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Menzo W. Cooper was born at Victory, Cayuga County, a mem- ber of a prominent pioneer family of this section. Throughout his life he was interested in dairy farming and was the owner of a well-improved farm of sixty-five acres near Sterling. His wife was born at Argyle, Washington County. Both are deceased and are buried at Martville, New York. Mr. Cooper was a Republican and had served as overseer of the poor. His wife held membership in the Presbyterian Church. To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper were born five children: 1. Helen E., the widow of Ransford Fletcher, lives at Auburn. 2. Willoughby, deceased. 3. Zora, who died in 1931, was the wife of Benjamin Croscup, deceased. 4. George A., the subject of this sketch. 5. Lucy, the widow of George E. Crofott, lives at Auburn.
Menzo W. Cooper was the son of John and Amanda (Cochran) Cooper. Both were natives of New York and are buried at Vic- tory. John Cooper served throughout the War of 1812. He lived at Oswego, New York, for several years and was employed in ship building. Maria (Lake) Cooper was the daughter of George and Lucy (Lester) Lake. The former was born in the north of Ireland and the latter was a native of Connecticut. Both are buried at Sterling Center, New York.
George A. Cooper grew up on his father's farm near Sterling and attended the district schools. He was also a student at Weeds- port High School and Red Creek Academy. At the age of sixteen years he began teaching school at Sterling, and subsequently taught at Hannibal, Cato, and Victory. He then farmed for three years. Mr. Cooper was appointed school commissioner of the First District of Cayuga County and served an unexpired term of nine months. He was then appointed for a three-year term and later re-elected for another three-year term. Mr. Cooper pur- chased a farm of seventy acres near Victory, which he success- fully operated for sixteen years, and he was also well known as a dealer in hay. In April, 1919, he was elected secretary and treas-
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urer of the Crowninshield Mill, Inc., and he is still identified with that enterprise. He was one of the founders of the First National Bank of Cato, and served as its first vice president. Mr. Cooper was elected to the office of president and director of the institution in 1927. He purchased a fine farm of 125 acres at Ira, Cayuga County, in 1931, which he operates. He resides at Cato.
Mr. Cooper was married (first) in 1887 to Miss Flora Near, the daughter of John and Abigail (Cooper) Near. Mr. Near was born at Kinderhook and his wife was a native of Conquest, Cayuga County. Both are buried at Cato. Flora (Near) Cooper died in January, 1929, and is buried at Cato. On February 15, 1930, Mr. Cooper married (second) Miss Bessie Allen, the daughter of Floyd F. and Jennie (Lay) Allen, both natives of Sterling, Cayuga County. Mr. Allen is deceased and is buried at Martville. His widow lives at Cato.
Mr. Cooper is a prominent Republican, and is affiliated with Cato Lodge F. & A. M. No. 141, past master, and past district deputy grand master of the Cayuga-Tompkins District.
Richard Truxton King .- Active and progressive in the affairs of Port Byron as publisher and editor of the Port Byron Chron- icle, Mr. King is well and favorably known throughout Cayuga County, and is a veteran of the World War. He was born at Port Byron, September 3, 1894, the son of L. H. and Carrie A. (Thomas) King.
L. H. King was born at Batavia, New York, and his wife was a native of Port Byron, where she still resides. He conducted a gro- cery business for several years at this place, and later became owner and editor of the Port Byron Chronicle, with which he was identified at the time of his death in 1924. He served as post- master of Port Byron for twenty years, and for twelve years was also superintendent of canals for the State of New York. Politi- cally, he was a Republican, and held the office of justice of the peace. Mr. King was a trustee of the Baptist Church, and was affiliated with Port Byron Lodge No. 130, F. & A. M., Morris
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Chapter No. 156, R. A. M., and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. To L. H. and Carrie A. (Thomas) King were born five children: 1. Rev. L. H., Jr., lives at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. Fannie M., married Edward Russell, lives at Syracuse. 3. Nellie, mar- ried Dr. W. C. Waterman, lives in New York City. 4. Lois, mar- ried Arthur O. Backus, lives at Buffalo. 5. Richard Truxton, the subject of this sketch.
L. H. King was the son of Richard King, a native of Port Byron. As a young man Richard King became a surveyor and was commissioned by the United States Government to ยท survey throughout the West. He died while identified with the building of dry docks for the old Erie Canal, and is buried at Port Byron. Richard King was the son of Phillip King, who was born in Massa- chusetts. In early life he had come to Cayuga County and located at Mentz, being the first white settler in that section of the county.
Richard Truxton King obtained his education in the public schools of Port Byron, and attended Syracuse Business College after his graduation from Port Byron High School. He also studied at Auburn Business College, and then became associated with his father's newspaper at Port Byron. Mr. King enlisted in the United States Army in December, 1917, for service in the World War, and became identified with the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps, being sent to Fort Slocum, near New Rochelle, New York. He later was transferred to Camp Dix, New Jersey, and then attended an officers' training school at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry and assigned to a depot brigade to instruct recruits in the use of machine guns. He was discharged from the service in De- cember, 1919, as a first lieutenant.
Upon the death of his father in 1924, Mr. King assumed com- plete control of the Port Byron Chronicle. He is vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.
In 1924 Mr. King married Miss Alice M. Grant, of Oswego, the daughter of William H. Grant, who is in the employ of the New York Central Railroad as a master mechanic.
Politically, Mr. King is a Republican, and he is serving as jus- tice of the peace. He is an active member of the Baptist Church,
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and is affiliated with Port Byron Lodge No. 130, F. & A. M .; Mor- ris Chapter No. 156, R. A. M., past high priest; B. P. O. Elks No. 474; Masonic Club; John Cool Post No. 257, American Legion, past commander; "40 and 8" Society ; Coast Artillery Association; Cayuga County Chapter, Reserve Officers' Association; New York State Reserve Officers' Association; and National Reserve Officers' Association.
Paul R. Chappell .- One of the most prominent citizens of Cay- uga County is Paul R. Chappell, owner of "River View Farm," near Cayuga, and he is a veteran of the World War. He was born at Aurelius, Cayuga County, April 14, 1894, the son of Russell S. and Jennie B. (Buckland) Chappell.
Russell S. Chappell, who died in 1930, was well and favorably known as one of the successful farmers of Cayuga County. He was a native of Throop, Cayuga County, born in 1850. Mr. Chap- pell was a Democrat, a member of the Baptist Church, and be- longed to the Cayuga County Farm Bureau. His wife was born at Montezuma and died in 1921. Both are buried at Weedsport. They were the parents of four children: 1. Benjamin, lives at Staten Island, New York. 2. S. S., lives at Auburn. 3. Grace, married Dr. W. H. Coe, physician, lives at Auburn. 4. Paul R., the subject of this sketch.
After his graduation from Auburn High School in 1913, Paul R. Chappell entered Cornell University, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1917. On April 14, 1917, he went to France as a member of the American Field Service, French Army, and became a driver of ammunition trucks at the front. On October 14th of the same year he was transferred to the American Army, United States Signal Corps, Aviation Sec- tion, and trained in Italy. He also attended a flying school at Ven- dome, France, Eighth Instruction Center, where he received the commission of second lieutenant with a pilot's rating. He was dis- charged from the service in February, 1919. Mr. Chappell then became associated with his father's farming interests in Cayuga
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County, and upon the latter's death in 1930 he became owner of the estate, which is known as "River View Farm."
Mr. Chappell was united in marriage with Miss Elsie Louise Hayes, the daughter of Jesse and Catherine (Brunner) Hayes, natives of Germany. The former resides at Cayuga and the latter is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Chappell have been born three chil- dren: Bruce, Martin Lewis and Brenda Jane.
In politics Mr. Chappell is a Democrat. He is clerk of the Board of Education, District No. 1, Cayuga County, and belongs to Cayuga County Farm Bureau. He also is affiliated with Salem Lodge No. 326, F. & A. M., past master; Union Springs Chapter No. 179, R. A. M., past high priest; King Hiram Council No. 18, past master; Salem Town Commandery No. 16, K. T .; and Myn- derse-Rice Post No. 97, American Legion.
Mernette L. Chapman, who is district superintendent of schools in the First District of Seneca County, has a wide acquaintance throughout Central New York and has already enjoyed a success- ful career in the field of education. She was born at Ovid, Seneca County, the daughter of Peter C. and Louisa (Smith) Chapman.
Peter C. Chapman died in 1907 and is buried at Ovid. He was born at Ovid, Seneca County, and his wife was born at Tru- mansburg, New York. She resides at Ovid. Mr. Chapman was a farmer and owned 200 acres of fine land near Romulus. He was a Democrat and took a prominent part in local politics. He held membership in the Presbyterian Church and belonged to Union Lodge, No. 114, F. and A. M., and Ovid Chapter, 92, R. A. M. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Chapman: 1. Hugh, married Laura Bristol, and they have two daughters, Martha and Louisa. He is a farmer near Ovid. 2. Mernette L., the subject of this sketch.
Peter C. Chapman was the son of Hugh and Susan (Covert) Chapman, who were natives of Seneca County. He served as sheriff and was widely known in this section as the owner of many fine racing horses. His father, Joseph Chapman, was among the
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first settlers of Seneca County and the Chapman family has been prominently identified with the history of this community for several generations.
Mernette L. Chapman was graduated from Ovid High School in 1908 and spent one and one-half years in graduate work there. She then taught school at Willard, New York, and in 1913 was graduated from the New York State Teachers College, where she had specialized in the study of Home Economics. She was appoint- ed assistant secretary and a member of the faculty at the Young Women's Christian Association at Binghamton, New York, and subsequently became head of the Home Economics Department at Nutley, New Jersey, High School, in which capacity she served for seven years. She then returned to Ovid as a teacher in Ovid Dis- trict School No. 2. In 1928 she received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at New York State College, and until February, 1932, was a teacher of English at Ovid High School. She received her present appointment as district superintendent of schools in the First Dis- trict of Seneca County in February, 1932. At the present time she is taking graduate work at Cornell University.
Miss Chapman is a member of the Presbyterian Church and is identified with the Seneca County and New York Teachers Asso- ciations.
Fred Palmer Shaw .- An enterprising and well known mer- chant of New Hope, Mr. Shaw is a native of Cayuga County. He was born at Niles, February 17, 1881, the son of George Niles and Anne E. (Hazzard) Shaw.
George Niles Shaw was born at Niles, Cayuga County, in May, 1840, and his wife was a native of the same place. During the Civil War he enlisted and served as a member of Battery I, Third New York Light Artillery. He took part in numerous battles of the war and after his discharge Mr. Shaw went to Sauk Center, Minnesota, where he took up a land grant and engaged in farming. He later returned to the East and for a time operated a store at Sempronius for his uncle, Warren Clark. He then removed to
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New Hope. Subsequently, Mr. Shaw owned and operated a farm near Niles and remained there until 1912. His wife died in 1922 and is buried in Indian Mound Cemetery, Moravia. Mr. Shaw is a Democrat and has held the office of town clerk of Sempronius, as well as assessor of Niles. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic. To Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were born five children: 1. William W., merchant, lives at Moravia. 2. Charles D., lives at Rochester. 3. Pearl, deceased. 4. Fred Palmer, the subject of this sketch. 5. Dwight A., lives at Rochester.
George N. Shaw is the son of George Niles and Elizabeth Shaw, natives of Cayuga County. Both are buried in New Hope Cemetery. Anne E. (Hazzard) Shaw was the daughter of William and Caroline Hazzard, also natives of Cayuga County. Mr. and Mrs. Hazzard are buried at Kelloggsville, New York.
The boyhood of Fred Palmer Shaw was spent at New Hope and he attended the district schools. He learned the trade of car- penter and was employed at New Hope, Auburn, and Rochester. He became an expert finisher and builder and followed that trade until 1910, at which time he returned to New Hope. He purchased the general mercantile business of T. W. Maxwell in 1912, and became owner of the building three years later. It was founded by Warren Clark in the early 60's and is one of the well known business places in the county. Mr. Shaw also owns several fine farms, among them being the old Hazzard homestead of thirty acres, which is located in Cayuga County.
In 1906 Mr. Shaw married Miss Mary J. Andrews, the daugh- ter of Albert A. and Martha (Rowe) Andrews, natives of Somer- setshire, England. Both are buried in New Hope Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw have no children.
Mr. Shaw has always been a Democrat, and has served con- tinuously as supervisor of Niles since January 1, 1922. He is minority leader of supervisors. He is a member of Freeville As- sembly, and is affiliated with Sylvan Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 41, Owasco Valley Chapter, O. E. S., Kelloggsville Lodge, No. 796, I. O. O. F., Grange, and New York State Pomona Grange. Mrs. Shaw is Past Grand of Dorcas Rebekah Lodge, No. 399, and is Associate Conductress of Owasco Valley Chapter, O. E. S.
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Charles H. Miller .- Associated with the business interests of Elmira as vice president and general manager of the Elmira Hygeia Ice Company, Charles H. Miller is recognized as one of the able business men of Central New York. He was born at Elmira, September 1, 1894, the son of James C. and Mary C. (Carpenter) Miller.
James C. Miller, who died December 22, 1924, had spent fifty- five years in the service of the Erie Railroad Company as an engi- neer on the Hornell & Susquehanna Division. He retired at the age of seventy-four years and maintained his home in Elmira until his death. Both he and his wife were born in this city, where Mrs. Miller still resides. Mr. Miller was a Republican and held membership in Park Congregational Church, Elmira. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born the following children: 1. Waid, who died at the age of eleven years. 2. Fred, who died in 1916. 3. Harry, lives at Painted Post, New York. 4. James, lives at Painted Post, New York. 5. Emma, lives at Elmira, where she is chief accountant for the Arnot-Ogden Hospital. 6. Thomas, lives at Elmira. 7. George C., lives at Elmira, where he is secretary of the Elmira Arms Company. 8. Stanley, lives at Mountain Lake, New Jersey, and is consulting engineer for the Western Electric Company. 9. Raymond, lives at Elmira. 10. Charles H., the sub- ject of this sketch.
Charles H. Miller is a graduate of the public schools of Elmira and as a boy clerked in local grocery stores. He then spent three years with the Elmira Water, Light & Railway Company, under the direction of Harry M. Beardsley, and for four years was asso- ciated with the C. M. & R. Tompkins Wholesale Grocery Company. In 1916 Mr. Miller went with the Elmira Ice Company, and in 1924 the business was merged with the Fell Ice Company and Crystal Ice Company, and thereafter known as the Elmira Consolidated Ice Company, with Mr. Miller as president and general manager. In 1930 the business was sold to the Elmira Hygeia Ice Company, and at that time Mr. Miller became vice president and general manager.
On March 3, 1917, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Florence R. Brand, of Elmira, the daughter of John and Clara E.
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(Woodward) Brand. Both were born in Elmira and now reside in Florida. Mr. Brand was for many years a prominent figure in the business and civic life of Elmira and served as park commis- sioner for twenty years. He was a director of the Steel Memorial Library, and Elmira Home for the Aged. His gift to the city of Brand Park is typical of Mr. Brand's civic pride and generosity. The family residence is still maintained at 357 Maple Avenue, al- though Mr. and Mrs. Brand spend most of the year in Florida. Mrs. Miller is a graduate of Elmira College and Martha Washing- ton College, at Washington, D. C. To Mr. and Mrs. Miller have been born three children: 1. Walter B., born July 30, 1919. 2. Charles Richard, born May 30, 1924. 3. Ralph Edward, born March 2, 1930.
Politically, Mr. Miller is a Republican. He is a member of Park Congregational Church, and is affiliated with Ivy Lodge, F. and A. M., Kiwanis Club, and the Elmira Polo and Hunt Club.
The Miller family residence is located at 721 West Church Street.
Alfred Kittler, who is division passenger agent for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, is well and favorably known in Ithaca. He is a native of Heil, Germany, born October 8, 1883, the son of Julius and Anna Kittler.
Julius Kittler was a native of Germany and died at Newark, New Jersey, in 1912. He had come to this country in 1883 and became successful as a manufacturer of surgical instruments and medical supplies. His wife died in 1920. Both are buried at New- ark, New York. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Alfred, the subject of this sketch, was the fourth.
Alfred Kittler obtained his education in the public schools of Newark, New Jersey, and then spent four years in the employ of the Spencer Optical Manufacturing Company at Newark. His next employment was with the Lehigh Valley Railroad in that city as a clerk in the passenger traffic department. He subsequently was traveling passenger agent for eight years and was then trans-
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ferred to New York City as a city passenger agent. He has served in his present capacity as division passenger agent since 1921.
In 1909 Mr. Kittler was united in marriage with Miss Laura D. Miller, of Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of P. J. and Minnie (Isley) Miller. Mr. Miller resides at Summit, New Jersey. His wife died in 1919 and is buried at Newark. Throughout his life Mr. Kittler was a merchant tailor in Newark. Mr. and Mrs. Kit- tler have no children.
Mr. Kittler is independent in politics. He is an active member of the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with Forest Hill Lodge, F. and A. M., No. 206, Newark; B. P. O. Elks, No. 636, Ithaca; Rotary Club, Ithaca Country Club, Town and Gown Club, and Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Kittler has taken a keen and active interest in civic affairs since his residence in Ithaca and is prominent in welfare work.
Mr. and Mrs. Kittler live at 708 Stewart Street.
Guy G. Stevens, D. V. M .- Prominent throughout Tompkins County, where he has established an excellent practice, is Doctor Guy G. Stevens, of Groton. He was born here, June 15, 1888, the son of H. B. and Susie A. (Gross) Stevens.
H. B. Stevens died at Groton in 1930. He was a native of that place, attended Groton Academy, and in early life was a farmer. He then became interested in the fire insurance business and was thus engaged at the time of his death, as president of the Groton & Dryden Insurance Company. Mr. Stevens was a Republican and served as county committeeman. He held membership in the Congregational Church, and belonged to the Knights of Pythias. His father was Manson Stevens, also born at Groton, and the son of Volney Stevens, who was born in Tompkins County, January 13, 1809. His father, John Stevens, was born in 1785 and was one of the first settlers of Groton, having come to this section from Salem, New York. The family is also descended from John Guthrie, who located at Groton in 1798. Susie A. (Gross) Stevens was born at McLean, New York, and died in 1895. To Mr. and
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Mrs. H. B. Stevens were born three sons: 1. Guy G., the subject of this sketch. 2. Benson, lives on the old Stevens homestead north of Groton. 3. Leland, also lives on the homestead.
Guy G. Stevens is a graduate of Groton High School, class of 1907, and received the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in 1911. His entire professional career has been spent at Groton with the exception of his service in the World War. He enlisted in the United States Army in June, 1918, and received the commission of second lieutenant, being stationed at Camp Stanley, Texas. He later became first lieutenant and served with the veterinary corps of the 18th Division until his discharge on February 21, 1919.
Doctor Stevens was married on June 30, 1915, to Miss Eliza- beth Welty, of McLean, the daughter of Philip and Elizabeth (Benedict) Welty, natives of Auburn and McLean, respectively. Mr. Welty died in 1925 and his widow lives at Groton. To Doctor and Mrs. Stevens two children have been born: Priscilla Eliza- beth and Philip H.
Politically, Doctor Stevens is a Republican. He is a trustee of the Congregational Church, and a director of the Rotary Club of Cortland.
Sidney R. Smith .- Numbered among the progressive business men of Tioga County may be mentioned Sidney R. Smith, funeral director, and he also holds the office of supervisor of Richford. He was born at Owego, Tioga County, May 14, 1879, the son of Robert C. and Agnes (Bakeman) Smith.
Robert C. Smith, who died in 1917, was a native of Owego, as was his wife. She died May 30, 1918. Both are buried at Owego. Mr. Smith attended the district schools and for many years was interested in farming. During the latter twenty years of his life he lived retired at Newark Valley. Mr. Smith was independent in politics, and was an active member of the Baptist Church. There were three children in the Smith family: 1. Eugene, farmer, lives near Apalachin, New York. 2. Sidney R., the subject of this
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sketch. 3. Nina, married Edwin Parker, lives at Los Angeles, California.
Following his graduation from Owego Academy, Sidney R. Smith entered the employ of T. M. Hubbard, undertaker, of Owego, with whom he remained for two years. He then spent a year with W. C. Harrington, at Elmira, and for two years was located in business for himself at Newark Valley. Six years were spent as a funeral director at Tully, New York, and in 1918 Mr. Smith located at Richford. He has also been interested in the coal and feed business there since 1925, at which time he purchased the holdings of Franklin Bliss.
On February 25, 1905, Mr. Smith was united in marriage with Miss Alice Morrell, of Canandaigua, born October 15, 1881, the daughter of John M. and Julia (Dolan) Morrell. He was a native of England and died at Canandaigua in 1904. His wife, born at Utica, New York, is also deceased. For many years Mr. Morrell was identified with the Smith Milling Company, of Canandaigua. He was a Republican and served as tax collector. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have an adopted daughter, Ann Morrell Smith, born May 5, 1905. She is a graduate of Canandaigua Academy and Thompson Memorial Hospital at Canandaigua. She is now a graduate nurse and is employed at the Tioga County Hospital, at Waverly, New York.
Mr. Smith is a Democrat, and in January, 1931, assumed his duties as supervisor of Richford. He holds membership in St. John's Church, at Newark Valley, and is affiliated with Speeds- ville Lodge, F. and A. M., and Binghamton Shrine.
Joseph O. Woolf is the proprietor of a florist business at 105 West Church Street, Elmira, and is one of the city's substantial business men. He was born at Hendy Creek, New York, October 25, 1874, the son of Hiram and Mary Jane (Brown) Woolf.
Hiram Woolf was born at Elmira and died here in 1905. He was reared on a farm at Hendy Creek and attended the public schools. For several years he owned and operated a farm and
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sawmill, later spent one year as a locomotive fireman on the D. L. & W. Railroad, and at the time of his death was an engineer in the employ of the Richardson Shoe Company at Elmira. He was a Republican, and served as school trustee and road commissioner at Hendy Creek. He was a member of the Methodist Church and belonged to the Masonic Lodge. His wife was born at Horseheads, New York, and died in 1902. To Mr. and Mrs. Woolf were born four children: 1. Minnie, who died in infancy. 2. Jennie Buckley, who died in May, 1931. 3. Irena Rice, lives at Elmira. 4. Joseph O., subject of this sketch.
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