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WILCOX Edward Wilcox, immigrant an- cestor, was one of the free inhabitants of the island. Aquidneck, now Rhode Island. in 1638, and joined in forming the compact of government on May 28th of that year. About the same time he had a trading house at Narragan- sett in company with Roger Williams. Some
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time after they took into their business Rich- ard Smith Sr., formerly from Gloucestershire, England, later of Taunton, Massachusetts. Edward Wilcox died probably at Narragan- sett before 1648, and in 1653, the above-men- tioned Smith appears to have acted as guar- dian for eight children, supposed to have been those of Wilcox. Children: Stephen, men- tioned below : Daniel, married. November 28. 1661, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Sarah (Warren) Cook. Doubtless others.
( II ) Stephen, son of Edward Wilcox, was born in 1633, died in 1690. He was of Ports- mouth, Rhode Island, in 1655. He had a grant of sixteen acres, December 10, 1657, and in 1658. from his father-in-law. Thomas Hazard, a deed of thirty acres, as dower with the latter's daughter. He was freeman, May 18, 1658. In May, 1669. he was among the free inhabi- tants of Westerly. Rhode Island. He was complained of, June 21, 1670, for unjustly possessing with others, five hundred acres of land in Stonington. This controversy, which resolved itself into a question of boundary and jurisdiction between Massachusetts and Rhode Island, continued for several years, and was finally settled in favor of the latter state. In 1670 and 1672 he was deputy, one of the first from Westerly. In a paper dated February 6. 1690. he is mentioned as lately deceased. He married, in 1648, Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Martha Hazard, of Portsmouth. Thomas Hazard was a ship carpenter by trade and came from Wales to Boston about 1635. In the Hutchinson contention he was driven from Massachusetts and settle 1 upon Aquid- neck. Children of Stephen Wilcox: Edward. born 1662 : Thomas, mentioned below : Daniel, married. 1697. Mary Wordell : William, mar- ried1, January 25, 1698, Dorothy Palmer : Ste- phen, married, 1704, Elizabeth Crandall ; Han- nah, married Samuel Clarke; Jeremialı, mar- ried Mary Mallett.
(III) Thomas, son of Stephen Wilcox, died in 1728. He was of Kingstown, in 1710. and May 17th of that year bought with others two thousand acres of the vacant lands or- dered sold by the assembly. His will was proved April 9. 1728, and by it he gave to his seven sons land in equal divisions, and to his wife, the stock and household goods and negro man, also the housing until the youngest son Edward was of age, when she was to have the best room. He married Martha,
daughter of Robert and Mary (Brownell) Hazard, died 1758. Children: Robert, Ste- phen, Jeffrey, Thomas, born October 24, 1693 ; Abraham, mentioned below ; George, Edward, Hannah.
(IV) Abraham, son of Thomas Wilcox, was born about 1700. He settled at Exeter, Rhode Island. He married, at Exeter, June 5, 1739, Lydia Harrington. Children, born at Exe- ter: John, July 9, 1741, married Mary Bar- ber, January 31, 1762; Job, mentioned be- low ; Abraham. married (first) February 14, 1770. -, (second) August 20, 1781, Ann Hozsie, (third) Mary Boss, widow of Elder Charles Boss.
(V) Job, son of Abraham Wilcox, was born at Exeter, Rhode Island, February 4, 1743. He married there, February 7, 1771, Mary Gates. Children, born at Exeter: Asa, April 7, 1772: Nathan, August 16, 1774; Esther, August 20, 1776: Simon, September 3, 1778; Eunice, August 17, 1780; Job, March 12, 1782; Harrington, mentioned below ; Mary, August 22, 1785; Prudence, April 2, 1787 ; Gates, September 21, 1790: Hannah, October 7, 1794; Thurston, November 2, 1796.
(VI) Harrington, son of Job Wilcox, was born at Exeter, Rhode Island, September 22, 1783. He was one of the first settlers of Oxford, New York, where he died about 1859. He married, at Exeter (by Elder Elisha Greene ). August 1. 1802, Charity, daughter of Paris or Parish Rathbun (see Rathbun VII). Children: Harrington, Simon Gates, mentioned below : John, Paris, Philander. Be- najah. Charles, Caroline, Hannah.
(VII) Simon Gates, son of Harrington Wilcox, was born about 1811 in Oxford, Che- mango county, New York, died at Great Bend. Pennsylvania, February 23, 1883. He was educated in the common schools, and followed farming for his occupation. For many years he lived in Smithville, New York, removing in 1863 to Harford, New York, and late in life to Great Bend. He was a highly respected citizen, honored with various offices of trust and responsibility. He married Hannah, born August 7, 1813, died November 6, 1866, daughter of Edward and Polly Loomis. Chil- dren : Luany, married Jacob Rorapaugh : Je- rusha, deceased ; Abigail, deceased ; Gilbert, lives at Great Bend, Pennsylvania; Theron Gates, mentioned below; Wesley, deceased ; Everett ; I ois, deceased ; Alwilda.
(VIII) Theron Gates, son of Simon Gates
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Wilcox, was born in Smithville, Chenango county, New York, February 6, 1842. He was educated in the district schools. Ile was a farmer in Smithville and Great Bend until 1870, when he came to Harford, Cortland county, New York, and continued farming there until 1889, when he retired and made his home in the village of Harford, where he has since lived. He was one of the prime movers in the building of the Universalist church in Smithville. In politics he is a Democrat and has held the office of road com- missioner. He is a member of Harford Grange, P. of H. He married, October 6, 1865, Emma, born June 19, 1842, in Goshen, New York, daughter of Robert and Mary (Cole- man) McPherson, of Goshen, Orange county, New York. Children: Edward T., mentioned below; John G., born June 5, 1874. in part- nership with his brother Edward T. in the grain business in Harford, married, Decem- ber 25, 1907, Mary Decker, of Harford Mills, daughter of William and Anna (Wilcox ) Decker.
(IX) Edward T., son of Theron Gates Wil- cox, was born at Harford, New York, June 24. 1870. He was educated there in the pub- lic schools. During his youth he assisted his father on the farm, and for ten years after he married he conducted a farm at Harford. He then engaged in business on his own ac- count, purchasing the grain and feed business of J. A. Wavle in 1898. Four years later. in 1902, he formed a partnership with his brother John G. and the firm has continued in the grain and feed business under the name of E. T. & J. G. Wilcox with much success. Their store is at Harford.
In November. 1906, he was appointed super- visor of the town, and in February, 1907, was nominated for reelection by the Democrats and elected by a plurality of sixty-nine votes for a term of two years. In February, 1909, he was again elected and is serving his two year term at the present time. He is regarded as one of the safest and most competent men in the board of supervisors of the county. He has also ably and acceptably filled the office of town clerk. He is a thorough and capable business man and is held in high esteem by all classes in the community. He is a member of Dryden Lodge, No. 472, Free and Accept- ed Masons ; Cortland Commandery, No. 50, of Cortland: Owego Valley Lodge, No. 898, I. O. O. F., of Harford.
He married, February 1I, 1891, Carrie Hemingway, of Harford, born September 18, 1870, daughter of Morris and Bethesda ( Rood ) Hemingway. They have no children.
(The Rathbun Line).
(1) Richard Rathbone or Rathbun, the first of the name of whom there is any record, was born about 1574. He married Marion Whip- ple, sister of Captain John Whipple, who mentioned her in his will, made at Ipswich, Essex county, Massachusetts, December 19, 1616, probated January 28, 1618. They had four sons, none of whom left children except John, the youngest, mentioned be- low : the eldest, Rev. William Rathbun, lived and preached in Vermont in 1630. Children : William, born 1598: Joseph, 1600; Thomas: John, mentioned below.
(II) John, son of Richard Rathbone or Rathbun, was born about 1610. He married, about 1633, - -, and had one son, John, and perhaps others.
(III) John (2), son of John ( 1) Rathbun, was born about 1634. He married Margaret, daughter of Trustarum or Tristram Dodge. He was one of those who met, August 17. 1660, in Roxbury, Massachusetts, to confer about the purchase of Block Island, and also one who petitioned the Rhode Island general assembly in 1664 to be admitted as a freeman. In 1683, he was a representative from Block Island to the Rhode Island general assembly. In 1688 he was a member of the grand jury. During the pillaging of Block Island by the French in 1689, he had a narrow escape from capture by the latter. He was in good circumstances and supposed to be a desirable captive on account of his money, but through a case of mistaken identity man- aged to escape. He lived at Newport, where he had a house which he deeded to his son John. His will was proved October 6, 1702. Children : Thomas, born at Block Island. 1657 : John, mentioned below : Sarah, June 10. 1659: William, born in Massachusetts, 1660; Joseph, Block Island, 1670: Samuel, Block Island. August 3, 1672.
(IV) John (3). son of John (2) Rathbun. was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1658. He was a freeman of Rhode Island. May I. 1696, and October 13th of that year was appointed a deputy to the general court for New Shoreham. He was a surveyor of high- ways in 1676, and deputy from 1681 to 1684.
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He received from his father just before his marriage a deed of sixty acres of land on Block Island. He married ( first), June 20, 1680, - He married (second ), Novem- ber II, 1686 or 1688, Ann Dodge. Her father settled on Block Island in 1662, admitted a freeman of Rhode Island in 1664, and died in 1723.
According to old records, two Indians, Great James and his wife, bound their daugh- ter Betsey to John Rathbun and his wife Ann as an indentured servant for eighteen years, the consideration being "one gallon of rum, one blanket in hand and five years afterwards one gallon of rum yearly thereafter, and if she remains five years, the said Rathbune to pay four blankets and every third year there- after." Children: Mercy, born October 3, 1688; Jonathan, May 22, 1691; John, men- tioned below ; Joshua, February 9. 1696; Ben- jamin, February II, 1701 : Anna. August 9, 1703: Nathaniel, February 6, 1708; Thomas, mentioned below.
(V) John (4), son of John (3) Rathbun, was born December 29, 1693, at Block Island. He settled at Escoheag, Exeter county. Rhode Island. By the will of his grandfather, he was given sixty acres of land with a house thereon on Block Island. He was admitted freeman, 1732, of New Shoreham, 1734, of Exeter, Rhode Island, 1744. His will was dated Janu- ary 18. 1752, proved March 10. 1752. He married ( first). December 20, 1720, Patience Fish. He married ( second ) Alice Children: John, married ( first ), Olive Per- kins, (second ) Elizabeth Lawton, January 13, 1750 : Joshua : Patience, born in Exeter, Rhode Island, married Elisha Reynolds; Jonathan, born in Exeter, married, March 2, 1757, Su- sannah Barber; Gideon, mentioned below ; Daniel, married. May 25, 1758, Mary Foster, died 1759; Edmund, married Hannah Car- penter, of Tyringham, Massachusetts: Anna, born in Exeter, married Joseph Nichols. of Plainfield, Connecticut, January 13, 1757; Lucy, married Joseph Lock.
(\1) Gideon, son of John (4) Rathbun, was born in Exeter, Rhode Island. He set- tled in the eastern part of the town of Exe- ter at the foot of Escoheag Hill, King's coun- tv. He sold land to his brother Jonathan. deed dated November 13, 1775. He married (first) Ann Nichols. He married (second ) Joan Austin. Children of first wife: Green, married Sally Nichols : Cynthia. married Noice
Leighton ; Gideon, born April 10, 1768; Job, married Sarah Crooks; children of second wife: Paris, mentioned below ; Daniel, mar- ried Patience Nichols : Newman, born in Exe- ter, December 10, 1779; Allen, married Betsey Barber ; Joanna, married Timothy B. Nobles ; Asa, died unmarried ; Jonathan, married Sally Smith : Dorcas, married Nichols ; no children ; Stephen, married Louisa Kingsley.
(VII) Paris, son of Gideon Rathbun, mar- ried Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Char- ity (Perkins) Rathbun (see Rathbun VI). They lived in Washington county, New York, and both died in the town of New Haven, Oswego county, New York. Children: Char- ity, born about 1780; Esther, October IO, 1782: Paris; Amos; Lyman, Gideon; Eliza- beth : Cynthia ; Mary Ann, married Lyon : Charity, married Harrington Wilcox (see Wilcox VI).
(V) Thomas, son of John (3) Rath- bun, was born March 2, 1709, on Block Island. He settled on the west side of Escoheag Hill, in 1744. and at Newport, in 1747. He was admitted freeman of North Kingston, 1736, and of Westerly, Rhode Island, May 1, 1744, and of Exeter. April 3. 1745. He died in 1784, from a cancer. He married, December 31, 1732, Charity, born 1709, died 1803. in North Kingston, daughter of Ebenezer Per- kins. Children: Oliver, born February 2, 1734, shot during the revolution; Charity, April 12, 1735: Thomas, mentioned below ; Daniel, born probably 1737 : Hannah, July 3, 1741 : Simeon, May 10, 1745: Olief, Febru- ary 2. 1747 : Mary. May 25. 1750; Nathan, born in Escoheag. May 25. 1753.
(VI) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (I) Rathbun, was born December 5. 1736, in Rich- mond, Rhode Island. He was admitted free- man of North Kingston, May, 1758. Children : Judith, born 1775 : Daniel. married Eley Nich- ols : Simeon, married, November 1, 1792, Ruth Ann Russell; Elizabeth, married Paris Rath- bun ( see Rathbun VII) ; Ruth, married Si- meon Gates.
(IV) Robert Wilcox. son of WILCOX Thomas Wilcox (q. v.), lived at South Kingston, Rhode Island. He married Sarah Children, born at South Kingston: Son. June 26, 1724; Son. October 16, 1725. Born at North Kings- ton : Mary, June 4, 1727 ; Robert and Armold, September 9, 1729; Robert, married, Decem-
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ber 29, 1749, Martha Potter; Hopson, men- tioned below.
(V) Hopson, son of Robert Wilcox, was born in Kingston, Rhode Island, or vicinity, in 1739. He was a justice of the peace and as a magistrate married his nephew Robert to Catherine Tripp at Exeter, April 14, 1768. Hopson Wilcox married, December 10, 1761, Elizabeth Holway, at Richmond, Rhode Island. According to the censuis of 1774, Hopson Wilcox was living in Exeter and had in his family three sons under sixteen, one female and one slave. In the same town there were heads of families of this surname as fol- lows: Abraham 3d., Thomas, Job, Ishamel, Abigail, Elijah, Nathan, Israel, Abraham, Abraham, Jeffrey, William, John, George, Robert, Job and Robert. At Richmond there were Sheffield, Edward Stephen and Robert Wilcox. In 1790 Hopson Wilcox was living at Exeter and had, according to the first fed- eral census, three males over sixteen, two under sixteen and five females in his family. and Robert Wilcox, who lived next door, had in his family two males over sixteen, five 111- der that age and three females. Presumably this Robert was Hopson's brother. The birthi dates of Hopson and of his children are not on the town records. Hopson Wilcox and his sons came to Chenango county, New York, in 1795, and settled on a farm in the town of Smyrna, where he bought a hundred acres of land. This homestead was lately occupied by Melvin Willcox. The other children came in 1798, excepting two daughters, who remained in Rhode Island. Hopson Wilcox was a Friend and Quaker preacher. Hopson Wil- cox died at Smyrna, in April, 1822, and his wife in August, 1818. aged seventy-four years. Of their children the following came to Smyrna : Lillibridge, born at Richmond, Rhode Island, was a prosperous farmer at Smyrna, where he died in 1853 aged eighty years : Robert, Russell, John, Hazard, men- tioned below ; Betsey.
(VI) Hazard, son of Hopson Wilcox, was born about 1780-90 in Rhode Island, and came with his father's family to Smyrna. He set- tled in Smyrna and followed farming there all his active life. He married Flavilla Par- sons. Children : Hopson, Orrin B., men- tioned below, Melvin. Nancy, married Henry G. Green : Jennie, married Irving D. Atkins ; Mary, married John W. Ingalls, of Little Falls, New York : George.
(VII) Dr. Orrin B. Wilcox, son of Hazard Wilcox, was born in Smyrna, New York, March 1, 1833, died January 7, 1895. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and the Cazenovia Seminary. Ile worked on a farm until he was nineteen years old and taught school for several years. He was principal of the West Winfield Academy for a time. He then began the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Rose, of West Winfield, and in the Long Island Medical College, from which he was graduated with the degree of 3. D. in 1863. For about two years he stud- ied also at the Albany Medical College. In 1863 he became a contract surgeon in the Union army in the civil war. After re- turning from the army he opened an of- fice in Cedarville. Herkimer county, New York, and practiced his profession there until 1875. when he came to Earlville, Chenango county, and practiced to the time of his death in 1895. He was: member of the county and state medical so- cieties and of the American Medical Associa- tion. In religion he was a Methodist. Dur- ing his later years he was a Prohibitionist in politics. He was a member of the local lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. He married (first ) Sarah Burgess: ( second ) Lizzie Wadsworth, born in West Winfield. New York, November 21. 1840, and is now living in Earlville. New York, daughter of Joel and Sarah (Goodier ) Wadsworth (see Wadsworth VII). Child of first wife: Mary B., resides in California. Children of second wife: Sarah F., born December 30. 1867. married Walter W. Jones, of Earlville : chil- dren: Carl Wynne, born August 28, 1807: Gertrude Marian. September 5. 1800: Gerald. August 2, 1905: Earl Wadsworth. mentioned below.
(VIII) Dr. Earl Wadsworth Wilcox. son of Dr. Orrin B. Wilcox, was born in Cedar- ville. Herkimer county, New York. January 2. 1872. When he was three years old he removed with his parents to Earlville, New York, where he attended the public schools, the Earlville high school, the Cazenovia Semi- nary and the West Winfield Academy. He studied for his profession at the Albany Med- ical College. graduating in 1894 with the de- gree of MI. D. He began to practice at Earl- ville, New York, removing to Norwich. March 15, 1900, and since then he has been in active practice in that town. He is a member of
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the Chenango County Medical Society, the New York State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He is coroner of Chenango county. He attends the Prot- estant Episcopal church, and is a member of the Eagles. He married, June 26, 1895. Cleora M. Powell (adopted name), born at Deposit, Delaware county, New York, daugh- ter of Frank and Mary (Crandall) Vincent. Mary Crandall was a daughter of Joseph and Amerette (Pember) Crandall. Her Pember ancestor was a soldier in the revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox have one daughter, Cora Elizabeth, born in Earlville, New York, Oc- tober 12, 1896.
(The Wadsworth Line).
(II) Thomas Wadsworth, son of William Wadsworth (q. v.), was born in 1651, and was alive in 1716. He married. 1677, Eliza- beth and lived in East Hartford, on his father's lands, which he inherited. He was a farmer. Children: John, died in infancy ; Sarah, born 1681; Elizabeth; Rebecca, 1686; Thomas, mentioned below ; Hannah, 1690; William, 1692.
(III) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (I) Wadsworth, was born in 1689, died in 1716, before his father died. His wife Sarah - was his executrix. Child: Thomas, mentioned below.
(IV) Thomas (3), son of Thomas (2) Wadsworth, was born in 1716 at East Hart- ford. died in 1783. He married Sarah Ar- nold, who died in 1778. Children: Thomas, mentioned below ; John, born 1742: Samuel, 1746: Josiah. 1748; William, 1753: Sarah, 1754; Jerusha ; Rebecca, 1757 : Elizabeth, 1761. (V) Thomas (4), son of Thomas (3) Wadsworth, was born at East Hartford, in 1739. died in 1810. He was a farmer. He married Thankful Hills, who died in 1816. Children: George, born 1762; Thomas, 1763: David, 1767 ; Timothy, mentioned below ; Sol- omon, 1772: Joel, 1774; Moses, 1776, died in infancy ; Anna, died in infancy : Anna. born 1780: Moses, 1783; Thankful.
(VI) Timothy, son of Thomas (4) Wads- worth, was born at East Hartford in 1770. died 1847. He with his brothers, Thomas. Moses and David, moved to New Hartford. Oneida county, New York, early in life, and they settled on what is now known as "Wads- worth Hill." He married Lydia Tyler. Children : Franklin, born 1795; Sally, 1797;
Samuel, 1798; George, 1799; Joel, mentioned below ; Betsey, 1803; Timothy, 1804; Erastus, 1805; Julia, 1807; Mary, 1809; Hester Ann, 1810; Maria, 1812; Nancy W.
(VII) Joel, son of Timothy Wadsworth, was born at New Hartford, New York, in 1800, lived in West Winfield, New York. He was farmer. He married (first) Sarah Goodier, in 1830, and (second) Mrs. R. Dun- ham, in 1871. The second wife died in 1883. Children : Hester Ann, born 1832; George Henry, 1834; Emily Maria. 1836; Lizzie, 1840, married Dr. Orrin B. Wilcox (see Wil- cox VII).
THOMPSON Captain William Thomp- son was a native of Con- necticut and is believed to have lived at New London. He was a master mariner. In 1790 the first federal census gives William Thompson, of New London county as head of a family, having three males over sixteen and one female. Among his chil- dren was Philemon, mentioned below.
(II) Philemon, son of Captain William Thompson, settled in Tompkins county, New York. He married Nancy A. McLallen, who was born in Trumansburg, Tompkins county, New York. She was a descendant of the founders of the town. The first settler of Tru- mansburg was Abner Tremain, who drew lot No. 2 in what was then the township of Ulys- ses. He came thither from Columbia county, New York, in 1792; was a soldier in the revo- lution and drew his land for his services, a tract about three-quarters of a mile wide and two miles long on which the village of Tru- mansburg is now situated. With Tremain came his brother-in-law. John McLallen, who bought land of Tremain and built a log house in which he opened a tavern. The place was known for some years as McLallen's Tavern and "Tremain's Village," and finally took its present name of Trumansburg from the Tre- main family, some of whom used the spelling Truman. There was an excellent water privi- lege on the creek and Mr. Tremain began soon after his arrival to erect a mill ( see Tre- main IV). Children of Philemon and Nancy A. (McLallen ) Thompson : Henry McLa]- len, mentioned below: George S .; John M .; Mary Belle.
John McLallen, whose sister Mary married Abner Tremain, came with him in 1792 and was employed as a teamster at first. He was then
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but nineteen years old. Henry and Robert McLallen and Jared Tremain, brother of Ab- ner, settled on farms west of Trumansburg in 1796. The McLallens were of Scotch-Irish ancestry, coming thither from Berkshire coun- ty, Massachusetts. Some of them lived at Stockbridge, Massachusetts. James McLal- len had three males over sixteen, three under that age and three females in his family in 1790; Robert McLallen, also of Berkshire county, had two males over sixteen, two 1In- der that age and three females. John Mc- Lallen married Mary King and their marriage was probably the first in the village of Tru- mansburg. His son, James McLallen, be- came a merchant : Dr. David, another son, was a physician, and Edward was an engineer and prominent in the militia. Descendants of John McLallen, many of whom spell their name, McClellan, have been numerous and conspicuous in the history of the town. The log cabin of John McLallen stood near the house now or lately owned by E. G. Hart. His brother, Henry McLallen, was associated with him in the work and lived in Jesse Harriman's cabin. Henry McLallen remained on the farm, having bought the interests of his brother and he afterwards erected the Wart- burg Mills.
(III) Henry McLallen, son of Philemon Thompson, was born at Trumansburg. Tomp- kins county, New York, June 22, 1826, died July 5, 1905. He married Mary S. Bower, born April 23. 1834, died August 28. 1908. daughter of William Bower, and granddaugh- ter of Alexander Bower, who came with sev- eral sons from Scotland and settled near Wartburg. William Bower was born in Scot- land and was a millwright and surveyor in Schuyler county and Tompkins county, New York. Children of Henry McLallen Thomp- son : Charles E., born September 4. 1858; William P., February 18, 1862; Ellen M .. September 14, 1865: Frederick Richard. men- tioned below ; Anna MI., October 4, 1871.
(IV) Frederick Richard, son of Henry Mc- Lallen Thompson, was born September 9. 1867, at Trumansburg. He was educated in Trumansburg high school; graduated from Philadelphia Dental College. 1889. degree of D. D. S., practiced from 1889 to 1904 at Ho- mer, New York : removed to New York City, January, 1906, and engaged in real estate. He is a member of Homer Lodge, No. 352, Free and Accepted Masons. He married. Septem-
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