Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York : including a history of Cornell University, Part 87

Author: Hewett, Waterman Thomas, 1846-1921; Selkreg, John H
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1194

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Emig, Peter, was born in Bavaria, Germany, August 12, 1868, and came to Amer- ica in 1881, locating first in Syracuse, where he remained but a short time, then canie to Ithaca, and entered the shop of his brother Adam, who was a member of the firm of Paris & Emig. He was employed as a journeyman barber until July, 1893, when he bought the shop at the corner of State and Tioga streets, having six chairs and employing five assistants, and has three of the finest bath-rooms in town. Mr. Emig is a member of Ithaca Lodge I. O. O. F., and is chief patriarch af Iroquois Encamp- ment. He is also a member of Fidelity Lodge F. & A. M. No. 51.

Ellis, Benjamin, was born in the town of Dryden, November 30, 1849. His father, John Ellis, jr., was a son of Judge Ellis, who was a prominent man in the town of Dryden. Our subject was educated in the common schools and at the Dryden Acad- emy under Jackson Graves. At the age of twenty-five he married Ella Harter, daughter of Henry Harter, of Dryden. In 1872 he inherited part of his father's es- tate of forty-four acres where he has erected a beautiful residence and barns. He raises hay, grain and stock. He takes the Republican side in politics, being assessor in his town and trustee of his school and a strong supporter of educational and re-

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ligious institutions. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis are the parents of six children, four sons, Frank C., William H., Earl B., and Ray, and two daughters. Edna M. and Pearl E. Our subject is one of the leading men in his town, where he is recognized as a prac- tical and successful farmer.

Elston, Judson A., was born in Erin, Chemung county, June 26, 1851. He was a son of Stephen B. Elston, a farmer of that town. Judson A. was educated at the old Ithaca Academy and at Starkey Seminary. At the age of twenty-five he entered the office of S. D. Halliday in Ithaca, where he began the study of law. At the close of one year in this office he attended Albany Law School, graduating in 1878, and was admitted to the bar May 8, 1878. His first position after admittance was as man- aging clerk for Merritt King, with whom he remained two and a half years, and No- vember 1, 1881, embarked on a practice alone, which he has since continued. His only political position was the appointment in 1888 of special county judge of Tomp- kins county. October 9, 1873, he married May Ida Lawrence, of this county, and they have two children.

English, Jesse U., was born three miles southeast of Cornell University, in the neighborhood called Snyder Hill, in the town of Dryden, September 1, 1848. His father, Jesse English, was also born in the same town in 1811. The family originally came from New Jersey, and during the early days made one or two trips to New Jersey and back on foot. They settled on lot ?2, which is still in the possession of their descendants. Jesse U. laid the foundations of his education in the common schools, and is pre-eminently a self-educated man. At the age of thirty-one he mar- ried Corilla, daughter of Wm. Teeter, of Lansing, and they are the parents of one son, Myron T., born August 4, 1881. In 1880 he inherited 122 acres, a part of his fa- ther's property, erecting a handsome residence and barns and raising hay, grain and stock. He takes the Democratic side in politics and an active interest in church and school matters. Our subject is one of the representative men of his town and is rec- ognized as a inan of sterling worth and high integrity.

Ellis, John R., was born in the town of Dryden, July 26, 1826. His father, Ira El- lis, was born in the town about 1801, and John, the grandfather of John R., was one of the first settlers in this town. John R. was educated in the common schools, to which he has added through life by reading and close observation. At the age of thirty-five he married Kate, daughter of Abram Boice, who passed away in 1864, and in 1869 he married Lavilla A., daughter of Wm. West, of Dryden, and they have four sons: Horton H., Wm. W., Fred S., and Louis D. He takes the Republican side in politics and an active interest in school and church affairs. In 1871 he bought the John Ogden farm of seventy-seven acres, where he now raises hay, grain and stock. Our subject is one of the substantial men of his town, taking an active interest in the leading events of the day.

Darling, Fred E., was born in Orwell, Bradford county, Pa., April 2, 1852, and came to Freeville in 1876 and remained four years, when he removed to Ithaca. He returned to Freeville and established himself in the hardware and general tin jobbing business, carrying a full line of stoves, agricultural implements and shelf hardware. He takes the Republican side in politics and is at present town clerk, and has been president of the village, taking also an active interest in educational and religious

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matters. At the age of thirty he was married to Olive E. Stoddard, daughter of Al- fred Stoddard, of Thompson, Susquehanna county, Pa. He is one of the leading merchants of his town, where he is recognized as a conservative, independent citizen.

Darling, Edward, was born in Groton, March 5, 1837. His father, Reuben Dar- ling, came from Vermont and settled at Locke in 1810, and enlisted in the United States army and took part in the war of 1812, in which he was a musician. Edward Darling was educated in the conimon schools and finished at the Groton Academy. At the age of twenty-two he married Mary, daughter of Charles Niven, of Groton, and they are the parents of two sons: Chas. R., and Fred L. In 1867 he bought the Wesley Underwood farm of 110 acres on which he has erected one of the handsomest residences in the town. He raises hay, grain and stock, making a specialty of dairy- ing. Our subject is one of the leading farmers in the town, where he is known as a man of sterling worth and integrity and is recognized as a practical and successful farmer.

De Puy, George G., was born in the town of Caroline, December 14, 1847. His father, Henry De Puy, came from Ulster county. Our subject was educated in the common schools, to which he has added through life by reading and observation. At the age of twenty-two he married Eunice Smith, daughter of Bradford Smith. He takes the Republican side in politics and has been president of his village and is now trustee, and takes an active interest in church and school matters. Our subject is one of the leading men in his town, prominently interested in its advancement. For the past eighteen years he has been continuously in the employ of railroads and coal companies in New York and Pennsylvania and for the past eight years he has been in charge of the Elmira, Cortland and Northern interests in his town.

Davis, Albert H., was born in the town of Danby, October 1, 1853, on the old homestead, where he now lives, also owning twoother farms, comprising some of the best farming land in the town. He was educated in the district schools, and to this he has added a close observation of the affairs of the day. Mr. Davis married, at the age of twenty-four, Sarah J., daughter of Jesse Mann, of Ithaca, by whom he has a daughter and a son. For nine years he was a resident of Ithaca, being connected with the Calender Clock Co., which connection he severed and returned to his farm. He is a Democrat in politics.

Dewey, Eugene V., was born in Prattsville, Greene county, February 24, 1852, was educated in the schools there and learned the trade of a miller with his father. He married first, May 14, 1871, Lydia Collins, of Broome county, and they had one daughter, Lydia. Mrs. Dewey died in 1872, and he married second Cornelia Barthol- omew, of Vestal, Broome county, July 15, 1873. They have three sons: Lindsley A., Fayette and Guy Mac. Anson, father of E. V., was born at the old home in Greene county in 1817, and was a miller. His first marriage was with Elsie Fink, by whom he had five children: Martin M., Wallace P., Clarence A., Elsie E., and Eugene V. For his second wife he married Catherine M. Cisim, and they had four children: Josephine, Sarah, Viola and William. He died in 1889 and his wife in 1886. Arch- ibald Bartholomew, father of Mrs. Dewey, was born in Broome county in 1807 and married Mary Loomis, of Yates county. Their children were: John, Caroline, Mary A., Henry, George, Charles, Irene, Delphine, and Cornelia. He died May 22, 1887,

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and his wife July 12, 1880. Mr. Dewey is the owner of the Taughannock roller pro- cess flouring mill, and has resided here four years. He does a fine line of business in custom grinding and merchant milling.

Dorsey, Lloyd, was born a slave in Maryland, November 18, 1818, was owned by Elijah Griffin, and made his escape from slavery in 1842. He first locatad for ten months in Pennsylvania, then came to Trumansburgh. December 18, 1844, he mar- ried Nancy M. Hemans, of Caroline, Tompkins county, by whom he had nine chil- dren: William H., James E., George P., Clinton C., Frances R., Charles A., Mary .A., Lilly L., and Emma S. The oldest son died July 17, 1857; Clinton C. died Au- gust 18, 1859, and Lilly L. died in infancy. Mrs. Dorsey died August 31, 1886. She was born November 20, 1819. Frances R. married Rev. Charles A. Smith, formerly of Pennsylvania. James E. married Frances Robbins of Owego; they have two children: Lilly R., who married Albert Hall, of Florida, and Richard. Mrs. James E. Dorsey died February 6, 1878. Charles A. is not married, is a farmer at present, residing at home, where his father has lived over fifty years. Mary A. is house- keeper for her father, who has spent his life in this town as farmer, gardener, etc.

Davis, Orlando H., was born November 29, 1841, was educated in the district schools, and finished under S. D. Carr at Ithaca Select School. He is an independent in politics, and an active, energetic business man, carrying on a saw mill, a feed mill, and also making a specialty of Refined Hop Tonic Cider, one of the purest and most invigorating tonics known, and used largely by invalids for medicinal purposes. Mr. Davis also manufactures the well known Buckey's corn planter, and handles and sells giant powder and dynamite, the only place in the county where it is kept for sale. Mr. Davis's father was born in 1804 in the town of Genoa and died in 1888, having spent his lifetime in Ithaca, where he moved at the age of eleven years. Mr. Davis's grandfather bought a military lot of 700 acres about 1813, settling on the same his seven sons.

Dearman, Henry A., was born in the town of Lansing, March 8, 1828. His father, WVm. Dearman, was one of the early settlers in that town, Their ancestors came. originally from Holland. Henry A. was educated in the common schools, but was obliged to take care of himself at the age of fourteen, when Wm. Dearman was killed by a fall from a building. Being of an energetic nature, Henry continued his edu- cation alone. He takes the Democratic side in politics, and has been committeeman for several terms. In 1892 he bought what was known as the Orrie Hill property in Freeville where he now resides. In early life he learned the carriagemaker's trade, in which he continued until 1852 in the village of Dryden, and then returned to Lansing. He is recognized as a man of great strength of character and of integrity, his word being as good as his bond.

Dimick, Samuel G., was born in Hector, Tompkins county (now Schuyler), March 23, 1838. April 4, 1861, he married Catherine Davis, of his native town, and they have three children, two sons and a daughter: Willis D., who was educated in the public schools and Trumansburgh Academy, and isa teacher and farmer; Fred A., who married Carrie H. Hart, of Trumansburgh, and has one child, Emma C .; and Mary E., who resides at home. Mr. Dimick's father, Samuel, was born in Delaware «county, February 28, 1807, and came to Schuyler county at the age of nineteen. He

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married Mary Kettle of his native place, and they had seven children: Nelson, Elsie, Adelia, Hannah, Samuel G., Delos and Jefferson. His father is now a resident of Lodi, Seneca county, his mother having died in 1879. Mrs. Dimick's father, Reuben Davis, was born in Delaware, August 14, 1800, and came to this State at the age of five. He married Catherine Reed, of Cayuga county, and their children were: Mar- garet, Lydia, Caroline, Charles, Catherine, Mary, Clarissa, Reuben, jr., and Ella A. Mr. Davis died May 5, 1875, and his wife May 27, 1870. Mr. Dimick's two brothers, Delos and Jefferson, served in the late war. Delos died soon after his arrival home, on account of ill health contracted there. Jefferson was honorably discharged at the close of the war.

Davis, L. C., was born in Marbletown, Ulster county, May 14, 1832, a son of Isaac B., one of the early settlers of Marbletown, whose wife was Lavina Freer, daughter of James Freer, of Slaterville, and they had six sons. Of this family, L. C. was the third child. In his early life he learned blacksmithing, which he followed a number of years. In 1855 he married Eudora, daughter of Abram T. Harding of Slaterville, and he then continued his trade up to 1880, when he took up undertaking, which he now follows. He held the office of town clerk nine years in Caroline, and was trustee of the school for twelve years, being then compelled to ask them to elect another man in his place. Mr. Davis has always taken an interest in religious matters in Slaterville, and in politics is a Democrat. He has had four children, two daughters. and two sons.

House, Willard E., was born in the town of Spencer, Tioga county, N. Y. He was educated in the common schools and the old Ithaca Academy, and followed teaching for a short time. At the age of twenty he began the study of dentistry with Dr. David Hines, of Spencer. In 1879 he established an office in Candor, Tioga county, conducting a very successful practice for twelve years. He removed to Ithaca in 1891 where he has since been located. Dr. House is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity and is a Republican in politics. He was married in 1876 to Alice M. Chand- ler, of Trumansburgh; they have one child, Fredd Chandler House, a student of Ithaca High School.

Hanford, William, deceased, was born at Pompey Hill, Onondaga county, August 25, 1816. His parents came to Tompkins county in that year, and settled at McLean. William Hanford was educated in the common schools, to which he added through life by reading and observation, being pre-eminently a self-made man. At the age of twenty-five he married Miss Altha C. Todd, daughter of James Todd, and they are the parents of one son, G. Elbridge Hanford, Our subject was one of the lead- ing and prominent men of his town, identified in advancing its best interests, a firm supporter of the anti-slavery movement even in its earliest days, and at all times of the temperance cause. At his death, which occurred on January 18, 1893, his family and townspeople lost a firm friend and supporter of life's higher aims and interests, regretted by all who knew him. He had fulfilled his mission.

Hopkins, George A., was born in Keeseville, Essex county, N. Y., September 5, 1860. He was educated in the district schools, also the High School of that place. He has held the position of clerk in several stores. At the age of eighteen he became a druggist, and is now a licensed pharmacist. On account of the death of his father,

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who was a physician and druggist, he and his brother carried on the drug business for five years at Keeseville, N. Y. He then went to Vergennes, Vermont, and re- mained one year and then came to Trumansburgh, purchased the Wickes drug store, where he keeps a full line of drugs, patent medicines, and a full line of school books, also a good assortment of all kinds of books and magazines, newspapers, etc. Oc- tober 21, 1890, he married Cora, daughter of C. F. Hunter, of Trumansburgh. Mr. Hopkins is a deacon in the Presbyterian church, and is one of the village trustees. His father, Franklin M., was born in the town of Montgomery, September 15, 1823, was a graduate of a medical college in Vermont, and a practicing physician. He married Mariette M. Maynard, and they had five children: Edgar, who died in in- fancy; Nellie, Charles M., Frank H., and George A. He died November 25, 1879, and his wife October 14, 1893. This family settled in the United States as early as 1626, one of them at one time being governor of the State of Connecticut.

Hiles, John W., was born in the town of Dryden, September 15, 1838. His father, George Hiles, came from New Jersey in 1812 and settled with his father on a farm. George Hiles at the age of twenty-two was married to Percy West, daughter of John West of Dryden, who came to the town in 1806. Our subject was educated in the common schools and finished at the Dryden Academy, after leaving which at the age of twenty-three he married Kate Tyler, of Dryden, and they are the parents of one son, G. Avery Hiles. John W. Hiles now resides on the farm of 100 acres which his grandfather cleared up, and who was obliged to go to Albany on foot to make his first payment, it requiring two weeks to make the journey. They have now a handsome residence. Mr. Hiles is known throughout his town as a conserv- ative, independent man, and a practical and successful farmer, who takes an active interest in educational and religious matters, having been trustee of the school and a member of the Cemetery Association.

Hubbard, Wm. B., was born in McLean, October 14, 1831. His father, Elijah Hub- bard, came from Pittsfield, Mass., and settled in McLean in 1827 and worked the old Samuel Noyes farm. Wm. B. was educated in the common schools and finished at the Cortland Academy. At the age of twenty-one he married Sarah A. Mineah, daughter of Peter Mineah, of Cortland, and they are the parents of six children, all living. In the year 1869 Mr. Hubbard bought the James McKee farm of seventy-tive acres, where he now resides, raising hay, grain and stock. He takes the Democratic side in politics, and has also an active interest in educational and religious matters. Our subject is one of the substantial farmers in his town, and is an independent, conservative man.

Hill, O. J. was born in the town of Virgil, June 29, 1840, and educated at the Dry- den Academy. After leaving school he taught penmanship, and in 1878 went into the mercantile business in the village of Dryden with Lee Bartholomew, and contin- ued the partnership for four years, when they separated and went on in the same business, which he now carries on with a general line of dry-goods and groceries. At the age of twenty-three he was married to Miss Louise M. Watkins, daughter of Ira W. Watkins, of Cortland. He takes the Republican side in politics. He enlisted in Co. F, 76th N. Y. Infantry, October 9, 1861, and received his honorable discharge August 10, 1862, returning to the town of Dryden and resuming his former business.

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While leading an active business life he has found time to take an active interest in religious and educational matters, being treasurer of the Dryden Union School.

Halliday, Samuel D., was born in Dryden, January 7, 1847, was educated in the district schools until the age of fourteen, then entered the Ithaca Academy, where he prepared for college. In the fall of 1866 he entered the sophomore class at Hamilton College, remaining one year. The succeeding year he taught in Ithaca Academy, and upon the opening of Cornell University in 1868, entered the junior class, grad- uating therefrom, in 1870. Then followed two years of preparation for the bar, to which he was admitted in 1872. In 1873 he was elected district attorney by a major- ity of 415, being the only Democrat the people had chosen for a county officer in twenty years. In June, 1874, he was made a trustee of Cornell University, by a vote of the alumni thereof, in accordance with its charter. This position he held for ten years. He is now a trustee of Cornell University by virtue of an election by the trustees themselves. He represented Tompkins county in the New York Assembly of 1876 and 1878; was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention in 1876, and also in 1880, and a member of the Democratic State Committee in 1884. Since his retirement from the Legislature, in 1878, he has devoted himself entirely to the practice of law.

Hill, R. Byron, was born in Lancaster, Erie county, October 7, 1845, and moved with his parents to Chenango county when a child, where he was educated in the public schools and studied dentistry with his father. The family have been dentists and druggists for several generations. Mr. Hill began business in Trumansburgh with his brother, C. C. Hill, in 1874. This continued two years, and he then returned to Chenango county with his father for three years. He began business on his own account in February, 1879, with a branch office in Farmer Village one day in each week in summer, which has continued since with success. November 10, 1869, he married Julia A. Johnson, of Farmer Village, and they have four children: Albert B., who is a dentist with his uncle in Rochester; Grace, Marian and Marguerite. The father of our subject, Orville S., was born in Tompkins, Delaware county, in 1817. He is also a first-class dentist, who has practiced over fifty years. He married Eliza Merritt, of his native county, and had five children: R. Byron, Charles C., Homer H., and two who died in infancy. The doctor is a member of Farmerville Lodge No. 149, F. & A. M. His brother, Charles C., is a dentist in Rochester, and Homer H. is a dentist and druggist in Owego, N. Y.

Hart, Deacon Charles D., son of Deacon Amos Hart, the latter being elsewhere mentioned, was born January 23, 1801, and died May 2, 1880, aged seventy-nine years. His wife, Catharine (Butts) Hart, was born March 20, 1805, and died Decem- cember 27, 1887. They had four children: John B., born May 20, 1822, died August 24, 1883; Edwin F., born December 8, 1827, and died April 16, 1865; Eliza, born September 28, 1823, married Daniel Wilcox, and died November 21, 1893 in Iowa; Charilla Ruth, born January 9, 1832, died June 14, 1840; Deacon John B., the oldest of these children, was one of the substantial farmers ot this town, He was promi- nently connected with some important measures relating to town affairs. Also was thoroughly interested in church affairs, having been a member of the same church (the Baptist) as his father and grandfather. He married Anna E. Breed, and by her he had these children: Emma J., who died aged nineteen; Eugene P., Charles A.,

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Carrie and Edwin, both of whom died young; Kate E., wife of George P. Hallenbeck, and May, who also died young. Eugene P. was born in Groton June 9, 1856, and has always been a farmer. October , 1878, Mr. Hart married Helen Amelia, daughter of V. B. Gross, of McLean, and they have three children; Cora L., Ed- ward E., and Kate A.

Hanford, Ernest E., was born in Dryden, January 25, 1869, a son of G. Elbridge Hanford, a farmer of Dryden, who has acquired considerable prominence as a justice of the peace, now serving his third term. Ernest E., our subject, was the oldest son of a family of four children. He was educated at the common schools and Dryden Academy, and after leaving he assisted his father on the old homestead farm until 1891, when he moved into the town of Ithaca, conducting Jasper Hanford's farm for two years. In March, 1893, he bought the Hedden farm of ninety-five acres, which he is now conducting as a dairy farm with twenty head of cattle. He finds a market in Ithaca by having a milk route, and handles about 220 quarts per day. Mr. Han- ford is a member of Forest City Grange No. 288. In politics he is a Prohibitionist. He was married in 1891 to Estella, daughter of Andrew Lormer, a farmer of Dryden, and they have two children: Harold L. and Wm. Walter.

Hill, C. J., was born August 4, 1819, in the town of Danby, and was educated in the district schools. At the age of cighteen he was given the charge and care of the farm by his father, and when twenty-four years of age he married Hannah M. At- well, of the town of Pharsalia, Chenango county, who died four years later. One child, a daughter, Frances Josephine, was the fruit of this marriage, but died after reaching womanhood. At the age of thirty-one he married second Sarah D. Ireland, of Danby, and they have had six children, three sons and three daughters, three of whom are living. The oldest son, Uri J. resides in Kansas City, Mo .; C. Elbert resides in Ithaca, and the daughter, Hattie Louise, is at home. Mr. Hill is a Repub- lican in politics, never having having missed an election since twenty-one years of age, and has always been interested in promoting all interests for the moral and religious up-building of the town in which he was born. He has been trustee of the M. E. church, and is recognized as a public spirited man, and one of Danby's most substantial citizens. In 1860 he bought and improved the J. Miller farm, where he now lives. Mr. Hill has made as many improvements as any citizen of Danby, hav- ing been actively employed from an early age up to the present.

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Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York : including a history of Cornell University, Part 87

Author: Hewett, Waterman Thomas, 1846-1921; Selkreg, John H Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason Number of Pages: 1194

Author: Hewett, Waterman Thomas, 1846-1921; Selkreg, John H
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 1194