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stuff and to sell goods, and also to begin a Christian life. He seems to have prospered so far as to enable him to come west in 1836 with a convenient capital for new enterprises. Having lingered a year at Chicago, he came in 1838 to Geneva where he built the first grist-mill. He also bought land in section 12, Linn. He refused to grind for whisky-making and suits were brought to compel him to grind alike for Trojan and Tyrian; but in the end he held his ground. He was a man much after the manner of Mr. Dwinnell and Col. Phoenix, and like them was active in religious work and in opposition to whisky and slavery. He had some not precisely-told part in the foundation of Beloit College. He married twice,-the sisters Abbie F. and Elizabeth Jennings. In 1850 he removed to Minnesota, where he died.
LEWIS BURR GOODSELL, Charles M. his cousin, was born at Fairfield. Connecticut, about 1800; while yet a boy his parents moved to Cooperstown. where he reached manhood and was bred to business. In 1836 he went into retail business at Chicago, in partnership with George L. Campbell. In 1845 he came to Geneva, and built up an increasing trade. In 1852 he died at New York, whither he had gone to buy goods. His wife was Caroline, daughter of Munson Smith. His son Munson Smith Goodsell married Annie Marie. daughter of Giles T. Arnold and Iris Welton Hickox. He had also a son Henry.
GAYLORD GRAVES, son of James N. Graves, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was born at Richfield Springs, New York, May 22, 1804; married, first, June 18, 1824. Nancy Tuckerman, who died January 5, 1845 ; came in 1836 to East Troy, and was one of the justices appointed by Gov. Dodge in 1838; he served as town and county supervisor, and in 1846 was a member, at its last session, of the Fourth Territorial Assembly,-lower house. In 1848 he was a mem- ber of the first State Legislature. March 15, 1848, he married, second, Keziah Freeman, who died in the next spring. His third wife was Mary Ann, daugh- ter of Isaac U. Wheeler and widow of Calvin Pike. He died .August 28. 1889, at Northwood, Worth county, lowa. Ilis five children were of the first marriage. A daughter, Parthenia, was wife of Christopher P. F. Chafin.
HARMON GRAY, son of Dominicus Gray and Elizabethi Webb, was born at Arlington, Vermont, June 29, 1806; went as a child to Georgetown. D. C., where he was liberally educated, attended medical lectures at Columbia Col- lege, and was four years preceptor of an academy at Georgetown. Removing to Norwich, New York, he finished his professional study and in 1830 took a diploma from a county board of medical examiners. He began practice at Unadilla, where June 2. 1832, he married Maria Theresa, daughter of David Finch and Mary Ann Mallory. In 1840 he came to a farm in section 8.
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Sugar Creek, and proved himself a master of two exacting professions. For thirty years he raised crops, attended the sick in a range of great width, voted the Democratic ticket, spoke as he thought, which was "not in the words of a master," made himself respected, and died September 19, 1895. Mrs. Gray was born in New Haven county, Connecticut, in 1809, and died October 20, 1887. Three of their children are dead : Helen ( 1834-1910) ; Jane ( Mrs. George W. Kirchhoeffer ) ( 1836-1876) : Marcus ( 1841-1873) ; Mary (Mrs. Henry L. Mallory) lives at Elkhorn.
ISAAC GRAY, a captain of various services in Massachusetts regiments in the army of the Revolution, had sons Elihu, Daniel Carr and Isaac. The last named married Elizabeth, daughter of Sergeant Thomas Baker, of the same army, and had sons Thomas Baker and Elihu. Besides these were Alexander. Asahel, David, Isaac, John Flack, Phoebe, Tirzah, and possibly others. Dan- iel Carr Gray married Susan Crawford, and had a son Daniel Carr.
Daniel Carr Gray, Jr., was born May 27, 1813, at Lisbon, New York; married July 31, 1839. Julia Ann, daughter of John Armstrong and Mary Gregg. ( It appears that Mary was also wife of Samuel Armstrong.) In 1845 Mr. Gray came to the town of Geneva, and about 1875 to Elkhorn, where he died February 13, 1895. Mrs. Gray was born at Hebron, New York, March 19, 1814: died June 12, 1897. Their only child, Marinda Lydia, is Mrs. William Kinder Chambers.
Elihu Gray, son of Isaac and Elizabeth, was born at Hebron, December 18, 1801; married November 3. 1826, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Arii- strong and Mary Gregg : came to town of Geneva in 18446; was for some time superintendent of the county farm ; died at Elkhorn, September 25, 1884. His wife was born at Salem, New York, July 31, 1806; died January 22. 1899. Their children were Clarinda ( Mrs. George Ross ) : Samuel Armstrong ( mar- ried Emily A., daughter of James Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong and granddaughter of Samuel and Mary (Gregg) Armstrong ) ; Gilbert Elihu ( 1838-1860) ; Cordelia Jane ( Mrs. Edward M. Latham).
Thomas Baker Gray, son of Isaac and Elizabeth, was born at Hebron, February 1. 1806; married November 15, 1827, Mary Jane, daughter of Sam- nel Armstrong and Mary Gregg : died at Lake Geneva, August 17, 1900. Ilis wife was born at Salem. December 5, 1801 : died May 24, 1874. Their chil- dren were Maria ( Mrs. Alonzo Herrick ) ; Luthera Foster ( first, Mrs. MFiles N. Ilerrick, second. Mrs. James Tarbell ) : T. Baker : Elihu Wilbur ( married Sylvia A. Goodspeed ) ; Hannah E. ( Mrs. Charles Rogers ).
ROBERT GRAY was born in Ireland ; married Mary Lytle : came to Lisbon before 1808; died in July, 1865, aged eighty-four years. Mary died before
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1860. Their sons James, Alexander, Robert and William came to the town of Geneva, in near neighborhood to the afore-mentioned Gray families. James (1808-90) married Tirzalı, daughter of Isaac Gray and Elizabeth Baker, June 28, 1832, at Lisbon. They left no children. AAlexander married Tirzalı, laughter of William Chambers and Phoebe, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Gray. Robert married Phoebe's sister Rachel. William married Alvira Ryder.
WILLIAM E. GREGORY died at Elkhorn in 1847. His widow, Olive, daughter of Nathaniel and Isabel Colburn, was born at Hawley, Massachusetts, July 28, 1805, and married in 1827. She died April 17, 1891. Her children were William Elliott, who went to Galveston and died November 13, 1895, aged sixty-four years. His brother Asaph, born in 1830, died at Elkhorn November 22, 1879. Elizabeth became, first, Mrs. Michael Thompson, sec- ond, Mrs. Bowe. Louise, born 1836, went to Nebraska after her mother's death. Mr. Gregory left his family in comfortable circumstances, and Elliott prospered honorably at Galveston. Asaph was not wholly a bad fellow, though it is not recalled that he had more than one positively good quality. He would say mean true things to men whom none else cared so to affront, but who were better men than he, and who sometimes needed such reminders that they were not impeccable. He was unmarried.
ISAIAH HAMBLIN ( Barnabas", Sylvanus+, Elkanah3, James2 1) was son of Mary Bassett and was born at Falmouth, Massachusetts, in 1790; married Daphne, daughter of William Haines. November 30, 1812; moved to Kirt- land. Ohio, whence he came in 1836 to section 25, Lafayette, where he built his cabin and with his wife endured the first hard winter. His son-in-law. Isaac Fuller, came also. Mr. Hamblin was a disciple of the prophet of Palmyra. Kirtland, and Nauvoo, and in a few years after coming to this county hie fol- lowed his tribe to Utah, and died at Santa Clara in 1857. His wife died in 1847 in Pottawattomie county, Iowa.
JESSE HAND ( 1783-1846) was son of Abraham Iland and Mary South- ard. He married Lucy J. Cowles ( 1783-1866). These two were buried at Springfield cemetery. Of their children were :
I. John S. Hand ( wife Emma Jane), who had sons Elbert Osborn, Jesse. and John Wesley.
2. Nathan Benton Hand, who married Marcia K. Cowles, September 1, 1842: married Mary Antoinette, daughter of Nathaniel Barlow Hand and Mary Palmer, September 25, 1851.
3. Lorenzo Dow Hand (1814-1889). a teacher of high repute. He married in 1853 Lydia Ann Church ( 1831-1889).
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4. Harvey Hand born about 1805: died in 1882. His wife was named Martha. They had children Eleanor, Linnaeus, Lacon. Bernadotte, Ellery Channing, Arthur. It is not here supposed that these were all of the children and grandchildren of Jesse and Lucy.
LEMUEL HAND, related nearly. it is presumed, to Abraham Hand, married Lydia Doubleday, and part, at least, of their children were born in Columbia county. New York. The best known of these were Jared. Osborn, Nathaniel Barlow. all of whom were thrifty farmers of Geneva.
Jared Hand, born October 26, 1808: married, first, Dorcas Montrose : second. Mary Jane Raymond: died March 18, 1883. Of eight children five lived and married : Milton J. ( married Adeline Wischhusen ) : Helen M. ( Mrs. Joseph M. Moore ) : Raymond J. ( married Harriet Cowles ) : Hannah A. (Mrs. John Greenwood ) : Temperance ( Mrs. Jasper MI. Fish ) .
Nathaniel Barlow Hand, born September 3, 1816: married Mary, daugh- ter of Joseph Palmer and Mary Palmer in 1841 : died November 6, 1891. Wife born May 17, 1825 ; died March 14, 1898. They left children : Nathaniel Palmer. Mary Antoinette, Joseph Spencer.
OSBORN HAND. son of Lemuel Hand and Lydia Doubleday, was born at New Lebanon, New York. August 27. 1810: married Maria. daughter of Moses Cowles and Pamela Fellows. November 6. 1834: came to northern Geneva in 1842 : about 1855 to Elkhorn where he died February 1. 1886. Mrs. Hand was born July 21. 1814, died January 25. 1890. They had seven chil- dren, of whom George Cookman was a soldier of Company A. Thirty-sixth Infantry, and died, a prisoner, at Salisbury. Mr. Hand was a thrifty farmer and an old-fashioned teacher, thoroughly versed in common school studies. and a reader of the best old-fashioned books. He acquired a clear and forcible style of writing for the local papers, and was an ingenious debater. He was a prudent manager of his moderate means and was able to help his neighbors who could give good security. When money brought its less considerate own- ers thirty-six per cent. interest he would receive but twelve per cent .. the legal rate. In later life he was a stockholder of the National Bank. He hated slavery. alcohol, and tobacco openly and vehemently. No negro, whether freedman or bondman, was refused food and shelter. His heart warned toward young men teaching themselves under difficulties. His children were encouraged to study and to earn their living by honorable effort. for he was a judicious as well as kind parent.
JAMES HARKNESS, born April 21, 1776. married Mary Ware, born De- cember 12, 1777, and died in her eighty-fifth year. They lived in Washington county, New York. Their children were Jacob: Nancy ( Mrs. Isaac Wright) ;
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Mary (Mrs. Ross) ; James ( married Hannah R. Whitmore): Jesse: Dr. Daniel (married Harriet Whitmore ); MIcDonough; Samuel ( married Mari- etta Chapman ). These Whitmore wives were daughters of Joseph Whitmore and Hannah Call. McDonough brought upon himself a most barbarous tur- ture, mutilation and death at the hands ci Indians in Oregon. Samuel's wife was a sister of Mrs. Edward Winne.
JACOB HARKNESS, son of James and Mary, was born March 22. 1800: married Jerusha Hill : came to Lafayette in 1843 : died April 8. 1874. Jerusha was born in 1812: died July 18. 1886. Their children were Jane. Eliza. Melanchthon. Daniel. Augusta. Adelaile. Burnham. McDonough. Frances. Daniel married Ruth Waters ( 1854-1900 ).
PERRY GREEN HARRINGTON son of Job. was 1 rn ar Laurens. Otsego county. July 9. 1812 : married Marietta Eldred : came to Milwaukee in 1936 and the next year to section 15. Sugar Creek. Frem 1845 10 1852 he was a member of the county board and for three later terms In ISas he wa- the candidate of the Cass-and-Butler Democracy for sheriff. but was third in the race at the election. In 1851 he was assemblyman. having beaten Daniel Hooper : and was twice president of the Agricultural Society. He lied Septem- ber 19. 1876. and his wife followed October 23. IN;r. They had five children. of whom the eldest was the first-born of the town-hip. Commodore Harring- ton was he was called was one of the best of mien in a county where _ J and capable men have never been hard to find.
DANIEL HARTWELL, son of Phipps and Olive, was born at Granville. New York. August 4. 1801 : married September 14. 182r. Elizabeth. lauchre: of Alexander Hamilton : came to Lafayette in 183 ;: died Februar 19. IN54. Mrs. Hartwell's father. it is said. was a nephew wi his eminer: names .kc She was born in 1803: died Tune IN. 1802. Children : Mary : Letie : Wa. : ( married Mercy Ann Ellsworth): Wallace married Helen Mary ishano. Smith A. imarried Emily Dwinnell : Se.i'm I. vmarre Annabel Mc- Kenziel. Smith A. Hartwell served three years a- a secun i lieutenant on the Twenty-eighth Infantry.
SEYMOUR NORMAN HATCH Hervey. Timothy . Benjamin. Jena- than -. Themasky was - no; Hervey Hatch and Any Seym of Zack. Stephen+. Ebenezer . Richant- 11. daughter of Zadock .nl wife Napad, dasgi- ter vi Reuben and Elizabeth Munger. He Was im et Le- y. Ne Y k. April 12. 181; : came in 1\42 tosections 2. 18. Lire : worried March 30. 122. Mary M .. daughter of Richard Sonneall. hed Woods: 3. IN Mr. Hanch was born in Wilshire. Enstand. Mardi 25. IND. Veel N enyhe 22 1;
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They had eight children, of whom Louisa was married to Isaac, son of Henry Moorhouse, of North Geneva. Mr. Hatch was a prosperous farmer, as well as a good citizen.
MORRIS FANT HAWES, son of William Hawes and Martha Wood, was born at Warwick, New York, November 12, 1797; moved to Steuben county, was a boy-soldier of the war of 1812: married May 17, 1818, Sarah, daughter of Capt. Nathan Lounsbury, and moved to Chautauqua county, and thence in 1830 to Ilillsdale county, Michigan. In 1837 he came to section 34, Rich- mond. With a few neighbors he built the first schoolhouse on a corner of his land. He was elected member of the first constitutional convention, but did not attend its sessions. He died at Whitewater January 13. 1868. His wife had died July 28, 1859. They had nine children.
DANIEL HEIMBACHI, son of Philip and Eva, of an old Pennsylvanian family, was born in Columbia county, May 2, 1821 ; married Harriet ( 1831- 1901 ), daughter of Gorham Bunker and Rachel Russell ; died August 7, 1902. Ile lived many years on his large farm in section 25, East Troy, and his estate is still held by his children. The names Benjamin and Peter are also found- apparently these were his brothers. Part of this family spell the name "Hime- bach."
JOHN MATTHIAS HENDERSON, son of Dr. Edward Henderson and Mary Mathias, was born June 27. 1782, at Bennington, near the battlefield on which his father had served as lieutenant and then as surgeon. He, too, had experi- ence as an army surgeon of the war of 1812. Ile practiced medicine at Willoughby, Ohio, and came to Elkhorn in 1849, where he died November 29. 1857. He married June 4, 1815. Rebecca, daughter of Samuel Wirt; she was born October 11, 1795. and died October 1, 1823, leaving a son. His second wife was Samantha, daughter of Charles Hine and Anna Baldwin, born April 11, 1791, married June 14. 1829, died May 26, 1833. leaving a daughter. His third wife was Mrs. Hetty ( Smith ) Findley, who was born September 22, 1802; died December 4. 1867. Of her five children two daugh- ters are living. Her son Edward Henderson was a soldier of the Fourth Infantry-Cavalry, and became an officer of Louisiana colored troops.
SAMUEL WIRT HENDERSON, son of Dr. John M. and first wife, Rebecca Wirt, was born at Willoughby. December 17, 1817; studied in his father's office and was graduated from the medical college at Cleveland. He married, January 11. 1845. Rebecca, daughter of Nathan Hicks. After practicing in Herkimer county (once his father's home) and in northern Ohio he came in 18.17 to Elkhorn. He died May 6, 1857, having a week before jumped from a wagon to hard ground, causing intestinal constriction or intussusception, fol-
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lowed by inflammation. Doctor Henderson's perception was quick, his mind active, and his action prompt, and he was rated among the better county phy- sicians and surgeons. He was also a working Democrat and persecuted opponents with unbridled tongue, vitriol-dipped pen, and jack-knife wickeder than tongue or pen : for it made caricatures on pine as ugly as modern exag- gerations in the Sunday papers. His knife and pen were voluntary con- tributors to his friend Utter's paper. He left three little boys, of whom John Hicks, the eldest, was a soldier of Company B. First Heavy Artillery.
JACOB HERRICK, son of Joseph6 and Hannah Northrup, of Salem, Con- necticut, was born in Chenango county. in 1790. His older ancestors were Joseph5, Stephen+. Samuel3, Ephraim2, Henry1 of Ipswich. His first wife was Roxana Bradley. In 1841 he came to section 21. Geneva ; married Mrs. Sarah (Corwin) Rouse ; died October 30, 1859. His children were Gilbert, Jason, Henry, Miles, Polly Maria, Phoebe, Adeline, Julia and Harriet. All these were long residents and became connected by marriage with other old families as Armstrong, Gray, Ross, Stevens, and Wait. The brothers, Alonzo and Moses S. Herrick, of the same town, were not definitely related to Jacob's family, but Moses S. married Jacob's daughter Julia.
THOMAS WORDEN HILL, son of Henry Hill and Fanny Worden, was born at Swanton. Vermont. January 9. 1817; in 1822 his parents moved to Lewis, Essex county, New York, where they soon afterward died, leaving him to the care of Joseph Wells, his uncle. In 1838 he came to Geneva village, making much of his way on foot. He worked on farm and in mill for R. Wells Warren, Andrew Ferguson, and Charles M. Goodsell in succession for the next five years. In 1839 he bought with his savings a farm in sections 18. 19. Lyons ; married February 12, 1843, Lydia, daughter of Lewis Ferris and Samantha Crosby ; moved to his farm in 1844 and proved himself a most capable farmer. He was for nine terms a member of the county board and three times its chairman. In 1853 he was assemblyman, chosen over Charles M. Baker and Simeon W. Spafard, and again in 1863. having been preferred to Dr. Alexander S. Palmer. In 1865 he began his long service as poor com- missioner. He became assured that he could be of greater service to the inmates of the county-house and to the tax-payers by taking upon himself the duties of overseer or resident commissioner. This was neither to his own liking nor to that of his wife, but to both a duty clearly seen was not to be evaded nor to be performed in other way than entirely and well. He died suddenly, while directing improvements on his farm, May 26, 1879. Mrs. Ferris was born at Tyrone. New York, April 4, 1823; died at Lyons Novem-
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ber 5. 1900. She was granddaughter of Gould Ferris and Lydia Nichols, of Westchester county, New York. Mr. Hill joined the Presbyterian church of Geneva in 1842, and in his after life his actions showed forth the sincerity and constancy of his profession of faith. His physical and moral courage were one, and equal to each occasion's need. He attended no talking conven- tions of philanthropic reformers at distant cities, but remained at his post. working hand in hand with the county board, the superintendents of the poor -- his colleagues-and the county physician, and was at once their indispensable servant and their practically wise leader. He may be said to have put an undying soul into a half-formed county institution and gave its management definite direction and purpose, with intelligent and business-like methods of overscership. His death was not an irreparable loss, but men might well re- gret. for a time, that such a life should have been stopped in its sixty-third year. When, if ever. the county shall make up its roll of best and most serv- iceable citizens, their names placed as nearly as men may judge in the order of their merit. the name of Thomas Worden Hill will not be hard to find in that honorable list.
EDWIN HODGES, son of Erastus Hodges and Laura Whiting, was born at Torrington. Connecticut, in 1810. He married Catherine Jane, daughter of John Hickox and Clarissa Danforth, January 13. 1836; came to Elkhorn in 1843 with some money and went into various kinds of business : was county clerk in 1846, five times a member of the county board and twice its chairman ; five times treasurer of the Agricultural Society, postmaster under a Whig ad- ministration. About 1868 he went to Kansas, and later to Winterset. Iowa, where he died July 23. 1884. Mrs. Hodges was born at Williamstown, Massa- chusetts, and died at Hutchinson, Kansas, June 16, 1892. Their daughter, Laura E., was married to Charles H. Britton. George W., their son, went to Winterset. He was a soldier of Company F. Fortieth Infantry. Clarissa Danforth's ancestors were William1 and Paul. of Suffolk, England, Nicholas3, Thomas+. Nicholas5, Jonathan6 7. Samuels, Jonathan ?.
WILLIAM HOLLINSHEAD, son of James Hollinshead and Sarah Stroud, was born near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, September 3. 1806; was well in- structed in common school and in practical farming : came in 1837 to section 3. Delavan : in 1839 was county treasurer ; married June 20, 1842. Caroline, daughter of James Burson and Deborah Stroud and settled for a long and honorably useful life at his new home. He was the first county treasurer. but he was a thorough farmer and was not to be turned aside for official in- certainties. He was always at the service of the Agricultural Society and of farmers' institutes. When he took part in discussion it was to talk from his
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own experience and well-inatured thinking. He died October 20, 1895. His wife was born November 11, 1815, and died February 11, 1890. Their daugh- ter Elizabeth H. was married to Herman A. Briggs. She was born June 1, 1843; married her cousin April 23, 1880: died, full of good works, September 20, 1908.
HENRY GEORGE HOLLISTER (Seth L.7, Elisha", Benjamin3 +. Jolin3 2 1), was born at Perry, New York, May 15, 1826; came in 1843 to sections 13. 14, Delavan : married first, Mary Ann, daughter of Henry Mallory, December 21, 1848; she died December 29, 1873. at Delavan village, whither he had moved. He married, second. November 29. 1877, Mrs. Helen C., daughter of Peter Millspaugh Keeler and Prudence Sturtevant and widow of William Crary. He died December 17, 1902. He was proprietor of a livery stable, and he was for twenty-three years a member of the county board. His son Seth Henry was twice sheriff of this county. Other children were, John H. ( mar- ried May Howe), Pamelia, Ella.
KINNER HOLLISTER, son of Isaac Hollister and Elizabeth Newcomb, had ancestors John1 2. Joseph3, Capt. Timothy+. He was born January 13. 1783 : married June 5. 1805, Mary, daughter of Lemuel Winchell : bought gov- ernment land in Darien and Richmond ; died April 28, 1850. Mrs. Hollister was born September 8, 1784: died February 3, 1849. Of their children. Cyrenus N., Lemuel, and William came to Darien.
Cyrenus Newcomb Hollister was born at Olive, Ulster county. New York. December 11, 1808: married May 7. 1837, Maria Catharine, daughter of Alexander Latimer and Nellie Smith; came in 1839 to Darien; in 1866 to Delavan : died January 8, 1890. His wife was born at Middletown, New York. December 22. 1816. Their children were Uriah Schutt ( married Emma Q. Morrison ) : Kinner Newcomb (married Fanny M. Tilden) : Eugene B. ( married Nellie V. Jones ) : Lillian ( Mrs. A. Hastings Kendrick ) : William Cyrenus; Elmer Latimer.
Lemuel Hollister was born at Dryden. Tompkins county. October 12. 1818: married Gertrude Ann, daughter of Alexander Latimer. January 26. 1842 : came to Darien in 1844: was living in 1902. His wife was born Janu- ary 26, 1842 : died October 10, 1902. Excepting Melbourne H. ( 1857-1904) their children, if there were more, are not found in records.
William Hollister was born at Dryden, May 17. 1811 : came in 1838 to Darien : married Sarah Van Aernam, January 1, 1848; died June 26. 1884. leaving children : Charles and Nellie ( Mrs. James Carter, of Darien ).
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SETH L. HOLLISTER, son of Elisha Hollister and Jane Thompson. was descended from John1 2 3. Benjamin+ 5. He was born at Chatham, New York, July 19, 1792 : married Catherine Brigham, April 12, 1818; died March 16. 1867. His wife was born at Great Barrington, Massachusetts, February 10. 1796: died at East Delavan, May 12, 1868. Children : Catherine Jane (Mrs. Elihu G. Eaton ) : Laura ( Mrs. Harrison Barnes) ; Edward Brigham ( married Harriet Eaton ) : Henry George : James Heath ( married Elizabeth Williams ) : Milton L. ( married Hannah Eliza Barnes).
JOSEPHI TRUMBULL ISHAM ( Enoch3, Joseph+, Timothy", Isaac2, John1). son of Enoch Isham and Mary Carver, was born at Bolton, Connecticut. Aug- 11st 19. 1815. While he was very young his parents moved to Smyrna, Chen- ango county. Ile married January 28, 1841, Mary Jane, daughter of James Sturtevant and Lovina Yaw, at Earlville ; came in 1847 to Sugar Creek, where he lived as farmer and blacksmith, and occasionally as town officer, until his removal to Elkhorn about 1886, where he died November 7. 1902. Mrs. Isham was born in Washington county, New York, November 11, 1822, died April 21, 1891. A child died young. The other children were Helen Mary ( Mrs. Wallace llartwell ) : Fred Willard ; Dora ( Mrs. Frank Hendrix ), Henry Devillo: Reta ( Mrs. Arthur Wales). Enoch Isham, born at Bolton. July 29. 1787 : died at Delavan, June 21, 1880 ; had a son Devillo K. ( 1828-1905) un- married. Mr. Isham's mother's mother. Esther Trumbull, was of the historic family of her name.
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