Landmarks of Steuben County, New York, Part 103

Author: Hakes, Harlo, 1823- ed; Aldrich, Lewis Cass. cn
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 1180

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West, Fla., in 1863. Mr. Lewis enlisted in Co. F, 189th N. Y. Vols., and was hon- orably discharged June 5, 1865. He was on duty every day and was at Hatcher's Run, Weldon R. R., and Lewis Farm where the comrade on each side was killed. He is a member of the William C. White Post, No. 561, G. A. R., and has held all the offices of the same.

Lake, Isaac, was born at Urbana, Steuben county, in 1824, son of Timothy and Catherine Sanford Lake, natives of New Jersey, who came to this county in 1814, locating at Urbana where they died in 1865 and 1879. Mr. Lake's brothers and sis- ters are as follows: Hannah, Rebecca, Thomas, Sarah, and James. In 1862 he en- listed in Co. A, of the 161st N. Y. Vols., serving fifteen months. In 1866 he married Gittie Sample and has since resided on his present place of 137 acres. His wife died iu 1892 leaving three children: Bertie, Katie, and Eddie.

Leach, I. Van Courtland, was born in Troupsburg, N. Y., September 9, 1840, son of Ichabod C. and Clarissa Sherley Leach, he born in Bridgewater, Mass., October 13, 1805, and she, in Vermont, September 7, 1811. Ichabod C. came to Madison county, N. Y., with his parents, Ephraim and Sarah Conant Leach, and removed to Woodhull at an early date, and peddled throughout that section for years, and final- ly settled on Troupsburg Creek, where he engaged in the mercantile and hotel business, having the first store on the creek, and also kept an ashery. In 1841 he removed to Woodhull and kept the first store of any importance in that village, and became an extensive stock dealer. In politics he was a Whig and Republican until Tilden's time, when he became a Democrat. He died October 6, 1878, and his wife, October 13, 1886. I. Van Courtland was educated in Homer Academy and clerked for his father in Woodhull until he was married to Hannah Tuttle in 1861, when he engaged in farming on a farm of sixty acres, which he now owns. He was a mem- ber of the Lodge of Woodhull, No. 353, F. & A. M. Mr. and Mrs. Leach have two children: Clarrissa H., wife of Uri Whitnall of Harrison Valley, Potter county, Pa., and Hulda M., wife of Henry Dodson of Nebraska. For his second wife he married Ellen Finn, and they have one son, I. Van Courtland, who lives with his father. The Leach family were related to Miles Standish and Mr. Leach has a pair of sleeve buttons worn by Mr. Standish on the Mayflower.

Lathrop, Mathias, was born in Jasper, N. Y., March 17, 1845, son of Henry and Martha (Van Derip) Lathrop, he a native of Vermont, and she, of Cayuga county, N. Y., who came to Jasper in an early day, where they both died in 1894. Mathias Lathrop is a farmer by occupation, and owns a large farm in Woodhull, being one of the most successful farmers of that town. He is a Republican in politics, and has been constable. In 1865 he married Elizabeth Dennis, of Jasper, by whom he had four children: Hattie, deceased; Mary, Mertie, and Rhoda, deceased. In 1864 Mr. Lathrop enlisted in Co. F, 111th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war. He was after Lee nine days, and was present at his surrender. He is a member of James Warner Post, No. 565, G. A. R.

Leach, James H., was born in Cameron, N. Y., August 14, 1851, son of Ezra L., who was born in Jerusalem, Albany county, N. Y., October 7, 1821. The grand- father, Elisha Leach, a native of Massachusetts, came to Cameron in pioneers days, where he died in 1865. Ezra L. Leach died in Troupsburg in 1887, and his wife,

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December 29, 1893. James H. was educated in the schools of Jasper and Addison. He lived in Troupsburg from 1867 to 1892, since which time he has lived in Wood- hull, where he owns a farm of 158 acres. June 19, 1875, he married Nora, daughter of Samuel W. and Betsey (Mallory) Wheaton, natives of Steuben county. Mr. Wheaton died in Troupsburg in 1870, where his widow now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Leach have seven children Elfreda, Francis K., Lewis, Robert L. and Rena (twins), James H., jr., and Leon. The grandfather of Mrs. Leach. Rufus Wheaton, was born in Albany, N. Y., and came to Wheeler, Steuben county, N. Y., and thence moved to Potter county, Pa., where he died December 16, 1875. The maternal grandfather, Amos N. Mallory, was born in Steuben county and married Sallie Bene- dict. He and his brother, Nathaniel, took up 600 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. Mal- lory had ten children. He died July 9, 1869.

Lunger, A. R., was born in Columbia county, Pa., in 1812, son of Martin and Charity (Robbins) Lunger, natives of Columbia county, Pa., where he died in 1813, but his wife died in Dansville, Steuben county, N. Y. A. R. Lunger was reared by his grandfather, Thomas Robbins, of Columbia county, Pa., where he came in an early day. When a young man Mr. Lunger came to Avoca, Steuben county, where he engaged in shoemaking, which business he followed twenty-one years. He came to Woodhull in 1852, and settled in the woods on a farm of 123 acres he now owns. He also owns another lot of sixty acres on which his son, L. M., now resides. Mr. Lunger was a Democrat in early life, but is now an ardent Republican. March 10, 1836, he married Susan Rice of Avoca, by whom he had seven children: Oscar R., who was killed in the late war; Amond M., deceased; William H., deceased; Augusta, Wilson B., L. M., and Clair.

Lanning, Henry L., was born in Yates county, N. Y., April 18, 1839, son of John and Margaret Lanning, who came to Yates county, N. Y., in 1858, thence to Wood- hull in 1860, where he died in 1862, and she died about 1880. The grandfather, Richard Lanning, died in Starkey, Yates county, N. Y. Henry L. was educated in Woodhull Academy, after which he taught school for several years, and is now en- gaged in farming and owns sixty-seven acres of land. He is a Republican in poli- tics, and has been collector one year. In 1871 he married Sarah E., daughter of Benedict Northrup, one of the first settlers of Woodhull, N. Y., who died in 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Lanning have one daughter, Lillian M., wife of Rev. O. H. Denniey, of Lowell, Mass. January 1, 1864, Mr. Lanning enlisted in Co. C, 86th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war. He was at the Wilderness, Mine Run, and Spottsylvania, where he was wounded May 10, 1864. The wife of Benedict Northrup was Sallie Christian, by whom he had seven children: Laura, Susan, Abigail, Jerome, Marie E., Amos, and Sarah E.

Lower, Samuel J., was born in Philadelphia and came to Corning in 1854, and in 1880 formed with J. L. Scott the present firm of Scott & Lower, merchant tailors, succeeding Smith & Waite.

Lathrop, Charles K., was born in Tioga county, Pa., in 1858, son of Austin and Caroline (Knox) Lathrop, natives of Otsego county, N. Y., and Tioga county, Pa., who died at Lawrenceville, Pa. Mr. Lathrop was raised on a farm near Lawrence- ville, and in 1875 entered the employ of the Fall Brook Railway, remaining with

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them until 1894. In 1893 he moved to his present farm of 108 acres. In 1881 he married Helen, daughter of John A. Parcell of Corning.

Lindsay, Capt. W. W., was born at Castle Rea, County Mayo, Ireland, March 13, 1833, and came to the United States in 1853 and settled in Bath, where he engaged in farming, and in 1862 enlisted in Co. D, 161st N. Y. Vols., as private and took part in the battles of Store Plain, Port Hudson, Cox's Plantation, and Sabine Pass, where he was taken prisoner and sent to Texas, remaining nearly a year and was then ex- changed and re-entered the service and took part in the battles of Mobile Bay, Spanish Fort, Fort Blakely, and capture of Mobile, receiving an honorable discharge in 1865, and receiving the rank of captain for gallant and meritorious services in the field. In 1858 he married Mary E., daughter of Robert S. Fancett. by whom he had five children: Robert, W. Frank, Mrs. Eleanor Genderman, Ida H., and Mary E. Mr. Lindslay is one of the leading men of his town, excise commissioner and justice of the peace, and town clerk, and has ever been identified in advancing the best in- terests of his town.

Longwell, William V., was born in Sussex county, N. J., June 2, 1843. Hon. Charles S. Longwell, his father, was a native of the same county, and came to Steu- ben first with his father, William Longwell, about 1840. After his father's death he returned to New Jersey, and was back and forth until 1867, when he made Bath his permanent home. He married Julia Vibbard, by whom he had four children, Will- iam V., Charles G., Mrs. Mary E. Givens, and Mrs. Judson Bryan. He was one of the prominent farmers of Steuben county, elected to the Legislature in 1880, and was identified in advancing the best interests of his town and county. William V. married Kate, daughter of P. W. Demerest, by whom he had four children, Dr. John Longwell, Wilkinsburg, Pa., Demerest, Mrs. Julia Aber, and Mrs. Robert Turnwell. Mr. Longwell is one of the active men of his town, serving as assessor and excise commissioner, and taking an intelligent interest in education and religious institutions, and has ever received and merited the respect of his associates.

Little, Philip M., was born in Bath, on the homestead farm which was settled and cleared up by his father, James Little, and which has remained in the family to the present time. Philip M. married Emma, daughter of Ira M. and Harriet Calkins, by whom he had seven children: George H., John C., William M., Ira C., James A., Mrs. Hattie Chatfield, and Janey E. Mr. Little is one of the practical and successful farmers of his town, taking an intelligent interest in educational and religious in- stitutions, and has ever received and merited the respect of his associates.

Little, John F., was born in Reading, Steuben county, July 13, 1839. William Little, his father, was a native of Ireland and came to Steuben county and was iden- tified through his life as a farmer. John F. was educated in Haverling Union school, and in 1860 began the study of law with W. B. Ruggles. In August, 1862, he en- listed in Co. F, 161st N. Y. Vols., as a private and took part in battles of Port Hud- son, Sabine Pass, Red River Campaign, and in the capture of Mobile, receiving an honorable discharge at the close of the war, with the rank of brevet major, and re- maining in the service some time after the close of the war, when he returned to Bath and resumed the study of law and was admitted to the bar in 1866. In 1867 he was elected to the Legislature, and in 1868 formed a law partnership with W. B. Ruggles,

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which continued up to 1882, when Mr. Ruggles was elected superintendent of public instruction of New York State. In 1877 he was appointed surrogate of Steuben county, also has served as supervisor for five years, and as trustee of the New York State Soldiers' and Sailors' Home for twelve years.

Lord, J. P .- George P. Lord, was born in Saratoga county, N. Y., June 27, 1815, son of Ebenezer and Mary Morris Lord, he a native of Connecticut, born Jannary 18, 1771, and she, of New Jersey, born in August, 1778. Mr. Lord came to Barrington, where he spent the most of his life. Mr. Lord was engaged in the wagon making business for three years, and was afterwards employed in a mill in Urbana. He came to Wayne in 1860 and built the house where he now resides, and is engaged in farming and grape growing. In 1838 he married Irene, daughter of James and Sallie Sanford, who were early settlers of Wayne. James Sanford's father, Ephraim, was one of the first settlers of Wayne. He was a Baptist minister. Mr. and Mrs. Lord have one child, Sarah, wife of Delos Wilber of Urbana. Mrs Lord died in 1841. For his second wife he married, in 1844, Mary A., daughter of Orren Bishop, of Barrington, and they have the the following children: Belle, who married J. B. Marlatt, after whose death she married C. Stanton, a retired farmer of Prattsburg ; Hattie, wife of N. Miller of Prattsburg: Addie, wife of M. A. Johnson of South Dakota; Mary F., deceased; Charles, who died in 1855; Katie, wife of M. Wheeler of Wayne; Minnie, wife of Frank Margeson; and Joseph, a farmer of South Dakota. Mr. Lord is a Republican and has been justice of the peace over thirty years. He was school commissioner of Yates county, and has been superintendent of the poor in Steuben county.

Lewis. J. S., was born in Cortland county. November 2, 1817, and is the second of eleven children born to Abram and Hannah (Frink) Lewis. J. S. Lewis was reared on a farm and has always followed farming. He first bought sixty acres, which he cleared, and has added to it until he had 215 acres which he sold to his son Alfonzo in 1883. He has always made a specialty of dairy farming. He married Sally Ann . Hobes, by whom he had these children: Marilla, wife of George Wilson, a farmer of Colorado; she died at Holyoke, Col .; Alzina, wife of L. Wilcox, a grocer at Dunkirk ; Almira, wife of Mory Bowley, a farmer of Canisteo; Susan, wife of Wesley Potter, a farmer of Otsego county; Albert, a farmer of- Troupsburg; Alfonzo, who owns the homestead farm; James, who died at five years of age; Flora, wife of James Potter of Young Hickory. Mrs. Lewis died in 1851, and Mr. Lewis married for his second wife, Hannah, widow of Harmon Clark, and daughter of Ansel Hubbard of Troups- burg. She died March 9, 1883. Mr. Lewis was assessor for seven years.

Withey, Diana .- Elijah Labour was born in Pennsylvania in August, 1816, and came with his father to this county when only a lad. In 1842 he bought a farm of thirty-one acres on lot 28, where he reared his family and made his home the balance of his days, dying November 29, 1891. He was married September 16, 1841, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of James McMichael, of Hornellsville, who is still living and was seventy-four years of age, April 30, 1895. She has now a farm of thirty-six acres. They were the parents of two children: Ann Elizabeath, wife of Foster Webb, a far- mer of this town; and Diana, the widow of Judson Withey, who died July 30, 1894. They were married September 21, 1864.

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La Grange, Edward E., was born in the city of Hornellsville, November 5, 1858. John La Grange was the father of four sons of whom Edward is the oldest son; Sam- uel M., in a dry goods store at Addison ; John ; and Harry, a clerk with Adam David- son. Edward was educated in the common schools and his first occupation was with C. L. Hawley with whom he was employed ten months. He then took up the man- ufacture of awnings, tents and everything of that line. In 1885 he established a shop for their manufacture and has since conducted that line. He employs from five to nine hands putting out about $3,000 worth per year. In 1886 he married Miss Ida Drehmer, of Hornellsville. They have two children: George E., and Rhea S. They lost a child, Harold, aged eleven months, who died November 11, 1890.

Marcy, James L., West Caton, was born in 1858, son of James and Ann (Daniels) Marcy, natives of Dutchess county, who located in the town of Corning, married there and resided on Mr. Marcy's present home place for more than fifty years. They died in 1892 and in 1891, aged seventy-eight and sixty eight, father and mother re- spectively. Mr. Marcy was born on the place where he has always resided, and in 1891 married Mabel Robinson, a native of Lindley, daughter of George Henry Rob- inson.

McBeth, Robert, was born August 14, 1844, in the town of Howard, son of James McBeth, who was born in Ireland, and came to the United States in 1820, and set- tled in this town, where he cleared a farm of sixty-four acres; later they added to it, making a farm of 124 acres of improved land. James McBeth married Mary, daugh- ter of David Miller, one of the early settlers of Howard, and ten children were born to them, nine of whom are living to-day. Robert McBeth is a farmer by occupation, and now owns the old homestead where he lives. At a call for men he enlisted in the 189th N. Y. Vols., and in serving his country he nearly lost his life, but a shield on his belt saved his life, and is kept as a memorial by him. Mr. McBeth was edu- cated in the district schools. He is an active worker in the church and is a member of the U. P. church of the town of Howard. In politics he is a Republican.

Meeks, William A., was born in Tompkins county, September 19, 1833, son of Christopher Meeks, who was born in Dutchess county, October 20, 1788, and came to the town of Howard in 1834 and settled near Howard Flats, working a farm for his father. Later he came to Bert Hill and purchased the land known as the Cummings farm, where he resided until his death which occurred in 1867. October 15, 1808, he married Polly M. Barber, and they were the parents of the following children: Charity, Delila, Rachael, Elias, John, Samanthia, Caroline, Edward, Sallie J., Christopher, Bradley, Joseph, and Augustus. William A. was edu- cated in the district schools, and first started for himself on the farm where he has resided since 1857, and which consists of 216 acres. He married Agnes, daughter of Adam Lander, a farmer of Howard, and they were the parents of three children: Charles Seamor, Walter Seward, and Jessie. Both of the sons are farmers by occupation, and Walter resides at home. Mrs. Meeks died in 1892, at the age of sixty-five. In politics Mr. Meeks is a Republican, has been assessor and filled other minor offices.

Masters, Herbert J., was born where he lives in 1854, son of Lewis H. and Effie Schuyler Masters, natives of New Jersey and Montgomery county, N. Y. The

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father came from New Jersey in 1827 with his parents, Nehemiah and Harriet Mas- ters, who died on the home place in Hornby. The father also died here in 1883, the mother is still residing on the home place. Mr. Masters is an only child. In 1893 he married Caroline Timerman. a native of Painted Post, and they have one daugh- ter, Gertrude.

Morse, Willard C., was born in Barrington, Yates county, N. Y., October 20, 1826, and settled in this county in November, 1844. He is a son of Dr. David Morse, who ·was a surgeon in the Revolutionary war, and a native of Woodstock, Conn., and married Hannah, daughter of Capt. Willard Child. Willard C. married Mary E. Cooper, and they have one son living, John Cooper Morse. They lost one daughter, Elizabeth E.

Mitchell, Mrs. Alma B .- Prominent among the leading physicians of Addison, was the late Dr. John Mitchell, who died here in 1886. His widow, Alma B., daughter of David Hubbard, and six children live to cherish the memory of a kind husband and a loving father, and the community a faithful and conscientious practitioner. Dr. Mitchell, who was born at Lisle in 1824, was the son of John Mitchell, a furniture dealer. He graduated from the University of Buffalo in 1851, his diploma bearing the signature of Millard Fillmore. Through his profession he gained the appoint- ment of surgeon of the 106th Regiment of National Guards, during the civil war. He came to Addison in 1854, where he won the respect of all who knew him. He was an earnest member of the M. E. church, and was married in 1851.

Mckay, Mrs. Annie .- The late Amaziah Sylvester Mckay was born in 1833, in the old town of Pompey, Onondaga county, son of Philo Mckay, a shoemaker. His early days were spent at Bath, and near Avoca, and he taught school for a time in Howard. He began the study of law in the Dininny law office, where he afterward practiced, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. In politics he is a Republican, and in 1865 was sent to the State Legislature as a member of assembly. In 1859 Mr. Mc- Kay married Annie, daughter of Major Arthur Erwin, an old and well known family, after whom the town of Erwin was named. Mr. and Mrs. McKay were the parents of two children: Helen, wife of H. S. Rose, who is a jeweler in Addison; and Arthur Philo, a law student in Delmar Darrin's office, who died at the age of twenty-four years.

Moore, T. V., was born in Jasper in 1845, and has been engaged in the retail hard- ware trade nearly a quarter of a century. His first mercantile venture was when associated with L. V. Lain in 1871, and he afterward run a store at Canisteo, Osce- ola, and Mansfield, returning to Addison in 1890 and purchasing of Brewster Bros. their business on Tuscarora street, of which George Weatherby became a partner early in 1892.

Mead, A. R .- Purdy A. Mead was born in Greenwood, December 10, 1830, son of Alvin and Sarah Ann Mead. He engaged in farming with the exception of one year when he kept a boarding house in Elk, Pa. April 9, 1865, he married Jemima Pease, sister of R. A. Pease mentioned elsewhere, who still resides on the farm where they settled in 1868, and which she has successfully managed since the death of Mr. Mead, which occurred March 4, 1882, Mr. and Mrs. Mead were the parents of two children : Alvin R., born December 8, 1873, who has taken charge of the homestead farm

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lately, and is a member of Sentinel Lodge, No. 151, F. & A. M., of Greenwood; and Hattie B., born March 2, 1878, who was educated in Andover, and is now teaching school. Politically, Mr. Mead was a Democrat, and was assessor nine years, and elected supervisor without opposition the spring before his death. The family are Methodists.

McCollum, Finley, was born February 4, 1827. His grandfather on his mother's side, John Stevenson, was born in Scotland, and came to America about 1778, and located in Washington county, where he lived for a time and in 1820 came to Howard . where he was one of the first settlers, and engaged in farming. He died in 1864. Hugh McCollum, father of Finley, was born in Montgomery county, N. Y., January 24, 1777, and came to Howard and located on a farm one mile south of Big Creek, where he engaged in farming in summer and taught school during the winter for about twenty terms. He died March 16, 1882. In 1824 he married Jane Stevenson, who was born February 28, 1806, and died August 2, 1867, by whom he had three children: Daniel S, born June 20, 1825; Finley, as above; and Katherine, born February 14, 1829. Daniel S. is unmarried and lives with his brother Finley, who has a farm of 124 acres. Katherine married John Brasted; he died and she moved to Nebraska with her family. Finley McCollum received a good education, and is located on a farm one mile south of Big Creek, where he is engaged in farming. He has held the office of justice of the peace four years and assessor six years. March 11, 1858, he married Eunice Cross, who died November 4, 1859, by whom he had one child, Eunice May, born July 27, 1859, and died October 2. 1871. June 14, 1864, he married for his second wife, Cyntha Jane, daughter of John Burdick of Allegany county, N. Y., by whom he had one child, Finley Ray, born January 28, 1866, and lives at home.

McCaig, Alexander, was born in Scotland in 1837, son of John and Margaret (Mc- Mellon) McCaig, both natives of Scotland, who came to America in 1850, and settled in Geneva, thence to Rathbone in 1864, where they died. In 1866 Alexander Mc- Caig married Annie Nicholson, daughter of Richard Nicholson, a native of England who came to America in 1850 and settled in Allegany county, where he died. Mr. and Mrs. McCaig have four children: Margaret, John, Richard, and Harry. Mr. McCaig has always followed farming, and now owns 100 acres of land in Rathbone which he purchased in 1875. He is a member of Rathbone Grange.

May, Harry R., was born in Bath, Steuben county, in 1828, son of James May, a native of Connecticut, who came to this country about 1815 and raised and reared a family of three sons and one daughter. He was a chairmaker and died in 1872, aged eighty-two years. When twenty-one years of age Henry R. May began civil engi- neering and followed it in the West about eight years, and in 1858 came to Corning where he was conductor on the Erie railroad from that date until 1886, when he es- tablished his present business as manufacturer and dealer in confectionery.

Moore, Joseph F., was born in Scotland, in 1832, came to America when seven- teen years old, and in 1851 located at Corning. He was engaged in the foundry business three or four years, and then was in the employ of the Erie Railroad Co. for fourteen years. He has filled various town and city offices, and is largely inter - ested in Kansas investments, and was president of the Manhattan Kansas Bank,

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which discontinued its business a few years ago by asking its depositors to withdraw their money. In 1855 he married Adele Clarke, a native of Carbondale, Pa., and daughter of Jesse Clarke, who was one of the pioneers of Corning, locating at the Corning Mill in 1835. He built Corning's first foundry and assisted in building the first Methodist church. Mr. Clarke was one of the first to leave Corning for Califor- nia in 1849. He died and was buried at the foot of the Black Hills.

Mills, E. D., was born in Fairfield, Conn., and came to Corning in infancy. In 1857 he was admitted to the bar and practiced in the city of New York until 1865, and has since been located in Corning, where he is city attorney, and one of the lead- ing older attorneys of the city. He was district attorney from 1872 to 1878.

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Landmarks of Steuben County, New York, Part 103

Author: Hakes, Harlo, 1823- ed; Aldrich, Lewis Cass. cn Publication date: 1896 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co. Number of Pages: 1180

Author: Hakes, Harlo, 1823- ed; Aldrich, Lewis Cass. cn
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co.
Number of Pages: 1180