I am looking for info on BOWNE in Finger Lakes area NY thanks for any info Aaudrey Bowne Seattle [email protected]

My GGrandparents were Ida Brokaw (b1862- ) and John Secaur(b1852- ). They are listed as living in Moravia, NY (Cayuga Co.) in 1880 and in Fleming,NY (Cayuga Co.) in 1900. After that there is no trace. All help is appreciated.

Forwarded with the original poster's permission: Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 22:13:21 -0500 From: Cliff Lamere <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [D-Col] Fee Increase for Vital Records Certificates in NY Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In the mail today, I received a photocopy of pages 13-14 of what I was told was Governor Pataki's proposed budget.  It is dated 1/25/03 and relates to vital records certificates.  It was sent from the office of the New York Senate Majority Leader, Joseph Bruno. In the quote below, the square brackets enclose the old price.  The new price was underlined, but underlining will not appear in a RootsWeb email, so I have put the new price between asterisks. "For any search of the files and records conducted for authorized genealogical or research purposes, the commissioner or any person authorized by him shall be entitled to, and the applicant shall pay, a fee of [ten] *twenty* dollars for each hour or fractional part of an hour of time of search, together with a fee of [one dollar] *two dollars* for each uncertified copy or abstract of such record requested by the applicant or for a certification that a search discloses no record." There was also information about certified certificates.  The following is a summary of information concerning both kinds of vital records certificates: **  Uncertified vital records certificates (for genealogical purposes) - current $11 fee will become $22 **  Certified vital records certificates - current $15 fee will become $30 These are only proposed changes, but I can see no reason why they won't be accepted.  This change will only directly affect the state's fees, but since almost all towns, villages and cities presently charge the same fee as the state, I suspect that they will quickly raise their rates as well. I feel certain that those people who have already submitted applications for vital records certificates (birth, marriage, or death) to the NYS Health Dept. will not be affected by the increase, even though there may be the usual long wait before the certificates arrive (local communities send certificate very quickly).  Also, I believe that any application postmarked (or possibly received) before the passage of the next budget will be accepted at the current lower fee.  The new budget is due to go into effect April 1, but the state has not passed a budget on time for over a decade.  The law may make the change effective immediately upon passage, or the Health Dept. might be given a short time to prepare new forms and rewrite online webpages.  It is very unlikely that it would be made retroactive to April 1. Permission to forward this email to other mailing lists is hereby granted, as long as the entire message is forwarded. I would appreciate a note from the list administrator of any mailing list that receives this email.  I am just curious how far a message might go when originally sent to four mailing lists. Cliff Lamere   Albany, NY     <[email protected]>

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Hello, would anyone know anything about this family. Joseph and Sally Wilson were married around 1819, place unknown. They were in Cayuga county around the 1820's but by the 1830's they are not found. By the late 1830's they were living in South Bristol Ontario co. NY.. They had the following children: Joseph, John, David or Daniel, Sally, Simeon, James, William, Hrest, and sabrina or Alzina. By 1845 they moved to ILL. Would like to know if Joseph Sr. had other family living near by. And where was this family living in 1830 census was taken, there should of been four to five kids born by then. Any help would deeply be appreciated. Tx. Stephanie [email protected]

Seeking information on Jonathan and Phebe Chesley of Vermont and New York. Jonathan Chesley •born Sept 1785 (probably in NH or VT) •veteran of War of 1812 •died 30 Jan 1863 •buried in Dobbins Cemetery, Waterloo, Seneca County, NY Jonathan Chesley was married to Phebe [last name possibly West or Peck?] •she was born Sept 1784 •she died 12 Oct 1850 •she is buried in Dobbins Cemetery, Waterloo, Seneca County, NY Can anyone tell me this Phebe Chesley's maiden name? There were apparently another Jonathan and Phebe Chesley living in NY at about the same time who are buried in the Mina Cemetery in Chautauqua County, NY.

I have a copy of David Burnisky's Melvin Hill Cemetery book - Phelps NY, Ontario Co. David assembled genealogies on persons who were buried in the Melvin Hill Cemetery. There are several Halls and Glovers listed. The marriage of Philander Glover and Ruhamah Hall included. Pg. 165 notes that Sarah Salisbury b 1762 m Alexander Glover at Conway, MA 1781. Their first son was Philander b 1782 in Conway. He married first POLLY MELVIN 1804 and had ch: Lamira b 1807 m OTHNIEL HALL and MILAN b. Conway...lived near Saline, MI. ch of RUHAMAH include Wellington Alexander, Livingston Maturin, Luther Melancthon, Mary Jane and Emerson Flavia. POLLY MELVIN was the dau of Jonathan and Beulah (Leland) Melvin. Her brother, CALEB married ELIZABETH (BETSY) GLOVER, Philander's sister. JONATHAN AND BEULAH LELAND MELVIN were my ancestors, also. More Glovers and Halls are listed in the book.

The following is the military record of Battery B of the 2nd U.S. Light Artillery from Dyer's Compendium, a standard reference written after the Civil War. It agrees with GB Dixon's description of his recent action around Yorktown VA. It was a regular Army unit and was in existence by at least January 1861, several months before the Battle of Ft. Sumter. I haven't found anything on Capt. Robertson, the surname is too common. BATTERY "B" 2nd ARTILLERY. At Fortress Monroe, Va., January, 1861. Attached to Dept. of Virginia April, 1861, to September, 1861. Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. Consolidated with Battery "L" 2nd Artillery, May, 1862, and attached to 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Artillery Reserve, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1862. Pleasanton's Cavalry Division, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1862. Averill's Cavalry Brigade, Right Grand Division, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, Horse Artillery, Army of the Potomac and Shenandoah, to December, 1864. Reserve Artillery, Middle Military Division, to April, 1865. Horse Artillery Brigade, 22nd Corps, to August, 1865. SERVICE.--Action at Big Bethel, Va., June 10, 1861. Capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark, Hatteras Inlet, N. C., August 28-29. Moved to Washington, D.C., September, and duty there till March, 1862. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Near Williamsburg May 4. Sistersville, New Kent Court House, May 9. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Turkey Bridge June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria August 16-24. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Sugar Loaf Mountain September 10-11. Frederick, Md., September 12. Catoctin Mountain September 13. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19. Markham Station November 4. Warrenton November 6. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 8. Stoneman's Raid April 29-May 8. Brandy Station or Fleetwood and Beverly Ford June 9. Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Brandy Station August 1-4. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Raccoon Ford October 10. Morton's Ford, Stevensburg, and Kelly's Ford October 11. Brandy Station or Fleetwood October 11-12. Oak Hill October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-9. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. New Hope Church November 27. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Wilderness May 5-7. Brock Road and the Furnaces May 6. Todd's Tavern May 7-8. Sheridan's Raid to the James River May 9-24. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Brook Church or Richmond fortifications May 12. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Hanovertown May 27. Crump's Creek and Haw's Shop May 28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-7. Siege of Petersburg June 16-August 5. Deep Bottom July 27-29. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Tell Gate, near White Post, and near Newtown August 11. Cedarville, Guard Hill or Front Royal August 16. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Near Cedarville September 20. Front Royal September 21. Milford September 22. Waynesboro September 29. <dy_1698> Tom's Brook October 8-9. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Expedition to Lacey Springs December 19-22. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley till April, 1865, and at Washington, D.C., till August, 1865. -----Original Message----- From: Gary Welch [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [NYFL] Civil War letter -- What happened to GB Dixon? The roster of the 2nd US Light Artillery doesn't appear to be in the online databases. I did find Clark Taylor. He enlisted at age 21 on 5/10/1861, less than a month after Ft. Sumter, in Battle Creek MI. He was discharged 2/2/1863 in Newport News VA. He received a pension in 1863 so he was probably wounded or otherwise incapacitated. His widow, Generva Taylor, received a pension after he died in 189?. She was living in MA at the time. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYFL] Civil War letter -- What happened to GB Dixon? Do you know what happened to this man? Does anyone know? What a snapshot in time -- April 20, 1862 -- Seems that he referenced "Friend Caward" -- the addressee "Birt" -- a fellow soldier in Co B, 2nd US Light Artillery, who also knows Caward, because he says that as of the date of this letter he "is well & expects to have a fight soon." "Cousin Clark Taylor of the Mich. 2nd" "Marv" -- another fellow soldier who also knows Caward "Capt. Robertson" -- again, Co. B. "Gill" -- friend or relation of "Caward" -- Picture those soldiers, marching those days into the burned remnants of Southern towns; hearing stories of battles before them and gaining awareness of what they, too would face. These were just boys, most of them; farm kids from the Finger Lakes to whom the occasional slaughter of a pig or chicken for family meals was routine, and to whom blood was no stranger. They were used to working hard from dawn until dark, doing what needed to be done, getting their hands dirty, taking orders from someone older and being outdoors in all weather. They were even used to the ravages of diseases that, if caught, could take their lives in ways more agonizing than any bullet. What they weren't used to was war. There hadn't been a real war since their grandfathers were boys. Most of them had probably known death of one kind or another, as disease, old age, childbirth and accidents claimed family members, friends and neighbors. Many of them knew what it was to take down livestock and prepare it for the table. What must have dawned on them, though, sure as the sun rose each morning that spring in Virginia, was that war was different. They got up, and they marched down ruined roads and through blackened fields and they met survivors and buried victims, and they had to begin to understand that sooner or later they would be the ones that the Rebels would stand and fight. So when they weren't marching they bivouacked, and they cooked, and they groused and played cards. And they wrote letters home, which was something else they weren't used to, most of them. And they told people they loved, in the plainest words they knew, about their days and their nights, but not about their fears, or their loneliness. They were just boys, but they were soldiers. Elena Anderson ______________________________ ______________________________

Dixon's handwriting was beautiful, the letter still very easy to read and I'm sure that I typed the unit correctly. If you read that portion of the letter again he says, "We broke camp at Washington March 10th & were put on detached service in the 2nd regt." I take this to mean that it could have beena temporary or new assignment. Might do a search on Capt. Robertson and see what turns up. Barb

The roster of the 2nd US Light Artillery doesn't appear to be in the online databases. I did find Clark Taylor. He enlisted at age 21 on 5/10/1861, less than a month after Ft. Sumter, in Battle Creek MI. He was discharged 2/2/1863 in Newport News VA. He received a pension in 1863 so he was probably wounded or otherwise incapacitated. His widow, Generva Taylor, received a pension after he died in 189?. She was living in MA at the time. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYFL] Civil War letter -- What happened to GB Dixon? Do you know what happened to this man? Does anyone know? What a snapshot in time -- April 20, 1862 -- Seems that he referenced "Friend Caward" -- the addressee "Birt" -- a fellow soldier in Co B, 2nd US Light Artillery, who also knows Caward, because he says that as of the date of this letter he "is well & expects to have a fight soon." "Cousin Clark Taylor of the Mich. 2nd" "Marv" -- another fellow soldier who also knows Caward "Capt. Robertson" -- again, Co. B. "Gill" -- friend or relation of "Caward" -- Picture those soldiers, marching those days into the burned remnants of Southern towns; hearing stories of battles before them and gaining awareness of what they, too would face. These were just boys, most of them; farm kids from the Finger Lakes to whom the occasional slaughter of a pig or chicken for family meals was routine, and to whom blood was no stranger. They were used to working hard from dawn until dark, doing what needed to be done, getting their hands dirty, taking orders from someone older and being outdoors in all weather. They were even used to the ravages of diseases that, if caught, could take their lives in ways more agonizing than any bullet. What they weren't used to was war. There hadn't been a real war since their grandfathers were boys. Most of them had probably known death of one kind or another, as disease, old age, childbirth and accidents claimed family members, friends and neighbors. Many of them knew what it was to take down livestock and prepare it for the table. What must have dawned on them, though, sure as the sun rose each morning that spring in Virginia, was that war was different. They got up, and they marched down ruined roads and through blackened fields and they met survivors and buried victims, and they had to begin to understand that sooner or later they would be the ones that the Rebels would stand and fight. So when they weren't marching they bivouacked, and they cooked, and they groused and played cards. And they wrote letters home, which was something else they weren't used to, most of them. And they told people they loved, in the plainest words they knew, about their days and their nights, but not about their fears, or their loneliness. They were just boys, but they were soldiers. Elena Anderson ______________________________

If he was wounded, I can't quite place any battles that would fit the time frame and his being at Hampton Roads. There was the battle of Fredericksburg in mid-December, but F'burg is a good 2-3 hours from the Hampton area by car. There were several smaller battles in Wayne Co., NC in December 1862. Battery B (NY) of the 2nd Light Artillery was present at Fredericksburg, but didn't see action. He could possibly have been in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital, which fell into Union hands in 1862. Most of the soldiers who were there at that time were involved in the Peninsular Campaign, in which the aforementioned Battery B (NY) of the 2nd Light Artillery took part. The other hospital I found that could have housed soldiers of the Peninsular Campaign is the "Endview" estate. What an ironic name for those who actually didn't survive. I imagine he was part of the peninsular campaign, but who knows. Anyway, just my unasked-for 2 cents! tk Gary Welch <[email protected]> wrote:The roster of the 2nd US Light Artillery doesn't appear to be in the online databases. I did find Clark Taylor. He enlisted at age 21 on 5/10/1861, less than a month after Ft. Sumter, in Battle Creek MI. He was discharged 2/2/1863 in Newport News VA. He received a pension in 1863 so he was probably wounded or otherwise incapacitated. His widow, Generva Taylor, received a pension after he died in 189?. She was living in MA at the time. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 8:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NYFL] Civil War letter -- What happened to GB Dixon? Do you know what happened to this man? Does anyone know? What a snapshot in time -- April 20, 1862 -- Seems that he referenced "Friend Caward" -- the addressee "Birt" -- a fellow soldier in Co B, 2nd US Light Artillery, who also knows Caward, because he says that as of the date of this letter he "is well & expects to have a fight soon." "Cousin Clark Taylor of the Mich. 2nd" "Marv" -- another fellow soldier who also knows Caward "Capt. Robertson" -- again, Co. B. "Gill" -- friend or relation of "Caward" -- Picture those soldiers, marching those days into the burned remnants of Southern towns; hearing stories of battles before them and gaining awareness of what they, too would face. These were just boys, most of them; farm kids from the Finger Lakes to whom the occasional slaughter of a pig or chicken for family meals was routine, and to whom blood was no stranger. They were used to working hard from dawn until dark, doing what needed to be done, getting their hands dirty, taking orders from someone older and being outdoors in all weather. They were even used to the ravages of diseases that, if caught, could take their lives in ways more agonizing than any bullet. What they weren't used to was war. There hadn't been a real war since their grandfathers were boys. Most of them had probably known death of one kind or another, as disease, old age, childbirth and accidents claimed family members, friends and neighbors. Many of them knew what it was to take down livestock and prepare it for the table. What must have dawned on them, though, sure as the sun rose each morning that spring in Virginia, was that war was different. They got up, and they marched down ruined roads and through blackened fields and they met survivors and buried victims, and they had to begin to understand that sooner or later they would be the ones that the Rebels would stand and fight. So when they weren't marching they bivouacked, and they cooked, and they groused and played cards. And they wrote letters home, which was something else they weren't used to, most of them. And they told people they loved, in the plainest words they knew, about their days and their nights, but not about their fears, or their loneliness. They were just boys, but they were soldiers. Elena Anderson ______________________________ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more

Does anyone have any information on these people? Was Betsey Caswell possibly a sister of Isaac Fisher? Affidavit given in the Pension filed by Isaac Fisher, proving the marriage of Isaac Fisher and Martha Gee, parents of Esau Fisher: Affidavit given by John Caswell and Betsey Caswell Monroe County, Michigan Isaac Fisher Application for Pension, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Date Given: February 4, 1873 State of Michigan County of Monroe Before me a Justice of the Peace of the town of Nulan in and for the county and State aforesaid personally appeared JOHN CASWELL and BETSY CASWELL who being by me duly sworn declare that their post office address is West Milan County of Monroe State of Michigan, that they have been for fifty years well acquainted with ISAAC FISHER, father of ESAU FISHER late a private in Company "K" in the 15th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers, and that they were also well acquainted with MARTHA FISHER whose maiden name was GEE and who was the wife of said ISAAC FISHER and the mother of the said ESAU FISHER that the said ISAAC and MARTHA FISHER during all the time that these affiants knew them lived together as husband and wife and were always so reputed and the fact of their having been married was never questioned, in fact affiants declare that they firmly believe that they were married as always reported in READING, STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK, and that said ESAU FISHER was the legitimate issue of said marriage. They also further declare that they are not in any manner interested in said ISAAC FISHER's claim for pension. Signed: John x Caswell Betsey x Caswell Witness: John C. Cone

Do you know what happened to this man? Does anyone know? What a snapshot in time -- April 20, 1862 -- Seems that he referenced "Friend Caward" -- the addressee "Birt" -- a fellow soldier in Co B, 2nd US Light Artillery, who also knows Caward, because he says that as of the date of this letter he "is well & expects to have a fight soon." "Cousin Clark Taylor of the Mich. 2nd" "Marv" -- another fellow soldier who also knows Caward "Capt. Robertson" -- again, Co. B. "Gill" -- friend or relation of "Caward" -- Picture those soldiers, marching those days into the burned remnants of Southern towns; hearing stories of battles before them and gaining awareness of what they, too would face. These were just boys, most of them; farm kids from the Finger Lakes to whom the occasional slaughter of a pig or chicken for family meals was routine, and to whom blood was no stranger. They were used to working hard from dawn until dark, doing what needed to be done, getting their hands dirty, taking orders from someone older and being outdoors in all weather. They were even used to the ravages of diseases that, if caught, could take their lives in ways more agonizing than any bullet. What they weren't used to was war. There hadn't been a real war since their grandfathers were boys. Most of them had probably known death of one kind or another, as disease, old age, childbirth and accidents claimed family members, friends and neighbors. Many of them knew what it was to take down livestock and prepare it for the table. What must have dawned on them, though, sure as the sun rose each morning that spring in Virginia, was that war was different. They got up, and they marched down ruined roads and through blackened fields and they met survivors and buried victims, and they had to begin to understand that sooner or later they would be the ones that the Rebels would stand and fight. So when they weren't marching they bivouacked, and they cooked, and they groused and played cards. And they wrote letters home, which was something else they weren't used to, most of them. And they told people they loved, in the plainest words they knew, about their days and their nights, but not about their fears, or their loneliness. They were just boys, but they were soldiers. Elena Anderson

noticed your Henry T. Brown. could this connect to your Henry T.? Descendants of Joseph Tatnall 1 Joseph Tatnall b: October 14, 1816 in Brandywine, Del. . +Sarah Richardson b: Abt. 1816 m: January 10, 1841 2 Elizabeth Tatnall b: September 29, 1847 d: January 19, 1874 .... +John R. Bringhurst b: January 08, 1845 in Wilmington, Delaware m: February 17, 1870 ... 3 Joseph Bringhurst b: September 15, 1871 ... 3 Frederic Bringhurst b: February 12, 1873 2 Edward Tatnall b: November 20, 1842 in Brandywine, Del. d: January 18, 1878 .... +Rachel Alsop b: Abt. 1842 m: June 21, 1866 ... 3 Horace Tatnall b: June 19, 1867 ... 3 Robert Richardson Tatnall b: February 04, 1870 ... 3 Samuel A. Tatnall b: May 23, 1873 2 Ann Wood Tatnall b: April 21, 1844 d: November 21, 1859 2 Mary Richardson Tatnall b: December 30, 1845 in Brandywine, Del. d: June 29, 1872 .... +Robert P. Brown b: Abt. 1845 m: October 15, 1868 ... 3 Joseph Tatnall Brown b: July 28, 1869 ... 3 Henry T. Brown b: December 26, 1871 2 Joseph Tatnall b: May 31, 1849 in Brandywine, Del. .... +Helen L. Burr b: Abt. 1849 m: October 05, 1880 ... 3 Horace Burr Tatnall b: August 20, 1881 d: February 17, 1882 ... 3 Horace Joseph Tatnall b: December 17, 1883 2 Ashton R. Tatnall b: November 09, 1850 in Brandywine, Del. .... +Mary Reybold b: Abt. 1850 m: November 15, 1877 ... 3 Elizabeth R. Tatnall b: September 28, 1878 ... 3 Helen S. Tatnall b: January 04, 1883 2 Thomas Tatnall b: December 02, 1852 2 Richard R. Tatnall b: July 15, 1856 2 Lucy R. Tatnall b: July 15, 1856 2 Samuel Wood Tatnall b: December 05, 1857 d: October 21, 1880 2 Robert R. Tatnall b: February 21, 1859 d: July 17, 1859 2 William Tatnall b: January 23, 1862 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:18 PM Subject: [NYFL] Benjamin B. Brown and wife, Anna Lawrence Way > I am searching for the parents of Benjamin B. Brown b. abt 1795, and his > birth place. It is thought he was born in North Adams, Berkshire County, MA > but they have no records of his birth there. He married Anna Lawrence Way > about 1819 and lived in Milo, Yates County, NY where he was in business with > his father-in-law, Joshua Way before moving to McHenry County, IL in the mid > 1830s. Anna died in 1842 in McHenry, McHenry County, IL. She is buried in > McHenry Village Cemetery. > > Children were; Reliance, William W., Dr. Henry T., Horace, Susan, Mary E. and > Homer. Benjamin died at the home of his daughter, Reliance, in 1866, King > City, Gentry County, MO and is buried in Empire Prairie Cemetery. > > Sonja Abate > >

found in some Caward family papers - a letter written by G. B. DIXON, Co B 2nd US Light Artillery and thought this might be of interest to someone on the list. Camp Winfield Scott Near Yorktown Va April 20, 1862 Friend Caward - To commence in a novel style - I am seated neath a tarpolin on my blanket with Birt sleeping in the rear while a company of boys card playing for tobacco fill the front. Tis a wet day though not cold away down here in sacred VA. Your letter was rec'd in due time & I would have answered it accordingly but that we were expecting to move & moving continually. We broke Camp at Washington March 10th & were put on detached service in the 2nd regt. U. S. light artillery. We were in the march to Manhassas but only went to Fairfax Court House as the rebels fell back without showing fight. The 13th we fell back to Alexandria & lay in camp till the 30th then broke camp again & embarked for Fortress Monroe. We anchored off the Ft. at 12 noon Tuesday April 1st. We lay at anchor thill Thursday near sundown when we commenced disembarking. We rode out about two miles from the Ft. & tied our horses & lay down amid the ruins of Hampton. Hampton has been a splendid town but they left not one house untouched; even the oldest church in VA was demolished. It has been a church that would do jjustice to a Northern town. The Rebels in their flight from Hampton burned the farm houses all along the road for some distance. We leave Hampton at 12 on the 4th & encamped on the field where the catastrophe of Big Bethel took place & made our camp at 10 PM. Called at 4 AM & break camp at 6 AM. We march slowly all day till 8 PM & encamp on a fine plantation covered with soldiers. We passed good Rebel quarters just dark: They have had fine log houses & many of them whitewashed. We came across Cousin Clark Taylor of the Mich. 2nd today. We see plenty of cattle, sheep & hogs around this morning (the 6th) & the soldiers are helping themselves to fresh meat. We break camp again on the 13th & advance nearer Barktown & encamp on the ground on which Lord Cornwallis surrendered to Washington & are still here. >From all accounts Yorktown is well fortified & if the Rebels make a bold stand they will make us some trouble before we get there but nevertheless we must have it at the cost of labor & life. We look (or took?) a picket now & then & capture a few prisoners occasionally. Our balloon was very busy yesterday making ascensions in different places. It must be rather provoking to an enemy to have a man rise up in spite of them & survey all their maneuvers. We have fine warm weather now & if you were here to see us sweat on drill you might think it no easy work. The boys are all well & we all enjoy the campaign. Marv has been cooking for the past three weeks. Each man has to take his turn in cooking for twenty days at a time. Will write on the receipt of this & direct to G. R. Dixon Camp Winfield Scott, Near Yorktown VA Co B 2nd U S Light Artillery Care Capt. Robertson Give my respects to all your folks & tell Gill my address & that I shall expect an answer to the letters I wrote her from Alexandria. Birt says tell you he is well & expects to have a fight soon. Remember me as a friend & write soon from your old friend G B Dixon

I am searching for the parents of Benjamin B. Brown b. abt 1795, and his birth place. It is thought he was born in North Adams, Berkshire County, MA but they have no records of his birth there. He married Anna Lawrence Way about 1819 and lived in Milo, Yates County, NY where he was in business with his father-in-law, Joshua Way before moving to McHenry County, IL in the mid 1830s. Anna died in 1842 in McHenry, McHenry County, IL. She is buried in McHenry Village Cemetery. Children were; Reliance, William W., Dr. Henry T., Horace, Susan, Mary E. and Homer. Benjamin died at the home of his daughter, Reliance, in 1866, King City, Gentry County, MO and is buried in Empire Prairie Cemetery. Sonja Abate

Ernie, This will be the last for a while. I need to do my taxes, and do some research for ROAK requests for Bozeman. I wold also like to take a break from Tioga County for somethng new. I have on order from NYS Library, tapes of "The Lisle Gleaner' from Lisle, Broome County, NY. They will be from 1881-1906 and include Lisle and Triangle. Would these be of interest you? Bill. THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News May 10, 1900 OWEGO PERSONALS. George NEWMAN returned from New York yesterday Mrs. C. T, JOHNSON of Holly, NY. is visiting Owego relatives. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. HUBBARD went to New York on Erie train 2 Yesterday. Mrs. Warren HOOPER of 63 George street is improving and quite easy today. H. L. SCHARLACH of Owego spent today with J. H. Rease in this city. - Ithaca Journal. Misses Ray and Ethel GLEASON of Owego spent Sunday at S. E. EVANS' Johnson street. - Waverly Advocate. Dr. C. R. HEATON'S condition which is critical, remains about the same today as for the past day or so. Mrs. Carla SOLBERG and Miss Mabel TRUMAN were in Binghamton this week where Miss TRUMAN bought a valuable piano. Mrs. Calvin CLARK and daughter, Miss Nettie CLARK, of Wellsville, PA, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. COLBY, McMaster street. Mrs. Robert JAGGARD, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred LaMONTE, will return to her home in Williamsport Saturday. John Regan had another severe attack Saturday night and his life was despaired of but he was able to be out on the street again yesterday. Mrs. J. E. SHAW returned this noon on the Lackawanna to Buffalo after passing two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. J. F. GASKELL, 338 Main street. Albert DIMON, an employee of at the Champion Wagon company's works, injured his eye Saturday. A piece of steel flying into it from and emery wheel. Dr. CADY removed the metal Monday, but the sight is impaired and Mr. DIMON is taking an enforced vacation at the Park House. Frank M. BAKER & Son have purchased the plumbers and tinsmiths' fixtures of CONNELL & DOOLEY, 14 Lake street, and will continue the unfinished the latter had underway. William H. DORSEY will continue as foreman of the plumbing department of BAKER & Son. C. P. KEELER is to build 90 feet of stone sidewalk in front of the SEYMOUR place on North avenue near Chestnut street. He will also build one in front of BILLINGS property on Lake street and one in front of F. S. HODGE'S residence, 70 Spencer avenue. Christian SAUERBREY, superintendent of the Champion Wagon company's plant expects to sail for Germany, May 30, an at trip during which he will visit his mother. Miss S. M. COULAN, who has passed some time at her former home in this village, returned Friday afternoon on Lackawanna train 6 to her home at 42 Strong Place, Brooklyn. Born, Sunday, May 6, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. Spencer SPAULDING of Ross street, a son. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George ARNOLD at 170 Front street, Thursday, May 3, 1900 a son. Born Sunday, May 6, 1900, to Mr. and Mrs. B. F. LYKE of 22 Williams street an eight-pound son. Dr. J. B. STANBROUGH and Dr. S. W. THOMPSON expect to leave Saturday for Grant, Herkimer county, for a two weeks outing, during which fish and other game will take big chances. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. ANDROS of Temple street and Dr. and Mrs. C. W. CHIDDESTER of Newark Valley were in attendance yesterday at the funeral of James WHITTAKER, uncle, of Mrs. ANDROS and Mrs. CHIDDESTER, at Warren, PA. Miss Clara SYKES, who had been quite ill with typhoid fever at her home in Owego, has returned to reside with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. NORTHRUP of Walnut street, and is again in the millinery department of Hirschmann's. - Binghamton Chronicle. W. W. BARDEN arrived in town yesterday, after passing the winter with Mrs. BARDEN in Florida. She is stopping this week with her sister, Mrs. ELLSTON in Binghamton and expects to reach Owego next week. Her health is in such condition that her physician decides that she must go to Denver, which she expects to do in a few weeks. Mrs. RILEY A. VOSS and Mrs. F. C. BUCKBEE returned Saturday from Buffalo, where they went Wednesday to attend a meeting of the Western New York division of the Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary society which was held Thursday and Friday at the Delaware Avenue Baptist church in that city. Special Tax Agent Dana RHODES from the state department was in town Friday and met with the town assessors of the county at the court house. His business was relative to the new franchise law. All assessments of corporations occupying streets or highways, such as telegraph, telephone lines and railroads, are now assessed by the state department and the figures furnished to the town assessors. It Was Only a Boy, There were only two or three of them playing on Church street one day last week on their way home from the Temple street school. A cyclist came down the street at a rapid speed and because he only ran over one of the boys, did not stop to see what injury was done. Narrow escapes are becoming of almost hourly occurrence and some wheelman may run over the wrong person in the near future. Mrs. Charles F. CAMP of Elmira is in town, the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. TUTTLE. Miss Willa BASSETT went to Binghamton Saturday afternoon on the Lackawanna. J. M. FRAZER went to New York Saturday on Lackawanna train 4 to pass a few days. Lehigh Conductor A. N. JOHNSON of Auburn was in town Friday, calling on old townsmen. Took LAUDANUM Miss Minnie WINANS of 88 Erie street took an overdose of laudanum last night and it occupied the time and skill of two physicians to save her life. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William WINANS Mrs. H. L. RUSSELL of 23 Paige street has been seriously ill with a protracted attack of grip and symptoms of appendicitis but it is reported better. Ernest J. LADELLE of New York and W. D. HORNIE of Yonkers were in town looking over the ground for a proposed business enterprise. County Clerk F. W. RICHARDSON and wife returned Tuesday night on Erie train 5 from a weeks trip to New York and Attleboro, Mass.. Lora GROSS, Will YOUNG, Harry FORD and Miss Emma LaMONTE were in attendance at the ball given Friday evening at Candor. Mrs. W. E. WORTMAN and son Everett of New York are guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. GOODRICH, 385 Front street. Mrs. E. B. ROBINSON and children of Rye , NY came to Owego on Erie 1 Friday afternoon to visit relatives. Superintendent George Y. ROBERTSON of the Water Works has been confined to his bed since Sunday with the grip. Mrs. Edwin McCOY is slowly improving from quite a serious attack of neuralgia of the stomach last Friday. J. L. BOSK of the Lackawanna's real estate and tax department was in town, Monday, on her was to Ithaca. Mrs. H. T. FORSYTH returned from Lestershire Sunday, were she had been the guest of her son, George. Dr. and Mrs. E. A. MAYOR were among the Erie's New York passengers on train 2 yesterday afternoon. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm

I have been asked off list for the hours that the Cayuga County Historians Office in Auburn is open for visitors to view the Irish Heritage collection and also to research family history. Monday - Friday 9-5 The Historians office is located in the Historic Old Post Office on Genesee Street in Auburn New York. Take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Our suite of rooms contain the research room, media room,County Historians and Archivists offices and Computer/Secretary room. The Research room contains city directories from 1858. Census records from 1790, cards, newspaper abstracts 1799 - 1865 and over 3,000 family files. Topic files, church histories, you name it , we have it. 10 volumes of cemetery records from each town are also in this room for easy location of the cemetery by town. All books are indexed. The large Catholic Cemetery of St. Joseph's in Fleming which has over 37,000 burials from 1874 is on a computer disc and easily accessed and printed out by surname alphabetically. The local published works of Cayuga County town Historians are in the research room also. Many bound genealogies are in the media room where the stacks of bound books are located. We have microfilm readers with printers that are hooked up to the computer system. All early newspapers are on microfilm. Auburn is the County seat for the 23 towns in Cayuga County. For a family Historian, this proximity to local records couldn't be any easier. In a triangle of buildings located on the main street are the Historians Office, across the street the Cayuga County Office building where all the deeds are in bound books for review and searching. On the third corner is the Cayuga County Court house where the Surrogates Office is located. Here the index books will show you what box number a ancestors will is in . The Records Retention Office is in back of the Court House on Court Street, and here a copy of the will can be obtained very reasonably. Come visit us, restaurants are near by, and you will find all staff are friendly and helpful. Some of the actual bound deed books from 1789 are a joy to see.. Plan to spend the day, visit the historic sites. Brochures and information of places to visit are in the CC Office of Tourism one block away. There are various hotel and motel lodging for overnight visits at a reasonable fee. Owasco Lake and Skaneatles Lake are within 15 minutes of each other. Cayuga Lake is 30 minutes away. Spring, summer , fall and winter, Cayuga County is a beautiful region of friendly inhabitants waiting to assist you. Laurel Auchampaugh

The Cayuga County Historians Office in March will celebrate the one year anniversary of their monthly displays depicting the history, culture and collections of area residents with a special exhibit called " The Crossroads". The month of March will feature the Irish heritage of area families. Priceless antiquities will be on display. A recent survey showed 85 % of Americans can trace their heritage back to at least one ancestor of Irish descent. The book , " A Glimpse of Erin" featuring the full color pictures and photography of Ireland by John Francis McCarthy combined with the poetic verse of Irish playwright Sean O'Casey will be offered for sale during the month of March at the reduced price of $10.00 plus $3.50 P&H. This book sold for $30.00 elsewhere. The Historians office is pleased to present this wonderful volume for family researchers. To look at some of the pictures go to the following website www.johnfrancismccarthy.com Click on gallery, and choose Ireland. If you wish to order, please use the address below and enclose $13.50 " A Glimpse of Erin" The Cayuga County Historians Office 154 Genesee Street Auburn , New York 13021 Why the name Crossroads? Many years ago, in Ireland the villagers would go to the dirt crossroads of their town to preform the long line dancing recently revived in "River Dance" Both men and women would dance there in the only large space they could find. If you live nearby in the area, please visit the exhibit. Meet me at the Crossroads! Thank you Laurel Auchampaugh Display Co-ordinator C.C Historians Office