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Daniel W. Campbell was born on the old homestead farm on the Susquehanna River, and after he became the owner of this estate, he built a house and located on the east side of the river. For many years he used to conduct lumber rafts down the Susquehanna River into Pennsylvania, and later he took up general farming on the old homestead. He was formerly an old-time Whig, but upon the formation of the Republican party, he joined its ranks and took an active part in the affairs of that party, until he was overtaken by death in 1885. He was united in matri- mony with Miss Rachel Fisk, and they were the parents of five children : Emily Agusta, born August 21, 1826, married Lorenzo Moody, who lives at Winters, Cal., where he served as the first postmaster; Brinton P., deceased; Burr C., the subject of this his- tory ; Arthur D., deceased ; and Charles H., deceased.
Burr C. Campbell was reared upon the old homestead, and lived upon it until the spring of 1892, when he rented his farm and re- moved to the village of Bainbridge, where he built him a fine residence, in which he- now lives. He married Mary E. Pettis, De- cember 9, 1857, and to this marriage have been born two children : Mary Eugenia, born July 21, 1863, is the wife of J. D. Bristol, a well-to-do farmer of Bainbridge, and the mother of one child, Mary, eleven years of
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age; and Janette H., born January 15, 1865, who married E. H. Copley of Unadilla, a farmer by vocation. Mr. and Mrs. Copley are the parents of four children-Edna; Burr C .; Mabel; and Gladys. On April 3, 1872, our subject was again united in marriage, the bride being Miss Helen McLean, a daughter of Harvey MeLean of Guilford, this county. She was born April 6, 1843.
During his early manhood, Mr. Campbell was engaged as a teacher, at which calling he was very suceessful, having kept up his stud- ies until he was one of the best posted and best read men of the town. Politically, he is a staneh Republiean, and has taken an active part in local affairs. From the time he was twenty-one to within a few years ago he had served on the election board, as supervi- sor, and was elected the last superintendent of the public schools of the town of Bainbridge. He is a man of wonderful resources, great executive ability and untiring energy.
A UGUSTUS S. EDDY was born in the town of Greene, Chenango County, N. Y., September 17, 1845. His boyhood days were passed in attending the district schools and in helping his parents at home.
Augustus Eddy, grandfather of our sub- jeet, was a native of Rhode Island, and was one of the pioncer settlers of the town of Triangle, Broome County, N. Y. He died at the advanced age of seventy years. C. C. Eddy, father of Augustus S., when a
young man taught sehool for several terms ; later he learned and followed the trade of earpenter and joiner.
He married Amy Stephens, and for several years resided at East Greene. In 1850, with his family, he moved to the farm in the northern part of Smithville, and followed general farming the rest of his days. He died in 1870 at the age of forty-nine years. To Mr. and Mrs. Eddy were born seven children, four sons and three daughters, as follows : Ellen, wife of George Orr of Man- istique, Mich .; Augustus S. of McDonough, N. Y .; John S., an attorney and insurance agent of Chicago, Ill .; Aliee E., who married William A. Smith of Greene, this eounty ; Charles A., superintendent of the wagon company of Geneva, N. Y .; Ida, wife of Edgar Brown of Manistique, Mich .; and Clifford T., who resides in Toledo, Ohio.
In 1863 Augustus S. Eddy enlisted for service in the Civil War. He was a member of Co. C, 8th Reg., N. Y. Vol. Cav. He served under the gallant Custer, and took part in the following engagements: Cedar Creek ; Spottsylvania C. H .; Yellow Tavern; Hanover C. H. ; White Oak Swamp ; Malvern Hill; Stony Creek; Ream's Station; Win- chester; and the second battle of Cedar Creek. He performed the duties of a soldier bravely and faithfully, and reecived an hon- orable discharge in July, 1865. Returning home he worked on a farm, and then for a short time on the Eric R. R.
On November 4, 1868, our subject was married to Miss Frankie A. Slater. One son, Hartwell C., was born to them, who
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assists his father in the care of the farm and dairy. In 1877 Mr. Eddy purchased the old homestead, running in debt about $6,000.00. About 1880 he purchased and operated the first steam thresher in Chenango County. So many farmers were afraid of his machine, that to get the amount of work he wanted he threshed in nine different towns the first season. After successfully operating the machine for six seasons, he sold it and has given his attention to farming and dairying. By faithful and well directed effort, Mr. and Mrs. Eddy paid their indebtedness in thir- teen years, and then purchased land in Mc- Donough, adjoining the old homestead, and to get better water for dairying purposes moved the house and one barn from Smith- ville into McDonough, and later took down the old barn and replaced it with one of modern design, the new structure costing about $2,500.
With the exception of two years in Mc- Donough, and one year in Oxford, for the purpose of giving their son better advan- tages for an education, Mr. and Mrs. Eddy have resided on the farm which they now own since 1877. For the last ten years they have made a specialty of dairying, and have won the reputation of making a very fine article of butter, receiving a medal for a sample exhibited at the World's Fair at Chicago, and of having a choice herd of Jersey cows, making an annual average of over 350 pounds of butter per cow. He is post commander of the G. A. R. of Mc- Donough. In politics he adheres to the Republican party, and votes to uphold the principles of that organization. Mr. Eddy is
an honest and obliging neighbor, and pos- sessed of good judgment. With a deter- mination to succeed, he illustrates that old but truthful proverb, " Where there's a will there's a way."
HARLES A. FULLER, an attorney of Chenango County, and a citizen of Sherburne village, was born in the town of Edmeston, Otsego County, N. Y., Au- gust 17, 1841, and is a son of Thomas A. and Harriet (De Forest) Fuller, and grandson of Elijah and Ruth (Robinson) Fuller, and of Gideon and Hannah De Forest, on his mother's side.
Elijah Fuller was reared in the State of Connecticut, and came to New York State about 1805, settling in Columbus, this county, on the farm now owned by Mr. Rutherford. He built the house now standing, and set out the orchard, which is still yielding fruit. Mr. Fuller spent his last days with his son Fitch, who resided at Columbus Centre, this county, and died in 1864 at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Mrs. Fuller died aged sixty-eight years. Their children were as follows: Laura, the wife of Rev. Sidney Mills; Thomas A., father of our subject; Marcia, who married Dr. E. King, late of Unadilla Forks; and Fitch, now deceased.
Thomas A. Fuller was reared to follow the pursuits of an agriculturist, and during his early days he managed his father's farm ; in 1842 he moved to the village of Sherburne, where he bought the stock of L. D. Newton, and embarked in the mercantile business,
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carrying, after a time, a line of groceries, drugs and books combined. He died on April 25, 1875, at the age of sixty-three years, at his home in the village of Sherburne. Mrs. Fuller, who was born July 28, 1813, is the youngest and the only survivor of a family of eight children. Her father, Gideon De Forest, was a native of the colony of Connecticut, and was born in Stratford, a son of Joseph De Forest, who was a grandson of David, the first ancestor here. The family was Huguenot by descent, and left France early in the Seventeenth Century to escape persecution. At the outbreak of the Revo- lution, Gideon De Forest was but ten years of age, but that struggle continued long enough for him to grow into military ability, and for more than two years he served in Captain Beardsley's Company of Connecticut troops. Three older brothers were with him in that army. Mrs. Fuller's mother was Hannah Beardsley. Her father and a brother were sea captains, and sailed their vessels to and from the West Indies, where both died of yellow fever.
Gideon De Forest left Connecticut in 1790, or a little later, for the then far West and settled in the town of Edmeston, Otsego County. There he felled the forest, cleared the land, and made a home for his family. He was a tailor by trade. Some years after coming to Edmeston, he and his wife, and a number of their children, became members of the Congregational Church in Columbus. He was in 1838 pensioned for his war services. It was told of him, that, on one ac- casion when a brush with the enemy was anticipated, he felt quite despondent, and got
off by himself, and prayed. After the fight, in which his side had the best of it, and he was feeling jubilant, some one said to him : "Gid, what have you been doing?" to which he replied, "Licking 'em like the Devil." He died in 1840, and his wife in 1844. They were of good stock, and were a stalwart couple. Mrs. Fuller is living with her son, Charles A., and is enjoying the best of health for a lady of her years. She is one of the kindest and most faithful of mothers, and by the loveliness of her life and her strict devotion to duty, she has won the esteem and confidence of all who know her. Mr. Fuller was a firm believer in the Whig party, but when it went into retirement he joined the ranks of the Republican party. In religious views he was an active and con- sistent member of the Congregational Church. They were the parents of two children, Charles A., the subject of this biography, and Antoinette, who died in 1862, aged thirteen years.
Charles A. Fuller received his primary education in the common schools of Sher- burne village, and then spent two terms at Madison University, at Hamilton, N. Y. In the spring of 1861 he entered the law office of Boardman and Ingersoll, of Cleveland, Ohio, and, when Lincoln issued a call for troops to put down the rebellion, our subject returned home and enlisted September 1, 1861, in Co. C, 61st Reg., N. Y. Vol. Inf., which was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. He entered as a private, and was later promoted to be a sergeant, and in 1863 he was commissioned a second lieutenant. He took an active part in all the battles of
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the Army of the Potomac, up to and includ- ing the battle of Gettysburg. Among the other battles in which he participated were the battles of Fair Oaks; Peach Orchard ; Savage's Station ; White Oak Swamp ; Glenn- dale; Malvern Hill; Antietam; Fredericksburg; and Chancellorsville. July 2, 1863, he was severely wounded at Gettysburg, having been shot in the left shoulder, which made it neces- sary to have three inches of the bone taken out, and was shot in the left leg, which was ampu- tated eight inches from the body while he was still on the field. He was a man of strong constitution, and showed great pluck and determination in the struggle for recovery. He was discharged in December, 1863, for disability, and after he returned home he had an artificial leg, which enabled him to walk. After his discharge he entered the law offices of Alfred Nichols and E. H. Risley, at Sher- burne, and began to complete his education in that line. In 1864 he entered the law school at Albany, and was admitted to the bar in 1865. He formed a partnership with E. H. Risley, and the firm located in Hamil- ton, N. Y., where for a year they did business. In the spring of 1866 he returned to Sher- burne village, and opened a law office, which he still occupies, and where he has alone carried on his business, except for a term of four years from 1871 to 1875, when he was in company with Stephen Holden.
Our subject was on June 23, 1869, united in marriage with Miss Mary E. Mathewson, daughter of Albert Mathewson of this county, and three children have blessed their home, namely : Louisa, the wife of Charles L. Car- rier of Sherburne; Antoinette, who died
aged twenty-two months; and Marion D., a student. Politically, our subject is a firm believer in the principles of the Republican party, and is one of the leaders in his com- munity. In 1888 he served in the Assembly from Chenango County ; and in 1894 he was a delegate in the Constitutional Convention from the Twenty-fifth District. He is now a member of the board of education of Sher- burne Union School. He has served as justice of the peace ; as trustee, and clerk of the village ; and is now a notary public. Socially, he is a member of Plumb Post, G. A. R., of which he is past commander. He has also served as postmaster of the village of Sherburne, from March 14, 1867, to March 14, 1887. He is a member of the Congrega- tional Church of Sherburne.
OSEPH TILLOTSON, deceased. Among the heroic men and women who came to this country at an early date, and who witnessed its development, enduring toil and hardships without murmur or complaint, and, succeeding, were able to pass the sunset of life in peace and quiet, was the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this notice. He was born in Rutland, Mass., in 1776, and after attaining his majority came to Oxford, N. Y., where he remained for a short time; after his marriage there he moved to Greene, N. Y., and purchased a tract of land consisting of 1200 acres. There is no doubt that he took the initiatory steps in the settlement of Greene, and was one of the first to develop
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its resources, and to open the way for the later civilization. Through his efforts the land was made to blossom and bring forth the fruits of civilization and prosperity ; and while history may bear the names of the pio- neers of Central New York down to posterity, the early struggles with untamed nature and its final subjugation through their labors and the results thereof erect a lasting monument to their memories. He enlisted in the 1812 War, and rendered gallant service until the close. He passed from this life in 1852. He was a man of inflexible integrity ; of strong, though uncultivated mind, and an nincom- promising Democrat.
He married and was the progenitor of a fam- ily of three children, namely: Jeremiah; Sa- brina; and Silas. Jeremiah Tillotson married Lovica Loomis of Greene, N. Y., and they reared a family of six children : Martha; Jo- seph; Joseph (2); Mary E .; and two that died in infancy. Sabrina Tillotson was united in marriage with William Rice of Oxford, N. Y., and five children were born to them, namely: Joseph; Derrick; William; Christina; and Mar- tha. Silas Tillotson married Eunice Smith of Rutland, Mass., and they were the parents of four children : Sabrina Lovica, who married Daniel Gardner, who was born in England and emigrated to America in 1841 and set- tled in Greene, N. Y., where he followed the trade of a carpenter and joiner all his active life ; Martha A. married Abel H. Smith of Cortland, Cortland County, N. Y., and they are the parents of one child, Elmer E., who married Ines Dunham of West Eaton, N. Y., and is the father of four sons: Lewis R .; Abel H .; Elmer E., and an infant; Josephine
A. was the wife of George A. Chamberlain of Chenango Forks, N. Y., and bore him one son, Silas T., and a daughter, Lillie Augusta, who died aged nine years and ten months ; and Joseph A., who died at the age of eleven months.
ARREN L. SCOTT is one of the prominent and representative citi- zens of Norwich village, Chenango County, where he is engaged in carrying on a very extensive lumbering business, that is not con- fined to Norwich, for he has lumber yards in Scranton, Pa., and other business interests at various points in New York State. He is a son of Alfred and Anna (Harrison) Scott, and was born May 16, 1835, in Allegany County, N. Y.
His paternal grandfather, Rufus Scott, a native of New Hampshire, came to Allegany County, N. Y., at an early date and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a Democrat in his politics, and an active church member of the Universalist denomination. His wife, Mercy Hackett, bore him the following children : Rufus; Hollis ; Alfred ; Martin ; Roxie, who became the wife of Austin Farr ; Almira, who married William Bradley ; Diana, the wife of Thomas Clark ; Diantha, who joined her fortunes with those of A. J. Buskirk ; and Elvira, who married William H. King.
Alfred Scott, our subject's father, was born in the New Hampshire home before the family moved to New York State. He was given a common school training, and then
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engaged in farming and in dealing in cattle and other live stock in Wirt, Allegany County. He did a large business, and con- tinued to prosper in that town. He was a Democrat in his politics, and a very public- spirited and active citizen of his section, serv- ing somc twenty years as a member of the board of supervisors. Like his father, he was a Universalist and a very pillar of the local church, liberal and free-handed in his benevo- lences. Ninc children were born to him and his good wife, namely : Mclvina ; Warren L .; Irene; Rufus, dcceased; Russcl: William, deceased ; Walter ; Charles, deceased ; and Anna, who dicd, agcd ninc years.
A common school education and an attend- ance of two years in the academy constituted our subject's preparation for the battles of life, exclusive of what he sccurcd through the practical school of experience. When he had finished his coursc in the academy, he put the knowledge there obtained to good use by teaching school for eight terms. Then after clerking in the store of his uncle at Friendship, N. Y., for a period, he engaged in the grocery business on his own behalf in that town, remaining in business for a year and a half. After a year spent in Kent, Ohio, he became a resident of Chenango County, in 1866, locating in Norwich, where for fifteen years he enjoyed a first-class trade in the grocery business. At the same time he also had a clothing storc in the same placc, and was running a lumber business, having made a beginning in lumbering in 1877. He is now wholly engaged in the lumber business, and has been so uniformly success- ful that he has branched out into other locali-
ties, and conducts a good business in that line at Scranton, Pa., and at Forest Port, N. Y. The Democratic party claims his allegiance in political matters, and of the local township offices he has filled his quota. He is a mem- ber of the F. & A. M.
Mr. Scott has twice been a contracting party in a matrimonial alliance. His first wife was Mary Danforth. After her death, he marricd Dclia A. Prindle, a daughter of Seth Prindle, October 3, 1865. His children number threc, as follows: Mary L., who be- camc the wife of Rev. E. B. Olmstead ; Frances, who married Mark F. Brown; and John P., who is a student at Oberlin, Ohio. Mr. Scott's portrait appears on another page in close proximity to this.
IDWARD LYON, a prosperous agricul- turist of North Norwich town- ship, is a son of Theron and Mary (Barber) Lyon, and was born December 25, 1860, in the town of North Norwich, Chenango County, where he still resides, one of the town's most enterprising farmers.
Samuel Lyon, the paternal grandfather, lived in the same town and was a shoemaker by trade and a Democrat in politics. Theron Lyon was born there and followed farming, first in his native town and afterwards in the town of Preston. He was living at the time of his death on the farm now occupied by our subject, where he owned 136 acres of land. He was forty-eight years old at the time of his death, and left one child, who is the subject of this biography.
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Edward Lyon was educated in the district schools of his native town, and devoted his life to the pursuits of agriculture. He suc- ceeded his father on the farm he now culti- vates, where he carries on general farming and keeps a dairy of twenty-three cows. In politics he is a Democrat, as his father was before him. Mr. Lyon was united in matri- mony May 26, 1881, with Miss Carrie Brown, a daughter of Cyrus Brown, deceased. They have but one child, Lily M., who is a bright girl of fifteen years.
SAAC S. SHERWOOD passed to the world beyond, January 13, 1898. He spent the sunset of life in quiet retire- ment from active labor in the pleasant little town of Oxford, and was one of the most respected citizens in the above town. In his early days, being an excellent penman, he accepted a position to copy deeds and legal papers and to settle estates; he also became a prominent figure in the courts, being clerk for different lawyers. His later days were spent upon the farm near the village of Oxford, where he lived after his forced retirement, because of advanced age. He was born in Oxford, Chenango County, Sep- tember 18, 1816, and was a son of Samuel S. and Catherine (Bessac) Sherwood ; the former was born in the State of Connecticut, while the latter was a native of France.
Isaac Sherwood, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Connecticut in 1768. He was a man of great force of character, possessed a mind peculiarly adapted to the
requirements of his profession, and was a close student and keen observer. He moved to Oxford, where he began the practice of law, and soon rose rapidly in his profession, was elected judge of the county, and served as justice of the peace for a long term of years. He was also supervisor of the town a number of years. Later he embarked in the mercantile tailoring business in Oxford, and met with great success. He was also a large land owner. In politics he was a Jack- sonian Democrat. He married a Miss Smith, a native of Connecticut, and they reared two children, Samuel S., father of our subject, and Rebecca, who was married three times. Her first marriage was to Charles Dennison of Oxford; she then married John Judson of Oxford ; her third husband was a Mr. Hoxcie. In religious leanings Mr. Sher- wood was inclined to be liberal.
Samuel S. Sherwood, the father of our sub- ject, clerked in his father's store for some time. His father then presented him with a fine farm, and he immediately moved to his new home, where he followed agricultural pur- suits the rest of his life ; his keen observation, together with the practical information he obtained in the cultivation of the cereals, en- abled him, through his energy and good judg- ment, to make a success in his chosen occupa- tion. He was a strong Democrat, and en- dorsed the principles of his chosen party. He married Catherine Bessac, daughter of John Bessac, and five children were born unto them, namely : John; Mary; Harriet ; Catherine, who married James Bennett of Oxford, N. Y .; and Isaac S., who heads these lines. In religious views, Mr. and Mrs.
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Sherwood were members of the Episcopal Church. He died in 1846. She passed from this life in 1834.
Isaac S. Sherwood received his primary education in the public schools, which train- ing was supplemented by a course in the academy at Oxford. He was a brilliant scholar, and wrote a beautiful hand. He was very prominent among his fellow men, and was elected supervisor of the town for a term of two years. He was trustee of Oxford Academy several years. Socially, he was a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to the Oxford Lodge, No. 175, F. & A. M. September 12, 1837, he was united in marriage with Abigail Tiffany, daughter of Humphrey Tiffany of Sherburne, N. Y. Mr. Sherwood lived in his native state all his life, and during that time his neighbors had every opportunity to become well acquainted with him, and the testimony they bear in support of his sterling character is flattering in the extreme. He was fully entitled to be classed as an honest man and a good citizen in every sense these terms imply. The most ambitious could desire nothing nobler or bet- ter, and in passing down the hill of life Mr. Sherwood was able to experience the deepest satisfaction while contemplating the record he had made.
RANK J. QUINN, a resident and far- mer of the town of Preston, is a son of Frank and Marjory (Welsh) Quinn, and was born in the town of Preston, this county, October 11, 1858. His grandfather, Frank
Quinn, was a native of Ireland, coming to America at an early age to seek his fortune, and locating first in the city of New York, but later removing to Montrose Pa., where he continued living up to the time of his death, which occurred at the age of sixty years. He was engaged in mercantile business. His wife was Miss Green, a lady of French origin ; they were the parents of seven chil- dren: Thomas; John; Peter; Franklin ; Henry ; William ; and Andrew.
Frank Quinn, the father of our subject, was born in Brooklyn, and received his education in the common schools of that place. When he reached his majority, he engaged in mer- cantile business at Montrose, Pa. Soon after this he was united in wedlock with Miss Marjory Welch, and moved to Preston town- ship, where he farmed all of his active period. His home is at present on a farm, with his son John, at Sherburne, this county, his wife having been laid to rest February 17, 1887, when but forty-eight years old. They were the parents of six children : Martin Thomas ; John ; Edward ; Frank J .; Robert; and Cath- erine, who died at the early age of eleven months. He is a Republican in his political affiliations.
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