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Greenwood New York Family Sketches

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Greenwood New York Family Sketches extracted from Landmarks of Steuben County, by Hon. Harlo Hakes, 1896.


Atkins, Jesse T., jr.

Jesse T. Atkins, jr., was born in Greenwood in 1860, son of Jesse T. Atkins, a native of Enfield, Tompkins county, born January 29, 1820, who married Harriet Scott, who was born in Genoa, Cayuga county, December 21, 1836, by whom he had three children. The paternal grandparents, William and Rosina (Townsend) Atkins, were pioneers of Greenwood, where they died. The maternal grandparents, John and Roby (Baker) Scott, were natives of Genoa and Connecticut, respectively. He died in Genoa in 1839, and Mrs. Scott came to Greenwood, where she died February 21, 1876. Jesse T. Atkins was one of the most successful farmers and business men of the town of Greenwood, and died April 13, 1868. Mrs. Atkins still resides on the homestead. Jesse T. Atkins, jr., was reared on the farm in Greenwood, and has always followed farming and speculating. He has about 650 acres of land, and resides on the homestead which contains about 195 acres. In politics he is a Republican, and is a member of Sentinel Lodge, No. 150, F. & A. M.


Blair, William

William Blair, was born in Greenwood, N. Y. , February 5, 1829, son of William M. and Celinda (Wheeler) Blair, natives of New England. The maternal grandfather was at the battle of Bunker Hill. William M. Blair was a farmer and came from Tompkins county to Greenwood in the early days. He went to Michigan where he died in 1847. Mrs. Blair lives at Litchfield, Mich., aged ninety-six years. William Blair was reared on the farm and educated at Knoxville, and in 1849 he located on the farm of 147 acres which he now owns, where he has made a specialty of dairy farming. He is a Republican in politics, and was assessor for three years. In 1857 he married Eliza, daughter of Hiram and Mary (Terpentine) Burger, of Greenwood, by whom he had three children: Elvie, who died at the age of nine years; Carrie E. , wife of Monroe Tyler, a farmer of Greenwood; they have one child, Rubie; T, N. Blair, who is a farmer on the homestead.


Burton, Lynn G.

Lynn G. Burton, was born in the town of Greenwood, N. Y. , July 6, 1857, is the second of seven children born to William and Lydia (Stewart) Burton, he a native of Dryden, Tompkins county, and she of Penn Yan, N. Y. The grandparents, William and Elizabeth (Vankirk) Burton, came from Eastern New York to Dryden, thence to Greenwood in 1838, where they died. He was a farmer and hotel-keeper in the village of Greenwood. William Burton, jr., learned the blacksmith trade which he followed in Greenwood for over forty years, and was also deputy sheriff for many years. He was a member of Sentinel Lodge, No. 151, F. & A. M., at Greenwood, and was master several years. He died November 24, 1892, and Mrs. Burton March 5, 1883. Lynn G. Burton was reared and educated in the village of Greenwood, and learned the trade of his father, in which he has succeeded him. In 1885 he married Hattie, daughter of Jackson and Erella King of Greenwood, by whom he had two children: Maud and Stewart. Mr. Burton was for seven years justice of the peace at Greenwood, and at the caucus of 1893 he resigned for the nomination for supervisor, which office he still holds. In the fall of 1894 he has made chairman of the board. He is a member of Sentinel Lodge, No. 161, F. & A. M., of which he has been master for one year.


Campbell, William H.

William H. Campbell, was born in Seneca county, May 19, 1832, the third son of four born to Luther and Sally (Townsend) Campbell, both of Seneca county. Elijah and Pattie Townsend were pioneers of Townsville, Seneca county, for whom the town was named. The grandfather, John Campbell, was a farmer of Seneca county and died in Greenwood. Luther Campbell came to Greenwmod about 1835 and cleared considerable land and died in 1850. Mrs. Campbell died March 10, 1840. William H. Campbell was with his father until twenty years of age and helped to clear several farms. He then started in business for himself and now owns a good farm of 122 acres which he rents and resides on a farm of ten acres. March 13, 1857, he married Sophronia Petre, of Herkimer county, N. Y., by whom he had three children: Alice, wife of J. Rogers, a farmer of Greenwood; Lottie, wife of Wiiliam Rowland, also a farmer of Greenwood ; and Hayden, who died in October, 1888, aged twentyone years.


Cole, Hiram L.

Hiram L. Cole, was born in Greenwood, in July, 1856, son of David D. Cole of Howard, who came to Greenwood in 1853, where he resided until 1894. He married Harriet Bunker of Tompkins county, in 1852, who died in 1892, by whom he had four children. He married for his second wife, Mrs. Barbar, widow of John Barbar of Fremont, and now resides at Fremont on a farm of 100 acres. He also owns 188 acres in Greenwood. Hiram L. Cole has always been engaged in farming and dealing in fast horses, and has owned Lemington, Lady Proctor, Nina, and many others. In 1880 he married Cora Case, who died in 1887, by whom he had one daughter, Hattie. He married for his second wife Octavia Cole of Wellsville by whom he had one son, Lloyd, born June 4, 1889. Mr. Cole is a Democrat.


Coston, N. E.

N. E. Coston, was born December 26, 1851, in the town of Greenwood, and lived on a farm until 1883, when he opened a store in the village of Greenwood, where he is now located. Mr. Coston’ s paternal grandfather, John G. Coston, was a native of Tompkins county, but in later life removed to Greenwood, where he died; his son, Hiram A., was a farmer by occupation, and was married to Mary E. Jameson, of Livingston county. He died April 27, 1875, leaving five children surviving him Mrs. F. A. Robinson, N. Emmet, Mrs. Mary Williamson, Charles A., and Hart A. N. E. Coston was married in 1882 to Addie, daughter of Elias and Olive (Miner) Williamson of Greenwood; they have three children: Glen M., Pitt V., and Mary. Mr. Coston has always been a Democrat; he was supervisor two terms, from 1888 to 1890, and has served as postmaster several years under President Cleveland’s administration.


Covert, Reuben

Reuben Covert, was born in the town of Greenwood, June 9, 1843, is the sixth of nine children born to Smith and Mahitable (Luce) Covert, he a native of Holland, N. Y. , and she of Long Island. The paternal grandparents were natives of Ireland and settled at Harlem, N. Y., where they died. The maternal grandfather, David Luce, came from Long Island and settled in Greenwood where he died. Smith Covert worked in woolen mills in his younger days and then followed farming in Greenwood where he settled about 1839, and died in 1869. Mrs. Covert died in 1885. Reuben Covert followed farming until June 19, 1861, when he enlisted in Co. C, 67th N.Y. Vols. , and was honorably discharged July 4, 1864. He was in thirty-two hard fought battles, among which were Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Antietam, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Wildnerness, Cedar Creek, etc. Mr. Covert spent eight years in Michigan farming, and in 1882 settled in Greenwood. In 1849 he married Erselia, daughter of Jackson King of Greenwood, by whom he had five children: Norman, Dever, Mary, Mahaly, and Andrew J. Mr. Covert is a member of William C. White Post, No. 161, G. A. R.


Ferris, David

David Ferris, was born in Cortland, Cortland county, N. Y., October 12, 1844, is the only survivor of four children born to James and Mary (Slaughter) Ferris, he a native of Otsego, and she of Tompkins county, N. Y. The grandparents, Thomas and Mary Slaughter, came from Esopus to Tompkins county, where they engaged in farming. The grandfather, Zadoc Ferris, came from the East and settled in Otsego county where he died. Both grandfathers were in the Revolutionary war. James Ferris, when a young man, enlisted in the regular army in 1812. He learned the barber trade, which he followed in Cortland, Corning, Elmira, and Geneva. David Ferris learned the trade of his father, which he has always followed, working in various places, and in 1889 he located in Greenwood. In 1864 he married Ruth, daughter of Horace and Pernilia Foster (Central Bridge,) of Schoharie county, N. Y., by whom he had two children: Maggie, wife of Vern Johnson, a farmer of Greenwood, and Edwin H., who is a barber in Greenwood, also a justice of the peace. In January, 1865, Mr. Ferris enlisted in the 50th Engineers, and was in the battles of Petersburg, Appomattox, and many others, and was honorably discharged June 13, 1865. He is a member of William C. White Post, No. 561 G. A. R., and is its present commander.


Hartrum, John S.

John S. Hartrum, was born in New Jersey, May 4, 1823, son of William and Elizabeth Hartrum, mentioned elsewhere. John S. was reared on a farm, and educated at Alfred University, and has taught school over thirty years, and for nine years has been town superintendent of schools. He has also been engaged in farming on a farm of 187 acres, keeping about twenty cows. In 1872 he married Belinda, daughter of Lorenzo and Julia Ann Ward Orcutt, of Savona. Mr. Orcutt was a shoemaker, tanner, and currier. He died in March, 1894, and Mrs. Orcutt in 1868. Mr. and Mrs. Hartrum have had three children: William W., deceased, Elizabeth I., wife of Lewis Osmin, a farmer of West Union, and Mary E. Mr. Hartrum is a Republican, and has been road commissioner, assessor, and supervisor of Greenwood. They are members of the Methodist church.


Hartrum, William L.

William L. Hartrum, was born in New Jersey, December 19, 1827, is the third of six children born to William and Elizabeth (Stryker) Hartrum, of New Jersey, who came to Greenwood in 1834, where he died November 19, 1874, and she, August 18, 1855. William L. Hartrum was reared on the farm and educated at Alfred, after which he taught school for about fifteen years, and was justice of the peace twelve years. In 1864 he purchased the farm of 182 acres which he now owns, and has since been engaged in farming, keeping about eighteen cows. In 1850 he married Sarah M., daughter of Thomas and Pamelia Bacus, of New York city, by whom he had two children: Melvin J., cheesemaker of Andover, who was educated at Alfred, after which he taught school; and Frances E. (also educated at Alfred) wife of W. H. Bloss, a farmer on the homestead.


Kellogg, Silas

Silas Kellogg, was born in Grove, Allegany county, N. Y. , December 8, 1844, only son of James H. and Sarah (Wilson) Kellogg, he is a native of Geneseo, Livingston county, N. Y., and she of Rupert, Vt. The paternal grandparents, Whiting and Lorinda (Burr) Kellogg, came from Connecticut to Geneseo, afterwards settling at Grove, where he died in 1851. Mrs. Kellogg then lived at Greenwood with her son James H., and died at Portageville, N. Y., in 1864. The great-grandfather, Eleazer, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The maternal grandparents were Otis and Alice (Anderson) Wilson of Vermont. James H. Kellogg learned the miller’s trade when young, and was partner of R. S. Davis in a mill at Rough and Ready. Mrs. Kellogg died in 1861, and Mr. Kellogg in January, 1892. He was a member of Sentinel Lodge, No. 151, F. & A. M. Silas Kellogg was educated at Alfred University, studied law with Allen Burrell, esq., and was for a while in the office of Judge Robinson of Canisteo. He has been principally engaged in speculating and looking after his landed interests, owning about 600 acres which he rents. In June, 1894, he opened a law office in Greenwood. In 1864 he married Gertrude, daughter of Redmond S. . and Jane (Porter) Davis, of Greenwood. R. S. Davis was a descendant of Samuel D. , who settled in Massachusetts about 1642. His father, Levis Davis, was born at Oxford, January 8, 1782, and was one of the first settlers of Greenwood. The father of Levis Davis, was a captain in the Revolutionary war, and was at the battle of Lexington. Mrs. Silas Kellogg died in 1865. In 1868 Silas married for his second wife, Lizzie, a sister of his former wife, by whom he has had nine children: William G., born February 4, 1870, a graduate of Cornell University, Sarah W., and Grace D., students at Oswego; James H., Bertha J., George D., Clara Louisa, Gertrude and Mabel, born November 24, 1888. Mr. Kellogg enlisted in Company B, 86th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged February, 1863. He was detailed on provost duty at city of Washington, and is a member of William C. White Post, No. 73, G. A. R.


Lewis, Benjamin

Benjamin Lewis, was born in Troupsburg, N. Y. , April 23, 1836, is the youngest of eleven children born to Abram and Hannah Lewis. He followed farming until 1887 when he retired and has since resided in Greenwood. In 1867 he married Margaret, daughter of John L. and Elinore (Ferguson) Brooks, by whom he had one son, John S. , who is civil engineer and real estate dealer in Chicago. Mr. Brooks was a farmer and lumber dealer in Clearfield county, Pa. , and came to Troupsburg where he engaged in farming until 1862 when he enlisted. He died of yellow fever at Key West, Fla., in 1863. Mr. Lewis enlisted in Co. F, 189th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged June 5, 1865. He was on duty every day and was at Hatcher’s Run, Weldon R. R., and Lewis Farm where the comrade on each side was killed. He is a member of the William C. White Post, No. 561, G. A. R., and has held all the offices of the same.


Mallory, H. H.

H. H. Mallory, was born in Coventry, Chenango county, N.Y., February 18, 1827, son of Samuel and Lucretia (Davis) Mallory, both natives of Oxford, Conn. He was born August 9, 1782, and she September 22, 1790. They came to Chenango county, thence to Scio, and Wellsville, and in 1838 located at Greenwood, where he died August 19, 1857, and she November 10, 1867. Politically, he was a Republican, and was justice of the peace for a number of years in Scio. Mr. Mallory was a sailor from New York to the West Indies for many years while young, but later farming was his principal vocation. David Mallory, father of Samuel, and Col. John Davis, father of Mrs. Lucretia (Davis) Mallory, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war, and both lived and died at Oxford, Conn. H. H. Mallory was reared on a farm and farming has been his principal occupation. April 10, 1861, he married Betsey, daughter of John and Elsie (Young) Wallace, a farmer of West Union, and they have been the parents' of three children: Emma G. (deceased), Marcus F. (deceased), and Libbie L. , wife of Rotch Bundy, a farmer on the home farm. Mr. Mallory is a Republican, and has been justice of the peace, road commissioner and assessor, and was supervisor two terms and afterwards six years in succession. The family are Methodists.


Mead, A. R

A. R. Mead — Purdy A. Mead was born in Greenwood, December 10, 1830, son of Alvin and Sarah Ann Mead. He engaged in farming with the exception of one year when he kept a boarding house in Elk, Pa. April 9, 1865, he married Jemima Pease, sister of R. A. Pease mentioned elsewhere, who still resides on the farm where they settled in 1868, and which she has successfully managed since the death of Mr. Mead, which occurred March 4, 1882, Mr. and Mrs. Mead were the parents of two children: Alvin R., born December 8, 1873, who has taken charge of the homestead farm lately, and is a member of Sentinel Lodge, No. 151, F. & A. M., of Greenwood; and Hattie B., born March 2, 1878, who was educated in Andover, and is now teaching school. Politically, Mr. Mead was a Democrat, and was assessor nine years, and elected supervisor without opposition the spring before his death. The family are Methodists.


Mead, Sanford

Sanford Mead, was born in Greenwood, July 25, 1835, the youngest son of Sanford and Annie Everett Mead, and grandson of Enos Mead (see W. F. Mead elsewhere). Mr. Mead was a farmer by occupation, and went west and settled in Michigan, where he died. Sanford is also a farmer, and owns a farm of about 203 acres. He is president of the Farmers’ Alliance Co-Operative Insurance Company, of Steuben county, and is a member of Andover Tent No. 57, K. O. T. M. In 1856 Mr. Mead married Elvira, daughter of Solomon Pingery, of Andover, and they have two children: Ward B., who was a student at Alfred University and a graduate of Eastman Business College, was a teacher for a number of years, and is now a postal clerk on theN.Y., L. E. & Western railroad at Hornellsville; and Mabel, wife of Perry Stephens, a farmer of Greenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Mead are members of the Methodist church.


Mead, W. F.

W. F. Mead, was born in Greenwood, November 1, 1844, son of Alvin Mead, a native of Connecticut, who married Sarah Ann Kruzen of New Jersey, (born January 1, 1806), by whom he had seven children. Enos Mead (born June 5, 1761, died September 5, 1818), father of Alvin, came from Connecticut to Newfield, thence to Greenwood in 1828, being one of the first settlers. His wife was Prudence Anderson, born January 13, 1763, and died June 9, 1847. Richard and Jennie Kruzen also came from New Jersey to Newfield, thence to Greenwood in pioneer times. Enos Mead and Richard Kruzen were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Alvin Mead (born January 5, 1803, died December 25, 1881) settled on the farm now owned by W. F. Mead, where his wife died on May 16, 1880. He was a Democrat in politics, and was postmaster at West Greenwood twelve or sixteen years, gnd justice of the peace for many years. W. F. Mead was reared on the farm and has always followed farming. He has a farm of 150 acres. In 1875 he married Julia, daughter of Albert and Lufany. (Richie) Pease, by whom he had three children: Frank G. , Bertha L., and Ray E.


Northrup, Jesse D.

Jesse D. Northrup, was born in Greenwood, March 9, 1859, the only child of Ebenezer and Hannah Elliott Northrup. Ebenezer was left an orphan when very young and was brought up by an uncle in New Jersey, where he learned the blacksmith’s trade, at which he worked a number of years. April 8, 1858, he settled on a farm in Greenwood, where he resided until the time of his death, which occurred April 8, 1873. Mrs. Northrup was the daughter of John and Sarah Ingraham Elliott, who came from New Ashford, Mass., to Allegany, N. Y., at an early day. Mr. Elliott was a rope make'r by trade, but the latter part of his life was spent on a farm. He died in 1878, and Mrs. Elliott in 1874. In politics Mr. Northrup was a Republican, and for a number of years was magistrate of Greenwood. They are members of the Baptist church. Jesse D. was reared on a farm, and after his father’s death, which occurred when he was but fifteen, took charge of the homestead farm which he has carried on successfully to the present time. He is a Republican, and at present one of the assesors of the town. He is a member of the Sentinel Lodge, No. 151, F. & A. M., of Greenwood, of which he is master.


Pease, Randall A.

Randall A. Pease, was born in Greenwood, May 81, 1849, son of Albert Pease, a native of Newfield, who married Lufany Richie of Dryden, Tompkins county, by whom he had seven children. The paternal grandfather, Randall Pease, and the maternal grandfather, Daniel Richie, came from Tompkins county to Greenwood in pioneer days and here lived and died. Alberc Pease was a farmer of Greenwood, and was at one time highway commissioner, and died in 1856, and his wife in 1882. Randall A. Pease was reared on a farm and now owns the homestead farm of 155 acres, and a lot in Andover, where he is preparing to make his future home. In politics he is independent, and at one time was assessor. In 1870 he married Charlotte, daughter of Albert and Augusta Scribner, by whom he had one daughter, Augusta L. , who was educated at Andover and is now a teacher.


Reynolds, Norman

Norman Reynolds, was born in Marcellus, Onondaga county, November 18, 1825, is the only survivor of six children born to John and Anna (Graves) Reynolds, he a native of Tioga county, and she of Marcellus. John Reynolds learned the wagonmaker’s trade, but gave it up for the millwright’s trade, which he followed in Wayne county for many years, after which he came to Allegany county, where he died May 17, 1848. Mrs. Reynolds died in Greenwood in 1870. Norman Reynolds learned the cabinetmaker’s trade, at which he worked for eight years in Greenwood and Rough and Ready. He was on a farm five years and in 1884 located in Greenwood, where he still resides. October 28, 1849, he married Pheobe A., daughter of Orson Abbott of Wellsville, N. Y., by whom he had two children: Marion F., born June 22, 1858, died July 26, 1858; Norman A., born February 28, 1851. Mrs. Reynolds died August 26, 1853. Mr. Reynolds married for his second wife Martha A. Trowbridge of Greenwood, by whom he had five children: Helen M., born February 27, 1855; John W., born July 31, 1857; Flora E., born July 11, 1859; Rissie V., born September 25, 1867; and Vera Belle, born March 28, 1877, and died April 11, 1880. September 10, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 86th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged July 8, 1865. He was in second battle of Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wapping Heights, and Wilderness, where he was wounded May 10, 1864, and was also wounded in front of Petersburg, September 18, 1864. He is a member of William C. White Post, G. A. R., of which he is at present chaplain.


Rodgers, Thomas D.

Thomas D. Rodgers, was born in Tompkins county, N.Y., June 12, 1840, is the eighth of ten children born to Levi F. and Elinore (Davis) Rodgers, he a native of Orange county, N. Y., and she of Wales, who came to America with her parents, David and Elizabeth Davis, and settled in Sullivan county, where the father and mother died. The paternal grandfather, Benjamin Rodgers, was a native of Orange county, where he died. Levi Rodgers was a cooper and farmer, and came to Greenwood in 1840, but removed to Andover, where he died in May, 1890. Mrs. Rodgers died in Greenwood in 1859. Thomas D. Rodgers was reared on a farm, and in 1861 he married Clarissa, daughter of Ames and Louisa (Jones) Spicer of Allegany county, by whom he had four children: Ames L., born August 22, i860, and educated at Alfred Business College, and is a farmer in Andover; Vanie, born November 3, 1866, educated at Alfred, and is the wife of Oliver Whitcomb, farmer and well-driller of Scio, Allegany county; E. Park, born October 6, 1876; and T. Clark, born August 25, 1878. Mr. Rodgers has been justice of sessions two years and justice of the peace twenty years. He is director of Farmers' Alliance Co-Operative Insurance Company, Steuben county, and is also a member of Lodge 558, F. & A. M., at Andover, and the K. O. T. M. of Andover.


Scribner, L. D.

L. D. Scribner, was born in Andover, April 20, 1840, son of Daniel Scribner, a native of Connecticut, and one of the leading farmers of Andover. He spent his last days in Greenwood, where he died in 1895, aged eighty years. He married Augusta Ellis, a native of Massachusetts, by whom he had four children. L. D. Scribner settled in Greenwood in 1865, where he has since been engaged in farming. In 1864 he married Lucretia, daughter of William Young of Greenwood, by whom he had seven children: Fred M., who died March 27, 1874, aged eight years; Willis S. , furniture dealer of Greewood; Hattie F., wife of A. L. Rogers, farmer; Sidney A., harness maker of Greenwood; Dow L., Clayton and Ray. Mr. and Mrs. Scribner are members of the M. E. church.


Smith, Dr. Clarence F.

Dr. Clarence F. Smith, was born in Friendship, Allegany county, N. Y., December 16, 1855, son of George W. Smith, a native of Bath, Steuben county, who married Ellen Howe of Cortland county, N. Y., by whom he had nine children. The maternal grandparents, Albert and Eliza Howe, were pioneers of Cortland, and large land owners, and he was a soldier in the war of 1812. George W. Smith is a manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes at Friendship, N. Y., and in politics is a Prohibitionist. He has been twice supervisor of the town and fifteen or twenty years justice of the peace. Clarence F. Smith graduated from Friendship Academy and received his medical education in New York City University, graduating in 1880, and commenced practice and the drug business in Olean, where he burned out in 1885. He removed to Allentown, Allegany county, and from thence to Greenwood in 1894, where he has established a lucrative practice. In 1878 he married Addie J., daughter of James and Helen (Corbin) Stout of Amity, N. Y. In politics he is a Repubcan, and was coroner and health officer in Allegany county, and is a member of the Allegany County Medical Association.


Swarts, William O.

William O. Swarts, was born in Barrington, Yates county, September 21, 1880, son of John and Mary Ann Snook Swarts, and grandson of T. Walt Swarts, one of the pioneer settlers of Yates county, who came from New Jersey. Mrs. Swarts’s father came from Deckertown, N. J., to Barrington, and was a farmer and innkeeper. John Swarts was a farmer of Yates county, where he died. Mrs. Swarts still survives, being eighty years of age. William O. is a farmer and now owns 220 acres of land, making a specialty of sheep raising and dairy farming. He has always been a Republican, casting his first vote for Lincoln. He is a member of Sentinel Lodge No. 151, F. & A. M., of Greenwood. In 1861 Mr. Swarts married Mary, a daughter of Peter and Jane Boon of Barrington, by whom he had seven children: Estella, Ella, Mattie, Hattie, John, Matie, and Glenn.


Webster, George M.

George M. Webster, was born in Owego, Tioga county, N. Y., October 3, 1855, and is the youngest of five children born to M. L. and Elizabeth A (Johnson) Webster: Charles L. who was a member of Co. K, 52d Mass. Vol. Militia, F. S. Greenleaf, commanding officer, and died at Baton Rouge July 19, 1863; Mary E., Sarah M., Odell G., and George M. M. L. Webster was a contractor and builder in Owego, N.Y; was born in Vermont, February 28, 1802; died March 26, 1881. Elizabeth A. was born in the city of New York, August 31, 1816. George M. was reared in Owego, N. Y., obtained his education in the Owego Academy, and here commenced his business career as assistant bookkeeper in the hardware store of Houk, Dougherty & Truesdell, after which he was bookkeeper for Keeler & Houk, contractors and builders. He was then in the Tioga county clerk’s office for six years, then for eighteen months in the china store of Sweet & Wilson, representing Mr. Wilson in settling up the business. He was next bookkeeper for the wholesale house of Thompson & Parkhurst of Elmira, N. Y. , for which firm he traveled for two years. In May, 1886, he bought out G. D. Woodward of Greenwood and has since been enengaged in general mercantile business. Is also interested in farming. Mr. W. is a member of Sentinel Lodge, F. & A. M. No. 151, also of Tent No. 110, K. O. T. M. On January 7, 1886, he married Mary A., oldest daughter of John and Laura A. (Osborn) Davis. John Davis was born in Dryden, N.V., October 10, 1824. Laura A. was born in Owego, N.Y., November 13, 1830, died July 26, 1889. He came to Greenwood with his father, Levi, in 1825, when he grew up and became the foremost man of the town. He was a Democrat and though in a Republican town, he was supervisor for eleven years and in 1870 was elected member of assembly, He died October 25, 1883. Mr. and Mrs. Webster have two children: George D. , born March 28, 1889, and Clarence L., born June 19, 1890.