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Charles J. Kenerson, who is treasurer of the Morse Chain Company, Inc., is one of Ithaca's most dependable and best known citizens. He was born in Somerville, Mass., September 16, 1888, the son of Harry S. and Carrie (Stone) Kenerson.
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Harry S. Kenerson, who died in 1917, was a native of Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was reared and educated in Massachusetts and was associated later in business with his father in Boston as a merchant and hotel manager. In 1901 Mr. Kenerson located at Buffalo, New York, as manager of the restaurants of the Dailey Catering Company, who had the food concessions at the Pan- American Exposition. He later was connected with the Buffalo Street Railway Company. Mr. Kenerson was a Republican, a member of the Congregational Church, and belonged to the Masonic Lodge and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His widow resides at Ithaca. To Mr. and Mrs. Kenerson were born four sons: 1. Harry, lives at Paris, Ontario. 2. Charles J., the subject of this sketch. 3. Albert S., lives at Doylestown, Penn- sylvania. 4. Royal, lives at Orilla, Ontario.
The education of Charles J. Kenerson was received in the public schools of Boston and Buffalo and he began his business career with the Republic Metal Ware Company. Three years were spent in the company's factory and two years in office work. He then went to London, Ontario, with the Empire Manufactur- ing Company until 1917, at which time he returned to Buffalo as a cost accountant with the Bureau of Aircraft Production and assigned as plant accounting officer to the Thomas Morse Air- craft Company at Ithaca. In August, 1919, he became associated with the Morse Chain Company, Inc., as accountant and in 1922 became assistant treasurer. He has been treasurer of the com- pany since 1931. The Kenerson family has resided in Ithaca since 1919.
In 1913 Mr. Kenerson was united in marriage with Miss Cath- erine Gill, of Buffalo. They are the parents of four sons: 1. Vert- ner S., born in 1914, a graduate of Ithaca High School, class of 1932. 2. Charles H., born in 1916. 3. Donald S., born in 1920. 4. Robert L., born in 1922.
Politically Mr. Kenerson is a Republican. He is a trustee of the First Congregational Church and is affiliated with St. John's Lodge, No. 209, F. & A. M., Rotary Club, Ithaca Country Club, and Chamber of Commerce, being vice-president of the latter organization. He is a director of the Y. M. C. A., trustee of Ithaca
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Memorial Hospital, and member of the Board of Education at Cayuga Heights. He also belongs to the National Association of Cost Accountants.
Roy C. Shurger, who holds the position of manager for Swift & Company in Ithaca, is a dependable citizen of the community and a member of one of the old established families of Tompkins County. He was born at Ithaca, August 10, 1890, the son of Edgar J. and Addie L. (Whitlock) Shurger.
Edgar J. Shurger was born on a farm on West Hill near Ithaca. He attended the public schools and for a number of years was well known in this community as a painting contractor. He died in March, 1928, and is buried in Eastlawn Cemetery. His widow resides in Ithaca, where she was born. Mr. Shurger was a Republican and held membership in the Methodist Church. Their children were: 1. Roy C., the subject of this sketch. 2. Lois Anna, married Harry Jayne, lives at Etna, Tompkins County.
Edgar J. Shurger was the son of Benjamin Shurger, a native of Ithaca, who served throughout the Civil War. Addie L. (Whit- lock) Shurger's father was George Whitlock. The Shurger fam- ily is of Holland Dutch origin. Two brothers came to this coun- try in 1769 and settled in New York. Charles Shurger, cousin of Edgar J. Shurger, was chaplain of the National Grand Army of the Republic. He died in 1929 and is buried at Union Springs, New York. He also spent his entire life at Portland Point, near Ithaca, where the family had originally settled.
Roy C. Shurger is a graduate of the grade schools of Ithaca and attended Ithaca High School. From 1905 until 1910 he was employed on the Steamer Col. J. H. Horton, under Captain John J. Brown, who died in the latter year. In 1914 Mr. Shurger pur- chased the boat on which he formerly sailed and was captain of that ship until 1919, when he sold his interest to the Cayuga Lake Cottage Association. Mr. Shurger then entered the employ of Swift & Company and served in the capacity of salesman until August, 1925, at which time he was appointed manager.
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In 1910 Mr. Shurger married Miss Sarah Jane Fuller of Ithaca, the daughter of J. D. and Phoebe (Lindeberry) Fuller. The former was a native of Oneida County and died in 1927. The latter, born in Ithaca, died in 1900. Both are buried in Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca. Mr. and Mrs. Shurger have a son, Roy Fuller Shurger, born at Ithaca, May 17, 1911. He enlisted in the United States Army in March, 1928, and served until March, 1931. He is an expert swimmer and is a senior life saver of the United States Red Cross, also being cited by the Carnegie Institute for the rescue of a youth from drowning in Van Etten dam. He has also been responsible for the saving of several other lives. He has a son, Roy F., Jr., born in 1931. He resides in Ithaca.
Mr. Shurger is a Republican, a member of the First Methodist Church, and belongs to Fidelity Lodge, No. 51, F. and A. M .; Ithaca Lodge of Perfection; Binghamton Consistory, 32nd de- gree, and Kalurah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Binghamton. Like his son, Mr. Shurger is also an expert swimmer and has been awarded a medal by the United States Volunteer Life Saving Association.
The Shurger family owns a summer home at Buena Vista on Cayuga Lake.
Prof. Carl Crandall .- Holding noteworthy rank in educa- tional and engineering progress in Central New York, Prof. Carl Crandall is among Ithaca's most prominent citizens. He has been identified with the faculty of Cornell University since 1913, now being professor of Civil Engineering, and he has also been execu- tive head of the Finger Lakes State Parks Commission since its foundation in 1924. His title in this latter position is Secretary- Engineer. He is also consulting engineer for the Genesee State Park Commission, and served as city engineer of Ithaca during 1923-26. Mr. Crandall was born at Ithaca, July 22, 1890, the son of Clayton and Imogene (Cook) Crandall.
Clayton Crandall is a widely known resident of Ithaca. He was born at Bridgewater, Oneida County, where he lived during the early part of his life. His father was Peter B. Crandall, who
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served as a member of the Board of the old Ithaca Academy. Charles L. Crandall, brother of Clayton Crandall, served as a pro- fessor of civil engineering at Cornell University for more than forty years. Another brother, Kirk P. Crandall, was a graduate civil engineer, Hamilton College, and completed many foreign con- tracts in engineering. He later was city engineer of Ithaca. Clayton Crandall was a graduate of Ithaca Academy, and spe- cialized in the study of chemistry at Cornell University, from which he received a degree in 1878. He lived in the west for some years. He now lives at the Crandall homestead on West Hill, Ithaca, New York. He was an alderman in the first Common Council of the city of Ithaca. His wife is a native of Tompkins County. Their children are: 1. Lynn, a graduate of Cornell Uni- versity, Civil Engineering, class of 1910, is an irrigation engineer located at Idaho Falls, Idaho. 2. Carl, the subject of this sketch. 3. Howard, a graduate of Cornell University, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, class of 1911. He is engaged in farming with his father.
Carl Crandall attended the public schools of Ithaca and was graduated from Cornell University in 1912. He spent a year in graduate work in Civil Engineering, and during the past twenty years has been consulting engineer for many towns and villages in this section of the state. He is also a director of the Ithaca Savings & Loan Association.
In 1920 Mr. Crandall married Miss Edna L. Northrop, of the town of Lansing, New York, the daughter of Charles and Loretta (Manning) Northrop. The former was born at Ithaca and is now retired. The latter, a native of Detroit, Michigan, has been deceased for some years. Mr. and Mrs. Crandall have three chil- dren: 1. Peter, born in 1923. 2. Nancy A., born in 1924. 3. Susan, born in 1928.
Mr. Crandall is a Democrat and belongs to B. P. O. Elks, Sigma Xi Society, and Ithaca Chamber of Commerce. He is secretary of the Eastlawn Cemetery Association.
While a university student, Professor Crandall was editor- in-chief of "Civil Engineering." He was also active in college athletics, being a member of the track and cross-country teams.
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Uriah Utter is among the dependable business men of Ithaca, where he is proprietor of the Ithaca Monumental Works, 601 West Green Street. He was born at Lyons, Wayne County, November 21, 1863, the son of George Henry and Mary (Slocum) Utter.
George Utter, who died in 1912, was a native of Lyons, New York. About 1870 he removed to Mexico, Oswego County, where he spent the remainder of his life as a farmer. He was a Repub- lican and a member of the Methodist Church. His wife was born at North Huron, Wayne County, and died in 1865. They were the parents of two sons: 1. Uriah, the subject of this sketch. 2. John, who died in infancy.
Uriah Utter attended the district schools of Wayne and Oswego County and spent his boyhood on his father's farm. He later owned and operated a farm near Newark in Wayne County and engaged in the monumental business there until 1890. He later was in the same type of business at Owego, New York, until 1908, at which time he located in Ithaca with J. B. Story. Mr. Utter established his present business in 1914. He has an exten- sive trade and deals in all types of fine foreign and domestic granite.
In 1883 Mr. Utter was married to Miss Emma E. Drake, of New Haven, New York, the daughter of Anson L. and Elizabeth (DeGray) Drake. Mr. Drake, a native of Oswego County, died in 1927. During his life he was a resident of New Haven, Newark and Ithaca. He served throughout the Civil War. Elizabeth DeGray Drake, who died in 1906, was a native of Picton, Ontario, Canada. She was a descendant of Count DeGray, a native of France. To Mr. and Mrs. Drake were born thirteen children: 1. Emma E. Utter. 2. Anson H., lives at Chicago, Illinois. 3. Rachel, deceased. 4. Charles, who died in 1913. 5. George A., lives at Newark, New York. 6. David, deceased. 7. Willes, lives at Maple View, Oswego County, New York. 8. Florence, deceased. 9. Professor Frederick, former dean of music at King- fisher College at Kingfisher, Oklahoma. 10. Carrie, deceased. 11. Frank E., lives at Los Angeles, California. 12. Burr, lives at Chicago. 13. Bertha, married Frank Sherwood, lives at Hazel- ton, Pennsylvania.
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To Uriah and Emma E. (Drake) Utter were born three sons: 1. George L., born in 1884, funeral director, lives at Chicora, Pennsylvania. He married Miss Maude Cline, of Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, who died in 1922. They had three children: Grace who died in 1914; Marie E., lives at Chicora, Pennsylvania; and Ward, who died in 1920. 2. Charles L., born in 1888, lives at Wav- erly, New York. He married Miss Olive Russell, of Orwell, Penn- sylvania. They had six children: Lillian, who died in 1909; Leo, born in 1912; Harold L., born in 1913; Helen, born in 1917; Mar- jorie, born in 1921; and Dorothy, born in 1925. 3. Frank H., born in 1904, attended Ithaca High School. He lives at home.
Politically Mr. Utter is a Republican. He is a member of the First Methodist Church and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Junior Order United American Mechanics. His wife is a member of the Women's Benefit Association, Pioneer Club, and Ithaca Union of the W. C. T. U.
James F. Mckinney, who is secretary and treasurer of the John D. Kinney Company, Inc., is well known in the business life of Ithaca. He was born in this city, October 10, 1890, the son of James A. and Susan C. (Lott) Mckinney.
James A. Mckinney, deceased, was a representative citizen of Ithaca. He was born here and was a graduate of Ithaca Acad- emy. In 1872 he was one of the founders of the Jamieson & Mckinney Company, and continued as a partner in the business until 1906, at which time he purchased his partner's interest, the business at that time being incorporated as Jamieson-McKinney Company, Inc. Mr. Mckinney continued as president of the con- cern until his death in 1926. He was a Republican and served as a member of the last common council of the village of Ithaca and on the first board of supervisors of the city. He was the second president of the Business Men's Association as well as a director of the Ithaca Savings Bank. Mr. Mckinney was also a 32nd degree Mason and belonged to the Elks Lodge and Knights of Pythias. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Susan C. (Lott) Mckinney was born at Spencer, Tioga County, and died
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in 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Mckinney's only child was James F., the subject of this sketch.
James F. Mckinney acquired his early education in the public schools of Ithaca and later attended Cornell University, where he received the degree of LL. B. in 1912. Mr. Mckinney then spent two years in practice at Ithaca, afterward being associated in the plumbing and heating business with his father. He served as president of the company from the date of his father's death in 1926 until 1929, and in the latter year purchased an interest in the insurance business of J. D. Kinney. The business was later reorganized and incorporated with Mr. Kinney as president and Mr. Mckinney as secretary and treasurer. He is also vice-presi- dent and director of the Jamieson-Mckinney Company.
Mr. Mckinney enlisted for service during the World War in September, 1917, and was sent to Washington, D. C., where he was connected with the construction department, Quartermas- ยท ter's Corps. He was honorably discharged in January, 1919.
On August 14, 1915, Mr. Mckinney was married at Lake George, to Miss Louise Cluett Bontecou, of Troy, New York, the daughter of Dr. R. B. and Lulu V. Bontecou. Dr. Bontecou was a practicing physician at Troy for many years and during the World War was commissioned as a Major in the Medical Corps, United States Army. He has continued as a member of the medi- cal staff and at the present time is in charge of the United States Veterans' Bureau at Boston, Massachusetts. His father was Dr. Bontecou, who served as a surgeon throughout the Civil War. Louise Cluett (Bontecou) Mckinney is a graduate of Cornell University, Bachelor of Arts degree in 1914, and is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Mr. and Mrs. Mckinney have two children: 1. Stuart B., born at Clifton Springs, Feb- ruary 10, 1919. 2. Susan J., born at Ithaca, November 25, 1925.
Mr. Mckinney is a Republican, a member of the Episcopal Church, and has the following lodge and club affiliations: Hobasco Lodge No. 716, F. and A. M .; B. P. O. Elks, No. 636; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Theta Phi fraternities; American Legion; Exchange Club; Chamber of Commerce; Ithaca Town and Gown Club; Ithaca Country Club and Ithaca Yacht Club.
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John B. Grace, who is proprietor of the Grace Printing Com- pany, 117 South Tioga Street, is among the dependable business men of Ithaca. He was born at Ithaca, August 24, 1885, the son of James and Mary (Troy) Grace.
James Grace was a native of County Clare, Ireland. At the age of twenty-one years he emigrated to this country and settled at Ithaca, where he spent many years as a foreman in the shops of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. He died in 1887. His widow was born at Spencer, N. Y., and lives at Ithaca. Their only child was John B., the subject of this sketch.
John B. Grace is a graduate of Ithaca High School and spent ' two years at Cornell University. He then became interested in newspaper work as a reporter on the Ithaca Journal. Two years later he worked on the Binghamton Herald and the Binghamton Republican, now the Sun, and subsequently became a court and legal reporter on the Syracuse Herald. He later worked for two years at the copy desk of the Philadelphia Ledger, after which he returned to Ithaca as city editor of the Ithaca Journal. He became owner of the "Ithacan," a county weekly newspaper, in 1917, which had formerly been owned and published by the Clapp estate. After a short time Mr. Grace sold the newspaper but maintained the printing plant where he now does commercial printing and publication work, making a specialty of technical printing.
On September 7, 1914, Mr. Grace was united in marriage with Miss Anna Fielden, of Ithaca, a graduate of Cornell University, class of 1910. Since her graduation from the University she has been manager of the Residential Halls at Cornell. She is the daughter of Henry and Jane Elizabeth (Beatty) Fielden, the former a native of England and the latter of New York. They are residents of Telford, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Grace have no children.
Mr. Grace is a Republican, and belongs to the Elks Lodge. He is an active member of the Ithaca Yacht Club, and is an ardent yachtsman.
Mr. and Mrs. Grace live on the East shore of Cayuga Lake.
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James E. Matthews .- One of the popular young city officials of Ithaca is James E. Matthews, who is serving as city clerk. He was born at Brooklyn, New York, February 27, 1894, the son of Harry P. and Lulu (Smith) Matthews.
Harry P. Matthews lives retired at Ithaca. He was born in Kings County, New York, and for a number of years was iden- tified with the dry goods business of A. D. Matthews & Son, at Brooklyn, New York. He retired in 1918 and until 1930 was a resident of Long Island. He has since lived at 122 West Court Street. His wife is a native of Orange County. Mr. Matthews is a Democrat, a member of the Presbyterian Church, and Masonic Lodge. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Matthews: 1. James E., the subject of this sketch. 2. Alice, married Merlyn Terry, lives at Ithaca. 3. Meryl L., who died by accident in 1919.
The boyhood of James E. Matthews was spent in Brooklyn, New York, and he was graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1913. He received the degree of M. E. from Cornell University in 1917, and immediately became identified with the Thomas- Morse Air Craft Corporation as production engineer. In 1919 Mr. Matthews together with Mr. Thomas and Mr. Marchew organized the Thomas-Marchew Company, which developed and manufactured calculating machines. The business was dissolved, however, after two years, and Mr. Matthews then became inter- ested in the general insurance business. In 1924 he was appointed desk sergeant of the Ithaca police department. On April 1, 1925, he became deputy city clerk and upon the death of Mr. Kerr, May 2, 1930, Mr. Matthews succeeded him as city clerk.
On June 18, 1921, Mr. Matthews was united in marriage with Miss Eleanor Evans, of Ithaca, the daughter of Alonzo and Alice (Davenport) Evans. Both were born in Ithaca. Mr. Evans is retired. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews have two children: 1. Alice Lucille, born in 1923. 2. James E., Jr., born in 1928.
Politically, Mr. Matthews is a Republican. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to Hobasco Lodge, F. & A. M., Exchange Club, Ithaca Country Club, Cornell Club, and Theta Chi fraternity. He also is a trustee of Ithaca Memorial Hos- pital and secretary. His wife is a member of the Women's Club of Ithaca.
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Eugene Baker, M. D .- Outstanding in medical circles in Cen- tral New York for a period of over fifty years is Dr. Eugene Baker, of Ithaca, with offices at 110 West Seneca Street. He was born at North Hampton, Fulton County, New York, April 16, 1853, the son of Daniel and Sarah Jane (Gifford) Baker.
Daniel Baker was a native of Fulton County, New York, and died September 2, 1889. His wife died June 5, 1891. He was a farmer and later lived at Dryden, Tompkins County. Mr. Baker was a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church. There were six children in the Baker family, as follows: 1. Charles S., who died in the service during the Civil War. 2. Oscar C., who died in 1917. 3. John B., who died October 25, 1920. 4. Eugene, the subject of this sketch. 5. Emma, the widow of Ambrose Atwater, lives at Asbury, Tompkins County. 6. George W., lives at Greenwich, New York.
The early education of Eugene Baker was received in the dis- trict schools of Tompkins County and at the Ithaca Academy. He received the degree of Bachelor of Science at Cornell Univer- sity, and then was principal of schools at Farmersville, New York, for a short time before taking up the study of medicine at the University of Michigan, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1882, being class president. Doctor Baker began his professional career at Mecklenburg, Schuyler County, New York, and remained there for two years. He then estab- lished his practice at Ithaca, where he has been most successful. Doctor Baker has also served as a member of the faculty, College of Medicine, Cornell University, as a professor in obstetrics. He is an active member of the Tompkins County, New York State, and American Medical Associations, and for a number of years was a trustee of Ithaca Memorial Hospital. He also has served as health officer.
Doctor Baker was married (first) on September 19, 1889, to Miss Mary Louisa Colling, who died July 28, 1897. She is buried in Utica, New York. She was the daughter of Alfred H. and Maria (Blackett) Colling, natives of Utica. To Dr. Eugene and Mary Louise (Colling) Baker was born a daughter, Louise Eugenia, born July 28, 1894. She is a graduate of Ithaca High
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School and Cornell University, and until her marriage engaged in social welfare work on Long Island, New York. She married Francis G. Short, and lives at Palo Alto, California. They have a son, Francis Eugene.
Doctor Baker married (second) on July 6, 1908, at Worcester, Massachusetts, Miss Caroline P. Pierce, of Worcester, the daugh- ter of James Austin and Caroline (Castner) Pierce. Doctor and Mrs. Baker have no children of their own, but have reared and educated Delos L. VanDine, who is now interested in the sugar business in Cuba. He is a graduate of Cornell University. They have also been guardians of the three Clapp children: 1. Mary E. Clapp, spent two years at Cornell University and is a graduate of Columbia University, where she specialized in the study of journalism. She is now assistant editor of the International Encyclopedia of New York. 2. Ruth E. Clapp, a graduate of Cornell University, married James Reeves. 3. Louis H. Clapp, attends Cornell University.
Doctor Baker is a Republican and served as an alderman of Ithaca, is a member of the Congregational Church and belongs to the Masonic Lodge. The family residence is at 110 West Seneca Street and Doctor Baker also owns a fine farm of 216 acres on Cornell Heights, which is well improved, and to which he devotes his leisure time and interest.
William Knapp Payne .- As a man of excellent judgment and fine business efficiency, William Knapp Payne, attorney, is prom- inent as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Auburn- Cayuga National Bank and Trust Co. He was born in Auburn, June 3, 1874, the son of Hon. Sereno Elisha and Gertrude (Knapp) Payne.
A complete biography of Hon. Sereno Elisha Payne appears elsewhere in this history.
The early education of William Knapp Payne was received in the public schools of Auburn, and following his graduation from Auburn High School in 1891 he attended Yale University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1895. He subsequently studied law at New York Law School, being admit-
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ted to the bar in 1898. From 1898 until 1909 Mr. Payne engaged in private practice in Auburn. From 1909 to 1917 he maintained his office in New York. He had been clerk of the Committee on Ways and Means, United States House of Representatives, in Washington, D. C., during 1905-09, and in the latter year was appointed assistant United States Attorney General, in which capacity he served until 1912. In 1916 and 1917 he had work in Auburn requiring constant attention so he returned here perma- nently. Mr. Payne's business career has been as interesting and outstanding as his professional status. From 1917 until 1930 he was president of the Cayuga County National Bank, and since 1931 he has been chairman of the Board of Directors of the con- solidated institution, the Auburn-Cayuga National Bank and Trust Co. Mr. Payne is also vice-president and director of the Nye & Wait Kilmarnoch Corporation; director of the Crouse & Pope Foundry Company; director of the Robinson-Bynon Shoe Company; and director of the Savings & Loan Association of Auburn. He was president during 1929-30 of the New York State Bankers Association. He also belongs to the American Bankers Association, and is a member of the Executive Council and the Agricultural Commission. He is a member of the Auburn Cham- ber of Commerce and has served as president of that organiza- tion. Mr. Payne was the author in 1908 of "Notes on Tariff Revision," and in 1909 was editor of "Tariff Hearings." During the World War he served as chairman of the Liberty Loan Com- mittee for Cayuga County. Interesting facts concerning his busi- ness and legal career are to be found in "Who's Who in America."
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