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Four years after his removal to Jamestown, N. Y., Dr. Jones was united in marriage, Dec. 30, 1900, to Helen B. Selander, of that city. Dr. and Mrs. Jones are the par- ents of two children, as follows: Everett William, born March 14, 1907; and Margaret Helen, born April 25, 1909.
CLARE A. PICKARD, one of the prominent attor- neys of Jamestown, Chautauqua county, N. Y., and also a conspicuous figure in the business life of this com- munity, is a member of a family which has for four generations taken an active part in the affairs of this region. He is a grandson of the late Major Henry Pick- ard, who was one of the pioneers of the town of Ellery, where he settled on Pickard Hill as early as 1816. Major Pickard's father, John Pickard, was also one of the carly settlers in this part of the country.
Alonzo C. Pickard, father of Clare A. Pickard, was born Feb. 17, 1838, at Ellery, N. Y., and was the son of Major Henry and Maria (Vanderwarker) Pickard. Alonzo C. Pickard attended the local schools until he reached the age of eighteen years, after which he studied at the Meadville Academy, and later matriculated at Allegheny College. At the outbreak of the Civil War, however, he left college to enroll in the Allegheny Col- Irge Volunteers, afterwards Company L, of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves. He later became a member of the 112th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infan-
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try, where he was commissioned first lieutenant, and sub- sequently brevated major for gallantry in the field. He was seriously wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness, and after his recovery was assigned to court martial duty in Washington and later was made judge advocate in Alexandria, Va. After his discharge from the army, in 1865, he returned to Western New York, where he taught school for several years. He was school commissioner for two terms, and for several years supervisor of his town. He commenced the study of law with the late Judge Cook, and continued, subsequently, with John G. Wicks. After his admission to the bar he engaged con- tinually in the practice of his profession until the time of his death, in 1910. He married, June 16, 1865, Rozilla Flagg, a daughter of Captain Madison Flagg, of Stock- ton. They became the parents of three children: Clare A., of whom further; Ray F .; and Fern, who became the wife of E. W. Stevens.
Clare A. Pickard was born Sept. 9, 1866, at Busti, Chautauqua county, N. Y. As a lad he attended the Frewsburg Union School, from which he was graduated in 1882. He displayed unusual aptitude as a student and. like his father, began his career in life as a school teacher, being employed in several different schools in Chautauqua county. In 1885 he gave up his work in order to enter the employ of the Remington Typewriter Company at Pittsburgh. In this work he displayed much business ability and made himself of such value to his employers that he was appointed manager of the Rem- ington Company's offices at Cleveland, Ohio, and later at Wheeling, W. Va. He remained with this concern for about four years and then located at San Francisco, Cal., having been sent to that point by the New York Life Insurance Company as metropolitan manager. Here also Mr. Pickard made a marked success and continued to fill this responsible post for about seven years. In 1895 he returned to the East, having severed his connec- tion with the New York Life, and settled at Jamestown.
Before going to the West, Mr. Pickard had taken up the study of law and, upon returning to Jamestown, he resumed his study of this subject, which he pursued to such good purpose that he was admitted to the practice of law in June, 1898. He then opened offices in the El- licott building and engaged in the general practice of his profession, meeting with a high degree of success from the outset. Later he changed his location to the Well- man building, where his headquarters are at the present time. He conducts a large legal practice, making a spe- cialty of corporation and business law. He has engaged in the trial of many cases, some of which have been among the most important held within the county. In Feb- ruary, 1920, he took into partnership Hugh V. N. Bodine, formerly of Friendship, N. Y., who is now associated with him under the firm name of Pickard & Bodine. Mr. Pickard is a member of the Jamestown Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, and the Lawyers' Club of Buffalo.
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Pickard has actively engaged in many business enterprises in Jamestown and Chautauqua county. He has been a member of the board of directors of a number of important business con- cerns. During the participation of the United States in the great World War, Mr. Pickard served his country
efficiently and well in the responsible office of United States Food Administrator for Chautauqua county.
Mr. Pickard is prominent in fraternal circles, especially in the Masonic order, in which he has taken the thirty- second degree in Freemasonry, and is a member of : Mount Moriah Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons ; West- ern Sun Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Jamestown Coun- cil, Royal and Select Masters; Jamestown Commandery, Knights Templar ; Ismailia Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and Buffalo Con- sistory, Sovereign Princes of the Royal Secret.
Clare A. Pickard married, Feb. 25, 1896, Rachael Giles, a daughter of Benjamin and Rachael (Longshore) Giles. To Mr. and Mrs. Pickard were born three children, as follows : Clarence Giles, who is now a student at Ham- ilton College, with the class of 1921; Rachael Long- shore, a high school student with the class of 1922; and Rozilla Putnam, aged ten years.
HENRY LEWORTHY-Were Mr. Leworthy to be classed according to his business, "antiquarian" would be his classification, for his storerooms at No. 32 West Main street, Fredonia, are filled with old furniture, pic- tures, curios, engravings, silver, pewter, china, glass and brass, a veritable "Curiosity Shop." But the character of the man varies greatly from the classification, for in heart, spirit and deed he is progressive, alert and help- ful. He radiates kindliness and helpfulness, and "Ye Olde Booke Shoppe" is a favorite resting place for both town and country folk. Nearly half a century ago he first made Fredonia his abiding place, and there are few, or rather none, in the village or town who do not know him. He is a native son of Chautauqua, born in the town of Villenova, of English-Irish parents, his father, Wil- liam Beer Leworthy, of North Devon, England, and his mother, Mary Jamison, of Waterford, Ireland. They were married in the village of Johnson Creek, Niagara county, N. Y., in 1855, lived in Chautauqua county, 1855-60, Niagara county, 1860-67, then in the State of Michigan until the husband's death, in 1878. Mrs. Mary (Jamison) Leworthy died in Michigan, in 1904.
The Leworthys are an old Devonshire family; the little village of Charles, about nine miles distant from the city of Barnstable, has been the family home for about four centuries. In the village church, visited by Mr. Leworthy while on tour abroad, the register dates back to 1531. In that record the sixth marriage entry is that of John Leworthie and Englishe Bright, the date June 28, 1547. On the largest of the five bells in the old church tower he found the inscription: "Given to the parish by George Leworthy, Gentlemen, in 1733, during the pastorate of John Rosier." John Leworthy, great- grandfather of Henry Leworthy, was an English soldier and fought under Wellington at Waterloo.
Henry Leworthy was born in the town of Villenova, Chautauqua county, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1856. He was taken by his parents to Southern Michigan in 1867, but in 1869 returned to Villenova and entered the employ of his uncle, Edwin Leworthy, a merchant in the village of Hamlet. In that country store he developed a taste for mercantile life and there remained until 1875, when he became a student at the Fredonia State Normal, con- tinuing until 1878. In that year and for twelve years
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thereafter. he was a clerk in the Jesse K. Starr store in Fredonia, leaving in 1890 to become a partner with Bert Belden, they trading as Belden & Leworthy, dealers in groceries and crockery. The partnership existed until 1008: Mr. Leworthy then served as town assessor for a time. At the failure of Dorset Brothers he bought their drug and grocery business, soon closing out the drugs and later selling the grocery stock to the firm of Annas & Dorset.
In the spring of 1018 Mr. Leworthy opened "Ye Olde Booke Shoppe" at No. 32 West Main street, and there continues, a dealer in books and antiques. He has a won- derful collection of old china, that having long been a specialty with him, and he possesses some pieces of great historical interest and value. His collection of antique furniture is remarkable and includes pieces rare and valuable. He is considered an authority, especially upon old china, and has given little addresses upon the subject to gatherings of persons interested in the ceramic art.
Mr. Leworthy is interested in the preservation of local history and has aided in the gathering of material for this present work. Anything historic in books, pictures, china or furniture, possesses a peculiar interest for him. and their collection and arranging is his favorite recrea- tion. He has been an official member of the First Metho- dist church of Fredonia for over forty years, and is an active, interested member of the County Committee of the Young Men's Christian Association. All good works appeal to him and his time is freely given to helpful church or association work. During the World War period. 1917-18, he gave himself unreservedly to war work of various kinds and was one of the enthusiastic "drive" workers.
Mr. Leworthy married, Sept. 2, 1885, Arahelle Wheeler, daughter of Dan and Mary A. (Kirkland) Wheeler. The Wheelers and Kirklands were carly settlers of the town of Hanover. Mr. and Mrs. Leworthy are the parents of two sons: 1. Ralph Hall, born Nov. 5, 1800; a veteran of the World War, serving with the 306th Machine Gun Battalion. Six weeks after leaving Fredonia he was in Northern France, where his outfit engaged in many historic battles, and fought up to the signing of the armistice. 2 Henry K., born Aug. 15, 1896; also a vet- eran of the World War, a member of the First Division, Third Battalion, Naval Militia, of the State of New York. Three days after President Wilson's declaration of a state of war existing between the United States and Germany he was in active service, serving from Easter Sunday, 1917, until July 1, 1919. During this time he crossed the Atlantic ocean twenty-eight times.
The Leworthy brothers are the authorized agents for the Ford Automobile Company for the city and town of Dunkirk.
LEVI LUCE-Among the prominent merchants of Ellington, Chantavena county, N. Y., is Levi lance, a podle of the place, where his birth occurred Ang. 14, j',1. and a on of Joseph and Lucy ( Simons) Luce, the former a prominent farmer of these parts for many year. Levi Luce obtained his education at the public scher! of Ellington and the Ellington High School. L'rom completing his studies at the latter institution, Mr. Ellington began hi bu'ine's career by opening a general store, and met with notable success from the outset.
Since that time Mr. Luce has developed a large and suc- cessful business and his establishment is regarded as one of the finest of its kind in the community to-day. Mr. Luce has not confined himself to the carrying on of his private business but has become affiliated with a number of important financial institutions in this region. He has always taken a keen interest in public affairs and at the present time holds the office of justice of the peace at Ellington, where he has established an enviable record on account of his just and impartial treatment of all who come before him in that capacity. Mr. Luce is a Free Methodist in his religious belief and attends the church of that denomination at Ellington.
Levi Luce married, Feb. 7, 1900, at Ellington, Minnie Pritchard, a native of this place, where her birth oc- curred March 23. 1876, and a daughter of Amos and Anna (Wilcox) Pritchard.
CHARLES HENRY WIBORG, well known law- yer and prominent in various activities of civic, fra- ternal and club life of Jamestown, is a native of this city, having been born here Oct. 30, 1873, son of Jacob N. and Christine (Ahlstrom) Wiborg. The elder Mr. Wiborg was a native of Sweden and was among the first settlers of this nationality to come to Chautauqua county. He was engaged for many years in the manufacture of pianos, being connected with the Ahlstrom Piano Com- pany of Jamestown. To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob N. and Christine (Ahlstrom) Wiborg were born five children : Charles Henry, the subject of this sketch; Jennie M., deceased; Florence W., who became the wife of T. H. W. Meredith, of Jamestown ; Lillian, who became the wife of H. H. Roberts, also of this city; and Leonard, deceased.
Charles Henry Wiborg has spent his entire life in Jamestown, having been educated in the public schools and Jamestown High School, graduating from the lat- ter in 1803. As a youth he determined upon law as a profession and accordingly entered the law offices of Green & Woodbury, prominent attorneys of Jamestown, where he read law for two years. He then matriculated at the law school of Cornell University, from which he was graduated in 1897 with the degree of LL. D. He began general practice in his profession on July 29 of the same year in Jamestown, and for a time was in part- nership with C. D. Babcock. In 1904 this association was discontinued and since that time Mr. Wiborg has practiced alone, with offices in the Fenton building.
Mr. Wiborg is a man of much versatility and has been identified with many important movements of Jamestown and the county, and is widely known. During the great World War, his patriotic endeavors were appreciated in the various campaigns of the Liberty Loans, the Red Cross, Young Men's Christian Association, and the United War Work Drives. In every movement of this kind he gave much of his time, and was a most active and energetic worker. Mr. Wiborg may be considered an expert in creating a sentiment of good fellowship and cheer in the many things he has been asked to give his leadership to. He has been in much demand as a cheer and song leader at many public banquets and other func- tions held by the civic, church, fraternal and club organi- zations in this city and all over the county.
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Mr. Wiborg is eminently a strong community figurer and public-spirited. In all his activities he never loses sight of the interest and promotion of good fellowship among his fellow-citizens.
The review, herewith, gives a number of the affiliations in which he has been prominent. Politically he is a staunch Republican. At the present time he is an acting judge of the City Court; transfer tax appraiser for Chautauqua county since June, 1916; member of the New York State Motor Federation; Legislative Com- mittee, and has done much for the advancement of good roads and road regulations; member of the Jamestown Bar Association, of which he has been secretary and treasurer since 1906. His fraternal and club organiza- tions are: The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, being a member of its Blue Lodge, chapter, commandery and shrine; he is one of the organizers and was one of the first directors of the Rotary Club; member of the Norden Club; the Jamestown Automobile Club, of which he was secretary in 1915; the Chadakoin Boat Club, of which he has been commodore for nine years; trustee for twelve years of the Jamestown High School Alumni As- sociation ; and member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Jamestown.
BRAINARD T. HARKNESS-A residence of forty years in Jamestown has made the name we have just written so familiar to a majority of her citizens as to render wholly unnecessary any introductory clause or par- agraph. Not only is the name of Mr. Harkness familiar, but any mention of it is always greeted with respect, inasmuch as it is the name of a veteran of the Civil War and an upright, public-spirited citizen.
The following is the "Mayflower" lineage of the Hark- ness family :
(I) Edward Doty, came in the "Mayflower" in 1620. He married, Jan. 6, 1634, Faith Clark, born 1619, prob- ably a second wife, daughter of Tristram Clark.
(II) John Doty, son of Edward and Faith (Clark) Doty, was born at Plymouth, Mass., 1639. He married, about 1667, Elizabeth Cook, born in 1648, daughter of Jacob Cook, born in Holland, who was a son of Francis Cook, who came in the "Mayflower," 1620.
(III) John (2) Doty, son of John (1) and Elizabeth (Cook) Doty, was born at Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 24, 1668. He married, February, 1692, Mehitable Nelson, born April 5, 1670, daughter of John and Sarah (Wood) Nelson. John Nelson, born 1647, was son of W. Nelson, who came early to New England, and married Martha Ford.
(IV) John (3) Doty, son of John (2) and Mehitable (Nelson) Doty, was born at Plymouth, Mass., Feb. 5, 1700. He married, July 8, 1724, Lidiah Dunham, born 1704, daughter of Elisha and Johanna Dunham. The Dunhams were early at Plymouth.
(V) Ebenezer Doty, son of John (3) and Lidiah (Dunham) Doty, was born 1727. He married, June 12, 1750, Mary Whiting.
(VI) Amaziah Doty, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Whiting) Doty, was born at Plymouth, Mass., May 17, 1756, died at Cazenovia, N. Y., Jan. 24, 1833. He mar- ried, 1779, Bertha Hamlin, of Barnstable, Mass. They moved to Lee, Mass .; fifteen years later they moved to
Bennington, Vt .; a short time thereafter they moved to Granville, N. Y., then to Chenango county, N. Y., and about 1813 to Cazenovia, N. Y.
(VII) Mary Doty, daughter of Amaziah and Bertha (Hamlin) Doty, was born at Lee, Mass., June 20. 1786. She married, at Granville, N. Y., November, 1805, Jacob Harkness.
(VIII) Henderson Harkness, son of Jacob and Mary (Doty) Harkness, was born in Granville, N. Y., 1816. He was twelve years old when his parents moved to Salem, Washington county, N. Y., where they were pioneer settlers. Henderson Harkness was a farmer all his life, owning and operating for many years a farm in Salem township. Later he moved to North Greenwich, N. Y., where he also engaged in farming, settling, when he retired from active life, in the village of Greenwich, where he passed the remainder of his days. Mr. Hark- ness married Sarah Ann Bishop, of Lyons, N. Y., and both he and his wife passed away in their home in Greenwich. They were members of the Methodist Epis- copal church. Mrs. Harkness was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., daughter of William and Sarah Ann (Dunning) Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. Harkness were the parents of five children : Julia, Brainard T., Edward, Sarah, and William.
(IX) Brainard T. Harkness, son of Henderson and Sarah Ann (Bishop) Harkness, was born Julv 3, 1845, in Salem, Washington county, N. Y., and was reared to farm life, acquiring his education in Salem school. While still a boy he exchanged the quiet environment of the country for that of the camp and the battle field, enlist- ing, Dec. 26, 1861, for a term of three years, in Company D, 4th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery, under Cap- tain Jones and Colonel Doubleday. On Dec. 28, 1863, he reënlisted, as a veteran, as corporal in the same com- pany and regiment, and participated in the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania, receiving, May 19, 1864, at Spottsylvania, a wound in the left knee which sent him to the field hospital and later to the Lincoln Hospital in Washington. Later he was sent to the hospital at Davids Island, Long Island Sound, and finally to the hos- pital in Albany, N. Y., whence he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, April 15, 1865, received his dis- charge at Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 3, 1865.
On returning home, Mr. Harkness learned the black- smith's trade in Greenwich, and followed it in that town, later going to Cambridge, N. Y., where he engaged in general blacksmithing on his own account for a period of ten years. In 1879, Mr. Harkness came to Jamestown and established himself as a blacksmith on Second street, but at the end of a year obtained a position as black- smith and iron worker in the Jamestown Worsted Mills, which were then under the superintendency of the late Samuel Briggs. Mr. Harkness has now, for forty years, been continuously employed by this corporation. which is one of the oldest in Jamestown. In politics, Mr. Hark- ness is a staunch Republican. He belongs to James M. Brown Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of James- town, in which he has filled many offices, including that of post commander.
Mr. Harkness married, Feb. 10, 1875, in Jamestown, Effie B. Tefft, a native of that place, daughter of Benja- min Franklin and Harriet (Hanchett) Tefft, grand-
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daughter of Benjamin Cottrell and Margaret (Nelson) Tefft. and great-granddaughter of Asa Tefft, a Revolu- tionary soldier. Her grandfather served as a soldier in the War of 1812. and her father served in the Civil War, was quartermaster sergeant in Company E, 21st New York Cavalry, discharged Sept. 9, 1869, at Camp Collins, Col. Mrs. Harkness is a niece of Lathrop L. Hanchett, justice of the peace. and the late Theodore D. Hanchett, of Jamestown. Mr. and Mrs. Harkness are the parents of a son and a daughter : Louis Tefft Harkness, super- intendent of the Automatic Registering Machine Com- pany of Jamestown, who married Myrtle Guild; and Harriet M. Harkness. Mrs. Harkness is a woman of culture, devoted to household ties. She is a past presi- dent of the Woman's Relief Corps. The beautiful fam- ily home, which was built by Mr. Harkness some years ago, is situated on Winsor street, Jamestown.
If to make a good record as soldier, citizen, and busi- ness man is to succeed, Brainard T. Harkness must cer- tainly be counted a successful man, especially as, over and above the causes for congratulation already mentioned, he has won the high respect and warm regard of his neigh- bors and fellow-citizens.
HARVEY FRANKLIN JONES, the well known business man of Falconer, Chautauqua county, N. Y., is a native of Pine Grove, Warren county, Pa., born April 14, 1859, a son of Jehu P. and Harriett ( Herrick) Jones, old and highly respected residents of that place. The elder Mr. Jones was a farmer by occupation, and died about twenty-five years ago. He was a native of Pine Grove township, as was also his wife, and he was for many years well known as a leading Republican there. Harvey Franklin Jones is a great-grandson of Isaiah Jones, who took part in the Revolutionary War and served under General Washington. He was a man of unusual ability, and could speak the Indian language, so that he became a well known figure in the dealings of the early Americans with their savage neighbors.
The early life of Harvey Franklin Jones was passed in his native region, and it was there that he gained his education, attending the local district schools for this purpose. While still quite a youth, however, he aban- doned his studies and secured a position on a neighboring farm, working for a time both for his father and for other agriculturalists in the region. Upon attaining his majority, Mr. Jones secured a position with E. H. French, of Russell, Pa., who was engaged in the feed business there, and remained with him for two years. Desiring to be engaged in business on his own account, Mr. Jones then took charge of the mill at Kinzua, War- ren county. Pa, which he operated for about five years. While he resided in Kinzna, Mr. Jones held the office of constable for the township and discharged the duties of this office for three years. Ile then removed to MeKean county, Pa., where he worked for the firm of French & Pirkett, who conducted a large lumber business in that region For two years he was superintendent of that rofrom, and in 1% came to Falconer, N. Y., and en- gaged in the meat business, founding the City Meat Market of Main street For two years he continued in the mostnie, with a high degree of success, by him- soli, and then admitted as a partner E. L. Elderlin, an
association which continued for three years longer. At the end of that period, Mr. Jones sold out his interest in the business and formed the Falconer Milling Company, Inc., of which he was elected the president and manager, an office which he continued to hold until 1900. In that year, Mr. Jones was elected to the office of town clerk of Ellicott, and served the community in that capacity for a period of eleven years. He is a staunch Republican in politics, and in addition to his post as town clerk has also served as assessor to the town of Ellicott, and was twice elected a trustee of the village. In 1912 Mr. Jones sold his interest in the milling business and entered the grocery business, opening an establishment at No. 67 West Main street. Still later he repurchased his old mill- ing concern at Falconer, to which he was again elected president and general manager, an office that he con- tinues to hold at the present time. Mr. Jones attends St. Luke's Episcopal Church at Jamestown, and has been active in supporting the work of the parish, liberally sup- porting its philanthropic and benevolent undertakings.
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