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LaFayette McFarlin, Company I, enlisted in 1862. Died in hospital at Washington, in August of 1863.
Watson Thomas, Company I, enlisted in 1862 ; taken sick, came home on a furlough, and died in November, 1863.
John Duane Alger, Company I, enlisted in 1862 : died at Camp Smoky Hollow, Va., in the fall of 1863.
Jerome Henry, Company I, enlisted in 1862 ; died in the hospital at Washington, in the spring of 1 863.
James Conlen, Company I, enlisted in 1862 ; lost
an arm at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863, but served till close of the war. Now living in Conesus.
Charles Beadle, Company I, served till 1864, when he was discharged. Now in Wisconsin.
Orville M. Chapin served through the war. Now in Conesus.
Allen Timbrooks, Company I, served through the war. Now in Michigan.
James McGlin, Company I, wounded and taken prisoner at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Was taken to Libby Prison, and was afterwards released and returned to his regiment. Now in Livonia, N. Y.
William Poland, Company I, discharged in 1863, at Stafford Court House for inability. Now in Conesus.
Henry Compton, Company I, was Company cook. Now in Illinois.
James Compton, Company I, deserted in 1863, after the first day's battle at Gettysburg.
Chester Gould, Company I, served till fall of 1863. Lost his voice and was honorably dis- charged. Now near Pontiac, Michigan.
Joel Johnson, Company I, was discharged on account of inability. Now in Springwater, N. Y.
Horace Wing, Company I, was discharged on account of sickness, in 1863. Now proprietor of the Clinton House, Dansville.
Harrison Coleman, Sergeant, Company I, served through the war. Now in Saginaw, Michigan.
Joseph Barnhardt, Company I, discharged at Washington in the fall of 1862. In 1863 he re- enlisted in the 14th Heavy Artillery, Was wound- ed at the battle of Cold Harbor, in 1864. Now in Canadice, Ontario county, N. Y.
Abram Tittsworth, Company I, was discharged on account of inability in 1862. Now in Kalama- zoo, Michigan.
Orlando D. Webster, Company I, deserted in 1863. Was drowned in Conesus lake in 1873.
William Cole, Company 1, deserted after the first day's battle of Gettysburg.
Theodore Acker, Company I, enlisted in 1864, at Savanalı, Ga. Now in Michigan.
Robert F. Bullard, Company I, was wounded at Mission Ridge, Tenn., in November of 1864. Now in Perry, Wyoming county, N. Y.
Samuel Maring, Company I, died in the hospi- tal in 1863.
Reuben Cole, Company I, deserted in 1863, af- ter the first day's battle at Gettysburg.
Isaac Philhouse, Company I, enlisted in 1862. Was discharged in 1865. Now in Conesus.
* Another record says he was killed at Chattanooga.
GEORGE WILHELM.
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John Gill, Company I, was wounded at Gettys- burg in July, 1863, and was honorably discharged.
A. T. Thompson, (dead,) Samuel Compton, Henry Piatt, (dead,) John Tierney, Christopher Sylvester, Wm. Burdick .*
Of those who enlisted in other regiments in de- fense of the Union, G. Wiley Wells, at the break- ing out of the Rebellion was one of the first from this town to tender his services, entering the 27th Regiment New York Volunteers, and serving with credit to himself until the expiration of his term of enlistment. Upon his return he recruited for the 130th Regiment, afterward changed to the First New York Dragoons, and on reenlisting was commissioned as First Lieutenant. At the close of the war he removed to Mississippi, from which State he went as a Representative to Congress. and under President Grant's administration was U. S. Consul to China.
Wilber Payn, enlisted in 1864 in Company K, 188th Regiment. Was wounded at battle of Five Forks, Va., April Ist, 1865. Now in Conesus.
Daniel Sliker, Sergeant, Company D, 188th Regi- ment. Now in Ohio.
Morgan Shafer, Sergeant, 188th Regiment. Now in Conesus.
Peter Sawdey, First N. Y. Dragoons. Now in Springwater, N. Y.
Daniel Hoose, enlisted in 1864 in Company K, 188th Regiment. Was honorably discharged at close of the war. Now a farmer in Sparta, N. Y. William Gray enlisted in 1861. Died in Michi- gan ; date unknown ; buried in Conesus.
William Harrison enlisted in 1864 in U. S. Navy. Was discharged in 1865 on account of sickness. Now in Conesus.
Theodore Redmond enlisted in 1863 in 14th Heavy Artillery. Served till 1865 ; was discharged and afterwards went to Michigan, where he died in 1872 or '73.
Lucius Doud, Company G, First N. Y. Dragoons, was shot in battle at Todd's Tavern, Va., and is supposed to have died of lockjaw.
William Sleiter, Company G, First N. Y. Dra- goons. Now in Livonia.
Jesse B. Losey enlisted in 1864 in 22nd N. Y. Cavalry as assistant surgeon. Now practicing phy- sician in Conesus.
William Egan, transferred to invalid corps in 1864. Now in Conesus.
Henry Timbrooks enlisted in 1861 in Company
B, 104th Regiment. Reënlisted at Mitchell Sta- tion, Va., in 1864. Was wounded at second battle of Bull Run, and at Laurel Hill in 1864. Now mail carrier in Conesus.
Joseph Orr, 93d N. Y. Volunteers. Now in. Conesus.
Joseph Harvey, Company K, 188th N. Y. Vol- unteers, was promoted to First Lieutenant. Now in Saginaw, Mich.
Chauncey (or Charles) Wilder, Company B, 104th Regiment N. Y. Volunteers, died at Camp Rathbun, Albany, in 1862.
John Piatt, Company B, 104th Regiment N. Y. . Volunteers, was discharged in November of 1862 on account of inability. Died in Conesus in 1864.
Albert Piatt, Company B, 104th Regiment N. Y. Volunteers, was wounded at Gettysburg, Pa., July 1, 1863. Died in Steuben county since the war.
Truman Powell, Company B, 104th Regiment N. Y. Volunteers, discharged in 1862, on account of inability. Now in Kansas.
William Henry Gould, Company B, 104th Regi- ment N. Y. Volunteers, discharged with his regi- ment in 1865. Now in Springwater.
Jacob Gray, Company I, 188th Regiment N. Y. Volunteers, discharged at close of the war. Now a farmer in Conesus.
George Northrop enlisted in March, 1864, in U. S. Navy. Was drowned at Tunica Island, La., in I864.
John Duane Scott * enlisted March 20, 1864, in U. S. Navy. Served faithfully through the period of his enlistment. Now in Conesus.
Charles Bush, 104th Regiment N. Y. Volun- teers, was killed by a cannon ball in the first battle in which the regiment was engaged.
Joseph Thomas, Company H, First Michigan Volunteers, killed by accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of a comrade.
Jason Spencer, 13th Regiment. Killed.
William Wilson, 188th Regiment.
Manson Sanborn, 13th Regiment. William Spears, 130th Regiment.
John Brown, 104th Regiment.
William Brown, 22nd N. Y. Cavalry.
Charles Ray, 130th Regiment.
Moses Acker, captain's waiter, 130th Regiment.
Moses Slater, 130th Regiment. Missing.
George Patten, 188th Regiment.
* Of this list there are no records to show the date of death, or the present residence of the living.
* To whom, and to James Conlon and W. P. Boyd, we are indebted for this soldiers' record.
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Marcus Hutchin, 188th Regiment.
Livingston Clark, 21st N. Y. Cavalry.
Israel Wells, 21st N. Y. Cavalry. Ward More, 21st N. Y. Cavalry.
Charles Holmes, 104th Regiment N. V. Vohin- teers.
Alvin Beers, 188th Regiment.
Marshall Morris, 13th Regiment. Dead. George Clarke, 13th Regiment. Wounded slightly.
Arlington Sylvester,* Gilbert Lewis, John Mc- Ninch, John Swartout, James De Forster.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
GEORGE WILHELM.
Among the early settlers of this county the Wil- helm family deserve special mention, and are of German origin. Three brothers came over from Germany about the year 1700, and settled one each in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. John, the father of George and progenitor of this family, was born in New Jersey. He was the father of eight children-six sons and two daugh- ters. Jacob, the sole surviving member of the family, lives in Woodhull, Steuben county, N. Y. George, the subject of this brief memoir, was born September 2, 1791, and December 25, 1815, was married to Sarah Bailey, of Yates county, N. Y., by whom he had ten children, viz: Ursula, John, Jonathan, Benjamin F., William B., George, Elsie Ann, James G., Rhoda, and Phillip C.
March 22, 1828, he moved to the town of Sparta, taking his goods on sleighs. Here he purchased one hundred and forty-three acres of land, on which only fifteen acres had been partly cleared, and built a frame barn. In 1835 he erected a frame building on the place previously oc- cupied by a rude log hut, and by his sturdy will and industry made a clearing on what is now a finely cultivated farm. He held the position of road commissioner several terms, and he never sought political preferment, but was satisfied to devote his energies to the task he had undertaken -that of clearing and making a comfortable home for his family out of the wilderness he had selected as a foundation. Three of his children are now living-John and William, who occupy farms in Conesus, and Jonathan, in Springwater. He died March 7, 1855, and his wife October 20, 1875.
As an individual member of this family, John is, perhaps, the most prominent and successful. He
is the second child, was born September 14, 1818, and April 23, 1843, was married to Leora, daugh- ter of Ozias Humphrey, of Springwater. They had eight children, six of whom are now living. as follows :- Emily A., Sidney S., Elsie J., Solon H., Eugene B. and Martha V. His first business ven- ture was in a saw-mill, which he ran in connection with his father about four years. His first pur- chase of land was one hundred and eighteen acres, to which he has added at different times, until he is now the owner of about four hundred acres, in- cluding the old homestead. He deals extensively in cattle and sheep. On one of his trips through the Western States he stopped at the town of Mil- ford, Oakland county, Michigan, where, there being no bank and the business needing one, he became one of the originators of an exchange bank. The increasing population, however, de- manded a national bank and they changed the Ex- change bank to the National bank of Milford, of which Mr. Wilhelm is vice-president. Two of his sons, Sidney S. and Solon H., seem to have in- herited their father's business qualifications and hold responsible positions. Sidney S. was elected Supervisor of Holly, Mich., in April, 1881, and is cashier of the Merchant's National bank there, to which position he was appointed at the early age of twenty-one years, and Solon H. is the cashier of the National bank of Milford. The two brothers are extensive dealers in lumber, their transactions amounting to millions of feet of the same each year. Of the family all are married, excepting Martha and Eugene who reside at home, the latter assist- ing in the management of the large farm which he occupies with his father, and which is a very pro- ductive one, the soil being a loam and clay sub- soil.
In his domestic relations, Mr. Wilhelm is a kind and loving father, teaching his children by an up- right life the value and importance of virtue, and inspiring them with worthy ambitions to be true men and women in the loftiest sense of the word. His teachings are not forgotten, but are fully ex- emplified in the lives of his children.
ANDREW N. PERRIN.
Among the younger men who were natives of this county, few, if any, are more deserving of special mention than Andrew N. Perrin.
His father, William Perrin, came here from Washington county, N. Y., about 1825, and pur- chased the farm situated about half a mile south of Conesus Center, and which is still in the family. December 27, 1833, he was married to Sybil Chamberlain.
They had three sons, the eldest of whom is the subject of this sketch, and was born September 1, 1839. The others are, Wm. L. and Lewis D.
* Company and regiments of these are unknown.
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ANDREW N. PERRIN.
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Perrin ; also two daughters, Mary M. and Sybil S., who have died.
Mrs. Perrin died July 26, 1847. Mr. Perrin married, as his second wife, Rhoda M., daughter of Titus Curtiss, of Groveland, by whom he had one child, Luna L.
Mr. Perrin, Sr., became one of the leading citi- zens and farmers of the county, and was well- known in the State and beyond for his superior stock, especially in the line of merino sheep, and horses.
He died December 8, 1853, truly respected and lamented, and was buried in the cemetery at South Livonia.
A picture of the "good old home" is given in this volume. The father's death occurring when Andrew N. was fourteen, left him, with the widow, the main reliance of the other children. With a brave young heart, he entered upon the responsi- bilities of the situation, and by virtue of his work- ing on the farm in summer and teaching in winter, the following eleven years witnessed all the family well cared for, and each of the children with a good education ; Andrew N. having found time also to spend two years in Brockport Collegiate In- stitute.
William L. married Sallie, daughter of S. K. Foote, of Louisville, Ky. Lewis D. married Ger- trude, daughter of Patrick McEntee, of Perry, N. Y. Both these sons reside at Olean, N. Y., suc- cessfully engaged in the oil business. Andrew N. was married May 8, 1867, to Linda, daughter of C. G. Williams, of Waukesha, Wisconsin. They have five children :- William, Marion W., Sybil M., Linna and Charles W.
In 1865 he engaged in the development of oil in Western Pennsylvania, and in 1868 located at Titusville, Pa.
After passing through the vicissitudes incident to that business, he appears in the front rank of prominent men in position and character.
He is part owner and a manager in the Tide Water Pipe Line Company, which transports, by pipe line, from the oil regions to the seaboard, two millions or more barrels of crude oil annually ; and has recently added refining on a large scale to its business of transportation.
Under appointment of the Governor, he is a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of Agri- culture, where his early experience will be of great value.
He is also under appointment, by the President, as a Commissioner from Pennsylvania to the World's Fair proposed to be held in New York in 1883.
In 1880 he was elected Mayor of the city of Titusville, which position he still holds.
As a public speaker he takes high rank in both matter and manner. In a word, by natural en- dowments and expanding personal character, he is one of those reliable, rising men, who are not only successful in private life, but are also needed by the community in the administration of its more important and public affairs.
JOEL GILBERT.
Joel Gilbert, the subject of this sketch, was born in Vermont, May 4th, 1792. He was the son of Moses Gilbert. He moved to Conesus about the year 1810, and was married to Maria Henderson, of Conesus, August 31st, 1819. She was the daughter of Samuel Henderson, who was one of the oldest settlers in the town. The result of his
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marriage was four children viz :- Theodore H., Nelson N., Wm. H. and Henry S. Nelson N. married Alta, daughter of John Coller, of Sparta. Her grandfather, Jacob, was among the first settlers of that town.
Wm. H. married Julia A., daughter of Wm. Carnes and Phœbe Shay, a family noted for their longevity ; in 1870, at a re-union of the family of Mrs. Carnes, there were five generations sitting at one table.
William H. Gilbert's family consists of five children :- Estella M., Nettie E., Wm. Sherman, Henry N., Luella E. Wm. H. occupies the old homestead, which is pleasantly situated on the eastern shore of Conesus lake.
Henry S. married Emeline. daughter of Riley Scott, of Conesus. Three children were born to them :- Helen M., Ermie E. and Henry S. Theo- clore lives in Oregon. The subject of this memoir was one of the oldest and a highly respected citizen of the town in which he lived. Although never seeking office, he held the position of Assessor for a number of years. He possessed the nerve and energy peculiar to the sturdy New England stock from which he sprang. In politics he was a Re- publican at the time of his death. Prior to the war he was an Andrew Jackson Democrat. He died February 7th, 1870. His wife died January 30th, 1860.
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HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
CHAPTER XXIV.
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF LEICESTER.
LEICESTER is the central town on the west
border of Livingston county, and is bounded on the north by York, east by Geneseo and Grove- land, south by Mt. Morris, and west by Castile, Perry and Covington, Wyoming county.
It was formed March 30, 1802, under the name of "Lester," in honor of Lester Phelps, son of Oliver Phelps, a partner of Nathaniel Gorham. This name was changed February 9, 1805, to the present one.
Its surface is undulating, but grows more level as the Genesee river is neared, along the valley of which are extensive flats. The soil is mostly a sandy and clayey loam on the uplands and a rich alluvium on the flats. The principal streams are the Genesee river which forms its eastern and southern boundary, and Beard's and Sam's creeks which are tributary to it. Rice's Falls are located upon the former stream and have a fall of fifty feet. Beard's creek derives its name from the famous Indian chief, Little Beard, who was killed June ist, 1806, at Stimson's tavern, by being pushed out of a door in a drunken quarrel between some Indians and whites.
On the farm of Wm. DeForest exists a very fine fossiliferous deposit which is full of interest to the geologist, so much so that the Moscow shale and fossils are widely known.
At the time of its formation, Leicester embraced a territory quite large in area extending about sixty miles north and south, and twelve miles east and west, with the following original recorded boun- daries :- " Commencing on the eastern transit at the southwest corner of South Hampton, thence east to the Genesee river, thence south on that river to a point near the junetion of Canaseraga creek and Genesee river, thence directly south to Steuben county, and on the west line of Steuben county to the Pennsylvania line, thence west on the Pennsylvania line to the east transit, thence north on the east transit to the place of beginning." At this time the eastern tier of townships of Alle- gany county were included within the bounds of Steuben county, but were annexed to Allegany county, March 11, 1808. Angelica was set off from Leicester, Feb. 25, 1805, and included all of the town south of the southern boundary of Mt. Morris. Perry, Wyoming county, which then in- cluded Castile and a part of Covington, was set off
March 11, 1814, and Mt. Morris, April 17, 1818. March 26, 1819, the north part of Leicester and the south part of Caledonia were united to form the town of York, leaving the town reduced to its present boundaries.
There is more than usual historical interest at- tached to this town from the fact that within its borders was located three of the principal villages of the Senecas-Little Beard's town, Squakie Hill and Big Tree-and it was here, also, that the ob- jective point of General Sullivan's noted expedition against the Iroquois confederacy was located, and from whence, August 17, 1779, he commenced the retraeing of his footsteps, having accomplished the total destruction of all of the Iroquois towns.
It was to Little Beard's town that Boyd and Parker were taken after their capture; and it was near the flouring mill, at Cuylerville, that they were so cruelly tortured and put to death by the Indians under the sanetion of Col. Butler, Commander of the British Rangers. This town at the time of its destruction contained upwards of one hundred and fifty houses, and was surrounded by orchards and fertile fields of corn. It was here, also, that Mary Jemison lived for a number of years previous to its burning.
After the commencement of the Revolutionary war white persons of both prisoners and allies were fre- quently seen at this place, as it was considered the headquarters of the Senecas.
Among the prisoners was one Joseph Smith who was taken prisoner in 1776, by the Indians in Cherry Valley. He remained with them as prison- er until the close of the war in 1783, when he was released. The Indians afterwards made him, in conjunction with another prisoner, Capt. Horatio Jones, a present of a tract of land five miles square, bounded as follows: "Commencing at a point near the junction of Canaseraga creek and Genesee river, running west five miles, thence north five miles, thence east to the Genesee river, and thenee south along said river to the place of beginning." At the treaty held at Geneseo in 1797, but part of this grant was confirmed, only three by five miles being allowed. Smith was rather eccentric in his habits, and through his open-hearted dispo- sition and willingness to assist his friends financial- ly, finally lost all of his property. He died at Moscow.
Through some misrepresentation on the part of Oliver Phelps, he obtained control of a large por- tion of Horatio Jones' share, and upon Phelps' failure these lands were transferred to the State of
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LITTLE
Photo. by Merrell, Geneseo.
MR. & MRS. JAMES E. BEEBE.
Russell Beebe, father of James E., was born in Canada, and came with his parents, when a mere child, to Whitehall, Washington county, N. Y., where he resided until nineteen years of age. He then concluded that the then far west in the Genesee Valley, was the place where a young man should commence to make for himself a home and a fortune. Selecting the Genesee flats he settled there and remained about two years, when he engaged to work by the year for William Wads- worth, with whom he remained about three years. From that time he worked by the month for different parties until the year 1814, when May 29, he was married to Orville, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Bell, of Leicester. He was then superintendent of the Rogers farm and continued in that capacity for the ten years following, when he bought a farm one mile north of Moscow, where he lived until he died March 14, 1864, his wife having died in May, 1862. Their family consisted of five children, three sons and two daughters, four of whom are now living.
James E. is the eldest child and the only one residing in the town of Leicester. He resided with his parents until nearly twenty-three years of age, and his education was such as he could
obtain at the district school, which he attended winters, working on his father's farm during the summer. December 25, 1839, he was married to Caroline F. Royce who was born March 31, 1821, and was daughter of Samuel and Betsey (Reed) Royce, of Leicester. Mr. and Mrs. Beebe lived with his father one and a half years after their marriage, when they moved to where he now resides, and for five years lived in the log house which then stood where his present residence is now situated. He then erected the fine and com- modious farm house which he now occupies. They have had five daughters, four of whom are now living, and three of whom were born in the old log house. Emily M. is now Mrs. Charles Beckwith, living in Bethany, Genesee county. Dora M., wife of Edward J. Van Sickles, of Mt. Morris. Ruth A., now Mrs. Albert Filkins, of Bethany, Genesee county, and Sarah E. is now Mrs. Augustus Burt, of Perry, Wyoming county. Carrie L. died Sept. 22, 1880, at the age of twenty-two years.
Mr. Beebe has filled several important offices of trust in town. He has been commissioner of highways and assessor for a number of terms and also auditor. He is a practical farmer and well deserves the success that has followed his efforts.
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Connecticut. This land was divided into lots and parcels about 1813. At the time of the donation to Smith and Jones the flats were valued at 75 cents and the uplands at 25 cents per acre.
To Joseph Smith was born, in Geneva, in No- vember, 1787, Mary, said to have been the first white female child born west of Utica; and to Horatio Jones, at Geneva, was born, December 17, 1786, William Whitemore, the first white male child born west of the same place.
To Ebenezer Allen is ascribed the honor of mak- ing the first settlement soon after 1783, but did not remain but a short time, the first permanent settlers being Horatio and John H. Jones, in 1789, although John H. and George Jones had come in the year previous, for the purpose of cutting grass and stacking hay preparatory to the settlement the next year. They cut the grass from about nine acres a little east and south of the bridge over Beard's creek, on the road to Cuylerville, and after secur- ing the hay, left but returned in the fall and plowed and sowed to wheat the ground they had mowed over in the summer. This is believed to have been the first wheat sown west of the Genesee river.
Captain Jones and his family, consisting of his wife and three sons, Wm. W., George and Hiram and a hired girl by the name of Sally Griffith, moved into the town in June, 1789, and located in a small hut located near the field of wheat sown the fall before. It was here that the first white birth occurred in the town, that of James Jones, who was born May 5, 1791. James and his brother George were taken prisoners by the Indians near Lewiston in 1813 during the war with Great Britain. After their capture a difficulty arose between their captors as to the division of the prisoners, and dur- ing the quarrel they were both cruelly tomahawked. Sally Griffith who came in with Captain Jones' family afterwards married Benjamin Squires of Geneseo. The first death in the town was that of Mrs. Horatio Jones, in June, 1792. The first inn was kept by Leonard Stimson, who established in 1797 a tavern near the bank of the river, about a fourth of a mile north of Jones' bridge. In 1803 he built a frame building, and used it as a tavern. This was the first frame house built in the town and was afterwards bought by Charles Jones. It stood on the site of his residence, being incorpo- rated in the same. The first frame barn was built by Capt. Horatio Jones in 1796 and was the first frame building in the town. It was erected a little west of Jones' bridge.
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