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Ewer, Asa, Columbus, was born in Cattaraugus county, N. Y,. August 9, 1824, and was a son of Asa Ewer, who settled in Columbus in 1848 as a carpenter, and later became a farmer, and in 1883 he retired from active life and settled in the borough. He was married September 1, 1851, to Nancy M. Howard, who was born in Columbus, Che- nango county, N. Y., on February 2, 1832. They have had three children -- Alston De Elmer, born in 1852; Isaac Mt. Vernon, born in 1861 ; and Lily Blanche, born March 31, 1868. Mrs. Nancy M. Ewer was a daughter of Isaac and Sally (Bassett) Howard. Sally was born in Sharon, N. Y., in 1800, and Isaac was born in Rhode Island in 1795. They were married at Shelburne, N. Y., in August, 1820, and settled in Columbus in 1827. Isaac died on October 1, 1880. They had a family of six chil- dren born to them, five of whom are now living -- Mary E., Hiram D., William B., Nancy M., and Ivory F. Mrs. Sally Howard was a daughter of Symon and Mary (Tillotson) Bassett, of Connecticut, who settled in Columbus, where they died leaving a family of four children, of whom Mrs. Sally Howard is the only one surviving.
Falconer, James A., Chandler's Valley p. o., Sugar Grove, was born in Sugar Grove in 1840. He was a son of James and Christina (Stuart) Falconer, who were born in Scotland, where they were married in 1833, and with two children settled in Sugar Grove in 1837. They had a family of six children born to them, four children now living -- Mrs. Christina Weld, Mrs. May Clark, James A., and Penuel. James Fal- coner, sr., was born in 1799 and died in 1886. His wife was born in 1803. James A. Falconer married Clarissa Jane Morley, who was born in Harmony, Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1839. They were married February 9, 1869, and have had a family of five children born to them - Patrick Archibald (born in 1870), Sarah Ann (born in 1873), Ida Rebecca (born in 1875), Rose Christina (born in 1877), Francis Morley (born in 1880). Clarissa J. was a daughter of Vilas and Rebecca (Bowe) Morley. He was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., and his wife was born in Rutland county, Vt.
Farnsworth, sr., Thomas, Sheffield, was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., and his young life was spent there. He died in 1841, and his wife, Nancy, died in 1879, aged eighty-three years. He had a family of twelve children by Nancy Heron, whom he married at an early day. Of these children, Thomas, jr., was the fourth child. The family came to Sheffield in 1838, where Thomas, jr., married Malvina Corwin, of Brad- ford, and by whom he had eleven children, nine of whom are now living. He is a sub- stantial and self-made man, and has, until late years, been a farmer and lumberman ; but during the last few years he has operated in oil, producing the same from his own farm, in the north part of the town. Of these wells fourteen are on other lands, leased to other producers, from which he derives a royalty. The others were sunk and are operated by himself.
Fisher, Samuel H., Enterprise p. o., Southwest, was born in Stafford, Genesee county, N. Y., in 1821. He was a son of Abner and Rebecca (Morse) Fisher. Abner died in Chautauqua county, N. Y., and his wife, Rebecca, died in Genesee county,
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leaving a family of five children. Samuel H. Fisher was married in 1842 to Ulyssa E. Fuller. They have had three children born to them - Rebecca (who married John Keeler, and died, leaving one daughter - Ulyssa), Rosalie M., and John W. Mr. Fisher settled on his farm of 150 acres in 1863. He enlisted in the 211th Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Volunteers, in 1864, and was discharged at the close of the war. He was wounded in the front at Petersburg, and now receives a pension.
Flasher, William S., Pittsfield p. o., Deerfield, was born in Mercer county in 1853. He married Esther L. Chambers in 1876. They have a family of three children - George Albert, William Stewart, and Benjamin Leroy. Mrs. Flasher was a daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth Chambers, of Crawford county. Mr. Chambers enlisted in the army in 1861, and was killed in battle. William at an early age learned the cabinet trade, and purchased his present homestead farm in 1880. He was a son of Benjamin and Fanny (Price) Flasher, who were born in Center county and settled in Warren county. They had a family of four children, two now living - William S. and Mary Jane.
Flatt, Amos, Corydon p. o., was born in Muncey, Lycoming county, November 28, 1803, and came to Corydon about 1828. He married Nancy Morrison, the oldest daughter of Abel Morrison, by whom he had five children, as follows: A son who died in infancy, May 19, 1837, unnamed; John W., Morrison, Louis De F., Francis F. John W. was born May 9, 1838. He enlisted August 5, 1862, in Com- pany C, Ind. Pa. Vols., and served to the close of the war; then married S. A. Lyle, of Kinzua, by whom he had three children. Morrison was born March 24, and mar- ried Ellen J. Forbes, of Corydon, by whom he had six children. Louis De F. Flatt married Celia Lyle, of Kinzua, by whom he had seven children. Louis De F. enlisted September 11, 1861, in Company D, First Pennsylvania Rifles, 13th Pennsyl- vania R. V. C .; was wounded June 27, 1862, at Gaines's Mills, Va., and captured and confined in the rebel prisons at Libby and Belle Island. He was paroled August 3, 1862.
Fletcher, John G., North Warren p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Sterlingshire, Scotland, April 28, 1820. He was a son of John and Jeanette (Graham) Fletcher. He immigrated to the United States in 1850 and located in Warren county in 1854, and settled on the farm which he now occupies, most of which he has cleared. and upon which he has made all of the improvements in the buildings. He was mar- ried June 11, 1841, to Jeanette Taylor, a daughter of David and Mary (Thompson) Taylor, of Glasgow, Scotland, by whom he has had a family of four children - Jeanette (now Mrs. Wesley King), Ida (Mrs. S. Clark), Archie, and Lizzie (who is now Mrs. Stephen Bradley).
Forbes, Alfred, Corydon, was a native of New York State, and came with his family to Corydon in March, 1832. The children were Salona, Belvin, Diantha, Jarvis L .. Laura. Levi, Porter, and Almeda. Jarvis L. Forbes married Martha Morrison. a daughter of Abel Morrison, and was the first white female child born in Corydon. The children born to this marriage were Laura (who married George Howard), Hector, Herbert, Francis (who married Hiram Lloyd), Nellie (who married Ben Barnett), and Minnie (who married Dr. Miller, of Clarendon). Alfred Forbes, the pioneer, went to lowa in 1843, taking all of the family, with the exception of Jarvis L. Belvin, another son, has since returned from the West. Jarvis Forbes has been a carpenter by trade for many years. He is a Democrat naturally, but inclines toward prohibition. Alfred Forbes, the father, was a practicing physician and surgeon during his residence at Corydon.
Foster, Nathan .A., Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Virgil, Cortland county, N. Y., October 21, 1839. He was a son of Nathan and Polly (Olinstead) Foster, who were of Puritan stock. He located in Farmington in 1860. In May, 1886, he bought Elihu Johnson's farm, containing seventy acres, where he now resides, one-fourth of a mile east of Farmington Center ; he now owns the two farms. He has been married twice. His first wife was Jane Putnam, a daughter of Edson and Lizie (Knapp) Putnam, or Farmington, by whom he had two children - Mary L. and Bessie A. His second wife was Mary A. Johnson, a daughter of Elihu and Salıntha (Jones) Johnson, of Farmington.
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Fox, Joseph H., Russellburg p. o., Pine Grove, was born in Onondaga county, N. Y., May 1, 1813. Lorinda Akeley, his wife, was born in Plymouth, Vt., February 11, 1822. They were married in 1840. Joseph H. Fox came to Pine Grove about the year 1830. The locality in which the family has since lived is in the east part of the town, on high ground, and is generally known as " Fox Hill." The children born to them are as follows : George, born June 7, 1842, died from accidental causes in Sep- tember, 1877; Addison, born October 5, 1843 ; Fanny, born March 12, 1845, mar- ried A. D. Blood; Levi, January 17, 1847; Lewis, June 13, 1848; Herbert, March 13, 1850, died April, 1851 ; Alice, born September 20, 1851, married J. B. Holt, of Glade; Hubert, born June 17, 1853 ; Herman, July 10, 1855; Elva, born December 14, 1857, died during infancy ; Thurston, born July 20, 1858; Rollin, born October 7, 1861 ; and Eva L., born January 15, 1863. Joseph H. Fox died on February 8, 1868, front injuries received from a falling limb only two days before his death. He was a man who was highly respected and successful in life, and died possessed of con- siderable real and personal estate.
Francis, Aaron W., of Columbus, was born in Erie county in 1836, near the line of Columbus. He settled in Columbus borough in 1872. He was married in 1858 to Lovanch A. Spencer, of Warren county. Aaron W. Francis was a son of H. D. and Eliza (Walton) Francis. Eliza was born in Chenango county, N. Y., and died in 1859. Her husband, H. D., died in September, 1884, aged seventy-six years. They had a family of five children born to them, three of whom are living - Aaron W., Clara, and L. H. Mr. Francis also had one daughter by his second wife, Anna C. Aaron W. Francis commenced business as a farmer in early life; later he became a railroad con- tractor and builder, a business which he followed for over nine years, engaged in several important contracts in the West as well as in the East. He purchased the custom and merchant mill of Columbus in 1872. It was originally built in 1824, and is located on the Big Brokenstraw. He now owns several buildings in the borough, and is a large real estate owner in Corry. He conducts a large flour and feed store at Corry.
Franklin, Delos, North Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Jefferson, Schoharie county, N. Y., on October 20, 1847. He was a son of Ansel and Rebecca (Shelma- dine) Franklin, who settled in Farmington, Warren county, and cleared and improved a farm on which they resided until the time of their death. They had a family of three children - Benjamin, Cordelia (deceased), and Delos. Delos Franklin was brought up in Farmington, and settled in Conewango in 1873, and on the present farm in 1881, which he has partly cleared and improved. He was married in 1876 to Agnes Logan, a daughter of John and Helen Logan, of Farmington. They have had two children born to them - Ella and Ansel.
Frantz, Philip, North Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Conewango on June 19, 1849. He was a son of George and Barbara (Geiselbricht) Frantz. His parents were natives of Alsace, France, who settled in Conewango in 1848, and his father cleared and improved the farm on which he now resides. He was born on September 24, 1812, and was married twice. His first wife was Barbara Geiselbrecht, by whom he had six children - George, Christian, Barbara, Philip, Emeline, and Mary. His second wife was Salome Witz, by whom he had a family of eight children - Saloma, Fred, Samuel, Albert, Louisa, Christian, William, and Henry. Philip Frantz was married in 1877 to Susanna Gross, and to them have been born three children - Roy E., Ernest F., and Clara L. Susannah Frantz was a daughter of Christian and Catherine (Swartz) Gross, of Conewango township. Mr. Frantz settled on the farm on which he now resides in 1877, and has cleared and improved a part of it.
Fuellhart, John, Tidioute p. o., Deerfield township, was born in Grand Duchy Hes- sen-Earnstaet, Germany, April 15, 1821. In 1842 he married, in Germany, Christine P. Freidenberger, and in 1854 they immigrated to America, settling in New Jersey, where he became employed in the State service as civil engineer for 1855-56, and in 1857 settled in Pennsylvania, and through his friend, Mr. Ferris, became engineer for the P. and E. Railroad for 1862-63. In the fall of 1863 he made the survey for the Oil City and Irvington Railroad, and was commissioned by that company to purchase the
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right of way ; in 1864 he assisted in constructing the road, and in 1866 he retired from public service and purchased his present homestead in Deerfield township, two miles out of Tidioute. He now owns 700 acres of land. They have had eight children, five of whom are now living - Maggie, Julia, Emma, Charles, and Henry ; the three who died were William, John C., and William.
Fuller, Jacob C., Kinzua p. o., Elk, was born in Sussex county, N. J., in the year 1835. Prior to having attained his majority he was employed on a farm. He after- wards engaged in the flour-mill business. In 1859 he married Pauline Van Scoden, by whom he had one child - Justin. The family came to Kinzua in 1861, when Mr. Fuller purchased the old Merritt home, and by the acquisition of other lands now has a farm of 156 acres, devoted to general agriculture, and of recent years oil producing. Although not an old resident, Mr. Fuller has taken an active part in the affairs of the town, and has held the office of town commissioner for twelve years. He is a staunch Democrat in politics.
Gage, Ora C., Russell p. o., Elk, although not among the old pioneer residents of Elk, yet the position which he has taken among his fellow townsmen, and the efforts he has made for the advancement and well-being of those whom he is surrounded by, places him among its prominent citizens. Mr. Gage was born in New York State, and came to Glade some years ago. His mother married for her third husband Jason An- drus, better known as "squire " Andrus, one of the most prominent men in the east- ern part of Pine Grove, which some years ago was taken from Elk. In the Gage family were several children - Mary Elizabeth, who is now dead ; Rev. Joel W., of the United Brethren Church of Sugar Grove; Rev. Orange James. of the United Brethren Church of Finley's Lake ; and Ora Calvin, who is by occupation a farmer, yet is a conspicuous and prominent member of the same church society. Ora C. Gage married Jennie Am- ann, a daughter of Martin Amann, of North Warren, and by her had a family of four children. Their farm property presents as fine appearance as any in the town, and gives evidence of the thrift and energy of its owner. Mr. Gage is still a young man, but prom- inent in the councils of the township.
Garcelon, P. M., Spring Creek, was born in Androscoggin county, Me., in 1827. He was married in 1851 to Jane Warner, of Tidioute, and settled in Warren county in 1871. His wife died in 1863, leaving two daughters- Charlotte D. and Lillian L. He was married the second time in ISSI to Maranda Garcelon. He had the offices of school director and postmaster from 1871 to 1885. In 1871 he opened with his brother, W. Garcelon, a large general store. W. G. died in 1876. Mr. Garcelon also has a large interest in all farming and lumbering pursuits. His father, who was known as Captain Peter, was born in 1787, served in the War of 1812, and died in 1867. He had a family of thirteen children, five of whom are now living - Golder, Lucy A., Catherine, Dorcas, and P. M.
Gardner, R. Loren, Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer and was born in Scho- harie county, N. Y., August 14, 1847. He was a son of Henry and Catherine (Ruland) Gardner, who were among the pioneers of Farmington. They for a time resided in Crawford county, and also in Schoharie county, N. Y .; later in life they returned to Farmington, where they resided until the time of their deaths. They owned and occu- pied the farm on which R. Loren Gardner now resides. They had two children - Di- antha and R. Loren. R. Loren's paternal grandfather was David Gardner, a pioneer of Farmington, who in later life removed to Oil Creek, and died there. R. Loren Gard- ner was married November 21, 1871, to Emma White, a daughter of Orange and Nancy Robbins White, who were early settlers in Farmington. They have had one child born to them - Edith P.
Garfield, Samuel, Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, manager and keeper of the Rouse Hospital and Warren county farm ; was born in 1851, at Busti, N. Y. He is the son of Joseph and Lucy P. Garfield, and was married in 1876 to Agnes, daughter of Richard E. and Laura Brown, of Farmington. He then removed from Chautauqua county, .V. Y., to Farmington, Warren county, and on April 1, 1882, the Warren county commissioners appointed Mr. and Mrs. Garfield as superintendent and matron of Rouse Hospital.
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Gautz, Andrew, Warren p. o., Conewango, is a farmer and was born in Alsace, France, on June 3, 1837. He came to America in 1855, and settled in this county, where he worked as a farm hand for several years. He was in the late War of the Re- bellion, enlisting in 1863, in Company F, 151st Pennsylvania Vols. He was wounded in the hip at the battle of Gettysburg, and was honorably discharged after ten months' service. After his return he resided in Mead township for four years. He settled on the farm on which he now resides in 1869, which he cleared and improved himself, clearing in all in this county about 100 acres. He was a son of Andrew and Mary (Yehl) Gautz. Andrew was married in 1863 to Mary Stringer, daughter of John and Mary (Arnold) Stringer. They have a family of seven children - Celia, Lizzie, Hattie, Frank, Leonora, Samuel, and Charlie. Mr. Gautz is an active member of the G. A. R.
George, Benjamin, Tidioute p. o., Triumph, was born in Columbia county, O., February 17, 1817. He was a son of Thomas and Sarah (Gansalus) George, who were born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio. They had a family of nine children born to them, four of whom are now living. Benjamin married Harriet St. John in 1857; she was born in 1832. They had two children born to them -- Margaretta (born in 1859) and Ben- jamin A. (born in 1874). They settled on their present farm in 1857, which Benjamin purchased in company with his brother, Russel St. John, who died, willing his half in- terest to his sister, Mrs. Harriet George. Harriet was a daughter of Ansel and Mar- garetta (Woods) St. John, who had a family of ten children born to them, three of whom are now living - Harriet, William, and Fanny. One brother, Samuel St. John, enlisted from Ohio in 1861, and served up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1862. Benjamin George married his first wife, Anne Frasier, in 1841. She died August 29, 1851, leaving a family of three children --- Henry B. (born in 1847), Thomas C. (born in 1843), and Sarah (born in 1842). Henry B. was murdered July 25, 1884, at Joliet, Ill. Thomas enlisted in Captain Brown's company (he was a son of the Abolitionist John Brown) and served through the war. He was in the Andersonville prison for eleven months. Mr. George's farm is thought by many to be a rich oil section, not yet developed. He settled in a dense forest in 1857, and now has a large tract of heavy timbered land adjoining his residence.
Gibbs, William, Corydon p. o., was one of the first settlers of Corydon, having im- migrated from New Jersey at a very early day. His children were John L., Nancy, who married S. H. Hull, of Warren ; Morris, William, Cynthia, who married Benjamin Tome; George, at the time of his death a resident of New Albany, Ind. William Gibbs was a lumberman and farmer, and for many years a justice of the peace of Corydon. S. H. Hull, who married Nancy Gibbs, built the hotel at Warren now known as the Carver House.
Gilson, Rufus P., Barnes p. o., Sheffield, the second child of John Gilson, the early settler in Sheffield, was born on January 15, 1833. He married Martha L. Blanchard, a daughter of Jasper P. Blanchard, formerly of Sheffield. They had a family of five children - Charles, Alma N. (who married Thomas Matthewson), Della (who married George Noblet, of Forest county), Carver, and Cemer T., both of whom live at home.
Gilson, Dr. Willis O., Spring Creek p. o., was born in Crawford county in 1858, and is a son of C. B. and Margurita Moore Gilson. He read medicine at Cleveland, and was graduated from the Western Reserve Medical College of Cleveland in 1883 ; he settled in Spring Creek, where he has a large and increasing practice. He is also pro- prietor of a drug store, opened in 1885. He was appointed postmaster in 1886. He married Jessie J., daughter of Wm. Baker, of Spring Creek, in 1885.
Goodwin, Jacob Ransom. Pittsfield, was born in Brokenstraw November 8, 1816. He was a son of Jacob and Mary Kinnan Goodwin. Mary was born in New Jersey and died in 1858, and Jacob was born in Concord, N. H., in 1770 and died in 1847. He was married in 1792, and settled in Conewango in 1793. They had a family of nine children born to them, three of whom are now living - Hannah, Polly, and Jacob R. Jacob Goodwin, sr., was drafted and served in the War of 1812. He was a mill- wright by trade. Jacob R. Goodwin. jr., was married in 1851 to Octavia R. Matthews, who was born in Mayfield, Fulton county, N. Y., in 1823. They have had a family of
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four sons born to them -- Edgar, Adelbert, Curtis M. (who was married in 1883 to Arvilla Fancher, by whom he has had two children -- Paul and Ruth O.), and Fred D. Octavia was a daughter of Alinas and Catherine (Bovee) Matthews, who came from New York State and settled in Freehold in 1835, where they died, leaving a family of four children.
Gorman, George W., Tidioute p. o., Triumph, was born in Triumph in 1859. His parents were Benjamin and Alvira Clelland Gorman, she born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., and he in Crawford county in 1818; they were married in 1848, and have a family of five children -- Nathan, Sarah E., Angeletta A., Mary J., and George W. Benjamin Gorman was a son of Michael and Sarah Gilson Gorman. They had a fam- ily of thirteen children, three sons and two daughters of whom survive - Benjamin, Peter, Michael, and the two daughters. They settled in Deerfield township in March, 1819. Michael was born in Pennsylvania. His parents immigrated from Ireland be- fore the Revolution ; his son William served in the army during the Revolution, and afterwards settled in Ohio. George W. Gorman married Margaret Lott, of Tidioute, in 1882, and they have a family of three children - Josephine, Clarence, and Gertrude. He was a graduate of Saint Bonaventure College in 1867, and became a civil engineer. He was employed on different railroads, and settled on his present farm in 1882 -- the old homestead of his parents. His wife was a daughter of Henry and Charity Lott.
Goudy, Dr. Samuel P., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, a physician and surgeon, was born in Monroe county, O., in 1847. He read medicine in Crawford county with Dr. J. J. McMellen, and graduated from the medical college in 1881, and settled in Garland in the practice of his profession. He was married in 1873 to Jane Robinson, of Albion, Erie county. They have had one child born to them. Dr. Samuel P. Goudy was a son of Isaac and Mary (McMillan) Goudy. He was born in Pennsylvania and Mary his wife was born in Maryland, and died in Ohio in 1863, aged fifty-three years. Isaac died in West Virginia in June, 1878, leaving four sons and one daughter - David, Isaac, Virginia, John, and Dr. Samuel.
Gould, Morgan Lewis, Ackley Station, p. o. Pine Grove, was born in Wayne county, N. Y., in the year 1819, and in the year 1834 came to Pine Grove with the family of his father, Daniel Gould, for whom the extreme northeast part of the town is to this day called " Gould Town," this family being its earliest pioneer. Morgan Gould married Rachel Seekius,daughter of Stephen Seekins, also a pioneer family of the town. Mor- gan L. Gould was one of a family of eight children, sons and daughters of Daniel Gould. When the family settled in Gould Town there was no cleared land between their home and Conewango Creek. Mr. Gould is a member of the United Brethren Church.
Graham, Margaret, Garland p. o., Pittsfield, was born in Garland in July, 1810. She was a daughter of George and Isabella (McCormick) Long. George Long was born in Virginia and was a son of Colonel Cookson Long, one of the honored officers of the Revolution. George also served in the Revolutionary War as a private. At the close of the war Colonel Cookson Long returned to Virginia, where he died. His son George settled in Lycoming county, where he was married about 1792, and had a fam- ily of ten children, only two of whom are now living - Hugh (born February 2, 1802) and Margaret (born in 1810). George came to Warren county in 1800, where he re- sided until the time of his death, which occurred in 1854. Mrs. Margaret Grahamn was married in 1837 to Samuel Graham ; he was born in 1805. They had a family of four children born to them, only two of whom are now living. Samuel Graham died April 13, 1884, after a successful business life. The greater part of his life he was engaged in the lumber business.
Grandin, William J., Tidioute p. o., Glade, was born in Venango in 1838. He was a son of Samuel and Sarah ( Henry) Grandin. Samuel was born in New Jersey in 1800. They were married in 1832, and his wife died in 1852, leaving a family of five children, four of whom are now living -- John Livingston. E. B., William J., and Maria (who is now the widow of Mr. Neyhart ; she has two children -- Emma and Adriah). Samuel settled in Tidioute in 1840, where he now resides in the eighty-sixth year of his age. He was a general merchant and lumberman, manufacturer and dealer, and was one of
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