CHEMUNG COUNTY SKETCHES
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Jacob, Adam was born in Vilberl Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, July 4, 1855. Educated in the public schools of that country. HE came to the United States an August 3,1872 and first located in New York City, where he remained until March 5, 1881, when he came to Elmira. November 3, 1883, he married Christina P. Wenz, who was born Graben, Baden Germany. Jacob conducts a fine meat department.
Jacobs, Jonas M. D. Chemung County and physician of the city of Elmira, was born in New York City November 15, 1862. He is son of the Rev. Marks Jacobs, of New Haven Conn. In the study of his profession Dr. Jacobs spent two years the Medical Department College, the Medical College of the Uniersity of New York. In the fall of 1886 settled in Elmira. Dr.Jacob was elected coroner in the fall of 1888 and appointed city physician Jan. 1, 1891.
Jenks, George E. was born in Vestal now Union NY. April 3, 1844 received his education in the district schools. He enlisted twice in the war of the Rebellion, first on September 6, 1881; he enlisted in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Infantry Volunteers and was twice in the-battle of Chantilly, being honorably discharged for disability April 18, 1863. HE reenlisted
Feb. 16, 1864. He joined Company A, Fifth Cavalry New York Volunteers, and was wounded in the battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864. Upon his Sept. 19, 1864. Upon his return to civil life he entered the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad Company as fireman, and was promoted engineer April 1, 1869. He married, September 12,1886, Miranda daughter of Moses and Louisa Clark, formerly of Susquehanna Pa. They have three children, of whom one son died in infancy; Nellie J., born September 6, 1868; and Alleta B., born September 14,1882.
Jenks, Robert B., M.D., born in Tioga County, N. Y., March 18, 1845, received an education at Owego, read medicine in the office of Dr. Armstrong, of Binghamton. And graduated from the New York Homoeopathic Medical College in 1868. He practiced two years at Owego, three years at Rhode Island, and returned to Owego, removing to Elmira, however, in 1876. The doctor is a member of the Board of Health, of the School Board, and for the past six years has been physician in charge of the Southern Tier Orphans Home. He married, in New York City in 1874. to the daughter of late Edwin J. Brown, and has one son.
Jones, Hervey E. born in Towanda, Pa., on September 11, 1840, is a son of Henry Sr., who came to Elmira when the son was three years of age. He moved to Iowa 1852, but returned to Elmira and died there in October 1864, aged seventy years. He reared eleven children, alt of whom died but five. Hervey E. Jones was in schools of Elmira and in Iowa, and taught school in the latter State. Upon the outbreak of the war in 1861 he enlisted as private at Davenport, Iowa. and served three years and one month. He participated in the battles of Corinth, Ioka, Farmington, and other skirmishes, through all of which he passed without wound. After the war Hervey B. returned to Elmira and engaged as fireman on the Erie. Railroad, leaving this position in 1870 to become a locomotive engineer. Mr. Jones a member of Union Lodge, No. 95, F. and A. M., a member of the B. of L. K, & past commander and now an officer of the day of Baldwin Post, No. 0, G. A. U., and do-camp on the staff of the deputy commander. He married, January 29, 1866, Miss Rhoda E, daughter of John Rees. She died January 31, 1885.
Jones, Raymond grandfather of Philo Jones, was born in Norwalk Connecticut, 1791. When ten years old his parents moved to Morristown, N. Y., where he was in the public schools. The family came to Elmira in 1806. December 3, 1812, He married Jane, daughter of Mathew and Catherine Carpenter, of Elmira. They had seven children, Albert, Betsey C, Simon R, Final M, Julia S, Philo, jr., and Laura J. Simon R. Jones, born January 17, 1819 at Bath, Steuben County, N. Y., educated in the public schools, and in early life was a cloth weaver. His life-long occupation, however was that of a lumber merchant, in which he did a large and business? January 4, 1849, he married Jane Owens, who was born May 22, 1822 in Orange County, N.Y. They had five children: Clarence M., born November 17, 1849; Florence born December 22 1853, died young; Ella M., born May 20, 1856.Ida J, born March 20, 1861; and Raymond T., born September 1,1864. The
latter received an academic education, and on December
15, l886, married M. Effie, of Absalom and Maria Seely, of Elmira, by whom
he had two children, H., born July 15, 1888, and Walter S., born June 2,
1890 Mr. Jones’s father died Feb.11, 1881. Mathew Carpenter was born in
Orange County in 1759, came to in 1792 and married Catherine Mathews. Mr.
carpenter held several positions. Mr. Jones’s grandfather was representative
in the legislation 1848 and 1850. Raymond T. Jones baa resided in Elmira
seven years.
Kelly, George H., house and sign painter, was born in Newark, N. J., August 17, 1834, and is a son of William D. a merchant, and the first chief of police of that city. He died in 1883 in Maryland. He had two sons, one, William, being now engaged in silver mining. The father removed to Elmira in 1844. George N. was educated in the common schools and learned the painter’s trade, working at it on the outbreak of the war. He enlisted in 1861 in Company K, Twenty-ninth Pennsylvania Infantry, and served one year, passing through the battles of the Shenandoah Valley, Ball’s Bluff, and Winchester. He is a K. T., and high priest of Elmira Chapter No. 42, R. A. M. He married in Elmira 1864 a daughter of John Pickering an early settler in this village.
Ketchum, Hiram was born in the town of Mount Hope, Orange County, N, Y., N. December 20, 1818, end by occupation is a carpenter He has for many years been a farmer, is a genius with tools. He has built his own house made his own wagons, and indeed makes anything from a need1e to an anchor. In 1851 he came to Chemung County, N. Y., and located on the river road. He married twice, first, Caroline E. Coffy, of Orange County; they had four sons, Edward C William Y. Alvin D and George. Mrs. Ketchum died in December 1870, and in February 1876, he married second, Martha A. Shouts, of Veteran; the they have one son Frank. Alvin D
lives on the home farm. He married Ida Goldsmith of the town of Elmira and they and two have two sons and two daughters Harry W. Lottie B., George H., and Nellie
King, William was born in the north of Ireland on April 3, 1835. He is a son of Edward King and came to America in 1849. Learning the trade of organ building in New York City and followed it there from July 1851, to 1862, when he came to Elmira to assist in building the Lake Street Church organ. He married, in New York city on February 19, 1859, Elizabeth McDonald, daughter of John Cooper, who came to this country in 1848. Mrs. King was born in Antrim, Ireland. They have two sons and three daughters.
Knapp, William E. young lawyer of Elmira, was born near Troy, Pa., November 16, 1857. He resided in the village of Wellsburg, N. Y., from 1859 to 1880.
Knipp, Charles, a native of Corning NY. was born August 7, 1858. His father, John Knipp, emigrated from, Germany to America when a boy, locating in this state. Charles was his only surviving son. After receiving
his education was immediately admitted to the bar. He belongs to the improved Order of Red Men, is a Knight Templar.
Kolb, Baldwin, was born in Alsace, France (now Germany) September 22, 1831 came to America in 1852. Two months later he Came to Elmira, N. Y., and with exception of two years which were spent in the South, he has always been a resident of this city He received his education in the old country. He built the Exchange Hotel in 1861-62 and occupied it until 1866, when he became proprietor of the Queen City Palace where he remained for some years. He was engaged in the hotel business continuously till his retirement in 1888. He was ten years in the brewery business in the Rock
Brewery. He is a member of the Catholic Church and a Democrat in politics. He married Mrs. Anna Zett, a resident of Syracuse.
Kolb, Jacob, was born in Alsace, France December 27, 1841. And came to America 1860. But soon came to Elmira in 1855, where his brother (now retired) was in the hotel business. He than bought the Exchange Hotel, which he owned and managed for about 25 years.
Mr. Kolb is a Knight Templar and a member of the 1. 0. 0. K At present he conducts a hotel, which was erected by his brother. He married Caroline Metzger in 1871 and has a son and two daughters.
La France, Truckson S., mechanical engineer of the La France Fire Engine Company and inventor of the rotary engine and rotary pump, was born in Susquehanna County, Pa., and September 14, 1834. He is a son of Willie B. La France, a mechanic now eighty three years of age, who reared a family of five sons, of whom T. S. is the oldest Receiving education, and learning the locomotive and stationary engine trade, he was for twelve years engineer of a fire engine in Elmira. Mr. La France began the manufacture of steam fire engines in partnership with John Vischer. The La France Manufacturing Company was incorporated in 1871. In 1880 the firm was re-organized as it at present exists. Mr. La France married in Elmira, January 12, 1859, Miss H. A. Burgess, of the same place. Of their five children one died aged two years leaving two daughters, and two sons are engaged in the shop business. With their father.
Laidlow, John born in Scotland, April 23, 1828, came with his father to the United States when four years of age. In early life he was a farmer. After residing in various parts of the country he came in 1850 to Elmira, and two years later removed to Troy, Pa., where he married Marion B., daughter of Henry J. and Rebecca S. Hoyt. They had six children of whom one died in infancy. The others: are Frederick B. who died at eight years of age, William W., born April 7, 1865; Ellen M., born March 21, 1858; Harriet L., born January 21, 1861; and Henry A., born March 13, 1875. Mr. Laidlow enlisted August 18,1862, in Company C, One Hundred and Sixty New York Infantry Volunteers as orderly-sergeant, and August 23, 1863, was promoted
First lieutenant, acting as captain until the close of the war, when he was brevetted captains and honorably discharged. The family has resided in Elmira about 40 years. Alexander Laidlow, father of John, was born in Jedborough, Scotland, in 1779 and had eleven children: Isabella, Andrew, Margaret, William, Betsey, Jeannette, Ellen, James, Alexander, John and Euphenia. Mrs. Laidlow died in Scotland.
Lamson, David was born in Milbury, Mass. November 30, 1839 and was educated in the public schools of Rhode Island, December 16, 1859 he married in Rhode Island Sarah J. Wood, of Manchester England.
Whom he has one son Elbert V. born Aug. 24, 1871. Mr. Lamson is a foreman of the carding rooms of the Elmira woolen mills. In 1864 he enlisted in co. f. 43rd Mass. vol. Infantry and discharged at the close of the war.
Little, Enoch M. was born in Chemung Dec. 13, 1846
and supplemented his education a few terms at Starkey Seminary. Coming
to Elmira in 1865 he enlisted April 4th of that year in co. c. one Hundred
and 94th Infantry N. Y. Volunteers. He received his discharge May 3, 1865.
Returning from the war he came to Baldwin and then collector in 1875 and
1876. He served as deputy sheriff several terms, resided in Horseheads
for a time and conducted the Ryant House for twenty years. He is a member
of Baldwin Post No 6 - G. A. R. On June 19, 1890, Mr. Little married Emma
J. cline of Utica NY He conducts the Casino Hotel at Eldridge Park.
Little, Levi D chief f of police of Elmira NY was born May 20, 1850, in Baldwin, Chemung County. He is the son of Davis Little who was had been the assessor of the town of Baldwin, who died in 1882 aged 66 years, leaving two sons. Of whom Levi was the younger. HE was reared on the family farm. He came to Elmira in 1874 as deputy sheriff for 3 years as under sheriff under Sheriff Beers. Levi Little, grandfather of Levi D. whose ancestors emigrated to America in company with the known Clinton family of which De Witt Clinton was a descendant. Was born in the town f of Bloomingrove Orange CO. NY. January 14,1791. He was the son of James and grandson of Archibald Little, and learned the trade of saddler and harness maker. He served in the War of 1812, and was detailed with his company to guard the city of New York, being honorably discharged May 11, 1816. He married Abigail Smith, of Monroe, Orange County, where he was born in 1795. Twelve children were born to them, four of whom survive. In 1819 he removed to Ba1dwin, where be settled as a farmer. It
Was there when he died at the age of 71 in 1862. He reared six sons, three are deceased; J. Smith and Levi are merchants and farmers in North Chemung; and Johnson is a farmer in Erin.
Lockwood, Matt J. was born in Elmira Dec. 17, 1848 where he was educated He began his stage life at the age of 16 years with the Christy Minstrels. His occupation is that of costumer and property maker. Mr. Lockwood's property room contains one of the largest and best collections of stage properties as well as the most valuable in the country. John father of Matt born in Yates county NY July 4, 1823. March 7, 1848 he married Electa, youngest daughter of Abijah and Sarah Hawley, who was born May 1, 1828 in Elmira [then Newtown] They had six children, Matt, Mary, Jennie B. Abbie, Robert and Hollis c. John Lockwood came to Elmira in 1847 and died Sept. 24. 1882. Three children survive, Jennie B, Abbie, and Matt.
Logan, John S. son of Robert was born Glasgow, Scotland Feb. 21, 1846, and came with his mother to the United States in 1854, his father having preceded them one year. They located in Schuylkill co. Pa. where John S was educated in the schools. Dec. 31, 1874 he married Jennie S. daughter of john M and Mary Smith of Lilesburg, pa. They have had six children, two of whom are deceased and four survived; James S born. Oct. 2, 1875; Isaac J. born June 10, 1880; Charles a born April 30, 1886 and Lena Belle, born Feb. 20, 1891. Mr. Logan has resided in Elmira for 20 years. His father Robert Logan born in Scotland April 15, 1815 married Barbara Shaw. They had fourteen children; James, Alexander, Robert, John S., John S., Sarah, William Margaret R, Jacob, Charles S., Barbara C., Jennie R, Agnes N., David Y., and Elizabeth W. James was killed in the battle of Gettysburg in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment Pennsylvania
Lonergan, James, born August 18, 1842, in Ireland, emigrated to the United Stales with His parents and acquired his education in the district schools of Pennsylvania. When thirteen years of age he began, to learn the trade of machinist and at the age of twenty-one he became a locomotive engineer for the Delaware, Lackawanna, Western Railroad Company. When twenty-two he was made foreman of the machine shops and when thirty was sent to South America as master mechanic, where remained only eight months on account of failing health. He now holds the position of engine dispatcher and has charge at the motive power and machinery department. January11, 1865, he married Catherine Lonergan, of Susquehanna County, Pa. They have six children living: Richard T., born July 20, 1869; James R, born May21, 1873; Catherine, born July 7, 1875; Phillip, born April 16, 1877; Johaana, born Feb. l1, 1879; and John born Jan. 17, 1883.
Losie, John M. born in Canada on July 17, 1830, is a son of Abram Losie, a native of New Jersey who with his parents came to Canada, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died in 1840, aged fifty-two years. J. M. Losie came to Elmira in 1861. He was mustered in the service July 23, 1862, in Company A, One Hundred and seventh Regiment New York Volunteers, four which he enlisted eight four volunteers, and went to the front as second lieutenant He was discharged with the rank of brevet major on January 21. 1865, The list of battles in which he participated includes Chancelorville, Gettysburg, Ressaca, and Dallas, in the latter of which he was wounded 28th of May and had his leg amputated above the knee on May 26, 1864. Returning to Elmira he received an appointment in the Senate Document Dept. at Albany in 1800-81. He was twice elected city collector. He married, in Phelps, N. Y., in 1850, Miss. Elmira Harrington, who has given him three children, of whom one is a teacher in Elmira; another married Professor Beckwith, of Newark, Del.; and still another married F.H Palmer of Syracuse.
Lowman Charles W. was born in Luzerne County, Pa., March 22, 1851. In 1877 entered the employ of the Northern Central Railroad Company and was promoted to the position of engineer in 1885. March 24, I874, he married Kate E. eldest daughter of Robert and Henrietta McCormick, of Montoursville, Pa. They have resided in Elmira for thirteen years, George, his father, was born in Northampton County, Pa., in 1822. About 1843 he married Maria Childs. They had six children, two of whom died young and four survive; Katie, Ellen a., Charles, W., and James G.
Mayo, William a native of Broome county NY was born April 17, 1841 and was educated in district schools. Oct. 31, 1861 he enlisted in
Co. G., 89th Inf. NY Volunteers. being honorably discharged Oct. 15, 1864. April 17, 1867 he married C. Elizabeth daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Geyert, who was born near the River Rhine Germany. They have two sons Charles J. born March 6, 1868 and Edgar L. born April 22, 1874. Mr. Mayo has been an engineer in the employ of the Northern Central R R. for 20 years and a resident of Elmira for 30 years. His father Warren Mayo was born in Broome county NY about 1834. He married Rachel van Volkenburg, by whom he has five children; Electa, George W. Lyman, Harriet, and William.
Mander, Adam was born in Hessian Germany March 8, 1829
and emigrated to America in 1853. In Oct. 1854 he married Gertrude Gelbach,
of Rochester NY. who was born in Prussia. They located in Elmira in 1851
and have six children: Jacob, George, Henry, Charles, Adam jr., and Frederick.
Adam jr., is an alderman.
Mc Cann, James was the son of William 3rd was born
in Pompton NJ. June 1, 1806. In 1829 he moved to Catlin, Chemung Co. NY.
He married twice. First December 29, 1828 Sally M. Smith of Ithaca by whom
he had thirteen children five of whom survive, Margaret, Susan, Mary, Alice,
and Clementine. Mrs. McCann died July 31, 1881 and Oct. 25, 1862. Mr. McCann
married Mina, daughter of William and Amanda Wheat of east Elmira. Mr.
McCann has lived in the city and town of Elmira for 32 years. When he came
to the county in 1829 there were only three stores in Elmira, his grandfather
William was born in county Antrim, Ireland and his father William on the
ocean in 1774.
Mc Dowell, J. Lowman born in the town of Chemung March
24, 1822 is a son of John G and a grandson of Daniel McDowell the latter
a pioneer of the county. Of the four sons reared by John G, the subject
of this sketch is the second and only three of the family are now living.
J. Lowman McDowell received an education and spent his early life as a
merchant and a miller at Chemung, coming to Elmira in 1868, and engaged
in his present business. HE was county treasurer from 1882 to 1888. He
married in 1847 Frances daughter of O D Boyd. She died in 1873 leaving
two sons and a daughter One son Edward died at the age o f16; the daughter
is the wife of E J. Baldwin. Mr. McDowell married second in 1875, at Elmira
Mrs. Clara Edsall, nee Jones.
McDowell john guy is a son of Maj.. Robert Morris McDowell and was born in Elmira Jan. 17, 1867. He spent one year each in smith Academy and Washington University both of St Louis, with a view to the profession of engineering. He spent two years in Cornell University and then entered the Law Dept. of the same institution. He was admitted to the bar in Sept 1890.
McGrath, Michael H. born in Philadelphia, Pa. Dec. 9, 1817 is the forth son of M H. McGrath Sr. a framer who reared town sons and four daughters. In 1834 the father moved to Ohio where he died in 1847. The family are of Scotch Irish descent. Michael H. Learned the trade of carpenter and joiner and was an architect of note. He designed the S S Peter and Paul's church and many other buildings.
He entered the army from Painted Post July 6, 1862,
enlisting in Co. f. 15th engineers as first lieutenant and served three
years being promoted on Oct. 3, 1862 to captain leaving the service with
the rank of Capt. and brevet major. He participated in the battles of Fredericksburg,
Chancelorville, and the Wilderness and before Richmond being made the captain
for gallantry at Fredericksburg. Returning to Painted Post he came to Elmira
in 1874. He married in Aurora NY Oct. 27, 1840, Lucinda A., daughter of
Ralph Cady a soldier of the Rev. they have had four children of whom three
survive. The son Henry A is a traveling salesman, and a daughter is the
wife of A D Patterson of Brooklyn NY Emily a McGrath unmarried resided
with her parents in Elmira.
McKay John C of Scotch descent was born in Milton, N J August 4, 1848, and obtained his education while he resided with his uncle, John A. Congleton, January 1, 1872, he married Emma daughter of John and Marian Osman. They have three children, John E., born March 11, 1873; Harry, born March 14, 1876; and Lulu B., born
6, 1881. Mr.. McKay has been an engineer for the Northern Central Railroad Company since 1873. His father Edward A., born in Milton, N.J., married Mary Massaker they had three sons Simeon H., John C., and. Phillip.
McNaney, Patrick, was born in Ulster, Bradford County, Pa., March 24.1848. His father was a farmer and lumberman and died in 1876, aged sixty-eight years. Of his family of five sons four reside in Chemung Co. an done lives in Tioga County Pa. Mr. McNaney. was reared on the farm, but early engaged in the lumber business and moved to this county in 1859, settling in Southport. He came to Elmira, however after and immediately established his present lucrative business. He is a member
Milan, Thomas F. Was born in Nicolson, Pa., December 18, 1852. He is a son of Martin a railroad man at Oxford, NY. Mr. Milan was educated at Nicholson and at age of eleven was water boy on the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad. When sixteen he was a fireman on a locomotive and when he attained his majority he took. charge of a locomotive, having been a locomotive engineer on a passenger train since 1883. He is a member of the city council from the Seventh ward. He has lived in Elmira since 1881 and was elected alderman in 1889. He married, Binghamton, January 15, 1876, Miss Burke, daughter of John Rourke, of Binghamton, and sister of Rourke Brothers, wholesale druggists in Binghamton, N. Y. They have one child, a son, Martin, who is attending school. In 1885 Mr. Milan pulled the train that carried William H. Vanderbilt on his last trip west. On the same train
Were Cyrus W. Field, Sidney Dillion, Jay Gould and others, and Mr. Milan was presented with a pass over the New York Central by Mr. Vanderbilt. In 1888 he pulled the train carrying D. R Hill and others to the Buffalo Convention, where Mr. Hill was nominated for governor; There Mr. Milan had the handsomest train and engine, and so complimented by Governor Hill and Governor Abbott, of New Jersey, as well.
Miller, Nelson A. proprietor of the Elmira School of Commerce was born in Hamilton Canada, in Nov. 1858. His parents came to Tioga Co. when he was young. They were natives of New York but six years ago returned to Canada.
Mr. Miller was educated in the Normal Schools and in the Eastman College, and graduated Medical school in January 1880. He was instructor nearly a year at the latter college. Thence he removed to. Mansfield, Pa., and settled in organizing the Allen Business College.
They moved here in 1882 and in the fall of 1884 he
went to Lock Haven, where he taught Christie’s School of Business six months.
He then moved to Scranton, Pa., and opened Scranton Business College. Mr.
Wood, of Williamsport. He bought the commercial College of Elmira of Mr.
Miller changed its name to the School of Commerce. He married, in Elmira,
in 1882, a daughter of Col. J. T. Davidson, and they have two children.
Miner, Theodore L. was born in Bradford County, Pa. Dec. 16, 1819. He is a son of John Minier, who moved to McLean County,
Ill. in 1838. Where he died in 1855. He was born in 1777 and was a soldier In the War 1812. One son, G. W., is a Christian clergyman. Theodore L. was educated at Athens Academy in Pennsylvania, and in 1842 went to Elmira, where he became teller Chemung County Bank. He was paymaster of the Erie Railroad during its construction from Callicoon Creek to Binghamton and after its construction was President in Loder‘s private secretary in city, serving later as paymaster on the
A total service for the company of nine years. He removed from there to in 1864 and was cashier of the Bank of Havana for fifteen years. In 1876 he to Elmira. He married in Elmira May 25,1848, a daughter of Hector I. Maxwell, and three children were to them, two of whom are deceased. And the other, Maxwell, is engaged in the
business in Elmira. Mr. Minier was active during the
war of the Rebellion in volunteers. He is en expert in banking knowledge.
Moore, George C., born. February 14, 1847, in Abington, Luzerne County, Pa., September 18, 1864, in Company. A, Ninth New York Heavy Artillery Volunteers, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war: June 22, 1868, he married Mary R., daughter of Francis and Maria Hill, of York, Livingston County, N. Y. They have one daughter, Nellie L, born. May 17,1869. His father, Hugh Moore, was born in Scotland m 1814 and when twenty two years immigrated to the United States, locating in Walden, Orange County N. Y About 1839 he married Jane Crawford and they had five children.
Morey, Andrew B was born in Elmira on December 1,l841. He is a son of Solomon Morey. And old settler of Elmira, whom was killed in a railroad accident in 1869, aged seventy years. Solomon reared five sons, of whom three served in the army, one Samuel, being killed at South Railroad Va. in 1864 He was a sergeant in the sixteenth Pennsylvania Calvary. Another son, Chester, was in the One Hundredth and seventh New York Regiment two years and ten months, and died at Hornellsviile in 1888 aged about forty-nine years. Andrew B. Morey learned the trade of gilder in Buffalo and was there when the war broke out. He enlisted on August 12, 1862 in Company C, One-Hundredth New York Volunteer Infantry and served nearly three years. He participated in the battles of Yorktown, Bermuda Hundred, and Appomattox. On July 18, 1863, at Morris Island, he was slightly wounded in the head by a minie ball. Returning to Buffalo and thence to Elmira in 1866. He married, in l869, Libbie, daughter of the late George French. They have two children a son and daughter.
Morgan, Eber F. son of John born August 30, 1846, in Montour, Pa., He became a railroad man. In June 1878, he was locomotive engineer. April 2,1872, he married Fannie K Button, of Veteran and they have four children, Err L. born June14, 1873; Guy B., born October 4, 1876; Fay, born July 4, 1878; and May, born September 12, 1887. John Morgan was born August 12, 1809, in Orange County N. Y. He married, first June 7, 1829, Hannah Bennett of Tioga County (now Chemung) by whom he had four children: Mary M., Samuel B., William and Amos. November 27, 1889, Mr. Morgan married, second Maria Burnett, and they had six children Mortimer, Demetrius A., Hannah, Eber F., Goodwin H., and Milden. The family are of Welch extraction. Mr. and Mrs. have resided in Elmira 18 years.
Moss, Roswell R. was born in New York city, October 16, 1845, and is a son of Reuben E Moss an old time merchant of New York and now a resident of this county The son received his educations in
Brooklyn and Elmira. ON January 1871, he began the study of law in the office of Smith, Robertson & Fassett. He was admitted to the bar in January 1874. Mr. He was admitted to the bar1874. He married a daughter of the late George W. Mason.
Mulcaney, Daniel was born in Elmira Feb. 6, 1855. He was educated in the graded schools in Elmira. In 1871, he entered the employ of the Northern Central Railway Company and worked his way through the various positions until 1880 when he was promoted engineer. June 5, 1889 he married Jennie daughter of John and Margaret Powell, of Elmira. They have came son, Daniel Francis born March 3,1831.
Munnell, Charles C. of Scotch and French ancestry and who was born in Auburn, NY. Sept. 28, 1843. And his occupation is a locomotive engineer. He married first in July 1862, Anzo Goodwin by whom he had one son, George B., born January 23, 1863, and resides in Buffalo.N.Y. For his second wife Mr. Munsell married Lydia Azer, July 9, 1870. Alonzo Munsell, father of Charles C. was born December 29, 1815, and April 23, 1827, married. Ann E. McNab, by whom he had seven children: Albert A., Ursula, Mary E., Charles C., George H., Sarah M. and Albert. Mr. Mimseil has resided in Elmira for twenty years.
Neily, John, a Methodist minister, was born in Nova Scotia and married Harriet Nichols, of Connecticut, by whom he had two children, George W. and John A. George W. Neily, born April 6, 1844, came to the United States with his parents in his thirteenth year and was educated in the common schools. October 16, 1870, he married A. Amelia daughter of John and Abigail Tremaine. Her family dates back to 1666 as settlers in Connecticut, Mr. Nelly has been a resident of Elmira nineteen years by occupation is one of the foremost contractors and builders of the city.
Noble, Dr. George Z. born at Nineveh, Broome County, N. Y. December 27, 1833, son of Dr. Oliver B Noble, who lived for many years in Binghamton and Penn Yan, N Y., dying at Dundee in 1885, aged eighty-one. He practiced a year with his father, after which he spent one year in Hornellsville and thirty-three years at Dundee, coming to Elmira on September 1, 1890, where he enjoys a general practice. He is a member at the Ontario and Yates Counties Medical Societies, the Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of New York, and the Southern Tier Homeopathic Medical Society. His son. Ellsworth Noble was born in Dundee, June 2 N.Y., and June 2, 1865, was educated in Dundee, and began the study of medicine with his father.
He has been in practice since April 1, 1890, associated with his fisher. He is a member of the New York State Pharmaceutical Society.
Northcott, Theodore C. was born in Athens, Minard County, Ill., in 1844, a son of James H, Northcott a civil engineer who died in Sangamon County, Ill., in 1877, where he lived for many years. His death was the result of wounds received in a battle at Arkansas during the civil war. Mr. Northcott was prominent in the organization of the Republican Party in Central Illinois and was a personal friend of Mr.
Lincoln. After returning from the war, disabled, he was a justice of the peace and a notary public up to the time of his death. One of his sans, Dr. L. M. lives in Chicago. Mr. Northcott married a daughter of Hiram Brown, of St. Joseph, Mich., in 1878, and they have three children. He is an active member of the Y.M.C.A.
O’Brien, John C. M D born in Rochester, N. Y., June 23, 1860.
He located in practice first in Norwalk, Ohio. Soon afterward he went to N C. and from there came to Elmira 1889. He married in Elmira Jun e23, 1890.
O’Connell, Daniel city recorder was born in Elmira August 17, l868, and was educated at the high school and the Free Academy. For a period of twelve pears he followed his trade of car painting.
His studying law was suggested to him by David B. Hill, then a practicing lawyer at Elmira and now governor of the State. He accordingly registered in that gentleman’s olive and studied as opportunity offered for several months, and in 1884 changed to the office of Dix W. Smith. He was admitted to the bar in l888 returned to his trade for some months.
O’Connor, Jeremiah J. was born Ireland. December 5, 1844 and came to America when three years old and lived in Canada till nineteen years of age. He received his education in Canada, removed to Elmira 1864.
He married a daughter of John Purcell deceased of Elmira
in June 1871 and they have eight children.
Oldham John a native of Manchester, England was born Jan. 22, 1843 and
Came with his parents to America in 1851. Locating in Patterson NJ.
In April 1851, be enlisted in Company I, Sixth New York Infantry Volunteers. June 21, 1864 he married Agnes Gibbons, of Manchester England. They have had eight children of whom David and Frank B. died young and six survive; John Bimson, Elizabeth, Augusta, Martha Barker, Curtis Raymond, Agnes Gibbons, and Jennie May.
Orton, George E. M. d. occultist and aristist, with an office
At 122 East Water street. And a residence at 614 Park Place. Elmira. He was born in Broome County, N. Y., January 4,1847. In 1864 he enlisted in Company M. First Veteran Cavalry NY Volunteers, and was honorably discharged at Wheeling W.Va. in June 1865. He than began the study of medicine and graduated from the New York Medical Collage in 1868.
Orvis Emerson, of English ancestry, was born in the State of New York on April 4, 1844. In Jan. 1862, he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Third New York Infantry Volunteers, and was honorably discharged in the fall of 1865. December 26, 1867, he married Fidelia A., daughter of Silas A. and Lucy Lyon, of Elmira. They have two children: Seba H., born December 23, 1875, and Josephine, born October 27, 1879. For The past twenty-one years Mr. Orvis has conducted a wholesale market gardening business, utilizing more than 100 acres of land.
Owen, Henry W., was born in Vernon, Sussex County, N. Y., on May 1, 1802, and died Elmira Aug. 3, 1883. He was a son of Isaac H. and Abigail (Wiener) Owen, the latter Being a daughter of Gen. Henry Wisner, a member of the Continental Congress and one of the framers of the Declaration of Independence. He married Erminda, daughter of Jesse and Sally (Owen) Oldfield, of Liberty Corner, Orange County, and N.Y. They had one son, Jesse, now of Elmira, N. Y. He married Emily, daughter of Maj. James J. and Huldah (Hudson) Board, of Chester. Orange County, N.Y. They had four children: James Henry, Mary Emily, Minnie (who died in childhood); and Minnie Wadsworth, all born at Liberty Corner. James Henry married Marguerite M., daughter of George and Mary G Grey, of Port Elgin, Canada; they have had two children Grey and Mary Steven (deceased). Mary Emily married Robert Steven, now of Sisson; she died a few months after her marriage. Minnie Wadsworth married William R. Frost, of Elmira, and has two children, Robert and Emily. Jesse Owen
came to Chemung, March 11, 1863, and with his father bought the “Minniedale Farm” also a large lumber track. They were both engaged hi farming and lumbering for many years Jesse and his son James H. own the “Minniedale Farm” and are largely
In butter dairying for special New York trade. On this farm General Sullivan found 175 acres of corn, which he destroyed when he made his memorable march in the Chemung Valley in 1779. A few of the barn holes where the Indians burned their grain are yet plainly visible; One of the council-houses of the Six Nations was located near where the large barn is, and of which barn was built by Capt.. Daniel McDowell before the Indiana left, forty-two of whom assisted him at the raising. The famous Spring at which Captain McDowell and his Indian captors halted to rest, when he was
being conveyed as a prisoner to Niagara in 1782, is also on this-farm.
Paggett, William born in Wordsley, Worcestershire, England, came to this country in 1847. and settled at Washingtonville, N. Y., removing thence to Elmira in 1855. He purchased the tannery on Newtown Creek opposite the woolen factory, which he sold in 1864 and returned to England, but came again in 1865 and purchased the H Bowman tannery on West Water Street. He retired from that business in 1870. During the war he fed the Rebel prisoners in Elmira for six months under a government contract. He
Has also been a large oil producer, having drilled and owned at one time no less than sixty oil wells. He is now actively in drilling and producing oil in the newly developed oil field McDonald, situated 18 miles from Pittsburgh, Pa,
Palmer, Edward H., been In Westchester County, N. Y.,
October 29,1820, is the only son of Israel D. Palmer, a cotton manufacturer
of that place, who died when Edward. was about ten years old. He was educated
in the common schools and spent his boyhood on a farm. Early learning the
trade of tanner in Orange County he became a practical tanner and currier.
Coming to Elmira in the spring of 1842 He engaged in tanning and partnership
with Francis Bowman, who had recently bought the old tannery of William
Williams, now the site of Richardson’s row on Water Street. Here he was
active business for six year, or till 1848; when be moved to his present
location. He married, in 1851, Julia, a daughter of Adna Bridgeman.
Palmer M. Dwight, the elder of a family of three sons born to Martin W. Palmer, who died in July, 1890, was born in Elmira on October 27, 1843, educated in the common schools and learned the trade of blacksmith with his father. He enlisted in July 1862, in Company I, One Hundred and 41st New York Volunteers, and served three years. He participated in the battles of Wahatchu Valley, Lookout Mt., Missionary Ridge, and Atlanta. Peach Tree Creek, Savanna, Goldsboro, Raleigh, and Richmond and was discharged from the service at sergeant. He married in Elmira, November 22, 1865, Miss Fanny daughter of Isaac P. Briggs and they have two children, Fannie L. and Harry B.
Parka, Floyd B. was born in Chemung County January in Chemung County, January 27, 1856. He is a son of Alexander H. a farmer, said later a merchant now residing in Elmira at the age of about sixty-four. Mr. Parke ‘s mother was a McDoel, an old pioneer family of Erin township, Chemung County: The Parks were also among the first settlers of Erin. Floyd D.
is the only, and was educated in the public schools of Elmira and Elmira Free Academy.
He moved too Erin and was there two years, and came
to Elmira Sept 1885. He married, in DeKalb, Ill. October 1882, Cora B.
Ennis.
Parkhurst, Lewis D., a member in the Chemung County
Medical Society, was born Orange County, N. Y. May 4,1845. Two sons are
physicians; His brother is in practice in Brooklyn. Lewis D. was educated
in Florida.
Peters, Charles E born in candor, Tioga county NY may 3, 1865. In 1881 he began his railroading career with the Delaware Lackawanna and Western railroad co. first as cashier in the freight and transportation office for six years. April 18, 1888 he married Carrie M Lown of Elmira NY. And they have one daughter, Florence, L. born Nov. 27, 1890.
Peters, William H. born July 8, 1854 married Carrie
M. only daughter of James c and Emily Boak of Elmira. They have three children;
M Emily, born march 2, 1883; Harry Clarke, born March 6, 1887; and Aimee
M. born Dec. 30, 1888.