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the same time that Benjamin came in. He (Sherman) built the old stone store at Venice. Eliphalet Beardsley, son of Benjamin, is living in Essex county, and is the only one of the chil- dren living. Silas Skeels came in with Benjamin Beardsley, from the same place, and settled about two and one-half miles from Genoa. He after- wards removed to Ohio and died there.
Josiah Beard was a cousin of Joshua Murdock's and came in with the latter from Vermont in 1800. He settled on lot 62, a half mile south of Venice Center, on the farm now owned by Ly- man T. Murdock, from which the cemetery at Venice Center was taken. He died there July 30th, 1821, aged fifty-eight. His family moved west at an early day. Two children are living, Aaron, in Ohio, and Ann, wife of Lockwood Rundell, in Genoa. Joseph Stewart, from Con- necticut, settled about 1800 at the Corners, (Venice,) which for many years, and even now perpetuates his name, where for some twenty years he kept the first tavern. He removed with his family to Michigan. Ezekiel Landon, Samuel Robinson and Amos Rathbun were among the first settlers, the former two at Venice, and the latter at Poplar Ridge.
Other early settlers, some of them among the first, though we have not been able to ascertain the exact date of their settlement, were William Bennett, who came from one of the eastern coun- ties with ax upon his shoulder, and settled first a mile north of Venice, afterwards removing to that village, where he died in the house now occupied by John Seymour, November 29th, 1855, aged seventy-six, and Urania, his wife, September 12th, 1848, aged sixty-six, and three of whose sons are living, viz : William D. and DeWitt C., in Auburn, and Henry M., in Moravia ; James Glover, from one of the New England States, who took up lot 51, and settled about a half mile north of Venice, of which village he was the first postmaster, and who removed at an early day to Bolts Corners, and afterwards to the west ; James Thompson, who settled two and one-half miles south of Venice Center, on the farm afterwards occupied by his son James, (who removed about 1847 to Ohio, where he is now living,) and now owned by Henry Taylor, where he died April 24th, 1843, aged seventy-nine, and Rachel, his wife, March 14th, 1843, aged seventy- two, and whose son Lovel, settled in the same
locality and died there April 19th, 1871, aged seventy-one; Elijah Chapin, who settled about two miles south of Venice Center, on the farm now occupied by Daniel Hammond, where he died March 22d, 1830, aged sixty-nine, and four of whose children are living, viz : Orlin, in Scipio, Walter R., in Iowa, Mary Ann, wife of Nelson Morgan, in Venice, and Sarah, wife of Charles Manahan, in Ohio ; Benjamin Whitten, who settled three and a half miles south of Venice Center, on the farm now occupied by John Myers, where he died June 26th, 1846, aged sixty-four, and two of whose sons are living, viz : Benjamin, on an adjoining farm, and Job, near East Venice ; Cornelius Brill, who settled three miles south-west of Venice Center, where his son, Thorn Brill, now lives, and where he died Sep- tember 28th, 1868, aged seventy-four ; Thomas E. Doughty, who settled about three miles south- west of Venice Center, where Hoyt Thie now lives, near where he died October 15th, 1862, aged seventy-six, and three of whose children are living, viz : Thomas E. and Charles, in Michigan, and George, in Iowa ; Joseph Tickner, who set- tled a half mile east of Venice Center, on the farm now owned by Josiah Moss, where he died May 9th, 1839, aged eighty-three, and whose family moved west soon after his death; Tim- othy Green, a man of great muscular develop- ment, who often astonished his neighbors and others with exhibitions of his great physical strength, who settled two and a half miles south of Venice Center, where O. M. Streeter now lives, and died there July 26th, 1831, aged fifty- four ; David Wood, who settled about a mile west of Venice Center, where he died, whose son James settled in Moravia, on the line of Genoa, and died there, leaving one son, Hampton, who is living in Montville, and whose grandsons, James and Jonas, are living on the old Wilson farm in Genoa ; Henry C. Ames, father of Elder Bishop Ames, who died here June 22d, 1869, aged seventy-two ; Deacon Jared Foote, from Vermont, father of Dr. Jared Foote, Jr., who afterwards removed to Rushville and died there ; Wm. Mosher, who settled first in the east part of the town, on the farm now occupied by Geo. Smith, and afterwards removed to the west part, where he died in 1833, and whose son William, the only one of his children living, is residing in Michigan ; . and Isaac Morse, who came from
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Vermont, and settled a little south of Venice, and died July 1 1th, 1864, aged eighty-two. Those of his children who are living are : Ursula, wife of Alva Fitch, and Isaac, in Scipio, Josiah, in Moravia, Sophia, wife of George Manahan, in Ohio, Francana, wife of M. M. Baldwin, in Holley, Orleans county, where she and her husband are noted school teachers, and Lovina, who married a man named Salisbury, and is living in New York.
Augustus Taber came from Stephentown, Rensselaer county, in 1801, and settled about a mile north of East Venice, where John Smith now lives. About 1812 he sold to Isaac Cox, who came in that year from Coxsackie, and re- moved to Genoa. He subsequently removed to Scipio and afterwards to Castile and to Marion, in the latter of which places his wife died. Four children are living, viz: Augustus in Castile, Record, in Portage, and Alfred and Charlotte, wife of Thomas Youngs, in Venice. John Tifft and Capt. Asa Burch came in company from Ste- phentown in 1801, a little before Taber. Tifft settled about one and one-half miles north-west of East Venice, where Samuel Weeks now lives, and died there August 20th, 1848, aged 72 ; and Burch, who was a native of Stephentown, opposite to him, on the east side, where David Nettleton now lives. Burch was a soldier in the war of 1812. He was born July 3d, 1775, and died November 3d, 1854. Abigail Rose his wife, who was born in Stephentown, March 2d, 1777, died July 22d, 1843. Four children are living in the west. Hiram and John, sons of Tifft, are liv- ing, the former in Auburn, and the latter, in Nor- walk, Ohio. Gilbert Young came in from Nor- ristown, N. J., in 1802, and settled about a half mile south-west of East Venice, on the farm now occupied by Elihu Slocum, where he died in November, 1836, aged 85, and his wife, Nancy, January 3d, 1841, aged 85. Two sons, James and Thomas, both well advanced in years are liv- ing in Venice. Young was a founder and wheel- right and something of a mathematician. About 1814, he built a saw-mill on a branch of Salmon Creek, in the south-east part of the town ; and about two years later a grist-mill, (the second in the town,) with two run of stones, and driven by an overshot wheel. They were in operation till about 1830.
Jacob Morgan came in from Bern, Albany 74-2
county, in 1807, with his family, consisting of his wife Lois, and six children, Jacob, Jr., who af- terwards married Lucretia, daughter of Jonathan Fanning of Corning, and settled in Scipio, where his widow now lives, and where he died Novem- ber 23d, 1872, aged 83 ; Lois, afterwards wife of Joseph Strong, who removed with her husband to Chautauqua county, and died there ; Wm. A., who married Mary Carpenter, and afterwards re- moved to Fleming, where he died, May 26th, 1873, aged 78; Nathan G., who married Ann Allen, removed to Springport, where he died, June 16th, 1869, aged 69, and was a Member of Assembly in 1838 and '39; Eunice, who married Williams Fish, and died in Venice, where her husband also died, April 14th, 1868, aged 76; Adeline, widow of Edward Aiken, who is now liv- ing in Janesville, Wisconsin, and is the only one of the children living. He settled one mile north of Venice Center, where he resided till within eighteen months of his death, when he went to live with his daughter Lois, in Chautauqua coun- ty, and died there December 15th, 1855, aged 87. He was commissioned a Captain of militia by Gov. Morgan Lewis in 1817. Numerous grand children are living in different parts of the country, five in this County, viz : Nelson, Silas G., and Harvey in Venice, and William A., in Scipio, all sons of Jacob Morgan, Jr., and Lois, wife of D. C. Bennett, of Auburn.
Samuel Greenleaf and David Fish came in from Albany county, the same year, (1807,) and settled, the former in the north-west part of the town, and the latter, a little south of Venice Cen- ter, where Wm. E. Miller now lives, and died there January 15th, 1838, aged 77. Greenleaf was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in 1813, from disease contracted while in the army. His family removed to Locke in 1813, and his son William is now living there. Samuel, another son, is living in Canandaigua, and his daughter, Minerva, widow of Jasper M. Bosworth, in Bing- hamton. None of Fish's children are living. His son Williams, who married Eunice, daughter of Jacob Morgan, and succeeded his father to the homestead, leaves four children, Emily, widow of John Wood, living in Elmira, Lois, wife of Clin- ton Bennett, in Auburn, Eunice, wife of Charles Doughty, in Michigan, and Williams, in Missouri. Titus Fish, Sr., brother of David Fish, also from Albany county, settled a year or two after David
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one-half mile north of Venice Center, on the farm now occupied by Smith Pierce, where he died August 12th, 1849, aged 80. Three chil- dren are living, Eslie, in Janesville, Wisconsin, John in Walworth county, Wisconsin, and Delilah, wife of Charles Baldwin, in Michigan.
Benjamin Arnold, a native of Rhode Island, came in from Stephentown, Rensselaer county previous to 1812, and settled about two miles south of Venice, where Nelson Parker now lives, where he died February 8th, 1870, aged 85. Four children are living, Alonzo and Albert T., in Venice, Ardasa, widow of Geo. Tifft, in Au- burn, and Almira, widow of Moses Camp, in Mt. Morris. Luther, William and Calvin Wheat, brothers, from Albany, settled about 1817, on adjoining farms, a little south-east of Venice Center, Luther, where Charles Hunsiker now lives, William, where David Putnam now lives, and Calvin, where his daughters Paulina and Charlotte now live. Each died upon the farm on which he settled, Luther, July 11th, 1843, aged 55 ; and William, November 28th, 1865, aged 84. Three of Luther's children are living, Almira, widow of Daniel Ellsworth, in Venice, and Al- meron and Edwin, in Illinois. Frederick, who resides in Venice, is the only one of William's children living. Three of Calvin's children are living, Charlotte, wife of Hiram Hill, and Pau- lina, in Venice, and Emily, wife of A. Buckley, in Skaneateles.
TOWN OFFICERS .- The first town meeting was held at the house of Jacob Young, April Ist, 1823, and the following named officers were elected : Barnabas Smith, Supervisor ; Asa Burch, Clerk ; David Fish, David Husted and Cary Reed, Assessors ; Wm. Bennett, Jacob Mor- gan and Josiah Tupper, Commissioners of High- ways ; John Tifft and Edward Robertson, Over- seers of the Poor; Wm. A. Morgan, Collector ; Lemon Cole and Daniel Truman, Constables ; Richard Talcott, John Beardsley and John Clark, Commissioners of Common Schools and Lot No. I Scipio ; Jared Foote, Benjamin A. Dunning and Wilber Gardner, Inspectors of Common Schools ; John Tifft, Joseph Bishop and David Avery, Fence Viewers ; and Amos Hutchinson, Pound- Keeper.
The present officers (1879) are : Supervisor-Elisha Cook.
Town Clerk-John L. Manchester.
Fustices-Lyman T. Murdock, James Heaton Elisha B. Cobb, and Dexter Wheeler.
Commissioner of Highways-John Tifft.
Assessors-Philip H. Miller, Wm. Jennings and Henry Kenyon.
Inspectors of Election-E. B. Cobb, Charles D. DeVine and George Crawfoot.
Overseers of the Poor-Nelson Morgan and Benj. F. Barnes.
Collector-John Hart.
Constables-George Tibits, Wm. H. Nichols, George Crawfoot and A. J. Hodge.
Notaries-Wm. H. Manchester, Sidney Mosh- er, Albert Gallup and Lyman T. Murdock.
VENICE CENTER.
VENICE CENTER is situated about a mile north of the center of the town, on the U., I. & E. R. R., and is distant from Auburn about fourteen miles, and from Aurora and Moravia about eight miles. It contains a hotel, (kept by Streeter & Crawfoot,) a district school, one general store, a grocery, a grist and saw-mill, a wood working establishment, started in 1877, by John C. Streeter, the present proprietor, two blacksmith shops, (kept by S. Bachman and S. Donovan,) a wagon shop, (kept by John C. Streeter,) a shoe shop, (kept by O. Kelly,) a harness shop, (kept by A. S. Brooks,) Murdock's Hall, built in 1875, and used for re- ligious services and other purposes, and a popula- tion of 74.
MERCHANTS .- The first merchant at Venice Center was Philander Tracy, who commenced business in 1835, and continued three years, when he was succeeded by Richard T. King, who did business several years. He was succeeded after an interval of a few years by Nelson Brownell, who did business from 1848 to 1850. Daniel Cannon opened a store about 1850, and continued it some two years, when he sold to Charles Doughty, who kept it about three years. Daniel Cannon again opened a store and kept it about one and one-half years, when he sold to George D. Corliss, who ran it a short time and failed. H. M. Bennett next opened a store, which he kept about a year, when he sold to Daniel Cannon, who after a short time sold to A. B. Thompson, who kept it some four or five years, and sold to Thomas Cannon, who was as- sociated one year with Amos Hutchinson, and sold in the fall of 1875, to William R. Cannon,
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who now carries on the business. Harvey Mor- gan and Amos Hutchinson opened the grocery in the hotel building in 1874. In 1877, Morgan bought Hutchinson's interest, and in October, 1878, he sold to David Nolan, who now carries on the business.
POSTMASTERS. - The post-office was established about 1852 or '3, with Daniel Cannon as post- master. The present postmaster is Harvey Mor- gan, who was appointed in 1875.
PHYSICIANS .- The first physician at Venice Center was H. D. Whitbeck, who came from Venice in 1872, and practiced some two years. E. Rothwell, from Michigan, came in 1875, and left in 1876, removing to Ludlowville. Miss Mary Kenyon, a native of the town, daughter of Job Kenyon, commenced practice here in 1876, and removed to Moravia in 1877. They have had no settled physician since.
MANUFACTURES .- The grist and saw-mill at Venice Center are owned by H. Thomas, who bought the property of Lyman T. Murdock, in April, 1877. The grist-mill was built by Lyman T. Murdock, in 1868, and the saw-mill, which joins it, was built by him in 1871. The former occupies the site of the grist-mill erected by Lyman Murdock, father of Lyman T., in 1834. Lyman owned the mill property, with the exception of two years, when it was in possession of Henry Pancost, till 1854, in which year it came into the hands of Lyman T., who retained it till April, 1877. The building is of wood ; the main part, or grist-mill, 30 by 50 feet, three stories high, and the saw-mill, 24 by 60 feet, two stories. Connected with it also is a planing and matching- mill and wood-working shop, containing about 1300 square feet, which was built in 1871. The motive power consists of both water and steam, the former being furnished by Salmon Creek, from which the water is conducted by a race 200 rods long, and the latter by a thirty horse-power engine. The grist-mill contains three run of stones, one for flour, one for feed and one for buckwheat, which are driven, besides the engine, by two Leffell water wheels, one 154, and the other 23 inches in diameter. The saw-mill is driven by a Waldo turbine water wheel, thirty inches in diameter.
VENICE VILLAGE.
VENICE, also known as Stewarts Corners, is sit- uated in the north-east part of the town, about
one and one-fourth miles east of Venice Center, and contains one church, (Baptist,) a district school, one hotel, (kept by Benjamin Kniffin,) one store, two blacksmith shops, (one of which is kept by Mansfield Hoagland, the other being un- occupied,) a wagon shop, (kept by David Haw- ley,) and a population of about eighty.
MERCHANTS .- Simeon Hurlbut, who opened a store about 1800, was probably the first mer- chant at Venice. He did business several years and failed. He was succeeded by Sherman Beardsley, who did business till his removal to Auburn, about two years before John Beardsley, who subsequently opened a store about eighty rods north of the village, in the locality of Wm. P. Purdy's house, which was the one occupied by him, and removed to Auburn about 1838, while a member of the State Legislature. Captain Wm Bennett and his son-in-law, Ezra W. Bateman, son of Zadoc Bateman, bought out Sherman Beardsley about 1836, and did business till 1842, when they dissolved, and Wm. D. Bennett, son of Captain Wm. Bennett, carried on the business a few years, and removed the goods to Locke. David Fish and Charles Doughty opened a store about 1858, and kept it two or three years. Ezra W. Bateman opened a store sometime after, which he kept till the year before his death, (he died October 9th, 1870, aged 65,) when he sold to David Woodford, who sold, in the spring of 1872, to Austin Wood, Jr, who still carries on the business.
POSTMASTERS. - The post-office was establish- ed at Venice, (then Stewarts Corners,) as Scipio, April Ist, 1810, with James Glover as postmas- ter. He was succeeded by Sherman Beardsley, who held the office from about the time he com- menced mercantile business here till his removal to Auburn, as late as 1836. Ezra W. Bateman next received the appointment, and was postmas- ter in 1842. Peter Price next held it a short time, and removed the office to the store pre- viously occupied by John Beardsley. Andrew P. Lawson was postmaster in 1846; William D. Bennett as early as 1851 and as late as 1854 ; David Fish, in 1857; and Wilson D. Divine, in 1859. Divine held the office two or three years, and was succeeded by Ezra W. Bateman, who held it till within a short period of his death, (in 1870,) and was succeeded for a short interval by Lucian Bateman, who held the office in 1868,
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when Benjamin Kniffin, the present incumbent, was appointed.
PHYSICIANS .- Dr. Silas Holbrook was the first physician at Venice of whom we have any knowl- edge. He was from the New England States ; was licensed to practice by a County Judge in 1797, and became a member of the County Med- ical Society at its organization August 7th, 1806. How early he commenced practice here we are not advised, but he continued till about 1825, when he removed to Michigan. He lived one mile south of Venice. Jared Foote, Jr., studied with Dr. Holbrook, joined the County Medical Society February 7th, 1822, and succeeded Hol- brook in his practice, continuing till his death, February 17th, 1848, aged fifty-two. Foote was succeeded by Benjamin A. Fordyce, who studied with him, joined the County Medical Society June 4th, 1846, and practiced here till his re- moval in the spring of 1866 to Union Springs, where he now is. Henry D. Whitbeck prac- ticed here three or four years, and returned to Auburn, whence he came, about 1874. He was the last settled physician.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF VENICE was organ- ized June 9th, 1795, with fourteen members, eight males and six females, by Elder David Irish, who was one of the fourteen, and who com- menced holding meetings about a year earlier. It was recognized by a council convened for the purpose on the 22d of the following August. " At this time, the only white inhabitants within ten miles of Elder Irish's residence, were about twenty families ; and such was their destitution of the comforts of life, that tradition informs us that during the winter following Elder Irish's settlement in Scipio, a traveler visited every house in town, for the purpose of finding accom- modations for himself and horses, without suc- cess. As a last resort, he applied to Elder Irish, who being, like others, destitute of a barn, received both the traveler and his horses into his house, and furnished them accommodations for the night." Soon after the recognition of the church nineteen were added to their number by letter. July 29th, 1797, occurred the first baptism. The first exclusion of a member oc- curred in December, 1799, for neglect of family prayer.
September 25th, 1799, this church met sister churches in Palmyra and assisted in the forma- .
tion of the Scipio General Conference. Elder Irish's pastorate closed in 1800, and he was suc- ceeded by Rev. Benjamin Whipple, who was called to the ministry and licensed to preach May 15th, 1800, five days previous to the re- moval of Elder Irish to Fleming to take charge of the First Church in Aurelius. Brother Whip- ple continued his membership three or four years.
In 1803 a division arose in the Church which finally resulted in its separation into two bands, each claiming to be the First Church in Scipio. In May, 1811, Asa Turner became the pastor, and continued his labors with them nearly three years, adding 193 to the membership. He was followed by Elder Philander Kelsey, who com- menced his labors in the summer of 1815, and was ordained pastor January 10th, 1816. Dur- ing that period the difficulties which had so long agitated the Church were happily settled by the dissolution of the " West Scipio Church," and the return of the forty-two members constituting it to this Church. Elder Kelsey elosed his labors with this Church in 1826, having served them eleven years, during which period 223 were added to it. He was succeeded by Elder Joel W. Clark, who was disfellowshipped in 1829. In August, 1829, a call was extended to Elder E. Harrington, who labored with them a few months, during which a revival was experienced, by which forty-nine were added, including four who subsequently became ministers, viz: E. Mosher, R. Winchell, B. Pur- rington and B. Ames, Jr. Their next pastor was Elder Bishop Ames, who entered upon his la- bors as a licentiate, but was ordained October 3d, 1832. His pastorate, during which thirty- eight were added to the membership, continued till 1839, when he was dismissed at his own re- quest, to become pastor of another Church. He was succeeded by Elder H. B. Fuller, who en- tered upon his labors in 1840, and continued two years. In 1843, Elder F. Glanville became the pastor, and under his ministry seventeen were added to the Church. Their next pastor was E. W. Bliss, who commenced his labors as a licen- tiate and was ordained early in 1846. He con- tinued his labors with them one year, and was succeeded by Elder A. Knapp in 1847. Elder Knapp served them two years, and was succeed- ed by Elder Obed Sperry, who remained one year.
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RESIDENCE OF ELISHA COOK. POPLAR RIDGE, CAYUGA Co. N.Y.
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Since 1850 they have been served by the fol- lowing named pastors, Sylvester Gardner, five years, Anson Clark, three years, Bishop Ames, most of the time during an indefinite period from the time Mr. Clark closed his labors until his successor, Frederick Glanville, took the pastoral care, the latter of whom served them two years, Geo. W. Bower and M. H. Perry, each two years, Chas. A. Harris, six months, Ezra Dean, (a sup- ply,) Chas. Berry and W. F. Wakefield, each one year, and S. D. Rose, two years.
The original members were Asa Harris, Ebene- zer Craw, Alexander Weed, Daniel Howe, Wm. Howe, Daniel Robison, David Irish, Thomas Brown, Mercy Irish, Elizabeth Craw, Elizabeth Weed, Eunice Irish, Sarah Howe and Thankful Lapham. The following named persons united with the Church the day of its organization, Macajah Starr, James Hadley, Jeremiah Bishop, Jeremiah Bishop, Jr., Caleb Memnon, Timothy Howe, James Smith, Luther Barney, Alexander Ewing, John Bowker, Hannah Bishop, Esther Bowker, Mary Bishop, Ziporah Howe, Margaret Mumon, Anna Starr, Mary Monday, Alice Howe, and Naba Barney.
Their present church edifice was erected in 1812-'14, and thoroughly repaired in 1855. When the builder was putting in some part of the gal- lery the news of Perry's victory on Lake Erie was received, and he made a record of it on a board he happened to have in his hand. Its original cost was about $4,000 ; its present value, $5,000. It stands on a fine grass plot, which is set out to maple trees, and was generously donated to the Society by Mr. Stewart.
POPLAR RIDGE.
POPLAR RIDGE derives its name from the ridge on which it is located. It is situated in the north-west corner of the town, about five miles south-east of Aurora, and contains a district school, one general store, two hardware stores, a saw-mill, (owned by John W. Hazard, and containing one circular saw, a planing machine, stave machine, with a barrel factory connected,) a blacksmith and wagon shop, (kept by Hiram McIlroy,) a harness shop, (kept by Lewis Os- trander,) a shoe shop, (kept by Patrick Hellen,) and a population of about 150.
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