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BEERS Part 2
GAZETTEER and BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of GENESEE COUNTY, N. Y.
1788 - 1890

Edited by F. W. BEERS
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
J. W. VOSE & CO. PUBLISHERS
June 1890
Transcribed Feb. 2000 by Joan Hall - Oakfield, NY
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FRED J. CLAWSON was born in 1857, reared on a farm, and married MARY ELIZABETH,
daughter of HENRY and BRIDGET (MC DERMOT) HODGES, of Alabama, February 22, 1884. Their
children are DORA EMMA, born March, 1886, and GEORGE ROLAND, born November 18, 1887.
MR. CLAWSON is a farmer, leasing the FRARY farm, one-half mile east of Alabama Center.
The father of MR. CLAWSON was JOHN CLAWSON, of Mecklenburg, and was married to SOPHIA
DORA TESNO. They had four children, viz.: WILLIAM, born 1853; AUGUSTA, who married
AUGUST MEHNKE, of Alabama; CHARLES, who died young; and FRED J. They came to Oakfield
in 1864, and to Alabama a few years later.


ISAAC P. DUAL, son of PRESERVED and MARY (RICE) DUAL, was born in St. Lawrence County,
N. Y. in 1810. He was a carpenter and builder by trade, and came to Alabama about
1834. He married, in 1836, FLORILLA, daughter of AMOS and Betsey BETSEY (BENJAMIN)
STARKWEATHER. Their daughter CHARLOTTE L. married MYRON ST. JOHN 1858, and died 1865.
MESSRS. DUAL and STARKWEATHER, in 1840, built the hotel at the Center. Mr. DUAL kept
it three years. He also held the office of justice of the peace for more than 30
years. He died 1887, aged 77 years, much respected by all. His wife died 1889.

GEORGE W. DUAL, born in town March 21, 1843, at the age of 18 learned the trade of
blacksmith and wagonmaker, began for himself in 1866, and now is owner of a prosperous
business. He married ORRILL H., daughter of LEVI and SUSANNAH (BIXBY) FISK, in
October 1874. Their children are GRACE WINFRED, born July 11, 1876, and MAUD FISK,
born April 28, 1879.

WILLIAM FENNER, son of WILLIAM, was a native of New Jersey. He married LUCENA JENKS,
and they were the parents of JOHN R., LUCY TELITHIE, MELINDA, JOSEPH, NATHANIEL, and
WILLIAM. His wife dying, he married, again, a woman by the name of SALISBURY, and they
had one son, CALVIN, who lives in Herkimer County, N. Y. The father of NATHANIEL C.
FENNER married MARIA, daughter of WILLIAM and ANNA (PALMATEER) GRIMES, of Fairfield, N.
Y. He was a farmer, came to Alabama about 1838, and located on the place where the son
now lives. He died in 1860, and his wife in 1888. Both of them were consistent
members of the Baptist Church. Their children were

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LUCY ANN, who married JOHN STOCKLEDGER, of Michigan; ADELIA, who married JOHN FISHELL,
of Michigan; MATILDA, who married ALVIN FELLOWS, and second, HENRY STEVENS, of Michigan;
LORENA, who married MORRISON JEFFERS, and died in Monroe County; FILIPHA, who married
JACOB SMITH, and died in Monroe County; JOHN, of Michigan; BETSEY, who married LEVI
MORSE, of Michigan; ASENATH, who married ISAAC HORTON, and died in Michigan; JAMES W.,
who died in Darien;MARY, who married ENOS INGALSBE, of Indian Falls; SOPHIA, who married
EMERY ACKERSON, of Indian Falls; JOSEPH, who died in childhood; WILLIAM, who was killed
at Cold Harbor, in the late war;

GILES, who died in Michigan, 1880; and NATHANIEL C., who was born in Henrietta, N. Y.,
April 19, 1822. The latter came to Alabama in 1837, married, in 1840, ELIZA, daughter of
GABRIEL and CLARISSA (DODGE) CASE, of Alabama, and they were parents of three children,
viz.: F. ERWIN, born 1845, enlisted in the army in 1862, and was reported missing at
Cold Harbor; CLARISSA J., who married, first, DANIEL MC DERMOTT, whose children were
EMILY, GEORGE, EFFIE, and

BERTHA,and second, WILLIAM MARBLE, by whom she has one son, IRWIN, and lives in
Dansville; and ROSELL, who married MARGARET BURG, and their children are ROSALIA L.,
LAWRENCE, and RUBY. Mr. FENNER'S wife, died in 1853. His second wife, whom he married
in 1881, was MARANDA, daughter of IGNATUS and MARANDA (MARBLE) LEWIS, widow of WILLIAM
FARMER. Their children are CENETH E. (MRS. JOHN WRIGHT), of Akron, and ROSABEL (MRS.
CHARLES MOORE), of Indian Falls. Mr. FENNER is a farmer, and lives one mile south of
Alabama station.

JAMES FILKINS, son of ABRAM and PHEBE (SAULTS) FILKINS, settled in Attica, N. Y. He was
a farmer, and also learned the curriers' trade. He married, in 1830, ABIGAIL, daughter
of ELDER HEMAN and CLARISSA (BROWN) JENKINS, of Bethany. ELDER JENKINS was a Freewill
Baptist clergyman; CLARISSA BROWN was a daughter of REV. NATHANIEL BROWN. The FILKINS
family came to Alabama in 1837, and he engaged in his business as currier at the Center.
Their children were DEXTER J., born 1831, who resides in Michigan; AUGUSTUS R., who died
young; STANLEY E., of Medina; EMILY CORNELIA, born 1838, who married JOEL SMITH, and
resides in
California (they have one daughter, JESSIE); LORENZO, who died in infancy; SARAH A.,
born 1844, who married JAMES STEVENS, and died 1884; MARION A., of Alabama, born 1842;
ELLEN M., born 1847, who married, first, THOMAS STEVENS, in 1865, and second, ED.
TUTTLE, of Alabama, in 1887; and JAMES, who died aged three years. Mr. FILKINS was an
energetic business man. He died in 1849. STANLEY E. FILKINS was born in Bethany,

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February 19, 1836, was educated at Austinburg, Ohio, read law with BROWN & GLOWACKI, of
Batavia, and was admitted to the bar in 1857. He then began practicing at Medina, where
he has a large practice. He was appointed postmaster in 1877, and held the office
continuously until 1889. He resides on West Street, Medina. He was married, in 1872,
to LOUISE FLORENCE, daughter of Rev. ISRAEL CHAMBERLAIN, of Lyndonville, and they have
two daughters, BERTHA KATE, born January 5, 1874, and EMMA LOUISE, born February, 1877.
GEORGE FARNSWORTH, son of JOSEPH, born in Scipio, Cayuga County, N. Y., 1815, was
brought up on the farm. He married ANNA LOUNSBURY, of Scipio, and they had children as
follows: MARIBATH, who married ORVILLE ADAMS, whose son GEORGE resides in Cayuga County
(MRS. ADAMS died 1889); LAURA, who married GEORGE PRESTON, of Fowlerville, Mich.; JAMES,
who died in Michigan; WEALTHY, who married ALONZO GILBERT, and died in Steuben County;
and PHILIP, who was born in Springwater, N. Y., August 17, 1833, raised a farmer, and
married, in 1855, SARAETTE, daughter of FREDERICK and ELIZABETH (MC MANN)
WESTBROOK. They lived several years at Springwater, and came to Alabama in the fall of
1864, buying the farm he now occupies. They had three children: FRANK W., born 1859;
ELIZABETH, born 1862, who married WILLIAM SPARLING, of Alabama; and GEORGE, born 1872.
MR. FARNSWORTH owns and occupies the homestead where he first settled, near the
railroad station, on road 53.

BENJAMIN GUMAER, son of PETER, was born in Orange County. When young he located in
Onondaga County. He was a contractor, and came to this town in 1817 and built a log
house. He was the first supervisor of the town, holding the office several years. He
died in 1831, honored and respected by all. He married PATIENCE, daughter of EPHRAIM
THOMAS, who survived him many years. Their children were BENJAMIN, who died in Canada;
LEWIS, who died in Bethany; SAMUEL, who went West; MARGARET, who married WILLIAM LANE,
and died in Canada; Martha, who married SELAH VOSBURGH, and died 1849; JAMES, of
Alabama; ELIZABETH, who married a MR. KENT, and died in Canada; and REUBEN, who died
young.

JAMES GUMAER was born in 1814; spent his early years on the farm; and married ELVIRA,
daughter of INMAN and ABIGAIL (THOMAS) WHIPPLE, in 1841. Their children are IRA J. and
ROBERT L., of Nebraska; ADELBERT G., a physician, of Buffalo; CHARLES H., who went
West; and MINNIE E. The latter, born 1845, married JACOB BLOOMINGDALE in 1870,

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whose children are NELLIE BELLE, born 1871, who is a teacher, EDITH E., born 1875;
RALPH F. A., born 1878; and EMMA MAUDE, born 1881. The mother, MINNIE., died June 21,
1884; the father, JACOB, died 1887. JAMES GUMAER and wife reside on their farm near
Alabama Center.

JOSEPH HESTON, a Quaker, was born in Bucks County, Pa. In 1826 or '27 he came to
Batavia from Baltimore County, Md., and settled near Bushville. He died May 19, 1864.
He had a family of 11 children, four of whom only are living, viz.: MARTHA A. , widow
of W. H. POTTER, who resides in Batavia; JOHN E., who resides at Mount Pleasant, Iowa;
RACHEL L., wife of JOHN PEARSON, who resides in Buffalo; and LEWIS E. The latter was
born November 1, 1812, in Baltimore County, came to Batavia with his parents, and has
been a resident of the county since. He married ELIZABETH MASON, of
Lancaster County, Pa., and has been on the farm where he now resides for about 40
years. Their family were AUGUSTA, who married A. H. CHASE, of Philadelphia;
ELIZABETH(deceased); and ANNA E., who married PETER M. WISE, M. D. of the Willard
Asylum. LEWIS E. commenced breeding Jersey cattle in 1877, and is one of the largest
breeders in Genesee County. At one time he was one of the largest breeders of Merino
sheep in the county, but has ceased business in that line.

Rev. PHILIP HOUSEKNECHT was born in Lycoming County, Pa., February 6, 1830. He was
educated for the ministry, and graduated at Allegheny College, Meadville, in 1853, and
has been a resident of this county since. He joined the Methodist Conference in 1853,
first preached in Alexander, and has been active in the work, mostly as a local
minister. He also has a large farm. His wife, SARAH, is the daughter of PHILIP
BUCHANAN. They have three children: PHILO B., SAMUEL L., and ISABELLE, wife of ALFRED
WORTHINGTON.

LYMAN HITCHCOCK came to Alabama in 1849, from Chautauqua County, and purchased a farm of
48 acres from the Holland Land Company, which proved to be Indian land. After clearing
it he was obliged to vacate, losing all he had invested. He was born June 16, 1802,
married SALLIE CABOT, and raised 10 children, four of whom are living, two in Alabama,
MARIE, wife of ABEL WIGHT, and W. Q. W. Q. HITCHCOCK was born in Westfield, N.Y.,
January 2, 1842, came to Alabama with his parents, and married ALICE, daughter of REV.
BENJAMIN HUNT. They had five children, all deceased. One, WALTER, lived until four
years of age.

GIDEON HOWLAND, son of ELISHA and ELSIE (DUAL) HOWLAND, was born in Washington County in
1804, came to Alabama in 1832, followed farming and in 1827 married
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MARY SNYDER. Their children were MARGARET, who married JOSEPH PALMER, of Michigan;
JOHN, who died 1854; PETER, who died 1834; ELISHA, of Michigan; ELSIE, who married AARON
CLARK and died in Medina, 1880; MARY, who died in infancy, 1843; FRANCES E., who married
PETER CRAINE, of Alabama; and IRA P., who was born 1839, raised on a farm, and married,
January 18, 1861, MARGARET, daughter of JAMES and JANE (MC GOWAN) Wilson. Their
children are IDA MAY, born December 26, 1861, who married THEODORE STAFFORD, November
2, 1881, and they have a son, FLOYD H., born July 30, 1887; and JOHN G., born May 18,
1864, who married IDA PALMER and resides in Michigan. IRA P. HOWLAND owns and occupies
the Howland homestead one mile east of Alabama Center.

HIRAM HOTCHKISS, son of MOSES and LUCY (GRISWOLD) HOTCHKISS, was born 1815. He married
LUCY SAWEN, of Bergen, in 1840. He came to Alabama and engaged in sawing lumber, and is
a farmer on the Bement place. Their children were ELEANOR, born 1843, married, first,
WARREN STUDLEY, and had a daughter, DORA, and second, AMASA HILLS, and has a daughter,
CORA, who resides in Michigan; and GEORGE E. The latter was born in Alabama, December 3,
1845, reared on the farm, and married, July 3, 1865, MARY ELIZABETH, daughter of DAVID
and NANCY (DUERS) HESCOCK. Their children are GEORGE E., Jr., born May 24, 1872; NELLIE
PEARL, who died 1881, aged three years; and FRANK S., born March 2, 1882. Mr. HOTCHKISS
is a farmer and does general insurance business, and resides near Alabama station, on
road 52.

STERLING HOTCHKISS, son of MOSES and LUCY (GRISWOLD) HOTCHKISS, was born in
Connecticut, 1803, and at the age of 14 came to Bergen and worked out among the
farmers. He married, April 27, 1826, ANNA, daughter of AARON and POLLY (ALLEN)
JACOBS, of Bergen, and located in Alabama in 1829. He built a log house, where most
of their children were born. They were parents of six children: CHARLOTTE E., who
married WILLIAM INGALSBE and died 1874; CHARLES, born 1829, who died young; RILEY,
born 1831, who died in Michigan, 1873; RIALTO, born 1832, who died young; ALMIRA M.,
born August 18, 1835, who married WILLIAM DUERS and had a daughter, VICTORIA E., who
married CHARLES ANTHONY, and they have a son, GLENN; and ANN E., born January 14,
1847, who married CHESTER HITCHCOCK, and had a daughter, ANN E., who married ARTHUR J.
ANTHONY in 1876, and had two children, ZELLA ANN and ALSON S. Mrs. S. HOTCHKISS
resides on road 40.

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EBENEZER INGALSBE was a captain in the English army. Desiring to visit America he
gave up his commission and secured passage on a ship. Arriving here he settled in
Massachusetts, where he remained until his death. His son EBENEZER, born in
Massachusetts, moved to Scipio, Cayuga County, where he died in the 70th year of his
age. He married PHEBE EASTERBROOKS. Their children were ELIJAH, born September 12,
1780; EBENEZER, born December 23, 1781; PHEBE, born March 28, 1784; AZEL, born
February 14, 1786; HULDAH, born January 4, 1789; SALLY, born August 20, 1790; ADNA,
born January 11, 1793; EMORY, born October 24, 1798; and SAMUEL, born in Hartford, N.
Y., August 17, 1796. The latter located in Scipio, Cayuga County, at an early day,
and engaged farming. He was a drum-major in the militia. He married, July 15, 1817,
MARY, daughter of JOHN and BARBARA (FISHELL)BUSHMAN, of Scipio, and their children
were SALLY, born

July 15, 1817, who married RYAL INGALSBE, of Alabama; EBENEZER, born March 5, 1819,
who resides in Michigan; JOHN, of Michigan; MARY, who married WILLIAM N. WALKER, and
died 1875; PHEBE, who married MEDAD NORTON, and died 1848; WILLIAM, of Alabama;
CLARISSA, who married IRA GREEN, of Michigan; AMANDA, who married AARON GREEN, and
died 1879; and ALMIRA, who died May 20, 1855. Mr. INGALSBE located in Alabama in
1834, on the place now occupied by ALPHEUS INGALSBE. He and his wife were active
members of the Baptist Church. He died 1848, and she 1879.

EBENEZER INGALSBE, born in Byron, March 5, 1819, came to Alabama in 1834, and located on
the farm where he now lives. He was married, June 14, 1840, to ANN ELIZA, daughter of
JOHN and CHLOE (MC BRIDE) ALEXANDER, of Lockport, N. Y. They had children as follows:
SARAH, born March 28, 1842, who married EDSON WINSLOW, August 14, 1862, whose children
are ELLIE and VERVIE; Martha, born August 15, 1843, who married NORMAN H. WINSLOW,
December 1, 1864, whose children are HENRY, WARREN, and EBEN; CHARLOTTE, born April 14,
1845, who married JAMES GORDON, December 1, 1864, whose children
are NORA, ALBERT, FLORENCE, and TRACY; ALFRED, born 1847, who married ESTHER ROBINSON,
September 28, 1868, whose children are LOTTIE, IDA, EDA, and FLORENCE; ORIN, born June
1, 1850, who married ADELE INGALSBE, whose children are ELIZA, LOIS, and EBENEZER;
ELIZA JANE, born August 28, 1852, who married ERWIN BROWN, whose children are MYRON,
FRANK, CLARISSA, MANLY, FRED, HERBERT, and ARTHUR; and HATTIE O., born March 6, 1859,
who married SABERT E. ROACH, whose children are MOSES, ALICE, and ADELBERT. Mr.
INGALSBE is a prosperous farmer, and resides on road 49.

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ELIJAH INGALSBE, son of EBENEZER, was born in Boylston, Mass., September 12, 1780,
and died in Alabama, 1872., He also located in Scipio about 1814. He married POLLY
MITCHELL, and they were parents of E. BROOOKS, RYAL E., POLLY, PEARLEY, and SALLY.
His wife, born 1781, died 1813. He married, second, NANCY, a sister of his first
wife. The children by this marriage were PHILANDER, who died in infancy, PHEBE, ADNA,
ANDY, and LEVI. ELIJAH BROOKS INGALSBE was born 1805, located in Alabama in 1830, and
took up land and built a log house, in which most of his children were born. He
married Lucy ELIZA, daughter of JESSE and ELIZABETH (STREETER) WRIGHT, and their
children were ELIJAH B., BELA W., LUCINDA E., LODESKA, EMILY A., who married ORIMEL
SAXTON, SARAH A., and RILEY D. E. B. INGALSBE'S wife died 1849, and he married
BARBARA BUSHMAN, widow of THOMAS WINSLOW. They had one daughter, IONE, who died in
childhood.
Deacon RYAL E. INGALSBE, son of ELIJAH, was born 1806, located in Alabama among the
early settlers, and married, in 1837, SALLY, daughter of SAMUEL and POLLY (BUSHMAN)
INGALSBE. Their children were WARREN B., who died 1846, aged four years; HARMON, born
1847, who married MARTHA WELLS, whose children are GEORGE C. and JENNIE R.; MARION,
born 1849, who is a farmer with his father; and MARY LOUISA, who married FRANK N. LYDAY
in 1878. Mr. INGALSBE is a deacon of the Baptist Church, and resides on the homestead
he has occupied for over 50 years.

JACOB MARTIN, born in Rush, N.Y., in 1815. About 1835 he settled in Alabama, on road
85. He married DELILAH FISHELL, of Rush, and they had a family of eight children.
GEORGE W., son of JACOB, was born September 15, 1843, married AGNES E. CAMERON, and
they have four children.

DANIEL MARTIN was born in Rush, N. Y., in 1819, came to Alabama about 1835 or '36.
He married JANE M. THRALL, of East Granby, Conn., and they had a family of six
children, four of whom are now living. He has always been a farmer, and was at one
time assessor. Their children are WALLACE H.; CORNELIA A., wife of ELMER REED, who
resides in Alabama; ELIZABETH, wife of E. C. SELLECK; and EMILY, wife of JAMES
BECKWITH, who resides in Quincy, Ill.

EDWARD HALSEY was born December 19, 1809, in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N. Y. He was
a wagonmaker by trade, and settled in Alabama in 1847, as a farmer. He married NANCY
GOFF, of Henrietta, N. Y., and they had two children: ALICE, wife of FRANK BLACKMAN,
who resides in Rockford, Ill., and HENRY, who resides in Oakfield. Mr. HALSEY'S wife
was born December 11, 1812. They reside in Smithville.

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Deacon WILLIAM MACOMBER was born in Kinderhook, N. Y., in 1797. In 1831, he settled
in the town of Alabama, on the farm now owned by WILLIAM MACOMBER. He married HARRIET
CUTLER, of Alabama, and they had eight children. His second wife was M. M. ROE.
Deacon MACOMBER was a prominent member of the Baptist Church of Smithville,
contributing largely to the building up of the same. He was supervisor of the town for
many years, and owned a farm of 430 acres in the oak openings. He died December 1,
1861. Only three of his children reside in the county. AMANDA M., widow of JULIUS
REED, resides in Oakfield. SARAH A., wife of P. V. INGALSBE, also resides in Oakfield.
JOHN L. MACOMBER, a son, was born on the old farm in
1833, and always resided there. He married HELEN G. WILLIS, and they have one child,
ALICE E. Mr. MACOMBER is counted as one of the most progressive farmers in the town.
He has a fine and large farm, and devotes a portion of it to the breeding of
Shropshiredown sheep, having 200 head. Judge FRANCIS A. MACOMBER, of the Supreme
Court is a lumber merchant in Chattanooga, Tenn., and WILLIAM MACOMBER, a son by the
second wife of the Deacon, is a graduate of the law school of Rochester University,
and is now practicing in Buffalo.

C. M. MEAD, son of CHARLES A., was born in Alabama, May 29, 1850, and has always been
a resident of the town. He learned the carpenters' trade of his father. He married
MINA BICKFORD, of Alabama, and they have five children. Mr. MEAD has acted as agent
of Rowley & Eddy, lumber dealers, since March, 1884. His father came here about
1850, from the eastern part of the State, and died in 1877.

ANSON NORTON, son of MEDAD, was born in Goshen, Conn. in 1789, and located in Alabama
about 1836, on the farm where DANIEL NORTON now lives, and engaged in farming. He
became possessed of a landed estate of upwards of 700 acres, and was a man of great
energy and perseverance. He died August 5, 1838. He married PERSIS WALKER in 1814,
and had seven sons: ALONZO, MEDAD, MOSES, DANIEL, BENJAMIN, THERON, and FRANKLIN.
MOSES NORTON was born in 1820, and died November 19, 1886. He was married, in 1845,
to ANN, daughter of

JEREMIAH LYNCH, and began housekeeping in a log house, where their children were
born. They were ANSON, who was accidentally drowned in 1847; ALBERT, a missionary of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in India; HEMAN, late of Alabama; CLARA, who married
E. J. FULLER, of Batavia; and JOANNA, who resides in Batavia. MOSES NORTON located
on the place now occupied by Mrs. HEMAN NORTON.

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HEMAN NORTON was born May 2, 1851, and married, November 1, 1871, KATE L., daughter
of REESE and MARY (JONES) LUMLEY. Their children are GEORGIA MARGERY, born February
26, 1874; MOSES L., born January 28, 1877; and IZONA, born July 27, 1887. HEMAN
NORTON died August, 1889. FRANKLIN NORTON married JULIA F., daughter of JOSEPH W. and
ELIZA (CASE) ALLEN, of Alabama. They have one son, ALLEN E., born April 19, 1870.
Mr. NORTON has been assessor of his town three terms, was postmaster under President
ARTHUR, holding the office ever since, and is overseer of the poor. He is a farmer
and has lived at his present place, Alabama Center, for over 30 years.

The paternal line of ancestors of ANSON NORTON are as follows: 1, THOMAS, who came
from Guilford, Eng,, to Guilford, Conn., in 1639; 2, THOMAS JR.; 3, SAMUEL, who
lived in Durham, Conn.; 4, Col. EBENEZER, who lived in Durham and went to Goshen,
Conn.; 5, MILES; 6, MEDAD, born in 1759; 7, ANSON, born December 27, 1789, who
married PERSIS WALKER; 8, MOSES, born January 12, 1820, in Byron. MOSES Married ANN
LYNCH, of Wayne County, N. Y., in 1844, the seventh daughter of SUSAN (MC GOWAN)
LYNCH. Their children are ANSON, ALBERT, CLARA, HEMAN (deceased), and JOANNA. His
widow survives him, living in Batavia at the age of 68 years.

HARMON J. NORTON, son of LOCHLIN and LAURA A. (WRIGHT) NORTON, was born in Elba in
1818, and was reared on a farm. He married LAURA C., daughter of CHARLES P. and
SARAH ANN (DRIGGS) BROWN, in 1843, and spent several years West. He located in
Alabama about 1854. Their children were ALICE L., born in 1844, who married WILLIAM
INGERSOLL, of Colorado; IDA B., who married LUMAN WILCOX, of Dakota; FLORENCE A., who
married WILLIAM AMSDEN, of Wheatville; ORRELLA J., who married OSCAR BURT, of
California; ARTHUR B., a resident of Idaho; CORABELL C., who married EDMUND E. PALMER
in 1876, and they have children VIVIAN CLARE and ARTHUR H.; ROSAMOND

LINCOLN, who married WILLIAM REED in 1884, and their children are NORTON R. and LAURA
BELLE; LEOLINE CLARE, who married ASA PIXLEY, January 22, 1880; and ANNA MARIA, who
married IRWIN S. VINCENT, whose children are IVAN, PERCY, and CATHARINE, and they live
in Shelby. Mr. NORTON married for his second wife Mrs. BETSEY CRANDALL, and for his
third wife, AMANDA, daughter of NATHAN GRAHAM. The farm now owned by him was taken up
by CHARLES P. BROWN, his father-in-law. He was a member of Assembly, justice of peace
14 years, and supervisor. He married SARAH A. DRIGGS, daughter of GEORGE, and they had
seven children. Mr. Brown died 1859; his wife 1885.

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ASA PIXLEY, son of JOSEPH and MARY JANE (JONES) PIXLEY, was born in Alabama, March 30,
1852, and was reared on the farm. He married LEOLINE CLARE, daughter of HARMON and
LARUA (BROWN) NORTON, January 22, 1880, and their son JAMIE L. was born November 18,
1885. Mr. PIXLEY is a farmer, and occupies the Norton homestead on road 23.

JACOB POTTER, son of JACOB, was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, N. Y., in 1825,
and was raised on a farm. He came to Alabama at the age of 20 years and bought a farm.
For a time he was engaged in farming in Newstead, Erie County. He married (1850)
MARGARET, daughter of MATTHEW and ELIZA (HART) BURNS, of Shelby. He returned to
Alabama in 1860 and bought the farm he now occupies, and by adding to it from time to
time he now owns 215

acres. Their children are ROSELLA, who died 1851, an infant; ABBIE JANE, a teacher,
who lives at home; ALMEDA P., who died 1885; and ABEL J., born 1856. The later
married in 1878, CORA, daughter of WILLIAM and ELIZABETH (STUFFIN) PICKWITH, and their
children are EDITH, born 1879; JENNIE, born 1882; NORA born 1884; and JAY EUGENE, born
1885. He died November 9, 1888. E. DOUGLASS POTTER was born in 1858, and married, in
1884, EMMA, daughter of WILLIAM and JANE DORWIN. He is a prosperous farmer, and
resides on road 39.

WILLIAM DONNAN was born in Ireland, June 25, 1835. He came to America when 19 years of
age, and settled in Alabama. He married MARGARET J. LEIGHBODY, and has one child,
EMMA, wife of E. D. POTTER.

CHARLES R. PHILLIPS, son of WILLIAM H. and PHILETA (PEARSONS) PHILLIPS, was born in
Wyoming County, N. Y., in 1831. He was reared on a farm, and married AMELIA C.,
daughter of JACOB and THERESA (BOTHWICK) WHEELER, of Erie County, May 6, 1862. He
located in Alabama in 1866. They were parents of four children, viz,: CLARENCE, who
died in infancy; IDA AUGUSTA, born October 26, 1864, died October 1866; JENNIE W. who
married ALBERT MC VEIGH in 1883, and their children are AMELIA, THERESA, ISABELLA
PHILETA, and BERTHA ADEL; and WILLIE J., born in Alabama, July 6, 1869, who is a farmer,
living on the homestead. Mr. PHILLIPS is an earnest worker in all temperance movements,
is a farmer, and resides in the village on Railroad Street.

WILLIAM POODRY was of French origin. He married an Indian woman, by whom had three sons
and one daughter, one of whom, LEWIS, was a soldier in the War of 1812 in the American
Army. He married PHEBE JONAS, and reared a large family, of whom three only are living.
MARIA, a daughter, married LEVI PARKER, of Alabama.

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E. M POODRY was born on the Tonawanda Reservation, August 15, 1833. He early
manifested an aptitude for learning, and, making the best of advantages within his reach,
succeeded in obtaining a good business education, which enabled him to become one of the
chiefs in the councils of his tribe. He married AMANDA GRIFFIN, November 6, 1856, and
they were the parents of 11 children, viz,: MALVINA, born February 3, 1858, married
WARREN SKYE in 1883;

THOMAS J., born May 5, 1860; SARAH J., born April 3, 1862, married ASA SKYE; WILLIAM S.,
born December 4, 1864, died June 28, 1887; BARNUM, born March 30, 1867, married SARAH C.
BRANT, February 14, 1889; ANNA M., born June 11, 1869, married CHARLES DOCTOR, August 12,
1888; EDWARD, born July 23, 1871; STAFFORD, born February 28, 1875; FANNY C., born
February 17, 1877; HENRIETTA, born November 8, 1880; and DORA, born June 26, 1883. Mr.
POODRY is extensively engaged in farming, and occupies about 350 acres of land on road 38.