--WebTV-Mail-15836-2008 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Did any of your FOXs live in WI., MN. or Canada? Rosemarie --WebTV-Mail-15836-2008 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpinvite-2001-4.public.lawson.webtv.net (172.16.213.204) by storefull-2395.public.lawson.webtv.net with WTV-SMTP; Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:06:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from lists2.rootsweb.com (lists2.rootsweb.com [207.40.200.39]) by smtpinvite-2001-4.public.lawson.webtv.net (WebTV_Postfix+sws) with ESMTP id DC764FE13; Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:06:42 -0800 (PST) Received: (from [email protected]) by lists2.rootsweb.com (8.12.4/8.12.4) id g9SE1UVS022497; Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:01:30 -0700 Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 07:01:30 -0700 Message-Id: <[email protected]> From: [email protected] Subject: NYWYOMIN-D Digest V02 #173 X-Loop: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/volume02/173 Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" To: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] ------------------------------ Content-Type: text/plain NYWYOMIN-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 173 Today's Topics: #1 [NYWYOMIN] Fox of Arcade ["Chris Fox" <[email protected]>] #2 Re: [NYWYOMIN] Fox of Arcade ["Linda Simons" <[email protected]] #3 [NYWYOMIN] Becker's from Sheldon [[email protected]] #4 Re: [NYWYOMIN] Becker's from Sheld ["Sandra Luss" <[email protected]>] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from NYWYOMIN-D, send a message to [email protected] that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 11:56:04 -0800 From: "Chris Fox" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [NYWYOMIN] Fox of Arcade Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am trying to find more information on the Fox family that lived in Wyoming county. My great great grandfather was James Fox. He came to the USA in the 1830/40's before the famine. His mother Bridget Murphy Fox lived with him. James had a farm just east of Arcade NY. James sisters Ann, Rose, Catherine and Bridget also immigrated. Their spouses were Rowan, Russell, Skelly and Hartigan (not in order). James (1816-1898) married Mary Ann Rowan (1832-1911) in 1847. Their children were Bartholowmew born 1848 married Mary Morris in Minnesota. Bridget born 1849 married 1. cornelius powers 2. John Roche. James born 1850 married Ellen Dwyer. Elizabeth born 1852 married William Welch, Joseph born 1855 married 1. Mary Brennan 2. Catherine Hamm. Martin born 1859 married Margarette Farley. Rose Ann born 1961 married thomas Roche. Edmund born 1867 invalid. Dennis born 1870. Francis Eugene born 1873 married Margaret Lynch. Daniel Robert born 1876. Are any of these people familiar? If so, I would like to hear from you. Thanks Chris Fox ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 15:22:39 -0600 From: "Linda Simons" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NYWYOMIN] Fox of Arcade Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Chris, Joseph Fox's 2nd wife, Catherine Ham(m) was the niece of my great-great grandmother. She is the daughter of Richard V. Ham and Elizabeth Maloy. They were married 5 Oct 1897, at St. Patrick's Church, Java. Catherine's date of birth is 17 Jul 1862. I am interested in any additional information you might have for them. Linda Simons ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Fox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 1:56 PM Subject: [NYWYOMIN] Fox of Arcade > I am trying to find more information on the Fox family that lived in Wyoming > county. > My great great grandfather was James Fox. He came to the USA in the > 1830/40's before the famine. His mother Bridget Murphy Fox lived with him. > James had a farm just east of Arcade NY. > > James sisters Ann, Rose, Catherine and Bridget also immigrated. Their > spouses were Rowan, Russell, Skelly and Hartigan (not in order). > > James (1816-1898) married Mary Ann Rowan (1832-1911) in 1847. > Their children were Bartholowmew born 1848 married Mary Morris in Minnesota. > Bridget born 1849 married 1. cornelius powers 2. John Roche. > James born 1850 married Ellen Dwyer. > Elizabeth born 1852 married William Welch, > Joseph born 1855 married 1. Mary Brennan 2. Catherine Hamm. > Martin born 1859 married Margarette Farley. > Rose Ann born 1961 married thomas Roche. > Edmund born 1867 invalid. > Dennis born 1870. > Francis Eugene born 1873 married Margaret Lynch. > Daniel Robert born 1876. > > Are any of these people familiar? If so, I would like to hear from you. > > Thanks > > Chris Fox > > > > > > ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin > ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2002 21:30:09 EST From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: [NYWYOMIN] Becker's from Sheldon Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Looking for names of parents & grandparents of Sylvester Becker. He used to run the school buses. Also, there were 4 Becker brothers, Mike, Joe, John & George. They had a dairy farm on centerline Rd., in Johnsonburg. Would like to know names of parents, and their burial place. Jim Becker ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 06:32:34 -0500 From: "Sandra Luss" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [NYWYOMIN] Becker's from Sheldon Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Jim, There was several BECKERs buried at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Sheldon so you might want to check this out if the family was Catholic. You can see a list of burials at www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin Also, if you give me some dates I could try checking census records for you. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NYWYOMIN] Becker's from Sheldon Looking for names of parents & grandparents of Sylvester Becker. He used to run the school buses. Also, there were 4 Becker brothers, Mike, Joe, John & George. They had a dairy farm on centerline Rd., in Johnsonburg. Would like to know names of parents, and their burial place. Jim Becker ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyominGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com -------------------------------- End of NYWYOMIN-D Digest V02 Issue #173 *************************************** --WebTV-Mail-15836-2008--

Jim, There was several BECKERs buried at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Sheldon so you might want to check this out if the family was Catholic. You can see a list of burials at www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin Also, if you give me some dates I could try checking census records for you. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 9:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NYWYOMIN] Becker's from Sheldon Looking for names of parents & grandparents of Sylvester Becker. He used to run the school buses. Also, there were 4 Becker brothers, Mike, Joe, John & George. They had a dairy farm on centerline Rd., in Johnsonburg. Would like to know names of parents, and their burial place. Jim Becker ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyominGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Looking for names of parents & grandparents of Sylvester Becker. He used to run the school buses. Also, there were 4 Becker brothers, Mike, Joe, John & George. They had a dairy farm on centerline Rd., in Johnsonburg. Would like to know names of parents, and their burial place. Jim Becker

Chris, Joseph Fox's 2nd wife, Catherine Ham(m) was the niece of my great-great grandmother. She is the daughter of Richard V. Ham and Elizabeth Maloy. They were married 5 Oct 1897, at St. Patrick's Church, Java. Catherine's date of birth is 17 Jul 1862. I am interested in any additional information you might have for them. Linda Simons ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Fox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 1:56 PM Subject: [NYWYOMIN] Fox of Arcade > I am trying to find more information on the Fox family that lived in Wyoming > county. > My great great grandfather was James Fox. He came to the USA in the > 1830/40's before the famine. His mother Bridget Murphy Fox lived with him. > James had a farm just east of Arcade NY. > > James sisters Ann, Rose, Catherine and Bridget also immigrated. Their > spouses were Rowan, Russell, Skelly and Hartigan (not in order). > > James (1816-1898) married Mary Ann Rowan (1832-1911) in 1847. > Their children were Bartholowmew born 1848 married Mary Morris in Minnesota. > Bridget born 1849 married 1. cornelius powers 2. John Roche. > James born 1850 married Ellen Dwyer. > Elizabeth born 1852 married William Welch, > Joseph born 1855 married 1. Mary Brennan 2. Catherine Hamm. > Martin born 1859 married Margarette Farley. > Rose Ann born 1961 married thomas Roche. > Edmund born 1867 invalid. > Dennis born 1870. > Francis Eugene born 1873 married Margaret Lynch. > Daniel Robert born 1876. > > Are any of these people familiar? If so, I would like to hear from you. > > Thanks > > Chris Fox > > > > > > ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin >

I am trying to find more information on the Fox family that lived in Wyoming county. My great great grandfather was James Fox. He came to the USA in the 1830/40's before the famine. His mother Bridget Murphy Fox lived with him. James had a farm just east of Arcade NY. James sisters Ann, Rose, Catherine and Bridget also immigrated. Their spouses were Rowan, Russell, Skelly and Hartigan (not in order). James (1816-1898) married Mary Ann Rowan (1832-1911) in 1847. Their children were Bartholowmew born 1848 married Mary Morris in Minnesota. Bridget born 1849 married 1. cornelius powers 2. John Roche. James born 1850 married Ellen Dwyer. Elizabeth born 1852 married William Welch, Joseph born 1855 married 1. Mary Brennan 2. Catherine Hamm. Martin born 1859 married Margarette Farley. Rose Ann born 1961 married thomas Roche. Edmund born 1867 invalid. Dennis born 1870. Francis Eugene born 1873 married Margaret Lynch. Daniel Robert born 1876. Are any of these people familiar? If so, I would like to hear from you. Thanks Chris Fox

Hi, Remember When.... Trish Reprinted with permission from the author, Remember When..., p. 7, Arcade Herald, October 17, 2002, extracted by Trish Hackett Nicola (*See below for information on how to receive a copy of the original article or obituary.) 10 Years Ago - October 15, 1992 Deaths: Maarie SMITH REISDORF, 64, of Strykersville; Rita GEORGE ALEXANDER LaTARTE, 59, of Holland; Stanley ZIELENIESKI Jr., 36, of Arcade; Louis MILLER, 77, of Holland. 25 Years Ago - October 19, 1977 This was the first issue of the paper to be published by William GRAF. Elected noble grand of local Rebekah lodges were Edna McELHENEY at Delevan and Margaret TANNER at Arcade. John DECKER sold the Arcade Dry Cleaners at Yorkshire to Frank DiPAOLA of Cheektowaga. Deaths: Isabel McCUTCHEON MATHEWS, 94, of Arcade; Anna CZSNOWICZ PICHUR, 91, of Yorkshire. 35 Years Ago - October 18, 1967 Walter LEWIS was elected president of the Holland Kiwanis Club. Leona WHITBECK was elected noble grand of the Rebekah lodge in Arcade. James HERMAN and Nancy JETTER were elected king and queen of football at the Delevan-Machias school. Austin KEPHART was elected master of the Grange at Java Village. Deaths: Merrill YOUNG, 65, of Sandusky; Nelson AVERY, 86, of Holland; Harold McCUTCHEON of Strykersville; Frank VanVALKENBURG, 83, formerly of Freedom. 50 Years Ago - October 16, 1952 Russ HURLBURT presided over the annual community auction sponsored by the Arcade Lions Club. Deaths: Floyd MORRISON, 70, of Bliss; Paul FLESSA of Holland; Frank IKELER, 58, of Bliss; Sidney HARTWELL of North Java; Rose WALLACE of Gowanda. *To receive a copy of the original article or obituary, send a written request listing the individual article and the exact date of the issue to Arcade Historical Society, P. O. 236, Arcade, NY 14009. Include a check or money order for $5 for each request.

Progressive Batavian Batavia, Genesee County, New York State September 10-1875 Great Robbery at Hermitage, Wyoming County. On Friday night last, a daring and successful robbery was perpetrated at Hermitage, Wyoming county. The victim of this robbery is Mr. James L. BLODGETT, Postmaster at Hermitage. He is a bachelor, and only his aged mother, a woman of some 80 years, resides in the house with him. He is a wealthy man and a money lender, and it was generally known he usually kept considerable money in his safe. On Friday night he had retired to bed, as usual, and the first intimation he had of anything wrong was the flashing of a light in his face, and a voice exclaiming "here he is." Immediately two powerful men rushed upon him and seized him before he could rise up, much less reach his pistols. He struggled fiercely to release himself, and in so doing tore the covering from the face of one of the robbers, so that he caught a sight of the man's features, by which he thinks he would be able to recognize him. Finally they got a sheet around his neck and choked him to a condition of insensibility. Then they gagged him with a piece of wood, handling him so roughly as to knock out two of his teeth, and procuring a clothes line from the yard, bound him fast to the bedstead. The desperadoes numbered three, inside the house, and Mrs. BLODGETT< who was up and saw the whole performance of breaking and rifling the safe, says she saw, also, another one outside keeping watch. The rascals said to Mrs. BLODGETT, with a pistol exhibition by way of emphasis, "Mother, we don't want to hurt you, but you must keep quiet," and she dared not do otherwise. After securing Mr. BLODGETT, two of them stood guard while the other broke open the safe with a sledge and abstracted therefrom $10,000 or $12,000 in currency. None of the bonds which the safe contained were taken. After completing their work of rifling the safe they asked Mrs. BLODGETT for something to eat, and she directed them to the pantry, from which they obtained a hearty lunch. They then ordered Mrs. B. into her bedroom, and getting a long scantling, they braced it against the door so as effectually to fasten her in, and then took their departure. Going to the barn of Rev. Mr. HORTON a Baptist minister, residing not far distant, they appropriated his horse and buggy to aid them in their escape. After driving about five miles the vehicle broke down, and they abandoned it. After considerable difficulty Mr. BLODGETT loosed himself, and he then lost no time in calling out the neighbors, but the thieves had made good their escape in the darkness. He offers a thousand dollars reward for their capture, and we understand Mr. H. BLODGETT, of Pike, Wyoming county, a brother of James, and who is partner in the loss, offers another thousand for the same purpose. *** submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************

My great grandfather Adelbert REDDISH had a niece Meta REDDISH who left the Wyoming/LeRoy area to tour Europe as an opera singer. She ended up marrying and settling in London. Thanks to a post I made regarding her on the Rootsweb boards, I've been in contact with her grandson in London. Another person emailed me after seeing the same posts. She too lives in London, and purchased a book on music and opera from a little used bookstore there. She was interested because in Meta's history because of the inscription in the front of the book: 'Meta Reddish [emphatically underlined, it seemed to indicate a sense of occasion] Napoli [again underlined] Xmas - 1909 from Mr. Allen Olmsted. Buffalo N.Y.' [Buffalo N.Y. is also underlined]. Does anyone happen to know who this Mr. Allen OLMSTEAD was? This woman is now meeting with Meta's grandson to present him with the book, she's thrilled to return it to the family. I'd like to provide him with some information on who this Mr. Olmstead was and possibly how he came to know the Reddish family. Susan Curelop REDDISH/FARGO/WATKINS in Genesee/Wyoming County

I have recently received muster rolls from NARA on my John H. Reddish in the War of 1812. He apparently fought for 13 months, enlisting 23 Dec 1813. He was in Capt. Isaac Wilson's Company of Volunteer Cavalry, the 12th Cavalry (Boughton's) of the NY Militia. Of interest, he made $20 for the 13 months. While I've only found one John H. Reddish, there was another John Reddish further east in the state. There were no pension records that I was hoping for that might distinguish the two men. NARA's index had John K, but it's clearly John H. on the actual rolls. Any ideas as to where this company and regiment held their enlistments? I'm hoping to find something near the Warsaw area. Susan Curelop REDDISH/FARGO/WATKINS in Genesee/Wyoming County

Wyoming County Mirror Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY August 14-1852 -cont'd.- Horrible Disaster. Another horrible steamboat disaster, in which hundreds have lost their lives, has been added to that frightful list. The steamer Atlantic left Buffalo for Detroit last Friday evening, and, when four miles off Long Point, at 2 1/2 o'clock Saturday morning, was run into by the propeller Odgensburg. The Steamer continued on its course, but it was soon found to be in a sinking condition, the water rushing into the forward cabin with such rapidity that most of those within, (emigrants,) were drowned before they could leave their berths and get on deck. The stern of the steamer kept above water over an hour; and before it sunk the propeller had arrived by the side, and took off and picked up something over 200 persons. There were over 400 on board, so that probably about 200 were lost--mostly emigrants. We know not where the blame lies, but should the facts ever be ascertained, we have no doubt it will be found that it was owing to carelessness or drunkenness, as ninety-nine-hundredths of all such accidents are. *** An Irishman named Wm. DARRY, of Buffalo, in fits of intoxication, week before last, beat his wife with his fists, feet, chairs, &c., till before the close of the week, she died. The Coroners jury gave a verdict that she came to her death by blows inflicted by her husband. *** More Trains. We understood last week that more trains were to be put on to the Railroad between Portage and Attica last Wednesday, but the time has been extended to this week Thursday. We now learn, by Conductor HUTCHINSON,, that on and after Thursday next there will be three trains daily between Attica and Hornelsville--two express and one freight train. We have not yet learned the time of starting and arriving at the different stations. *** School Excursion. Last Saturday about one hundred and fifty school children, teachers, and parents, of this village, took a ride on the Railroad to Portage, where they arrived at about eleven o'clock. After partaking of the pic-nic, they rambled about, viewing the wonders of that wonderful place, till five o'clock, when they returned-all highly pleased with their agreeable ride and delightful recreation.--Many of the smaller children probably never rode on a Railroad before; and not only they, but all, admired the beauty and convenience of the cars. Conductor HUTCHINSON had all things so nicely arranged that there was not the slightest trouble, and no accident happened to mar the pleasure of the excursion While at Portage they were gathered into a group, and Mr. ABBOTT, an excellent Daguerrean Artist, took a miniature of the group, so perfect that the features of nearly every one could be recognized. But we have no room to speak further of the matter to-day. *** Died. In Warsaw, on the 17th instant, after a long sickness of consumption, Mary Elizabeth, only daughter of Dr. C.A. and Maria DAKE, aged 11 years and four months. In Attica, on the 13th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth HOYT, aged 33 years, relict of the late Winchester HOYT, and daughter of Judge EARLL. In Bennington, 17th inst., Betsey Ann, wife of Sanford COOPER, aged 34 years. In Warsaw, on the 20th inst., Mrs. Catharine GLAZIER, aged 66 years. *** Temperance Meeting.--We are requested to state that Rev. Mr. CONKLIN will give a temperance Address at the Congregational Church this (Monday) evening, at the ringing of the bell. *** submitted by Linda C. Schmidt & Kathy Then ******************

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Wyoming County Mirror Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY August 24-1852 Style for Autumn! C.W. Bailey will introduce New Style of Gents Hats for Fall and Winter, on Saturday, August 28th. *** Tracy Female Institute.--An advertisement of this Institution will be found in our columns. A female acquaintance writes us as follows:--"From long acquaintance with the Principal, and from an intimate knowledge of the internal arrangements of the Institution, I can confidently say, it is all it proposes to be, and is eminently deserving the patronage of those who regard thorough discipline as more desirable for their daughters, than artificial accomplishments." *** Potatoes. The present prospect for potatoes in this region is better than it has been at this time of year for several years past. We have lately conversed with many farmers from different parts of the county, and some from adjoining counties, and we hear no complaint of the rot; and, what is still more encouraging, the potatoes appear healthy, boiling nearly as mealy as in old times. It is now so late that we have strong hopes that they will nearly, if not entirely, escape the rot. *** "The 'Mirror' of last week suggests that the ministers' end of churches be painted green. Had the editor of the 'Mirror' been a preacher instead of an editor there would have been no necessity of adopting his plan in one church at least." -'Western New Yorker' *** Tracy Female Institute. No. 33 Alexander St., Rochester, N.Y. The next term of this institution will commence on Wednesday, Sept. 1st. The Board of Instruction will remain the same, with the addition of Truman E. Wright, A.M., who will devote his time to the interests of the English and Classical Department. Expenses--Board, including fuel and furnished room, is $80 per year, of 44 weeks, or $25 per quarter. Tuition, in the English Course is from $3 to $8 per quarter, in Latin, $2; in Modern Languages, $4; Drawing, $4; in Oil Painting, $7; Music, $10. Bills for Board and Tuition must be paid, or otherwise settled, in advance. Letters of Enquiry may be addressed to Lucilia Tracy. Rochester. *** submitted by Linda C. Schmidt & Kathy Then ******************

In my research, I have stumbled across a pattern that might apply to others in Wyoming Co. I am researching several Dutch families including QUICK, POST, VAN LIEW AND SCHENCK. Christopher Post was one of the earlier settlers in East Gainesville (Silver Springs), and the other families also came early 1800s. They all seemed to follow: Somerset, NJ > Auburn, NY > Wyoming Co. The first step was finding a terrific site with births from the Owasco Reformed Dutch Church. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/cayuga/churches/owasco-drc.txt This had all the surnames I mentioned above. Then, through genealogy.com, I accessed another list reprinted from "Somerset County Historical Quarterly vol VI" titled "Early Dutch Migrants from Somerset and Adjoining Counties". It was a copy of a subscription list of the building fund for the "Meeting House of the United Congregation of the Reform Low Dutch church at the Owasco Outlet", 3/10/1807. This was also know as Sand Beach church. Many of the same names were on this list. Finally, other searches of census, revolutionary war records and birth/baptism records show many of these same families in the Somerset and Monmoth NJ area during the colonial period. I am wondering of anyone else is tracking Dutch families that might have followed this same migration path. I am guessing that the move to Owasco might have been encouraged by the Revolutionary War bounty land grants. Then, were the Dutch more likely to buy from the Holland Land Co.? Were there ever Dutch churches or other organizations in Wyoming Co.? I would welcome discussion of this subject or specific examples that others have found. Randy Hume

Wyoming County Mirror Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY August 10-1852 -cont'd- Terrible Hail Storm. Last Thursday a destructive hail storm passed over the south part of this county. We have not learned its extent, but the following letter will show its violence near Griffith's Corners, in Pike; and we learn from other sources that it was equally violent in other parts of its course. For want of room we omit some of the preliminaries of the letter: Pike, Aug. 5th. Friend Holly:-- A little before noon a cloud was gathering in the west from which we were expecting a refreshing shower. We had partaken of our dinner and were enjoying a little after-dinner idleness, when it suddenly grew very dark, and the heavens were overspread with ominous frowns. The clouds were in great commotion. They met in our zenith from opposite directions, and, careering in mingled confusion, seemed to pass in an aerial whirlpool to the regions of upper air. At this time the rain commenced falling and the wind blew furiously. It had rained but a short time before there fell an occasional hailstone, then another, and another,--"thicker and faster," till a merciless, cold, and icy hurricane rushed upon us, and over us, in maddened fury. The window glass, shattered to fragments, came dashing pell-mell, from their places, followed by hailstones, bounding and rolling in every direction across the room. Without, trees were upturned and fences prostrated, and the cattle were running hither and thither, in search of a shelter from the pitiless storm. The hail was accompanied with torrents of rain; and a little stream, that a few minutes before had run purling through our door yard, rushed, a torrent, spurning control. The continuance of the storm was about 20 min. and ended in a drizzling rain. This gave us an opportunity to venture forth and view the wreck it had made. The hail was drifted beneath our door to the depth of sixteen inches, and above a sluice across the brook near out house, it had been swept by the stream to a depth of three feet, a breadth of six feet, and a length of seventy feet. The ground was covered to the depth of four or five inches, generally; and we might see the dreariness of winter contrasted with the verdancy of summer. But the fields, which a short time before had been so beautiful! They are trampled by the feet of the storm to a mangled shadow of their former luxuriance! Indeed of the standing grain over which the more violent part of the storm passed, not a pint will be saved. The cornfields present armies of leafless, tasselless, silkless stalks, shivering in the breath of December. Oats and barley are completely threshed and leveled to the ground;--the before unmown meadows are now mown; the trees are partly stripped of their verdure;--wood and coverlids are on quick demand, and the hail lies in drifts about our houses. The direction of the storm was W.N.W. to E.S.E. Its breadth from North to South was more than two and a half miles. I do not at present know its extent from East to West. There was but little hail in Pike village. The storm divided to the north west of the village, one branch passing east, to the south of East Pike, and on in a direction a few points to the south of Portage, and the other to the south along Spencer street into Hume. All the window glass in Pike Village has already been purchased, and when another lot arrives, father is going over to purchase sixty six lights, the number broken for him; and our neighbors have suffered quite as severely. Wishing to inform those who are surrounded with rural fields smiling with a promise of plenty, that ours hold to our view in their skeleton hands the picture of a coming winter, I remain, Yours, &c., S.N.G. Since the above was in type, we have received another letter from a farmer, living a mile south of East Pike, which we copy:-- East Pike, Aug. 6, 1852 Mr. Holly:--Yesterday, just after noon, our town was again visited with a terrible hail storm, sweeping everything clean in its course. The track was near two miles wide, length not yet known. There is not anything left worth harvesting on this strip. The hail lay four inches deep on the ground when the storm was over; and now, (nearly twenty hours after,) the fields are white, and drifts a foot deep are to be found quite plenty. The hail-stones were as large as the yolk of an egg, and some even larger than that. The damage may be estimated by thousands. Yours, &c. *** Later.--We have received still another letter which we have not room to publish, but which gives some further account of the extent of the danger. In the neighborhood of the writer, (including one mile between East Pike and Griffith's corners,) the estimated losses are as follows:-- A.W. NOURSE, $400; G.M. FLINT, $300; L.J. GRIFFITH, $150; S.N. GRIFFITH, $450; S. DOLE, $350; M & N Van SLYKE, $300; others, $550. -- Amount, $2,500. The writer says that without doubt twenty miles have been as badly damaged as this mile, making at least $50,000, and probably much more. This loss must be severely felt by man farmers whose crops were the main dependence to pay debts and for their support during the coming winter. Such a hail storm was never before known in this section of the country. *** submitted by Linda Schmidt and Kathy Then

note: The conclusion of this letter to the editor and name of the sender wasn't included within this article (it was cut off when printed.--sorry) However, it uses the same return address, & I believe it was probably sent by the same person as the one earlier sent-in the Wyo. Co. Mirror edition, of June 22-1852 - letter from: F.F. FARGO, of the California Gold Mines; Feather River, Cal., which was dated: May, 8th, 1852. **************** Wyoming County Mirror Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY August 10-1852 -cont'd- California Correspondence. Fairfield Bar, Feather River, Cal., June, 15th, 1852. Friend Holly:-- A change of pace and occupation have offered me less opportunities for writing the Mirror. Being removed from the busy and active scene of the City to an isolated mining precinct, I have but few facilities for gathering up much, that to me would seem to interest; your readers, and for this reason have not written you so often of late. And should my communications prove too dry for a place in your columns during the exciting time of a Presidential Campaign you are at liberty to throw them aside. I am still at the place of my last writing--in the mountains, where the admirer of nature can not fail to be pleased and interested. The "wet season" is passed and succeeded by our long dry summer. The rains ceased falling about the middle of May which is the time the seasons generally change. The month of May, as with you, is the most delightful portion of the year. The rank growth of vegetation caused by the warm spring rains is now in all its prime and countless varieties of the most beautiful wild flowers, are everywhere to be met with. Making the mountains a perfect garden of fragrant blossoms, excelling by far the best arrangement of domestic flowers, by the most experienced Florist. The weather thus far has been much warmer than any season, since the settlement of the State. Snow has already melted away in the Sierra Nevada that has withstood the heat of the last three summers. Consequently the streams are much augmented and will probably remain considerably swollen during the season. The rivers in the San Joaquin section are said to be overflowing at the present moment, and serious damage is being done to agricultural interests. The surplus of water will greatly hinder operations in river claims for this year. There is thought to be much more water now than there was in the famous summer of '50. While those engaged in rivers will suffer a partial delay, those pursuing placer digging will find their facilities for working greatly enhanced. The vast improvements that have been made since last season for supplying the dry diggins with water, are wonderful and truly worthy of the age and characteristic of California enterprise. Canals, races, and flumes are being projected all over the mining section and thus bringing the various streams to the immediate vicinity of the best diggins. Large companies, with an immense capital are engaged in this work, and their stock proves equal to any in the State. There is nothing new of any great importance concerning the mines. As usual, new diggins are daily being discovered; but no such excitement as prevailed during the first year of the discovery of gold here, exists now. Mining is becoming a more permanent and settled business, and men begin to pursue it in a more scientific manner. The idea of scraping up a fortune in a week or month is not so generally entertained here as at home. Men are becoming satisfied with reasonable wages, or willing to work a claim that will pay moderately. I have met with many who during their first year in the mines would run over good dirt that would pay twenty dollars per day, looking for better, that are now quite content to find a place that will yield five dollars. The present price of labor is from seventy five to one hundred dollars per month,--board furnished. The emigration to our shores this spring surpasses the predictions of the most liberal estimate. Every Steamer comes loaded to the fullest extent, and reports leaving others behind who could not get passage. Clippers, Schooners, Brigs, and all sorts of crafts are eagerly sought for in the absence of Steamships, and find good employment in bringing up the thousands that better facilities on the other side have thrown upon the Isthmus. The proportion of females and children among the present arrivals, is very large compared with any time before. Some overland trains are in from Salt Lake, but none have as yet arrived from home. About fifty thousand are said to be crossing the plains this season. Our Legislature has adjourned. A very little business of importance has been transacted. Its deliberations were characterized by frequent disputes and quarrels, according to the modern manner of legislating. The Compromise was unqualifidly approved; gamblers and their profession were unmolested and they are legally permitted to continue their hellish practice by contributing to the revenue; houses of ill-fame were licensed also to augment the treasury, to create a larger fund to be pilfered by official libertines; a fugitive slave act was passed, to aid owners in recapturing their negro property brought here prior to the admission of California into the Union. Enclosed I hand you a copy of said act which passed with but little opposition. [The act to be found on the first page.--Ed. Mir.] So you will see that Eureka State is pretty strongly pledged for a compromise President. Both parties are avowedly committed, and there is not a political press in the State that dare take opposite ground. My impression is that no person, either whig or Democrat can get the electoral vote of California ...[article cut at this point] submitted by Linda C. Schmidt & Kathy Then ******************

Thank you Anita and all others, I now understand about the Wyoming Co. Home and I appreciate all the help by the good people of this list Marsha Redden ----- Original Message ----- From: Anita Hayes <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 9:06 PM Subject: [NYWYOMIN] Wyoming County Home > Dear Readers: > > To help you understand the Wyoming County Home. > > The Wyoming County Home was located in the Town of Orangeville, Wyoming County, NY just east of the village of Varysburg on what is today Rt. 20A. When Wyoming County was established on May 19, 1841 it was necessary that the new county make provisions for the care of paupers and the insane apart from the old facilities of the old Genesee County Home. Each town contributed tax monies to care for people who were placed in the Home from their towns. At first a farm was rented at Hall's Corners but in the summer of 1843 the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors purchased forty acres in the Town of Orangeville east of Varysburg. Down through the years buildings were built and more land was acquired. > > In 1864 a separate two-story building was erected for the confinement of the insane and Wyoming County patients were transferred from the old Genesee County Home.This addition to the Wyoming County Home and Farm became known as the "Wyoming County Lunatic Asylum" In 1891 all the insane, both public and private admissions were discharged to hospitals in Buffalo, Willard and Utica. > > The Home and Farm was eventually closed when the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors and the State of New York judged the wooden structures to be unsafe. > > All Admissions and Discharges to the "Wyoming County Home and Asylum" can be found in the Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors starting in the early 1880's. These same reports includes the names, causes, ages, town of residency upon admission of all who died while a resident of the home. This practice was not found necessary before this time. But Federal Census records do list persons who were residents at the time of the census was recorded. > > Some residents who had no families were buried upon the property while a majority of them were buried in hometown cemeteries. > > The home housed infants to the elderly, sane to the insane. Those who were able worked on the farm or within the home doing various chores as milking to helping with washing the dishes. The home was supervised by the Wyoming County Home Keeper and his staff usually was his own immediate family. A herdsman also was employed to oversee the dairy operations. The farm raised all of its own produce to be used in the home. > > As to death certificates for the time frame of the Wyoming County Home. NYS did not require death certificate until the early 1880's and seeing the home was located in the Town of Orangeville - this was where the death were recorded. Anything earlier no death certificate existed. > > Some records of the Keeper have been found and are being transcribed. > > Any further questions please feel free to ask. > > Anita Ripstein Hayes > > > ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin > >

I'm researching my Milo and Eliza (Porter) Smith family of Gainsville. They were both born in N. Hebron, Washington County, NY in 1837 & 1842. They had 4 children b. in Gainsville. Nellie was my Grandmother and m. Ray Whitbeck. The others were Minnie, Frankie and Arthur. Does anyone know interesting material about the family. I have some dates for the kids but would like to know more about them and their lives. I have some information I would like to share Liz Burdick in Colorado [email protected] [email protected] ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

Wyoming County Mirror Warsaw, Wyoming Co., NY August 10-1852 Railroad Accident. Mr. E.P. Van LIEW, of this village, and his daughter, a girl ten or twelvve years old, were nearly killed last Tuesday, near the "Gulf Mill" in Gainesville. Mr. Van LIEW and daughter were going from this place to East Gainesville in a light double wagon. Those who have passed in that direction will recollect that just beyond the "Gulf Mill," in the edge of Gainesville, the carriage road passes on teh brow of the gulf, and the railroad close to it on the other side; and that at one place a wall is built some eight or ten feet high in order to make the carriage raod nearer the gulf than it could otherwise be--there being no railing between the road and the gulf at any place. When Mr. Van LIEW arrived near this wall the engine and a dirt train were standing close by, and the horses became somewhat frightened. Mr. Van LIEW urged and whipped them in order to make them pass; but they were so frightened that, just as they came opposite the wall, they turned and leaped down the bank, first striking some fifteen or twenty feet from the top of the wall, and continuing down the steep bank fifty or sixty feet further, till stopped by some small trees. The horses were not materially injured. Mr. Van LIEW was thrown thirty feet from the top of the wall, on some stones, and his skull was badly broken, so that when taken up, it ws supposed he could live but a few minutes. The girl was thrown over seventy feet from the top of the wall; and though not so badly bruised as her father externally, it was thought for several days she could not live. Drs. AMSDEN, of Gainesville, and MEACHEM of Warsaw, were immediately called, and found it necessary that Mr. Van LIEW should be trephined in order to relieve his brain from the pressure of the skull over the left eye, the size of a two shilling piece; after which he becane rational. At this time, (Saturday morning,) they both seem to be doing well, with a fair prospect of their recovery. We have been somewhat particular, in order that our readers may judge where the blame lies. We consider the place risk; and that certainly he should not have subjected his little girl to such danger. It is better even to be called cowardly than to risk our lives unnecessarily. And if Mr. Van LIEW wished to accustom his horses to the engine, we think he should have done it in a less dangerous place.--We hope this accident will be sufficient to put all our citizens on their guard whenever they are about the Railroad at any place. +++ submitted by Linda C. Schmidt & Kathy Then ******************

I am looking for information on the family & buisness of my GGrandfather, Asa Carter HUBBARD. b. Nov. 8, 1818 Champion, NY; d. Feb. 28, 1907 Eagle, Wyoming Co., NY. He & his son, Theodore, built the Star Cheese Factory in Wethersfield, NY in 1867. Asa m. Frances [Fannie] WOODARD. They had 9 children Nancy

I don't know if it's an address thing or what, but I am confused. Were there 2, a Wyoming Co. Poorhouse and a Wyoming County Home? My article says Wyoming Co. Home. Guess I'll have to take a trip to the historian's office. Thanks Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: HistorianCindyA <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 8:54 AM Subject: [NYWYOMIN] County Home/Poorhouse > Pretty interesting. The postcards, and peoples recollections says its in Varysburg which is the town of Sheldon. But the NY Gazetteer of 1860 says it was in Orangeville, but at that time, very small and not enough room for the residents. Of course the hamlet of Varysburg is only a smidge to the west of Orangeville. So is it just that mailing address thing again? To answer the original question on the death certificate, here is the Sheldon town clerks info in case the certificate is not in Orangeville. Not sure if the area code is 716 or the new 585 > Sheldon Town Clerk > Centerline & Route 77 > Strykersville, NY 14145 > phone 535-7644 > fax 535-0216 > > "Sandra Luss" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >The Wyoming County Almshouse was in Varysburg. You can see pictures if you go to www.poorhousestory.com/WYOMING.htm I'm not sure but it looks a lot like a house and farm that is on Rte. 20A now. > > > >Sandy > > -- > Cindy Amrhein > Town of Alabama Historian > in Genesee Co., NY > Experience the Town of Alabama in Genesee County, NY. > http://www2.pcom.net/cinjod/historian/ > APHNYS (Association of Public Historians of New York State) > http://www.tier.net/aphnys > > > __________________________________________________________________ > The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ > > > ==== NYWYOMIN Mailing List ==== > Visit the Wyoming Co. GenWEb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nywyomin > >