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F. O. Ives was educated in the district schools, at the North Gran-
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ville Academy and the Troy Conference Academy of Poultney, Vt. After leaving school he engaged in farming which he has made his life's occupation, and was for some time connected with the Farmer's Institute. He is a life member of the New York State Agricultural Society and of the Masonic fraternity, of Cambridge Lodge No. 487, F. & A. M. In politics he is a Democrat.
On December 23, 1862, F. O. Ives married Susanna Gifford, daugh- ter of Elihu and Hannah (Robinson) Gifford. They have two child- ren, namely: Paul, born December 11, 1868, and Blanche, born Jan- uary 18, 1872.
Mr. Ives' great-grandfather, Pelton, fought in the Revolutionary War and was at the battle of Saratoga. His grandfather, Elisha Hoag, was brought from Dutchess County on horseback in his in- fancy. There were no roads in Easton then, only marked trees through the wilderness. Mr. Ives occupies part of the land he cleared up in South Easton, and known as Baker's Mountain.
JOHN LARMON, one of the best known men in Washington County, was born at Center Cambridge, May 5, 1829. He received his educa- tion at Cambridge Washington Academy and made the farm his home. While a young man he was elected Captain of a cavalry com- pany in the Washington County Regiment, State Militia, serving as Captain in 1847-8-9.
He was nominated Town Clerk of the town of Cambridge when in his twentieth year, which he refused. The following year he was again nominated and elected, holding the office for three years. He has also held the office of Town Auditor for several years.
At the age of twenty-one years he began farming for himself at Center Cambridge, and continued the business for several years at that place. In 1856 he purchased a farm near Eagle Bridge, and established at that station the speculative business of purchasing and selling grain, flax, wool and other farm productions. Mr. Larmon was the pioneer in this line of business in Eagle Bridge.
In 1861 he was elected Supervisor of the town of White Creek, and in the fall of 1873 he was elected sheriff of Washington County, tak- ing up his residence in Salem. After his term of office had expired, he resumed the business of wholesale dealer in farm produce at
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Salem, which he continued for five years. In the year 1882 he removed to Cambridge Village where he has since resided, and where he has continued to speculate in real estate and farm products.
In 1854, September 12, John Larmon was married to Laura F. King, daughter of John King of Eagle Bridge. To them were born eight children, five of whom have passed from earth. The eldest son, John K. Larmon, was a graduate of the Albany Law School and was a successful lawyer at Cambridge. He died March 30, 1897, aged forty-one years.
Those now living are Charles W., of Salem, Mary Louise, (married Prof. E. E. Smith of Cambridge) and Frank P., a graduate of Rens- selaer Polytechnic Institute as civil engineer, class of 1900.
Charles W., who is a wholesale produce dealer in Salem, was elected Supervisor of Salem three terms and was also Member of Assembly.
John Larmon was a son of Alexander and Ruth (Corey) Larmon. Alexander Larmon was born in 1803, served as Captain in the old State Militia, was a prominent Methodist, a Whig in politics and a prominent and influential man.
John Larmon's grandfather, Hugh Larmouth, came from Falkirk, Scotland, in 1772, and was a pioneer settler of the town of Cambridge. He settled on a farm of 200 acres, for which he paid twenty shillings per acre. Two of his sons served two years in the War of 1812.
The lineal descendants of Hugh Larmouth have figured conspicu- ously in public and national affairs for three generations.
Mrs. John Larmon's brother, Colonel William R. King, was a West Point graduate, Engineer Corps. He entered the service in 1863, during the Civil War, as Lieutenant. He was promoted for gallantry to Brevet Major in 1865, became Captain of Engineers in the same year, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1888.
He invented the "disappearing gun " and the largest magnet in the world, at Willetts Point, N. Y., where he was stationed for ten years. He died at Rock Island, Ill., in 1898.
Mrs. Larmon's great grandfather, John King, was a Captain of a company in Colonel Mark Hopkins' Regiment from July 1776 to August 1777. Also marched with his company sixty miles to West Point, when an alarm took place, in June, 1780. This was just before Bene- dict Arnold's detection and flight.
Mrs. Larmon traces her mother's (Mary Rice) genealogy back to
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Thomas Dewey, who came from Sandwich, Kent, England, in 1638, to Dorchester, Mass. She is also a descendant in the eighth genera- tion of Edmund Rice, of Sudbury, Mass., who came from Barkham- stead, in Hertfordshire, England, in 1639.
Her grandfather, Hercules Rice, was a Colonel in the War of 1812. He was one of the first settlers of the town of White Creek.
GORDON WILSON MEIKLEJOHN was born in the town of Putnam, Washington County, N. Y., March 2, 1875, and was educated in the public schools of his native town and at the Albany Business College, Albany, N. Y.
He is a son of Andrew G. and Elizabeth A. (Wilson) Meiklejohn. Both he and his father are representative men in the town of Putnam.
Andrew Wilson, brother of Mrs. Andrew G. Meiklejohn, was a Cap- tain in the Union Army in the Civil War. He died in a hospital from a wound received in battle.
George D. Meiklejohn, Assistant Secretary of War under Mckinley, is a cousin of George W. Meiklejohn.
On December 24, 1897, Gordon Wilson Meiklejohn married Eliza- beth E Moore, and they have one son, Clifford Gordon Meiklejohn.
The Meiklejohn family is of Scotch descent and in all its branches and generations has produced able and estimable men who have been valued and prominent citizens in county, state and nation.
CHARLES LAWRENCE MASON was born at Fort Ann, Washington County, N. Y., August 5, 1825, and was educated at the common schools and the old Granville Academy. During the five years of his business life he was a merchant in Truthville. In 1855 he became principal of the Granville Academy and held this position until 1865, when he entered the general insurance business in which he continued for thirty years, or up to 1895, and during this long period spent his time reading law, practicing law and attending to his insurance inter- ests. He has been largely connected with the Surrogate's Court. In 1872 Mr. Mason bought a drug store for his sons which they conducted until it was burned down in 1892.
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In politics Mr. Mason is a Republican and was the second School Commissioner elected in the county, and held this position from 1858 to 1861. From 1868 to 1872 he was Justice of the Peace and from 1855 to 1885 was very active in politics, acting as delegate to conven- tions, as committeeman, etc.
Charles Lawrence Mason married Frances M. Barker, daughter of Benjamin Barker and they had a family of four sons, three of whom are deceased. The surviving son, Frank Mason, is a druggist in Chester, Mass. He married Anna Willett of North Granville and they have two daughters.
His first wife died in 1870 and in 1872 he married Julia, daughter of Charles D. Barbour, and they have one son, Henry Beckwith Mason. He was born in 1874 and is editor of the Bulletin of Phar- macy, published in Detroit, Michigan. He is universally regarded as an authority in that line.
He was in charge of a drug store when only sixteen years of age. He is a graduate of a College of Pharmacy and at his graduation received the medal awarded to the best thesis, although he was under twenty years of age at that time. On November 30, 1898, he married a daughter of Walter M. Thayer of Troy, warden of Dannemora Prison.
EDWARD H. MOON is a native of the village of Fort Edward, and was educated at the Union School and the Fort Edward Institute.
His first business experience was in the furniture and undertaking line, but in 1889 he took up photography, and is today the leader in this business in Fort Edward and the vicinity. In 1892 he went west, settled in South Dakota and studied photography there for two years, after which he came east and opened up his present studio in 1894. He does both inside and outside work with equal success and with artistic ability.
Mr. Moon has been connected with the Satterlee Hose Company for over fifteen years, and is yet an active member, as well as an honorary one, in this company.
Mr. Moon's parents were Alexander and Emily Moon. Alexander Moon was a native of Warren County, N. Y. His father was David Moon, a native of Scotland.
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CHARLES HUGHES McLOUGHLIN was born in the town of Putnam, Washington County, N. Y., and was educated in the common schools of his native town and at the State Normal School at Castleton, Vt. He has always followed the occupation of farmer.
On September 2, 1885. Charles H. McLoughlin married Jennie Pat- terson, and they have two children, namely: Louise and Celia.
Mr. McLoughlin's parents were James and Isabella (Anderson) McLoughlin, both of whom lived to a good old age. His father was born on the farm where Charles Hughes McLoughlin now resides. Alexander McLoughlin, brother of Charles Hughes McLoughlin, was a soldier In the Civil War.
GEORGE McMURRAY, the leading cigar manufacturer of Washington County, is a native of the town of Fort Edward, where he now resides and carries on business. He was educated in the schools of Fort Edward and at the Argyle Academy, and after his school days engaged in farming, which he pursued until twenty-five years of age when he embarked in the mercantile business in which he was engaged for the next seven years. He finally disposed of this busi- ness and for the succeeding twenty-five years was a commercial trav- eler. In 1881 he established his cigar manufactory at Fort Edward, which he has since conducted successfully, carrying on the business which requires the employment of twelve cigarmakers and two trav- eling salesmen, the jobbing department of his business being quite extensive.
In politics Mr. McMurray is a strong Republican, who takes a warm interest in the success of his party and its principles and has many times been delegate to county and congressional conventions. His one society is the Masonic, in which he has passed to the thirty- second degree, Scottish Rite.
George McMurray married Mary McNiel and they have three sons, namely: George H. McMurray, M. D., of Glens Falls, John R., who is associated in business with his father, and Alfred S. McMurray, a business man of Glens Falls.
George McMurray's parents were Robert and Elizabeth (McFad- den) McMurray. Both the McFaddens and the McMurrays are old American families. George McMurray is a descendant of the old
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Clark family that established the Presbyterian Church in America, and which is one of the oldest families in the country.
A prominent woman descended from the Clark family was Mrs. M. McLaughry who died in Deposit, December 25, 1898, and of whom one of her home papers had this to say :
" She was a woman of high ideals and many cardinal virtues that quietly exemplified her in her life. Her desire for usefulness far ex- ceeded her means, but had she even been in easy circumstances her name would have figured in history as one of the famous women of the nineteenth century."
She was a great-grand-daughter of Rev. Thomas Clark, D. D., who graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1751, but who came to America in 1756 to escape religious persecutions. (See history of Salem, this work.) He founded the Associate Reform Church, after- wards the United Presbyterian Church.
She was a grand-daughter of Ebenezer Clark of Argyle, who helped to form the constitution of New York State and who served a term in Congress and was one of the prominent early men of this state. Her mother was a descendant from a noted Huguenot family named Sav- age and one of her sisters married Schuyler Colfox, a prominent statesman.
ROBERT C. MONTGOMERY was born May 9, 1873, at Fort Edward, Washington County, N. Y., and received his education in the public schools. After leaving school he began the active business of life as a clerk, in which capacity he was engaged for some time, and from 1892 to 1897 he was employed in the Glens Falls Paper Company as an engineer. He went into business on his own account in 1898, in partnership with Timothy F. Stoughton, under the firm name of Stoughton & Montgomery, druggists. This firm existed until Febru- ary, 1901, when Mr. Montgomery became sole proprietor of the busi- ness, which he still conducts.
Mr. Montgomery is a prominent Mason, being a member of Fort Edwarn Lodge No. 267, F. & A. M., Fort Edward Chapter No. 171, R. A. M., and Washington Commandery No. 33, K. T., Saratoga Springs. He is also a member of the Satterlee Hose Company.
Mr. Montgomery's parents were Robert and Esther M. (Carswell).
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Montgomery. Robert Montgomery was born in Greenwich, Wash- ington County, N. Y., and died in 1893.
Robert C. Montgomery is an enterprising, active and successful young business man, who takes an intelligent interest in the affairs of his town and county, and whose name ranks high in commercial circles.
CHARLES H. MCFARLAND was born in the town of Jackson, Wash- ington County, N. Y., February 24, 1867. He was educated at the Greenwich Academy, from which he graduated in the year 1888, after which he took a position as clerk for Daniels & Fisher in their depart- ment store in Denver, Colorado, he being in the ladies' furnishing department. He returned to Greenwich in 1892 and embarked in his present business, that of dealer in ladies' furnishings, millinery and dressmaking, and has a trade which necessitates the employment of six people the year round.
On December 21, 1892, Mr. McFarland married Belle Sears, daugh- ter of Thomas and Mary (Rogers) Sears of Greenwich, N. Y.
Mr. McFarland is a member of the O. U. A. M., of Union Village Lodge, No. 253, I. O. O. F., and of Divirdahoo Encampment, No. 13.
Mr. McFarland's parents were William and Anna (Woodworth) McFarland. He has two brothers, Robert McFarland and William McFarland.
William McFarland was the son of Daniel McFarland, who was a farmer in the town of Jackson, and a soldier in the War of 1812.
The ancestry of the McFarland family is traced to the Scottish Highland clan MacFarlane, or Pharlan, the only one, with a single exception, whose descent is from the charters given the ancient Earls of Lennox, from whom the clan sprang, and who held possession of their original lands for over 600 years. The eighth Earl of Lennox dying without male issue, his daughter, the Dutchess of Murdock, held proprietorship. Upon her death, in 1395, three families claimed the earldom, the MacFarlanes claiming the right of male heirs. A struggle followed in which they were allied against all other claim- ants and became scattered. In 1488 the clans became separate and distinct under the Stuarts, the MacFarlanes being the principal one.
At the time the clan was separated one part settled in the Lowlands
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at Thorn Hill, and from there came Daniel McFarland in 1785, and settled in the town of Salem, Washington County. Daniel's son John came with him. In 1805 Daniel moved from Salem to Argyle, where he died at an advanced age. John lived in Cambridge for many years, but passed the last part of his life in Jackson, where he died in 1847. His son Daniel, born in Cambridge in 1793, married Jane Shiland of the same town and their children were: John A., William, Robert, James and Margaret. Of these William was the father of Charles H. McFarland.
CAPTAIN SELDON W. MOTT was born in Sandy Hill, N. Y., Novem- ber 2, 1865, and was educated at Sandy Hill Union High School. After leaving school he learned the printer's trade and worked at the same until 1886. He then embarked in the jewelry business, learning the trade in all its branches, and conducted a jewelry store in Sandy Hill until April, 1898, when he went to the front in the Spanish- American War, and was mustered into the United States service May 2, 1898.
Captain Mott enlisted in the National Guard August 29, 1887, in the Eighteenth Separate Company as a private, and was later pro- moted to Corporal, subsequently to a Sergeant. He was then elected to the rank of Second Lieutenant, and later to First Lieutenant, in which capacity he served with his company, (Company K, Second Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry) during the Spanish-Ameri- can War. He was elected Captain of Company K (Eighteenth Sepa- rate Company) Second Regiment, N. G. N. Y .. July 14, 1899. Captain Mott held the office of Town Clerk when he was mustered into the United States service, and after being mustered out of the service he was re-elected to this office, which he still holds. He was Chief Engineer of the Fire Department in the years 1897 and 1898. He is a member of Sandy Hill Lodge No. 372, F. & A. M. ; of Sandy Hill Chapter No. 149, R. A. M., and Cryptic Council No. 37, Saratoga Springs. He is also a member of Union Hose Company No. 3, S. H. F. D.
Captain Mott organized the General James C. Rogers Camp No. 72, S. V., U. S. A .. and was the first captain elected in this camp.
On June 1, 1893, Captain Mott married Martha, daughter of John
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G. and Cornelia (Hancock) Rich and they have two children, namely: Seldon Rich, born January 3, 1898, and Charlotte, born January 28, 1900. Elizabeth, born August 10, 1895, died November 14, 1897.
Captain Mott's parents were Edward and Frances A. (Tompkins) Mott. Edward W. Mott was a private of Company I, 16th New York Heavy Artillery, and served during the War of '61-65. Captain Mott's ancestors on his father's side came from France, and on his mother's side from Holland.
FRED R. NELSON was born at Little Falls, N. Y., April 15, 1860, and was educated in the schools of that city. He spent three years in the Marine service with headquarters in New York City, after which he put in about one year and a half in the oil country. He was next connected with the New York Central and West Shore Railroads for eight and one-half years as fireman and engineer, being engineer dur- ing the last seven years of his service. He next entered the employ of the Edison Electric Light Company, in New Jersey, and remained with them two years, after which he was six years with the Wool Ex- tract Company of Little Falls, N. Y. In 1893 he came to Fort Ed- ward to fill the position which he still occupies, that of engineer in the pulp mill. Mr. Nelson is a member of the National League of Stationary Engineers and also of the Maccabees and Red Men.
In 1882 Mr. Nelson married Edith B. Myers and they have two children, namely: Fred C. and Florence E. Mr. Nelson's parents were Barnum H., and Fannie (Todd) Nelson. Barnum H. Nelson served as a Union soldier in the War of the Rebellion. His father was Henry G. Nelson.
FRANZ E. RICHTER is a son of Frederick and Christliebe (Luckner) Richter and was born in Saxony, Germany, November 8, 1860, and when he was able to work found his first employment on a farm and in the coal mines. In 1883 he came to the United States and settled in Grand Isle County. Vermont, and engaged in farming and the . creamery business. In 1893 he removed to Whitehall and continued in the creamery business, which he has since conducted with great
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success. In March, 1896, Mr. Richter married Ellen, daughter of Alexander and Rebecca (Delano) Pearl. His wife died October 30, 1899.
Mr. Richter is a member of Phoenix Lodge No. 96, F. & A. M., and Whitehall Lodge No. 5, I. O. O. F., and also of the Y. M. C. A. and the Southern Church.
PATRICK NOON was born in County Galway, Ireland, the 14th day of February, 1836, and came to America in 1857. He first settled at Troy, but afterwards moved to Vermont, finally coming to Washing- ton County, N. Y., where he has since followed farming, principally, although part of the time he has also been engaged in the lumber business. He has resided on his present farm twenty-six years.
Mr. Noon takes an active interest in public affairs, and has held the important office of trustee. In 1864 he married Mary McGetrick, daughter of Barnett and Mary (Finnigan) McGetrick. They have seven children, namely: John, Kate, Helen, James, Thomas, Winifred and Nellie. Kate is the wife of James R. Lynch.
Mr. Noon's parents were John and Katharine Noon.
ELMER H. PALMER was born in the town of Northumberland, Sara- toga County, N. Y .. April 21, 1862. and was educated in the schools of his native town and at Warrensburgh, N. Y.
His father was a farmer in Northumberland, which farm Mr. Palmer now owns, and which has been in the family one hundred and twenty-five years.
Elmer H. Palmer came to Fort Edward in October, 1892, and estab- lished himself in the livery business, which, through his popularity as a man and his liberal business methods, has grown into a large and flourishing business.
Mr. Palmer takes an active and intelligent interest in the public affairs of Fort Edward, and served as Trustee of the village in 1898. He is a member of Fort Edward Lodge No. 267, F. & A. M .; Half- moon Lodge No. 492, I. O. O. F. ; the Red Men, the Royal Arcanum and the Satterlee Hose Company.
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On June 13, 1883, Mr. Palmer married Maria Sisson, of Stillwater, and they have two children, Arthur H. and Cornelia Leon.
Mr. Palmer's parents were Jason F. and Laura S. (Hawley) Palmer. His grandfather was Nicholas Palmer, and it was he who settled upon the farm above referred to.
The Hawley famlly is an old American one, which settled in Warren County before the Revolutionary War.
In politics Mr. Palmer is a Republican, and his geniality and hon- orable business methods have made him highly popular wherever known.
CLARENCE M. ROOT, one of the representative men of the town of Argyle, was born in the town of Hebron, Washington County, N. Y., May 27, 1865. He was educated in the public schools, and has fol- lowed the pursuits of farming all his life. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and is conductor in the Lodge.
In politics Mr. Root has always been an ardent Republican, and is at present school trustee.
On September 23, 1891, Mr. Root married Jane Spear, who was a graduate of the Sandy Hill Academy, class of 1885. They have one child, Harris S. Root. Mr. Root's parents were Delos and Sarah J. (Green) Root. Delos Root was born in Hebron, in the year 1823.
Mr. Root is one of the most enterprising and progressive men in the town of Argyle, and takes a deep interest in church, educational, and, in fact, in all public affairs.
NELSON NORTON was born in Chesterfield, Essex County, N. Y., March 5, 1848. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and has always been engaged in the occupation of farming. His grandfather, Rufus Norton, was a Colonel in the Revolutionary War. His father's name was Milo Norton, and his mother's was Mary E. (Brown) Norton.
Mr. Norton was married May 18, 1874, to Ophelia, daughter of James and Caroline (Nye) Ling. They have nine children, namely : William H., Alfred N., Ida E., Rufus A., Hattie O., John E., James G., Benjamin H. and Mary E.
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Mr. Norton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a Republican in politics. He has never aspired to public office, but has been Commissioner of Highways one term.
WILLIAM A. SAUNDERS Was born in the town of Argyle, Washington County, N. Y., July 25, 1849. He was born and reared on the farm and has always pursued the occupation of farming.
On February 20, 1872, Mr. Saunders married Grace Bain, daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (Kilmer) Bain. They have two children, James H. and Bessie.
Mr. Saunders' father was William Saunders, a native of Vermont, who was born April 16, 1818. His mother was Jane (Bain) Saunders, who was born in the town of Argyle, Washington County, N. Y., February 22, 1822. Her father was James Bain, who was a Captain in the American Army in the War of 1812.
Mr. Saunders is one of the representative farmers of Greenwich, and is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, and in politics is a Prohibitionist.
ELLIS WILLIAMS was born at Middle Granville, Washington County, N. Y., April 2, 1860, and was educated in the district schools. He worked as a clerk for J. S. Warren, in the dry goods business at Gran- ville, for eighteen years, and succeeded to the business in 1893, widening out into a general merchandise trade, and now has the largest general store in Granville. He is also agent for the Williams Schmid Slate Company, whose quarries are located in Pawlet, Vt.
In politics Mr. Williams is a Democrat, a firm believer in, and advo- cate of the principles of the founders of that party, and although the Democracy is numerically small in Washington County, he has been honored with different public offices. He has been a delegate to almost every County Convention since he began to take part in public affairs, and was Town Clerk in 1883. In 1884 he was elected Super- visor for his town, and received the appointment of Postmaster under President Cleveland. He is now one of the trustees of the village, to which office he was elected in 1900.
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