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Vosburg, Rev. Robert T., was born in Milwaukee, Wis., April 19, 1868. When a child, his father, who was a minister, received a call to preach in New York city. Mr. Vosburg was educated in the common schools of Rochester, five years in Wagner College in that city and three years in the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary at Mount Airy, Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 1892 and began to preach in Newark July 1, 1892, in Zion Lutheran church. May 17, 1893, he married Salome Hungerer, of Lyons, and they have one daughter, Magdalene E. Mr. Vosburg's father, George, was born in Madgeburg, Germany, August 26, 1835. He was educated at Madgeburg Gymnasium, studied at Friedrechs University, at Hall Wurtenburg, also at the University of Tuebingen, and completed his theological studies at the University of Erlingerin in March, 1860, and taught at a ladies' seminary two years. In 1863 he wns ff
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sent to the United States as a missionary, locating and preaching in many places in Wisconsin. In February, 1867, he married Emily, daughter of Rev. George Kinne, of Rochester, and they had three sons: Robert T., George, and Gustave. He died and his widow now resides in Rochester.
Van Marter, David, father of Mrs. William J. Holland, was born in Arcadia April 19, 1819, was edneated in the public schools, and in early hfe was a cooper, later taking up farming. October 30, 1853, he married Elizabeth J. Baldwin, of Lyons, by whom he had two children : Mary, who died in her ninth year, and Jennie M. Mr. Van Marter died February 4, 1881, and his wife died September 20, 1889. Jennie M. married, September 16, 1890, William J. Holland, of Fairville, and they have two children : Viola M., and D. Cole. The family are nicely situated on the Van Marter homestead. Mr. Holland's father, Thomas, was born about 1836, in England, and married Mary S. West, of Michigan, formerly of England. Their six children were: Mary A., William James, Sarah S., Helen D. A., who died young, Henry K., and Emma J. Both parents reside in Fairville.
Van Dusen, Richard, was born in Marion, Wayne county, was educated in the com- mon school and has taught school fifteen years, three of which he tanght in the Union School of Palmyra. For the past thirteen years he has been conducting a fruit farm near Marbletown. August 10, 1886, he married Elizabeth Reutchler, of East Newark, and they have one daughter, Mary E., who is a student. Mr. Van Dusen's father, Hiram, was born in Berkshire county, Mass., June 27. 1799. The family moved to Columbia county when he was a boy, where he was edneated m the schools of his day. June 30, 1816, he married Maria Crandall, of his native county, and they had eleven children : Maria, Hannah, William, Henry J., Lncinda, Catherine, John H., Margaret, Stephen, Hannah, 2d, and Richard. Mr. Van Dusen died in 1866, and his wife April 17, 1850. Subject's grandfather, William, was born Septembe. 6, 1772. He married Hannah Spencer and had seven children. Mrs. Richard Van Dasen's father, John Rentschler, was born in Germany. He married Mary Schwartz, of his native place, and came to the United States, locating in East Newark. They had seven children. Mr. Van Dusen was elected assessor in 1892 and is trustee of the district school. He is also a member of Newark Lodge No. 83, F. & A. M., and is a member of the Knights of Honor.
Thurston, Albert L., was born in St. Lawrence county October 10, 1848, and was educated in the district schools. He has been in the employ of the West Shore Rail- road Company three years as brakeman and conductor, and has been cooper and engineer. December 25, 1873, he married Susan Hildrith, and they have had six chil- dren : Warren, Jesse G., Albert, Arvilla M., Frank L., and George R., who died aged twenty-two years. Mr. Thurston's father, Daniel, was born at the old home in 1822. IIe was educated in the schools of his day, and was a cooper by trade. He married Sarah Herriman, of his native country, and they have two children : Albert L., as above, and Harriet A. Mr. Thurston come to reside with his son in 1892. He en- listed in Company G, 106th Inf., N. Y. S. Vols., was wounded, and honorably dis- charged June 22, 1865. He was a member of Vosburg Post No. 99, G. A. R., depart- ment of New York, and died October 19, 1892. Mr. Thurston is engineer in the electric light and water works at Newark, and his son, Warren, is one of the assistants. Mr. Thurston is a member of Newark Lodge No. 83, F. & A. M., Newark Chapter No. 117, R. A. M., Zenobia Commandery No. 41, K. T., and of N. A. S. E. No. 43.
Thompson, S. P., was born in Rose, April 26, 1845, son of Robert R. and Elizabeth (Fulton) Thompson, he a native of Saratoga, born in 1821, and she of Sodus. The paternal grandfather of subject was Ezekiel, who came to Inron, being one of the first settlers and afterwards on the farm where our subject now resides, where he died. He was in the war of 1812. The father of subject was a farmer, owned fifty acres of land,
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and died in 1889. Our subject was reared on a farm, and at the age of fifteen enlisted in Company C., 8th N. Y. Cavalry, and served four years, and nine months in Anderson- ville. He was with the 8th Cavalry in every engagement, until he was captured twenty miles south of Richmond, at Stony Creek, June 29, 1864. He was in the regiment who fired the first shot at Gettysburg. At the close of the war he returned to Rose, and except five years on the Erie Canal, where he owned a boat and followed boating, has resided in Rose. He is a farmer, has followed threshing twenty years, and now owns fifty acres in Rose and one hundred acres in Sodus. Mr. Thompson has been highway commissioner six years. He is a member of John Sherman Post No. 401. He married Emily Burns, a native of Rose, and daughter of William and Jane Burns, early settlers in the town, where they died. Mr. Thompson and wife have two sons, James P., and Robert L., at home.
Toor, Charles H., was born in Sodus, January 18, 1845, and is a son of John Toor, who came from England about 1830, and settled in Gorham, Ontario county, where he lived until 1839, when he removed to Sodus, purchasing a farm in the northwest part of the town and was a successful farmer. He was a leading member of the Centenary M. E. church of Sodus. He married Sarah Box, and their children were: Sarah A., George, Thomas, Charles II., and William. Charles II. settled in Sodos and is a thrifty farmer. For many years he taught school during the winter. He is a member of Sodus Grange. He married in 1872 Mary Wilkes, and their children were: Frank W. and Mary A. Mrs. Toor died in 1882, and in 1884 he married Lizzie Welburn, and they have one son, George C.
Turner, Nathan M., was born in Sodos in 1855, and is a son of Benjamin Turner, who came from Yorkshire, England, in 1849, and settled in Lyons, and in the spring of 1850 purchased the farm of Jesse HI. Green northwest of Sodus village, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died in January, 1877. He was an enterprising and thrifty farmer and acquired a competence. He married Ann Watson, and their children were : Ann, who married John Toor, of Sodos ; Joseph, who settled in Northern Michigan, where he died in 1875; Elizabeth, who married George Toor ; William, who settled in Sodus. He married Emma C. Baldwin ; Mary, who married Thomas Toor (deceased); Rachel, who married Richard Toor; Stephen G., who resides in Sodus; Nathan M., who resides on the homestead and is a farmer. He is a strong Democrat, and in 1894 was the candidate of his party for supervisor. He married in 1885 Eliza L. Briggs, of Huron, N. Y., and their children are: Sarah, Isabel (deceased) ; Benjamin B., Hazel 1., and Bessie O.
Tiffany, George W., was born at Green River, Columbia county, February 18, 1844, and came to Ontario county with his parents when he was three years of age. He was educated in the public schools and has always followed farming. He has also had charge of and settled several estates. January 24, 1868, he married Theresa Coons, of the town of Arcadia, and they have one daughter, Iva T., who is a student. Mr. Tiffany's father, Lamont, was born at Austerlitz, Columbia county, in 1808, and married Sophia Clark, of that county. They had ten children : Charles L., Jane, Esther M., George W., as noted, Edward D., Louis R., Florence A., Sophia E , Millie E., and Anna B. He died in 1869, and his wife May 4, 1877. Mrs. Tiffany's father, Alexander Coons, was born at Red Hook, Dutchess county, July 4, 1812. He was educated in the schools of his day, and always followed farming. April 10, 1845, he married Deborah E. Ackley, of Newark, formerly of Sing Sing, Westchester county. They had two children, one who died in infancy, and Theresa, as above. The family came to Newark in November, 1849. He died in 1887, and his widow resides with her danghter, Mrs. Tiffany. Mr. Tiffany is a member of Newark Grange.
Sherman, the late Levi, was born in Rensselaer county, February 19, 1819. He was educated in the common schools, and was a farmer by occupation. February 3, 1841,
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he married Angeline, daughter of James and Hannah (Gifford) Aikin of his native county. She was born April 15, 1816. They had three children : Deborah G., Justus HI. A , and Hannah J. Deborah G. married Sidney Murphy of Washington county, and they have five sons : Clarence E., Pardon C., William E, and Myron E. Justus II. A. married Hattie Doolittle of that county, and they had seven children : Minnie A., Levi W., Myrtle, Mabel, Ina, Gracie and Edward. Hannah J. married Andrew Pratt of Washington county, and they had five children : Gracie, George L., Ira J., Angie and Eva. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman came to Newark from Washington county in 1864. Mr. Sherman died December 20, 1887. Mrs. Sherman's father, James Aikin, was born at the old home in 1792. He was educated in the schools of his day, and was a farmer and lumber merchant. Ile married Hannah Gifford of his own county, and they had fifteen children : Angeline, Justus, Elihm G., James, Nathaniel, Lafayette, Gifford, Sarah C., Patience. Elizabeth, Abigail H., Deborah and Lonisa. He died in 1848, and his wife in 1881. Mrs. Sherman is a bright active business lady. The family is of the Friends de- nomination.
Stuart, John E., was born in Greene county, N. Y., August 6, 1843. The family at an early day moved to Syraense, N. Y., where our subject was educated in the high school. He then learned the jeweler and watch trade, and came to Newark in 1864. HIs followed the jeweler's trade twenty years, doing a very prosperous trade here. He was in company with his brother, Charles W., in the nursery busmess several years, He erected the building Mr. Robinson now occupies and carried on the business until 1880. In 1884 the Stuart Manufacturing Co. was organized to manufacture advertising specialties. This factory was burned in 1886. Mr. Stuart has devoted his time to sev- eral inventions, many of which are manufactured in Syracuse. He is serving his second term as president of Newark village, being elected in January, 1894. June 7, 1871, he married Sarah E. Reed of Newark, and they had three children : Harvey R., Anrie R., and Marguerite, all students in the Union School Academy here.
Soverhill, the late Charles W., was born in the town of Arcadia September 7, 1840. His education was obtained in the common schools, and he finished at the High school of Clifton Springs, afterwards taking up farming. November 20, 1862, he married Jennie Turnbull, and had by her two children : Robert M. and K. Isabel, both of whom reside at home. In the spring of 1861 Mr. Soverhill enlisted in the 17th Inf., N.Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged for disability in September, 1861. He died April 20, 1892, deeply mourned by family and friends. Mrs. Soverhill's father, Robert Turn- bull, was born near Glasgow, Scotland, in 1797 and came to this country in 1801, first locating on the Hudson River. He married Catherine Morrison, of Hudson. After living in Montgomery county five years they came to Areadia, then to Lyons. Their six children were James, Eleanor, Mary E., William M., Gertrude A., and L. Jennie. Mr. Turnbull died September 18, 1889, and his wife in 1880. The ancestry of this family is Scotch on both sides.
Sauer, Martin, was born in Germany near Bingen on the Rhine, came to America in 1834, and settled in the south part of Sodns. Two brothers, Christopher and John, came about the same time. all settling in the same part of the town. Christopher re- moved to Illinois about. 1860. John Sauer purchased a large farm and was one of the prosperous farmers of the town. He married Eva Lang, and their children were John, Henry J., Christiana, Mary and George, all of whom reside in Sodus. Martin Saner purchased a large tract of land, and by industry has become one of the most prominent and wealthy farmers in the town. He married Caroline bang, and their cluldren are Henry, who settled in Arcadia and is a farmer. He married Mary Saner; Caroline, who married Nicholas Espenschied, of Sodus; Barbara; William, Jacob and Charles of Sodus; Catherine, who married Adam Fry, of East Palmyra, and Margaret, who mar- ried Asa F. Andrews, of Joy.
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Spear, Mahlon, was born in Phelps, Ontario county, in 1845, a son of William, whose father, William, was a pioneer of Wayne county. He came from New England as early as 1808, settled in Arcadia and was a farmer. He married Rachel Cook, and they had one son William, jr. He settled in Phelps but in 1853 settled in the south part of Sodus, and was one of the most successful and prosperons farmers in the town. He married Louise Lewis and they had one son, Mahlon, our subject. He settled on the homestead, and is one of the most prominent and extensive farmers of the town. He is a member of Sodus Lodge No. . 392 F. & A. M., Sodus Chapter and Zenobia Com- mandary. He married in 1884 Frances A. Olmstead, and they have two children, Helen M. and Louise F.
Snyder, Henry J., was the first of the family to settle in Wayne county, coming from Columbia county about 1845, and settling in the south part of Sodus. He married Elizabeth Miller, and their children were Harmon J., who settled in Illinois, and after- ward in Texas; Leonard lived and died in Sodus. He served through the Civil War; Samuel died in early manhood; Catherine, who married Freeman Hawver and settled in Marion; Sarah married Joseph Breggs and settled in Michigan; Lydia married John , Simmons and settled in Illinois; Jane married Andrew French and settled in South Dakota; Mary marrie | Horace Gilbert and settled in Marion. Jacob M. Snyder for many years during his early life was engaged in teaching, later engaged in farming which he followed the remainder of his life. He married Julia A. Miller, and they had three children : Charles, who died in infancy ; Frank M., who settled on the homestead and is engaged in farming. He married Helen Saner; Leslie M. was a school teacher for several years and then engaged in farming, purchasing a farm southwest of Sodus vil- lage. IIe is a member of Sodus Grange. He married Nettie D., daughter of William H. Tincklepaugh of Sodus, and they have one son, Kenneth E. Jacob M. Snyder died in 1892,
Smith, Daniel P., was born on the old homestead in the southwest part of Arcadia November 23, 1842. He was educated in the district schools and the Union School and Academy of Newark, and has always followed farming. November 15, 1876, he mar- ried Emma L. Fisk of this town, and they had two children William P., born Septem- ber 9, 1878, and Leslie E., born, May 25, 1887. Mrs. Smith was born September 26, 1849, and died July 4, 1891, mourned by a bereaved husband and children. Mr. Smith's father, Daniel, was born in Nassan, Rensselaer county March 18, 1802. September 23, 1836, he married Deborah Vary of his native county, born October 9, 1809, and settled here the same year. They have had two children, Esther S. and Daniel P'. He died April 7, 1874, and his wife March 3, 1887. Shis family located here fifty-eight years ago. Mr. Smith's grandfather, Conradt Smith, was one of the earliest settlers in the State. The ancestry of the family is German and Welsh.
Sherman, Charles B., born in Phelps, Ontario county, December 21, 1804, was a son of John and Chloe (Dickenson) Sherman, natives of Massachusetts who were early set- tlers of Phelps, and came to Rose Valley in an early day where they died. Mr. Sher- man served in the Revolutionary War. Father of subject was a child when he came to Rose. He was a farmer and at his death owned 111 acres, where the family now re- side, and the farm is now carried on by Ezra A. Sherman. His first wife was Lucinda Allen, by whom he had five sons and one daughter. Ils second wife was Charlotte Tyler, a native of Oneida county and daughter of Chester and Harriet Strong ; he was a native of Bridgeport, Conn. They came to Oneida in an early day where Mr. Tyler died, and his wife died in Hannibalville. Mr. Sherman and second wife had three chil- dren : Chester; who married Harriet Kimberly of Auburn, by whom he has one dangh- ter, Marion C. He was educated in Auburn Academy and Rochester Business College. from which he graduated May 9, 1885. He is now clerk of the revision of the pensions at Washington, D. C., resigning the office of assessor of Rose when he received the ap- pointment; Ezra A., born in Rose January 7, 1866, and educated at the Union Schools
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of Rose. Ile is a farmer and makes a specialty of breeding Hambletonian horses, and at present owns Ezra A., who has a record of 232 3. Mr. Sherman has been town elerk one term : and Hattie E., wife of Manley G. Fowler of Rochester.
Snyder, Eli, was born in Sodus in 1831, and is a son of Peter and grandson of John Snyder, of Montgomery county. Peter came from Columbia county to Oswego abont 1820, and about 1824 purchased a farm in the southwest part of Sodus, where he re- moved. He was a prominent member of the Christian church of Marion. In 1874 he settled in that village, where he died in 1881. He married Elizabeth, danghter of John Beam, one of the carly settlers of Sodus, and their children were: Peter, jr., George, Eli, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, and Mahala. Peter settled in Sodus and later in Palmyra, where he died. He married Jane Welcher; George settled in Marion, and married Hannah Covey ; Sarah married Isaac Stone; Mary married Abijah White ; Elizabeth married Sylvester Campbell ; Ann married Mark Johnson ; Mahala married Lorenzo French. Eli Snyder has always lived in Sodus and is an enterprising farmer. He is a member of Sodus Grange and the Christian church of Marion. He married Louisa Adams, of Marion, and they have one son, Frank E., of Newark, who married Inzzie Bowen.
Snyder, George, was born in Sodus in 1829, son of Samuel, who was a son of John Snyder, a resident of Montgomery county. His ancestors came from Germany. Samuel and Peter, sons of John, came to Sodus about 1824, and took up farms in the southwest part of the town. Benjamin, another brother, settled in Sodus in 1855, where he died. He married Betsey Lovell. Two sons survive him, John Snyder, of Joy, and Esmond, of Williamson. Peter married Betsey Beam. Samnel Snyder married Mary Borden, by whom he had eight children: Emeline, Ann, Eliza, Stephen B., George, Charles, Albert, and Edward. Emeline married. Orvilla Carpenter, of Sodus; Ann married Horace Dennison and settled in Michigan ; Eliza married Henry Husted and settled in Michigan ; Stephen B. settled first in Sodus and afterward in Marion. He married Celia Welcher ; Charles settled in Sodns, removing later to Michigan, where he died ; Albert and Edward both settled in Michigan. George Snyder has always lived in Sodus, and follows farming. He is a member of Sodus Grange. He married Mary Briggs, and their children are : Mattie (Mrs. Samuel Thorn, of Syracuse) and Irving J., of Marion.
Snow, Lorenzo M., a native of Hamilton, Madison county, was born October 29, 1828, son of Nathan and Hannah (Groves) Snow, he a native of Plainfield, Mass,, born May 26, 1790, and she of Whitesboro, Oneida county, born February 13, 1791. Abijah Snow, grandfather of subject, was a pioneer of Hamilton, settling there in 1802. He was a blacksmith by trade and owned a farm of 120 acres, which was afterward owned and improved by his son, Nathan. Nathan Snow was a farmer of Hamilton, where he lived, and died July 17, 1852, and his wife February 20, 1875. Mr. Snow was a very active member and liberal contributor to the Congregational church. Lorenzo M. was reared on the farm and has always followed farming. He purchased the old homestead, where he remained till 1855, when he came to Rose and bought the farm he now owns of 256 acres, 160 of which he has cleared. Mr. Snow has erected a fine large dwelling and excellent out-houses. His specialty is thoroughbred Jersey eattle and Hambletonian horses. September 1, 1858, he married Harriet L., daughter of Norman Sexton and Sarah A. (Crofford) Sexton, of Smyrna, Chenango county. Mr. Sexton was a native of Milford, Conn., and Mrs. Sexton of Johnstown, N. Y. He was a farmer at Smyrna, and the grandfather, Elijah, was a pioneer of the county. Norman Sexton died in January, 1874, and his wife, who spent her last days with Mr. and Mrs. Snow, died June 8, 1885.
See, Myron, was born on the homestead near Fairville, May 31, 1843, was educated in the district schools and was a carpenter by occupation until the accidental deatlı of
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his brother, September 9, 1867, when he became a farmer in the place of his brother. He married twice, first in 1861, Emily F. Warfield, of this town, by whom he had one daughter, Minnie I., who married Edward H. Schwab, of this town, and they have one daughter, Mary E. Mrs. See died in 1865, and he married second, September 29, 1868, Adelaide Southworth, of Manchester, Ontario county. They have one daughter, Eva B., residing at home. Mr. See's father, John; was born in Rensselaer county, December 1, 1799, and left home when young. He married twice, first, Eve Tarner, and had seven children, three of whom are deceased; Marvin, Jerome, Myron, and Mary A., now Mrs. Riggs, of Lockport. Mrs. See died March 2, 1874, and he married second, Maria Roberts, of Palmyra. He died April 22, 1883, his wife survives. Mrs. See's father, George W. Soverhill, was born in Dutchess county in 1814, and came to Porington, Monroe connty. with his parents when a boy. He married Sarah MeNutt, of Ontario, and they had four children : Eleanor, Adelaide, Lney, and Mary. He had married previously to Arabella Counant, and had one daughter, Laara. Mr. Sonthworth still survives, aged eighty years.
Sentell, Edward W., the first of the family in Wayne county, was born June 25, 1806, and was a native of Nova Scotia. Abont 1822 he came to Geneva and became a con- traetor and builder. About 1828, with a Mr. Barelay, he seenred the contract for the building of the first pier constructed at Sodus Point. Later he purchased the Loomis property at Maxwell's Mill, including a farm, saw mill, and grist mill, and removed there. He carried on the milling business until 1855. He was enterprising and public spirited, and was identified with the best interests of the town. In 1857 he was a member of the General Assembly. He was a prominent member of the Sodns M. E. chinreh for over forty years. Ile was railroad commissioner from the building of the Sodns Point and Southern Railroad until his death, September 19, 1892. Ile was for many years a prominent member and officer of the State militia. He married, in 1830, Deborah, danghter of Samuel Harvey, and their children were: Sarah A., who died in childhood ; William H., Edward H., Catherine L., Charles M., Jennie D., Mary A., and Jolin C., who died in early manhood. William H. enlisted in 1861 in the 44th N. Y. Infantry. In 1862 he was transferred to the 160th N. Y. Infantry, with the rank of major, and served until the fall of 1864, when he resigned. He died in Sodns in 1888, unmarried. Catherine E. married Abraham B. Gibbs, of Sodus ; Jennie D. married Hiram West and settled at Groton, S. D .: Mary married Charles Terpning, of New York; Charles M. enlisted in 1862 in the 11th N. Y. Infantry, and served till the close of the war. He is a member of Dwight Post, G. A. R., of Sodus and was a charter member of Sodus Lodge, 1. O. O. F. He has been collector and highway commissioner of the town. He married Jennie Hewson, of Sodus, and their children are : Jennie D. and William E. Edward HI. Sentell enlisted in 1862 in the Booth N. Y. Infantry as second lientenant and was promoted to first lieutenant. He was wounded at the battle of Cedar Creek October 19, 1864, and was mustered out April 5, 1865. From 1868 to 1872 he was engaged in the produce busines. In the latter year he settled at Sodns Point and built a planing mill and doek, and for several years carried on that business. Selling out this business he built a warehouse and a fruit evaporator, and engaged in the prodnce business and coal and lumber. In 1876 he engaged in the mercantile trade, which he has since carried on. He takes an active part in party affairs, and was elected supervisor in 1890-91. He is a member of Dwight Post, G. A. R. He married Fannie, danghter of John Preston, of Sodus, and they have one daughter, Mary.
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