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Mr. Wintermute was in many respects a remarkable man. He had within him the elements of greatness, and had the exigencies of his life made the demand, he would have risen equal to any emergency. He was positive at all times, negative in nothing. " He was a plain, blunt man." There were no sophistries about him. He was frank and outspoken when called upon to speak ; warm-hearted and generous, without being impulsive. His favors were awarded with
just discrimination. With no vain pretensions, yet his in- fluence and personal power were always felt. Whether liked or disliked, all the world united in the sentiment, " He is an honest man." He was an affectionate husband, a kind, indulgent father, a good-natured and obliging neighbor, and a trusted and respected member of society, prompt to meet all his engagements. He was lenient to the last degree as a creditor, and many a man in Chemung County owes his financial salvation to his indulgence, when the exactions of a hard ereditor would have been financial ruin.
Mr. Wintermute was the father of four children : Anna, wife of George W. Smith, died a few years ago at Nash- ville, Tenn .; Peter P., a man noted for his enterprise and ability throughout the West and Northwest, died at the early age of forty-five, in January, 1877; Charles, a successful trader in Montana, and Sarah E., wife of Adam L. Staring. One of the most beautiful and talented ladies Chemung County ever boasted was his youngest child.
Mr. Wintermute was proud of his success ; proud of his family, wife, and children ; proud of his unsullied name, maintained to the last unspotted through prosperity and ad- versity ; gratified that his health was preserved unimpaired to the last; and he died, as he had often wished, without that languishment of suffering on a siek-bed, helpless and hopeless, which so often precedes dissolution. He was strieken with paralysis on the 25th day of April, 1878, and remained comatose until the 28th, when he died.
He was for nearly a quarter of a century a member of the Baptist Church at Horseheads, giving to it a liberal support, and he died with the unwavering hope of a blessed resurrection, and in the firm faith of a better life beyond the grave.
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February, 1856, they rededicated the house, which is the largest in the place. In 1868 they erected a neat, com- fortable parsonage, making the value of their church prop- erty $12,000. The present trustees are Benjamin West- lake, D. W. C. Curtis, Charles F. Taber, Peter Howell, and John Nichols. The present pastor is Rev. F. J. Whitney. Membership, 163; Superintendent of Sunday- school, T. V. Weller; number of teachers and scholars, 139 ; number of volumes in library, 200. Both the church and Sunday-school are reported in a flourishing condition.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT BREESPORT was organized as a class in 1839, of which Isaae Van Gordon was the first leader. The formation of the class occurred during the time Rev. P. A. Johnson was pastor of the Erin circuit, of which Breesport constituted a part. The first church edifice was begun and completed in 1852, during the pastorate of Rev. R. M. Beach. Since the organi- zation of the class there has been a regular sueecssion of ministers, and preaching usually every Sabbath day. In the summer of 1875, the society commenced the crection of a new church edifice, which is still (July 4, 1878) un- completed. When finished it will be valued at $3500. The present trustees are Nathan Carey, John G. Cowan, William R. Hilliker, George Elston, and Lewis Butters. The present membership is 45 ; number of teachers and scholars in Sunday-school, 50; Superintendent, Charles L. Wallace; Pastor, Rev. S. T. Tackabury. Breesport is a part of the Erin and Breesport charge, and is in a generally prosperous condition.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH AT HORSEHEADS
was organized April 22, 1840, under the name of the " Baptist Church of Fairport," with twenty-two members, of whom eight were males and fourteen females. Deacon Joseph Smith, John Tenbrook, Sr., Ebenezer Mather, and Deacon Increase Mather were among the prime movers in the organization of the church, and in erecting a suitable building for publie worship. Elder Aaron Jackson was the first pastor, and his successors Elder Philander D. Gillett, who remained with the church until his death in March, 1845, Elders George M. Spratt, Zolotus Grenell, Worbam Mudge, Philetus Olney, D. Porter Leas, Phillips, Abrams, Perry, Whitmarsh, and the present incumbent, A. M. Ben- nett.
The society ereeted their church edifice in 1840, and dedicated it to the service of God in February of the fol- lowing year. Ten years afterwards it was enlarged at an expense of $1600. In 1867 it was remodeled at an addi- tional cost of $1000, making the present value $8000. It will comfortably seat 300 persons. The present Trustees are Orlando Groom, C. G. Eddy, Courad Smith, Wilson Rickey, and Isaac Dennis, Jr. ; Deacons, A. M. Wheat and Josiah Brees. Present membership of the church, 130; of the Sunday-school, 140 scholars, 11 teachers, and 4 officers. Superintendent, Charles Hathaway ; Secretary, L. F. Jackson.
ST. MATTHEW'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH was organized through the efforts of Samnel II. Maxwell (deceased ), and Mrs. N. Van Duzen, in 1862, as a semi- 44
monthly mission, the only communicants then being S. H. Maxwell and wife, Mrs. N. Van Duzen, Mrs. Fanny Sayre, Mrs. A. Il. Judson, Stephen Johnson, and Rowland Parker. Public services were held in a building on the Matthew Sayre estate. The Rev. A. Hull, of Elmira, visited this little congregation, and held service and preached until Oc- tober, 1862, when .Rev. H. M. Brown was appointed mission rector. On the 8th of October, 1867, the Right Rev. A. C. Coxe, bishop of the diocese, consecrated a substantial brick edifice, situated on the corner of Main and Steuben Streets, in which the congregation have since worshiped. This building is valued at $8000. The present number of com- municants is 39. The Rev. T. D. Hoskins, of Elmira, holds services in the church every Sunday afternoon, as the congregation has no regular rector at present.
THIE BAPTIST CHURCHI OF BREESPORT
was formed probably about 1830, and was in a somewhat impoverished state for many years, its membership falling off to a very small number, but in 1867 it revived by the admission of 40 members of the Baptist Church at Horse- heads, dismissed from that church for the purpose of reor- ganizing the church at Breesport. Further information we failed to get, after repeated applications to the authorities of this church for full data concerning its history.
SS. PETER AND PAUL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
was organized in the summer of 1865, and a church build- ing erected on a lot purchased by Father Kavenaugh of J. B. Mosher. The building was consecrated in June, 1866, by Fathers Kavenaugh and Percell, of Ehira. Value of church property, $4000. Present number of members, 75.
EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL.
As early as 1793 the early settlers, ever mindful of the best interests of their children, opened a common school. For- tunate, indeed, it is for the future of the country that our fathers were so thoroughly imbued with the idea that the common-school teacher should follow elose on the track of the pioneer. Touching the first school, and matters per- taining thereto, we refer the reader to a previous mention under the head of " Initial Events." From the annual report of Robert P. Bush, County School Commissioner, we glean the subjoined statistics: Number of districts, 10; school-houses, 10; value of same, with sites, $11,725; number of children of school age, 1110; number attending school, 928; number of weeks taught, 332; number of teachers employed, 17 male and 25 female; number of volumes in library, 439 ; value of same. $349. Receipts : State appropriation, $2296; raised by tax, $3985; from other sources, $253. Payments : teachers' wages, $5395; all other expenses, $1093.
The population of the town, according to the State census compiled in 1875, for the five lustrums of its existence, was as follows: in 1855, 2648 ; in 1860, 2277 ; in 1865, 2838; in 1870, 2961 ; and in 1879, 3399.
The data from which the above history of Horseheads was written were furnished us by the following gentlemen and authorities, to whom and which we extend our grateful
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HISTORY OF TIOGA, CHEMUNG, TOMPKINS,
acknowledgments : Captain Vincent Conkling, D. W. C. Curtis, John Brees, Benjamin Westlake, Mrs. Sarah Jack- son (the oldest living pioneer), A. M. Wheat.
MILITARY RECORD.
Alvin V. Mosher, private, Co. L, 5th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Mar. 7, 1862; disch. Mar. 7, 1865.
Jonas S. Seely, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Mar. 7, 1862; disch. Mar. 7, 1865.
Jolin A. Westlake, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. Mar. 6, 1862; pro. to sergt .- major.
Irving W. Brewster, private, 91st N. Y. Regt. ; enl. July 26, 1863 ; dischi. July 3, 1865.
George Stung, private, 26th U. S. Col'd; enl. Sept. 11, 1863; disch. Aug. 28, 1865.
Charles Reed, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb. 25, 1862; re-enl. in same co. and regt. Feb. 27, 1864 ; disch. Aug. 5, 1865.
Neil McDougal, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Feb. 25, 1862; re-enl. Feb. 27, 1864; disch. July 19, 1865.
John Beesely, private, Co. D, 107th N. Y. Regt .; enl. July 30, 1862; disch. June 5, 1864.
Wm. H. H. Everett, private, Co. C, 141st N. Y. Regt .; enl. Aug. 18, 1862; disch. June 20, 1865.
James H. Monroe, private, Co. C, 141st N. Y. Regt .; must. Sept. 11, 1862. Joel M. Johnson, musician, 141st N. Y. Regt .; must. Sept. 11, 1862.
Robert F. Stewart, 2d lieutenant Co. C, 141st N. Y. Regt. must .; Sept. 10, 1862; res. Nov. 11, 1863; must. a captain of Co. B, 179th N. Y. Regt., April 13, 1864; lost left foot June 17, 1864; must, out Dec. 23, 1864.
Benjamin F. Rogers, private, Co. D, 107th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Aug. 7, 1862; disch. June 5, 1865.
Dean West, private, 107th N. Y. Regt .; enl. July 29, 1862.
Nathaniel Barber, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art .; enl. July 18, 1863; planted the regimental colors on the enemy's works at Petersburg; disch. Aug. 26,1865.
John Williams, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. July 21, 1863; wounded at Fort Hell ; disch. Aug. 26, 1865.
Lemuel Miller, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art .; enl. July 13, 1863; disch. Aug. 26, 1865.
Charles Metler, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. July 9, 1863; disch. Aug. 26, 1865.
Henry Whitney, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art .; enl. Aug. 1, 1863; disch. Ang. 26, 1865.
William H. Crandall, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art .; enl. July 15, 1863 ; wounded at Spottsylvania ; disch. June 20, 1865.
Jeremiah V. Decker, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art .; enl. July 27, 1863; disch. Aug. 26, 1865.
Charles D. Carpenter, drummer, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art. ; ent. Aug. 18, 1863; trans. to Co. A, Aug. 1864 ; disch. Aug. 26, 1865.
Charles E. Barbour, Ist lieutenant, Co. 1, 38th N. Y. Regt .; pro. to capt. May 17, 1862.
Martin V. B. Wade, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. July 3, 1863; was taken prisoner June 2, 1864, at Cold Harbor; sent to Libby Prison, then to Andersonville; never heard from since.
Heury F. Rockwell, sergeant, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. July 27, 1862; dischi. Juue 22, 1865.
Jacob S. Babcock, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art .; onl. July 17, 1863; taken prisoner June 2, 1864, at Cold Harhor; seut to Lioby Prison, then to An- dersonville; died in prison ; disease.
Lewis W. Robinson, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. July 21, 1863; taken prisoner June 17, 1864, at Petersburg; supposed died in prisou.
llenry Dyking.
llarrison Tuthill, private ; enl. Dec. 12, 1863.
Wm. H. Robinson, private, Co. G, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Ang. 22, 1863; disch. June 13, 1865.
John M. Thorne, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. July 27, 1862; disch. June 22, 1865.
Josse Harley, corporal, Co. E, 26th U. S. Col'd Regt .; enl. Dec. 11, 1863; disch. Ang. 28, 1865.
Ilenry Thompson, private, Co. 11, 26th U. S. Col'd Regt .; enl. Dec. 11, 1863; disch. Dec. 9, 1865.
Alexander Thompson, private, Co. E, 26th U. S. Col'd Regt .; enl. Dec. 11, 1863 ; disch. Aug. 28, 1865.
Charles S Mathews, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Dec. 16, 1863.
Archibald Coryell, private, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Dec. 14, 1863.
llorace J. Parker, private, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Dec. 14, 1863.
Charles Darien, private, 14th N. Y. Art .; enl. Dec. 14, 1863.
Ellis W. Prime, private, Co. 11, 26th U. S. Col'd Regt .; enl. Dec. 15, 1863; disch. Aug. 28, 1865.
Charles 11. Tompkins, private, 26th U. S. Col'd Regt .; enl. Dec. 15, 1863; wounded July 17, 1864 ; discharged Sept. 1865.
Charles W. Denning, private ; enl. Dec. 28, 1863.
Thomas McWannaman, private, 10th N. Y. Cav. ; enl. Feb. 12, 1864. Jolin Williams, private, 86th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb. 12, 1864.
Michael Flanegan, private, 89th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb. 12, 1864.
Henry E. Smith, private, 86th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb. 12, 1864.
John Wesley, private, 89th N. Y. Regt .; en !. Feb. 13, 1864.
Eugene Gontchins, private, 10th N. Y. Cav. ; enl. Feb. 12, 1864. Horace J. Loughridge, private, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. Feb. 12, 1864.
Stephen 1Inngerford, private, 179th N. Y. Ragt .; enl. Feb. 13, 1864. Isaac Allington, private, 86th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feh. 16, 1864.
George D. Carpenter, private, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 17, 1864; pro. 1st lieut., March 22, 1864, and capt., Dec. 23, 1864; dischi. June, 1865.
Levi Kellogg, private, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 17, 1864; disch, June, 1865. Johan Herbert, musician, 8th N. Y. Art .; enl. Feb, 18, 1864.
James E. Verner, private, Co. I, 26th U. S. Col. 1 .; enl. Feb. 18, 1864 ; disch. end of war.
Joel Bostwick, private, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 18, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865.
James E. Wattleworth, corporal, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 18, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865.
Joseph Jackson, private, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 18, 1864 ; deserted at El- mira.
Mark Ransom, private, 26tl: U. S. Col. I. : enl. Feb. 19, 1864; disch. Oct. 1865. Sylvester Benjamin, private, 50th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 19, 1864.
John J. Bailey, private, 10th N. Y. Cav .; enl. Feb. 19, 1864.
William Carr, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. Sept. 10, 1862; disch. - 22, 1865.
Stephen S. De Kay, corporal, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 19, 1864; died July 29, 1864, of wounds.
William P. Chamberlain, private, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 19, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865.
Asa C. Ottarson, corporal, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 20, 1864; disch. June 8, 1865.
Darius Robinson, private, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 20, 1864; disch. June 8, 1865.
Zaven Carey, private, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb. 23, 1864.
William Jackson. private, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 23, 1864; disch. June 8, 1865.
Alexander Campbell, private, 86th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Aug. 5, 1864.
James S. Coles, private, 179th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Aug. 10, 1864.
Frank Davis, private, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Aug. 16, 1864.
William J. Newhall, private, Co. G, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 17, 1864 ; disch. June 17, 1865.
John Dormand, private, 69th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Aug. 17, 1864. William Scott, private, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Aug. 18, 1864.
Willian Morgan, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 13, 1864.
Benjamin Chandler, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; ent. Ang. 23, 1864.
llenry H. Cook, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; eul. Aug. 22, 1864.
Win. D. Rundle, private, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav .; enl. Aug. 22, 1864.
Charles Cooper, private, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav .; eul. Aug. 22, 1864.
Albert Vorness, private, Co. F, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav .; enl. Ang. 22, 1864; diseli. June 8, 1865.
Cardwell B. Judson, private, Ist Vet. Cav .; enl. Aug. 22, 1864.
James H. Decker, private, Co. F, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav. ; enl. Aug. 26, 1864 ; disch. June 8, 1865.
Michael Sullivan, private, Co. C, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 23, 1864 ; disch. June 13, 1865.
Jonathan Greek, private, 50th N. Y. Eng ; enl. Aug. 27, 1864.
Benjamin Southworth, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 29, 1864.
Alonzo Leonard, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 27, 1864.
John Staples, private, 50th N. Y. Eng; enl. Aug. 22, 1864.
Theodore S. Spencer, private, Co. F, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 24, 1864; disch. June 13, 1864.
Olvin P. Robinson, private, Co. G, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 23, 1864; disch. June 13, 1865.
Levi A. Vandemark, private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 24, 1864.
Seymour Staples, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 26, 1864.
Wm. Woodhouse, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 27, 1864.
Sabin Robinson, private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 27, 1864; disch. June 13, 1865.
George H. Berlew, private, 179th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Aug. 27, 1864.
Gabriel C. Jones, private, Co. G, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 22, 1864; disch . June 13, 1865.
Charles Taylor, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 26, 1864.
Elijah S. Thompson, private, 50tl N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 27, 1864.
Fletcher Brees, private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Aug. 27, 1864; died, no date given.
Albert McMillan, private, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav .; enl. Aug. 31, 1864.
Arthur Elston, private, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav. ; enl. Aug. 31, 1864. Edward H. Hawley, private, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav. ; enl. Aug. 31, 1864. James B. Neish, private, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav .; enl. Aug. 31, 1864. Myron H. Humphrey, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 31, 1864.
Ira R. Joues, private, 50tl N. Y. Eng. ; enl. Aug. 31, 1864.
John Shields, enl. Nov. 21, 1864.
James Curtis, private, 14th U. S. Inf.
Henry Jacobs, enl. Dec. 8, 1864.
John D. King, corp., Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. March 5, 1862; disch. March 9, 1864; re-enl. March 10, 1864, same company and regiment ; disch. July 19, 1865.
Edgar Northrop, private; enl. Dec. 20, 1864.
Frank Flint, private; enl. Dec. 21, 1864.
Thomas Lyons, private ; enl Dec. 7, 1864.
Lewis H. Knapp, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; eul. Feb. 15, 1865.
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Victor F. Peterson, private; enl. Feb. 15, 1865. Wm. Sparks, private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. Feb. 16, 1865. Charles 11. Collins, private, 94th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 17, 1865. George Smith, private, 94th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb, 17, 1865. George Brown, private, 94th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb. 17, 1865. Franklin Murphy, private; enl. Feb. 18, 1865. Merit Green, private, 14th U. S. Inf. Martin Towner, private ; enl. Feb. 22, 1865. Charles G. Dean, private, 22d N. Y. Cav .; enl. Feb, 22, 1865. George D. Perry, private, 194th N. Y. Regl. : ent. Feb, 17, 1865. Ira A. Pease, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb, 23, 1865. Wm. Anderson, private, 194th N. Y. Regt. ; enl Feb. 25, 1865. Richard W. Halm, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 25, 1865. W'm. M. Lawrence, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; enl. Feb. 27, 1865. James Higgins, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; enl. March 3, 1865. John llark way, private; enl. March 8, 1865.
James Miller, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; enl. March 8, 1865. William R. Carey, private, 194th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. March 8, 1865. George H. Daggett, private, 194th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. March 8, 1865, John Allen. private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. March 8, 1865. - McKearney, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. March 8, 1865. James Fassett, private, 50th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. March 8, 1865. Richard Ormsby, private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. March 8, 1865. Hugh Goodwin, private, 50th N. Y. Eng .; enl. March 8, 1865. William Biffin, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; ent. March 8, 1865. Isaac Garabont, private, 194th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. March 9, 1865. Frederick O. Edwards, private, 194th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. March 11, 1865. James Gates, private, 194th N. Y. Regt .; enl. March 11, 1865. Peter Brown, privale, 15th N. Y. Eng. ; enl. March 15, 1865. William T. Jud-on, corp., Co. G, 147th N. Y. Regt .; enl. July 26, 1863 ; trans. to Co. F, 91st N. Y. Vet. Vols., June 10, 1865 ; disch. July 3, 1865.
Corydon B. Brees, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. April 1, 1862; trans. to 5th U. S. Art .; taken prisoner at Winchester ; disch. April 9, 1865.
Silas B. Taylor; wounded and taken prisoner at Spottsylvania ; died at Ander- sonville.
James Taylor.
Homer R. Barlow, musician, Co. A, 14th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Ang. 1, 1863 ; dischi. Aug. 26. 1865.
Richard Poppino, corp., Co. C, 161st N. Y. Regt .; enl. Ang. 21, 1862; disch. Aug. 20,1865.
James F. Donahne, private, Co. C, 5th N. Y. Art. ; enl. Sept. 24, 1862; disch. June 27, 1863, disability.
Miles C. Richwell, private, Co. D, 14th N. Y. Art .; taken prisoner at Cold Har- bor ; died at Andersonville.
Theodore McConnell, private, 5th N. Y. Art .; enl. Sept. 10, 1862; disch. Juno 22, 1865.
Darius Robinson, private, Co. F, 38th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. May 11, 1861 ; disch. June 22, 1863.
William Graham, sergt., Co. B, 107th N. Y. Regt .; enl. July 18, 1862; disch. June 5, 1865.
George W. Briggs, private, Co. B, Ist N. Y. Vet. Cav .; enl. Sept. 8, 1863 ; disch. July 20, 1865.
George Brees, privale, enl. Sept. 11, 1862.
William Zimmer, privale, Co. A, 179th N. Y. Regt. ; enl. Feb. 18, 1864; died at Anderson ville.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
JAMES A. CIIRISTIE
was born in the town of Middlesex, in the county of On- tario (now a portion of Yates County), on the 9th day of February, 1820.
His father, Jamies Christie, who is still living, was born at West-Town, Orange Co., N. Y., Oet. 16, 1791, and, with his father, Andrew Christie, moved to Middlesex about 1809.
The father of the subject of this sketch married Lydia Adams, daughter of Chester Adams, who was one of the earliest of the pioneers of Western New York from Massa- chusetts, and who settled near Canandaigua, about the year 1786. Both the grandfathers served under Washington, in our Revolutionary struggle for independenee, from soon after it began until its elose.
Until he was about sixteen years old the subject of this
brief sketch worked on his father's farm summers, and attended the district school where he lived. From that time he taught in the common schools a portion of the time, and pursued his classical studies at the academical
LITTLE
J. A. Christie
institutions of Prattsburg, Lima, and Geneseo, until he was twenty-two years of age. He then removed to the State of Indiana, and studied law in the office of Robert Douglass, of Angola, Ind., about a year. His health failing him there, he returned East, and pursued his legal studies under S. H. Torrey, Esq., now of Canandaigua.
He settled at Horseheads, Chemung Co., N. Y., on the 29th day of November, 1848, and was admitted to the bar at the general term at Auburn in Mareh, 1849, and has continued in the aetive pursuit of the business of his profession ever since.
On the 9th day of November, 1848, he was married to Martha W., daughter of Samuel W. Powers, of Rushville, N. Y. She died Mareh 30, 1857. The fruit of that marriage was one son, William H.
Mr. Christie, after the death of his first wife, married Miss Phebe A. Townsend, daughter of David Townsend, of Horseheads. on the 1st day of June, 1858, with whom he is still living. The offspring of his last marriage is one daughter, Carrie A., born Jan. 18, 1860.
ROBERT P. BUSHI
was born in Branchport, Yates Co., N. Y., March 31, 1842. The name of the family was formerly Terboss, and it origi- nated in Holland. The great-grandfather of our subject was a captain in the Revolutionary army. His grandfather also served in the same army, although only sixteen years old. They went from Dutchess County. The father, Dr.
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HISTORY OF TIOGA, CHEMUNG, TOMPKINS,
Wynans Bush, whose mother's maiden name was Esther Bull, came " west" from Orange County about 1830. His wife's maiden name was Julia Ann Loomis. She was born in Coventry, Conn.
Robert is the youngest son in a family of nine, -four boys and five girls. His advantages for education were limited, but by working and teaching he was able to attend for a short time the Franklin Academy at Prattsburg, and Cort- land Academy, in Homer.
RobertRBush
He was pursuing his studies at the latter-named place in 1861, when the President's call for soldiers was issued. He at once enlisted in Co. D, Twelfth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, and served two years in the ranks, par- ticipating in many of the battles in Virginia, their first fight being at Blackburn's Ford, Va., July 18, 1861. After the expiration of his term of service he returned to school, and graduated with his class, in 1863. In the fall of the same year he commenced teaching in Cortland Academy, and also took up the study of medicine. In 1864 the call for sol- diers being again urgent, he left his pupils and his studies and went to the front as captain of Co. E, One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Regiment New York Volunteers. His three brothers were all in the Union army at the time. He was soon made major of his regiment ; was captured at Hatcher's Run, his horse having been shot under lim, Feb. 6, 1865. After the close of the war he taught in Penn Yan Academy, still continuing the study of medicine. In 1868, after attending a course of lectures in Bellevue Hos- pital Medical College, he commenced the practice of medi- cine with his father in Branchport, N. Y., having a license from the Yates County Medical Society. In 1870 he took charge of the Horseheads Union Free School, and continued at its head for more than three years, leaving it to attend lectures at the Buffalo Medical College, from which institu- tion he graduated Feb. 24, 1874. He at once returned to
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