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sister to his second wife. Three children were born of the last marriage: Leverett J., Harry and Albert.
Moody, Adelbert, p. o. Peterboro, was born in Smithfield, February 12, 1823, a son of David and Sabrina (Chauncey) Moody. His father was born is Mass- achusetts in 1771 and came to Oneida county, N. Y., early and finally to Smith- field, where he died in 1846. He was a farmer; in politics a Whig. His wife was born in Massachusetts in 1781, and they had three children, Adelbert the only one now living. Adelbert Moody was educated in the common schools. He has been a great reader and is well informed. He owns eighty arces of land, a part of the old homestead, and follows dairying and farming. He is a Republican in politics, but not an aspirant to office.
Miller, Levi, jr., p. o. Peterboro, was born in Lenox, Madison county, N. Y., July 28, 1848, a son of Levi Miller. He was educated in the common schools and learned the trade of cheese making with his father, which he has followed during his married life, with the exception of three years spent at farming. He was in Fenner one year, four years at Putnam factory, four years at the Mile Strip, three years at Peterboro, and then located where he now lives and built a cheese factory, which he has operated eleven years. He has been very successful, having a yearly output of 100,000 pounds, which is handled mostly by Hunter, Walton & Co. of New York. Mr. Miller was married January 31, 1871, to Jennie Wright, born at Siloam, June 13, 1850, a daughter of Isaac J. Wright, and they have one adopted son, Alfred S., a son of Morris E. Wright, a brother of Mrs. Miller. In politics Mr. Miller is a Republican since Cleveland's administration, previous to which time he was a Dem- ocrat. He has served as constable; is a member of Smithfield Lodge No. 120, I. O. O. F. and has been chaplain of the lodge since it was started. He and wife are members of the M. E. church, and Mrs. Miller has been president of the Ep- worth League.
Marquisee, Lewis, p. o. Peterboro, was born on the farm he now owns, October 26, 1842, a son of Timothy and Lydia Goff (widow of Gaylord Mattison) Marquisee. His father left home at twelve years of age and came to Smithfield in 1837 from Bouck- ville, Madison county, where he learned the trade of scale making. He followed farming and blacksmithing, also scale making. In politics he was a Republican and held office of highway commissioner for many years. He died March 15, 1887, aged eighty-seven years, and his wife died April 22, 1892, aged eighty-nine years. Lewis Marquisee was educated in the common schools and follows farming. He owns eighty acres where he lives and 126 acres near Peterboro, following dairying and general farming. March 12, 1861, Mr. Marquisee married Martha A. Woodworth, daughter of Ephraim and granddaughter of Ephraim Woodworth, one of the early settlers of Smithfield. Mr. and Mrs. Marquisee had two children: Celia A., wife of Elmer Cramer, a farmer of Smithfield. They have three children: Cora M., Lewis E. and Hazel A. Mr. Marquisee is a Republican and has been justice of the peace about twenty years, which office he now holds.
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Northrup, Joel, was born on the farm he owns, June 7, 1824, a son of Stephen and grandson of Stephen Northrup, who spent his last days in Lenox, and died in 1840; his wife was Rhoda Benedict, who died in Lenox in 1841, and they had a family of ten children. Stephen Northrup, jr., was born in Nassau, Rensselaer county, Feb- ruary 15, 1782, came to Lenox in 1820 and bought the farm Joel now owns, where he died May 3, 1859. His wife was Sallie Benedict, born in Sherburne in 1790, by whom he had nine children, three of whom are now living. Joel Northrup was edu- cated in the common school, is a farmer and has thirty-five acres of land. July 1, 1858, he married Sara Hatmaker, born in Sullivan, Madison county, N. Y., October 29, 1819, a daughter of George and Margaret (Shute) Hatmaker, early settlers of Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. Northrup had one daughter, Anna E , born July 28, 1859, educated in the common schools, and married, in 1880, C. B. Waterbury, a farmer of Lenox; they had the following children: Estella, Newel J., S. Esther, Eugene C., Bertha, Joel, Herbert and Howard. In politics Mr. Northrup is a Republican, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he has been an elder for some years; Mr. Northrup is also society clerk of the church.
Near, William S., p. o. Canastota, was born in Lenox, N. Y., December 13, 1862, a son of Timothy and grandson of Jasper Near, one of the early settlers of the town. Timothy Near was born in Lincoln, May 9, 1828, educated at Syracuse, and for many years was a teacher. In politics he was a Democrat and was assessor nine years. March 11, 1850, he married Lucretia Baum, who died June 1, 1874; they had six children, three now living. Mr. Near was a member of Canastota Lodge No. 231, F.& A M. At the time of his death, December 29, 1890, he owned 125 acres of land. William S. Near was reared on a farm and educated in Canastota Academy. He owns the homestead and carries on general farming. September 29, 1886, Mr. Near married Elizabeth D., daughter of George Loucks, and they have one daughter, Winifred S., born October 30, 1897. George Loucks was a son of Abram, son of John, who lived and died in Schoharie county, and came to Oneida in a very early day, where he died. His wife was Elizabeth Ten Eyck, born in Schoharie county and died in Oneida county. George was educated at Oneida Castle, came to Lenox in 1868 and bought seventy-two acres where he now lives. In politics he is a Demo- crat, but not an aspirant to public office. He married Solinda Ritter, by whom he had three children: Arthur G. (deceased), Milton A. and Elizabeth D.
Near, J. De Forest, p. o. Canastota, was born in the town of Lenox, Madison county, July 21, 1858. His father was Timothy Near, a farmer, and at one time engaged in the grocery business at Canastota. He died aged sixty-two years in 1891. De Forest Near is engaged in the cultivation of hay, grain, onions and dairying, and is recognized as a citizen of sterling worth. He was bereft of his father and of his wife in the same year, 1891. She was, before marriage, Minnie E. Bettinger. She left two sons, Arthur and Harlow Near. In 1893 Mr. Near married his present wife, Louisa Hill, daughter of a well-known family of Perryville, and they have one daughter, Minnie, now three years of age.
Northrup, Irving J., p. o. Chittenango, grocer at Chittenango Landing, is an El-
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miran by birth (December 28, 1850), and a son of Jerome B. Northrup. The latter was a native of Montgomery county and died there in 1885, aged fifty-five years. In the civil war he served in Co. E, 122d Regt. N. Y. S. Volunteers, 6th Corps. The business now conducted by Irving J. Northrup since 1887, was established by Jacob Walker in 1872. Mr. Northrup deals largely in fine groceries, making a specialty of canal supplies. In 1885 he married Marie, daughter of his predecessor in business, Jacob Walker, and has one daughter, Anna M. Northrup. Mr. Walker died in 1893 aged eighty. Nr. Northrup is a Republican in politics and a most genial and popu- lar citizen.
Nichols, Orville A., p. o. Mile Strip, was born at Mile Strip, May 13, 1841, a son of Rufus H. and Tacey (Culver) Nicho's, who had six children named Diederick R., Frances M., Riley Newton (deceased), Riley, Samuel C., and Orville A. By occupa- tion Rufus H. followed farming, with the exception of six years, when he was at Peterboro and worked as a miller. Rufus H. was a son of Samuel and Catharine (Hess) Nichols. They had two children: Rris H. and Catherine, wife of Samuel Frisbee. Orville A. Nichols was educated in the town of Fenner and in Peterboro Academy. His early life was spent on the farm with his father, with whom he has been associated in business many years. When about twenty-five years of age he married Lovisette Jenette, daughter of Nathan Lamb, and they have two children: Fred F., and Florence M., wife of Herbert A. Bristol, and one deceased, Claude. Samuel Nichols, sr., was in the Revolutionary war and was wounded in the right leg at the battle of Monmouth. His first wife was Hannah Resigue, who was Samuel, jr.'s mother. He later married Sybil Baldwin and she was a widow of David Cran- son. August 19, 1864, he enlisted in Co. B, 157th Regiment and was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville in the right forearm and was discharged for disability in October, 1863. He is a member of Reese Post, G. A. R., No. 34, of Canastota. He has always taken an active part in town affairs, has been justice of the peace for twenty years, and also collector. He has always taken a great interest in the school of which he has been trustee many terms and was its trustee when the school house was rebuilt. He is a contributing and supporting member of churches.
Newton, Alfred J., p. o. Hamilton, was born in Canada, but was brought to the United States by his parents, Byron F., and Margurite (Wahn) Newton, when an infant. They settled at Hamilton, N. Y., and this has been Mr. Newton's home since. He was educated here and then began the active duties of life as a clerk, in which capacity he passed eleven years. On January 20, 1897, he opened his grocery store in Hamilton, which has been a successful business venture from the first. Mr. Newton's enterprise and honorable business methods stamp him as one of the repre- sentative young business men of Madison county. He is a member of the Order of Odd Fellows, both subordinate lodge and encampment, and also of the Masonic fraternity.
Nixdorf, William G., who has served on the village board of trustees eight years, was born in Oneida, March 26, 1861. His father, Herman C. Nixdorf, a native of Germany, came to this country when a young man, and settled first in Rome, thence
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removing to Oswego, and in 1861 to Oneida where he resided until his death. For many years he conducted a business on James street in Oneida as a shoemaker and dealer. William G. Nixdorf was educated in the public schools of Oneida and has always been engaged in the grocery and liquor business in this town. He erected the building where he has conducted his business for the past sixteen years in 1882. Mr. Nixdorf has served as a village trustee eight years, and as sewer commissioner two years (1896-97). He is a member of Eumenia Lodge of Odd Fellows. In 1891 he married Charlotte Bieseigel and of their union are five children: Catherine M., A. J. Herman, Nellie M., Karl W., and William B.
Niles, R. Olmstead, son of S. Russell and Sophia M. (Drake) Niles, was born in the town of Lebanon, this county, January 20, 1835. His father, also born in Leb- anon, died in Cazenovia in the sixty-eighth year of his age. He was a man of strong character, strict integrity, and is highly respected in this community. He was a son of Isaac Niles, a native of Massachusetts and one of the earliest settlers of the town of Madison, whence he removed to Lebanon. R. Olmstead Niles was educated in the common schools and has followed the occupation of farming all his life. He owns a farm of 100 acres one mile south of Cazenovia village on the west road to New Woodstock and has given much attention to the breeding of fine cattle. In politics Mr. Niles is a Prohibitionist; he is a member of the Cazenovia Baptist church. In 1863 he married Mary E. Kingsley, daughter of A. Z. Kingsley of Leb- anon; three children have been born to them: Charles O., engaged in farming; R. Avery, who conducts a furnishing goods business in Cazenovia; and May A. Niles, music teacher.
Nourse, J. Harvey, was born in Cazenovia, in the place which has always been his home, February 9 1834, a son of Solomon and Savilla (Case) Nourse. His grand- father, Joel Nourse, was an early settler of the town of Fenner, and a man of prom- inence in his time. His father was born in Fenner, just across the line from the farm, June 8, 1806, and died May 30, 1877. Of his union with Savilla Case were four children: Loren C., who died January 29, 1840; Angeline L., wife of Joseph J. L. Baker of Chittenango; J. Harvey, and Clinton K. of Otselic, Chenango county. J. Harvey Nourse was educated in the common schools and at Cazenovia Seminary. He has followed the occupation of farming all his life. In politics Mr. Nourse is a Republican and he has served his town with fidelity in many offices of public trust; as assessor one year to fill a vacancy; highway commissioner six years; supervisor four successive years; and as justice of the peace eight years. Mr. Nourse married March 15, 1860, Carrie J. Elmore, daughter of Horace Elmore of Fenner; they have one daughter, Nellie F. Nourse.
O'Brien, Thomas, was born in Ireland in 1837, and came to this country with his parents when ten years old. They settled in Cazenovia where his father resided until his death in 1870, gaining the respect and confidence of all his fellow citizens. Mr. O'Brien was educated in the common schools of Cazenovia, and at an early age entered the woolen mill there, owned by R. Jackson. This mill afterwards came into the possession of Henry Ten Eyck for whom he worked until it was destroyed
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by fire. In 1853 he went to Utica where he had charge of the carding department in a woolen mill for a period of five years. At the end of this period he removed to Pittsfield, Mass., where he held a similar position about two years. In 1858 he re- turned to Madison county, and in 1864 in company with Charles Stewart purchased the woolen mill at Eaton which they conducted about eight years. At the end of that time Mr O'Brien settled permanently in the village of Oneida, and for twenty- five years was engaged in buying and shipping wool. In 1892 he became a member of the firm of Stewart Barton & Co. In politics Mr. O'Brien has been a consistent Democrat; he has served as village trustee three years, as assessor two years, and is now a member and president of the sewer board. He married, in 1862, Margaret McLaughlin, a daughter of Patrick McLaughlin of Holland Patent, N. Y.
Owens, William W., p. o. De Ruyter, proprietor of the well known hotel that bears his name in the village of De Ruyter, is a native of Broome county, born in Deposit, December 2, 1858. He is a son of Spender and Lavina (Peters) Owens. His parents removed to Massachusetts when he was quite young and where he attended the pub- lic schools. Later they returned to New York State and settled in Oneida county, where William and his father were engaged in the tannery business for a period of twenty years. In April, 1891, Mr. Owens removed to De Ruyter and succeeded Lee Stebbins in the hotel business, in which he has since been engaged. In September, 1881, Mr. Owens married Julia, daughter of Alman and Ann (Carlisle) Beckwith, and they have one son, Wesley, born May 25, 1883. Mr. Owens has prospered in his new business, his genial, courteous manners and straightforward business methods serv- ing not only to retain the old patrons, but winning him many new ones.
Potter, George H., was born in Lodi, California, May 17, 1864, a son of George M. and Lucinda (Rhodes) Potter. His father was a " forty-niner," a native of the State of Connecticut. Mr. Potter was educated in the public schools of the village of Phoenix, Oswego county, N. Y. His first employment was as clerk in a men's fur- nishing goods store; subsequently he was employed as a clerk in a grocery store; and later as postal clerk in the Phoenix post-office. He came to Oneida in 1896, and purchased the grocery and variety business of R. A. Stowell which he has since suc- cessfully conducted. Mr. Potter married, in 1889, Miss Mary Keller, and of this union is one daughter, Ola M. Potter.
Phipps, David H., who died in Oneida, April 7, 1889, in the ninety-second year of his age, was born in Connecticut, October 7. 1807, but came to this State at an early age, and in 1861 to Oneida where he resided until his death. Mr. Phipps was a man of integrity and not easily swerved from what he believed to be right. He was a good neighbor and a genial, kind hearted friend who is missed by a wide circle of acquaintances. Mr. Phipps married, December 19, 1831, Eliza H. Brown, whom he survived some years.
Pfaff, Otto, M. D., son of Jacob and Anna Katherine (Pfaff) Pfaff, was born in Croghan, Lewis county, N. Y., January 9, 1864. His parents were both natives of Germany, came to this country in 1851 and settled in Lewis county. Dr. Pfaff was
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educated in the Carthage (Jefferson county) Union Free School, and began the study of medicine in the University of the City of New York, Medical Department, taking the M. D. degree in 1888. He at once began practice, locating in Turin, Lewis county, where he remained three years, and thence removed to Oneida in 1891 to be- gin his present practice. Dr. Pfaff served for some time as president of the Lewis County Medical Society ; is a member of the American Medical Association ; Oneida Lodge, No. 270, F. & A. M. ; the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and the Knights of Pythias. In politics he has been an active Democrat and is now serving as village trustee. He married in 1891, Adella T. Williams, daughter of William R. Williams of Oneida.
Parsons, Cyrus, for many years vice-president of the National Bank of Cazenovia, was a native of Massachusetts and removed when a youth to this vicinity with his parents. The family were among the early settlers of this town, and Mr. Parsons possessed an inexhaustible fund of anecdotes of life in the settlement at that time. His parents were poor and as a boy he worked a greater part of his time for the neighboring farmers, finding little opportunity to acquire an education, but amply remedying this defect in after life. In 1843 he bought what was known as the Mil- ton Humphrey farm just outside of Cazenovia village, on the Nelson road. Here he resided until his death, being engaged in general farming and also for many years in the Cazenovia Bank, in the capacity of vice-president. He was always a Whig and Republican, but never held public office with the exception of an appointment as deputy sheriff. In this community where he resided from boyhood he was uni- versally esteemed as a useful citizen, and a man of the strictest integrity and love of justice. He always enjoyed a wide friendship and even in his advanced age kept well in touch with the life of the community. Mr. Parson married, in February, 1834, Harriet M. Witherbury, and five children were born to them, only two of whom now survive: Edward B., and Charles C., both of Cazenovia. He died in March, 1898, having reached his ninety-third year.
Pratt, Charles E., son of Edward J. and Harriet (Partridge) Pratt, was born in Fayetteville, Onondaga county, N. Y., December 24, 1853. His father, Edward J. Pratt, was born on the old homestead at Pratt's Falls purchased by Daniel Pratt and still in the possession of the family. During the greater part of his active life he was engaged in the hotel business, and at different times conducted the Grove House in Fayetteville, Pompey House at Pompey Hill, Oran House at Oran, and the Cazeno- via House at Cazenovia. The family had originally settled in Connecticut, and Daniel Pratt removed from that State to the site of the present settlement of Pratt's Falls in 1796. He built a saw and grist mill and became one of the influential men of the region. He is recorded as having been a pensioner of the war of 1812. Charles E. Pratt was educated in Fayetteville and Auburn, and spent three years in and near Lincoln, Neb. Following this period he became station agent of the Che- nango Valley Railroad at Oran, and later was connected with the old Remington Hotel in Syracuse, then owned by the Syracuse University. He came to Cazenovia in 1877 to take a position as clerk in the Cazenovia House, then conducted by Perry Crandall, with whom he remained until the latter's death in 1884. At this time he
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assumed the management of the Cazenovia House, being associated with his father until 1894, since which time he has conducted the business alone; his hostelry is one of the landmarks of Cazenovia and has always had a fair share of patronage. In politics Mr. Pratt has been a Democrat and has served in both the town and county committees for upwards of ten years. He has been a member of the school board two years and of the sewer commission since the inauguration of the system. He was a charter member of Cazenovia Lodge, of the A. O. U. W., and for a number of years a member of Ledyard Hose of the old Volunteer Fire Department. He mar- ried, in 1881, Pearl Clarke, daughter of Lewis Clarke, and their children are Edward L., Homer D., Lena and Eugene B.
Perkins, Gardner H., a respected resident of Cazenovia village and inventor of the "Perkins Patent Perfect Truss Wire Fence," was born in Cazenovia two and one- half miles south of the village, February 23, 1841, a son of Stillman Perkins and Delana Squier, born March 8, 1800, died July 6, 1878. The family were among the earliest settlers of this region, coming from Massachusetts, and is of New England pioneer stock. Stillman Perkins reared a family of nine children, eight of whom lived to maturity. He was born July 7, 1796, and died in 1863, honored and respected by all who had known him. Gardner H. Perkins was educated at Cazenovia Sem- inary and has been principally engaged in farming. He has been a prolific inventor and is the patentee of a hay knife named the "Diamond"; a combined fork hook; a pulverizer and reversible harrow; and the Perkins Patent Perfect Truss Wire Fence. The last named patent is a valuable one and the wonder is that a fence of so much merit and evident superiority has not already come into more general use. Many property owners in this vicinity have erected sections of the fence and as all are en- thusiastic in their endorsement of its superior points and stable qualities, it is be- lieved that the time is not far distant when Mr. Perkins's fence will have a wide sale. Its double truss form makes it non-sagging, economizes posts, enhances its beauty, and makes gates in keeping with the fence. The invention has three merits: first, it successfully repels all stock; second, it is rapidly made without any special tools and therefore costs much less to build than other fences; third, it can be easily taken down and put up in another place and is readily repaired. Without doubt Mr. Per- kins will eventually be successful in securing a large market for his patent, as he has more fence in his immediate vicinity than all other patent fences combined. He has never held public office of any kind, being no aspirant in that direction. He mar- ried September 23, 1868, Lucretia S. Niles, daughter of Russell Niles of the town of Lebanon.
Perry, nee Anna H. Wells, p. o. Chittenango, N. Y., born March 6, 1825, eldest daughter of Ozias and Mary (Kennedy) Wells, a prominent family in years gone by. Both the Wells and Kennedy families came from New England. The Wells family trace their descent back to Elder John White, who came from England and landed in Boston on ship "Lyon," September 16, 1632. They are also closely related to the well-known Thurston and Green families, so prominent in Revolutionary days. De- cember 24, 1848, Anna H. Wells married St. George Talbot Perry. He was the fourth in direct line to bear the name. His mother was Amanda Herkimer, grand-
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daughter of Capt. George Herkimer, who fought with his brother, Gen. Nicholas Her- kimer, in the noted battle of Oriskany. The Perrys came from England and settled in Rhode Island some time in the year 1600. To George T. and Anna H. Perry were born three children: Hattie Sims, now the wife of Hon. R. C. Briggs, resident of Rome, N.Y .; Georgia Talbot, now the wife of Charles S. Button of Chittenango; Edward Sims, named in honor of good old Deacon Sims whose wife was cousin of Mrs. Perry, and in whose family much of her childhood was spent; he died January 31, 1864, aged four years. Mr. Perry in early life was associated in business with the late Alfred Bellamy in Chittenango. For over twenty years he was engaged in business in New York city where his abilities commanded the highest salaries. He was a conspicuous example of a self-made man and won the respect and friendship of a very large circle of friends. In politics he was a steadfast Republican. He was an active member of Strong Place Baptist Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. His death occurred November 15, 1865. Since then Mrs. Perry has made her home in Chit- tenango.
Peet, Mrs. Mary A., p. o. Bouckville -Moses Phelps came from Charlestown, Mass., about 1800, and settled on land in Madison now occupied by Benjamin Phelps. There he lived and died in 1854. His farm was small and Mr. Phelps combined shoemaking with farming, but he died comparatively poor. His children were Ruth, Isaac, Elias Smith, Ambrose, Angeline. Pliney, Olive, Polly Ann and Andrew J. Ambrose Phelps, who is remembered as one of the largest and most successful farm- ers of the county, was born August 9, 1804. In his early farming life he was asso- ciated with his brother, Elias S., but about 1830 he bought out the brother's interest and conducted the business alone until 1874, when he came to live in Bouckville, where he died February 10, 1880. His wife was Sally Edgarton, whom he married in 1831, and by whom he had five children: Benjamin E., Allaseba M., Mary A. (who married E. L. Peet), Anah M. and William J. Elsie M. Leonard was a daugh- ter by adoption of Ambrose Phelps and wife. Edwin L. Peet was born in Pratt's Hollow in 1833 and spent his young life in that vicinity. Edwin and his brother came to Bouckville and bought a lumber mill and box factory owned and operated by Elisha Root, and engaged in an extensive and profitable business under the name of Peet Brothers. The firm was in business several years, beginning about 1858, and a comfortable fortune rewarded their efforts Later on Edwin L. Peet retired and enjoyed the fruits of early industry until his death April 22, 1892. They also operated a large cider mill in connection with their other mill, making a choice brand of cider, cider brandy and cider vinegar. Mr. Peet's first wife was Angerose Brigham, by whom he had two children: Frank and Winifred. His second wife was Mary A. Phelps, whom he married March 16, 1872. Rose Mary Peet was the child by this marriage.
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