I have a little information about my family and am hoping someone can help me get some more or tell me where to look. My gg grandmother 's name was Charlotte Putnam. My g grandfather was James M. Putnam b in 1851 and died in 1895 in Wilson NY. He had six children-Ruben, Clyde, Jesse, Nellie, Mable and Charles all born in Wilson and some buried in Greenwood Cemetery. Any information would be appreciated. JShomers@aol.com

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara?read=65 Surname: Rouse ------------------------- I am trying to find the first husband of Jessie Eunice Lucinda Rouse of Porter. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

_Salon_ magazine recently published "Our Town: the place I share with Timothy McVeigh", by Mark Phillips. (Like the Oklahoma City bomber, Phillips grew up in Pendleton.) <http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/04/19/mcveigh/> I have no opinions about the piece -- I've never been to Pendleton, or Lockport either -- but it's not often Niagara County towns make the national media, so I figured it was worth a mention here. :} Ellen (granddaughter of a Lockport native)

I am looking for info on the following people (below) from Pendleton, NY. Is there any one out there researching these names or have any info on them? Any info will help, Jim slimsjim@hotmail.com Ca. 2e. Henry David Bugh ---Born 1850 Pendleton, Niagara County, New York Married first- Louisa (Lucy) Cretsinger on 2-11-1877, at Pendleton, Niagara County, New York Louisa was born 2-4-1854 in New York She had a Sister - Caroline who married a ? Carr Louisa died 11-15-1903 of Cancer Henry moved to Standish, Michigan. 1903-1907 Second Marriage - Louisa English (Known as Lou) 11-28-1907

> Not sure, but wasn't Cattaraugus Co formed from Niagara? Nope. The western portion of the state was split off from Genesee County in 1808, forming Niagara (including the present Erie), Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua counties. Erie was split off from Niagara in 1821. For other New York county origins/formation dates, see <http://www.rootsweb.com/~nygenweb/county.htm>. Of course, New York State county boundaries did change every ten years or so :-), so I suppose it's possible that something along the Erie- Cattaraugus border could have *originally* been part of Niagara, and is now in Cattaraugus. But I don't think that something at 42.09.20 N could ever have been -- it's too far south. Ellen

Posted on: Niagara Co. NY Queries Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/NY/Niagara?read=64 Surname: ------------------------- My great-great grandfather, Henry James PADELFORD, was born in Lockport, Niagara County, NY in 1835. I am seeking any information about him and his family, including his ancestery. I know he moved to Minnesota sometime during his life and died in 1900 and is buried in Northfield, MN. Any information about him would be appreciated.

Not sure, but wasn't Cattaraugus Co formed from Niagara? Ellen Keyne Seebacher wrote: > The United States Geographic Names Information System only knows > about two "Wildwood Cemeter[ies]" in New York State, and neither > is in Niagara County: > > County: Cattaraugus > USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Salamanca > Latitude: 420920N > Longitude: 0784152W > > County: Lewis > USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Port Leyden > Latitude: 433629N > Longitude: 0752048W > > The GNIS is at <http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html>. > > -- > Ellen Keyne Seebacher elle@pobox.com > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > Check the GenConnect boards for Niagara County! Stop by > <http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/indx/NY.html> for links to all seven.

Debbie suggests we talk about books, and mentions a few: > thought I'd throw them out and see if any of you know of them.. and > can comment on their value to you... >> Niagara County by Edward T. Williams. 850 pgs. 2 volumes. 1921. Williams, Edward Theodore (b. 1868). _Niagara County, New York: a concise record of her progress and people, 1821-1921, published during its centennial year._ Chicago: J.H. Beers & company, 1921. (2 v. front., plates, ports. 28 cm. Paged continuously.) Contents: I. Historical. II. Biographical. [F127.N5W7] This is one of the books I found in the University of Chicago Library stacks, lo, these many years ago! It's informative, and helpful in an old-local-history sort of way -- lots of detail piled on in no particular order. :) Here are some of the other books I pulled from the stacks years ago when I was first doing Niagara County research. All were reasonably helpful, though none stands out in my mind: Turner, Orsamus. _Pioneer history of the Holland Purchase of western New York: embracing some account of the ancient remains, and a history of pioneer settlement under the auspices of the Holland Company; including reminiscences of the War of 1812; the origin, progress and completion of the Erie Canal, etc., etc., etc._ Buffalo: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1850. (670 p., [19] p. of plates: ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes index.) [F127.H7T9] (The Holland Purchase covered what's now Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Niagara counties, and parts of Genesee, Allegany, Wyoming and Orleans. It was extremely important to the history of the county, and is a subject for required reading if you have any early settlers.) Horton, John Theodore; Edward Theodore Williams (b. 1868); Harry Stevens Douglass (1909-). _History of northwestern New York: Erie, Niagara, Wyoming, Genesee and Orleans Counties_. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1947. (3 v. illus., ports., maps. 28 cm.) Vol. 3: Personal and family history. "Notes and authorities": p. v. 1, p. [445]-489. [F119.H8] Loker, Donald E., compiler. _News of the day -- yesterday_. (Drawings by Barbara Whitman Torrence; preface by John and Michael Walsh.) Lockport, NY: Niagara County Historical Society, 1971. (xi, 94 p. illus. 26 cm.) Series: "Occasional contributions of the Niagara County Historical Society", number 20. [F127.N5L83] It's hard to understand Niagara County history without covering the history and geography of the Falls. Books on that subject include George W. Holley's 1872 _Niagara, its history & geology, incidents & poetry_, and G.K. Gilbert's 1895 National Geographic Society monograph _Niagara Falls and their history_, though I'd be surprised if there weren't *much* more recent works available. Other subjects I'd recommend delving into include: the Erie Canal; Canadian settlement patterns; the War of 1812, particularly the 1814 Battle of Lundy's Lane (also known as "the Battle of Niagara Falls"; there are a number of books just on that one battle!). I can dig up titles if necessary, though you can probably find 'em with Bibliofind or a similar service too. While I'm thinking about it, I've just run across a listing for this: Good Beginnings Inc. "A map of Niagara County, NY: includes maps of Lockport, the Tonawandas, and Niagara Falls: map & guide." Rochester, NY: New York Media Communications, Consultants, Inc., c1986. (Scales differ. 4 maps on 1 sheet: both sides, col.; 66 x 55 cm. or smaller, sheet 101 x 71 cm., folded to 21 x 10 cm. Includes text, indexes, and advertisements.) [G3803.N5 1986 .G60] Contents: Niagara County and inset maps -- Niagara Falls -- The Tonawandas -- Lockport. County map insets: Youngstown -- Map of Wilson -- Map of Newfane -- Map of Barker -- Map of Gasport -- Map of Middleport. Vee, or other locals: do you know if this map is still for sale in Niagara County? -- Ellen Keyne Seebacher elle@pobox.com

Hello to all... I've really been enjoying the discussion on migration patterns... and Vee, that was an excellent speech you gave to the Historical Society regarding the NY > MI trek... and your notion of not only "land"... but the bond of "families who know each other" as the pull to "Move Westward" as you put it! Pretty amazing folks, our ancestors! I've also been wanting now to better understand Niagara County history. Decided to go out to http://www.bibliofind.com and put in the names of the two reference Vee just recently shared with us and see if they came up available from anyone.. and for how much. Then, I went on and just put in Niagara County New York to see what I'd get back.. and so on... Here's some datapoints... and figure I'll check on some other places as well... > Landmarks of Niagara County. (I'd "really" like to lay my hands on this one...). Well, it came up from just one source... and is selling for... are you ready? $350!!!!! (well, it's an original 1897) <<< Anyone think it's likely this will ever be reprinted? >>> > Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York.... (sounded like another good one...) This came up as available from three different sources... selling for: $135, $200 or $200, respectively. 1849 editions. Thinking maybe I'll see if either is available in the loan program via the NEHGS? I "did" find a source there for a 1997 reprint of the 1977 book "Families of Early Hartford" by Lucius Barnes Barbour... 736 pgs... all VRs... 950 families... going for $50. I realize this doesn't help with NY research, but it shows the difference in "an old, hard cover, first edition" of a work vs a modern reprint of the same material. I am looking for the "information", not necessarily the "rare books" value. On other fronts... did a search as I said on Niagara County, NY at the same site... just looking for interesting titles and descriptions... then I can check on sources, inter-library loan or whatever as next steps. Here are 3 I found that look like interesting candidates for a good read..... thought I'd throw them out and see if any of you know of them.. and can comment on their value to you... > Niagara County by Edward T. Williams. 850 pgs. 2 volumes. 1921. > Niagara Frontier, A Narrative and Documentry History by Merton M Wilner. 4 volumes. 1931. > Outpost of Empires: A Short History of Niagara County. 152 pgs. 1961. debbie CAhobbies@aol.com

Hi, While the discussion is going on about migration patterns out of Niagara County, I would like to tell about the family I'm researching. If anyone has any further information I would appreciate it. Jacob Christ Frantz owned a large farm in Niagara County near Royalton. His wife was Maria Singer, whose father, Simon Singer, had migrated to Lockport, Niagara County from Fayette, Seneca County, NY. From census records Simon's date of migration to Lockport seems to be about 1836. Jacob Frantz may have migrated about the same time, because the families had known each other in Fayette. Simon Singer died 1839 and is buried in the Lutheran Cemetery, Lockport. Jacob's parents, Jacob and Anna Maria, later joined him in Royalton (from Fayette) and are buried in Dysinger Cemetery. Jacob C. Frantz and Maria's son Ezra enlisted in the 151st NY at Royalton in 1862 and served throughout the war. 1866 found Ezra in St. Clair County, Michigan, where he married. His brothers Abraham and Jessie joined him by 1870. By 1880, his parents and brothers George and Frank had also journied to St. Clair County. Daughter Betsey had died in 1861, and son William at an unknown date; both are buried in Dysinger Cemetery. Lockport. Daughter Mary apparently remained in Niagara County. Jacob and Maria owned a large farm in Mussey Township, St. Clair County, and both are buried in the Evangelical Cemetery there. Descendants of this family still live in various places in the state. I would like to know more about their lives in Niagara County. They were German-speaking Reformed Churchpeople who originated in Pennsylvania in the 18th century. Suzanne Frantz St. Clair, Michigan

Dear Group, This is a long message but I thought you might be interested in reading the talk I gave at our Town of Porter Historical Society last month. It has to do with the westward movement from here to Michigan in the 1830s. This was what I said. vee WESTWARD HO! (Talk given to the Town of Porter Historical Society, March 20, 2000) Vee L. Housman The area now known as Michigan was made part of the Northwest Territory in 1787 when the Northwest Ordinance decided how land was to be organized into independent territories. In 1805 Michigan was officially given the designation of the Michigan Territory. When the Erie Canal was completed in 1825, it gave settlers easy transportation across all of New York State and by 1830 there was a steamboat line running between Buffalo and Detroit on a DAILY basis. The combination of the Erie Canal and a steamboat line brought SUCH a rush of settlers into the Michigan Territory, that by 1837 Michigan received her statehood. And the majority of those early settlers into Michigan came from New York and New England. But why would those who had already gone through the hardships of settling here want to pack up and go through it all over again? Well, maybe after they had built up their farms, they knew that they could sell them at a good price and with cheaper land westward, they could buy much more acreage and end up with a larger farm. After all, the Town of Porter had been growing at a fast rate, and there were plenty of buyers. In fact, in 1840 the population around here was over 45 inhabitants per square mile; whereas in the area of southeastern Michigan around Detroit it was between 18 and 45 inhabitants. A few miles west of Ann Arbor, MI it was only between 2 to 18 inhabitants per square mile. So it seems that whole families left this area when Michigan put its land on the market at a low price. My history books and the Internet tell me that 1836 was the peak year for land sales in Michigan and that one-ninth of the total land area of Michigan went on the block. As a popular song of the period put it: Come all ye Yankee farmers who wish to change your lot, Who've spunk enough to travel beyond your native spot, And leave behind the village where Pa and Ma do stay, Com follow me and settle in Michigania, And so that's what the situation was here in the Town of Porter in 1836 when William Carpenter decided to move to Michigan. We know only bits and pieces of his life here. But I personally know where his land was that he bought from the Holland Land Company. It says so right on the Title Search to my very own property on Creek Road. By February of 1835 he had paid off the mortgage and was given the deed to the land. According to our records, William had been very active as a member of the board of trustees in School District No. 3 from 1819 to 1832. That's the school district around the area of Creek Road and Blairville Road. He had married Mary Taylor and all of their children were born in Town of Porter. Mary's two brothers John and Nehemiah Taylor were also active on the school board until the early 1830s. Our records also show that William and Mary Carpenter were members of the original congregation of the First Baptist Church at Four Mile Creek in 1834. By 1836 they were on their way to Michigan and so was Mary's Taylor family. In a Michigan history book there is a biographical sketch about their son Griffin Carpenter of Oakland Co., MI, and this is what is says about William and his trip to Michigan: William Carpenter, was born in New York in 1792 and obtained a common-school education. He lived with his brother-in-law [that would have been Mary's brother, Nehemiah Taylor] until he was eighteen years old, doing farm work in the summer, and teaching in the winter as soon as his age would allow of his getting a school. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1817 he married Mary Taylor, a native of New York, born in 1799, and buying eighty acres of land in Niagara County, he remained in his native state until 1836. He then sold out and came to this State, via Buffalo. Soon after leaving that port the vessel was injured in a storm and the captain put in at Cleveland, Ohio, where Mr. Carpenter embarked on another boat. The second vessel was wrecked, but the passengers were landed at Port Huron, Ohio, whence they came by land to this county. Mr. Carpenter bought eighty acres in Novi Township and subsequently eighty acres in Lyon Township. He built a house on the latter tract and lived there until his death, in 1878. He was an honest, upright man, with good standing in religious circles, being a Deacon in the Baptist Church. In politics he was a Republican. To him and his wife there came five daughters and five sons, and Griffin is the second son and third child. And this is what it says about Griffin Carpenter who was born in 1821: He was a youth in his teens when he accompanied his parents hither, and he did much hard work on the new land on which they made their home. He owns and occupies a farm located in Lyon and Novi Townships, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres of thoroughly developed land. Mr. Carpenter has owned three hundred and fifteen acres at one time, but has reduced his possessions, as he assisted his children to make a start in the world. Having known what it was to begin the battle of life unaided and to toil and struggle in order to get a footing, he has been desirous of doing for his own offspring more than circumstances made it possible for his father to do for him. He started in life for himself by clearing land at $10 per acre and boarding himself, and little by little he saved the wherewithal to secure and improve a farm. Industry and good management brought added prosperity, and he now has a good home and pleasant surroundings. Other members of the family had their own stories to tell. In the obituary of Nancy Dolph Carpenter who married William, Jr. the oldest son of William and Mary, it says: Miss Nancy C. Dolph was born in Camillus, Onondago Co., New York, Sept. 25, 1826, and came with her parents to Michigan in 1842, settling near Howell, Livingston county. In 1844, she was married to Wm. Carpenter and after residing two years on a farm near Howell they sold there and purchased a farm in Lyon township where she resided until about a year ago. With courage and energy, the young couple set about carving out for themselves a home in the forest. They made a small clearing and erected a log house, the wife bore bravely her portion of the burden, assisting her husband in the work out of doors as well as attending to her household duties. Here were born to them nine children. She spun and wove the material for their garments and their various household needs, braided straw which she deftly fashioned into hats, and in all possible ways contributed to the comfort and pleasure of her household. So their lives in Michigan didn't differ much from their lives when they first settled here in Town of Porter. But in Michigan they ended up with more land. William started out with 80 acres here and ended up with 160 acres in Michigan. His son who started out in Michigan with nothing but ended up with as many as 315 acres before he started parceling it off to his own sons. Because of email and the Internet I have been able to track many of our pioneer families to Michigan. From another biographical sketch from a Sanilac County, Michigan history book, this is what it says about one of our Clapsaddle families: Alexander Clapsaddle, farmer, Moore Township is a son of George and Elizabeth Clapsaddle. (BTW, his mother Elizabeth was Elizabeth Quade, daughter of Alexander Quade of local Quade family). His parents were natives of the state of NY, his father having been born in 1804 in Herkimer Co. They moved to Ontario, Canada, in 1836 and now (at least around 1881) reside there. Mr. Alexander Clapsaddle was born May 1828 in Niagara Co., NY, and at 19 years of age he decided to learn the business of a tanner and currier, in which he was engaged three years. At the expiration of that time he became a farmer, and later on he became an assistant in a saw mill, which pursuit he followed some years. In 1871 he came to Sanilac County and located on the farm on which he now resides. It comprised about 130 acres of land with 60 acres under fine improvements. He passed through the scourge of flame that devastated the county in 1881, losing all his buildings and loss of farm property amounting to thousands of dollars. And then it goes on to say who he married and the names of their seven children. Other Clapsaddle families moved to Michigan also. Nicholas Clapsaddle and his wife Eleanor (McCollum—another local family that you've heard of) moved to Genesee Co. MI, with their family in 1854 and even though they had left the Town of Porter behind, they still kept in touch with their family back here. Apparently one of their grandsons, William Hill Clapsaddle, kept a diary that mentioned frequent trips back to Ransomville to visit their cousin Kit (Christopher) Clapsaddle. Christopher's father was Rudolph, the brother of Nicholas. And they were all related to Alexander. There was at least one of the members of our Tower family who moved there. She was the daughter of Peter Tower and Hannah Bailey, Leanda Tower. She married Samuel Robinson and she died in Genesee Co. in 1892. And from another local family there was Isaac Canfield who died in Ionia Co. in 1860. He was the son of David Canfield and Hannah Northrup. There was Chatford Howell who died in Bay Co. in 1917. He was the son of John Howell and Phebe Vrooman. Henry Knapp died in Gratiot Co. He was the son of Stephen Knapp and Catherine Ripson. There was also Christina Knapp who died in Genesee Co. She was the daughter of Tunis Vrooman and Polly Sykes. But there's one family that we kinda forget that also had close ties with Michigan. It was Isaac Swain's family. You see, two of his daughters had married and had moved to Michigan very early on. One was his daughter Sarah who had married John Clark in 1813 and had moved to Wyandotte, near Detroit. In 1815 another of his daughters, Rebecca, visited her sister Sarah there and it was during that visit that she met her future husband Frederick Granger Williams. To make a long story short about what happened to Rebecca and Frederick, just ask any Mormon who knows his history of the Mormon Church. Frederick was the First Counselor to the founder of the Mormon Church, Joseph Smith, and Rebecca made the long trek to Salt Lake City in 1849 with Ezra T. Benson's wagon train over what is now known as the Mormon Trail. Oh yes, the other daughter of Isaac Swain who ended up in Michigan. It was his daughter Mary who died in Oakland Co., MI, in 1825. She had married Orestes Taylor. Hmmm! Orestes TAYLOR?? Oakland Co.?? Wasn't that where the Carpenter and other Taylor families settled? It seems as if the migration of families to Michigan had as much to do with families following family members as it did with finding new land to plow and develop. And in many cases those who settled in Michigan also came back here and married into other Town of Porter families. To rattle off a list of those families who have Michigan connections: Ash Austin Baley Brown Bullock Carter Conn Cudaback Dean Declute Fowler Hosmer McConnell Monzo Myers Perry Pierce Sanborn Servis Simpson Smithson Spickerman Tryon Warren Washburn Williams And they are just the families that we have in our museum computer right now that show a Michigan connection. Just think how many other families there were! As the old song put it, Com follow me and settle in Michigania!

Dear Sara, et al, Regarding a couple of history books that would explain the settlement patterns from the east coast to Niagara County, the one that I personally have is "Landmarks of Niagara County, NY" edited by William Pool, published by D. Mason & Co., 1897. Although I have never sat down and read it from cover to cover--it has a great index of people's names and that's what my main focus is on--this evening I did glance over the narrative portion of it and it's exciting reading. It may be difficult to find a copy of it, however. But, there's another book that I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never read that may be more readily available. It's now in a two volume paperback edition and the title is "Pioneer History of the Holland Purchase of Western New York" by Orsamus Turner, originally pubished in 1849, recently republished by J. Brunner, Geneseo, NY, 1974. I know that you can purchase it through Amazon.com in the hardbound set for $109!! But I'll have to check with our local book store to see how much the paperback edition sells for. I have an idea that I should have a copy of it personally. I have checked the index of Turner's book and it's loaded with names of the early settlers and where they purchased their lots. I also have a feeling that Turner wrote quite a definitive history of the settlement of the area. I hope that you can get your hands on a copy of one or the other and that you'll enjoy reading about the exciting early history of Niagara County and the rest of Western New York. vee

Buried in Niagara County somewhere. Death date and place unknown. His daughter Mary Bader born Oct. 1874 in Buffalo. Spouse: Matilda Any information would be appreciated. Zona @cyberservices.com HIMMELSBACH WINTER BADER/BEITER/BEIDER SPOTH/SPATH

The United States Geographic Names Information System only knows about two "Wildwood Cemeter[ies]" in New York State, and neither is in Niagara County: County: Cattaraugus USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Salamanca Latitude: 420920N Longitude: 0784152W County: Lewis USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Port Leyden Latitude: 433629N Longitude: 0752048W The GNIS is at <http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html>. -- Ellen Keyne Seebacher elle@pobox.com

Hi everyone, I have been following the discussion on the Pratt Family with interest. I have a line of Pratts who migrated to Macomb County, Michigan. David T. Pratt, born in Vermont about 1804, died 25 May 1897, Armada Township, Macomb County, Michigan wife Hannah Children: Unknown, born abt. 1833 Eliza C. born about 1835, married Albert Knickerbocker, died in Macomb Township, date unknown, buried Hadley Cemetery Lucetta, born about 1837, married L. Knickerbocker, died unknown There might be other Pratts as well who are associated with this family (have to dig here) who settled in Macomb County. Macomb County, slightly west of the port of entry of Port Huron, Michigan, was settled by many from New England and New York. They could leave at the Niagara area and "cut through" a slice of Ontario, keep moving west and arrive in Michigan. Some may have traveled by Great Lakes steamboat as well. This particular Pratt family may have stopped in Canada for a while. It is not a line I have researched yet, although David and his daughter Eliza are in my husband's direct line. Suzanne St. Clair, Michigan

Dear Group, I just wanted to share some late night thoughts with you. Debbie had mentioned that her Pratt family came to Niagara Co. from VT and that her Hosmer family came here from CT and mentioned that the two families eventually intermarried. Well, in the process of searching through my files on the two familes, about the only Pratt family I had put to paper was the one of Rufus Pratt who was the son of Josiah Pratt who married Annie Lutts, daughter of Michael Lutts, one of our early earliest settlers. Josiah was born in MA and in Pool's "Landmarks of Niagara Co." it said that Josiah arrived in the Town of Porter in 1817 with Peter Tower, a cousin of his. Well, that of course, means that the Pratts and the Towers from MA were related. And Debbie said that her Pratts from VT and her Hosmers from CT were related. Well, surprise, surprise! Here in the Town of Porter, Prentice Hosmer's son Lewis Cass Hosmer (b 1836, Avon, Livingston Co., NY) married Peter Tower's daughter Olive Almena Tower (b 1846 Niagara Co., NY) in 1869. And it goes back to my theory that family followed family members westward and that they felt a kinship with those families who came from the same general area that they did. And I'll bet my farm that each one of those Pratt and Hosmer and Tower families had at LEAST one family member who eventually ended up FURTHER west in Michigan. Come to think about it, I seem to recall one of Michael Lutt's descendants visiting here this past year from Ohio. I introduced her to her 90-year-old distant Lutts cousin. The girl was a sweetheart, she was! She sent me a jar of homemade raspberry jam after she returned home! Now all of my ancestors--including my parents--came from Pennsylvania, but to paraphrase the expression that is used on PA licence plates ("You have a friend in Pennsylvania"), you have a cousin in Niagara County, NY! It's just a matter of finding your ancestors here and, who knows but what I could just get on the phone and call up a cousin or two of yours! vee Youngstown, NY

Dear Debbie, et al, CAhobbies@aol.com wrote: > Hello Everyone... back again.. this time with my HOSMER family. > > (and a special note to Vee... "yes" I have HOSMER family in Niagara County... > and a copy of the 3-volume set of The Hosmer Heritage... and "still" some > loose ends on the direct line... and have been finding out about many of the > collateral lines over this past year....). I even have my PRATT family > we've been talking about and this HOSMER line meeting up! I was so excited to see those old familiar Hosmer names. I was reminded that I had Sylvester Hosmer in my files as being one of the early settlers of Wilson. This is what is mentioned in "Landmarks of Niagara Co., NY" by William Pool, 1897, about him: A Methodist class was formed in Wilson probably as early as 1820. The first quarterly meeting of the Lewiston Cirucit, of which this class formed a part, that was held in Wilson took place July 8, 1826. Wilson remained in that circuit nineteen years. In August 1842, Willson village was set apart as a separate station. The society was incorporated Decemaber 28, 1836, with John Haze, Daniel Terry, Samuel R. Merwin, Cyrus Case, Luther Wilson, Samuel Healy and Sylvester Hosmer trustees. The erection of a frame church was begun in 1837 on a lot donated by Andrew Brown. The parsonage was erected in 1846. The old frame church was finally removed and is now [1897] used as a town hall, and in 1883-84 the Exley M. E. church was built, of brick, on the site. This evening when I went over my Hosmer file and compared my information with yours, I found discrepancies between the two. At this late hour I won't attempt to sort it all out. Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be able to put it all into the right perspective. But right now I'll just point out the three most important things about genealogy research, (1) sources, (2) sources, and (3) sources! And right now I'm going mostly on "published" sources and unless I research a family on my own and know where I get the information from, I hesitate to pass on information from another source. We'll see. til later, vee

Dan, from the records that I have regarding cemeteries in Lockport, Wildwood isn't one of them. vee Dan McIntyre wrote: > Anyone know which the cem. is located in ? Lyons Falls,NY or Lockport, > NY ? Also and address please. > Dan McIntyre > > ==== NYNIAGAR Mailing List ==== > Check the GenConnect boards for Niagara County! Stop by > <http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/indx/NY.html> for links to all seven.

Regarding the surnames Moll, Korn, Wienke, Retzlaff from Niagara County, NY, my Email address was wrong. If anyone has any information please send it to Mollbar@aol.com Thank you Barbara Moll

Anyone know which the cem. is located in ? Lyons Falls,NY or Lockport, NY ? Also and address please. Dan McIntyre