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Emil Parmenter remained in his native place until he reached the age of twenty-one, and there acquired a knowledge of the mason's trade. In 1872 he crossed the ocean, and has since made his home at Glenham, Dutchess county. For some time he followed his trade, and for a few years he was engaged in the grocery business. Six years were spent in the wholesale ale business, and then he began dealing in beer; but in 1884 he opened the hotel and saloon which he has ever since con- ducted. In 1876 he married Miss Ella Boyce, a native of Dutchess county, and a daughter of Robert and Sarah Boyce. Three children have blessed their union: Emily and Ella, who are both at home, and Louis, who died at the age of four and one-half years.
Mr. Parmenter is a public-spirited citizen, taking great interest in all improvements. He has been a Democrat, but is now a Republican in political faith. Fraternally he is a member of the I. O. O. F., with which order he united in 1883.
H ON. EDWARD M. GORING was born in Manchester, England, April 20, 1828. No citizen of the pleasant and prosperous vil- lage of Wappingers Falls, Dutchess county, is more deserving of notice in this Commemora- tive Biographical Record, and none is better known and esteemed than the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch, and who has spent almost his entire life in the locality where he still makes his home.
Robert Goring, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born in England in 1770, and
married Jane Morris on February 4, 1802. They had four children: John M., the father of our subject; James, born in 1807; Thomas, born in 1813, came to the United States and located in Wisconsin, where he died; and Jane, who died unmarried.
John M. Goring was the eldest of the fam- ily, and was born in Manchester in 1804. He learned the business of engraving to calico printing, and followed it all his life. He mar- ried Miss Martha Heald, who was born in Lancashire, England, where her father was a cotton broker. One member of the family, James Heald, was member of Parliament from Stockport, in that county. Nine children were born of this union, of whom the following rec- ord is given: Edward Morris is the subject of this sketch; Walter H. lives in Wappingers Falls; Mrs. Jane E. Myatt, in Bridgeport, Conn .; Mrs. Lucy A. Babcock, in Haverstraw, N. Y .; Thomas W., in Chicago; Victoria A .; Martha M. and John M., Jr., of Wappingers Falls; Anna, died in 1852. The father of this family came to the United States in 1832, first locating at Fall River, and later at Boston. He was a close friend of Alvan Clark, the maker of the lenses for the great Lick telescope, and for the large Yerkes telescope, of Chicago. In 1836 Mr. Goring removed to Wappingers Falls, where he died January 22, 1879. His wife died April 15, 1886. He was originally a Whig, later a Republican, and although an active politician, he never held an office. He was a strong advocate of temperance, and was interested in all matters pertaining to the pub- lic welfare.
Edward M. Goring, our subject, was only eight years of age when his parents left Eng- land, but had already attended school for a time. His education was completed in the district school at Wappingers Falls, and in 1845 he was apprenticed to the trade of en- graving to calico printing, which he followed from 1845 to 1860. For the succeeding nine years he was engaged in the coal business, and in 1869 he was a member of the firm of Dis- brow & Goring, iron founders; was in the real- estate business until 1872, when he built Gor- ing Hall and opened a drug store. In this business he was engaged until 1890, since which time he has retired from active business pursuits.
In 1850 Mr. Goring married Miss Jane E., youngest daughter of Alexander Thomson, of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county. Of this
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union four children were born: Thomson E., who is superintendent of the large overall factory of Sweet, Orr & Co., and whose sketch immediately follows; Maria J., who mar- ried Ashley S. Worsley, chief engineer in the Providence Electric Light Company's works; Prescott C., a printer; and Ada M., who died in childhood. Mr. Goring was an Old-line Whig, coming into the Republican ranks on the formation of the latter party. He has always taken a lively interest in public affairs, and has held a number of important offices, being collector of Fishkill town in 1862; Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue from 1865 to 1867; Assistant U. S. Assessor Inter- nal Revenue from 1867 to 1871. He was the first Republican supervisor elected in that township in ten years, and was re-elected by a large majority. In 1871 he was a member of the New York Assembly, and sergeant-at- arms of the Assembly in 1872. He was presi- dent of the village in 1879, and is its present po- lice justice. In 1883 he was appointed, by Presi- dent Arthur, postmaster at Wappingers Falls, which office he held four years. Mr. Goring has been a trustee of the Grinnell Library for thirty years. In local enterprises, notably the creating of the town of Wappinger from the town of Fishkill; in the incorporation of Wap- pingers Savings Bank, and Bank of Wappin- gers; the incorporation of Wappingers Falls as a village; in the laying out of the new road to New Hamburg as a public, instead of a toll, road, as chartered by the Legislature; in the law authorizing the erection of the $15,000 public-school building in the village, and in other kindred enterprises, Mr. Goring was the initiator and earnest promoter. In all these responsible and honorable positions, he has acquitted himself with credit to himself, and for the best interests of the public.
T HOMSON E. GORING, eldest son of Hon. E. M. Goring, was born at Wap- pingers Falls, Dutchess county, September 27, 1852, and after graduating from the public schools was for some time associated with his father in the drug and stationery business at Goring Hall. In 1878 he entered the employ of Sweet, Orr & Co., who recognized his abil- ities in 1884 in appointing him to his present position.
Mr. Goring's abilities and kindly disposition have won him a firm place in the regard of the
community at large, and, although his views on the Temperance question are somewhat in advance of the sentiment in that locality, he received a hearty support as candidate for the office of president of the village.
He is one of the three honorary members of the K. of T. No. 22, St. Andrews Guild, and is a vestryman of Zion Episcopal Church. He is also a thirty-second degree Freemason; a life member of the Lodge of Perfection; Council Princes of Jerusalem ; Chapter of Rose Croix; the Consistory of New York City - the first three named orders being also of New York. He is also an illustrious noble of Mecca Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., and wears a past master's jewel presented by the brethren of Wappingers Lodge No. 671, F. & A. M., on his retirement from his second term of office. Mr. Goring is also a member of Poughkeepsie Chapter No. 172, R. A. M .; King Solomon's Council No. 31, R. & S. M. ; and a past senior warden of Poughkeepsie Commandery No. 43, K. T. At the Masonic fair held in Pough- keepsie in 1896 he was awarded a past master's apron, which had been offered to the past mas- ter of any lodge in Dutchess county receiving the largest vote. Mr. Goring is also a mem- ber of Lafayette Lodge No. 18, I. O. O. F., Lafayette Encampment No. 95, and Evening Star Lodge No. 98, K. of P., all of Wap- pingers Falls, and also belongs to the Amrita Club of Poughkeepsie. In politics he is a Republican. While fully recognizing his social obligations, Mr. Goring, with all his business cares, is not without an interest in the world of sport and recreation, as is shown by his mem- bership in the Dutchess County Golf Club, the Carthage Ice Yacht Club, and the organization known as the Long Island Wheelmen of the City of Brooklyn. He is also a member of L. A. W.
Mr. Goring's first wife was Miss Mary J. Myatt, a daughter of James Myatt, of Bridge- port, Conn. Three children were born of this union: Myatt E., Maud A. (who died Sep- tember 27, 1888), and Ethel M. The mother of these passed away March 11, 1886, and May 21, 1894, Mr. Goring formed a second matrimonial alliance, his bride being Miss Martha Nelson, of Wappingers Falls. Her father, Justice Reuben W. Nelson, was born in New Jersey, of English stock, and her mother, Mary A. Phillips, was a daughter of James A. Phillips, of French ancestry.
Mr. Goring, as the able and popular sup-
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erintendent of Sweet, Orr & Co. 's overall fac- tory at Wappingers Falls, Dutchess county, seems to have settled in a satisfactory manner the difficult problem of maintaining the inter- ests of his employers efficiently while establish- ing with the workers of the establishment a feeling of respect and esteem which eliminates friction. His genial and generous temperament enables him to find a way to secure discipline without sacrificing harmony, and the affection of the employes has been evidenced by the valu- able testimonials of their regard. A genuine lover of the beauties of nature, he has thought- fully striven to make the factory an inviting place to the eye; and from spring to fall the vine-covered buildings, with their windows and roofs brightened by a profusion of flowering plants, make a refreshing picture. In the center of the factory is a court which is made a veritable bower in the warm season, while scattered about in the various departments are potted plants, palms and ferns. There is also a greenhouse containing a large collection of plants valued for their beauty and rarity. In this connection it is appropriate to mention that Mr. Goring is also a member of the Dutchess County Horticultural Society.
J OHN HENRY TIEMEYER. Among our thrifty, energetic citizens of German birth the subject of this biography, the well- known proprietor of the "Union Hotel " and stables at Fishkill village, is a notable figure. His untiring and well- directed energy, and wise management, qualities so thoroughly character- istic of his race, have won for him an enviable success in life from a start which could scarcely have been more discouraging.
He was born January 9, 1838, in Osna- bruck. Hanover, Germany, where his father, John Gerhard Henry Tiemeyer, owned a good- sized farm. The mother, whose maiden name was Drietchen Zurmellen, died when our sub- ject was only six years old, leaving a family of two sons and two daughters. Until the age of fifteen, Mr. Tiemeyer enjoyed excellent edu- cational advantages in the public school near his home, but after that time he was employed upon his father's farm. At twenty-two he came to America, and on landing in New York City he immediately secured a situation in a grocery at $3.00 per month and board. Five months later he was offered $5.00 per month at another store, and he spent four months in
hard work there; but this employer failed, and he received nothing for his efforts but his board. At his next place he worked one year, his wages being raised during that time from $8.00 a month to $12.00, and he then found a place where he began at $13.00 a month, and stayed three years, receiving in the latter part of the term $15.00 a month. His last employer, Henry Klute, furnished him money to engage in the grocery business for himself, and he accordingly opened a store on Twenty- eighth street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, where he continued successfully for a year and a half. As his landlord wished to raise his rent, Mr. Tiemeyer moved to another store near by, having by this time saved enough money to be independent as to his lo- cation. About a year later, his former land- lord having come to terms, Mr. Tiemeyer took the building again, and carried on the two stores. Later he opened another, and con- ducted the three for a time until a brother-in- law purchased one, and after a time he sold one of the others to a clenk who had been with him for three years. He then took a trip to the " Fatherland," and on his return disposed of his last store. Having accumulated about $5.000 he purchased the store building belong- ing to his first landlord, and carried on busi- ness there for some time; but as real-estate in that locality was depreciating in value, he took advantage of an opportunity to exchange it for property in Kingston, N. Y. Then he en- gaged in soap-making, and later carried on a milk business; but after a time he moved to College Point, and while there lost all he had previously gained.
He had to begin life anew, and for several years he worked at different kinds of employ- ment; in 18So, with the help of a friend, he bought out a saloon, where for a year and a half he managed to make a living. In 1882 he purchased, in partnership with two others, the fixtures and stock of a saloon on the cor- ner of Seventy-second street and Second ave- nue, New York City, for $8,000, with a lease of five years at a yearly rental of $1, 200. Mr. Tiemeyer was a silent partner, and man- aged the business, succeeding so well that two years later he purchased the interest of one of the active partners. As the time drew near for a renewal of the lease, in 1887, the land- lord raised the rent to $2,500, so Mr. Tie- meyer bought the interest of his other partner, and removed the business to the corner of
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Eighty-ninth street and Second avenue, where he remained four years. In 1891 he pur- chased his present hotel property at Fishkill, where he now lives.
On February 1, 1868, Mr. Tiemeyer was married to Miss Rebecca Meyer, daughter of Franz and Elizabeth Meyer. Of eight chil- dren born to them five are now living: Louise, Frank Henry, John M., Rudolph and Eddie. The other three died in childhood. Although Mr. and Mrs. Tiemeyer are members of the German Lutheran Church, they attend the Re- formed Dutch Church at present, as the Lu- therans have no organization at Fishkill. On political questions Mr. Tiemeyer generally gives his vote to the Democratic party, but he is not a politician in the strict sense. He is a member of the Knights of Honor, Empire City Lodge No. 228.
L EWIS W. GENUNG, a prominent citizen and leading business man of the town of East Fishkill, Dutchess county, conducting a general store at Johnsville, was born February 20, 1843, at Swartout, in the town of Wap- pinger, Dutchess county, and comes from one of the good old families of the community. which is probably of French origin. His pa- ternal grandfather, after his marriage, located upon a farm in the town of Fishkill, where he reared his three sons: Adrian, the father of our subject; Joseph, a farmer of the town of East Fishkill; and Benjamin, a farmer of Wayne county, New York.
In the town of Fishkill Adrian Genung was born, and on attaining to man's estate was united in marriage with Miss Susan Boice, whose birth occurred in the town of Wappin- ger, Dutchess county. Her father, Isaac Boice, was also a native of Dutchess county, and a carpenter by occupation. After their marriage the young couple located at Swartoutville, where the father engaged in merchandising for many years, but later in life turned his atten- tion to agricultural pursuits, dying upon his farm in East Fishkill town in 1880. He was a man of the strictest integrity, and a Demo- crat in political sentiment. His wife passed away in 1885. Of the seven children born to them, four died in infancy, and Ella is also now deceased; Adriana married Willet Pierce, a butcher; Lewis W. completes the family.
Our subject's early life was spent at Swart- outville, and after finishing his education he
engaged in teaching for about ten years, prin- cipally in the town of Lagrange, Dutchess county. In February, 1866, he married Miss Mary E. Pierce, who was born at Johnsville, and is a daughter of Caleb Pierce, a native of East Fishkill, and a farmer and butcher by occupation. For three years after their mar- riage they continued to live at Johnsville, but at the end of that time removed to Lagrange town, where Mr. Genung followed the pro- fession of school teaching. Returning to Johns- ville in 1878, he opened his present store, which he has since successfully conducted, and as a business man is straightforward and hon- orable in all his dealings. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Genung: Fred L., who assists his father in the store; and Grace E. Politically, our subject is identified with the Republican party, and was appointed post- master at Johnsville shortly after the close of the Civil war, which position he has held al- most continuously since; he is also notary pub- lic. He is a most highly esteemed citizen.
B ENJAMIN F. TREEN, a prominent citi- zen of the town of Fishkill, Dutchess county, and superintendent of the extensive straw works, was born in Wallace, Nova Scotia, March 27, 1848.
His ancestors came from England at an early period, and his great-grandfather, Jo- seph Treen, and his grandparents, Joseph and Mary Treen, were residents of Nova Scotia. His father, William Treen, married Mary a daughter of Benjamin Cook, and had six children: Joseph, Benjamin F., Edward, Ellen, Elizabeth and Mary Jane. William Treen was a prominent ship builder, and often sailed as captain of one of his vessels. He was lost at sea in 1855, his brig, the " Mary Jane," being wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Benjamin F. Treen received his early edu- cation in the public schools of his native place, and at the age of fifteen entered the employ of Thomas Flynn to learn to make fine custom boots and shoes. After working at this trade for five years, he came to the United States and found employment at Holliston, Mass., with Peter R. Johnson, a boot and shoe manu- facturer, for whom he worked one year. For the next ten years he was engaged in clerking for Timothy Daniels in the retail grocery and dry-goods business, and he then became inter-
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ested in the manufacture of straw goods, and worked three years with D. C. Mowrey & Co., learning the details of hat making. This done, he became superintendent of B. H. Spaulding's straw hat factory at Milford, Mass., and two years later he came to Matteawan to take charge of the plant of the Matteawan Manu- facturing Co. He resigned this position after seven years to accept a similar one with W. H. Mase, but in two years he returned to the former company, with which he has since been connected as superintendent. He is now a stockholder and the secretary of the company, of which Leonard M. Hills and Frank E. Whitman, of Amherst, Mass., are the princi- pal members.
On December 20, 1876, Mr. Treen married Miss Ida Frances Blake, daughter of Johnson R. and Abbie S. (Gunn, Blake, of Greenwich, .N. Y., and has two daughters, Marion Louise and Emma Gertrude. The family attend the Presbyterian Church, and take a generous in- terest in various philanthropic movements. In politics Mr. Treen is a Republican, and he is at present a member of the board of educa- tion. He is a member of the Matteawan Club, and.of the Masonic order, Beacon Lodge No. 283, F. & A. M., Matteawan; Highland Chap- ter No. 52, R. A. M., Newburg; Hudson River Commandery No. 35, K. T., Newburg, and Mecca Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., New York City.
B' ENJAMIN W. VAN WYCK, a prominent citizen of Poughkeepsie, and senior part- ner of the firm of Van Wyck & Collins, which owns the extensive marble and granite works at Nos. 175 and 177 Main street, was born Oc- tober 27, 1835. in the town of Pleasant Valley. Dutchess county.
Theodorus Van Wyck, great-grandfather of our subject, was one of three brothers who emigrated from Holland, and, coming to the United States, settled on a farm at Jamaica, Queens county, Long Island. There they were all married, and two of the brothers, John and Abram, remained and reared their families; Theodorus Van Wyck settled at Hemp- stead, Queens county, Long Island, and there Samuel, grandfather of Benjamin, was born. He married Katura Sammis, who was born in that locality, and in 1792 came to Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, settling on a farm. A family of six children were born to this couple.
of which the following names are given: Charles, Walter. Cornelia and Betsey. Sam- uel Van Wyck followed farming during his life, and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He and his wife were members of the Presby- terian Church.
Charles Van Wyck, father of our subject, was born in 1806, in Pleasant Valley. He was married in 1822 to Miss Eliza Rugar, who was of Dutch descent. and was born in Pleas- ant Valley. Five children were born of this union: Mary E. is the wife of Henry M. Owen, a farmer in Pleasant Valley; Lewis C. is a machinist at Newburg: Amelia died in 1858; Benjamin W. is our subject; Martha died in infancy. The father was a machinist, and worked in the mill at Pleasant Valley. He was a Whig in politics, and both parents were members of the Presbyterian Church. He was very domestic in his tastes, fond of his home and family, and highly respected by all who knew him. He died May 15, 1838; his wife died July 9, 1896, at the advanced age of about eighty-seven years.
Benjamin W. Van Wyck, our subject, ob- tained his early education in the schools of his native village, and when old enough began learning the trade of a marble-cutter at Fish- kill. Later he went to Glens Falls, where he perfected himself in the business, and in 1860 finished his schooling at the Oswego Institute. He then went into the marble business at Pleasant Valley; but had hardly more than made a beginning when the Civil war broke out, and he felt it his duty to rally to the de- fense of the Union. On September 4, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, 128th N. Y. I., and served throughout the war, being dis- charged July 12, 1865. He was with Banks on the Red River (La.) campaign, and with Sheridan during the Shenandoah Valley cam- paign, also in the battle at Cedar Creek, where he had a narrow escape from death, and was in other important engagements. On his re- turn from the war he took up his residence in Poughkeepsie, where he worked for a time in the marble works of Haxby & Miller. In April, 1867, he bought the interest of Mr. Haxby, the firm then becoming Miller & Van Wyck. This partnership lasted until the death of Mr. Miller in 1878, and for the succeeding three years Mr. Van Wyck had sole control of the business. In 1881 he sold a half interest to Mr Collins, and the present firm of Van Wyck & Collins was organized.
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In the extensive works owned by this firm all kinds of marble work is done, such as in- terior work in buildings, vault linings, wains- coting and flooring, table and buffet tops, as well as monuments. Mr. Van Wyck was the first dealer in this part of the State to intro- duce granite work to supersede that of marble, in this line, and they are well equipped with steam machinery, etc., to turn out very fine specimens, both in design and workmanship. They also keep on hand all kinds of encaustic tiles, grates, fireplaces and brass goods for the same. They buy stock in the rough, and cut and polish to suit their trade. Their steam plant and other accessories have been twice enlarged so that they have now one of the best manufactories in the State, and turn out superior work in every line of their business. The integrity and fair dealing of the firm is well known, and it has a high reputation in business circles.
Mr. Van Wyck was married October II, 1865, to Miss Mary L., daughter of Alfred C. Van Vlack, of the town of Unionvale. Her father, generally known as Major Van Vlack, is of Dutch descent and a miller by occupa- tion. No children have been born to this union. Mr. and Mrs. Van Wyck are members of the First Reformed Dutch Church, and are highly esteemed by all who know them. Our subject is a Republican, but has never con- sented to hold office. He is public-spirited, a loyal citizen, and always ready to assist in worthy enterprises. He is a member of the F. & A. M. and the G. A. R.
E DWARD EVERETT HAVENS, a well- known dealer in groceries and provisions on Main street, Fishkill-on-Hudson, Dutchess county, is one of the leading business men of that town, and is noted not only for prudence and sagacity in that enterprise, but for the energy which carries his plans to successful completion.
He was a native of the beautiful village in which he now resides. His father, Joseph F. Havens, was born in New London, Conn., and he and his wife, Katherine O'Shaugh- nessy, are still living. Of their twelve chil- dren, eleven survive, the eldest being now about forty years of age, and the youngest seventeen. Their names are: Rhodolphus Augustave; Joseph Francis; Edward Everett, our subject; Catherine, who died in infancy;
Adella, William, James Henry, Maryette, Sandford Wilson, Lewis H., Herman and Walter.
The paternal grandparents of Edward Ev- erett were Silas and Maryette Griffin . Ha- vens. The former was born February 4, 1794, and died January 20, 1857; the latter was born December 6, 1809, and died April 18, 1884. They had twelve children, whose fam- ily history is as follows: I) Silas Nathaniel Havens, born March 2, 1827, married Arabella Smith February 24, 1858; no children. (2) Sabroh Angeline, born April 7, 1829, married Samuel Beckwith March 15, 1853: nine chil- dren -- Fannie Maryette, who was born Octo- ber 3, 1855 (married Jerome Munger January 1, 1882, and has two children, Mina Estella, born July 23, 1883, and Emma May, born May 21, 1885, died May 4, 1886); Wilbur Wilson, born April 1, 1857; Albert, born April 28, 1858, died April 4. 1886; Flora Elvira, born September 4, 1862; Emery Melvin, born January 7, 1864; Angie Alida, born April 27, 1865; Effie May, born June 4, 1867; Emma Estelle, born April 12, 1869, died June 12, 1884; Edna Luella, born November 12, 1870. (3) Cynthia Margett, born February 1, 1831, married March 2, 1849, Nathaniel B. Crocker, who died July 3, 1864; five children-Nelson Steadınan, born May 27, 1851, died Septem- ber 24, 1851; Allen Wilson, born February II, 1853, died September 6, 1853: Alfred Walter, born February 11, 1853, died August 12, 1853; Ella Maryette, born August 27, 1855, married Edmund Smith May 7, 1873, and has one child, Millie Smith, born October 1, 1874 ( Ella Maryette was again married, this time February 8, 1885, to Arthur Baker); and Perry Willis, born March 2, 1860, died January 26, 1861. '4) Sanford Wilson, born March 5. 1833, mar- ried October 8, 1857, Laura Ellen Gallup; one child-Walter Louis, born December 29, 1861. (5) Joseph Francis, born April 26, 1835, married Katherine O'Shaughnessy, Au- gust 5, 1855; twelve children-Rhodolphus Augustave, born June 24, 1856 (married Ella Corcan, November 25, 1877, and has three children, Katie A., born December 1, 1878; Ella, born October 15, 1879, died September 5. 1881; and Mary G., born November 25. 1882): Joseph Francis, Jr., born March I, 1858, married Jennie Benedict, May 9, 1883; Edward Everett, whose sketch appears below; Katie, born June 5, 1862, died July 6, 1864; Adella, born June 25, 1864, married to Philip
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