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USA > New York > Tioga County > History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York > Part 141
USA > New York > Tompkins County > History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York > Part 141
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Joseph Bishop was appointed postmaster at Beardsley's Corners, in 1825. The mails were supplied onee a week, on horseback.
A VETERAN POST-OFFICE OFFICIAL.
Roswell Beardsley eame into Beardsley's Corners (now North Lansing), Jan. 20, 1827-28, and became deputy for Mr. Bishop in June, 1828; was appointed postmaster under John Quincy Adams and Judge John MeLean, post- master-general, and has held the position from that time to the present ; and has made out every quarterly return and signed them, without a single exception, during the past fifty years. About two years ago he learned that 'twas through the influence of a casual conversation between a brother of his and Governor Wm. H. Seward that his first appointment was inade. The post-offices of the town are at Asbury, East Lansing, Midway, North Lansing, South Lansing, Ludlowville, Lake Ridge, and Lansingville.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Cayuga Lake Railroad runs through this town on the east shore of Cayuga Lake. Stations are at Ludlowville and Lake Ridge.
The New York and Oswego Midland Railroad runs through the east portion of the town, having stations at Asbury, Midway, East Lansing, and North Lansing.
LUDLOWVILLE
is the largest village in the town, and is situated on Salmon Creek, about one mile from the lake, and contains two churches (Presbyterian and Methodist), a hotel, a school- house, a post-office, three dry goods and grocery stores, two drug-stores, a hardware-store, a marble-shop, two blacksmith- shops, a grist-mill, a saw-mill, a spoke-factory, two wagon- shops, a boot and shoe store, a harness-shop, a shingle- weaver, a briek and tile yard, two millinery-stores, a lawyer, and two physicians, I. O. of G. T.'s, and Burr's Hall .*
# De Witt Clinton says, in his " Private Journal," written in 1810, after leaving Ithaca, " Ahout six miles we were overtaken by a shower, and sheltered ourselves for a few minutes in a farmer's house in
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LANSINGVILLE,
formerly known as Teetertown, lies on the ridge west of Salmon Creek, in the north part of the town, and contains a church (Methodist), a hotel, a post-office, one store, a blacksmith-shop, a wagon-shop. It has one physician .*
NORTH LANSING,
known as Beardsley's Corners, is in the northeast corner of the town, and contains two churches (Baptist and Metho- dist), a hotel, a post-office, one store, a blacksmith- and wagon-shop, and two nurseries.
LIBERTYVILLE,
or South Lansing, is a hamlet in the south part of the town, and contains one hotel, one store, a post-office, and a blacksmith-shop.
LAKE RIDGE
lies on the bluff above the lake, in the northwest part of the town, and is a hamlet containing a Baptist church, one store, and a post-office.
EAST LANSING
is the name of a post-office in the east part of the town. A Baptist church is located at this place.
THE LANSING TOWN TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
The Rev. Joel Jewell, in a historieal address delivered before the Heetor Temperanee Society, at Peach-Orehard, in 1868, says, " In 1828 we were cheered by the organi- zation of the 'Lansing Temperance Society.' This was a live institution, with Thomas Ludlow for President ; Nich- olas Townley, Secretary; and our friend Joy for a power- wheel." Benjamin Joy was the founder, and the only living person of the original members is Samuel Love, of Ithaea. The semi-centennial of the society was held at Ludlowville, in the spring of 1878.
CIVIL HISTORY.
Milton was one of the military townships. Jan. 27, 1789, it was ereeted as a civil township. Locke was taken off while it was Milton, Feb. 20, 1802. The name was changed to Genoa, April 6, 1808. Lansing was erected from the south part of Genoa, April 7, 1817, in the same act that constituted Tompkins County, and embraces an area of 38,808 aeres, of which 32,057 are improved, and contains a population of 2956 inhabitants, according to the census of 1875. The first town-meeting was provided for in the
Genoa, formerly Milton. He lives on lot No. 91, and has lived there four years. He bought sixty aeres for $8, thirty aeres for $17, and ten aeres for $20. Nine miles from Ithaea we passed Salmon Creek, a considerable stream, on which are mills built by one Ludlow ; and a mile farther we ascended a vory elevated hill, from which we had a prospect of Ithaea, the lake, and a great part of Seneen County. Ilere aro some houses and a post-office."
# The town-meetings of the town of Milton were held here April 1, 1794, at the house of Jonathan Woodruff; April, 1795, at the house of S. Baker ; April, 1796, at the house of John Garrison ; April, 1801 and 1806, at the house of Conrad Tecter, and from him the place took its name of Teetertown, until tho establishment of the post-office, in 1830, when it took its present. name; April, 1805, it was held in tho Methodist church ; April, 1808-9, in tho Presbyterian church.
aet, and was to be held at the house of Samuel Howe, April 15, 1817. The records of the town have been lost, and no trace can be found until the year 1829.
The following is a list of supervisors, town clerks, and justices of the peace as accurately as can be obtained :
SUPERVISORS.
1829. Josiah Hedden.
1862-66. H. B. Lord.
1830-31. Calvin Burr.
1867. Wm. Mead.
1832-33. Josiah IIedden.
1868. J. B. Bogardus.
1869-76. James M. Woodbury.
1877-78. David Crocker.
TOWN CLERKS.
1829-35. Charles Davis.
1869-70. Lorenzo Myers.
1842. P. Freneh.
1871. Orlando M. Avery.
1862-64. John R. Midehell. 1872-73. A. W. Smith.
1865. George N. Mitehell.
1874. Lyman L. Myers.
1866. Charles G. Benjamin. 1875. Wm. G. Godley.
1867. George Miller.
1876. Philemon L. Smith.
1868. C. G. Benjamin.
1877-78. Geo. M. Letts.
JUSTICES OF THIE PEACE.
1831. Abijah Miller.
Darins Hall.
1832. Jehial Ludlow. John II. Conklin.
1833. Jacob Conrad. David Crocker.
1834. Jesse MeKinney.
C. G. Benjamin.
1862. Jas. M. Woodbury.
Jas. M. Woodbury.
Egbert Williams.
Nelson E. Lyon.
Darius Hall. John W. Smith.
Joshua Brown.
Dana Bower.
Effingham T. Brown.
E. Bates White.
Wm. II. Fitch.
Newton W. Brown.
We are indebted for valuable information in reference to the early settlement of this town to Mrs. E. C. Stuart, Mrs. W. Allen, Nicholas Allen, Mrs. J. W. Pratt, Albert Baker, S. J. Baker, J. Beardsley, R. Beardsley, Daniel Bacon, Miss M. E. Tounley, S. K. Newton, J. and A. Brown, George W. Miller, Benson Buck, II. Leavenworth, of Genoa, and James Burr, Sylvester Mineer, Sulvenus Brown, Benjamin Brown, W. Bloom, Dr. J. D. Burdick, George Drake, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Ives, Captain A. Knettles, Smith Norton, David Crocker, George M. Letts, and J. W. IIamilton.
MILITARY RECORD.
Geo. Arnold Rion, private, Co. A, 32d Regt. ; enl. May 1, 1861, two years; in the first Bull Run battle; re-enl. 1863, in 15th N. Y. Cav. ; promoted, 1864, to corporal; in battles of Winchester, New Market, Harper's Farm, and was at the surrender of Gen. Lee; disch. Ang. 9, 1865.
Chas. Cook, private, Co. HI, 51st N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Oct. 15, 1861, three years : wounded in the head at the battle of Newbern ; disch. at Fortress Mon- roe, Sept. 23, 1862.
John Arnold Rion, private, Co. G; enl. Sept. 22, 1863, three years; died at Camp Stoneman, Dee. 20, 1863.
Selalı Holden, private, Co. G, 1021h N. Y. Inf. ; at the battles of Wilderness, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Ridge; disch. 1865.
Geo. Win. Willis, private, Co. F, 9th N. Y. Art. : enl. Feb. 11, 1464, three years; in the battle of Cedar Run.
Stanly Stuart, private, Co. G, 109]h N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 10, 1862, three years ; in battle of Wilderness.
Wni. Heury Parker, private, Co. II, 51st Inf .; eul. Sept. 8, 1861, three years ; died of fever at Annapolis, 1861.
Delos Ilaring, private, Co. 1, 3d N. Y. Art .; enl. Sept. 2, 1864, one year ; in battle of Kingston ; disch. 1865.
Frank Marion Miller, private, Co. D, 3d N. Y. Art. ; eul. Sept. 2, 1861, one year; in the battle of Kingston ; disch. 1>65.
Chas. 1 .. Brown, private, Co. A. 31 N. Y. Art .; enl. Sept. 2, 1861, one year ; died at Newbern, of yellow fever, 1861.
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1834. Luther Hedden.
1835-36. John Griswold.
1837-40. Daniel D. Minier.
Jas. M. Woodbury.
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HISTORY OF TIOGA, CHEMUNG, TOMPKINS,
Amasa Dana Schenck, sergt., Co. G, 10th N. Y. Cav .; enl. Oct. 14, 1861, three years ; pro. to corp., 1863; in the battles of Bristol, Middleburg, Gettys- burg, and Shepherdstown ; wounded in sight forearm at the battle of Sulphur Springs ; re- enl. March, 1864, three years ; in the battles of North Anna, Cold Ilarbor, and Trevillian Station ; wounded in right eye at battle of Charles City Cross-Roads; disch. June 7, 1865.
Joseph L. Bowers, hospital steward, Co. G, 10th N. Y. Cav .; enl. Oct. 7, 1861 ; three years ; pro. to sergt. in 1864; in kattks of Bristol, Middleburg, Get- tysburg, Shepherdstown, Sulphur Springs; re-enl. Dec. 17, 1863; I attles of North Anna, Cold Harbor, Trevillian Station, Charles City Cross-Roads.
John Metzgar, private, Co. A, 32d N. Y. Inf. ; enl. April 29, 1864, two years; in first battle of Bull Run, West Point, seven days before Richmond, Sonth Mountain, An tietam, first and second Fredericksburg ; re-enl. 1863; wounded at Chapin's Farm ; disch. at Fort Williams.
James B. Davis, private, Co. II, 51st N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 8, 1864, three years ; Roanoke Island, second Bull Run, Chantilly ; disch. 1862.
Henry Harrison Teeter, private, Co. I, 16th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Dee. 26, 1863, three years.
Daniel B. Boyce, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Iuf .; enl. Aug. 1862, three years ; disch. 1865.
Robert Jones, private, Co. H, 6th N. Y. Art .; enl. Dec. 26, 1863, three years; in the battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor; disch. Oet. 1865.
John Henry Freese, private, Co. K, 111th N. Y. Inf .; enl. June, 1863, three years ; in the battle of Fredericksburg ; taken prisoner before Petersburg, and starved to death at Andersonville.
Wm. Frisby Scarles, private, Co. F, 5Ist N. Y. Iuf .; enl. Sept. 8, 1861, three years; was in the battle of Roanoke; killed at the battle of Fredericks- burg.
Henry Hlouser, private, Co. C, 179th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 2, 1864, one year ; was in the battle betore Petersburg.
Jolin Alex. Decamp, private, Co. E, 5th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 1863, three years ; disch. 1865.
Wm Henry Myers, private, Co. H. 9th N. Y. Art .; enl. Dee. 24, 1863, three years; in battles of Petersburg, and at : urrender of Gen. Lee; disch. 1865.
Edwin Debue, private, Co. B, 9th Art .; enl. Sept. 2, 1864, one year ; in battles of Cedar Creek, in front of Petersburg ; disch. 1865.
James H. Willis, private, Co. F, 9th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Feb. 11, 1864, three years; was in the battles of Cedar Run, Sailor's Creek, and Petersburg; disch. 1865.
Geo. Il. Tichenor, private, Co. F, 9th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Feb. 11, 1864, three years ; died from wound in leg, at Cedar Run.
L. Coleman, private, Co. F, 9th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Ang. 25, 1863, three years; in the battles of Cedar Creek, in front of Petersburg, Sailor's Run, and at the surrender of Gen. Lee ; disch. Oct. 1865.
Elmer L. Williams, private, Co. B, 2Ist N. Y. Cav .; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year ; was at battles of Mount Jackson, Madison Court-House ; disch. 1865.
Patrick Majoris, private, Co. K, 16th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Oct. 26, 1863, three years ; was in the battles of Weldon Railroad, Shafer Farm, Fort Fisher; disch. 1865.
David Robinson, private, Co. D, 149th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 8, 1862, three years; was in battles of Suffolk, Lookout Mountain, and Missionary Ridge; disch. 1865.
Barnum R. Butler, private; enl. Ang. 18, 1864, one year; died of fever at City Point.
John Peck, private, Co. D, 143d N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 8, 1864, three years ; in battle of Suffolk ; died at Bridgeport, Ala., 1864.
Elias J. Mattison, private, 75th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 26, 1861, three years ; died in Florida, 1862.
Henry Smith, private, 75th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 26, 1861, three years; died at New Orleans.
Marcus Wood, private, 75th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 26, 1861, three years.
Win. Conner, private, Co. C, 179th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 2, 1864, one year; in battle before Petersburg; disch. 1865.
Daniel Lane, private, Co. A, 3d N. Y. Art .; enl. Sept. 1, 1864, one year; in the battle of Kingston, N. C .; disch. 1865.
Philo Coleman, private, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 13, 1862, three years ; in the battles of the Wilderness and Weldon Railroad ; disch. 1865.
Wm. Ozman, sergt., 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 16, 1862, three years; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Weldon Railroad, and Poplar Springs; disch. 1865.
George Moreland, private, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 16, 1862, three years ; was in the battles of the Wilderness, Weldon Railroad, and Poplar Springs; disch. 1865.
Henry Ozman, private ; three years ; not known in what regiment.
Wm. Lilley, private, 6th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Dec. 26, 1863, three years; was in the battles of the Wilderness and Spottsylvania ; disch. 1865.
Ward Weaver, private, Co. Il, 6th N. Y. Art .; enl. Dee. 26, 1863, three years. Melvin Weaver, private, Co. H, N. Y. Art .; enl. Dec. 26, 1863, three years. Austin Manning, corp., Co. G, 10th N. Y. Cav .; enl. Oct. 6, 1861, three years; in the battles of Bristol, Middleburg, Gettysburg, Shepherdstown ; re-enl. 1863, in Vet. Corps ; disch. 1865.
Minier Weaver, private, Co. G, 109th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 12, 1862, three years; was in the battles of Peeble's Court-House, before Petersburg, and at Fort Stedman ; disch. 1865.
Philip Anasiah Weaver ; no record.
Wm. N. Vanburger, private, Co. G, 15th N. Y. Cav. ; enl. July 26, 1863, three years ; was in battles of Piedmont, Lynchburg, Ashl y's Gap ; disch. 1865. Charles Hargin, private, Co. F, 9th II. Art. ; enl. Aug. 23,1862, three years; in battles of Cold Harbor, Petersburg ; wounded at Cedar Creek ; disch. 1865. Mark Hargin, corp., Co. F, 9thı N. Y. H. Art. ; enl. Aug. 14, 1862, three years; died of typhoid fever in hospital, Fort Simons.
Wm. H. Gage, musician, Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Oct. 15, 1861, three years; at the battles of Fair Oaks, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Antietam ; re-enl. 1863; disch. 1865.
Owen P. Brooks, private, Co. A, 32d N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 30, 1862, three years. Charles Teeter, private, Co. F, 30th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 30, 1862, three years ; killed at the battle of Cedar Creek.
Weston E. Allen, Ist lieut., Co. F, 9th N. Y. Art .; enl. Aug. 14, 1862, three years; in battles of Cold Harbor and Cedar Creek ; disch. 1864.
Glenn Ludlow McCormick, private, Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Oct. 23, 1861, three years ; killed at Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862.
Charles A. Moore, private, Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Oct. 2, 1861, three years ; battle of Fair Oaks, seven days before Richmond ; re-enl. Dec. 1864, in 24th Mich. Inf .; disch. 1865.
Moses Reeves, Jr., 1st lient., Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav. : en1. Aug. 1862, three years ; taken prisoner at Martinsburg; retaken in about two weeks; resigned Nov. 12, 1864.
Win. Henry Patchin, private, 111th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 1862, three years; killed in the battle of the Wilderness.
Caleb II. North, capt., Co. K, 143d N. Y. Inf .; en1. Aug. 15, 1862, three years; in battle of Suffolk ; disch. July, 1864.
Bloom Labar, private, Co. A, 6th N. Y. H. Art. ; enl. Dec. 31, 1863, three years ; in battles of Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Mechanicsville, Petersburg, and Cedar Creek ; disch. 1865.
Theodore T. Colwell, sergt .; Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 18, 1861, three years; in battles of Fair Oaks, Antietam, Chaucellorsville, Fredericks- Irg, and Gettysburg; disch. 1864.
Glenn Smith, private, Ist Ind't Bat. ; enl. Nov. 16, 1861, three years; in battles of Sonth Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cold Ilarbor, and Petersburg ; disel. 1864.
Jacob Mead, private, Co. D, 143d Inf .; enl. Aug. 19, 1862, three years; disch. 1864.
William Morton Miller, 1st lieut., Co. D, 27th N. Y. Inf .; enl. April, 1861; two years ; in battles of 1st Bull Run, Gaines' Mills, Charles City Cross-Roads, Crampton Pass, Antietam, and Fredericksburg; disch. 1863.
Martin Murphy, private, C'o. G, 109th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug 12, 1862, three years ; in battles of Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna River, Hanover Court-House, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg; disch. 1865.
Edward Murphy, private, Co. D, 143d N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 15, 1862, three years; accidentally wounded and died of the wound, Nov. 30, 1862.
John Murphy, private, Co. G, 15th Cav. ; enl. Oct. 19, 1863, three years; in bat- tles of New Market, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Winchester, Five Forks; disel. 1865.
William Henry Price, private, Co. G, 15th Cav .; cnl. Oct. 19, 1863, three years; in battles of New Market, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Winchester, and Five Forks; disch. 1865.
Edward R. Price, private, Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 17, 1861, three years ; died of typhoid fever, at Fair Oaks.
Florian De Ormusby, private, Co. D, 143d N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 19, 1862, three years; taken prisoner at Bridgeport, Ala. ; died in Libby prison.
Jay Crocker, corp., 10th N. Y. Cav. ; enl. 1861, three years ; killed at Auburn, Va. . William Ilamilton, 2d sergt., Co. A, 32d N. Y. Inf .; enl. April 13, 1861, two years ; in battles of first Bull Run, Malvern Hill, Fair Oaks, Williamsburg, Antietam, and Fredericksburg; re-enl. Aug. 25, 1863, 21st N. Y. Cav .; wounded in the hip at Snicker's Gap; still in serviee.
Wilber Fiske Hamilton, private, Co. A, 32d N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 1862, three years; discb. 1863.
John Warner, private, Co. G, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 1862, three years; diseh. 1865.
Henry O. Fritts, private, Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Nov. 15, 1861, three years ; in battles of Fredericksburg, Petersburg, Antietam, Richmond, Cold Harbor, and second Bull Run; disch. 1864.
Andrew M. Fenner, private, Co. D, 35th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Dee. 7, 1861, eighteen months; in battles of Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs, Gaines- ville, Manassas, second Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Autictam, and Fredericksburg; disch. 1863.
John Hornby, private, Co. E, 35th N. Y. Inf .; enl. 1861, three years ; trans. to the navy, and in fourteen battles, aud diseh .; re-enl. in 21st N. Y. Cav .; still in service.
Charles Ichabod Fritts, private, Co. M, 21st N. Y. Cav .; enl. Dec. 25, 1863, three years; still in serviee.
George Henry Christman, private, Co. B, 19th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. May 9, 1861, two years; in battle of Little Washington; re-enl. 1864, 9th N. Y. H. Art., one year; in battles of Cedar Creek, Petersburg, Sailor's Creek, and Farmville; disch. 1865.
George Myers, private, Co. D, 143d N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 16, 1863, three years; in battles of Dallas, Piue Hill, Peach-Tree Creek ; disch. 1865.
Elias Wager, private, Co. E, 64th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 1861, three years; in battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Cedar Creek, Mine Run, and Petersburg; disch. 1864.
Frederick B. Davis, private, 3d N. Y. Art .; enl. Aug. 23, 1862, three years; in battles of Kingston, Gettysburg, and White Oaks.
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Robertson
THOMAS ROBERTSON
was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., Jan. 2, 1798. He was the second in a family of thirteen children (nine boys and four girls) of George and Mary (Smith) Robertson, ten of whom are now living. He spent his youth on his father's farm, and his education was limited to the common schools of that day.
At the age of eighteen he was elected constable for the town of Dryden, which office he held for twelve successive years. He was also collector and deputy sheriff for several years. In the fall of 1829 he was elected sheriff of Tompkins County, and all these positions he filled not only with great credit to himself, but to the entire satisfaction of the citi- zens of the town and county.
On June 2, 1830, he was married to Elizabetlı, daughter of Jacob and Mary Teeter, of Lansing. The result of this union was ten children, as fol- lows : Newton, born Aug. 29, 1832; Olive, born July 15, 1834 ; Rome, born June 1, 1836 (died Oct. 6, 1852); Mary, born March 27, 1838; Jane, born
Feb. 7, 1840; Fame, born Feb. 11, 1842; Paris, born July 2, 1844; Serene, born March 28, 1846; Homer T., born March 4, 1849 (died Dec. 6, 1864); and Orris, born March 18, 1853.
When he was elected sheriff he moved to Ithaca, where he resided till 1832, when he removed to Lansing and purchased a farm, and there he has resided to the present time, and is considered one of the representative farmers of his town. In politics, a Democrat till the formation of the Republican party. The important official positions held by Mr. Robertson sufficiently attest the respect and confi- dence with which he has been regarded by his fellow-citizens; and when we consider that every trust committed to his care, whether public or pri- vate, has been intelligently, faithfully, and honestly discharged, and that he is in the enjoyment of the undiminished confidence and respect of all who know him, we must pronounce his a useful and successful life.
PHOT. BY VIM. FREAR
CHARLES S. BUSH
was born in Stroudsburg, Pa., July 9, 1798. He was the sixth in the family of twelve children of John and Jane Bush, only two of whom are now living. When a boy of six years of age, Charles came with his father's family to Tompkins County, and settled in Lansing, on the farm now owned by Robert Bush. He spent his youth on the farm and in the common schools of that day. On Dec. 6, 1846, he married Miss Maria, daughter of Isaac and Mary Manning, of Ithaca. She was born Jan. 10, 1815.
By this union four children were born to them, viz. : Charles A., born Oct. 19, 1848; Emma A., born Sept. 9, 1850 (married Homer D. Colgrove, of Enfield); George F., born Nov. 3, 1853; Jane E., born Aug. 9, 1856. After his marriage he owned a portion of the homestead farm, which he cultivated until his death, which occurred Jan. 27, 1864. Mr. Bush was never an office-seeker. In politics he was a Republican; in religious senti- ment, a Unitarian. He was beloved and esteemed by all who knew him.
ABRAM BOWER.
The grandfather and grandmother of the subject of this sketch (viz., Abram Bower) emigrated from Germany about the middle of the last century, and settled in Northampton Co., Pa. The father was born to them about 1766, whose name was Houteter Bower; he lived until 1843, and died at the age of seventy-seven.
Ifouteter Bower married Susan Teeter; she was born in 1766, and died in 1812, aged forty-six. They emigrated to the town of Milton (now Lansing), in Tompkins County. Ile came first and alone to prospect, in 1791; he went back and was married. In 1794 they moved their goods in wagons, and they rode on horseback, and drove three cows, one of which was drowned in crossing the Susque- hanna. After arriving at their destination, they found it necessary to go on horseback to Binghamton to get meal enough to last them until after harvest for the sustenance of the family. Three brothers and three sisters also emigrated with them to Milton (now Lansing), viz. : John, Adam, George, Susan, Elizabeth, and Catharine.
Houtcter Bower had cleven children by this wife, who died, aud he then married the widow Brock, and they had three children more, making fourteen in all. Their names were, according to birth, Henry, John, Joseph W., Jesse, David, Abram, Isaac (Ist), who died young, then next one named Isaac (2d), Elizabeth, then there were twins, named Tillman and Eve; and by the second wife there were Susan, Mary, and Sarah Bower; the last died when nine years old. They are all now dead except three brothers and one sister, viz. : Abram, Henry, Isaac, and Elizabeth, who are still living and well.
Abram was the sixth son and eighth child. All the brothers and sisters that are dead died iu this town, but one; that was Samuel, who died at Summer Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y.
An incident occurred when Henry was about nine months old. He was left sitting on the floor alone. When the mother came in there was a large rattlesnake playing around him, and the child knew no fear, and was enjoying the company of his snakeship hugely,-its rattles, etc. Not so the mother : she called in the fatber, and he dispatched it with a stick, suddenly.
Abram commenced business working for his father, at twenty-one, on his own account, and after laboring six years he received one thousand dollars. He was always at home. He was born Nov. 10, 1805, consequently now seventy-three years of age. Ile spent his boyhood not in going to school, until he was twelve years old, and then but a very little. At uine years he began to work hard, and at cleven he thought he could do as much work as a man. Was always very steady and of good habits. When he was about twenty years old he bought his first broadcloth coat, by saving up all his small change. He was married in 1831 to Miss Francina Demorest Baker, and they have a family of five children, who are settled near them. They lost two children when they were young, making seven in all. Their names are as follows :
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