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Mr. and Mrs. McGuire live at 320 Canandaigua Street, Pal- myra.
Martin Emmett Colvin, widely known optician of Lyons, Wayne County, is a native of New York. He was born at Wood- hull, August 10, 1875, the son of Emmett C. and Ladorna (Spen- cer) Colvin.
Emmett C. Colvin was a native of Pennsylvania, born at Knox- ville, April 14, 1845. He spent many years in the general mercan- tile business at Woodhull, New York, and died there February 16, 1916. Mr. Colvin was married in 1875 to Miss Ladorna Spencer, the daughter of Charles Spencer, of Woodhull. She was a direct descendant of Gen. James Spencer, who served with Washington's Army during the American Revolution. Ladorna (Spencer) Col- vin died in 1898 and is buried at Woodhull. To Mr. and Mrs. Col- vin were born four children, of whom Martin E., subject of this sketch, was the oldest.
Martin Emmett Colvin is a graduate of the public schools of Woodhull and Woodhull Academy, class of 1894. In 1895 he opened an optical office at Woodhull, and successsfully managed the business for four years. In the meantime he studied further at Elmira Optical School, as well as in New York City, and at Roches- ter University. In 1899 he located at Lyons and in that year es- tablished a jewelry and optical business there. However, in 1917 he sold the former and has since devoted his entire time to optical work. He has offices at Williams and Montezuma Streets.
On September 4, 1895, Mr. Colvin was united in marriage with Miss Jessie F. Carpenter, the daughter of William and Marian
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(Pease) Carpenter, of Woodhull. Their only daughter died in infancy.
Mr. Colvin is a Republican, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge. He also is a member of the Lyons Chamber of Commerce and served as secretary for two years.
He is a member of the Rochester Optometric Society, New York State Optical Society and the American Optometric Associa- tion.
Henry Martin Laible, who is the superintendent of Rural cem- etery at Lyons, is a substantial citizen of Wayne County. He was born at Buffalo, New York, November 23, 1867, the son of Jacob F. and Elizabeth (Martin) Laible.
Jacob F. Laible was born at Buffalo in 1834 and died in 1916. He was the son of Christian Laible, a native of Wuertenburg, Ger- many. The latter emigrated to the United States in 1830 and located on a tract of land north of the city of Buffalo. After his death the land was owned by his son, Jacob F. Laible, who sold it in 1875 and removed to Lyons. The land is now part of the city of Buffalo. Jacob F. Laible engaged in business with his brother at North Buffalo, and as mentioned above, located at Lyons in 1875. He was married in 1859 to Miss Elizabeth Martin, the daughter of George Martin, of Hamburg, Erie County, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Laible were the parents of five children.
Henry Martin Laible left school at the age of fifteen years and assisted his father in his farming interests until 1889. He then located at Erie, Pennsylvania, as assistant superintendent of Lake- side Cemetery, but in the following year returned to Lyons, where he spent two years in the employ of William Taylor, manufac- turer of mail bags and pouches for the United States government. Mr. Laible later owned and operated a farm near Lyons, and also was employed for nine years by the George Brock Bottling Com- pany. He assumed his present duties as superintendent of Rural Cemetery at Lyons in 1915.
In December, 1894, Mr. Laible married Miss Lydia L. Goetz- man, the daughter of George and Magdalene (Derrich) Goetzman.
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Their daughter, Florence E., was born in 1902, and is the wife of Harold H. Lauster, of Lyons. They have three children, Donald, David, and Joyce.
Mr. Laible is a Democrat and is treasurer of the Broad Street Lutheran Church. He is a member of the Brotherhood of the Broad Street Lutheran Church.
Hon. Ralph A. Harter. - As Special Surrogate of Cayuga County since 1918, Judge Harter has enjoyed a reputation as a leading lawyer of Central New York since his admission to the bar in 1905. He was born at Moravia, March 8, 1876, the son of Daniel and Helen M. (Heath) Harter.
Daniel Harter was a native of North Steuben, Oneida County, New York, and his wife was born at Little Falls, Herkimer Coun- ty, New York. He came to Moravia with his parents when a small child, was educated here, and began life as a farmer. Dur- ing the Civil War he served as a member of Company A, One Hun- dred and Eighty-sixth Regiment, New York State Volunteers, and was discharged as orderly sergeant. He became prominent as a produce and stock dealer in Cayuga County and at the time of his retirement in 1905 removed to Moravia, where he died March 20, 1912. His wife died in November, 1917. Both are buried in Indian Mound Cemetery, Moravia. Mr. Harter was a Democrat, a member of the Episcopal Church, and belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic. To Mr. and Mrs. Harter were born five children: 1. H. Bert, deceased. 2. Minnie S., married Daniel W. Brown, who is president of the First National Bank, at Romulus, New York. 3. Ralph A., the subject of this sketch. 4. Morgie, a teacher, lives at Moravia. 5. Edward, nurseryman, lives at Moravia.
Daniel Harter was the son of Henry and Nancy Harter, na- tives of New York. Both are deceased and are buried in the Quaker Church Cemetery, at Moravia. Henry Harter was the son of Philip Harter, whose father was Capt. Henry Harter. Members of this early family are buried in a private cemetery at Warren, Herkimer County. Several were soldiers in the Revolu-
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tion and served together at the battle of Oriskiny. On the mater- nal side, Ralph A. Harter is descended from Col. Peter Bellinger and Delia Herkimer, the latter being a sister of Gen. Nicholas Herkimer, of Revolutionary fame.
Ralph A. Harter attended the public schools of Moravia and taught school at Moravia in 1892. He was graduated from high school in 1895. During the following year he took graduate work at Moravia and from September, 1896, until June, 1897, taught school at Genoa, Cayuga County. At Hobart College he was a member of the class of 1901, and he subsequently read law in the offices of the late Hon. S. Edwin Day, of Moravia, being admitted to the New York State Bar July 31, 1905. Mr. Harter has been in the general practice of law at Moravia since that date and was associated with Judge Day until the latter's death. He has also been justice of the peace and village clerk, and for the past fif- teen years has been a member of the Republican County Commit- tee for the Second District of Moravia. In 1918 he was appointed Special Surrogate by Governor Whitman to fill the unexpired term of the late John Kingston. On November 1, 1919, he was elected and took office January 1, 1920. Judge Harter was re- elected in 1922, 1925, 1928, and 1931. He is an active member of the Cayuga County, Western New York, and New York State Bar Associations.
On July 16, 1912, Judge Harter was united in marriage with Miss Mabel B. Hull, the daughter of George M. and Lillian A. (Wood) Hull, natives of Venice, New York. Mr. Hull is deceased and his widow lives at Syracuse. There are two sons in the Harter family: 1. Millard Ralph, born September 5, 1913, a graduate in 1930 of Moravia High School, spent one year in high school grad- uate work, being salutatorian of his class and winning the Ameri- can Legion medal for scholarship. He attends Hobart College. 2. Donald Robert, born November 17, 1917, attends Moravia High School.
Judge Harter is a Republican. He is a vestryman of St. Mat- thew's Episcopal Church, and is affiliated with Sylvan Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 41, Past Master; St. John Chapter, R. A. M., No. 30; Masonic Club, and Past District Deputy Grand Master of Cayuga-Tompkins District.
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Hon. Edson W. Hamn .- Among the most able and successful attorneys of Central New York is Edson W. Hamn, who is en- gaged in general practice at Lyons, in Wayne County. He was born at Sharon Springs, New York, September 18, 1861, the son of Peter A. and Catherine (Ottman) Hamn.
Peter A. Hamn was born in Schoharie County, New York, March 11, 1825, and died November 15, 1902. He was a farmer during his entire life and was among the first settlers of Wayne County. He located later at Macedon Center in 1864. Mr. Hamn was married in 1846 to Miss Catherine Ottman, the daughter of Matthew Ottman, of Sharon Springs, New York, and to them were born nine children, of whom Edson W., the subject of this sketch, was the sixth in order of birth.
Edson W. Hamn grew up at Macedon Center and attended the public schools there. He spent two years at Albany Normal School and later taught school at Macedon for three years. He then read law in the offices of Stephen K. Williams, a prominent lawyer of Newark, New York, and after two years became identi- fied with the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, of Ro- chester and Newark. Mr. Hamn spent some time with the Ger- man-American Loan & Trust Company, of Brooklyn, and in 1881 again went with the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company, being sent to their Washington, D. C., offices, where he was en- gaged in compiling Supreme Court reports. During that time Mr. Hamn attended night courses at the National University of Law from which he was graduated in 1883. He then returned to New- ark where he was connected with the office of Judge Luther N. Norton, being admitted to the bar in 1886. At that time he be- came a partner of Judge Norton and continued there until 1888, when he removed to Lyons as attorney for the Lyons National Bank. In 1893 Mr. Hamn established a private practice there, but in 1906 became associated in partnership with Clyde W. Knapp. In 1912 Mr. Knapp was elected county judge and at that time the partnership was dissolved. Until 1930 Mr. Hamn continued in private practice, and has since been associated with John W. Brandt.
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On June 18, 1891, Mr. Hamn married Miss Mary VanCamp, a daughter of William VanCamp, who is editor of the Wayne Demo- cratic Press, of Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. Hamn have two daughters: 1. Helen, born in 1898, a graduate of the Lyons public schools and a private school for girls at Lutherville, Maryland. She married William D. Kitchell, of Geneva, New York, and they have two daughters, Janet and Mary. 2. Catherine, born in 1901, a gradu- ate of the Lyons public schools, and private school at Lutherville. She also attended the New York School of Art. She married Ken- neth McIntosh, of Syracuse.
Mr. Hamn is a Republican and during 1907-11 represented his district in the New York State Assembly. He has also been a member of the State Highway Commission. He has been a mem- ber of the vestry of the Episcopal Church for more than thirty years and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, B. P. O. Elks, Chamber of Commerce, Newark Country Club, and Sodus Bay Golf Club.
Mr. Hamm is identified with the Wayne County and New York State Bar associations. During his extensive practice in law he has given special attention to criminal law and has taken part in eleven of the most important murder trials in this section in re- cent years, being attorney for the defense on nine occasions.
George Graydon Curtis. - Among the outstanding business men and representative citizens of Wayne County is George Gray- don Curtis, who is division manager of the Rochester Gas & Elec- tric Corporation at Wolcott. He was born there September 24, 1896, the son of Omar M. and Corilla A. (Borradaile) Curtis.
Omar M. Curtis, deceased, was for many years a prominent figure in the business and industrial life of Wayne County. He was born at Wolcott, May 9, 1867, and died there in 1916. After attending the public schools he entered Albany Business College and in 1887 became manager of the foundry which had been founded at Wolcott by his father in 1845. He was connected with that enterprise until 1912. In 1896 he became interested in the
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erection of a small power plant in the village, and during the fol- lowing years increased the capacity of the local plant until its facilities were extended to Sodus Center, Wallington, Alton, Red Creek, Rose, and North Rose. It was one of the first electric pow- er plants established in Wayne County, and was incorporated in 1912 as the Northern Wayne Electric Light & Power Company. Mr. Curtis served as its president and general manager until his death. In 1910 he also advocated the building of a water plant for the village of Wolcott, but before the completion of his plans it was decided to build a municipally owned plant, and Mr. Curtis' plans were abandoned. He had, however, discovered a valuable mineral water in this section of the county, and for a number of years he owned and operated a bottling plant in the village, and "Wolcott Mineral Water" had a wide distribution throughout New York and New England. On December 12, 1888, Mr. Curtis mar- ried Miss Corilla A. Borradaile, the daughter of Richard and Har- riet Borradaile, of Sodus Center. They had two children: 1. Helen Lucille, a graduate of the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, and Eastman School of Music at Rochester. She is an accomp- lished vocalist and is now soloist of the First Methodist Episcopal Church at Rochester, where she resides with her mother. 2. George Graydon, the subject of this sketch.
Omar M. Curtis was the son of Capt. George B. Curtis, who was a veteran of the Civil War. He served with the rank of cap- tain in the Seventy-fifth New York Volunteer Infantry and was severely wounded and disabled. He died in 1906 and is buried in Wolcott Cemetery.
George Graydon Curtis acquired his early education in the public schools of Wolcott, and in 1920 was graduated from Cornell University as a mechanical engineer. He became general man- ager of the Northern Wayne Electric Light & Power Company, and in 1925 when the corporation was merged with the Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation, Mr. Curtis was retained as division manager. He is also president of the Wolcott Storage and Ice Company.
On August 25, 1932, Mr. Curtis was united in marriage with Miss Dorothea G. Smith, the daughter of Joel M. and Ella (War-
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ner) Smith, of Rochester. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, and before her marriage was a teacher of violin in the public schools of Rochester for three years. She holds mem- bership in Sigma Alpha Iota sorority.
Mr. Curtis is a Republican and has served as village trustee. He and his wife are members of Wolcott Presbyterian Church, and he belongs to the Rotary Club, Cornell Club of Rochester, Rochester Chamber of Commerce, American Institute of Electri- cal Engineers, and American Legion. He also is affiliated with Theta Alpha, Tau Beta Phi, and Eta Kappa Nu fraternities.
During 1931, Mr. Curtis completely remodeled a building which had been turned over by the Village of Wolcott for library pur- poses, making it suitable for a library, which remodeling was done in memory of his father. Mr. Curtis was the first president of the Wolcott Civic Free Library, serving as such for three years.
Charles Wilson Oaks .- Identified with Oaks & Son, lumber dealers, of North Rose, Charles Wilson Oaks has long been recog- nized as one of the able business men and highly esteemed citizens of Wayne County. He was born in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, May 15, 1864, the son of Charles G. and Huldah (Wilson) Oaks.
Charles G. Oaks was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born at Rose, Wayne County, in 1834, and during his life was intensely interested in general farming and fruit growing. He died in 1922 and is buried in Rose Cemetery, at Rose. He was married in 1861 to Miss Huldah Wilson, the daughter of Robert Wilson, of Rose. They were the parents of five children, three sons and two daugh- ters. Mr. Oaks served during the Civil War with a Wisconsin regiment and was with General Grant at the siege of Richmond. He was discharged in June, 1865. Huldah (Wilson) Oaks died in 1887 and is buried in Rose Cemetery.
Seth Oaks, great-great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, came to the United States from England about 1750 and settled in Virginia. His son, Thomas Oaks, was a soldier during the American Revolution, and the latter's son, Charles G. Oaks,
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located in Wayne County about 1830, being one of the first settlers of Rose. To Charles G. Oaks and his wife were born seven chil- dren, of whom Charles G., Jr., father of the subject of this sketch, was the fourth in order of birth.
After attending the public schools of Waupaca, Wisconsin, Charles Wilson Oaks was identified with the general mercantile establishment which was owned by his uncle, Seth A. Oaks, at Waupaca. After four years he returned to North Rose, New York, and the father became interested in the lumber business there, having purchased the holdings of Strait & Mumn. From 1885 until 1915 Charles G. Oaks and his son, Charles Wilson, con- tinued as partners, the firm being known as Oaks & Son, and in the latter year the father retired. At the same time Seth C. Oaks, son of Charles W. Oaks, succeeded as a member of the firm, which retained its original name.
In November, 1889, Mr. Oaks was united in marriage with Miss Ellen L. Winchell, the daughter of Calvin and Celia (LaRock) Winchell, of North Rose. They are the parents of two sons: Seth C., born June 13, 1893, a graduate of Wolcott High School and Rochester Business Institute, class of 1912. As mentioned above, he is now associated in the lumber business with his father. He married Miss Hazel Boothe, and they have two daughters, Miriam E. and Mirilla G. 2. Charles K., born March 30, 1901, a graduate of North Rose High School, and Colgate University, class of 1922, Bachelor of Arts. He is now identified with the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecti- cut, and lives at West Hartford, Connecticut. He married Miss Miriam Fogg, and they have two sons, Charles Allen and William.
Mr. Oaks has always been a Republican. He has held the of- fices of supervisor and town clerk and for twenty years was a member of the local board of education, being clerk also for a time. He has served as justice of the peace at Rose. Mr. Oaks and his family are members of the North Rose Baptist Church, of which he has been trustee for twenty-five years, and he is affili- ated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being Past Grand. He also holds membership in the Northeastern Lumber Dealers Association.
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Melvin E. Warner .- Identified with E. Warner & Son, coal and lumber dealers, located at Newark and Marion, in Wayne County, Mr. Warner is recognized as one of the able and highly successful business men of the community. He was born at Marion, New York, November 24, 1872, the son of Erotus and Ella M. (Wake) Warner.
Erotus Warner, who was the founder of the business which bears his name at Marion, was a substantial citizen of Wayne County. He was born at Preble, New York, in 1851 and died in 1923. He is buried at Marion. During the early part of his life, Mr. Warner was a farmer. Later he engaged in the contracting business and also was a dealer in coal and builders supplies, being the organizer of E. Warner & Son. Mr. Warner was married in 1871 to Miss Ella M. Wake, the daughter of John Wake, of Mar- ion. To them were born three children: 1. Melvin E., the sub- ject of this sketch. 2. May F., born in 1879, married Charles H. Lookup, lives at Cohocton, New York, where he is engaged in the hardware business. 3. Oscar C., born in 1883, is a major in the U. S. Army, attached to the coast artillery. He is an instructor at Brooklyn, New York.
Melvin E. Warner grew up at Marion, where he received his early education. In 1894 he was graduated from Canandaigua Academy, and spent one year at Rochester University. Until 1907 Mr. Warner was interested in farming, having purchased a farm near Macedon in 1901. In 1907, however, he located at Marion as a business associate of his father, in the manufacture of cement blocks and building supplies. Among the contracts for that type of work completed by E. Warner & Son were the Marion Presby- terian Church, Marion Cold Storage Company, and Williamson Cold Storage & Ice Company. In 1915 coal and general builders' supplies were added to the business and three years later Mr. War- ner established a coal business at Walworth. The latter enter- prise was incorporated in 1923 as the Walworth Coal & Lumber Company, and in 1924 Mr. Warner took over a coal and grain business at Newark. The Newark mills were completely de- stroyed by fire in July, 1932, but have been rapidly rebuilt. Since 1922 Melvin E. Warner has been sole owner of the enterprise, al-
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though the business has continued under its original firm name of E. Warner & Son.
On March 3, 1901, Mr. Warner was united in marriage with Miss Florence Luce, the daughter of Jefferson Luce, of Marion. They have no children.
Politically, Mr. Warner is a Republican and since 1901 he has taken a prominent and active part in local and state politics, being a delegate to the State Convention at Buffalo, New York, in 1932. He served as president of the village of Macedon in 1906, and dur- ing 1921-27 was justice of the peace at Marion. He also has held the offices of water commissioner and fire chief, and is supervisor of the town of Marion. Mrs. Warner is a member of the Marion Baptist Church. He is affiliated with B. P. O. Elks, Newark; Loyal Order of Moose; Order of Red Men; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and Newark Chamber of Commerce. He also or- ganized the Chamber of Commerce at Marion and served as its president for two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Warner reside at Marion.
Russel Morehouse .- As principal of Auburn High School, Rus- sel Morehouse takes a prominent and important part in educa- tional affairs in Cayuga County and Central New York. He was born at Utica, New York, November 6, 1891, the son of Hon. George Crane and Mary (Breen) Morehouse.
Hon. George Crane Morehouse engaged successfully in the practice of law in the city of Utica for more than half a century and served as judge also. He died there in 1930 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica. His widow still resides in that city. Mr. Morehouse was a graduate of the Law School of Cornell Uni- versity, class of 1873. To Mr. and Mrs. Morehouse were born the following children: 1. Lawrence, attorney, lives at Utica. 2. Merwin, attorney, lives at Rochester. 3. Russel, the subject of this sketch. 4. George, M. D., lives in New York City. He is a veteran of the World War.
The early education of Russel Morehouse was obtained at Utica Free Academy, from which he was graduated in 1908. He
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received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at Cornell University in 1913 and also took two years of graduate work at that university. Mr. Morehouse began his teaching career in the public school sys- tem of Washington, D. C., with which he was identified from 1913 until 1917. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy on April 29, 1917, and attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he trained with the Third Company. Subsequently, he was commissioned as ensign in the U. S. Naval Flying Corps and served as a pilot. He saw active service on the Atlantic coast and later in France, being discharged in February, 1919.
From 1919 until 1923 Mr. Morehouse was located at Clinton, New York, as principal of the high school there, and in the latter year assumed his present duties in Auburn.
On April 2, 1923, Mr. Morehouse was united in marriage with Miss Mary Trumbull Pattison, of Troy, New York, the daughter of Edward A. and Margaret (Sinnott) Pattison, natives of Troy and Ithaca, respectively. They are residents of Troy. Mr. and Mrs. Morehouse have two children: Russel, II, and Alice Worth- ington.
Politically, Mr. Morehouse is a Republican. He is a prominent member of the Episcopal Church, and is affiliated with Oriental Lodge F. & A. M. No. 224, and Rotary Club.
The Morehouse family originally came from Crannes, France. Members settled first in Suffolk County, England, as early as 1272, and later came to America. Benjamin Crane was one of the founders of the Connecticut colony.
Rev. Frederick G. Straub, who is pastor of St. Alphonsus Cath- olic Church, Auburn, is among the prominent community leaders and influential citizens of Cayuga County. He was born at Greece, Monroe County, New York, June 27, 1887, the son of Frederick A. and Barbara M. (Statt) Straub.
Frederick A. Straub resides at Rochester, New York, where he is connected with the Eastman Kodak Company. Until 1905 he was interested in general farming in Greece, New York, and he
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has since lived in Rochester. His wife died April 2, 1926, and is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester. Both held mem- bership in Holy Family Catholic Church, Rochester, New York. Their children were: 1. Frederick G., the subject of this sketch. 2. John, born April 28, 1889, died March 28, 1898. 3. Matilda, mar- ried James Duffy, lives at Rochester. 4. Monica, married Neal Vickery, lives at Rochester. 5. Alphonse J., born in 1899, lives at Rochester. 6. Louise, lives at Rochester.
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