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Pierce, Levi, Sanford p. o., was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1830, and set- tled in Warren county in 1882. He married Sarah E. Wright, of Chautauqua county, N. Y., and they have two children-William and Mary. His father, Luther, was born in New Hampshire in 1800, settled in Pennsylvania in 1828, and married Ardelia Wol- cott, of Massachusetts. He died in 1854, and she in 1871. They left three children- Levi, Polly, and Ezra. Levi served in the late war. His business is farming and lum- bering, he owning a farm of 100 acres. Levi's son William married Elmira Wilcox, of Crawford county ; they have one child-Ardelia.
Place, Thomas J., Sheffield, was born in Tioga county, in the year 1829, and at the age of twenty-one years he came to Sheffield. After a residence of three years here he returned to Tioga, where he remained for about two years. He then came to Claren- don, where he lived until about eight years ago, when he moved to the northeast part of Sheffield. He married Laura S. Whitcomb, by whom he has had the following chil- dren : Alice, William, Frank, Lucy, Lettie, Thomas, J. P., Nora, Luther, Mary, Robert, and Lorinda. Lettie and Luther are now deceased. His farm, comprising thirty-two acres, was a part of the tract formerly owned by Warren Snapp. The life of Thomas J. Place has been spent in farming and lumbering, in which he has met with a fair meas- ure of success. Four good oil wells are now on the farm, and others are to be put down.
Pratt, Linus H., Sugar Grove p. o., was born in Windham, Greene county, N. Y., in 1810. He came to Sugar Grove May 7, 1831, and in 1837 married Julia Catlin, who was born in Ontario, Genesee county, N. Y., in 1814. They have had a family of five children-Edgar R., Lucy E .. Marshall S., Florence, and one who died at an early age. Florence, the only one now living, married James Martin. Linus H. Pratt was a son of John B. and Hannah Steadman Pratt, who settled in Sugar Grove in 1833 with a fam- ity of four children -L. H., Lucina (Mrs. Clark), now living, and Mary and Solomon, deceased. Mrs. Julia Pratt was a daughter of Henry and Sally Pratt Catlin. He was from Conway, Mass., and she came from Kingsbury, N. Y .; they were married in On- tario county, N. Y., January 3, 1810, and had a family of twelve children, four of whom -Julia, James, Clarissa, and Henry- are now living. He was born in 1785 and died in 1845 ; she was born in 1790 and died in 1861. They settled in Sugar Grove in 1816. Linus H. Pratt purchased his homestead and built his first log-house in 1834. Mr and Mrs. Pratt will long be remembered by the rising generation for their courteous manner to all.
Porter, Abraham V .. Warren, was born in Reading, Steuben county, N. Y., on Oc- tober 28, 1810, and came to Warren county in 1831, and assisted in building the first stone jail in Warren. He settled in Conewango with his mother in 1832, on the farm he now owns and occupies, all of which he has cleared and improved himself. The log- cabin in which he first resided is still standing. He was a son of Robert and Nellie (Houghtaling) Porter. He was married in 1836 to Margaret Snyder, who was a daugh- ter of William and Hannah Snyder, of Glade township. They have had a family of thirteen children born to them, nine of whom have grown to maturity-Maria, Sarah, Alice, Emma J., John W., Norman. William, Delia, and Belle. William now resides on the homestead and carries on the farm. He was married on October 16, 1882, to Mag- gie Brown, a daughter of Alexander Brown, of Glade township. They have had one child born to them - Clyde.
Porter, John W., Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Conewango, on February 14, 1843. He was a son of Abraham V. and Margaret (Snyder) Porter. His father
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settled in Conewango, on the farm he now occupies, in 1832. John W. Porter has al- ways resided in Conewango. He was married in 1866 to Caroline Gross. They now have five children living - George, Wesley, Maggie, Susie, and Catherine. Mr. Porter settled on the farm on which he now resides in 1872, and cleared and improved it himself.
Porterfield, Robert Austin, Tidioute p. o., Glade, was born in Venango county, in 1833. He was a son of R. G. and Lucy D. (Lyon) Porterfield. Lucy was born in Bos- ton, Mass., and her husband. R. G., was born in Pennsylvania. They were married in Ohio. R. G. died in Venango county at the age of seventy-seven years ; Lucy is now living at the advanced age of eighty-two years. They had a family of nine children born to them, seven of whom are now living. One of their sons, John, enlisted in the Fourth Regiment Cavalry, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served for four years, and was dis- charged at the close of the war. Robert A. Porterfield was married in 1854, to Mar- garet Truby. They settled in Tidioute in 1864, and have had a family of six children born to them -Clara R., Louis C., Martin T., Willard M., Frank D., and Anna B. Clara R. married I). W. Clark, jr., and Louis C. married Hattie Clark. Robert A. is a carpenter and builder.
Pratt, Adam L., Sheffield. Among the early pioneers of Sheffield came Adam L. Pratt, a native of Hector, Schuyler county, N. Y. He first came to this town in the spring of 1832, in company with Richard Dunham and his family. They built a mill on Tionesta Creek, near Dunham's Point. Adam was thrice married; his first wife was Martha Stanton, who bore him one child, Martha A., now Mrs. William Slocum, who now resides in Michigan. After the death of his first wife he married Miranda Spencer by whom he had two sons -Horace R., and Deforest S., both of whom were killed in the late war. His third wife was Betsey Palmer, by whom he had a family of six chil- dren -Edward K., Clarence H., John A., Anson L., Edith A., and Joseph H. Adam Pratt commenced life as a poor boy, having no capital except health and strength, but with these powerful factors has always kept pace with the advance of years, and now lives comfortably, surrounded by family and friends.
Proper, L. M., Grand Valley p. o., was born in Wyoming county in 1842, and set- tled in Warren county in 1860. He married Mary J. Emerson, of Erie county, and to them were born nine children, eight of whom are now living-Alta S., Minnie A., Alice A., Mary A., Hattie L., Lilly B., Frederick, George (deceased), and Ray. Mr. Proper owns a farm of one hundred and fifty acres; he is also largely interested in oil. He has held the offices of road commissioner, mercantile appraiser, and is now assessor. His father, Zachariah Proper, was born in Wyoming county, N. Y., in 1819, and died in 1877. His wife was Rhoda Brown, of the same county, who died in 1866, leaving a family of six children.
Putnam, Perry B., Lander p. o., Farmington, is a farmer and was born in Erie county, N. Y., August 8, 1829. He was a son of Daniel and Betsey (Barrett) Putnam; his paternal grandfather was Jesse Putnam, who with two sons, Daniel and Edson, set- tled in what is now Farmington in 1830. Daniel settled on the farm which is now owned by A. Hinsdale, a part of which he cleared and improved, and afterwards re- moved to Pine Grove township, two miles east of where he first settled, and resided there until his death. His children were Angeline, Sidney, Mary (deceased), Perry B., Sarah (deceased), Almira, Theodore L., Manly T. (deceased), and Nancy, who grew to maturity. Perry B. Putnam was brought up in Farmington, and settled in Eldred township in 1851, and in 1865 he again returned to Farmington, and settled on the farnı which he now occupies. He was married January 1, 1859, to Margaret, a daugh- ter of James and Jane (White) McCray, and a granddaughter of one of the first settlers of Brokenstraw. Mr. Putnam has a family of four children-Mrs. Clara (now Mrs. Herbert White), Grant, Jennie, and Leroy.
Quillian, Charles P., Chandler's Valley p. o., Sugar Grove, was born in Ohio in 1851. In 1880 he married Sylvia Durham, daughter of J. R. and Lavina Durham, born in Cambridge, Crawford county. They have two children. Mr. Quillian is engaged in creamery butter manufacture; he superintended the erection of the Sugar Grove, or
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Chandler's Valley creamery in 1885, at a cost of $1,600. His parents were Hugh and Elizabeth Kelley Quillian, of Ohio ; they were born and married in the Isle of Wight- he born in 1801 and she in 1808. They settled in this country in 1837, and have had a family of eight children-John, Esther, Ann, William, Mary, Eliza, Sophronia, and Charles P. William enlisted in Company I, First Ohio Light Artillery, and served three years.
Raymond, Harry D., Columbus, was born in Sherburne, N. Y., in 1830. He was a son of Fitch and Electa (Brown) Raymond, who were born and married in Connect- icut and died in Columbus, where they settled in 1836. They had a family of ten chil- dren born to them, eight of whom are now living-Ruhama, Delia, Laura, Harry D)., Mary, Lizzie, Lyman, and Addie. The father, Fitch, died in 1853, and the mother, Electa, died in 1859. Harry D. Raymond was married in 1855 to Mary E. Spencer, of Chenango county, N. Y., where she was born in 1826. They have had two daugh- ters born to them-Sallie E. and Alice. Miss Alice is a music teacher, and Sally E. married Frank Howard. Mary E. Spencer was a daughter of Israel and Sally (Web- ster) Spencer, who were born and married in Connecticut, and settled in Chenango county, N. Y., and in 1826 they settled in Columbus.
Raymond, jr., Sears H., Columbus, was born in Columbus on June 19, 1836. He was a son of Sears S. Raymond and Caroline (Eagles) Raymond, who were born in Columbus, Chenango county, N. Y., and family of two children, settled in Columbus, Pa., in 1820. They had a family of eleven children, nine of whom are now living. Sears S. died in 1873, and his wife Caroline died in 1851. Sears S. was a county commissioner, a farmer and a large stock dealer. He was a son of Zacheus and Sarah Raymond, and had a family of six children, two of whom are now living-Harvey and Enoch. Sears H. Raymond, jr., was married in 1861 to Ellen Woods, of Fredonia, N. Y. They have had a family of three children born to them-Bertha, who married C. N. Dood; Addie, who married M. A. Day. Mrs. Ellen was a daughter of Lester Woods, who settled in Columbus, Pa., in 1858.
Rickerson, L. B., Spring Creek, was born in Columbus in 18441, and settled in Spring Creek in 1880. He is a carpenter and builder by trade, but is now engaged in the manufacture of carriages and blacksmithing. He was married in 1861 to Sarah Yager, who was born in Erie county in 1842. They have had a family of seven children- five living-Frank L., Nelson E., Dora L., Cora B., and Daniel O., and Oren and Willey (deceased). Mr. L. B. Rickerson was ordained minister at the Christian convention in 1876, and is now a preacher. He was a son of Oltha N. and Adelia (Brown) Rickerson.
Rieg, Jacob J., Warren p. o., Pleasant, is a farmer and was born in Alsace, France, January 28, 1834. He was a son of George and Salome (Frietch) Rieg, who settled in Warren in 1847, where they still reside. They had a family of five children - Jacob J., George, Hattie, Salome, and Aurelia. Jacob J. Rieg settled in Glade township in 1859, clearing and improving a farm there, upon which he resided until 1882, when he located in Pleasant, on the farm which he now owns and occupies. He was married in 1859 to Elizabeth Seigrist, a daughter of Andrew and Barbara (Lenhart) Seigrist, by whom he has had a family of eight children - Albert, Isabel, Lorena, Helena, Andrew, Fred, Edwin, and Ella.
Ridelsperger, David, Stoneham p. o., Mead, is a farmer, lumberman, and oil pro- ducer, and was born in Alsace, France, December 11, 1827. He was a son of David and Catherine (Farney) Ridelsperger. He came to Mead township in 1841, and came into possession of the farm which he now owns and occupies in 1854, most of which he has cleared and upon which he has made all of the improvements in buildings. His homestead now consists of sixty-five acres, though he has several tracts of about four hundred acres in all; was engaged in lumber business twenty-nine years, and since 1880 he has been actively engaged in the oil business. He was married June 13, 1850, to Mary Leonhart, a daughter of Philip and Mary (Leonhart) Leonhart, who were natives of Warren. They had a family of seven children born to them - William D., Leonora, Frank G., Louis M., Belle, Henry P:, and Lena.
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Robinson, O. A., East Branch p. o., Eldred, was born in Lower Canada in 1834. He is a farmer and owns eighty acres. He married Mary A. McCray, of Pittsfield, War- ren county, who died on February 25, 1865, leaving a family of two chidren - Dennie Clyde, born December 24, 1863, and died April 25, 1865, and Joey McCray, born February 23, 1865, and died September 1, 1865. He was married for the second time in 1870 to Mary A. Immicke, of Spring Creek. She was born in 1851 and died January 19, 1884. They had a family of seven children, four of whom are now living - Roena H., born May 26, 1872; Catherine M., born August 10, 1873 ; Patty I., August 3, 1878 ; Amanda M., September 4, 1880; and Orange B., born September 8, 1875, died 1876 ; Leona M., born June, 1877, died October, 1877; Melissa G., born August 16, 1882, died May 7, 1883. His father, Chase R. Robinson, was born in New Hampshire in 1791, and died in 1865. His mother was Rowena Abell, who was born in Vermont in 1801 and died in 1879.
Root. Elijah, Sugar Grove, is one of the successful farmers and business men of Sugar Grove. He was born August 9, 1838, and was a son of Lyman and Almira (Hodges) Root. She was born in Jefferson county, N. Y. He was born in Saratoga county, N. Y. They were married in Camden, Oneida county, N. Y., in 1831, and they settled in Sugar Grove in 1837, where Mrs. Root died in 1847, and her husband in 1857. They had a family of four children born to them - Lyman jr., Mary, Elijah, and Maria. Maria died leaving one son - Elbert Simmons. Elijah married Cynthia Beardsley, of Orleans County, N. Y., December 15, 1869. They have had one son born to them - Fred Beardsley, born October 10, 1870. Cynthia was a daughter of Allen and Sallie (Hickey) Beardsley. Mr. Root is now a retired farmer.
Root, Perry, Corydon, was born in Bradford August 10, 1824, and at the age of six years came to Kinzua, where he lived with the family of Andrew Merritt until 1848, when he came to Corydon. He operated and owned the saw-mill at Corydon village until 1859. Since this time he has devoted himself to agriculture, having a fine farm of two hundred acres in the north part of the town. Mr. Root married Anna Whitcomb, by whom he had one child - Merritt. For his second wife he married Celia Mc- Laughlin, who also bore him one child - Anna. Perry Root came to Warren county a poor boy, and by industry and energy he has placed himself above want. He is a consistent Democrat in political life, but takes no active part in the political affairs of the town. Daniel J. Root, brother of Perry, came to Corydon in 1858, and occupies a farm near his brother, near the New York State line.
Roper, William, Cornplanter p. o., Elk, and his wife, Hannah Eutetia (Turner) Roper, and their three children-James, Eliza, and Hannah Eutetia, all of whom were born in England, came to Elk in the year 1832. William died in January, 1879, Eliza (married first Simon Sneider, and after his death, John O. Rollins), Hannah E. (married Alanson Dewey), and James married Elsie Jane, a daughter of William S. Marsh, by whom he had a family of three children. James Roper commenced life with no capital, but built up a fortune by industry and economy. He helped his parents in their declining years. His farm consists of 180 acres nicely located on the Allegheny. He also owns the Kinzua House at Kinzua. In politics Mr. Roper is a Republican, and takes considerable interest in town affairs.
Rowe, Henry L., Columbus, was born in Freehold in 1826. He was married in 1848 to Maria Monroe, a daughter of O. L. and Ann L. Monroe, who was born in 1827. 'They had three children-Charles E., born 1856; Fred M., born in 1861, and Florence E., born in 1852. Henry L. Rowe was engaged in farming in early life, and in 1867 settled in Columbus, and engaged in the mercantile business in 1878, built a steam flour-mill, and in 1879 he retired from active life. He was a son of Edmund and Rachel (Hayes) Rowe, who were born and married in Greene county, N. Y. He was born in 1801, and his wife in 1799. They were married in 1822, and settled in Free- hold in 1823. Rachel died in 1869, leaving two children - Henry L. and Maria (now Mrs. Chadwick). Edmund Rowe was a son of William and Rebecca Rowe, who set- tled in Freehold in 1824. They were born and married in Dutchess county, N. Y., and
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had a family of eight children born to them, five of whom are now living - Orrin, Gil- bert, John, Sally, and Edmund.
Rowe, John, Bear Lake p. o., Freehold, was a son of William Rowe, who was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., in 1778, and was married in 1800 to Rebecca Dunham. They had a family of eight children born to them, five of whom are now living-Ed- mund, Albert, deceased ; Henry, deceased ; Sally, Milo, deceased; John, Orrin, and Gilbert. William Rowe died in 1857, and his wife, Rebecca, died in 1849. John , Rowe married Bedora Beals, of Warren county. He is now a retired farmer, and has held almost all of the important offices of the town.
Rowland, Samuel, Warren p. o., Glade, was born at Ellery, Chautauqua county, N. Y., October 25, 1817, and was one of a family of six children, sons and daughters, of Jacob Rowland. Samuel began life on the farm and received at that time only a com- mon school education, but he endeavored then to acquire such knowledge as would fit him for the ministry, which he entered in the year 1858 as a Congregational minister. In 1842 he married Sarah B. Cowan, a daughter of Robert Cowan, who bore him four children, viz .- John C., Mary, Lineas M., and Abbie. They also had one child by adoption-Irvine Cowan Rowland. Rev. Samuel Rowland first preached at Frews- burgh, N. Y., and has since officiated as pastor at Farmington, Spring Creek, Pittsfield, Garland, Fentonville, Gouldtown, Stoneham, Clarendon, Tiona, and Glade respectively. The latter three now being his pastoral charges. For the last two years Mr. Rowland has been a resident of Glade.
Rowley, Merritt B., Sugar Grove, was born in Sugar Grove in 1851, and was mar- ried in 1873 to Emma Ricker, a daughter of Stephen and Julia Ann (Hubbard) Ricker, and by her has had one daughter-Margaret D. Mr. Rowley was first engaged in farming and stock growing. In 1884 he became engaged in the market and butcher business at the borough. Mr. Rowley was a son of Mark and Abigail (Johnson) Row- ley. His parents were born in Farmington. His father was born in 1820, and died in 1854, leaving a widow and two children, Mary and Merritt B. Mark was a son of Benzley Rowley.
Rowley, Levy H., Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, was born in Massachusetts in 1824, and was a son of Solomon and Pleadus (Henry) Rowley. She was born in Mas- sachusetts, and her husband, Solomon, was born in Connecticut. They settled in Brok- enstraw in 1838, where he died in 1866, and his wife in 1875. They had a family of nine children, six of whom are now living-Fanny M., Joanna, Lucy, Sarah S., Levy H., and Louisa. Levy H. Rowley became a successor to the homestead farm, which was purchased in 1838, and became a farmer and lumberman, and has been school di- rector for fifteen years, and held other minor town and district offices. He was married in 1862 to Eliza Black, of Venango county, who was born in 1838. They have had three children, two now living-Willie and Bertie. Eliza was a daughter of Thomas and Eliza Ann Black.
Roy, James, Warren p. o., Glade, was born in the town of Phelps, Ontario county, N. Y., September 14, 1822 ; he is of Scottish descent. His grandfather, Coll Roy, came from Scotland in the year 1749. He settled in Phelps, Ontario county, N. Y., and was a blacksmith by trade. To Coll and Elizabeth, his wife, were born seven children, of whom Andrew, the father of the subject of this sketch, was the fourth child ; he followed the life of a farmer and served in the War of 1812. In the year 1809 he married Mar- garet Ray, by whom he had a family of five children, James being the fourth child. When James was seven years of age, his father died, and in 1836 he, with his mother, came to Elk township, Warren county. At the age of sixteen he was thrown upon his own resources. He prospered reasonably in all his undertakings, was exten- sively engaged in the manufacture of lumber, and later in life he became engaged in the oil business as a producer. In 1851 he married Sophia Shattuck, a daughter of William and Maria Shattuck, by whom he had a family of seven children-Helen M., Margaret, Franc, James, jr., John, Blanche, and Josephine A. Sophia (Shattuck) Roy died in 1867. Mr. Roy now resides in Glade, and occupies a beautiful residence on the banks
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of the Conewango. Politically he has been a Republican, Democrat, and Greenbacker successively. He ran on the Greenback and Democratic tickets as a candidate for the office of county commissioner, and was elected. Mr. Roy has never been identified with any church society.
Ruhlman, Daniel, Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Strasburg, Alsace, France, on November 1, 1841. He was a son of Andrew and Saloma (Rugel) Ruhlman, who came to America in 1844, and settled in North East township, Erie county, where they lived until 1850, after which they removed to Warren county, where his father engaged in the brewing business, which he followed for one year. He suddenly disappeared and has not been heard from since. He had a family of two children-Andrew and Dan- iel. Daniel settled on the farm which he now occupies in 1869, all of which he has cleared and improved himself, owning now in all about 378 acres, fifty of which are all cleared and improved. He was married in 1862 to Mary A. Somers. They have had eleven children born to them-Cora M., Charles A., Sumner D., May B., Orange D., Blanche S., Ray W., Florence J., Cloyd G., Merl, and Hyett. His wife, Mary A., was a daughter of Wendell and Margaret (Schuler) Somers, of Conewango.
Ruland, Michael W., Scofield p. o., Southwest, was born in Deerfield in 1842. He was married in 1879 to Elizabeth Bevier, who was born in 1841. They have had a family of three children born to them-Nathan E., Margaret M., and one child who died in infancy. Elizabeth was a daughter of Elijah and Leah Bevier, who were natives of Ulster county, N. Y., and settled in Southwest in 1844. They had a family of four children born to them, but two of whom are now living-Elizabeth (born in 1841), and Simon J. (born in 1850). Leah was born in 1866, and her husband was born in 18- and died in 1884. He was a son of Simon Bevier, who came to Southwest and settled with his family, and there purchased one thousand acres from the Holland Land Com- pany. He died in Southwest, and after his death his widow and children returned to Cayuga county, N. Y., and Elijah was the only child who again settled in Southwest. Michael W. Ruland was a son of Silas and Eliza Ruland, who settled in Warren county about 1820. They had a family of twelve children born to them, six of whom are now living-Huldah C., William P., Charles, Michael W., Byron, and Mary C. The parents emigrated from Long Island and settled here in 18-, and engaged in the lumber busi- ness and farming. Silas was born in 1796 and died in 1878, and his wife was born in 1809. Michael enlisted and served in the late war, after which he was honorably dsi- charged.
Russell, Robert, Russell p. o., Pine Grove, was a native of Ireland, who immigrated to America and settled in Pine Grove many years ago; in fact he was one of its earliest pioneers. He was twice married. By his first wife he had four sons and three daugh- ters. John Russell was a son of the first marriage. He married three times. His first wife was a Miss Jones. His second wife was Sarah Jane Van Duzen, by whom he had seven children, viz .- David R. P. (born October 9, 1838, died September 24, 1843), T. A. Emmett (born November 14, 1840), Harvey T. R. (born April 3, 1843), John (born August 8, 1845), Ella Isadore (born November 3, 1847), Eliza Jane, and Carl K. His third wife was Mary Penfield, of Chautauqua county, N. Y. John Russell kept the hotel at Russellburg for many years. He moved to Warren in 1861, and lived there until 1865, when he died. His son Harvey is the leading merchant at Russell, having been engaged in business there for thirteen years, all of which time he has been post- master at that place. Mr. Russell enlisted as private in Company K, Twelfth Pennsyl- vania Cavalry, serving three years, and by several promotions gained the rank of first lieutenant. Harvey Russell married Flora J. Houghwot, of Farmington.
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