History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York, Part 186

Author: Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) cn; Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Ensign
Number of Pages: 1112

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Henry Wells.

William Hause.

Jesse Whitcomb.

Lewis Ferris, town elerk in 1833, makes the following entry in the town records :

"Notice the overseor of the poor presented Abraham Lebar, one of the town poor, and he was put up and vendued of to the loist bider. The widow Kireum bid him of at twenty-two dollars for one year, and Stephen Locwood security, and a bond given to the overseors of the poor for the same."

TYRONE VILLAGE,

on Big Tobehanna Creek, in the south part of the town, contains one ehureh (Methodist), three stores of general merchandise, one hardware-store, one drug-store, two hotels, town hall, one tannery, two grist-mills, one box-factory, one wood-turning shop, a district school-house, several small mechanie shops, and about 250 inhabitants. The first owners of the village site were Zebulon Dean and Abram Fleet, and settlements were begun soon after 1800.

WESTON,

one mile northwest of Tyrone, is on Little Tobehanna Creek, near the head of Lake Lamoka. It has one hotel, two churches (Presbyterian and Baptist), two stores, sev-

# John Arnold, Benjamin Saekett, Jesse Whitcomb, and Henry S. Williams were appointed in 1823, and continued in office until 1830, when they were first elected. Henry L. Arnold was appointed 1828, to fill vacancy caused by the death of John Arnold.

Supervisors.

Town Clerks.

Justices of the Peace.

1869. Harmon L. Gregory. Newton Weller. 1870. 66

Lyman S. Kendall.

1871. Edwin J. Hallaek.

1872. Ethan Jackson.

Henry C. Van Duzer. Gilbert Hopkins.

1873. Edwin J. Hallack.

David W. Bennett.

Levi Price. David Flcet.

1875.

Lyman S. Kendall. Lewis Boyee.

1876. 66

Wallace W. Earnest.

David K. Koon.

1877.

George H. Gilbert.

1878. Newton Weller.

Watson Sergeant.

The alphabetical list of the qualified jurors of the town of Tyrone, June 21, 1823, was as follows :

Isaae Arnold.

Josiah Jackson.

Daniel Arnold.

Joseph Jessop.

John C. Bodine.

Edward Jessop.

Henry Boorom.

William Kernan.

John R. Boorom.

William Ketchum.

Stiles Beach.

Benjamin C. Kelly.

Miles Beach.

Abel Kendall.

Edmund Baker.

Abel Kendall, Jr.

Runyon Compton.

Moses S. Littell.

1830.

Ira A. White. Henry S. Williams, Stephen H. Arnold. Benjamin Sackett.

1831.

1832.

1833. Jesse Whitcomb. 1834. Peter Disbrow.

1835. 66

1836.

1837.

1838. John Lang.

Abraham Forshee.

1839., 4

1844. John Lang. 66

Jesse W. Wells. Almon Baker.

1845. Charles S. Clark.

Abel Kendall.

1846. John Lang.

Abram Fleet, Jr.

1847. Abel Kendall.

Almon Baker.

IIenry C. Van Duzer.

1848. John Lang.

George Clark.

1849.

1850. Charles S. Clark.

1851. Joseph Jessop.

1852. Alvin C. Hause.

E. D. Tompkins.

1853. Harmon L. Gregory.

1854. George Clark.

1855.

Lyman S. Kendall. Henry C. Van Duzer.

1856.

Hiram Baker.

1857.

Abel Kendall.

1858.

Edwin J. Hallack.

1859.

Lyman S. Kendall. I. P. A. McCoy. Orrin Baker.

1861.

Simeon Royee.

Ahel Kendall.

1862. Josiah M. Jackson.

Lyman S. Kendall.

1863. William Gulick.

Emerson R. Bissell. Isaae H. Hill.

1864. Lewis A. Knox.

¥ Orrin Baker.

1865.

Abel Kendall.

1866.

66 Lyman S. Kendall.

1867. Harmon L. Gregory.

Almon Baker.

1868.

William H. Doughty.

Abel Kendall.

Stephen H. Arnold. Joel Hallaek. Jesse W. Wells. Roswell Shepherd. Abram Fleet, Jr.

Joel Fenno.

Solomon Smith. John Smith.

Benjamin Gannon.

John D. Goldsmith.

Barney T. Spear. Henry Swarthout. Benjamin Sackett.

Horace Dean.

Lyman S. Kendall. Henry C. Van Duzer. Josiah M. Jackson. Lyman S. Kendall. Stephen H.Benjamin. Isaac H. Hill. Ahel Kendall. Lyman S. Kendall.

Michael Jordon.

Joel Mead. Gowin McCoy.

Daniel Child, Jr.

Lewis Ferris.

Ilenry L. Arnold. Jesse Whitcomb. Henry S. Williams. Joel Ilallaek.

Ahram Flert, Jr.

1860. Alvin C. Hause.

Cornelius B. Iluey.

1874. Lewis Beach.

James W. Arnold.

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eral small shops, and about 200 inhabitants. Gershom Bennett and his brothers were the first owners of the village site. The post-office was established here in 1816. Ira and John White, brothers, opened a store in 1825. Judge Williams opened one 1828.

ALTAY,

three miles northeast of Tyrone village. is on Big Tobehanna Creek. The village contains a church (Baptist), one hotel, one store, one grocery, one saw-mill, two shingle-mills, one wood-turning shop, other small mechanic shops, and 125 inhabitants. The earliest owner of the site of whom we have any data was Captain Koon, who sold out to Abel Kendall, Sr., in 1813. In early days this locality was known as " Kendall Hollow." Afterwards, when the post- office was first established, it received the name of Tobehanna.

WAYNE,

in the northwest eorner, at the head of Little Lake, lies partly in Tyrone and partly in Wayne township, Steuben Co. It has a population of about 200 inhabitants, three churches (Episcopal, Methodist, and Baptist), three stores of general merchandise, one drug-store, one tin- and hard- ware-store, one hotel, a foundry and machine-shop, and other small mechanic shops. It is noted as being in the vicinity of the settlement made by the O'Conors, Kernans, Stubbs, McDermostroes, and others of the Irish colony, in 1804. Dennis O'Conor kept the first store here in 1810, and the post-office station "Roscommon" was established at about the same time. In later years the village was known as Wayne Hotel.

PINE GROVE,

a hamlet in the southeast part, has a church (Presbyterian) and is a post-office station.

SCHOOLS.

William Kernan and Joseph Jessop, school commissioners of the town of Tyrone, in their first annual report to the Superintendent of Common Schools, State of New York, dated 1824, reported as follows : Number of school districts, 8; number of parts of sehool districts, 2; total length of time school has been taught, 69 months and 13 days ; tinie such schools have been kept by approved teachers, 46 months and 19 days; amount of money received and ex- pended, $150.133 ; number of children taught, 471 ; whole number of children between 5 and 15 years of age residing in the districts, 475.

From the report of the school commissioner of the county of Schuyler, for the year ending Sept. 30, 1877, we take the following statistics :

Whole number of school districts.

17 16

No. of school-houses

teachers employed during the year ( males) ...

" (females) 20

children of school age residing in the town. 576 attending school during the year. 451

weeks taught. 4724

volumes in school libraries. 95

Value of school libraries. $40.00

= school-houses and sites $5640.00

RECEIPTS.

Amount on hand Oet. 1, 1876. $55.00

apportioned to distriets by the State. 1765.61

.. raised by direct tax.

1474.68

received from other sources.

695.30

Total $3990.59

PAYMENTS.

For teachers' wages ..

$3430.10

" school-houses, repairs, ete. 175.47

incidental expenses ..

322.36

Balanee.

62.66

Total

$3990.59

THE TYRONE BAPTIST CHURCH

was constituted as the Baptist Church of Jersey by a council of delegates from four surrounding churches, met for that purpose at the house of David Hight, in what was then the town of Jersey, Nov. 22, 1815. Elder Elnathan Fincli, of Jerusalem, was moderator, and Jana Osgood, of Wayne, clerk. The constituent members were twelve in number, viz .: Phineas Fullerton, Norman Walcott, Jona- than Davis, William De Witt, Hope Carpenter, Daniel Jessop, Jonas Davis, George Davis, Mehitable Davis, Mary Gilbert, Phebe Carpenter, and Catharine Jessop. Phineas Fullerton was licensed to preach, and supplied part of the time for a few years ; but he became intemperate, and in 1818 was excluded. In 1820, Elder Thomas Brown settled two miles south of the village of Tyrone, and sup- plied the church until 1824. In 1823 the name was changed to the Jersey and Tyrone Church, and was in- corporated 1826. In 1861 the name of Jersey was dropped from the title.

A union church was erected in Tyrone village in 1830, and was occupied by the society half the time until the erection of the Baptist church in Weston, 1849. The union church edifice was burned in 1851. The pastors of this church who have succeeded Elder Brown arc named in the order of their successiou, as follows : Revs. Van Rensselaer Wall, John Haliday, Jeremy Dwyer, James L. Coffin, Andrew Wilkin, F. Kent, O. B. Call, D. B. Olney, E. J. Scott, R. B. Stanton, P. Oluey, P. D. Root, J. Easterbrooks, and Rev. T. E. Phillips, the present pastor. The church has sittings for 300 people. Church and par- sonage valued at $6000. Present membership, 108. Number of pupils in Sabbath-schools, 80. J. F. Mapes, Superintendent.

THIE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHI OF PINE GROVE.

A elass was formed here about 1830. Among the first members were Jabez Hanmer and Nelly, his wife, J. G. Gray, Harriet Gray, James Smith, Angeline Smith, Ar- dilla Bost, and Austin Wilbur and wife. Their first meetings were held in the school-house of that neighbor- hood. They now occupy the house of worship crected by the Presbyterians about 1848, and are part of the Reading charge. Present membership 16. Number of pupils in Sunday-school, 25. Mr. Reamer, Superintendent. Rev. D. E. Blaine, of Reading, Pastor.

The Presbyterian Society, which formerly worshiped here, were once prosperous, and connected with the Tyrone Presbyterian Church, but they disbanded about twenty

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years ago, and part of them assisted in forming the Sugar Hill Presbyterian Church.

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF TYRONE VILLAGE.

This society or class was formed at the school-house in Tyrone village, Oct. 11, 1828, by Elder Nathan B. Dod- son, a presiding elder of the Jersey circuit. Among the original members were Wm. White and Emily, his wife, Ira A. White and Phidelia, his wife, Stiles Beach and Lydia, his wife, Jacob Lang, and Peter Compton. Wm. White was the first class-leader.

In 1842 the church was reorganized aud incorporated. Charles Weller and Stephen H. Arnold were chosen to preside at this meeting, and Ira A. White, Enos Mead, Joseph Carter, Isaac V. Vanlieu, and Charles Weller elected trustees. The church edifice was erected the same year. It was enlarged and repaired in 1867, at a cost of $4000, and will now seat 300 people. Present membership, 170; number of scholars in Sunday-school, 100; Rev. J. T. Canfield, pastor in charge.

THE ALTAY BAPTIST CHURCHI

was formed at a meeting held in the dwelling-house of Thomas Rozells, Dee. 11, 1824, and consisted of 28 mem- bers of the First Baptist Church of Reading, viz. : Abel Kendall, Thomas G. Cory, William Robinson, Thomas Caswell, Jr., Beriah C. Brown, Ebenezer Brown, Daniel Brown, Cyrus Maynard, Abel Kendall, Jr., Josiah Jaek- son, Silas Kendall, Betsey Davison, Miriam Caswell, Mary Owen, Polly Kendall, Mary Cory, Miriam Robinson, Elanor Caswell, Polina Brown, Aurilla Brown, Parmilla Brown, Polly Maynard, Betsey Kendall, Betsey Jackson, Mary Force, Sophia Foree, Eroa Kendall, Clarissa Huey. The church, from its organization until 1831, had no settled pastor. The pulpit was supplied by B. C. Brown and Lewis Lafever (licentiates). Elders Ketchum, Wall, and Coryell were obtained to administer the church ordinances. In the spring of 1831 Rev. J. Stone became pastor, being the first settled minister. He remained four years; was succeeded by Rev. Reuben Tinney in 1837, who remained two years. Rev. John S. Chapman eame 1839, remained five years ; Rev. James H. Noble in 1844, remained four years ; Rev. David Osborn came 1848, remained two years ; Rev. J. Ketchum, 1850 to 1852; Rev. Edward Royce, 1854 to 1860; Wm. H. Delano, 1860 to 1862; E. J. Scott, 1862 to 1866 ; R. B. Stanton, 1866 to 1876 ; Rev. John C. MeLallen, present pastor. The church edifice was built 1842, at a cost of $2000. It was repaired and enlarged in 1861, at a cost of $2500; again repaired in 1874, costing $700. A. parsonage was purchased in 1855, costing $700. The church has sittings for 350 people. Present membership, 230; number of scholars in Sabbath- school classes, 150.

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TYRONE

was formed Feb. 21, 1832, at the union church in Tyrone village, by a committee appointed by the Presbytery of Bath. The committee consisted of Revs. Samuel White and L. W. Billington, Mr. Franklin Wells, and Dr. Enos

Barnes. The original members were 28 in number, among whom were Henry S. Williams, Henry Boorom, Lewis Ferris, Runyon Compton, N. W. Comstock, Joel Fenno, Cyrus Sebring, Samuel Turner, J. P. A. McCoy, John Hughey, John Stoakes, Daniel Hughey, Robert Sprowl, James Hughey, James Alison, and Andrew Harpending. Their church edifice was erected in Weston village in 1853, and will seat 300 persons. Present membership, 30. They have no pastor at the present time.

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF WAYNE VILLAGE.

A class was formed here about fifty years ago; but no records can be obtained. It is believed that among the original members were Amos West and his wife, Lewis Clark and wife, Thompson Clark, Elias Gasper and wife, and Mr. Ovenshire. Their meeting-house was dedicated Oet. 31, 1837. Rev. Thomas J. Champin preached the dedieatory sermon. The church edifice is ornamented with the town-eleck, and has sittings for 275 people. Present membership, 60. Number in Sabbath-school classes, 40. W. W. Millspaugh, Superintendent ; Rev. O. B. Weaver, Pastor.

THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF WAYNE VILLAGE

was organized in March, 1819, as the Second Baptist Church of Wayne, by a council of ministers and delegates from surrounding churches. This meeting was held in Frederick Townsend's barn. Elder Peter Powers was moderator, and Elder Samuel Bigelow, clerk of the council. The constituent members were about 30 in number. Jos. Sunderlin and wife, Elizabeth Disbrow, Frederick Town- send and wife, Eli Northrop, Lydia Sunderlin, Mrs. Chase (a grandmother of General MePherson), and Ephraim Wright were among the original members. Elder Daniel Sherwood was the first settled pastor. Elder Jonathan Ketchum was the second one. Their first meeting-house was commeneed in 1819, but several years elapsed before it was completed. The old structure still stands near Crystal Springs. When Barrington was formed from Wayne they took the name of the Baptist Church of Barrington, which was retained until about 1872, when they assumed their present title to correspond with the present location of their church edifice, which was eon- strueted about 1848, and has sittings for 300 persons. Present membership, 190. Number of pupils in Sabbath- school elasses, 75. Rev. R. B. Stanton, present Pastor and Superintendent of the Sabbath-schools.

CEMETERIES.

The grounds of the Union Cemetery Association, near Tyrone village, were opened and interments made as early as 1830. The original plat was given by Abram Fleet, and for several years was known as Fleet's burying-ground. In 1862 some action was taken to have the grounds enlarged and incorporated. This was accomplished in 1863. Further additions have occurred since, and the grounds now contain eleven aeres. The cemetery is pleasantly located, and when contemplated improvements are made, it will compare favor- ably with others in this section of the State.

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SOCIETIES.

Lamoka Lodge, No. 463, F. and A. M., was chartered as the Weston Lodge (same number), June 21, 1859, by John L. Lewis, Jr., Grand Master of the State of New York. Their first officers were William Gulick, M .; Horace Dean, S. W .; A. J. Vangorden, J. W. The officers for 1878 are John C. Duval, M. ; Joel M. Sloan, S. W .; Henry V. Baskins, J. W .; F. W. Little, Treas .; Charles E. Shafer, Sec .; Orange Skiff, S. D .; Robert E. Baker, J. D .; A. C. Sprowl, S. M. C .; A. T. Beyea, J. M. C .; Rev. Thos. E. Phillips, Chap. ; Speneer Buckley, Tyler. The lodge mcets at Masonic Hall, in Tyrone village, the first and third Tuesdays of each month.

Tyrone Lodge, Knights of Honor, was organized Aug. 12, 1878, with 23 eharter members, and the following offi- cers, viz. : David W. Bennett, D .; James M. Conklin, V. D .; Charles T. Willis, A. D .; Freeman W. Littell, F. R. ; Byron Lawrence, R .; Emerson R. Bissell, P. D. The lodge meets in Tyrone village every other Thursday evening.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

The unfinished road-bed of the Corning and Sodus Bay Railroad Company follows up the west bank of Lake Lamoka, running across the southwest corner of the town. The work was done in 1876. It will be completed, perhaps, within the century.

To Peter Hanmer, Cyrus Sebring, Lyman S. Kendall, John T. Williams, Newton Weller, Joseph Jessop, Calvin J. White, Freeman W. Littell, H. L. Gregory, Abel Ken- dall, Joseph Clark, Henry C. Van Duzer, William Arnold, Norman Sunderlin, Elder Alonzo W. Sunderlin, Rev. R. B. Stanton, the editors of the Watkins Express and Democrat, and to Simeon Fleet, especially, whose recollec- tions of both Orange and Tyrone assisted us materially, do we return our sineere thanks for their courteous treatment and the valuable information received.

MILITARY RECORD.

The town put into the field during the wai of the Re- bellion about 120 men, and paid in bounties about $20,000. The roster of soldiers was only partially completed. A copy of it, as found in the town records, is herewith ap- pended :

Reading Woolverton, 89th Inf., Co. A ; enl. Sept. 1862. Birdsall Carpenter, 89th Inf., Co. A ; enl. Sept. 1862. Douglass Dean, 89tli Inf., Co. A; enl. Sept. 1862. - Swallow, 89th Inf., Co A; enl. Sept. 1862. Lewis Boyer, 1st U. S. S. S., Co. B; enl. Nov. 1861. Joseph Stoakes, 1st U. S. S. S., Co. B; enl. Nov. 18GI. George Griswold, Ist U. S. S. S., Co. B; enl. Nov. 1861. John B. Smith, 1st U. S. S. S., Co. B; enl. Nov. 1861. Mathew Bailey. Charles Birge, 10th Cav .; enl. Jan. 1864. Jacob Coon, 10th Cav .; enl. Jan. 1864. David Fleet, 10th Cnv .; enl. Jan. 1864. Julin Griswold, 10th Cuv .; enl. Jan. 1864. Thomas K. Ilnrley, 10th Cav .; enl. Jan. 1864. Theodore Lewis, 10th Cav .; enl. Jan. 1864. Franklin Powell, 10th Cav .; enl. Jan. 1864. Philip Sebring, 10th Cav .; onl. Jan. 1864. Daniel Smith, 10th Cav .; enl. Jan. 1864. Samuel Turner, 10th Cnv .; enl. Jan. 1864. Isaac Townsend, 10th Cav .; enl. Jan. 1864.

Levi Bunker, 63d Inf .; enl. March, 1864. Ilenry Crisswell, 63d Inf .; enl. March, 1864. James Lee, 63d Inf .; enl. March, 1864. Almond S. Miller, 63d Inf .; enl. March, 1864. John More, 63d Inf .; enl. March, 1864. John M. Moore, 63d Inf .; . enl. March, 1864. Edgar Pangbourn, 63d Inf .; enl. March, 1864. Jolın M. Adams, 76th Inf .; enl. Dee. 1863. Charles Bailey, 76th Inf .; enl. Dec. 1863. Russell Bailey, 76th Inf .; enl. Dec. 1863. David llarpending, 76th Inf .; enl. Dee. 1863. Marion Harpending, 76th Inf .; enl. Dee. 1863. Charles M. Dexter, 97th Inf .; enl. Sept. 1864. Asa Hedge, 50th Eng. ; enl. Jan. 1864. Mathew Bailey, 50th Eng. ; enl. Jan. 1864. Newby Barnabas, 50th Eng .; enl. Jan. 1864. William 11. Price, 50th Eng. ; enl. Jan. 1864. William Wait, 50th Eng .; enl. Jan. 1864. Bunnell Westcott, 50th Eng .; enl. Jan. 1864 Jacob Estep, 14th H. Art .; enl. Sept. 1861. Samuel W. Harvey, 14th H. Art .; enl. Sept. 1864. Joseph A. Stokes, 14th 11. Art .; enl. Sept. 1864. Oscar I. Sutton, 14th II. Art. ; enl. Sept. 1864. James D. Depew, 5th Cav. ; enl. Sept. 1864. Philip Hogan, 5th Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. Jesse M. Dickerman, 5th Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. David 11. Fort, 5th Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. Charles Gown, 5th Cav .; enl. Sept. 1861. Ransom 11. Phelps, 5thi Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. C. B. Forrest, 5th Cav. ; enl. Sept. 1864. William 11. Blakely, 16th Art .; enl. Jan. 1864. Charles Coykendall, 16th Art .; enl. Jan. 1864. Evland Andrews, 16th Art .; enl. Jan. 1864. Ilenry Lacost, 16th Art. ; enl. Jan. 1864. William D. Washburn, 16th Art .; enl. Jan. 1864. John P'. Wells, 16th Art .; enl. Jan. 1864, Jerry Mann, 89tl Inf .; en1. Feb. 1864. Albert Maxwell, 89th Inf .; enl. Feb. 1864. L. Smith, 109th Inf. ; enl. Sept. 1864. Ben. E. Wakeman, 109th Iuf. ; enl. Sept. 1864. John Harris, U. S. C. T .; enl. Sept. 1864 (colored). Seabert Parks, 137th Inf .; enl. March, 1864. West Randall, 137th Inf .; enl. March, 1864. David Berryman, 179th Inf. ; enl. Feb. 1864. Howard Bingam, 179th Inf. ; enl. Feb. 1864. Lewis Campbell, 179th Inf .; enl. Feb. 1864. John 11. Price, 179th Inf .; enl. Feb. 1864. William Amwine, 9th H. Art .; enl. Sept. 1864. Lewis Chase, 9th H. Art .; enl. Sept. 1864. Edward Dodd, 9th II. Art .; enl. Sept. 1864. Charles A. Jordan, 9th 11. Art .; enl. Sept. 1864. William Griffith, 189th Inf .; enl. Sept. 1864. Ilenry Ellison, 179th Inf .; enl. Sept. 1864. Stephen Mathews, 3d Art .; enl. Sept. 1864. Judson D. Baker, Ist Vet. Cav. ; enl. Sept. 1864. Lorenzo D. Chaffee, Ist Vet. Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. Levi B. Card, Ist Vet. Cav. ; enl. Sept. 1864. llenry S. Crampton, Ist Vet. Cav. ; enl. Sept. 1804. Jacob A. Fish, 1st Vet. Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. Dayton R. Merrill Ist Vet. Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. Ansel Merrill, 1st Vet. Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. Angustus Warren, Ist Vet. Cav .; enl. Sept. 1864. James Beyea, 50th Eng .; enl. Sept. 1864. William II. Coykendall, 50th Eng .; enl. Sept. 1864. Joseph Campbell, 50th Eng .; enl. Sept. 1864. Benjamin I1. Coolbaugh, 50th Eng. ; enl. Sept. 1864. Charles A. Ilerrick, 50th Eng. ; enl. Sept. 1864. Charles Rockwood, 50th Eng .; enl. Sept. 1864. Cornelius Shannon, 50th Eng. ; enl. Sept. 1864. John MeKin, 137th Inf .; enl. Sept. 1864. Barnett Collins, 141st Inf .; enl. Sept. 1864. Judson Hagerty, 141st Inf .; enl. Sept. 1864. Albert A. King, 141st. Inf .; enl. Sept. 1864. James D. Stinard, 6th II. Art. ; enl. Sept. 1864. Francis E. Belmore, enl. March, 1865. Joseph M. Chase, enl. March, 1865. Adolph Cook, enl. March, 1865. Edward Green (colored), enl. March, 1865. Adam lenna, enl. March, 1865. William Robins, enl. March, 1865. John M. Stroud, enl. March, 1865. Charles Williams, enl. Mareli, 1865. Martin V. Scutt, enl. July, 1865. Win. M. Wood, enl. Inly, 1865. N. W. Covert, enl. Inly, 1865. Daniel 11. Arnoldl, enl. July, 1865. Lorenzo Powell, enl. July, 1865.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

OBADIAH BEACH.

OBADIAH BEACH,

of Tyrone, Schuyler Co., N. Y., was born at Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Jan. 8, 1804. His parents, Stiles Beach and Mahitable Brown Beach, came at an early day from the vieinity of New London, Conn., to Onondaga County, thence, in 1814, to Tyrone, Steuben Co. He was the sixth of nine children, namely, -Aliva, Lewis, Almeda, Miles, Martha, Obadiah, Grace Ann, Mahitable, and Sarah. For sixty years Obadiah Beach was a resident of Tyrone, most of the time upon the farm on which he died, June 24, 1878, and which he cleared of the forest mostly with his own hands. The history of his life would embrace the history of the town, and of the hardships, privations, and toil of the early settlers of that portion of the county.

In 1826 he was married to Mary Lang, daughter of Robert Lang, one of the first settlers of the town of Tyrone.

A local newspaper speaks as follows of the subject of this sketeh :

" Obadiah Beach was indeed one of the pioneers of the town of Tyrone, and largely identified with its history. The great changes which have taken place there since his boyhood days are in no slight degree attributable to his influence and example. He was noted for his energy, industry, integrity, and frugality, and was ever regarded as a good neighbor, a good citizen, and much respected and estcemed by a large number of friends and acquaintances. In his demeanor he was modest, unassuming, and unobtru- sive, though a man of firm convictions and opinions on all public matters, which were never changed for light or trivial reasons. He was the father of ex-Supervisor Lewis Beach, of Tyrone, Daniel Beach, of Watkins, N. Y., and Philip L. Beach, late of the town of Tyrone."

RER

PHILIP L. BEACH.

PIIILIP L. BEACH,

of Tyrone, Sehuyler Co., N. Y., youngest son of Obadiah and Mary Lang Beach, was born Jan. 26, 1826. He was educated at Alfred University, afterwards studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1862. In the same year he enlisted as a private soldier in the 161st Regiment New York State Volunteers. He was soon afterwards promoted to the office of sergeant-major of the regiment, and mus- tered into serviee Oct. 27, 1862. He died in the service of his country in April, 1863, highly respected by his comrades and all who knew him, for his noble character, marked ability, and conscientious and faithful discharge of his duties.

HIENRY C. VAN DUZER, ESQ.

In the list of the pioneers and prominent citizens of the town of Tyrone, none enjoy a fairer place in the estimation of the people than the gentleman of whom we write. Away back in the year 1825, when the territory now cm- braced within the boundaries of Tyrone was a wilderness, there came in, accompanied by his family, James Van Duzer, father of Henry C. Van Duzer, who was born Feb. 14, 1781. He had formerly resided in the town of Romulus, Seneea Co., N. Y., of which town he was one of the earliest settlers. The family had previously lived in Goshen, Or- ange Co., N. Y., where, for three generations, they were noted for respectability and general worth. On arriving in Tyrone, Mr. Van Duzer negotiated for and subsequently purchased the Young farm, where the father of the Mor- mon chief, Brigham Young, resided, and where the latter,

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AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES, NEW YORK.

a fanciful, dreamy youth, passed his boyhood days. Who can tell but that the uncouth rural child dreamned in these early days of his future greatness in the Mormon eommu- nity ? He was ever dreaming, and it is said that that is about the extent of his exertions.

Henry C. Van Duzer was born in Romulus, Seneea Co., N. Y., March 22, 1815. He received his rudimentary educa- tion in the public schools of his native town, and in Tyrone, whither his father removed, as above stated, when Henry was about ten years of age. After completing his necessarily imperfect education he commenced the study of law, and also personally acquired some further literary knowledge. In 1856 he was examined at Auburn and admitted to the bar, and has since practiced his profession with reasonable suecess.

In 1858 or 1859 he was elected to the office of district attorney for Schuyler County, which position he filled to the general satisfaction of the people at large. He has held various town offiees, notably those of justice of the peace,

in all about twenty years; constable, five years; and col- lector, four years.

On the 31st of December, 1836, he united in marriage with Miss Amy Smith, daughter of James Smith, one of the pioneers of the town of Reading, where he died in Sep- tember, 1876, in the cightieth year of his age. The result of this marriage was four children,-two sons and two daughters. Of the former, Mr. Francis Van Duzer, the proprietor of one of the principal drug-stores of Havana, is well and favorably known in the community in which he resides. Henry C. Van Duzer now lives in the village of Weston, town of Tyrone, and county of Schuyler, where he is very generally respected as an upright and honest man, a good neighbor, and a prominent citizen. This brief sketch of his life and labors has been inserted by his son, Frank Van Duzer, of Havana, as a mark of filial affection and regard, and in appreciation of the importance of trans- mitting to future posterity a name that has retained its re- spectability these many years.

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History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York, Part 186

Author: Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) cn; Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Ensign Number of Pages: 1112

Author: Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) cn; Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Ensign
Number of Pages: 1112