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Georgetown High School. 4. Errol Birdlebough, born January 11, 1914. He is a graduate of Cooke Academy and Central City Business College, Syracuse. He is associated in business with his father at Cincinnatus. He married Miss Morna Little, of Cort- land. 5. Marjorie Elaine, born December 12, 1920.
In politics, Mr. Brown is a Democrat. He was justice of the peace during 1906-09, and supervisor of Cincinnatus from 1909 to 1917. He was elected again in 1920 and has served continuously since that time, and for eleven years has been chairman of the board of supervisors. He is a member of the Congregational Church and belongs to Cincinnatus Lodge, No. 706, F. and A. M., and Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Mr. Brown is president of the Board of Trustees of Kellogg Memorial Library at Cincinnatus, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Cortland County Memorial Hospital at Cortland.
Henry Kerr .- Among the successful business men of Central New York is Henry Kerr, who is identified with the Reid Ice Cream Company, Inc., as branch manager of the Chenango, Mad- ison, Cortland and Broome County division, with offices at Cin- cinnatus. He was born at Kortright, Delaware County, New York, May 14, 1872, the son of James S. and Effie (Scott) Kerr.
James S. Kerr, who died June 30, 1904, was a native of Kort- right. His wife was born in Scotland and died September 1, 1916. They are buried at South Kortright. He attended the rural schools, Delaware Literary Institute at Franklin, New York, and was a graduate of Delaware Academy at Delhi. Throughout his life he was interested in general farming in Delaware County. A complete sketch of Mr. Kerr appears in the Biographical Review of Delaware County, New York, in 1895. He also served as railroad commissioner during the administration of Grover Cleveland. He was a life long Democrat and for a number of years was super- visor of Kortright. There were two children in the Kerr family: 1. Henry, the subject of this sketch. 2. Effie Jane, who died March 17,1894.
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The early education of Henry Kerr was acquired in the public schools and he attended Delaware Academy. He also was a stu- dent at Columbia University and began his business career in 1890 with the Almeda Cooperative Creamery Company at South Kortright. Soon after he became identified with the Sheffield Farms, Inc., at Bloomville, New York, and served as superintend- ent for two years. His next business connection was as super- intendent of the country plants of the Warwick Dairy Company, of New York City, and he served in that capacity for ten years. During the following two years he was connected with the Locust Farms, Inc., of 458 Tenth Avenue, New York City, and in 1912 Mr. Kerr became associated with the Reid Ice Cream Company, Inc., as assistant manager at Mansfield, Pennsylvania. He has held his present position at Cincinnatus since 1915. In 1915 he started with the idea of centralizing the milk industry in this sec- tion, and avoiding the duplication of plants. After several years this plan was completed and nearly all the milk that is produced in seventeen townships is processed and shipped through the plant at Cincinnatus. At that time this plan was criticized but at pres- ent it is recognized as being the most economical and practical plan yet devised.
On October 24, 1905, Mr. Kerr was united in marriage with Miss Alice J. Hands, born at Alpine, New Jersey, November 16, 1873, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Howe) Hands, natives of England and Ireland, respectively. Both are deceased. Alice (Hands) Kerr is a graduate in Architecture at New York School of Applied Science for Women, and spent her professional career of ten years with the following firms: Lord & Hewlett, architects, New York City; Westinghouse Church & Kerr, contractors, New York City. To Mr. and Mrs. Kerr were born three sons: 1. John Scott, born July 2, 1906. He is a graduate of Cortland High School, Hamilton College, class of 1929, Bachelor of Arts. He also studied law for one year at Cornell University and has taken summer work at Columbia University. He is assistant principal of Cin- cinnatus High School. 2. Charles Dawson, born November 7, 1907. He is a graduate of Cortland High School and Hamilton College, class of 1932, Bachelor of Arts. He is a chemist and is identified
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with the Reid Ice Cream Company, Inc., at Cincinnatus. 3. Rob- ert Henry, born October 6, 1908. He is a graduate of Cortland High School and Hamilton College, class of 1931, Bachelor of Arts. He is now a medical student at New York University.
Mr. Kerr is a Democrat in politics and served as supervisor of the town of Kortright from 1903 until 1908. He and his family are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is affiliated with St. Andrews Lodge, No. 289, F. and A. M .; Cortland Lodge of Perfection; Central City Consistory, 32nd degree, A. A. S. R., Syracuse; and Kalurah Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., Binghamton. He is also a director of the Cincinnatus Country Club.
Clayton B. Heath .- Among Cortland County's dependable bus- iness men and well known citizens is Clayton B. Heath, who has engaged in the furniture and undertaking business at Cincinnatus for more than a quarter of a century. He was born at Cuyler, Cortland County, August 14, 1877, the son of Francis A. and Mil- lie J. (Haggerty) Heath.
Francis A. Heath, who died March 15, 1908, was a progressive farmer of Cortland County throughout his life. He was born at Cuyler, and owned a well improved farm near that place. He was a Democrat and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife was born at Fabius, New York, and died May 30, 1925. Their children were: 1. Clayton B., the subject of this sketch. 2. Cora A., the widow of Waite R. Bennett, lives at Dela- ware, Ohio. 3. Arthur L., farmer, lives at Solon, New York.
Clayton B. Heath attended the public schools of Cuyler and spent his boyhood on his father's farm. After two years as a clerk in the drug store of J. M. Lotridge at Cincinnatus, he went to New York City and was graduated from the Barnes School of Embalming in 1905. He has since engaged in business at Cincin- natus. He is a member of the New York State Embalmers Asso- ciation and New York State Undertakers Association.
Mr. Heath was married April 30, 1911, to Mrs. Jane C. (Hoag) Murray, of Smithville, New York, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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S. Cushing Hoag, natives of Chenango County. Both are deceased and are buried at Smithville. Mr. and Mrs. Heath have two sons: 1. Francis C., born February 10, 1912, a graduate of Clinton High School, attends Cornell University. 2. Donald A., born January 6, 1914, attends Cincinnatus High School.
Mr. Heath is a Democrat, he attends the Methodist Episcopal Church, and belongs to Cincinnatus Lodge, No. 706, F. and A. M .; Cortland Chapter, No. 194, R. A. M .; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and Cincinnatus Fish and Game Club.
James O. Sebring .- Among the most able and widely known attorneys of Corning is James O. Sebring, who has engaged in practice in this city continuously since 1895. He was born at Pul- teney, New York, November 4, 1860, the son of Charles W. and Catherine A. (Miller) Sebring.
Charles W. Sebring was a native of Pulteney, New York, and died in 1917. His wife died during the same year, and they are buried at Prattsburg, New York. During his entire life Mr. Se- bring farmed in the vicinity of Pulteney. He was independent in politics, and held membership in the Baptist Church. The follow- ing children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Sebring: 1. Mrs. Frank A. Wallace, who died in 1931. 2. John C., farmer, lives in Steuben County. 3. James O., the subject of this sketch. 4. Burt, lives at Corning.
The work of James O. Sebring, both as one of the most promi- nent lawyers in the state, and as a politician in his interests for the working man, prohibition, and other law enforcements, is doubly interesting when compared with his early life, its trials and hardships, the all consuming desire for education, the mone- tary obstacles that hampered him, and the eventual arrival at his objective after years of intensive application. His early life is a story of will, pitted against adverse circumstances, and his subse- quent successful career and present status in the professional world are ample proof that the old saying of "where there's a will there's a way" is more of a truism than an abstract adage. The house in which he was born consisted of three unfurnished rooms,
James Sulting
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was on a small, heavily mortgaged farm of fifty acres, from which his parents had a mighty struggle to eke out an existence for their family. The boy received but little schooling; the three summer and three winter terms of but two months each in a district school, were supplemented by two terms at Franklin Academy and Union Free School, at Prattsburg, New York. To attend the high school he worked out for a dollar a day, earning money in this manner to pay for his tuition, room rent and food. He rented a room in the attic of a tenement house owned by the late Hon. William B. Pratt, father of Hon. Henry V. Pratt, of Wayland, New York, paying $2.00 per week. He drew wood from his home five miles away, and with a small cook stove, potatoes, flour and accessories from home, he did his own cooking. In this manner he fitted himself for a teacher, and on October 12, 1880, received his third grade certificate, which allowed him to teach in a district school for six months. He taught his first term in a district school, having forty pupils and received 621/2 cents per day. He boarded in the com- munity, staying a night at a time at the homes of his pupils. He also taught in the Presbyterian Sunday School, at Prattsburg, having in the meantime received his first grade certificate, which enabled him to teach anywhere in New York State. He was en- gaged to teach the grammar department of Franklin Academy, at Prattsburg, comprised of forty-five pupils, ranging in age from twelve to thirty-four years of age, receiving but $9.00 per week. Mr. Sebring took the job and met with success. During his teach- ing career he saved $400 with the idea in mind of securing fur- ther education, but temporarily gave up the idea in order to aid his father to keep the homestead.
Having determined to take up the profession of law for his life work, Mr. Sebring read books dealing with this profession, and later read law in the office of a Prattsburg attorney. He pur- chased his first suit of store clothes at Penn Yan for $10.00, funds which he had secured from raising a crop of cabbage on a small piece of land on his father's farm. In June, 1885, with fifty other applicants, most of whom were college graduates, Mr. Sebring took the bar examination, and had the distinction of attaining the highest grade of the group. He began the practice of law in the
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village of Hammondsport, with no money, friends nor influence. His office, which was over the Hammondsport Bank, in a small room, poorly furnished and equipped with an armful of second hand law books, served as his original setting as a lawyer. Dur- ing the following ten years in which he remained in the village he built for himself a lucrative practice, the largest that had ever ex- isted in that community.
Mr. Sebring came to Corning in 1895 and later formed a part- nership with the late Judge Warren J. Cheney, which lasted for fifteen years. For many years, however, he has engaged in pri- vate practice. Upon the court calendar he and his firm have more than half the cases in this district to their credit and it is esti- mated that Mr. Sebring has tried more law suits than any other lawyer in this section. It has always been a rule of his office never to refuse to work for a poor client, who is unable to pay fees, and in this manner he yearly gives away thousands of dollars in legal work. He enjoys the esteem of the people of Corning for his pro- fessional ability and his qualities of good citizenship.
Judge Pratt, of Wayland, a schoolmate of Mr. Sebring, at Prattsburg, once said: "We who know how Jim Sebring started and have seen him climb, appreciate his great ability. While he has made an army of friends, no man with his aggressiveness and unflinching honesty and courage could hope to go through life without making enemies." U. S. Senator David B. Hill once said of him: "Show me a man who has made no enemies and I will show you a man who never did anything." Four times urged by his many friends he has entered the race for the mayorship of Corning : first, as a Democrat, second as an independent, and third and fourth as a Republican, but losing each time by a few votes. He made a gallant fight for tax reduction, prohibition enforce- ment, and for the saving of the town's famous landmark, the Eras- tus Corning Memorial Clock Tower, which the city voted in May, 1922, to destroy. It was saved through the efforts of Mr. Sebring, who after a long legal battle, secured a permanent injunction against its removal. In all his campaigns, Mr. Sebring has been a strong advocate for the rule of the people, and his chief delight is in helping those less fortunate than himself. He has been a dele-
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gate to many state conventions, and is ever unfailing when called upon to further the welfare of his own community.
Mr. Sebring was married on August 29, 1889, to Miss Mary A. Bushnell, of Bath, New York, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Watts Wheeler Bushnell. Both are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Sebring have no children. Mrs. Sebring is active in all civic affairs, and is the founder of the local branch of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is also an active member of the Corning City Women's Club, and Clionian Circle.
Mr. Sebring is an Elk, and also belongs to the Loyal Order of Moose, and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a member of the Corning Bar, Steuben County, New York State and the American Bar associations. He is the owner of a fine farm of 400 acres near Painted Post, and has extensive real estate hold- ings in the City of Corning.
Duane E. Ensign, M. D .- A general practitioner who is held in high regard by his medical associates and the general public throughout Cortland County, is Dr. Duane E. Ensign, who has been located at McGraw for a period of forty-four years. He was born at Georgetown, Madison County, New York, December 17, 1859, the son of Zebe S. and Betsy (Grover) Ensign.
Zebe S. Ensign and his wife were natives of Madison County, and died in 1895 and 1872 respectively. He grew up on a farm near Nelson and attended Woodstock Academy. Throughout his life he engaged in general farming near Nelson and Georgetown. He was a Republican and a member of the Baptist Church. There were two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Ensign: 1. Duane E., the subject of this sketch. 2. Nettie, who died in October, 1929, was the wife of Frederick Martin.
After the completion of his early education in the public schools of Nelson and Eaton, Duane E. Ensign attended Caze- novia Seminary. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the Eclectic Medical College, at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1888, and immediately engaged in private practice at Truxton, New York.
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Shortly afterwards he removed to McGraw where he has contin- ued to the present time. He is a member of the staff of Cortland County Hospital and holds membership in the Cortland County, New York State Medical societies, and American Medical Associa- tion. Doctor Ensign has served as village health officer for fif- teen years, and school director for the same period.
On December 6, 1888, Doctor Ensign was united in marriage with Miss Emma J. Towne, of Paris, Oneida County, the daughter of Amos H. and Helen (Parsons) Towne. He was a native of Oneida County and she was born in Cazenovia, New York. Mr. Towne was a lifelong farmer. He died in 1917 and his wife died in 1865. Mrs. Ensign attended the Cazenovia Public Schools. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and belongs to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Order of Eastern Star, and the Twentieth Century Club, of which she is president. Doctor and Mrs. Ensign have two children: 1. Harold Grover, born April 13, 1891, a graduate of McGraw High School, attended Cazenovia Seminary, Cortland Normal School, and the University of Buffalo, having received the degree of Doctor of Dental Sur- gery in 1915. He is engaged in practice at Dryden. He married Miss Lena Stevens of McGraw, and they have a son, Donald Har- old Ensign. 2. Bessie Elena, born August 2, 1895, a graduate of McGraw High School and Cortland Normal School. She married John J. Noro, and lives at Dryden. They have a daughter, Jane Margaret.
Politically Doctor Ensign is a Republican. He is affiliated with Cortlandville Lodge, No. 470, F. and A. M., and McGrawville Lodge No. 320, Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
George A. Haskins .- Associated with the banking and busi- ness interests of Cincinnatus for many years, George A. Haskins is prominent in Cortland County as president of the Bank of Cin- cinnatus. He was born at Cuyler, Cortland County, October 17, 1868, the son of Rev. M. Z. and Mary E. (Fox) Haskins.
Rev. M. Z. Haskins was a native of Cuyler, where he spent his early life. He attended Cazenovia Seminary and later studied for
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the ministry. He became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served as pastor at East Homer, New Woodstock, Preble, and McGraw. He was sent to Cincinnatus in October, 1883, and died there October 16, 1884. His widow was born at Tully, New York, and resides at Binghamton. Rev. M. Z. Has- kins was a Republican. He served as justice of the peace for many years and also village clerk. Two children were born to Reverend and Mrs. Haskins: 1. George A., the subject of this sketch. 2. Mercy L., married Erving W. Haight, lives at Binghamton.
George A. Haskins is a graduate of the public schools of Cin- cinnatus and attended Homer Academy. At the age of twenty- one years he became associated in the hardware business with B. R. Corning at Cincinnatus. He purchased his partner's inter- est in 1924, although the business has retained the firm name of Corning & Haskins to the present time. In 1900 in association with Mr. Corning, he organized the Bank of Cincinnatus and the latter served as president until the time of his death, January 15, 1928. At that time Mr. Haskins succeeded to the presidency, after having served as cashier since 1900. Mr. Haskins has also been interested in the insurance business at Cincinnatus since 1905.
On December 19, 1888, Mr. Haskins married Miss Jane Belle Corning, born at Pitcher, Chenango County, the daughter of Bur- dette R. and Ann (Wight) Corning, both deceased. As mentioned above, Mr. Corning was associated in business with Mr. Haskins throughout his business career. He was a Republican and served as supervisor. He held membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church and was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows. To Mr. and Mrs. Haskins were born three children: 1. Marguerite A., born November 11, 1889, a grad- uate of Cincinnatus High School, attended Syracuse University for two years. She married Martin C. Soule, and lives at Cincin- natus. They have two sons, Raymond George and Martin Philip. 2. Raymond M., born August 2, 1891, died November 2, 1900. 3. Barbara Lois, born March 1, 1911, a graduate of Cincinnatus High School, and Cazenovia Seminary. She is a member of the 1933 class of Syracuse University.
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Mr. Haskins is a Republican. He is a trustee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, having served as Sunday School superintendent for twenty-six years. He is also a treasurer of Kellogg's Free Library, former president of the local Board of Education. He is affiliated with Cincinnatus Lodge, No. 706, F. and A. M .; Cortland Chapter, R. A. M .; and Central City Consistory, Syracuse, 32nd degree, A. A. S. R. He belongs to the Cincinnatus Country Club. Mr. Haskins is also a director of the National Bank of Cortland and holds membership in the Cortland County, New York State, and American Bankers associations.
Donald Briggs Glezen, M. D .- As coroner of Cortland County since 1927, Dr. Donald B. Glezen is also prominent as a successful physician and surgeon of Cincinnatus. He was born at Lisle, Broome County, New York, November 4, 1894, the son of William J. and Mary (Briggs) Glezen.
William J. Glezen and his wife are natives of Broome County. He is a graduate of Center Lisle Academy, and as a young man spent eleven years in the employ of the Parmelee Baggage Trans- fer Company at Chicago, Illinois. He then returned to New York and has since conducted a dairy farm of 385 acres near Lisle. Mr. Glezen is a Republican and has served as road commissioner. He is a member of the Grange. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Glezen: 1. Donald Briggs, the subject of this sketch. 2. Win- ifred, married Daniel McNamara, lives at Lisle. 3. Marcena Ben- jamin, D. D. S., lives at Cincinnatus. By a former marriage Mr. Glezen has two daughters: 1. Ella, married Raymond Livermore, lives at Dryden. 2. Martha, married Alva Warner, lives at Glen Castle, New York.
The boyhood of Donald Briggs Glezen was spent on his father's farm near Lisle. He is a graduate of Cortland High School, Union College, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at Albany Medical College in 1921. After a year as interne at Albany Me- morial Hospital, Dr. Glezen was connected with Binghamton City Hospital for one year, and in July, 1922, located at Cincinnatus.
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He is medical examiner for the centralized schools of Cincinnatus, and vice-chairman of the Cortland County Board of Health. He was president of the Cortland County Medical Society during 1930 and holds membership in the New York State Medical Society and American Medical Association.
On August 8, 1922, Dr. Glezen was united in marriage with Miss Florence Acker, of Northville, New York, born December 17, 1898. She is a graduate of Northville High School and Albany City Hospital. Her parents are Charles and Nellie (Lawrence) Acker, of Northville. The former died in May, 1929, and the latter resides at Northville. Doctor and Mrs. Glezen have two daugh- ters: 1. Barbara Jean, born December 27, 1924. 2. Patricia Vir- ginia, born September 28, 1928.
Dr. Glezen is a Republican, a member of the Congregational Church, and is affiliated with Cincinnatus Lodge, No. 706, F. and A. M., Master 1930-31-32; Cortland Lodge of Perfection; Central City Consistory, A. A. S. R., 32nd degree, Syracuse; B. P. O. Elks; American Legion, South Otselic Post; Nu Sigma Nu fraternity ; Cincinnatus Country Club, president; and Cincinnatus Fish and Game Club.
During the World War Doctor Glezen enlisted in the Medical Reserve Corps at Albany, New York, and in 1918 he was trans- ferred to the Student Army Training Corps. He was honorably discharged in December, 1918.
Burchard R. Baldwin .- As manager of the Cincinnatus Feed & Coal Company, Burchard R. Baldwin is recognized as one of the successful business men of Cortland County. He was born at Pitcher, Chenango County, New York, March 29, 1876, the son of Elisha E. and Minnie E. (Reynolds) Baldwin.
Elisha E. Baldwin, who died in 1920, was a native of Chenango County, New York. His entire life was spent at Pitcher and he was successful as a dairy farmer. Politically he was a Republican and held membership in the Baptist Church. His wife was born at Rome, Oneida County, and died in 1920. Both are buried in
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Pitcher Cemetery. Their children were: 1. Vernie, married Irv- ing Crozier, lives at Fabius, New York. 2. Edwin E., who is con- nected with the Cincinnatus Feed & Coal Company. 3. Burchard R., the subject of this sketch.
The boyhood of Burchard R. Baldwin was spent on his father's farm and he attended the rural schools. He is a graduate of Cin- cinnatus Academy and Binghamton Business College, and for five years was a teacher in the schools of Pitcher, Otselic, and Linck- laen. In 1899 he came to Cincinnatus as bookkeeper in the bank of Cincinnatus. He was subsequently made assistant cashier and served in that capacity until 1921. During the following two years he was manager of Wavle, Chaplin & Fitts, Inc., dealers in feed and coal. On May 1, 1923, in association with A. B. Brown and Leon H. Ingersoll, he organized the Cincinnatus Feed & Coal Company. They are also identified with the Cincinnatus Automo- bile Company which was organized in 1913, and were promoters of the Cincinnatus Hotel Company. The latter was sold to E. P. Crossman in 1923.
On January 29, 1902, Mr. Baldwin married (first) Miss Ella Dickinson, of Cincinnatus, who died in May, 1907. They had no children. She was the daughter of Chauncey R. and Vernie (Col- lins) Dickinson, natives of Cincinnatus and Cortland, respectively. The former died in 1917 and the latter in 1905. Mr. Dickinson was a farmer and throughout his life lived at Cincinnatus. He was a Republican and a member of the Congregational Church.
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