A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany county, New York, Part 59

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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Belmont Lodge, No. 474, F. A. M. was instituted July 2, 1859. Its charter members were: E. W. Chamberlain, R. Reed, C. Ellis, C. J. Horne, F. A. Whitcomb, H. Ward, J. Dickey, A. Miller, and G. M. Cooley, and the first officers, E. W. Chamberlain, W. M .; R. Reed, S. W .; C. Ellis, J. W. The presiding officers have been: E. W. Chamberlain, C. Ellis, B. B. Clark, R. Reed, B. Norton, L. Gorton. O. A. Fuller, V. A. Willard. The present officers are: W. A. Pollard, W. M .; Charles Wallace, S. W .; J. W. Hinman, J. W .; F. Vanderhoef. treasurer; Stephen Pollard, secretary; J. G. Willett, S. D .: J. W. Dean, J. D .; W. H. Brown, chaplain; William Wilson, S. M. C .; Frank DeLong, J. M. C .; A. W. Bennett, Tiler. The lodge is in a flourishing condition, and has 55 members; 213 members have been initiated.

Belmont Lodge, No. 145, A. O. U. W., was organized April 4, 1878, with 16 charter members. The first officers were: Past Master Workman, Joseph W. Bartlett; M. W., Thomas Dougan; G. F., Edward Bacon; O., Jefferson Gorton; Rec., A. P. Cole; Fin., R. M. Watson; R., D. G. Freeborn; G., F. N. Smith; I. W., J. W. Pease; O. W., George Mason. The officers for 1896 are: Past Master Workman, Leman R. Lewis; Master Workman, Virgil A. Willard; Gen. Foreman, J. H. Arnen; Overseer, Leman R. Lewis; Recorder, Edwin S. Richardson; Financier, J. W. Bartlett; Financier, Thomas S. Tefft; Guide, C. Fred Clarke; Inside Watchman, W. D. Hood; Outside Watchman, E. I. Davis. The lodge has 47 members. Since organization 6 members have died.

Belmont Union E. A. U. was organized May 8, 1880, by L. J. Parker, Dep. Supreme President, with 14 charter members. These officers were elected and installed: Anson C. Hall, president; John P. Roth, chancellor; Gen. Rufus Scott, advocate; Solomon H. Tracy, vice president; Benjamin Norton, secretary; Henry Wier, accountant; Edward Bacon, treasurer; Alfred W. Bennett, auxilliary; Wm. H. Bloom, chaplain; William Sankey, sentinel; S. J. Scheanck, watchman; William H. Granby, warden; Franklin Davis, conductor. The present officers are, Mrs. Rhoda Hyde, president; Mrs. Lena Bartlett, vice president; W. V. Robinson, chaplain; James Johnson. secretary and ac- countant. There are 40 members at present.

Fidelity Tent, K. O. T. M., No. 120, was organized Nov. 10, 1889, with B. P. Mapes, P. C .; F. G. Helme, Com .; E. N. Black, L. Com .; G. L. Tucker, Jr., R. K .; H. C. Vanderhoef, F. K .; J. W. Hinman, Prel .; S. Davidson, S .; W. J. Hardy, Phys .; I. V. Averill. M. at A. ; Louis Elliott, 1st M. of G .; Chas. Wright, 2d M. of G .; A. Simons, Sen .; Ed. Delong, P. There are 140 mem- bers. Present officers: P. C., Chas. Wallace; C., R. F. Bower; L. C., R. H. Mellefont, Jr .; R. K., Geo. Peck; F. K., H. C. Vanderhoef; Chap., J. C. Phip- pen; Phys., W. J. Hardy; Serg. T. S. Windus, M. at A., Richard Saunders; 1st M. of G., Fred Casterline; 2d M. of G., Adelbert Dyke; S., D. W. Cran- dall; P., T. J. O'Brien.

Elizabeth Hive, No. 52, L. O. T. M., organized May 28, 1892, with these officers: P. L. C., Mrs. Lovinia Leilous; L. C., Mrs. Louise Brundage; Lieut. C., Mrs. Emily G. Clark; R. K. Mrs. Mary A. Adams; F. K., Mrs. Vinnie

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Simons; Phys. Dr. H. A. Barney. There are 48 members. Present officers: P. L. C., Mrs. Lovinia Leilous; L. C., Mrs. Mary Sortore; Lieut. C., Mrs. W. A. Tefft; R. K., Mrs. Harriet N. Mattoni; F. K., Mrs. Mary S. Adams. The hive is in a flourishing condition.

Royal Legion, No 34, was organized July 14, 1892, with these officers: President, Mrs. Lovinia Leilous; vice president. Mrs. Mary A. Adams; sec- retary, George A. Scott; treasurer, John Q. Adams. This is a benefit or- ganization, and has 110 members in Belmont, and the present officers are: Hugh Johnson, president; Maranda Ives, vice president; Joseph Bartlett, treasurer; Sarah J. Bentley, chaplain, Mrs. A. M. Anderson, secretary.

SOMETHING OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE .- George H. Austin, son of Seward Austin, was born in Cameron, Aug. 22, 1862. He attended the common schools and Alfred University. In 1890 he married Hattie E. Chandler. Since 1887 he has been a cheese manufacturer, and in 1893, purchased the Richburg cheese factory ; in 1894 he exchanged it for the Gilt-edge cheese factory at Belmont. This factory uses the milk of 400 cows, and has a Babcock tester. Isaac V. Averill, son of Julius C., was born in Belmont July 4, 1853. His father, a native of Rutland Co., Vt., came to this county in 1841, and made his home in Belmont in 1842, mar- ried Mary Richardson and had 10 children. He pulled out the stumps on the Erie railroad, and on contract built two miles of the road, losing $10,000 by the company's failure. He died in 1873. In 1874 Isaac V. Averill went to Bradford, lived there 13 years and kept a restaurant. In 1885 in company with F. M. Babcock he established the Allegany Stock Farm, of which he has been sole proprietor since 1891. Here he makes a specialty of raising trotting horses, keeping from 12 to 15 Hambletonians and Mambrinos. In 1889 Mr. Averill made his home in Belmont, and, in 1893, married Mary E. Bennett. He is a past commander of the K. O. T. M. at Belmont.

Bela Bartlett, born at Bath, N. H., in 1800, was great-grandson of Josiah Bartlett, the signer of the Declaration of Independence. Bela when 14 became a soldier of the War of 1812, and, after the war, came first to Monroe Co., then to Warsaw, where he lived until 1832, and married Pamelia, daughter of Roderick Chapin. In 1832 he established himself as a cabinet maker and undertaker in Belmont, and only retired from business on attaining 75 years of age. He died in 1880. Of his nine children five are living. He was prominently connected with the development of Belmont, and a man highly esteemed. Joseph W. Bartlett, son of Bela, was born Sept. 13, 1837. When 17 years old he went to Troy and for eight years was a tailor there. He then went to California and, II years later, in 1875, returned to Belmont, where he has since been a merchant tailor and undertaker. In 1871 he married Lena McCrea of Pictou, N. S. Their son Joseph is a medical student.

George R. Benjamin's grandfather, Asa, one of the pioneer settlers of Belfast, came from Oneida Co. about 1818. His son, Lee Benjamin, was born in Belfast, May 10, 1824. He mar- ried Loranda, daughter of Joseph Baker of Andover, and had 4 children. Their son, George R., was born in Andover, Feb. 7, 1846. He worked on the farm until he was 25 years of age, when he learned the mason's trade and has since been engaged in contracting and building. The Belmont schoolhouse, the Literary Building, and the County Jail of Belmont (the latter in 1894) were erected by him. He employs from 15 to 20 men. In 1869 Mr. Benjamin married Lucy Gibson, who died in 1879. They had 6 children. In 1880 he married Lovie, widow of Capt. A. G. Cartwright, of Roanoke, N. C. They are members of the Baptist church of Bel- mont. Mr. Benjamin has held the office of constable 4 years, and in 1892 was elected overseer of the poor. He is also street commissioner.

Elbridge N. Black, son of Alexander and Mary A. (Morse) Black, was born in Ward, Sept. 24. 1853. His mother was a daughter of Newman and Polly (Spangler) Morse. Mr. Black was educated at Alfred University. He married, Mar. 24, 1875, Emma A., daughter of Thomas and Chloe (Vaughn) Foster. They had one daughter, Augusta. Mrs. Black died in 1876. Mr. Black was formerly a farmer. In 1881 he made his residence in Belmont, and is now the successful proprietor of the Cottage Hotel.

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William D. Bunnell, son of George A. and Weighty J. (Royce) Bunnell, was born Mar. 17, 1862, in Ward. George A. Bunnell was born May 11, 1826, at Berkshire, Tioga Co. He settled in the west part of Alfred in June, 1849, (later part of Ward.) He was elected collector at the first town meeting in Ward, and succeeded himself 3 times. He was supervisor several times. His principal business was farming, but he was a natural mechanic, and in 1886, 1887 and 1890 he bought timber in Allegany county and framed barns at Wellsville and shipped them to New Jersey and there put them up. Mr. Bunnell died May 6, 1895, leaving a wife, 3 daughters and his only son, William D. His daughters are Mrs. Reuben Austin, Mrs. Clara Collins and Mrs. Anna Morehouse, all of Ward. William D. Bunnell was married Dec. 24,

1882, to Allice, daughter of L. W. and Viana (Alles) Collins. [The Collins family have served in town offices in Ward.] Their children are Lulu E., George W., Eldyn L. and Mary A. Mr. Bunnell was a student of Alfred University. His business has been farming and auctioneering, and for several years he has represented the manufacturing house of Mast, Foos & Co. of Springfield, Ohio, in the sale of pumps and mills. Mr. Bunnell was town clerk for 4 years, and in 1890, 1892, and 1893 was elected supervisor of Ward, the last year having but 3 votes cast against him. In March, 1894, he made his home in Amity.

Frank Van Campen, son of William Hanford and Amanda Knight Seely Van Campen, was born in 1845. Besides home schools he attended Belfast and Lima seminaries. In 1863 he accepted a position in the quartermaster's office in Elmira and that fall entered the First National Bank of that city, remained until April, 1866, when he became cashier of the Second National Bank of Havana, N. Y., until 1869, when he returned to Belmont, and, with his father, bought the old stone flouring mills and water power, and has since been in the milling business. He married June 28, 1871, Bettie D., daughter of Charles and Olive (Miller) Richardson of Gardiner, Maine. Their children are Helene R., Wm. Richardson and Franc Marina. Mrs. Van Campen was president of the Belmont Literary and Historical Society for two terms, 1887 and 1888, and is now serving a 5 years' term as trustee of that society, and is also trustee of the Belmont Free Library.

Benjamin Crabtree, a native of Massachusetts, settled at Amsterdam, N. Y., previous to 1800. In 1813 he came to Friendship. Daniel Crabtree, son of Benjamin, was born in Amster- dam in 1809, came to Friendship with his father, and, in 1837, settled in Amity, built a sawmill at Belmont, still known as the Crabtree mill. He was a carpenter and millwright by trade. He married Betsey, daughter of Silas Whitcomb ; they had 8 children. Mrs. Crabtree died in 1886, her husband the same year. He was an active temperance man. His son, Emerson W. Crab- tree, was born in 1847, and has always resided in town. He is a farmer and lumberman and has the homestead of 165 acres. He has been highway commissioner several terms, is a Re- publican and takes an active part in political affairs.

Benjamin Green Crandall, son of Peter and Nancy (Blivens) Crandall, was born in Berlin, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1797. In 1818 he came to Amity with his father and brother William, and set- tled 2 miles south of Belmont. In 1823 he married Anna, daughter of Samuel Van Campen. who had 4 children (one of them Dr. Charles M. Crandall), and died May 3, 1832. His second wife was Mary C. Stebbins (married Oct. 3, 1833), who had 8 children. She died in Friendship Jan, 8, 1888, Mr. Crandall Feb. 18, 1874. Harrison Crandall, son of Benjamin G. and Mary C. (Stebbins) Crandall, was born Sept. 15, 1835. At the age of 18 he went to learn the black- smith's trade. Dec. 28, 1863, he enlisted in Co. I. 14Ist Regt. and was engaged in 3 regular battles. July 20, 1864, he was wounded at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, was taken to the hospital, and remained there until discharged July 8, 1865. He is a member of Revere Post G. A. R .: Since the war he has been engaged in blacksmithing. In 1872 he married H. Eliza- beth Curtis. Their children are Albertus Hayes and Orsa Eloise. E. M. Wilson of Belfast sends us these additional facts: Peter Crandall was a Revolutionary soldier and a descendant of Rev. John Crandall, a Welch Baptist preacher that joined Roger Williams' settlement at Providence, R. I., about 1637. From Rhode Island Peter emigrated to the Patroon Van Rens- selaer's Manor on the Hudson, afterward the seat of the " Anti-Rent " war, where he developed a fine farm from the forest, and either selling out or not obtaining title came in: 1818 to Amity where he died in 1838. Mary C. (Stebbins) Crandall was descended from a Massachusetts family which traces its line to the 13th century. The name and armorial bearings are recorded in England from that time. Benjamin G. Crandall was a carpenter as well as a farmer. He made his home in Eagle (then Allegany county) from the winter of 1835-6 for about 12 years, when he returned to Amity. He was a Whig and later a Republican, and took the Albany Journal for over 40 consecutive years. He was an ardent "militia man," and was commis- sioned captain of infantry Aug. 30, 1826, by Governor Clinton. He was a Baptist from early manhood. "Contrary to the general rule he was not known as 'Major ' or 'Colonel ' ever after, but as ' Uncle Ben,' which was far better."

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Joshua Baker, a native of Washington county, born in 1785, settled in West Almond in 1831. Of his descendants was Edwin, whose son Joshua was born in West Almond, March 9, 1831, and in 1869 married Edna, daughter of John Leilous. Their children are Mabel, Ed- win, Floyd, and Clarence. Mr. Joshua Baker died Feb. 25, 1888, in Amity. His family reside on the home farm.

Isaac Van Deventer, son of Abraham Van Deventer a colonel in the war of 1812, was born in Romulus, N. Y., in 1812. He married Phoebe Hamilton. Some years after his marriage he came to Cuba and later to Friendship and was a farmer. His wife died in 1884, and he now resides in Hinsdale with Mrs. Bryant, one of his five children. Oliver J. Compton, son of Jesse, was born in Wayne. N. Y .. July 28, 1848. In 1849 his father moved into Clarksville, and en- gaged in farming. In 1869 Oliver married LeEtte Van Deventer, daughter of Isaac. They have 5 children. For several years after his marriage he was a farmer. In 1884 he removed to Belmont where he is a contractor and builder.

Rev. John J. Dealy was born in Willing June 4, 1862. His early education was acquired at the public schools of Willing and Wellsville; and from 1878 to 1881 he attended select schools in Wellsville and Hornellsville. From 1881-2 he studied at St. Charles College Balti- more, Md., and in 1890 graduated from Niagara University, Buffalo. The same year he was appointed assistant rector of St. Mary's church, Olean. Jan. 8, 1891, he was transferred from Olean to St. Columbia church in Buffalo. Oct. 1, 1892, he was appointed assistant rector of the Annunciation church, Buffalo. July 20, 1894, he was sent to Elmira to be assistant pastor of St. Patrick's church, and chaplain at the State Reformatory. From there he came to Bel- mont. Mr. Dealy is an energetic, wide-awake, progressive man ; as tolerant of the religious opinions of others, as he is tenacious of his own, and has many warm friends outside of his church. He is a zealous worker in temperance and other reforms, a pleasant, impressive, forci- ble and eloquent speaker, and in frequent demand to address societies and public meetings.

Joseph Demmer was born at Williamsville in 1839. When he was 15 years old he went on the Buffalo division of the Erie railroad as water-boy for a year, then entered the office at Hornellsville, learned telegraphy, and was there about 2 years when he came to Andover. In 1860 he located in Belmont and for four years was telegraph operator. Since 1864 Mr. Dem- mer has been station-agent, and agent for Wells-Fargo Express Company. In 1864 he mar- ried Lucy, daughter of Henry S. Norton. They have 2 children, Marietta (Mrs. J. H. Ander- son), and Charles Carroll.

George W. Estabrook was born at East Haddam, Conn., Aug. 11, 1815. March 19, 1835, he married Polly M., daughter of John Starr, of Newfield, N. Y. Mr. Estabrook was a resident of Andover for several years, was postmaster, and for several years ticket agent for the Erie rail- road. He became a citizen of Belmont, and October, 1890, married for his second wife, Matilda, widow of Dr. William S. Todd. Mr. Estabrook died June 17, 1892. His widow resides in town.

John Gorton, a native of Painted Post, N Y., settled in 1833 about one mile west of Bel- mont as a farmer. By his wife Charlotte Case, he had six children. He died April 4. 1848, his wife July 14, 1879. His only son Leander was born June 25, 1835, educated at Alfred Uni- versity, in 1858 he married Celestia E. Niles, by whom he had five children who are all living. In 1860 he engaged in civil engineering and surveying, following this until 1879 when he was employed by parties who afterward organized the National Transit Company, in surveying and securing the right of way for pipe lines from Olean to New York City. He was employed by by this company until 1891. He was justice of the peace for 14 years at Belmont where he now resides. Charles Gorton, oldest son of Leander, born in Belmont, Dec. 4, 1859, attended Alfred University, is now civil engineer, and has for several years been agent for the National Transit Company in procuring right of way and adjusting claims. He married Ella J. Clark. Children, Julia C., Ruth M., Mildred.

Asel Halbert, a native of Chesterfield, Mass., settled in Almond in 1839, where he resided until 1854, when he moved to Bolivar where he died in 1868. He was a farmer. He married Almira Donaldson who died in 1861. But two of their 12 children survive, Asa, aretired drug- gist, who resides at Portville, and Alexis L. Halbert, who was born June 20, 1828, in Chenango county. In 1852 he married Maria Crandall of Ward. They had 5 children. She died in 1878. In 1879 he married Catharine, daughter of Rev. Lorin Bennett of Ward. Their son bears the name of Leroy. Mr. Halbert taught school several terms and carried on farming. In 1882 he located in Amity where he has since resided. The family are members of the Baptist church. Mr. Halbert enlisted in the 85th N. Y. Regt. He joined the regiment at Roanoke Island, N. C., in 1864, was with it until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged in 1865. He is a member of Revere Post, No. 195, G. A. R., and has been its quartermaster since 1885.

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George Wortzer Horner was born in New Jersey, Dec. 12, 1808. In 1810 his father, Tim- othy Horner, came to Ovid, N. Y., and after a few years located here. George W. came in 1822, learned the trade of a millwright and followed it for many years. In 1843 he married Harriet Noble. They had 5 children : Cornelia, George W., a resident of Pullman, Washington, Leonora (wife of Rev. E. P. Hubbell, of Buffalo), George W., (died when 17) and Melvin E. Mr. Horner held the offices of supervisor and highway commissioner. He was an active member of the M. E. church. He died March 10, 1894. His wife died March 21, 1888. Mel- vin E. Horner was born April 13, 1852. He married Flora Gorton and has 5 sons. He has held the office of supervisor 3 years, and that of highway commissioner 5 years, is a member of Belmont Lodge of F. & A. M.

Riley Johnson, son of Oliver, was born in Ovid, N. Y., and came to Almond about 1829 and located in McHenry Valley and took up 400 acres of wild land and cleared the land and tilled the soil. He married Emeline, daughter of Frank Brooks, of Dansville. Mr. Johnson died in 1892, Mrs. Johnson in 1891. They had three sons: Lyman lives at Bullis Mills, Hugh, who was in Co. H, 130th Reg't. N. Y. V., resides at Belmont, and James, who was in Co. H, 130th Reg't. N. Y. V .. was discharged July 28, 1865. He then returned to Almond, and in 1866 married Jane, daughter of Nathaniel Green and was a farmer. He has 4 children. His wife died July 1, 1894. In 1883 he moved to Belmont and for the last 10 years he has acted as deputy sheriff.

Thomas Kane, son of Patrick, was born in Ireland and came to America in 1840 and for 2 years worked at his trade of tailoring. In 1842 he came to Ward and engaged in farming. He married, first, Annie Bailey and had 2 children. She died in 1860, and Mr. Kane's second wife was Ann Conlon. They had 6 children, 4 girls and 2 boys. The boys are joint owners of a tract of land in Amity and are progressive farmers. Patrick Kane, son of Thomas and Annie (Bailey) Kane was born March 4, 1860. He was educated at the district schools and at Alfred University and has been a teacher in the schools of Allegany county for 10 years.

John Leilous, born in Dublin, Ireland, was pressed into the British service when 13 years old just before the Battle of Waterloo. In 1812 he escaped from the British fleet on Lake Champlain, went to Rutland, Vt., and there married Mary Parker. In 1837 he came to Amity, purchased a farm and engaged in lumbering. Of his 13 children five came to this county. John Leilous, Jr., son of John, was born July 31, 1820, in Clarendon, Vt. Coming here with his father when 17 he engaged in farming and in lumbering. In 1841 he married Sophronia Easton who died in 1861. They had eight children. In 1863 Mr. Leilous married Lavinia, daughter of Sam- uel McGibeny. One child Effie.

John Lewis, son of Henry, was born May 29, 1826. in Lisle, Broome county. His father was also born in Lisle (in 1800), married Louisa Eddy, a native of Otsego Co., (born in 1799), They came to West Almond in 1833, purchased 140 acres of land, which, in 1839, they sold and purchased another. Henry Lewis died Dec. 2, 1846, and his wife Dec. 23. John Lewis was reared in West Almond, in May, 1848, married Mary, daughter of George McGibeny, and, in 1847, settled in Ward as a farmer. He was drafted in 1863. He has been a highway com- missioner, assessor, constable. and held other offices. He now resides in Amity, has five chil- dren and a productive farm of 250 acres.

Charles E. Mills, son of Marcus T. and Laura (Crandall) Mills, was born in Wirt, in 1863. He received the educational advantages of Friendship Academy. In 1881 he commenced clerk- ng in the drug store of Wm. H. Scott, of Friendship, and in 1891 removed to Belmont and formed a partnership with George A. Green as Mills & Green, druggists. Charles E. Mills is a descendant of James Mills, who married his wife Polly Basly in New York City. In 1820 he came from New York City to Friendship where he lived 2 years, when he removed to Akron, Ohio, where he died. He had 9 children. John S. Mills, his son, came to Friendship with his father, accompanied him to Ohio, then came to Lockport where he learned harnessmaking. He then returned to Friendship and engaged in harnessmaking. In 1837 he married Harriet A., daughter of Eliand Silvia Francis Baird. He resided in Friendship until his death in 1886. His wife now lives in Friendship. Mr. Mills was paymaster-general in the state militia. He had 4 sons and I daughter: Marcus T., A. C., J. L. B., H. I., and Silvia A. (Mrs. Geo. Travis).

Benjamin Milks, a native of Otsego Co., was born in 1799. He married Dorus Grinnell. He settled at Whitesville about 1830, and kept a hotel. He was a shoemaker by trade, and also transacted some legal business. In 1848 he bought a farm in West Union, and after residing there several years, he passed a few years in Canisteo and Hornellsville. In 1870 he came to Amity, where he and his wife died in 1879. Of their 4 children Benjamin F. Milks is the only survivor. He was born Dec. 3, 1833. In 1858 married Sarah J., daughter of Charles Rosen- bark (one of the early settlers of Ward, he came from Steuben Co.). She died in 1888. Mr. Milks' second wife was Laura L. Gillett, they have a son, Perry Earl. Mr. Milks, when a boy of 15 years, left home and worked in a sawmill, and learned the trade of millwright, and has

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been engaged in building and operating mills, and been a miller in most of the northern states east of the Mississippi river. In 1870 he purchased a farm in Amity, where he resides.

Parish Morehouse, son of Archibald, was born in Washington Co., in 1821. His father came from that couny in 1836 and located on a tract of forest land in West Almond where his industry developed a fine farm. He married Mary Parish in Washington Co., who bore him 12. children and died in 1847. Mr. Morehouse died in 1849. Parish was but 15 years old when he accompanied his father to his West Almond home, and aided by his labor to create the home. In 1845 he married Lucinda Casterline, and in 1850 located a home in the north part of Amity on the north branch of Philips Creek. Of the 9 children of Mr. and Mrs. Morehouse 7 are liv- ing. Cyrus Casterline, born in Seneca Co., married Nancy Smith of Ithaca. Of their six chil- dren 2 are living : Cyrus, living in Michigan, and Lucinda (Mrs. Parish Morehouse). Mr. Caster- line settled in that part of Amity later set off as Ward in 1818, and developed a farm out of the wilderness. He died in 1856. his wife in 1874.

Ira Henry Myers, son of David, born in Granger, July 9, 1851, was graduated from Cornell University in 1877, studied law with Ferris & Dow at Ithaca, and Hon. Hamilton Ward at Belmont, and was admitted to the bar in 1879. He practiced law in Belmont ten years and established an office in Buffalo where he is now in practice. He married Florence M. Whitney of Belmont. One child, Helen P.

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A Centennial Memorial History of Allegany county, New York, Part 59

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