Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y. 1684-1890, Part 52

Author: Child, Hamilton, 1836- [from old catalog] comp; Horton, William H., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., The Syracuse journal company, printers and binders
Number of Pages: 1384


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John Hasting, from Massachusetts, was one of the pioneer settlers of Champion. He located on road 29, on the farm now occupied by Duane Potter. He had seven children, one of whom. Seth, survives, and resides on road 15 in this town. Seth Hasting married Elmira, daughter of Adam Bohall, and they have two children, namely: Emogene M. (Mrs. Morris Miller), who resides with her father, and Emenel, who resides in this town. The latter mar- ried Charity A., daughter of Tabor Clark, and they have three children, Nelson H., Genie, and Myra C.


Silas H. Chapin came from Tyringham, Mass., to Champion in the fall of 1830, and the following spring located on the farm now occupied by his son S. G. He married, first, Cla- rinda Knowles, by whom he had one son, S. G. By his second wife, Fanny, daughter of Sam- uel Orvis, he had a daughter. Sylvia C., who married Henry Remington. He died in 1866 and his wife in 1869. Sylvester G. Chapin was born in 1831. In 1852 he married Chloe Leonard, daughter of Dennis, by whom he had one child, Georgia A., who died in 1884. He married, second, Philena, daughter of Daniel Abbey, of Clayton, by whom he has five ehildren, namely: Edith C., Mildred C., Allie E., Blanche, and Myrtle, all of whom reside with their parents. Mr. Chapin is a prominent farmer in this town. He was commissioner of highways for about 18 years.


Reuben H. Potter, son of Henry, was born in Brattleboro, Vt., in 1820, and in 1832 came with his father to Champion, loeating on the farm where he now resides. He married Aurilla Holbrook, of Townshend, Vt., who died May 30, 1888. Mr. Potter was a justice of the peace 16 years, and justice of Sessions several terms. During the war he took an active part in re- cruiting soldiers. He was a merchant from 1852 to 1870, and has manufactured hundreds of tons of potash. He was also a commission merchant for about 10 years, and ran a line of boats. to New York. He is now extensively engaged in farming.


William Clark removed from East Hampton, Conn., to Trenton, N. Y., and in 1835 located in the town of Champion, on the farm now owned by his son J. Hayden. He married Sophronia Post, and they had four children, namely: William H., of Pinckney, Lewis County, Thomas N.,


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Mrs. Sophronia M. Stewart, and J. Hayden, of Champion. The latter married, first, Maria, daughter of James Fulton, by whom he had a son, Chauncey H., who resides in this town. He married, second, Mrs. Susan Gates, and third, Mrs. Lydia M. Southworth, of Rutland, daughter of John M. Clark. Chauncey H. Clark was born in this town. He married Gertrude, daughter of Theodorus Buek, and they have two children, Jay and Fred.


Edwin H. Olmsted was born in the town of Watertown, March 31, 1841. In 1874 he mar- ried Emeline S., daughter of Sanford Lewis, of Wilna, and they have a son, William S. Mr. Olmsted is one of the road commissioners of this town. He located on the farm he now occu- pies soon after his marriage.


Elias Briggs, son of Enos, was born in Pownal, Vt. He married Clarissa, daughter of Benjamin Thurber, of Petersburg, N. Y., and subsequently removed to Williamstown, Mass. About 1836 he located in Champion, on the farm now owned by Tabor Clark, where he resided until his death. Of his eight children, four are living, viz .: Nelson F., in Philadelphia; Darius K., in Champion; Bethany A. (Mrs. Wesley-Barr), in West Carthage; and Wesley E., on Martin street, in this town. Wesley E. Briggs, youngest child of Elias and Clarissa Briggs, was born in Champion, March 16, 1841. When 21 years of age he married Paulina C., daughter of Theodorus Buck, and they have a daughter, Lulah, who is 14 years of age. Mr. Briggs is prominent in the affairs of the town and is serving his second term as supervisor.


Nathaniel Pierce, from Halifax, Vt., was one of the early settlers of the town of Rutland. He had nine children,-five sons and four daughters,-three of whom are living, namely: Nathaniel, Jr., in Rutland; Elsie (Mrs. Ansel (Clark), in Antwerp; and Naney (Mrs. Eleazer Williams), also in Antwerp. Preserved Pieree, son of Nathaniel, married Lena, daughter of Russell Randall, of Lorraine, in 1825, and located in Rutland Hollow, where he resided until 1839, when he came to Champion. He served in the War of 1812, and his widow now draws a pension. He had four children, namely: Benjamin, deceased; Cordelia (Mrs. Hub- bard Whitney), of Chicago; and O. W. and Nancy (Mrs. H. J. Case), of Champion.


W. G. Dealing, son of Samuel A., was born in Moscow, N. Y., March 15, 1829. His parents died when he was an infant, and when 18 months old he was taken to Oneida County to live with his grandfather, Samuel Dealing, who subsequently located in the town of Ellis- burgh. August 21, 1862, W. G. Dealing enlisted in Co. M, 5th N. Y. H. A., and was dis- charged June 26, 1865. He married Roxy, daughter of Medad MeTyre, of Denmark, N. Y., and they have five children, namely: W. E., Anna E., Ella N., Charles E., and George A. They reside in West Carthage.


William Britland, a native of Derbyshire, Eng., located in the town of Champion, at Great Bend, about 1842, and a few years later removed to Carthage, where he resided about 20 years, when he removed to Harrisville, Lewis County, where he died in 1884. He was a miller, and was well known in this county. He married Hannah Rumford, and they had four children, three of whom are living, namely: Emma (Mrs. Milton Osborn), in Harrisville; William, in Nevada City, Cal .; and George J., in this town. George J. Britland was born September 7, 1843. September 11, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 10th Regt. N. Y. H. A., and was discharged July 5, 1865. In 1878 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Job Cudworth, and they have one son, Will- iam Herbert. Mr. Britland has been in the employ of M. P. Mason since 1865.


John Peck, son of Joseph, located in this town with his father on the farm now occupied by his son Emerson. He married Polly Jones, and they had 11 children, nine of whom attained maturity and six are now living, namely: Elizabeth S. (Mrs. Charles Austin), of Watertown; Martha C. (Mrs. Sidney Hale), of Indiana; Phebe L. (Mrs. Albert Slaek), of Felt's Mills; Caro- line (Mrs. Alvin Cooper), of Philadelphia; Emily (Mrs. David N. Locklin), of Champion; and Emerson, who occupies the old homestead. The latter was born April 29, 1843. He mar- ried Mary, daughter of Turner E. Howard, of this town, and they have two children, John T. and Florence M.


Chauncey Woolworth, from Massachusetts, located in Lewis County, N. Y., at an early day. He had a family of six sons and one daughter. Volney Woolworth, son of Chauneey, was born in 1812. He married Betsey, daughter of Levi Moors, of Denmark, Lewis County, and about 1849 located in Champion on the farm now oeenpied by the widow of his son John I. He was a farmer and dealer in live stock, and was well known throughout the county. He had four children, namely: George G. and John I., deceased; Elijah M., who was in Co. H, 186th Regt. N. Y. V., and now resides in this town; and Seymour A. The latter was born February 22. 1842.


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October 23, 1867, he married Martha J., danghter of Col. Elias and Emily O. Sage, of Cham- pion, and located on a farm on road 59. He has been extensively engaged in farming, carry- ing on, not only his own farm, but that of Col. Sage as well. At one time his dairy consisted of 100 cows. He has three daughters, Bertha, Emily R., and Gertrude, all of whom reside with their parents.


Harvey Dond, a native of Vermont, came to Champion about 40 years ago. He was a cooper and carried on his business at Champion village. He married Mary Ann Alphee, and they had eight children, only one of whom, Mrs. A. H. Brown, is living in this connty.


Asa T. Carter, son of Asa B., was born October 23, 1828. In 1850 he married Amanda, daughter of Jnde Cross, of Champion, and in 1867 located on the farm where he now resides. He is a Republican in politics and is well known in the county. He has been deputy sheriff 20 years, was justice of the peace 11 years, and was the first station agent at the depot at Great Bend, which position he held nine years. He has three children, namely: Imogene M. (Mrs. Zuriel Sarvay), of Wilna; A. B., of Carthage; and Cora A., a teacher, who resides at home.


Jude Cross was one of the early settlers of Jefferson County, coming here from Berkshire, Mass. He taught school in the town of Rutland and there married Sophia, danghter of Silas Fairbanks, and located on the farm now occupied by Mr. Larrabee, but after a few years he removed to Antwerp, where he resided about 30 years. He then located in Champion, where he died. He was a justice of the peace in Antwerp for several years. Of his five children, Jude resides in Vineland, N. J .; Sophia (Scram), in Antwerp; Amanda (Mrs. A. T. Carter), in this town; Andrew died in Great Bend, and Sophronia in Vineland, N. J.


Harvey Phelps was a native of Massachusetts, whence he removed to Steuben, N. Y. He was killed by falling upon the tines of a pitch-fork while pitching hay, and left his wife, Sally Green, with five small children, the eldest of whom was but seven years of age. His wife came to Champion in 1850, with her son James H., and died here in 1880. aged 90 years. James H. Phelps married, first, Annette, daughter of Oren Sanders, of Champion, in 1867, and they had a daughter, Minnie, who married Frank Mould and resides on the homestead. He married, second, Sarah, daughter of B. A. Van Valkenburg, of Trenton, Oneida County.


Le Roy Wood came from Fairfield, Herkimer County, to Champion in 1849. In 1859 he married Anna Eliza, daughter of James Mix, and has since been engaged in farming here. He has two children, Mary E. and William E., both of whom reside in this town.


Capt. Joel P. Rice was born in Greenfield, Mass., February 11, 1781, and died in Cham- pion, May 7, 1873. In February, 1802, he started from Greenfield with four oxen, and drove them to Champion in 20 days, stopping twice on the way to re-shoe his sled. March 17, 1802, he drove the first team ever driven on Martin street. In 1807 he married Elizabeth Crowner, by whom he had seven sons and four daughters. He served in the War of 1812, was a member of the Methodist Church, and held several of the principal town offices. He was much re- spected by all who knew hin.


Harvey D. Farrar was born in Marlboro. N. H., March 2, 1828. He married, first, Carrie R. McCallister, and second, Ellen R. McCallister. He came to Champion in 1853, and in 1856 built a woodenware factory at West Carthage. This factory has been burned and rebuilt three times. Mr. Farrar is an active member of the Baptist Church, and contributes liberally to its support.


Amasa F. Allen, son of Amasa, was born in Otsego County, N. Y., and in 1845, when 18 years of age, came with his father to Jefferson County and located in the town of Theresa. In 1848 he married Adaline, daughter of Jacob Hart, of Le Ray, and in 1855 located at Champion Huddle, where he has since resided. August 23, 1864, he enlisted in Co. H, 186th Regt. N. Y. Vols., was wounded at the battle of Petersburg, and was discharged June 2, 1865. He has five children, namely: Mary E., E. J., Lydia A., Hclen A., and Raymond H., all of whom reside in this county.


Calvin M. Clemons, son of Henry, was born in the town of Lyme, October 18, 1845. Angust 27, 1864, he enlisted in Co. H, 186th Regt. N. Y. Vols., participated in the battle of Peters- burg, and was discharged Jnne 2, 1865. In 1872 he married Sarah, daughter of William E. Williams, of Watertown, and located on the farm where he now resides. He has four chil- dren, namely: Helen A., Evan H., Rachel M., and Wallace.


Jasper Woolworth, son of Phineas, who was a son of Timothy, was born in Suffield, Conn., .and when about 14 years of age located with his parents in Lewis County, N. Y. In 1804, at


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the age of 29 years, he married Elizabeth Buell, and in 1838 removed to Watertown, where he- resided eight years, when he located in Rodman, residing in that town nine years, and the fol- lowing six years in Adams, finally locating in Lorraine, where he died. John H. Woolworth, son of Jasper, was born in Pinckney, N. Y., in 1821. In 1851 he married, first, Fanny McBrier, of Brownville, and subsequently resided in Rodman nine years, when he located in Champion, in 1859, where he now resides. He married, second, Mrs. Elvira Moulton, of Watertown. By his first wife he has two sons, viz .: Frank W., who resides in Brooklyn, N. Y., and is at the head of the Woolworth syndicate of five and ten-cent goods; and Charles S., who is proprietor of a variety store in Seranton, Pa.


Lewis Weston Mills, son of Col. Philo Mills, was born in Kent, Conn., December 7, 1801. He was of the fourth generation from Peter Walter Van Der Meulen, who, in 1668, settled in Windsor, Conn., and whose name, at his request, was by legislative action changed to that of Mills. September 15, 1825, Lewis W. married Amanda Skiff, who was born in 1806 and died in 1839. They had two children, Lewis Henry and Ezra Skiff Mills.


Lewis Henry Mills was born March 25, 1827. When 18 years of age he started out in life for himself, and whether driving a market wagon from the Connecticut valley to the Hudson, or from South Dover to New York city, he was the same indefatigable worker. May 16, 1851, he married Fidelia Pitkin, of Hartford, Conn., and soon after came to Sterlingville, this county, and engaged in mercantile business with his unele, Ezra Skiff. He carried on mer- cantile business for a while in Harrisville and Lowville, Lewis County. In 1869 he purchased the Charles E. Clark estate at Great Bend, where he did a thriving milling and mercantile business, infusing new life and energy into the village. About this time he purchased the Walton House and store at Sterlingville of James Sterling, Jr. April 25, 1864, his wife died, leaving two sons, Henry H. and Ezra F. He carried on the iron business at Sterlingville for many years. In 1867 he purchased the Shurtleff iron ore mines, where he employed 150 men and 50 teams. In 1869 he purchased an interest in the Cresent mills, of Oswego. Subse- quently he came to Carthage, and with R. N. Gere, of Syracuse, purchased the old furnace property and organized the Carthage Iron Co., which he carried on for many years for the manufacture of iron. After the iron industry became unprofitable the furnace gave way to a new saw and grist-mill. He was extensively engaged in the lumber business at the time of his death, in the interest of which he had purchased large traets of timber land near Jayville, N. Y. He was a loser to the amount of $26,000 over and above his insurance in the great fire of 1884. In April, 1886, he was appointed postmaster under President Cleveland's administra- tion, which office he ably filled up to the time of his death. He was also postmaster at Ster- lingville during the administration of Franklin Pierce. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church, and for years was one of its vestrymen. In 1865 he married Julia A., daughter of James Sterling, who with five sons (two by his first wife) survive. Mr. Mills died suddenly in his store on Christmas morning, 1889.


John M. Soults, son of Ludwig, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, November 16, 1828,. and in 1851 he immigrated to the United States and located in the town of Le Ray, in this. county. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 10th N. Y. H. A., from the town of Antwerp, and participated in the battles of Cold Harbor and Petersburg, and also in several minor en- gagements. He was discharged from the service July 7, 1865. January 23, 1858, he married Rosina, daughter of John Kuppler, and they have seven children, namely: Anna, George, Hel- ena, Albert, Louisa P., Franklin, and Josephine. Mr. Soults has resided in Jefferson County most of the time sinee coming to this country. He is now a successful farmer and resides in Champion.


David Odell came from Madison County to Champion about 1864, and settled on a part of the farm now owned by David Coffeen, where he resided until his death. Three of his ehil- dren are now living in town, namely: Mary (Mrs. G. W. Tamblin), Jane, who resides with her sister, and Joel, who resides on road 1.


Oliver Fountaine, son of J. B., was born in St. Remis, Canada, March 13, 1842. In 1858 he located in Copenhagen, N. Y., and September 12, 1862, enlisted in Co. M, 5th Regt. N. Y. H. A., with which company he served about 15 months, when he was transferred to the Veteran Re- serve Corps, and was assigned to Capt. N. S. Hill's company. He was afterwards assigned to- Gen. Halleck's headquarters, where he acted as orderly until June 26, 1865, when he was dis- charged. In 1859 he married Octavia M. Twombly, of Watertown, and in 1865 located in West.


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Carthage, where he has since resided. He has two children, namely: Octavia C., who mar- ried William De Zotelle, by whom she has a son, William Fountaine; and Ollie A., who lives at home.


Walter B. Van Allen, son of Warren, was born in the town of Wilna. He attended Ives Seminary, at Antwerp, read law with A. E. Kilby, attended the Albany Law School, and was admitted to the bar May 6, 1887. He married Mary E., daughter of William Burnside, and resides in West Carthage village.


O. H. Caswell was born in Theresa, September 17, 1835. He married Lovina M. Tooker, daughter of William, and located in West Carthage about 1865, where he is a well-known car- penter and builder. His daughter Ella L. married, first, Dr. George E. Hull, and second, Byron G. Seamons, and resides in Richfield Springs, N. Y.


William W. Goldthrite, son of Benoni, was born in Rutland, October 23, 1842. January 6, 1862, he enlisted in Co. B, 94th N. Y. Vols., and participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain , second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Petersburg. Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run, Gravelly Run, Five Forks, Rappahannock Station, Groveton, Thoroughfare Gap, Gainsville, Poplar Springs Church, Dabney's Mills, Quaker Road, Royalston, White Oak Roads, and Appomattox, besides several minor engagements. He was taken prisoner twice, and was discharged July 18, 1865. September 23, 1869, he married Emeline A., daughter of A. M. Peterson, of Watertown, and they have three children, Fay W., Edith May, and Ruth T. He resides in the village of Great Bend in this town.


William Clickner, son of Andrew, was born in Hardenberg, Germany, July 1, 1842. At the age of 17 years he immigrated to this country and located in Troy, N. Y., where he resided 10 years, when he removed to Great Bend, in this town. He married, first, Minnie Schlosser, of Troy, who bore him one son, Charles, who resided in Watertown, and died in 1868. He married, second, Mary A. Kause, by whom he has four children, Robert T., Matilda A., Mary, and William L. Mr. Clickner came to this town in 1869, and is employed by the Great Bend Paper Company.


Philip Hull, son of William, was born in Norfolk County, Eng., in 1829, and in 1837 came to this country with his grandfather, William, who settled in Westmoreland, Oneida County, N. Y., in 1848, and there resided until his death. Philip lived with his grandfather until he attained his majority. In 1852 he married Lucia L. Crosby, of Swan Creek, Ohio, and in 1866 located in the town of Rutland, where he resided four years, when he removed to Champion, locating on road 29. Here he remained until 1883, when he removed to West Carthage village, where he now resides. He has had five children, namely: William P., who resides in West Carthage; Ella M., who died young; George E., a physician, who died in this town in 1884 aged 25 years; Fred R., who died in 1882, aged 20 years ; and Charles J., a practicing physi- cian in West Carthage. Charles J. Hull graduated from the Eclectic College in New York city, in 1881, locating first in Croghan, Lewis County, remaining one year, when he removed to Madison, N. Y., where he remained six years, when he located in West Carthage.


John A. Brown, son of James, was born in Swanton, Vt., in 1818, and there resided until he was 16 years of age, when he located with his father in St. Lawrence County. He was a merchant at De Kalb for about 15 years, and was subsequently engaged in the same business in Angelica, Cuba, and Wellsville, N. Y. September 6, 1861, he enlisted in the Union army, and was captain of Co. H, 85th Regt. N. Y. Vols. He served in seven general engagements and nine skirmishes. After his term of three years was ended he reƫnlisted and served until the battle of Fort Gray, where he commanded the Union forces and was taken prisoner. He was first taken to Andersonville prison, and was confined in eight different prisons before he was released, a year later, at the close of the war. After his discharge he located in Carthage and engaged in the grocery business, but was obliged to discontinue it on account of ill health. He served as justice of the peace in Wilna. About 1874 he located in West Carthage, where he was a justice of the peace until his death. Mr. Brown married, first, Amelia Thompson, and second, Harriet E., daughter of Jeremiah Babcock, who was a native of Champion. By the second wife he had two children, namely: Ada A., who married M. Gardiner, and resides in Palmville, N. Y., and Alice, who died at the early age of four years. Mr. Brown died July 4. 1882. His widow resides in West Carthage village.


Thomas Goldthrite, a native of Connecticut, was the first of that name to locate in Jeffer- son County. He first settled in Le Ray, thence removed to Champion, and subsequently to


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Michigan. He had three sons and three daughters, of whom Sylvester, the eldest, settled in Champion and married Elizabeth Peck, by whom he had three sons and three daughters, of whom four are living, namely: Phebe (Mrs. M. Randall). Joseph, and Benoni, who reside in this town, and William, who resides in Michigan. Benoni Goldthrite married Tamer Clark, of Rutland, and located in Champion, where he now resides. He enlisted in Co. B, 193d Regt. N. Y. Vols., March 15, 1865, and was discharged January 29, 1866. He has had 10 children, five sons and five daughters, all of whom are living, namely: Chester, Mary J., William W., Sarah A., Charles, Joseph, George, Elizabeth, Emma, and Ella. Chester and William W. served in the late war.


William H. King enlisted in Co. C, 27th Regt. Iowa Vols., October 3, 1862. He was severely wounded in the battle of Shiloh, and died in hospital a few days after from the effects of his wounds. He was also in the service in Minnesota when the Indians were so tronble- some there. He married Jerusha Armstrong, of Wilna, by whom he had three children, namely: Susan M., of Carthage; Frank E., deceased; and William O., of Champion. Will- iam O. married, first, Elva E., daughter of E. J. Pennock, and by her had two children, William H. and Elva E., both of whom are deceased. He married, second, Adelia E. Forsythe, by whom he has a son, Frank W.


Timothy Tamblin came from Brattleboro, Vt., and located in the central part of the town of Rutland, about 1803, where he engaged in farming. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Timothy, Jr., came to this county with his father when a boy. He married Lydia B. Gilbert, and subsequently settled in the town of Philadelphia, where he resided 15 years, when he removed to Theresa, thence to St. Lawrence County, and finally located at Great Bend, in the town of Champion, where he died. He served in the War of 1812. Of his four children, three survive. G. W. Tamblin, of this town, married Mary Odell, also of this town. He is prom- inent in town affairs and holds the office of justice of the peace. Gilbert W. Tamblin resides in Franklin County, N. Y. Harriet A. married A. J. Stewart and resides in Hermon, St. Lawrence County.


Parker Fletcher removed from Johnson, Vt., to Gouverneur, N. Y., about 1829. He died at the advanced age of 98 years. He had four sons and two daughters, of whom Orin is the only survivor. Orin Fletcher was born in Johnson, Vt., January 1, 1816, from which place he removed to Carthage in 1844. In 1846 he married Sophia, daughter of Alson Holcomb, of Champion, where he has since resided, engaged in farming. He has had six children,-three sons and three daughters,-four of whom are living, Loren A., in Champion village; Gilbert B., in Springfield, Mass .; Martha S. (Mrs. W. A. Munger), of Copenhagen, Lewis County; and Orin, Jr., who married Clara I., daughter of Samuel A. Loomis, of this town, and resides with his father. Loren A. Fletcher was born June 29, 1846. He married Anna Belle, daughter of Samuel Patterson, of Carthage, and they have a daughter, Bertha M.


Norman J. Fuller, son of Jacob, was born July 26, 1830. In 1867 he married Mrs. Jerusha A. King, daughter of William J. Armstrong, of Wilna, and located in this town on the farm of 300 acres on road 11 now owned by him. Mrs. Fuller had three children by her first husband, Willard King, namely: William O., who resides in this town; Susan M., who resides with her stepfather; and Frank E., who died in Carthage leaving a widow and one son. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller had three children, namely: Alfred N., a clerk for O. S. Levis, of Carthage; and Ella S. and Emma J., who reside with their father in Carthage. Mrs. Fuller died February 18, 1872.




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