Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 35

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Cornwall

1849, 1881. Record, 7 vols. Arr. chron, 1849, no index; 1881-, index- ed alph. by children. Includes mar- riages and deaths 1849. Custodian, Mrs. Edith B. Earl , town clerk, Corn- wali, N. Y.

Crawford

1881. Register, 3 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths, 1881-1933. Custodian, Mrs. M. C. Scott, town clerk, Pine Bush, N. Y.

Deerpark

1881. Register, 7 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1912, no index; 1913-, indexed alph.' by children. Includes deaths, 1913 -. Custodian E. L. Hanlon, town clerk, Sparrowbush, N. Y. -

Goshen

1847, 1881, 1914, 1928-33, 1935. Record, 5 vols. Arr. aiph. No index. Custodian, J. Millard Strack, town clerk ,Goshen, N. Y.

1881, 1910, 1914. Register, 15 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Custodian, J. Millard Strack ,town clerk, Goshen, N. Y. " (To be continued)

1 GAZETTEER, BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF MONTGOMERY AND FULTON COUNTIES (Copled by Leslie A. Frye, Glovers- ville, N. Y.)

NORTHAMPTON, FULTON CO ..

Explanations to Directory.

1. Name of individual or firm.

2. Post office address.

3. Business or occupation. -

Figures piaced after the occupa tion of farmers indicate the number of acres of land owned or leased by the person named.

(Continued from last week.)

Latcher, David, Jr., Northville, millwright.

Latcher, David C., Northvilie, far- mer 70.

Latcher, Jacob ,Northville, carpen- ter and farmer 20.

Lawrence, Philo R., Northampton, carpenter and joiner and farmer 50. Lawton, William, Northville, far- mer 20.

Lewis, Annanias, Northvilie, val caulker and farmer 90. Lewis, James K., Northvilie, mould- er.

Lewis, Lucian E., Northvilie, tin- smith.

Lewis, Margaret Mrs., Northviile, farmer 100.

Lewis, Morgan, Northville, land

found in various depositories. It is

Story of One of the Earliest Sects in the County of Fulton

BY Morris . Palmer, M. D. Gloversville, N. Y. .

Fulton County Historian

The church was incorporated on April 18, 1832, many years after its beginning. It may be that it was incorporated- in order to sell" the property: "and that the members might get into money what they had in it and then disband. The meeting to incorporate was held at the meet- ing house at two in the afternoon of the above date, the Rev. James Joslin being minister at the time. Announcement of this meeting was made on the March 25th and April 1st proceeding, at the usual hours of worship. Two members of the society presided, David Atkins and Caleb Al- ien. The following trustees were elected: Caleb Allen, John T. John- son, George J. Joslin, Sweet Ailen, David Atkins and Thomas Hopkins. The society was to be known as the General or Six Principie Baptist Church of Amsterdam.

" At this time David "Atkins" owned the church lot "and " the land sur- rounding it: and. on August : 6, 1832, he. and his wife, Hannah gave a quit ciaim deed to the above mentioned trustees, for $10.00, of the church lot. The property is described as fol- lows: Beginning on the west side of the road leading from Amsterdam to Broadalbin, 25 links north of the northeast corner of the Six Princi- pie Baptist Meeting House, running south 2 chains, west 1 chain, 25 links, north 2 chains, east 1 chain, 25 links to the place of beginning, being one quarter acre. No further mention of this church appears anywhere in the county records.

The site which has been described is on what was long known as the Jacob Banta farm ,now known as the Pooier farm, near the school house of District number three of the town of 'Perth. The field wherein the church stood is the field in the northwest corner of the Amsterdam- Broadaibin road and the road meet- ing that road from the west cailed the McQueen road. It is bounded on the east by the state road leading from Amsterdam to Broadalbin, on

the south by the dirt road called the MicQueen road on the corner of which is the school house of District number three, on the west? by: the line fence between it and the old Thomas McQueen farm and on the north by the old John I. Paris place lately owned by his son John M. Paris of Broadalbin. This field' con- tains several acres and the church property was one quarter acre and is described 'as along the highway. On inspecting the field it is found that most of it along the road is swampy but there is one place with high ground which looks as if it had been a small knoll leveled on top and the earth used to fill on the back or west. This is almost directly across from the Pooler farm huse which is one the east side of the road. This level, dry ground, I believe, must have been the site of the church building.

We have no way of telling at this date when the church was built or when it was taken down. As has been stated before, this church was or- ganized as a separate church in 1807 and it is probably that the meeting house was put up shortly after. It had disappeared by 1856 as a map of Fulton county of that date does not show it, Probably it was torn down in the late , thirties or early, forties. Mr. Joslin thinks that part of the frame of the barn on his son's farm, just north'of his own, was made from the frame of the old church.

We may ask ourseives why this church which was described as so flourishing in 1827 ,closed up ten or fifteen years later. I think the an- swer is that its most influential members moved away from that sec- tion. The "West" was opening up and calling the more venturous to settle , there. Michigan and Wisconsin were the frontier then and many of the first settlers in these, states came from our own county. Even the west- ern parts of Fulton county were good for new settlement yet as for ex- ampie Pleasant Valley, now calied Rockwood, which although begun earlier was calling new people to its beautiful countryside. Many were from the Perth section and members of the Six Principie Church.

(To be continued)

agent, justice of the peace and far- mer 25.

Lewis, Morgan Mrs., Northviile, miliiner. Lobdell, Bradley N., Northville, glove and mitten manuf. and farmer 12.

Manning, Charles E., Northamp- ton, cabinet ware, etc.

Manning, Eli, Northville, farmer 8. Manzer, Henry Y., Northville, far- mer 16.

Manzer, Lawrence, Northville, lumbermån: and farmer 175.

Marble, Spencer, Osborn's Bridge, farmer 60.

Maroney, Michael, Northampton, tanner and farmer 4.

Marvin, Laura B. Mrs., Northamp.

ton, farmer 2.

Marvin, Philemon B., Northamp- ton ,prop. of Marvin House and far- mer 100.

Mason and Ailen, Northviile (Isaac Mason and Edwin Alien.) dealers in stoves, hardware, crockery, oils, whips, etc.

Mason, Gardiner C., Osborn's Bridge, farmer 50. Mason, Isaac, Northvilie (Mason and Allen.)

McAlister, Cornelius, Northville, farmer 35. McClusky, Hugh, Northvilie, far- mer 112.

McCuen, Henry C., Northvilie (with Joseph,) farmer.

(To ie continued)

MOHAWK VALLEY

GENEALOGY

AND HISTORY

St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville. N. Y.

THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1946

Questions and Answers

A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is invited to submit answers. Give dates, places and sources.

SIMPSON, HOWLAND, VINCENT, Ruth's parents? She was born June MCCLELLAN

10, 1762. Their daughter Fannie E. Tarbeil, born Feb. 19, 1797, mar-

Want parents of Joseph and Mar- garet Simpson who were in Still- |ried David Lusee. Other children water, Saratoga county, N. Y. in were Mary, Tabetha, Zaddock, Whitcomb, Esther, Levi, John P., Orson and Sally. 1830. Joseph Simpson married be- fore 1820 Mary Vincent and had Robert, born about 1820; Myron, born David Lusee came to America from France with La Fayette and settled in Orange county with the Conery family. Who were his parents and when was he born ? about 1826; Mary E., born about 1828 and married Horatio N. Tubbs; Mar- garet Ann, born Feb. 5, 1830 at Still- water and married Samuel A. Mc- Clellan; Jane E. born about 1833;

The Lusees owned property In Newbury where the school house was erected. INGALLS, ESTERBROOK,

SALLSBURY

Edmund Ingalls, son of Edmund and Eunice (Ludden) Ingalls, born Oct. 1, 1713 . at Rehoboth, Mass. married on June 10, 1736 Deborah Esterbrook. Who were her parents

ward K. Howland, later a Michigan and when was she born?

State Senator, and had a son Simp- son Howland, born May 18, 1822 at Stillwater.

VINCENT, DEMMING

Want parents of Reede and Mary Vincent. Reede Vincent was in Niles, Berrien county, Michigan in 1870, when he was 65 years of age, a wa- gon maker. Living with him were Hannah Vincent, aged 57, born in Massachusetts, and Nancy Demming, aged 64, born in Connecticut. Mary Vincent married Joseph Simpson as above.

CRITTENDEN, SIKES

Oliver Mallory born 1746, son of Peter and Joanna (Hall) Mailory (probably of New Haven, Conn.) married Margaret ....; he died Hiils- dale, N. Y. Did they have other children than:

1. Joanna born Nov. 3,, bp. Nov. 18, 1771 Hiliadale; died Nov. 23, 1836. Did she marry ?

2. Isaac bp.' Hillsdale, May 16,

Wish all possible data on all mem- bers of this family, with dates when known and source.

Mrs. William P. Allen,

206 Oak street, Winsted, Conn.

COMMENT ON- WISNER, BLAIN

Asa Hicks, son of David, of Long Island, born 1755; died 1807, married Ziliah Cass on Nov. 27, 1777. Who were her parents?

Joseph Hicks, son of Asa and Zil- lah (Cass) Hicks, born May 4, 1791, married Jerusha Roblee, born July 24, 1795, daughter of Reuben and

Mary (-) Roblee? Other children | their In-laws and friends. Sometimes of Asa were David, Sybil or Lucy [ they would write for the ones who married Anthony J. Haswell, Esther married Arnold Brown, son of Jona- athan, son of Jonathan and Patience (Arnold) Brown.

TARBELL, LUSEE

Whitcomb Tarbell, born April 23, 1750, . married, Ruth.

the Wisner, Blain, Walrdon, Scott, 10 Ferris Lane,

Who were | Burt, Stone aggregation. These fam- Poughkeepsie, N. Y. .

House Family of the

Fletcher T. Smith. Norman born August 1, 1913. Louise born Jan, 24, 1916. Carl born August 26, 1920 unmar- ried 1942.

fried Marian J. Slocum. Elmer born Dec. 28, 1909 unmar- ried 1942,

Martha born Feb. 13, 1913 married, Harry Johnson.

ilies lived to great ages so that fam- lly traditions are ' vivid. My hus band's great aunt who was born in! 1844 died In 1940. She was related to the Wisner-Blain family, probably

a grand nlece. Gertrude E. Mann might be interested in what data my husband has. Here it is, briefly.

Johannes Weesner (Wisner) was of Hollander descent, He' settled in Warwick, N. Y. in 1714. He died in 1733. His will is on record at Goshen, N. Y. His wife's name was Eliza- beth-maiden name unknown. He had four daughters, one of whom was Katherine who marrled Thomas. Blain and two sons, Hendrick + and Adam.

Thomas (1) and Katherine had several children but I know of only one, John, who is my husband's an- cestor. He died in 1817 and is bur- ied in Warwick with his wife Jane, who died in 1816. He was a Revolu- tionary soldier as was his son Thomas. Now' about 1892 (2) Thomas and his brother Samuel, children of John went to Romulus, Seneca Co., N. Y. Thomas with his new second wife, Elizabeth Scott and Samuel with his wife Catherine Waldron. Other Wisners and Waldrons must have gone too. Also the family of William Burt. The Burts of War- wick wrote to the ones who had re- mained in Conn. They came to Sen- eca Co. too with their friends the and Stones. It is reasonable to believe that the Blains, Wakirons Scotts had migrated from Conn. to Orange Co. thence upstate.

66 Oak street,

Hudson Fails, N. Y.

MALLORY

Margaret Any Simpson married at Kalamazoo, Mich. on March 1, 1850, Samuel A. Mcclellan, son of Samuel H. and Lydia Minerva (Sikes) Mc- Cleilan. The parents of Lydia Miner- va Sikes were Willard Silkes, born 1775 at Monson, Mass. and Almira Crittenden. I have no data at all on 1773.

Almira. Want parents, dates of birth, marriage and death and all children of Almira (Crittenden) Sikes. Marshall S. Walker, 3124 Dumbarton Ave., N. W. Washington 7, D. C.

HICKS, CASS, ROBLEE

"When we were married 21 years ago and moved to Orange Co. my husband's great aunt, and his uncle were much interested because the family, several branches, had mll- band's mother corresponds with the grated north from Warwick, Orange Co. Families used to trek with all

grandchildren of Sarah Blain and Andrew Parsons. This Sarah must have been a niece of Sarah Blain Wisner. I thought that Gertrude

had stayed in New England to come | Mann might be Interested in where along and try their second choice. the Wisners and others migrated from, before exploring and clearing their plot in the lake region. Then they would reconverge at some distant northern point. This Is the picture we get from reading about Mrs. Ellis W. Thorp,

I have no data on the children of Samuel Blain. Sarah Blain must have been Thomas and Samuel's sister. Thomas also had a daughter named Sarah. Probably Sarah Blain Wisner. was a daughter of John as our re- cord says he has other children be- sides those listed. Anyway Thomas (second) Is buried in Seneca Ço. His daughter Jane married Phllo Stone, whose father had migrated from Romulus to Oswego county. Jane was born in Romulus. Philo had lived there as a boy. They are both buried in Oswego. It is very interesting how the names repeat. These families must have been very clannish, Inter- marriage with second and third cou- sins must have been rather common in the sparsely populated country. We have a silver serving spoon and other relics of Jane Blain. My husband's grandmother was her daughter . My husband visited distant relatives in Seneca Co. as a small boy. My hus-

Catherine born about 1835; and Nancy born about 1837. They were in Comstock, Kalamazoo Co., Mich. in 1850 where Joseph Simpson and his son Robert ran an Iron ,foundry.' Joseph died before 1860 when widow Mary (Vincent) Simpson was living in Kalamazoo City with her son Rob- ert. Margaret Simpson married Ed-

Their son Edmund born March 18, 1739, at Rehoboth married In Nov., 1760 Esther Sallsbury. Who were her parents and when was she born ? Would like to correspond with anyone connected with any of the above families. Mrs. Stephen L. Harris,

Kalamazoo, Mich. on March 1, 1850, Samuel A. Mcclellan, son of Samuel H. and Lydia Minerva (Sikes) Mc- Clellan. The parents of Lydia Miner- va Slkes were Willard Silkes, born 1775 at Monson, Mass. and Almira Crittenden. I have no data at all on 1773.

Almira. Want parents, dates of birth, marrlage and death and all children of Almira (Crittenden) SIkes.

Marshall S. Walker,

3124 Dumbarton Ave., N. W. Washington 7, D. C.

HICKS, CASS, ROBLEE

Aga Hicks, son of David, of Long Island, born 1755; died 1807, married Zillah Cass on Nov. 27, 1777. Who were her parents?

Joseph Hicks, son of Asa and Zil- lah (Cass) Hicks, born May 4, 1791, married Jerusha Roblee, born July 24, 1795, daughter of Reuben and

Whitcomb Tarbell, born April 23, 1750, married Ruth.

dale, N. Y. Di- they have other children than:

1. Joanna born Nov. 3,, bp. Nov. 18, 1771 Hillsdale; died Nov. 23, 1836. Did she marry ?

2. Isaac bp.' Hillsdale, May 16,

Wish all possible data on all mem- bers of this famlly, with dates when known and source.

Mrs. William P. Allen,

206 Oak street,

Winsted, Conn.

COMMENT ON- WISNER, BLAIN

"When we were married 21 years ago and moved to Orange Co. my husband's great aunt and his uncle were much Interested because the family, several branches, had mll- grated north from Warwick, Orange Co. Familles used to trek with all

Daran. rrovaniy saran Blain wisner was a daughter of John as' our "re- cord says he has other children be- sides those listed. Anyway Thomas (second) is buried in Seneca Ço. His daughter Jane marrled Philo Stone, whose father had migrated from Romulus to Oswego county. Jane was born in Romulus. Philo had lived there as a boy. They are both buried in Oswego. It Is very Interesting how the names repeat. These families must have been very clannish. Inter- marriage with second and third cou- sins must have been rather common In the sparsely populated country. We have a silver serving spoon and other relics of Jane Blain. My husband's grandmother was her daughter . My husband visited distant relatives in Seneca Co. as a small boy. My ·hus- band's mother corresponds with the grandchildren of Sarah Blain and Andrew Parsons. This Sarah must

Mrs. Ellis W, Thorp,

the Wisner, Blain,. . Walrdon, Scott, 10 Ferris Lane,

Who were | Burt, Stone aggregation. These fam- |Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

House Family of the Mohawk

By Melvin Rhodes Shaver Ransomville, N. Y. Chapter I

Descendants of Christian Hauss

Vernon M. Walker and Rosalind Galumbacker. 1

Children: Vera Marie born March 13, 1930. (Josephine House)

Arden M. Walker and Agnes Hil- ton.

Children:

Mildred born Oct. 2, 1929.

Lyle K. Walker and Ortha Baird. No children.

Vivian Carr and Merle Jones. Children:

Aldreen born August 6, 1931. Ronald born July 25, 1940.

Lawrence born Jan. 17, 1942. Lula Carr and Edd Stinson. children.

Verna Carr married Orin Colvin. No children.

Harvey Carr unmarried 1942. Eleanor Corr unmarried 1942. (Cora . E. House)

Cora E. House and Willard Rich- ards.

Children:

James born Jan. 12, 1918 unmar- ried 1942.

Mary Lou born Sept. 12, 1922 un- marrled 1942.

Chauncey Woods married Cecile Reese. No children.

Carl born June 22, 1904 married Dorothy Horning. Lois born Dec. 3, 1905 marrled Harlan Owens. Charles born March 1, 1907 mar-

ried Marian J. Slocum.

Elmer born Dec. 28, 1909 unmar- ried 1942, Martha born Feb. 13, 1913 married, Harry Johnson. William born July 9, 1915 unmar- ried 1942. 1

Marlan born March 1, 1916 married Rowlan Beley. John bor'n August 14, 1924 unmar- rled 1942.

Carl House and Dorothy Horning.

James Leslie born March 17, 1916. . William, Richards born June 27, Children:

1920.

Anna Belle born Oct. 30, 1929. All unmarried 1942.

Virginla Richards and Glenn E. Truax. Children.

Nancy Lou born August 8, 1933. Lucy Richards married Fletcher T. Smith. No children 1942.

Rhea Belle Kellogg married Donald

A. Windsor. No children 1942. (Menzo L. and Mary A. House.) Menzo L. House and Anna Whaley. Children:

Slocum. Children: Edgar born 1939. Melvin born 1940.

Martha House and Harry Johnson. Children:

Sue Ann born 1939. - David born 1941. Marian House and Rowlan Beley. Children:

Ward Charles born Jan. 9, 1936. Elmer, William and John unmar- rled 1942.

Robert Woods and Irene Edwards. Children. (Louls D. House)

Louis , D. House and Mae Loomis. Children:

Major born Jan. 4, 1885 married Lena Cook.

Anna born May 21, 1887 married Charles F. Kellogg. Belle born April 5, 1889 marrled Leslie Gray, (William A'. House) William A. House and O'Brien. Children:

Carl born March 17, 1891 died July 25, 1917.

Major Richards and Lena Cook. Children: Virginia born April 17, 1908 mar- ried Glenn E. Truax.

Lucy born March 9, 1911 married

Fletcher/ T. Smith.

Norman born August 1, 1913. Loulse born Jan. 24, 1916.

Carl born August 26, 1920 unmar- rled 1942.

Anna Richards and Charles F. Kel- logg. Children: Karl J. born April 7, 1916 died Aug. 6, 1936; Rhea Belle b. Aug. 7, 1917, married Donald A. Windsor.

Belle Richards and Leslie Gray. Children:

Margaret Carol born May 5, 1932. Abram Russell born June 14/ 1936. Lois House and Harlan Owen Children:

Bernard William born Dec. 20, 1928. died June 26, 1936.

Ellen Maude born July 3, 1930. Grace Louise born May 8, 1932. Charles House and Marian« J.

Verna married Clarence Van Horn. No record of children.

Mary A. House and William M. Woods. Children:

Robert born Dec. 12, 1894 married Irene Edwards.

Chauncey born July 3, 1900 mar- rled Cecile Reese.

Richard born April 13, 1910 mar- ried 1 Ann G. Taylor, married 2 Vir- ginia Wilcox., Mary Louise born May 3, 1917 married Frank E. Parker. Richard House and Anna G. Tay-

Nellie |lor. Children:

Lewis Taylor born August 4, 1933. Nancy Jane born April 7, 1935. Mary Louise House and Frank Parker. Children:

David born Oct. 24, 1940.

(To be continued)

Mann might be Interested in where

Mary (-) Roblee ? Other children | their In-laws and friends. Sometimes have been a niece of Sarah Blain of Asa were David, Sybil or Lucy they would write for the ones who Wisner. I thought that Gertrude had stayed in New England to come along and try their second choice. the married Anthony J. Haswell, Esther married Arnold Brown, son of Jona- athan, son of Jonathan and Patience (Arnold) Brown. TARBELL, LUSEE

Wisners and others ' migrated Then they would reconverge at some from, before exploring and clearing their plot in the lake region. distant northern point. This is the picture we get from reading about

Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley

AND NEARBY

BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS

(Continued from last week.) DELAWARE COUNTY

Downsville (1921)

1921. Register, 2 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian Jardine: Jackson, village clerk, Floischmanns (1913)

Downsville, N. Y.

". 1914. Record, 1 vol. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian R. H. Brown, vii- lage clerk, Floismanns, N. Y, Franklin (1874)

: 1881. Record, 8 vois. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian J. E. Loveland, village clerk Franklin, N. Y.

Hancock (1888)

1885. Register, 8 vois. Arr. chron. 1885-1900 no index; 1900, indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1885-1900 and deaths, 1885-1907, 1916 -. Custodian Frank J. Smith, town clerk, Hancock, N. Y. Hobart (1888)

1888,' Record, 3 vols. Arr. chron. Reward of Merit Indexed alph. by children. Includes. Dear little girl, be wise and happy, marriages and deaths 1888-1908. Ere you upon the stage of action Custodian A. F. Carroll, registrar of come, vital statistics, Hobart, N. Y.

Margaretville (1875)

1914. Register, 3 vois. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian, Morgan R. Garri- son, village clerk, Margaretville, N. PY:

Sidney (1888)

1890. Record, 7 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian Henry S. Cole, registrar of vital statistics, Sidney, N. Y.

Stamford (1870)

1888. Record, 2 vols. Arr, chron. 1888-1913, indexed num. by certifi- cate numbers; 1914- indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custo- dian, George D. Lamont, registrar of vital statistics, Ctomford, N. Y. Andes .

1883, Record, .. vois. Arr. alph. No Index. Includes mariages and deaths. Custodian ' Leroy A. Little, town clerk, Andes, N. Y.

Colchester

1883, Register 11 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, C. R: "Gladstone, town clerk, Downs- ville, N. Y.

(To be continued)

GAZETTEER, BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF MONTGOMERY AND FULTON COUNTIES

Explanations to Directory. 1. Name of individual or firm.

2. Post office address.

:3. Business or occupation.

Figures placed after the occupa- tion of farmers, indicate the number of acres of land owned or leased by the person named. (Copied by Leslie A. Frye, Glovers- ville, N. Y.) -

BROADALBIN FULTON COUNTY, N. Y. Adams, Amos, glove cutter. Adams, Susan, Mrs., North Broad- alhin_former.1

Personal Recollections . OF DeLilah Wisner Merritt

(Continued from last week) The summer I was seven years old (1820) I went to a teacher by the name of Patrick May, a young wid- ower. At that time we did not get such beautiful cards as children get now (1888), but instead a piece of paper, perhaps three inches square, with the teacher's approbation as a reward for good behavior, or leaving off head more than any other one of your class. As the term of Mr. May neared its close he commenced writing what we called at the time a ticket or certificate which seemed to require more than common care and thought, and on a larger piece of paper. The scholars were all anxious to know who would get that won- In 1829 a young unordained min- ister from Madison county, came to Somerset to preach-a Baptist- and rented a log house on the farm of Isaac Merritt and preached in the derfui certificate. And to all their in- quiries his answer was "To the one that left off head the last day." So, when the last day came, I got the certificate. The first letter of every school house across the road; and line spelled my name. It was writ- ten in italics so I could read it, and I don't believe any scholar of today (1888) would think as much of the handsomest card, as I thought of my I have always regretted, but as I, re- member every word, I will write it down:

the winter of '29 and '30 was a great revival, and the Rev. R. L. Wilson was ordained. The ordination being in' the barn, there being no building be- side the barn large enough to hold the people that wished to attend. A! great addition was made to the church both by letter and bay bap- tism. A great many young people united with the church. George Bruce and I both united with the church; and would to God that I had led as Christian a life as George has.

The summer of '30 Grandmother Waldron (Nelly Van Fleet Waldron) came to Father's to stay a few days and make a visit, I think the fore part of August, and was taken sick and had a run of fever and was very sick, No one thought that she would live, but she recovered slowly ..

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 35

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: [1942-1949] Number of Pages: 276

Author:
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: [1942-1949]
Number of Pages: 276