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Cyril Henry Dupree received his education in the district schools and spent his early life as a farmer. In 1892 he became employed as a car- penter and cabinet maker, and since 1908 has been interested in the lum- ber business, his original mill being located at Pearl and Catherine streets, which he still operates. He makes a specialty of all types of mill work, and is a well known retail lumber dealer. Since 1923 Mr. Dupree has also engaged in building, and has developed the exclusive residential allotment, known as Coolidge Court. In 1930 he was interested in a similar develop- ment in Malone, known as Sunset Court. He has a record of some of the finest homes in the city, and is recognized as a dependable builder.
On March 6, 1895, Mr. Dupree married Miss Ella M. Avery, the daugh- ter of Samuel and Augusta (Hutchins) Avery, of Westville, N. Y. They are the parents of five children: 1. Lee Arthur, born Feb. 20, 1896, a graduate of Franklin Academy, is engaged in newspaper work in New York City. 2. Gladys, born Sept. 25, 1897, a graduate of Franklin Academy, Teachers College at Albany, and St. Lawrence University, class of 1920. She married Roswell Stacey, who died in 1926. She is now a teacher of Latin and English in the high school at Jeffersonville, N. Y. Her son lives with Mrs. Stacey's parents. 3. Mildred, born Aug. 20, 1899, a graduate of Franklin Academy, and Ohio Wesleyan University. She married George Monahan, and lives at Lima, Ohio. 4. Kenneth, born Nov. 29, 1901, a graduate of Franklin Academy and Syracuse Business
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College, lives at Syracuse. 5. Ruth, born Nov. 17, 1903, a graduate of Franklin Academy, and Northern New York School of Commerce. She married Charles Spinks, and lives at Albany.
ยท Mr. Dupree has served as city assessor for two terms and is a Repub- lican in politics. He and his family are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church.
Henry E. Thompson .- Among the substantial citizens of Chateaugay, Henry E. Thompson, postmaster, is one of the best known. He was born at Chateaugay, Dec. 29, 1879, the son of Alexander and Sarah (Mc- Cracken) Thompson.
Alexander Thompson, also a native of Chateaugay, was born in 1852. He is of Scotch descent, and in early life engaged in general farming in Franklin County. He is now connected with the Chateaugay post office. Mr. Thompson was married in 1877 to Miss Sarah McCracken, the daugh- ter of Henry McCracken, of Huntingdon, Quebec. They are the parents of two sons: Henry E., the subject of this sketch; and Gordeon A., born July 4, 1886, died in 1925. He is buried in Chateaugay.
The boyhood of Henry E. Thompson was spent in Chateaugay and he attended the public schools. At the age of 16 years he accepted a position as clerk in a local mercantile store, with which he was identified for 11 years, with the exception of two years, 1900-01, when he conducted a business of his own, north of Chateaugay on the Canadian border. Mr. Thompson was employed in the offices of the Franklin County Road Com- mission for a period of four years, and afterwards spent nine years with Spellman-Oliver & Company of Chateaugay. In 1916 Mr. Thompson, in partnership with a Mr. Oliver, purchased the dry goods business of Langto Brothers. He was appointed cashier in the office of the State Treasurer in 1922, but returned to Chateaugay in 1924 to accept the appointment of postmaster.
On Jan. 1, 1902, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Miss Bertha M. Barnes, the daughter of Leander Barnes of Chateaugay. He is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are the parents of two sons: 1. Elmer A., born Dec. 12, 1903, a graduate of the Bliss Electrical School, Washington, D. C. He is now identified with the General Electric Com- pany at Pittsfield, Mass. 2. Harry B., born Feb. 25, 1905, a graduate of Potsdam Normal School and New York University. At the present time he is principal of a grade school at Woodbury, L. I.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. He has always been a Republican.
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For the past 30 years Mr. Thompson has been interested in the study of insurance and is recognized throughout Northern New York as an authority on the underlying science of insurance as applied to all types of risk.
Harold Dwyer Tobin, M. D .- Numbered among the prominent profes- sional men of Franklin County is Dr. Tobin, who is engaged in the prac- tice of medicine at Chateaugay. He was born here, Sept. 3, 1889, the son of George A. and Alice Elizabeth (Dwyer) Tobin.
George A. Tobin was a native of North Lawrence, N. Y., born Sept. 25, 1862, the son of Peter and Bridget (Egan) Tobin. They were natives of Ireland and early settlers of North Lawrence. Peter Tobin died at the age of 88 years and is buried at Malone. His son, George A., was inter- ested in the undertaking business at Chateaugay for a number of years and was later the proprietor of a motion picture theatre at that place. He was married on May 6, 1884, to Miss Alice Elizabeth Dwyer, the daughter of David and Catherine (Toohey) Dwyer, both natives of Ireland. George A. Tobin died Aug. 5, 1931, and is buried at Chateaugay. David Dwyer was born in County Tipperary and his wife was born in County Limerick. Shortly after their marriage, Aug. 12, 1860, they emigrated to the United States and settled at Chateaugay. He died July 9, 1888, and his wife died Aug. 20, 1889. They were the parents of eight children. To George A. and Alice Elizabeth (Dwyer) Tobin were born three children, one of whom died in infancy. The surviving two are: Harold Dwyer, the subject of this sketch; and Catherine Elizabeth, born in 1896. She is a graduate of Plattsburg Normal College, class of 1917, and was a teacher in the public schools of Ticonderoga, N. Y., for three years before her marriage to F. J. Keefe, who is manager of the Wilcox Coal Company, of Plattsburg. They have two sons.
Harold Dwyer Tobin was graduated from Chateaugay High School in 1909 and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine from the Albany Medical College in 1913. After serving as interne in Albany Memorial Hospital, he established a private practice at Brushton, N. Y., in December, 1914. He remained there for four years and has since been located at Chateaugay. He is identified with the Franklin County, New York State and American Medical associations, and also belongs to the New York Central Railroad Surgeons Association, being local surgeon for the latter.
On Sept. 2, 1916, Dr. Tobin was united in marriage with Miss Mary Agnes Hartnett, the daughter of William and Mary (Barry) Hartnett, both deceased. To Doctor and Mrs. Tobin were born six children: Mer- cedes, born in 1917; Lucille, born in 1919; Pauline, born in 1921; Eileen,
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born in 1923; William, born in 1927; and Robert, born in 1929, died Nov. 30, 1930. Mrs. Tobin died Sept. 25, 1930, and is buried at Chateaugay.
Doctor Tobin has always been a Democrat in politics. He is a promi- nent member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and belongs to the Elks Lodge, Rotary Club, Phi Delta fraternity and Chateaugay Fish and Game Club.
Otis Brooks, deceased, was one of the prominent business men of the North Country. He was president and founder of the Otis Brooks Lumber Company. He was born at Antwerp, Jefferson County, March 29, 1833, and died at Philadelphia, N. Y., in 1909. He was a son of a pioneer settler of the county, Julius Brooks. He was thought to have been born in Con- necticut but may have been a native of Champion, where his father was an early settler.
Julius Brooks was reared at Champion, attended the district schools, and aided so far as he was able in clearing a farm. He married Sally Otis, a native of the town of Rutland, and the daughter of an early settler in that town. She died in 1836, leaving five children. Mr. Brooks located in the northern part of Antwerp about 1830, in a neighborhood known as "New Connecticut," where he purchased a farm. He later sold it and removed to Theresa. At the time of his death in October, 1874, he was living on a farm and was 74 years of age. This farm consisted of 100 acres in the northwestern part of Antwerp. He was an industrious and successful farmer. He was a Democrat in politics in early life and later became a Republican. His second wife was Sally Davidson, daughter of John Davidson, of Fowler, St. Lawrence County. She was the mother of four children. The first of Mr. Brooks' children, Franklin, was killed. by a falling tree when 11 years of age; Almena, the second child, became the wife of John Randall, of Antwerp, and later died in Philadelphia; Edwin left home when 18 years of age and was never again heard of ; Sarah, married Nathaniel Hanson, and lived at Sterlingville, N. Y .; and Otis. His children by his second marriage were: Lucinda, who married Ely Hanson; Achsah; Gurley; Mary; and Destin.
Otis Brooks spent his entire life in the vicinity of his birthplace, with the exception of three years which were spent as a soldier in the Union army during the Civil War. He remained on the old homestead until he was 18 years old, and obtained his education in the district schools. He learned the trade of carpenter and about 1854 began to build houses on his own account. He constructed a considerable number of homes in the village of Theresa and adjacent country, besides other buildings, and maintained a shop on the river for making doors and other building parts
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used in his business. His shop was swept away by a flood at one time, which caused him to abandon his business temporarily.
On Aug. 11, 1862, Mr. Brooks enlisted as a member of Company F, 10th New York Heavy Artillery, and soon after was sent to the front. For a period of over 20 months this organization did garrison duty about the defenses of Washington, and was then sent into the field about Peters- burg and the Shenandoah Valley. He saw active service at the battle of Petersburg and along the James River, and was one of the fortunate few who did not receive any injury in battle, and the hardships endured by him did not seem to diminish his vitality. He was honorably discharged in June, 1865, having acted as duty sergeant, quartermaster and orderly.
Returning to Theresa, Mr. Brooks soon after went to Oswego, where he was employed in house building. In the spring of 1866 he bought a sawmill at Wood's Settlement, adjoining the town of Antwerp, in the town of Wilna, and this he operated for a period of six years. He then sold out and removed to Carthage, where he erected a grist mill on the west side of the river, which he sold after operating for two years. In 1874 he went to Philadelphia, N. Y., which village he made his home in, and he operated a grist mill there for a time also, as well as a box factory. This was sold to his son after he had conducted it for five or six years. In partnership with William Roberts he next constructed a steam sawmill at Philadelphia, which was in successful operation four years under the management of Roberts & Brooks, when the latter sold his share to Mr. Roberts. Mr. Brooks immediately bought an interest with George Strough in the lumber yard and wood working shop at Clayton. Not being able to agree well with his new partner, Mr. Brooks employed a man to take his place in the operation of the plant, and devoted his time to his other interests. For 12 years the business was operated under the name of Strough & Brooks, after which the latter became sole owner by purchas- ing his partner's interests. After operating four years as owner, Mr. Brooks formed a stock company known as the Otis Brooks Lumber Com- pany, and the company still carries that name.
In 1890 Mr. Brooks bought a cheese box factory at Rensselaer Falls, which he operated for 12 years. For a short time he rented a steam mill for cutting material at Antwerp, and in 1903 he purchased a mill at Ster- lingburg, and took possession on Jan. 1, 1904. The mill had a capacity of 125,000 cheese boxes per year, and also had facilities for grinding feed, which was driven by the waters of Indian River.
In 1904 the Otis Brooks Lumber Company, of Clayton, was incor- porated, and the officers were: Otis Brooks, president; Robert D. Grant, vice president; William J. Patch, secretary; and John W. Williams, treasurer and manager.
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Upon the death of Mr. Brooks in 1909 his son, Frank H. Brooks, suc- ceeded him as president of the company. The present officers are: W. S. Brooks, president and treasurer; R. D. Grant, vice president; and C. A. Keefer, secretary. They are general lumber dealers and also are extensive and widely known manufacturers of woodwork, sashes, doors, and builders' supplies.
Otis Brooks was married on March 4, 1857, to Miss Celestia Ballard, who was born at Pamelia, Four Corners, the daughter of Hiram and Susan (Wylie) Ballard. She died in 1910. To Mr. and Mrs. Brooks were born three children: 1. Frank, who died in 1922, married Mary Scofield, who lives in Santa Barbara, Calif. Their children were: Edith, married Frank Richards, lives at Los Angeles, Calif .; William S., married Miss Helen Keefer, lives at Clayton, and he is president of the Otis Brooks Lum- ber Company ; Daniel, deceased; Elizabeth lives at Santa Barbara, Calif .; Otis F., resides in Hankow, China; Marjorie, married Russell Perry, lives at Santa Barbara, Calif .; and Harlan, lives at Los Angeles, Calif. 2. Grace, who is deceased. 3. Allie B., who lives at Clayton.
Frank H. Brooks .- Son of Otis Brooks, was born in March, 1859. He operated a cheese box and lumber business at Philadelphia for about 20 years. He succeeded Otis Brooks as president of Otis Brooks Lumber Company in 1910. He retired from business 1913, and with his family moved to Santa Barbara, Calif., where he died in 1922.
Fredus H. Wilcox, of Malone, is a widely known citizen of Franklin County, having held the office of District Superintendent of Schools since 1912. He was born at Fort Covington, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1876, the son of Harrison M. and Harriet M. (King) Wilcox.
Harrison M. Wilcox was born at Bangor, N. Y., in July, 1853, the son of Otis Wilcox, who was born at Windsor, Conn., in 1815. The latter married in 1840 and at that time removed to Brandon, Vt., later settling at Bangor, N. Y., where he improved a tract of land. His son, Harrison M., was the eighth child in order of birth. He became a prosperous farmer and was especially interested in dairying. He was married in 1875 to Harriet M. King, the daughter of John and Annis (Church) King. Their only child was Fredus Harrison, the subject of this sketch.
Fredus Harrison Wilcox obtained his early education in the district schools and in 1896 was graduated from Franklin Academy. He spent
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one year at Riverside (Calif.) Normal School, and has taken summer school work at St. Lawrence University and Cornell. For a number of years he was a teacher in the district schools of Franklin County, but in 1906 became interested in business as bookkeeper for Reynolds Brothers, at Reynoldston, N. Y. He served in that capacity for five years, and dur- ing that time held the office of School Commissioner for three years. On Jan. 1, 1912, Mr. Wilcox received his present appointment as District Superintendent of Schools.
Mr. Wilcox was married (first) in 1903 to Miss Elizabeth M. Harwood, the daughter of Justin M. Harwood. Their daughter, Ruth Anita, is a graduate of Cazenovia Seminary, and Potsdam Normal School, and is now a teacher of music in the Amsterdam (N. Y.) High School. Elizabeth H. (Harwood) Wilcox died March 29, 1919, and is buried at Bangor, N. Y. On June 30, 1920, Mr. Wilcox married Miss Gladys Rich, the daughter of George W. Rich of Bangor. Their son, Paul Rich Wilcox, was born Sept. 13, 1923.
Mr. Wilcox is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge. He also holds membership in the Kiwanis Club, Malone Fish & Game Club, and Bangor Grange. Politically he is a Republican and has held the offices of town clerk of Bangor, and justice of the peace of Brandon.
Mr. Wilcox has traveled extensively throughout the United States. He is the owner of a fine summer camp on Chateaugay Lake.
James Frederick Amsden .- One of the leading business men of Malone is James Frederick Amsden, who is a member of one of the oldest and best known families in this section of Franklin County. He was born at Malone, Dec. 22, 1872, the son of James Sumner and Julia Maria (Buck) Amsden.
James Sumner Amsden was born at Malone, May 18, 1830, the son of Lauriston and Nancy (Sumner) Amsden. Lauriston Amsden was born at Dana, Mass., April 6, 1800, and was married on Oct. 25, 1827, to Miss Nancy Sumner, at Middlebury, Vt. They came to Malone the following year, and Mr. Amsden opened a drug store on West Main Street, on the site of the present Armory building. He continued as Malone's pioneer druggist until the time of his death, Nov. 18, 1868. His wife died Dec. 27, 1862. Both are buried in Morningside Cemetery, Malone. To Lauriston and Nancy (Sumner) Amsden were born three children: 1. Elsie Elzina, born Jan. 1, 1829, died May 6, 1843. 2. William Floyd, born Sept. 2, 1835, died Dec. 15, 1872. 3. James Sumner, father of the subject of this sketch.
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Nancy (Sumner) Amsden was a sister of Charles Sumner, a prominent lawyer of Boston, Mass., who served in the U. S. Senate from Massachu- setts from 1851 until 1874. He was immortalized as one of the early advocates of freedom of the slaves and was one of the founders of the Free Soil party in 1848.
James Sumner Amsden, father of the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated at Malone, and spent his entire life here. At an early age he became associated with his father's drug business, but due to ill health was advised to retire from business at an early age. He purchased a small tract of land one-half mile west of the present New York State Troopers' Barracks, upon which he built a small log house. His land hold- ings increased gradually until he became the owner of a fine farm of 400 acres, and which became one of the attractive estates of Northern New York. Mr. Amsden was also the owner of a large business block in Malone, and acquired numerous parcels of valuable real estate. He was married in 1863 to Miss Julia Maria Buck, of Wolcott, Vt. Their children were: 1. Helen, born Dec. 21, 1864, deceased. 2. Mabel, born April 23, 1866, deceased. 3. Minnie Anne, born Nov. 8, 1868, died in 1923, was the wife of Brock R. Shears, who is assistant cashier of the Farmers National Bank of Malone. 4. Frank Floyd, born Oct. 21, 1870, deceased. 5. James Frederick, the subject of this sketch. James Sumner Amsden died Feb. 27, 1897, and is buried in Morningside Cemetery.
James Frederick Amsden attended the public schools of Malone, Frank- lin Academy, and in 1890 was graduated from Rochester Business College. Until his father's death in 1897 he engaged in the management of his father's business interests in Malone, and after the latter's death, Mr. Amsden became owner of the fine Amsden farm near Malone village, which he successfully operated for fifteen years. It was then sold to Israel A. Shatrow, and at that time Mr. Amsden went to New York City as manager of the Grape Fruit Products Company, a plant of which was located in Watertown. In 1916 he became associated with the Meigs Pulp Wood Company, New York City, and spent the following four years as their traveling representative in New York and New England. In 1920 he returned to Malone and established his present business as a dealer in pulp wood and pulp wood products.
Mr. Amsden is a Republican and is affiliated with the Masonic Lodge, being a Knight Templar and life member of Karnak Temple, Montreal. He is a charter member of the Elks Lodge, and belongs to the Rotary Club and Malone Fish & Game Club. His chief recreation is the hunting of big game, and among his trophies is a 14 point elk, the head of which has been mounted and given to the local chapter of Elks. It is recognized as one of the finest specimens ever captured in Northern New York.
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Mr. Amsden is a vocalist of more than local reputation, and for one season sang in light opera under the direction of Charles Frohman. For many years he has been identified with choir work in the Congregational Church of Malone.
Floyd John English .- One of the representative and highly successful business men of Franklin County is Floyd J. English, who is identified with the Chateaugay Oil Company, with headquarters at Malone. He was born at Brainardsville, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1891, the son of John H. and Carrie (Thurber) English.
John H. English spent almost 40 years as a funeral director of Cha- teaugay, and also engaged in the general mercantile business at Brainards- ville. He was born at the former place, March 5, 1866, and died June 1, 1926. Mr. English was married March 5, 1889, to Miss Carrie Thurber, the daughter of Nathan and Mary Thurber. Their only child was Floyd John, the subject of this sketch.
John H. English was the son of William English, who was born in County Cork, Ireland. He emigrated to the United States about 1860 and settled at Chateaugay.
Floyd John English is a graduate of Chateaugay High School and attended Burlington (Vt.) Business College. He was associated in the mercantile business with his father at Brainardsville for eight years, spent two years in the employ of Oliver & Spellman, of Chateaugay, after which he purchased his father's store at Brainardsville. He successfully con- ducted this enterprise until 1923, when he organized the Chateaugay Oil Company. They are wholesale distributors of gasoline and oil, with bulk stations at Malone, Ellenburg, and Chateaugay. Five retail filling stations are also maintained by the company, which distributes more than two million gallons of petroleum products annually.
Mr. English is also the owner of a fine dairy farm of 600 acres, located near Ellenburg, which was formerly owned by his father. At the present time it is stocked with 70 head of pure bred Holstein milk cows. Products from the dairy are sold at Chateaugay. Mr. English is also financially interested in the Chateaugay Undertaking Company.
In November, 1910, Mr. English married Miss Florence Lansing, of Clinton Mills, N. Y., the daughter of James W. Lansing, who is deceased. Florence (Lansing) English died April 3, 1921, and is buried at Chateau- gay. To Mr. and Mrs. English were born three children: 1. John, born in September, 1912, attended Cornell University, and is now a licensed pilot. He is the owner of his own commercial plane and is interested in commercial aviation. He is also identified with the Chateaugay Oil Com-
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pany. 2. Beatrice, born March 25, 1915, attends Chateaugay High School. 3. Frances, born Jan. 5, 1918, attends Chateaugay High School. Mr. Eng- lish was married on June 17, 1922, to Miss May Boadway, the daughter of Nelson and Tina (Trombley) Boadway, of Ellenburg. To Floyd John and May (Boadway) English have been born three sons: 1. Robert, born April 27, 1923. 2. Richard, born April 22, 1925. 3. John, born Dec. 13, 1928.
Mr. English is a Democrat, a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, and belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge, Rotary Club, and Chateaugay Fish and Game Club.
Mr. English is popular in amateur baseball circles, at the present time being a member of the Lion Mountain team, which is promoted by the Delaware & Hudson Railway Company. In 1910 he played on the Montreal professional baseball team, which was a member of the International League.
William Napier Macartney, M. D .- The rise of Doctor Macartney to a prominent place in medical circles in Northern New York was outstand- ing. For more than 40 years he has been the leading physician and surgeon of Fort Covington in Franklin County. He was born here, Feb. 25, 1862.
His father, James Macartney, was Scotch-Irish, the son of William Macartney and Anna Napier, of Kells, County Antrim, Ireland. He was born in 1816 and came to Quebec in his early youth. He married in Quebec, later moved to Coteau, P. Q., Lancaster, Ont., and finally, in 1858, to Fort Covington, became a citizen of the United States and died in Fort Covington on Oct. 1, 1892. He was buried here. He was a shoemaker throughout his life.
His wife, Claire Elise, was born in Quebec, the daughter of John Costo- low and Claire Elise de Jolicouer dit Contramine. She died on Feb. 5, 1899, and was buried in Fort Covington.
The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. James Macartney : 1. Sarah Macartney, born April 8, 1848. Taught school for about thirty years. Died in Fort Covington April 5, 1929.
2. John Macartney, born Nov. 2, 1848. Was a ranchman at Eaton, Colorado, and died there on Feb. 20, 1929. Pioneer developer of that section.
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