History of the town of Elma, Erie County, N.Y. : 1620 to 1901, Part 28

Author: Jackman, Warren
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Buffalo : Printed by G.M. Hausauer & Son
Number of Pages: 344


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Damaged by Flood


Blossom 200


East Elma 140, 141


Elma Village 108, 204


Northrup 200


6 Winspear 200


Repaired, Bullis .225,230


Elma Village .238


Northrup 200, 204, 214


Standart 200,204


Winspear 200


Briggs, Dr. Albert H., . . 228, 234, 236, 238, 243.


Charles S 229,231


Cortland C .. 231


Erasmus. 62, 121-


George D .. . 223, 224, 231, 232, 234, 243.


George D., Mrs. .220


Joseph . 109


Joseph B. . . . 61, 101, 104, 105, 106


107, 110, 114, 115,


121, 144, 168, 210,


215, 217, 219, 224, 232. Wedding. . . 228


Golden


Mrs


.104,109


316


66


Briggs, J. B. & Co. . 115, 120, 135, 141, 146 J. Eddy .231, 236, 244 Wilbor B .. . 115, 200, 229, 232, 234, 236, 243.


& Sweet, 214, 219


Bristol, George H 155, 201


John B 132


Brooks. Russel 78, 79, 94


Brown, Mason L. 225


Warren. 86


Brunner, Augustus .151, 152


Bryan, William J .. .235, 241, 245, 247


Buchannan, James 137, 147, 148, 158, 159 160, 165, 176, 177,182 183, 184, 194, 195.


Buffalo, City of, 28, 73, 76, 78, 85, 95, 133, 136, 201, 249, 311, 314


.. Town of. .59


66 Creek, Little 19


Reservation, 19, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 51, 52, 53, 54. 55, 59, 77, 87, 89, 90, 91,93,100,101, 123.


& Allegany Valley R. R 198 N. Y. & P. R. R. (see Railroads)


Buildings Burned


Baker's Saloon . .. 236


Beckman's Barn. . . 312


Bodimer Barn. ... . 220


Blossom Mills and Bridge. .220


Bower's Steam Mill, 147


Barn . . . 223


Briggs & Sweet Mill, 219


66


66


Burns' Barn. 236


66


Curtis & Deming Tannery 150


Edwards' Shop . . . . 213 Hall, Otis A., Barn 312


Koch, Jacob, Barn .223


Kratz Grocery 213


Kyser Steam Mill. . 204


66 Leger Saloon and Barn. . 232


66


Lutheran Church,


Blossom .211


66


McMullen, John, House 236


Metcalf, Frank, Barn 229


Miller, Jacob, House .214


Miller, John, Barn .242 Munger & Crane, Mill, .. 200


Northrup S., Store .205 Ott, Lewis, Mills. . . 220 Phalen, Patrick,


Barn .249


Pound's Steam Mill, 140


Buildings burned,


Robinson & English Mill .128


Railroad Depot, Elma 233


66


School House, Dist. No. 6 .211


66


66


Slade's Coal Office .233


66


Sutton, Alex, Store 233 Sweet, C. H., Store .242


66


66 Williams' Store. ... 204 Woodard's House and Barn 228


Bull Plow, Wood's.


70, 82


Run, Battle of 162


William 203


Bullis Mills, (see Sawmills).


Road (see Roads).


Frank .203 86


Harmon


66 Lewis M., 25, 88, 105, 106, 109, 121,


134, 144, 145, 203, 251


81


66 Marion


Orson S 203


Seth M 78, 81


Bunnell, Augustus 106


Bureaugard, (Gen.) 149, 161, 170


Burman, Charles


231, 248, 301


Burns .


122, 123


.236


Burns, Peter


Butler, Gen. B. F.


163, 188, 191


Butter Factory


248


Button, Abel N.


103


Business Directory for 1900 248, 249


C.


Cabot, John 38, 39


Cady, F. L. A .. 232


Calhoun, John C


173, 174, 175


Calkins, Stephen 132


Cambria, Town of .59, 68


Canada,


.23, 27, 28, 30, 32, 44


Indians 26, 28, 29


24


Carman, John


93, 121


Case, Truman .126, 127


Cass, Lewis


159, 176


Cassady, Patrick


240


Cattaraugus County


57, 58, 68, 78


Creek


.58, 59


Carefield, Peter


121


Cayuga Creek


.27, 52


Indians 22, 25, 26, 33 Cazenove Creek, 19, 20, 21, 27, 77, 80, 96,


103, 122, 124, 125, 126,


127, 131, 134, 135, 141, 149, 197, 199, 200, 249, 311.


Theophelis .20


Certified Milk


.233


Cemeteries,


Catholic, in Spring Brook .129


317


6


66


.


Canandaigua Lake


Bullis Mill & Shop .109


Cemeteries,


Davis, on Mile Strip . . 86, 141


66 Elma Village 114, 115, 310, 313


66 Indian 141


Lutheran, on Woodard Road 205


66 Spring Brook .. .128, 129, 149


66 Tillou, or Union ,201


Census, N. Y. State 155, 296, 297


United States, . . 147, 168, 197, 204, 214, 240, 296,297


Chair Factory 112, 198, 219


Road, (see Roads)


Chandler, Lyman .78,79


Charles, 2d (King) 40, 42, 43


Charter of Liberties


40,56


Charleston, City of .


159, 185, 186


Chautauqua County


23,57, 58, 59,68


Reading Circle 219


Cheektowaga, Town of


26,59


Chicago, .230


Chicker, Stanlius.


Chippewa, Battle of . 29,33


Chowder Party 228, 234


Churches in 1820 .73


66 in Elma, (see Chap. 21). . . 302


66 Catholic (Mother Freiberg)


116, 117, 303


Spring Brook, . . 102, 116, 129, 132, 211, 235, 239, 303.


66 East Elma. .305


66 Ebenezer, Blossom 108, 116, 151, 302.


66 Evangelical, Blossom, 151, 213, 302. 66 Rice Road, .211, 304


66 Spring Brook,. . 205 230, 304.


Lutheran, Blossom, 205, 211, 212, 302.


66 Woodard Road .. 205,


220, 302.


66 Methodist, Elma Village,109,116, 141, 144, 145, 154, 216, 220, 223, 228, 238, 306.


66


66 Spring Brook, 230, 235, 304.


66 Presbyterian, Spring Brook,


130, 303.


66 Elma Village, . . 109 141, 145, 305.


Union, Spring Brook, . . . 116, 130 203, 304.


Cider Mills, 213, 234, 235, 248


Civil War, Cause of . .149, 170 to 196


During, 86, 154, 161, 165, 170


66 66 from Elma. . 156, 166, 167, 168.


Elma, Bounty Fund. . . 168, 169


Clans of Iroquois 29,30


Clarence, Town of .55, 59, 68, 87, 89


Clark, Briggs & Co.


.114, 116, 118, 120


Elon


.109, 111, 114, 120


66


James. . 92, 115, 140, 141, 146, 203


Joseph


.110, 117


66


Myron H. . . 220, 221, 231, 232, 237,


242, 243, 312.


66


Oliver H.


.109, 114, 120


66


& Elon


109, 111, 120


Clay, Henry


172, 174


Cleveland, Grover.


82,216, 218, 229


Clifford, Timothy 153, 203


Clinton, DeWitt 73


Clough, Charles .240, 248


Coal Dealers in 1900 248


Cobb, Rev. Nehemiah. . 110, 130, 303, 305 Zenas M., 61, 126, 128, 132, 168, 209


Colden, Town of 68, 77,95


Coldest day .


.149


Cole, Bordan J.


81, 244


.86 66 Charles P .86


Daniel F


78,80


66 & Fish 248


66 John P .81


John W


81,86


Henry


204


Salathiel, 78, 80, 86


William J.


.214, 218


& Sweet.


.214, 218, 226


Collins, John.


210, 214


Colonies, Infant period of . .


18, 65, 66


U. S.


18, 40, 41, 65, 66


Commissary Supplies, Civil War. .. . . 169 Commissioner of Highways .139, 149, 223, 227, 244, 250, 311, 312


for Massachusetts, 44, 48, 51, 53,


54,90,93


for New York, .. 44, 48, 54, 93


for U. S ..


. .


.51,53, 54, 90, 93


Confederacy of Iroquois. .24, 28


Southern, 149, 154, 160,163


Confederate Army .


154, 165, 170


66


States


149, 160, 195


Congress of U. S. (see U. S. Congress) Committee to Kansas .. 181, 182


Conley, Bernard.


.132


Patrick


132


Conners, John


225


Connecticut River


.39, 46


Constitutional Convention


.41


Constitution of U. S. . 18, 41, 148, 158, 171,


173, 174, 195, 196


Continental Congress 40, 41, 43 163


Contrabands


Cook, John .198


Corbin, William H. .128, 135


Cornplanter (Chief)


25, 33, 34


66 Volunteers, State. . . . .156 Cotton, Elisha .94, 154, 155


66


Gardner


117,


121


66


Hiram .


121


Counties of N. Y. formed. .56 to 59


318


66


E.


Earl, Taber


.78, 79, 80


66 Ernest C. .243 East Elma, . 19, 20, 26, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 150, 151, 152, 200, 218, 221, 240.


Creek, Big Buffalo, (see Big Buffalo Creek) 66 Cazenove, (see Cazenove Creek)


66 Little Buffalo 19, 119, 135


Crooked Brook


135


Crystal, City


226


Cunningham, Mrs. Sarah A 312


Curtis & Deming 142, 150, 155


66 Stephen


259


66 Albert 259


Frank


259


Walter


L


142


D.


Darcey, John 103


Davis, Albert .80


Hattie E 200


Jacob 78, 80, 96, 134


James


78, 80, 86, 154


66


James, 2d.


61,127, 132, 251


66 Jefferson 149, 160, 162, 185, 186 6 John .132


66 William H 80, 86, 132, 200


Dean, Herman .121


Deaths, Alphabetical Lists. .. 269 to 285


Declaration of Independence. . 41, 65, 66 Deed, Massachusetts to N. Y .. . . . 44 to 48 Delaware River 46, 49, 56, 57


Democratic Convention . 186, 187, 191


66 Party 136, 137, 146, 148, 154, 157, 173, 176, 178, 182, 183, 191, 193.


66 Platform. .. 182, 186, 187, 240, 241, 245.


66 Senators 173, 174, 176


Deming, Frederick 142


Denio, H. B. 123


Denver, City of


216


Devils Hole. 103, 200


Dewitt, Ziba. .121


Diebold, Anthony .131, 132, 139


Diemert, Joseph


.135


Lawrence .146


Dingman, Edwin H, 102, 221,230, 231,234, 248, 302.


66 Harry 103


Divens, John 78, 80


Donahue, Patrick 132, 209


Douglas, Stephen A. .148, 157, 191, 193, 194


Drought, Great 238


Duke of York 40,43


Dunbar, James 128, 130


Dungan, Thomas 40, 56


Dunham, Milton H 132


Dusch, Alois 212, 242, 248


Dutton, Charles A., 112, 120, 121, 143, 146, 202, 229.


Dutch, 38, 39, 40


66 West India Company. . . 38, 39, 42


66


School


103, 308


66


66


Shingle Mill 103, 134, 141, 200


66


Store, (see Stores)


66


66


Woolen Factory


.198, 200


East Hamburgh, Town of .


.19,26


Ebenezer Society, . . 93, 108, 110, 116, 124,


133, 138, 147, 151


66 Upper, (see Blossom)


66 Village 78


Edenhoffer, John 229


Edwards, A. M 215


Thomas 229, 248


66


William


213


Eldridge, Benjamin J


244


Ellis, James. .86


Ellsworth, Avengers. 152


Isaac


86


Election Districts,


.225


Elma Centre,


107


66


66


Blacksmith,


234, 248


66


Buildings burned


.228, 233


66


66


Coal and Lumber dealer, 248


66


66 Post Office, (see Post Offices) 301


66 Saloon, .222, 248


66


66


Stores, (see Stores)


Sunday School 236


Elma Circus


242, 243, 312


History of Town .17


66 Indians .22, 32, 33, 101, 102, 103 Post Office, (see Post Offices) . . . 301 66 Town of, Organized 18, 60 to 64, 86, 103, 121, 132, 250.


Town of 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 32, 40, 51, 52, 55, 57, 58, 59, 65, 67, 74, 77, 78, 79, 87, 94, 95, 101, 122, 133, 137, 138, 140, 147, 155, 157, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 197,221, 227, 228, 231.


66 Map, (Front Cover) 220 66


66 Meeting, First. .137


66


66


Officers Elected


.298, 299


66


S. S. Association :


221


Surveyed


77,91


Village, 19, 20, 21, 26, 95, 101, 106, 111, 137, 143, 144, 145,


66


66


Buildings burned,. . . 200, 204,


213, 236 .305


66


Indians


101,102


66


66


Post Office, (see Post Office)


301


66


66


Residents in 1856


103


Saw Mills, 96, 99, 134, 150,151, 198, 205.


66


Church .


66


66


Blacksmiths (see Blacksmiths)


66


Bridge.


.125, 140, 141


319


Coverdale, Thomas .78,81


Crane, Albert . . .103, 134


Elma Village, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 217, 219, 234, 238, 244, 310, 312.


66


Blacksmiths, (seeBlacksmiths)


66


66 Bridge, 95, 108, 204, 238, 244


Cemetery .114, 115, 228


Association. . 220, 224,


310, 313


Church, (see Churches) .. . 305, 306.


66 66


66 Pastors (see Churches)


307


66


Gas Well


231


66 Park


115


66 Saloon 118, 119


Stores, (see Stores)


66 Young People's Association,


228


Emancipation Proclamation 164


Emigrant Aid Society 178, 187


Emporium, 201, 206


Endicott Company, .42


England, 17, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 65


English, William .127 Enlistment in Civil War, .... 166, 167, 168 Erie Canal .73


County 23, 25, 51, 57 to 61, 68, 74, 84, 157.


S. S. Association 131


66 Indians, .23


Town of 57,59


Errata,


16


Estabrook's Saw Mill, (see Saw Mills) 66 John, 87,88


66 Seth 87, 96, 105, 106


Exposition at Philadelphia, .211


66 Chicago, .230


Pan American


. . 311, 313, 314


Evangelical Churches, (see Churches) 302, 304


F.


Fairbanks, Horace Scott, .80


James,


.78, 80


66


Willard


78,80


Falstein, (suicide) 123


Farmer Brother, (Chief) .25, 28, 33


Farmers,


.222, 238, 239, 244, 314


Alliance, .223, 224, 235


Club of Town of Elma. . 312, 313


Institute, Erie Co., 220, 223, 224


Fath, Christian, .155


Federal Army 165, 170


Fillmore, Rev. Gleazen, 145


66 Millard,. . 81, 128, 129, 176, 182, 183, 194


Financial Storm, 83,85


Fire Company of Blossom, .204, 229


Fischer, John G. .212, 213, 222


Five Nations, .23, 24, 25


Flannigan, Thomas,


125, 126, 129, 132


Floods in Elma, .150,199,200


Florida, 38, 40, 160


Flour City, .100


Flower City, 100


Floyd, John B. 159,195


Fogleman .152


Fones, John, 78


Wallace W., .132


Ford, Mrs. Asa, .237, 248


.38


Foster, Caleb,


.81


Fourth of July in Elma Village. . .116, 242 86, 103 Fowler, Edwin,


France, .


17, 38, 39, 42, 43 .


Freiberg, George,


.108


John,


108, 116, 121


Mother,


.116, 117


Franklin, Benjamin, .41


Fremont, John C.


163, 182, 183, 194


Free Soil Party,


.147, 177


and Free Speech 182, 183


State Constitution 181


French and Indian War .30


J. J. 128, 135


Allen, 110, 121


Frobes, Charles, 153


Frog Pond, 99, 103, 134


Frost, hard,


. 144, 245


Fugitive Slave Law,


. . . 136, 174, 176, 178


G.


Gail, Isaac, .103, 152, 199


Galveston,


.243


Garby, Christ, 121


.121


John,


151, 200


Gardenville,


27, 92, 96, 112


Garfield, James A


213


Gas Company 231, 232


Gas Wells, Elma Village 231


.231 Lot 55 Spring Brook 230, 238


Gaulden, W. B


189, 190


Geary, John W


183, 184


Gentsch, George


121


Genesee County


57, 58, 68


River,


26, 48, 57, 68, 75


Geography of Elma


17,19


Geology of Elma .20 Georgia, State of .. . 40, 160, 171, 194, 195 German Evangelical Churches. . . 302, 304 66


Blossom, .. 151, 213, 302


Rice Road


.211, 304


66


66 Spring Brook .. . 205, 230, 304.


Gettysburgh, Battle of .152


Geyer, Joseph


234, 236, 248


Gibson, Charles S. .243


Mrs. Clara E .237


Gilmore, Dr. James


130, 132


Girdled Road, (see Roads)


Gloss, Mrs. Pauline. 230


320


60


Fred,


"


Fort Orange, Sumter, 149, 159, 161, 170, 195


Good, George and Edward . . 128, 131, 135 Golden Weddings, .203, 218, 228, 238


Grace, James J. 132 Helfter, George, . .204,211,219 Joseph 126, 128, 132 Hemstreet, Zina A., 61, 78, 99, 103, 134, William W 132 146, 218, 251.


Grader, Peter Sr.


.140


66


66 Jr., 222, 223, 235, 248


Gramm, Frederick


.218


Grant, U. S.,


154, 165, 170, 202, 205


Graves, Nathaniel


126, 128


Greely, Horace


205


Green, Samuel,


198


" Silas, 147


Greiss, Michael


121, 134, 244, 248


Great Britain 28,46


Grist Mills, .248


66 Bower, Peter .141, 147


66 Briggs & Sweet. 214, 219


Ebenezer Society


108, 220


66


66


Greiss, Michael


234, 248


66 66


Hurd & Briggs,


. 141, 147


66


" Harvey J . . . .217, 234, 248


Kyser, Horace. .205, 214


66


66 Leger & Diebold, 131, 132, 139


66


66


George :


.139, 141


66


66 Northrup, Lewis 130, 131, 141, 214.


66


Eli B 214, 248


66


Ott, Lewis, 220


66 in 1900 248


Groceries in 1900


218


Griffin, John W


103, 251


Griggs & Ball . 244


H.


Haas, Lewis 221


Hagar, Catharine 225


Hall, Maria . 103


Nathan K. .81


& Fillmore 81


Otis A


105, 121, 312


Hamburgh, Town of. . 26, 77, 88, 95, 122 Hamlin, C. J. .79


66 Hannibal 157


66


John W 155


Hanvy, Thomas 103, 134


Hard Times 83, 84, 85, 136


Harrah, Charles H., 225, 226, 227


Harris., Hiram,


.61, 63, 79, 128, 198


Samuel,


78, 79


Hatch, George W.


202, 204, 231


6 James, 103, 231


Leonard, Sen., 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 123, 134, 218.


Leonard, Jr.,, 231


66 Niles, .103, 231


66 Wilder, .78


Hayes, Rutherford B.,


212


Head, James, .


140


Heim, Fred,


.152


George,


240


. "


Melville J.,


312


Jacob, .153, 223, 235, 248


Heinemann, Ferederick, .12


Heitman, Fred, Sen., 110, 138, 153


Bridge (see Bridges), Saw Mill (see Saw mills),


Hensel, Conrad P.


143, 230, 248


Herlan, F. T.


.230, 248


Hesse Adolph F.


.248


Herman, Sen.,


.198


Jr.


.248.


Hicks, John,


202


Hill, Henry,


.131


Zenas,


121, 251


Hines, Solon,


66


Thomas,


.201


6


Willard F.,


.240


History of Elma, .


17


Holidays for Elma,


.94


Holland, Town of, .


17, 38, 78, 122


66


Land Company, 19, 20, 49, 50, 58,


68, 76, 87.


77, 82, 89.


66


Survey,. .


.50,59


First Settlers, 68 to 74, 133.


Hopper, James,


103


Horning, Max,


111


Howard & Crane,


103, 134


Marcus A.,


.143


Nathan, .


103


66


Rufus L., 110, 111, 114, 116, 118,


120.


Russel,


103, 134, 141


Howe, Dr. Carey W.


.146


Hoyt, Samuel,


209, 210


Hudson, Henry,


.38


River,


38, 42


Hunt, William,


132


Hurd & Briggs, .101, 105, 106, 107, 112, 115, 116, 134, 141, 147, 199, 210, 217, 219, 221.


Hurd, Allen J. .152


66


Burton H.


.237, 239, 243


66 Clark W. 63, 104, 105, 106, 110, 117, 134, 137, 140, 141, 143, 168, 169, 204, 206, 210, 215, 216, 228.


W., Golden Wedding. . . . 219


66 Cyrus, .106, 107, 115, 121, 153


66 George W. .214, 230, 236 Harvey J., .. 212, 213, 217, 221, 225, 231, 232, 234, 236, 244, 248, 310. James T., . .. 202, 219, 220, 223, 224,


231, 232, 236, 243,


241, 312.


321


«


Purchase, 50, 65, 67, 72, 73, 74,


.238


6


I.


Indians, 21, 22 to 36, 47, 75, 76, 87, 90, 100,


101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 123, 124 Canadian, .27,28


Cayuga,


.22, 25, 26, 75


66


Cemeteries,


.33, 101


66 Character of, .35


66 Chiefs, 31, 53, 54, 87, 88, 90, 96, 97,98,99, 101.


66 of Elma, .21, 32, 33, 101


Erie,


66 Iroquois, .22 to 31, 75


Confederacy, 24, 28, 29,


35, 36.


66 Mills, (see Saw Mills, Estabrook & Hatch.)


66 " at Transit, .122


Mohawk, 22, 27, 29, 30, 32


Neuters,


.23


Openings,


101, 102


Oneida,


22, 25, 27


Onondaga,


.22 to 27


66 Reservations, .27, 28, 32, 50 66 Seneca, 22 to 36, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 65, 75, 88, 90, 93, 100, 102,103 123,


in Elma Village, .33,101


Traditions, 23, 24, 25, 31


Trails, .76, 90, 100, 122, 123, 124


Tuscarora,


.26, 27,75


66 Villages, 26, 32, 33, 36, 78, 101, 102.


War Dance, .33


I. O. of O. F. Society, 230, 232, 238


Ives, Riley, 115, 119, 121


J.


Jack-berry-town, .29, 92, 93, 96 Jackman, James R., 112, 114, 115, 117, 118, 121.


66 Warren, 61, 111, 112, 113, 115, 119, 120, 121, 137, 144, 145, 146, 150, 152, 199, 200, 215, 220, 232, 236, 237, 249.


66 Mrs. Warren, .215


66 William J. 118, 121


Jackson, Andrew, 83


James, First, (King), 40


Jamison Road, 125, 151, 254


Blacksmiths, (see Blacksmiths).


Post Office 224, 230, 235, 248, 302 Rail Road Station . . 79, 202, 236 Stores, .214, 216, 221, 248


Jasel, Christ, 248


Jefferson, Thomas, .41, 176


Jemison, Mary, 24, 25, 33, 34, 35, 88, 101 Jerge Brothers, 92, 105, 219, 229, 236, 248 Casper, .221,251, 203


Hermon, 219, 229, 244


Jacob,. . 108, 120, 121, 143, 146, 151, 203, 204, 222, 228, 229.


Jerge, Philip, . .219, 229, 238, 244 Johnson, Calphirena, 127


Philetus,


121


66


Sir John,


30


Jones, William,


127, 130, 131


Jurisdiction of Nations,


.37


Justice of the Peace,


61,63, 298, 299


K.


Kansas & Nebraska Bill . . 176, 178, 183


Territory


.179, 180, 183, 185


66


66


Delegates, . .. 179, 180, 181


66


Elections,


179


66


66 Committee. . 181 182


66


Governors, .179, 180, 183, 184.


Legislatures, 179, 180, 182


66


State Convention,


.180, 184


66


Constitution, .181, 184, 195


66


Admitted,


184,195


Governors,


.184


Keim, Karl,


121


Kelgus, George, .211, 230


Kennedy, Charles, .132


Kent, E. G.


128, 132, 242


Ketchum Mower, .. 110, 111, 114, 116, 120 66


Reaper,


.114, 116, 120


Kihm, Henry,


222, 230


197


Peter,


132


King, James First, 40


Kinney, Hiram W .106, 121, 145


Kinsley, Stephen, .251


Klas, Joseph,


235, 238, 248


Kleberg, Louis,


204


Klehm, Henry,


197


Klein, Joseph,


121


Kleinfelder, William, 221 Mrs. William 229


Knaab, Jacob,


.61,121,251


Knights of Golden Circle,


.164, 195


Know Nothing Party,


136, 137


Kock, Jacob,


198, 223


Kratz, Joseph,


.213


Krouse, George,


.110,121


Lawrence,


121


Kyser, Horace, 61, 125, 126, 128, 132, 151, 168, 204, 205, 209, 214


L.


Lagore,


120


Lake Erie, 22, 24, 27, 47, 50, 75, 95 Ontario, 22, 23, 24, 27, 47, 49, 50, 57, 58,75


Lamberton, John,


.77,91


Lancaster, Town of 18, 19, 26, 59, 61, 62, 68, 79, 91, 94, 95, 105, 124, 133


/ Part of Elma, . . 87, 91, 123, 124


Lathrop, Paul B.,


86, 146


Lee, George,


132, 150


322


John,


66


23


66


Lee, Gen. Robert E., .. 154, 163, 165, 170 John R., .243


Richard Henry, 41


66 R. Porter, 219, 229, 231, 238, 242, 243,312


" Robert W. .152


Zebina, .95, 126, 132, 149


131, 135


Leger & Diebold, George, 130, 131, 132, 139, 141, 152, 153.


Place 130 66 Louis & William, .248


Saloon,


.232, 248


Legislature of N. Y.,. 57,58,59,60,91


Lincoln, Abraham, 147, 149, 154, 157, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 193, 194, 196.


Little Buffalo Creek, .19,90, 119


& Bowen, .141


Osman, . 108, 121, 141


Livingston, Robert,


.41


Lockwood, William M., 61, 132, 209


Long, Mrs. Maria,


221, 301


Looking Backwards, 65


121


Longee, Benjamin P.,


Norton B.,


152


William V., .25


Luders, Fred,


244, 249


John, 121, 198, 235


Ludamon, John,


121


Lumber Dealer, 233, 248


Lutheran Churches, (see Churches) . . . 302


M.


Mad Dog,. 238, 239, 240


Mann, Charles, 121


Fred, 121


Map of Town of Elma,


220


""" New Spring Brook, . 226


Marilla, Town of, 19, 26, 28, 52, 61, 80, 90, 91, 95, 147.


Markham, Erastus J.,. . 115, 146, 150, 152,


203, 213, 215,


218, 220, 228, 232.


Stephen, 117, 142, 200


Marvel, Alfred, .127, 132


Mary, Jacob, .248


Maurer, Frederick, 117, 121


Marriages, Alphabetical list


.197, 257


Massachusetts Bay Colony, .. . . 42, 43, 56


Commissioner for, 41, 48, 51, 53,


54, 90,93.


66 State of 44, 45, 47, 48, 162, 174


Measles, Epidemic of, 240


Meat Markets, .248


Meeker & Bowen,


131, 142


66 Henry, 131, 132, 139


& Wattles, 131,139


Merchants in 1812,


72, 73


66 1900, .248


Meridian Time for Railroads,. .. . 215, 216 Mertz, Conrad, 108


Metcalf, Frank, 25, 26, 101, 229


Spencer, 102


Methodist Churches, .. 304, 305, 306, 307 66 in Elma Village, (see 66 Churches), 306.


66


in Spring Brook, (see Churches), 304.


Mexico,


172, 173, 174, 176


Mexican War, 172


Michigan, State of 85, 172, 176, 183


Michaelis, Frederick .151


Mile Strip, Purchase of, .32, 51, 52, 55, 77, 86, 133.


66 66 Surveyed, 77,91


66


66


Settled,


77, 78, 83, 94


66


Saw Mills on


80, 96, 134


66


Schools, on. . . . 77, 81, 308, 309


66


Population of in 1840,


.85


Residents of in 1840,


81,85


66


66 of in 1856, 86


Milford,


112


Milk,


.244


Miller, Jacob,


John,


242


6


.214, 240


William, Sen., 155


Mississippi River,


24, 38, 39, 44, 179


Missourians,


178, 179


Missouri Compromise Act, . . 136, 172, 174,


176, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184.


State of. . 163, 172, 173, 174, 177, 179.


Mitchell, Joshua, 78,81


Manke, Karl,


.213


66


William,


78,81


Mohawk Indians,


.22,27 to 32 .


Mohn, Jacob,


.198


Monroe, Jesse,


121


Montgomery County,


Moore, Bradley,


119, 121, 135


57


Thomas,


.212


Morris, Albert,


198


66


David J., 61, 62, 123, 125, 126, 127,


128, 130, 132, 203


John, 61, 125, 128, 132, 144


Lafayette, .132


66


Robert,


26, 34, 49, 50


66


William,


155, 198


Mound Builders,


23, 24, 25,26


Mouse Nest Tavern, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128


129, 132, 147, 149, 151, 198, 215.


Mowing Machines.


.,110, 111, 114, 116,


120


Mullen, Hugh, 151, 212


Munger & Crane,


141


Fowler,


141,


150


Municipal Gas Company, .231


Murders, (see Chap. 19),


269


Murlin, Edgar L.,.


234


323


Mc.


McClelland, George B., .154


McFee, John,


. . 128, 130, 132, 148, 204


McGiveron, James,


236, 248


McHugh, Cornelius, Sen.,


152, 276


McHugh, Cornelius, Jr.,


.312


Mc Kean, Robert,


92, 96,99


McKinley, William,


.235, 241, 245, 246,


313, 314.


McLean, (Judge) 177


McMullen, John, 236


Mc Pherson, Rev. George W., 202


N.


Names of Indian Chiefs,. . . 52, 53, 54, 98 ' Roads, .250, to 256


" Streets, 226


" Subscribers to Bounty,


168


66


" Volunteers in Civil War, . .


.166,


167, 168.


Nations, Right and Jurisdiction,. .37


Native American Party, 136, 178, 182, 191 New Mexico, .173


Orleans, 195, 216


66 Spring Brook, .225, 226, 227


York, City of 38, 39, 73, 84, 162


Colony,


43,56


66


Commissioners, 44, 48, 54, , 93.


66 Census, 155, 197, 296, 297


66 66 Legislature, 57, 58, 59, 60


66


Reservation, 27, 49, 50, 57, 75.


Niagara County, .58, 59, 68, 87


66 River, 22, 28, 49, 57, 58, 75


66 Woolen Mills, .200, 205 North Carolina, State of, 25, 160, 186, 195 Star Tavern, 80, 81, 122


Northrup Bridge, (see Bridges), 66 & Baker's Mills, (see Saw Mills), Store, (see Stores),


66 Gas Well, .230, 238


& Baker,


125, 126, 221


66 Eli B., . . 126, 130, 132, 197, 214, 221, 223, 226, 227, 230, 231, 238, 248, 250.


66 Lewis, 61, 63, 125, 126, 128, 130,


131, 132, 134, 137, 141, 168, 197, 209, 214, 251,


Stephen, 132, 153, 201, 205, 212


Nosbisch, Matthias, 140, 237, 248


121


Noyes, Amasa, 121


Charles, 110, 121,


"


Simeon,


.110


Theodore,


110, 121, 141


0.


Oberly, Peter,


121


Odd Fellows Society, 230, 232, 238


Hall, .232, 238 Ogden Company, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 51 to 55, 77, 78, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 95, 99, 100, 101, 103, 122, 123, 133, 136, 138.


David A., .50


66


Samuel,


.49


66


Thomas L.,


50


Olean,


.58, 201, 205


Omnibus Bill,


172


Oneida Indians,


22, 25,27


Onondaga Indians, .


. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27


Lake,


.22,25


Ontario County,


.57


Oregon, . 172, 176


Orr, George, 135


Ostrander, John W.,


.251


Ott, Lewis,


121, 220


P.


Pacific Ocean,


.38, 40, 42


Pail Factory,


.128, 131, 135


Paine, Emily,


.81


William,


.86


Palmer, Asa,


.125, 126, 132


66 Asa J. W., 130, 132


Harvey C.,


100, 200, 211, 231


Pan-American Exposition, . 311, 313, 314 Parker, Lyman, .132, 153


Park, Elma Village, 115


Paris, Treaty of,


40, 41, 43, 44


.85


Pattengill, Hiram,


Jacob,


78


Taber,


78


Pawnee City, .179


Paxon, Harvey, 86, 132, 251


Peace Congress,


.160


Peck, Joseph,


105, 108, 121


Peek, Christopher, . 86, 141, 153, 168,169, 204.


66 Clement, 203


66 George, 86


John W.


.86


Pennsylvania,


.46, 47, 48, 50, 57, 58


Railroad Company, .242


Persons, Ellsworth G.,


100, 244


Phalen, Patrick, 249


Phelps & Gorham Tract, . . 26, 28, 49, 75 Philadelphia, .. 40, 43, 44, 182, 211, 216 .312 Phillips, Simeon,. William, 221


Picnic, 4th of July


.116


Pierce, Franklin,


178, 180


Pioneers, . 68 to 74


Pittsburgh,


182


Plank Road, Aurora and Buffalo, 85, 127,


249


66


Reservation Central,


119


Platt Argus,


179


324


Nouse, Eleazer, John,


.121


State, 17, 22, 24, 38, 39, 43, 44, 45, 48, 175, 183.


Patriot War,


80


Post Office, Spring Brook, H. L. Tillou, Plymouth Company, 40,42 223, 235, 248. Polk, James K., 127,172


Pomerink, John, 121, 144


R. T. Barnett, 66 230, 302. Presbyterian Societies, (see Churches) 303, 305.


Presidential Campaign for 1856, 182, 183 56


1860,. .147,


Post Offices and Post Masters, . . . 197, 248, 301.


66


Blossom, Ebenezer Co., .. 108 66


66


Charles Reichert, 147


66


66


Louis Klebreg, 204


66


Elections 66


1856,


183


66


157


66


66


66


1864,


154


66


1868,


202


56


66


66


1872,


205


66


66


1876


212


66


66


66


Conrad P. Hensel,


66


66


66


1884,


216


66


66


E. Elma, Fowler Munger, 150 66


66


66


66


Discontinued, .. 152


66


1896, 235


66


66


66


George W. Hatch,


204, 231


Potatoes and Point, 69


Pound, Samuel,


135, 140, 251


Price, Albert,


.224


Daniel, 106, 121, 229


66


66


Joseph Standart, . . . 147


Prison House, (Ebenezer), .110, 138, 139


66


66


WV. Wesley Standart,


155


66


66


James Clark, 203


Pugh, George E.,


185, 189


R.


66


Elma Centre, Eron Woodard,


212, 218.


in Elma, 198, 199,201


66


Henry A. Wright, 218, 230.


6


Jamison Road, 79,


66


66


66


66 Frank Sutton,233 Mrs. Emilie Ford, 238, 248.


66


Spring Brook, . . . 202, 225.


66




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