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Our subject was married, November 22, 1883, to Miss Mary H. Smith, of Amityville. She was a native of Brooklyn, and a daughter of Daniel and Hester ( Ketchiam) Smith. The simple an- nals of Mr Austin's life lack sensational features, but he takes pride in the fact that he is a tried
and honest citizen, ready to do anything that may be required of him that shall tend to the good of the community. In his political affilia- tions he is a Republican, and has several times been elected a delegate to party conventions. His father was a Democrat, and the influences thrown about his early life were of that political creed. He voted for Tilden in 1876, but supported Gen- eral Garfield when he ran for the Presidential chair. Mr. Austin is a charter member of the New Point Lodge No. 677, I. O. O. F., and served as Treasurer of the local organization from its inception until July, 1895.
RANK O. REEVE enjoys the distinction of being one of the most enterprising and suc- cessful farmers of Centerville, town of River- head. He was born in this locality November ;. 1856, and was the eldest of six children born to Oliver and Juliet (Lewis) Reeve.
The father of our subject was likewise born in this town, where he remained until attaining mature years, when he left home, and, going to the western part of the state, remained there for several years. On his return he engaged in farm- ing, meeting with unusual success in following this vocation, and is now living in the village of Riverhead, where lie has a nice little property and is farming on a small scale.
The paternal grandfather of our subject was a native of Connecticut, and during the progress of the War of 1812 served as a soldier in the ranks. His father before him also rendered his country valuable service, participating in many important engagements during the Revolutionary War. Mrs. Juliet Reeve was also born in Connecticut, and is now a resident of Riverhead.
Frank O. Reeve gained a good education in the schools of his district. With the exception of the three years in which he was engaged in the coasting trade, he remained with his parents until ready to establish a home of his own. November
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14, 1877, he was united in marriage with Miss Alice Shaw, a native of this town, and the daugh- ter of Daniel Shaw, a public-spirited and highly respected citizen of the community. By her un- ion with our subject she has become the mother of the following-named children: Florence A., Mabel J. and Norman F.
The property which Mr. Reeve owns is forty- five acres in extent, and by much hard work and enterprise on his part has been placed under the best state of cultivation. Although not as large as many farms in this locality, it is managed in such an admirable manner that it nets its owner handsome profits each season. Mr. Reeve is thoroughly in love with his business, which fact goes a long way toward aiding him in his labors. In politics he is a stanch Republican, and al- ways votes for the candidates of that party. He is a member in excellent standing of the Congre- gational Church, and as such occupies a high social position and is identified with all matters pertaining to the upward growth of his locality. The Reeve family is a large one in Suffolk Coun- ty, and its various members are energetic, honest and progressive; in fact, just the class of people who build up any section and make it take a high place among the communities of the state.
ILLIAM A. COCHRAN, Postmaster at Southold, was born in New York City, January 5, 1851. His father, James Henry, was born at Orient, but was in business in New York, where he was a painter by trade, and was also engaged in collecting rents, in which he ac- cumulated quite a sum of money. When he had reached middle life he came to Southold, and bought a farm on the North Road. In religious matters he favored the Universalist Church, of which he was a prominent member. He was a mason, and built and owned Belmont Hall in this village. His death occurred in 1891.
The grandfather of our subject, who lived at
Orient, was a contractor and builder by trade, and built the Universalist Church in that village. At one time he owned what is now the Catholic Church, and stood high in the community. His father was a Scotchman by birth. The father of our subject had three brothers in the Civil War, Samuel E., William D. and Charles H., the last- named being a First Lieutenant in the New York militia. William D. died during the war, and Samuel E. was discharged on account of poor health. The mother of our subject, Evelina A. Case, who was born in Southold, is now living here, and is a widow.
Mr. Cochran, the subject of this sketch, has three brothers and one sister, of whom James H. is a conductor on the New York Central Rail- road; J. Edwin is a merchant in this village; and Frank K., who also resides here, is a painter by trade. Helen is the wife of J. C. Eustis, of Wall Street, New York. Mr. Cochran was only seven years old when his parents left New York and settled in Southold, so his memories of his early life are mostly of this place and its surroundings. Here he was educated, finishing his schooling in Southold Academy, and here for several years he engaged in business as a groceryman. He has had the favor of his community to a marked ex- tent, having been called to fill several important local offices, such as Inspector of Elections, Town Clerk, Collector and Constable, and is now serving his third year as Town Assessor. During Cleve- land's first administration he was appointed Post- master, and while the incumbent of the position he succeeded in securing the removal of the office to its present placc, its previous location having been at one end of the village. When President Cleveland entered upon his second administration he gave our subject a second term as Postmaster, to the very general satisfaction of the people of this place, who have found Mr. Cochran a model official. His second commission bears date Oc- tober 25, 1893. For several years he has been a member of the Democratic County Committee, and has influential friends who are close to thie administration, among them being Perry Bel- mont, whom he counts as a warm personal friend.
Mr. Cocliran was married, June 26, 1886, to
DANIEL T. LATHAM.
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Agnes A. Vail, of East Marion. She is a daugh- ter of Daniel Terry Vail, and is a woman of many accomplishments. They have two children, Earle A. and William Germond.
12 ANIEL T. LATHAM. At the extreme northeastern end of Long Island lies Orient Point, and here the subject of this article makes his home, engaging in farm pursuits. He has always lived on the island, and was born in Orient, September 3, 1815. The family of which he is a member was identified with the history of New England for many years. His paternal grandfather, Joseph Latham, known familiarly as "Uncle Joseph," was born in Connecticut, it is supposed, and died there when almost one hun- dred years of age. He purchased about one hundred acres, lying at what was known as Lath- am's Point, but never made his home on the tract.
The parents of our subject were Jonathan F. and Mehitable (Terry) Latham, the former born in Groton, Conn., May 23, 1779, and the latter born in Orient, January 11, 1790. 'She died Sep- tember 24, 1838, but he survived her for a num- ber of years, dying April 5, 1853. Their three children were Daniel Terry, of this sketch; Moses Andrew; and Rhoda Tuthill, Mrs. Daniel Lyon, formerly a resident of Connecticut, but now de- ceased. Our subject was reared in Orient, and has always made his home in this part of the county. When his father built the Orient Point House, he turned his attention to the hotel busi- ness, assisting in the management of the hotel in commection with the farm. Since the age of forty, however, he has devoted himself exclusively to farming.
In Greenport, November 1, 1838, Mr. Latham married Miss Lydia Webb, who was born in East Marion, February 22, 1817. Her father, Silas Webb, was born in Cutchogue, December 22, 1777, and died in Greenport, December 27, 1851. His wife, Melinda Sherrill, was born in East Hampton, January 18, 1786, and departed this
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life in Greenport February 13, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Latham are actively interested in religious work, and are members of the Greenport Baptist Church. He is well versed regarding the great public questions of the age, and in his political views is a firm Republican.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Latham consisted of seven children, namely: Lydia M., born March 5, 1840, now the widow of Thomas D. Fordham; Fannie W., who died at the age of three years; Edward Webb, who was born May 23, 1847; Rev. Frank Terry, born November 29, 1849, now pas- tor of the Baptist Church at Medina, N. Y .; Howard Sherrill, born April 28, 1852, and a farm- er residing in Orient; Emma B., who was born April 27, 1855; and Arthur Daniel, whose birth occurred November 15, 1860, and who is now a farmer in Orient.
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A RTHUR HARWOOD TUTHILL is one of the active and capable men who have done so much to make Long Island famous, not only for its commercial activity and prosperity, but also for the breadth and sturdiness of its man- hood. He is the son of the late William M. and Hannah Tuthill. ( For their history, consult the sketch of William H. Tuthill. )
Arthur H. Tuthill was born March 21, 1850, at East Marion, where he was reared and partly educated. He attended the district school for that broad and ample foundation for a sound and active life which it is the glory of the American public school to lay so well and so thoroughly.
After attending Wilbraham Academy for one term, he returned home and went into partner- ship with his brother Frank J., an arrangement which continued for several years. At Green- port, December 3, 1872, he was married to Miss Mary Lucinda Hempstead, daughter of the late Colonel Hempstead, who died in Greenport, Oc- tober 3, 1872. She was born in this place, Sep- tember 3, 1842, and by hier marriage became the mother of tlirce children. Archie R. was born December 8, 1873, and died February 25, 1875.
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Arthur Wilfred, born July 4, 1877, is now the only child that is living. Robbie Chatfield, who was born September 6, 1885, lives only in mem- ory, dying November 2 of the same year.
Mr. Tuthill is one of the strong men of his day and place. He takes an active interest in local affairs, and with his wife is a member of the Bap- tist Church. He serves the church both as Trus- tee and as Treasurer with mueh effectiveness, for his heart is in it. Mrs. Tuthill, who is now an invalid, was the first organist of that church, serving efficiently in that capacity for seventeen years.
ILLIAM V. YOUNG, who resides in Cen- terville, in the town of Riverhead, is one of the most prominent farmers of the com- munity, and one of the county's valuable citizens. He is a native of this town, having been born at Aquebogue, February 6, 1855, and is the second in order of birth in a family of six children born to his parents, William M. and Catherine M. (Youngs) Young.
Before entering upon the personal history of our subject, we wish to make brief mention of his ancestry, first mentioning his paternal grand- father, Enoch Young, who was born at Aque- bogue, in the year 1801. He made that loeality his place of residence through the greater part of his life, dying in 1854. By trade he was a ship- carpenter, and in later days kept a general coun- try store at Red Creek.
The mother of our subjeet was the daughter of Rev. Christopher Youngs. His birth occurred at Aquebogue, March 14, 1809, and he departed this life June 7, 1884, at Baiting Hollow. He was in turn the son of Luther and Abigail (Wells) Youngs, well known among the ear- liest residents of this locality. Christopher Youngs, for whom Rev. Christopher was named, and who was his uncle, served all through the Revolutionary War, and Mrs. Young now has in her possession his discharge papers, which bear the signature of General Washington.
William M. Young, the father of our subject,
was born at Aquebogue, in 1828, and there spent thirty-two years of his life, engaged in farming. In 1860 he removed with his family to Baiting Hollow, where he became the proprietor of the valuable farm on which he still makes his home. When a young man of twenty-three years, he was married to Miss Catherine M. Youngs, and to them were born six children, four sons and two daughters, all of whom survive. The eldest of the household is Frank L., whose birth occurred at Aquebogue in 1853, and who now makes his home in Nebraska; he married Miss Sarah Dick- erson, a native of Missouri. William V., of this history, was the second-born. Elsie T. was born at Baiting Hollow in 1860, and is now a resident of New Suffolk, L. I. Frederiek H., who was also born at Baiting Hollow, in the year 1863, is manager of the Metropolitan Furniture Company, of Springfield, Mass .; he married Miss Fannie K. Hawke, a native of Buffalo, N. Y., and to them were granted a son and daughter, the former of whom is now deceased. Linn B. was born in 1866, and is now engaged in farming in this county; he married Helen Hallock, of Riverhead, and they have become the parents of a daughter. Evylin T. was born in 1870, and is at home with her parents.
The subject of this sketeh remained at home until attaining his majority, in the mean time gaining a good education in the sehools of his lo- eality. He then began boating, running for one year between Charleston and Boston on the schooner "Poeasset." Later he obtained a posi- tion on a ship which phied Long Island Sound, running between New York, Boston and Provi- dence. After an experience on the high seas which lasted about two years, Mr. Young re- turned home and was married. Subsequently he established himself in the brokerage business at Riverhead, dealing in farm produce and fertilizers. At Baiting Hollow he also had a branch house, and continued to give his attention to this business in connection with farming for a period of ten years. In 1894 Mr. Young purchased his present place, and in addition to superintending its operation, he is engaged in drilling wells and erecting wind- mills, etc.
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The marriage of Mr. Young with Miss Hettie M., daughter of Ira Corwin, occurred December . 5, 1879. For many years Mr. Corwin was one of the old-time and lionored residents of this town, and was born on the farm which our subject now owns. It is about three hundred acres in extent, and is devoted by its owner to general farming purposes. The farm is one of the largest in this part of the county, and Mr. Young manages it with his usual thrift and good judgment. His union with Miss Corwin has resulted in the birth of a son, Harold Wilmont, who was born March 26, 1890.
Although not a member of any religious body, Mr. Young contributes liberally toward the sup- port of the Congregational Church, with which his wife is connected. He is a stalwart Republi- can in politics, and takes great pleasure in the success of his party.
ILLIAM A. KRITTER. One of those business men whose probity is well known and whose career has thus far been dis- tinguished for enterprise is William A. Kritter, a resident of Amityville. He is a native of New York City, born September 26, 1860, being a son of Adam and Louisa ( Helfrich) Kritter. ITis father, who is still living, was at one time pro- prietor of the Howard House, at the corner of Maiden Lane and Broadway. From the infancy of our subject up to the time he was seven or eight years old, the parents resided in Hoboken, N. J., but subsequently moved back to New York, where he attended Grammar School No. 29, in what is now the heart of the city.
Upon graduating from the grammar school, young Kritter began working for the Continental Bank Note Company, as an engraver. Aftertwo years the company consolidated with the Ameri- can Bank Note Company, and he has been in their employ ever since. For about three years lie received $1.50 per week, meantime making his home with his father. His pay was then in- creased to $5 per week, later to $8, and he now
gets a regular salary. He was married in Amity- ville, April 26, 1886, to Miss Susan Trembley. of that village, danghter of Oliver and Emily (Pearsall) Trembley. They have one son, Oli- ver, who was born in Jersey City, in November. 1887.
· For two years our subject made his home in Jersey City, N. J., and then bought property in Amityville, L. I. In politics he supports the Republican party, but voted for Cleveland in 1884. He was a member of the Board of Edu- cation for eigliteen months while the struggle was going on for a new schoolhouse, and is serving his second term as Village Trustee. As he was a member of the first board after its organization. lie was one of the promoters of its incorporation. He was organizer of the Amityville Hose Com- pany No. 1, has been Trustee, and is now Treas- urer.
Mr. Kritter has shown his appreciation of se- cret societies by becoming a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, Babylon Lodge No. 793. which he is serving as Junior Warden; Zetland Chapter No. 141, R. A. M., New York City; and Unqua Lodge, K. of P., of Amityville. He is also one of the organizers and charter members of Amity- ville Council No. 1644, R. A., which he has served as Past Regent and delegate to grand council. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and active workers in the same, he being Trustee and Treasurer, while she is a mem- ber of the Woman's Aid Society.
APT. SELAH YOUNG, a well known and venerable figure in the town of Southold. was born in this county March 11, 1811, and was a son of David and Polly ( Petty) Young. both being natives of Long Island. This family is well known on the island, Rev. David Young. the great-grandfather of our subject, having set tled in New Jersey, where he was a man of much prominence in his day. His son, David Young, the grandfather of our subject, emigrated to this county after the Revolution and settled at Mo-
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riches. His son David resided the greater part of his time in that place, and much of his time was spent in the coast trade between that place and New York. He was familiarly known as Capt. David Young, and died in his fiftieth year. Of his seven children, two survive: Selah, the subject of this article, and John H. ·
Selah Young, when only about seven years of age, and a mere boy, went to East Hampton and resided with Theophilus Smith till he was fifteen years old, when he was apprenticed to learn the trade of a hatter. Here he was engaged for sev- eral years, but he did not subsequently follow that trade, preferring rather the more active life of a sailor, going to sea in 1832, and spending some twenty years as a whaler. He was in the South Atlantic Ocean, in the Pacific Ocean, and has cir- cuninavigated the globe, has visited the Cape of Good Hope, has landed on the island of St. Hel- ena, and has looked upon the tomb of Bonaparte. He has been in Hobart Town, in Tasmania, and Sydney, Australia. His ship has touched at nu- merous islands in the Pacific, and he has been a man of much experience and keen observation.
During the last ten years that Captain Young was on the ocean, he commanded the following vessels: the "Harvest," of Bridgeport; the "Steg- litz," also of Bridgeport; and the "Odd Fellow," of Sag Harbor. He has had many thrilling expe- riences, which have included some very narrow escapes. After quitting the sea he took to agri- cultural pursuits, and settled on his present farm in the town of Southold in 1852, and has con- tinned to live here ever since, though he has made one voyage in the "Odd Fellow," of Sag Harbor, since that time. He is the owner of one hundred and eighty acres of very good land, which is farmed in a very creditable and profitable manner.
The Captain is a self-made man, and while at sea worked his way from ship-hand to captain by slow degrees and careful steps. He took for his wife Sybil W. Terry, and the marriage was cele- brated April 30, 1839. She was the danghter of Joshua Terry, of Sag Harbor, and has borne her husband six children, of whom four are living: David T., Selah, Sybil and Joshua T. Captain
Young and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church at Mattituck, where he has served as an Elder. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' lodge at Sag Harbor, and politically is a Republi- can.
Captain Young and his wife are now enjoying in their old age the fruits of a well spent life, and it is with pleasure that we report them in this vol- ume among the honorable and worthy people of Suffolk County.
OHN E. IRELAND. Prominent among the successful, energetic and thrifty men of Am- ityville stands the name of John E. Ireland, who is actively engaged in the insurance, real-es- tate and grain business in that place. He is a native of Amityville, born November 5, 1845, to Samuel and Jane (Carmen ) Ireland. His father, who was born in Amityville, followed the occu- pations of a farmer and miller, and left a large tract of land at the time of his death. He was twice married, as was also his wife, and our sub- ject was the only child born to the last union. The grandfather, Thomas Ireland, was of Scotch origin.
During his youthful days John E. Ireland at- tended the common schools, and subsequently en- tered Elm Tree Institute at Woodbridge, N. J., where he remained two years, graduating at the age of eighteen. After that he entered the em- ploy of Lamb & Kemp, wholesale druggists, re- maining there two years, and then returning to the farm. Later he embarked in the agricultural-im- plement business, handling machinery, etc., and met with fair success in this venture. It has been said that enterprising methods, when combined with industry and shrewdness, will place any man on the road to success and gain for him an hon- orable reputation. This has been the case with our subject, who is now classed among the sub- stantial men of the locality. He has always made his home in Amityville, where he is favorably known, and where all his interests are centered. The mill owned by his father he still operates.
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Mr. Ireland selected Miss Amma E. Trembly, of Rahway, N. J., as his wife, and their marriage took place December 25, 1866. Her parents were Mortimer Anthony and Susan ( Allen) Trembly. Two sons and two daughters were born to this union, namely: Charles O., Assistant Cashier in the bank at Amityville; Rufus J., engaged in the insurance business in New York: Jennie C. and Susie May, both students in the Amityville schools.
In his political views Mr. Ireland is a Repub- lican, and cast his first vote for General U. S. Grant in 1868. He has been Supervisor of the town of Babylon; is a Director in the bank of Amityville; Director of the New York & Brook- lyn Insurance Company; Director of the Westport Sanitarium Company; President and Director of Brunswick Home for Feeble-minded Children at Amityville; President of the Co-operative Build- ing, Loan and Savings Association; President of the Cemetery Association; and Secretary and Treasurer of the Amityville Land Improvement Company, of which he has been General Mana- ger since its organization. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias at Amityville, and has been Keeper of R. & S., Lodge No. 192, K. of P. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Trustee of the same.
ENRY L. HALLOCK. Our subject is a man of more than average ability, and one who has made the most of his opportunities. He is a representative agriculturist and prominent citizen of the town of Riverhead, and is living upon a portion of the old home farm, where he was born, May 25, 1846. The reputation which he enjoys is not only that of a substantial and very progressive farmer, but of a man thoroughly posted on all public affairs.
To the parents of our subject, Zachariah and Arletta (Young) Hallock, there were born four children, of whom he was the third. The father was born and reared on a farm in the town of Riverhead, and when starting out in life became
an agriculturist, which vocation he followed with success. Often during the season he engaged in fishing on Long Island Sound, and in this pas- time made considerable money. He lived to the age of fifty-five years, dying firm in the faith of the Congregational Church, with which he had been comected for many years. He was an in- fluential supporter of Democratic doctrines, but never held office, as he had no desire to come be- fore the public in that capacity.
The family to which our subject belongs is an old and honored one, and can be traced back to the settlement of Long Island. The first of the family on the island was one Peter Hallock, who was one of the first to make his permanent home . here, coming in 1640. He took possession of a tract of land, which has been handed down in the family to the present time.
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