottingham,  N.  H.,  in  1782,  married  Ra- 
chel Fifield,  and  they  emigrated  to  this  county,  reaching  Le  Roy,  after 
a  three  weeks'  journey,  February  2,  1815,  with  a  family  of  nine  children, 
a  span  of  horses,  two  yokes  of  oxen,  and  three  cows.  They  also  brought 
$1,400  in  gold.  They  reared  a  family  of  14  children,  all  of  whom  were 
living  at  the  death  of  Mr.  Randall  in  1859.  Mrs.  Randall  died  at  the 
age  of  91  years.  Of  their  descendants  six  are  living.  Three  grandsons 
have  become  officers  in  the  U.  S.  army,  one  was  sent  on  a  tour  of  inspec- 
tion around  the  globe,  and  another  is  a  minister  of  the  gospel.  Gen, 
Brewster  Randall  moved  to  Wisconsin,  as  did  also  Ruth,  widow  of  F. 
Finch,  and  Edward  F.  Sallie,  wife  of  Joseph  Dodge,  resides  in  Michi- 
gan.     Betsey  married   Mark  Watson,      Rachel,  widow  of  J.  D.  Stafford,. 


.656  GENESEE   COUNTY.  jj 

and  Perry  live  in  Staftbrd.  The  latter  now  occupies  the  homestead  and 
lives  in  the  house  built  b}^  his  father.  He  was  born  July  16,  1822,  mar- 
ried Mary  E.  Bachelder,  of  Le  Roy,  and  they  have  had  seven  children, 
six  of  whom  are  living.  Mr.  Randall  was  supervisor  in  1859,  holding 
the  office  four  years,  and  has  always  followed  farming. 

Warren  J.  Tyler,  son  of  Joel,  was  born  in  Byron,  July  28,  1828.  He 
married  Cassandra  Tyler,  of  Stafford,  and  has  four  children  living.  He 
is  a  farmer  and  breeder  of  registered  Merino  sheep. 

George  A.  Constable  was  born  in  Hawley,  Orleans  County,  N.  Y.,and 
married  Mary  L.  Cole,  of  Elba.  They  have  three  children.  He  is  a 
farmer,  and  has  resided  in  Stafford  since  1882. 

August  Rody  was  born  in  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  March  17,  185 1. 
When  17  years  of  age  he  came  to  Batavia.  He  married  Hannah  Brom- 
sted,  and  they  have  five  children.  In  1878  he  located  on  the  farm 
where  he  now  resides.  His  brother  Charles  came  to  America  with  him, 
but  died  the  following  year.     Their  mother  died  in  1888. 

Nathaniel  Watson  came  from  Vermont  in  18 12,  and  settled  on  road  38, 
on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Michael  Buckley.  He  cleared  the  land  and 
built  the  house  now  standing.  He  married  Sallie  Sevey,  and  eight  chil- 
dren were  born  to  them,  only  two  of  whom  are  now  living.  He  kept  a 
diary  from  1 8 16  until  1 856,  the  year  of  his  death.  Ira,  a  son,  was  born 
in  1834,  and  married  Harriet  Allen,  by  whom  he  had  three  children, 
two  of  whom  are  living.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  died  June  2,  1875.  His 
widow  still  resides  in  this  town.  Gordon  T  ,  son  of  Ira,  was  born  May 
23,  1 85 1.  He  married,  first,  Laura  C.  Drury.  and  second,  Hattie  L. 
Drury,  by  whom  he  has  three  children.  Mr.  Watson  was  elected  asses- 
sor in  1889. 

John  H.  Webber,  second  son  of  John  and  Sophia  Webber,  was  born  in 
this  town  April  15,  1837.  He  is  the  grandson  of  Gen.  Worthy  L. 
Churchill,  a  very  old  settler,  and  a  soldier  of  18 12.  Mr.  Webber's 
mother  was  a.  daughter  of  Gen.  Churchill,  and  was  the  first  child  born  in 
this  town.  John  Webber,  Sr.,  came  from  Somersetshire,  Eng.,  in  18 17. 
He  married  Gen.  Churchill's  daughter  in  1827,  and  settled  on  the  De- 
bow  farm,  which  was  located  in  1804.  John  H.  Webber  was  educated 
at  Batavia  and  at  Alexander  and  Oakfield  seminaries,  and  lived  on  the 
homestead  until  1866  December  19,  1867,  1^^  married  Mary  Jane,  eld- 
est child  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Radley,  who  were  early  settlers. 
Their  children  are  Nellie  Churchill,  born  September  30,  1872;  Charles 
Radley,  born  September  19,  1874;  and  Clara  Elizabeth,  born  April  2, 
1881. 

Giles  Miner,  born  in  1805,  came  to  Stafford  in  1826,  and  settled  on  the 
farm  now  owned  by  his  sons  H.  C.  and  C.  J  He  built  the  stone  house, 
in  1840,  now  occupied  by  them.  Henry  Clay  Miner,  son  of  Giles,  was 
born  on  the  farm  where  he  now  lives  in  1848.  He  married  Lizzie  L. 
Maxom,  and  they  had  three  children,  Bessie  M.  and  Reuben  R.  (de- 
ceased), and  Raymond  C.  He  is  the  inventor  of  Miner's  patent  auto- 
matic stanchion  for  cattle. 


TOWN    OF    STAFFORD.  657 


Luther  Brown  was  born  in  Concord,  N.  H.,  in  1802,  and  came  to  Le 
Roy  in  181 1,  where  he  married  Pamelia  Lilly,  of  Pompey,  N.  Y.,  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1824.  In  1835  he  removed  to  Roanoke,  and  died  August 
17,  1876,  aged  74  years.  He  was  a  millwright  and  built  the  grist-mill^ 
now  standing,  and  the  Methodist  Church.  He  had  eight  children,  seven 
of  whom  are  living.  James  E.  Brown,  born  August  13,  1834,  married 
Mary  Foster,  and  their  two  children  reside  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is  a 
carpenter,  is  also  highway  commissioner,  and  has  been  a  correspondent 
of  the  Le  Roy  Times  since  that  paper  was  started. 

John  Wakley,  son  of  Samuel  and  Grace  Wakley,  is  a  native  of  Devon- 
shire, parish  of  Parkham,  Eng.,  and  was  born  July  13,  1823.  He  re- 
ceived the  usual  training  common  to  English  youth,  and  learned  the 
trade  of  carpenter.  September  9,  1849,  he  married  Mary  Anna,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Webber,  of  Devonshire.  Mercy,  his  daughter,  was  born  in 
May,  1848.  In  1855  Mr.  Wakley  came  to  Stafford,  where  Samuel  was. 
born  November  9.  1855,  and  Dora  September  3,  i860.  The  latter  died 
in  1887.  Mrs.  Wakley  died  the  same  year,  aged  56.  Their  youngest 
child.  Flora,  was  born  September  10,  1863.  Mr.  Wakley  has  been  sex- 
ton of  the  Episcopal  Church  since  1864.  He  received  his  naturalization 
papers  in  i860.  Samuel  Wakley  has  been  station  agent  of  the  N.  Y.  C. 
&  H.  R.  Railroad  since  June  24,  1880.      He  married  Sarah  Bolt. 

Louis  Bauer,  son  of  Jacob,  was  born  in  Batavia  in  1845,  married  Mary 
E.  Wilson,  and  has  six  daughters  He  is  a  farmer.  Mr.  Bauer's  father 
was  six  years  of  age  when  he  came  to  America  with  his  father,  Louis, 
who  was  born  in  Alsace,  France.  With  the  exception  of  about  three 
years  spent  in  Ohio  Jacob  has  always  lived  in  Genesee  County.  He 
married  Catherine  Rupp,  and  they  had  two  sons,  Charles  and  Louis,  both 
of  whom  reside  in  Stafford. 

Anthony  Waterman  came  from  Cummington,  Mass.,  where  he  was 
born  in  1791.  He  married  Sophia  Bannister  in  1816,  and  settled  in 
Stafford,  on  road  22,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  his  son  Oscar.  In  1834 
he  built  the  brick  house  now  used  as  a  residence  by  Oscar.  Mr.  Water- 
man had  II  children,  five  of  whom  are  living.  He  died  in  1882,  and  his 
wife  in  1873.  Oscar  F.  Waterman  was  born  in  Stafford,  July  13.  1827, 
and  has  always  resided  on  the  homestead.  His  brother  Bennett,  born 
December  21,  1837,  married  Isabella  Cash,  and  they  have  one  son. 
Florence,  William,  and  Harlow  Waterman  reside  in  Le  Roy,  and  Hart- 
well  in  Michigan. 

Hon.  John  Sanders,  born  in  Devonshire,  Eng.,  in  1822,  where  he  was 
educated,  came  to  Stafford  in  1841,  and  settled  upon  a  farm  which  he 
carried  on  for  years.  He  then  opened  a  store  in  the  village,  and  pursued 
the  mercantile  business  until  his  death,  February  2,  1882.  He  was  a 
member  of  Assembly  for  1879  ^^^  '80,  and  held  the  office  of  supervisor 
several  years.  He  married  Elizabeth  Dovell,  and  had  seven  children,  of 
whom  three  are  living.  Edwin  B.  Sanders,  brother  of  John,  and  also  a 
native  of  Devonshire,  was  born  October  8,  1841,  and  was  a  son  of  Henry, 


^58  GENESEE    COUNTY. 

who  came  here  in  184 1.  He  entered  his  brother's  store  when  young, 
and  became  a  partner  in  1864.  He  took  sole  charge  of  the  business  in 
1874,  carrying  it  on  until  1884,  when  E.  M.  Pamphilon  became  a  part- 
ner. Mr.  Sanders  was  postmaster  for  22  years  and  town  clerk  19  years. 
He  died  April  25,  1887.  Mrs.  Ann  Sanders,  the  widow  of  Henry,  is 
still  living  in  Stafford,  aged  92  years. 

Maj.  Harvey  Sweetland,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  settled  in  Stafford  in 
1810,  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  Robert  Call.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
enterprising  of  settlers,  was  ever  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  to  his 
neighbors,  was  foremost  in  every  enterprise  for  the  benefit  of  the  town, 
and  held  various  offices,  among  them  being  that  of  supervisor.  He  built 
the  old  stone  church,  and  died  in  1849.  He  received  his  title  of  major 
from  being  the  organizer  of  a  band.  His  brother  John  came  to  this 
county  with  him,  and  both  served  in  the  War  of  18 12.  John  was  a 
brave  man,  was  appointed  a  captain  of  militia,  and  lost  his  life  in  the 
cause.  Another  brother,  Caleb,  lived  here  until  1840,  when  he  moved 
to  Michigan.  A  son  of  Harvey  Sweetland,  Charles  J.,  resides  in  Staf- 
ford. 

Otis  Drury  came  here  in  18 10.  In  1839  he  built  the  stone  house 
where  J.  H.  Drury  now  lives. 


SUMMER   VACATIONS.  659 


SUMMER    VACATIONS. 


rOR  the  general  health  and  enjoyment  of  people  who  have  the 
leisure  and  opportunity  a  summer  tour  or  vacation  has  come  to 
be  regarded  almost  a  necessity.  It  is  our  purpose  in  this  sketch 
to  remind  the  people  of  Genesee  County  that  one  of  the  pleasantest  and 
cheapest  outings  may  be  had  by  purchasing  of  the  Rome,  Watertown 
&  Ogdensburg  Railroad  Company  an  excursion  ticket,  at  reduced  rates, 
from  Rochester  to  the  Thousand  Islands,  where  a  few  weeks  or  a  few 
days  may  be  enjoyed  among  the  labyrinths  of  that  wonderful  archipelago, 
with  headquarters  at  Clayton  or  Alexandria  Bay,  or  at  Round  Island, 
Thousand  Island,  Central,  Westminster,  or  Grand  View  parks,  from  any 
of  which  points  excursions  to  Kingston,  Brockville,  Ogdensburg,  and 
among  the  islands  are  of  daily  occurrence,  and  where  fishing  and  picnic 
parties  find  ample  opportunities  for  enjoyment.  If  one  desires  the  route 
may  be  continued  to  Ottawa,  the  Dominion  capital,  or  to  Montreal, 
Quebec,  and  up  the  Saguenay,  from  where  one's  steps  may  be  retraced ; 
or  extended  to  the  seaboard,  via  Lake  Champlain,  Portland,  or  Boston, 
and  thence  home  by  either  of  the  several  routes. 

By  sending  10  cents  in  stamps  to  Theodore  Butterfield,  general  pas- 
senger agent  of  the  R.,  W.  &  O.  Railroad,  at  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  a  guide 
book  of  tours,  containing  also  several  fine  maps,  will  be  mailed  to  the 
applicant. 

By  the  way  what  a  wonderful  road  the  R.,  W.  &  O.  has  become  ! 
stretching  more  than  650  miles  in  length  through  the  counties  of  Oneida, 
Lewis,  Jefferson,  St.  Lawrence,  Oswego,  Cayuga,  Wayne,  Monroe,  Or- 
leans, and  Niagara,  and  has  terminal  stations  at  Utica,  Rome,  Syracuse, 
Rochester,  Niagara  Falls,  Suspension  Bridge,  Oswego,  Sackets  Harbor, 
Cape  Vincent,  Clayton,  Ogdensburg,  Norwood,  and  Massena,  connect- 
ing in  all  with  more  than  20  other  roads,  and  has  besides  more  than  15 
junctions  and  crossings  with  its  own  branches  and  with  other  roads. 
The  aforesaid  book  of  tourists'  routes  contains  a  map  of  the  railroad,  one 
of  the  Thousand  Island  region,  one  of  the  Adriondack  region,  another 
of  the  White  Mountain  region,  a  general  map  of  all  eastern  resorts,  and 
nine  other  maps  of  great  value  to  tourists.  The  company  will  sell  ex- 
cursion tickets  over  all  the  routes  mentioned  in  their  lists. 

This  great  railroad,  under  its  present  progressive  management,  has  be- 
come one  of  the  most  important  railways  in  the  country.      No  efibrt  has 


66o  GENESEE    COUNTY. 


been  spared  to  make  it  the  greatest  tourist  route  in  America.  The  road 
has  been  practically  rebuilt  in  the  last  five  years,  the  track  having  been 
relaid  with  heavy  steel  rails  and  thoroughly  ballasted  with  gravel  and 
stone.  New,  heavy,  and  powerful  locomotives,  specially  designed  to 
haul  heavy  passenger  trains  at  a  high  rate  of  speed,  have  been  placed  in 
service  ;  and  the  passenger  equipment  has  been  raised  to  the  highest 
standard.  New  coaches  recently  purchased  are  of  the  most  magnificent 
style,  with  vestibules  and  all  the  latest  modern  improvements.  Fast 
limited  express  trains  are  run  between  Niagara  Falls,  Syracuse,  and 
Clayton,  to  the  Thousand  Islands,  and  also  between  New  York,  Albany^ 
Utica,  and  Clayton.  Wagner  buffet  sleeping  cars  are  run  between  Chi- 
cago, Niagara  Falls,  Rochester,  and  the  Adirondack  Mountains,  White 
Mountains,  Portland.  Me.,  and  the  sea  coast  resorts  in  Maine.  Through 
sleeping  cars  are  also  run  from  New  York  and  Albany  to  Clayton,  Thou- 
sand Islands,  and  the  Adirondack  region  These  limited  express  trains 
are  run  particularly  for  tourist  travel,  and  make  quick  time,  avoiding 
stops,  and  performing  the  same  service  as  that  of  the  great  trunk  lines 
of  the  countrv. 


PART  SECOND. 


BUSINESS  DIRECTORY 


OF 


GENESEE  COUNTY,  N.  Y, 
18  00. 


COTAPILED    AND    PUBLISHED 


J.    W.    VOSE     Sz     CO 


PERMANENT  OFFICE,       -        -       SYRACUSE,  N.  Y. 


\  "He  that  hath  much  to  do,  will  do  something  wrong,  and  of  that  wrong  must  suffer  the 
consequences;  and  if  it  were  possible  that  he  should  always  act  rightly,  yet  when  such 
numbers  are  to  judge  of  his  conduct,  the  bad  will  censure  and  obstruct  him  by  malevolence, 
and  the  good  sometimes  by  mistake." — Samuel  Johnson. 


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GENESEE  COUNTY,  N.Y. 


EXPLANATIONS. 


Directory  is  arranged  as  follows  :  — 

1  — Name  of  individual  or  firm. 

2 — Postoffice  ad  Iress  in  parenthesis  if  different  from  the  name  of  town. 

3 — The  figures  following  the  letter  r  indicate  the  number  of  the  road  on  which  the  party  resides,  and  will  be 
found  by  reference  to  the  map  in  the  back  part  of  this  work.  Where  no  road  number  is  given  the  party  is 
supposed  to  reside  in  the  village. 

4 — Business  or  occupation. 

5 — The  figures  placed  after  the  occupation  of  a  farmer  indicate  the  tiumber  of  acres  owned  or  leased. 

6^Names  in  CAPITALS  are  those  who  have  kindly  given  their  patronage  to  the  work,  and  without  whose  aid 
its  publication  would  have  been  impossible. 

^^  For  additiotial  iiamrs,  rorrrclions,  and  chavges,  ser  Errata. 

Abbreviations. — Ab.,  above;  ave.,  avenue;  bds.,  boards;  bet.,  between ;  cor.,  corner;  E.east;  emp.,  em- 
ployee; fac.  op  ,  factory  operative ;  h.,  house;  manuf,  manufacturer;  Mfg.,  manufacturing;  N.,  north; 
n.,  near;  opp.,  opposite;  prop.,  proprietor;  reg.,  registered  as  applied  to  live  stock;  regt.,  regiment;  com., 
commercial;  ins. ,  insurance  ;   S.,  south;  W.,  west.  * 

The  word  street  is  implied. 


ALABAMA. 


(Postoffice  address  is  Alabama,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parentliesis.) 

Aberdeen  George  E.,  (S.  Alabama)  postmaster,  notary  public,  and  general  merchant. 

Aberdeen  John  H.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  48,  station  agent  W.  S.  R.  R. 

Ackerson  John,  r  54,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  47. 

Ackerson  Oren,  farm  laborer. 

Ackerson  Orrin,  (Basom)  r  56,  farmer. 

Ackerson  Sheldon,  r  40,  laborer  and  farmer  2. 

Adair  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  80,  farmer  2. 

Addis  Daniel  H.,  r  20,  prop,  heading-mill. 

Ahrens  Joseph,  r  33,  farm  laborer. 

Allen  Gideon,  r  21,  refused  to  give  information. 

Allen  Russell,  locomotive  engineer  W.  S.  R.  R.,  h  and  lot. 

Ames  Alphonzo,   (N.  Pembroke)  r  86,  farmer  84. 


TOWN    OF   ALABAMA. 


Ames  George,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  mason  and  farmer  48-J. 

Ames  Theron,  (N.  Pembroke)  r86,  farmer. 

Amsden  William  A.,  (Wheatville)  r25,  100  apple  trees,  150  high  grade  Merino  sheep, 

farmer  175. 
Antis  Jacob  E.,  r  14,  emp.  in  mill. 

Appleton  ,  r  20,  widow  of  Thomas. 

Baird  Gustavas  J.,  r  17,  300  apple  trees,  farmer  136. 

Baker  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  laborer. 

Barber  Alden  S.,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  shoemaker  and  farmer  48^. 

Barber  Lewis  A.,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  farmer  with  his  father,  Alden  S. 

Barrett  Elvin  A.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  farmer  200. 

Barrett  Joseph  B.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  retired  farmer  187. 

Bartz  Charles,  r  4,  farmer  50. 

BASOM  HARRISON  S.,  (Basom)  r  52,  town  assessor  and  farmer  114. 

BASOM  SABERT  H.,  (Basom)  r  52,  notary  public  and  farmer  111. 

Basom  Charles  W.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  76,  farmer  83. 

Bateman  Sylvester,  r  19,  farm  laborer. 

Beals  Albert  G.,  r  14,  fanner,  leases  of  Mrs.  J.  S.  130. 

BEALS  JAMES  A.,  r  15,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  75. 

BEALS  JEREMIAH  S.,  r  8,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  40. 

Becker  Peter,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  blacksmith. 

Beckman  Fred,  r  IS,  farmer  80. 

Bell  Thomas  C,  r.23,  pastor  M.  E.  Church. 

Bell  William  F.,  physician  and  surgeon.  Church,  h  do. 

BEMEJSTT  ALPHA  E.,  (Basom)  r  53,  justice  of  the  peace,  carpenter,  and  builder,  100 

apple  trees,  farmei'  104. 
Benson  Edward,  r  8,  laborer. 
Bertz  Julius,  ofi' r  4,  farmer  100. 
Bickell  George,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  laborer. 
Bickford  John  M.,  com.  traveler,  lot  Pleasant. 
Bloomingdale  Charles,  r  17,  farmer  65. 
Bloomingdale  Fay  F.,  r  17,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  73. 
Bloomingdale  John,  r  17,  apiarist  40  colonies,  farmer  2. 
Board  Clinton  0.,  r  40,  farm  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Boice  Reuben,  r  23,  laborer. 
Boice  Wilbert,  r  23,  laborer. 

Bonvemoyer  Jonas,  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  Spring  House  748. 
Bootz  John.  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  3,  farmer. 
Bootz  William,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  17. 
Bootz  William,  Jr.,  r  18,  farmer  90. 
Boyce  James,  1st,  (Wheatville)    r  '27,  400    apple  trees.   100  grade  Leicester  sheep, 

farmer.     [Died  Dec,  1889.] 
Boyce  James,   (Wheatville)  r  27,  farm  laborer. 
Brackett  Welcome  M.,  prop,  meat  market,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Bradburn  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  48,  farmer  6. 
Bradburn  William,  (S.  Alabama)  r  48,  laborer. 
Brown  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  butcher. 
Brownell  Frank,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  laborer. 
Buchanan  Peter,  (S.  Alabama)  retired. 
Buckle  Augustus,  (Indian  Falls)  r  76,  farmer  250. 
Buckle  Charles  L.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  76,  farmer  with  Augustus. 
Burlingame  Warren,  r  23,  gunsmith. 
Burnett  Daniel,  r  35,  farmer  75. 
Cain  Peter,  r  3,3,  fanner  50. 

Caine  Gideon,  farmer,  leases  of  Almina  Duers  73. 
Caleb  Harrison,  r  8,  farmer  47. 

Caleb  Harnson  W.,  (Shelby  Center,  Orleans  Co.)  r  8,  farmer  50. 
Call  Edward,  (Basom)  laborer. 
Callahan  William,  (S.  Alabama)   clerk. 


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Canvert  William,  r  5,  farmer  40. 
Carney  Eliza,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  farmer  89. 
Carney  Michael,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  farmer. 
Carney  Thomas,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  farmer. 
Casey  Arthur,  r  16,  farmer  with  his  father,  Thomas. 

Casey  Bartley,  r  16,  farmer  with  his  father,  Thomas.  , 

Casey  Owen,  r  16,  farmer  with  his  father,  Thomas. 
Casey  Thomas,  r  16,  farmer  156. 
Casper  Benjamin,  (S.  Alabama)  r  46,  laborer. 
Cassidy  James,  (Wheatville)  r  14,  farmer  62. 
Castelo  James,  (S.  Alabama)  r  46,  farmer  4. 

CEDER  HEISTRY,  (Basom)  prop.  Ceder  House  and  livery  stable. 
CEDER  HOUSE,  (Basom)  Henry  Ceder,  prop.,  livery  stable  connected. 
Chamberlain  Charles  P.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  farmer  136. 
Chamberlain  George,  (Wheatville)  r  66,  gardener  and  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Chamberlain  Sarah,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  widow  of  John. 
Chamberlain  Wade,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  farmer  68. 
Champion  Eliza  A.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  84,  widow  of  Ezra,  farmer  100. 
Charlau  Augustus,  r  18,  farmer  95. 
Cheney  Dudley,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  60,  farmer  10. 
Child  Increase,  Baptist  clergyman,  h  Church. 
Childs  Robert,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  laborer. 
CLARK  ALICE,  owns  Clark  House,  Main. 
Clark  Enos,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  laborer  and  farmer  5. 
Clark  House,  Louis  Miller,  prop.,  Main. 

Clark  Susan,  (Indian  Falls)  r  80,  widow  of  William,  farmer  10. 
Clark  William,  (Indian  Falls)  r  80,  laborer. 

CLOSEN  FRED  J.,  r23,  300  apple  trees,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Frary,  of  Oakfield,  210. 
Closen  John,  r  18,  farmer  80. 
Clossen  William,  (Wheatville)  r  14,  farmer  170. 
Colten  Charles,  r  4,  farmer  72. 
Cook  William  D.,  r  19,  farmer  55. 
Cottingham  William,  r  23,  laborer. 
Craft  James,  farm  laborer  and  farmer  3. 

Crook  Freeman  H.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  farmer  for  Amanda  R.  20. 
Cross  Ira,  (Wheatville)  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Curray  Henry,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  laborer. 
Daniels  George,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  farmer  55. 
Debbage  Fred,  r  4,  farmer  50. 
Derr  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  r51,  farmer  104. 
Dewolf  Caroline,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  widow  of  Anson,  farmer  3. 
Direne  Augustus,  r  23,  laborer. 

Dolan  Thomas,  (Basom)  r  34,  trackwalker  W.  S.  R.  R. 
Donnan  Samuel,  (S.  Alabama)  r  48,  farmer  93. 
Donnan  William,  retired  farmer  125. 
Drake  Charles,  carpenter  and  farmer  10,  h  Church. 
Drake  Joel,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  Church. 
Dual  Florrilla,  r  19,  widow  of  Isaac  P.,  farm  50.     [Died  1889.] 
Dual  Freeman,  r  23,  laborer. 

DUAL  GEORGE  W.,  wagonmaker  and  blacksmith,  Main,  h  do. 
Dual  Wellington,  r  23,  farmer  61. 
Duers  Almina,  r  40,  widow  of  William,  farm  73. 
Dugan  Charles,  (Wheatville)  r  26,  farmer  with  Patrick  80. 
Dugan  Patrick,  (Wheatville)  r  26,  farmer  with  Charles  80. 
Dunn  Nicholas,  (S.  Alabama)  r  32,  farm  laborer. 
Eaton  Lyman  T.,  r  19,  farmer  53. 

Elliott  George  L.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  mason,  h.  and  lot. 

ELLIS  JOSEPH,  (S.  Alabama)  r  33,  200  apple  trees,  farmer,  leases  of  Israel  Kurts, 
of  Alexander,  140. 


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Evans  S.  R.,  (Wheatville)  Freewill  Baptist  clergyman. 

Farneworth  Frank,  (Basom)  r  5ri,  farmer  with  Philip. 

FARNSWORTH  PHILIP,  (Basom)  r  53,  350  apple  trees.  10  horses,  farmer  90. 

Feeley  Michael,  (Basom)  r  34,  section  foreman  W.  S.  R.  R. 

Fennell  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  laborer. 

FENNER  NATHANIEIi  C,  (Indian  Falls)  r  52,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  52. 

Filkins  Abigail,  r  19,  widow  of  James,  500    apple  trees,  1,000  pear  trees,  farmer  125. 

Filkins  Marion  A.,  r  19,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Abigail. 

Filkins  Philander,  (S.  Alabama)  r  40,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  80. 

Finger  William,  r  23,  farmer  6. 

Fink  Fred,  (W.  Shelby,  Orleans  Co.)  r  4,  assessor  and  farmer  229. 

Fisher  Charles,  (Wheatville)  farm  laborer,  h  Main. 

Fisher  Edmond,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  laborer. 

Fisher  Horace  P.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  32,  300  apple  trees,  farmer  161^. 

Fisk  Levi,  r  23,  formerly  farmer. 

Fisk  Levi  B.,  r  23,  300  apple  trees,  farmer  70. 

Forward  John  D.,  (Basom)  r  34,  general  merchant  and  farmer  110. 

Fountain  Howard,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  com.  traveler. 

Fountain  Norton  D.,  (Oakfield)    r  46,  owns  with  Paulina  farm  217. 

Fountain  Paulina,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  widow  of  Charles,  owns  with  Norton  D.  farm  217. 

Fox  Charles,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  farLier.  leases  of  Robert  Nichol,  of  Medina,  Orleans 

'    Co.,  175. 
Qarnham  George,  com.  traveler,  h  Pleasant. 
Garnham  Henry,  mason,  h  Pleasant. 
Gibson  Robert,  (S.  Alabama)  r  48,  retired. 
Gibson  William,  (S.  Alabama)  r  48,  retired  farmer  140. 
Gilbert  Harrison,  (W.  Shelby,  Orleans  Co.)  r  1,  farmer  62. 
Gilbert  Jeremiah,  (W.  Shelby,  Orleans  Co.)  r  1,  farmer  40. 
•Goatrick  Thomas,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  farmer  123. 
Goodwin  Edwin,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  carpenter. 
Goorko  Harmon,   r  18,  farmer  52. 
Goorko  William,  r  18,  farmer  4. 
Gray  Charles  W.,  r  4,  farmer  60. 
Green  Aaron,  (S.  Alabama)  r  49,  farmer  50. 
Green  Julius,  (Basom)  r  51,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Maria,  98. 
Green  Maria,  (Basom)  r  51,  widow  of  Lester,  farm  98. 
Gregory  Frank,  (Wheatville),  farmer  40. 
Grice  James  G.,  (Wheatville)  r26,  blacksmith  and  farm  10. 
Griffin  John,  (Basom)  r  38,  farmer  53. 
Griffin  U.  S.  Grant,  (Basom)  r  38,  farmer  23. 
Guiteau  Resol(jo,  r  23,  painter. 
Guwaer  Emma,  dressmaker.  Main. 
GUWAER  J  AMES,  r  16,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  299. 
Haack  Augustus,  laborer. 
Hale  George,  (S.  Alabama)  r  71,  farmer  104. 
Hale  John,  (Wheatville)  laborer,  bds.  Main. 
Hale  Robert,  (S.  Alabama)  ofl"  r  47,  farmer  50. 
Hale  Thomas,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  farmer  51. 
HALSEY  EDWARD,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  retired  farmer  52. 
Hamm  Philip,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  80. 
Harloff  Henry.  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  farmer  10. 
Hartwick  Charles,  ofFr  18,  farmer  16. 
Harvey  Henry,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  laborer. 

Haskell  Deforest,  r  34,  farmer,  leases  of  the  H.  Norton  estate  107. 
Haskell  Elmer,  r  16,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Bloomingdale  estate  76. 
Haskell  Jane,  r  17,  widow,  farm  10. 
Herr  George,  r  6,  farmer  for  Mary  49. 
Herrick  Dyer.  (Wheatville)  r  12,  farmer. 
Herri-k  Eli  W.,  (Wheatville)  r  12.  400  apple  trees,  farmer  with  Martha  220. 


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Herrick  Martha,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  farmer  220. 

Hescock  David,  (Basom)  r  52,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  68. 

HESTON  LEWIS  E.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  73,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  reg.,  farmer  175. 

Hirschfeld  Frances,  (Basom)  r  34,  (Mrs.  P.)  prop,  boarding-house. 

Hiscock  Charles,  (Basom)  r  52,  farmer  49. 

Hitchcock  George,  (Basom)  r  39,  400  apple  trees,  farmer  250. 

Hitchcock  Lyman,  (S.  Alabama)  r  50,  retired  farmer 

HITCHCOCK  WILLIAM  Q.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  40,  farmer  130. 

Hodgins  William  Henry,  (Basom)  r  39,  farmer,  leases  of  W.  Ingalsbee  120. 

Hodgon  Henry,   r  18,  farmer  1. 

Holmes  Catharine,  r  35,  (Mrs  Nathan  T.)  farm  100. 

Holmes  Nathan  T.,  r  35,  farmer  for  Catharine  100. 

Holmes  Lydia  G.,  (Wheatville)  r  23,  resident. 

Hopkins  Mary,  (Wheatville)  r  23,  widow  of  Isaac  N.,  resident. 

HOTCHKISS  ANNA,  (S.  Alabama)  r  40,  widow  of.  Sterling,  farm  72. 

HOTCHKISS  GEORGE  E.,  (Basom)  r  52,  general  ins.  agent,  represents  the  Conti- 
nental and  American  Fire  Ins.  Companies,  farmer  30. 

Houseknecht  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  r  67,  farmer  132. 

Houseknecht  John,  (Indian  Falls)  off  r  68,  farmer  36. 

Houseknecht  Philip,  (S.  Alabama)  r  73,  M.  E.  clergymen,  farmer  236. 

Howitt  Samuel  C,  (S.  Alabama)  farmer,  leases  of  P.  Filkins  80. 

Howland  Aria,  (Wheatville)  r  23,  farmer,  leases  of  Darius  White  100. 

HOWLAND  CHAUNCY,  (Wnieatville)  r  27,  retired  farmer,  h  and  lot. 

Howland  David,  r  33,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  63. 

HOWLAND  IRA  P.,  r  21,  farmer  91. 

Hudson  Charles,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  widow  of  John. 

Hunt  Angeline,  (S.  Alabama)  r  40,  widow  of  Rev.  Benjamin. 

Hutton  Hugh   (8.  Alabama)  r  49,  laborer. 

Ingalsbe  Alpheus,  (S.  Alabama)  r  49,  farmer  112. 

Ingalsbe  Junius  M.,  (Basom)  r  56,  farmer  with  W.  L.  134. 

Ingalsbe  Levi,  (Basom)  r  39,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  234. 

Ingalsbe  Marion  R.,  (Basom)  r40,  farmer  with  his  father,  Rial  E. 

INGALSBE  RIAL  E.,  (Basom)  r  40,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  193. 

Ingalsbe  Slocum  B.,  (Basom)  r  56,  farmer,  leases  of  Levi  100. 

Ingalsbe  Whitman  L.,  (Basom)  r  56,  farmer  with  Junius  M.  134. 

Ingalsbee  Harman  C,  (Basom)  r  40,  farmer,  leases  of  R.  E.  Ingalsbe  96. 

Ingalsbee  Julius,  (Basom)  r  52,  postmaster,  dealer  in  groceries  and  meats,  agent  for 
fertilizers  and  agricultural  implements. 

Ingalsbee  Whitman,  (Basom)  r  56,  farmer. 

Ingalsbee  William,  (Basom)  r  39,  farmer  120. 

Inglasbee  Edmond  A.,  (S.  Alabama)  r43,  jeweler,  engineer,  and  musician. 

Inglasbee  Lucretia,  (S.  Alabama)  r43,  widow  of  Elijah  B. 

INGLESBE  EBENEZER,  (S.  Alabama)  r  49,  300  apple  trees,  farmer  231. 

Inglesbe  Mary,  (Indian  Falls)  r  79,  widow  of  Enos,  farmer  28. 

Inglesbe  Solomus,  (Indian  Falls)  r  79,  farmer. 

Irek  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  30,  laborer. 

Johnson  William,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  carpenter  and  farmer  4. 

Jones  Abiah  M.,  r  17,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  A. 

Jones  John  A.,  r  17,  farmer  119. 

Jones  William  R.,  r  17,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  A. 

Joslyn  Henry,  (Wheatville)  farmer  1. 

Joslyn  John,  (Wheatvillej  r  12,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  C.  Hale  90. 

Kannack  John,  (Wheatville)  r  23,  100  apple  trees.  100  pear  trees,  farmer,  leases  of 
J.  W.  Holmes,  ofBatavia,  107. 

Keegan  Lawrence,  (S.  Alabama)  r  46,  farmer  280. 

Kelsey  Elizabeth  S.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  85,  (Mrs.  Norman)  farmer  86. 

Kenwood  George,  r  5,  farmer  41. 

Kenyon  Orson,  (Basom)  r  51,  farmer  93. 

Kenyon  Orville,  (Basom)  r  51,  laborer. 


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KESSLER  JOSEPH,  farm  laborer,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Kigdom  Philip,  (Wheatville)  r  2fi,  laborer  and  farmer  7. 

Kiser  John  N.,  farm  laborer,  h  Railroad. 

Kiser  William,  laborer,  h  and  lot  Railroad. 

Klasen  William,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  1,500  apple  trees,  125  grade  Southdown  sheep, 
farmer,  leases  of  J.  W.  Hael  160. 

Klotzbach  Peter,  (Indian  Falls)  r  76,  farmer  50. 

Knic  Charles,  r  18,  farmer  21. 

Korkow  Herman,  r  18,  farmer  54. 

Korkow  William,  r  18,  farmer  2^. 

Kotzbach  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  68,  farmer,  leases  of  Calvin  Wheeler  240. 

Krautz  Ferdinand,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  88. 

Kraulz  Lewis,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  274. 

Lambert  John,  r  16,  farmer  50. 

Lamkin  John,  (Basom)  r  62,  farmer  82. 

Lanckton  Aaron  S.,  (Wheatville)  retired  farmer  and  currier,  born  in  1799,  h  and 
lot  Main. 

Landers  Patrick,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  farmer  160. 

Landers  Patrick,  Jr.,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  farmer  50. 

Lawrence  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  77,  farmer  150. 

Leno  Henry,  (Wlieatville)  r  23,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Rhodes. 

Lester  Peter,  (Indian  Falls)  r  76,  farmer  15. 

Lintner  Christopher,  r  33,  farm  laborer. 

Lumley  Rolla,  r  17,  farmer  275. 

Lund  Frank  L.,  r  15,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Franklin  F. 

Lund  Franklin  F.,  r  15,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  102. 

Lyday  Frank  N.,  r  40,  farm  laborer. 

MACOMBER  JOHN  L.,  (Oakfield)  r  45,  breeder  of  Shropshiredown  sheep,  1,300  ap- 
ple trees,  750  pear  trees,  farmer  177i,  and  on  the  W.  J.   Macomber  estate  114. 

Manchester  Eugenia  A.,  (E.  Shelb",  Orleans  Co.)  r  11,  widow  of  Santord  E.,  farm  100. 

Marble  Alonzo,  (Indian  Falls)  r  64,  farmer. 

Marble  George,  (Indian  Falls)  r  64,  farmer  140. 

Marble  Pamelia,  (Basom)  r  53,  widow  cf  Samuel,  farmer  8. 

MaiTy  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  laborer. 

Martin  Abram,  (N.   Pembroke)  r  84,  retired  farmer. 

MARTIN  DANIEL,  (S.  Alabama)  r  71,  farmer  100. 

Martin  George  W.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  72,  farmer  100. 

Martin  Hannah,  (S.  Alabama)  r  40,  widow  of  Elijah,  farmer  89. 

Martin  Henry,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  85,  farmer  40. 

Martin  Jacob,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  85,  farmer  225. 

MARTIN  WALLACE  H.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  71,  farmer  with  Daniel. 

Mason  Eliza,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  widow  of  Collins  T. 

Maxwell  David  A.,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  farmer  83. 

McAlister  James,  (Basom)  r  52.  farm  laborer. 

McAlpin  Samuel,  (Indian  Falls)  r  62,  farmer,  leases  of  E.  Diver,  of  Pembroke,  300.. 

McAlpine  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  80,  farmer  106. 

McCormick  Michael,  (Wheatville)  r  26,  farm  laborer. 

McCracken  ,  r  16,  laborer  and  farmer  4.  t 

Mclnter  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  B.  Chapman,  of  Oakfield,  250. 

McGinn  Thomas,  (Basom)  blacksmith. 

McGuire  Daniel,  (Wheatville)  r  26,  laborer  and  shoemaker,  h  and  lot. 

McMannus  John,  (Wheatville)  r  26,  mason,  h  and  lot. 

McPartland  Bridget,  (Wheatville)  r  25,  widow  of  Patrick,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  144. 

McPartland  John,  (Wheatville)  r  25,  farmer  with  Bridget. 

McPartland  Thomas,  (Wheatville)  r  25,  farm  laborer,  h  and  lot  Main. 

MEAD  CHARLES  M.,  (Basom)  r  53,  agent  for  Rowley  &  Eddy,  dealers  in  lum- 
ber, lath,  shingles,  fence  posts,  sash,  doors,  blinds,  coal,  etc. 

Merkle  Albert,  r  36,  farmer  95. 

Merry  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  laborer. 


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Miller  Eugene  H.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  72,  farmer  for  Jacob  Shoemaker  94-J. 

Miller  Fred,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  83,  farmer,  leases  of  Edward  Halsey  107. 

Miller  Lewis,  r  33,  farm  laborer. 

Miller  Louis,  prop.  Clark  House. 

Miller  Michael,  (N.  Pembroke)  r83,  farmer  181. 

Mori'^han  John,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  farmer  5. 

Mook  Catharine,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  85,  widow  of  Anthony. 

Mook  Daniel  D.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  85,  farmer. 

Mook  Vienna,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  85,  resident. 

Moore  Dennis,  r  23,  laborer, 

Moore  Osro,  r  20,  prop,  stage  from  Alabama  to  Medina. 

Moore  Walter,  r  35,  farm  laborer. 

Morse  Nelson,  (Basom)  r  53,  farm  laborer  and  farmer  2.  v 

Muier  Alexander,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  100. 

Newman  J.  C,  (S.  Alabama)  pastor  Baptist  Church. 

Newton  Ara  R.,  (W.  Shelby,  Orleans  Co.)  r  1,  farmer,  leases  of  Franklin  150. 

Newton  Arie,  r  2,  farmer. 

Newton  Franklin,  (W.  Shelby,  Orleans  Co.)  r  2,  600  apple  trees,  farmer  150. 

Nichol  Harry,  r  19,  laborer. 

Nichol  Thomas  L.,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  GOO  apple  trees,  100  fine  wool  sheep,  farmer  175. 

Nichol  William  A.,  (Wheatville)  student  Batavia  Union  School. 

Noble  Charles  B.,  r  23,  harnessmaker. 

Noble  Judson,  r  23,  harnessmaker  with  Charles  B. 

Norris  Abraham,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  72,  farmer  for  Elizabeth  108. 

Norris  John  C,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  84,  farmer  100,  and  for   Eliza  A.  Champion  100. 

NORTON   ALLEN  E.,  r  34,  breeder    of    thoroughbred    poultry,    Wyandotte,  Light 

Brahmas,  and  Plymouth  Rock  fowls,  farmer  with  his  father,  Frank. 
Norton  Daniel,  r  34,  produce  dealer  and  faimer  3G2. 

NORTON  FRANK,  r  34,  650  apple  trees,   16   horses  and  mules,  farmer  200. 
Norton  Halsey,  r  34,  deputy  sheriff  and  farmer. 
NORTON  HARMON  J.,  (Wheatville)  r  37,  postmaster,  overseer  of  the  poor,  fanner 

115. 
NORTON  HEMAN,  r  34,  farmer  107.     [Died  in  1889.] 
Norton  Medad,  r  33,  farmer  182. 
O'Haron  John,  (Basom)  r  34,  laborer. 
O'Reily  Thomas,  (Wheatville)  r  13,  teacher. 

Ostrander  Arthur  J.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  40,  farmer,  leases  of  Anna  Hotchkiss  72. 
Ostrander  John,  r  4,  farmer  2. 
Paile  Nicholas,  (Wheatville)  r  31,  farmer  15. 

Palmer  Edmund  E.,  (Wheatville)  deputy  postmaster  and  general  merchant,  Main. 
Palmer  Jane,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  widow  o  f  Joseph,  farm  10. 
Parker  Isaac,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  formerly  farmer. 
Parker  Raymond  J.,  r  15,  farmer  with  his  father,  Wesley  J. 

Parker  Sherman  S.,  r  3i,  prop,  creamery,  manuf.  of  butter  and  cheese,  farmer  80. 
Parker  Wesley  J.,  r  15,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  78. 
Parker  Willard  E.,  (Wheatville)  rll,  farmer  200. 
Pask  Edward,  r  34,  farmer,  leases  of  Frank  Norton  200. 
Patterson  Hiram  B.,  r  36,  farmer,  owns  with  W^estley  40. 
Patterson  James,  r  36,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  100. 
Patterson  James,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  laborer. 
Patterson  James,  Jr.,  r  34,  laborer. 

Patterson  Westley,  r  36,  farmer,  owns  with  Hii-am  B.  40. 
Pender  James,  r  16,  teamster  and  farm  laborer. 
Peters  Herman,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  farmer  1^. 

PHILLIPS  CHARLES  R.,  farmer,  owns  in  Erie  Co.  105,  h  and  2  acres  Railroad. 
PHILLIPS  WILLIAM  J.,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles  R. 
Pickworth  William,  r  39,  200  grade  sheep,  farmer  254. 
Pierce  Emma  J.,  (Basom)  r  39,  widow  of  Charles  R.,  dressmaker. 
Pierce  James,  (Wheatville)  rll,  laborer,  h  and  2  acres. 


lO  TOWN    OF   ALABAMA. 


PIXLEY  ARA,  (Wheatville)  200  apple  trees.  90  sheep,  6  horses,  farmer,  leases  of 

Harmon  J.  Norton  113. 
Pixley  Frank  A.,  general  merchant  and  dealer  in  agricultural  implements. 
Pixley  Jay,  r  20,  farmer  with  his  father,  Joseph. 
Pixley  Joseph,  r  20,  150  apple  trees,  12  cows,  farmer  197. 
Pixley  Theodore,  r  20,  farmer  with  his  father,  Joseph. 
Poodry  Barnum,  r  38,  farmer  with  his  father,  E.  M. 

POODRY  E.  M.,  r  38,  1,000  apple  trees,  12  horses,  12  head  other  stock,  farmer  350. 
Post  Jessee  F.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  E.  Inglesbe  138. 
Potter  Charlotte  L.,  widow  of  George  H.,  h  and  1  acre. 
Potter  Cora  C,  r  39,  widow  of  Abel  J. 
POTTER  EUGENE  D.,  r  17,  200  apple  trees,  farmer,  leases  of  Donnin  125,  and  of 

Jacob  225. 
POTTER  JACOB,  r  39,  150  apple  trees,  farmer  215. 
Pratt  Dexter,  r  23,  deputy  postmaster  and  grafter. 

Price  George  B.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  73,  farmer,  leases  of  Lewis  E.  Heston  175. 
Price  William,  r  19,  prop,  steam  saw  and  heading-mills,  farmer  4. 
Quible  Benjamin,  (Wheatv)lle)  r  20,  farmer,  leases  of  G.  Allen  100. 
Quigley  John,  laborer. 

Rapp  Charles  S.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  62,  farmer  for  Sarah  112. 
Rapp  Ephraim  F.,  (Basom)  r  39  cor.  52,  farm  laborer. 
Rapp  William,  (Indian  Falls)  r  79,  farmer  14. 
Reak  Charles,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r3,  farmer  33. 
Reak  Fred,  r  18,  farmer  GO. 
Reed  Elmer  E.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  32,  farmer  189. 
Reed  Loren,  (S.  Alabama)  r  30,  200  apple  trees,  100  grade  Merino  .«;heep,  14  hor.<^es^ 

farmer,  leases  of  his  father. 
Reed  William,  (Wheatville)  r  26,  salesman  for  E.  E.  Palmer. 
Rheimer  Augustus,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  T.  Gordon  135. 
Rhodes  George,  (Wheatville)  r  25,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  150. 
Rhodes  Joseph,  r  4,  farmer  for  Eliza  50. 
Roatch  Sabert  E.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  48.  farmer  212. 
Roberts  Charlie  D.,  (Wheatville)  r  13,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  100. 
ROBERTS  CHARLES  W.,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  400  apple  trees,  70  Shrop.shire  sheep^ 

farmer  125. 
Roberts  Rudell  R.,  (Wheatville)  r  13,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  102. 
Roggo  Christian,  off  r  4,  farmer  54. 

Roggow  Christopher,  (W.  Shelby,  Orleans  Co.)  off' r  4,  farmer  for  Caroline  30. 
Rood  Joseph,  r  4,  farmer  60. 

Royce  Gilmore  D.,  town  clerk  and  school  teacher,  h  Church. 
Sanders  Elon.  (S.  Alabama)  r  47,  farmer  5. 

SAXTON  EMILY  A.,  (S.  Alabama)  widow  of  Orimel  W.,  farm  190. 
Saxton  Ray,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  farmer,  leases  of  Orpha  Wolcott  100. 
Schailau  August,  r  18,  farmer  95. 

Scharlau  Godfred,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  26. 
Scharlau  William,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  5. 
Schoal  Charles,  r  17,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  123. 
Scroger  Anson,  (S.  Alabama)  r  30,  farm  laborer. 
Scroger  John,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  laborer. 

SHOEMAKER  JACOB,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  72,  retired  farmer  94^. 
Shugarts  Ann  E.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  47,  widow  of  William. 

Shugarts  Clinton,  (S.  Alabama)  r  47,  farmer,  leases  of  W.  C.  Pond,  of  Climax,  Mich.,  92, 
Shultz  Lewis,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  200  apple  trees,  120  grade  Southdown  sheep,  17  head 

cattle,  farmer  154. 
Shultz  William,  (Wheatville)  farm  laborer,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Siebert  Augustus,  (Wolcottville,  Niagara  Co.)  r  35,  faimer  57.  ' 
Siebert  John,  off"  r  4,  farmer  75. 

Singer  Solomon,  r  16,  farmer,  leases  of  F.  Vosburgh. 
Slimmer  John,  (Basom)  r  53,  laborer. 


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SlimmerVohn,  r  53,  farm  laborer  and  farmer  3. 

Smith  Christopher,  (Wheatville)  r  8,  farmer  50. 

Smith  Leighton,  (Wheatville)  r  11,  laborer. 

Smith  William,  r  3,  farmer  100. 

Snyder  Henry,  (Basom)  r  63,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Norton  sisters,  of  Batavia,  193. 

Southlin  Amel,  (Wheatville)  r  8,  laborer. 

Sonthlin  Joseph,  r  8,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Sparling  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  77,  farmer  128. 

Stafford  Frank,  (Basom)  r  53,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  and  lot. 

Stafford  Theodore,  r  21,  peddler  and  farmer  5. 

Starkvireather  Morrell,  r  17,  laborer. 

Steinhorst  Augustus,  r  3,  farmer  30. 

STEVENS  GEORGE  E.,  (Wheatville)  r  25,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  50. 

Stevens  James,  r  23,  laborer. 

Stevens  John,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Stickney  Harriet  R.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  44,  vsridow^  of  Addison. 

Taber  Frank,  (Basom)  r  40,  farm  laborer. 

Taber  Willie  M.,  r  39,  salesman  for  F.  A.  Pixley,  h  and  lot. 

Tabor  Lovina,  (Basom)  r  39,  widov\^  of  W.  G.,  h  and  lot. 

Tank  Augustus,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Taylor  Bryant  W.,  (Oakfield)  r  86,  farmer,  leases  of  Daniel  R.  150. 

Taylor  Daniel  R.,  (Oakfield)  r  86,  farm  150. 

Tesno  Christian,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  77,  farmer  376. 

Thayer  Olive,  (Basom)  r  39,  dressmaker,  daughter  of  Riley. 

Thayer  Riley,  (Basom)  r  39,  cooper  and  farmer. 

Thompson  Adelbert,  (Basom)  r  34,  produce  dealer  and  farmer  80. 

Thomson  William,  (Basom)  farmer,  leases  of  Adelbert  80. 

Tovv^n  Elijah,  (S.  Alabama)  r  33.  100  apple  trees,  farmer  106. 

Tumalty  Arthur,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  farmer. 

Tumalty  John  H.,  blacksmith,  Medina,  h  and  3  acres  do. 

Tumalty  Sevs^ard  E.,  farm  laborer. 

Tuttle  Albert,  r  5,  farmer  270. 

TUTTLE  EDWARD,  (Basom)  r  40,  farmer  103. 

Tuttle  Elizabeth,  (Wheatville)  vi-idow  of  Earl,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Underbill  Alva  W.,  (Wheatville)  r  12,  farmer  with  his  father. 

Underbill  Eleazer  R.,  (Wheatville)  apiarist  31  colonies,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  93. 

Underbill  John,  (Wheatville)  r  13,  farmer  41. 

VAIL  CHARLES  A.,  r  20,  (E.  P.  Vail  &  Sons)  farmer  15. 

VAIL  E.  P.  &  SONS,  r  34,  (Frank  D.  and  Charles  A.)  fruit  evaporators  and  dealers. 

VAIL  ELI  P.,  r  34,  (E.  P.  Vail  &  Sons)  400  apple  trees,  100  pear  trees,  farmer  150. 

VAIL  FRANK  D.,  r  20,  (E.  P.  Vail  &  Sons)  100  apple  trees,  farmer  6. 

Vail  Henry,  (Basom)  r  39,  farmer,  leases  of  A.  E.  Bement  104. 

Vaughn  Freeman  S.,  r  20,  house,  ornamental,  and  carriage  painter,  h  and  lot. 

Vaughn  Nelson,  r  14,  300  apple  trees,  farmer  55. 

Vaughn  Oscar  D.,  r  20,  carpenter. 

VAUGHN  WESLEY  F,,  r  14,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father.  Nelson,  55. 

Vincent  Julius,  (Wheatville)  r  27,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

VOSBURGH  FRANK  E.,  r  6,  postmaster,  prop.   Alabama  stave  and  heading-mill. 

600  arple  trees,  farmer  112. 
Wade  William  M.,  (Basom)  r  53,  laborer  and  farmer  10. 
Wakeman  George  W.,  (Wheatville)  100  apple  trees,  farmer  111| 
Wakeman  John  P.,  (Wheatville)  r  28,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  99. 
Walker  Ira,  (Indian  Falls)  r  62,  laborer. 

Waterstreet  Henry,  (Wheatville)  r  25,  farmer,  leases  of  W.  A.  Amsden    168. 
WEBB  GEORGE  W.,  (Basom)  station  and  National  Express  agent  W.  S.  R.  R. 
Webb  John  T.,  (Basom)  telegraph  operator  W.  S.  R.  R. 
Webster  C.  Eugene,  r  17,  farmer  virith  his  mother,  Maria. 
Webster  Maria,  r  17,  widows  of  Porter,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  67. 
Webster  Squire,  laborer  and  prop,  steam  thresher. 


12  TOWN    OF   ALEXANDER. 

West  Richard,  (Wheatville)  blacksmith,  Main. 

"Westfall  T.  Dewitt,  r  17,  laborer. 

"Wheeler  Calvin,  (S.  Alabama)  r  68,  100  apple  trees,  315  grade  sheep,  14  head  cattle, 
farmer  240. 

White  Arthur  P.,  r  17,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Phineas  B. 

White  Cornelius,  produce  dealer,  h  Church. 

Wiiite  Hale,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  farmer,  leases  of  Hitchcock  96. 

WHITE  LAURA  A.,  r  17,  h  and  lot. 

White  Michael,  (S.  Alabama)  r  30,  farmer  50. 

WHITE  PHINEAS  B.,  100  apple  trees,  farmer  99. 

WIGHT  ABBOTT,  (S.    Alabama)  r  50,  farmer  165. 

WIGHT  ABEL,  (S.  Alabama)  r  50,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  160. 

Wight  Bruce,  (S.  Alabama)  r  50,  school  teacher  and  farmer  32. 

Wight  Fay,  (S.  Alabama)  teacher,  son  of  Abel. 

Wight  George,  (S.  Alabama)    r  50,  200  apple  trees,  farmer  200,  and  in  Pembroke  78. 

Wight  Hale,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  cai-penter  and  farmer,  leases  of Hitchcock  50. 

Wight  Miles,  (S.  Alabama)  r  50,  farm  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Wight  Noah,  (S.  Alabama)  r  40,  100  apple  trees,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Ackerson  50. 

Wight  P.  Hewit,  (S.  Alabama)  r  50,  farmer  with  his  father,  Abbott. 

Wight  Perry  H  ,  (S.  Alabama)  r  50,  farm  laborer. 

Willis  Dorr  D.,  (Basora)  r  52,  farmer  26. 

Willis  Elizabeth,  r  23,  widow  of  John. 

Willis  John  E.,  r  23,  laborer. 

Winchell  Albert,  r  14,  laborer. 

WINCHELL  LYMAN  W.,  teamster,  served  in  19th  N.  Y.  Bat.  3  years,  h  and  lot 
Medina  st. 

Winegar  Theresa,  (Oalcfield)  r  40,  widow  of  Philip,  farm  18. 

Winslow  Edward  J.,  (S.  Alabama)  r  42,  carpenter. 

Winslow  Norman  H.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  76,  farmer  52,  and  leases  of  C.  Brooks,  of  Ak- 
ron, Erie  Co.,  130. 

WOLCOTT  ORPHA,  (S.  Alabama)  r  43,  widow  of  Thomas,  farmer  100. 

Woodstroke  Augustus,  r  18,  farmer  75. 

Woolston  George,  (Shelby  Center,  Orleans  Co.)  r  8,  farmer  30. 

Woolston  Jerry,  r  8,  laborer. 

Worthington  Alfred,  (Indian  Falls)  r  67,  farmer,  lea.ees  of  Philip  Housekneck  130. 

Worthington  Jonathan,  (Indian  Falls)  r  64  cor.  66,  farmer  50. 

Wright  John,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  77,  farmer  136. 

Yarffo  Charles,  (W.  Shelby,  Orleans  Co.)  ofFr  4,  farmer  49. 

-ZURHORST  AUGUSTUS  T.  G.,  supervisor,  physician,  and  surgeon,  Railroad,  h  do. 


ALEXANDER. 

{For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.') 

(Ptfstofflce  address  is  Alexauder,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Adams  George,  Jr.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  tinker. 

Adams  James,  r  43,  farmer  6^. 

Adams  Sarah,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  widow  of  George,  resident. 

Ahl  Charles,  (Linden)  r  63,  farmer  168. 

Ahl  George,  r  60,  farmer  230. 

Alexander  Hotel,  George  Fancher,  prop. 

Allen  Edgar  M.,  r  14,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 

Allen  James,  r  14,  10  grade  Durham  cows,  farmei'  92. 

Allen  Walter,  (Linden)  r  64,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Mowrer  60. 


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Allworth  Charles,  r  33,  farmer,  leases  with  Horace  of  J.  G.  Shepard  236. 

AUworth  Horace,  r  33,  farmer,  leases  with  Charles  of  J.  G-.  Shepard  236. 

Andrews  Almond,  retired  carriagemaker  and  farmer  12,  h  State. 

ANDREWS  AUGUSTA  V.,  r  62,  widow  of  Charles  D.,  farmer  112. 

Andrews  Betsey  G.,  widow  of  Dr.  David,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Andrews  Harvey  A.,  r  62,  farmer,  leases  of  Augusta  B.  112. 

Andrews  ^udson,  r  21,  carpenter,  builder,  and  contractor,  farmer  20. 

Atwood  B'igham,  farmer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

AVERY  GEORGE  E.,  r  44,  served  in  Co.  M,  9th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  retired  farmer,  owns  a 
farm  in  the  West. 

AVERY  RUFUS  G.,  r  59,   20  cows,  7  Jersey,   full  blood  Holstein,  and  grade  Dur- 
ham cattle,  farmer  233,  and  leases  of  W.  H.  Locke  133. 

Bacon  Charles,  pastor  Free  Methodist  Church,  bds.  Church. 

Balch  H.  Celestia,  resident,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Baldof  Martus.  r  16,  farmer  49. 

BALDWIN  IRWIN  N.,  r  60,  dealer  in  hay  and  grain,  farmer,  leases  of  Allen  Lin- 
coln, of  Bethany,  47. 

BARNETT  WILLIAM  H.,  painter  and  farmer,  served  in  Co.  D,  14th  Inf.,  and  in  Co. 
M,  2d  Mounted  Rifles  N.  Y.  Vols.,  h  and  7  acres  Main. 

Beam  Fredrica,  r  54,  widow  of  William  C. 

Beaver  William,  r  28,  farmer  50. 

Beideck  William,  laborer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Bellsmith  Harrold  S.,  emp.  East  &  Co.,  of  Rochester,  h  Main. 

Benedict  Henry,  r35,  farmer  51. 

Benson  Patrick,  (W.  Batavia)  r2,  farmer  32. 

Bentley  Elizabeth,  widow  of  William,  resident,  aged  95,  bds.  Church. 

Bentley  Norman,  (Pollard  &  Bentley)  postmaster. 

Bidlack  Earl,  (Batavia)  r  17,  farm  laborer. 

Bishop  Betsey,  widow  of  Abraham. 

Blood  Luman,  (Batavia)  r  4,  farmer  70. 

Blooman  Clarence,  (Batavia)  r  14,  farmer,  leases  of  0.  Moulton. 

Bogart  Nettie,  clerk  and  deputy  postmaster,  h  Main. 

Bogart  William  C,  dealer  in  nursery  stock,  h  Allegany  st. 

Boothe  Ambrose,  (Linden)  r  64,  farmer  60. 

Bowen  Dwight,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  47j  farmer,  leases  of  David  214. 

Bower  Philip,  r  65,  farmer  20. 

Bradfield  Frank,  r  45,  laborer. 

Brainard  Sebe  B.,  r  53,  25  cows,  60  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  222. 

Bratt  James,  (Batavia)  r  7,  farmer  101. 

Brice  Richard,  (Batavia)  r  11,  farmer  5. 

Brldof  Mrtrs,  r  26,  farmer  50. 

Brookins  Marvin  W.,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer  10.  \ 

Brown  Belle,  r  44,  school  teacher. 

Brown  Fanny  A.,  widow  of  Melangtin  W. 

Brown  John  B.,  laborer,  hMain. 

BROWN  JOHN  H.,  r  44,  served  in  Co.  D,  14th  N.  Y.  Inf.  Vols.,  farmer  40.. 

Brown  Lyman,  r  60,  farmer  127. 

Brown  Olive,  widow  of  Walter,  resident,  h  Main. 

Brown  Royal  M.,  carpenter,  h  and  lot. 

Brown  William,  carpenter,  h  State. 

Buck  Aniasa  M.,  r  41,  laborer  and  dealer  in  lire  stock. 

Bullock  Galan,  r  59,  farmer  3. 

Burgler  George,  laborer,  h  Church. 

Burk  Walter,  (Batavia)  r  36,  farmer  22. 

BURR  FRED  E.,  r  31,  farmer,  leases  the  Russell  farm  170. 

Burt  Delia  J.,  (Batavia)  r  14  cor.  10,  widow  of  Myron  A.,  farmer  50. 

Burt  Roderick  0.,  (Batavia)  r  14  cor.    10,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Delia  J. 

Buterman  Fred,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  laborer. 
Burton  Lyman  B.,  retired,  h  Buffalo  st. 


14  TOWN    OF   ALEXANDER. 

Cady  Arthur  D.,  h  Main. 

Cady  Clark  S.,  r  20,  15  grade  Durham  cows,  farmer  77. 

Cady  Frankhii  D.,  (Batavia)  r  17,  agent  nursery  stock. 

Cady  Milo  E.,  r  20,  farmer,  owns  in  Batavia  40. 

Cady  Return  B.,  (Batavia)  r  17,  7  grade  Durham  and  Jersey  cows,  farmer  63. 

Carroll  Newton  A.,  contractor  and  builder,  h  Church. 

Carter  Betsey,  widow,  h  Church. 

Carter  Lewis,  'bus  driver  Parker  House,  Batavia. 

Chadbolt  Edwin,  farmer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Chaddock  Edwm,  farmer  8,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Chaddock  Joseph,  (Linden)  r  04,  farmer  400. 

CHADDOCK  LEWIS,  r  68,  0  cows,  110  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  220. 

Chaddock  Sewell,  fnrmer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Chaddock  Suel,  farmer,  owns  in  Bethany  300,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Chaddock  William,  r  68,  laborer. 

Chamberlain  Alfred,  laborer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Chamberlain  Alvin,  paper  hanger,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Chamberlain  ,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer  80. 

Champlin  James,  (Batavia)  r  7,  cheesemaker,  emp.  Winchester  &  Willson. 
Chapin  Benjamin  T.,  off  r  13,  engineer. 

Chappie  Thomas,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  49,  10  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  James  Dun- 
bar 90. 
Churchill  Charles,  (Batavia)  r  7,  oO  sheep,  farmer  105. 
Churchill  Fred  J.,  r  59,  laborer. 

Churchill  John,  (Batavia)  r  7,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles. 
Clark  Calvin,  r  35,  farmer  100. 
Clement  Emeline  L.,  r  35,  widow  of  Royal  M. 
-Colby  Fred  C,  r  19,  farmer,  leases  of  Henry  Sprague  95. 
Coleman  Augustus,  (Batavia)  r  9,  farmer  20. 
Comre  Peter,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Comrie  Peter,  r  39,  farmer,  leases  of  C.  Loomis  160. 
Comue  Peter  J.,  farmer,  h  Main  cor.  Buffalo  sts. 
Conrad  Jacob,  laborer,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Cooley  Nial,  r28,  farmer  46. 
CORNWELL  HENRY  C,  r  52,  farmer  48. 
Corn  well  Mary  A.,  r  52,  widow  of  Chancey,  resident,  aged  88. 
Craig  Hamilton,  r  34,  laborer. 

Crosman  Cortland  C,  r  24,  county  supt.  of  the  poor,  farmer  400. 
■Crossman  Edson,  (Batavia)  r  18,  farmer  10. 
Curtis  George  R.,  r  46,  farmer  55. 

Curtis  J.  Milton,  r  46,  10  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Roswell  C.  144. 
Curtis  Joseph,  r  55,  farmer  10. 
CURTIS  JifARCUS  L.,  wagonmaker,  Main,  h  do. 
Curtis  Roswell  C,  r  46,  farmer  144. 
Cuthburt  Thomas,  r  39,  retired  soldier. 
Dart  George,  r  60,  farm  laborer. 
Dart  James,  r  38,  farmer  20. 

David  Egerton  C,  alio,  physician  and  surgeon,  h  Main. 
Dav  Elmer,  r  2,  farmer,  leases  of  Hannah  H.  Lawton96. 
Day  James  H.,  farmer  100,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Dean  Charles  H.,  r  27,  assessor  and  farmer  4,  and  leases  of  C.  F.  Seward  45. 
Delura  Timothy,  laborer,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Demara  Sylvester,  r  52,  laborer,  owns  5  acres. 
Den.slow  Laura,  widow  of  Ira,  farmer  80. 

De  Vinna ,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  foundryman. 

De  Wolf  Charles,  (Batavia)  r8,  9  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  G.  W.  Furguson  142'. 
DICKINSON  AMY,  r  67,  widow  of  Moses  H.,  8  cows,  farmer  128. 
Dickinson  Hannah,  widow  of  Jerome,  resident,  aged  82. 
Dickinson  Harriet,  school  teacher. 


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Dickinson  William  L.,  general  merchant.  Main,   h  do. 

Dirstine  Pallas,  widow  of  John,  aged  70. 

Dunbar  Henry,  (Attica,  Wyorains:  Co.)  farmer  120. 

Dunbar  James,  r  47,  farmer  89. 

Dunham  George,  r  52,  farmer,  leases  of  James  Dotey  130. 

Dunton  Samuel  F.,  r  17,  farmer,  leases  of  0.  M.  112.  • 

Durfee  L.  Emery,  r  18,  farmer  79. 

Dye  Reuben,  (Batavia)  r  16,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  R.  Day  100. 

Earll  Mahlon,  r  51,  farmer,  leases  of  Orlando  50. 

Earll  Orlando,  r  51,  farm  50. 

Eddy  Herbert  W.,  house  painter  and  paper  hanger,  h  Allegany  st. 

Egleston  Ann  E.,  widow  of  Alexander,  resident,  aged  79,  h  Buffalo  st. 

EGLESTON"  CHARLES  R.,  carriage  and  house  painter,  president  of  the  village  and 

cemetery  association,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Elliott  Thomas,  r  42,  blacksmith.  State. 
Ellis  Jonas,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  57,  10  grade  Durham  cows,  50  Spanish  Merino 

sheep,  farmer  95. 
Enos  Mathew  V.  B.,  r  31,  farmer,  leases  of  David  Cosad  120. 
Enos  Sherman  A.,  r  31,  thresher. 
Fairfield  Charles,  r  35,  laborer. 
Falker  Fred,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 
Fancher  George,  prop.  Alexander  Hotel. 
Fargo  Adelbeit,  r  57,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  Riddle  165. 
Fincher  John  A.,  r  40,  10  cows,  farmer  76. 
Flemming  L.  J.,  r  45,  widow. 
Fraser  Donald  G.,  r  14,  dealer  in  coal   and  salt,  station  agent   and  telegraph  operator 

D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R. 
Fridsche  Hermann,  r  43,  farmer  25^. 

Frink  Frederick  C,  r  59,  farmer,  leases  of  R.  G.  Avery  233. 
Frink  WilberC,  r  21,  farmer  10,  and  in  Darien  50. 
Fuller  William,  r  57,  laborer. 
■Gardner  Annie,  widow  of  George  J. 
Gardner  Cora  J.,  r  35,  school  teacher. 
Gardner  Flynt  M.,  r66,  farmer  88. 
Gardner  John  C,  r  35,  farmer  126. 

Gardner  Luther  W.,  r  35,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  C. 
Gardner  Moulton,  r  35,  farmer  20. 
Garrett  George  T.,  (Batavia)  r  14,  laborer. 
GARRETT  SAMUEL  L.,  (Batavia)  r  14,  farmer  48. 
Geise  John,  r  25,  farm  laborer. 
Geise  Philip,  r  43,  10  cows,  farmer  60. 

GERE  ZAXIE  C,  widow  of  William,  resident,  aged  70,  h  Church. 
Gihuly  Michael,  r  38,  farmer  75. 
Gillett  Thomas,  r  45,  20  cows,  farmer. 
Good  Edwin,  r  57,  laborer. 
Gould  Josiah,  r  43,  retired  farmer,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Gray  Marcus,  (Batavia)  r  11,  prop,  stave-mill,  farmer  12. 
Gray  Martin,  (Batavia)  r  11,  farmer  with  his  father,  Marcus. 
Green  Arion,  r  14,  farmer  with  his  father,  Francis. 

Green  Francis,  r  14,  6  cows,  70  grade  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  109 
Greene  Dora  Z.,  r  19,  school  teacher. 
Greene  Edith  0.,  r  19,  school  teacher. 
Greene  Joseph  O.,  r  19,  8  cows,  farmer  90. 
Greene  Lucian,  r  19,  student. 
Greene  Walter,  r  19,  student. 

Greene ,  widow  of  Thomas,  r  7,  farmer  48. 

Grow  Jacob,  r  55,  farmer  26. 
Hall  James  C.,  r  53,  farmer  135. 
Hallman  August,  (Batavia)  r  9,  farmer  29. 


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Halstead  Hiram,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer  120. 

Halstead  William,  (Batavia)  r  22,  farmer  210. 

Harloff  John,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 

Harman  George,  r  G5,  farmer  20. 

Harman  James,  (Batavia)  r  4,  farmer  120. 

Harrington  Andrew  B.,  life  and  accident  ins.  agent,  h  Allegany  st. 

Harrington  William  H.,  dentist,  Buffalo  St.,  h  do. 

Hastings  John  C,  r  14,  112  grade  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  140. 

Hawkins  Charles  J.,  r  43,  9  cows,  GO  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  107. 

Hawkins  Ira  T.,  r  43,  farmer,  leases  of  Charles  J.  107. 

Hawkins  Jessie  A.,  r  32,  farmer,  leases  of  Van  Rensselaer  290,  h  Main. 

Hawkins  Van  Rensselaer,  retired  farmer  290,  h  Main. 

Hawley  James,  r  45,  laborer. 

Hay  Ewin,  ]•  59,  deputy  postal  clerk  on  railroad. 

Hick  James,  (Linden)  r  64,  farmer  6. 

Hickox  Charles,  r  23,  18  Durham,  Jersey,  and  Devonshire  cows,  farmer  105. 

Hickox  Edwin,  r  23,  12  grade  Holstein  and  Jersey  cows,  farmer  75. 

Hickox  Irvin,  r  23,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Edwin,  75. 

Higgins  Harlo,  (Batavia)  r  76,  farmer  36. 

Hill  Thomas,  laborer,  h  BulFalo  st. 

HINDRICK  BENJAMIN  F.,  r  32,  5  cows,  farmer  112. 

Hindrick  Lewis  M.,  r  32,  farmer,  leases  of  Benjamin  F.  112. 

Hinsdale  George  A.,  (Batavia)  r  7,  8  grade  Durham  and  Jersey  cows,  farmer  92. 

Hinsdale  Jennie  A.,  (Batavia)  r  7,  school  teacher. 

Hinsdale  Jessie  D.,  (Batavia)  r  27,  school  teacher. 

Hinsdale  Martha  E.,  (Batavia)  r  7,  school  teacher. 

Hopkins  Chandler  R.,  retired  farmer,  h  Main. 

Hudson  Henry,  (Batavia)  r  17,  farmer  with  his  father,  Joel. 

Hudson  Joel,  (Batavia)  r  17,  farmer  67,  and  in  Pavilion  94. 

Hunn  Maro  W.,  (Batavia)  r  10,  farmer  90. 

Hunn  Milo,  (Batavia)  r  11,  farmer  5. 

Hurd  Darwin  M.,  r  39,  farmer  leases  of  Harriet  M.  275. 

Hurd  Harriet  M.,  r  39,  widow  of  Charles  B.,  15  cows,  farm  275. 

Hyde  Benjamin  F.,  r  38,  farmer  25. 

Isaac  Louis,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 

Isaac  Thomas,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  blacksmith. 

Jemmerson  Andrew,  r  46,  laborer. 

Jemmerson  David,  r  46,  laborer. 

Jewel  Stephen,  laborer,  h  State.  '  * 

Jewel  William,  laborer,  h  State. 

Johncox  Ezra,  r  21,  laborer  and  farmer  6. 

Karan  Hugh,  r  14,  laborer. 

Karan  John,  r  14,  farmer  10: 

Karan  Philip,  r  14,  farmer  19^. 

Karcher  Jacob  H.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  clerk. 

Karcher  John,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  clothier,  Market  st.,  Attica,  owns  9  acres. 

KARNES  JULIA,  r  61,  daughter  of  Michael. 

Karnes  Michael,  r  61,  farmer  14. 

Kearn  John,  (Batavia)  r  14,  farmer  10. 

Kearn  Philip,  r  14,  farmer  19. 

Kelsey  Albertus,  teamster,  h  Church. 

Kelsey  Chailes,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Lucy. 

Kelsey  Charles  D.,  r  14,  farm  laborer. 

Kelsey  Deforest,  r  62,  farmer  198. 

Kelsey  Duwam,  r  42,  farmer  4. 

KELSEY  LUCY,  widow  of  Theodore,  resident,  owns  11  acres  Church. 

Kelsey  Sally,  widow  of  Daniel,  farmer  160. 

Kibler  Joseph,  (Batavia)  r  8,  farmer,  leases  of  Jerome  Gallup  160. 

Kidder  Albert  D.,  r  43,  farmer  with  his  father,  Oel  S. 


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Kidder  Earl,  r  43,  farmer. 

Kidder  Oel  S.,  20  cows,  r  43,  50  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  257. 

Kidder  Perry,  r  43,  farmer  and  student. 

King  Alice,  r  26,  widow  of  Uriah. 

King  Isaac,  r  26,  farmer  40,  and  leases  of  B.  R.  Sannard  100. 

Knight  Eddie,  r  44,  farmer  for'his  father,  Silas  W. 

KNIGHT  SILAS  W.,  r  44,  7  grade  Jersey  cows,  served  in  Co.  H,  78th  N.  Y.  Vol. 
Inf.,  farmer  100. 

Knight  Theron  H.,  r  44,  farmer,  leases  of  M.  E   Simpson. 

Krauss  Jacob,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  48,  farmer,  leases  of  R.  Bowen  125. 

Kreger  Augustus,  r  28,  laborer  and  farmer  14. 

Kufahel  Christopher,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 

Kufahel  Joseph,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 

Kurtz  Arthur  H.,  farmer  for  his  father,  Isaac. 

Kurtz  Byron  R.,  r  14,  farmer  for  his  father,  Isaac. 

Kurtz  Isaac,  r  14,  55  sheep,  farmer  122. 

Lapp  Byron,  r  12,  farmer,  leases  of  David  112. 

Lapp  Hibbard,  r  35,  farmer. 

Lapp  John,  r  35,  farmer. 

LAWRENCE  CHARLES,  farmer,  leases  of  L.  Moulton  185. 

Lawton  George  W.,  r  27,  farmer  25. 

LAWTON  HANNAH  H.,  r  27,  9  Durham  cows,  farmer  96. 

Leonard  James,  (Batavia)  r  10,  6  grade  Jersey  cow.s,  farmer  70. 

Leonard  Walter  J.,  (Batavia)  r  10,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 

LEWIS  ANSON,  r  40,  13  cows,  farmer  115. 

Lewis  Charles  F.,  r  40,  13  cows,  farmer  3,  and  leases  of  Anson  115. 

Lewis  Ezekiel  P.,  r  40,  15  cows,  farmer  110. 

Lewis  Jasper  B.,  ticket  agent  and  telegraph  operator  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &;  W.  R.  R.,  h  Alle- 
gany St. 

Lewis  Willard,  r  40,  farmer. 

LINCOLN  ARIAL  B.,  r  46,  7  cows,  180  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  reg.,  farmer  182. 

Lincoln  Charles,  teamster,  h  and  lot. 

Lincoln  Emory,  r  27,  student. 

Lincoln  Emory  P.,  r  27,  student. 

Lincoln  Eunice  A.,  dealer  in  millinery,  h  Allegany  st. 

LINCOLN  FLAVILLA,  r  27,  widow  of  Fisher,  28  fine  wool  sheep,  farmer  44. 

Lincoln  Janette,  widow  of  Emory  F. 

Lincoln  Lucius,  r  27,  carpenter. 

LINCOLN  MERRILL  F.,  r  25,  6  grade  Durham  cows,  100  American  Spanish  Merino 
sheep,  reg.,  farmer  155|. 

Lincoln  Miles  W.,  r  27,  farmer. 

Long  Lewis,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 

LOOMIS  FRANCIS,  r  38,  veterinary  surgeon,  owns  4  acres. 

Love  Martha,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  49,  widow  of  Leonard,  farmer  30. 

LOVERIDGE  FRED  B.,  r  45,  4  cows,  farmer  81. 

Loveridge  George  L.,  r  46,  farmer  82. 

Lyon  Cyrus  R.,  r  44,  farm  laborer. 

Lyon  Ellas,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  47,  farmer  20. 

Manson  Charles,  station  and  ticket  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  bds.  Alexander  Hotel. 

Marsh  Mary,  resident,  h  Allegany  st. 

Martin  James,  r  35,  laborer,  owns  4  acres. 

Mayne  Joseph,  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  D.  L.  Dodgson  125. 

McCormick  Andrew,  r  14,  farmer  8. 

McCuen  John,  retired  Methodist  clergyman,  h  Church. 

McGrath  James,  (Batavia)  r  10,  farmer  40. 

Menzie  Robert,  r  29,  farmer  70. 

Menzie  Robert  A.,  r  27,  6  cows,  farmer  115. 

Meredith  Adelpha,  r  3.n   farmer  48. 

Merritt  Clark,  r  62,  laborer.  "  ^ 

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Merritt  Clinton,  r  62,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Cliaddock  125. 

MILLER  ANN  E.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  48,  (Mrs.  John  A.). 

Miller  Frank,  r  6"),  farmer  30. 

Miller  Oeorge  L.,  (Attica,  Wyonimg  Co.)  r  48,  carpenter. 

Miller  Gustavns,  ( Linden)  r  65,  farmer  70. 

Miller  John  A.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  48,  carpenter  and  farmer  37. 

Miller  Leroy,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  48,  carpenter. 

MILLER  LEROY  Mrs.,  resident. 

Miller  Tracy  R.,  r  60,  10  cows.  250  sheep,  farmer,  leases  of  0.  0.  Newton  120,  and  of 
L.  Brown  128. 

Millington  Calvin,  house  painter,  h  Church. 

MILLINGTON  MARTHA  J.,  (Mrs.  Calvin)  h  and  lot  Church. 

Mitche  Arville  N.,  widow  of  William. 

Mooers  Clara,  widow  of  Alonzo,  resident. 

Moore  William  L.,  pastor  M.  E.  Church,  h  Allegany  st. 

Morgan  Adaline  C,  r  67,  widow  of  John,  resident. 

Mots  Barbara,  r  48,  widow,  resident,  owns  5  acres. 

Mots  Henry,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  49.  farmer,  leases  of  B.  Mots  50. 

Moulton  Allen,  r  l4,  farmer  120.  * 

MOULTON  ALLEN  J.,  r  14,  farmer  100. 

MOULTON  BYRAM,  iron  bridge  contractor  and  builder,  breeder  of  American  Span- 
ish Merino  sheep,  reg.,  500  head,  farmer  415,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Moulton  Byram,  Jr.,  r  12,  15  cows,  45  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  reg.,  farmer,  leases  of 
By  ram  400. 

MOULTON  ELBRIDGEG,  justice  of  the  peace,  retired  merchant  and  farmer,  h  Buf- 
falo St. 

Moulton  Lewis,  r  33,  farmer  100,  and  leases  of  Mrs.  Denslow  100. 

MOULTON  MARY,  (Mrs.  Elbridge  0.)  farm  18,  h  BufiFalo  st. 

Moulton  Oran,  (Batavia)  r  14,  farmer  60. 

MOULTON  OSSMAND  B.,  r  14,  100  grade  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  140. 

Moulton  Warren  E.,  r  59,  13  Jersey,  Holstein,  and  grade  Durham  cows,  farmer  121. 

Muhs  Frank,  r  52,  laborer. 

MUHS  WILLIAM,  r  52,  farmer  10. 

Mullen  John  R.,  alio,  physician  and  surgeon.  Main,  h  do. 

Muxworthv  Emily,  r  19,  school  teacher. 

MUXWORTHY  FREDERICK,  r  19,  5  grade  Jersey  and  Durham  cows,  farmer  65. 

Muxworthy  George,  r  19,  farmer  with  his  father,  Frederick. 

Myers  Jacob,  r  47,  farmer  84. 

Nash  Homer  D.,  r  32,  7  cows,  farmer  346. 

Neadler  Augustus,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 

Newell  Morris  B.,  r  26,  farmer,  leases  of  Isaac  King  40. 

NEWTON  CLARK  C,  r60,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  125. 

Nichols  Edward,  (Batavia)  r  12,  75  sheep,  farmer  52. 

Nichols  Frank,  (Batavia)  r  12,  farmer  for  his  father,  Edward.  52. 

Nichols  Frederick,  (Batavia)  r  7,  farmer  22. 

Nichols  Nancy  A.,  widow  of  Asher,  farm  60.  h  Church. 

North  Edgar,  r  20,  18  grade  Durham  cows,  farmer  117. 

North   Ralph  E.,  r  20,  farmer  70. 

Osgood  John  W.,  (Linden)  r  65,  farmer  40. 

Page  Albert,  retired  farmer,  h  Allegany  st. 

Page  Andrew,  retired  farmer,  h  Allegany  st. 

Paige  Ann  Eliza,  widow  of  Dr.  Joel  S.,  resident,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Palmer  Seymour  J.,  r  59,  laborer. 

Parish  George  B.,  r  57,  27  cows,  farmer  165. 

Parker  Zilphia  E.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  49,  widow  of  Harry  J.,  farmer  18. 

Parmenter  Thomas,  mail  carrier,  h  Main. 

Parsons  Addison,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  cooper  and  farmer  10. 

El'^^T^"  A'^*'^'^''''.^;  '^•'  (^"'^^'  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  laborer  and  cooper. 
PECK  ASA,  r  19,  farmer  86.  o        /         ,  f 


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Peck  Charles  E.,  r  19,  farmer,  leases  of  Miss  L.  Bmeroy  Durfee  79. 

Pelton  Allen,  r  52,  8  cows,  farmer  65. 

Perkins  C.  lone,  widow  of  Eev.  T.  H.,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Perry  G-eorge  W.,  r  4.3,  farmer  22^. 

Pestaline  Charles,  r  62,  farmer  130. 

Pierce  Loren  W.,  miller,  h  and  lot. 

Pollard  William  C,  (Pollard  &  Bentley)  justice  of  the  peace  and  justice  of  Sessions  h 

Main. 
Pollard  &  Bentley,  (William  G.  P.  and  Norman  B.)  general  merchants,  Main. 
Porter  James,  r  39,  laborer. 
Post  William,  (Batavia)  r  14.  farmer  193. 
Prue  John  F.,  general  merchant,  Main,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Putney  Frederick,  r  43,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Kiefer  122. 
■Quillins  Joseph,  r  42,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  Riddle  110. 
Kadder  Joseph,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  48,  farmer  70. 
Rawp  William  T.,  r  57,  laborer. 
Jlenager  Martin  H.,  cheesemaker. 
Reynolds  James,  (Batavia)  r  14,  farmer  74. 
Rice  Fred,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 
Jiice  John,  r  52,  laborer. 

Richards  Frank  M.,  town  clerk  and  miller,  h  Church. 
Richards  Jerry  D.,  miller,  owns  farm  in  Bethany  100,  h  Main. 
Richmond  Elvira,  widow  of  Austin,  resident,  aged  71,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Riddle  Jerome,  r  58,  40  cows,  100  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  360. 
Riddle  Sanford,  r  57,  20  cows,  50  Spanish  Mermo  sheep,  reg.,  farmer  277. 
Ridge  A.,  r  42,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Gr.  Moulton  118. 
Ridge  WiHiam,  r  53,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Phelps  estate  200. 
Roberts  John  W.,  r  52,  farmer. 

Roth  Adam  I.,  r  66,  15  cows,  100  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  157. 
ROTH  ALBERT,  r  66,  farmer. 
Roth  Fred,  r  66,  laborer. 
Roth  Hammond,  r  66,  laborer. 
Roth  Louis,  r  66,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Kopke  80. 
Rowe  Albert,  r  62,  laborer. 

Rundel  Malinda,  widow  of  Willis  S.,  resident,  h  Allegany  st. 
Sanderson  Jay,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  4,  farmer  7.  ' 

Scheer  Fred,  (Batavia)  r  7,  farmer  for  S.  B.  Thompson  115. 
Scheller  Anthony,  r  15,  laborer. 
Scheller  Toney,  r  15,  laborer. 

Schlenker  Martin,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  farmer  98. 
SCHNEIDER    FRED,  (Attica,    Wyoming    Co.)  r  67,   florist,    prop,    greenhouses, 

farmer  6|. 
Schriber  Charles,  r  67,  farmer. 
Schriber  Jacob,  r  67,  farmer  YO. 
Schriber  Jacob,  Jr.,  r  67,  farmer. 
Schriber  Julius,  r  67,  farmer. 
Schriber  Lewie,  r  67,  farmer. 
Schrnan  John,  r  52,  laborer. 
Scoville  Whiting  T.,  r  53,  16  cows,  farmer  165. 
Seward  Charles  F.,  r  27,  farmer  45. 
Seward  Ora,  r  27,  school  teacher. 
Seward  Victor  M.,  (Batavia)  r  7,  farmer  53. 
Seward  Winfield,  (Batavia)  r  7,  farmer  53. 
Shadbolt  Edwin,  farmer  8. 
Sharrick  Charles,  laborer. 
Shaw  Clark,  r  41,  farmer  93. 
Shears  George,  (Batavia)  r  8,  farmer  1-J-. 
.SHEPARD  JAMES  Gr.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  3?,  30  cows,  farmer  436,  resides  in 

Attica. 


20  TOWN   OF   ALEXANDER. 


Shug  Charles,  r  15,  farmer  55. 

Shug  Christopher,  (Batavia)  r  11,  laborer. 

Simmons  John,  r  43,  7  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  M.  I.  Andrews  135. 

SIMPSON  MARY  E.,  r  44,  widow  of  Samuel  A.,  farmer  70. 

Slater  Benjamin,  r  51,  tanner. 

Smith  Archillus,  r  37,  farmer  75. 

Smith  George  L.,  r  29,  farmer  104. 

Smith  Howard  P.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  Allegany  st. 

Smith  Wallace  M.,  blacksmith,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Smith  William  J.,  r  46,  farmer,  leases  of  N.  Bentley  50. 

Sodeman  Charles,  r  52,  laborer  and  farmer  3. 

Spink  Winfield,  (Batavia)  r  9,  farmer  100. 

Spink  Winfield  S.,  (B.ataviaj  r  9,  7  cows,  farmer  80. 

Sprague  Cail  D.,  r  40,  farmer,  leases  of  Drayton  225. 

Sprague  Charlie,  (W.  Batavia)  r21,  farmer,  leases  of  Daniel  50. 

Sprague  Daniel,  (W.  Batavia)  r  21,  farmer  50. 

Sprague  Drayton,  r  40,  farmer  225. 

Sprague  Edward,  r  28,  farmer  20. 

Sprague  Mary  M.,  r  14,  widow  of  Charles  A.,  resident. 

Sprague  Solomon,  r  28,  farmer  90. 

SPRING  DAVID  S.,  r  55,  20  cows,  served  in  Co.  M,  9th  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  farmer  140. 

Springer  Oscar  F.,  com.  traveler,  h  Main. 

Spurgle  George,  r  55,  farmer  12. 

Spurr  James  R.,  r  18,  farm  laborer. 

Squires  George  A.,  r  14,  60  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  89. 

STAN  ARD  BUTLER  R.,  r  25  cor.  26,  7  Durham  cows,  2  road  horses,  farmer  65. 

Stanard  Horace  A.,  r  29,  farmer,  leases  of  John  P.  190. 

Stanard  John  P.,  r  29,  18  grade  Durham  cows,  2  reg.,  prop,  stock  horse  "Don  Goth- 

ard,"  farmer  190. 
Stewart  James,  r  38,  farmer  25. 
Stimers  Minervia,  r  14,  widow  of  John,  resident. 
Stow*'  William,  r  54,  laborer  and  farmer  4. 

Straub  John,  r  57,  12  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Samuel  Wright  130. 
Stringham  Charles,  r  62,  farm  laborer. 
Strong  Calvin,  r  38,  farmer  100. 
Strong  Orlo.  miller,  h  Buffalo  st 
Sweathammer  Jacob,  r  52,  laborer. 
Sweathammer  Jacob,  Ji-.,  r  52,  laborer. 

TALLMAN  ADELBERT  C,  r  14  cor.  15,  prop.  Railroad  saloon  and  boarding-house,. 
Thomas  David  G.,  r  41,  cheesemaker. 
Timm  Frederick,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  49,  farmer  22. 
Tinney  Tames,  r  34,  laborer. 

Toomey  Patrick  W.,  r  14  cor.  15,  section  foreman  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R. 
Triftshauser  George,  r  65,  farmer  with  his  father,  John.    • 
Triftshauser  John,  r  65,  farmer  120. 

Van  De  Bogart  John  A.,  r  19,  farmer  with  his  father,  Joseph  E. 

VAN  DE  BOGART  JOSEPH  E.,  r  19,  7  cows,  57  Spanish  Merino  sheep,  farmer  110^ 
Van  De  Bogart  Josephns  W.,  r  19,  carriage  painter. 
Van  De  Bogart  Miles  II.,  r  19,  farmer  with  his  father,  Joseph  E. 
Van  De  Bogart  Pattie,  widow  of  Charles,  aged  70,  h  Allegany  cor.  Church  sts. 
Van  De  Bogart  Wolcott,  (Batavia)  r  12,  farmer  180. 
Vickory  Albert  E.,  r  53,  farmer,  leases  of  A.  A.  Waldo  51. 
Voelker  Augustus,  r  46,  farmer. 
Voelker  Fred,  r  46,  farmer  175. 

Vroman  Clarence,  r  14,  farmer,  leases  of  0.  B.  Moulton  80. 
Waite  Richard  L.,  r  53,  retired,  presiding  elder  M.  E.  Church,  farmer  6L 
WALDO  ALLEN  A.,  r  53,  farmer  51. 
Walker  Frederick,  15  g:rade  Holbein  cows,  farmer  117. 
Walton  Henry  C,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  ice  dealer. 


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Walton  Sarah,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  widow  of  G-irden,  resident,  aged  78. 

Warner  John,  r  52,  farmer  33. 

Warner  John,  Jr.,  r  52,  laborer. 

Warren  Jay,  r  32,  farm  laborer. 

Webber  John,  pensioner,  bds.  Main. 

Weekman   Charles,  r  52,  laborer. 

Wells  Aurelia  N.,  widow  of  Harlow  A.,  resident,  aged  72,  h  Church. 

Welsh  Henry,  (W.  Batavia)  r  3,  farmer,  leases  of  D.  Finch,  of  Pembroke,  92. 

Wheetman  Joseph,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  56,  laborer. 

Whiteside  Robert,  r  43,  farmer  13^. 

Whiteside  Robert,  Jr.,  barber.  Main,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Whiteside  Robert  (x.,  barber,  farm  13,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Whitney  Anson  S.,  (Batavia)  r  18,  farmer  37. 

Whitney  Charles,  (Batavia)  r  18,  farmer  125. 

Wickens  John,  r  15,  laborer. 

Wilkinson  Daniel  L.,  (W.  Batavia)    r  1,  farmer  20. 

Wilkinson  Henry,  (Batavia)  r  1,  farmer  100. 

WILLIAMS  DAVID,  retired  farmer,  h  Church. 

Williams  Henry,  r  34,  laborer. 

Williams  John  H.,  r  68,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  E.  Osbom  151. 

Winchester  Cost,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  50,  cheesemaker. 

Wing  Eunice,  clerk  and  deputy  postmaster,  h  Main. 

Wing  G-eorge  S.,  dealer  in  coal,  fertilizers,  and  agricultural  implements,  h  Main. 

Wing  Phebe  Ann,  r  57,  widow  of  George  W.,  farmer  130. 

Wolfley  Conrad,  r  32,  farmer,  leases  of  Homer  Nash  200. 

Wyman  Peter,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Wyman  Winfield,  (W.  Batavia)  r  21,  farmer  3^. 

Zwetsch  Charles,  prop,  meat  market.  Main,  h  Allegany  st. 

Zwetsch  Frank,  retired  farmer,  h  and  8  acres  Main. 

Zwetsch  Frederick,  teamster,  h  and  3  acres  Main. 

Zwetsch  George,  laborer,  h  Allegany  st. 

Zwetsch  James,  butcher,  h  Allegany  st. 

Zwetsch  John,  laborer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Zwetsch  Peter,  shoemaker.  Main,  h  Buffalo  st. 

ZWETSCH  PHILIP,  farmer,  h  Allegany  st. 

Zwetsch  Philip,  Jr.,  laborer,  h  Allegany  st. 

Zwetsch  William  E.,  school  teacher. 


BATAVIA  VILLAGE. 

TOWN  OF  BATAVIA. 

{For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

Aberdeen  Henry,  clerk  for  G.  P.  Bowen,  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

Acker  George,  engineer  N.  Y.  C.  &'  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  26  Maple. 

Acker  George  H.,  fireman,  h  29  S.  Main. 

Acker  William,  engineer  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  20  Walnut. 

Adams  Amos  H.,  farmer  86,  h  446  Ellicott. 

Adams  Augustus  E.,  book-keeper,  h  162  State. 

Adams  Fitch,  feather  renovator,  h  19  Evans. 

ADAMS  MILES  B.,  dealer  in  wood  and  coal,  16  School,  h  133  Bank. 

Adar  John,  carpenter,  h  46  Church. 

A(3-AR  HENRY,  carriage  painter,  rear  Parker  House,  h  34«  State. 


22  BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN   OF   BATAVIA. 


Agar  James  Demotte,  foreman  News  office,  bds.  34  State. 

Ahl  Henry,  laborer,  h  Ross. 

Akes  Joseph,  tinsmith,  h  114  W.  Main. 

Aldridge  Alfred,  laborer,  h  210  Ellicott. 

Alexander  Eugene,  carpenter,  h  110  North. 

Allen  Jennie  M.,  (Mrs.  Dexter)  prop,  boarding-house,  113  Jackson. 

Allen  ]\Iarion,  artist,  bds.  12  Chestnut. 

Allen  Mary,  widow  of  Hiram,  h  12  Chestnut. 

Allen  Sarah  E.,  h  5  Chestnut. 

AT-LEN  WILLIAM,  farmer  in  Oakfield  150,  h  30  Ellicott  ave. 

Allis  Henry  S.,  sec'y  Schad  Wheel  Co.,  bds.  49  EUicott  ave. 

Allis  Selden  C,  retired,  h  49  Ellicott  ave. 

American  Express  Co.,  J.  H.  Napier  agent,  10  Jackson. 

American  Hotel,  John  Fix,  prop.,  122  E.  Main. 

Anderson  Susan,  asst.  matron  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

ANDREWS  ANDREW  J.,  prop,  livery  stable.  Court,  h  32  Ellicott. 

Andrus  Frederick  M.,  com.  traveler,  h  129  Bank. 

Ansel  John,  farmer  28,  h  S.  Main. 

Arnold  Peter,  carpenter,  h  443  Ellicott. 

Ashley  Mary  E.,  matron  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

ATWATER  EDWARD  W.,  manager  of  the  Dean  Richmond  estate,  212  E.  Main,, 
hdo. 

Atwater  Lucius,  Baptist  clergyman,  h  Prospect  ave. 

Atwood  Amasa,  laborer,  h  20  Maple. 

Austin  Clarence  B.,  clerk,  bds.  142  State. 

Austin  George  GT.,  (Austin  &  Pre.?cott)  h  142  State. 

Austin  Susan,  widow  of  Fayette,  h  142  State. 

Austin  and  Prescott,  (George  G.  A.  and  Charles  F.  P.)  watchmakers,  jewelers,  and  op- 
ticians, 90  E.  Main. 

Averill  George  W.,  (Welch  &  Averill)  bds.  Park  Hotel. 

Ayers  Thomas  H.,  laborer,  h  31  Cherry. 

Bacon  Allie,  widow  of  T.  T.,  h  114  State. 

BADGEROW  ISAAC  B.,  prop,  meat  market,  49  Jackson,  h  do. 

Bailey  Bridget,  widow  of  John,  h  138  Summit. 

Bailey  J.  Patrick,  mason,  h  49  Maple. 

Bailey  Thomas  AI.,  carpenter,  h  138  Summit. 

Baker  Arthur  C,  painter,  h  5  Chestnut. 

Baker  Arthur  J.,  macliinist,  bds.  21  Liberty. 

Baker  Charles  F.,  machinist,  bds.  21  Liberty. 

Baker  Charles  J.,  clerk,  bds.  103  W.  Main. 

BAKER  ELLIS  L.  Dr.,  pres.  Syracuse  Forging  and  Gun  Co.,  h  36  Center. 

Baker  Jacob,  retired,  h  103  W.  Main. 

BAKER  JOHN  R,  M.  D.,    homeo.  physician  and  surgeon,  5  Bank,  h  do. 

BAKER  JOHN  W.,  M.  D.,  homeo.  physician.  5  Bank,  h  do. 

Baker  Lucius,  (Baker  &  Walkinshaw)  h  132  State. 

BAKER  WILLIAM  H..  general  supt.  Syracuse  Forging  and  Gun  Co.,  h  21  Liberty. 
[Died  October  10,  1889.] 

BAKER  &  WALKINSHAW,  (Lucius  B.  and  James  M.  W.)  bakers,  63  E.  Main. 

Baldwin  Frank  A.,  agent,  h  Central  ave. 

BALDWIN  JANE  M.,  (Mrs.  W.  H.)  h  15  Summit. 

BALDWIN  WILLIAM  H.,  farmer  109,  and  in  Elba  104,  h  15  Summit. 
Ball  Joseph,  laborer,  h  8  S.  Swan. 
Ballard  Elbert  F.,  clerk,  bds.  124  Jackson. 

BALLARD  FRANK  W.,  (Tyrrell  &  Ballard)  bds.  124  Jackson. 
Ballard  John  D.,  retired  farmer,  h  124  Jackson. 
Ballard  Margaret,  widow  of  Norton,  h  15  Liberty. 
Balle  Jo.seph  A.,  beer  bottler,  h  110  S.  Main. 

Bank  John,  retired  pastor  St.  Paul's  German  Evangelical  Church,  h  7  Robinson. 
BANK   OF   BATAVIA,  D.  W.  Tomlinson,  pres.;    H.  F.   Tarbox,  vice-pres.;  H.  T. 
Miller,  cashier,  71  E.  Main. 


BATAVIA   VILLAGE — TOWN   OF   BATAVIA.  2$ 

BANK  OF  GENESEE,  A.  N.  Cowdin,  pres.;  T.  Gary,  cashier,  98  E.  Main. 

Bannister  Frank,  bds.  18  Church. 

Bannister  Grant,  laborer,  h  45  Tracy  Place. 

Bannister  Maggie,  widow  of  John,  h  18  Church. 

Barber  Carlos  M.,  carpenter  and  farmer  8^,  h  River. 

Barber  Daniel,  carpenter,  h  110  Ross. 

Barber  Henry  R.,  agent,  bds.  6  Otis. 

Barber  Robert  E.,  engineer,  h  23  S  Liberty. 

Barker  Charles  A.,  corn,  traveler,  h  26  Summit. 

Barnard  James,  laborer,  h  18  Wiard. 

Barnes  Isaac  M.,  retired  farmer,  h  304  E.  Main. 

BARNES  JOSEPH  C,  merchant  tailor,  96  E.  Main,  h  25  Summit. 

Barrett  Thomas,  retired,  h  43  Hutchins. 

Barrows  John,  retired,  h  325  Ellicott. 

Batavia  Brewing  Co.,  W.  Hooker,  pres.;  W.  Gamble,  supt.,  brewers  of  ale  and  porter, 

Elm. 
BATAVIA  BUSINESS  UNIVERSITY  AND   STENOGRAPHIC   INSTITUTE, 

established  in  1867,  W.  W.  Whitcomb,  pres.;  John  McKenzie,  sec'y,  over  89  e! 

Main. 
Batavia  Cemetery  Associatibn,  John  B.  Crosby,  sec'y. 

Batavia  Club,  Henry  Todd,  pres.;   Frank  S.  Wood,  sec'y  and  treas.,  201  E.  Main. 
Batavia  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Co.,  Alexander  Wyness,  Jr.,  supt.,  27  Ellicott. 
BATAVIA  PRESERVING  CO.,  Sprague,  Warner  &  Co  ,  of  Chicago,  props.;  W.  E. 

Flynn,  supt..  Mill. 
Batavia  Steam  Laundry,  Mrs.  Nettie  Showerman,  prop.,  202  E.  Main. 
Batavia  Union  Free  School,  Gardner  Fuller,  A.  M.,  supt.  and  prin.,  Ross. 
Batavia  Water  Works,  W.  Main. 
BATAVIA  WHEEL  CO.,  Frank  Richardson,  pres.;  W.  C.  Gardner,  vice-pres.;  W.  W. 

Leavenworth,  sec'y;  A.  M.  Colt,  treas.;  J.  M.  Sweet,  supt,  Walnut. 
Batcheller  Isaac  W.,  dealer  in  furniture  (installment  plan),  7  Jackson,  bds.  113  do. 
Bateman  Merritt,  peddler,  h  22  Thorp. 
Bates  Frank,  machinist,  h  37  S.  Main. 
Beachel  Eva,  widow  of  Anthony,  h  Pearl. 
Beachel  John,  teamster,  h  88  S.  Main. 
Beachel  William,  butcher,  h  William. 
Beals  Francis,  retired,  h  150  Jackson. 
BEAN  CLARENCE  J.,  (Underhill  &  Bean)  bds.  Liberty. 
BECK  WILLIAM,  (Beck  &  Salway)  h  335  E.  Main. 
BECK  &  SALWAY,  (William  B.  and  John  E.  S.)  dealers  in  flour,  feed,  grain,  hay, 

and  phosphates.  Exchange  building.  Court. 
Becker  Peter,  molder,  h  5  S.  Liberty. 
Beecher  Augustus,  laborer,  h  Otis. 
Beecher  John,  teamster,  h  88  S.  Main. 

Beekman  Samuel,  barber.  Hotel  Richmond,  resides  in  Buffalo. 
Bellows  Jennie  M.,  laundress,  h  16  Seaver  Place. 
Bender  Alfred,  painter,  h  45  Washington  ave. 
Bender  Josephine,  widow  of  William,  h  10  Church. 
Benedict  Daniel  B.,  clerk,  bds.  53  Jackson. 

BENEDICT  ELMINA   H.,  widow  of  Dr.  H.  S.,  physician  and  surgeon,  female  dis- 
eases a  specialty,  h  53  Jackson. 
Benedict  Frank  H.,  clerk,  bds.  53  Jackson. 

Benedict  George  B.,  baggagemaster  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  bds.  53  Jackson. 
Benham  Le"Roy,  sewing  machine  agent,  h  115  State. 
BENJAMIN  HILAND  H.,  dentist,  over  68  E.  Main,  h  31  Center. 
Bennett  Maria,  dressmaker,  h  103  Main. 
Bennett  Thomas  H.,  barber,  bds.  9  S.  Liberty. 
Bennington  Edward,  carpenter,  h  40  South. 
Bently  Gorton,  ins.  agent,  38  Jackson,  h  31  Maple. 
Benton  Edwin  J.,  mail  carrier,  h  21  Pearl. 


24  BATAVIA   VILLAGE — TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 


Bergen  Anna  M.,  h  6  Tracy  Place. 

Bergen  Emily  A.,  h  6  Tracy  Place. 

Bergher  Kiern,  retired,  h  340  Ellicott.  ^    t.,  .      ,      ,     „r 

BERGMAN    MICHAEL  C,  prop.  Parker  House  barber    shop,  E.  Mam,  h  110  W. 

Main. 
Berkhart  Martin,  mason,  h  23  School.  ^ 

Bermingham  John,  waiter,  bds.  49  Main. 
Bermingham  Mary,  widow,  h  104  Oak, 
Berminghim  Simon,  laborer,  h  205  Bank. 
Bernard  John,  carpenter,  h  14  Evans. 
Bernd  Frank  J.,  carpenter,  bds.  90  S.  Main. 
Beswick  Andrew,  retired,  h  10  Walker. 
Beuchley  Albert,  carpenter,  h  130  W.  Main. 
Beuchley  Clarence  A.,  printer,  bds.  130  W.  Main. 
Bidlack  Jasper  P.,  carpenter,  h  rear  29  Harvester  ave. 
Bidwell  Cyrus  H.,  carpenter,  h  9  North. 
Bierce  Manley  S.,  clerk,  bds.  219  E.  Main. 

Bierce  Miles  H.,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  boots,  and  shoes,  75  E.  Main,  h  219  do. 
Bigelow  Jerome  L.,  cashier  First  National  Bank,  h  306  Washington  ave. 
Birmingham  David,  mason,  h  63  Oak. 
Birmingham  Michael,  laborer,  h  34  Main. 
Birmingham  Simon,  laborer,  h  205  Bank. 
Bisbee  Dwight  M.,  peddler,  h  138  W.  Main. 
Blair  Cordelia  J.,  dressmaker,  h  5  Pearl. 
Blake  John,  h  23  Maple. 

BLAKE  JOHN  H.,  resident,  bds.  23  Maple.  ^ 

Blatt  Augustus,  laborer,  h  12  G-anson  ave. 
Blanker  Anna  G.,  teacher,  bds.  South. 
Bleyler  Elizabeth,  (Elizabeth  Bleyler  &  Co.)  h  W.  Main. 
Bleyler  Elizabeth  &  Co.,  (G.  Scheumg)  florists,  W.  Main. 
Bleyler  Peter,  florist,  h  W.  Main. 

Blighton  Polly  P.,  widow  of  William,  h  21  Seaver  Place. 
Bliss  Anson  T.,  painter,  h  II  Trumbull  Place. 
Bliss  Weden,  laborer,  h  25  Harvester  ave. 
Block  John,  cooper.  Railroad  ave.,  h  Cedar. 
Blodgett  Azubia,  h  433  E.  Main. 
Blodgett  Edmond,  horse  trainer,  h  E.  Main. 
Blodgett  NcTrman.  horse  trainer,  h  121  State. 
BLOOMFIELD  ALBERT  E.,  merchant  tailor  and  dealer  in  gents'  furnishing  goods, 

50  E.  Main,  h  125  State. 
Bloomfield  Skinner,  tailor.  Main,  h  131  State. 
Bloss  Erwin  L.,  Singer  sewing  machine  agent,  80  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Blount  Sarah  M.,  stenographer.  Walker  block,  bds.  106  E.  Main. 
Blumrick  Charles,  prop,  saloon,  148  Ellicott. 
Board  Frank  W.,  foreman,  h  12  Vine. 
Bodmer  Urban,  carpenter,  h  34  Cedar. 
Boles  Jolm,  laborei-,  h  28  Harvester  ave. 
Bolt  George,  canmaker,  h  29  Seaver  Place. 
Bolt  Michael,  clerk,  bds.  107  Harvester  ave. 

BOLTON  WILLIAM  T.,  M.  D.,  physician  and  surgeon,  200  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Booth  Christina,  widow  of  William,  bds.  19  Center. 

Booth  Ellen  E.,  dealer  in  millinery  and  fancy  goods,  68  E.  Main,  bds.  202  Washing- 
ton ave. 
Booth  Fred,  carpenter,  h  142  Harvester  ave. 
BOOTH  HERBERT  B.,  overseer  of  the  poor,  h  211  W.  Main. 
Booth  Herbert  T.,  asst.  book-keeper  Bank  of  Batavia,  bds.  211  W.  Main. 
Booth  Laura  E.,  widow  of  Joseph,  h  109  Bank. 
Booth  Piiineas,  teamster,  h  19  Center. 

Bostwick  Henry  0.,  dealer  in  phosphate,  agent  for  agricultural  implements,  buggies, 
etc.,  9  Jackson,  h  9  Vine. 


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Bostwick  Homer,  (Dodgson,  Bostwick  &  Co.)  h  11  Bank.  , 

BOSWORTH  CHARLES  M.,  manager  for  William  R.,  h  9  Swan. 

BOSWORTH  WILLIAM  R.,  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  69  E.  Main,  h  11  Swan. 

Boucher  Catharine,  widow  of  William,  h  47  Oak. 

Boucher  Hannah,  widow  of  Andrew,  h  27  Lyon. 

Boucher  William  D.,  postoffice  clerk,  bds.  Oak. 

Bowden  Thomas,  laborer,  h  Wiard. 

Bowe  Edwin  A.,  canvasser,  h  128  State. 

BO  WEN  GEORGE,  lawyer,  2  and  3  Walker  block,  h  210  E.  Main. 

BOWEN  GEORGE  P.,  dealer  in  crockery,  wall  paper,  etc.,  107  E.  Main,  bds.  Parker 

House. 
Bowman  Olive  L.,  h  8  Tracy  Place. 
Boyd  John,  flagman,  h  5  Central  ave. 
Boyd  Owen,  laborer,  h  224  EUicott, 
Boylan  Edward,  painter,  h  23  Tracy  Place. 
JBoylan  George  B.,  (Boylan  &  Locke)  h  48  Tracy  Place. 
Boylan  &  Locke,  (George  B.  B.  and   William  H.  L.)  painters    and    paper    hangers,  2 

Seaver  Place. 
Boyle  Fred,  barber,  bds.  224  Ellicott. 
IBoyle  Patrick,  laborer,  h  62  Swan. 

Boynton  Henry  P.,  engineer  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  6  Maple. 
Bradfield  William  H.,  laborer,  h  62  South. 

Bradish  John  H.,  (G.  B.  Worthington,  Son  &  Co.)  bds.  217  E.  Main. 
Bradish  Philander  P.,  pres.  board  of  education,  bds.  203  Washington  ave. 
Bradley  C.  Clifton,  (Caney  &  Bradley)  bds.  28  Biink. 
Bradley  Clarissa,  widow  of  Bradford  D.,  h  28  Bank. 
Bradley  William  E.,  retired,  h  Clifton  ave. 
Braman  Edward,  carpenter,  h  132  Harvester  ave. 
Bramble  Theodore  E.,  (Webster  &  Bramble)  h  210  W.  Main. 

Brant  D.  Wood,  dealer  in  drugs,  medicines,  books,  stationery,etc.,  99  E.  Main,  h  435  do. 
Brickman  William,  mechanic,  h  84  Hutchins. 
_Brill  John,  retired,  h  17  Harvester  ave. 
BRISBANE  GEORGE,  retired,  h  S'W.  Main. 

BROADBOOKS  PETER,  manuf.  of  carriages,  27  and  29  Ellicott.  h  47  do. 
Brockway  Charles,  laborer,  h  15  Center. 
Brockway  Frank  U.,  carpenter,  h  132  Summit. 

Brockway  James,  agent  Eureka  wind-mill,  farmer  in  Byron  70,  h  571  E.  Main. 
BROCKWAY  MARY  J.,  (Mrs.  Charles)  prop.  Center  Street  Laundry,  15  Center. 
Broombach  Fred,  laborer,  h  72  Hutchins. 
Broomstad  Anna,  widow  of  Lewis,  h  29  Cherry. 

Brougham  Thomas  P.,  priest  St.  Joseph's  Roman  Catholic  Church,  h  303  E.  Main. 
BROWN  ALBERT  E.,  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  82  E.  Main,  h  117  State. 
Brown  Almon  C,  carpenter,  h  7  Ganson  ave. 
Brown  Deha,  teacher  of  music  in  Institution  for  the  Blind. 
Brown  George  W.,  laborer,  h  29  Harvester  ave. 
Brown  Henry  W.,  expressman  on  railroad,  h  13  Maple. 
Brown  Hiram,  laborer,  h21  Harvester  ave. 
Brown  John,  farmer  10,  h  40  Cedar. 

Brown  John  S.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  30  E.  Main,  h  do. 
BROWN  MARTIN  A.,  lawyer,  8  Walker  building,  h  33  Bank. 
Brown  Nicholas,  machinist  and  apiarist,  h  546  E.  Main. 

BROWN  STEPHEN  W.,  prop.  West  End  Hotel  and  dealer  in  horses,  W.  Main. 
Brown  William  H.,  upholsterer,  h  10  Swan. 
Brumber  Lewis,  laborer,  h  86  Hutchins. 
Brusie  Cornelius,  molder,  h  117  Jackson. 
Buchanan  Daniel,  laborer,  h  25  Pearl. 
Buchanan  John,  blacksmith,  h  9  Trumbull  Place. 
Bucher  Orpha,  widow  of  Julius  C,  bds.  105  Summit. 
JBuckholtz  Christina,  widow  of  William,  bds.  204  W.  Main. 


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Buckholtz  Fred,  carpenter,  r  53  Hutchins. 

Buckholtz  John,  carpenter,  h  8  Otis. 

Buckholtz  Lewis  M.,  teamster,  h  114  Vine. 

Buckholtz  William,  laborer,  h  337  Ellicott. 

Buckley  James,  fireman,  h  57  Walnut. 

Buckley  Margaret,  widow  of  James,  h  136  Ellicott. 

Buckley  Michael,  prop,  saloon,  40  E.  Main,  h  do. 

Buell  Columbus,  h  533  E.  Main. 

Buell  Edward  G.,  (E.  N.  Rowell  &  Co.)  h  533  E.  Main. 

Buell  Melvin,  carpenter,  h  308  Ellicott. 

Buisch  Henry  G.,  barber,  45  E.  Main,  h  38  Walnut. 

Bull  Edward,  drug  clerk,  h  40  State. 

Bull  Maria  C,  widow  of  Miles  T.,  h  40  State. 

Bullev  John  B.,  musician,  h  3  S.  Main. 

BULLOCK  WATSON,  manuf.  of  People's  liquid  bluing,  dyer  and  scourer,  39  Lib- 
erty, h  14  do. 

Bunn  Sidney,  machinist,  h  13  Spruce. 

Burke  Martin,  maltster,  h  318  W.  Main. 

Burke  Patrick,  section  boss  N.  Y.  0.  &  H.  R.  R.  R..  h  off  Franklin. 

Burns  Benjamin,  engim.'er,  h  142  Bank. 

Burns  George,  fireman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  bds.  14  Swan. 

Burns  Martin,  laborer,  h  23  Hitchins. 

Burns  William,  laborer,  h  119  Summit. 

BURNS  WILLIAM  H.,  roadmaster  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  14  Swan. 

BURNS  WILLIAM  R.,  asst.  roadmaster  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  119  Summit. 

Burt  George,  live  stock  dealer  and  farmer  204,  h  1  Tracy  Place. 

Butler  Henry,  laborer,  h  Oak. 

Butlei'  Jane,  widow  of  Calvin,  bds.  82  S.  Main, 

Buxton  Charles  H.,  glazier,  h  Otis. 

Buxton  Emily  A.,  h  51  Ellicott. 

Buxton  Frances  J.,  h  51  Ellicott. 

Buxton  Fred,  carpenter,  bds.  139  Summit. 

Buxton  Joseph  T.,  constable,  h  139  Summit. 

Byam  David,  teamster,  h  7  Central  ave. 

Cady — ,  widow  of  Austin,  h  5  Wood. 

Calbick  John,  (C.  A.  Kibble's  real  estate  agency)  h  36  Bank. 

CALDWELL  CHARLES  H.,  (Craft  &  Caldwell)  sec'y  Consumers'  Electric  Light  and 
Power  Co.,  h  114  Jackson. 

Caldwell  Harry  C,  painter  and  decorator,  h  12  North. 

Caldwell  William,  clerk,  bds.  108  Jackson. 

Call  Frank,  teamster,  h  113  W.  Main. 

Call  John,  fireman.  Hotel  Richmond,  bds.  do. 

Callan  Michael  D.,  dealer  in  wines,  liquors,  and  cigars,  12  State,  h  16  Evans. 

Callen  Byron,  laborer,  bds.  125  Summit. 

Callen  William  W.,  book-keeper,  bds.  132  State. 

Callender  Benjamin  F.,  crayon  manuf.,  128  Jackson. 

Campbell  Cordelia,  widow  of  Henry,  bds.  7  North. 

CANEY  ASHTON  W.,  (Caney  &  Bradley)  h  16  Ross. 

CANEY  &  BRADLEY,  (Ashton  W.  C.  and  C.  Clifton  B.)  opticians  and  lewelers,. 
E.  Main  cor.  Jackson. 

Canty  William,  laborer,  h  10  S.  Swan. 

Carey  James  W.,  ma.son,  h  Otis. 

Carey  Thomas  J.,  pres.  board  of  health,  mason,  h  13  Ross. 

Carmody  George,  laborer,  h  103  Oak. 

Carmody  Michael,  retired,  h  Oak. 

Caroll  Catharine,  widow  of  James,  h  509  B.  Main. 

Carpenter  Charles,  laborer,  h  430  E.  Main. 

Carpenter  William,  retired,  h  434  E.  Main  . 

Carson  Fred,  teamster,  h  15  Wiard. 


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Carson  John,  mason,  h  1U2  Ross. 

Carter  Myron  B.,  painter  and  paper  hanger,  h  38  Center. 

CARY  TRUMBULL,  cashier  Bank  of  Genesee,  h  209  E.  Main. 

Casazza  George,  dealer  in  fruit,  Jackson,  h  30  Seaver  Place. 

Casey  Bridget,  widow  of  William,  h  160  State. 

Casey  Brothers,  (John  P.  and  William  C.)  dealers  in  groceries  and  provisions,  IIT 

E.  Main. 
Casey  John  P.,  (Casey  Brothers)  h  158  State. 
Casey  Margaret,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  17  South. 

Casey  Simon  R.,  blacksmith  and  horseshoer,  Clark  Place,  bds.  Genesee  House. 
Casey  William  C.,  (Casey  Brothers)  h  16  Center. 
Cashman  John,  retired,  h  Franklin. 
Cashman  John  H.,  fireman,  h  Franklin. 
Caswell  Susan,  widow,  h  1 10  Summit. 
Caton  Thomas,  laborer,  h  37  S.  Liberty. 

CENTER  STREET  LAUNDRY,  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Brockway,  prop.,  15  Center. 
Central  House,  J.  J.  Ryan,  prop.,  100  Jackson. 
Chaddock  Calvin,  retired,  h  10  Mix  Place. 
CHADDOCK    DENNIS  K.,  prop,  livery  and   sales    stable,  dealer  in   horses,  owns 

Pratt's  mills  at  Indian  Falls,  farmer  214,  8  State,  h  27  EUicott  ave. 
CHADDOCK  HIRAM,  retired,  h  1  Prospect  ave. 
CHADDOCK  JOHN  B.,  (Chaddock  &  Hickox)  h  123  Bank. 
CHADDOCK  &  HICKOX,  (John  B.  C.  and  George  W.  H.)  dealers  in  grain,  seed, 

produce,  wool,  etc.,  Ellicott. 
Chamberlain  Carl,  h  12  Center. 
Chamberlam  Eugene,  clerk,  h  6  East  ave. 
Champlin  Henry  G.,  painter,  h  201  W.  Main. 
CHAPIN  JAMES   M.,  wholesale  and    retail  dealer  in  lumber  and  coal,  20  and  22 

Evans,  office  237  Broadway,  New  York  city. 
Charlton  Earl  C,  (Charlton  &  Stein). 
Charlton  &  Stein,  (Earl  C.  C.  and  John  L.  S.)  dealers  in  house  furnishing  goods,  48 

Main. 
Chick  Sarah,  asst.  matron  Institution  for  the  Blind. 
Childs  Frank,  bartender,  bds.  1  State. 
Chittenden  John  E.,  laborer,  h  140  State. 
Chittenden  0.  E.,  h  Wood. 
Chittenden  Oscar,  h  4  Wood, 
hittenden   William,  laborer,  h  42  Waluut. 

Choate  Carey  H.,  machinist  and  repairer,  Clark  Place,  h  Pearl. 
Churchil.  Richard,  carpenter,  bds.  13  Swan. 
Clancey  Caroline,  widow  of  Peter,  h  103  Main. 
Clancey  Patrick,  laborer,  h  39  S.  Liberty. 
Clark  Adel,  dressmaker,  h  24  S.  Main. 
Clark  AdelbertB.,  reaper  inspector,  h  43  S.  Main. 
Clark  Ann,  widow  of  John,  h  28  Liberty. 
CLARK  ARTHUR  E..  lawyer,  over  84  E.  Main,  h  410  do. 
Clark  Eliza,  widow  of  Jerome,  \\'A^  Bank. 
Clark  Elizabeth,  (Mrs.  L.)  dressmaker,  h  59  Jackson. 
Clark  i'rank,  laborer,  h  7  Thorp. 

Clark  Grace  B.,  widow  of  Norris  G.,  bds.  410  E.  Main. 
Clark  High,  waiter  Batavia  Club. 

Clark  John  H.,  market  gardener  and  farmer  30,  h  1  Chestnut. 
CLARK  MARY,  h  221  W.  Main. 
Clark  Mary,  widow  of  Timothy,  h  34  Liberty. 

CLARK  ORLO  R.,  general  ins.,  real  estate,  and  loan  agent,  110  E.  Main,  h  121  Bank^ 
Clark  Thomas,  barber,  State,  h  219  Ellicott. 
Clarke  Libbie,  teacher,  bds.  105  Washington  ave. 
Clarke  Myrtle  L.,  teacher,  bds.  105  Washington  ave. 
Clarke  Sarah,  widow  of  Orville,  h  14  Ross. 


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Cleghorn  Edward,  laborer,  h  4  Cherry. 

CLEMENT  ARTHUR  G.,  A.  M.,  supt.  Institution  for  the  Blind,  h  do. 

Cleveland  Herbert  A.,  farmer  102,  h  109  North. 

Cline  James,  laborer,  h  20  Hewitt  Place. 

Clune  Simon,  laborer,  h  Union. 

Cobb  John  H.,  printer,  h  South. 

Coddington  Charles  A.,  laborer,  h  13  S.  Liberty. 

Coddington  William  F.,  laborer  and  thresher,  h  138  Harvester  ave. 

Cohen  Marcus,  dealer  in  variety  and  fancy  goods,  55  B.  Main,  bds.  Genesee  House. 

Colby  Junius  J.,  miller,  h27  Seaver  Place. 

Colby  Wellington,  bds.  3G  State. 

Cole  George,  retired  farmer,  h  120  State. 

Coleman  Frank  T.,  carpenter,  h  307  Ellicott. 

Collins  Euphenia  C.,  widow  of  Lewis  D.,  h28  Center. 

Collins  Lewis  D.,  book-keeper,  bds.  28  Center. 

Collins  Lucinda,  widow  of  M.  L.,  hll5  Jackson. 

Colt  Alva  M.,  treas.  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  h  4  Central  ave. 

Colt  James  R.,  (Batavia  Wheel  Co.)  h  6  Central  ave. 

Colt  Jospph  R.,  blacksmith,  Russell  Place,  h  103  Bank. 

Combs  Thomas  H.,  agent  for  Combs  &  Co.,  h4  Bank. 

Combs  &  Co.,  (John  S.  C,  of  Stafford,  and  W.  W.  Britt,  of  Le  Roy)  props,  meat  market, 

5  Jackson. 
COMISKEY  FRANCIS  B.,  merchant  tailor  and  dealer  in   gents'  furnishing  goods, 

llOE.  Main,  h  326  Ellicott. 
Condon  John,  laborer,  h  8  Pearl. 

Condon  John,  Jr.,  dealer  in  hides  and  tallow,  h  8  Pearl. 
Condon  William,  Imeman,  erap.  Western  Union  Telegraph  Co.,  h  8  Pearl. 
Cone  Hobart  B.,  lawyer,  98  E.  Main,  h  159  Jackson. 
Connor  Mary,  widow  of  John,  h  Union. 
Connor  James,  mason,  h  142  Ellicott. 
Conrad  Paul,  (Kibler  &  Conrad)   h  22  Main. 
Considine  Michael,  laborer,  h  46  Walnut. 
Consumers'  Electric  Light  and  Power  Co.,  Henry  Craft,  pres.;   C.  H.  Caldwell,  sec'y  ; 

R.  L.  Kinsey,  treas.,  off  Evan.s. 
Continental  Hotel,  Kibler  &  Conrad,  props.,  22  E.  Main. 
Conway  James,  laborer,  h  25  Oak. 
Cook  Helen,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  132  Jackson. 
Cooley  Ann,  widow  of  William  A.,  h  15  Washington  ave. 
Cooley  Charles  A.,  drug  clerk,  bds.  15  Bank. 
Cooley  Orville,  (Dudley  &  Cooley)  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 
Cooley  Thomas,  machinist,  bds.  15  Washington  ave. 
Coon  May,  widow  of  James,  h  26  Center. 

COOPER  SAMUEL,  harnessmaker,  9  State,  h  51  Washington  ave. 
Cooper  Sarah  E.,  dressmaker,  119  E.  Main. 
Cope  Orville  G.,  (Cope  &  Son)  bds.  18  Harvester  ave. 
Cope  Philip,  (Cope  &  Son)  h  18  Harvester  ave. 
Cope  &  Son,  (Philip  and  Orville  G.)  manufs.  of  and  datalers  in  wood  and  iron  punlps,  and 

dealers  in  wind-mills,  tanks,  andiron  pipe,  113  Harvester  ave. 
Copp  Thomas,  sexton  Elmwood  Cemetery,  h  12  East  ave 
Corb  William,  laborer,  h  363  Ellicott. 
Corbett  Thomas,  laborer,  h  56  Walnut. 

•Corey  Ilattie,  clerk  in  county  clerk's  office,  bds.  121  Summit. 
Corey  William  B.,  clerk,  bds.  121  Summit. 
Corey  William  G.,  retired,  h  121  Summit. 
Cosgriff  James.  laborer,  h  58  Walnut. 
Costelle  Ellen,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  29  Central  ave. 
Cotes  Fannie  T.,  widow  of  Dr.  J.  R.,  h  208  E.  Main. 
Cottrell  Thomas  F.,  produce  buyer,  h  37  S.  Main 
Courtney  Timothy,  laborer,  h  15  Lyon. 


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COWDIN  AUGUSTUS  N.,  pres.  Bank  of  Genesee,  h  402  E.  Main. 

Cox  Edwin,  ins.  agent,  Walker  block,  li  31  Bank. 

Coy  Thomas,  shoemaker,  h  Lafayette  ave. 

Crabb  Charles  J.,  prop,  saloon,  50  Ellicott,  h  do. 

Crabb  Estella,  widow  of  Pepworth,  h  16  Pearl. 

Crabb  George,  engineer,  h  14  Pearl. 

CRAFT  HENRY,  (Craft  &  Caldwell)  pres.  Consumers'  Electric  Light  Co.,  farmer  160, 

h  26  Bank. 
CRAFT  &  CALDWELL,  (Benry  C.  and  Charles  H.  C.)  maltsters,  dealers  in  coal, 

agents  for  Armour  &  Co.,  61  Jackson. 
Cramer  Alfred,  blacksmith,  h  6  Hutchins  Place. 
Crampton  Mary,  widow,  h  107  Summit. 
CRARY  ALBERT  B.,  foreman  for  H.  M.  Lay,  h  14  Maple. 
Crayon  Simon,  laborer,  h  57  S.  Liberty. 
Crego  Henry  C,  clerk  Tibbitts  House,  h  28  State. 
Crego  Sarah,  widow  of  Lester,  h  7  East  ave. 
Crehan  Simon,  laborer,  h  57  Liberty. 
Crocker  Walter  M.,  carpenter,  h  82  S.  Main. 
Crofoot  Mary  A.,  widow  cf  A.  D.,  h  6  East  ave. 
CROSBY  LAWRENCE  L.,  lawyer  and  police  justice,  3  Postoffice  block,  h  7  Park 

ave. 
Crosby  Theodore  W.,  bds.  34  Bank. 
Crosman  Maria,  (Mrs.  James)  h  32  S.  Liberty. 
Crosraan  Maria,  widow  of  Amos,  h  13  Pearl. 

Cross  Henry  T.,  agent  for  second-hand  furniture,  Ellicott  hall,  h  29  Summit. 
Crouse  Charles,  com.  traveler,  h  112  North 
Crowley  Frank,  laborer,  h  126  Harvester  ave. 
Culp  Martha  J.,  widow  of  Jerry,  h  24  S.  Main. 
Culp  Metta,  dressmaker,  bds.  24  S.  Main. 
Cumraerford  Thomas,  laborer,  h  58  Hutchins. 
Cummings  James,  mason,  h  22  Central  ave. 
Cummings  James  C,  carpenter,  h  12  Tracy  Place. 
Cummings  John,  laborer,  h  Franklin. 

Cummings  John,  Jr.,  baggagemaster  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  152  Jackson. 
Cummings  Michael  D.,  molder,  h  7  Hewitt  Place. 
Cunningham  Martha  W.,  widow  of  Alfred  C,  h  7  Harvester  ave. 
Curry  Michael,  laborer,  h  rear  43  Maple. 
Curtin  Michael,  carpenter,  159  Summit. 
Curtis  Henry,  laborer,  h  19  Hutchins. 
Curtis  Samuel,  farmer  in  Bethany  152,  h  12  Bank. 
Curtiss  George  H.,  prop.  Parker  House,  E.  Main. 
Curtiss  Henry  J.,  laborer,  h  566  E.  Main. 
Cutlan  Fred  J.,  engineer  Batavia  water  works,  h  Ellicott. 
Cutler  Angeline,  teacher  of  music  in  Institution  for  the  Blind. 
Dagg  David,  butcher,  h  117  Oak. 
DAILEY  ANNA,  widow  of  Michael,  undertaker,  upholsterer,  and  dealer  in  furniture, 

8  to  15  State,  h  307  E.  Main. 
DAILY  NEWS,  Gnswold  &  McWain,  editors  and  props.,  10  State. 
Dale  Asbury,  waiter  Batavia  Club. 
Darrow  Lydia  A.,  widow  of  Edwin,  h  7  Maple. 
Davidson  Sidney,  laborer,  h  15  Oak. 
Davis  Elmer  W.,  carpenter,  h  49  Buell. 
Dawson  William  E.,  carpenter,  h  12  Walker. 
Day  William  H.,  lawyer,  58  E.  Main,  h  20  Summit. 
Dean  Lack,  teamster,  h  31  Lyon. 
Dean  Roger,  mason,  bds.  31  Lyon. 
Dean  Thomas,  prop,  saloon,  10  E.  Main,  bds.  do. 
Defenbach  John,  tailor,  bds.  Continental  Hotel. 
Defner  Christopher,  laborer,  h  48  Buell. 


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Delaney  Joseph  P.,  cutter,  emp.  0.  Town  &  Son,  h  507  E.  Main. 

Delaney  Richard,  manager  for  Mrs.  Anna  Daily,  8-15  State,  bds.  State. 

Delano"  Addie,  (Mrs.  H.  J.)  dressmaker,  106  Main. 

Delano  Harvey  J.,  agent  for  organs,  106  Main. 

Delano  Henry,  grocer,  58  Jackson,  h  do. 

Delano  Jesse  S.,  book  agent,  h  24  Seaver  Place. 

Delbridge  Charles  J.,  printer,  h  Summit  Place. 

Delbridge  George,  molder,  h  135  Summit. 

Delbridge  James,  laborer,  h  136  Summit. 

Delbridge  Thomas,  shoemaker,  108  Main,  h  131  Summit. 

Delbridge  Walter,  carpenter,  h  Summit  Place. 

DELLINGER  JOHN,  (Delhnger  &  Glade)  (Haitz  &  Dellinger)   (Schad,  Dellinger  & 

Glade)  prop.  Dellinger  opera  house,  h  25  Bank. 
DELLINGER  &  GLADE,  (John  D.  and  John  G.)  contractors  and  builders,  30  W. 

Main. 
Deming  William  H.,  milk  peddler  and  farmer  25,  h  9  Chestnut. 
Demund  John,  barber,  h  4  Willow. 

Dennis  Merton  0.,  ins.  adjuster,  over  96  E.  Main,  h  31  Summit. 
Dennison  Floens,  house-keeper  Institution  for  the  Blind, 
Denton  Francis  G.,  carpenter,  h  6  William. 
Derrick  Frank,  teamster,  h  26  Swan. 
De  Shou  Joseph  C,  policeman,  h  Swan  cor.  Ellicott. 
Dewey  Alvern,  telegraph  operator,  h  132  Ellicott. 
Dewey  Alvern  C,  agent  Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  E.Kpress,   and  manager  Postal   Cable 

Telegraph  Co.,  2  Jackson,  h  132  Ellicott. 
Dewey  Charles  D.,  dealer  in  real  estate,  h  437  E.  Main. 
DEWEY  (UIARLE3  E.,  (Houghton  &:  Dewey)  h  209  Washington  ave. 
DEWEY  JAMES  H.,  contractor  and  builder,  h.lO  Walker  Place. 
Dewey  R.  Dw^ight,  h  413  E.  Main. 
Dibble  Isaac,  foreman,  h  36  Maple. 

DIBBLE  ISAAC  C.  V.,  contractor  at  Wiard  plow  works,  h  36  Maple. 
Dibble  William  S.,  painter,  h  125  Jackson. 
Dickinson  Dwight,  painter,  h  15  East  ave. 
Dickson  Cornelia,  widow  of  Hezekiah,  h  6  Liberty. 
Diera  Eugene,  com.  traveler,  h  55  Ellicott  ave. 
Dimmick  Charles,  laborer,  h  26  Walnut. 
Dippold  John,  butcher,  h  34  S.  Liberty. 
Di.skin  Thomas,  laborer,  h  Union. 
Ditzel  John  P.,  butcher,  h  112  W.  Main. 
Ditzel  Philip,  mason,  h  19  Oak. 

Dixon  John  C,  barber  and  hair-dresser,  44  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Dobbs  William,  plumber,  h  Main. 

Dobney  Josiah  W.,  jeweler,  57  E.  Main,  h  Clifton  ave. 
Dodge  Caroline,  widow  of  Erastus,  h  310  E.  Main. 
Dodgson,  Bostwick  &  Co.,  (Deloss  L.  D.,  Homer  B.,  and  C.  W.  Van  Valkenburgh) 

general  ins.  agents,  over  96  E.  Main. 
Dodgson  Deloss  L.,  (Dodgson,  Bostwick  &  Co.)  h  29  ElHcott  ave. 
Dodgson  Earl  A.,  (Dodg<on  &  Wilder)  h2l  Ellicott  ave. 
Dodgson  &  Wilder,  (Earl  A.  D.  and  Elmon  S.  W.)  dealers  in  agricultural  implements, 

buggies,  and  harnesses,  Evans. 
Doherty  Felix  R.,  clerk  Parker  House,  bds.  do. 
Donhuge  John,  retired,  h2l6  Ellicott. 
Donoghue  Daniel,  car  inspector,  h  50  Washington  ave. 
Donoghue  Margaret,  clerk,  h  26  Main. 
Donohue  John,  shoemaker,  47  Jackson,  h  do. 
Donohue  Kate,  widow  of  John,  h  19  Lyon. 
Donohue  Patrick,  brakeman,  h  16  Hutchins. 
Donohue  Patrick,  conductor,  bd.s.  24  Center. 
Donohue  Patrick,  section  boss  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  6  S.  Swan. 


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Donohue  Patsey,  harnessmaker,  bds.  Jackson. 

Donohue  Rosa,  widow  of  Coleman,  h  24  Center. 

Donohue  Sylvester,  laborer,  h  23  Swan. 

DORF  FRANK,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  carpets,  etc.,  107  Main,  h  17  Ellicott  ave. 

Dotzauer  John,  laborer,  h  Mill. 

Dougherty  Patrick,  laborer,  h  58  Swan. 

DOUGLASS  MARY  L.,  h  10  Tracy  Place. 

Dow  Frank  L.,  machinist,  h  121  Harvester  ave. 

Dow  George  E.,  foreman,  h  451  Ellicott. 

Dowd  Margaret,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  49  Ellicott. 

Dowd  Thomas,  night  telegraph  operator  and  ticket  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R., 
bds.  49  Ellicott. 

Downing  Spencer,  engineer,  h  14  Thorp. 

Doyle  Michael,  laborer,  h  54  Hutchins. 

Doyle  William  H.,  blacksmith,  h  18  Central  ave. 

DRAPER  ALLAN  D.,  pastor  First  Presby.  Church,  h  11  Liberty. 

Driker  Edward  C,  blacksmith,  h  9  School. 

DriscoU  James,  retired,  h  37  Liberty. 

Dudley  Frank  T.,  (Dudley  &  Cooley)  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

DUDLEY  &  COOLEY,  (Frank  T.  D.  and  Orville  C.)  dealers  in  drugs,  books,  station- 
ery, etc.,  92  Main. 

Duffy  John,  laborer,  h  Franklin. 

DulFy  Mary,  widow  of  Owen,  h  136  State. 

Duffy  William  H.,  laborer,  h  40  Hutchins. 

Dufour  Joseph,  foreman,  h  2  Prune. 

Dunfee  Margaret,  widow  of  Dennis,  h  40  Maple. 

DUNHAM  FRANK,  (Dunham  &  Howe)  lawyer,  64  E.  Main,  bds.  32  Bank. 

Dunham  George,  laborer,  h  21  Central  ave. 

Dunham  &  Howe,  (Frank  D.  and  Frank  A.  H.)  ins.  agents,  64  E.  Main. 

Dunlap  Gordon,  lawyer,  Uebele  block,  16  Main,  bds.  European  Hotel. 

Dnrfee  Samuel  B.,  sailor,  h  10  Vine. 

,DURKEE  JACOB  H.,  pastor  Freewill  Baptist  Church,  h  159  Bank. 

Dustin  Asa  D.,  tinsmith,  h  23  S.  Liberty. 

Dustin  Jonah,  laborer,  h  26  S.  Liberty. 

DUSTIN  STEPHEN  A.,  dealer  in  drugs,  medicines,  fancy  goods,  school  books,  etc., 
57  E.  Main,  h  5  Ellicott  ave. 

Dustin  Stephen  C,  cartman,  h  24  S.  Liberty. 

Dustin  William  H.,  engineer,  h  ;<  Central  ave. 

D WIGHT  CLARENCE  N.,  manager  for  J.  M.  Chapin,  bds.  113  Summit. 

Dwight  William  C,  salesman  for  J.  M.  Chapin,  h  113  Summit. 

Dye  Daniel  B.,  owns  farm  in  Oakfield  65,  h  55  Ellicott  ave. 

Dyer  Be.ssie,  widow,  h  5  Walker. 

DYER  EDNA  V.,  clairvoyant  physician,  h  12  North. 

Eager  Herbert  B.,  (Eager  &  Co.)  h  200  W.  Main. 

Eager  John  F.  V.,  (Eager  &  Co.)  h  200  W.  Main. 

Eager  Wellington  T.,  (Eager  &  Co.)  h  200  W.  Main. 

Eager  &  Co.,  (John  F.  V.,  H.  B.,  and  W.  T.  Eager,  and  Emily  M.  Whitcomb)  whole- 
sale dealers  in  wines,  liquors,  beer,  ales,  etc.,  W.  Mam. 

Earl  Allen,  laborer,  h  18  Hewitt  Place. 

East  End  Hotel,  Peter  Werner,  prop.,  508  E.  Main. 

Ebling  Charles  M.,  prop,  meat  market,  200  Ellicott,  h  do. 

Eccleston  William,  foreman,  h  518  E.  Main. 

Eckerman  Herman,  laborer,  h  118  North. 

Eckert  Charles,  carpenter,  h  217  W.  Main. 

Edgerton  Alanson,  farmer  in  Elba  230,  h  200  State. 

Edgerton  Henry  G.,  retired,  h  8  North. 

Edmonds  James  A.,  carpenter,  h  3  Fisher  Park. 

Eggleston  Dwight  A.,  laborer,  bds.  11  Summit. 

EGGLESTON  JOHN  A.,  magnetic  healer,  h  11  Summit. 


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Eggleston  William,  laborer,  h  Colorado  ave. 

Eighmy  Ira,  laborer,  h  11  Spruce 

Eipper  Augustus  H.,  prop.  Eipper  House,  103  Harvester  ave. 

Eipper  House,  A.  H.  Eipper,  prop.,  103  Harvester  ave. 

Eldridge  William  H.,  foreman  job  department  News  office,  h  101  State. 

Ellicott  House,  Fred.  J.  Stakei,  prop.,  Jackson  cor.  Ellicott. 

Ellicott  John,  retired,  bds.  114  State. 

Ellicott  Street  Roller  Mills,  Frank  G.  Moulton,  owmer  ;  Parsons  &  Co.,  props.,  dealers 

in  flour,  feed,  and  grain,  Ellicott. 
Elliott  Arthur,  laborer,  h  9  Ross. 
Elliott  John  0.,  laborer,  h  15  Sw^an. 

Emerick  Cornelius  M.,  maltster,  Elm,  h  in  Jordan,  Onondaga  Co. 
Emerson  Harrison,  carpenter,  h  117  W.  Main. 
Emery  R.  Arthur,  ins.  agent,  h  108  North. 
Emka  Henry,  shoemaker,  503  E.  Main,  bds.  152  Vine. 
Emka  Henry,  carpenter,  h  150  Vine. 
Engelhart  Charles,  clerk,  h  215  Washington  ave. 
Engle  Frank,  wood  worker,  bds.  108  Jackson. 
Englehart  Jacobbina  E.,  widow  of  John,  h  120  W.  Main. 
English  Marian,  widow  of  Alden  C,  h  19  Maple. 
ENSIGN  ELIZABETH  L.,  widow  of  Henry  J.,  h  9  Bank. 
Escritt  Henry,  machinist,  h  19  Buell. 
European  Hotel,  Philip  Perfield,  prop.,  36  E,  Main. 
Evans  Evan  W.,  carriage  painter,  h305  Ellicott. 
Everingham  Thomas  K.,  woodworker,  h  339  Ellicott. 
Fargo  Robert  S.,  retired,  h  16  Ellicott  ave. 
FARMERS'  BANK  OF  BATAVIA,  C.  W.  Stickle,  teller;  J.  H.  Ward,  cashier  and 

manager,  E.  Main  cor.  Jackson. 
FARRAR  ALONZO  H.  Hon.,  (Farrar&  Farrar)  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 
FARRAR  ELBERT  0.  Hon.,  (Farrar  &  Farrar)  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 
FARRAR  &  FARRAR,  (Alonzo  H.  and  Elbert  O.)  attorneys  and  counselors  atlaw^ 

1  Postoffice  building,  Jackson. 
Farrell  George  A.,  foreman,  h  358  Ellicott. 
Farrell  Patrick,  laborer,  h  222  Ellicott. 

Farrell  Susana,  milliner  and  dressmaker,  over  78  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Fay  Michael,  laborer,  h  29  Hutchins. 
Fellows  Mary,  widow  of  Orlando,  h  318  E.  Main. 
Felsinger  Harry,  barber,  bds.  Genesee  House. 
Peltis  Fred,  upholsterer,  h  108  Oak. 
Feltz  Joseph,  machinist,  h  15  S.  Swan. 
Ferdun  John,  machinist,  h  118  Ross. 
Ferrien  Grove  H.,  teamster,  h  112  Jackson. 
Ferrin  Charles,  coal  dealer  in  Lockport.  h  24  Ross. 

Ferrin  Brothers  Co.,  (incorporated)  dealers  in  grain,  produce,  fruit,  etc.,  Ellicott. 
Ferrin  Frank  G.,  (Ferrin  Brothers  Co.)  h  18  Bank. 
Ferrin  Louise,  widow  of  Horace,  h  101  Jackson. 
Ferris  Arthur,  dealer  in  coal  and  wood,  45  Center,  h  72  S.  Liberty. 
Ferris  Michael,  retired,  h  70  S.  Liberty. 
Field  Judson,  machinist  and  farmer  37,  h  316  Ellicott. 
Fillmore  Plenry,  janitor  South  Side  school,  h  162  Jackson. 
Fillmore  Jennie  B.,  dress  and  cloakmaker,  h  162  Jackson. 
Finch  Lavenie,  mechanic,  h  20  Cedar. 
Fines  Christopher,  laborer,  h  Colorado  ave. 
FINKELSTEIN  HENRY  S.,  prop.  Batavia  dying  and  cleaning  works,  ladies'  and 

gents'  clothing  cleaned,  dyed,  and  pressed,  ISOEUicott,  h  do. 
FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK,  L.  C.  Mclntyre,  pres.;  G.  B,  Worthington,  vice-pres.;. 

J.  L.  Bigelow,  cashier,  84  E.  Main. 
Fisher  Henry  B.,  lawyer,  h  26  Ross. 
Fisher  Kate,  h  429  E.  Main 


BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  33 

Fisk  George  W.,  laborer,  h  34  Church. 

Fitzgerald  Joseph,  brick  mason,  h  155  Summit. 

Fix  George,  laborer,  bds.  122  Main. 

Fix  John,  prop.  American  Hotel,  122  E.  Main. 

Flannery  Michael,  laborer,  h  219  Bank. 

Flinn  Michael,  section  boss,  h  118  Ellicott. 

Flinn  Patrick,  laborer,  h  30  Hutciiins. 

Flint  Charles,  painter,  h  214  Ellicott. 

FLYNN  WILLIAM  E.,  supt.  Batavia  Preserving  Co.,  h  105  Jackson. 

Foley  Timothy,  hackman.  h  12  S.  Liberty. 

Foley  Timothy,  laborer,  h  Union. 

Folger  Charles  W ,  machinist,  h  8  Wiard. 

Folk  John,  farmer  4,  h  30  Cedar. 

FoUett  Herman,  shoemaker,  h  156  Jackson. 

Fonda  Brinton  P.,  retired,  h  28  S.  Liberty. 

FONDA   JOHN   B.,  dealer  in  hardware,  stoves,  ranges,  and  furnaces,  70  E.  Main,  h 

15  North. 
Fonda  William  H.,  candy  manuf.,  bds.  28  S.  Liberty. 
Ford  Chester,  clerk,  h  24  Summit. 
Ford  George,  h  106  Summit. 

Ford  Orrin  B.,  dealer  in  tobacco  and  cigars,  118  E.  Main,  h  107  Summit. 
Ford  Wesley,  painter,  h  13  Tracy  Place. 
Forsyth  Israel  E.,  laborer,  h  44  Buell. 
Fortier  William,  bartender  Parker  House,  bds.  do. 
Forward  Charles  G.,  agent,  h  7  Vine. 
Foster  Henry,  engineer,  h  144  State. 
Fowler  Robert,  retired,  bds.  8  W.  Main. 
Fox  Edward,  blacksmith,  h  27  State. 
Fox  James  A.,  constable  and  blacksmith,  h  449  Ellicott. 
Fox  Joseph  F.,  (Ott  &  Fox)  h  30  Cedar. 
Fox  Wilbur,  carriage  painter,  h  36  Walnut. 
Fox  WilHam,  bartender  Hotel  Richmond,  bds.  do. 
Francis  John,  laborer,  h  34  Hutchins. 
Frank  Catharine,  widow  of  Nicholas,  h  7  Wiard. 
Frank  John,  carpenter,  h  32  State. 
Frank  John,  carpenter,  h  117  Ross. 
Franklin  Mary,  widow  of  Daniel,  h  51  S.  Liberty. 
Frederick  Carl,  prop,  saloon,  40  Jackson,  h  do. 
Fredley  Charles,  fireman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  110  Evans. 
Friedley  Mary,  widow  of  John,  h  34  Liberty. 
Friedley  William,  fireman,  h  225  EUicott. 
Frum  Alfred,  carpenter,  h  441  Ellicott. 
Fuller  Edwin  J.,  conductor,  h  38  Ellicott  ave. 

FULLER  GARDNER,  supt.  and  prin.  public  schools,  bds.  101  Summit. 
Fuller  Theodore  B.,  ticket  agent  N.  Y  C.  &;  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  141  State. 
Fuller  Willis  H.,  retired  farmer,  h  38  W.  Main. 
Gaflfney  Michael,  laborer,  h  38  Hutchins. 
Gage  Adin  G.,  (Gage  &  Seaver)  h  29  Ellicott  ave. 
Gage  &  Seaver,  (Adin  G.  G.  and  Charles  A.  S.)  life  and  accident  ins.  agents,  108  E. 

Main. 
Galligher  John,  laborer,  h  41  Lyon. 
Galligher  Thomas,  ins.  agent,  Ma.sse  block,  h  71  Oak. 
Gallup  Jerome  J.,  farmer  350,  h  22  South. 
Galvin  John,  prop,  saloon,  112  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Gamble  Annie  music  teacher,  bds.  23  Vine. 
Gamble  Edward  H.,  book-keeper,  bds.  23  Vine. 

Gamble  William,  (Batavia  Brewing  Co.)  brewer  and  maltster,  h  23  Vine. 
Gardiner  Abbey,  widow  of  Josiah,  h  12  Bank. 
Gardiner  Charles  W.,  medical  student,  bds.  92  E.  Main. 
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34  BATAVIA    VILLAGE — TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 


Gardiner  William  C,  dentist  and  vice-pres.  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  92  E.  Main,  h  do. 

Gardner  Fred  G.,  law  student  with  F.  S.  Wood. 

Gardner  Jefferson,  prop,  pool  room,  28  E.  Main,  h  W.  Main. 

Garen  James  P.,  asst.  pastor  St.  Joseph's  Church,  bds.  303  E.  Main. 

Garnier  Joseph  F.,  cigar  manuf.,  over  90  E.  Miin,  h  32  W.  Main.  , 

Gartland  Hannah,  teaclier  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

Gaskin  Owen,  laborer,  h  125  Ross. 

Gast  H.  P.  &  J.  E.,  dealers  in  groceries,  80  Main. 

Gast  Henry,  retired,  h  W.  Main. 

GAST  HENRY  P.,  (H.  P.  &  J.  E.  Gast)  h  217  Washington  ave. 

Gast  Joseph,  baker,  h  15  Jackson. 

Gast  Joseph  E.,  (H.  P.  &  J.  E.  Gast). 

Gay  Lucv,  widow  ofNorris,  h  161  Bank. 

Gear  William,  laborer,  h  351  Ellicott. 

Gehm  Jacob,  blacksmith,  h  29  Harvester  ave. 

Gehm  John,  barber,  bds.  Genesee  House. 

Geiger  Andrew  F.,  carpenter,  h  153  Bank. 

Gelser  George  H.,  pastor  EvaT;gelical  Association,  h  25  Center. 

■GENESEE  COUNTY  BANK,  R.  T.  Howard,  pres.;   William  C.  Watson,  vice-pres.; 

John  W.  Smith,  cashier,   103  E.  Mam. 
GENESEE  HOUSE,  T.  Lynch,  prop.,  18  Jackson. 
Getter  Henry,  book-keeper,  bds.  7  North. 
Getz  Andrew,  laborer,  h  32  Buell. 

Gibbs  Arthur,  dealer  in  millinery  and  ladies'  furnishing  goods,  59  E.  Main,  h  108  Bank. 
Gibbs  Elizabeth,  dressmaker,  h  Cherry  cor.  S.  Liberty. 
Gibbs  Horace,  harnessmaker,  h  2  Wiard. 
Gibbs  James,  laborer,  h  48  S.  Liberty. 
Gibson  Charles  M.,  (Guiteau  &  Gibson)  h  25  Ellicott  ave. 
Giddings  Albert,  carpenter,  h  13  Vine. 

Giddings  John  K.,  manuf.  of  cigars  and  dealer  in  tobacco,  42  Main,  h  34  Walnut. 
GLADE  JOHN,  (Bellinger  &  Glade)  (May  &  Glade)  h  30  W.  Main. 
GLASS  ALBERT  J.,  pre.s.  and  treas.  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  h  428  E.  Main.. 
Glass  Joseph  J.,  invoice  clerk  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  bds.  428  E.  Main. 
Gleason  David,  retired  farmer,  h  33  Tracy  Place. 

Gleason  Fred  B.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  100  E.  Main,  h  42  State. 
Gleason  John  B.,  retired,  h  42  State. 
Glosser  Lottie,  prop,  bakery,  38^  Jiickson,  h  32  do. 
GLOWACKI  HENRY  I.,  retired,  h  16  Summit. 
Goade  Frank  H.,  harnessmaker,  bd.s.  210  Bank. 
Goade  William,  laborer,  h  210  Bank. 
Goade  William  J.,  painter,  bds.  210  Bank. 

Godfrey  Charlotte,  widow  of  Lebbeus,  born  in  1797,  bds.  103   State. 
Godfrey  William,  prop,  saloon,  114  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Gold  James,  carpenter,  h  20  Walker  Place- 
Gonyer  Mary,  tailoress,  h  103  Main. 
Goodenbery  Theodore,  teamster,  h  23  Buell. 
Goodson  John,  machinist,  h  4  Prune. 
Gordon  John,  cigar  manuf..  State,  h  16  Maple. 
Gould  Albert,  fireman,  h  14  Robinson. 
Gould  Charles  R.,  h  10  Maple. 
Gould  Claud  C,  electrician,  h  1  Central  ave. 

Gould  William  W.,  dealer  in  produce,  wool,  grain,  etc.,  52  Ellicott,  h  34  Ellicott  ave. 
Graham  George  W.,  carpenter,  h  122  State. 
Graham  John,  blacksmith,  h  59  Swan. 

Graves  Edward  L.,  photographer,  over  63  E.  Main,  h  16  Harvester  ave. 
Green  Andrew,  mason,  h  26  Hutchins. 
Green  George  F.,  prop,  restaurant,  115  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Green  George  S.,  tanner,  h  138  Bank. 
Green  Harry  -i.,  pro|),  saloon,  50  Jackson. 


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"Green  James,  blacksmith,  h  8  Walker  Place. 

Green  Lucy,  widow  of  Newton,  h  16  Harvester  ave. 

GREEN^E  JOHN  C,  real  estate  dealer,  loan  and  ins.  agent,  61  E.  Main,  h  132  Bank. 

Greene  Maryette,  widow  of  Edwm,  bds.  7  Vine. 

GRIFFIS  ANiN  A.,  widow  of  George  W.,  h  19  Pearl. 

Griffis  Daniel  W.,  dealer  in  flour  and  feed,  farmer  40,  39  Jackson,  h  57  S.  Main. 

Griffis  Frank,  molder.  bds.  19  Pearl. 

■Griffis  Guy  E.,    clerk,  bds.  57  S.  Main. 

Griffis  John,  policeman,  h  17  Pearl. 

Griswold  Edwin,  clerk,  h  44  S.  Main. 

GRISWOLD  GERRIT  S.,  (Griswold  &  McWain)  h  7  Tracy  Place. 

Griswold  Lucius  D.,  com.  traveller,  h  3  Tracy  Place. 

Griswold  Ralph  A.,  clerk,  h  115  Washington  ave. 

GRISWOLD  &  McWAlN,  (Gerrit  S.  G.  and  Andrew  J.  McW.)  props.  Daily  News 
and  job  printers,  10  State. 

Gruger  August,  carpenter,  h  14  Cedar. 

Guiteau  George,  stenographer,  bds.  105  Bank. 

Guiteau  Jerome  C,  (Guiteau  &  Gibson)  h  105  Bank. 

Guiteau  Sarah,  widow  of  L.  M.,  h  22  Bank. 

Guiteau  &  Gibson,  (Jerome  0.  G.  and  Charles  M.  G.)  real  estate  agents,  38  Jackson. 

Guymer  Elizabeth,  dressmaker,  h  4  Wiard. 

Haines  Hobert  H.,  carpenter,  h  rear  37  State. 

HAITZ  WILLIAM  P.,  (Haitz  &  Bellinger)  manager  Dellinger  opera  house,  h  1 
EUicott  ave.  cor.  Main. 

HAITZ  &  DELLINGER.  (William  F.  H.  and  John  D.)  dealers  in  musical  instru- 
ments, sewing  machines,  artists'  materials,  wall  paper,  etc.,  105  E.  Main. 

Hale  John  C,  laborer,  h  7  Ross. 

Hall  Edward,  patternmaker,  h  56  Buell. 

Hall  Edward  F.,  h  10  Fisher  Park. 

HALL  JOSEPH  F.,  (Thomas  &  Hall)  editor  Spirit  of  the  Times,  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

Haller  George,  laborer,  h  27  Harvester  ave. 

Halsted  Eunice,  widow  of  J.  B.,  bds.  34  Bank. 

Hamilton  David,  M.  D.,  physician,  117  E.  Main,  h  123  do. 

Hamilton  F'red  W.,  retired  farmer,  h  11  Prospect  ave. 

Hamilton  James  M.,  foreman,  h  151  Jackson. 

HAMILTON  JOHN  M.,  (Jo.seph  Hamilton  &  Son)  h  24  Pearl. 

HAMILTON  JOSEPH,  (Joseph  Hamilton  &  Son)  h  18  Ellicott. 

HAMILTON  JOSEPH  &  SON,  (John  M.)  marble  and  granite  dealers,  24  E.  Main. 

Hamilton  Lucy,  teacher,  bds.  24  Ros.s. 

Hamilton  Thomas,  machinist,  h  8  Hutchin.s. 

HAMMOND  LEON  W.,  (Hammond  &  Son)  penman,  bds.  126  Ellicott.     ' 

HAMMOND  OSCAR  D.,  (Hammond  &  Son)  h  126  Ellicott. 

HAMMOND  &  SON,  (Oscar  D.  and  Leon  W.)  manufs.  of  and  dealers  in  harnesses, 
horse  furnishing  goods,  etc.,  108  Main. 

Hampton  Herbert  D.,  machinist,  h  18  Chestnut. 

Hampton  Philo  S.,  machinist,  h  409  Ellicott. 

Hanley  John,  laborer,  h  9  Harvester  ave. 

Hanshaw  George  E.,  laborer,  h  Union 

Hanson  Edmond,  laborer,  h  off  Buell. 

Harding  William  E.,  teacher  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

Harmon  Carrie  M.,  h  433  E.  Main. 

Harmon  Emma  C  ,  h  433  E.  Main. 

Harmon  Harriet  E.,  widow  of  Eugene,  h  137  State. 

Harmon  Israel,  carpenter,  h  20  Swan. 

Harmon  Ors  D.,  architect  and  job  carpenter,  rear  Court,  h  Swan. 

Harper  Charles  W.,  carpenter,  h  312  Ellicott. 

Harrington  Charles  H.,  general  sec'y  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  7  Jackson,  bds.  306  Washington  ave. 

Harrington  Thomas,  laborer,  h  6  Thorp. 

Harris  Chai'les,  painter,  h  43  Maple. 


36  BATAVIA   VILLAGE — TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 


Harris  Eva,  (Mrs.  F.  B.)  prop,  boarding-house,  37  State. 

Harris  Henry  S.,  carriagemaker,  h  26  Cherry. 

Harrison  Willard  C,  prop,  billiard  parlor,  E.  Main  cor.  State,  h  36  Jackson. 

Hart  Daniel,  h  210  W.  Main. 

Hart  Frederick,  machinist,  h  550  E.  Main. 

Hart  Thaddeus,  carriage  builder,  h  6  S.  Liberty. 

Hartley  Ann,  h  10  Seaver  Place. 

Hartshorn  Eugene  G.,  clerk,  bds.  307  Washington  ave. 

Hartshorn  Mary,  widow  of  Russell,  h  10  Liberty. 

HARTSHORN  NELSON,  farmer  in  Darien  284,  h  307  Washington  ave. 

Harvey  Andrew  J.,  laborer,  h  18  Swan. 

Hass  William,  farmer  14,  h  Pearl. 

Hawes  Silas,  laborer,  h  .49  S.  Main. 

Hawkins  Ernest  C,  prop.  Troy  Laundry,  32  Jackson,  h  3  School. 

Hawkins  John,  laborer,  h  32  S.  Main. 

Hawley  Alfred,  clerk,  bds.  25  Vine. 

HAY  MICHAEL  W.,  street  supt.,  h  37  Center. 

Hayden  Charles,  laborer,  h  South. 

Hayes  Thoma.s,  tinsmith,  h  47  State. 

Hays  Alexander,  freight  and  station  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &.  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  34  Ellicott. 

Haywood  John  H.,  h  217  E.  Main. 

Hazel  Ernest,  cabinetmaker,  h  100  Harvester  ave. 

Heal  Frank  C,  wholesale  dealer  in  liquor,  tobacco,  and  cigars,  36^  E.  Main,  h  Ellicott 

cor.  Evans. 
Heal  Frederick,  laborer,  h  30  Harvester  ave. 
Hedden  William,  mechanic,  h  8  Wood. 
Heidkner  George,  bartender  Ellicott  House,  bds.  do. 
Hender.^on  Anson  W.,  macuinist,  h  6  Fisher  Park. 
Henderson  Sarah  A.,  (Mrs.  R.  R.)  h  63  Hutchins. 
Henion  Tunis,  laborer,  bds.  20  Harvester  ave. 
Hensner  Philip,  painter,  h  15  Vine. 
Hermance  Frank,  laborer,  h  South. 
Hermance  George,  laborer,  h  25  Hutchins. 
Herrick  Anna,  teacher. 
Herrick  Joshua  G.,  carpenter,  h  12  Ross. 
Herrick  Mattie,  teacher. 
Hess  FVed,  laborer,  h  119  Ross. 
Hess  John,  ins.  agent,  h  3  Walker. 
Hewitt  Henry,  (J.  B.  &  H.  Hewitt)  h  Hewitt  Place. 
Hewitt  J.  B.  &  H.,  dealers  in  dry  goods,  carpets,  etc.,  72  E.  Main. 
Hewitt  John  B..  (J.  B.  &  H.  Hewitt)  h  E.  Mam. 
HICKOX  GEORGE  W.,  (Chaddock  &  Hickox)  h  6  Vine. 
Hide  Joseph,  mason,  h  48  Walnut. 

Higgins  Heman  W.,  sexton  M.  E.  Church,  h  6  Washington  ave. 
Higgins  Thomas,  retired,  h  5t.3  E.  Main. 
HIGLEY  ANSON,  retired  farmer,  h  305  Washington  ave. 
Hill  William,  molder,  h  336  Ellicott. 
Hiiler  Andrew,  laborer,  h  30  S.  Liberty. 

Hilton  Frank,  prop.  Brunswick  billiard  parlor,  11  Jackson,  h  do. 
Hinds  John,  farmer  130,  h  137  Bank. 
Hinkston  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Dows,  h  10  Ellicott  ave. 
Hinkston  Fred  P.,  com.  traveler,  h  10  Ellicott  ave. 
Hodges  Gerry  0.,  caipenter,  h  41  W.  Main. 
Hoffman  Martha,  widow  of  Peter,  h  7  Oak. 
Hoffman  William,  tailor,  h  32  Pearl. 
Hogan  James  H.,  cigarmaker,  bds.  33  Lvon. 
Hogan  John,  laborer,  h  34  Pearl. 
Hogan  Mary,  widow  of  James,  h  35  Lyon. 
Hogancamp  Charles  W.,  marble  worker,  h  211  Bank. 


BATAVIA   VILLAGE — TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  37 


Hohn  Edward,  machinist,  h  162  Vine. 

Holahan  John,  laborer,  h  30  Church. 

Holden  Frank,  com.  traveler,  bds.  422  E.  Main. 

Holden  G-eorge  H.,  deputy  county  clerk,  h  206  E.  Main. 

Holden  Hannah,  widow  of  R.  0.,  h  424  E.  Main. 

HOLDER  HINMA^T,  (R.  0.  Holden  &  Son)  h  422  E.  Main. 

Holden  William,  carpenter,  h  120  Main. 

HOLDEN  R.  O.  &  SON,  (Hinman  H.  and  C.  M.  Robson)  dealers  in  dry  goods,  83 
and  85  E.  Main. 

Holdridge  G-eorge  W.,  hacknian,  h  37  Jackson. 

Holihan  John,  blacksmith,  h  55  Oak. 

HOLMES  JOSEPH  W.,  civil  engineer,  manuf.  of  engmeers',  surveyors',  and  astronom- 
ical instruments,  owns  farm  in  Alabama  105,  7  Prospect  ave.,  h  do. 

Homelius  Frances,  widow  of  Frank  B.,  h  24  Walnut. 

Homelius  Henry  B.,  carpenter,  h  24  Walnut. 

HOMELIUS  HENRY  W.,  architect,  contractor,  and  builder,  39  Walnut. 

HONECK  CHARLES  H.,  supt.  New  York  Lumber  and  Wood  Working  Co.,  h  12 
Swan. 

Hooker  William,  (Batavia  Brewing  Co.)  h  218  Washington  ave. 

Hooper  David,  prop,  boarding-house,  104  Jackson. 

Hopkins  Charles,  laborer,  bds.  31  Tracy  Place. 

Hopkins  Dewitt  C,  carpenter,  h  205  Washington  ave. 

Hopkins  Mary  G.,  widow  of  Fones,  h  31  Tracy  Place. 

Hopp  William,  jeweler,  bds.  15  Bank 

Horsch  Anthony,  mason,  h  144  Harvester  ave. 

Hosmer  Harriet,  widow  of  Simeon,  h  536  E.  Main. 

Hosmer  Walker  W.,  teamster,  h  529  E.  Main. 

HOTEL  RICHMOND,  William  J.  Mann,  prop.,  E.  Main. 

HOUGH  CHARLES  W.,  treas.  Wiard  Plow  Co.,  h  432  E.  Main. 

Hough  George,  book-keeper,  h  318  E.  Mam. 

Hough  William  H.,  laborer,  h  128  Ellicott. 

HOUGHTON  CHARLES,  (Houghton  &  Dewey)  h  139  State. 

HOUGHTON  &  DEWEY,  (Charles  H.  and  Charles  E.  D.)  dentists,  108  E.  Main. 

Houlihan  Simon,  laborer,  h  Oak. 

House  Jacob,  manuf.  of  ginger  ale,  soda,  and  mineral  waters,   108  W.  Main,  h  do. 

HOUSEKNECHT  PHILOS  B.,  artist  and  photographer,  ink,  crayon^  and  pastel  work  a 
specialty,  106  Main,  h  rear  37  State. 

Hovey  Luke  S.,  carriage  trimmer,  Ellicott,  h  139  Summit. 

Hovey  Soencer,  carriage  trimmer,  h  G  School. 

HOWARD  HAYDEN  U.,  negotiates  loans,  etc.,  1  Walker  block,  h  220  E.  Main. 

HOWARD  ROYAL  T.,  pres.  Genesee  County  Bank,  h  104  Bank. 

Howard  Stephen  D.,  laborer,  h  334  Ellicott. 

Howe  David,  retired  farmer  23,  h  11  Maple. 

Howe  Frank  A.,  (Dunham  &  Howe)  h  538  E.  Main. 

Howe  Frank  E.,  student,  bds.  538  B.  Main. 

Howe  Ira,  teamster,  h  532  E.  Main. 

Howe  Phineas,  retired,  aged  95,  bds.  538  E.  Main. 

Howe  William,  engineer  N.  Y.  C.  &.  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  11  Maple. 

Hoyl  John,  carpenter,  bd.s.  28  State. 

Hoyt  John,  laborer,  h  17  William. 

Hubbard  Henry  C,  teamster,  h  455  Ellicott. 

Huber  John,  laborer,  h  8  Robinson. 

Huggins  Charles  W.,  clerk,  h  15  Pearl. 

HULL  CARLOS  A.,  county  clerk,  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

HUMPHREYS  HANNAH  M.,  widow  of  Hector,  h  35  Bank. 

Hunn  Juha,  h  62  S.  Main. 

Hunter  Mary  W.,  (Mrs.  Dr.  D.  C.)  h  146  Jackson. 

HUNTLEY  BYRON  E.,  vice-pres.  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  h  212  E.  Main. 

Hurbolt  Charles,  clerk,  h  56  S.  Liberty. 


38  BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 

Hurd  Chester  P.,  carpenter,  h  157  Bank. 

Hurlburt  Tniman,  retired,  h  33  State. 

HUTCIIINS  HORACE  S.,  M.  D..  homeo.  physician,  89  E.  Main,  h  215  do. 

Hutchmson  Jolin,  laborer,  h  Clifton  ave. 

Hyde  Walter,  laborer,  h  36  Pearl. 

INSTITUTION  FOR  THE  BLIND,  A.  Gr.  Clement,  A.M.,  supt.,  Richmond  ave. 

Irvine  Robert,  engineer,  h  164  State. 

Ives  Henry  A.,  dealer  in  patent  rights,  h  322  EUicott. 

Jackson  Henry,  laborer,  h  20  Cedar. 

Jackson  John  A.,  spoke  finisher,  bds.  Continental  Hotel. 

Jameson  Frank  M.,  accountant  at  Institution  for  the  Blind,  h  8  Mix  Place. 

Jaquith  Henry,  shoemaker,  h  6  Wiard. 

Jarvis  Will  0.,  teacher  at  the  Rectory  School,  Hamden,  Conn.,  h  10  Tracy  Place. 

Jasper  Fred,  laborer,  h  61  S.  Liberty. 

Jaynes  W^illiam,  molder,  h  4  Otis. 

Jerome  Mary  R.,  widow,  h  16  Bank. 

Jewel  Frank,  laborer,  h  15  William. 

Johnson  Cyrus  A.,  pastor  First  Baptist  Church,  h  116  State. 

Johnson  Harvey,  butcher,  h4  Oak. 

Johnson  Homer,  com.  traveler,  h  364  Ellicott. 

Johnson  George  T.,  piano  tuner,  bds.  112  State. 

Johnson  Horace  E.,  machinist,  h  9  Wood. 

JOHNSON  JOHN  G.,  lawyer,  74  Main,  h  143  W.  Main. 

Johnson  Martha  E.,  h  105  State. 

Johnson  Peter,  laborer,  h  23  Lyon. 

Johnson  Sarah,  widow  of  William,  h  9  S.  Liberty. 

Johnson  Thomas,  teamster,  h  321  Ellicott. 

JOHNSTON  HARVESTER  CO.,  A.  J.  Glass,  pres.;  B.  E.  Huntley,  vice-pres.;  E.J. 

Mockford,  sec'y  and  supt,  Harvester  ave. 
JONES  AMELIA  C,  widow  of  Alva,  h  2(i3  Washington  ave. 
Jones  David  C,  prop.  Park  Hotel  and  dealer  in  horses,  Court  cor.  Ellicott. 
Jones  James  B.,  (Jones  &  Son)  h  21  Oak. 
Jones  James  H.,  (Jones  &  Son)  h  45  Ellicott  ave. 

Jones  &  Son,  (James  H.  and  James  B.)  dealers  in  groceries  and  meat,  19  Jackson. 
Joslyn  Almarin,  retired,  h  407  E.  Main. 
Josllyn  Amanda,  widow  of  Samuel  B.,  bds.  115  Bank. 
Kane  James,  blacksmith,  h  11  William. 
Kane  John  J.,  (Shults  &  Kane)  town  clerk,  h  41  Liberty. 
Kane  Mary,  widow  of  Timothy,  h  41  Liberty. 
Kane  William  F.,  cutter,  emp.  C.  W.  Luckel,  bds.  41  Liberty. 
Karlson  Frans  ],.,  tailor,  h  310  Ellicott. 
Kearney  Thorn ;is,  laborer,  h  47  Buell. 
Keefe  John,  lal.orer,  h  Union. 
Keehn  John,  retired,  bds.  28  State. 
Keeliii  William,  carpenter,  h  1  Pearl. 
Kellar  Fred  M.,  patteinmaker,  h  32  Maple. 
Kellar  Moses  F.,  machinist,  h  137  Summit. 
Kelley  Jerry,  laborer,  h  Union. 
Kelley  John,  lab'->rer,  h  Union. 
Kelley  John,  laborer,  h  154  Bank. 
Kelley  John,  laborer,  h  8  S.  Liberty. 
Kelly  James,  laborer,  h  19  School. 
Kelsey  Homer  N.,  agent,  h  27  Walnut. 
Kelsey  Jerome,  teainster,  h  105  W.  Main. 
Kempton  John  A.,  carpenter,  h  rear  29  Harvester  ave. 
KEMPTON  MARTIN  L.,  manuf.  of  wire  and  picket  fence,  117  Harvester  ave,  h  15 

V  me. 

Kendall  Cory,  telegraph  operator,  bds.  312  Washington  ave 
Kendall  Solomon  B.,  retired,  h  312  Washington  ave. 


BATAVIA   VILLAGE — TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  39 

Kendall  William  H.,  carpenter,  h  23  Harvester  ave. 

Kennedy  Daniel,  laborer,  h  16  S.  Swan. 

Kennedy  Edward,  laborer,  h  48  Swan. 

Kennedy  John,  laborer,  h  2  Thorp. 

Kennedy  Michael,  laborer,  h  18  East  ave. 

Kenney  John,  cartman,  h  26  South. 

Kenney  Joseph,  laborer,  h  45  Hutchins. 

KENNY  ADELAIDE  R.,  widow  of  Dr.  William  J.  C,  h  311  E.  Main. 

KENNY  MICHAEL,  (Kenny  &  Rourke)  h  152  Elliott. 

KENNY  &  ROURKE,  (Michael  K.  and  John  R.)  dealers  in  groceries  and  provisions, 

wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in  wines  and  liquor,s,  152  Ellicott. 
Kent  Frederick,  wheelmaker,  bds.  Jackson. 
KENYON  E.  PORTER,  formerly  dealer  in  groceries,  provisions,  and  ice,  80  Main,  h 

149  Bank. 
Kenyon  Edward  L.,  com.  traveler,  h  107  Bank. 
Kenyon  Enoch,  carpenter,  h  2  James. 

Kerslake  James,  tailor  and  prop,  meat  market,  113  Main,  h  17  Center. 
Kerslake  William  E.,  clerk,  bds.  8  Center. 
Keyes  William,  carpenter,  h  531  E.  Main. 
Keystone  Mfg.  Co.,  A.  W.  Preston,  prop.,  manufs.  of  picture   frames,  and   dealers  in 

picture  and  art  goods,  55  E.  Main. 
KIBBE  CHARLES  A.,  farm  agency  and  real  estate  dealer,  94  E.  Main,  h  13  Bank. 
Kibbe  Chauncy  S.,  glove  manuf.,  h  36  Ellicott  ave. 
Kibler  George,  (Kibler  &  Conrad)  h  22  Main. 

Kibler  &  Conrad,  (George  K.  and  Paul  C.)  props.  Continental  Hotel,  22  E.  Main. 
Kies  Gottlieb,  book  binder,  57  E.  Main,  h  55  W.  Main. 
KING  ALBERT  H.,  bd.s.  Hotel  Richmond. 
King  Asa,  (King  &  Red.shaw)  h  218  Ellicott. 
King  Cornelia,  widow  of  Darius,  bds.  16  Spruce. 
KING  FRANCIS  D.,  contractor  and  builder,  h  11  Vine. 
King  Harry,  laborer,  h  330  Ellicott. 
King  Walter  E.,  building  mover,  h  16  Spruce. 

KING  &  REDSHAW,  (Asa  K.  and  John  R.)  contractors  and  builders,  Church. 
Kinne  Charles  A.,  deputy  internal  revenue  collector,  h  111  Jackson. 
Kinney  Dennis,  laborer,  h  Pearl. 

Kinney  William  V.,  painter,  h  38  Church.  • 

Kinsella  James,  molder,  h  19  Hewitt  Place.  " 

Kinsella  Milo,  molder,  h  41  Center. 

KINSEY  RUSSELL  L.,  lawyer,  o  Po.stoffice  block,  bds.  Parker  House. 
Kinsley  Theresa,  widow  of  C.  P.,  h  33  Ellicott  ave.  '"^ 

Kirscb  Nicholas  J.,  carpenter,  bds.  Continental  Hotel. 
Klimitz  Charles,  leader  Batavia  Cornet  Band,  music  teacher,  and  gun  and  locksmith,  4 

Center,  h  12  Robinson. 
KLIMITZ  CHARLES  A.  Prof.,  piano  tuner  and  teacher  of  instrumental  music,  h  18 

Walnut. 
Klimitz  Edward  W.,  laborer,  bds.  18  Walnut. 
Klimitz  Emil,  gunsmith,  bds.  18  Walnut. 
Klug  William,  teamster,  h  110  Ellicott. 

Knapp  Lynn  E.  D  ,  widow  of  Volney,  owns  in  Alabama  farm  275,  h  17  North. 
Knickerbocker  Frank  E.,  book-keeper  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  freight  office,  h  Franklin. 
Knickerbocker  James,  retired  fanner,  owns  in  Elba  130,  h  104  Ros.«!. 
Knill  Charles  A.,  mason,  h  147  Bank. 
Knowles  John  W.,  machinist,  h  217  Ellicott. 
Knowl'on  Hattie,  teacher,  h  16  East  ave. 

KNOWLTON  THADDEUS  J.,  farmer  in  Pavilion  69,  h  24  Wood. 
Koons  George  W.,  auctioneer,  bds.  Park  Hotel. 
Krause  Henry,  blacksmith,  h  55  S.  Liberty. 
Kritz  Peter,  cooper,  bds.  Jackson. 
Kuhn  Joseph,  farmer,  h  534  E.  Main. 


40  BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN   OF   BATAVIA. 

Kunard  Julius,  wood  carver,  h  342  EUioott. 
Kurtz  Frank,  prop,  saloon,  14  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Kurtz  Frank,  Jr.,  bartender,  bds.  14  E.  Main. 

Kurtz  John  F.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  57  Jackson,  h  Ellicott. 
Kyre  Martin,  laborer,  h  20  Evans. 
Lacy  Charles  E.,  millwright,  h  21  Swan. 

La  Fountam  Charles  H.,  dealer  in  blue  stone  flagging,  h  2G  Walnut. 
Lake  Jeriy,  laborer,  h  13  Wiard. 
Lake  Richard,  carpenter,  h  1  James. 

Lambertou  Ruby  M.,  widow  of  John,  dressmaker,  h  10  State. 
Land  George,  carpenter,  h  Oak. 
Landers  William,  laborer,  h  14  Liberty. 
Lane  Cyrus  D.,  com.  traveler,  h  539  E.  Main. 
LANE  LOUIS  B.,  (Lawrence  &  Lane)  h  153  Summit. 
Lannigan  John,  laborer,  h  58  S.  Liberty. 

LAPE  JOSEPH,  constable  and  prop,  restaurant,  45  Jackson,  h  17  School. 
Larigo  Almina,  widow  of  Charles  F.,  bds.  203  Washington  ave. 
Lathrop  Harry  E.,  laborer,  h  1  Prune. 
Lathrop  Sarah  E.,  widow  of  Charles  A.,  h  13  Swan. 
LATHROP  SARAH  E.,  widow  of  Samuel,  h  9  East  ave. 
Lawless  Bridget,  widow  of  Stephen,  h  44  Walnut. 

Lawrence  Asa  F.,  manuf.  and  designer  of  fine  or  art  furniture,  110  Jackson,  h  do. 
Lawrence  Charles,  laborei-,  h  73  Hutchins. 
Lawrence  Henry,  laborer,  h  75  Hutchins. 
Lawrence  Reuben,  com.  traveler,  h  39  W.  Main. 
LAWRENCE  SPENCER  J.,  (Lawrence  &  Lane)  bds.  9  Swan. 
LAWRENCE  &  LANE,  (Spencer  J.  H.  and  Louis  B.  L.)  lawyers,  69  E.  Main. 
Lawson  Thomas  N.,  blacksmith,  h  Otis. 
Lay  Catharine,  (Mrs.  J.  L.  )  h  30  Tracy   Place. 
LAY  GEORGE  W.,  lawyer,  h  420  E.  Main. 

LAY  HARRY  M.,  prop,  planing-mill,  dealer  in  coal,  lumber,  and  baled  hay,  29  Lib- 
erty, h  30  Tracy  Place. 
LAY  JOHN  F.,  retu-ed,  h  420  E.  Main. 
Lay  Pauline,  widow  of  Gustavus  A.,  h  16  Bank. 
Leavenworth  Edward  E.,  book-keeper,  bds.  32  Bank. 

LEAVENWORTH  WILLIAM  W.,  sec'y  Batavia  Wheel  Co..  h  23  Ellicott  ave. 
Lee  Marion,  widow  of  C.  W.,  agent  Fleischman  Yeast  Co.,  h  514  E.  Mam. 
LEFLER  GEORGE  W.,  veterinary  surgeon.  Exchange  Place,  h  do. 
Legett  Pulnski,  clerk,  h  20  Ganson  ave. 
Lehmann  John,  laborer,  h  352  Ellicott, 
Lennon  Edward,  laboi-er,  h  41  S.  Liberty. 

Lent  David,  att'y  at  law,  Postoffi.e  block,  Jackson,  h  127  Bank. 
Leonai'd  John,  laborer,  h  Otis. 

Leonard  John  A.,  prop.  Leonard's  baggage  express,  h  5  Robinson. 
Leonard  John  B.,  manager  for  Ferrin  Brothers  Co.,  h  19  Otis. 
Leonard  Lawn,  truckman,  h  6  S.  Liberty. 
Leonard  Richard  B.,  musician,  h  120  Jackson. 
Lerch  John,  laborer,  h  125  Summit. 
LeSeur  James  A.,  clerk  Surrogate's  Court,  h  Wiard. 

Le  SEUR  JOHN  W.,  M.  D.,  homeo,  physician,  over  89  E.  Main,  bds.  215  do. 
Lewis  Alva  W.,  printer,  h  134  Summit. 
Lewis  Frank  H.,  carpenter,  h  5  Cherry. 
Lewis  Fred  A..  (North  &  Lewis)  bds.  130  State. 
Lewis  James,  farmer  in  Bethany  70,  h  114  Ross. 
Lewis  Miles,  guninaker,  h  15  School. 

LEWIS  ROBERT  S.,  editor  and  prop.  Progressive  Batavian,  64  Main,  h  130  State. 
Lewis  Sarah,  widow  of  Walter  S.,  h  127  State. 

Lewis  Waller  W.,  station  agent  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  h  309  Washington  ave. 
Lightsmger  Jacob,  laborer,  bds.  508  E.  Main. 


BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  4I 

Lincoln  Allen  D.,  farmer  in  Alexander  47,  h  125  Jackson. 

Lincoln  Mary  J.,  widow  of  F.  W.,  h  16  Swan.  _^       l.    , ., 

Lincoln  Sarah  F.  Miss,  h  16  Swan.  , 

Lloyd  Sylvester  W.,  pastor  M.  E.  Church,  h  8  Bank. 

Lochnicht  John,  mason,  h  7  Pearl. 

Lochnicht  Joseph,  carpenter,  h  Pearl. 

Locke  Charles,  laborer,  h  i31  Ross. 

Locke  Edward  S.,  painter,  h  127  Harvester  ave. 

Locke  Sarah  D.,  widow  of  David,  h  514  E.  Main. 

Locke  Walter  G.,  painter,  h  18  Pearl. 

Locke  William  H.,  (Boyden  &  Locke)  h  204  Ellicott. 

Loftus  Mary,  widow  of  Patrick,  h212  Ellicott. 

Long  Edwin  C,  lawyer,  h  150  Bank. 

Long  George,  laborer,  h  Oak. 

Long  Lewis,  carpenter,  h  Webster. 

Loomis  Calvin,  farmer,  h  135  Bank. 

Loomis  Jane,  widow  of  Washington,  h35  Center. 

Loomis  Loren,  laborer,  h  71  Swan. 

Loomis  Reuben  H.,  carpenter,  h  22  Vine. 

Looney  George,  gas  fitter,  h  5  Chase  Park. 

Lord  Leonora  V.,  widow  of  Oscar  W.,  h  211  Washington  ave. 

Lorish  Charles  H.,  clerk,  bds.  Central  ave. 

Lorish  J.  &  L.  C,  dealers  in  groceries  and  provisions,  21  and  23  Jackson. 

Lorish  Josiah,  (J.  &  L.  C.  Lorish)  h  21  and  23  Jackson. 

Lorish  Lester  H.,  laborer,  h  23  Central  ave. 

Lorish  Luellan  C,  (J.  &  L.  C.  Lorish)  h  21  and  23  Jackson. 

Lounsberry  Florilla  M.,  widow  of  Dr.  Earl  B.,  hill  Summit. 

Lowe  Alexander  B.,  molder,  h  121  Ross. 

Lown  Benjamin  F.,  carpenter,  h  11  East  ave. 

Lown  Irving  J.,  laborer,  h  11   Wood. 

LUCKEL  CHARLES  W.,  merchant  tailor,  30  Jackson,  bds.  4  Cedar. 

Luckel  Philip,  tailor,  Main  cor.  Jackson,  h  4  Cedar. 

Luf  Chailes,  cabinetmaker,  h  100  Harvester  ave. 

Luppert  George,  carpenter,  h  38  S.  Swan. 

Lusk  Lucinda  P.,  widow  of  R.  S.,  h  100  Bank. 

Lynch  James,  laborer,  li  48  Hutchins. 

Lynch  Nellie  M.,  music  teacher  at  Institution  for  the  Blind,  bds.  Genesee  House. 

Lynch  Thomas,  agent  for  shirts  and  gents'  furnishing  goods,  bds.  Genesee  House. 

LYNCH  TIMOTHY,  prop.  Genesee  House,  18  Jackson,  h  do. 

Lyseght  John,  gardener,  emp.  Mrs.  D.  Richmond,  h  29  Ross. 

Mackey  David  S..  millwright,  h  42  Ellicott. 

Mackey  James,  clerk,  h  32  Ellicott. 

Mackey  John,  laborer,  bds.  221  W.  Main. 

Mackey  Margaret,  prop,  variety  store,  38  Main,  h  32  Ellicott. 

Mackie  James  G.,  dealer  in  dry  and  fancy  goods,  61  E.  Main,  h  12  Ellicott  ave. 

Macy  Louise  J.,  widow  of  George,  h  320  E.  Main. 

MADDOCK    HUMPHERY   P.,  teacher   industrial    department    Institution    for  the 

BHnd.  h  213  Bank. 
Mahaney  Kate,  dressmaker.  Main,  h  13  Wood. 
Mahonev  James,  laborer,  h  44  Church. 
MAIN  SIDNEY  U.,  retired,  h  431  E.  Main. 
Malley  Joseph,  laborer,  h  7  S.  Swan. 

Maloney  Michael,  dealer  in  groceries,  crockery,  etc.,  34  Main,  h  119  Bank. 
Maloney  Michael,  mail  agent,  h  107  State. 
Maney  James,  coachman,  h  122  Ross. 
Mann  Charles  A.,  clerk  Hotel  Richmond,  bds.  do. 
Mann  Eunice,  widow  of  Chester,  born  in  1803,  bds.  11  Summit. 
Mann  George  G.,  mason.  5  Howard. 
Mann  Harry,  laborer,  h  Thorp. 


42  BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 


Mann  William  B.,  retired,  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

MANN  WILLIAM  J.,  prop.  Hotel  Richmond,  resides  do. 

Manninji;  James,  laborer,  li  11  S.  Main. 

Mannin-i;  James,  laborer,  h  127  W.  Main. 

^Linning  John,  mason,  h  61  Oak. 

Manning  Peter,  manager  billiard  room,  Hotel  Richmond,  bds.  do. 

Manning  Redmond,  laborer,  h  129  W.  Main. 

Manning  Thomas,  mason,  h  40  Lyon. 

Marble  Gardner,  section  boss  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  bds.  108  Jackson. 

Marble  Henry,  laborer,  h  39  Jackson. 

Maroney  John,  emp.  on  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Central  ave. 

Maroney  Mary,  widow  of  Michael,  h  24  Cherry. 

Marse  Solomon,  ins.  agent,  10  E.  Main,  h  418  do. 

Marshall  George,  machinist,  h  3  Chase  Park. 

Marshall  Henry,  machinist,  bds.  3  Chase  Park. 

Marshall  Thomas  H.,  machinist,  bds.  3  Chase  Park. 

Martelle  Theophilus,  laborer,  h  6  Walker. 

Martin  Isaac,  carpenter,  h  Ross. 

Martin  Margaret,  widow  of  John,  tailoress,  bds.  114  Staie. 

Martin  Rose,  dressmaker,  h  27  State. 

Mattice  Michael,  carpenter,  h  35  S.  Main. 

Mansnest  John,  barber,  4  Jackson,  h  57  Ellicott. 

MAXWELL  ROBERT  A.,  State  supt.  of  insurance,  h  37  Ellicott  ave. 

May  Herman,  (May  &  Glade)  h  123  Ellicott. 

May   &   Glade,  (Herman  M.  and  John   G )   dealers  in   groceries  and   provisions,  13- 

Jackson. 
McAllister  Frank,  owner  and  late  prop.  Ellicott  House,  Jackson  cor.  Ellicott. 
McBride  Arthur,  engineer,  h  15  Hewitt  Place. 
McBride  James,  laborer,  h  14  Trumbull  Place. 
McBride  John,  mason,  h  4  S.  Swan. 
McBride  Thomas,  mason,  h  6  Hutchins. 
McCann  Kate,  visitors'  attendant  Institution  for  the  Blind. 
McCann  Minnie,  (Mrs.  William)  dressmaker,  103  Main. 
McCann  William  H.,  clerk,  bds.  43  State. 
McCarthy  Michael,  laborer,  h  24  Walker  Place. 
McCory  Robert,  machinist,  h  43  Liberty. 
McCully  Andrew,  constable,  h  60  Swan. 
McCully  James,  laborer,  h  23  Cherry. 
McDonald  Alexander,  molder,  h  25  Otis. 
McDonald  John,  retired,  h  13  Center. 
McDonald  Margaret,  widow  of  Callahan,  h  26  Main. 
McEllven  Carrie  M.,  widow  of  William,  h  15  Wood. 
McKlus  Isabella,  widow  of  John,  h  ]  16  State. 
McEuty  Patrick,  laborer,  h  Franklin. 
McFarlan  Owen,  laborer,  h  Pearl. 
McGovvan  Thomas,  laborer,  h  39  Maple. 

McGrath  Michael  J.,  engineer  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  104  Summit. 
McGuiik  Owen,  farmer,  h  Cone  Place. 
Mclntire  Martin,  conductor,  h  14  Center. 
Mclntire  Nellie  G.,  teaoher,  bds.  27  Bank. 

McINTYRE  LEVANT  C,  pres.  First  National  Bank,  h  27  Bank. 
McKaon  Michael,  laborer,  h  365  Ellicott. 
McKelvey  William,  machinist,  h  109  State. 

McKENZIE  JOHN  M.  Hon..  fMcKenzie,  Ryan  &  Storms)  bds.  15  Bank. 
McKENZIE,  RYAN  &  STORMS,  (John  M.  McK.,  John  F.  R.,  and  John  C.  S.)  dealers 

m  clothmg  and  gents'  furnishing  goods,  87  E.  Main. 
McKeon  Grace,  teacher  of  vocal  music. 
McKEO  WN  DAVID,  successor  to  F.  J.  Gast,  baker  and  confectioner,  candies  and  ice 

cream  a  specialty,  119  E.  Main. 


BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA.  45, 

McLaughlin  Charles  D.,  com.  traveler,  h  140  Ellicott. 

McLaughlin  James,  prop,  saloon,  140  Ellicott,  h  do. 

McLaughlin  James  R.,  com.  traveler,  140  Ellicott. 

McLaughlin  Peter,  carpenter,  h  14  Vine. 

McLean  Lewis  H.,  clerk  Bank  of  Genesee,  h  14  Bank. 

McMahon  John,  brakeman,  h  130  Ellicott.' 

McMann  Hugh,  laborer,  h  4^  Swan. 

McNeeley  Henry,  waiter,  bds.  49  Main. 

McNish  John,  hay  dealer,  bds.  132  Jackson. 

McVean  Daniel,  farmer  m  Darien  200,  h  310  Washington  ave. 

McWAlN  ANDREW  J.,  (Griswold  &  MeWain)  h  5  Ross. 

Mead  Eda,  widow  of  Charles,  h  17  Ross. 

Menkle  George,  laborer,  h  50  South. 

Merrihew  William  P.,  com.  traveler,  h  02  Washington  ave. 

Merrill  John,  clerk,  h  11  1  Jackson. 

Merrill  Joseph  C,  laborer,  h  17  Washington  ave. 

Merntt  Emma,  widow  of  Salem,  h  204  W.  Main. 

Meserve  Charles  W.,  railroad  contiactor,  li  457  Ellicott. 

Metcalf  Joseph,  prop.  National  Hotel,  off  Jackson. 

Metzger  Jacob,  laborer,  h  32  Vine. 

Metzger  Michael,  omnibus  driver  Hotel  Richmond,  bds.  do. 

Metzker  William,  painter,  h  153  Jackson. 

Metzler  Lizzie,  widow  of  Peter,  h  30  Cherry. 

Michal  George,  laborer,  h  154  Vine. 

Millen  John,  carpenter,  h  155  Jackson. 

Miller  Andrew  T.,  asst.  cashier  Bank  of  Batavia,  h  22  Ross.  |  g    '        /"" 

MILLER  HOLDEN  T.,  cashier  Bank  of  Batavia,  h  404  E.  Main. 

Miller  Jacob,  sexton  St.  James's  Church,  h  48  S.  Main. 

Miller  William  F.,  mason,  h  31  Walker. 

Mills  Orlin,  laborer,  h  3  Willow. 

Minahan  Cornelius,  laborer,  h  oflf  Franklin. 

Minahan  Julia,  tailoress,  h  221  Bank. 

Miner  William,  laborer,  h  11  Otis. 

Minges  Lewis,  machinist,  h  4  Chase  Park. 

Minges  Pulaski,  painter,  h  133  State. 

MIX  DAVID  E.  E.,  civil  engineer,  Uebele  block,  h  4  Mix  Place. 

Mix  George,  pattern  fitter,  h  10  Center. 

Mix  Nancy,  widow  of  Joseph  B.,  h  9  Bank. 

MOCKFORD  EDWARD  J.,  sec'y  andsupt.  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  h  20  BanK. 

Mockford  Henry,  lumber  inspector,  emp.  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  h   128  Harvester 

ave. 
Mockford  John  E.,  supt.  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  farmer  156,  h  20  Bank. 
Mockford  Milton  J.,  machinist,  bds.  128  Harvester  ave. 
Mockford  William  H.,  foreman,  h  5  Harvester  ave. 
MOGRIDGE  THOMAS,    black.sraith,   mauuf.  of    wagons,  carriages,  and  sleighs,    2 

Seaver  Place,  h  100  Ross. 
Moiles  John,  laborer,  h  off  Buell. 
Moll  Morns,  molder,  h  116  Vine. 
Monnell  Henry  C,  laborer,  h  50  Walker. 
Monroe  Amos  H.,  varnisher,  hill  State. 
Moore  Joseph  H.,  teamster,  h  off  Jackson. 
Moran  Mary,  widow  of  John,  h  16  S.  Liberty. 
Moreau  Frank  A.,  laborer,  h  108  Jackson. 
Moreau  George  W.,  express  messenger,  h  25  Central  ave. 
Moreau  Pauline,  (Mrs.  Frank)  prop,  boarding-house,  108  Jackson. 
Moreau  Wilber  C,  wagonmaker,  h  45  State. 
MORGAN  GEORGE  E.,  clerk,  h  13  S.  Main. 
Morgan  Lucius  J.,  carpenter,  h  38  Maple. 
Morgan  Sarah  B.,  widow  of  Ebenezer  B.,  h  69  S.  Main. 


44  BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 


Morgan  William  B.,  h  36  State. 

Morris  George  B.,  peddler,  h  170  State. 

Morrison  Wesley,  carpenter,  rear  34  Cedar. 

Morse  Charles  G.,  milk  peddler,  h  6  Walker  Place. 

Morse  Edward  P.,  founder  Elmwood  Cemetery,  dealer  in  gravel,  farmer  15,  h  530  E. 

Main 
Morse  Henry  L.,  laborer,  h  4  Robinson. 

Morse  Herbert  A.,  physician  and  surgeon.  Main  cor.  Bank,  h  17  Summit. 
Mosier  William,  retired,  h  16  Vine. 
Moss  Philip,  laborer,  h  46  Washington  ave. 
Moule  Levi,  retired  farmer  116,  h  53  EUicott  ave. 

MOULTON  BURT,  manager  Cottage  restaurant  and  bar,  1  State,  h  do. 
Moulton  Edward  T.,  ex-mail  agent,  h  1  State. 

Moulton  Frank  G.,  (Parsons  &  Co.)  dealer  in  hay,  straw,  etc.,  h  129  Jackson. 
Moulton  Orson,  dealer  in  horses,  h   122  Bank. 
Mower  Benjamin  F.,  carpenter,  h  Walnut. 
MOYNIHAN  MICHAEL,  merchant  tailor,  dealer  in  clothing  and  gents'  furnishing 

goods,  47  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Mullen  Charles,  laborer,  h  3  Prune. 
Mullen  Eliza,  widow  of  James,  h  8  Chase  Park. 
Mullen  Joseph,  clerk,  bds.  32  Bank. 

Muller  Eugene  R.,  watchmaker,  emp.  Caney  &,  Bradley,  bds.  37  State. 
Munger  Luman,  gunsmith,  h  Jackson. 
Munn  Fred  C,  clerk,  bds.  15  Bank. 
Muntz  Conrod,  laborer,  h  rear  34  Cedar. 
Muntz  John,  cabinetmaker,  h  103  Evans. 
Murphy  Daniel,  prop,  saloon,  25  Evans. 
Murphy  Martin,  switchman,  h  22  Cherry. 
Murray  Peter,  laborer,  h  11  Trumbull  Place. 
Myers  Adam,  laborer,  h  Elm. 

Myers  Charles,  dealer  in  groceries,  59  S.  Liberty,  h  50  do. 
Myers  Fred,  overseer  of  the  poor,  h  38  Ellicott. 
M'YLCR.\NE  W.  T.,  sec'y   and  treas.    Syracuse    Forging   and  Gun  Co.,  bds.  Hotel 

Richmond. 
Napier  John  H.,  agent  American  Express  Co.,  10  Jackson,  bds.  Genesee  Hotel. 
Narey  Kate,  dressmaker,  h  W^iard. 
Nash  Willard,  retired,  h  12  Pearl. 

Neasmith  John  B.,  member  board  of  health,  h9  Walker. 
Negus  Addison  G.,  barber,  h  13  Chestnut. 
Neil  Charles,  mason, h  147  Bank. 
Nelson  William  C,  canvasser,  h  128  State. 
Netzen  Oscar,  tailor,  h  20  Tracy  Place. 
New  Mary  E.,  widow  of  Jacob,  h  3  Harvester  ave. 
NEW  YORK  LUMBER  AND  WOOD  WORKL^G  CO.,  Charles  H.  Honeck,  supt., 

capital  $100,000,  offices  in  New  York  city,  Elizabeth. 
Newell  Albert  C,  retired  clergyman,  h  108  State. 
Nichols  Charles,  prop,  meat  market,  h  115  W.  Main. 
Nichols  Marion,  inventor  Nichols's  binder,  h  15  Tracy  Place. 
Nichols  Raymond,  machinist,  h  138  Bank. 
Nims  Louisa,  widow  of  W.  W.,  h  1  1  Wiard. 
Nobles  Newton  D.,  prop,  roller-mills,  23  Evans,  h  18  Ellicott. 
Nolan  Thomas,  laborer,  h  108  S.  Main. 

Norcutt  Alphonzo,  section  master  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  65  Ellicott  ave. 
NORTH  SAFFORD  E.,  (North  &  Lewis)  county  judge,  surrogate,  and  attorney  at 

law,  84  Main,  h  13  Summit. 
North  &  Lewis,  (Safford  E.  N.  and  Fred  A.  L.)  attorneys  and  counselors  at  law,  84 

Main. 
Northrop  Julia  A.,  widow  of  Charles  A.,  h  315  E.  Main. 
NORTON  ANN,  widow  of  Moses,  h  38  Ellicott  ave. 


BATAVIA    VILLAGE — TOWN   OF   BATAVIA.  45 

Norton  Jacob,  blacksmith,  h  357  Ellicott, 

Norton  Minnie,  dressmaker,  h  13  Jackson. 

Nott  Ebert,  laborer,  h  64  S.  Liberty. 

NOTES  EBENEZER  B.,  retired,  h  15  Bank. 

NOYES  EVA  L.,  (Mrs.  E.  B.)  prop,  boarding-house,  15  Bank. 

Nugent  Jarne^,  mason,  h  12  Hutchins. 

Nugent  Michael,  laborer,  h  130  Harvester  ave. 

Nugent  Michael,  engineer,  h  121  Jack'^on. 

Nugent  Perry,  teamster,  h  32  Seaver  Place. 

Nugent  Thomas,  laborer,  h  27  Walker. 

O'Brian  Michael,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  106  Main  and  107  Harvester  ave^ 
h  107  Harvester  ave. 

O'Connor  Bridget,  w^idowr  of  James,  h  327  Ellicott. 

O'Connor  Daniel,  laborer,  h  34  Pearl. 

O'Connor  Edw^ard,  laborer,  h  44  Church. 

O'Connor  James,  brakeman,  h  41  Central  ave. 

O'Connor  John,  laborer,  h  46  Walnut. 

Odion  Robert  C,  carpenter,  h  68  S.  Liberty. 

O'Donnell  John,  retired,  h  61  Sv^an. 

O'Donnell  Patrick,  laborer,  h  15  Central  ave. 

Ogden  George,  teacher  of  music  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

O'Hara  James  A.,  conductor,  h  18  Robinson. 

O'Hara  Owen,  laborer,  h  33  Hutchins. 

Oliver  Kittie,  widow  of  Robert,  h  16  Ellicott. 

Oliver  William  H.,  carpenter,  h  13  Hutchins. 

OLMSTED  ALBERT  C,  dealer  in  coal  and  lumber,  43  Center,  h  423  E.  Main. 

ONDERDONK  HENRY  L.,  dealer  in  harnesses  and  horse  furnishing  goods,  65  Main, 
h  103  State. 

Onderdonk  Ralph  W.,  harnessmaker,  h  State. 

O'Neil  Martin,  laborer,  h  6  Robinson. 

Osborne  Charles  R.,  book-keeper,  bds.  22  Center. 

Osborne  Sarah  C,  widow  of  E.  N.,  h  22  Center. 

Osborne  William  E.,  clerk,  bds.  22  Center. 

Ostrander  Delbert,  doorman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  106  Evans. 

Ott  Frank  A..  (Ott  &  Fox)  h  16  Walnut. 

Ott  George,  blacksmith,  h  48  Washington  ave. 

Ott  &  Fox,  (Frank  A.  0.  and  Joseph  F.  F.)  horseshoers  and  blacksmiths,  Echange  Place. 

Page  Eliphas  B.,  musician  and  dealer  in  musical  instruments,  66  Main,  h  127  Summit. 

Page  Orris,  clerk,  bds.  127  Summit. 

Page  William,  molder,  h   112  Vine. 

Palmer  Damon,  retired  physician,  h  14  Wood. 

Palmer  G.  Welton   medical  student,  bds.  14  Wood. 

Palmer  George,  engineer,  h  42  Church. 

Palmer  Samuel,  retired,  h  124  State. 

Palmer  W^illiam  T.,  manuf.  of  paper  boxes,  56-60  Main,  h  216Washington  ave. 

Pardee  George,  retired,  bds.  Tibbitts  House. 

Park  Hotel,  D.  C.  Jones,  prop  ,  Court  cor.  Ellicott. 

PARK  PLACE  SCHOOL,  Mary  J.  Wilkins,  prin.;  Prof.  H.  D.  Wilkins,  musical  di- 
rector; Prof.  A.  M.  Hill,  linguist;  Miss  Gertrude  Wilson,  mathematics  and  nat- 
ural science ;  Miss  Louise  Kellogg,  musical  assistant ;  Miss  Helen  Cox,  history 
and  art.  Park  Place. 

PARKER  HOUSE,  formerly  Purdy's  Hotel,  George  H.  Curtis,  prop.,  E.  Main. 

Parker  Le  Roy,  lawyer  in  Buffalo,  bds.  16  Summit. 

PARKER  ORRIN  C,  bds.  Parker  House. 

Parkin  William,  supt.  cemetery,  108  Ross. 

Parmele  E.  Steven,  agent  Wiard  Plow  Co.,  h  151  Summit. 

PARMELE  LUCIUS  B.,  M.D.,  physician  and  surgeon,  38  State,  h  do. 

Parmelee  Fred,  mechanic,  h  12  Hewitt  Place. 

Parmelee  Harry  W.,  clerk,  h  130  Summit. 


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Parson  Martin,  laborer,  h  25  Harvester  ave. 

PARSONS  JAMES  P.,  with  Parsons  &  Co.,  h  46  S.  Main. 

Parsons  James  R.,  (Parsons  &  Co.)  h  4  Liberty. 

Parsons  &  Co.  (Frank  G.  Monlton  and  James  R.  Parsons)  props.  Ellicott  Street  rol- 
ler-mills, mannfs.  and  dealers  in  flour,  feed,  and  grain. 

PATTEN  HENRY  J.,  .M.  D.,  physician  and  surgeon,  64  E.  Main,  h  41  State. 

PATTERSON  JEROME  J.,  (W.  S.  &  J.  J.  Patterson)  h  Prospect  ave. 

PATTERSON  W.  S.  &  J.  J.,  dealers  in  drugs,  medicines,  books,  etc.,  102  E.  Main. 

PATTERSON  WILLIAM  S.,  ( W.  S.  &  J.  J.  Patterson)  h  Prospect  ave. 

Pattridge  William  B.,  Free  Methodist  clergyman,  h  5  Spruce. 

Peabody  Watkins  J.,  laborer,  h  10  Chase  Park. 

Peard  Robert,  laborer,  h  3  Willow. 

Pease  Alvin,  retired,  h  119  Summit. 

PEASE  ROBERT  B.,  dealer  in  hardware,  54  E.  Main,  h  32  Ellicott  ave. 

Peck  Charles  B.,  com.  traveler,  h  117  Bank. 

Peck  Edward  C,  bartender,  bds.  10  Main. 

PECK  MYRON  H.,  lawyer  and  ex-county  judge,  residence  in  Buffalo. 

PECK  MYRON  H.,  Jr.,  lawyer  and  ex-postmaster,  5  Postotfice  block,  h  213  Wash- 
ington ave. 

PECKES  JOHN  B.,  prop,  saloon  and  restaurant,  and  dealer  in  wmes  and  liquors, 
504  E.  Mam. 

Peet  George,  prop,  saloon,  43  Swan. 

Peet  William,  laborer,  h  431  Ellicott. 

Pember  Alfred  J.,  canvasser,  h  119  State. 

Pember  Leander  U.,  retired,  bds.  Parker  House. 

Perfield  Philip,  prop.  European  Hotel  and  restaurant,  36  Main. 

Perfield  Thomas  J.,  prop,  restaurant,  56  Main. 

Perkins  Edwin,  fireman,  h  311  Ellicott. 

Perkins  Samuel  F.,  engineer,  h  313  Elhcott. 

Perrin  Charles  N.,  postoffice  clerk. 

Perrin  Edward  A.,  laborer,  h  1  Mill. 

Perrin  George  E.,  dealer  in  cigars  and  tobacco,  8  Jackson,  h  1  Mill. 

Perry  Albert  R.,  bill  poster,  bds.  41  Jackson. 

Perry  Alton  W.,  retired,  h  41  Jackson. 

Perry  George  G.,  cartman,  h  31  S.  Main. 

Perry  Simon,  laborer,  h  11  S.  Swan. 

Peshong  Elizabeth,  widow  of  John,  h  27  Buell. 

Peters  Phil  Gen.,  dealer  in  tobacco  and  cigars,  prop,  restaurant  and  saloon,  Jackson, 
hdo. 

Peters  William,  cabinet  finisher,  h  227  W.  Main. 

Phelan  Cornelia,  teacher  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

Phelps  George,  clerk,  h  57  Jackson. 

Phelps  Henry,  cabinetmaker,  h  54  Buell. 

Phelps  Walter  G.,  case  hardener  and  blower,  h  2  Wiard. 

Pickard  John,  carpenter,  h  15  S.  Main. 

Pier-e  Charles,  emp.  in  gun  works,  h  332  Ellicott. 

Pierson  J.  Marsden,  miller,  bds.  Tibbitts  House. 

Pillsbury  George  N.,  agent,  h34  Maple. 

Pither  John,  clerk,  h  7  Tracy  Place. 

Plato  Walter  H.,  machinist,  bds.   113  Bank. 

Plato  William  J.,  machinist,  bds.  113  Bank. 

Plato  William  W.,  policeman,  h  113  Bank. 

Plock  Henry,  cooper,  h  577  E.  Main. 

Plock  John,  cooper.  Railroad  ave..  h  5  Cedar. 

Plow  William  H.,  clerk,  bd.s.  104  Jackson. 

Pomeroy  Lovicey  B.,  h  24  Maple. 

Pomeroy  Lucy  J.,  h  24  Maple. 

Pomeroy  Mary  E.,  h  24  Maple. 

Pond ,  widow  of  Cyrus,  h  19  Swan. 


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Pond  Mary,  widow  of  Stillman,  h  W.  Main. 

Pond  William,  laborer,  h  19  Swan 

Porschet  John,  farmer  157,  h  548  B.  Main. 

Porter  George,  laborer,  h  Ross. 

Porter  James,  retired,  h  160  Vine. 

Porter  Thomas,  laborer,  h  164  Vine. 

Post  Catharine  A.,  widow  of  Abraham,  h  69  S.  Main. 

POSTENS  EDWARD,  prop,  livery,  feed,  and  sales  stable.  Exchange  Place,  bds.  Parker 

House. 
Potter  Nelson  R.,  night  watchman,  h  James. 
Poultridge  John  Gr.,  tailor,  bds.  127  Summit. 
Poultridge  Mary  A.,  widow  of  George,  h  128  Summit. 
POWERS  CHARLES,  stationary  engineer  N.  Y.  C.   &;  H.  R.  R.  R.  since  1861,  h  4 

Mill. 
Powers  Edward,  laborer,  h  104  North. 
Powers  Edward  F.,  fireman,  h  107  Oak. 

Powers  John  R.,  baggagemaster  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  25  Jackson. 
Pratt  Frank,  laborer,  h  5  Wiard. 
Pratt  George  W.,  carpenter,  h  29  Bank. 
Pratt  Gery,  prop,  cider-mill,  h  59  S.  Main. 
Pratt  John  W.,  book-keeper,  h  39  State. 
Pratt  Mary,  widow  of  Nelson  H.,  h  5  Pearl. 
Pratt  Victor,  laborer,  h  19  South. 

PRENTICE  WILLIAM  E.,  lawyer,  Walker  block,  h  547  E.  Main. 
Prescott  Charles  F..  (Austin  &  Prescott)  h  542  E.  Main. 
Prescott  Frank,  blacksmith,  h  343  Ellicott. 
Prescott  John,  carpenter,  h  542  E.  Main. 
Prescott  Lizzie  J.,  teacher,  bds.  542  E.  Alain. 

Preston  Augustus  W.,  prop.  Keystone  Mfg.  Co.,  h  302  Washington  ave. 
Preston  Mary  A.,  widow  of  William  H.,  h  302  Washington  ave. 
Pridmore  Edward,  patternmaker,  h  3  Spruce. 
Priester  Henry,  laborer,  h  146  Vine. 
Prill  John,  laborer,  h  Franklin. 
Prill  Nicholas,  prop,  saloon,  6  Jackson,  h  do. 
Prindle  Martha  U.,  widow  of  B.  R  ,  h  32  Bank. 

PROGRESSIVE  BATAVIAN,  R.  S.  Lewis,  editor  and  prop.,  64  Main. 
PURDY  CHARLES  G.,  formerly  prop.  Purdy  House,  bds.  Parker  House. 
Putnam  John  H.,  carpenter,  h  12  Walker  Place. 
Putnam  Phebe  C,  widow  of  Charles,  h  130  Bank. 
Putnam  Vannie,  widow  of  Newel,  h  130  Bank. 
Quance  James  M.,  retired  farmer,  h  461  Ellicott. 
Quirk  James,  florist,  h  24  Church. 

Quirk  John,  prop,  meat  market,  120  Main,  h  136  Bank. 
Radley  William,  shoemaker,  h  108  Washington  ave. 
Ramsdell  Frank,  mail  carrier,  bds.  6  Otis. 
Ramsdell  Fred,  com.  traveler,  h  6  Otis. 
Ramsdell  Fred  C,  book-keeper,  bds.  6  Otis. 
Ramsey  Richard,  machinist,  h  28  Vine. 

RAND  CHARLES  F.,  M.  D.,  piiysician,  1228  Fifteenth  st,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Rapp  Andrew,  laborer,  bds.  112  Main. 
Rapp  Emeline,  widow  of  Fedel,  h  112  Main. 
Rapp  Henry,  laborer,  h  8  East  ave. 
Ray  S.  Margaret,  h  3  Pearl. 
Reagor  Jacob,  laborer,  h  212  Bank. 
Real  Herbert  F.,  market  gardener,  h  539  E.  Main. 
Redmond  William,  brakeman,  h  14  Hutchins. 
Redshaw  Charles  F.,  carpenter,  bds.  48  State. 
Redshaw  George,  retired  builder,  h  48  State. 
Redshaw  George,  hay  presser,  h  7  Chestnut. 


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Redshaw  George  E.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  16  Jackson,  bds.  48  State. 

REDSHAW  JOHN.  (King  &  Redshaw)  h  19  Walnut. 

Reed  John  E.,  engineer,  h  23  Pearl. 

REEDY  WILLIAM  J.,  sheriff,  court-house,  h  101  W.  Main. 

Reeves  Edwin  D.,  pharmacist,  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

Regar  Peter,  shoemaker,  h  217  Bank. 

Reynolds  Edwin  D.,  laborer,  h  Pearl. 

Reynolds  James,  mason,  h  Vine  cor.  Chase  Park. 

Rial  Edward  A.,  laborer,  h  2  Watson. 

Rice  Anna  E.,  widow  of  Rev.  Milton  H.,  h  103  Bank. 

Rice  G-eorge  W.,  laborer,  h39  W.  Main. 

Richardson  Anna  H.,  widow  of  John,  h  150  State. 

RICHARDSON  FRi^.NK,  pres.  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  bds.  32  Ellicott. 

Richardson  Hannah,  widow  of  Phineas,  h  Jackson. 

Richardson  Rebecca,  widow  of  Thomas,  93  years  old,  bds.  15  Wood. 

RICHARDSON  WILLIAM  E.,  dentist,  101  E.  Main,  h  do. 

RICHMOND  LIBRARY,  Agnes  Wiard  and  Elizabeth  Wood,  librarians,  Ross. 

RICHMOND  MARY  E.,  widow  of  Dean,  h  311  E.  Main. 

Rider  Charles,  laborer,  h  30  Buell. 

Riker  Peter,  shoemaker,  9  State,  h  217  Bank. 

Riley  John,  laborer,  h  21  Evans. 

Rimmer  Peter,  laborer,  h  4  School. 

Roach  John,  laborer,  h  73  S.  Liberty. 

Robbins  Clarence  A.,  butcher,  h  20  Walker. 

Roberts  Frank,  laborer,  h  Colorado  ave. 

Robinson  Arthur,  laborer,  h  Chase. 

Robinson  Edward,  mason,  h  11  Harvester  ave. 

Robinson  Frederick  D.,  blacksmith,  42  Jackson,  h  47  do. 

Robinson  George,  laborer,  h  30  Liberty. 

Robinson  Joseph,  ex-sherifF,  h  36  Seaver  Place. 

Robinson  Matthew,  laborer,  h  314  Ellicott. 

Robinson  Moses  E.,  shipping  clerk  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  h  34  Seaver  Place. 

Robinson  Weaker,  melter,  h  71  Swan. 

Robinson ,  mason,  h  4  James. 

Rogers  Abiga,  widow  of  Isaac  B.,  h  11  Tracy  Place. 

Rogers  Arthur,  fireman  N.  Y.  C.  &.  H.  R.  R.  R.,  bds.  11  Tracy  Place. 

Rolfe  Lucius  F.,  served  in  l()5th  N.  Y.  Vols.,  mail  carrier,  h  149  Jackson, 

ROLFE  WALTER  P.,  retired  farmer,  h  149  Jackson. 

ROOT  MARGARET  C,  widow  of  Dr.  John,  h  161  Bank. 

Rosecrance  Martha  P.,  widow  of  Daniel,  bds.  Ill  Bank. 

Rosenkranz  Frederick,  laborer,  h  24  Harvester  ave. 

Rosenkranz  Katie  E.,  teacher,  bds.  24  Harvester  ave. 

ROSS  BROTHERS,  (George  H.  and  Edward  H.)  carriage  manufs.,  painters,  and  iron- 

ers,  rear  Parker  House. 
ROSS  EDWARD  H.,  (Ross  Brothers)  h  14  School. 
ROSS  GEORGE  H.,  (Ross  Brothers)  bds.  14  School. 
ROSS  MEREDITH,  wholesale  dealer  in  tobacco,  cigars,  groceries,  and  sundries.  Park 

Place,  h  57  Ellicott  ave. 
Roth  Charles,  cooper,  h  Pearl. 
Roth  George,  (Short  &  Roth)  h  26  State. 
Roth  John,  cooper,  S.  Main,  h  do. 
Roth  Joseph,  cooper  and  farmer  12^,  h  91  S.  Main. 
Roth  Joseph  S.,  laborer,  h  2  Pearl. 
Rourke  Daniel,  laborer,  h  Ross. 
Rourke  John,  (Kenny  &  Rourke)  h  152  Ellicott. 
Rowan  Jerome,  retired,  h  101  Bank. 

Rowell  E  N.  &  Co.,  (E.  G.  Buell)  manufs.  of  box  novelties  for  druggists,  66  E.  Main. 
Rowell  K  Newton,  (E.  N.  Rowell  &  Co.)  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 
Rowlan  William  H.,  machinist,  h  338  Ellicott. 


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Rowley  Chauncy,  laborer,  h  27  Vine. 

Rowley  Fred  J.,  machinist,  h  8  Fisher  Park. 

Rowley  Hiram  S.,  machinist,  h  6  Chase  Park. 

Rowley  Myron,  laborer,  bds.  27  Vine. 

Royce  Rachel  M.,  widow  of  Henry  P.,  h  45  and  47  W.  Main. 

Roylander  Edward,  tailor,  bds.  Continental  Hotel. 

Rudd  Frank,  laborer,  h  162  Bank. 

Rudd  Freeman  J.,  doorman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  depot,  h  18  Ganson  ave. 

Rurasey  Addie,  widow  of  Dr.  Rumsey,  h  108  Summit. 

RUPP  ANDREW,  tinsmith  and  dealer  in  real  estate,  h  225  W.  Main. 

Rupp  Charles,  shoemaker,  h  45  Ellicott. 

RUPP  ERNST,  formerly  shoe  dealer,  h  125  W.  Main. 

Rupp  Fred,  laborer,  h  Oak. 

Rupp  Henry,  h  40  Main. 

Rupp  Juha,  h  225  W.  Mam. 

Rupprecht  Charles  H.,  teller  First  National  Bank,  bds.  206  Washington  ave. 

Rupprecht  George,  retired,  h  Ellicott  cor.  Evans. 

Rupprecht  Soloma,  widow  of  Fred,  h  206  Washington  ave, 

Russell  Carlos  M.,  harnessmaker,  129  Summit. 

Russell  Edward,  (Skelley  &  Russell)  h  128  W.  Main. 

Russell  Henry,  carpenter,  h  14  Chestnut. 

Russell  John  G-.,  retired,  h  114  Bank. 

Russell  John  J.,  (Schlenker  &  Russell)  h  8  School. 

Russell  Stephen  H.,  clerk,  h  10  Liberty. 

Russell  William  G.,  clerk,  h  25  Vine. 

Russell  William  J.,  milk  peddler,  h  301  Ellicott. 

Ryan  Catharine,  widow  of  Michael,  h  210  Washington  ave. 

Ryan  Dennis,  laborer,  h  317  Ellicott. 

Ryan  James,  laborer,  h  State. 

Ryan  James  J.,  prop.  Central  House.  100  Jackson. 

RYAN  JOHN  F.,  (McKenzie,  Ryan  &  Storms)  h  210  Washington  ave. 

Ryan  Julia,  cook  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

Ryan  Patrick,  laborer,  h  26  Liberty. 

Ryan  Thomas,  clerk,  bds.  210  Washington  ave. 

Ryan  William  S.,  mail  agent,  bds.  210  Washington  ave. 

Rykert  Charles  M.,  carpenter,  h  10  Wood. 

Rykert  Minerva,  widow  of  Charles,  h  10  Wood. 

Sackett  Fred  B.,  manager  White  Sewing  Machine  Co.,  57  Main,  bds.  Parker  House. 

Saflford  Frank  H.,  clerk,  h  14  North. 

Sager  Fred  L.,  barber,  4  Jackson,  bds.  13  Oak. 

Sager  Nicholas,  formerly  mail  carrier,  h  13  Oak. 

Salway  Edward,  (Beck  &  Salway)  h  435  ElHcott. 

SALWAY  JOHN  E.,  (Beck  &  Salway)  h  Ellicott. 

Sanford  Lamont  H.,  engineer  and  tinsmith,  146  Ellicott,  residence  in  Buffalo. 

Sanford  Orin  D.,  com.  traveler,  h  113  State. 

SANFORD  WILLIS  D.,  dealer  in  hats,  caps,  furs,  trunks,  etc.,  76  E.  Main,  h  50  State. 

Sawday  George,  laborer,  h  15  Walker. 

Sawday  John,  painter,  h  14  Ellicott. 

Sawyer  Charles  F.,  com.  traveler,  h  28  Ellicott  ave. 

Scanlan  Michael,  section  foreman  E.  R.  R.,  h  24  Evans. 

Scarff  Mary  E.,  teacher  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

SCHAD  BARNARD,  (Schad,  Dellinger  &  Glade)  vice-pres.  Schad  Wheel  Co.,  inven- 
tor Schad's  broom-holder,  bicycle  and  wood  carriage  wheel,  19  Jackson,  h  6  Wood. 

SCHAD,  DELLINGER  &  GLADE,  (Barnard  S.,  John  D.,  and  John  G.)  manufs.  of 
Schad's  patent  elastic  bicycle,  carriage,  and  hose-cartwheel,  and  agents  for  wheels, 
rear  Jackson. 

Schad  Wheel  Co.,  J.  J.  Ellis,  pres.;  B.  Schad,  vice-pres.;  Henry  S.  Allis,  sec'y ;  F.  J. 
Shults,  treas.,  manufs.  of  the  Schad  and  other  carriage  and  wagon  wheels. 

SCHAEFER  JOHN,  mason  and  contractor,  h  3  Dellinger  ave. 
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50  BATAVIA   VILLAGE — TOWN   OF   BATAVIA. 


Schaefer  John,  Jr.,  mason,  bds.  3  Dellinger  ave. 

Schafer  Augustus,  wood  carver,  h  3  Buell. 

Schafer  George,  engineer,  h  359  Ellicott. 

Schafer  George,  foreman,  h  23  School. 

SCHAFER  HERMAN,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  imported  and  domestic  wines, 
liquors,  cigars,  tobacco,  etc.,  15  Jackson,  h  35  State. 

SCHEER  GEORGE,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  202  Ellicott,  h  do. 

Schellenger  George,  bartender,  bds.  49  Main. 

SCHELLENGER  WILLIAM  L.,  prop,  oyster  house  and  first-class  restaurant,  oysters 
in  every  style,  meals  at  all  hours,  Moynihan  block,  49  E.  Main. 

Schendelmvre  Joseph,  machinist,  h  4  Walker  Place. 

SCHEUING  GOTTLIEB,  (E.  Bleyler  &  Co.)  h  224  W.  Main. 

Schisler  Adolph,  mason,  h  7  Trumbull  Place. 

Schlenker  Jacob,  clerk,  h  32  Center. 

Schlenker  John,  (Schlenker  &  Russell)  h  11  School. 

Schlenker  &  Russell,  (John  S.  and  John  J.  R.)  plumbers  and  dealers  in  house  fur- 
nishing hardware,  7  State. 

Schneidler  Fred,  tailor,  h  12  Spruce. 

Schofield  George  H.,  machinist,  h  552  E.  Main. 

Schooley  John,  molder,  h  82  Hutchins. 

Schrader  Michael,  carpenter,  h  306  Ellicott. 

Schwartz  Lee,  (agent)  dealer  in  dry  and  fancy  goods,  64  E.  Main,^h  146  State. 

Scott  Charles  L.,  clerk,  h  15  Liberty. 

Scott  George  W.,  steward  Batavia  Club,  201  E.  Main. 

Scott  Olivia  J.,  widow  of  Graham,  h  20  Harvester  ave. 

Scotland  James,  molder,  h  45  Central  ave. 

Scoville  Lyman  E.,  farmer  5,  h  124  W.  Main. 

Scripter  Cora,  (Mrs.  Dorson)  prop,  boarding-house,  28  State. 

Scripter  Dorson,  laborer,  h  28  State. 

Seacord  John  M.,  (Seacord  &  Weeks)  h  16  Tracy  Place. 

Seacord  &  Weeks,  (John  M.  S.  and  George  D.  W.)  manufs.  of  steam  pipe  and  boiler 
covering,  34  Bank. 

Seargent  William,  laborer,  h  121  W.  Main. 

Sears  Benjamin  L.,  telegraph  operator,  h  105  Washington  ave. 

Seaver  Charles  A.,  (Gage  &  Seaver)  h  105  Summit. 

Sellon  P.  R.,  Christian  clergyman,  h  303  Ellicott. 

Senate  Robert,  laborer,  h  18  S.  Swan. 

Sergeant  Charles,  teamster,  h  112  W.  Main. 

Sergeant  William,  laborer,  h  off  Ross. 

Serve  Nicholas,  cartman,  h  32  Liberty. 

Serve  William,  coachman,  h  0  Swan. 

Sexton  Patrick,  laborer,  h  12  Evans. 

Shadbolt  Emery,  retired,  h  64  S.  Main. 

Shafer  Charles,  molder,  h  14  Spruce. 

Shafer  Jacob,  carpenter,  h  River. 

Sharrock  Joseph,  blacksmith,  h  15  Seaver  Place. 

Shaul  Nathan,  patternmaker,  h  20  Vine. 

Shay  Mary,  widow  of  Daniel,  h  Union. 

Shebish  Frank,  laborer,  h  35  S.  Swan. 

Shedd  Charles,  carpenter,  h  17  Wiard. 

Shedd  Clayton  N.,  clerk,  h  8  Trumbull  Place. 

Sheffield  Robert  A.,  book-keeper,  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

Sheldon ,  widow,  h  104  State. 

Shepard  David,  teamster,  h  32  South. 

Shepard  Dwight  D.,  laborer,  h  7  Chase  Park. 

Shepard  George  B.,  patternmaker,  h  3  Fisher  Park. 

Sherman  Addison,  rector  St.  James's  Episcopal  Church,  h  524  E.  Main. 

Sherwin  Edgar  M.,  carpenter  and  ins.  agent,  h  17  Swan. 

Sherwin  Sidney  A.,  (Tarbox  &  Sherwin)  h  415  E.  Main. 


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Sherwin  Susie  Grace,  teacher,  bds.  17  Swan. 

Shetter  Mary  E.,  widow  o£  Charles,  h  10  School. 

Shelter  William,  clerk,  bds.  10  School. 

Shore  William,  laborer,  h  10  Wiard. 

Short  Edward  F.,  (Youngers  &  Short)  h  W.  Main. 

SHORT  JAMES,  (Short  &  Roth)  pre.s.  board  of  excise,  h  320  W.  Main. 

Short  Marcus  W.,  harnessmaker,  bds.  320  W.  Main. 

Short  Margaret,  widow  of  James,  h  320  W.  Main. 

SHORT  &  ROTH,  (James  S.  and  George  R.)  manufs.  and  dealers  in  harnesses,  64  E. 
Main. 

Shotwell  I.eaac  M.,  retired,  bds.  32  Bank. 

SHOWERMAN  B.  F.,  M.  D.,  physician,  E.  Main,  h  128  Bank. 

SHOWERMAN  J.  M.,  M.  D.,  physician,  h  128  Bank. 

Showerman  Jennie,  music  teacher  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

SHOWERMAN  NETTIE.  (Mrs.  Stephen)  prop.  Batavia  Steam  Laundry,  202  E.  Main, 
h  do. 

Showerman  Stephen,  tinsmith,  h  202  E.  Main. 

Shults  Eugene  D.,  clerk,  bds.  61  Ellicott  ave. 

Shults  Frank  J..  (Shults  &  Kane)  treas.  Schad  Wheel  Co.,  h  61  Ellicott  ave. 

SHULTS  JOSEPH  C,  dealer  in  tea,  cofiFee,  spices,  etc.,  and  importer  of  choice  teas, 

43  Main,  h  61  Ellicott  ave. 
■  Shults  &  Kane,  (Frank  J.  S.  and  John  J.  K.)  dealers  in  groceries  and  provisions,  87 
Main. 

SIDWAY  WILLIAM  H.,  financial  clerk  New  York  Lumber  and  Wood  Working  Co., 
h  522  E.  Main. 

Silbie  Frank,  carpenter,  h  16  Cedar. 

Sillesky  John  M.,  dealer  in  groceries,  provisions,  meats,  etc.,  500  and  502  E.  Mam. 

Simons  Alfred  B.,  prop,  farmers'  sheds,  23  State,  h  do. 

Simpson  Laura,  widow  of  Gardner,  h21  Hutchins. 

Simpson  Warren,  com.  traveler,  h  26  S.  Main. 

Simpson  William  C.  dealer  in  dry  goods,  101  Main,  h  \^i  Bank. 

Skahen  John,  clerk,  bds.  163  Summit. 

Skelley  Andrew  W.,  (Skelley  &;  Russell)  h  143  State. 

Skelley  &  Russell,  (Andrew  W.  S.  and  Edward  R.)  dealers  in  groceries  and  provis- 
ions, 58  E.  Main. 

Smedle  Stephen,  butcher,  h  33  S.  Liberty. 

Smith  Anna  A,,  teacher,  bds.  Hotel  Richmond. 

SMITH  BRADLEY  S.,  news  and  subscription  agent,  dealer  in  books,  stationery,  mu- 
sic, etc.,  67  E.  Main,  h  46  Ellicott. 

Smith  Carl,  laborer,  h  16  Trumbull  Place. 

Smith  Celia  A.,  widow  of  Alvah,  h  117  Washington  ave.         ^  ^■''' 

Smith  Edwin  C.,  jeweler,  9  Jackson,  h  11  Chestnut.  _-^'^ 

Smith  Herbert,  electrician,  h  117  Washington  ave. 

SMITH  HORACE  K.,  teacher  piano  tuning  at  Institution  for  the  Blind",  h  209  Bank 

Smith  James,  blacksmith  and  horseshoer,  rear  Hotel  Richmond,  h  18  Maple 

Smith  John,  laborer,  h  329  Ellicott. 

Smith  John,  laborer,  h  68  Hu'chins. 

Smith  John  C,  laborer,  h  10  State. 

SMITH  JOHN  W.,  cashier  Genesee  County  Bank,  h  112  Ellicott. 

Smith  Julia,  h  101  Summit. 

Smith  Lorenzo  R.,  retired,  h  11  Chestnut. 

Smith  Louis,  cooper,  h  46  Ellicott. 

SMITH  LOUIS  E.,  with  Bradley  S.,  h  46  Ellicott.       ' 

Smith  Lydia,  li  101  Summit.  ' ' 

Smith  Martha,  widow  of  Julius  A.,  h  18  W.  Main. 

Smith  Martha  E.,  teacher,  bds.  18  W.  Main. 

Smith  Mary  A.,  widow  of  Philander  H.,  h  107  Evans. 

Smith  Mary  A.,  widow  of  George,  bds.  112  Elhcott. 

^MITH  MARY  J.,  widow  of  Nathan  T.,  h  4  Tracy  Place. 


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Smith  Russell,  telegraph  operator,  bds.  1 1  Chestnut. 

Smith  Silas  H.,  retired,  h  107  Evans. 

SMITH  WILBER,  pres.  Batavia  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Co.,  dealer  in  hardware,  52 
E.  Main,  h  417  do. 

Smith  William  D.,  clerk,  bds.  419  E.  Main. 

Snedler  Frederick  H.,  tailor,  h  12  Spruce. 

SNELL  CHARLES  A.,  n)s.  agent,  real  estate  dealer,  and  loans  negotiated,  farm  23,  53 
E.  Main,  h  Lewiston  road. 

Snell  Frank  A.,  with  Charles  A. 

Snyder  John  L.,  retired,  h  134  State. 

Southworth  Cornelia  B.,  widow  of  Gardner  T.,  h  312  E.  Main. 

SOUTHWORTH  IRVING  D.,  h  110  Bank. 

SOUTHWORTH  SAMUEL,  bds.  110  Bank. 

Spafford  Mary  J.,  widow,  h  6  Hewitt  Place. 

Spaflbrd  Rossanna,  widow  of  B.  J.,  h  22  Wood. 

■Spalding  Albert  B.,  carriagemaKer,  Ellicott,  h  9  Otis. 

Spalding  Sanford  E.,  jeweler,  110  E.  Main,  h  9  Otis. 

Spann  Robert,  clerk,  h  103  Main. 

Sparling  Alexander,  mason,  h  53  S.  Liberty. 

Spellman  Thomas,  laborer,  h  17  School. 

Spencer  Amanda,  widow  of  Christopher,  h  4  Hewitt  Place. 

Spencer  Herman  A.,  clerk,  h  21  Vine. 

Spencer  Wallace  F.,  laborer,  h  1  Watson. 

Spengler  John,  life  ins.  agent,  h  304  Washington  ave. 

SPIRIT  OF  THE  TIMES,  Democratic,  issued  every  Friday,  established  in   1818, 
Thomas  &  Hall,  publishers,  Times  building,  Jackson. 

■Sprague  Alvin,  laborer,  h  46  South. 

Sprague  Frank,  mechanic,  h  Otis. 

Springer  Albert,  shoemaker,  h  58  S.  Swan. 

Sprmger  Robert,  shoemaker,  19  Liberty,  h  58  Grant. 

Squires  Edward  T.,  foreman  New  York  Lumber  and  Wood  Working  Co.,  h  104  Wash- 
ington ave. 

Squires  Frank  W.,  with  George  P.  Bowen,  h  21  Tracy  Place. 

Stackal  George,  retired,  h  71  Hutchins. 

Stafford  Fred,  laborer,  h  29  Vine. 

Stakel  Fred  J.,  prop.  Ellicott  House,  Jackson  cor.  Ellicott. 

Stanley  Charles  J.,  mechanic,  h  7  Wood.  « 

Stanley  Luther,  caipenter,  h  20  Wood. 

Stannard  Willis,  laborer,  h  103  Washington  ave. 

Stapleton  John,  carpenter,  h  10  Cedar. 

Stark  Cyrus  F.,  auctioneer,  bds.  Tibbitts  House. 

Stark  David,  teamster,  h  60  S.  Liberty. 

Stebbins  Almon,  binder  expert,  h  31  Vine. 

Steel  Orin  C,  clerk,  h  123  State. 

Steele  Clara,  prop,  select  primary  school,  311  Washington  ave.,  bds.  do. 

Steele  Sarah  E.,  widow  of  L.  G.,  h  311  Washington  ave. 

Stein  John,  laborer,  h  20  Hutchins. 

Stein  John  L.,  (Charlton  &  Stein)  bds.  15  Bank. 

STEPHENS  MARY  J.,  prin.  Park  Place  School  for  girls,  Park  Place. 

Stephens  Simon  P.,  machinist,  h  217  Washington  avb. 

Stevens  Clarence  M.,  mechanic,  h  40  S.  Swan. 

Stevens  G.  Willis,  (Suttell  &  Steven.s)  h  28  S.  Liberty. 

Stevens  Jane,  (Mrs.  James)  h  23  Liberty. 

Stevens  Sarah  K.,  h  218  E.  Main. 

Steves  Milan  D.,  laborer,  h  115  Summit. 
Stewart  Celia  F.,  widow  of  Allen,  h  26  Evans. 

Stewart  Harriet  D  ,  widow  of  R.  N..  h  152  State.  [Died  Oct.  8,  1889.1 

STEWART  JAMES  S.,  retired,  h  403  E.  Mam. 

Stewart  William  II.,  fireman,  bds.  26  Evans. 


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STICKLE  CHARLES  W.,  teller  Farmers'  Bank  of  Batavia,  h  112  State. 

Stickney  Adelbert,  mechanic,  h  16  Wood. 

Stickney  Charles,  printer,  h.  30  State. 

Stickney  Eugene  A.,  clerk,  h  18  Wood. 

Stickney  Nelson,  teamster,  h  110  Summit. 

St.  John  George,  barber,  h  118  W.  Main. 

St.  Joseph's  Convent  of  Mercy,  1  Summit. 

Stone  Charles,  engineer,  h  9  S.  Swan. 

STONE  ELONZO  N.,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  94  Main,  h  43  State. 

Stone  Eugene,  prop.  West  End  Hotel,  W.  Main. 

Stone  Julia,  teacher  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

STORMS  JOHN  C,  (McKenzie,  Ryan  &  Storms)  h  in  Elba. 

Strever  Emma,  widow  of  Frank,  h  4  Hewitt  Piace. 

Stroh  Louis  C,  cooper,  manuf.  of  cisterns,  barrels,  etc..  Railroad  ave.,  h  12  School. 

Stuffmgs  George,  farmer,  h  40  S.  Main. 

Sullivan  Daniel,  laborer,  h  14  S.  Swan. 

Sullivan  John  V.,  clerk,  bds.  589  E.  Main. 

Sullivan  Mary,  widow  of  Cornelius,  h  Union. 

Sullivan  Michael,  laborer,  h  22  Harvester  ave. 

Sullivan  Patrick,  brakeman,  h  23  Oak. 

Sulwah  Owen,  laborer,  h  22  Walker.  _--' 

Sunderland  Abbey  R.,  h  5  Tracy  Place. 

Susat  Fred,  laborer,  h  13  Trumbull  Place. 

Susat  Wilham,  baker,  h  13  Trumbull  Place. 

Suttell  George,  (Suttell  &  Stevens)  bds.  Summit. 

Suttell  Joseph,  painter,  h  215  Bank. 

Suttell  &  Stevens,  (George  S.  and  G.  Willis  S.)  painters  and  paper  hangers,  8  Center.. 

Sutter  Jacob,  laborer,  h  off  Jackson. 

SUTTERBY  HARRY,  veterinarv  surgeon,  farmer  in  Oakfield  150,  20  W.  Main,  h 

14  do. 
Suttle  Benjamm,  ice  dealer,  h  36  South. 
Swanson  A.  Eugene,  tailor,  h  125  Bank. 
Swarthout  Cornelius,  carpenter,  h  112  Ross. 

SWEET  JOHN  M.,  supt.  Batavia  Wheel  Co.,  bds.  115  Washington  ave. 
SWEZEY  HIRAM,  23  high  grade  Holstein  cows,  1  Holstein  bull,  farmer  111,  ,h 

567  E.  Main. 
Swift  Henry,  wagonmaker,  h  Walnut. 
SYRACUSE  FORGING  AND  GUN  CO.,  Dr.  E.  L.  Baker,  pres. ;  Ralph  Helm,  vice- 

pres. ;  W.  T.  Mylcrane,  sec'y  and  treas. ;  W.  H.  Baker,  general  supt.,  18  to  22  Lib- 
erty. 
TAGGART  EARL   W.,  (Taggart  &  Son)  farmer  96,  and  in  Pembroke  53,  h  Russell 

Place. 
Taggart  Fred  E.,  (Taggart  &  Son)  h  Russell  Place. 
TAGGART  &  SON,  (Earl  W.  and  FredE.)  props,  livery  and  boarding  stable,  Russell 

Place. 
Tallman  Buell  G.,  com.  traveler,  bds.  212  Washington  ave. 
TALLMAN  CHARLES  W.,  photographer,  over  80  and  82  E.  Main,  h  212  Washmg- 

ton  ave. 
Tallman  Clarence  B.,  book-keeper,  bds.  212  Washington  ave. 
Tanner  James  H.,  clerk,  h  8  Vine. 
Tarbox  Henry  F.,  (Tarbox  &  Sherwin)  postmaster,  vice-pres.  Bank  of  Batavia,  h  400 

E.  Main. 
Tarbox  &  Sherwin,  (Henry  F.  T.  and  Sidney  A.  S.)  lawyers  and  ins.  agents,  71  K 

Main. 
Taylor  Edward,  farmer,  leases  of  C.  F.  Bissell,  of  Le  Roy,  40,  h  Pearl. 
Taylor  Edwin  W.,  blacksmith,  h  146  Bank. 
Taylor  Judson  A.,  printer,  h  126  State. 
Taylor  Mary,  widow  of  Randall,  bds.  1  Watson. 
Taylor  Melancton,  molder,  h  1  Wiard. 


54  BATAVIA   VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 


Taylor  Thomas,  night  watchman  at  Institution  for  the  Blind,  h  19  Washington  ave. 

Teford ,  laborer,  h  43  Walker. 

Tefner  Jacob,  carpenter,  h  62  S.  Swan. 

Telfair  Louise,  widow,  h  25  Swan. 

Templeman  John  B.,  tinsmith,  h  22  S.  Main. 

Terry  Charles  E.,  compositor,  bds.  37  State. 

Terry  Frank  E.,  com.  traveler,  h  51  Buell. 

Terry  Sarah  E.,  (Mrs.  Frank)  h  207  Washington  ave. 

Thayer  Sarah,  widows  of  Augustus,  h  32  S.  Main. 

Thayer  George,  laborer,  h  Mill. 

THOMAS  A.  HOSEA,  (Thomas  &  Hall)  editor  and  publisher  Sipirit  of  the  Times,  bds. 

Parker  House. 
Thomas  Benjamin  F.,  laborer,  h  1  Hutchins  Place. 
Thomas  Charles  W.,  com.  traveler,  h  18  Vine. 
Thomas  Dorothy,  widow  of  Peter  P.,  bds.  Ill  Washington  ave. 
Thomas  Edward  R.,  machinist,  h  3  Hutchins  Place. 
Thomas  Henry,  retired,  h  rear  5  Dellinger  ave. 
THOMAS  JOHN,  county  treasurer,  dealer  in  hats,  caps,  trunks,  robes,  gloves,  etc., 

6G  E.  Main,  hill  Washington  ave. 
Thomas  Nathan,  harnessmaker,  farm  17,  h  14  Central  ave. 
Thomas  Peter,  mail  agent,  h  5  Dellinger  ave. 
Thomas  Sophia,  widow  of  Frederick,  h  140  Bank. 
Thomas  William,  laborer,  h  145  Vine. 

THOMAS  &  HALL,  (A.  Hosea  T.  and  Joseph  F.  H.)  publishers  Spirit  of  the  Times 
and  job  printers.  Times  building,  Jackson. 

Thompson  Arthur,  laborer,  h  14  Ganson  ave. 
Thompson  Charles  A.,  carpenter,  h  5  Prune. 
Thompson  George,  com.  traveler,  h  44  South. 
Thompson  Rockwell,  engineer,  bds.  539  E.  Main. 

Thorp  Wilbur,  stationary  engineer  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  bds.  2-6  Evans. 

THROOP  ORANGE  S.,  dealer  in  gravel  and  sand,  farmer  10,  h  33  South. 

Thwing  Almira,  widow  of  John,  h  314  Washington  ave. 
Tibbitts  House,  S.  C.  Tibbitts,  prop.,  46  E.  Main. 
Tibbitts  Samuel  C  ,  prop.  Tibbitts  House,  46  E.  Main. 
Tibbits  Walter  C,  com.  traveler  and  farmer  9,  h  428  Ellicott, 

Tillinghast  R.  Clark,  (Johnston  Harvester  Co.)  h  8  Swan. 

Tobin  James,  laborer,  h  28  Church. 
Tock  Abraham,  teamster,  h  13  North. 

Todd  Charles  E.,  foreman  Times  office,  h  208  Washington  ave. 

TODD  HENRY,  retired  publisher  and  editor,  h  41  Ellicott  ave. 

TOMLINSON  DANIEL  W.,  pres.  Bank  of  Batavia,  h  412  E.  Main. 

Tomlinson  Susan  E.,  widow  of  D.  W.,  h  409  E.  Main. 

Tompkins  Lavinia  J.  Miss,  dressmaker,  dealer  in  millinery,  fancy  goods,  hair  work, 
etc.,  124  E.  Mam,  h  118  do. 

Tompkins  Peter,  gas  fitter,  bds.  Warren  House. 

Tompkins  Richard  G.,  engineer  Batavia  Gas  Co.,  h  118  Main. 

TOMPKINS  SARAH,  widow  of  William  M.,  h  144  Jackson. 

Tompkins  Walter  H.,  student  Cornell  University,  bds.  144  Jackson. 

Torrey  Anna,  widow  of  Samuel  P.,  h  101  Summit. 

TOWN  FRED  D.,  (0.  Town  &  Son)  bds.  411  E.  Main. 

TOWN  0.  &  SON.  (Fred  D.)  merchant  tailors,  clothiers,  and  dealers  in  gents'  fur- 
nishing goods,  51  and  53  E.  Main. 

TOWN  ORLANDO,  (0.  Town  &  Son)  h411  E.  Main. 

Town  William  A.,  book-keeper,  bds.  411  E.  Main. 

TOZER  WILLIAM,  manuf.  and  dealer  in  brick,  rear  538  B.  Main,  h  do. 

TOZIER  LE.MUEL  L.,  M.  D.,  physician  and  surgeon,  406  E.  Main,  h  do. 

Tracy  Peter,  laborer,  h  Colorado  ave. 

Train  Richard,  painter,  h  7  Walker. 

Trainor  James,  prop,  saloon,  35  Liberty. 


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Trick  Willis,  teacher,  h  160  Bank. 

Tricker  John,  laborer,  h  49  Hutchins. 

Trietley  Charles,  truckman,  h  25  S.  Liberty. 

Tnetley  Henry,  coachman,  h  12  Trumbull  Place. 

Troy  Laundry,  E.  C.  Hawkins,  prop.,  32  Jackson. 

True  Minerva,  widow  of  Luther,  h  107  Washinp;ton  ave. 

TRUE  MOSES  E.,  inventor  True's  shell  band,  dealer  in  and  repairer  of  Star  bicycles, 

saw  gummer  and  filer,  h  107  Washington  ave. 
True  William  F.,  broommaker,  bds.  140  Ellicott. 
Trumball  Charles,  clerk,  h  30  Jackson. 
Trumball  E.  A.,  widow  of  George,  h  34  Jackson. 
Tryon  Anderson,  h  435  E.  Main. 
Turner  Anna,  widow  of  John,  h  10  State. 
Turner  George,  laborer,  h  5  James. 

Tuttle  William  M.,  carriage  trimmer,  5  Seaver  Place,  h  20  Center. 
Twichell  William,  foreman,  h  Mill. 

Tyler  Philetus  S.,  dealer  in  musical  instruments,  h  10  Fisher  Park. 
TYRRELL  WILLIAM,  (Tyrrell  &  Ballard)  farm  52,  h  131  Jackson. 
TYRRELL  <fe  BALLARD  (William  T.  and  Frank  W.  B.)  lawyers,  9  Postoffice  block. 
UEBELE  LOUIS,  baker  and  confectioner,  Uebele  block,  16  Main,  h  do. 
UEBELE  WILLIAM  C,  clerk  Parker  House,  bds.  16  E.  Main. 
Uhlrich  Fritz,  clerk,  h  109  Evans. 
Underbill  Orrin,  farmer,  leases  50,  h  9  William. 
UNDERHILL  WILLIAM  C,  (Underbill  &  Bean)  bds.  105  Bank. 
UNDERHILL  &  BEAN,  (William  C.  U.  and  Clarence  J.  B.)  dealers  in  ready-made 

clothing  and  gents'  furnishing  goods,  88  E.  Main. 
UNION  COAL  CO.,  (George  D.  Weaver  &  Co.,  props.)  dealers  in  coal  and  wood,  28 

Swan. 
Usinger  Augustus,  teamster,  h  39|  Center. 
Usinger  Philip,  truckman,  h  39  Center. 
Valentine  Joseph  S.,  com.  traveler,  h  14  Ellicott  ave. 
Vallett  Charles  F.,  carpenter,  h  17  Seaver  Place. 
Van  Dusen  Nancy  E.,  widow  of  Sylvenus,  h  108  State. 
Van  Etten  Edwin,  mechanic,  h  20  Hutchins. 
Vanalsh  Isaac,  farmer,  h28  Seaver  Place. 
Van  Schaick  Levi,  machinist,  h  Masse  Place, 

VanValkenburgh  Charles  W.,  (Dodgson,  Bostwick  &  Co.)  h  132  W.  Main. 
Vanzault  J.  B.,  artist,  bds.  Parker  House. 
Volz  Albert,  retired,  h  7  S.  Main. 

Volz  George  O.,  book-keeper  Johnston  Harvester  Co.,  h  9  S,  Main. 
Volz  Henry,  tinsmith,  h  123  Summit. 
Vrooman  Nicholas  Y.,  laborer,  h  549  E.  Main. 
Wagoner  Frank,  laborer,  h  69  S.  Liberty. 
Wakeman  Bryon  E.,  com.  traveler,  bds.  13  School. 
Wakeman  Edgar  A.,  engineer,  h  75  Main. 
Wakeman  Laura,  widow  of  Seth,  h  13  School. 
Wakeman  Libbie,  (Mrs.  E.  A.)  dressmaker,  75  Main. 
Wakeman  Nathan,  carpenter,  h  5  Hutchins  Place. 
Wakeman  William  S.,  mail  carrier,  bds.  13  School. 
Walbridge  Charles  E.,  (F.  E.  &  C.  L.  Walbridge)  h  21  State. 
Walbridge  F.  E.  &  C.  E.,  props,  meat  market,  21  State. 
Walbridge  Frank  E.,  (F.  E.  &  C.  E.  Walbridge)  h  21  State. 
Waldo  Amasa  D.,  auctioneer,  bds.  112  State. 
Waldo  Charles,  laborer,  h  9  Wiard. 

WALKER  EDWARD  C.  Hon.,  lawyer.  Walker  block,  h  20  Ross. 
Walker  Edward  C.  Jr.,  att'y  at  law.  Walker  block,  bds.  20  Ross. 
Walker  Frank,  laborer,  h  120  Ross. 
Walker  Jesse  I.,  engineer,  h  55  Buell. 
Walker  Richard,  wagonmaker,  Russell  Place,  h  31  Seaver  Place. 


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Walkinshaw  Adaline,  widow  of  Dr.  Maxwell,  h  24  Walnut. 

WALKINSHAW  JAMES  M.,  (Baker  &  Walkinshaw)  druggist,  63  E.  Main,  h  142 

Jackson. 
Wallace  Anna,  widow  of  Ira,  h  9  Tracy  Place. 
Wallace  David,  machinist,  h  9  Fisher  Park. 
Wallace  William,  machinist,  h  1  Richmond  ave. 
Walter  Charles,  dealer  in  ice,  h  18  South. 
Walworth  Truman  J.,  retired  farmer,  h  31  Bllicott  ave. 
Ward  George,  laborer,  h  32  Cherry. 

WARD  JOHN  H.,  manager  and  cashier  Farmers'  Bank  of  Batavia,  h  39  EUicott  ave 
Ward  Owen,  laborer,  h  505  E.  Main. 
Ward  Patrick,  carpenter,  129  Harvester  ave. 
Ward  Patrick,  blacksmith,  Jackson,  bds.  27  Jackson. 
Ward  William  H.,  carpenter,  bds.  32  Cherry. 

Ware  Mary,  milliner  and  agent  Staten  Island  Dye  Works,  90  E.  Main,  h  435^do. 
Ware  Thomas  B.,  manuf.  of  pills,  h  526  E.  Main. 
Warner  Christopher,  prop.  Warner  House,  116  Main. 
Warner  House,  C.  Warner,  prop.,  116  Main. 

Warren  Alfred,  painter,  owns  in  Bethany  farm  130,  h  33  Center. 
Warren  Anna,  music  teacher,  h  Wiard. 
Warren  Henry,  book-binder,  58  Main,  h  37  Lyon. 
Warren  Joseph,  fireman,  h  3  James. 
Warren  Mary  J.,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  37  Lyon. 
Warren  Susan  M.,  widow  of  Horace  N.,  h  20  EUicott. 

Washburn  George  C,  dealer  in  coal  and  lumber,  62  Jackson,  h  43  EUicott  ave. 
Washburn  John,  retired,  h  425  E.  Main. 

WASHBURN  JULIAN  J.,  sec'y  Wiard  Plow  Co.,  h  18  Ross. 
Washington  Elijah  W.,  expressman,  h  38  E.  Main. 
W^assink  Gebhard,  carpenter,  h  19  Seaver  Place. 
Watrous  Alexander,  retired,  h  125  Harvester  ave. 
Watson  Albert  M.,  com.  traveler,  h  48  S  Main. 
Watson  Malona  M.,  widow  of  Alonzo  M.,  h  48  S.  Main. 
WATSON  WILLIAM  C,  lawyer  and  vice-pres.  Genesee  County  Bank,  69  E.  Main,. 

h  6  EUicott. 
Waugh  William  A.,  manuf.  of  patent  medicines,  h  4  Fisher  Park. 
Way  George,  carpenter,  h  26  Walker. 
Way  Mary,  widow  of  George,  h  17  East  ave. 

WEAVER  CHARLES  A.,  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  104  Main,  bds.  103  Bank. 
WEAVER  GEORGE  D.,  (George  D.  Weaver  &  Co.)  h  W.Main. 
WEAVER  GEORGE  D.  &  CO.,  (Union  Coal  Co.)  (Charles  R.  Winslow)  dealers  in 

coal  and  wood,  and  agents  for  Stewart's  ready  roofing,  28  Swan. 
Weaver  Mary  J.,  widow  of  Jesse,  h  103  Bank. 
Weber  Albert,  deputy  postmaster,  h  Lowe  ave. 
WEBSTER  WILLIAM  E..  (Webster  &  Bramble)  justice  of  the  peace,  59  Main,  h  37 

State. 
WEBSTER  &  BRAMBLE,  (WUliam  E.  W.  and  Theodore  E.  B.)  attorneys  at  law,  59' 

Main. 
Weed  Anson  M.,  laborer,  h  12  Wiard. 
Weeks  George  D.,  (Seacord  &  Weeks)  h  134  Bank. 
Weigel  Jacob,  carpenter,  h  148  Vine. 
Welch  Richard  E.,  (Welch  &  Averill)  h  116  State. 

Welch  &  Averill,  (Richard  E.  W.  and  George  W.  A.)  horseshoers,  EUicott. 
WELLS  ANDREW  J.,  prop.  Park  Place  restaurant. 
Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Express  Co.,  A.  C.  Dewey,  agent,  2  Jackson. 
Welsh  Michael,  lineman,  h  8  Central  ave. 
Werner  Peter,  prop.  East  End  Hotel,  508  E.  Main. 
WEST  END  HOTEL,  S.  W.  Brown,  prop.,  W.  Main. 
West  Isaiah  W.,  carpenter,  h  339  EUicott. 
Westacott  Charles,  plumber,  h  430  E.  Mam. 


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Westacott  William,  janitor  Batavia  Union  School,  h  106  Ross. 

Westacott  William  G-.,  painter,  emp.  Wiard  Plow  Co.,  h  152  Bank. 

Westcott  Charles  A.,  plumber,  h  19  Harvester  ave. 

Westcott  Minnie,  widow  of  Rufus,  h  8  Hewitt  Place. 

Wested  Bridget,  widow  of  Michael,  h  19  Cherry. 

WESTERN  HOTEL,  Eugene  Stone,  prop.,  W.  Main. 

Whalen  Emma  P.,  teacher,  h  3  Ellicott  ave. 

Whalen  Sarah,  teacher  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

Wheat  Samuel  S.,  retired,  h  74  S.  Main. 

Whimple  Peter,  laborer,  h  3  Wiard. 

Whitcher  Charles  B.,  machinist,  h  41  Vine. 

Whitcomb  Josiah  T.,  clerk,  bds  26  Center. 

Whitcomb  Orrin,  carpenter,  h  137  Jackson. 

WHITCOMB  WARD  BEECHER,  M.  D.,  physician,  124  E.  Main,  h  200  W.  Main. 

White  James  L.,  dealer  in  baled  shavings,  h  6  School. 

White  John,  laborer,  h  Franklin. 

Whiteside  John  F.,  clerk,  bds.  Ellicott. 

Whiteside  William,  laborer,  h  4  Hutchins  Place. 

WHITNEY  ORLANDO,  h  Walker. 

Wiard  Agnes,  librarian  Richmond  Library,  h  17  Vine. 

Wiard  Elizabeth,  (Mrs.  Norman)  h  17  Vine. 

Wiard  Frederick,  emp.  Wiard  Plow  Co.,  bds.  17  Vine. 

WIARD  GEORGE,  pres.  Wiard  Plow  Co.,  h  213  E.  Main. 

WIARD  PLOW  CO., George  Wiard,  pres.;  C.  W.  Hough,  treas.;  J.  J.  Washburn,  sec'y. 

Swan. 
Widler  Andrew,  painter,  h  19  North. 
Wildrich  Henry,  fireman,  h  12  Wood. 
Wilber  Ogden,  carpenter,  h  111  W.  Main. 
Wilbur  Cornelia,  widow  of  David,  h  137  Jackson. 
Wilbur  David,  carpenter,  h  111  W.  Main. 
Wilcox  Mark,  retired,  h  off  Trumbull  Place. 
Wilder  Elmon  S.,  (Dodgson  &  Wilder)  h  52  S.  Main. 
Wilford  Sarah  M.,  widow  of  Dr.  J.  B.,  h  19  Vine. 
Will  John  F.,  prop,  saloon,  8  Main,  h  do. 
Willett  Janette,  widow  of  Reuben,  h  13  AValker. 
Williams  C.  A.  &  Co.,  (J.  M.  Williams)  prop,  livery,  sale,  and  boarding  stable,  State,. 

rear  Tibbitts  House. 
Williams  Charles,  laborer,  bds.  32  Walnut. 
Williams  Charles  A.,  (C.  A.  Williams  &  Co.)  h  58  S.  Main. 
Williams  David  F.,  clerk,  bds.  Tibbitts  Hou.se. 
Williams  Frank  C,  book-keeper,  bds.  32  Walnut. 
Williams  Henry  L.,    well  driver,  h  445  Ellicott. 
Williams  Homer,  broker,  h  401  E.  Main. 
Williams  James  M.,  (C.  A.  Williams  &  Co.)  h  51  S.  Main. 
Williams  Louisa,  widow  of  Cyrus,  h  32  Walnut. 
Williams  Robert,  gardener  and  farmer  21,  h  Pearl. 
WILLIAMSON  GEORGE  D.,  furniture  dealer  and  undertaker.  111  E.  Main,  h  131 

Bank. 
Williamson  William  H.,  clerk,  h  138  State. 
Wilson  Harvey,  bds.  19  Bank. 
Wilson  Lochlin  M.,  carpenter,  h  436  E.  Main. 
Wilson  William,  painter  and  grainer,  h  15  Spruce. 
Winling  Joseph,  prop,  saloon,  12  Main,  h  do. 
Winne  Isaac,  laborer,  h  41  S.  Swan. 

WINSLOW  CHARLES  R.,  (George  D.  Weaver  &  Co.)  h  W.  Main. 
Winters  George,  tailor,  h  133  Jackson. 
Wise  George,  laborer,  h  101  Harvester  ave. 
Wise  Philip,  laborer,  h  39  Central  ave. 
Wisner  John  M.,  teamster,  h21o  W.  Main. 


58  BATAVIA    VILLAGE  —  TOWN    OF   BATAVIA. 

Wolfram  Henry,  cabinetmaker,  h  46  S.  Swan. 

WOOD  EDWARD  F.,  farmer  70,  h  145  Jackson. 

Wood  Edwin  H.,  engineer,  h  215  EUicott. 

Wood  Elizabeth,  librarian  Richmond  Library,  bds  145  Jackson. 

WOOD  FRANK  S.,  lawyer  and  district  attorney,  74  E.  Main,  h  314  do. 

Wood  Grace  A.,  teacher,  bds.  101  Summit. 

Wood  John  H.,  chief  clerk  post  office,  bds.  145  Jackson. 

Woodard  William  H.,  machinist,  h  10  Hutchins. 

Woodcock  Helen  M.,  teacher,  bds.  101  Summit. 

WOODWARD  CHARLES  H.,  M.  D..  physician,  1  Postoffice  block,  h  21  Liberty. 

Woodward  Grace  A.,  teacher,  bds.  17  Liberty. 

WOODWARD  NATHAN  A.,  lawyer,  58  E.  Main,  h  118  Bank. 

WOODWARD  THERON  F.,  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  74  E.  Main,  h  17  Liberty. 

Woodworth  William,  wood  finisher,  h  123  Ross. 

Woolsey  Alvilana,  widow  of  W.  R.,  h  125  W.  Main. 

WOOLSEY  WHITNEY  C,  contractor  and  builder,  president  of  village,  126  W.  Main, 

Wormuth  Selmser,  dealer  in  hides  and  pelts,  57  Jackson,  bds.  Genesee  House. 

Wortendyke  Phebe  R.,  widow  of  John,  farm  65,  h.  54  S.  Main. 

WORTHINGTON  G.  B.,  SON  &C0,  (Gad  D.  and  John  H.  Bradish)  dealers  in  hard- 

-ware,  stoves,  etc.,  86  E.  Main. 
Worthington  Gad  B.  (G.  B.  Worthington,  Son  &  Co.)  vice-pres.  First  National  Bank, 

h  214  E.  Main. 
Worthington  Gad  D.,  (G.  B.  Worthington,  Son  &  Co.),  bds.  214  E.  Main. 
Wright  Charles  M.,  clerk  freight  office,  hill  Bank. 
Wright  Franc,  teacher,  bds.  310  E.  Main. 
Wright  Horatio,  retired,  h  316  E.  Main. 
Wright  Samuel,  canvasser,  h  119  State. 
Wyman  Cyrus,  painter,  32  Jackson. 

Wyness  Alexander,  silver  plater,  cutter,  and  grinder,  11  State,  h  35  Tracy  Place. 
Wyness  Alexander,  Jr.,  supt.  Batavia  Gas  and  Electric  Light  Co.,  silver  plater,  h  38  Yine. 
Wynn  Catharine,  widow  of  Patrick,  h  18  S.  Main. 
Wynn  George  W.,  clerk,  bds.  18  S.  Main. 
Yates  Arthur  C,  compositor,  bds.  100  State. 
Yates  Charles,  laborer,  h  113  Washington  ave. 
YATES  JOHN  H.,  local  editor  Progressive  Batavian,  h  100  State. 
Yates  Thomas,  retired,  h  113  Washington  ave. 
Young  James  C,  ticket  agent  and  telegragh  operator  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  bds.  432 

E.  Main. 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  C.  H.  Harrington,  general  sec'y,  7  Jackson. 
Youngers  Emily,  widow  of  Peter,  h  48  Church. 
Youngers  John  M.,  (Youngers  &  Short)  h  48  Church. 

Youngers  &  Short,  (John  M.  Y.  and  Edward  F.  S.)  book  and  job  printers,  55  and  57  Main. 
Youngers  Peter,  laborer,  bds.  48  Church. 


BATAVIA. 

TOWN  OUTSIDE  OF  CORPORATION. 

{For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(PostotBce  address  is  Batavia,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Adelman  Edward,  r  46,  laborer. 

Adelman  Francis  A.,  r  46,  cigarmaker,  h  and  10  acres. 

Adelman  Henry  B.,  r  46,  laborer. 

Allen  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  ins.  agent. 


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Ames  David,  r  63,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  N.  Royce  130. 

Ames  Edward,  r  54,  farmer,  leases  of  L.  Hitchcock  60. 

Amidon  Cyrus,  (W.  Batavia)  laborer. 
-Amidon  Nellie,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  deputv  postmaster. 

ARMSTRONG  RUTH  A.,  r  13,  widow  6f  Ira,  resident,  aged  72. 
^Babcock  Eaton,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  prop,  grist-mill. 
'Bailey  Frank  W.,  r  13,  carpenter,  h  and  2  acres. 

Baker  John,  r  26,  laborer. 

Ballsmith  Emery,  r  13  cor.  29,  laborer. 

Ballsmith  WiUiam,  r  13  cor.  29,  laborer. 

Barnette  Jessie,  r  63,  school  teacher. 
-Barrett  Edward,  r  51,  farmer  112. 
'Barrey  James,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  butcher. 
-'Bateman  Clark  A.,  farm  laborer,  h  and  3^  acres  Park. 
-t'Bausch  Charles,  r  5,  farmer  3. 

Beecher  Adam,  r  46,  retired. 

Beecher  Philip,  r  46,  switchman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  and  house  painter. 

Belle  George  A.,  r  19,  farmer  100. 

Bennett  Hiram,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38  carpenter. 

Bezona  Jacob,  carpenter  and  farmer  8. 

BIGELOW  EGBERT  A.,  r  76,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  A.  Higgins  80. 

Bigelow  Florence  J.,  r  76,  school  teacher. 

Bigelow  Gertrude  S.,  r  76,  formerly  missionary  in  Japan. 

Bigelow  William  R.,  r  76,  farmer  80. 

Black  Hugh,  r  14,  farmer  10. 

Blatter  Fred,  r  29,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Bowen  300. 

•Bliss  Helen  L.,  r  46,  widow  of  Weeden  T. 
•  -iBogue  Nathan,  r  6,  prop.  Batavia  nurseries,  100  acres. 

3owden  WiUiam,  (W.  Batavia)  r  54,  farmer  180. 

■Bowden  William,  Jr.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  54,  farmer  20. 

JBowen  William  H.,  r  65,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Mariah  E.  Brown  estate  89. 

^oyd  John  B.,  r  58,  farmer  20. 

^oyle  Owen,  r  7,  farmer  .nO. 

Boynton  Abbie,  (W.  Batavia)  r  74,  farmer  50. 

Bradley  WiUiam  T.,  r  20,  farmer  126. 

Branton  Augustus,  r  61,  20  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Kellogg  260. 

Bratt  Emory  0.,  r  13,  farmer  147. 

Brayton  Augustus,  r  61,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Kellogg. 

BRIGGS  GEORGE  A.,  r  20,  4  grade  Jersey  and  Durham  cows,  40  sheep,  1  brood 
mare,  breeder  of  Patchin  horses,  farmer  123. 

Briggs  WiUiam  J.,  r  21,  farmer  75. 

BrinckerhofF  Garry  R.,  r  48,  farmer,  leases  of  Olive  A.  40. 

BRINCKERHOFF  OLIVE  A.,  r  48,  (Mrs.  G.  R.)  farmer  40. 

Brown  Charles  W.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  agent  and  telegraph  operator  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R. 
R.  R. 

Brown  John,  r  26,  farm  laborer. 

Brown  John,  (Oakfield)  r  2,  laborer. 

BROWN  JOSEPH,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  ex-postmaster  and  general  merchant,  farmer  14, 

Brown  Michael,  off  r  7,  farmer  33. 

Brown  WiUiam,  r  15,  farmer  80. 

Brownell  WiUiam,  r  15,  farmer  80. 

Brumstead  Louis,  r  69,  farmer  60. 

Brumstead  William,  r  69,  farmer  50. 

Brumsted  Charles,  r  02,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  H.  Russel  150. 

Buckholtz  Herman,  r  69,  farmer  180. 

Buckholtz  Lewis,  r  46,  carpenter. 

Buckholtz  WiUiam  C,  r  46,  carpenter,  h  and  lot. 

Burgot  George,  r  26,  laborer. 

Burke  Stephen,  r  30,  laborer. 


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Burke  Thomas,  r  30,  laborer. 

BURR  NORRIS  T.,  (Oakfield)  r  2,  3  Holstein  cows,  200  sheep,  farmer  88. 

Burt  Charles,  r  46,  laborer. 

Burt  George,  r  13,  farmer  80. 

Burtus  Warfield  C,  iron  molder  and  farmer,  leases  of  Michael  Kennedy  14. 

Buxton  Martha  C,  r  30,  widow,  resident. 

Campbell  Alexander,  r  61,  retired  farmer. 

Campbell  Charles,  r  61,  farmer  in  Bergen  60,  and  leases  of  Mary  F.  Palmer  77. 

Campbell  Glen  0.,  r  28,  farmer  with  his  father,  Levi  O. 

CAMPBELL  JOHN  J.,  r  76,  14  grade  Holstein  and  Durham  cows,  farmer,  leases  of. 

C.  S.  Bissill  275. 
Campbell  Levi  0.,  r  28,  farmer  10,  and  leases  of  E.  C.  Holbrook  60. 
Campbell  Peter  C,  r  76,  farmer  with  his  brother  John  J.  275. 
Carey  Julia,  r  47,  widow  of  Bernard. 
Carey  Michael  J.,  r  47,  laborer. 
Carey  William  J.,  r  47,  emp.  on  railroad. 
Carlisle  George,  (W.  Batavia)  r  54,  laborer. 
Carmody  John,  r  7,  laborer. 
Carroll  Nicholas,  r  7,  laborer. 
Carson  James  H.,  r  50,  farmer  52. 
Cary  Martin,  r  6,  farmer  133. 
Case  Lois,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  39,  produce  dealer. 
Case  Melinda,  (E.  Pembroke)  widow  of  Ichabod. 
Cash  Jacob,  r  26,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  John  Welker  136. 
Chaddock  Walter  H.,  r  29,  dealer  in  and  feeder  of  sheep,  200  head,  farmer  167. 
Chapin  Charles,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  35,  farmer  40. 
Chme  John,  r  46,  laborer.       J 
Church  Edward,  r  71,  farmer  37. 
Churchill  Darius  D.,  r  10,  300  sheep,  farmer  334. 
Churchill  Robert  S.,  r  10,  farmer  with  his  father,  Darius  D. 
Clark  Howard  M.,  r  10,  farmer  for  Hart  Baldwin. 
Clase  Peter,  r  49,  farmer  14. 
Classe  Michael,  r  28,  laborer. 

Cole  James,  r  29,  farmer,  leases  of  R.  T.  Howard  83. 
Collins  Albert  G.,  r  34,  farmer  152. 
Collins  John,  r  13,  farmer  30. 
Conover  George,  r  20,  farmer  50. 
Coon  John  A.,  r  9,  farmer  125. 
Cooper  James,  r  57,  farmer  20. 
Copeland  Edward,  r  11,  farmer  126. 

CORNWELL  CHARLES  B.,  r  63,  brickmaker,  h  and  Si  acres. 
Coupland  John  W,,  r  66,  farm  laborer. 

CO  UPLAND  JOSEPH,  r  66,  2  cows,  24  grade  Merino  sheep,  1  brood  mare,  farmer  56.. 
COVERT  JAMES  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  general  merchant. 
Cramer  Henry,  r  7,  farmer  5. 
Cramer  John,  r  7,  laborer. 

Craran  Simon  P.,  r  62,  milk  peddler,  17  cows,  farmer  90. 
Crowsway  Frederick,  r  6,  laborer. 
Curry  James,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  laborer. 
Curry  William,  r  59,  farmer  33. 

Dailey  Dennis,  (W.  Batavia)  r  41,  laborer  and  farmer  11. 
Dailey  Denni.s,  r  7,  laborer. 
Dailey  John,  r  49,  farmer  40. 
Daley  Timothy,  r  45,  laborer. 
Dargish  Herman,  r  62,  laborer,  h  and  3  acres. 
Darnell  John,  r  15,  farmer  39. 

Dascumbe  Lewis,  r  63,  5  grade  Jersey  cows,  farmer  62^. 
Davis  A.,  r  13,  engineer,  h  and  3  acres. 
Davis  G.,  r  54,  laborer. 


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Davis  John,  r  50,  farmer  110. 

Day  Elisha,  r  18,  farmer  111,  and  in  Darien  80. 

DEAN  FORDYCE  0.,  r  10,  dealer  in  granite  monuments,  32  grade  Merino  sheep,  6 

Jersey,  Holstein,  and  Durham  cows,  prop,  stock  horse  "  Stranger,"  grandson  of 

"  Harold,"  sire  of  "  Maud  S.,"  farmer  102^. 
Dean  William  L.,  r  31,  rector  Friends  Church. 
Derby  J.  M.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  pastor  Baptist  Church. 
Dewey  Grotius,  r  10,  farmer  57. 
Didget  George,  r  66,  farmer  6. 
DIDGET  JAMIMA,  r  66.  (Mrs.  John)  farmer  10. 
Didget  John,  r  66,  farm  laborer. 
Didget  William,  r  65,  farmer  15. 
Ditzel  John,  r  29,  farm  laborer  and  farmer  10. 
Ditzel  Louis  H.,  r  29,  mason  and  farmer. 
Ditzel  Mary,  r  7,  widow  of  Philip. 
Ditzel  Rose  C,  r  29,  dressmaker. 
Donahew  Roger,  r  49,  farmer  30. 
Dorman  Carlton  G.,  r  62  cor.'70,  16  Ayrshire,  Jersey,  and  Durham  cows,  6  full  blood 

Jersey  cattle,  200  grade  Merino  and  thoroughbred  Southdown  sheep,  20  horses, 

farmer  for  his  mother.  Caroline  L.,  263. 
Dorman  Caroline  L.,  r  62  cor.  70,  widow  of  John,  farm  263. 
Dorman  Clark,  r  70,  farmer  50. 
Dorman  Cleveland  W.,  r  62  cor.  70,  farmer. 

Douglass  George,  r  12,  fruit  grower  and  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Norris  100. 
Downey  George  H.,  (Oakfield)  r  3  cor.  16,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 
Downey  James,  (Oakfield)  r  15,  50  grade  Shropshire  sheep,  farmer  124^. 
DRAKE  SAMUEL  0.,  r  6,  5  grade  Durham  cows,  farmer  98^ 
Duane  James,  r  6,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Margaret. 
Duane  Joseph,  r  6,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Margaret. 
Duane  Margaret,  r  6,  widow  of  Patrick,  farmer  25. 
Dumphey  Michael,  r  45,  laborer. 
Dunham  Henry,  r  14,  farmer  20. 
Dunn  Joel  B.,  r  9,  laborer. 

Dunnahai  James,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  40,  produce  dealer. 
Dusing  Frederick,  r  65,  laborer. 
Dymond  Charles,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  17,  farmer  20. 
Earll  Robert,  r  61,  30  grade  Jersey,  Devon,  and  Durham  cows,  apiarist  70  colonies, 

milk  peddler,  farmer  144. 
Edwards  George,  r  73,  farmer  50. 
Eldred  Benjamin  J.,  r  50,  farmer  101. 

Eldred  Charles,  (W.  Batavia)  r  54,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Wortendyke  50. 
Eldred  Ira,  r  52,  farmer  87. 
Fargette  Frank,  farmer  36. 

Fargo  Arthur  W.,  r  65,  farmer  with  his  father,  Fred  H. 
Fargo  Elmer  L.,  r  65,  student. 
Fargo  Fred  H..  r  65,  apiarist  100  colonies,  farmer. 
Fargo  Henry  D.,  r  65,  farmer  117. 
Fargo  Warren,  r  65,  book-keeper  and  salesman. 
Farnsworth  Nathan  T.,  (Oakfield)  r  4,  farmer  150. 
Fifer  John,  r  13  cor.  29,  farm  laborer. 
Finch  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  laborer. 
Fish  Elizabeth,  r  7,  widow  of  Eli  H.,  resident. 
Fisher  Charley,  r  13,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Burt  92. 
Fitzpatrick  Michael,  r  45,  laborer. 
Flaherty  Michael,  r  59  cor.  58,  farmer  40. 

Flaherty  Timothy,  r  59  cor.  58,  farmer  for  his  father,  Michael. 
Flaherty  Timothy,  r  51,  farmer  30. 
Flanders  Hiram,  r  29,  blacksmith. 
Flarita  Frank,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  flagman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.R.  R.R. 


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Flarita  Frank  Jr.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  laborer. 

FoUett  Edward,  r  02,  farmer  8. 

Forsyth  James,  r  12,  farmer  96. 

Foster  Heklie  L.,  farmer  70. 

Foster  William,  r  70,  farmer  72. 

Fotch  John  G.,  r  12,  harnessmaker,  hop  grower,  prop,  stone  quarry,  farmer  ldU:_ 

Fotch  Walter  W.,  r  12,  market  gardener  35. 

Galliger  Daniel,  r  14,  farmer,  leases  of  N.  W.  Kelsey  45. 

Galloway  Brothers,  (James  and  Robert)  46  sheep,farmers,lease  of  the  estate  of  JohTi-28a" 

Galloway  James,  (Galloway  Brothers). 

Galloway  Mary  J.,  (Oakfield)  r  16,  widow  of  John,  farmer  286. 

Galloway  Robert,  (Galloway  Brothers). 

Galloway  William,  (Oakfield)  r  16,  farmer  300. 

Gamble  Robert,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  21,  laborer. 

Ganson  Rosa,  r  72,  widow,  farmer  110. 

Garey  David,  r  9,  farmer  158. 

Garrett  James,  r  69,  farmer  18. 

Garrett  Penrose,  r  69,  farmer  14. 

Garwood  John,  r  32,  prop,  grist-mill,  farmer  13. 

Garwood  William,  r  50,  farmer  133. 

Gates  Isaac  P.,  r  9,  farmer  116. 

Gates  Joseph,  r  26,  farmer  56. 

German  George,  r  50,  farmer  80. 

Gibson  John  A.,  (Oakfield)  r  2,  farmer  95. 

Gill  Daniel  J.,  (Oakfield)  r  3,  retired  farmer  2. 

Gillett  Charles  L.,  r  34,  farmer  133. 

Gillett  John,  r  34,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles  L. 

Gillette  Harry,  r  45,  laborer. 

Gillons  Albert  T.,  r  7,  farm  laborer. 

Gillons  Eddie  L.,  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  William  170. 

Gillons  William,  r  7,  7  cows,  farmer  170. 

Gillons  William  Jr.,  r  6,  farmer  6. 

GODEY  E.  WARD,  r  23,  farmer  125. 

Godey  Marian,  r  23,  iron  machinist. 

Godey  Maynard  A.,  r  23,10  grade  Durham  cows,  breeder  of  andjdealer  in  Clydesdale. 

and  Percheron  horses,  farmer  100. 
Godnow  Talmage,  (East  Pembroke)  r  35,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Merrill  100. 
Goodrich  Louisa,  r  29,  widow  of  Isaac,  farm  12. 
Goodridge  Albert  M.,  r  76,  100  sheep,  farmer  80. 
Gorton  Warren,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  farmer  47. 
Gould  George  C,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  37,  retired  farmer. 
Gould  George  R.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  37,  140  sheep,  farmer  135. 
Gould  John  H.,  r  34,  farmer  90. 
Gould  Susan,  r  34,  widow  of  William. 
GO  WING  JOSEPH  M.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  37,  farmer  71. 
Gowing  Willis  C,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  37,  farmer,  leases  of  Joseph  M.  71. 
Graham  Benjamin  F.,  r  64,  farmer  100. 
Grame  Georsre.  r  46,  laborer. 
GREEN  JONATHAN,  r  52,  1  thoroughbred  Durhambull,  38  Merino   sheep,  reg., 

farmer  103. 
Green  Nathaniel,  r  52,  house  painter. 
Green  Olive  A.,  r  65,  widow  of  Joseph  C,  farmer  46. 
Grice  Eugene,  r  30,  farmer,  leases  of  Margaret  50. 
GRICE  MARGARET,  r  30,  widow  of  Richard,  farmer  50. 
Grice  Richard  S.,  r  30,  farmer,  leases  of  N.  A.  Woodard,  executor,  110. 
Griffin  John,  (W.  Batavia)  farmer  12. 
Griffin  Patrick,  (W.  Batavia)  farm  36. 
Groat  Frank,  (W.  Batavia)  r  53,  laborer. 
Groat  William,  (W.  Batavia)  r  53,  farmer  80. 


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Gubb  William,  r  6,  farmer  leases  of  Henry  Craft  200. 

Gunshaw  William,  r  15,  farm  laborer  and  farmer  2. 

Hackley  Ezekiel,  r  6,  retired  farmer. 

Hackley  Francis  A.,  r  6,  student. 

Hackley  Levant  M.,  r  6,  laborer. 

Hackley  Orlando  D.,  r  6,  7  cows,  farmer  163. 

Hale  Fred,  r  65,  farmer  35. 

Haller  John  H.,  r  72,  farmer  105. 

Hamilton  Eugene,  r  66,  laborer. 

Hamilton  John  C,  r  66,  farmer  70. 

Hammer  Augustus,  r  65,  farmer. 

Hammond  Elizabeth,  r  72,  farmer  125. 

Hampton  Frank,  r  46,  junk  dealer. 

Hancock  John,  r  65,  thresher  and  farmer  15. 

Hancock  Samuel,  r  65,  farmer  4. 

Hanrahan  John,  r  50,  farmer  63. 

Hardfile  Frank,  r  62,  gardener. 

Harmen  John,  r  6,  laborer. 

Harris  Frank  J.,  r  7,  farmer  110,  and  leases  of  M.  B.  130. 

Harris  Mary,  r  28,  widow  of  L.  P. 

Harris  Mary  E.,  r  7,  widow  of  James  W.,  farmer  176. 

Harris  Nancy,  (W.  Batavia)  r  54,  widow  of  John,  farmer  18. 

Harris  Oscar  P.,  r  28,  75  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  95. 

Hart  Elliott,  r  42,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Heintz  78. 

Hart  John,  r  52,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Heintz  86f . 

Hartnell  Philip,  r  46,  laborer. 

Hartnell  Philip,  Jr.,  r  46,  house  painter. 

HARTSHORN  ANDREW,  (W.  Batavia)  r  41,  postmaster,  Q'grade  Jersey,  Durham, 

and  Holstein  cows,  farmer  143. 
Hatch  Jarvis  M.,  r  7,  farmer  176. 

Hawker  Fred,  r  30,  farmer,  leases  of  T.  F.  Woodard  103. 
Hayes  Edgar,  r  24,  farmer  20. 
Hayes  Michael,  r  7,  retired. 
Haynes  Haynes,  r  26,  market  gardener  8. 
Hemmer  Louis,  r  70,  farmer  4. 
Henryhan  John,  r  30,  farmer  70. 
Herbold  Edward,  r  34,  farm  laborer. 
Herbold  G-eorge,  r  34,  farm  laborer. 
Herbold  Martin,  r  34,  prop,  saw-mill  and  farmer  5. 
Hersch  Frederick,  r  69,  farm  laborer. 
Hickey  Charita,  r  13,  widow  of  William. 
Higley  John  0.,  r  10,  5  Jersey  and  Holstein  cows,  146  grade  Merino  and  Shropshire 

sheep,  farmer  97. 
Hill  Israel,  Jr.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  17,  farmer  100. 
Hirsch  Charles,  (Oakfield)  r  16,  farmer  200. 
Hofer  Levi,  r  31,  farmer  with  his  father,  Samuel. 

Hofer  Samuel,  r  31,  10  grade  Durham  and  Holstein  cows,  60  sheep,  farmer  166. 
Holland  Martin,  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  farmer  20. 
HoUen  George,  (Oakfield)  r  16,  laborer. 
Holler  Frank,  r  72,  farmer  23. 
Holler  John,  r  72,  farmer  120. 
Holleran  Morris,  r  29,  farmer  25. 
Holly  Therzy,  r  65,  widow  of  William. 
Hood  Isaac,  r  65,  farmer  65. 
Hood  Jesse  R.,  r  65,  school  teacher. 
HOPKINS  ROBERT  N.,  r  63,  farmer  95. 
Hopkins  Thomas  M.,  r  63,  farmer  with  his  father,  Robert  N. 
Hosmer  Philo  S.,  r  12,  8  grade  Durham  cows,  55  sheep,  farmer  211, 
Houghmaster  Ernest,  r  26,  laborer. 


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Houghmaster  Joseph,  r  62.  laborer,  h  and  2  acres. 

Houston  Charles,  r  26,  farmer  12. 

Howe  Fred,  r  23,  laborer. 

Howe  Phebe  A.,  r  9,  farm  155. 

Hubbard  Lydi<>.,  r  58,  farmer  160. 

Huddleson  James,  r  13,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Huffer  Samuel,  r  34,  farmer  163. 

Huirsch  William,  r  28,  12  cows,  100  sheep,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Mockfort  155. 

Huntington  Henry,  r  69,  farmer  100. 

Huntington  Henry  A.,  r  69,  6  grade  Durham  cows,  farmer  55. 

Huntzeman  George,  r  9,  laborer. 

Hursh  Frederick,  r  69,  laborer. 

Hussey  Thomas  F.,  r  6b,  dealer  in  buggies  and  cutters,  farmer  14. 

Idema  George,  r  9,  laborer. 

Ike  Charles,  (Oakfield)  r  16,  laborer. 

Jacks  J.  Corwin,  r  13,  farmer  40. 

JACKS  JAMES  C,  r  13,  15  s:rade  Durham  cows,  1  Holstein  bull,  reg.,  35  grade  Me- 
rino sheep,  farmer  185. 

Jacks  Samuel,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  35,  farmer  160. 

Janson  Eliza,  r48,  farmer  51. 

JefFord  Morris,  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  farmer  49. 

Jerge  Casper,  r  7,  farm  laborer. 

Johncox  Henry,  r  72,  farmer  93. 

Johnson  Charles,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  35,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  Jacks  160. 

Johnson  George,  r  5,  farmer  with  his  father,  Uri. 

JOHNSON  HORACE,  r  13,  farmer. 

Johnson  Lewis  M.,  r  13,  9  grade  Durham  and  Jersey  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  E.  S.  Wil- 
fred 282i 

Johnson  Morace  W.,  r  13,  farm  laborer. 

Johnson  Robert,  r  46,  painter. 

Johnson  Uri,  r  5,  6  grade  Jersey,  Durham,  and  Holstein  cows,  farmer  80. 

Johnson  William  H.,  r  13,  farm  laborer 

Jones  Brothers,  r  26,  (John  E.  and  George  W.)  farmers,  lease  of  S.  Shepard  223. 

Jones  George  W.,  r  26,  (Jones  Brothers). 

Jones  James,  r  61,  farmer  100. 

Jones  John  E.,  r  2G,  (Jones  Brothers). 

Jorden  Thomas,  r  9,  engineer  at  Institution  for  the  Blind. 

Joslyn  Charles,  r  23,  laborer. 

Joslyn  George,  r  15,  farm  laborer  and  farmer  2^. 

Kane  Michael,  r45,  blacksmith. 

Kapp  Nathaniel  P.,  r  28,  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes. 

Kearnes  Phelix,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  farmer  20. 

Kellogg  Charles  A.,  r  7,  farmer  for  his  father,  Silas. 

Kellogg  Elmer,  r  61,  farm  laborer. 

Kellogg  George,  r  61,  10  cows,  farmer  260. 

Kellogg  Herbert,  r  61,  machinist. 

Kellogg  Silas,  r  7,  farmer  200. 

Kellogg  Smith  A.,  r  7,  farmer  with  his  father,  Silas. 

Kelsey  Fred,  r  00,  laborer. 

Kelsey  Oscar  B.,  r  76,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Higgins36. 

Kershner  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Calkins  estate  100. 

Kemp  B.  George,  r  30,  farmer  12. 

Kemp  George  B.,  r  30,  farmer  72. 

Keting  Michael,  r  41,  farmer  7. 

Kidder  Alvin,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  39,  farmer  10. 

Kilborn  Hector,  r  71,  farmer  36. 

Kinner  Albert,  r  46,  farmer  7-^. 

Kinney  Richard,  r  11,  farmer  80,  and  in  Byron  87. 

Kirk  James,  r  50,  laborer. 


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Lampson  Nathaniel,  (Oakfield)  r  2,  farmer  100. 

Lapp  David,  r  30,  farmer  30,  and  in  Alexander  110, 

Lapp  G-eorge,  r  30,  collector  and  dealer  in  horses. 

Laring  Philip,  r  11,  farmer  125. 

Latrope  Charles,  r  30,  laborer. 

Lavis  Robert,  r  6,  foreman  Batavia  nurseries. 

Lawrence  Charles,  (Oakfield)  r  15,  farmer  106. 

Lear  William,  (W.  Batavia)  r  57,  farmer,  leases  of  B.  Grimes  130. 

Lewis  George,  r  58,  farm  laborer. 

Leyden  Orson,  r  19,  farmer  6. 

Lincoln  Frank,  r  78,  farmer  28. 

Lincoln  Jennie,  r  63,  school  teacher. 

Linsey  Anthony,  r  50,  farmer  58. 

Long  David,  Sr.,  r  60,  farmer  100. 

Long  David,  Jr.,  r  60,  10  grade  Durham  cows,  farmer  140,  and  leases  of  David,  Sr., 

100. 
Lortz  WilHam,  (Oakfield)  r  2,  farmer  t)7. 
Lowe  John,  r  45,  farmer  40. 
Lown  Benjamin,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  21,  farmer  20. 
Lown  Royal,  r  54,  farmer  25. 
Lusk  Marcus,  r  46,  retired  farmer. 

LUSK  SALMON  B.,  r  46,  3  cows,  100  American  Merino  sheep,  reg.,  farmer  82. 
Lusk  William  B.,  r46,  farmer  with  his  father,  Salmon  B. 
Lynch  Daniel,  r  7,  farmer  70. 
Mahana  John,  r  26,  laborer. 
Mahony  Cain,  farmer  20. 
Mahony  John,  r  9,  laborer. 

Maine  WilHam,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  4,  farmer  5,  • 

Mallery  Harry,  r  20,  farmer,  leases  of  Charles  Day  128. 

Manley  Grorge,  r  29,  milk  peddler,  14  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  S.  Passmore  18. 
Mann  Locke,  r  14,  farmer  5.  ' 

Marsh  Almond  C,  r  46,  farmer  85. 
Martin  Andrew,  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Mercer  94. 
Martin  Andrew,  r  26,  200  sheep,  farmer  375. 
MARTIN  CHARLES  T.,  r  7,  4  cows,  farmer  100. 
Martin  Patrick,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  farmer  21.  » 

Maynard  Robert,  r  26,  laborer. 

McCabe  John,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  farmer  15. 

McCally  James,  r  45,  laborer. 

McCarthy  Patrick,  r  9,  laborer. 

McCarty  Daniel,  r  47,  laborer. 

McCarty  Jane,  r  47,  widow  of  Timothy. 

McClerey  Martha,  r  18,  farmer  128. 

McCulIey  John  H.,  r  7,  milk  dealer,  20  Durham,  Jersey,  and  Holstein  cows,  farmer  82. 

McDonald  Mack,  r  7,  laborer. 

McDonald  Patrick,  r  9,  laborer. 

Mclntyre  Erskine,  r  13,  farmer  with  his  brother  George  41. 

Mclntyre  George,  r  13,  farmer  41. 

McLaffin  Thomas,  r  45,  laborer. 

McMann  Thomas,  r  26,  laborer. 

McMannis  Matthew,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  farmer  80. 

McWain  Sarah  E.,  r  34,  widow  of  Alonzo,  farmer  134. 

McWainT.  Pratt,  r  34,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Sarah  E. 

Melius  William,  r  45,  farmer  7. 

Mercer  Alexander,  r  4,  farmer  172. 

Mercer  EUic,  (Oakfield)  r  4,  farmer  100. 

Mercer  John,  r  4,  farmer  94. 

Merrill  John  P.,  r  34,  farmer  100. 

Merrill  Leman,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  35,  farmer  100. 


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Messinp:  William,  r  50,  laborer. 

Miley  John,  r  7,  farmer  18. 

Miller  John,  r  30,  farmer,  leases  of  Sarah  Morgan  220. 

Miller  John,  r  33,  farmer  100. 

Miller  John,  r  15,  laborer  and  farmer  5. 

Millspaugh  John  R.,  r  6,  clerk  Batavia  nurseries. 

Minor  Austin  T.,  r  46,  40  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  95. 

Minor  John  A.,  r  28,  farmer  100. 

Minor  Seward  H.,  r  4G,  15  Merino  sheep,  farmer  72. 

Mitchell  Robert,  r  47,  wood  worker. 

Monagan  James,  r  46,  laborer 

Moore  John,  r  20,  15  grade  Durham  and  Holstein  cows,  farmer  146. 

Moore  John,  r  13,  laborer. 

MOORE  MICHAEL,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  retired  farmer. 

Moore  Newton,  r  41,  laborer. 

Morris  Edgar  C,  r  47,  maltster. 

Mott  William,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  prop,  saw-mill. 

Moule  Levi,  r  26,  farmer  100. 

Myer  John,  r  18,  laborer  and  farmer  2. 

Myers  Alonzo,  r  24,  farm  laborer. 

Myers  Herman  H.,  r  48,  farmer  with  his  father.  Peter. 

Myers  John,  r  76,  farmer  5. 

Myers  John,  Jr.,  r  29,  farmer  3. 

Myers  John  S.,  r  29  cor.  24,  farm  laborer. 

Myers  Julius,  r  76,  laborer. 

MYERS  PETER,  r  48,  13  cows,  1  full  blood  and  4  reg.  Jersey  bulls,  farmer,  leases 

of  L.  Tozer  150. 
Near  Georse  M.,  r  65,  laborer. 

NESTELL^ HOMER,  r  61,  served  in  Co.  F,  2d  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  3  years. 
Nevilles  Daniel,  r  7,  laborer. 
Nevilles  John,  r  7,  carpenter  and  farmer  8. 
Newkirk  John  0.,  r  11,  blacksmith,  h  and  3  acres. 
Nole  Isaac,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  38,  miller,  emp.  E.  Babcock. 
Northrup  Mary  E.,  r  13,  widow  of  James,  farmer  i2J. 
Norton  Frank  W.,  r  65,  farmer  272. 
Nown  John  J.,  r  52,  farmer  36. 
Novvn  Joseph,  r  42,  laborer. 
Nown  William,  r  52,  carpenter. 
O'BRINE  DENNIS,  r  46,  3  cows,  farmer  50. 
O'Brine  William,  r  46,  farmer  with  his  father,  Dennis. 
Odeil  William  S.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  56,  farmer  53. 
O'Neal  John,  r  41,  laborer. 

Orcutt  Charles  E.,  r  12,  farmer  with  his  father,  Chester  B. 
ORCUTT  CHESTER  E.,  r  12,  5  grade  Durham  eows,  50  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer 

165. 
Orcutt  George,  r  12,  farmer  with  his  father,  Chester  E. 
Osborn  Nehemiah,  r  13,  supervisor,  100  sheep,  farmer  119. 
Palmer  Ara,  r  71,  farmer  38. 
Palmer  George,  r  12,  farmer  60. 
Palmer  William  D.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  52,  farmer  40. 
Pardee  Ann,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  39,  widow  of  R.  D.,  farmer  38. 
Pardee  Charles  T.,  r  13,  65  grade' Merino  .sheep,  farmer  100,  and  in  Pembroke  50. 
Parker  Frank  A.,  r  15,  farmer,  leases  of  Franklin  J.  116. 
Parker  Franklin  J.,  r  15,  farm  116. 
Parkhurst  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  retired  farmer. 
Parsons  Ciiarles  F.,  r  7,  farmer  with  his  father,  Thomas  G. 
PARSONS  THOMAS  G.,  r  7,  7  Durham  and  Jersey  cows,  1  full  blood  Jersey  bull^ 

farmer  106. 
Patterson  John,  r  69,  farmer  24. 


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Patterson  Thomas,  (Oakfield)  off  r  15,  farmer  43|. 

Pease  Edward,  r  10,  farmer  95. 

Pember  Ralph,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  31,  farmer  6. 

Pember  William,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  21,  farmer  16. 

Perry  Edward,  r  52,  farmer  30. 

PERRY  FRANK  D..  r  4G,  5  grade  Durham  cows,  200  sheep,  farmer  160. 

Pflug  Frederick,  Sr.,  r  28,  farmer,  leases  of  Kirk  P.  White  150. 

Pflug  Frederick,'  Jr.,  r  28.  farmer  with  his  father,  Frederick. 

Phelps  Luman,  r  6,  laborer. 

Pinder  Francis,  r  70,  farmer  17. 

Plant  Robert,  r  64,  retired  farmer. 

Plato  Albert,  r  62,  farmer  150. 

Plato  George  W.,  r  70,  laborer,  h  and  5  acres. 

Plock  Henry,  r  47,  gunsmith. 

Plock  John,  r  47,  cooper. 

Pluck  Matthew,  r  15,  farmer  50. 

Pomter  Jack,  r  13,  laborer. 

Poorholtz  Herman,  r  69,  farmer  160. 

Porter  George,  r  73,  farmer,  leases  of  the  estate  of  James  L.  Smith  100. 

Post  Grant,  r  50,  farmer  for  his  father,  William  H. 

Post  Seward  R.,  farmer  for  his  father,  William  H. 

Post  William,  r  50,  farmer. 

Post  William  H.  G.,  v  50,  18  grade  Durham  cows,  farmer  2^15. 

Potter  Joseph  H.,  r  23,  breeder  of  and  dealer  in  horses,  farmer  200. 

Potter  William  H.,  r  23,  farmer  140. 

Powers  Menzo  E.,  r  19,  6  cows,  64  sheep,  farmer  125. 

Pratt  Charles,  r  20.  (Pratt  &  Sisters)  assessor.  '. 

Pratt  Charles,  r  62,  farmer. 

Pratt  Harry  K.,  r  10,  farmer  for  his  father,  Kirk  W.,  15. 

Pratt  Jane,  r  62,  widow  of  A.  S. 

Pratt  Kirk  W.,  r  10,  5  Durham  and  Holstein  cows,  farmer  113. 

Pratt  Martha  J.,  r  20,  (Pratt  &  Sisters). 

Pratt  Mary  A.,  r  20,  (Pratt  &  Sisters). 

Pratt  &  Sisters,  r  20,  (Cliarles,  Mary  A.,  and  Martha  J.)  20  grade  Jersey  and  Devon. 

cows,  100  grade  Cotswold  sheep,  farmers  325. 
Putnam  Monroe  H.,  r  67,  farmer  50. 
Putnam  Warren,  r  68,  farmer  75. 
Quance  Israel,  farmer  60. 
QUANCE  JAMES  M.,  r  63,  farmer. 
Quance  Willard,  r  6,  laborer. 

Riidmore  William,  r  64,  laborer.  ^ 

Raid  James,  r  29,  farmer  98,  and  leases  of  Holdenaud  120. 
Raid  John,  r  29,  farmer  for  his  father  James. 
Raid  Patrick,  r  29,  blacksmith. 
Raid  Roger,  r  29,  farmer  for  his  father  James. 
REDFIELD  FRANK  B.,  r  29,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  250. 
Redman  Mary,  r  49,  farmer  30. 
Redshaw  George,  r  71,  farmer  38. 
ReinhoUz  Harman,  r  70,  farmer  40. 

Rich  Frank  F.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  farmer,  leases  of  Ellen  Conners  44. 
Ricks  Mark,  r  13,  farmer,  leases  of  the  W.  Wolsey  estate  60. 
Rigney  Herbert,  (Oakfield)  r  2,  farmer,  leases  of  Joseph  90. 
Roach  Aaron,  r  29,  farmer  92. 

Robson  George,  r  69,  laborer  and  farmer,  leases  of  William  Plato  18. 
Rose  Morton,  r  59,  farmer  105. 
Rose  Seth  M.,  r  59,  farmer  44. 
Rose  Walter,  r  47,  laborer. 
Ro3S  Berney,  r  12,  farmer  90. 
Royce  Samuel  N.,  r  63,  farmer  130. 


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Rumsey  Edward,  r  13,  farmer  120. 

Russel  John,  r  11,  farmer  20. 

Ryan  James,  r  9,  market  gardener  4. 

Ryan  Michael,  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Hatch  estate  176. 

Safford  Burton,  r  58,  farmer  30. 

Saile  Joseph,  r  42,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Hopkins  40. 

Saulsbury  Nelson  L.,  r  29,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  17^. 

Savacool  Albert  T.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  57,  carpenter, 

Savacool  Eugene,  (W.  Batavia)  r  52,  carpenter. 

Savacool  George  M.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  57,  laborer. 

Savacool  Merritt  P.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  57,  farmer  32 J. 

Sawens  Severence,  (W.  Batavia)  r  74,  farmer  80. 

Scanlin  Charles,  r  28,  farmer,  leases  of  R.  Terry  41^. 

Scott  George,  r  46,  50  sheep,  farmer  80. 

Seamens  Ezra,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  postmaster  and  dealer  in  hardware. 

Seymour  Henry,  r  61,  retired  farmer. 

•Seymour  James  H,  r  61,  7  cows,  farmer  83. 

-Shadbolt  Vern  C,  r  10,  student. 

Shaw  Mary,  r  73,  widow  of  Anthony,  farmer  50. 

Sheflin  James,  (Oakfield)  r  16,  farmer  leases  of  Ana  Daily  89. 

Shepard  Charles,  r  66,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 

Shepard  Charles  E.,  r  66,  farmer  76,  and  leases  of  John  124. 

Shepard  John,  r  66,  200  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  124. 

SHEPARD  THOMAS  B.,  r  6,  farmer  75. 

Sherwin  Francis  L.,  r  76,  (0.  G.  &  F.  L.  Sherwin). 

Sherwin  0.  G.  &  F.  L,  r  76,  farmers  67. 

Sherwin  Orra  G ,  r  76,  (0.  G.  &  F.  L.  Sherwin). 

Showerman  William,  r  6,  laborer. 

■Shrader  Augustus,  r  26,  laborer. 

Shultz  August,  r  5,  laborer. 

Simskey  Joseph,  r  62,  laborer. 

Skeet  George,  r  13,  laborer. 

Skelton  Philip,  r  13,  farmer,  leases  of  Mary  A.  Northrup  12 J. 

Smith  Herman,  r  61,  farmer  30. 

■Smith  Jacob,  r  7,  gardener  3. 

Smith  John,  r  62,  carpenter. 

Smith  Rando,  r  29,  farmer  25. 

Smith  Sarah,  r  73,  widow  of  James  L.,  farmer  100. 

SNELL  CHARLES  A.,  r  13,  real  estate,  loan,  and  ins.  agent,  W.  Main,  farmer  23. 

Snell  Charles  I.,  r  13,  school  teacher. 

Snell  Frank  A.,  r  13,  real  estate  and  ins.  agent  with  his  father,  Charles  A. 

Snell  Nettie  L.,  school  teacher. 

Sougler  Peter,  r  7,  laborer. 

Speed  Henry,  r  6,  laborer. 

SPEYER  CONRAD,  (Daws)  r  7  cor.  6,  postmaster  and  farmer  18. 

Spicer  Derrick  W.,  r  50,  farmer  41. 

Spicer  Dwight,  r  50,  farmer  with  his  father  Derrick  W. 

Sprague  Henry,  r  61,  retired  farmer,  owns  in  Alexander  90. 

Spring  Alpheus,  r  61,  farmer  50. 

Squires  John,  r  28,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  L.  Terry  126. 

Squires  William,  r  27,  farmer,  leases  of  John  61. 

St.  Claire  Lyman,  r  58  cor.  73,  farmer  20,  and  leases  of  E.  K.  Warner  60. 

Steinberger  John,  r  70,  farmer. 

.Storms  Isaac,  r  29  cor.  24,  wagon  repairer,  h  and  2  acres. 

STRINGHAM  ALONZO,  r  63,  emp.  in  planing-mill. 

STRONG  SYLVESTER  F.,  r  7,  6  cows,  2  Jersey  cattle,  reg.,  farmer  136 

Sullings  David,  r  24.  farmer  60. 

SULLINGS  DAVID,  r  24,  farmer  100. 

.Sullivan  John,  r  46,  emp.  on  railroad. 


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Sutherland  Homer,  (W.  Batavia)  r  74,  farmer  25. 

Sutherland  Myron,  (W.  Batavia)  r  74,  farmer  90. 

Sutherland  William,  r  24,  laborer. 

Svveney  Daniel,  r  70,  farmer  70. 

Tdbor  Willard.  r  32,  farmer  105. 

Taylor  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  farmer  24. 

Terry  Hattie  L.,  r  28,  76  grade  Merino  sheep,  17  head  cattle,  farmer  126. 

Terry  John  W.,  r  28,  farmer  95. 

Terry  Van  Rensselaer,  r46,  farmer  42|. 

Thoma  Magnus,  r52,  farmer  with  his  father,  Mattb» 

Thoma  Mattha,  r  52,  farmer  17. 

Thomas  William,  r  7,  farmer  20. 

Thompson  George,  r  29,  laborer. 

Thompson  Joseph,  r  62,  carpenter. 

Thomson  Ann,  r  46,  widow  of  Jerome. 

Thomson  Charlie,  r  1.3,  student. 

Tiiomson  Seymour  B.,  r  131,  farmer. 

THOMSON  SYLVAN  US  B.,  r  13,  retired  merchant,  prop.  Almonarch  s'ock  farm  and 

trotting  stock  horse  '•Almonarch,"  No.  3234,  record  2:24|,  sire  of  "  Elmonarch," 

2:17i,  owns  farm  in  Alexander  115. 
Thorp  Charles,  (Oakfield)  r  15,  farmer  0. 
Timan  Charles,  r  47,  laborer. 
TORRANCE  EUNICE  S.,  r  63,  widow  of  Charles  G.,  6  cows,  50  Shropshire  sheep, 

farmer  150. 
Torrance  William  M.,  r  63,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Eunice  S.,  150. 
Townsend  Luther  H.,  r  2,  farmer,  leases  of  Norris  Burr  88. 
Tryon  Jerome,  r  54,  farmer  4. 
Tryon  Lemuel  J.,  r  45,  laborer. 
Underhill  George  F.,  (Oakfield)  r  4,  farmer  100. 
Uphill  Benjamin,  r  57,  farmer  GO. 

Uphill  George,  r  57,  farmer,  leases  of  0.  W.  Dewey  56. 
Uphill  Oliver  C,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  carpenter  and  farmer  2. 
U[)hill  William,  r  73,  farmer  99. 

Vallett  John,  r  29,  horse  breaker,  prop,  stock  horse  "Leader,"  farmer  3. 
Vallett  William,  r  12,  laborer,  h  and  3  acres. 
Van  Horn  Tennis,  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  farmer,  with  his  father. 
Van  Horn  Tunis,  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  farmer  71. 
Vedder  Eugene  G..  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  laborer. 
Vedder  John  G.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  farmer  4. 
Votary  Ezra,  r  61,  farmer  26. 

VOTARY  MARY,  r  61,  widow  of  Joseph,  farmer  9^. 
Votrey  Edward,  r  61,  farm  laborer. 
Votiey  John,  r  61,  farm  laborer. 
Wade  Hannah,  r  46,  widow  of  Harris,  farmer  53. 
Wade  James,  r  46,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Hannah. 
Wade  John,  r  46,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Hannah. 
Wagner  Charles,  r  7,  laborer. 
Wagner  George,  r  5,  laborer  and  farmer  5. 
Waldron  Edward,  r  13,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Burt  105. 
Wall  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r40,  laborer. 

Walsh  George,  r  76,  farmer,  leases  of  A.  G.  &  F.  Sherwin  67. 
Waltham  Joseph,  r  52,  farmer  30. 

Ward  Adelbert,  ofFr  20,  farmer,  leases  of  Aaron  Roach  66. 
Ward  Delbert,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  Aaron  Roach  60. 
Ward  Edward,  (W.  Batavia)  r  55,  farmer  125. 
WARD  WILLIAM,  r  65,  4  cows,  farmer  97. 
Ware  Walter  W.,  r  63,  175  sheep,  farmer  155. 
Ware  William,  r47,  farmer  90. 
Warner  Thomas,  r  45,  farmer  25. 


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WEED  HARVEY,  r  31,  farmer  9G. 

Weisseit  Christopher,  r  34,  farmer  48. 

Weisseit  George,  r  34,  laborer. 

Wescott  George,  r  13,  coachman. 

WESCOTT  JAMES  R.,  r  13,  farmer  4. 

West  Carlos,  r  G7.  laborer. 

West  Warren,  r  67,  farmer  40. 

Wewrich  Charles,  r  4,  laborer. 

Wheeler  George,  r  33,  farmer  i)8. 

Wheeler  Harrison,  r  33  cor.  34,  farmer  98.  tt   •        •  j  c 

WHITCOMB  WILLIAM  W.,  r  52,  pres.  Batavia  Business  University  and  bteno- 

graphic  Institute,  farmer  28. 
White  Alva  B.,  r  7,  farmer  100. 
White  Cornelia  M.,  r  13,  farmer  12. 
White  Darius,  r  13,  farmer,  owns  in  Alabama  99. 
White  Kirk,  r  11,  farmer  127. 

WHITNEY  NELSON,  r  30,  3  cows,  16  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  60. 
Whitney  Sylvester,  r  30,  retired  farmer. 
Wickham  Herbert,  farm  laborer,  h  and  3  acres  Park. 
W^icks  John,  r  9,  laborer. 

Wiggins  Samual,  r  31,  tin  canmaker,  h  and  lot. 
Wilber  Ada,  r  7,  widow  of  George,  farmer  100. 

Wilber  Dewaine  W.,  r  7,  65  Merino  sheep,  fanner,  leases  of  Ada  100. 
Wilber  Sanford,  r  7,  farmer  170. 
Wilkie  Mary,  r  66,  widow  of  James,  farm  4. 
Williams  Burt  C,  r  7,  farmer  with  his  father,  Myron  A. 
Williams  Edward,  r  2,  farmer  42. 
Williams  Elwyn  A.,  r  7,  student. 

Williams  George,  r  41,  farmer,  leases  of  A.  Hartshorn  143. 
Williams  Myron  A.,  r  7,  farmer  130. 
Wilson  James,  (E   Pembroke)  r  40,  retired  farmer. 
Wolf  William,  r  47,  laborer. 

Worthington  John,  off  r  30,  50  sheep,  farmer  120. 
Wrigley  Joseph,  (Oakfield)  r  3,  farnr  er  95. 
Young  William,  r  05,  retired  farmer  4^. 

YOUNG  JOHiST  E.,  r  65,  180  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  147. 
Young  William  H.,  r  67,  85  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  90. 
Zehler  Peter,  (W.  Batavi.n)  r  55,  prop,  hotel. 
Zimmerman  Daniel  F.,  r  62,  farmer  13. 


BERGEN. 

(For  exiilanations^  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(PostotBce  address  is  Bergen,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Abell  Charles  A.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  4,  farmer  99. 

Adams  Chester,  (W.  Beigen)  r  26,  farmer  50. 

Akin  Ambrose,  r  33,  farmer,  leases  of  Horace  Knapp  130. 

ANDREWS  ROBERT,  physician  and  surgeon.  Lake  cor.  McKenzie,  h  do. 

Aptliorp  Edward,  butcher,  h  Rochester  st. 

Apthorp  Ida,  (Mrs.  J.  Ira)  milliner,  h  Rochester  st. 

Aitlhorp  J.  Ira,  com.  traveler,  h  Rochester  st. 

Aradine  James,  (N.  Beigen)  r  5,  blacksmith. 


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Aradine  William,  r  8,  farmer  35. 

Armstrong  Richard,  gardener  and  laborer,  h  Gibson. 

Arnold  Aaron,  farmer  and  ins.  agent,  h  Lake. 

Arnold  Cassius,  laborer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Arnold  Charles,  carpenter,  h  Le  Roy  st. 

Arnold  Clarence  H.,  general  merchant.  Lake,  h  Clinton. 

Arnold  Ebenezer,  r  .32,  retired  farmer  87. 

ARNOLD  GEORGE  W.,  prop,  boarding-house,  Clinto^. 

Arnold  H.  Windsor,  retired  farmer,  h  Clinton. 

Arnold  Irving  W.,  r  32,  farmer  90. 

ARNOLD  LINDEN  D.,  r  32,  farmer  120. 

Arnold  Mary  A.,  widow  of  David,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Avery  Richardson,  r  10,  farmer  79. 

Avery  Seeley,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  laborer. 

Babcock  Fred  P.,  (Edgerton  &  Co.)  h  Clinton. 

Bailey  Brothers,  (Henry  and  Charles)  wholesale  butchers,  Spring. 

Bailey  Charles,  (Bailey  Brothers)  h  Spring. 

Bailey  Henry,  (Bailey  Brothers)  h  Spring. 

BAIRD  JOHN,  manuf.,  h  Rochester  st. 

Baker  Emily  M.,  widow  of  James  F.,  h  Lake. 

Baker  John  W.,  r  34,  laborer. 

Barnaby  Asahel,  r  32,  farmer. 

Barnaby  Asel,  farmer,  h  Lake  road. 

Barnaby  Betsey,  r  32,  invalid,  aged  86. 

Barr  James,  r  25,  farmer  525. 

Barr  William,  r  20,  farmer,  leases  of  James  175. 

Barringer  Frank,  laborer,  h  1  Buffalo  st. 

Barton  William,  butcher,  h  Rochester  st. 

Bassett  George,  laborer,  h  Clinton. 

BASSETT  PHILO  B.,  funeral  furnisher  and  director,  dealer  in  artistic  materials, 

pictures,  frames,  stationery,  etc..  Carpenter  &  McKenzie  block,  h  Lake. 
Bassett  Richard,  painter,  h  Clinton. 
Bater  John,  r  34,  laborer,  h  and  2  acres. 
Beardsley  Joseph,  farmer,  h  Lake  road. 
Beedham  Jonathan,  (N.  Bergen)  farmer  20. 
Bergin  John,  baggagemaster  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Church. 
BERGIN  MICHAEL  F.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  liquors,  Lake,  h  do. 
Berry  Jane,  r  7,  widow  of  Mose.s,  farmer  120. 
Beswick  Frank,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  with  Fred  70. 
Beswick  Fred,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  with  Frank  70. 
Beswick  Wesley  F.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  50. 
Beswick  William  H.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  73. 
Bissell  Adaline,  widow  of  Jerry,  farm  135,  h  Lake  road. 
BISSELL  BROTHERS,  (GeoVge  A.  and  William  A.)  shippers  of  grain  and  produce, 

dealers  in  coal,  etc.,  farmers  218,  West  Shore  freight-house. 
Bissell  Calvin,  r  33,  farmer  24. 

BiSSELL  FRED  M.,  professor  of  music  and  house  painter,  h  Rochester  st. 
BISSELL  GEORGE  A.,  r  21,  (Bissell  Brothers)  farmer  90. 
Bissell  James,  r  33,  farmer  77. 
BISSELL  JAMES  A.,  milk  dealer,  farmer  77. 
BISSELL  WILLIAM  A.,  (Bissell  Brothers)  h  Lake  road. 
Bitteridge  Harry,  (Stone  Church)  r  39,  laborer. 
Bodell  William,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  blacksmith. 

Bovanizer  James  A.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  3,  farmer,  leases  of  Bellona  Bissell,  of  Le  Roy,  170. 
Bovee  Elihu  C,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  laborer. 
Bower  Abner,  (W.  Bergen)  r  2G,  farmer  180. 
Bower  Francis,  retired  farmer,  h  McKenzie. 
BOWER  MICHAEL,  farmer  80,  h  Clinton. 
Bower  Rosannah,  (W.  Bergen)  r  26,  widow  of  Jacob. 


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Bower  Samuel  E.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  2G,  town  supervisor,  thresher,  and  farmer,  leases  of 

Michael  80. 
BOWER  WILLIAM  A.,  breeder  of  Holstein  cattle,  farmer  100,  h  Buffalo  st.     [Died 

April  17,  1889.] 
Boyce  Stephen,  farmer,  h  Gibson. 

Brennon  James,  emp.  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Le  Roy  st. 
Bristol  Isaac,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  farmer  2^. 
Brodie  Christie,  r  37,  widow.., 
Brodie  James  C,  r  37,  farmer  200. 

Brodie ,  (W.  Bergen)  widow  of  Peter,  h  Dibble. 

Brown  Celia,  widow  of  David,  h  Lake. 

Brown  Cbarles,  laborer,  h  Clinton. 

Brown  James,  clerk,  bds.  Lake. 

Brown  Parley  W.,  r  2i,  farmer  10. 

Buell  Grilbert  N.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  Rochester  st,  h  Lake. 

Buell  J.  Burchard,  r  33,  farmer  60. 

Burns  Francis,  shoemaker,  h  Clinton. 

Burns  James,  r  29,  laborer. 

Burns  William  E.,  tonsorial  artist,  Morton  block,  h  Clinton. 

Byrne  John,  carpenter,  h  Rochester  st. 

Cain  Peter,  emp.  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Lake. 

Callister  William,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Charles  Field. 

Campbell  John,  r  21,  farmer  98. 

Campbell  Sarah  A.,  r  1,  widow. 

CARPENTER  CARLOS  N.,  (Carpenter  &  Sons)  h  Lake. 

CARPENTER  GEORGE  A.,  (Carpenter  &  Sons)  h  Lake. 

Carpenter  John,  (N.  Bergen)  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs. Hickey,  of  Batavia, 

12i. 
CARPENTER  SAMUEL,  (Carpenter  &  Sons)  h  Lake. 
CARPENTER&  SONS,  (Samuel,  George  A.,  and  Carlos  N.)  dealers  in  clothing,  boots, 

shoes,  hats,  caps,  gents' furnishing  goods,  wall  paper,  Domestic  sewing  machines, 

trunks,  and  traveling  bags.  Lake. 
Carroll  Philip,  r  29,  farmer  100. 
Carruthers  Dow  L.,  r  8,  farmer  20. 
Carruthers  Thomas  A.,  r  8,  farmer  80. 

Caswell  William,  r  19,  farmer,  leases  of  Andrew  Southworth  65. 
Caulkins  Virgil  C,  apothecary  and  jeweler.  Lake,  h  do. 
Cavanaugh  James,  (Stone  Cburch)  r  33,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Brewer. 
Cavanaugh  John,  r  33,  farmer  21. 
Cavanaugh  Thomas,  i  32,  laborer. 
Chipman  Charles  J.,  r  11,  farmer  106. 
Church  George  II.,  prop,  planing,  saw,  and  feed-mill,  and  dealer  in  lumber.  Lake  ave., 

h  Buffalo  St. 
CHURCH  HARRIET  A.,  widow  of  Samuel,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Clark  Thomas,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  laborer. 
Collins  Andrew,  r  7,  farmer  3. 

Collins  Earl  S.,  r  9,  farmer,  leases  of  Alexander  Campbell,  of  Batavia,  60. 
Collins  Jane  E.  Mrs.,  h  McKenzie  cor.  Clinton. 
Collins  John,  constable,  h  Lake. 

Collister  William  H.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  25,  farmer,  leases  of  Charles  Field  90. 
Congdon  George  H.,  r  11,  farmer  60. 
Conlin  Thomas,  r  29,  farmer  5. 

CONNERY  H.  H.,  pastor  St.  Bridget's  Church,  h  Gibson. 
Converse  Melvin  C,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  laborer. 

Conway  William  G.,  liquor  dealer  and  farmer  71,  Lake,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Cook  John,  r  21,  laborer. 
Cook  Walter,  r  25,  farmer  55. 
Cooper  Henry.  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  8. 
Corcoran  John,  r  34,  farmer  58. 


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Corcoran  Margaret,  r  29,  widow  of  Patrick. 

Cornwell  Altemont,  r  20,  farmer  190. 

Cowles  Ann,  r  32,  widow  of  Robert. 

Cox  Benjamin,  laborer,  bds.  Spring. 

Cox  George,  (iST.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  35. 

Crampton  James  G.,  (Stone  Cliurch)  r  33,  farmer  80^. 

Crampton  Jerry  H.,  r  32,  farmer  IS. 

Cramton  Anion  G.,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  farmer  G7. 

Cramton  James,  (Slone  Church)  r  33,  farmer  20.  , 

Crittenden  Josiah  T.,  laborer,  h  Rochester  &t. 

Dart  Charles,  r  9,  farmer  33. 

Davis  Asher,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  farmer. 

Davis  George,  r  31,  laborer. 

Davis  George  T.,  real  estate  dealer,  h  Clinton. 

Davis  Jonathan  L.,  laborer,  h  Rochester  st. 

Davis  Newell  J.,  dentist.  Lake,  h  Le  Roy  st. 

Davis  Porter,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  retired  farmer. 

Davis  Porter  M.,  com.  traveler,  h  Clinton. 

Davis  Porter  S.,  (Stone  Church)  r  49.  farmer  90. 

Davy  George,  (N.  Bergen)  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  Daniel  Barker,  of  Clarendon,  Or- 
leans Co.,  70. 

DAVY  JOHN  W.,  blacksmith,  horseshoer,  carriage  ironer,  and  woodworker,  h  Roch- 
ester St. 

Dawes  Jonathan,  laborer,  h  Rochester  st. 

Deacon  Andrew,  laborer,  h  Church. 

Dean  Aklen,  r  24,  retired  farmer. 

DEAN  THOMAS  J.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  tliresher  and  farmer  11^. 

Decker  Mary,  emp.  Carpenter  &  Sons,  h  Gibson. 

Dettman  Christian,  r  8,  farmer,  leases  of  D.  S.  Morgan,  of  Brockport,  Monroe  Co.,  140 

Dettman  Fred,  r  8,  farmer  with  Christian. 

Dewey  Cynthia  E.,  (Mrs.  Jesse)  farm  GO,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Dewey  Jesse,  broker  and  retired  farmer,  h  Lake. 

Dibble  Edwin  C,  (Stone  Church)  r  37,  farmer  56. 

Dibble  Emily,  (Stone  Church)  r  37,  widow  of  Henry  D. 

Dibble  Fayette  M.,  r  37,  farmer  90. 

Dibble  Lena,  r  37,  widow  of  Marvin. 

Doran  John,  r  35,  farmer  80. 

Doran  Michael,  street  commissioner,  prop,  cider-mill,  h  Munger. 

Doran  Miles,  r  19,  farmer  60. 

Dowling  Ann,  widow  of  William,  h  Richmond. 

Drury  Patrick,  (W.  Bergen)  r  29,  switchman. 

Eddy  David  U.,  farmer  4,  h  Rochester  st. 

Edgerton  &  Co.,  (Charles  E.  E.  and  F.  P.  Babcock)  general  merchants. 

Edgerton  Charles  E.,  (Edgerton  &  Co)  bds.  Rochester  st. 

Elliott  John,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  laborer. 

Elmer  Orrin.  r  19,  laborer. 

Elmer  Sedgwick,  r  11,  farmer  120. 

Elmore  Jonathan,  general  fire  ins.  agent,  h  Lake. 

Emerson  George,  retired  farmer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Emerson  George  0.,  lawyer,  h  Buffalo  st. 

EMERSON  JOHN  R.,  clerk,  h  at  Riga,  Monroe  Co. 

Erwin  William,  (W.  Bergen)  r  28,  farmer  93. 

Evart  John,  r  7,  farmer  10. 

Evarts  Richard,  retired  farmer  43,  h  Lake  road. 

Fansom  Francis  W.,  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  Jane  Berry  120. 

Farnham  Chester,  farmer. 

FARNHAM  JOSEPH  N.,  (Stone  Church)  r  36,  farmer  50. 

Farnham  Stephen  L.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  36,  farmer  50. 

Feathers  Jerry,  r  32,  farmer,  leases  of  Halsey  Wilcox  200. 


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TOWN    OF   BERGEN. 


JFEEZLEA.R  JEROME  T.,  teacher  for  29  years,  dealer  in  horses,  farmer  7,  h  Roches- 
ter St. 
Fields  Amanda,  widow  of  Timothy,  farm  46^. 
FIELD  CHARLES,  r  24,  farmer  75,  and  with  Amanda  F.  88. 
Field  Emily  J.,  r  25,  widow,  farmer  72. 
Fisher  Adelbert,  town  clerk,  bds.  with  Amos  S. 

Fisher  Amos  S.,  dealer  in  drugs,  medicines,  chemicals,  etc.,  Lake,  h  Chnton. 
Fitzsimmons  Ann,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  widow. 
Fitzsimmons  John,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  87. 

Fitzsimmons  John  W.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  3G,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Fitzsimmons  100. 
Flarherty  John,  telegraph  operator,  h  Munger. 
Fodge  Michael,  r  29,  farmer  15. 
FORDHAM  HARLAN  F.,  r  33,  farmer  125. 
Fuller  Ezra  N.,  r  7,  general  ins.  agent  and  farmer  50. 
Furnace  Robert,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  laborer. 
■Gage  Homer  L.,  (Oathout  &  Gage)  h  Munger. 
Ganiard  Henry  0  ,  r  33,  farmer  IGO. 

Gapp  Joseph,  r  9,  farmer  108.  -      . 

GAY  G.  ROWLEY,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  105. 
German  Christopher,  r  7,  farmer  70. 
Gibbons  Moses  C.,  r  20,  farmer  168. 

Gifford  A.  B.  &  J.  D.  dST.  Bergen)  r  1,  general  merchants. 

Gifford  Aaron  B.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  (A.  B.  &  J.  D.  GifFord)  postmaster  and  farmer  76. 
Gilford  Andrew  H.,  retired  liveryman,  h  Lake. 
GiBbrd  John  D.,  (IST.  Bergen)  r  1  cor.  2,  (A.  B.  &  J.  D.,  Gififord). 
Gifford  Susan  M.,  widow  of  Morris,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Gilbert  Thomas,  blacksmith,  h  Rochester  st. 

Gillette  George,  r  17,  farmer,  leases  the  Sylvester  Gillette  estate  210. 
Gillette  Harmon,  r  8,  laborer. 
Gillette  Henry  W.,  r  87,  farmer  25. 
Gillette  Joel,  r  87,  farmer  80. 
Gillette  M.  James,  r  7,  farmer  100. 
Gillette  Miles  S.,  r  7,  aged  84. 
GILLETTE  SYLVESTER,  r  17,  farmer  148i. 
Oilman  James,  off  r  9,  farmer  218. 
Gleason  John,  r  7,  buttermaker  and  farmer  70. 

Goff  James,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer,  leases  of  G.  Rowley  Gay  105. 
Gordon  James,  emp.  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,    h  Richmond. 
Gorton  William,  r  25,  farmer  60,  and  leases  on  shares  of  Mrs.  Jesse  Dewey  60. 
Graham  Elmer,  r  37,  laborer. 
Green  Alonzo  L.,  r  15,  farmer  47. 
Green  Amos  J.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  95. 
GREEN  ELIAS  P.,  r  32,  farmer  5i 
Green  Horace,  cartman,  h  Rochester  st. 
Green  Orlando  M.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  115. 
Green  Randall,  (N.  Bergpn)  r  1,  farmer  108. 
Growney  Edward  P.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  clerk. 
Growney  James,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  110. 
Gunn  Channcey  C,  com.  traveler,  h  Lake. 
Haley  John   (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  section  hand  on  railroad. 
Haley  Richard,  manuf.  and  repairer  of  boots  and  shoes,  Lake,  h  Le  Roy  st. 
Haley  Timothy,  (W.  Bergen)  r  29,  railroad  track  hand. 
Hall  Eugene  D.,  (Stone  Church)  r  38,  farmer  100. 
Hall  William  W.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  peddler. 
Halsey  Catherine,  widow  of  Patrick,  h  Le  Roy  st. 
Hammond  Frank,  resident,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Hammond  Henry  E.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  13,  farmer  36. 
Hanley  Edward,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  Gibson. 
Harford  Benedict,  prop.  Harford  House  and  livery  stable.  Lake  cor.  Rochester  sts. 


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Harford  House,  B.  Harford,  prop.,  Lake  cor.  Rochester  sts. 

Harrington  Con.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  25. 

Harris  George  W.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  painter. 

Hatch  Charles,  r  32,  farmer,  leases  of  Jamin  B.  38. 

Hatch  James  B.,  r  32,  prop,  meat  market.  Lake. 

Hatch  Jamin  B.,  r  32,  farmer  38. 

Hawes  Joseph,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  laborer. 

Henderson  Benjamin  F.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  farmer  16. 

Hendrick  Moses  B.,  clerk,  h  Le  Roy  st. 

Hendricks  Dennis  J.,  emp.  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Richmond. 

Hendricks  Michael,  farmer  6,  h  Munger. 

Herbert  Henry  E.,  r  16,  farmer  69. 

Hermance  James,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  laborer. 

Herrick  Edward  P.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer,  leases  of  Abner  Bower  100. 

Herrick  Margaret,  r  17,  farmer  62. 

Herrick  Sebastian,  r  17,  farmer  for  Margaret. 

HEWES  DAYTON,  r  14,  farmer  with  Marcena  B. 

Hewes  George,  (Stone  Church)  r  37,  farmer,  leases  of  Mary  Wilcox  86,  and  owns  in 

Le  Roy  50. 
Hewes  Marcena  B.,  r  14,  farmer  289,  and  in  Riga,  Monroe  Co.,  130. 
Hewes  Otis  M.,  r  14,  farmer  with  Marcena  B. 
Hickey  Ann,  (N.  Bergen)  widow  of  Patrick. 
Hiscock  Robert  E.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Hiscock  John,  butcher,  h  Clinton. 
Hiscock  Sarah,  widow  of  William,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Hoag  Henry,  r  30,  farmer  8. 
Hodges  George,  (iST.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  5. 
Hoffman  Frederick,  r  20,  farmer  126. 
Holden  Mary  J.,  widow  of  Joseph,  h  Lake. 
Holdridge  Gershom  B.,  r  16,  farmer  60. 
Hollenbeck  Effie  C,  r  32,  widow  of  Edward  J. 
Holt  Minerva,  widow,  h  Lake. 

Hopkins ,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  widow  of  Bruce. 

HOPKINS  BRUCE,  (Stone  Church)  teacher  and  farmer  li    [Deceased.] 

Horiz  Sebastian,  farmer  32,  h  Lake  road. 

Hough  Mark,  section  foreman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  bds.  Richmond. 

Hough  Patrick,  section  foreman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Houston  Sally,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  h  and  lot. 

Howell  David  W.,  farmer  25^,  h  Gibson. 

Howell  Edwin  P.,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Samuel  Richmond  estate  90. 

Howell  Henry  W.,  r  11,  farmer  84. 

Hoyt  Charles,  r  23,  cooper. 

Hubbard  Ezra,  retired,  bds.  Harford  House. 

Hughson  David,  (N.  Bergen)  cooper  and  laborer. 

Hull  Eugene  D.,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  farmer  110. 

Hull  Newton  M.,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  laborer. 

Hunsberger  Joseph,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church. 

IDE  BROTHERS,  (Dorvvin  A.  and  Irwin)  harnessmakers.  Lake. 

IDE  DORWIN  A.,  (Ide  Brothers)  h  Lake. 

Ide  Irwin,  (Ide  Brothers)  h  Lake. 

Irwin  James,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  track  hand. 

Irwin  Ifohn,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  with  William. 

Irwin  William,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  100. 

Irwin  William  J.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer  with  his  father  50. 

Jenkins  Edward,  r  20,  farmer  )  03. 

Jenkins  Thomas,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  20. 

Johnson  John  L.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  3,  farmer  95. 

Johnson  Porter  H.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  3,  farmer  1,  and  leases  on  shares  of  John  L.  95. 

-Johnson  Winfield  S.,  carpenter,  h  Munger. 


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Jones  G.  B.,  professor  of  penmanship. 

Jonrowe  Benjamin  F.,  r  32,  laborer. 

Joslyn  Elias  P.,  prop,  billiard  room,  bds.  Lake. 

Kavien  John,  r  33,  farmer  80. 

Kearney  Patrick,  laborer,  h  Lake. 

Kelehar  Jerry,  retired,  h  Le  Roy  st. 

Keller  Andrew,  (W.  Bergen)  r  35  cor.  28,  farm  100. 

Keller  Wilbur,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  farmer,  leases  of  Andrew  100. 

Kelly  Francis,  (W.  Bergen)  r  36,  farmer  with  James. 

Kelly  Hugh,  mason,  h  State  road. 

Kelly  James,  (W.  Bergen)  r  36,  farmer  150. 

Kenny  Thomas,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  flagman. 

Keaiven  Patrick,  r  30,  farmer  15. 

Kersh  Charles,  (W.  Bergen)  r  36,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  0.  Wilsey,  of  Geneva,  100. 

Kerwin  John,  (Stone  Church)  farmer  81. 

Kingman  Theodosia,  widow  of  Franklin  D.,  h  Lake. 

Kinney  Thomas,  (W.  Bergen)  flagman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R. 

Kirk  Patrick,  r  33,  laborer. 

Kirkpatrick  Samuel  r  9,  laborer. 

Kirsh  Charles,  (W.  Bergen)  farmer,  leases  of  S.  L.  Farnham  and  C.  Wilson. 

Knapp  Horace,  r  33,  farmer  130. 

KNICKERBOCKER  HIRAM,  r  32,  retired  farmer. 

La  Due  George  W.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  100. 

La  Due  H.  Augustus,  (  N.  Bergen)  r  6,  farmer  37. 

La  Due  Maria,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  60. 

Lake  William,  r  20,  farmer  5. 

Langham  William  C,  r  8,  farmer  60. 

Lawrence  Kate  L.,  (W.  Bergen)  postmistress. 

Lawrence  Laura  Miss,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  resident. 

Lawrence  William  A.,  (W.  Byron)  r  27,  ticket  agent  and  general  merchant. 

Leonard  Alexander,  farmer  in  Byron  100,  h  McKenzie. 

Lefler  John  A.,  r  33,  laborer. 

Lewellyn  Clarence,  r  29,  farmer  90. 

Lewellyn  Decatur  C,  r  15^,  farmer  57,  and  leases  on  shares  of  Myron  H.,  of  Olean, 

Cattaraugus  Co.,  100. 
LEWELLYN  FRED,  farmer  100,  h  McKenzie. 
Lewellyn  Levi,  r  25,  farmer  220. 

Lewis  John  R.,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church,  h  McKenzie. 
Lipe  James,  carpenter  and  farmer  2,  n  Buffalo  st. 
Long  John,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  laborer. 
Loomis  Effie  A.,  r24,  widow  of  Elijah,  farmer  60. 
Loring  Bridge,  r  8,  farmer  90. 
Loring  Charles,  r  8,  laborer. 
Ludlow  Frank  M.,  r  35,  farmer  60f. 
Lyle  Abraham  C,  r  29,  farmer  103. 
Lyman  Melville  W.,  carpenter,  h  Rochester  st. 
Lynch  James,  laborer,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Maher  John,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  farmer  200. 
Maley  James,  laborer. 

Mann  Amos,  flagman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Church. 
Mansfield  George,  r  32,  laborer. 
MANSFIELD  GEORGE  W.,  farmer  8,  h  Lake. 
Marion  Barnard,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  blacksmith. 
Marion  Edward  T.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27,  blacksmith. 
Marion  Thomas,  blacksmith.  Lake,  h  Rochester  st. 
Marshall  Mary  Ann,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  widow  of  D.  Bishop. 
Marshall  Robert,  butcher,  h  Rochester  st. 
Matthewson  Perry  J.,  painter,  h  Clinton. 
McCall  Alexander,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  60. 


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McConnell  Joseph  D.,  r  17,  farmer  with  Joseph  L. 

McConnell  Joseph  L.,  r  17,  farmer  170. 

McConnell  Judson,  r  14,  farmer  153. 

McDonald  Laughlin,  r  7,  buttermaker. 

McGruire  James,  r  11,  farmer  60. 

McGuire  John,  (W.  Bergen)  r  27. 

McKEiSTZIE  JAMES  R.,  contractor  and  builder,  owns  in  Riga,  Monroe  Co.,  farm 

104,  h  Clinton. 
McLean  Laughlin,  r  7,  farmer  5. 

McPartland  Peter,  section  boss  West  Shore  R.  R.,  h  Rochester  st. 
McPartland  Philip,  laborer,  h  Rochester  st. 
McPhail  John,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  carpenter. 
McPHERSON  D.  &  SON,  (Daniel  J.)  dealers  in  grain,  produce,  and  coal.  Lake  cor. 

Yates 
McPHERSON  DANIEL  J.,  (D.  McPherson  &  Soni  h  McKenzie. 
McPHERSON  DONALD,  (D.  McPherson  &  Son)  h  Lake. 
McShaen  James,  r  32,  mason. 
McShaen  John,  r  32,  laborer. 

McVean  Margaret,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  widow  of  John,  resident. 
Meek  Martin,  r  7,  farmer  85. 

MERRILL  FRANK  M.,  printer  and  ex-postmaster,  h  Lake. 
Meyers  De  Witt  C,  r  19,  farmer,  leases  of  Horace  Southworth  114. 
Miller  Daniel  S.,  r  8,  farmer  40. 
Miller  Edwin  S.,  r  20,  dealer  in  produce,  hMain. 
Miller  Ella  S.,  (Mrs.  Lewis  J.)  dressmaker,  h   Lake. 
MILLER  JAMES,  farmer  46^  h  Lake. 
MILLER  JAMES  A.,  carriage  manuf.,  h  Rochester  st. 
MILLER  LEWIS  J.,  manuf.  of  carriages,  sleighs,  cutters,  etc.,  h  Lake. 
MILLER  ORVILLE  J.,  prop,  brass  foundry,  machinist,  manuf.  of  small  stationary 

engines,  brass  force-pumps,  engine  supplies,  etc.,  bds.  Rochester  st. 
Miller  Sarah,  widow  of  William  H.,  h  Le  Roy  st. 
Miller  Willard,  r  7,  farmer  45^  . 
Moore  Matthew,  r  33,  farmer  57. 
MORTON    BROTHERS,  (William  and  Thomas)   merchant  tailors  and   dealers  in 

ready-made  clothing,  Lake. 
MORTON  THOMAS,  (Morton  Brothers)  bds.  Rochester  st. 
MORTON  WILLIAM,  (Morton  Brothers)  h  Rochester  st. 
MOSELY  CHARLES  F.,  station  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  CHnton. 
Mull  Gilbert  C,  farmer,  h  Rochester  st. 
Mullen  Eugenia,  widow  of  Harvey,  h  Lake. 
Mullen  George  H.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  Lake. 
Mulroney  Michael,  switchman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Le  Roy  st. 
Munger  Charles  M.,  draughtsman  and  paperhanger,  h  Lake. 
Munger  Elbert  Mrs.,  r  33,  farmer  50. 

Munger  James  B.,  r  17,  farmer,  leases  the  estate  of  Elbert  50. 
Munger  Palmer  W.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  retired  lumber  dealer. 
Munger  William  P.,  broker  and  retired  farmer  65,  h  Lake. 
Murray  Elwood  D.,  physician  and  surgeon,  h  Rochester  st. 
Neal  William,  (N.  Bergen)  r  12,  farmer  51^. 
Neal  William  C,  (N.  Bergen)  r  12,  farmer  90. 
Nolan  John,  laborer,  h  Gibson. 
Oathout  Charles  E.,  r  32,  (Oathout  &  Gage). 
Oathout  &  Gage,  (Charles  E.   O.   and  Howard  L.  G.)  dealers  in  hardware,  tinware, 

stoves,  paints,  oils,  glass,  etc..  Lake. 
O'Brian  Catharine,  widow  of  Patrick,  h  Clinton. 
O'Brian  Joanna,  widow  of  James,  h  Rochester  st.  . 

O'Brian  William,  laborer,  h  Rochester  st. 
O'Brien  John,  prop,  saloon,  TuUy  block,  h  Lake. 
Osgood  Lorenzo,  laborer,  h  Church. 


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O'Hara  John,  laborer,  h  Lake. 

Palmer  Robert,  r  21.  farmer  for  James  Miller. 

Palmer  William,  r  21,  farmer  12. 

Parish  George,  farmer,  h  McKenzie. 

Parish  Hudson  B.,  farmer  in  Monroe  Co.  26,  h  Buffalo  st. 

PARKER  SYLVESTER  E.,  justice  of  the  peace  farmer  150,  h  Lake. 

PARMELEE  BROTHERS,  (Edward  H.  and   Myron  H.)  dealers  in  flour  and  feed^ 

Lake. 
PARMELEE  EDWARD   H.,   (Parmelee  Brothers)  justice  of  the  peace  and   asst^ 

postmaster,  h  Main. 
Pamelee  Elbert  W.,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  carpenter. 
PAMELEE  MYRON  H.,  (Parmelee  Brothers)  postmaster,  h  Lake. 
Peachey  James,  r  9,  farmer  lOL 
Peachy  James,  off  r  II,  farmer  60. 
Peck   Daniel  Gr.,  stock  broker   and  farmer  in  Bergen   26,   and   in   Pembroke  106,  h. 

Clinton. 
Peck  Elmer,  tinsmith,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Peck  George  W.,  r  25,  farmer  80. 
Peters  John  W.,  r  8,  farmer  with  Marion. 
Peters  Marion,  r  8,  farmer  45. 
Phelps  Truman  J.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  mail  carrier. 

Pierce  George  A.,  r  9,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Loveridge,  of  Rochester,  96. 
Potter  Reuben  J.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  carpenter. 
Pridmore  Thomas,  (N.  Bergen)  r  3,  farmer  83. 
Pridmore  Thomas  E.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  laborer. 

Primmer  Elizabeth,  (Mr.  G.  C.)  dealer  in  confectionery,  bread,  etc.,  Lake,  h  Buffalo  st^ 
Randall  Howard,  r  9,  farmer  21. 

RANDALL  WILLIAM  A.,  r  8,  dealer  in  Bradley's  standard  fertihzer,  farmer  160. 
Randolph  William  H.,  cooper  and  florist,  Gibson  cor.  Lake,  h  Gibson. 
Reardon  Edward,  baggagemaster  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Richmond. 
Reardon  Mary,  widow  of  James,  h  Richmond. 
Reardon  Michael,  laborer,  h  Le  Roy  st. 
REED  CHARLES  N.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  125. 
Reed  Sarali,  (N.  Bergen)  r  I,  widow  of  S.  Hale,  farmer  50. 
Reynolds  George,  r  29,  farmer  33. 

Reynolds  William  H.,  r  31,  carpenter  and  joiner,  farmer  36. 
Richards  Ira  D.,  retired  physician,  h  Lake. 
Richards  John  H.,  retired  farmer,  h  Lake. 
Richardson  Avery,  r  10,  farmer  60. 
Richmond  Cynthia,  widow  of  Samuel,  h  Rochester  st. 
Richmond  Loren,  (W.  Bergen)  r  35,  farmer  30. 
Richmond  Van  R.,  painter,  h  Rochester  st. 
Riley  Daniel,  retired,  h  Rochester  st. 
Robbins  Robert,  farmer,  h  Gibson. 
Roberts  Achsah  Miss,  r  32,  resident. 
Roberts  Joseph,  (N.  Bergen)  carpenter  and  joiner. 
Rogers  Arthur  P.,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  Cynthia  Parish  120. 
Rohr  Charles,  r  14,  laborer. 

Ross  John  A.,  wagonmaker,  Davy  block,  h  Clinton. 
Rutter  Lindley  C,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1|,  clergyman. 
Ryan  Michael,  laborer,  h  Richmond. 
Sackett  Alonzo,  r  18,  farmer  65. 
Sackett  Burt  A.,  r  10,  farmer  with  Edmund. 
Sackett  Edmund,  r  10,  farmer  65. 
Sackett  George  W.,  engineer,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Sage  Monroe  W.,"  professor  of  music,  h  Lake. 
Sands  Addison,  prop,  meat  market  and  farm  115,  h  Buffalo  st. 
Sands  George,  r  18,  farmer  87. 
Sands  Mary,  r  12,  widow  of  Thomas,  farmer  200. 


TOWN    OF   BERGEN.  "  79. 


Sands  William,  r  14,  farmer  65,  and  leases  of  Addison  160. 

Sands  William,  Jr.,  (N.  Bergen)  farmer  40. 

Sanford  Marquis  L.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  farmer  3. 

Sawtelle  Martha,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  widow  of  Hulburt,  li  and  1^  acres. 

Seely  Chester,  r  33,  farmer  5. 

Seely  Eugene,  r  33,  laborer. 

SEELY  HOMER,  r  33,  farmer  105. 

Seely  Josiah  W.,  r  33,  farmer  10^. 

SEELY  MAURICE,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  postmaster  and  dealer  in  groceries. 

Shamp  Cyrenus,  (W.  Bergen)  r  25,  laborer. 

Shamp  Lewellyn,  r  33,  laborer. 

Shattuck  Eugene,  (N.  Bergen)  r  5,  farmer  13. 

Shaw  Charles,  r  9,  farmer,  leases  of  William  Dart,  of  Keysport,  Pa.,  33. 

Shepard  Sophia  C,  widow  of  Ezra  S.,  h  Lake. 

Sheriden  James,  r  30,  laborer. 

Sheriden  John,  r  31,  farmer  10; 

Shultz  John,  (W.  Bergen)  r  29,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Shuliz  William,  r  8,  laborer. 

Smith  Frank,  farmer,  leases  the  Samuel  Smith  estate,  102. 

Smith  George  D.,  r  31,  farmer  30. 

Smith  J.  Albert,  pastor  M.  E.  Church,  h  Lake. 

Smith  John  R.,  r  20,  farmer  60. 

Smith  Mary,  r  18,  v/idow  of  Samuel,  farmer  100. 

Snyder  David,  r31,  farmer. 

Snyder  Edward,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs. Field  71^. 

Snyder  Eugene  D.,  r  21,  farmer  with  Philip. 

Snyder  George,  hop  grower  and  farmer  49. 

Snyder  Harriet,  r  31,  farmer  15. 

Snyder  John  J.,  carriage  painter,  Davy  block,  h  Munger. 

Snyder  Philip,  r  21,  farmer  166. 

SOUTHWORTH  ANDREW  T.,  prop.  Southworth  block,  erected  in  1881,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Southworth  Horace,  retired  farmer  137,  h  Lake. 

Southworth  Wheaton,  r  19,  farmer  42. 

Spafford  Jerome  H.,  r  16,  farmer  90. 

Speed  George,  (W.  Bergen)  r  25,  farmer,  leases  of  Frank  Weeks  180. 

Spencer  Seymour  E.,  retired,  h  Buffalo  st. 

Steedman  James,  r  35,  laborer. 

Stevens  Albertus,  (Stone  Church)  r  40,  laborer. 

Stevens  Alvah,  (Stone  Church)  r  38,  farmer  114. 

Stevens  Ellsworth,  farmer  112,  h  Dibble. 

Stevens  Ellsworth  T.,  r  39,  farmer  220. 

Stevens  Harmon  L.,  retired  farmer,  h  Rochester  st. 

Stevens  Orson,  (Stone  Church)  farmer  2. 

Stevens  Millard,  (Stone  Church)  r  39,  farmer  50. 

Steves  Caleb  L.,  r  32,  mason. 

St.  George  Michael,  farmer  4,  h  Church. 

STOVER  DANFORD,  r  32,  retired  farmer. 

Stratton  Edward,  station  agent  W.  S.  R.  R,,  bds.  Munger. 

STRATTON  JAY  W.,  justice  of  the  peace,  real  estate,  ms.,  and  collecting  agent.,  h 

Munger. 
Stuart  Adam  M.,  r  23,  butcher. 
Templeton  James  M.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  2,  farmer  75. 
Thomas  Charles,  r  19,  farmer  67. 
Thompson  Orange,  laborer,  h  Munger. 

TONE  THOMAS  J.,  grain  and  coal  dealer,  prop,  elevator,  Church,  h  Lake. 
Townsend  E..  physician  and  surgeon,  bds.  Clinton. 
TOWNSEND  M.  W.,  physician  and  surgeon,  h  Clinton. 
TULLEY  SAMUEL  C,  prop.  Tully  block,  erected  in  1886,  dealer  in  hardware,  stoves^ 

tin,  sheet  iron,  paints,  oils,  glass,  etc..  Lake  cor.  Buffalo  sts.,  h  Rochester  st. 


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Van  Sickle  Fayette,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  Effie  A.  Loomis  60. 

Van  Sickle  Gerritt,  farmer  52,  h  Munger. 

Walker  Benjamin  N.,  r  7,  manager  Cold  Spring  creamery,  farmer  40. 

WALKER  HOUSE.  William  C.  Walker,  prop.  Lake  cor.  Rochester  sts. 

Walker  Uriah,  r  7,  farmer  60. 

WALKER  WILLIAM  C,  prop.  Walker  House  and  livery  stable,  Lake  cor.  Roches- 

tcr  sts 
WARD  DIANTHA  S.,  widow  of  Abner,  bds.  Lake. 
Ward  Edward,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  carpenter. 
Ward  Howard,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Amanda  F.  Field  60. 
Warren  Alva  Nathaniel,  (N.  Bergen)  r  5,  farmer  70. 
Warren  Charles  E.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  5,  farmer  with  Nathaniel. 
Weber  Peter,  basket  manuf.,  Buffalo  St.,  h  do. 
Weeks  FrauK  S.,  r  27,  farmer  180. 
Welch  John  F.,  r  33,  farmer  52f. 
Whalen  James,  track  hand. 
Whelden  James,  mason,  h  Richmond. 
Whitaker  George  E.,  dealer  in  produce,  h  Lake. 
Whitaker  Wealthy  Ann.  widow  of  Thomas,  h  Lake. 
White  Herbert  S.,  r  21,  farmer  with  Morse. 
White  Morse,  r  21,  farmer  105. 
White  Shipman,  r  21,  painter  and  farmer  20. 
Wiard  Charles  T.,  r  32,  butcher. 
Wilbur  Albert  E.,  laborer,  h  Rochester  st. 
Wilcox  Charles  S.,  (Stone  Church)  r  39,  farmer  50. 
WILCOX  EDWIN  M.,  r  33,  faimer  144. 

WILCOX  ELEANOR,  widow  of  Thomas  J.,  dressmaker,  h  Lake. 
Wdcox  Eliphalet,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  George  B.  Parish  150. 
WILCOX  HALSEY  H.,  r  33,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Merino  sheep,  farmer  200. 
WILCOX  J.  SPENCER,  r  33,  farm^  84. 
Wilcox  Mary  Miss,  (Stone  Church)  r  3!t,  farmer  86. 
Wilkmson  John  0.,  (N.  Bergen)  laborer,  h  and  ^  acre. 
Wilson  James,  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  John  MulhoUand  120. 
Wilson  John,  r  11,  farmer  60. 
Wilson  John,  Jr.,  farmer  58. 
Winegar  William,  upholsterer,  h  Lake. 
Wingard  Cornelia,  (^.  Byron)  r  5,  widow,  farmer  20. 
Wood  Edwards,  (Stone  Church)  r  33,  farmer  74. 
Wood  Frank  D.,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  L.  D.  Arnold  90. 
Wood  George,  r  33,  laborer,  h  and  2  acres. 
Wood  Isaac,  r  11,  farmer  100. 
Wood  James  S.,  retired  farmer. 
Wood  Mary,  widow  of  Nathan  S.,  h  Clinton. 

Woods  Frank,  farmer,  leases  of  L.  D.  Arnold.  / 

Woods  George,  laborer. 

Woodworbh  John,  dealer  in  reapers  and  mowers,  h  Rochester  st. 
Worboys  Fred,  (N.  Bergen)  machinist  and  machine  agent. 
WRIGHT  NELSOX  D.,  retired  farmer,  li  Rochester  st. 
Wright  Selah,  (W.  Bergen)  r  35,  farmer  50. 
Youngers  Frank,  (N.  Bergen)  r  1,  farmer  44. 


TOWN    OF   BETHANY.  8 1 


BETHANY. 

{For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(Postofflce  address  is  Bethany,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Agar  Arthur,  (W.  Linden)  r  41,  farmer  with  his  father,  WiUiam. 

Agar  William,  (Linden)  r  41,  farmer,  leases  of  Jared  D.  Richards,  of  Alexander,  100. 

Albright  Charles,  (Linden)  r  30,  laborer  and  farmer  16. 

Andrews  Herbert,  (Pavilion)  r  36  cor.  37,  .500  apple  trees,  farmer  80. 

Andrews  Herbert,  Jr.,  (PavilionJ  r  36  cor.  37,  fat-raer  with  his  father,  Herbert. 

Annabel  Russel  H.,  (Linden)  r  40,  farmer  100. 

Annabel  Mercy  P.,  (Linden)  widow  of  Cliarles  P.,  bds.  W.  Main. 

Armbrewster  Ezra,  (Linden)  r  4,  section  hand  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.R.,  hand  lot. 

Armbrewster  Frances  H.,  (Linden)  r  31,  widow  of  Martin,  farmer  31J. 

armbrewster"  frank,  (Linden)  r  31,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Frances. 

Armbrewster  Fred,  (Linden)  r  31,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Frances. 

Avery  Spencer  C,  (Linden)  r  31,  retired  farmer,  i09. 

Bacon  Charles  W.  Rev.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  6,  pastor  Free  Methodist  Church. 

BAKER  THOMAS  S.,  (Pavilion)  r  36,  500  pear  trees,  300  apple  trees,  farmer  120. 

Baldwin  Alta  M.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  29,  widow  of  William  D.,  aged  78. 

Baldwin  John  S.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  29,  breeder  of  grade  Cots  wold  sheep,  farmer  104. 

Barross  James  C,  (Linden)  r  4.^  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  74. 

BARROWS  CHARLES  C,  (Linden)  r  32,  carpenter,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses, 

farmer  71. 
Barrows  Oeorge  N.,  (Linden)  r  32,  farmer  32. 
BARROWS  SEXTURS  T.,  (Linden)  farmer  25,  h  Batavia  st. 
Bassert  Louis,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  laborer. 
BASSERT  MARK,  (B.  Bethany)  r  22,  retired  farmer,  served  in  Co.  G,  8th  H.  A. 

N.  Y.  Vols.,  h  and  lot. 
Beckwith  Charles,  r  26  cor.  27^,  800  pear  trees,  farmer  136. 
Beckwith  Esther  M.,  (Batavia)  r  5,  widow  of  Henry  J.,  farm  130. 
Bednark  George,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  23,  laborer. 
BENINGTON  JOHN  R.,  (Batavia)  r  2,  farmer,  supt.  of  the  James  H.  Hume  farm,, 

411. 
Berry  Ernest  C,  (Linden)  r  31^,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Bigelow  Fayette  S.,  (Linden)  notary  public  and  farmer  93,  h  and  4  acres  E.  Main. 
Blair  William  J.,  (Linden)  section  hand  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  h  and  lot  W.  Maine 
Blood  Ella  M.  Miss,  (Linden)  r  42,  school  teacher. 
Blood  Eunice  E.  Miss,  (Linden)  r  43,  school  teacher. 
BLOOD  OSCAR  W.,  (Linden)  r  45,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Merino  sheep,  500  apple 

and  pear  trees,  farmer  135. 
Blood  Sally,  (Linden)  r  42,  widow  of  Nelson. 
Blood  N.  Wallace,  (Linden)  r  42,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Sally. 
Bolt  Nicholas  R..  (Stafford)  r  9,  retired  farmer  40,  and  in  Stafford  152. 
Bolt  Thomas,  (Stafford)  r  9,  farmer  for  his  father,  Nicholas  R. 
BOOTH  FRED  A.,  (Linden)  r  45,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Conway  63. 
Bower  Henry  P.,  (Linden)  r30,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  J.  C.  Shepard  100. 
Bower  Philip,  (Linden)  r  30  cor.  47,  foreman  for  Sewell  Chaddock,  farmer  241,  and  in 

Wyoming  Co.  59. 
BOYLE  JOHN,  r  15  cor.  15i,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  for  his  wife  23. 
Bradfield  Andrew,  (Batavia)  r  1,  laborer. 
Bradfield  Emra,  (Batavia)  r  1  cor.  1^,  foreman  for  Hobert  B.  Cone,  of  Batavia,  farmer 

125. 
Brainard  Seymour,  r  35,  resident. 
Brest  Henry,(E.  Bethany)  r  23,laborer  and  farmer,leases  on  shares  of  Jerome  French  40. 


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Brice  James,  (Batavia)  r  H,  carpenter  and  laborer,  h  and  3  acres. 

Brierley  Charles  S.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  16,  breeder  of  pure  blood  Poland  China  swine, 

farmer  96. 
Brown  Benjamin  R.,  [W.  Bethany)  r  19  cor.  27,  farmer  72. 
BROWN  SOPHIA  A..  (W.  Bethany)   r  19  cor.  27,  widow   of  Heman,  Jr.,  aged  80, 

pensioner  of  the  War  of  1812. 
BROWN  WALTER,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19,  dealer  and  farmer  81. 
BROWN  WILDER,  ( W.  Bethany)  r  19,  carpenter  and  fanner  80. 
Budd  William,  r  34  cor.  26,  blacksmith  and  farmer  82^. 
Budf^e  John  S.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28   retired  farmer,  h  and  1  acre. 
BURPEL  JOHN,  (Batavia)  r  6,  fruit  grower,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  20. 
Burks  Philip  G.,  ( Wyonung,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  37,  breeder  of  grade  sheep,  farmer  130. 
Burks  Wakefield,  (Wyoming,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  37,  farmer  with  his  father,  Philip  G. 
BURNS  JAMES,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  section  hand  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R.,  h  and  lot. 
Burns  Patrick,  (E.  Bethany)  r  15,  laborer,  2  houses  and  lots. 
Burst  Irving  J.,  (Linden)  r  31,  laborer,  farm  30. 
Burst  Jacob,  (Linden)  r  31,  shoemaker  and  butcher,  h  and  lot. 
Burt  George  C.,  r  21,  farmer  102. 
Burt  Lettice,  r  21,  widow  of  Benjamin. 
CACNER  GEORGE,  r  20,  butcher  and  farmer  35. 
Camp  James  M.,  (Linden)  r  40,  farmer  14. 
CANNON  PATRICK  H.,  Sr  ,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  farmer,  leases  of  Issaber  Cameron 

105. 
Cannon  Patrick  H.,  Jr.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  laborer. 
Carson  George  G.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  18,  farmer  with  his  father,  WiUiam. 
Carson  James  A.,  r  34,  laborer,  h  and  7-i  acres. 
Careon  Robert  C,  r  34,  laborer. 

Carson  William,  (W.  Bethany)  r  IS,  9  cows,  farmer  166. 
Chaddock  Ira  J.,  r  16,  1,000  dwarf  pear  trees,  400  apple  trees,  farmer  64. 
CHADWICK  J.  EDWARD,  r  34,  ins.  agent. 
Chadwick  Joseph  H.,  r  34,  farmer  67. 
Ohapman  Harvey  M.,  r  41,  farmer  37^. 
Churchill  Alice  N.  Miss,  (Linden)  r  35,  school  teacher. 
Churchill  Catherine,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7,  widow  of  George  L.,  fruit  grower,  farmer  60,  and 

in  Stafford  20. 
Churchill  Frank  C,  (Linden)  r  35,  farmer,  leases  of  Alma  Stevens  100, 
Churchill  George,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Catherine. 
Churchill  Nathaniel  H.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Catherine. 
Churchill  William  C,  (Linden)  r  35,  retired  farmer. 
Clapsaddle  John  F.,  (Batavia)  r  7|,  530  pear,  plum,  and  apple  trees,  450  grape  vines, 

farmer  40. 
Clark  Michael,  (Stafford)  r  8,  200  pear  trees,  900  apple  trees,  farmer  110. 
Clark  Milo,  (Stafford)  r9,  prop.  Percheron  stock  horse  "  Emmitt,"  No.  870,  reg.,  breeder 

of  Durham  cattle  and  Southdown  sheep,  fruit  grower,  farmer  106f . 
Clark  Stephen,  (Stafford)  r  8,  school  teacher  and  farmer. 
Clark  Walter,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  22^  cor.  22,  blacksmith  and  farmer  25^. 
Clement  Fred  W.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep  and  Percheron 

horses,  farmer  84. 
COLTAX  JOHN,  (Batavia)  r  14,  laborer. 

Cone  Charles  H.,  r  5,  farmer  27,  and  for  his  wife,  Mary  Ann,  35. 
Cone  Charles  S.,  r  34,  retired  farmer,  aged  91,  h  and  2  acres. 
Cone  Charles  W.,  r  34,  poormaster  and  farmer  70. 
Cone  Melvin  H.,  r  5,  laborer. 
Considine  Larry,  (Batavia)  r  4,  retired  farmer. 
Considine  Patrick,  (Batavia)  r  4,  farmer  61. 
Considine  Thomas,  (Batavia)  off  r  4,  farmer  30. 

Conway  James,  (Linden)  r  45,  section  boss  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  farmer  63. 
COPELAND  JOHN,  r  34,  breeder  of  grade  Jersey  cattle  and  Hambletonian  horses, 
farmer  lll-J. 


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•Copeland  Stewart,  r  34,  retired  farmer. 

COPELAND  STEWART,  Jr.,  r  34,  3,000  apple  trees,  breeder  of  Henry  Clay  and  Black 

Hawk  horses,  farmer  103. 
Cotton  John  P.,  (Batavia)  r  4^  cor.  4,  laborer. 
€OVEY  FRANK  H.,  (Batavia)  r  5,  1,000  apple  trees,  1,000  pear  trees,  200  peach  trees, 

breeder  of  grade  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  186. 
CRAWFORD  JOSEPH,  (W.  Bethany)  r  29,  postmaster,  prop,  grist-mill,  grocer,  and 

farmer  13. 
Crawford  William   M.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  17   cor.   19,  small  fruit  grower,  apiarist,  and 

farmer  77. 
Crocker  Angeline,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14  cor.  22,  widow  of  Charles,  prop.  East  Bethany 

Hotel. 
CrofF  Granson  W.,  r  21  cor.  26,  physician  and  surgeon,  farm  72. 
CROFF  ORLANDO  R.,  r  34  cor.  25,  postmaster,  physician  and  surgeon,  farmer  437, 

in  Attica,  Wyoming  Co.,  80,  and  in  Nebraska  320,  h  and  1  acre. 
CrofF  Orlando  R.,  r  21  cor.  26,  school  teacher. 
Curren  John,  r  27^,  laborer. 
•CURTIS  DANIEL  S.,  (B.  Bethany)  r  14,  miller  and  sawyer,  prop,  grist-mill,  h  and 

lot. 
OutchfFe  Edward,  (E.  Bethany)  r  13,  blacksmith,  patentee  of  a  cultivator  tooth,  h  and 

lot. 
Darrow  Henry  F.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  II  cor.  10,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Deshon  estate  150. 
Dauchy  George,  (Pavilion)  r  36,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep  and  Durham  cattle, 

500  dwarf  Dutchess  pear  trees,  farmer  120. 
Dauchy  Grove  W.,  (Pavilion)  r  36,  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
Deming  William  H.,  r  21,  farmer  25. 
Dixon  Charles  A.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14  cor.  15,  laborer. 
DIXON  SOPHIA,  (E.  Bethany)   r  23.  widow  of  William  R.,  farmer  on  the  Dixou 

estate  254. 
Dixon  W.  Walter,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Sophia. 
Dohse  Charles,  (Linden)  r  30,  farmer  with  his  father,  Loies. 
Dohse  John  C,  (Linden)  r  30,  laborer. 
Dohse  Loies,  (Linden)  r  30,  farmer  105. 
Downing  Philetus  R.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  26,  farmer  37. 
Durgy  Lucius  C,  (Linden)  retired  merchant,  h  and  lot  E.  Main. 
Dutton  Walter  H.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  24,  farmer  100. 
Dye  George  E.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19  cor.  27,  laborer. 

DYE  SAMUEL  H.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  20,  small  fruit  grower  and  farmer  22^. 
Dye  Sarah,  (W.  Bethany)  r  20,  widow  of  Samuel. 

East  Bethany  Hotel,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14  cor.  22,  Angeline  Crocker,  prop. 
Eastland  Lewis,  r  40,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  R.  90. 

EDWARDS  CHARLES  D.,  (Batavia)  r  3,  20  cows,  500  apple  trees,  farmer  I83i. 
Edwards  Sheridan,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles  D. 
Elliott  Mary  W.,  (Batavia)  r  6,  widow  of  Rev.  Jesse. 
ELLIOTT  S.  WILLIS,  (Batavia)  r  6,  school  teacher  and  farmer  on  the  Elliott  estate 

70. 
ELLISON  NELSON  C,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  farmer,  leases 

of  J.  H.  Campbell  103^. 
Elsaser  John  B.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22^,  farmer  9i. 
Empie  Jacob  F.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  36^,  retired  farmer. 
Empie  John  C,  (E.  Bethany)  r  36^,  breeder  of  Leicester  and  Cotswold  sheep,  dealer 

in  horses,  farmer  106. 
Fales  Eunice,  r  5,  widow  of  Anson,  aged  72. 
Fancher  Albert,  (Linden)  r  35,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares 

of  James  Stewart  120. 
Farnsworth  Abbie,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  widow  of  David,  h  and  lot. 
Fellows  Cynthia,  (Linden)  r  27i,  widow  of  Horatio  D.,  h  and  lot. 
FILKINS  JEROME  H.,  r  21,  constable  and  farmer  4i 
Fleming  George  A.,  (Wyoming,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  35,  farmer  with  his  father,  Loren. 


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Fleming  Loren,  (Wyoming,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  35,  breeder  of   grade  Merino  sheep, 

farmer  160. 
FOLK  CASPER,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14  cor.  13,  farmer  96,  and  leases  of  F.  C.  Bissell,  of 

Le  Roy,  300. 
Ford  Charles  H.,  (E  Bethany)  r  12,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  George  116. 
Ford  George,  (B.Bethany)  r  12,  retired  farmer  116. 
Ford  John,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7,  carpenter  and  farmer  160. 

Ford  William,  (E.  Bethany)  r  15,  farmer,  leases  of  Aba  Paul,  of  Le  Roy,  200. 
Fo.x  Dominick,  r  22,  farmer,  h  and  2  acres. 
Francis  Dennis  J.,  (Batavia)  r  11,  farmer. 
Francis  Patrick,  (Batavia)  r  4,  farmer  130. 

Francis  Patrick,  Jr.,  (Batavia)  r  4,  section  hand  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R.,  farmer  20. 
FRENCH  W.  GARY,  r  35,  115  pear  trees,  farmer  125. 
Frolicker  Catherine,  (E.  Bethany)  r  15  cor.  16,  h  and  6  acres. 
Fuller  Hannah,  (Linden)  r  44|  cor.  43,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  and  lot. 
Furse  James  J.,  (Linden)  blacksmith  and  horseshoer,  E.  Main,  h  do. 
Gardner  Edmund  P.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  20,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Rolland,  55. 
Gardner  Rolland,  (W.  Bethany)  r  20,  retired  farmer  55. 
GARTNER  JACOB,  (Linden)  r  31.  farmer  40. 
Genesee  County  Aims-House,  (Linden)  r  41  cor.  40,  capacity  100  inmates,  farm  300;, 

supts.:  Cortland  Grossman,  Alexander;  Dwight  Dimmock,  Pembroke;   Henry  0. 

Bostwick,  Batavia ;  keeper,  Benjamin  W.  Hartwell,   Pavilion ;   physician,   (3-an- 

son  W.  Crofi',  Bethany. 
Gibbons  Miles,  (Batavia)  r  4,  farmer  100. 
Gitford  Caleb  T.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22  cor.  22^,  retired  farmer. 
GIFFORD  JAMES  H.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22  cor.  22^,  supervisor,  150  pear  trees,  farmer 

75. 
GILLARD  WALTER  A.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7  cor.  6,  farmer  30. 
Glasser  John,  (E.  Bethany)  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Simmons  100. 
GRANGER    BYRON,  (E.  Bethany)  r  5,  carpenter  and  farmer,  served  in  Co.  A,  1st 

Dist.  Columbia  Cav.  Vols.,  h  and  5  acres. 
Granger  Sanford  B.,  (E.  Bethany)  r5,  laborer. 
Gray  Martin,  (Batavia)  r  l^,  (M.  Gray  &  Son,  of  Alexander)  manuf.  of  headings, 

staves,  etc.,  h  and  4^  acres. 
Grile  John,  (Linden)  r  31,  farmer  70. 
Grover  Hiram  A.,  r  34,  laborer. 
Guymer  Robert,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  harnessmaker  and  repairer,  apiarist  60  colonies, 

h  and  lot. 
Haffley  Fred,  (Batavia)  r  3,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Hamilton  Benjamin  F.,  (Batavia)  r  4,  400  pear  trees,  1,000  apple  trees,  farmer  70. 
Hamilton  Fred   W.,  r  5,  700  pear  trees,  200  apple  trees,   breeder  of    grade  Merino 

sheep,  farmer  100. 
Harding  Achsah  Miss,  r  21,  (Achsah  &  Julia  M.  Harding). 
Harding  Achsah  &  Julia  M.,  r  21,  farmers  on  the  Harding  estate  134. 
HARDING  ERASTUS  D.,r  21,  retired  farmer  118. 
Harding  Herbert  H.,  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Erastus  D.,  118. 
Harding  Julia  M.,  r  21,  (Achsah  &  Julia  M.  Harding). 
Harding  Thomas  J.,  r  21,  (old  Huggins's  hotel)  farmer  184. 
HARPER  CHARLES  W.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  24,  carpenter  and  joiner,  owns  h  and  lot 

150  Bank  st.,  Batavia. 
Harrington  Ezekiel  B.,  (Linden)  r  45  cor.  30,  blacksmith  and  farmer  40. 
Harris  Calvin  J.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  18,  breeder  of  Hambletonian  and  Percheron  horses, 

farmer,  leases  of  Daniel  260. 
Harris  Daniel,  (W.  Bethany)  retired  farmer  180. 
Harris  Mary  E.,  (W.  Bethany)  (Mrs.  Daniel)  farmer  80. 
Hart  Charles  E.,  (Linden)  r  40,  locomotive  engineer  and  farmer  78^. 
Hart  Thurman  A.,  (Linden)  r  40,  farmer,  leases  of  Dr.  0.  R.  Croff  108. 
Harttle  Joseph,  (Stafford)  r  8,  laborer. 

Hartwell  Benjamin  W.,  (Linden)  r  41  cor.  40,  farmer  and  keeper  Genesee  County  Aims- 
House. 


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Heal  Ephraim,  (Batavia)  r  4,  farmer  100. 

Hebel  Henry,  (Batavia)  r  2,  laborer. 

Hill  Horner  H.,  r  34,  farmer  84. 

Hill  Peletiah,  r  34,  farmer  64. 

Hill  Rolla  H.,  r  34,  student  Genesee  Normal  School. 

Hillman  Thomas,  (E.  Betliany)  r  12,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  81. 

Hockey  John,  (Linden)  section  hand  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  h  and  lot  E.  Main. 

Holly  Mary  C.  Miss,  (W.  Bethany)  r  29,  h  and  lot. 

Howard  Aaron  E.,  (Linden)  dealer  in  dry  goods,  groceries,  crockery,  hardware,  boots, 
and  shoes,  owns  farm  in  Attica,  Wyoming  Co.,  55,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Howard  Jonathan,  M.  D.,  (Linden)  eclectic  physician,  E.  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 

Howden  Judson,  (Linden)  r  44|-,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Cornell  estate  80. 

Howes  Gi-eorge  M.,  r  34,  breeder  of  pure  blood  Merino  sheep,  farmer,  leases  of  C.  G-. 
Jenne  116. 

Hoxie  Cary  E.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  20,  school  teacher,  apiarist  35  colonies,  farmer  34. 

Hoxie  Joseph,  (W.  Bethany)  off  r  20,  farmer  34. 

HOYLE  CORDELIA,  (W.  Bethany)  r  29,  widow  of  Thomas,  owns  the  Lounsbury  es- 
tate 73. 

Huggins  Carlos  A.,r21  cor.  25,  deputy  postmaster,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  groceries,  boots, 
and  shoes,  h  and  lot. 

Huggins  Harvey  H.,  r  16,  200  pear  trees,  110  apple  trees,  farmer  90. 

Hunt  Charles,  (E.  Bethany)  r  36^,  farmer,  h  and  9  acres. 

Huntington  Charles  A.,  (Linden)  retired  farmer  and  dealer  in  fertilizers,  h  and  14  acres, 
W.  Main. 

HYDE  EDWIN  J.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  teacher  of  vocal  music,  farmer  175. 

Jasper  John  C,  (E.  Bethany)  r  15  cor.  16,  laborer,  leases  of  Catherine  Frolicker  h  and 
6  acres. 

•Jeislar  Joseph,  (Batavia)  r  2,  laborer. 

Jenne  Charles  G-.,  r  34,  speculator  and  farmer  118. 

JENNE  WILLIAM  N.,  r  34,  farmer  100. 

Jensen  Nesse  C,  (Linden)  r  30,  farmer  12-|,  and  in  Alexander  6^. 

Jolls  Mary,  (Linden)  widow  of  Simeon  L.,  aged  81,  h  and  lot  W.  Main. 

JONES  JOSEPd  T.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  laborer. 

JUDD  FRANKLIN  I.,  r  21.  live  stock  dealer,  farmer  153,  and  leases  of  his  father,  Is- 
rael E.,  216. 

Judd  Israel  E.,  r  21,  retired  farmer  216. 

Judd  Oscar  D.,  (W.  Bethany)  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  George  South  109. 

Kelley  John,  (W.  Bethany)  r  4,  section  boss  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R. 

Kelly  Mary,  (W.  Bethany)  r  4,  widow  of  John. 

Kelly  Mary  A.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  widow  of  Michael  L.,  farmer  for  her  son  96^. 

Kelly  Thomas  M.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  farmer. 

Kelsey  De  Forrest,  (Alexander)  r  4,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Ashel  Shepard  estate  100. 

Kemp  John  B.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  6,  laborer. 

KEMP  MYRON  J.,  (Linden)  retired  farmer,  owns  m  Wyoming  Co.  178,  h  and  3  acres 
E.  Main. 

Kemp  William  E.,  (Linden)  produce  dealer,  W.  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 

Kendall  Dwight  B.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14.  horse  trainer,  h  and  lot. 

Kimball  Charles  N.,  (Linden)  carpenter  and  builder,  h  and  lot  Batavia  st. 

Kimball  diaries  W.,  (Linden)  r  43,  farmer  56. 

Kimball  Willis,  (Linden)  laborer,  bds.  E.  Main. 

Kinney  Stephen,  r  26,  farmer,  leases  of  Dr.  O.  R.  Croff  135. 

Knowlton  Harriet  L.,  r  5,  widow  of  David  K.,  300  pear  trees,  250  apple  trees,  farmer 
70. 

Lacy  Morris,  (Pavilion)  off  r  38,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  45. 

Lacy  Patrick,  (Pavilion)  o6f  r  38,  resident,  aged  75. 

Lambkins  John,  (Batavia)  r  18,  farmer,  leases  of  Dr.  O.  R.  Croff  100. 

Lawrey  John,  (Linden)  blacksmith,  E.  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 

Lawton  Joseph  F.,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer  107. 

Lawton  William  H.,  (Batavia)  r  1,  laborer. 


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Legg  Cassius  C,  (Batavia)  r  5,  invalid,  farm  foreman  for  James  Lewis,  of  Batavia,  60> 
LEITZ  FREDERICK,  (Linden)  r  35,  pensioner  and  farmer,  served  in  Co.  E,  136th  Inf. 

N.  Y.  Vols.,  h  and  3  acres. 
LENT  GEORGE  V.  N.,  r  16,  1,700   dwarf  pear  ti'ees,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Henry 

Di.xon  estate  124^. 
Lincoln  Florence  M.  Miss,  (W.  Bethany)  off  r  20,  school  teacher. 
LINCOLN  HARRY  T.,  (W.  Bethany)  off  r  20,  farmer  with  his  mother,  M.  Jennie. 
Lincoln  John  S.  Prof.,  (W.  Bethany)  off  r  20,  school  teacher. 
Lincoln  M.  Jennie,  (W.  Bethany)  off  r  20,  widow  of  Charles,  300  pear  trees,  farmer 

145. 
Lincoln  Theron  L.,  (Stafford)  r  9,  breeder  of  Clydesdale  horses,  farmer  54. 
LORD  HATTIB  C.  Miss,  (Linden)  h  and  lot  W.  Main. 
LORD  J.  S.  Mrs.,  (Linden)  r  27i,  breeder  of  Wyandotte  and  Java  fowls,  apiarist  33^ 

colonies. 
Lord  James  S.,  (Linden)  r  27^,  fruit  tree  jobber,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  15. 
Lord  Mary  W.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  widow  of  Alanson  D. 

LOUNSBURY  EDWIN,  (W.  Bethany)  breeder  of  grade  Cotswold  sheep,  farmer  124. 
Lounsbury  Thomas  E.,  (W.  Bethany)  farmer  with  his  father,  Edwin. 
Lowell  Daniel,  (Lmden)  r  45,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Lyon  Asa  J.,  r  20,  laborer,  h  and  4  acres. 
Lyon  George  W.,  r  20,  with  his  son,  Asa  J. 
Markley  John,  r  271,  retired  farmer  I02|. 
Marsh  Alraira,  r  30,  farmer  25. 

Marsh  Delos,  (Batavia)  r  4,  breeder  of  Clydesdale  horses,  farmer  96. 
Marsh  Orlando,  (Batavia)  r  4,  100  pear  trees,  150  apple  trees,  farmer  100. 
Marsh  Rose  D.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23  cor.  25,  widow  of  Lewis  J.,  asst.  postmaster  and 

general  merchant. 
Marsh  Truman  P.,  r  30,  prop,  steam  thresher,  farmer  40. 
Martin  Alva  A.,  r  34,  laborer. 

Martin  ]S{orman  B.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  6  cor.  7,  local  preacher  and  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Mayne  Thomas,  (Stafford)  r  5,  breeder  of  grade  Cotswold  sheep,  fruit  grower,  farmer 

109. 
McCumber  Austin,  r  21  cor.  22,  fruit  grower,  farmer,  leases  of  Charles  Rumsey   112. 
Mclntyre  James  P.,  (Linden)  r  41,  laborer. 

McLernon  John,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  section  boss  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R. 
McPherson  Fred  P.,  (Linden)  r  27^,  farmer  44. 
McTarnaghan  Alexander,  (Batavia)  r  5,  fruit  grower,  farmer  55. 
Merritt  Daniel  B.,  (Linden)  cooper,  prop,  cider-mill,  h  and  6  acres  Batavia  st. 
Merritt  David,  r  21.  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle  and  dealer  in  horses,  farmer  79^. 
Merritt  George  T.,  (Linden)  farmer  74,  and  in  Alexander  timber  land  10 
Metcalf  John,  (Lindi-n)  r  31,  ropemaker  and  farmer  IG^. 
Metzler  William,  (E.  Bethany)  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  Willis  Trick  69^. 
Michael  George,  (Linden)  section  hand  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,h  and  lot  W.  Main. 
MILLERICK  ANN,  r  34,  widow  of  James,  farmer,  leases  of  W.  R.  Odell  125. 
Millerick  Richard,  r  34,  fanner  for  his  mother,  Ann. 
Mills  Thomas  W.,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  23,  laborer. 

Mitchel  George  E.,  (Batavia)  r  5,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Sophronia  F.  51^. 
Mitchel  Sophronia  F.,  (Batavia)  r  5,  widow  of  Daniel  W. 

Mix  George  J.,  r  25,  mail  carrier  from  Batavia  to  W.  Bethany  and  Bethany  Center. 
Moran  Henry,  (Batavia)  r  5,  retired  farmer  40. 
Morford  Polly,  (Linden)  widow  of  William,  h  and  lot  E.  Main. 
Morford  William  H.,  (Batavia)  r  2,  laborer. 

Morris  George  A.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  4.  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Alvin  Chaddock  130. 
Mortimer  William  H.,  r  26,  farmer,  leases  of  Joseph  Kuhn  86. 
Mott  Henry,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  thresher  and  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Mott  John,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep,  prop,  steam  thresher^ 

farmer  114. 
Mott  Lemuel  I.,  (Linden)  r  31,  prop,  steam  thresher. 
Mulcahy  Richard,  (Linden)  r  31,  farmer  for  his  father,  Thomas. 


TOWN    OF   BETHANY.  87 


Mulcahy  Thomas,  (Linden)  r  31,  blind,  retired  farmer  80. 

MULLEN  ISAAC  V.,  M.  D.,  (Alexander)  r  29,  also  office  in  Alexander  village. 

MUNGER  LUIN  L.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  retired  farmer  and  pensioner,  h  and  3  acres, 
served  in  Co.  E,  105th  Inf.  N.  Y.  Vols. 

Muntz  Anthony,  (B.  Bethany)  r  7,  section  hand  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R. 

Nelan  Maurice,  (Wyomnig,  Wyommg  Co.)  r  39,  dealer  in  agricultural  implements  and 
phosphate,  farmer  127  and    in  Wyoming  Co.  98. 

Nelan  Maurice,  Jr.,  (Wyoming,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  39,  farmer  with  his  father,  Maurice. 

Nichols  Cyrus  J.,  Sr.,  r  25,  farmer  with  his  son,  Cyrus  J.,  Jr. 

Nichols  Cyrus  J.,  Jr.,  r  25,  farmer,  leases  of  ¥.  I.  Judd  97. 

Nichols  PVeeling  H.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  6,  farmer  2^. 

Nichols  George  W.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  11,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  P.  L.  Ashley  137. 

Nichols  Letty  M.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  w^idow  of  Robert  C,  h  and  lot. 

Norton  Azro  M.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19,  farmer  31. 

Norton  Charles  A.,  r  25,  fruit  grower  and  farmer,  leases  of  Elizabeth  110. 

Norton  Clarence  J:,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19,  farmer  with  his  father,  Azro  M. 

Norton  Cyena,  (Linden)  widow  of  Ira,  farm  11,  and  in  Wyoming  Co.  34,  h  E.  Main. 

Norton  Elizabeth,  r  21,  widow  of  Benjamin  F.,  farm  110,  h  and  lot. 

Norton  Eugene  B.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19,  laborer. 

Norton  Nancy  P.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  4,  widow  of  Tichnor  P. 

Norton  Walter  F.,  2d,  (Batavia)  r  1,  breeder  of  grade  Southdown  and  Cotswold  sheep, 
farmer  100. 

NORTON  WALTER  FRANK,  r  27,  310  pear  trees,  farmer  124. 

Nott  Francis  E.,  r  21  cor.  20,  farmer  18. 

Nott  Franklin  J.,  r  5,  carpenter,  breeder  of  grade  Jersey  cattle,  400  apple  trees,  farmer 
on  the  J.  W.  Nott  estate  60. 

Nott  Harriet  B.,  r  5,  widow  of  John  W. 

Odiorne  Ella  J.  Miss,  r  21,  dressmaker. 

O'Donnell  Thomas,  (Pavilion)  r  38,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  45. 

Page  George  A.,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  15,  (George  A.  &  Ransom  I.  Page). 

Page  George  A.  &  Ransom  I.,  (E.  Bethany)  oif  r  15,  speculators,  breeders  of  thor- 
oughbred Merino  sheep,  farmers  176. 

Page  Ira  J.,  r  5,  700  apple  trees,  farmer,  leases  of  Esther  M.  Beckwith  130. 

Page  Ransom  I.,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  15  (George  A.  &  Ransom  I.  Page). 

Page  William  S.,  r  25.  live  stock  dealer,  3,500  pear  trees,  farmer  220. 

Parish  Melvin,  (Linden)  r  31,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  John  Grile  70. 

Parraenter  Emel  R.,  (Linden)  house  painter,  h  Batavia  st. 

Patous  Christopher,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  farmer  18. 

Patous  Fred  C,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses,  farmer  70. 

Patridge  William  A.,  (Pavilion)  r  36,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  E.  Wright  80. 

Pearson  Arthur,  (E.  Bethany)  r  30,  farmer  with  his  father,  Richard. 

Pearson  George,  (E.  Bethany)  r  36,  farmer  with  his  father,  Richard. 

Pearson  Richard,  (E.  Bethany)  r  36,  apple  orchard  30  acres,  farmer  269,  and  in  Pa- 
vilion 10. 

PECK  BENJAMIN  F.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  manuf.  of  drain  tile,  breeder  of  reg. 
Devon  cattle  and  pure  blood  Merino  sheep,  fruitgrower,  apple  orchard  30  acres, 
farmer  390. 

Peck  Esther  C.  Miss,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  farmer  12. 

Peck  Gilbert  M.,  (E.  Hethany)  r  14,  justice  of  the  peace,  retired  farmer  223. 

Peck  Ida  C,  (E.  Bethany)  r  13,  widow  of  William  G.,  h  and  lot. 

Peck  Mary  Miss,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  farmer  21. 

Peck  Richard,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  farmer  for  his  father,  Benjamin  F. 

Peck  Robert  C,  r  25,  farmei'.  leases  on  shares  of  S.  Marvin  112. 

PECK  S.  MARVIN,  r  24  cor.  35,  farmer  164. 

Peck  William  G.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  13,  postal  clerk. 

Peggs  John  C,  r  34,  farmer,  leases  of  Dr.  Ganson  W.  Croff  70. 

Pelton  Albin,  r  21,  farmer  97^. 

Perry  Alexander  G.,  (Linden)  prop,  grist  and  saw-mill,  off  Batavia  st.,  h  and  lot  do. 

Perry  George,  (Linden)  miller  and  sawyer  for  his  father,  Alexander  G. 


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Perry  John  F,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  shoemaker  and  prop,  cider-mill,  h  and  lot. 

Perry  Miiford,  (Linden)  miller  for  his  father,  Alexander  Gr.,  bds.  Batavia  st. 

Perry  William,  (Linden)  blacksmith,  W.  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 

Pervorse  Henry  D.,  (Linden)  sheep  shearer  and  laborer,  h  and  2  acres  Batavia  st. 

PERVORSE  LESTER  A.,  (Linden)  laborer,  bds.  Batavia  st. 

Pervorse  Orville  H.,  (Linden)  r  31,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Phillips  William,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  13,  stationary  engineer,  emp.  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R.  Co. 

Pixley  Charles  B.,  (Linden)  postmaster,  dealer  in  groceries,  candy,  tobacco,  and  cigars, 

E.  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 
Pixley  Edgar,  (Linden)  r  35,  retired  farmer  64. 

Pixley  Ellen  A.,  (Linden)  r  33  cor.  44-^-,  widow  of  Willard  J.,  h  and  lot.  t 

Pixley  Merritt  E.,  (Linden)  r  33  cor.  44,  f aimer  50. 
Plucker  Daniel  M.,  (Pavilion)  r  37,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on 

shares  of  the  Wells  estate  123^. 
Porter  Phebe  G.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7  cor.  6,  widow  of  Hiram. 
Powers  Charles  M.,  (Batavia)  r  4,  150  apple  trees,  farmer  58. 
Powers  James  H.,  (Pavilion)  r  37,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Julia  A. 
Powers  Julia  A.,  (Pavilion)  r  37,  widow  of  John,  h  and  10  acres. 
PRESCOTT  THOMAS,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7,  600  pear  and  apple  trees,  farmer  100. 
Price  William,  (Stafford)  r  6,  350  pear  and  apple  trees,  farmer  30. 
PUTNAM  HARTSON  0.,  (Batavia)  r  1,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Orrin,  100. 
Putnam  Julius  D.,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer  47. 
Putnam  Lydia,  (Batavia)  r  3,  widow  of  Josiah. 

Putnam  Merritt  F.,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Josiah  Putnam  estate  97. 
Putnam  Orrin,  (Batavia)  r  3,  retired  farmer  100. 
Radley  George,  (Stafford)  r  9,  farmer  55. 

Ragan  Elhanan  L.,  (Batavia)  r  1,  500  pear  and  apple  trees,  15  cows,  farmer  108. 
Eamsey  Daniel,  (W.  Bethany)  r  4,  farmer,  leases  of  Nancy  P.  Norton  137^. 
Eay  Julius  E.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  7,  laborer. 

E.ich  Mortimer  J.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  section  hand  Lackawanna  R.  R.,  h  and  lot. 
Richardson  Elmer  W.,  (r>inden)  clerk,  bds.  E.  Main. 
Richardson  William  H.,  (Linden)  traveling  dentist,  h  and  lot  Batavia  st. 
liichardson  Henry,  (Linden)  dealer  in  dry  goods,  groceries,  boots,  shoes,  proprietary 

medicines,  tobacco,  cigars,  and  coal,  farm  40,  W.  Main,  h  and  lot  E.  Main. 
Eienholz  Herman  C,  (Batavia)  r  2,  farmer  3,  in  Alexander  123,  and  in  Batavia  40. 
Eiley  John  W.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22^,  laborer. 
Bobbins  Frank  J.,  r  35,  apiarist  50  colonies,  farmer  94. 
Bobinson  Arnold  B.,  (Batavia)  r  4^,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  James  M.  Showerman 

90. 
Rockwell  Frederick,  r  27  cor.  20,  laborer. 

Bock  well  George,  r  27  cor.  20,  farmer,  leases  of  Cynthia  Jackson  35. 
Rockvvood  Sarah  E.,  r  21.  widow  of  Alvtn,  farmer  46. 
Roderick  James  M.,  (Linden)  cooper  and  carpenter,  h  E.  Main. 
Bogers  Byron  J.,  r  25  cor.  22,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep,  fruit  grower,  farmer 

105.  ' 
Rogers  Matthew,  (E.  Bethany)  r  24,  fruit  grower,  farmer  24,  and  in  Pavilion  100. 
ROGERS  WILLIAM  E.,  r  24  retired  farmer,  aged  81. 

Rudolph  Daniel  C,  (E.  Bethany)  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  Frank  Prescott  116. 
Rumsey  Albert  J.,  r  31,  fruit  grower,  speculator,  and  farmer  96. 
Russell  C.  Arth'ir,  (Batavia)  r  4,  farmer  for  his  mother,  Mary  A. 
Russell  Mary  A.,  (Batavia)  r  4,  widow  of  Charles  A.,  farm  61. 
Sammis  Coli'is  H.,  (Pavilion)  r  36,  1,600  pear  trees,  600  apple  trees,  farmer  130. 
Sanders  William,  (E.  Bethany)  r  8,  farmer  12. 
Scarff  Frank  E.,  r  35,  farmer  41,  and  leases  of  Rev.  J.  M.  100. 
Scarff  James  M.,  r  35,  pastor  Baptist  Church  at  Bethany  Center,  farmer  100. 
Schoonover  Hiram  G.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  29,  pastor  Freewill  Baptist  Church. 
Schwab  Edwin  C,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  laborer,  leases  of  John  G.  h  and  10  acres. 
Schwab  John  G.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  carpet  weaver,  h  and  10  acres. 
Schwucho  Herman  L.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  farmer,  leases  of  Bart  Kelley  47. 


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aHEPARD  DANIEI;,  (Batavia)  r  4,  300  apple  trees,  farmer  75^. 

Shore  Samuel  C,  r  34,  cooper. 

Showerman  Charles  L.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  laborer. 

SHOWERMAN  FRANK  C,  (Linden)  station  agent  and  telegraph  operator  N.  Y.,  L. 

E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  agent  Wells-Fargo  Express  Co.,  W.  Main,  bds.  do. 
SkeelsFred  W.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23  cor.  12,  agent  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R.  and  United  States 

Express  Co.,  telegraph  operator. 
Skeels  Ray  M.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23  cor.  12,  night  operator  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R. 
SMILEY  FRANK  J..  (Linden)  farmer,  leases  of  A.  J.  Lorish  135. 
Smith  August,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  23,  laborer. 
Smith  Hale  M.,  (Linden)  carriagemaker,  E.  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 
Smith  Solomon,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23,  laborer. 
Snell  EHzabeth,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19,  widow  of  Charles. 
Snow  Emily  N.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  widow  of  WiUiam. 
SOUTH  GEORGE,  (W.  Bethany)  r  19,  carpenter  and  builder,  apple  orchard  5  acres, 

225  plum  and  peach  trees,  100  pear  trees,  farmer  109. 
Sperry  Emeline,  (E.  Bethany)  widow  of  Piatt  E. 
Sprague  Delia  Miss,  r  25,  dressmaker. 
Sprague  Frank  B.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  22,  carriage  painter. 
Sprague  Harriet  M.,  r  25,  widow  of  Barney,  h  and  lot. 

SQUIRES  GEORGE.  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  prop,  saw,  feed,  and  cider-mills,  farmer  29|. 
Stakel  George,  Jr.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  George,  Sr.,  120. 
Starkweather  Frank  E.,  (Pavilion)  off  r  36,  farmer  120. 
STAUB  JOHN,  (E.  Bethany)  r  35,  farmer  for  his  wife  10. 
STAVELY  JONATHAN,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  brickmaker,  served   in  Co.  E,  1st  Vet. 

Cav.  N.  Y.  Vols.,  h  and  lot. 
Stebbms  Charles  M.,  r  21,  cooper,  carpenter,  and  farmer  17. 
•Stebbins  Lyman  S.,  r  34,  farmer  57. 
Stephens  Alma,  (Linden)  widow  of  Luman,  farm  100. 
Stevens  Frank  H.,  r  21,  laborer. 

STEVENS  HENRY,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Ford  120. 
-Stevens  Henry,  (E.  Bethany)  r  13,  retired  farmer,  h  and  lot. 

Stewart  John  W.,  (Linden)  produce  dealer,  apiarist  35  colonies,  h  and  3  acres  Batavia  st. 
Stewart  WiUiam  H.,  r  34,  farmer  50. 

Stickney  William  A.,  r  33,  farmer,  leases  of  Rose  D.  Marsh  30. 
Stine  Martin,  (Linden)  r  41,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  S.  T.  Curtis  152. 
•  Stringham  Ida,  r  21,  widow  of  Isaac  W.,  h  and  lot. 
Strong  Wilber  0.,  (W.  Bethany)  r  27,  laborer,  h  and  1  acre. 
Sulzmann  Martin,  (Linden)  r  35,  laborer. 
Swan  Henry  A.,  (Batavia)  r  4,  breeder  of  grade  Jersey  and  Durham  cattle  and  pure 

blood  Shropshire  sheep,  farmer  272. 
Taylor  Emily  Miss,  r  21,  h  and  lot. 

Taylor  Sally,  (Batavia)  r  6,  widow  of  Rodney,  aged  90. 
Taylor  William  P.,  (Batavia)  r  6,  farmer  206. 
Thomas  Charles  E.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  10,  laborer. 
Thomas  George  N.,  (E.  Bethany)  r]4,  honse  painter. 
Thomas  George  R.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  groceries,  boots,  and  shoes, 

h  and  lot. 
Thomas  Heman  S.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  clerk  for  his  father,  George  R. 
THOMAS  LUCY  E.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  widow  of  Norman  G.,  h  and  lot. 
Thomson  Frank  D.,  r  21,  carpenter  and  builder,  h  and  lot. 
Thomson  Joseph  R.,  r  21,  carpenter  and  builder,  h  and  lot. 
Tisdale  Mary  E.,  r  34,  widow  of  William  C. 
TOLL  SIMON  J.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  12^,  breeder  of  grade  Mermo  sheep,  served  in  Co. 

A,  6th  Cav.  Iowa  Vols.,  farmer  102. 
Torrey  Daniel  W.,  (Stafford)  r  8,  farmer  for  his  father,  Mulford  S. 
Torrey  George  H.,  (Stafford)  r  8,  school  teacher  and  farmer  with  his  father,  Hamil- 
ton H. 
"Torrey  Hamilton  H.,  (Stafford)  r  8,  assessor,  fruit  grower,  breeder  of  Clydesdale  horses, 

farmer  57. 


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TOWN    OF   BYRON. 


Torrey  Mulford  S.,  (Stafford)  r  8,  retired  farmer  53. 

Underbill  Theodore  R.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  24,  carpenter  and  farmer  for  M.  Rogers. 

Vader  Cornelius,  (Linden)  r  30,  farmer  for  his  wife  61. 

Voorhees  J.  Abraham,  (Linden)  I'etired  merchant,  h  Main. 

Wagner  Henry  F.,  (Batavia)  r  2,  laborer. 

Wait  L'a,  (Linden)  r  31  cor.  47,  retired  farmer  32. 

Wait  Madenette  M.,  r  35,  widow  of  Obed. 

Wales  Oliver,  (E.  Bethany)  r22i,  farmer,  leases  of  Hiram  Chaddock  225. 

Walker  Robert,  r  35,  farmer  with  his  father,  William  M. 

Walker  Shubael,  r  35,  retired  farmer  150. 

WALKER  WILLIAM  M.,  r  35,  breeder  of  grade  Holstein  and  Durham  cattle,  farmer 

100,  served  in  Co.  H,  8th  H.  A.  N.  Y.  Vols. 
Walker  William  N.,  r  35,  farmer  with  his  father,  WiUiam  M. 
Ward  Charles  F.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  35,  breeder  of  grade  Merino   and  Cotswold  sheep,_ 

farmer,  leases  of  Oliver  D.  Farnsworth. 
Ward  Lodowick  C,  (E.  Bethany)  r  16,  carpenter  and  thresher. 
Warren  Franklin,  (W.  Bethany)  r  28,  laborer,  h  and  1  acre. 
Warren  Morris,  r  25,  laborer,  h  and  2^  acres. 
WEBER  GEORGE  P.,  (Linden)  off  r  31,  farmer  28. 
WEBSTER  JOHN  M..  r'34,  justice  of  the  peace,  retired  farmer  24,  and  in  Wyoming 

Co.  130. 
Webster  P.  Henry,  r  35,  farmer,  leas'es  on  shares  of  Shubael  Walker  150. 
Wellert  Joseph,  (Stafford)  r  8,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
WELLERT  LEWIS,  (Stafford)  r  8,  laborer. 
Westacott  Henry,  (E.  Bethany)  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Whalen  James  J.,  (Pavilion)  off  r  36,  farmer  47. 
Whalen  Johana,  (Pavilion)  off  r  36,  widow  of  Matthew. 
Wheeler  Guy  E.,  (Linden)  r31,  truck  gardener  andsnjall  fruit  grower,  leases  of  Morris 

Smith  46. 
WHEELER  NORA  G.,  (Linden)  r  31,  school  teacher. 
Wilkinson  Elizabeth,  (E.  Bethany)  r  12.  widow  of  Amon. 
WILSON  GEORGE,  (W.  Bethany)  r  29,  blacksmith  and  horseshoer,  fine  shoeing  a. 

specialty,  h  and  lot. 
Wood  Erastus,  (E.  Bethany)  off  r  14,  retired  miller,  owns  grist  and  saw-mill,  aged  86, 

farm  40. 
Wood  Leonard,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  carpenter. 
WOOD  WILLIAM  J.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  14,  carriage  and  sleigh  manuf.,  blacksmith  and 

repairer,  prop,  saw-mill,  h  and  lot. 
WOOLF  HARRY,  r  21,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  groceries,  boots,  and  shoes,  h  and  lot. 
Worthington  Dan  L.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  23  cor.  13,  postmaster,  retired  merchant,  h  and 

lot.  " 
Ziegler  John,  (E.  Bethany)  r  6.  cooper,  h  and  2^  acres. 


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(For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(Postofflce  address  is  Byron,  imlesa  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.)- 

Adams  W.  Henry,  dealer  in  lumber,  farmer  90,  h  Main. 

Alcott  Clara  Miss,  r  39,  resident. 

Alcott  Nancy  Miss,  r  39,  resident. 

Allen  Milton,  (N.  Bergen)  r  8,  farmer  155. 

Ames  Ciarrisena,  (S.  Byron)  r  60,  widow  of  Samuel,  farmer  114. 


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ANDREW'S  L.  B.,  physician  and  surgeon,  Main,  h  do. 

Arnold  -faTOes  B.,  (S.  Byron)  r  68,  school  teacher  and  farmer  106. 

Austin  Thomas  J.,  r  5,  farmer  55. 

Bain  Janet,  r  5,  widow  of  John,  farmer  about  150. 

Barker  Eugene,  r  17,  dealer  in  pianos,  organs,  and  musical  merchandise,  farmer  150. 

Barnard  Uri,  r  19,  farmer  5. 

BAWER  CELINDA  M.,  r  35,  widow  of  James  M.,  5  cows,  50  sheep,  6  horses,  farmer 

255. 
Bean  Bert  H.,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  (Boynton,  Prentice  &  Co.)  farmer  125. 
Bean  Edward  F.,  (S.  Byron)  baggagemaster,  bds.  Gillett  House. 
Bean  James,  (S.  Byron)  station  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &;  H.  R.  R.  R.,  farmer  172,  h  and  lot. 
Bean  James  L  ,  r  37,  salesman. 

Bean  Marshall  D.,  (S.  Byron)  farmer  28,  and  in  Stafford  150. 
Beebe  Lyman,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  carpenter  and  joiner. 
Beebe  Thomas,  (E.  Elba)  r  44,  farmer  128. 
Benham  Caroline  Mrs.,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  resident. 
Benham  Howard  C,  (S.  Byron)  postal  clerk. 
Benham  Martha  J.  Mrs.,  r  54,  farmer  140. 
Benham  Martin  C,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  dealer  in  grain  at  S.  Byron  and  Byron  Center, 

farmer  200. 
Benham  Mary  L.,  widow  of  James  D.,  farm  55. 
BENHAM  MILTON,  r  39,  farmer  1. 

Bennett  Albert  F.,  (McKei.zie  &  Bennett)  practical  miller. 
Billings  Appleton  W.,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  retired  physician. 
Billings  Charles,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  laborer. 
Bird  Brothers,  (N.  Bergen)  r  6,  (Frederick  and  James)  6  cows,  farmers,  lease  of  their 

father,  William,  150. 
Bird  Frederick,  (N.  Bergen)  r  6,  (Bird  Brothers). 
Bird  James,  (N.  Bergen)  r  6,  (Bird  Brothers). 
Birge  Clarence  W.,  (S.  Byron)  r  71,  farmer  70. 
Blair  Caroline,  r  19,  widow  of  John  L.,  farmer  5. 
Blair  Charles  L.,  (S.  Byron)  r  02,  farmer  69. 
Blair  Eli,  (S.  Byron)  r  60,  farmer  121. 
Bonnette  Frederick  J.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  11,  6  cows,  breeder  of  grade  Holstein  cattle, 

farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  William  S.  Peckham,  of  Brockport,  100. 
BOYCE  JAMES  A.,  dealer  in  stoves,  hardware,  and  tinware,  Rochester  st. 
Boynton  Emily  T.,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  widow  of  James,  farmer  90. 
Boynton,  Prentice  &  Cp.,(S.  Byron)  (J.  T.  B., deceased,  George  W.  P., and  Bert  H.  Bean) 

produce  dealers. 
Bradley  Sally.  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  widow  of  Miner,  owns  farm  in  Stafford  80,  h  and  lot. 
Bratt  Albert  M.,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  farmer  65. 

Brockway  William,  (S.  Byron)  r  62,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  J.  C,  of  Batavia,  70. 
Brodie  William  B.,  (S.  Byron)  r  63,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  James  Bean  150. 
Brown  Ann  Mrs.,  (S.  Byron)  resident,  h  and  lot. 
Brown  Charles  D.,  r  18,  laborer. 
Brown  Edwin  B.,  r  2^,  farmer  75. 
BROWN  MELVILLE  B.  C.  r  2,  farmer  125. 
Brown  Moses,  (S.  Byron)  r  71,  invalid. 
Brown  Seth  C,  r  2,  farmer,  son  of  M.  B.  C. 
BROWN  WILLIAM  F.,  r  2^,  60  sheep,  5  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  170,  and  timber 

land  25. 
Brown  William  W.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  17,  farmer  50. 
Browning  Fred,  r  49,  laborer. 
Browning  Louisa,  r49,  (Mrs.  William)  milliner. 
Browning  Richard,  r31,  farmer  12. 
Browning  Richard,  Jr.,  off  r  32,  farmer  25. 
Browning  William,  r  37,  laborer. 

BULL  REBECCA  W.  Miss,  r  3,  farmer  150.  ' 

Burgot  John,  r  5,  farmer  96. 


92 


TOWN    OF   BYRON. 


Burling  John,  (S.  Byron)  r  57,  farmer,  leases  of  Terry  Brothers  230. 

Burns  James  M.,  r  3,  painter  and  farmer  61. 

Biishnian  Andrew,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  carpenter. 

BUSILMAN  HENRY.  (S.  Byron)  farmer  193,  h  Main. 

Bushman  Sherman,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  trackman. 

BYRON  CENTER  HOTEL,  Charles  Leonard,  prop. 

Calkins  Cherhury  M.,  r  16,  dealer  in  furs,  hides,  and  pelts,  h  and  3  acres. 

Campbell  Oliver  M.,  (S.  Byron)  r  73,  wagonmaker  and  farmer  5. 

Carpenter  Marquis  D.  L.,  r  18,  farmer  32. 

Carruthers  Robert,  r  2,  farmer  126. 

Cash  William,  (S.  Byron)  r  77,  farmer  50. 

Caswell  Will,  (S.  Byron)  r  63,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  H.  S.  Peckhara  165. 

Chadwick  Leander  J.,  r  18,  wagonmaker  and  farmer  4. 

Chaple  Morris,  r  45,  farm  laborer. 

Chase  Charles  0.,  r  35,  farmer  77. 

CHASE  H.  BURDETT,  (N.  Bergen)  r  8,  farmer  100. 

CHICK  GEORGE  G.,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  farmer  65. 

Child  J.  Ray,  (S.  'Byron)  r  66,  breeder  of  horses  and  grade   Holstein  cattle,  milk 

dealer,  8  cows,  farmer  164. 
CLARK  LIVILLA,  (S.  Byron)r  53  cor.  50,  widow  of  Edward  B.,  farm  115. 
Cline  George,  (S.  Byron)  r  72,  farmer  with  Joseph. 
Cline  Joseph,  (S.  Byron)  r  74,  farmer  85. 
■CLOSE  THOMAS,  r  14,  mason,  farmer,  leases  of  Abigail  Shedd  38,  served  in  94th 

N.  Y.  Vols,  about  3  years. 
Cockram  Albert  E.,  r  45.  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  William,  133. 
Cockram  William,  r  45,  fruit  grower,  farmer  133. 
Cole  George  W.,  r  30^,  farmer  376. 
Cole  John,  r  5,  farmer  135. 
Cole  William,  r  28,  laborer. 

Collister  Edward  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  67,  farmer  120. 
Collister  Elsbie,  (W.  Bergen)  r  51,  resident. 
Collister  Jeanette,  (W.  Bergen)  r  51,  resident. 

Collister  Richard  B.,  (W.  Bergen)  farmer  with  Susan  Morton   114. 
Colston  Edward  R.,  r  37,  farmer  100. 
Colston  Everett,  r  37,  farmer  with  his  fathei',  Edward  R. 
Conant  Dewey,  r  49,  (Conant  &  Surgenor). 

Conanc  &  Surgenor,  (Dewey  C.  and  William  K.  S.)  dealers  in  dry  goods,  groceries,  etc. 
COOK  CHARLES  E.,  r  65  cor.  63,  fruit  grower,  2,000  apple  trees,  about  200  pear 

trees,  250  quince  trees,  1  acre  grapes,  inventor  and   prop.  Cook's  fruit  gatherer, 

farmer  170. 
Cook  Edwin  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  64,  mail  agent. 
Cook  Fred,  r  3.5,  breeder  of  Merino  sheep,  60  head,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Mrs. 

Diantha  Ward,  of  Bergen,  150. 
COOK  IRVING  D.,  (S.  Byron)r   64,  breeder  of  grade  polled  cattle,  fruit  grower, 

farmer  140. 
Cook  Marshall  N.  Capt,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  5. 
Cook  William,  r  17,  farmer  56. 
Cook  William,  (S.  Byron)  ticket  agent  and  telegraph  operator  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R., 

h  Main. 
■Corcoran  Philip,  (S.  Byron)  r  71,  farmer  30. 
Cory  Emerson,  r  35,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Coward  Charles  H..  r  41,  farmer  90. 

Coward  Frank  P.,  (S.  Bvron)  postmaster  and  general  merchant 
Coward  William  H.,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  invalid. 
Cowley  John,  (W.  Bergen)  r  52,  farmer  53. 
Crandall  Ruth  B.,  r  49,  widow  of  John  T.,  h  and  lot. 
Crocker  Edwin  M.,  r  39,  farmer,  leases  of  Maria  110. 
Crocker  Maria,  r  39,  widow  of  HoUis,  farmer  110. 
Crook  Clarence  S.,  station  agent  W.  S.  R.  R.,  and  agent  National  Express  Co.,  h  Terry 


TOWN   OF   BYRON.  95 


Curan  James  C,  harnessmaker. 

Daniels  Frank,  laborer. 

Darch  Charles,  r  2^,  farmer  50. 

Darch  James,  r  39,  farmer. 

De  KAY  CHARLES  W.,  ex-postmaster,  justice  of  the  peace,  carpenter,  and  joiner^ 
Main  cor.  Holley. 

De  Lapp  Amelia  Mrs.,  (S.  Byron)  h  Mechanic. 

Deming  William  H.,  r  39,  farmer  129.     [Died  May  3,  1889.] 

DEMMING  HENRY  D.,  r  35,  breeder  and  dealer  in  horses,  40  sheep,  farmer  180. 

Dibble  Charles  J.,  r  36,  farmer  4. 

Dibble  Joseph  D.,  r  36,  farmer  110. 

Dibble  Lavant  A.,  r  36,  carpenter,  contractor,  and  builder. 

Dibble  Merriman  C,  r  2,  farmer  130. 

Dibble  William  D.,  r  36,  carpenter  and  thresher,  h  and  lot. 

DILLINGHAM  ISAAC,  r  43,  supervisor,  sheep  feeder  for  market,  fruit  grower,, 
farmer  160. 

Donnoghue  Patsey,  journeyman  harnessmaker. 

Donoghu Mrs.,  (S.  Byron)  widow  of  Patrick,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 

Dowd  Charles  V.,  r  39,  9  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer,  leases  of  the  estate  of  William- 
H.  Deming  90. 

Doudes  Thomas,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  track  hand. 

Dusen  Chauncey  J.,  (S.  Byron)  dealer  in  lumber,  reapers,  mowers,  pumps,  etc.,  Main^ 

Dunning  Orm,  r  19,  mason  and  farmer  12. 

Durfee  Isaac  S.,  (S.  Byron)  r  69,  farmer  7,  and  in  Stafford  20. 

Durfee  W.  Ray,  (S.  Byron)  r  69,  f(#merly  merchant. 

Eaton  Albert,  r  22,  farmer  15. 

Egglet  Martm,  r  21,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Leo  A.  Bibble,  of  Clarendon,  Orleans- 
Co.,  70. 

Ernst  Christ,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  farm  laborer. 

Ernst  John,  r  14,  farmer,  leases  of  Henry  Adams  90. 

Fairly  Thomas,  (S.  Byron)  r  60,  cooper  and  farmer  7. 

Faley  Garrett,  (S.  Byron)  r  60,  farmer  5.    [Died  Jan.  2,  1889.] 

Faley  John,  (S.  Byron)  laborer. 

Faley  William,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  track  hand. 

Farnham  William,  (S.  Byron)  r  14,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Henry  Adams  90. 

Farrant  John,  r  35,  laborer. 

Farrington  Horatio,  r  47,  farmer  10. 

Ferguson  James  W.,  r  36,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Hammond,  of  Bergen,  88. 

Ferrant  Peter,  r  49  cor.  54,  farmer  54. 

Fisher  George,  r  31,  farmer  about  40. 

Fisher  William,  r  15,  farmer  9. 

FISK  JOHN  S.,  r  49,  retired  farmer. 

Fisk  Levi  W.,  r  49,  farmer  225. 

Fisk  Pliny  B.,  r  49,  farmer  about  75,  and  owns  farm  in  Bergen. 

Fitzpatrick  —  Mrs.,  (S.  Byron)  r  68,  widow  of  Edward,  farm  50. 

Flaherty  Frank,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  section  boss. 

Follett  Edgar  A..  (S.  Byron)  r  60,  farmer  with  Hiram. 

Follett  Hiram,  (S.  Byron)  r  60,  farmer  50. 

Ford  Adelaide,  r  2|,  widow  of  David,  farmer  12. 

Ford  Edward,  r  26,  mason  and  farmer,  leases  of  Josiah  Gardner  22. 

Foreman  Thomas,  r  37,  laborer. 

Fuller  Charles  M.,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  wagonmaker,  h  and  lot. 

Gaines  Clarence  B.,  r  15,  farmer  with  Leiel  B. 

Gaines  Leiel  B.,  r  15,  farmer  126. 

Gaines  Solomon  D.,  r  30,  dealer  in  country  produce,  live  stock,  etc.,  farm  1|. 

Garry  James,  (S.  Byron)  r  52,  farmer  9. 

Gartley  Charles,  r  18,  mason,  farmer  with  John. 

Gartley  John,  r  18,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Ehzabeth  Larkin  87. 

Genesee  Mills,  r  30^,  McKenzie  &  Bennett,  props.,  custom  grinding,  dealers  in  flour^ 
meal,  feed,  and  grain. 


94 


TOWN    OF   BYRON. 


Gibbs  J.  Milton,  resident,  h  Terry  ave. 

GILBERT  GALETTE  B.,  physician  and  surgeon,  Rochester  st. 

GILBERT  MARY  M.,  (Mrs.  G.  B.)  farm  80. 

Gillam  Chandler  B.,  r  20,  farmer  50. 

Gillain  Chandler  P.,  r  20,  farmer  with  Chandler  B. 

Gillett  Cleveland,  (S.  Byron)  farmer  with  his  father,  Jerome. 

GILLETT  HOUSE,  (S.  Byron)  Jerome  Gillett,  prop.,  livery  stable  connected. 

GILLETT  JEROME,  fS.  Byron)  prop.  Gillett  House,  farmer  with  B.  F.  Graham,  of 

Batavia,  143. 
Gillum  Henry  A.,  off  r  29,  farmer  147. 

GLOBE  MILLS,  r  24  cor.  26,  A.  W.  Graves,  prop.,  manuf.  of  flour,  feed,  lumber,  etc. 
Goodiiff  George,  r  1,  fanner  14.    [Deceased.] 
Goodliff  William,  r  30,  farmer  h  and  lot. 
•Goodlifle  John,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  constable,  carpenter,  and  joiner,  manuf.  of  cider  and 

cider  vinegar. 
Goodwin  Charles  T.,  r  24,  farmer  with  his  father,  James  M. 
GOODWIN  JAMES  M.,  r  24,  breeder  of  Henry  Clay  horses,  10  head,  3  brood  mares, 

50  thoroughbred  Poland  China  swine,  8  cows,  farmer  400. 
Gould  George,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  laborer. 
Grant  John,  r  1 6,  blacksmith,  h  and  2  acres. 
GRAVES  ADIN  W.,  r  24  cor.  26,  prop.  Globe  mills. 
Gray  James,  (S.  Byron)  track  hand,  h  Main. 
Green  Abigail  F.,  r  49,  widow  of  Loren. 
Green  Arthur  H.,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  farmer  226. 
Green  Herbert  L.,  r  49,  farmer  100.  • 

Green  Newton  H.,  (S.  Byron)  r  46  cor.  45,  farmer  396. 
Green  William,  r  24,  farmer  165. 
Green  William  W.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  12,  farmer  50. 
Gross  Leo,  clergyman. 
Gurnett  Charles,  r  2,  laborer. 

Hager  Charles,  r  17,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  E.  Barker  160. 

Hair  Robert  W.,  carpenter,  jomer,  contractor,  and  builder,  bds.  Byron  Center  Hotel. 
Haley  Daniel,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  track  hand. 
HALL  ANDREW  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  72,  prop,  grist-mill  at   Rochester,  machinist    and 

farmer  120. 
Hall  Joseph  E.,  (S.  Byron)  r  72,  son  of  Andrew  J. 
Hall  William  T.,  (S.  Byron)  r  72,  farmer  with  Andrew  J. 
Harnel  Edward  W.,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  pastor  of  M.  E.  Church. 
Harris  George,  r  32,  farmer,  son  of  Jedediah. 
Harris  Jedediah,  r  32,  farmer  140. 
Hayes  David  0.,  r  24,  farmer  95. 
Hay  ward  George  E.,  (S.  Byron)  r  71,  laborer. 

Higham  William  S.,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  Arthur  Green  about  200. 
Hines  Burt,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  track  hand. 
Hochschuls  Fred,  farmer  9. 

Holt  Harrison  C,  r  16,  carpenter  and  joiner,  sexton  Free  Baptist  Church  cemetery. 
Holt  Mary,  r  16,  (Mr.s.  Harrison  C.)  h  and  lot. 
Holt  Oliver  D.,  r  18,  jeweler. 
Humphrey  Erastus,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Shropshire  sheep,   reg., 

and  full  blood  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  97. 
Humphrey  George,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Erastus  97. 
Hunt  Charles,  (S.  Byron)  r  70,  farmer  with  Ralph. 

Hunt  Ralph,  (S.  Byron)  r  70,  farmer,  leases  of  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R   R.  R.  Co.  30. 
Hunt  Ralph,  Jr.,  (S.  Byron)  r  72,  laborer. 
Hunt  Sylvester,  (S.  Byron)  r  70,  farm  laborer. 
Huyck  Isaac,  (S.  Byron)  r  64,  farmer  86. 
Ivison  Thomas,  (S.  Byron)  r  69,  farmer  64. 
James  Charles  P.,  r  30,  carpenter. 
Johnson  William,  r  1,  farmer  for  Mrs.  Mariette  Peckham,  h  and  lot. 


TOWN    OF    BYRON.  95 


Jones  Charles,  r  30|-,  carpenter  and  farmer  9. 

Joslyn  Charles,  laborer,  h  Terry  ave. 

KELLOGG  CHARLES  R.,  (S.  Byron)  r  77,  commissioner  of  highways,  farmer  188. 

Kelly  George,  (S.  Byron)  r53  cor.  50,  farmer,  leases  the  Reuben  Mann  estate  115. 

Kelly  Richard,  (E.  Elba)  r  57 i,  laborer. 

Kenney  Brothers,  (S.  Byron)  r  62,  (John  and  Joseph)  farmers  89. 

Kenney  John,  (S.  Byron)  r  62,  (Kenney  Brothers). 

Kenney  Joseph,  (S.  Byron)  r  62,  (Kenney  Brothers). 

King  J.  Henry,  r  14,  painter  and  manager  for  Gillett  &  Graham,  farm  140. 

Knapp  Henry  H.,  r  18,  farmer  3. 

Kreger  William,  (W.  Bergen)  r  51,  laborer. 

Ladue  Augustus,  (S.  Byron)  prop,  meat  market,  h  Mechanic. 

LANGDON  GORDON,  (N.  Bergen)  r  8,  farmer  82. 

Langdon  Herbert  E.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  8,  carpenter  and  builder. 

Langdon  William  H.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  8,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  Gordon, 

82,  and  of  Ruth  Osborn  20. 
LARKIN  ELIZABETH,  r  18,  widow  of  Colvin,  farmer  125. 
Lathrop  Whitman,  r  49,  farmer  45. 
Leanen  Fred,  r  46,  farmer  4. 

LEONARD  CHARLES,  prop.  Byron  Center  Hotel. 
Leonard  George,  r  36,  farmer  112. 
Lewis  George  W.,  r  37,  carriage  painter. 
Lindsev  John,  (S.  Byron)  r  76.  farmer  2. 
Logal  Nicholas,  r  39,  emp.  F.  T.  &  E.  H.  Miller. 
Logle  Joseph,  r  49,  thresher. 
Louer  Ellen,  widow  of  George  B.,  h  and  lot. 
Lyman  Dwight,  (S.  Byron)  r  71,  farmer  107. 
Lyman  Orville  D.,  (S.  Byron)  r  71,  farmer  with  Dwight. 
Macartney  James,  r  32,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  J.  Harris  140. 
Macartney  Samuel,  r  32,  farmer,  son  of  James. 
Macartney  William  H.,  r  32,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 

MANN  ALFRED,  (S.  Byron)  r  54,  breeder  of  horses,  7  head,  5  cows,  farmer  120. 
Mann  Charles,  (S.  Byron)  r  54,  farmer  with  Alfred. 

Mann  Earl  W.,  (S.  Byron)  teamster,  horse  trainer,  and  hay  presser,  h  Main. 
Mann  Ezro,  r  16,  farm  laborer,  h  and  1  acre. 
Mann  Lucius,  (S.  Byron)  laborer,  h  Mechanic. 
Mann  Willie  E.,  (S.  Byron)  r  54,  farmer,  son  of  Alfred. 
MANN  AZUBA,  (S.  Byron)  widow  of  W^illiam.  h  Mechanic. 
Marble  Alphonzo,  r  18,  manuf,  of  and  dealer  in  Golden  oil  and  Green  Mountain  salve, 

agent  for  pillow  inhaler,  farmer  93. 
Marshall  Adaline,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  widow  of  John  B.,  h  and  lot. 
MAYBACK  CHARLES  W.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  6,  farmer  54. 
McDaniels  George,  r  16.  resident. 
McDaniels  Sarah,  r  16,  (Mrs.  George)  farmer  230. 
McDermott  Frank,  r  31,  section  boss. 

McElver  Burt,  (McBlver  &  Radley)  postmaster,  h  Furnace. 
McElver  Edwin  L.,  clerk  for  McElver  &  Radley. 
McElver  James,  (McElver  &  Sons). 
McElver  James  H.,  (McElver  &  Sons)  molder. 
McElver  William,  r  39,  (McElver  &  Sons)  naolder. 
McElver  &  Sons,  (James,  James  H.,  and  William)  manufs.  of  agricultural  implements 

and  props,  iron  foundry. 
McElver  &  Radley,  (Burt  McE.  and  George  H.  R.)  general  merchants,  Main. 
McKenzie  &  Bennett,  (Hon.  John  McK.,  of  Batavia,  and  Albert  F.  B.)  props.  Genesee 

grist-mills,  dealers  in  flour,  feed,  and  grain. 
McLaury  John  Frederick,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church. 
Meehan  Joseph,  blacksmith,  manuf.  of  light  carriages  and  sleighs,  h  Main. 
Merrill  Abner  J.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  13,  farmer  56. 
MERRILL  MAJOR  H.  W.,'r  53,  farmer,  leases  of  T.  Benton,  of  Clarendon,  Orleans 

Co.,  115. 


96  TOWN    OF   BYRON. 


Merrill  Nelson  J.,  r  16,  breeder  of  horses,  50  grade  Southdown  sheep,  12  cows,  farmer 

160. 
Merrill  Otto  C,  r  16,  son  of  Nelson  J.,  farnaer. 

MERRIMAN  HARRY,  r  2,  dealer  in  agricultural  implements,  farmer  140. 
Merriman  Henry  W.,  r  34,  breeder  of  Hambletonian  horses  and  full  blood  Merino 

sheep,  65  head,  6  cows,  farmer  282. 
Merriman  Robert  E.,  r  23,  60  sheep,  farmer  163. 
Metcalfe  Thomas,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  blacksmith. 
Metcalfe  William,  (S.  Byron)  r  67,  laborer. 
Miller  Albert  D.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  13,  farmer  50. 
MILLER  ELISHA  H.,  (F.  T.  &  E.  H.  Miller)  justice  of  the  peace  and  farmer  in  Barre, 

Orleans  Co,,  112,  h  Holly. 
MILLER  F.  T.  &  E.  H.,  wholesale  dealers  in  grain,  wool,  dressed  hogs,  and  coal,  agent» 

Pennsylvania  and  New  York  ins.  companies.  Holly. 
MILLER  FRANCIS  T.  Hon.,  assemblyman,  farmer  280,  h  Holly. 
Miller  John  G.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  15,  small  fruit  grower,  farmer  12. 
Miller  Lincoln  C,  (N.  Bergen)  r  15,  farmer  with  John  Gr.  12. 
Miller  William,  r  26,  horse  trainer. 
Mills  Albert,  (N.  Bergen)  r  15,  farmer  15. 
Mills  James  E.,  r  15,  farmer  90. 

Mills  William  R.,  r  4,  farmer  87,  and  in  Clarendon,  Orleans  Co.,  146. 
Mitcham  Ezro,  r  4,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Hiram  Butcher  100. 
Moore  John  E.,  (Moore  &  Seaver). 
Moore  Michael,  (S.  Byron)  track  hand,  h  Mechanic. 

Moore  &  Seaver,  (John  E.  M.  and  James  W.  S.)  general  merchants,  Main. 
Morton  Susan  Mrs.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  51,  farmer  115. 
Moshier  Ayden  A.,  r  34,  farmer  50,  and  timber  lot  5. 
Mullen  Albert,  (S.-  Byron)  r  54,  farmer,  leases  of  Martha  J.  Benham  140. 
Munger  Henry  M.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  10,  farmer  71,  and  leases  on  shares  of  his  father, 

Martin  D.,  150. 
Munger  Martin  D.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  10,  farmer  150. 

Newell  John,  r  48,  farmer  in  Sheldon,  Wyoming  Co.,  54^,  and  leases  of  E.  S.  Miller  73. 
Newton  William,  r  61,  laborer. 

NICKERSON  EMILY,  r  18,  widow  of  David,  h  and  lot. 
Nightingale  Charlie  R.,  r  3,  farmer  4. 

Nightingale  Frank  A.,  r  3,  farmer,  leases  of  John  about  70.    ■ 
Nightingale  George  H.,  r  27,  miller,  emp.  A.  W.  Graves. 
Nightingale  John,  r  3,  farmer,  leases  of  Rebecca  W.  Bull  150. 
Norton  Charles  A.,  r — ,  farmer  54. 
Norton  Erastus  H.,  r  38,  farmer  210. 

Norton  Harry  C,  r  48,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Erastus  H.  210. 
Oatway  Harry,  r  30,  miller. 
Oatway  James,  r  30^,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Oatway  James,  Jr.,  r  30|,  flagman  W.  S.  R.  R. 
Oatway  Thomas,  emp,  Charles  Leonard,  bds.  do. 
O'Brien  Thomas,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  farmer  2. 
Oderkirk  John,  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Fisk  150. 
O'Keefe  William,  blacksmith.  Main,  h  do. 

Olmsted  Alfred,  r  18,  dealer  in  agricultural  implements,  farmer  3. 
O'Neill  Hugh,  (S.  Byron)  r  71,  farmer  18. 

Sy^^i'^T'^rh?';^^';.'^^-  ^y*"^")  flagman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Mechanic. 

OSBORN  BYRON  E.,  night  operator,  h  at  Churchville,  Monroe  Co. 

Osborn  John,  (E.  Elba)  r  44,  blacksmith  and  farmer  3. 

Paige  Alonzo,  r  3,  carpenter  and  joiner,  farmer  10. 

Parker  Jacob  L.,r  30|,  carpenter  and  joiner,  dealer  in  horses,  h  &n^  lot. 

Pasal  Chris,  (S.  Byron)  r  58,  farmer  120 

Passmore  Thomas,  (S.  Byron)  r  53,  farmer,  leases  of  John  100. 

Peckham  Francis  L,  (N.  Bergen)  r  11,  farmer 

Peckham  Henry  S.,  r  49,  fruit  grower,  50  sheep,  farmer  165 


TOWN    OF   BYRON.  97 


Perkins  D wight  W.,  r  43,  4  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Julia  Judd,  of  Bath, 

N.  Y.,  75. 
Perrv  Charles,  r  3,  farmer,  son  of  James  G. 
PERRY  JAMES  G.,  r  3,  farmer  100. 
Petherbridge  Ann,  r  24,  widow  of  Manuel,  farmer  90. 
Petherbridge  Richard,  r  4,  farmer  100. 

Petherbridge  Willie  W.,  r  4,  farmer  with  his  father,  Richard. 
Philleo  C.  Eddie,  (S.  Bvron)  r  78,  farmer  with  his  father,  Henry  S. 
PHILLEO  HENRY  S.',  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  breeder  of  grade  Shropshire  sheep,  30  head, 

farmer  103. 
Phillips  George,  (W.  Bergen)  r  70,  farmer  for  Hannah  Waterman  52. 
Phillips  Mercy  B.,  r  22,  widow  of  Albert,  farmer  38. 
Post  George  G.,  r  28,  farmer  86. 
Powell  James,  r  29,  farmer  5. 

Pratt  Silas  C,  r  2,  farmer  with  Robert  Carruthers. 
Prentice  Adelbert  C,  (S.  Byron)  civil  engineer. 

PRENTICE  CYRUS,  (S.  Byron)  retired  farmer,  owns  in  Stafford  about  200. 
Prentice  George  W.,  (S.  Byron)  (Boynton,  Prentice  &  Co.)  farmer  in  Stafford  225. 
Pridmore  Frank,  r  19,  laborer. 
Pugh  Hugh,  (W.  Bergen)  r  52,  farmer  40. 
Putnam  James,  (S.  Byron)  blacksmith.  Main,  h  do. 
Radley  George  M.,  (Mc Elver  &  Radley)  h  Main. 
RAMBO    JOHN,  (S.   Byron)  dealer  in    hardware,   stoves,  tin, 'sheet  iron  ware,  etc., 

Main. 
Rapp  Andrew,  (S.  Byron)  r  73,  breeder  of  horses,  16  head,  125  sheep,  farmer,  leases 

on  shares  of  the  Erastus  Cash  estate  345. 
Rapp  Anna  Mrs.,  (S.  Byron)  r  73,  farm  130. 
Rapp  Hart,  (S.  Byron)  r  73,  farmer. 

Roach  Thomas,  r  61,  farmer,  leases  of  W.  C.  Rowley  123. 
RoHin  Carv,  r  22,  farmer  7U. 

ROLLIN  i).  M.  L.,  (Byron)  r  20,  Free  Baptist  clergyman,  farmer  50. 
Rose  J.  Fred,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  cooper  and  dealer  in  fruit. 

Roth  Fred,  laborer. 

Rowley  Lavant  B.,  cooper. 

ROWLEY  WARREN  C,  retired  farmer  120,  h  Holly. 

Sage  George,  r  49,  blacksmith. 

Sanderson  Anson  P.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  12,  farmer  51. 

Sanderson  Levi  L.,  r  12,  farmer  140. 

Schaffer  Herbert,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  telegraph  operator. 

Scott  William,  r  23,  farmer  18. 

Searls  Charles  C,  r  25,  farmer  with  his  father,  Isaiah. 

Searls  Horace  H.,  r  25,  farmer  100.  * 

SEARLS  ISAIAH,  r  25,  100  sheep,  20  head  swine,  stock  and  fruit  grower,  farmer  255. 

SEAVER  JAMES  W.,  (Moore  &  Seaver)  h  Rochester  st. 

Shedd  Abigail,  r  14,  widow  of  Milo  W.,  farm  38. 

Shedd  Charles,  r  39,  laborer. 

Shelt  Frederick,  r  20,  farmer  70. 

Shelt  Kate  H.,  r  18,  widow  of  Henry,  dressmaker. 

Shelt  Philip,  (N.  Bergen)  r  12,  farmer  58. 

Shelt  William  F.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  12,  son  of  Philip. 

Sherwood  Alice  G.,  r  20,  widow  of  James  H.,  farmer  67. 

Shilling  Christ,  r  29,  farmer  2. 

Shipley  Fred  A.,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  shoemaker. 

Smith  Eugene  L.,  r49,  clerk  for  Moore  &  Seaver. 

Smith  John,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  track  hand 

Smith  Joseph,  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  60. 

Soules  William,  r  19,  carpenter. 

Spear  John,  r  47,  farmer,  leases  of  Louisa  A.  Terry  130. 

Stafford  Joim,  (S.  Byron)  laborer. 

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98 


TOWN   OF   BYRON, 


Stanton  Benjamin  W.,  r  4,  farmer  72. 

Steele  John  N.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  10,  breeder  of  swine,  35  head,  farmer  150. 

Stevens  Alma,  painter  and  laborer,  bds.  Byron  Center  Hotel. 

Stevens  Charles  S.,  teacher,  h  Main. 

Stevens  Fred,  r  38,  cheesemaker. 

Stevens  Fred,  (S.  Byron)  r  69,  laborer. 

Stiles  Porter,  (South  Byron;  r  70,  track  hand. 

Studiey  Horace,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  farmer  23. 

Studley  Jerome,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  thresher,  farmer  with  Horace  23. 

Studiey  Lorenzo,  (S.  Byron)  r  66,  resident. 

Suiter  George,  r  23,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Lettie  Godfrey  100. 

Sullivan  Dennis,  (S.  Byron)  r  73,  farmer  36. 

Surgenor  William  K.,  r  49,  (Conant  &  Surgenor). 

Swan  George  W.,  r  3,  farmer  50. 

■Taggart  Benjamin  F.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  52,  farmer  68.     [Died  March  21,  1890.] 

'Taggart  Frank  J.,  (W.  Bergen)  r  52,  farmer. 

Taggart  Irving  D.,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  butcher. 

Taggart  Sarah,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  widow  of  John. 

Tehan  Bridget,  (S.  Byron)  widow  of  Timothy,  h  Mechanic. 

Teriy  Addison,  r  55  cor.  66,  farmer  164. 

TERRY  JAMES  Z.,  r  47,  dealer  in  agricultural  implements  and  phosphates,  farmer  200. 

Terry  Lawton  A.,  r  55  cor.  66,  farmer  with  Addison. 

Terry  Louisa  A.,  r  47,  widow  of  Zerva,  farmer  120. 

Thomas  Franklin  L.,  (S.  Byron)  r  75,  farmer,  leases  of  Alexander  Leonard,  of  Bergen, 

109. 
Thomas  James,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  laborer. 
Thomas  James,  r  32,  farmer  about  40. 
Thomas  John,  r  32,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 
Tompkins  Delina  D.,  r  39,  widow  of  Daniel  D.,  h  and  lot. 
Thompson  Merirda,  (S.  Byron)  r  65,  widow  of  Spencer,  h  and  lot. 
TODD  ISAAC  A,  r  43,  40  sheep,  feeder  of  lambs  for  market,  breeder  of  horses  and 

Chester  White  and  Berkshire  swine,  5  brood  mares,  farmer  300. 
Todd  J.  Grandison,  r  49,  produce  dealer. 
Todd  John,  r  43,  farmer  with  Isaac  A. 

Torpy  Asenath,  (S.  Byron)  r  78,  farmer  with  Mrs.  Alta  Gould  120. 
Tripp  Byron  L.,  r  35,  fruit  grower  and  nurseryman,  farmer  10. 
Tripp  Horace,  r  35,  retired  nurseryman,  aged  87. 
Tuttle  Horace,  r  23,  resident. 
Tuttle  Waity,  r  23,  (Mrs.  Horace)  farmer  46. 
Yoigt  Fred,  r  39,  shoemaker. 
Walker  Charles  A.,  r  16,  teacher  and  farmer  110. 
Walker  Edgar;-  r  61,  60  sheep,  8  cows,  farmer  137. 

Walker  George  H.,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Mc Daniels  120. 
Walker  Harry  C,  (S.  Byron)  r  61  cor.  69,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  C. 
Walker  John  C,  (S.  Byron)  r  61,  farmer  265. 
Walker  Joseph  C,  r  21,  resident. 
Walker  William  A.,  r  61,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Merino  sheep  and  horses,  farmer 

137. 
Warboys  John,  (N.  Bergen)  r  14,  breeder  of  horse.s,  12  cows,  100  sheep,  farmer  190, 

and  in  Bergen  52. 
Warboys  Loren,  (N.  Bergen)  r  14,  breeder  of  horses,  10  cow.s,  farmer,  leases  of  Levi 

Sanderson  141. 
Ward  Frank  D.,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  breeder  of  Shropshire  and  Cotswold  sheep,  farmer, 

leases  of  David  Gleason  85. 
Warn  Carlie  L.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  6,  farmer  with  his  father,  Horatio. 
Warn  Frank  G.,  (N.  Bergen)  r  6,  farmer  with  his  father,  Horatio. 
WARN  HORATIO,  (N.  B.-rgen)  r  6,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Chester  White  swine, 

farmer  115. 
Warner  Charles,  (S.  Byron)  r  76,  laborer. 


TOWN    OF   DARIEN.  ■  99 


"Warren  Henry,  (iST.  Bergen)  r  13,  farmer  20. 

"Waterman  Hannah,  (W.  Bergen)  r  70,  widow  of  RoUin,  farmer  n2. 

"Watson  Clifton,  r  33,  farmer  168. 

"Watson  Joiin,  r  33,  farmer,  son  of  Clifton. 

Watson  S  imuel,  r  33,  farmer  with  his  father,  Chfton. 

"Wells  Caleb,  r  49,  retired  farmer,  owns  farm  in  Elba. 

"Wesibrook  Frederick,  (S.  Byron)  retired  farmer,  h  Mechanic. 

"White  Iverson  W.,  r  17,  breeder  of  Shropshire  sheep,  full  blood  Chester  White  swine, 

and  grade  Jersey  and  Durham  cattle,  farmer  150. 
"WIIITON  ALPHA  M.,  (S.  Byron)  physician  and  surgeon. 
"Whittaker  Richard,  (S.  Byron)  emp.  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R. 
"Weldgen  Frank,  (S.  Byron)  r  68,  emp.  M.  C.  Benham. 
"Wilson  Charles,  (E.  Elba)  r  44,  farmer  9. 
"Winter  Calvin  D.,  r  19,  laborer. 
Wood  David,  (3.  Byron)  farmer  5,  h  Mechanic. 
Wood  Robert  W.,  r  24,  farmer  wiih  Ann  Petherbridge. 
Wood  Samuel,  (N.  Bergen)  r  7,  farmer  15. 
Woodbine  Thomas  H.,  r  55,  farmer,  leases  of  Mary  Gilbert  85. 
Woodbine  William,  r  39,  invalid. 
Woodward  Edwin  C,  r  30^,  painter. 


DARIEN. 

(For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(PostoflRce  address  is  Darien,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Abel  Albert,  100  sheep,  farmer  105. 

Acquard  Joseph,  (Darien  Center)  prop,  saloon  and  restaurant,  R.  R.  depot. 

Adair  William,  (Corfu)  r  5,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  John  Diver  73. 

Adams  Mary  S.,  r  60,  widow  of  Robert,  resident. 

Adams  Michael,  (Darien  Center)  r  73,  farmer  50. 

Allen  Charles  D.,  (Sawens)  r  35,  8  cows,  farmer  71. 

Alien  Cliauncey,  (Fargo)  r  4  cor.  25,  dealer  in  bees  and  honey,  apiarist  49  colonies,  18 

cows,  farmer  166. 
Allen  Martin  L.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  blacksmith. 

Allen  Millard,  (Corfu)  off  r  79  in  Pembroke,  fruit  grower,  14  cows,  farmer  96. 
Amedick  George,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  80,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Amedick  John,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  80,  16  cows,  farmer  121. 
Ames  Leslie,  r  56,  farm  laborer. 
Anthony  Darius,  r  59,  retired  mason,  aged  94. 
Anthony  Julius,  r  59,  farm  laborer,  h  and  1^  acres. 
Ashley  Cliauncey  T.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  11  covps,  farmer  130. 
JBachelder  Christian,  (Darien  Center)  r  64,  laborer. 
Pahringer  George,  r  45,  farmer  35. 

Bahringer  Geoige,  Jr.,  r  45,  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
Bailey  William,    (Darien   Center)  r  52,  16  cows,  farmer  70,   and  leases  on  shares  of 

Sylvanus  Humphrey  200. 
Baird  Jacob,  (Darien  Center)  retired  farmer,  aged  88. 
Baker  Anson,  (W.  Batavia)  r  17.  farmer  59. 

Baker  George,  (Alexander)  r  38,  6  cows,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  his  father,  Wilson. 
Baker  George  M.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  com.  traveler. 
Baker  Thomas,  (Darien  Center)  hostler,  emp.  A.  J.  Richardson. 
Baker  William  H.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  400  apple  trees,  farmer  25. 
Barber  Esther,  (Sawen.s)  r  34,  widow  of  Joshua,  resident,  aged  95. 


lOO  TOWN    OF   DARIEN. 


Barber  Henry  I.,  (Alexander)  r  38,  teacher. 

Barber  James,  (Alexander)  r  38,  6  cows,  farmer  77. 

Barlow  Lewis,  r  57,  16  cows,  farmer  99. 

Barry  John,  (Corfu)  r  2,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  26. 

Barry  Michael,  (Corfu)  r  2,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 

Bartell  Theodore,  (Darien  Center)  r  73,  farmer  115. 

Barlh  W.  Fred,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  6  cows,  farmer  100. 

BAUER  EDWARD  C,  (Darien  Center)  r  51,  farmer,  emp.  P.  Hutchinson. 

Bauer  Francis  Joseph,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  broommaker,  farmer  42. 

Bauer  Frank  J.,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  huckster. 

Bearlin  Adam,  r  77,  farmer  45. 

Beattie  Margaret,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  widow  of  David,  h  and  lot. 

Beck  John,  r  32,  15  cows,  farmer  148. 

Beck  John,  Jr.,  r  32,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  John,  148. 

Bennett  Helen  M.,  (Sawens)  r  34,  widow  of  James  0.,  farm  60. 

Bennett  Thomas,  (Corfu)  r  4,  fruit  grower,  10  cows,  farmer  63. 

Bertchey  Jacob,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Caroline  Hall   115,  and' 

owns  in  Alden,  Erie  Co.,  20. 
Bieser  Frederic,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  67,  carriage  painter  and  farmer  9. 
Bijers  Jacob,  (Darien  Center)  r  73,  farmer  51. 
Blair  David,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farm  laborer. 
Blair  James,  (Fargo)  r  49,  farmer. 

Blair  Tliomas,  (Fargo)  r  49,  farmer  86. 

BORDWELL  AARON,  (Corfu)   r  26,  importer  and  breeder  or  pure  blood  Oxford- 
down  sheep,  reg.,  100  head,  and  high  grade  Holstein  cattle,  fruit  grower,  farmerl44. 

Bowen  Charles  B.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  85,  farmer  with  his  father,  Richard. 
BOWEN  RICHARD,  (Attica,   Wyoming  Co.)  r  85,  breeder  of  pure  blood  Durham. 
cattle  and   Oxforddown  sheep,  200  head,  50  head  reg.,  20  cows,  farmer  500. 

Boyers  Charles,  (Corfu)  r  6,  farm  laborer. 

Brickman  Christian,  (Darien  Center)  r  73,  farmer  50. 

Brown  Alexander,  retired. 

Brown  William  H.,  (Darien  Center)  r  30,  9  cows,  farmer  52. 

Browning  Lucy  A.,  (Darien  C-nter)  r  52,  farm  4^. 

Bruner  John,  r  61,  farmer  13. 

Brush  Henry  R.,  (Darien  Center)  laborer,  h  n  depot. 

Bucknum  Helen,  (Alexander)  r  36,  resident. 

Burke  Mary,  (Darien  Center)  widow  of  Michael,  h  and  lot. 

Burr  Lorenzo,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  farmer  60. 

Bushell  Thomas,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  67,  6  cows,  farmer  80. 

Bushell  William,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  farmer  16. 

Butler  John  H.,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  breeder  of  grade  Morgan-Hambletonian  horses,, 
farmer  72,  and  wood  lot  5. 

Buttolph  Hiram,  (Sawens)  r  13,  45  high  blood  Merino  sheep,  farmer  74. 

Buttolph  Larnard  D.,  (Sawens)  r  13,  farmer. 

Canfield  David,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  farmer  100. 

Canfield  Burroughs  P.,  (Darien  Center;  r  52,  farmer  12^. 

Carpenter  Duane  J.,  r  42,  mason  and  farmer  12. 

Carter  Burton  D.,  (Sawens)  r  19,  apiarist  15  colonies,  farmer  20. 

Carter  Frank  W.,  (Sawens)  r  13,  dealer  in   agricultural  implements  and  fertilizers,  80 
sheep,  farmer  50. 

Carter  Harriet  F.,  r  60,  widow  of  Joseph,  owns  4  acres. 

Carter  Javan,  (."^awens)  r  15,  farmer  30. 

CARTER  RILEY  S.,  (Sawen.s)  r  15,  8  cows,  100  Pheep,  farmer  136. 

CHAPIN  ALBERT  F.,  (Darien  Center)  r  54,  8  cows,  150  sheep,  farmer,  leases  of  hi» 
mother,  Mary  Ann,  150. 

Chapin  Horace  H.,  retired  merchant,  79  full  blood  Merino  sheep,  farm  65,  h  and  lot. 

Chapin  Joseph  0.,  (Darien  Center)  mason,  h  and  lot. 

CHAPIN  MARY  ANN,  (Darien  Center)  r  54,  widow  of  Frank,  farm  150. 

CHICK  CHARLES  F.,  (Attica.  Wyoming  Co.)  r  62,  35  cows,  milk  sold  in  Buffalo, 
dealer  in  horses,  cows,  and  fertilizers,  farmer  247. 


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€hick  William,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  82,  10  cows,  farmer  82. 

■Choate  Elizabeth,  (Corfu)  r  23,  (W.  C.  Choate  &  Co.)  prop.  Cloverfield  cheese  factory, 

h  and  lot  in  Batavia. 
Choate  Henry  M.,  (Corfu)  r  23,  farmer  200. 
Choate  W.  C.  &.  Co.,  (Corfu)  r  23,  (Mrs.  Elizabeth  Choate)  conductors  of  Cloverfield 

cheese  factory  at  Fargo,  farmers,  lease  of  Henry  M.  2U0. 
Choate  Wilbur  C,  (Corfu)  r  23,  (W.  C.  Choate  &  Co.)  dealer  in  Crocker's  phosphate. 
Christopherson  Andrew  0.,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  house  painter  and  paper  hanger, 

apiarist  10  colonies,  farmer  31. 
Christopherson  Otto  J.,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  painter,  agent  for  pumps,  wind-mills, 

manure  spreaders,  etc. 
Clafquin  Joseph,  dealer  in  tobacco  and  cigars,  h  and  2  acres. 
Clark  Elisha  W.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  G9,  farmer  5. 

Clark  Frank  W.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  G7,  musician  and  band  teacher,  farmer  25. 
Clark  Fred  C,  (Alden,  Erie  Co  )  r  67,  musician  and   farmer  with  his  father,  James  0. 
Clark  Ira,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  mason  and  farmer  13. 

Clark  James  C,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  67,  carpenter,  apiarist  34  colonies,  farmer  26. 
Clark  Rufus,  (Sawens)  r  19,  breeder  of  horses,  11  cows,  100  sheep,  farmer  171. 
Cloverfield  Cheese  Factory,  (Fargo)  r  26,  Elizabeth  Choate,  prop.,  W.  C.  Choate  &  Co., 

managers. 
Cochrane  Hamilton,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  8  cows,  farmer  125. 
Cochrane  James,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  farmer  with  his  father,  Hamilton. 
Cochrane  Robert,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Hamilton,  125. 
Cofran  Elmer  M.,  (Fargo)  r  30,  farmer,  leases  of  W.  E.  Sumner  88. 
Cofran  Milo,  (Fargo)  r  29,  farmer  with  his  father,  Thomas. 
Cofran  Thomas,  (Fargo)  r  29,  12  cows,  farmer  100. 
Colby  Aaron  H.,  (Corfu)  r  21,  mason  and  farmer,  aged  77. 
Colby  Albert,  (Corfu)  r  10,  (Joshua  Colby  &  Son). 
Colby  Birdie  A.  Miss,  (Sawens)  r  21,  teacher,  daughter  of  Jerome  L. 
Colby  Daniel,  (Corfu)  r  10,  breeder  of  high  grade  Jersey  cattle,  14  cows,  fruit  grower, 

farmer  183. 
Colby  Darius  H.,  (Corfu)  r  21,  apiarist  10  colonies,  farmer  50. 
Colby  David  A.,  (Corfu)  r  10,  prop,  cider-mill,  dealer  in   cider  and  vinegar,  farmer, 

leases  of  his  father,  Daniel,  100. 
Colby  Jerome  L.,  (Sawens)  r  21,  6  cows,  farmer  53. 
Colby  Joshua,  (Corfu)  r  10,  (Joshua  Colby  &  Son). 

Colby  Joshua  &  Son,  (Corfu)  r  10,  (Albert)  breeders  of  Jersey  cattle,  reg.,  fruit  grow- 
ers, farmers  66. 
•COLBY  LEVI  H.,  (Corfu)  r  10,  500  sugar  trees,  9  cows,  apiarist  29  colonies,  farmer 

150. 
Cole  Charles,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  laborer. 
Cole  Hiram,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  1,  laborer. 
Cole  William  A.,  r  56,  6  cows,  farmer  55. 
Corp  Charles  E.,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  10  cows,  farmer  50. 
Corp  Henry,  (Corfu)  r  22,  6  cows,  farmer  52. 
Corp  Justus  B.,  (Darien  Center)  r  53,  30  cows,  farmer  223. 
Craft  Adelbert,  (Darien  Center)   r  30,  100   sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Elijah 

Gay  106. 
Crosby  Fred  S.,  (Sawens)  r  15,  laborer. 
Culing  John,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  3. 
CURTIS  MELESON  Mrs.,  widow  of  Thurman,  owns  h  and  lot  with  her  sister,  Mrs, 

Norman  Matteson. 
Curtis  Wilbur  A.,  (Colesville,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  70,  farmer  66. 
Curtiss  Clarence  E.,  (Sawens)  r  15,  job  printer,  publisher   The  Fireside  Friend,  issued 

monthly,  dealer  in  general  mail  merchandise. 
•Curtiss  Ira  A.,  (Sawens)  r  15,  112  sheep,  farmer  128. 
Damradski  Gustavus,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  farmer  49. 

Dan  Augustus,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  farmer  leases  of  Miss  Hattie  Slosson  12. 
Darien  Center  Cheese  Factory,  (Darien   Center)  Bernhard  Huver,  of  Bufifalo,  prop., 

manuf.  of  Swiss  cheese. 


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Darien  Center  Hotel,  (Darien  Center)  A.  J.  Richardson,  prop.,  livery  stable  connected. 

Davison  Charles  C,  (Fargo)  r  26,  telegraph  operator. 

Davison  John,  (Fargo)  r  26,  blacksmith,  prop.  Percheron  stock  horse,  farmer  40. 

De  Temple  Alexander,  (Darien  Center)  r  53,  farmer  with  his  father,  Nicholas. 

De  Temple  Nicholas,  (Darien  Center)  r  53,  12  cows,  fruit  grower  and  wine  manuf., 

farmer  128. 
Devens  John,  (Sawens)  r  21,  section  boss  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R 
Devens  Margaret  Mrs.,  (Sawens)  r  21,  h  and  2  acres. 
Dignan  Charles  (Corfu)  r  23,  farmer  with  his  father,  Michael. 
Dignan  Michael,  (Corfu)  r  23,  22  cows,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  141. 
Dillon  Peter,  (Sawens)  r  13,  farmer  65. 
Dimock  Charles  0.,  (Darien  Center)  farm  laborer. 

Diver  Ward,  (Corfu)  r  23,  25  cows,  owns  half  interest  in  grist-mill,  farmer  154. 
Dodge  Austin  M.,  (Darien  Center)  blacksmith,  carriagemaker,  and   dealer  in  carriages 

and  sleighs,  h  and  lot. 
Dodge  Guy  B.,  (Darien  Center)  barber,  prop,   pool  room,  dealer  in  cigars  and  tobacco^ 

bds.  with  Austin  M. 
Doolittle  Albert,  (Corfu)  r  31,  farmer  50,  and  leases  on  shares  of  Earl  W.  Sumner  125. 
Dunham  Frank  B.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  82,  10  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his 

father,  George,  80. 
Dunham  George,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  82,  10  cows,  farmer  80. 
Durbon  Edgar  M.,  (Darien  Centei)  r  62,  night  telegraph  operator  at  Alden,  Erie  Co. 
Durbon  William  S.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  retired  blacksmith,  aged  80,  h  and  2  acres. 
Dyer  Frank,  r  42,  fruit  grower  and  gardener  8. 
Eastland  George,  (Darien  Center)  tanner,  emp.  in  Alden,  Erie  Co. 
Eastland  Sheldon,  (Fargo)  r  29,  retired  farmer. 
Eddy  Delos,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  prop.  Morgan  stock  horse  "  Green  Mountain," 

farmer  5. 
Edgerton  Jacob,  r  60,  laborer. 
Ellis  James  E.,  farm  laborer. 
ELLIS  JOHN  J.,  (Darien  Center)  (Ellis  &  Kinsey)  station  agent,  dealer  in  agricultural 

implements,  coal,  and  lumber,  h  and  lot  Railroad. 
Ellis  &  Kinsey,  (Darien  Center)  (John  J.  E.  and    William  E.  K.)  millers  and  dealers  in 

country  produce. 
Erhart  Jacob,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  dealer  in  fruit  and  potatoes,  farmer  101. 
Ernest  John,  (Darien  Center)  r45,  farmer  18|. 
Evans  George  A.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  67,  tanner,  emp.  Mofifat  Brothers,  of  Aldeu,  Erie 

Co.,  8  cows,  farmer  50. 
Evans  John,  (Alexander)  r  36,  6  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  E.  A.  Dodgson,  of 

Batavia,  77. 
Evans  Joseph  W.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  67,  farmer  with  his  father,  George  A. 
Excelsior  Cheese  Factory,  No.  1,  (Attica,   Wyoming    Co.)  r  86,  M.  D.  Winchester,  of 

Attica,  Wyoming  Co.,  prop  ;  Eugene  Spink,  cheesemaker. 
Excelsior  Cheese  Factory,  No.  2,  (Sawens)  r  13,  M.  D.  Winchester,  of  Attica,  Wyom- 
ing Co.,  prop.;  W.  G.  Thomas,  cheesemaker. 
Farnsworth  Ervin,  (Fargo)  r  29,  7  cows,  farmer  with  his  father,  Melvin. 
Farnsworth  Melvin,  (Fargo)  r  29,  7  cows,  farmer  150. 
Fellows  Lorenzo  D.,  (Coi'fn)  r24,  15  cows,  farmer  103. 

Ferner  J.  Adam,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  12  cows,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  130. 
Fess  Benjamin,  (Fargo)  r  20,  cheesemaker. 
Fess  Levi,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r5],  laborer. 
Finlay  Julane,  (W.  Batavia)  r  17,  widow  of  Robert,  farm  84. 
Fisher  James,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  book  agent  and  laborer,  bds.  with  H.  Cole. 
tM^her  Monroe  L.,  (Darien  Center)  dealer  in  horses 
FISHER  SOPHIA  M.,  resident. 
Fix  Jocob,  (Fargo)  r  29,  12  cows,  farmer  110. 

Fobs  Elizabeth,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  widow  of  John,  6  cows,  farm  60. 
Forward  Riley  A.,  (Darien  Center)  r  31,  laborer 
Foster  Elizabeth  W.,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  widow  of  William,  farm  65. 


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Foster  Lucy,  (Darien  Center)  widow  of  Lyman  B.,  h  and  lot. 

Foster  Oscar,  (Darien  Center)  farm  laborer. 

Foster  William,  (Darien  Center)  r  66,  7  cows,  farmer  95. 

Freeman  Edward  C,  (Alexander)  r36,  blacksmith,  h  and  l^  acres. 

FRINK  EARL,  (Sawens)  r  17,  telegraph  operator. 

FR[NK  WILSON",  (Sawens)  r  17,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Anson  Bakerj57. 

Fritsch  Peter,  (Darien  Center)  r  31,  farmer  57. 

Frost  Henry  W.,  (Sawens)  r  3,  55  cows,  farmer  68. 

Gagear  George  J.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  66,  farmer  86. 

Galley  Henry  C,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  8  cows,  farmer  112. 

Gardner  John,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  16. 

Garigen  Frank  N.,  r  45,  farmer,  son  of  Nicholas. 

Garigen  John,  r  45,  fanner  with  his  father,  Nicholas. 

Garigen  Nicholas,  r  45,  carriagemaker,  14  cows,  farmer  160. 

Gay  James,  (Fargo)  r  26,  farm  laborer. 

Gay  Myron,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  laborer. 

Getman  Lucius  F.,  (Darien  Center)  farmer  2. 

Getman  Otis,  (Darien  Center)  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Gilbert  Frank  D.,  (Darien  Center)  r  73,  10  cows,  farmer  HI. 

Gowan  Albert  J  ,  (Corfu)  r  21,  railroad  engineer. 

Gowan  Albert  J.  Mrs.,  (Corfu)  r  21.  farm  50. 

Grannis  George  S.,  (Darien  Center)  with  his  father,  Timothy  G. 

Grannis  Timothy  G.,  (Darien  Center)  dealer  in  hardware  and  agricultural  implements, 
farmer  126. 

Grant  Eliza,  r  60,  widow  of  Thomas,  apiarist  24  colonies,  h  and  lot. 

Grant  Henry  V.,  sexton  and  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Grant  Jonathan,  (Sawens)  r  18,  laborer. 

Grant  William,  r  42,  7  cows,  farmer  40. 

Greene  Elmer,  (Sawens)  r  34,  farmer, 

Greene  Hannah  E.,  (Sawens)  r  34,  widow  of  Stephen  V.  R.,  resident. 

Griffith  Julius,  (Sawens)  r  19,  carpenter,  8  cows,  farmer  68. 

Grim  Nicholas,  (Sawens)  r  19,  laborer. 

GRISWOLD  BEMAJAH,  r  60,  15  cows,  farmer  118. 

Griswold  Charles  C,  r  60,  15  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Benajah  118. 

Griswold  Eugene,  r  60,  farmer. 

GRISWOLD  JOHN,  r  59,  farmer  20. 

Griswold  Zeno,  (Sawens)  r  13,  prop,  grist,  saw,  and  cider-mills  and  steam  threshing 
machine,  dealer  in  grain  and  feed,  farmer  29. 

Groat  William,  (Corfu)  r  4,  farmer  7i,  and  leases  on  shares  of  Thompson  Maxwell  20. 

Groff  Hugh  0.,  r  60,  carpenter,  contractor,  and  builder,  h  and  lot. 

Gruner  Christian,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  58,  farmer  2. 

Hagen  John  C,  r  60,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Haley  Ann  R.,  (Darien  Center)  widow  of  Patrick,  h  and  lot. 

Haley  Martin,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  farmer  50. 

Haley  Michael,  (Darien  Center)  r  51,  12  cows,  farmer  130. 

Hall  Henry  W.,  (Corfu)  r  6,  farm  laborer. 

Hall  Langford,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  86,  farmer  33. 

Hamill  Alec,  (Corfu)  r  8,  farmer  83. 

Hamill  Hugh,  (Corfu)  r  8,  carpenter. 

Hamill  John,  (Corfu)  r  8,  farmer  with  his  father.  Alec. 

Harlow  H^nry  L.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  (Henry  L.  Harlow  &  Sons). 

Harlow  Henry  L.  &  Sons,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  5,  (Peark  K.  and  Robert  L.)  fruit  grow- 
ers, breeders  of  pure  blood  Holstein  cattle,  reg.,  and  draft  and  trotting  horses, 
manufs.  of  creamery  butter,  and  props,  fruit  evaporator,  farmers  236. 

Harlow  Peark  K.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  (Henry  L.  Harlow  &  Sons). 

Harlow  Robert  L.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  (Henry  L.  Harlow  &  Sons). 

Harmon  Albert  W.,  (Corfu)  r  24,12  acres  Niagara  grapes,  breeder  of  horses,  14  cows, 
farmer  44,  and  leases  of  L.  D.  Fellows  103. 

HARMON  HENRY  W.,  r  20,  station  agent  and  dealer  in  coal. 


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Harnden  Barnum.  (Darien  Center)  retired  farmer. 

Harper  Lampson  G.,  r  42,  12  cows,  farmer  91. 

Harper  Nelson  A.,  (Savvens)  r  20,  15  cows,  125  sheep,  500  pear  trees,  farmer  142^. 

Harrington  George,  (Fargo)  r  26,  teamster,  erap.  Buflalo  Storage  and  Carting  Co. 

Harris  Martin,  (Corfu)  r  8,  laiiorer,  farmer  18. 

Harris  Michael,  (Corfu)  r  8,  brakeman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R. 

HARROUN  GILBERT  K.,  (Corfu)  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  50. 

Hartrich  John,  r  57,  8  cows,  fanner,  leases  on  shares  of  Andrew  Krause,  of  Attica, 

Wyoming  Co.,  73. 
Hartrich  Nicholas,  r  57,  14  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Michael  Sunricher  100. 
Hays  William,  (Corfu)  r  7,  laborer,  h  and  1  acre. 
Hemline  Michael,  (Darien  Conter)  r  66,  farmer  65. 
Herbert  B.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  66,  farmer  50. 
Hewitt  Jared,  shoemaker  and  mail  carrier. 
Hewitt  Jared  Mrs.,  .=:eamstress. 
HIGGINS  ROBERT  S.,  (Corfu)  r  24,  7  cows,  15  grade  Oxforddown  sheep,  farmer  20, 

and  with  his  father,  Samuel  C,  59. 
HIGGINS  SAMUEL  C,  (Corfu)  r  24,  farm  59. 
Hills  Byron   E.,  (Corfu)  r  6,  9  cows,  farmer  60,  and    leases  on   shares  of  his  father, 

James  L.,  100. 
Hint  Charles,  (Colesville,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  73,  breeder  of  horses,  6  cows,  farmer  170. 
Hitchcock  Moses,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  6  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Patridge,  of 

Buffalo,  175. 
Holmes  Asher  C.  (W.  Batavia)  r  16,  farmer  37. 
Holmes  David  C,  r  34,  30  cows,  farmer  180. 
Holmes  Delia  Mrs..  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  resident. 
Holmes  Sylvester,  r  34,  farmer  113. 
Hopkins  Nicholas,  (Darien  Center)  carpenter. 
Howie  James,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  6  cows,  farmer  96. 
Huebel  Ferdinand,  (Darien  Center)  shoemaker. 
Hugunin  Anne  C.  Miss,  (Darien  Center)  h  and  lot. 
Hnhn  Frederic,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  farmer  4. 

Hume  James,  (Corfu)  r  24, 10  cows,  faimer,  leases  on  shares  of  Nelson  Hartshorn  160. 
Hume  William,  (Corfu)  r  24,  canvasser  and  farmer. 
Humphrey  Amos  B.,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  10  cows,  farmer  110. 
Humphrey  Arthur  M.,  (Darien  Center)  farmer  with  his  father,  Amos  B. 
Humphrey  H.  Levant,  (Darien  Center)  grade  Ayershire  cows,  farmer  31. 
Humphrey  Horace  L.,  (Darien  Center)  farmer  31. 
Humphrey  Sylvanus,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  16  cows,  farmer  200. 
Humphrey  Wallace   W.,  (Darien  Center)  r  52.  300  sugar  trees,  breeder  of   Holstein 

cattle,  reg.,  10  cows,  farmer  100. 
Huntley  Allen  J.,  (Darien  Center)  r  31,  carpenter  and  joiner,  300  sugar  trees,  farmer  85. 
Huntley  Hugh  E.,  (Darien  Center)  r  31,  carpenter  and  farmer  with  his  father,  Allen  J. 
Hutchinson  Aaron   P.,  (Alden,  Erie   Co.)  r  51,  breeder  of  horses,  14  head.  20  cows, 

farmer  285. 
Hutchinson  Henry  P.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  rSl,  farmer,  owns  in  Michigan  130,  and  leases 

on  shares  285. 
Ingraham  George  S.,  (Sawens)  r  35,  (George  S.  Ingraham  &  Son). 
Ingraham  George  S.  &  Son,  (Sawens)  r  35,  (Harmon)  15  cow.s,  100  sheep,  farmer  200. 
Ingraham  Harmon,  (Sawens)  r  35,  (George  S.  Ingraham  &  Son). 
Irving  Helen,  (Darien  Center)  r  21,  widow  of  Ira,  farm  10. 
Irving  Henry,  (Darien  Center)  r  21,  carpenter. 
Jameson  William,  (Darien  Center)  r  74,  6  cows,  farmer  50. 
Johncox  Frank,  r  42,  farm  laborer. 
Johncox  George,  (Sawens)  r  36,  laborer  and  farmer  10. 
Johncox  Henry,  (Corfu)  r  21,  small  fruit  grower  4  acres. 
Johncox  James.  (Darien  Center)  r21,  farmer  and  laborer. 
Johncox  James  Mrs.,  (Darien  Center)  r  21,  carpet  weaver. 
Johncox  Thomas,  (Darien  Center)  r  21,  farmer  6. 


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Johncox  William,  (Corfu)  r  14,  farm  manager  for  Nelson  Hartshorn,  of  Batavia,  150. 

Johnson  Carrie  Mrs.,  (Corfu)  r  24,  farm  28. 

Johnson  Charles,  (Corfu)  r  24,  farmer. 

Johnson  Myron,  (Corfu)  r  24,  farm  manager  28. 

Jones  Dana  Mrs.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  farm  50. 

Jones  David,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  10  cows,  farmer  62. 

Jones  FrHnk  B.,  (Corfu)  r  21,  8  c^ws,  farmer  87. 

Jones  Horace,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  farmer  with  his  father,  David. 

Jones  Irving,  (Darien  Cenrer)  r  51,  farm  manager  for  B.  N.  Hopkins,  of  Buffalo. 

Jones  Jacob,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  laborer  and  farmer  13. 

Jones  Lawson  D.,  (Corfu)  r  21,  8  cows,  farmer  87. 

Jones  Preston,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  carpenter  and  joiner. 

Joslin  Hannah,  (Darien  Center)  r  53,  widow  of  Square,  farm  73. 

Joslin  Ira  B.,  (Darien  Center)  r  53,  apiarist  8  colonies,  farmer  5,  and  leases  of  Han- 
nah 73. 

Keibler  John,  (Sawens)  r  13,  7  cows,  breeder  of  grade  Durham  cattle  and  Hamble- 
tonian  horses,  farmer  80. 

Kelley  Arthur,  (Fargo)  r  29,  farm  laborer. 

Kelley  George,  (Alexander)  r  35,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  J.  J.  Gallup,  of  Batavia,  84. 

Kemp  Edward,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  carpenter,  jobber,  and  builder. 

Kemp  George,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  8  cows,  farmer  114. 

Kenline  John,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  farmer  with  his  father,  Michael. 

Kenline  Michael,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  9  cows,  farmer  67. 

Kennedy  Emet,  (Fargo)  r  29,  laborer. 

Kennedy  Frank,  (Fargo)  r  29,  12  cows,  farmer  59. 

Kenney  George  W.,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  farmer  with  his  grandfather,  Seymour  F. 

Kenney  Seymour  F.,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  farmer  35. 

Kidder  Herschel,  (Alden,  ErieCo.)  r51,  16  cows,  farmer  150. 

King  Bissel  L.,  (Darien  Center)  teamster,  dealer  in  maple  sugar,  poultry,  and  eggs. 

Kinney  Timothv,  (Corfu)  r  8,  farmer  32. 

KINSEY  JAMES,  (Darien  Center)  r  — ,  farmer. 

Kinsey  Stephen,  (Darien  Center)  12  cows,  fruit  grower,  dealer  in  cattle  and  agricult- 
ural implements,  farmer  100. 

Kinsey  William  K.,  (Darien  Center)  (Ellis  &  Kinsey). 

Kirtland  Benjamin  C,  (Corfu)  r  2,  farmer  80. 

Knapp  Adam,  (Sawens)  r  13,  blacksmith,  farmer  13. 

Krauss  Andrew,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  85,  10  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of 
Mrs.  Amanda  Reynolds,  of  Attica,  100. 

Kreutz  Daniel,  (Colesville,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  70,  farmer  100. 

Lamb  Elijah,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  E. 

Lamb  John  E.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  breeder  of  horses,  28  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer 
320. 

LANGWORTHY  JAMES  R.,  (Alexander)  r  36,  100  sheep,  farmer  118. 

LANGWORTHY  JAMES  R.  Mrs.,  (Alexander)  r  36,  resident. 

LATHROP  ANDREW  J.,  (Darien  Center)  r  54,  farmer  with  his  brother  James  C.  on 
the  estate  of  his  father,  Elisha  H. 

Lathrop  Anson.  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  59  cor.  82,  farmer  105. 

LATHROP  EUSEBA,  (Darien  Center)  r  54,  widow  of  Elisha  H.,  executor  and  ad- 
ministratrix estate  of  her  husband,  200  sugar  trees,  60  Merino  sheep,  reg.,  breeder 
of  thoroughbred  Ayrshire  cattle,  30  covins,  farm  300. 

LATHROP  JAMES  C,  (Darien  Center)  r  54,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  his  father, 
Elisha  H. 

Lawrence  David,  r  59,  farmer,  owns  with  his  son  Orville  85. 

Lee  Aurelia,  widow  of  David,  h  and  lot. 

Leopoldt  Henry,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  84,  farmer  40. 

Leverett  Richard,  (Crittenden.  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farm  laborer. 

Lincoln  Fred  E.,  r  33,  10  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Milton  83. 

Lincoln  Jone.«-,  (Sawens)  r  10,  9  cows,  farmer  65. 

Lincoln  Milton  W.,  9  cows,  farmer  79,  h  and  lot. 


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Lindley  George,  (Alexander)  r  39,  10  cows,  350  sugar  trees,  farmer  80. 

Lindley  George  W.,  (Alexander)  r  39,  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 

Lombard  Hiram  A.,  (Darien  Center)  laborer,  h  and  lot, 

Lombard  Orville  W.,  (Darien  Center)  laborer. 

Losee  Frank  D.,  r  32,  breeder  of  Hainbletonian  horses,  8  cov/s,  and  farmer  77. 

Losee  Frank  E  ",  r  50,  400  sugar  trees,  100  sheep,  farmer  111. 

Losee  Frederick  R  ,  r  56,  farmer.  ,  tt  i      • 

LOSEE  EICHARD  R.,  r  — ,  breeder  of  Merino  sheep,  reg.,  150  head,  and  Holstem 
cattle,  reg.,  12  cows,  farmer  125. 

Magry  Charles  C,  (Darien  Center)  r  52  cor.  63,  9  cows,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  71. 

Mafoney  John,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  farmer,  leases  of  Martin  Haley  50. 

Mansell  John,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  section  boss,  farmer  10. 

Mapes  George  (Darien  Center)  r  02,  8  cows,   farmer,    leases  on   shares  of  Stephen 
Kinsey  10*!*. 

Marsh  Alfred,  (Sawens)  r  11,  50  sheep,  farmer  70. 

Matteson  George,  r  55,  15  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Norman  95. 

Matteson  Louisa,  (Darien  Center)  r  63,  widow  of  Samuel,  farm  27. 

MATTESON  NORMAN,    15  cows,  breeder  of  grade  Holstein  cattle  and  Percheron 
horses,  farmer  94. 

Maxwell  Thompson,  (Fargo)  r  25,  24  cows,  farmer  144. 

May  Earl  H.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  69,  farmer  with  his  father,  Harvey  W. 

May  Harvey  W.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  09.  8  cows,  farmer  112. 

McDiarmid  James,  (Darien  Center)  r  45,  fruit  grower,  farmer  20. 

McKay  Ann  Miss,  daughter  of  Andrew,  resident. 

McKay  M.  Adele  Miss,  daughter  of  Andrew,  resident. 

McKay  Mary  Miss,  daughter  of  Andrew,  resident. 

McLean  John,  r  55,  10  cows,  farmer  100. 

McLean  Laura  Miss,  r  55,  teacher,  daughter  of  John. 

McNally ,  (Corfu)  r  8,  widow  of  William,  farm  7. 

McNally  William,  (Corfu)  r  8,  laborer.emp.  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.  Co. 

McVean  Daniel,  (Corfu)  r  22  cor.  8,  800  sugar  trees,  breeder  of  high   grade  Holstein 
cattle,  12  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  200. 

Meinweiser  Andrew,  r  —  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  R.  R.  Losee  125. 

Meinweiser  Jacob,  (Bennington   Center,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  77,  6  cows,  farmer  65. 

Meisner  George,  (Colesville,  Wyomipg  Co.)  r  73,  farmer  20. 

Meisner  John,  (Bennington  Center,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  62,  18  cows,  farmer  and  mana- 
ger for  Mrs.  Mary  King,  of  Bennington,  Wyoming  Co.,  212. 

Miller  Emma  A.  Miss,  teacher. 

Miller  John  G.,  r  42,  dealer  in  poultry  and  fruit. 

Miller  Ruth  R.  Miss,  teacher. 

Miller  Samuel,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  farmer  25. 

Moissenac  Eugene  H.,  (Darien  Center)  r  G3,  7  cow.*!,  farmer  57. 

Moore  Bradford,  r  59,  grower  of  strawberries,   raspberries,  currents,  and   vegetables,, 
farmer  15^. 

Moore  John,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  86,  farmer,  refused  to  give  information. 

Morgan  Julia  F.,  r  60,  widow  of  Endell,  resident. 

Morgan  Malony  Mrs.,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  resident. 

Morgan  Michael,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  farmer  45. 

MORGAN  PHILIP  W.,  r  42,  veterinary  surgeon,  fruit  grower,  12  cows,  farmer  92. 

Murphy  Willard,  r  GO,  carpenter,  emp.  N.  Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.  Co. 

Myers  Charles,  r  57,  20  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  145. 

Myers  Fred,  r  42,  20  cows,  farmer  144. 

Myers  George,  r  57,  farm  laborer. 

Newton  Charles  J.,  (Fargo)  r  29,  farmer  98. 

Newton  George,  (Fargo)  r  26,  postmaster  and  general  merchant. 

Newton  Ira.  (Fargo)  r  29,  breeder  of  grade  Percheron  and  French  coach  horses,  mem- 
ber of  Genesee  County  Breeders  Association,  farmer  140. 

Newton  John  H.,  (Fargo)  r  29,  farmer  with  his  father,  Ira. 

Ney  Mary  S.,  widow  of  Leander,  h  and  lot. 


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Nichols  Jacob,  (Darien  Center)  retired  merchant,  h  and  lot,  and  real  estate  in  Florida,  h 

Main  cor.  Allegany  sts. 
Nolan  Marks,  (Corfu)  r  23,  farmer  11. 

Noonen  Charles  E.,  (Corfu)  r  6,  pension,  fire,  and  life  ins.  agent. 
Nye  Eugene,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  farmer  06. 

Nye  Harriet,  (Darien  Center)  widow  of  Freeman  J.,  resident,  h  and  lot. 
Nye  Thomas,  r  55,  retired  carpenter,  farmer  30,  aged  82. 
Oleir  Fred,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  laborer,  h  and  1^  acres. 
Ortner  Antoine,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  83,  prop,  threshing  machme,  farmer,  leases 

on  shares  of  his  father,  Mattis,  75. 
Ortner  Mattis,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co,)  r  83,  6  cows,  farmer  75. 
Ostertag  Edward,  (Darien  Center)  r  53,  farmer  with  his  father,  Sebastian. 
Ostertag  Emil  A.,  (Darien  Center)  clerk  for  H.  J.  Raynor. 
Ostertag  Sebastian,  (Darien  Center)  r  53,  12  cows,  farmer  136. 
Packer  George,  (Corfu)  r  6,  190  sheep,  farmer  100. 
Patterson  Fred  M.,  r  59,  11  cows,  farmer  106. 
Peacock  Frederick  W.,  (Darien  Center)  r  30,  9  cows,  farmer  98. 
Perry  Albert  H.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  justice  of  the  peace  20  consecutive  years,  3,000 

apple  trees,  2  acres  small  fruits,  farmer  142. 
Petrie  Alexander,  (Darien  Center)  wheelwright. 

Pettibone  Chauncey  S.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co,)  r  57,  (Sumner  &  Pettibone). 
Pettibone  James  A.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  57,  30  cows,  prop,  stock  horse  ''  Logan," 

farmer  295. 
Pettibone  Willis  A.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  57,  400  sugar  trees.  20  cows,  50  sheep, 

farmer  170. 
Pfalzer  Michael,  r  32,  12  cows,  farmer  100. 
PHILLIPS  ELMER  A.,  r  60,  physician  and  surgeon. 
Phillips  Thomas,  (Darien  Centerl  retired,  h  and  lot. 
Pixley  Lucius,  (Fargo)  r  29,  12  cows,  farmer  75. 
Pope  Edward,  (Corfu)  r  8,  laborer,  farmer  20. 
Prime  Hannah  Miss,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  farm  59. 
RANGER  GILES,  r  60,  (Ranger  &  Sutherland). 
Ranger  John,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  82,  farm  laborer. 
Ranger  Margaret  Mrs.,  h  and  5  acres. 
Ranger  Walter  W.,  r  60,  carpenter. 
RANGER  &  SUTHERLAND,  r  60,  (Giles  R.  and  James  H.  S.)  dealers  in  coal,  grain, 

and  lumber,  manufs.  of  heading,  small  fruit  growers,  farmers  33. 
Raynor  Henry  J.,  (Darien  Center)  town  clerk,  dealer  in  drugs,  medicines,  dry  goods, 

boots,  shoes,  and  notions. 
Reber  John,  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  Caroline  Riser  67. 

Reling  Michael,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  1,  7  cows,  farmer,  leases  of   Prince  Waldo  75. 
Reynolds  W^illiam,  (Corfu)  r  4,  farmer,  leases  of  Jerome  Allen  75. 
Rheinhart  Charles,  (Alden,  Erie   Co.)  r  62,  farmer,  owns  with   his  brother  Michael  7 

cows  and  farm  113. 
Rheinhart  Joseph,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  72,  6  cows,  farmer  75. 
Rheinhart  Joseph,  Jr.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  72,  farmer  with  his  father,  Joseph. 
Rheinhart  Michael,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  72,  farmer  with  his  father,  Joseph,. 
Rheinhart  Michael,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  62,  farmer,  owns  with   his  brother  Charles  7 

cows  and  farm  113. 
Rhinesmith  August,  (Darien  Center)  farm  30,  h  and   1  acre. 
Rice  Mary,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  widow  of  Eviro,  resident. 

Richardson  Annie  J..  (Darien  Center)  prop.  Darien  Center  Hotel  and  livery  stable. 
Richley  Alexander  F.,  (Sawens)  r  13,  dealer  in  agricultural  implements  and  fertilizers, 

6  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Florin,  60. 
Richley  Florin,  (Sawens)  r  13,  6  cows,  farmer  135. 

Richley  Florin,  Jr.,  (Sawens)  r  13,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father  75. 
Riddle  Thomas,  retiree^  merchant,  aged  85. 
Roach  Michael,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  4. 
Roberts  James,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  tanner,  emp.  in  Alden. 


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Robinson  Alva  J.,  blacksmith. 

Robinson  Laban  H.,  carpenter,  prop,  saw-mill  and  custom  feed-mill. 

Rogers  Elijah  P.,  r  60,  14  cows,  farmer  143. 

Ro-^ers  Frank  M.,  r  60,  prop,  fruit  evaporator  and  dealer  in  agricultural  implements, 

farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father  143. 
Hogers  James  E.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  grower  of  small  fruits,  farmer  4. 
Rudd  Charles,  (Sawens)  r  21,  laborer. 
Rudd  Adelia,  (Sawens)  r  34,  widow  of  Edgar  S.,  resident. 
Rudd  Lorinda,  (Sawens)  r  34,  widow  of  Bradley,  farm  42. 
Rudy  Henrietta,  (Sawens)  r  12  cor.  11.  widow  of  Martin,  farm  6. 
Rudy  Julius,  (Sawens)  r  12  cor  11,  farm  laborer. 

Russ  George  J.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  16  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Emett  Sumner  100. 
Ryker  James  L..  (Corfu)  r  5,  farmer  60. 
Safibrd  Elisha,  (Darien  Center)  r  30,  9  cows,  farmer  98. 
Sagers  Fred,  (Sawens)  r  11,  farmei'  5. 
Sagers  Hattan,  (Sawens)  r  11,  resident. 
Sagers  John,  (Sawens)  r  11,  laborer. 
Sattler  Jolm,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  farmer  oO. 
SAULSBURY  CHARLES  F.,  r  59,  grower  of  small  fruits,  apiarist,  farmer  with  his 

father,  John,  12. 
SAULSBURY  JOHN,  r  59,  retired  farmer  12. 
Sawens  Hiram,  (Sawens)  r  15  cor.  10,  farmer  43. 

SAWENS  WILLIAM,  (Sawens)  r  15,  8  cows,  100  Merino  sheep,  farmer  110. 
Sawtell  EHza  A.,  (Sawens)  r  14,  (Harriet,  Eliza  A.  &  Mary  Sawtell). 
Sawtell  Harriet,  (Sawens)  r  14,  (Harriet,  Eliza  A.  &  Mary  Sawtell). 
Sawtell  Harriet,  Eliza  A.  &  Mary,  (Sawens)  r  14,  6  cows,  85  sheep,  farm  130. 
Sawtell  Mary,  (Sawens)  r  14,  (Haixiet,  Eliza  A.  &  Mary  Sawtell). 
Scanlon  John,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  section  foreman  and  farmer  15. 
Scanlon  Nora  Mrs.,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  farm  20. 
Scanlon  Thomas,  (Darien  Center)  track  walker. 
Schad  Charles,  (Bennington,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  75,  farmer  41. 
Schad  Michael,  (Darien  Center)  h  and  loi. 
Schenck  Charles,  (Darien  Center)  telegi'aph  operator. 

SCHRADER  FRED  A.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  67,  150  sugar  trees,  9  cows,  farmer  KO. 
Schriver  William,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  58,  laborer. 
Schwartz  Charles,  (Corfu)  r  2,  laborer,  leases  of  Jolm  Taylor  h  and  6  acres. 
Seagors  Joseph.  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  80,  12  cows,  farmer  114. 
Shaffer  Lewis,  (Darien  Center)  r  6.'>,  0  cows,  farmer  57. 
Shaffer  Samuel  T ,  (Darien  Center)  r  64,  farmer  45. 
Sharick  Frank,  breeder  of  grade  Holstein   cattle  and  Hambletonian  horses,  16  head, 

prop,  stock  horse  "  Gov.  Cleveland,"  20  cows,  108  Merino  sheep,  20  swine,  farmer 

223i. 
Sharrick  Isaac,  (Corfu)  r  9,  farmer  37. 
Sharrick  Isaac,  (Corfu)  r  9,  carpet  weaver  and  spinner. 
Sharrick  William,  (Corfu)  r  9,  grower  of  small  fruits  and  onions. 
Shaw  Charles  F.,  (Darien  Center)  r  54,  farmer  78. 
Shaw  Charles  W.,  (Darien  Center)  r  63,  8  cows,  farmer  100. 
Shaw  George  W.,  (Darien  Center)  r  03,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles  W. 
Shaw  John  P.,  (Darien  Center)  r  63,  aged  89. 

Shaw  William  H..  (Corfu)  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  Ezra  Chapman,  of  Bethany,  81|. 
Shear  Henry  D.,  (Sawens)  r  32,  300  sugar  trees,  12  cows,  farmer  113. 
Shear  Luther  P.,  (Sawens)  r  13,  postmaster,  general  merchant,  subscription  agent  for 

papers  and  periodicals  with  C.  E.  Curtis,  owns  3^  acres. 
Shirm  George,  (Darien  Center)  laborer,  h  and  lot  N.  depot. 

Silliman  Charles  D.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  teacher,  10  cows,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  77. 
SIMONDS  BENJAMIN  C,  (Sawens)  r  19,  breeder  of  horses,  12  head,  125  sheep,  12 

cows,  farmer  166. 
Siraonds  Chauncey  C,  (Sawens)  r  19,  student.  * 

Simonds  Frank  W.,  (Sawens)  r  19,  6  cows,  farmer  40. 


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Simonds  Meritt  D.,  (Sawens)  r  19,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  Benjamin  C.^ 

1G6. 
Skeet  Jolin,  (Sawens)  r  11  cor.  20,  farmer  48. 

Slingerland  Henry  A.,  pastor  M.  E.  churches  of  Darien  and  Darien  Center. 
Smith  Frank  H.,  r  56,  9  grade  Jersey  cows,  breeder  of  French  coach  horses,  300  Me- 
rino sheep,  farmer  270. 
Smith  J.  Craig,  (Darien  Center)  general  merchant,  li  and  lot. 
Snider  Benjamin  P.,  (Fargo)  r  49,  blaclcsmith  and  farmer,  leases  of  J.  A.  Eddy, "of  Al- 

den,  Erie  Co.,  62. 
Sodeman  Charles,  r  78,  15  cows,  farmer  171. 
Soper  Bradford,  r  54,  carpenter,  jobber,  and  builder. 

Spink  Eugene,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  86,  cheeseraaker  Excelsior  cheese  factory,  No.  L 
Staebell  George,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  28,  farmer  25. 
Staebell  John,  (Fargo)  r  29,  farmer  36. 
Staebell  Joseph,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  29,  farmer  50. 
Staebell  Martin,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  30  cows,  farmer  164. 
Steigler  Michael,  (Darien  Center)  r  54,  11  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Charles  Fisher. 
Steigler  Wilhelm,  (Darien  Center)  r  66,  farmer  4^. 
Stevens  Franklin  E.,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  10  cows,  farmer,  leases  the  Elias  Humphrey 

estate  96. 
Stickney  A.  McCall,  (Fargo)  r  26,  mail  carrier  and  farmer  11. 
Stickney  Amos,  (Fargo)  r  49,  resident. 
STICKNEY  CAROLINE  Mrs.,  (Fargo)  r  26,  resident. 
Stickney  Nelon,  (Fargo)  r  49,  farmer  60. 
Stickney  Norman  C,  (Fargo)  r  29.  laborer  and  farmer  6. 
STILES  JOHN  F.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  breeder  of  horses,  manuf.  of  creamery   butter,  fruit 

grower,  10  cows,  farmer  95,  served  in  8th  N.  Y.  H.  A. 
Streeter  G-eorge  A.,  (Sawens)  r  19,  pastor  Churcli  of  God  (Second  Advent). 
Strong  Anna  L.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  18,  widow  of  Miner,  60  sheep,  farm  104. 
Strong  Elizabeth,  (Corfu)  r21,  widow  of  Henry,  aged  89. 
Strong  George,  (W.  Batavia)  r  17  cor.  15,  60  sheep,  farmer  97. 
Strong  Milo,  (W.  Batavia)  r  18,  50  sheep,  farmer  74. 
Strong  Perry  V.,  (W.  Batavia)  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
SUMNER  CHARLES,  (Fargo)  r  30,  100  sugar  trees,  breeder  of  Percheron  and  French 

coach  horses,  part  owner  of  stock  horses  "  Volcan  "  and  "Houghton,"  14  cows, 

farmer  85. 
SUMNER  DALLAS  A..  (Fargo)  r30,  200  sugar  trees,  10  cows,  75  Merino  sheep,  fruit 

grower,  farmer  with  his  father,  Winslow,  154. 
Sumner  Earl  W.,  (Darien  Center)  r  31,  fire  ins.  agent,  130  sheep,  farmer  126. 
SUMNER  EPHRAIM,  (Fargo)  r  30,  12  cows,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses  and  grade 

Holstein  cattle,  farmer  117. 
SUMNER  JEROME,   (Fargo)   r  30,  150  sugar  trees,   breeder  of  French  coach  and 

Percheron   horses,  part   owner  of  stock  horses   "  Volcan  "  and  "  Houghton,"  15 

cows,  farmer  115^. 
Sumner  John,  r  57,  (Sumner  &  Pettibone). 
SUMNER  JOHN  W.,  (Kargo)  r  26,  75  sheep,  breeder  of  horses,  member   Genesee 

County  Breeders  Association,  farmer  116. 
Sumner  Lewis,  (Fargo)  r  26,  6  cows,  farmer  62. 

SUMNER  WINSLOW,  (Fargo)  r  30,  farmer,  owns  the  John  Sumner  homestead  154. 
Sumner  &  Pettibone,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  57,  (John  S.  and  Chauncey  S.  P.)  400 

sugar  trees,  15  cows,  fruit  growers,  farmers  120. 
SUTHERLAND  JAMES   H.,   r  60,  (Ranger  &  Sutherland)  justice  of  the  peace. 
Suttle  George,  (Darien  Center)  r  30,  farmer  for  Miss  M.  Wright. 
Taylor  Aaron  P.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  68,  mechanic  and  farmer  12. 
Taylor  George  E.,  (Corfu)  r  3,  23  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  William 

H.,  138. 
Taylor  John  A.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  resident. 

Taylor  Marcellus  E.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  carriagemaker  and  musician. 
Taylor  William  H.,  (Corfu)  r  3,  23  cows,  farmer  138. 


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Terrey  Lewis,  (Darien  Center)  farmer  73. 

Thayer  William,  (Corfu)  r  23,  6  cows,  farmer  82. 

Thayer  William  H.,  (Corfu)  r  23,  prop,  grist-mill,  farmer  with  his  father,  h  and  lot. 

Thomas  AbVam.  (Corfu)  r  2,  farmer  30. 

THOMAS  GEORGE  W.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  manuf.  of  creamery  butter,  9  cows,  farmer  54. 

Thomas  William  G.,   (Sawens)  r  13,  cheesemaker  Excelsior   cheese  factory.  No.  2. 

Thorne  Minard  R.,  (Colesville,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  71,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of   F.  M. 

Cumniings,  of  Marilla,  Erie  Co.,  60. 
TIFFANY  DELIEU,  (Darien  Center)  retired  farmer,  resides  with  his  son,  Henry  C. 
TIFFANY  HENRY  C.   (Darien  Center)  postmaster  and  general  merchant.  Main,  h  do. 
Timms  Fred,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  58,  20  cows,  prop,  milk  route,  farmer  153. 
Timms  William  M.,  (Attica,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  58,  farmer  with  his  father,  Fred. 
TISDALE  BERTHA  R.,  r  60,  dressmaker. 
TISDALE  IRA  J.,  r  60,  retired  farmer. 
Tompkins  Julia  Mrs.,  resident. 

Tracy  Harriet,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  widow  of  Orsemus,  winter  residence  in  BufFalo. 
TuUar  Hiram  0.,  (Darien  Center)  r  52,  9  cows,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer,  leases  of  H. 

J.  Weston  140. 
Turner  Eleazer,  (Corfu)  r  2,  12   cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Thatcher  B.  85,  and  owns  in 

Pembroke  20. 
Turner  Thatcher  B.,  (Corfu)  r  2,  16  cows,  farmer  85. 
Tuttle  Samantna,  widow  of  Milo,  farm  179,  h  and  lot. 
Tyrrell  Amos,  (Corfu)  r  6,  farmer  65. 
Tyrrell  Charles,  (Corfu)  r  6,  florist. 

Tyrrell  Charles  Mrs.,  (Corfu)  r  6,  wholesale  and  retail  florist,  farm  4. 
Tyrrell  James.  (Corfu)  r  6,  farmer  75. 
Tyrrell  John,  (Corfu)  r  6,  retired  farmer. 
IJlrich  Frederic  J.,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  farmer  70. 
Vader  Flora  E.  Mrs.,  dealer  in  dry  goods  and  groceries,  n  depot,  h  do. 
Vader  Frank  J.,  station  agent  and  telegraph  operator,  h  n  depot. 
Van  Cran  William  Wallace,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  65,  laborer. 
Van  Curean  William,  (Darien  Center)  r  65,  dealer  in  horses,  8  cows,  farmer,  leases  on 

shares  of  Bently  201^. 
Van  Curen  Edward,  (Corfu)  r  24,  6  cows,  farmer  50. 
Van  Curen  William  W.,  (Darien  Center)  r  65,  farm  laborer. 
Van  Devort  Ten  Eyck,  (Corfu)  r  8,  farm   manager  for  W.  H.  Grimes,  of  Lancaster, 

Erie  Co.,  126. 
Van  Ocker  Dwight,  (Darien  Center)  com.  traveler. 
Vellacott  William  J.,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  6  cows,  farmer  41. 
Vianger  Jacob,  r  46,  8  cows,  farmer  50. 
Vianger  Rudolph,  r  46,  farmer  wi  h  bis  father,  Jacob. 

Vickery  Howard  H.,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  farmer  with  his  father,  Samuel  N. 
Vickery  Howard  W.,  (Darien  Center)   physician  and  surgeon,  owns  30  acres   Main. 
Vickery  Julia  Miss,  (Darien  Center)  prop,  laundry. 
Vickery  Mary,  (Darien  Center)  widow  cf  William. 
VICKERY  SAMUEL  N.,  (Darien  Center)  r  47,  eclectic  physician,  apiarist  6  colonies, 

6  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  68. 
Vickery  W.  Frank,  (Darien  Center)  farm  laborer. 
Wagner  Catherine  Mrs.,  (Corfu)  r  7.  farm  120. 
Wagner  Joseph,  (Fargo)  r  30.  20  cows,  farmer  104. 
Wagner  Leonard,  (Corfu)  r  7,  resident. 

Wagner  Leonard,  Jr.,  (Corfu)  r  7,  16  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  his  mother,  Catherine,  120. 
Wagner  Louis,  (Critlenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  28,  farmer  16. 
Wait  Horace,  8  cow.s,  fanner  73. 
Walker  Edward  C,  r  59,  7  cows,  farmer  40 
Walker  John,  r  39,  breeder  of  horses,  9  head,  170  sheep,  farmer  52,  and  on  the  estate 

of  his  father,  Robert,  93. 
Walker  Matthew,  r  39,  65  sheep,  farmer  90. 
Ward  Benjamin  F.,  (Sawens)  r  39,  farmer  with  his  father,  Jehiel. 


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Ward  Jehiel,  (Sawens)  r  39,  900  sugar  trees,  16  cows,  farmer  128. 

Warner  George,  (Darien  Center)  r  (33,  farm  laborer. 

Warner  James  N.,  (Darien  Center)  retired  apiarist,  aged  76. 

WARNTER  PETER,  (Darien  Center)  r  63,  300  sugar  trees,  25  cows,  farmer  250. 

Weatherston  James,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  with  his  father,  Nicholas. 

Weatherston  Nicholas,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  49. 

Weaver  Oliver,  (Darien  Center)  r  01,  laborer. 

Welch  Samuel  G-.,  r  47  cor.  30,  farmer,  leases  of  Rev.  J.  V.  Lowell,  of  Franklinville, 

Cattaraugus  Co.,  130. 
"Welker  August,  r  59,  18  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Mrs.  Samantha  Tuttle  178. 
Wertinan  Noa,  r  33,  farmer  60. 

Weston  Henry  J..  (Darien  Center)  retired  farmer  140. 
WHITING  FLAVIUS  J.,  r  60,  supervisor,  8  cows,  farmer  45. 
Whitman  George,  (Fargo)  r  27,  20  cows,  farmer  150. 
Whitman  George,  Jr.,  (Fargo)  r  49,  farmer  25. 
Whitman  William,  (Fargo)  r  27,  dealer  in  carriages  and  agricultural  implements,  farmer 

with  his  father,  George. 
Wicker  Jonah  C,  (Darien  Center)  r  75,  farmer  65. 
Wilbur  Stephen,  (Sawens)  r  19,  farmer  35. 
Wilcox  Alinon  W.,  (Darien  Center)  carpenter. 
Wilcox  Fred  D.,  (Darien  Center)  hay  presser. 

Williams  Alonzo  C,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  fruit  grower,  farmer  50. 
Williams  Chester  E.,  (Darien  Center)  r  62,  farmer  7,  and  with  his  father,  Alonzo  C,  50. 
Winans  Elisha  L.,  (Corfu)  r  10,  dealer  in  horses,  boards  horses  in  winter,  farmer  126 
Winans  Frank,  (Darien  Cenier)  laborer. 
Wing  John,  (Corfu)  r  21,  farmer  50. 
Wood  George  S.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  15  cows,  farmer  with  his  brother  Simeon  M. 

150. 
Wood  Simeon  M.,  (Alden,  Erie  Co.)  r  51,  firmer  with  his  brother  George  S.  150. 
Woodard  Albert  B.  T.,  (Darien  Center)  tin  peddler,  h  and  lot. 
Woodworth  Jehiel  D.,  (Darien  Center)  caipenter. 

Wotton  Fairman  L.,  r  56.  reporter  Proffressive  Bntavian  and  farm  laborer. 
Wright  George  W.,  (Corfu)  r  6,  retired  farmer  35. 
Wright  Melinda  Miss,  (Darien  Center)  r  30.  farm  98. 

Wright  Orlo  W.,  (Corfu)  r  6,  farmer  55,  and  leases  on  shares  of  George  W.  35. 
Wyckoff  Calvin,  r  56,  farm  manager  for  Horace  Wait  72. 
Wyman  Ralph,  (Sawens)  r  18,  10  cows,  100  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Cyrus 

Wait,  of  Corfu,  141. 
Yates  Alson  E.,  r  60,  18  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  mother,  Helen,  170. 
Yates  Helen,  r  60,  widow  of  Eugene  R.,  18  cows,  farm  170. 
Yates  Lucius  L.,  r  56,  farmer  with  his  father,  Orlando  B. 
Yates  Orlando  B.,  r  56,  dealer  in  farm  produce,  400  sugar  trees,  7  cows,  horse  breeder, 

grower  of  strawberrie.':,  farmer  80. 
Young  Jacob,  (Darien  Center)  r  61,  retired  farmer,  aged  75. 
Young  Jacob,  Jr.,  (Darien  Centei)  r  61,  10  cow.s,  farmer  102. 
YOUNG  THEODORE,  postmaster,  general  merchant,  breeder  of  pure  blood  Holstein 

cattle,  reg.,  and  Merino  sheep,  reg.,  prop.   Hambletonian  stock  horse,  12  cows, 

300  sheep,  farmer  324. 


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ELBA. 


(For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(Postortice  address  ia    I-Id*'    unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.). 

Acker  John,  r  12,  fanner  15. 

Allen  Orrin  B.,  r30,  farmer  41. 

Ames  Almond  A.,  (S.  Byron)  r  53,  laborer. 

Ames  Israel  D.,  (S.  Byron)  r  53,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Andrews  Charles,  retired  wagonmaker,  h  and  lot-  West  ave.  cor  Cemetery. 

Andrews  W.  Almon,  school  teacher,  bds.  West  ave. 

Arnold  Lincoln,  r  26,  breeder  of  and  dealer  in  Hambletonian  horses,  farmer,  leases  of 

Anson  Torpy  100. 
Atwater  Lucius  C.,  ofFr  21,  farmer. 
Austin  Albert,  r  24,  small  fruit  grower  and  farmer  28. 
Baba  Henry,  r  6  cor.  7,  charcoal  burner  and  laborer,  h  and  4  acres. 
Babcock  Alva,  farmer  90,  h  Main. 

Bacon  William  J.,  (Batavia)  r  48,  machinist,  h  and  1  acre. 
Bailey  D.  JuUson,  pastor  Baptist  Church,  parsonage  Maple. 
Balfour  Andrew,  r  18,  farmer,  Icj'ses  on  shares  of  Alva  W.  Slater  78, 
Balfour  W^illiam,  r  14,  farmer,  leases  of  Elmer  Willis,  h  and  4  acres. 
Bamm  Charles,  (Dawes)  r  60,  laborer. 
Barber  Coryden  J.,  r  38.  farmer  20. 
Barber  Isaac  S.,  r  38,  farmer  142. 

Barber  Lincoln  G.,  r  38,  farmer  with  his  father,  Isaac  S. 
Barber  Martin  F.,  (E.  Elba)  r  54,  farmer  130. 

Barber  Raymond  L.,  (E.  Elba)  r  54,  farmer  with  his  father,  Martin  F. 
Barber  Thomas  L.,  (E.  Elba)  r  53,  prop,  steam  threshing  machine,  h  and  3  acres. 
Barber  William  A.,  (E.  Elba)  r41,  farmer  25. 
Barber  Arthur,  r  35,  farmer  107. 

Barr  Julius  J.,  off  r  32,  breeder  of  Clydesdale  horses,  farmer  80. 
Ban-  Mary  M.,  widow  of  Frank  E.,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Barr  Phineas,  r  26,  machinist  and  farmer,  h  and  5  acres. 
Barr  Truman  P.,  off  r  32,  farmer  with  his  father,  Julius  J. 
BARR  WILLIAM  J.,  (Batavia  and  Elba)  off  r  32,  school  commissioner. 
Barton  Elliot  P.,  notary  public,  village  clerk,  and  retired  merchant,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 
Bauba  Mary,  r  2,  widow  of  Louis. 
Bell  C.  Stanley,  (Dawes)  r  59,  laborer. 
Benham    Augustus  C,  (Batavia)  r  60,  16   cows,  milk  dealer,  breeder  of  draft  horses^ 

farmer  127^. 
Benham  Willis,  (E.  Elba)  r  49,  laborer. 
Bennett  Nancy  Miss,  r  26,  farm  47. 
Berg  Albert,  off  r  20.  laborer.       . 
Berg  August,  r  9,  farmer  32. 
Berg  Frederick  C,  r  1,  laborer  and  farmer  15. 
BERK  FREDERICK,  r  9,  farmer  50. 
Bert  Fred,  r  36,  laborer. 

Bignall  Frank  M.,  off  r  45,  breeder  of  draft  horses,  farmer  69. 
Bignall  Hiram,  r  45,  farmer  150. 
Black  John  C,  butcher  and  meat  dealer,  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 

Blood  Albert  E.,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Robert  148. 

Blood  Robert,  retired  farmer  148,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Bloom  Charles,  off  r  20,  farmer  113. 

Bloom  Sophia,  off  r  20,  widow  of  Louis. 

Bogue  Anson  W.,  (Batavia)  r  60,  book-keeper  for  Nelson. 


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Bolton  Thomas,  (E.  Elba)  r  43,  laborer. 

BOOTH  JOEL  A.,  (Batavia)  r  56,  retired  wagonmaker,  h  and  lot. 
Bougher  Henry,  r  23,  laborer. 

Boyce  Edward  W.,  carpenter  and  builder,  h  Main. 
Boyle  Frank,  laborer,  h  Mechanic. 
Boylen  Matthew,  r  23,  laborer. 

Bradley  Gardner,  r  44,  farmer  with  his  father,  William.  t 

Bradley  Jefferson  W.,  r  43,  horse  dealer  and  farmer  45. 
Bradley  William,  off  r  44,  deacon  Presby.  Church,  farmer  60. 
Bradway  Frederick,  (E.  Elba)  r  53,  carpenter  and  joiner. 
BRAD  WAY  GEORGE  W.,  (E.  Elba)  r  53,  farmer  8. 
Brailey  Emily  B.  Mrs.,  dressmaker.  Main,  h  do. 
Brailey  William,  engineer,  emp.  B.  B   French,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Bray  James,  (E.  Elba)  r  53,  retired  woolen  manuf. 

Bridge  Bertha,  r  27,  widow  of  Joseph, iiouse-keeper  for  her  son  Henry. 
Bridge  Fi'ail,  r  26,  mason,  h  and  lot. 
Bridge  Henry,  r  27,  mason  and  farmer  10. 
Bridge  John,  r  27,  invalid. 

Bridge  Joseph,  r  27,  highway  commissioner  and  farmer  34, 
Britton  Alva  S.,  street  commissioner,  carpenter,  and  joiner,  h  Main. 
Britton  Susan,  r  35,  widow  of  Cyrus  R  ,  h  and  4  acres. 
Brockway  Henry,  carpenter  and  builder,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 
Brockway  Walter  A.,  carpenter,  h  and  lot  Maple  ave. 
Brown  Ann  Mrs.,  r  30  cor.  27,  farm  42.  ' 

Brown  Arthur,  r  32,  farmer  24^. 
Brown  Jame.s  A.  J.,  r  30  cor.  27,  farmer  92. 
Brown  John  N.,  fE.  Elba)  r  42,  pastor  M.  E.  Church. 
Brown  Merton  T.,  r  2,  farmer  75. 
Buck  Cyrus,  r  44,  laborer. 
Buckley  Daniel,  (Batavia)  r  60,  laborer. 
Buckley  Stephen,  Sr.,  (Batavia)  r  60,  farmer  16. 
Buckley  Stephen,  Jr.,  (Batavia)  r  60,  laborer. 
Bullock  Alva  N.,  (Dawes)  r  47,  carpenter  and  farmer  40. 
Bullock  Silas  E.,  (Dawes)  r  47,  carpenter  and  joiner. 
BURGESS  SEYMOUR  G.,  r  34,  farmer  42i,  and  in  Orleans  Co.  30. 
Burling  Jaci^son  A.,  (S.  Byron)  r  53,  laborer. 
Burmaster  John,  r  9,  farmer  50. 
Burns  Joseph,  (Dawes)  r  48,  farmer  14. 

Burr  Henry,  r  4,  farmer  82^,  and  leases  of  W.  J.  Crawford  50. 
Burr  John,  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  Addison  Wilder  125. 
Burr  Louis  C,  r  4,  farmer  50. 
Burr  William,  r  4,  farmer  with  his  father,  Henry. 
Burton  Harry  S.,  r  23,  laborer. 
BUTCHER  EUNICE  L.,  r  16,  farmer  33. 
Butcher  William,  r  16,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  in  Byron  122. 
CABLE  EMMA  L.  Miss,  dressmaker,  Maple,  h  do. 
Caple  Martha,  dressmaker  with  her  sister  Emma,  Maple. 
Caple  Mary  A.,  dressmaker  with  her  sister  Emma,  Maple. 
Caple  Robert,  retired  tailor,  h  and  lot  Maple. 

CHAPELL  FRANK,  r  30,  farmer,  leases  of  M.  Nelson  Moulthrop  125. 
Chapell  Morris  D.,  (S.  Byron)  r  53,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Churchill  George  B.,  (Batavia)  r  50,  farmer,  leases  of  Darius  D.  70. 
Churchill  Howard  D.,  (Batavia)  r  59,  farmer,  leases  of  Darius  D.  124. 
Clark  Abram  E.,  r  35,  laborer. 

Cochran  Alexander,  r  35,  laborer,  h   and  3  acres.  • 

COLBY  JEROME  B.,  (B.  Elba)  r  52,  farmer  15f. 
Cole  William  H.,  clerk,  h  Chapel. 
Coleman  Albert  G.,  (Dawes)  r  60,  laborer. 
Coleman  Thomas,  (Dawes)  laborer,  h  and  9  acres. 
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Conner  Garrett,  boot  and  shoemaker,  h  and  lot  West  svve. 

Cook  Lewis  L.,  ]■  5,  laborer. 

Corcoran  Kate,  (Batavia)  r  60,  widow  of  Patrick,  h  and  2  acres. 

Corcoran  Patrick,  (Batavia)  r  60.  laborer. 

Corcoran  Richard,  (Batavia)  r  60,  resides  with  liis  mother,  Kate. 

Cosway  John  F.,  r  10,  farmer  152,  and  leases  on  shares  of  James  M.  Sleeper  18. 

Crabb  Ann  M.,  r  18,  wi4ow  of  Christopher,  h  and  10  acres. 

Crabb  Charles  W.,  (Dawes)  r  59,  laborer. 

Craft  Charles  F.,  engineer,  h  and  lot  Chapel. 

Craft  Edgar  R.,  emp.  J.  A.  Staples  &  Son,  h  and  lot  Chapel. 

Craft  George  H.,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  J.  D.  94. 

Craft  Joseph  B.,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  retired  farmer  94,  aged  88. 

Craven  Richard  C,  (Dawes)  r  48,  fanner  15. 

CRAWFORD  WILLIAM  J.,  r  24,  retiied  farmer  50. 

Crocker  Amanda,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  postmaster,  boot  and  shoemaker,  aged  81,  h  and  6 
acres. 

'Crosby  Russell,  stage  driver,  h  Main. 

Crosby  Zebulon  R.,  r  23,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Gilbert  Shelley  112. 

Dampier  James,  r  6,  farmer  47. 

Daniels  Frank  A.,  (E.  Elba)  r  29,  laborer. 

Dash  Charles,  r  35,  farmer  34,  and  leases  of  J.  E.  Wilford  250. 

Dash  Henry,  r  36,  farmer  18,  and  leases  of  Lorinda  Phelps  42. 

Dash  John,  r  36,  laborer. 

Davidson  Dewitt,  (Dawes)  laborer,  leases  of  Frank  Walter  h  and  10  acres. 

Davis  Charles  E.,  r  23,  laborer. 

Davis  Cicero  D.,  town  clerk  and  jeweler,  Willis  block,  Main,  h  do. 

P"vis  M.  Eugene,  r  11,  laborer. 

I).  .  !s  Roy,  off  r  17,  laborer. 

D-i-:  Henry,  r  9,  laborer. 

I)i:;3  HENRY,  1st  r  9,  farmer,  leases  of  the  Doly  estate  160. 

Deis  Ilcnry,  2d,  r  9,  laborer. 

Dersom  Frank,  blacksmith  and  horseshoer,  Mechanic,  h  do. 

Dersom  George,  blacksmith,  horse.'^hoer,  and  carriage  ironer  with  his  father,  Frank,  h 
and  lot  Mechanic. 

Dersom  William,  house  painter,  h  Mechanic. 

De  Shon  Joseph  C,  (Dawes)  r  48  cor.  60,  farmer  and  grocer,  h  and  11  acres. 

Dewey  William  E.,  (Byron)  r  40,  farmer  50. 

Dillingham  Oscar,  r  29  cor.  39,  breeder  of  grade  Durham  and  Holstein  cattle,  farmer 
110. 

Doody  Rodolphus,  r  34,  peddler. 

Dorf  George,  r  23,  painter. 

DORMAN  GEORGE  E.,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  farmer,  leases  of  A.  L  Hulett  140. 

Dorman  John  H.,  r  41,  dealer  in  grain,  farm  produce,  agricultural  implements,  evapo- 
rators, dried  fruits,  coal,  etc.,  farmer  140,  S.  Main. 

Dorman  Sarah,  (E.  Elba)  r  58,  widow  of  Amasa  E. 

Douglass  Eliza  J.,  r  19,  widow  of  Ambrose,  farmer  54^. 

Downey  Mary,  (Dawes)  r  60,  widow  of  Dennis,  h  and  3  acres. 

Downey  Michael,  (Dawes)  r  60,  laborer. 

DRAKE  AARON,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  retired  farmer  72. 

Drigg  Charles  W.,  r  46,  farmer  64. 

Driggs  Frank  E.,  r  24,  laborer. 

Dryer  John,  (Dawe.s)  r  60,  laborer,  h  and  5  acres. 

Dunn  A.  B.  &  Brother,  (S.  Byron)  r  55,  (George  M.)  farmers,  lea.se  of  J.  J.  Gallup  88. 

Dunn  Arthur  B.,  (S.  Byron)  r  55,  (A.  B.  Dunn  &  Brother). 

Dunn  George  M.,  (S.  Byron)  j;  55,  (A.  B.  Dunn  &  Brother). 

Eckert  Frank  C,  r  26.  farmer  with  his  father,  Lewis. 

Eckert  Frederick,  r  26,  farmer  with  his  father.  Lewis. 

Eckert  George  A.,  r  26,  farmer  with  his  father.  Lewis. 

ECKERT  LEWIS,  r  26,  shoemaker  and  farmer  30,  and  leases  of  Nancy  Bennett  47. 


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Eckert  Lewis,  Jr.,  r  26,  laborer. 

Edds  Polly,  r  24,  widow  of  James,  aged  84. 

EDDS  THOMAS,  r  24,  farmer,  h  and  4i  acres. 

Edgerton  Freeman,  (E.  Elba)  r  49,  breeder  of  grade  Cotswold  sheep  and  draft  horses, 
farmer  60,  and  leases  of  Alanson  177^. 

Edgerton  John  C,  r  44,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Philo,  128. 

Edgerton  Philo,  r  44,  farmer  160. 

Edgerton  Rodney  R.,  r  48  cor.  49,  farmer  111^. 

Elba  High  School,  organized  in  1883  by  Miss  Mary  H.  Hollister,  Chapel. 

Elba  Hotel,  Anna  A.  Swartz  prop.,  livery  stable  connected.  Main. 

Engel  John,  (Dawes)  r  47,  farmer  33. 

Ess  Adam,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  laborer. 

Fisher  Matthew,  W.,  r  11  cor.  7,  farmer  50. 

Fisher  Theodore  S.,  laborer,  h  Church. 

Ford  Alfred  W.,  retired  farmer  120,  h  Main. 

Ford  Elmer  L.,  r  43,  (Ford  &  Johnson). 

Ford  George  W.,  r  43  cor.  44,  blacksmith,  h  and  lot. 

Eord  Manly  F.,  r  43,  breeder  of  Percheron  and  coach  horses,  farmer,  leases  on  shares 
of  Alfred  W.   120. 

Ford  Philetus  G.,  justice  of  the  peace  and  farmer,  h  and  18  acres  Chapel. 

Ford  Sylvanus,  r  43,  350  pear  trees,  farmer  100. 

Ford  &  Johnson,  r  43,  (Elmer  L.  F.  and  Marion  J.)  small   fruit  growers,  h  and  10 
acres. 

Foster  Addison,  (Batavia)  r  57,  under  sheriff,  breeder  of  and  dealer  in  Hambletonian 
horses,  farmer  230J. 

Fowles  Alexander,  r  34,  farmer  57. 

Fowles  William  H.,  r  34,  laborer. 

Free  John,  r  19,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

French  Benson  B.,  dealer  in  and  manuf.  of  staves,  heading,  and  barrels,  prop,  cider- 
mill,  Main,  h  and  lot  do. 

Fromm  August  W.,  carriage  manuf.  and  repairer.  Mechanic,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Eromm  John  C,  r  12  cor.  18,  carriagemaker  and  repairer,  apiarist  90  colonies,  h  and 
7  acres. 

Fromm  Luui,  r  18,  laborer. 

Fromm  Theodore,  r  12  cor.  18,  carpenter. 

Fuller  Edgar  K.,  (S.  Byron)  r  54  cor.  55,  woolen  manuf.  with  his  father.  Mason  B. 

Fuller  George  W.,  r  11,  farmer  30. 

Fuller  Lois  B.,  r  8,  widow  of  John,  aged  76. 

Fuller  Mason  B.,  (S.  Byron)   r  54  cor.  55,  prop,  woolen  factory  and  saw-mill,  h  and  9 
acres. 

Gancho  John,  r  1  ccw.  8,  farmer  3 1-|. 

GARDNER  MAJITHA  M.,  off  r  21,  widow  of  Jeffery  W.,  retired  farmer  238,  and  in 
Oakfield  72. 

Garvey  Patrick,  (Batavia)  r  59,  farmer  20. 

Gebhart  Christian,  off  r  8,  farmer  51. 

Godfrey  Nathan  S.,  retired  farmer,  h  and  lot  Chapel. 

■Godfrey  Aadrew  B.,  r  49,  breeder  of  grade  Holstein  cattle,  farmer  127^. 

Godfrey  Charles  A.,  r  49,  farmer  with  his  father,  Eli   N.,  and  leases  on  shares  of  B. 
A.  Griswold  63. 

■GODFREY  ELI  N.,  r  49,  farmer  120. 

GODFREY  OSCAR  E.,  r  33,  breeder  of  grade  cattle,  farmer  203. 

GoodHff  Elizabeth,  r  14,  widow  of  George. 

Gould  Ozro  A.,  (Batavia)  r  41,  breeder  of  grade  Jersey  and  Durham  cattle  and  Ham- 
bletonian horses,  farmer  75. 

•Gourley  James,  r  23  cor.  19,  blacksmith,  wood  worker,  horseshoer,  and  repairer,  h  and 

lot. 
GRAHAM  GEORGE  W.,  (Batavia)  r  56,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Graham  George  W.  Mrs.,  (Batavia)  r  56,  carpet  weaver. 
Graham  James,  r  22  cor.  34,  farmer,  h  and  5  acres. 


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Graham  Lizzie  M,  r  22  cor.  34,  dressmaker  tt  ,  ,     .  ,no        a^ 

Graham  Robert  C,  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  Theodore  and  Jonas   Halstead  i02,  and  ot 

Ann  E.  Holmes  42i. 
Graham  Thomas  N.,  r  24,  laborer.  „    ,.     ,  tt   ■         •       ,^  •      ,    ^ 

Gray  Clarence  V.,  alio,  physician,  graduate  Buftalo  Medical  University,  Main,  h  do. 
Green  Orlo  D.,  r  8,  laborer.  tt      i     j        ,    on 

Green  William,  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  Lewis  J.  Hundredmark  60. 
Griffin  Almond,  r  14,  school  teacher. 
Griffin  Archibald  M.,  (Dawes)  r  60,    breeder  of  Hambletonian  and  Messenger  horses^ 

farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  James  Gregory,  of  Oakfield,  114. 
Griffin  Thomas  C,  retired  stone  mason,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Griswold  Benajah  A.,  (E.  Elba)  r  49,  retired  farmer. 
Hahn  Charles,  (Bataviaj  r  47,  laborer,  h  and  8  acres. 
Hall  William  T.,  (E.  Elba)  r  .50,  laborer. 
Halstead  Henry  J.,  r  12,  (William  Halstead  &  Son). 
Halstead  Jonas,  retired  fanner,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Halstead  William,  (William  Halstead  &  Son)  h  and  lot  Main. 

Halstead  William   &  Son,  (Henry   J.)  painters,  paper  hangers,  and   house  decorators^ 
Hardegan  George,  r  43,  emp.  L.  Harris  &  Son,  h  and  lot. 
Harkness  Daniel  K,  r  11,  breeder  of  draft  Percheron  horses,  farmer  60. 
Harkness  George  N.,  r  11,  farmer  with  his  father,  Daniel  R. 
Harkness  Westel  B.,  r  11,  farmer  with  his  father,  Daniel  R. 
Harris  Charles  D.,  r  23,  (L.  Harris  &  Son). 
Harris  David,  retired  farmer,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Harris  L.  &  Son,  (Charles  D.)  dealers  in  coal,  hay,  produce,  and  lumber,  S.  Main.. 
Harris  Lanckton,  (L.  Harris  &  Son)  h  and  lot  Main. 
Harris  Wesley  J.,  r  18,  farmer  31. 
Harrod  Edward,  r  14,  farmer  18^. 

Hassett  Marv  E.  Mrs.,  dealer  in  millinery  and  fancy  goods,  Main. 
HASSETT  WILLIAM  H.,  molder,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Hayes  Edwin,  r59,  laborer. 
Height  Morris  J.,  r  10,  laborer. 
Henderson  James,  r  43,  laborer 
Hicks  George  B.,  r  18,  laborer. 

Higley  Isaac  A.,  (Batavia)  r  59,  breeder  of  grade  Holstein  cattle,  farmer  144. 
Hitzelburg  Frank  J.,  (E.  Elba)  r  58,  laborer. 
Hitzelburg  William,  (E.  Elba)  r41,  farmer  20. 

HOFFMAN  ELIAS,  (Dawes)  r  59,  market  gardener  and  farmer  10. 
Hoffman  Henry,  r  43,  farmer  97. 
Hoffman  Robert,  r  29,  laborer. 

Hollister  Marcus  W.,  retired  carpenter,  h  and  lot  Chapel.  i 

Hollister  Mary  H.  Miss,  school  teacher  Elba  High  School,  bds.  Chapel. 
Holmes  Ann  E.,  r  23,  widow  of  Jonas  H. 
Holmes  Ralph  H.,  r  10,  laborer. 
Holmes  Roxana  0.,  r  11,  widow  of  Westel  G. 
Hood  Charles,  (E.  Elba)  r  39,  laborer. 
Horn  John,  farmer  95,  h  West  ave. 
Hosmer  Simeon  W.,  (E.  Elba)  r  58,  farmer  293. 
Howland  Dallas  A.,  r  7,  farmer  95. 

Howland  Daniel  J.,  r  7,  breeder  of  horses  and  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer  82.. 
Howland  John  N.,  r  7,  farmer  114. 
Hoyt  Charles  L..  r  5,  clerk. 

Hoy  t  Mary  J.,  widow  of  Philander,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Hoyt  Orlando  T.,  r  5,  breeder  of  grade  Jersey  and  Holstein  cattle,  farmer  82. 
Hoyt  Sylvester  0.,  laborer. 

Hudson  George  L.,  (Dawes)  r  48  cor.  59,  farmer  20. 
Hudson  Juha  M.,  (Dawes)  r  48  cor.  59,  widow  of  William  R. 
Hudson  William  S.,  r  35,  retired  farmer  47. 
Hundredmark  Lewis  J.,  clerk,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 


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HUNDREDMARK  WILLIAM  A.,  postmaster  and  general  merchant,  Main,  h  do. 

Hunn  Oliver  T.,  (Batavia)  r  41,  painter,  h  and  3  acres. 

Hunn  Wells,  r  26,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Hunn  William  H.,  painter,  paper  hanger,  and  house  decorator,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Hunt  Rinnear,  (E.  Elba)  r  56,  laborer,  h  and  4  acres. 

Irwin  Charlotte  M.  Miss,  r  34,  (Misses  Irwin). 

Irwin  Margaret  Miss,  r  34,  (Misses  Irwin). 

Irwin  Misses,  r  34,  (Charlotte  M.,  Margaret,  and  Rebecca)  retired  farmers  80. 

Irwin  Rebecca  Miss,  r  34,  (Misses  Irwin). 

Ivison  Charles,  retired  farmer,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Ivison  Charles  H.,  r  32,  laborer. 

Johnson  Jacob,  retired  stone  mason,  aged  82,  h  and  lot  Cemetery. 

Johnson  Marion,  r  43,  (Ford  &  Johnson). 

Johnson  Stephen,  (Batavia)  r  60,  farmer  IIH. 

Jones  Andrew  E.,  r  25,  (Andrew  B.  &  Charles  W.  Jones)  farmer  for  his  mother,  Rox- 

ania  S. 
Jones  Andrew  E.  &  Charles  W.,  r  25,  farmers  60. 

Jones  Charles  W.,  r  25,  (Andrew  E.  &  Charles  W.  Jones)  h  and  10  acres. 
JONES  JOHN,  (Dawes)  r  60,  breeder  of  grade  Durham  cattle  and  Chester  White 

swine,  farmer  Qi^,  and  leases  of  Cordeha  Wilber  113. 
JONES  ROXANIA  S.,  r  25,  widow  of  Eli  M.,  farmer  128. 
JOSLIN  ROBERT,  (Batavia)  r  59,  breeder  of  Cheshire  White  swine,  farmer  109. 
Kearn  Hugh,  clerk  Elba  Hotel,  bds.  do. 
Kellogg  John  H.,  (Dawes)  r48,  farmer,  h  and  3  acres. 
Kellogg  Silas  F.,  (Dawes)  r  48,  laborer. 
Kelly  Samuel,  (E.  Elba)  r  56,  laborer. 
KERN  GEORGE,  laborer,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 

Knickerbocker  Charles  H.,  r  14,  carpenter  and  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
Knickerbocker  George,  r  14,  carpenter  and  builder,  farmer  65. 
Knickerbocker  Hiram,  r  16  cor.  14,  farmer  65. 
Knickerbocker  Jay  B.,  r  16  cor.  14,  farmer  with  his  father,  Hiram. 
Knulk  Christian,  r  13,  farmer  10. 
Kreeger  Fred,  r  9,  farmer  27. 
Kreer  William  H.,  (E.  Elba)  r  49,  laborer. 
Kulp  Charles  W.,  mason,  h  Main. 
Lamb  Elizabeth  Mrs.,  dressmaker,  bds.  Cemetery. 
Lamb  Isaac,  laborer,  h  West  ave. 
Lamka  William,  r9,  farmer  50. 

Lampson  Elias  P.,  (E.  Elba)  r  51,  farmer,  h  and  15  acres. 
Larkin  Christopher  G.,  r  18,  cooper,  h  and  lot. 
Larkin  Porter  J.,  clerk,  bds.  Main. 
Le  Shander  John  B.,  cooper,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 
LEWIS  JOSEPH  M.  Dr.,  physician,  Chapel,  h  and  lot  do. 
Lilley  Charles,  r  43,  farmer  57. 
Lintner  Henry,  (Dawes)  r  48,  laborer. 
Little  Charles  M.,  r  5,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  John 

Laborn  120. 
Loomis  Allen  S.,  (Dawes)  r  48,  (Seymour  evaporator)  grower  of  and  dealer  in  small 

fruits  and  vegetables,  farmer  25. 
Loomis  William  H.,  r  32,  breeder  of  Clydesdale  horses,  farmer  22J. 
Lord  John,  r  34,  breeder  of  half  blood  Percheron  horses,  farmer  52. 
Lura  Edgar  A.,  r  8,  farmer  62^. 
Lum  John  H.,  r  17,  peddler. 
Lynch  Humphry,  (Batavia)  r  59,  farmer  76. 
Maltby  Delia  E.,  r  48,  school  teacher. 
Maltby  Delia  W.,  r  44,  widow  of  William,  aged  75. 
MALTBY  JOHN  C,  r  44,  farmer  75. 
Maltby  Mary  S.,  r  48,  school  teacher. 
Manchester  Robert,  r  21,  retired  farmer  140. 


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Mark  Calvin,  r  18,  laborer. 

Mark  Calvin  A.,  r  18,  laborer. 

Mark  Sarah  A.,  r  18,  vv^idow^  of  Joseph,  farmer  34^. 

Marsh  Joseph  F.,  r33,  laborer. 

Martin  Hiram  N.,  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  Anson  Higley  152. 

McAvoy  William  A.,  (E.  Elba)  r  50,  retired  tobacconist. 

McCalla  William,  r  33,  laborer,  h  and  3  acres. 

McClouth  Lydia  A.,  r  21,  widow  of  Joseph,  h  and  lot. 

McCrary  John,  retired  farmer,  owns  in  Stafford  174,  h  and  lot  Main. 

McElveen  David,  retired  farmer,  h  Chapel. 

McGowen  William,  r  21,  farmer  10. 

Mclntyre  Hattie  Miss,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 

McKurth  Elmer  E.,  (E.  Elba)  r  41,  cooper  and  laborer,  h  and  2  acres. 

McMarra  Henry  C,  (Dawes)  r  47,  painter. 

McMarra  Michael,  (Dawes)  r47,  farmer,  h  and  17  acres. 

McNarney  Patrick,  r  43,  section  boss  W.  S.  R.  R. 

Merrill  James  K..  r  23,  stage  driver  for  Russell  Crosby,  h  and  lot. 

MERRIMAN  JOSIAH,  r  15,  farmer  216^. 

Merriman  Sheldon  J.,  (Byron)  r  15,  farmer  with  his  father,  Josiah. 

Middlestate  Louis,  (Dawesj  r  47,  farmer,  h  and  9  acres. 

Millis  Charles  V.,  r  27,  farmer  with  Eleazer  T.  Wood. 

Mills  Ansel  D.,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  retired  farmer. 

MILLS  OLIN  J.,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  farmer  133. 

Mirch  Hiram,  laborer,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 

Moore  Charles,  r  7,  laborer. 

MOORE  CHARLES  W.,  r  37,  station  agent  W.  S.  R.  R.,  W.  U.  telegraph  operator, 

and  agent  National  Express  Co. 
Moore  Frank,  r  7,  laborer. 
Moore  John  M.,  r  7,  laborer. 
Moore  Sanford,  r  7,  laborer,  h  and  3^  acres. 
Moore  Thomas,  drayman. 

Morris  James  P.,  custom  harnessmaker  and  repairer,  Willis  block,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Morris  Mary  J.  Miss,  school  teacher,  bds.  Main. 
Moses  Carlton  W.,  laborer,  h  Main. 
Moss  John,  r  13,  laborer. 
Moss  Leonard,  r  32-,  farmer,  h  and  7  acres. 
Motz  George,  r  43,  laborer,  h  and  4  acres. 
Moulthrop  M.  Nelson,  r  37,  retired  farmer  and  merchant,  pres.  of  the  village,  justice 

Court  of  Sessions,  and  justice  of  the  peace,  farm  120,  h  Main. 
Mynce  George,  off  r  46,  retired  farmer. 
Munce  William  R.,  dff  r  46,  farmer,  leases  of  George  80. 
Munn  Charles,  r  1,  farmer,  leases  of  0.  F.  Williams  220. 
Muntz  Charles  W.,  r  26,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Murdock  Alfred  A.,  r  18,  breeder  of  Poland  Chinaswine,  prop,  boar  "  Billy  Murdock," 

No.   7283,  and  sow  "Murdock  Betsie,"  No.  17306,  dealer  in  horses,  farmer,  leases 

on  shares  of  Ellen  C.  Dersom  150. 
Murphy  Patrick,  r  43,  farmer  20. 
Nelson  George,  (E.  Elba)  r  50  cor.  51,  farmer  27. 
Niendorf  John  H.,  r  26,  laborer. 

Norton  Fidelia  C,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  widow  of  Horace  B. 
Norton  Frances  A.  Miss,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  school  teacher. 
Norton  John  R.,  (Batavia)  r  59,  farmer  67^. 
Norton  Myron  W.,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  breeder  of  grade  Merino,  Cotswold,  and  Southdown 

sheep,  farmer  120. 
Noyes  Philo  E.,  r  22,  farmer,  leases  of  Stephen  Shepard  122. 

Nulty  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Henry,  owns  h  and  lot  in  Alabama,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 
Pardee  Cordelia  A.,  widow  of  Philo,  bds.  Mechanic. 

Pardee  M.  &  N.,  (Batavia)  r  60,  breeders  of  English  coach  horses,  farmers  130. 
Pardee  Morrison,  (Batavia)  r  60,  (M.  &  N.  Pardee). 


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Pardee  Nelson,  (Batavia)  r  60,  (M.  &  N.  Pardee). 

Parker  B.  Clark,  r  23,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Samuel  300. 

Parker  Edwin,  r  48,  farmer  275. 

PARKER  FRED  B.,  r  12,  farmer,  leases  of  Edwin  240. 

Parker  Harlow  E.,  r  23,  farmer  195,  li  Main. 

Parker  Jay   D.,  breeder  of  Holstein  cattle   and  Southdown  sheep,  farmer  104,  and 

leases  of  Libbie  36,  h  Main. 
Parker  Joseph  N.,  r  23,  farmer  210,  and  swamp  land  40. 
Parker  Libbie,  widow  of  Albert,  2  houses  and  36  acres  Main. 

PARKER  SAMUEL,  r  23,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep  and  horses,  farmer  325. 
Parker  Will  H.,  farmer  with  his  father,  Harlow  E. 
Parnell  John  W.,  r  38  cor.  41,  farmer  131. 
Peattie  Rachel,  r  11,  retired  farmer  120. 
Perry  Nelson  H.,  r  2,  farmer  132^. 
Pettibone  Augustus  E.,  gardener,  h  Mechanic. 
Pettibone  Elias  J.  Col.,  retired  farmer  380,  aged  90,  h  Main. 
Pfann  Fred,  r  16,  farmer  50. 
Pfann  John,  r  26,  farmer  9. 

Phelps  Laurinda,  widow  of  Chester,  farm  39,  h  and  lot  West  ave. 
Phillips  William  R.,  carpenter,  h  and  lot  Chapel. 

Pingrey  Nelson,  (Dawes)  r  48,  farmer,  leases  of  E.  B.  &  E.  J.  Wilford  100. 
Pingrey  Thomas  S.,  (Dawes)  r  48,  farmer  with  his  father,  Nelson. 
Piper  John,  r  12,  retired  farmer  50. 

Piper  John  D.,  r  12,  farmer  40,  and  leases  on  shares  of  John  50. 
Porter  George  W.,  r  39,  farmer  41^. 

Porter  John  W.,  r  24,  veterinary  surgeon  and  farmer  15. 
Porter  Lyman,  r  5,  laborer,  h  and  1  acre. 
Porter  Ralph,  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  Stephen  A.  Wicks  140. 
Pratt  William,  r  13,  farmer,  leases  of  Sylvester  Wait  145. 
Ransier  Henry,  peddler,  h  and  lot  West  ave. 
Ratca  Fred,  r  20,  laborer. 

Rath  Fred,  (E.  Elba)  r  40,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Mary  100. 
Rath  Mary,  (E.  Elba)  r  40,  widow  of  Henry,  retired  farmer. 
Raymond  W.  H.  &  W.  H.,  general  merchants,  Main. 
Raymond  Walter  H.,  (W.  H.  &  W.  H.  Raymond)  h  Main. 
RAYMOND  WILLIAM  H.,  (W.  H.  &  W.  H.  Raymond)  served  in  Co.  H,  8th  H.  A., 

h  Main. 
Reynolds  Columbia  H.,  r  28,  farmer  52,  and  in  Byron  30. 
REYNOLDS  MARTIN,  r  24,  farmer  10. 
Ries  John,  peddler,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 
Ries  John  C,  r  12,  breeder  of  grade  Durham  and  Holstein  cattle  and  Cotswold  sheep, 

farmer  16,  and  leases  of  his  mother,  Mrs.  John  Acker,  15. 
Ritter  Amelia  M.  Miss,  dressmaker,  bds.  Mechanic. 
Ritter  Christiana,  widow  of  William,  h  and  3  acres  Mechanic. 
Ritter  William  C,  painter,  bds.  Mechanic. 
Roach  Michael,  (S.  Byron)  r  53,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Robe  William  K.,  r  36,  supervisor  and  farmer  110. 
RolUngs  Thomas,  r  6,  farmer  29,  and  wood  lot  10. 
Root  Erastus,  r  17,  laborer. 

Rowcliffe  Charles  H.,  r  43,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
RowclifFe  John,  r  43,  farmer,  leases  of  Charles  Iverson  114. 
Rowcliffe  William,  r  43,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Sackett  Loren  N.,  r  30,   farmer  61. 
Salisbury  Abraham,  (Turner  &  Salisbury). 

Seamans  Charles  H.,  25  cows,  milk  dealer,  farmer,  leases  of  A.  U.  Willis  238,  h  Church. 
Schlick  Hollis  N.,  laborer,  h  West  ave. 

SCHURZ  GEORGE  F.,  r  34,  farmer  with  Alexander  Fowles. 
Shamp  Amos  A.,  r  23,  laborer. 
Shamp  Joseph,  r  23,  lost  right  arm  in  threshing  machine. 


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Shedd  Sally  A.,  r  16,  widow  of  George  W.,  farm  40. 

Shelley  Frank,  r  2.3,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Gilbert  125.  , 

SHELLEY  GILBERT,  r  23,  retired  farmer. 

Shelley  Harvey  W.,  r  20,  farmer  with  his  father,  William  B. 

Shelley  Josiah,  r  23,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Gilbert  125. 

SHELLEY   WILLIAM  B.,  r  20,  breeder  of  Berkshire  swine,  farmer  80,  and  wood 

SHEPaVd  STEPHEN  A.,  farmer  127i,  and  in  Batavia223,  h  and  10^  acres  Church. 

Sherwood  Charles  G.,  retired  harnessmaker,  h  Main. 

■Shieke  August,  r  8,  laborer. 

■Shotwell  Hugh  P.,  r  20,  breeder  of  grade  Durham  cattle,  farmer  167^. 

Shotwell  Murray  A.,  off  r  20,  farmer  90. 

Shoultz  Louis,  r  44,  laborer. 

Shuknett  Christopher,  r  20,  farmer  105. 

Shultz  Fred,  r  9,  laborer. 

Shultz  George,  r9  cor.  10,  retired  farmer,  aged  76. 

Simons  Alvah  E.,  journeyman  blacksmith,  emp.  John  Weber,  bds.  Mechanic. 

Slater  Alva  W.,  r  18,  retired  farmer. 

Slater  Orville  L.,  r  12,  breeder  of  Holstein  and  Durham  cattle  and  English  coach 
horses,  farmer  56.  , 

Slater  W.  Henry,  r  12,  school  teacher. 

Slater  William  H.,  r  12,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses,  farmer  127. 

Sleeper  Catherine,  r  20,  widow  of  John. 

Sleeper  James  M.,  r  20,  farmer  170. 

SMITH  ALONZO,  pastor  Methodist  Protestant  Church,  parsonage  Chapel. 

Smith  Wesley  J.,  r  6,  laborer,  h  and  1  acre. 

Smith  William  H.,  r  3,  farmer  52,  and  leases  of  James  Knickerbocker  128. 

SNYDER  ELLIS,  (E.  Elba)  r  50  cor.  51,  farmer. 

.Snyder  William,  (E.  Elba)  r  49,  farmer  22. 

Snyder  William,  Jr.,  r  12  cor.  19,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  L.  Harris  &  Son  255^. 

Sparling  John,  Jr.,  r  22,  farmer,  leases  of  Robert  Manchester  140. 

Speed  Alva,  r  47  cor.  46,  farmer,  leases  of  Aaron  Drake  70. 

Speed  Charles,  (E.  Elba)  r  42,  farmer  40. 

Speed  John,  r  47  cor.  46,  farmer  50. 

Spencer  Frederick,  r  18,  farmer  and  thresher,  h  and  10  acres. 

STAPLES  HENRY  M.,  retired  farmer  and  teamster,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 

Staples  J.  A.  &  Son,  (N.  Elmer)  manufs.  of  and  dealers  in  staves,  headings,  hoops, 
barrels,  and  lumber,  props,  saw  and  grist-mills,  dealers  in  Akron  cement,  sewer- 
pipe,  groceries  provisions,  flour,  and  feed.  Mechanic. 

Staples  Job  A.,  (J.  A.  Staples  &  Son)  h  and   lot  Chapel. 

Staples  Loren  M.,  student  Buffalo  Medical  University,  bds.  Mechanic. 

Staples  N.  Elmer,  (J.  A.  Staples  &  Son)  h  and  lot  Chapel. 

Staples  Ruth  H.  Miss,  (Misses  Sunricker  &  Staples)  bds.  Mechanic. 

STEELE  HERBERT  J.,  r  8,  farmer,  owns  |  and  leases  i  of  Lois  Fuller  130,  silo, 
10  X  14,  built  after  Prof.  Mill's  plan. 

Steigman  Sophia,  r  23,  widow  of  John. 

Stephens  Andrew  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  55,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Stewart  Robert,  (Dawes)  r  47,  market  gardener  and  farmer  40. 

Stickney  Alva,  (Dawes)  r  47,  farmer,  h  and  9  acres. 

Storer  Eliza,  (Dawes)  r  59,  widow,  farmer  20. 

Storms  John  C.,  (Dawes)  r  57,  farmer,  leases  of  William  H.  Baldwin  100. 

Stroable  Antoine,  laborer,  h  and  lot  Church. 

Stroable  John,  teamster,  h  Church. 

Strouts  Edward  J.,  r  12,  school  teacher  and  farmer  with  his  father,  William  E. 

STROUTS  WILLIAM  E.,  r   12,  breeder  of  thoroughbred   Percheron   horses,  prop. 

Percheron  stock  horse  "  Hector,"  reg.  No.  1717,  weight  1,400  lbs.,  farmer  131. 
Suits  Richard  J.,  r21,  mason,  h  and  3  acres. 

Sunricker  Mary  Miss,  (Misses  Sunricker  &  Staples)  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 
Sunricker  Michael,  retired  farmer,  h  Mechanic. 


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Sunricker  &  Staples  Misses,  (Mary  S.  and  Ruth  H.  S.)  dressmakers,  h  Mechanic. 

SWARTZ  ANNA  A.,  widow  of  John,  prop.  Elba  Hotel  and  livery  stable,  Main. 

Sweet  Charles  W.,  r  23,  pastor  Friends  Church. 

Talbot  Edwin  R.,  r  7,  laborer. 

Talbot  Henry,  r  7,  farmer  20. 

Tansley  James,  r  36,  farmer  for  Mrs.  Luceba  M. 

Tansley  Luceba  M.  Mrs.,  r  36,  farmer  76. 

Tansley  Lucian  S.,  r  36,  hay  pressor  and  farmer. 

Taylor  Eli  Hon.,  (E.  Elba)  r  29,  farmer  200. 

Taylor  Erastus,  (E.  Elba)  r  29,  farmer  130. 

Thomas  Mary  E.,  widow  of  Isaiah,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Thompson  Melvin  W.,  laborer,  h  and  lot  Church. 

Tilney  Charles  H.,  manuf.  of  harnesses   and  extras,  dealer  in  robes,    whips,  trunks, 

etc.,  Main,  h  do. 
Todd  William  Gr.,  (Byron)  r  28,  breeder  of  Chester   White  swine,    farmer,  leases  of 

Caleb  Wells  100,  and  owns  in  Byron  30. 
Torpy  Anson,  r  26,  retired  farmer  110,  aged  88. 
Torpy  Charles  H.,  r  16,  farmer  with  his  father,  Reuben. 
Torpy  Daniel,  r  16,  breeder  of  grade   Durham  cattle,  farmer  180,  and  leases  of   Sally 

A.  Shedd  40. 
Torpy  Eli  A.,  (Rochester)  r  16,  book-keeper  and  school  teacher. 
Torpy  Reuben,  r  16,  livestock  dealer,  farmer  147. 
Turner  Albert  L.,  (Turner   &  Salisbury)  resides  in  Holly,  Orleans   Co.,  2   houses  and 

lots  West  ave. 
Turner  &  Salisbury,  (Albert  L.  T.  and  Abraham  S.)  dealers  in  hardware  and  builders 

supplies.  Main. 
Vagg  George  J.,  r  7,  farmer  24. 
Vail  Stephen,  off  r  21,  farmer  225. 

Wager  George  A.,  general  merchant.  Main,  h  Mechanic. 
Wait  Lutecia  E.,  widow  of  Thompson,  farm  45,  h  and  lot  Chapel. 
Wait  Sylvester,  retired  farmer,  h  and  lot  Chapel. 
Waldo  Amasa  D.,  (Dawes)  r  48,  auctioneer  and  farmer  17. 
"Warneking  Frederick,  r  2,  farmer,  h  and  7  acres. 
Warnef  George  E.,  emp.  on  W.  S.  R.  R.,  h  and  lot  Church. 
Warner  Israel  W.,  alio,  physician,  apiarist  50  colonies,  owns  16  acres  on   Maple  ave., 

h  and  20  acres  Main. 
Warner  Will  I.,  graduate  Carey  Seminary,  bds.  Main. 

WATSON  DAVID,  r  4,  breeder  of  grade  Merino  sheep  and  Holstein  cattle,  farmer  160. 
Watson  David  J.,  r  4,  farmer  with  his  father,  David. 
Watson  Ellen,  r  4,  widow  of  James,  aged  89. 
Watt  John,  off  r  21,  1  full  blood  Jersey   bull   and  Morgan  horses,  farmer,  leases  on 

shares  of  Martha  M.  Gardner  300. 
Watt  Samuel  J.,  off  r  21,  laborer. 

Weber  John,  blacksmith  and  machinist,  Mechanic,  h  do. 

Weiland  Edyvard  W.,  carpenter  and  joiner  with  Henry 'Brockway,  bds.  Mechanic. 
Walker  Peter,  laborer,  h  and  2f  acres  West  ave. 
Wentz  Charles,  (E.  Elba)  r  43,  laborer. 
Wetzel  Henry,  r  27,  laborer. 

WHEAT  ELIAS  A.,  retired  Methodist  Protestant  clergyman,  h  Mechanic. 
Whipple  Orrell,  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Laura  E.  Scofield  25. 
White  Edwin  A.,  r  38,  farmer  with  his  father,  Milo  F. 
White  Isaac,  r  47,  laborer. 
White  James,  Sr.,  r  47,  farmer  118. 

White  James,  Jr.,  r  47,  farmer  with  his  father,  James,  Sr. 
White  Milo  F.,  r  38,  gardener  and  farmer  43^. 
White  William  D.,  r  38,  farmer  with  his  father,  Milo  F. 
White  William  R.,  (Oakfield)  r  46,  farmer  88^. 
Wicks  Frank  J.,  r  45,  laborer. 
Wicks  Hersey  E.,  r  2,  mason,  leases  of  John  Shulah  h  and  4  acres. 


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Wicks  Isaac  L.,  r  2,  laborer. 

Wicks  James  H.,  r8,  farmer  119. 

Wicks  Walter,  r  2,  laborer. 

Wiedrich  Charles  L.,  laborer,  bds.  Chapel. 

Wiedrich  Henry  F.,  butcher  and  clerk,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Wiedrich  Jacob,  Sr.,  laborer,  h  and  .5  acres  Mechanic. 

Wiedrich  Jacob,  Jr.,  r  .3.3,  emp.  on  W.  S.  R.  R.,  h  and  lot. 

Wiedrich  Peter,  teamster,  h  and  lot  Chapel. 

Wigton  John,  r  34,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  the  Misses  Irwin  80. 

Wigton  Thomas  J.,  r  5  cor.  6,  laborer. 

Wilber  George  W.,  laborer  and  gardener,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 

Wilcox  Dey  E.,  druggist  and  bookseller,  Sherwood  block,  h  Main. 

Wilder  Eliza,  widow  of  John,  h  and  lot  Mechanic. 

Wilder  Lucy,  widow  of  Addison,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Wilder  Sarah  A.,  widow  of  Sumner,  h  Mechanic. 

Wilford  Charles  C,  r  45,  farmer  with  his  father,  Eugene  B. 

Wilford  E.  B.  &  J.  E.,  r  45  cor.  44,  breeders  of   and  dealers  in  grade  and  pure  blood' 

stock,  farmers  330. 
WILFORD  EUGENE  B.,  r  4.5,  (E.  B.  &  J.  E.  Wilford). 
Wilford  Joseph  E.,  r  44,  (E.  B.  &  J.  E.  Wilford). 
Wilford  Joseph  S.,  r  45,  farmer  with  his  father,  Eugene  B. 
Will  diaries,  (E.  Elba)  r  50,  thresher,  h  and  6  acres. 
Will  Christiana,  (E.  Elba)  r  50,  widow  of  John. 
Will  Frank  E.,  (E.  Elba)  r  41  cor.  39,  laborer  and  carpenter. 
Williams  Anson  P.,  (Dawes)  r  48,  breeder  of  grade  Durham  cattle,  farmer  114. 
Willis  A  G.  &  G.  N.,  r  3,  farmers  57i,  and  lease  on  shares  of  the  Willis  estate  179. 
Wilhs  Alonzo  G.,  r  3,  (A.  G.  &  G.  N.  Willis). 
Willis  Alva  U.,  farmer  200,  h  Main. 

Willis  Charles  J.,  farmer  with  his  father,  Alva,  h  and  .3  acres  Chapel. 
Willis  Frank  G.,  r  12,  breeder  of  Poland  China  swine,  farmer   100. 
Willis  George  K,  r  3,  (A.  G.  &  G.  N.  Willis). 
Willis  Lovina,  r  3  cor.  4,  widow  of  Alanson. 
Wilson  Frank  B.,  (E.  Elba)  r  58,  laborer. 

Wilson  James  M.,  (E.  Elba)  r  50,  veterinary  surgeon  and  farmer  17. 
Wolf  Caroline,  r  9,  widow  of  William,  farmer  17. 
Wood  Eleazer  T.,  r  27,  farmer  \'5^,  and  swamp  land  17i. 
Woodbine  John,  (E.  Elba)  r  41  cor.  39,  farmer  15. 


LE  ROY. 


(For  explanations,  etc.,  see  i>age  3,  2^^'>'^  second.) 

(Postottice  address  is  Le  Roy,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  xiarenthesis.y 

Abbe  Mary  M.  Mrs.,  h  57  Main. 

Acker  Charles  W.,  farmer,  h  5  Maple  ave. 

Acres  Margaret  Mrs.,  h  24  E.  Main. 

Acres  Mary  A.  Mrs.,  h  9  Pleasant. 

Acres  Margaret  Mrs.,  h  23  Pleasant. 

Adams  John  H.,  laborer,  h  68  Lake. 

Adams  William  H.,  gardener,  h  68  Lake. 

Aiken  Grace  Mrs.,  h  14  Myrtle. 

Albee  Horace,  contractor  and  builder,  h  58  E.  Main. 

ALBEE  ELIAS  0.,  contractor  and  builder,  farm  40,  h  8  South. 

Alexander  Allen,  r  40,  resident. 


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Allen  Catharine,  widow  of  Timothy,  h  40  North. 

Allen  Charles  J.,  laborer,  h  61  Church. 

Allen  Fannie  E.  Mrs.,  milliner,  h  36  Clay. 

Allen  James,  laborer,  h  61  Church. 

Allen  Michael,  laborer,  h  39  North. 

Allen  Oliver,  Jr.,  woolen  manuf.  at  Mumford,  Monroe  Co.,  farmer  58,  h  7  E.  Mam. 

Allis  Emma  Miss,  h  27  Myrtle. 

American  Express  Co.,  L.  G.  Paul,  agent,  20  Main. 

Anderson  Albert,  h  29  Church. 

ANDERSON  JAMES  A.,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church,  h  7  Clay. 

Anderson  John,  book-keeper,  h  34  Clay. 

Anderson  John,  r  12,  farmer  20. 

Anderson  John  B.,  law  student,  h  99  Lake. 

Anderson  John  R.,  retired,  h  99  Lake. 

Anderson  Lucy,  widow  of  Seneca,  h  13  South. 

Anderson  Mary  Ann,  r  12,  widow  of  James,  farmer  176. 

ANNIN  JAMES,  jeweler  and  watchmaker,  Lampson  House  block,  h  44  Myrtle. 

Annin  William  L.,  retired  teacher,  h  44  Myrtle. 

Arnold  Asa,  retired  merchant,  h  81  Lake. 

Arnold  Ella  M.  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University,  bds.  do. 

Arnold  Henry  A.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer,  owns  one-half  of  155. 

Artman  Arthur  M.,  r  56,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  121. 

Atchison  Edward  J.,  drug  clerk,  bds.  7  Lake. 

Atchison  Frederick,  agent  patent  rights,  h  7  Lake. 

Atchison  William,  retired,  h  7  Lake. 

Atwater  Allen,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  mason  and  farmer  4. 

Atwater  Lawrence,  r  26,  farmer  70. 

Avery  John,  laborer,  h  43  Myrtle. 

Avery  Samuel,  carriagemaker,  h  Lincoln  ave. 

Ayers  Charles  W.,  laborer,  h  11  Plea.sant. 

Bacon  Byron  H.,  furniture  dealer,  35  Main,  h  13  Clay. 

Bacon  Charles  E.,  laborer,  bds.  72  Myrtle. 

BACON  DAVID  R.,  retired,  h  7  E.  Main. 

Bacon  Seth  P.,  street  com.,  h  72  Myrtle. 

Bader  Auguit,  laborer,  h  55  Church. 

Bailey  Erastus  W.,  dealer  in  coal,  h  21  Lake. 

Baldwin  Gr.  M.,  widows  of  David  E.,  h  3  Myrtle. 

Ball  Falla  M.,  widow  of  Samuel  A.,  h  40  Myrtle. 

BALL  FRANK  W.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  30  Main,  h  16  Craigie. 

Ball  James  M.,  r  32,  farmer  15. 

Ballard  Randolph,  retired  lawyer,  h  1  W.  Main. 

Ballintine  Eveline  P.,  physician  and  teacher  Ingham  LTniversity,  h  48  Myrtle. 

Ballintine  H.  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University,  h  Myrtle. 

Ballintine  James,  Presbyterian  clergyman,  h  4«  Myrtle. 

Bank  of  Le  Roy,  William  Lampson,  pres.;  Butler  Ward,  ca'^hier.  Main  cor.  Bank. 

BANNISTER  ADOLPHUS  D.,  r  4,  farmer  with  his  father,  Luther,  128. 

Bannister  Carl  L.,  teacher  and  farmer. 

Bannister  Dwight  N.,  teacher  and  farmer. 

BANNISTER  ELLEN  M.,  r  17,  farmer  with  Mary  47. 

BANNISTER  ERVILLE,  r  60,  farmer. 

Bannister  James  F.,  att'y  at  law,  h  Lincoln  ave. 

Bannister  Jay  A.,  artist,  over  38  E.  Main,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 

Bannister  Luther,  r  4,  farmer  128. 

BANNISTER  MARY,  r  17,  farmer  with  Ellen  M.  47. 

Bannister  Myron  A.,  r  16,  farmer  9. 

Barker  Jared  P.,  retired,  h  33  Lake. 

Barlow  Arthur,  r  44,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles. 

Barlow  Charles,  r  44,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  H.  Faikner  30. 

Barnes  Richard,  stone  cutter,  h  46  Lake. 


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Barrett  Angelica  B.,  widow  of  Solomon,  h  61  Main. 
Barrett  Edwin  Victor,  h  61  Main. 
Barrows  W.  Henry,  book-keeper,  h  37  Clay. 

Bartlett  Rufus,  poormaster,  h  74  Gilbert,  „ 

Bartlett  Sophia,  widow  of  Jonas,  h  86  Gilbert. 
Bartolf  Stephen  Mrs.,  h  Clay. 
Barton  Harry,  (Stone  Church)  farmer. 
Barton  James,  (Stone  Church)  r  9,  farmer  8. 
Barton  Mary  L.  Mrs.,  h  18  North. 
Bassendoff  Frank  M.,  harnessmaker,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Bater  Joseph,  r  57,  farmer  and  mason. 

BAXTER  MARY,  widow  ef  Alexander,  florist,  h  59  Wolcott. 
Baxter  William  H.,  florist,  h  5!)  Wolcott. 
Beach  Florence  L.  Mrs.,  teacher  Ingham  University. 
Beaver  Frederick  J.,  grocer,  37  Main,  h  do. 
Beckwith  Lewis  W..  retired,  h  43  Church. 
Beer  William,  laborer,  h  84  South. 
Beierlein  George,  laborer,  h  59  South. 
Bell  Emeline  Mrs.,  h  16  Exchange. 
Bell  John  M.,  clerk,  h  16  Exchange. 

Bellamy  R.  W.  Mrs.,  teacher  Ingham  University,  bds.  do. 
Bernd  Charles  F.,  r  6'2,  farmer  Avith  his  father,  Jacob. 
Bernd  Edward,  r  62,  carpenter. 

Bernd  George  S.,  r  (32,  farmer  with  his  father,  Jacob. 
Bernd  Jacob,  r  62,  breeder  of  Shorthorn  cattle,  farmer  200. 
Bernd  John  J.,  carpenter,  h  57  Wolcott. 
Bidwell  Anna  M.,  widow  of  George,  h  55  Wolcott. 
Bi.shop  Edwin,  carriage  painter,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Bishop  Henry  A.,  painter,  h  53  Wolcott. 
Bishop  Lemon  C,  retired  farmer,  h  83  Lake. 
Bishop  Theron  C,  r  41,  farmer  with  his  father,  William  L. 

BISHOP  WILLIAM  L.,  r  41,  fruitgrower,  breeder  of  Wilkes  horses,  farmer  160. 
BISSELL  BELLONA  A.,  widow  of  Levi,  h  13  South. 
Bissell  C.  Fitch,  att'y  at  law,  33  Main,  h  104  W.  Main. 
Bissell  David  J.,  att'y  at  law,  33  Main,  h  Gilbert. 
Bissell  Francis  E.,  r  39,  farmer  with  his  father,  Frank  J. 
BISSELL  FRANK  J.,  r  39,  farmer  123. 
Bissell  John  C,  supt.  gas  works,  h  36  Lake. 
Bis.sell  Livingston  J.,  h  109  W.  Main. 
Black  Catharine  Mrs.,  h  off  Maple  Place. 
Blackmer  Emma  R..  h  12  South. 
Blackmer  Salvira  H.,  widow  of  Abner,  h  12  South. 
Blair  Alexander,  laborer,  h  .52  North. 
Blair  Ruth  D.,  widow  of  Alexander,  h  7  St.  Mark. 
Blood  Charles,  laborer,  h  37  North. 
Blood  Daniel,  laborer,  h  37  North. 
Blood  Eugene,  mason,  h  4  Bacon. 
Blood  Felix  T.,  dentist,  14  Main,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Blood  William  J.,  laborer,  h  46  Church.. 
Boak  Charles,  dealer  in  poultry,  h  7  South. 
Boak  William  C,  mail  agent,  bds.  7  South. 
Boatfield  James,  r  47,  farmer,  leases  of  Leland  Taft  100. 

Bovee  Lorenzo  J.,  r  28,  manuf.  of  and  wholesale  dealer  in  lumber,  farmer  60. 
BOWDEN  SAMUEL,  clergyman,  h  93  W.  Main. 

BOWEN  CAROLINE,  (Bowen  &  Robinson)  widow  of  Daniel  V.,  h  18  Church. 
Bowen  Emma  Mrs.,  h  42  North. 
Bowen  Julius  F.,  pamter  and  decorator,  h  42  North. 
Bowen  Lewie  C,  painter,  h  42  North. 

Jsowen  <&  Robinson,  (CaroHne  B.  and  John  E.  R.)  dealer.'^  in  groceries  and  crockery, 
58  W.  Main. 


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Bower  Richard,  carpenter,  h  13  Pleasant. 

Bowman  Mary,  widow  of  John,  h  47  Gilbert. 

Branch  Edmond  P.,  farmer  16,  h  85  E.  Main 

Breslin  Kate  Miss,  music  teacher,  h  86  W.  Main. 

Brewer  Myra  H.  Mrs.,  h  18  E.  Main. 

Brierly  Thomas  W.,  farmer,  h  19  North. 

Britt  William,  r  22,  farmer  104. 

Brodie  Eliza  Mrs.,  r  16,  farmer. 

Brodie  John,  r  16,  farmer  138. 

Brodie  Thomas  R.,  r  16,  farmer  90. 

Brodrick  Richard,  laborer,  h  n  salt  works. 

Brooks  Edgar  F.,  manuf.  of  sash,  doors,  and  blinds,  6  W.   Main,  h  14  South. 

Broudart  Frederick,  farmer  30,  h  73  E.  Main. 

Brown  James,  r  50,  quarryman. 

Brown  John,  cooper,  h  5  Myrtle. 

Brown  John  S.,  salt  packer,  h  52  Myrtle. 

Brown  M.  Filmore,  att'y  at  law,  366  Main  st.,  Buffalo,  h  E.  Main. 

Bull  James,  h  98  Myrtle. 

Burbridge  Robert,  r  32,  gardener. 

Burdoff  George,  r  54,  farmer. 

Burke  Martin,  laborer,  h  27  South. 

Burke  Martin  J.,  laborer,  h  27  South. 

Burns  Mary,  widow  of  Christopher,  h  61  South. 

Brown  Thomas  W.,  saltmaker,  h  32  Clay. 

Brown  William  S.,  printer,  h  12  Craigie.  ^^         ^^^^^f 

Bryant  Clarence,  prop,  meat  market,  h  82   Lake. 
Buckley  John,  butcher,  Mill.  „.  ■     ,, 

Buell  E   H.,  widow  of  David  H.,  h  W  olcott. 

_. ^^^,  ^^../ouiiicvivci,  II  ou  LVLy riie. 

Cameron  Elizabeth  Miss,  dressmaker,  h  36  Myrtle. 
Catneron  Isabella,  widow  of  Hugh,  farm  in  Bethany  112,  h  14  Craigie. 
CAMPBELL  ARCHIBALD  D.,  (Bergen)  r9,  farmer  with  Peter  D.  105. 
Campbell  Duncan,  r  12,  farmer  60. 
Campbell  John,  Sr.,  r  69,  farmer  92. 

Campbell  John,  Jr.,  r  69,  farmer  with  his  father,  John,  Sr. 
Campbell  Peter  D.,  (Bergen)  r  9,  farmer  with  Archibald  B.  105. 
Campbell  Nancy,  r  12,  resident. 
Carey  David,  r  61,  miller  and  farmer  27. 
Carey  Mary,  h  61  Myrtle. 
Carlin  John,  r  48,  farmer  2.  " 

Carlisle  Etta  Miss,  dressmaker,  h  Summit. 
Carlisle  Fannie,  h  36  Clay. 
Carlisle  George,  r  50,  farmer. 
Carlisle  Joseph  Mrs.,  h  Summit. 

CARLTON  CHARLES  L.,  wagonmaker,  Mill,  h  28  Summit. 
Carney  John,  foreman  at  salt  works,  bds.  Wiss  House. 
.  Carney  Patrick,  r  48,  farmer  80. 
Carney  William,  r  36,  farmer  160. 
Carpenter  Elizabeth,  r  44,  widow  of  Jesse  B. 
Carragher  Benjamin,  laborer,  h  13  Maple  avel 
Carroll  Michael,  laborer,  h  36  North. 
Carson  William,  laborer,  bds.  Summit. 


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Carson  William  A.,  clerk,  bds.  Summit. 

Gary  James,  r  52,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 

Gary  John,  r  52,  farmer  48. 

Cassidy  Patrick  J.,  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  17  W.  Main,  h  96  do. 

Caswell  Florence  M.,  with  Martha  R.,  hair  worker,  bds.  50  E.  Main. 

Caswell  John  P.,  millwright,  h  50  E.  Main. 

Caswell  Martha  R.,  with  Florance  M.,  hair  worker,  bds.  50  E.  Main. 

Cater  Frederick,  carpenter  and  joinei',  h  37  Clay. 

Cater  John  W.,  dealer  in  fruit  and  ornamental  trees,  farmer  2|,  h  North. 

Cavanaugh  Arthur,  prop,  saloon,  14  Main,  bds   Eagle  Hotel. 

Cavanaugh  James  J.,  r  27,  farmer,  leases  of  William  Huyck  160. 

Chaddock  Frank  E.,  dealer  in  phosphate,  h  38  Clay. 

SHADDOCK  GEORGE  W^,  blacksmith,  h  15  Graigie. 

Chaddock  Suel,  retired  farmer,  h  46  Clay. 

Chafer  Fred,  emp.  in  salt  works,  h  92  Myrtle. 

CHAMPIOiST  JOHN  N.,  prop,  livery  and  sale  stables,  3  North. 

CHAPMAN  WILLARD  M.,  real  e.state  agent,  41  W.  Main,  h  21  Summit. 

Church  William  I.,  painter,  h  23  Myrtle. 

Cissan  Charles  H.,  r  72,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Eisia  Harris  80. 

CLARK  ALEXANDER,  (Stone  Church)  r  4,  fanner  160. 

Clark  Alvin,  retired  farmer,  h  4  Union. 

Clark  Frank,  (Frank  &  Mike  Clarkj  h  111  W.  Main. 

Clark  Frank  &  Mike,  dealers  in  dry  goods  and  notions,  Lampson  House  block. 

Clark  Margaret,  widow  of  Henry  T.,  h  65  Wolcott. 

Clark  Martin  li.,  r  66,  farmer  70. 

Clark  Mike,  (Frank  &  Mike  Clark)  h  111  W.  Main. 

Clark  Perry,  gardener,  leases  of  F.  C.  Bissell  15,  h  W.  Mam. 

Clark  Samuel  C,  manuf.  of  lumber  and  farmer,  h  69  Wolcott. 

Clark  Walter  H.,  molder,  h  65  Wolcott. 

Clasly  Hannah  Mrs.,  h  46  North. 

Clemens  Robert,  retired,  h  19  Myrtle. 

CLEVELAND  J.  FRED.,  physician  and  surgeon,  21  Main,  h  do. 

Clifford  Andrew,  laborer,  h  106  Gilbert. 

Clubine  Genevieve,  teacher  Ingham  University. 

Cochran  Elliott  P.,  (S.  M.  Cochran  &  Son)  bds.  Lamp.son  House. 

Cochran  S.  M.  &;  Son,  (Elliott  P.)  props.  Lami)son  House. 

Cochran  Sarah  M.,  widow  of  Joseph,  (S.  M.  Cochran  &  Son). 

Goe  Albert,  r  48,  farmer  150. 

Coe  Ransom,  retired  farmer,  h  37  E.  Main. 

Coffey  Eben,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  Dennis  D.  Barker,  of  Brooklyn,  60. 

Cole  Elias,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer. 

Cole  Frank  W.,  (H.  Cole  &  Son)  h  7  North. 

Cole  H.  &  Son,  (Frank  W.)  dealers  in  boots,  shoes,  etc.,  23  W.  Main. 

Cole  Harman,  (H.  Cole  &  Son)  h  7  North. 

Cole  William  W.,  miller,  h  15  North. 

Coleman  John,  r  40,  veterinary  surgeon  and  farmer. 

Coleman  Julia  &  Harriet,  75  South. 

Coleman  Libbie,  dressmaker,  bds.  10  Lake. 

Coleman  Mary,  dressmaker,  bds.  10  Lake. 

Coleman  Peter  J.,  r  17,  farmer,  leases  of  Edgar  Crocker  75. 

Coleman  Thomas  H.,  off  )■  22,  farmer  23. 

Coleman  Timothy,  r  23,  farmer  5. 

Collins  Albert  H.,  r  18,  farmer  95. 

COLLINS  JAMES  A.,  h  41  Church. 

COMSTOCK  ASAHEL  0.,  retired,  h  9  E.  Main. 

Gomstock  Frank  M.,  teacher,  h  19  Wolcott. 

COMSTOCK  SAMUEL  F.,  ins.  and  real  estate  aijent,  7  Main,  h  Clay. 

CONLIN  MATTHEW,  r  14,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  130. 

Conlin  Michael,  r  14   farmer,  leases  of  the  Angus  McPherson  estate  120. 


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Conlin  William,  r  14,  farmer  with  his  father,  Matthew. 

Conlon  Patrick,  r  50,  farmer  19. 

Conner  John,  laborer,  h  6  Bacon. 

Connor  Catharine,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  87  Myrtle. 

Connor  James  A.,  carpenter,  h  33  South. 

Convery  John  H.,  h  24  Summit. 

Con  very  Mary,  widow  of  Francis,  h  24  Summit. 

Cook  Henry,  laborer,  h  55  Myrtle. 

Cook  John  H.,  printer,  h  55  Myrtle.  ' 

Cook  John  L.,  fanner  in  Pavilion  50,  h  54  Lake. 

Coon  John,  r  19,  farmer,  leases  of  0.  C.  Thwing  130. 

Coop  Sarah  Mrs.,  r  48,  resident. 

Cooper  John  W.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  fanner  50. 

Cooper  Neil,  r  50,  teamster. 

Copeland  George  I.,  laborer,  h  49  Wolcott. 

Cora  Anthony,  r  50,  farmer. 

Corolan  John,  r  50,  laborer  and  farmer  2. 

Corcoran  James,  r  38,  farmer  10. 

Cory  Joseph,  r  50,  farmer  21. 

Costolo  Bridget  Mrs.,  r  23,  farm  3. 

Cottage  Hotel,  James  Prendergast.  prop.,  56  Lake. 

Cowan  Hugh  0.,  tailor,  39  Main,  h  34  Clay. 

Coyle  Hugh,  laborer,  h  10  Maple  ave. 

Crittenden  Sheltem,  r  27,  farmer  2. 

Crocker  Henry,  agent  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Tea  Co.,  h  34  Church. 

Crocker  Lucy  Mrs.,  h  16  Park  Place. 

Crocker  Phebe  A.,  widow  of  James,  h  47  E.  Main. 

Crofoot  Frank  M.,  r  54,  farmer  with  his  father,  Gideon  D. 

Crofoot  Gideon  D.,  r  54,  breeder  of  Hambletonian  horses  and  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  210. 

Crofoot  William  R.,  att'y  at  law,  over  21  W.  Main,  bds.  Lampson  House. 

Crow  John,  bds.  Wiss  House. 

Cullen  James,  laborer,  h  18  Gilbert. 

CuUen  Mary  Mrs.,  h  22  North. 

Cunningham  Sarah  Miss,  seamstress,  h  14  Gilbert. 

Curren  Ann  Mrs.,  h  16  Bank. 

Currey  William,  r  27,  farmer  18, 

CURTIS  DAVID  E.,  r  23,  farmer  80. 

Curtis  William  E.,  r  23,  farmer. 
Curtiss  Charles  E.,  clerk,  h  11   Craigie. 

Curtiss  Horace  P.,  laborer,  h  15  Summit. 

Curtiss  John  B.,  laborer,  h  41  South. 

Curtiss  Solomon,  h  11  Craigie. 

Curtiss  Stephen  F..  retired,  h  4  Craigie. 

CUSHING  PIERRE,  rector  St.  Mark's  Episcopal  Church,  h  30  Church.. 

Cutler  James  E  ,  retired,  h  98  W.  Main. 

Cutler  Miriam  S.  Miss,  h  98  W.  Main. 

Dagg  Charles  H.,  butcher,  h  16  Bank. 

Dailey  Jennie,  (Mary  A.  &  Jennie  Dailey)  h  88  W.  Main. 

Dailey  Mary  A.,  (Mary  A.  &  Jennie  Dailey)  h  88  W.  Main. 

Dailey  Mary  A.  &  Jennie,  dressmakers,  88  W.  Main. 

Dailey  Thomas,  laborer,  h  46  North. 

Daniels  Hannah  L.,  h  12  Park  Place. 

Darby  Mary  A.  Mrs.,  h  54  North. 

Darrow  Frank,  cooper,  h  W.  Main. 

Darrow  Jacob  W.,  farmer,  leases  of  M.  G.  Bisaell  220,  h  W.  Main. 

Darrow  Nancy,  widow  of  William,  h  W.  Main. 

Dauman  Jennie  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University,  bds.  do. 

Davis  Calvin  C,  r  56,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  85. 

DAVIS  IRA  C,  r  48,  farmer  28. 


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Davis  Jonathan  F.,  clerk,  h  Lake. 

Davis  Mary  Ann  Mrs.,  r  27,  resident. 

Davis  Monroe,  r  27,  fruit  grovper  and  farmer  35. 

Davy  Charles,  laborer,  h  43  Summit. 

Davy  James  H.,  (S.  Byron)  r  2,  farmer  87. 

DECKER  MORRIS  C,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  liquors  and  cigars,  37  Main,  h  3 

Myrtle. 
Dechnn  Frederick  H.,  engineer  at  malt  houses,  h  80  Lake. 
Delavan  Henry  William,  cartman,  h  rear  3  Lake. 
Dennis  William,  laborer,  h  23  Exchange. 
De  Shon  Henry  Gr.,  retn-ed,  bds.  Lampson  House. 
Despard  John,  shoemaker,  77  E.  Main,  h  do. 
DIBBLE  CHRISTOPHER  N.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer  91. 
Dickens  George  B.,  r  66,  carpenter  and  farmer  6. 
Dickinson  Champion,  brushmaker,  h  21  Union. 
Dielschent  Charles,  (Bergen)  r  3,  farmer. 
Dillon  Edward,  laborer,  bds.  87  Gilbert. 
Dillon  John,  Sr.,  retired,  h  87  Gilbert. 
Dillon  John,  Jr.,  carpenter  and  machinist,  h  91  Gilbert. 
Dillon  Richard,  stonecutter,  h  22  North. 
Dillon  William,  retired  farmer,  h  8  Maple  Place. 
Disbrow  George,  team.ster,  h  3  Lake. 
Diskin  Patrick,  laborer,  h  18  Mar'le  ave. 
Dix  Isabella  Mrs.,  (Stone  Church)  r  16,  farmer  10. 
DIX  JULIA  A.,  widow  of  Samuel  L.,  h  18  Myrtle. 
Dix  M.  A.  Mrs.,  h  14  Myrtle. 
Doble  Charles  P.,  horse  trainer,  h  61  E.  Main. 
Dodge  Horace,  dealer  in  hardware,  12  W.  Main,  h  40  Church. 
Dolan  William,  laborer,  h  17  Mill. 
Donald  John,  (Stone  Church)  r  8,  farmer  24. 
Donnan  William  C,  asst.  cashier  Bank  of  Le  Roy,  h  29  Main. 
Donohue  Michael,  oft'  r  36,  farmer  10. 
Dorey  Lawrence,  laborer,  h  22  Gilbert. 
Dorn  George,  r  72,  farmer  24. 

Dornbrock  Carl,  r  68,  farmer,  leases  of  Frank  Lawrence  150. 
Dossenbach  Herman,  teacher  of  violin  Ingham  University. 
Doty  S.  Bryan,  r  23,  mason. 
Douglas  Margaret  C.  Mrs.,  r  30,  farmer  100. 
DOUGLAS  SANFORD  C,  r  30,  farmer  with  Margaret  C.  100. 
Dowdle  Kate  Mrs.,  h  5  Pleasant. 
Dowdle  William,  butcher,  h  5  Pleasant. 
Dowdle  William  J.,  butcher.  Bank,  h  Myrtle. 
Dowling  James,  r22,  farmer  22. 
Dowling  John  J.,  laborer,  h  91  North. 
Dowling  Michael,  r  46,  laborer. 

Drengeman  August,  agent  Bartholomay  Brewing  Co.,  of  Rochester,  h  55  Church. 
Drury  Albert  K.,  photographer,  bds.  Lampson  House. 
Duncan  Richard,  emp.  on  railroad,  h  62  Lake. 
Dunn  Amelia  J.,  widow  of  John,  h  3  St.  Mark. 
Dutton  George  W.,  r  53,  farmer  55,  and  in  Pavilion  45. 
EAGLE  HOTEL,  W.  C.  Reed,  prop.,  11  Main. 
Eaton  Morris  B.,  druggist,  38  W.  Main,  h  63  Myrtle. 
Eberhardt  Frederic,  tailor,  h  Pleasant. 

Eddy  Matilda  I.,  widow  of  Joseph  R.,  h  and  3  acres  74  North. 
Eddv  Fidellio,  shoemaker,  bds.  Union.  , 

EDSON  CHARLES  E.,  gardener  and  farmer  30,  h  80  Wolcott. 
Edson  Frank  C,  carpenter,  breeder  of  Brown  Leghorn  and  Plymouth  Rock  fowls,  h 

80  Wolcott. 
Edson  Galen  K.,  ratired  physician,  farm  60,  h  74  Wolcott. 


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Ellingham  Freeman,  (S.  Byron)  r  2,  farmer  100. 
Elliott  Andrew,  retired,  h  9  Bacon. 
Elliott  Catharine,  milliner,  h.9  Bocon. 

Ellison  John,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  34,  farmer  with  his  father,  Robert. 
Ellison  Robert,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  34,  farmer,  leases  of  the  R.  Brown  estate  400. 
Elmore  Emory,  com.  traveler,  h  14  Park  Place. 

Elmore  Georo-e  C,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  11  W.  Main,  h  14  Park  Place. 
ELMORE  WILLIAM,  foreman  N.  Y.  C.  &H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  71  Lake. 
Elston  Isaac,  retired  farmer,  h  38  Church. 
Elston  William,  retired  farmer,  h  38  Church. 
Ely  Enoch,  Jr.,  r  51,  farmer  9. 
Etter  Christover,  r  47,  farmer. 
Evans  Henry,  r  00,  farmer  42. 

Evans  Henry,  Jr.,  r  60,  farmer,  leases  of  Charles  Simons  20. 
Evans  William  H.,  r  60,  farmer  with  his  father,  Henry. 
Ewell  Emerson,  retired  farmer,  h  3  South. 
EYRES  JOHN,  supt.  Kidd  salt  works,  h  1  Myrtle. 
Falkner  Harry  H.,  ins.  and  real  estate  agent,  h  81  W.  Main. 
Farnham  Margaret  J.  Mrs.,  owns  3  farms,  h  10  Clay. 
Farnham  Nathaniel,  (Stone  Church)  r  IG,  farmer  100. 
FARNSWORTH  HARRIET  J.  Mrs.,  h  17  Summit. 
Faughey  Owen,  laborer,  h  40  Gilbert. 

Faunce  George  E.,  prop,  livery,  sale,  and  boarding  stable.  Clay. 
FAUNCE  WILLIAM  W.,  prop,  livery,  sale,  and  boarding  stable,  Bank,  h  6  Clay. 
Fay  John,  prop,  livery  stable,  h  22  Bacon. 
Fay  Matthew,  laborer,  h  7  Maple  Place. 
Fitzgerald  Mary  Mrs.,  r  23,  resident. 
Flanigan  John,  engineer  in  planing-mill,  li  105  Myrtle. 
Flanigan  Owen,  laborer,  h  63  South. 
Foley  Michael,  laborer,  h  89  North. 
Fonda  Catharine,  widow  of  Adam,  h  75  Wolcott. 
Fonda  Charles,  laborer,  h  75  Wolcott. 
Fonda  Frank,  laborer,  h  87  ^-'outh. 
Fonda  Nellie  M.  Mrs.,  h  28  Myrtle. 
Fondy  Adam,  laborer,  h  43  Gilbert. 
Foote  Ely,  r  49,  farmer  56. 
Forbes  Orson  C,  farmer,  h  12  Bacon. 
Ford  Catharme  T.  Mrs.,  h  16  Bacon. 
Ford  George  W.,  patent  att'y  at  Batavia,  h  Church. 
Ford  Thomas,  laborer,  h  15  Pleasant. 
Ford  Thomas,  laborer,  h  5  Gilbert. 
Fordam  Adelaide  Miss,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  resident. 
Fordam  Rachel,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  widow  of  Milton. 
Fordham  Caroline,  widow  of  Francis,  h  112  Lake. 
Fordham  Gideon,  mechanic,  h  38  Lake. 
Foreman  J.  M.,  retired  merchant,  h  84  W.  Main. 
Fox  Michael,  blacksmith,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Fox  Michael  J.,  blacksmith,  bds.  Wiss  House. 
FRANKLIN  HOUSE,  Hubart  Ponce,  prop.,  40  W.  Main. 
Freeman  Caroline  M.  Mrs.,  h  18  E.  Main. 
Freeman  Michael,  blacksmith,  h  18  Union. 

FREISTCH  JEROME,  manuf.  of  and  dealer  in  brooms,  farmer  51,  h  6  Union. 
Frigheit  Caroline,  r  39,  resident. 

Frigheit  Keeshan,  r  39,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Ostow,  of  Buffalo,  5. 
Frigheit  Louis,  quarryman  1-J  acres,  h  North. 
Frost  Edward,  h  44  North. 
Frost  Susan,  widow  of  William,  h  North. 
FULLER  BENJAMIN  A.,  physician  and  surgeon,  h  3  Main. 
Gage  Wesson,  r  56,  farmer,  leases  of  R.  L.  Hutchinson,  of  Pavilion,  110. 
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Gall  Henry,  (S.  Byron)  r  2,  farmer  107. 

Galiaghar  Owen,  emp.  on  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R.,  h  rear  1  Lake. 

Gallagher  Kate,  h  8  North. 

Gallagher  Patrick,  laborer,  h  15  Maple  ave. 

Gallagher  Peter  H.,  broommaker,  h  24   Lake. 

Gallagher  Thomas,  broommaker,  h  10  E.\:change. 

Gardner  James,  laborer.  South  ave. 

Garvey  Jacob,  r  42,  farmer  13. 

Garvin  Nancy  Mrs.,  h  5  North. 

Gavin  James,  cartman,  h  24  North. 

Gavin  Patrick  E.,  foreman  railway  construction,  h  9  St.  Mark. 

Gayton  James,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  35  Gilbert. 

Gayton  John  R.,  r  40,  farmer   135. 

Geddes  John,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r32,  farmer. 

Geer  Oscar  F.,  clerk,  h  7\)  Mvrtle. 

GENESEE    COURIER,   George  M.   Howe,   editor  and   prop.,  weekly,  29  and  31 

Main. 
Genesee  House,  W.  S.  Howard,  prop.,  GO  Lake. 
Genesee  Steam  Laundry,  Edward  A.  Robbins,  prop.,  4  W.  Main. 
Gibbons  R.  John,  blacksmith,  h  30  Myrtle. 
Gibson  John,  r  67,  farmer  12. 
Gibson  William,  r  G7,  farmer  11. 

Gilbert  Harriet  B.  D.,  widow  of  William,  h  7  Summit. 
Gilbert  Sephrine  D.,  justice  of  the  peace  and  village  clerk,  27  W.  Main,  bds.  7  Church. 

Giles  John,  cooper,  h  89  Myrtle. 

Giles  Peter  M.,  cooper,  bd.s.  89  Myrtle. 

GILLETT  JAMES  B.,  (James  B.  Gillett  &  Co.)  h  29  E.  Main. 

GILLETT  JAMES  B  &  CO.,  dealers  in  hardware,  54  Main. 

Gillett  S.  Frank,  r  21,  farmer   150. 

GILLETT  SAMUEL,  r  40,  farmer  GO. 

Gillett  Watson  C,  niolder  and  a[)iarist,  h  W.  Main. 

Gilmore  George,  salesman,  h  14  Clay. 

GILMORE  WILLIAM  H.,  mechanic,  h  8  St.  Mark. 

Glass  Frank  C,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  10  Gilbert. 

Glass  Reuben,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  13  North. 

GLEASON  PATRICK,  dealer  in  produce  and  coal,  78  W.  Main,  h  39  Gilbert. 

Gleason  Thomas,  laborer  and  farmer  7,  h  100  Gilbert. 

Gleed  Caroline,  r  42,  resident. 

Gleed  True,  r  42,  farmer  3. 

GOODlNG  MATTHEW  S.,  dentist,  over  45  W.  Main,  bds.  Lampson  House. 

GRAHAM  WILLIAM  H..  veterinary  surgeon,  9  South,  h  97  W.  Main. 

Granger  Ann  F.  Mrs.,  h  8G  Myrtle. 

Granger  Charles,  laborer,  h  9  South. 

Graves  Clemintena  Mrs.,  h  N.  Lake. 

Graves  Edward  J.,  (Steuber  &  Graves)  h  26  Myrtle. 

Graves  Sarah  W.  Mrs.,  h  26  Myrtle. 

Greehem  Fred,  printer,  h  51   Myrtle. 

Greehem  Richard,  h  51  Myrtle. 

Greehem  Thomas  D.,  tinner,  h  51  Myrtle. 

Green  Peter,  (Stone  Church)  r  16,  farmer  70. 

Greenham  Thomas,  porter,  emp.  E.  Bannister,  bds.  14  Bank. 

Greig  James  M.,  (Greig  &;  Olson)  h  E.  Main. 

Greig  &  Olson,  (James  M.  G.  and  George  S.  0.)  dealers  in  dry  goods,  carpets,  and  mil- 
linery, 26  Main. 

Griswold  Frank,  r  16,  carpenter. 

Griswold  William,  r  2,  farmer  100. 

Grogan  Thomas,  r  51,  farmer  4. 

Grover  David,  engineer,  h  116  W.  Main. 

GROWNEY  BERNARD,  r  27,  farmer  57. 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  131 


Oriimiaux  Augustin  L.,  barber,  h  North  cor.  St.  Mark. 

GHU.MIAUX    JOHN"  N.,  dealer  in  newspapers,   stationery,  and  tobacco,  34  Main, 

h  2 1  North. 
Orumiaux  Lewis,  retired,  h  21  North. 
Oushurst  Lazarus,  (Bergen)  r  9,  farmer  126. 
Gustin  Walter  G.,  (MiimCord,  Monroe  Co.)  r  11,  farmer  100. 
Hager  John  V.,  farmer  14G,  h  38  Clay. 
Halbert  Emma  C,  h  53  Myrtle. 
Halbert  Nancy  M.  Mrs.,  h  53  Myrtle. 
HALBERT  WILLIAM  R,  r  39,  farmer  133. 
Halsted  James  B.,  book-keeper,  h  Lake. 
Hamilton  John  D.,  school  teacher,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Hammond  Amanda  Mrs.,  h  33  Myrtle. 

Harcourt  Aiigustie  Mrs.,  teacher  Ingham  University,  bds.  do. 
Hardey  George,  laborer,  h  45  North. 

Harmon  Edwin  M.,  ins.  agent,  over  32  W.  Main,  h  Myrtle. 
Harris  Elijah,  r  72,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Elsie. 
HARRIS'ELSIE,  r  72,  widow  of  Seth,  farm  245. 
HARRIS  WILLIAM,  r  G8,  farmer  190. 
Harris  William  H.,  r  68,  farmer  100. 
HARSCH  ANDREW,  manuf.  of  and  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  cigars,  70  W. 

Main,  h  14  Pleasant. 
Hart  C.  W.,  widow  of  Chester,  h  11  South. 
Hart  Daniel  F.,  r54,  farmer 
Hart  Edward,  h  32  E.  Main. 
Hart  James,  r  56,  laborer  and  farmer  4. 
Hart  John,  r  11,  farmer  100. 
Harvey  Catharine  Mrs.,  h  Lake. 

HASCALL  HIRAM  W.,  att'y  at  law,  8  Main,  h  19  E.  Main. 
Haskell  C.  L.,  Universalist  clergyman,  h  N.  Lake. 
Haskins  Ida,  bds.  10  Lake. 

HAS  KINS  JOHN  H.,  r  57,  prop,  grist-mill,  8  cows,  farmer  65. 
Haskins  Mary  L.,  widow  of  George  W.,  h  24  E.  Main. 
Haskins  William,  painter,  h  91w  Myrtle. 
Hawkins  Edward,  blacksmith.  Mill,  h  22  Summit. 
Heal  William  H..  agent,  h  94  W.  Main. 

HEAMAN  THOMAS,  blacksmith,  horseshoeing  a  specialty,  Mill,  h  Wolcott. 
HBAMAISr  WILLIAM,  manuf.  and  repairer  of  boots  and  shoes,  15  Main,  h  E.  Main. 
Heddon  Leonard,  r  53,  farmer  10. 

Heddon  Lewis  P.,  in.s.  agent,  27  W.  Main,  h  45  Myrtle. 
HEDDO^r  THOMAS  P.,  att'y  at  law,  over  27  W.  Main,  h  35  Myrtle. 
Heimlech  John,  r  48,  teamster. 
Heller  Charles,  laborer,  h  55  Church. 
Heman  William,  shoemaker,  h  52  E.  Main. 
Hewitt  James,  carpenter,  h  51  South. 
Hibbard  Delbert  C,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  31,  farmer. 
Hibbard  Lewis  B.,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  31,  farmer  200. 
Higgans  Henry  L.,  painter,  h  77  Wolcott. 
Higgans  Thomas,  r  48,  qnarryman  and  farmer  16. 
Hifa^iid  Edward,  h  40  North. 
Hill  Eliza  Mrs.,  r  32,  resident. 
Hill  John,  r  32,  farmer  16. 
Hill  Orphana,  widow  of  William,  h  19  South. 
Hill  William,  r  32,  farmer. 
Himmelman  Ernest,  baker,  h  44  Wolcott. 
Himmelman  John  H.,  retired,  h  44  Wolcott. 
HoCFman  Frank  A.,  barber,  h  14  Bank. 

Hoffman  Martin,  jeweler,  watchmaker,  and  repairer,  94  Lake,  h  do. 
Hoffman  Ransom,  r  25,  gardener. 


132  TOWN   OF   LE  ROY. 


HofTmann  Wesley,  farmer,  h  19  Exchange. 

HOGAN  CHARLES,  section  forman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  75  Myrtle. 

Hogan  Margaret,  milliner  and  dressmaker,  49  W.  Main. 

Holbrook  Louisa  Mrs.,  r  7,  farmer  40. 

Holdridge  Gersliom  C,  retired  farmer,  h  13  Summit. 

Holdridge  Lincoln,  carpenter,  bds.  13  Summit. 

Holland  Catharine,  widow  of  John,  h  43  North. 

Holland  Richard,  r  46,  laborer  and  farmer  6. 

Hollister  Milo,  produce  dealer,  h  47  Lake. 

Holmes  Fred  H.,  with  his  father,  George  H. 

HOLMES  GEORGE  H.,  r  48,  stone  and  hme  contractor,  farmer  36. 

Holmes  Harriet  N.,  widow  of  John  T.,  h  North. 

Holmes  Henry,  laborer,  h  11  Pleasant. 

Holmes  Parley  M.,  r  48,  with  his  father,  George  H. 

Homes  Sylvester  P.,  r  44,  farmer,  leases  of  J,  F.  Hasted  97. 

Hookers  Percy,  book-keeper,  h  1  W.  Main. 

Horiigan  James,  r  23,  farmer. 

Hoskins  Sarah  Miss.,  h  12  Park  Place. 

Housten  Walter,  laborer,  h  18  Erie. 

Houston  Frank,  engineer,  h  42  Gilbert. 

HOUSTON"  FRANK  H.,  (Lawson  &  Houston)  overseer  Le  Roy  salt  works,  h  Gilbert. 

Houston  Henry,  farmer,  h  16  Summit; 

Howard  Anna  A.,  dressmaker,  h  82  Lake. 

Howard  Hannah,  widow  of  George,  h  82  Lake. 

Howard  Samuel  T.,  (Howard  &  Lampson)  h  69  Myrtle. 

Howard  Walter  S.,  prop.  Genesee  House,  60  Lake. 

Howard  &  Lampson,  (S.  T.  II.  and  William  L.)  dealers  in  hardware,  10  Main. 

HOVVE  GEORGE  M.,  editor  and  prop.  Genesee  Courier,  29  and  31  Main,  h  31  North. 

Howe  Orton  W.,  invalid,  h  33  Church. 

Howell  Elizabeth  A.  Mrs.,  r  48,  resident. 

HOWELL  LIVINGSTON  D.,  r  48,  prop,  blast  furnace,  quarrier  and  shipper  of  lime 
rock  for  Elmira,  farmer  200. 

Hoy  James  L.,  laborer,  h  23  South. 

Ploy  John,  laborer,  h  23  South. 

Hoyt  Frank  G.,  laborer,  h  9  Maple  ave. 

Hoyt  George  R.,  clerk,  h  9  Maple  ave. 

HUBBELL  HULDAH,  widow  of  James,  h  17  North. 

Hnbbs  Darwin,  farmer,  h  19  Gilbert. 

Huftelen  Elijah,  r  25,  grower  of  lilies,  6  acres. 

Plughes  John,  h  rear  Maple  Place. 

Humelbauffh  William  E.,  h  9  North. 

Husted  Charles  F.,  r  44,  book-keeper. 

Husted  Frank  S.,  r  44,  civil  engineer. 

Husted  J.  Fletcher,  r  44,  farmer  87. 

Huyck  William,  farmer  150,  h  72  Lake. 

Huyck  William  F.,  law  student,  bds.  72  Lake. 

Ingham  University,  Chailes  F.  Prentice,  sec'y;  Butler  Ward,  treas.;  Miss  R.  N.  Web- 
ster, prin..  Main  cor.  Wolcott. 

Innis  Edith  M.  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University. 

Innis  Sarah  A.,  matron  Ingham  University 

Ives  Mary  A.,  h  8  Clay. 

JAMES  EZRA  S.,  r  44,  10  cows,  farmer  130. 

Jenks  Christine  Mrs.,  r  48,  resident. 

Jenks  Jacob,  r  48,  farmer  175. 

Jenks  John,  r  48,  farmer. 

Jennett  John,  r  52,  farmer. 

Jerry  Frank,  r  33,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  H.  Falkner  250. 

Johnson  Isaac,  r  48,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  Loucks  200. 

Johnson  James  L.,  r  60,  farmer  130. 


TOWN   OF   LE   ROY.  1 33 


JOHNSON  JOHN,  (Stone  Church)  r  8,  farmer  25G. 

Johnson  Robert,  farmer,  leases  of  R.  Mc Arthur,  of  Mumford,  Monroe  Co.,  147. 

Jolinson  William,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  11,  farmer,  leases  of  Greorj2;e  P  Davis  1G5. 

Johnson   William,  Jr.,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  11,  farmer  with  his  father,  William. 

JONES  ALBERT  W.,  novelty  seed  grower,  h  102  Lake. 

Jones  Charles,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer. 

Jones  Cylup,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Parmaley  45. 

Jones  William  S.,  farmer,  h  102  Lake. 

Kanaley  Thomas,  laborer,  h  100  Myrtle. 

Kane  Peter,  laborer,  h  38  North. 

Kane  Thomas,  baggageman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  64  Lake. 

Kaneen  Daniel,  clerk  Lampson  House,  bds.  do. 

Karslake  James,  book-keeper  and  produce  dealer,  h  92  W.  Main. 

Karslake  William  J.,  student,  h  92  W.  Main. 

Kavanaugh  A.  J.,  (Kavanaugh  &  O'Mealia). 

Kavanaugh  Part,  teamster,  h  15  Gilbert. 

Kavanaugh  Thomas  J.,  stone  cutter,  h  43  North. 

Kavanaugh   &  O'Mealia,  (A.  J.  K.  and  A.  J.  O'M)  dealers  in  liquor  and  tobacco,  14 

Main. 
Kavenaugh  Patrick,  (Stone  Church)  r  5,  farmer  50. 
Keenan  Elizabeth  Miss,  h  46  Wolcott.  , 

Keenan  Henry,  laborer,  h  Mill. 
Keenan  John,  laborer,  h  55  South. 
Keenan  John,  r  57,  farmer  14. 
Keeney  Allen,  r  44,  farmer  700. 
Keeney  Allen,  Jr.,  r  44.  farmer  10. 

KEENEY  CALVIN   N.,  (N.  B.  Keeney  &  Son)  h  W.  Main. 
Keeney  N.  B.  &  Son,  (Calvin  N.)  produce  dealers.  Lake. 
Keeney  Nicholas  B.,  (N.  B.  Keeney  &  Son)  h  40  Lake. 
KELLOaC-  FRANCES  A.,  widow  of  Richard,  h  8  Craigie. 
Kellogg  Hannah  M.,  Avidow  oE  Julius  C,  h  3  Gilbert. 
Kellogg  Mariette,  widow  of  Seth,  h  15  St.  Mark. 
Kellogg  Minnie,  music  teacher,  bds.  15  St.  Mark. 
Kelly  James,  mason,  h  29  South. 
Kelly  James,  Jr.,  clerk,  h  31  South. 
Kelly  John,  r  36,  farmer. 

KELLY  JOHN  M.,  supt.  Machpelah  Cemetery,  h  87  North. 
Kelsey  George  W.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer. 
Kelsey  James,  r  53,  farmer  105. 
Kelsey  Lewis,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer  180. 

Kelsue  George  VY.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Lewis,  150. 
Kelty  James,  r54,  laborer  and  farmer  13. 
Kelty  John  J,  butcher,  h  12  Exchange. 
Kelty  Martin,  maltster,  h  12  Exchange.  » 

Kemp  Ada  J.,  widow  of  Lewis,  h  41  Clay. 
Kemp  Frank,  h  5  Pleasant. 
Kemp  Margaret  Mrs.,  h  5  Pleasant. 
Kendall  Elmina  H.  Mrs.,  h  16  North. 
Kendall  Oorator,  laborer,  h  16  North. 
Kenney  Fred  G.,  book-keeper,  bds.  32  Myrtle. 
Kenny  George,  carpenter,  h  30  Myrtle. 
Kenny  James  H.,  cashier  Lathrops  Bank,  h  32  Myrtle. 
Kerney  John,  r  36,  farmer. 
Kilburn  John,  r  61,  farmer. 

King  Abner  W.,  supt.  Dreamland  stock  farm,  h  E.  Main. 
King  Frank  M.,  drayman,  h  14  Bacon. 

KENG  MELYIN  N.,  deputy  sheriDf  and  constable,  h  70  Myrtle. 
Ki'nne  Frank,  painter,  h  44  South. 
Kinne  George,  carpenter,  h  44  South. 


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TOWN   OF   LE  ROY. 


Kinne  Jacob  carpenter,  h  46  South. 
Kinne  Nelson,  carpenter,  h  44  South. 
Kinney  James,  r  54,  farmer. 
Kinney  Jerome  B.,  r  44,  farmer  20. 
Kinney  Luther  Mrs.,  h  19  St.  Mark. 
Kinney  Rebecca  Mrs.,  h  21  Clay. 

KIRKHAM  ORVILLE  C,  Baptist  clergyman,  h  12  Church. 
Kirkham  Walter  A.,  chemist,  bds.  12  Church. 
Knowles  Jennie,  widow  of  Benjamin,  h  53  South. 
Koehler  Michael,  r  54,  farmer  33. 

Koehler  William,  r  54,  farmer  with  his  father,  Michael. 
Kroner  Augusta,  taUoress,  h31   Mill. 
Kroner  Barbara  P.,  widow  o£  Michael,  h31  Mill. 
Kroner  George  M.,  mechanic,  h  Lincohi  ave. 
Kufman  John,  laborer,  h  Munson. 
Kurtz  Jacob,  maltster,  h  16  Maple  ave. 

Ladd  Miles  A.,  wagon  and  carriage  manuf.,  h  112  W.  Main. 
Lambert  Augustus,  stone  cutter,  li  65  South. 
Lampson  House,  S.  M.  Cochran  &  Son,  prop.<5. 
Lampson  Miles  P.,  Jr.,  vice-pres.  Bank  of  Le  Roy,  h  W.  Main. 
Lampson  William,  (Howard  &  Lampson)  pres.  Bank  of  LeRoy,  h  85  W.  Main. 
Lane  Lucinda  G.,  widow  of  Peter,  h  58  Gilbert. 
Lane  Samantha  A.,  h  58  Gilbert. 
Lapp  Charles,  laborer,  h  65  Church. 
Lapp  Joseph,  carpenter,  h  65  Church. 
Lapp  William,  carpenter,  h  65  Church. 

Larkin  Thomas  W.,  dealer  in  boots  and  shoes,  26  W.  Main,  h  10  St.  Mark. 
Lathrop's  Bank,  F.  C.  Lathrop,  pres.;  J.  H.  Kenny,  cashier,  5  Main. 
Lalhrop  Francis  C,  pres.  Lathrop's  Bank,  h  E.  Main. 
Lathrop  Ruth  W.  Miss,  h  18  North. 
Latour  Pascal  V.,  barber,  24  ^lain,  h  do. 
Lawrence  Abbie  Mrs.,  h  South  ave. 
Lawrence  Addison  W.,  r  53,  auctioneer  and  farmer  44. 
Lawrence  Alida  J.,  r  53,  widow  of  Jame.s,  farmer  150. 
Lawrence  Charles  R.,  r  08,  farmer  150. 
Lawrence  Rosman,  r  OS,  farmer  145. 
LAWSON  MAC,  (Law son  &  Houston)  h  9  Gilbert. 

LAWSON  &  HOUSTON,  (Mac  L.  and  Frank  H.  H.)  props,  livery,  boarding,  and  sale 
stables,  new  rigs,  hacks,  carriages,  and  careful  drivers  furnished  for  weddings 
and  funerals,  rear  37  Main. 
Le  Baron  Irving,  r  I'i,  farmer. 
Legg  Dwight,  laborer,  h  off  Maple  Place. 
Leliy  Cornelius,  confectioner,  2  Main,  h  60  Lake. 
Lehy  Jerry  P.,  produce  buyer,  h  49  Main. 
•  Lenk  Mades,  r  17,  farmer. 
Lenty  John,  engineer,  h  44  Gilbert. 
Lenty  Mary,  widow  of  Thomas,  h  44  Gilbert. 
Lenty  William,  quarryman,  h  44  Gilbert. 
Lepp  Henry  J.,  engineer  at  salt  works,  h  17  Maple  ave. 
Le  Roy  Academii;  Institute,  F.  M.  Comstock,  prin.,  E.  Main. 
Le  Roy  Gas  Co.,  D.  J.  Bissell,  pres.:  John  C.  Bissell,  supt.,  foot  of  Mill. 
LEROY  GAZETTE,  George  E.  Marcellus,  editor  and  prop.,  39,  41,  and  43  Main. 
Le  Roy  Salt  Co.,  C.  F.  Prentice,  pres.;  C.  N.  Keeney,  sec'y;  A.  E.  Miller,  treas.,  W.  of 

depot. 
LE  ROY  TniES  CO.,  F.  H.  Morgan,  manager,  publishers  Le  Boy  Times,  weekly, 

30  and  32  W.  Main. 
Lester  Adaline  A.,  artist,  h  49  Myrtle. 
Lester  Matilda  A.,  widow  of  William  H.,  h  49  Myrtle. 
Lewis  Fred  W.,  car  inspector,  h  8  Erie. 


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Lewis  Thomas,  gardener,  h  76  Myrtle. 

Lindley  Thomas,  r  58,  farmer. 

Lindsler  John,  laborer,  h  45  South. 

Lippman  Ernest,  r  54,  laborer  and  farmer  3. 

Lochriedg  George,  r  57,  miller  and  farmer. 

Lock  Henry,  retired  merchant  and  dealer  in  real  estate,  h  32  Lake. 

Logan  Patrick,  r  58,  cooper. 

Long  John,  r  27,  laborer. 

Loucks  F.  Bruce,  r  47,  farmer. 

LOUCKS  STEPHEN,  general  merchant,  farmer  340,  h  Lake. 

Loucks  Walter  F.,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  16  Main,  h  do. 

Lowe  George  F.,  r  50,  farmer  165. 

Lucas  Thomas  T.,  laborer,  h  2  Mill. 

Luscher  Augustus,  (Bergen)  r  9,  farmer  154. 

Lutton  Eliza,  r  58,  widow  of  Samuel. 

Lutton  Joseph,  laborer,  h  W.  Main. 

Luttrell  George  T.,  carpenter  and  cooper,  h  49  Gilbert. 

Luttrell  William  H.,  stone  cutter,  h  50  Myrtle. 

Lynch  Barney,  r  48,  farmer  6. 

Lynch  Morris,  h  Mill. 

Lynch  Philip,  r  48,  laborer  and  farmer  4. 

L3'nch  William,  r  27,  farmer,  leases  of  E.  Alby  40. 

Mfiher  John,  (Stone  Church)  r  — ,  farmer  64. 

Mahoney  William  G.,  barber,  Main,  h  Myrtle. 

Maier  Charles  A.,  stone  cutter,  h  26  North. 

Maish  Charlotte  Mrs.,  h  47  Clay. 

Maish  Theodore  S.,  photographer,  h  47  Clay. 

Mallock  Daniel,  r  40,  carpenter. 

Mallock  Edwin,  r  40,  carpenter. 

Mallock  Moses  P.,  r  40,  farmer  4. 

Malone  Patrick,  r  36,  farmer  20. 

MALONEY  JOHN,  dealer  in  groceries  and  provisions,  25  W.  Main,  h  90  do. 

Maloy  Michael  S.,  farmer  and  teamster,  h  North. 

Maloy  Patrick,  miller,  h  3'i  Norih. 

Maloy  Patrick,  laborer  and  farmer  20,  h  North. 

Manwaring  Emra  H.  Miss,  h  82  Gilbert. 

MARCELLUS  GEORGE  E.,  editor  and  prop,  of  Le  Roy  Gazette,  39,  41,  and  43  Main, 

h  0  Craigie. 
March   James  L.,  shipping  clerk  and  yard  foreman  for  W.  D.  Matthews  &  Co.,  h  100 

Lake. 
March  John  D.,  musician  and  music  teacher,  h  30  E.  Main. 
Marion  EdwRrd  P.,  (Stone  Church)  r  8,  farmer. 
MARION  PATRICK,  (Stone  Church)  r  8,  farmer  116. 
Marsh  Edward,  r  25,  farmer  70. 
Marshall  Albert,  laborer,  h  23  Union. 
Martin  Edward  H.,  news  agent,  etc..  h  16  Clay. 
Martin  James,  shoemaker,  h  65  E..  Main. 
Martin  W.  L.,  retired  farmer  182,  h  3  St.  Mark. 
Martin  William  H..  r  51,  farmer  with  W.  L.  182. 
Marvin  Lydia  Mrs.,  h  26  Gilbert. 

Mason  Isaac  G.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  118  W.  Main. 
Maston  William,  laborer,  h  11  Maple  ave. 
Matice  Abraham,  r  48,  farmer. 

Matthews ,  widow  of  W.  D.,  h  Main. 

Matthews  Fi'ank,  laborer,  h  6  Pleasant. 

Matthews  John,  mason,  h  6  Pleasant. 

Matthews  John,  Jr.,  laborer,  h  6  Pleasant. 

MATTHEWS  W.  I).  &  CO.,  E.  Rogerson,  manager,  maltsters  and  dealers  in  Canada 

barley,  Church. 


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Mattice  William  E.,  r  47,  farmer. 

Maud  Joseph,  mason,  h  4  Pleasant. 

Mavis  William,  shoemaker,  bds.  Church. 

McBride  James  A.,  prop,  livery  stable,  h  30  Myrtle. 

McBride  Stephen,  laborer,  h  GO  North. 

McBurney  John,  (Stone  Church)  r  8,  farmer  G. 

McCann   David,  r  3G,  farmer  40. 

McCarg  John  H.,  (S.  Byron)  r  2,  farmer. 

McCarg  John  C,  (S.  Byron)  farmer  50. 

McCarrick  Patrick,  carpenter,  h  50  Church. 

McCauley  Anaslasia.  dressmaker,  bds.  33  North. 

McCauley  Augusta,  dressmaker,  bds.  33  North. 

McCauley  C.  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University,  bds.  do. 

McCauley  John,  i'  5G,  section  boss  and  farmer  4. 

McCauley  Patrick,  laborer,  h  S3  North. 

McCauley  Thomas,  r  5G,  laborer  and  farmer  10. 

McConnon  John,  r  51,  farmer. 

McCormick  Henry,  r  22,  farmer  10. 

McCormick  James,  r  22,  farmer  3. 

McCuley  James,  stone  cutter,  h  North. 

McDermott  Bridget,  widow  oE  Owen,  h  G8  E.  Main. 

McDonald  Angus,  olT  r  48,  farmer. 

McDonald  James,  r  32,  farmer  13. 

McDonald  Patrick,  carpenter,  h  North. 

McDowell  David,  carpenter,  h  16  Union. 

Mcl'Jntee  Eugene,  r  23,  farmer. 

McEntee  Owen,  r  23,  farmer  7. 

McEwen  Daniel,  r  GO,  farmer  150. 

McEwen  Duncan  D.,  r  GO,  farmer  with  his  father,  Daniel. 

McEwen  George  S.,  shoemaker,  h  14  Craigie. 

McEwen  James,  r  50,  fanner  with  his  father,  Thomas. 

McEwen  James  D.,  r  GO,  farmer  with  his  father,  Daniel. 

McEwen  Joim  W.,  r  52,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Margaret  J. 

McEWEN  MARGAPtET  J.,  r  52,  widow  of  Archibald,  farmer  135. 

McEwen  Thomas,  r  50,  farmer  100, 

McFarland  John,  r  5G,  laborer  and  farmer  17. 

McGrady  James,  carriagemaker,  h  41  Gilbert. 

Mcintosh  John,  r  GO,  artist. 

McKanna  James,  stone  cutter,  h  34  North. 

McKeary  John,  laborer,  h  17  Pleasant. 

McKeary  Thomas,  mason,  h  35  South. 

McKechii.e  John,  cooper,  h  Mill. 

McKenzie  James,  retired,  h  23  Bank. 

McKeon  Alexander,  r  51,  farmer  with  his  father,  George,  Sr. 

McICeon  Ann  Mrs.,  off  r  37,  farmer  10. 

McKeon  George,  Sr.,  r  51,  farmer  40. 

McKeon  George,  Jr.,  r  51,  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 

McKeon  Thomas,  r  5G,  farmer,  leases  oE  John  Kinny,  of  Geneseo,  110. 

McLachen  Daniel  D.,  constable,  h  27  Lake. 

McManus  William,  cooper,  h  IS  Bacon. 

McMartin  Charles,  farmer,  h  8  Maple. 

McMartin  Daniel,  laborer,  h  8  Maple. 

McNalley  Ellen  R.  Mrs.,  h  0  Pleasant. 

Mcl'herson  Alc.Kander  J.,  r  30,  farmer  120. 

McPUERSOM  ALEXANDER,  Jr.,  r  20,  farmer  1G5. 

McPherson  Ale.xander,  2d.,  r  IG,  farmer  100. 

McPherson  Ann  Eliza  Mrs.,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  32,  farmer  220. 

McPherson  August  B.,  farmer,  h  47  E.  Main. 

McPherson  Donald  H.,  r  30,  farmer  with  his  father,  Alexander  J. 


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McPherson  Homer,  r  16,  farmer  with  John,  Jr. 

McPherson  James  B.,  r  16,  farmer  Avith  his  father,  Alexander,  2d. 

McPherson  Jane,  r  2U,  widow  of  Alexander,  farm  100. 

McPherson  John,  r  16,  farmer  40. 

McPherson  John,  Jr.,  r  16,  farmer  with  Homer. 

McPHERSON  JOHN  A.,  r  28,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses  and  Poland  China  swine, 

farmer  50,  and  lea.^es  of  his  mother,  Jane,  100. 
McPherson  John  B.,  (Mumford.  Monroe  Co.)  r  32,  teacher  and  carpenter. 
McPherson  Sarah  Mrs.,  (Stone  Church)  r  10,  resident. 
McPhillips  Felix,  laboi'er,  h  opposite  Erie  depot. 
McPhiilips  James,  r  50,  farmer  2. 
McQuillen  Thomas,  r  70,  farmer  5. 
McSeeney  Joseph,  laborer,  h  70  E.  Main. 
McVane  Archibald,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  9,  farmer  125. 
McVean  Archibald,  (Stone  Church)  r  16,  farmer. 
McVean  James  D.,  r  30,  farmer  90. 
Merritt  Mial  A.,  carpenter,  h  76  Lake. 
Meyers  Martin,  r  16,  farmer. 

MEYETTE  NELSON,  painter  and  decorator,  h  74  North. 
Michel  Andrew  W.,  r  50,  (George  &  Andiew  W.  IkJichel). 
Michel  George,  r  50,  (Georsre  &  Andrew   W.  Michel). 
Michel  George  &  Andrew  W.,  r  50,  farmers  60. 
Michel  J'.ilia,  r  50,  widow  of  Andrew  J  ,  farmer  60. 
Miggin  Michael,  laborer,  h  14  Erie. 

MILLER  AUGUSTUS  E.,  treas.  and  general  supt.  Le  Roy  Salt  Co.,  h  21  Church. 
Miller  Clarissa,  r  56,  widow  of  Lewis. 
Miller  David,  cooper,  h  25  Pleasant. 
Miller  Edgar  L.,  r  56,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  75. 
Miller  Henry,  butcher,  h  Pleasant. 
Miller  John  H.,  cooper,  h  40  Wolcott. 
Miller  Lucia  C,  h  92  Lake. 
MILLINER  FREDERICK  J.,  ticket  agent,  telegraph  operator  N.Y.,  L.  E.  &  W.  R.  R., 

h  5  Myrtle. 
Mills  Harriet,  r  68,  widow  of  Henry  S.,  farm  60. 
Mills  William  H.,  r  68,,  farmer. 
Mire  Leonard,  laborer,  h  42  South. 
Moe  Alfred  L.,  r  47,  farmer. 
Moffit  James,  laborer,  h  11  Gilbert. 
Monroe  Frank,  r  35,  farmer  600. 

Mont  Frank,  r  42,  carpenter  and  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Norton  12. 
Montroy  Harry,  painter,  h  29  Exchange. 
Montroy  Henry,  painter,  h.  38  Summit. 
Moody  Bridget,  widow  of  Robert,  h  39  Gilbert. 
Moody  Frank  T.,  clerk,  h  20  Gilbert. 
MOODY  HENRY,  builder,  h 90  Myrtle. 
Moody  John  L.,  prop,  livery  stable,  h  34  Gilbert. 
Moody  Joseph  R.,  laborer,  h  39  Gilbert. 
Moody  Mary  A.,  dressmaker,  h  20  Gilbert. 
Moody  Mary  B.  Miss,  dressmaker,  h  31  Gilbert. 
Moody  Sarah  J.,  house-keeper,  20  Gilbert. 
Moody  William,  tailor,  h  20  Gilbert. 
MOORE  AURELIA  W.,  widow  of  Oliver,  h  40  E.  Main. 
Moore  George,  cooper,  h  7  Maple  Place. 
Moigan  Charles,  retired,  h  98  W.  Main. 

MORGAN  FRANK  H.,  editor  Le  Roy  Times,  h  98  W.  Main. 
Morris  Daniel,  tailor,  h  35  Church. 
Morris  Frank  L.,  stone  cutter,  h  North. 
Morris  James  L.,  (Morris  &  Strobel)  h  North. 
Morris  &  Strobel,  (James  L.  M.  and  Gottlieb  S.)  props,  stone  quarry  and  dealers  in 

railroad  and  building  stone. 


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Mortimer  Charles  B.,  laborer,  h  19  Maple  ave. 

Mott  F.  PL,  (T.  B.  Tuttle  &  Co.). 

Miiller  John  D.,  retired,  h  62  Wolcott. 

MULLER  MATHIAS,  dealer  in  groceries,  crockery,  woodenware,  paints,  and  oils, 

6G  Main. 
Munro  Frank,  r  35,  breeder  of  horses  and  mules,  25  Jersey  cows,  farmer  523. 
Munson  Henry,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  and  4  acres  96  Gilbert. 
Munson  Marrfette  A.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  52  E.  Main. 
MUNT  JOHN,  r  19,  farmer  125. 
MURDOCH  SAMUEL  H.,  prop,  planing-mill,  manuL  of  house  building  materials. 

Mill,  h  St.  Mark. 
Murdoch  William  J.,  with  Samuel  H.,  h  20  Union. 
Murnan  John,  bartender,  bds.  Wiss  House. 
Mnrnan  Michael,  r  52,  farmer  47. 
MURNAN  THOMAS  H.,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer  in  California  wines  and  brandies 

Kentucky  whisky,  and  tobacco  and  cigars,  52  Main,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Murphy  John,  laborer,  h  1  Gilbert. 
Murphy  Mary,  farm  80,  h  E.  Main. 
Murphy  Matthew  J.,  salesman,  h  7  South. 

Murran  Thomas,  wholesale  liquor  dealer,  Main,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Murray  Anna  Mrs.,  h  101  Myrtle. 
Murray  Francis  P.,  printer,  h  68  North. 

Murray  Jerry  R.,  (Jerry  R.  &  Roger  W.  Murray)  h  101  ^lyrtle. 
Murray  Jerry  R.  &  Roger  W.,  farmers,  101  Myrtle. 
Murray  John  A.,  (Bergen)  farmer  with  his  father,  Robert. 
Murray  Matthew,  r  .37,  farmer  100. 

MURRAY  MICliAEL,  stone  cutter,  h  and  3  acres  64  North. 
Murray  Patrick  LL,  stone  cutter  and  contractor,  h  64  North. 
Murray  Robert,  (Bergen)  r  9,  farmer  123. 

Murray  Roger  W.,  (Jerry  R.  &  Roger  W.  Murray)  h  101  Myrtle. 
Murray  Thomas,  section  boss  N.  Y.  C.  &  St.  Louis  R.  R.,  stone  cutter,  and  mason,  b 

68  North. 
Murrey  Ajice  Mrs.,  h  46  Wolcott. 
Murrey  James,  r  36,  farmer  10. 
Naid  Thomas,  off  r  36,  farmer  50. 
Nash  Frank  J.,  r  47,  farmer. 
Netson  Otto,  r  57,  farmer. 
Newton  William,  book  agent,  h  South  ave. 
NILES  EDWIN  J.,  carpenter  and  farmer,  h  20  South. 
Niles  Ephraim,  r  57,  laborer. 
Noon  Jamei?,  peddler,  h  22  North. 
Noonen  William,  laborer,  h  9  Maple  Place. 
Northrop  Celia  Miss.,  h  14  Craigie. 
Norton  Harley,  r  55,  farmer  26. 
Nosker  John  C,  wagonmaker,  h  9  Myrtle. 
Oatka  Restaurant,  Edwin  Bannister,  prop.,  14  Bank. 
O'Brien  John  J  ,  clerk  Wiss  House. 
O'Connor  Lawrence,  r  56,  stone  mason. 
Oelschlegel  Robert,  laborer,  h  83  South. 
Olmsted  Albert  H..  r  47,  farmer  with  his  father,  Henry  H. 
Olmsted  Allen  S  ,  manuf.,  h  41   E.  Main. 
OLMSTED  CHARLES  L.,  r  40,  farmer  50. 
Olmsted  Egbert  S.,  r  40,  farmer  30. 

Olmsted  Henry  H.,  r  47,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  150. 
Olmsted  John  R.,  att'y  at  law,  h  41  E.  Main. 
Olmsted  Maryette  L.,  widow  of  Chauncy  L.,  h  24  Lake. 
Olson  George  S.,  (Greig  &  Olson)  bds.  E.  Main. 
O'Mealia  N.  J.,  (Kavanaugh  &  O'Mealia). 
O'Neal  Patrick,  r  51,  farmer  14. 


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O'Reiley  Miles,  r  IG,  farmer  8. 

O'Reiley  Patrick,  r  IG,  farmer. 

O'Rilley  Miles  B.,  teamster,  h  115  W.  Main. 

O'Rilley  Patrick,  signal  and  llagman  at  junction,  h  115  W.  Main. 

Osborn  Sylvester,  r  44,  farmer  100. 

Osliea  Daniel,  r  23,  teacher. 

Oshea  Michael,  r  23,  laborer  and  4  acres. 

Palliser  Alfred  H.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  5G  E.  Main. 

Palmer  Delia  A.,  h  42  Clay. 

Palmer  Elisha,  retired  farmer,  h  42  Clay. 

Pangrazie  Anthony,  r  50,  quarryman. 

Pangrazie  John,  r  49,  quarryman  and  farmer  4. 

Pangrazie  Joseph,  r  50,  quarryman. 

Pangrazie  Modesto,  r  50,  quarryman  and  farmer  5. 

Park  Francis  M.,  (Pavilion)  farmer  5. 

Parks  Caroline  M.,  h  18  Bank. 

Parks  Elizabeth,  h  18  Bank. 

Parks  Mary  J.  Miss,  h  8  Craigie. 

Parmala  Alvin,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  mechanic. 

Parmala  Mariah  Miss,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  resident. 

Parmelee  Byron  G.,  r  CI,  laborer. 

Parmelee  John  H.,  r  IG,  farmer  106. 

Parmelee  William  G.,  (Stone  Church)  r  IG,  farmer  28. 

Parmely  Albert,  r  29,  farmer,  leases  of  L.  J.  Bower  60. 

Parsons  B.  K.,  widow  of  Marshfield,  h  22  E.  Main. 

Parsons  Lucy  A.  S.  Mrs.,  teacher  Ingham  U^iiversity,  bds.  do. 

Passmore  Thomas  T.,  carpenter,  h  8  Maple  Place. 

Paul  Alba,  farmer  in  Bethany  192,  h  90  Gilbert. 

Paul  Dean  R.,  salesman,  h  77  Lake. 

Paul  Frank,  r  44,  farmer. 

Paul  Henry  C.  r  44,  farmer  175. 

PAUL  LYMAN  G.,  station  agent  B.,  R.  &  P.  R.  R.  and  agent  American  Express  Co., 

li  77  Lake. 
Peck  George  W.,  mason,  h  GG  Wolcott. 
Peck  James,  r  60,  farmer  56. 
Peck  William  A.,  r  57,  mason  and  farmer  17. 
Peoth  Frank,  (Trousdell  &  Peoth)  h  44  Clay. 
Peoth  Mary  A.  Mrs.,  h  44  Clay. 

Perhamus  John  H.,  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  14  Lake. 
Perry  Alfred,  carpenter,  h  5  Maple.  , 

Petherbridge  Thomas,  gardener,  h  68  Myrtle. 
Pfeisterer  Christopher,  tinsmith,  h  Church. 
Pfister  John,  painter,  li  72  South. 
Philipene  Sarah  Mrs.,  h  18  Simmit. 
Phillips  Delia  A.,  h  80  Myrtle. 
Phillips  John  J.,  r  29,  fanner  I. 
Pierson  Angeline  C,  h  79  E.  Main. 
Pierson  Daniel  M.,  r  29,  farmer  30. 
PIERSON  D WIGHT  H.,  r  10,  farmer  100. 
Pierson  Maria  B.,  widow  of  J.  P.,  h  17  Wolcott. 
PinderAnn,  widow  of  Francis,  h  8  South. 
Pipton  Thomas,  mechanic,  h  10  Maple  Place. 
Pither  Mary  Mrs.,  h  25  Myrtle. 

Platts  Henry,  retired  farmer,  owns  in  Pavilion  103,  h  74  E.  Main. 
PONCE  HUBART,  prop.  Franklin  House,  40  W.  Main. 
Potter  Mary  A.  Miss,  bds.  69  E.  Main. 
Pratt  Josephine  E.  Mrs.,  teacher,  h  34  Church. 
PRATT  MELVIN  D.,  r  47,  farmer  95. 
Prendergast  James,  prop.  Cottage  Hotel,  56  Lake.  • 


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Prentice  Charles,  prop.  Le  Roy  roller  flouring-mills,  owns  farm  in  Stafford  400. 
Price  Richard,  (Stone  Church)  r  9,  farmer  2. 
Pritchett  Henry  J.,  laborer,  h  94  Myrtle. 
Quackenbush  James  P.,  farmer  14,  h  112  Lake. 
Quance  Arthur  E.,  baker,  h  Ti!  Wolcott. 
Radband  George,  mason,  h  20  Pleasant. 
RadclifF  Benjamin,  h  42  Church. 

Ramsay  David,  r  4,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Brodie  75. 
Randall  C.  E.  Mrs.,  h  10  St.  Mark. 
RANDALL  ORANGE  F.,  r  24,  farmer  250. 
Randall  William  P.,  clerk,  h  27  Wolcott. 

Rantz  Frederick  C,  tinsmith  and  plumber,  h  University  Cottage. 
Raplee  Rebecca  Mrs.,  a  30  Church. 
RAWSON  EDWARD  B.,  retired,  h  51  W^olcott. 
Rawson  Safford,  retired,  h  51  Wolcott. 
Raymond  Frank,  stone  cutter,  h  35  North. 
Raymond  Vetal  J.,  stone  cutter,  h  35  North. 
Raymond  William  Mrs.,  h  35  North. 
Reed  Louise  E.  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University. 
Reed  Lucina  B.,  widow  of  Daniel  L,,  h  5  Summit. 

REED  WILLIAM  C,  prop.  Eagle  Hotel  and  breeder  of  Wilkes  horses,  11  Main. 
Reilley  George,  retired,  h  37  South. 
Remier  Fred,  r  18,  farmer  75. 

RENNER  CASPAR,  clothier  and  merchant  tailor,  29  W.  Main,  h  23  Clay. 
Rich  Eugene,  r  17,  farmer. 
Rich  William  H.,  'bus  driver,  h  9  South,  a- 
Richardson  Mary  E.  Miss,  h  and  6  acres  W.  Main. 
RICHMOND  ALBION  D.,  r  25,  prop,  stone  quarry,  farmer  145. 
Ridd  James,  (Stone  Church)  r  8,  breeder  of  draft  and  coach  horses,  farmer  60. 
Rider  Frank,  laborer,  h  18  South. 
Rider  Philip,  laborer,  h  18  South. 
Rider  Philip,  salt  sifter,  h  19  East  ave. 
Riley  Patrick,  farmer  G,  h  Mnnson. 
Ripton  John  L.,  barber,  h  G8  E.  Main. 
Ripton  Margaret  Mrs.,  h  Mill. 
Ripton  Thomas,  laborer,  h  Lake. 
Robb  Margaret,  r  IG,  farm  84. 

ROBBINS  EDWARD  A.,  prop,  Genesee  Steam  Laundry  and  agent  Rochester  Dye- 
ing Co.,  4  Main,  h  r  55. 
Robbins  Russell,  r  55,  25  cows,  farmer  130. 
Rubbins  William  H..  r  55,  farmer  17. 
Roberts  Caroline,  widow  of  George,  h  33  Wolcott. 
Roberts  Eurania  E.,  h  31   Fulton. 

Robertson  Francis,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  37,  farmer. 
Robertson  Lucretia  A.,  h  33  E.  Main. 
Robertson  Sarah  Ann,  h  33  E.  Main. 

Robertson  William,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  37,  farmer  70.  * 

Robinson  John  E.,  (Bowen  &  Robinson)  h  18  Church. 
Roe  William  H.,  r  5G,  farmer. 
Roger  Altuea  N.,  h  05  Myrtle. 
Roger  Fred  C,  lumber  dealer,  h  12  St.  Mark. 
Rogers  Charles  B.,  laborer,  h  14  St.  Mark. 
Rogers  Charles  W.,  r  G5,  farmer  95. 

Rogers  Fred  C,  manuf.  of  sash,  doors,  and  blinds,  h  14  St.  Mark. 
Rogers  George  E.,  r  G5,  carpenter  and  farmer. 
Rogers  James  0.,  r  G5,  farmer  3G. 

Rogers  Nathaniel  M.,  dealer  in  groceries  and  lumber,  h  14  St.  Mark. 
Rogers  Peter,  off  r  3G,  farmer. 
Eogers  Richard,  off  r  3G,  farmer  70. 


TOWN    OF   LE  ROY.  I4I 


Rogerson  Edward,  supt.  malt  works,  h  E.  Main. 

Rooney  Michael,  r  30,  farmer  57. 

Rooney  Thomas,  r  30,  farmer  with  his  father,  Michael. 

Rose  Livora  S.,  widow  of  George,  h  G9  E.  Main. 

Rosman  Z'lndal,  dealer  in  clothing  and  gents'  furnishing  goods,  22  Main,  bds.  Lamp- 
son  House. 

Ross  Thomas  H.,  tailor,  W.  Main,  h  15  North. 

Rugg  John  A.,  r  47,  farmer. 

Rumsey  Azra  J.,  teacher,  h  73  Wolcott. 

Rumsey  Eveline  A.,  r  50,  widow  of  George  VV.,  farm  37. 

Ryan  Cornelius,  gardener  3,  h  Munson. 

Ryan  John,  laborer,  h  21  Exchange. 

Ryan  Michael,  r  40,  farmer  5. 

Samson  John  P.,  book-keeper,  h  22  E.  Main. 

Samson  Mary  E.  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University. 

Samson  Mary  E.,  widow  of  R.  L.,  h  22  E.  Main. 

SANDERSON  ANDREW  J.,  r  39,  farmer  115. 

Scanlan  Ann  Mrs.,  h  47  South. 

SCANLAN  DENNIS,  dealer  in  boots,  shoes,  and  clothing,  Lampson  block,  W.  Main,, 
h  12  Clay. 

Scanlan  Edward,  r  17,  farmer  10. 

Scanlan  John  B.,  r  53,  farmer  8. 

Scanlan  Michael,  clerk,  h  9  Erie. 

Scanlan  Michael  B.,  clerk,  h  12  Lake. 

Scanlan  Thomas  F.,  r  53,  farmer. 

Scanlin  Josephine  Miss,  seamstress,  h  10  Erie. 

Scanlin  Margaret  Mrs.,  h  10  Erie. 

Schlick  Peter  K,  miller,  h  17  St.  Mark. 

Schober  Mike,  maltster,  h  23  Pleasant. 

Scott  Isaac  C,  r  4,  farmer  85. 

Scott  Seneca  L.,  retired  farmer,  owns  in  Stafford  125,  h  7G  Gilbert. 

Scyffer  Ed  G.,  clerk,  h  15  St.  Mark. 

Seeley  George,  "mason,  h  16  Erie. 

Seiz  Frank,  blacksmith,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 

Sekins  Adelbert,  (Mumford,  Monroe  Co.)  r  37,  resident. 

Selden  C.  Hubert,  r  17,  farmer  31. 

SELDEN  RICHARD  L.,  r  17,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Jersey  cattle  and  Berkshire 
swine,  farmer  30. 

SELDEN  STEPHEN  M.,  r  17,  farmer  105. 

Selden  William  A.,  r  17,  farmer  with  his  father,  Richard  L. 

Sellinger  Loring.  molder,  h  Myrtle. 

Service  John  M.,  r  44,  farmer  with  his  father,  Malcomb. 

Service  Malcomb,  r  44,  farmer  110. 

Seward  Myron  N.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer. 

Seward  Wellington,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer  77. 

Seyffer  George,  baggageman  Erie  R.  R.  depot,  h  29  North. 

Seyffer  Gottlieb  F.,  tinsmith,  h  29  North. 

Shanon  Frank,  (Pavilion)  r  82,  farmer,  leases  of  James  Hamilton  100. 

Shave  Rose  M.  Miss,  teacher  Ingham  University. 

Shaw  Alexander  H.,  marble  polisher,  h  27  North. 

Shaw  Anna  M.  Mrs.,  h  IG  North. 

Shaw  Charles  T.,  prop,  livery  stable,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 

Shaw  Mary  J.,  (Mary  J.  &  Sarah  I.  Shaw)  bds.  G3  Wolcott. 

Shaw  Mary  J.  &  Sarah  I.,  dressmakers,  G3  Wolcott. 

Shaw  Sarah  I.,  (Mary  J.  &  Sarah  I.  Shaw)  bds.  03  Wolcott. 

Shaw  Susan,  widow  of  Samuel,  h  63  Wolcott. 

Shaw  William  H.,  molder,  h  63  Wolcott. 

Sheffer  Newell  M.,-r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Chaddock  350. 

Shelden  Luther,  r  30,  resident. 


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Sheldon  William  H.,  retired,  b  15  E.  Main. 

Sliepard  C.  Albert,  rGl,  farmer  GO. 

Shepard  Edwin  D.,  teacher,  h  31  Clay. 

Shepard  Charles  W.,  r  56,  farmer,  leases  of  Mary  Harris,  of  Buffalo,  16. 

Shepard  John,  r  3G,  farmer  20. 

Shepard  Norman  G.,  r  Gl,  farmer  58. 

Sherman  Cornelia  Mrs.,  h  87  South. 

Sherman  Elisha,  mason,  h  85  South. 

Sherman  William,  mason,  contractor,  and  builder,  h  21  Pleasant. 

Sheiwood  Fred  H.,  h  13  Craigie. 

Sherwood  Nathan,  dealer  in  ready-made  clolhing,  boots,  shoes,  and  gents'  furnishing 

goods,  32  Main,  h  13  Craigie. 
SHILOH'S  FAMILY  REMEDIES,  S.  G.  Wells  &  Co.,  props.,  3  Church. 
Shimley  Anthony,  blacksmith,  h  54  Church, 
Shimley  Anthony,  farmer  10,  h  54  Church. 
Shimley  George,  laborer,  h  54  Church. 
Shii'lev  Matthew,  r  58,  farmer  4G. 

SHUMWAY  MONTE  BELLA,  Universalist  clergyman,  h  G5  Myrtle. 
Shuniway  Solomon,  r  5G,  farmer  20,  and  in  Pavilion  G5. 
Simmons  Arthur  W.,  ice  dealer,  bds.  Lake. 
Simmons  Elmore,  clerk  Franklin  House. 
Simmons  Thomas,  laborer,  h  42  Wolcott. 
Simpson  Anna  Mrs.,  r  41,  resident. 
Simpson  James,  r  41,  laborer. 
Simpson  William,  farmer,  h  84  Lake. 
Sisson  Julia  M.,  farm  IGO,  h  5'J  E.  Main. 
Sliellay  William  J.,  laboier,  h  75  Lake. 
Skelly  Amelia,  Avidow  of  John,  h  20  Bacon. 
Skinner  Charlotte  M.,  widow  of  Dewitt  C,  h  17  Myrtle. 
Skinner  Scott  W.,  M.  D.,  physician,  h  12  Myrtle. 
Slader  John,  r  57,  laborer. 
Slader  John,  r  23,  farmer  40. 

Slader  John,  Jr.,  r  23,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Slader  William,  r  57,  farmer  14. 
Smith  Alson  W.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer  G2. 
Smith  Barney,  r  23,  farmer  25. 

Smith  Bernard,  prop,  saloon,  2  Bank,  h  School  Place. 
Smith  Charles,  painter,  h  9G  Myrtle. 

Smith  Charles  H.,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  farmer  with  his  father,  Alson  W. 
Smith  Charles  L.,  r  52,  farm>'r  70.  ^ 

Smith  Christian,  laborer,  h  9G  Myrtle. 
Smith  Cornelia  A.,  widow  of  Chauncey,  h  8G  W.  Main. 
Smith  Daniel  J.,  r  12,  farmer  with  George  J.  102. 
Smith  George  J.,  r  12,  farmer  with  Daniel  J.  102. 
Smith  Hannon,  r  G7,  farmer. 
Smith  Henry,  r  G7,  farmer  25. 
Smith  James,  retired  harnessmaker,  h  41  Myrtle. 
Smith  James,  laborer,  bds  Wiss  House. 
Smith  John,  r  40,  engineer. 

Smith  John,  r  6G,  farmer  G.  , 

Smith  Jonathan,  r  28,  farmer  4. 
Smith  Jonathan,  r  29,  farmer. 
Smith  Leonard,  laborer,  h  38  Gilbert. 
Smith  Lucy  P.,  widow  of  Algeray,  h  10  Lake. 
Smith  Peter,  stone  cutter,  h  28  North. 
Smith  Stanley  M..  druggist,  h  8G  W.  Main. 
SMITH  WALTER  H.,  att'y  at  law,  22  W.  Main,  h  31  E.  Main. 
Smith  Warren  C,  r  52,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles  L. 
Smith  William,  laborer,  h  49  South. 


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SMITH  WILLIAM  H.,  manuf.  of  harnesses  and  dealer  in  harnesses,  whips,  etc.,  70 

Main,  h  54  Myrtle. 
SlSrOW  EPHRAIM  L.,  postmaster  and  produce  dealer,  h  13  Lake. 
Snow  Homer,  produce  buyer,  h  8G  Lake. 
Sparry  Cyrus,  retired  farmer,  h  38  Myrtle. 
SPERRY  PHILO  J.,  r  47,  farmer  lo2. 

Spittal  John,  farmer,  leases  of  Clara  Torrey,  of  Brooklyn,  100,  h  Main. 
Sprague  Edwin  B.,  r  54,  farmer  100. 
SPRAGUE  GEORGE  F.,  r  57,  farmer  100. 
SPRING  ERASTUS,  retired  farmer,  h  19  South. 
Squires  Isaac,  r  42,  farmer. 
Staore  John  C,  r  23,  farmer  50. 
Stalker  Alexander,  h  31  Myrtle. 
Stalker  John  S.,  grocer,  GG  W.  Main,  h  31  Myrtle. 
Stamp  Clarinda  J.,  h  14  Exchange. 
Stamp  Hubert  G.,  laborer,  h  14  Exchange. 

Stanard  Edwin  G.,  ins.  agent  and  com.  traveler  for  Warsaw  Salt  Co.,  h  8  Clay. 
Stanard  Egbert  E.,  r  44,  farmer  95. 
Stanard  Nancy  F.,  r  44,  widow  of  Eldridge. 
Stanley  Elliott  L.,  joiner,  h  71  Myrtle. 
Stanley  Emily  A.,  widow  of  H.  M.,  h  17  Wolcott. 
Stanley  Hiram  P.,  clerk  Erie  R.  R.,  h  90  Lake. 
Stanley  M.  E.  Miss,  h  17  Wolcott. 
Starr  Henry  K.,  r  5G,  farmer  10. 
St.  Clair  Archibald,  town  assessor,  h  5  North. 

STEINER  SAMUEL,  r  19,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses,  farmer  281. 
Steinnetz  Philip,  baker  and  confectioner,  G2  Main,  h  do. 
Steuber  Elizabeth,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  ret-ident. 
Steuber  Frank  G,,  with  his  father,  Henry,  bds.  49  Clay. 
Steuber  Frederick  A.,  (Steuber  &  Graves)  h  102  W.  Main. 
Steuber  G.  G.,  undertaker,  35  Main,  h  11  Clay. 
Steuber  George  G.,  furniture  dealer,  h  II  Clay. 
STEUBER  HENRY,  furniture  dealer,  undertaker,  and  manuf.  of  picture  frames,  8 

Main,  h  49  Clay. 
Steuber  &  Graves,  (F.  A.  S.  and  E.  J.  G.)  dealers  in  jewelry,  books,  and  stationery, 

Lampson  block,  W.  Main. 
Steuber  L.  W.,  (Vicary  &  Steuber). 
Stevens  Charles  S.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  W.  Main. 
Stevens  Ebert  H.,  r  23,  farmer. 

.Stevens  Emory,  (Stone  Church)  r  7,  weaver  and  agent. 
Stevens  James,  laborer,  h  13  Mill. 
Stevens  John,  r  Gl,  laborer. 

Stevens  Marv  A.,  widow  of  Peabody  S.,  h  43  Lake. 
STEVENS  MATTHIAS  M.,  r  Gl.  carpenter  and  joiner. 
Stevens  Norman,  r  42,  farmer  5. 
Stevens  Samuel  H.,  r  23,  farmer  42. 
Stevens  Wilber  C,  carpenter,  h  49  Clay. 
Stevens  William,  farmer,  h  49  Clay. 

.Stevens  William  J.,  carpenter,  h51  Clay.  , 

Stewart  Albert,  (Mumford^  Monroe  Co.)  r  37,  farmer  37. 
.Stewart  Archibald  W.,  carpenter,  h  51   Summit. 
Stone  Ada  Mrs.,  widow  of  Newton  A.,  h  113  W.  Main. 
STONE  FRANK  L.,  physician  and  surgeon,  38  W.  Main,  h  100  do. 
,Stoppelbine  George,  r  22,  farmer  30. 
STOWELL  LUTHER  K.,  r  47.  farmer  40. 
Strong  Daniel  R.,  retired,  h  34  Myrtle. 
Stripp  Abisha  L.,  r  48,  farmer  92. 
Strobel  Andrew,  laborer,  h  94  W.  Main. 
.Strobel  Christian,  marble  cutter,  h  10  Craigie. 


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Strobel  Frank  H.,  barber,  h  10  Craigie. 

STROBE L  GOTTLIEB,  (Morris  &  Strobe!)  stone  cutter,  h  48  South. 

Strouse  Edward  G.,  laborer,  h  13  Main. 

Styles  Laura  Mrs.,  h  30  Gilbert. 

Sullivan  Cornelius  N.,  barber,  28  Main,  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 

Sullivan  Michael,  r  23,  quarryman  and  farmer  4. 

Sullivan  Morris,  h  23  Lake. 

Sullivan  Patrick,  laborer,  h  16  Exchange. 

Sullivan  Timothy,  laborer,  h  n  salt  works. 

Sunderland  Gust,  r  52,  farmer. 

SUTTERBY  JOSEPH,  veterinary  surgeon,  bds.  4  Lake. 

Swartz  Jacob,  night  watchman  at  malt  works,  h  12  Maple  ave. 

Sweney  Patrick,  laborer,  h  7  Maple  ave. 

Sweeney  Thomas,  foreman  on  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  63  Lake. 

Swift  Lsabell  Mrs'.,  h  34  Clay. 

Taber  Benjamin  V.,  blacksmith,  15  Bank,  h  do. 

Taft  Fred  L.  B.,  clerk,  bds.  49  Lake. 

Taft  Leland,  retired  farmer  107,  h  49  Lake. 

Taft  Royal  W.,  farmer,  li  48  E.  Main. 

Tarplee  Caleb,  r  40,  contractor  and  builder,  farmer,  leases  of  William  Lampson  80. 

Taylor  Edmond  C,  physician,  h  41  Wolcott. 

Thayer  Mary  H.,  r  57,  widow  of  Nelson. 

Thomas  Charles  C,  laborer,  h  15  Pleasant. 

Thomas  George,  r  57,  laborer. 

Thomas  Henry,  engineer,  h  55  E.  Main. 

Thomas  Jacob,  r  47,  farmer,  leases  of Hascall  120. 

Thomas  William,  h  101  W.  Main. 

Thomas  William  V.,  r  04.  farmer. 

Thompkins  Eliza  M.,  h  39  Church. 

Thompson  Isaac,  agent,  h  13  Wolcott. 

Thompson  Mary  Mrs.,  h  25  Myrtle. 

Thompson  Rhoda  Mrs.,  h  47  Lake. 

Thompson  Rhoda  J.  Mis.^,  h  8  North. 

Thorn  Lewis,  tailor,  h  12  Park  Place. 

Thornton  Mary  E.  Miss,  r  44. 

Thwing  Orton  C,  dealer  in  produce  and  agricultural  implements,  farmer  123,  Main 

cor.  Lake,  h  7  E.  Main. 
Tierney  Jennie,  (Mary  &  Jennie  Tierney)  bds.  45  Lake. 
Tierney  Lucy  E  ,  music  teacher,  h  45  Lake. 

Tierney  Mary,  (Mary  &  Jennie  Tierney)  widow  of  Patrick,  bds.  45  Lake. 
Tierney  Mary  &  Jennie,  milliners,  over  S.  A.  Ball's. 
Tillou  Albert,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  103  Gilbert. 
Tillou  Charles  M.,  carpenfer,  h  10  Clay. 
Tillou  James  M.,  r  58,  farmer  60. 
Tillou  William  H.,  r54,  farmer  15. 
Toal  George  E.,  r  54,  farmer,  leases  of  Alvin  Clark  27. 
TOMPKINS  ANGUS  L.,  private  sec'y  to  A.  Maxwell,  h  39  Church. 
Tompkins  Fannie  Mrs.,  h  10  Bank. 

Toomay  Mary,  widow  of  Timothy,  farm  41,  h  11  East  ave. 
Toomay  Timothy,  h  11  East  ave. 
TOOMEY  TIM.,  farmer  41,  h  East  ave. 
Toulsey  Peter,  r  44,  farmer. 
Tracy  Peter,  r  32,  farmer  6. 

Ti'egea  Thomas  E.,  foreman  salt  v/orks,  h  82  Myrtle. 
Tremaine  Albert  W.,  clerk,  h  66  Myrtle. 
Trousdell  William,  (Trousdell  &  Peoth)  bds.  Eagle  Hotel. 
Trousdell  &  Peoth,  (William  T.  and  Frank  P.)  butchers. 
Tryon  Augustus  S.,  farmer,  leases  of  Helen  M.  30,  h  North. 
Tufts  Thomas  B.,  printer,  h  5  North. 


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Tulley  John,  hostler,  h  25  East  ave. 

Tulley  Joseph,  stone  cutter,  h  58  North. 

Tuliey  Patrick,  stone  ninson  and  fanner  10,  h  31  East  ave. 

Tulley  Philip,  laborer,  h  25  East  ave. 

TuLtle  T.  B.  &  Co.,  (F.  H.  Moti)  dealers  in  drugs  and  stationery.  20  Main. 

TUTTLE  THUMAS  B.,  (T.  B.  Tuttle  &  Co.)  h  IG  Park  Place.  ' 

Tyrrell  Cristia,  r  12,  widow  of  John. 

Valentine  Henry,  mason,  h  24  Bacon. 

Vanallen  Lucas  W.,  carpenter,  h  27  Lake. 

VANDEPOEL  LAMBERT   VV.  Rev.,  pastor  St.  Peter's  Roman  Catholic  Church,  h 

42  Lake. 
Van  Deusen  Frank,  r  67,  farmer  102. 
Van  Deusen  William  H.,  r  48,  farmer  102. 
Van  Lien  Adaline  Mrs.,  h  52  Lake. 

Van  Lien  Lewis,  telegraph  operator  B.,  R.  &  P.  R'y,  h  52  Lake. 
Van  Valkenburgh  Abraham,  r  47,  farmer  134. 
VAN  VALKENBURGIIJOHN  H.,  r  59,  20  cows,  farmer  147. 
Van  Wormer  E.,  horse  trainer,  h  Church.       « 
Varley  Patrick,  laborer,  h  63  Cluuch. 
Vary  George  P.,  r  47,  farmer   100. 
VARY  PELEG  G.,   retired  farmer  100,  h  39  Myrtle. 
Vaughn  Alexander  H.,  saw  fder,  h  20  Church. 
VICARY  CHARLES  N.,  (Vicary  &  Steiiber)  h  30  Church. 
Vicary  &  Steuber,  (C.  N.  V.  and  L.  W.  S.)  merchant  tailors,  dealers  in  boots,  shoes, 

gents'  furnishing  good-j,  trunks,  satchels,  etc.,  18  Main. 
Wadd  John,  farmer,  h  13  E.  Main. 
Wait  Anna  M.  Miss,  r  44,  resident. 

Wait  George  W.,  carpenter,  Ji  and  lo  and  7  acres  W.  Main. 
Wait  Helen  M.  Miss,  r  44,  farmer  GO. 

Walker  Adelaide  A.,  widow  of  Horace,  h  and  6  acres  W.  Main. 
Walker  Charles  E.,  machinist  new  salt  works,  h  102  W.  Main. 
Walker  Jesse  B.,  retired  farmer,  h  2  Craigie. 
Walkley  Frank  L.,  r  — ,  farmer  with  his  father,  Rosman  L. 
Walkley  Juliet,  widow  of  Richard,  h  88  South. 
WALKLEY  ROSMAN  L.,  r  68,  farmer  200. 
Walkley  William,  r  53,  farmer  4. 
Wallace  Patrick,  maltster,  h  75  North. 
Walsikoski  John,  r  19,  farmer. 
Walter  Fred,  gardener,  h  25  North. 
W^ALTON  CHARLES  A.,  r  72.  farmer  91. 
Wansor  Nellie,  r  56,  widow  of  William. 
Ward  Butler,  cashier  Bank  of  Le  Roy,  h  95  W,  Main. 
Ward  Charles  K.,  retired  farmer,  h  IG  Church. 
Ward  Eunice,  r  58,  farmer  14. 
Warren  Jabez,  machinist,  h  53  E.  Main. 
Warren  Jabez  T.,  machinist,  35  Mill,  h  53  E.  Main. 
Waterman  Dorance,  r  42,  carpenter. 
Waterman  George  A.,  (S.  Byron)  r  42,  carpenter. 
Waterman  James  H.,  r  23,  farmer  50. 
Waterman  Mary  Mrs.,  h  49  Clay. 
Waterman  Wilber,  r  42,  farmer  15. 
WATERMAN  WILLIAM,  (S.  Byron)  r  2,  farmer  120. 
Walherwax  John  H.,  r  18,  farmer. 

WATTLES  WALDO  M.,  prop,  monumental  works,  77  W.  Main,  h  7  South. 
AVebb  Alton  J.,  carpenter,  h  20  Church. 
Webb  Jerome,  carpenter,  h  Church. 

Webber  Lewis,  r  40,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Haskins  155. 
Webber  William,  engineer,  h  13  South. 
Webster  R.  N.  Miss,  lady  principal  Ingham  University. 
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146  TOWN    OF   LE  ROY. 


Weigel  Frank,  h  82  South. 

Weigel  George,  h  82  South. 

Weigel  John,  h  82  South. 

Weigel  Joseph,  clerk,  h  82  South. 

Weigel  Lewis,  dealer  in  eggs,  h  82  South. 

Weigel  Margaret,  widow  of  Simon,  h  82  South. 

Weinman  Christ,  teamster,  h  24  Pleasant. 

Weld  Emeline  Miss,  r  72,  resident. 

Wells  Ellen  L.,  r  53,  farmer  with  Frances  C.  4. 

Wells,  Fargo  &  Co.  Express  Co.,  J.  P.  Wheeler,  agent,  Erie  depot. 

Wells  Frances  C,  r  53,  farmer  with  Ellen  L.  4. 

WELLS  GEORGE  H.,  (S.  C.  Wells  &  Co.)  h  14  Church. 

WELLS  S.  C.  &  CO.,  (George  H.  Well.-*)  manufs.  of  Shiloh's   family  remedies  and 

Wells's  Persian  perfume  '"  Hackmetack,"  Cliurch. 
WELLS  SCHUYLER  C,  (S.  C.  Wells  &  Co.)  breeder  of  thoroughbred   trotting  Ham- 

bletonian  horses,  h  80  E.  Main. 
Wester  Charles,  r  49,  laborer. 

WESTLAKE  ALBERT  S.,  dentist.  2G  W.  Main,  h98  Lake. 
Wesltacott  William,  r  5G,  laborer. 
Weth"rwax  Srepiien,  r  23,  farmer  47. 
Wetherwax  William,  r  IG,  blacksmith. 
Whalen  William  J.,  cigar  manuf.,  h  78  Myrtle. 
Wheeler  Joseph  P.,  express  agent,  h  D  Myrtle. 
Whitcher  Clarence  T.,  r  22,  farmer. 
Whitcner  Juliana  Mrs.,  r  22,  farmer  50. 
Whitcher  Melvin,  r  42,  farmer  G. 

White  George  W.,  r  42,  farmer  with  his  father,  Nathan. 
WHITE  JAMES,  r  41,  farmer  80. 
White  John  W.,  laborer,  h  94  Myrtle. 
W  hite  Nathan,  r  42,  farmer  G2. 
Whiteman  John  N.,  com.  traveler,  h  74  Gilbert. 
Whiting  Burt,  cooper,  h  50  South. 

Whiting  Elizabeth  Comstock,  widow  of  Joel,  farm  95,  h  52  Summit. 
Whitman  Joseph,  off  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  John  Williams. 
Whitney  Amanda  M.,  widow  of  13.  Fianklm. 
Wicks  Heppie  E.  Miss,  artist,  h  43  South. 
Wicks  Mary  A.,  widow  of  John  G.,  h  43  South. 
Wier  John  W.,  miller,  h  81  Gilbert. 
Wilbor  William  C,  pastor  M.  E.  Church. 
Wilcox  Clarence,  (Stone  Church)  r  12,  farmer  133. 
WILCOX  FREDERICK  T.,  druggist,  5G  W.  Main,  h  99  do. 
Wilcox  George,  r  40,  farmer. 
Wilcox  Heman,  r  Gl,  farmer  5. 

Wilcox  Horace  B.,  r  33,  farmer  with  his  father,  L.  F. 
Wilcox  Lucius  F.,  r  33.  farmer .90. 
Wilcox  Mark  S.,  r  33,  farmer. 
Wilder-Frank,  r  25,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Wildei'  John,  r  25,  farmer  123. 

Willard  Frank  H.,  sewing  machine  agent,  h  13  St.  Mark. 
WILLIAMS  CASEY,  r  72,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  28. 
Williams  Frank,  r  72,  farmer. 
W^illiams  George  E.,  carpenter,  h  2G  Summit. 
Williams  Horatio  C.  carpenter,  h  8  Union. 
Williams  John,  off  r  49,  farmer  17G. 
Williams  Joseph  C,  r  48,  butcher  and  farmer  115. 
Williams  Lucian  T.,  carpenter,  h  G9  Wolcott. 
Williams  Mariah  Mrs.,  h  80  Myrtle. 
Williams  Peter  H.  W.,  r  Gl,  painter. 
Williams  Randall,  M.  D.,  physician,  25  Church. 


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Williams  Sarah,  h  80  Myrtle. 

Willis  Susan  Mrs.,  h  18  E.  Main. 

Wilson  James,  r  70,  farmer  10. 

Wilson  James,  (Stone  Cliurch)  r  4,  farmer. 

Wilson  Robert,  r  48,  laborer. 

Wilson  Thomas,  r  70,  farmer. 

Winans  Ciiristopher,  laborer,  h  37  Mill. 

WINGATE  HENRY  LENT,  painter,  grainer,  and  paper  hanger,  h  74  Myrtle. 

WISS  ANNA  K.,  widow  of  John,  prop.  Wiss  House,  Main  cor.  Lake, 

Wiss  George  G.,  harnessmaker  and  carriage  trimmer,  bd>;.  Wiss  House. 

WISS  HOUSE,  Mrs.  AnnaK.  Wiss,  prop..  Main  cor.  Lake. 

Wiss  John,  dealer  in  gi'oceries  and  crockery,  24  Main,  h  82  W.  Main. 

Witter  Alvin  R.,  retired  farmer,  h  6  Maple  Place. 

Witter  Caroline  C.  Miss,  h'5  Summit. 

Wolcott  Albert  W.,  r  22,  farmer  104. 

Wolcott  Ann  Miss,  h  Wolcott. 

Wolcoit  Mary  M.,  r  22. 

WOODARD  BETSEY,  r  40,  farm  150. 

Wooding  Frank  E.,  dealer  in  dry  goods,  45  Main,  h  23  E.  Main. 

WoodrulTJohn  W.,  retired  marble  and  stone  cutter,  h  78  Lake. 

WOODWARD  ORATOR  F.,  manuf.  of  Kemp's  balsam,  17  Main. 

Woodward  Phebe  J.  Mrs.,  h  14  North. 

Wright  Abbey  Mrs.,  h  Munson. 

Yawman  Josepli,  cooper,  h  37  Gilbert. 

Young  Myron  K.,  com.  traveler,  h  39  E.  Main. 


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(Poatoffice  address  is  Oakfleld,  unless  otlierwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

ALLEN  CHARLES  H.,  laborer,  h  South. 
Allen  Frank,  r  20,  farmer  for  William  150. 
ALLEN  RACHEL,  widow  of  Arthur,  who  served  in  Co.  H,  8th  N.  Y.  V.  Art.,  h 

South. 
ALLEN  SENECA,  r  25,  farmer  108. 
Altenburg  Barney,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  farmer  20. 
Altenbui-g  Henry,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  8  cor.  G,  laborer. 
Antliony  Burton,  r  1,  farmer  with  his  father,  Henry, 
Anthony  Charles,  r  I,  farmer  with  liis  father,  Henry. 
ANTHONY  CHARLES,  r  14,  school  teacher  and  farmer  44, 
Anthony  Henry,  r  1,  farmer  (iO. 
Anthony  Paul,  r  15,  farmer  67. 
Armstrong  Addison,  r  II,  farmer  7G. 
Armstrong  Fitch  L.,  carpenter,  h  Pearl. 
Armstrong  John,  r  13,  farmer  with  Mary  L.  250. 
Armstrong  Mary  G.  Miss.,  school  teacher,  bds.  Pearl. 
Armstrong  Mary  L.,  music  teacher,  owns  wiih  John  farm  250, 
Ai-mstrong  Sheldon,  retired  farmer,  h  Pearl. 
ARNOLD  JOHN  B.,  prop.  Olcott  House,  Main. 
Asii  Lyman,  r  28,  farmer  14. 

AVERY  ALBERT  G.,  faimer  in  Elba  125,  h  Main. 

Avery  Charles  B.,  r  19,  breeder  of  Durham  car.tle  and  dealer  in  live  stock,  farmer  123. 
Balfour  Andrew,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  farmer. 


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BALFOUR  JEAN,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  widow  of  Robert,  farmer  11, 
Bartels  Alfred,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  faimer. 
BARTELS  HENRY  J.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  farmer  153. 
Bauer  Fred,  r  5,  fanner  CO. 

Beecher  Elmer  L.,  telegraph  operator  and  ticket  agent  W.  S.  R.  R.,  h  South. 
Bennett  Jasper  G..  (E.^Oakfield)  ]•  7,  farmer  18. 
Benton  Andrew  J.,  carpenter,  h  Main. 

Benton  Lizzie  T.  Mrs.,  'dealer  in  millinery  and  fancy  goods,  Main. 
Berry  Chailes,  r  121,  laborer. 

BICKLE  ALICE,  r  14,  widow  of  James  R.,  farmer  50. 
BICKLE  JOHN  W.,  r  14,  farmer. 
BLISS  BARNUM,  retired  farmer  50,  h  Main. 
Blodgett  Alva  J.,  r  18,  farmer  100. 
Blodgett  Harry,  r  18,  farmer  with  A.  J. 
Blodgett  Julia  B.  Miss,  r  18,  .school  teacher. 
Bobsen  Fred,  (E.  Oakfield)  off  r  3,  laboier. 
BOBSEN  FREDERICK,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  G,  farmer,  h  and  lot. 
Bond  George,  r  18,  farmer  60. 
iBoorom  Addison,  r  4,  farmer  50. 
Boorom  George,  r  4,  farmer  148. 
Bower  Charles,  r  14,  farmer  If. 

Bower  John,  r  11,  farmer,  leases  the  R,  Stevens  estate  237. 
Braley  Edward,  r  12,  farm  laborer. 
Braley  Elizabeth,  widow  of  James,  h  Chapel. 
Braley  Jumes,  laborer,  h  Chapel. 
Braley  Lineaus,  laborer,  h  Chapel. 
Bridge  Baitley,  r  14,  laborer. 
BRITTON  ANDREW  J.,  laborer,  h  Main. 
BRITTON  AURELIA  0.,  Mus.,  dressmaker,  h  Main. 
BROMSTED  MARY,  v  4,  widow  of  Jo>eph,  fanner  77^. 
Bromsted  Theodore,  r  4,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Mary. 
Bromsted  William,  r  4,  faimer. 

BROOKS  SYLVESTER,  retired  farmer,  h  Chapel. 
Brown  George,  booK-keeper,  h  Water.  • 

Brown  Harriet  A.,  widow  of  George  S.,  h  Water. 
Brown  Jackson,  r  25,  farmer  1. 
BRULETT  ISAAC,  boot  and  shoemaker,  served  3  years  in  the  25th  N.  Y.  Lt.  Ait., 

Mill,  h  do. 
Bollock  Homer  D.,  clerk  for  C.  H.  Grilhn.  h  Main. 
Bullock  Levant  A.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  South. 
Burns  Charlotte  B.,  widow  of  John,  h  Drake. 
Burr  Albert.  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  laborer. 
Burr  Frederick,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  farmer  122. 
Burr  John,  r  9,  farmer  5. 
Burr  Minnie,  widow  of  Henry,  h  Chapel. 
Busmire  Lewi.s,  r  10,  farmer  10. 
Calkins  Beecher,  laborer,  h  Gibson. 
Calkins  Sidney,  laborer,  h  Gibson. 

CABLE  ALFRED,  merchant  tailor,  owns  farm  120,  h  Main. 
Caple  Henry,  retired  merchant  tailor,  farm  93,  h  Main. 
Carr  Benjamin  P.,  r  1,  justice  of  the  peace  and  retired  farmer. 
Cary  Collegiate  Seminary,  Rev.  C.  C.  Gove.  prin. 
Case  Charles  P.,  prop,  meat  market.  Main,  li  do. 
ChalTee  Sarah,  widow  of  Willinm,  h  Main. 

Chamberlain  Charles,  town  supervisor,  dealer  in  flour,  feed,  etc.,  Main,  h  do. 
Chamberlin  Eugene  T.,  (Ciiamberlin  &  Wiedrich)  h  Chapel. 
Chamberlin  &   Wiediich,  (Eugene  T.  C.  and  George  D.  W.)  dealers  in  dry  goods  and 

groceries,  Main. 
Chapin  Ralph  E.,  (Harris  &  Chapin)  h  Gibson. 


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•Chapman  Bradley  J.,  retired  farmer,  owns  in  Alabama  250,  h  Main. 
■Chappie  Thomas,  r  6,  farmer  ll'i. 
Coo  Susan,  widow  of  Wiiitmaii,  h  Drake. 
■Cooper  James,  farmer  10,  h  Pearl. 
Cope  Ella  L.  Miss,  (E.  Oakiield)  r  7,  artist. 
Cope  Isaac,  (E.  Oak(ield)  r  G,  farmer  50. 
Cope  Susanna,  (E.  Uaklield)  r  7,  widow  of  Simon,  farm  17. 
Corlet  Stephen,  laborer,  h  Water. 
Cosway  George  C,  r  13,  farmer. 

Cosway  John  I.,  r  27,  farmer  with  his  father,  William. 
Cosway  John  I.,  market  gardener  and  farmer  G,  h  Drake. 
Cosway  Nettie  Mrs.,  r  21,  dressmaker. 
Cosway  William,  r  27,  farmer  2G. 
Curtis  Sheldon,  r  G,  farmer  50. 
Davis  Joshua  C,  retired,  h  Main. 
Decker  Henry  A.,  butcher,  h  South. 
Decker  Jesse  R.,  house  painter,  h  South. 
Decker  Levi  J.,  laborer. 

Dice  George,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  8  cor.  G,  laborer. 
Dillingham  Stephen,  r  5,  farmer  107. 
Dillimrham  William,  r  4,  school  teacher  and  farmer. 
DODGE  ABNER,  C,  dealer  in  harnesses  and  trunks.  Main. 
Dod<re  E.  Clair  Rev.,  pastor  M.  E   Church,  h  Main. 
DOER  WIG  HEXRY,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  cigarmaker,  h  and  lot. 
Dolan  Martin,  r  11,  retired. 
Doss  John  II.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  0,  farm  laborer. 
Douglass  William,  laborer,  h  Main. 

:Drake  George,  r  9,  manuf.  of  brick  and  tile,  farmer  24.  ' 

Drake  James  W.,  laborer,  h  Drake. 
DRAKE  NORMAN,  book-keeper,  h  Gibson. 
Dryer  Charles,  r  14.  farmer. 
DUNHAM  CHAUNCr,  r  19,  live  stock  breeder  and  dealer,  20  head  Durham  cattle, 

farmer  120. 
DUNHAM  JOHN  L,  jeweler  and  watch  repairer.  Main,  h  Gibson. 
Dunham  William,  r  21,  laborer. 

Dunlap  Andrew,  r  19,  farmer  with  his  father,  William  C. 
Dunlap  MerrittS.,  dealer  in  cattle,  h  Gibson. 
Dimlap  William,  r  19,  farmer  with  his  father,  William  C. 
Dunlap  William  C,  r  19,  farmer  283. 
Dunn    Patrick,  laborer. 
Dutcher  Sylvester,  laborer. 
Dutcher  William,  r  1,  farmer  70. 
•.Eichler  Henry,  r2l,  tailor  and  farmer  90. 
Eighmy  John,  r  28,  farmer  GO. 
Ellis  Francis,  r  15,  farmer  G8. 

Ellis  William,  r  15,  farmer  with  his  father,  Francis. 
Exchange  Bank,  Frank  E.  Wright,  prop.,  Main. 
Earnsworth  Ebenezer  B.,  r  11,  farmer,  leases  of  L.  Rathbone  13G. 
Farnsworth  Edward. N.,  r  21,  farmer  130. 
Farnsworth  Suubael,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  laborer. 
Fidinger  Charles,  r  5,  farmer  Go. 
Fidinger  Charles,  r  5,  laborer. 
Fidmger  William,  r  9,  farmer  72. 
Field  Joseph,  r  4  cor.  5,  farmer  IG. 
-Fishell  Charles,  machinist,  h  Mill. 

EISHELL  HENRY  J.,  formerly'  manuf.  of  agricultural  implements,  machinist,  h  Mill 
Fisher  Agnes,  r  Ki,  widow  of  Samuel,  farm  IG. 
FISHER  CHARLES,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  2,  farmer  22G. 
Fisher  Frank  W.,  (E.  Oakfield)  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles. 


ISO 


TOWN    OF   OAKFIELD. 


FISHER  THEODORE  S.,  r  1,  farmer  IIH. 

Fletcher  Ervilla,  widow  of  Lyman,  h  Main. 

Frank  Isaac  J.,  prop,  meat  market,  Water. 

Frary  Hiram,  (Frary  &  Halsey)  retired  hay  presser  and  farmer,  owns  in  Alabama  210. 

Frary  &  Halsey,  (Hiram  F.  and  H.  C.  H.)  dealers  in  hay,  Main. 

Frenz  Fredei'ick,  (E.  Oak  field)  r  C^,  mason. 

Frenz  Henry,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  6,  laborer. 

Fuhrer  George  H.,  r  5,  farmer  94. 

Fuller  Charles  H.,  farm  laborer,  h  Main. 

FULLER  GEORGE  D.,  10  head  cattle,  farmer  125,  h  Mill. 

FULLER  GEORGE  M.,  farmer  with  his  father,  George  D.,  bds.  Mill. 

Fuller  Holland,  farmer  with  his  father,  George  D.,  bds.  Mill. 

Gann  George,  r  4,  farmer  18. 

Gann  William,  r  11,  laborer. 

GARDNER  JANE,  widow  of  John  C.,  h  Drake. 

Gardner  Harriet  B.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  widow  of  William  R. 

Gardner  John  W.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  farmer  and  mill  sawyer. 

Geartz  August,  (W.  Barre,  Orleans  Co.)  r  2,  farmer  for  S.  Bodine. 

GIBSON  JOHN,  retired  farmer,  h  Pearl. 

Gilse  Frank,  musician  and  leader  Oakfield  cornet  band,  bds.  West  Shore  Hotel. 

Goffe  Charles,  r  18,  farmer  400. 

Gorton  Charlotte,  widow  of  Thomas,  farm  140,  h  Drake. 

Gove  Curtis  C.  Rev.,  rector  St.  Michael's  Church  and  prin.  Gary  Seminary,  h  Main. 

Grant  Susan,  widow  of  Daniel,  h  Mill. 

Gray  Andrew,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Gregory  James  D.,  farmer,  owns  in  Elba  112,  h  Mill. 

Grey  Herbert,  barber.  Main,  h  Gibson. 

GRIFFIN  CHARLES  H.,  dealer  in  ready-made  clothing,  boots,  shoes,  groceries,  etc., 

Main. 
GRIFFIN  DANIEL  T.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  8,  carpenter  and  farmer  32. 
GRIFFIN  FRANCIS  A.,  house  painter  and  joiner,  owns  Griffin  block,  Main. 
Griffin  John,  r  20,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  B.  135. 
GRIFFIN  SAMUEL  B,,  retired  farmer  135,  h  Mill. 
GRINNELL  ALBERT  A.,  agent  for  Feirin  Brothers  Co.,  and  dealer  in  carriages, 

carts,  wagons,  cutters,  farm  implements,  etc.,  South,  h  do. 
Grover  Lewis,  r  4,  farmer  16. 
Gurding  Carl,  r  24,  laborer. 

Habicust  Rachel,  r  14,  widow  of  Frederick,  farm  60. 
Hackley  Francis  S.,  overseer  of  the  poor,  retired  farmer,  h  Main. 
Hale  Fanny,  widow  of  William,  h  Main. 

Hale  ,  widow  of  Curtis,  h  Main. 

Hale  George,  r  4,  farmer  15. 

HALE   JAMES,  r  2,  served  in  Co.  H,  N.  Y.  H.  A.,  owns  h  and  lot  in  Alabama, 

farmer  314. 
Hale  Jane,  r  9,  widow  of  William,  farmer. 
Hale  Robert,  r  4,  farmer  1^. 
Hale  William,  r  23,  farmer. 

Hale  William,  r  2,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 
Halsey  Fred,  (Haxton  &  Halsey)  h  Church. 

HALSEY  HENRY  C,  r  18,  hay  packer  and  dealer,  farmer  73,  h  Church. 
Hard  wick  Henry,  r  11,  laborer. 
Harloff  Charles,  r  15,  farmer,  leases  of  A.  Caple  80. 
Harloff  Christ,  r  17,  farmer  IG. 
HarloiF  John,  r  IG,  farmer  5G. 

Harris  &  Chapin,  (Frank  L.  H.  and  Ralph  E.  C.)  dealers  in  stoves  and  hardware,  Main, 
Harris  Frank  L.,  (Harris  &  Chapin)  h  Gibson.  ^ 

Hartwick  Henry,  r  20,  laborer. 

HAWES  BENJAMIN  F.,  justice  of  the  peace  and  att'y  at  law,  Main. 
Hawes  Henry  L.,  r  22,  farmer  44,  h  South. 


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Hawkins  Sidney,  building  mover,  h  Gibson. 

Haxton  George  W.,  (Haxton  &  Halsey)  general  ins.  agent,  evaporator  of  fruits,  farm 
63,  h  Peail. 

Haxton  Jolin  H.,  r  6,  farmer  for  J.  Field,  of  Batavia,  37. 

Haxton  &  Halsey,  (George  W.  H.  and  Fred  H.)  dealers  in  beans,  Main. 

Haywood  Robert,  r  4,  farmer  50. 

Haywood  William  H.,  r  5,  farmer  5. 

Heal  Enoch,  r  5,  prop,  cider-mill  and  farmer  5. 

Heal  James,  r  5,  farmer  85. 

Heal  John  W.,  dealer  in  coal  and  grain,  farmer  240,  h  Main. 

Heal  Thomas,  r  5,  farmer  3. 

HECKROTH  AUGUSTUS  T.,  clerk  for  A.  B.  Rathbone,  h  Mill. 

Hentz  William,  r  17,  carpenter  and  farmer  12.  ♦ 

Hepner  William  H.,  teamster,  h  Water. 

Hickey  Eugene  F.,  barber.  Main,  bds.  West  Shore  Hotel. 

HILL  GRACE,  widow  of  George,  h  Pearl. 

Hill  John  D.,  carpenter,  h  Pearl. 

Hill  Sarah,  carpet  weaver,  h  Pearl. 

Hopkins  Smith,  laborer,  h  South. 

Hosselkus  Daniel,  retired  shoemaker,  h  Chapel. 

Howland  Adelbert,  prop,  machine  shops  and  foundry,  manuf.  of  agricultural  imple- 
ments. Main,  h  Mill. 

Hundredmark  George,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  6,  farmer,  h  and  lot. 

Hundredmark  John,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  farmer,  h  and  lot. 

Hut  ton  Hugh,  l.iborer,  h  Chapel. 

HUTTON  JANE,  widow  of  William,  who  served  in  Co.  G,  129,  N.  Y.  Inf.,  promoted 
to  2d  sergeant,  and  transferred  to  8th  An.,  h  Chapel. 

Hutton  Robert,  r  23,  farmer  80. 

Hutton  Samuel,  r  18,  laborer. 

lugalsbe  &  Hoffman,  (Seward  A.  I.  and  Henry  M.  H.)  druggists  and  agents  Bell  Tele- 
phone Co.,  Main. 

Ingalsbe  Edwin  J.,  r  12,  live  stock  breeder  and  dealer,  farmer,  leases  of  Parley  V.  216. 

INGALSBE  PARLEY  V.,  r  12,  farmer  257. 

INGALSBE  SEWARD  A.,  (Ingalsbe   &  Hoffman)  h  Main. 

Isaac  Elizabeth,  widow  of  William,  h  South. 

Isaac  Emanuel,  wagonmaker  and  blacksmith,  Water  cor.  Main. 

Isaac  Fred  W.,  clerk,  h  South. 

Isaac  George  A.,  carriage  painter  and  trimmer,  h  Water. 

ISAAC  JOHN  D.,  blacksmith.  Main,  h  South. 

Isaacs  Abner,  laborer,  bds.  West  Shore  Hotel. 

Isaacs  Frank,  prop,  meat  market,  Main,  h  do. 

Jackson  Albert  P.,  alio,  physician  and  surgeon.  Main. 

Jackson  Andrew,  r  1,  farmer  31. 

JACKSON  HARRIET  S.  Mrs.,  r  1,  farmer  12. 

J.ickson  Ralph,  r  1,  carpenter. 

James  Burt  H.,  editor  and  prop.  Oal-field  Reporter,  job  printer,  h  Main. 

Jaquith  Franklin  H.,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  South. 

Jarvis  George,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  teamster. 

Johnson  George,  r  1,  farmer  50. 

Johnson  Samuel,  r  4,  laborer. 

Jones  Julia  A.,  widow  of  Henry  L.,  h  Main. 

Jones  Major  A.,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Kennedy  Thomas  J.,  r  28,  retired. 

Kinpdon  William,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  6  cor.  3,  blacksmith. 

Knickerbocker  James,  farm  laborer,  h  Mill. 

Lehmann  Fred,  r  14,  farmer  16. 

Leschander  Nicholas,  cooper. 

Leschander  Peter  H.,  cooper,  bds.  West  Shore  Hotel. 

Ludlum  Herbert  H.,  r  25,  farmer  105. 


152  .  TOWN   OF  OA^FIELD. 


Lynch  Edward,  section  foreman  W.  S.  R.  R. 

Macumher ,  widow  of  Nathan  C,  h  Water. 

MALTBY  EMMA  C,  r  15,  widow  of  William  H. 

Mallby  William  H.,  r  15,  farmer  120. 

Manchester  Darius  J.,  justice  of  the  peace,  farmer  42,  h  Mill. 

I^lauley  Elezur  N.,  pastor  Presbyterian  Church,  h  Chapel. 

Maitin  Frank  H.,  (H.  C.  Martin  and  Sons)  h  Mill. 

^lartin  H.  C.  &  Sons,  (Frank  H.  and  W^ilbur  H.)  freneral  merchants,  Jklain. 

MARTIN  HENRY  C,  (II.  C.  Martin  &  Sons)  h  Main. 

Martin  Wilbur  H.,  (H.  C.  Martin  &  Sons)  h  Pearl. 

Mayback  Gottlieb,  r  4,  farmer  27. 

MAYBACK  JACOB  H.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7  cor.  3,  mail  carrier  and  general  merchant. 

MoCrilius  Delia  E.,  r  19,  school  teacher  and  farmer  4G. 

McCrillus  Jidia  J.,  r  19,  school  teacher  and  farmer  40. 

McCRILLUS  SARAH,  r  19.  widow  of  William  C,  farmer  61. 

McCrillus  W.  Clayton,  r  19,  farmer  Gl. 

McCulloch  Edward  A.,  (S.  A.  McCulIoch  &  Son)  h  Drake. 

McCULLOCH  S.  A.  &  SON,  (Edward  A.)  general  merchants,  Main. 

McCULLOCH  SIDNEY  A.,  (S.  A.  McCulloch  &Son)  owns  farm  in  Batavia,  h  Drake. 

McDonald  Nancy,  widow  of  Thomas  J.,  h  Pearl. 

McGann  Michael,  r  9,  farmer  9. 

McGuire  Matthew,  r  23,  farmer  178. 

McHngh  Henry,  r  1,  farmer  33. 

McIIngh  James  W.,  (E.  Oakfield)  off  r  3,  carpenter. 

McINTYRE  LOREN.  house,  sign,  and  ornamental  painter.  Main,  h  Chapel. 

McMurray  William,  r  25,  laborer. 

McPartlain  William,  r  25,  farmer,  leases  of  Ann  Stannard  80. 

McVea  John,  r  27,  farmer  12. 

McVea  Robert,  r  22,  farmer  44. 

McVea  Robert  B.,  clerk,  bds.  Drake. 

McVea  William,  r  25,  farmer  37. 

McVcy  Albert,  miller,  h  Mill. 

Mead  Henry,  r  l^,  farmer  21. 

Merry  Frank,  r  11,  laborer. 

Michels  Joseph,  r  14,  retired. 

Millard  Charles,  blacksmith,  h  South. 

Miller  Joseph,  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  M.  Heal  230. 

Mills  James,  laborer,  h  Pearl. 

MOORE  JO.SEPH  T.,  dealer  in  grain,  produce,  flour,  feed,  bailed  hay,  and  straw, 

South,  h  Mill. 
Morgan  Sidney,  farm  laborer,  h  Pearl. 
Moulton  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Martin,  h  Main. 
Moulton  Nathaniel,  retired,  h  Chapel. 
Mullen  Joe  V.,  drug  clerk. 
Murray  Hugh,  r  11,  laborer. 
NASH  AMERRISSA   E..  (E.    Oakfield)  r    7,  postmaster  and   live   stock  breeder, 

farmer  345. 
Nash  John,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  farmer. 
Nash  Whitman,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  8,  retired. 
Needham  Charles,  r  2,  farmer,  leases  of  Samuel  Sprout  100. 
Nichols  Arthur,  freight  and  National  Expre.'^s  agent  W.  S.  R.  R.,  h  Main. 
Nicholson  Alexander  G.,  farmer  102,  h  South. 
Nicholson  Frank,  r  1 ,  farmer  40. 
Nicholson  Mary,  widow  of  Alexander,  h  South. 
Nobles  Harriet,  r  28,  widow  of  Calvin. 
NOBLES  NORTON  C.  prop.  Oakfield  mills,  dealer  in  flour,  feed,  grain,  and  plaster, 

Mill,  h  do. 
Norton  Arthur  A.  J.,  r  19,  farmer. 
Norton  Caroline,  r  19,  widow  of  Lorenzo,  farmer  105. 


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OAKFIELD  HOUSE.  William  C.  Smith,  prop.,  near  W.  S.  R.  R.  depot,  South. 

OAKFIELD  REPORTER,  B.  li.  James,  editor  and  prop.,  Main. 

€LCOTT  HOUSE,  J.  13.  Arnold,  prop..  Main. 

Oleott  Lorenzo,  r  19,  farmer  2. 

Olmsted  Carlos  P.,  book-keeper  ExchanQ;e  Bank,  h  Chapel. 

Olmsted  Francis  A.,  (Olmsted  &:  Staples)  h  Chapel. 

Oimsled  &  Staples,  (Francis  A.  0.   and  Job  A.  S.)  dealers    in  staves,  heading,  and 

lumber. 
Ott  Judson,  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  B.  Bliss  50. 
Parker  Alanson,  r  1.  farmer. 

Parker  Albert,  r  2,  farmer.  ■ 

Shoemaker  Henry,  r  1,  laborer. 

Parker  Eugene,  farmer,  leases  of  D.  J.  Manchester  42, 
Paiker  Ezekiel,  r  2,  farmer  Avith  John. 
Parker  Harmon,  r  1,  prop,  saw  and  stave-mill. 
P«rker  John,  r  2.  farmer  on  the  estate  of  S.  0.  73. 
Parker  Willis,  r  1,  fireman  in  saw  and  stave-mill,  h  and  lot. 
Parks  Saiah,  r  1,  widow  of  David,  farmer  50. 
Parsons  Don  F.,  off  r  1,  farmer  30. 
Parsons  James,  r  1,  laborer. 

Pasel  Carl,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Pratt,  of  Gaines,  Orleans  Co.,  50. 
Pearce  Ann,  widow  of  Emery,  h  Main. 

Pearce  George  W.,  dealer  in  carriages  and  carriage  trimmer,  h  Main. 
Peo  Frederick,  r  9,  farmer  9. 
Phillips  Charles,  r  6,  farmer  50. 
PHILLIPS  GEORGE,  (W.  Barre,  Orleans  Co.)  r  2,  farmer,  leases  of  N.  D.  Ensign 

1G5. 
Phillips  Levi,  r  4,  stone  mason  and  farmer  2. 
Phillips  Martha,  widow  of  Joseph,  h  Gibson. 
Phil  ips  Warren,  r  2,  farmer  150. 
Pierson  Augustus,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  Drake. 
Plate  Arnold,  harnessinaker,  h  Mill. 

POWELL  SARAH,  widow  of  David,  who  served  in  Co.  E,  150th  K  Y.  V.,  h  Pearl. 
Prince  Alpheus,  physician  and  surgeon.  Main. 

PUGSLEY  CHARLES  S.,  M.  D.,  druggist  and  dealer  in  books.  Main,  h  Chapel. 
Ransier  Lewis  A.,  mason,  h  South. 
Rapp  Georsje,  clerk  Oleott  House,  bds.  do. 

RATMBONE  ARTHUR  B.,  dealer  in  hardware  and  building  material.  Main. 
RATHBO^IE  LAURENS,  retired  farmer  130. 
Reed  Amanda  M.,  r  11,  Avidow  of  Julius  W. 
Reed  George  W.,  livestock  breeder  and  dealer,  farmer  180^. 
Reed  Julia  W.,  r  11,  farmer  100. 

Reed  Seymour,  r  9,  live  stock  breeder  and  dealer,  farmer  224. 

Reed  Sherman,  i-etired  farmer,  owns  in  Alabama  385,  and  in  Michigan  195,  h  Mill. 
Reed  Wilbur,  r  12,  farmer  350. 

Eelyea  Jacob  IL,  telegraph  operator,  bds.  West  Shore  Hotel. 
Richmond  George  H.,  wagonmaker,  h  ]\Iain. 
■Rigley  Joseph,  retired,  h  Drake. 
Robbins  Charles,  (E.  Oaklield)  r  G,  farmer. 
Root  Charles,  h  Main. 
Root  Elmer,  r  22,  teamster. 
Root  Frank,  r  22,  farmer  for  Oliver  95. 
Root  Oliver,  retired  faimer  95,  h  Main. 
Russell  Robert,  r  2G,  farmer  2. 

Safford  Allen  B.,  school  teacher,  h  Main.  • 

Safford  Charles  F.,  (Safford  &  Craft)  h  Main. 
Safford  Edward,  laborer,  h  South. 
Sadbi'd  Lucy,  r  9,  Avidow  of  Chellus. 
Safford  &  Craft,  (C.  F.  S.  and  George  C.)  dealers  in  coal  and  produce,  Soutii. 


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TOWN    OF   OAKFIELD. 


Sanderson  Wilbur,  clerk  West  Shore  Hotel,  bds.  do. 

Sanderson  William  W.,  prop.  West  Shore  Hotel,  n  W.  S.  R.  R.  depot,  South. 

Sawdey  Edson,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  carpenter. 

Sawdey  Henry,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  laborer. 

Sawdej  Peleg,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  3,  wagonmaker. 

Schroger  John,  r  9,  farmer  5.  ' 

Schurz  Charles,  r  14,  laborer. 

Schurz  Sebastian,  r  14,  farmer  20. 

Scuffman  Michael,  r  14,  farmer  31. 

Seetor  John,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  laborer. 

Shoemaker  Fanny,  r  1,  widow  of  Nathaniel,  farmer  G8. 

Showennan  William,  r  26,  laborer. 

Shultz  Albert,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  farmer,  leases  of  Hale  &  Caple  188. 

Shultz  Charles,  r  4,  farmer  with  his  father. 

Shultz  Christopher,  r  G,  farmer  109. 

Shultz  John,  r  4,  farmer  10. 

Shultz  John  C,  thresher,  h  Chapel. 

Sleeper  George,  painter,  h  Mill. 

Stegman  Frank,  r  28,  farmer  4.  ' 

SMITH  FRANK,  r  1,  farmer  H. 

SMITH  GEORGE  A.,  clerk  Oakfield  House. 

Smith  Nicholas,  prop.  Oakfield  stage  line,  h  Main. 

SMITH  WARNER  H.,  blacksmith,  Main,  h  Mill. 

SMITH  WILLIAM  C,  prop.  Oakfield  House,  South. 

Smith  William  F.,  clerk,  h  Main. 

SMITH  WILLIAM  H.,  r  12,  laborer,  h  South. 

SPARLING  JOHN,  r  14,  farmer  187. 

Sparling  William  H.,  r  15,  farmer  with  his  father. 

Sparr  Eliphaz  B.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  6,  prop,  feed,  saw  and  cider-mills,  farmer  14. 

Sparr  Jane  B.  Mrs.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  0,  h  and  10  acres. 

Stannard  Ann  E.,  r  22  cor.  25,  widow  of  Franklin,  farmer  80. 

Staples  Job  A.,  (Olmsted  &  Staples)  h  in  Elba. 

Stedman  Irvmg  J.,  justice  of  the  peace  and  collection  agency.  Main,  h  Chapel. 

Stedman  Kate,  widow,  h  South. 

Stevens  Henry,  teamster,  h  Main. 

STEVENS  HENRY  E.,  expressman,  constable,  and  prop,  cider-mill,  h  South. 

Stevens  John,  prop,  meat  market.  Main. 

Stevens  Levant  J.,  hay  packer,  h  Main. 

Stevens  Nettie  S.,  school  teacher,  h  Main. 

STEVENS  RICHARD,  Jr.,  book-keeper  for  J.  W.  Heal,  bds.  Oakfield  House. 

Stevens  Sumner  R.,  butcher,  h  Main. 

Stevens  William  W.,  farmer  237,  h  Main. 

Stringham  Albert  M.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  6,  farmer  100. 

Taft  Mary  G.,  widow  of  Josiah  C. 

Taylor  Daniel,  farmer  150,  h  Gibson. 

Taylor  Evander  W.,  r  2,  farmer  for  Sarah  E.  160. 

Taylor  Sarah  E.,  widow  of  Elliot  W.,  farm  160. 

THAYER  ELI  S.,  manuf.  of  barrels  and  woven  wire  and  picket  fence,  agent  for 

Allen's  patent  gate.  South,  h  do. 
Thayer  Syrene,  widow  of  Daniel,  bds.  Chapel. 
THIE  ANTON,  boot  and  shoemaker,  h  Main. 
Tilley  James  F.,  postmaster  and  auctioneer,  h  Main. 
Tripp  Anson  J.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  farmer  26. 
Tripp  Charles,  laborer,  h  Mill. 

Trjpp  Frederick,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  retired  farmer  16. 
Trippensee  Ferdinand  A.,  (W.  Barre,  Orleans  Co.)  r  2,  farmer   110. 
Tubbs  Samuel,  blacksmith.  South,  h  Main. 
Turner  Lewis,  r  1,  carpenter  and  farmer  40. 
TJnderhill  Alfred,  r  19,  farmer  120. 


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Underliill  Sidney  G.,  r  19.  farmer  53. 

Vail  Epliraim  iVI.,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  8.  farmer  129^. 

Vail  Stephen,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  farmer  108. 

WATTS  MATTHEW,  r  1,  farmer  52. 

Way  Mary,  widow  of  Georfife,  li  Water. 

AVeaver  Lyman  A.,  undertaker  and  dealer  in  furniture.  Main. 

Welch  Peter,  r  24,  farmer  94. 

"Wells  George,  faim  laborer. 

Wells  Norman,  carpenter,  h  Main. 

West  Shore  Hotel,  W.  VV.  Sanderson,  prop.,  livery  stable  connected,  n  W.  S.  R.  IL 

depot.  South. 
W^hitman  Anna  E.,  teacher,  h  South. 
Whitney  Alonzo,  r  25,  farmer  55. 
Wicks  Steven  A.,  farmer  in  Elba  140,  h  Pearl. 
Wiedrich  George  D.,  (Chamberlin  &  Wiedrich)  h  Chapel. 
Wio;don  James,  r  15,  carpenter. 
Wigdon  Mary,  r  14,  widow  of  James,  farm  12. 
Wigdon  Melvin,  (E.  Oakfield)  r  8,  mason  and  farmer  10. 
W'igdon  William,  r  IG,  farmer. 
Wiu'ton  George.  (E.  Oakfield)  r  7,  fanner. 
WILLIAMS  HENRY,  painter  and  paper  hanger,  h  Pearl. 
Williams  Henry  C,  r  25,  farmer  55. 
Willis  Smith,  r  1,  farmer  20,  and  in  Alabama  50. 
Winans  Elizabeth,  Aviduw  of  Elisha,  h  South. 
Wmnegar  Edwin  R.,  h  Main. 
Wolcott  Gilson  L.,  r  28,  farmer  40. 

Wolcott  William  L.,  r  21,  10  head  cattle,  140  sheep,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  William  230.- 
Wright  Frank,  CE.  Oakfield)  r  6,  farmer  160. 
WRIGHT  FRANK  E.,  prop.  Exchange  Bank,  h  Main. 


PAVILION. 


{For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  pari  second.) 

(Postoffice  address  is  Pavilion,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Abbey  Emeline  L.,  (Le  Roy)  r  17,  farmer  21. 

Acker  Adelbert  F.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  1,  farmer  82. 

Acker  Adelbert  S.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  1,  farmer  86. 

Adams  Ezekiel  H.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  farmar. 

Adams  William  H.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  farmer,  leases  of  Le  Roy  Salt  Co.  97. 

Allen  Daniel,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  62,  farmer  98. 

Annis  Joshua  C,  laborer. 

Armstrong  Cicero  0.,  r  76,  farmer  130. 

Armstrong  Frederick  D.,  r  76,  farmer  with  his  father,  Cicero  0. 

Armstrong  Obadiah,  (Le  Roy)  r  6.  freight  clerk  and  telegraph  operator  at  D..  L.  &  W^ 

R.  R.  junction. 
Austin  William  M..  farmer. 
Baker  James  P.,  r  55,  farmer  205. 
Baker  John  A.,  r  54,  farmer  .54. 
Baker  Joseph  R.,  r  71,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  150. 
Baker  Lloyd  C,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  29,  farmer  54. 
Balfour  Alexander,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  86,  farmer  98. 
Balfour  James.  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  86,  farmer  with  his  father,  Alexander. 
Balmer  John  P.,  farmer  2. 


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Balmer  Thomas,  laborer. 

Barnett  Emma  C,  Avidow  of  De  Witt. 

Beaver  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  farmer  for  Miller  Walkley. 

Beedle  Walter  D.,  (LeRoy)  r  14,  farmer  19G. 

Bezent  Edward,  boot  and  shoemaker. 

Bicknell  James,  resident. 

Bicknell  Squire,  resident. 

Biggard  William  J.,  r  72,  farm  1G8. 

Biggart  James,  r  71,  farmer  50. 

Bishop  Samuel  J.,  (Le  Roy)  r  8,  farmer  81. 

Bishop  EMza,  widow  of  Osber. 

Bishop  Martha  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  8,  widow  of  Samuel. 

Bliss  James  R.,  (Le  Roy)  r  8,  farmer  G8. 

Bloodgood  Dwight  C,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  45,  farmer  47. 

Bloodgood  Lucy  Mrs.,  (Le  Roy)  r  41,  lives  with  O.  J.  Hill. 

Bloodgood  Seth  C,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  45. 

Boatfield  Samuel,  r  54,  farmer. 

BOND  CHARLES  E.,  e.x-po.stmaster. 

Bond  Charlotte  H.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  50,  widow  of  Oswald,  fruit  grower  and  farmer 
127. 

BOND  DON  C,  blacksmith. 

Bond  Edwin  A.,  (Pavilion  Center)  postmaster  and  general  merchant,  agent  for  farm 
implements  and  phosphates. 

Botts  Peter,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  2G,  farmer. 

Bowden  James,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  38,  farmer  120. 

BOYD  JAMES  A.,  r  84,  breeder  of  Durham  cattle  and  Merino  sheep,  famrer  150 

Boyd  William  J.,  r  84,  farmer  with  his  father,  James  A. 

Bradley  Ella  E.,  r  G8,  music  teacher. 

BRADLEY  ETHAN  T..  (Pavilion  Center)  r  39,  cooper  and  farmer  7. 

Bradley  Hermie  G-.  Miss,  r  80,  resident. 

Bradley  Mary  J.,  r  G8,  school  teacher. 

Bradley  William  B.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  39,  cooper  and  farmer. 

BRADLEY  WILLIA.M  S.,  r  G8.  justice  of  the  peace,  fruit  grower,  and  farmer  9G,  and 
owns  witli  W.  M.  Austin,  in  Covington,  Wyoming  Co.,  275. 

Branch  Thomas  J.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  49,  farmer  30. 

Bridgeman  llariy,  r  57,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  H.  A.  Wilson  128. 

Britton  Edraond  M.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  farmer  14. 

Bryand  Janet,  (Le  Roy)  r  G,  farmer  110. 

Bryant  Asa,  (Le  Roy)  r  8,  breeder  of  Southdown  sheep,  farmer  80. 

Brj'ce  William  G.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  47.  farmer  75. 

Buchanan  Alexander.  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  G3,  farmer  70. 

BUCKINGHAM  WILLIAM,  manuf.  and  repairer  of  wagons  and  carriages,  h  Broad- 
way. 

Buckinan  Walter,  r  Go,  laborer. 

Burns  John,  r  80,  farmer  49. 

Burt  Eliza,  widow  of  William. 

Bui't  Geoi-ge  H.,  farmer. 

Burt  William  R.,  farmer. 

Calhan  Pat,  (Le  Roy)  r  22.  section  foreman  and  farmer  43. 

€ampbell  Alexander  H.,  (LeRoy)  r  IG,  farmer  155. 

Campbell  Fred,  (Pavdion  Center)  r  3,  farmer. 

Campbell  George,  (Le  Roy)  r  IG,  farmer  with  his  father,  Alexander  H. 

Cane  Charles,  r  75,  farmer  lOG. 

Cane  Charles,  Jr.,  r  75,  farmer. 

Cane  Pat,  r  75,  farmer  with  his  father,  Ch.arles. 

Cane  Timothy,  r  75,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles. 

Cannon  James,  blacksmith. 

Carl  Michael,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  2G,  farmer  3. 

•Carmichael  Alexander,  (LeRoy)  r  IG,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  J. 


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Carmiohael  Daniel  D.;  (Le  Roy)  r  17,  farmer  63. 
Carmichael  John  J..  (LeLoy)  r  IG,  farmer  100. 
CARR  ELI,  retired  farmer,  owns  with  Sylvester  50. 
Carr  Geoi'ge  I..  (Carr  &  Graves). 
Carr  Herbert,  farmer  with  S.  L.  Young. 
CARR  SYLVESTER,  retired  farmer,  owns  with  Eli  150. 
*Carr  &  Gi  aves,  (George  I.  C.  and  Edwin  R.  G.)  general  merchants. 
Cheney  Edward,  r  61,  farmer  250. 

CHILSON  FRED,  r  77,  farmer  150,  general  dealer  in  Covington,  Wyoming  Co. 
CHILSON  HENRY  N.,  r  68,  miller  and  farmer  25. 
Chilson  Marile,  resident,  h  Maple. 

CHRISTMAN  ADDISON,  contractor  and  builder.     [Died  January  20,  1890.] 
Christman  Edwin  R.,  r  78,  dealer  in  hardware,  seeds,  paints,  oils,  agricultural  implements^ 
CHRISTMAN  MENZO  A.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  fruitgrower  and  farmer  130. 
Christman  William  C,  carpenter  and  builder,  h  and  lot  Lake. 
Christner  Peter,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  farmer. 
Church  Mary,  r  81,  widow  of  Alden. 
Clemens  Frank  W.,  r  58,  farmer  93. 
COBB  ALANSON  K.,  r  59,  farmer  112. 
Cobb  Millard  F.,  r  59.  farmer. 
Coe  Emory,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,  farmer  101. 
Coe  Henry  W.,  r  66,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father,  Horace,  60. 
Coe  Horace  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  farmer  100. 
Cole  John  T.,  retired. 
Conde  Carrie  C,  milliner. 
Conde  Ophelia,  widow  of  Albert  O. 
Conner  Arthur,  (LeRoy)  r  24,  farmer. 

Connor  John,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  36,  farmer,  leases  of  Matthew  Rogers  88. 
Conrad  Peter,  r  — ,  resident. 
COOK  GEORGE  W.,  (Le  Roy)  r  12,  farmer  75. 
COOK  HOMER,  r  51,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  140. 
Cook  William  J.,  (Le  Roy)  r  12,  farmer  50. 
Cooley  Cailton,  farmer  12. 

Copeland  William  W.,  (Pavilion  Center)  farmer,  leases  of  C.  Rogers  125. 
Corry  Carlos  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  10,  farmer. 

Cosway  Abraham  L.,  (Le  Roy)  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  William  Huyck,  of  Le  Roy,  99.. 
Courts  John,  r  69,  farmer  7. 
Cox  John,  laborer. 

Coxon  Fi-ed  W.,  barber,  h  and  lot  Lake. 

Crocker  Edgar  M.,  (Le  Roy)  r  12,  farmer  with  his  father,  J.  Lyman. 
CROCKER  J.  LYMAN,  (LeRoy)  r  12,  farmer  112. 
Crofoot  Charles  R.,  r  80,  farmer. 
CROFOOT  LEONARD,  r  80,  farmer  124. 
CROFOOT  RICHMOND  A.,  r  78,  farmer  220. 
CROSMAN  FRANCES  M.,  r  75,  farm  100. 
Crosman  Hannah,  r  75,  widow  of  Peter. 
Cudney  George,  carpenter. 

Culver  Willis  L.,  postmaster,  dealer  in  drugs  and  proprietary  medicines. 
Davis  Jay  B.,  (Le  Roy)  r  7,  station  agent  D.,  L.  &  W.  R.  R.  junction,  telegrapl^oper- 

tor  and  U.  S.  Express  agent. 
Dean  William  M.,  carpenter,  h  S.  Lake. 

Dickenson  Edward  W.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  86,  farmer  with  his  father,  Eli.^ 
Dickenson  Eli,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  86,  farmer,  leases  of  John  D.  Hamiltoa 

106. 
Dinan  Patrick,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,  farmer  96. 
Dinan  Patrick,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  47,  farmer  87. 
Dobson  George,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  48,  farmer  5. 
Dobson  William  E.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  50,  carpenter. 
Donahue  John,  section  foreman  of  B.,  R.  &  P.  R.  R.,  lives  in  Pavilion. 


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Donnelly  Thomas  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  7.  laborer. 

Donovan  Daniel,  (Le  Roy)  r  2-2,  laborer. 

Donovan  Mary  Mrs.,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  farmer  13. 

Doran  James,  r  74,  farmer. 

Doran  John,  r  74,  faimer  with  his  father,  Patrick. 

Doran  Patrick,  r  74,  faimer  97. 

DOTY  JOHN  C,  dealer  in  grain  and  wood. 

DOW  JAMES  W.,  dealer  in  wool,  stock,  and  produce,  farmer  in  Covington,  Wyom- 
ing Co.,  115,  h  E.  Main. 

Duffy  Edward,  emp.  on  railroad. 

Diifly  Julia,  resident. 

Duguid  Homer  S.,  (Le  Roy)  r  3,  farmer  with  his  father,  Nelson  A. 

DLTGUID  MANFRED,  (Le  Roy)  r  5,  farmer  143. 

Duffuid  Nelson  A.,  (Le  Roy)  r  3,  farmer  108. 

DUTTON  CALVIN,  r  57,  farmer  122. 

Dutton  La  Fayette,  r  54,  farmer  78. 

Dutton  William  F.,  r  54,  farmer  with  his  father,  La  Fayette. 

Elliott  Montgomery  H.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  2G,  farmer  39. 

Elliott  William,  (Bethany)  r  34,  farmer  12. 

Emerson  Ira  E.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  26,  farmer  10. 

Evarts  Loren  W.,  r  78,  dealer  in  coal,  lumber,  and  phosphates. 

Evarts  Merriam  W.,  dealer  in  coal  and  lumber,  h  and  lot  Lake. 

EWELL  FANNY  B..  widow  of  Rev.  Henry  B. 

Ewell  M.  Florence,  widow  of  Rev.  Jirah  B.,  Ii  Hutchinson  ave.  cor.  Maple. 

Fagan  R.  John.  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Alice  Warren  130. 

Farley  Peter,  (Le  Roy)  r  17,  farmer  20. 

Farnsworth  Oliver  D.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  53,  farmer. 

Ferris  James  C,  laborer. 

Fisher  Wellington  W.,  harness  manuf. 

Fitz  Simons  George,  (Ivinwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  G5.  farmer  48. 

Found  George,  (Le  Roy)  r  27,  blacksmith  and  farmer  50. 

Friend  James,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  ()2,  farmer. 

Oage  Ebenezer,  (Le  Roy)  r  8,  farmer,  ha-^es  of  T.  L.  Hitchcock,  of  Wyoming.  50. 

OANGEL  FRANK,  (Le  Roy)  r3,  prop,  saw  and  grist  mill,  and  heading  factory. 

Gangel  Jo.^ephine,  (Le  Roy)  r  3,  widow  of  George. 

Gayton  Charles  A.,  (Pavilion  Ceiitei)  farmer. 

Gay  ton  Frederick,  (Le  Roy)  r  0,  farmer,  leases  cf  Mrs.  C.  F.  Bi-ssell  95. 

Gayton  James,  (Pavillion  Center)  r  50,  farmer. 

Gayton  James  P.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  faimer, 

Gayton  Marlin,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  50,  carpenter,  prop,  portable  steam  saw-mill. 

Gillett  Flora  A.  Miss,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  38.  station  agent. 

Gillett  George  D.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  38,  express  messenger,  gardener,  and  farmer. 

Gillett  Georue  E,  telegraph  operator  and  agent  American  Express  Co. 

GILLETT  WILLIAM  F,  (Pavihon  Center)  r  38,  farmer. 

Gilmore  Charles,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  43,  farmer,  leases  of  Rev.  T.  E.  Bell,  of 
Bath.  Steuben  Co..  20. 

GILMORE  \VILLI.\M  H.,  druggist  and  mfg.  chemist. 

Gleber  Daniel,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  farmer  5. 

Gleeson  Patrick,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  28,  farmer  35. 

Gould  Charles  E.,  (Le  Rov)  r  47,  farmer  with  Charles  J.  Hill. 

Graham  Alexander,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  fanner  1. 

Graham  Hugh,  r  57,  farmer  19. 

Graves  Edwin  R.,  (Carr  &  Graves). 

GRAVES  GEORGE  C,  painter. 

Green  Anna,  (E.  Bethany)  r  1,  widow  of  Charles. 

Green  Charles  II..  (Le  Roy)  r  28.  farmer  GO. 

Green  John,  (E.  Bethany)  r  3(i,  farmer  10. 

Giogan  Patrick,  (Le  Rov)  r  2-J,  farmer. 

Guymer  George,  harnessmaker,  farm  27. 


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Hackett  William  H.,  r  81,  farmer  36. 

HAMILTON  JAMES  A.,  r  82,  prop.  Pavilion   Hotel  and  Clydesdale  stock  horse, 

farmer  1 00. 
Hamilton  W^illiam,  r  84,  farmer  100. 

Hamilton  William  M.,  r  84,  farmer  with  his  father,  William. 
Hannum  Charles  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  apple  grovs^er  and  farmer  200. 
Hannum  Horace  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  50,  farmer  with  his  son  Charles  S. 
Hannum  Lottie  C.  Mrs.,  r  78,  resident. 
Harding  Thomas,  (Pavilion  Center)  laborer. 
HAWKS  J.  PRESCOTT,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  1,  farmer  132. 
Hayward  David  L.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  47,  mason. 
Haywood  David,  (Linwood,  Livmgston  Co.)  r  G2  cor.  47,  resident. 
Hazleton  Abert  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  24,  farmer  9G. 
Hazleton  Fred  P.,  (Le  Roy)  rl2,  farmer  with  his  father,  James  E. 
HAZLETON  JAMES  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  12,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  fruit  grower,  and 

farmer  100.  * 

Heaman  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer  with  his  brother  Robert. 
Heaman  Robert,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  Henry  Piatt  103, 
Hendei'son  George,  blacksmith. 
Henry  Lewis,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  41,  farmer,  leases  of  Henry  Lock,  of  Le 

Roy,  105. 
Henry  Theodore,  real  estate  dealer. 
Henrys  John,  G9,  farmer  25. 

HERRELL  DAVID  C.  Rkv.,  Baptist  clergyman.    [Removed  to  Perry,  Wyoming  Co.] 
Hewett  William,  r  76,  farmer. 

Higgins  Asnhel,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  50. 
Higgins  Charles  A.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25  cor.  38,  farmer  120. 
Hill  Adelbert,  (Le  Roy)  r  17,  farmer. 
HILL  CHARLES  J.,  r  41,  farmer  185. 

Hill  Harriet,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  42,  widow  of  Lyman. 
Hines  Jacob,  (Le  R03')  r  15,  faimer  7. 
Holcomb  Antoinett,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  resident. 
Holcomb  Ellen,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  farmer  65. 
Holcomb  Eudocia,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  resident. 
HOLLENBECK  MARY,  (Le  Roy)  r  4,  widow  of  William,  farmer  72. 
Hooper  George,  (Le  Roy)  r  i5,  farmer -1. 
Howard  John  M.,  (Le  Roy)  r  8,  farmer  150. 
Howe  Julia  M..  r  58,  widow  of  Harlow.         * 
Hoyt  Edson  W.,  r  65,  teacher  and  farmer  4. 
Hoyt  Fred  M.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  26,  farmer. 
Hoyt  Nathan,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  26,  farmer  4. 
Hoyt  William,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  26,  farmer, 
Hubbard  Alfred  J.,  (Le  Roy)  r  12,  farmer  80. 
Hubbard  Henry,  farmer. 
Hubbard  Slieridan  0.,  farmer  50. 

Hudson  Mary,  (Wyoming,  Wyoming  Co.)  r  73,  widow  of  James,  farmer  92. 
Huilson  William   G.,  (Wyoming.  Wyoming  Co.)  r  73,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Mary. 
Hunt  Thomas,  (Le  Roy)  farmer  85. 

Husted  Arabella,  (Le  Roy)  r  14,  widow  of  H.  S.,  lives  with  R.  A.  Tanner. 
Hutchinson  Elias  B.,  r  5S,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  00. 
Hutchin.son  Grant  D.,  coal  dealer  and  farmer. 

Huti-hinson  Orville,  r75.  breeder  of  thoioughbred  Holstein  cattle,  farmer  30. 
HUTCHINSON  RENSSELAER  L.,  dealer  m  produce  and  fertilizers,  farm  20,  and 

in  Le  Roy  100. 
Hutchinson  Rufus,  com.  traveler,  owns  in  Wyom'ng  Co.  2  farms  125. 
Hutebinson  Tbomas,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  20,  farmer  85. 
Hutton  Jane,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co  )  r  43,  widow  of  Thomas. 
Hutton  John,  (Linwood,  Livmgston  Co.)  r  43,  farmer  80. 
Huyck  Wilber  H.,  furniture  dealer  and  undertaker. 


i6q  town  of  pavilion. 


Jeary  Elijah,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer  with  his  brother  Thomas. 

JEARY  TIIO.MAS,  (,Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer  98. 

Jolinston  Mary,  (Liiiwood,  Livinfrston  Co.)  r  43,  -widow  of  Alexander,  farmer  95. 

Johnston  Thomas  F.,  (Liuwood  Livmgston  Co.)  r  43,  farmer  with  his  mother,  Mary. 

Jones  Levi,  mnil  carrier. 

Karcher  Samuel  ^L,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,  farmer  2. 

Karcher  Sophia  Miss,  (LeRoy)  r  47. 

Keller  William  J.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  29,  farmer. 

Kingdon  Thomas,  (['avilion  Center)  r  39,  farmer  35. 

Kingdon  Thomas  L.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  farmer  50. 

Landerdal  John,  r  82,  farmer  100. 

Laurish  Richard,  (Le  Roy)  r  3,  farmer  4. 

Lawrence  George  W.,  (Pavilion  Center)  teacher  and  farmer  GO. 

Lawrence  Hiram,  (Linwood,  Livmgston  Co.)  r  42,  farmer  150. 

LAWSON  JAMES  L.,  r  82,  farmer  150,  and  leases  of  S.  &  E.  Carr  150. 

LAWSON  JOHN  F.,  carpenter  and  joiner. 

Legg  Ann,  (Le  Roy)  widow  of  John,  farmer  5. 

Legg  Henry  F.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  27,  farmer,  leases  of  Benjamin  Hartwell  105i. 

Legg  William  W.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  27,  farmer  with  his  son  Henry  F. 

Lewis  Frank  S.,  r  75,  farmer  for  Eimice  6G. 

Lewis  Mary,  (Pavilion  Center)  resident. 

Logan  James  L.,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  farmer. 

Logan  John,  (LeRoy)  r  20,  farmer  120. 

Lord  Ervin  D.,  r  57,  farmer  145. 

Lord  Melvin  P.,  (Pavilion  Center)  off  r  25,  farmer. 

Lord  Perry  E.,  (Pavilion  Center)  oil' r  25,  farmer. 

Lord  Sarah  C.  Mrs.,  r  57,  resident. 

Loudin  Daniel,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  3G,  resident, 

Loudin  David,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  36,  farmei-,  leases  of  Charles  Rogers  97. 

Maier  Anton   (Le  Roy)  r  10,  farmer  12. 

Mallory  Phebe,  widow,  resident. 

Mannix  William  E.,  (LeRoy)  r  3.  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Nancy  Stannard  100. 

Marsh  Andrew  J.,  (Andrew  J.  Marsh  &  Son)  h  Main. 

Marsh  Andrew  J.  &  Son,  (Fred)  butchers.  Main. 

MARSH  FRED,  (Andrew  J.  Marsh  &  Son)  h  Main. 

Marsh  Peter,  r  71,  farmer  00. 

Martm  John  B.,  r  05,  farmer  100. 

MATTESON  SARAH  L.,  r  81,  widow  of  Daniel,  farm  48. 

Maud  Henry  J.,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  farmer. 

!Maud  Jane,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  widow  of  James,  farm  GO. 

McCarrick  Barney,  (Pavilion  Center)  blacksmith. 

McCarrick  Bernard,  (Pavilion  Center)  bl.acksmith. 

McCaughan  Thomas,  (Linwood,   Livmgston  Co.)  r  45,   farmer,  leases  of  James  A» 

Boyd  25. 
McCauley  Mark,  r  74,  farmer  27. 
McClelland  Archibald,  r  11,  farmer. 
McColl  Doiisrald  J.,  (Le  Rov)  r  18.  farmer  13. 
McCOLL  DOUGALD  R.,  (Le  Roy)  r  15,  farmer  95. 
McColl  Hugh,  (Le  Roy)  r  19,  farmer  203. 
McColl  Hugh  D.,  (Le  Roy)  r  19,  faimer  10. 
McColl  James  D.,  (LeRoy)  r  18,  carpenter. 
McColl  John,  (Linwood.  Livingston  Co.)  r  SO,  farmer  IG. 
McColl  Malcolm  D.,  (Le  Roy)  r  19,  farmer  with  his  father,  Hugh. 
:McCon  Niel  C,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  faimer  38. 

McDowell  Robert,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  42,  farmer  15. 
McDowell  Robert,  Jr.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  42,  carpenter  and  farmer.. 
McEwen  Thomas,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,  farmer  50. 
McGiath  Jeremiah,  (Le  Rov)  r  24,  farmer  with  his  father.  John. 
McGrath  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  24,  farmer  140. 


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McLean  James,  r  80,  farmer,  leases  of  Walace  Mason,  of  Geneseo,  80. 

McLean  Jennett,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  42,  farmer  50. 

McMillan  Catharine,  (Le  Roy)  r  65,  widow  of  Duncan,  farm  160. 

McMillan  Catharine  Miss,  (Le  Roy)  r  65,  resident. 

McMillan  Charles,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,"  farmer  17. 

McNaughton  John  R.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  86,  farnrer  75. 

McVean  WiUiam  J.,  (Linwood,  Livmgston  Co.)  r  18,  farmer,  leases  the  Henry  Chase 

estate  90. 
McWethy  Elmer  E.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  37,  farmer  and  Indian  relic  hunter. 
McWethy  John  E.,  r51,  farmer  125. 
McWethy  Sidney  A.,  laborer. 

McWethy  Warren  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  37,  farmer  92. 
McWorthy  Kneeland  S.,  r  65,  clerk. 
McWorthy  William  H.,  r  65,  retired  farmer. 

Mercer  Edward  D.,  r  75,  farm  laborer.  '' 

MILDE  THOMAS  B.  Rev.,  Catholic  clergyman. 
Mills  Charles  J.,  produce  and  coal  dealer,  h  S.  Lake. 
Mills  John,  r  35,  ^armer. 
Mills  Thomas,  r  45,  farmer  6. 
Morgan  Charles,  carpenter. 
Morgan  Michael,  r  83,  farmer  49. 
Moyles  Patrick,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer  8. 
Murnan  Michael,  (Le  Roy)  r  18,  farmer  3. 

Murray  Charles  H.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  46,  farmer  52. 
MURRAY  GEORGE,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  45,  farmer  42. 
Murphey  Eliza,  resident,  h  Maple. 
Murphey  Henry,  r  81,  laborer  on  railroad. 
Myers  Anthony,   (Le  Roy)  r  10,  farmer  12. 
Nagle  Charles  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  breeder  of  Brown  Leghorn  fowls,  farmer,  leases  of 

J.  L.  Cook  50. 
NELLIS  CLARK,  (B.  Bethany)  farmer  76. 
Nelson  Nielson,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  51,  farmer  70. 
Niebch  Charles  K.,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  farmer  54. 
Niebch  George,  (Le  Roy)  r  24,  farmer  147. 

Niebch  George  L.,  (Le  Roy)  r  24,  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
Niebch  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  24,  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
Noble  George,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  45,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 
Noble  James,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  45,  farmer  50. 
Noble  Samuel,  (York,  Livingston  Co.)  r  86,  farmer  with  his  father,  William. 
Noble  Thomas,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  43,  farmer  130. 
Noble  William,  (York,  Livingston  Co.)  r  86,  farmer  50. 
Noble  William  T.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  45,  farmer. 
O'Brien  Frank,  resident. 

O'Brien  Martin,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  3,  laborer. 
O'Conner  Michael,  laborer. 
O'Connor  Arthur,  (LeRoy)  r  11.  farmer  44. 
PAGE  J.  QUINCY  D.,  r  69,  manuf.  of  barrels. 
Papke  Charles,  (LeRoy)  r  17,  farmer  40. 
Park  F.  M.,  retired  farmer  6. 

Parkhouse  George  H.,  r  71,  farmer  with  James  4C. 
Parkhouse  Grace  Mrs.,   r  71,  resident. 
Parkhouse  James,  r  71,  farmer  with  George  H.  40. 
Parkhouse  John,  r  69,  farmer  10. 
Partlon  James  H.,  r  85,  farmer  50. 
Partlon  John,  r  74,  farmer  54. 
Partlon  Mary,  r  74,  widow  of  Luke. 
Pattridge  By  ram  W.,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  farmer  71. 
PAVILION  HOTEL,  J.  C.  Hamilton,  prop. 
Peddels  George,  r  80,  farmer  40. 
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Peddels  Hugh,  medical  student,  son  of  George. 

Peddels  John,  r  70,  farmer  4. 

Perfield  Mary,  r  74,  widow  of  James,  farmer. 

Perfield  PhiHp,  r  74,  farmer  95. 

Perry  Frank  C,  r  71,  fanner. 

Pestol  Frank,  r  84,  farmer,  leases  of  Gr.  Phillips  75. 

Pestol  John,  r  84,  laborer. 

Petne  Frederick,  (Le  Roy)  r  18,  farmer  12^. 

Phelps  Clinton  Gr.,  r  65.  'farmer  143. 

Phelps  Edgar  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  65,  farmer  with  Myron  98. 

PHELPS  GIDEON  V.,  r  65,  farmer  76. 

Phelps  Myron  A.,  (Le  Roy)  r  65,  farmer  with  Edgar  98. 

Phelps  Oliver  W.,  r  65,  farmer  83. 

Phelps  Samuel,  r  65,  farmer  60. 

Phillips  Henry,  r  51,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Bowen,  of  Batavia,  102, 

Phillips  John,  r  54,  farmer  57. 

Pierson  Myron  P.,  (Le  Roy)  r  18,  farmer  84. 

Pierson  Reuben  R.,  (B.   Bethany)  r  32  and  31,  fruit  grower,  68  acres  apple  trees 

apiarist,  farmer  132. 
Pixley  George  W.,  r  54,  farmer  70. 
Prill  Michael,  carpenter  and  farmer  5. 
Quinlan  William  A.,  jeweler  and  watchmaker,  Lake. 
Quinlin  Patrick,  r  77,  farmer  114. 
Rawson  SafFord,  (Le  Roy)  r  10,  farmer  83. 

Raymond  Adelbert,  r  55,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Hudson,  of  Alexander,  67. 
Reed  Nathan,  (E.  Bethany)  r  29,  farmer  128. 
Reed  Solomon  D.,  farm  laborer. 

Reed  W.  A.,  r  65,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  W.  E.  Shepard  100. 
Reed  William  A.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  30,  farmer  160. 
REESE  ABRAM,  r  69,  farmer  200. 
Reese  Alfred  H.,  (PaviUon  Center)  r  50,  laborer. 
Reese  Edward,  r  32,  farm  laborer. 
REESE  WRIGHT  H.,  general  merchant. 
Reichard  Peter,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer. 
Reiter  Charles,  r  35,  farmer  50. 

Reiter  Charles,  Jr.,  r  35,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles. 
Riggs  Christopher,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  38,  mason  and  farmer  ]0. 
Riley  Catharine,    (Pavilion  Center)  r  26,  resident. 
Riley  Cornelius,  r  74,  emp.  on  railroad. 
Rilev  Michael,  r  74,  farmer  10. 
Robertson  William  W.,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  farmer  108. 
Robinson  Barzilla  B.,  r  65,  carpenter. 
Robinson  Edgar,  r  65,  carpenter. 
ROGERS  ALBERT  S.,  physician  and  surgeon. 
Rogers  Champion  E.,  (PaviHon  Center)  r  53,  farmer  258. 
Rogers  Charles,  (Le  Roy)  r  27,  farmer  75. 
Rogers  Fannie,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  53,  widow  of  E. 
Rogers  Josiah  B..  retired  farmer  72. 
ROSENBURG  FRANK  E.,  farmer  51,  h  E.  Main. 
Rosenburg  Nicholas  J.,  retired,  h  E.  Main. 
Russell  James  M.,  (Le  Roy)  r  15,  agent. 
Russell  Lydia,  (Le  Roy)  r  15,  farmer  40. 
Sandles  (Jeorge,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  53,  farmer  17. 
Sapp  Columbus  D.,  r  68,  clerk,  h  and  lot. 
Severson  Charles  H.,  (Le  Roy)  r  41,  farmer. 
Sinnot  Miles,  (Le  Roy)  r  4,  farmer  12. 

Shannon  Frank,  r  82,  farmer,  leases  of  James  Hamilton,  of  Le  Roy,  100. 
Shay  Mary,  r  75,  widow  of  Levi,  farmer  40. 
Shay  Myron  S.,  r  75,  farmer  10,  and  leases  of  Eunice  Lewis  66. 
Shumway  George,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  62,  farmer  1. 


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Shumway  Harrison,  (Lmwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  65,  farmer  3L 

Shumway  Laura,  resident. 

Shumway  Melissa  B.,  r  58,  widow  of  Luther. 

Shumway  Orville  B.,  r  58,  farmer  30. 

Shumway  Solomon,  (Le  Eoy)  r  6,  farmer  63. 

Shumway  Sophia,  r  75,  resident. 

Shepard  Frank  J.,  r  80,  breeder  of  sheep  and  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 

Shepard  John,  r  82,  farmer  200. 

Shepard  W.  Edward,  r  65,  farmer  100. 

Shephard  Eliza,  (PaviHon  Center)  r  53,  resident. 

Shephard  William  J.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  53,  farmer. 

Shirley  John,  r  76,  farmer  69. 

Smead  Caroline  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  34,  widow  of  William  C. 

Smead  De  Lamont,  r  58,  farmer  70. 

SMEAD  WILLIAM  C,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  34,  farmer  227. 

Smith  James,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  65,  farmer. 

Smith  Juha  T.,  resident. 

Snow  Mary  E.  Mrs.,  r  65,  resident. 

Sparks  Irvin,  r  57,  farmer. 

Sparks,  Wells  C,  r  56,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  90. 

Sperry  Emeline  K.,  (Le  Eoy)  r  47,  widow  of  Piatt  T. 

Sperry  George  W.,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,  farmer  100. 

Sperry  Harvey,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,  farmer  75. 

Sponable  Irvin  D.,  r  69,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Guymer  20. 

SPRAGUE  WILLIAM  B.,  physician  and  surgeon,  farm  10. 

Stanb  John,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  27,  farmer,  leases  of  Luke  Van  Allen   of  Le  Rov  "^4. 

STANLEY  WILLIAM  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  14,  farmer  70.  '  ^' 

Stannard  Nancy,  (Le  Roy)  r  3,  widow  of  Eldred,  farmer  97. 

Starr  Clarissa,  r  69,  resident. 

Starr  Jasper,  r  75,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  125. 

Stephens  Royal,  (Le  Roy)  r  23,  farmer. 

Stevens  Rollin  L.,  (Le  Roy)  r  23,  farmer  50. 

STEVENS  SAMUEL  E.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  39,  farmer  90. 

Stevens  Wilber  H.,  (Le  Roy)  r  9,  farmer  110. 

Stewart  Daniel,  r  68,  retired  farmer. 

Stewart  John,  r  68,  retired. 

Strouts  Fehx  C,  (Le  Roy)  r  14,  farmer  165. 

Swan  George  W.,  retired. 

Tanner  Rufus  A.,  (Le  Roy)  r  14,  farmer  80. 

Tapp  George,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  29,  farmer  120,  and  leases  of  Michael  Braugh  30. 

Tapp  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  2,  farmer  52. 

Tapp  William,  (Pavilion  Center)  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
Tapp  William  E.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  36,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Rogers  75. 
Terrill  Polly  Mrs.,  resident. 

Thomas  Charles  H.,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  breeder  of  Henry  Clay  horses,  farmer  300. 
Thomas  Henry  H.,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer  with  his  father,  Charles  H. 
Thomas  Samuel  N.,  manuf.  of  Ozone  oil. 
Thornton  Hugh,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  27,  farmer  16. 

TILLOTSON  CHAUNCEYE.,  (Le  Roy)  r  3i,  breeder  of  Durham  cattle,  farmer  200 
TILLOTSON  ELIJAH  M.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  agent  farm  implements  and  phos- 
phates, farmer  200. 
Tillotson  Bmelia  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  lives  with  George  W. 
Tillotson  Frank  A.,  r  51,  farmer  120. 

Tillotson  Fred  D.,  (Le  Roy)  r  26,  farmer  with  his  father,  Chauncey  E. 
Tillotson  George  W.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  40,  farmer  60. 
Tillou  Jane,  (Le  Roy)  r  10,  widow  of  Adney,  farmer  18. 
Tompkins  Albert  C,  r  68,  farmer  with  W.  H.  and  H.  H.  110. 

TOMPKINS  HENRY  H.,  dealer  in  produce  and  wool,  farmer  with  W.  H.  and  A.  C  110 
TOMPKINS  WILLIAM  H.,  r  68,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  with  H.  H.  and  A.  C.  110.* 
Toomey  Timothy,  (Le  Roy)  r  11,  farmer  39.  _^ 


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Townsend  Arthur,  dealer  in  agricultural  implements,  lime,  and  cement,  h  Maple. 
Townsend  Elbert,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  breeder  of  Holstein  cattle,  Percheron  horses^ 

American  Merino  sheep,  and  Berkshire  swine,  farmer  200. 
Townsend  Ernest,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  farmer  with  his  father,  Elbert. 
Townsend  Horace,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  farmer  with  his  father,  Elbert. 
TOWNSEND  IRA,  retired  farmer,  owns  farm  in  Covington,  Wyoming  Co. 
Tracy  Peter,  laborer. 

Tremble  James,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  26,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  N.  Kinney,  of  Le  Roy. 
TRESCOTT  B.  F.,  fruit  grower,  prop,  evaporator,  dealer  in  dried  fruits  and  pop  corn^ 

farmer  28. 
Tubbs  George,  (E.  Bethany)  r  30,  farmer  105. 
Tubbs  Sidney  L.,  (E.  Bethany)  farmer  with  his  father,  George. 
Tufts  Charles  A.,  r  74,  farmer  40. 
Tufts  Eli  P.,  r  74,  farmer  108. 
Tulley  Catharine  Mrs.,  (Le  Roy)  r  18,  farmer  29. 
Tulley  Hugh,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  laborer. 
Tulley  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  farmer. 
Tulley  William,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  farmer  2. 
Usher  Levi,  laborer. 

VAN  BUREN  GEORGE  R.,  r  66,  farmer  116. 
VAN  BUREN  ROMAYNE  M.,  r  66,  breeder  of  Cleveland  Bay  horses,  farmer  with. 

his  father,  George  R. 
Van  Duser  Thomas,  resident. 

Van  Valkenburgh  Nicholas,  (Le  Roy)  r  18,  farmer  2. 
Van  Vraienburg  George  H.,  M.  E.  clergyman. 
Vishian  Henry  W.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  26,  farmer  16. 
Walker  Charles,  (Le  Roy)  r  15,  farmer  112. 
WALKER  EZRA,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  farmer  122. 
Walker  James,  (Le  Roy)  r  16,  farmer  4. 
Walker  William,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  63,  farmer  100. 
Walkley  Miller,  (Le  Roy)  r  20,  farmer  150. 
WALMSLEY  NELLIE  A.  Mrs.,  housekeeper. 

Ward  Frank,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  58  cor.  60,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Ward  George  N.,  (Le  Roy)  r  47,  farmer  106. 
Ward  Henry  C,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  49,  farmer  83. 
WARD  JOHN,  (PaviHon  Center)  r  58  cor.  60,  farmer  160. 
Ward  William  S.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  farmer  98. 
WEBB  FREDERICK  A.,  painter. 
Webb  Samuel  C,  painter. 
Webster  John  H.,  (Wyoming,   Wyoming  Co.)    r  73,   farmer,  leases  of  his  father^ 

James  H.,  155. 
Wellington  James,  r  45,  farmer  4. 
WeUington  James.  (Bethany)  r  35,  farmer. 
Wells  Lewis  H.   com.  traveler. 

Wentworth  Levi  B.,  (Pavilion  Center)  r  25,  shoemaker. 
Wheeler  James  H.,  r  57,  farmer  9. 
White  Alfonzo  E.,  laborer. 

Whiteman  Romey  E.,  (Linwood,  Livingston  Co.)  r  42,  farmer  100. 
Whiteman  Samantha  A..  (Le  Roy)  r  42,  lives  with  her  son,  Romey  E. 
WHITNEY  GROVE  D.,  painter  and  paper  hanger. 
Williamson  Moses,  carpenter  and  joiner,  h  E.  Main. 
WILSON  HARRIET  A.,  r  57,  widow  of  George,  farm  128. 
WILSON  IZORA  A.  Miss.,  r  57,  resident. 

Wilson  Moses,  (Le  Roy)  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  C.  F.  Bissell  200. 
WILSON  THOMAS  J.,  general  merchant. 

Woodworth  Henry  A.,  (Linwood,  Livmgston  Co.)  r  45,  farmer  140. 
Wyeth  Louis,  dealer  in  drugs,  dry  goods,  and  groceries. 
Young  Harvey  I.,  carpenter  and  joiner. 
Young  Sylvanus  L.,  farmer  70. 
Youngs  George  W.,  (Le  Roy)  r  22,  farmer. 


TOWN    OF   PEMBROKE.  l6$ 


PEMBROKE. 

(For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(Postoffloe  address  is  Pembroke,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Ackerson  Claud,  (Indian  Falls)  mason,  h  and  1  acre. 

Ackerson  Emory.  (Indian  Falls)  mason,  h  and  4  acres. 

Adams  George  W.,  (Corfu)  carpenter,  h  Main. 

Adams  William  H.,  (Corfu  and  Buffalo)  life  ins.  agent  (office  263  Main  st.,  Buffalo), 

h  Main. 
Alexander  Eugene,  r52,  carpenter  and  joiner. 
Alexander  Rodney,  laborer. 

Allen  Homer  E.,  (Corfu)  r  68,  20  cows,  grower  of  fruit  and  potatoes,  farmer  144. 
Altenburg  Gains,  (Corfu)  farmer  9. 

Amidon  George,  (  E.  Pembroke)  r  26,  farmer,  leases  of  Ellen  Goodrich  78. 
Amidon  Marvin,  (Corfu)  r  53,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  92. 
Anderson  Frank,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Anderson  Herbert,  r  49,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Andrews  William  A.,  r  67,  farmer  for  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Charles  F.  Tabor,  30. 
Anger  Philip,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  22  cor.  43,  farmer  80. 

Annon  Martin,  (Corfu)  r  53,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Charles  Swartz  67. 
Arnold  Arthur  J.,  (Indian  Falls)  carpenter  and  joiner. 
Arnold  Charles  W.,  (Indian  Falls)  postmaster  and  butcher. 
Arnold  Lyman    E.,  (Indian  Falls)  dealer  in  hardware,  groceries,  boots,  shoes,  and 

meats. 
Arras  Peter,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  painter  and  farmer  7. 
Austin  Martha,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  24,  widow  of  Robert  S.,  farm  24. 
BABCOCK  WILLIAM  E.,  (E.  Pembroke)  prop.  East  Pembroke  flouring-mills,  con- 
tractor and  builder. 
Backus  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  machinist. 
Ball  Caroline  A.,  (Corfu)  widow  of  William,  h  Main. 
JBanton  Jonas,  (Corfu)  farmer  74,  h  and  lot  Main. 
Barber  George  W.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  farmer  6. 
Pard  William,  (N.  Pembroke)  laborer. 

Barden  Alvah  0.,  (Corfu)  prop.  Barden  hall,  farm  160,  h  Main. 
Barlow  William,  (E.  Pembroke)  12  Cotswold  sheep,  farm  60. 
Barlow  William,  Jr.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  farmer  55. 
Barnham  Peter  T.,  r  52,  farmer  23. 

Barrett  Thomas  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  pastor  The  Holy  Name  of  Mary  Church. 
Bartholf  Wilbur  P.,  (Corfu)  r  48,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Joel  Peck  138. 
Bartlett  Alfred,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48,  farmer  35. 
BATES  JOEL  W.,  (Indian  Falls)  eclectic  physician  and  surgeon. 
Bauer  John,  (Corfu)  r  63,  farmer  15. 
Baum  Henry,  (Corfu)  r  61,  laborer. 
Beckwith  Harris,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  21,  8  cows,  100  sheep,  grower  of  potatoes  and  fruit, 

farmer  260. 
Bennet  Thomas,  (Corfu)  r  49,  farmer  40. 

Bennett  Fred  T.,  (Corfu^  13  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  James  Farnham  211. 
Bennett  Henry  L.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  farmer  155. 
Bennett  Henry  W.,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  horses,  farmer  50. 
BENNETT  JAMES  F.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father, 

Henry  L.  155,  served   in  Co.  F,  28th  N.  Y.  Vols.,  from  April,  1861,  to  May  22, 

1863. 
Bennett  John  D.,  (Corfu)  (Bennett  &  Sumner)  bds.  Main,  owns  h  and  lot. 
Bennett  &iSumner,  (Corfu)  (John  D.  B.  and  Emmett  E.  S.)  dealers  in  fresh,  salt,  and 

smoked  meats,  fish,  and  oysters.  Main. 


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Bentley  George,  (Indian  Falls)  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Berg  Frank,  r  52,  farmer  10. 

Bland ,  (Corfu)  r  63,  widow  of  Henry,  h  and  3  acres. 

Blood  John  H.,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  42,  laborer. 

Board  Irving,  (Corfu)  r  48,  laborer. 

Booth  James  L.,  (Corfu)  r  74,  6  cows,  farmer  33. 

Booth  Seymour,  (W.  Batavia)  r  73,  laborer. 

Boughton  Martha  M.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  widow  of  Leander,  music  teacher. 

Boughton  Willis  E.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  G.  B.  Seamans 

117. 
Bower  John,  (Corfu)  r  63,  farmer  15. 

Bowie  Thomas,  (Corfu)  r  79,  retired  carpenter,  h  and  1  acre. 
Boyce  Enoch  S.,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Boyce  Helen  Miss,  (Corfu)  r  55,  teacher,  daughter  of  John. 
Boyce  James,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
Boyce  James  C,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 
BOYCE  JOHN,  (Corfu)  r  55,  assessor,  breeder  of  and  dealer  in  thoroughbred  Jersey 

cattle,  reg.,  and  McGee  Poland  China  swine,  20  cows,  32  sheep,  farmer  250. 
Boyce  John,  Jr.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  72,  6  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  John  Lown, 

of  Batavia,  80. 
Boyce  Keziah  Miss,  (Corfu)  r  55,  teacher,  daughter  of  John. 
Bramstadt  John  H.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  50,  farmer  with  his  father,  Louis. 
Bramstadt  Louis,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  50,  farmer  77. 
Bramstadt  Louis,  Jr.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  50,  laborer. 

Bray  ton  John  McK.,  (Corfu)  pastor  Presbyterian  Church,  h  Railroad  ave. 
Breman  Edward,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48,  farmer   118. 
Breman  Edward,  Jr.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48,  farmer  with  his  father. 
Briggs  Leander  C,  (E.  Pembroke)  shoemaker. 
Brill  John,  (Indian   Falls)  r  7,  shoemaker. 
Bronson  James,  r  50,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  78. 
Brown  Alexander,  r  48,  farmer  160. 

Brown  Almira  C,  (Corfu)  r  67,  widow  of  John,  6  cows,  farmer  65. 
Brown  Anthon  H.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  72,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  W. 
BROWN  EDWARD  A.,  (Corfu)  r  49  cor.  30,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Jersey  cattle 

and  fine  horses,  25  cows,  farmer  196. 
Brown  Henry  I.,  (Corfu)  cartman,  h  Main. 

Brown  Henry  J.,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  butter,  eggs,  fruit,  and  vegetables,  h  Main. 
Brown  Henry  M.,  r  49  cor.  30,  farmer. 
Brown  J.  Worth,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  40,  breeder  of  Chester  White  swine  and  White 

Rose  fowls,  farmer,  leases  of  Mary  Burgess  25. 
BROWN  JOHN  W.  Hon.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  72,  200  Merino  sheep,  fruit  grower,  farmer 

220. 
Brown  Nelson  A.,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  tin,  Main  cor.  Railroad  ave.,  h  Main. 
Brown  Robert,  (Corfu)  r  67,  laborer. 
Buckley  Charles,  (Corfu)  teamster,  h  Main. 
Buckley  Edward,  r  52,  peddler. 
Buckley  Patrick,  r  52,  farmer  6. 
Buckman  Fred,  (Corfu)  r  68,  farm  laborer. 
Buckston  Rice  W.,  r  38,  retired  farmer,  h  and  2|-  acres. 
Bullard  William  A.,  (Corfu)  12  cows,  farmer  88. 
Bunell  William  T.,  r  67,  blacksmith  and  farmer  77. 
BURGESS  ABRAM  E.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  21,  5  cows,  breeder  of  Clydesdale  horses, 

grower  of  strawberries  and  apples,  farmer  131. 
Burgler  Frederick,  (E.  Pembroke)  section  foreman. 
Burke  John,  (Corfu)  r  61,  farrner  15. 
Burnette  Andrew,  r  52,  carpenter, 
Burns  Alexander,  r  50,  250  sheep,  farmer  220. 
Burns  Frank  M.,  r  50,  invalid. 
Burrill  Amasa,  r  51,  farmer  7^,  and  leases  on  shares  with  his  brother  Marcieus  89. 


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Burrill  Arba  F.,  r  51,  farmer  89. 

Burrill  Marcious,  farmer  23,  and  leases  on  shares  with  his  brother  Amasa  89. 

Burroughs  William,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  farmer  5. 

Butler  Byron  W.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  24,  laborer  and  saw-filer. 

Cain  Frank,  (E.  Pembroke)  farmer  14. 

Calnan  Daniel,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  John,  140. 

Calnan  John,  r  33,  farmer  140. 

Carl  Mary  A.,  r  34  cor.  35,  widow  of  Edward  B.,  farm  25. 

Carrier  Ansel   K.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  pres.  Genesee  County  Horse  Breeders  Association, 

breeder  of  horses,  27  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  170. 
Carrier  Edmund  W.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  20  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  130. 
CAERIER  HIRAM,  (Corfu)  r  79,  retired  farmer,  aged  83. 
Carrier  Media  K.  Miss,  (Corfu)  r  79,  teacher,  daughter  of  Edmund  W. 
CARRIGAN  BARNABAS,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  farmer  53. 
CARTER  DANIEL,  (Corfu)  retired  farmer. 

Case  Harlow,  (Corfu)  r  63.  20  cows,  farmer  165,  and  in  Wyoming  Co.  160. 
Cathcart  Brothers,  (Corfu)  r  61,  (Cyrus  D.  and  Daniel)  6  cows,  farmers  70. 
Cathcart  Cyrus  D.,  (Corfu)  r  61,  (Cathcart  Brothers). 
Cathcart  Daniel,  (Corfu)  r  61,  (Cathcart  Brothers). 

Central  Hotel,  (Corfu)  M.  M.  Flemmg,  prop.,  livery  stable  connected,  Main. 
Chadeayne  Daniel,  (Corfu)  retired  carpenter  and  undertaker,  h  Main. 
Chadwell  James,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  57,  painter,  h  and  lot. 
Chapman  Henry,  (Corfu)  laborer. 
Chase  Lyman,  (Corfu)  farmer  5. 

Childs  Albert  S.,  (Corfu)  carpenter  and  cooper,  h  Mam. 
Childs  Clark,  (Corfu)  cooper  and  farmer  30,  h  Main. 

Childs  (jreorge  F.,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  45,  farmer  6,  and  leases  of  Naomi  Post^28. 
Childs  Richard,  (Indian  Falls)  r  4,  farmer  15. 
Childs  Sarah,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  42,  widow  of  William,  owns  with  her  son  George|S. 

h  and  6  acres. 
Childs  Thomas  A.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  4,  life  ins.  agent  and  photographer. 
Childs  Wilbur  J.,  general  merchant. 
Childs  William,  (Indian   Falls)  r  27,  70  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  John  D. 

Forward  110. 
Childs  William  Eaton,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  46. 
Clidds  Jesse  R.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  4,  teacher. 
Christie  Clinton,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  15,  farmer  96. 
Christie  Daniel  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  24,  breeder  of  May   Duke  coach  horses,  8  cows, 

farmer  160. 
Clanson  Sophia,  r  51,  widow  of  August,  farm  78. 
CLARK  A.  FRANK,  r  49,  justice  of  the  peace  and  farmer  105. 
Clark  David,  (Indian  Falls)  blacksmith  and  horseshoer. 
Clark  Edward  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  45,  60  sheep,  farmer  80. 
Clark  George  B.,  r  49,  foreman  railroad  construction. 
Clark  James  B.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  18  cor.  19,  carpenter,  breeder  of  horses,  50  sheep, 

farmer,  leases  of  Jacob  Martin  89. 
Clark  James  J.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  44,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  mother  59. 
Clark  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  — ,  farmer  38. 
Clarkston  Stephen,  (Corfu)  retired  farmer,  h  Main, 
demons  Maria,  r  50,  widow  of  ArtemasL.,  farm  92. 
Cleveland  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  71,  farmer  254. 

Cleveland  William  Nelson,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48  cor.  39,  farmer  with  his  father,  Will- 
iam H. 
Cleveland  William  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48  cor.  39,  10  cows,  100  sheep,  fruit  grower, 

farmer  254. 
Cobb  Isaac,  (Indian  Falls)  r  11,  carpenter. 

COCHRAN  HENRY,  (Corfu)  r  48,  5  cows,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  William  B.  Long  75. 
COE  WILLIAM  S.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  farmer  63. 
Coffey  James,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  laborer. 


l58  TOWN    OF   PEMBROKE. 


Coffey  John,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  laborer, 
Coffey  Marv,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  widow  of  John,  farm  4. 

Coffey  Will'iam  J.,  (E.  Pembroke)  postmaster,  dealer  in  tobacco,  cigars,  stationery,  and 

confectionery,  Main,  h  Railroad.  ,     ^     ,  ,     ^^  i^     ■. 

Colby  Aaron  H.,  (Corfu)  r  69,  breeder  of  high  grade  Durham  cattle,  20  cows,  truit 

grower,  farmer  156.  „  ,-,   m  e  -n         ■      r/^ 

Colby  Alexander,  (Indian  Falls)  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  E.  Taggart,  of  Batavia,  50. 

Colby  Elmer,  (Corfu)  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  Paulina  Stanley  85. 

Colby  Francis  H.,  (Corfu)  r  69.  farmer  with  his  father,  Aaron  H. 

Colby  Garrett,  (Corfu)  laborer,  h  Church. 

Colby  Henry,  (Corfu)  r  69,  laborer. 

Colby  Louisa,  (Corfu)  widow  of  Samuel,  h  and  lot  Church. 

Colby  William  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  truckman. 

Colby  William  H.  Mrs.,  (E.  Pembroke)  miUiner. 

Cole  Anson.  (N.  Pembroke)  resident. 

Cole  Horace  M.,  (North  Pembroke)  farmer,  leases  of  Abram  Burgess  24 

Coleman  Adelphia  T.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  widow  of  Ezra,  farm  50. 

Coleman  Henry,  r  49,  farmer  57. 

Collins  Charles,  (Corfu)  painter. 

Coniber  George,  (N.  Pembroke)  shoemaker  and  farmer  20. 

Coniber  Henry,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  17,  farmer  61. 

Cook  Anna,  (E.  Pembroke)  widow  of  Jame-s  dressmaker. 

Cook  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  20. 

Cook  George,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  42,  farmer  60. 

Cook  Otto,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29  cor.  30,  farmer  86. 

Corsett  Edmund,  (Indian  Fall.s)  r  15,  farmer  4^. 

Corsett  Grant,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  laborer. 

Cowell  Edward,  (Cotfu)  r  69,  laborer. 

Crane  Frank  W.,  (Corfu)  I'hysician  and  surgeon. 

Crawford  John.  (Corfu)  r  55.  farmer  57. 

Crawford  John,  Jr.,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  with  his  father. 

Crawford  William,  (Corfu)  farmer  140,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Crawford  Willie  H.,  (Corfu)  r  68,  26  cows,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  Will- 
iam, 140. 

Crocker  John,  (Indian  Falls)  farmer. 

Crocker  Lucy  A.,  (Indian  Falls)  widow  of  Oscar  W.,  farm  10. 

Crossen  J.  Ward,  r  35,  farmer  50. 

Croxton  Jesse,  (Corfu)  laborer. 

Cummings  Calvin,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  60,  carpenter  and  farmer  15. 

Cummings  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  retired  farmer. 

Cummings  William,  (Indian  Falls)  farmer  7. 

Cunshafter  August,  undertaker,  dealer  in  furniture,  and  prop,  cider-mill. 

Currier  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7.  student  and  laborer. 

Currier  Mary,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7,  widow  of  William,  h  and  4  acres. 

Curtis  Caroline  P.  (Nichols),  (Corfu)  widow  of  Amos  0.,  h  Railroad  ave. 

Cutler  Sarah,  widow  of  Rev.  Harvey  H.,  farm  10. 

Dailey  Jaines,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  his  father,  Thomas,  65. 

Danahay  James  D.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  57,  laborer. 

Darrow  Asa  K.,  (Corfu)  banker  in  Kansas,  h  Main. 

Davis  Charles  H.,  (Corfu)  r  48  cor.  54,  farmer  53. 

Day  Emory  L.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20,  50  sheep,  farmer  160. 

Day  Wilham,  r  33,  farmer  8. 

Deinhart  Nicholas,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  66,  farmer  44. 

Dennison  George  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  (Dennison  <&  Moore). 

Dennison  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  45,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  John  Gould,  of  Ba- 
tavia, 110. 

Dennison  Otis  G.,  (E.  Pembroke)  resident. 

Dennison  &  Moore,  (E.  Pembroke)  (George  H.  D.  and  Herbert  B.  M.)  druggists  and 
general  merchants.  Main. 


TOWN    OF    PEMBROKE.  169 


Denton  Henry  C,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  21,  carpenter. 

Derby  J.  M.,  (E.  Pembroke)  Baptist  cler^man. 

Derrick  Edward,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

Dibble  Dennis,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  highway  commissioner,  fruit  grower,  farmer  100. 

Dickinson  John  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  deputy  sheriff,  assessor,  and  farmer  54. 

Dietschler  Caspar,  blacksmith. 

Dillon  Frank,  (Corfu)  r  69,  farmer  with  his  father,  Michael. 

Dillon  Michael,  (Corfu)  r  69,  60  sheep,  farmer  100. 

Dillree  William  H.,  r  52,  laborer. 

DIMOCK  DWIGrHT,  (Corfu)  r — ,  county  supt.  of  the  poor,  postmaster,  general  ins. 

agent,  breeder  of  coach  and  trotting  horses,  27  head,  and  high  grade  Durham  cattle, 

16  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  130. 
Diver  Edward,  (E.  Pembroke)  75  sheep,  breeder  of  horses,  fruit  grower,  farmer  290, 

and  in  Alabama  305. 
Doane  Dan,  retired  farmer. 
Doane  Willis,  r  65,  farmer  6. 

Dodge  Caroline,  (Corfu)  r  54,  12  cows,  farmer  107. 
Dodge  Catherine,  (Corfu)  widow  of  Caleb,  h  Main. 
Dodge  David,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  laborer  and  farmer  3. 
Dodge  Ezra,  (Corfu)  r  54,  resident. 
Donovan  Cornelius,  r  49,  wool  grower,  farmer  166. 
Donavan  Daniel,  r  49,  farmer. 

Donovan  John,  r  49,  farmer  with  his  father,  Cornelius. 
Donovan  Patrick,  r  38,  laborer  and  farmer  6-^. 
Dorschild  Nicholas,  (Corfu)  r  55,  laborer,  h  and  4  acres. 
Donit  George,  r  66,  farmer  38. 

Downmg  Catherine,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  43,  widow  of  C.  Downing,  h  and  5  acres. 
Doyle  Barnard,  (Corfu)  r  76,  laborer. 
Doyle  James,  (Corfu)  r  76,  brakeman. 
Doyle  John,  (Corfu)  r  76,  laborer. 
Doyle  Matthew,  (Corfu)  r  77,  section  hand. 

Doyle  Michael,  (Corfu)  baggagem aster  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Railroad  ave. 
Drake  Edward,  (Corfu)  retired,  aged  80,  h  Main. 
Duggan  Cornelius,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  70,  farmer  50. 
DUGUID  WILLIAM    H.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  breeder  of  grade   Holstein  cattle   and  fine 

horses,  prop.  St.  Lawrence  stock  horse  "Prince,"  14  cows,  farmer  140. 
Dunn  Elmer,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Dunn  William,  (Corfu)  laborer,  h  Main. 

Durham  Cash  M.,  (E.  Pembroke)  farmer,  leases  on  shares  with  his  father,  Edwin. 
Durham  Edwin,  (E.  Pembroke)  dealer  in  agricultural   implements  and  farm  produce. 
Durham  Frank  R.,  (E.  Pembroke)  emp.  American  Express  Co. 

Durham  George,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  James,  180. 
Durham  James,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59,  farmer  180. 
Durham  John,  (N.  Pembroke)  laborer. 
Durham  John,  Sr.,  (E.  Pembroke)  retired  farmer. 
Durham  John,  Jr.,  (Corfu)  r  14,  farmer  37. 
Dutton  Simeon  E.,  (Corfu)  fire  ins.  agent,  wholesale  dealer  in  farmer  produce  and 

coal,  h  Railroad  ave. 
Dwyer  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  blacksmith. 
Dwyer  Patrick,  (N.  Pembroke)  blacksmith  and  farmer  10. 
Dymond  Charles,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20,  carpenter  and  farmer  7. 
Dymond  Chester,  (N.  Pembroke)  laborer. 
Dymond  Eugene,  (N.  Pembroke)  blacksmith,  h  and  1  acre. 
Dymond  Frank,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  25,  prop,  steam  threshing  machine,  farm  2. 
Dymond  Lincoln,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  25  cor.  15,  8  cows,  farmer  150. 
Dymond  Sherman,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  22,  laborer. 
Eagan  Mary  E.,  r  50,  farm  92. 

Eagan  Thomas,  r  50,  farmer,  manages  the  estate  of  Artemas  L.  Clemens  92. 
East  Pembroke  Hotel,  (E.  Pembroke)  G.  G.  Elliott,  prop. 


170  TOWN    OF   PEMBROKE. 


Edds  William  T.,  (Corfu)  pastor  M.  P.  Church,  parsonage  Main. 
Eddy  George  W.,  (N.  Pembroke)  harnessratiker,  h  and  lot. 
Eddy  Lucian,  (Corfu)  r  69,  laborer. 

EdsoU  John,  off  r  51,  farm  52. 
Edwards  Anna  Miss,  milliner,  h  Main. 

Edwards  WiUiam  D.,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  drugs,  stationery,  and  confectionery,  Main,  h  do. 

Eggleston  Charles  L.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  71,  farmer  54. 

Egloff  John,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  80,  h  and  2  acres. 

ELLTNWOOD  HENRY  P.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48,  10  cows,  100  sheep,  breeder  of  horses^ 
farmer  145. 

Elliott  Edward,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47.  farm  laborer. 

Elliott  Edwin  R.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59,  fruit  grower,  farmer  118. 

Elliott  George  G.,  (E.  Pembroke)  prop.  East  Pembroke  Hotel,  breeder  of  Blue  Dan- 
ube horses,  6  head,  farmer  112. 

Elmore  Thomas,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  section  boss. 

Ensign  Willard  E.,  (B.  Pembroke)  school  teacher. 

Etzold  John,  r  66,  farmer  52. 

Etzold  Julius,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  66,  laborer. 

Eustace  John,  (Corfu)  laborer,  h  Allegany  st. 

Eustace  Mary  Miss,  (Corfu)  h  Allegany  st. 

Falker  Adam,  (Corfu)  r  64,  farmer  27. 

Fanning  Frank,  postmaster  and  general  merchant,  h  and  2  acres. 

Farnham  James,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  farm  produce,  16  cows,  farmer  212. 

Ferger  Francesca,  (Corfu)  r  64,  widow  of  Daniel,  farm  5. 

Fincher  Charles  C.,  (Corfu)  r  ■■ — ,  10  cows,  farmer  72. 

Finlay  Alexander,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  farmer  82. 

Firman  Fred,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7,  stone  mason,  farmer  4. 

Firman  Jacob,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7,  laborer, 

Fishell  Abner,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  16,  farmer  72. 

Fishell  Ira  B.,  prop.  Pembroke  Hotel. 

Fisher  Herman,  r  52,  farmer  30. 

Flagler  James  H.,  (Corfu)  retired  farmer,  h  Main. 

Fleming  Melvin  M.,  (Corfu)  prop.  Central  Hotel  and  livery  stable,  Main. 

Flint  J.  Monroe,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  farmer  71,  and  n  Richville  150. 

Fhnt  Milo,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  farmer  125. 

Ford  Ann,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  24  cor.  25,  widow  of  William,  farm  71. 

Forward  Andrew,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  27,  breeder  of  Chester  White  8wine,'Jarmer  50. 

Forward  Chauncey,  (E.  Pembroke)  dealer  in  butter  and  eggs. 

Forward  Henry  J.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  26,  fire  and  life  ins.  agent,  fruit  grower,  farmer  25, 

FORWARD  WALTER  S.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  27,  breeder  of  horses,  10  head,  38  sheep, 
farmer  67. 

Fosdick  Miner,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47,  farmer  50. 

Foss  Fred,  r  33,  farmer  85. 

Foss  John,  r  33,  farmer  with  his  father,  Fred. 

Foster  Daniel,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  23,  horse  trainer  and  laborer. 

Foster  Myron,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  23,  prop,  threshing  machine,  h  and  4  acres. 

Foster  Vina,  (N.  Pembroke)  conducts  saw-mill  on  shares  owned  by  William  Gillins,  of 
Batavia. 

Fotel  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  farmer  with  his  father.  Otto. 

Fotel  Otto,  (Indian  Falls)  blacksmith  and  farmer  28. 

Francis  Albert,  (Corfu)  r  79,  farmer  11. 

Francis  Henry  W.,  (Corfu)  prop,  grist-mill,  dealer  in  grain,  flour,  and  feed.  Church,  h 
do. 

Francis  John,  (N.  Pembroke)  farmer  25. 

Frisbey  Albert,  r  52,  farm  laborer. 

Fuhrmann  John  C,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  farmer  6. 

Fuller  John  A.,  (Corfu)  r  49,  farmer  50. 

Fuller  Libbie  Miss,  (Corfu)  r  48,  teacher,  daughter  of  John  A. 

Funkey  C.  W.  &  L.  A.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  90  sheep,  farmers,  lease  on  shares  of  the 
estate  of  Robert  Brown  308. 


TOWN   OF    PEMBROKE.  I7I 

Funkey  Charles  H.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  farmer  13. 

Funkey  Charles  W.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  (C.  W.  &  L.  A.  Funkey). 

Funkey  Christian,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  farmer  10. 

Funkey  George,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  farmer  with  his  father.  Christian. 

Funkey  Louis  A.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  (C.  W.  &  L.  A.  Funkey). 

Furman  Fred,  (Indian  Falls)  farmer  4|. 

Furman  John,  (Indian  Falls)  mason  and  farmer  6. 

Gabbey  James  C,  r  33,  farmer,  owns  with  his  brother  Robert  100,  and  a  share  in  the 

estate  of  his  father,  James,  150. 
G-abbey  Jane,  r  33,  widow  of  James,  10  cows,  110  sheep,  farm  150. 
Gabbey  John,  r  33,  student  and  farmer  on  the  estate  of  James  150. 
Gabbey  Eobert,  r  33,  breeder  of  thoroughbred  Shorthorn  Durham  cattle,  reg.,  10  cows, 

farmer  110. 
Gabbey  Thomas,  r  33,  farmer. 

Gardner  Richard,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  23,  laborer,  owns  2  acres. 
Garrett  Eugene,  r  52,  grower  of  raspberries,  blackberries,  strawberries,  apples,  and 

pears,  farmer  30. 
Garrett  Frank,  laborer. 
Garrett  George  H.,  miller. 
Garrett  James,  (Lee  &  Garrett). 
Garrett  James,  r  52,  7  cows,  farmer  82. 
Garvin  Jeremiah  A.,  (Corfu)  station  and  American  Express  agent,  dealer  in  coal,  h 

Railroad  ave. 
Gates  Clark  E.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  laborer. 
Gates  Judson,  (Indian  Falls)  r  — ,  farmer  12-|. 
G-ates  Moses  F.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  farmer  6. 
Gay  Charles,  r  52,  laborer. 

G-ay  Charles,  Jr.,  stationary  engineer,  emp.  Lee  &  Garrett. 
Gay  Walter,  laborer,  h  and  lot. 
Gay  William,  r  52,  carpenter,  h  and  1  acre. 
Geiger  John,  (Corfu)  r  60  cor.  63,  farmer  33. 
Gibson  Cora  A.  Miss,  (Corfu)  r  48,  teacher,  daughter  of  William. 
Gibson  William,  Jr.,  (Corfu)  r  48,  60  sheep,  farmer,  leases  of  his  father  160. 
Giddings  Edwin,  retired  lawyer,  h  Main  cor.  Allegany  sts. 
Giddings  Edwin  M.,  (Corfu)  wholesale  and  retail  florist,  Allegany  st,  h  do. 
Gilmore  Charles  D.,  (Indian  Falls)  miller,  emp.  Gilmore  &  Co. 
Gilmore  Lyman  E.,  (Indian  Falls)  miller,  emp.  Gilmore  &  Co. 
Gilmore  Miner  A.,  (Indian  Falls)  miller,  emp.  Gilmore  &  Co. 
Gilmore  Samuel,  (Indian  Falls)  (Gilmore  &  Co.)  manager  roller  grist-mills,  wholesale 

and  retail  dealer  in  flour,  feed,  and  grain. 
Gilmore  &  Co.,  (Indian  Falls)    (Samuel  G.  and  William  Carpenter,  of  Batavia)  props. 

roller  grist-mills. 
Goodrich  Joshua  C,  pastor  Church  of  the  Disciples. 
Goodridge  Emeline,  (Indian  Falls)  r  8,  widow  of  William,  farm  35. 
Gorham  Mary  E.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  widow  of  Damon  H.,  resident. 
GORTON   WARREN,  (Corfu  and  E.  Pembroke)  prop.  Corfu  roller-mills,  wholesale 

and  retail  dealer  in  flour  and  feed,  breeder  of  Patchin  trotting  horses,  farmer  47,  h. 

at  E.  Pembroke. 
Gould  Francis  A.,  (Corfu)  pilot  on  N.  Y.  C.  steamboat  line,  h  Main. 
Gourdenier  Mary,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  widow  of  Henry,  h  and  lot. 
Gourdenier  Thomas  J.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  mason. 
Gowdy  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7,  laborer. 

Gowin  Fred  A.,  (Corfu)  teacher,  apiarist  22  colonies,  farmer  40,  h  Main. 
Granger  John,  (Corfu)  retired  farmer. 
Gratinger  Levi,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  23,  farmer. 
Gratinger  Matie  Miss,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  23,  farm  15. 
Graves  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  carriagemaker. 
Greenan  Thomas,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  70,  11  cows,  140  sheep,  farmer  57,  and  leases  of 

John  Cleveland  165. 


1^2  TOWN    OF   PEMBROKE, 


Griswold  Cora  E.  Miss,  (Indian  Falls)  (Mrs.  W.  H.  &  Miss  Cora  E.  Griswold). 

Griswold  Samuel,  (Corfu)  breeder  of  pure  blood  Merino  sheep,  100  head,  fruit  grower, 
and  farmer  on  the  "  Q-riswold  homestead,"  in  Alexander,  150,  h  Main. 

Griswold  W.  H.  Mrs.,  (Indian  Falls)  (Mrs.  W.  H.  &  Miss  Cora  E.  Griswold). 

Griswold  W.  H.  Mrs.  &  Cora  E.  Miss,  (Indian  Falls)  dressmakers. 

Griswold  Willis  H.,  (Indian  Falls)  mason,  h  and  lot. 

Grout  Horace,  r  67,  breeder  of  grade  Jersey  cattle,  13  cows,  farmer  80. 

Hair  Margery,  (Corfu)  r  67,  widow  of  John,  farmer,  owns  with  her  daughters  the  es- 
tate of  her  husband  91. 

Hall  Adelbert,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59.  laborer. 

Hall  George  W.,  (Corfu)  r  77,  section  hand  and  farmer  15. 

Hall  Henry,  (Corfu)  farmer  40,  h  n  railroad  depot. 

Hall  Wilber,  r  50,  breeder  of  Jersey  Eed  swine,  farmer  62. 

Hall  William,  (Corfu)  farmer  10,  h  n  railroad. 

Hamilton  Albert  L.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47,  farmer  80. 

Hardwick  Thomas  K.,  widow,  h  and  lot. 

Harmon  Henry  P.,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  60. 

Harmon  St.  Clair,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  143. 

Harrington  Althea  Mrs.,  r  52,  h  and  2  acres. 

Harrington  Eugene,  (Indian  Falls)  r  11,  hay  presser  and  farmer  40. 

Harrington  Mary,  r  49,  widow  of  Peter  Y.,  h  and  lot. 

HARROWN  G.  K.,  (Corfu)  farmer. 

Hart  Alciba,  r  49,  widow  of  William,  h  and  lot. 

Hart  J.  L.  Mrs.,  r  67  cor.  65,  h  and  IJ  acres. 

Hart  John  L.,  r  67  cor.  65,  clerk. 

Hascock  Effie  Mrs.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  18,  farm  30. 

Hatch  Joseph,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20,  laborer. 

Hatch  Wallace,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  25,  laborer. 

Hathaway  Eleazer,  (Corfu)  pastor  Universalist  Church,  bds.  Main. 

Hatling  John,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  66.  blacksmith,  owns  10  acres. 

Hendricks  Louisa,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  10,  widow  of  John,  farm  40. 

Hibbard  Charle.s,  r  35  cor.  36,  farmer  50. 

High  George,  r  52,  dealer  in  butter,  eggs,  poultry,  fruit,  and  potatoes. 

Hill  Hosea,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  Israel,  100. 

Hill  Israel,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20,  grower  of  fruit  and  potatoes,  farmer  100. 

Hill  Oliver,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20,  teacher  and  farmer. 

Hills  James  L.,  (Corfu)  farmer  102,  h  and  lot  Main. 

Hint  Augustus,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  16,  farmer,  leases  of  George  White,  of  Alabama,  74. 

Hint  Frederick,  r  67,  member  Genesee  County,  Horse  Breeders'  Association,  farmer 
122. 

Holahan  Martin,  (Corfu)  r  61,  farmer  40. 

Holdfeller  Conrad,  r  66,  farmer  52. 

Holt  Walter  W.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  — ,  pa.stor  Free  Baptist  Church. 

Hopkins  William  B.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  5,  farmer  65. 

Houlehan  Brothers,  r  48,  (Thomas  &  John)  8  cows,  breeders  of  Durham  cattle  and 
Jersey  Red  swine,  farmers  75. 

Houlehan    John,  r  48,  (Houlehan  Brothers). 

Houlehan  Thomas,  r  48,  (Houlehan  Brothers). 

Houseknecht  Hiram  S.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  60  sheep,  farmer  74. 

Houseknecht  Philip,  (Indian  Falls)  r  13,  farmer  17. 

Houseknecht  Reuben,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  farmer  30. 

Houseknecht  Samuel  L.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  24,  99  sheep,  farmer  75.  and  leases  on  shares 
of  H,  J.  Forward  30. 

Hoyt  Betsey  A.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  widow  of  Daniel,  h  and  lot. 

Huflf  John  C,  r  48,  farmer  76. 

Hunn  John  E.,  (Corfu)  r  54,  10  cows,  farmer  111. 

Hunt  George  W.,  (Corfu)  retired  farmer,  h  Main. 

Hunt  Orrin,  (Corfu)  laborer,  h  Main. 

Hussy  Michael,  r  52,  farmer  30. 


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Hutton  William,  (Corfu)  r  48,  laborer. 

Indian  Falls  House,  (Indian  Falls)  A.  J.  Layton,  prop. 

Ingraham  Lucinda,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  58,  widow  of  Isaac,  farmer  63. 

Innes  George  W.,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  45,  prop,  threshing  machine  and  manuf.  of  land- 
plaster. 

Innes  John  H.,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  45,  retired  merchant,  prop,  land-plaster-mill,  h  and 
10  acres. 

Jaycott  Alonzo,  r  52,  farmer,  leases  of  George  Bowen,  of  Batavia,  37. 

Johncox  Albert  E.,  (Corfu)  farm  laborer. 

Johns  Newton,  (Corfu)  r  54,  farmer  on  shares  with  Charles  Jones. 

Johnson  Wilham,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  laborer. 

Jones  Antoinette,  (Corfu)  widow  of  Harley. 

Jones  Charles,   (Corfu)   r  54,  24  cows,   breeder  of  horses  and  cattle,  fruit  grower, 
farmer  272. 

Jones  Elizabeth,  (Corfu)  widow  of  George,  h  Main. 

Judge  Thomas,  (W.  Batavia)  railroad  track  hand,  farmer  50. 

Judge  Mark,  (W.  Batavia)  r  70,  7  cows,  farmer  58. 

Judge  Michael,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  railroad  track  hand. 

Kane  Francis,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  42,  laborer. 

Karchner  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  57,  farmer,  leases  the  estate  of  Bradley  and  Samuel 
Calkins. 

Kellaher  Hugh,  r  49,  resides  with  John. 

Kellaher  John,  r  49,  7  cows,  farmer  100. 

Kellaher  John,  laborer. 

Kelleher  John,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  teacher  and  laborer. 

Kelleher  Patrick  J.,  (Corfu)  r  61,  farmer  65. 

Kennedy  Dennis,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  section  boss,  h  and  lot. 

Kepner  William,  r  32,  laborer. 

Kern  Burton,  r  52,  farmer  with  his  father,  Ezra. 

Kern  Ezra,  r  52,  farmer  20. 

Kern  Sadie  Miss,  r  52,  teacher,  daughter  of  Ezra. 

King  Albert,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  22,  60  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Sarah  A.  Ami- 
don  115. 

King  George,  r  52,  laborer. 

King  Oscar,  r  50,  farmer,  leases  on  shares. 

Kinne  Jonas  W.,  r  50,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses,  farmer  87. 

Kinne  Robert  L.,  r  35,  prop.  Hambletonian  stock  horse  "  Garrison,"  farmer  50. 

Kinne  Royal  W.,  (Corfu)  9  cows,  farmer  70. 

Kinsalow  Michael,  (Corfu)  laborer,  h  Prospect. 

Kinsella  Luke,  (Corfu)  forman  section  15  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R. 

Kinsella  Terrey,  (Corfu)  r  77,  laborer  and  farmer  8. 

Kirtland  Frank  C,  (Corfu)  r  79,  telegraph  operator. 

Kirtland  Fred  S.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  brakeman. 

Kirtland  Orlando  N.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  farm  laborer. 

Kitchel  Luther  H.,  (Corfu)  physician  and  surgeon,  Main,  h  do. 

Klotchbach  Caspar,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  farmer  21. 

Klower  William,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  65,  farmer  20. 

Knapp  Leonard,  (Corfu)  r  54,  farmer  40. 

Knapp  Mason,  (Corfu)  r  54,  farmer  66. 

Knoop  Catherine  M.,  (N.  Pembroke)  widow  of  John,  resident. 

Kraatz  Henry,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  2,  laborer. 

Kraatz  Louis,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  36,  farmer  121. 

Krisher  Philip,  r  52,  mason  and  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Monroe  Flint  150. 

Ladd  Frank,  (N.  Pembroke)  prop.  Excelsior  flouring-mills,  wholesale  and  retail  dealer 
in  flour,  feed,  and  grain,  farmer  6. 

Ladd  Frank  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  dealer  in  farm  produce,  bds.  E.  Pembroke  Hotel. 

Ladd  Giles  W.,  (N.  Pembroke)  miller,  emp.  Frank. 

Lake  Charles  D.,  r  52,  farmer  120, 

Lake  Ira,  r  52  cor.  65,  carpenter  and  farmer  34. 


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Langworthy  Frank  W.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  25,  farmer  24. 

Langworthy  Milo  B.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47,  farmer,  leases  of  Cordelia  Van  Curen  90. 

Lanning  Helen,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  widow  of  David  B.,  house-keeper  for  her  father, 

George  Shaw. 
Lawrence  Anson,  (Corfu)  r  74,  farmer  133. 
Lawrence  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  125. 
LAWRENCE  EDWIN  L.,  (Corfu)  r  73,  50  high  blood  Merino  sheep,  6  cows,  farmer 

112. 
Lawrence  Fred,  (Corfu)  r  73,  (Fred  &  Morris  Lawrence)  farmer,  leases  on  shares  with 

his  father,  Edwin  L.,  112. 
Lawrence  Fred  &  Morris,  (Corfu)  r  73,  farmers  68^. 
Lawrence  Morris,  (Corfu)  r  73,  (Fred  &  Morris   Lawrence)  prop,   steam   threshing 

machine. 
Lawrence  William,  (Corfu)  off  r  60,  farmer  59. 
Layton  Andrew  J.,  (Indian  Falls)  prop.  Indian  Falls  House  and  cider-mill,  dealer  in 

cider  and  cider  vinegar. 
Lear  William  S.,  (Corfu)  teacher  intermediate  department  graded  school,  bds.  Main. 
LEE  GEORGE  H.,  (Lee  &  Garrett). 
LEE  &  GARRETT,   (George  H.  L.  and  James  G.)  props.  Genesee  roller-mills,  dealers 

in  flour,  feed,  buckwheat  flour,  and  grain. 
Leiter  Eck,  (N.  Pembroke)  prop,  steam  threshing  and  wood  sawing  machines. 
Lemley  Leonard  W.,  (Corfu)  carriagemaker  and  general  jobber.  Main. 
Lerch  Andrew,  (Corfu)  r  76,  laborer. 
Lester  James,  carpenter. 
Lester  Warren,  (Indian  Falls)  r  4,  farmer  30. 
Leveque  Theodore,  (E.  Pembroke)  shoemaker.  Railroad,  h  do. 
Lincoln  John,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  agricultural  implements,  h  Main. 
Long  Charles  W.,  r  38,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  132. 
Long  Edward,  r  38,  farmer  132. 

LONG  ELIZA  M.,  (Corfu)  r  48,  widow  of  William  B. 
Long  John,  farmer  145. 

Long  Romeyn  S.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  18  cows,  farmer  85. 
Long  Sterling,  farmer  47. 

Loomis  Charles  R.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  teacher. 
Loorais  Clara  V.  Miss,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  dressmaker. 
Loomis  Samuel,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  cooper  and  farmer  25. 
Louttit  Joseph,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  farmer  29. 
Lovell  William  H.,  r  50,  farmer  86. 
Lovell  William  H.,  Jr.,  r  50,  farmer  with  his  father. 
Loveridge  Joel  A.,  (Corfu)  r  49,  teacher  and  farmer  67. 
Lowrence  An.son,  (Corfu)  r  74,  12  cows,  farmer  138. 
Lowrence  Fred,  (Corfu)  r  73,  laborer  and  prop,  threshing  machine. 
Lowrence  Henry,  (Dick)  (Corfu)  r  73,  farmer  50. 
Lowrence    William,  (Corfu)  r  60,  prop,  steam    threshing  machine  and  steam  bean 

thresher,  dealer  in  fertilizers,  farmer  59. 
Lyman  Leonard  F.,  (E.  Pembroke)  teacher,  grower  of  small  fruits,  farmer  7. 
Lyons  Robert,  (E.  Pembroke)  laborer. 
Mahoney  James,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  2,  prop.  Akron   Falls  Hotel,  breeder  of  horses, 

farmer  92. 
Mahoney  John,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  2,  farmer  with  his  father,  James. 
Mallison  Jefferson  H.,  (Corfu)  farmer  50. 

Mann  Hattie  L.  Miss.,  (Corfu)  teacher  primary  department  graded  school,  bds.  Main. 
Mann  Ira  S.,  (Corfu)  farmer  35,  h  Main. 
Mann  Ira  S.  Mrs.,  (Corfu)  prop,  boarding-house,  Main. 
Marble  Almenzo,  (Indian  Falls)  r  13,  farmer  6. 
Marsh  Jennette,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  57,  widow  of  Amos  N.,  farm  30. 
Marston  Clarence  U.,  (Corfu)  r  68,  farmer  with  his  father,  John  W. 
Marston  John  N.,  (Corfu)  carpenter  and  builder,  dealer  in  lumber,  Main,  h  do. 
MARSTON  JOHN  W.,  (Corfu)  r  68,  18  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  126. 


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Martin  John  S.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  100  sheep,  farmer  142. 

Mayne  John,  (Corfu)  section  foreman  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Allegany  st. 

Mayne  Richard,  (Corfu)  farm  manager  for  Mrs.  Read. 

McDermot  Duncan,  r  5,  farmer  25. 

McDonald  Charles  A.,  (Corfu)  r  76,  fruit  grower,  farmer  89. 

McDonald  James  M.,  (Corfu)  r  69,  fruit  grower,  farmer  52. 

McDonald  Melvin,  (Corfu)  r  76,  fruit  grower,  farmer  74. 

McDonald  Nellie  L.  Mrs.,  (Corfu)  h  Mam. 

McGee  S.  Mrs.,  h  and  lot. 

McGee  Orange  S.,  painter. 

McGee  William,  house  painter  and  paper  hanger. 

McGregor  William  W.,  (Corfu)  notary  public,  fire  ins.  agent,  dealer  in  and  repairer  of 

harnesses.  Main,  h  do. 
3IcJury  James,  carpenter,  millwright,  and  farmer  25. 

McKenzie  William  J.,  (Corfu)  r  49,  (McKenzie  &  Peck)  manuf.  of  fine  butter,  6  cows. 
McKenzie  &  Peck,  (Corfu)  r  49,  (William  J.  McK.  and  J.  Fremont  P.)  breeders  of 

Hereford  cattle,  dealers  in  beef  cattle,  farmers  106. 
McManis  James  J.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  the  Dr.  Norton 

estate  170. 
McMurphy  Ruth,  (N.  Pembroke)  widow  of  Webster,  h  and  lot. 
McNally  Ann,  (E.  Pembroke)  widow  of  Peter,  farm  12. 
McNelley  Patrick,  (E.  Pembroke)  farmer  50,  h  and  2  acres  in  village. 
McNulty  Patrick,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  farmer  82. 
^McSimons  Sarah  Miss,  r  34,  h  and  5  acres. 
Meiser  Andrew,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  farmer  17. 
,Meiser  August,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  laborer. 
Meiser  George,  (Indian   Falls)  r  29,  laborer  and  farmer. 
Merkt  Lawrence,  (N.  Pembroke)  wagonmaker. 
Miller  Lines  B.,  (Indian  Falls)  retired  blacksmith,  aged  82. 
Miller  Mary,  r  52,  widow  of  Chris  John,  farm  10. 
Jdills  Alva,  r  50,  sawyer. 

Mook  Abram,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  24,  8  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  112. 
Mook  Seba,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  11  cows,  farmer  100. 
Moon  Frank  E.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  farmer  11. 
Moore  Charles  E.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  farmer  with  B.  Carrigan  53. 
Moore  Cyren,  (Indian  Falls)  farmer  4. 
Moore  George  R.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  farm  laborer. 
Moore  Herbert  B.,  (E.  Pembroke)  (Dennison  &  Moore). 
Moore  Isaac,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  carpenter  and  farmer  70. 
Morse  David,  (Indian  Falls)  laborer. 
Morse  William,  (N.  Pembroke)  laborer. 
JMoynahan  Ambrose,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  section  hand. 
Moynahan  Julia,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  teacher,  daughter  of  Thomas. 
Moynahan  Thomas,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  farmer  6. 
Mullaney  Bernard,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  56,  laborer. 
Mullaney  John,  (B.  Pembroke)  r  56,  baggagemaster,  farmer  6. 
Mullaney  Michael,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  section  hand. 
Muller  Mary,  r  52,  widow  of  John  Christian,  owns  10  acres. 
Munsie  James,  r  49,  farmer  50. 
Myres  Joseph,  (Crittenden,  Brie  Co.)  r  66,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Daniel  Bates,  of 

Akron,  Erie  Co.,  78. 
Newell  Alvin  D.,  (Corfu)  r  79,  farmer  9,  aged  83. 

Newell  George  W.,  (Corfu  and  Buffalo)  r  55,  cashier  L.  S.  &  M.  S.  R.  R.,  farmer  78. 
Newell  Seymour,  (Corfu  and  Buffalo)  r  55,  collector  L.  S.  &  M.  S.  R.  R. 
Newland  William,  r  36,  farmer  71. 
Newton  Nelson,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  26. 
Newton  George,  r  38,  laborer. 
Nighthart  Anson,  (Indian  Falls)  r  22,  farmer  65. 
Nighthart  Enos,  (Indian  Falls)  r  32,  farmer  with  his  father,  Anson. 


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Nobes  Samuel,  (Corfu)  section  hand  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Railroad  ave. 

Norton  Julius,  (Corfu)  r  61,  retired  farmer. 

Norton  William  H.,  (Corfu)  r  39,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Julia  T.  Reid  39. 

Ogden  Alfred  B.,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  groceries,  dry  goods,  boots,  and  shoes,  Main,  h  do. 

O'Reilly  Ann,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  24  cor.  25,  widow  of  Isaac. 

Ostheimer  Josephine  L.  Mrs.,  (Corfu)  dressmaker. 

Ott  Fred,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  laborer. 

Ott  George,  (Indian  Falls)  r  1 5,  butcher  and  laborer. 

Ott  George,  Jr.,  (Indian  Falls)  laborer. 

Ovenden  Road,  (Corfu)  railroad  track  hand. 

Owen  John  D..  station  agenf,  h  and  10  acres. 

Palmer  Cyrus  0.,  (Corfu)  tinsmith,  emp.  C.  E.  Whittlesey,  h  Prospect. 

Palmer  David,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  6fi,  farm  laborer. 

Palmer  Hiram,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  66,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  Levi, 

124. 
Palmer  Levi,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  66,  farmer  124f . 

Pardee  Isaac  D.,  r  50,  farm  manager  for  Mary  J.  Griswold,  of  Michigan,  64. 
Pargel  Charles,  r  34,  farmer  61. 

Parker  Adelbert  D.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  cheesemaker  in  factory  No.  8. 
Parker  G.  G.  Mrs.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  dressmaker. 

Parker  George  G.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  blacksmith,  horseshoer,  and  repairer. 
Parker  John  W.,  (Corfu)  r  49,  farmer  43. 

Parker  Merton,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  22,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  A.  Whitney  41.. 
Passago  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  laborer. 
Peachry  Sarah,  (Corfu)  widow  of  James,  farm  38,  h  Main. 
Pearce  Frank  N.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59,  farmer  71. 
Pearce  Richard,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  .^9,  6  cows,  farmer  105. 
Peard  Robert,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  56,  dealer  in  farm  produce,  farmer  7. 
PECK  CELINDA,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48,  widow  of  William,  farm  50. 
Peck  J.  Fremont,  (Corfu)  r  49,  (McKenzie  &  Peck). 
PECK  JOEL,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48,  farmer  138. 
Peck  Nathan,  (E.  Pembroke)  farmer  70. 

Peckham  Gurdon,  r  49,  farmer,  leases  of  the  estate  of  his  father,  Elisha,  1. 
Pembroke  Hotel,  Ira  B.  Fishell,  prop. 
Phelps  Elijah,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  farmer  62. 
Phelps  Enoch,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  farmer  80. 
Phelps  Harvey  B.,  (Corfu)  street  commissioner,  h  off  Main. 
Phelps  Robert,  (Corfu)  r  64,  laborer. 
Philhps  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  farmer  11. 
Phillips  Elihu,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47,  6  cows,  farmer  120. 
Porter  George  A.,  (Corfu)  (George  A.  Porter  &  Co.)  notary  public,  h  Main. 
Porter  George  A.  &  Co.,  (Corfu)  (William  H.  Taylor)  general  merchants,  Main. 
Porter  George  W.,  (Corfu)  r  54,  retired  farmer  50. 
Porter  Henry  P.,  (Corfu)  retired  merchant,  farmer  6,  h  Main. 
Porter  Nathan,  (Corfu)  r  — ,  farmer  31,  and  leases  of  George  W.  50. 
Porter  Nathan  C,  (Corfu)  r  69.  farmer  48. 
Porter  William  H.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7,  farmer  17. 

Post  Elias  G.,  (Corfu)  carpenter,  contractor,  and  builder,  dealer  in  lumber. 
Post  Naomi,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  45,  widow  of  Cornelius,  farm  28. 
Pratt  C.  T.  &  W.  F.,  (Indian  Falls)  13  cows,  breeders  of  Holstein  cattle,  farmers,  lease 

of  their  father,  Charles  P.,  102,  and  own  in  Batavia  106. 
PRATT  CHARLES  P.,  (Indian  Falls)  general  merchant  and  farmer  102. 
Pratt  Charles  T.,  (Indian  Falls)  (C.  T.  &  W.  F.  Pratt)  farmer. 
Pratt  Luther,  r  49,  overseer  of  the  poor,  farmer. 
Prevorce  Alice,  widow  of  Henry  P.,  h  and  lot. 
Price  John  M.,  (Corfu)  mason  and  bricklayer,  h  Main. 
Puis  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  25. 
Puis  Charles,  Jr.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farm  laborer. 
Putnam  James  E.,  r  49,  carpenter  and  farmer  21. 


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Putnam  Lewis,  r  49,  farmer  31. 

Quackenbush  Alonzo,  r  51,  farmer,  leases  of  M.  Lon^:  52. 

Quackenbiish  Nelson,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  breeder  of  horses,  falrmer  74. 

Read  Amanda,  (Corfu)  widow  of  Nathaniel,  farmer  100. 

READ  LEWIS  C,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  57,  dealer  in  agricultural  implements,  phos- 
phate, horses,  cattle,  and  sheep,  breeder  of  high  grade  Jersey  cattle,  fruit  grower, 
farmer  80. 

READ  NATHANIEL  M.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  57,  farmer  with  his  father,  Lewis  C.- 
Redman Abram,  r  50.  farmer  53. 

Redman  Frank  A.,  r  50,  carpenter. 

Redman  Lafayette,  r  65,  farmer  35. 

Redman  Ossian,  r  6.5,  laborer. 

Redmond  James  E.,  r  .52,  farmer  22. 

Reed  George,  laborer. 

Reid  Julia  T.,  (Corfu)  r  61,  widow  of  Andrew  M.,  farm  39. 

Reid  Orlando  W.,  (Corfu)  r  54,  farmer  on  shares  with  Charles  Jones. 

Reily  John,  r  48,  7  cows,  farmer,  leases  of  Alexander  Brown  160. 

Remsen  William,  r  38,  farmer  96. 

Reynolds  Austin,  (Indian  Falls)  dentist  and  jeweler. 

Ribby  Lovinia,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  17,  widow  of  John,  farm  30. 

Rich  Calvin,  (E.  Pembroke)  laborer  and  prop,  threshing  machine. 

Richards  John  W.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  9,  miller. 

RICHARDSON  E.  CHAPIN,  (E.  Pembroke)  physician  and  surgeon,  Main,  h  do. 

Roberts  Charles  D.,  r  67,  farmer  15. 

Robinson  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  laborer. 

Robinson  Harriet,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  widow  of  J.  R.,  farm  20. 

Rockwell  Ann  L.,  widow  of  Alexander,  h  and  lot. 

Rogers  Sarah  A.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71,  widow  of  Aaron    farm  95. 

Rohr  Fred,  (Indian  Falls)  laborer. 

Rohr  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7,  mail  carrier,  h  and  4  acres. 

Ross  Frederick  D.,  (Corfu)  r  69,  breeder  of  Percheron  horses,  15  cows,  farmer  152. 

Ross  Stephen,  (Corfu)  r  — ,  resident. 

Russell  George,  (E,  Pembroke)  r  45  cor.  42,  prop,  saw  and  feed-mills. 

Russell  James  S.,  r  49,  farmer  76. 

Russell  William,  r  35,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  his  father,  John,  75. 

Rutter  Margaret  Mrs.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r41,  laundress. 

Safford  Abigail  R.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59,  widow  of  John  D..  farm  72. 

Saflford  Fred  M..  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59,  farmer  on  the  estate  of   his  father,  John  D.,  72. 

SafFord  Joseph  W.,  (Corfu)  justice  of  the  peace,  h  Main  cor.  Railroad  ave 

Sager  John,  (Corfu)  laborer,  h  Main. 

Sawens  Fred  L.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  72,  farmer  with  Hon.  John  W.  Brown. 

Sawyer  Elmer,  r  33,  farmer  48. 

Sawyer  Henry,  r  33,  dealer  in  live  stock  and  farm  produce,  farmer  96. 

Schieb  Louis,  r  52,  farmer. 

Scheip  Edward,  r  52,  laborer. 

Scheip  Louis,  r  52,  laborer. 

Schelt  Daniel,  (Corfu)  shoemaker,  Niagara  st.,  h  Allegany  st. 

Schlageinhan  Gottleib,  (Indian  Falls)  r  30,  farmer  110.  • 

Schumlein  Andrew,  (Corfu)  r  64,  farmer  64. 

Sch'iyler  Henry,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  laborer. 

Seamans  Asa,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  farmer  20. 

SEAMANS  EZRA  A.,  (E.  Pembroke)  postmaster  and  manager  Union  Hardware  Co. 

Seamans  George  B.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  6  cows,  farmer  117. 

Searls  Clayton,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  farmer  with  his  father,  John. 

Searls  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  6  Durham  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  110. 

Seits  John  E.,  (Corfu)  r  69,  confectioner  and  laborer. 

Shaw  Belle,  (Corfu)  r  48,  teacher. 

Shaw  George,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  46,  carpenter  and  farmer,  leases  of  H.  Gillette  20. 

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Shaw  John  A.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  59,  190  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  George  P. 

Packer  100. 
Shaw  Walter,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  42,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  George  Cook  12. 
Shaw  Warren,  (Corfu)  r  48,  cai-penter  and  farmer  50. 
Sheets  Merritt  N.,  (Corfu)  prop.  Union  Hotel  and  livery  stable. 
Shelt  William  H.,  (E.  Pembroke)  farmer  with  his  mother,  Ann  Ford. 
Shultz  Albert,  (Indian  Fails)  r  31,  laborer. 
Shultz  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  laborer  and  farmer  4. 
Shumway  De  Bonville,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  (William  Shumway  &  Son). 
Shumway  William,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  (William  Shumway  &  Sonj  farmer  4. 
Shumway  William  &  Son,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  (De  Bonville)  coopers. 
Simington  WiUiam,   (Corfu)  jeweler,   telegraph  operator  N.  Y.  C.   &;  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h 

Allegany  st. 
Singleton  Daniel,  ofi"  r  38,  laborer. 
Sisson  Alonzo,  (Corfu)  r  69,  farmer  53. 

Sisson  Frank  W.,  (Corfu)  farm  manager  for  G.  K.  Harroun,  h  Main. 
Sisson  H.  Nelson,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer  24. 
Sisson  Louisa  A.  Mis.,  (Corfu)  r  69,  farm  73. 
Sliker  John,  (Ir.dian  Falls)  r  29.  laborer. 
Sliker  Peter,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  farmer  12. 
Sliker  Peter,  Jr.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  carpenter. 

Slusser  Alonzo.  (N.  Pembroke)  r  19  cor.  20,  (Alonzo  &  Frank  E.  Slusser). 
Slusser  Alonzo  &  Frank  E.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r   19  cor.  20,  farmers,  lease  on  shares  of 

their  father,  Henry,  150. 
Slusser  Edward,  (N.  Pembroke)  laborer. 

Slusser  Frank  E.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  19  eor.  20,  (Alonzo  &  Fraid<  E.  Slusser). 
Slusser  Henry,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  19  cor.  20,  farmer  150. 
Slusser  John,  (N.  Pembroke)  laborer,  h  and  2  aci'es. 
SMITH  A.,  (Corfu)  (A.  Smith  &  Son). 
SMITH  A.  &  SON,  (Corfu)   (Herbert  M.)  dealers  in   watches,  clocks,  jewelry,    and 

stationery,  Main,  h  do. 
Smith  Andrew  J,,  (Corfu)  general  merchant.  Main,  h  do. 
Smith  Austin  D.,  (E.  Pembroke)  physician  and  surgeon.  Railroad,  h  do. 
Smith  Daniel,  (Indian  Falls)  justice  of  the  peace  and  carpenter. 
Smith  Edward,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  39,  breeder  of  high  grade  Jersey  cattle,  farmer  63. 
Smith  Elliott  C.,  (Corfu)  physician  and  surgeon,  Main,  h  do. 
Smith  George,  (Corfu)  blacksmith.  Main,  bds.  do. 
Smith  George  U.,  (Corfu)  60  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Jennette  Main,  of 

Michigan,  132. 
SMITH  HERBERT  M.,  (Corfu)  (A.  Smith  &  Son)  bds.  Main. 
Smith  Lorenzo,  (Corfu)  breeder  of  grade  Durham  cattle,  20  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer 

153. 
Smith  Reid,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  40,  farmer,  leases  of  Nathan  Peck,  50. 
Smith  Sarah,  (Indian  Falls)  r  8,  widow  of  Eli,  h  and  lot. 
Smock  Nelson,  (Indian  Falls)  r  7,  laborer,  h  and  1  acre. 
Sneider  Elizabeth,  (Indian  Falls)  r  8,  widow  of  George,  farm  4. 
Snell  Charles  I.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  8  cor.  30,  teacher. 

Snider  George,  (Indian  Falls)  r  — ,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Mary  Marble  IP. 
Soper  John,  (Corfu)  r  69,  retired  farmer,  owns  in  Alexander  52^. 
Sparling  Anson,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  140. 
Sparling  Fred,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  3,  farmer  100. 
Spencer  Charles  E.,  (E.  Pembroke)  wagonmaker,  h  and  lot. 
Stafford  Gardner,  r  52,  farmer  60. 
Stage  Hiram,  (Corfu)  retired  farmer,  h  Main. 
Stage  Jerry,  farmer,  h  and  lot. 

Stang  Charles.  (N.  Pembroke)  r  16.  farmer  on  the    estate  of  his  father,  George. 
Stang  Elizabeth,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  16,  widow  of  George,  wool  grower,  farmer  121. 
Stang  Frank,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  16,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  his  father,  George. 
Stanley  Paulina,  (Corfu)  r  49,  widow  of  Adna,  farm  85. 


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Starks  Abram,  r  36,  laborer. 

Starks  Greorge,  (Corfu)  r  53,  farmer  1^. 

Starks  William,  (Corfu)  r  53,  farmer  18. 

Stevens  Charles,  (Corfu)  prin.  Corfu  graded  school,  bds.  Main. 

-Stickney  Jonas,  (Corfu)  capitalist,  bds.  Railroad  ave. 

Stimer  William,  r  67,  farmer  40. 

Stoddard  Abijah  W.,  (Corfu)  r  68,  farmer  33. 

Stone  Eltham,  (N.  Pembroke)  dealer  in  dry  goods  and  groceries,  farmer  11. 

Stone  Gruernsey  E.,  (N.  Pembroke)  clerk. 

Stone  Harry,  (N.  Pembroke)  retired  merchant,  h  and  9  acres. 

Sturdevant  Hannah,  widow  of  Alfred,  h  and  lot. 

SUMNER  CLARISSA,  (Corfu)  widow  of  Jerome,  h  and  8  acres,  tenement  to  rent. 

Sumner  Emmett  E.,  (Corfu)  (Bennett  &  Sumner)  farm  in  Darien  100,  h  Main. 

Sumner  Wilder  E.,   (Corfu)   town  clerk,  member  Genesee  County  Horse  Breeders' 

Association,  dealer  in  farm  produce  and  agricultural  implements,  owns  farm  in 

Darien. 
Sumeriski  Healy,  r  51,  farmer  37. 
Sumeriski  Isaac,  r  67,  mason  and  farmer  30. 
SUTHERLAND  JOEL,  (E.  Pembroke)  farm  2i. 
Sutter  Matilda,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  24,  widow  of  John,  farm  16. 
Swan  AmeHa  Mrs.,  (N.  Pembroke)  seamstress,  h  and  ^  acre. 
Swan  Henry  F.,  (N.  Pembroke)  constable  and  laborer. 
Swartz  Charles,  (Corfu)  r  64  cor.  53,  6  cows,  farmer  67. 

Taggart  Adaline,  r  48,  widow  of  George  0.,  resides  on  the  estate  of  her  husband  76. 
Taggart  Ella,  r  48,  dressmaker,  daughter  of  the  late  George  O. 
TAYLOR  CHARLES,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  48,  4  cows,  2  horses,  farmer  55. 
Taylor  William  H.,  (Corfu)  (George  A.  Porter  &  Co.)  bds.  Main. 
Taylor  William  J.,  (Corfu)  r  80,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  Sarah  38. 
Tenner  Roselle,  (Indian  Falls)  laborer,  h  and  lot. 

THAYER  GEORGE  W.,  (Indian  Falls)  fire  ins.  agent,  auctioneer,  and  dealer  in  agri- 
cultural implements,  enlisted  as  private  May  2,  1861,  discharged  August  10,  1865, 

as  1st  lieut.  of  Cav. 
Tice  Frank,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  laborer. 
Tice  George,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  farmer  14. 

Tiffany  Frances,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  widow  of  Edward,  h  and  3  acres. 
Toon  Fred,  r  34,  farmer  50. 
Toon  John,  r34,  laborer. 

Travers  Thomas,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  27,  farmer  11. 
Tubbs  Frank,  (Corfu)  musician,  h  Main. 
Tubbs  Ira,  (Corfu)  laborer,  h  Allegany  st. 
Tupper  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,  Sheldon  C, 

74. 
Tapper  Sheldon  C,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  farmer  74. 
Turner  Edgar  E.,  stationary  engineer. 
Turner  Edward,  laborer. 
Tuttle  Nathan  J.,  (N.  Pembroke)  laborer. 
Underbill  Arza,  r  50,  retired  farmer. 
Underbill  Mary  Miss,  teacher,  daughter  of  Arza. 
UNION  HARDWARE  CO.,  (E.  Pembroke)  Ezra  A.  Seamans,  manager,  dealers  in 

general  hardware,  flour,  and  feed. 
Union  Hotel,  (Corfu)  M.  N.  Sheets,  prop.,  livery  stable  connected. 
Van  Alstine  Peter,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  laborer  and  farmer  3. 
Van  alstine  SAMUEL,  (N.  Pembroke)  postmaster,  general  merchant,  and  farmer 

4,  served  in  Co.  H,  N.  Y.  H.  A. 
Van  Buren  Edwin,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  15,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  E.  Diver  95^. 
Van  Buren  Hiram,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  17,  farmer  15. 
Van  Buren  Horace,  (Corfu)  r  67  cor.  80,  farmer  52^. 
Van  Curen  Cordelia  Mrs.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47,  farm  90. 
Van  Curen  Thompson,  (E.  Pembroke)  rj47,  farmer. 


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Van  De  Bogart  Henry  D.,  (Corfu)  tobacconist,  confectioner,  and  barber,  Main,  h  do.. 

Van  Norman  John,  r  52,  farmer  30. 

Vile  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  farmer  16. 

Wade  Amos,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  carpenter,  contractor,  and  builder. 

Wade  W.  Wallace,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  41,  carpenter. 

Wagener  Philip,  (Corfu)  r  48,  farmer  30. 

WAIT  CYKUS,  (Corfu)  wool  dealer  and  farmer,  owns  the  Wait  homestead  in  Darien. 
141,  h  E.  Main. 

Waite  Erwin  J.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  47,  painter  and  farmer  with  his  father,  Jerome  B. 

Waite  Jerome  B.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r47,  painter  and  farmer  62. 

Wakeman  Henry  T.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  4  n  cor.  34,  8  cows,  65  sheep,  farmer  191. 

WAKEMAN  ORSEMUS,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  57,  painter  and  farmer  9^. 

Waldo  Theron  L.,  (E.  Pembroke)  pastor  Presbyterian  Church  of  Pembroke  and  Ba- 
tavia,  h  Main. 

Waldron  Adelia  S.,  (Indian  Falls)  widow  of  John  W.,  h  and  lot. 

Waldron  Herman,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20,  laborer. 

Waldron  Willett,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  20  cor.  21,  painter. 

Wallis  Amelia  Miss,  (Corfu)  r  79,  daughter  of  Hugh,  farm,  estate  of  her  father,  87. 

Wallis  Mary,  (Corfu)  r  79,  widow  of  Hugh,  6  cows,  resides  on  the  estate  of  her  hus- 
band 87. 

Waltz ,  (Corfu)  r  48,  widow  of  Michael,  farm  14. 

Waltz  Jacob,  (Corfu)  r  48,  laborer. 

Walworth  Samuel,  (Indian  Falls)  r  31,  11  horses,  farmer  188. 

Ward  Addison,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  farmer  30. 

Ward  Albert,  (Indian  FallsJ  r  27,  breeder  of  grade  Shropshire  sheep,  32  head,  farmer  70. 

WARD  DANIEL,  (Indian  Falls)  r  9,  retired  farmer  14. 

Ward  Emory,  (Indian  Falls)  r  9  cor.  13,  farmer  3. 

Ward  Merton  R.,  (Indian  Falls)  r  27,  teacher,  son  of  Albert. 

Ward  Warren,  r  49,  farmer  144. 

Ward  Washington,  (Corfu)  r  55,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Alvah  Barden  165. 

Warren  George  D.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  23,  merchant  and  farmer  12. 

Warren  Reuben,  stationary  engineer. 

Waterman  Clifford  H.,  (Corfu)  r  61,  farmer  on  the  estate  of  Solomon  Hastings  100„ 

Waterman  Loren  T.,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  71,  farmer  60. 

Waterman  Truman  C,  (Corfu)  r  61,  farmer  57,  h  and  lot  in  Corfu. 

Waterstraw  Fred,  r  3,  farmer  18. 

Webb  Alexander,  (Corfu)  r  — ,  farmer  100. 

Webb  Jerome  B.,  (Corfu)  r  — ,  farmer  with  his  father,  Alexander. 

Webb  Lester,  (Corfu),  (T.  A.  &  L.  Webb)  h  Main. 

Webb  T.  A.  Mrs.,  W.  U.  telegraph  operator. 

Webb  T.  A.  &  L.,  (Corfu)  wholesale  and  retail  florists,  Main. 

Webb  Thomas  A.,  (Corfu),  (T.  A.  &  L.  Webb)  h  Main. 

Weiser  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  12.  laborer. 

Wells  Charles  H.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  73,  100  sheep,  farmer  120. 

Wells  George  R.,  (W.  Batavia)  r  73,  100  sheep,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  his  father,. 
Charles  H.,  120. 

Werron  William,  (Crittenden,  Erie  Co.)  r  80  cor.  66,  laborer  and  farmer  8. 

Whimple  John,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  45,  blacksmith. 

White  Zadoc,  r  48,  laborer. 

Whittlesey  Curtis  E.,  (Corfu)  dealer  in  hardware,  tinware,  paints,  and  oils.  Main,  h  dc»- 

Wiedrich  Henry,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  breeder  of  horses,  farmer  75. 

Wiedrich  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  29,  farmer  with  his  father,  Henry. 

Wight  Fred,  (Indian  Falls)  r  6,  laborer. 

Wight  Guy,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71  cor.  57,  farmer  with  his  father,  Levi. 

Wight  Levi,  (W.  Batavia)  r  71  cor.  57,  farmer  48. 

Wight  Samuel,  r  49,  farmer  6. 

Wiley  James  W.,  (N.  Pembroke)  r  17,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  E.  Diver  111. 

Willett  Edward  R.,  (E.  Pembroke)  station  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.,  h  Railroad, 
ave. 


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Wilson  Theodore  F.,  r  50,  farmer  25. 

Winchell  Fred,  (E.  Pembroke)  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  Abram  Mook  55. 

Wolf  Herman,  r  50,  shoemaker. 

Wood  Albert  W.,  (Corfu)  r  54,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Caroline  Dodge  107. 

Wood  Ransom,  r  51,  farmer  20. 

Wooley  Frank  E.,  (Indian  Falls)  (E.  E.  Hescock  &  Co.). 

Wyman  Albert,  (Indian  Falls)  r  4,  farmer  18. 

Wyman  John,  (Indian  Falls)  r  15,  farmer,  leases  on  shares  of  Samuel  Walworth  38. 

Wyman  Levi,  carpenter,  contractor,  and  builder,  h  and  2  acres. 


STAFFORD. 


(For  explanations,  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(Po-stofflce  address  is  Stafford,  unless  otherwise  designated  in  parenthesis.) 

Adams  Charles  W.,  (Batavia)  r  3,  dealer  in  live  stock  and  produce,  farmer  180 
Adams  John,  retired  farmer. 
Adams  John,  Jr.,  r  50,  farmer  3. 
Alford  Fred,  laborer,  L  Main. 
Alford  Irwin,  laborer,  h  Main. 
Alford  John,  laborer,  h  Main. 
Alford  Will  am,  laborer,  h  Main. 
Alice  Arnold  Z.,  (Bativia)  r  19.  farmer  65. 

Alworth  Henry,  (S.  Byron)  r  9,  farmer,  leases  of  H.  U.  Howard  111. 
Armstrong  J.  W.,  rector  Episcopal  Church. 
Atchinson  Joseph,  (Morganville)  farmer  2. 
Avery  Mary,  (Morganville)  resident. 
Bage  George,  r  39,  farmer  75. 
BAGOT  MARY  E.,  (Mrs.  R.  W.)  farmer  170. 
BAGOT  RICHARD  W.,  retired. 
Baker  Willis,  (E.  Bethany)  r  43.  laborer. 
Barneck  Frank,  (Batavia)  r  28.  laborer. 
Barnes  Samuel,  (Morganville)  laborer. 
Bartholf  Lewis,  r  35,  farmer,  leases  of  Sophia  Hunt  44. 
Batar  James,  (Morganville)  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  John  35. 
Batar  John,  (Morganville)  r  10,  farmer  35. 
Batchelder  E.  J.,  pastor  M.  E.  Church,  h  Main. 
Bateman  John,  (Morganville)  r  27,  farmer  4. 
Bauer  Charles,  (Batavia)  r  10,  farmer,  leases  of  Jacob  125. 
Bauer  Jacob,  (Batavia)  off  r  10,  farmer  125. 
BAUER  LOUIS,  (Batavia)  r  43,  farmer  100. 
Bean  Jay  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  9,  farmer,  leases  of  Michael  D.  150. 
BELL  CYRUS  P.,  r  47,  farmer  100. 
Bennet  William  N.,  farmer  100. 
Beswick  Frank,  (Morganville)  r  19,  farmer  55. 
Bissell  Russell,  r  39,  farmer  190. 
Blumerleck  William,  r  38,  laborer. 
Boatfield  James,  r  38,  laborer. 
Bold  Richard,  laborer. 
Bolt  Christ,  (Morganville)  r  24,  farmer  75. 
Bolt  Fred,  blacksmith. 


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Bolt  George,  r  39,  laborer. 

Bolt  John,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Bolt  Keziah,  (Morganville)  r  19,  widow  of  John. 

Bolt  Richard,  (Morganville)  r  14,  farmer  for  Helen  23. 

Bolt  Samuel,  r  26,  farmer,  leases  of  Stephen  Crocker  40. 

Bolt  Thomas,  (Morganville)  r  19,  laborer. 

Booth  Everett  T.,  (S.  Byron)  r  4,  farmer  for  Hezekiah  B.  178. 

Booth  Hezekiah  B.,  r  41,  farmer  178. 

Bowen  George,  (S.  Byron)  r  2,  farmer,  leases  of  Caroline  Blair,  of  Byron,  96. 

Bradley  Minor  N.,  (S.  Byron)  r  9,  farmer  74. 

Bridges  Samuel,  r  50,  farmer,  leases  of  Robert  Call  120. 

Bridges  Samuel,  Jr.,  r  50,  farmer  83. 

Bridges  Thomas,  r  50,  farmer,  son  of  Samuel. 

Brierly  Jennie,  Avidow  of  James,  dressmaker. 

Broe  Thomas,  (Batavia)  r  31,  farmer  120. 

BROWN  JAMES  E.,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  highway  commissioner,  carpentei,  and  farmer  22» 

Buckingham  George  C,  (Le  Roy)  r  58,  farmer  135. 

Buckland  Charles,  (S.  Byron)  r  6,  farmer,  leases  of  the  M.  A'l.  Bradley  estate  80. 

Buckland  Henry  S.,  (S.  Byron)  r  7,  farmer  for  Smith  05. 

Buckland  Smith,  (S.  Byron)  r  7,  farmer  65. 

Buckley  Michael,  (Le  Roy)  r  38,  farmer  100. 

Burling  James,  (S.  Byron)  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  G.  Prentice,  of  Byron,  175. 

Burns  Albert  J.,  clerk  Heal's  Hotel. 

Call  Albert  H.,  (Morganville)  r  34.  farmer  108. 

Call  Elbert,  r  34,  farmer  107. 

Call  Robert,  r  40,  farmer  320. 

Campbell  Lucien,  (S.  Byron)   r  4,  farmer  76. 

Cash  Andrew,  (Morganville)  r  26,  retired. 

Cehler  John,  (S.  Byron)  r37,  laborer. 

Chandler  Henry,  (Morganville)  r  25  laborer. 

Chandler  Horace,  (Morganville)  r  37,  laborer. 

Christman  Silas,  (Le  Roy)  r  58,  farmer  85, 

Clace  Peter,  r  39,  laborer. 

Clancy  Milton  M.,  (Batavia)  r  17,  farmer  148. 

Clancy  Pierre  R..  (Batavia)  r  17,  farmer. 

Clancy  William  B.,  (Batavia)  r  7,  farmer,  leases  116. 

Clark  John,  (Batavia)  r  31,  farmer  98^. 

Clark  John  B.,  (Morganville)  pastor  Christian  Church. 

Colson  William,  (Batavia)  r  14,  farmer,  leases  of  Sarah  Vallet  125. 

Combs  Henry  M.,  r  26,  farmer  with  John  S. 

Combs  John  S.,  r  26,  farmer  128. 

CONSTABLE  GEORGE  A.,  (Batavia)  r  13,  dealer  in  sheep,  farmer,  leases  of  S.  J, 
Merriman,  of  Elba,  150. 

Corry  Emerson,  (Batavia)  r  1 1,  carpenter  and  joiner. 

Courtney  James,  farmer  10,  h  Main. 

Covell  Darius,  (Le  Roy)  r  59,  farmer  100. 

Coyne  Peter,  (Batavia)  r  13,  laborer. 

Coyne  Peter,  (Batavia)  r  11,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Purcell,  of  Buffalo,  50. 

Crocker  Stephen,  retired  farmer. 

Danapier  Eli,  laborer. 

DANIELS  CLARK,  (Morganville)  r  26,  farmer  119. 

Daniels  Eben  L.,  (S.  Byron)  r  3,  farmer  5. 

Daniels  Walter,  (Morganville)  r  26,  farmer,  leases  of  Clark  119. 

DARBEE  FRANCIS  M.,  (Batavia)  r  32,  stock  grower  and  grower  of  choice  vari- 
eties of  potatoes,  wheat,  and  barley,  farmer  280. 

Darch  John,  cooper. 

Darch  Philip,  r  52,  farmer  70. 

Davis  Burt,  r  50,  farmer. 

Davis  Frank,  r  50,  farmer,  leases  of  C.  D.  Sweetland  130. 


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Delaney  Edward,  (Batavia)  r  12,  farmer. 

Demar  William,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  laborer. 

Demarfe  William,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  laborer. 

Dennis  Eli,  r  49,  farmer  for  Thomas  57. 

Dennis  John,  (Le  Loy)  r  39,  farmer  50. 

Dennis  Thomas,  r  49,  farmer  57. 

De  Wolf  Fred,  clerk. 

De  Wolf  John,  (Batavia)  r  29,  farmer  27. 

De  Wolf  Oren  J.,  blacksmith.  Main. 

De  WOLF  GRIN,  (Batavia)  r  17,  justice  of  the  peace,  blacksmith,  farmer  3. 

De  Wolf  Sandford,  (Batavia)  r  12,  farmer  25. 

Diefendorf  Alonzo,  well  driller. 

Diefendorf  Charles,  farmer  15. 

Donahue  John,  (Morganville)  r  21,  farmer,  leases  of  Mrs.  E.  W.  Wood  227. 

DOaaLASS  CARRIE,  r  33,  farmer  100. 

Douglass  Hart,  r  33,  farmer  40,  and  leases  of  A.  Hart  Norris  85. 

Doyle  John,  (S.  Byron)  r  4,  farmer  with  Owen. 

Doyle  Owen,  (S.  Byron)  r  4,  farmer  93. 

Drury  Frank  C.,  r  40,  farmer  with  John  H. 

Drury  John  H.,  r  40,  farmer  142. 

Duguid  Charles  H.,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  miller. 

Duguid  Henry  C,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  prop.  Roanoke  mills 

Duguid  Melvin  D.,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  painter. 

Durfee  George,  (Le  Roy)  r  5,  laborer. 

Elderkin  Royal  A.,  (Le  Roy)  r  54,  farmer  103. 

Empie  Eli,  (Le  Roy)  r  58,  farmer  for  S.  Christman  85. 

Erapie  Jacob,  (Le  Roy)  r  56,  farmer  120. 

Ernest  Fred,  (S.  Byron)  r  5,  laborer. 

Evans  Angeline,  (Batavia)  r  12,  widow  of  John,  farmer  21. 

Evans  Fred,  emp.  on  railroad,  h  Main. 

Evans  James,  r  41,  farmer  10. 

Ewell  Foster'C,  (Le  Roy)  r  52,  farmer  148. 

Fargo  John  G.,  (Batavia)  r  45,  10  cows,  fruit  grower,  farmer  150. 

FARLEY  ABIATHA,  (Le  Roy)  r  37,  leader  Farley's  orchestra,  farmer  30,  and  for 

Mary  36. 
Farley  De  Forest,  (Le  Roy)  r  38,  musician  and  farmer. 
Fay  William,  r  41,  laborer. 
Finch  John,  (Batavia)  r  45,  farmer  7. 
Fisher  Charles  J.,  (Batavia)  r  31,  miller  and  farmer  40. 
Fisher  Joseph,  (Batavia)  r  31,  farmer  84. 
Fisk  Abby,  (S.  Byron)  r  24,  widow  of  Alfred,  farm  114. 
Fisk  Wallace.  (Mora^anville)  manuf.  of  corn  planters. 
FISKE  SYLVANUS  W^,  (Morganville)  r  24,  farmer  127. 
Fogerty  Thomas,  (Bethany)  r  56,  farmer  1^. 
Ford  Charles,  (Morganville)  manuf.  of  flower  pots. 

Forsyth  James,  (Batavia)  r  1,  farmer  100,  and  leases  of  J.  McCory,  of  Elba,  150. 
Freelove  Frank,  (S.  Byron)  r  13,  laborer. 
Gardmer  James,  (Batavia)  r  tJO,  farmer  50. 

GARDINER  ENOS  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  4,  live  stock  grower  and  dealer,  farmer  145. 
Gill  James,  r  51,  farmer  79. 
Gellard  John,  mason,  h  Main. 
Getton  Thomas,  r  40,  farmer  95. 
Glasscock  Herbert,  r  41.  laborer. 
Good  George,  (S.  Byron)  r  6,  carpenter. 
Graves  Newton,  physician  and  surgeon,  h  Main. 
Green  William,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  blacksmith. 
Greening  Frank,  (Batavia)  r  14,  laborer. 
Grentzmger  George,  (S.  Byron)  r  43,  laborer. 
Grentzinger  John,  (S.  Byron)  r  7,  laborer. 
Grentzinger  Peter,  (Batavia)  r  43,  farmer  16.  -^^   vi 


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Grriswold  Carr  L.,  (Morgan ville)  farmer  14. 

Hallock  Frank,  (Le  Roy)  r  56,  f:umer  130. 

Hammett  Henrv,  (Morganville)  mason. 

Harding  John,  farmer  for  Mary  E.  Bagot  170. 

Harding  Thomas,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Harper  Charles,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Harper  George,  (Morganviile)  laborer. 

Harrigan  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  54,  farmer  '25. 

Harris  John,  (Bethany)  r  57,  'etired. 

Haws  A.  Lincoln,  (Batavia)  r  4-1,  farmer. 

Haws  Sarah,  (Batavia)  r  44,  (Mrs.  William)  farmer  GO. 

HEAL'S  HOTEL,  Matthew  W.  Ht-ai,  prop..  Main. 

HEAL  MATTHEW  W..  prop.  Heal's  Hote',  stone  quairy,  and  farmer  60,  h  Main. 

Heal  William,  labon  r,  h  Main. 

Heart  Charles,  (S.  Byron)  r  5,  farmer,  leases  of  B.  Bean,  of  Byron,  123. 

Heddon  Benjamin,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  farmer. 

Heddon  John  P.,  (Le  Roy)  r  58,  farmer  60. 

Heddon  Thomas  J.,  r  51,  farmer  l(t7. 

Heddon  William,  (Le  Rov)  oft  r  55,  farmer  100. 

Heddon  William  P.,  (Le  *Roy)  r  58,  farmer  HO. 

Hennesey  Patrick,  (Le  Roy)  r  37,  farmer  10. 

Hermance  James  B.,  (Batavia)  r  43.  farmei-  55. 

Hess  Alice,(  Le  Roy)  widow  of  Ale.xander. 

Hess  Dolan,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  mechanic. 

Hess  PettT,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  farmer  15. 

HEY  WOOD  JOHN,  r  33.  farmer  1.56. 

Hey  wood  John,  '2d,  r  4G,  farmer  195. 

Heywood  John,  Jr.,  r  33,  farmer  with  Julm. 

Heywood  John  C,  r  46,  farmer. 

Heywood  William,  r  33,  farmer. 

Hill  Edward,  r  34,  farmer,  leases  of  E.  D.  13U. 

Hill  Edward  D.,  r  42,  farmer  218. 

Hill  James,  r  42,  farmer. 

Hill  John,  r  42.  farmer. 

Hill  William,  (Batavia)  r  43,  farmer  48,  and  leases  of  William  Bosworth,  of  Ba- 
tavia, 102. 

Hodges  Charles  0.,  (Batavia)  r  16,  prop.  Hoi\se  Shoe  Lake. 

Hodges  Linell,  (S.  Byron)  r  6,  farmer  50. 

Holland  James,  r  46,  farmer. 

HORN  ADAM,  (Batavia)  r  15.  manuf.  of  and  dealer  in  Horn's  German  balm,  dealer 
in  willow  ami  willow  baskets,  farmer-  51. 

Horn  John  V.,  (Batavia)  r  15.  with  Adam. 

Hough  Christopher,  (Batavia)  r  16,  farmer  1. 

House  John  B.,  (Batavia)  r  14^,  farmer  for  E.  F.  90. 

HOUSEMAN  WILLIAM  W.,  (Batavia)  r  — ,  breeder  of  Jersey  cattle,  one  Jersey 
bull,  "  Ko-Ko,  of  St.  Lamber-t,"  No.  22,617,  reg.,  farmer  116. 

Howe  William,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Hunt  Sophia,  r  35,  widow  of  James,  farmei-  44.  • 

Johnson  Seymor-e,  (Le  Roy)  r  58,  farmer  I3.>. 

Johnson  William  G.,  (Batavia)  r  10,  collector  and  farmer. 

Jones  Walter,  r  42,  mason. 

Kaneen  Wilham,  shoemaker-,  h  Main. 

Keffler  Jacob,  (Morganville)  r  27,  farmer  45. 

Keller  George,  (Batavia)  r  31,  laborer-. 

Kelleg  Edward,  (S.  Byron)  r  7,  farmer  3. 

KELLNER  C,  manuf.  of  willow,  ratan,  and  r-eed  chairs,  etc. 

Kellogg  William,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Kelly  Patrick,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Kendell  Charles  F.,  (Le  Roy)  r  59,  farmer  90. 


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Kenny  John,  r  40,  farmer  40. 

Kiley  Patrick,  (Mor^anville)  laborer. 

Kingdon  William,  (Morganville)  r  18,  farmer  134. 

Kingdon  William  E.,  (Morganville)  r  18,  farmer,  leases  of  William  134. 

Kingdon  William  G.,  (Morganville)  r  18,  farmer  6. 

Lambie  Fred,  r  53,  laborer. 

Lathrop  Elizabeth,  (Morganville)  r  25,  widovi^  of  John. 

LATHROP  JAY,  (Morganville)  r  25,  town  supervisor,  farmer  197. 

Law  Clarence,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Law  Walter,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Law  Wesley,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Leeplow  Fred,  (Morganville)  r  26,  farmer. 

Xegg  Ellsworth.  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  laborer. 

Legg  George,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  laborer. 

Legg  Jerome,  r  42,  laborer. 

Legg  Winfield,  (Le  Roy)  r  58,  laborer.  , 

Lembke  Fred,  (S.  Byron)  r  21,  farmer  75. 

Lembke  William,  (S.  Bvron)  farmer  with  Fred. 

LINSTER  MICBAEL!|  (Le  Roy)  r  36,  farm  supt.  for  Charles  F.  Prentice  400. 

Luplow  Frank,  r  34,  farmer  with  Joseph. 

Luplow  Fred,  (Morganville)  r  24,  farmer,  leases  of  the  McCormick  estate  60. 

Luplow  Joseph,  r  34,  farmer  210. 

Luplow  William,  r  34,  farmer  with  Joseph. 

Maidment  John,  r  31,  farmer  4. 

Mann  Emily  J.,  (Batavia)  r  17,  widow  of  Dwight. 

March  John,  retired,  h  Main. 

Mason  Eli  P.,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  farmer  with  Mark  64. 

Mason  Mark,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  farmer  with  Eli  P.  64. 

Mason  Margaret,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  .widow  of  M.  C. 

Mason  William  H.,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  farmer  2. 

Mayne  John  W.,  (Morganville)  blacksmith. 

Mayne  Richard,  r  45,  farmer  fur  George  Prole  105. 

McNulifF  Mary,  (Bavtaia)  r  12,  widow  of    Thomas,  farm  8. 

McNulty  William,  (Batavia)  r  12,  farmer  10. 

McVean  Peter  J.,  (Morganville)  r  25,  farms  0.  Bassett  estate  75  acres. 

Mest  George,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Mest  Matthias,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

Mest  Mott,  (Morganville)  laborer. 

MILLER  FERDINAND  C,  (Morganville)  general  merchant  and  postmaster. 

Miner  Bradford,  (Batavia)  r  43,  farmer  with  Stephen. 

Miner  Christopher  J.,  (Batavia)  r  45,  farmer  133. 

MINER  HENRY  CLAY,  (Batavia)  r  45,  inventor  and  manuf.  of  Miner's  automatic 

stanchion,  and  farmer  133. 
Miner  Lydia  A.,  (Batavia)  widow  of  Giles. 
Miner  Stephen,  (Batavia)  r  43,  farmer  100. 
Mortimore  John,  r  42,  laborer. 
Mortimore  John,  Jr.,  r  42,  laborer. 
Moulthrop  Edwin  N.,  (Batavia)  r  13,  farmer  216. 
MULLEN  I.  T.,  M.  D.,  coroner,  physician,  and  surgeon. 
MULLEN  JO. IN,  (Morganville)  r  29,  farmer  76. 
Mullen  John  W.,  (Batavia)  r  18,  carpenter. 
Mullen  Wilham,  (Batavia)  r  18,  farmer  96. 
Murnan  William,  (Le  Roy)  r  39,  farmer  5. 
Newcomb  Arthur,  (Morganville)  r  19,  farmer,  leases  114. 
Newcomb  Edgar,  r  16,  farmer  3. 
Newcomb  Edward,  r  9,  farmer  13. 
Noel  John,  (Batavia)  r  15,  carpenter. 

Nolan  Bridget,  (Morganville)  r  19,  widow  of  Peter,  farmer  11. 
Nolan  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  38,  farmer  6. 


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NORRIS  A.  HART,  (Morganville)  r  27,  farmer  600. 

North  James,  r  50,  school  teachei',  farmer  80. 

O'Brian  Martin.  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  laborer. 

ODERKIRK  MOSES  W.,  (Batavia)  r   10,  fruit   grower  and  breeder  of  Aroericaa 

Merino  sheep,  reg.,  farmer  144. 
Oderkirk  Watts,  (Batavia)  r  10,  farmer  1. 

Paofe ,  widow  of  William,  h  Main. 

Page  Harry,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Page  John,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Page  Thomas,  laborer. 

Page  William,  shoemaker,  h  Main. 

PAMPHILON  EDWARD  W.  C,  r  40,  farmer  100. 

PAMPHILON  B.  M.,  general  merchant. 

PARKERSON    ROBERT   M.,  (Morganville)   prop.  Union   mills  and  dealer   in  flour,. 

feed,  etc. 
PARMINTER  THOAIAS  0.,  (Morganville)  r  19,  fruit  grower  and  farmer  200. 
PASSMORE  JOHN,  r  46,  manuf.  of  and  dealer  in  pure  cider  and  cider  vinegar,  farmer 

171,  and  in  Byron  116. 
Passmore  John,  Jr.,  r  46,  farmer  with  John. 
Passmore  William  H.,  r  52,  farmer. 
Payne  Harriet,  widow  of  William. 
PECK  ISRAEL  M.,  r  47,  farmer  178. 
Peck  June,  r  47,  farmer. 

PERRY  JOHN  W.,  (Batavia)  r  29,  farmer  100. 

Peters  William  A.,  (Batavia)  r  31,  farmer  2,  and  leases  of  G.  W.  Scott  110. 
Petherbridge  Anthony,  r  53,  farmer  35. 
Phelps  George  A.,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  laborer. 
Pinney  Frank,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  farmer  75. 
Plant  Eliza,  (Le  Roy)  r  58,  widow  of  Columbus,  h  aed  4  acres. 
Porschet  George,  r  33,  farmer,  leases  of  John,  of  Batavia,  100. 
Presticott  George,  tailor,  Main. 

Printice  William,  (Morganville)  hatnessmaker.  .>, 

Prole  Arthur,  (Batavia)  r  31,  farmer  80. 
Prole  George,  (Morganville)  r  41,  farmer  56. 
Prole  Henry,  (Morganville)  r  41,  farmer  140. 
Prole  William  H.,  (Morganville)  r  41,  farmer  for  Henry  140. 
Quadley  James,  r  33,  farmer  20. 
Quadley  James,  Jr.,  r33,  laborer. 
Quadley  John,  r  33,  laborer. 
Quadley  William,  r  33,  laborer. 
Radley  Albert,  laborer. 

Radley  Henry,  r  24,  farmer  for  J.  Hey  wood  50. 
Radley  James,  r  48,  farmer  200. 
Radley  James  S.,  r  49,  farmer  140. 
Radley  Leonard,  r  40,  laborer. 
Radley  William  E.,  (Morganville)  r  24,  resident. 

Randall  Frederick  S.,  (Morganville)  r  25,  farmer  with  Perry.  *^ 

Randall  George  M.,  (Morganville)  r  25,  farmer,  leases  of  Nancv  250. 
Randall  Nancy,  (Morganville)  r  25,  widow  of  Hiram,  farm  250. 
RANDALL  PERRY,  (Morganville)  r  25,  farmer  750. 
Reed  Mary,  (Morganville)  r  19,  widow  of  Peter. 

REMINGTON  JOSEPH  (Morganville)  justice  of  the  peace  and  };arness  manuf.. 
Riokard -Patrick,  (Batavia)  r  15,  laborer. 

RODY  AUGUST,  (S.  Byron)  r  5,  dealer  in  sheep,  farmer  120. 
Rody  Fred,  (Batavia)  r  3,  farmer  90. 
Roman  George,  (Morganville)  laborer. 
Ross  Edwin,  (Morganville)  laborer. 
Roth  Henry,  (Morganville)  laborer. 
Roth  Joseph,  (Batavia)  r  29,  farmer,  leases  120. 


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Ruben  Harry,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  general  merchpnt. 

Ruben  John,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  carpenter. 

Rudolph  Charles  J.,  (Batavia)  r  16,  farmer,  leases  the  J.  Stone  estate  130. 

RUGG  EDG-AR  G.,  (Batavia)  r  32,  farmer  50. 

Rus.>:ell  Sherman,  (Morganviile)  laborer. 

Ryers  William,  r  42,  laborer. 

Sanders  Ann,  widow  of  Henry. 

Sanders  Archie  D.,  (J.  Sanders  &  Sons). 

Sanders  Elizabeth,  widow  of  John. 

Sanders  Henry  R.,  (J.  Sanders  &  Sons)  farmer  108. 

Sanders  Isabell,  widow  of  E.  B. 

SANDERS  J.  &  SON,  (Archie  D.  and  Henry  R.)  country  produce  dealers. 

Sayers  Robert,  (Batavia)  r  12,  farmer  10. 

Schram  Guster,  (Morganviile)  laborer. 

Schram  Christ,  (Morganviile)  laborer. 

Scions  Mary,  (Morganviile)  r  9,  widow  of  John,  farmer  35. 

Scott  George  R.,  (Le  Roy)  r  54,  farmer  125. 

Scott  George  W.,  (Batavia)  r  31,  farmer  100. 

Seldon  Mira,  widow  of  Robert,  h  Main. 

Sellhorst  Henry,  r  19,  chairmaker  and  farmer  10. 

Shulters  Leonard,  (Batavia)  r  15,  farmer  50. 

Simmons  Harris,  r  42,  laborer. 

Simmons  John,  (Morganviile)  r  41,  highway  commissioner,  farmer  400. 

Simmons  Richard,  laborer. 

Smith  Edward,  r  39,  farmer  82. 

Smith  Henry,  (Morganviile)  laborer. 

Smith  Mason,  r  40,  farmer  55. 

Smith  Peter,  (S.  Byron)  r  (5,  farmer  5. 

Snider  Walter,  (S.  Byron)  r  4,  laborer. 

Squires  Frank  W.,  r  52,  laborer. 

Squires  Thomas,  laborer,  h  Main. 

Squires  William,  r  50,  farmer  18. 

Stafford  Rachel,  (Morganviile)  r  25,  widow  of  W.  J. 

Stephenson  Robert,  (Le  Roy)  r  57,  cooper  and  farmer  25.  ^ 

Stephenson  William,  (Le  Roy)  r  55,  cooper. 

Stevens  Orrin,  (Morganviile)  r  37,  farmer. 

Stickney  Frank  L,  (Morganviile)  r  19,  telephone  operator  and  station  agent  Erie  R.  R> 

Stone  Harmon,  (Morganviile)  ex-postmaster. 

Strong  Wells  G.,  (E.  Bethany)  r  45,  farmer  46. 

STUTTERD  JOSEPH  F.,  r  40,  farmer  112. 

Sweetland  Charles  D.,  r  50,  farmer  131. 

Tellson  Jerome,  (S.  Byron)  r  4,  farmer  3. 

Terger  Wendell,  (Batavia)  r  27,  farmer  4. 

TERRY  JOHN  W.,  (Batavia)  r  13,  farmer  163. 

Thomas  John,  r  42,  farmer  90. 

Thomas  Thomas,  r  42,  blacksmith. 

Thompson  Charles,  (Le  Roy)  r  56,  farmer. 

Thompson  Leonard,  (Batavia)  r  44,  farmer  13. 

Tillotson  Fenimore,  (Batavia)  r  29,  farmer  4. 

Toger  John,  r  48,  farmer,  leases  of  J.  Simmons  90. 

Totterdale  George,  r  41,  farmer  110. 

Totterdale  John  W.,  farmer  with  George. 

Travis  Leonard,  (Batavia)  r  15,  fruit  grower,  farmer  10. 

Trick  Thomas  H.,  butcher,  h  Main. 

Trick  Wilber  J.,  r  46,  farmer  with  William. 

TRICK  WILLIAM,  r  40,  farmer  183. 

Trick  William  I.,  farmer,  h  Main. 

Trick  Willis  S.,  school  teacher. 

Tucker  David  N.,  (Morganviile)  peddler. 


l88  TOWN    OF   STAFFORD 


Tucker  Emanuel,  r  33,  farmer  150. 
Tucker  Thomas,  r  42,  farmer  50. 
Tyler  Albert,  (S.  Byron)  r  8,  farmer  with  Warren  J. 
Tyler  Martin  C.  (S.  Byron)  r  20,  farmer  for  Sallie  A.  100. 
■Tyler  Sallie  A.,'(Batavia)  r  19,  farm  100. 

TYLER  WARREN  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  8,  breeder  of  Merino  sheep,  reg.,  farmer  260. 
Vallett  Bertie,  (Batavia)  r  29,  laborer. 
Vallett  Henry,  (Batavia)  r  17,  painter  and  farmer  3. 
Yallett  Sarah,  (Batavia)  r  16,  vs^idow  of  Joseph,  farmer  125. 
Yickery  George,  r  40,  farmer. 

Vickary  William  N..  r  40,  farmer  55.     [Died  April  7,  1889.] 
Wade  Louisa,  (Batavia)  r  15,  widow  of  Louis. 
WAKLEY  JOHN,  carpenter,  h  Main. 

WAKLEY  SAMUEL  J.,  station  agent  N.  Y.  C.  &  H.  R.  R.  R.    h  Main. 
Waldron  Abraham,  laborer. 

WALDRON  THOMAS,  stone  mason  and  cooper,  h  Main. 
Walker  Frank  C,  (S.  Byron)  r  9,  farmer  140. 
Ward  William,  r  4,  carpenter. 

Waterman  Anthony  J.,  (S.  Byron)  r  19,  farmer  with  Selma  75. 
Waterman  Bennet,  (Morganville)  r  21,  farmer  72. 
Waterman  Charles  W.,  (S.  Byron)  r  6,  farmer  83. 
WATERMAN  OSCAR  F.,  (S.  Byron)  r  22,  farmer  100. 
Waterman  Selma,  (S.  Byron)  r  19,  farmer  with  Anthony  J.  75. 
WATSON  GORDON  T.,  r  40,  farmer  46. 
Watson  Flarriet  M.,  (Le  Roy)  r  38,   widow  of  Ira,  farm  62. 
WEBBER  JOHN  H.,  r42,  farmer  141. 
Weller  Addison,  r  40,  farmer  30. 
Weller  Charles,  r4l,  wagonmaker. 
Weller  William,  r  40,  farmer  HI, 

Westacott  George,  (Le  Roy)  r  54,  breeder  of  Southdown  sheep,  farmer  70. 
Westacutt  James,  r  35,  farmer  17,  and  leases  of  G.  Toiterdale  40. 
Westacutt  John,  r  41,  farmer  9. 
Westtrook  John  A.,  (Morganville)  r  19,  farmer  70. 

WHITE  ALBERT  H.,  (Morganville)  manuf.  of  wagons,  carriages,  and  potato  diggers. 
WHITE«ORPHA,  (Morganville)  widow  of  Henry,  pensioner  of  the  War  of  1812. 
Whiting  Jane,  (Morganville)  widow  of  Amos,  weaver. 
Williams  Peter,  dealei-  in  bed  springs,  h  Main. 

Wilson  William  W.,  (S.  Byron)  farmer  for  D.  C,  of  Rochester,  160. 
WOOD  ELIZABETH  S.,  widow  of  William,  farmer  350,  h  Main. 
Woodbine  Samuel,  (Batavia)  r  11,  farmer  50. 
Wright  James  H.,  (Morganville)  r  24,  farmer  108. 
Yerger  Wendall,  (Morganville)  r  27,  farmer  4. 
Young  Ann,  (Morganville)  widow  of  William. 
Young  Julia,  (Morganville)  teacher  of  elocution. 
-Zastrow  John,  r  31,  laborer. 


TONAWANDA    RESERVATION.  iSg- 


TONAWANDA  RESERVATION. 

(For  explanations^  etc.,  see  page  3,  part  second.) 

(PostofBce  address  in  parenthesis.) 

Abrams  Chauncy  H.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  chief. 

Abrams  Milton,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  off  r  37,  chief. 

Allick  William,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Bigflre  Jane,  (Akron.  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  widow. 

Billy  John,  (Akron.  Erie  Co.)  oft"  r  37. 

Blackchief  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Bluesky  Samuel,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  off"  r  37,  chief. 

Carpenter  Harvey,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37.  , 

Carpenter  Moi^es,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Charles  John,  (Basom)  r  57. 

Charles  Joseph,  (Basom)  r  57. 

Clute  Charles,  (Indian  Falls)  off"  r  62. 

Doctor  Charles  W.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  60,  chief. 

Doctor  Frank  A.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Doctor  Frederick,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  59. 

Doctor  Isaac,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  chief. 

Doctor  Jacob,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61,  chief. 

Doxtater  James,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61. 

Fish  Daniel,  (Indian  FalLs)  r  61. 

Fish  John,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  60. 

Fish  William,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

George  James,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61. 

Griffin  John,  (Basom)  r  38,  Baptist  clergyman  and  Indian  doctor,  farmer  50^ 

Ground  Andrew,  (Basom)  r  55. 

Ground  Benjamin,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  off"  r  37. 

Ground  Moses,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Hatch  Howard,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  chief. 

Hatch  James,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  off"  r  37. 

Hill  Isaac,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61. 

Hill  James,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Hill  William,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61. 

Hotbread  Lewi,s,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  chief. 

Infirst  Henry,  (Indian  Falls)  r  62. 

Jimason  George,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  chief. 

Jimason  John,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  59. 

Jimason  Jonathan,  (Basom)  off"  r  57. 

Jimason  Wallace,  (Basom)  r  57,  chief, 

Johnson  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Johnson  Eh,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61,  chief. 

Johnson  Herbert,  (Basom)  off"  r  62,  chief. 

Johnson  James,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  off"  r  61. 

Jones  John,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  off^r37. 

Jones  Mariah,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  widow  of  William. 

Kennedy  Charles  C,  (Akron,  Erie  Co!)  off"r  61. 

Lone  Chauncy,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  off"  r  37,  chief. 

Miller  Jacob,  (Basom)  r  02. 

Milten  George,  (Basom)  r  62,  farmer. 

Milten  James,  (Basom)  r  62,  retired. 


igQ  TONAWANDA    RESERVATION. 


Moses  Clinton,  (Akron,  Brie  Co.)  r  59. 

Moses  David,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  60. 

Moses  William  H.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  farmer. 

Parker  Levi,  (Basom)  r  62. 

Parker  Otto  W.,  (Basom)  r  37. 

Poodry  E.  M.,  (Basom)  r  38,  chief. 

Poodry  William,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Pordry  Sampson,  (Basom)  r  62. 

Pordry  Edward  M.,  (Basom)  r  38. 

Pordry  Thomas,  (Basom)  r  38. 

Printiip  Erastus,  (Basom)  r  57,  chief. 

Printup  John,  (Basom)  r  55. 

Printup  John,  (Basom;  r  37. 

Ruben  Jacob,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61. 
Scrogg  Carlo,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Shanks  Eliza,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  57,  widow  of  Isaac. 

Skye  Robert,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  chief. 

Skye  Stephen,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Skye  Thomas,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  chief. 

Skye  Warren,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Smith  Julia  A.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37,  widow  of  Abram. 

Snow  George,  (Akron.  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Snyder  Alexander,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Snyder  Amos,  (Akron,  Brie  Co.)  r  37. 

Snyder  Gilson,  (A'kron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Snyder  Peter  H.,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  37. 

Spring  Jesse  (Basom)  r  53,  chief. 

Spring  Solomon,  (Basom)  r  53,  chief. 

Stone  Charles,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  59. 

Strong  William,  (Basom)  r  38,  chief. 

Sundown  Newton,  (Akron,  Brie  Co.)  r  59. 

W^hite  Eliza,  (Basom)  r  55,  widow  of  Thomas. 

Wilson  Mary,  (Akron,  Erie  Co.)  r  61,  widow  of  John. 


CONTENTS. 


Business  Directory,  by  towns,  part  2 :  Page. 

Alabama 3 

Alexander 12 

Batavia  village 21 

Batavia  town 58 

Bergen 70 

Bethany ...      81 

Byron 90 

Darien 99 

Elba 112 

Le  Roy   122 

Oakfield 147 

Pavilion 155 

Pembroke . 165 

Stafford , 181 

Tonawanda  Reservation 189 

•Census  Table,  1810  to  1880,  part  2 2 

■Courts 193 

Errata 198 

-Gazetteer  of  Towns,  part  1  : 

Alabama 117 

Ale.xander 143 

Batavia . .   1 67 

Bergen 325 

Bethany 356 

Byron 381 

Darien 405 

Elba 432 

Le  Roy    449 

Oakfield    5^4 

Pavilion 5^9 

Pembroke 620 

Stafford 638 

iliSTORY  OF  Genesee  County,  part  i 5 

Bench  and  Bar 49 

Civil  War,  The  : 

Genesee  County  Regimenls 94 

22d  N.  Y.  Ind.   Bat 96 

Capt.  Fenn's  Co. ,  28th  Regt, 97 

Capl.  A.  J.  Root's  Co.,  I2th  Regt 98 

105th  Regt.  N.  Y.  Vet 9^ 

Capt.  Moore's  Co.,  looth  Regt 100 

129th  Regt.  N.  Y.  Vet 100 

Capt.  Cowan's  Co  ,  14th  N.  Y.  Vet 105 

25th  Ind.  Bat 105 


192  CONTENTS. 


Page. 

Court-House  and  Jail 37" 

•        Early  Schools 92 

Fruit  Interests 114 

Genesee  County,  1795 — 1808 16 

Holland  Purchase  Land  Titles 36 

First  Landlords  and  Taverns 37 

Medical  Profession,  The 61 

Genesee  County  Medical  Society 1 61 

Alabama 63 

Alexander 64 

Batavia 64 

Bergen 69 

Bethany 70 

Byron "Jl 

Darien 73- 

Elba 73 

Le  Roy 73 

Oakfield 8o- 

Pavilion 81 

Pembroke 82- 

Stafford 84 

Morgan,  William 85 

Organization  and  Development 26 

Present  Organization  of  the  County 26 

Early  Settlers  and  their  Experience 27 

Twenty  Years'  Changes 30- 

Changes  in  Trade 31 

Political  and  Civil  History 39> 

Sheriffs 43 

County  Clerks 44 

Surrogates 44 

Treasurers 44 

First  Judges,  Common   Pleas 44 

Judges  and  Surrogates 45 

Justices  of  Sessions 45' 

District  Attorneys ! .  46- 

.School  Commissioners 46- 

Members  of  Assembly 46 

State  Senators 49 

Members  of  Congress 49 

Seneca  Indians,  The 10 

Societies  and  Associations : 

Genesee  County  Agricultural  Society io6- 

Genesee  County  Auxiliary  Bible  Society loS 

Auxiliary  Aid  Society 109 

Sunday-School  Association 109 

Genesee  County  Pioneer  Association i  iO> 

State  Institution  for  the   Blind ill 

Railroads 113, 

Tern  perance 90 

Title  to  the  Lands 18 

Land  Office  Notes 23. 

War  of  1 8 1 2 32 

Map  of  Genesee  County inside  back  cover. 

Summer  Vacations 659* 


INDEX  TO  ILLUSTRATIONS  AND  BIOGRAPHIES  —  COURTS. 


193 


INDEX  TO   ILLUSTRATIONS. 


Page. 

Batavia— Bolton  W.  T.  Dr 262 

Ensign  H.  J 272 

Higley  Anson 280 

Hutchins  H.  S.  Dr 282 

Richmond  Dean 212 

Richmond  Library.    216 

Tozier  L.  L.  Dr 312 


Page. 

Walker  E.  C.  Hon 316 

Wiard  George 242 

Bergen— Church  Samuel 348 

Wilcox  Austin  Capt 350 

Le  Roy — Bowden  Samuel  Rev 512 

Wells  Schuyler  C 556 


COURTS. 

AT    BATAVIA." 

Genesee  County  Circuit  Courts,  special  terms  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and  Courts  of 
Oyer  and  Terminer: 

Second  Monday  in  March,  Lambert ;  third  Monday  in  June,  Lewis  ;  and  second 
Monday  in  November,  Childs. 

County  Court  and  Court  of  Sessions  : 

Third  Monday  in  April,  second  Monday  in  September,  and  second  Monday  in  De- 
cember. 


INDEX  TO    BIOGRAPHIES. 


BENCH  AND  BAR. 

Allen,  55 
Bacon,  54 
Bartow,  53 
Brown,  51-55 
Bryan,  57-58 
Chandler,  55 
Danforth,  54 
Dibble,  51 
Gates,  54 
Hascall,  54 
Henshaw,  53 
Hewitt,  59 
Hoyt,  57 
Hurty,  56 
Lay,  56 
Martindale,  59 
"^ringle,  59 
Robertson,  59 
Rumsey,  55 
Skinner,  54 
Smith,  51-54 
Soper,  51 
Taggart,  52 
Tracy,  51, 
Verplanck,  56 
Wakeman,  57 
Willett,  58 

ALABAMA. 

Basom.  123 
Bell,  125 

■it- 

13 


Bement,  123-124 
Ceder,  125 
Clark,  125 
Clawson,  126 
Donnan,  135 
Dual,  126 
Farnsworth,  128 
Fenner,  126 
Filkins,  127 
Gardner,  124 
Gumaer,  128 
Halse^,  132 
Heston.  129 
Hitchcock,  129 
Horning,  139 
Hotchkiss,  130 
Houseknecht,   129 
Howland,  129 
Ingalsbe,    130-  131 

132 
Joslin,  139 
Macomber,  133 
Martin,  132 
Mead,  133 
Norton,  133-134 
Phillips,  135 
Pixley,  135 
Poodry,  135-136 
Potter,  135 
Roberts,  136 
Saxton,  137 
Shoemaker,  136 
Tuttle,  137 
Vail,  137-138 


Vaughn,  139 
Vosburgh,  138 
Waterstreett,  142 
Webb,  142 
Webster,  141 
White,  139 
Wight,  140 
Winchell,  142 
Wolcott,  142 
Zorhorst,  143 

ALEXANDER. 

Andrews,  153 
Avery,  152-153 
Baldwin,  154 
Barnett,  153 
Brown,  154 
Burr,  153 
Carnes,  157 
Chaddock,  155 
Cornwell,  154 
Curtis,  155 
Day,  155 
Dickinson,  156 
Egleston,  166 
Garrett,  i  55 
Hindrick,  156 
Kelsey,  166 
Kidder,  147 
Knight,  157 
Lewis,  158 
Lincoln,  157 
Loomis,  158 


Loveridge,  1 58 
Miller,  159 
Millington,  161 
Mitchell.  162 
Moulton,    159-160- 

161 
Muchworthy,  156 
Muhs,  161 
Mullen,  161 
Newton,  161 
North,  162 
Parrish,  145 
Peck,   162 
Roth,  164 
Schneider,  164 
Shepard,  164 
Smith,  146 
Spring,  163 
Stanard,  163 
Tallman,  164 
Van  De  Bogart,  165 
Waldo,  165 
Williams,  165 
Zwetsch,  166 

BATAVIA. 

Adams,  256 
Agar.  255 
Allen,  255 
Andrews,  254 
Armstrong,  254 
At  water,  255 
Badgerow,  259 


194 


INDEX   TO    BIOGRAPHIES. 


Bailey,  199 

Baker,  261-262 

Baldwin,  257 

Ballard,  312 

Barnes,  258 

Bater,  256 

Bean,  316 

Beck,  263 

Benedict,  258 

Benjamin,  258 

Bergman,  259 

Bigelow,  254 

Blodgett,  193 

Bloomfield,  259 

Bolton,  262 

-Booth,  257 

Bosworth,  260 

Bowen,  260 

Bradley,  267 

Briggs,  259 

Brinckerhoff,  257 

Broadbooks,  263 

Brown,  256-260-261 

Burr,  257 

Burns,  259 

Caldwell,  265 
Campbell,  264 

Caney,  267 

Cary,  190 

Chaddock,    253-267- 

268 
CL^ndiei,  iy3 
^lapin,  266 

Clark,  263-266 

Cochrane,   192 
Colt,  247 
Comiskey,  266 
Cooley,  272 
Cooper,  265 
Cornwell,  264 
Cotes,  193 
Coupland,  265 
Cowdin,  229 
Craft,  265 
Crary,  264 
Crosby,  267 
Dailey,  270 
Dean,  270 
Bellinger,  269 
Dewey,  271 
Dibble,  271 
Didget,  270 
Dorf,  271 
Drake,  269 
Draper,  219 
Dudley,  272 
Dunham,  169-271 
Dustin,  271 
Dyer,  271 


Edgerton,  273 
Eggleston,  269 
Ellicott,  188-189 
Ensign,  272 
Evans,  193 
Farrar,  274 
Ferren,  194 
Fish,  193 
Flynn,  249 
Fonda,  274 
Fuller,  211 
Gardiner,  247 
Cast,  275 
Glade,  269 
Glass,  241 
Glowacki,  276 
Goodey,  277 
Gowen,  277 
Graham,  193 
Green,  274 
Greene,  275 
Grice,  275 
Griffis,  274-275 
Hackley,  285 
Hall,  207 
Hamilton,  285 
Hammond,  278 
Hartshorn,  278 
Hay,  278 
Hickox,  267 
Higley,  279-280 
Hinman,  276 
Holden,  284 
Homelius,  281 
Honeck,  248 
Hopkins,  280 
Hough,  244 
Houseknecht,  280 
Howard,  232-285 
Howe,  194 
Humphrey,  281 
Huntley,  241 
Hutchins,  282 
Jacks,  285 
Johnson,  225-285 
Jones,  285 
Joslyn,  194 
Kempton,  288 
Kenny,  217-287 
Kenyon,  287 
Kibbe.  287 
King,  250-287 
Klimitz,  286 
Knowlton,  287 
Lane,  288 
Lape,  290 
Lathrop,  289 
Lawrence,  288 
Lay,  292 


Leavenworth,  246 
Lefler,  288 
Le  Seur,  283-288 
Lincoln,  292 
Luckel,  290 
Lusk,  289 
Lynch,  291 
Maddock,  294 
Main,  293 
Mann,  293 
Martin,  293 
Maxwell,  290 
McCracken,  193 
McCully,  192 
Mclntyre,  230 
McKenzie,  290 
Mix,  190 
Mockford,  242 
Mogridge,  295 
Monger,  294 
Moore,  292 
Morgan,  295 
Moynihan,  295, 
Myers,  294 
Nestell,  296 
North,  296 
O'Brien,  297 
O'Hara,  297 
Olmsted.  298 
Onderdonk,  297 
Orcutt,  297 
Page,  194 
Pardee,  230 
Parker,  299 
Parmele,  298 
Parsons,  299-301 
Patten,  302      • 
Patterson,  302 
Pease.  299 
Peckes,  302 
Perrin,  300 
Perry,  301 
Powers,  300 
Prentice,  301 
Prescott,  300 
Quance,  305 
Rand,  303 
Redtield,  196-198 
Redshaw,  302 
Reedy,  303 
Richardson,   246-305 
Richmond,  213-217 
Rolfe,  304 
Ross,  304 
Rourke,  287 
Rupp,  304 
Russell,  194 
Sal  way,  263 
Sanford,  306 


Schad,  269 
Schaefer,  308 
Schafer,  308 
Scheer,  310 
Schellenger,  308 
Scheuing,  306 
Seaver,  195 
Shepard,  305 
Short,  308 
Showerman,  306 
Shults,  306 
Sidway,  248  jA 

Smith,  192-194-23::^ 
306-307-308         ;P 
Snell,  307 
Southworth,  309 
Speyer,  305 
Stevens,  190-194 
Stewart,  308 
Stone,  309 
Stringham,  310 
Strong,  31 1 
Sullings,  31 1 
Sutterby,  310 
Sweet,  247 
Swezey,  309 
Taggart,  314 
Tallman,  312 
Thomas,  206-312 
Thompson,  313 
Throop,  314 
Todd,  206 
Tomlinson,  199 
Tompkins,  314 
Torrance,  315 
Town,  315  I 

Tozer,  315 
Tozier,  312 
True,  314 
Turner,  192 
Tyrrell,  311 
Uebelc,  315  ]-;, 

Underbill,  316         ; 
Upton,  200 
Van  Cleve,  191 
Wagner,  323 
Walker,  317 
Walkinshaw,  319 
Ward,  323 
Washburn,  245 
Watson,  319 
Weaver,  316-323 
Webster,  316 
Weed,  321 
Wescott,  320 
Wheeler,  320 
Whitcomb,  239-316 
Whiting,  322 
Wiard,  242-243 


INDEX   TO    BIOGRAPHIES. 


Williamson,  322 

Wood,  321-322 

V'oodward,   316-321 
'oolsey,  320 
orthington,  230 
ates,  323 

"\  oung,  323 

BERGEN. 

idrews,  332 
.mold,  332 
i-iird,  333 
Bassett,  333 
Bergin,  333 
E'ssell,  334 
Bower,  334-335 
Carpenter,  335 
Church,  348 
Davy,  336 
Dean,  336 
Emerson,  337 
Enoch,  337 
Farnham,  338 
Field,  338 
Ford  ham,  338 
Gay,  339 
Gillette,  339 
Green,  339 
Hewes,  340 
Hopkins,  340 
Hull,  340 
Ide,  341 

Knickerbocker,  341 
Lewellyn,  341 
Mansfield,  344 
McKenzie,  343 
Mcpherson.  344 

•ill,  342 
]\      jr,  341-342 
]V'       on.  343 
Parker,  344 
Parmelee,  344 
Reed,  345 
Seely,  347 

Southvvorth,  345-346 
Storer,  346 
Stratton,  346 
Tone,  347 
Townsend,  348 
TuUy,  348 
Walker,  354 
Ward,  356 
Wilcox,  349-351-353- 

354 
Wright,  348 


BETHANY. 

Armbrewster,  361 
Baker,  364 
Barrows,  362 
Bassert,  363 
Bennington,  361 
Blood,  363 
Booth,  364 
Boyle,  361 
Brown,  361-362 
Burkel,  364 
Burns,  363 
Cacner,  364 
Cannon,  365 
Chadwick,  465 
Copeland,  365 
Covey,  365 
Crawford,  365 
Croff,  366 
Curtis,  366 
Dixon,  367 
Dye,  366 
Edwards,  367 
Elliott,  367 
Ellison,  367 
Filkins,  368 
Folk,  368 
French,  368 
Gartner,  369 
Gifford,  369 
Gillard,  369 
Granger,  369 
Harding,  370 
Harper,  370 
Hyde,  370 
Jenne,  370 
Judd,  371 
Kemp,  371 
Leitz,  373 
Lent,  372 
Lincoln,  371 
Lord,  373 
Lounsbury,  372 
Millerick,  373 
Mullen,  373 
Munger,  374 
Norton,  374 
Peck,  374-375 
Prescott,  374 
Putnam,  375 
Rogers,  375 
Shepard,  376 
Showerman,  376 
Smiley,  377 
South,  376 
Staub,  377 
Stavely,  376 


Squires,  377 
Thomas,  377 
Toll,  378 
Wait,  379 
Walker,  380 
Weber,  380 
Webster,  378 
Wellert,  380 
Wheeler,  378 
Wilson,  378 
Wood,  379 
Woolf,  378 

BYRON. 

Allen,  386 
Bean,  386 
Bower,  386 
Brown,  386-387 
Bull,  386 
Bushman,  385 
Carpenter,  384 
Cash,  390 
Chase,  387 
Cook, 388-389-390 
Close,  402 
Deming,  390 
Dibble,  391 
Dillingham,  391 
Fisk,  392 
Gaines,  392 
Gilbert,  393 
Gillett,  393 
Goodwin,  392 
Green,  393 
Hall,  394 
Humphrey,  401 
Langdon,  394 
Leonard,  399 
Mann,  399-400 
Mayback,  395 
Merrill,  397-398 
Merriman,  398 
Miller,  395-396 
Nesbitt,  399 
Norton,  399 
Philleo,  400 
Prentice,  401 
Rambo,  399 
RoUin,  401 
Searls,  402 
Seaver,  403 
Shedd,  403 
Terry,  403 
Todd,  403 
Walker,  404 
Warn,  404 
Whiton,  405 


DARIEN. 

Adams,  408 
Bailey,  408 
Bauer,  410 
Bordwell,  408 
Bowen,  409 
Brown,  409 
Carter,  410-41 1 
Chapin,  412-413 
Chick,  410 
Colby,  411-412 
Curtis,  410 
Durkee,  412 
Ellis,  413 
Fisher,  414 
Frink,  414 
Griswold,  415-416 
Harmon,  416 
Harroun,  418 
Higgins,  417 
Humphrey,  417 
Huntley,  417 
Hutchinson,  417 
Jefferson,  417 
King,  417 
Kinsey,  413-414 
Lamb,  418 
Lathrop,  418-419 
Lee,  431 
Losee,  419-420 
Matteson,  421 
Morgan.  420 
Nay,  421 
Peters,  421 
Riddle,  421 
Saulsbury,  421 
Sawens,  422 
Schrader,  426 
Seaver,  426 
Simonds,  423 
Stickney,  426 
Stiles,  427 
Strong,  423 
Sumner,  425-426 
Sutherland,  424 
Thayer,  429 
Thomas,  428 
Tiffany,  428 
Tisdale,  427 
Tyrrell,   428 
Vaughan,  430 
Vickery,  429 
Wait,  431 
Waite,  430 
Warner,  431 
Young,  431 


194 


INDEX   TO    BIOGRAPHIES. 


ELBA. 

Atwater,  441 
Barr,  439 
Berk,  440 
Booth,  439 
Brad  way,  440 
Butcher,  440 
Caple,  440 
Chapell,  440 
Crawford,  440 
Dies,  441 
Dorman,  441 
Drake,  441 
Eckert,  442 
Edds,  442 
Godfrey,  442 
Graham,  442 
Hoffman,  443 
Howe,  442 
Jones,  443 
Joslin,  443 
Kern,  443 
Lewis,  443 
Maltby,  444 
Mills,  444 
Moore,  444 
Parker,  444-445 
Pettibone,  444 
Raymond,  445 
Reynolds,  446 
;'?chuiz,  447 
Shelley,  J!,^7 
Shepard,  446 
Smith,  447 
Staples,  448 
Steele,  447 
Strouts,  446 
Swartz,  446 
Watson,  448 
Wheat,  448 
Wilford,  448 

LE  ROY. 

Albee,  509 
Allan,  453 
Almy,  474 
Anderson,  510 
Annin,  510 
Bacon,  471-512 
Ball,  514 
Bannister,  516 
Bates,  460 
Baxter,  514 
Bishop,  517 
Bissell,  515 
Bowden,  511-512 


Bowen,  517 
Brown,  517 
Campbell,  518 
Carlton,  521 
Chaddock,  522 
Chamberlin,  454 
Champion,  520 
Chapman,  521 
Clark,  520 
Cleveland,  520 
Collins,   518 
Cornstock,    472-518- 

519 
Conlin,  522 
Crocker,  463 
Curtis,  522 
Gushing,  519 
Davis,  460-524 
Decker,  523 
Dibble,  523 
Dix,  524 
Douglass,  I524 
Edson,  525-526 
Elmore,  525 
Eyres,  525 
Falkner,   526 
Faunce,  526 
French,  527 
Fuller,  526 
Ganson,  464-465-466 
Gillett,  528 
Gleason,  529 
Graham,   527 
Growney,  529 
Grumiax,  528 
Halbert,  531 
Harris,  534  , 
Harsch.  533 
Hascall,  462-530 
Haskins,  529 
Heaman,  533 
Hedden,  532 
Hogan,  533 
Holmes,  531 
Howell,  532 
Hubbell,  533 
Janes,  535 
Johnson,  536 
Jones,  534 
Keeney,  507 
Kelley.  536 
Kellogg,  535 
King,  536 
Kirkham,  537 
Lampson,  470 
Lathrop,  480 
Lent,  471 
Le  Roy,  480 
Loucks,  537 


Maloney,  540 
Marion,  539 
McEwen,  538 
McPherson,    541-542 
Meyette,  539 
Milliner,  538 
Miller,  506 
Moody,  539 
Miller,  541 
Munt,  540 
Murdoch,  538 
Murnan,  542 
Murphy,  491 
Murray,  541 
Newell,  460 
Niles,  542 
Olmsted,  472-542 
Paul,  544 
Pierson,  462-543 
Piatt,  544 
Ponce,  544 
Pratt,  545 
Randall,  546 
Rawson,  546 
Reed,  547 
Renner,  547 
Richmond,  545 
Rogerson,  506 
Sanderson,  550 
Scanlaii,  551 
Selden,  463-548 
Sheldon,  473 
Shumway,  549 
Smith,  549-551 
Snow,  548 
Sperry,  547 
Sprague,  552 
Spring,  552 
Stanley,  491 
Staunton,  487-489 
Steiner,  551 
Steuber,  550 
Stevens,  551 
Stoddard,  459 
Stone,  549 
Stowell,  553 
Strobel,  548 
Thomson,  502 
Tompkins,  554 
Toomey,  554 
Tuttld,'553 
Upham,  472 
VanValkenburgh,555 
Vary,  556 
Vicary,  554 
Walkley,  559 
Walton,  561 
Ward,  463 
Waterman,  563-564 


Wattles,  560 
Wells,  556-558 
Westlake,  562 
White,  562 
Wilcox,  559 
Williams,  561 
Wingate,  561 
Wiss,  560 
Woodard,  563 
Woodward,  563 

OAKFIELD 

Allen,  573 
Anthony,  572 
Armstrong,  572 
Arnold,  573 
Avery,  572 
Balfour,  574 
Bartels,   575 
Bickle,  575 
Bliss,  574 
Bobsen.  575 
Britton,  575 
Bromsted,  574 
Brooks,   574 
Brulett,  575 
Chamberlin,  575 
Cowles,  583 
Dodge,  576 
Doerwig,  576 
Drake,  576 
Dunham,  576 
Fishell,  577 
Fisher,  578 
Fuller,  577 
Gardner,  579 
Gibson,  579 
Griffin,  578 
Grinnell,  579 
Gursslin,  578 
Hale,  580  ^ 

Halsey,  580 
Hawes,  579 
Heckroth,  580 
Hill,  580 
Hosselkus,  577 
Hutton,  580 
Ingalsbe,  581 
Isaac,  581 
Maltby,  584 
Martin,  582 
McCrillus,  582  i 

McCullock,  584         I 
Mclntyre,  583  ' 

Moore,  583 
Nash,  584 
Nobles,  584 
Phillips,  585 


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INDEX   TO    BIOGRAPHIES. 


ELBA. 

At  water,  441 
Barr,  439 
Berk,  440 
Booth,  439 
Bradway,  440 
Butcher,  440 
Caple,  440 
Chapell,  440 
Crawford,  440 
Dies,  441 
Dorman,  441 
Drake,  441 
Eckert,  442 
Edds,  442 
Godfrey,  442 
Graham,  442 
Hoffman,  443 
Howe,  442 
Jones,  443 
Joslin,  443 
Kern,  443 
Lewis,  443 
Maltby,  444 
Mills,  444 
Moore,  444 
Parker,  444-445 
Pettibone,  444 
Raymond,  445 
Re"nolds,  446 
"-.chuiz,  447 
Shelley,  -147 
Shepard,  446 
Smith,  447 
Staples,  448 
Steele,  447 
Strouts,  446 
Swartz,  446 
Watson,  448 
Wheat,  448 
Wiltord,  448 

LE  ROY. 

Albee,  509 

Allan,  453 
Almy,  474 
Anderson,  510 
Annin,  510 
Bacon,  471-512 
Ball,  514 
Bannister,  516 
Bates,  460 
Baxter,  514 
Bishop,  517 
Bissell,  515 
Bowden,  51 1-5 12 


Bowen,   517 
Brown,  517 
Campbell,  518 
Carlton,  521 
Chaddock,  522 
Chamberlin,  454 
Champion,  520 
Chapman,  521 
Clark,  520 
"^  Cleveland,  520 
Collins,   518 
Comstock,    472-518- 

519 
Conlin,  522 
Crocker,  463 
Curtis,  522 
Gushing-,  519 
Davis,  460-524 
Decker,  523 
Dibble,  523 
Dix,  524 
Douglass,  I524 
Edson,  525-526 
Elmore,  525 
Eyres,  525 
Falkner,   526 
Faunce,  526 
French,  527 
Fuller,  526 
Ganson,  464-465-466 
Gillett,  528 
Gleason,  529 
Graham,   527 
Growney,  529 
Grumiax,  528 
Halbert,  531 
Harris,  534  , 
Harsch,  533 
Hascall.  462-530 
Haskins,  529 
Heaman,  533 
Hedden,  532 
Hogan,  533 
Holmes,  531 
Howell,  532 
Hubbell,  533 
Janes,  535 
Johnson,  536 
Jones,  534 
Keeney,  507 
Kelley,  536 
Kellogg.  535 
King,  536 
Kirkham,  537 
Lampson,  470 
Lathrop,  480 
Lent,  471 
Le  Roy,  480 
Loucks,  537 


Maloney,  540 
Marion,  539 
McEwen,  538 
McPherson,   541-542 
Meyette,  539 
Milliner,  538 
Miller,  506 
Moody,  539 
Miller,  541 
Munt,  540 
Murdoch,  538 
M urn an,  542 
Murphy,  491 
Murray,  541 
Newell,  460 
Niles,  542 
Olmsted,  472-542 
Paul,  544 
Pierson,  462-543 
Piatt,  544 
Ponce,  544 
Pratt,  545 
Randall,  546 
Rawson,  546 
Reed,  547 
Renner,  547 
Richmond,  545 
Rogerson,  506 
Sanderson,  550 
Scanlan,  551 
Selden,  463-548 
Sheldon,  473 
Shumway,  549 
Smith,  549-551 
Snow,  548 
Sperry,  547 
Sprague,  552 
Spring,  552 
Stanley,  491 
Staunton,  487-489 
Steiner,  551 
Steuber,  550 
Stevens,  551 
Stoddard,  459 
Stone,  549 
Stowell,  553 
Strobel,  548 
Thomson,  502 
Tompkins,  554 
Toomey,  554 
Tuttld,'553 
Upham,  472 
VanValkenburgh,555 
Vary,  556 
'  Vicary,  554 
Walkley,  559 
Walton,  561 
Ward,  463 
Waterman,  563-564 


Wattles,  560 
Wells,  556-558 
Westlake,  562 
White,  562 
Wilcox,  559 
Williams,  561 
Wingate,  561 
Wiss,  560 
Woodard,  563 
Woodward,  563 

OAKFIELD 

Allen,  573 
Anthony,  572 
Armstrong,  572 
Arnold,  573 
Avery,  572 
Balfour,  574 
Bartels,  575 
Bickle,  575 
Bliss,  574 
Bobsen,  575 
Britton,  575 
Bromsted,  574 
Brooks,   574 
Brulett,  575 
Chamberlin,  575. 
Cowles,   583 
Dodge,  576 
Doerwig,  576 
Drake,  576 
Dunham,  576 
Fishell,  577 
Fisher,  578 
Fuller,  577 
Gardner,  579 
Gibson,  579 
Griffin,  578 
Grinnell,  579 
Gursslin,  578 
Hale,  580 
Halsey,  580 
Hawes,  579 
Heckroth,  58a 
Hill,  580 
Hosselkus,  577 
Hutton,  580 
Ingalsbe,  581 
Isaac,  581 
Maltby,  584 
Martin,  582 
McCrillus,  582 
McCullock,  584 
Mclntyre,  583 
Moore,  583 
Nash,  584 
Nobles,  584 
Phillips,  585 


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Atwater,  4 
Barr,  439 
Berk,  440 
Booth,  43S 
Bradway, 
Butcher,  4 
Caple,  44c 
Chapell,  4 
Crawford, 
Dies,  441 
Dorman,  . 
Drake,  44 
Eckert,  4/ 
Edds,  442 
Godfrey,  i 
Graham,  . 
Hoffman, 
Howe,  44 
Jones,  44: 
loslin,  44: 
Kern,  442  . 
Lewis,  44 
Maltby,  4 
Mills,  444 
Moore,  ^i 
Parker,  4- 
Pettibone 
Raymond 
Reynolds 
'-.chuiz,  4 
Shelley,  ; 
Shepard, 
Smith,  44 
Staples,  ^ 
Steele,  4^ 
Strouts,  -  . 
Swartz,  4 
Watson, 
Wheat,  4 
Wiltord, 

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Albee,  5< 
Allan,  45 
Almy,  4/ 
Anderso: 
Annin,  5 
Bacon,  4 
Ball,  514 
Banniste 
Bates,  4( 
Baxter,  ; 
Bishop, 
Bissell,  5 
Bowden,