History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 148

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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Mary Ross, daughter of David and Mary A Ross, was born in August. 1830, and was married in September, 1848, to Capt. Archibald F. Jones, late mer- chant of Coudersport, who died March 8, 1879. To this union, one child. William Knight Jones, was born.

Pulaski Ross, second son of David and Mary A. Ross, was born in Decem- ber. 1833, and died in February, 1841.

Ellen Ross, second daughter of David and Mary A. Ross, was born in No- vember, 1836, and in 1860 was married to A. G. Olmsted, at present judge of this judicial district. They have two children -- one daughter, Nellie, and one son, Robert.

JOHN S. ROSS (deceased), son of Sobieski Ross, was born at Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., January 7, 1848. He completed his education at Andalusia College, Bucks Co., Penn. Being of a studious and literary nature he spent much time in the study of geology, in which he took great pleasure, and as helps he collected a large cabinet of geological specimens, also a library on that subject. In 1872 he married Miss Lydia S., daughter of W. J. Colegrove, of Smethport, Mckean Co., Penn. After his father's decease Mr. Ross devoted his time and energies to the proper management of the large interests which that event entailed upon him. Our subject was active in politics, but was not an office seeker. He died December 14, 1882, at Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co., Penn.

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GEORGE F. ROSS (deceased), son of Sobieski Ross, was born June 19, 1859, at Coudersport, Penn. He received his early education here, and attended the academy at Washington, Penn. After leaving school he was engaged in a bank, and in a custom and flouring mill. He married. July 3, 1878, Miss Frank Brown, daughter of William Brown, of Mansfield, Tioga Co., Penn. Mr. Ross died September 27, 1887. He was a young man of extended acquaintance, and his prospects for future prosperity were full of promise.

JOHN SCHAFER, baker and confectioner, Coudersport, is a native of Germany, born in 1850. He was reared in his native country, and in 1869 came to America. He first located in New York City, where he lived until 1875, when he moved to New Jersey, and thence, in 1881. to Coudersport, Penn. He learned the baker's trade in his native country, and on coming to Coudersport embarked in business on Main street, where he has built up a good trade. being now one of the leading business men of the place. He was married in New Jersey, in 1878, to Maggie Stucker, aud they have two chil- dren: Caroline and Georgie. In politics Mr. Schafer is a Democrat, but is in no sense a politician. He is a member of the order of Knights of the Maccabees. In religious faith he is a Protestant. but is a member of no denomination.

JASPER M. SPAFFORD. surveyor, Coudersport, was born June 16, 1834. on the farm he now owns at Lymansville. Potter Co., Penn., and is a son of Lorenzo D. and Almira (Taggart) Spafford. They were among the earliest pioneers of Potter county, in fact the second family to become residents there- of, having settled in the county in the year 1810. Lorenzo D. Spafford's first home was in a log cabin, located near the site occupied by the store at Lymans- ville, near which place he cleared a farm, and became a practical agriculturist. He is now the father of four children: Cordelia, the late Mrs. G. B. Williams, of Columbus City, Iowa; Orlo J., of Williamsport, Penn. ; Jasper M., and Augusta, now Mrs. John Rodgers, of Emporium. Jasper M. Spafford received such educational advantages as were afforded in this then a new country, and was brought up on the farm. In 1863 he married Miss Ellen Bird, and located on the old homestead, where he has since resided. For twenty years he followed surveying, and for ten or fifteen years carried on a general store, being also largely interested in the hardwood trade and in timber lands, besides various other business interests. He was elected treasurer of the county in 1872, and has held many official positions. Mr. Spafford is a supporter of the Republican party, and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

CONSIDER STEARNS, associate judge. Coudersport, son of Rufus and Polly (Wilcox) Stearns, was born in Allegany county, N. Y., in 1822. In 1841 he removed to Hebron, Potter Co., Penn., and engaged in farming. At that time this portion of the county was a wilderness, but he cleared a farm of 130 acres, and later one of 150 acres; then purchased one in Eulalia, of which he cleared about 100 acres. He remained on this last purchase until 1886, when he bought a lot in Coudersport, upon which he built his present residence, and to which he removed when elected associate judge. He is a member of the Republican party, and has held various official positions in his former home, both of honor and trust. Mr. Stearns married, in 1848, Sarah, daughter of George Stillman, of Hebron, and to them were born two children: Roscoe (who married Sarah Weimer, and resides in Coudersport), and Lydia. now Mrs. Dr. Tassell, of Eulalia. Mr. and Mr. Stearns are members of the Bap- tist Church.

E. N. STEBBINS, merchant, Coudersport, is a native of Hammonds- port, N. Y., born in 1835. He received a common-school education, and in

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1855 went to Green Bay, Wis., where he engaged in mercantile business, but after a time returned east, and in 1857 located at Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., becoming here a dealer in general merchandise. At the beginning of the Civil war he was appointed paymaster and military storekeeper in the ord- nance department, U. S. A., and stationed at Washington arsenal. Soon after the close of the struggle (in October, 1865) he resigned, and located at Bridgeport, Conn., where he engaged in the manufacture of hardware, having a store in New York City. In 1875, under the administration of President Grant, he was appointed a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, upon which he served three years, when he resigned and returned to Couders- port, where he has since been one of its prominent merchants, and is one of its representative men. He has cast his fortune with the Democratic party, and after one of the hottest fights ever made for a post-office in Pennsylvania, received the appointment of postmaster in 1887. While a resident of Bridge- port he married Miss Mary T. Clapp, and they are the parents of nine children, five of whom, with their parents, are members of the Episcopal · Church of Coudersport, which Mr. Stebbins was largely instrumental in building.

P. A. STEBBINS & BRO., general merchants, Condersport. This well- known house has been in trade for many years, and its members are known far and wide as enterprising and reliable dealers. Their annual sales are very heavy, and their operations in general merchandise cover every line except hardware and drugs. Their store is a double one, with a large store-room in the rear. The front is of plate-glass, and the interior of the store is con- veniently arranged for the careful inspection of goods. The three leading departments are dry goods, groceries and boots and shoes. In dry goods the firm handle every texture, from the finest fabrics to substantial goods for com - mon wear. Elegant novelties and ladies' fine dress goods are displayed in connection with the sober colors of coarse textures, suitable for hard service. In boots and shoes the firm carry lines of ladies' and gentlemen's wear of the leading makes, and can give satisfaction to parties in search of a fancy shoe or a heavy boot; all styles and sizes are kept. In groceries, extra select lots of teas and coffees are carried; in fact, their whole stock of family groceries has been selected with great care, and can be depended upon in actual use. The firm are also known as exporters of ginseng, and their transactions in this article foot up to many thousands of dollars. Their establishment is a model one, and their trade is exceptionally large. Both members of the firm are good business men.

P. A. Stebbins, Jr., was prothonotary of the county for a term, and is the present superintendent of the fire department of the borough. C. A. Steb- bins is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, and of Coudersport Chapter.

Z. J. THOMPSON, grocer, Condersport, is a native of Plymouth, Che- nango Co., N. Y., born January 3, 1820, and was there reared and educated. His grandfather, Jacob Thompson, was of German descent, and was one of the pioneers of Chenango county, but removed to the Western States, where he died. Henry Thompson, son of Jacob, and father of Z. J., was born in Smyrna, Chenango Co., N. Y., and was married to Jane Henry. He was a farmer by occupation, and later in life followed shoemaking at Sherburne Four Corners, in his native county-the first pair of shoes he made being for his son Z. J. He and his wife died at Sherburne Four Corners. The subject of this sketch married, October 3, 1848, Julia A. Shuart, born June 7, 1820, daughter of Col. William and Hannah (Wortendyke) Shuart, natives of Ber- gen county, N. J., and of Holland and French descent, respectively. In

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1849 Z. J. Thompson moved to Mansfield, Tioga Co., Penn., where he took up the trade of wheelwright. He afterward went to Wellsboro, and in 1855 came to Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., where he engaged in business as a wagon- maker, which he continued until the disastrous conflagration of 1880, when he lost everything he had excepting his residence. He, however, erected a new place of business on Second street, where he is now located in the grocery trade. He has been honored by being placed in many positions of trust and honor, and is at present justice of the peace. He has but one child living --- W. W .; a daughter, Ella J., born March 7, 1853, at Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Penn., died January 13. 1874.

W. W. THOMPSON, printer, Condersport, son of Z. J. Thompson, was born at Mansfield, Tioga, Co., Penn. He was educated at Coudersport, and in 1865 commenced an apprenticeship to the printing trade. In 1867 he pur- chased the Potter County Journal (having become associated in business with Mrs. V. C. Dyke), the oldest paper in the county. In 1871 he disposed of his interest to Mrs. Dyke, spent three years in Kansas, and in 1874, upon the or- ganization of a stock company, he became the principal stock-holder, editor and publisher of the Enterprise, of Coudersport, Penn. He, however, was one of the sufferers by the fire of 1880, and lost heavily, but at once erected the building the Enterprise now occupies, and started anew. This profession he continued until 1886, when he sold out the business. In 1882 Mr. Thomp- son married Miss Eva, daughter of C. L. and V. C. Dyke (the latter of whom was his former partner), and they have one child, two years of age. Mr. Thompson is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. & A. M., and Cou- dersport Chapter, No. 263, R. A. M., and of Bradford Commandery, No. 58, K. T. In politics he is an ardent Democrat.

M. S. THOMPSON, druggist, etc., Coudersport, was born in North Nor- wich, Chenango Co., N. Y., in 1842, where he received his education, enjoy- ing such advantages as the common schools afforded. The parents of Mr. Thompson were Henry and Jane (Henry) Thompson. His paternal grand- father was of German descent, and his paternal grandmother of Scotch ex- traction. Grandfather Henry was of Irish blood, and it is thought that the name was originally McHeury. Mr. Henry's wife was a genuine Yankee, but the nationality of her ancestors in unknown. M. S. Thompson came to Coudersport, Potter Co., Penn., in 1859, and worked at the wheelwright's trade for about three years, when he entered the employ of P. A. Stebbins & Son, with whom he remained until the fall of 1866, at which time he became associated with Dr. O. T. Ellison, in the drug trade, Mr. Thompson beginning business on a cash capital of $100. The firm name was Ellison & Thompson, which in 1868 was changed to Thompson & Mann, and in 1879 to M. S. Thompson & Co. Their place of business is on the corner of Main and Third streets, the mammoth double store at once attracting attention. It is 80x26 feet, with a rear apartment measuring 34x26. The building is owned by M. S. Thompson & Co., and is a handsome structure built of brick, the second floor being divided into offices. There are but few drug stores along the main line of the Erie Railroad that will compare with this. In its construction both exterior and interior, very fine work has been done. The stock is an immense one, and comprises drugs, books, stationery, wall paper, fancy goods, paints, oils, curtains, watches, jewelry, silverware, smokers' supplies and many other lines, and Mr. Thompson also has the exclusive agency for the Sherwin- Williams and the H. W. Johns paints. Physicians' prescriptions are com- pounded with the utmost care. Toliet articles of every variety are here found. Fancy cutlery, lamps and lamp fixtures are displayed, and school supplies are

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also kept. Mr. Thompson was postmaster at Coudersport from 1869 to 1887. and this post-office is one of considerable importance, owing to the fact of the town being the county seat. In the long period of Mr. Thompson's service, he made marked improvements in the standing of the office, and placed it on a firm footing of prosperity. The interior arrangements are admirably planned. The store is a noted center of trade, and people throughout Potter county find it profitable to do business with Thompson & Co., owing to the high standard of the stock and the low figures at which goods are sold. In addition to his valuable realty, Mr. Thompson has an interest in the Couders- port & Port Allegany Railroad. He is a member of the Republican party, and is at present the very able burgess of the borough of Coudersport. He is a public-spirited man, and takes a lively interest in all local matters, having contributed toward the erection of the Soldiers' Monument, churches, etc. Mr. Thompson was married September 30, 1868, to Miss Cora E., daughter of John S. Mann. He has two adopted daughters: Marcia C., seventeen years of age, and Marion I., eleven years old.

AMOS VELEY, proprietor of a livery stable at Coudersport. was born in Ly- coming county, near Haneyville, Clinton Co., Penn., in 1849. His parents. Mi- nard and Abby Veley, were natives of New Jersey, but lived and died in Ly- coming county, near the village of Jersey Shore. Their children were Barney, Jeanette, Minard, Emily, Hagerman, Amos. George, Jane (deceased) and a babe (also deceased). When twenty years of age Amos started in life for him- self and removed to Coudersport in 1870, where he engaged in the stage and livery business, his first line being from Kettle Creek to Coudersport. He continued that line of business, and now has several mail contracts over as many routes. in addition to which he does a general livery business. In 1871 he married Ella S., daughter of William and Amanda A. (Woodcock) Benson, of Lymansville, Potter Co., Penn., and they have two children, Edgar H .. and Harry M. Mrs. Veley's father, W. H. Benson, was born at Southport. Che- mung Co., N. Y., January 17, 1814, and her mother at Hebron, Washington Co., N. Y .. April 26, 1821. They were married in Eulalia township, Potter Co., Penn., in October, 1837. Almond Woodcock, grandfather of Mrs. Veley, was one of the first settlers of Lymansville, where he lived and died. Her par- ents also located at Lymansville, and they are also deceased. Their children were Harvey H .. William W., Dallas. Ella S., Mortimer and Wesley.

S. C. WHITE, attorney at law, Coudersport, son of James and Mary A. (Boyd) White, was born at Richburg, Allegany Co., N. Y., January 1, 1859. His parents were natives of Ireland, and emigrated to America in 1848, locat- ing in Steuben county, N. Y., removing thence to Richburg, and thence to Potter county, Penn. They located in Sharon township in 1866. and engaged in lumbering, from there moved to Coudersport, their present residence. Their family consisted of four children: S. C., Jennie, Amy and Homer R., the last named a resident of Chicago. S. C. White attended school at Sharon Centre, and graduated at the Central State Normal School, at Lock Haven, Penn., in July, 1882, Jennie, his sister graduating in the same class, and Amy a year later. He read law with District Attorney L. H. Cobb, of Coudersport, was admitted to the bar March 2, 1885, and at once located at Coudersport, where he has since been in the active practice of his profession, and is now one of the rising young lawyers of the borough.

IV. G. WILBER, commissioner of Potter county, is a son of Randall Clark Wilber, and was born in Alfred Centre, Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1851. In 1855 his father died, leaving four children, and in 1868 his mother re- moved to Potter county, Penn. Here W. G. Wilber engaged in lumbering

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and farming until 1887, when he was elected commissioner of Potter county, having previously been jury commissioner. He is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F. & A. M. He is a Republican, and received the appointment of postmaster at Wilber under President Arthur's administration, a position he held for a period of five years. Mr. Wilber married, in 1872, Miss L. A., daugh- ter of John Brooks, and they have five children.

CHAPTER XXV.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES-SHARON. OSWAYO AND GENESEE TOWNSHIPS.

SHARON TOWNSHIP.

ANDREW J. BARNES, lumberman and farmer, P. O. Millport, was born in Wayne county, Penn., March 30, 1836, a son of Gabriel and Salena J. (Starr) Barnes, who settled in Sharon township, Potter county, in 1838, where the father engaged in lumbering, at which business he continued until his death. He reared a large family of children, named as follows: Ann, Adeline (Mrs. F. Fuller), Andrew J., George H. (killed at the battle of Chattanooga), Charles, James (both in the army), Susan (Mrs. William Caldwell), Alice (Mrs. George Corwin) Mary (Mrs. William McMurray), Thomas, Fremont, Rodney and Ida. Andrew J. Barnes was reared in Sharon township, and began life as a lum- berman. He enlisted in the Civil war in October, 1861, in Company G, Fifty- third Pennsylvania Volunteers, serving eleven months, when he was honorably discharged on account of disability. After his return home he re-embarked in the lumber business, as agent for Weston Bros., of Olean, N. Y., in which he has been very successful. He has cleared and improved most of the farm he now occupies, which was his father's homestead, and has been in the mer- cantile trade at Millport since 1878. He married twice. His first wife was Delia, daughter of Silas Babbitt, of Sharon township, by whom he had five children: Guy S., Silas, Belle (Mrs. O. B. Howard), Charles and Jessie. His present wife was Laura, daughter of William Lockwood, of Oswayo township, by whom he has four children: Alfred, Leslie, Salena, and Weston (an infant son). Mr. Barnes is one of the leading citizens and business men of Sharon township. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he is a Democrat.

ZALMON BARNES, farmer, P. O. Honeoye, was born in Barton, Tioga Co., N. Y., November 11, 1840, and is a son of Christopher and Mary H. (Lott) Barnes, natives also of Barton, N. Y. His father settled in Sharon township, this county, in 1852, and cleared and improved the farm now occupied by Zal- mon, who was reared in Sharon from fourteen years of age. September 10. 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Eighty-fifth New York Volunteers. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C., and sent to Andersonville prison, where he remained five months; from there he was taken to Charleston prison, and one month later to Florence prison, where he also remained two months, when he was paroled. He was honorably discharged at Elmira, N. Y., March 25, 1865. He then returned home to Sharon township, where he engaged in farming,

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and for twelve years was in the lumber business. He married, January 1, 1870, Rosetta F., daughter of Nathan and Clarissa (Chapel) Hayward, of Boli- var, N. Y., and they have one son, Charles E. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and of the G. A. R. In politics he is a Re- publican, and has held the office of school director four years.

GEORGE M. BRIGHTMAN, farmer, P. O. Shinglehouse, was born in One- onta, N. Y., June 24, 1820, a son of George and Sally (Brightman) Bright- man. He was reared in his native town, and settled in Sharon township, this county, in 1849, and in 1869 located on the farm he now occupies, most of which he cleared and improved. His wife was Alzina, daughter of Charles and Chloe (Perry) Perry, of Saratoga Co., N. Y., by whom he had seven chil- dren: William, George, Charles, Warren B. (now district attorney of Potter county), Minerva (Mrs. John T. Smith), Helen (Mrs. Avery Moshier) and Georgia. Of these, William was in the Rebellion. and died in the service of his country. Mr. Brightman is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He cast his first presidential vote for Gen. William H. Harrison in 1840, and his last for the grandson, Gen. Benjamin Harrison, in 1888.

WILLIAM J. BROWN. farmer and Inmberman, P. O. Millport, was born in Washington county, N. Y., October 20, 1826, a son of William and Ruth (Saxon) Brown. He was reared in St. Croix, Wis., and Tioga county, Penn. In 1845 he enlisted in the Mexican war, in which he served eleven months. In 1846 he settled in Sweden, Potter county, where he was engaged in lumbering up to 1865. He then removed to Millport, in Sharon township, where he has since resided, and been engaged in lumbering and farming. July 29, 1849, he married Lucinda, daughter of Silas and Cyntha (Felt) Nel- son, of Eulalia township, this county, and they have six children, viz .: Ella (Mrs. Joshua Dunning), Alice (Mrs. Ransom Munger), Rose ( Mrs. Charles McDonald), Herbert (married to Nettie Sloat), Fannie (Mrs. Eugene C. Drake) and Charles (married to Libbie Hallett). Mr. Brown is a prominent and lead- ing citizen of Sharon township. Politically he is a Republican. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity, both lodge and chapter.

PELEG BURDIC, proprietor of the Sharon Centre House, Sharon Centre, was born in Addison, Steuben Co., N. Y., April 24, 1830, a son of Thomas J. and Ursula (Gibbs) Burdic, who settled at Millport, Sharon township, Potter Co., Penn., about 1838, where they resided two years; then moved to Sharon Centre, locating on the land now owned and occupied by their son Peleg, where the father engaged in lumbering for many years. They reared a family of nine children, viz .: John, Peleg, George, Jesse, Roxie, Melvin, Helen (Mrs. Dana Drake), Ralph and Almira (Mrs. De Witt Gustin). Peleg Burdic was reared in Sharon, and his early life was spent in lumbering, at which he continued np to 1861, when he erected the Sharon Centre House, which he has since successfully conducted. December 31, 1863, he enlisted in Company L, Fifteenth New York Cavalry, participated in the Shenandoah raids and was honorably discharged July 4, 1865. He married Matilda, daughter of Joseph and Esther (Gibbs) Manley, of Addison, N. Y., and they have one son, Wal- lace) a merchant of Sharon Centre. Mr. Burdic has been postmaster of Sharon Centre since Lincoln's first administration. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, both lodge and chapter, and of the Knights of Labor. Politically he is a stanch advocate of the Greenback doctrine.

DE WITT C. CHASE, retired, P. O. Millport, was born in Jerusalem, Yates Co., N. Y., September 24, 1818, a son of Rev. John B. and Rebecca (Winship) Chase, early settlers of Yates and Allegany counties, N. Y. Mr. Chase set- tled in Sharon township, Potter county, in 1844, where, for a number of years,

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he was engaged in farming. In 1865 he embarked in general mercantile business, in which he successfully continued up to 1878, when ill health com- pelled him to retire. Mr. Chase is au honored and respected citizen of Mill- port. He cast his first presidential vote for William H. Harrison in 1840, and his last for the grandson, Benjamin Harrison, in 1888.

CHARLES H. COLE, county commissioner, justice of the peace and lumberman, Shinglehouse, was born in Clara township, Potter Co., Penn .. June 10, 1855, a son of William A. and Almira (Smith) Cole, the father a native of Cortland county, N. Y., and the mother of Harrison, Potter Co., Penn. His paternal grandfather, Jonathan Cole, was a pioneer of Sharon township, and later removed to Oswayo township, and died there. His mater- nal grandfather, Jonathan Smith, was a pioneer of Harrison township, this county. William A. Cole was a farmer of Clara township, and there Charles H. was reared and educated. He began life as a teacher in the common schools, and in 1879 entered as a clerk the store of George W. Dodge, of Shinglehouse, by whom he was employed four years. He then formed a part- nership with Mr. Dodge, and embarked in the hardware trade at Shinglehouse. under the firm name of Dodge & Cole, and carried on business for four years. In May. 1884. Mr. Cole married Jessie A., daughter of Amos A. and Dolly (Jones) Newton, of Sharon township, and they have two children: Harold and Dolly. In 1884 Mr. Cole was elected justice of the peace for Sharon town- ship, which office he still holds, and in 1888 was elected county commissioner for a term of three years. He is a popular citizen and business man. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in polities is a Republican.

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320