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he was promoted to the position of erecting engineer, then as expert engineer, hav- ing charge of all outside work. then as engineer and superintendent until April 1, 1889, when he was made superintendent of the works, which responsible position he now holds. September 20, 1870, he married Miss Cary, daughter of Rev. C. P. Clark of Lockport, and an only daughter, Grace C., has been born to them.
Hill, Henry C., M. D., physician and surgeon, was born at Orwell, Vt., September 29, 1832. His parents removed to Orleans county, N. Y., in 1837, where he entered Yates Academy and received his preliminary education. In 1856 he began the study of medicine at the Ann Arbor University and was graduated from that honorable seat of learning in the class of 1859. He then returned to Orleans county and be- gan the practice of his profession, where he remained until August, 1862, when he entered the United States service as assistant surgeon in the 129th N. Y. Vols. and served his country in that capacity for three years. At the close of the war he re- turned to private practice, locating in Somerset, Niagara county, N. Y., where he was engaged in practice for ten years. In 1877 he removed to Lockport, where he has since resided. Dr. Hill is a member of the Niagara County Medical Society, Royal Arcanum, G. A. R., and the Knights Templar. He was appointed ut.der Mayor Darrison as health officer for two years and served also under Mayor At- water for a like period. October 13, 1859, he married Julia A., daughter of Allen Bacon, and they have one daughter, Mrs. Elmer E. Poole of Buffalo.
Higgins, D. F., was born in Genesee county, N. Y., August 14, 1858, and removed to Erie county with his parents in 1866. In 1887 Mr. Higgins came to North Tona- wanda, where he engaged in the hotel business, and in 1892 he became proprietor of the Archer House, one of the leading hotels of the county and which he conducts in first class style. In August, 1882, he married Margaret Kane and they have one son, William. Mr. Higgins's parents were Bernard and Ellen Higgins, who were natives of Ireland, but were married in America. Their children were John, Ber- nard, Daniel F., James, Arthur, Leticia, Ellen, Mary, Julia and one daughter who died in infancy. Mr. Higgins died at the age of eighty-six and his widow is still liv- ing at the age of eighty.
Hixon, D. A .- The Gardner Foundry and manufactory of plows and farm imple- ments was established on South street, its present location, by Leonard Gardner about the year 1850, under the name of the City Novelty Works. About 1875 the son, Cassius M. Gardner, was admitted to partnership and the business was con- ducted under the name of L. Gardner & Son until the death of Leonard Gardner in 1884, when the name of the business was changed to the Gardner Foundry Company, under the management of Cassius M. Gardner until his death in 1886. The business was continued under the management of D. A. Hixon, who is also a member of the firm of Brown, Hixon & Co., No. 77 Main street, Lockport, N. Y. Since that time the Gardner Foundry has run the year round and their productions are varied. Their plows and implements are well known in Western New York as well as the large line of fine machinery and builders' castings, furnaces, furnace grates, horse powers, furnace kettles, etc.
Hall, Charles M., was born in Geauga county, Ohio, December 6, 1863, and is a son of the Rev. Herman B. Hall, a Congregationalist minister of that place, now re-
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tired and residing at Oberlin, Ohio. Mr. Hall began his school career at the age of nine years, when he attended the public schools at Oberlin, whither his parents had removed in 1872; later he took a course in Oberlin College, and was graduated therefrom in 1885. He was one of the pioneers in the manufacture of aluminum and while experimenting in the chemical laboratory at Oberlin College he made impor- tant discoveries in connection with this material which resulted in the organization in 1886, of the Pittsburg Aluminum or Reduction Company, of which he was chosen first vice-president, and upon the completion of their big plant at Niagara Falls in 1895, he was made resident manager, in which capacity he now serves.
Burgess, Arthur T., Somerset, was born in England, August 12, 1854, and came with his parents to America in 1858, locating in Canada until the spring of 1865, when they came to Niagara county. He was first married to Mary Wickham and she died in 1883, when he married Flora Decker, March 30, 1892. They have three children: Gail, born February 11, 1893; George, born May 11, 1894; and Deloss, born December 7, 1895. Mr. Burgess's mother is living in Tonawanda; his father died in 1869. There were ten children in this family: Catherine, born March 4, 1845; Anna, born February 23, 1847; Sarah, born September 23, 1848; Edward, born February 12, 1850; Frederick J., born August 5, 1851; Mary E., born November 21, 1852; Ar- thur T., born August 14, 1854; Walter S , born July 6, 1856, died July 31, 1856; Maria C., born August 22, 1857, all born in England; and Alfred S., born July 8, 1860; Edith F., born October 15, 1863, were born in Canada, and Lucy T., born in Niagara county, March 20, 1865. Mr. Burgess is engaged in fruit growing and stock raising.
Biggins, Jessie G., was born in Cambria, N. Y., November 14, 1869, a son of Jede- diah Biggins, born in Canada, January 1, 1837, and Huldah (Swick) Biggins, born in Tompkins county, February 20, 1849. The grandfather of Jesse G., Jedediah Big- gins, was born and died in Canada. Jedediah Biggins, father of Jesse G., has been a blacksmith since sixteen years of age and worked at his trade in the army. He enlisted August 25, 1862, in the 23d N. Y. Independent Battery and served three years, being discharged July 14, 1865. He is a member of the Ransomville Lodge No. 551, F. & A. M., and Peter A. Porter Post No. 26, G. A. R. Jesse G. Biggins was educated in the common schools and learned the blacksmith trade with his father. In 1893 he came to Wilson, and in 1894 bought of Mr. Markel the shop he now owns, where he carries on a very successful business. He is a Republican and member of the A. F. I. U. of Wilson. February 10, 1891, he married Emma Hayner of Wilson, N. Y., and they have three children, Pearl, Harry and Ralph H.
Bowers, Joseph, was born in Germany, November 11, 1834, a son of Joseph and Barbara (Kelsch) Bowers, natives of Germany. Joseph and Barbara Bowers immi- grated to America in 1844, settling in the town of Pendleton, where they purchased a farm of fifty acres and there lived until he died in 1887; Mrs. Bowers died in 1885. The grandparents, Balser and Madalena Kelsch, were natives of Germany and Mr. Kelsch came to America when eighty-five years old, and died aged ninety-seven years. Joseph Bowers has always followed farming and came to Cambria in 1876, where he bought the Weaver farm of 153 acres and has added to it until now he owns 200 acres, doing general farming and fruit growing. In 1856 he married Mary F., daughter of Baker Federspiel, who came to America in 1830. Mr. and Mrs.
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Bowers have ten children : Frederick A., Peter N., William J., Barbara, Joseph N., Otilla M., Louisa M., Annie L., Mary B. and Edward W.
Bower John, was born in Germany, March 19, 1839. His father, Joseph Bower, came to the United States in 1843, settling near Lockport, where he was identified as a farmer and died in 1885. John Bower was educated in the common schools and in 1864 married Elizabeth, daughter of Simon Spoet, and they had seven children: Nicholas, John, Albert, Barbara, Tevera, Libbie and Louisa. In 1895 Mr. Bower bought part of the Terry estate, where he now resides.
Bixby, Chauncey E., was born in Royalton, June 12, 1838, a son of Pearl Bixby, who came from Vermont with his parents in 1802, settling in Canada and came to Royalton in 1854. He married Relief Haysington and died in 1883. Chauncey Bixby was educated in the common schools and followed farming up to 1893, when he purchased the store at Royalton Corners. In 1861 he married Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Joseph Beebe, and they have two daughters, Minnie and Lena.
Burke, Michael, one of the representative builders of Niagara county, was born in Ireland, December 18, 1847, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Eagan) Burke, both living in Lewiston. He came to America with his parents in 1851, settling in the town of Lewiston, and since 1872 Mr. Burke has been a contractor and builder and has also been interested in farming and fruit raising. The builder is the most im- portant factor in the growth of the country, for he erects the houses in which we dwell and the edifices in which we carry on the business of life, and Mr. Burke has done a great deal in this respect in and about Lewiston. He built the residences of Messrs. Rumsey, Hopkins, Bedenkapp, also that of Mr. Lawrence Burke, his own fine residence, one for his parents and many others here and in Youngstown. He has also been prominent in the public life of this part of the county, having been trustee of the village several times, and president of the village in 1895-96; he was also superintendent of the poor for a term. In 1870 he married Sarah Rudland.
Brighton, Thomas, was born in Ireland, August 9, 1820, a son of William and Jane Brighton, who came from Ireland to Youngstown in 1820. Thomas Brighton was reared on a farm and educated in the Youngstown schools, and has always followed farming. He owned eighty acres and sold out and came to Youngstown village, where he engaged in the hotel business, being proprietor of the Ontario House for ten years. For some years he has lived a retired life. In 1881 he married Kate Humphrey of Lockport, and they had one daughter, Kate, who died in February, 1894. Mr. Brighton has been a lifelong Democrat and voted for Palmer and Buckner. He has been president of the village two terms and is one of the oldest settlers in the village of Youngstown.
Beccue, August J., one of Lockport's leading grocers and best citizens, was born in the town of Wheatfield, Niagara county, N. Y., August 4, 1858. Mr. Beccue spent several years of his life upon a farm and in 1884 removed to Lockport and en- gaged in the grocery and saloon business, which business he has since conducted. He is a son of Abraham and Christina (Bolier) Beecue, who came from Germany to this country in 1857 and settled in the town of Wheatfield. April 12, 1883, he mar- ried Albetina Wendt, and they have four children: Edwin, Alma, Elizabeth and William.
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Burgess, A. F., Manager for Merriman & Merriman .- Among the lumbermen of North Tonawanda, special attention is made of Mr. A. F. Burgess, both because of the large interests he represents in this great lumber center and because of his own success. Mr. Burgess is a native of Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, but has been con- nected with the lumber business of this country for seventeen years and has been manager for Merriman & Merriman since January 20, 1895, on which date they opened their office in North Tonawanda. He was an assistant manager for an Elmira lumber house before assuming the duties of his present position, and under the able management of Mr. Burgess the business of Merriman & Merriman has grown to large proportions in North Tonawanda. They handle ten million feet of lumber annually in their yards, which has a dock front of 500 feet and a piling capa- city for ten million feet of lumber. This handsome business reflects great credit upon Mr. Burgess's management of the business, and it has all been built up in two years, the business being started new and not succeeding any other concern. The success of this enterprise also emphasizes the fact that North Tonawanda's lumber interests are still on an ascending plane, and it is pleasing to recognize the success that Mr. Burgess has made of this business in the greatest lumber center of the State. Messrs. Merriman & Merriman have their head office in Williamsport, Pa., and own mills and timber lands in the Kushaqua Valley, the sum total of this business being very large. In January, 1897, this firm became the Merriman Lumber Company, comprising W. E. C. Merriman, secretary and treasurer; Howard Lyon, Le Rue Munson and A. F. Burgess, manager in North Tonawanda. April 23, 1890, Mr. Burgess married Lelia A. Webber, and they have one son, Howard Burgess.
Broecker, E. W., was born in Wheatfield, Niagara county, January 1, 1863, and was educated in the district schools. He has been associated with Nice & Hickey, hardware merchants, all his business life and has been manager of their North Ton- awanda store for nine years. On March 1, 1896, he opened a bicycle store in North Tonawanda, which he still owns. He is a Republican in politics and belongs to what may properly be called the younger circle of representative business men of the Twin Cities.
Barrally, T. W., C. E., was born in Nantucket, Mass., a son of Parras W. and Sarah M. Barrally. He was educated in Union College and was graduated in the class of 1888 with the degree of C. E. He was assistant engineer on the Long Island Railroad for a year and a half, and in 1890 went to White Plains, N. Y., as engineer on the water works and sewerage. In 1891 he came to North Tonawanda and formed a partnership with Mr. Betts, which became Betts, Barrally & Snow and finally Barrally & Snow in 1893. Mr. Barrally has been city engineer for North Tonawanda since 1891, and the firm stands high in reputation and for excellence of work He is also a member of the Engineers' Society of Western New York and a member of the Masonic fraternity. He served five years in the 25th Separate Com- pany, namely, from July 6, 1892, until July 6, 1897. In 1893 he married Lizzie H. Coffin of Nantucket, Mass., and they have two daughters, Ethel and Mabel.
Batt, Frank, was born in Cheektowaga, Erie county, November 29, 1849. He came to Tonawanda in 1868 and was with J. S. Bliss & Co. for some years in the lumber business. He was subsequently cashier of the Lumber Exchange Bank for
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one year. In the spring of 1897 he opened an extensive hardware store on Webster street, North Tonawanda. Mr. Batt has been and still is prominent in public affairs in North Tonawanda. He was village trustee for four years and has been on the Board of Water Commissioners since its organization. In 1874 Mr. Batt married Roxanna Stark, and they have a family of thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters. Mr. Batt's parents were John and Catherine (Ackart) Batt, both natives of Alsace, Germany. His grandfather, Joseph Batt, came to America in 1836.
Briggs, F. C. H., Wheatfield, was born near Stamford, Ontario, February 15, 1874, and was educated in the Hamilton Collegiate Institute, the Royal College of Dental Surgery, Toronto, and the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, from which he was graduated in 1893. He went to Buffalo in 1895 and settled in North Tona- wanda in November, 1895. Dr. Briggs's parents were Addison and Jane Briggs, the former a native of England, the latter of Canada.
Bowen, Edward P., was born at Buffalo, N.Y., January 20, 1848, a son of the late Dennis Bowen, who was prominent in legal circles in that city. He was educated under private tutors and at the age of twenty three removed to Niagara county, where he purchased a farm of 100 acres of fertile land bordering on and extending a mile inland from the Niagara River and built a handsome and imposing residence on a point commanding a fine view of the river, the islands, and Canada beyond. He has devoted almost his entire time to the culture of fine grafted fruits and has been eminently successful. In November, 1869, he married Annie Walbridge, a daughter of George B. Walbridge of Buffalo, and they have had six children, four sons and two daughters. Mr. Bowen is a man of sterling worth and is highly respected and esteemed by all.
Burns, W. I., M. D., Wheatfield, was born in Niagara county, January 24, 1855, and was educated in the Lockport Union School and the University of Vermont, from which he was graduated in 1896. He followed agricultural pursuits for some time previous to taking his college course. He settled in North Tonawanda in the fall of 1896. In 1880 Dr. Burns married Minnie Root, and they have three children : Marian, Lucien and Thomas. Dr. Burns's parents were Samuel and Abigail (Hubbard) Burns. His mother's father built the first bridge to Goat Island and was a carpenter at the Falls along in the twenties and thirties. His mother's grand- father came from Vermont and settled in Lewiston in the early part of the century. Dr. Burns's paternal grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution. He was pressed into the British service, but deserted and joined General Gates at Saratoga. He then went South and fought under Anthony Wayne and was wounded at the battle of the Brandywine.
Bliss, J. S., Wheatfield, is a native of New York State, but removed to Massa- chusetts with his parents when twelve yeare of age. At the age of fourteen he ran away, went to New Bedford and shipped on a whaler, sailing all over the Indian, Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic and Southern Oceans, and visited Australia, New Zealand, the Cape Verde Islands, Cape Town and different points on the African coast, Fiji Isles, Friendly Isles, Sandwich Isles, Japan, the East Indies, Alaska, the Sea of Okotsk and other notable places of the earth. After four years he landed in New York with $6 and no clothes, and being too proud spirited to return home, he
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shipped again, going to Jacksonville, Fla., and Havana, Cuba. Continuing on he went to Porto Rico and up to Portland, Maine, where he shipped with a captain on condition of a permanent position and finally returned home just before the breaking out of the war. He enlisted in 1862 in Co. H, 3d Massachusetts Vols., and served in the 18th Army Corps under General Foster and was nine months in the field in North Carolina; he re-enlisted in December, 1864, and was honorably dis- charged in 1865. After the war Mr. Bliss engaged in farming in Massachusetts until 1872, when he came to Buffalo and went to work for Pierce & Co. In 1874 he came to North Tonawanda, and embarked in the saw log and shingle business, in which he continued until 1894. He lived in Buffalo from 1890 until 1894, being president of the Union Bank during that time. In 1894 he became president of the Lumber Exchange Bank of North Tonawanda, which office he still holds. Mr. Bliss married Nancy E. Goff. His ancestors came to Massachusetts in 1630.
Ostwald, William, was born in Germany, October 8, 1864, and landed in America in the spring of 1870, after a voyage begun in the latter part of 1869. His parents, who brought him to America, settled in St. Johnsburg, Niagara county, and he was reared on a farm in Wheatfield. Mr. Ostwald has been a carpenter since he was ten years of age, and eight years ago embarked in business as a contractor and builder. The growth and development of any community can always be accurately estimated by the building interests, and upon the contractor the value and permanence of a city's edifices depend; the builder is, therefore, a most important factor in every community and his work is inseparably interwoven into the history of the place. In the case of Mr. Ostwald this is peculiarly true, for he has built two churches in Gratwick, one of them St. Paul's German Lutheran church; a school house in Wheatfield, and is building the Parochial School at St. Johnsburg for the German Lutheran church, besides many substantial residences and mercantile buildings. His honorable business methods and upright dealings are also as well known as his ability and success as a builder. Mr. Ostwald is well known in both social and public life; he is a member and trustee of the German Lutheran church of Gratwick and also a member of the Y. M. C. A. ; in the spring of 1897 he was elected a trustee of the village. In 1886 he married Augusta Stange, and they have a family of seven children: William, Walter, Arthur, Minnie, Freda, Martha and Amanda.
Whitlam, John, Somerset, was born in England in 1831, and is a son of William and Margaret Whitlam, both of whom died in England. He came to America in 1852, settling in Somerset, where he resided for about ten years, and then bought the farm where he now resides. He was married November 9, 1854, to Emma Bur- rel, daughter of Mrs. John Kellam, who is now living in Lyon City, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Whitlam had three children: Albert, who died when eighteen months old; Emma, who died at nine months old, and Lennie, who married William Murdock on November 20, 1895, and now resides in Yates, Orleans county. Mrs. Whitlam died April 25, 1893, and on January 22, 1896, he married Ambra Thomas, daughter of Orman John Hazelton and Phebe Hazelton, both of whom are dead. Mrs. Whit- lam was educated in Waukesha, Wis., where they resided about nine years. Mr. Whitlam is a member of Somerset Lodge, F. & A. M., and is a strong believer in the order.
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Oelkers, J. E., was born in Germany, February 8, 1851, and came to America in 1870. He traveled over the country for a year before selecting a permanent place of resi- dence, and in 1871 came to North Tonawanda and decided to make it his permanent residence. The same year he began his business life as a clerk in the grocery estab- lishment of F. Sommer, and after a clerkship of three years he embarked in the gro- cery business for himself and has conducted it up to the present time with great success, building up an establishment equal to any in the country. Not only on ac- count of his honorable business record, but also because of his able public services, it is but just to say that the history of Tonawanda could not be fairly written without making special mention of Mr. Oelkers, for in the line of his successful business ope- rations he has done much to develop the place and he has given considerable of his valuable time to public affairs. He has long been connected with the Savings Asso- ciation ; was one of the organizers of the German American Bank and was its vice- president from the time of its organization until March, 1897, when he became cashier, undoubtedly re-establishing the bank in its former excellent standing, his name alone restoring public confidence; he is also vice-president of the Niagara Cider & Vinegar Company, and also conducts the leading grocery business of the Twin Cities. As a public man Mr. Oelkers has been trustee of the village of North Tonawanda, also its treasurer and president for two years. He served in the Fire Department for ten years, and was one of the organizers of the first fire company. Although Mr. Oelkers has accomplished much more than is attained during the whole life of the average business man, he is still but in his prime and is therefore justly rated as one of the leading business men of this county. He is also well known in social circles and is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the D. O. H., a German society. In 1871 he married Margaret Dodenhoff, who died in 1882, and on February 8, 1883, he married for his second wife, Ella Sommer, and they have a family of five children: Carl, Hedwig, Eveline, Dorothea and Elsie.
Krull, William C., was born at Martinsville, May 10, 1864, a son of William and Wilhelmina Krull. He was educated in the German school and when sixteen years of age began his business career as a clerk for J. E. Oelkers and remained with him for five years. He then spent four years in the shoe business in North Tonawanda, but sold out in October, 1891, and came to St. Johnsburg, where he conducts a gen- eral store and is an enterprising and successful business man. February 15, 1894, he was appointed postmaster at St. Johnsburg, which office he stills retains. Octo- ber 24, 1889, Mr. Krull married Ernestina Schultz and they have four children; Elsie, Annie, Gertrude and William.
Heim, Mrs. Eva E., wife of the late Peter G. Heim, was born in Baden, Heidel- berg, April 23, 1835. Mr. Heim was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, February 1, 1828. and came to America in 1855. They were married January 1, 1856, at Suspension Bridge, and had a family of seven children, namely, George Adam; Mrs. Warner, of Buffalo; Emelia Urban (deceased); Maggie A., wife of Ernest Frank; Mary A., wife of Uriah Straight; Lizzie, married Fred Weinheimer; Eva, married Charles Har- mon. Mr. Heim was a prominent man in Wheatfield and was commissioner three years and supervisor six years. He was trustee of the Lutheran church in Shawnee and one of the committee that organized and built it. He was a firm Democrat in politics. He died April 17, 1889. Mrs. Heim has several grandchildren. The chil-
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dren of Mrs. Weinheimer are Charles, Fred and Raymond; of Mrs. Frank, Robert; and of Mrs. Warner, Clara and Agnes. Mrs. Heim owns a fine farm and is a most estimable lady.
Compton, James, was born in the town of Royalton September 16, 1846. His father, James Compton, was a native of Newark, N. J. and with his parents, Samuel and Mary Compton, moved to the town of Ovid, Seneca county, N. Y. He married Caroline, daughter of Abijah Bailey, and they moved to Niagara county in 1839, where he was identified as a farmer and died in 1881. He was one of the conservative men of his town, of sterling integrity, whose judgment was sought and respected by all who knew him. James Compton, the subject of this sketch, is one of the leading business men of Niagara county, serving as county clerk in 1893, 1894 and 1895, and being the only Republican on the county ticket elccted that year. Mr. Carson, Republican candidate for overseer of the poor, who was first counted as defeated, was afterwards declared elected, and his election was contested by his opponent, but Mr. Carson held the office until the end of his term, notwithstanding such contest in the courts. He has done as much, or more, to build up his town than any other one of its citizens. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. D, 129th Regiment, which was afterwards made into the 8th Heavy Artillery, and was wounded at Cold Harbor, a shot passing through his right lung and left leg. The battle occurred June 3, 1864. After falling on the battle field, within about eighty feet of the enemy's breastworks he was shot at by a sharp-shooter, the ball striking the center of a Testament in his pocket, thereby saving his life. The book was found in his pocket by the ladies of the Christian Commission, at the Hospital at White House Landing. The circum- stance became the subject of much newspaper comment. His recovery was owing largely to his indomitable will power and fine constitution. As soon as possible after his recovery, he began his active business career which he still continues. He mar- ried Miss Minnie L. Mather, daughter of James P. and Sarah (Houghton) Mather, of Marlborough, Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Compton had four children, two deceased; Lester and Satie. Those living are Bruce H. and Lizzie C. In politics he is a staunch Republican, and for years has been recognized as among the leaders of the party in the county and this portion of the State.
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