History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York, Part 53

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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CHURCHES.

At a very early day religious serviees were held in dwelling-houses, barns, and school-houses, mostly by eircuit

preachers of the Methodist denomination, and Baptist ministers. In 1796 the Baptist Church of New Bedford was organized with nine members, partly from this town. Tioga was afterwards substituted for New Bedford, and in 1847 it was again changed to the Tioga and Barton Baptist Church, the history of which will be found in the town of Barton. The Methodists were numerous, and held services in the Light neighborhood. Between April 14, 1805, and the 1st of May, the eccentrie Lorenzo Dow preached at Pipe Creek, in the house of Andrew Alden, with whom he stopped. In the summer of 1807, Bishop Asbury presided at a eamp-meeting on the hill, where the union church was afterwards built. In his " Life" is this state- inent : " After attending the General Conference at Boston, on the 1st of June, 1807, he started for the West by a new route,-that of the Mohawk, the Geneva, the Chemung, and the Susquehanna. Turning south, he passed along the shores of Seneca Lake, and down the lovely valley of the Chemung to the Susquehanna, near Owego. He then deseended that river to Wyoming." While here he stopped at the house of Lodowyck Light, and Mrs. Chloe Yontz, a granddaughter of Light, well remembers that the children were all put on their good behavior, for the bishop was there, and they stood mueh in awe of him. The Asbury eamp-meeting grounds of Barton, Tioga, and Nichols charge are located on the same farm, and which now belongs to Henry Light.

The union church was built on this hill by both Method- ists and Baptists, and used jointly by them until the lines of denominational differences became so tightly drawn they could not agree ; which differences were finally settled, as far as the church was concerned, in the summer of 1827, when it was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed. This house was 30 by 40 feet, with galleries round the entire building, and never finished; the lower portion, how- ever, being lathed and plastered.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT SMITHBORO'.

Nov. 19, 1832, a meeting was held at the school-house in District No. 4, town of Tioga, to incorporate a society to be called the Methodist Episcopal Society of Smithboro', John Light, Andrew Bonham, and Benjamin V. Brooks as trustees. It was voted that the seal to be used by the trustees be the triangle, and a committee was appointed to build a church. This committee entered into a contract with C. C. Yontz and Willard Cratsley to erect a church for $1500. Jan. 7, 1835, " It was resolved, that all orthodox societies of any denomination shall have the privilege of preaching at any time in the Smithboro' church, when unoccupied, but none other, at any time."

This church is under the same charge with the Barton and Ross Hill Churches, Rev. Luther Peck, pastor, and has about 30 members. A Sunday-school was organized in 1873, and has at present 53 members. Frank Ellis is the superintendent.

ROSS HILL CHURCH.

Ross Hill is a settlement about four miles back from Smithboro'. A Methodist Church was organized some years ago, and a house built about 1860. It is under the charge of Rev. Luther Peck, and has about 53 members.

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PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF SMITHBORO'.

This society was organized in 1876, as the Rector, War- dens, and Vestrymen of Emmanuel Church of Smithboro'. John C. Gray and L. Burr Pearsall, Wardens; Gilbert Pearsall, G. C. Chase, Jno. C. Pearsall, T. C. Coryell, W. C. Randall, and O. A. Barstow, Vestrymen.

J. F. Esch was the first rector. He has been succeeded by Revs. John Scott and Jas. A. Brown. No rector at present. A house was built in 1874. They have a Sun- day-school of 60 members ; L. B. Pearsall, Superintendent.

BAPTIST CHURCH OF TIOGA CENTRE.

A number of Baptist brethren, members of the Owego Baptist Church, living in this section, made application to that church to be allowed to act as a branch and receive members, which was granted, and Jan. 13, 1838, they or- ganized as a branch society at Canfield Corners, in the town of Nichols. Oct. 13, 1838, they resolved to become a sep- arate body. A council was called, and they were received as a church, with 23 members.

Jan. 25, 1840, it was resolved to change the location to Nichols village. April 11, 1840, eleven members, residents mostly of this town, united by letter from what is now the Tioga and Barton Church. Dec. 12, 1840, Rev. Chas. F. Fox was called to the pastorate. Oct. 12, 1844, it was resolved to change the name to the Baptist Church of Tioga Centre, and services were held in the school-house in that place. In 1849 the present church was built, at a cost of $2000. The pastors that succeeded Rev. Mr. Fox were J. W. Dewitt, - Jones, Nathaniel Ripley, Wm. Spen- cer, A. Wade, J. La Grange, - Benedict, Abram Smith, Enos Berry, Geo. L. Brown, and J. Rapson, who is the pastor at present. The church has about 124 members. Soon after the establishment of the church here a Sun- day-school was organized, in union with the Methodists, who, by resolution, were holding services in the church part of the time. In 1872 the school organized separately, and has at present 100 scholars, 11 teachers, and a library of 100 volumes. They have two branch Sunday-schools, one at Beaver Meadows and one at Alder Swamp. The church belongs to the Broome and Tioga Association.

THE METIIODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF TIOGA CENTRE.

The Methodists of this section had been supplied with ministers from Barton for several years, but were regularly organized Oct. 20, 1870, as a church. In 1872 a house was built, combining elegance and utility, at a cost of $8000, and dedicated Dec. 12, 1873. The pastors since the organ- ization have been Revs. Keeney, Harding, Alexander, Roberts, Chamberlain, and Walworth, the latter being the pastor at present. The Sunday-school has 75 members, 10 teachers, a library of 175 volumes, and distributes about 50 copies each Sunday of the different Sunday-school pub- lications ; J. C. Latimer, Superintendent.

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

was organized at Strait's Corners, in 1850, with 17 mem- bers, Rev. B. B. Hurd as first pastor ; erected a house in 1855 ; has no pastor at present.

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

at Halsey Valley was organized in 1847 ; erected a meeting- house in 1856, Rev. A. J. Welton being the first pastor.

THE METHODIST CHURCH AT GERMAN SETTLEMENT

was organized a few years ago, and under the same charge with the church at Irish Settlement at Candor. A house was built about 1874.

INDIAN BURYING-GROUNDS.

Judge C. P. Avery, in the "History of the Susque- hanna Valley," says, " An Indian burying-ground extended along the brow of the westerly bank of the Owego Creek, in this town, upon the homestead of J. Platt and C. F. John- son. It was a favorite burial-place. Kanawkwis was buried here.

" Many Indian graves were found a short distance below Cassell's Cove (where Samuel Ransom first settled). The remains were usually found in a sitting posture, surrounded by the customary implements of the chase. The evenly- wooded hill sloping southerly was found entirely stripped of timber when the pioneers came in, and had the appearance of having been burned. It was shrubless as well as denuded of trees. In the easterly part of the town, on property of David Pixley, Jr., half a mile below where Caleb Leach located in 1808, a large brass kettle was brought to light by the plow, filled with articles of various kinds. Among other things was a copper tea-kettle, inside of which was found a pewter vessel, filled with untrimmed rifle-balls, as they came from the moulds. The other articles were an old-fashioned and peculiarly-shaped hammer; a parcel of pewter plates of two sizes, the smaller ones showing no marks of use, bright and undimmed by corrosion, and upon them the word "London," plainly impressed ; a peculiar- shaped iron or steel instrument about six or eight inches in length, pointed like the head of an arrow or spear, except that it had a single barb about two inches long on one side only; at the other extremity was a socket, apparently in- tended for a handle."

The first ground that was set apart and used for ceme- tery purposes by white people is called the Canfield & Miller Cemetery. The first burial was undoubtedly that of Moses Fountain, whose tombstone is marked M. F., and who, tradition says, died in 1799. Hetty Light, a daughter of Lodowyck Light, died Dec. 16, 1799, aged seventeen years. Many of the settlers, and their wives and children, are buried here.

After the church was built on the hill, a small plat was used for burial purposes, and Lodowyck Light and Patty, his wife, rest there.

THE SCHOONOVER CEMETERY

was used for the burial of those in the immediate neigh- borhood, and is on the old Schoonover farm. Another one is near Daniel Cole's, on the Spencer road. The Catlin Cemetery was used many years, and many of the pioneers repose quietly on the scene of their early labors. Here lies David Pixley, who died in 1799, Judge Noah Good- rich, Captain Eliakim Goodrich, Nathaniel and Jonathan Catlin, Daniel Mersereau, and Father John Griffin, who was

COLONEL WILLIAM RANSOM

was born at Tioga Centre, Tioga Co., N. Y., April 9, 1801, and is the fourth son of William Ransom and Rachel Brooks (deceased). William, Sr., was a son of Samuel Ransom, who was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and was killed at the massacre of Wyoming. The father of our subject emigrated to this country about the year 1783, in company with his brother Samuel, Jr., and Prince and An- drew Alden, and purchased the lands in the vicinity of Tioga Centre, erected both grist- and lumber- mills, and engaged in the lumber business, and died in 1821.

Our subject, at the age of eighteen, purchasing his time of his father, began operations for himself as a farmer and lumberman, and in 1827 entered into a copartnership with David Wallis, in the mercantile business, at Tioga Centre, and has been extensively engaged in the lumber business (having several mills on Pipe Creek) since 1827, which business he still continues.

In politics a Democrat, being prominently identi- fied, and has been instrumental, with others, in kcep- ing the town of Tioga Democratic through all the

political changes of the last fifty years; has held various offices, such as supervisor, assessor, etc. ; was successful while supervisor in equalizing the pro- portionate value of the lands of the town with other towns of the county. Filled the various offices in the 53d Regiment of the New York State militia, and in 1828 was elected colonel, and served in that capacity about three years, when he resigned. Was married in September, 1831, to Angeline, daughter of Amos Martin, of Owego. To them were born several children, who died in infancy, and in 1854 they adopted the daughter of his brother, Ira Ran- som, Angeline D., wife of J. C. Latimer, to whom was born two daughters, viz. : Angeline and Clara. Colonel Ransom, although somewhat infirm, con- tinues to attend to his extensive business, is owner of a large amount of land in Tioga and other sce- tions, and has extensive lumber-mills.

He is a liberal contributor to church and school interests, and in the years 1872 and 1873 erected the Methodist Episcopal church at Tioga Centre, costing $8000, for which $2000 and upwards was subscribed outside.

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a circuit preacher, and traveled extensively through this section of country, establishing churches and class-meetings, and laboring earnestly for the cause, in which he was greatly interested. This cemetery was incorporated as the Tioga Cemetery, Jan. 5, 1867, with Henry Young, Isaac and Ben- jamin Horton, Lec G. and Ephraim Goodrich, trustees. The Catholic Cemetery of Owego and Tioga is in this town, about a mile and a half below Owego, on the river- road. There are other smaller and private cemeteries near the different settlements.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.

A ferry was used across the river before 1800, by Decker and Cortwright, near where Avery Horton lives. One was started by Caleb Lyons in 1811, the landing being on the farm now owned by Eli Light, and the old ferry-house is now used by him for a wood-house. A wire ferry was constructed by Colonel William Ransom in 1842. Smith- boro' and Nichols Bridge Company was incorporated April 18, 1829, and Isaac Boardman, Nehemiah Platt, and John Coryell were appointed commissioners. The bridge was soon after built, and in the spring following its crection was washed away. The second was erected March 17, 1865. Three spans were carried away by the Whitney- ville mill in a freshet, and it was repaired the same season. Oct. 20, 1865, the new part was entirely blown down by a heavy gale, and was rebuilt in forty days. March 17, 1868, at eight o'clock A.M., two spans of the south end were carried away by a span of the Owego bridge coming down against it. Since then it has been in successful oper- ation.

The Erie and Southern Central Railroads run through the town, following the Susquehanna River, having depots at Tioga Centre and Smithboro'.

TIOGA CENTRE

is situated near the mouth of Pipe Creek, and ncar the centre of the south border of the town, and is a station on the Eric and Southern Central Railroads. It contains two churches, one hotel, a post-office, a union school, a tannery, four stores, two blacksmith-shops, a flouring-mill, two steam saw-mills, two shoe-shops, two shingle-mills, and two resi- dent physicians.

UPPER LEATHER TANNERY.

This tannery was built by Ransom, Maxwell & Co. in 1868, and sold to J. & P. Quirin in June, 1869. On Jan. 3, 1871, it was entirely destroyed by fire. The in- habitants erected the outside structure in seventeen days, and March 1, 1871, they were again in full operation. Oct. 31, 1871, at seven o'clock A.M., the head of the boiler was blown out, and the boiler itself carried through the beam-room, which is 150 feet long, then across an open space about 100 feet to the lime-house, through which it crashed, and finally fell in the yard, a distance of 300 fect from the arch on which it was located. Thersal Van Order was instantly killed, and several others were wounded. Philip Quirin, one of the proprietors, had both legs and his jaw broken, was badly scalded, and died in a few days. The works are now carried on by J. & G. Quirin, one of

the firm living in Boston. The skins are tanned herc, and finished in that city. They have the capacity of tanning 250,000 calf-skins annually, and tan and finish 500 kid-skins per week. The works contain 189 vats, 28 limes, 9 leaches, and employ about 75 men.

STEAM SAW-MILLS.

Colonel William Ransom's steam saw-mill is located on Pipe Creek, in Tioga Centre. Major William Ransom commenced a saw-mill on this side of the creek in 1820, but dying, his sons completed it. It has a capacity for cutting 2,000,000 feet annually, and contains a planer also. His shingle mill is at the other end of the dam, wlicrc, in 1815, Major William Ransom built a grist-mill.

J. G. Smith's stcam saw-mill is located on Pipe Creek, a little above the Centre, and has a capacity of 2,000,000 fcet of lumber per annum. In 1834 this mill was built by J. Schoonover and Andrew Todd; sold in 1838 to Nealy & Smith ; in 1872 changed to steam, and has connected with it lath and shingle machincs.

TIOGA FLOURING-MILL

is owned by B. B. Franklin, and has three run of stone ; is on the spot where the first saw-mill was erected by Major William Ransoni in 1792, and changed to a grist-mill in 1840, and Ransom and Alden soon after built a saw-mill on west end of the dam. In 1797 they built a grist-mill below the saw-mill.

SMITHBORO'

is located on the west bank of the Susquehanna River (which is crossed at this place by a pier bridge), near the southwest corner of the town. It is a station on the Erie and Southern Central Railroads, and contains two churches, three hotels, a post-office, a school-house, a drug-store, two dry-goods stores, two groceries, two blacksmith-shops, a wagon-shop, a shoe-shop, two cooper-shops, a tin-shop, un- dertaker, three physicians, and one lawyer.

HALSEY VALLEY.

In about 1790 Thomas Nicholson, a surveyor, was em- ployed to make the first partition survey of lands belonging to the State, lying back from the Susquehanna. He bought 2000 acres, including what is now known as Halsey Valley. He died in 1792, and a daughter was born to Mrs. Nicholson a short time after his decease, who was the lawful heir to this land. She died at cizhteen years of age, and during her life this land became known as "Girl's Flat," a name it held for many years. Mrs. Nicholson became the wife of Zephaniah Halsey, whose children in- herited the land by title through their mother ; hence the name " Halsey Valley." It was not until abont 1825 that these lands began to be sold and settled upon; then 600 acres were sold to Secly Brothers. afterwards to Joseph West and Brother; 400 to Presher Skillings, Van Nor- tunk, and others. The village is situated in the north west part of the town, and partly in the town of Barton. and contains two churches,-Christian and Methodist ; the latter being in Barton,-a school-house, a post-office, three stores, two blacksmith-shops, two cooper-shops, and two physicians. The cooper-shop of Ira Hoyt is the largest and most

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complete in the county. Mr. Hoyt has on his farm a well- stocked trout-pond. Luther B. West is a merchant at this place, and is also an extensive dairyman. He has represented his town as supervisor for many years, and is a director in the Tioga National Bank of Owego. Mrs. L. B. West is a daughter of William Presher, who settled in the village about 1825, and died in 1871, aged ninety-three years.

STRAIT'S CORNERS.

David Strait, from whom this place takes its name, set- tled here in 1825. It is located on the north branch of Pipe Creek, and on the north line of the town, and lies partly in the town of Candor. It contains two churches,- Christian and Baptist; the latter being in the town of Candor,-post-office, school-house, store, blacksmith-shop, and two saw-mills. Its post-office was established in 1853.

GERMAN SETTLEMENT

is a little hamlet east from Strait's Corners, and mostly in the town of Tioga, and was settled by Germans in 1830, and contains a Methodist Church.

GOODRICH SETTLEMENT

is in close proximity to Owego, being across Owego Creek. Near by is the former residence of N. P. Willis, at " Glen Mary," and also the residence of Hon. Wheeler H. Bristol, ex-State Treasurer; D. C. McCallum, formerly General Superintendent of Erie Road; Dr. Galloway, of Electro- pathic Institute of Philadelphia ; and Charles F. Johnson.

REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.

Samuel Ransom, Cornelius Brooks, Nathaniel Catlin, Jonathan Catlin, Colonel David Pixley, John Hill, John Gee, and Josiah Cleveland.

SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812.

James Brooks, Levi Light, Stephen Pepper, Deacon Ross.

CIVIL HISTORY.

The town of Owego was erected Feb. 16, 1791, and in- cluded all territory lying between the Cayuta and West Owego Creeks and the north and south bounds of the county. The town of Union included all the present county of Tioga lying east of West Owego Creek, and a line drawn south from its mouth to the Pennsylvania line, and other territory now included in Broome County. That part of the town of Union now included in the towns of Owego, Newark Valley, Berkshire, and Richford was erected as a new town, by the name of Tioga, March 14, 1800.

Feb. 28, 1806, the town of Spencer was taken from the old town of Owego. Feb. 12, 1808, the original town of Berkshire was erected from the old town of Tioga. In 1813, in the revision of the statutes of that year, the names of the towns of Owego and Tioga were cxchanged one for the other. In 1824 the towns of Nichols and Barton were taken off from the town of Tioga, leaving the latter as now limited. The records of this town were taken up to Owego in 1834, to be used in a lawsuit, and were destroyed by a fire that occurred in that village. The list of supervisors

was obtained from the county clerk's office, from 1793 to 1813, as from the town of Owego, and from 1813 to 1828 from the town of Tioga. No record can be found from that time until 1835, since which these officers are given complete.

SUPERVISORS.

1795. Emmanuel Coryell. 1845. Israel S. Hoyt.

1796. Lodowyek Light. 1846-47. Jesse Turner.

1797. Samuel Tinkham. 1848. David Taylor.

1798. John Smyth. 1849-52. Gilbert Strang.

1799-1800. Jesse Miller. 1853. William Ransom.

1801-3. Joshua Ferris, 1854. David Taylor.

1804-9. Emmanuel Coryell.

1855. David Earle.

1810-12. Noah Goodrich.

1856. Gilbert Strang.

1813-17. Gamaliel H. Barstow.

1857-58. Richard Spendley.

1818-20. Emmanuel Coryell.

1859. Harris Jewett.

1821-23. Wright Dunham.

1860. Richard Spendley.

1824. Ziba Miller.

1861. Abel Dubois.

1825. George Matson.

1862-64. Gilbert Strang.

1826-27. Ephraim Leach. . 1865. L. B. West.

1828. Erastus Goodrich.

1866-70. W. H. Bristol.

1835-40. Jesse Turner.

1871-73. Josiah Piekering.

1874-78. Stephen W. Leach.

TOWN CLERKS.

1835. Charles Ransom.

1852. Erastus Hoff.

1836-39. Gilbert Strang. 1853. Forman S. Higbe.

1840. Robert C. Cole. 1854. Lott P. Luce.

1841. Orin Dubois.

1855. Elisha D. Ransom.

1842-47. Gilbert Strang.

1856-57. Thos. F. Goodenough.

1848. Lott P. Luee.

1858. Gilbert Strang.

1849. Nicholas Schoonover, Jr. *

1859-77. Moses Ohart.

1878. Chauncey J. Goodenough.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

David Jayne.

Franeis F. Miller.

Solomon Jones.

Israel S. Hoyt.

David Jayne.

Thomas F. Goodenough.

Erastus Goodrich.

Stephen J. Rider.

Robert C. Cole.

Cornelius C. Yontz.

Sylvester Knapp.

Israel S. Hoyt.

Robert C. Cole.

Noah Goodrich.

Jared Foot.

William C. Randall.

Amos Canfield.

John H. Yontz.

Cutler Woodruff.

Noah Goodrich.

Walter C. Randall.

David Earle.

Luther B. West.

Sylvester Knapp.

Charles E. Ransom.

Stephen W. Leach.

Noah Goodrich.

Israel S. Hoyt.

William J. Drake.

George L. Light.

William W. Giles.

Stephen W. Leach.

Charles Bonham.

David Earle.

Noah Goodrich.

Joel S. Whitley.

William J. Drake,

Israel S. Hoyt.

Edgar Taylor.

Edwin H. Sehoonover.

Walter C. Randall.

Joel S. Whitley.

MILITARY RECORD.

James Dinehart, private, 23d Inf., Co. C; enl. May, 1861 ; two years ; re-en1. 5th Cav., Dec. 28, 1863, three years.

Robert Dinehart, private, 23d Inf .; enl. May 16, 1861, two years ; re-enl. private, 5tl Cav., Dec. 28, 1863, three years ; wounded at Winchester, Sept. 19, 1864; disch. July 19, 1865.

David Bailey, sergeant, 23d Inf .; enl. May 16, 1861, two years; re-enl. 5th Cav .. , Dec. 21, 1863, three years ; taken prisoner and disch.

William Bailey, sergeant, 23d Inf .; enl. May 16, 1861, two years; re-enl. 5th Cav., three years ; taken prisoner and disch.

Major Milo Perry, 23d Inf. ; enl. May 16, 1861, two years; re-enl. 14th Inf., Jan. 28, 1863, three years; pris. and disch.

1841-43. Erastus Goodrich.

1844. Jesse Turner.

1850-51. Cornelius D. Hoff.

Luther B. West.

John H. Yontz.

Elijah Cleveland.

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Joseph Cole, 23d Inf., Co. C; enl. May 16, 1861, two years; disch. Chas. Conklin, private, 23d Inf., Co. C; enl. April 29, 1861, two years; diseh. Feb. 28, 1862, for disability.

John W. Coons, 23d Inf., Co. C .; enl. May 16, 1861, two years ; disch.

John M. Hazen, private, 23d Inf., Co. C; ent. May 16, 1861, two years ; rc-enl. private, Co. G, 5th Cav :; enl. Dee. 25, 1863, three years ; taken prisoner at Rock Run, June 27, 1864; in Andersonville prison five months ; diseh. Aug. 9, 1865.

James J. Loveless, 23d Inf., Co. C; enl. May 16, 1861, two years; disch. John M. Merrithew, 23d Inf., Co. C .; ent. May 16, 1861, two years ; re-enl. 179th Inf., Ang. 26, 1864, three years.

Oscar Farnham, 1861; re-enl. private, 5th Cav., 1863.

Hermon E. Hadley, private, 109th Inf., Co. I; enl. July, 1862, three years. Ambrose P. Vincent, private, 109th Inf., Co. I; ent. July, 1862, three years wounded, and died at Spottsylvania.

Henry Cortwright, private, 109th Inf .; enl. Aug. 1862, three years; died of smallpox in hospital.

Chas. Simpson, private, 109th Inf., Co. I ; enl. Aug. 1862, three years. Wm. Staker, private, 109th Inf .; enl. Aug. 1862, three years.

George Hoffman, private, 3d Inf .; enl. April, 1861, three years.

John Doland, private, 3d Inf .; enl. April, 1861, three years.

B. W. McDowell, private, 109th Inf., Co. I; enl. Ang. 1862, three years.

Vince Nichols, private, 109th Inf .; enl. 1862.

Henry Ronce, 109th Inf .; enl. Aug. 1862, three years.

John Taylor, private, 109th Inf., Co. C; eul. 1862, three years.

Charles Taylor, private, 109th Inf .; enl. Aug. 1862, three years. Lott Truesdal, private, 109th Inf .; cnt. Ang. 1862, three years. Theodore Ilinkley, private, 109th Inf. ; killed.

Albert Gibbs, private, 94th Inf. ; enl. Ang. 1, 1864.

Joseph Turner, private, 64th Inf., Co. HI ; ent. Nov. 9, 1861, three years; re-enl. 64th Inf., Co. 11, Dcc. 16, 1863, three years.

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History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York, Part 53

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