Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century, Vol. II, Part 86

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 1094


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Barker & Leonard, Physicians and Surgeons, Tully .- This firm is composed of George E. Barker and William H. Leonard. Mr. Barker was born in Spafford, May 2, 1848, a son of William C. and Betsey A. (Knapp) Barker. William C. was a son of Cooper Barker, who came from Washington Co. to Spafford in an early day. Dr. Barker was educated in Homer Academy, and graduated from the Cleveland Homoeopathic Medical College in 1875, beginning practice in his native town. Soon, however, he went to Truxton, where he practiced seven years, and later went to Tully, where he has resided ever since. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, Preble Lodge, K. of P., No. 246, of Tully. In 1872 he married Helen E., daughter of Owen Westcott, now the oldest citizen in the town of Tully. Mrs. Barker died in Feb., 1892. Dr. Leonard was born in Ithaca in 1868, a son of William H. and Sarah A. (Miller) Leonard of Ithaca. The father of William H. was Levi, a son of one of the earliest settlers of that town. Dr. Leonard graduated at the Keystone Academy of Factoryville, Pa., and in 1891 from the New York Homoeopathic Medical College. He practiced in Cortland for a year, then came to Tully and formed a partnership with Dr. Barker, the firm having continued since that time. Sept. 2, 1891, he mar- ried Susie E. Hankins, of Hankins, Sullivan Co., N. Y., her great-grandfather having been one of the earliest settlers there, where he was killed by the Indians.


Burroughs, Smith, Tully, was born in Otisco, Nov. 28, 1822, the oldest of four children of Ira and Marinda Burroughs, natives of Saratoga Co. and of Massachusetts re- spectively. Hle was a son of Porter Burroughs of Connecticut, whose father was John Burroughs, a Scotchman who settled there in an early day, and came to Otisco


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in 1812, where he died. He served in the war of 1812. The father of Smith also lived and died in Otisco, his death occurring Jan. 1, 1881, at the age of 81. His wife died in May, 1880, aged 84. Our subject was educated in the common schools and has always followed farming. He owns 164 acres of land, and has resided in the village of Vesper for thirteen years, living retired. Jan. 15, 1845, Mary, daughter of Amos Goodell became his wife. Her father was a soldier of 1812, and an early set- tler of Otisco. Mr. and Mrs. Burroughs have had these children: Ophelia A., who resides in Rutherford, N. J. ; Celestia A., who died at Ohio aged 44; Ella A., who re- sides in Maryland; Emerson A., who died in 1874, aged 20 years; and Genellus G., a farmer of Tully.


Burt, Charles M., Otisco, was born in Dorset, England, Nov. 25, 1813, a son of Thomas and Sarah (Mead) Burt, both of England, where they died. In 1849 our subject married in England, Ann, daughter of George and Eliza Mathews. Her parents came to America in 1850, and there died in 1869 and 1871 respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Burt came to America in 1854 and settled on a farm in this town, where they now reside, the place comprising 135 acres. Mr. Burt has made one visit to his native country. They have had seven children: George T., Albert E., Ann Eliza, John F., and Robert, who died aged two years.


Bardwell, Irving W., Otisco .- The Bardwells are one of the pioneer families of Belchertown, Mass., where Jonathan Bardwell was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and was at the battle of Bunker Hill. The grandparents were Zenas and Polly (Steward) Bardwell, who came from Massachusetts, and were pioneers of this town, where they died. The parents of Irving were William and Lavina (Cogswell) Bard- well, he born at Belchertown in 1803, and she at Pittsfield in 1811. He was a very suc- cessful business man, owning also the largest dairy farm in Otisco. He died April 4, 1888, and his wife Dec. 6, 1894. Irving W. was educated at Onondaga Academy, and for two years was a speculator in the oil regions. For three years he kept a meat market in Wabash Valley, Ind., being a butcher by trade, but now carries on farming in Otisco, where he owns 300 acres of land, and where he is also a stock- holder and a director of the creamery. In 1876 he married Sarah A., daughter of


Samuel and Janette (Barnes) Gilbert. Her father was a prominent farmer of this town, and died in 1860, aged 37. Her mother died in 1864, aged 34. Mr. and Mrs. Bardwell have had two children: Frankie Janette, born Nov. 9, 1877, and Clifford J., born in Dec., 1889, both now attending the Onondaga Academy. Mr. Bardwell is a Mason and a Granger.


Bell, George, Elbridge, was born in Jordan in 1840, a son of Gabriel and Eliza (Hastings) Bell. The family at the time of George's birth resided in the Tracy house. Gabriel Bell was a mason and builder, and made the first locks on the Erie Canal. George was educated at Homer Academy and married Mary, daughter of Thomas Stone. He got a farm out of ninety acres out of a 200-acre tract his father bought and cleared north of the village, and has another ninety acre farm at the lock. He has two sons, Frank and Thomas, who were both educated at the academy, and Thomas went through Syracuse University to fit himself for a teacher. His success as principal at Salamanca began in 1891, but Frank has chosen farming for a livlihood.


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Barnard, Rufus G., Elbridge .- The grandfather of our subject, Rufus, and the father, Asa, were both natives of Vermont, who came to Otisco about 1814. There were four sons and four daughters in the family, Asa being the second son. He was reared in Otisco, married Rowena French, and their children were Rufus, Franklin D. of Weedsport, Mrs. Pratt Campbell of Memphis, and Mrs. William Curtis of this place. Rufus married Betsey, a daughter of Jonathan Paddock of Camillus. He served through the war of the Rebellion, enlisting first in the 101st N. Y. Vols., and was transferred to the 37th Irish Infantry, and the 40th Regiment of New York. He was wounded at Chancellorsville, taken prisoner and again wounded at the battle of the Wilderness. He was mustered out in 1864. He came from Cato in 1874 and bought a farm of sixty-four acres two miles east of Jordan, where he now resides.


Brown, William E., Elbridge, was born in Elbridge in 1830, and has always re- sided in this locality. His parents were Deacon Samuel and Hannah (Curtis) Brown, early settlers of the town, and active members of the Baptist church. Deacon Brown died in 1864. He and wife had seven children: William E., who married Emma J. Look, of Oneida, who died in 1886, leaving three children; Albert E., of Elbridge, Dewitt, of Jordan, and one who was afterwards killed in the Electric Light Works. Frances E. Simmons, daughter of Persus and Mary (Crofut) Simmons, he a soldier in the war of 1812, married John Cole, of Brutus, who died in 1864, leaving one son, William D., who died from an accident with a scythe in 1874, at the age of 15 years. In 1865 Mrs. Cole married second Nathaniel Hunter, who died in 1885, leaving two children, John E. and Arthur D. Mrs. Hunter and William E. Brown were married in 1887, and have since resided on the Hunter farm in the western part of the town. Both are members of the Baptist church.


Brown, Melvin P., Van Buren, was born in Baldwinsville, April 5, 1850. His father, Seth Brown, was a pioneer of the Mohawk Valley, and came to Baldwins- ville in 1832, and first settled at Van Buren. He was a millwright by trade, and was employed in erecting the mills that have made Baldwinsville famous. In later years he was engaged in the furniture and undertaking business. He married Jane M. Drace. He died in 1885, aged 64 years. Melvin was educated at Bald- winsville. He then learned his father's trade, but later he learned the machinist's trade at the Phoenix Foundry in Syracuse. In 1873 he purchased a steamboat, and engaged in freight and passenger trade between Syracuse and Baldwinsville. He built his first boat, the William B. Kirk, in 1887; in 1889, the McMullin, and in 1890, the M. P. Brown. He now has two others under construction. In 1872 he married Ellen King, and they 'had two sons Clarence E. and Howard M. Mrs. Brown died May 29, 1894. Mr. Brown is one of the leading business men of the town.


Butler, John, Onondaga, market gardener of Onondaga, was born in 1836, and settled in this town in 1853. He is a a son of William and Mary Butler, who were the parents of these children: Joseph, William, Michael, Patrick, John and James. John Butler married Julia Murray, and they have six children: Mary, Sarah, Anna, William, Nellie and Margaret. Mrs. Butler was a daughter of Pat- rick and Mary Murray, who have three children: Patrick, Julia and Anna.


Brown, J. L., Fabius, was born in Lincklaen Chenango Co., Feb. 3, 1833, a son


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of David and Eliza (Peterson) Brown, he of Connecticut and she of Lincklaen. The grandfather, Samuel Brown, died in Connecticut. The maternal grandfather, Jolin Peterson, came from Germany, and settled in Madison Co., but removed to Chenango Co., where he died. David S. died April 20, 1884, and his wife in Oct., 1879. In 1884 our subject settled on the farm of 245 acres, which he now owns, and carries on dairying, keeping about thirty-three cows. In 1857 he married Mary J., daughter of John B. and Marinda (Hills) Scullen. The great-grandfathers of both Mr. and Mrs. Brown participated in the Revolutionary war. They have had these children: Eliza, wife of Jeremiah Smith, of Fabius; Alfonzo J., a cheesemaker, in Keeny Settlement; David, who died in 1883; Marvin, a farmer; Alice, wife of Madi- son Elmore, of Georgetown; George, a farmer; Mary L. and Gertrude F., both at home.


Blaney, Henry C., Fabius, was born in Fabius, May 7, 1858, a son of John Blaney, mentioned in this work. Our subject was reared on a farm, educated in the common schools, and is the owner of a farm of thirty-six acres, being part of the homestead place. In 1883 he married Ada Craft, who died in 1884, and in 1886 Mr. Blaney mar- ried (second) Almira M. Miles, a native of Fabius, and a daughter of Smith and An- geline (Aldrich) Miles, mentioned in this work. Henry C. and wife have had these children: John M., born Ang. 25, 1890, and Webster F., born July 16, 1893. William F. Blaney, a brother of Henry, resides with him. He was born in Fabius, April 9, 1842, and also owns a farm. The family all attend the Methodist Church.


Bailey, Charles H., Fabius, was born in Fabius in 1869, the only son of John C. and Charlotte (Sherwood) Bailey. Mr. Bailey, by a previous marriage to Caroline Kinney, has three children. He married (third) Amy Chase, widow of Derius Chase. The grandparents of our subject were Lewis and Betsey (Collins) Bailey, and the former died in Fabius in 1872. The great-grandfather, Enoch Bailey, was a soldier in the Revolution. He came from Massachusetts and settled in Madison Co., but died in Tully. John Bailey has spent eleven years in Michigan, and has also clerked in Apulia, but he has chiefly followed farming. Our subject was reared on the farm and educated in the school at Fabius. In 1890 he married Minnie L., daughter of Irving and Vernie (Ball) Crozier. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have one daughter, Rena C., aged two years. Mr. Bailey followed farming one year, and in 1891 rented the farm of 335 acres of H. H. Clark, which he has since carried on, keeping a dairy of fifty cows. He has a farm of twenty acres in the town of Fabius also.


Bell, Ephraim J., Fabius, was born in Glen, Montgomery Co., Feb. 18, 1851, the older of two children of John H. and Catharine (Fisher) Bell, natives of Montgomery Co., where the mother died Feb. 21, 1891, and where the father now lives. The grandfather of our subject, Roland H., was an early settler of Montgomery Co. His wife was Dorothy Bell, and they both died in Portland, Mich. The father of our subject is a leading man of his town, and has been supervisor and highway commis- sioner. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in Syracuse High school, and at the age of about twenty-three entered the employ of the D. L. & W. R. R. In 1878 he came to Apulia as station agent, and has since held that position. He owns property in the village of Summit Station, abont fifteen acres with a house and lot. Mr. Bell has also been an extensive hay dealer for some time, and handles all


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the coal of the place. In 1875 he married Clarissa Schuyler of Glen, by whom he has these children : Floyd S., Maud K. and Jasper F. He has been supervisor for three years, being elected over a Republican, though the town is largely of the latter class. He is a Mason of Homer Lodge No. 352.


Benedict, Newton F., Fabius, was born in Pompey, March 25, 1857, a son of George and Helen (Sherman) Benedict, he a native of Pompey, born Feb. 18, 1820, and his wife born in Cazenovia March 22, 1829. The grandfather was Walter Benedict, who came to Pompey from Massachusetts in an early day. George, father of Newton F., resides in Delphi. Our subject was educated in Delphi village and Cazenovia Seminary, and engaged in teaching school, having taught in all the principal villages in the southern part of the county. He came to Fabius in 1887 and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in partnership with his father-in-law, and also in the insurance business, representing the Home of New York, the Caledonia of Scot- land, the Glens Falls of New York. In 1887 he married Hattie A., daughter of Will- iam Estes and his wife, Louisa Robinson. The former in 1884 bought out the fur- niture and undertaking business of Thomas Dakin, and in 1887 formed a partnership with our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Benedict have had one child, Hazel E. He has served as town clerk, school commissioner, etc., and taken an active part in local affairs.


Blaney, D. Webster, was born in Fabius, July 1, 1844, a son of John and Charity N. Blaney, mentioned in this work. D. Webster was reared on the farni he now owns, educated in the common schools, and Cazenovia Seminary, and later attended the Commercial College in Syracuse. He has devoted his time and attention to farming, owning thirty-five acres of the old homestead. In 1867 he married Mary F., daughter of Elisha Peck of Fabius, who came to this town when a child with his parents, Moses and Hannah Peck, of Massachusetts. Moses assisted in the erection of the Presbyterian church, in which he was deacon many years. He died in 1860 and his wife in 1874. Elisha Peck was one of the leading dairymen of the county, was a prominent man, and was present at the Jerry Rescue. Elisha Peck died Feb. 1, 1880, and his wife April 24, 1883.


Bagg, C. C., Dewitt, was born in Berkshire Co., Mass., in 1828, son of James and Abigail (Fish) Bagg, both of Massachusetts. After arriving at the age of twenty-one C. C. engaged in the lumbering and cattle trades in Michigan for about six years. He was then for several years interested in the sheep and wool industry in Missouri, and in 1870 he came to Syracuse, locating in East Syracuse in 1872. He has here been principally interested in farming and real estate investments. He was the first village president and has served three terms since. He has been supervisor four terms and is now on the Board of Water Commissioners.


Benedict, James A., Dewitt, was born in Fabius in 1834. The parents, Alexander and Eliza (Smith) Benedict, natives of Pompey and La Fayette, died in 1840 and 1893. In 1866 Mr. Benedict married Celestia A. Killmer, who died in 1877, leaving four children, Oscar, Clifford, John, and George. His present wife was Henrietta M. Killmer. He has held the offices of town collector and inspector of elections. Ichabod Smith, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Benedict, died in 1876 in La Fayette at the age of 100 years, eight months and some days.


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Burt, Arthur T., Dewitt, was born in Paris, France, in 1864. His parents, J. Otis and Helen (Moulton) Burt, were natives of Syracuse and Oneida Co. The father was a Harvard graduate and completed a medical course in Paris. Ile practiced in Syracuse a number of years and was a professor in the Syracuse Medical College. He afterwards located on the farm where Arthur T. now resides, in Dewitt, where he died in 1894. Arthur T. has always followed agricultural pursuits, locating on his present farm in 1886. In 1885 he married Emma J. Hunt, of Dewitt.


Badgley, Jacob R., Dewitt, was born on the place where he has always resided in Dewitt in 1831, son of Egbert and Elizabeth (Ryder) Badgley, natives of Albany and Ulster counties. They were married in 1818, and in 1819 they came to James street, in the present limits of Dewitt, and in 1830 located on the present farm of Jacob R. The parents died here in 1836, aged 47, and in 1862, aged 71, respectively. In 1857 Jacob R. married Emily Welch, a native of England, by whom he has fonr children: Dr. Coburn Badgley, of Fayetteville; Ida J., a teacher in Brooklyn; Sarah E., wife of Belden L. Scott, of Dewitt; and William J., a veterinarian.


Barton, Frank L., Dewitt, brother of Irving W., was born in Dewitt, in 1854. In 1878 he married Elizabeth Gower, whose parents, Stephen and Elizabeth (Vineett) Gower, were natives of England. Mr. Barton has a farm of forty-eight acres and follows general farming.


Bates, Malvern S., Dewitt, was born in Dewitt in 1861, son of John W. and Bridget E. (Scott) Bates, natives of Dewitt and England. The paternal grandfather came from Dutchess Co., and lived and died in Dewitt. The maternal grandfather, Richard Scott, located in Dewitt when the mother of Malvern was eight years old. The father was poormaster, road commissioner, and filled other local offices. He died in 1889. The mother still resides on the homestead with Malvern. In 1889 Mr. Bates mar- ried Joanna Stever. He has a farm of 140 aeres and follows general farming.


Barton, Irving W., Dewitt, was born in Dewitt in 1863, son of W. H. and Cornelia (Lawrence) Barton, natives of Dutchess Co. and Massachusetts. The father located in Dewitt about 1840 and soon after married and settled on the homestead now owned by Irving W. He filled various town offices and died in 1894, aged 58. The mother died in 1894, aged 58. They raised three children: Frank, of Dewitt; Irving W. ; and Eva, wife of Edwin Schuyler, of Dewitt. In 1889 Irving W. married Bertha G. Mosher. He has a farm of ninety acres. James, the paternal grandfather, came from Dutchess Co., and lived many years here, but died in Syracuse, at the age of 93.


Blumer, John P., Dewitt, was born in Syracuse in 1841. His father, Gabriel, was a native of Switzerland, and a carpenter by trade. He resided for many years in Syracuse, where he died in 1883, aged 75. In 1873 Mr. Blumer located on his present farm of forty-nine acres in Dewitt. In 1869 he married Adele Tiffany, a native of Pompey.


Ball, Jacob P., Dewitt, was born in Dewitt in 1847, son of Bumgratz and Elizabeth (Ties) Ball, natives of Switzerland, who were married there and soon after came to Onondaga Co. and located in Dewitt, where they died in 1853 and 1885, respectively. In 1869 Mr. Ball married Christiana Siley, of Syracuse. They located on their pres- ,ji


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ent farm of thirty-four acres in 1872. He has filled the office of overseer of the poor, excise commissioner and census enumerator.


Bethka, A. C., Dewitt, dairyman and farmer, was born in Germany in 1861, son of William and Caroline Bethka. When A. C. was about nine years old, the father died, and in 1872 the mother, with a family of six children, came to Madison Co., and in 1885 located in Dewitt on their present farm of 121 acres. He has a milk route in Syracuse and keeps thirty head of cattle. In 1890 he married Louise Hiller, a native of Cicero.


Bronson, Selah M., Marcellus, was born in Navarino, this county, June 13, 1852, a son of Hiram and Alvina (Rosier) Bronson. Hiram was born in Oswego Co., and came to this town when a boy, starting at farming. He conducted a farm here up to the time of his death. Mrs. Bronson was the daughter of Worthy Rosier of Mar- cellus. Selah M. was educated in both Marcellus and Syracuse, after which he en- gaged in milling, which he continued seventeen years, when ill health compelled him to retire from active business. Mr. Bronson owns the chief business block in the village, known as the Gallup block, and consisting of stores, offices, lodgerooms, etc. He married Cynthia L., daughter of Daniel and Joanna Jenison, of Lockboro, Wayne Co. Mr. Bronson's family is among the oldest settlers of the town, and his great-grandfather, Joel Camp, was among the very first.


Bishop, William, was born in Marcellus, March 19, 1840, son of Ira and Sarah (Stage) Bishop. Ira came to the homestead where hisfamily have since resided when he was nine years old. He was educated in Marcellus, and was supervisor of the town several terms. Our subject was educated in Marcellus, and has always followed farming on the homestead. Mr. Bishop married Martha M. Sedeker, by whom he has two chil- dren, Charles and Caroline, both living at home.


Baker, Edward V., Marcellus, was born in 1841 in Onondaga, son of George B. and Harriet (Clark) Baker. George B. was born in Marcellus in 1816, then moved to West Onondaga where he carried on a blacksmith business until 1854, when he moved to Onondaga Hill. He was a prominent anti-slavery Whig, and died in 1870. Our subject was educated in Marcellus, then carried on the blacksmith business here for seventeen years. He then went into the drug business, and then removed from the village to the homestead farm one mile west of the village, where he now resides. Mr. Baker enlisted in the late Civil war as a private and came home as a sergeant. He went to the front with Co. F, 122d N. Y. Vols., and served till the close of the war. He was in seventeen battles and skirmishes, was wounded at Cold Harbor, also at Fisher's Hill and in the valley under Sheridan. Mr. Baker served on county and town committe, and three years as county treasurer. He has served two years as supervisor and is now serving his second term. He married in 1866 Julia De Coudres of Marcellus, by whom he has three sons, Thomas B., Charles D. and Edward V., jr.


Brown, Frank, Clay, was born in Hampton, Va., Feb., 1858, son of Carlos and Grace Brown, who were slaves to a Mr. Todd in Virginia. Both died in slavery, leaving three sons, Manual, John and Frank. Our subject came to Herkimer Co. about fifteen years ago, where he lived for five years, afterward coming to Clay. He now owns a farm of about fifty-two acres. He married a Miss Johnson of Can-


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ada, by whom he has one child, Arthur. The family are members of the Morgan M. E. church.


Bender, John O., Manlius, was born in Hartsville, Jan. 9, 1837. John W., his father, was a native of Smithville, Madison Co., born April 27, 1800, and came with his mother to the town of Manlius in 1806. In his early days he learned the shoe- maker and tanner's trades, which he followed until forty years of age. In 1840 he bought a farm of 100 acres, where he made his home until he died, Jan. 5, 1881. His wife, Nancy Ehle, was also a native of Madison Co. Eleven children were born of this union, four of whom are now living: Mrs. Anna Shultz, of Fayetteville; Helen A., living on the old homestead; Marcus F., a druggist of New York city; and John O. The latter was educated in the common school but at the age of sixteen took up farming. He has always resided on the old homestead with the exception of four years spent in the town of Pompey, where he conducted a farm. Mr. Bender was for two years commissioner of highways in the town. He is a member of Military Lodge, No. 93, F. & A. M. In 1863 he married Jane E., daughter of David Hamb- lin, of Fenner, Madison Co. They have two sons, Ira W., a farmer of Eagle Village, and Hubert H., who lives at home. Mrs. Bender died March 14, 1894. Mr. Bender is the inventor of the Bender Transplanter, patented April 29, 1890. Since that time over 100 machines have been manufactured and two patents have been taken out, Oct. 20, 1891 and Jan. 31, 1893. This machine took the highest award at the World's Fair held at Chicago.


Bangs, Eli T., Manlius, was born in Fayetteville, Dec. 29, 1825. Reuben H., his father, was born in Massachusetts and came to this county in 1813. He was a con- tractor and assisted in the building of the first Erie Canal and was one of its division superintendents. He also assisted in building the Chenango Valley Canal. He established the business of manufacturing hydraulic cement in Fayetteville and also conducted a saw mill and lumber manufactory. He was one of the founders and early directors of the State Bank, now the National Bank. Of his five chil- dren, three are now living: Mrs. Horace Wheeler, Myron, and Eli T. Celestia Bangs married Warrington Gilbert, and was the mother of two daughters. Eli T. was educated in the common schools and Fayetteville Academy. After leaving school, he took up jobbing, and his first work was the building of the aqueduct of Limestone Creek. He has always been engaged in this line of work. In 1860 the firm of Bangs & Gaynor was formed and Mr. Bangs was the originator of the system of laying foundations for jetties, and the United States government are now using them. Since that time Mr. Bangs has been connected with and done alone fron twelve to fifteen million dollars' worth of government contracting. In 1851 Mr. Bangs married Jane Elizabeth, daughter of David Moulter, and they have one son, Anson H., a member of the firm of Hughes Bros. & Bangs.




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