Landmarks of Oswego County, New York, Part 122

Author: Churchill, John Charles, 1821-1905; Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925; Child, W. Stanley
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1410

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Cobel, Charles Henry, was born in Hastings June 26, 1864, son of John E. Cobel, born in 1834, a native of Strasburg, Germany. He is one of six children, and came to America in 1854. He has always been a farmer, and now resides in Hastings on his farm. He was in the Union army three years. His wife is Catharine Schuler, a native of Germany, and their children are Oscar, John, Julia, wife of Ernest Querran of Syracuse, Charles H., Wallace and Edward. Subject is a prosperous young man, and at the age of twenty-one came on the farm he now owns of 115 acres. He makes a specialty of dairying. In 1890 he married Minnie, daughter of Philip Waterbury of Hastings. He has served as commissioner of highways.

Courbat, Alexis J., was born in Switzerland near the French border in August, 1840, son of Anthony Courbat of same place, a weaver by trade. He came to the United States with his family in 1845 and settled on the farm in West Monroe where his wife, Margaret (Purgey) Courbat, now resides. Their children were Alexis, Joseph, John M., and Mrs. Mary Piquett of Mallory. Subject has always been a farmer, came to Hastings in 1865, and settled on his present farm of 170 acres. In 1861 he married Eliza, daughter of Francis Germain, born on the farm where she now resides. Their children are Frank, born in 1863; Otis, born in 1870; and Emma, born in 1880. Mr. Courbat is a member of Mexico Grange, and his wife and daughter are members of the Hastings Grange. Joseph Prongey, subject's grand- father, fought under Napoleon and was with him at Moscow.

Chapman, Lorenzo, was born in Oneida county August 1, 1851, a son of Leander, who came to this county when Lorenzo was about fifteen, and settled in South Rich- land, coming to Albion about twenty-five years ago. He married Calista Smith of Herkimer county, and they had three children, Willard, Estella, and Lorenzo. The latter has followed farming and now owns a place of eighty-eight acres, most of which is under high cultivation. He married Susan G., daughter of John and An-

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geline Allen, and they have had six children, Cora C., John, Mamie, Charles W., Julia and A. Jennie, of whom John is deceased.

Clark, Thomas, was born in Oneida county July 4, 1842. His parents, Charles and Mary Clark, came from Ireland in 1832 and settled in Oneida county where the father worked at his trade as stone cutter on public works until his death in 1843. They had five children, Michael, Mary A., Bridget, Hannah and Thomas. The latter spent his life in farming. He enlisted in the 110th N. Y. Volunteers August 6, 1862, and served three years. October 3, 1869, he married Martha J. Black, who was born in Nova Scotia. Mr. Clark owns a farm of ninety acres. Heis a member of Bent- ley Post 265 G. A. R.

Carleton, H. M., was born in Camden, Oneida county, August 26, 1844. James W., the father, was a native of Ireland, but of English parentage. He married Jane . Davis, who was of Welsh parentage. They were the parents of eight children. H. M. has spent most of his life in farming. He enlisted in 1864 in the 15th N. Y. En- gineers and served until the close of the war. After his return he worked at the car- penter's and builder's trade for a number of years. In 1867 he married Frances Spink of Orwell. They have two sons, Herbert, agent at the depot; and Chas H., who works in the store. Mr. Carleton is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Pu- laski Lodge 415, and is also a member of the G. A. R.

Clemens, Jacob, great-grandfather of Martin Van B., came from Germany long before the Revolution, and served in that war. Afterwards he bought a farm in Schuyler, Oneida county, on which his son Jacob and grandson Peter, father of our subject were born. The family moved to Steuben when Peter was a lad of twelve in 1823. Peter married Ruby Ann Blazier. In 1851 he moved to Osceola, Lewis county, his father, Jacob second, coming a little later. Jacob died in 1858, and Peter in Au- gust, 1884. Peter's wife died in 1888. They had these children: Martin, Evalida, Mrs. Roland D. Fox; George W., Mary, Mrs. Isaac Stedman; Augusta, Mrs. Alva Adams; Viola, Mrs. John Nash; Johnson R., Josephine and Martha, deceased. Martin was born at Steuben in 1838, and came to Osceola at the age of thirteen, where he was reared. In 1856 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Warren, one of Redfield's earliest settlers. He moved to Redfield in 1863, and bought a farm of 355 acres. Later he sold 150 acres of this, and still owns the remainder. In 1893 he moved into the village to take the post-office, to which he was appointed in Au- gust. He has held the office of assessor for nineteen consecutive years ending in 1889, and that of supervisor one term since. He has these children: Alice M., Mrs. James Hogan, living on Mr. Clemens's farm; Alberta O., Mrs. George Craugh of Red- field, and George E., who married Ada Thomas of Orwell.

Cooper, Prof. James F., for many years a successful and prominent teacher at Ful- ton and vicinity, was born at Saratoga, August 23, 1830. His parents, Jervis and Doanda (Moody) Cooper, were of the typical Quaker sect, and were farmers. They had seven children. Jervis Cooper died in 1885 at the age of seventy-seven. His widow now lives with an only daughter in Michigan. James moved with his parents to Hannibal in 1843, and while a student at Falley Seminary, decided upon teaching as his life work. He has taught in Oswego Falls and Fulton for twenty-eight suc- cessive terms. When a youth he also learned the trade of carpenter and millwright,

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which he has practiced to some extent. In 1857 he married Nancy Wakely, then of Hannibal, but of Connecticut birth. An only son, Samuel, died in 1862. Mr. Cooper is widely known as a teacher of vocal music and excels as a choirleader. He enlisted in Co. D, 147th N. Y. S. Vols., and served for one year. He now holds the position of village assessor.

Cole, John H., the well-known and popular proprietor of the Welden House at Constantia, was born in Germany November 22, 1850, son of Edward Kohl, a native of the same place, who was the eighth of twenty-one living children of Edward and Mary Kohl of Germany, the latter living until she was 106 years of age. Edward, sr., was a farmer and grocery man in Hesse-Cassel, Germany. Edward, the father of our subject, was a tanner, and came to the United States in 1851 direct to Salina. In 1858 he came to Constantia village, where he spent the remainder of his life working at his trade. His wife was Mary Rinish and their children were John H., Edward, Sophia, Frederick and Gustavus, of whom John H. and Gustavus are the only ones now living. Subject began life at thirteen and for twenty years followed the canal, and became owner of and conducted several boats of his own. From 1879 to 1881 he was engaged in the liquor business in Buffalo, from 1881 to 1882 ran a steamboat on Oneida Lake, when he engaged in the hotel business in Constantia. In 1891 he erected the Welden House in Constantia, which on account of its convenient and attractive location has become a popular resort for pleasure seekers. In connection with his hotel he keeps a horse and boat livery. In 1883 he married Libbie daugh- ter of Adam Miller of Sylvan Beach, Oneida county, and they have three children: Mary, Fred and Bessie. Mr. Cole has served as collector, town clerk and constable, and is now overseer of the poor.

Corse, F. Dudley, was born at Buck's Bridge, town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence county, September 16, 1859, the elder of two children of Albert E. and Ellen (Spen- cer) Corse, his sister, Miss Ellen A. Corse being preceptress of Ives Seminary at Antwerp, N. Y. The father, Rev. Albert E. Corse, was born in the town of Sandy Creek, May 25, 1829, the eldest son of Ezra and Narcissa Corse, who were among the early settlers of the town. The family is descended from James Corse, who settled in Deerfield, Mass., where he died in 1696. Ezra Corse, a great-great-grandson of James, was born in Wilmington, Vermont, September 23, 1803. In his seventeenth year he settled in what is now the town of Sandy Creek. In 1826 he was united in marriage with Narcissa Pierce, daughter of John Pierce of the same place, and they have since resided in the same neighborhood On January 1, 1895, they cel- ebrated the sixty-ninth anniversary of their marriage, with their children, grand- children, and great-grandchildren, at the advanced ages of ninety-one and eighty- five years respectively. Mr. Corse served as justice of the peace several years, and in the days of the Military Training was captain of an Artillery Company. Rev. Albert E. Corse was educated at Mexico Academy and Falley Seminary. He taught at Clayton and in the Gouverneur, N. Y. Wesleyan Seminary, and entered the Black River (now the Northern New York) Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1857, serving the following appointments: Lisbon, Buck's Bridge, Hermon, Fort Covington, Malone, South Canton, presiding elder of Oswego and Herkimer districts, Central Square, Belleville, Mansville, and Earlville. In 1868 he was delegate to the General Conference of his church. He was editor of the Ilion Citizen from 1877 to

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1881, and is now superannuated, residing at Lacona, N. Y. In 1858 he married Ellen, daughter of Dwight Spencer, of Lisbon, the mother of his children, who died in Oswego in 1872. In 1874 he married Mrs. Caroline G. Ostrander, daughter of Gilbert Green of Mohawk. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of Oswego and Ilion, graduating from the Ilion Academy in 1880 and from Syracuse University in 1884, receiving the degree of A. B., and in 1887 that of A. M. He became publisher of the Sandy Creek News in 1885, an eight-page local paper largely read in eastern Oswego and southern Jefferson counties, in fact no local paper in the county, outside the city of Oswego enjoys a larger circulation. In 1888 Mr. Corse married Ella B., daughter of John L. and Martha A. Nichols of Sandy Creek. Mr. Corse is president of the village, has served as member and secretary of the Board of Education forthe past six years, is a member of the fire department, and of the official Board of the M. E. Church.

Springsteen, Arthur H., was born in Lewis county June 30, 1865, a son of Savillian and Luvan Springsteen, who removed to Orwell and there kept the hotel until it burned in 1888. Arthur H. resided with his parents until December 27, 1888, when he married Julia M. Thompson of Orwell, who is a graduate of Adams Collegiate Institute at Adams, and is a fine musician. Mr. and Mrs. Springsteen removed to Dexter soon after their marriage, where they conducted the Underwood House. In 1892 they took the Pulaski House, which is the principal hotel in Pulaski, and have built up a thriving business. Mr. Springsteen may well be termed a first-class hotel man, as his success in the business proves. He is a musician of considerable skill, playing on the cornet and several other instruments, and at times has been con- nected with local bands and orchestras.

Rigley, J. W., supervisor of Granby, was born at Palermo, Oswego county, May 24, 1856. His father, Israel Rigley, is a retired farmer, and the younger son, Sam- uel, now conducts the homestead farm at Palermo. Joshua was educated at Falley Seminary, and was for some years engaged in the manufacture of cheese and butter in Palermo. In 1885 he came to Oswego Falls, and deals largely in produce, making a specialty of the shipment of potatoes to New York and Philadelphia. August 7, 1888, he married Frances L., daughter of Charles Wood of Grand Rapids, Mich., and a niece of Samuel Wood of Oswego Falls. They have one daughter, Gladys, born July 15, 1892. Mr. Rigley has been four times in succession elected supervisor, a fact without precedent in the political annals of Granby.

Rogers, Charles K., builder and contractor at Oswego Falls, was born in Granby April 15, 1852. His parents were Michael and Dorleska Rogers, whose residence in Oswego county dates from 1820. Our subject is one of nine children, and is now sole representative of the family in the county. At twenty-four years of age he began life as a foreman of a mill, and in 1885 erected the mill at Fourth and Pine streets, equipping it with the best modern machinery for turning, planing, etc. Mrs. Rogers was Emeline, daughter of E. D. Chapman of Granby. They were married Decem- ber 29, 1881, and have three children: Ethel E., born January 23, 1882; C. Lean, born May 15, 1884; and Manly C., born June 26, 1891. Mr. Rogers was president of the village in 1893, is a member of various charitable organizations, and is now mas- ter of Lodge No. 347 A. O. U. W.

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Reynolds, Jackson, was born April 10, 1816. His father, Eli, was one of the early settlers in this town, having come about 1835, and the original possession of 100 acres is still owned by our subject. Mr. Reynolds is one of the highly respected citizens of Granby. In 1840 he married Charlotte Hewitt by whom he had two children, both deceased. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Reynolds was a major under Washing- ton in the Revolution. He erected the second farm house in Saratoga county where Charlotte was born in 1813. Mr. Reynolds is a citizen who stands among the best element of Granby, as a representative of its best interests.

Russell, S. A., M. D., of Fulton, was born at Fredonia, N. Y., in 1850. His father, the late Stephen Russell, for most of his life operated a large machine shop at Fre- donia, and in his later years retired to a farm near that village. An Odd Fellow of high degree, he was well known and highly esteemed throughout that section. Dr. Russell's medical studies began at Fredonia under the late Dr. S. F. Moore with whom he remained two years, then entered the University of Buffalo from which he graduated in 1871, the late Millard Fillmore of that city attaching his signature to the diploma as chancellor of the university. After practicing for a time in Buffalo, Dr. Russell opened an office in Toronto, Ont., and during his practice of ten years there, also purchased and operated a large woolen mill. In 1893 he came to Fulton where he has a large and increasing patronage. Dr. Russell's treatment of chronic inebriety by original and versatile methods has brought him high encomiums. His wife is Helena, daughter of Prof. James Hackett, a surgeon of high repute at Toronto. His only son, N. Gorham Russell, M. D., now resident physician to the penitentiary at Buffalo, contemplates association with his father at Fulton.

Roberts, Elizabeth, daughter of John Van Buren of Fulton, was born in Van Buren and in 1834 married Morgan Roberts. He was born in Cazenovia and was the son of Eliakim Roberts, a druggist and dry goods merchant of that place. Anne Boleyn Roberts, the mother of Morgan, was the first white woman among the settlers at Cazenovia. Morgan Roberts came to Fulton about 1832, being then twenty-one years old, and became associated in the mercantile business with the late Ahmon Tucker and afterward with Churchill Tucker. A son and daughter were born to them, Morgan and Anna E., both deceased. Mr. Roberts was at one time sheriff.

Ryan, James, was born in Ireland December 16, 1826, a grandson of Edmund of that country, who died at the advanced age of 101 years. The father of our subject, Edmund, was also born in Ireland, dying in Canada aged sixty, and the mother, Catharine Stone, died aged aged eighty-four. Our subject came to America at the age of six, settling with his parents in Quebec, and learned shoemaking, finishing his trade at Ogdensburg. In 1861 he enlisted in the 15th Penna. Inf., served three years, and re enlisted in Battery A, 5th Artillery, serving till 1864. He was at Malvern Hill, Lookout Mountain, Antietam, White Oak Swamp, Savage Station, etc. He was wounded at Suffolk. He is a member of the G. A. R. After the war he returned home and worked at his trade of shoemaking until 1869, when he opened a store at his present stand, employing about fifteen men and carrying a general line and doing a good trade. September 22, 1864, he married Esther Rodigan, of Oswego, who died July 2, 1889.

Rockwood, Harmon P. His father, the late Rufus Harmon Rockwood, was born

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in Madison county, December 24, 1822. He came to Volney about 1834, clearing a large part of the land where his son now resides with his widowed mother. Rufus Rockwood was a man of sterling character and highly esteemed among the sturdy men of early days. He served as assessor and commissioner of highways. In 1850, December 31, he married Susan Austin, one of an old Connecticut family, who bore him one son, Harmon P., born December 2, 1864.

Robinson, Chas. A., was born in the town of Oswego April 7, 1860. He has fol- lowed farming all his life. In 1884 he married Nellie May Marshall. They have two children, Morgan and Jessie. Charles A. and Isaac Earle Robinson constitute the firm of Robinson Bros., farmers, who own one hundred and fifty-eight acres of fine land in Oswego. Their parents were Tompkins Robinson and Matilda (Fallett) Robinson.

Root, H. W., a contractor and builder of Fulton, was born in 1849 at Mohawk, Herkimer county. His father, the late Winthrop Root, was a millwright at that place and in his later years at Fulton, where he died in 1892 at the age of sixty nine years. Henry Root was for a number of years connected with the Remington armory at Ilion, and is a practical mechanic of much experience and skill. In 1872 he married Roselptha Witherell, of Fulton. They have one daughter, Mabel, born October 3, 1878.

Rowlee, A. B., than whose family none in Volney are more widely known and universally respected, was born here September 30, 1846. His father, the late Sey- mour Rowlee, was also born here. His mother was Jeannette Dunsmore. Mr. A. B. Rowlee was for a period of twelve years engaged in the lumber trade, with a saw mill at Redfield in this county, and later purchased a farm devoted to dairy products and small fruits. He is a veteran of the Civil war, having been a volunteer in Co A, of the famous old 184th Regiment. Needless to say that his sympathies are with the Republican party, to whose principles he is a devoted adherent. While a resident of Redfield he was town collector of taxes. December 18, 1867, he married Amanda, daughter of Freeman Skeel, of Fulton. They became the parents of four children, Charles, Melvin, Grace and Gertrude. The elder son, Charles, is a very successful teacher of youth.

Spencer, Charles L., was born in Herkimer county in 1822, and came to Volney when six years old with his parents, Russell and Penelope S. (Phelps) Spencer, natives of Connecticut. He was reared on a farm, learned the carpenter's trade, and in 1861 enlisted in Co. H, 24th N. Y. Vols., as first duty sergeant. He was in the first battle of Bull Run, first at Fredericksburg, Antietam and South Washington. After the war he returned home, and in 1865 married Harriet (Simmons) Allen, who died in 1894 leaving one child, Maud L., wife of Charles Townsend, Mr. Spencer was con- stable of the town several years.

Schroeppel, Albert W., the youngest of eight children, was born in 1844 in Schroep- pel, and is a son of Henry W. and Anna (Knapp) Schroeppel, natives of New York and Vermont. The paternal grandfather, George Casper, came from Germany, established a large tea trade and afterward became a banker in New York, a member of the firm of Scriba, Schroeppel & Storman. At the time of George Schroeppel's demise in 1829 he owned 365 lots in the central part of New York, 40,000 acres of the

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Scriba patent. He had three children, Henry W. (our subject's father); Mary H., who married Dr. Richard Pennell; and Mary Hannah, who married John H. Hen- man, who was mayor of Utica at one time. Our subject's parents died on the old homestead in Schroeppel, he in 1858 aged fifty-nine, and she in 1886 aged eighty- six. Albert W. owns the old homestead, butresides in Syracuse. In 1865 he married Mary, daughter of C. C. Warner, and has twochildren, Clara Louise and Albert.

Shears, W. H., was born in Schoharie county in 1827, son of Henry and Hannah Shears, who came to Onondaga county when subject was ten years of age. The father died in Onondaga county in 1842, and the mother in Wisconsin in 1882. They had these children: John J., of Richmond, Va .; Albert A. and Ira, who reside in the State of Washington; Martha also resides in Washington; Eliza A., who resides in Iowa; Katie of South Dakota, and our subject. In 1847 Mr. Shears married Mary A. Hollenbeck, a native of Albany county, and located on his present farm in Schroeppel.

Stone, G. H., was born in Scriba March 12, 1824. He has always been a farmer except five years spent in sailing on the lakes. In 1849 he married Laura, daughter of Daniel Hall, and they have one son, Dwight D. Mr. Stone's father was Erastus Stone, and his mother Alma Everts of Guilford, Conn. His father came to Oswego county from Greene county in 1804. His grandfather was Hiel Stone.

Sheldon, John A., was born in Oswego June 10, 1843, and has been a farmer all his life except one year spent in the cooper trade and eight years on the Erie Canal boating. In 1875 he married Mary F. Bartlett, and they have four children, John Paul, Maud May, Mabel June and Nora Belle. Mr. Sheldon's father was Paul Shel- don of Sheldon's Hill, Rensselaer county. His mother was Charlotte (Filkins) Shel- don. His grandfather was Paul Sheldon. Mr. Sheldon's father was a carpenter by trade, and died October 31, 1877.

Stowell, Oscar, was born in Scriba April 6, 1843, and was a boatman on the Erie and Oswego Canals until 1881, when his father died and he took charge of the farm. His father was Shubal W. Stowell, and his mother Dolly (Spencer) Stowell. His grandfather was Ozni Stowell. Shubal Stowell's children are Merrick, George, Os- car and Martha, the latter one of the most successful teachers in the county, having taught twenty-nine years

Searles, William B., one of the assessors for New Haven, was born in Herkimer county in 1827, came to Oswego county when ten years of age and married Anna Douglas. He has followed farming in a number of towns of the county, and in 1891 moved to present place near New Haven village. His children are Cora A., Ella and Georgia.

Stacy, Henry A., son of Henry and Caroline (Kettles) Stacy, was born in New Haven in 1828. He was reared on the farm where he was born, and in 1848 married Amanda Ballinger, a native of Herkimer county, farmed a few years, traveled sev- eral years through New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the South and then located on the old home place for ten years, finally moving to his present farm near New Haven village on the Mexico road. He has two children, Henry Addison and Ward. His parents were natives of Vermont and Oneida county, came to New Haven where they died in 1862 and 1838, aged sixty-one and thirty-three respectively.

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Snow, Lucian, son of Daniel and Betsey (Witter) Snow, was born in 1838 at the old homestead in New Haven, and is one of five children: Cyrus, of Mexico; Julia, re- siding on the homestead; Lucian; Chandler, of Cleveland, Ohio; and George, who was drowned in Lake Superior in 1874 while captain of the schooner Corsair. Mr. Snow married in 1870 Martha Bort of Jefferson county. He is an extensive dealer in cattle in addition to his farming interests, and served one term as supervisor. Lean- der Snow, the grandfather of Lucian, came from Madison county to New Haven in 1805, locating on the farm which has since been in possession of the family. Daniel Snow was born in 1803 and died in 1881. His wife was a native of Madison county, and died in 1885 aged eighty-one.

Stevens, Frank V., supervisor of New Haven, was elected in 1892, served two years and was re-elected in 1894. He is a native of New Haven, was born in 1859, and was assessor for six years prior to 1892. He married in 1889 Almedia Parker of Mexico, and has one child, Grace. He was in the mercantile trade from 1871 to 1877, and for three years in the Salmon Creek Life Saving Station.

Spencer, Daniel, was born at Brighton, Canada, in 1835, and at the age of twenty came to New Haven and followed sailing on the lakes twenty-two years, being mas- ter of a number of vessels. He is at present engaged in farming, has a farm of 110 acres, and makes a specialty of dairying. In 1874 he married Ruth Jerrett, daughter of Richard Jerrett, who located on the farm now owned and occupied by Mr. Spencer in 1804. Their children are Richard J., Anna, Daniel and Hazelton.

Gardner, James, was born in Montgomery county May 12, 1827, son of Adam and Margaret (Dillenback) Gardner. His father was one of the oldest settlers of Mont- gomery county. James was seven years old when his father removed to Oneida county. From there they moved to Williamstown, assisting his father on the farm during that period, then moved to Rome, then returned to Williamstown and from there came to Parish in 1860. The farm upon which James resides is his wife's home- stead; he married her in 1860. She was Elizabeth Jacobson. Mr. Gardner owns the stock and conducts the farm. Mr. Gardner and his wife have brought up three adopted children, who are now married and living in their own homes. The oldest, Frederick, lives in Parish. The next is Anna Davey, married to George Jacobson, and Kaliska Jacobson married to William Cylyca.

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Landmarks of Oswego County, New York, Part 122

Author: Churchill, John Charles, 1821-1905; Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925; Child, W. Stanley Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason Number of Pages: 1410

Author: Churchill, John Charles, 1821-1905; Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry), 1839-1925; Child, W. Stanley
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1410