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USA > New York > Tioga County > History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York > Part 134
USA > New York > Tompkins County > History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York > Part 134
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In 1806, while engaged in building a log barn, which remained standing till 1878, a young man by the name of Cooper was instantly killed, by the falling of a log. He was buried on the farm, where fifteen or twenty others are buried. This was probably the first death in the place.
Elder Ezra Chase preached in the old log barn many years. Judah Baker lived to a vigorous old age, and died in 1851, aged eighty-eight years.
In the year 1806 one of Mr. Baker's cows strayed away, and while looking for her, west from his residence about one mile, lic heard the sound of an axe, and following it up, he came to a clearing, where he found Asahel Lovell with his family, and who had been there about a year, and on the farm now occupied by David Johnson. His descendants are now living in the town.
John White, Peter Banfield, and John Applegate came in 1805, and settled on and near what is known as Apple- gate's Corners.
Jonathan Rolfe came in from South Amboy, N. J., in 1806, with his wife and four children, Reuben, Sarah, Mary, and Ephraim, and settled where Jonathan Rolfe, his youngest son, now lives. The same year Gilbert Long- street settled in the west part of the town. His daughter
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married Lewis Van Kirk, and is now living with her son, Leroy Van Kirk.
Samuel Rolfc came in 1807, settled at Applegate's Cor- ners, and was justice of the peace for many years.
Daniel Konkle, in 1805, settled where Win. Fisher now resides. Joseph Rogers, the same year, settled where Thos. Kelsey lives, in the southeast mnile square of the town.
About 1804, Isaac and John Beech came in, Isaac locat- ing first on the farm where David Purdy afterwards settled in 1827, and is known as lot 62. This lot, like many others, throughout this Military Tract (arising from the sale of soldiers' claims to speculators, and in many instances the land had been repeatedly sold), was the subject of a long litigation, and was finally decided, in 1840, in favor of David Purdy and his heirs. Isaac Beech, in a few years, moved down in the valley where Silas Harvey now lives, and where his brother John settled at first. He was dea- eon of the Baptist Church until his death. John moved to Ohio after a few years.
James Bailey and James Rumsey came in the south part of the town in 1806. Mr. Bailey eame from Bailey town, now Romulus, and located where his son, Daniel Bailey, resides. He served in the war of 1812. Mr. Rumsey canic from Orange County to Scipio, was there a year, and during the fall of 1805 came out to this place with his two sons, John and James, and cleared a piece of ground, and sowed it to wheat, and returned to Scipio. In the spring of 1806 he returned to this location with his family, and built a log house where Geo. Rumscy, his youngest son, now lives. For a long time they carried their grain to the mill at Ithaea, by the way of the Newtown road.
In 1817, Isaac Rumsey, a brother of James, came in the town, and put up a grist-mill at the " Falls," where the present mill now stands.
Prior to this, Benjamin Ferris, in 1812, had erected the first saw-mill in town. It stood above Oliver Rumsey's house, and the old embankinents are still there. The road ran directly through the mill.
Two brothers, Timothy B, and Squier J. Nobles, came out from Pennsylvania to this town, to see some land their father had bought, in the fall of 1809, and in the spring of 1810, John Nobles, his wife, and three sons, Timothy B., Charles, and Squier J., came in and located on a traet of land of about 400 acres, on the south side of what used to be known as Noble Street. John gave to each of his sons 100 aeres, reserving 100 acres for himself. Some of their descendants are yet living on these farms.
Amos and Gilbert J. Ogden, John Cooper, and Reuben D. Lyon came into the south border of the town in 1809, and commenced pioncer work in that seetion. Amos Og- den located where Parker Trumbull lives, Gilbert J. where Chas. Rumsey is, John Cooper where Frank Porter lives, and Reuben D. Lyon where Chas. Trumbull resides. Abram Longcoy, about this time, located where Geo. Ever- hart lives.
In 1809, Isaac Chase lived at Enfield Centre. There was a wedding at his log house in that year. Jas. New- man lived in a log house at the Centre. His son, Nathaniel, kept a tavern there before 1812.
Elder Ezra Chase came in about 1813, and preached
here in barns and school-houses, and was here many years ; and was settled as first pastor of the Christian Church in 1821. Mrs. Wm. Bagley, a daughter of Ezra Chase, rc- lates that when they broke their pewter spoons, they went to some of the neighbors who had moulds, and then run them over again. Buttons also were east in moulds, and of pewter.
David Thatcher settled down, ncar where the Methodist church at Kennedy's Corners now stands, some time before 1812. John Townsend located where Bostwick's Corners now arc at an carly day. Andrew Bostwick lived at Port Byron, and was a sub-contractor on the Erie Canal. Bought his farm at sheriff's sale, and in 1820 his son, Orson, came in and settled upon it; Andrew coming in some years later. Orson Bostwick was engaged in the mercantile busi- ness with Oliver Williams, and the old store still stands, having been removed a little west of the corner, and is used for a dwelling-house. Mr. Bostwick had two sons, William L. and Herman, who reside in Ithaea. William L. Bost- wiek is a graduate of Hamilton College, represented his town as supervisor before removing to Ithaca, and since has represented the county as member of Assembly ; and while there was chairman of committee on education, and is at present a member of the Board of Regents of the State.
T. J. Porter came in town from New Hartford, near Utica, in 1814, and settled where he still lives. The same year John Sheffield located on the cast line of the town, and is still living there. Samuel Harvey moved from Mon- mouth Co., N. J., to Scipio, and was there during the great eclipse in 1806 ; came to this section in 1808, lived on the town line, and kept tavern many years. He was a justice of the peace for several years. He bought two hundred and forty acres, and gave them to two of his sons, Silas and Joseph. Silas married Abigail Lovell, and moved on the farm in 1813, where Joseph Harvey now lives. Joseph lived with him until he married Hannah Lovell, and in 1817 settled where his descendants now live.
Jesse Harriman was one of the first settlers, in 1793, where Trumansburg now is, and owned one hundred acres there. In 1819-20 he came to this town, settled first near Enfield Centre, and built a saw-mill ; afterwards moved on Enfield, or Five-Mile Creek, where H. S. Havens lives, and there lived with his son, Lyman Harriman, and dicd March 16, 1866, aged ninety-five years.
Walter Payne lived in this town, where John Hethington lives, in 1819, and was the first supervisor in 1821. John Lummerton came in that year, and located where he still lives.
Charles Woodward came from England, lived in Ovid one year, and removed in 1822 to the farm where Mrs. Woodward now resides. In 1825, T. S. and J. B. Wil- liams came from Middletown, Conn., and T. S. Williams opened a store at Applegate's Corners, in a part of the Ap- plegate tavern-house, J. B. Williams acting as clerk. In 1826, T. S. Williams purchased a traet of land known as the Beekman lot, half a mile west of the corner, and erected thereon a " dry saw-mill," -- or the " ox saw-mill," as it was more familiarly known,-which was run by oxen and horses. In 1827 they removed to Ithaca, since which time they are too well known to need mention here. Jervis
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Langdon was at Enfield Centre about 1831 or 1832, as a clerk, first in a store kept by Ira Carpenter, who had a store in Ithaca also, afterwards in company as Langdon & Marsh, in the mercantile business. Removed to Ithaca, and kept store for a time where J. T. Morrison's store now stands, and moved from thenee to Elmira, where he amassed large wealth, and became one of the prominent men of that city.
Colonel Henry Brewer came from Dutchess County, and located first in Ulysses, in 1839; he soon after removed to the farmn he still occupies, bringing with him his wife and one child. He is much interested in agricultural pursuits, and has been largely instrumental in the increase of cultiva- tion of clover, and one of the first to study thoroughly its nature. His theory has been scouted at, but he has fought the battle through, until his views are received throughout the county. The theory is, that clover plowed under on sandy loam is detrimental to the growth of clover after- wards, it not being the case on clay soil. Ou their farm was a famous deer-lick in the old time, and for many years the place was known as Buck Hill. Colonel Brewer has two sons, William H. and Edgar. William H. en- tered the Scientific School, under Professors Silliman and Norton, in 1849, afterwards studied in Germany two years, and for four years was in California on the government survey, and is now professor in the Sheffield School, New Haven. Edgar is a leading farmer, and is on the old farm settled by his father. He is president of the Tompkins County Agricultural Society.
INITIAL EVENTS.
The first settler was John Geltner, in 1803 or 1804, on lot No. 45, who also erected the first log house. The first log barn was built by Judah Baker, in 1806, and the first death occurred at its raising, a young man by the name of Cooper being instantly killed.
The first tavern was kept by John Applegate, in 1807-8. Samuel Ingersoll opened the first store at Enfield Centre. The first preacher was Elder Chase, who came here in 1813. The first organized church was the Baptist Church, in 1817. The first school-house was erected in 1809, about a quarter of a mile north of Applegate's Corners, and the first teacher was --- Bundy.
The first orchard was on the Baker farm. The first saw- mill was built by Benjamin Ferris, in 1812, on Five-Mile Creek, above Oliver Rumsey's, and the first grist-mill by Isaac Rumsey, in 1817, on the site of the present mill at the " Falls."
Moses Lovell kept the first post-office, and the first road laid out (now unused ) was from Applegate's Corners, run- ning southeasterly to where Nicholas Kirby now lives, thence over the hill, west, past the old Lovell farm, and over this road was the first stage-route.
The first marriage was Jesse Osborne and Rachel Chase, in 1809, at the house of her father, Isaac Chase, at Enfield Centre.
THIE BAPTIST CHURCHI OF ENFIELD
was constituted in 1817, at the house of Elder John Lewis, where Michael Norton now lives, with Rev. John Lewis as
first pastor, and having 26 members. Services were held at the house of Jonathan Rolfe, and later alternately at the Woodward school-house, in the south part of the town. The pastors who succeeded Mr. Lewis were Revs. J. P. Woodworth, J. F. Stark, Job Leach, J. J. Fuller, A. Law- ton, J. F. Stark, C. Nelson, John Gray, Ezra Tucker, T. Everts, D. C. Marshall, P. Perry, F. Dusenbury, A. D. Abbott, who is the present pastor. They number at present 79, and have a Sunday-school in connection containing 100 scholars. Deacon Reuben Rolfe, still living, is one of the constituent members.
A comfortable house of worship was completed in 1842 at Enfield Centre, at a cost of $1300.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHI OF ENFIELD
was constituted in 1821, with five members. Elder Ezra Chase first pastor, who was succeeded by Revs. J. M. Westcott, Seth Marvin, Ira Brown, Jabez Chadwick, Ebenezer Fleming, Job Harvey, Wm. J. Grinn, Lorenzo Fleming, E. R. Wade, - Price, Jabez Ford, E. J. Hol- land, Jas. Thomas, and J. P. Topping, who is still the pastor. Present membership 85. Sunday-school contains 30 scholars. J. P. Topping, Superintendent. A cemetery belonging to the church is in the rear of church building at Enfield Centre.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF KENNEDY'S CORNERS.
The first class was organized that afterwards constituted this church in the north school-house, and Elias Lanning was the first leader, in 1844, and was under charge of the Jacksonville Church, but now under the care of the Enfield Centre Church. They number about 30. In 1848 the present church was erected.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHI OF ENFIELD.
About the year 1831 or 1832, Rev. Wmn. Page, then offici- ating as a stated supply at Ithaca, visited this place, and was instrumental in organizing a church under the care of the Presbytery of Cayuga, Feb. 14, 1832. Its relation has several times been changed, first to the Presbytery of Geneva, next to Tioga, and lastly to Ithaca. Among the ministers who labored here were Revs. Henry Ford, Royal West, and Daniel Washburn, under the patronage of the American Ilome Missionary Society. Feb. 28, 1838, Rev. Warren Day was installed pastor, who remained until 1844. Rev. Moses Jewell succeeded him. The church numbered at one time 65 members. A house of worship was com- pleted in 1835-36 at Enfield Centre, and is still standing, and used as a public hall. The church has been disbanded for many years.
Jervis Langdon, of Elmira, was one of the prominent members. A cemetery was laid out in the rear of the church, and is still iu use.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ENFIELD
was first recognized as an independent charge Jan. 19, 1835. Rev. Joseph Pearsall was the first pastor. Prior to this time class-meetings had been held in barns at Bost- wick Corners, and near there. June 3, 1835, a lot was purchased of Andrew Bostwick for $50, and buildings
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ereeted thereon. The pastors that succeeded Mr. Pearsall were Asa Story, Nathan Fellows, Jos. K. Tuttle, Matthew Hanna, Samuel Parker, - Jewett, J. W. Nevins, John Kane, Chas. W. Barkley, Henry Wisner, Win. Potter, Wm. Pindar, A. G. Wightman, Geo. Wilkinson, J. Armitage, Sehuyler Sunderland, J. J. Turton, O. T. Comfort, J. Hunt, J. L. S. Grandon, O. B. Weaver, M. F. Dewitt, - Chub- buek, O. Clark, R. Vidian, N. M. Wheeler, C. W. Win- chester, Wm. Sharp, O. J. Compton, and W. J. Mills, pas- tor at present. Present membership, 50. Sunday-school scholars, 100. Mrs. Win. Fisher, Jr., Superintendent.
March 13, 1876, it was voted to remove the meeting- house to Enfield Centre. It was removed, and repaired at a eost, including site, of $3200, and June 20, 1878, it was dedicated, Dr. L. C. Queal, of Ehnira, preaching the ser- mon, Dr. Curtiss, of Syracuse, and Rev. Mr. Hard, of Ithaea, assisting in the services.
CEMETERIES.
The first burials were made on the Baker farm. A few stones are still standing. Soon after burials were made near Jonathan Rolfe, and this burial-place was given by him, and in 1876 a number of the citizens met together and eleeted nine trustees, and a society was organized and incorporated as the Rolfe Cemetery Association, June 10, 1876. Ebenezer Havens is the president and Samuel Rolfe secretary. There is a cemetery connected with the old Presbyterian church that is still in use, also one with the Christian church. There are other small ones throughout the town known as the Budd and Woodward cemeteries.
SCHOOLS.
13 distriets ; 464 children ; 388 scholars ; weeks taught, 384; teachers, 5 males and 19 females ; 435 volumes in libraries, value $153; value of school-houses and sites, $7300.
RECEIPTS.
On hand
$5.93
State appropriation
1317.39
School fund ..
215.32
Tax
695.90
Other
262.09
Total
$2496.63
PAYMENTS.
Teachers' wages.
$2195.22
Repair
65.46
Incidentals
225.68
Other ...
15.27
Total
$2501.63
CIVIL HISTORY.
The town was ereeted from the southwestern part of the town of Ulysses, March 16, 1821, and was named after the town of Enfield, Conn. The town records from the organi- zation until 1845 are lost, but many of the supervisors have been obtained from other sources.
The following is a list of supervisors, town elerks, and justices of the peace, as accurately as can be ascertained :
SUPERVISORS.
1821. Walter Payne.
1825. John Applegate.
1826-27. Gilbert J. Ogden.
1828-31. Christophe: Miller. 1832-33. Win. Hunter. 1834. David Atwater.
TOWN CLERKS.
1846-47. Daniel L. Starr.
1863. J. G. Wortman.
1848-49. Elihu Dennis.
1864. J. H. Marshall.
1850. Wm. M. Newman. 1865. S. D. Purdy.
1851. Johu Wortman.
1866. J. M. Baker.
1852-53. John P. Broas.
1867. Benj. Horton.
1854. Jas. A. Arnold.
1868. J. P. Broas,
1855-56. J. G. Wortman. 1869-70. Wm. H. Jones.
1857. John D. Konkle.
1871. J. S. Miller.
1858-59. John M. Baker.
1872-73. Theo. J. Baker.
1860-61. J. G. Wortman.
1874-75. Wm. Barber.
1862. Joseph II. Marshall.
1876-78. John Russell.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Amos Miller, Chas. Matthews, Pardon Brown, R. N. Wickham, L.
H. Van Kirk, Jos. W. Fletcher, John W. Brown, C. C. Apple- gate, Edwin S. Ford, S. P. Sackett, Wm. Marshall, Albert Chapman, Jos. Rolfe, E. S. Ford, S. P. Sackett, Wm. Marshall, Amos V. Lanning, Samuel Rolfe, E. S. Ford, John P. Broas, Chas. Rockwell, J. M. Baker, Jos. R. Willis, Orrin Dearborn, J. M. Lanning, Richard Leonard, J. II. Bailey, Wm. Marshall, Elisha Horton, Samuel Rolfe, J. M. Lanning.
MILITARY RECORD.
Win. Barber, blacksmith, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 28, 1863, three years. Wm. Van Marter, private, Co. G, 119th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 11, 186], three years. Wm. M. Bagley, corp., Co. G, 137th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 17, 1862, three years. Peter Van Marter, sergt., Co. G, 137th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 17, 1862, three years. Austin Bagley, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 11, 1862, three years. Reuben Wallingback, private, Co. B, 6th N. Y. Art .; enl. Jan. 4, 1864, three years.
Wm. H. Brower, private, Co. G, 15th N. Y. Cav. ; enl. Sept. 18, 1863, three years. Heury Wallingboek, private, Co. I, 23d N. Y. Inf .; enl. May 16, 1861, two years. Joel Wood, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 10, 1862, two years ; died Jan. 12, 1862, at division hospital.
Elizur B. Harvey, private, Co. B, 21st N. Y. Cav .; eul. Ang. 1, 1863, three years. Benjamin Horton, private, Co. K, 6th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Jan. 4, 1864, three years. Geo. W. Harvey, private, Co. B, 6th N. Y. Art. ; enl. June 4, 1864, three years ; wounded in front of Petersburg; leg amputated June 20, 1865.
Andrew Wager, private, Co. H, 107th N. Y. Inf .; enl. July 19, 1862; wounded at Chancellorsville end at Dallas, Ga.
Samuel Fish, Jr., 'private, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 28, 1863, three years ; horse shot from under him at the battle of Winchester, dislocating the ankle.
Jay Bagley, private, Co. G, 21st N. Y. Cav. ; enl. Dec. 28, 1863, three years. Frauk M. Burdick, private, Co. M, U. S. Art., three years; still in service.
Leonard T. Burdick, private, Co. K, 97th N. Y. Inf .; enl. July 25, 1863, three years.
Amos Tucker, private, Co. C, 179th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 10, 1864, one year ; killed at battle of Petersburg.
Justus E. Loomis, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Iuf .; enl. Ang. 11, 1862, three years wounded at battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864; leg amputated; died June 9, 1864.
John Ehle, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Jan. 4, 1864, three years.
Win. Fish, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. luf .; enl. Aug. 20, 1862, three years ; killed at Petersburg.
John Fish, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 11, 1862, three years.
Alonzo E. Wright, private, Co. 11, 169th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Jan. 2, 1864, three years. Dennis Ronkle, private, Co. L, 6th 11. Art .; enl. Feb. 12, 1864, three years ; died of fever at Staten Island.
George W. Gray, private, Co. L, 6th II. Art .; enl. Feb. 4. 1864, three years; wounded in wrist at battle of Pine Knob, June 15, 1864.
Caleb Carman, private, Co. D, 137th N. Y .. Inf .; enl. Aug. 16, 1862, three years John Davis, private, Co. C, 179th N. Y. Inf ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year.
Alonzo Hansner, private, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 20, 1862, three years; slightly wounded in head in front of Petersburg, June, 1864.
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1836-38. Bethuel V. Gould.
1857-58. Samuel V. Graham.
1839-41. C. C. Applegate.
1859-60. Henry Brewer.
1845-47. Cyrus Gray.
1861-62. Wm. L. Bostwick.
1848. Daniel L. Starr.
1863. Daniel W. Bailey.
1864. Daniel Colegrove.
1865-67. D. W. Bailey.
1868-70. S. V. Graham.
1871. J. G. Wortman.
1853. Joshua S. Miller.
1872-74. Ebenezer Havens.
1854. Joseph Rolfe.
1875. Daniel W. Bailey.
1855. Peter Van Dorn.
1876-78. Leroy H. Vankirk.
1856. Chester Rolfe.
1849. C. C. Applegate.
1850. Amos Curry.
1851. John Hardenburg.
1852. Joseph Rolfe.
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John Snow, private, Co. A, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. July 15, 1862, three years ; killed at battle of Petersburg, July 30, 1864.
Alonzo Snow, private, Co. A, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. July 20, 1862, three years ; died at Washington, Nov. 1864, with chronic diarrhea.
Jacob Everts, private, Co. A, 16th N. Y. Art .; enl. Dec. 25, 1863, three years. Nelson Brown, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Jan. 4, 1864, three years; trans. to 51st Vet.
Zeno C. Brown, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Jan. 4, 1864, three years. Ebenezer Thatcher, private, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 29, 1863, three years ; pro. corp., Feb. 1, 1865; wounded slightly, April 9, 1865.
Frank Haviland, private, Co. A, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 13, 1862, three years; pro. to corp. and sergt .; wounded in hand at battles of Wilderness. Ezra Thatcher, private, Co. A, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; eul. Aug. 13, 1862, three years; wounded in shonlder at battle of Wilderness.
Geo. B. Thatcher, private, Co. A, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 13, 1862, three years ; killed at battle of Cold Harbor, June 17, 1864.
Geo. W. Hicks, private, Co. C, 179th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 5, 1861, one year.
Wm. H. Van Kleek, private, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 29, 1863, three years.
Enos Longeoy, private, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 31, 1863, three years. Cephas Harvey, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 11, 1861, three years. John A. Williams, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; en1. Aug. 11, 186], three years. Warren T. Curry, private, Co. D, 179th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 27, 1865, one year. Jas. F. Carman, private, Co. I, 36th N. Y. Inf .; enl. May 13, 1861, two years. Joseph Byrum, private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. March 15, 1865, one year. Roderick Byrum, private, Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. March 13, 1862, three years. IIenry Rolfe, private, Co. K, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Oct. 12, 1863, three years. George Larason, private, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. March 12, 1864, three years. Chas, Harvey, private, Co. C, 8th Regt .; enl. March 12, 1864, three years.
James Boice, private, 137th N. Y. Inf .; en1. Aug. 15, 1862, three years ; wounded in leg at Petersburg.
Jasper P. Lanning, private, Co. H, 16th Regt. ; enl. Jan. 4, 1864, three years. Wm. Everts, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; en1. Aug. 11, 1862, three years ; wounded Mareh 30, 1865; died April 1, 1865.
John Qnick, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 11, 1862, three years. James Quick, private, Co. G, 15th N. Y. Cav .; en1. Jan. 4, 1863, three years. Joseph MeClannin, private, 16th H. Art. ; enl. Jan. 4, 1864, three years. E. D. Broas, private, 15th Art.
Wm. Lavercool, private, Co. D, 179th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 31, 1862, one year. Win. Deeker, private, Co. C, 6th N. Y. H. Art. ; enl. Jan. 4, 1862, three years. Wm. Kelly, private, Co. G, 16th Regt .; enl. Jan. 4, 1862, three years.
Jerome Teeter, private, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 1, 1863, three years; still in the service.
Martin Dunham, private, Co. G, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 28, 1863, three years; still in the service.
Isaac M. Giloray, private ; enl. Aug. 31, 1862, one year.
Albert E. Tubbs.
Wilson C. Williams, private, Co. C, 179th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 10, 1864, three years.
Wm. Ward, private, 21st N. Y. Cav .; three years.
Chas. D. Boyer, died at Yorktown.
Porter Bement.
Geo. Elile, private, Co. G, 50th N. Y. Eng .; en1. Dec. 1863, three years.
Henry Quick, private, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 1863, three years; disch. Feb. 1864, for disability.
James R. Bower, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Ang. 11, 1862, three years ; pro. to sergt., July 4, 1864, and 2d lieut., June 16, 1865.
Theodore H. Grahanı, private, Co. A, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 11, 1862, three years ; pro. to corp. and sergt., June, 1864.
John Graham, private, Co. A, 109th N. Y. Inf .; eul. Ang. 4, 1862, three years. Samuel Haviland, private, Co. A, 32d N. Y. Inf .; enl. 1864, three years.
Edward Haviland, private, 15th N. Y. Cav .; en1. 1864, three years.
Dana Kelsey, surg .; enl. 1861.
Torey Kelsey, surg .; enl. 1862.
Eron Van Kirk, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; eul. Aug. 11, 1862, three years. Jared Nivison, drummer, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 11, 1862, three years.
Augustine H. Hill, enl. Aug. 11, 1862, three years.
Volunteers from town. 79
4 other places. 26
Substitutes
1
In navy.
1
Total 107
CHAPTER LXXI.
GROTON.
THE town of Groton is the northeast corner town of Tompkins County, and has a rolling or moderately hilly surface. From the valleys, the land rises by long and
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