Misc. Biographies #4

Richard Lynn

Richard Lynn, a lumberman with headquarters in Minerva, Essex County, was born in this town, January 16, 1865. He is a son of Daniel Lynn, a farmer owning and occupying a snug estate in Minerva, who came here with his father, also named Daniel, from Ireland. The elder Daniel Lynn lived in Ireland until after the birth of his five children, when he started with his wife and family for America. The voyage was very long, proving too severe for the wife, who died on board the vessel while near some port, and was buried on land. Grandfather Lynn with his motherless children continued their voyage to New York, coming directly to Minerva, settling in that part called Irishtown.

Daniel Lynn, Jr., Richard's father, was born in 1826, being quite a lad when he came here with his father and four brothers, two of which are still living - Michael, in this town; and James, in the West. Daniel was a diligent worker and prudent in his expenditures, and after a few years was able to buy a small farm, on which he has since carried on general agriculture. He married in 1858 Ann Ward, of Ireland, a daughter of Richard Ward. Seven of the eight children that were born to them are now living, namely: Minnie, the wife of Barney Stanton, of Ticonderoga; John, unmarried, living in North Hudson; Susan, remaining with her parents; Richard, the leading subject of this brief sketch; Daniel, unmarried, living at Long Lake; Dennis, a farmer, of Minerva; and Charles, seventeen years old, residing at the parental home. The father is a staunch Democrat in his political affiliations, and quite influential in town affairs, having been Assessor many years, a member of the Board of Excise, and a School Trustee. Religiously, the entire family are prominently connected with the Catholic Church, being devout members.

Richard Lynn attended the district school in his younger days, at the same time spending his spare time in working about the farm, becoming as familiar with the duties of farm life as with his books. He continued a member of the household until 1891, when he married Miss Maggie Flynn, a daughter of Patrick F. and Sarah Flynn, of Minerva. The following year Mr. Lynn was engaged in teaming; but since that time he has had charge of a camp with fifty or more men under his supervision, the work keeping these men with some ten or twelve teams constantly busy. Mr. And Mrs. Lynn have one child, a bright and active boy of three and one-half years.

Source: Leading Citizens of Clinton and Essex Counties, New York; Boston Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1896; Pages 532-533

James M. Mott

James M. Mott, a veteran of the Civil War, who is now living in retirement at Ellenburg Depot, was born in Beekmantown, Clinton County, February 21, 1840. He is a son of Royal and Jane (Marshall) Mott and grandson of John Mott. John Mott was a native of Isle La Motte, whence he removed in 1820 to the town of Chazy. He was a farmer by occupation, and also a tavern-keeper, and was twice married. By his first wife he has one son, Abram Mott; and by his second, formerly Mrs. Taylor, a widow, he had three sons and a daughter, the only one living being Chester Mott, residing in Norwood, N.Y. John Mott died at an advanced age, leaving a good farm property that is still in the possession of the family.

Royal Mott, son of John, was born on Isle La Motte in 1810, and spent his days in the pursuit of agriculture on the old homestead farm. His wife, Jane Marshall, whom he married about the year 1835, was a native of Beekmantown and a daughter of Nathaniel Marshall, a prosperous farmer. Five children were born of their union, as follows: James M. Mott; Albert Mott, who was well educated and a teacher of promise, but died at twenty-two years of age; Electa, the wife of G.W. Pike, of Indian Lake, N.Y.; D.P. Mott, unmarried, living at Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y.; and Florence Mott, wife of E.S. Wood, of Indian Lake, N.Y., and mother of one child, a son, Guy. Royal Mott died in 1874, and his wife in 1880.

James M. Mott received a district-school education. He continued to live with his parents until he attained his majority; and then, in April 1861, he enlisted at Plattsburg as a private in Company K of the Sixteenth Regiment of New York Infantry, with which he served two years. His health became very much impaired by his army life, and at the expiration of his term of enlistment he returned home; but shortly after, in 1864, he went to Rockford, Ill., where he remained a year and a half. Returning then to the old homestead, during a number of years that followed he was profitably engaged in general farming. For the past ten years, however, he has been in very poor health, and in 1891 he retired to his pleasant home at Ellenburg Depot. In consideration of his patriotic services for his country, years of peril and the disabilities resulting there from, he is in receipt of a pension of thirty dollars per month from the government.

Mr. Mott's first wife, Marian McFarden, of Chazy, whom he wedded in 1867, died about three years later, at age twenty-seven years of age, leaving a daughter, Amy Mott, who lived to be seventeen years old. On April 4, 1871, Mr. Mott was married to Miss Elizabeth Marsh, of Altona, a daughter of Alanson and Jane (Farrell) Marsh. Her father died in 1869, at fifty-two years of age, and was survived by his wife and four children. Mrs. Marsh's death occurred in 1880 at sixty-four years of age. Andrew Marsh, her only son, resides in Kansas City, Mo. A son and daughter live to bless the home of Mr. And Mrs. Mott, namely: Albert, a young man of twenty-one years, living at home, a telegraph operator; and Bertha, who is attending school.

In political views Mr. Mott is a Republican, but has not thus far been an aspirant of official position. He is a member of McGregor Post, No. 353, Grand Army of the Republic.

Source: Leading Citizens of Clinton and Essex Counties, New York; Boston Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1896; Pages 343-344

Jeremiah Bass Chil. Of Jeremiah and Hannah (Whitney) Bass.

3664. I.  JEREMIAH BASS, B. 6 July 1768; a farmer; married ELIZABETH BENTLEY, who was born 13 July 1772. They settled at Northville, in Northampton, N. Y., and their died (he, 13 June 1832; she, 17 Aug 1838), and were buried.
3665. II.  ZADOK BASS, dwelt at Northampton, N. Y., till 1805; and then settled in the east part of the adjoining town of Hope, N.Y., where he died in 1843.


3666. III.  ZEBULON BASS, dwelt in Northampton, N.Y.; and finally settled in, or near, Watertown, N.Y., where he died in 1832.


3667. IV.  HANNAH BASS, married--------Olmstead.

SOURCE: THE WHITNEY FAMILY OF CONNECTICUT And Its Affiliations; v.1, pt1; Being an Attempt to Trace the Descendants, of the WHITNEYS OF ENGLAND; HENRY WHITNEY From 1649 to 1878; By S.WHITNEY PHOENIX, VOLUME 1, NEW YORK: Privately Printed. 1878

Note: a second source states that Zebulon and Hannah Whitney were the parents of these children. It also gives many more family details of descendants of these individuals as well as provides the name of Hannah's husband as Reuben Olmstead and more sibling names and ancestors! This source is copyrighted and therefore I cannot transcribe it here. However, if you'd like to look for it through your local library here's the source: Descendants of Deacon Samuel and Ann Bass, by Charissa Taylor Bass, Freeport, IL, private printing, 1940, 231 pages; of particular interest is page 64 (family 74) and page 91 and 92.

2 Children of Andrew and Christina (Keller) Mulholland

Andrew and Christina (Keller) Mulholland
Once residents of Long Lake, Hamilton County, NY

A. J. Mulholland, a pioneer resident of Viola township, Olmsted county, was born in Hamilton county, New York, December 26, 1863, a son of Andrew and Christina (Keller) Mulholland, also natives of that state. The family came to Viola township, Olmsted county, early in 1865, and have since made the place their home. When war was declared between the North and South, Mr. Mulholland enlisted for the preservation of the Union and served with credit through that memorable struggle. To him and wife a family of eight children, six sons and two daughters, was born, as follows: James, of Lake City, Minnesota; A. A., of Viola; Mary A. Campbell, of Viola; R. H. Mulholland, of Buffalo, North Dakota; A. J. Mulholland, the subject of this sketch; Robert A., of Rochester, Minnesota; C. E. Mulholland, of Viola; and Cora Swan, deceased.

On November 27, 1889, A. J. Mulholland was united in marriage with Miss Carrie E. Newsham, daughter of Z.T. and Jane (Collins) Newsham. Her father was born in Wisbeach, England, May 2, 1834, and the mother near Bristol, England, March 28, 1828. They immigrated to America at an early date and had the following five children: Mrs. W. B. Wooly, Mary Murphy, Josie Knopp, Clara Smith and Charles, who died at the age of five. Mrs. Mulholland and Mrs. Smith are twins, and with the exception of Mrs. Knopp, of Winona, all are residing in Viola township. The mother of these children died April 9, 1906, a fine woman, who had made hosts of friends. To the union of Mr. And Mrs. Mulholland five children have been born, as follows: Kenneth, born June13, 1892; Harold, born October 30, 1895; Marjorie, born September 9, 1899, and died July 20, 1901; Kermit, born June 3, 1902, and died August 29, 1902; and Barbara, born at Long Beach, California, April 23, 1904. Although they have lost two children by accidents, Mr. And Mrs. Mulholland are cheerful, and their influence on those who have spared them is always for the good. The family affiliate with the Methodist Church. Mr. Mulholland owns 240 acres of improved land in section 10 of Viola township, equipped with all modern improvements, and he and family are enjoying life in every sense of the word. In politics he is a Republican, and as such has been selected by friends and neighbors as road supervisor, school director, and is at present township assessor. Mr. Mulholland is liberal to a fault, and no public enterprise of worth but receives his moral and financial support. He is regarded as one of the public-spirited and broad-minded citizens of the county. [Pages 573 - 574]
 

Alexander Campbell, of Viola township, Olmsted county, Minnesota, was born in Glengary county, Canada, June 18, 1849, a son of Donald and Elizabeth (Lothian) Campbell, both of whom died in Canada, the mother in 1860 and the father in 1894. To the above union seven children were born, as follows: Duncan, Jessie, Alexander, Kate, James, Bella (deceased) and Daniel.

Of the above named, Alexander, the subject of this review, left the land of his nativity in 1866 and came to Wisconsin. In 1871 the subject of this sketch was one of 900 persons saved out of 1,800 residents of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, which was then destroyed by fire. He was at the hotel when the air became filled with sparks and everything was catching fire. He and others jumped into a wagon, but after running twenty rods at full speed were overtaken by the flames, and hence dashed into the water there and remained all night. In the morning the streets of this formerly active town were strewn with the dead bodies of neighbors and friends who were overtaken and burned to death, or suffocated, while trying to escape. After a residence of ten years there he came to Viola township, Olmsted county, Minnesota, and on October 13, 1877, was united in marriage with Miss Mary M. Mulholland. She was a daughter of Andrew and Christina (Keller) Mulholland, the father's birth occurring in Ireland, on May 20, 1830, and his death on May 19, 1902. Mrs. Mulholland was born May 7, 1835, in Montgomery county, New York, and was married to Mr. Mulholland May 13, 1853. To this union the following eight children were born: James W., born March 15, 1854; Abram F., born May 2, 1856; Mary M., born February 25, 1858; Riley H., born September 9, 1861; Andrew J., born December 26, 1863; Robert A., born July 19, 1867; Cecil E., born December 1, 1869; Cora A. (Swan), born July 19, 1872, and died February 19, 1903. The parents of these children came to Olmsted county in the fall of 1865, and at present the mother is residing with the subject of this sketch. To Mr. And Mrs. Campbell three children were born: Jessie Mabel, February 10, 1880, died nine days after birth; Ray A., May 12, 1881; and Grant A., March 1, 1887, both of whom are at home with their parents. Mr. Campbell has 200 acres of fine improved farm land in Viola township, upon which stands a large house fully equipped with all modern conveniences. For fifteen years he has been a member of the school board, is a Republican in politics and a member of the United Brethren Church at Viola. He and son Ray are members of Viola Camp, No. 1728, Modern Woodmen of America, and the family is one of the foremost of the community. [Pages 539 - 540]

Source:
History of Olmsted County Minnesota, Joseph A. Leonard. Copyright (c)1910. Goodspeed Historical Association, Chicago.

Samuel Cleveland Kellogg

Samuel Cleveland Kellogg, son of Ebenezer Wright Kellogg, born in Calais, VT, 13 Mar 1827; married 15 Jan 1861, Almira Sophronia Trideau, born in East Constable, N. Y., 10 Dec 1844, daughter of Charles Trideau. She died in Constable, NY, 3 Oct 1881; he died in Rudeston, NY, 10 Nov 1898.

Children, born in East Constable.

1. Emma Fidelia Kellogg, b. 9 Jun 1862; m. in Gloversville, NY, 4 Nov 1889, Thomas Rogers; d. 13 Apr 1883; res. in Rudeston.
2. Lovel Charles Kellogg, b. 21 Sep 1863; d. unm., 13 Apr 1883.
3. George Wright Kellogg, b. 17 Apr 1865; is unm.
4. Mina Almira Kellogg, b. 26 Jun 1867; m. John O'Connell.
5. Cora Bell Kellogg, b. 2 Nov 1869; res., unm., in Northville, N.Y.
6. William Wallace Kellogg, b. 11 Sep 1861; is unm.
7. Mary Jane Kellogg, b. 3 Jul 1873; d. in East Constable, 13 Jul 1888.
8. Orie Agnes Kellogg, b. 24 Jul 1876; m. in Utica, NY, 25 Jul 1896, Joseph King; res. in Morehouseville, NY
9. Almira Maud Kellogg, b. 16 Sep 1881; d. 23 Apr 1882.

Source: The Kelloggs in the New World by Timothy Hopkins, 1903, page 1326

Additional Notes
provided by Joanne Murray
(Joanne is not related to this family)

Samuel Cleveland Kellogg

Mother: Mary Lovejoy Cleveland
Source: Online listing of Irish Street Cemetery; Franklin Co., NY GenWeb

Wife: Elmira S. (d. 1881) was buried in St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery, Constable, Franklin Co., NY (Next to Irish Settlement Cemetery)
2 children were buried with her: Lovel C. (d. 1883) and Elmira M. (d. 1882)
Source: Online listing of St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery; Franklin Co., NY GenWeb

Daughter: Mina Almira married John O'Connell and resided in Wells, Hamilton Co., NY.
They are both buried in St. Ann's Cemetery, Wells, Hamilton Co., NY
Source: Online listing (This site) of St. Ann's Cemetery; Hamilton Co., NY GenWeb

Daughter: Cora Bell resided in Arietta, Hamilton Co., NY in 1910 and later, in Northville.
Source: Federal census

Son: William Wallace resided in Arietta, Hamilton Co., NY in 1900, 1905 and 1910 where he was employed as a lumberman, guide and farmer.
Source: Federal and State census

Obituary for Samuel Cleveland Kellogg:
Source: The Franklin Gazette (Malone, Franklin Co., NY) Friday, 18 November 1898
Kellogg, In Rudeston, Hamilton County, NY, Thursday, Nov. 10, 1898. Samuel E. Kellogg, formerly of Constable, aged 71 years.

Burial: Irish Street Cemetery, Constable, Franklin Co., NY.
Source: Online listing of Irish Street Cemetery, Constable; Franklin Co., NY GenWeb

Lee S. Anibal

Anibal, Lee S., a lawyer of Northville, was born in Benson, Hamilton county, April 20, 1855. He is a son of Samuel L. and Emeline (Brownell) Anibal, both natives of the same county. Samuel L. was for many years engaged in the lumber business. In politics he was a Democrat, and held several positions of public trust. Leonard Anibal, grandfather of Lee S., was one of the pioneers of the county. He was a farmer and lumberman and for many years justice of the peace. The mother of Lee S. was a daughter of Cyrus H. Brownell, of Benson, a prominent lawyer and an able orator and advocate. He was county judge, and represented his district in the Assembly several terms. Mr. Anibal was educated at Northville, Buffalo, and Fort Plain Academy, and studied law with Judge R. P. Anibal, of Johnstown. He was admitted to the bar in 1879, and immediately entered upon and has since enjoyed an extensive and lucrative practice. He has the most complete and extensive law library in Fulton county, including many rare and expensive volumes. November 28, 1890, he married Laura C. Billington, of Amsterdam. Mr. Anibal is a Democrat and takes a lively interest in the affairs of his party. He is a Free Mason of the 32d degree and has held prominent positions in the fraternity. He owns a fine residence on Main street in the village, and is one of the rising men in his profession in the county.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Robert P. Anibal

Anibal, Robert P., Johnstown, was born in Benson, Hamilton county, February 22, 1845. He was educated in the district school of his native place, and the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, from which he graduated in 1866. He began teaching at the age of sixteen years and taught a part of each year until 1869. His legal studies commenced when attending school at Fort Edward, with Judge A. D. Wait, of that place. He completed his legal education with Carrol & Fraser, of Johnstown, and was admitted to practice in the year 1871. He was elected county judge of his native county, Hamilton, in the fall of 1871, and served as such a full term of six years. Upon his admission to the bar he opened a law office at Northville. In 1886 he moved to Johnstown, where he is now engaged in active practice. Judge Anibal has devoted himself exclusively to the practice of his profession, and has taken a leading part as counsel and advocate in nearly all of the important litigations of the counties of Fulton and Hamilton since his admission to practice. At the expiration of his term as county judge of the county of Hamilton, in 1878, he moved to the village of Northville, where his office was located, and continued a resident there until he removed to Johnstown. While at Northville he was a member of the Board of Education; also president of the village. In 1872 he married Frances E. Van Arnam, of Northville, and they have one daughter, Luella. His father, Philo Anibal, was born in Hamilton county, and married Mary Orcutt, of that county. They had two children, Robert P. and Franklin W., the latter being engaged in business at Saratoga Springs. In early life Judge Anibal identified himself with the Democratic party, and in all campaigns as a citizen and as a member of the Democratic organizations, and as a public speaker he has supported his party and its nominees with zeal and interest.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

another biography:

Anibal, Robert Philip - Although not a native of Fulton county, the subject of this brief sketch has passed the greater part of his professional life within its limits, and attained a measure of prominence that fully entitles him to a place in the pages of this history.

Mr. Anibal was born in Benson, Hamilton county, on the 22d of February, 1845. His father was a respectable farmer of that county, and a man of advanced ideas and progressive liberal tendencies. He died in Benson on the 3d of July, 1878. His wife was Mary E. Orcutt, also of Hamilton, a woman of excellent education and personal qualities. She died November 5, 1859. Their children were Robert F., the subject of this sketch; Delilah, born September 12, 1847, and died in the following February, and Franklin W., born July 14, 1858, and now a resident of Saratoga Springs.

Robert P. enjoyed rather exceptional opportunities to secure an education, and his inclinations and natural endowments were such that he improved those opportunities to the utmost. In his efforts to obtain a more than common education he was entirely in sympathy with the wishes of his parents, and after the customary period in the district school, and one year under the private instruction of the Rev. Ira Holmes, an excellent scholar and teacher he attended the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute for five years, teaching meanwhile in the winters. He had, however, begun teaching previous to that time, and when only seventeen years old.

The greater part of his labor as a teacher was performed in Fulton county, and he finally gave up that profession in 1869. During the latter two and a half years of the period he was engaged in teaching, he was principal of the Northville school, and made it one of the best educational institutions of its character in the State. Possessed of what is almost a phenomenal memory with immense capacity for study, Mr. Anibal had gained a very liberal education. For four years previous to the date last mentioned he had given up most of his leisure time to the study of law, with the object of ultimately entering that profession. Under these circumstances, with a theoretical knowledge of law that was broad and complete, he, at the suggestion of his friends and the counsel of his father, abandoned the idea of taking a full college course. During the term that he was a student at the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, he was a student in the law office of Judge Wait, of Fort Edward, and in March of 1870 entered the law office of Carrol & Fraser, in the city of Albany. In February, 1871, Mr. Anibal was admitted to practice in Albany, and he remained with the firm of Carrol & Fraser until May, 1872, aiding in the prosecution of the large business that came to their hands. Going thence to Northville, Fulton county, he opened an office and secured a large and lucrative practice which has continued to increase ever since. In January, 1886, he finally settled in Johnstown, the county seat of Fulton county, where his services as an attorney and counselor are in constant demand, as the records of the courts and the trial of important and difficult cases show.

Mr. Anibal is a Democrat in politics, and as early as 1871, while he was yet in the office of Carrol & Fraser, and only a few months after his admission to the bar, he received the nomination and was elected to the office of judge of Hamilton county, his residence having been kept at his father's in Benson. He served one term of six years, presiding over the courts with dignity and ability, and demonstrating the fact that his knowledge of law was profound.

In the political field Judge Anibal has habitually done great service for his party; not with the object in view of profiting thereby or of securing high and lucrative offices, but because he believes thoroughly in the principles he advocates. His geniality and good fellowship, and his readiness at all times to give aid to his party, have led to most frequent calls upon him to address the voters in his own and surrounding counties upon the important political topics of the day. Judge Anibal has never sought office, for it has been his purpose and his pleasure to give his entire energies to the practice of his profession. As a public speaker his efforts are highly appreciated; he is an eloquent speaker, a profound reasoner, with an individuality that makes a favorable and lasting impression upon an audience.

Since Judge Anibal has been in practice very many of the most important cases in the county and vicinity where he resides, both in the civil and criminal courts, have been entrusted to him, and his success and that of his clients have been of the most flattering nature. The confidence of his fellow citizens has never been misplaced, for whatever trusts have been committed to the care of Judge Anibal have received his earnest and careful attention; he has brought to their support a thorough and well trained mind, and a zealous and conscientious regard of duty to his client and his cause, that has given him a place in public esteem well worthy of emulation.

Judge Anibal was married April 24, 1872, to Frances E. Van Arnam, of Northville. They have one daughter, Frances Luella, born September 10, 1880.

Source: a history of Fulton county, but not sure which one.

Julius F. Bowman

Bowman, Julius F., a farmer of Northville, was born in Columbia county, January 4, 1834, a son of Isaac and Submit (Frary) Bowman. His father was a native of the above county and of French ancestry; his grandfather was a soldier with La Fayette in the revolutionary army and came from France. His mother was a native of Connecticut; her father was a revolutionary soldier, having enlisted at sixteen years of age. His father was a farmer and came to Hamilton county in 1840, settling in Hope, near Northville. He was a strong Republican and an active member and one of the founders of the Presbyterian church of Northville. Julius F. Bowman was a soldier in the civil war, and saw nearly four years' service. He enlisted December 9, 1861, in Company D, 93d New York Vol. Inf., served three years, and re-enlisted in the same regiment. He was in the army of the Potomac and participated in the follwowing battles: Yorktown, Fredericksburg, The Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and many others. Mr. Bowman was first sergeant when discharged, and was several times wounded. He received an honorable discharge on July 12, 1865. He is a pensioner since December 1891. He owns a fine farm in Northampton and has built himself a pleasant residence in the village. In politics he is a Republican, and is a member of the G. A. R. He was married April 8, 1857, to Matilda R. Lobdell, who was born May 1, 1837. They have two children: Ward M., born July 4, 1859, who married Libbie Ames; and Isaac E., born June 4, 1861, a photographer in Northville. Mr. Bowman and wife are members of the Presbyterian church.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

William H. Grennell

Grennell, William H., is a liveryman at Northville. He was born in Hamilton county, May 4, 1851, and is a son of Graves C. and Nancy (Van Ness) Grennell. William H. owns and manages one of the finest livery establishments in the county, and does a large business in the summer season with tourists. He also owns and manages the mail route and stage from Northville to Lake Pleasant, and which he has conducted for the last three years. Mr. Grennell is a self-made man, and by industry and perseverance has accumulated a fine property. On July 4, 1878, he married Gertrude, daughter of Abram and Olive (Kent) Bowman, natives of Northville. Mrs. Grennell was born January 5, 1861. They have one son, John H., born December 13, 1879. Mrs. Grennell's father had two brothers in the late war. Mr. Grennell is a Democrat and a member of the order of Red Men.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Peter Harris

Harris, Peter, a farmer of Northville, resides in the town of North Hope, Hamilton county. He was born in the above town, August 27, 1832, and is a son of James and Catherine (Van Vleeck) Harris. James Harris was born in Scotland and came to America with his parents about 1802, settling on land now owned by Peter Harris, which was then a dense wilderness. Peter Harris's grandchild is the fifth generation living on the same farm. James Harris by perseverance gained a knowledge of public affairs while quite young. He was a Democrat in politics, and was the first sheriff of Hamilton county; also represented his district in the State Legislature; was supervisor of his town for many years, and was a justice of the peace, besides filling several other official stations. He died at the age of eighty-nine years. Peter Harris is also a Democrat. In 1875 he was elected treasurer of the county, and has served in that capacity for eighteen years. He owns a fine farm of 160 acres at the old homestead, and about 1200 acres of land besides, and has been an extensive lumberman. In April, 1859, he married Lydia Potter, of Northampton, by whom he has five children, as follows: Mary K., Emma, Belle, Eva, and Fred J. Mr. Harris is one of the most prominent and influential citizens of Hamilton county.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

William Harris

Harris, William, is a hotel proprietor in Northville. Few men are better known in Fulton county than he. He has one of the finest hotels in the county, and a popular place of resort for tourists passing through the country. He located his present place in 1871 and embarked in the hotel business, and in 1885 he built his present fine and commodious hotel, which is located on the river road from Northville to Sageville, about three miles north of the former place, charming situation in a beautiful valley. Mr. Harris was born in Hope Hamilton county, November 27, 1849. He is a son of William and Susan (Wadsworth) Harris, the former of Scotch origin and the latter of English. William Harris, sr., was engaged in lumbering. He was a Republican and was treasurer of Hamilton county three years. Grandfather Harris was a Scotchman, and came to America with two brothers in early life. William Harris married, September 19, 1872, Allie J. Russell, of Hope, and they have three children: Samuel, Leona, and Susan. Mr. Harris is a Republican and takes an active interest in the affairs of his party.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Bradley N. Lobdell

Lobdell, Bradley N., is a capitalist of Northville, and was born in Benson, Hamilton county, on June 20, 1832. He is a son of Nathan B. and Nancy (Richardson) Lobell. The grandfather of Bradley N., Daniel Lobdell, was the third settler in Northville, and experienced all the privations of a pioneer's life. He was a man of influence and sterling worth, and was a royalist soldier in the Revolutionary war. Nathan B. Lobdell, father of Bradley N., was a native of Brookfield, Conn., and of Welsh descent, the original stock coming to America about 1660. He was a man of prominence and enjoyed the confidence of the people. When Fulton and Hamilton counties were set off from Montgomery he had charge of the transcribing of the records. He was a man of thorough integrity and his name is much respected by all who claimed his acquaintance. His wife was a descendant of General Montgomery of Revolutionary fame. Bradley N.'s residence is situated on land originally taken by his great uncle, Caleb Lobdell, who came here with his brother Daniel, about 1790. Mr. L. has been engaged in the manufacture of gloves and mittens, but for the last few years has dealt in real estate. He married on November 7, 1856, Sabrina, daughter of David M. and Mardulla E. (Olmstead) Miller, natives of Fulton county, by whom he had three children, one of whom survives, Josie, born June 24, 1866, now the wife of William Hollearn, of Northville, who is in the grain trade. Mr. Lobdell is a Democrat and has held several offices in the township, acquitting himself to the satisfaction of the people. He is a Mason. His oldest brother, Daniel G., now deceased, was a lawyer of prominence. He was for several years in the custom house at New York, under President Pierce's administration, and instituted many reforms. He was for a long time, till his death in 1875, special supervising agent of the customs department of the United States.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

J. C. Pauly

Pauly, J. C., was born in Darmstadt, Germany, February 12, 1836. He is a son of John Pauly, who passed his whole life in Germany. John Pauly was the father of four sons and one daughter, and was a carpenter by trade. J. c. Pauly was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools and the high school. His mother died when he was an infant, and at sixteen years of age he and his sister came to America and located at Little Falls, where he worked in the grocery business for six years. He then worked on a farm for about the same length of time. In 1857 he married Rosetta Youngs, a native of Germany, and a daughter of Conrad Youngs, who came to Stratford in 1852, where he died. After the marriage of Mr. Pauly he engaged in farming and lumbering, and for twenty-three years resided in Hamilton county. In 1887 he came to Stratford, where he kept hotel for one year, and then resumed his former occupations. To Mr. Pauly and wife have been born two sons: Charles and Harry. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D, Ninety-Seventh New York Volunteers, and was honorably discharged in 1862. He was in the battles of Front Royal and Bull Run, and was wounded while doing picket duty. He is a member of the G. A. R., Bunel Post No. 503, Salisbury Center. Mr. Pauly was highway commissioner in Hamilton county and constable for two years. He and family are Methodists.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Sumner W. Porter

Porter, Sumner W., a farmer of Northville, was born in Northampton, June 28, 1830, a son of Hiram and Sarah (Gifford) Porter. The father came here when a young man, and the mother was a native of this town. The grandfather, Felix, was a resident of the place also, where he died at a great age. Summer W. was reared on the farm, and at the age of thirty years he enlisted in the late war, on April 25, 1861, being one of the first to answer to the call for 75,000 men, issued by the president. He served until June 9, 1863. He was in Co. B, 32d N.Y. Vols., army of the Potomac, and participated in the following battles: South Mountain, Antietam, Malvern Hill, West Point and Fredericksburg, besides others. At the first battle he was in, West Point, he was wounded, and had several close calls from being shot. One ball passed through his cap and one knocked him down by striking his breastplate. His brother, Elias, was killed at Malvern Hill. Mr. Porter has been extensively engaged in farming and lumbering for many years, having about 180 acres of land. He has been a Democrat in politics, but for the past few years has sided with the Prohibitionists. He has been several terms supervisor of Benson, Hamilton county, and one of the prominent men of the town. December 1, 1853, he married Marinda Kidney, by whom he had one son, Mortimer L. His wife died February 5, 1858, and he married second on July 19, 1863, Sarah A. Gifford, of Northampton, who was born May 9, 1845. She was a duaghter of Rufus Gifford. Their children are: Giles F., who married Mary E. King; Nettie J., wife of F. R. Snell, and Addie M.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Albert J. Smith

Smith, Albert J., a grocer of Northville, was born in Albany, July 30, 1833, and is a son of William A. and Emily (Brundige) Smith, both natives of Albany county. William A. Smith came to Northville in 1836 and engaged in the hotel business for some years and then embarked in the tanning business at Hope Falls, Hamilton county, under the firm of William A. Smith & Company, and continued in that until his death. He was a Democrat in early life and afterwards a Republican, and was representative of the district to the State Legislature. He has also held many other offices. He was a well-known and honored citizen, and a prominent member of the Baptist Church, also one of the founders of the church at Northville. Albert J. Smith was educated in his native village and also at Gilbertsville Academy, Otsego county. When his schooling was finished he engaged in the mercantile trade at Northville for some years, followed by nine years in the tanning business at Wells. He then returned to Northville and engaged in business as a general merchant, and has continued in trade ever since. He has been a Democrat in politics, and was a candidate on his ticket for member of Assembly. He was also supervisor three terms, chairman of the board, and has held several other offices. On February 14, 1858, he married Susannah Brown, of Wells, Hamilton county, a daughter of Truman and Harriet (Whitman) Brown, who were among the very early settlers of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children: George T., William A., and Hattie E., wife of James Moore. The two sons are in business with their father. Mr. Smith and wife are members of the M. E. Church.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Clarence W. Smith

Smith, Clarence W., Johnstown, was born in the town of Jay, Essex county, October 19, 1855, and is the second son of Eli and Mary A. Smith. His father was a blacksmith, and the son attended the common school of the village and assisted his father until he was sixteen years of age. He was determined to have an education, and at the age of nineteen became a teacher. He waved enough by working on a farm and teaching to enable him to attend the academy at Elizabethtown, Essex county, several terms. In October, 1877, he entered the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and graduated with the degree of LL.B. March 26, 1879, he was admitted ot the bar in Michigan. After a trip through the west he returned to Jay, and continued his legal studies. November 10, 1881, he married Cora, youngest daughter of Joshua F. Bruce, of Jay, a very refined and intelligent lady. In April, 1882, they removed to Wells, Hamilton county, where Mr. Smith taught school two terms. In November, 1883, he was the Republican candidate for county judge, and although the county was strongly Democratic, he was elected by a good majority. He entered upon the duties of the office January 1, 1884, continuing until January 1, 1890. He then formed a law copartnership with Philip Keck, of Johnstown (under the firm of Keck & Smith), where he continues to reside. In Politics he is an ardent Republican, and prominent in the councils of his party, both in Fulton and Hamilton counties.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

D. C. Stafford

Stafford, D. C., Stratford, was born on the 30th of December, 1848, in Danube, Herkimer county, and is a son of Stephen T. Stafford, a native of New York, who came when young with his parents to Herkimer county. Stephen's parents were Thomas and Ellen (Wilcox) Stafford, and were early settlers of Herkimer county and natives of Canada. Stephen Stafford was reared on a farm, and is a carpenter and has followed it all his life. He married Nancy Covel, a native of Danube, Herkimer county, by whom he had two sons. His wife died in 1869, at Salisbury, and he afterward lived with his son, D. C. Stafford. D. C. Stafford received a common school education, and was reared on a farm and has always followed farming and lumbering. On the 4th of July, 1868, he married Amelia Fish, a native of Lake Pleasant, Hamilton county, by whom he had four children: Edward, Clinton, Matie and Minnie. Mrs. Stafford died in March, 1874, and in 1876 Mr. Stafford Maggie J. Davis, a native of Salisbury, by whom he had three children: Ella, Johnnie and May. The latter died in 1888. Mr. Stafford came to Stratford in 1878, and except for a period of seven years has resided there. He is now serving a second term as assessor.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

George E. Van Arnam

Van Arnam, George E., of Northville, is the agent for the C. W. Clement Tannery Co. He was born in Hope, Hamilton county, April 24, 1852. His father was John F. and his mother Phebe A. (Osborn) Van Arnam, both natives of Hamilton county. John F. has been an extensive farmer, and is still living at the age of sixty-four years. Abraham Van Arnam, great-grandfather of George E., was a native of Vermont, and came to this township about 1800, settling where the old Northville House, which he built now stands. He owned all of the northwest portion of the village, the southeastern corner of his land being the lot on which the Baptist church now stands, which he gave to that society. He was born October 29, 1762, and died at the age of seventy-three years. His son, Jacob, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in Vermont in 1784, and came here with his father. He was a farmer and merchant, and also manufactured large quantities of potash. George E. Van Arnam was educated in the schools of the village, and at Fort Edward Institute. After leaving school he was for some years a clerk and book-keeper. He engaged in the livery business, which he successfully conducted until 1885, when he was employed as agent for the large tannery firm, with which he is still connected. He married on May 24, 1873, Lottie J. Willard, who was born October 5, 1852. They have three children: Lizzie, Harry and John R. Mr. Van Arnam is a Democrat; is now serving as supervisor for his fourth term. He was commissioner for three years. He owns one of the finest residences in the village, and is a genial and popular gentleman.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Ezra Vanderhoof

Vanderhoof, Ezra, is a farmer residing in Northampton. He was born in Wells, Hamilton county, July 3, 1829, a son of William and Fannie (Hutchinson) Vanderhoof. William was a native of Hamilton county. He was a farmer and shoemaker, and a Democrat in politics; his wife was a native of Dutchess county. Ezra Vanderhoof was reared on the farm. December 20, 1863, he enlisted in Company D, 4th New York Heavy Artillery, serving in the army of the Potomac until the close of the war. He was engaged in the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, in front of Petersburg, and in many minor engagements, and at the closing scenes of the Rebellion. The only wound he received was a scratch on the left elbow by a bayonet, at the battle of Cold Harbor. He was honorably discharged at Washington, in June, 1865, and has been a pensioner since 1883, having been unable since the war to perform manual labor on account of loss of health. He recently sold a fine farm of 200 acres. He married on December 15, 1852, Matilda Parmenter, of Northampton. They have had two children: Philo, who died at seven years of age, and Hettie, born August 30, 1862, who is now the wife of Willis Hayden, a farmer and trader. Mr. Vanderhoof had been a Republican since the war. He has been highway commissioner seven full terms, justice of the peace four years, excise commissioner two years, and is now assessor of his town. He and his family are members of the M. E. church, of which Mr. Vanderhoof is one of the officials.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

James Washburn

Washburn, James, Gloversville, was born in Benson, Hamilton county, December 16, 1846, a son of William W. and Susan (Hall) Washburn. The grandfather, Rufus, was born near Worcester, Mass. His wife was Thankful Cutting, of English descent, but born in Massachusetts. He was a blacksmith by trade and came to Hamilton county about 1810, where he followed his trade. In 1850 he came to Gloversville, where he and his wife both died, he in 1874 and his wife about 1880. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They reared eight sons and two daughters, all married. Our subject's father was born in Hamilton county January 2, 1820, and was a farmer, and in 1858 moved to a place near Kingsboro, purchasing sixty-six acres of land and remaining there until 1872, when he was appointed county superintendent of the poor, and died while holding that office, October 28, 1874. His wife survives him. They were both members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which they took an active and liberal interest. Mr. Washburn was a lifelong Democrat. His wife was born in the north of Ireland. James H. Washburn was reared on a farm and had a common school education, besides attending the Kingsboro High Schools. He taught two terms, and after some experience in trade began to work on his father's farm, and upon the latter's death bought the homestead, which contains 200 acres. January 10, 1872, he married Melvina, daughter of Joseph and Mary C. (Zeiley) Saltsman, of Montgomery county, who were of German ancestry. Mr. and Mrs. Washburn have four children: Susan Z., Emily B., William L., and Ruth. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They located in Gloversville in 1882, where they erected a fine residence on Main street.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

Rev. Nelson Whitman

Whitman, Rev. Nelson, Northampton, was born in Wells, Hamilton county, June 28, 1821. He is a son of Isaiah and Sarah (Turner) Whitman, natives of the above county, but of English ancestry. Mr. Whitman's maternal grandfather was a soldier in the war of the Revolution, and a pensioner. He was one of the first settlers in the above county. Isaiah Whitman was a farmer. In politics he was a Republican, and held many important local offices. Nelson was educated at the Academy of Poultney, Vt., and joined the Troy Conference of the M. e. Church; after some years he removed to Wisoncsin, where he was in charge of the schools at Green Bay, and pastor of the church at that place. In 1861, the day after the arrival of the news of the firing on Fort Sumter, he commenced recruiting. In the fall of 1862 he went to the front as the captain of Company F, 21st Wisconsin Vols., and served to the close of the war, acting as chaplain part of the time. He served in the Army of the Gulf, and was at the siege of Mobile, Vicksburg and Fort Morgan. He was mustered out at Galveston, tex. Since the war he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits and in farming. He returned to Northville in 1876, where he owns several farms and considerable village property, and deals in real estate. June 13, 1872, he married Melissa C. Stone, of St. Johnsville, by whom he had one son, Elmer G., born May 9, 1885. Mr. Whitman is a Republican, although his sympathies are with the Prohibitionists.

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.

William Williams

Williams, William, a farmer of Northville, was born in Hope, Hamilton county, a son of Tunis and Geta (Conklin) Williams, natives of the above county. His maternal grandparents were among the pioneers of the town and county, and they died at an advanced age. His father was a farmer and lumberman and held several offices in the town. He died at the age of eighty-six years. Mr. Williams was the eighth in a family of eleven children, six of whom are now living. He was reared on the farm and educated at the common schools, and has followed farming and lumbering, owning a farm of 100 acres under a good state of cultivation. Having attended strictly to home matters he has accumulated a fine property. In politics he is a Democrat. December 18, 1867, he married Fidelia Walthart, born September 24, 1842, a daughter of Christopher and Mary (Robinson) Walthart, of Northampton. Her father was a native of Switzerland and came to this county with his parents in early life. He was a carpenter. Her mother was a native of this county. Mrs. Williams' grandfather Robinson was in the war of 1812 and was a pensioner. Her great-grandfather was in the revolutionary war. They have three children, Dora, Jessie and Lola (deceased).

Source: "History of Fulton County Embracing Early Discoveries; the Advance of Civilization; the Labors and Triumphs of Sir William Johnson; The Inception and Development of the Glove Industry; with Towns and Local Records; also Military Achievements of Fulton County Patriots" revised and edited by Washington Frothingham, Syracuse, NY, D. Mason & Co., Printers and Publishers, 1892.