THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News. February 16, 1899 Watch out for another large number of obituaries for old people. Thirty-four degrees below zero at Newark Valley Saturday night. When it marks zero or there about, it is called warm again. TOWANDA'S COLD STORAGE. The body of a man was taken from the ice in the river at the point of the big island below town Sunday evening. The body lay face downward in about two feet of water which had frozen to the bottom and it was with the utmost difficulty that it was chopped out. The gruesome find was brought to SMITH Bros' undertaking rooms shortly before 8 o'clock. It was impossible to even guess who it might be, as only the legs from the knees down, one hand and the nose and forehead protruded from the mass of ice and sand. From appearance the man could have been a tramp, the feet were encased in old button shoes with cotton socks and there were no underclothes on the limbs. A small portion of the mustache was visible. The man of ice was thawed away Monday morning and an inquest held. About a week ago a small boy from South Towanda, who was on the ice reported that he had found a body in the river, but no attention was paid to the matter. Sunday he persuaded and elder brother to go with him and they chopped into the ice secured a piece of the clothing, Coroner PRATT was notified and visited the site, and at 5 o'clock Undertaker MARYCOTT began the task of getting the body out of the ice.. From the appearance of the portions of the body visible it is presumed that it had been in the water for a long time and had floated from a considerable distance. There is no one reported missing in the immediate vicinity. NEWARK VALLEY. Newark Valley, - Feb. 15. - Miss Vinnie SIEBERT of Brooklyn a guest at J. D. JOSLIN'S, Maple avenue. Mrs. T. F. CHAMBERLAIN was at Chenango Bridge, NY, the first of the week, called there by the death of her uncle, William SLOSSON and aged residence of that place. Miss Jessie PERRY of Binghamton has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred MOSES during the past week. A "valentine" social was held at the residence of N. HASTER Monday evening under the auspices of the Epworth league. About 60 people braved the storm and passed an enjoyable evening. A lecture will be given at the Congregational church next Wednesday evening, Feb. 24, for the benefit of the Christian Endeavor society, by Rev. Mr. Evans of Camden, NY. His subject will be "Jack and Gill;" or , "Is Marriage a Failure?" Mrs. Frank MINTURN of Fort Dickens was in town over Sunday. The house north of this village occupied by George KENNEDY and owned by L. WOODMANSEE was burned last evening. The family was away at the time and it is not known exactly how the fire started. A few of their household goods were saved by the neighbors. Quite expensive arrangements are being made for the entertainment of the speakers and delegates who will be in town Feb. 28 and March 1, in attendance at the meeting of the Susquehanna association of Congregational churches. Although a stormy evening, a large audience greeted Russell H. CONWELL at the M. E. Church last Wednesday evening. Never did a lecture give more satisfaction generally to the people of this vicinity then this, delivered by Mr. CONWELL. The subject being "Acres of Diamonds." Miss Laura CAMERON of Owego is visiting her cousin, Miss Bessie Belcher, and other friends in this place. About 100 guests were present at the banquet given by the Rebekah's last Friday evening at Fireman's hall. Refreshments were served, after which the guests were entertained by music, recitations and dialogues. The C. E. Society will enjoy a sleigh ride with a social at the residence of William BALL this evening. Fun for all and a long sleigh ride in the bargain. All of the Republic candidates for office in this town were elected yesterday, with the exception of the road commissioner, for which a Democrat candidate was elected. Archie ZIMMER of this place is to work one of the farms in Flemingville owned by his father-in-law, Perles HERRICK, and will soon be moving to that place. OBITUARY. MRS. ANN ELIZA TRUAX Died, at Owego, NY, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1899, of senile debility, Ann Eliza SPRAGUE, widow of Isaac B. TRUAX, aged 74 years. The funeral was held at 275 East Temple street at 2 p. m. today. MRS. LEWIS TUTTLE. Died, at Candor, NY, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1899, Janie KRUM, wife of Lewis TUTTLE, aged 30 years. The funeral was held Monday. She was the daughter of Major A. H. KRUM and is also survived by her husband and children. MISS. HOPE CHILLSON. Died, at Owego, Sunday, Feb. 12, 1899, of senile debility, Miss Hope CHILLSON aged 82 years. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. PAYNE, who resides in the south. The funeral was held at 15 Temple street, Rev. P. B. GUERNSEY officiating, Wednesday at 2 p. m. MRS. ADELIA O. LITTLE Died at Owego, NY, Friday, Feb. 10, 1899, of debility, Adelia O. MANNING, widow of Jared LITTLE, aged 61 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. H. CAMP, and Miss Dora both of Owego. The funeral was held Monday at 3 p. m. at her late residence 104 North avenue, Rev. G. D. YOUNG officiating. FRANK EMERSON. Died Monday, Feb. 13. 1899, at Strait's Corners, NY, of consumption Frank EMERSON, aged 51 years. He is survived by two brothers, Robert H. and Charles, one sister, Mrs. Mary HOUGH. The funeral was held Wednesday at 12 o'clock at his late residence and 1 p. m. at the Methodist church in Strait's Corners. MRS. SUSANNA CAMPBELL. Died, at Owego, NY, Sunday Feb. 12, 1899, Susanna, widow of Arba CAMPBELL. She is survived by one son, Charles and three daughters, Mrs. F. N. MABEE, Mrs. CHEESBRO and Mrs. J. T. STONE all of Owego except Mrs. STONE who lives in Rome. NY. The funeral was held Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. F. N. MABEE, 333 Main street. MISS MARY ROWE. Died, at Owego, NY, Monday Feb. 13, 1899, of heart disease, Miss Mary ROWE, aged 51 years. She is survived by two brothers, Edward G. of Flemingville, NY, and Harry W. ROWE of Owego, NY; four sisters, Mrs. Sarah YATES, Misses Louise M., Emily and F. Augusta of Owego. The funeral was Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's church. MARRIAGE RECORD. SMULLEN-LEONARD Married, at Owego, NY, Tuesday Feb. 14 1899, by Rev. Martin RYAN, Benjamin J. SMULLEN of Flemingville and Miss Mary LEONARD of Owego. NICHOLS. Nichols, Feb 10, - R. B. BAKER of New York is spending a few days in town. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. HARRIS have gone to Elmira to attend the wedding of Mrs. PAGET. Mr. and Mrs. Frank ROSS have moved into the Fred JOSLIN'S house which Mrs. ROSS has recently purchased. Several thermometers in town are reported as having registered 18 degrees below zero early yesterday morning. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm

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THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News. October 12, 1899 OWEGO PERSONALS. A dash or two of rain Sunday raised hopes of a general down pour. Another heavy fog this morning. Fred FORD was in Binghamton Tuesday. Charles BALDWIN is ill with rheumatism. Miss Ella CHATFIELD is visiting in New York. Mrs. E. D. CRANE is passing time in town. D. W. FISK, who runs the Gaskill creamery is ill. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. BARRETT have gone to New York. Fred L. HUGHSON of Big Flats was in Town yesterday. Hugh TROY went to Owego Friday afternoon. - Ithaca Journal. Clarence SHERMAN was in Owego Thursday. - Waverly Advocate. H. M. COONS has moved from112 Chestnut street to 118 Franklin street. Miss Minnie MABEE and Mrs. Nina E. JOHNSON were at Binghamton Tuesday. Miss HUTCHINSON was in Binghamton Tuesday visiting the public schools of that city. Fred KNICKERBOCKER of Greene, is visiting his cousin, Miss Gertrude CAMP, 447 Main street. Miss Madison PARKER of Speedsville has been the guests of friends in Owego. - Ithaca Journal. Misses Grace and Edna RING are spending two weeks in Owego and Binghamton.- Spencer Needle. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. MILLER left Tuesday for a visit in Owego. - Ithaca Journal. Abram Van PATTEN is able to be dressed and get down stairs to his place of business and to ride out. Mrs. Elizabeth W. TAYLOR has been visiting County Clerk, F. W. RICHARDSON and wife at Owego. - Waverly Advocate. Fourteen ladies under the efficent chairmanship of Mrs. Eugene F. BARTON, served a very enjoyable supper for the Thread and Needle society at the Congregational church parlors Thursday evening, the proceeds from which amounted to about $9. Lehigh Conductor Austin WHEELER, while doing a trainman's duty of coupling Saturday at Sayre, lost a foot. He was taken to the Packer hospital and the amputation was preformed. He stood the shock well and his physicians hope that he maybe out in three to four weeks. Three Waverly boys, brothers, were standing on a bridge in that place, were deliberately fired upon and each was wounded by a man, supposed to be a farmer whose chestnuts had been stolen. None of the wounds were serious. Investigations are being made by the police. Hon. Samuel D. HALLIDAY, J. A EISTON, Esq., and Simon SMITH, Esq. were in town Monday on professional business. C. P. BROOKS, who was critically ill at Ridgeway, PA, arrived at his home in this village Saturday and stood the trip well. Mrs. Harry HERRINGTON of Owego is the guest of her sister, Mrs. George SUTHERLAND of this place. - Waverly advocate. Miss Lano LORING left Tuesday afternoon on Lackawanna train 6 for a visit of several weeks at Scranton and New York. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. BROOKS of Tioga Center are passing two weeks at Mrs. BROOKS former home, Athol, Warren county, NY. Mrs. S. B. GRIFFIN of east Temple street is entertaining her niece, Mrs. WOOLEY of OSWEGO, IL, and Mrs. ECKLES of Aurora Hills. Mrs. John Jones, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. George S. TARBELL, returned to Owego Saturday morning. - Ithaca Journal. Miss Fannie STEBBINS will soon close her home, 560 Fifth avenue, for the winter and will board at T. B. OAKLEY'S, 337 Front street. G. E. SAGER and wife of New YORK have been visiting Mr. SAGER'S sister, Mrs. H. J. CATLIN. Mr. SAGER is one of the Broadway squad, "the finest" in the world. E. H. PROSSER, eastern manager of the Knights Templar and Masonic Mutual Aid Association of Ohio, is in town looking after the interests of that organization. Frank LIVERMORE came up from New York Saturday night to pass Sunday and Monday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. LIVERMORE. Mrs. L. F. DURPHY of 35 Lake street has left town to pass some time with her daughter, Mrs. Fred M. SACKETT of Waterbury, CT, and Mrs. H. D. BEACH of Bridgeport, CT. W. W. BALL of the hustling Front street clothing firm of BELL & STEVENS went to Syracuse and Utica yesterday to purchase additions to their already large stock of fall and winter clothing. Mrs. Nannie METCALF, one of New York state's commissioners for the Paris exposition is passing some time in Owego, her former home, and is stopping at C. P. STARR'S, 290 Main street. Mrs. John DEARSTYNE and daughter, Mrs. Charles POOLE, are stopping for a few days at the residence of R. H. WALKER, 40 Fox street, after which they will leave for their future home in Albany. Frank HAENTZACHE, representing J. E. WILLIAMS, the Binghamton directory publisher and two assistants are in town making a canvass for a directory of the village, which they intend to issue about Nov. 1. Rev. W. A. HARRIS of Millville, NY, while on his way from the annual session of the Genesee conference at Bath, was in town yesterday. He will spend two weeks with Mrs. HARRIS at her former home in Candor. Rev. M. D. FULLER, D. D. and Rev. Geo. FORSYTH, P. E., went to Binghamton Tuesday afternoon to attend the twentieth century convention of the Wyoming conference which met in the Centenary M. E church Thursday afternoon and evening. Dr. W. E. HILL was in New York this week on account of the yacht race. He attended Tuesday evening the wedding of Adelbert T. BUNZEY of Jersey City, NJ, and Miss Fannie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson B. BAKER of Prospect avenue, Jersey City which occurred at the BAKER residence. E. R. BOOTH of the Owego Bridge company is in Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. K. DEMING will go to Towanda, PA, soon to pass the winter. G. S. THURSTON is in Scranton today on business for C. P. THURSTON. Mrs. L. B. COLEMAN of Owego is the guest of Mrs. E. D. RUNDELL. - Towanda Review. O. A. McCOY of Orange, NJ, is a guest of his mother, Mrs. McCOY, 137 North avenue. J. P. McCANN, traveling passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific railway was in town today. Mrs. BROUGHAM and son returned Tuesday evening from a visit in Owego.- Ithaca Journal. John QUIRK, who has been visiting his cousin Mrs. John McCARTHY, has returned to his home in Pittsburgh. Miss Emma BOOTH and children of Owego are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. BOOTH. - Groton Journal. Hon. A. L. DECKER of Waverly spoke from the stand point of a layman on the needs of higher education before the Twentieth century convention of the Wyoming conference at Binghamton, Tuesday afternoon. J. WINNER of Apalachin who is under arrest for non-support, was brought before Justice C. H. GILES, at that place Monday and the case was adjourned to Tuesday when he was sentenced to 60 days. Wheeler STEDMAN of Flemingville, who is about to move to this village, secured two slices of the $200. in the 2:30 class at Binghamton Thursday. May COLBERT, b. m., took second and PICCOLO, b. m. took fourth money. A young Central school lad was extremely cute when he remarked that the "the way they keep 'changin' things nowadays, I know more about jaggafy then the jaggafy itself. - Cortland Democrat. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm

Links had been updated as of 19 Dec 2002 to wills in Rootsweb Message Boards or in USGenWeb Archives 1954 wills linked. (out of at least 9777) Are you hiding your copies of wills from others? They could be the gold bricks that can break down others' brick walls. http://www.sampubco.com/ W. David Samuelsen

Carolyn........I thought it was gaol, also..........Dave

There must be descendants of WRIGHT BROWN and both his first wife, Hannah NEWLAND and second wife, BERTHA or BETHANY (----) BROWN out there that I haven't heard from.  Indeed, many. Wright Brown and his first wife, Hannah Newland/Nollin Brown left Swanzey, Cheshire County, NH sometime after the Rev. War.  They may have moved to CT before their move to Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY in 1783.  A son, Isaac was born to  them in Feb. 1784 in Stillwater.  Samuel Right Brown was born to them earlier in 1775, supposedly in Swanzey, NH but no record of his birth can be found there.  I don't know of any other children but I think there may have been a Joseph, James, John, Josiah and David.  By 1787 or 1788, Hannah died (can't find her grave or mention of her death yet) but Wright Brown remarried a lady by the name of Bertha or Bethany.  She was born 25 (?)1757 and died in Milo, Yates County, NY on 5 Mar 1828.  Both Wright And Bertha are buried in City Hill Cemetery in Torrey, Yates Co., NY.  They had at least 4 children.  Two were William, b. 1794 and Wright S. Brown, Jr. b. 1 June 1796.  The other two are unknown but could have been daughters according to the census. By his first wife, Hannah Newland/Nollin, he had and buried two sons in Swanzey, NH.  Perhaps ARIAL NEWLAND BROWN was their son also.  Their son, SAMUEL RIGHT/WRIGHT BROWN, who married EUNICE M. ANNABLE in Saratoga, NY on 13 Feb 1803 had 7 children.  Samuel and Eunice at one time lived in Bath, Steuben County, NY.  Their son, Robert Emmett Brown married Mary Loghry of Steuben.  Another son, Erasmus Darwin Brown married Letty Loghry.  Juliette Brown married their brother, Charles Loghry.  All three kids lived in Steuben area for a time.  Erasmus and Letty finally moved to Indiana and then to St. Anne, Kankakee County, IL about 1850. Another son, Charles Volney Brown stayed in or near Torrey, Yates co. where he is buried.  He never married. Son, Achilles Victor Manuel Brown married first Lucretia (Lucy) Ann Miller of Milo or Torrey, Yates co. and moved with his brother, Erasmus to IL.  She died and he remarried to Angeline R. Davis.  Little is known of him or his children. Son, William Henry Harrison Brown married Elenor Jane Townsend of Milo, Yates co.NY.  They remained in the area and are also buried in City Hill Cemetery in Torrey.  They had 8 children; Charles Volney ll, Emmett Erasmus, Adelaide, J., Albert H., Thomas Jefferson (Jeff) , Mary M., John Henry and twin, Juliette. Perhaps this information will stir the memory of someone out there...  I have a lot of information on this family but still have a few brick walls on Wright Brown and his immediate family....Help! Sonja Abate

THE OWEGO RECORD Tioga County News. October 12, 1899 CANDOR. Candor, Oct. 11. - Miss Lucy ABBOTT of Owego was a guest at Frank HUMISTON' S Sunday and Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jason WOODING of Meridan, CT, have been visiting at F. E. DEWEY'S Mr. and Mrs. William DEWEY, Mr. and Mrs. LAMPHEAR and Will CHILDS were in Elmira Sunday. Clifford FESSENDEN of Orange NJ, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. FESSENDEN. N. D. WENTWORTH is having a new porch built on his residence. At a meeting of the Five States Milk Producers association held at Binghamton Tuesday, O. J. WARD was elected one of the directors. Mrs. L. D. WILLARD is visiting her brother, W. C. ELMENDORF, at Ithaca. Dr. DEAN is making arrangements to erect two fine buildings on Stowell avenue. At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Candor Elgin creamery held Tuesday evening the following officers were elected: President, W. H. ANDREWS; secretary, W. S. MOORE; treasurer, M. A. BEERS; directors, E. S. WILLIAMS, S. E. GRIDLEY, S. S. SURDAM, D. ROSE, Warren TUTTLE and J. WHITNEY. Dogs belonging to W. S. MOORE and Fred MILLER killed several sheep for Mrs. Henry MERICLE Tuesday. The party's promptly paid for the loss of the sheep and had their dogs killed. J. M. DIMON and wife were in Berkshire Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. SURDAM visited friends at Marathon Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. W. A. HARRIS of Millville, NY, is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Van SCOY FIEBIG & HART are building on to their factory owing to the increase of business. Rev. Philip KROHN, D. D. has moved into his new house, which is one of the first on Owego street. Rev. R. E. GRIGGS, pastor of the Episcopal church, expects to move to this place in the near future. Mrs. S. WOODFORD has returned home from Ithaca. Miss Eva HERRICK of Flemingville was in town Monday. Mr. GUINNIP of Spencer is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Frank HUMISTON. Mrs. James MEAD and Mrs. D. P. JACKSON were in Owego Tuesday. Saturday afternoon the Candor high school football team played the Owego team on the athletic grounds here. The game was witnessed by a large crowd and was free from slugging and brutal plays and the best of feelings existed through the game. The score stood 13 to 0 in favor of Owego. Prof. E. L. ANDREWS acted as umpire and Dr. G. D. Van OSTRAND timekeeper. Candor boys attribute their defeat to Owego's mascot, the Blackbird. The supper for the teams, which were served in the academy, was furnished by the young ladies of the Rag Tag club. Harry FORD of Owego, in a few words thanked the ladies and Candor team for the kindness shown them, which was responded to by Edward MORSE. "Prof's" John and Lawrence BURD also spoke and favored the audience with songs and rag time dancing. W. J. PAYNE is in New York this week, purchasing fall and winter goods. Registration day Saturday Oct. 14. BERKSHIRE. Berkshire, Oct 11. - Anna FORD returned Saturday from visiting friends in Elmira. John McMAHON is the clerk at E. L. FREELAND'S while he is attending court at Owego. Mr. and Mrs. Porter RIGHTMIRE were in Syracuse attending the funeral of a brother-in-law Tuesday. Mrs. Emory SMITH spent last week with relatives in Tonawanda. Mrs. Mary BENNETT returned Saturday from Norwich, where she had been caring for her little granddaughter, Katherine PEARSALL. John PARTRIDGE and family are spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Irving ZHE, at Maine. James DERMODY goes to Lake Ridge tomorrow to have charge of the railroad station for a couple of weeks. The wedding of Ray JAPHET and Florence Barton will take place Wednesday evening Oct. 18, at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. James BARTON. APALACHIN. Apalachin, Oct. 5.- Carl WHITTAKER of Binghamton passed a day or two with relatives about here. Mrs. J. K. MILLER spent Thursday with friends at Warren Center. A number of Apalachin people attended the DEWEY celebration last week. The town board lunched with Justice GILES Thursday noon at his home.. Friday the contract for filling of the approach to the new iron bridge at Fred KOSUP'S was let by the highway commissioners to H. J. COOPER for $75. The erection of the new sheds at the M. E. church is a much talked of subject at present. Work will commence at once. Sunday night dogs again attacked the flock of sheep of Gilbert HOLMES. Result; Three less sheep. Frank G. MILLER is spending the week at New York. Mr. MILLER will return with his bride the latter part of the week. James WINNER, who was committed by Justice GILES for examination next Monday for abandoning his family, was admitted to bail Wednesday. Miss Kate GOULD is attending RILEY'S business college at Binghamton. A. P. HOTCHKISS is clerking for MILLER Bros, during the absence of the junior member of the firm. Manager PLATT and his ball team were in Owego Wednesday, where they defeated the Richford boys on the fairgrounds. John DEAN has purchased the Chas. OXFORD house and lot. WICKED NORTHERN TIOGA. There is plenty of stealing going on through this section. Chickens seem to be the favorite, but apples and potatoes are taken, several bushels at a time, and articles of every kind are frequently lost. One night recently some one took the two wheels from one side of Jas. T. NOBLE'S lumber wagon carrying away also the nuts which the wheels were fastened on. A year or two ago someone stole from this wagon all the nuts with which the wheels were fastened on. - Newark Valley Herald. MUST NOT STEAL POULTRY. John BROWN, who is under arrest for breaking into J. WORTMAN'S chicken coop and stealing a turkey and some chickens waved examination today and was held for the action of the grand jury. - Ithaca Journal. DANGEROUS BINGHAMTON. Two Lima, NY, delegates to the state W. C. T. U. at Binghamton had a disagreeable adventure Friday night. They, not knowing that the street car service shut down at 11. p. m. had waited about the Centenary church until after that hour and were walking to their sleeping place on Mathews street. Near the corner of Glenwood avenue a man jumped from behind a tree and threw his arms around the necks of the women, knocking their heads together. This failing to stun them he threw them down demanding their money or their lives. The women screamed and struggled, one of the women getting two of man's fingers in her mouth during the combat and biting them severely. She lost a tooth in her effort to get them loose. For some reason, probably the screams, the man was frightened away and the women when to the house of Alderman DARLING and woke him up. He heard their story and notified the police, Chief MOORE, Roundsman, FREDENBURG and Officer KELLY responding. After hearing the story of the women, a search was made for the assailant, but without success. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm>

Can anyone (please) help confirm and connect this possible Welton family? Mary B. Welton Beers, b. VT 1802; per 1880 census, her father was b. VT and mother b. NJ. She married John Beers before 1828, when son William Henry was born 28 Nov 1828 at Blossburg, Tioga Co., PA. They were at Southport, Tioga Co., NY in 1830 with William Henry, and still at Southport, now Chemung Co., NY in 1840 with William Henry, Angeline and Silas H. Elias P., 1830-1838, didn't live long enough to be recorded in a federal census, but seems to be included in the 1835 NYS census, when John Beers was apparently confused with his cousin, John N. Beers. (John is not indexed in 1840, but is found listed right after John N.) Mary B. was widowed before the 1850 census, when she was at Dryden, Tompkins County, NY, with three children: Angeline, b. 1832/33; "Sarah" who was actually Silas H., b. 1838/39, at [Southport] Chemung Co., NY, and Candace, b. 1844/45, probably at Steuben Co., NY. In the 1855 NYS census, she was at Schuyler Co., NY (where William Henry died in 1853) with Silas and Candace and this is where their birth places come from. In 1860, although again not indexed, she was a seamstress at Wells Twp, Bradford Co., PA (Edsallville post office), with Silas, Candace (now as Catherine) and James, b. 1847/48 in NY (and a total mystery, never to be seen again - as was Angeline, although she is apparently listed in the 1840 census). In 1870, Mary Beers is living with Silas and his family at East Charleston, Tioga Co., PA, and in 1880, what could be the same location is now Duncan, Tioga Co., PA. She died 8 Jul 1889 at Antrim, Tioga Co., PA, according to an obituary published in the Wellsboro Gazette on 18 Jul 1889. Ch named William Henry, Angeline, Elias P., Silas H. and Candace C. Lester Welton, b. VT, 1802/03, was found only at Chatham, Tioga Co., PA in 1850 census (p.163). Lester was a sawyer, his wife was Sally and their children were named Charles (or poss. brother?, age 28, laborer), Andrew, Helen, Harriet, Otis, Daniel and Holmes. Mary B. Welton Beers found at Wells Twp, Bradford Co., PA in 1860 and East Charleston, Tioga Co., PA in 1870 (with son Silas and his family) but this is also where the Beers family was located; they were all carpenters, wheelwrights, carriage-builders and sawyers. Sallie Welton/Wilton b 1803 NY, father b CT mother b NJ per 1880 census. She married William A. Carr. At one time they resided in Southport as one of their sons was born there. Also possible connection in Wells Township, Bradford Co., PA: James and Calvin Carr early 1830's. Sallie and William move to Scipo, Hillsdale County, MI about 1845. Mary B. Welton Beers was also b. NY at least once; her parents were b. CT and NJ in 1880. She was at Southport in 1830 and 1840. Hezekiah B. Welton, b. 1804/05 at VT, was at Groton, Tompkins Co., NY in 1850. Hezekiah was a shoemaker, his wife was Sophia (b.1805/06) and their children were Walter, Aimee and Mary. (Walter - and Aimee? - may have been ch of a first wife because three Benjamin children fill the age gap between Walter and Aimee). He may also be the Hezekiah B. Welton at Sheldon, Genesee Co., NY in 1830 (p.283), b. 1800-1810 with wife b. 1800-1810 and one daughter, b.1825-1830. Mary B. Welton Beers was found in the 1850 census at Groton; H. B. Welton was a witness at the marriage of one of Sallie Welton Carr's sons in 1851, but he could have been a cousin unless there were first cousins of the same name born at about the same time (see below). A possible father for these possible siblings would be: 1820: Silas Welton at Dryden, Tompkins Co., p. 24 (could not find him but name and location could be important! Ancestry.com census images all snafu for this twp in 1820 census; on Tompkins Co. NYGenWeb site, the name in the 1820 census is Elias - which could as easily have been transcribed wrong as Silas was indexed wrong - and he headed a family of: 1 male under 10, b. 1810-1820 3 males 10-15, b. 1805-1810 1 male 16-25, b. 1795-1804 (but not 1802-1804) 1 male 45+, b. bef 1776 2 fem under 10, b. 1810-1820 1 fem 10-15, b. 1805-1810 1 fem 16-25, b. 1795-1804 1 fem 26-44, b. 1776-1794 and if his name was Elias, that could be Elias Welton, b. 18 Jul 1776 at New Haven, New Haven Co, CT, the son of Nathaniel Welton and Martha Tuttle; but there seems to be no further information about Elias or his siblings: Sarah, Hezekiah (b. 1766), Uri (b. 1768), Nathaniel (b.1770), Jarvis (b. 1772), Allen (b. 1774), all at New Haven.. Unless that Hezekiah is the one at Sheldon, Genesee Co., NY in 1840, p. 188, indexed as "Hesikiah Wilton":1 m b. 1761-1770, 1 f b. 1801-1810; with Jarvis Welton (prob son, b. 1791-1800, not brother) next door. Chancey Welton (b. 1811-1820) was also at Sheldon, p. 223. By 1850, Chancey seems to be at E. Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH, p. 315: [Chancey Welton, 30, Laborer, b. NY; Eliza, 28, b. MA, Mortimer G., 12, b. NY, Daniel, 10, b. NY and Ashley (m), 2, b. OH.] A Uri Wilton was at Pickaway Co., OH in 1810 (no details available), while Nathaniel Welton seems to have stayed at New Haven Co., CT 1800-1820 and Allen Welton is found only in 1800 at Litchfield Co, CT (10110-20010-00).

At 6:02 PM -0500 12/16/02, [email protected] wrote: >I will start with the History: > > >In many of the books written about the history of our County the word "goal" >is used, as this is the British word for "jail". When the authority of a you mean gaol. Carolyn -- Carolyn Ybarra Redwood City, CA [email protected] Researching SOUTHWELL, BUSKE, EIGHMEY, BISHOP, McKEE, MAGEE

Dianne, thanks for submitting all that good stuff. I got to see the old jail in Ovid. It is in the largest of the "Three bears" courthouses, in the basement. It is interesting looking. There is an initial big silver metal door, then a space for the jailer to sit. Then a narrow hall with 3 cell doors. My father who was with me and is a retired Parole Officer and former prison guard, commented that it looked like each cell was a different level of security. One of the cells had fairly open bars, the next was more closed, and the last had a small barred window. They had dirt floors and there was some talk of snakes by the person showing it to us. The cells were teeny and very claustrophobic. There was a brochure about the Three bears (three look-alike buildings on a hill in the village of Ovid, each larger than the next) that was published, and I believe written, by William Morrison, printer. I'll try to dig it up and quote from it. Mr. Morrison's press is next door to the courthouse, and I got the impression he is an informal town historian. Carolyn

Believe it or not, this really struck home! Can I get the source of this news brief? I have in my possession my Great Grandfather John Swarthout's summons as a member of the jury to witness the execution of Charles Johnson. I'm gratified to know more about this case! > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NYFL] Murder of Correction Officer > > So on Nov. 15, 1888 at 10:22 am, Inmate Charles > Johnson was hung by Hangman Cyrus Ballou. ===== Mark W. Swarthout, Esq. North American Genealogy - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/north_american_gene_history The Swarthout/Swartout/Swartwout Web Site - http://swarthoutfamily.org Lander County Coordinator - NVGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvlander/ Assistant State Coordinator - Nevada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvgenweb/ Ink For Blood - The David Fairchild Family - http://www.rootsweb.com/~nvlander/Fairchild/ink.html __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Looking for anyone working on the surnames RAY & PITCHER John Thomas Ray B. 1852 D. 1927 married Mary Jane Pitcher B. 1857 D. 1939 Child: Ethel Marie Ray B. Oct. 1884 in Palmyra, NY D. March 1935 in Geneva, NY (she was a Nurse) She married a Pearl Henry Williams in approx. 1914

Looking for any one working on the surnames WILLIAMS, MCKEEL, Vroman & Bouton >From the Penn. and New York area... Dianne Olschewske [email protected]

Still looking for persons working on the surnames, Olschewske, Olsowski (E or Y) Bird, Hewey, Young, Blaine.... from New Jersey and New York area.... Dianne Olschewske [email protected]

SHERIFF'S OF SENECA COUNTY 1794 TO 1994 in 1794, when the land of Seneca County was part of Onondaga County, The Sheriff was John Harris In 1799 Cayuga County was formed from Onondaga County. In 1799, when the land of Seneca County was part of Cayuga County, the Sheriff was Joseph Annin. In 1804 Seneca County was formed. William Smith was the first Sheriff of Seneca County. SHERIFF'S NAMES YEARS SERVED William Smith 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807 Lewis Birdsall 1808, 1809 William Smith 1810 Lewis Birdsall 1811, 1812 John Vanyuyl 1813, 1814 Lewis Birdsall 1814, 1816 Herman Camp 1817 Jacob L. Larzelere 1817, 1818 Jonah B. Chapman 1819, 1820 Thomas Armstrong 1821 Jonah B. Chapman 1822, 1823, 1824 first to be elected Israel W. Squires 1825, 1826, 1827 James Rorison 1828, 1829, 1830 Henry Moses 1831, 1832, 1833 Israel W. Squires 1834, 1835, 1836 James Stevenson 1837, 1838, 1839 Nathaniel Hayt 1840, 1841, 1842 Benjamin W. Adams 1843, 1844, 1845 Hugh Chapman 1846, 1847, 1848 Aaron R. Wheeler 1849, 1850, 1951 Horace C. Tracy 1852, 1853, 1854 Stephen Compson 1855, 1856, 1857 Hugh Chapman 1858, 1859, 1860 Abram B. Slauson 1861, 1862, 1863 Myron R. Cole 1864, 1865, 1866 Josiah Rogers 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870 John T. Stout 1871, 1872 Abram B. Slauson 1873, 1874, 1875 Cornelius Bodine 1876, 1877, 1878 Solomon Carman 1879, 1880, 1881 Charles H. Swarthout 1882, 1883, 1884 Warren Lerch 1885, 1886, 1887 John Woods 1888, 1889, 1890 Charles VanCleef 1891, 1892, 1893 John Purcell 1894, 1895, 1896 Albert C. Clark 1897, 1898, 1899 Hugh McGhan 1900, 1901, 1902 Thomas E. Mills 1903, 1904, 1905 Charles P. Flynn 1906, 1907, 1908 William Frutig, Jr. 1909, 1910, 1911 William Excell 1912, 1913, 1914 James O'connor 1915, 1916, 1917 Charles P. Seely 1918, 1919, 1920 Burt F. Smalley 1921, 1922, 1923 Fred Olschewske 1924, 1925, 1926 Roswell C. Traphgen 1927, 1928, 1929 Warren S. Walter 1930, 1931, 1932 John G. Crisfield 1933, 1934, 1935 Herbert P. Yells 1936 thru 1947 more than one term, the first G. Kenneth Wayne 1948 thru 1966 Matthew McKeon 1967 thru 1979 Kenneth Greer 1980 thru 1984 Thomas Cleere 1985 thru 1991 Thomas H. Fox 1992, 1993, 1994 this is the end of the information I have....Hope someone found something they could use..... Dianne

On July 10, 1913, the New York State Prisons Commission condemned the Ovid Jail and the Waterloo Jail. The Inspectors stated that the Ovid Jail was obsolete and a new one was built. In reference to the Waterloo Jail, "it smelled strongly of disinfectant, but no vermin." The Commission Inspector continued: "The Jail was now housing eight inmates, and had a high total of twenty-three. The jail was clean. The bedding consisted of straw, pillows were washed once a week. The straw ticks (mattresses) were refilled every two weeks. Prisoners are compelled to bathe once a week. Prisoners are fed three times a day except on Sunday when they received two meals." The law states that the Board of Supervisors pay the Sheriff $1.75 per week for each prisoner. It must be added that Inspector Roosa did state, "The food is practically of the same quality as that served on the Sheriff's table." On February 14, 1914, the first meeting to build a new jail was held. The architect was selected, W.J. Beardsley and Lippincott. Construction went to C>K> Benjamin for $85,000. The plumbing contract went to Frank Fall for $5,340., heating to James Nailos for $2,994., and electrical to O'Connell for $900.. making a total of $95,134.00 On May 13, 1914, $102,000.00 was appropriated and the First National Bank of Waterloo was used. On July 3, 1914, a Matron was hired for the Jail at a salary of #300.00 a year. A bathtub was authorized by the Board of Supervisors to be installed in the Sheriff's living quarters in the Ovid Jail. On Sept. 18, 1914, a change of the brick used for the jail was decided. Common brick was to be used, but would not look correctly with the Court House building, so pressed brick was used at an additional cost of $1,400.00. On March 23, 1921, twenty-five barrels of hard cider were found in the County Building. Sheriff O'Connor was relieved from his office and Officer Frank Felber was appointed to fill out the term of O'Connors office. On Dec.. 6, 1929, the County Court House was damaged by fire. The Court House at this time was remodeled. In Aug. 1952, the first escape from the Waterloo Jail was committed by William Yolland of Seneca Falls. This was done by filing and sawing his way through the bars. Yolland was serving a short sentence. Yolland and two other Inmates escaped. Yolland was captured the next day riding a bicycle down East Lake Road. The other two Inmates were captured in New York City. Additional Notes: Waterloo Observer, Dated April 1, 1885: "A number of tramps were safely housed in the jail, on Friday last. A pair of driving gloves valued at $1.25 were stolen from George Beedles store by one of the Gentry who was not identified. Waterloo is becoming all together too much of a paradise for these vagrants, who have run a big bill of expense to the Village, Town and County." "The Seneca Falls Reveille recently presented some reasons why Geneva should be annexed to Seneca County, and make that Village "The County Seat". Geneva seems willing, as the height of her ambition is to become the "Seat of something" History Credits: Mr. John Becker's book on Seneca County History of Seneca County History of Cayuga County History of Seneca Falls-Historical Society History of Waterloo- Historical Society Seneca County Historian History of Ovid Newspaper Articles" Seneca County Courier Seneca Falls Reveille Seneca County Press Waterloo Observer

Here is the account of the Johnson Murder Trial from the History of the Village of Waterloo book ... more names are included in the account.... ON THE NIGHT OF DEC. 29, 1886, PROPERTY CONSISTING OF TWO HORSES, EQUIPMENT, ETC., WAS STOLEN FROM SEVERAL PLACES IN THE TOWNS OF SENECA FALLS AND FAYETTE. EDWARD CALDWELL AND CHARLES JOHNSON WERE ARRESTED AND LODGED IN THE WATERLOO JAIL, AND CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND GRAND LARCENY. THE SHERIFF HAD THEM LEG-IRONED WITH AN IRON ON EACH LEG WITH 8 LINKS OF CHAIN. AT MEAL TIMES THEY WERE LET OUT BUT AT OTHER TIMES WERE LOCKED UP IN THEIR CELLS. THE ENTRANCE INTO THE JAIL WAS THROUGH A WOODEN DOOR IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEN A SPACE OF SOME THREE FEET, AND AN IRON GARATED DOOR. THERE WERE 4 OR 5 STONE STEPS DOWN TO THE FLOOR OF THE JAIL. AT 7:30 O'CLOCK ON THE EVENING OF JANUARY 9, 1887, THE ACTING TURNKEY OF THE JAIL, JOHN WALTERS, A MAN OF ABOUT 70 YEARS, JOHN CRONIN, A CONSTABLE OF THE TOWN OF WATERLOO WHO HAD COME IN TO HELP DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE REGULAR TURNKEY, AND THE SENECA COUNTY SHERIFF, WARREN E. LERCH, DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO LOCK UP THE 14 OR 15 PRISONERS FOR THE NIGHT. CRONIN UNLOCKED THE DOOR AND WALTERS PROCEEDED DOWN THE STONE STEPS. AT THE FOOT HE WAS MET BY CALDWELL AND JOHNSON WHO WERE ATTEMPTING TO ESCAPE. JOHNSON STRUCK WALTERS ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH AN IRON BAR, AND THEN HE AND CALDWELL RAN UP THE STEPS TO ATTACK CRONIN. CRONIN WAS STRUCK REPEATEDLY AND FELL BACKWARD AGAINST THE WALL, BLOODY AND HURT, WHEN SHERIFF LERCH RUSHED IN. HE WAS A SHORT MAN, NOT OVERLY STRONG LOOKING, BUT HE MADE A REPUTATION FOR HIMSELF THAT NIGHT. HE FOUGHT THE TWO PRISONERS BACK WITH HIS CLUB IN A FIERCE STRUGGLE. FINALLY CRONIN, COMING TO, CALLED, "SHOOT THEM, SHERIFF," WHERE UPON SHERIFF LERCH DREW HIS REVOLVER AND DROVE THE PRISONERS BACK INTO THE JAIL. JOHN WALTERS DIED THE NEXT DAY AS A RESULT OF THE ATTACK BY JOHNSON AND CALDWELL. DR. GEORGE A BELLOWS WAS CORONER. SOON AFTER WALTERS' DEATH ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, A CORONER'S JURY AS ASSEMBLED, CONSISTING OF MOSES BARLOW, PHILIP JOHNSON, JACOB SANDS, JAMES S. BOUGHTEON, CHARLES ILLICK AND J. B. MALONEY. THE JURY RENDERED A VERDICT THAT JOHN WALTERS CAME TO HIS DEATH BY MURDER BY CHARLES JOHNSON AND EDWARD CALDWELL WITH BLOWS INFLICTED BY A BAR OF IRON IN THE HANDS OF CHARLES JOHNSON AND A STICK OF WOOD IN THE HANDS OF EDWARD CALDWELL, AND THAT IT WAS MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE. THE TRIAL OF CHARLES JOHNSON BEGAN APRIL 4, 1887, BEFORE JUDGE MACOMBER. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FRANCIS ALLEN, OF OVID, WITH COL. F.L. MANNING, OF WATERLOO, ASSISTING, WERE THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS; CORYDON ROOD, WITH HON. WILLIAM H. LURTON ASSISTING, THE DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEYS. THE MEN WERE TRIED SEPARATELY. THE JURY IN THE JOHNSON TRIAL WERE: HENRY JINKS, A WATERLOO FARMER; SPENCER HOFFMAN, A JUNIUS FARMER; NELSON SEEKEL, A TYRE FARMER; SPENCER WHITE, A TYRE FARMER; CHARLES WHITLOCK, A SENECA FALLS FARMER; COLUMBUS CHRISTOPHER, TRAVELING MAN; GEORGE TROUTMAN, A FAYETTE FARMER, HENRY S. BONNELL, A WATERLOO FARMER, PATRICK J. MALONEY, A WATERLOO FARMER; EDWARD BEAR, A JUNIUS FARMER, AND GEORGE W. BARLOW, A TYRE FARMER. THE JURY BROUGHT IN A VERDICT OF "GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE" THE TRIAL OF CALDWELL WAS BEGUN APRIL 11TH, 1887. THE SAME ATTORNEYS APPEARED AS AT JOHNSON TRIAL. THE VERDICT OF "MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE," WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE JURY. IT DEVELOPED DURING THE TRIAL THAT ONE MARCUS FISK, A PRISONER IN THE JAIL AT THE TIME, HAD SAWED OFF THE SHACKLES OF JOHNSON AND CALDWELL WITH A SAW MADE FROM A TABLE KNIFE, AND HAD ATTEMPTED TO DIG A HOLE THROUGH THE JAIL BRICK WALLS TO ESCAPE. NOT BEING ABLE TO MAKE A HOLE LARGE ENOUGH, THEY HAD DETERMINED TO GO THROUGH THE DOOR WHEN THE TURNKEY CAME IN TO CLOSE UP FOR THE NIGHT. JOHNSON WAS SENTENCED TO HANG ON MAY 25TH, BUT HIS CASE WAS APPEALED. HE WAS RE-SENTENCED TO HANG ON NOV. 15, 1888. CLADWELL WAS GIVEN LIFE IMPRISONMENT AND FISK WAS CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER AND SENT TO ELMIRA REFORMATORY. JOHNSON WAS HANGED ON A SCAFFOLD ERECTED IN THE JAIL. SHERIFF LERCH READ THE DEATH WARRANT TO HIM AT 8:40 O'CLOCK A.M. AT 10:15 A.M. THE SHERIFF LED THE WAY TO THE SCAFFOLD, FOLLOWED BY JOHNSON AND THE REV. SWIFT AND THE REV. W.S. CARTER, AND AT 10:22 THE EXECUTION TOOK PLACE.

THE OWEGO, RECORD. Tioga County News. October 12, 1899 NEWARK VALLEY. Newark Valley, Oct. 11.- Mr. and Mrs. H. L. WHITMORE are visiting relatives in West Warren and Nichols. Mrs. LANG of New York has been a guest of Mrs. C. A. TAPPIN during the past week. Mrs. ORGAN of Poughkeepsie has been spending some time at the home of Mrs. F. WESTFALL. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Henry LYNCH for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Lena, to Edward HOWLAND of Centre Lisle, the wedding to take place Wednesday evening, Oct. 18. Meetings are being conducted at the Baptist church by Rev. Riley A. VOSE of Hamilton during this week and the one following. V. N. RUSSELL of Owego was calling on friends in this village today. Mr. and Mrs. John BRICK went to New York Tuesday, where at the Post-Graduate hospital Mrs. BRICK will undergo an operation for the removal of a large ovarian tumor. The young men's club of this village will give a literary and musical entertainment at the Congregational chapel this evening. Among the attractions will be vocal solos by Miss PLATT of Owego and a mock trial. The proceeds are to be used to make up the church repair fund, which the young men had pledged a certain sum. Truman GRUMMONS died at his home just north of the village on Monday morning last, October 9, 1899. He is survived by his wife and son George, who resides in Lestershire. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon and the interment took place in Hope cemetery. Considerable interest is manifested in the case of O. S. RANDALL of this village against the United States Leather company, which us being tried in court this week. OBITUARY. MISS IDA TANNER Died, at Owego, NY, Sunday Oct. 8, 1899, of hemorrhage, Miss Ida TANNER, aged 20 years. Her illness began at 5:30 p.m. Saturday and her death occurred the about 1 p. m. the next day. The funeral was held the next day at 2 o'clock. CHARLES S. CAMPBELL Died, at Owego, NY, Friday, Oct. 6, 1899, of dropsy, Charles S. CAMPBELL, aged 27 years. The funeral was held Monday at 2 p. m. at the home on McMaster street between Adaline and Talcott streets, Rev. M. D. FULLER, D. D. officiating. Interment was in Woodbridge cemetery near Canatonk. MRS. PETER H. LYKE. Died, at Campville, NY, Friday, Oct. 6, 1899 of dropsy, Pamela MUNN LYKE, wife of Peter H. LYKE, aged 76 years. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Frederick R. and Edward B., all of Campville. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p. m. at the residence; interment was in LaMonte's cemetery. MRS. MARY E. CASWELL. Mrs. Mary E. CASWELL, wife of Rev. E. W. CASWELL, formerly pastor of the Tabernacle church, Binghamton, and the M. E. church of this village, died at Glen Cove, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1899. She was a devoted Christian worker in every branch of church work. Many friends here cherish fond recollections of her and will be sincerely grieved at her death. MRS. MORTIMER SEARLES. Died, at Russell, Ark., Sept. 27, 1899. Mary, wife of Mortimer SEARLES, age 62 years. She is survived by her three children. Deceased was formerly a resident of Owego and was at the time of her death a member of the First Baptist of this village, having been received in its membership and baptized by the late Rev. W. H. KING. She moved from Owego about 10 tears ago. Her only surviving relative here is Mrs. Matilda CHAPPELL of 100 Talcott street. MRS. ELLEN SPAULDING. Died, at Binghamton, NY, Monday, Oct. 9, 1899, of congestion of the brain, Ellen, widow of Chester M. SPAULDING, aged 54 years. She leaves one son, Frank W. SPAULDING of the Binghamton Evening Herald staff, and two brothers, who live in the western part of the state. The funeral was held from the house, 32 Exchange street, Binghamton, at 9:30 o'clock on Wednesday morning and the body was taken to Spencer for burial. THOMAS KYLE. Died, at Owego, NY, Sunday, Oct. 8, 1899, Thomas KYLE, aged 64 years. Mr. KYLE was about as well as usual that morning and had driven to the TAYLOR farm with milk. He had returned and, while unharnesing in the barn, fell to the floor. Mrs. KYLE became concerned when he did not come to the house in a reasonable time and sent the hired man to the barn, where he found Mr. KYLE'S lifeless body. Mr. KYLE had long been a well and favorably known resident of Owego, a mile or more east of this village, and his death is regretted. He is survived by his wife and one adopted son who has been in the west for 15 years. His funeral was held at his late residence Wednesday at 11 a. m., Rev, M. D. FULLER, D. D., of the First Methodist church officiating. DAVID J SMEAD. Died at his home in the town of Owego, NY, Friday Oct. 6. 1899, of congestion of the brain, after an illness of but three days, David J. SMEAD, aged 64 years. He came to this vicinity 20 years ago, having served as a sailor for 18 years. He married Miss Almira STANTON of STANTON Hill and became a farmer. When a boy, he had learned the harness maker's trade and, while residing on his farm south of Owego, lost a harness by theft. Recalling his knowledge of harness work he made one to replace the stolen one. Soon the demand from his neighbors for his hand-made harness grew into such proportions that he left the farm and entered into the business in Nichols. He came to Owego from that place and with his son Edgar M., carried on similar business here. When the son entered college the parents removed to Bloomsbury, NJ. After his graduation his father sold his business and returned to Nichols were he reengaged therein, until failing health caused him to return to the farm, where his death occurred. He was a man who had the respect of the community and his death is sincerely mourned by many. He is survived by his wife and son Rev. Edgar M. SMEAD, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Naples, NY., and two daughters Mrs. Lyman SHOEMAKER, of Nichols and Mrs. George STREEPY of Bloomsbury, NJ. The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p. m. from his late residence, Rev. G. D. YOUNG officiating. Internment at Nichols MARRIAGE RECORD POOLE - DERSTYNE Married at Owego NY, Thursday, Oct 5, 1899, by Rev. G. D. YOUNG, Charles W. P. POOLE of Albany and Miss Eliza M. DERSTYNE of Owego, NY. Mr. and Mrs. POOLE departed on a short trip west with congratulations of many relatives and friends. On their return they will reside after Nov, 1 1899 at 252 Clinton avenue, Albany. MORRIS - VanGORDER Married at St. Patrick's church, Owego, NY, Monday, Oct. 9, 1899, by Rev. Martin RYAN, Frank J. MORRIS and Miss Lena VanGORDER, J. P. HICKEY was best man and Miss Minnie VanGORDER, sister of the bride was maid of honor. The bride wore white organdie and the maid of honor pink organdie. Both carried bouquets , one white, the other pink. Refreshments were served at the home after the ceremony and Mr. and Mrs. MORRIS departed on Lackawanna train 4 for New York, where they will pass a week. They will take rooms with Mr. and Mrs. MORRIS' parents at 110 Spencer avenue after their return. The groom is a popular young man, salesman with E. D. COBURN, who succeeded the firm of MORRIS & HUBBARD, of which he was a senior member. The bride is a great favorite in a large social circle and the RECORD extends congratulations. Bill Grummons @ [email protected] Much more news of Tioga county may be gleaned at: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nytioga/index.htm>

On Dec. 29, 1886, the first and only murder of a Correction Officer took place. The site was the Waterloo Jail. The Correction Officer on duty was Turn-Key Robert Walters, who at the time was approximately 70 years old. Turn-Key Walters relieved an officer who was sick. The Jail had several inmates, one being Charles Johnson. Charles Johnson and Inmate Edward Caldwell were arrested for the larceny of three horses in the Tow of Seneca Falls. Johnson and Caldwell planned an escape with Trusty Inmate Marcus Fisk . The three inmates attempted to dig their way out of the old Jail. The rock and wood of the old jail proved too much for the inmates. Inmate Marcus Fisk, with a tool he had hidden, cut the shackles off Johnson and Coldwell. The three inmates hid in a stairwell until Turn-Key Walters made his rounds. Turn-Key Walters, while making his rounds, was struck by Inmate Johnson with an iron stove shaker. Turn-Key Walters fell to the floor mortally wounded. The three inmates ran up the stairs and were confronted by Sheriff Lerch and Officer Cronin. Officer Cronin was downed by the same iron weapon that was used on Turn-Key Walters, leaving Sheriff Lerch. Sheriff Lerch fought with the three inmates, forcing them back down the stairs to their cells. It must be added that Sheriff Lerch was a short, stocky man, and believed not to be powerful, but after this incident, the public pictured Sheriff Lerch in a different light. Officer Cronin recovered from his wounds, but Turn-Key Walters died the following day from head injuries. Inmate Charles Johnson was charged with the murder of the Turn-Key. Johnson was found guilty of murder after trial and sentenced to be hanged. The date for the hanging was on May 24, 1887; Inmate Johnson appealed his case and it was denied. So on Nov. 15, 1888 at 10:22 am, Inmate Charles Johnson was hung by Hangman Cyrus Ballou. Charles Johnson was executed at the County Jail at a private session. The scaffold was in the prison yard. The scaffold had more than a dozen notches in the cross beam. Johnson was buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Waterloo. Inmate Edward Caldwell was found guilty of Murder in the 2nd Degree and was sentenced to life in Auburn Prison. Inmate Marcus Fisk was found guilty of Manslaughter 2nd and was sent to Elmira Prison.

I have some more time so will write some more... Dianne In 1810 the census in Seneca County showed 4,535 citizens. There have been two public executions in Seneca County. In 1811 a man named John Andrews murdered another man. John Andrews was tried and found guilty of murder. Andrews was hung in Ovid by Sheriff Lewis Birdsall. The second public hanging was in Waterloo. On May 28, 1829 George Chapman murdered Daniel Wright. George Chapman was tried and found guilty of murder. The hanging took place on the "Island" off West River Street, in the Village of Waterloo. Approximately 2,000 people came from the surrounding counties to witness the hanging. Sheriff James Rorison directed the hanging. In 1817 the Judicial seat in Seneca County was split, with one County Seat to be in the Village of Ovid and the other one to be in the Village of Waterloo. In 1817 the jail in Ovid caught fire, but was saved. A gallows and whipping post, which had been erected in 1811, were destroyed by the fire. In 1817 the Court House in Waterloo, including the Jail, were built on the property of Elisha William and Reuten and Lucinda Swift, deed dated July 4, 1817, of the Book of Deeds, Page 14. In 1818, the construction of the Seneca County Court House and Jail was built and finished at a cost of $8,000. ($4,000 subscription of money, $500 given by the Supervisors, $400 another payment by Supervisors, $1,750 third payment by Supervisors, $2,080 final payment by Supervisors.) As recorded, the Public Square in the Village of Waterloo, across from the Seneca County Court House and Jail, had the following notation: "Shall forever and hereafter remain open for the public use, the buildings and fences thereon be removed, and the ground thus designated as Public Square, shall never be sold or built on." In 1822, the Hon. John Maynard and the Hon. James Dickson, "by Chapter 137 of the Laws of 1822, divided the County of Seneca into two Jury Districts, by the line south of Fayette. Courts to be alternately therein, and also providing for the use of the Jails, at Waterloo and Ovid." In June of 1822, Ozias Boutell escaped from the Ovid Jail. A reward of $50.00 was offered. He was captured in Lockport, charged with new felonies and "placed in irons" On December 24, 1822, James Boohall, a notorious cow thief and Uriah Wilson escaped from the Ovid Jail. Boohall was captured after stealing a horse in Chenango County and was sentenced to 6 years in a State Prison. Wilson was never captured. In 1841 money was asked for a new Jail in Ovid. In 1845, a new Court House and Jail were built in the Village of Ovid. It was comprised of two stories, an attic and a stone jail in the cellar. The first inmate to receive the honor of escaping from the Ovid Jail was inmate David Dutcher. This escape occurred on May 20, 1826. There were several other escapes from the Ovid Jail, the dates are as follows: Nov. 1848, March 1852, June 1857, and Aug 1859. A quote from Mr. John Becker's book states the following: "A substantial fence was placed around the Court House and Jail."