Landmarks of Orleans County, New York, Part 103

Author: Signor, Isaac S., ed
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1084

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He resigned his commission as captain July 5, 1862. In 1858 he married Matilda L. Wilcox, born in Carlton and died September 22, 1860, aged twenty-two years. They had one daughter, Amber L. Gallett, born in Carlton July 23, 1860, and died September 30, 1860. Mr. Gallett married for his second wife Seraphina Acker, in July, 1862. She died in 1869 without children. He married his present wife at Carlton December 10, 1880. His wife, Mary Cliff, was born at Ogdensburg December 29, 1846. Her father was John Cliff, born in England November 28, 1815, and died August 16, 1880, in Carlton. His wife was Margaret Dazell, born in Ireland May 1, 1823, is still living and resides in Carlton.

Hibbard, H. G., was born in Onondaga county and came to Orleans county in 1883. In 1842 he married Harriet Sophia Mason, and they had three children : Harriet Sophia, Mary J., and Hamilton, who is associated with his father in farming. Subject's father was Robert Hibbard, and his mother Nancy Sisson. Mr. Hibbard has lived a long and successful life in Ridgeway.

Horan, John, was born in Medina June 22, 1855. He lived here all his life and has been engaged in the quarry business. His father, Patrick Horan, opened the first quarry in Orleans county, and it is to-day one of the great quarries of this section. He died March 29, 1892. A force of eighty men are employed in these quarries, and Mr. John Horan has been manager of the quarries for twelve years.

Hopkins & Culver, dealers in lumber, sash doors, blinds, etc., Medina, N. Y. This firm was established in the spring of 1894. They fitted up their mill with new and im- proved machinery, and have spacious yards, being in every way admirably equipped for carrying on all lines of their business. H. J. Hopkins was born in Shelby Novem- ber 27, 1867, and after farming a time, took up painting, which he followed for seven years. In February, 1894, he married Bertha Ferris, of Knowlesville. In the spring of 1894 he entered into partership with William C. Culver in the lumber and planing mill business.

Holdredge, D. D., was born in Niagara county June 21, 1849, and lived on a farm until twenty-five years of age. He came to Medina in 1874 and entered into partner- ship with James McCormick in the furniture and general household goods business. In 1877 he purchased the entire business, and has made his one of the finest establishments between Buffalo and Rochester. In 1880 he married Ida W. Decker, and they have four children, one son and three daughters. Mr. Holdredge's father was W. O. Hold- redge. His mother was Jane (Fuller) Holdredge. They are residents of Medina.

Hoag, Bruce S., is of Welsh descent. His grandfather was Isaac Hoag, born in Dutchess county and died in Laurens, Otsego county. Four generations of the family were born in Dutchess county, and the ancestors of these generations were Quakers, born in Connecticut. The father of Bruce S. was Henry Hoag, born in Otsego county and died in Niagara county in August, 1880, aged sixty-one. He was a farmer and fruit grower of considerable note. His wife was Gulielma Shove, born in Otsego county in March, 1814. Henry and Gulielma Hoag were the parents of two children, Sarah M. and Bruce S. Hoag. Sarah M. was born in Otsego county in 1844, and now resides at Ridgeway. She married L. H. Hoag, a native of Orleans county, and they have four children : Irving, Celia, Arthur and Emma. Bruce S. Hoag was born in Ot- sego county September 22, 1847. He was educated at Lockport Union School and took a preparatory course at the Rochester Collegiate Institute. He inherited a fondness for flowers from his mother and in his younger days cultivated fruit and flowers. In 1882 Mr. Bruce Hoag purchased the peninsula at the mouth of Johnson's Creek, front- ing on Lake Ontario and containing forty-two acres. On this he erected a commodious hotel, cottages, pavillions, rinks, etc., and the place is now known as Lakeside. The hotel is capable of accommodating 150 guests and the resort is widely known. There

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are sixteen cottages situated near the hotel owned by private parties, residing in Wash- ington, D. C., Buffalo, Rochester, Cleveland, O., and Albion, besides six cottages owned by Mr. Hoag himself.

Harris, Robert W., was born in Arcadia, Wayne county, and the family are of En- glish origin. His father, Alfred Harris, was born in Dutchess county in 1810, and is still living and resides in Sodus, Wayne county. Alfred Harris married Electa J. Childs, who was born in Hopewell, Ontario county, in October, 1820, and died in October, 1845. Their children were John, Austine, who died young, and Robert. Alfred Har- ris married for his second wife Louisa Kanouse, who was born in Manchester, Ontario county, and by her had two children, John and Louisa (deceased.). John resides in Sodus. Robert Harris was educated in the common schools of his native town and his boyhood days were spent on the farm. At the age of twenty-five he worked the farm of his father-in-law, John Milham, of Carlton, on shares for two years. He then pur- chased a stock of merchandise of O. M. Hill, carrying on a grocery business for two years, and afterward added hardware and notions, which business he continued eight years, when he built a new store and carried on a general country store, January 1, 1894, He bought and sold coal for five years and in the summer of 1893 he erected a commodious warehouse at Waterport Station, where he buys all kinds of produce and fruit. Mr. Harris is a Republican and has held the office of justice of the peace for eighteen years continuously, and has been postmaster of Waterford under Garfield's, Arthur's and Harrison's administrations for twelve years. In the fall of 1864 he enlist- ed in the 9th N. Y. Heavy Artillery and served till the close of the war; was wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek, and now draws a pension. Mr. Harris is a member of Renovation Lodge No. 97, of Albion, and of Curtis Post, G. A. R., of Albion. In 1869 he married Mary Milham, of Carlton, who was born April 12, 1848, in Sodus, Wayne county, and whose father, John Milham, was born in Columbia county September 29, 1811. He is still living and resides in Waterport. His wife was Catherine Miller, born in Columbia county March 11, 1819. Their children were Edmund G., born Jan- uary 25, 1844, and Mary, the wife of our subject. The children of Robert W. and Mary Harris were Frank M., born December 18, 1871, and John A., born June 16, 1873. John A. is a graduate of Rogers & Williams' Business College, Rochester, in March, 1891, in the short-hand course.

Handy, Sheldon H., is a son of Thomas Handy, born in Montgomery county in 1794, who was drowned at the canal bridge disaster, at Albion. He married Ruth Tefft, a native of Onondaga county, who died in 1878, aged seventy-five years. Their children were : Harriet, born in 1819; George, born in 1821 ; James, born 1823; Sheldon H., our subject, born in Yates November 18, 1826; Renech N., born in 1828; Harry E., born in 1830; Milo, born in 1832 ; Lavancha, born in 1834. Sheldon married in Yates, November 20, 1850, Candace R. Heath, born in Barre February 16, 1826, and their children are : Frank W., born July 9, 1852, married Nettie L. Johnson, deceased ; George G., born June 20, 1855, died March 9, 1859; Burrell M., born June 6, 1859, died September 18, 1863. The father of Mrs. Candace Handy was Zebediah Heath, born in Vermont December 8, 1785, died February 26, 1857. He married Isabel Henry, born in New Hampshire February 19, 1791, and died April 14, 1861.

Higgerson, John A., was born in Geddes, Onondaga county, October 17, 1845, and was the son of John and Mary Ann Higgerson. His father, who was a blacksmith by trade, died when our subject was but three years old, after which his mother was married again. When about fourteen years of age John went to Middleport, Niagara county, where he learned the butchers' trade, but since he was nine years old he has practically made his own way in life. Iu 1862 Mr. Higgerson came to Albion and was employed in the market of S. H. Taylor, with whom he had learned the trade. After seven years in his employ Mr. Higgerson started a shoe business in Albion, in which he

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was engaged for eighteen years. He sold out about 1886, after which he went to Chi- cago, where he was also in business. He returned to Albion in 1891, and soon entered into partnership with Mr. McGaffick. This firm was soon dissolved and Mr. Higgerson has since been the proprietor of the meat market in Albion. In 1868 John A. Higger- son married Susan Angusta Grover, of Oneida county. One child was born to them, but who died in infancy. Mr. Higgerson is a conservative Democrat and has held the office of village trustee and assessor. He was once the candidate for the office of county treasurer, and was beaten by only a small majority. Mr. Higgerson is regarded as one of the successful merchants of the county seat.

Hallock, Rufas was born in Chittenden county, Vt., November 7, 1802, and was the son of John Hallock. The latter settled in Murray, Orleans county, in 1815, and in 1823 moved to St. Lawrence county. Later on the family moved to Woodstock, Canada, and there the pioneer, John Hallock, died. He had seven children, five sons and two daughters. One of these sons, Calvin, lived many years in Genesee county, and eventually moved to Michigan, where he died. Rufas Hallock lived for two years with his parents in St. Lawrence county, but in 1825 came to Barre and located, and there he lived until his death in 1870. He began life with no means, but proved an enterprising and determined farmer and his later years found him possessed of a good property and home. July 3, 1826, he married Susan Tucker, daughter of John Tucker of Shelby. Susan Hallock died in Barre May 16, 1868. Their children were as follows: Isaac, now of Chicago; Stephen and William, both of Albion; Mary, wife of Harvey Gregory of Coldwater, Mich .; Sarah Ann, wife of Charles Standish of Barre ; Lyman, who died, aged two years, and Adeline, who died at twenty-eight. Stephen Hallock was born in Barre, March 17, 1830. Uutil he attained his majority he lived with his parents, and then started out upon a long and active business life, one at- tended with many viscissitudes, but which, ou the whole, has been rewarded with an abundant degree of success. He worked by the month and later with his brother, Isaac, bought and operated a threshing machine. Still later these brothers bought land and managed a farm, but Isaac finally went to Chicago, while Stephen remained in Barre, where he has been the owner of many farming tracts, and where he still lives. With farming he has combined stock dealing and gratifying success has been the result of his labors. In 1860 Stephen Hallock married Sarah E., daughter of Newell Gibson of Barre. They have no children. William Hallock was born in Barre January 14, 1836, and like his brother was brought up on the farm. When of age he began by working his father's farm, but after three years he went to Barre Centre and worked in a blacksmith and wagon shop. He was neither blacksmith nor wagon maker, yet these interests he carried along for seven years with excellent financial success. He then bought a 200 acre farm in Monroe county, stocked it and paid for it ($16,000) all within two years. Selling his farm Mr. Hallock went to Rochester, thence to Canada, at the latter place dealing in horses. Later he bought a farm in Gaines, where he lived one year and then settled in Albion. Here he built his present large and sub- stantial residence, and is still in active business, dealing extensively in stock in ad- dition to his farming interests. Mr. Hallock is a Republican and has held office as highway commissioner and supervisor. In 18- he married Emily O., daughter of Newell Gibson. They have no children.

Hartwell, Solomon, came from Ontario county about 1812 and occupied lands taken by his father (also Solomon Hartwell), from the Holland Land Co. Solomon, the son, died in 1888, and his wife in 1886. The latter's maiden name was Laura Olmstead, and they had seven children : Lucy, who married Valentine Smith ; LorInda, who died unmarried ; Philinda, also married Lysander Richardson and died in Barre ; Mary of Albion ; Laura, who married Orson Willard and is now dead; Solomon D., of Barre ; and Adeline, who married . William Wright and moved to Michigan. Solomon D. Hartwell was born March 30, 1841, and has always been a farmer. He is a prominent

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Democrat in Barre, and has been frequently been nominated as the strongest man for leading offices in a Republican town. He married Florence, daughter of Ezekiel Root of Albion, and has had four children : Alice E., Kirk D., Fanny C., and Ethel M.

Hinds, Jacob and Alanson, natives ot Vermont, were the pioneers of the family in Orleans county, and were sons of Adam and Catherine (Felthouse) Hinds. Jacob was born in the year 1800, and came to Murray in 1830, locating on the farm he had purchased the summer before, on the south side of the canal at Hindsburg. In 1831 he built a hotel at Hindsburg, also a warehouse and store and engaged in the produce business, and for several years was in the mercantile trade. He was canal superinten - dent for three years and from 1850 to 1856 was canal commissioner. He married Almira Waldron, and they were the parents of two sons and three daughters, of whom two daughters are living. Jacob Hinds died October 20, 1873. Alanson Hinds was born in 1810 and came to Murray about 1830, settling at what is Hindsburg where he has since lived. He kept a hotel at Hindsburg for several years and afterward was en- gaged in boating on the canal, with these exceptions, his business has been farming. In 1843 Alanson Hinds married Sarah S. Noble, and their children are : Marion, who married Fred Hinkley of Barre; Jacob, who settled in Michigan and married a Miss McClelland; Fred N. The last mentioned, Fred N. Hinds, was a farmer until 1889, when with George Baldwin he engaged in the stone business, opening quarries at Hindsburg. In 1892 he married Jennie, daughter of Hiram Brown of Albion, and they have one daughter, Madge Hinds.

Hoyt, Ralph, is a descendent of D. J. B. Hoyt, who died at Eagle Harbor in 1879, aged seventy-three years. D. J. B. Hoyt was a Methodist Episcopal minister for many years, after which he preached in the Congregational Church of Gaines from 1852 to 1858. His wife was Eunice Frye, born in Dansville, Livingston county, and died in Eagle Harbor, aged seventy-eight. Capt. George A. Hoyt, father of Ralph, was born in Dansville in 1830, and came to Gaines in the spring of 1855, where he carried on an extensive harness business, and was well and favorably known. In June, 1862, he re- ceived a commission of first lieutenant in the 129th Regt. Infantry, N. Y. Vols., which was recruited at Lockport. He went to the front soon after and was promoted to captain of Co. C. Sth Heavy Artillery. He took part in all the general battles up to the battle of Petersburg, where he was wounded in the ankle, and came home and lived but a week, dying with the lock-jaw July 5, 1864 Capt. George A. Hoyt mar- ried Julia Macomber, born in Gaines November 27, 1831. Her father, Asa, is still liv- ing at the age of ninety years. He is a native of Saratoga county. George A. and Julia Hoyt had three children as follows: Marilla, born June 7, 1858, married Charles De Mange, of Denver, Cal. ; Ralph; and Octavia A., born January 15, 1863, married Martin F. Clapp, reside in Chicago, and have two sons, Howard and Allen. Ralph Hoyt was born in and was educated in the common schools of his native town and in the Albion Academy. After leaving school he was a student in the office of Dr. H. B. Doolittle of Albion, for three and one-half years, and then took a regular course in the dental department of the Ann Arbor University, Michigan, from which he was gradu- ated with the degree of D. D. S. in 1886. He commenced the practice of dentistry in the village of Gaines, where he has continued to practice his profession to the present time. Mr. Ralph Hoyt has always been a Republican and was elected town clerk in 1891 and 1892. He is a member of the Sons of Veterans of Albion. April 7, 1887, he married Margaret Hines, daughter of Alexander Hines of Buffalo. She was born in Buffalo, February 4, 1870. They are the parents of three children : Mildred E., born October 15, 1889 ; George A., born April 11, 1891, and James Martin, born March 26, 1892.

Jones, Seth and David L .- The Jones family in Kendall traces its ancestry to one John Jones, originally named Shon David Shon Thomas Shon Roderick, who

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was born in Wales in the 18th century, was a lineal descendant of the celebrated Welchman, Roderick Dhu. Possessed of sterling patriotism and great ancestral pride he keenly felt the humiliation of his race when Wales, through treachery and oppression, was permanently united to the English crown, and with characteristic loyalty to nati e traditions he petitioned for a legal change of name, which was granted, and ever since he and his descendants have borne the name of Jones. The family sprung from brave, honest ancestors, whose allegiance to their country was defended and upheld by deeds of blood. Large in stature aud strong in physique, pursuing quiet but respected call- ings, they always evinced a strong public spirit, great intellectual development, and strong personality. The first to come to America was John Jones, Dolepult, a son of the John above mentioned, who embarked with his wife and seven children on the ship Velvedear, Captain White, and landed at Perth Amboy on June 18, 1801. He settled at Tuckertown, N. J., where his wife died in 1803. aged thirty-seven. Then for a time he lived at Bloomfield, N. Y., but returned and died in Philadelphia, Pa., Janu- ary 20, 1819. In religion both were Baptists. David Jones, their son, was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales July, 17, 1792, and when eighteen came to Ontario county, where he was bound out to a wheelwright. Not liking this he started westward, and for two years he worked near Sodus, N. Y. He served three months in the war of 1812. In the fall of 1814 he came to Kendall and the following spring settled permanently on the farm now owned by his son Soth, where he died January 26, 1869. He was the first settler in the west part of the town. He bought his land on credit, cleared it, and became wealthy. February 24, 1824, he married Cynthia, daughter of Major General Bascom Whitney, and their children were Claudius (who married Harriet Weed), Thomas, Almiretta S. (Mrs. C. G. Root), Seth, Cynthia Ann (Mrs. James R. Whitney), and David L. Seth Jones was born April 30, 1832, on lot 45, on which his father set- tled in 1815, and which he still owns. December 6, 1860, he married Sylvia A. Shelley. of Gaines, who was born June 26, 1835. Their children are Eliza J., George S., who married Florence Crowder ; Fred T., who married Helen M. Balcom; Sylvia N., and William G. Mr. Jones now resides on lot 33, which was settled by his uncle, Ethan Graham, in 1817. The latter died on this farm September 2, 1861. Mr. Jones owns 400 acres of land in the town of Kendall. David L. Jones married Lucy A., daughter of Julius S. Chase, of Kendall. He was supervisor in 1889 and 1890.

Johnson, Sarah A., was born on Lake George July 16, 1815. In 1833 she married William H. Johnson, a mason by trade, who lived a successful and honorable life and died in 1888. They had three sons : Edwin, Merritt and Daniel. Edwin and Daniel enlisted and served during the war of the Rebellion and Merritt received a wound be- fore Washington, from which he died. Edwin and Daniel lived in Indiana. Mrs. Johnson's ancestors were Connecticut people.

Johnson, B. S., was born in Niagara county July 8, 1864. He has been a resident of Orleans county since 1890. In 1891 he married Angie S. Paddock, and they have one daughter, Alida Johnson. Mr. Johnson has established a fine creamery on his farm between Medina and Shelby Centre, where he manufactures a superior quality of creamery butter. He has equipped his factory with all the most modern and improved devices for the manufacture and purifying of butter and his products are eagerly sought after. He is an expert butter and cheese maker. His factory has a capacity for hand- ling the milk of 125 cows.

James, H. L., M. D., was born in Medina March 12, 1857, and was educated in Medina Academy and the Buffalo Medical University, from which he graduated in 1881. He then located in Shelby Centre and has since been the leading physician of the town. He is a member of the Orleans County Medical Society, of the Central New York State Medical Society, and of the Knights of Maccabees. Dr. James's father was John C. James, and his mother Cornelia Russell. John C. James was a soldier in the

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Civil war, and died in 1868 of wounds received in battle. Mr. James married Minnie Snell in 1890, and they have two children : Lina Armenia, and Revenue C. Ed.

Kelley, John S., was born in Medina September 20, 1866. He worked in the Swett and also in the Bignall foundry for several years, and spent some time at his trade in Buffalo. He was then engaged in making patterns for bean pickers in Middleport for some time. April 1, 1893, he purchased the Medina Hotel, of which he is now the proprietor. Mr. Kelley is a member of the A. O H., and of the C. B. L. He is active in politics, and is a member of the County Central Committee. He married Lizzie Mackey April 26, 1893. His father was Michael Kelley, and his mother Eliza (Smith) Kelley,

Kidder, Morrill W .- John Kidder, born in New Hampshire in 1804, became a resi- dent of Vermont, moved to Genesee county in 1836, to Niagara county in 1837, to Murray in 1839, and to Kendall in 1846, where he died August 6, 1850. He was a substantial farmer and active in local enterprises. By his first wife, Charlotte Eliza Woodworth, he had one child, Morrill W., who was born in Enosburgh, Vt., March 20, 1832. His second wife, Aurelia, daughter of Dr. Thomas G. Hooker, of Murray, bore him children : Esther M., Sarah E., and Mary L. Morrill W. Kidder was enrolled in Company F., 147th N. Y. Infy., August 14, 1863, and soon after was promoted scout of 2d Brigade 1st Division Ist Army Corps. In the spring of 1864 the corps was at- tached to the 5th Corps, forming the 4th Division, and on May 6th Mr. Kidder was made chief of the scouts of this division, being brevetted second lieutenant by General James S. Wadsworth. He served in this capacity until June 18, when, in front of Petersburg, he was severely wounded in the shoulder joint of the right arm, which he was obliged to have amputated, and was honorably discharged November 30, 1864. Mr. Kidder is the only survivor of a party of six soldiers who attempted to break through the Confederate ranks on May 6th, at the battle of the Wilderness, when Gen- eral Wadsworth was killed, to secure the body of that brave officer. In local affairs Mr. Kidder has been very active, serving as justice of the peace twelve years, collector nine years, and deputy sheriff one term, and was a charter member and organizer of David Jones Post, No. 298, G. A. R., in 1882, which he has continually served as com- mander or as senior vice-commander. At the formation of the Orleans County Veteran Regiment he was elected its major, serving one term, and since then until 1893 was its lieutenant colonel. In June, 1893, that organization became the Orleans County Veteran Association and Mr. Kidder was elected its president. October 27, 1857, he married Emma A., daughter of Edson Wilson, and granddaughter of Captain Daniel Wilson, who commanded a body of troops which prevented the British from landing at Char- lotte in 1812. Their children are Mary E. (Mrs. H. J. Merrill) and Etta A. (Mrs. W. P. Whitney).

Knickerbocker, Harmon, is a descendant of Philip and Polly Knickerbocker, his grandparents being natives of Dutchess county, who removed to Saratoga Springs in 1805, where they died, Philip in 1852 and Polly in 1853. Our subject's father, Peter, was born in Dutchess county March 29, 1802, died September 24, 1846. His mother's maiden name was Violette Tompkins, born March 13, 1805, in Saratoga county, died January 7, 1871. Peter and Violette had ten children, four now living. Subject was born October 10, 1828, in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer county, and came to Gaines in 1849. In 1853 he engaged in the mercantile business and has continued the business until the present time, keeping a general store. Subject was educated in the common schools. He married in Gaines in March, 1851, Marian McOmber, of Gaines, born August 6, 1829, by whom he had one child, Gates M., born May 1, 1852. He married Clara Barras, by whom he had one child, Violette, born February 16, 1879. Gates M. resides in Gaines and carries on the jeweler's business.

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Landmarks of Orleans County, New York, Part 103

Author: Signor, Isaac S., ed Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Syracuse : D. Mason Number of Pages: 1084

Author: Signor, Isaac S., ed
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1084