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On August 14, 1838, in Quebec, Canada, Mr. Greenleaf was mar- ried to Julia Truesdell, of that place, and their family consisted of the following named children: 1. John, born June 21, 1839, died August 21, 1840: 2. Louis Christopher, (ninth generation, ) born November 23, 1840, mentioned hereinafter; 3. Josephine P., born January 21, 1842, became the wife of Henry M. Dixon. of Seneca Castle, New York, No- vember 28, 1865: 4. Mary J., born August 14, 1843, became the wife of Lester Webster, of Seneca, New York. April 29, 1863 . he died August 19, 1895 : 5. Horace D., born May 11, 1845. married Frances E. Dixon, of Seneca, Ontario county, New York, December 29, 1870, and their children are: John D. and Lucy J. Greenleaf : 6. Lunette T., born De- cember 22, 1846, became the wife of her cousin, Maitland B. Sloat, of Watertown, New York, September 4. 1877. and they reside at Mt. Ver- non, New York: 7. Harriet A., born July 3, 1850, became the wife of
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George N. Dixon, of Hall's Corners, New York; 8. A child who died in infancy.
Louis C. Greenleaf was born in Lafargeville, New York, November 23, 1840. Later he removed to Ontario county, and in 1860 located in Watertown, Jefferson county, where for one year he was engaged in the county clerk's office. On May 9. 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Thirty- fifth Regiment New York Volunteers, that being the first company to leave Watertown for the battlefields in the sunny south. After serving two years he was promoted to the rank of sergeant, and then orderly sergeant, and for nine years after the war he held a commission in the New York state militia, and resigned as major in 1876. After his return from the war he entered the provost-marshal's office in Watertown, New York, and after the discontinuance of this office he was discount clerk in the Jefferson County Bank for two years, and teller and cashier in the Merchant's Bank for four years. In March. 1872, in company with C. W. Sloat, (whose sketch is elsewhere in this work ) under the firm name of Sloat & Greenleaf, he engaged in the lumber business. In February of 1893 the firm was incorporated under the name of "The Sloat & Green- leaf Lumber Company," for the manufacture of sash, doors and blinds, of which company Mr. Greenleaf was elected secretary and treasurer. The company is now one of the most extensive and prosperous concerns in the city. The mill of the Sloat & Greenleaf Lumber Company was de- stroyed by fire December 8, 1903, and was at once rebuilt with new equipment, and is well provided with all the most modern machinery to be found in a first-class mill. Mr. Greenleaf was the first city treasurer of the city of Watertown, New York, which office he held two years. He was county treasurer two terms, supervisor of the second ward for several years. and member of the board of education for eight years. He has for over twenty years been a member of Joe Spratt Post, No. 323. G. A. R., of Watertown, New York, has held the office of com- mander, and is now post quartermaster, having already served five years.
September 8, 1868, Mr. Greenleaf married Lorra Cornelia Shaffer, of Watertown, and their children are: I. Josephine Adele, born in Watertown, New York, May 22, 1870; married Cornelius D. Shirley, June 3, 1891, who died December 12, 1891. Married (second) Byron H. Elwood, March 1, 1902, and resides in Syracuse New York. 2. Lyd- ia Cornelia, born in Watertown, New York, May 24, 1872 ; married Ray- mond Fox Casler, a prominent young dentist of Watertown, New York,
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April 17, 1900, and had two daughters-Josephine Greenleaf Casler, born October 30. 1901, died June 13. 1902; and Edna Greenleaf Casler, born October 19, 1903. She resides in Watertown, New York. 3. Alice Lunette, born in Watertown, New York, March, 1874, died August, 1874.
CHARLES J. HARDY, a miller, contractor and builder of Ples- sis, in the town of Alexandria, Jefferson county, New York, is a native of that locality, the date of his birth being October 19, 1857.
On the paternal side he traces his ancestry to William Hardy, a native of England, born in the year 1750, who after his migration to this country became one of the pioneer settlers of Otsego county, New York. He resided in East Springfield, near Cherry Valley, and during the war of the revolution all his buildings were destroyed, having been sct afire by the Indians. Among his children was a son, Charles Hardy. grandfather of Charles J. Hardy, who was born in Otsego county, New York, in 1785. Subsequently he cleared a tract of land upon which he resided until 1820, when he moved to Oswego county and located at Sandy Creek, where he purchased land. After a residence of several years in that section, he removed to Lewis county, coming to the town of Orleans in 1873, and spent the remainder of his days there, dying at the age of ninety-one years. His wife, Susan Hardy, born in 1792, bore him six children, all of whom are now deceased. She was a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church. Her death occurred in the year 1868, aged seventy-six years.
Erastus Hardy, father of Charles J. Hardy, was born in Otsego county, New York, October 31, 1815. He was reared in the town of Orleans, and the early years of his life were spent in attendance at the village school during the winter months, and assisting with the various duties of farm life during the summer season. After his marriage Mr. Hardy came to Alexandria, Jefferson county, and located on a farm in the vicinity of the residence now occupied by his son, Charles J. Later he disposed of this property and purchased a farm of two hun- dred acres which he cultivated to a high state of perfection, and on which he resided for a number of years. Having accumulated a suffi- cient competence to allow him to retire from active pursuits, he took 111: his residence in the town of Theresa, where he took an active interest in local affairs. The latter years of his life were spent in the home of his son. Charles J .. where he was well and tenderly cared for. In 1838,
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at the age of twenty-three years, he was united in marriage to Jane Wiley (died, 1846), who bore him two children, Susanh and Sylves- ter. In 1848 he was united in marriage to Catherine Sheeley Van Brocklin, one of a number of children born to John Sheeley, who was a farmer by occupation, conducting his operations at Tanner's Corners : he located in that section of the county when it was a perfect wilder- ness, and for a period of time he was compelled to carry his grain to Lafargeville to be ground, making his way by means of blazed trees. He spent the latter years of his life with his children, among whom was a son, John Sheeley, now a resident of Clayton, New York, dying in Clayton, at the age of eighty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy were the parents of three children, all of whom are now living: Mrs. Asa Kesler, of Stone Mills, New York; Mrs. Elias Walter, of Theresa, New York ; Charles J., mentioned at length in the following paragraph. Erastus Hardy (father) died, aged seventy-seven years. Catherine (Sheeley) Hardy (mother) died June 16, 1886, in the sixty-seventh year of her age. They were both honorable and God-fearing people, and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of their friends and neighbors.
In the common schools of the town of Alexandria, New York, Charles J. Hardy obtained that thorough knowledge of the rudimentary branches of education which is so essential to success in whatever line of work a man engages, whether in professional life, in the office, store, shop or field. He remained an inmate of the parental home until he was thirty-two years old. in the meantime working on the home- stead farm. He then purchased a farm at Stone Mills, and in connec- tion with agricultural pursuits he worked at the trade of carpenter for three years. Since his removal to Plessis in the year 1900, he has devoted ins entire attention to contracting, building and operating a mill, from all of which enterprises he derives a goodly income. He erected a steam mill for custom grinding. His religious views are in accord with those advanced by the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a member. His ideas of politics coincide with the principles of Republicanism, and in fraternal matters he affiliates with Lodge No. 174, Free and Accepted Masons. of Theresa, and Court Victorious No. 1750, Independent Order of Foresters.
In 1891 Mr. Hardy married Lena L. Van Amber, born in St. Law- rence county, New York, daughter of Wallace and Maryett Van Amber, who were the parents of two children, Mrs. Hardy being the only one living at the present time. Wallace Van Amber was a miller by occu-
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pation, which line of trade he followed in St. Lawrence county up to the time of the breaking out of the Civil war, and from that time to his decease, in the sixty-third year of his age. in the town of Alexan- dria. Jefferson county. Mr. and Mrs. Hardy have one child, Gladys Kathleen, born March 22, 1899.
THOMAS M. HUTCHINS, superintendent of the Carthage Sul- phite Pulp Mill, has made his own way in the world from an early age, and is one of the enterprising and successful men of the day. He was born February 16, 1872, in Westport, Canada, being a son of Alfred and Elizabeth ( Pinkerton) Hutchins, whose names guarantee an an- cient Scotch lineage. The father died when Thomas was fifteen years old, and the mother a year later, and the son was thus early thrown upon his own resources.
With little schooling, he began at the age of fifteen years to learn the blacksmith's trade ai Portland, Canada, and served an apprentice- ship of four years. After traveling as a journeyman one year, working at Chaumont, Limerick, and Burrville, he was employed as blacksmith and machinist by the Dexter Sulphite Company, where he continued two and one-half years. When the Newton Falls Paper Company's mill was constructed, Mr. Hutchins constructed its piping, and subse- quently took charge of the sulphite department of the mill, continuing in that capacity three and one-half years. After aiding in the install- ment of the plant of the Jefferson Board Company at Hering, he took charge of the Carthage Sulphite Company's plant at West Carthage, and installed the same in 1898, continuing ever since as superintendent of the operation of the mill. His youngest brother, Alexander Hutch- ins, succeeded him in charge of the Newton Falls mill. and subsequently joined him here, and died at Carthage in 1899.
Of modest and quiet nature, Mr. Hutchins pursues his daily duties industriously, and does not seek for public notice. He is a member of Carthage Lodge No. 158, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons ; and supports Republican principles of government by his vote. In the spring of 1901 he formed a partnership with Frank F. Fritz, a well-known local horseman, for the promotion of good breeding in horseflesh, and they now own the driving course at Carthage. In April, 1901, they purchased the fine trotting stallion, "Royal Victor," which has a record of 2:0834, and have since kept him at Carthage, an advantage to breeders of the vicinity. "Royal Victor" is one of the most beautiful horses to
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be found anywhere, and holds the world's record for trotting an eighth, namely, fourteen seconds. This is a rate which, if maintained for a full mile, would far surpass the recent noted achievements of Lou Dil- lon and Major Delmar. They have subsequently acquired another fine- blooded animal, known as "Corinna," a beautiful creature, with fine record for trotting action. Mr. Fritz is a devoted lover of horses and skilled in their traming, and under his faithful charge these valuable animals are bound to be kept at the highest pitch of efficiency. Mr. Hutchins also takes pride and delight in his handsome horses, and mani- fests the spirit of the true sportsman. He is a member of the Carthage Social Club.
WAYLAND F. FORD, a prominent attorney-at-law of Lafarge- ville, Jefferson county, New York, who has built up a profitable practice and possesses one of the best selected as well as most extensive libraries in the county, was born in the town in which he now resides, June 26, 1838, during the incumbency of his father, the Rev. Lewis T. Ford, as pastor of the First Baptist church.
Rev. Lewis T. Ford ( father ) was born in Eaton, Madison county, New York, in 1809, son of John Ford, who married Lucy Rich, in Connecticut, and the couple, with Reuben Rich, brother of Mrs. Ford, emigrated to Madison county, New York. Lewis T. Ford worked upon his father's farm and in his mill until he attained manhood, receiving only a common school education. After arriving at his majority, through his own exertions he supported himself as a student at Madi- son (now Colgate) University, graduated from the theological depart- ment, and was ordained to the ministry of the Baptist church. At the age of twenty-six he married Miss Arminda Stetson, of Cooperstown, New York. Entering upon ministerial work, he had charge of a church in Petersborough, New York, the home of Gerritt Smith, who was a member of his church and became a lifelong friend. He was pastor of the Baptist church in LaFargeville in 1838, about 1841 at Watertown, whence he went to Parishville, St. Lawrence county, New York, and remained in that county about four years, returning about 1845 to La- Fargeville, where he remained until his death. He was a man of great energy and force of character. He left surviving him four children, all of whom reside in LaFargeville: Wayland F., mentioned hereinafter; L. Marie Strough, widow of Byron J. Strough ; William G. and Charles H. Ford. Of his brothers and sisters, John Ford settled in Diana,
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Lewis county, New York: Gilson Ford settled in Ohio: Guilford Ford remained in Madison county: Maria Rowell, a sister, resided in Wis- consin, and was the mother of thirteen children; and Matilda Vincent, another sister. resides in Wisconsin. Jesse Stetson, father of Mrs. Lewis T. Ford, left a large number of descendants, prominent among whom were Dr. Ezra Stetson, of Peoria, Illinois; and Mrs. Hannah Van Court, who resides in St. Louis.
Wayland F. Ford was one of the first students in the short-lived Orleans Academy, where he prepared for college, going thence to Madi- son University, from which institution he was graduated in the class of 1859. In order to pursue the study of law he entered the law office of E. R. Keene, of Watertown, New York, and after passing a credit- able examination in 1861, he was admitted to the bar, and began prac- tice in his native village in April of that year. The following October he enlisted in Company B, Ninety-fourth Infantry Regiment, and for gallant and meritorious service on the field of battle he was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant. September 16, 1862, and by reason of the consolidation of the Ninety-fourth with the One Hundred and Fifth Infantry was discharged from the service in March. 1863. He re-enlisted in the Troop M. Twentieth Regiment, New York Cavalry, May 1, 1863, and was promoted to first lieutenant the following Sep- tember. and to captain of Company D in October. 1863. He continued with this company and regiment, and was mustered out July 31, 1865, having served three years and nine months in defense of the Union. After the termination of hostilities he again resumed the practice of his profession at LaFargeville. Captain Ford has built up an extensive practice as a result of careful attention to the interests of his clients, coupled with a thorough knowledge of his profession.
Mr. Ford was united in marriage in 1866 to Maria Cline, and their children are: Edith C., an elocutionist of note, and a graduate of the Noble School of Oratory, Detroit. Michigan: Lewis H., attorney and counsellor at law, now associated in practice with his father; and W. Frederick Ford.
GEORGE HEYL. a miller and retired farmer of Lafargeville, town of Orleans, New York, was born February 9. 1838, a son of Henry and Kate M. ( Heldt) Heyl, and grandson of Philip Heyl, who was born in Grosszimern, Germany. whence he emigrated to America, first locating in the town of Orleans, and subsequently at Evans Mills,
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where he died aged about seventy-five years. His wife died in Ger- many. Their children were: Henry, Peter, Wendle, Mary, and Cath- erine Heyl.
Henry Heyl ( father), of Lafargeville, Jefferson county, New York, was born near Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, in 1805. He spent the early years of his life in his native land, and learned the trade of weaver. In 1829 he came to America and purchased the first farm in the town of Orleans, New York. He was very successful in his operations, and built the first log house, which was later replaced by a frame one, which still stands. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and a worthy and exemplary citizen.
In 1831 Henry Heyl married Kate M. Heldt, a native of Germany, daughter of Barnard Heldt, and they were the parents of the following named children: I. Philip, born September 1, 1836, is now a retired farmer, residing in Lafargeville, New York. He married, December 31, 1861, Lucira Lingenfelter, a daughter of John Lingenfelter. (See sketch of William H. Lingenfelter.) Two children were born of this union, one of whom is living, John, who married Lottie Vincent, of Clayton, New York, and their children are Howard and Elmer H. Heyl. 2. George, born February 9, 1838, mentioned at length in the follow- ing paragraph. 3. Cathrine M., born December 29, 1839, who became the wife of Adam J. Snell, born February 22, 1828, in the town of Manheim, Herkimer county, New York, a son of Joshua and Nancy Snell. His career has been devoted to agricultural pursuits in the vil- lage of Lafargeville, and he is one of the most prominent farmers in that section of the state. They are the parents of one daughter, Emma E., who was united in marriage to Dr. Frank M. Vebber, a prominent physician of Clayton. New York, and one child has been born to them, Lottie Vebber. 4. Henry, born September 4, 1841, in Lafargeville, now resides in Depauville, New York. 5. Wendell J., born September 13, 1844, in Lafargeville, New York, married Mrs. Sarah J. Putnam, nee Lingenfelter, of Clayton, New York. She was born in Clayton. They have two daughters: Minnie, who became the wife of Peter Schultz: and Georgia, who became the wife of Manford Jerome, of Lafargeville. 6. Maria H., horn February 24, 1847. died at the age of fifteen years. 7. Henrietta, born July 16, 1849, became the wife of Jay Cadwell, of Depauville, New York. Henry Heyl, father of these children, died in 1879, aged seventy-four years.
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Gorge Heyl, second son of Henry and Kate M. ( Heldt) Heyl, worked on the farm summers and attended school winters until he was eighteen years of age. He then removed to Clayton and resided there six years. In 1864, at the age of twenty-six years, he married Ruah H. Snell, born in Manheim, Herkimer county, New York, daughter of John \. Snell, of Lafargeville. They resided on and conducted the form of Mr. Snell up to 1892, and in addition to this operated a farm of two hundred and sixty acres which he purchased in conjunction with his brother. Henry Heyl. In 1900 he purchased his present custom grinding mill at Lafargeville, New York, and a steel contrition mill for custom grinding, which he conducts successfully, in addition to looking after his real estate interests in the town. Mr. Heyl is a member of the Lutheran church, an adherent of Democratic principles, and a mem- ber of the Grange.
John A. Snell, father of Mrs. Heyl, was born in Manheim, Herki- mer county, New York. He followed the occupation of farming, and the last years of his life were spent in Lafargeville, town of Orleans, near the present railroad station, where he died in 1894. He was the father of two children: Sophia, who became the wife of Melzer J. Henry, of Lafargeville; and Ruah H., aforementioned as the wife of George Heyl. Mrs. Heyl's mother, Mary Youker, was born in Fulton county, a daughter of Jacob P. Youker, who was born in Oppenheim, Fulton county, in 1782 ; he was a tailor by trade, and died May 2, 1850. Mrs. Mary Youker Snell died in 1890. aged sixty-six years. She was the mother of two children. Her family came from Germany in 1750, and were the first settlers in Oppenheim, New York. Members of the family served in the Revolutionary war.
Two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Heyl, as follows: 1. Will- iam H., educated in common schools, and is now engaged in farming on the old Snell homestead. He married Ida E. Baltz, eldest child of George F. and Mary ( Haas) Baltz, the former-named having been a son of Philip, a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and Elizabeth ( Dorr) Baltz. Two children were born to William H. and Ida E. Heyl, Alberta May and George F. Heyl. 2. Frank .A., educated in common schools and Adams Collegiate Institute. He has followed various lines of business, and since 1900 has operated his father's mill. He married Lottie Bauter, eldest, child of Sylvester and Clare ( Nash) Bauter, and one child has been born to them, Clarence F. Heyl.
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D. HENRY LINGENFELTER, a leading manufacturer and mer- chant of Lafargeville, whose active relation with business affairs has extended over a period of more than half a century, is an honored repre- sentative of an old family of German origin.
His immigrant ancestor, Michael Lingenfelter, born in 1750, came to America prior to the Revolutionary war and settled in Montgomery county, New York, on a portion of an eight hundred acre tract which he and his brother purchased. John Lingenfelter, one of his nine chil- dren, born in 1780, cultivated the homestead farm, and worked as a stone mason. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He married Elida Winnie, born in 1785, in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Conrad and Elida Winnie. Her father was born in 1749 in the same county where he was a farmer during the greater part of his life ; hc died in Cherry Valley, Otsego county, New York, his wife surviving him, and dying at the age of ninety-one years. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and were exemplary Christian people. John and Elida (Winme) Lingenfelter were the parents of eight chil- dren : 1. John, Jr. ; 2, Jane A., who became the wife of Lewis Consaul, sketch of whom appears in this work; 3. Conrad; 4, Catherine; 5, William H., who is written of elsewhere in this work: 6, Obadiah : 7, Susan ; 8. Daniel H., to be further written of. Mr. Lingenfelter jour- neved to Clayton with his family in 1838, traveling in a sleigh, and contracted a cold from the effects of which he died a few days after reaching his destination, in his fifty-eighth year. His widow married Rufus Smith, of Lafargeville.
Daniel Henry Lingenfelter, youngest child of John and Elida (Win- nie ) Lingenfelter, was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery county, New York, November 25, 1831. He obtained his education in the common schools and Lafargeville Academy. At the age of twenty he became an apprentice in the wagon shops of Albert Baxter at Lafargeville, under whom he served for two years and five months, becoming a most capable workman. He was not ready, however, to apply himself to his trade, and a desire to see something more of the world led him to Rochester, where he was for about two years engaged in the construction depart- ment of the Rochester & Genessee Valley Railroad. He then returned to Clayton, where he worked at his trade for three years, removing in 1858 to Lafargeville, where he took employment in the wagon shops of H. M. Krake, with whom he remained for a year. The following year he passed in Carthage as a journeyman, and then formed a part-
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nership with Joseph Le Flure, with whom he was associated in the wagon-making business for three and a half years. At the end of this time he went to Stone Mills, where he purchased a farm of two hundred and twenty-five acres, which he cultivated for five years, then renting it and purchasing the general store of E. G. Brown, which he conducted successfully for eleven years, then selling it to W. B. Irving. After again cultivating his farm for a period of five years, he sold it in March, 1883, and removed to Lafargeville. There he rented a blacksmith and wagon shop which he operated for two years. At the end of that time he purchased a lot and erected his present business house, an edifice thirty by eighty feet, two stories high, devoting the ground floor to wagon manufacturing and storage rooms, and setting apart the upper story as a public hall. In addition to his manufacturing and repair business Mr. Lingenfelter acts as agent for a number of leading companies deal- ing in wagons, harness, etc., and for more than thirty years he has had charge of the sale of agricultural machinery and implements in his own and adjoining towns. In all these departments of his business Mr. Lingenfelter has been signally successful, yet it is to be said that his good fortune has been due to no adventitious aids, but has been well earned through close application, and unflagging industry, skill as a mechanic, and sagacious and upright conduct as a merchant.
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