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Foevin, Philip, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in New Hampshire, June 29,
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1815, and came to Erie county the same year with his parents, Ebenezer and Lydia Phelps Foevin, who bought a farm of the Holland Land Company. He died in 1853 and his wife in 1855. Philip Foevin was educated in Springville, and has made farming his life work. In 1841 he married Anna Stauber, and they have seven children.
Watson, William J., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Dunkirk, May, 22, 1864, and is a son of Richard Watson, who is also a native of Dunkirk, and one of the pioneer settlers, who died in 1872. W. J. Watson was educated in the common schools, and in 1881 came to Buffalo and entered the employ of the B., R. & P. R. R., and in 1886 came to Springville as operator, and for the past five years has been station agent at Springville. In 1886 he married Mary L., daughter of Frederick Fox, and they are the parents of one son, Franklin. Mr. Watson is a member of the Board of Education and is president of the Board of Trade.
Waite, Charles E., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Springville, December 14, 1840, and is a son of Weslan Waite, who was born in 1802, and came to Spring- ville in 1825. He married Calista Snow, and was a farmer by occupation. He died September 10, 1892. Charles E. was educated in Springville, and in 1862 enlisted in Co. F. 116th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He returned to Springville in 1867 and established his present business of dentistry, the firm being composed of C. E. Waite and R. B. Waite. In 1862 he married Augusta, daughter of Joseph Britton, and are theparents of three children; R. B. Waite being the only one living. He was graduated from the Philadelphia Dental College in 1891 and went into partnership the same year. In 1891 he married Agnes, daughter of H. O'Neil, and they are the parents of one son and one daughter.
Wilcox, D. J., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Cattaraugus county, N. Y., October 27, 1849. He was educated in the district schools and prepared for college at Randolph Academy and Fredonia Normal school; he was three years at Cornell University and was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1878. He read law with King & Montgomery in Ithaca, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1878, and elected to the Assembly in 1882-83. In 1878 he married Happie, daughter of Charles Stowell, and they have one daughter, Laura M. Mr. Wilcox was appointed by Gov- ernor Cleveland receiver of public moneys of Walla Walla, Washington Territory, since which time he has practiced law at Springville.
Wells, Frank S., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in the town of Concord. May 30, 1856. His father, Byron Wells, was born in the town of Sardinia and came to Concord in 1827, where he was engaged in farming and died in 1884. He married Mary A. Dodge. Frank S. Wells was educated in the Griffith Institute and in 1886 married Matie B., daughter of Stephen Churchill, and they have one daughter, Esther M.
Wells, Hiram, Concord, was born in the town of Concord, August 18, 1823. His father, Asa Wells, came to Erie county in 1819, where he resided and followed farm- ing all his lifetime. Hiram Wells was educated in the Springville Academy and gave his attention to farming. In 1848 he married Ann Emerson, who died in 1888, leaving four children : Corliss T., Byron E., Susan Ellinwood and Miss Lucia.
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Vance, Samuel D., Concord, p. o. East Concord, was born near Quebec, January 14, 1841, and came to the United States in 1848, settling in Boston, Mass., with his uncle, Samuel Vance, who came to Concord in 1849. Samuel D. Vance was edu- cated in the common schools, after which he farmed it and at the present time con- trols twenty-nine cheese factories. In 1890 he built his present residence at East Concord and in 1895 bought the store which he still conducts. In 1865 he married Julia A. Wilcox, and they have four daughters: Mrs. Cora M. Morse, Mrs. Nellie M. Mayo, Mattie and Annie.
Vaughan, Charles M., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Springville, Sep- tember 23, 1833. His father, Epenetus Vaughan, was one of the early settlers in the town of Concord; coming there and settling in the woods, he built him a log house and cleared up 100 acres of woodland and left one of the best farms in the town of Concord. He married Harriet Spaulding and died at the age of fifty two, and his wife died in 1866. Charles M. Vaughan was educated in Springville and is one of the largest farmers in Concord, making a specialty of fine grades of butter. In 1860 he married Miss Annie, daughter of Pliny Smith, and they have four chil- dren: Homer M., Pliny S., Ida R. and Edith R.
Rassel, Nicholas, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Brandenburg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, July 23, 1837. He came to the United States in 1856 and settled in Buffalo, then spent some time in St. Louis, and in 1860 went to Illinois. In 1861 he enlisted in Company I, and with other companions was transferred to the State of Missouri, forming the 11th U. S. Vols. He took part in the battles of Frederickstown, under Colonel Plummer, then part of General Pope's corps, and was sent to Island No. 10 and from there to Memphis, Shiloh and Cornith, where, under Sherman, he fought in the last battle of Cornith. August 5, 1864, he returned to Buffalo and engaged in the lumber, stock and mercantile business, and in March, 1876, he came to Springville and engaged in the fresh and salt meat business, in which he still continues. In 1869 he married Miss Catharine Winter, who died in 1870. In 1872 he married Susannah Hein, and they have three children: Nicholas, Barbara and Alice.
Morton, Mrs. M. C., Concord, p. o. Springville .- Alanson P. Morton was born in the town of Boston, where his father was among the pioneers of Boston, and after- wards moved to Morton's Corners, which was named after him. Alanson P. Morton was the leading member of the family and married Laura Abbott, who died in 1850. In 1856 he married Maria C., daughter of Alanson Morse, and they had three chil- dren. Mrs. Helen Bonny, Charles A. and George W. Mr. Horton died in 1872 in his sixtieth year.
Morton, Samuel A., Concord, p. o. Morton Corners, was born in Onondaga county, N. Y., May 8, 1818, and came to Erie connty with his parents, Wendell and Polly Southworth Morton, who first settled in the town of Boston in 1820, afterwards mov- ing to Morton's Corners in 1830, which was named after him. He died October 4, 1868, at the age of eighty-seven. Samuel A. Morton was educated in the common schools, and in connection with his brother, Alanson P. Morton, built the hotel at Morton's Corners. In 1853 he married Arsula P. Ostrander, daughter of Horace
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Ostrander, and they have two children: Wendell J. and Laura E. Mr. Morton has served as postmaster for eleven years and also as assessor.
Ticknor, Charles W., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Erie county, February 2, 1866, and is a son of D. W. Ticknor, a native of the town of Concord. His grand- father came to Erie county about 1820. Charles W. was graduated from the Spring- ville Academy in 1882 and began the study of law the same year. In 1890 he went South and was admitted to the Tennessee bar, and in 1891 was admitted to the New York bar. In 1893 he was elected school commissioner, which position he now holds. In 1889 he married Eloise Vaughlin, by whom four children have been born, Daniel, Ray, Willard and Bessie.
Jackson, William H., M. D., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Monroe county, N. Y., August 26, 1841, and is a son of William Jackson, a native of Herki- mer county, N. Y., born January 25, 1810. His great-grandfather came from Eng- land and settled at Herkimer, in the Mohawk Valley. William Jackson married Elizabeth, daughter of John Cornes, who was a farmer. William H. Jackson was educated in the public schools at Arcade N. Y., and was graduated from the State Normal School at Albany in 1861, from Eastman's Business College in Poughkeepsie in 1862, and also from the medical department of the University of South Carolina in 1873. He was then appointed principal of the preparatory department of the uni- versity, which position he retained until 1877. In 1878 he came to Springville and established his present practice. In 1863 he married Mary Hyde, who died in 1870, when he married Frances Rockwell, by whom four sons and one daughter have been born: W. Heman, Lucian C., Fletcher R., Lawrence C. and Mrs. Mabel Shuttle- worth of Buffalo. Dr. Jackson is a member of the Erie County Medical Society, of the New York State Medical Association, of the New York State Railway Surgeons, of the National Association of Railway Surgeons, and also has been surgeon for the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad for the past eleven years. He is a member of Arcade Lodge No. 419, F. & A. M., and has been master of the Springville Lodge for five years and high priest of the Springville Chapter for three years.
Fox, Mary A., Concord, p. o. Springville .- Fred Fox was born in Baden, Ger- many, October 30, 1830, and came to the United States in 1860, settling in Cattarau- gus county, and in 1865 came to Springville, engaging in the hotel business. In 1865 he married Mary A., daughter of Joseph Ulrich, and they had four children: Frank F., Fred W., Mrs. Mamie L. Watson and Mrs. Clara L. Shay of Bradford, Pa. Mr. Fox served as excise commissioner and always took an interest in the wel- fare of his town. His death, which occurred December 6, 1890, was a loss not only to his family but to all who knew him, and of him it can well be said, "An honest man is the noblest work of God."
Botsford, Charles E., Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Syracuse, N. Y., April 13, 1839. He is a son of Charles Botsford, who settled there in 1833, moving from the town of Derby, Conn., where he was born; he was a stonecutter by trade. In 1842 he moved to Yorkshire and in 1847 moved to Springville. He married May Smith in Syracuse in 1834. C. E. Botsford was educated in Springville Academy, after which he went to Brooklyn and was division and assistant engineer on the Brooklyn Water Works for about seven years. In 1864 he gave his attention to lo-
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cating and constructing railroads in New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut, and in 1883 located the Buffalo and Ashford division of the B., R. & P. Railroad. In 1876 he was married to Rocelia, daughter of Orange Parmenter; they are the parents of two sons and two daughters: Charles W., Heman, Ethel and Edith. Mr. Botsford takes great interest in educational matters, and has a private library of 5,000 volumes.
Chase, Frank, Concord, p. o. Springville, was born in Otsego county, N. Y., Sep- tember 13, 1838, and is a son of the Hon. Samuel Chase, who served two years in Congress, from 1828 until 1832. He married Mary F., daughter of William White- croft. Samuel Chase was a well known attorney throughout the central part of New York State, and died in 1839. Frank Chase was educated at the Springville Academy and at Fort Edward, after which he was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1863. He located in Springville in 1866 and began the practice of law. In 1872 he married Eunice, daughter of Clinton Hammond, and they are the parents of one son, Earl. Mr. Chase served his town as supervisor in 1872, and was justice of the peace for twenty-eight years.
Walter, Newton B., Hamburg, was born in Hamburg, N. Y., May 19, 1860, and educated in the Hamburg Academy. March 10, 1884, he married Ida E. Allen of Buffalo, N.Y .; they had two children, Ada L., born March 7, 1885, and died February 10, 1889, and Martha M., born July 31, 1887. In 1875 Mr. Walter entered the em- ploy of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company, and after being promoted several times he became baggage master, which position he now holds. His father, Barnie Walter, was born in Germany in 1818, and came to America with his parents when he was nine years old, locating in the town of Hamburg, where he was educated. He married Catherine Grannis of Brant, and they had five children : Mary E., Helen M., Rhoda, Harvey H. and Newton B. (as above). Mr. Walter was a wealthy farmer and died in 1863; his widow survives him at this date, 1896. Mrs. Walter's father, Charles H. Allen, was born of English parents at Ni- agara Falls in 1839, and was educated in the public schools. October 28, 1858, he he married Martha Louther, who was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and they had three children: Ida E., born in 1859; Charles R., born in 1861, and Josephine B., born in 1863. Mr. Allen died in 1862, and his widow, February 15, 1887.
Wakeley, William E., Hamburg, p. o. Athol Springs, was born in Eden Valley, Erie county, N. Y., April 30, 1856. He was educated in the public schools, and at the age of sixteen began to study telegraphy. October 1, 1873, he entered the em- ploy of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company as station master and telegraph operator; he has also been postmaster at the station of Athol Springs. He has married twice; first on June 20, 1876, to Florence, daughter of Elisha Stuart; she died March 10, 1893. For his second wife he married Magdalena Bachmann on June 25, 1895. Mr. Wakeley's father, Guy, was a native of Buffalo, born in 1830. He married Julia Tefft, and they had four children: William E. (as above), Charles G., Mary C. and Hattie. Mr. Wakeley was a government nurse at the time of his death, May 23, 1863. His widow survives at this date, 1896.
Taylor, Joseph A., Hamburg, was born near the village of Hamburg, N. Y., Feb- ruary 26, 1846., He was educated in the Hamburg Academy, and learned the trade
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of carpenter and joiner; he also now includes the moving of buildings. January 16, 1864, he enlisted in Co. M, 24th Cavalry N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged at Cloud's Mills, Virginia, July 19, 1865. October 14, 1874, he married Jennie L. Smith of Buffalo, and they have two children, Grace L. and Annie M. Mr. Taylor's father, Joseph, was born in Spencertown, Columbia county, N. Y., in 1797. He was a mason and a farmer, and in October, 1828, he married Mary E. Pratt, who was born November 6, 1806, at Saybrook, Conn. They had ten children. Mr. Taylor was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died June 28, 1887, his widow March 19, 1891.
Sowle, Oscar H., Hamburg, was born in the town of Collins, April 30, 1832. He was educated in the district schools and in the academy then at Abbott's Corners, and has always followed the occupation of farming. In September, 1854, he married Maria, daughter of Moses Kimble of Collins, and they had six children: Alice M., Sarah S., Clara, Bert M., Arthur H. and Mary. Sarah S. married Dwight Colvin; Clara married George Salisbury; Bert married Georgia Cutter; Arthur H. married Nettie Kester, and Mary married Frank Caldwell. Mr. Sowle's father, Abram, was born in Saratoga county, N. Y., in 1801. He married Mary McMillen, and they had seven children. Mr. Sowle died in 1877, and his widow in 1893.
Saunders, William H., Hamburg, p. o. Athol Springs, was born in the town of Brant, Erie county, N. Y., October 31, 1830. He was educated in the district schools, has had a variety of occupations and is now a retired farmer. He has married twice ; first on February 15, 1853, to Sophia W. Allen; they had three children: Alice L., Laura M. and Frank W. Alice L. married Dr. Douglas Joyce of Buffalo; Laura married Mr. Knapp; Frank W. married Virginia Martin of Hamburg, N. Y. Mrs. Saunders died September 4, 1893, and he married on January 2, 1895, Mrs. Emma J. Doyle. Mr. Saunders's father, Henry, was born in Rhode Island and came to this town when a young man. He married twice; first to Lydia Clough of Hamburg, and for his second wife he married Naomi Beason.
Rose, Simon P., Hamburg, was born in Lancaster, Erie county, N. Y., Septem- ber 16, 1846, and educated in the district schools. August 14, 1867, he enlisted in the 8th Infy., U. S. A., and was honorably discharged August 14, 1870. He traveled four years with Barnum's Circus, in the band; was with John O'Brien as leader of the circus band one year. He was a member of Kehr's band of Buffalo seven years and has been leader of the Hamburg Band since 1883, and plays continually for pri- vate parties. June 7, 1883, he married Mary Lawrence of Hamburg. Mr. Rose's father, Jacob, was born in Alsace-Loraine January 9, 1820, and came to America with his parents at the age of eleven, locating in Eden. In April, 1844, he married Margaret Fritz, formerly of his native place, and they had eleven children.
Robbins, William Eaton, Hamburg, was born at Strawberry Point, Iowa, Novem- ber 7, 1860. His parents moved to Evans, Erie county, when he was three years old, where he was educated in the public schools and Jamestown University. He studied medicine at the Buffalo Medical University and was graduated February 25, 1885. He immediately commenced his practice in Hamburg, N. Y., where he has con- tinued with great success. He is a member of the Erie County Medical Society, also of the Lake Erie Medical Society. November 13, 1881, he married Elizabeth Reppert; they have two children, Eva L. and Edna C.
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Pierce, H. Arnold, M. D., Hamburg, p. o. Blasdell, was born in the town of Ham- burg, N. Y., July 14, 1867, where he was educated in the public schools and Ham- burg Academy. He was graduated from the Buffalo Medical University March 24, 1891, and began the practice of his profession in Blasdell. June 24, 1891, he married Jennie A. Salisbury of Hamburg. The doctor's father, William H., was born in Hamburg, February 28, 1829. He was educated in the schools of that day and is a carpenter and contractor by occupation. He has married twice, first to Maria J. Maltbie of the town of Evans; they had eight children, three died young, five sur- vive: Maryette, Phoebe, Emma, H. Arnold (as above) and Sanford E. Mrs. Pierce died January 12, 1890, and he married, September 1, 1891, Mrs. Harriet Smith of Hamburg; she had two children by her first marriage, Martha J. and Mary E. Mr. Pierce enlisted on October 17, 1861, in Co. G, 13th Wisconsin Vols., and was hon- orably discharged by surgeon's certificate of disability at Leavenworth, Kansas, April 25, 1862. Mrs. Pierce's grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; his grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. Pierce is a member of N. Swift Post No. 440, G. A. R., Dept. of New York.
Potter, Silas C., Hamburg, p. o. Armor, was born in the town of Macedon, Wayne county, N. Y., February 4, 1824, and came to the town of Humburg with his parents when he was three years old. December 25, 1848, he married Anna E. Baker, and they have four children: M. Emogene, Julia A., Armida N. and Frank L. Mr. Potter's father, Jacob, was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., October 16, 1796, and came to this locality when a young man. He married Alma Jenks, and they had six children, Mr. Potter died November 9, 1880, and his wife February 8, 1875.
Oakley, Mrs. James Stewart, Hamburg .- The late James Stewart Oakley was born in 1826 and educated in the schools of that day. September 15, 1857, he mar- ried Lydia Angelique Rose of Buffalo, N. Y., and they had one daughter, who is assistant principal in school No. 40, Buffalo.' Mr. Oakley died January 3, 1875. Mrs. Oakley's father, Edwin Rose, was born in Granville, Mass., December 9, 1804. He came to this State when a young man and after a time settled in Buffalo, where he was a paving contractor. He paved the first street in Buffalo, viz., Ohio street. December 3, 1829, he married Anna Urila Sisson, and they had five children, only two survive at this date, 1896. Mr. Rose died January 1, 1873, and his widow in April, 1880.
Osborn, Winslow L., Hamburg, p. o. Blasdell, was born in Hamburg, July 2, 1857. He was educated in the public schools and followed the occupation of farming. November 14, 1877, he married Lucy E. Potter and they have one son, Leroy E. Mrs. Osborn's father, John Potter, was born in London, England, in 1819. He was educated in their schools and married Sarah Kitchen of his native city; they came to America in 1853 and had eleven children, five were born in England and nine grew to maturity. Mr. Potter died December 22, 1895, and his wife survives at this date, 1896. Mr. Osborn's father, Maurice, served three different terms on the Board of Supervisors and in his political choice he is a thorough Democrat.
Mosher, Lorenzo D., Hamburg, was born in Saratoga county, N. Y., March 14, 1825. He was educated in the schools of that day and was a farmer until 1893, when he retired. He has married three times; first in 1847 to Harriet Bullis; they had
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two children, Ella and John. Mrs. Mosher died in 1861, and he married a second wife who died, and his third wife was Mrs. Phedorah Clough. Mr. Mosher's father, Ezekiel, was born in Rhode Island in 1798; he married and had four children. Mrs. Mosher's father, Daniel Baker, was born at East Hamburg and married Naomi Rhodes and had seven children.
McGean, Miss Josephine E., Hamburg, p. o. Blasdell .- Miss McGean's father, James, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1820, and at the age of seventeen came to America with his tutor, locating in Buffalo, N. Y. At the age of eighteen he mar- ried Ellen Wade, and they had eight children who grew to maturity: William W., Ellen J., James, Isabella, John H., David T., Annie T. and Josephine E. (as above). Mr. McGean was a successful business man, and died January 29, 1865; his widow, November 27, 1890. William W. McGean was a college graduate and held the office of captain as a soldier in the late war. He married Sarah Sherman; Ellen J. mar- ried Edward Mitchell, and they had five children; James married Mary O'Brien and they had five children; Isabella J. married John M. Henderson and they had six children ; John H. married Elizabeth Congdon and they had two children; David T. married Celestia Oliver and they have one daughter; Annie T. married Charles Winner and they had two children.
Lamb, Adam, Hamburg, p. o. Armor, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, July 18, 1830, and came to America with his parents when four weeks old. They lo- cated near Abbott's Corners (now Armor) where he was educated in the district schools. October 21, 1854, he married Louisa Schallers of Hamburg, and they have had eight children: Louisa (who died in her ninth year), Bertha, Dollie, Helen, Het- tie, Louisa, Emma and Adam, jr. Bertha married Conrad Balser of Dunkirk, N. Y., and they have three children, Clara, Edith and Esther; Dollie married John Uebele of Buffalo and they have one daughter, Laura; Helen married Roman Moldenhauer of Dunkirk, and they have one son, Albert; Hettie married Will Newton of the town of East Hamburg, N. Y., and they have three children, Irving, Florence and Lewella. Mr. Lamb's father, George, was born at the old home in Germany in 1795. He mar- ried Elizabeth Moore of his native place and they had five children: Augusta and John, who died in Germany, Adam, Frederick and George.
Kopp, George J., Hamburg .- The late George Kopp was born in Bavaria, June 25, 1823. He was educated there and came to America in 1847, locating in Buffalo, where he was a blacksmith by trade. He resided in Buffalo two years and from there went to Springville, following his trade there until 1855, when he moved to the village of Boston, where he conducted a hotel. In 1857 he came to Hamburg, N. Y., where he kept the very best of hotels until he retired in 1873, since which time his son, George J., has conducted it until the present time, 1896. In 1847 Mr. Kopp married Julia A. Berlenbach, formerly of his native place, and they had five chil- dren, two of whom survive, Julia and George J.
Kloepfer, John A., Hamburg .- John Kloepfer, father of John A. Kloepfer, was born in Baden, Germany, December 27, 1833. He was educated in their schools, and in 1853 came to America, locating in Buffalo, where he remained two years and then went to Boston, Erie county, where he learned the tanner's trade and followed it seven years. He has married twice, first in 1861, to Hedwiga Schwanz; they had
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three living children: Mary E., Anna R. and Carrie D. Mrs. Kloepfer died October 13, 1868, and for his second wife he married Rosa Schwanz, and they had five chil- dren William, John A., Amelia R., Cecelia F. and George J.
Knoche, Frederick, Hamburg, was born in the town of Tonawanda, N. Y., April 3, 1853. He was educated in the district schools and by occupation was a farmer. October 23, 1877, he married Caroline E. Miller of Collins, aud they have three chil- dren: Reuben F., Arthur H. and Edna W. Mr. Knoche's father, Philip, was born near Strassburg, France (now Germany), in 1814. He was educated in their schools, and came to America with his parents when he was sixteen years old, locating in Tonawanda, where he too was a farmer; he married Catherine Pierson of Tona- wanda, and they had twelve children.
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