This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bolles, Henry, Spencer, Marvin, Park, Prendergast Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11728 Message Board Post: Please check the additions & corrections posted on site. See also attached images. Kelly Miller http://kindredroots.com Conquest of Chautauqua by A. Anderson 1932,s Page 278-283/a291-296 LUCIUS BOLLES WARNER Mr. Warner was born March 3, 1823, at Millington, Middlesex County, Connecticut, a son of Ephraim and Mary Spencer Miner Warner. His boyhood was spent in Middlesex County where he received his education. He came to Jamestown, NY, in 1850 and began the manufacture of lumber, in which he was engaged until his death, February 14, 1905. Mr. Warner was a prominent citizen of Jamestown and an active business man for half a century. He was connected with the First National Bank, the Jamestown Street Railway Co., and Lake View Cemetery Association. He was president of the board of directors of the James Prendergast Library and a member of the Board of Education. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church which he supported generously. Lucius B. Warner was married December 14, 1854, at Jamestown, NY to Mary Minerva Henry, daughter of Rev. William D. Henry, a minister of the Congregational Church and Minerva Densmore Henry. To Lucius and Mary Warner three children were born; two of whom were, Frederick Henry and Mary Elizabeth, wife of Robert Newland Marvin. Mr. Warner was one of those dependable substantial citizens upon whom a community looks with kindness and approbation. As a memorial to Mr. Warner, his widow Mary H. Warner, gave the Warner homestead on Forest Avenue to be permanently maintained as an Old People's Home. MARY HENRY WARNER Mary Henry Warner was born in Branchport, NY, May 11, 1836, the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William D. Henry. Her father was a well known clergyman of the middle period in Jamestown’s history. He came to Jamestown in 1851, in answer to a call from the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Mrs. Warner and her husband were later prominently identified with the First Presbyterian Church of Jamestown. December 14, 1854, Mary Henry was united in marriage with Lucius B. Warner, who was extensively engaged in the lumber business for many years. Mr. Warner died February 14, 1905. Mrs. Warner died November 18, 1920. Besides her daughter, Mrs. Robert N. Marvin, Mrs. Warner was survived by a son, Fred H. Warner, of Longmont, Colorado. Mrs. Warner took a deep interest in public affairs and her charitable work is well remembered by the people of Jamestown. On February 20, 1911, she presented to the Agnes Association, the Warner homestead on Forest Avenue, as a memorial to her husband, with the condition that it be permanently maintained as a home for aged people. This was one of the finest residences in the city. It was readily accepted by the society, and opened as a home soon after. Mrs. Warner was possessed of a strong mentality, broad vision and fine qualities of character. She was one of those who, departing, left a profound sense of loss in the entire community. ROBERT NEWLAND MARVIN Mr. Marvin was born in Jamestown, October 13, 1845. He was educated in the Jamestown schools and in Hartwick Seminary, finishing in Bryant & Stratton Business College. Mr. Marvin began his practical career as a bookkeeper and had wide experience in general business. Mr. Marvin was essentially a public-spirited man. After the death of Richard P. Marvin in 1905, Mr. Marvin took charge of his father's business interests. Marvin Park was the work of his brain. He was trustee and executive of many estates in this region. He was organizer and president of the Chautauqua Lake Street Railway Co., president of the Lake View Cemetery Association and director of the Lakewood Land and Improvement Co. In 1885 he was elected president of the First National Bank of Carry, Pa., an office which he held for several years. He succeeded Alexander T. Prendergast as a director of the National Chautauqua County Bank. He occupied that position until his death February 6, 1909, and was the organizer of the first telephone company to operate in Jamestown and was elected president of the company. He was organizer and president of the first water company in Jamestown. He was an attendant and general supporter of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Marvin married Mary Elizabeth Warner, February 6, 1890. He was a kindly and public-spirited citizen. [end lookup]