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WEED. The first of the name was - -- Weed, g. g. father of Sherman, to Rupert from Long Island. He was captain in the Revolution; his son, John, also from Long Island; was a captain in the war of 1812. John Weed had sons: Ira, William, James, John, Hoyt and Town- send ; the last two twins, and daughters; Betsey, married Peck; Joanna and Rebecca (twins) ; Joanna, mar- ried Simeon Doane ; Rebecca, married Ralph Price ; Polly, married Ralph Price, after Rebecca's death ; Susan, mar- ried Horace Phillips; Mandy, married William Kilburn. Ira Weed was a staff officer in the War of 1812. He mar- ried Thankful Phillips. Children : Charlotte, died in youth ; Sherman, James; Ruth, died 1863. Sherman Weed, married Louisa, daughter of Calvin Moore. Children : Fred S., Bernice H .; second wife, Rhoda Warner; third wife, Mary Potter ; present wife, Sophia Hitt.
WEED, FRED S., married Minnie Derrick; and after her death, a sister, Nellie.
WEED, BERNICE H., married Stella, daughter of Wil- liam Root.
WEED, JAMES, son of Ira, married Caroline Rice. Children : Flora, married Ed Rodman and died in 1897; Henry, married Betty Gates; Charles, married
WEED, WILLIAM, brother of Ira. married Cynthia Phillips.
WEED, CAPT. JAMES, married Ruth Nelson; second wife, Betsey, daughter of Roswell Flower, Sr. ; daughter, Charlotte. A captain in the war of 1812.
WEED, JOHN, married Emily Frary.
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WEED, HOYT AND TOWNSEND, married twin sisters, Malby.
WILSON, ROBERT, married Hannah, daughter of Joel Taylor. Children : Fayette and Janette, twins, and Mariatta ; Janette married Elijah Burton; Mariatta died at about 20. Mr. Wilson died in 1868, aged 81; wife, 1858.
WILSON, FAYETTE, married Juliette, daughter of T. K. Bebee. Children: Robert, married Frances Boyd; Clinton ; Helen, married Rufus Coon; Fanny, married Henry Beattie. Mr. Wilson died in 1876.
WATROUS, ROYAL, married Lydia Balch. Children : Daniel E., of Pawlet; Melissa, married Henry Woodward ; Fred, died in Grafton; Sarah, married James Fisher ; Hiram W., of Castleton; George, died in youth; Ida, married S. M. Moore; Frank J .; Louisa, married J. G. Dennison. Died at 87.
WISEMAN, JOHN, was a son of John, who deserted from the British army during the Revolution, and joined the Americans. John Jr., married Sarah Bourn. Chil- dren: Fanny, married Henry Smith; Merritt, Milton B. ; Josephine, married Dewitt C. Wait; John N., Mar- · cellus, Marvin (died in youth); Jane, married Eleazer Gil- man ; Hoyt, Eva, married C. P. Hatch. Died in 1863.
YOULEN, JEREMIAH, from Connecticut, 1807; married Sarah Goodell. Children: Judith, married Fairbanks Moore; Benjamin, married Rachel -; Jeremiah,
married Lucy Parker; Abner, married -; Calista, married - Stone; Prudence, married Lothrop; John, married Susan Green; Elijah, married ; Philip W., married Electa Johnson.
YOULEN, JEREMIAII, married Lucy Parker. Children : Sarah, John P., Mary; Lucy, married Dan. Parish ; Louisa, married Oscar Elwell.
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YOULEN, P. W., married Electa Johnson : Children : Judson I. (died in 1843, age 19), Philip E., Calista, Janet, Silas E., Philetus F. Mrs. Youlen died in 1869; second wife, Mary Willard. Mr. Youlen died in 1872.
YOULEN, PHILIP E., married Alvira Whitcomb. Children : Melissa, Philip M., Fanny. Mr. Youlen died in 1898, aged 70.
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AUSTIN, J. E., R. R. station agent, married Mary Shaw. Children: W. H., Libbie (Mrs. Thompson).
AUSTIN, W. H., physician.
AYRES, JOHN, farmer, married Jennie Nelson. Chil- dren: Leon, Solon, Lena.
BALLARD, GEO. C., farmer, married Carrie Cook. Children : Henry, Frank, Edgar.
BARDEN, SHUBAEL, retired farmer, married Amy Cook. Children : Henry, Frank, Henrietta, Lillian (deceased), Caroline.
BARDEN, HENRY, farmer, married Sadie Smith.
BARDEN, FRANK, cornetist, leader Rupert band.
BARBER, JAMES, married Lucretia Wright. Chil- dren : Elijah, Daniel, Sam., Edwin, Harriet, Sarah, Jen- nie, Franc.
BEBEE, OSCAR J., farmer, married Annette Maynard. Children : Spencer; King, married Sophia Hill. A son, Ernest.
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BEBEE, SPENCER, farmer, married Jennie Smith. Children : Carroll, Jay.
BEBEE, KING, cheesemaker, married Lena Craig.
BEBEE, ERNEST, married Calla Barden.
BEBEE, EDGAR. H., carpenter and builder, married Lucy Derby. Children : Effie (Mrs. Sweet); Harry ; School Director; Town Representative, 1880.
BENTLEY, NOEL C., farmer, married Ida Flower.
BIBENS, B. H., farmer, married first, Esther Beecher ; second, Mrs. Nellie Belden Towsley. Children: Henry, Anne, Milford D.
BLACK, O. P., farmer, married Hattie Taylor. Daughter, Mildred. Postmaster at North Rupert.
BONNEVILLE, JOSEPH, cheese-maker, married Jose- phine Cross.
BOWEN, CHARLES, woodcutter.
BROOKS, THOMAS.
BURK, EDWARD, married Jane Jenkins. Children : Edna, George, Anson.
BURTON, ALBERT E., farmer, married Franc Burch. Town Representative, 1882; County Judge, 1892-6.
CARPENTER, F. W., married Mary Sherman.
CARVER, DAVID, farmer, married Eliza Laughlin. Children : Harry, Hattie, Ray, Helen.
CLARK, AARON, farmer, married Carrie Moncrief.
CLARK, CYRUS, farmer.
CLARK, JOHN R., nephew of the above.
CLARK, NEWTON, mechanic, married Emma Wood. Children : Ruby, Ella, Paul.
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CRANDALL, WILLARD, married Mrs. Mary Loveland Duncan. Step-daughters: Lottie (Mrs. H. C. Guild); Ida, a teacher, and both graduates of Castleton Normal.
CRANDALL, HARRY, married Myrtle Howard.
CROSIER, JOSEPHI W., farmer, married Mina Sheldon. Children : Leo G., Deering J.
DANFORTH, OLIVER H., cheesemaker, married Sarah Hill. Children: Ernest, Jennie, Frank, Charles, Clif- ford (deceased), Mary ; second wife, Jennie Walsh. Chil- dren. Anna, Millie.
DANFORTH, MORTON C., lumberman, married Sarah Crandall. Children : Madonna, Ray, Pauline.
DANFORTH, EARL.
DANFORTH, ERNEST B., farmer.
DENIO, CARL E., farmer, married Nettie Smith.
DENNISON, J. G., auctioneer, married Louisa Watrous. Children : Maud (Mrs. Perkins), Clarence, Will, John, Lilly.
DERBY, ORRIN M., farmer, married Ellen Paddock ; second wife, Martha Denio. Daughter, Ethel.
DOLE, S. H., lumberman and sawyer, married Catha- rine Curtis. Children : Flora (Mrs. Sherman), Addie (Mrs. Hopkins).
ELLSWORTH, WARREN, married Mary Parris. Chil- dren : Frank, Eugene, Nellie (Mrs. Hill, deceased).
FARRAR, MERRITT, farmer, married Libbie Scott. Children : Elbert, Mary (Mrs. Wilson), Bessie (Mrs. Ris- ing), Will, Carrie (deceased), Etta, George. .
FARKAR, ELBERT M., farmer, married Phebe Morey. Daughter, Viola.
FARRAR, J. W., farmer.
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FARRAR, JOHN B., farmer, married Nellie Jenkins. Children : Grace, Agnes, Chas. M.
FARRAR, LYMAN, married Lemira Clark. Daughter, Laura (Mrs. Sheldon). .
FLOWER, SHELDON J., farmer; Town Representative, 1898.
FLOWER, ELIHU P., farmer, married Laura Mason. Children : Russell, Theo, Ethel, Elsie.
FLOWER, HORACE D., mechanic.
FLOWER, ALBERT H., farmer.
FONDA, ELON C., farmer, married Delia Harwood. Children : Jessie (Mrs. Kennedy), Edmund S., Lewis B .: all deceased. A granddaughter, Laura Kennedy.
FROST, JOHN G., cheesemaker, married Nettie Hurd. Children : Frank, Wilson, Inez.
FROST, EDWARD A., farmer, married A son, Silas.
FROST, SILAS, married Hattie Holland. Children : May, Robert.
GALLOP, ROBERT, farmer and speculator, married Angie Packard. A son, George.
GRAGEN, GEORGE M., carpenter, married Libbie Ludd. Children: Raymond, Flora.
HADAWAY, JAMES E., farmer, married Bernice Flower. Children : Bert, Otto. Town Representative, 1886.
HADAWAY, HENRY H., mechanic, married Clara Wood. Daughter, Clara (Mrs. Sheldon).
HADAWAY, CHARLES, farmer, married Mary Burke.
HADAWAY, BERT E., farmer, married Millie Nichols.
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HANSON, WILLIAM H., married Minnie Whedon. Children : Rachel, Carl.
HARWOOD, JOSEPH M., farmer, married Cornelia Bailey. Children: Arthur B., Anna, Katie.
HARWOOD, ARTHUR B., farmer.
HARWOOD, BURR.
HARWOOD, JOHN, farmer, married Martha Smith. Children : Spencer, Julia, Carrie, Fred, Harold.
HARWOOD, CLARK M., farmer, married May Dan- forth. Children: Amy, Earl, Gordon.
HAWLEY, ELISHA, farmer, married Henrietta Hurd. Children : Emily, Elisha and Etta, deceased; Franc, Fred H.
HAYS, CHAUNCEY S., farmer, married Mary Ayres. Children : Samuel, Herschel C., George L.
HAYS, HERSCHEL C.
HAYS, GEORGE L., carpenter.
HAVE, EDWARD F., mechanic and surveyor, married Jennie Sheldon. Town Representative, 1892.
HAYS, FAYETTE W., farmer, married Mary E. King. Children : Fraser, Howlett.
HIBBARD, ELIJAH, mechanic, married Almeda Bil- lings. Daughter, Mary L .; second wife, Rebecca Sayre. Children : George S., Emma, Addie (Mrs. Lester, deceased).
. HIBBARD, GEORGE S., wrote this history.
HIGGINS, HAROLD P., married Rosella Watson. Chil- dren : Ambrose, Alla, Anna, Arthur, Neal.
HOGLE, CHARLES W., farmer, married Maria Swa- sẹy. Children : Clara (Mrs. Bowen), John A., Edwin S., Charles P., Lena, Albert G., Will H., Walter T., Herbert D., Matie.
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HOLMES, GEORGE W., farmer, married Mattie Morey. Children: Grover, Mary, Lulu, Zela.
HOPKINS, ALBERT M., farmer, married Eliza Gook- ins. A son, John M. Road Commissioner, 1893-97.
HOPKINS, JOHN M., farmer, married Anna Moore.
HOPKINS, CHARLES A., blacksmith, married Addie Dole ..
HOPKINS, FAYETTE W., farmer, married Franc White. Daughter Kate (deceased), second wife, Mrs. Emma Herrin Crosier.
HOPKINS, SPENCER, miller, married Mary Beebe. Children: Winnifred, Volney, Genevra.
HOPKINS, VOLNEY, merchant's clerk.
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HOWARD, M. E., mechanic, married Medora Nelson. Children : Fred, Myrtle (Mrs. Crandall), Mabel.
HOWARD, FRED, married Sadie Watrous.
HURD, ADDISON T., farmer, married Sarah Hay. A son, Albert.
HURD, ELISHA, farmer, mairied Adalaide Sweet. Children : Ella (Mrs. Burch), Mary and Minnie (deceased).
JAMESON, PETER. JENKS, GEORGE W., farmer.
JENKS, JOHN, farmer.
JENKS, NORMAN, farmer.
JENKINS, JOHN J., farmer, married Martha Flower. A daughter, Celia (Mrs. Ray, deceased); second wife, Fanny Wade.
JENKINS, SIMEON, married Ornett Monroe. Children : George, Helen (Mrs. Robbins); Mary (Mrs. White), Ida.
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JENKINS, GEORGE A., married Amelia Moody. Chil- dren: Willie, Nettie, Lulu.
JONES, FRANK E., farmer, married Frankie Black. Children : Nelson, John E., Mabel, Marcellus.
JONES, RICHARD, farmer, married Julia Town.
KINNE, WASHINGTON L., produce dealer, married Lucinda Flower. A daughter, Ann.
KINNE, WILLIAM H., retired farmer, married Jane Moncrief.
KNIGHTS, GEORGE W., married Mary Marble. Chil- dren : Sarah, Willie, Alta, Fred.
LADD, BRAZIL, merchant, married Mrs. Grace Cush- man Hill.
LANE, LEWIS J., farmer, married Jennie Weir. Children » Lottie, Robert, Louise, Cassie, Ben.
LANE, LEONARD, married Josephine LaDeau. Chil- dren : Ovo, Addie, Minnie, Alice, Edna.
LEACH, JOHN, farmer, married Annis Hulett. Chil- dren: Charles G., Henry F., Merritt W., Janie, Anna (deceased), Ellen, John H.
LEACH, CHARLES G., farmer.
LEACH, HENRY F., farmer.
LEACH, MERRITT W., nurse.
LEACH, JOHN H., farmer.
LEACH, EDWARD, farmer, married Helen Sheldon. Children : Georgia, Grace, Genevieve.
LEWIS, WILLIAM E., farmer, married Mary Sheldon. Children : Alice, Henry ; second wife, Celeste Nelson.
LINCOLN, C. M., produce dealer ; married Clara Raf- ter. Children : Harvey; Helen (died in 1895, aged 16); Town Representative, 1894.
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LOVELAND, LEWIS B., farmer; married Carrie Jen- nings. Children: Sadie, Daisy.
LUCIA, HENRY.
LICENSE, GEORGE, married Minnie Wade.
MADISON, JOHN B., blacksmith; married Carrie Flower. Children : Douglas, Stanley, Guild.
MARSHALL, GEORGE H.
MASON, RUSSELL S., sexton of M. E. Church; mar- ried Mary Ann Clark. Children: Ruth, Helen (Mrs. Oc- cumpaugh); Elida (Mrs. Grower); Laura (Mrs. Flower); Etta (Mrs. J. Hogle); Lucy, Will C., Clarissa (Mrs. C. Hogle).
MASON, WILL C., mechanic; married Ida Nelson. Children : Melville, Ernest; School Director; Treasurer Farmers Exchange.
MATTISON, CHARLES E.
MCCALL, BYRON, W., farmer.
MOORE, ALBERT W., farmer, married Mrs. Mary Wright Angevine.
MOORE, HORACE F., farmer; married Nellie Potter. Children : Jay, Stanley, Carl, Lee.
MOORE, JOSEPH M., physician, married Caroline Ayres. Children : George W., Frinda (Mrs. Bowen); Effie (Mrs. Hawley); Nelia; Anna (Mrs. Hopkins); Joseph (in Castleton Normal), Corny C.
MOORE, SETII M., married Ida Watrous. Children : Eva (Mrs. Watrous), Harry.
MOREHOUSE, WILL P., married Ellen Tift. Chil- dren : Nettie, Oliver; second wife, --- Jones.
MOREY, EDWARD, farmer, married Calista Warren. Children : Myrtle (Mrs. Mears): John, Erastus, Nettie (Mrs. Curtis).
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MOREY, SHELDON, farmer, married Ann Thompson ; daughter, Phebe (Mrs. Farrar); Road Commissioner.
MOREY, M. G., farmer and produce dealer, married Laura Thompson. Children: James F., Orla G., Chaun- cey S.
MOREY, ERASTUS.
MULLEN, THOMPSON, farmer, married Mary Dunigan. Children : James, Bernard, Oney, Thomas D., John, Mary, Anna, Lizzie, Katie, Ella.
NORTHRUP, WILL H., farmer, married Ruth Bartlett.
ORR, BENJAMIN J., cheesemaker, married Mrs. Adell Palmer Dorsey. Children: Matie Dorsey, Susan and Daniel Orr.
PARRISH, DANIEL, farmer, married Lucy Youlen. Children : Jeremiah, Mary (Mrs. Rothdrem), John (de- ceased). Grand children : Arthur, Fred and Frank Roth- drem.
PATRICK, TERRY, farmer, married May Fisher. Chil- dren : Albert, Bessie, Leslie.
PELTIER, JOHN, cheesemaker, married Mrs. Laura Chapman Pepper. Children : Beatrice, Perry M.
PEPPER, SIMEON, married Clarinda Weeks. Chil- dren : Milo, married Laura Chapman (deceased), Myra (Mrs. Fisher), Alice (Mrs. Harwood), Eva (Mrs. Tobin).
PERKINS, JOHN B., farmer, married Betsey Hay. Children : Oscar H., John J., Fred W.
PERKINS, WILLIAM, married Hannah Lincoln. Chil- dren: William H., Sarah (Mrs. McDonald), Joseph H .; second wife, Mary Santus. Daughter, Jennie.
PERKINS, JOSEPH H., farmer, married Julia Sherman. Children : Bennie, Willie.
PERKINS, JAMES.
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PERKINS, FRED W., farmer, married Alice Wilson. Children : Hazel, Esther.
PERKINS, CHARLES, blacksmith, married Maud Den- dison.
PERRIN, HIRAM N., farmer, married Fanny Wilber. Children : Oscar H .; Laura (in Castleton Normal), Libbie, Marshall, Tarl.
PHILLIPS, CHARLES, farmer, married Adelaide Good- speed (deceased) ; second wife, Ida Paddock. Members of his family : Marion Wellwood, Millie Paddock.
PRINDLE, WESTON, farmer, married Jennie Bonne- ville. Children: Henry, Amy (Mrs. Mercier), George, Albert, Bessie, Ovide.
PRINDLE, HENRY.
PRINDLE, GEORGE.
RAFTER, DENNIS, farmer, married Sarah Morey. Chil- dren : Ella (Mrs. Richards), Clara (Mrs. Lincoln), Martha (Mrs. McCoy), Will D., Emma (Mrs. Murphy), Fred, Het- tie (deceased), Arthur, Nettie (Mrs. Braymer), Julia, Belle.
RAFTER, WILL D., carpenter ...
RAFTER, FRED, farmer.
REED, ALVIN L., married Gertie Towsley. Daughter, Flossie.
REED, GEORGE A., married Chil- dren : Merrit, Jennie, Gertic, Iva.
RICHEY, GEORGE H., merchant, married Emma May- nard. Daughter: Mary (in Castleton Normal); second wife, Florence Carver; Postmaster at West Rupert.
RISING, CHARLES M., farmer, married Bessie Farrar ; a son, Charles.
ROBBINS, JAMES A,, marriedHelen Jenkins.
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ROBBINS, LEMUEL, married - . A son, Harry.
. ROBERTS, CHARLES A., married -- Sargent. Chil- dren : Henry (deceased), John, H., Lavona.
ROBERTS, ERASTUS, farmer, married Elizabeth Bard- well. Children: Myron F., Brooks W., Merritt B., Will W., Mary.
ROBERTS, MYRON F., married Mrs. Ella Guild Nel- son. Children : Jennie, Mamie, Myron G. Manager of Guilds Green Mountain Asthma Cure Manufactory.
ROBERTS, MERRITT B., farmer, married Martha Shel- don: A son, Cornelius.
ROBERTS, WILL W.
ROBERTS, JOHN C.
ROBINSON, GEORGE A., cheesemaker, married Ann Derby. Children: Fred, Carrie (Mrs. Clemons); second wife, Sarah Guild. Adopted sons : Martin, Charles. Mrs. Robinson is Postmistress at East Rupert.
ROOT, WILLIAM, farmer, married Caroline, daughter of Enoch Eastman. Children: Stella (Mrs. Weed), Effie (Mrs. Herrick), Frank. Grandchildren: Root and Minnie Herrick; Town Representative, 187S.
ROOT, FRANK, farmer, married Lillian Rogers. Chil- dren : A son and daughter.
RUSH, OBADIAH, farmer.
ROGERS, THOMAS, pastor of M. E. Church, married, Martha Avery. Children: Thomas A., Florence, Wil- liam A., Mary.
ROGERS, GEORGE (died in 1895), married Annie Bur- rows. Children : Lillian (Mrs. Root), George, Will, Isa- bel, Ada, Leonard.
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SAFFORD, EDWIN B., retired merchant, married Mary Baldrige. Children : James, Abbie (Mrs. Ackley), Emma; all deceased; second wife, Harriet Parker.
SANDERS, NILES, married Julia Gravelin. Children : Ella (Mrs. Potter), Josephine (Mrs. Potter), Alice (Mrs. Vail), George, Orla (deceased), Bertha (Mrs. Wetherell), Jennie (Mrs. Meader, deceased), Herbert.
SANDERS, GEORGE, farmer, married Frances Randall. Children : Cecil. Mabel, Jessie, Anna.
SANDERS, HERBERT.
SHELDON, CYRUS F., married Elizabeth Rogers. Chil- dren : Fred A., James H., George B. ; a farmer and one of_ the largest land holders in town; Town Representative, 1884.
SHELDON, FRED A., merchant, married Libbie Olcott. Children : Bessie (in Syracuse University), Charles F., Fannie, Neal O .; Postmaster at Rupert. Bessie Sheldon was the first daughter of Rupert to attend a co-educational institution of the first class.
SHELDON, JAMES H., farmer, married Nellie Upton.
SHELDON, G. B., merchant, married Laura Farrar. Children : Harry A., Roy F.
SHELDON, SMITH, farmer, married Marie Lewis. Children : Hettie (Mrs. Ayres), Lillian (graduate of Cas- tleton), Enos, Minnie.
SHELDON, EMMONS D., farmer, married Delia Ells- worth. Children: Reuel (deceased), Charles I., Frank, Lucy.
SHELDON, CHAS. I., farmer, married Carrie Pratt, Children : Naomi, Clifford.
SHELDON, FRANK, farmer, married Clara Hadaway, Children : Reginald, Reuel, Richard.
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SHELDON, WILLIAM, farmer, married Anne Smith. Children : Loran F., Isaac, S., Nancy (deceased), Estelle (Mrs. Barden).
SHELDON, L'ORAN F., farmer, married Adelaide Baker. Children: Myrtle (Mrs. Burdick), Alice, Harry.
SHELDON, ISAAC S., farmer, married Mary Dings. Children : Willie, Willis, Rose, Lizzie.
SHELDON, WILLIE O., married Lottie Hatch. Daugh- ter, Mildred.
SHELDON, WILLIS O., farmer, married Minnie Hart. A son, Ralph.
SHELDON, EDWARD P., farmer, married Ann Shel-
don. Children : Mary, Nellie, Earl R., Ira F.
SHELDON, EARL R., farmer.
SHELDON, IRA F., farmer.
SHELDON, CORNELIUS M., farmer, married Julia Flower. Children: Jennie (Mrs. Haye), Martha (Mrs. Roberts). Town Representative, 1876.
SHELDON, ALBERT P., retired merchant, married Julia Sheldon. Children : Lena (Mrs. Hays), Mina (Mrs. Crosier). Town Representative, 1SSS; State Senator, 1896.
SHELDON, JOHN F., farmer.
SHERMAN, CHAS. H., farmer, married Flora Dole.
SMITH, ABRAM M., married Sarah Santus. Children William H. (died in 1898), Charles (died in 1884), A. F., Sadie (Mrs. Barden).
SMITH, ABRAM F., carpenter.
SMITH, GUY, married Electa Miller. Daughter, Car- rie (deceased) ; second wife, Mrs. Jane Sayre Covey.
SMITH, OSRO L., farmer, married Sibyl Flower. Daughter, Lena.
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SMITH, T. D., retired farmer, married Betsey Rob- erts; second wife, Mrs. Mary Graves Whedon. Manager of Farmers' Exchange.
SWEET, W. O., married Melissa Children : Grant, Freeborn, Fred, Carrie (Mrs Hawley), Edith.
SWEET, FRED H., lumber, married Effie Beebe.
THOMPSON, GEORGE R., insurance, married Libbie Austin.
THOMPSON, J. F., married Lucinda Greeley. Chil- dren: Lillian (died at 18), Will H.
TIFFT, CURTS, married Loraine Town. Children : Lyman, Leon.
TIFFT, MARTIN, married Libbie Burke. Children : Lena, Julia.
. TIFFT, WILLIAM, married Mary Jones. Children : Ellen (Mrs. Morehouse), Mary (Mrs. Tift).
TOBIN, WILLIAM H., married Eva Pepper. A son, Robert.
TOOPER, SYLVESTER, gardener, married Rachel Mar- tin. Children : Susan (Mrs. Rising), Emma (Mrs. Caw), Jane (Mrs. Thomas); second wife, Almira Teller. A . son, Charles F.
TOWSLEY, WEBSTER W., farmer, married Julia Wood. Children : Gertie (Mrs. Reed), Chauncey, Clark, León.
TOWSLEY, CLARK.
TOWSLEY, HENRY, farmer, married Emma Vail. Children : Jennie (Mrs. Baker), Lulu (Mrs. Roberts). Edwin.
TOWSLEY, WALLACE C., carpenter, married Georgie Jenks. Children : Paul, Schuyler.
TRUMBULL, CHARLES, carpenter, married Mary Angevine. Children : Nellie, Fred A.
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TURNER, CHARLES J., farmer, married Nette Maw- hiney.
VAIL, LEONARD, farmer, married Lydia Lackey. Children : Emma (Mrs. Towsley), Alta (Mrs. Horton), Elwin D., Flora (Mrs. Jenkins), Myrtle (Mrs. Jennings).
VAIL, ELWIN D., buyer, married Alice Sanders.
WADE, WILLARD, married Mariatta Moffat. Chil- dren : Nettie (Mrs. Dorance, deceased), Fannie (Mrs. Jenkins).
WALSH, WILLIAM J., farmer, married Mrs. Nellie Roberts Crandall. A son, Basil B .; step-son, Schuyler Crandall.
WARNER, OLIVER L., farmer, married Mary Moore. Children: Jessie (Mrs. Engrem), Mary (Mrs. Barrett).
WATERS, FREEMAN J., married Sarah Ellis.
WATERS, FRANK, married Hattie Woodward. Chil- dren : Marcus, Sadie (Mrs. Howard), Bernice, Orrin, Daisy.
WEST, MARTIN.
WETHERELL, A. L., canvasser, married Bertha San- ders.
WHEDON, J. N., farmer, married Harriet Evans. Children : Libbie, Herbert P.
WHEELER, BENJAMIN P., mail carrier.
WHEELER, WILBUR, married Martha Laughlin. Chil- dren: Olive, Mary, Bennie.
WHITE, STEPHEN.
WHITE, DANIEL.
WILSON, ROBERT, mason, married Grace Pritchard. A son, David.
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WINCHESTER, FRANK E., farmer, married Amey Lil- lie. Children : Horace E., Julia. Town Representa- tive, 1896.
WOODWARD, CHAUNCEY F.
WOODWARD, HENRY, teamster, married Melissa Wat- rous. Children : Lucina (Mrs. Perkins), George, Eugene.
WESCOTT, CHARLES, farmer, married Mrs. Villa Alexander Whitmore. Step-daughter, Lizzie Whitmore.
YOULEN, SILAS E., farmer, married Louise Rice. Children : Corrie (Mrs. Gidley), Eva (Mrs. Thomas).
CRUIKSHANK, CHARLES, blacksmith, married Grace Hart. Children : James A., Earl, Eva.
DANFORTH, FRANK.
EWEN, WILLIAM, pastor of the Congregational Church, married Bella Watt.
FISHER, JAMES A., farmer.
GUILD, HARLEY C .. farmer, married Lottie Duncan. A son, Joseph H.
MCKEIGHAN, DANIEL, trader, married Mary Kelly. Children: Frank, John, Daniel, Willie, Anna, George.
JENNINGS, JAMES, farmer, married Sarah Crandall. Children: Fay, married Belle Evens; Carrie, married Lewis Loveland; Horace, married Myrtle Vail: James (deceased); Mary. Mrs. Jennings died 1895.
PARRISH, LEROY, farmer, married Lizzie Flower. Children: Harold, Harley, Otis.
WITMER, W. W., pastor of the Disciples' Church, married Oelo Shelton. Children : Mabel, Vivian, Howard, Warren.
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YOUNG, EDWARD, farmer, married Catharine McCow- ley. Children : John, Sam., Rose, Mary, Thomas, Katie, Charles, Anna, Margaret, Jennie, Agnes. Largest land owner in town.
SHAW, FERBERT, married Edna Hadaway. Children : John, Marcus.
BONNEVILLE, ARTHUR, cheesemaker.
BARBER, CHARLES.
CARVER, DUDLEY.
DANFORTH, HARRY, farmer.
DOLE, GEORGE; Marvin.
HANNA, GEORGE, farmer, married Ida Rogers.
MOORE, JOSEPH M., JR.
MOORE, CORNY C.
ROGERS, WILL G., farmer, married Etta Hatch. Children : Claude, Lulu, Clair, Mark, Pauline.
ROBERTS, ALLEN, married Lulu Towsley. Children : Emma, Bessie, Henry.
DOIG, ANDREW W., R. R. section foreman, married Fannie Searles.
HURD, SAM., married Mary Lackey. Children : Fred, Emma.
PHELPS, HERBERT.
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LOCATION .-- Rupert is located in the northwest corner of Bennington County, bounded north by Pawlet, east by Dorset, south by Sandgate, west by Salem and Hebron, New York; southwest from Montpelier, 67 miles.
SURFACE .- The surface is very uneven. Shatterack mountain is in the southwest part; only a short distance and directly north is Master's mountain; nearly due east . of Master's is Hay Stack mountain, and north of Hay Stack is Mt. Anthony, which is equi-distant from the north and south boundaries of the town, and about a mile nearer the east than west. This is the highest elevation in town. The. valleys are those of the three principal streams and their tributaries. Mettowee river enters from Dorset, flows northwest about three miles into Paw- let. It is the largest stream in town. White Creek rises in Sandgate, flows north, then generally west into Salem ; in town about six miles. Its main branch flows southwest through the central part of the town, and joins it this side of the town line. Indian river rises in the north part, flows southwest, and nearly north for about five miles, into Pawlet. The watershed dividing the waters of the St. Lawrence from those of the Hudson, extends across this town, an irregular line.
SOIL AND PRODUCTIONS .- The soil is fairly fertile ; the best farming region being the Mettowee valley. Hay is the most important crop. Potatoes are largely raised. All of the grain crops much less than formerly. Maple sugar, formerly an important product. is declining. Or- chards are far below former years. The production of butter, cheese and eggs is probably greater than ever before.
VILLAGES .- Small in size and three in number. Rupert Street. Located nearest to the center of the town, having two stores, two churches, a schoolhouse, R. R. sta-
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tion, a physician, insurance agent, two milliners, two board- ing houses, cheese factory, blacksmith shop, three store- houses and about thirty dwellings. Also the manufactory of Guild's Green Mountain Asthma Cure. P. O., Rupert. East Rupert. Located on the eastern border; contains a schoolhouse, store, cheese factory, blacksmith shop and about fifteen dwellings. P. O., East Rupert, on the stage route from Granville to Manchester. North Rupert P. O. is about two miles northwest, on this route. The mer- chants at East Rupert, so far as I have learned, were as follows: James Moore, Jedediah Freeman, Levi East- man & Co., Grove and Darius Moore, Josiah Roberts, Kinney Prescott, N. C. Goddard, Allen Bowe, David S. Hill, George Robinson, Brazil Ladd. West Rupert. Located in southwest part of the town; contains a schoolhouse, two churches, store, grist and cider mill, R. R. station, a mechanic and two blacksmith shops, cheese factory, and about fifty dwelling houses, three physicians. P. O., West Rupert.
ROADS .- Our town has about 60 miles of road. The longest main road in town enters from Salem, forms the main street of West Rupert, also of Rupert Street; leads northwesterly over the " mountain," thence easterly into Dorset. The town owns and uses two road machines. Some permanent road is being built each year.
PEOPLE .- In that portion of the town west of the " mountain," more than three-fourths, the New York thought and manner prevails. In the days of "shillings," we computed like " York." Fully 95 per cent of the pop- ulation is native born, a proportion unusual, even for a Vermont town.
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BIZALLION, EUGENE, from Canada about 1855. Ex- celled as a wood-cutter when it was in great demand for the railroad's use. One of the early cheesemakers, and first maker at Rupert factory. Afterwards had charge of the Middletown factory twenty years, married Martha Seaver. Children: Henry, Eugene, Arthur; Henry married Emma Coy, and resides in New York.
BEEBE. Children of D. C. and Mary (Sheldon) : Carl N., Julia (deceased), Spencer D., Mary (Mrs. Bertrand), Alice.
CONANT, R. H , from Hebron, married Esther, daugh- ter of Hugh McCall. He was a first-class carpenter and builder. His last work here was the M. E. Church in 1884. Removed to Ridgefield, I11.
CLARK, MYRON, son of Henry and Desire (Downer) Clark, Hoosac, 1790. Settled in Rupert prior to 1820. Town Representative, 1823; removed to Manchester and engaged many years in the tannery business; a prime mover in the building of the Western Vermont R. R .; married Laura Galusha. Children: Augustus, Narcissa, Laura, Jane, Edna, Cornelia. Died about 1873.
EASTMAN, HIRAM, son of Elisha, married Charlotte Bourn. An adopted daughter, Flora, married Edward Porter. Mr. Eastman died about 1880.
EASTMAN, DORSON, son of Elijah, married Mary Cochran. Children : John. Charlotte (Mrs. Denio) : Olive (Mrs. Herrick). He was a substantial and upright citizen. Died about 1893, at an advanced age.
ELLSWORTH, JOHN D., married Jane Sykes, and resided a short time at East Rupert; second wife, Almina Derby. For about 20 years resided at West Rupert, and had charge of the wood supply for the R. & W. R. R.
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At this period, no man in town was more widely known. Removed to Rutland about 1876, where he now resides.
ELWELL, CHAUNCEY, son of Harrison, married Lydia Munn. Children: Chauncey, Oscar, Spencer, Edwin, Lemira, Laura (Mrs. Clark). Died 1848.
GRAVES, HORATIO, married Betsey Mason. Chil- dren: Edward, Hattie; Sophia, married Frank Merrill; Wallace; Olive, married Martin Munger; Harvey, Eli, Lincoln. Resided at Warsaw, N. Y.
HOPKINS, WARNER, married Elizabeth Flower. Chil- dren : Clarissa, married T. L. Sheldon ; Corneilus, mar- ried Emeline Wilson (children : Pearl, Grace), George N., married Ellen Barnes (children: Seth, Libbie); Frank W., married Delia Wright (children: Charles A., Rollin F., Carl S., Bessie); Charles died unmarried ; Silas mar- ried Libbie Cogswell (a son, Clinton), Albert M .; Rollin, son of Frank, married Blanche Barnes; Carl, married Mary Hascall.
KINNE, A. K., and Mariatta (Derby). Children of : Ella (died at 19), George L., Grant (killed by an accident), Eugene (deceased); Charles, married Henrietta Hanna, and a cheesemaker at West Pawlet.
MAWHINEY, ALEXANDER, married Laura Towsley. Children : Mary (Mrs. Volentine), Nette (Mrs. Turner).
SHAW, W. J. and Julia (Brown). Children of : George, Edith.
TOBIN, THOMAS, married Mary Wilkins. Children : Oscar, a merchant, Greenwich, N. Y. ; Myra (Mrs. Wood ard), Delia (Mrs. Cubit), William H.
WAKELY, JOHN, married- Children : Lucy, William J .; second wife Williams. Chil- dren : Louisa, Sumner. Removed to Greenfield, N. Y., thence to Argyle.
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HARWOOD. Children of Rollin J. and Sarah (Reed): Charles, Silas, Flora.
YOULEN, JOHN, son of John and Susan (Green) You- len, 1821; to Chenango Co., N. Y., in youth; took a course of study at the Lyceum, Auburn, teaching in the meantime; took a preparatory course in the State prison hospital, Auburn, attending lectures at Geneva Medical College. In 1846, entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, but withdrew soon after, and grad- uated at the Homopathic Medical College of Cleveland, in 1847. Settled in Jersey City in 1848, where he resided until his death in 1881. He was a very successful physi- cian, and an active, generous, public spirited citizen.
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