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DANTEL FLINT was born in Pike, May 1st, 1814. His father was Samuel Flint, of Dutch descent, a native of Montgomery county. He settled in Pike in 1808, on the Captain Murphy farm : took up five hundred sores, improved it and lived on it until his death, May ist, 1869. He was a wealthy and indu- ential man, and a Republican firm and prominent. His father. Robert Flint, a resident of Montgomery county, was a Revolutionary soldier. In 1886 Mr. Flint married Elizabeth, daughter of Lot Grimth, who settled in Genesee Falls in 1818, and died there ten years later. She was born in Vermont.
GEORGE W. FLINT was born at Bonn's creek, Montgomery county, May 4th, 1814. Mr. Flint is a farmer, and came to Pike when a year old (1815) with his father, Joshua Flint. of Dutcb-English origin and a native of Mont- gomery county. His father located on a farm on East street, and beginning with nothing except industry and frugality succeeded well in life, and died Marob 20th, 1873; his wife, Jane Aikins, a native of Connecticut, January 18th, 1863. The only survivor of the family is George W. Flint, who married Jane Ann Hiller in 1847. Her father was Jacob I. Hiller, a native of Scho- harie county, of Dutob origin, who located in East Plie in 1837. and died in Castile in 1877. He was a carpenter and joiner.
RALPH GRAVES was born in Windsor, Windbam county, Vt., February 17th. 1796, and died in May, 1815. He began life for himself in Castile in 1819, and by his own unaided exertions became a prosperous and influential
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farmer of that town, where he died. His widow retains possession of the old homestead, but removed to Pike village, where she has since lived, in 1877. October 20th, 1837. Mr. Graves married Emily Tolles, daughter of Samuel L. Tolles, of Welsh descent and a native of New Haven, Conn, who came to Marcellus, Onondaga county, in 1806, and in 1830 to Centreville, Allegany county, where he took up the farm now owned by Andrew MoFarian. In 1886 be removed from Centreville, and died in Dunkirk, Chautauqua county, in 1856.
GEORGE A. GREEN Was born in Lyons, Wayne county. August 5th, 1896. In 1866 be married Anna 8. Taft, of Mendon, Worcester county, Mass., and in 1806 came to Pike from Blackstone, Maes. He is a member of the firm of Green Brothers, manufacturers of woolen cloths for men's wear. This bus- iness was established on a limited scale in 1816 or 1820, by Esra Smith. It came into the possession of the present proprietors, George A., J. Frank and David Green, in 1889. They have largely increased the capacity of the mills; which rank bigb among the manufacturing establishments of this section. Thirty-five men are employed, and 50,000 to 60.000 yards made annually.
JEROME R. GRIFFITH, farmer, was born in Pike, in 1828. October 4th, 1802, be married Angeline M. Nourse, daughter of David Nourse, a native of Ver- mont and for many years a resident of East. street, on the farm owned by J. Parker, where be died August 18th, 1809. His father was Solomon N. Grimth, who was born in Whitehall, Washington county, and accompanied his father. Micah Grimth, from that county to Pike in 1806. Micah Grimth took up lot 12, made improvements thereon, and became induential in the town. where be died in 1881. Solomon N. Grimth. now living with his son Jerome, began life independently at the age of twenty-one, and by honesty, industry and economy secured a competenoy. His wife was Ann M. Law- rence, daughter of Daniel Lawrence, deosased, of Pike. They had four children-Jerome R., Vernon W. and Roxie R., and Augustus, deceased.
SIMEON HODGES was born in Nunda (now Eagle), in 1810, and has been a veterinary surgeon forty-four years. His father was William Hodges, of English-Irish origin, born in Savoy, Berkshire county, Mass. He came from Herkimer county in 1808, and located on lot & in Eagle, which was articled by him and his brother Silas conjointly, and erected a log bouse without boards or nails, on the Charles Van Hoesen farm. They became leading men in that section of the county, where they both died at the age of sixty-dx- William August 13th, 1869, and Bilas August 18th, 1868. The former served the town as highway commissioner. Simeon Hodges served in the 14th reg- iment 5th brigade heavy artillery during the patriot war. In 1849 be mar- ried Clara, daughter of Solomon Smith, who settled on Campbell Hill in 1824 and died there in 1826. February 9th, 1867, his first wife died, and Feb- ruary Zist, 1868, be married Lucinda, daughter of Henry Zimmer, who lo- cated in Eagle Village in 1833, and is now living in Genesee county.
OSCAR JONES was born in Pike, November 27tb, 1896. His father, Joba Jones, of Puritan stock, was born in Massachusetts. He located on the " old Jones place," on Spencer street" south of Pike village, and lived there until his death. He gained a competency and became an influential citizen. He married Betsy, daughter of Yost Cain, an Eagle farmer of Dutch descent, by whom be had eight children-Lafayette, Jerome, Oscar, George (deceased), George W., Martin (deceased), Charlotte and John. January 10th, 1866, be married Pbebe A., daughter of Moses Smith, of English descent, born in Chesterfield, N. H., in 1789. His other children were Albert (died 1866), Elvira and Angeline. Mr. Jones is a farmer, and lives at Porry village.
WILLIAM W. MARTIN was born in Poultney, Rutland county, Vermont, September 15th. 1811. Samuel Martin, his father, was born in Scotland, in 1706, and came to America with his father and two brothers in 1776, locating in Massachusetts. He married Lucy Warner, of Onondaga county, and died in Rutland, Vermont, in 1830; his wife in 1849. They had five children- Maria. Augusta G., Alfredia G., William W. and Albert W. In 188 William W. Martin married Anna Webster. Her father, Walt Webster, was of English descent, was born in Hartford, Conn., and was a farmer in Hamp- ton, Washington county. He died September 20th, 1849. Mr. Martin came to East Pike in 1883 from Washington county, and worked at the black- smith's trade until 1850, wben be purobased bid present farm.
CAPTAIN FRANCIS MURPHY was born in Tyrone county, Ireland, Marob 17th, 1829, and at the age of twenty-one joined his brother James in America, and with little assistance began farming, and continued successfully until the outbreak of the Rebellion. In September. 1861, be obtained permission from Governor Morgan to raise a company for service in the war, recruited a company of 110 men, which, as Company G, was mustered into the 97th N. Y. infantry. commanded by Colonel Charles Wheeler, J. P. Spafford, lieutenant-onlonel. October 16th following. They rendezvoused and drilled at Booneville, Oneida county, and started for the front March 12th, 1808, stopping at Arlington Heights two weeks, and at Fort Calkern. The com- pany participated in the battles of Cedar Mountain. Rappahannock Station, Thoroughfare Gap, Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antietam, Fred- ericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Mr. Murphy was first Heuteo- ant of the company until August 20th, 1888, when he was commissioned captain. He was wounded in the groin August 20th, 1882, at the second battle of Bull Run, and in the knee at Gettysburg, where, with many others, he was taken prisoner ; was in the hands of the enemy twenty months and twenty days, in Libby prison eleven months, at Macon and Oglethorpe, Ga., three months, at Charleston. 8. C., three months, at Columbia, S. C., three months, and at Raleigh, N. C., whence be made a successful escape, having been. ten times recaptured in making previous attempts. He was mustered out of service, with the company, at the close of the war. February 5th, 1896, be married Mary, daughter of Thomas MoBberry (deceased, of Fer- managb, Ireland), at Salisbury, Herkimer county. He came to Pike October
2nd, 1867, from that place. where he had been engaged in farming since 1860, the year of his emigration from Ireland. They have six children- James F .. Thomas H., Charles, Francis, Mary and Margaret.
SILAS NEWCOMB was born in Kingsbury, Washington county, January 4th. 1815. His father. Salmon Newcomb, was born in Columbia, Conn .. in 1786, and was of English descent. In 1816 be came from Kingsbury, Washington county, and purobased the farm which was in possession of members of his family until sold recently to L. Robinson, and where he died in 1885. He began life poor, was a school teacher many years, and afterward became a prosperous farmer. He married Mies Abigail Finch, who died November 18th. 1865. Their children were Paul 8., Bilas. Zala, Sally Ann, Phobe, Jere- miab and Abigail. 80as, Bally ADD and Abigail are living. At the age of fifteen 8flas Newcomb began to learn the trade of carpenter and joiner and cabinet maker. He learned carriage making, and in 1885 succeeded 8. G. Blanchard in business at Pike village. He increased the facilities for manu- facture, and admitted his son, Edwin F., to partnership. They employ ten hands, and are making carriages of a superior grade. Mr. Newcomb was married May aist, 1988, to Bozanna, daughter of Simon and Mary Lathrop (natives of Vermont and descended from the Puritans), who located in the town in 1882. Mrs. Newcomb died September 6th, 1860. Mr. Newcomb's son. Edwin F. Newcomb, enlisted in August, 1802, in Company D. 180th N. Y. volunteers. He beld the office of corporal, and participated in twenty-one general engagements with the Southern forces in Virginia in 1868-64. He was discharged in June, 1865. Paul Newcomb, grandfather of Hilas Now- comb. was born in Connecticut, in March, 1752.
ZALA NEWCOMB was born in Lebanon, Windsor county, Conn., December 80th. 1790, and came to Pike in 1816 and purobased seventy-five acres of lot 2% of his brother Salmon. He had previously been seven years engaged at the batter's trade at Glen's Falls, N.Y. In 1867 be located at Grimth's Cor- pers, where he now lives. From a poor pioneer he grew to be a well-to-do and respected farmer and business man. Years ago be was identified with the Federal party and he has long been a member of the Methodist cburob. His father was Paul Newcomb, who was born in Connecticut, in March, 1752. His mother's maiden name was Martha Woodward. His wife was Lydia Manchester, of Kingsbury, Washington county, to whom he was married September 12th, 1822. They had two children-Angeline and Luman (died April 18th, 1846).
HARRISON E. OSBORN, farmer, was born in Centreville, Allegany county, October 8th, 1855, and came from Eagle to Pike in 1809 with his father, Ora- mel Osborn, of whose family he is the only surviving male member. His brother. Jefferson Osborn, enlisted in Company F, 6th N. Y. volunteers, in 1861; was promoted to the office of sergeant. and was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks, June Ist, 1862.
ORAMEL OSBORN was born in Brattleboro, Vt., December 11th, 1802. In 1818 be came with his father. John Osborn, to Centreville, Allegany county. where bo took up wild land and improved it, and remained there until 1868. when he removed to Eagle and from there to the farm on which bis son Harrison E. lives, in 1809. He was honest and industrious and acquired a competency. He died February 13th. 1875. He was three times married- arst in 1860, to Caroline Potter (daughter of John Potter, a native of Ver- mont and an carly settler in Centreville, Allegany county), who died in 1846. In 1847 he married Sarab Gilman, daughter of George Gilman, who died in 1849. His third wife was Mrs. Lydia Ann Frary, daughter of Jobn Warren, an early settler of Linden. Cattaraugus county.
GEORGE M. PALMER, M. D., was born in Angelica, Allegany county, Onto- ber 4th, 1827. He came to Pike in 1856 from Hinsdale, Cattaraugus county. and married Hannab O. Wilson, of Pike, May 24th, 1800. Hc is serving his fourth term as supervisor of the town.
LEONARD PARTRIDGE was born in Worthington, Hampshire county, Mass., April 6th, 1707. In November. 1816, be married Lydia Taylor, of his native place. In 1838 be came to Eagle ; thence to Pike in 1876. His first wife bav- ing died, he married Mrs. Rosanna Stowe (widow of Alanson Stowe. de- ceased, of Portage, and daughter of Hezekiah Wilton, a native of Conneo- ticut and a pioneer of Sheldon), who was born in Rome, Oneida county. January 84, 1807. Mr. Partridge has held the omce of poormaster in Eagle. He was a farmer during his active life.
AMOS PRATT was born in Warsaw, in 1821, and came from there to Pike in March, 1852, and the following year located on his present farm. His father was Thomas Pratt, of English descent, who was born in Foster, R. L., in 1780. Early in life be removed to Bolton, Washington county ; thenos, in 1806, to Warsaw, where he died December 29th, 1830. He married Hannah Perkins, who was born in Hampshire, Mass., in 1782, and died in 1865. The following are the names of their children : Charles (died in 1878), Amass (in Minnesota), Randall (In Warsaw), Jedediah (died in 1896), Milo (died in 1878), Job and Joel (in Omaha), Thomas (in Eagle). Hannab (in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus county), Maria (in Ohio), Catharine (died in 1878), and Amos. mentioned above. He was married in April. 1848, to Joanna Perkins, daugb- ter of Elisba Perkins, a descendant of the Puritans and long a resident and prominent farmer in Persia, Cattaraugus county. where he died in 1848. He has in his possession a Bible printed in England in 1705.
E. L. POWERS was born in Pike, June 10th, 1849. WILLIAM POWERS is a native of Pike.
DANIEL ROCKWELL Was born in Hartwick, Otsego county, September 17th, 1815. In 1817 be came to Pike with his father, Timothy Rockwell, who was born in Connecticut in 1786 and died in Pike in 1864, and located on the Harvey Banks farm. His mother was Betsy Kendall, daughter of Peter Kendall, a resident of Otsego county and later of Wyoming. She died in
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1827. Mr. Rockwell was married March 26th, 1840, to Mercy, daughter of Solomon Burton, who was born in Massachusetts in 1798, and died there in 1836. Miss Burton came to Perry in 1887, and joined other members of their family. Her grandfather, Jubal Metcalf, was an early settler in Pike. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rockwell are named as follows : Betsy R., Julia A., Daniel W., Mary B., John 8. and George H. Daniel W. enlisted in Company D, 188th N. Y. volunteers, in August, 1802, and served with the regiment until discharged in June, 1865. He is now living in Nebraska.
MARTIN B. SHEPARD Was born in Otsego county, February 84, 1816, and died June 18th. 1877. Early in life he came to western New York. He re- moved from Batavia, Genesee county, to Wethersfeld with his brother, Marvin R. Shepard, in 1687. He was there engaged in farming until his re- moval to Pike, in 1875, and was known there as a self-made man, a prosper- ous farmer and an influential citizen. His father, Jobo Shepard, of English descent, was a native of Sobobarie county. Mr. Shepard was married in 1840 to Elvira Green, who was born in ' Attica, in 1819. Her father, James Green, lives with ber in Pike.
ABRAHAM P. SHERRILL was born at East Hampton. Suffolk county (Long Island), N.Y., September 2d, 1808. After pursuing the studies usually taught in the district schools of those days be studied the higher branchesat Clinton Academy (the oldest academy in the State) and was aseistant principal of that institution for three years. He afterward taught select schools in Quogue, N. Y., and Middletown, N. J., and in October. 1828, he went to Smithtown, N. Y., to engage in the same business. In 1882 he acted as the special messenger to receive from the clerks of the several counties on Long Island, the city of New York and the counties east of the Hudson the o@cial canvasses of the electoral vote of those counties, and deliver them to the secretary of State at Albany. He remained in Smithtown, and was deputy county clerk till May, 1886, when he moved to the town of Pike, and kept a store of general merchandise. In April, 1887, he took charge of the post-office as deputy under Judge Thomas Dole, and was afterward post- master until April, 1841, and was subsequently appointed again by President Lincoln. Soon after be sold off his goods and devoted the time be bad to spare from oficial duties to the pension claim and insurance business. Mr. Sherrill is a member of the Presbyterian church ; has been clerk of the ses- alon nearly forty years, and one of the elders over twenty years. He was a Democrat until alienated from that party by its support of slavery. He joined the Republican party in the support of Fremont in 1866 and Lincoln in 1800. He has been elected supervisor of the town three times, town clerk ten times and is now serving his twentieth year as postmaster. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John Saxton, at Smithtown, N. Y., on the 15th of October, 1882. They have had six children, viz .: Anna, born in Smith- town, N.Y.Jin July, 1888, died March 80th, 1889; Mary Elizabeth, who married the Rev. Charles Simpson, resides at Sberman, N. Y., and bas two children, Ella 8. and Clarence E .; Jobn Saxton, who married Julia Parsons, of East Hampton, N. Y., Is a Presbyterian minister at Litchfield, Minn., and has one child, Bessie; Eleanor W., who married Rev. D. Z. Sheffield, missionary in China, and has four oblidren, Alfred D., Mary R., Flora A., born in China, and Caroline Louisa, born in Pike, N. Y .: Abraham P .. jr., an accountant in Detroit, and Edwin Stanton, a graduate of Michigan University, formerly a teaober in Detroit Female Seminary and now studying medicine.
EDMUND SKIFT was born in Hume, Allegany county, June 17th, 1827. His father was Myron Skiff, a native of Otsego county and one of six brothers wbo located on a farm now owned by Mr. Skiff, a mile north of Mills's Mills, in Hume, Allegany county, where he died in August. 1865, deeply re- grotted. September 12th, 1866, Mr. Skiff married Fannie P. Goodrich, who died May 6th, 1899. She was a daughter of Michael Goodrich, a native of Delaware county and after 1880 a resident mechanic of Hume. Allegany county. In October, 1871, Mr. Skiff removed to Pike, where be is a well-known farmer. His mother, formerly Mary Morse, a native and at the time of ber marriage a resident of Otsego county, lives with him in Pike, aged 84.
MICAJAR P. SKITT was born in Hartwick, Otsego county, January 1st. 1816, and married Mary 8. Hopkins, daughter of Alfred Hopkins, of New England birth and a resident farmer of Pike. April 16th, 1836. Mr. Skift came with his father. D. Skiff, to Pike in August, 1816. He is a retired mer- chant, having been succeeded in business by his sons Albert and Samuel L. Skiff in the spring of 1878. During his active life Mr. Skiff was justice of the peace, town clerk and collector, and beld other positions of trust and responsibility. His father wasone of six brothers who settled in Hume, Allegany county, at an early day. Stepben Skiff, his grandfather, was a Revolutionary soldier, and was a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Skiff. de- soendants of the Puritans. Mr. Skiff's mother lives with him, aged 91.
HARVEY SMITH was born in Pawiet, Vt., May 15th, 1817, and died July 15th, 1871. His father, Whiting Smith, was of English origin. He came with his family at an early day to Portage; thence in 1816 to Pike. At the age of twenty-one be associated himself with his brother, Ezra, who had early ce- tablisbed himself in the milling and wool-carding business. He continued in this line, part of the time in company with his nepbew, until 1899, wben the establishment was sold to Greene Brothers, doing an extensive and pros- perous business. He was married in February, 1840, to Almira Halstead. Her father. George W. Halstead, who served in the war of 1812-14, came to Perry in 1818, and to Pike in 1836. Mrs. Smith lives at Pike village.
Mosms L. SMITH was born in Betbel, Windsor county, Vt., January 8th, 1798. At the age of twenty-fdx be married Polly Gibbs, a native and resident of the same place. They then emigrated to what is now Pike, the journey taking twenty days. Mr. Smith bought a farm from the Holland Company,
and bad to go to Ellicottville to make bis payments, which he never failed to meet promptly. As soon as convenient he opened a botel on what is now called the Allegany road, a mile southwest of the village, which then con- tained but a few houses. He kept the botel till 1863, when be sold to Petty & Minard, and built another house, on the farm wbere be always lived. About the year 1825 his parents came here to live with him. His father. Moses Smith, died December 27th, 1889. at theage of eighty-one. His mother, Bethiah, died August 8th, 1848, at the age of eighty-four. M. L. Smith bed three children, two daughters and a son. The daughters are both living. The youngest, Mrs. Wallace Kimberly, who was born April 15ch. 1834, lives on the farm, and took care of ber parents in their declining years. Moses L. Smith died July 19th, 1875, at the age of eighty-three years. Polly, his wife. died January 7th, 1899, at the age of seventy-two years. His son, Oliver. lived on the home farm until be went into the army in 1881 with Company C of the 104th regiment. He died July 18th, 1888, at Fairfax Seminary, Va .. at the age of thirty-two, leaving a wife and two daughters. His wife was Susan Kimberly, sister of Mrs. Kimberly's husband, whose parents came to Pike at an early day, when it was all woods. Moses L. Smith's oldest daughter was born March 24th, 1821. In 1846 she married Charles Willard. who was born August 20th, 1810, and is a son of Jonathan Willard. They now live on the farm where his father arst settled about 1816.
HORATIO SPENCER, M. D., was born in Pike, June 8th, 1825. His father was John Spencer, a native of Clarendon, Vt .. and a settler in Pike in 1816. He located on Spencer street, cleared and improved the farm on which Dr. Spencer was born, became a well-to-do and in influential citizen, and died in April, 1802, He was of English descent Doctor Spencer graduated from the Albany Medical College in the class of 1854, and since that time, with the exception of four years. has been engaged in the practice of hit profession in his native town. He is a member of the Wyoming County Medicul So- clety. He was married October 3d. 1864, to Frances Rider, daughter of Cur- tis Rider, a native of New Hampshire and a pioneer and subsequent proe- perous farmer and influential citizen of Pike, where he died in 1000.
CARLOS LEONARD STEBBINS WAS born at York, Livingston county. N. Y., in 1834, and was educated at Pike, where he has lived forty-five years. His father's ancestors were English, of London und Wisset, county of Suf- folk. The family crest and arms, with the motto " Virtus Summa Felicitas" are recorded in the Herald's odice at London. Mr. Stebbins's first names are derived from his mother's ancestors, who were of Italian origin, named Leonardo. The original names were Carlo Leonardo, but have become An- glicised as above. He has been a farmer, and has developed some artistio and mechanical tendencies. He has been connected with the educational and business interests of the county.
NORMAN VAN SLYKE was born in Sharon, Sobobarie county. December Had, 1881. After living with his uncle. John Mincklen, in Cherry Valley. Otsego county, he came to Pike in October, 1849, and bought one hundred sores of land of William Van Slyke, his grandfather, who bad fought in the Revolutionary war, was a noted man in the town, and died in 1850. at the age of ninety-dix. Mr. Van Slyke's father is Peter Van Slyke, who at the age of eighty lives with his son D. N. Van Slyke. His mother was formerly Elizabeth Mincklen, of Otsego county. Mr. Van Slyke, who is a self-made man and a well known farmer, was married December 24th, 1857, to Ange- nette, daughter of Imao Queckenbush, a native of Otsego county. Her father was of Dutch descent, was born in 1800. came to Pike in 1886, hecame s leading man, held many offices of responsibility, and died in 1872. Mrs. Van Slyke's mother was Patty Alger, daughter of Abner Alger. of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Van Slyke's children are named Horace D., Jesse M., Maurice G., Martin M., George M., William R., Emmett E. and Lloyd M.
WILLIAM WATSON was born on the family homestead in 1686. He learned the trade of carpenter and joiner. He was married in 1864 to Orilia, daugh- ter of the late John Hayden, of Genesee Falls, and who died in Weedsport. N. Y., in 1876. In 1864 Mr. Watson enlisted in the 18th battery. He was transferred to the 20th, was in the engagement at Spanish Fort, and was disobarged in June, 1883.
HIRAK WHEELER Was born in Arcadia, Wayne county, July 28th, 1816. In 1820 his father. Henry Wheeler, came from Attica, where be bad settled in 1818, and located on East street. Left to shift for himself at eleven, be became a prosperous farmer and an influential citizen. For twelve years be was a shoemaker, and for eight years was postmaster at Mills's Mills. Alle- gany county. February 3d. 1812. be married Laura F. Skiff, daughter of Myron Skiff, one of the six brothers of that name who came from Otsego county and settled early in Hume, Allegany county. He died in 1865 ; bis widow is living, at the age of eighty-four.
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