Our county and its people : a descriptive work on Erie County, New York, Volume II, Part 32

Author: White, Truman C
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: [Boston] : Boston History Co.
Number of Pages: 684

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McFarlane, William A., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Wyoming county, August 12, 1851, and is a son of John McFarlane, who was a native of Scotland and came to the United States in 1848 and has been a farmer. He married Mary, daugh- ter of William Buchanan. William A. was educated at Aurora Academy, the Pike Seminary, Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, graduating in 1878, and took a post-graduate course in Philadelphia. He practiced in Pike, Wyoming county, where he remained until 1885, and then established his present practice in Springville. In 1881 he married Hattie A., daughter of Martin M. Smith, and they are the parents of two daughters: Clara E. and Margaret. Dr. McFarlane served as trustee of the village of Springville, and was pension examiner for four years.

Clair, John W., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Germany, August 3, 1849, and came to the United States with his parents, Lewis and Helenena Clair, in 1850. He settled first in Buffalo and afterwards moved into the town of Sardinia, buying a wood lot and cleared the land to build his house on. He died in 1876 at the age of sixty-one. John W. Clair was educated in the common schools and in 1868 learned to manufacture cheese, purchasing the Springville cheese combination, consisting of twenty-four factories, and with his brother still continues in the same business, and

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at present are the largest producers of cheese in Erie and Cattaraugus counties. In 1871 he married Alice L., daughter of Peter J. Frank, and they have two sons: Lewis P. and Almond B. Mr. Clair is a public spirited man, and has served as trustee of his village for six years.

Blackmar, Henry M., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Buffalo, October 24, 1831. His father, William W. Blackmar, was a native of Saratoga county and came to Buffalo in October, 1825, engaging in building and contracting. He married Almira Chaffee of Springville and died in 1886. Henry M. Blackmar was educated at the Springville Academy and has followed farming through life. In 1862 he mar- ried Miss Lydia P. Ferrin, who died in 1886, and he married again, in 1888, Mary A. Wilson, daughter of Henry Wilson of Canada. Mr. Blackmar is a public spirited man and has served his town as supervisor for three years.

Godard, Calista, Concord, p. o. Springville .- Nathan Godard was born in Massa- chusetts and came to the town of Concord in the spring of 1817. He married Ruth Briggs, who bore him thirteen children, of whom Calista Godard is the only surviv- ing representative. Nathan A. and Seth W. Godard were very prominent in the town of Concord. Nathan A. filled important town offices, was collector for several terms, and all business placed in his hands, whether public or private, was faith- fully discharged. He died September 23, 1878. Seth W. was a lawyer, served as a justice of the peace, was supervisor many years, and in 1855 was elected to the Legislature. He died November 17, 1864. Edward Godard was one of the active men of the town, and was one of its largest farmers; he was both town and village assessor for many years. He died December 12, 1879.

Holland, George H., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Belchertown, Mass., January 28, 1835, and is a son of George Holland, one of the pioneer settlers of the town of Concord, N. Y. He married Mary A., daughter of Josiah D. Graves, and came to Springville in 1836, where he was a farmer. He died in 1888 at the age of eighty-three. George H. was educated at Springville Academy and remained on the farm for ten years after he became of age. In 1867 he went to Florida and en- gaged in mercantile business, which he continued for twenty years, returning to Springville in 1887. In 1867 he married Sarah M., daughter of Byron Cochran, and they are the parents of one daughter, Katharine W. Mr. Holland takes an active interest in educational and religious institutions.

Mayo, Orrin D., Concord, p. o. East Concord, was born in Concord, October 8, 1848. His father, Sanford Mayo, came from Massachusetts to Erie county in 1816. He married Lucy Stanbro and died in 1882. Orrin D. Mayo was educated in the Springville Academy and later engaged in farming. In 1872 he married Emma J. Titus and they have six children: Robert, Harry, Maude, Madge, Lucy and Amy. Mr. Mayo served his town as assessor for six years.

Stanbro, Frederick H., M. D., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born at Baton Rouge, La., May 8, 1866, and came to Springville in 1867 with his father, George G. Stanbro, M. D., and his mother, Matilda A. Stanbro. F. H. Stanbro was graduated from the Griffith Institute in 1884, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the University of Buffalo in 1887. He served as interne at the City Hospital of Rochester, and in 1888 returned to Springville and established his present practice.

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In 1890 he married Jane, daughter of Hamilton Gregory, and they are the parents of two sons: Gregory E. and Frederick H. Dr. Stanbro served as coroner of Erie county from 1888 to 1891 inclusive, and is at present a member of the U. S. Board of Pension Examiners.

Smith, Stephen R., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born June 27, 1830, and is a son of Calvin Smith, one of the pioneer settlers of the town of Concord, coming from Vermont with his parents in 1807. Calvin married Harriet Mayo and was a prominent farmer, and the farms which he bought of the government are still in the possession of the family. Stephen R. was educated in the district schools, and during the early years of his life gave his attention to farming, and from 1865 to 1882 was one of the largest shippers of produce and cheese in New York State. In 1859 he married Mary E., daughter of Abram Gardiner. In 1883 he organized and founded the Farmers' Bank, of which he is president.

Ware, Henry, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Devonshire, England, May 11, 1846, and came to the United States about 1869 and settled in Connecticut, engaging in the service of the Hartford and Connecticut Valley Railroad and later with the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill, and also with the New York and New England. In 1884 he came to Rochester and entered the service of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad as roadmaster, which position he still holds. In 1878 he married Julia F., daughter of Lucius G. Standish, a direct descendant of Miles Standish, of Plymouth Rock; they are the parents of one son, Lloyd Standish Ware. Mr. Ware has served the village of Springville two years as trustee, and has been elected president of the village three times; is now serving his third term. He takes an active interest in educational and religious institutions.

Blakeley, John D., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Greenville, N. Y., May 17, 1813, came to Erie county in 1815 with his parents, and has been a continuous resident of the county ever since. His father, Asa Blakeley, was a farmer, married Esther Dibble, reared a family of nine children and died in 1854. J. D. Blakeley was educated in Aurora, engaged in farming and teaching until 1846, when he with two brothers bought a woolen factory at West Falls, which burned four years later, in- volving much loss. In 1851 he came to Springville and engaged in harness business. Opened a general store in 1860 and continued in trade thirty years. He married Jane E. Williams in 1841. She died in 1858. In 1862 he married Maria B. Upson, who died February 25, 1896. One son, W. W. Blakeley, by his first wife, is living. His son Henry died in 1865, in his twelfth year. Arthur, by his second wife, died at the age of four.

Conger, George D., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in North Collins, in De- cember, 1842, and is a son of Abram Conger, a native of Vermont, who came to Erie county in 1812 with his father and mother, David and Rachel, who died in 1814. Abram Conger married Annie, daughter of David Hunt, and they lived together for fifty-four years. He died in 1889, and his wife still survives at this date, 1897. George D. was educated in the common schools and Springville Academy. In 1861 he enlisted in Company A, 44th New York State Volunteers, serving three years with distinction, and was honorably discharged October 12, 1864. In 1866 he came to Concord and engaged in farming, and in 1882 came to Springville and established

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his present business of coal and building materials. In 1865 he married Dicentha, daughter of William Samson, and they are the parents of one daughter, Cora May. Mr. Conger has served as highway commissioner and trustee of the village.

Pingrey, Adelbert L., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Concord, February 3, 1869, and is a son of Charles W. Pingrey, who was born in Erie county ; his father, William Pingrey, came to Erie county from Mount Holly, Vt., in 1816. Charles W. married Sarah, daughter of Alvah King. Adelbert L. was educated at Griffith Insti- tute and the Rochester Business College. In 1888 he entered the employ of the Cen- tral Manufacturing Company of Buffalo, and spent over one year in New York for the same firm. In 1892 he established his present business of furniture and under- taking. In 1892 he married Anna B., daughter of Isaiah H. Gardiner.

Bates, Adelia, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in the town of Otto, in 1842. Her father, Darius Babcock, was one of the pioneer settlers of that town. Adelia Bates was educated in Otto and afterwards spent two years at the Electro-Therapeutic Institution of Toronto, Canada. In 1862 she married Allan Bates of Otto, who is a descendant of Sylvanus Bates, one of the first settlers of the town of Collins. In 1878 they established their home near Springville and have successfully treated a large number of patients by their Electro-Therapeutic treatment and hygienic living, making a success that has attracted the attention of the medical profession.

Pingrey, Charles W., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Sardinia, March 11, 1843. His father, William Pingrey, was born in Rutland county, Vt., and settled in Sardinia with his parents, Jonathan and wife, in 1816. William Pingrey married Mary Ann Wilder; he died in 1895 in his ninetieth year. C. W. Pingrey was edu- cated at Springville Academy and in 1866 married Sarah A. King and they have two sons, Adelbert L. and Clarence.

Perkins, Spicer L., Concord, p. o. Springville .- Zenas Perkins, father of Spicer L., was born in 1785; he married Salley Whaley (born in 1787) on February 14, 1806, at Granville, N. Y. In 1835 they moved to Concord, Erie county, N. Y., where she died November 21, 1862, and he on the 21st of May, 1863. Spicer L. Perkins was born in the town of Granville, Washington county, N. Y., June 25, 1831. He was educated in the common schools, and learned the harness and saddlery trade. In 1864 he engaged in hotel-keeping in Buffalo, which he continued to 1890; in 1864 he purchased the Leland Hotel at Springville, Erie county, and remodeled and refur- nished it, making it a model of its class. He married on May 8, 1855, Jane, daugh- ter of Benjamin Runyan. They had one daughter, Alma Adell, born May 1, 1856, who died November 9, 1893.

Curtiss, Henry, Concord, p. o, Springville, was born in Williamson, Wayne county, N. Y., September 2, 1884, and is a son of Hayden W. Curtiss, a native of Massachusetts, who moved to Wayne county in 1816 with his parents and was a farmer. Hayden W. Curtiss married Sarah, daughter of James Seeley. He died in 1862. Henry Curtiss was educated in the common schools, after which he learned telegraphing and railroading, which he followed for fourteen years. In 1883 he came to Springville as agent for the B., R. & P. Railway. In 1888 he purchased the hardware business of J. B. Weber, which he still continues. In 1880 he married

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Mary E., daughter of Mathew and Mary Fenster, and they are the parents of one daughter, Pearl T.

Clark, Lucius I., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Ashford, Cattaraugus county, May 6, 1861, and in 1866 moved with his father's family into the town of Concord, Erie county, near the village of Springville, where he has since resided. His father, Frederick A. Clark, was a native of Western, Mass., and came to Cat- taraugus county in 1840, where he has been engaged in the mercantile and farming pursuits. Lucius I. Clark was educated at the Griffith Institute, and in 1884 mar- ried Miss Clara, daughter of W. H. Pingrey, and they have two sons, Ralph L. and Frederick H. Mr. Clark is one of the representative farmers of his town and served as supervisor in 1895, 1896 and 1897.

Taber, Asa R., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in New Bedford, Mass., July 2, 1833. His father, Asa Tabor (born April 16, 1800, and still living), came to Erie county in 1842 and settled in the town of Eden, where he still resides. He married Sarah, daughter of Lettice Washburn. Asa R. Taber was educated in Springville Academy, and acquiring a mercantile experience, in 1860 he established a general store in Springville, continuing up to 1883, when he retired from mercantile pursuits and established his present business of expert accountant and bookkeeper. In 1857 he married Miss Laurette N., daughter of Camden C. Lake, and they have one adopted daughter, Anna K. Taber.

Killom, Luther (deceased), was born in the town of Concord, September 14, 1821. His father, George Killom, came to the town of Concord in 1816. Luther Killom was educated in the district schools. When he was six years old he was adopted into the family of Archibald Griffith, the founder of the Griffith Institute, who left the funds in Luther Killom's hands to endow the Griffith Institute, and faithfully he executed his trust. Mr. Killom was a trustee of the Board of Education for about twelve years and president for six years, which position he resigned on account of failing health. In 1843 he married Lucy T., daughter of Healy Fiennan, and they had two children. Mr. Killom died in 1880, mourned by all who knew him.

Chesbro, George, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Alden, December 26, 1851, and is a son of Nathan Chesbro, who was one of the pioneer settlers of the town of Alden, settling in 1820. Nathan Chesbro was married to Sarah, daughter of Charles Yeomans. . George Chesbro was educated in Alden and is a miller by trade. In 1868 he went to Michigan, returning in 1869 and went to Springbrook, thence to Olean. He then came to Springville and rented the Erie County Mills. In 1892 he erected a mill on Maine street, making a specialty of feed. In 1877 he married Ella S. Sisler, and they are the parents of two sons, Loren and Frank.

Smith, H. Delancy, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born June 15, 1845, and is a son of William Smith, a native of Castile, Wyoming county, who moved to Frank- linville when sixteen years old and was engaged in the mercantile business. He married Charlotte, daughter of Daniel and Betsy Hodges. H. D. Smith was educated at Franklinville, after which he engaged in the mercantile business, coming to Springville in 1884, and in connection with Ira T. Gleason, purchased the dry good store of Beebe & Myers. His brother, Hon. F. D. Smith, purchased the Gleason interest the next year, and in 1892 H. D. purchased his brother's interest,

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and is at present proprietor of the largest dry good store in Springville. By his first marriage to Loraine Caldwell of Farmersville, N. Y., one daughter was born, Tibbie L. Smith, graduating at Ten Broeck Academy of Franklinville, N. Y., and Geneseo Normal, and at present teaching in East Aurora (N. Y.) Academy. He married Ella A. Baker, of Brimfield, Mass., in 1876, by whom three children have been born: Dwight, Stanley, and Wm. E. Mr. Smith takes a great interest in educational and religious work.

Vaughan, Dr. A. L., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in the town of Concord, March 26, 1837, and is a son of L. C. P. Vaughan, who settled in Concord in 1832. He married Achsah Twiss, whose father was a farmer and one of the founders of Springville Academy. He died in 1888. In 1865 A. L. Vaughan married Emma, daughter of William Smith, and they are the parents of two sons and two daughters: Herbert, Edward, Achie and Calista. Dr. Vaughan is one of the most progressive men in the profession of dentistry, graduating under Dr. Straight of Buffalo in 1858. He first settled in Leroy. In 1861 he came to Springville, where he has been in active practice for thirty-seven years.

Spaulding, Stephen E., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born at Ashford, Catta- raugus county, June 15, 1842. His father, Hervey Spaulding, was the fifth child in a family of ten children, and lived at Fort Ann, Washington county, N. Y., until the fall of 1824, when he married Clarissa, daughter of Franklin Haskins, and with his parents, Jeremiah and Ruth Spaulding, came into Cattaraugus county. He worked at the wool carding and cloth dressing business in several of the towns in Cattaraugus and Erie counties, finally settling in Springville in the year 1850. His wife died in 1882, aged seventy-seven years. He died in 1894 aged ninety-one years. Ten children were born to them, five boys and five girls. Stephen E. Spaulding, their seventh child, was educated in the Springville Academy and enlisted August 8, 1862, in Co. F, 116th N. Y. Vols., as a musician, serving until the close of the war. In 1867 he established a photographer's business in Springville, in which he still continues. March 9, 1869, he married Ellen S., daughter of Ray Green. They have two children. Elbert R., born October 17, 1870, and Eugene G., born Sep- tember, 1, 1878.

Jones, Avery D., Concord, p. o. Springville, born at Remsen, Oneida county, N. Y., January 28, 1848, is a son of Ezekiel Jones, who was a native of the same town, being a descendant of early settlers of the county. In the year 1846 he was mar- ried to Deborah Avery, of Lowville, Lewis county, who survives him, residing with her son, Avery D. Capt. Ezekiel Jones, for several years deputy sheriff of Oneida county, in 1862 mustered Co. I, 146th Regt. N. Y. State Volunteers, for service in the late war, and while in camp at Rome, N. Y., awaiting orders, was stricken with typhoid fever, resulting in his death at that place. Avery D., the eldest of six children, was educated in common schools, and learned the tinner's trade at an early age. During the spring of 1866 he was employed at his trade in Springville, this county, subsequently going to Chicago, and later to Minneapolis, remaining about one year, when he returned to Springville where he engaged in the hardware, stove and tin business, continuing in the same at the present time, his store numbering among the finest hardwares in the State of New York. In 1869 he married Laura

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Lorain Stanbro, daughter of Amos Stanbro, deceased. They have one child living, a daughter, Alsie M., who was married to Claude G. Leland in September, 1896. Mr. Jones is a stockholder and director of the Springville Natural Gas Company, and of the Farmers' Bank, of which he is one of the founders, being vice-president at the present time. He has served as trustee of the village at different times; was master of Springville Lodge, F. & A. M., for two years, and high priest of Springville Chap- ter for a like period; is a member of Hugh De Payens Commandery, Ismalia Tem- ple ; also of Buffalo Consistory, 32d degree.

Spaulding, Col. Harlan P., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born at Otto, Catta- raugus county, N. Y., August 9, 1839. His father, Hervey Spaulding, was born in Middlebury, Vt., January 20, 1804, and soon after removed to Fort Ann, Washing- ton county, N. Y., where he lived until 1824. September 10, 1824, he married Clar- rissa, daughter of Franklin and Catheren Haskin. In November, 1824, came to Great Valley, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., and in 1826 removed to Springville, N. Y., where he lived until 1834; he lived in several different places in Western New York between this and 1850, when he returned to Springville, which was his home until his death, October 25. 1895. His wife, Clarrissa, died at Springville, June 30, 1882. His family trace their descent from Edward Spalding, who came to Virginia from England about 1619, and about 1633 removed to Massachusetts. The family find several coats of arms in Great Britain and on the Continent. Harlan P. Spauld- ing was educated in Springville Academy. September 17, 1861, he enlisted in Co. A, 44th N. Y. Vols., as a private and served with this regiment until October 10, 1863, when he was commissioned captain of Co. E, 74th Regiment U. S. C. T .; was with these two regiments in most of the battles of the Army of the Potomac. After the war closed he was ordered with his regiment to Texas where he remained in service until mustered out, November 16, 1866. He received two commissions- major and lieutenant-colonel by brevet-for meritorious service during the war. October 1, 1885, he married Fanny N., daughter of Chester J. and Sarah N. Lowe. There were born to them two daughters, Ruth,. August 18, 1887, and Esther, March 18, 1889. Esther died October 16, 1889, and his wife died December 27, 1889.

Caulkings, Frank, M. D., Concord, p. o. Springville, born in Wales, Erie county, October 4, 1850, was a son of Porter B. Caulkings, who was a contractor and builder, and died in 1854. Mr. Caulkings was educated in the common schools and the Col- lege of Kalamazoo, Mich., and was graduated from the Buffalo Homeopathic Col- lege and the Chicago Homeopathic College. He then began practice at Woodward's Hollow and spent one year in Dakota. In 1895 he came to Springville, making a specialty of electrical treatment of diseases of women. In 1893 he married Mrs. Serena Taft Goodell. Mr. Caulkings is one of the progressive men of his pro- fession, whose methods are being recognized by the medical journals of the United States.

Chaffee, Bertrand, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in the town of Concord, October 26, 1837. His father, Joel Chaffee, was born in Wallingford, Vt., and came to Erie county in 1818 with his parents, Charles and Polly Chaffee, and set- tled on the farm which is now owned by Mr. Chaffee and his brother. Joel Chaffee was married to Anna Moulton, daughter of Jonathan Moulton, at Spencer, Mass.,

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in 1832; she died in September, 1882, and Joel Chaffee died March 14, 1883. Bertrand Chaffee was educated at the Springville Academy. Leaving the farm at the age of sixteen, he spent two years in Cayuga county clerking; in 1855 and 1856 he was employed by the Western Transportation Co. and American Express Co. in Buffalo as clerk, returning to the farm in the panic of 1857. In 1863 he engaged in the hardware business in Springville and carried on the largest hardware store in Erie county outside of the city of Buffalo for twelve years. In 1871 he bought a half in- terest in the Springville flouring mills, and two years later he and his partner, C. J. Shuttleworth, bought the East Pike mills at East Pike, Wyoming county, the firm being Shuttleworth & Chaffee; after two years the firm dissolved, Mr. Chaffee re- taining the Springville mills and conductiug both the hardware and milling business until 1875, when he disposed of the hardware branch and has since carried on the milling business, converting the mill from the old stone to the roller process and. keeping up with all modern improvements in his business. Mr. Chaffee was mar- ried in 1871 to Jennie B. Richmond, daughter of George Richmond, who came from Vermont in 1813 and settled in the town of Sardinia, being one of the pioneers of that town and where he lived until his death in 1869. Mrs. Chaffee now owns the farm on which her father first settled. In 1878 Mr. Chaffee built and operated the Springville and Sardinia Railroad, running from Springville and connecting with the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railroad at a place now called Chaffee, being named after him. He was president and general manager of the road for eight years, the enterprise being due entirely to his efforts. Mr. Chaffee is one of the representative men of his town and county. He served on the Board of Super- visors in 1870-71, and represented his district in the Legislature in 1875-76. He is ever ready to advance the interests of his town and his town's people. Among other business interests he has about 1,500 acres of land, which is devoted to dairy- ing and raising Holstein cattle and trotting bred horses. He imported his cattle from North Holland, and has developed several fast trotters which made their mark in the grand circuit. He is to-day the largest milk producer in Erie county, having about 250 cows on his farms. His home is in the village of Springville, where he has spent most of his business life.

Richmond, George A., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in the town of Sar- dinia, Erie county, N. Y., in 1854. His father's name was George Richmond; his mother's name was Emily J. White. His grandfather, George Richmond, came from Vermont in 1807, his family following in 1809. He settled in the southwest part of the town of Sardinia and commenced keeping tavern and clearing up his farm. In early times Richmond's Log Tavern was widely known and was a great place for public gatherings of various kinds. In 1827 George Richmond, the second, kept hotel in a frame building near by and was extensively and successfully engaged in farming at the time of his death in 1869, owning 1,000 acres of land. George A. Richmond was educated in the Springville Academy and Whitestown Seminary. He was a farmer, but in 1878 moved to Springville and engaged in the hotel busi- ness, and for a time manufactured cigars. He was appointed postmaster at Spring- ville under Grover Cleveland in 1895, which position he now (1897) fills. In 1874 Mr. Richmond was married to Cecelia M., daughter of Hezekiah and Martha A. Wilgus of Whitestown, N. Y.

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Our county and its people : a descriptive work on Erie County, New York, Volume II, Part 32

Author: White, Truman C Publication date: 1898 Publisher: [Boston] : Boston History Co. Number of Pages: 684

Author: White, Truman C
Publication date: 1898
Publisher: [Boston] : Boston History Co.
Number of Pages: 684