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Smith, Frank W., was born in Whitesboro, N. Y., in 1852, son of James Smith, who emigrated to this country from Dearborn, Eng., in 1840. Frank W. Smith first engaged in dealing in sewing machines at Utica, where he remained for twelve years. In 1892 he established his present extensive business on Main street, Boon ville, known as the Conservatory of Music, where he has an extensive stock of pianos, organs, and sewing machines. He also carries a large stock of fishing tackle and sporting goods. Mr. Smith is an influential member of I. O. O. F., and of the G. A. R. Post, and is general superintendent of the Boonville Fair Association. In 1876 he married Emma Clark, of Whitesboro, N. Y., by whom he has two children: Norma and Juliet C.
Pratt, Charles W., a descendant of an old English family, of whom two brothers, John and William, settled in Connecticut, was born in Lewis county, the only son of Cyrus W. Pratt Cyrus W. Pratt was a tanner by trade, but being a fluent speaker, was more widely known and acknowledged as an orator of the age. He was also an elder and founder of the Presbyterian church of his locality. Ife married Harriet Coffee, who still survives him, and resides with her son, C. W. Pratt. He first began his successful business career, by dealing in real estate. He entered mercantile life with a general store at Port Leyden; then to Bradford, Pa., where he was a prom- inent operator in the oil exchange for four years. He also engaged in mining in Colorado and Arizona, but returned in 1855 to Port Leyden and engaged in the lumber business. In 1892 he purchased paper mills at Port Leyden and Fowlersville, which are known as the Gould Paper Co., of which Mr. Pratt is president. He is now erecting a large mill at Lyons Falls, which is one of the finest water powers in the State. In 1886 he married Julia S. Northam, of Port Leyden, by whom he has one son, C. Walter Pratt.
Vollmar, Jacob, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1840. In 1850 his father, Philip Vollmar, came to America, and was a pioneer settler of Oneida county. He built a log house about five miles east of Boonville, and there reared his five children. Jacob Vollmar was educated at the common school in Utica. He was first engaged in the lumber business for George Anderson, of Hawkinsville, where he remained for twelve years. In 1872 he came to Boonville and opened a retail clothing store on Main street ; a year later he bought out E. P. Thomas, and in 1883 purchased his present place. In 1869 Mr. Vollmar married Sarah Kahl, of Hawkinsville, who is of French descent, by whom he has three children: Eda B., Henry J., and George E.
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(deceased). Mr. Vollmar is a Democrat, a member of the Board of Education, and also a member of the German Lutheran church.
Fisk, J. W., was born at Boonville, in 1819, and has always resided here. He is the son of James Fisk, who is closely identified with the early settlement of Oneida county, and who came to Boonville from Rhode Island in 1800. J. W. Fisk at the present writing. is the oldest inhabitant of this place. The first thirty-five years of his life was spent in farming, but in 1858 he established a mercantile business oppo- site the Hulbert House. He has now been engaged in the grocery business thirty- seven years, and came to his present locality in 1883. In 1846 he married Emily H. Pitcher, of Boonville, by whom he had three children: Ursula, wife of Suott M. Cook, a clergyman of an Episcopal church in New York; Erford E., in grocery busi- ness here ; and Roseltha Gertrude, who died in 1894, at forty-five years of age, wife of Daniel Dorn of Ava. He married for his second wife, Sarah A. Pitcher, by whom he has one son, Dwight D. Fisk.
Kau, Charles D., was born at Leyden, in 1864, son of Michael Kan, who was born near Hamburg, Germany. Charles D. Kau came to Boonville in 1871, and was educated at Cazenovia, after which he engaged in farming. In 1889 he received an appointment as messenger for five years with G. C. Ward, the well-known surveyor and bridge builder. [Mr. Kau has by personal effort and concentration of business energies, become a partner of the firm of Kau & Ward, in the grocery business, carrying an extensive stock in groceries, provisions, hay, lumber, cement and boat men's supplies. Mr. Kau has a membership of high rank in the Masonic fraternity.
Watson, Mrs. Thomas, is the widow of the late Thomas Watson, who was born in Ireland in 1820. When seventeen years of age he came to America, and became apprenticed to a cabinetmaker, Samuel Bateman, and by his own personal efforts was soon able to enter mercantile life, and conducted a successful furniture business in Boonville for forty-five years. In 1879 he married- Violet, daughter of James Frazier of Boonville, by whom he had one daughter, Anna L. Mr. Watson was always an able supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which his wife and daughter are members He was a Republican and popular citizen, and his death, which occurred in 1895, was mourned by the whole community.
Austin, Ai, was born at Lansing, Tompkins county, N. Y., April 15, 1863, son of Henry Austin, an instructor of penmanship and drawing, whose rare ability for his work commands the admiration of all educators. Ai Austin came to Boonville in 1884 and established a laundry on Main street, which proved a successful enterprise, and in which he is still engaged. He married Nancy E. Hull, by whom he has one son, Glenn. He is a supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he and his wife are attendants.
Lints, Jeremiah, was born at Alder Creek, N. Y., in 1857, son of Solomon Lints, a farmer, whose family are noted for longevity. The boyhood of Jeremiah Lints was spent on a farm until he was nineteen years of age. He came to Boonville in 1877, where he engaged in the cooper business in the same shop on Post street where he now carries on an extensive work, manufacturing tubs, churns, and other labor-sav- ing dairy utensils; these he ships to Rome, Utica, and other points in Oneida county. In 1883 he married Elizabeth Farley, of Remsen. Mr. Lints is a member of the I. O. O. F.
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Utley, Fred W., was born in Boonville, Oneida county, N. Y., in 1855. His father. Isaac Utley, was also born in Boonville in 1816, of and old pioneer family. He mar- ried Mrs. Harriet (Crofoot) Ballon, by whom he had three children: Henry, a painter of Boonville; Jerome, deceased; and Fred W. Mr. Utley died in 1889. In 1883 Fred W. married Maggie F., daughter of Alexander Finlayson, by whom he had one daughter, Alice Marion. They reside on a sheep and dairy farm of 115 acres. Ever since the organization of the Boonville Fair, Mr. Utley has been superintendent of the sheep exhibit, being considered an expert on the subject.
Barrett, F. A., was born at Turin, Lewis county, in 1852, son of James Barrett, the well-known proprietor of the old Railroad House at Rome. When thirteen years of age F. A. Barrett was thrown on his own resources, and when eighteen years of age went to sea on coastwise fishing boats, and there met all the hardships and ex- periences of a sailor's life. He visited the East Indies, and finally returned home and settled in Boonville in 1880, and opened a grocery store, which he has since conducted and has been very successful. In 1880 he married Martha A., daughter of James Brainard, the well-known pioneer from Massachusetts, who made the per- ilous journey here with an ox team and first settled at Leyden. Mr. and Mrs. Bar- rett have two children: Nina and Archie
Buckley, Jeremiah, was born at Boonville, in 1859, son of Patrick Buckley of Irish birth. Patrick Buckley was engaged in mercantile business at Hawkinsville, deal- ing in dry goods and groceries, which enterprise he continued later at Boonville. Since 1885 Jeremiah Buckley has conducted a saloon in connection with a restaurant on Main street, Boonville. In 1894 he purchased the Central Hotel, which he has repaired and remodeled in a creditable manner, and his ready and genial character makes him an efficient landlord. In 1885 he married Mary A. Maguire, daughter of Philip Maguire, of Forestport, by whom he has three sons: Frederic, C. Donald, and Hubert. His personal popularity is evinced by his recent election to the prominent office of village president.
Jackson, Walter D., was born in 1829, son of Thomas Jackson, of English and Scotch descent, who was born at Fairfield, N. Y. He is a member of the old pioneer family, whose records can be ascertained as far back as 1747, the date of the birth of his great-great-grandfather, and whose lineage can be traced to the celebrated gen- eral by that name. Thomas Jackson withheld himself from political life, and instilled a similar aversion in the minds of his children, of whom he had nine. W. D. Jack- son has always resided in Boonville, and been engaged in agricultural pursuits, hav- ing a farm of 240 acres, and beautiful buildings; also a large cheese factory which is conducted on his farm. In 1862 he married Mary Roberts, daughter of Channery Roberts of Leyden, by whom he has two children: Anna, wife of B. A. Capron, the well-known attorney of Boonville, and J. Will Jackson.
Lewis, John, was born in Wales, in 1831. He came to this country with his parents when three years of age and settled in the southern part of Boonville, where his father, David J. Lewis, engaged in farming. John Lewis also engaged in farming, and came to his present farm of 300 acres in 1855, and has, by his shrewdness and thrift, achieved a financial success. In 1855 he married Adeline, daughter of Jesse Ballon, by whom he had six children ; Addie H .. Ella M., Will J., Edward C., Hurl- burt Ballon, and Mabel A.
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Jackson, Isaac W., was born in Fairfield in 1815, son of William Jackson and cousin of Andrew Jackson. His boyhood was spent on the large farm of his father's in Fairfield, where he received his education in the common school and academy. Mr. Jackson resides on his 400 acre dairy farm, on Jackson Hill, Boonville, which is adorned with spacious and substantial buildings, including a model dairy barn, wherein the most modern methods are employed, and which was erected in 1879 un- der his personal supervision, In 1838 he married Clarrissa Ellis, by whom he had four daughters: Almira C., Melissa I., Frances A., and Sophronia, wife of Webster Billington, of Bridgeport, N. Y., and the only daughter who survives her mother, whose death occurred in 1846. Mr. Jackson afterwards married Phebe A. Smith, by whom he had two sons: Irving and Drew W., both of whom are engaged in farming near Boonville. Mr. Jackson is a staunch Republican, ever since the formation of that party, previously being a Democrat. He voted for Van Buren in 1836, and has voted at every presidential election since, covering a period of sixty years. He is an ardent admirer of nature, and has devoted much time to scientific investigation.
Burlingame, J. K., was born in Holland Patent, N. J., in 1845, and is of English and Scotch ancestry. His father, Jeremiah Burlingame, was born in Watertown, where he resided as a farmer, always taking a foremost part in all political move- ments, and lending his aid and influence in promoting every good cause. He mar- ried Sarah E. Ward of a prominent Holland Patent family. J. K. Burlingame was educated in Watertown, after which his uncle, Joseph Ward, received him as book- keeper and cashier in his mill and warehouse at Battle Creek, Mich. Having been reared on a farm, his tastes were more in keeping with farming, and after a resi- dence of ten years in Trenton Falls, he purchased a farm of 100 acres in Boonville, which he has devoted to dairy interests. In politics Mr. Burlingame is a Republican. He first married Anna E. Grant, who died in 1879, by whom he had two sons: Walter P. and Roy Grant. He afterwards married Annette Manchester, of an old pioneer family of this section, by whom he has three daughters: Eva S., Frances L. and Blanche B.
Erwin, Cornelius B., was born in Boonville in 1846, son of Silas W. Erwin, and grandson of Peter Erwin, who settled here at the beginning of the century. He is also nephew of the noted philanthropist, Cornelius B. Erwin, of this town, after whom he was named. This uncle's solicitude for the advancement and happiness of those of his community is evinced by the many and well directed benevolences: The Erwin Library and the Park, to each of which he bequeathed a legacy for its main- tenance, and the Baptist and Presbyterian churches, together with the Cemetery Association, received bequests. Our subject spent ten years of his life in Wabash, Ind., as carpenter, and several years in Nebraska. He also has a worthy war rec- ord, being a participant in the Shenandoah Valley raid, and was with the 21st New York Cavalry at Denver, and on frontier duty one year. In 1870 he married Alfa- retta Scoville, who died in Wabash, Ind., in 1874, and in 1875, he married Mary B. Skinner of Wabash, by whom he has five children.
Buckley, Patrick, was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1825, son of John Buckley, and is an able and highly esteemed man. He came to this country in 1847, when twenty-two years of age, having just $5 in his pocket when he landed. His having
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met the obstacles of life so successfully, with naught save a pair of active hands and busy brain, is the real test of his character and ability. He first settled near Boston, but two years later came to Boonville and engaged in farming. He now owns a farm of 180 acres about four miles south of the village, where he has resided the last thirty years. In 1852 he married Bridget Carrigan of this place, by whom he has had thirteen children, ten of whom are boys. In politics he is a Democrat, and he is also a member of the Roman Catholic church.
O'Leary, Jeremiah, was born in Boonville, Oneida county, N. Y., in 1849. His father, Jeremiah O'Leary, was born in County Cork, Ireland, and came to this country when twenty eight years of age, and settled in Utica where he was a car- penter. He came to Boonville in 1843, where he engaged in farming as well as car- penter work. He died in 1864. Jeremiah O'Leary, jr., has always resided in Boon- ville, with the exception of twelve years spent near Lowville at the millwright business. Eight years ago he purchased a farm of 105 acres, and has since been very successful. In 1871 he married Etta Sweet, of Boonville, by whom he had nine children, six of whom are still living.
Joslin, C. Eli, was born in Boonville in 1847, is a descendant of a family closely identified with the early history of the town. His father, Samuel Joslin, was also born in Boonville. His mother having died when he was but three years old, he was adopted by his grandfather, on the maternal side, and to him he owes his early training, and development of those principles which have predominated throughout his life, commanding the respect and esteem of those about him. His first public office was held in 1893, when he was made commissioner of highways. In 1870 he married Elizabeth Moran, by whom he has five children: William N., Elizabeth A., Arthur J., Ellen E., and Albert J.
Williams, Griffith, was born in the town of Remsen, in 1840, the fourth son of William H. and and Jane Williams, who were natives of Wales and who came to America and settled in Remsen abont 1820, where the father was killed by a horse. In 1861 Griffith Williams enlisted in Co. I, 146th N. Y. Inft., and participated in many battles, among which were Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Wilderness, where. during a charge on the enemy, he was badly wounded, the ball entering his left cheek, passing through his mouth, and carrying away nearly half of his right lower jaw; he was there taken prisoner and guarded at Orange Court House some six weeks when he, with seven others, made their escape to Washington, where he then lay a month in a hospital and had thirty-two pieces of bone taken from his jaw; he was soon discharged and returned to Remsen, where he has since resided. Richard J. Thomas was born in the town of Steuben, May 28, 1833. His father, John I. Thomas, was born in Wales, in 1775, one of two brothers who came to America in 1818. He was a mason by trade and settled in the town of Steuben, and worked on the Erie Canal. He married Jane Pritchard, by whom he had ten children, seven of whom grew to maturity. The father died in 1857, and the mother was one of the original eight who organized the first Calvanistic Methodist society in Remsen in 1826 and soon erected a church building, called Pen-y-Graig (Top of the rock). She died when sixty-four years of age. When fifteen years of age Griffith Thomas began life for himself at farm work, later engaged in mason work, and from 1854 to 1862
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spent his entire time laying stone walls. In 1861 he bought his present farm of 126 acres. In politics he is a Republican, and while in the town of Steuben he served as constable, commissioner of highways and town clerk ; for the town of Remsen he has served six years as assessor and five years as commissioner of highways. He is also interested in educational affairs and has helped many poor children to terms of school. In 1862 he married Margaret Williams, who was born in Remsen, a daugh- ter of William and Jane (Hughes) Williams, by whom he has three children: Jane, John R , and Willianı H.
Gainsway, Philip A., was born in the town of Boonville, in 1864, son of Philip Gainsway, who was born in Baden, Germany, in 1825, one of three children born to Joseph Gainsway, who was a carpenter by trade. Philip Gainsway, father of Philip A., was also a carpenter by trade, who came to America in 1855 and plied his trade in Utica for several years, later removed to Boonville, where he became interested in Republican politics, filled several town offices, and was assessor for twelve years. In 1878 he removed to Remsen, where he rented a farm, which his sons conducted while he plied his trade. He married Magdaline Plater, by whom he had seven children : Emma, Joseph, Bertha, Henry H., Philip, Mary, and Frank E. He died in June, 1886, but his wife still survives him and resides in Remsen. Philip A. was educated in the district schools, and after the death of his father took charge of the farm, which he has operated ever since, conducting a large dairy of thirty-five cows. He has interested himself in the political welfare of his town, and has served three years as constable; in the fall of 1894 he was elected delegate to the Republi- can District Convention held in Utica ; he executed the duties of this office so satis- factorily that his townsmen saw fit to elect him to the same office in August, 1895, the convention held in Rome. In 1889 he married Sarah A. Pugh, who was born in Remsen, a daughter of Richard and Jane (Jones) Pugh, now prominent in the town of Steuben.
Dayton, Clinton L., was born on the farm and in the house he now resides in 1850. Jonah Dayton, his great-grandfather, came from Connecticut and settled in Deerfield, thence to Remsen, where he built a log cabin and cleared the timber fron off the land. Solomon Dayton, his grandfather, was born in 1785, and spent nearly all his life in Remsen on the homestead. He married Fannie Smith, of Vermont, by whom he had four children ; Horace, Almira, Sally, and Abbie. He died in May, 1865, and his wife in February, 1869. Horace Dayton, father of Clinton L., was born in 1813, and spent his whole life on the homestead, where he engaged in farm- ing. He married Mehitable B. Wolcott, by whom he had two children: Clinton, and dirs. Abbie Williams, of Remsen. He died in 1887, and his wife in 1873. Clin- ton L. Dayton has spent his life thus far on the homestead, which he took charge of in 1881, and has since successfully operated it, dairying being his principal business, having a dairy of twenty cows. In 1880 he married Anna J. Stone, of Lewis county, daughter of Duncan and Abigail (Bouker) Stone.
Reed, Dr. David H., was born in the town of Remsen, son of Ebenezer Reed, who was born in Remsen in 1820, one of four sons and six daughters born to Henry Reed, who was a native of Wales, one of ten sons born to John Reed, a Scotch- man, who was forty-six years of age when he was married, his wife being but one
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year younger. They reared ten sons, and he died at 100 years of age, his wife dying the same day, aged ninety-nine years. Henry Reed, the grandfather of our subject, was a graduate from Cambridge College, and came to Remsen in 1808, where he en- gaged in surveying. In later life he engaged in farming in Remsen, and died when eighty-four years of age. Ebenezer Reed, father of David H., was a stone- cutter in early life, but later engaged in farming. In 1888 he retired to the village of Remsen, where he now resides. Ile married Martha Jones, who was born in Wales, daughter of David Jones, by whom he had seven children, three of whom grew to maturity. David H. Reed received his early education in the common schools of Remsen and Holland Patent, and in 1882 was graduated from the medical department of the University of Buffalo. He began practicing the same year with Dr. Crane, of Holland Patent, and later in the same year he established himself in Remsen village, where he has since resided, enjoying a wide and lucrative practice. In 1894 he added to his business a drug store, and is physician and surgeon for the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad Company. In 1886 he married Nellie L., daughter of Lewis Francis, of Remsen, by whom he had one child, Francis.
Kent, Bion II., was born in the town of Remsen, in 1857. Silas Kent, his great- great-grandfather, was born in Connecticut, of Scotch parentage. John Kent, the great-grandfather, was also born in Connecticut, and came to Remsen in 1791, where he cleared a farm and kept the first public house in the town. He married Grace Root, by whom he had six children. Silas Kent, the grandfather, was born in Connecticut, February, 1787, where he engaged in farming and was fairly prosperous. He died when thirty-five years of age, leaving a wife and seven children. Chester G. Kent, father of Bion H., was born in January, 1802, on the farm now owned by his son. He was the oldest of the family of seven children, and on him depended much of the support of the family; the following eight years after his father's death the family contracted a store debt of $101.50, for which he gave his note the year he was eighteen, and paid it in six months' time, making the money by manufacturing potash. He spent his life successfully farming, and at the time of his death had acquired 430 acres of land, all of which he had cleared of the timber. He was twice married: first, to Almira Sheldon, by whom he had three children; second, to Polly Bly, daughter of William and Isabella Bly, of Norway, Herkimer county, by whom he had three children : Silas, Mary J., and Bion H. He died in January, 1887, and his wife died five days later. Bion H. Kent was educated in the common schools and was graduated from Eastman's Business College of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. After the death of his father he purchased the farm and has been largely interested in the dairy business, having sixty milch cows, and since 1892 has been breeding fine Holstein cattle. In 1891 he erected a fine cheese factory on his farm which he now conducts, and from 1890 to 1894 he conducted a stage route from Honnedaga Station, which is located on his farm, to Honnedaga Lake, for the Adirondack League Club, of which he is a member. He is also a member of the I. O. O. F., Trenton Lodge and Knights of Pythias. In politics he is an active Republican, has served his town as assessor, and is now serving his second term on the Board of Supervisors. In 1875 he married Celia A., daughter of Richard Childs, by whom he had one child, Chester D. His wife died November 7, 1879, and in April, 1892, he married Margaret Humphrey, daughter of William Humphrey, of the town of Steuben, by whom he had one child, Bion H., jr.
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Nutt, Edwin, was born in Floyd, N. Y., near where he now lives, June 15, 1838, son of Austin and Melinda Nutt. Austin Nutt was a son of Nathan Nutt and in his early life followed boating on the Mohawk River, later engaging in farming. He served as commissioner for many years. He had two children: Clarence and May E., who married William Durkin, deceased. Mr. Nutt is a member of the Rome Grange, was its first master and has continued as such every year but one; is also a member of the State Pomona Grange. He owns a farm of 246 acres, but has lived retired for six years.
Darrow, David E .- David Darrow, grandfather of David E., was born in New Lebanon, Columbia county, N. Y., in 1772, and received the principles of a thorough New England training, which prepared him for a vigorous and self-reliant manhood requisite for the pioneer. In 1808, having married, he removed to West Eaton, N. Y., where for his pure principles and upright character he won the respect of his fellow citizens to such an extent that his counsel and co-operation were deemed essential to the success of any enterprise. His father was a Revolutionary soldier. David Darrow was for several years a justice of the peace in West Eaton. He mar- ried Elizabeth Enos and had five sons and four daughters, of whom Joseph E. was next to the oldest. Joseph E. Darrow, born in 1808, inherited in a large degree the sterling qualities of his father and he became a representative business man of sound judgment and firm integrity, whose council and advice were highly prized and often sought by his fellowmen. He died in Utica February 13, 1893. Of him it was truth- fully said he lived a spotless life of eighty-five years, an honest man, a true Chris- tian. He was school inspector for several years and a captain in the old State mi- litia. He married Phæbe, daughter of David Wellington, a very early settler of Nelson, Madison county, longa justice of the peace, and the father of a successful family of four sons and four daughters. Joseph E. Darrow had four children: A. Elizabeth, who died in 1848; David E., of Utica; Attie, wife of George S. Tilling- last, treasurer of Madison county ; and Phœbe A., deceased. His son, David E. Darrow, was born in Eaton June 2, 1836, was educated in common school and at Cazenovia Seminary, and in 1859 was united in marriage with Louesa C. Wright of Syracuse, N. Y. He evinced in early life a fondness for business and commercial pursuits, which he successfully followed until 1885, when he became interested with prominent men in the development of real estate in Brooklyn, N. Y., Washington, D. C., and in the Southern States. He became associated with men of national rep- utation, among whom were General John B. Gordon, of Georgia; General Rose- crans, of Washington, D. C., Hon. John J. Knox, of New York, and others. In 1891 he became associated with Hon. Francis Kernan, Hon. John D. Kernan, N. E. Ker- nan and William Kernan, and others of the same family (all of Utica), in the man- agement of their large holdings of real estate. Under his successful management East Utica has largely developed, as evidenced by the rapid growth and improve- ment in that section of the city since 1891. He is manager of the East Side Park Improvement Company. Mr. Darrow has two daughters: Mrs. A. H. Williams of Utica, N. Y., and Florence A., wife of Eugene F. Pugh, of the Utica Daily Press, both graduates of Cazenovia Seminary.
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