History of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Part 157

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Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Harrisburg : R. C. Brown
Number of Pages: 1454


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Robb, John C., sketch of 820


Robb, John C., portrait of 377


Robbins, Dr. E. S. 198


193


Roberts Family 506


Roberts, Giles 883


Roberts, Dr. Hiram B. 193


Roberts, William, sketch of 686


Roberts, William, portrait of 289


Roberts, William H. 686


Robertson, George A. 737


737


Robertson, William, Sr. 737


Robertson, William 737


Robinson, Chester, sketch of 666


Robinson, Chester, portrait of


81


Robinson, Jesse Morse 669


Robinson, John L., sketch of 667


Robinson, John L., portrait of 97


Robinson, R. F., M. D. 202, 1158


Roblyer, Dr. David S. 197


Roblyer, Herbert, sketch of 741


Roblyer, Herbert, portrait of 801


Roblyer, Hiram L. 741


Rockwell, Edward E. 1034


Rockwell, Frank H. 183


Rockwell, Laban L. 1104


Rexford, Job 936 Rockwell, Norman 768


Rexford, Perry E. 936


Reyman, William C. .978


Reyman, William J. 979


Reynolds, Levi B. 878


Reynolds, Samuel 1083


Reynolds, Thomas. 1084


Rice, Alvin H. 950


Rice, Austin D. 950


Rich, Dr. William B. 197


Richards, Stephen F. 1117


RICHMOND TOWNSHIP .- Organization, 567;


Area, 567; Elevations, 567; Popu- lation, 567; Streams, 567; Mineral Wealth, 567; Pioneer, Settlers, 568; Pioneer Enterprises, 570; Schools and Justices, 571; Early Religious Services, 572; The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Lamb's Creek, 572; The First Church of Christ of Canoe Camp, 572; Cemeteries, 573; Lamb's Creek Village, 573; Canoe Camp Village, 573; Mardin Postoffice, 574.


Rieppel, John 925


Rietter, George. 946


Ripley, Major Ebenezer 210


Ripley, Capt, Homer J. 1050


Ripley, Rev. Nehemiah Hobart 1050


Ripley, Philip S. 1050


Ripley, Volney 1051


Ritter, Dr. F. D. 200


Rixford, Simon 208


Road, East and West State 102


Road, Morris State 100


Road, Williamson 95


Roads, early. 93


Roads, plank. 103


Roaring Branch, village of 654


Robb, James L., sketch of 716


Ramsdell, Henry J. 326


617


Rathbun, Henry 831


Rathbun, Job 832


Rathbun, Samuel 831


Real Estate Values, 1896 118


Rebellion, War of the


216


Reber, George


866


Record Building


136


Record, The Covington


601


Records, extracts from


40, 43


Records Stolen


90


Redfield, Augustus


174


Redner, Willard 1017


Reep, Jacob 529


Rees, Thomas T .. 713


Reese, Charles A., M. D. .200, 885


Registers and Recorders, 140


Reinwald, Dr. Frederick 197


Relics of Catholic Altar Service 34


Reminiscences of Gen. John Burrows 63


Reminiscences of Josiah Emery 262


Representatives in Congress 137


Revolution, War of the 206


Revolutionary Soldiers 207


Rexford, David


965


Rexford, Delos D.


965


Rockwell, Samuel 1033


Rockwell, Silas S. 768


Rockwell, Dr. T. N. 202


Roe, Cornelius 785


Roe, James M. 785


Roe, John 785


Roe, John O. 786


Roe, Thomas E. 786


Rohrbach, John


927


Roland, Henry W. 177


Page.


Rathbone, Clarendon 152,


Roberts, Dr. D. H.


Robertson, Thomas A.


1180


INDEX.


Page.


Rose, Daniel .212, 1088


Rose, Elliott S., sketch of 1088


Rose, Elliott S., portrait of 545


Rose, Frank Hamilton, D. D. S. 706


Rose, Dr. Joel


.197, 706


Rose, Dr. Levi


195


Rose, Morgan E. 1089


Rose, Russell


.210, 1087


Rose, Warren D., sketch of


1089


Rose, Warren D., portrait of 609 Rose, William Pembrooke, sketch of .... 1088


Rose, William Pembrooke, portrait of .. 601 ROSEVILLE BOROUGH .- Origin of Name,


555; Early Taverns, 555; Rutland Post-


office, 555; Postmasters, 556; Mercan- tile Enterprises, 556; Borough Organ- ization and Officials, 556; Justices, 556; Secret Societies, 556; A Destruc- tive Fire, 556.


Ross, Andrew J. 1064


Ross, Charles S. 1064


Ross, Edward H. 1064


Roster of Public Officials


137


Round Top, village of


368


Rowley, Amos E. 813


Roy, Arthur M. 708


Roy, Dr. Robert 204


Rude, George 816


Rugaber, Joseph Frederick 919


Ruggles, Daniel W. 967


Ruggles, Homer 215


Rumsey, Aaron


1090


Rumsey, Charles M.


Rumsey, Emery J.


Rumsey, Jeremiah 210


Rumsey, Noah, Sr. 1090


Rumsey, Noah, Jr. 1090


Rumsey, Dr. Philemon 202


Rushmore, Peter


938


Rushmore, Silas 938


Rushmore, Watson R. 939


Rusling, Joseph Fowler


1028


Russell, John M.


757


Russell, Lucius L.


757


Rutland Postoffice 555


RUTLAND TOWNSHIP .- Organization, 551; Boundaries, 551; Physical Features,


551; Streams, 551; Elevations, 551; Mineral Deposits, 551; Population, 551; Early Settlers, 551; Mills and Other Enterprises, 552; Schools, 553; Physicians, 553; Justices, 554; The Methodist Episcopal Church of North Sullivan and South Rutland, 554; The Second Methodist Episcopal Church, 554; The Third Methodist Episcopal


Church of Rutland, 554; Bailey Creek Baptist Church, 554; The Rutland Bap- tist Church, 555; Cemeteries, 555; Roseville Borough, 555.


Ryan, Norman H. 169


Ryder, William L. 946


Ryon, George L. 1023


Ryon, George W. 166


Ryon, Harris T. 1024


Ryon, John, Sr. 208, 1021 -


Ryon, Judge John, sketch of 1022


Ryon, Judge John, portrait of 33


Page.


Ryon, John S.


177


Ryon, Hon. John W. 159


Ryon, Samuel .1022


Ryon, Wallace Pulaski. .166, 1024


S


Sabins, Alonzo Giles 954


Sabins, Luman E. 954


Sabinsville, village of 468


Sandbach, Charles 851


Sandbach, Richard E.


851


Sanders, T. C. 177


Sandford, Peleg B. 1030


Sayles, Adriel K. 918


Sayles, Christopher


917


Saynisch, Dr. Lewis


194, 617


Schieffelin, Edward G. 682


Schieffelin, Dr. Jacob, sketch of 1004


Schieffelin, Dr. Jacob, portrait of 113


Schieffelin, Jacob ' 1005


Schoonover, Daniel 941


Schoonover, Richard 942


Schoonover, Richard P. 942


Schott, Edwin B.


959


Schultz, Nicholas. 1133


Schusler, Joseph 1079


Scott, Luke 951


Scott, Rufus 951


Scott, Winfield .. 952


Scranton, Chester L. 978


Scranton, George M. 978


Scranton, Samuel 977


Scranton, Stephen S. 978


Scudder, Franklin B. 1120


Scudder, Rev. George W. 1120


Scudder, Mack


1136


Seagers, Vine. 215


Seaman, Augustus G. 1155


Seaman, William W. 1156


Seamans, Eli B. 901


Seamans, Jonathan 900


Seamans, Sheldon Alonzo 901


Seamans, William Orville, sketch of 901


Seamans, William Orville, portrait of 905


Sears, Frank L. . 959


Sears, George W .- "Nessmuk" 255


Sebring, Grant


1141


Sebring, John 215


Sebring, Jonathan 1140


Sebring, Robert C. 1141


Sebrings Postoffice 648


Secor, Dr. John Cross 203


Seely, Ed. M. 858


Seely, Frank J.


857


Seely, Morgan 857


Seely, Nathaniel 857


Seelye, Ebenezer.


207, 868


Seelye, Elanson


869


Seelye, Capt. John


890


Seminary, Mansfield Classical 580


Seneca Indians


29


Sentinel, The Lawrence 512, 537


Sexton, John Lawrence 1125


Seymour. Hon. Charles H.


160


Shaff, Alonzo D.


803


Shaff, Henry J.


802


754


Scanlin, Patrick H.


1091


1090


1181


INDEX.


Page.


Shaff, John 802


Shaff, Porter D. 803


Shaff, Stephen C. 802


Shappee, Frederick W. 1009


Shappee, N. R.


1008


Simpson, Robert C. 677


Single Freemen, 1812 68,


71


Sisson, Putnam C. .1047


Sixbee, Reynolds


1104


Slave Hunt, The Great 87


Smead, Ephraim A.


1007


Smead, Joseph


1007


998


1093


Smith, Augustus


845


Smith, Benjamin B.


266, 318, 663


Smith, Charles


1099


Smith, Charles G.


1093


Smith, Clarence A.


1096


Smith, David


963


Smith, Elijah


845


Smith, Frederick Bigelow.


182, 998


Smith, Frederick Emerson, sketches


of


162, 996


Smith, Frederick Emerson, portrait of .505 Smith, Fred. T. 845


Smith, Dr. G. A. 200


Smith, George


1099


Smith, George Dwight 664


Smith, H. E. 1002


Smith, Henry (Wellsboro) 719


Smith, Henry (Nelson) 824


Smith, James


213


Smith, James H.


768


Smith, Jason E. 769


Smith, Jesse 1103


Smith, John A. 213


Smith, John B., M. D. 202, 1029


Smith, John R.


824


Smith, John Wesley


920


Smith, Dr. Joseph N.


202


Smith, Joshua


1092


Smith, Marshall M.


964


Smith, Morris.


1103


Smith, Dr. Nathaniel


197


Smith, Northrop


1096


Smith, Octavius A


963


Smith, Philetus P.


1093


Smith, Robert Bruce, M. D., sketches of .199, 999


Smith, Robert Bruce, M. D., portrait of . 513 Smith, William. 1103


Smith, William Clive, M. D., 999


Smith, W. H.


185


Smythe, Dr. H. G.


195


Smythe Park Association 119


Soldiers' Monument. 248


Soldiers' Orphan Home.


584


Soper, Collins W.


1106


Soper, Ward B.


1106


Soule, Elisha


823


Spalding, Adolphus D. 692


Spalding, George M.


693


Spaulding, Ezra, trial and conviction of . 80


Spaulding, Ezra, history of.


81


Spaulding, Sem P., sketch of


798


Page.


Simmons, George H. 917


Simmons, Joseph P. 916


Simmons, William (Westfield) 909


Simmons, William (Brookfield) 941


Shattuck, Alfred Jones 179


Shattuck, Levi Hubbard


1076


Shaw, Charles Milton 1095


Shaw, Daniel M., sketch of 1095


Shaw, Daniel M., portrait of


617


Shaw, Freeman


1095


Shaw, James H.


185


Shaw, Joshua


.1094


Shaw, Vardis


.1079


Shaw, William M. 1080


Shearer, Dr. John Henry 198, 706


Shearer, William Lincoln. 182, 707


Sheffer, Alpheus .1142


Sheffer, Francis Marion, sketch of


1144


Sheffer, Francis Marion, portrait of 641


Sheffer, James


1143


Sheffer, John, Sr.


1141


Sheffer, John, Jr.


1142


Sheffer, Michael


1143


Sheffer, Samuel.


1143


Sheldon, James R.


1049


Shepherd, Dr. Ralph I. 197


Sheriffs


140


Sherwood, Albert 1060


Sherwood, Clark Burr 1060


Sherwood, Daniel 1059


Sherwood, Daniel Andrew 1060


Sherwood, Harry N.


184


Sherwood, Hon. Henry, sketch of 160


Sherwood, Hon. Henry, portrait of 161


Sherwood, Julius


159


Sherwood, Salmon.


676


Sherwood, Walter 170


Shippen Postoffice


474


SHIPPEN TOWNSHIP .- Organization, 469;


Boundaries and Area, 469; Streams, 469; Physical Features, 469; Popula- tion, 470; Early Settlers, 470; Big Meadows, 470; The Six Nations, 470; Division of Township, 471; Early Mills, 471; Schools, 472; Justices, 472; Pine Creek Church, 472; The Methodist Episcopal Church, 472; The Shippen Baptist Church, 473; The Ansonia Cem- etery, 473; Ansonia, 473; Shippen Post-


office, 474; Ebenton Postoffice, 474; Pine Creek Railroad, 474; Societies, 474; Marsh Creek Postoffice, 474; Asaph Postoffice, 474.


Shoptown 649


Short, Henry G. 883


Shortsville


463


Shumway, Peter 210, 361, 765


Shumway, Sleeman 765


Shumway, William P., sketch of 765


Shumway, William P., portrait of 369


Siemens, Carl L.


692


Siemens Fred W. 692


Signor, George C. 848


Simmons, Andrew J. 941


Simmons, Arthur J. 910


Simmons, Frank W.


910


Smith, Alvah Lee.


Smith, Arad


1003


Smith, C. E.


Smith, Dr. Frank


200


1182


INDEX.


Page.


Spaulding, Sem P., portrait of 785 Spaulding, William 797


Speaker of House of Representatives of Pennsylvania 138


Speakers of the State Senate. 138


Spear, Waldo 777


Spencer, Alenson


Spencer, Francis Upton


727


Spencer, Uriah.


277, 506, 528, 991


Spencer, William Lee


932


Sprague, Lewis 932


932


Spratt, Dr. George 798


Starkey, John


Starkey, William


State Line Road 93


State Line Surveys 93


State Normal School, Mansfield 582


State Roads 100, 102


State Representatives


138


State Senators 138


Statistics, coal mining 130


Statts, John 752


Statts, Henry W. 752


Statts, William 751


Statts, William A. 752 Stauffer, George E. 1100


Stauffer, Hamilton S 1101


Stauffer, Mack E. 1101


Stebbins, Elijah H. 954


Stebbins, Milford H. 712


Stebbins, Orrin, Sr. 953


Steele, John .. 737


Steele, Robert, Sr. 211, 736


Steele, Robert .. 736


Stephenson, John P 937


Stevens, Daniel G. 793 Sun, The Covington. 601


Stevens, Horace Leroy. 793 Sweeley, J. Mack. 1105


Stevens, Martin. 793 Sylvester, village of. 456


Stevens, William B., M. D 203, 833


Stewart, Sylvester. 213


Stilwell, Richard J .. 1045


Stinehofer, Dr. John. 193


Stokesdale, village of.


358


Stokesdale Junction. 359 Stone, Capt. Amos. 207,


526


Stone, Eugene Howard.


728


Stone, Israel


728


Stone, Hon. William A.


173


Stony Fork, village of. 357


Stott, Nimrod.


925


Stowell, Hezekiah.


113


Strait, Charles L.


1076


Strait, Ethan. 964


Strait, George L 1076 Strait, Isaac. 1076 Strait, Justus D. 965 Strang, Hon. Butler B.


163


Strang, J. C.


185 Strange, Charles. 1098


Strange, Charles H. 1098 The Parting, poem. 253


Strange, Joseph. 1098


Strange, Marcus.


1097


Stratton, Dr. Daniel. 203


Page.


Stratton, Daniel H. 1121


Stratton, Frank H. 1122


Stratton, Martin. . 1121


Strawbridge, James 413


Streams, minor. 28


Streeter, Augustus. 164


Streeter, Dr. Burton. 193


Stull, Col. Marinus W. 213


Sturmer, Ferdinand T. 747


Sturmer, George.


748


Sturrock, David. 675


Sturrock, Capt. Robert W. 244


Sullivan Postoffice. 566


SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP .- Organization, 557;


Area and Boundaries, 557; Elevation,


557; Soil, 557; Streams, 557; Origin of Name, 557; Population, 557; Early Set- tlers, 557; Business Enterprises, 559; Schools, 560; Physicians, 561; Justices, 561; The Old School Baptist Church of Sullivan, 561; The Free Will Baptist Church of Sullivan, 561; The East Sul- livan Baptist Church, 562; The Sulli- van State Road Baptist Church, 562; The Methodist Episcopal Church of Mainesburg, 563; The State Road Meth- odist Episcopal Class, 563; The Elk Run Methodist Episcopal Church, 564; The Church of Christ of Mainesburg, 564; The Central Union Church or Con- gregation on the State Road, 564; The Doud Burying Ground, 564; The State Road Cemetery, 564; Gray's Valley Cemetery, 565; The Mainesburg Ceme-


tery, 565; Secret Societies, 565; Bor- ough of Mainesburg, 565; Sullivan Postoffice, 566; Gray's Valley Postof- fice, 566; Elk Run Postoffice, 566.


Symonds, Aaron.


738


Symonds, Job W. 738


T


Tanning Industry. 115


Taxables, 1800. 41


Taxables, 1812. 64


Taylor, Capt. Charles Ryon. 855


Taylor, Ebenezer.


854


Taylor, Col. Philip. 854


Taylor, Richard C. 124


Taylor, William.


746


113


Taylor, William A.


746


Taylor, Rev. William' DeWitt. 1068


The Cottage State Hospital.


624


The First Welsh Congregation, Morris Run. 629


The Knoxville Free Church Association 428


The Long Farewell, poem. 251


The Miners National Bank. 623


The Old Academy 275


The People's Church, Potter Brook. 435


The People's Church, Ogdensburg.


653


The Quaker Meeting House, Wellshor 296


Spencer, Lyman


727


212


Sprague, Hiram.


727


Sprague, Thomas 195


798


Stowell & Dickinson.


1183


INDEX.


Page.


The Quaker Society, Knoxville. 427


The Second Adventist Church, Cherry Flats. 596


The Swedish Free Mission, Arnot. 609


The Welsh Congregation of Charleston .. 366


The World Would be the Better for It, poem. 254


Thirty-fifth Regiment-Sixth Reserve ... 219 Thirty-fifth Regiment-Emergency Men 243 Thomas, Ephraim .1032 Thomas, William 1032


Thomas, Dr. William R. 202,1032


Thompson, Alden.


766


Thompson, Dr. Charles K. 197


Thompson, Darwin. 766


Thompson, Duncan L.


213


Thompson, Isaac.


933


Thompson, Isaac C. 933


Thompson, Joseph. 766


Thompson, Robert. 973


Tiadaghton, Indian Chief. 31


Tiadaghton, Indian village of. 30, 32


Tiadaghton & Fahnastalk Railroad. 108 Tiadaghton, village of. 359


TIOGA BOROUGH .- Situation and Physical


Features, 505; Pioneer Settlers, 505; Population, 507; Village Industries and Enterprises, 507; Early Physicians and Lawyers, 509; Early and Later Hotels, 510; Borough Organization and Offi- cials, 510; Postmasters, 511; Newspa- pers, 511; The Tioga Pioneer, 511; The Northern Banner, 512; Tioga Demo- crat, 512; Lawrence Sentinel, 512; Wellshoro Banner, 512; Tioga County Express, 512; Lawrenceville Herald, 512; Tioga Express, 512; Tioga Argus, 512; Schools, 512; The First Baptist Church of Tioga, 513; The First Metho- dist Church of Tioga, 513; St. An- drew's Protestant Episcopal Church, 514; The Presbyterian Church of Tioga, 515; St. Mary's Catholic Church, 515; Willardsburg Lodge, F. & A. M., 515; Tioga Lodge, No. 373, F. & A. M., 516; Adelphic Lodge, I. O. O. F., 516; Tioga River Lodge, No. 797, I. O. O. F., 516; Etz Post, No. 401, G. A. R., 516; Beneficiary Orders,516; The Tabor, Ma- thews & Company Foundry, 516; The Union Tanning Company, 516; The Tioga County Bank, 517; The Rob- ert Bishop Factory, 517; The Lucky Oil Well Company, 517; Voorhees, Aiken & Company, 517; T. G. Hetfield's Cigar Factory, 517; The Tioga Water Works Company, 518; The Park Hose Company, 518; Smead Hose Company, No. 1, 518; Fire and Flood, 518.


Tioga County Bank, Tioga. 517


Tioga County Boundaries Defined. 45


Tioga County Boundary Line Dispute .. 48


Tioga County Created. 45


Tioga County, derivation of name ... . .


46


Tioga County, first white settlers in .... 56


Tioga County, first white children born


in 414, 499, 526


Page.


Tioga County, first courts of 84


Tioga County, first trustees. 72


Tioga County, form and area. 46


Tioga County, organization completed . 71 Tioga County, county seat laid out ... 73


Tioga County, county seat lots adver- tised. 74


Tioga, Indian village at. 33


Tioga County Medical Society 205


Tioga Navigation Company. .104, 123 Tioga River. 24


Tioga River Declared Navigable. 104


TIOGA TOWNSHIP .- Petition of Settlers, 39; Township Erected, 39, 498; Created a Separate Election District, 43, 498; Taxables of 1812, 64; Reductions of Area, 498; Present Boundaries and Area, 498; Physical Characteristics, 498; Streams, 498; Population, 499; Pioneer Settlers, 499; Early Enter- prises, 501; Schools, 501; Justices, 502; The Free Methodist Church at Painter Run, 502; An Indian Burying Ground, 502; Family Burying Grounds, 502; Evergreen Cemetery, 503; Mitchell's Creek Postoffice, 503;' Tioga Village, or Brooklyn, 503; Painter Run Postoffice, 504.


Tioga, village of. 503


Topographical Features. 18


Tragedy, The Walker. 36


Travis, George, execution of. 136


Treasurer, first county. .. 77


Treasurer, first statement of. 78


Treat, Rufus G. 947


Treat, Sylvester, Sr. 947


Treat, Sylvester. 948


Treaty of 1768. 35


Treaty and Purchase of 1784. 35


Tremain, Gilbert H., sketch of. 911


Tremain, Gilbert H., portrait of. 449


Tremain, John M. 911


Tremain, Lyman. 910


Tremain, Theodore. 911


Tremaine, Charles H. 1033


Tremaine, Julius. 1032


Trexler, Dr. Charles.


203


Trieman, Dr. George A. 203


Tripp, George E. 1154


Trowbridge, Edward C. 972


Trowbridge, Henry. 1045


Trowbridge, John C. 971


Trowbridge Postoffice. 550


Truman, Albert A.


702


Truman, Lucius. . 701


Trust, declaration of. 58


Trustees, first county 72


Tubbs, Hon. Charles. 171


Tubbs, Edward R. 857


Tubbs, George. 856


Tubbs, James. 856


Tubbs, James B. 937


Tubbs, John. 856


Tubbs, Samuel, Sr. 208, 855


Tubbs, Samuel, Jr. 856


Tubbs, Samuel. .


937


Tucker, Edward M.


919


1184


INDEX.


Page.


W


Wagner, William. 896


Wakely, John. 850


Wakely, William O. 851


Walbridge, Lyman. 739


Walbridge, Robert S. 740


Walker, Daniel. 533


Walker, Delos Hazleton 1111


Walker, Isaac.


1109


Walker, James.


1111


Walker, Lewis.


1110


Walker, Lewis Randall.


1110


Walker, Milton R.


1110


Walker, Royal.


1109


Walker, Stratton.


1109


Walker Tragedy, The. 36


War of 1812. .


211


War, The Mexican. 216


War of the Rebellion. 216


War of the Revolution. 206


War, losses in the.


248


WARD TOWNSHIP .- Origin of Name, 630;


Boundaries and Area, 630; Streams, 630; Coal Deposits, 630; Population,


630; Justices, 631; Early Settlers, 631; Manufacturing Enterprises, 631; Schools, 631; Baptist Church, 632; The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Ward Township, 632; Cemeteries, 632;


Ward Grange, No. 900, P. of H., 632. Warren, Bion Snyder. 812


Warren, Hiram. 811


Warren, Philo S. 812


Warriner, Asa.


980


Wass, David.


889


Wass, William.


213, 889


Waters, D. C., M. D


200, 1134


Watkins, Abel.


1119


Watkins, Andrew J


1119


Watkins, Eugene O.


1120


Watkins, Frank.


714


Watkins, John R.


1119


Watkins, Nicholas. 1118


Watrous, Charles B.


964


176


Watrous, village of. 482


Watson, George.


1136


Wattles, Daniel.


209, 555


Webb, Clarence W., M. D. 201


Webb, Wellington W., M. D. 198


Webster, Allen ..


752


Webster, A. J .. 185


Webster, Alvin N 752


Webster, Dan P ...


770


Webster, Judd Lew


982


Webster, Newell P


771


Webster, Sylvester.


1156


Welch, Frank H


1135


Wells, Chester.


884


Wells, William Hill.


352


WELLSBORO .- Why so Named, 72; De- scriptive, 258; The Original Town Plot, 259; Additional Lots Surveyed,


V


Valley of the Cowanesque. 24


Valley Enterprise, The. 537


Valsing, George ... 747


Van Campen, extracts from life of. 32


Vanderhoof, Aaron. 816


817


Van Dusen, Frank. 821


Van Dusen, Walter.


821


Van Dusen, William. 821


Van Horn, Benjamin T.


690


Van Horn, Rankin L.


690


Van Horn, William. 690


Van Horn, Willliam B. 690


Van Horn, William D. 691


Van Keuren, Eher. 1077


Vedder, John Harmanus. 1074


Vedder, Wentworth D., M. D. 201, 1074


Vermilyea, William H.


966


Viel, Francis A.


1132


1132


Vincent, James T. 933


Vincent, Willett. 932


Voorhees, Dr. Charles


546


Voorhees, Dr. Sherman 546


Page.


Tuller, Philo. 1007 Tuttle, Ayres. 208


Tuttle, Lauren H. 176


Two Hundred and Seventh Regiment ... 239


U


Union Center.


654


Union Tanning Company. . 115


UNION TOWNSHIP .- Boundaries, 649; Or-


ganization, 649; Area, 649; Drainage, 649; The Northern Central Railroad, 650; Population, 650; Pioneer Set- tlers, 650; Early and Later En- terprises, 651; Schools, 651; Phy- sicians, 651; Justices, 652; The Baptist


Church of Union, 652; The Methodist Episcopal Church at Newelltown, 652; The Stull Ridge Methodist Episcopal Church, 652; The Methodist Episcopal Church of Roaring Branch, 652; The Church of Christ, 653; St. John's Cath- olic Church, 653; The People's Church,


653; Cemeteries, 653; Secret Societies, 653; Penbryn, 653; Newelltown, 654; Roaring Branch, 654; Ogdensburg, 654; Union Center, 654; Gleason, 654.


United Glass Company. 116


United States Leather Company. 115


United States Senator. ... 137


UNIVERSALIST CHURCHES .- Westfield,447; Mansfield, 590; Liberty, 646.


Urell, W. T.


1005


Van Dusen, Benjamin.


900


Vanderhoof, George. 1082 Watkins, Orlando W


Van Dusen, Charles H. 900


Watrous, F. E.


Van Keuren, Frank E.


1078


Webster, James D.


981


Van Wert, Dr. John J.


203


Webster, J. E.


1157


Viel, Francis Louis.


1185


INDEX.


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Page.


259; Price of Lots Fixed, 260; Order of Commissioners Concerning Sale of Lots, 76; Prominent Pioneers, 260; As- sessment of 1812, 260; Tavern Licenses Granted, 261; First Store, 261; Josiah Emery's Reminiscences, 262; Postoffice and Postmasters, 270; Old-Time Tav- erns and Landlords, 272; Modern Ho- tels, 273; Village Schools, 275; The Old Academy, 275; Common School System Adopted, 291; First Public School Building, 293; Later Buildings and Teachers, 294; Willow Hall School, 295; The Old Quaker Meeting House, 295; St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, 297; The Presbyterian Church of Wellsboro, 299; The First Methodist Episcopal Church, 306; First Baptist Church, 307; St. Peter's Catholic Church, 309; The Free Will Baptist Church, 310; Academy Hill Cemetery, 311; The Wellsboro Cemetery, 312; Calvary Cemetery, 313; Tyoga Lodge, No. 230, I. O. O. F., 313; Wellsboro En- campment, No. 78, I. O. O. F., 313; Canton Keystone, No. 5, Patriarchs Militant, I. O. O. F., 314; Ossea Lodge, No. 317, F. & A. M., 314; Tyoga Chap- ter, No. 194, R. A. M., 314; Tyagaghton Commandery, No. 28, K. T., 314; George Cook Post, No. 315, G. A. R., 314; George Cook Corps, No. 88, W. R. C., 315; Tioga County Association of Ex- Union Prisoners of War, 315; Encamp- ment No. 105, Union Veteran Legion, 315; Wellsboro Lodge, No. 949, K. of H., 315; Wellsboro Lodge, No. 72, I. O. G. T., 315; Wellsboro Tent, No. 152, K. O. T. M., 315; Wellsboro Hive, No. 45, L. O. T. M., 315; Division No. 5, A. O. H., 316; Wellsborough's Military Band, 316; The Tioga Pioneer, 317; The Phoe- nix, 318; The Tioga Herald, 319; George Hildreth, 319; The Wellsboro Adver- tiser, 321; The Wellsboro Agitator, 321; The Tioga Eagle and Its Successors, 323; The Wellsboro Gazette, 324; The Tioga Banner, 325; The Hermaic Jour- nal, 325; The Tioga County Leader, 326; The Republican Advocate, 326; A Noted Correspondent, 326; Incorpo- rated as a Borough, 327; Early Ordi- nances, 328; Burgesses, Clerks, Treas- urers and Justices, 329; Borough Boundaries, 330; Fire Department, 331; Water Works System, 332; The Wells- borough Electric Company, 334; The First National Bank, 335; The Wells- borough National Bank, 336; The Great Bank Robbery, 336; The Prop- erty Taken, 343; Two of the Robbers Captured, 343; Cosgrove Reforms, 344; Manufacturing and Other Enterprises,


345; The Wellsboro Tannery, 345; The Spencer Planing and Shingle Mill, 345; The Wellsboro Carriage Works, 345; The Wellsboro Foundry and Ma-


chine Shop, 346; R. H. Edwards' Foun-


dry and Machine Shop, 346; Sheffer's Brewery, 346; Och's Brewery, 346; The Wellsboro Manufacturing and Building Company (Limited), 346; The Wellsboro Cigar Factory, 346; C. A. Yale Cigar Factory, 347; The Wells- boro Roller Mill, 347; The Keystone Mills, 347; The Wellsboro Glass Com- pany (Limited), 347; The Wellsboro Veneer Works, 347; The Wellsboro Telephone Exchange, 347; The Wells- boro of To-day, 348; The Park or Green, 348; The Soldiers' Monument, 348; The John Magee Monument, 348; The Bache Auditorium, 349.


Wellsborough National Bank. 336


Welsh Congregation of Charleston 366


Welsh Settlement. 368


Weseman, William F., M. D. 198, 1145


West, Adelbert. 797


West, Charles H.


971


West, Clinton.


West, George W. 762


762


West, John. 795


West, John E.


797


West, Nathan T. 796


West, Thomas M. 796


West, Wilbur F. 762


Westbrook, Abram L. 789


Westbrook, Edgar L. 811


Westbrook, George. 810


Westbrook, Horace Freeland. 810


Westbrook, Jacob H. 1016


Westbrook, Solomon. 214, 788


West Covington Postffice. 596


West Farmington Postoffice. 383


WESTFIELD BOROUGH .- Location and Sur-


roundings, 438; Population, 438; Early


Settlers, 438; Borough Organization and Officials, 440; Postmasters, 440; Physicians, 441; Lawyers, 441; Busi- ness and Manufacturing Enterprises, 441; Scott & Turner, 441; The Phillips Mills, 441; Hollister Baker's Foundry, 442; The Eberle Tannery, 442; Rood's Carriage and Wagon Shop, 442; Kelts & Gilbert's Tannery, 442; The Cowan- esque Tannery, 442; Albert Baker's Foundry and Machine Shop, 442; The Westfield Co-operative Association, 443; The Westfield Planing Mill, 443; The Farmers and Traders Bank, 443; The Westfield Steam Flouring Mill, 443; The Westfield Marble Works, 443; The Pride Opera House, 443; The Westfield Oil and Mining Company, 443; Cowanesque Valley Agricultural Society, 443; Westfield Water Com- pany, 444; Union Tanning Company,


444; The United States Pipe Line Company, 444; Hotels, 444; The West- field Index, 445; The Westfield Idea, 445; The Westfield Free Press, 445; Railroads, 445; The Methodist Episco- pal Church of Westfield, 445; The First


796


West, Ira


1186


INDEX.


Page.


Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church of Westfield, 446; St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, 446; The Univer- salist Church of Westfield, 447; The First Baptist Church of Westfield, 447; The Krusen Cemetery, 447; Mount Pleasant Cemetery Company, 447; Westfield Lodge, No. 477, F. & A. M., 447; Westfield Chapter, No. 265, R. A. M., 448; Jemison Lodge, No. 332, I. O. O. F., 448; R. P. Babcock Post, No. 258, G. A. R., 448; R. P. Babcock W. R. C., No. 128, 448; Other Societies, 448.


WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP .- Boundaries, 430; Organization, 430; Origin of Name, 430; Area, 430; Physical Features, 430; Streams, 431; Population, 431; Early Settlers, 431; Early Enterprises, 433; Schools, 434; Justices, 434; The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Cowan- esque, 434; The Wesleyan Methodists, 435; The Methodist Episcopal Church of Potter Brook, 435; The Potter Brook Branch of the Harrison Valley Baptist Church, 435; The People's Church of Potter Brook, 435; The Pot- ter Cemetery Association of Potter Brook, 435; The Champlin Cemetery Association, 436; Cowanesque, 436; Potter Brook, 436; Phillips Station, 437


Wheeler, Benjamin F. 985


Wheeler, Benjamin O. 1048


Wheeler, Harry Daniels. 759


Wheeler, Julius C. 694


Wheeler, Marion H. 1048


White, Dr. Francis H. 195


White, James L. 710


White, John C. 879


White, John E.


879


White, Newell R. 880


White, Hon. Robert Gray. 146


Whitehead, Dr. Harmon. 195


Whiting, Joseph W. 1117


Whitmarsh, Dewey. 929


Whitmarsh, John. 929 Whitney, Alonzo. 774


Whitney, Capt. Nelson. 775


Whitneyville, village of. 368


Whitteker, Peter. 1080


Whitteker, Seth. 1080


Wilcox, Benjamin C. 731


Wilcox, Charles N. 801


Page.


Wilcox, Frecman. 955


Wilcox, Galusha B. 731


Wilcox, George S. 732


Wilcox, Ransom Eugene. 801


Wilcox, William W. 955


Wilderness, horrors of the' 63


Willard, Dr. William 191, 507


Willcox, Charles C. 731


Willcox, Job. 730


Willcox, John D. 732


Willcox, Simon G. 730


Williams, Dr. Charles N. 202


Williams, George W. 711


Williams, Hon. Henry W .. sketch of 148


Williams, Hon. Henry W., portrait of. 145


Williston, Hon. Horace. 146


Williston, Hon. Lorenzo Parsons.


157


Wilson. Alanson J 735


Wilson, Ira C. 736


Wilson, Milon I


735


Wilson, Robert


761


Wilson, Robert L. 762


Wilson, Hon. Stephen Fowler. 149


Wilson,


Thomas 529


Winsor, Dr. Charles Clarence. 201


201


Wood, Dr. Ezra


193


Wood, Dr. Frederick Green


Wood, Harvey D


1139


Wood, John T


841


Wood, Joseph.


894


Wood, Oliver L.


894


Wood, Col. Robert T. 164, 842


Wood, Stephen H. 1139


Woodruff, Thomas L. 980


Works, James. 860


Works, James F. 861


Works, Justus M. R. 861


Wright, Asahel. 841


Wright, Frederick K., sketch of. 689


Wright, Frederick K., portrait of 689


Wright, William W., M. D. 198, 841


Wright, Samuel. 969


Y


Youdis, Henry. 1150


Youmans, John, Sr. 927


Youmans, John. 928


Young, Ezra Benedict.


175, 695


Young, Hon. Hugh, sketch of .. 680


Young, Hon. Hugh, portrait of.


321


Young, Robert Kennedy.


179


203


Woester, Dr. Theodore F





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