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November 28, 1862, and died April 22, 1865. The children of Reuben and Jessy Root are Jessie Elizabeth and R. Vary. Reuben Marion Root is a physician and was edu- cated in Albion Academy, Lima Wesleyan Seminary, and was graduated from the Buf- falo College in 1883. He is practicing his profession in Buffalo.
Reed, Edward L., was born August 22, 1849. His grandfather, Reuben Reed, mar- ried Hannah Marks, a native of Rensselaer county, and their children were: Jeremiah, Lucinda, Polly, Phoebe, Abner, Reuben (father of our subject) and Hannah. Reuben was born November 19, 1805, and died in 1879. His wife was Lucy M. Andrews, born September 9, 1819, and died March 27, 1884. Their children were: Lorenzo, born July 30, 1837; Benejah, born February 4, 1839, died March 25, 1840; Ambrosell A., born September 23, 1840, died January 27, 1870, a soldier of the late war; Benoni M., born March 25, 1842; Mary H., born March 31, 1844; Adelbert, born March 27, 1846 ; Edward L., our subject ; Kate A., born October 31, 1854; Clara, born October 31, 1856, died December 22, 1859. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Carlton, where he has followed farming, now owning two farms, of which the home- stead contains ninety-three acres, and the other 150. Mr. Reed has served as supervisor two terms, being a Republican in politics. He married at Holley July, 1872, Julia A. Chase born in Barre, August 25, 1849. Her father was Julius Chase, born in Con- necticut April 6, 1823, who married Calista Nickerson, born in Connecticut in 1829. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have had four children : Royce, born in Carlton August 23. 1874; who died in September, 1875; Paul J., born in Carlton April 2, 1877; Ralph C., born in Carlton February 23, 1879, and E. Clifford, born in Carlton April 18, 1881.
James Root was a native of Coventry, Conn., whose first settlement in this State was at Whitestown, Oneida county. From there he moved to Jefferson county, and from the latter removed to Genesee county, locating eight miles south of Batavia. In 1820 he came to Barre (now Albion) and bought eighty acres from the land company at $6 per acre. He lived in a log house until 1833 and then built the stone residence now oc cupied by his son Henry. The children of Joseph Root were as follows: Levi, Polly, Sally, Clarissa, William, Henry, Chester, Ellura, Nathan, and one other who died un- named. Joseph Root, the pioneer, was a blacksmith as well as a farmer, and as a mechanic could make almost any kind of a tool used on a farm. He made a number of mill stones from the native stones of this locality, which in pioneer days did very good service. As his boys grew to maturity they did the work on the farm, and it was through their efforts their father was enabled to make his way comfortable in life. He died on the old home farm August 21, 1846, and his wife, whose maiden name was Fannie West, died March 31, 1849. Henry Root was born in Jefferson county De- cember 27, 1806, and came with his father to Barre in 1820. He worked in his father's shop, but was determined to become a farmer and possessed a like determination to ac- cumulate a good property. In this he has been successful and is now the owner of 375 acres of good farm land in the town. On November 29, 1835, Henry Root married Amanda W. Ferguson, by whom he has had one child, Floyd Ferguson Root, of Albion. Mrs. Root died March 10, 1873. Floyd F. Root was born May 20, 1841. On May 1, 1867, he married Henrietta, daughter of Joshua and Esther D. Kendall, of Ontario county. They have five children : Henry K., Alma, Levi F., Gertrude D. and John Irving Hartwell.
Rogers, Lewis, is a grandson of George M., who was born in Rhode Island, and died in Windsor county, Vt., in 1866, aged seventy years. He married Betsey Stoodley, who died in 1864, aged sixty-eight. Their children were: Jeremiah, father of our subject, who was born in Vermont in 1820; Louis, William, Nancy, and TI omas. Jeremiah married Lucy Goodenow, born in Vermont in 1819, and their children are : Lestina, Julia, Sarah, Lewis, who was born in Brandon, Rutland county, Vt., March 10, 1842 ; and Frank. Lewis was educated in the common schools of Brandon, worked on a farm, and at the age of sixteen went to Bloomington, Ill., and engaged with the American
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Express Company. At the end of one year he returned to Bethel, Vt., 1867, and be- came clerk and manager of the Eagle Hotel at Woodstock, Vt., where he remained ten years then bought a half interest in a grocery store, which he conducted two years. Selling out his share he came to Batavia, N. Y., and conducted the Central House a year, and then bought the Point Breeze Hotel, situated at Oak Orchard Harbor, this county, in 1882, where he has since remained. He has a first-class hotel, makes a point of the best service and reasonable rates, and has also a boat livery, which is at the disposal of his guests without charge. Mr. Rogers is a member of the Woodstock Lodge, No. 31, F. & A. M. September 9, 1869, he married at Bridgewater, Vt., Emma N. Chamberlin, born August 14, 1843, daughter of Sylvanus Chamberlin, who was born in 1813, and now lives in Sherburne, Vt. The parents of our subject are both living, and reside in Brattleboro.
Root, Thomas, was born in Yates June 24, 1832. His grandfather died in Carlton, and his father, Reuben, was born in Massachusetts and died in Yates in 1876, aged eighty-two years. The wife of Reuben was Betsey Hastings, born in Toronto, Canada, and died in Yates. Their children were: Mary, born in 1822, Annice, who died in 1882, Nathaniel, died in 1867, a soldier in the war of the Rebellion; Rosanna, Reuben, Thomas, Edward, Eliza and George. Thomas Root was educated in the common schools and engaged in farming, owning seventy-two acres. He was a member of the I. O. G. T., Fountain Lodge. On October 19, 1853, he married Johanna, daughter of Reuben Fuller. She was born October 29, 1834. Reuben Fuller was born in 1800, and his wife, Fannie Moorhouse, was born in 1806. Reuben died May 14, 1891, and his wife September 17, 1854. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Root were: Reuben, born September 20, 1854, married Jessie Vary of Buffalo; Frank, born November 10, 1856, married Addie Robinson, and they have one son, Fred; Lewis T., born April 23, 1859, married Clara Weaver; Willie R., born November 28, 1862, died April 22, 1865. The children of Reuben and Jessie Root are Jessie and R. Vary. Reuben Root is a physician, and was educated in Albion Academy, Lima Wesleyan Seminary, and graduated from the Buffalo College in 1883. He is practicing in Buffalo.
Reed, Lorenzo, is a son of Reuben Reed, who was born in Otsego county, and married Lucy Andrews of Coxsackie. Reuben settled in Carlton in 1846 and bought 156 acres in Hulberton. Their children were: Lorenzo, born in Cherry Valley July 30, 1837; Benejah, born in the same place, as were also Amorsell, Benoni, Mary H. and Adelbert ; Catharine and Clara B. were born in Carlton. Our subject was educated in the district schools of Carlton, and has followed farming for his chief occupation. For two years he was engaged in the commission produce business in Chicago, and was in Michigan two years, moving to Carlton in 1865. In 1867 he bought the farm where he now lives, consisting of 62 acres. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. of Two Bridges. In 1863, while in Chicago, he married Anna D. Lowell, who was born at Gates July 26, 1842. Her father, John Lowell, was born in Allegany county, and died in Yates. He married Polly Reed, a native of Cherry Valley, who died in 1851. Lorenzo and Anna Reed have had six children : Fred A. born June 15, 1865, married Jennie Schoonover ; Clara B,, born March 22, 1867, married Dr. Edward Whittier, and has one child, Edward L .; Lowell W., born June 24, 1871; Mary, born in 1874, died in 1877; Jervis C., born in 1876; Adelbert, born October 15, 1879, and Lillian, born February 10, 1884.
Root, Nathan (deceased), was born in Connecticut in 1798, and died in Clarendon in 1882. His father, Jehiel, was the first of the family to settle in Orleans county, com- ing from Connecticut to Clarendon about 1814. He married Rachel Hedgeton, by whom he had one son, Nathan, and four daughters: Eliza, Asenath, Anna and Arvilla. Eliza married John Stone; Asenath married Ziba Hill, and both settled in Steuben county ; Anna died unmarried ; Arvilla married William Bolton and settled in Claren- don. Nathan Root followed agriculture, and died on the old homestead. He was a
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Baptist in his religious views, and married Sally A. Bishop, by whom he had three children : George W., Rachel A., and Mary J. George settled on the homestead, and later removed to Byron. Rachel married Frank Herrick and settled in Barre. Mary J. married first Albert D. Turner, and second David N. Pettingill.
Root, Ezekiel, who for many years was one of the progressive farmers of Albion, and who died in 1851, was a native and former resident of the Hudson region. He first visited this locality in 1825 or 1830, but returned east after some years. Later on he became a permanent resident in the town of Albion. He married Cynthia Wright, daughter of pioneer William Wright, and by her had seven children, several of whom died in infancy. Among them may be recalled the names of Rosetta, Mary, Phoebe, Alice, Florence (wife of Sol. D. Hartwell), and Ezekiel W. of Albion. After the death of Mr. Root his widow married a second time in 1860. Ezekiel W. Root was born September 18, 1819, and was two years old when his father died. When his mother married again, Ezekiel and two sisters remained on the farm and carried it on for theni- selves. December 13, 1871, Mr. Root married Mary M. Hudson, of Murray. They have three children : Zada, William and Sarah. E. W. Root is a successful farmer, having about 125 acres of good land in the eastern part of Albion.
Rice, John Garrison, the present sheriff of Orleans county, was a native of Rens- selaer county, born November 24, 1848. He was brought up as a farmer, and followed that pursuit both in his native county and Orleans, and in the fall of 1872 was appointed deputy to Sheriff Van Camp. This brought him to the county seat, and for nineteen years following he was a deputy under Sheriffs Van Camp, Parker, Munn, Howard, Searles and Shelby. In the fall of 1892 Mr. Rice was elected sheriff of the county. He is a strong Republican, and a factor in local politics. He is connected with Restoration Lodge, F. & A. M., a member of Orleans Chapter, and also of Albion Lodge No. 58, I. O. O. F.
Randall, James Walter, who for nearly forty years was a practicing physician in Or- leans county, was born in Kendall April 21, 1823, and was the son of Amos Randall, a farmer of that town. James was brought up on a farm and at eighteen went to Brock- port to school. Later on he went to Kentucky and taught school, and at the same time studied medicine. Returning to the north he entered the University of Vermont at Burlington, and was graduated with the degree of M. D., June 23, 1848. Dr. Ran- dall practiced medicine at Oak Orchard one year, and then located permanently at the county seat. He was for many years a leading physician in Albion. His practice was successful and much was due to the efficient assistance of his wife, who not only cared for the office calls, but as well visited the sick and administered timely relief in many cases. Ill health, however, compelled his retirement from active life. Travel at home and abroad failed to restore his broken health, and he died February 14, 1884. His wife, whom he married November 16, 1850, was Adaline L., daughter of Zachariah and Nancy (Miles) Spencer, of Oak Orchard. Dr. Randall was one of the organizers of and earnest workers in the County Medical Society, and for several terms its president. He was an active Republican, and was one of the Board of Pension Examiners in the county.
Reisch, Joseph, was born at Althausen, Saulgan, Wurtemburg, February 27, 1847. His early life in Germany was spent on his father's farm, but at the age of fourteen he began to learn shoemaking, and worked at that trade until 1867 when he came so this country. After a time Mr. Reisch became a barber, at which trade he worked in New York city and in Hartford and Norwalk, Conn., for several years, coming from the latter place to Rochester in 1871. Six months after, in 1872, he came to Albion, and started a barber shop and for the next seventeen years he was a leading barber at the county seat. In 1889 failing eyesight compelled him to leave the shop, upon which he purchased the Albion House, a good hotel near the depot, of which he has ever since been the proprietor. On December 20, 1870, in Hartford, Conn., he married Amelia
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Klett, and they have one child, Mary, born January 25, 1877. Mr. Reisch is a popular landlord in Albion, and a man generally reputed in the county. He is a member of the Renovation Lodge, F. and A. M. and also prominently connected with the A. O. U. W.
Russell, Thomas, was born in Ireland April 14, 1840, and came to America in 1871, and settled in Orleans county, where he has since resided. He lived in Medina and Yates until 1880, when he removed to Eagle Harbor and until 1893 was engaged in farming. In November of that year he came to Hulberton and purchased the interest of Patrick Scanlon in the firm of Scanlon & Kirwin, and has since been engaged in the mercantile trade. He married in 1872, Anna Kirwin, and they have one son, Philip J. Russell.
Ruger, Alfred, was the first of his family to settle in Orleans county. His father, Joshua Ruger, was a soldier in the war of 1812. The family are of German descent. Alfred Ruger was a native of Dutchess county and came from there in 1835 and purchased a farm in the town of Gaines. Four years later he removed to the town of Newfane, Niagara county, where he remained for four years then returned to Gaines. In 1851 he removed to the town of Murray, purchasing the Oliver Van Kirk farm on the Ridge road just east of the transit, where he lived the remainder of his life. His death oc- curred in 1878. He married Sarah Hoffman of Dutchess county, and their children were as follows : Margaret, who married Henry Gillette and resides in Iowa ; Mary J, (deceased); Hoffman; Henry ; Lyman, who married Lucinda Rich, was in the employ of the N. Y. C. R. R., and died at Syracuse. Hoffman Ruger was born June 19, 1841, in Newfane, Niagara county. He is a farmer and resides on the homestead in Murray. He is a Democrat and has held office as collector, assessor twelve years, and supervisor. He was appointed vinegar inspector September 1889, and has since held that office. He is a member of the Renovation Lodge No, 97 F. and A. M. of Albion, Albion Lodge No. 58, I. O. O. F. and A. S. Warner Lodge A. O. U. W. of Murray. In 1864 Hoff- man Ruger married Henrietta, daughter of Walter Wilkinson of Carlton, and their children are : Cora, who married C. H. Bartlett of Holley, Geraldine, Kirk A., and Jud- son. Henry Ruger was born September 26, 1843, and settled in Murray where he has been a farmer. August 8, 1862, he enlisted in the 151st N. Y. Infantry and was com- missioned corporal. He is a member of A. S. Warner Lodge, A. O. U. W. of Murray. In 1866 Henry Ruger married Sarah Snyder, and they have two children, Grace, who married George Elliott, and Silas.
Spoor, H. G., was born in Hartland, Niagara county, April 24, 1854, and followed farming until twenty-eight years of age. He then went to Saginaw and was engaged in different kinds of business three years. He came to Medina in 1884 and in 1888 established his present produce, flour and feed business. Mr. Spoor is a member of the Odd Fellows, Good Templars and Knights of Maccabees. July. 4, 1878, he married Clara E. Bathrick, and they have one daughter, Hattie. Mr. Spoor's father was Garrett Spoor, and his mother Roxy (Alvord) Spoor. Garrett was a pioneer in Niagara county.
Simmonds, C. M., was born in Stockbridge, Mass., May 23, 1843. His father was an engineer, and moved to Utica and thence to Medina in 1846, and the life of our subject has been, therefore, spent entirely in this place. He has been engaged in the stave busi- ness over thirty years, was the originator and promoter of the Electric Light Company in Medina, is the oldest fireman in the village, and was chief of the brigade. He is an enterprising and zealous man and has always succeeded in everything he undertook. He is liberal in his support of church work, and of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Simmonds' father was William Simmonds, a native of Roxbury, Mass., 'and has been dead seven years. His mother, who is still living, was Caroline (Card) Simmonds.
Sherwood, Guy, was born in Vermont January 9, 1815, and came to Orleans county in 1819. He is therefore one of the early pioneers, and few men have resided so long
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in the county. He is a member of the Pioneers' Society and is a prosperous farmer. His father was John Sherwood and his mother Lucy Sherwood, both natives of Ver- mont. Mr. Sherwood is a vice-president of the Pioneer Society. He has been mar- ried three times, first to Electa Zuiller, second to Maria Hayden, and third to Maria Sanford.
Scott, Frank D., was born in Ridgeway March 30, 1851, and came to the farm he now resides on in 1861. In December, 1873, he married Martha J. Coon, and they have three children, Charles Dennis, Harry Lee and Clarence Fremont. Mr. Scott's father was Dennis W. Scott, and his mother Elmira Mears. His grandfather Scott set- tled in Ridgeway at an early date.
Scott, Fremont W., M. D .- F. W. Scott was born in Ridgeway, Orleans county, June 20, 1856. He was educated in Yates Academy and Hahnneman Homœopathic Col- lege, Philadelphia, Pa., from which he graduated in 1880. He began practice in Gene- see county and remained there five years. In 1885 he came to Medina and has built up a large practice here. Dr. Scott has been physician to the Board of Health in Me- dina, and is United States pension examiner and coroner at present. His father is Harvey G, Scott, born in 1828, and is still living. His mother was Jane Weld.
Schmolle, Alphonse Bernard, was born in London, England, June 29, 1868, came to America, and in 1886 settled in Carlton, this county. His father was Leonce Bernard Schmolle, born in Nantes, France, in 1824, and married Susan Mustill, born near Eli, Cambridgeshire, in 1828. Their children were: Eugene, Gustave, Louise, Susan, Will- iam, Alphonse B., Aline and Martha. Our subject was educated in the Corporation School in London, from which he graduated in 1881. His first business was as an ac- countant's clerk, and next was amanuensis to a merchant. Since his residence in Carl- ton he has been a traveling agent for Durafort et Fils, of Paris, France, handling min- eral water bottle supplies. Mr. Schmolle is a K. of P., and married in 1890, at Gaines, Eva Hinckley, who was born in 1866 in Brighton, Monroe county.
Skinner, Stephen D., is a grandson of Henry, a native of New England, and a son of Jarvis M., who was born in Ballston, Saratoga county June 8, 1799, and died in Albion in 1881. He settled in Barre at the age of twenty-one, and bought 100 acres of the Holland Land Company. He was a harness maker by trade. His wife was Mary Delano, born December 25, 1800, at Balston, and died in Barre in 1876. Their chil- dren were: Jonathan D., born in 1825, died in 1857; Polly, born in 1828; Nancy P born in 1827 (?); Susan B., born in 1832; Henry, born in 1834; Jarvis, born in 1836; Sarah E., born in 1838; Stephen D., born November 4, 1841; and Ezra D., born in 1843. Stephen D. was educated in the district schools of Barre, and later the Millville Academy, Albion Academy, and the Medina Academy. He has followed farming chiefly, and has also dealt somewhat largely in grain and produce. He is a Republican, and has served as supervisor. In 1866 he married Lavinia S. Mack, born in Brooklyn, Pa., May 30, 1840. She traces her ancestry back to Thomas Lord, born in England in 1585, who came to America in 1635. Mr. and Mrs. Skinner have had two children : Alfred J., born November 16, 1873; and Charles D., born December 27, 1875. Mrs. Skinner's parents were Alfred W. Mack, born at Lynn. Conn., December 2, 1807, and Elizabeth (Jewett) Mack.
Sherwood, Leon M., was born in Medina, December 28, 1851. He spent his early days on his father's farm and was educated at the Medina Academy and the University of Michigan, from which he graduated in 1883. He studied law with Child & Pitts and was admitted to the bar in 1895. He began practice in partnership with E. Posson and in 1888 formed a partnership with Mr. Pitts under the firm name of Pitts & Sher- wood. Mr. Sherwood's father was John Sherwood. His mother was Mary (Murdock) Sherwood. Both parents are living.
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Stevens, Frank L., was born in Ridgeway June 2, 1848. He was engaged in the produce business six years, and has since followed farming. In 1869 he married Rosa Lewis. Mr. Stevens is a member of the A. O. U. W. His father was Charles L. Ste- vens, who was the first child born within four miles of Knowlesville. His mother was Sarah (Eaton) Stevens. His grandfather was the second man to settle in Knowlesville.
Smith, Andrew A., was born in Sand Lake, Rensselaer county, and died in Kendall in 1854, aged sixty years. He married Rachel Hovey born in Sand Lake who died in Kendall in 1874, aged seventy-two. Their children were; James C., Major A., Lewis L., father of our subject, who was born in 1824 and lives in Kendall; Emily, John, Sarah A., Alonzo, Catharine, Martin, and William. Lewis L. married Abby Jane Miller, of Sand Lake, born in 1826, who lives in Kendall, and their children are: James A., our subject, born in Sand Lake April 13, 1846; Emma A., born April 15, 1848; Mary E., born in August, 1850; Rachel A., born in 1853, died in January, 1891; Adelbert A., born in 1854, died in March, 1856; Andrew A., born in 1859, died in January, 1885; Dora C., born in 1862, died in 1882; Lillie, born in 1863, died in 1882; Allie, born in 1864; Lola, born in 1868, died in January, 1887; James A., was educated in the com- mon schools of Kendall, and his boyhood was spent on the farm. He came to Kendall with his parents in 1850, and since the war has worked at the carpenter's trade. He has served as collector of Carlton. In June, 1863, he enlisted in Co. B, 14th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, and received his discharge at Rochester September 5, 1865. He served at the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Walnut Grove Church, Cold Harbor, Front of Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, the Mine Disaster, Fort Steadman, etc. At the latter place he was taken prisoner, but made his escape, and participated at Appomattox and the evacuation of Petersburgh. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., Carlton Lodge No. 247, also of the G. A. R., No. 114 of Albion. January 1, 1868, he married at Kendall Alice Jeffrey, a native of England, born March 15, 1840. They have one child, Minnie C., born in Kendall April 18, 1871, who married Harry A. Weaver, and lives at Carlton Station.
Sill, Russell D., came from Otsego county to Barre about 1824, and in company with his brother, Elijah, engaged in making guns. After three years Russell married Delilah Wirt and moved to Yates, where he died March 23, 1879. His wife died January 19, 1893. Their children were : William, John, Andrew, Jackson, Mary and Anna. Rus- sell S. Sill was a successful farmer and accumulated a large estate. Andrew J. was born in Yates June 10, 1837. He has always been a farmer, and one whose efforts have been successful. In 1864 he bought the Colonel Daniels farm in Albion, near Eagle Harbor, where he now resides. In Yates he married Emeline P. Royce, by whom he has had two children, Nellie and Hattie L., the latter the wife of Frank Hath- away, of Eagle Harbor. Mr. Sill is a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Eagle Harbor, and has been its trustee for many years.
Stevens, Herbert R., was a resident and business man in Albion from 1872 to 1879, and during that period gained an extensive acquaintance in the town and vicinity, and was looked upon as one of the most enterprising merchants of the county. He was a native of Oakfield, born in 1846, and was the younger of two sons of Richard and Elizabeth Stevens of that town. He lived on a farm until he was eighteen, and then became clerk in a hardware store in Oakfield. Later on he engaged in business for him- self, and was also in business in Iowa three years. He returned from the West and finding an opportunity for business at Albion, he moved to the village and became part- ner to George M. Waterman. This relation was maintained until the death of Mr. Stevensin November, 1879. In Oakfield August 9, 1868, our subject married Ettie G., adopted daughter of Asa R. Woodruff. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens had four children, two of whom are still living.
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