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Reese, E. D., Hopewell, was born in Hopewell, May 20, 1846, a son of Peter, who was a son of Peter, a native of Maryland, born April 6, 1765. After marriage the lat- ter went to Virginia, and after three years came to Hopewell and settled. He drove through and was obliged to cut his own road. About twelve years later he moved on the farm now owned by Peter, jr., and died in 1854, and his wife in 1853. Peter, jr., was born in Hopewell, November 4, 1808. His whole life has been spent in that town_ ship, and at present resides on the old homestead aged eighty-four. His first wife was Hannah Knapp, and they had one daughter. His second wife was Sarah Stintenburg, a native of Hyde Park, Dutchess county, and they had five children, four of whom are now living. Subject and wife are members of the M. E. church at Clifton Springs. His wife died October 11, 1892. Subject was educated in Canandaigua Academy and in Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, N. Y. He is a Republican and has been inspector of elections.
Rose, George I., West Bloomfield, was born in Bethany, March 1, 1841, and came to Victor in 1851 with his parents. His father, Nathan C., was born in Rush, Monroe county, and his grandfather, Nathan, was of English descent, born in Berkshire county, Mass., in 1772. He became one of the earliest settlers in East Bloomfield. His first child, Harley, was born there in 1797, and lived to be over ninety years old Nathan's father fought in the French and Indian war and seven years in the Revolution. He was with Washington at Valley Forge. He died at East Bloomfield. Nathan C. was a farmer, and married Hannah Fosdick, of Bethany, in 1840, by whom he had six chil- dren : George I. ; Henry F., a commission merchant in Detroit, Mich .; Ezra C., who died in 1891 at Victor ; James N., also a commission merchant at Detroit ; Charles, a farmer of Victor, and Louisa, wife of George Kilthorne, of Victor. George I. was edu- cated in the common schools and at Lima Seminary, and helped his father at farm- ing until of age, when he enlisted from Victor in July, 1862, in Company D, One Hun- dred and Twenty-sixth New York Infantry. He was in thirteen engagements and was taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry, but was immediatele paroled and soon after ex- changed. He was wounded at Bristow Station, and again at Weldon Railroad, and
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was at Lincoln's inauguration in 1865. On his return he came to West Bloomfield, where he has since resided. He has taught school many terms and has been justice of the peace ten years. For a long time he has been prosecutor of pension claims, and is a member of the G. A. R. He is a farmer and occupies the farm formerly owned by his father-in-law, Caleb Kellogg. In 1869 he married Mary L. Kellogg, by whom he has seven children : George I., jr., Norma L., Caleb, Alexander, Sophia, and Henry. Mrs. Rose's father was born in East Bloomfield, and her mother, Sophia Loughier, was a native of New Hampshire.
Rowley, George Washington, Richmond, was born in Bristol, November 19, 1827. His father, Darius, and grandfather, Charles, came from Cayuga county here about 1810, and after nearly ten years they removed to South Bristol. Charles died about 1852. Darius married Dolly, daughter of Harry Gilbert, of Bristol. Their children were : Sophia, George W., Abagail, Palmer, William, Mary, Zidona (the latter three deceased), Thaddeus, and Edson M. George W. spent his boyhood in the district schools and on his father's farm until 1850, when he married Charlotte, daughter of Caleb Bliss, of Bristol (formerly of Massachusetts), and Zilpha Gerry, who came from Dighton, Mass. They have had three children: Mary, who married Orrin S. Beach, a farmer of this town ; Ida, deceased ; and Belle, who married F. I. Short, of Attleboro, Mass. Mr. Rowley settled in Richmond in 1850, and in 1867 purchased his present farm of 200 acres at Richmond Mills. On the site of his present residence stood at an early day the " West Richmond Hotel," Silas Reed, proprietor. It was a large log building, plastered inside. Besides this place Mr. Rowley has two other farms. He lias been justice of the peace twenty years, and is a Republican and supporter of the Methodist church, of which his wife is a member.
Rowley, Franklin, Victor, was born two miles north of the village of Victor, Octo- ber 14, 1822. He was educated in the district schools and was a farmer. December 23, 1858, he married Jennette, daughter of William and Hortense (Mitchell) Wilder, and they had these sons : Calvin, who married Elizabeth Whittleton of Walworth, and have three children : Alonzo G., Alvirette and Cora; Charles A., who is a physician ; he graduated from Lima Seminary and Cleveland Homoeopathic Hospital College in 1888; William W. is in Chicago; Frank is a druggist; Clark B. is an agent in Buffalo ; and George is a clerk in this village. Mr. Rowley's father, Andrew, was born in Stock- bridge, Mass., in 1800, and came to Victor with his parents when a boy. He married Sarah Biglow and had four children : Franklin, Elizabeth, Sarah and Biglow. Mr. Rowley's grandfather was captain in the war of 1812. Mrs. Rowley's father, William Wilder, was born in the town of Bristol, March 1, 1802, and married Hortense Mitchell of his native town. They had twelve children. Mrs. Rowley's grandfather, Gamaliel, was one of the first settlers in that region, and took a skiff and went on Canandaigua Lake to Wilder's Point, and having the choice between East Bloomfield and Bristol, he chose the latter, and was the leading spirit of those days building churches, mills and other necessary improvements. These sturdy pioneers came from Connecticut.
Reed, Henry, Victor, was born in Saratoga county, near the famous Springs, July 2, 1819, and came with his parents to Gorham, Ontario county, when he was eight
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years old. Afterwards they came to Phelps, where he was educated in the district schools and Canandaigua Academy, and has been a farmer for several years. January 1, 1844, he married Clarissa H., daughter of Jeremiah and Sally Richardson of Victor, and they have had three children : Ernest R., who is well educated and married Lottie Parks of Victor, and has two children : Vera L. and Urma P .; Lilia M., who married John Feiock, and has five children : Alice C., Henry R., John B., Clarence and Em- mett L .; one of the daughters died. In politics Mr. Reed has always been a Repub- lican.
Ryan, Edward P., Phelps, was born in Phelps, September 12, 1852, one of six chil- dren of Captain James Ryan, who was in the English army before coming to this country. Mr. Ryan has always lived in Phelps. In 1879 he went into the hotel busi- ness and has been engaged in it to the present time. In the spring of 1884 he took possession of the "Cottage Hotel," of which he is still the popular landlord. He mar- ried in February, 1876, Emma Maley of Phelps, and they have four children : Frank J., Jennie B., Edward, and Paul Leo, all of whom live in their present home adjoining the hotel.
Ransom, James, Victor, was born in Saugerties, Ulster county, September 25, 1835. He was educated in the public schools and has always been a farmer. March 4, 1856, he married Sarah S., daughter of Peter and Jane Youngs, of his native place, and came to Victor soon afterwards. They have six children : Wilson B., George, Raymond J., Allen, Rose B., and Eveline. Wilson B. married Ophelia Rugg of Victor, and have three children : Ella, Warren, and Norman. George married Edith Wells of Victor. Raymond married Cora Hare of Macedon, Wayne county, and has one daughter, Ade- laide. Rose married Willard Mann of Saugerties, and they have one son, Roy. Mr. Ransom has acquired a fine property through industry, thrift and integrity. He has changed the rugged features of nature and built a fine residence, which is fine in its architectural appearance, and the farm buildings are arranged in the best possible way for the care of stock. IIis windmill cuts his fodder, grinds all kinds of grain, shells his corn, euts his wood, and pumps his water for all purposes.
Roy, Isaac, Phelps, the only survivor of seven children of John and Edna (Parrish) Roy, was born in Phelps, November 22, 1817. The father, John, was born in Scot- land, November 15, 1779. The grandfather, Coll Roy, was born in the Highlands of Scotland in 1750. He emigrated to this country in 1792, and settled on the Mohawk. In 1803 he settled upon the Roy farm in the eastern part of Phelps. He died from the effects of a fall in 1827. Edna Parrish Roy, the mother, was born in Maryland, March 31, 1775, she being a daughter of Richard Parrish, the family coming to Phelps about the year 1800. Isaac Roy when a mere boy was compelled to work on a farm. By hard work and careful application of his earnings he has acquired a handsome property, a portion of which is about 600 acres of the choicest land in Phelps. He takes delight in keeping his farm in a high state of cultivation, and the buildings upon his several farms are exceptionally convenient and well kept. He is a prominent member of the banking firm of John H. Roy & Company. He is a close student of public questions, in which he has always been interested, and is a Democrat. He is a philanthropist and generously supports every move that will tend to benefit his native town.
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Robson, John, Gorham, was born in Northumberland, England, June 2, 1819, a son of James Robson, jr., and was one year old when his parents came to America. He was educated in Canandaigua Academy and in 1849 married Isabelle Telfer, a native of London, Canada, and daughter of Adam and Jane Heslip, early settlers of Spring Water, N. Y. Mr. Robson and wife have had seven children : James A., Jane T., Ann, Mary, Nellie (deceased), Phoebe E., and Fannie M. Mr. Robson is a general farmer and owns 270 acres of the old homestead, on which he has made many improve- ments. He is a Republican and has been assessor three years and supervisor five years. He and family are members of the Presbyterian church at Gorham.
Reed, De Forest E., Gorham, was born in Potter, Jannary 31, 1858, a son of Austin, whose father, Joshua, was a native of Italy, Yates county, and was the father of three sons and seven daughters. Austin was born in Italy in 1825. When a young man he went to Michigan and followed teaching several years, and there married Elizabeth Irwin, a native of Champlain, born in 1830. Her parents were James and Betsey Ir- win. To Mr. Reed and wife were born two sons and three daughters. Mr. Reed is a farmer of Yates county. He is a Republican in politics and has been assessor and excise commissioner. He is a member of the Grange at Rushville. De Forest E. was educated in Rushville Union School and is a farmer and carpenter. In 1880 he pur- chased the Washburn farm of 110 acres, and the same year married Emma Washburn of Gorham, born December 17, 1855. Their children are: Annie L., Orin W., and Frank C. Mr. Reed is a Republican and was elected justice of the peace but never qualified. He and his wife are members of the M. E. church at Rushville. The par- ents of Mrs. Reed are Richard M. and Annie (Gage) Washburn, who had one son and one daughter. Mrs. Annie Gage Washburn was a daughter of Marvin, son of Amasa Gage.
Robinson, Wesley D., Seneca, was born in Springwater, Livingston county, Novem- ber 28, 1843. He was educated in the common schools and five years in Canandaigua Academy, and is a teacher by occupation. July 23, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth N. Y. S. Vols., mustered into the service August 22, 1862, and was severely wounded in the thigh at the battle of Gettysburg. After re- covering to some extent he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps in 1864, and was honorably discharged August 22, 1865. He has married twice, first Eliza L. Tracy, of Grand Rapids, Mich., in February, 1868, who died in 1876. He married second, February 28, 1878, Emma J. Eaton, of Campbell, Steuben county, and they have had two children, a son, Claude A., who died when he was two years old, and Charlie D., born December 21, 1882. Mr. Robinson's father, David A., was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, May 27, 1820, and was a farmer by occupation. He married Malissa A. Bots. ford, of his native place, and they had eight children : Wesley D., R. Lewis, Ellen M., Salome A., Frances E., Willis H., Charles H. who died at the age of three years, and Alfred E. Mr. Robinson was elected justice of the peace in 1881, serving until the spring of 1893, when he was re-elected.
Rupert, William P., Seneca, was born in Seneca on the homestead farm December 15, 1828. He received a common school and academic education, and in early life was
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a teacher and farmer. In 1867 the Rupert nursery and stock farm was started and the public at home and abroad gave it liberal patronage. In 1887 the sons Philip G., Will- iam T. and Frank E. were given an equal partnership interest under the firm name of W. P. Rupert & Sons. They have seventy acres devoted to the nursery interests, and from the earliest period of its history it was the aim of Mr. Rupert to furnish first class fruit and ornamental trees to the public. They have a branch office in Geneva in charge of Charles D. Leonard. In their choice short-horned stock they have sold very largely of their premium stock at the fair grounds in various places, but still winter at least a hundred head. May 24, 1854, he married Catherine Bell, of Gorham, and they have six children : Theodore D., who is a physician in Geneva ; Sophia E., Philip G., C. Belle, W. Thomas and Frank E. Mr. Rupert's father, Philip, was born in Little York, Pa., In 1782, and came to Geneva in 1804, keeping for that time a large shoe shop, employing many men. An incident occurred on Sunday in 1812 that rather shocked the proprietor. An officer with a large force of men going to fight the British, ordered him to open his store, which he did rather than have the soldiers open it, for they said, shoes we must have, Sunday or Monday, and a thriving business was done as long as the stock lasted. He married twice, first in 1805 Sarah Yates, formerly of New Jersey. For his second wife he married Mrs. Rebecca (Parkhurst) Yates, and they had nine children : Rosanna, Barnet, Philip H., Rebecca, Eliza A., Theodore B., Delos W., William P. and Rosetta P. Mr. Rupert's grandfather, Bernard, came from Germany in 1720, when seven years old. Mr. Rupert has been postmaster at Seneca nine years, and superintendent of the Sanday-school in the Presbyterian church at Seneca twenty-five years.
Scribner, Edward, Victor, was born in East Bloomfield June 21, 1827. His parents moved to West Bloomfield and shortly afterwards to Victor when he was six years old. He was educated in the public schools, and has always been a farmer. He married twice, first in 1857 Phoebe Sheldon, of the town of Farmington. They had two chil- dren, Jennie, and John A. who married Catherine Thompson, of Albany, and have one daughter, Helen. Mrs. Scribner died in 1860. The daughter, Jennie, resides at home with her parents. February 14, 1861, he married second Sarah E., daughter of Isaac and Esther Drake, of Webster, Monroe county, and they have had two sons: Frankie W. who died in infancy, and Burton E. who married Ludora H. Bortle, of the town of Perrington. Mr. Scribner's father, Abram, was born in Massachusetts in 1789. He married Henrietta Southworth, and had eight children : Charles, Delia, Caroline, Jane, George, Edward, Mary and Henry. They came to East Bloomfield after several chil- dren were born, others were born in East Bloomfield and Victor. Mrs. Scribner's father, Isaac Drake, was born in Pennsylvnaia in 1793, and married Esther Burnett, formerly of New Jersey, and they had six children : Stephen B., Mary, William, Web- ster S., Sarah E. and Sylvester. Mrs. Scribner's father was in the War of 1812.
Stafford, Milton J., Victor, was born in Victor, August 10, 1830. He was educated in the common schools and until the year 1874 followed farming as an occupation since that date. He has been an extensive dealer in wool and also a cattle broker. May 16, 1861, he married Catharine A., oldest daughter of David and Sophia Clark, of his native town, and they have had three children, two sons and a daughter: George, who died
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in infancy; Jennie, who resides with her aunt, Mrs. Simonds; and Willie J., who is engaged with Frank Pimm, under the firm name of Pimm & Stafford. Mrs. Stafford died April 10, 1889. Mr. Stafford's father, Samuel, was born December 31, 1783. He married Nancy Ferguson, of his native town, and they have had ten children, four sons and six daughters : Betsey, Amos, Sally, Rachel, Emily, Polly, Samuel, Nancy, George W. and Milton J. The family came to this county in 1826, and the three younger children were born in Victor. Mr. Stafford is a member of Milnor Lodge No. 139, F. & A. M., and has been its master twice. He is also a member of Excelsior Chapter No. 169, R. A. M. In politics he is a Republican, and has been highway commissioner on seven different occasions. The family is of English and Scotch descent.
Sutherland, Henry C., Canandaigua, was born on the homestead, about two miles west of Canandaigua, December 18, 1844, a son of William Sutherland. The ancestry on the paternal side is Scotch, and the American branch of the family was founded by three brothers who came to this country some time in the eighteenth century. David, grandfather of Henry C., lived in Columbia county, and had nine children, of whom William was the youngest son. He was born in Chatham, December 5, 1800, and in the War of 1812 drove a team for the government from Albany to New York. He mar- ried in Columbia county in 1828 Sarah Thompson, of Stamford, Dutchess county, and in 1831 came to Ontario county, moving his goods by canal, himself riding horseback and leading one horse on the towpath. He bought a farm of 300 acres, and for many years engaged in speculation in wool and live stock. In the winter of 1840-41 he went to Chicago, where he was engaged in packing meat, and returned on horseback from Indiana, where he had bought two horses. Of his five children, four survive : Thomp- son, Eliza, widow of the late John Smith; Lewis, and Henry C. Maria married Ross Crippin, of Penfield, and died February 15, 1865. Henry C. has always lived in this town. He had a common school education and assisted his father on the farm, where he remained until of age, when he bought a farm on the western town line which he conducted till 1885. He then bought his present farm, the Oliver Phelps estate, and that year erected a beautiful residence on the place. Mr. Sutherland is interested in many private institutions, is a director of the Canandaigua Tinware Co., of which he is also vice-president; a stockholder in the Lisk Manufacturing Company, and the Can- andaigua National Bank. He married in 1864 Maggie Castle, by whom he had one child, Cora, wife of Wayland Hopkins, of Canandaigua. Mrs. Sutherland died in 1873, and he married second Lillian, daughter of Addison Wheeler, of East Bloomfield, and they have one son and a daughter, Will H., a student at Canandaigua Academy, and L. Vedah.
Sheldon, Gardner L., Farmington, was born in Farmington, September 20, 1826. He was educated in the public schools, and ,followed farming. October 17, 1849, he mar- ried Huldah A., daughter of Edward and Harriet Herendeen of this town. They have three children, two sons and one daughter. Edward J. was born January 1, 1851, was educated in the common schools and Canandaigua Academy. May 1, 1873, he married Harriet E. Bullock, of Brighton, Ontario, Canada. They had four children : Edward C., Lulu I., Fred G. and Frank C. (twins), who died at the age of three months. Mr.
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Sheldon was a miller by occupation, and died February 23, 1885. Albon G., born Sep- tember 15, 1857, was educated in the public schools and Palmyra High School. He too is a farmer by occupation. December 17, 1884, he married Lizzie, daughter of Cullen H. and Mary C. (Beebe) Rogers, of Palmyra. They have two daughters and one son : Evelyn R., Albon G., jr., and Mary A. (twins), Hattie E. died in infancy. Mr. Shel- don's father, John, was born in the town of Farmington in the year 1796, was educated in the district schools of his day, and married Eliza Gardner, who was born in the eastern part of this State. They had five children, three sons and two daughters: Sarah, William B., Gardner L., William P., Hannah B. Mr. Sheldon's grandfather, Na- thaniel, married Sarah Winslow, and had nine children, four sons and five daughters: Stephen, Joseph, John, Elizabeth, Anna, Ruth, Webster, Sarah, and Vania. The an- cestors of the Sheldons are Scotch.
Smith, Albert E., Canandaigua, was born at his present residence in Canandaigua, November 10, 1841. His grandfather, John, was of the Mohawk Dutch. He came to Canandaigua about 1810, where he spent the balance of his days. He was twice mar- ried and had a large family. Jacob, the father of our subject, was one of the second family, boru in 1799, and from the time he was twelve years old lived in this town. He married Mittie Jameson in 1825, and they had ten children, of which four are still liv- ing : Orson J., a farmer of Illinois; Anna E., wife of George S. Hickox, of Canan- daigua; Mittie C., widow of Rev. D. C. Sackett ; and Albert E. The latter was edu- cated in the common schools and Canandaigua Academy, and assisted on the farm un- til his father's death April 26, 1872, when he became the owner. This is a fine farm of 130 acres, and the residence is one of the oldest in the town, erected by Hugh Jameson in 1812. He married, December 7, 1870, Mary A., daughter of William and Rachael (Miller) Greer. They have four children : Mittie J., preceptress of Webster school; M. Alberta, Emma L., and Ethel M. They are Baptists.
Smith, William H., Canandaigua, was born in the town of Farmington, Ontario county, January 23, 1829. He was a son of George Smith, a farmer of that town. His boyhood was passed in his native town, where he attended the common schools and later the academies at Macedon and Canandaigua. When he was nineteen years old he began the study of law in the office of Judge Mark H. Sibley, and was admitted to the bar in the spring of 1851. He began practice in Port Jervis, Orange county, where he remained a year and a half, and then settled in Canandaigua, where he has ever since followed his profession. In 1858 he was elected district attorney and re- elected in 1861. While serving his second term he was a delegate to the National Con- vention at Baltimore, which nominated President Lincoln for his second term. In Jan- mary, 1869, he was elected for four years as county judge, and in 1878 was re-elected for six years. While serving as district attorney several cases of great importance came under his official control, and in their successful management he won the commendation of the profession and the community. Mr. Smith was married in 1851 to Jane Hal- stead, daughter of Isaac Halstead, of Livingston county, and they have three chil- dren : Emma, wife of Frank G. Stark, living in Wisconsin ; Harriet B, and Halstead.
Smith, Nicholas B, Geneva, son of Cornelius, was born near Waterloo, October 29, 1835. In 1867 he married Alice E. Everett, and they have one child, Grace. For many
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years Mr. Smith was engaged in boating on the Erie canal and the Hudson River, and for three years ran from New York to Baltimore. He has held the office of constable twelve years, and sheriff eight years. In 1861 he enlisted, and was honorably discharged in 1863. He was injured by a horse falling on him at Malvern Hill. He was in the United States Signal Service fifteen months, and was government watchman at Giesboro' Point one year. In 1889 he built a green-house at Geneva, and is engaged in the growing of plants.
Everett, John, was born in Suffolk county, England, in 1806. Ile married Sarah Hake, and in 1850 they came to America and settled at Geneva. He was a machinist, and they had eight children. Mr. Everett died July 1, 1872, and his wife September 11, 1873. Of their children five are now living : May, wife of George Taylor ; Rachel, wife of John Kenfield; Alice, wife of N. B. Smith, Eleanor, widow of A. Wentzer, and all reside in Geneva. Charles lives in Montgomery City, Md.
Smith, Charles S., Canandaigua, was born in Bristol, June 19, 1865, a son of John and Eliza A. (Sutherland) Smith. John was born in Canandaigua, March 7, 1831, and has always been a farmer. He married in 1859 Eliza A. Sutherland of this town, and they had five children, of whom Charles S. is the oldest son. Mr. Smith died Novem- ber 20, 1892. The whole life of our subject has been spent in this town. He was edu- cated in Canandaigua Academy under professors Clarke and Smith, and on leaving school followed farming for a short time. In 1888 he took charge of a flouring mill which he bought in 1890, and still conducts a merchant and custom mill. Mr. Smith married in January, 1888, Cora, daughter of Abel Richmond, of Clifton Springs, and they have one child, Helen E. Mr. Smith is a member of Canandaigua Lodge No. 294 F. & A. M. and of Canandaigua Lodge K. of P., and his family are members of the Methodist church.
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