USA > Pennsylvania > Warren County > History of Warren County, Pennsylvania, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers > Part 89
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101
Hill, Samuel, Garland p. o., Pittsfield, proprietor of the Johnson House, at Garland. He was born in Ireland in 1850, and was a son of David and Margaret (Moore) Hill, who were born and married in the north of Ireland, and emigrated to America, and set- tled in Upper Canada in 1861. They had a family of nine children born to them ; three brothers came to Warren county ; David came in 1865, Robert in 1866, and Samuel first settled in Crawford county, in 1868. They first engaged in the oil business. Rob- ert became a lumber manufacturer, and is now a member of the firm of Andrews & Hill. David is now engaged in the hotel business in Canada. Samuel was married in 1876 to Caroline Lopez Johnson, widow of James Johnson. She had two daughters, Hattie (was married in 1881 to I). 1). Horn), and Blanche. Samuel Hill is now engaged in the hotel and farming business.
Hinsdale, Charles, Sugar Grove p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Farmington September 25, 1841. He was a son of Harmon and Fanny (Hurd) Hins- dale, who were natives of Cayuga county, N. Y., who settled in what is now known as Farmington, in 1841, on the farm which is now occupied by his widow, in the center of the west part of the town, which his father cleared and improved, and on which he lived and died, his death occurring in 1885, in the sixty-ninth year of his age. He had a family of four children. Charles Hinsdale was reared in Farmington, where he has always resided. He settled on the farm which he now occupies in 1868, and on which
xliii
BRIEF PERSONALS.
he has made all the improvements He was in the late War of the Rebellion, enlisting in 1863, in what was known as Baldwin's Company, and was on guard duty at Ham- burg and Washington, and was honorably discharged, on account of disability, after seven months' service. He was married in 1864 to Eugenia, a daughter of William and Sally (Temming) Rowland, by whom he had a family of seven children, all of whom are now living.
Hodges, Robert A., Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Oneida county, N. Y., June 30, 1829. He was a son of Abram and Esther (Kennedy) Hodges, who settled in Sugar Grove township in 1837, and lived and died there. They had a family of six children-Sally, Hazard, Dexter C., Polly, Abram, and Robert A. The latter was married August 26, 1859, to Melvina Miles, a daughter of David and Polly (Smith) Miles, of Sugar Grove. Her father, David Miles, was the first white child born in Warren county. Mr. Hodges has had a family of eight children-Martha E., Elmer, Fred, William, Clyde, Charles, Mary, and Hattie. Mr. Hodges located in Farmington on the farm which he now owns and occupies in 1870.
Hodges, William, Russellburg p. o., Pine Grove, came from Pittsburgh to Warren in the year 1814. He had with him a family, among them a son, John Bryant Hodges, who married Rachel Fountain. They had seven children, viz .: Walter, who died at the age of twenty-one years; William, and John A., married Phebe, daughter of John Ake- ley, of Russellburg; Eliza Jane, who married James Benson, of Randolph ; Elizabeth, who became the wife of George S. Benson, also of Randolph ; Rachel Maria, who mar- ried Frank Mabbett, and Maria, who married George A. Walkley, of Russellburg. William Hodges married Phoebe Akeley, daughter of Joseph Akeley, a pioneer, and had but one child, Martha E., who died during infancy. His wife died in July, 1882. Mr. Hodges then married Mattie Fry, of Oswego county, N. Y. John B. Hodges died June 2, 1880. His wife. Rachel, died November 12, 1876. For thirty years prior to 1875 William, son of John Bryant Hodges, was a blacksmith, and by frugality and in- dustry acquired a comfortable fortune. Subsequent investments have increased this to goodly proportions. Mr. Hodges, although not a church member, is an earnest Chris- tian. In political life he has chosen the Republican party, and has held town offices at various times. His grandfather William built the court-house at Warren about the year 1826.
Holman, John J., Germany p. o., Elk, and Harriet, his wife, with their children, Harriet, Mary Ann, John, Thomas, George, Susan, William S., Benjamin F., and Henry C., came from Monroe county, N. Y., to Quaker Hill about 1845 or 1846. John J., the father, went to Oregon some two or three years later, and died there in 1865. John jr., Susan, and Thomas went to Illinois, where they now reside. Henry C. lived in Chautauqua county, N. Y. Benjamin F. died in the army. William S. Holman still re- sides in Elk, and is one of the substantial citizens of the township. He married Mary A. Jones, a daughter of Reuben Jones, by whom he had a family of four children. By occupation Mr. Holman is a farmer, and is an essentially self-made man. In the affairs of the town he has taken an active part, and is frequently called upon to hold town office. Mr. Holman is a firm Republican.
Holt, Peter, Cornplanter p. o., Elk, was born in Lancaster, England, April 2, 1811, and was one of the sons of William Holt, whose family settled on the Conewango in 1829. In 1833 Peter came to Elk to work on a mill, and there met Susan B. Howard, whom he married in 1834. His wife was an orphan child, who lived with the Pound family. The children of this marriage were Elizabeth (who was burned to death), Mary Jane, Manley D., William H., James B., Alva M., Peter C., Susan A., Albert O., Cora E., and one child that died unnamed. In 1850 Peter Holt built the mill on Cornplanter Run, which was recently burned. In the lumber woods he was a pioneer and has oper- ated largely during the last half of the century, having owned nearly two thousand acres. Since 1864 he has turned his attention to farming. His residence is situated on the bank of the Allegheny opposite the reservation. At an early day Mr. Holt took an ac- tive part in the affairs of the town, but advancing years have compelled him to retire.
Holt, William, Glade p. o., and Ann, husband and wife, Peter, David, Abel, Eliza-
xliv
HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY.
beth, Hugh, Catherine, William, James B., and Ann, children, came from, Lancashire, England, to Glade soon after 1830. James B. now resides on a good farm on the Con- ewango, in Glade. He married Alice Fox, of Pine Grove, who bore him one child, Jennie B. Holt. James B. Holt is a substantial farmer, and has dealt some in the lum- bering business. In politics he has favored the Democratic party, but is now a Prohi- bitionist. He is a member of the U. B. Church.
Horner, Thomas, Pittsfield, was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a son of Thomas and Mary (Barr) Horner, who emigrated to America in 1848, and settled at Painted Post, Steuben county, N. Y. They had a family of eight children - Mathew, Mary, John, Thomas, Willie, Jennie, James, and George, Thomas, jr., married Ann Elizebeth Pierce in September, 1866; they have one son. John M. Horner moved to Pittsfield in 1869, as foreman of E. W. Ross's planing-mill, and remained with E. W. Ross while he was in business there. He entered the employ of McGrew Bros. in 1882, as their superintendent, and is in their employ in that capacity at this date, McGrew Bros. are engaged in the lumber business in Pittsfield. Horner enlisted from Painted Post in Co. C, 107th N. Y. Vols., on July 9, 1862, and served with the regiment through the balance of the war, and was discharged at Elmira, N. Y., June 17, 1865, and was in all the battles the regiment was in, namely, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Resaca, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, sieges of Atlanta and Savannah, battles of Averys- borough and Bentonville, carried a gun from the day the regiment received them until turned over at Elmira, he having been with the regiment every day from the time it went out until its return.
Hopkins, Andrew Joseph, a general merchant of Columbus, was born in Westford, Windham county, Conn., February 1, 1848. He was a son of James and Nancy E. (Parkhurst) Hopkins, who were married in Connecticut, and settled in Columbus in March 1850, where he became engaged in the business, that of blacksmithing. They now reside in Corry, and have had a family of six children born to the them - A. J., John T. (who was born in 1854, on the same day of the week, same day of the month, and the same hour of the day, and just six years from the day on which Andrew Joseph, his brother was born), Abbie A., Lonisa, Hattie, and Carrie E. James M. enlisted in Co. C, First Engineers, of New York State, under Colonel E. W. Sherrill, in September, 1861, and served until the close of the war, Joseph A. enlisted in the same company in 1864 and served to the close of the war. Andrew Joseph Hopkins was married in 1872 to Effa J. Amidon, who was born in Erie county. She was a daughter of John and Charlotte (Curtis) Amidon. They have had three children born to them - Emma L., Mary A., and John D. Andrew J. has been school director and constable, and in early life he was a farmer and butcher. He commenced blacksmithing in 1879 in Spring Creek, and in 1884 he settled in Columbus, and there also is engaged in the same business.
Horn, Clinton, Spring Creek p. o., was born in Spring Creek, Warren county, in 1822, son of Daniel Horn, who was born in New Jersey in 1788, and died in 1879, and Mary Steele, who was born in 1798 and is dead. In 1842 Clinton married Jane Sam- ple, of Columbus, Warren county. They have had one child-Estelle. He has a farm of 410 acres,
Horn, Dorr D., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, was born in Spring Creek township in 1853. He was a son of Hiram and Mary (Watt) Horn. Hiram was born in Spring Creek in 1816, and his wife Mary was born in the same township in 1817. They were married in 1845, and had a family of three sons born to them-Othello D. (born in 1848). Ellery D. (born in 1851), and Dorr D. (born in 1853). Dorr D. was married in 1880 to Hattie Johnson. They have had one daughter-Grace (born May 10, 1884). Hattie was a daughter of James and Caroline Johnson, Dorr D, became a clerk for the firm of Andrews & Horn, and in 1873 he, with his brother, embarked in the manu- facture of lumber, and is now doing business under the firm name of Horn Brothers.
Horn, Ellery I)., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, was born in Spring Creek in 1851. He was a son of Hiram and Nancy (Watt) Horn, who were born and married in Spring Creek. Hiram was born in 1816, and died in March, 1880. Nancy, his wife, was
xlv
BRIEF PERSONALS.
born in 1817 and died in 1860. They were married in 1845, and had a family of three sons born to them-Othello D. (born in 1848), Ellery D. (born in 1851), and Dorr D. (born in 1853). Nancy was a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Andrews) Watt. Her paternal grandfather was John Watt, who settled in Spring Creek in 1797, coming there from Lancaster. Hiram Horn settled in Garland in 1873. He had been suc- cessful as a farmer, lumberman, oil producer, and land operator, and in 1873 he became engaged in the mercantile business. He held many of the offices of the town. He was a son of Daniel and Mary (Steele) Horn, who came from the East and settled in Spring Creek in 1790 or 1795. Daniel Horn was sheriff of Warren county in 1825 and 1828. He was also an early school teacher, and became a large land owner. He was born in 1779, and died July 21, 1869. His wife Mary was born in 1791 and died in 1870. They had a family of eleven children born to them, seven of whom are now living-Sarah, Clinton, Irvin, Martha, Ellen, Mary Etta, and Stephen. Ellery Horn was married in 1876 to Flora White, a daughter of Albert T. and Jane White, of Pitts- field. They have had three children born to them-Mary E., Hiram Leo, and Dan Roy. Mr. Horn is a farmer, and general superintendent of the Horn Brothers' lum- ber-mill of Garland.
Horn, Othello D., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, was born at Spring Creek in 1848. He was a son of Hiram and Mary (Watt) Horn, who were born in Spring Creek. Hiram was born in 1816, and Mary, his wife, in 1817. They were married in 1845, and had a family of three sons born to them-Othello D. (born in 1848), Ellery D. (born in 1851), and Dorr D. (born in 1853). Hiram Horn died March 17, 1880, and his wife died in April, 1860, at the age of forty-three years. Hiram was an early oil producer and operator in oil lands and lumber, and became a partner in the mercantile business of H. Andrews & Co. He was an active and enterprising business man, and was a son of Daniel and Mary (Steele) Horn, natives of Eastern Pennsylvania, who came among the very first settlers of Spring Creek, coming there about 1790. Daniel was an early teacher, and was also sheriff from 1825 to 1828, and was extensively engaged in the lumber business, leaving a large tract of land to his family. He was born in 1779, and died July 21, 1859; his wife, Mary Steele, was born in 1791 and died in 1870. They had a family of eleven children born to them, seven of whom are now living. Othello D. Horn was married in 1874 to Henrietta White, a daughter of William C. and Mary White. They have had one child born to them-Winifred. Mr. Horn em- barked in the mercantile business in 1873, and is now also engaged in lumber manufac- turing and shipping, and is a member of the firm of Horn Brothers in the lumber, saw and planing-mill business.
Hosterman, John F., Shippensville p. o., Elk, was born in Beaver township March 17, 1833, and was a son of David and Susanna (Reeser) Hosterman, who settled in Beaver township in 1829. His father was a tanner by trade, and was engaged in this in the pioneer days of Edenburg and Shippensville. He settled in Shippensville in 1835. He had a family of five children-Henry, Jacob, John F., Mary J., and David R. John F. is a carpenter and millwright by trade, and was married in 1872 to Mary M. Mahle, a daughter of Helwig and Frances (Ricenbrode) Mahle, of Washington township. John and Mary have had two children-Ulysses H. and Mary L.
Houghwot, Alexander, Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Warren, August 27, 1822. He was a son of Daniel and Catherine (Stewart) Hough- wot. His father was a native of Staten Island, N. Y., and was a carpenter and joiner by trade. He settled in Warren about 1812, where he worked at his trade for a num- ber of years. In 1837 he located in Farmington, and there engaged in farming, where he resided to the time of his death. His wife was a daughter of James and Catherine (Hord) Stewart, pioneers of Sugar Grove township, and were of Irish descent. Daniel Houghwot had a family of ten children, who grew to maturity-Hannah, John H., Alexander, Catherine, Rosetta and Rosanna (twins), Jane, Isaac, Daniel, and James. Alexander Houghroot came to Farmington with his father. He was married in 1846 to Betsey Gregory, a daughter of Asa and Arena (Spencer) Gregory, of Farmington. They had a family of three children born to them-Hattie, Kufus K., and Edgar P. Mr.
xlvi
HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY.
Houghwot lived on the farm he now occupies for thirty years, a part of which he cleared and improved.
Houghtling, W. H., Bear Lake p. o., Freehold, general hardware merchant, is one of the most enterprising business men in the county.
Houghton, Hiram T., Sheffield p. o., was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., in the year 1816. His father died when he (Hiram) was fourteen years old, leaving his mother a widow with six children, of which he was the oldest. At the age of twenty years, with the family of Thomas Farnsworth (his uncle), he settled in Cherry Grove, formerly a part of Sheffield, where he cleared a piece of land and built a house for his widowed mother, who came about one year after. He stayed until 1842, when he settled on the Tionesta Creek, in Sheffield township. He went to Van Buren county, Mich., in 1844, and remained there for three years, when he returned with his family to make a visit and sell his lands-between three and four hundred acres-of which he had acquired in earlier years. But not being able to dispose of them satisfactorily he has since lived in Sheffield. He served with credit in the late war for three years, in Company H, Tenth Regiment P. R. V. C. His first wife was Sally Ann Aber, by whom he had four chil- dren-Phebe I. (Mrs. John Farnsworth), William H., who served three years in the late war, in the same company with his father, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Fred- ericksburg, since died in Florida with yellow fever ; Mary Ann (Mrs. Frank Collins), and Ann Eliza, who died at the age of eight years. For his second wife he married Jane Ann Farnsworth, who bore him three children-Ada A., married J. E. Barnes (son of Erastus Barnes), who died in Warren, Pa .; Marvil M. A., married Alonzo P. Barnes, and Asa J. The last three reside in Sheffield. Hiram T. Houghton by occupation was a carpenter. Before the war he was a Democrat, but since he has affiliated with the Republican party.
Howard, Ezra D., Columbus p. o., one of the early and prominent settlers of Colum- bus township, was born in Chenango county, N. Y., in 1811, and settled with his parents in Columbus in 1834, and died July 19. 1886. He was a son of P. C. and Betsey (Dutton) Howard. They had a family of four children, all of whom are now dead. Ezra D). Howard was married in March, 1834, to Emeline Vermilyea, who was born in Columbus, Chenango county, N. Y. They had a family of seven children born to them, two sons and five daughters-Stacy, who married Marilla Berry ; Asa M., who married Elizabeth Faulkner; Betsey Angeline, married Henry E. Dodge; Angeline married Byron Benson ; Celia ; Harriet, married Thomas Welman ; Alice married H. Mead. Emeline (Vermilyea) Howard was a daughter of Jesse and Betsey (Veil) Vermilyea.
Foward, Henry B .. North Warren p. o., Conewango, is a farmer, and was born in County Queens, Ireland, in 1809. He was a son of William and Ellen ( Brearton) Howard. He was reared in Ireland, and in 1837 he immigrated to the United States, and located in Troy, N. Y., where he resided for seventeen years. He settled in Con- ewango in 1853, on the farm which he now owns and occupies, and which he had pur- chased in 1844, and has cleared and improved it himself, with the exception of two acres. He was married 1833 to Mary A. Mclaughlin, a daughter of James and Eliza (Thomp- son) McLaughlin, of County Queens, Ireland. They have had a family of seven chil- dren born to them-Margaret, James, Henry, William J., Eliza, John R., and Thomas. Of these children Henry and John were in the late War of the Rebellion. Henry served three years in Company H, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged, after which he re-enlisted in Company G, Two Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volunteers as first lieutenant, September 3. 1864, and served to the close of the war. He was married on December 13, 1866, to Helen E. Waters, of Warren, Pa. John enlisted in Company G, Two Hundred and Eleventh Pennsylvania Volun- teers, September 3, 1864, and was honorably discharged June 2, 1865. He died Octo- ber 31, 1385, from disease contracted while in the service William was married in December, 1864, to Louisa Hartsen, of Indiana.
Howard, Lyman, of Rome, Oneida county, N. Y., with his family came to Quaker Hill, Elk township, in the year 1830, and soon after moved to Pine Grove. The chil- dren of this family were Sally, Azariah, Lucy, Charles, Lyman M., Clarissa, and Harriet,
xlvii
BRIEF PERSONALS.
all born before the family came to Pennsylvania, and Mariette, Hannah, and Sarah, who were born in Pine Grove. Sally married Warren Ellsworth; Azariah married Sarah Martin, and after her death Almira B. Myers; Lucy married John Gould; Clar- issa married Rolland Martin; Harriet married John Smith; Mariette married John Delaney ; Hannah married L. A. Roberts; and Sarah married Plum Smith. Azariah Howard is one of the most respected residents of Pine Grove. He is a substantial farmer, having 110 acres. He has had six children, viz .- Lorinda, Jane (now dead), Thomas M., Catherine E., David M., who married Lizzie Chapman, and Flora, who is now dead. Mr. Howard is a Republican in politics. He is not connected with any church society.
Howard, William B., Columbus, was born in Columbus, Chenango county, N. Y., in 1824. He was a son of Isaac and Charlotte (Bassett) Howard. Charlotte was born in Connecticut, and her husband, Isaac, was a native of Rhode Island. They were married at Chenango county, N. Y., in 1819, and emigrated to Columbus, Warren county, in 1827, and purchased the farm two miles east of the borough. Isaac, who was born in 1795, died in 1881, leaving his widow (who was born in 1800) and five children- Mary E., Howard D., William B., Ivory F., and Nancy M. William B. learned the carpenter's trade, and became a contract builder, and has erected many of the best buildings in this section. He retired from his profession in 1878, and became one of the founders of the Equitable Aid Union, which was organized March 22, 1879, at which time he was elect- ed treasurer. It now has a membership of sixteen thousand. He was married in 1855 to Martha M. Raymond, who was born in Columbus. She died in 1881, leaving a fam- ily of two children-S. Belle and W. Bert. S. Belle married Howard Rowe, and died in 1884.
Howard, William C., Columbus, was born in Sherburne, Chenango county, N. Y., in 1811. He was a son of John G. and Sally (Whitford) Howard. John G. was born in Rhode Island in 1783, and his wife, Sally, was born in Otsego county, N. Y., in 1788. They were married June 14, 1804. Sally died in 1834, and her husband died on May 20, 1875. They had a family of five children, two of whom are now living-William C. and Huldah, now the widow of Mr. Johnson. They settled in Columbus in 1833. William C. Howard was married on June 22, 1837, to Miranda Marble, who was born in Columbus, Chenango county, N. Y., in March, 1819. They had a family of eight children born to them-Jane L., Mary L., Helen M., S. Jannette, Albert M., Harriett M., John Dewitt, Frank O. Jane married J. D. Babbitt, and died leaving one son, J. D. Babbitt, jr. Dewitt is also deceased. Mr. William C. Howard has held several offices of the town, and is known as " major" throughout the county. He was an early blacksmith and gunsmith, and in 1850 he became the station and ticket agent for the P. & E. Railroad, and was also agent for the American Express Company. He is now the stock shipping agent at Columbus station for the P. & E. Railroad.
Hull, John, Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, was born at Camillus, Onondaga county, N. Y., in 1807. He was a son of Chester and Sally (Comstock) Hull. She was born in Massachusetts and her husband Chester was born in Connecticut. They settled in Brokenstraw township in 1819, where they died. They had a family of eight children, five of whom are now living. Chester Hull was a soldier and served in the War of 1812, and one of his sons was a soldier in the War of the Rebellion. Chester Hull was a stone and brick mason and builder and contractor. John Hull was married June 9, 1831, to Eliza Mead, who was born in 1812. They have a family of four children - Sarah, born in 1832 ; Elvira E., born in 1834 ; Nelson W., born in 1841 ; Flora A., born in 1849. John Hull has been burgess several terms, councilman for several years, a school director, and a lieutenant and captain for several years in the independent com- pany of his town. He retired from active business life in 1880. Eliza Hull was a daughter of John and Sarah (Huffman) Mead. She was born at Susquehanna, and her husband John at Meadville. They had a family of thirteen children, eleven of whom are now living and ten now reside in Warren county.
Humphrey, Reuben, Columbus, was born in Oxford, Chenango county, N. Y., in 1812. He was a son of Ebenezer and Polly (Simons) Humphrey, who settled in At-
xlviii
HISTORY OF WARREN COUNTY.
tica, Wayne county, N. Y., in 1813. Polly died in 1813, leaving a family of seven chil- dren-Hiram, died 1886; Cyrus, died 1886; Annis, and Reuben are now living. Eb- enezer then married for his second wife Mrs. Folsom. They had two daughters born to them. Reuben settled in Columbus township in 1829. He was married in 1837 to Mrs. Rebecca (St. John) Vermilyea, who was born in Genesee county, N. Y., in 1810. They have had a family of four children born to them-George A. (born in 1843), Em- ily A. (born in 1848), Elva A. (born in 1850), and Edgar A. (born in September, 1853). George A. enlisted in Company F, Ninth New York Volunteers, under Colonel Beards- ley, in 1861, and died at the hospital at Washington in 1862. Elva married Cyrus Shippee, and Edgar is a natural genius. He erected his dwelling where his parents now reside, and which is a model house. Mrs. Rebecca had by her first husband, four chil- dren, only one of whom is now living-Mrs. Mary Jackman. Rebecca was a daughter of Nathan and Martha (Eads) St. John, who settled in Columbus in 1815 or '16. Na- than was a Revolutionary soldier and a pensioner.
Humphrey, Winfield S., Columbus, was born in Columbus, Warren county, May 23, 1861. He was a son of Horatio E. and Caroline S. (Manwarring) Humphrey. Caro- line was born in Genesee county, N. Y., January 19, 1825, and Horatio E. was born in Allegany county, N. Y. April 29, 1824. They were married on November 15, 1845, and had a family of two sons and three daughters born to them, three of whom are now living-Susan, Flora A., and Winfield S. One son, Hiram S., died July 17, 1875, aged twenty-eight years. Horatio E. Humphrey was a son of Hiram and Betsey L. (Hills) Humphrey. Hiram was born in Oneida county, N. Y., in 1802, and his wife Betsey was born in Montgomery county, N. Y., in 1802. They were married on April 1, 1825. Betsey died April 9, 1859, and Hiram died June 6, 1886. Mr. Hiram Humphrey was a son of Ebenezer and Polly (Simons) Humphrey, who settled in Attica, N. Y., where Polly died in 1814. leaving a family of seven children. Ebenezer married for his second wife, Mrs. Folsom, widow of Oscar Folsom. Winfield S. Humphrey was married Sep- tember 5, 1886, to Tacie M. Allen, of Chautauqua county, N. Y.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.