History of Central New York : embracing Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario, Tompkins, Cortland, Schuyler, Yates, Chemung, Steuben, and Tioga Counties, Volume II, Part 30

Author: Melone, Harry R. (Harry Roberts), 1893-
Publication date: 1932
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 538


USA > New York > Seneca County > History of Central New York : embracing Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario, Tompkins, Cortland, Schuyler, Yates, Chemung, Steuben, and Tioga Counties, Volume II > Part 30
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On July 3, 1922, Mr. Edsall married Marjorie (Root) Gillett, the widow of Robert Swift Gillett, who was killed while in service during the World War. She is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Root, of Providence, Rhode Island. To Rev. Samuel Harmon and Mar- jorie (Root) Edsall have been born two sons: 1. Samuel Cook, born April 22, 1923. 2. John Stafford, born September 1, 1924, died November 17, 1928.


Mr. Edsall is a Republican, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, being a Knight Templar and member of the Damascus Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Rochester. He also belongs to the


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University Club, Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, Medusa Club, and Geneva Country Club.


As a college student, Mr. Edsall took a prominent part in col- lege athletics and was a member of the varsity tennis team, as well as intercollegiate tennis champion. He also was a track star.


Frederick William Yells .- Owner of the F. W. Yells & Son funeral directors, Mr. Yells is recognized as one of the depend- able and progressive business men of Geneva. He was born at Waterloo, New York, April 15, 1876, the son of William Thomas and Elizabeth (Harris) Yells.


William Thomas Yells was born in northern Wales, May 9, 1852, and died April 10, 1926. He is buried in Maple Grove Ceme- tery, Waterloo. Mr. Yells had settled at Waterloo with his par- ents in 1856. Throughout his life he was a stationary engineer. He was married in 1872 to Miss Elizabeth Harris, the daughter of Benjamin and Ann (Ashmore) Harris, who were natives of England and early settlers of Waterloo. Elizabeth (Harris) Yells died November 15, 1928, and is buried with her husband in Water- loo. They had six children.


Frederick William Yells was educated in the public schools of Waterloo, being a graduate of the high school there in 1895. He spent the following four years in the employ of S. J. Genung & Son, undertakers of Waterloo, where he gained a thorough knowl- edge of the business. In 1898 he also studied embalming at the Elmira School of Embalming, and became a licensed embalmer in that year. In 1898, in partnership with his brother, John Edward Yells, he purchased the undertaking establishment at Phelps, with which they were identified for a period of ten years. They also maintained a branch at Clifton Springs, New York. In 1908 they took over the business interests of Percy L. Lerch, of Geneva, who had succeeded to the business of his grandfather, William C. Barber. The business, located at 408 Main Street, has been the site of a funeral home for more than a century. Upon the death of John Edward Yells on January 1, 1922, the partner-


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ship of Yells Brothers was dissolved. The son of Frederick W. Yells, Gordon W., is now associated with his father as a member of the firm.


On October 5, 1898, Mr. Yells married Miss Estella Malinda Strayer, daughter of Edward and Lucinda (Schott) Strayer. Mr. Strayer, a farmer, lives near Fayette, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Yells have only one child, Gordon William, born May 1, 1900. He is a graduate of Geneva High School, class of 1918, and the Sim- mons School of Embalming, at Syracuse, being a licensed em- balmer. He was married in 1924 to Miss Ethel Mott, the daugh- ter of George Mott, of Phelps, New York. They have a son, Fred- erick Mott Yells.


Mr. Yells has always been a Republican in politics and served as alderman from 1910 until 1918. His son was elected to the same office in 1931. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Yells hold membership in Trin- ity Episcopal Church, and he belongs to the Ark Lodge No. 33, F. and A. M., B. P. O. Elks, No. 1054, Geneva Rod and Gun Club, Hydrant Hose Company, Chamber of Commerce and New York State Embalmers Association.


In 1918 Mr. Yells obtained a patent on a hearse loading attach- ment, which is in use throughout this section.


Leland Alonson Colton .- As president and manager of the Seneca Kraut & Pickling Company, with headquarters in Geneva, Mr. Colton is recognized as one of the most successful business men of Ontario County. He was born at Skaneateles, New York, July 23, 1877, the son of David and Mary A. (Mason) Colton.


David Colton was also a native of New York, born at Skanea- teles, January 16, 1854. He was interested in general farming until his retirement in 1898. Mr. Colton was married in 1873 to Miss Mary A. Mason, daughter of John Leland Mason, a native of New York. To Mr. and Mrs. Colton were born two children. She died in 1924 and is buried at Skaneateles.


Leland Alonson Colton received his early education in the public schools of Skaneateles and was graduated from the high


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school there in 1895. He then entered Cornell University, from which he received the degree of LL. B. in 1899. Mr. Colton never took the bar examination, however, but immediately became in- terested in business as the founder of the Skaneateles Kraut Company. In 1903 he went to Bellevue, Ohio, and organized the Bellevue Kraut & Pickling Company. After a year he sold the latter enterprise and returned to New York, and at that time pur- chased a fourth interest in the Seneca Kraut & Pickling Com- pany, of which he became secretary and manager. He was in charge of the company's plant in Waterloo, New York, and in 1907 built a branch plant and factory at Phelps. Another plant at Lyons, New York, was built by the company in 1910 and Mr. Colton continued as secretary of the company. In 1922 he sold a half interest in the Lyons plant, which is now being operated as the Castle Company. In 1917 Mr. Colton had purchased an additional half interest in the Seneca Kraut & Pickling Company, which had been owned by Dillman Bros., and in 1925 he purchased the remainder of the stock in the company and thus became sole owner. Other plants were erected at Geneva and Leet, New York, in 1929, and at the present time Mr. Colton operates fac- tories at Geneva, Phelps, Waterloo and Leets.


On December 7, 1910, Mr. Colton was united in marriage with Miss Blanche E. Mills, the daughter of William H. Mills, or Nor- walk, Ohio. They have a daughter, Nancy Lee, born January 2, 1920.


Mr. Colton is a Republican, and he and his family are active members of Trinity Episcopal Church. He is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, being a Knight Templar and member of Damas- cus Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Rochester. He is also Past Ex- alted ruler of B. P. O. Elks, No. 1054, Geneva Lodge, and holds membership in the Rotary Club, Geneva Country Club, Geneva Rod & Gun Club, and Chamber of Commerce.


Mr. Colton finds his chief recreation in the management of two fine farms, which he owns and operates. They contain 325 acres of well improved land and are located on Castle Road, near Geneva. He is especially interested in dairying and has a herd of pure bred Holstein cattle, which numbers seventy head. Prod-


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ucts from the farms are marketed through the Geneva Milk Company.


The Colton residence in Geneva is located at 574 Main Street, and is one of the city's attractive homes. It was built more than a century ago and is of Colonial architecture and of brick con- struction.


Philip J. Stanion .- Identified with the Stanion Lumber Com- pany, Philip J. Stanion is recognized as one of the able young business men of Ithaca, and is a veteran of the World War. He was born in this city, August 12, 1888, the son of Charles B. and Fannie M. (Osborne) Stanion.


Charles B. Stanion is a native of Hartford, Connecticut. He has lived at Ithaca since his early boyhood and has been interested in the real estate business here since 1890, being prominently iden- tified with the business interests of the city. Mr. Stanion is a Republican and holds membership in the Episcopal Church. His wife is a native of Ithaca. They have two children: 1. Margaret S., married Floyd M. Darling, lives at Eastville, Virginia. 2. Philip J., the subject of this sketch.


Philip J. Stanion grew up in Ithaca and attended the grade and high schools, from which he was graduated in 1912. He attended Cornell University for one year and from 1913 until 1917 was identified with the real estate interests of his father. In Septem- ber, 1917, he enlisted in the U. S. Army for service in the World War and was sent to Camp Dix, later to Camp Belvoir between Washington, D. C., and Mount Vernon, Virginia, and Fort Myers, and on January 2, 1918, sailed for overseas duty. He participated in numerous engagements of the war and was honorably dis- charged from the service February 17, 1919. Mr. Stanion then spent a year in Oregon and upon his return to Ithaca became in- terested in the retail lumber business in partnership with Carl S. Vorhis. The firm of Vorhis & Stanion continued for three years and has since been operated as the Stanion Lumber Company. Mr. Stanion also deals in building supplies as well as lumber.


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In 1923 Mr. Stanion married Miss Beulah Daughirtai, of Sche- nectady, New York, the daughter of Robert C. and Eva (Swat- ling) Daughirtai. He was born at Andover, Massachusetts, and she was born at Cohoes, New York, and they reside at Trumans- burg. At the time of his retirement in 1928 Mr. Daughirtai had spent twenty-five years in the service of the General Electric Com- pany at Schenectady. He is a member of the Baptist Church and belongs to the Masonic Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Stanion are the par- ents of four children: 1. Marjorie L., born April 11, 1924. 2. Ruth L., born June 6, 1925. 3. Philip J., Jr., born November 24, 1929. 4. Rosalie May, born January 25, 1932.


Mr. Stanion is a member of the Baptist Church and belongs to Hobasco Lodge, No. 716, F. and A. M., and American Legion. He also is identified with the Northeastern Lumber Association.


William Gordon Warr .- In the field of Y. M. C. A. work, Wil- liam Gordon Warr, who is general secretary of the Geneva dis- trict, has attained an enviable record in achievement. He was born at Saginaw, Michigan, December 31, 1889, the son of Samuel and Louisa Mary (Whiteley) Warr.


Samuel Warr was born in Birmingham, England, December 25, 1863, and throughout his life was interested in Y. M. C. A. work. He came to the United States in 1887 and became especi- ally interested in the railroad work of the organization, which took him throughout the United States. He was widely known as a Bible student and teacher and his success was recognized internationally. Mr. Warr died August 9, 1928, in Jerusalem. His marriage to Miss Louisa Mary Whiteley, daughter of Joseph F. Whiteley, of Sheffield, England, occurred on October 11, 1888. They were the parents of four children, of whom William Gordon, the subject of this sketch, was the oldest. Louisa Mary (Whiteley) Warr died June 7, 1926, and is buried in Scranton, Pennsylvania.


William Gordon Warr attended the public schools of Texas and Arkansas. He did Y. M. C. A. work at Douglass, Arizona, serving with the United States Regular Army troops and the Red Cross


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during the first Mexican insurrection at Aqua Prieta, Province of Sonora, for almost three years and then located in Chicago, where he devoted four years of study in the Y. M. C. A. College, being a member of the class of 1914. Mr. Warr was sent to Burlington, Iowa, in charge of the boys' department for three and one-half years, and from there went to Toledo, Ohio, as city boys' secretary in the Y. M. C. A. During the World War he was located in the latter city and did much commendable work in the way of conser- vation. In July, 1919, he went to Utica, New York, as city boys' secretary, and continued there until September, 1922, at which time Mr. Warr came to Geneva. A history of the Geneva Y. M. C. A. appears in the general history of this work. Mr. Warr was the founder in 1917 of Camp Storer, the Toledo, Ohio, Y. M. C. A. Camp near Napoleon, Michigan, and it is recognized now as one of the most successful camps of the central west.


On October 21, 1914, Mr. Warr was united in marriage with Miss Versa Edna Gregory, daughter of George Gregory, of Mal- den, Missouri. He is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Warr have been born three children: 1. Samuel Gregory, born August 27, 1915, a graduate of Geneva High School, class of 1933. 2. William Gor- don, Jr., born May 4, 1917. 3. Versa Louisa, born August 3, 1927.


Mr. Warr is a member of the official board of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for four years has been Sunday school teacher of the college group. He is a member of the Rotary Club and Phi Lambda fraternity. He also is interested in Boy Scout work and is a member of the local organization. Politically, Mr. Warr is a Republican.


William Louis Vogt .- Active in the business life of Geneva as senior member of the firm of Wm. L. Vogt & Sons, building con- tractors, and dealers in coal and builders' supplies, Mr. Vogt has been numbered among the community's successful men for thirty years. He was born in this city, April 18, 1875, the son of John Augustus and Emma (Weistoff) Vogt.


John Augustus Vogt was a native of Germany, born April 1, 1841. He came to this country in 1865 and settled near Geneva,


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where he was interested in general farming for many years. He died May 6, 1929, and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva. In 1862 Mr. Vogt married Miss Emma Weistoff in Germany. They were the parents of nine children. Mrs. Vogt died May 3, 1928, and is buried in Geneva.


At the age of sixteen years William Louis Vogt left school to assist his father in farming and five years later he came to Geneva to learn the carpenter trade, being employed during the follow- ing six years by various contractors in the city. In 1902 Mr. Vogt established a business of his own and during his career as a builder he has erected more than 300 of the fine residences in the city and vicinity. It was in 1922 that a coal and builders' supply business was begun by Mr. Vogt. Offices and yards are main- tained at 124 North Genesee Street.


On March 30, 1898, Mr. Vogt was united in marriage with Miss Hattie Pauline Schnirel, the daughter of Rudolph Schnirel, build- ing contractor of Geneva. To Mr. and Mrs. Vogt were born three children: 1. Harold William, born June 1, 1899, a graduate of Geneva High School and Hobart College, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1922. He is past master of Ark Lodge, No. 33, F. and A. M., Geneva Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M., and Geneva Commandery, No. 29, K. T. He married Miss Verna Gross and they have two children: Harold William and Patricia Irene. 2. Paul Edward, born May 13, 1905, a graduate of Geneva High School and Hobart College, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1927. He is Senior Warden of Ark Lodge, No. 33, F. and A. M., Geneva Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M., and Geneva Commandery, No. 29, K. T. 3. Harriet Pauline, born October 22, 1915, attends Geneva High School. Both sons are associated in business with their father in Geneva.


Mr. Vogt has always been a Republican. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and trustee for many years, and his lodge and club affiliations are: Ark Lodge, No. 33, F. and A. M .; Geneva Chapter, No. 36, R. A. M .; Geneva Commandery, No. 29, K. T., and member of Damascus Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Rochester; the Shrine Club of Geneva; B. P. O. Elks, No. 1054, Geneva; Rotary Club, and Geneva Rod and Gun Club. He is pres- ident of the Board of Directors of the Masonic Temple, Inc.


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Charles Frederick Barth, plumbing and heating contractor, has been actively engaged in business in Geneva for almost thirty- five years. He is a native of New York State, born at Lancaster, June 23, 1870, the son of John and Mary (Eichelberger) Barth.


John Barth was born in Germany in 1811 and about 1831 emi- grated to the United States and settled on a farm in Lancaster, New York. He became a successful farmer and was living there at the time of his death in 1877. His wife died in 1876. Both are buried in Lutheran Cemetery, Lancaster. She was also a native of Germany. To Mr. and Mrs. Barth were born nine children, of whom Charles Frederick, subject of this sketch, was the youngest.


Charles Frederick Barth attended the district schools and dur- ing high school was a student in Buffalo, New York. He then learned the trade of plumber in that city and served for three years as a journeyman plumber. In 1897 he located in Geneva in the employ of Emig & Hatmaker, plumbing and heating contract- ors. Upon the death of Mr. Hatmaker in 1917, Mr. Barth became a partner of Adam Emig, and the firm of Emig & Barth continued until August, 1924, at which time Mr. Emig died. His son, How- ard Emig, succeeded him in the business and retained the original firm name. In July, 1931, however, Mr. Barth become sole owner of the enterprise. The following important contracts in plumbing and heating have been completed by Mr. Barth during his career in business in Geneva: William Smith College, Geneva Post Office, Y. M. C. A., the biology building of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. He is a member of the New York State Association of Master Plumbers, and Heating & Pip- ing Contractors National Association.


On July 29, 1899, Mr. Barth married Miss Jennie Josephine Sutton, the daughter of David Sutton, of Geneva, who died in 1897. To them were born four children: 1. Gertrude, born in October, 1900, a graduate of Geneva High School, and University of Rochester, where she specialized in dental hygiene. She is now a dental hygienist at Grassland Hospital, near White Plains, New York. 2. Florence, born in 1907, a graduate of Geneva High School and William Smith College, Geneva. She is the wife of Ralph Engest, who is associated in business with Mr. Barth in


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Geneva. 3. Kathryn, born in 1910, a graduate of Geneva High School, now a student nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital, Roches- ter, New York. 4. Charles S., born July 10, 1915, attends Geneva High School.


Mr. Barth is a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Rotary Club, and Chamber of Com- merce. Politically, he is a Republican.


Arthur Robert Page, electrical contractor, is one of the pro- gressive business men of Geneva. He was born at Phelps, New York, July 20, 1877, the son of Marvin John and Emma (Van Duser) Page.


Marvin John Page was a native of Phelps, born in 1850. For many years he was a passenger conductor on the New York Cen- tral Railroad, and later traveled as the representative of a hard- ware firm. He died in 1906 and is buried at Newark, New York. Mr. Page was married in 1874 to Miss Emma VanDuser, daughter of Robert and Phoebe (Rose) VanDuser, of Phelps. She died in 1893 and is buried in Newark, New York. To them were born two sons: 1. Frank John, born October 17, 1875, identified with the Bloomer Bros. Paper Company, of Newark, New York. He has six children. 2. Arthur Robert, the subject of this sketch.


Arthur Robert Page was educated in the public schools at Phelps, Newark and Buffalo. He also is a graduate of Bryant & Strattons Business College, of Buffalo, class of 1895. Mr. Page was employed by the Bell Telephone Company as a lineman for two years, and then enlisted in the United States Navy as a sea- man. He saw service during the Spanish-American War and was injured while in the service. After his discharge Mr. Page re- entered the employ of the Bell Telephone Company for a year, and then spent eight years in the service of the Gould Manufac- turing Company, of Seneca Falls, New York, as maintenance engineer. In 1908 he accepted a position as traveling salesman for the Wheeler Green Electric Company, of Rochester, and five years later located in Geneva as president of the Hammer Beach


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Electric Company. In 1916 Mr. Page returned to his former posi- tion in Rochester, and was later identified with the Rochester Electric Supply Company. In 1921 he established a business of his own in Geneva, with headquarters now at 28 Linden Street.


Mr. Page was married February 14, 1900, to Miss Edna May Fiero, the daughter of Oliver and Josephine Fiero, of Geneva. They have no children.


Politically, Mr. Page is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is Past Master of Ark Lodge, No. 33, F. and A. M., as well as a member of B. P. O. Elks, No. 1054, Rotary Club, United Spanish War Veterans and New York State Builders Association.


Franklin Ernest Fairfax .- As president and treasurer of the Fairfax Bros. Company, Inc., and the Fairfax Realty Corpora- tion, of Geneva, Franklin Ernest Fairfax has long been identified with the business interests of the city, and is recognized as a leader in the civic life of the community. He was born in this city, October 26, 1866, the son of George Henry and Elizabeth (Dunn) Fairfax.


George Henry Fairfax was born in England, May 2, 1824, and at the age of two years was brought to the United States by his parents, George and Rose Anne (Milner) Fairfax. They settled first at Montreal, Canada, and the father engaged in the opera- tion of a packet boat on the St. Lawrence River for many years. Later, he located at Buffalo, New York, where he died in 1855. He is buried in Geneva. George Henry Fairfax grew up in Can- ada and in 1842 shipped from New Bedford, Connecticut, on a whaling vessel. Six years later he came to Geneva, and in 1862 he established a wall paper and paint business. He was married in 1853 to Miss Elizabeth Dunn, daughter of Thomas Dunn, of Geneva. To them were born the following children: 1. Thomas Henry, born August 4, 1855, lives at Superior, Wisconsin, where he is interested in the real estate business. 2. Willis Theodore, born in 1857, died December 31, 1929, was a well known building


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contractor. 3. George Sidney, born May 4, 1859, died in 1925. He was president of the Fairfax Bros. Company, Inc. 4. Charles Washington, born December 2, 1862, died September 11, 1928, was also associated during his entire business career with Fairfax Bros. Company, Inc. He was a veteran of the World War, and held the rank of Major at the time of his discharge. 5. Franklin Ernest, the subject of this sketch. 6. Mabel, born in 1869, died in 1874. 7. One child died in infancy. George Henry Fairfax died November 18, 1920, his first wife having died July 13, 1873. Both are buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva. George Henry Fair- fax was married the second time to Mrs. Emma (Persons) Bart- lett, of Geneva, New York, and one son was born, Alfred, born in 1876, resides in Boston, Massachusetts. He is in the decorating business. Mrs. Fairfax died in 1924 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva.


Franklin Ernest Fairfax received his early education in the Geneva public schools and in 1884 entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. However, in June, 1885, he resigned on account of ill health and returned to Geneva, where he immediately became associated with his father's wall paper and paint business. In 1891 he became a partner in the business and was associated with his brothers, George S. and Charles W., the latter two having purchased the father's interests in the enter- prise. The business was incorporated in 1913 and it has contin- ued as one of the city's most successful industrial plants. In 1895 the Fairfax Brothers also organized the Geneva Wall Paper Com- pany, which continued in operation until 1913 when the plant was totally destroyed by fire. In the latter year they were founders of the Fairfax Realty Corporation, which was organized for the pur- pose of managing real estate holdings of the brothers, property being owned by them west of Linden Street, as well as a block of four stores on the north side of Seneca Street in Geneva.


In 1887 he enlisted in Company B, Provisional Regiment, New York National Guard, and served for eleven years. He was hon- orably discharged as a sergeant.


Mr. Fairfax was married March 4, 1897, to Miss Caroline A. Crittenden, the daughter of Immer W. and Martha (Catchpole)


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Crittenden, of Geneva. They are the parents of the following children: 1. Charles Crittenden, born December 8, 1898, a grad- uate of Cornell University, class of 1921, mechanical engineer, now associated with the Stecher Lithographing Company, of Roches- ter, New York. He is a World War veteran and holds a commis- sion as a lieutenant in the United States Reserve Corps, Coast Artillery. 2. Thomas Russell, born April 4, 1901, a graduate of Geneva High School, attended Cornell University for two years, now secretary of Fairfax Bros. Company, Inc. He is married and has a daughter, Elizabeth Jean. 3. George Henry, born March 17, 1907, a graduate of Colgate University, class of 1930, Bachelor of Arts, now associated with Fairfax Bros. Company, Inc. 4. Ken- neth Tyne, born December 20, 1909, a graduate of Cornell Univer- sity, class of 1931, Bachelor of Arts, now attends Cornell Medical Center, New York City.




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