Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York : with a historical sketch of the county, Part 1

Author: Dilley, Butler F; Edson, Obed, 1832-
Publication date: 1891
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Gresham
Number of Pages: 740


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BIOGRAPHICAL AND PORTRAIT


CYCLOPEDIA


OF


CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, NEW YORK.


WITH A HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COUNTY


BY HON. OBED EDSON.


PUBLISHED BY


JOHN M. GRESHAM & CO.


EDITED BY


BUTLER F. DILLEY.


Nos. 1218 and 1220 Filbert Street, Philadelphia.


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JULY, 1891.


79 8736


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Press of The Jas. B. Rodgers Printing Company Philadelphia.


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1132141 INTRODUCTION.


HE PUBLISHERS of this volume take pleasure in presenting it to their patrons in Chautauqua County, believing that, biographically, it is much the superior of anything ever offered to the people of Western New York, and the mechanical workmanship is so far beyond anything heretofore attempted in this county, that no comparison is possible. While we have paid especial attention to biography, the interesting "Sketch of the History of Chautauqua County," written by the masterly mind of the Honorable Obed Edson, of Sinclairville, is the best compact account of the county's early history extant, and cannot fail to attract a deep interest.


It was originally the intention to present the work in the old style, by grouping each town, village and city by itself, and to introduce the reader to the "History of the County" before reaching the main contents of the book, but, after consideration, we decided to depart from the rut of custom, and to insert the biographical sketches at random in the book, and supplement it with the story which tells of early times, the whole to be preceded by a comprehensive index, by means of which the reader may turn to any desired place at will.


Our engravings, it will be noticed, are of steel and photographie repro- ductions made by the superior half-tone process; no wood ents are inserted, consequently the likenesses presented are accurate and correct. The residences portrayed are elegant specimens of Chautauqua County homes, and the old Court House, which has about outlived its usefulness, and is soon to be replaced, would, without this photograph, soon have remained to memory alone,


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PREFACE.


and the appearance of the building in which justice had been administered for so many years, would not be known to the coming generations.


Our biographies are, in the main, correct. We have exercised great care in securing accuracy of names and dates, and have submitted, where practicable, the manuscript, more than once, for correction. Some of our subscribers failed to return corrections, but they were very few. Doubtless some errors will appear, but there will not be many.


Upon the whole, we have received very hearty co-operation, and we feel a just pride in the results of our labors. Our only wish is that the book will give pleasure to the present generation and to the generations to come; that when the future historian enters Chautauqua County, he can begin where we concluded, and carry the chain fifty years farther.


PHILADELPHIA, PA., July 20th, 1891.


THE PUBLISHERS.


LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.


Page


Page


Aldrich, John J. .


83


Beebe, Milton E. (House)


49


Brewer, Hon. F. B.


111


Burns, Andrew .


194


Burns, Andrew (House) .


196


Babcock, Norman


230


Babcock, Alpheus


235


Beebe, Milton E. .


284


Burgess, Rev. Chalon.


346


Bloomquist, Otto L. .


499


Chase, Dr. William


73


Curtis, Major E. A. .


132


Cushing, Addison C. .


209


Carpenter, Col. Elial Foote


301


Case, Henry R. .


319


Corbett, Hon. Charles H. .


372


Cushing, Com. W. B., U. S. N.


483


Chautauqua County Court-House


670


Edson, Hon. Obed. .


220


Evergreen Cemetery


259


Eureka Factory (Howes)


16


Fuller, Frederick A., Jr.


253


Fenner, Hon. M. M.


391


Haywood, Col. Rufus


91


Howes, Simeon .


136


Howes, Simeon (Residence).


139


Hooker, Hon. W. B.


145


Huntley, W. W.


305


Hungerford, Sextus H.


621


Kingsbury, Henry C.


125


Lockwood, Clark R.


38


Lord, Bela B. ..


296


Livermore, Mrs. R. S. .


666


Morgan, Charles W.


240


Morris, Hon. Lorenzo


247


Ormes, M.D., Cornelius


556


Ormes, Dr. F. D.


560


Patterson, Hon. George W.


54


Patterson, George W.


60


Putnam, Major E. P.


59


Peacock, Judge William


213


Record, John G.


106


Ryckman, G. E.


444


Smith, Hon. Hiram


20


Stafford, Austin H. .


24


Scofield, Carl W.


31


Saxton, Isaac A. .


182


Sessions, Hon. Frank E. .


275


Sherman, Hon. Daniel


431


Van Dusen, IIon. A. A.


64


Weeks, Charles E.


46


Watson, Albert S.


385


Waterhouse, Dr. John A.


422


Waterhouse, Dr. John A. (Residence)


125


Wright, Reuben G.


536


Wright, Reuben G. (Residence)


539


TABLE OF CONTENTS.


A.


Page


Boughton, Joseph T.


. 115


Page


Page


+ Aldrich, John J. .


82


Abbey, Chauneey .


113


Burlaund, Gust. . .


127


Blanchard, Flint .


414


Brooks, Horatio G.


. 474


Brown, Marshall .


. 476


Anderson, John H.


269


Bull, Abraham


152


Baeon, George R.


486


Adams, D. B.


281


Barker, IIon. George 161


Burns, Andrew


195


Bloomquist, Otto L.


498


Bookstaver, Hon. William 498


Beebe, Charles Vineent .


501


Barker, Corrington . 502


Bentley, Fred. A.


543


Andrews, George .


367


Broadhead, William


. 249


Bond, Orlando.


551


Baumgart, Gustav 553


Bandinalli, Rev. John. 582


Benjamin, M.D., Mirza N.


584


Bourne, John


. 585


Bailey, Clayton E. . 593


Babcock, Hon. Jerome 601


Burgess, Celin


605


Blanchard, James C.


606


Brown, Rush 607


Barris, Michael 607


Brown, Donald S.


608


Barnes, Alpha


609


Bosworth, William A.


610


Bilsborrow, George .


.611


Baker, Dermouth R. . 625


Birdsey, Capt. Confort 625


Birdsey, Phineas


626


Burnmaster, Henry .


626


Barnes, Calvin W.


. 627


Brewer, Hon. Francis B.


110


Bissell, D.D.S., J. E. W ..


. 396


Broekway, Hon. Charles B.


. 400


Baxter, John P. 408


Aldrieli, Seth


217


Brown, Arthur L.


134


Andrus, Wilson S. .


237


Burlin, Anson A.


143


Bennett, Lyman . 496


Allen, Herbert W ..


290


Arnold, William HI.


310


Bratt, Anthony


207


Bemis, Philander W.


226


Babeoek, Norman


231


Babeoek, Alpheus


234


Beebe, Milton E. (Residenee, 49) 285


Barlow, Byron A.


294


Bemis, Harvey


311


Brown, Nathan


313


Baldwin, Levi .


315


Blood, Charles


332


Butler, Capt. James . 334


Burch, Hiram . . 341


Bemus, M.D., William M ..


30


Bixby, Lewis B. .


342


Blackmarr, Hamlin .


42


Breed, De Witt C.


44


Barrows, Henry R. .


55


Bird, Alberte . . 363


Bennett, Capt. James P.


376


Brownell, Peter R. .


31


Briggs, Frank O.


. 376


Burritt, Dr. Franklin .


88


Becker, Elias


380


Bemus, M.D., William P.


98


Burton, Iliram A. .


387


Benson, Jolın B. .


99


Briggs, C'arey .


. 389


B.


Bootey, Edward R .


28


Blanchard, Dr. Robert N. 271


Abbott, Joseph


435


Arnold, George M.


449


Alford, Dexter


470


Avery, Sherman S. .


479


Andrews, Joseph II.


. 624


Allen, Charles G.


368


Butler, Nelson .


261


Albro, Vietor A. .


417


Appleyard, Joseph


344


Ames, M.D., Edward .


. 362


Arnold, Capt. Joseph S.


. 364


Brownell, Smith II.


.343


Burgess, Rev. Chalon


3.47


Barrows, Ransom J.


61


Bolton, Stephen N. . 118


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TABLE OF CONTENTS.


C.


Page


Page


Durand, Carlisle


. 628


E.


Ellis, Franeis D.


89


Endress, William Fries


95


Edson, Obed


221


Ewell, Carlos


251


Evergreen Cemetery


258


Edmunds, Fred. W.


. 266


Ely, Jolın H.


287


Evarts, Dr. Raymond N.


317


Eaton, Alfred .


457


Ellis, Hollis Fay


. 471


Ellis, James S.


. 576


Edmunds, Joseph Wilson .


577


Ehlers, Charles


580


Elkins, Hon. Harvey S.


596


F.


Field, Frank B.


43


Fenton, Emery W.


154


Frey, Rev. Andrew


171


Fuller, Arad


. 176


Colburn, Charles R.


299


Carpenter, Col. Elial Foote


. 300


Caldwell, Samuel.


. 312


Clinton, Simeon


316


Case, Henry R.


. 318


Cochrane, James.


322


Coveney, Thomas R.


. 361


Curtice, Charles S. .


. 399


Corbett, Hon. Charles H.


. 373


Clark, William T ..


. 412


Case, Hon. Theodore A.


413


Colvin, Joel .


429


Casselman, Benjamin


439


Donelson, Jolın


. 410


Fenton, Bicknell D.


415


Forbes, Colonel David S.


454


Calvert, Rev. Thomas E.


450


Croeker, Washington


467


Covill, William


469


Dennison, Edward


547


Falconer, William T


476


Fuller, David M.


. 510


Flisher, Jared B.


. 511


Fuller, George W.


511


Fuller, Guy H.


512


Farington, Daniel M.


538


Cushman, Mason


. 506


Cole, William H. .


506


Cady, Sylvester S.


52


Chaee, Dr. William .


72


Chapman, Charles F.


508


Cranston, Frederick L.


79


Carlson, Samuel S. .


. 508


Collins, John B. .


. 509


Curtis, Rinaldo I.


. 550


Cobb, Albert S.


116


Cipperly, Clarence P.


553


Codington, S. O. .


117


Cowing, Ransom F.


599


Coates, Leroy P.


. 600


Camp, Wilson .


. 601


Christy, Henry R.


. 603


Chapin, Charles B. .


603


Coleman, William F.


. 604


Crosby, Charles R. .


. 605


D.


Dean, Benjamin S.


78


Douglas, George B.


80


Day, Ralph B.


80


Dorsett, Daniel B. .


103


Dotterweich, Andrew


121


Derby, Silas S. .


128


Douglas, William R.


133


Forbes, Elias


187


Fitch, Rufus


222


Fuller, Frederick A.


252


Derby, Jolın K.


167


Fink, Ellis


262


Flagler, James H. .


281


Frisbee, Sardius .


322


Dean, M.D., Hermon J.


. 336


Fenton, Gov. Reuben E.


326


Fay, Elisha H.


334


Fargo, Orange A.


338


Fenner, Hon. Milton M.


390


Fenton, Martin L.


397


Dawson, Jolın W.


. 403


Fuller, Mathew


403


Candee, William E.


.447


Dods, M.D., A. Wilson


478


Dewey, Lester R.


490


Freeman, Prof. Andrew Yates. . 468


Felton, John W.


472


Cushing, Com. Wm. Barker, U.S.N.482


Culver, Steplien


.495


Crandall, Jay E. .


. 503


Crissey, Edward J.


504


Case, Fred. W.


504


Dickson, Dwight


. 598


Dean, George R. .


. 612


Fenton, Rev. William H.


563


Clark, Hiram C. .


119


Crissey, Samuel Shepard


129


Curtis, Major Enoeh A.


133


Clark, Josephus H. .


157


Colburn, Charles D.


174


Cobb, William J.


185


Coffin, Benjamin J.


186


Clark, Whitman .


262


Cushing, Addison C.


208


Catlin, Ashbill R.


255


Cobb, Charles E ...


257


Cronyn, Dr. William J.


262


Crosgrove, Robert E.


278


Callioun, Archibald


279


Douglas, Charles M.


152


Douglas, George B


153


Davis, Gilbert L .


286


De Voe, Eugene E.


329


Dudley, Eugene E.


. 349


Davenport, Ellen M.


. 366


Davis, Ely


. 378


Dorn, Dexter D. .


402


Davis, Joseph .


510


Dean, Otto K. .


577


Doty, Alexander H.


578


Drake, Edwin .


. 597


Dickerman, E. H.


598


Crandall, William A.


87


Cluney, Col. Thomas T. .


102


Page


Crossman, Phineas


. 507


TABLE OF CONTENTS.


Page


Fenner, Nathaniel J.


573


Fessenden, Ralph C.


574


Felton, Alonzo


574


Fay, John R. .


575


Flahaven, Charles J.


612


Finek, Henry


632


G.


Green, Eleazer


18


Griswold, Daniel


97


Gardner, Roland W.


.114


Green, John T.


156


Gifford, Frank E.


166


.


Greene, Leverett B.


175


Gifford, Sam. J. .


201


Green, William F.


204


Grasho, John


233


Gifford, Dr. Joseph C.


244


Garfield, Joseph


381


Gifford, John .


398


Green, Frederick R.


406


Griffith, Samuel .


424


Garfield, Fred. H.


442


Godard, Albert H.


455


Griswold, Warren .


458


Gardner, Frederick D.


481


Gokey, Noalı W.


513


Giles, Abel S. .


549


Gay, Henry R.


.


570


Grover, Horace N.


571


Goodell, Harry E.


5.1


Gage, Seneca H.


. 572


Gron, Frederick


573


H.


Hoyt, Peter H.


42


Holmes, Victor


51


Hall, William


57


Hosier, Sidney M.


67


Holstein, Augustus


87


Haywood, Col. Rufus


90


Howes, Simeon


137


Hooker, Hon. Warren B.


144


Hunt, Frank, D.V.S. .


148


Hardenburg, John M.


. 150


Page


Hyde, Rev. William L. 157


Holt, Walter W.


162


Huntley, Joseph W. .


164


Hilliard, John


. 165


Himebaugh, William L.


169


Hough, Eugene K.


227


Hiler, Orlando J.


263


Horton, Nathan J. .


269


Huntley, William W.


303


Huyck, Andrus M ..


315


Hall, Ralph A. .


335


Hurlburt, George F.


. 337


Haskin, Fernando Cortez .


339


Hitchcock, Milo


351


Hunt, William


352


Hall, Ralph H.


.382


Hall, John A ..


369


Hall, Robert M. .


. 375


Hardenburg, Jacob


395


Houghton, Franklin J.


434


Hall, Hervey


452


House, David .


. 461


House, Cyrus .


. 472


Huyck, Richard .


474


House, John


. 475


Hull, Albert W.


480


Horton, Alonzo C. .


. 514


Hale, Elijah E. .


544


Hall, Aaron


567


Haas, Peter


. 568


Harrison, Benjamin L.


569


Hopkins, Newell P.


569


Hopson, M.D., Edwin R. .


569


Harell, William H.


586


ITiller, Orville M. .


586


Hill, Nelson H.


594


Hungerford, Sextus H. .


620


Hall, Richard A.


. 633


Islam, Doctor E.


446


Islam, George P.


. 515


J.


James, Israel


65


Page


Jones, Thomas C.


196


Jones, Thomas A. .


239


Josselyn, George S.


264


Jillson, De Witt G.


300


Jolinson, Jedediah M. 340


Jennier, Elias H.


348


James, Albert A.


.565


Joncs, Carleton M.


. 565


Jenks, Lafayette


566


Johnston, Robert M.


567


Jackson, Francis B.


579


Jones, George W.


618


Johnson, Oscar W.


619


Johnson, John


619


Johnson, Louis L.


620


K.


Kidder, Samuel .


100


Kingsbury, Henry C.


124


Knox, Melvin J.


155


Kimball, Pearl C.


170


Kelsey, Andrew, Jr.


418


Kane, Robert .


446


Keitlı, John F.


451


Kirkland, Albert


459


Kilbourn, Elisha E.


467


Kofod, John


516


Klawiter, Rev. Anthony


583


Kieswetter, M.D., Panl H.


611


Kendrick, Henry L.


614


King, Ephraim T.


615


Knowlton, Hiram L. .


616


Kewley, Jolın .


617


Kingsley, Emmett T.


.617


L.


Lannes, Andrew John


33


Lyon, Charles


36


Lockwood, Clark R.


39


Lewis, Nathan D.


48


La Due, Jerome .


79


Lundquist, Olof


96


Libby, A. HI. .


153


Lake, Hon. Henry C.


160


Livingston, Jolin J.


177


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TABLE OF CONTENTS.


Page


Page


Lapham, Arioeh


192


Madigan, John 424


Olson, Olof A.


85


Ottaway, Arthur B.


94


O'Brien, John W. .


108


Odell, Henry W.


520


Olsom, Louis


520


Ormes, M.D., Cornelius


557


Ormes, M.D., Frank D.


561


O'Connell, John F.


590


Osmer, Richard A.


641


Osborn, Elmer


641


P.


Peekham, Vernon E. .


27


Patterson, Ilon. Geo. W.


55


Patterson, George W. .


61


Putnam, Major Edgar P.


68


Phillips, Philip


75


Pardee, Myron W.


109


Priee, Addison A. and Wilson A., 122


Pennoek, Jonathan P.


127


Pitts, John W.


147


Peterson, A. John .


149


Peacock, Judge William


212


Pieree, Levi J.


216


Phillips, Albert L.


288


Pettit, William W. .


292


Parker, Amos


357


Phillips, Brewer D.


360


Powers, William E.


404


Patterson, John K


405


Palmer, Alfred .


411


Porter, Osear L. .


419


Priee, Osear F. .


420


Phillips, Peter G.


461


Post, Daniel Hazeltine


462


Perry, William B.


497


Peacock, Thomas A


521


Peters, Arthur


521


Morian, Alexander


. 358


Near, Lafayette .


492


Mathews, Benjamin Franklin .


. 380


Nixon, Hon. S. Frederiek


519


Payne, Charles S.


523


Peekham, William G.


524


Phillips, Hurlburt L.


525


Pabody, Ezra F.


525


Marslı, George W.


. 410 Neill, Hugh


. 640


0. Page


Landsehoof, Joseph, Jr.


200


Mead, Amos T., Jr.


427


Leet, Willis D.


203


May, Franeis .


438


Munson, Alson N. .


448


Lombard, Lucius


. 265


Munson, Henry S.


452


Lord, Bela B. .


297


Mahle, Jeremiah


477


Lambert, Hon. John S.


. 329


MeGinnies, Joseph A.


492


Maples, Charles G. 494


Miniger, William L. .


516


Langford, John


413


Laseelles, John II. .


449


Munson, Harry S.


518


Lanphere, Chauncey 1.


453


Morris, John W. 530


MeFadden, John


534


Maxwell, Robert A.


.543


Leet, George Edwin


532


Mead, Edmund


546


Lake, Edwin F. .


614


Montgomery, William E. . 579


Marvin, Frederiek N.


592


MeAllister, James


630


Miniger, Alexander M.


631


Mason, Silas W. .


. 631


MeDaniels, Almeron


633


Moore, Israel G.


634


Martin, Jonas .


635


Martin, George Le Roy


635


Moon, Col. Jeffrey T.


. 636


Mahoney, John


. 637


MeCarthy, John .


. 637


N.


Nieliols, Benjamin .


34


Newton, Sherman U. .


89


Newell, Thomas J.


147


Newton, William M. .


178


Noxon, Matthew S.


203


Meriele, Andrew J.


280


Niehols, Ira C.


366


Minor, William R.


. 292


Martin, William


309


Milspaw, Wesley


. 324


Maginnis, Henry J.


. 356


Newman, Harry J.


488


Prendergast, Hon. Henry A.


522


Maee, William


. 365


Norton, Sylvanus


638


Munson, Milton J.


. 395


Nobles, George


. 638


Mason, Addison


407


Nevins, Milo P.


. 639


Parks, George W.


541


M.


Martin, Hon. William G. 71


MeDonough, Michael K.


93


Minton, James H. .


94


Merrill, David E.


123


Myriek, Cornelius W.


158


. Maynard, J. D.


159


Montgomery, Harvey


164


Mulgrew, James .


216


Morgan, Charles W. .


240


Morris, Hon. Lorenzo®


. 246


Mawhir, George D.


265


Mawhir, John


271


Murray, Charles D.


. 277


Northam, Solomon B.


440


Newbury, Adelbert A.


460


Newland, Robert


464


Lunt, Alfred J.


628


Lowell, Albert P.


629


Livermore, Emory W.


667


Merriam, F. T.


517


Leonard, Clayton D.


489


Lown, Andrew


494


Lee, George


388


Lanphere, Capt. John I.


370


Love, Joy


. 215


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Page


Prendergast, Dr. William 562


Smith, D.D., Rev. Charles E. . . 181


Shearman, Col. Silas, R. P. and


Sawin, Horace C .


542


Stebbins, Albert II


. 545


Strunk, William F


545


Smiley, John


. 548


Shearer, Jolın, Jr . 549


Sixbey, Herman .


. 564


Stapf, Frank F


. 581


Stapf, Jolın A


. 582


Stearns, Hon. L. F


588


Simmons, Franklin


. 589


Solomonson, Andrew, Jr


589


Strong, Gilbert W.


. 644


Skinner, John A.


. 619


Simpson, Rev. Charles


650


Spear, John T.


650


Spear, Thomas


. 651


Stearns, E. P.


651


Sears, Hirian


. 652


Smith, David, Jr.


. 652


Stevens, M.D., Allen A.


. 653


Slocum, Jonathan H. .


653


Shults, Charles J. .


654


Sweeney, Michael W.


655


Sweet, James HI. .


656


Skinner, Elial W.


656


T.


Tucker, Rev. Charles E .


34


Thompson, Norman R


35


Tonsley, John H


62


Thompson, Ingh W


166


Taylor, David II


172


Thomas, Fred. W


172


Tower, Elisha, Jr


223


Thayer, J. L


232


Toomey, Danicl F


291


Tiffany, Albert J


293


Talcott, Channey G


308


Towne, Hon. George E


325


Taylor, James .


490


Taylor, John .


491


Taylor, Seymour A


491


Taylor, Edgar S .


491


Sheldon, Hon. Albert B


. 179


Stebbins, Charles


534


Smith, Daniel C .


541


Paulus, Michael, Jr. .


580


Pickard, Major Alonzo .


.593


A. P.


189


Sly, W. S


190


Pelton, Mareus Alphonzo


620


Palmer, Daniel N.


642


Peirce, Albert P.


. 642


Palmer, K. R. .


. 643


Prather, Abraham S. .


. 644


R.


Record, Israel .


104


Record, Jolın G. .


107


Rykert, Gilbert M.


108


Roesch, Lewis .


168


Rugg, Corydon A.


199


Russell, David .


. 238


Rossiter, George I.


273


Reynolds, Henry.


323


Rowley, Ira D.


374


Rathbun, D.D.S., Chauncey M.


. 399


Reed, William F. L. F.


. 416


Root, Will M. .


428


Roberts, Thomas H.


439


Ryckman, G. E. .


445


Rider, Delos J.


480


Scott, J. Frank


427


Sherman, Judge Daniel 430


Shaver, James HI


436


Spencer, Frank G .


441


Sherman, Charles HI


455


Stetson, Oliver


458


Smith, M D., Charles


465


Scofield, Dr. Era M .


473


Snyder, Julius L


491


Simmons, Alexander 496


Sheldon, Hon. Porter


22


Sexton, William


522


Stafford, Austin H .


25


Scofield, Carl W .


31


Strong, M.D., Thomas D


86


Seymour, M.D., George W . 528


Sykes, Lieutenant William . 529


Stoneberg, John A


529


Stone, Anson A .


530


Strong, Walter E 532


Sackett, Marcus


533


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Skidmore, S. M .


226


Saxton, Isaac A .


182


Sherman, David O.


245


Sterneberg, John J


256


Swezey, Samuel N


258


Shaw, Horace II.


270


Sessions, IIon. Frank E


274


Shaw, Robert .


290


Sterling, Charles H


298


Skinner, Homer J .


314


Stoddard, Oren


316


Sturdevant, Charles B


330


Smith, William L .


332


Skinner, George L .


349


Sherman, Winslow


350


Strong, William O


354


Shaw, Dr. Orrin C


355


Swetland, M.D., Benjamin S . . 359


Sheldon, Charles E


360


Randall, Nelson


. 487


Risley, Laurens G. .


645


Ross, M.D., Artemus


646


Reed, Richard .


647


Robinson, William HI.


647


Rush, John B. .


648


S.


Smith, Hon. Hiram 21


Sikes, Iddo A .


526


Shaw, Frank E .


527


Simmons, Harvey


. 101


Stearns, Crawford


129


Slotboon, Jolın A


149


Starring, Alfred A .


168


Skinner, Edward A .


173


Tennant, Delos G


552


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Severance, Henry


200


Shattuck, Lawrence E


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Tennant, Alvin J


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Watrous, Justin . 493


Tennant, John A . . 558


Wright, Reuben G 537


Torrey, David A .613


Tefft, Asa .


657


Widman, Albert C .


165


Woodbury, Hon. Egbert E 590


Taylor, A.M., Almon N. 658


Wheeler, Frank S . 180


Wade, Arthur C . 591


Tallman, John .


658


Wilson, David A . 222


Walter, Joseph M


597


Truesdell, Zebedee


660


Woleben, Marvin H 225


Wilcox, Charles N


245


Wallace, Matthew


624


Wilson, F. B . 267


Weaver, George R 272


Ward, James H .


273


Wiggins, Elmer H.


663


White, Dr. Squire .


288


Wood, Samuel .


664


Van Dusen, Theodore F 26


Van Dusen, George C .


32


Winch, Jay . 321


Y.


Vincent, James .


156


Walker, James C


338


York, Stephen H


437


Young, William B.


. 434


Van Buren, James Lyman .


355


Williams, Samuel P .


362


Vandergrift, William K., Jr


384


Watson, Albert S . 384


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Valentine, Peter F . .


584


Wilson, Lydell L


409


Vandergrift, Theophilus J.


. 661


Waterhouse, M.D., John .


. 423


Zahn, John M ..


. 667


U.


Usborne, William. .


661


V.


Waggoner, Daniel L 206


Woodward, John 595


Tolles, Edgar B. .


659


Wilson, James


623


Taylor, Erastus H.


660


Wicks, Charles H. 662


Wilson, William H. . 663


Warr, Jesse .


311


Van Dusen, Hon. Almon A .


65


Weeden, Lyman F .


353


SKETCH OF THE EARLY HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY . 673


Warner, Lucius Bolls 17


Weeks, Charles !


:


47


Wilson, W. Thomas


. 563


Walker, William H .


163


White, Charles F


587


Thompson, Lewis B. .


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BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY


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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY,


L UCIUS BOLLS WARNER. It may be said of Lucius Bolls Warner, without detracting aught from any other whose name stands high on the roll of Jamestown's useful citizens, that his honesty and integrity, his eareer of industry and his public-spirited services and liberal contributions for the development and the prosperity of his town, furnish an example that may be profitably followed by every young man who aspires to a position of thrift, useful- ness and respectability. He was born at Mill- ington, Middlesex county, Connecticut, March 3, 1828, aud is a son of Ephraim and Mary Speucer (Miner) Warner.


In 1850 he came to Jamestown, where he es- tablished himself in the furniture and ehair business. After five years of unremunerative returns in that line of business, Mr. Warner, having faith iu a rapid future development of Jamestown, resolved to deal largely in lumber. He then commeneed the planing-mill and lum- ber business ou Baker street, south of the Outlet. After fourteen years of successful business, his mill was destroyed by fire, August 23, 1867. He then purchased the property on Baker street south of the Outlet, known as the Baker mill, where his mill and lumber yards are at present situated.


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For over thirty-three years his business has inereased with the growth of the town, until now his lumber plant is oue of the important and essential enterprises of Jamestown. His plant eovers three aud one-half acres in extent, em- bracing large storage yards, a saw-mill, 56 x 90 feet in dimensions, and a planing-mill 56 x 106 feet in dimensions.


One who is well acquainted with Mr. Warner and his works states that every facility known to the trade is afforded the customers of this house, and its high reputation, maiutaiued for a third of a century in the same location, is the best evidence of its popularity and stability.


Mr. Warner is a man of good judgment in financial matters. In politics he is a republican, but takes no active part in political affairs, and desires no office. Unsolicited, he has hield a num- ber of offices of public trust, where he rendered good service with credit to himself. No citizen of Jamestown has ever been more interested in its prosperity, or contributed more freely to any object calculated to advauce its material, mental or moral welfare than Lucius Bolls Warner. Commencing life as a poor boy, he has won both ample fortune and honorable position, by ability, energy and inflexible honesty. In 1887 he sup- plied a great need in Jamestown by erccting


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what is known as the Warner block. It is an imposing five-story brick building, of 80 x 156 feet in dimensions. It is occupied by large stores and business offices. He enjoys the good will and respect of the citizens of James- town, and is recognized by all who know him as a public-spirited citizen. He possesses those characteristics which clearly define a strong in- dividuality, self-reliance, even temper on trying occasions, and uniform kindness. Honesty, in- tegrity, generosity and public-spiritedness are some of the pronounced traits of character on which Mr. Warner has built a symmetrical man- hood of substantial moral worth.


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LEAZER GREEN, a member of the ' he was admitted to the bar; he then entered the


Chautauqua county bar, was born at Remsen, Oneida county, New York, March 16, 1846, and is the youngest son of Eleazer, Sr., and Sylvina (Kent) Green. His paternal grandfather, Ezra Green, was a native of Litchfield, Connecticut, where he was a hotel keeper, served in the Revolutionary war, re- moved to Oneida county, N. Y., where he fol- lowed farming, was a Presbyterian and married Amy Church of his native State, by whom he had thirteen children. His maternal grand- father, Silas Kent, was born in New England, removed to Oneida county, this State, married Annis Dayton, by whom he had seven children ; lie was a farmer and died when comparatively a young man.


Eleazer Green, Sr., was born in Oneida county, May 16, 1800, and removed in 1847 to Cliau- tauqua county, where he died September 12, 1884. He was a man of intelligence and edu- cation, served for several years as superintendent of the public schools of Oneida county, and was also a teacher for many years in the schools of that county. He was one of the early aboli- tionists, and after the Republican party came into existence he supported its principles. He was a prominent and useful citizen of the town of Busti, in Chautauqua county, owning a large


farm in that town, which he managed success- fully for many years. He married Sylvina Kent, and they passed over sixty years of a happily married life together. They were the parents of six children : Broughton W., a farmer of Busti; Sophia (deccased), who was the wife of George W. Smith, of Ohio; Betsy S., wife of Elias Hurlbut, of Kansas; Amy C., wife of Amos Palmer, of Jamestown ; William E., who died at the age of sixteen years, and Elcazer.




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