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Tompsett, Charles, Tidioute p. o., Triumph, was born in Kent, England, in 1847, and emigrated to America in 1865 and settled in Triumph as an agent and laborer in oil production. He was married October 15, 1868, to Ellen Griffin, who was born in Birmingham, England. They have had a family of two children born to them-Will- iam C. (born August 17, 1869), and Albert E. (born August 26, 1871). Charles Tomp- sett has been assessor for three years, was collector for three terms, and constable for six terms. He purchased a tract of twenty acres and put down eight wells in 1885, which he is now pumping with one engine, obtaining over twenty barrels per day, by his own labor combined with that of his son, using the gas as fuel for his engine and house, that he has on his premises. He also has a lot of sixty acres, which is now de- veloped. He was a son of Richard and Sarah (Beeching) Tompsett, who had a family of six children born to them. Sarah died in England, also one child. The father and his five children settled near Jamestown, N. Y. Four of the children are now living -- George, Richard, Charles, and Sarah.
Thompson, David S., Tidioute, was born in Pine Grove in 1840, and settled in Tidioute in 1865 and began the production of oil, which business he followed up to 1874, when he embarked in the general merchandise business, from which he also re- tired in 1884. He was married in 1865 to Charlotte P. Kinnear, of Tidioute. She was a daughter of James and Jeanette Kinnear. They have had two daughters and one son-only one daughter now living. Mr. Thompson is one of the leading men of his town, and was a son of V. R. and Laura (Burgett) Thompson, who were married in Warren county. Laura died in 1874, leaving a family of four daughters and three sons. V. R. Thompson was born in 1808, and settled in Warren county in 18to, with his father, Caleb Thompson, who was a soldier in the War of 1812.
Thompson, E. W., Grand Valley p. o., Eldred, one of the representative men of Grand Valley, was for twenty years keeping a general store, now conducted by his sons under the firm name of Thompson Brothers. He was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., in 1827, and his father settled in Warren county in 1837. He married Adeline Brown, of Warren county, September 11, 1851, and to them have been born nine chil- dren, eight of whom are now living-Rosalia M., Lydia R. (deceased), Olive R., Almon T., Anson R., Anice R., Archie L., Wilfred E., and Nina I. His father, Samuel, was born in New York State in 1775, was married three times, and had a family of sixteen children born to him, nine of whom are now living. He died in Warren county in in 1857. E. W. Thompson now owns and occupies a farm of 270 acres.
Thompson, Edwin W., Russell p. o., Pine Grove, was born in Farmington October 2, 1835. He is a son of William Thompson, a native of Long Island, N. Y., who set- tled in Farmington in 1831, and was one of its pioneers. At the age of twenty-one . years Edwin came to Pine Grove, and built a water-power saw-mill in the heavily tim- bered districts of the town. In 1862 he built the first " circular saw-mill " of the town, and ran it until 1867, when it was sold to Thomas Briggs. In September, 1884, Mr.
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Thompson purchased the mill site at Russell's, of D. M. Martin and Joseph Briggs, and erected thereon one of the most complete and available saw and planing-mills of War- ren county, at an expense of over $6,000. In 1862 Mr. Thompson married Harriet Jones, by whom he had four children, only two of whom are now living. Edwin Thomp- son is one of the most enterprising business men of Pine Grove. He believes that everything worth doing at all should be done well. In political affairs he is independ- ent, but inclines toward the Republican party. His religious views are as independent as his politics ; he is a Free-thinker.
Thompson, jr., Joseph Dale, Tidioute p. o., Triumph, was born in Deerfield in 1834. His parents were Joseph D. and Rosalie (Crippen) Thompson, who were married in 1831. He was born in Deerfield in 1812, and died in 1882 ; she was born in Broken- straw, and died, leaving a family of six children. Mr. Thompson then married his sec- ond wife, Mary Crippen, by whom he had three children. He was a son of John Thompson, who immigrated from Ireland and settled in Tidioute-one of the first set- tlers-where he kept a tavern many years, and died, leaving five children-one son, Joseph D., and four daughters, Polly, Rachael, Hannah, and Esther. Joseph D., jr., married Helen Huey, born in Eldred and married in 1858. They have had six chil- dren-Loretta Victoria, Orres Laverette and Oscar Lavant (twins), Florence May, Eva Jane, and Gertrude Elizabeth. Mr. Thompson has been treasurer for three years, school director thirteen years, and road commissioner for ten years. He purchased his present homestead of 130 acres in 1855-then a wilderness ; he now has a grain and grass pro- ducing farm second to none in his township.
Thompson, Samuel, Warren p. o., Farmington, is a farmer and was born on Long Island, N. Y., May 4, 1816. He was a son of William and Sally (Palmater) Thompson, both of whom were natives of New York, and settled in Farmington in 1831, locating on the farm which is now owned and occupied by their son, Samuel Thompson, which they cleared and improved, and upon which they resided until the time of their deaths. They had a family of ten children-William, Maria, John, Daniel, Samuel, James, Betsey, Harriet, Sally, and George. Samuel purchased the homestead in 1850, and has resided there since 1852. He was married in 1841 to Angeline Putnam, a daughter of Daniel and Betsey (Barrett) Putnam, of Pine Grove. They have had a family of five children- Walter, Alfred, Orrin, Lovisa, and Elmer.
Truman, Lillie, West Spring Creek p. o., Spring Creek, was born in Ohio on October 29, 1852, and settled in Warren county, Pa., in 1876. He married Mary C. Wright, who was born in Spring Creek March 15, 1855, by whom he had a family of four chil- dren-Roy L., born October 27, 1879 ; Earl D., born February 9, 1881 ; Ethel P., born August 11, 1882; and Wilmer G., born May 8, 1885. His parents were James and Claurdean (Havens) Truman. His father was a cooper by trade.
Trushel, Philip and Mary, Warren p. o., Conewango, natives of Alsace, France, came to Warren in the year 1839. In this family were six children-Mary, Philip J., Jacob, Eva, George, and Caroline. Philip, the father, died in 1869, and his wife, Mary, in 1873. Philip J., the oldest son, when a boy, worked for Alonzo Summerton in the store. He went to Butler and Venango counties, where he drove stage, and afterwards followed the river, in rafting season, for fourteen years. In 1861 he went into the mer- cantile business in Warren county, where he has since resided. Mr. Trushel married Margaret E. Zagel, by whom he has had six children-Matilda, Albert, Frank, Edie, who died in 1872 ; Alice, and Clara. Philip Trushel is a conscientious Christian man ; a prominent member and officer of the Evangelical Association society. In political life he has generally supported the Republican nominees, but for the last six years has been a prohibitionist, and is now one of the leaders in the cause. He is the leading mer- chant of Glade, his place of residence and business.
Tuneberg, Magnus, Chandler's Valley p. o., Sugar Grove, a general blacksmith and manufacturer of wagons, carriages, buggies, sleds, etc., was born in Sweden in 1835, and married Christina Neilson in 1866, and immigrated to and settled in Sugar Grove in 1869, and in Chandler's Valley in 1871, where he engaged at his trade, which he still
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continues ; he has here erected a dwelling, shop, and factory. They have one daugh- ter-Hilda, born in 1871.
Twining, Mrs. Jane, Lander p. o., Farmington, was born in Phelps, N. Y., March 16, 1813. She was a daughter of Hugh and Martha (Burgess) Brown, natives of Ire- land, who immigrated to the United States in 1798, and located in Maryland; later they removed to Wayne county, N. Y., and in 1832 located in Warren, this county, and in 1835 they settled in Farmington, where they resided until their deaths. Hugh Brown married twice. His first wife was Margaret Brown, by whom he had a family of four children, who grew to maturity-Thomas, John, William and Sally. His second wife was Martha Burgess, by whom he had eleven children, who grew to maturity-Francis, Hugh, Margaret, Sally, Joseph, Margaret, Jane, Mary A., Susan, Benjamin and Fanny. Mrs. Jane Twining married twice. Her first husband was Arthur Morgan, of Fayette, N. Y., whom she married December 4, 1828, and with whom she came to Warren county in 1832, and by whom she had a family of seven children-William, Charles, Ellis, George, Edwin, Eunice, and John A. Mr. Morgan died in 1854. Mrs. Twining was married in 1879 to Thomas Twining, of Farmington, who settled in this place in 1859.
Tucker, George, West Spring Creek p. o., Spring Creek, was born in Massachusetts in 1814, and settled in Spring Creek in 1856. He is a farmer and owns a farm of two hundred acres. He was married in 1845 to Catherine Brown, of Spring Creek. To them have been born eight children, five of whom are now living-Catherine M., Sarah E., George H., Miriam M., William B., Rosa A., Dora E., and Mary E. Mr. Tucker is a millwright by trade, and has held the office of town commissioner and school director. His father, Seth Tucker, was born in Norton, Mass .; died May 19, 1853, aged eighty- nine. His grandfather, Robert Tucker, born April 20, 1727, died May 20, 1805, aged seventy-eight years.
Van Guilder, S. D., Grand Valley p. o., Eldred, was born in New York in 1815, and settled in Warren county in 1858. He married Emeline Nichols, of Crawford county, by whom he had a family of eight children-Sarah E., George E., Sophia A., Henri- etta, David, Dean, Cassius, and Charles. Mr. Van Guilder was in early life engaged in lumbering, but now devotes the greater part of his time to farming, owning a farm of one hundred and twenty-five acres. His son. George E., served in the late war, in the Twelfth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Frederick Van Guilder, his father, married Sarah Van- Guilder, by whom he had a family of four children, of whom the only one now living is S. D.
Van Eps, John F., Bear Lake p. o., Freehold, was born in Genesee county, N. Y., July 3, 1830, and settled in Warren county in 1838. He married Harriet Stainbrook, who died in 1863 leaving four children. He was again married September 19, 1864, to Mary Tyrrel (widow of David O. Tyrrel, who was a soldier in the civil war and died in Libby prison). To them have been born four children. Mr. Van Eps is now a retired farmer.
Vanmon, Erik, Ackley Station p. o., Pine Grove, was born in Umea, Sweden, in 1846. He came to America in 1869, and until 1871 resided at Jamestown, N. Y., when he came to Pine Grove. Prior to this time he was a farm laboror. Mr. Vanmon purchased a tract of land in the northeast part of the town, a heavily timbered tract, upon which his start in the town was made. By remarkable perseverance, industry, and energy he has cleared and stumped a considerable portion of the land and purchased 'more, so that he now has a farm of eighty acres, fifty-five of which are cleared and are in a good state of cultivation as any in the township. He has in course of erection a new dwelling which compares favorably with a majority of those in the town. Erik Vanmon began here with only $150, and his possessions are worth nearly twenty times that amount. In 1872 he married Augusta Lawson. They have had no children. Mr. Vanmon adheres to the principles of the Republican party, and takes an active part in political affairs.
Van Orsdale, Augustus, Ackley Station p. o., Pine Grove, was born in Orange
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county, N. Y., in 1813. He went while quite young to Lisle, Broome county, N. Y., where he married Eunice Graham. In 1844 he went to Crawford county, and there engaged in the manufacture of lumber for five years. From there he moved to Steuben county, N. Y. In 1870 he came to Pine Grove and settled in that part of the town known as Cable Hollow. In early life Mr. Van Orsdale was apprenticed to learn the tanning and shoemaker's trade with John Burghardt, of Upper Lisle, Broome county, N. Y., where he remained until about thirty years old. The new mill on Rice Run, on the old Brownell tract, originally built by Mr. Sloan, is now owned by Charles A. and John T. Van Orsdale, sons of Augustus Van Orsdale, and is managed by Charles A. John T. is a graduate of West Point, and is now lieutenant of Seventh Infantry U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory. The brothers own a tract of about 285 acres of good timber land on which the new circular saw-mill is now located.
Van Sickel, P. N., of Tidioute, was born in New Jersey, and settled in Tidioute, from New York city, in 1873. He became engaged in the production of oil in 1864, in various sections, but his principal interests are in Warren and Mckean counties, and became superintendent of "New York and Allegheny " now " Mckean and Allegheny Oil Company " in 1875, and still remains in that position. Mr. Van Sickel married for his first wife, Ann Eliza Runyon, of Plainfield, N. J., and by her has one son, living in New York city. In 1868 he married Hattie Williams, of Erie city. They have one child - Blanche, residing with her parents.
Venness, George, Sugar Grove, is a leading farmer of Sugar Grove, and was born on his present farm in 1833. He married Prudence Andrews, of Busti, Chautauqua county, N. Y., who was born in 1839. They were married in 1860, and had two chil- dren born to them - Clyo L. and Kate Belle. Prudence was a daughter of Deloss and Hannah Andrews. Deloss died in 1879, and his wife, Hannah, in 1845. They left four children - Hendrick, Prudence, Alice, and Eris. George was a son of John and Harriet (Davis) Venness. He was born in 1800, and his wife, Harriet, was born in 1802 They were married in 1822. They were natives of Sussex, England, and with a family of five children left England April 14, and landed in New York May 17, 1828. Two of their children died on the voyage. They settled in Utica, N. Y., and in 1830 they settled in Sugar Grove. They had a family of eleven children, six of whom are now living - George, John, Harriet, Sarah, Caroline, and Mary. Harriet, his wife, died in 1869.
Vermilyea, George W., of Columbus, was born in Seneca county, N. Y., in 1823. He was a son of Edward and Mary (Wentworth) Vermilyea. She was born in Dutchess county, N. Y., and her husband, Edward, was born in Chenango county, N. Y .. in 1794. They were married in Seneca county, N. Y., and had a family of thirteen chil- dren born to them, of whom three sons and five daughters are now living. They settled in Columbus in 1827. Mary died in 1851. George W. Vermilyea was married in 1848 to Lovina White, who was born in Cattaraugus county, N. Y., in 1829. They have had a family of four children born to them - Mark E., Edith M., Rachie, and George Orton. Lovina was a daughter of Mark S. White. George W. Vermilyea has held the offices of assessor and constable. He has been a machinist, and manufacturer of wooden ware.
Virgil, Sylvester R., Sugar Grove, was born in Genesee county, N. Y., in 1828, and was a son of John and Betsey Elizabeth (Rich) Virgil. He was a native of Maine and his wife, Betsey Elizabeth, was born in Connecticut. They were married and settled in Fort Plain, Montgomery county, N. Y. He was a contractor on the Erie Canal, and built several locks on the canal in 1822, '23, and '24, and later he settled in Orangeville, Wyoming county, N. Y., where they died, leaving a family of six children, four of whom are now living, one son and three daughters. Sylvester married Mary A. Kelso, of Chautauqua county, N. Y. She was born at Otsego county, N. Y., and married April 14, 1853. They have had two daughters born to them - Ella Louise and Julia Elizabeth. Ella L. married A. Dustin. Sylvester R. settled in Farmington, as a farmer, in 1867, and in early life was a carriage-smith. In 1871 he purchased his homestead in Sugar Grove.
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Waite, H. B., Youngsville p. o., Brokenstraw, is a civil engineer ; he was born in Nunda, Livingston county, N. Y., in 1826, and setted in Warren county as a teacher in 1849 ; he taught several years, and embarked in the general mercantile trade in 1857, which he continued until 1868, when he sold out on account of impaired health, and took up engineering. During the war he was active in the employ of the government in the purchase of stock. He married Susan Mead in 1830. They have had two children - Garello and Emma L .- the latter married Julius Bourquin. Mrs. Waite was a daughter of William and Susanna Mead ; he was born in Westmoreland in 1784, and she in New Jersey in 1784; they were married in Brokenstraw in 1807, and had a family of six daughters and two sons.
Wales, John M., Enterprise p. o., Southwest, was born in Southwest, Warren county, in 1862. He is a son of John Wales, who was born in Windham county, Conn., in 1807, and who settled in Southwest with his parents in 1825. His parents were Dorcas and Polly (Kees) Wales, who were born and married in Connecticut, and had a family of five children, of whom John is now the only surviving one. The others were Hiram, Sarah, Delosia, and Delusia. Dorcas died in 1850 at the age of seventy-one years, and Polly died in 1844. John Wales, sr., married Lucy Whitney in 1836. She died in 1850, leaving a family of five children - Maro died in 1860; Delocia, Elizabeth, George, and Lucy. Mr. Wales then married Harriet M. Mayhew, who was born in Addison county, Vt., in 1827. She was married in 1850, and by her he has had a family of four chil- dren, one of whom died in infancy - Hattie, born in 1859; John M., born in 1862 ; Fred, born in 1865. Hattie married Fred Johnson, and died in 1882, leaving one son- Theodore. John M. and his brother Fred are the managers of a part of the homestead (185 acres) formerly 300 acres. They are now engaged in producing oil on their lands.
Walker, Cecil E., Bear Lake p. o., was a son of William Walker, who was born in Chenango county, N. Y., in 1821, and settled in Warren county in 1837. He married Mary Ann De Long, of Chenango county, N. Y., and to them were born two children -Cecil E., and Leon E. He was a large dealer in lumber, and was the first to take lumber and shingles to St. Louis. Cecil E. married E. Curtis, of Columbus. They have had one child born to them -Roy. Mr. Walker is a dealer in short-horn cattle, and is engaged in farming.
Walker, Mrs. Lavina, West Spring Creek p. o., Spring Creek, wife of Silas Walker, who was born in 1823, and settled in Warren county. He died, leaving a family of six children. four of whom are now living-Mary Jane, Silas Adelbert, Emily Ann, Charles H., Franklin De F., and Martha R.
Walling, Oliver Smith, Germany p. o., Elk, was born in Orange county, N. Y., March 3, 1842. At Rochester, N. Y., he was united in marriage with Mary Ann Holman, by whom he had a family of seven children -Sylvester L., John Z., Lyman H., Melissa, Franklin P., Harriet M., and Amy E. They came to Quaker Hill about 1850, where the family have since resided. The farm, comprising one hundred acres, is one of the best in the township, and since the death of the father in November, 1861, has been con- ducted by his widow and her sons. Mr. Walling died in Oregon, where he had gone in the hope of regaining his health. During his life in Elk, Mr. Walling stood highly re- spected among his fellow-townsmen. His wife has held the office of postmistress of the town for sixteen years. and the establishment of the office in this place was largely due to the efforts of her husband. They commenced married life with less than $100 in money, but by industry and economy he acquired a comfortable home and farm.
Wallace, B. F., Eagle, was born in Onondaga county, N. Y., and settled in Warren county in 1849. He married Mary Green, of Onondaga county, N. Y., and by her had a family of seven children -William A .. John F., Permelia L., Ezra V., Morgan S., Bertha, and Floyd He is a carpenter and farmer and owns a farm of fifty-two acres. He has been postmaster for twenty years, and also held the office of assessor. school director and town clerk. His father. William, was born in Washington county, N. Y., in 1798, and married Permelia Eddy, of Oneida county, N. Y. They had a family of three children born to them - Corydon S., Benjamin F., and Ichabod.
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Walter, David, Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Alsace, France, and came to Warren on May 15, 1852, and in September, 1854, removed to Glade. In his family were four children, as follows: Mary, Elizabeth, Emeline, and David, jr. David Walter died February 26, 1871, Anna Marie, mother, died February 26, 1876. David, jr. married Maria Ursula, who came to Warren with her uncle's family when she was but thirteen years of age. Her parents now reside in Alsace, France. The children of David and Maria Walter are Albert David, born March 9, 1865, Louisa, born April 18, 1867, George B., born January 24, 1870, Frederick M., born October 29, 1871, Otto S., born December 28, 1873, William P., born August 9, 1876, Martin L., born July 17, 1878, and John, born November 29, 1881. David Walter is a prominent man in the affairs of Glade. He commenced life poor, but has worked his way up to a comfortable and en- viable position in the town. He is a staunch Democrat, and a member of the Lutheran Church.
Walter, Henry, Irvinton p. o., Brokenstraw, was born in Meadtown in 1857, and en- gaged in the manufacture of lumber in 1878 - firm of Walter & Patch ; they purchased the stave and shingle-mill at Irvinton. The partnership was dissolved in 1882, when Mr. Walter erected his present mill, and continued the stave, heading and shingle business. In 1884 his brother Frederick became his partner in the business. Mr. Walter was a son of Jacob and Burlena Walter who were born and married in Germany. They settled in Warren county in 1848, and had a family of ten children, seven of whom are now living -Frederick, Lewis, Henry, Samuel, Jacob, Kate, and Mary. Henry married Bertha Wiederhold, of Youngsville, in 1881, and they have two children -Alice P., and Guy V. Mrs. Walter was a daughter of George and Barbara Wiederhold. The Messrs. Walter employ on an average of five hands in their business.
Walton, Aaron, of Columbus, was born in Columbus, Chenango county, N. Y., May 20, 1800. He was married in 1824 to Elizabeth Hanna, who was born in Oneida county, N. Y., in 1798, and died in 1868. They had a family of nine children born to them-George, Benjamin F., Robert H., and John D., Hiram A., Emily, Mary E., Sa- rah J., Artimissa. Emily married David O. Smith, and Artimissa married A. J. Day- mon. Mr. Aaron Walton has held the office of county commissioner for three years, and has also held many of the town and district offices. He was engaged in farming and stock raising at an early age, a branch of business of which he has made a financial success. He was a son of Aaron, sr., and Artimissa (Fields) Walton. Artimissa was born in Connecticut, and Aaron, sr., was a native of Massachusetts. They were married and settled in Chenango county, N. Y., and with a family of ten children settled in Colum- bus, in 1824. Those of the family now living are Aaron, John, Levy, and Mary.
Walton, Charles H., Columbus, was born in Columbus in 1829. He was married in 1857 to Mary Parker, of Columbus. She died in 1867, leaving a family of four chil- dren, three of whom are now living-Laura, Dallas, and Lelia. He then married for his second wife Mrs. Johanna (Hesling) Morgan, in 1868. She had one son by her first husband, Arthur Morgan. Laura married Clifford Jarrett ; Lelia married Albert J. Smith, a merchant of Columbus. Charles H. Walton retired from farming in 1880. He was a son of John and Harriet (Spencer) Walton, natives of Chenango county, N. Y., who were married in 1828. Harriet Walton, died in 1870, leaving a family of four sons aud four daughters. The father, John Walton, was born in 1806. His sons are Charles H., Darius S., Spencer A., and Frank B. His daughters are Laura A., Lucinda M., Louisa J., and Lucretia E.
Walton, Levi, Columbus, was born in Columbus, Chenango county, N. Y., in 1818, and is a son of Aaron and Artamissa Field Walton. They were born and married in Connecticut, and settled in Chenango county, N. Y., in 182.4, and emigrated to and set- tled in Columbus, with a family of ten children, four of whom are now living-Aaron, jr., born in 1800; John, born in 1806; Levi, born in 1818; and Mary. Aaron, sr., was a successful farmer, and died at the age of eighty-two. Levi married in 1841 Cynthia A. West, of Chenango county, N. Y .; she was born in 1818. They have a family of three children-Clarence L., Amelia M., and Lawrence. Amelia M., married H. C. Allen, of Otsego county, N. Y., in 1870, and Lawrence married Mary E. Ripley, of Chautau-
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