A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany county, New York, Part 115

Author: Minard, John Stearns, 1834-1920; Merrill, Georgia Drew
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Alfred, N.Y., W. A. Fergusson & co.
Number of Pages: 1102

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Furniture .- The Cook Furniture Company was organized in June, 1892, from G. W. Cook & Co. The business was started in Cuba in 1881. F. L. Cook is manager. C. S. Hicks, East Main street. Druggists .- Allen & Thomas, A. A. Lawrence. Boots and Shoes .- Webster & Horan, Wasson Block, East Main street, A. J. Phillips (in 1894 succeeded Wm. F. Sharp, who was in trade since the war). Undertaking .- Arnout & Sons, A. A. Gail. Pianos, Organs, etc .- A. J. Van Fleet in his own brick block corner East Main and Orchard. There are two photographers and various other industries. Six telephones are in use, and the two railroads have abund- ant facilities for freight and passenger traffic.

SOCIETIES: Cuba Lodge, No. 426, F. & A. M .- The charter for this lodge bears date Jan. 8, 1825, and was granted by the grand lodge of the state of New York which had been regularly established according to old constitutions and under the auspices of Prince Edwin of the city of York, England, in the year of masonry, 4726), to Brother Calvin T. Chamberlain, W. M .; Brother Stephen Cady, S. W .; Brother Henry Stephens, J. W .; Martin Smith, Laurin Woodruff, Jonathan Moore, Levi Robinson, Earl Gould, Jacob Baldwin, Erastus Kinney, William Hicks, Kendall Wilder, Richard Bronson, Ira Tracy, Henry Stevens and Simon C. Moore. From Jan. 17, 1832, to June 11, 1853, the lodge was discontinued, and at the latter date a new charter was granted, and the lodge re-organized with the new number 306, and Henry Stevens as W. M., I. B. Sharp as S. W., Warner Hastings as J. W. and C. T. Chamberlain as secretary and treasurer. The other charter members were, Martin Smith, Talcott Howard, Simon C. Moore, Joseph Palmer, S. G. Newell, Stephen Hardy, John Powers, Erastus Kinney, Jacob Baldwin, Samnel M. Russell, S. W. Merrill and C. H. Bradley. Regular com- munications are held on the second and fourth Saturdays in each month. The membership is large, and the lodge is in a flourishing condition. The present officers are, J. E. Dewey, W. M .; F. N. Mallison, S. W .; John E. Dudley, J. W .; Edwin A. Bartle, treasurer, Frank B. Sibley, secretary.

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Valley Point Chapter, No. 232, R. A. M .- The charter of this chapter bears date February 3, 1869. The first officers installed under this charter were: Simon P. Swift, H. P .; Henry Friendly, K .; Gabriel Bishop, S .; L. F. Law- ton, treasurer; H. J. Swift, secretary; William H Bartholomew, C. H .; R. H. Moses, P. S .; William H. Holmes, R. A. C .; A. D. Crosby, M. 3d V .; S. B. Bostwick, M. 2d V .; I. R. Harbeck, M. 1st V .; George W. Durfee, tiler. Every second and fourth Thursday in each month occur the regular convo- cations. The present officers are: E. D. Loveridge, H. P .; A. A. Arnold, K .; Monroe Clayson, S .; J. E. Dewey, Treas .; E. H. Keller, Sec .; Don McClure, P. S .; S. H. Morgan, C. H .; J. E. Dewey, R. H. C .; S. B. Bostwick, M. 3d V .; J. R. Harbeck, M. 2d V .; Lawson Paul, M. 1st V.

Valley Point Lodge, No. 241, I. O. O. F., was organized July 8, 1870, with W. R. Bronson. F. G. Stebbins, H. Shewman, W. W. Cole and W. P. Stevens as charter members. The first N. G. was W. R. Bronson, and suc- cessive ones down to 1879 were, W. W. Cole, F. G. Stebbins, A. F. DeKay, E. R. Nash, R. H. Grady, H. Shewman, W. C. Hall, D. B. Whipple, J. A. Grove, E. R. Nash, J. Byram, J. H. Graham, H. C. Hendricks, J. McMonagle, G. M. Gillette, G. V. DeKay, and D. Reid. In 1879 it was said to be flourish- ing and financially prosperous, with a membership of 30, but interest waned and it was discontinued, to be revived and reorganized with a new number. It is now exceptionally prosperous.

Cuba Lodge, No. 691, I. O. O. F., was organized January 31, 1894, the present officers are: T. M. Shafer, N. G .; L. L. Brown, P. G .; H. K. Marsh, V G .; J. E. Dewey, Sec .; D. C. Smith, Per. Sec .; A. Unger, Treas .; B. H. Shearer, Warden; Burt Scott, Con .; W. A. Bates, R. S. N. G .; W. H. Clapp, L. S. N. G .; C. J. Moses, R. S. V. G .; J. F. Olive, L. S. V. G .; W. J. Beech- er, R. S. S .; F. A. Loveridge, L .; R. R. Lockwood, I. G .; J. T. Moses, O. G .; F. W. Westford, Chap. Membership about 100.

Orient Encampment, No. 53, I. O. O. F., was removed from Wellsville in July, 1895. The officers are: George Lutzie, C. P .; D. C. Smith, H. P .; L. L. Brown, S. W .; J. E. Dewey, Scribe; O. D. Hammond, Treas .; T. M. Sha- fer, J. W .; B. H. Shearer, 1st W .; W. H. Clapp, 2d W .; E. L. Hicks, 3d W .; F. A. Loveridge, 4th W .; J. M. Sullivan, 1st G. of T .; G. W. Cook, 2d G. of T .; F. W. Westford, I. S .; Charles Little, O. S.

Cuba Lodge, No. 78, A. O. U. W .- This lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen was organized March 7, 1877, with 20 charter members. It has been a fairly successful lodge, and the present officers are: J. M. Sullivan, master; F. B. Sibley, foreman; E. A. Bartlett, recorder; A. A. Gail, financier; C. H. Enos, receiver.

Stephen T. Bartle Post, No. 183, G. A. R., was organized Oct. 25, 1880, with 14 members. The commanders have been: W. H. Withey, 1880; H. J. Swift, 1881, '82, '83; C. H. Miner, 1884, '85; A. S. Thompson, 1886; R. H. Grady, 1887; E. O'Malley, 1888; C. Miner, 1889, '90, '91; F. J. Ehman, 1892; S. K. Ford, 1893; F. B. Brown, 1894; A. S. Thompson, 1895. Present member- ship 82. A strong Ladies' Relief Corps is a loyal aid to the Post.

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Cuba Grange, P. of H., No. 799, holds regular meetings semi-monthly in G. A. R. Hall.

A Tent of K. O. T. M. was organized in 1885, with 15 charter members. Present membership 140. A " Hive " of L. O. T. M. was organized in June, 1893. There is a lodge No. 553 of Knights of Honor. Cuba Union, No. 47, E. A. U. The I. O. G. T. have had seasons of prosperity and adversity. Of other organizations some have surrendered their charters, while others have been successful.

The Cuba Circulating Library .- This library was established in 1873 through the efforts of Rev. L. P. Blackford and Mr. J. C. Seely, as a stock company, many of the leading citizens of the village and town becoming stock- holders. In 1879 the number of volumes was about 700. The number at present is 1,600, and the books are well chosen and standard works. The trustees are E. D. Loveridge, Geo. H. Eldridge, S. C. Swift, F. L. Charles, Mrs. L. W. Sheldon, A. A. Lawrence and C. A. Ackerly. The present offi- cers are: Geo. H. Eldridge, president; H. C. Morgan, treasurer; F. B. Sib- ley, secretary; and Mrs. R. S. Armstrong, librarian.

Shakespeare Amateurs and Shakespeare Club .- The pioneer ladies' club of Cuba is the "Shakespeare Amateurs," organized in September, 1887, with these officers: Mary Helen Watrous, president; Lena Todd, secretary; Maude Whipple, treasurer; Mrs. Christina H. Charles, critic; Adele Rafter, 1st teller; Florence Thompson, 2d teller. The present officers are, Lena Todd, president; Lurale Bartlett, vice-president; Mae Smith, treasurer; Mrs. Christina H. Charles, critic. From its organization, this club has al- ways, from September till July, every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, met with Mrs. Christiana H. Charles (the mother of the club and its patroness). Membership 20. In October, 1887, the "Shakespeare Club " was organized. Mrs. Christina Howell Charles and Mrs. Harriet W. Armstrong were the chief promoters. Its objects are "the pursuit of Shakespearian study, as a means of intellectual improvement and literary culture, and to stimulate intellectual development." The active membership is 20. The first officers were: president, Mrs. Christina Howell Charles; secretary, Mrs. Harriet W. Armstrong; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Sheldon. The present officers are, Mrs. Christina H. Charles, president; Mrs. Albert Arnold, vice-presi- dent; Mrs. Albert Lawrence, recording secretary; Mrs. Rufus Eldridge, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Newton Sheldon, treasurer; Mrs. Harriet W. Armstrong, critic.

The advantages of Cuba are very neatly summed up as follows by Edit- or Coad in the Cuba Post :

Six churches. Population, 3,000. Two newspapers. Three first-class hotels. An excel- lent steam laundry. Natural gas for fuel and lights. Enterprising, live business men. Hand- some, shady and well kept streets. Local and long distance telephone service. Opera house with seating capacity for 700. Excellent railway service and shipping facilities. One of the finest gravity water systems in the state. Two first-class banks-First National and Cuba Na- tional. One of the best Union Schools in the state, with a corps of eight teachers. One of the

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best Fair Grounds in Western New York, with an A No. I mile track. A volunteer fire depart- ment equal to the best ; three active companies, and first-class apparatus. Steam roller flour mills, large gristmill, butter package factory, cutter and wagon factory, large sawmills, three plan- ing mills, new cold storage building, foundry and machine shop, bicycle works, three livery sta- bles, two creameries. The Cuba Temperance Assembly-the assembly grounds being located at the south side of the village-draws, from all over this section, thousands of visitors annually. The assembly is held for one week, during the month of August, at which those who attend are privileged to listen to some of the best platform speakers in the United States, and the musical program is fully equal to the oratory. The grounds are delightful, and the large cov- ered auditorium seats over 2,000 people. Cuba is one of the prettiest villages in Western New York. Located on the lines of the Erie and W. N. Y. & P. railroads, every facility for trans- portation is offered. Adjacent to that beautiful sheet of water-Lake Cuba,-blessed with a healthy and invigorating atmosphere. and possessed of one of the most famous and health- giving sulphur springs, Cuba is a favorite place of summer resort for an ever-increasing num- ber of visitors. As seen from the Erie railway, which encircles three-fourths of the village, Cuba is one of the prettiest little towns between New York and Dunkirk.

OF CUBA'S CITIZENS .- Albert A. Arnold, son of Gilbert and Meletiah (Webber) Arnold was born at Peoria, Ill., April 16, 1846, and, after his father's death (October, 1847), he came with his mother in 1848 to Rushford. About 1850 they settled near the reservoir in Cuba. Mrs. Arnold died in 1879. Albert A. Arnold, once a poor boy with a widowed mother dependent on him, is truly a self-made man, and has accumulated a competence. Educated at Rushford Acade- my, he came, in April, 1870, to Cuba and began clerking. He purchased the " Oid Corner Gro- cery " lot and building, July 1, 1874, but could not get possession to go into business until Feb. I, 1881, when he bought out L. N. Stevens. Oct. 8, 1883, Mr. Arnold was burned out, losing over $1,200. In 1885 he erected the fine Arnold block in which he conducted grocery trade until recently. In this b ock are located the postoffice, W. U. telegraph office, several stores and offices. At his own expense ($1,500) Mr. Arnold put in the handsome Yale & Towne postoffice outfit in Cuba. He has been village trustee six years and assessor as long. He was one of the prime movers (when trustee) to secure for the village the present village water sys- tem. He is an Odd Fellow and a Freemason, and is a member of St. Johns Commandery, Olean. Mr. Arnold married, Nov. 2. 1875, Pamelia, youngest daughter of William and Eme- line (Wasson) Bennett, who was born at Hinsdale, educated at Friendship Academy, and taught school several terms. They have one child, Florence R.

George Amsden was born in Belfast Jan. 2, 1837. His father, Isaac, born in Madison Co. in 1806, died in May, 1890. He came to Belfast in 1835, to Cuba in 1837, and settled on the Wm. Jackson farm on Jackson Hill. He married, first, Cynthia Webster of Madison Co., who died in 1839. Their children were Oscar H., Arvilla, Mahala (Mrs. C. H. Morgan) and George. Mr. Amsden married, second, Mary J. McIntosh of Belfast. Their children were Cynthia, Mary J. and Charles. The third wife of Mr. Amsden was Louisa Bishop of Rushford. Chil- dren : Frank and Ira. In 1889 he married, fourth, Victoria Renwick. George Amsden, when two years old, on his mother's death, went to live with Henry Kinney of North Cuba. Mr. Kinney was born Oct. 14, 1808, married Philinda Webster Sept. 17, 1839, and died April 7, 1878. Mrs. Kinney, born July 21, 1813, died May 27, 1882. George Amsden married, Jan. 2, 1860, Martha, daughter of Washington and Matilda (Torrey) Johnson of New Hudson, and soon located on his present farm. He had before this operated various cheese factories in Cuba. Mrs. Amsden was born at Attica, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1839. Their children are Ophelia, Alva

and Roy. Mr. Amsden was one of the organizers of the North Cuba Oil Co. in 1891. A well was drilled on his farm for 1,500 feet but no oil found. A vein of gas was struck at 912 feet, which was piped to his residence which it supplied with heat, etc.

Verne W. Alexander, D. D. S., son of Nelson Alexander, was born in New Hudson April II, 1872. He was graduated from the dental department of Vanderbilt University of Nash- ville, Tenn., in 1891. After a short stay in Franklinville, Pa., and Belfast, he located in Cuba

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in 1894. He is a member of Allegany County Dental Association, of Cuba Lodge, I. O. O. F. No. 691, F. & A. M. No. 306, and K. O. T. M. Tent No. 12.

Milo Fannin Baldwin, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (York) Baldwin, was born May 19, 1816, at Henrietta, Monroe Co. Jacob Baldwin came to Cuba (then Friendship) in 1818 and his family in 1820. He, with Stephen Cady, built a sawmill in 1818 and a gristmill in 1820 or '21 at North Cuba. These they operated 5 or 6 years, when Mr. Baldwin took the sawmill and Mr. Cady the gristmill. No trace of either of these mills now remain but the millstones. Mr. Baldwin always kept tavern until within a few years of his death, which occurred in April, 1857. One of his taverns was widely known as " The Buck Horn," from a huge pair of buck's horns hung in front of the hostelry. Mrs. Jacob Baldwin died in 1875. The children of Jacob and Elizabeth (York) Baldwin were Milo F., Jeremiah, Ezra S., Fanny M., Amanda M., Lucretia, Converse and Julia L. Milo F. Baldwin early became engaged in lumbering, running rafts down the Allegany and Ohio rivers, continuing this business more or less all his life. He was always a farmer, and as a real-estate dealer handled many farms in the town. He was justice of the peace two terms, constable, poormaster, and collector. December 30, 1874, he married Emily Willey of Cuba. Mr. Baldwin was a Democrat in politics and liberal in religious belief, He was a Freemason and an Odd Fellow. He resided in the hamlet of North Cuba, and died March 1, 1895.

George Wilson Baldwin, son of Lonson and Sally (Conant) Baldwin, was born Feb. 8, 1839, on his farm at North Cuba, where his great-grandfather, Phineas Baldwin, was one of the earliest settlers. His grandfather, Anslem, a farmer, came to Cuba from Henrietta, N. Y., in 1829. His children were Lonson, Celestia, Rebecca, James L. and Ansel (enlisted during the civil war in the 85th N. Y., Co. F, died and was buried at Plymouth, N. C.) Lonson Bald- win and Sally Conant were married Jan. 9, 1838, and celebrated their "golden wedding " in 1888. Their children are George W., Orson A., Louise (Mrs. C. H. Morgan), Stella and Irene Sophia (adopted). George W. Baldwin enlisted in 1862 in Co. A, 136th N. Y. Vols., was in 15 engagements, was wounded at Averysboro, N. C., March 16, 1865, was discharged for disability after three years service, and is now a pensioner. The ball he received at Averysboro still remains in his left ankle, the surgeons having failed to extract it. Since the war he has been a farmer on 200 of the 800 acres purchased by his grandfather of the Holland Land Co.

William A. Bates, son of Abner, was born in Olean in 1856 and in 1861 accompanied his father to Chicago where he was educated in the public schools. In 1869 the family came to Cuba when Abner engaged in carriage manufacturing. William learned the tinsmith trade and in 1886 established the manufacturing industry which under his management has grown to large proportions (see industries). Mr. Bates is the inventor and patentee not only of the vari- ous goods manufactured, but also of the different kinds of machinery used to manufacture the goods. Since 1891 Mr. Bates has been chief of the Cuba Fire Department and a member since 1873, has been foreman of Rescue fire company for eight years and is captain of the Whipple Hose Company's running team. In 1891 Mr. Bates married Miss Lillie Cole.

William Currier, son of Joseph and Mary Currier, was born in Corinth, Vt., Oct. 30, 1812. His parents settled in Holland, Erie county, in 1816, and, as William was the oldest child, and as his folks were poor, he had to work at anything he could find to do to support the family and had in all only about 3 months' schooling. He however chopped over 100 acres of heavy tim- ber and cleared up 50 acres of it, besides his work for others. Nov. 18, 1833, he married Julia Ann Babcock in China, N. Y., settled on Townsend Hill in Concord, Erie Co., and learned blacksmithing. March 9, 1841, he moved to Cuba and worked at his trade till 1849, when ill health prevented steady continuance at it, and in 1851 he opened a grocery store which he con- ducted 9 years. In January, 1861, he moved to Clarksville and was a farmer until Aug. 27, 1873, when, moving again to Cuba, he rebuilt his house and barn that had been burned, and engaged in manufacturing and selling picture frames for 15 years, and later went into the bak- ery business. He has been a Freemason for 40 years, being the first person initiated in Cuba Lodge, No. 306, F. & A. M., after its re-organization. His first wife died April 19, 1856, and Oct. 26, 1856, he married Mrs. A. Searle. His six children by his first wife are dead. Mr. and Mrs. Currier are members of the Universalist church.

Justin E. Dewey was born at Honeoye, June 7, 1853. He was graduated from the Gene- seo Normal School in 1876. and afterwards took a course at Chautauqua College. He has since been engaged in teaching. He taught 2 years at Belfast, 9 years at Limestone, and has been principal of Cuba High School since 1888. In 1878 he married Grace Flinn of Belfast. Mr. Dewey is a member of Cuba Lodge, No. 306, F. & A. M., (serving as master for the 3d year,) Valley Point Chapter and St. John's Commandery of Olean. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 691, is a noble grand of this order, state Lieut. Com. of K. O. T. M., a member of Cuba Tent, No. 12, supreme representative of E. A. U., scribe of Orient Encampment, No. 53, and treasurer of Y. M. C. A.

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Franklin Jeremiah Burdick, son of Jeremiah and Rachel (Fletcher) Burdick, was born in Cortland Co., May 7, 1819. Jeremiah Burdick came to Bolivar in 1830 and lived there until his death in 1873. He owned and operated a gristmill. His children were Franklin J., Susan, Henry, Melvin, Oramel, Otis, Dwight, Emily, Rachel and Billings. Franklin J. Burdick re- moved to Angelica about 1856, thence to Amity, and in 1888 came to Cuba and settled on his present farm north of the village. In 1840 he married Mary, daughter of William and Phebe (Scofield) Wilson, of Angelica, and their children are Helen Josephine and Alba Elton. Mrs. Burdick died in Amity. Mr. Burdick is a blacksmith by trade.

William Campbell, son of Rufus R. and Hannah (Post) Campbell, was born on his pres- ent farm in North Cuba, June 10, 1833. Robert, father of Rufus R., came from Pompey, N. Y., to Cuba in 1821. Two of his sons, James M. and Dillon, came in 1822. Rufus R. Camp- bell was a justice of the peace and a surveyor many years. He died in 1847. Robert Camp- bell died about 1839 ; his wife died in Onondaga Co. The family is of Scotch-Irish extraction. Rufus R. Campbell and Hannah Post were married Oct. 19, 1829. Children : Lucien, born May 29, 1831 ; William; Lydia A., born May 29, 1835 ; Erastus C., born Jan. 9, 1838; Darius E., born Feb. 18, 1841 ; Edwin O., born June 15, 1844. Lucien, William and Lydia are living. William Campbell attended Alfred Academy, taught school I year in Kentucky and 3 winters in Cuba. He has been poormaster I year, road commissioner 2 years and assessor 10 years, He married, first, Oct. 6, 1857, Emeline A., daughter of Ammi and Mary (Pratt) Carrier, of Cuba. They had one child, Ammi Rufus. His second wife, Helen P., daughter of Erastus and Eleanor (Campbell) Webster, he married June 2, 1878. Mr. Campbell is a strong Repub- lican, and with his family attends the Presbyterian church.

John F. Coad was born at Woodstock, Canada, in 1863. He was educated at Upper Canada College at Toronto. In 1884 he came to Cuba and was local editor of the Cuba Pa- triot for 8 years, and for 2 years was local editor of the Ithaca Democrat. Jan. I, 1895, he became editor and manager of the Genesee Valley Post, published at Cuba, and March 20, 1896, became sole proprietor of the Post. He married, Feb. 1, 1894, Caroline G. Park. His father, James Coad, came to Cuba in 1881 and engaged in the furniture business.

Sandford Stoddard Cole, only child of John B. and Sophia (Stoddard) Cole, was born March 2, 1846, in Ledyard, Conn. John B. Cole came to Cuba from Rhode Island in 1833 and settled on a farm in the east part of the town. His brother Joseph came at this time, and his brother Stephen W., who came previously, was a civil engineer, and assisted in surveying the route for the Erie Railroad through Cuba. (See Friendship.) Mrs. John B. Cole died in 1856, and Mr. Cole married, second, Abby C. Wheeler. He died January 1, 1882. Sandford S. Cole attended Friendship Academy. He has always been a farmer, and has bought and sold cheese. June 27, 1872, he married Kate J., daughter of Truman Ives, of Salisbury, Herkimer Co. She died in May, 1873, and Mr. Cole married September 14, 1874, Clara S., daughter of Ahira and Susan Eldridge. Children : Kate, John B., Stephen W., Hattie, George S., Mary and Emma. John B. Cole, Sr., was for some time a stockholder in the Cuba State (now National) Bank, which interest is now held by Sandford S.

George H. Eldridge, son of Ahira A. and Susan (Hatch) Eldridge, was born in Greenville, Bond Co., Ill., July 26, 1838. After a residence of 3 years in Jackson county, Ark., he removed to Friendship in December, 1852, where he made his residence until September, 1868, when he moved to Cuba. He enlisted in Co. K, 136th N. Y. Inf., as first lieutenant and was promoted through the various positions to that of major, being honorably discharged June 25, 1865. Mr. Eldridge married, May 19, 1868, Frances Colwell of Cuba. Their children are Rufus C., George C., Alice C. (Mrs. Lawrence) and Frances Colwell Eldridge. Mr. Eldridge has been in mer- chandizing since 1865, first as a grocer then as a dealer in clothing and as a drygoods merchant since 1867. In 1876 he erected his present store, a two-story brick building, and carries a full stock of drygoods, cloaks, carpets, boots, shoes, etc. He has one of the most complete de- partment stores in all this section. Mr. Eldridge was postmaster 10 years under Andrew John- son and Gen. Grant's administration. He has held no elective offices, but has served his town as trustee in different interests. He was secretary of Cuba Fair and Cuba Temperance Assem- bly, president of the Library Association, is director and president of the First National Bank of Cuba. He has been in touch with all advance movements, in business, in moral and in Christian circles. He is prominently connected with the Cuba Temperance Camp Meeting, has been one of the chief anti-liquor men of Cuba, and an owner of the Prohibition newspaper. He is a " live " business man, and his store is one of the model ones of the county.

Isaac Failing, born in Oppenheim, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1824, is a son of Peter J. and Phebe (Starks) Failing. He came to Hume in 1840, and worked at farming and later at blacksmith- ing, and owned a shop on the bank of the creek opposite the gristmill in Hume, About 4 years later he conducted the L. H. Sweet farm and then engaged in lumbering. In 1852 he pur- chased the northeast farm in Rushford, removed to it, and in 1856 sold it and bought a farm of

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250 acres in New Hudson. In 1870 he came to Cuba village and his present home, and has dealt in farm implements, carts, carriages, etc. He has been overseer of the poor for several years in Cuba. Mr. Failing married, March 8, 1851, Charlotte M. Couch. They had one child, who died young. He married, second, Dec. 24, 1891, Allena M., daughter of William Snyder of Bradford, Pa. Mr. Failing has retired from active business, and, with his wife, enjoys his pleasant home on Main street.

Giles Frederick Gallup, son of Joseph and Abby A. (Dennison) Gallup, was born in Cuba April 21, 1843, on the farm now owned by Jefferson G. Halsted, where Joseph Gallup settled when he came to Cuba about 1839. He died in May, 1887. His wife is still living. Their children were Oscar, Ellen, Frances, Gurdon, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Giles F., Emma and Charles. Oscar, Gurdon and Charles Gallup enlisted and served as soldiers in the civil war. Charles was wounded and died in the hospital at Philadelphia. Giles F. Gallup moved to his present farm in 1859. He married, Oct. 3, 1865, Mary Eliza, daughter of Jabez Green of Cuba. Their children are Charles, Grace, Nellie, Carrie and Abby. The family is much respected.

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A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany county, New York, Part 115

Author: Minard, John Stearns, 1834-1920; Merrill, Georgia Drew Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Alfred, N.Y., W. A. Fergusson & co. Number of Pages: 1102

Author: Minard, John Stearns, 1834-1920; Merrill, Georgia Drew
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Alfred, N.Y., W. A. Fergusson & co.
Number of Pages: 1102