Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Volume I, Part 46

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 680

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He is a member of the Masonic Order, be- longing to Lodge, Chapter and Commandery, and to Ismailia Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Buffalo. His other orders are : Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, Royal Ar- canum and Knights of Maccabees. He is a member of the German Lutheran church of Salamanca, whose services are held in the Baptist church, each Sunday the service be- ing alternately held in German and English. Mr. Sander is a Democrat, and during his many years in the village has held important office. He was president of the village cor- poration two terms, treasurer many years, vil- lage trustee two terms and member of the ex- cise commission many years.

He married, May 17, 1875, Sophia, born November 14, 1852, daughter of Gottfried and Frederica Rotchsky. Children : I. Annie, born August 24, 1877; married, April 5, 1905, Syd- ney D. Horton. 2. Max, born September 18, 1878, of further mention. 3. Wilhelmina, born July 14, 1881 ; married, October 7, 1908, Dr. Willis Walton Whipple, born February 16, 1882; one child, Vivian Olive, born Feb- ruary 15, 1910. 4. Fred C., born January 29.

1883. 5. Christina, July 11, 1888. 6. Karl, April 30, 1892.

(III) Fred (2), youngest child of Fred (1) and Christina (Rauschert) Sander, was born in Alcey, Hesse-Darnstadt, Germany, No- vember 7, 1861. In 1864 he was left an or- phan, to the care of strangers. At the age of seven years he was taken by his grand- mother, with whom he lived until he was four- teen. In 1875 he came to the United States, joining his elder brother Adam in Salamanca. He arrived July 2, 1875, remaining in his brother's employ ten years. In 1875 he had acquired sufficient capital to start in business for himself, continuing until 1906, when he re- tired, and now devotes himself to the care of his properties. He acquired Main street prop- erty in the earlier days to which he added from time to time as opportunity presented. He now owns several pieces of valuable busi- ness and residence property, on one of which he has erected a modern residence. For twelve years he was a prominent member of the fire department, holding the positions of assistant foreman, foreman and assistant chief. During this period he was presented with two gold medals in recognition of his bravery and prompt attention to his duties. He is a Demo- crat in politics, but has never sought office for himself, preferring to use his influence to for- ward the political fortunes of his brother. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the family are attendants of the Catholic church.

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He married, April 2, 1885, Nellie, born No- vember 22, 1865, eldest child of Edward and Bridget (Broderick) Fitzgerald. Children: I. Eddie, born January 10, 1886, died August 31, 1886. 2. Eva, July 10, 1888. 3. George W., July 12, 1890. 4. Mary Frances, July 23, 1893, died November 5, 1900. 5. Hazel A., April 23, 1894.

(IV) Max, eldest son of Adam and Sophia (Rotchsky) Sander, was born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus county, New York, September 18, 1878. He was educated in the public schools, and after completing his studies began work- ing with his father in the butcher business, and thoroughly learned every feature and de- partment of the work. He attends to the man- agement of the retail market, the outside work devolving upon Mr. Sander, Sr. He is a capable, energetic young business man and well liked by his townsmen. He is a member of

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the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and of the Order of Moose. He is Indepen- dent in politics, and a member of the German Lutheran church.

He married, May 22, 1904, Alice G. O'Brien, born August 5, 1879, daughter of Dennis and Margaret O'Brien. Other children of Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien: Mary, married Richard Flaherty; Edward, married Dora Powers; James, married Kate Walsh; Hannah, married J. L. Ryan; Margaret, married Thomas Lloyd ; has Mary and Emma; Nellie, married Cassius Nutting; has Marguerite. Children of Max and Alice G. Sander : Gretchen, born Septem- ber 30, 1906; Louise, December 8, 1907; Max P., February, 1909; Margaret, October 21, 1910.

SCHULZ This family traces to a German ancestry that were seated in Saxony, Germany, for many The records of this branch ex- generations. tend to John Philip Schulz, born in Saxony about the year 1800. He was a farmer, and owned his own farm of twenty acres, which in that country was equal to one hundred in the United States, as every foot of it was made to produce. He married Mary Heinz, who had a brother in the army of the great Napoleon, and with him in the Russian in- vasion, checked by the burning of Moscow, Russia's ancient capital. Children : John Philip (2), Jacob, Anna, Maria.

(II) John Philip (2), son of John Philip (1) and Mary (Heinz) Schulz, was born in Germany, April 7, 1836, died there December II, 1908. He was a linen weaver and a farmer. He served three years in the German army, becoming an expert marksman. He was connected with a company of sharpshooters, which relieved him of much routine duty. He married, November 25, 1864, Elizabeth Rocker, born April 30, 1840, daughter of Diet- rich and Elizabeth (Pelz) Rocker, of Eich- loch, Germany. Children : I. Philip, came to the United States in 1884 and located in New- ark, New York, now of Rochester, New York; married Emma Fischer; children, John Carl and William. 2. Katrina, married, in Ger- many, John Flick; child, Elschen. 3. John, of further mention. 4. William; came to the United States in 1886, now a resident of Rochester, New York. 5. Peter, member of the firm of Schulz Brothers, Salamanca, New

York. 6. Elizabeth, resides in Rochester, New York.

(III) John, son of John Philip (2) and Elizabeth (Rocker) Schulz, was born in Uden- heim, Germany, February 19, 1869. He at- tended the German schools from the age of six years until he was fourteen. Then for three years, 1883-86, was an apprentice to the tailor's trade. In the latter year his brother Philip, then working as a barber in Newark, New York, sent the required passage money home, and John, with his brother William, joined him in Newark. John remained in Newark working at his trade and acquiring the knowledge of the English language until 1890, then went to Hornellsville, New York. In 1892 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States, taking the necessary steps in Steuben county, New York. He remained in Hornellsville until 1896, then spent a year at Bloomington, Illinois. In 1897 he and Wil- liam, his brother, returned to the old home in Germany, leaving New York, June 21, arriv- ing July 4, and returning to the United States, October 17, 1897. He then located in Sala- manca, New York, where for a year he worked for C. G. Meiss. On November I, 1898, he started in the merchant tailoring busi- ness in company with C. P. Lear, under the firm name of Lear & Schulz, locating at 9. River street. In 1905 Mr. Lear retired and Mr. Schulz admitted his brother Peter to a partnership under the firm name of Schulz Brothers, which firm is now in successful oper- ation and one of Salamanca's substantial houses. They are the leading custom tailors of the village and rank high in public favor. John Schulz served for three years as trustee, and in 1911 was elected president of the vil- lage corporation. He was one of the organ- izers of the German Lutheran church, and is secretary of the congregation. He is a capa- ble man of business and an efficient public offi- cial. Politically he is an Independent.

He married, June 7, 1899, Emma Lena Weishan, born August 2, 1873, granddaughter of Christopher and daughter of Fred Weis- han, born December 21, 1836; married, July 24, 1866, Anna Magdalene Wenzel, born August II, 1841, daughter of John Philip and Katrina (Schafer) Wenzel. They were from Klein Garben, near Frankfort, Germany, John P. Wenzel, a linen weaver. Children of Fred and Anna M. Weishan: 1. William, married

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Frederica Litto; children, Ardene and Alvin. 2. Emma Lena, married John Schulz. 3. Jo- sephine, married John Gosman; children, Viola and Laverne. 4. Amelia, married How- ard Clarke; children, Mildred, Harold and Vedder. 5. Frederick J., married Bertha Frost; children, Aldine and Milford. Fred Weishan was a native of Mechlinburgh, Ger- many ; came to the United States in 1856. He was a farmer and settled in Ellicottville, Cat- taraugus county, New York, on a farm of two hundred and fifty-six acres. Here he made a specialty of dairy farming and became one of the prosperous men of the town. He served as highway commissioner, school trustee, treas- urer and trustee of the Lutheran church. Chil- dren of John and Emma Lena Schulz: Claire Peter, born June 16, 1900; Helena Elizabeth, November 26, 1901 ; John Frederick, Septem- ber 15, 1908.

EATON There were persons of distinc- tion among the English families of this surname and among the New England descendants of that ancient house in every generation from the time of the emigrant ancestor. A distinguished "May- flower" passenger was Francis Eaton, al- though the line herein traced does not descend from him. This branch of the family begins its history in New England with John and Anne Eaton, the former of whom is mentioned in some chronicles as John Eaton, of Haver- hill, and in others as John Eaton, of Salis- bury, both of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay. He came of the old English family of the same name, and while there is warrant for the belief that his ancestors were of the same kin with those of Sir Peter Eaton, baronet, the fact is not easily established. The immi- gration registers and ships' lists of passengers give no account of the departure of John Eaton and his family from England, neither is it known exactly when they arrived in this country, nor the name of the ship in which they took passage ; but they came, John Eaton, wife and six children, and sat down in the Massachusetts Bay Colony some time prior to 1639.

(I) John Eaton first appears on the proprie- tors books of Salisbury, 1639-40, and had sev- eral grants of land between 1640-46. The tradition that was current in the family for a century and a half that he had a brother or cousin in the colony about or soon after the

time of his arrival is not substantiated by more recent investigators. One of the grants made to John Eaton was for "two acres more or less for his house lotte," another was for his "planting lotte," granted, "the 7th of the 9th month, 1640." In 1890 the old homestead property was yet in possession of descendants of the emigrant, John. In 1646 he conveyed the property in Salisbury to his son, John (2), and moved with other members of the family about fifteen miles up the Merrimack to Hav- erhill, and there spent the remaining twenty- two years of his life. In 1646 he was chosen grand juror, and one of the five prudential men of Salisbury. He was a farmer, and the records also mention that he made staves. He died in Haverhill, October 29, 1668, aged about seventy-three years. He married Anne about 1617, and all of their children were born in England. She died February 5, 1660. He married (second) November 20, 1661, Phebe, died 1672, widow of Thomas Dow, of Newbury, Massachusetts. Children of John and Anne Eaton: 1. John (2), born 1619; married Martha Rowlandson, of Ips- wich, Massachusetts. 2. Ann, born about 1622, died December 13, 1683; married, June 25, 1645, Lieutenant George Brown. 3. Eliz- abeth, born about 1625; married, December I, 1648, James Davis, of Haverhill. 4. Ruth, born about 1628; married, December 9, 1656, Samuel Ingalls. 5. Thomas, of further men- tion. 6. Hester, died young.

(II) Ensign Thomas Eaton, son of John and Anne Eaton, was born about 1631 in Eng- land, died in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Octo- ber 5, 1715. He came to America with his father and lived with him in Salisbury, also re- moved with him to Haverhill. He was one of the thirty-seven signers of a petition to the general court to revoke the sentence of dis- franchisement against Robert Pike for free- dom of speech. In 1675 he was selectman, also in 1692. He was one of the committee on selection of a location for a meeting house, and was prominent in church and town af- fairs. His occupation was farming. He mar- ried (first), August 14, 1655, Martha Kent, who died March 9, 1657. He married .. ond), at Andover, January 6, 16 Singletary, born January 7, IF ber 5, 1715, daughter of Rich Singletary, of Salisbury. C Martha, born Februarv ~ Children of secor

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March 18, 1660; married Hannah Webster, of Haverhill. 2. Lydia, born July 23, 1662; mar- ried Jacob Hardy. 3. John, born March 6, 1664; married Mary Singletary. 4. Jonathan, born April 23, 1668, died January 20, 1723; married (first) Sarah Sanders; their child, James, was born March 9, 1697, on the same day with Mrs. Dustin's child, whose brains were dashed out six days afterward against an apple tree that stood on Jonathan Eaton's land. Mrs. Eaton was hidden in a swamp and escaped the Indians, but she never recovered from the effects of the cold and exposure. He married (second) Ruth Page. 5. Job, of further mention. 6. Timothy, born May 19, 1674; married Ruth Chapman. 7. Ebenezer, born April 5, 1677; occupied the homestead. 8. Martha, born March 16, 1680; married Thomas Roby. 9. Ruth, born November 23, 1684; married (first) Ebenezer Kimball; (second) Stephen Johnson.

(III) Job, sixth child of Ensign Thomas and Eunice (Singletary) Eaton, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, April 22, 1671. He married, 1698, Mary Simons and had issue.

(IV) Samuel, son of Job and Mary (Si- mons) Eaton, was born October 5, 1699. He married (first) Mehitable Harriman, who bore him eight children. He married (sec- ond) Hannah Emerson, who bore him five children.

(V) Ebenezer, seventh child of Samuel and his first wife Mehitable (Harriman) Eaton, was born May 10, 1734. He married (first), October 22, 1761, Phebe Shepard; (second), May 5, 1763, Hannah Currier. Their three daughters, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Pris- cilla, married three brothers by name Hutch- ins, and lived in Freyburg, Maine.

(VI) Ebenezer (2), son of Ebenezer (1) and his second wife, Hannah (Currier) Eaton, was born February 6, 1773. He was a farmer of Landaff, Grafton county, New Hampshire. He later moved to Illinois, settling near Chi- cago. He married, September 13, 1792, Ruth Hutchins. Children: Ebenezer, Stephen, M. D., resided at Silver Creek; Mitchell, re- mained in New Hampshire, a merchant and lumberman; Ira, Hannah, married Hutchins.

(VII) Ira, son of Ebenezer (2) and Ruth (Hutchins) Eaton, was born in New Hamp- s'hire, July 6, 1799, died at Springville, New York, March 3, 1882. He was a farmer of New Hampshire until 1840, when he came to

Wales, New York, with five children. After remaining in Wales for two years he removed to Colden, Erie county, New York, where he purchased a farm of one hundred acres. He taught school during the winter months and operated his farm summers. He was a man of education and influence, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a Whig in politics, later a Republican, holding several town offices. He married, in 1822, Priscilla McKeen, born April 13, 1807, died November 5, 1872, daughter of Ebenezer McKeen, of Massachusetts. Children : I. Eliza, married, 1842, Alfred Morse; children : Helen, Murray, James and Hannah. 2. James N., born De- cember 18, 1824, died March 18, 1893; mar- ried Hila Ann Irish; children : Eugene, John and Jennie. 3. Phoebe, born October 21, 1825, died September 4, 1850. 4. John, born July II, 1828; killed while hauling logs, January 6, 1852; married Betsey Ross. 5. Ira, born, March 11, 1830, died May 11, 1900; married Mary Paul. 6. Alonzo, born April 6, 1833, died June 8, 1844. 7. Henry, born 1835, died 1837. 8. Lucia Jane, born August 7, 1837; married George W. Weeden, and living at Springville; she was reared by Dr. Eaton, her uncle, educated and taught school. 9. Thank- ful Mehitable, born February 3, 1839, died September 11, 1890; married Nelson Amidell; children : Nelson and Jay. 10. William Wal- lace, born June 3, 1841. 11. Benjamin Frank- lin, of further mention. 12. Huldah Pris- cilla, born 1845, died 1847.

(VIII) Benjamin Franklin, seventh son and eleventh child of Ira and Priscilla (McKeen) Eaton, was born at Colden, Erie county, New York, December 22, 1843. He was educated at Griffiths Institute and the Springville schools. After completing his studies he spent a year with relatives at Landaff, New Hamp- shire, returning to Colden. He next spent a year in Wisconsin, settling in the state of Iowa in 1868. He purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which he operated until 1882. Disposing of his Iowa property in that year he returned to New York, where he farmed at Springville. He remained there for two years, then in 1884 located in Sala- manca, where he has since been engaged in general merchandizing. He purchased a lot on Broad street on which he erected a suitable building for general store purposes. As busi- ness increased he added sixty feet additional front and established a general department

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store. His store is a shopping center for the south side, and Mr. Eaton ranks as one of Salamanca's energetic representative citizens and business men. He is a member of the Ma- sonic Order, belonging to both Lodge and Chapter. In politics he is a Republican and has served as village trustee and on the school board. He is a courteous, affable gentleman, and has many friends in village and county.

He married, January 29, 1878, Anna, daugh- ter of Patrick and Mary Maloney. Children : Albert Roy, born June 21, 1880; Mabel Blanche, April 15, 1882; Frank James, April 9, 1889; Veva Jane, November 30, 1890. The two sons, Albert Roy and Frank James, and Mabel Blanche are engaged in the store, while Veva Jane is attending a music course at Penn College of Music at Meadville, Pennsylvania.

WARD Among the seven hundred and ten distinguished persons who ac- companied William the Conqueror from Normandy to the conquest of England in 1066, whose names are preserved, is "Ward, one of the noble captains." This is the earliest period in which the name is found in English history.

In 1175 is the first it appears with an addi- tional name. In that year William de la Ward was residing in Chester. The Wards were strongly represented in Yorkshire from whence came William Ward, the ancestor of the family here recorded. The first mention of William Ward in America was in 1639, at Sudbury, Massachusetts, where he shared in the division of lands in 1639-40. He was made a freeman in 1643, represented Sudbury in the general court in 1644, and was for several years chairman of the selectmen, as he was in 1660, when he removed from that town. In 1656, with twelve others belonging to Sudbury, he petitioned the general court for a new plantation eight miles square, which was granted, and in 1660 a new plantation was incorporated named Marlborough. Mr. Ward removed there and was chosen deacon of the first church there. He, in common with others, endured great hardships and sustained great losses by Indian hostilities, especially during King Philip's war, 1675-76, when his build- ings were fired, his cattle destroyed and one of his sons slain by the enemy. He died at Marl- borough, August 10, 1687, at the age of about eighty-five or ninety. In his will he gives "to all my own children, viz .: all my sons and

daughters which I have by my former wife, and all that I have surviving by my present wife." He had fourteen children by both. It is probable that he married both in England. His widow, Elizabeth, when past her seventy- fourth year, made several journeys to Boston before she effected a settlement of the estate. Considering the distance she lived from Bos- ton, thirty miles, much of the way a wilder- ness, a bridle way her road, and on which one of her sons had been shot down by the Indian at noonday, she must have been a person of great fortitude and great physical power. She died at Marlborough, where her gravestone stood for many years, inscribed : "Here lyes the body of Elizabeth Ward, the servant of the Lord, deceased in the 87th year of her age, December ye 9th, in the year of our Lord 1700." Children : John, married Hannah Jack- son ; Joanna, married Abraham Williams ; Oba- diah, married Mary ; Richard, mar- ried Mary Moore; Deborah, married John Johnson; Hannah, married Abraham How; William, of further mention; Samuel, married Sarah How; Elizabeth, born April 14, 1643; Increase, married Record; Hope- still, married James Woods; Mary, married Daniel Stone; Eleazer, married Hannah Rice; Bethiah, married Daniel Rice.

(II) William (2), son of William (1) and his second wife, Elizabeth Ward was born January 22, 1640, at Sudbury, Massachusetts, died at Marlboro, November 25, 1697. He removed to Marlboro with his father in 1660 and resided there all his remaining years. He married, at Marlboro, September 4, 1679. Han- nah, born April 27, 1656, died December 8, 1720, widow of Gershom Ames and daughter of Solomon and Hannah Johnson, of Sudbury. Children: 1. William (3), of further mention. 2. Bethiah, married Elnathan Brigham. 3. Nahum, married Martha How. 4. Elisha, kill- ed or taken captive by the Indians at Worces- ter, August, 1709, while riding post from Marl- boro to Hadley. His mother, by her will made 1714, provided: "If Elisha shall ever come again my executor shall pay him twenty shill- ings also." He did not come again. 5. Bath- sheba, died young. 6. Gershom, died unmar- ried.

(III) Colonel William (3) Ward, eldest child of William (2) and Hannah (Johnson- Ames) Ward, was born in Marlboro, March 27, 1680, died January 9, 1767. He was a noted surveyor and often employed by the proprietors

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of new townships to survey their house lots and divisions of the common lands. In this way he became a proprietor of many of the new towns and an extensive landowner. He was a magistrate in early life and much em- ployed in public business. He petitioned the general court for a grant of land for losses in the Narragansett war, sustained by the father of his wife, and eventually became possessed of one thousand acres of land in Charlemont, originally granted to the town of Boston; his children inherited it and in that town and vicin- ity his descendants were numerous. He was a member of the artillery company and rose through several grades to the rank of colonel of militia. He married (first) Jane Cleveland, of Boston, and resided at Southboro, where she died April 12, 1745. He married (second), at Westboro, 1758, Sarah Smith. Children, all by first wife : Hezekiah, married Abigail Perry ; Jonathan, died unmarried; Bathsheba, married Hezekiah Wood; Hepzibah, born December 30, 1708; Elisha, married Ruth Rice; William, married Martha Burnap; Hannah, married Ephraim Ward (second wife); Jane, died young ; Abigail, born April 17, 1720-21 ; Charles, of further mention; Submit, died in infancy.

(IV) Charles, son of Colonel William (3) and his first wife, Jane (Cleveland) Ward, was born at Southboro, Massachusetts, Octo- ber 27, 1722, died in the army before Louis- burg, Canada, 1745, in his twenty-fourth year. He settled at Sturbridge; enlisted in the ex- pedition against Cape Breton and Louisburg, and died there in the service. He married, August 25, 1742, Abigail Pike, born May 26, 1724, daughter of William, born 1687, son of Jeremiah Pike, of Reading, Massachusetts. Children : William, of further mention; Ed- ward, died in infancy; Jane (posthumous), born January 23, 1746, adopted by her uncle, Deacon William Ward, of Southboro.

(V) William (4), eldest son of Charles and Abigail (Pike). Ward, was born September 12, 1743, died August 3, 1819, at Poultney, Ver- mont. He resided at Westboro, New Marl- boro, and in 1775 removed to Poultney, of which town he was one of the early settlers. He served in the revolutionary war and was one of the army that resisted Burgoyne's ad- vance and finally compelled his surrender at Saratoga (see Vermont Revolutionary Rolls). While he was away with the army his wife and children were left unprotected with the enemy not many miles away. They became 16-W

alarmed and fled through the wilderness on foot to Bennington, forty miles away, she carrying her youngest in her arms. They made the journey alone and unprotected but arrived safely. After the battles of Saratoga and Ben- nington the family returned to the Poultney home, where he resided until his death. His obituary notice, published in a Vermont paper, says: "He was one of the first settlers of the town (Poultney) and during the revolutionary war took an active and zealous part in his country's defense. He was a member of the convention which framed the constitution of the state (Vermont). He was for six years one of the judges of the county court, for the county of Rutland, and twenty-two years judge of probate for the district of Fairhaven. He served forty years as justice of the peace and represented the town in the state legislature for eighteen years. He made a public profes- sion of religion more than fifty years ago and served as deacon of the church more than forty years. His health was always remark- ably good ; he was never confined to his bed an hour by sickness, never had a bone broken or dislocated, never took an emetic or a cathartic, was never bled nor did he ever lose a meal of victuals until the Friday before his death. It ought to be remarked that as a neighbor he was universally beloved; as a citizen he was highly esteemed and venerated. No one ever said aught against him; he always performed the various duties assigned him, whether public or private, civil or religious, with perfect fidel- ity and integrity."

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Genealogical and Family History of Western New York, Volume I, Part 46

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918 Publication date: 1912 Publisher: New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 680

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: New York : Lewis Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 680