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The next house was erected by George Sherman. He had taken what is now the Campbell place, north of the Valley, from his father, Charles, and after some years of industrious labor, most efficiently supplemented by his wife, Sybil Wilson, had retired from it with what seemed a competence for
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life. He then built this house, and here lived till his death, in 1888. Mrs. Sherman is one of that noted family of Wilson girls, and has ever been a most excellent wife and mother. Her children are G. Adelbert, and Rena, the wife of G. Collins Wood. Since the death of Mr. Sherman, Ephraim Wilson, 2d, a brother of Mrs. S., has lived in the house with her. His wife's name before marriage was Ella Armstrong, daughter of James. They have three daughters, Jessie, Alice and Ruth. Mr. W. is by trade apainter and paper hanger. (This place, with many improvements and additions, is now the home of George Catchpole, formerly of District No. 3, and here, in April 21, 1893, his wife died.)
R. Darwin Dickinson built the next house. We encountered him first in our way through District No. 2, as the oldest son of William D. In that series, the names of his children were given. Harvey and Merville are about leaving Idaho for Fair Haven, Washington, and Carrie, who has successfully passed through the Albany Normal School, is to go to Idaho as a teacher. Her mother will accompany her. (Mrs. Dickinson died August 1, 1892, in Haly, Idaho, and her remains were brought to Rose for burial.) John A. Drown resided in the house till recently. Mr. Drown was mentioned in the series on the Griswold district. The Van Horns, whose daughter, Hannah S., he married first, lived once on the place now possessed by Fred Ream. Mrs. Drown died in 1878. She was the mother of Heury, resident in Michigan ; Newton A. and George W., both living in Rochester. Mr. Drown is an earnest Christian man, who enjoys a restful life, earned by former years of application to business. Mr. D. lately moved to the west. (Now held by E. T. Pimm.)
As the road once ran along to the west, with no southern continuation, we will follow the old line and notice, first, the home of Joel Sheffield, located on the corner. Here, long since, the first James Colborn built the first stave factory in the village. He sold it to William Sebring, who came hither from Wayne Centre, and went thence to Michigan. Stephen Waite owned afterward, and he built the house. To him succeeded John Gillett, an acquaintance of District No. 9, who died here in 1866. The present owner, Joel Sheffield, has frequently appeared in these sketches. He has been road commissioner, supervisor and postmaster in spite of his being a Democrat in a Republican town. Had his politics accorded with those of the majority of his fellow citizens, it would be difficult to enumerate the positions he might have held. He has long been chorister of the Baptist Church, superintendent of the Sunday school and one of the most important members of that body, i. e., the Baptist organization, much of the musical ability and religious fervor of his father, James, having descended to him. He and his wife, Nannie Osgood, have only one child, Harriet Eudora. In the next house abides the widow of Pardon Jones, whose acquaintance was made in the North Rose district. ( Died
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January 22, 1893, aged 79 years.) A small turbine water wheel on the porch is an advertisement of the business which her son, George, follows in Auburn. Abel Lyon was before the Jones family, and Stephen Waite built the house. Widow Mary Myers dwells next. She came from Lock Berlin. I might state that though widows abound on this street, it is by no means forlorn. I believe, beginning with widow Cullen and stopping with widow Chaddock, there are sixteen good women who are husbandless. Some one has recently counted up sixty widows in Rose, thus proving, I suppose, that the men work harder than the women. Isaac Race built the house, and his widow sold it. Mrs. Myers has a daughter, who married the late John Decker, of North Rose. Mrs. Jones owns a vacant lot intervening between Mrs. Myers' home and that of the widow of John Gillett, now Mrs. Center.
Across the small run is the house which Howard Foster built. He was interested with the Fredendalls in the mill, east of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Center, who now owns the place, is the widow of Gansevoort Center, of Butler, as well as of John Gillett, of Rose. ( Died September 19, 1892, in 79th year. )
The widow of Alonzo Snow, who lives in the next house, has improved it very much since she bought of widow Betsey Peck. Levi Lyman pre- ceded her, and the house was built by Orrin Sherman. Alonzo Snow formerly lived on the Ogram place, south of the Valley. Mr. Snow came here from Madison county. Mrs. Snow was Mary Shattuck, of Poolville, Madison county. They had no children, but their adopted daughter, Carrie, was Mrs. Harlan Wilson, of Rose.
The house in which Frank Blake lives has something of a history. In the long ago, when the old red tavern stood in front of the space occupied by the present Frank H. Closs house, this was a part of it, possibly the bar-room. On the demolition of the tavern, Daniel C. Alexander, the blacksmith, bought this part and moved it back of his shop. Later it took another move and, by Levi Lyman, was planted where it now is. Thus it is probable that the structure dates from the days of Charles Thomas, or Jacob Miller, the pioneer. Mr. Blake, the present occupant, succeeded to the business of Brewster Soper and drives an express between Rose and Clyde.
The old stone school-house follows, but a special chapter will be given to the schools and school-houses of the Centre district.
The daughter of Philip Turner owns the next house. She is a grand- daughter of Geo. W. Ellinwood. The building formerly stood on the hill, to the northeast, and it was once occupied by Charles Wright, who bought it of Ovid Allen.
Charles Wright formerly owned the next house also. It then stood on the hill, near the evaporator. One De Golyer bought a lot of the Miricks
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and moved a part of this present house upon it. He used it as a furniture store-shop. The main upright has been erected since. Hudson R. Wood owned and occupied along in the early seventies, and after him, William Deady resided here with his numerous family. His wife was Janette Jeffers, the twin sister of Mrs. H. R. Wood. Though for some time a resident in Lyons, it will not be amiss to name here the children born in Rose. There were three boys, of whom two were twins: Schuyler Colfax, John Q. and George. The daughters are : Ida H., Florence and Jessie. A Robinson next possessed, and he sold to Jerry Barrett, the present owner. The occupant is George Collier, who married Mary E., daughter of Jackson Valentine.
The corner is reached and the last house, where resides the widow of William Chaddock, 2d. Extended mention was made of her family in the No. 9 series. Peter Decker, Chester Ellinwood's son-in-law, built the house and Willard Sherman dwelt here for some time and, after him, Chester Ellinwood, when he left his farm.
We must return to the northeast entrance to the village and begin again. As usual, we are on old Collins soil and the first house is owned (and now occupied) by S. Wesley Gage, whose wife was a Collins. They were encountered in the Covell district. He built the house, though before him, as owners of the lot, were Sheldon R. Overton and William Chidester.
In the next abode may be found William Kellogg, met in the Butler part of District No. 7. The place is a portion of the estate of Abel Lyon, deceased. The latter was for many years prominent in the counsels of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; came here from Red Creek ; on his death, his remains were borne thither for burial. There was for many years in his household a grandson, McLane, who is now a successful banker in the west. Mr. McCoy, who came to Rose from Oswego, built the house. He went from Rose to Youngstown, Ohio. ( Now owned by Lewis Barrett, whose wife died here May 24, 1893.)
Mrs. Clarinda Town, the widow of Milton, with her son, Lewis S., lives in the next house. Mr. Town, in addition to looking after the paternal acres in District No. 6, is a very successful dealer in dried fruit, going each season to the west for this purpose. The house was built by Charles Deady for the use of his mother, who died here several years since. w. M. Osborne, now of Lyons, once lived here.
Luman Barrett, tiring of the routine of his farm life in Huron, has come to the next house, the property of Elder M. H. De Witt, now of Pennsyl- vania, but for a short time the pastor of the Rose Baptist Church. He inherited it from W. M. Cole, whose daughter he had married. Another daughter, Angeline, was one of my earliest teachers in District No. 7. Mr. Cole was long a resident of Butler, but he came to this village to pass his last years. The Holcombs also lived here for some time, after leaving
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leir farm in District No. 5. Isaac Race was the builder of the house. Now occupied by Derrick Hamelink, first met in District No. 11.)
William H., better known as " Bill " Thomas, resides in the next house, [ which he is the builder. He married Polly Dodds, a daughter of Villiam, and her aged mother makes her home here. The Thomases had nly one daughter, Jennie, who was the wife of John Kaiser. She died ctober 4, 1891, at the age of 36 years, leaving three children.
Mr. Thomas was a wagon maker and, in company with M. T. Collier, managed the business for many years, further along the street. He died uddenly September 29, 1891, aged 65 years. Mr. Thomas' father was athan W., whose old home will be noted when we reach the Free [ethodist Church.
The Baptist parsonage is the next house, and, of course, its occupants 1 all the years have been many. Elder Clemence Shaw has lived in it till ecently. He has three children: Herbert, Jennie and Addie. Mr. haw came here from Ontario, but he was originally from the northern art of the state. Harrison Valentine built the house which marks the ite of William Sebring's cooper shop. ( In 1893 the home of Rev. M. [. Cusic and family.)
Ira Soule, who follows, was born in Middleboro, Mass., a descendant f George Soule, who came to Plymouth in the Mayflower. He married Abigail W. Thayer, a daughter of Rose's noted Boniface, and deserted he Bay State and came hither in 1855. After sampling various spots in he village, he settled here in this house, built by William Sebring, but which he bought of George Mirick in 1855. Mr. S. is a shoemaker and eeps a shoe store near Pimm's Hotel. He left the bench in war times, nd with his son, Ira T., enlisted in the Ninth Heavy Artillery, and was member of the band. He has two sons-Ira T. and Stephen W., who married Ottie A. Roe, and lives in Clyde, having one son, Herbert. (Also Loe Thayer, b. in 1893.) The Thayers lost a daughter, Abigail A., in ifancy. Lucius Ellinwood was the builder of the next house, and sold Peter Decker. Frank Sherman was an occupant once. Gilbert V. White, son-in-law of Elder A. Maynard, was here some years. His rife, Frank, died in Lyons, October, 1891. Delos Seelye, when he left he farm, came here to live and die ; for it was in August, 1870, that he ras borne hence, past the scene of his many labors; to his final resting lace, in the Collins burial ground. After his death, his widow, ilmanda, lived here for some time, and after her death, in 1883, their aughter, Anna Hickok, and husband, Felton, with their only son, Wil- am Delos, came hither and still occupy. Will. is now in the railroad mploy in Syracuse.
Brewster Soper for many years lived in the next building, and in it eared a large family. He was of Long Island extraction, and long earned
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an honest living by teaming between Rose and Clyde. Mr. S.'s wife was Betsey Petty and their children were: Clarissa, who married Leonard Collins, of Clyde; Sarah married John Gage and lives in Brooklyn; Dorenda, the wife of William Waldron, in New York; Catharine died early ; Caroline married William Gage, their daughter, Grace, has been met at her Uncle Wesley Gage's; Rua married Lorenzo Terbush, and both are dead; Sophia is Mrs. Philander Mitchell, of the Clyde road, and Frank, who married Sylvia Lovejoy. Brewster Soper died in 1887. His wife passed away in March, 1890, having lived for some time with her daughter, Sophia. This house was built by Mr. Soper more than fifty years ago, and has been changed very little in the intervening time. It is now unoccupied.
Next stands the parsonage of the Free Methodist Church, and this building, too, has known many occupants. The present resident is the Rev. J. B. Newton, who has three children-Earl B., Benjamin T. and Louis A. Mr. N. is a native of Chenango county. The church history will be given in a chapter by itself. (Since the above was written, Mr. Newton was killed, September 3d, 1891, at camp meeting, by the falling of a tent. The present occupants are Rev. F. J. Dunham and family.)
Upon the site of the Free Methodist Church stood the house of Nathan W. Thomas. He was first cousin to Eron N. As Eron had a brother, also named Nathan W., who was a tanner, the latter was called "Red Nate," the former, a blacksmith, was "Black Nate." He came here from Onondaga county, and his wife was Caroline Appleby, afterward Mrs. C. B. Collins. Their children were: William H .; Mary Jane, who lives with Mr. Collins, in Clyde; Maria Antoinette, who died at the age of fourteen years, and Fernando Cortes, who died in California in 1887. He lived first on Valentine's hill and worked for John Bassett. His own shop finally stood near or on the site of the Free Methodist parsonage. His house was afterward moved back and is now the barn for the Soper house. He died in 1838, in his thirty-sixth year.
The wagon shop and blacksmithing of Thomas & Collier come next. William Thomas was the builder, and had long conducted an honest and upright business. In August, 1861, the firm was organized as it exists to-day, and that it should continue thus is creditable alike to the integrity and dispositions of the partners. The business was started on this spot considerably earlier by Chauncey B. Collins and John Lackey, a cousin of Mrs. Amos S. Wyckoff. Since Mr. Thomas' death the business has been conducted by Mr. Thomas Collier.
Beyond is a large building, representing considerable money lying idle. Here, in the remote past, was the first Presbyterian Church. When the new one was built, this was sold to the district, which for a time main- tained in it the union school. Then it was sold to Joseph Genung & Co.,
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who turned it into a planing mill. After a time, machinery for grind- ing grain was put in and, by steam power, it was run for a term of years, coming finally, in March, 1871, into the hands of Jared Chaddock, in whose possession it was when it burned, December 30th of the same year. Sympathizing friends raised a thousand dollars to set the mill owner on his feet again, and the present structure followed. Jared passed it over to the Fredendalls, and they ran the mill for a time. It is now idle.
For the Baptist chronicles that would naturally follow, the reader must wait for the chapter on the churches.
We now return to the Thomas triangle and follow Dix street south ward. This way is a continuation of that which Eron N. Thomas laid out in war times for the purpose of locating the new Methodist Episcopal Church in the lower part of the village. That or Thomas street did not then extend further than its present eastern extremity. Later this northerly turn was taken and the name Dix applied, doubtless in memory of him who said : "If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." As John A. Dix was the typical war Democrat, and as Mr. Thomas was of this ilk himself, it seems probable that my genesis is the correct one. On the west side of this street, south of Joel Sheffield's, there is only one house, and this is the pleasant home of Miss Lucetta Lyon, a niece of the late Deacon Walter Lyon, so long a resident below the village. Her father was Parley, who came to Wayne county from Wynd- ham county, Conn., somewhere in the thirties. He lived for a time on the Dwight-Flint farm, in Huron. His wife was Phoebe Preston, a sister of Joseph Preston, who formerly held the old Samuel Gardner place. One of his sons is William H. Lyon, now of Brooklyn, but formerly of Rose. In early life, the latter taught school in North Rose and in the high school of Clyde. He married Ellen Gaylord, a daughter of Mrs. Eron N. Thomas, by her first husband. Parley Lyon died in 1846, and is buried in Rose. His wife went back to the east, and there died. Miss Lyon is responsible for the building of this home. To her care was left, in 1866, Willie, the infant son of her sister, Mrs. Susan M. Lindsley, and to him she gave the most excellent care, rearing and education ; but in 1887, just after his attaining his majority, he died, and was buried by his mother's side. Mr. Wm. H. Lyon, in his earlier days, experimented successfully in teleg- raphy, and invented a system for electrical printing or writing. He, however, devoted himself to mercantile pursuits, and for more than forty years was at the head of the oldest and one of the largest importing and jobbing fancy goods and notions houses in the land. Located at 483-485 Broadway, the business was widely known. Mr. Lyon has traveled ex- tensively; in 1869 was appointed by President Grant a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, and in 1889 was still a member. Through his business knowledge, he has been able to save for the country millions
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of dollars. He possesses much real estate in Minnesota, the development of Lake City being largely owed to him.
Beginning with the first house on the east side of the street, we shall find Mrs. Henry C. Klinck. We met the Klincks in District No. 3. Of all the children born to her, only her youngest, or Bert, is at home. This was the home of Artemas Osgood, after his leaving the farm, and here he died in 1887, at the age of eighty-eight years. John Crisler first built here. Mr. Osgood was born in Montague, Mass., Jan. 17, 1799, the- son of Samuel and Eunice O. He was descended from John Osgood, born. in Southampton, Eng., 1575; came to America in 1638, and settled in. Andover, Mass. (Mrs. Klinck died Jan. 15, 1892.)
Mark T., or better known as "Tom" Collier, owns the next house. He bought the lot, having an old house on it, from Lawrence Crisler, and him- self built and repaired. He married Sarah F. Zeluff, of Clyde. Their. only son is Albert D., who married Grace L. Crowell, of Clyde, and has- lately gone into business there, succeeding Henry Ellinwood.
To the adjoining brick residence, reared by himself, Charles G. Oakes- came from his farm a long time ago. His old home, in District No. 6, was described in earlier letters. He and his wife encountered very much of the hardships of the pioneer. Mr O. has said that he once went through an entire year with only one dollar in money. Boots and shoes were very dear, and he had heated a thick plank to stand upon in his rag-covered feet, while chopping in the cold snowy winter. Mrs. Oaks, who was born in Pittstown, Rensselaer county, is, at a venerable age, still living, and her mind recalls vividly the vicissitudes of the past. Her home is here with her daughter, Mary, who is Mrs. Harry Valentine. The latter's children are Anna, the wife of John T. Kellogg, of Clyde, and George, at home, (Recently married Alice Rich, of Waupaca, Mich. ) Anna has two children. -Hattie V. and Clara L. Her husband is a son of William Kellogg, formerly of District No. 7.
Harvey Barnes, of Huron, owns the next house to the south, taking it from the estate of his father-in-law, Robert Catchpole, who came hither when he grew weary of his farm work. It is now occupied by Frank Soper, a son of Brewster, whose wife is Sylvia, daughter of John Lovejoy, of Glenmark. Their children are Bessie E. and John B. Mr. S. follows the trade of a painter. Mr. Soper recently has gone west for a part of the year each season to evaporate fruit. A part of this-house is of interest in that it was once the home of Johnny Ogram, on the knoll where Mrs. Hart's house is. It took a journey hither and was worked over. Now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Seelye, formerly of No. 6.
Joseph S. Wade follows. Familiar friends call him " Joe," and his face recalls that of his maternal grandfather, Joseph Seelye, whose name he bears. In addition to arduous duties in politics, " Joe" manages his farm
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in the western confines of Butler. The Wade data were given quite fully in District No. 7. His only child is Nellie E., at home. The house was built by William McCoy.
In a brick house, somewhat back from the street, dwells Peter Harmon. He built his own house, for carpentering and joining are his callings. After he had built many houses and lived in some of them, he settled down here. He came to Rose in 1851. His wife was Margaret Moon, from Schoharie county. Their children are Lillie Z. and Ione M. The latter is the wife of Judson J. Sheffield, now in Rochester. This is a good place, in our rambles, to give a sketch of the Harmon family. John Harmon and his wife, Clarissa Abbott, came to Rose in 1852. Mr. Harmon was born in Westfield, Mass., in 1798. His father, Peter, came from England, and was a drum major in the American army during the Revolution. He married in Hunter, Green Co., N. Y., in 1818, and lived many years in Great Barrington, Mass. He was converted under the labors of Rev. John Bangs, and became a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. For a long time he was prominent in its councils. His wife was born in 1804. They had twelve children, of whom three-Daniel, William and Alfred-were in the army during the Rebellion. The latter years of their lives were passed with their daughter, Mrs. Stephen Waite. The oldest son, Peter, named for the Revolutionary grandfather, has been already mentioned. Daniel P. married first, Nellie Doan, of Newark, who died during the War. Her only child, Ina, is Mrs. Clarence N. Phillips, west of the Valley. His second wife was Jennie Schofield, of Palmyra, where they live and where they have three children. Mr. Harmon was for years a very successful teacher of vocal music, singing being a strong point with the whole Harmon family. I recall a very pleasant winter's instruction from him, that of 1865 and '66. It was just after the War, and my last previous recollection of Daniel Harmon was that of seeing him at Monocacy, Md., trying to rally the men of the Ninth, who were falling back under the galling fire of the rebels. There seemed to be very little order, but a case of every man looking out for himself, The colors were halted just at the verge of the hill and Captain Harmon, of Company H, shouted : "Rally around your flag, men !" A goodly number halted, but our formation and advance were ineffectual. Affliction at home compelled Captain Harmon to resign in 1864. Like nearly all the Harmon family, he is a carpenter and joiner. Latterly he has had a superintendency of canal construction. William Harmon married first, Polly Brewster, by whom he had two sons- Frank, now in Shortsville, and Henry, in Rochester. His second wife was Mary Legg, whose daughter, Lizzie, is the wife of Fred Waldruff, of Dis- trict No. 3. Mr. Harmon's home is in Rochester. Alfred Harmon, another carpenter, resides in Palmyra ; his wife, before marriage, was Mary Forncrook, they have one son and three daughters. John Harmon's
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daughters were : Hannah, who married Matthew Crisler, of Rose ; Laura, who married Henry B. Sherman, of Rose, and lived in the north part of the village ; their son, John E., a member of the 111th N. Y., was killed in the battle of the Wilderness ; the local post of the G. A. R. is named for him; their daughter, Clara, married James Bowers, and went to Alle- gany Co .; Lizzie and Flora also married in the same county, while Jennie became the wife of Wilbur Osborn, living west of the Valley. Lydia Ann Harmon married Isaac Race, who, as a builder, has been met several times. in the village ; he was born in Egremont, Mass., the same town whence came the Winchells, and died in 1865, in the house now held by widow Myers. Abbie E. Harmon married Stephen Waite of Rose, and Sarah, the youngest daughter of John Harmon, married Samuel Swayne, of Swaynesville, Allegany Co.
Back among the apple trees is the quiet home of G. Collins Wood, but among his friends he is rather known as "Collie." He built this house and the accompanying barn. His vocation during a part of the year is the running of a threshing machine. His wife is Rena, a daughter of George and Sybil Sherman. They have only one child, Ralph. Mr. Wood was born in Butler, at the Centre, when his father, Hudson R. Wood, resided there. (H. R. Wood and wife are now here.)
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