I am looking for information on Nathaniel MARSH, who helped found the first church in Brookfield. There is a Marsh family genealogy that tracks descendants of the Marshes out of Hartford Conn. Apparently my Nathaniel is a different branch. His daughter was Nancy Marsh who married John Landon who settled at Eaton. I found this reference on line about Brookfield, ,"The first church was organized in 1804, by Rev. Nathaniel Marsh; his son Samuel Marsh, kept the first store on the hill, southeast of N. Brookfield in 1796. He was subsequently elected County Judge. He was unsuccessful in business, became deeply involved, and was imprisoned for debt in Whitestown Jail, where he committed suicide by cutting his throat. Joseph Clark, after whom Clarkville was named, was the first postmaster, and held the office for thirty-one years; he was justice of the peace twenty years and supervisor 10 years. I don't know if he stayed in Eaton area or went west to Tennessee. Thank you all....Ted Landon

Chenango County - Section K of Fairview Cemetery: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/fairview.htm 9 of 23 sections now online. ------------------------------- Cortland County - Working on another section of the 1850 alpha listing ------------------------------- Madison County - Several more pages of the New Woodstock history. Half the book is now online. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ny/county/madison1/nwdstock.htm Another page of the Brown family index. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nymadiso/gedcom.htm ========================= Been fighting off a bad sinus headache, so my production today was down. For those bothered by the frequent updates, they will slow down. Tim

I am searching for the maiden name of Louisa A. who married Tracy Scott about 1830 probably in Brookfield. Tracy was the son of Levi Scott and Catherine Ives. I would appreciate any leads or suggestions on finding her parents. Thanks, Jeannette

Linda, Sorry, no John K's or Seymour Ward's that I know of. Chas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Tennant" <linkten182@hotmail.com> To: <NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 11:08 AM Subject: [NYMADISO] Ward's from Madison County > I am looking for some information on a John K. Ward, who married a Mary > Bradway. John K. came to St. Lawrence Co., NY from Madison Co., NY. He was > born in Cortland Co., NY in abt. 1803. I believe he had a brother Seymour > Ward who lived in Madison Co., NY. > > Any information would be helpful. > Linda K. Tennant > linkten182@hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > > > ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== > Search the list archives: > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl - put NYMADISO for > the name of the list >

the cemetery may be the quaker basin cemetery which is in back of the meeting house on the road past cooks farm service on the left hand side. hope this helps. jmglave@aol.com

Does any one have any information about Hiram Beebe when he was a carpenter. I was told that he was quite efficient in the use of Ionic Columns ( a form of Greek architecture) . I was told that he used this quite often in his carpentry work in the Madison Co. area and other counties in the area. I was also told that there is still evidence of his work today perhaps in Brookfield, Earlville and other small towns in the vicinity. If any one can help me or knows of some one that can, please let me know and if any one might have pictures of his handy work that would be better yet. He is my great grandfather who married Ellen Amelia Hills daughter of Chloe Clarke and James Hills of Brookfield. Joan Beebe Meddaugh finally back home in Candor

I received an email today regarding the Old Burying Ground in DeRuyter. This is apparently a cemetery I should have seen when I was there, but somehow missed it. When I was last there, I went to the postoffice to inquire as to how to get to the Second Day Baptist church and cemetery. There I found some Wilcox graves, not the ones I was looking for. My question is, in relationship to either the postoffice or the SDB church, where is the Old Burying Ground located? Tim

I know most folks searching their family history run into brickwalls. Sometimes they come tumbling down after years of research. Sometimes they never do. My brickwall for Madison County centers on the DeRuyter area for one. Going through my grandmother's effects a number of years ago I ran across a couple of those little pamphlets given out at funerals of a couple of folks I didn't know. I wondered if they were friends or relatives. My Dad told me they were my grandmother's cousins. Trouble is I can figure out how they would be cousins. The family name in question is MAINE. In my unattached persons directory I have a Walter MAINE (1885-1926) married to Lora COYE (1888-1945). There is another MAINE or two that I can't recall at the moment. My grandmother was a PARKHURST. Father James Henry PARKHURST married Philura WILCOX. Philura to my knowledge only had one sibling who died young. James had 7 siblings. I know of none who married either a MAINE or a COY(E). That's the only way I can see my grandmother being a cousin to any MAINE or COY(E) children or adults. Am I missing something in my figuring? Does anyone know of any of these families tying together? Tim

At 08:55 PM 1/7/05 -0500, you wrote: >The pictures of the Timothy Brown Spirit House on the OVCS web page, or any >pictures for that fact, do not do justice to the incredible design of this >house. You have got to see it to believe it. The Otselic Valley is also >one of the most beautiful places in New York State. (IMHO) > > Dan W. Actually, from my perspective, most of the valleys there are. I love to come in the summer and smell the fresh mown hay. Then there is October with the cool crisp air and the yellow and red leaves. Those both bring fond memories. Tim

At 01:55 PM 1/7/05 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Marilyn, > >It was a house that was built by Timothy Brown in the early 1800s in >Georgetown, NY. He claimed that spirits guided him in the building of the >house. He apparently was not a carpenter and had never built a house >before. The work is considered extraordinary. You can read about it at >this website: http://www.ovcs.org/district/spirit.htm . > >Pat Stone Pat, Thanks! Found some other interesting links there regarding local history. Hope someone is looking after the site for it would be a shame to see it lost. I couldn't find anyone to contact on it though. Tim

I am looking for some information on a John K. Ward, who married a Mary Bradway. John K. came to St. Lawrence Co., NY from Madison Co., NY. He was born in Cortland Co., NY in abt. 1803. I believe he had a brother Seymour Ward who lived in Madison Co., NY. Any information would be helpful. Linda K. Tennant linkten182@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

The pictures of the Timothy Brown Spirit House on the OVCS web page, or any pictures for that fact, do not do justice to the incredible design of this house. You have got to see it to believe it. The Otselic Valley is also one of the most beautiful places in New York State. (IMHO) Dan W. At 06:00 PM 1/7/2005 -0700, you wrote: >It was a house that was built by Timothy Brown in the early 1800s in >Georgetown, NY. He claimed that spirits guided him in the building of the >house. He apparently was not a carpenter and had never built a house >before. The work is considered extraordinary. You can read about it at >this website: http://www.ovcs.org/district/spirit.htm .

Thank you so much for the URL. I clicked on and thought "I've driven by that house many times" and now I know the story. I've always admired that house. Dorothy in Florida

How Fun! Thank you so much!!! marilyn patstone wrote: > Hi Marilyn, > > It was a house that was built by Timothy Brown in the early 1800s in > Georgetown, NY. He claimed that spirits guided him in the building of > the house. He apparently was not a carpenter and had never built a > house before. The work is considered extraordinary. You can read > about it at this website: http://www.ovcs.org/district/spirit.htm . > > Pat Stone > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Demas" <schoolbell@ulink.net> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:17 AM > Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Village Cem. Georgetown, NY > > >> This is interesting. What is/was "The House The Spirit's Built"? >> marilyn >> > > > > ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe from this list - send email to - > nymadiso-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word - unsubscribe in > the body of the email. If you are subscribed in Digest mode use the > same address but change the -L- to -D-. > >

Hi Marilyn, It was a house that was built by Timothy Brown in the early 1800s in Georgetown, NY. He claimed that spirits guided him in the building of the house. He apparently was not a carpenter and had never built a house before. The work is considered extraordinary. You can read about it at this website: http://www.ovcs.org/district/spirit.htm . Pat Stone ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Demas" <schoolbell@ulink.net> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] Village Cem. Georgetown, NY > This is interesting. What is/was "The House The Spirit's Built"? > marilyn >

Regarding those 1847-49 vital records, I have copied the ones for Smithfield, which are at the town clerk's office. If anyone wants me to look up a name during that time, just let me know. Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:18 AM Subject: Re: [NYMADISO] RE: State Vital Records in 1847 > At 03:31 PM 1/6/05 EST, you wrote: > >Hi > > > >There was a Law established in 1847 in NYS that the school district would > >keep Vital Records. However after a few years (varies from town to town) > they > >discontinued doing this. None of these records are available at the State > Level > >(State Archives or Health Dept.)so one if they still exist would find them > at > >the Village or Town level where the event occurred. > > > >Regards > >Pat R . > > > > I have those for Chenango County online - 1847-1852 or thereabouts: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychenan/pre-1880.htm > > These also contain a hodgepodge of miscellaneous records from various sources. > > Tim > > > ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== > To post to this list - send email from the address you subsribed to the list with to this address - NYMadiso-L@rootsweb.com >

Tim. That sure brings back some memories! That EXTRAORDINARY peanut butter ribbon candy! The Carlon family made it in the back part of their house in Munnsville. They only made it in winter months because, probably, it became too soft in the summer warmth. They had their own secret formula. There was other peanut butter ribbon candy on the market, but none even came close to the Carlon Candy. It was soft and delicious and didn't shatter when you bit into it like most ribbon candy. My father used to buy a big bag of it at Christmas time to bring to my Grandparents house at Madison Center where the family gathered for Christmas. Sometimes it was still available at Easter time. At my grandparents house we kids, after being outdoors for a couple hours sliding down hill, etc. would come back inside, sit down and munch on that great stuff. It was the one time we were ever given free rein to eat all we wanted. The big bag didn't last very long. We had other candy, chocolates, etc. but there was nothing like the Carlon candy. After the older Carlons retired from the candy business, I think, son Joe Carlon, took over for a while, and then the recipe was finally let go to another person. They, followed by a succession of two or three others, made it for a time, but it was never the same. They just didn't have the Carlon touch, I guess. I have never seen it in recent years, only the poor substitutes. I wonder what ever became of the recipe. But of course, the recipe alone wouldn't guarantee getting the same result. I remember vaguely, as a very young kid, once watching them making the candy, and those thick warm ribbons coming out of a machine at just the right temperature, with just the right amount of smooth peanut butter filling between the layers of chewy coating. Yum! The Carlon house was on the east side of the main street in town. Since then, the town's community field has been named "Carlon Field". I think the family donated the land to the village. Probably, Olive Boylan, has lots of information on all this. Chas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Stowell" <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <NYMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:39 AM Subject: [NYMADISO] Munnsville candy business? > Does anyone know about this: > > "Do you have any info on the family candy business in Munnsville that used > to make the most awesome ribbon candy ever? I remember going there as a kid > and getting bags of this stuff - they used to call the broken pieces > "bones" and we would get bags of "bones'. This would have been in the late > 1950's- early 60's." > > Thanks, > > Tim > > > ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe from this list - send email to - > nymadiso-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word - unsubscribe in the body of the email. If you are subscribed in Digest mode use the same address but change the -L- to -D-. >

> Hi Tim, > > Thanks for posting this & thanks to Mary Hafler for transcribing it. This > is the cemetery that is next to the Baptist Church in Georgetown which is > next to the "House the Spirits Built". It's a very old cemetery, somewhat > overgrown, and some of the stones have fallen over, broken, or are very > difficult to read. Mary's listing had some info I had not found when I > was > there. > > Pat Stone The file Mary transcribed was from a list sent to me by the village historian. I've also now have Hawks and Hillside to code and post, both typed by Mary. ------------------------------------------------------via webmail---- Tim Stowell tstowell@chattanooga.net

This is interesting. What is/was "The House The Spirit's Built"? marilyn patstone wrote: > Hi Tim, > > Thanks for posting this & thanks to Mary Hafler for transcribing it. > This is the cemetery that is next to the Baptist Church in Georgetown > which is next to the "House the Spirits Built". It's a very old > cemetery, somewhat overgrown, and some of the stones have fallen > over, broken, or are very difficult to read. Mary's listing had some > info I had not found when I was there. > > Pat Stone > > > ==== NYMADISO Mailing List ==== > To post to this list - send email from the address you subsribed to > the list with to this address - NYMadiso-L@rootsweb.com > >

Hi Tim, Thanks for posting this & thanks to Mary Hafler for transcribing it. This is the cemetery that is next to the Baptist Church in Georgetown which is next to the "House the Spirits Built". It's a very old cemetery, somewhat overgrown, and some of the stones have fallen over, broken, or are very difficult to read. Mary's listing had some info I had not found when I was there. Pat Stone