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George Joseph Moore secured his early education in the district schools of Huntington County, Quebec. He was graduated from Fort Covington (N. Y.) High School in 1898 and spent one year at Potsdam Normal School, after which he taught school at Duane Center and Belmont, N. Y. He subsequently entered Albany Law School, from which he received the degree of LL. B. in 1902. He spent the following two years in private practice at Malone, and then became associated with Benjamin L. Wells, under the firm name of Wells & Moore, and the partnership continued until the death of Mr. Wells in 1907. At that time Mr. Moore practiced with Harold G. O'Neil, but in 1908 he established a private practice. Mr. Moore served as attorney for the county board of supervisors of Franklin County for ten years. He is a director as well as attorney for the Farmers National Bank of Malone, director of Alice Hyde Memorial Hospital, and director of the Northern New York Institute for Deaf Mutes. Besides being president of the Franklin County Bar Association, he holds mem- bership in the New York State and American Bar Associations.
On Oct. 9, 1907, Mr. Moore married Miss Theresa McNierny, the daugh- ter of Hugh and Mary (Rafferty) McNierny, of Burke, N. Y. They are the parents of five children: 1-2. Arthur and Albert, twins, born Oct. 8,
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1908. They are graduates of Manlius School and Eastman Business Insti- tute, class of 1931. 3. Robert, born Oct. 4, 1916, attends Franklin Acad- emy. 4. Marian, born July 5, 1919. 5. Jean, born May 20, 1923.
In politics Mr. Moore is identified with the Republican party and dur- ing 1924-25 served as a member of the New York State Assembly from Franklin County. Since 1929 he has been chairman of the Franklin County Republican Committee.
Mr. Moore and his family are members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Malone Lodge of Elks, Malone Golf Club, Malone Grange and Malone Fish & Game Club. He also holds membership in the Rotary Club, of which he has served as president.
Mr. Moore has traveled extensively throughout the United States and has made two trips to Europe. He owns a summer camp at Lake Titus in the Adirondacks, and lives at 132 Elm Street, Malone.
Thomas Bernard Culhane .- As chief engineer for the Malone Light & Power Company, Mr. Culhane is recognized as one of the prominent citi- zens of Malone and Franklin County. He was born at Cohoes, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1884, the son of Thomas A. and Anna G. (Shortle) Culhane.
Thomas A. Culhane was born at Cohoes, N. Y., in 1851, and died in 1898. He was a building contractor and spent many years at Cohoes. He was married in 1881 to Miss Anna G. Shortle, the daughter of William J. and Bridget (Connelly) Shortle. The former was a well known civil engineer at Cohoes. To Mr. and Mrs. Culhane were born the following children: William J., born Feb. 4, 1882, employed by the General Electric Company, lives at Schenectady, N. Y. 2. Thomas Bernard, the subject of this sketch. 3. Mary H., who is in the employ of the U. S. Census Bureau, Washington, D. C. 4. Joseph A., born Feb. 4, 1891, employed in the purchasing department of the General Electric Company, lives in Sche- nectady. 5. Theresa, married J. A. Wilkins, engineer, with the New York Edison Company, New York City, lives at Orange, N. J. 6. Anna F., married Daniel F. O'Neil, a certified public accountant, lives at Sche- nectady.
Thomas B. Culhane attended the parochial schools of Cohoes, and is a graduate of St. John's Academy, Rensselaer, N. Y. He entered the employ of the General Electric Company at Schenectady in 1905 as a student engineer, and spent 20 years with that corporation and its affiliated com- panies, being located at Schenectady, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City, and he also spent six years in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China. Upon his return to the United States he was located at Indianapolis for two
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years, and on July 1, 1925, came to Malone as chief engineer of the Malone Light & Power Company, now a subsidiary of the Niagara-Hudson Power Corporation.
On June 22, 1925, Mr. Culhane married Miss Mabel C. Quenelle, the daughter of Moses A. and May (Butler) Quenelle, of Brasher Falls, N. Y. To Mr. and Mrs. Culhane were born two children: Thomas Quenelle, born Dec. 29, 1929; and a son who died in infancy.
Mr. Culhane is independent in politics. He is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and belongs to the Elks Lodge, Knights of Columbus, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, and Malone Fish & Game Club.
John W. Murphy, funeral director, is a substantial citizen of Malone, where he has engaged in business continuously since 1898. He was born at Bombay, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1872, the son of William and Mary (Reidy) Murphy.
William Murphy was born in Ireland in 1840, and as a young boy came to this country with his parents, and settled in Northern New York. They became prosperous farmers of Franklin County and lived near Bombay. William Murphy died in 1872 and is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Malone. He had married Miss Mary Reidy in 1860, and she was the daughter of Harry Reidy, of Fort Covington, N. Y. The latter lived to be 100 years of age and is buried at Fort Covington. To William and Mary (Reidy) Murphy were born six children: 1. William, born in 1862, removed to Brooklyn, Iowa, about 1880, where he died in 1930. He is buried there. 2. Henry, born in 1864, died in 1921. 3. Ella, born in 1866, unmarried, died in 1903. 4. Dennis, born in 1868, lives at Johnstown, N. Y. 5. Elizabeth, born in February, 1870, unmarried, lives at Malone with her brother. 6. John W., the subject of this sketch.
The boyhood of John W. Murphy was spent at Fort Covington, where he attended the public schools. He was 19 years of age when he came to Malone, and in 1896, after several years spent at various occupations, he became interested in the undertaking business, and at that time went to Holyoke, Mass., where he was employed for three years in a funeral home. After successfully passing the state examinations on April 13, 1898, Mr. Murphy returned to Malone and established his present business. Since 1918 he has conducted a modern funeral home at 95 West Main Street.
On Sept. 22, 1905, Mr. Murphy was united in marriage with Miss Nina M. Chapin, of Westville, N. Y., the daughter of Solon B. Chapin. To them have been born four children: 1. Mary Eleanor, born Aug. 17, 1906, a
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graduate of Franklin Academy and Deuville College, Buffalo, now a teacher of mathematics in the high school at Canandaigua, N. Y. 2. Kathleen Gertrude, born Aug. 22, 1908, a graduate of Franklin Academy and Beaver College, married Edward G. Duffy, and lives in New York City. They have a daughter. 3. Elizabeth Bertha, born June 15, 1917, a student. 4. John Benton, born Aug. 15, 1919, a student.
Mr. Murphy is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Order of Foresters, Maccabees, and Kiwanis Club. He has always been a Democrat.
Mary Fuller Lincoln .- Few women are as well known in Franklin County as Mary Fuller Lincoln, who has spent most of her life at Malone. She was born at Williston, Vt., March 4, 1848, the daughter of Albert Jonathan and Mary Anna (Morton) Fuller.
Albert Jonathan Fuller was born at Lebanon, Conn., Jan. 9, 1805. He conducted a general mercantile business for many years at Williston, Vt., and in 1853 removed to Moira, N. Y., where he successfully conducted a dairy and cheese business until his retirement. He was a Whig in politics and voted for John Fremont, the first Republican candidate for president. He died Dec. 9, 1887, and is buried in Morningside Cemetery, Malone. Mr. Fuller was married Dec. 6, 1832, to Mary Anna Morton, the daughter of Roswell Morton, of Williston, Vt. She died March 29, 1897, and is buried at Malone. To Mr. and Mrs. Fuller were born three children: 1. Ellen Jane, born Oct. 23, 1833, died in January, 1883, was the wife of Philip King Gleed, a prominent lawyer of Morrisville, Vt. 2. Albert Web- ster, born Oct. 3, 1835, died March 7, 1877. 3. Mary Fuller, the subject of this sketch.
Mary Fuller was educated in the public schools of Morrisville and Moira. She was married in October, 1870, to John Lincoln, who was born at Malone, July 23, 1833. He was a tanner and leather manufacturer dur- ing his entire active career and died at Malone in January, 1907. He was the son of Anslem Lincoln, who came to Malone in 1815 and was one of 40 men that contributed the money necessary for the establishment of Frank- lin Academy in 1831.
To John and Mary (Fuller) Lincoln were born three children: 1. George Morton, born July 31, 1872, was a prominent merchant of Malone for many years. He died Oct. 16, 1920. He married Miss Mabel Lawrence, of Malone, who died Oct. 14, 1918. Their daughter, Mary Sargent Lincoln, was born Feb. 10, 1914, and lives with her grandmather, Mrs. Lincoln. 2. Frederick Fuller, born June 13, 1875, was a graduate of Franklin
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Academy in 1893, and received the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the Uni- versity of Vermont in 1897. He was interested in the publishing and ad- vertising business, and died Nov. 9, 1930. 3. Anna Mary, born April 15, 1881, attended Franklin Academy, Burnham School, and was a graduate of the Boston School of Gymnastics, class of 1903. She was married on Sept. 28, 1907, to Orville W. Kellogg, who is associated with Manson Brothers, automobile dealers, of Malone. They have two children: Mary Isabel, born Dec. 9, 1910; and John Orville, born April 23, 1919.
Mary Fuller Lincoln has been an active and ardent worker in the W. C. T. U. for more than half a century and for many years held the office of State Social Director and is now county publicity director of W. C. T. U. She is a prominent member of the Congregational Church and serves as Deacon, being one of the few women ever selected to hold this church office.
Howard Ward Peck, deceased, was a substantial citizen of Malone and a member of a well known pioneer family of Franklin County. He was born at Saranac Lake, April 24, 1879, the son of Thomas and Lillian Peck.
Both Thomas Peck and his wife were natives of Bridgeport, Conn. He was a breeder of horses and for many years owned and operated a stage line in the Adirondack Mountain region of New York. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Peck: 1. John, a dentist, lives at Ogdensburg, N. Y. 2. Florence, married Fred D. Knapp, lives at Moody, N. Y. 3. Cleo, married Frank Hastings, lives at Saranac Lake. 4. Eliza- beth, married Arthur Seiffert, lives in New York City. 5. Howard Ward, the subject of this sketch. 6. Loyal, lives at Bridgeport, Conn.
Howard W. Peck attended the public schools of Saranac Lake and at the age of 15 years left home to travel with a circus, which was owned by Walter L. Main. He spent six years with that organization and traveled east of the Mississippi River. In 1900 Mr. Peck came to Malone, where he was employed as a salesman and tailor by Stockwell & Flanigan, cloth- ing merchants. Three years later he established a business of his own at 104 East Main Street, and conducted a tailoring establishment exclusively until 1927, when he became associated in the business with his son, Harold Peck. In connection with the tailoring business they also operated a dry cleaning plant just east of the city. Mr. Peck died Feb. 4, 1931, and is buried in Morningside Cemetery, Malone.
Mr. Peck married (first) Miss Catherine Mulverhill. She died shortly after the birth of a daughter, Catherine, who is the wife of William Marsh, of Utica, N. Y. In 1906 Mr. Peck married (second) Miss Lillian Cook, of Malone. Their children were: 1. Harold W., born Nov. 8, 1907, now
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proprietor of the business which was established by his father. 2. Mildred, born in 1912, married Frank Gillette, lives at Malone. 3. Ethel, born in 1913, lives at home. 4. Laura, born in 1915, died in 1928. Lillian (Cook) Peck died in 1927, and is buried in Morningside Cemetery. Mr. Peck was married (third) on Oct. 3, 1929, to Miss Jeanette McQuillian, of Malone.
Mr. Peck was a Democrat in politics. He held membership in the Baptist Church and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Loyal Order of Moose.
Basil H. Roy, of Malone, is a substantial citizen and progressive busi- ness man of Franklin County. He was born at Malone, May 1, 1889, a son of John and Victoria (Elderbaum) Roy.
John Roy was a native of New York and during his entire active career engaged in general farming. He removed to Malone in 1884 and was married four years later to Miss Victoria Elderbaum, the daughter of Noah Elderbaum, of Chasm Falls, N. Y. To Mr. and Mrs. Roy the following children were born: 1. Basil H., the subject of this sketch. 2. Noah, born in 1893, lives at Rochester, N. Y. 3. Rutherford, lives at Nor- folk, N. Y., is a veteran of the World War. 4. Lillian, the widow of Charles Reynolds, who died in 1928. 5. Arthur, lives at Plattsburgh, N. Y., is a veteran of the World War. 6. Clara, married Lester Linn, lives at Rochester, N. Y. 7. John, Jr., born in 1900, lives at Malone. 8. Henry, born in 1905, lives at Hartford, Conn. 9. Helen, married Pierce Ouderkirk, lives at Canton, N. Y.
Basil H. Roy obtained his education in the public schools of Malone, and became self supporting at the age of 16 years. He spent two years in a lumber camp in the Adirondack Mountains, after which he was employed by Walton & Tonsley, of Saranac Lake, N. Y., for three years. He then became foreman in the shops of Grant Collins, plumbing con- tractor, of Malone. After 13 years Mr. Roy in 1923 established his present business in Malone. He has been located at 44 Catherine Street since 1926. Mr. Roy's contracts extend over a wide area, and include territory between Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River, and from Canada to the Adirondack Mountains. He has installed heating plants in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Malone; Rainbow Sanitarium, at Rainbow, N. Y .; Malone Aluminum Corporation Building, at Malone; New York State Troopers Barracks, at Malone; and Stony Wold Sanatorium at Lake Kushaqua, N. Y.
On Aug. 18, 1913, Mr. Roy was united in marriage with Miss Julia Matune, the daughter of Henry Matune of Redford, N. Y. They are the
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parents of five children: 1. Margaret, born May 3, 1914. 2. Ralph, born March 16, 1915. 3. Howard, born Dec. 30, 1916. 4. Robert, born June 18, 1920. 5. Shirley, born July 29, 1924.
Mr. Roy has always been a Republican. He is a member of Notre Dame Catholic Church, and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Loyal Order of Moose, Independent Order of Foresters, and Malone Fish & Game Club.
William F. Warner .- As president of the Warner Knitting Company, of Clayton, Mr. Warner is recognized as one of Jefferson County's most suc- cessful business men. He was born at Mannheim, Baden, Germany, May 31, 1882, the son of Frederick J. and Lena (Switzer) Warner.
Frederick J. Warner and his wife were natives of Baden, Germany, born at Carlsrhue. They emigrated to the United States in 1882 and settled at Little Falls, N. Y., where Mr. Warner became prominent as a building contractor. Before coming to this country he had served throughout the Franco-Prussian War with the rank of captain. He and his wife are de- ceased and are buried at Little Falls. They were active members of the Lutheran Church. Their children were: Charles C., lives at Little Falls ; Lena, married Emil Schultz, lives at Little Falls; Luke, lives at Pasadena, Calif .; Mary, married Elias M. VanGorder, a farmer, lives in Herkimer County, N. Y .; and William F., the subject of this sketch.
After attending the public schools of Little Falls, William F. Warner learned the machinist's trade as an apprentice in the employ of the Snyder & Fisher Manufacturing Company, of Little Falls. They were manufac- turers of bicycle and knitting machinery. Mr. Warner later became inter- ested in the manufacture of power sewing machines, and for several years was also identified with the American Cement Machinery Company at Willoughby, Ohio. His next business connection was with the Lewis Knitting Company as superintendent of their mill at Sauquoit, N. Y. He was transferred by the company to Earlville in 1906, but after the closing of that plant the following year Mr. Warner went to Clinton, N. Y., where he successfully operated a sweater mill until 1911. The following year was spent in Chicago with the Union Specialty Company, manufac- turers of power machines, and in 1912 he located at Utica as manager of the Imperial Text Book Company. Later in that year he became superin- tendent of the White Rock Knitting Company at Walton, N. Y., and two years later accepted a position with the Nottingham Knitting Company of Oswego, with whom he was identified until Jan. 15, 1922. He then pur- chased an interest in the Clayton Manufacturing Company, which he dis- posed of July 1, 1925. The following month he organized the Warner
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Knitting Company, and immediately built his present factory building at Clayton. The business was incorporated Aug. 10, 1925, with the follow- ing officers: William F. Warner, president and treasurer; Mrs. C. A. Warner, vice president; and Miss A. C. Warner, secretary. They are widely known manufacturers of bathing suits and sweaters, their products being sold throughout the United States and Canada and all countries except Russia, Japan, China and Austria. Seventy people are employed in the plant, which is of two story construction, 40 x 122 feet.
In 1903 Mr. Warner was united in marriage with Miss Carolina Agnes Hull, the daughter of Augustus and Agnes (Mould) Hull, natives of Oneida County, N. Y. Both are deceased and are buried at Sauquoit. Mr. and Mrs. Warner have a daughter, Agnes Caroline. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and is identified with the Warner Knitting Company as secretary.
Mr. Warner has always been a Republican. He is senior warden of the Episcopal Church, and secretary of the Rotary Club. His lodge affilia- tions are: Clayton Lodge, F. & A. M. No. 296, Past Master, 1928; Clay- ton Chapter, R. A. M. No. 301; Watertown Commandery, K. T. No. 11; and Media Temple.
Andrew Nelson Henderson .- One of the most highly esteemed citizens of Franklin County was Andrew Nelson Henderson, who died at Malone, May 24, 1926. He was born at Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada, Sept. 14, 1870, the son of James and Eliza (Winters) Henderson.
James Henderson was a native of Scotland and settled in Canada when he was a young man. He was married in 1865 to Miss Eliza Winters, of Ormiston, Quebec. To Mr. and Mrs. Henderson were born two children: Isabel, married Arthur Herdman, who died in 1930, and they had a daughter, Gladys; and Andrew Nelson, the subject of this sketch.
Andrew Nelson Henderson was educated in Canada. He became a miller and in 1897 came to the United States and settled in Northern New York, being in the employ of Ladd & Smallman, of Malone, for two years. He then became associated with the funeral home of George Nicholson, and in 1901 became a licensed embalmer. Mr. Henderson was located in business for one year at Saranac Lake and in 1902 returned to Malone, where he purchased the business of Donald Stewart, an undertaking busi- ness which had been established more than half a century ago. The business was removed from West Main Street to 202 East Main Street in 1906, and Mr. Henderson continued as the successful manager of the establishment until his death, May 24, 1926. He is buried in Morningside Cemetery, Malone.
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On June 6, 1906, Mr. Henderson married Miss Ruby Dudley, the daugh- ter of George Kilton and Sarah (Hall) Dudley. George Kilton Dudley was a prominent pioneer of Franklin County and now lives retired with his daughter at Malone. His wife, the daughter of Russel and Julia (Call) Hall, died Aug. 29, 1930, and is buried at Malone.
Ruby (Dudley) Henderson has continued the business which was estab- lished by her husband, and since Jan. 1, 1931, has been associated with Edward A. Cargill, the firm now being known as Henderson & Cargill.
Mr. Henderson was a Republican in politics, a member of the Presbyte- rian Church, and was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, 32nd degree, Elks Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Cham- ber of Commerce. He also belonged to the Malone Fish & Game Club, and owned a fishing camp at Lake Titus.
Mrs. Henderson is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church of Malone, and is eligible to membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Herbert Howells Reynolds .- Few men are better known in Franklin County than Herbert H. Reynolds, who is successfully engaged in the lum- ber business at Malone. He was born at Bombay, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1863, the son of Orson Leroy and Phoebe Ermina (Bigelow) Reynolds.
The Reynolds family came to the United States from England about 1635 and settled at Plymouth, Mass. About 1650 members of the family removed to Kingstown, R. I., and John Reynolds, great-grandfather of Herbert H. Reynolds, removed from Exeter, R. I., in 1778 and settled at Petersburg, N. Y. His son, Benjamin, served throughout the War of 1812. Benjamin Reynolds came to Bombay, N. Y., in 1824 from Rutland, Vt.
Orson Leroy Reynolds was a veteran of the Civil War, having served as a member of Company M, Sixth New York Heavy Artillery. He was born at Bombay, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1829. His early life was spent as a farmer and he later became interested in the lumber business at Reynolds- ton, in Brandon Township, a village which he founded in connection with his lumbering activities. He was associated in business with his four sons under the firm name of Reynolds & Sons. Mr. Reynolds died April 4, 1887, and his wife, the daughter of James C. Bigelow, of West Bangor, N. Y., died in July, 1910. Both are buried at West Bangor. To Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds the following children were born: 1. Ella Ermina, born Feb. 18, 1857, died Dec. 3, 1875. 2. Frank Bigelow, born July 31, 1858, died in 1915. 3. William L., born Oct. 20, 1859, died Sept. 2, 1862 4. James Newton, born Aug. 8, 1861, died Jan. 7, 1922. 5. Herbert H., the subject of this sketch. 6. George Albert, born Aug. 24, 1864, died March
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27, 1869. 7. Berton L., born Aug. 16, 1866. He served as treasurer of Franklin County, and with his brothers was interested in the lumber busi- ness for many years under the name of Reynolds Bros. & Co. He was killed in an automobile accident at Utica, N. Y., in January, 1926, and is buried in Morningside Cemetery, Malone.
Herbert H. Reynolds obtained his early education in the public schools of West Bangor and Brandon, and in 1885 was graduated from Franklin Academy. As mentioned above he became interested in the lumber busi- ness with his father and brothers at Reynoldston. In 1904 Mr. Reynolds came to Malone and became associated in the lumber business with his brother, Berton L., as owners of the Malone Lumber Company. They continued their business connections at Reynoldston, however, and in 1923 purchased a 12,000 acre tract of virgin timber at Duane, N. Y., their inten- tion being to reduce it to lumber. Upon the death of Berton L. Reynolds in 1926, the plans of Herbert H. Reynolds were changed, and he sold the Duane tract of land to the State of New York. It is now a State Park and Game Preserve.
On Feb. 25, 1901, Mr. Reynolds married Miss Bessie A. Taylor, the daughter of Allen Taylor, for many years a prominent attorney of Yonkers, N. Y., now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have a son, Horace Taylor Reynolds, born at Malone, July 16, 1905. He was graduated from Franklin Academy and Lehigh University, and now attends the University of Boston Law School, being a member of the class of 1932.
Mr. Reynolds is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. His wife is an active member of St. Marks Episcopal Church.
William Wallace King .- Among the successful business men of Malone, William Wallace King is among the most prominent, having engaged in the insurance business here for several years. He was born at Malone, Nov. 9, 1888, the son of William H. and Jennie C. (Lawrence) King.
William H. King was born at Malone, March 14, 1851, the son of How- ard E. King, who was born at Keene, N. H., in 1826. The latter settled in Malone in 1831, having come here with his father, William W. King, who became successful as the owner of a tannery at this place. He later sold the tannery and conducted a mercantile business on Main Street, just west of the present site of the Flannigan building. This business was conducted by William W. King and his son, Howard E. King, until 1849, at which time the latter became a member of the firm of Wm. W. King & Son. In 1876 the father retired and Howard E. King and his son, William H. King,
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