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Luther Lake Cross (father), a son of Alonzo and Amelia (Lake) Cross, was born on the homestead farm in Charlotte township, April 24, 1837. He was educated in the public schools of his native village, and after laying aside his text books took up the occupation of farming and dairying on his father's farm. He soon made many improvements on the old homestead, and Mr. Cross built the present house. Mr. Cross, Sr., was also very prominent in social circles as well as business circles, being a member of the Grange. On March 9, 1860, Mr. Cross, Sr., was united in marriage with Fanna Amelia Tarlox, born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., a daughter of Win and Sarah (Wood) Tarlox. To Mr. and Mrs. Cross were born four children, as fol- lows: I. Ruby, born March 14. 1868; she was educated in the public schools of Charlotte township, and after taking a course in the Fredonia Normal School accepted a position as teacher in the public schools of her native village : she married Clarence Bushnell. 2. Anna Belle, born Oct. 20, 1876; married F. D. Bumpus, of Sinclair- ville. 3. Agnes S., born Aug. 16, 1879; married Burt Chase. 4. Luther Lake, Jr., of whom further.
Luther Lake Cross, Jr., whose name heads this review, received his early education in the district schools of his township. He completed the work of the high school and then finished with a course at the Normal School. He afterwards engaged in teaching, which profession he followed for fourteen years in Charlotte township, El- lery and Stockton. In 1900 he discontinued his teaching in order to help manage his father's farm. This occu- pation he continued until the death of his father, when he assumed full charge of his agricultural business,
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continuing in same to the present time. Mr. Cross, Jr., supports the Republican party in politics, and is a mem- ber of Grange No. 000, of which he was master for the term of two years. He is also a member of the Farm Bureau and Dairymen's League of Chautauqua county.
On Aug. 5, 1014. Mr. Cross. Jr., was united in mar- riage with Maria S. Young, a daughter of Milo Young. She was born in Steamburg. Cattaraugus county, N. Y. To this union has been born one daughter, Katherine Lake, born Jan. 29, 1917.
Mr. Cross is a valuable addition to the township, be- cause he is a man of energy, who is always found on the side of right and progress, and who cooperates in all measures for the general good and benefit of his community.
JAMES E. DARROW-Cornelius Darrow, father of James E. Darrow, was born in Herkimer county, N. Y. He came to Chautauqua county, N. Y., and set- tled in the town of Harmony, where he engaged in farming, and followed his trade of shoemaker, being an expert in that line. He married Lucinda Tillotson, and among their children was a son, James E., now ( 1920) a carpenter and farmer of the village of Lakewood, Chautauqua county.
James E. Darrow was born in the town of Harmony, Chautauqua county, N. Y., July 16, 1847, and there at- tended public school and learned the carpenter's trade. He married, in the village of Panama, Chautauqua county, N. Y., March 11, 1874. Julia Bugbee, born in Harmony, Feb. 6, 1857, daughter of Joseph Bughee, born in Panama, and his wife Lucy (Edwards) Bug- bee, born in Skaneateles, N. Y. In 1894 Mr. Darrow built the house in Lakewood in which he now lives. Mr. and Mrs. Darrow are the parents of six children. 1. Wilton J., born March 14, 1876, a civil engineer. 2. Lynn Stephen, born Dec. 19, 1877, an agriculturist. 3. Floyd L., born June 2, 1880, teacher in Brooklyn Poly- technic School, and author, his best known work "The Boys' Own Book of Great Inventions." 4. John A., born May 20, 1882, a physician. 5. Lucy M., born June 27, 1838 ; a librarian. 6. Wayne H., born April 12, 1804; engaged in government agricultural extension work.
FRED CLINTON DAVIS-Davis is a name found in Chautauqua county from the earliest years, Ebenezer Davis being the first clerk of the town of Ellicott and the worst person of the Baptist faith baptized in Still- water creek at Aken's bridge in the town of lellicott, now Kiantonc. He came to the county in 1812, and was baptized in 1818. This branch settled in the town of Busti, where Clinton Davis, a stock dealer and livery- man, was born. He married Cynthia Ann Davis, and at the time of the birth of their son, Fred Clinton Davis, weer living in Tidjoute, Pa. Fred C. Davis reverted to the cupation of his forefathers, and since 1906 has been a prosperous landowner and dairy farmer of the town of Busti, his farm of 140 acres being a part of section 31.
Fred Clinton Davis was born in Tidioute, l'a., Aug. 15, 1290. He obtained a good education in the public schools. He carly began farming, and by industry and
thrift was enabled in 1906 to purchase the farm in Busti upon which he now ( 1920) lives. He maintains a herd of twenty-five cows, from which he derives a goodly income, this in addition to his general farming operations. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a Republican in politics.
Mr. Davis married, in Lakewood, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1904, Effie May Winch, born May 17, 1881, in Lakewood, daughter of Joel H. and Eliza A. (Faichney) Winch, her father born in Vermont, her mother in Sugar Grove, Pa.
ARDEN KIRKLAND DENN-Lorenzo Hollis Denn, born in Walworth, Wayne county, N. Y., was brought to Chautauqua county, N. Y., by his parents, and settled on a farm. He bought a farm of his own and Arden K. Denn has the farm that was passed to him by his grandfather, Elias Becker.
Arden K. Denn, son of Lorenzo H. and Helma Es- tella (Becker) Denn, was born at the homestead in Busti, Chautauqua county, N. Y., May 23, 1887. He was educated in the public schools, including a two years' course in the Jamestown High School. He then began farming on his own account. He owns and cultivates the farm in Busti bought by his grandfather, and there conducts general farming operations, but maintains a dairy herd of cattle. He is a member of Mt. Tabor Lodge, No. 780, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Jamestown, is a member of the Baptist church, and in politics is an independent. He belongs to the Patrons of Husbandry and is much interested in Grange affairs,
Mr. Denn married, Feb. 11, 1910, in Busti, Florence Esther Andrews, born July 11, 1881, daughter of Earl D. and Blanche (Reed) Andrews, all born in Busti. Mr. and Mrs. Denn are the parents of three children : Eleanor Blanche, born March 17, 1912; Lloyd Loren, born Aug. 19, 1913; Marguerite Helena, born March 27, 1915.
ERNEST BARKER DYE-The earliest recollec- tion Mr. Dye has of life pertains to a Chautauqua county farm, and now in the full prime of life he is head of an agricultural business, conducted on his own splendid farm in the town and county of his birth. He has, how- ever, added stock breeding to his general farming op- erations and is one of the well known breeders of Hol- stein cattle. He is a son of Elisha and Ann Eliza Dye, his father a farmer.
Ernest B. Dye was born in the town of Villenova, Chautauqua county, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1867, and is yet (1920) an honored resident of that town. He was edu- cated in the public schools, his courses including high and normal school. He choose agriculture as his busi- ness and has been very successful, and he is one of the substantial farmers and stock breeders of his town. He specializes in Holstein cattle and has in his herd the best butter-producing cow in the county. His farm, located in section 34, is well improved and bespeaks the modern farmer of enterprise and thrift. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic order and the Patrons of Hushan- dry, and is highly regarded by his brethren of both orders.
Mr. Dye married, Oct. 9, 1894, in the town of Cherry Creek, Chautauqua county, N. Y., Alta Rood, daughter of George Wilson and Rose ( Farrington) Rood, her
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father a successful farmer and landowner of Cherry Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Dye are the parents of a son, Harold R. Dye, born June 7, 1898, and a daughter, Pauline R., born June 19, 1904.
FREDERICK A. FARGO-One of the prominent farmers of Chautauqua county, N. Y., and a well known citizen of Kennedy, where he has made his home for many years, is Frederick A. Fargo, a native of the town of Poland, N. Y., born July 31, 1852. Mr. Fargo is a son of O. A. and Louisa (Tucker) Fargo, the former for many years a successful farmer of this region.
Frederick A. Fargo received his education at the public schools of Poland, and later attended the James- town High School, from which he was graduated in the year 1870. Upon completing his studies at the last named institution, he engaged for a time in the pro- fession of teaching, and for nine years followed this calling in the Chautauqua county schools. Since that time he has followed the occupation of farming with a notable degree of success, and his place now is regarded as one of the model farms of the region. In addition to his agricultural activities, Mr. Fargo occupies a prom- inent place in the general life of the community, and is well known as a leading member of the Republican party hereabouts. He is a member of the lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, which he joined in the year 1905, and of Kennedy Grange, and also belongs to Chautau- qua County Pomona Grange, and New York State Grange. In his religious belief Mr. Fargo is a Metho- dist and attends the Methodist Episcopal church at Ken- nedy.
Frederick A. Fargo was united in marriage, Sept. 26, 1877, at Jamestown, with Martinette Youker, a daugh- ter of George W. and Maria (Warren) Youker, and they are the parents of the following children : Roy L. and Florence M., now deceased, and Ray W., living at home.
GEORGE WILLIAM FRANCIS, prosperous farmer of the Mayville section of the county, and rep- resentative of the successful agriculturists of Chantatt- qua county, N. Y., was born in the county, and has lived within its borders during his entire lifetime.
He was born Oct. 15, 1855, on a farm within six miles of the one upon which he has lived for the last thirty years, and his parents, Joseph and Mary (Brown) Francis, had both long been residents in the county. He was educated in the district school nearest to his native place, and when his school days were over, he took resolutely to farming occupations, working on his father's farm until he had reached the age of twenty- seven years, when, in 1889, he acquired the agricultural property upon which he has since lived. It is a rich farm of ninety-five acres, adapted to general farming and dairying. It is equipped with fine buildings, and Mr. Francis has considerable stock. Altogether, it is a holding that yields good return for labor invested. Mr. Francis belongs to the Grange at Mayville, and polit- ically is a Republican, although he has not taken much part in political affairs. He has preferred the steadiness of return from honest farm labor to the emoluments of public office.
On April 14, 1892, George William Francis was mar- ried to Lois E. Ralph, of Hartsfield, Chautauqua county, N. Y. They have three children: 1. Florence, who re- ceived her academic education in the Mayville schools, later taking a course of commercial study in the James- town Business College, having purposed embarking upon a business career ; she, however, married Lee Barrett. 2. Mildred, who was educated in Mayville schools, and married Harold Hamilton ; they have one child, Roger. 3. Pauline, also educated at Mayville schools; married George Sheller ; they are the parents of one child, Ar- line.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis are earnest, sincere Christians, interested community workers, and hospitable neighbors. During the war Mr. Francis gave of his substance loy- ally to the various funds raised to promote the war pur- poses. And by personal labor upon his farm he did still more to aid in the final triumph which came. The vital necessity for increased yield of foodstuffs from Amer- ican agricultural lands, to offset the ravages of war in the countries of the allies of this nation, was heeded by earnest American agriculturists, and the resulting ab- normal yields during the years of European famine had an appreciable part in the decisive victory won, and that part has been adequately noted in proper place in the na- tional historical records. But the individual part played by the American farmer should also be noted, for his- torical record, of the days when whole nations, not only armies, fought, and those who lived and loyally worked through those days should treasure their individual records.
MILTON ALFRED HALE-Mrs. Ellen Y. Grif- fith, now a second time widowed, and a resident of the town of Ellery, Chautauqua county, N. Y., is a daughter of Milton Alfred and Ariett (Arnold) Hale, and grand- daughter of Elijah Ensign Hale, an early blacksmith of the county, and his wife, Eliza Ann Hale, both born in Massachusetts. The Hale family of Ellery date back to early Colonial days in New England, they tracing descent from Robert Hale, who arrived in Cambridge, Mass., in 1632.
Milton Alfred Hale, son of Elijah E. Hale, the black- smith, was born April 21, 1831, and spent the active years of his life engaged in farming, and working at his trade, blacksmithing, which he learned from his father, and at which he was an expert. He was a member of the Christian church, and of the Patrons of Husbandry. Milton A. Hale married, in the town of Ellery, Chautau- qua county, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1858, Ariett Arnold, born in Ellery, Oct. 20, 1836, daughter of Thomas and Harriet (Griffith) Arnold, the former born in Ellery, the latter in Busti, Chautauqua county, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Hale were the parents of a daughter, Ellen Y., and a son, William, mentioned below.
Ellen Y. Hale, born Dec. 24, 1858, married (first) An- ton Yorker, who died Jan. 15, 1904. She married (sec- ond) Sackett Griffith, who died Feb. 14, 1914.
William Hale, born April 29, 1861, married, March 10, 1886, Chestina Bedient, and they have four children, three daughters, Kate, Gertrude and Ruth, all born Oct. 16, but in different years, and Alfred, the only son, born Jan. 10, 1896, enlisted Nov. 2, 1917, went overseas, May
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27. 1918, and served with the American Expeditionary Forces until the return of his division to the United States, when he was honorably discharged, May 22, 1019; he is now engaged in farming.
CARL S. HARVEY-The occupation of farming has received a new impetus during the last decade through the great addition of theoretical knowledge gained by modern science in regard to the special adapta- bility of soils to certain products and the rotation of crops, and many of the younger agriculturists in this country have secured splendid results by a judicious use of this knowledge combined with the practical experi- ence of their predecessors. Nowhere has this movement been more apparent nor is success more complete than in the farming sections of Western New York, and espe- cially in Chautauqua county, where the intelligent and enterprising character of the men engaged in this line of work has given it a strong impetus. Among the most progressive and successful of the younger men a con- spicuous figure is that of Carl S. Harvey, of Bemus Point, Ellery township, whose achievement in general farming has merited attention. Mr. Harvey comes of good old farming stock, being a son of Oscar and Ada ( Spalding ) Harvey, the former a native of Crawford county, Pa., and the latter of Cattaraugus county, N. Y.
Carl S. Harvey was born in the town of Randolph, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1880, and it was there that his childhood was passed in attending the local common schools and assisting his father on the latter's place. He thus gained a wide practical knowledge of farming methods at an early age, and upon completing his studies he at once took up agriculture as his permanent work. In this he has met with notable success and has now established a reputation as one of the successful men of the region. He is also well known in the fraternal eireles of the community, and is a member of Maccabee Tent, No. 9. In religious belief he is affiliated with the United Breth- ren church.
Carl S. Harvey was united in marriage, Nov. 2, 1902, at Falconer, N. Y., with Anna Simmons, a native of Ellery township, born Aug. 1, 1884. a daughter of Orvin and Sabra ( Tracy ) Simmons, old and highly respected residents of that place. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey are the parents of two children, as follows : Kenneth, born July f . I ×5. and Mildred, born Nov. 12, 1907.
EDGAR MONTGOMERY HAYNER, progressive ed preferon farmer of Ripley, Chautauqua county, N Y. me of an old Chautauqua county family, long re Ment in Mira, where his father, Phillip P. Hayner, Had a farming property, and also was in business as a Thin' r a: d de orator.
Thear W llasner was born in Mina, son of Phillip Pard Jate (Giff) Hayner, the former, however, living .1 for two years after the birth of his son. In the d: tri t ched rearet to hi home Edgar M. and his Hier . I.I tow 'Ir . Liza Dane, of Mina, were edu- cated and in that neighborhood the young man first took to the rion tak of life. Since he left school, he ha iermed practically all bis years, and eventually bought the farm of fifty arres he now occupies in Rip- ley township, from George Scott. He has conducted it
as a general and dairy farm, and has made many im- provements; in fact, the farm, as it now is, is in first rate condition, with all modern improvements, having a substantial commodious house and a new barn. Mr. Hayner is an industrious and intelligent farmer, and has had good success. Politically, he is a Democrat, but has never taken very active part in politics, that is in national politics. He has taken good part in local public affairs, but has never sought office. He has been a mem- ber of the Ripley Grange for many years, and has always been interested in everything that pertains to agriculture, and has been ever ready to help on any community project that promised well. He has been a good citizen, a hospitable neighbor, and a substantial, steady pro- ducer, and as such has contributed to the progress of the county. He is very well known and highly respected in the Ripley district.
On Oct. 11, 1882, Mr. Hayner married Lizzie Fuller, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Linden) Fuller, of Ripley. To them have been born three children: 1. Herman Daniel, a sketch of whom follows, 2. Jessie, who married Bowen, a substantial farmer of Ripley. 3. Morris Philip, who now lives at North East, Pa.
During the recent World War, when all patriotic citi- zens were able to do something for the cause, Mr. Hay- ner manifested his patriotism in a practical way, by at- tending closely to his farming, hy endeavoring to pre- vent waste and to bring into cultivation every possible acre upon his farm, so as to advance the object of the government, which was to bring such a yield of food- stuffs from American soil that the threatened exhaustion of the nations allied to our own in the world struggle would be circumvented by the shipment of abnormal quantities of foodstuffs from this country. To what ex- tent American foodstuffs contributed to the successful termination of the war is now generally known; and thanks have collectively been given by the national ad- ministration to American farmers, as a class. And each farmer who contributed to that result is entitled to in- dividual record of his participation. Mr. Hayner also, to the limit of his means, contributed to the enormous funds raised by the government and national agencies for the purposes of the war. He has always been a liberal supporter of church and charitable work within his community, and in other parts of the county, and his long life in the county has been one of commendable steadiness and productive effort.
HERMAN DANIEL HAYNER-Here is a man who answers completely to the description conveyed so graphically in the words, "a hustling young farmer." In a community in which many men of the latter genera- tion deserve to be so designated, Mr. Hayner must be numbered among those most richly meriting the title in Ripley.
Herman Daniel Hayner was born May 2, 1885, ir Rip- ley, and is a son of Edgar M. and Lizzie (Fuller ) Hayner, both of whom are living, Mr. Hayner being still engaged in farming. Herman Daniel Hayner was educated in Ripley village and district schools, and from early youth has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. In 1908 he purchased the farm on which he is now living, and which consists of seventy aeres. Mr. Hayner has
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improved the farm to a considerable extent, having re- built the barn on a larger scale, and also constructed spacious and commodious chicken houses and other similar buildings. He has a fine orchard. About thirty- five acres of the estate consist of ploughed land and he has good pasture and woodland as well as much of the original timber. In national politics Mr. Hayner is a Prohibitionist, and in local matters votes with the Re- publicans. He affiliates with no lodges, being thoroughly a home mail.
Mr. Hayner married, Sept. 2, 1908, Anna, daughter of Robert and Sarah (Russell) Reid, of Westfield, and soon after moved to his present farm. Mr. and Mrs. Hayner are the parents of five children : Bernice, Robert, Beulah, Blanche and Ross; three are in school. Mrs. Hayner is a member of the Grange.
Among the many noteworthy features of Mr. Hayner's farm is the live stock, which includes three horses, seven cows, seven hogs and 175 chickens. On the possession of these, as well as on the numerous improvements which he has made on his estate, inasmuch as they are the results of the sagacity and enterprise of a self-made man who has already accomplished much and who will, un- doubtedly, achieve more in the years to come, Mr. Hay- ner is most sincerely to be congratulated.
FREDERIC CHARLES HAYWARD was born in the town of Harmony, Chautauqua county, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1866, and there attended the district public school.
In 1896 Mr. Hayward began working the fifty-acre farm in the town of Harmony, on which he has since resided, and which became his by purchase in 1900. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry; is a Prohi- bitionist, and his occupation has always been that of farming. Mr. Hayward is now fifty-four years old, and is the son of Levi Marcus Hayward, born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., and Emily (Weir) Hayward, born in Washington county, N. Y., both deceased. Levi M. Hay- ward was a Union veteran, his military service extend- ing over three years of the Civil War period, who, with his bride, came to Westfield, Chautauqua county, N. Y., on their wedding journey and in the fall of 1865 settled on a farm in the town of Harmony.
Frederic C. Hayward married, in Westfield, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1890, Sarah Jane Seawright, born July 15, 1867, in the town of Portland, Chautauqua county, N. Y. Mrs. Hayward is the daughter of Samuel and Susan (Finley) Seawright, both of whom were born in Ireland and came to Westfield, N. Y., before the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Hayward are the parents of a daughter, Hazel M., born in Harmony, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1894.
JOHN D. HERRICK, prosperous farmer, who re- sides in the Gerry section of Chautauqua county, N. Y., was a son of William M. and Mary ( Arnold) Herrick, the father a farmer by occupation.
After attaining a practical education in the common schools, John D. Herrick turned his attention to farming, his present pursuit. He has prospered in his undertak- ing, conducting his operations on property owned by him, and he is highly regarded by his fellow-townsmen.
Mr. Herrick married Rebecca Wolcott, daughter of Theodore and Sarah (Briggs) Wolcott. Mr. and Mrs.
Herrick lived together for more than forty-six years, con- stant companions in all phases of their lives, and at her death the expressions of sympathy he received from far and wide showed how many sincere friends she had, and how truly her nature had brought her into general es- teem in the vicinity of their home. To them were born two children : 1. Alva M., married Maud Cobb. 2. Alma, became the wife of Morrow Hoague, to whom she bore one child, Geraldine.
HOWARD CASE HOLDREDGE was born in Busti, N. Y., Jan. 25, 1861. He is the youngest child of Hilton and Amy (Case) Holdredge. His father, Hilton Holdredge, was born in Schoharie county, N. Y., 1804, and came to Chautauqua county when he was twenty-one years of age, and found the conditions there so favorable that he lived in the county until his death, Aug. 1, 1879.
In 1834, Hilton Holdredge was married to Amy Case, born 1813, at Wheeling, W. Va., the daughter of another early and respected pioneer. To them were born nine children, seven of them having grown to manhood and womanhood. For several years after his marriage, Hil- ton Holdredge lived in the town of Kiantone and made brick; many of the early brick buildings in and around Jamestown, N. Y., for which he furnished the material, are still standing, among them the W. C. A. Hospital of Jamestown. In his later years he moved to Busti, N. Y., where he bought a farm, where three generations of the family were born and where Howard C. Hold- redge was engaged in farming until 1917, when he moved to a farm which he had purchased in Kiantone and where he is now engaged in agriculture. In politics, Mr. Holdredge votes with the Republican party, but has never taken an active part in politics, not desiring office.
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