Landmarks of Oswego County, New York, Part 95

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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Cook, Albert D., of Palermo; was born July 31, 1841, and is a son of George W. and Eunice (Dayton) Cook, the family having come originally from Canada. Albert D. is regarded as a first-class farmer. In 1867 he married Arvilla, daughter of Michael and Esther Getman, of Herkimer county, and they have six children: Vernie C., Ethel May, Maud L., Florence G., Erwin G., and Roy Harold.

Carroll, Nehemiah, was born in Herkimer county in 1828, a son of James, born in Massachusetts, whose father was James Carroll, who ran away from Ireland and came to America, and later met his death by a well caving in on him. James, the father of our subject, was a farmer in his younger days, later a butcher and miller in Cleveland village. His wife was Almira Davis, and their children were Mrs. Sarah Fosdick of Cleveland; Nehemiah, Ezra, Henry, Martin, Jeremiah, Daniel, James L., Charles and Milon. He died in 1885 and his wife in 1876. Nehemiah left home at the age of twenty-two and began farming. In 1863 he came to Constantia and fol- lowed the butcher business in Cleveland. He purchased in 1873, in partnership with his father, a grist mill, which he conducted until his father's death in 1885, when he retired from active business. In 1893 he came to Constantia village and purchased the grist mill of J. Carter & Sons, which he now conducts. In 1850 he married Al- mira Fosdick of Oneida county, and they had five children, all of whom died while young. His wife died in 1870, and in 1873 he married Adelia Aspell, who died in 1889. His third wife is Olive, daughter of George Morse of Cleveland, by whom he has one child, Ezra, born in February, 1891.

Cole, Clark W., was born in Winfield, Herkimer county, May 19, 1830, but moved to Richland March 20, 1835. The first known of the family is James Cole, of Plym -. outh, Mass., who was an old man in 1688, and his son Hugh, was born at Plymonth in 1627 and participated in the King Philip war, It is in print that the first Hugh Cole of Plymouth, Mass., gave to the Plymouth Colony the first warning of King Philip's Indian march. Hugh Cole second's sons were taken prisoners by the In- dians, and when King Philip, who esteemed Hugh Cole, found out that they were his sons, he sent them back to their father free, with word to Hugh that he did not want to injure him in any way, but he feared that his young warriors would not obey him, and so he warned Hugh Cole to move to Rhode Island, which the latter speedily did; but before going far he discovered his house burning behind him. The father of this Hugh Cole was James Cole of Plymouth, an immigrant there; he owned the hill there still called Cole's hill, where the early Pilgrims were buried the first winter of their settlement. The graves were smothed off level and planted with wheat so that the Indians would not suspect the sad diminution of the Pilgrim band by death -one-half. He had a son Hugh, born in 1658, the latter had a son Hugh born in 1683, who also had a son Hugh, born in Swansea, Mass., in 1706, who moved to Rhode Island and had a son Richard. The latter's son, Hezekiah, was appointed

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colonel by the governor of Rhode Island in the Provincial troops. The latter had a son, Emery, who was father of our subject. Clark W. married, December 18, 1850, Caroline, daughter of Norman and Isabella (Austin) Root, of Otsego county. Her father was a soldier in the War of 1812. They have had these children, Ida M., Anna M., Martha S., Walter W., Emma C., Emery, Freeman S. and Norman R., of whom Martha is deceased. Ida married Benjamin Eggleston and lives in Iowa; Anna married Marion I. Whitney and resides in Chicago; Martha married Albert E. Garrett and is now deceased; Walter Wesley is a Presbyterian minister at Can- den. N. Y., and married Floretta Graves; Emma married Hobart A. Stowell and resides in Syracuse; Emery, unmarried, is at home; Freeman resides in Mound City, Kansas, and married Lulu M. Thurman; Norman resides at home. The great- grandfather, Richard Cole, was ensign in the Revolution.

Crosby, Mrs. William H., was born in Little Falls, Herkimer county, daughter of Reuben and Mary A. Nash, who were among the earliest settlers in Little Falls. The family moved to Parish when subject was seven years of age. She was edu- cated in Parish, and after leaving school married William H. Crosby, a native of Parish. Soon after her marriage they went to Missouri, where they lived until his death, December 28, 1891, when she returned to Parish and where she has since resided.

Cox, Thomas, was born in Ireland December 25, 1842, a son of Daniel and Ellen Cox, natives of Ireland, where Mr. Cox died, and Mrs. Cox came to Oswego county in 1845, where she died March 23, 1893. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools and was learning the harness trade with M. M. Tucker in Sandy Creek when the war broke out in 1861; he enlisted in Co. G, 24th N. Y. Vols., was in eleven hard-fought battles, one seven days at Chancellorsville. At the end of two years' service he re-enlisted in Co. I, 20th N, Y. Cavalry for three years. At the close of the war he commenced railroading and was for twenty years an engineer on the R. W. and O. Railroad. In 1890 he moved on a farm which he bought in 1875, consisting of sixty seven acres, and now follows general farming. He married, in December, 1868, May, daughter of Henry Chango, one of the early settlers of Sandy Creek. Subject and wife have one child, Genevieve, wife of C. W. Lindsey, a railroad engineer of Oswego.

Candee, Charles W., was born in Volney in 1817, son of Brazil and Huldah (Wil- son) Candee, natives of Connecticut who moved to Volney in 1817, and to Phoenix in 1837. He died in Onondaga county in 1862, aged seventy-two, and she in Phoenix in 1877, aged eighty-five. Charles W. was the oldest of eight children. He mar- ried, in 1847, Huldah Ann Marsh, a native of Connecticut, who died in 1893. He has three children : Mary A., wife of Judson W. Loomis; Charles E., both of Phoenix ; and Huldah A., wife of F. W. Lyons of Jersey City, N. J. Mr. Candee was in 1864 elected supervisor and was chairman of the war committee during the war and held the offices of commissioner, overseer, of poor, etc., for several terms. He was called by Judge Tyler to assist him in the drawing of the draft, which was the most interest- ing day that Oswego ever saw. Mr. Candee has been a resident of Schroeppel since 1837, and has always voted the Republican ticket.

Carley, William, was born in Otsego county October 28, 1815, son of George L.

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and Annie (Bonestell) Carley, who settled in Hastings, this county, in May, 1823. George L. was a farmer and mill owner of Oswego county, his farm consisted of 400 acres which he conducted up to the time of his death, operating the mill at the same time. Our subject began work at the age of ten on the farm. After working for his father some years he started for himself, but being ambitious overworked him- self and sustained an injury to his back, which was the occasion of his becoming a merchant. After selling goods from a wagon a few years, he located in a store in Hastings in 1850, removed to Parish in 1860, where he has secured a large trade, In addition to his mercantile business he owns and conducts two farms, built the Carley House and owns several of the best stores in the village. He married, December 1, 1839, Maria Wightman of Parish, whose parents, Humphrey and Eunice Wightman, settled in Parish in February, 1805, and were among the earliest settlers. Mr. Garley, although only lacking one year of eighty, is as hale and hearty as a man of fifty.

Coan, Albert H., was born February 21, 1834, in Parish on the homestead where he now resides, son of Milo and Elizabeth (Mabie) Coan. Milo cut the first tree ever cut on his place, and built a log cabin where he lived for years, and where Albert H. was born and lived till he was eighteen years old. The latter was educated in Parish, built a shop on his father's farm, and went to coopering, also assisted in conducting the farm until his father's death. Mr. Coan owned a part of what now constitutes his present farm, which he acquired through his own exertions during his father's life, and at his death was increased by his father's holdings. Mr. Coan's farm con- sists of about three hundred acres in a fine state of cultivation. He has a large orchard to which he added three hundred and fifty pear trees last spring. This is one of the largest and best farms in the county. He married Mary Wing in 1874. He has one adopted son, William F.

Clark, Henry L., was born December 8, 1854, a grandson of Silas and Rebekah Clark (born in New England in the year 1772, who died in Richland, he November 18, 1828, aged fifty-six years, and she January 2, 1851, aged seventy-eight years, nine months), and a son of Lewis C., born in Vernon, Oneida county, N. Y., November 4, 1803, who removed to Richland in the fall of 1822 on the farm now owned by Henry L., where he lived to the time of his death, March 20, 1872, aged sixty-eight years, four months. The latter married Harriet Brace of Pennsylvania October 2, 1826, who died November 18, 1847, aged forty-three years. Their children were Sarah J., Clarissa A,, Harriet L., Dolly A., William L., Elmira M., Charles C., Mary E., Olin S., Helen A., John W. He afterwards married Esther E. Easton, of Richland, August 20, 1848, who died March 14, 1861, aged forty-four years. Their children were Lois E. and Henry L., all deceased except Olin and Henry. He married Julia A. Brown, of Fulton, May 27, 1862, who now survives. He served as assessor and highway commissioner. This family was one of the first to settle in Richland, and the original farm is the one now owned by Henry L. The latter was educated in Richland and Pulaski Academies, taught school in Oswego county four terms, then settled on the homestead, where he has since remained. June 26, 1876, he married Flora A. Trumbull, daughter of Hiram N. and Mary E. Trumbull of Sandy Creek. They had these children: Mary E., born September 12, 1877; H. Lewis, born August 24, 1879; Edwin E., born July 6, 1881; Herbert S., born June 30, 1886; Clayton F.,

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born July 28, 1889; Norman L., born August 25, 1891. Of these children H. Lewis died July 20, 1830. The father of Henry L. was an active member of the Methodist Church and held the position of trustee for many years, up to the time of his death.

Calkins, Rufus P., farmer and stock dealer of Mexico, is a son of Russell and Par- melia (Price) Calkins. His father was a native of Vermont, born in 1797, emigrated to Canada with his parents, and at the breaking out of the war of 1812 had their property confiscated because of a refusal to serve in the British army, and came to the United States and located in Oneida county. Russell came to Oswego county in 1815 to the town of Richland, and was followed a few years later by his father, Sal- mon. He was married here, and his wife died in 1888. He died in 1893. They had eleven children, ten now living. He was deputy sheriff two terms and high sheriff one term. Rufus P. was born in 1827. reared in Richland and has always resided in Oswego county. He has been a farmer and stock dealer all his life. He served as supervisor in 1891, and has been president of the Oswego County Agricultural Society two terms. In 1857 he married Jeanette L. Thomas, who died in 1891, and he after- ward married Mattie Ross.

Came, Henry, was born in Somersetshire, England, in 1834, son of George, one of thirteen children of William Came. George came to the United States with his family in 1850, came to Hastings in 1852, and purchased the farm where Henry now resides. His wife was Jane Herse, and they reared seven children: Abel, Henry, Emma, George, Charlotte, Maria and William. Henry has always remained on the homestead. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. H, 149th N. Y. Inft., and served sixteen months, when he was discharged on account of disability. While in the hos- pital he rendered great service by assisting in the care of the wounded. He has been three times married, first in 1865, to Electa Keller of Central Square; in 1872, to Charlotte White of Germany, by whom he had one child, Charles; in 1885 he married Mrs. Emma V. (Bowman) Scofield, who had one daughter, Georgia. Mr. Came is a member of the William Pullen G. A. R. Post of Brewerton.

Converse, Aristide V., was born in Oswego February 15, 1858. His father, Virgil, was born in France and is still living, aged seventy. His mother was Emelie Mene- gay, born in France, who died in Oswego, November 26, 1861, aged twenty-six. Subject was educated at Oswego, and when twenty years of age commenced learning the blacksmith's trade. Previous to this he had clerked in the grocery store three years and worked for his father. From 1881 to 1891 he carried on business for him- self in East First street; he then formed a partnership with G. D. McCarthy at 106 West Second street, which still continues. Mr. Converse is a member of the Catholic church.

Coble, John A., a prosperous young man, was born in Jamesville, Onondaga county, December 12, 1855, son of John E. and Catherine (Shuler) Coble, natives of Straus- burg, Germany. His father started him on a farm for himself at the age of twenty- one; since then has added to it, and now he owns 250 acres, making a specialty of hay and tobacco. He also deals extensively in cattle and horses. In 1879 he married Catherine, daughter of John Roller of Syracuse, and their children are Aggie, Min- nie, Charles, and Kittie.

Clark, Daniel Gould, Palermo, was born March 19, 1849, son of A. G. Clark, born

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in 1821, and grandson of Harvey Clark, an old pioneer of Jefferson county. A. G. Clark is still living, aged seventy-five. He married Elizabeth Keller, who was born in Palermo October 8, 1824, and is still living, aged seventy years. Their children were Emma and Adell (deceased); Hollister and Daniel G. The latter took up farming, in which he has been very successful. He married, April 28, 1869, Delight Scudder, and their children are Clarence and Cady. He is a member of the Grange.

Coville, Nathan Wallace, was born in Hastings October 11, 1849, son of Nelson Coville of Onondaga county, who came to Hastings about 1840. His wife was Annis Sabins, and their children were Luther, Francis, Edgar, Frank, Oscar, Myron, Hiram, Celestia, George and Nathan W. At the age of seventeen Nathan W. went to Bay City, Mich., where he worked at the cooper's trade seven years. From 1880 to 1888 he resided in Onondaga county, since which time he has lived in Hastings on a farm. In 1870 he married Mary, daughter of Lyman and Phoebe (Rowland) Mor- gan, born in Clay, Onondaga county. Her grandfather was Rev. Abram Morgan, who built the Morgan church in Clay and was the pioneer there in 1800. He was a son of the Morgan of Revolutionary fame.

Clark, Benjamin, was born in Pittsburg, Canada, in 1818, son of Henry Clark, one of five sons of John P. Clark of Mohawk Valley, who was a farmer and later moved to Canada with his family. Henry was also a farmer. His wife was Pearl Curl, and their children are Henry, John, Charles, Robert, Benjamin, Matthew, William, Peggy, Hetta and Betsey, all of whom are now living. Benjamin began for himself at the age of sixteen by working in the lumber woods; from twenty to twenty-five was a sailor on the lakes, since which time he has been engaged in farming. In 1853 he came to Hastings and purchased the farm of sixty acres where he now resides. In 1848 he married Mary Ann Shepard of Canada, and their children are George, Matthew, John, William, Charles, Lewis, Clark, Mrs. Elizabeth Bell, Mrs. Margaret Donahue, Mrs. Eliza Vickery, Mrs. Mary Cory, Mrs. Sarah Farrar, Mrs. Clara Fidler.

Clelland, John S., was born in Scotland in 1841, coming to Amboy with his father, James, who settled on the farm where John S. now resides, and was a farmer. Mr. Clelland is one of the leading men of Amboy, having been supervisor several years and for more than twenty years justice. He married first Sarah Grinnell, who died leaving five children, two of whom are James L. and John E. He married second Lydia J., sister of his first wife.

Conterman, William, was born in Minden, Montgomery county, May 12, 1831, the youngest son of John A., a native of the same place. The father of William was a descendant of the original Hollanders who settled in Amsterdam; he served in the war of 1812, and the musket carried by him is now in the possession of William. He came to Constantia to live in 1836. His wife was Margaret Welgermot, and their children were Maria, Betsey, Katie, Adam, Margaret, Abram, Rosanna and William. William remained at home till twenty-one, then followed coopering several years, when he and his brother purchased the homestead. He later purchased his brother's interest, and since then has lived in the old homestead and devoted his time to farm- ing. He served as collector and postmaster several years, and has been president of the West Monroe Cemetery over twenty years. In 1856 he married Hannah, daugh-

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ter of Rev. S. W. Leonard of West Monroe, who deserves some special mention in the early history of the town. Rev. S. W. Leonard was born in Shrewsbury, Ver- mont, in the year 1800; was educated at Williams College and entered the Presby- terian ministry when young. He came into West Monroe as a missionary, was one of the earliest settlers and founded and erected the Presbyterian church at Whig Hill. He also instituted the first Presbyterian church at Constantia, and dedicated the first Presbyterian church at Cleveland. He spent a long and useful life in his pastoral work and died in the spring of 1886 at the residence of his daughter Han- nah. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and at the time of his death was the oldest Mason in the county. He was the father of three children, Hannah, Ellen, and Dr. H. W. Leonard of Camden, N. Y. William Conterman was the father of five children, Margaret E., who died at the age of three years; Dr. William H., of Cleveland, N. Y., Edwin T., of Central Square; Ellen and Arthur. Mr. Conterman has provided his children with a liberal education. Mrs. Conterman died in 1890.

Cole, Willis H., was born in this county September 19, 1839, of Vermont ancestry. His grandfather was Obediah, who died, aged seventy-six years. His father, Will- iam, born in Jefferson county, married Hannah Ward, and died aged seventy-six years. Their children were James W., Willis H., Harrison, Harriet, Lyman, Jud- son and Julius (twins), Eva L., Louis. Of these, Julius, Eva and Louis are deceased. The grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812. Subject was educated in Pulaski Academy and in 1861 enlisted in the 50th N. Y. Engineers, serving till February 18, 1864, when he re-enlisted and served till the close of the war. He was honorably discharged June 13, 1865. He was promoted corporal and served in the Army of the Potomac, through the Peninsular campaign, and also the Seven Days retreat, etc. He was at Appomattox at the final surrender of Lee. After the war he went to Michigan and engaged in lumbering. He married in 1870 Bricea A., daughter of William and Pamelia (Reynolds) Flitcroft. Mrs. Cole died March 31, 1892. Their children were Frank, George, Lilly A., Stanley, of whom Frank and George are deceased.

Castor, George L., was born in Jefferson county May 10, 1850, a grandson of Ira, who died in that county, aged eighty years. His father was Sherman G., who died in Oswego county, aged fifty-two, and his mother was Esther Washburn, a native of Jefferson county, who died here, aged forty-nine. Their children were Laverney, George L., Henry, Martha, Edgar and Laura, all living. The father was a lumber dealer by occupation. George L. was educated in the common schools and first en- gaged in the lumber business, then began cheese making, which he has since followed, He started the Castor Cheese Factory in 1884, which he still owns and conducts, and which is one of the leading factories of the county. The annual output is about 180,000 pounds of cheese, and about 30,000 pounds of butter. He is also one of the leading manufacturers of what is known as the Chedder Cheese. November 1, 1871, he married Lizzie Salisbury of Orwell, N. Y., daughter of Truman and Eliza- beth Salisbury. They have three children: Maud C., Jay S., and Lois E., all living at home, Jay being engaged in the factory.

Dimon, Dr. Russell J., was born in Hastings on the farm he now owns in 1852, son of John, born in 1804, whose father was Justus Dimon, a native of Fairfield,

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Conn. John followed cabinet making and farming, and came to Hastings in 1839, where he died in 1894. His wife was Polly M. North, and their children were Justus, Harvey P., and Russell. Dr. Russell J. was reared on a farm, educated in the State University and Albany Medical College, from which he graduated in 1883, since which time he has been a practicing physician in Hastings. He is a member of the Oswego County Medical Society and Central N. Y. Medical Association. In 1874 he married Allie M., daughter of Horatio Orvis of Sandy Creek, who was a soldier in the late war. They have one child, Edith N.

Dain, John F., was born in Germany January 2, 1843, and came to Oswego in 1846. He was educated in Syracuse and worked in a factory two years, then learned the upholstery trade, at which he worked seven years. He next opened a furniture store in Oswego which he conducted eight years, then sold out and started the undertak- ing business in 1872, which is the leading concern of the kind in the county. They carry a full stock of everything in that line and manufacture a large portion of their own goods, keeping two hearses, as well as many carriages and horses. They also do more or less livery business. Mr. Dain is a graduate of the Kalamazoo School in Embalming. He is a member of St. Peter's Church. In 1864 he married Margaret, daughter of Nicholas and Mary Bookman of Syracuse, and they have four children . John F., born November 25, 1865, who is in business with his father; Alice L., Charles L., and Agnes S.

Davey, Reuben Slayton, D.D.S., was born in Parish August 22, 1862, son of Franklin A. and Amanda Davey. He was educated in Rochester and Philadelphia, and graduated at the Philadelphia Dental College in 1891. He then began the prac- tice of dentistry in Parish, where he has built up a large practice, having established the reputation among his townsmen of being one of the best and most successful dentists in the county. He married in 1891 Sarah C, Cleveland.

Davey, Henry A., was born May 16, 1821, in Middlefield, Otsego county, N. Y., son of Henry and Elizabeth (Hoke) Davey. His parents moved to Albion in 1830, and cleared a farm in that township. Both lived to be eighty-eight years old. Henry A. was educated in Albion, and moved to Parish when twenty-two years old, helped his father to clear 200 acres of land, then ran a farm of his own till 1869, when he sold out, and since then has resided in the village. He is street commissioner and has served in that capacity seven years altogether. He has also been town assessor for two terms of three years each. He married, in 1842, Lucy Fyler of Parish. She died August 7, 1880. They had four children, two of whom died in infancy, and two are living: Winfield F., who is a farmer and lives in Cicero, Onondaga county, and one daughter, Atlanta M., who married Septimus House, and lives in Mexico. Mr. Davey married, second, Miss A. E. Coan.

Doneburgh, John, of Holland ancestry, was born in Boyleston, this county, June 30, 1845, a grandson of Adam, who died in Schoharie county, aged 100 years. The father, Adam, was a native of Schoharie county, born in 1801, and died in Boyles- ton in 1887, aged eighty-six years. He married Mary Dingman who is now living in Boyleston, aged eighty years. Their children were John, Mary, Julia A., James, George, Eliza Jane and Hattie, the latter and Mary being deceased. John was edu- cated in Richland and took up farming. He bought his father's farm and later a C

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hotel, of which he is now proprietor-the Averill House. He married Sarah J., daughter of Charles and Mary Tanner of Boyleston, and their children are Hattie, born April 25, 1871; Mary, born May 2, 1874; and Edward J., born February 14, 1877. Hattie married Eugene Greenly, and Mary and Edward reside at home. Mr. Doneburgh is an Odd Fellow. His farm consists of seventy-six acres in the town of Worth, Jefferson county. He also has a house in the village. His grandfather was a Revolutionary soldier.

Dobson, H. H., dentist and dealer in watches, jewelry, etc., was born in Greene county, N. Y., in 1840. Commenced the practice of dentistry in Mexico, N. Y .. in 1866. William W. and Elizabeth (Dickinson) Dobson, the parents, were natives of Greene county and came to Oswego county in 1845. In 1867 Mr. Dobson married Maria M. Thomas, and lias a daughter, Florence L.

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Landmarks of Oswego County, New York, Part 95

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