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FENDERSON The surname Fenderson is identical with Finlay- son. an ancient Scotch surname. The family was seated very early in Perthshire, Scotland. During the persecu- tion of the Scotch Covenanters by the Eng- lish about 1680, James Finlayson, of New Kil- patrick, Lennoxshire, Scotland, was banished with many hundred others (see p. 253, Vol. II, Hanna's Scotch-Irish). According to the history of Parsonfield, Maine, where a branch of the family was living at last accounts, the name of the immigrant ancestor in this coun- try was Samuel, but no record of him has been found by the writer.
(I) Nathaniel Finlayson, or Fenderson, as the name is now spelled, married, at Scarbor- ough. Maine, November 24, 1743. He was presumably a son of Samuel, the immigrant. Frances Finlayson, doubtless a sister of Na- thaniel, married at Scarborough, August 25. 1731, John Babb (see manuscript records of Scarhorough church at New England His- toric-Genealogical Society). This Nathaniel was living in Scarborough in 1790, when ac- cording to the first federal census, he had two males over sixteen and two females in his family. His son, Nathaniel Jr., had at that time three sons over sixteen, and four under that age, and four females. Pelatiah, a son or grandson, had one son under six- teen and two grandsons. John, son of Na- thaniel, was born at Scarborough, July 15, 1756, married Sarah Kenny, of Saco, re- moved to Parsonfield in 1796 and died there. June 24. 1852. Children of John: Polly, Nathan, Nathaniel, John, married IIannah Perry and settled at East Machias; Edward and Sally. We find Nathaniel a witness to the will of Stephen Munson, September 11. 1751, a resident of Scarborough, and again. April 1, 1756, witness to the will of Joh Bur-
nam. William and John of Scarborough were soldiers in the revolution ; also Pelatiah, and Wallis, who must have been a grandson of Nathaniel. In the revolutionary record it ap- pears that John served part of the time for Marblehead, Massachusetts, indicating that the family lived there at some time. Doubt- less the first generations were mariners. William Fenderson was one of the captors of the British ship "Margaretta" during the revolution (p. 13, Maine Hist. Society, Vol. 2 Second Series).
(III) John Fenderson, grandson of Na- thaniel Fenderson, was born in the vicinity of Scarborough, if not in that town, and died at Oldtown, Maine, about 1848. The family was doubtless Scotch-Irish, coming among the early settlers from Ulster province, Ire- land. John Fenderson married Dolly Crox- ford. of Oldtown, Maine. She died at or near Owego, New York, in 1858. Children : Wilmot, Ivory (a name found also in the Par- sonfield branch), Ann, Sally, John, mentioned below; Caroline, Keziah, Lydia. William, George and Washington (twins), and Isaiah, who died at or near Tioga Center. William died at or near Granville, Iowa; George was killed on the railroad at Centerville, Corning, New York, December, 1859.
(IV) John (2), son of John (1) Fender- son, was born in Maine, near or at Oldtown, about 1810, and died in a drowning accident at Hyats Ferry. near Owego, New York, April 7, 1877. He came to New York state in 1836 and located at Owego, where he run by the thousand a saw mill at the village of Canawana, and carried on an extensive lum- ber business for six years. Afterwards he run a mill for John Dubois at Cascade township, Pennsylvania, three years, and in 1851 built for himself a steam mill near Owego, but failed in business in 1858. He married Lucy Clem- ents, born in Oldtown, Maine, about 1814, died in the town of Nichols, New York, in 1898, daughter of Prentice Clements, who was captain of a company taking part in the war of 1812. Children: I. Tisdale Dean. died in the service in the civil war. 2. Fran- cis M., born in Maine, also served in the civil war; now living at Williamsport, Penn- . sylvania. 3. John, mentioned below. 4. Au- relia, born in Owego. 5. Massenillo, born in Owego; served in the civil war; resides in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 6. Lucy, born in Cascade, Pennsylvania, lives at West Lake,
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Louisiana. 7. Lamartine, born in Cascade. Pennsylvania, died during the civil war. 8. Albertine. 9. Josephina. 10. Mary L., born in the town of Nichols, New York; all three died in 1854 in Owego within three days of each other, all in childhood. 11. Mary N., born in Owego, 1854; married R. N. Perry, of Syracuse, New York. 12. Josephine, born 1856 in Owego. 13. Albertine, born 1858 in Owego, died at Waverly, New York. March, 1906.
(V) John (3). son of John (2) Fenderson, was born in Owego, New York. April 4. 1841. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and county. For a num- ber of years he lived in Nichols, New York, and owned and conducted a grist and saw mill. He has been in the lumber business all his active life. He was for fifteen years president and general manager of the John Fenderson Lumber Company, engaged in the lumber business in Canada. He spent five years in the Adirondack Mountains, New York, in the lumber business, and he owns about eight hundred and fifty acres of tim- ber land in the state of Virginia. He has bought recently a tract of sixteen hundred acres of timber land near Washington, D. C. For many years, however, he has made his home in Owego. He is interested in public affairs in that town and has been commis- sioner of highways. In politics he is a Demo- crat. He is a member of Lodge No. 153. Free and Accepted Masons, of Owego.
He married (first), November 9, 1862, Catherine L. Ford, born July 30, 1846, in Tioga county, New York, died January 13. 1909, daughter of George L. and Mary Ann Ford. He married (second ), January 15, 1910, Louise, widow of Edward Greenidge. Children, all by first wife: I. George L., born November 17, 1865; a farmer and lum- berman of Nichols. New York : married Nel- lie Seymour and has one daughter, Blanche. 2. Stella A., born September 10, 1867; mar- ried Floyd Anthony, now with Siegel Cooper Company, New York. 3. Katy Belle, born October 2, 1869, died February 27, 1899: married Fred Ingersoll, of Nichols, and had one child, Bernice. 4. Mary A., born Scp- tember, 1873: married H. B. Richardson, of Hornell, New York. 5. Charles L .. born March 29, 1876; is general manager of the manufacturing of lumber for John Fender- son Lumber Company in Canada. 6. Perry
G., born May 17. 1886. 7. John M .. born March 7. 1888.
Samuel Packard, immigrant PACKARD ancestor, came to New Eng- land with his wife and one child in the ship "Diligent," of Ipswich, John Martin, master, in 1638. He came from Windham, a small hamlet near Hingham. county Norfolk, England. Ile settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, and removed about 1660 to Bridgewater. He held office there in 1664, and was licensed to keep an ordinary in 1670. Ilis sons, and probably he himself, were soldiers under Captain Benjamin Church in King Philip's war in 1675-76. His will was dated 1684. Children: Elizabeth, born probably in England: Samuel Jr., born in Hingham ; Zaccheus, mentioned below : Thomas, born in Hingham: John, born in Hingham ; Nathaniel ; Mary ; Hannah ; Israel ; Joel ; Deborah ; Deliverance.
(II) Zaccheus, son of Samuel Packard, was born in Hingham, and died in Bridge- water, August 3. 1723. He married Sarah, daughter of John Howard, of West Bridge- water. Children, born in Bridgewater : Israel, April 27, 1680; Sarah, August 19, 1682: Jonathan, December 7, 1684; David, February II. 1687. mentioned below : Solo- mon, March 20, 1689: Deacon James, June 2, 1601 : Zaccheus Jr., September 4, 1693 ; John. October 8, 1695; Captain Abiel, April 29, 1699.
(III) David, son of Zaccheus Packard, was born February 11, 1687, died in 1755. He married Hannah, daughter of John Ames, in 1712, and she died aged sixty-seven. Chil- dren : David, born 1713 : William, born 1715; Hannah, 1718; Isaac. 1720: Mary, 1722 ; Ebe- nezer, 1724, mentioned below ; Abiah. 1727 : Mehitable, 1730: James, 1734.
(IV) Ebenezer, son of David Packard, was born in 1724, died in 1803. He married, 1746, Sarah, daughter of Mark Perkins: she died in 1810. Children : Alice, born 1747; Ebe- nezer, mentioned below : Eunice, 1750 : Jonas. 1752: Adin, 1754: Mathew, 1756; Eliphalet. 1758; Robert, 1760: Joel, 1762; Lot; Noalı and Joseph.
(V) Deacon Ebenezer (2) Packard, son of Ebenezer (I) Packard, was born at Bridge- water, in 1749. He was a soldier in the revo- lution in 1777. He or his son was in the Tenth Company, Plymouth county, and served
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at Ticonderoga. Ebenezer Packard sent a man for "Joel" in December, 1777. Joel was a brother of Ebenezer Jr. Ebenezer Packard was deacon of the church and a prominent citizen of Bridgewater. He married ( first), in 1774, Mary, daughter of Nathaniel Rey- nolds ; (second) in 1781. Content Harlow. Children by first wife: Mehitable, born 1774; Philip, 1776; Mary, 1778. Children by sec- ond wife: Sarah, 1781 ; Ebenezer. 1783; Sil- vester. 1785; Rhoda, 1788; Ansel, mentioned below : Charles, 1792 ; Content.
(VI) Ansel, son of Deacon Ebenezer (2) Packard, was born in Bridgewater in 1789. He settled in Bainbridge, New York. He married Sarah Monfort, of Harpersfield, New York. Children: Peter M .: Mary, married R. Porter Putnam, of Porterville, California ; Anna P., lives in Bainbridge, New York, mar- ried D. C. Scott, deceased : Stephen S., lived in Covington, Pennsylvania : George, died in California ; Almira, married Eli Soctwell, of Hammonton, New Jersey.
(VII) Peter Monfort, son of Ansel Pack- ard, was born in Bainbridge, New York, De- cember 3, 1819. died in Cowanesque, Pennsyl- vania, February 10, 1903, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Isabelle (Packard) Strang. He was educated in the common schools of his native town. When a young man he en- gaged in the hotel business, and conducted a stage line, which was the most extensive in that part of the state. He kept a hundred horses, and covered much of the territory in the Susquehanna and Chenango valleys. His business continued to grow until the advent of the railroads between Albany and Bing- hamton. Thereupon he abandoned some of the lines and for a time, before the railroads came. owned stage lines to Westfield, Penn- sylvania. For many years he was proprietor of the hotel that formerly stood on the site now occupied by the rectory of St. Peter's Church. He spent most of his life in Bain- bridge. He was a useful citizen, highly es- teemed for his liberality, kindness of heart and upright life.
He married, September 22. 1845. Sarah Jane Wiley, born in Utica, New York, June 10, 1817, died at Oxford, New York, March 13, 1895. daughter of Jonathan P. Wiley. of Brownsville. New York, who stood high in Masonry in the state. Children, born at Bain- bridge: Albert Lewis, July 5, 1847, died Au- gust 5. 1862 ; Peter Wiley, May 24, 1849, died
May 13, 1908; Georgianna Ida, June 1, 1851, died April 3. 1852: Joseph Edwin, mentioned below ; Isabelle Emma. born August 28, 1856, married A. B. Strang, of Greene, New York; Fannie Louise, July 27, 1858, died October 31, 1910, married G. H. Simmons.
(VIII) Joseph Edwin, son of Peter Mon- fort Packard, was born in Bainbridge, De- cember 12, 1854. He attended the public schools of his native town and Sidney, New York. In 1873 he came to Oxford as clerk in the bank and he has resided in Oxford since that time. In winter he resides at Bing- hamton. He retired from business several years ago. He is a member of Oxford Lodge, No. 175, Free and Accepted Masons, and of Oxford Chapter, No. 254, Royal Arch Ma- sons. He is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church and for fifteen years was vestryman.
He married, January 17, 1881, Catharine Odessa Sands, of Oxford, New York, daugh- ter of Dr. William G. and S. Eliza (Mygatt) Sands. Her mother was a sister of the late Henry R. Mygatt, a noted lawyer and promi- nent citizen of Oxford, New York. Dr. Will- iam G. Sands was a son of Obadiah and Eliza- betli (Teed) Sands. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Packard, all born at Oxford: Edith Sands. May 28, 1885; Henry Mygatt, Septem- ber 25, 1886, died July 7, 1893 : William Guth- rie, October 13, 1889: Katherine Odessa, Sep- tember 19, 1890.
John Tobin was born in Ireland. TOBIN He settled in Lincklaen, Che- nango county, New York, and followed farming all his active life. Children : Edward, Daniel, John, mentioned below ; Bridget.
(II) John (2). son of John (1) Tobin, was born in Lincklaen, Chenango county, New York, died at Auburn, New York, in 1902. He lived most of his life, however, in his native town, where he was educated in the public schools and where he followed farming. He was a man of upright character and a useful citizen. He married Mary Lonergan, of Cuyler, New York, daughter of James Lonergan. She died about 1898 in Lincklaen. Their children: I. Edward, lives in the west. 2. James. 3. John, lives in New York City. 4. Daniel, died young. 5. Joseph, married Anna Cardner; now a farmer in Lincklaen, New York. 6. George Leo, mentioned below.
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7. Patrick, a carpenter in Chittenango, New York. 8. Mary, married Oscar Yeager. 9. Anna, married Birn Cardner, of Cuyler, New York. 10. Nellie. 11. Margarite, married Merrill Stewart, of Deruyter, New York. 12. Florence, married Ralph Porter; resides at Cuyler.
(III) George Leo, son of John (2) Tobin, was born at Lincklaen, Chenango county, New York, June 15, 1885. He received his early education there in the public schools. In his boyhood and youth he worked on a farm and afterward at Cuyler for a time in a milk station. He engaged in business on his own account as a general merchant at Cuyler in 1907, and has built up a flourishing trade. In religion he is a Roman Catholic and in politics he is a Republican. He married, De- cember 23, 1905, Pearl Torry, of Deruyter, New York, born February 20, 1884, at Cuyler, daughter of Ezra and Maggie (Steele) Torry. They have one child, Hilda, born July 3, 1910.
The name of Lewis, sometimes
LEWIS spelled Lewes, has had many dis- tinguished representatives in this
country. The family is numerous and an- cient, both north and south. Robert Lewis, of Bradmockshire, Wales, emigrated to Gloucester county. Virginia, in 1640. He had a large grant of land from the Crown, and from him have sprung different families of Lewises all over the country. Samuel Gilford Lewis was a major on General Washington's staff, and distinguished himself at the battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania. His descend- ants lived at Washington, D. C., and at St. Louis, where they were known as editors. judges and surgeons. George Lewis, of Ply- mouth, afterwards at Scituate, Massachusetts, where he joined the church, September 20. 1635, came from East Greenwich in Kent be- fore 1633. Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massa- chusetts, was first at Watertown, and came over from England in 1634. John Lewis settled at Westerly, Rhode Island. as early as 1660. Dr. William Jerauld Lewis, presi- dent of the American Society of Microscop- ists, is descended from the Connecticut and Rhode Island families: In 1834 thirteen of the Lewis name had been graduated from Harvard, and thirty-four from other New England colleges.
(I) Edmund Lewis sailed April 10, 1634, from Ipswich, England, with his wife, Mary,
aged thirty-two years, son John, three years, and Thomas, nine months old, in the ship "Elizabeth" commanded by William Andrews. He settled first at Watertown, Massachusetts, where he shared in the first division of lands, and had several subsequent grants, receiving lot No. 26 of thirty acres, July 25. 1030; lot No. 82 of five acres, February 28, 1037; lot No. 61 of five acres, June 16, of the same year, and another grant of six acres, April 9, 1638. He resided on the east side of Lex- ington street, and had one hundred acres of tipland beside numerous small parcels. He was admitted a freeman, May 24. 1630; was selectman in 1638, and appointed on a com- mittee to lay out the farmis near the Dedham line, October 14, of that year. It is supposed that he had been a sailor as the inventory of his property included a cutlass and he seems to have been very fond of the water, for though he had a good estate in Watertown, he removed between 1039 and 1642 to Lynn. Massachusetts, where he purchased forty acres on the shore. He died there in January, 1650, and the inventory of his estate showed a value of one hundred and twenty-two pounds, seven shillings and six pence. His name is perpet- uated in the name of lewis street which ad- joins his property at Wood-End, Lynn. Chil- dren : John, Thomas, James, Nathaniel, a child which lived but twenty hours: Joseph. and probably Benjamin. All of these except the first two were born in this country.
(II) Thomas, second son of Edmund and Mary Lewis, was born in 1633, in England. and resided in early life in Lynn, Massachu- setts, whence he removed in 1661-62 to North- ampton, Massachusetts. There he sold a lot of four acres in 1667. He was chosen to as- sist in building a mill, August 27, 1666, and soon after this removed to Swansea, Massa- chusetts, where he was admitted an inhabitant, December 1. 1669, and granted twelve acres of land. Here he was elected selectman, May 21, 1672, and was placed in the second rank of proprietors, who were divided into three classes, according to the amount of their own- ership in the town. He was probably in Bristol, Rhode Island, in 1681, and was taxed in Mendon, Massachusetts, 1691-92-93. He was elected selectman, May 1, 1693. but de- clined to serve, and was still there in 1696. In 1692 and 1701 he sold land in Bristol, and died in that town, April 26, 1700. He mar- ried, November 11, 1650, Hannah, daughter
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of Edward and Joan Baker. She survived him more than seven years, dying January 17. 1717. Children: Edward, Hannah, Mary, Esther, Thomas, died young, Thomas, Eliza- beth, Persithe, Samuel, Hepsebah, Joseph, De- borahı.
( III) Joseph, fifth son of Thomas and Hannah (Baker) Lewis, was born May 13, 1677, in Swansea, Massachusetts, died May 27, 1742, in Haddam, Connecticut, where he settled before 1723. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Sarah Birge, of Bris- tol, Rhode Island, and had children: Sarah, Elizabeth, Rebecca, Hannah, Deborah, John.
(IV) John, youngest child of Joseph and Elizabeth ( Birge) Lewis, was born April 14. 1723, in Iladdam, Connecticut, and died in Saybrook, Connecticut, August 9, 1801. He resided in Haddam until after 1762, and prob- ably removed to Saybrook in old age to join his children. He married, June 1, 1744, in Haddam, Deborah -, born 1723, died February 1, 1813, in her ninetieth year. Her family name is not preserved. Children : Jo- seph, John, Simon, Samuel, Mary, Andrew ; died young, Andrew, Sarah, John, Abner.
(\') Joseph (2), eldest child of John and Deborah Lewis, was born March 24, 1745. in Haddam, and was an early settler in Cherry Valley, New York, said by tradition to have moved thither from Vermont, which is quite possible, and even probable, though it is cer- tain that he remained but a short time in Ver- mont. He was in New York before 1790, as indicated by the census, being then in Ste- phentown, where his family included two males over sixteen years of age, three under that age, and three females. He married while residing in Rensselaer county, and soon after the revolution settled at or near Chenango Point, at Kattelville, Broome county, New York, and lived there the remainder of his life, dying in 1834. His wife survived him less than one year. No record of her name can be found. He was pious and exceptionally zealous in religious practices, having a re- treat near his dwelling to which he resorted daily for prayer, and it is said that the turf on which he knelt was worn bare by constant use. He had five children, three of whom were: Spencer: Daniel, who lived at Bing- hamton, New York : Nicholas, mentioned be- low.
(VI) Nicholas, son of Joseph (2) Lewis, was born at Kattelville. Broome county. New
York, February 22, 1785, died at Chenango Forks, New York, July 23, 1871. He was educated in the public schools. Like his father, he was extremely pious and a devout Methodist. In 1854 he was ordained as a local preacher by Bishop James, and for half a century he was active in preaching and other good works in the Methodist denomina- tion. He was a cooper by trade, and for many vears was in business at Chenango Forks, New York. He was of remarkable physique. and enjoyed good health to a great age. Even when he was eighty years old he used to walk six or eight miles to preach, and often deliv- ered three sermons in one day. His descend- ants were active in the service in the civil war ; three sons, fifteen grandsons, one great-grand- son, and two sons-in-law were in the service. and all returned to their homes with the ex- ception of one son, Dennis, who was shot at Antietam, and a son-in-law, who died in An- dersonville prison.
He married, in 1804, Mary, born February 6. 1788, daughter of Silas and Mary Hall. Children: 1. Calvin Pardy, born June 29. 1805, at Hamilton, New York, died July 23. 1848. 2. Leonard, February 18, 1807, died November 23, 1863; married Sally Palmer, of Kattelville, New York; had Samuel, Sarah. Joshua, Charles, Olive, William, Julius, Leon- ard. 3. Rhoda, July 21, 1809. 4. George Washington, February 15, 1812, died May 12, 1886, at Elgin, Illinois. 5. Mary, Febru- ary 6, 1814, died September. 1888. 6. Salmon, mentioned below. 7. Electa. October 11. 1818. 8. Laura, April 13, 1821. 9. Sally Ann, October II, 1823, died November 22. 1842. IO. Jennie H., October 9, 1826, died September 17, 1862. 11. Rachel, January 16, 1830, died April 20, 1860. 12. Phebe, July 7. 1834, died March 18, 1886.
(VII) Salmon, son of Nicholas Lewis, was born in Chenango Forks, Broome county, New York, June 11, 1816, died January 20, 1900, in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania, and was buried at Chenango Forks. New York. He received a common school education. In 1849 he joined the gold seekers and went to Califor- nia, sailing around Cape Horn. After return- ing from California he engaged in the hard- ware business in Chenango Forks, New York. After the death of his first wife, and marriage to his second wife, he removed to Friendship. Allegany county, New York, in autumn of 1853, and entered the hardware business.
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After a time he sold out and engaged in the manufacture of oil barrels in Titusville, Pen- sylvania, in April, 1860, the family remaining in Friendship, New York. Ile served in the state militia when a young man. He married (first ) December 25, 1838, Alvira Page, who died in 1852. He married (second ) Novem- ber 15, 1853, at Chenango Forks, New York, Sarah Welch, born in New Berlin, Chenan- go county, New York, January 10, 1822, died December 21, 1892, in Cortland, New York, at home of her son, Lynn Ross. She was a daughter of Vine Welch, Her par- ents died when she was quite young. Chil- dren of first wife: 1. James M., born Feb- ruary 9, 1840; a hardware merchant at Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania ; married Sarah Schucks, of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. 2. Abiah L., born July 12, 1841; lives at Pleasantville, Pennsylvania; married Lucien B. Main, of Friendship, New York. 3. Jasper Eugene. born July 28, 1843, died July 3, 1899, in South Bend, Indiana ; married Agnes Wheeler, of South Bend, Indiana. 4. Cassius Clay, born September 1. 1845, died January 3. 1879. at Friendship, New York ; married Ella Iliggins, of Friendship, New York, 5. Florence Ame- lia, born September 28, 1847, died June 5. 1884, in Centerville, Pennsylvania : married Ashbel Gates Sexton, of Centerville, Pennsyl- vania. Children of second wife: 6. Lynn Ross, mentioned below. 7. Blanche. died in infancy.
(VIII) Lynn Ross, son of Salmon Lewis, was born at Friendship, Allegany county, New York, January 28, 1858. His schooling was rather limited, but he acquired an educa- tion largely by private study and contact with the world. In May, 1867, he removed with his mother to Chenango Forks, His first work was that of a driver on the canal, and he followed it for five years. He then learned the trade of tinsmith. He moved from Che- nango Forks, March 27, 1877. to Marathon, New York, where he engaged at his trade (tinsmithing ), remaining there until Novem- ber 14, 1881, when he moved to Cortland, New York, and accepted a position with Smith & Kingsbury, remaining with this firm until April, 1884, going with Newkirk & Hulbert. and remaining with this firm and their suc- cessors until August, 1888. He then pur- chased the plumbing and heating business of Smith & Bates, which he carried on success- fully until 1902, and during this time he in-
vented and patented the Perfection Milk Cool- er, which he manufactured on an extensive scale. He also manufactured the Farmer's Favorite Feed Cooker. U'pon selling out his plumbing and heating business he continued the manufacture of the feed cooker and milk cooler until March, Igo7, when he sold his interest to Ralph S. Bennett, and the business is conducted under the style of the Lewis Man- ufacturing Company. Mr. Lewis then asso ciated himself with Marvin D. Main in the manufacture of the Winner Plow Truck. The patent was granted on the truck, May 7, 1907; they continued until November 1, 1907, when Mr. Lewis purchased Mr. Main's interest, and since then has manufactured alone, and is the sole owner of the patent. This plow truck is the most practical device ever invented for holding a walking plow, and is one of the most valuable and useful implements a farmer ever used, an implement which virtually takes the place of a sulky plow, and at a big saving of expense. The Winner Plow Truck is sold through agents, and also direct to the farmers.
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