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Mr. Staunton was married August 3, 1892, to Miss Florence Leona Short, the daughter of Robert and Eliza (Finn) Short, of Seneca Falls, New York. To them were born two sons: 1. Robert Edwin, born in 1894, now efficiency engineer, lives at Rochester, New York. He is married and has three children. 2. LeRoy Wil-
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bur, born in 1896, now advertising manager for the Westinghouse Manufacturing Company, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a veteran of the World War, and lives at Manchester, Ohio.
Mr. Staunton is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. He and his wife are active members of Christadelphian Church.
John Augustus Hatch, M. D .- A prominent citizen of Penn Yan, Dr. John A. Hatch stands high in medical circles in Yates County, being identified with the Foster-Hatch Medical group, with offices at 165 Main Street. He was born here, July 6, 1893, the son of William and Ida (Gilmore) Hatch.
William Hatch was born in Yates County in 1864. For a num- ber of years he engaged in business at Bath, New York, as the owner of the Steam Laundry. He died there in 1914 and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan. Mr. Hatch was married in 1885 to Miss Ida Gilmore, of Penn Yan, and they were the par- ents of six children, two of whom died in infancy.
John Augustus Hatch grew up at Penn Yan and attended the public schools. After his graduation from Penn Yan Academy in 1914 he entered the University of Buffalo. Later he took up the study of medicine at the same university and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1919. Doctor Hatch was located as in- terne in the Buffalo General Hospital for one year, remained there as house surgeon for the second year, and then took gradu- ate work in New York Lying-In Hospital, New York City, as well as the Infant Summer Hospital, at Rochester, and the Laboratory of Surgical Technique, at Chicago, Illinois. He then enlisted for service during the World War but hostilities ceased before he saw duty overseas. After his discharge, Doctor Hatch located at Penn Yan in private practice until 1929, when he became associated with Dr. E. C. Foster, in the organization of a medical group in the city, being associated also with Dr. Glenn Hatch and Dr. Ross Lantzenheiser. The clinic is completely equipped for diagnosis and the treatment of disease and ranks among the finest medical centers in this section of the State. For the past eight years Doc-
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tor Hatch has also been secretary and treasurer of the Lake Keuka Medical & Surgical Association, which is composed of twenty-two New York Counties, and widely known as an inter- esting center for medical men to meet annually during the sum- mer season. Doctor Hatch is a member of the staff of the Sol- diers & Sailors Hospital at Penn Yan and also holds membership in the Yates County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, and American Medical Association.
On May 22, 1920, Doctor Hatch was united in marriage with Miss Helen Nutt, the daughter of E. C. Nutt, of Penn Yan. The latter served for a number of years as a member of the New York State General Assembly.
Politically, Doctor Hatch is a Republican and he has served as coroner of Yates County since 1921. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, a charter member of the Rotary Club, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge, Lakeside Country Club, Rochester Club, and Nu Sigma Nu fraternity.
Charles Prescott Russell is among the substantial business men of Williamson, and a member of one of the best known pioneer families of Wayne County. He was born here August 16, 1887, the son of Darius F. and Dora (Tuttle) Russell.
Darius F. Russell was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born at Williamson, January 24, 1839, and died there June 5, 1906. Throughout his life he was a farmer and remained on the Russell homestead in Wayne County. During the Civil War he saw ser- vice for three years and took part in the battle of Bull Run as well as the campaign of the James River peninsula. In 1865 he mar- ried Miss Maria VanOstrand, who died in 1882. They had two children. He married (second) in 1886, Miss Dora Tuttle. They were the parents of four children, of whom Charles Prescott, the subject of this sketch, was the oldest.
Darius F. Russell was the son of Nathaniel Russell, who was born at Williamson in 1802, being the third white child born near Sodus Point. He died in 1868 and is buried in Marion Cemetery.
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His father was Daniel Russell, who was born at Rocky Hill, Con- necticut, about 1770. He was a surveyor and came to Wayne County in 1793. He located on land near Pultneyville, and re- mained there as a government surveyor. He married Miss Lucy Wright, a native of Connecticut, and afterward settled the Rus- sell homestead of 320 acres near the village of Williamson. Of the original tract 130 acres is still owned by Charles Prescott Russell. To Daniel and Lucy (Wright) Russell were born eight children, among them being Nathaniel Russell. The latter was married in 1830 to Miss Rachel Prescott, and to them were born four sons, of whom Darius F. was the third.
Nathaniel Russell, great-great-grandfather of Charles P. Rus- sell, served throughout the Revolutionary War and was one of the founders of Yale University.
Charles Prescott Russell is a graduate of the district schools of Wayne County, Ontario High School, and Marion Collegiate Institute. He spent three years at Cornell University, and in 1913 returned to the Russell farm with which he was identified until 1919. He then became proprietor of the Williamson Fertil- izer Works. He is also interested in farming and is widely known as a grower of fruit and celery. He holds membership in the New York State Vegetable Growers Association, National Vegetable Growers Association, New York State Horticultural Society, Farm Bureau and Grange.
On October 7, 1913, Mr. Russell was united in marriage with Miss Josiena VanDerzelle, the daughter of Jacob VanDerzelle, a resident of Williamson, and native of Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Rus- sell are the parents of three children: 1. Melda, born October 26, 1914, a graduate of Williamson Central School, class of 1932. 2. Bertram, born March 7, 1916. 3. Bernice Joyce, born October 8, 1922.
Mr. Russell is a Republican and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of America. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been a member of the official board for twelve years and Sun- day school superintendent for eighteen years.
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John Carroll Kennedy .- Active and progressive in business, John Carroll Kennedy is well known in the city of Elmira as vice president and secretary of the Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company. He was born at Brooklyn, New York, November 10, 1887, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Moran) Kennedy.
Daniel Kennedy was born in Roscommon, Ireland, August 15, 1848, and at the age of eighteen years came to this country and located at Brooklyn, New York, where he was employed as a pat- tern maker in the shops of the Worthington Pump Company, and in 1875 he established a business of his own in New York City. Two years later, in 1877, he began the manufacture of valves in New York City and continued there until 1890. In that year he incorporated his business as the Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company and removed his plant to Coxsackie, New York, and con- tinued there until 1908. In that year he removed his plant and business to Elmira, New York, where he remained the active head of the company until his death in 1928. His widow, also born in Ireland, lives in Elmira. Their children were: 1. Mathew E., who is president and treasurer of the Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company. 2. Helen C., married John C. Judge, lives at Brooklyn. 3. Daniel J., who died in 1919. 4. John C., the subject of this sketch. 5. Clarence H., who is vice president of the Kennedy Valve Manu- facturing Company. 6. Elizabeth Dorothy, married A. H. Mc- Creery, lives at Dallas, Texas. 7. Kathleen R., married Charles T. Burke, lives at Elmira.
John Carroll Kennedy is a graduate of the public schools of Brooklyn, Albany Academy, and attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, New York. In 1910 he became identified with the engineering department of the Kennedy Valve Manufacturing Company, and in 1919 was made works manager. Nine years later Mr. Kennedy was elected vice president and secretary of the con- cern. This widely known company maintains branch offices and warehouses in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco, and is represented throughout the entire United States by an extensive sales system. They are manufacturers of valves, hydrants, fit- tings, and indicator posts.
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In 1918 Mr. Kennedy was united in marriage with Mrs. Kath- erine Mitchell, of Elmira, New York, the daughter of John and Hanorah (Abbott) Munn. Mr. Munn died in 1919. His wife was born at Owego, and is also deceased.
In politics Mr. Kennedy is a Democrat. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and belongs to B. P. O. Elks, Elmira Country Club, Association of Commerce, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Mr. Kennedy was one of the organizers of the Elmira Personal Loan Company in 1931, and is vice president and director.
William P. Symonds, who has successfully engaged in business at Woodhull for a number of years, and is a highly esteemed citi- zen of Steuben County, was born at Troupsburg, New York, De- cember 6, 1870, the son of Charles and Libby (Salisbury) Sy- monds.
Charles Symonds was born at Oxford, Chenango County, New York, in 1846. He had extensive farming interests and spent most of his life in Steuben County. In 1867 he was married to Miss Libby Salisbury, the daughter of Tobias and Mary Jane Salisbury of Troupsburg. They were the parents of four children. Mrs. Symonds died in 1877. Mr. Symonds died in 1921 and is buried in East Troupsburg Cemetery.
William P. Symonds acquired his education in the district schools of Troupsburg and attended Woodhull High School. He remained on his father's farm for several years and then operated a farm of his father-in-law Edwin G. Brown. Mr. Symonds be- came a successful dairy farmer and was the owner of a fine herd of registered Holstein cattle. In 1905 he purchased a farm near East Troupsburg, which he successfully operated for ten years. From 1915 until 1925 he was associated in business with Edwin G. Brown as owners of a flour and feed mill at Woodhull. In the latter year Mr. Symonds became sole owner of the enterprise. He has also been secretary and treasurer of the Woodhull Telephone Company since 1924.
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On December 7, 1890, Mr. Symonds married Miss Eva Brown, the daughter of Edwin G. and Laura Brown of Woodhull. They were the parents of three children: 1. One died in infancy. 2. William LaRue, born May 27, 1907, is associated in business with his father at Woodhull. He married Miss Louise House, and they have a daughter Laura. 2. Adrea L., a graduate of Addison Teachers' College, married Llewellyn L. Towner, lives at Addison.
Mr. Symonds is a Republican and has been county committee- man for eight years. He has also served as justice of the peace for twelve years and as village collector since 1929. He and his wife are members of the Woodhull Baptist Church of which he has served as trustee and Sunday School superintendent for many years. He is affiliated with Restoration Lodge, No. 777, F. and A. M., past master; and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which he has served as secretary since 1917.
Almon W. Burrell .- A member of the Steuben County bar for almost forty years, practicing at Canisteo, Almon W. Burrell ranks among the most successful lawyers in this section of New York. He has served as district attorney and judge of Steuben County, as well as assistant attorney general for the State of New York. Mr. Burrell was born at Angelica, Allegany County, New York, October 15, 1865, the son of Alphonse H. and Sarah C. (Allen) Burrell.
Alphonse H. Burrell, who died December 17, 1912, was for many years a leading lawyer of Canisteo. He was born at Her- kimer, New York, and attended the district schools. Coming to Steuben County as a lad, he was interested in the manufacture of wagons at Greenwood, New York, in partnership with his brother, Allen M. Burrell. He later read law in the offices of Green & Angell, at Angelica, being admitted to the bar in 1866. Until his death in 1912 he successfully engaged in practice at Can- isteo, and was also district attorney of Steuben County. Mr. Bur- rell was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was affiliated with Morning Star Lodge, No. 65, F.
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and A. M. He also belonged to the Steuben County and New York State Bar Associations. Sarah C. (Allen) Burrell died December 27, 1900. She was descended from Col. Ethan Allen of Revolu- tionary War fame. To Alphonse H. and Sarah C. (Allen) Burrell were born four sons: 1. Marshall M., who died in 1929. 2. Mar- cellus E., who died in 1915. 3. Fred, retired, lives at Canisteo. 4. Almon W., the subject of this sketch.
The early education of Almon W. Burrell was received in the public schools of Canisteo, and in 1884 he was graduated from Canisteo Academy. He then matriculated at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, at Lima, New York, being a graduate there in 1887. Immediately, Mr. Burrell became a clerk in his father's law office at Canisteo, being admitted to the bar in 1894. The partnership of father and son then continued successfully until the death of the former in 1912, and since that date Mr. Burrell has practiced alone. He was elected justice of the peace in 1887, while still a law student, and also later served as village attorney. In Novem- ber, 1900, he was elected district attorney of Steuben County, and re-elected to that office in 1903. On May 1, 1906, he was appointed county judge of Steuben County by Governor Higgins to succeed Judge William W. Clark, who had been appointed to the Supreme Court, and at that date Mr. Burrell immediately resigned his office as district attorney to take over his new duties. In 1906 he was nominated and elected to the office of County Judge for a full six year term, beginning on January 1, 1907. From 1925 until 1931 he served as assistant attorney general of New York, under At- torney General Albert Ottinger and Attorney General Hamilton Ward. At the present time Mr. Burrell is attorney and counsel for the receiver of the defunct First National Bank of Hornell and Citizens National Bank & Trust Co. of Hornell.
On November 28, 1894, Mr. Burrell was united in marriage with Miss Loella Olive Townsend, of Richmond, Ontario County, born October 20, 1865, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo W. Townsend, natives of Monroe County and Ontario County, re- spectively. Both are deceased. Mrs. Burrell is a graduate of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, at Lima, and Rochester Business School. She was a teacher for fifteen years, being identified with
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the schools of Naples and Richmond Mills, New York, and as a member of the faculty of Canisteo Academy, for fourteen years of that period. To Mr. and Mrs. Burrell were born two daugh- ters: 1. Dorothy Helen, born March 9, 1900, died April 17, 1901, buried at Canisteo. 2. Kathryn T., born August 26, 1904. She is a graduate of Canisteo Academy and Ithaca Conservatory of Music. Kathryn married Richard T. Robinson. They have two sons, Burrell and Richard C., Jr., and a daughter, Kathryn. They live at Ithaca, New York. Loella Olive (Townsend) Burrell is a direct descendant of Capt. Daniel Townsend, who served through- out the Revolutionary War as a member of the Fourth Massachu- setts Cavalry.
Politically, Mr. Burrell has always been a Republican. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has the following lodge and club affiliations: Morning Star Lodge No. 65, F. & A. M., Canisteo; Hornell Chapter No. 101, R. A. M .; DeMolay Commandery No. 22, K. T .; thirty-second degree; Corning Con- sistory; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Mountain Lodge No. 503; Canisteo Tent, Knights of Tented Maccabees; Steuben Coun- ty, New York State, and American Bar Associations.
Mr. Burrell has always taken a keen interest in educational affairs and for fifteen years served as school board member and as president of that body for several years. He was also one of the founders of Wimodaughsien Free Library, at Canisteo, and served as first president of the Board of Trustees.
Calvin Allen Buffington, retired, was during his long business career, identified with the manufacturing interests of Tioga County. He was born at Potterville, Pennsylvania, October 15, 1859, the son of Chauncey L. and Lydia (Belden) Buffington.
Chauncey L. Buffington, who died in 1894, was a veteran of the Civil War. Both he and his wife were natives of Bradford County, Pennsylvania. He was a blacksmith by trade and was thus en- gaged throughout his life. He is buried at Warren Center, Penn- sylvania. His wife died in 1904. Mr. Buffington was a Republican
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and held membership in the Methodist Church and Grand Army of the Republic. To Mr. and Mrs. Buffington were born the fol- lowing children: 1. Henry, who died in 1914. 2. Mary, who died in 1929, was the wife of Daniel Tucker. 3. Dulcina, who died in 1907, was the wife of David Folk. 4. Calvin Allen, the subject of this sketch. 5. Odessa, who died in 1873. 6. Addie, who died in 1915, was the wife of Jerry Gross. 7. Lettie, married J. Roberts, lives at Buffalo. 8. Lydia, who died in 1922, was the wife of Charles Stine.
Calvin Allen Buffington attended the rural schools at Lareys- ville, Pennsylvania. For a time he was associated with his fath- er's shop, and in 1875 he located at South Warren, Pennsylvania. He was also associated for a short time with Pitcher Bros., wagon builders at Warren Center, and in 1879 located at Berkshire, where he engaged in the same business until 1909. He then be- came interested in the manufacture of metal chairs and organized the C. A. Buffington Company, in partnership with Frank Young. He retired from business in 1926, at which time the interests of the company were sold to the Confidence Chair Company.
On December 13, 1878, Mr. Buffington married (first) Miss Sarah Donnelly, of Newark Valley, New York, who died in 1904, leaving the following children: 1. Ralph Morris, born January 12, 1880, a graduate of Cornell University, is a retired United States veterinary surgeon and lives at Washington, D. C. 2. Elizabeth, born June 4, 1883, died in 1929, was the wife of Benjamin Wende. 3. Floyd, born December 21, 1892, a graduate of the University of Rochester, is identified with the Foss interests in New York City and Washington. He resides in the latter city.
On December 22, 1910, Mr. Buffington married (second) Miss Fruitilla Talmadge, born at South Owego, September 22, 1872, the daughter of Ezra and Angeline (Waite) Talmadge. Both were natives of Tioga County. Mr. Talmadge died in 1919 and his wife died in 1911. Mrs. Buffington is a graduate of Owego Academy and Cortland Normal School, and was a teacher for seventeen years in the district schools of Central New York. Mr. and Mrs. Buffington have a daughter, Mary Adelaide, born September 16, 1915.
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Mr. Buffington is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge.
Delmar Matthews Darrin .- Honored and esteemed through- out Steuben County is Delmar Matthews Darrin, attorney, who has been identified with the professional life of Addison since 1875. He was born at Barrington, Yates County, New York, June 6, 1849, the son of David Travis and Mary Jane (Matthews) Darrin.
The history of the Darrin family may be traced back to early Colonial times both in New Amsterdam and New England. Ephriam Darwin came from Sussex, England, and settled at Guil- ford, Connecticut, in 1670. His grandson, Daniel Darwin, moved to Connecticut, and settled at Branford. It was then that the family name was misspelled "Darrin," on the church records, and it has since been spelled in that latter form. Other ancestors were Nicholas Knapp, who came to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1630, and Rev. Everardus and Anneke (Jans) Bogardus, settlers of New Amsterdam in 1633.
David Travis Darrin was born at Barrington, Yates County, New York, and died at Addison in 1910. His wife was a native of Reading, Schuyler County, New York, and died in 1908. Both are buried at Addison. Mr. Darrin was reared and educated at Bar- rington, and was a graduate of Starkey Seminary. He taught school and served as school commissioner in Yates County. He located at Addison in 1853 as a wagon maker and carriage builder, and spent the remainder of his life at those trades. Mr. Darrin was a Republican and was one of the founders of the Episcopal Church at Addison in 1855. Three sons were born to David Travis Darrin and his wife: 1. Delmar Matthews, the subject of this sketch. 2. Ira G., who died in September, 1931, was a lawyer. 3. Herbert, who died in 1928, was widely known as an inventor and electrical genius.
Delmar Matthews Darrin attended Addison public schools and was graduated from Cornell University in 1872 with the degree
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of Bachelor of Science. He earned his expenses through college as a clerk in the county offices and also was employed in a news- paper office at Ithaca. While a student he served as sergeant of cadets during 1870-71 and as captain in 1872. He was elected class treasurer in 1870, and held the same office during his junior year at the university. From September, 1872, until June, 1875, he read law in the offices of an Addison attorney, and was admitted to the bar during the latter year. Mr. Darrin has since successfully practiced his profession in this city. He served as corporation counsel for eighteen consecutive years, and for twenty-three years was a member of the Addison School Board. He also was a char- ter member of the Addison Public Library board, being the only surviving member of the original board, and he has been presi- dent of that body for a number of years. He was appointed ref- eree in bankruptcy for the Western District of New York in 1901, and has continued to hold that office to the present time, now being the oldest official in that capacity in point of service.
On June 22, 1876, Mr. Darrin was united in marriage with Miss Mary Hill Dawson, who died at Addison, March 9, 1926. She was the daughter of John Warren and Mary Augusta (Simonson) Hill, of Brooklyn, New York. Her parents died during her early life and she was adopted by an uncle and aunt, Charles G. and Jeanette M. Dawson. To Mr. and Mrs. Darrin were born three children: 1. Hugh Webster, born in 1877, a graduate of Hamilton College, class of 1900, and Albany Law School in 1902. He was associated in practice with his father at Addison until his death in 1917. He had married Miss Mary VanValkenburg, of Wells- boro, Pennsylvania. Their son, Charles V. Darrin, attends Mans- field Academy. 2. Catherine Eliza, born in 1879, a graduate of Smith College, Bachelor of Arts and Barnard College, class of 1906. She is a widely known lecturer and during the World War served in France with the Barnard unit of the American Red Cross. 3. Helen Mary, born in 1881, a graduate of Smith College, class of 1901. She married Charles E. Robertson, and they have two sons: Delmar D., a graduate of Georgia School of Technol- ogy, Civil Engineer, lives at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and
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Charles E., Jr., attends the United States Naval Academy, Annap- olis, Maryland, class of 1933.
Politically, Mr. Darrin is a Republican. He is a 33rd degree Mason and belongs to the American Bar Association. He is a member of the Sons of the Revolution, New York City Chapter.
James J. Yanick, M. D .- Among the most capable of the younger physicians and surgeons of Steuben County is Doctor Yanick, of Hornell, who was a candidate for the office of coroner and is a candidate for the State Legislature. He was born at Paterson, New Jersey, September 28, 1903, the son of John and Elizabeth (Ballson) Yanick.
John Yanick and his wife are natives of Lithuania. In early life both settled at Paterson, New Jersey, where Mr. Yanick has spent thirty years in the employ of the Manhattan Shirt Company. He is a Democrat, a member of the Catholic Church, and belongs to the Order of Foresters. There are two children in the Yanick family: 1. James J., the subject of this sketch. 2. Agnes, lives at home.
James J. Yanick is a graduate of the public schools of Pater- son, New Jersey, and received the degree of Bachelor of Science at Alfred University in 1924. He then taught biology for one year at the latter institution, after which he entered the College of Medicine, Cornell University. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1928, spent one year as an interne in the Paterson General Hospital, at Paterson, and then engaged in private prac- tice in that city for six months. In January, 1930, Doctor Yanick located at Hornell, where he has established an excellent practice. During Medical School he served in the R. O. T. C., earning the rank of first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, United States Army, being stationed at Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania.
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