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two
At the
and one-half years.
In 1861 he
law in Scranton.
volunteers,
the
at
and
end
in Co.
enlisted
of
time Mr. Floyd
same
three
K,
Capt. Floyd for
mung, but in 1865
the
time
a
came
in
engaged
to
AVaverly
unfortunate railroad accident at
injured him
then
as
began
unfit
Mr. Floyd is
lage.
a good
though
republican,
commission as
and continued
Carr's
lawyer
has
business
until
so
in that direction.
He
in 1871.
He
lived in that
since
He
views.
vil
He is
and a safe counsellor.
in his
conservative
in Che
Rock, in April, 1868,
work
and
K,
sec
After the
captain.
school and was graduated
Waverly,
practice at
in Co.
mercantile pursuits
him for further
law
Albany
attended
at once
to
reading
25th Pennsylvania
months re-enlisted
132d Pennsylvania volunteers, holding first a
ond lieutenant, from which he was promoted
war
was
was
a
special
county judge from 1874 to 1877, and member of assembly in 1882.
On August 14, 1861, Mr. Floyd was married with Matilda H. Sny
der,
of
of whom
of
Pa.
Scranton,
one
only
Waverly.
Frederick E.
Three
is
now
Hawkes,
living,
son
born in Elmira
born
this marriage,
Florence (Mrs. Frank Merriam),
children were
Carlton H.
of
of
and
Mary (Palmer)
From Elmira
August 24, 1858.
free academy he went to Union college, and from Union he was
graduated in 1890.
Studying law in the office of Herendeen Sc
Hawkes,
was
Mande ville in
continued
both the
came
law
clerk
duly
admitted
to the
bar,
and
in
to
Frank A.
attorney of
daughter of Isaac
their only child,
from Cornell in 1892
In
in New
and
was
Eliza
(Bennett)
Marshall.
born April 16, 1897.
in 1868, graduated
from the law school there in
Richmond, Wis.,
A. B., and
1894, he began
practice
to
present
as
September,
March, 1895, removed
the degrees
He has been for three terms
Waverly.
On June 20, 1894, he
and
Bell, born
Philip M.
in Waverly.
practice
Hebe,
Mary Catharine,
married
1894.
was
Waverly as the law partner of J. B. Floyd.
dissolution of this firm, in December, 1896, Mr. Hawkes
May, 1883,
After the
Elmira, he
on
Waverly,
his
in
Spencer,
A. B.
and
in
home.
Hull, born in Hardenburg, N. Y., in 1852,
of
and
LL. D. from Hamilton college,
received
where
he
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(taking the law course), graduating in 1876.
came to Waverly and took charge of the public schools
In 1884
was educated
he
since
been
a resident
has
and
here.
Ambrose P. Eaton
born June
4, 1826, in Maine, N. Y. He
read law with Hon. Charles E.
Parker, was admitted to practice in
1868, opened a law office in Smithboro, and after some years also
opened an office in Waverly,
keeping his residence in Smithboro.
He has been twice
was
elected special
Frank L.
Howard, son of
February 4, 1873, in Candor,
emy in 1889.
He
county judge.
Rev. L. P.
and
was a graduate of
law
born
Emily Howard,
the Spencer
acad
Bacon Sc
Aldridge, of Elmira,
and was admitted to the bar on July 7, 1896, at Albany and located
for practice at Waverly, February 15, 1897. His father, Rev. Loring
P. Howard, son of Charles, was born in 1843 in Danby, Tompkins
In 1868 he married Emma, daughter of Ezra Barden.
county.
Mr. Howard was a farmer until 1877, then, studying for the min
istry, he was ordained, and has held successful pastorates as fol
lows ; three years at Litchfield, three years at Harford, Cortland
county, three years at Orwell, Pa., four years at Spencer, four
years at Windham, Pa., and is now on his third year as pastor at
Danby.
His children are Edna (Mrs. Samuel K. Marsh), Frank
L., and Fenton P. Howard (deceased).
studied
William Elting
the 38th
ator of
Johnson,
senatorial
leading medical men
the "army surgeon
"
He
was
1837,
the
son
at
cation
studied
of
the
medicine
spring
of
menced
1860,
the
the state,
and
Jervis,
and
has
also
county,
where
Dr. Solomon VanEtten
since made
practice of medicine
the
one of
on
received
his
Port
of
He
Jervis,
received
located in
Waverly
village
edu
seminary.
college and
this
here
he
Neversink
at
the
and
is
October 17,
Jane (Cuddeback) Johnson.
Albany medical
December, 1859. He
at
M. D. in
in Port
schools
with
of
Town, Orange
Alexander T.
public
present popular and efficient sen
Tioga county, and one of the best types of
the civil war now residing in the southern
was passed
tended lectures
gree of
of
the
district
born in West
tier.
His early life
of
with
his de
in the
his home. He
immediately
on
at
com
his arrival,
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but
the terrible
after one year
President Lincoln
us.
for 75,000
called
duced the New York legislature to
rollment of
a
30,000
military board to
was established an
examining board
the
the
regiments and upon
before the board
appear
which was
him
given
creating
this board
connection with
to
the
medical
such
other
made
the
pass upon
staff
to
serve as
appointments as
an
application
time in the city of Albany,
receiving the approval that was
after
he
was recommended
In the early part of 1862 the
him to go to Binghamton as examining
to the
governor
appointment.
surgeon-general
rected
surgeon of
senatorial
recruits of
sistant
Here he (with
district.
the quota;
surgeon
After
manding.
and
he
was
active
until
the
then
close of
the
surgeons)
examined
F.
di
the 26th
first
commissioned as
York, Col. B.
for
Tracy
the
as
com
service, in 1864 the doctor
the regiment and served in that ca
and
perilous
was commissioned surgeon of
pacity
other
the 109th New
of
to
at a specified
granted, and,
by the board,
en
and
service,
Dr. Johnson
executive might select.
in
action
bill authorizing the
of surgeons
medical and surgical qualifications of
surgeons of
which
upon
years'
In
them.
organize
war were
civil
troops,
pass a
for two
volunteers
of
actualities
During
war.
all
the
active
field
ser
the army of the Potomac, from the battle of the Wilder
to the surrender of Lee, he was detailed upon the operating
vice of
ness
staff
the third division
of
surgeon.
his
After his
the 9th army corps and as brigade
out of the service in June,
1865, he re
of
muster
life in
has built up a valuable
practice and acquired an honorable reputation.
His public posi
tions have been numerous and noteworthy.
He was president of
the village for two successive terms, surgeon-in-chief of the Robert
Packer hospital at Sayre, Pa., for two years, has been United States
sumed
medical
Waverly,
and
examining surgeon for pensions for four years, surgeon for the
Erie railroad and for the Lehigh Aâlley for over
twenty years, and
he is
state
delegate from the county medical society to the
society.
An unswerving republican, Dr. Johnson
frequently
medical
has held high
dential
a
place
in the
councils of
in 1888, and is
and is chairman
elector
state senator
Dr. Johnson
was married on
May
party.
He
was a presi
term as
serving a three
the committee on military affairs.
1, 1873, with Mattie M., daughter
now
of
the
years'
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of
James
and
Martha
(Sharps) Fuller,
of
623
Scranton, Pa.
They have
daughter, Mary L. Johnson, who is a senior in Wells college.
The family attends the Presbyterian church, of which the doctor
one
is
a member.
Daniel D. Harnden, M. D., born January 31, 1820, in Arictor,
N. Y., commenced the study of medicine in 1841 or 1842 and was
graduated from Hobart medical college, Geneva, N. Y., in 1844.
Thus for several years more than half a century Dr. Haruden has
been
practicing physician.
Coining from Port Byron to Che
mung in 1847, he was in practice there until 1861; when he perma
He is a specialist in elec
nently established himself in Waverly.
a
tric treatment for
state,
has
and
chines and
a
disease, is
large
one
batteries
number of
He has been
appliances.
society, and for ten years was
officer for both town and city boards
cal
R. Sayre
Harnden,
Byron, N. Y.
three
After
the best
of
M.
D.,
the Tioga
He is
coroner.
born
was
the
and other electrical ma
president of
of
of
electricians
now
medi
health
health.
February 8, 1845,
Port
at
years'
experience as a pharmacist and
several
years'
experience
in hospital
service
(during
which
he
the time giving his attention to the study of medi
cine) he had two years of poor health, but continued his medical
studies with his father, Dr. D. D. Harnden, and was graduated
was a part of
from Bellevue hospital
1873,
and
immediately
Dr. Harnden has
duties,
ception
of
prominent
States.
that
in
himself strictly to his
of local or political office
confined
all
rejecting
college, New York city, in March,
established himself in practice at Waverly.
medical
of
offers
health
He has
few
the
ex
He has been
all parts of
the United
extensively for medical journals, read
surgery before medical, surgical and scientific
general
a member of
and at one
time
ex-president of
way Surgeons, is
in
years.
with
written
The doctor is
York city,
ber and an
a
medical and surgical circles
many papers upon
bodies which have excited
sion.
for
officer
professional
was
interest
and
extensive
the Medico-Legal society
its
vice-chairman.
He is
the New York State Association
a member and an ex-president
of
discus
of
New
a mem
of
the Erie
Rail
Asso-
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624
ciation
of
connected
Surgeons (the latter embracing all
the Erie railroad from Chicago to New
Railway
with
surgeons
York, in
cluding Cincinnati, Buffalo, Rochester, Cleveland and other points
on the Erie system), is a member of the International Association
Railway Surgeons and a member of its executive committee,
of the American Academy of Railroad Surgeons, of the Elmira
(N. Y.) Academy of Medicine, and of the Tioga County Medical
Society, of which he was at one time president. He has long held
of
the
position
has done
a
of
very large
consultation
sive
to the Erie railroad,
surgeon
surgical and medical
He is
practice.
tleman, strong in his friendships
acquire
his
withal a
and
He belongs to
confidence.
practice,
genial,
in his hold
a
for many
and
family
years
and an exten
courteous gen
upon
those
who
of
physicians, and
is related to some of America's eminent ones, among them Drs. H.
B. Sands and Lewis A. Sayre, of New York city.
Dr. Harnden
himself stands in the highest rank of medical practitioners, and is
thoroughly
Isaac S.
His
devoted to his
M. D..
A'reeland,
medical
profession.
education
was
was
born in 1851 in Newark Valley.
acquired
at
the university
of
New
he was graduated in 1876.
York,
Engaging at once in prac
tice, he located in Waverly in 1885. He has been health officer of
where
Waverly.
Willard M.
Hilton, M. D., a native of Steuben county, born
in 1851, graduated from the Homeopathic college of New York
Within twô years
city in 1X77, and began practice at VanEtten.
thereafter he permanently located at Waverly.
He is the
vice-president of the Southern Tier medical society.
Charles T.
Lyons,
M.
present
D., born in 1822, in Coleraine, N. Y.,
in
from the medical department of the univer
New
York
sity
city and has been in practice in Waverly from
that time, and has also conducted a
drug store.
1852,
was graduated
of
Dr. Parmenus A.
Johnson, son of Eliphalet and Lillis (Davis)
Johnson, was born April 1, 1809, in the town of German, Chenango
county,
where
he
received a good common-school education.
He
V
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.
then
Dr.
Sand
Lake, Rensselaer
for
two
and
at
the
Cincinnati
county,
years,
(Ohio) eclectic college,
where he was graduated in
1835, and later, about 1840, he located
for practice in Corning, where he stayed until 1846, when he prac
ticed two years in Sullivan and Lycoming counties, Pa., then was
three years in Centerville, Bradford county, Pa., and four years in
studied
Troy, Pa.
health.
medicine with
He then had to
After he began to
Green,
of
business
relinquish
in health he
gain
graphic studio and conducted
this four
Martha Burdick.
nine
had
ill
purchased a photo
He
years.
on account of
was married with
Marian, the
eldest, died many years ago ; the remaining children, Lillis, Emma,
Dempster. Sylvia, Wealthy, Wallace, Elizabeth and Frank, are still
living.
They
Mrs. Johnson died
Waverly.
He
had two children, Anna,
bookkeeper in Boston.
R. Belle
a
with
time
she
has
was
married with
Tucker,
vocal
music,
and
They
Judd,
a
in Mansfield, Pa., until 1887, since which
In 1878 she
and had an office in Waverly.
resided
Homeopathic
Charles A.
and who
born
at
is
Beach,
also
He has
college.
Tucker,
was
of
to
practiced
Mansfield, Pa.,
John T.
came
born in Tioga county, Pa., studied
from the Cleveland (0.) Homeopathic
medicine and was graduated
She
In 1862 he
Miss Laura Ball in 1865.
teacher
Beach, M. D.,
college.
of whom
some years after.
married
was
children,
M.
D.,
Ithaca,
D.,
graduate
a
an office
son
N.
M.
of
Y.,
in
who was a native
of
the Cleveland
Sayre,
Thomas
October
and
14,
of
(0.)
Pa.
Ann
1859.
(Wilkins)
He attended
Ithaca academy and Cornell university, and read medicine with
Dr. George P. Cady, of Nichols, attended lectures at Ann Arbor,
Mich., for one year, and two years at the Long Island hospital,
Brooklyn, and was graduated in 1885. He located at Waverly in
1894 ; he
of
was once
Horace
county
Cayuta
elected
Lounsberry,
of
coroner.
Nichols.
He
Stella,
daughter
a member of
the Tioga
married
He is
society ; of Waverly Lodge, F. & A. M. No. 407 ;
Chapter, 245; high priest, 1894 and 1895, and also belongs
medical
to St, Elmo Commandery.
,
(i26
Charles E.
vember
7,
Annabel, M. D.,
He
1851.
was
was educated at
Howard, N. Y., No
born in
Cornell university,
and at
the
graduated in 1871, when
university of New York, where he was
He
19 years of age, and practiced medicine at Belvidere, N. Y.
to
was in practice at Cameron, N. Y., for 14 years, and then came
Elmira where he
institute for 4
was
in
charge of
He is
the Elmira
member of
medical and surgical
the
Chemung
medical
county
of the Elmira Lodge
of
Waverly,
years.
a
society and academy of medicine, and
In January, 1896, he came to
F. & A. M.
opened an
Dr. Anna
specialty of the diseases of women.
bel married Clementina C. Hallett of Cameron.
They have one
daughter, Fanny. Dr. Annabel is doubtless descended from An
office and makes a
thony Amiable, one of the company who came to Plymouth,
Mass., in August, 1623, on the companion ships Ann and Little
The most of the name in America, however it is spelled,
"
"
"
James."
are
descendants
Celia
of
Anthony.
Dunham-Smith, M. D., daughter of T.
She has been
born in Broome county, N. Y.
many years, having taught fifty-three terms
Denver, Colorado. She was graduated
Health college, of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1892,
in
erly,
where she opened a sanitarium.
a
W. Dunham, was
school teacher for
school, two years
from the American
of
and
located in Wav
It has been well patronized,
Mrs. Dunham-Smith has demonstrated the possibility of a
successful maintenance of such an useful institution in Waverly.
and
Its
reputation
has
attracted patients
from far-off
states.
Dr. Ezra
Canfield, son of Amos and Ellen (Knapp) Canfield,
born February 14, 1846, at Smithboro, received his early education
at Waverly institute and at a Binghamton commercial college,
then, in 1867, commenced his medical studies with his brother, Dr.
Enos Canfield, at A'anEtten.
Thoroughly educating himself for
his profession, he
the university
at
Lockwood,
was graduated
from the
medical
department
of
New York city in 1879, and located for practice
his present home. Dr. Canfield takes lively interest
of
in local matters, and has been justice of the peace, postmaster,
He is a chapter mason, holding membership in the lodge at
etc.
.
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627
Smithboro and in the chapter at Waverly, and is a " past grand "
in the brotherhood of Odd Fellows. In 1872 Dr. Canfield was mar
ried with Emma, a daughter of
Bishop and Sarah (Wiver) Kline,
They have
an adopted
Dr. Charles F.
burn) Griswold,
daughter,
Griswold,
was
Rosa Springer.
son
born October
George M.
of
Julia (Col
and
4, 1866, in Owego.
His
medical
Surgeons
of New York city, and he was graduated from that institution in
1889.
He first located for practice in Groton, N. Y., but after two
years, in 1891, he came to Barton, where he has since been a
practitioner.
His marriage with Margaret, daughter of Benjamin
education was acquired at
and
Frances
the College
(Silvernail) Lounsberry,
of
Physicians
a scion of
and
one
of
the
oldest
Eben Griswold,
the section, occurred on June 8, 1892.
grandfather of the doctor, born in 1804, made his home in Brad
families
of
ford county, Pa.,
lotte, George M.,
at
He had four children, Char
early day.
and Charles L.
George M. Griswold was
an
Abby,
born April 2, 1841, in Bradford county,
until he removed to Owego in 1866.
and
in
lived
on a
farm there
James, was born in Danby, N. Y., Sep
5, 1849. He studied dentistry with Dr. Darby of Owego,
1875 opened an office in Waverly, where he has since
Elmer
tember
and
Nelson,
son of
practiced.
Nathan Bristol
N.
Y.,
of
born March
was
New England
from England
a
tory,
parents.
and a
tory
his property for his opinions.
"
in his right to
life, liberty,
early
youth
he begun
7, 1805,
in Delaware county,
His grandfather, Bristol, came
he remained, thereby sacrificing
Nathan Bristol believed
and
with serious
the
pursuit of
with
happiness."
faith to test his
right
zest
In
to these
his hands, and happily he proved that
loyal gift to the community in which he lived, an honest man.
Early in life too he was an advocate" of temperance. This meant
on the other side.
a great deal, as good men stood by
principles
through labor
of
scripture"
These
principles grew and crystalized
addresses
(written
over
forty
years
through
ago)
all
his
life,
and
his
show a scientific knowl-
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the
edge of
subject
his first
ways
in the democratic
his town
term in the
assembly.
him to
Albany
three
one of
trade,
Jackson,
and
thirty he
and
supervisors,
here he
petence
scientific
as
commissioners
a number
subjects,
its
and
He
cast
and remained
was
1840, he located
remark
servants.
at
remained
one
served
until
al
twice
Factoryville,
to
audit
bills
of
the state,
After acquiring a
he turned his thoughts to more advanced
he held for
near
en
the
of
and
years.
which office
modest
com
political
and
study ever kept a vigorous interest in
He was a ready writer, and often wrote
by
possibilities.
the poetic, and he felt deeply
He was
all things pertaining to the welfare of humanity.
connected with any church or society, but was a regular at
for the
about
never
His temperament
press.
tendant
measure
belief in
a
A7anEtten,
sang his
of good
with
listener ;
and
he
claimed
mankind and
unfaltering
in the human family.
Thus
the years, and the richest inheritance for
is this faith.
He died in the home of Dr. Solomon
children
of
his brotherhood
preponderance
happily,
quickly,
banks
was
at religious services and an earnest
in fullest
his
About
of
was
In the early fifties his senatorial district sent
its representative, and, later, he was appointed
his life.
of
close
his ready
Before he
ranks.
the board
on
gaging in the lumber
were
for Andrew
vote
presidential
represented
life
records
and other men's
able,
His memory
instructive to-day.
of
the
passed
March 1,
beautiful Delaware
Port
same
welcome
Jervis,
1874,
and
whose
is buried
on
onward waves
the
first
to life.
Frederic E.
bank
the
Lyford, the popular president of the First National
Waverly, was born in Waterville, Me., January 26, 1853,
of Albert and Phebe
(Bates) Lyford. In 1860, when but
of
son
seven years of
the
family
of
age, he
his
time he has been
stitute,
member.
had the
the refining influences of the
home life of Prof. Lang's household, of which he was a
He also lived with his sister, Mrs. Lang, after the death
and
elevated
to
Waverly to become a member of
brother-in-law, Prof. A. J. Lang, and from that
resident here.
He was educated at Waverly in
came
advantages of
in 1870, until his marriage in 1877.
In 1871 he en
tered the First National bank as bookkeeper,
and, by regular
of
Mr.
Lang
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advancement, now fills its highest office. His financial education
was here acquired, under the supervision of Howard and Richard
A. Elmer, and he has done credit to his able instructors. Mr.
Lyford's active business life has precluded him from political aspir
although
ations,
he has
He has
republican.
ever
served on
been
an
energetic and
the board
of
trustees
unswerving
the village
of
president, and two years as president of the board of
education, of which he is now a member, having been re-elected
for the third time.
He has, morever, been connected with numer
one year as
ous enterprises of
business
and
the Sayre (Pa. )
financial
importance,
is the
present
company, and has been the
treasurer of the Sayre land company and of the Sayre water com
pany.
Mr. Lyford has been twice married ; first, on September
president of
banking
19, 1877, with Cora B., daughter of Hovey E. and Harriet P. (Bristol)
Lowman, who died on April 3, 1888. Children : Harriet Winifred,
Charles Albert, Percy Lang.
On March 24, 1891, his second mar
riage occurred, the lady being Jane L., daughter of James and
Sarah J. (Satterlee) Lemon.
Their children are Frederic E. and
Katharine VanEtten Lyford.
Presbyterian
Mr. Lyford is
a
member
of
the
church.
Andrew Jackson Lang
conspicuously in the history
He was born in
of education in this county from 1857 to 1870.
Palmyra, Me., September 3, 1831. He inherited from his father
strong
will
mother
stands out
frankness
power, energy,
tenderness, spirituality
and
independence ; from his
love of the beautiful.
Like
and
many New England boys, his young life was passed on the
New England farm, with hard work on the farm, and a few
attendance at
ever, he had
winter
a special
ened ambition
regretted
the
to
district
boon ;
rise above
the discipline
of
one
When seventeen, how
an academy !
This awak
schools.
term
the hard
at
conditions of
his youth, but
regarded
life.
it
that developed the positive elements of his nature
him well for his life conflicts. Like Emerson, he
his
children must
With money
academy,
as
He
the
and
never
power
prepared
regretted
that
be denied the
poverty.
in the
blessing of his childhood
hay field he again entered
Hartland
to Kent's Hill
Later he
earned
and
rough
weeks'
then
went
seminary.
630
taught,
and
by
alternate
himself for
pared
labor in
college.
He
hay
field
entered
school room pre
and
Waterville
college
when
twenty, and for three years supported himself by teaching, main
taining his standing by studying nights and recess days. He
taught in two schools, one in Dexter, Me., the other in Mattapoisett, Mass., where he successfully followed two men afterward
On leaving Waterville Mr. Lang went to Union
noted teachers.
college, at Schenectady, N. Y., with five of his classmates, where
Dr. Eliphalet Nott had become famous.
they hired money
twelve
at
per
To
their
expenses
cent, giving life insurance
All later filled influential
as security.
meet
policies
One became
positions.
a
president, another has for many years represented his na
In Dr. Nott, Mr. Lang recognized a master
tive state in congress.
college
mind which
and
to
set
roused
his
his life to the
enthusiasm
for intellectual
achievement
key
high
He
of some
purpose.
chose
the
law for his profession, but teaching must still be his stepping
stone.
The sequel proved that the school room was the sphere of
his
activities.
days
was
laudable
little
an
This pushing on and on under difficulties in school
early indication of that propelling power behind a
ambition which marked
means
few
would
have
Mr. Lang's
With
so
in the face
of
life.
entire
accomplished so much
Graduat
obstacles, but "the boy was father of the
ing from Union in 1856, he attended Fort Plain seminary a few
boys'
months, then took charge of a
seminary at Essex, Conn. In
man."
such
1857 he
married
Elvira
mer plans were made
Lyford,
of
Waterville,
for him to become
Me.
principal of
The
the
next sum
boys'
high
in
Roxbury, Mass. (Boston), succeeding Prof. Solomon Wes
ton, for eighteen years its master. Mr. Weston was, however,
retained, and Mr. Lang started for the west, to be checked by a
school
to Waverly.
With the
prospect that he could here carry out
he
accepted it and became the principal of the
methods,
Waverly institute. The building was not completed, the school
call
his
own
unincorporated,
with no
apparatus,
no
library,
no state
funds,
in
varying vicissitudes, and in the midst of a finan
Thus he began his labors in this school. For the thir
it was under his control he labored (under most discour
a new village with
cial panic.
teen
years
aging circumstances) to
make
it
a
thorough
and well
disciplined
WA VERL Y AND TO WN OF BARTON.
academy,
institute
his
and
ranked
just
attained so
work
popularity in
a
filling
of
the
for
brief
so
and
gave
spurred
When he died
in the country,
a
time.
responsible
Former
work.
he
pupils
tuition,
most
schools
lofty
All
attention,
them to highest
of
books,
few
and
the land
tell in glowing
ideals
extra
over
Waverly
testify
positions
students
inspired them to
man who
ambitious
free
his
of
the best
with
men and women
thoroughness
was prospered.
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to the
words
To
character.
and, if needed,
To
endeavor.
capture
his delight. He was strict in
discipline and stern in his manner, but beneath was a sensitive,
modest nature.
He had bitter intolerance for laziness and under
a youth
a college
course
was
hand dealing.
His withering sarcasm was reserved for the incor
To one who idled away his time or strove to get through
rigible.
by dishonest
intent by intuition
exercises
means
the
and
the dull
he had
student
he
did
He saw
utterly merciless.
conceal his contempt.
With
was
not
unbounded patience
;
indeed,
was
patient
Principle with him was
everything but duplicity and sham.
far above intellectual achievement.
Distinctly christian in its con
with
ceptions,
trained
with minds
sanctified
and
order.
were
well
was
a
nigh
Obliged to
blue
"
the
war.
for
at
and
.aid.
Payne.
comfort
He
forgotten.
the
grand
of
classes
person
attracted
to
enlist
good run
in
Waverly
Others
the
was
quickly followed.
yet at the front in
The "boys in
soldiers.
Gettysburg
in Washington
in the
in
school was
out and schools and colleges
visited
review
to trustees.
This
broke
home, Mr. Lang
for the
The depleted
to teachers
out
saw
and
sent out not
the
and
The first
DeForest
were never
battle,
civil war
paralyzed.
remain
means
secured
were
student,
devising
by
Then the
school
merely youths
mental gymnastics, but disciplined spirits
After four years of heroic endeavor the
hearts.
needed appliances
ning
spirit, this
and
aims
school
Through the
attention and
at
brought
press
a
just
after
the
close of
consternation
card was
kept the
the
sent
school afloat.
In 1863 Mr. Lang's failing health induced mental depression, little
The mental strain of five long
suspected by his intimate friends.
the anxiety inevitable to one who could not
prostrated him.
Defeat seemed
carry his country's woes,
In this crisis it was
him in the face, his life a failure.
years, increased
lightly
staring
by
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that the duties
suggested
him the
give
health.
needed
of
life,
out-of-door
that he
Stipulating
commissioner of schools might
county
and
hold his
should
restoration
possibly
place
head
as
of
the
of
As political offices
school, the trustees consented to his candidacy.
are not free gifts of the people, this one was not gained without a
His
struggle.
combative side was called out
tonic. He
was a
the hills invigorated him
pure air of
His
life.
was elected and entered upon
methods were carried
out
and
no
the
and
his
faithfully
duties.
The
prolonged
his
new
doubt
excitement
institute, it
in the
progressed, his interest in it increased, and the cause of the dis
trict schools and the academy became identical in his mind.
The
in the academy appeared essential to the upbuilding of
To aid this cause he allowed himself to be renominated for
training
both.
commissioner
talents
were given
teaching
vance of
was
where
done
a
Sunday
prayer
urged
the
the
The steady
to his labors.
He
association
upon
mindful of
his
years
county.
schools attest
teachers'
six
and
conducted
the teachers.
the highest
aims
His
Mr.
ad
re
insti
work
Lang in
reading of the scriptures and the repeating of
in the schools.
Wherever material was found
organized, and many a Sunday found him
these.
When Mr. Lang's term of office expired
school was
an
suggested
schools of
and of
Thus for
elected.
daily
present at one of
he had
to the
Always
well.
the Lord's
again
he impressed his ideas
the
sisted on
was
the defunct
organized
tutes
and
almost
national
for the head
to take
of
charge of
reputation
the
the
as
new normal
an educator.
school
at
He
was
Geneseo, was
Wilming
embryotic normal school at
ton, Del. and was called to resuscitate the Susquehanna seminary
at Towanda, Pa. But the larger activities of business attracted
him,
,
his thoughts turned to the west.
After visiting the
and Kansas, he
hastily returned home, only to be at
and once more
northwest
once prostrated
1870.
"
by
The life
typhoid
of
fever,
of which
he died
the principal,
and with
it the life
on
August
of
the
22,
AVav-
erly Institute went
Originally a democrat, Mr. Lang early
became a strong republican, but was too
strong and conscientious
a reformer to win
largely the support of opponents. He was urged
to become a candidate for assemblyman in
1870, and had he lived
and been elected he could not have failed of
winning high honors.
out."
He
633
Sunday school worker, and his addresses were
sought for Sunday school conventions.
He was a devout student
of the bible, and a loyal member of the Presbyterian church.
He
was ever the affectionate husband, the
loving and exemplary
father, the devoted friend and the model citizen. Prof. Charles
Such devoted enthusiasm could
Davies, LL. D., said of him :
was an ardent
"
fail to
not
energy,
all who
the
of
university,
to the
cause
have
The
testimony
my
often
Lang,
at
Mich.,
1887 he
since
Prof.
He
Lang."
Andrew J.
son of
in 1881.
two
the
attended
in 1892
1890,
(Lyford) Lang,
public schools at
In 1885 he
Waverly,
was
the
Lang was the
Power Co., and is
the hardware business.
In
bank,
of
Wav
He has been school treasurer
commissioner
In 1897 he
was
of
appointed
Tioga county
by Governor
Craig Colony at Sonyea, N. Y.
first president of the Waverly Electric Light and
a member of Waverly Lodge of F. & A. M. ;
managers
Mr.
and
the First National
loan
from
Yale,
was graduated
was made cashier.
and was appointed
one of
Elvira
and
years was engaged -in
Governor Morton.
Black
christian character confirms and culmi
was assistant cashier of
and
erly,
by
next
:
Elmira free academy in 1879, studied at Hillsdale
then attended Williston seminary, Mass., where he
was graduated
for the
wmich
his high
of
born in 1861.
graduated
"I regard him as a
he devoted his life. I have always
wrote on
assiduity in his profession,
feared that his life would be a penalty of his labors.
estimate of
Percy J.
college,
to
his death
chancellor
laboring with increasing
as
and
was
An iron will, a ceaseless
him a power for good over
unfaltering trust, made
him."
associated with
Hon. S. B. Wool worth,
known him
nates
results.
and an
state
martyr
important
achieve
of
the
Cayuta Chapter, St. Omer's Commandery, and Zyara Temple of
In 1885 Mr. Lang married with
Knights of the Mystic Shrine.
Alice
and
S.,
daughter
of
Nathan S.
Johnson,
of
New
Haven, Conn.,
has three daughters.
Merriam, son of Henry and Ann E. (Reeve) Merriam,
He
born March 5, 1836, at Goshen, Orange county, N. Y.
Henry G.
was
prepared
for
college at
Farmer's Hall academy
at
Goshen,
and
en-
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He was princi
tered Brown university (Providence, R. I.,) 1854.
In 1865 he
pal of Leicester (Mass.) academy from 1861 to 1865.
and opened a hardware and iron store, which he
came to
Waverly
conducted until
treasurer
and
offices until
poration
the
the Gas Light
of
he
board
uary, 1867 he
Co.,
Mr. Merriam
of
Waverly,
married with
was
for
and was
was
elected
Waverly,
of
was elected president and
in 1890.
school
In 1873 Mr. Merriam
1890.
treasurer
and
of
eleven years
its first
Fannie White
secretary
held those
the
same cor
a member of
president.
In Jan
Cummings, daughter of
Cummings, of Worcester, Mass. They have two children,
Henry E. Merriam, M. D., of Owego, and Grace M. (Mrs. William
A republican, Mr. Merriam takes an
A. Stevenson), of Sayre, Pa.
His great grandfather, Benjamin Tusten,
active part in politics.
Estes
M. D.,
was
both
and a surgeon
John
with
a colonel
in its
Shepard,
the
in the American army
of
the
revolution
service.
prominently mentioned in connection
early history of both Barton and this region
who
pioneer and
is
so
country in another department
His first
necticut April 17, 1765.
of
this work, was born in Con
wife was Anna Gore, born Feb
of
8, 1772, and died September 7, 1805. They were married
January 3, 1790, and had these children ; Prentice, who died
young ; Isaac, born February 16, 1793, and was a prominent figure
in early history in this region ; Miama, who married with Jesse
Floyd and died on Long Island ; Amanda, who married with
ruary
Charles Hopkins
and
lived
died in the Susquehanna valley ;
George A. Perkins, of Athens, she
and
Julianna, who married with
was a lady of cultivated literary tastes,
torical works, and died January 4, 1824
the
author of valuable
his
Job, a farmer, who spent
his life in the Susquehanna valley, and by whose marriage with a
Miss Ellsworth reared a family of prominence ; Phebe, who mar
ried with John Hepburn, of Auburn.
The second wife of John
Shepard was Deborah Hawkins, born in 1778. The children of
this marriage were Ruth, Lettie, John L., Mary (wife of Silas
Fordham), and Joseph Shepard. John, the pioneer, died in Barton,
May 15, 1837, and his wife, Deborah, January 18, 1844. Isaac
Shepard. son of John the pioneer, married with Deborah Mills,
;
635
bore him these children ; Charles Henry, Edward Prentice,
William Wickham, Isaac (died on steamer Oregon in the Pacific),
who
Mary Elizabeth, Anna,
Shepard
born December 2, 1814,
figure in business and
was
a prominent
banker,
merchant,
His
Martha Shepard.
and
real estate
the daughter
dealer,
Charles
Henry
has been for many years
social circles in Waverly, a
and
and
public
spirited
citizen.
Dr. William Magee, of Paterson, N.
J. Of their four children only one survives, Isaac Prentice Shepard,
of Waverly.
wife was
William W. Shepard
law
with
of
was
Wm. H. Seward
born
and
February 11,
was
his
partner
He
1818.
for
read
time, but
a
to California in 1849, and lived there until 1858, when he re
He was in the assembly in 1865, but generally lived
turned east.
went
in
quiet retirement at
his home in Waverly. He
was a
strong
mentally and socially, and was much respected in this
He died in Waverly, April 10, 1887.
state.
Sawyer, born
Benjamin
Y., July 8, 1800,
was
the
at
Drowned
of
son
Moses
Lands, Orange
and
Eleanor
man
part of
the
county, N.
(Holly)
Saw
Major James
resided
Sawyer, of revolutionary
This Major Sawyer at the breaking out of the revolution,
on his farm in the Drowned Land district, near Goshen,
N. Y.
He
yer,
a
and
fame.
grandson
was made
of
a
captain
in Col. William Allison's Goshen
February 6, 1776, subsequently appointed quartermaster
with rank of major February
28, 1776, and was re-appointed
February 28, 1778. He was with his regiment in the Minisink
He was
campaign, where family tradition says he was wounded.
also present at the engagements at Forts Clinton and Montgomery,
In this last engagement James Sawyer, Jr., the
October 7, 1777.
regiment,
uncle of
in
Benjamin,
captivity.
"
His
was
taken
name will
among the
county
in this engagement,
be found in
prisoners
spelled
prisoner and never
' '
the
returned,
history
of
taken from Col. Allison's
James Sardyer. From
dying
Orange
regiment
December, 1776,
to April, 1778, the regiment was called into service twelve times
February 26, 1825, Benjamin
and was 292 days in the field.
Sawyer married Elizabeth Johnson (Johnston) and in 1834 drove
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636
from Orange county to Tallmadge Hill, where he resided for a
number of years, engaged in farming and in the lumber business
Later he removed to Factoryville (East
his brother, John L.
Waverly).
Here, January 16, 1858, his wife died. Mr. and Mrs.
Sawyer were active workers in the First Presbyterian church of
with
from its organization, he being an elder for many years.
Mr. Sawyer died February 12, 1864, survived by his second wife,
Mary Wilbur Sawyer. By his first wife he left six children ;
Waverly
Charles H., who died in April, 1892 ; Moses E., a farmer residing
on the old homestead and one of Tioga county's staunch republi
cans ; William A. , of Waverly ; Rachel Ann, who died in youth ;
James
of
M.,
died
February 12,
1877 ;
Mary E.,
wife of
Amasa
Finch,
Waverly.
A
prominent
figure in
for many
Orange county.
Waverly
Daniel
acre
Blizzard, a native of
tract of land, laid it out into
that it became
the
a portion of
village
lots
He
village.
the Methodist church, a trustee thereof
He died December 13, 1878.
of
Stephen
Bennett,
born
April
was
son
of
son of
Benjamin
from 1855
years
He
purchased
and sold on such
was a
60-
terms
leading member
and also a village
and
a
was
trustee.
Mary (Hosier) Bennett,
30, 1808, in Orange county. (Benjamin was a
Abraham Bennett, an early emigrant from England to
on
Orange county, and was one of a family of fourteen children.
Benjamin had five children ; Stephen, Eliza, Samuel, Eliza, and
born in Orange county.) Stephen came in 1834 to
Barton and conducted a blacksmith shop for the Erie rail
road, which stood near where now stands the old brick
house. At that time there was no " Waverly, " nothing but farms
Edgar,
all
school-
In 1850 Mr. Bennett purchased
stretching away in all directions.
the hotel owned by Captain Davis, situated near the present hotel
Warford,
and
which was
kept
the first
a restaurant and
"
store
"
lunch
in Waverly.
room
He
in the
changed
basement,
the
name
the hotel to the Bennett house.
Selling this property to Cyrus
AArarford in 1853, Mr. Bennett opened a grocery on Broad
street,
which in time he changed to a
and
this he kept for
drug store,
of
637
his death. He was twice married, first, in
1832, with Margaret Little. Their children were Morris L., Oscar
F., Mary E. (Mrs. Daniel Sharpe), Frances M., and Alice M. He
many
years and until
second, Saphronia, daughter of Dexter and Laurinda
in October, 1854.
Children; Rosman A., Alice S. (Mrs.
married,
Newton,
A. K. Gore),
and
Morris E. Bennett.
Adolph K. Gore, son of Obed R. and Matilda (Shaw) Gore, was
born July 2, 1855, in Sheshequin, Pa. He was educated in the
Waverly schools,
for
several years.
Waverly,
and
tion Legion.
learned the tinner's trade, at which he worked
He later engaged in the insurance business at
and
for five
secretary of the National Protec
Since 1894 he has devoted his time to dealings in real
years was
his
marriage
born December
1883.
estate.
By
25,
to Alice S. Bennett he has
one
son,
Elting,
Sylvester Gibbons was born in Granville, Mass., about 1825.
When a young man he peddled goods for N. Watson of Owego.
He
to
came
street and
Waverly
conducted
daughter
in 1848
it
until
and
his
Moses Hill.
built the first
death,
Their
store on
in 1852.
His
Broad
wife
was
Martha P.,
and James S. Gibbons, who was born in Waverly, March 4, 1852,
and has been in the mercantile business since 1877.
Mrs. Gibbons
died April 10, 1896.
Hannah,
of
children were
born August 12, 1795, near Phillips Mills,
Orange county, N. Y. In 1820, he married a lady named Quick,
and settled in Waverly, the same year.
They had ten children.
Moses Hill
He
was
a
was
farmer.
His
wife
died in 1869, his death
occurred
in
1874.
"Jean
Guenon,
one of
from
the
exiled
Hugeunots
who
took
refuge
in
Amsterdam, April 2, 1657, in the ship
and came directly to New Amsterdam (New York).
The next year he settled at Flushing, L. I., where he acquired
land, and died in 1714. His wife was Greta Sneden, of Harlem,
whom he married August 30, 1660.
They left two sons, John,
Holland,
set
" Draetvat,"
sail
638
born in 1669,
lieved,
and
have descended
jamin Genung,
From these it is be
Jeremiah, born in 1671.
the American families
all
of
Ben
Genung.
the revolution, settled in New Jersey, and
He had six
to Dryden, then a part of Tioga.
a soldier of
day came
children ; Barnabas, Aaron, Rachel, Philo.
Peron, and Timothy.
Barnabas married Susan Johnson, by whom he had twelve chil
dren who arrived at maturity Lydia, Nathaniel, Abram, Harrison,
Ann, Rebecca, Sally, Enos, George, Merilda, and
at an
early
Barnabas."
Nathaniel
Barnabas and Susan (Johnson) Ge
His
nung, was born March 9, 1812, in Danby, Tompkins county.
father died when Nathaniel was a young lad and he worked on
the farm
with
some extent
ter
of
on
a
house
Genung,
Genung
few
all
now
resides on
Sherman A.
family,
Lansing, N. Y.,
of
fine
the
In 1835 he
schools.
Center,
farm,
living.
which,
and
married
and
here
their home
bought, had
a
log
Mr.
beginning
his family of
February, 1878. Mrs.
was
He died in
to
Lizzie, daugh
and made
when
attended
From this humble
acres cleared.
a
of
members
Barton
developed
ten children,
Genung
Stewart,
near
and a
other
the district
Salmon
farm
the
son of
reared
the homestead.
Genung,
Nathaniel and Lydia L. (Stewart)
born
November 17, 1848, in Barton Center.
Genung,
He
learned the trade of a carpenter when a boy, and since he was
son of
was
he has been working for himself.
In 1868
commenced
In 1870 he married
contracting and
Emma D. Hornell and has one child, Mabel.
Mr. Genung is a
member of
Waverly Lodge, 407, F. & A. M., and of Cayuta Chap
ter, 245. He is a wholesale and retail dealer in lumber, coal and
eighteen years
of
age
building.'
he
building
materials.
George D. Genung
N.
Y., May 26, 1853.
Genung, and one of
district
schools
was
He
a
in his
born in
was
family
the
of
son of
six
Enos H.
and
county,
Sarepta c!
He
attended the
later the high schools in Slater
N. Y.
He also taught district
children.
youth and
Springs and in Waverly,
schools for several years.
He
ville
Brookton, Tompkins
was
married
June 28, 1876,
with
WA VERL Y AND TO WN OF BA R TON
Miss
Mary A.
they
removed
ed.
Here he
the
when
Derlip, of Waverly,
from Danby to Waverly,
of
the
William Polleys
the
publishers
He
for
subsequent
the
appointment of
to
staunch
church
and
and
edit and publish
of which
republican,
term
L., born
he became the
them.
active
in
Waverly
supplies.
1890 he
in.
in Septem
for the heirs
when
he
and
received
Charles C.
improvements
Genung,
editor
Mr.
October
made.
and
son of
terms
as member of
has
being
always
in
been
a
public and
as clerk of
the board
suc
his town
of education
He has two children,
born in 1883.
that board.
Lucille
S.,
Solomon,
married
is
and which
Genung
served several
1881,
born
was
January 8, 1864,
In 1884 he
AVinifred Nash.
came
in selling coal, wood, lime and
four years as trustee of the village.
masons'
and
engaged
He has
served
was chief of
the fire department
in the department.
Firemen,
paper
politics and prominent
as president of
In 1887 he
in Barton.
the
Kinney
Kinney
later both
months
a
He has
work.
other
many
by
published
Fred. W.
few
September, 1887,
until
is serving his third term
George
to
and a
0. H. P.
partnership with Clayton A. Smith, under
Genung & Smith, and purchased the Waverly
of
name
and second
which
asso
Brooks,
years he filled this position, having entire
and during this time the free delivery service
20, 1894, he formed
cessfully
of
later he became
assistant postmaster under
the office,
Free Press,
since resid
For five
established
the firm
year
publishers,
Mr. Polleys in June, Mr.
owners
as postmaster.
was
A
were
died,
continued
charge of
that journal.
AVaverly Advocate,
and
ber.
he has
where
April
following
in the grocery business until April, 1882,
of the Waverly Tribune was commenced and
editor of
editor
the
and
engaged
publication
he became
ciate
Van
639
was
He is
secretary
a
member
eight
years
and
of
and
has held
the
order
state
In
all
the
of
American
offices
director for two
years.
Charles C. Brooks, who for thirty years has been a conspic
uous figure in Waverly, town of Barton and county public and
business life, and to whom is due the honor of having driven from
Waverly
village
the
most
miserable
element
of
humanity
that
0 UR CO UNTY A ND ITS PEOPL E.
040
infested any
ever
Athens,
village of
began the
in
ments
born April
manufacture
fanning
of
a
connection with
Later
tannery.
then in the
19, 1826,
he
on
mills
foundry,
to
came
site
of
was connected with a sash and
manufacture
of
carriages,
Waverly
agricultural
and
the
on
the neighboring
the son of Thomas
of
and was
In 1862 Charles C. Brooks
Brooks.
Irving
native
community, was a
and
imple
the Decker
door
and afterward
factory,
established
the insurance agency with which he is now connected, by pur
James Tozer & Co.
chasing the business formerly conducted by
Under Thomas Pearl, who was sheriff in 1869-71, Mr. Brooks was
deputy,
of
the
and
in the fall
at
himself
elected
to the shrievalty
more
and
said
that
and
county
affairs
;
years
In 1847 Mr.
weal.
Davidson, of
Brooks, chief
no man
in ridding Waverly
several
population
public
both in local
in the county takes greater
unselfish interest in the welfare of Waverly than he.
always has been generous and public-spirited, and his
commendable work
of
a public man
indeed it may be
He is
was
In 1885, and again in 1889, he was appointed post
From this it will be seen that in a measure
Waverly.
Mr. Brooks has been
and
1871
county.
master
and
of
ago,
fully
Brooks
the
Waverly
its
attests
was
which marriage one child
of
of
undesirable element
his interest in the
married
has been
with
Rhoda B.
born, Charles E.
police.
the county, was born at Decatur,
Otsego county, March 6, 1833, and was the youngest of eleven
children of Peter and Hannah Myers.
Leonard was brought up
Leonard D.
Myers,
sheriff of
the district school, but at the age
teen began clerking in a general store at East Worcester,
ing two years. He then went in business with his
on a
farm
and attended
of
eigh
remain
brother,
continuing two years longer, when he sold out and moved to
Clarksville.
Later on he was clerk and deputy-postmaster at Gil-
bertsville, but
he has
since
engaged
twice
in
caused
sheriff
sheriff
in 1861
been
well
to
Waverly,
hotel business, but unfortunate fires have
him serious loss.
He served as constable and deputy-
livery
eighteen
three
in this county, where
known in business circles.
He has been
removed
and
deputy-sheriff twelve years, and
In the fall of 1895 he was elected sheriff
years,
years.
under-
of
the
As is
county.
well
known, Mr. Myers is
an
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earnest re
active,
twenty-five years standing in Tioga county. His first
wife, with whom he married in 1854, was Mary Chamberlain. She
died in 1855. His second wife was Mary Simpson, of Ovid, with
whom he was married November 24, 1862.
Of this marriage three
publican of
have been born.
children
His
eldest son
is
in
a painter
the second, agent of Wells-Fargo express company at
N. Y._ and the youngest, a stenographer.
James Lemon
was
born in
He learned the trades
a small
nected with
came
to
Waverly
26, 1814.
where
he
They
are members of
ber
of
the
order
have
church.
fraternity
sentative men of
Waverly
family
a mem
long standing, having joined
over fifty years ago. In politics
state,
the democrats.
Richard D. VanDuzer
Mr. Lemon is
con
of
Middletown, this
affiliates with
The
with
Sarah
married
four daughters.
and
the Presbyterian
the Odd Fellows
in
a son
In 1852 he
that
purchased
of
its interests in Waverly.
J. Satterlee.
able will
March
Gilbert Hallock, and from that time and
facilities he has operated a foundry or been closely
foundry
enlarged
he
on
of pattern maker and moulder and also
In 1850 he
of a carpenter.
Newburgh, N. Y.,
Waverly,
Jamestown,
must
be
who
have
among the repre
their energy and indomit
mentioned
by
large business centre where
inconsiderable proportions.
He
been the factors in
forming
a
formerly only a hamlet of
on August 7, 1827, and came to Wa
was born in Warwick, N. Y.
verly on December 22, 1851, and was a merchant until 1863, deal
was
,
ing
also
in
produce and
instrumental in
at
Waverly
was engaged
He
Shepard's
flouring
mill of
the mill, three
flour and feed traffic for
burning
an extensive
on
steam
of
He
creek
was
in
largely
mills
the county
years
some years.
engaged
several
later,
in lumber
times
built,
rebuilt, did a wholesale lumber business of magnitude
himself built later two planing mills in Waverly, both of which
burned
burned.
and
the first
the
About 1864 Mr. VanDuzer was
stock.
was not alone a merchant.
manufacturing
and
building
and after
in
live
and
Further than this Mr. VanDuzer
of
an
organizer of
Waverly bank, helped to organize
Waverly, superintended the
the first depositor in the
the First National bank
was
old
construe-
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its bank
tion
of
ing
the
active
the only
established
he has
ones
the
accepted
village
ever aided
in
all good
not
being local,
A loyal
board.
president,
trustee
Waverly.
of
an office
of
the
seeker,
village and
and public spirited
tending
causes
been
hold
the Sayre butter
leading industries
the
republican, Mr. VanDuzer has
president of
he has
In 1882 he
now one of
company,
the bank's first
and was
office seven years.
package
An
building,
citizen,
to benefit the
com
munity, has been long a consistent member of the First Presby
terian church of Waverly, always contributing liberally toward its
for many years he was president of its board of trus
It was during his incumbency of that office, and under his
support,
tees.
and
direct supervision, that the beautiful new church edifice was built,
of which Waverly is justly proud.
A man of generous and liberal
views in all matters pertaining to the elevation and advancement
the home
of
of
his adoption, he has done
toward making it
town.
He was one
much
it is to-day, a progressive, wide-awake
of the founders of the
Waverly institute, now the Waverly high
school, and was one of a few early settlers who gave generously
what
his limited
of
A'anDuzer
means
to insure its
construction
and
success.
Mr.
first in 1850, Harriet S. Everson/who died in
1873, leaving five children ; Fannie A. (Mrs. W. H. W. Jones, of
Binghamton), Howard C, Mary C, Anna L., and Richard D. A7an
Duzer.
Dill,
married
The two
children
Middletown,
of
N.
of
Y., died
The Sayre Butter Package
Sayre,
was established
location
ployed.
was
in the
This
old
his
second
marriage with
Mary
E.
in infancy.
Co.,
so
named
in honor
of
in 1882
by Richard D. VanDuzer.
tannery building, where six men
Robert
Its first
were em
burned in 1885. The present group of
buildings was constructed and occupied in 1888,
the same time a basket department was added, where
building
seven commodious
and about
splint and stave
seventy-five
original
In
baskets
men,
are made.
who produce
proprietors
were
Employment is here
200,000
A'anDuzer.
and
packages annually.
R. D. VanDuzer
to
The
James A. Clark.
Richard D., purchased
formed the present firm of R. D. Sc H. C.
April, 1887, Howard C. VanDuzer,
Mr. Clark's interest
given
son of
and
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Charles DeForest, only survivor of the three sons and one
daughter of Samuel A. and Mary (Beers) DeForest, was born Decem
ber
16, 1815, in Stratford, Connecticut.
lad his
schools and while yet a
and when
Lafayette,
his last
on
city, Charles had the
pleasure
He was educated at common
parents
trip
to
removed
to New
America, 1824,
Haven,
that
visited
Mr.
shaking hands with him.
he was a boy.
Most of his life was
of
DeForest lost one arm when
passed in school teaching, he
having taught sixteen years in one
school in Connecticut.
He has also served as town superintend
ent.
In 1830 the family moved to Ithaca, N. Y., where Mr. De
Forest taught school, and, after a few years, made his residence
in Danby and engaged in farming.
About 1835 he purchased a
farm in the
built
of
part of
log house.
a
Daniel Hedges.
Mrs. DeForest died
lived
on
this farm
Barton
the first clearing and
In 1842 Mr. DeForest married Janet, daughter
north
and made
They had three sons and three daughters.
February 20, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. DeForest
until
their death.
Mr. DeForest
teacher
was a
for many years in this county.
In 1872 he settled in Waverly.
He has held the office of highway commissioner for three years,
and
for fourteen
poor,
bers
consecutive years
of
the Methodist
church over
thirty
church
and
was
came
to Barton
was a
hotel
he died.
and
proprietor.
John
born
he has been
near
a
for two
then became
lumbering,
The
one year.
and
They had
Lydia Killpatrick.
1826 he
superintendent of
family are
a
trustee
the
mem
of
that
His
wife
years.
Robert Shackelton
was
for
and street commissioner
has been
Belvidere, N. J.
family of
years was engaged
a merchant
About 1866 he
Shackelton,
son of
in
in Factoryville
moved
Robert,
In
eleven children.
was
to
farming
and
Illinois,
later
where
born November
23,
1824, in New Jersey, and came to Barton when two years old and
He married Sarah, a daughter of William
has since resided here.
Hanna ; their only daughter Emma is the wife of Charles E. Lane.
Mrs. Shackelton
Mr. and Mrs. Lane have one daughter, Beatrice.
Mr. Shackelton has been a farmer and
died December 9, 1891.
broker.
lots in
He
owns
Waverly,
900
and
acres of
has
seen
farming
the
land
and numerous
prosperous growth of
the
house
village
644
from his
is
now
the
born
Decker,
on
educated at
September
Genesee
and
seminary
Waverly.
David
son of
the Elmira
sown corn and wheat where
planted and
main portion of
Abram I.
was
has
and
youth
21, 1850,
public
at
Cordelia E.
(Shultz) Decker,
Summitville, N. Y., and was
and
East Genesee
schools,
In 1855 his
N. Y.
Lima,
college of
conference
parents
his father built the Wellsburg, N. Y.
tannery.
(He died in 1890). In 1869 Abram went to Wellsburg,
tanners'
where he learned the
trade, acquiring such skill as to be
come foreman of the tannery, and held that position for seven
removed
He
years.
which
to
he
sister of
then,
still
in
and
1879, bought
who
Shultz,
published a
a valued
superintendent
years, has been
member
of
who
book
the
on
church
at
was
tanning,
a
and
Mr. Decker
in Elmira in
Waverly
Waverly,
died in 1872,
authority on
this industry.
is
He has been
society.
its Sunday-school for
of
tannery
a standard
joined the Methodist Episcopal
now
the Decker
His mother,
conducts.
Jackson S.
author
an
Elmira,
seventeen
1863,
and
consecutive
delegate to the General Conference of the church,
"alternate."
and once or twice an
He was elected a trustee of
the Syracuse university in 1894 for a term of six years, and is
now serving his second term as trustee of
Wyoming seminary at
Pa. , to
Kingston,
was
a
the first
which
was also captain of
Guards
of
organized
the 32d
about
a
in
office
he
Wellsburg
clerk of
company
Wellsburg,
was
first
village and
of
and was
the town
police
for three
company of Wellsburg.
two terms on the Waverly school
supervisor of
its
in 1883.
He
justice.
He
the New York State National
separate
( 1887-1888)
elected
of
years
captain
Mr. Decker has
board,
Barton, and
was
served
two
assembly from this county in 1889 and 1890.
Politically
he
takes
an
active
in
part
politics.
In 1871 he was
lican,
with Miss Sarah D.
daughter
of John Orcutt.
Orcutt,
a repub
married
They
one
years
was member of
have
child, David Orcutt Decker.
Alfred
was
Bennett, son of Reuben and Mary (Tompkins) Bennett,
born October 17, 1811, in
Highland, Ulster county, N. Y. He
received a common school education.
His father
came
from
Eng-
land
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the revolutionary war and joined the American army.
In 1834 Mr. Alfred Bennett came from his eastern home by stage (as
during
then in use), viewing for
a home, to locate, as it
"
in
the
far
were,
Choosing a location in what is now
woodsy west.
called the Greatsinger
neighborhood, he journeyed back to High
no railroads were
' '
his father and other members of the family re
turned to Elmira in the same year, and by the Erie canal.
Mr.
Bennett, Sr., died in Chemung, aged eighty-three years. His wife
died in Waverly, also at the age of
three. In going to
Elmira Alfred Bennett purchased a large timber lot, and for three
years was engaged in lumbering.
He then bought a tannery at
lands,
and with
eighty-
having learned
Chemung,
and,
conducted
the business for
Clarissa Beidleman.
deceased.
In 1845 he
married
Dowell, eldest daughter
They had four children ;
Alfred Bennett's
of
few
a
They had
the
tanners'
second wife
when
In 1856 he
years.
boy,
a
married
two sons, Jacob and Reuben, both
for his second wife Esther M. Mc
Hon. J. G.
only
trade
McDowell,
one
survives,
died in 1876.
viz.
,
of
Chemung.
Laurinda.
In 1864 he
Mr.
moved
to
Waverly and bought a dry goods store in company with J. B.
Floyd, and continued it for three years, and has since resided here,
retiring from
public
gressive country.
of
of
the M. E.
that
life, but enjoying the
Mr. Bennett has
church.
church over
Charles E.
always
He joined it in 1851
half
watch care of
been
and
a valued member
has been
the
there
most
a
trustee
a century.
Brown, born October 4, 1840, in Smithfield, Brad
Pa., son of Champlain G. and Alice A, (Thomas)
ford county,
Brown, descends from the Rhode Island Browns.
name
a pro
was
Chadd
Brown,
distinguished
who was
citizens
of
that
the
The first
ancestor
state
of
for two
of
that
many
of
centuries.
He fled thither from persecution in Massachusetts in 1663, became
a member of the Baptist church founded by Roger Williams in
1639, and in 1642 was its associate pastor. He died in 1665. In 1792
the town
of
Providence
voted
and
erected
a
monument
to his
His grandson, James, was minister of the same church.
James Brown's grandsons were patrons of Brown univer
memory.
Four
sity.
of
Their
names were
Nicholas,
Joseph (LL.
D.) died 1785,
John
046
(an
(The line connecting
minister) died 1803, and Moses.
the grandfather of Charles E. Brown, of Waverly, can
eminent
him
with
not
be
given
without
to documents in Rhode
reference
Island.)
Brown, father of Champlain G., and grandfather of Charles
E. Brown, lived all his life in Rhode Island, was a shipbuilder and
farmer, and by his two marriages was father of twenty children.
Charles
Champlain G. Brown
settler of
early
connected with
was
Of their
tional
He
was an
Bradford county, Pa., and his life was intimately
the local events of the community where he re
He died December
sided.
born 1799 in Rhode Island.
children
26,
1857.
Charles E. had
His
wife was
common and
Alice A. Thomas.
high
school
educa
but, before he was of age the civil war broke
in July, 1861, he enlisted in Company F., 6th Pennsyl
advantages,
out, and,
corps, but his constitution was broken by change of
the continued hardships of a soldier's life, and he wTas
vania reserve
climate and
"mustered
out
"
within a year of
his
enlistment.
When his health
sufficiently recovered he located as a merchant at Strait's Corners.
Here he stayed for two years, when his talents for music induced
him to give the next three years to acquiring a musical education
and
he
became
soon
instruments.
various
a proficient
teacher
Returning
of
instrumental
music on
to the home farm he lived there
three years, and then permanently located himself in Waverly,
first as an instructor of vocal and instrumental music, and, later,
for twenty-five years, as a music dealer in which he is still engaged.
July 22, 1861, Mr. Brown married Sarah N., daughter of David
and
Hannah
(Jenks) Straits,
name
to Strait's Corners.
have
one
of
She
the
was
old pioneer
family
which gave
born August 15, 1841.
They
born February 17, 1864.
He
son, Merle A. J. Brown,
Jennie Akins, born January
21, 1869. They have four
Charles
F.
born
October 10, 1889, Sarah Leona, born
;
B.,
July 6, 1892, Gertrude Wanita, born March 19, 1895, and Merle
Delos, born March 25, 1897.
married
children
Edwin Denn was born in Orange county, N. Y.,
January 18, 1793.
He married Mary Connor. Their children were Alfred, Hannah,
Albert,
came
and
Almira,
to North
the latter
Chemung
the only survivor.
Mr. Denn
1832 and purchased a farm, and
now
about
re-
WA VERL Y AND TO WN OF BA R TON
sided
His
there.
In
1851,
he
came
to
Waverly
and continued
647
farming.
died December 10, 1854.
The family were members of
the Presbyterian church of Waverly. Mr. Denn was a soldier in
the war of 1812, was stationed three months on Staten Island, and
wife
received a pension
for many
years.
He died March 13, 1883.
George H. Grafft, son of Isaac H. and Anna (Hummell) Grafft,
was born in New York City,
January 15, 1840. In 1860, he came
to Barton.
After a residence in the town of five years he removed
to Waverly, and in company with J. Murray bought wool for two
years.
When the Lehigh Valley railroad was built he furnished
oak lumber for the company.
Mr. Grafft married, first, Myra
Bonnell. They had five children. His second wife was Stella
Phillips. Two children were born to them. In politics a demo
crat, he has been elected six times successively justice of the peace.
He was justice of sessions one term, and has been a member of
the excise commission since 1884, and has been its clerk. He has
been a delegate to the democratic state convention, and held other
positions of public confidence.
He has been chief engineer of the
Waverly fire department, and for six consecutive years foreman of
Tioga Hose Co.
He has been a member of the board of education
fifteen years, and is now its president.
He has been three times
chosen high priest of Cayuta Chapter, F. Sc A. M.
Isaac H. Grafft
in 1809.
for many years the
proprietor of a restaurant on Broad street, corner of South street,
New York city.
He came to Barton in 1842 and purchased a farm
was
of
born in
400
Lancaster, Pa.,
acres on
died in 1859.
Tallmadge
His
wife
Hill,
now
He
was
owned
by
G. H. Grafft.
He
in 1873.
family is of English descent, its American residence,
however, dating back to the revolution. Luther Stone, son of
Luther, was born in Saratoga county in 1794, and came to Broome
Marrying Mary, daughter
county in 1819 to establish a tannery.
of Jotham Rounds, an early settler of Owego, in 1829 he moved to
Candor and conducted tanning there until about 1832 when he
From 1834, however, he lived at Millmoved to Flemingville.
town, where in company with Isaac Rounds he was long engaged
The Stone
^
OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE.
648
in tanning.
Their
tannery
Mr. Stone
butter tub factory.
an active man
prominent
of
in
stood on
possessed
He had
affairs.
abolitionist, his house
the "underground
Matilda C.
the
railroad."
site now occupied
strong
acquaintance.
widely known
Four
of
his
the
character and was
an extensive
was
by
seven
A
as a station
children are
(Mrs. William
Brooks), of New York city,
James R. William P. (married Marietta Shipman, daughter of
Horace, and has one son, George P. Stone), and Sarah E., who
married William E. Moore, one of the first and most popular mer
chants of Waverly.
James R. Stone, who resides in Waverly, and
living ;
,
is
of
an
interested
the
nati,
village
Ohio,
participant
for
and
several
in the
in local matters
terms,
was a
and
former
wholesale and retail
has been
president
resident of
trade in that
Cincin
city.
Festus A.
Wright, son of Robert and Sylvia (Stout) Wright,
was born in Minisink, Orange county, August
10, 1822. He ac
companied Benjamin Sawyer on his
journey to Barton when he
became a resident here, and has been in the employ of the Sawyer
family the most of the time since he came. Mr. Wright's first
wife was Julia G. Hollensworth, with whom he was married on
Sep
tember 16, 1847.
She died on May 29, 1853, leaving three children,
Mary E., James R., and Julia A. His second wife was Elizabeth
Burrell, whom he married on October 5, 1860, and who died April
11, 1879. Their children were Mary E. (married Augustus Millbury, and resides in Passaic, N. J. ; Mr. Millbury served during
the civil war in Company K., 54th Massachusetts), Julia A., of
Chicago, 111., and James R., who died on September 24, 1871. Mr.
Wright is a valued member of the Methodist church of
AVaverly,
and
for thirty-five
years
Robert H. Scott
of
a
family
of
he has been
an usher at
its
services.
born in Athens township, Pa., in 1842, one
children. He attended school at the Genesee
was
eleven
Wesleyan seminary, Lima, N. Y. (now known as the Syracuse
university) for five years, taking afterward a thorough business
course in Buffalo, N. Y.
Most of his life was passed in
and
he
Waverly,
closely identified with its principal business interests,
early in his business life he spent two years in Arkansas
was
although
649
His business enterprises
attending to a large railroad contract.
were in grain, coal and agricultural implements, with real estate
in
operations
Waverly
Tennessee.
and
business gentleman,
personal friends.
was a shrewd
warm
many
Capt. George H.
Cortland
He
shop.
he
he
at
of
was
born in
had
Virgil,
marble
old state
militia,
in
and
May, 1861,
May
with
his
He,
up to March,
and was commissioned on
volunteers,
E, 23d New York Vols.
in its
numerous engagements
his commission, came home and went to
his trade. He was a partner in the marble busi
resigned
William Stone for
ness with
David,
Co.
participated
again
work
in the
of
company
when
of
and
cutting, came
for F. H. Baldwin in his marble
and worked
as captain of
regiment,
1863,
1852
was captain
raised a
5, 1861,
to
about
son
but charitable,
quiet
He learned the trade
county.
to Waverly
Powers,
Throughout his life he
Marshall, Mich.,
where
a
few
About 1873 he
years.
he died in 1878.
He
was
moved
more
than
He
ordinarily intelligent and had an extensive acquaintance.
married Nancy M. Bingham, daughter of an early settler, who
died in 1890.
They had four children, Frank B. Powers (also
has been in the employ of the Erie rail
road for many years ; Ella (Mrs. Emmett Brink, of Towanda, Pa.);
Jennie (Mrs. William Cornell, of Chicago) ; LaPitt (Mrs. Charles
known
as
Harlow,
captain),
who
Albion, Mich.)
of
Charles F. Poole
works
men,
September
on
doing
all
kinds
only shop in this
cuts
and
1,
county,
1894.
of
part of
polishes
Wyoming
established
granite.
Pa.
He
marble
the
He
the East
Waverly
employs
and
steam
granite
from twelve to fifteen
granite
work.
This is the
Pennsylvania that
born June 1, 1851, in
state and northern
Mr. Poole
was
received a common school education.
In 1865, his father, Edward V. Poole, came to Smithboro and re
Charles F. Poole married Eliza
He died in 1886.
sided there.
He engaged in farming
Aran Nostrand and has three children.
in Delaware, then returned to Tioga Center and
He man
bought Samuel Schoonover's farm of 240 acres in 1877.
"buff"
brick at Newfield, Tompkins county, for a year
ufactured
for three
years
650
In 1894 he located
half.
and a
He is
Waverly.
at
a member of
Lodge, No. 333, Nichols, Cayuta
Chapter, Waverly, and St. Omer's Commandery of Elmira, and of
Nemoka Lodge, 219, and Spanish Hill Encampment, I. 0. 0. F.,
these Masonic
both
bodies,
Poole
Mr.
Waverly.
of
Westbrook
1896, but
assembly from this county in
bearer,
standard
with no
the democratic
was
of
possibility
of
course
nominee
only the
was
in this
election
for
stronghold
of republicanism.
James A. Clark
When he
born
Deposit, N. Y., April 18, 1855.
at
was eighteen years of age
and entered
the hardware
store of
he
to
went
Pollock,
Rochester, N. Y.
Weaver Sc Co.
,
,
as clerk.
stay of five years, in 1879, he came to Waverly, purchased
hardware store and conducted the business for thirteen years.
After
a
was
a
He then
electric
passed
two
years
in
Colorado,
In 1873 he
light business.
engaged
returned
in
real
Waverly, and, in
Waverly Stamping
to
company with Romain C. Cole, formed the
Co. for dealing in aluminum-lined cooking utensils.
.
been
ber
a member of
of
Waverly Lodge,
pointed
old
spelled
of
Seneca
European
VanAtta.
No.
of education
401,
family is
The first
In
the Venette
one
Thomas ATenette, born April
we
Mr. Clark has
terms,
and a mem
In 1894 he
1878, he
They have
county.
three
F. Sc A. M.
Waverly.
of
postmaster
Townsend
An
the board
estate and
one
married
was
with
ap
Ida
son, James A.
one.
The
name
is
now
trace in this country is
in New Jersey.
His children
can
5, 1717,
Anna,
Joanna,
Bridget, Benjamin, and Lydia. Benjamin,
born in New Jersey also, on April 12, 1753, married Margaret Mid
were
born June 23, 1755.
Their children were Peter, Marietta,
Thomas, Johannes M., Elizabeth, and Isaac. Johannes M., born
daugh,
November
1787,
log house,
came
1, 1782,
married
to Barton in
and
1823,
by industry
acquired competence.
Elizabeth
took up
Albright,
a
lot
of
born August
wild
16,
land, built
a
thrift developed a fine farm and
Of their ten children were Peter, Margaret
and
A., Adam, William, Caroline, Benjamin, Sarah, Isaac, Azariah J.,
and
Rebecca M.
known)
Mr. AânAtta (as the name now began to be
died March 7, 1861, his wife surviving him until Septem-
WA VERL Y AND TOWN OF BAR TON
ber 1, 1870. Azariah J.
ton, December 15, ls27,
VanAtta, born
the
on
new
651
home in Bar
brought up on the farm. He then
daughter of Calvin and Sarah Ames, and lo
Carlista
was
E.,
Waverly as a carpenter. He has been an active figure in
Waverly for many years and the degree of respect in which he is
married
cated
in
held is derived from his
he has been the
and
coal
a
uniform
walk
superintendent of
the
and
Since 1880
conduct.
Waverly
Mr.
water works.
Mrs. VanAtta's surviving children are E. Clair, a dealer in
of Waverly ; John C, a leading druggist, and Edwin H., also
druggist.
James
Swartwood,
a soldier of
the revolution,
came
from New
to Barton among the early settlers with his family and
He was a farmer.
His son, Ben
his home at Ellistown.
Jersey
made
jamin, married Catharine Williams, and lived at Tallmadge Hill.
Ezekiel, his son, born July 15, 1807, married Margaret M., daughter
of John M. VanAtta, and settled on the farm now owned by John
King
where
(deceased),
he
was
and
farmer.
a
Nancy (Mrs.
children
were
John M.
John Harding).
Deacon George F. Waldo
Lyman L.
His two
Grace A.
was
born in Newark
ATalley,
the
son
(Andrews) Waldo,
early settlers of
The
Newark Valley, coming thither from Connecticut in 1806.
George F. Waldo mar
name Waldo indicates Huguenot origin.
of
and
Hannah, daughter
ried
ford, Allegany
intendent
he
was
in
of
county, at
woolen
charge of a
to Waverly.
factory
a
here
Mr. Waldo
of
After
a
William
first,
where
factory.
he
was
Coming
and settled
for four
in Rush-
years super
from there to VanEtten
then
factory
there for five
three
superintendency of the Brooks
stay with Moses Wheelock in Sayre,
in the
years
and
came
years
and a nine years
engaged
Richardson,
drug business
in
Waverly
in company
E. G. Tracy, to whom he sold his interest when, after several
Mr. Waldo was an
demanded his retirement.
years, his health
with
earnest christian whose
deacon
the
of
dearly
life
gladdened all around
the Presbyterian church,
beloved
He
was a
in its support, and was
its Sunday school for twenty-
active
superintendent of
him.
652
five
verly.
Mrs. Waldo is
He died in 1891.
years.
Only
one of
their
children
is
living,
now
living
in Wa
Mrs. Lizzie C. Taylor.
Mapes, son of David B. and Frances (Day) Mapes,
He was married April 22, 1883, with
was born January 22, 1848.
Mary, daughter of Frank and Lovina (Foster) Everett, born De
cember 5, 1861.
They have three children ; Maud, born February
6, 1884, died March 7, 1889 ; Edith, born December 22, 1887 ; David
B., born February 28, 1891. Mr. Mapes has followed blacksmithing as a business all his life and at present he owns and conducts
Milton C.
a
shop
at
at
He
East Waverly.
enlisted as a soldier
Scranton, Pa., March 8, 1863, in Company G.,
regiment,
under
Capt. Charles Forbes
in the late
war
50th Pennsylvania
Col. William H. Telford.
and
Stephens'
brigade, Wilcox's division
of the 9th corps of the army of the Potomac, and participated in
the historic engagements at Potomac, S. C, May 29, 1862; second
Bull Run, August 30, 1862 ; Chantilly, September 1, 1862 ; South
Mountain, September 14, 1862 ; Antietam, September 17, 1862 ;
Jackson, July 19, 1863 ; Blue Springs, October 10, 1863 ; Campbell's
Station, November 17 to December 5, 1863 ; Wilderness May 5 and
7, 1864 ; North Anna, May 23 to 27, 1864 ; Cold Harbor, June 1 and
12, 1864 ; Petersburg, June 15, 1864, and April 2, 1865 ; Mine ex
plosion, June 30, 1864 ; Weldon railroad, August 19 to 21, 1864 ;
Preble farm, September 30 and October 1, 1864.
By order of the
of
on
the
recommendation of General
war,
secretary
Grant, this
The
regiment was ordered
in the
at
to
represent
laying the
Gettysburg, Pa., July 4,
service of
charged near
Brougham,
Waverly, May 5, 1848'.
Waverly
clerk
in the
and
infantry service of the
corner stone of
1865.
the
Mr. Mapes
was next clerk
son
He
of
Aaron
army
national monument
was
honorably
Brougham,
was educated
began business life
general
the hardware
the
dis
Georgetown, D. C, August 1, 1865.
Wesley H.
of
to
regiment was assigned
merchandising
in the hardware store
in the
when
was
born in
common schools
sixteen years old as a
D. G. Manning.
He
S. F. Mack, and later, in
store of
of
Luce Sc McCormick in Ithaca.
Remaining
three years in Ithaca, Mr. Brougham returned to
Waverly and
for five years was in trade for himself as a grocer.
The next five
store of
he
years
then
was engineer
accepted
his
was
was
and
a
is prominently
a volunteer for
Cooley
& Hemstreet tannery.
shipping clerk for the Hall &
has held it for eleven years. Mr. Brough
and
connected
Waverly's fire department ;
in the Neptune company, No. 1,
with
seven years
the Eureka Hose
Mr. Brougham
is
lodge
active
was a
is its treasurer.
to the
delegate to the
Brougham
Lyon,
He has held
work.
two years, district deputy
deputy of the Daughters
representative
Laura
of
of
grand
He
the
was
encampment
Rebecca
lodge
of
encampment
where
he lived
until
here Mr. W. H. Brougham
Osborn,
son of
one
of
Jona
for
Odd Fellows
offices
in his
the county for
of
seven years and
He
year.
was chosen
the state, and
Aaron
held in Binghamton.
his death,
and
of
years ago
1842,
on
resided until
William
the
deputy
from Schoharie county many
lived there and at Owego until about
John
March, 1872,
daughter
all of
came
Valley,
Factoryville,
In
Ithaca.
of
Mr. Brougham joined the Odd Fellows in 1871
in their
and now
Co.,
was married with
than C. Lyon.
and
He
the first foreman (for two years) of Cayuta Hose Co., No. 4,
for three years has been its treasurer.
For two years he was
member of
and
the
present position of
Lyon Furniture Co.
am
at
653
to Newark
then
came
to
February 20, 1862,
1894.
Elizabeth
(Madge) Osborn,
14, 1846, in Devonshire, England. He was edu
cated at Kingsteignton, Devonshire, England, and learned engi
neering in the mammoth tanneries of AVilliam Vickery Sc Sons at
Newton Abbott.
On October 29, 1865, Mr. Osborn was married
with Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary (Coysh) Lethbridge.
She was born January 27, 1848.
They have had twelve children:
William, born March 7, 1866, died May 22, 1866 ; William T., born
December 25, 1867, died September 8, 1868 ; John, born March 18,
1869, died January 1, 1870 ; William, born May 6, 1870, died July
27, 1870 ; Mary E. (Mrs. E. G. Whitley), born October 6, 1871 ;
William L., born December 6, 1872, married Miss Birdie May
Decker, of Owego ; Jane L., born August 31, 1874; Pauline A.,
born March 12, 1876 ; Rebekah E., born February 11, 1878 ; Thomas
C, born May 16, 1879, died same day ; Thomas B., born June 11,
1881, died August 13, 1881 ; Blanche R., born June 9, 1882, died
was
born October
6 54
March
work
in business here
he
where
his
was
engineering in the
was employed seven years
four
old
years
For the
Waverly
paper
mills,
He
W. AV. Shepard.
and
back to England, spending about eighteen months
home, returning to this country in June, 1880. For
he was then employed by Cooley Sc Hemstreet, tanners.
past
twelve
Mr. Osborn has been the engineer in the
He is an
of Hall Sc Lyon at Waverly.
years
furniture manufactory
earnest Odd Fellow and has
Mr. Osborn has
Waverly.
the
fraternity
the
state.
Anthony
and
has been
Hemstreet,
lisle, Schoharie
county,
passed all
also
held
the
other
representative
in the lodge
chairs
offices
responsible
to the
grand
lodge
at
in
of
Hemstreet, was born in Car
His education was
N. Y., March 8, 1833.
Peter
son of
obtained at common schools.
of
by
His first
to America.
came
family went
his
at
In 1871 Mr. Osborn
1892.
15,
He
commenced
teaching
at
the
age
In 1856 he mar
taught for nearly twenty years.
Emma L. Bowdish, daughter of Gamaliel, who was a promi
eighteen and
ried
nent man and
citizen.
In 1855 Mr. Hemstreet
came
He later
teaching and was also a farmer.
with H. L. Cooley in tanning at East Waverly for
He has three
and until the tannery was burned.
followed
to
Waverly,
was engaged
twelve years,
children :
Ida
A. (Mrs. C. H. Swain), Elma G. (Mrs. H. G. Merrill), and Addie.
In 1895 he was one of the organizers of the A. H. Thomas paint
company,
of which
William 0.
N.
Y.,
ter.
came
He
Smith,
married
are
living
(Mrs. Charles
:
president.
son of
to the town
(Spencer) Catlin,
five
he is
of
Sarah,
Samuel
Tioga
about
daughter
and settled on
born in Orange
Smith,
of
1827.
He
was
Jonathan
Catlin Hill.
Of his
Deborah (Mrs. John Corrigan)
of
county,
a carpen
and
Martha
nine
children,
Owego, Mary J.
Athens, Martha (Mrs. Charles Hauver)
of Elmira, Elizabeth (Mrs. John Sairs) of
Milwaukee, Wis., and
Asa M. Smith. Asa was born August 9, 1840, educated at com
mon schools and married, on August
16, 1862, Ellen, daughter of
George and Rebecca (Wilson) Synder, of North Lansing, Tomp
kins county,
Crans)
and
of
made
his home
at
Owego.
In 1863 he
entered
the employ
of
the Erie
railroad
brakeman.
as
After
baggage-
many years he was appointed
he now holds. His wife died February
service of
655
a
faithful
master which
3, 1892. Mr. Smith
has two children, James H., born August 12, 1864, married Katie,
daughter of William and Barbara (Johnson) Weller, and is tele
grapher for the D. L. Sc W. railroad.
(He has one son, Ray M.)
Lula A., born June 5, 1872, married Clark A. Tuthill, a foreman
position
in the employ
the Thomas
of
Jonathan Catlin
his
from Orange county to Tioga at an early
to Catlin Hill where he settled.
Here he
came
day
and gave
and
his daughter Ruth (who
His
years.
son
and
Hannah
and
father
paint company.
name
Jonathan
(Holley)
married
Spencer.
He
ten children, Silas
(Mrs. Jonas Marvin),
Hannah
married) kept house for many
Martha, daughter of Nathan
never
of
S.,
was
a
farmer
Catlin Hill
on
Sarah A. (Mrs. W. 0.
Parmelia (Mrs.
Nathaniel, Submit J. (Mrs. George Jones),
Heacock) and Nathan S. Catlin.
Jacob
Smith),
Boyce),
Eleanor (Mrs. Joseph
Seacord, son of William and Esther Seacord, was born
in the town of Bovina, Delaware county, N. Y., April 12, 1828.
John
education, he learned the carpenter's
trade, and marrying in 1852 Electa, daughter of Aaron and Maria
(Seeley) Seward, he made his home in Sanford, Broome county.
Receiving
a common
He located in
ness
of
Waverly
man and
He is
place.
South
one
10
Waverly, is
a number
the largest
1836,
contractors
the M. E.
a partner of
son of
he has been
where
Jacob
an
and
active
builders
busi
of
the
His son, Willie E.,
church.
his father.
and
Deborah Ann
in Delaware
county,
this
(Hubbell) Andre,
state.
When he
to Tioga county and here he
in the common schools. After leaving school he was,
He then learned the carpenter
of years a farmer.
years old
was educated
for
of
in 1865
a member of
Isaac J. Andre,
was born June 19,
was
school
his
parents removed
trades, and these he has successfully followed since.
On June 8, 1856, he was married with Sarah L., daughter of Rich
and
mill-
ard and
wright
Celinda
(Blackman)
Fuller.
They
had
seven
children
;
656
Charles, born March 6, 1857, died July 29, 1880 ; Ada, born April
11, 1860, married William Jones on May 18, 1883. (They have
three children : Eileen, Charles and Hazel) ; May, born February
11, 1862, married Ellis Deidrick in August 1889 ; Jennie, born
June 22, 1870, died in October 1873 ; Helen, born May 13, 1874,
died in December, 1877 ; Maud and Claudia E. (twins), were born
Claudia E.
Maud died in December, 1877.
November 18, 1876.
married Fred D. Gillan, May 6, 1896, and has one child,
Percy
Frederick, born March 19, 1897.
Carr, son of Rev. J. D. and Fannie (Booth) Carr, was
July 2, 1844, in Bradford, N. Y. He enlisted in Company I.
Clark S.
born
,
86th New York
he
state
volunteers,
serving over two years
re-enlisted in the same regiment.
and after
honorably discharged, and
October 8, 1864, he was discharged
was
June
wounded
held the
office
member and
His
came
member
1896.
His
and
to
of
first lieutenant
Waverly
where
He
was
Post, 461, G.
a
A. R.
place
He died
Vernon
Carr,
January 31,
son of
Clark
born November 25, 1869.
Waverly.
He married October
(Ferris) Carr,
public schools of
Rochester, N. Y.,
been
March 11, 1866.
in the meat business.
He
in Waverly.
3, 1893, Bessie A. Beeman.
in
the W. C. Hull
and was
He
discharged.
the Masonic fraternity.
Josephine V.
the
when
Josephine V. Ferris took
widow resides
attended
disability, having
battle of Petersburg, Va.
the
at
a commander of
was a
He
of
marriage with
In 1879 he
S.
17, 1864,
for
They
was
have
one
child.
Their home is
Mr. Carr is bookkeeper for the Roches
ter Beef Co.
Allen
LaMonte,
son of
David
LaMonte,
1828, in Schoharie county, N. Y.
father
came
tled
Tioga Center.
at
to Owego
where
Allen
was
When he
they lived a
born in
was
few years,
but
and
received a common school
August,
a
lad his
then
set
education.
He married Mary, daughter of Amos Canfield, of Tioga ; they had
two children, Grace and Ellen.
About 1850 they made their home
at East Waverly.
Mr. LaMonte was a farmer, also was in trade
in Waverly and dealt largely in lumber.
He was a member of the
Baptist church. He died February 27, 1882.
His widow survives
him.
WA VERL Y A ND TO WN OF IJA R TON.
Clark Bruster
Phebe Mathews.
Nathaniel,
daughter
ter
and
1871.
and
came
They
Maria.
Samuel
of
to Barton
and
His wife was
early day.
had four children, Oliver M., George N.,
at an
George N. Bruster married
Susan (Sayre) Ellison, and was
builder, having his home in Waverly.
His
05 7
Rosanna,
a carpen
He died April
Elliott
21,
George C.
S., Harvey C,
Harvey C. Bruster, now residing in Waverly, married Carrie B.
Eckert, daughter of Levi and Rebecca (Snyder) Eckert. Mr. Brus
ter is
children
a member and
Protective
Legion,
were
the treasurer
and
John
is
of
the local lodge
also a member of
Ray
Deuel, born
and
L.
the
of
the National
village school
board.
Clark.
and
in Dutchess county,
Sally Davis, and
commenced housekeeping at Canandaigua, in June, 1835,
removing
to Nichols
Owego,
where
he
married
in farming.
engaged
he died in 1859.
removed
to
him, dying in
1886.
Among their children were Augustus S., of Owego, Esther
(Mrs. Joel Gould) of Owego, Lydia Deuel (Mrs. Frank Mills) of
Nichols, and Amos E. Deuel, who, born at Canandaigua, N. Y.,
where
April 12, 1835,
Emily,
in
(Eaton) Brown,
1856, and,
boot
and shoe
married
physical
trade.
disability
his term
in the boot
of service
and shoe
mail service and
is
daughter
a
and was
acquired
in September, 1863, he
stationed on the monitor
of
wife survived
William
of
and
Lovisa
settling in Owego, engaged in the
In 1862 Mr. Deuel enlisted in Company C,
109th New York volunteers,
for
His
Later he
in
discharged in
service.
February, 1863,
Recovering his health,
in the United States navy, was
Dictator, and served until the expiration
enlisted
Returning home he
in 1865.
In 1873 he
trade.
now one of
the
entered
engaged again
the United States
oldest employees of
the
govern
he has been in service coutinually
from that time.
Mr. Deuel is a member of Ahwaga Lodge of Free
Masons, and of the local Grand Army post. He has five children,
ment
Ida
in that
B.,
Jane
department,
L., Etta,
as
Edwin
Hiram Ensley Sanders, of
E. (Gillett) Sanders, was born
1843. He is
of
the fifth
B.,
and
Eleanor M.
Waverly,
at
generation
son of
Hiram
West Hill in Barton
from Tobias
Sanders,
and
Martha
June 13,
the English
on
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658
being Tobias, Stephen, Tobias, Luke, Hiram,
Luke Sanders, the paternal grandfather of Hiram E.,
Westerly, R. I., was a continental soldier in the revo
the line
emigrant,
Hiram E.
born
near
lution,
this
later
and
Luke
county.
dren
was
Hiram,
E. (Mrs. George L.
Smith)
children
Of his
by his first wife
Hiram
Williams),
E.,
Those
Alice D. Sanders.
and
Ellistown in
of
first Martha Emeline
who married
His
settlers
Sarah Dewey.
married with
Sarah A. Hiles.
second
the first five
was one of
Gillett,
were
and
Martha
Louisa L. (Mrs. A.
the
of
nine chil
W.
second marriage were
A. (died young), Sarah E., Katie A. (Mrs. P. Gillett), Fred
die E. (died in 1877 aged 18), Frankie (Mrs. John Alger) and Paul
Hiram E. Sanders was educated at the district
G. Sanders.
Mary
school of
West Hill
manhood
he has been
stitutions,
one of
the
In
religion
vocation
Mr. Sanders
in
a chapter
mason,
joining
an
Odd
Fellow,
and since
On March
U. W.
Wickham
John J.
Kaulback,
of
navy
being
time the
and
was
both lodge
and chapter
1881 he has been
son
in
present at
tant fortresses.
also
in
farming.
1871,
a member of
was
married
of
William
and
He
also
is
the A. 0.
to
Mary
Catharine (Caldwell)
Scotia, February 14, 1825,
his father to Boston, Mass. where
,
In 1845 however he
service
for two
years
the bombardment
and
enlisted
tanning and currying trade,
tannery of Aânburen Sc Smith.
and
Co.,
when
and soon mastered
became foreman
In 1864 he
tannery.
he became
He has
he nearly
in the U. S.
the Mexican war,
storming of several impor
engaged
capacity at Baldwinsville for H. P. Stark, and was
of a leather store in Syracuse.
His connection
in 1876
and came
during
In 1848 he located in Syracuse
the
Phillips &
chief
office of
born in Nova
majority.
and was
commenced
collector and
independent democrat.
an
15, 1883. Mr. Sanders
Kaulback,
his
school
attaining
Waverly in
the Protestant Methodists
w4th
as
and
Waverly.
when a child with
attained
politics
collector,
iron-working
affiliates
classed
Waverly
also at one
has been
may be
and
is
having
police force, holding
corporation
and since
academy,
with
connected
been
His
police.
Waverly
and at
of
the large
in the
same
also proprietor
with
Waverly
superintendent of
the A. B.
since
been
superintendent
for A.
WA \ ERL Y AND TO WN OF BA R TON.
I. Decker
is
659
in the employ of the U. S. Leather Trust.
In 1852 Mr. Kaulback married Sarah, a daughter of H. N. Root.
They have three children living, Anna M. (Mrs. Prof. P. C. Wil
and
now
son) of Chattanooga, Tenn. John H.
Dr. Barto Smith) of Delaware, Ohio.
,
of
Helen M. (Mrs.
Waverly,
Richard Pilgrim was born in Bedfordshire,
His grandfather and father were gamekeepers.
England,
He
in 1811.
was a
farmer
for Baron Parke, and later was a farmer in De
He married Isabella Elliott.
They had five sons and
and gamekeeper
vonshire.
one
daughter.
mained
where
until
he died
In 1862 he left England for
1868,
when
he located in
February 28,
His
1877.
Canada, where he re
Chemung county, N. Y.,
widow resides
in England.
His sons, Samuel E. and Richard E., made their homes in New
Zealand.
Thomas lives in Bristol, England. Fred Pilgrim, of
Waverly,
born
January 21, 1852, in England, learned the
trade of a baker in Devonshire, and came to America in 1872. In
1884 he started a bakery in Waverly, of which he is still proprie
In 1882 he married Charlotte Crispin.
tor.
They are both mem
bers
of
who was
the Episcopal
Leroy Edgecomb
1824.
He
came
church.
was
born
to Barton
at
South
when
a
N.
Cortland,
young
farmer.
man
and
Y., July 15,
engaged
in
In 1847 he married
lumbering business and was also a
Arietta, daughter of James Beacham. They had one daughter,
Addie, wife of Harold Linson, who resides in New York city.
May 1, 1861, Mr. Edgecomb enlisted as a soldier in the civil war.
On February 28, 1862, as a result of an accidental discharge of his
gun while on picket duty, he was mustered out of service.
He
was a
In 1870 Mr.
W. C. Hull Post, 401, G. A. R.
to Waverly, engaged in the coal business and
member of
Edgecomb
came
subsequently conducted a meat market. He died
Mrs. Edgecomb resides in Waverly.
February 5,
1895.
William H. Hulse, son of Isaac D. and Catharine W. (Winfield) Hulse, was born in Elmira, N. Y., March 30, 1855. Isaac D.
Hulse was a native of New Jersey, born in 1820. He was a suc
cessful
teacher for
a number of years.
From New
Jersey he went
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000
to
Chemung
from there
and
county,
to this county in 1855
meat market in Waverly
came
farming until he entered a
After some time had passed the firm be
kept by Buley & Ellis.
In 1870 Mr. Buley sold to S. W. Miller,
came Buley Sc Murray.
and in 1874 or '75 Mr. Murray sold to Frank S. Morley, of Green's
engaging in
retained
Of his
Through
Pa.
Landing,
his
position and
seven children
liam H.
Hulse
toryville,
all
held it
two
attended
he
until
these
His
then
From the time Mr. Hulse
two
baker
years as a
tracted to the
by
the time
of
Mr. Hulse
his death in 1885.
daughter
Wil
living.
are
East Waverly, then Fac
years old, and then went to work on a
'
"
for
off and on
He worked for him
the
was eight
people
at
sons and one
schools of
'
farm for Lewis Whittaker.
six years.
changes of proprietors
moved
was
to the
twenty-five he
J. W. Knapp.
employment so
north
long
His
followed
part of
was
Waverly.
employed
attention was
for
then
by his father,
and
at
to
thoroughly become acquainted with the business he worked in the
market of Miller & Morley for two years, and later one year in that
of G. N. Pike, and for two years longer was with S. W. Miller.
He then
established a meat
business for himself
which
On Christmas
ably continued to the present.
Hulse married Paulina J., daughter of James and
Her father died
when she was quite
in Kansas (where the
ber
31,
1886.
She has
young,
and
has
profit
day, 1883, Mr.
Mary
her
J. Bowen.
mother
died
home had been for years) on Decem
brother living, a stock-raiser and farmer,
family
one
residing in the Indian territory.
Isaac Wilcox
his wife,
Nancy (Newcomb) Wilcox, had
eleven children ; Samuel,
James, Newcomb, Crandall, Gilbert,
Gardner, Elizabeth, Cornelia, Maria, Jane, and Isaac, of whom
Isaac, born September 17, 1801, married Sarah Stark. Of their
and
children, George S. Wilcox was born August 2, 1826, in Plains
township, Luzerne county, Pa. He was educated in the common
his birthplace and Wyoming seminary. After
leaving
school he engaged in
lumbering which he followed about five years.
For the next forty years he made
farming his business. On March
schools of
30,
1852 he married Clara
Williams,
and
C, daughter of Ezra and Mary (Black)
had four children ; Evaline, born April
15, 1853 ;
061
Horatio
S., born January 31, 1855, (married Clara Brosious, June
16, 1896. He is station agent for the L. V. R. R. at Lehigh Valley
Junction, Pittston, Pa., and has been in the employ of this com
pany for fourteen years); William W., was born February 24, 1856.
(He is in the meat business with Frank Pike. They conduct two
markets, one in Waverly and one in Sayre, Pa.); Mary Elizabeth,
born February 4, 1863.
Freeman
came
to live
stage when
well
a
;
Shelp,
on
Owego
but 13
one of
driver
at
his
the
Of their three
son
John,
of
was
when a mere
years of
born in Pennsylvania
lad,
and commenced
and
to drive
in the employ of Cooley and Max
from Owego to Elmira.
He was long
age
routes was
road and was well
known.
Sally
married
Hill.
the only one living.
He has followed various vocations, has been a dealer in cattle, also
a manufacturer and dealer in lumber, and is now a contractor and
the
Charles F.
He
children
Waverly.
of
commissioner
street
daughter
Shelp is
He
Isaac Hubbell.
married
Mrs.
Her first
Mary
husband,
(Hubbell) Monroe,
Mr. Shelp has three
Charles Monroe, died in the union army.
Gertrude graduated from
children, Gertrude, Ralph and Isabel.
the Waverly academy in 1880 and from Genesee Normal school
in 1883, and commenced teaching as preceptress at Stamford (Del
aware Co.,) seminary and later was preceptress of Hobart graded
She
school.
ver,
rank.
the National
attended
Colorado,
She is
in 1895
of
Teachers'
where she stood at
now preceptress of
Association
the head
of
at
Den
the highest
the Garfield Memorial
school at
Colorado Springs.
Abial F.
Hill,
Orange county, came to Barton very
He
the farm where Jonas Squires lives.
a native of
early and first settled on
He had three children by his
bought 225 acres on Shepard creek.
first wife, Thomas, Edmond and William. His second wife was
Fanny
Thomas.
Of their
Mahala, Mary Ann,
Mr. Hill
seven
Arminda
Sally, Jane, Adaline,
Charles, none are now living.
children,
and
was an upright man and a citizen of worth.
Elwin W.
Manning,
Manning,
was
born
on
son
of
Job R.
Oak Hill in
and
Mary
Barton,
A.
(Davenport)
November
21,
1853.
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662
Having
first
a
a
common school
good
farmer for
which
his
ended
years,
railroading.
then
and
one week's
after
where
railroad,
some
a
then
was
on
the Erie
was
crushed
brakeman
his hand
service
He
Manning became
Mr.
education
photographer
a
for
three years, and then he carried on millinery for seven years. He
then went to Toledo, Ohio, and was superintendent of the works
Ventilating works. In 1895 he re
turned to Waverly and purchased the bottling business of Genung
Mr. Manning is also the patentee
Sc Bell which he now conducts.
The patent was filed January 30, 1896, the
of a bottle stopper.
The patent claims, first, "The
patent number being 561,013.
combination of a bottle stopper having a boss or projection on its
There
upper face, said boss or projection having an oblong slot.
from a wire secured around the neck of the bottle, and having
bearings at opposite points, a lever having its end portion loosely
engaged with said bearings ; a bail whose transverse arm loosely
of
the Smead
engages
loosely
the
Heating
the stopper,
the bearings of
slot of
engages
connected
and
to
said
stopper
and
whose
said
lever,
to the
and
inturned
an arm
and
wire
end
portion
pivotally
the
surrounds
which
the bottle ; second, in a bottle-stopper fastening, the com
bination with the stopper having the oblong slot or slots, the bail
loosely engaging the slot or slots, the lever engaging said bail, and
neck of
the
wire on
the
neck
having bearings
pivotally engaging said wire
to the cover at its upper
at
its lower
Doane, who died March
Gonyer, his present wife.
Lockerby,
Odessa, Schuyler
of an arm
hinged
or pivoted
end and
Manning married, first, Miss
11, 1890, second, Miss Elizabeth
Ella
born in
by lever,
Mr.
end."
Wallace Hiram
engaged
son
county,
of
Benajah
October
7,
Lockerby,
1851.
His
was
grand
Samuel Lockerby, was a Scotchman, and his grandmother
"Pennsylvania Dutch" woman.
Their home was on the hill
father,
a
east
own
of
Alpine, in Schuyler county,
and
Yankee
occupy the
woman named
ered wagon and
neer
property.
days
and
driving
located
on
Terry,
a yoke
His
and
mother was a
who came
of
Terry Hill,
their descendants
oxen)
to York
with
Massachusetts
state
her
now
(in
parents
seven miles above
a cov
in
pio
Horseheads.
WA VERL Y A ND TO WN OF BARTON.
Her mother, Mrs. Phebe Terry, was the last
draw a pension from the war of 1812. W. H.
003
but
person
one
to
Lockerby has been
twice married, first to Minnie, daughter of William Trowbridge,
Esq., of Grand Rapids, Mich.; second, to Nancy A., daughter of
John P. Rumsey, of Trumbull Corners, Tompkins county.
Mr.
Lockerby is the inventor of the Lockerby match box, the Lockerby
barber trip and the Lockerby ball-bearing caster, a peculiarly in
genious invention.
He is also developing other ideas of value.
He has
Cure,"
Dandruff
Lockerby has
since
is
which
had
pronounced a valuable preparation.
he
a
was a
all
he
his
moved
to
Ithaca,
where
he
barber
come
His
place
AVhile in Horseheads Mr.
brass band
the
order
Waverly,
of
American
Mills,
the farm
the
revolution.
Abigail
and
married with
Firemen,
and
until
418
1885,
loss
of
In 1889 he
went
conducted
until
proprietor
Waverly
was a member of
Co.,
exception
out with a
he
been
now
the
Sand
he is
of
a
street.
the Pioneer
now a member
belongs to the fire
police of
Connecticut, came with his wife and
Nichols, and in 1791 settled in Barton
a native of
Daniel to the town
on
Mr.
to the Masonic fraternity.
and also
Stephen
Lockerby
the Pioneer Hose
and of
burned
since
mills at
his home
was
which
business is
of
with
and,
to Waverly.
and
shop.
in the large
was
built the Lake House,
Returning to Waverly, he has
1892.
child
sawyer
Horseheads,
Chicago, that
In 1886 he
property.
to Tyrone
of
head
in
of sixteen months passed
when
and
in many lines of business, although
barber.
During a residence in Michigan
In 1879 he located in
Lake.
Eczema
experience
1870 he has been
some years since
' '
Lockerby's
compounded and placed on sale
of
now owned
Of their
He
Sally.
Betsy,
by
He
John Westfall.
was a
soldier of
Daniel, Lewis, Samuel,
Lewis, his son, was
John Hanna, and settled on Tall
six children were
was a good
daughter
of
farmer.
He had three children, Miami (Mrs. Syl
William G.
John (deceased), and William G.
vanus Wright),
Mills was born June 11, 1818, and married Susan Shackelton on
madge
Hill
December
He
was a
1812.
about
11, 1840,
farmer
and
and
Children: Charles
settled
dealt in
on
stock.
the farm
His
where
wife
L., Mary E. (Mrs. Cornelius
died
he
now
lives.
July 22, 1886.
Case), Lottie (Mrs.
604
Brougham), Wilson, Theodore, Adolphus, Emma (Mrs.
D. J. McDonald), Addie (Mrs. James Rhodes), and Augusta (Mrs.
Theodore Mills, son of William and Susan
Thurlow B. Gale).
(Shackelton) Mills, was born July 21, 1850, on Tallmadge Hill.
Spencer
He
in the
was educated
verly academy, and for nine
He then
gaged in farming.
business
soda water
Mr. Barlow's
chased
year
for
ner
eighteen
M. D.
the firm
daughter
Phebe,
of
Charles Bellis
He
purchased a
his home for
Peter,
and
life,
had five
and
near
in 1841 he
sons
and
Company L.,
14th
in
but
December
31, 1863,
heavy artillery,
July 5, 1865. He
in
and was
They
continued
of
the
took
business
was
pur
same
together
continued
Mr. Mills
N. J.,
Knowlton,
first
as part
since under
married with
the
center
married
was
farm
Mary Sliter,
2,
1820.
the
by
daughter
New York
therewith
of
In 1863 Mr. Bellis
heavy
transferred to the 6th
service
home
June
his earnings, in a few
of the town, which was
four daughters.
regiment
on
worked on a
Saving
woods.
enlisted
on
April first
March, 1884, Mr. Mills
at
1839,
farm
and
March, 1883, he
Lewis, in 1875.
born
in the lumber
month and
he
was
to Barton in
came
years
Peter
In
about
Mills & O'Brien.
of
name
leaving school he was en
Waverly and engaged in the
partner.
have
they
and
to
and
as
in
and
months,
O'Brien,
came
interest,
he took Silas Wolcott
the Wa
and
years after
C. M. Barlow.
with
Barton
schools of
common
until
artillery,
regiment
discharged
on
broken constitution, and,
although he lived until November
15, 1881, he never saw a well
day.
His widow survives him, living in South Waverly.
Their
children are Robert H., of
Waverly, Henrietta, Ursula, and James
of
South
E.,
Waverly, May (Mrs. Henry Russell), and Kittie, of
returned
with a
New York city, Philip E., J. Judson, of Camden, N.
J., and Wil
liam L. William L. Bellis lives at Smithboro where he is station
agent and
daughter
Royal
in
of
E.,
Peter
1837,
telegrapher for the Erie
Enos
born
on
Sliter,
and
railroad.
Electa (Hibbard)
June 30, 1886.
and
a native of
lived here
until
He
Andrus,
married
and
has
Cora E.,
one
son,
Knowlton,
N. J., who came to Barton
his death in 1862, was a
greatgrand-
665
Nicholas and Lydia Sliter, emigrants from Holland to New
Jersey.
Peter was a shoemaker, and his wife, Phebe, was a
daughter of John and Hannah (White) Young. She died in 1846.
son of
Their
children
Catharine, Nicholas,
H. Thomas
daughter
man on
Pierce,
Mary.
son
of
and
electric railroad
This
is
road
(Winslow) Thomas,
Sam. 0.
Percy W.,
Shoemaker,
Shoemaker,
was
the
son was
1871 he
married
and
son
and
of
born March
by
the
Waverly,
married,
and
Cynthia J.
His father
1849.
acquainted with
early
Waverly, Sayre
Sayre
Edith,
They
the labors
(Reynolds)
was a
of
a
farmer
farm.
In
The
next year
he
Mary E. Howard and they had three sons.
came to Waverly and engaged in gardening, and
employed
by
the Erie
office
seventeen
Mr. Shoemaker is
member
then
was agent
opened
an
and was
several years
a
years,
was
in its employ for two
he conducted a livery business.
for the Adams Express Co.
years, and then for
He
railroad as yard switchman.
for the U. S. Express Co. for
and
Dorothy.
Charles
24,
born
motor-
a
in 1893,
Julia (Steinberg) Wilcox.
Pierce
Pierce,
was
He is
home.
present
running between
Mr.
Thomas H. L.
of
have two children,
and
Susan
Madeline E.
and
owned and operated
Sc Athens Traction Co.
daughter
Dr. W. B.
28, 1870, in Waverly, his
the
Athens.
and
Hiram E.
of
November
William, Robert, Harvey, James, Joseph,
were
the I. 0. 0.
of
Manoca
F.,
Lodge,
No. 219.
Hiram I.
was
Sherry, born in Mauch Chunk, Pa.,
the first
bright
and
friendship
intelligent
and
of such men as
and as years passed
was with
child
white
he
him in the
Mauch Chunk.
His
born in that
running on a packet made the
Hon. Asa Packer and Robert H. Sayre,
while
was much
construction
politics as an ardent
of
the American house in 1870.
was
in the
in the employ of Mr. Sayre. He
of the noted gravity railroad at
connection with
in
later
livery
place.
March 14, 1823,
As a boy he was
on
republican,
Waverly,
where
commenced with
be
his
This hotel he kept for
business for
several
years.
was active
a
purchase
time
After
and
over a
666
Waverly, and known as a familiar
figure to the whole community, Mr. Sherry died on March 7, 1896.
On December 25, 1845, he was married with Miss Loretta Bush,
who bore him three children, Robert, Edmond R., and Kate, who
Mrs. Sherry
married Charles Siegfried, of Newport News, Va.
died in October, 1883, and on October 25, 1884, Mr. Sherry married
Their
Hannah, daughter of Dennis McMahon, of Towanda, Pa.
son, Charles Packer Sherry, was born June 3, 1886.
life in
quarter of a century's
James H. Chadwick
learned the
field for
was
wagon-makers
born in
trade
and
In 1876 he
some years.
Marcus A.
wick and
Mr. Forrest have become
and
kept it four
house
ing,
at
and
they built the
years.
They then
In 1884
men.
Towanda for
six years.
Forrest house
From there
fitted it
wick,
and are now
by
their
conducting it.
personal
efforts,
they
known
of
the Ward
went
to Corn
the Chadwick house
Warford
Mrs. Forrest
add much
to the
as
Athens, Pa.,
at
were proprietors
they named and conducted
1896 they purchased the Hotel
In
Mr. Chad
(Brown) Forrest.
well and favorably
where
year.
Smith-
a
Harriet C.
of
He
shop in
Miss Zalia M. Forrest,
conducted
married
daughter
hotel
in 1854.
Smithfield, Pa.,
at
Waverly,
and
one
re
Mrs. Chad
attractiveness of
the hotel.
Elisha Tozer
ard creek about
tion.
He
"
came
the
took up
farm from the
from the
year
"
a
1800.
lot
east
He
to Barton
and settled on
was a captain
of wild
land, built
forest,
and was a
a
Shep
in the Revolu
log house,
farmer
cleared
lumber
James Tozer, son of Elisha, married Cynthia
Wilson and settled, first in Chemung county, then in Bradford
county, Pa., but when he died, in 1839, was again residing in Che
Edward A. Tozer, son of James and Cynthia
mung county.
up
a
man all
original
and
his days.
(Wilson) Tozer,
to be
farmer and has ever followed
married Diantha J.
Johnson, daughter of
Thomas F., and settled near his present residence.
Their only
child is Cynthia (Mrs. Edward C. Hart).
Mr. Tozer is a staunch
democrat, and both Mr. and Mrs. Tozer are members of the M. E.
that
vocation.
church.
was educated
He
a
WA VER L Y A ND TO WN OF BA R TON.
Noah
Hanford,
667
Fairfield county, Conn. came with
his wife, Julia Ann Morehouse, first to Groton, N. Y. , then, in
1843, to Barton. He was an ingenious man, could do many things
a native of
well, and worked as occasion
and mason
life
long
work,
,
demanded
shoemaking,
farmer.
and was also a
members of
at
the Methodist
He
church.
his
and
Of their
carpenter
wife were
seven chil
dren (all
boys) only one, Lewis, is living. He was born May 24,
1823, in Groton, N. Y., and, on attaining mature years and mar
Here
rying Louisa Morehouse, made his home on Dean's creek.
he passed an active life as a farmer and a lumberman, was instru
mental in building the M. E. church near Lockwood station.
(This
farm
church
later burned).
was
to East
and removed
In 1862 Mr.
Waverly,
Hanford
in 1863 to
and
Mrs. Louisa M. Hanford died December
26, 1868,
ford married, second, Emorette Miller.
are living.
Of his
James B.
was
Lynch, son of Michael E. and
in Syracuse, N. Y., on March 4,
born
when
he
was quite young,
Oswego,
at
there in
where
1876.
he
he
went
years
on
the Lehigh
In 1896 he
of
Having
U. W.,
of
on
parents
four
dying
mother's people
mechanical
tastes he learned to
fireman
a
on
run
a
the Rome,
In 1882 also, July
Joseph and Julia Walters.
11, he
Ten
W., daughter of
1892, Mr. Lynch took the same (fireman's) position
A7alley railroad, and made his home in Waverly.
was promoted
the best
his
children
educated, graduating from the academy
was
Louisa
later, in
with
Mr. Han
(Barry) Lynch,
1857. His
to live
stationary engine, and in 1882 became
Watertown and Ogdensburgh railroad.
married
Ellen D.
his
Athens, Pa.
and
six
sold
to be
the Lehigh
the Knights
of
an
system.
engineer,
He is
Maccabees,
and
a
is
and
is
considered one
member of
an
the A. 0.
Odd Fellow.
Rogers, son of Phineas and Ruth (Rogers) Rogers, was
His father Phineas was
born on Long Island, on June 14, 1809.
born November 20, 1756, and married his wife, Ruth, born Jan
In 1817 they came to Che
Island.
uary 11, 1786, also on Long
Elbert
mung,
and
couple were
settled
Dry brook. The
M., born October 22,
on
Lorinda
this worthy
1807 ; Elbert, Martin S.,
children
of
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668
Irvin, born August 17, 1813 ; Edwin, born
November 5, 1814 ; Emma M., born February 5, 1818 ; William T.,
born October 16, 1820 ; Rebecca, born June 22, 1822 ; John, born
May 11, 1827 ; Ruth A., born January 5, 1829, died March 4, 1842.
On the home in this new country which they developed from a
Elbert Rogers lived
wilderness they passed many useful years.
born October
on
this
1810 ;
8,
for
place
seventy years, employed in farming and
On March 10, 1836, Mr. Rogers
is its owner.
over
lumbering, and now
married Esther, daughter
Their
children
are
Emily M., Mary E.,
the
secure
ing
of
the
Mary (Jones) Carey.
Martin T., Nathaniel,
and
George R.
(deceased),
Lydia D.. and Alice G. Rogers (deceased). To
comforts of village
years and
Nathaniel
life
health
failing
necessary by his advanc
Mrs. Rogers, in 1895 they made
made
of
their home in Waverly.
Duane C.
King, son of George and Sarah (Hollenbeck) King,
was born March 16, 1852, in the town of Barton, and was married
in March, 1873, to Louise E., daughter of Isaac M. and Louise
(Ferris) Lott. She was born September 20, 1852, and died August
1887.
18,
After
for 13
served
Spencer.
He
undertaking
school, Mr. King engaged and faithfully
clerk for Fisher Sc Sons, merchants of
leaving
years
as
next went
store
to Owego
and conducted a
for two years, then
Owego,
went
to
furniture
work
and
as an assist
President Harrison's administra
tion for four years.
After this time he was for about 18 months
in Spencer, from which place he went to New York
city, not en
however
in
active
business there. On July 1, 1896,
gaging
any
he opened a general merchandise store in
village which
ant postmaster at
under
Chemung
he
now conducts.
Mr.
King
is
a
valued
member
of
the Free
Mason brotherhood.
John
326)
Hanna, Jr., born in 1787, came with his father (see page
He, like his father, was very prominent
to Barton in 1794.
in local matters, and was
extensively known both as a farmer and
lumberman. For many years he was a popular justice of the
peace.
He married Deborah Hyatt, and died in 1850.
Ira
son of
John
and
Deborah
Hanna,
(Hyatt) Hanna,
was
born
on
December
24, 1819,
the homestead
on
a common school
man
He
always,
his father
of
has been
and
education,
and
the
and represents one of
grandfather,
farmer
a
families
oldest
Almira, daughter
669
and
of
received
lumber
the town.
Parks, in Sep
tember, 1844. Their children were Charles Frederick, who mar
ried Hattie Crochley ; Sarah E. (Mrs. James Duff); Leonora, born
December 17, 1848, married December 24, 1868, John E. Merritt,
son of Maria and Henry (Shoemaker) Merritt, and has children ;
Lena M., born March 23, 1870, Oren, born May 15, 1872, Ray, born
November 15, 1880, and Ralph, born October 16, 1885); Ida, born
June 23, 1857.
was
married
with
George W. Hanna,
Hanna,
He
was
born
on
son
John
of
the homestead
settled on a part of
of
Margaret
and
at
the home farm
Daniel
(McCullough)
Ellistown on October
as a
farmer,
was well
5, 1799.
known
influential among the people, and became quite prominently
connected with local affairs as a strong democrat.
He married
and
Catharine Wentz.
Hanna died
children
Quigg,
and
daughter
of
Peter
and
Margaret Wentz.
Mr.
9, 1878 ; Mrs. Hanna on July 5, 1876. His
Julia, Ambrosia, Martha, Amelia, Charles, George
on
were
a
June
Katie Hanna.
Seeley Finch
purchased a
settled
large tract
near
of
the
land
center
and was
of
the town
quite
about
prominent
1815,
locally.
town meeting of Barton was held at his house.
He
His son, Ira, was a soldier of the war
died in Nichols about 1834.
Another son, Philip, was the first wagon-maker of the
of 1812.
The
second
town.
He built
a
shop
still used as a wagon
at
shop
Factoryville
by
Amasa
which
Finch,
is
now
son of
standing and
Philip.
Moses, was born in Danby, Tompkins
He married Lavina Meeker, daughter of Uzal, and settled
county.
He was a man well
on the farm which his son, Dewitt C, owns.
Solomon
known
King,
son
of
He
was
a
notary public, and was often
called upon to do legal business for his neighbors. He died in 1895,
his wife in 1886.
Children, two ; Jenifred (Mrs. Philip E. Bellis),
and
and
respected.
Dewitt C. King.
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670
Uzal Meeker
Oak Hill
and
developed
a
was an old settler
took up his farm
Miller,
John
Barton,
Of his twelve
and
Kelley,
John,
on what
He
land.
as wild
It is
fine farm from the forest.
grandson, D.C. King.
Julia
in
children
is known
farmer,
was a
now owned
two
are
by
as
and
his
living, Mrs.
California.
of
Orange county, N. Y., was one of the
He was a farmer and lumberman, had
a native of
early settlers of Barton.
five sons and two daughters,
of whom
two
sons and one
daughter
Henry, Samuel, and Daniel were killed in late war.
One son, Lutheran, married Mary, daughter of Carey and Susan
Lyons, and settled at Lockwood. By trade a carpenter and farmer,
he enlisted in Company G., 147th New York volunteers.
He was
living.
are
at
captured
nearly
the Wilderness, and was a prisoner for
of the time was passed in Andersonville
of
a year and much
When he
prison.
hausting
five
the battle
came
life.
prison
Francis
home he
He is
now
Susan
nearly dead from his ex
near Lockwood.
Of his
was
living
dead, Cory, the youngest son,
lives at home ; Dell, the only daughter living, is now Mrs. Joshua
Case. Fred L. Kelley, his eldest son, married Allie, daughter of
Emery and Dell (Hannah) Thrall, and is a telegraph operator for
children
the Erie
railroad at
daughter, Clara,
and
the
are
Waverly interlocking
and one
He has
one
son, Earl Lutheran.
Israel
son,
the
tower.
Ellis, an early settler,
William, born June 12, 1787,
came
gave
about
the
1800,
name of
and
with
his
Ellistown to
locality where they had their holdings. William married
Lydia Seeley and had twelve children. He died September 26, 1848,
and his wife March 26, 1874.
They were a quiet agricultural family
and reputable citizens.
Jeremiah K.
Mclntyre,
a year
was
old
McIntyre,
son of
born March 17.
his father
Martin
1843,
Sarah Ann (Hatfield)
in Tompkins county.
When
and
to
Chemung county, where he was
educated.
After leaving school he
thoroughly learned the black
smith trade of Charles Nurse and R. J.
Pierce, for whom he worked
for
about
three
years.
moved
His
next employer
for two
years was
G. F.
a
Mclntyre
671
He then enlisted, on December 23,
1863, in the late war and served in the Union army nearly two
years.
He was discharged July 19, 1865.
After leaving the ser
McKie,
he has
vice
Elmira.
of
worked at
in 1893 from Painted
daughter
Post,
Archelaus
at
where
13, 1865, he
December
years.
his trade
was
intervals.
he
He
came
to Barton
in business for
was
married
Miss Anna
with
Dailey.
Sarah A.
eleven
J.,
Their five
(Singer)
27, 1867, (married a Colegrove,
L.,
by whom he has one child, Miles, born January 11, 1893); Arche
laus Mclntyre, born October 5, 1876; Eva, born July 30, 1878,
(married George Hakes, of Presho, Steuben county, they have two
children, Ann and Hazel); Sarah, born December 29, 1883 ; Grace,
of
children are
and
born April
George
born in 1887.
Buck, son of George W. and Adeline (Everett) Buck,
was born April 30, 1836, in Chemung, N. Y., and was educated in
the common schools there and in a private school at Norfolk, A7a.
Lyman
His first
active
the Erie
railroad
tion
Waverly,
east of
the
and
purchased a
which
families
Catharine
he has
of
(Wentz)
born March
tember
1875.
For
the fraternal
minor
town
Leander
Barton,
years on
At the
about
1, 1873,
children are
and
George
of
Honor,
miles
has been his
of
one of
George W.
Kate W. (Mrs.
born
H.,
Mr. Buck has been
the Knights
expira
three
married a member of
Their
eighteen years
order of
Buffalo.
and
farm in
for four
conducted and which
Hanna.
Ellis),
of
of mail agent
town, Amelia, daughter
the
Arthur C.
24,
that
About 1872 Mr. Buck
since.
oldest
was
between New York
that time he
of
home
business
and
Sep
a member
he has held
offices.
Walker,
son
of
George
Walker,
was
born
May 20,
1822, in the town of Barton. He was brought up on the farm and
has made lumbering and farming to a large extent his business
For several years, however, he was connected with
through life.
his brother Thaddeus in trade as a
1846 with Julia, daughter of George
home
on
the farm
years members of
where
they
He
grocer.
married
they
made
their
Both have been
long
Hanna,
now reside.
the Methodist church,
and
in
was
and
Mr. Walker has been
072
assessor
and
their five
three
children
Nortwick),
Sheldon
bury,
supervisor
was
Joseph E.
of
are
and
Lounsbury,
the town
living
held
Of
other offices.
Catharine Z. (Mrs. George Aran
Howard S.
son
born November
:
and
of
Lewis
Charry
and
6, 1837, in the town
also received a good common
school
of
Clark Louns
Tioga,
He
education.
up as a farmer and that has been his life business.
Sarah J., daughter of John and Eliza Gray Moe,
where
he
was
brought
He
married
May 8,
Emma,
1878.
born
Clarence, born February 14, 1879 ;
On October 10,
August 24, 1881 ; Ralph, born December 7, 1885.
1861, Mr. Lounsbury enlisted in Co. H, 64th N. Y. A7ols., and
served until discharged, November 4, 1864.
He participated in
the battles at Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862, and of Antietam, Septem
ber 17, 1862.
Here he was wounded by a bullet and taken to the
U. S. general hospital near Frederick City, Maryland, where he
remained from October until the fourth of the next March, when
Their
he
children are
was
there he
with
transferred to the Jarvis hospital
to the
was sent
the intention
permitted
convalescent
at
hospital
Baltimore.
at
Patterson
From
Park,
joining his regiment, but this he was not
He was then transferred to the Veteran Reserve
to do.
of
Corps.
Leonard Pratt Mosier,
Mosier,
was
was educated
born
son
of
William
February 2, 1842,
in the
common
schools,
Julia L. (Ross)
in Towanda, Pa.
Here he
and
and
shortly after attaining
his majority, on June 7, 1863, he enlisted in Co. A, 35th Penn.
militia.
Honorably discharged a few months later from this regi
he, a few months after, enlisted at Owego in the 50th N. Y.
Engineers, and served until the close of the war, returning with
ment,
honorable discharge and a broken down constitution.
It took
him many months after the war ended to establish in some part
an
his health.
He then for six years did carpentry at various places.
He then was employed as a saw-fitter and later as head sawyer in
a saw mill.
He held this position for fifteen
years, his impaired
health preventing him from constant labor.
And so he has lived
an
honest,
useful
life,
which was rendered one of
suffering
by
his
devotion
Elias
to
Lucretia
and
Rollon
the Union.
Mosier,
Mr. Mosier
(Elliott)
Post.
673
Jane, daughter
married
Of their five
children
of
only one,
attained maturity.
Elijah
Towner, son of Elijah who came from England about
1759, married Mary Knapp. Among their children were Ezra,
born September 27, 1779, died March, 1807 ; Enoch, born October
1, 1781, died May 19, 1874 ; Abraham, born September 22, 1783,
died September 1, 1858 ; John, born August 20, 1785, died October
17, 1863 ; Gershom, born April 29, 1788, married Sarah Heming
way, June 16, 1811, and died December 16, 1875 ; Ruth, born Sep
tember 7, 1791, died in 1792 ; Elijah, born April 29, 1792, died Feb
ruary 11, 1831 ; Annar, born June 18, 1794, died May 26, 1875 ;
Joseph, born March 14, 1797, died April 12, 1854, was a prominent
Methodist minister ; Olive, born December 2, 1799, died October 3,
1870 ; Elizabeth, born June 8, 1801, died January 21, 1838 ; Ben
jamin, born July 8, 1803, died April 5, 1867, was a Baptist minister
and
an
were :
earnest
christian
man
;
Gershom
Towner's
children
Eliza, born May 19, 1812, died March 17, 1888 ; Alfred, born
December
3, 1813, died March 28, 1815 ; Wealthy, born December
12, 1822, died February 17, 1872 ; Nancy, born January 11, 1825
Charles W., born November 25, 1826, died December 25, 1826
Harriet, born February 23, 1828 ; Cyrus F., born November 2, 1830
Mary A., born June 13, 1833, died August 12, 1833. Andrew J.
Towner
army
of
the rebellion, and was a musician in the
the Potomac for two years. He was born July 2, 1834, and
was a soldier of
Vincent, September 13, 1863. They had six chil
dren ; Homer, born September 10, 1867, died October 11, 1867 ;
Ambrose, born August 30, 1868, died February 21, 1870 ; Percy
H., bom April 8, 1872, died February 5, 1873 ; Sally, born June 13,
1877, died June 25, 1877 ; Clyde V., born August 23, 1878 ; Alice
J., born September 2, 1881.
married
Phebe
Vincent, son of Levi and Evalina (Sniffin) Vincent,
was born September 14,
1811, in Albany county. He married
Abbie Jane Rockwell and they had eight children, three now
living : Ambrose P., born April 12, 1842. He enlisted in Company
Thomas W.
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674
Aôls., was made corporal and was killed at Spott
Sarah A., born February 21, 1834, mar
sylvania, May 12, 1864.
ried first, James Aldrich.
They had one son, Vincent, now a
I,
109th N. Y.
She married second, Oscar
teacher in New York city Institute.
Phebe Jane, born
Emaline died young.
Elliott of Rome, Pa.
March
25, 1840,
married
Andrew J. Towner.
Mrs. Calvin
Vincent,
Chauncey Perry, died April 19, 1869. Mr. Calvin L.
Vincent married for his second wife, Viola A., daughter of William
and Esther (Hemstraught) Tilbury, April 8, 1871.
They have two
daughter
of
W., born August 5, 1875, Truman A., born
August 4, 1882.
Mr. Vincent enlisted in Co. I, 109th N. Y. Vols.,
in 1863, was transferred to Co. A, 22d Veteran Reserve Corps and
Calvin L. and Ambrose enlisted
was discharged August 5, 1865.
children;
in the
1st
Charles
same
The 109th
company.
regiment
was
assigned
brigade, 3rd (and later 1st) division, 9th corps, army
to the
of
the
Potomac, and participated in the following historic engagements :
Wilderness, Va., Spottsylvania, North Anna, Tolopotomy, Cold
Harbor, Petersburg (including assault June 16-19), Mine explo
sion, July 30, 1864, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Springs, Hatcher's
Run, Fort Stedman and the fall of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. The
regiment suffered
was
in
passed
all
heavily
this brilliant
in the hospital
August
in killed
service of
at
York,
and
the
Pa.
wounded.
Mr.
Vincent
regiment except six months
He
was
honorably discharged
5, 1865.
Mary E.
Hewitt, daughter of the Rev. Thomas and Dorcas
(Winney) Hewitt, was born January 29, 1839. She married James
M. Decker, of Hudson, on November 3, 1853. They had eleven
children : John Eugene Decker was born
February 19, 1855, and
married Eliza Bruzee of
Hudson in 1876.
Two children, Ross,
born in 1878, and Horace (deceased).
Ella Rose Decker, born
December 25, 1857, married Fred Heffron of Etna,
Children :
Sadie
and Floyd.
Lulu, Daisy, Ray, Ada,
Ada B. Decker, born
married
Horace Baker of Ithaca. Children : Nina
May 9, 1860,
and Eddie.
Sadie J. Decker, bom March 23, 1863, married Lewis
Jewell
of
Ithaca.
Charles Gibson
of
One
child
Buffalo.
Frankie. Mrs. Jewell married second
James L. Decker, born June 20, 1865,
WA VERL Y A ND TO WN OF BA R TON
Mettie Parmater
married
20, 1869,
of
Ithaca.
first Bert Gallaher
Bertha B.
Decker,
675
born June
Rochester ; second William
Crawford of Owego. Kate E. Decker, born November 22, 1872,
married William Korts of Ithaca.
One child Cecil. Marion and
Maud M. Decker were born February 12, 1874.
Maud married
married
of
James Crawford of Owego.
Children : Rupert and Lucille. Flora
J. Decker, born May 29, 1879, married Austin Garland of Glencairn.
One child Edgar. Inez Decker was born April 19, 1881. Alonzo
P.
Millen,
son of
David H.
Mary Ann (White) Millen, born
Mrs. Mary E. (Hewitt) Decker, in
and
September 17, 1847, married
1886.
Mrs. Mary A. White was born September 9, 1819, and died
November 17, 1893.
She married David H. Millen (born August
17, 1822, died January 30, 1880) in 1845. They had seven children,
Lorissa, born July 16, 1846, died March 28, 1887, married Oscar
Landers.
Three children : Carrie, Mabel and Oscar. Mandana E.
Millen, born August 11, 1849, married Cau Adams and died August
13, 1889. Frank W. Millen was born September 18, 1851. John
J. Millen, born March 19, 1853, married Emeline Freeze. Children :
Charles and Earle. Chester P. Millen, born December 11, 1854,
Mary A. Freeze. Children : Mabel and Henry. Egbert
Millen, born January 1, 1860, married Mary Ann Jaffitt. Two
married
D.
children.
Beams, son of Marvin and Elizabeth (Yaples) Beams,
was born December 13, 1863, in Barton, where he was educated in
After leaving school he engaged in farming,
the district schools.
Horace E.
which
he followed
until
tered the employ of the L. V.
In 1895 he purchased a house
to that
He then
1891.
moved
railroad where
and
to Barton
he has
lot in the village
and
en
worked since.
of
Barton,
next
He was
Dr. Griswold, and has made this his home.
with Miss Clara, daughter of Charles and Emeline Brink,
of
married
28, 1880. They have five children, Ray, born July 27, 1887 ;
Jessie, born January 3, 1889 ; Eva, born March 6, 1891 ; Cora, born
March 21, 1893 ; Margaret born May 21, 1896.
June
Fernando G. Bartron,
Bartron,
was
born June
son
of
10, 1857,
Joseph
in
and
Barton,
Harriet
(Johnson)
and was educated
in
676
the
schools of
trade
his birth
blacksmithing
of
with whom
Barton for
he
leaving school he
Robert Johnson
of
learned the
Samuel
and
Wheeler,
for five years, he then conducted a shop in
year, going from there to Wisconsin to work
worked
about one
in the lumber
After
place.
He
woods.
returned
to Barton in
about six months
In 1894 he built
permanently located himself for business.
the shop he now occupies and carries on both horse-shoeing and
and
In 1885 he
his first wife, by whom he
had three children ; Ada, born October 1, 1886 ; Clara, born August
10, 1889 ; George F., born December 11, 1890. On August 22, 1892,
Mr. Bartron married his second wife, Eva (Struble) Myers, a
wagon making.
daughter
of
John
Frances (Loop) Myers.
They have two chil
born December 11, 1894, and William, born October
and
dren ; Susie,
21, 1896. Mr. Bartron is
of
Waverly,
member
of
Bartron
was
ried with
M.,
and
also
a member of
the Barton
born
1869,
1889,
Bogart,
1888,
Bert
on
and
A.,
had these two
8,
America
also a
Mrs. Eva
church.
She
Tallmadge Hill.
born April
of
He is
grange.
Methodist Episcopal
July 19,
born March 2,
the Patriotic Sons
the North Barton
of
John Myers in
Peter V.
married
was mar
children
; Bessie
1890.
Peter B.
and Maria (Gray)
Bogart,
Tallmadge Hill, in Barton, June 15, 1825.
Peter B.
Bogart came from Tompkins county to Barton with his parents
was
born
farming
March
a
P.
lad
and worked
time
previous
diligently
to his
at
death,
1889.
married on
Sally
small
until a short
18,
of
on
but
when
son
lumbering
which
Peter V. Bogart was brought up
March 27, 1851, Eliza J., daughter of
(Saxton) Ellas,
a
and
occurred
farmer
and
S.
and
Loring
born March 10, 1835.
Of their
eight children, Amanda M., born December
15, 1854, married Lau
rence Rader in 1880,
have
three
(they
children, John, born Feb
Georgia
born
21,
ruary
1881;
W.,
February 18, 1884, and Mary,
born November 21, 1887); Emma, born March
died Feb
who was
27, 1857,
1863 ;
ruary 28,
Permilla,
ATan Nostrand, (their children
1859,
married
Edward
Minnie, born August 30, 1881 ;
25,
Leona, born July 27, 1894); Peter
married
January 11, 1893, Anna Odell, (one
Alice A., bora June 19, 1864, married April
26, 1887, Wal-
Peter, born December
B., born April 8, 1862,
child) ;
born August 30,
are
1884 ;
677
lace A.
Briggs, (three children, Earl, born March, 1888 ; Edwin,
born August, 1889, and Jessie, born March 28, 1891); George W.,
born July 27, 1866, died an infant ; Florence B., born August 24,
1868, married A. L. Hanford, (their child, Pauline, was born July
27, 1893); Harriet E. Bogart, the youngest of the family, was born
August 27, 1875.
Loring S.
Ellas, son of Loring and Sally (Hardy) Ellas, was
born in Canada, August 15, 1811.
He married, February 15, 1832,
Sally P. Saxton, born March 7, 1808. (Her brothers and sisters
were Mary B. Saxton, born June 9, 1802, Eliza P., born
May 17,
1806, Tabitha D., born July 19, 1809, Maria M., (married, first,
George Burch, second, George Severn), born June 15, 1811, George
W., bora March 2, 1813, Stephen P., born December 14, 1814,
Harriet B., (Mrs. Peter Daily), born December 30, 1816, and Clar
issa, (Mrs. Daniel Moffett). The children of Loring S. Ellas were
William H, born June 15, 1833, married Delia J. Maxon ; Eliza J.,
married P. V. Bogart ; Sarah A., born September 10, 1837 ; Francis
A., born October 21, 1840, married Betsy Lurcock ; Alonzo C,
born May 31, 1847 ; Melvina M., (Ellas) Wright, born November
22, 1849.
William G.
Johnson,
Plainfield, Genesee
number
years
of
son
George,
of
was an
county, coming there
he
made
that
place
about
his home.
early
settler
1818,
and
He then
in
for
a
moved
to Yates county, near Penn Yan, where he resided until about
1868, when he moved to Watkins, and died there in 1887. He was
married
with
Elizabeth Estle.
Dr. George
Edmon
beth
Capt. David
Illinois,
W.,
J., Mary, Amy (Mrs.
and
of
Sarah
They
(Mrs. David
had
R.,
eight
children,
(killed in the
Ed. Thompson),
civil
in the
farm for
common
a number
different kinds
of
Watkins,
Robinson), (deceased.) Edmon J.
years.
cigar
and opened a
hotel,
firms.
and
was edu
Yates county, and worked on a
Tiring of this life he engaged in
of
business, but for
for
salesman
of
schools
war),
Eliza
of
Johnson, born September 30, 1842, in Genesee county,
cated
John,
several years was a
November
has been
a
1, 1876, he
came
traveling
to Barton
hotel keeper from that time.
678
E., daughter of Miles and Hannah C.
(Broadhead) Forman, in 1867, and has three children, Minnie M.,
Emma T., and Fred. H. Johnson, bora March 17, 1875, who is the
day telegraph operator in B. T. tower of the Erie railroad at Bar
He
was married with
After acquiring
schools, Mr. Johnson
ton.
since
been
charges
practiced
with
telegraphy for
His duties
ability
education
school
a common
operator.
an
them
Sarah
are
six
in the JBarton
and
years
has
responsible, but he dis
and success.
Gillam, son of Daniel and Sarah (Reynolds) Gillam,
He was
was bom May 3, 1833, in Woodhull, Steuben county.
educated in the schools of Corning, and then learned the black
Benjamin R.
smith's
time
trade
passed
Two
years
then
came
Isaac
of
Dobbs,
there, he
of
Tioga county, and,
a
opened
shop
one
after two years
east of
mile
Corning.
later he moved, for one year to Susquehanna, Pa. , and
to Waverly (in 1850) where he has since resided. In 1855
Rachel, daughter of Alanson Love
Their children were Alice (Mrs. George Smalley), bora De
lace.
cember 25, 1857 ; Ella, born March 6, 1859, died April 2, 1863, and
William.
By his second marriage, with Florentine Lubars, Mr.
Gillam has six children, John L., Lewis F., Daniel F. (who on May
6, 1896, married with Claudia Andre), Mary L., George E., and
Mr. Gillam
Theodore.
with
married
was
Mr. Gillam
wâs constable
for three years,
and
in 1890
Barton.
was collector of
William
Gillam, oldest son of Benjamin R. and Sarah (Rey
Gillam, was born in Barton on September 22, 1860, and from
nolds)
the age
of
twelve
tered the employ
1882
years
of
he has
the Lehigh
secured a position as
taste for
and
in
supported
wished
Aâlley
fireman
to become
on
an
himself.
railroad
the
same
engineer.
In 1880 he
as
en
brakeman, in
road,
as
he had
This he
a
accom
"
"
from that date he has
pulled the throttle
on the Lehigh.
He has won a high reputation in his line and owns
and enjoys a pleasant home at East AATaverly.
In 1882 he married
Alice, daughter of Abram and Sarah (Swartwood) Partridge. Their
plished
children
1889,
and
Myrtie
ship in Manoca
and
Gertie
Lodge,
twins.
Mr. Gillam holds member
No. 219, I. 0. 0. F. ; Granite Lodge, No.
are
364, A. 0. U. W.,
in Division No. 380
and
679
the Brotherhood
of
(Walker) Evans, is,
as
of
Locomotive Engineers.
Richard
the
son of
John
and
Lydia
Evans
indicates, of Welsh extraction. He was born
26, 1830, in Ridgbury, Bradford county, Pa., and his life
name
March
Evans,
has been to a great extent that of a farmer. However on
October 3, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G., 64th N. Y. Vols., for
three years.
He honorably did service until mustered out near
work
Washington
in 1864
on
July 14,
held that
1865.
He
was promoted
to be
a sergeant
discharged. Like many of the
Union soldiers he sacrificed his health to his country, and has
never recovered sound health since his return to civil life.
On De
cember 20, 1865, Mr. Evans married
Mary, daughter of Israel and
and
office
Burt.
until
Their
Mabel, born June 13,
1868 ; Hattie, born June 23, 1870 ; Clarence, born February 20,
1874 ; Mattie, born December 15, 1876.
Israel P. Burt, son of Ben
jamin and Joanna (Purcell) Burt, was born March 19, 1801, at
Chemung, N. Y. He married Polly Hammond on December 16,
Their children were Alfred S., born February 26, 1826, died
1824.
February 24, 1856 ; Mijama, born March 17, 1828, died August,
1884 ;Mary, born May 24, 1835, (married Henry Chamberlain, and
had children, Ida, bora October 15, 1854 ; Edgar, born February
24, 1858); Ann, born November, 1837 ; Frances, born July, 1840 ;
Esther, born August, 1842, died July 6, 1872 ; Sally, born April 11,
1850 ; John, born November 24, 1852.
Polly (Hammond)
John L.
was
Smith,
son of
born September
children are
William F.
and
Rohannah
18, 1826, in Tompkins
(Lefler)
county.
Smith,-
Educated in
the county of his birth he then became a
farmer for many years, first working for his father and grand
father, and later on his own property. He has however for the
the
common schools
last twenty-five
of
years
devoted himself to the
care of
the
sick as a
his first wife, formerly Miss Anna Stew
art, he had three children, Frank A., born in 1849 ; Albert, born
October 31, 1855, died October 15, 1857, and Ella, born March 12,
1859, died November 15, 1862. Mrs. Smith died on November 16,
professional nurse.
By
080
Adaline A.
Delamater,
daughter of Henry and Olive (Howard) Delamater, of Burdett,
Children : Fred F. born September 16, 1865,
Schuyler county.
1862,
married
Smith
Mr.
and
married
Hanson, has
Libbie
second,
child, Nellie
one
M
and
is
a plumber
(twins) born August 13, 1872. Car
rie died February 4, 1880, and Cora, on May 3, 1894, was married
William Smith, grandfather of John L.
with James E. Crispin.
and father of William F. Smith, came to New Jersey from Ire
Cora
in Waverly.
Carrie
and
,
land.
He
dead.
Mr.
Smith
was
F.,
Ella,
Eda
Four
of
printer,
Florida.
married
their
three
children are now
the last
his life
years of
Mary Smith,
daughter
of
had four children, Emily,
Hannah Smith married David R. Strait.
Brown,
years
and
William
living.
eight children are
served
until
in Waverly.
Joseph
William.
and
farmer
a
which were passed retired
William
Their four
Hannah Fidler.
married
in the army
now
and
Smith, Jr., is a
lives in Altona,
DuBois, son of Matthias, a pioneer, was born on Staten
Island, January 26, 1777. He is a descendant of Louis DuBois,
born at AVicres, near Lille, Artois, in northern France, October 27,
John
came, with his wife
Huguenots, to America in 1660.
1626,
who
ston, N.
Y.,
ley
almost
was
three
and opened a store.
children
and
He
Hurley,
In the Indian
entirely destroyed,
were taken prisoners
Indians for three
settled at
and
French
other
and
children,
raid
of
near.King-
1663 Hur
Madame DuBois
and
her
held in captivity by the
About 1792 Matthias DuBois brought
months.
and
family to Vestal now in Broome county, but then in the town
of Union, Tioga county.
In 1793 he purchased of Robert L. Hooper,
of Trenton, N. J., a farm of 821 acres on the Susquehanna river,
his
about one mile west of
built
a gristmill on
the
present village
the bank
of
the
of
river.
Vestal.
While
In 1799 he
digging
a
ditch
for the mill, it caved in upon his son, Lewis, crushing him to death.
About 1805 John DuBois was married with Lucy Crocker, a daugh
ter of Ezekiel Crocker, an early settler near Binghamton.
They
made
their home in Owego
creek.
About 1811 he
west of
Tioga
Centre,
on a
acquired
and
farm
land
erected
a
near
on
the
frame
the
mouth
river a
of
short
Owego
distance
dwelling house,
then
681
the best dwellings in that section.
Here he lived until his
death on October 29, 1861.
In 1812 he was appointed the first
one of
postmaster at
Tioga Centre.
He had
a
large
physique and
great
He had
strength, and once killed a bear with a stone.
nine sons and three daughters, all born in Tioga
county, and all
grew to
except
William
and
maturity
Angeline, who died in in
fancy.
The eldest son, Ezekiel, was born in 1807 and was married
physical
Clarissa Badger in 1834.
Centre and there died in 1875,
He
with
(Mrs. A.
Bois, Jr.,
resided
on
his farm
Tioga
at
leaving five children, Lucy, Caroline
Morris), David, Cassie, and John E. DuBois. John Du
was
born in 1809.
He
was a
lumberman
and
the founder
the city of DuBois, Pa.
He owned over 30,000 acres of white
pine timber land in Clearfield county, Pa.
He died unmarried in
of
David, born in 1810, died unmarried in 1844. Pamelia, born
in 1812, married Hon. Edmund Miller, of Elmira, N. Y.
They had
two sons and four daughters.
Abel, born in 1815, married Eliza
beth Gray in 1844.
He moved to Williamsport, Pa., in 1864, where
he was a lumberman and still resides, in his 83d year.
They have
two daughters, Euphemia (Mrs. H. L. White), and Jessie E. Du
Bois. Matthias, born in 1818, in 1849 married Louisa Mundy. He
died in 1853, leaving one son, the late William M. DuBois, of El
mira.
Orin, born in 1820, went to California in 1849 and died there
1886.
in 1883.
He left three daughters
and
two
sons
; George
and
Frank
(unmarried), born in 1822, died in 1849.
Mary (Mrs. Sevelyn Fowler), born July 30, 1824, removed to Clark
county, Mo., where she died in 1861, leaving two sons and two
Joseph DuBois, born July 30, 1824, married Euphemia
daughters.
Gray, daughter of Arthur Gray, an early settler of Binghamton,
DuBois.
George W.
and resided on
1863,
his
river
farm
one mile
west
of
Tioga Centre
until
to improve his health he took an ocean trip to Cali
Returning in 1864 he lived two years at Binghamton, then
when
fornia.
his homestead farm at Tioga until 1870, when he removed to
Waverly, where he died February 4, 1889. He had three children,
on
Anna E. (Mrs.
(died
Stuart W.
at six years of
sketch
is written,
age),
Cowan),
and
Arthur
who resides at
Vernon, N. Y., Mary
Gray DuBois, by whom this
of
Mt.
Waverly.
682
Dewitt C.
Bensley,
William
son of
Ann M.
and
Ben
(Houck)
west of
born September 15, 1854 in the town of Barton one mile
the village, the farm having been purchased by his grand
father,
John
sley
was
Susquehanna
He
situated on
is known
as
the
After
common schools.
the bank
"
of
the
Hole."
Cannon
leaving school
he
farming until 1881, when he went to work for the
Valley railroad for over seven years. In 1885 Mr. Bensley
engaged
Lehigh
in
elected
terms
in the
is
which
near what
river
was educated
was
in 1803,
Bensley
of
a
four
justice
the
of
He
years each.
in
November, 1885,
7,
A.,
and
is
now
was
in
daughter
1891 to Agnes
has held this
and
peace
appointed a
He
office.
of
office
pension
four
attorney
October
was married
Lyman S.
and
Hattie
(Coon)
Their only child Pearl Rae was born June 26, 1892.
In
1889 Mr. Bensley engaged in the coal business in Barton and the
Lum.
to
sales amount
justice
of
in 1894
by
the peace, Mr.
1,918 majority.
and
Thomas G.
ter
born in
of
325 tons
court
Corey,
1789,
John.
of
in due
In the
He has
sessions
son of
addition
was elected
served on
with
Benjamin
season
quiet
In
annually.
Bensley
of
county court
ing judge.
was
about
surroundings
justice
office
of sessions
the bench
Tioga
of
Hon. H. J. Mead
presid
Lucia
(Briggs) Corey,
Mary Eccleston, daugh
and
married
to his
of
the home farm
were
healthfully reared their ten children, of whom William, born Jan
He was brought
uary 31, 1820, died June 8, 1897, of heart failure.
on
the farm and has principally pursued that vocation
up
during
life,
life
although
he has been
a
merchant,
and at one
On
period
of
his
May 5, 1844, he married Wealthy A., a
daughter of Horace C. and Fanny M. Hubbert.
Their four chil
dren are Emma A., born December 4, 1845, died September 29,
1849 ; William H., born May 9, 1850, died in the civil
war, was
missed June 13, 1864 ; Dr. Horace M.
Corey, born October 22, 1855,
married Addie Hoyt,
have
these children, Lenore, Janette
(they
Horace
and
Leonel
W.,
Gray);
C, born May 4, 1857, married
Anna R. Swartwood, (they have two
children, Linona M., born
was
April 24,
a
peddler.
1880,
and
Theo, born August 10,
1881.
Justus Lyons
683
to Barton very early, when he was only
took up a lot of wild land.
He built a log
came
twenty years old, and
house, began a clearing, and created a fine farm. After locating
his land he returned to Goshen, N. Y., his former home, and there
married Anna Buchanan, a cousin of President
Buchanan, and
they came all the way to their new home on horseback. Mr.
Lyons helped to build the turnpike through the town, was active
in
local affairs, and became extensively known. This worthy
couple had nine children.
One son, Corey, born 1805, became a
all
large
landholder,
He married Susan,
owning 1,100 acres of land.
daughter of Lewis Ilett, had eleven children, and died September
6, 1895. His wife died June 28, 1891. John Lyons, son of Corey
and Susan (Ilett) Lyons, was born on the old homestead on Feb
Brought up a farmer and lumberman, he now re
sides on the same farm where he made his home upon his marriage
in ls59,"and has been a successful agriculturist, owning now seven
ruary
1838.
4,
hundred
acres of
William
and
ter, N. D.,
Erastus
the
same
and
called
often
Wolcott,
on
June
Adaline
came
was
Almira Beach.
some years
lumberman
to
try
daughter
S.,
C,
of
of
Roches
son.of a
law
he
moved
After conducting a distillery
to Athens, Pa., where he was
and quite prominent
suits
Wolcott Hollow,
courts.
was
Connecticut clergyman and born in
to Barton in 1821 with his family.
His wife's
Wolcott,
state,
farmer
wife
He has two sons, Myron
Albert S. Lyons.
and
in Barton for
a
His
Jane Smith.
name
maiden
land.
in
affairs.
very successful in
he died, bears his name.
He
was
justices'
and was
where
Ira M.
the above, was born in Hard wick, Otsego county,
1819.
He married Mary J., a daughter of Joshua
son of
23,
Enfield, N. Y., and about 1848 made his home on a new
He cleared the land of the forest and built
farm in Athens, Pa.
In 1863 Mr. Wolcott enlisted in
a log house, which is now used.
Smith,
Co.
C,
ber
of
here
of
171st Penn. ATols.,
Alice
months,
He
made
his home in
and
is
now a mem
Waverly in 1886, and
Mrs. Wolcott died on April 9, 1891, leaving one son, T. S.,
his wife, Maggie (Davenport) Wolcott, had a daughter,
May Wolcott.
the G. A. R.
by'
who,
served nine
684
Joseph
inson,
Wilkinson,
born September
was
Martha
married with
Jonathan
of
son
daughter
Hanna,
Martha
(Clark)
John
of
and
Wilk
He
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
in
13, 1802,
and
was
(Mc-
Margaret
Cullough) Hanna, on March 3, 1825. Children : Margaret, Char
lotte, George, Lenora, Esther, John, William, Catherine, Charles,
Charles Wilkinson was born July 16, 1841,
Elizabeth and Isabel.
in Barton,
brought up
He
ness.
where
he had
married
was
He has
farmer.
as a
school
common
a
with
always
Charlotte
and
and
farming his
daughter
of
was
busi
Isaac
Their
October 7, 1863.
E.,
and
L.,
chil
E., Mabel A.
Martha
Joseph L. Wilkinson.
Isaac; L.
Raymond,
was
made
A.,
Eliza (Swartwood) Raymond,
dren are Charles R., Wilfred L., Fannie
on
education
Raymond,
was
Swartwood,
on
Isaac R.
of
born March
with
married
son
3, 1814,
and
died
of
John
daughter
Eliza,
November
1,
and
1839.
They
Rebecca
(Livermore)
March 18, 1893.
He
and Nancy (Hanna)
had five daughters
:
Re
becca, Charlotte (Mrs. Charles Wilkinson), N. Dell (Mrs. George
Walker), Florence E. (Mrs. Morgan S. Manning) (deceased), and
Florence J. (deceased).
he
parents when
ily
moved
was
to Barton
Mr. Raymond
but five
where
His daughter Rebecca lives
One
of
the
Nine
years old.
he lived
on
came
until
his
to Nichols
years
with
his
later the fam
death, May 31,
1882.
the Barton homestead.
earliest settlers of
Barton was Alexander H. Schuy
ler, who located on Oak Hill when all around was wilderness.
The first town meeting of Barton was held at his house in 1824,
and he was elected an assessor.
Philip Church Schuyler, son of
Alexander H.
6, 1824,
on
and
Oak Hill.
and
the farm
with
ter
February 1,
of
Joseph
He
was educated
was
in the
born
on
August
primitive schools of
followed
the town
on
Mary (Giltner) Schuyler,
his
lumbering and farming all his life, living on
father and developed on Oak Hill,
dying there
1884.
He
Kishpaugh,
Margaret A., daugh
Of their children now living
was married
about
1853.
with
Henrietta (Mrs. George D. Besemer ) and Fort Alexander.
Mrs.
Schuyler married a Manning for her second
husband, and lives at
ATalley.
Fort
Alexander Schuyler was born in Barton on
Halsey
are
WA VERL Y AND TOWN OF BAR TON.
685
September 25, 1856, and, educated in the town schools, has always
been a farmer.
To render his farm more available, in 1884, he con
structed a creamery in Shipman Hollow, which was the first estab
lished in the town.
He operated this for six years'.
In 1887 he
moved to East Waverly and has since resided in the village, where
he
now
has
He married, first, on August 3, 1880,
Samuel and Emily (Cassady) Cary. Their
a milk route.
Nellie
H., daughter of
child, Nellie, is dead,
and Mrs. Schuyler died in June, 1881.
only
Mr. Schuyler married, second, Florence E., daughter of David 0.
Their son, Allison C. Schuyler, was
and Emeline (King) Curran.
born June
is
Mr. Schuyler
1883.
24,
was one
Glenwood cemetery, has
highway commissioner, and for
one-fifth owner of
five
years as
of
the
promoters and
served
his town for
several years as an
excise commissioner.
Gershom B. Pennell, son of William Pennell, a soldier of the
war of 1812, was born in Pike county, Pa., on December 2, 1814.
When seven years old (in 1821) he came to Barton and has since
resided
in the town
and
has
been
always
a
farmer.
He
was
first
they had two children, both now
dead. He married, second, Mrs. Lucy Broadhead, widow of Sam
Mr Pennell has done much for the benefit of the town, and
uel.
married with
Matilda Ellis
is
its
now one of
David S.
and
oldest and most respected citizens.
Coleman,
son of
Joshua
Sarah
(Penny) Coleman,
He married Elizabeth, daugh
and
born in Sussex county, N. J.
ter of Samuel and Sally Brink of Orange county, N. Y.
He was a well-known farmer and
to Barton in 1847.
was
He
was several
terms
(Mrs. William J.
D.,
of
Moravia,
an assessor.
He had
He
came
esteemed.
seveu children :
Emily
Drake), Sarah A. (Mrs. Harmon Clark), George
N. Y., Frances J. (Mrs, Warren Ross), Lydia
(Mrs. Dr. F. P. Blair), Antoinette (Mrs. Ed.
(deceased. )
Daniel
(Van
and
Charles E.
Houten) Dailey,
He was married with Emily, daughter
was born August 19, 1825.
of Ahira and Laura (Parker) Barden, February 4, 1851. They have
Daniel
Dailey,
son of
and
Sally
Holt),
686
(deceased), Eugene, Ida (deceased), Laura
Fred C.
(deceased), Fred C, Daniel (deceased), May and Ernest.
eight
children,
Dell
born September 12, 1862 in Barton where he was edu
for
cated in the common schools. He afterward worked at farming
then he engaged in the sale of farming imple
a uumber of
Dailey,
was
years,
has successfully conducted this business. He was mar
to Stella, daughter of Charles and Eliza (Hanna) Holt, Feb
ments and
ried
11,
ruary
1885.
from Schoharie county to Tioga very early,
Charles B. Holt,
but later emigrated to the west where he died.
son of Jonas U. and Tryphenia (Bush) Holt, was born on March 9,
Jonas U. Holt
came
on July 6, 1847,
marrying Eliza Hanna (born in 1824)
became connected with one of the town's earliest families, and was
1816,
and
wealthy
ing
is
and prominent.
extensively,
now
the
He
conducted
and owned at one
village
of
Barton.
both
time the
His
lumbering and
most of
children
were
the land
farm
where
William, born
6, 1848, (married Orietta Barden), Frances (died on August
14, 1853), Eliza J. (born October 10, 1851, died August 17, 1853),
Charles, Edgar (born April 3, 1854, married Antoinette Coleman),
Roseltha (born April 6, 1856. married Dr. A. J. McDonald, and
died May 2, 1878), Herbert (born October 4, 1859, married Nora
Poole), Sarah (Mrs. Arthur Johnson, born May 20, 1862), Stella
(Mrs. Fred C. Dailey, born July 10, 1866 ), Allie J. (Mrs. Ed. Kane,
born July 24, 1869), and Herman. Mrs. Charles B. Holt resides on
the homestead farm, her son taking his father's place in its activ
ities. Herman Holt was born on March 31, 1864, was brought up
On March 6, 1882, he married
as a farmer on the homestead.
Elma Washburn, and had children, Rose, Daisy and Charles W.
October
Holt.
Alfred Clark
was
born
cated
Ellas, son of Rollin and Sally (Hardy) Ellas,
December 20, 1827, in Tompkins county.
He was edu
in the
leaving
fifteen
schools of
school
years
he
he
Barton
worked as
Summit county, Ohio.
After
boatman on the canal, and then for
was employed
business for himself
as
farmer
and
in the
and
shipyards.
lumberman
He then
until
1871,
was
in
when
WAVERLY AND TOWN OF BARTON.
he learned the
wagon-makers'
for twenty-six
He
trade,
at which
he has
687
.
now worked
L., daughter of Arnold
and Elizabeth
(Vanderhoef) Hopkins, February 10, 1850, and has
these children : Eugene, born August 22, 1851, died October 22,
1851 ; Mary, born March 19, 1853, married Judiah Coleman, (they
had four children, of whom Bernice T., the oldest, born October
23, 1874, died September 2, 1895, and the only survivor now is
Cora, the youngest, born February 8, 1885 ; William Lewis Ellas,
born May 21, 1854, married Prudence A. Kinney on February 18,
1874, (they have four children, Edward E., born March 20, 1875,
Arthur L., born August 28, 1877, Reba May, born January 10,
1885, and Belle Vera, born October 29, 1887). Tracy and Stacy
Ellas were born in February, 1857.
Tracy married Alice Newell,
and has five children.
Stacy married Rose Rice. Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Ellas are now residing in Barton, to which place Mr. Ellas
came in 1863 from Ohio, and here he has been a farmer, lumber
years.
Maria
married
man and wagon-maker.
William, was born in Chemung, Che
November 12, 1854, and received a common school
Amos
Jackson,
son
mung county,
After
of
before his marriage, on May
14, 1887, with Miss Anna (Van Fleet) Fairchild, he was employed
From his marriage
for two years by the Lehigh Valley railroad.
until his death, which occurred in Waverly on January 21, 1893,
education.
he
was a
reared nine
died March
1828.
They
4,
had
Solomon Doane
He
1858.
nine
Daniel Van Fleet.
an adopted son.
children,
Jersey of Holland
Freydenburg, also born in
deaths
John G.
the
present
parents
writing
born
whom
Susan Miranda
married
Fleet, father of Daniel, was born
(Dutch) ancestry. He married Mary
James Van
in New
and
of
at
in Wa
February 3, 1782,
Nancy Bennett, who died in
was
married
and
Mrs. Jackson's
living
all of whom are
children,
(September, 1896).
school and
Barton, Chemung, Elmira
hotel keeper in
Mr. Jackson had
verly.
and
leaving
New Jersey.
The dates
of
their births
are unknown.
Hill,
son of
bora in the town
of
Elisha E.
and
Athens, Pa.,
Margaret
September
(Hanna) Hill, was
17, 1821, and is a
688
cousin
Hon. David B.
of
Barton, to
schools of
a
only
few
the
resided on
Mr. Hill
which
months old.
old
He
Hill.
town he
He has
homestead
was married with
was
came with
been
always
ever
he
since
Elizabeth
R.,
September 8,
in the
educated
his
parents when
farmer
a
here
came
daughter
public
has
and
as a child.
David B.
of
and
Mr. Hill has seven
1875.
Maria (Shipman) Cure, on
brothers and sisters, among them Philomela, born May 7, 1823 ;
Sarah, born February 26, 1826 ; Hannah, born July 28, 1828, died
1, 1856; Elizabeth, born
One day in
August 26, 1837.
September
June
tered Mr. Hill's house
men
there,
were
who
1894
Tabitha, born
1831 ;
26,
a number
of
men en
masked
the back side, bound two of his hired
and compelled them and Mrs. Hill and a
on
into the pantry and sit on the floor, where they placed
One of the company meanwmile entered the
a guard over them.
sitting room, whither Mr. Hill had just gone from the supper table,
niece
and
to
go
levelled
life."
or
his
to
one side
a
double-barreled
"his money
knocked the barrel
him, demanding
gun at
Mr. Hill jumped for the man, and
the same instant the trigger was pulled.
this time
By
Mr. Hill had drawn his revolver, and, shooting his antagonist in
Mr. Hill then ran to see
the neck, he dropped him to the floor.
While he
to his family.
the
and carried off
It is
them.
of
down
wounded man.
supposed
Bingham, born
revolution and made
his
family
fled
at
in
ish
Nothing
a nation
affair
Holland,
of
there
long, however, for before
moved
back to the
was
known
weighted
still a mystery.
to America before the
from
which
the massacre, returning however
In the early years after the United
made a new
Hill, in Athens, Pa., but as Indians
he
man
Wyoming valley,
Mr. Bingham
some
is
came
escaped
robbers
more was ever
wounded
his home in the
the time
the
occupied
that the
again when peace was made.
States became
thus
into the river, but the
and cast
Charles
was
home
near
were numerous and
Wyoming
1800 he
valley.
was
He did
living
on a
Span
trouble
not
lot
of
stay
land
he had taken up on Shepard creek.
Here he built a pioneer log
cabin for the first home of his
family, cleared the land, made
sugar
from the
developed
a
numerous maple
fine farm.
trees,
He died in
diligently and
1812, leaving sons and
and
rapidly
daugh-
689
ters.
Charles Bingham, Jr., son of the above mentioned
Charles,
was born in Barton on April
1803.
Brought
a
lumberman
9,
up
and farmer, he married Anna M.
daughter
of David, and
Davis,
settled at the place that is now Lockwood.
Here he built one of
the first sawmills of the section and did extensive
lumbering as
farming.
He was an old-time whig and later a republican,
and both he and his wife were prominent members of the Metho
dist church.
Their children were Mary J. (Mrs. Bernard Camp
well as
bell), of Roberts, Wis., Jefferson, Ann E. (Mrs.
Ketchum), George W., and Edmund J. Bingham.
George W. Bingham
was
the farm
youthful years on
dent to
our country's call
Co.
10th N. Y.
H.,
Cav.,
born August
and, passing his
9, 1842,
school, he
and at
Rev. Lafayette
was an
early
October 1,
to arms, enlisting on
and was in active service
with
respon
1861, in
his
regi
January 7, 1865. Five years later, on
July 5, 1870,
Mary A., daughter of Joseph and Mary
Innoff and settled at Lockwood, where, with his brother, Edmund
J., he has been engaged in lumbering and in merchandising. Mr.
Bingham is a member of the G. A. R. and a valued Odd Fellow,
holding membership in Waverly societies. His children are Jessie
D., Fred, Clara A., Joseph I., Mary A., George, Harry, and Sam
ment until mustered out on
he
married
,
uel
,
D. Bingham.
Edmund J.
March
24, 1851,
married on
Mary
Bingham,
affairs and
received
March
A. Smith.
also son of
a good
Charles
common
school
24, 1877, Elizabeth K., daughter
Mr, Bingham has
his judgment in
was
born
education,
and
Bingham, Jr.,
Miles C. and
much influence in local
wielded
all practical matters
is
of
of weight
in the
He has successfully conducted various kinds of bus
iness, lumbering, milling, farming and merchandising, and holds
Mr. Bingham and his brother,
the office of justice of the peace.
community.
George W. ,
ham has
Laura A.
are
the
proprietors of
six children :
(deceased),
Addie
and
Willis C. Edgerton,
was born in
the Bingham
James
L.,
B.,
mills.
Marion
M.,
Mr.
Bing
G.,
Arthur
John L. Bingham.
son
of
Caleb
Granby,
and
Con a.,
Angelica
on
(Lamberton)
September 20, 1850.
690
Coming to Waverly in 1869 he learned the blacksmith's trade, mar
ried Alice, daughter of Gideon and Nancy (Brown) Cassady, in
1872,
located
and
at
Lockwood
In
implements.
ricultural
market and a
hardware
ciety work, is
Odd
a
and a
to these he
dealer in ag
conducts
Mr. Edgerton is
a meat
prominent
in
so
is district deputy of the
in Tioga county.
Royal Arch
fraternity
and
addition
store.
Fellows'
Lillian M.
blacksmith
as a
Mason,
and
Olive A. Edgerton.
TOWN OF SPENCER.
Stanclift, who came to Spencer in 1844 to peddle goods
for Lucius Emmons, and who, from that to the present time has
been an important factor both in village and town history, was a
native of Halifax, Windham county, Vt., born February 22, 1825,
The family had formerly lived in
the son of James Stanclift.
Isaac S.
Connecticut
was
about
and
thence
fourteen
Connecticut,
and
to Vermont ; but
his father and family
emigrated
years
old
there Isaac lived
until
he
came
when
Isaac
returned
to
He
to Spencer.
in Mr. Emmon's employ on the road and in the store for ten
twelve years when in the spring of 1860, Leonard Fisher, Myron
was
or
B. Ferris
and
Mr. Stanclift
organized
the firm
of
L. Fisher &
Co.,
from that time to the present, with the changes noted in the
chapter on the town of Spencer, Mr. Stanclift has been in active
and
and constant
tified
with
business in the
local
history
;
village.
He has been
otherwise
was supervisor several years
; town
iden
clerk
fourteen years, and one of the best incumbents of that office in
the history of Spencer ; was auditor several years ; village trustee
two terms ; member of the board of education for more than
seventeen
board.
tant
years,
and
More than
measure
for the last fourteen
years
this, he has been identified
having
for its
object
the
president of
with
welfare
of
the
every impor
the town, and

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