Our county and its people; a descriptive work on Oneida county, New York;, Part 110

Author: Wager, Daniel Elbridge, 1823-1896
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston history co.
Number of Pages: 1612

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Burrell, Joseph, was born in England October 12, 1844, son of Thomas and Mercy Burrell, who came from England to Westmoreland in 1854. Thomas Burrell then engaged in farming, at which he continued until his death in May, 1895. Joseph was educated in the district school, after which he also engaged in farming, and at the outbreak of the late Civil war he volunteered and went to the front with the 117th New York Infantry, participating in the following battles- Suffolk, Va., bom-

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bardment of Fort Sumter, S. C., Seabrook and John's Island, Swift Creek, Va., Drury's Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, Cold Harbor, Petersburg Mine Explosion, Chapin's Farm, Darbytown Road, Fort Fisher, N. C., campaign of the Carolinas, and Bennet House, N. C., and was honorably discharged June 8, 1865, at Raleigh, N. C., by reason of the close of the war. This regiment participated in an unusual number of engagements, in all of which Mr. Burrell participated, never being absent from his regiment during the whole three years of their brilliant record, and he was fortunate enough, though participating in some of the hottest engagements of the war, to not receive a wound. After the war he returned to Westmoreland and en- gaged in farming, at which he continues. He married Jessie I. Isbell, daugliter of S. A. Isbell, of Westmoreland, by whom he has one daughter, Hattie L.

Tuttle, Frank J .- Salmon Tuttle was born in the town of Camden, Oneida county, N. Y., August 12, 1815. He was educated in the common and select schools, and has since been engaged on the canal and in lumbering and farming. He has been married twice, first in December, 1843, to Emily Page, of New London, and they had one son, Albert G. Mrs. Tuttle died July 8, 1845, and July 1, 1847, he married Sarah A. Bailey, of the town of Vienna, by whom he had four children: Flormond B., Zopher J., Volsey B., who died in infancy, and Frank J. Mr. Tuttle's father, Zopher Tuttle, was born in Connecticut, February 4, 1776, and came to the town of Salisbury, Herkimer county, when a young man. He married Betsey B. Beasley, formerly of Connecticut, by whom he had six children: Hannah, Polly, James, Delight, Salmon, as above, and Zopher. The great-grandfather of Frank J., Daniel Tuttle, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Salmon Tuttle has resided on the homestead sixty years. Frank J. Tuttle was born on the homestead June 13, 1861, and was educated in the public schools, and has since been engaged in farming and speculating. He married Flora E. Kent, of Leyden, Lewis county, by whom he had one daughter, Laura K. Mrs. Tuttle's father, Phineas Kent, was born in Leyden, May 22, 1826, and was educated in the schools of that time. He married Maria Smith, of the town of Lee, by whom he had five children: Flora E., as above, Nellie S., Lena B., Hattie M., and Grace A. The ancestry of the family is of New England stock, of English extraction.

Lyman, Charles Simeon, was born in Westmoreland, N. Y., September 10, 1846, son of Simeon and Amanda Colton (Howard) Lyman. Simeon Lyman was born in Connecticut and came to Westmoreland in later years, where he engaged in farming and also ran a saw mill. He died August 10, 1868. Amanda Lyman, his wife, was born in Starkey, N. Y. Charles S. first attended the district school, then Hampton Spring Institute, and afterwards the Whitestown Seminary. He then engaged in clerking and afterwards was in the mercantile business at Westmoreland. He is now engaged in farming and conducts the homestead farm. Mr. Lyman was post- master under Mr. Harrison's administration and was road commissioner for four years. He married Clara Bedient, of Westmoreland, by whom he has three children : Mary A., Fannie E. and C. Herrick. Mr. Lyman, and his father before him, have always been representative citizens of Westmoreland.

Eells, Charles W., was born in the town of Kirkland, July 15, 1819, son of Robert Eells, was born in Middletown, Conn., and came to the towns of Kirkland and

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Whitestown in 1815. Their ancestors were from England. Robert Eells married Rebecca, daughter of Simeon Hatch of New Hartford, by whom he had three chil- dren: George K. and Henry (deceased), and Charles W. Charles W. Eells was edu- cated in the town of Westmoreland, and graduated from Whitestown Academy. He engaged in farming and now owns a farm of forty acres. He married Mary A .. daughter of Orrin Prior of Kirkland, by whom he has three children: Elizabeth, Martha and Theodore.

Marshall, Charles L., was born in the town of Paris, April 21, 1853, son of Charles Leander and Caroline (Mould) Marshall, and whose ancestors came from Connecti- cut. He learned the trade of carpenter, and since 1876 has been superintendent of the o. tside work (buildings and repairs) for the Empire Woolen Co. at Clayville, a position his father hield before him. Mr. Marshall is one of the most prominent men in the town of Paris, and at present supervisor of the town, a position he has held since 1891. He is a member of the Blue Lodge, chapter and commandery, and of the shrine. He is also past master of Sauqnoit Lodge No. 150. In 1879 he married Helen S. Bishop. He has been treasurer of the Sauquoit Valley Cemetery Associa- tion since 1882.

Gouge, Frederick H., the architect, of 26-27 Winston Building, Utica, N. Y., was graduated from Hamilton College in 1870. His early education was acquired at a district school and the academy at Rome, N. Y. In 1871-72 he practiced civil engi- neering in Fulton and Herkimer counties and on the Bound Brook Railway line in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 1873 be formed a partnership with William H. Miller, at Ithaca, N. Y., for the practice of the profession of architecture. In 1876 he removed to Utica, where he opened an office and resumed work as an architect. Mr. Gouge was born in Trenton, N. Y., May 5, 1845, son of Jacob Gouge, a farmer. The farm on which his grandfather, also named Jacob Gouge, settled at Trenton in 1796, is still retained by the family. His mother, Laura (Powers) Gouge, was a de- scendant of the Burlingame and Grinnell families of Connecticut. October 25, 1881, Mr. Gouge married Abbie P. Moore, of Trenton Falls, N. Y., by whom he had three children : Julia Sherman, Laura, and George Frederick. Mr. Gouge is a member of the American Institute of Architects and has been president of Western New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for two terms. Among the notable buildings designed by him are the First National Bank, Utica City National Bank, Sayre Memorial church, Park Baptist church, the St. Francis De Sales church in the city of Utica, the Cayuga County Savings Bank at Auburn, and the Colgate Gymna- sium at Colgate University. Mr. Gouge is a member of the Fort Schuyler and Arca- num Clubs.

The late John Edward Elliott, descendant of John Elliott, the apostle to the In- dians, was born in the town of Marshall, January 1, 1821. He was the son of Ed- ward Elliott, who was born in Connecticut and came to the town of Marshall in 1820, where he engaged in farming. He married Betsey Fairchild, of Connecticut, by whom he had four children. At the age of teu John with his parents came to Clin- ton, where he lived until his death, July 6, 1880. He was educated in the Clinton Academy, after which he engaged in mining business for over thirty years, and was the owner of several iron mines in this State and Canada. IIe was contractor for a

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part of the Utica, Clinton & Binghamton Railroad and largely interested in the street railroad of Utica. He was supervisor of the town of Kirkland three times. Married in 1853 Lovina, daughter of Calvin Kellogg, by whom he had two sons: Frank A., of Clinton, and Edward, of Utica.

Hayes, E. N., was born in Boonville, Oneida county, N. Y., September 23, 1851. His father, the late John P. Hayes, was also born in Boonville. Mr. Hayes assumed control of the retail trade in the grocery line in 1868 at the death of his father. In 1876 he married Ella J. Brinckerhoff, by whom he had four children: Eugenia, Rena, Harold and Laura Eugenia; the oldest died in 1879. Mr. Hayes still continues the business which he assumed at the death of his father; he takes an active interest in public affairs and has served his townsmen for several years in positions of trust. At the present time Mr. Hayes is acting as assistant superintendent Section 1 of the Black River Canal.

Graham, Joseph E., was born in Paris, Oneida county, in 1819, and is a representa- tive of a family who settled in Oneida county before the beginning of the century. His father, William Graham, came here in 1796 and cleared a large farm. Joseph E. is one of the foremost farmers of Oneida county. By his own efforts he gained an education, graduating from Sauquoit Academy in 1841; he then taught the Wil- lowdale school one term, after which he attended the De Lancy Institute at Hamp- ton one year and taught school many years. He began farming in Madison county but subsequently came back to Paris. In 1845 he married Caroline E. Hecock, whose grandfather was one of the first settlers here. They had one son, Charles W., a promising young man, who was a college graduate and civil engineer, who died at twenty-five years. Mr. Graham is a Prohibitionist and an earnest advocate of the temperance cause. He has held many positions of honor and trust, and has been a member of the School Board for a number of years, which position he fills at present. He is also president of the New York Central Farmers' Club.

Barrows, Samuel Jones, is a descendant of the staunch English yeoman stock. His ancestor, John Barrows, came from Yarmouth, England, in 1637, and settled in Salem, Mass. He was married twice, and by his second wife he had three children: Joshua, Beniger, and Ebenezer. He died at Plymouth, Mass., in 1692. His son Ebenezer settled in Attleboro, Mass., and was the father of Abraham, who was born at Attleboro, February 11, 1714, and settled in Cumberland, R. I. Abraham was the father of Jeremiah. Jeremiah was the father of Mellen, and from Mellen came Samuel Jones. Abraham Barrows removed from Cumberland, R. I., to Richmond, Cheshire county, N. H., in 1765. Mellen Barrows, the son of Jeremiah, and the father of Samuel Jones, was born in Warwick, Franklin county, Mass., on the 29th day of February, 1786, and afterwards went with his father to Richmond, N. H., where he lived for several years and married Lucy Whipple, the daughter of Ichabod Whipple, jr., on the 12th day of August, 1810. Her great-grandfather, Nathaniel Whipple, also moved from Cumberland, R I., to Richmond, N. H., in 1767. The father and mother of Samuel Jones moved from Richmond, N. H., to McDonough, Che- nango county, N. Y., in about 1815, where they lived and died at a good old age, in which town the subject of this sketch was born. Jeremiah Barrows, the grandfather of Samuel Jones, fought in the ranks of the Continental army at the battles of

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Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton, and Bennington, and was the last one of the Revo- lutionary soldiers who died in the town of Richmond. He died October 25, 1850, at the age of ninety-four years. The father of Samuel Jones served in the war of 1812 and was stationed at Portsmouth, N. H. Both of these men drew pensions for many years before they died. Samuel Jones was a farmer's boy, and remained on the farm in his native town, helping his father and brothers in all kinds of work pertain- ing to that business until he was of age. He was the youngest of five sons and be- longs to the sixth generation of his family. His education was obtained at odd in- tervals in the district and select schools of the town in which he was born, to which was added a few months in the academy at Norwich, N. Y. On becoming of age he taught a district school for a short time in an adjoining town to where he was born, then went to the city of Utica, N. Y., where he studied law in the office of the late Joshua A. Spencer and Francis Kernan, and was admitted to practice in 1851. He afterwards acted as clerk in the office of the late Judge Ward Hunt for one year, and then opened an office for himself at Utica, N. Y., where he has ever since resided and practiced his profession. He was elected city attorney for the city of Utica in 1853 and held that office one term. He also held the office of attorney and connsel for the Board of Excise of the county of Oneida for thirteen years, from 1857 to 1870, when the law was changed from county to town and city boards. He has also held the office of corporation counsel of the city of Utica for five consecutive terms, from March, 1879, to March, 1884, being first appointed by a Republican and afterward a Democratic common council; and it is to his credit and ability as a lawyer that while he was its counsel the city never paid any damages or costs in any action which he defended. He was also elected mayor of the city of Utica on the Democratic ticket, in 1889, and held that office one term. He has been twice married, his second wife being Mrs. Isabella Grace Lowery, daughter of Mr. John Gourlay, deceased, late of Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Rice, George W., is a native of Paris, N. Y., where he was born in 1843, son of Edward Dana, and Sally A. (Chapman) Rice. His father came from Hartford, Conn., when eleven years old, leaving a tyrannical master to whom he had been bound out to acquire a trade. Here he engaged in farming and became a successful farmer, identified with every interest of the town ; and his death in 1892, at the age of eighty-two years, was mourned as a personal loss by the community. He left three sons: Charles F. Rice, of Boonville; John C., a farmer of Florence ; and George W. ; and he also had one daughter, Harriet M., who died at the age of nineteen years. George W. Rice first engaged in building, after which he was associated with his brother in the planing mill business in Boonville for ten years. He also spent two years in Utica as a lumber inspector, and was a builder for ten years. He purchased the coal yards of F. C. Ogden in 1885. He has been called to various positions in the Pres- byterian church, and was made deacon in 1891. He was one of the board of trustees of the village for six years, and has been president of the Utica Coal Exchange since 1894. In 1870 Mr. Rice married Lydia M., daughter of Lorenzo D. Pearce, of this place.

Coleman, E. G., was born in Whitestown, Oneida county, October 12, 1840, son of John S. Coleman, who was also born in Whitestown, N. Y. John S. Coleman was engaged in the saw mill business. He married Elizabeth Bellinger, of Whitestown,

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by whom he had five children. E. G. Coleman was educated in the district schools, then engaged in the manufacture of lumber, doing a wholesale and retail business. He is now one of Clinton's foremost enterprising business men. Mr. Coleman mar- ried Sarah W Wetherell, by whom he has five children: Georgianna M., John B., Kittie M., Alice B., Myrtle E. Mr. Coleman is a member of Lodge No. 169, F. & A. M.

Martin, Louis M., attorney at law, Clinton, N. Y., was born in Madison, Madison county, N. Y., November 25, 1863, and up to the time he was twenty years of age he worked on the farm for his parents and as a farm laborer for the various farmers in towns of Madison and Hamilton in said county, attending school winters. In the year 1880 he graduated from the Hamilton Union School and Academy, and in 1885 lie graduated from the Clinton Grammar School, Clinton, Oneida county, N. Y. In 1886 he took np a permanent residence in Clinton, N Y., and began the study of law in the office of Charles R. Carruth; after one year's experience in the office he accepted the position of teacher in the Franklin School, where he taught for two years, continuing his law studies at odd times. In 1888 he was elected justice of the peace of the town of Kirk'and, and in 1889 became the principal of the Clinton Public School, where he remained for one and one-half years. In 1889 he married Miss Louise Foucher, of New York city. After being admitted as a lawyer he began the practice of law in Clinton, the 1st day of February, 1890, and is still engaged in practice there, and conducts, with the law business, and insurance agency. He still retains the office of justice of the peace, and is one of the members of the Board of Education of the Clinton Union School and Academy. His father's name is Mar- shalo Martin ; mother's maiden name was Lizzie Hankins, all of English ancestry.

Young, George A., was born in the town of Kirkland, December 13, 1825, son of William G. and Polly (Whitney) Young. His father was a builder, and he learned that trade, but engaged in farming forty-three years ago, and is still engaged in that occupation. In 1851 he married Irena A. Miller, by whom he has had five children. Mrs. Young's ancestors were among the early settlers in this town (Marshall), and her great-grandfather, Isaac Miller, came here in 1793.

Lee, Arthur Delos, was born in Westmoreland, January 25, 1845, son of Isaac B. and Harriet (Lay) Lee. Isaac Lee was also born in Westmoreland, his father being one of the early settlers of the county. Mrs. Lee was born at Rome and came to Westmoreland with her folks, who were early hotel keepers of the county. Arthur D. Lee was educated partly at Westmoreland and partly at Whitestown Seminary. and then learned the carpenter's and joiner's trade at Rome, where he worked three years. He then came to Westmoreland and has since conducted a building busi- ness, having built a number of houses throughout his immediate section. Mr. Lee has always been a staunch Republican and contributed his best efforts to the sup- port of his party. Mr. Lee 'is highly esteemed, has been county committeeman, and at last election was elected supervisor, which office he now holds. Mr. Lee married Nettie Isbell, of Westmoreland, by whom he has one son, Warren I., now being educated at Hamilton Callege, with the object of entering the legal profession. Samuel A. Isbell, father of Mrs. Lee, was born in the town of Whitestown in 1815. He was one of the most prominent and respected residents of his locality. He took

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a prominent part in the business world, being for over forty years an extensive con- tractor and builder of churches, factories and other buildings, and later in life a prosperous farmer and real estate owner. He with his wife, Jane Richardson Isbell, was a devoted Christian and gave liberally to the Bartlett Baptist church, to which they belonged. Mrs. Isbell died in 1885, and Mr. Isbell in 1893.

Traxel, George E .- The late Jacob Traxel was born in the town of Ava, Oneida county, N. Y., February 28, 1839. He was educated in the district schools and in early life carried on a blacksmith business, but afterward engaged in farming. April 16, 1863, he married Barbara Esch, of this town, by whom he had four children : George E., Ella E., Emma J., and C. Amelia. Mr. Traxel died September 4, 1883. Mrs. Traxel's father, Michael Esch, was born in Alsace, France, in 1799, and was educated there. He married Salome Neufer, of his native place, and they came to the United States in 1830, and first located in Trenton, N. Y., but soon after removed to the town of Verona, near New London. They had five children: Michael, Salome, George, Frederic, and Barbara. The ancestry of the family is German on both sides.

Somers, E. M., M. D., was born in Sherburne, N. Y., October 22, 1826, son of Samuel and Betsey A. (Beers) Somers. Dr. Somers was educated for his profession at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, graduating in 1853, and has since been practicing in Deansville. In 1862 he joined the medical staff of the 146th N. Y. Vols., and was with this regiment for some time in the field. In 1853 Dr. Somers married Martha A. Babcock, by whom he had seven children: Dr. E. M. Somers, jr., of the State Hospital at Ogdensburg; Mand, and Walter. For his see- ond wife Dr. Somers married Hattie E. Hamlin. Dr. Somers was postmaster at Deansville for eight years, from the commencement of Lincoln's administration until the elose of Johnson's.

Pollard, Grant J., M.D., was born at Deansboro, N. Y., June 2, 1865. His father came from New Hampshire, where he was born April 4, 1829, and died at Deans- boro, where he had been engaged in agriculture for more than fifty years. He was a descendant of the New England Puritan stock ; his mother, Adelaide (Jenks) Pol- lard, was born at Deansboro in 1840, where she now resides. Dr. Pollard received his education at the Deansboro graded school and the Kirkland Hall at Clinton, N. Y. He subsequently attended the medical department of the University of Ver- mont, from which institution he was graduated in July, 1890. He began practice at Preble, N. Y., and in 1891, located at Oriskany Falls, where he has built up a pros- perous and successful practice.

Merna, P., was born in Ireland in 1854 and came to America in 1869. He spent two years in Richfield and Cooperstown and came to Waterville in 1872. He is a prominent contractor and builder and has been actively engaged in this business since 1872. He has a farm in Marshall on which he resides. He is also an extensive dealer in flagging, coping and curbing stone, which he brings from Oxford, and in every way he is an active and successful business man. In politics he is a Democrat, and has been delegate to many conventions. In 1873 Mr. Merna married Mary MeHale.

Parkinson, T. W., was born at Bridgewater, N. Y., November 9, 1852, son of

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Thomas and Eunice Parkinson, the former a native of England; and Mrs. Parkin- son's father was one of the first settlers in this part of the county. Thomas Parkin- son is the present postmaster of North Bridgewater, a position he has held for the past twenty years. T. W. Parkinson was educated at the Winfield Academy, and the Eastman's Commercial College at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In March, 1876, he mar ried Catherine Roberts, by whom he has two sons: Clarence and Floyd. Mr. Park- inson is one of the prominent farmers in the town of Bridgewater, a member of the Equitable Aid Union, and also a staunch Republican.

Fitch, A. L., was born in Westmoreland, August 20, 1856, son of E. R. and Jane L. Fitch. E. R. Fitch was born in Westmoreland, April 25, 1805, where he engaged in farming until his death, February 20, 1888. Mrs. Jane L. Fitch was born in Canaan, Conn., and is still living on the old homestead in Westmoreland. A. L. Fitch was educated partly in Westmoreland and partly in Clinton, and then engaged in farming, at which he has since continued and has one of the largest and best farms in the township. Mr. Fitch married Elizabeth Rose of Westmoreland. He is a prominent Democrat, and the present postmaster of Westmoreland, having been appointed by President Cleveland.

Gypson, Adelbert G., was born in Lowell, town of Westmoreland, March 10, 1865, son of James H. and Margaret M. Gypson. James H. Gypson was born in Pennsyl- vania, March 16, 1828, his wife being of English extraction. He first moved to Marcy, and then settled in Westmoreland. Mr. Gypson has been interested in boat- ing, and has always been a staunch Republican. He has been road commissioner, and is a well known farmer of Westmoreland. Adelbert Gypson was educated in Westmoreland, and also in Clinton. He buys and sells farm products through the country, shipping them to the city in large lots. He is a well-known farmer, was also highway commissioner in 1894-95, and a staunch Republican. He is married to Jessie Capron, daughter of Eli B. Capron, of Lowell, Westmoreland, by whom he has two children: Floyd A. and Ola C. Mr. Gypson is a member of the Royal Arcanum, Rome Council No. 150.

Cummings, James W., was born in the village of Clinton, December 31, 1866, son of James Cummings, who was born in Ireland and came to the United States in 1845, and is a prosperous farmer in this town. James W. Cummings is one of seven chil- dren; he was educated at Kirkland Hall in Clinton, and at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts in 1886. He began the study of law with Mr. Searl of Rome, and finished at Hamilton College, after which he entered the law firm of Williams & Mc- Cabe, was admitted to the bar when twenty-one years of age, and entered into part- nership with J. E. McCabe in the practice of his profession under the firm name of McCabe & Cummings, which continued till the death of Mr. McCabe.

West, Joseph, was born on this homestead, October 19, 1817. He was educated in the district schools, and was afterward engaged in farming. January 1, 1843, he married Mary Ann Jackson, of this town. Mr. West's father, Joseph West, was born in Grafton, Rensselaer county, N. Y., June 26, 1790, and came to this county when a young man. He returned to his native county after a period of about three years, and November 12, 1811, married Mary Brock, of his native place, by whom he had nine children: Adilla C., Emily, Joseph, as above, Julia, Benjamin, Arminta, Fran-

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Our county and its people; a descriptive work on Oneida county, New York;, Part 110

Author: Wager, Daniel Elbridge, 1823-1896 Publication date: 1896 Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston history co. Number of Pages: 1612

Author: Wager, Daniel Elbridge, 1823-1896
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston history co.
Number of Pages: 1612