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Barber, Bert G., was born in Cameron, February 7, 1864, and was educated in Bath at Haverling Academy and Rochester University, and for several years was connected with Ross & Hastings' machine shops. In 1892 he married Carrie Grey, daughter of Grattan H. Brundage, whose ancestors were among the pioneers of Steuben county, and who married Clara Grey, daughter of Daniel Grey.
Brundage, Grattan H., was born on his father's farm in the town of Bath, in No. vember, 1834. His father, Jesse Brundage, who died in 1851, was one of the pio- neers of Steuben county; he married Sarah, daughter of Grattan H. Wheeler. Their children were: Monroe, who died in 1875; Grattan H., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Aaron J. Nellis, who died in 1883, and Franklin, who died in 1890. Grattan H. Brundage married Clara, daughter of Daniel Grey, and their children were Fred H. G., and Carrie, wife of Bert G. Barber. Mr. Brundage was one of the wealthiest and most successful farmers in Steuben county. In politics he was a Republican. He served as supervisor of Bath in 1874 and 1875. In the latter year he was a can- didate for member of Assembly, but was defeated. In 1890 he was unanimously nominated, and was elected by a majority of 155 over his opponent. In the Assem- bly he was a member of the committees on banks, State prisons and the Soldiers' Home. On March 29, 1891, Mr. Brundage died from pneumonia, at Albany, where he was filling his place in the Legislature. He had contracted a cold on the 18th of March, which developed rapidly into a malignant case of pneumonia. His only son, Fred H., with another relative, hastened to Albany to attend him, and on the 24th the former was forced to return home upon urgent business, and had scarcely arrived at Bath, when he was stricken with the same malady that prostrated his father. Mrs. Brundage and her daughter were in South Carolina, where they had gone for the benefit of the health of the former. It was truly a sad case, and all was done for the sufferers that the love and sympathy of friends and neighbors could do; but all was in vain-the death of the son occurred on the 14th of April. The funeral services of both father and son were held at St. Thomas's church, unattended by the afflicted wife and daughter-mother and sister-for the condition of Mrs. Brundage was such that her physician assured them that her removal home would prove fatal. The following from the Albany Journal is expressive of the esteem in which Mr. Brundage was held: "No better testimonial can decorate a man than popularity among the people of his native town This was the verdict passed upon Grattan H. Brundage, who was one of the few Republicans who displaced a Democrat in a representative body at the election of 1890. Were all the members of the Legislature men such as Mr. Brundage was, there would be little cause of complaint of the laws which would be enacted. His death is a serious loss to the Assembly. He is mourned by both sides of the chamber, for those who knew him respected him as an honorable, fearless and thoughtful man."
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Wentworth, William B., was born in Jasper, N. Y., August 19, 1862, a son of George B. and Louise D. (Prentice) Wentworth, both natives of Jasper. The grand- father of William B., Rice Wentworth, came to Jasper at a very early date, where he died. The maternal grandfather, William Prentice, was also an early settler of the county, coming here from New Hampshire. George B. was a farmer by occu- pation. He was killed by a bull; his widow now resides in the town of Jasper. Will- iam B. was educated in the common schools, then engaged in farming. He nowownsa farm of 100 acres. In 1885 Mr. Wentworth married Fannie L., widow of Herman H. Vaughn, and daughter of Allan Drake. They have an adopted daughter, Mabel.
Waight, Frank L., was born in Jasper, on the farm he now owns, December 2, 1862, son of George F. and Ellen (Murphy) Waight, natives of Barrington, Y'ates county, N. Y., and Jasper, N. Y., respectively. The grandfather, Thomas Waight, came to Jasper in 1832, where he died. The maternal grandfather, Andrew Murphy, was a native of Ireland, who came to Jasper at an early day, where he died. George Waight, father of Frank L., was reared by an uncle, William Moore, and came to Jasper in 1833, where he died in 1888, and his wife in 1871. Frank L. was reared on a farm, educated in the common schools, after which he engaged in farming and now owns a farm of 140 acres, and follows general farming. He is a member of K. O. T. M., Jasper Tent, No. 100. In 1889 he married Almira Pierce, a native of Troupsburg, by whom he had two children, George and Florence.
Wilson, M. P., was born in Oxford, Chenango county, October 6, 1834, son of Alanson and Libbie (Simmons) Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were natives of Che- nango county, and came to Troupsburg in 1843, where they both died, he at the age of eighty-two and she at the age of seventy-one. He was a farmer, and was also justice of the peace and highway commissioner for a number of years. M. P. Wilson was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools and Troupsburg Academy. He learned the wagonmaker's trade and blacksmithing when eighteen . years of age, which trade he followed through life. He came to Woodhull in 1858, where he has since resided. He has been town collector, town auditor, and was for eight years postmaster. Mr. Wilson is a member of Restoration Lodge, No. 777, F. & A. M., Addison Chapter, No. 146, R. A. M., and also a member of E. A. U. In May, 1860, Mr. Wilson married Minerva Smith, a native of Woodhull, by whom he has one daughter, Ella. Mrs. Wilson is a daughter of Col. Jeffery Smith, who came to Woodhull in 1806, where he died at the age of eighty-six years. In 1863 Mr. Wilson enlisted in Co. G, Second Veteran N. Y. Cavalry, under Captain Sanford, and served two years.
Wood, Lazon S., was born in Burlington, Otsego county, N. Y., February 1, 1823, son of Thomas and Lucy (Cuttler) Wood, he a native of Rhode Island, and she of Vermont, who came to Otsego county in an early day and to Woodhull in 1831, where they settled on the farm now owned by Lazon S. He was a Whig in politics. Lazon S. was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He married Adaline Edwards, by whom he had two children: Melissa, deceased; and Thomas L., who married Estella Brown, by whom he has two children: Cassen and Vinnie. Mr. Wood has been a Whig, but is now a Republican, and has been highway com- missioner of this town. He owns 100 acres of land, and his son also owns 100 acres,
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and they make a specialty of tobacco. Mr. Wood is a member of Restoration Lodge, No. 777, F. & A. M. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Co. K, 86th N. Y. Vols., and served until April, 1862, and re-enlisted in Co. H, 161st N. Y. Vols, and served three years. He was at Port Hudson, with Banks on the Red River expedition, Sabine Cross Roads, Pleasant Hill, at Fort Morgan, Mobile, Fort Blakely and Spanish Fort. He is a charter member of J. N. Warner Post, No. 565, G. A. R.
Wolcott, George, was born in Chemung county in 1838, and came to Corning in 1848 with his parents, Frederick and Panthe (Bennett) Wolcott. The father was born where Mr. Wolcott resides, where he spent his boyhood days, and when twenty- one years of age moved to Chemung county, but returned in 1848 and died in 1872, aged sixty-seven years. Mr. Wolcott's grandfather, Capt. Charles Wolcott, was a native of Massachusetts and came to Chemung county about 1775. In 1863 Mr. Wolcott married Amanda Ferenbaugh, who died in 1869, by whom he had two chil- dren: Nettie, now Mrs. George W. Bedell of Jamestown, Va., and Ida A. In 1871 he married Mrs. Mary Fuller. He has fifty acres of land, being a part of the orig- inal purchase made by his great grandfather from the government.
Welch, Thomas J., farmer and proprietor of the Riverside Hotel, four miles below Corning, on the south side of Chemung River, was born in Orange county, and in 1874 came to Steuben county. He has farmed his present place of 200 acres for eleven years, and in 1894 built his present house, arranged both for the accommo- dation of the public and as a dwelling. He is located near the suspension bridge, one of Corning's most delightful and picturesque driveways.
White, Courtland, was born in Troupsburg, December 27, 1853. Hiram White, his father, was a native of Chenango county and came to Addison when a young man, where he engaged in farming and lumbering, which he followed the greater part of his life. He was a pioneer of Chenango Settlement, Troupsburg, and finally settled northwest of Troupsburg, on a farm which is now occupied by his son. He married Lorinda Vickory, a native of Massachusetts, by whom he had fifteen chil- dren. The paternal grandparents were pioneers of Chenango county. Hiram White died December 19, 1886, and his wife August 7, 1891. A brother of Courtland was a member of Co. H, Eighty-sixth N. Y. Vols., taken prisoner at Wilderness, and died in Andersonville rebel prison. Courtland White was educated at Woodhull Academy, after which he engaged in farming on the homestead farm of 100 acres, which he now owns. In 1877 he married Flora, daughter of R. L. and Melissa (Perry) Alvord of Greenwood, by whom he had two children: Lee and Harold.
. White, Edward M., was born in Troupsburg, August 10, 1843, and is the sixth son of eight children born to Bradshaw and Penelope (Leach) White, both natives of Massachusetts, he born November 29, 1806, and she August 18, 1808. The grand- father, Amos White, was born at Spencer, Mass., February 6, 1776, and married Sarah -, who was born at Granville, March 12, 1785. The maternal grandparents, Ephraim and Sarah (Conant) Leach, were both natives of Bridgewater, Mass., he born April 7, 1779, and she February 12, 1784. Amos White was an early settler of Mad- ison county where he followed farming. Bradshaw White came from Madison county to Troupsburg, where he engaged in farming, and from here he went to West Union. He died in Greenwood, March 1, 1886, and his wife, August 30, 1893. Mr.
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and Mrs. White were pioneers in the Baptist church of Troupsburg, helping to organ- ize the first church in town. Edward M. White was reared on the farm in West Union, where he commenced farming. In 1868 he sold out and removed to Troups- burg where he engaged in farming. In 1864 he married Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Almeda Nye of West Union, by whom he had one son, Bradshaw White, and they have also one adopted daughter, Abigail White. Mr. White en- listed, September 18, 1861, in Co. H, 86th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged May 10, 1862, re-enlisted March 10, 1864, in Co. B, 179th N. Y. Vols., and served until the close of the war, and was at Cold Harbor and Petersburg. He is a member of Post Baily, No. 351, G. A. R., and Mcclellan Lodge, No. 649, F. & A. M., of Troupsburg.
Waight, Edward M., was born in Jasper, October 20, 1844, and is the oldest of nine children born to George F. and Ellen Murphy Waight, the former a native of Barrington, Yates county, N. Y., and Mrs. Waight of Jasper, N.Y. Thomas Waight, the grandfather, came from Barrington to Jasper, being one of the pioneer settlers of the town. Andrew Murphy, the grandfather, was born in Ireland, and came to Jasper when a young man. George F. was a farmer by occupation, a Democrat in politics, and in religion a Universalist. Edward M. was reared on a farm, and farm- ing has been his principal occupation, and now owns 213 acres of land, and makes a specialty of dairying. In 1887 he and his father built a saw mill on the farm, which burned in 1895, but has been rebuilt. He manufactures about 160,000 feet of rough lumber, and 200,000 shingles yearly. In 1879 he married Lucy, daughter of Joseph Jasper, by whom he had nine children: Mary, Charles, deceased, Alice, Clarence, Ellen, Carrie, Edward, Ross, deceased, and Alma.
Wilcox, Fred D., was born in Oxford, Chenango county, N. Y., September 28, 1832. and is the second of eight children born to Felander and Betsey (Kinney) Wilcox, both natives of Oxford, he born October 30, 1807, and she February 28, 1813. They came to Troupsburg in 1838 where they followed farming, and he died in December, 1883, and she January 3, 1834. The grandparents, Harrington and Charity (Rath- bone) Wilcox, came from Rhode Island to Connecticut, thence to Chenango county where they died. He was a lumberman and run a carding machine. Fred D. Wil- cox has always been a farmer, and in 1857 he purchased a farm of 209 acres and has made a specialty of dairy farming. In 1865 he married Hannah L. Olmstead, by whom he had eight children: Whitman W., born July 31, 1860, and died December 18, 1880; Libbie, born August 23, 1863, wife of C. Plaisled, a farmer of Troupsburg; Jennie, born August 23, 1863, wife of Charles Marlatt; Hulda M., born March 23, 1867, wife of Rev. William Gates, pastor of the First Baptist church, Hornellsville; Nina R., born September 5, 1869, wife of Nelson Fish, a farmer of Troupsburg; Bertha L., born October 9, 1872; Fred C., born March 21, 1875; and Jessie, born December 7, 1877. Mrs. Wilcox died February 21, 1894, and August 18, 1894, he married for his second wife, Edith Griggs, widow of Wilson Griggs, a carriagemaker of Troupsburg who died in 1883.
Wilkes, Miss A. J .- Bartholomew Wilkes was born in County Mayo, Ireland, June 10, 1806, and came to the United States in 1831. He settled in Bath and engaged in the mercantile business, and afterwards purchased a farm, remaining there for eight
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years and then returned to the village of Bath and again entered the mercantile busi- ness. He married Ann Shannon, by whom he had two children, Robert B., who died in 1876, and Miss A. J. Wilkes. Mr. Wilkes was for years one of the leading men of the town, whose honesty and integrity commanded the respect of all who knew him.
White, Daniel L., was born in Campbell, April 22, 1850. Daniel White, his father, was born in Bath, September 24, 1812, his parents being among the earliest settlers in the town of Bath. Daniel White married Nabby, daughter of Major Parsley Sea- mans, and through life was identified in the advancement of his town, holding vari- ous positions of honor and trust, dying March 12, 1895, aged ninety-four years. Daniel L. married Nancy, daughter of S. T. Sanford, in 1876, and by whom he had two children, Florence and Carrie May.
Warren, George C., was born in Saratoga county, N. Y., January 26, 1828, and came to Steuben county with his father, Dwight Warren, in 1834, settling at War- ren's Settlement, named after his grandfather, Phineas Warren, who came to Bath about 1820. Dwight Warren married Maria C., daughter of Chester Butler. He was identified through life as a successful farmer, dying in 1886, aged eighty-seven years. George C. Warren married Polly, daughter of Jonathan Bennett, by whom he has three children: Joseph B., A. C., and G. Frank. Mr. Warren is one of the leading farmers of the town, taking an active interest in school and church work.
Winegar, Clay and Peter, were natives of Cayuga, where their father, Samuel K., was an early settler. Their grandfather, Philip Winegar, was one of the first settlers and prominent men at Union Springs, both as a merchant and mill owner. Samuel K. married Cornelia, daughter of Peter Yawger, and through life was identified as a farmer. Clay and Peter came to Steuben county in 1876 and purchased one of the Constant Cook farms, and are making a specialty of dairying, carrying on a large dairy which produces 450 quarts per day, through the year.
Wolf, Franz S., was born in Xenia, Ohio, January 19, 1857. Carl Wolf, his father, was a native of the duchy of Baden, Germany, and came to the United States in 1849. He was a graduate of Heidelburg University, aud through political complica- tions was forced to leave Germany, and was professor of music at Xenia. He died in 1862 at Bath, to which place he came in 1860. He married Anna C., daughter of Hon. Schuyler Strang, and granddaughter of Gen. Daniel Cruger, district attorney, speaker of assembly in 1816, and member of congress. Franz Wolf was educated at Buffalo, after which he entered the Dansville Bank as bookkeeper, and in 1872 came to Bath and entered the employ of the Steuben County Vineyard Association, of which he is now president, and which was founded by Henry T. Seeley. In 1890 he married Dr. Agnes Seeley, who died in 1892. He is one of the leading men of his town, elected member of assembly in 1885, just sixty years after his great grand- father was speaker of that body, and has received and merited the respect of his associates.
Wood, S. W., was born in Middleville, Herkimer county, in 1850. Anson J. Wood, his father, was also of Middleville and the family were among the pioneers of Herki- mer county. Anson J. married Maria, daughter of B. Watson, and his life was iden- ggg
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tified as a manufacturer of boots and shoes. S. W. Wood was educated in the com- mon schools, after which he gave his attention to farming, and in 1871 came to Bath and entered the employ of James Parris and F. Whedon. In 1892 he began business for himself and to-day is carrying the largest stock of imported and domestic groceries in Bath, with a full line of crockery and glassware. 1n 1875 he married Fannie Small, daughter of Hiram Small, by whom he had five children: Benjamin, Joseph, Raymond, Minnie, and Nellie. Mr. Wood is one of the representative men of the town.
Windsor, Mrs. L. F .- Rev. Lloyd Windsor was a native of New York city, where he spent his earlier years. A graduate of Columbia College in 1834, and of the General Theological Seminary in 1836, ordained dean by the bishop of New York on July 3, 1836, he began his ministry in missionary work in what was then the "far west" at Madison and New Albany, Ind., in the jurisdiction of Bishop Kemper. Receiving private orders there, he returned after two years to New York State, and on All Saints' day, 1838, began at Fayetteville his long course of parochial work in the diocese, on the very day on which the original diocese of Western New York came into existence. On the 23d of December following he took charge as rector of St. Michael's church, Geneseo, and three years later, in January, 1842, removed to the charge of Grace church, Lockport, which he held four years and a half. From October, 1846, to the end of 1853 he was rector of Trinity church, Cleveland, O., and in 1855-56 officiated in Grace church, Brooklyn, N. Y. In 1856 he returned to the Western New York diocese and became a missionary at Whitney's Crossing, near Canaseraga, where he organized Trinity church. He was then residing on his farm in the town of Grove, and January 1, 1859, he accepted the call to the rector- ship of Christ church, Hornellsville, after the resignation of Rev. James A. Robinson. When Dr. Windsor came here they were worshiping in Washington Hall, a building that stood where the residence of Walter G. Ross now stands. This building burned soon after Mr. Windsor's arrival and it was owing to his efforts that the beautiful and substantial church edifice at the corner of Main and Center streets was erected in 1860. Grown old and feeble in the service, he was stricken down in the pulpit of the Presbyterian church while delivering a farewell address to Dr. W. A. Niles, June 30, 1889. Mr. Windsor was twice married, first to Elizabeth Battin of New York, who died in this place in 1865, by whom he had one child, L. Frances, who now resides on the old homestead farm in the town of Grove, and second, to Marianna Charles, of Hornellsville, who still survives him.
Wickham, Charles H., is a native of Tioga county, Pa. His first connection with Steuben county interests was with the Rochester, Hornellsville & Lackawanna Rail- road Company as civil engineer, and his acquaintance with some of the projectors of the electric railway led to his employ as chief engineer of construction, and on the completion of the road he was made superintendent of the road, which position he now occupies.
Wheeler, Norman O., was born in the town of Exeter, Otsego county, N. Y., No- vember 8, 1843. Horace Wheeler, the father of our subject, was a native of Otsego county ; he is now a resident of this town. He had two sons: Elan E., died at six- teen years of age; Norman was given a good common school education and one
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term in Rogersville Seminary and remained with his father on the farm until the breaking out of the war. August 28, 1864, he enlisted in the 189th N. Y. Vols., and served with them till the close of the war. He was at Appomattox at the time of Lee's surrender. He was in several of the important engagements of the Army of the Potomac, in the campaign of 1864, besides in several minor engagements. Re- turning home he bought forty-four acres of the Ryeres tract, which land was in its normal condition, and he has made a garden of a wilderness and cleared it of the stumps and undergrowth, now working one of the best farms of this section, con- ducting it as a dairy farm, furnishing milk for Willitte creamery. He also conducts a piece of twenty acres and his father's farm of 130 acres. He was married January 22, 1873, to Miss Ida Everett of Cooper's Plains, who died September 4, 1888, leaving one child, Miss Ada Wheeler, who is the mainstay of his house.
Wellever, David, was born in Lycoming county, town of Moreland, Pa., January 5, 1822, a son of David, sr., of New Jersey. The latter removed to this State in 1827, and bought a farm of 100 acres south of the city which he owned fifteen years, then bought 120 acres on the northern line of the town, where he spent the balance of his life. His wife was Jane Lowe, of Penfield, who died Jannary 28, 1874, aged eighty-two. Of their six children three survive: Philip, of Michigan; Samuel, also of that State; and David. The latter remained on the farm until his majority, when he was employed in the brick business in Rochester for three summers. In 1846 he returned to this place and buying a clay bed began the manufacture of brick, which he followed four years, establishing a business which gradually increased, and he made at least half of the brick used in building while engaged in the manufacture in this city. Mr. Wellever has served as highway commissioner and assessor for the city, and has the reputation of being one of the best judges of real estate in the city. In 1850 he married Olivia A., daughter of Uriah Stephens.
Wolfanger, William, was born in Wayland, June 17, 1850, son of Nicholas Wolfanger, who was born in Germany in 1815, emigrated to America about 1836 and settled in Wayland, where he purchased 131 acres of land, partly cleared, which he improved. He married Catherine Bill, in Dansville, who was born July 10, 1817, by " whom he had these children: Henry, deceased; Mary, deceased; Catherine Griese ; Nicholas; Maria Schutz; Adam, deceased; William, born June 17, 1850; and Jacob. Mr. Wolfanger died in 1852. William was educated in the public school of Perkins- ville, and has always followed farming. He has held the offices of constable, high- way commissioner, and excise commissioner six years, and in 1894 was elected asses- sor for three years, as a Republican, the town having a Democratic majority of 100. He is a member of Liberty Lodge No. 510, F. & A. M., also a charter member of Wayland Lodge No. 177, I.O.O.F. In 1870 he married Margaret Hoffman, who was born November 27, 1849, by whom he had these children: Maggie, born December 25, 1871; William, born in 1872, died in 1875; Nicholas, born in 1874, died in 1875; Ida, born in 1875, died in 1878; Ella, born March 24, 1876; Frank, born in 1878, died February 17, 1888: Hattie, born March 8, 1880; Henry, born October 17, 1882, died January 30, 1888; and Anna, born April 5, 1884, died February 8, 1888.
Whiteman, George E .- His paternal grandfather, Jacob Whiteman, was born in Pennsylvania, and died in Sparta, N. Y., in 1862, aged seventy-three years. He was
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the father of seven sons. The father of George E. was Edward Whiteman, born in Pennsylvania, and died in Wayland in 1888, aged seventy-three years. In 1822 he settled in Wayland on a farm at the Toll Gate and built a log house and afterwards a saw mill on Mill Creek, where he manufactured lumber until 1855, when he put in a circular mill which was burned in 1885. He purchased real estate at different times until he was the possessor of 700 acres of land. He took a leading part in the organization of Wayland and held the offices of supervisor and assessor for several years. He married Juity Shoemaker, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1815, and died in Wayland in 1878. They were the parents of nine children: Joseph, who died in infancy; Mary A., who is now the widow of Conrad Bill; Lydia, wife of Owen Rowe; Susan A., who married Jacob Schmingle and died in 1891; Phianna, who married Joseph Kidd, and died in 1868; Jacob, born in 1846; George E., as above, born April 22, 1848; Juity A., wife of A. W. Hawk; and Sarah J., wife of Samuel Bower. George E. was educated in the common schools of Wayland, and Dansville Seminary, and engaged in farming and lumbering, and now owns one of the finest farms in Wayland, and also owns a half interest in the hardware store, No. 8 North Main street, the firm name of which is Whiteman & Co. He was assessor of Way- land six years, and was elected supervisor in 1881 and served three terms. In the fall of 1884 he was elected a member of assembly and re-elected in 1885, was elected president of the village of Wayland in 1894 and re-elected in 1895. He is a member of Lodge No. 510, F. & A. M., of Cohocton, N. Y., and of Wayland Lodge No. 176, I. O. O. F. In 1870 he married Delilah Retter, who was born in Dansville, N. Y., September 22, 1852. Her father, Aaron G. Retter, enlisted in 1862, and was taken prisoner at the battle of the Wilderness, and died from effects of prison life, after being exchanged, in 1865, aged thirty-four years. Her mother was Mariah Romig, who was born in Pennsylvania, and died in January, 1861, aged twenty-nine years. Mr. and Mrs. Whiteman were the parents of three children: Emm Juetta, born Sep- tember 5, 1877, died February 10, 1878; Esther Arletta, born July 9, 1884; Ruth Ritter, born September 26, 1891.
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