Landmarks of Steuben County, New York, Part 93

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

USA > New York > Steuben County > Landmarks of Steuben County, New York > Part 93

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

Barber, B. G., was born in Cameron, February 7, 1864, and was educated in Bath, at Haverling Academy, and Rochester University, and for several years was con- nected with Ross & Hastings' machine shop. In 1892 he married Carrie Gray, daughter of G. H. Brundage, whose ancestors were among the pioneers of Steuben county, and who married Clara Gray, daughter of Daniel Gray, who was a very prominent farmer and stock raiser, serving as supervisor and elected to the State Legislature in 1890. He was taken with pneumonia while at Albany and died March 29, 1891. .

Burleson, Dr. Ten Eyck O., was born in Howard, Steuben county, July 21, 1854. Hiram B. Burleson, his father, was a native of the same town, and his grandfather, Russell Burleson, came to Steuben county in 1813, from Chenango county. The family were identified in Otsego county and were among the pioneers of that town. Hiram B. Burleson was born in Howard, February 28, 1816, and he married Cather- ine, daughter of John Willis, and was identified as a farmer. T. O. Burleson was educated at Alfred University and graduated from Buffalo Medical University in 1880, and began practice at Pulteney, N. Y., and in 1890 received the appointment as surgeon at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. In 1886 he married Lily M., a daugh- ter of George Bennett of Pulteney. Mr. Burleson is one of the leading men of his profession, elected president of the Steuben Medical Society, and member of the State Medical Society.

Burt, Abram F., was born at Painted Post (now East Corning), June 15, 1838. His father, Benjamin Burt, was a native of Orange county and came to Steuben county in 1825. The family trace their descent back to Henry and Ulalia Burt, who came from England to Springfield, Mass., in 1640. Benjamin Burt married Dorcas Acker- man. Mr. Burt was engaged in farming up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1873 at the age of seventy-six years. Abram F., was educated at Corning and Alfred University. In 1855 he went to California, returning in 1863. In 1866 he came to Savona and engaged in farming. That same year he married Mary H., daughter of Samuel and Zilpha Kenyan, by whom he has one son, Samuel B. Burt. Mr, Burt is one of the leading men of the town,

Bryan, Judson, was born in Bath, June 24, 1843. Joshua W. Bryan, his father, was a native of Steuben county, where he came with his parents, George and Jane,

333

FAMILY SKETCHES.

who settled in Sonora. He married Mary J., daughter of Isaac and Charlotte Aller- ton, and was identified through life in the farming and lumbering business, and was very prominent in the development of his town, twice elected as supervisor of the town of Savona, which was later incorporated in the town of Bath, and he died July 26, 1891, aged seventy-four years. Judson Bryan was educated in the common schools and Sonora Academy, and in 1869 married Anna, daughter of Hon. Charles S. Longwell, by whom he had five children, George J., Mary K., Julia M., Francis, and Alice J.

Atwood, Urial, was born at Homer, Cortland county, N. Y., April 24, 1828, and is the oldest of eleven children born to David and Mary Barry Atwood, and grandson of Moses and Mary Polmanteer Atwood. Moses was a native of Kingston, N. Y., and a pioneer of German, Chenango county, N. Y., from where he removed to Tioga county, Pa., about 1835, being a farmer by occupation. He died in Charleston, Tioga county, in 1865, and his wife in 1849. The great-grandfather of Urial, Moses Atwood, came from England to Esopus, now Kingston, with three brothers, one of whom settled at Lima, Conn., the other in Massachusetts, and Moses bought a large tract of land in Wyoming Valley, Pa. During the Wyoming massacre in the Revo- lutionary war he escaped through the wilderness and was fourteen days reaching Bethlehem. He afterwards returned to Esopus, but the town was burned and he lost all of his property. David Atwood was a mason and bricklayer, and from Homer he went to Chatham, Tioga county, and thence in 1833 to Trumbull county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming. Three years later he came to Wellsville, N. Y., thence to Troupsburg, and spent the latter part of his life at Horseheads in charge of the N. C. R. R. woodyards. He died in 1865, and Mrs. Atwood, at Wellsville, in 1889. Urial was educated at Jamestown Academy and Academy Corners, and when fourteen years of age went to work in the lumber business, which occupation he followed until twenty one, and then engaged in farming for a time, and has since been em- ployed as a contractor and builder. In 1888 he went into the undertaking business at Troupsburg, where he is still located. In 1848 he married Sarah H., daughter of Luke and Mary Darling, of Chatham, by whom he had three children: Clarence A., a stock dealer at Williamsport, Pa .; Florence, wife of Perry Schoonover, of Troups- burg; and Emma, who is a proof writer for a law firm in Wichita, Kansas. Mrs. Atwood died in 1869. In 1872 Mr. Atwood married the second time to Ruth Baker, who died in 1893. In 1894 he married his present wife, Maria Hawley, of Jefferson county, N. Y. Mr. Atwood enlisted January 4, 1862, in Co. G, 1st Regt. N. Y. Inft., and was honorably discharged February 28, 1863. He was in the battles of Merrimac and Monitor, capture of Norfolk, and Fair Oaks, and was taken prisoner at 2d Bull Run, paroled and sent to Annapolis. He has been postmaster at Troupsburg for a number of years, and justice eight years. He is a member of Post Baily, No. 351, G. A. R., and of the Mcclellan Lodge, No. 649, F. & A. M.

Betts, Henry, was born in Dansville, Livingston county, May 26, 1820. John Betts, his father, was a native of Canada and a farmer. The mother of Henry, Polly Welsh, was a daughter of one of the first settlers of Dansville; they were the parents of seven children, of whom Henry was the second son. He was given a good com- mon school education and remained with his father on the farm until twenty-four years of age, when he was married and started for himself by the purchase of a farm

334

LANDMARKS OF STEUBEN COUNTY.

of 100 acres about a mile and a half east of the city. At that time (1844) the business of this city was very small. He made his home on the farm of his first purchase un- til 1875, and that year he bought his present residence, which had been partly built by George Holland, and has ever since made his home there. By industry and per- severance he increased his possessions until he owned 365 acres of some of the best farm land of the town. He has withdrawn from all farming and labor and is now living a retired life in his beautiful city home. He has always taken an active in- terest in church work, connected with the Presbyterian society. He was married in 1844 to Olive, daughter of William Hall, a farmer at Dansville; they have been the parents of seven children: William, is a farmer of Hornellsville; Mary, the wife of James K. Brush, a farmer of this town; Electa, the wife of Leonard Nicholson, a farmer of this town; Martha is now her father's constant companion, and Diana also lives at home; Theodore is engaged as superintendent of one of the largest bicycle establishments of New York city; Charlie, the second son, was one of the most promising of our young men, died December 17, 1888, in his twenty-sixth year. Mrs. Betts died November 9, 1889; her death was mourned by all who knew her. She was a lady of noble Christian character and a member of the Presbyterian church. The fourth child, Abby, became the wife of Charles V. Van Sickle; she died May 6, 1892.

Bryan, Dr. E. W., was born in Steuben county in 1832, and graduated from the Homœopathic Hospital College, Cleveland, O., in 1868. Prior to this he had prac- ticed in Marshall county, Ill., from 1863 to 1866. In 1877 he came to Corning after practicing in Ovid for ten years. He is a member of the American Institute of Homoeopathy, State Homeopathic Medical Society, and Steuben County Homœo- pathic Medical Society. In 1862 he married Lizzie Jessup.

Talmadge, David H., was born in Greenville, Greene county, N Y., May 4, 1854. His father, Charles Talmadge, is a farmer of that town, and is now sixty-three years age. David H. was given a good common school education, and made his home with his father until he was twenty years of age. He was then for four years en- gaged in various employments, speculating in hay, grain, fruit, etc., in Greene county. In 1878 he came to Hammondsport, and after spending six months in gen- eral employment, he established a draying business, starting in a small way with only one horse, he has rapidly added to his business, and has now six horses which are constantly employed. He is the drayman for the American, Wells Fargo, and United States Express Companies, and also handles the mail for this town. He de- votes his time to his business and his only political position was a member of the vil- lage council. He is a member of the Natural Protective Legion of Waverly. In 1881 he made his first purchase of a five acre vineyard, which he has increased by purchase to nineteen acres, divided between the lake shore and Pleasant Valley. In November, 1874, Mr. Talmadge married Emma, daughter of Lafayette Moore, of Durham, Greene county, by whom he had four children: Jesse Moore, a student of Cornell University, class of '97; Bessie J., of Hammondsport Union School; Mabel R., also a student of Hammondsport Union School; and Fanny E.

Boone, C. E .- Jacob Boone, the pioneer of the family in Steuben county, came from the Hudson River country about 1800 and settled at Rikers Hollow in the town

335

FAMILY SKETCHES.

of Prattsburg. His sons were George, who settled in Quincy, Mich .; Cornelius, William, and Charles, settled in the town of Prattsburg, where they engaged in farming; and James, who lived at Jackson, Mich., none of whom are living. Rodney Boone was born in 1814, and until 1872 resided in the town of Prattsburg, where he was engaged in farming. In that year he settled at Bloods and engaged in the grain and produce business, which he carried on until 1882. He was a staunch Democrat, taking an active part in politics, and was a member of the board of assessors in both Prattsburg and Cohocton. Mr. Boone was twice married, and his first wife was Susan Brown, and their children were Henry, who settled in Michigan; Adelaide, wife of Burr Edmonds of Cohocton; De Witt C .; Edgar, who died in early manhood ; Charles E .; Nida, deceased; and Daniel, deceased. For his second wife Mr. Boone married Sarah M. Welch. He died in 1885. Charles Boone was born in 1853, and has always followed farming. He is an active member of the Democratic party, and is a member of Kanawah Lodge, I. O. O. F., of Atlanta, and the K. O. T. M. In 1877 he married Florence, daughter of Herman Clark of Cohocton, and their chil- dren are Jesse, Harry, Grace, and Carlton. De Witt C. was educated at Naples Academy, and studied medicine with Doctors Patchin and A. L. Gilbert, and in 1870 was graduated from the Buffalo Medical College. He immediately located in Wal- lace, where he remained until 1875, when he located in Springwater, where he prac- ticed his profession until 1892. He was a strong Democrat and took a very active part in political affairs, being twice elected supervisor of Springwater. In 1892 he settled at Atlanta, where he resided until his death, which occurred June 29, 1894. He married Jennie Parks, who survives him.

Argue, Dr. Henry A., was born in Corning in 1861. He graduated from Corning Academy, and spent two years in McGill University, Montreal, and graduated from New York Medical University in 1881, and has since practiced in Corning. He is a member of the Steuben County Medical Society, Corning Academy of Medicine, and the State and National Associations of Railway Surgeons, being surgeon for the Erie railroad.

Baker, Isaac, was born in Cameron, July 3, 1841, son of Urbane and Sarah K. (June) Baker, he a native of Putnam county, N. Y., and she of Hampshire. The grandfather, Samuel D. Baker, came to Steuben county, N. Y., in 1807, thence to Cameron, N. Y., and died in Rathbone. The maternal grandfather was a native of Wales, and died in Hampshire. Urbane Baker, father of Isaac, was a carpenter by trade, aud afterwards engaged in farming. He died in Jasper in 1886, and his wife in 1851. Isaac Baker was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He followed farming until 1861, when he enlisted in Co. K, 1st N. Y. Artillery, and served until July, 1862, when he lost his sight. He came to Jasper in 1870, where he now resides. He is a member of Moses Dennis Post, No. 83, G. A. R. July 2, 1878, he married Katie, daughter of James and Eliza (Pince) Reynolds, she of Long Island, and he of Connecticut; they came to Broome county, thence to Jasper in 1845, where he died May 5, 1873; his wife resides in Hedgesville, N. Y., at eighty years of age.

Brown, L. L., was born in Troupsburg, N. Y., April 2, 1849, son of Henry and Martha (Everett) Brown, both natives of Madison county, N. Y., who came to Troups- burg at an early day, where they died, he in 1851, and she in 1861. L. L. Brown

336

LANDMARKS OF STEUBEN COUNTY.

was reared on a farm, educated in the common schools, and in 1870 came to Jasper and began working by the month for N. A. Prutsman, and now owns a farm of 106 acres, having made his own way. In 1873 he married Laura, daughter of N. A. Prutsman, who was a son of Nicholas Prutsman, one of the very first settlers of Jasper. .

Brooks, Marion H., was born in Slaterville Springs, Tompkins connty, N. Y., Oc- tober 29, 1847, son of William and Jane (Simmons) Brooks, natives of Orange county, and Tompkins county, respectively. The grandfather, James Brooks, a native of England, came to America during the Revolutionary war and spent several years in the war. He settled first in Berks county, Pa .; but afterward moved to Orange county, N. Y., where he died. William Brooks came to Tompkins county when eighteen years old, from thence he moved to Hornellsville and from there enlisted in Co. E, 161st N. Y. Vols. Inft. and served two years, dying at Baton Rouge. He was a farmer and also run a saw mill. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. Mrs. Brooks resides at Woodhull and is sixty-seven years of age. Marion H. was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools, after which he engaged in farming and running a saw mill. He came to Woodhull in 1863, purchasing a farm of eighty acres, and in 1888 he bought another farm of forty acres, where he now resides. In 1864 Mr. Brooks enlisted in Co. F, 1st New York Lincoln Cavalry, and served one year, and was in the Battle of Winchester. He has served as constable in Woodhull. Decem- ber 31, 1865, he married Eugenia, daughter of Stephen Colvin, by whom he has two children: Delia R., born November 15, 1867, educated in the common schools, wife of James Calhoun, a mill man of State Run, Pa., and Winnie, born May 31, 1877, educated at Woodhull Academy, now at home.

Abrams, Glen D., was born November 13, 1858. His grandfather, Thomas Abrams, was born in Camillus, Onondaga county, and settled on the Dwight Weld farm in 1818. after which he moved to Patchensville. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Dennis Hess, by whom he had these children: Almond J., Ellen M., Thomas, Laur_ etta, wife of Dr. Carpenter of North Cohocton, Truman E. and Sophia. Thomas Abrams, father of Glen D., was born in Patchensville, May 18, 1830. He married Harriet Rosenkrans, who was born in Wayland and died February 22, 1869, aged twenty-nine years. They had two children: Glen D. as above; and Minnie, who was born August 24, 1860. In 1860 Mr. Abrams was a partner with Saul Hess in the mercantile business in Wayland, and was also a partner with Martin Kimmel in the same business. He was postmaster of Wayland for eight years. . Glen D. Abrams was educated in the public schools of Wayland. He has traveled extensively, and has been in twenty-seven different States of the Union. He is now excise commis- sioner for a term of three years. He is a member of Wayland Lodge No. 176, I. O. O. F., and Wayland Encampment. At Springwater, N. Y., May 24, 1879, he married Lillian Walker, who was born May 21, 1858, by whom he had one son, Floyd, who was born October 7, 1880. Mr. Abrams was first engaged in farming, and in 1885 he came to Wayland, where he started a grocery business which he continued for one year, after which he bought the building on Main street which he has since con- ducted as a barber shop and billiard parlor.

Bigelow, Ell, was born in Tyrone, N. Y., November 4, 1841. Rev. Samuel Bige- low, his grandfather, came to Milo, Yates county, N. Y., where he preached for about

337

FAMILY SKETCHES.

twenty years, and died in 1840. £ He had four sons and two daughters: John, Nathan, Samuel, James, Rachael and Betsey. James Bigelow, father of Ell, was born in Milo, Yates county, N. Y. He married Sarah Van Gorden, who was born in Orange county, N. Y., by whom he had these children: Oscar, James, Urlenzo, Ell, Char- lotte, Ann, Maria and Melvina. He died in 1872, aged eighty-two years, and his wife in 1891, aged ninety-one years. Ell Bigelow attended the district school of Ty- rone and was graduated from the Watkins Academy, N. Y., in 1864, after which he attended the Geneva Medical College for three years, where he was graduated in 1869. He studied medicine under G. M. Bennett. He went into partnership with Dr. L. B. Heeley, of Cohocton, N. Y., for two years, then removed to Wayland where he has practiced medicine constantly for twenty-three years. In 1882 he married Helen Weinhart, of Wayland, N. Y., who was born in 1853.

Bross, Joseph E., was born in the town of Enfield, Tompkins county, January 11, 1837. His father, James Bross, was a native of Rhode Island and came to Tompkins county at a very early age. He learned the trade of mill-wrighting which he followed all his life. He married Andalucia Rose. Joseph E. Bross is the fifth child of a family of seven, and in early life he was a carpenter and wagonmaker by trade, but of late has devoted his time to farming. For nearly forty years he has lived in the town of Howard, where he is the owner of a fine place of 127 acres located near Howard Flats. He married Emily, daughter of David Parsons, of Howard. Mr. Bross is at present postmaster of Howard Flats, and is a prominent member of the Lewis Lodge of Masons. He is master of the Lodge, also a member of Bath Chap- ter, No. 95. In politics he is a Democrat and has filled many minor offices.

Barney, Alvin C., was born in Independence, Allegany county, N. Y., February 1, 1833, son of Dr. Anthony and Roxy Chapin Barney, who were from Swansea, Mass., and Herkimer county, N. Y. They came to Independence in 1824, where she died in 1838. The second time he married Henrietta Horton, and they were the parents of five children. , She died in May, 1879, and Dr. Barney in 1886, aged eighty-five years. He was educated at Fairfield Medical College, commenced practicing in 1824 in Allegany county, and retired in 1880. He was an active Republican and for years supervisor of Independence, a member of Whiteville Lodge, F. & A. M., and in re- ligion a Universalist. The grandfather, Jonathan B., was a soldier in the Revolu- tion. He was a ship carpenter and lost his fortune in two vessels built about the time of the Embargo Act. Alvin C. Barney was educated at Alfred University, and married in 1857 to Mary, daughter of David and Minerva Sherman, who came from Herkimer county to West Union in 1840. Mr. Sherman was a farmer, dairyman, and manufacturer of cheese, keeping the largest dairy in West Union. He was sup- ervisor twelve years. His death occurred in 1885 and Mrs. Sherman's in 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Barney are the parents of five children: Charles S., a graduate of Alfred and of the Scientific Department of Harvard University; Herbert, a physician of Bel- mont who was educated at Ann Arbor, Mich., and the Long Island Hospital; Jennie, who died when twelve years of age; Emma S .; and Sarah. They also have an adopted daughter, Louis, wife of Myron A. Kenyon, a draughtsman with Cottrell Bros., manufacturers of printing presses, of Westerly, R. I. Mr. Barney taught school winters and worked on a farm during the summers for nine years, when he gave his entire attention to farming and dealing in lumber, having 520 acres of land.

338

LANDMARKS OF STEUBEN COUNTY.

He has been supervisor of West Union and chairman of board two years, clerk for three years, and represented his district in the Assembly in 1871. He is a member of Whiteville Lodge, No. 51, K. O. T. M.

Brennin, John, was born on the adjoining farm to where he now resides, July 7, 1851, son of Thomas and Mary Doyle Brennin, who settled here about 1848. They were the parents of nine children: Catherine Rose, James, John, William, Thomas, Abner, Mary Day, Ellen Wheeler, and Margaret Day. John married Mary Louisa, daughter of Charles and Catherine Ballard Perbasco, who resided in Pennsylvania, and they have nine children: Annie Louisa, James Fred, Henry, Abner, Erwin S., Arthur M., Ruby, Jessie, and Ellen. Annie Louisa married Frank Raplee, who re- sides in Addison; John is a tobacco and dairy farmer, his farm consisting of 150 acres. He has been collector and is now highway commissioner, which office he has held five years.

Bartholomew, John, was born in Bradford, October 20, 1824, the oldest of seven children born to Daniel and Marilla (Tobias) Bartholomew. Daniel came with his parents, Daniel and Catherine Bartholomew, from Lancaster, Pa., to Bradford among the early settlers. Daniel, the grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution- ary war and Daniel, his son, was in the war of 1812. Daniel Bartholomew, jr., was reared on a farm and always followed that line of work. John Bartholomew has always been engaged in farming in Bradford and owns a farm of 116 acres. He married Susan, daughter of William Baskins, and niece of Lawyer Baskins, of Wat- kins. They have two children: Daniel, a homoeopathic physician, of Holly, Mich., who was educated at Savona Academy, and Philadelphia and Cleveland Medical Schools; and has taken the highest degree in Masonry; and Alice, the wife of Henry Conley (mentioned elsewhere). Mr. Bartholomew has been road commissioner of Bradford. He and his family attend the Methodist church.

Briggs, Joseph L., was born in Cohocton, N. Y., in 1833, son of Stephen A. Briggs, who was born in the Mohawk Valley in 1796, one of seven children born to John and Elsie Briggs. Stephen devoted his whole life to farming, and came to Cohocton, Steuben county, in 1826; he later spent eleven years in Ontario county when he re- turned to Steuben county, and the last few years of his life were spent in Michigan, having gone there to visit his sons. His wife was Maria, daughter of David Putnam of Montgomery county, by whom he had these children: Annanias E., Sydney S., Mary J., and Joseph L. He died in 1876, and his wife in 1862. David Putnam was a noted scout and Indian fighter under General Van Rensselaer, and who after the war was killed and scalped by the Indians. Mr. Briggs received a limited edu- cation at the common schools and remained with his father until he was twenty- six years of age when he was assisted in a small way by his father, and began for himself as a farmer. In 1865 he purchased his present farm of 134 acres which he has cleared of stumps and stones, and forty acres of which he has cleared of entire forests and made many other necessary improvements. He married Maria, daugh- ter of William and Mary Boyd, by whom he had two children: Mary L., and Joseph, who was educated in the Franklin Academy, and is now teaching.

Adams, H. De Loss, son of George and Betsy Underwood Adams, was born in 1855 in Hornby. The father was a native of Montgomery county and came to Hornby

339

FAMILY SKETCHES.

when five years old with his father, Isaac. The mother was a daughter of Jesse Un- derwood and a native of Hornby. The parents died in 1893 and 1873, aged seventy- five and fifty-one. H. De Loss and an older brother, Charles R., comprise the family. In 1878, Mr. Adams married Cora Dickinson, a native of the town of Hornby. They have since resided on his present place known as the Daniel Good- sell farm consisting of one hundred and fifty acres.

Allen, T. Alfred, was born on the Allen homestead near the Woodhull town line. He is a son of Thomas and Margaret Allen, who came here with their family of five children, George, William, Nancy Northrup, Joseph, and T. Alfred, in 1826 and settled in the southern part of the town of Cameron. When Thomas settled on the Allen homestead there was but one tree cut on the place and by hard labor it has been changed from a wilderness to a productive farm. T. Alfred Allen married Mary A., a daughter of James McFadden, by whom he had these children: Emma Irene (deceased), Nancy Ella Frohman (afterwards married Robert Toppins), Rosa B. Campbell of Iowa, Katie M., William Alfred. Mr. Allen after the death of his first wife, married Alice Northrup. He is a member of the M. E. church and has been since fifteen years of age.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

Landmarks of Steuben County, New York, Part 93

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