ZALMON BARNES, farmer, P.O Honeoye, was born in Barton, Tioga Co., N.Y., November 11, 1840, and is a son of Christopher and Mary H. (Lott) Barnes, natives also of Barton, N. Y. His father settled in Sharon township, this county, in 1852, and cleared and improved the farm now occupied by Zalmon, who was reared in Sharon from fourteen years of age. September 10, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Eighty-fifth New York Volunteers. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C., and sent to Andersonville prison, where he remained five months; from there he was taken to Charleston prison, and one month later to Florence prison, where he also remained two months, when he was paroled. He was honorably discharged at Elmira, N. Y., March 25,1865. He then returned home to Sharon township, where he engaged in farming, and for twelve years was in the lumber business. He married, January 1, 1870, Rosetta F., daughter of Nathan and Clarissa (Chapel) Hayward, of Bolivar, N. Y., and they have one son, Charles E. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and of the G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican, and has held the office of school director four years. Page 1180, Sharon Township, Potter Co., PA 

DE WITT C. CHASE, retired, P. O. Millport, was born in Jerusalem, Yates Co., N. Y., September 24. 1818, a son of Rev. John B. and Rebecca (Winship) Chase, early settlers of Yates and Allegany counties, N. Y. Mr. Chase settled in Sharon township, Potter county, in 1844, where, for a number of years, he was engaged in farming. In 1865 he embarked in general mercantile business, in which he successfully continued up to 1878, when ill health compelled him to retire. Mr. Chase is an honored and respected citizen of Millport. He cast his first presidential vote for William H. Harrison in 1840, and his last for the grandson, Benjamin Harrison, in 1888. Page 1181, Sharon Township, Potter Co., PA

FRED N. NEWTON. attorney at law, Shinglehouse, was born in Sharon township, Potter Co., Penn., February 22, 1854, a son of Amos A. and Dolly S. (Jones) Newton [see sketch of Amos A. Newton]. He was reared in his native town, and educated at the Coudersport public school and the State Normal School at Edinborough. He began the study of law in 1878, in the office of Olmsted & Larrabee, Coudersport, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1881. He married, November 2, 1873, Rose, daughter of Nelson and Lorinda (White) Parmenter, of Sharon, and they have three children: Lloyd S., Lawrence L. and Laura L. (twins). Mr. Newton is one of the justices of the peace of Sharon township, and is, politically, a Republican. 

CHARLES D. PARMENTER, lumberman, Shinglehouse, was born in West Virginia, August 14,1846, a son of Nelson and Lorinda (White) Parmenter, who settled in Sharon township, in 1850, locating at East Sharon, where the father engaged in lumbering. which he followed until his death. He also cleared and improved a farm at East Sharon. He was a native of the State of New York, and died November 2, 1888, at the age of seventy-five years. His family consisted of four children: Laura (Mrs. Alonzo Newton), Charles, Emma (Mrs. George W. Dodge) and Rose (Mrs. Fred N. Newton). Charles D. Parmenter was reared in Sharon township, and received a common-school education. He has always followed lumbering as a business, and has resided at Shinglehouse since 1884. He married, July 22,1869, Anna L. Ward, of Ripley, Ohio, and they have son, Nelson. Mr. Parmenter is a representative citizen and business man of Sharon township. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and in politics is a Republican. 

JOHN S. PEARSALL, farmer, P.O. Shinglehouse. was born in Switzerland county, Ind., January 29, 1821, a son of Samuel and Betsey (Pearsall) Pearsall, who settled in Sharon township in 1829, and later settled on the farm now occupied by John S. Pearsall, His father's principal business was lumbering. though he farmed to some extent. In later life he removed to Clinton county, Iowa, and died there. His children were Solomon, Harriet (Mrs. William Scott), John S., Polly (Mrs. Alfred Warren) and Nelson. John S. was reared in Sharon township from eight years of age, and with the exception of four years that he lived in Crawford county, Penn., and one year in Iowa he has always made this his home. In 1845 he married Eleanor M., daughter of Ezra and Sophronia Graves, of Sharon township, and they have reared eight children to adult age, three of whom have since died: Theressa (Mrs. Seymour Farley), Helen (Mrs. William Hunt, deceased), Eliza (Mrs. James Thompson), Eva (Mrs. A. C. Voorhees), Lillie (Mrs. Frank Farley), May (Mrs. W. B. Brightman, deceased), Dora (Mrs. M. J. Bridge) and Belle (deceased). Mr. Pearsall was in the Rebellion, enlisting in 1864, in Company F, Two Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers; he participated in the Weldon raid, and was honorably discharged after ten months' service. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he advocates Prohibition. 

GEORGE W. PRINCE, farmer, P.O. Shinglehouse, was born in Bradford county, Penn., February 22, 1825, a son of Joseph and Hannah (Stiles) Prince, formerly of New Hampshire, and pioneers of Bradford county, Penn. George W. was reared in his native county, where he resided up to 1866. He then settled in Sharon township, Potter county, on the farm he now owns and occupies. His original purchase was 600 acres, a part of which he has since sold and given his sons, and about 200 acres of which he cleared and improved. Mr. Prince was a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting, October 12, 1863, in the United States Construction Corps, served a year and a half, and in the spring of 1865 he was honorably discharged, on account of disability. He married, November 16, 1845, Phebe, daughter of Moses and Jerusha Burbank, of Bradford county, Penn., and they have four children living: Melvina (Mrs. Riley Allen), Loren, Alfred, and Caroline (Mrs. Horace Pratt). Mr. Prince, politically, was formerly a Democrat, but is now a stanch Republican. His paternal grandfather served through the Revolutionary war, and was with Washington when he crossed the Delaware. George W. Prince now has time gun in his possession, carried by his grandfather through the war, and which he captured from a British soldier. 

JAMES N. SHERWOOD, farmer P.0. Shinglehouse, was born in Solon, Cortland Co., N. Y., November 22, 1829 a son of Stratton Sherwood and Barbara A. (Barnard) Sherwood. He was reared in his native county and in Bradford county, Penn. He settled in Sharon township, Potter county, in 1852. and in 1854 married Fannie M., daughter of Joseph Armstrong, of Tompkins county, N. Y. After his marriage he located on Horse run, Bolivar township, Allegany Co., N. Y., and in 1861 removed to the farm he now occupies, most of which he cleared and improved. In August, 1863, he enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Forty-eight Pennsylvania Regiment. He was wounded in the face at Fort Damnation, and honorably discharged from the service April 10, 1865. During his term of service his wife was a nurse in the Harwood Hospital, near Washington, D. C., and afterward at Fairfax Seminary. Mr. Sherwood is a representative citizen of Sharon township, and is a member of the United Brethren Church. He has held the office of treasurer of Sharon township one year, and politically is a Republican. 

SALA C. STEVENS, lumberman, P.O. Shinglehouse, was born in Jamaica, Windham Co., Vt., February 18, 1813, a son of Asa and Patty (Hazelton) Stevens, natives of Vermont and pioneers of Tioga county, Penn. He was reared in Vermont and settled in Sharon township, Potter county, in 1838, embarking in the lumber business, in which he has been very successful and in which he is still interested. He also, for fifteen years, was interested in a large lumber yard and mill in Cincinnati, Ohio, in which he accumulated a competency. Mr. Stevens was twice married. His first wife was Lydia, daughter of Anthony and Katie (Stevens) Jones, of Bingham township, this county, by whom he had children as follows: Fendora 1,1. (Mrs. J. E. Terwilliger). Florence E. (Mrs. Robert Sayers), Florentine S., Grace G. (Mrs. Robert Hook). Edith G. and Mabel (Mrs. Samuel Booth). His second wife was Mrs. Kate (Haley) Seals, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Stevens is a representative and leading citizen of Shinglehouse. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and in politics is a Republican. 

WILLIAM G. SUTHERLAND, farmer, P.O. Shinglehouse, was born in Maryland, Otsego Co., N. Y., August 28, 1834, a son of James and Betsey (Kaple) Sutherland, who settled in Sharon township in 1857, and resided there until their death. Their children were Charles, William G. Diantha (Mrs. George M. Burbank), Jane (Mrs. Ruben Hickok), Orburt and Fannie (Mrs. Barton Holly). William G. Sutherland was reared in his native county and Bradford county, Penn. He settled in Sharon township, Potter county, in 1856, on the farm he now occupies, all of which he cleared and improved; for over thirty years he was engaged in lumbering in the winter season. He was twice married; his first wife was Belle, daughter of Orlando and Minerva (Arnold) Johnson, of Hume, N. Y., by whom he had two children: Don and Paul. His present wife was formerly Nancy Kinney. daughter of Alanson Kinney, of Steuben county, N. Y., and they have three daughters: Dora, Ella and Vinnie. Mr. Sutherland has served the township as supervisor and school director. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and is a Republican. 

DANIEL P. WHITE, farmer, P.O. East Sharon, was born in Zanesville, Ohio October 10,1817, a son of John and Mary (Kennedy) White. His father was a native of New Hampshire, and his mother of Elmira, N. Y. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and served under General W. H. Harrison. In 1821 they settled in Ceres, McKean Co., Penn. , and later located in Hebron, Potter Co., Penn. , where they cleared a farm and made their home until death. They had fourteen children, seven of whom grew to maturity, viz.: Daniel P., Arvilla (Mrs. Peter Pulver), Melinda (Mrs. Noah Donning), Albert, Levi, Martin (died of disease contracted in the army during the Civil war), and George W. (also a soldier of the Civil war, now living at Ridgway, Penn.). Daniel P. White was reared in Ceres, McKean county, until fifteen years of age, and then moved to Hebron, Potter Co. , Penn. , with his parents, where he grew to manhood and first located, clearing a farm in that township. In 1859 he removed to Sharon township, where he has since resided. He married, December 24, 1837, Eunice, daughter of Judson Hinds, of Hebron township, and they have reared seven children: Samuel J. , Mary J. (Mrs. Hiram Root), Sarah (Mrs. William Waer), William H., Marinda (Mrs. Brown) James and Adelbert. Mr. White was a soldier in the Rebellion, enlisting in August, 1861, in Company D, Eighty-fifth New York Volunteers. and served a year, but was honorably discharged on account of disability, September 1, 1862, at David's Island, N. Y. 

CHARLES A. WOLCOTT, farmer, P. O. Shinglehouse, was born in Sharon township, Potter county, May 19, 1861, and is a son of Aaron and Lucretia (Jones) Wolcott. His paternal grandparents were John and Rhoda (Brainard) Wolcott, who settled in Eldred, MeKean Co., Penn., in 1833. His maternal grandparents were Anthony W. and Harriet (Nichols) Jones, who settled in Sharon township. Potter county, in an early day. Aaron Wolcott was born in Portville, N. Y., December 9, 1832, and was reared in Eldred, Penn. He settled in Clara township, this county, in 1853, where he engaged in lumbering and farming for three years. He then removed to Sharon township, and has occupied his present farm since 1868. He was twice married, and by his first wife, Lucretia, he has three children living, viz.: Cora (Mrs. Jos. Bump), Charles A. and Hugh. His second and present wife was Mrs. Sarah (Emery) Gile. Charles A. Wolcott was reared in Sharon township, where he received a common-school education. He married, December 25, 1882, Hattie B. , daughter of A. W. and Margaret J. (Blood) Humphrey, of Sharon township, and they have one daughter, Ruby. After his marriage Mr. Wolcott engaged in farming one year at Eldred, McKean county, and in the fall of 1883 he returned to Sharon, and in the spring of 1885 located on the farm he now occupies. He has held the office of collector and constable two terms in Sharon. Politically he is a Republican. 

OSWAYO TOWNSHIP. 

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JAMES H. DEXTER, farmer and lumberman, P. O. Oswayo, was born in Oswayo township, Potter Co., Penn., March 3, 1858, the only son of William and Lucy M. (Parker) Dexter, natives of Chenango county, N. Y., who settled in Oswayo township in 1854, where his father for many years was a prominent lumberman, but since 1870 has been engaged in farming. James H. Was reared in Oswayo, and since attaining his majority has been prominently identified with the lumbering interests of the county, and at the same time has conducted his father's farm. He married in October, 1883, Eloise, daughter of Isaac and Mahala (Casterline) Griffin, of Allegany county, N. Y. Mr. Dexter is a prominent lumberman and citizen of Oswayo. He was, in 1887, elected one of the auditors of Potter county, for a term of three years, and has filled many of the local offices of the township. Politically he is a Republican. 

JAMES T. LOCKWOOD, lumberman and farmer, P. O. Chrystal, was born in Steuben county, N. Y., October 31,1834, a son of William and Laura (Lucas) Lockwood, natives of Vermont, who settled in Oswayo township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1849, locating on the farm now owned by the heirs of Jacob Lockwood. This farm William Lockwood (who in his lifetime was a prominent lumberman) cleared and improved, with the assistance of his sons, making it his home until his death, which occurred in December, 1880. He had ten children: Eliza (Mrs. Hugh Hahey), William L., Mary (Mrs. C. A. Pineo), John, Jacob, Betsy (Mrs. Thomas Crittenden), James T., Joseph, Nancy (Mrs. Martin Fisher) and Wealthy (Mrs. William Woodard). James T. came with his parents to Oswayo township, and on reaching manhood began his business career as a lumberman, which he has since followed, doing an extensive business. In 1871 he located on the farm he now occupies, comprising 145 acres, 115 of which he improved. In 1866 he married Sarah B., daughter of Elias and Electa (Cummings) Torry of Sharon township, Potter Co., Penn., and to them have been born six children: Mary, Minnie, Jacob J. (deceased), Florence, Lottie and Laura. Mr. Lockwood was a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting August 1, 1861, in Company G, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was wounded through the hip at Atlanta, Ga.; was taken prisoner at the battle of Chancellorsville and sent to Libby prison, but was paroled after fifteen days' confinement. After serving nearly four years, he was honorably discharged July 21, 1865. Politically he is a Republican; has held the office of school director of Oswayo six years, and is now serving his second term as town auditor. 

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GEORGE F. ROWLEE, farmer, P. O. Oswayo, was born in Southport, Chemung Co., N. Y., April 16, 1828, a son of Peter B. and Elizabeth (Briggs) Rowlee. His father was a native of Connecticut and of Scotch descent, and his mother of Cayuga county, N. Y., and of German parentage. They were residents of Chemung county, N. Y., and died there, both at the age of eighty- two and one half years. George F. was reared in his native county. In 1850 he settled in Oswayo township, where he has since resided, and in 1851 located on the farm he now occupies, which he cleared and improved himself. He was married, December 31, 1849, to Sophia L., daughter of Ephraim and Abigail (Bridgman) Dalrymple, of Chemung county, N. Y., and they have five children living: Susan A. (Mrs. D. C. Kelley), Sarah I. (Mrs. James F. Goit), Ida V. (Mrs. S. E. Crittenden), George M., and Edith M. (Mrs. Charles L. Wilbur). Mr. Rowlee for many years was engaged in lumbering. In August, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Sixty-fourth New York Volunteers. He was taken prisoner in the seven days' fight before Richmond, June 30,1862, and after twenty-one days was paroled with McClellan's sick and wounded, and was discharged September 19, 1862. He re-enlisted September 7, 1864, in Company F, Two Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, served until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged. He has held the offices of supervisor, auditor and school director of Oswayo township. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Equitable Aid Union, and of the Knights of Labor; politically he is a Democrat. 

ANSEL T. SMITH, grocer, Oswayo, was born in Cortland county, N. Y., November 30,1822, a son of Walker and Sarah (Taylor) Smith, who settled in Ulysses, Potter Co., Penn., in 1838, where they cleared and improved a farm and reared a family of ten children, eight of whom grew to maturity: Ansel T., Arnold W., Parmeno A., Joshua T., Walker O., Sarah A. (Mrs. Sherman Lane), Delana (Mrs. Horace Chandler) and Esther A. (Mrs. Buck). Ansel T. Smith was sixteen years of age when he settled with his parents in Ulysses township. He followed blacksmithing for a number of years, and for eight years was a local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He located in Oswayo in 1869, where he carried on a blacksmith shop for several years. Since 1886 be has been engaged in the grocery business. He has been twice married; his first wife was Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah Reed, of Eulalia, this county, and they had two children: Nathan L. and William W. His present wife was Savina Brown, of Ulysses. Mr. Smith is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and politically he is a Prohibitionist. 

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CHRISTOPHER J. TUBBS, furniture dealer, Oswayo, was born in Woodhull, Steuben Co., N. Y., August 29, 1831, a son of Levi and Electa B. (Colvin) Tubbs, natives of Cortland and Herkimer counties, N. Y., respectively, and pioneers of Steuben Co., N. Y. The father of Levi was a native of Vermont. The father of Electa B. Tubbs was born in Rhode Island, and her mother in Connecticut. Christopher J. Tubbs was reared in his native county, where he secured a common-school education and learned the carpenter's trade. In 1849 he located in Hector, Potter county, where he worked as a journeyman for four years. He then returned to Steuben county, N. Y., remaining there until August, 1858, when he returned to Ulysses, Potter Co., Penn., and worked on a church until April, 1859, when he went to Conneautville, Crawford Co., Penn., where he worked at his trade until the last of November. He next went to Ceres, McKean county, and worked at his trade until October 17,1861, when he enlisted in Company F, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served four years, four months and ten days, and was honorably discharged at Philadelphia February 27, 1866. He then returned to Ceres and worked at his trade one year, then removed to Annin township, McKean county, where he lived three years, thence to Port Allegany, and a year later to Roulette, Potter Co., where he spent seven years. In 1881, he located at Oswayo, where he now resides, and has conducted a furniture store since 1884. He was married, July 4, 1866, to Laura A., daughter of Thomas and Catherine W. H. (Bacon) McDonald, of Sharon, this county, and they have two children: Catherine J. and Lena A. Mr. Tubbs is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the G. A. R., and in politics he is a Republican. 

WILLIAM H. TURNER, physician, Oswayo, was born in Elmira, N. Y., October 4,1829, a son of David and Elizabeth (Atwood) Turner, and is of French and Scotch descent. His parents settled in Bingham township about 1835, where his father purchased a timber lot, erected a saw mill and engaged in lumbering for about fifteen years, when he removed to Crawford county. Penn. He died in 1849, of cholera, while on a visit to Iowa. William H. was reared in Bingham township until fifteen years of age He then located at Whitesville, N. Y., and afterward attended school at Alfred N Y., one year. In 1846 he began the study of medicine with Dr. J. G. Horton, of Whitesville, N. Y., and in August, 1849, entered Castleton Medical College, Castleton, Vt., from which he graduated in the spring of 1850. He began the practice of his profession at Ellisburg, this county, in 1852 where he remained one year, and then practiced two years in Oswayo, when he removed to Andrews Settlement in Allegheny township, where he remained until 1871, when he returned to Oswayo, where he has since been in active practice. He was married August 6, 1854, to Spiddie W., daughter of Thomas and Jane (Carson) Gilliland, of Hebron township, and they have five children Robert. Bennie, Edgar, Emma (Mrs. Frank Gee) and Lizzie. Dr. Turner is a prominent physician, has an extensive practice, and is a member of the Potter county Medical Society. In politics he is a Republican. 

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WALTER WELLS, general merchant, Oswayo, was born in Oswayo township, Potter Co., Penn., February 25, 1836, a son of John and Folly (Potter) Wells, natives of Petersburg,Rensselaer Co., N. Y., who settled in Oswayo township in 1832. His father was a carpenter by trade, but, after settling in Potter county, spent most of his life in farming and lumbering. He erected a saw-mill in Oswayo, and did an extensive business. His family consisted of four daughters and one son, viz.; Esther (Mrs. Stallman Green), Sardinia (Mrs. Isaac Pierce), Sally Ann (Mrs. Perry Potter), Wealthy (Mrs. Charles H. Simmons) and Walter. Walter Wells was reared in Oswayo, where most of his life has been spent. He began life as a farmer and lumberman, and for twenty-two years has been engaged in the mercantile business at Oswayo. He married, November 13,1858, Sarah M., daughter of Eleazer and Mary E. (Hollister) Lyman, of Oswayo, formerly of Vermont. They have four children:Arthur G., Ernest L., Myrtle W. and J. Walter. Mr. Wells served as sheriff of Potter county from 1875 to 1878; was postmaster of Oswayo in 1872-73, and from 1879 until the present time, still holding the office. He has held nearly all the local offices of the township. Politically he is a Republican. 

GENESEE TOWNSHIP

NORMAN CHAPMAN, farmer, P. O. Genesee Fork. was born in Independence, Allegany Co., N. Y., July 22, 1838, a son of Fielder and Sarah (Knight) Chapman, who settled in Genesee township in 1854, where they cleared and improved a farm adjoining that now owned by their son Norman. They reared a family of seven children, viz. : Anson, Norman, Martha (Mrs. John R. Fessenden), Cemantha (Mrs. Josiah Webster), Percis (Mrs. J. J. Waterman), Ladurney and Ethlin. Fielder Chapman was born in Onondaga county, N. Y., November 15, 1811, and was a son of Samuel and Martha (Tyler) Chapman, natives of Connecticut, who settled in Independence, Allegany Co , N. Y., in 1824. He was married, June 24, 1835, to Sarah, daughter of Silas and Anna Knight, of Steuben county, N. Y., and, as above stated. settled in Genesee in 1854. Norman Chapman was reared in Independence and Genesee townships, and has always followed farming as an occupation. He has occupied his present farm four years. He was married, March 11, 1868, to Cordelia, daughter of John and Prudence Kruson, of Allegany Co., N. Y., and they have two children -- Bertie and Guy. Mr. Chapman was a soldier in the late war, enlisting August 16, 1862, in Company K, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and served nearly three years. He was wounded at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863, and was honorably discharged from the service in July, 1865. He is a prominent farmer and citizen, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and of the Sons of Temperance. In politics he is a Prohibitionist. 

OLIVER W. HICKOX, farmer, P. O. Genesee Fork. was born in Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y., February 18, 1811, a son of Thomas mind Hannah (Wolcott) Hickox, natives of Connecticut and Massachusetts, respectively, who were among the early settlers of Broome county, N. Y. Oliver W. Hickox was reared in his native town, and there married Harriet, daughter of Andrew and Hannah (Cole) Moore, early settlers of that community, and grand-daughter of William Moore, a native of Schenectady, N. Y., and one of the pioneers of Broome county, N. Y. The issue of this union was five children: Willard, Ansel, Hannah (Mrs. F. B. Sherman), Sarah (Mrs. Volney Stannard) and Josephine. Mr. Hickox located in Tioga county, Penn., in 1837, and one year later he proceeded to Portville, N. Y., where he remained two years. In 1841 he removed to Friendship, N. Y., where he lived three years, and then lived seven years in Belmont N. Y. and after another year's residence in Friendship located in Genesee township this county, about 1852, where he has since resided. For several years he was engaged in lumbering, and cleared and improved the farm he now occupies. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he has always been a Democrat, and has held several of the local offices of the township. 

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HERBERT O. PERRY, woolen manufacturer, Genesee Forks, was born in Vermont, July 22, 1814, a son of John and Margaret (Wade) Perry. He was reared in Manlius, N. Y., where he worked in a cotton factory nine years. From there he went to Pratt's Hollow, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1832, and was there superintendent of a cotton-mill until 1848, and six years of that time had an interest in the mill. In 1848 he settled in Genesee township, Potter Co., Penn., and erected a woolen factory in what at that time was a wilderness, and this he has conducted ever since. During the war he employed eight hands, but since 1870 has employed but four in the busy season. For five years he conducted a grocery in connection with his woolen factory, and in the first years of his settlement did considerable business in pine lumber. He was married, March 8, 1835, to Rebecca, daughter of Robert and Phebe (Peet) Dunbar, early settlers of Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y. and they have had four children: Harriet H. (Mrs. Benjamin Noble), Emeline (deceased), Margaret (deceased) and Herbert A. Mr. Perry is a Republican in politics, and has filled several of the minor offices of the township. 

BENJAMIN F. SHERMAN, farmer and produce dealer, P. O. Genesee Fork, was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., January 20, 1840, a son of Thomas W. and Sophronia (Hurd) Sherman, who settled in Genesee township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1856, where they resided until their death. They had nine children: Phebe (Mrs. Wm. H. Jones), Benjamin F., Ellen (Mrs. Chauncey Gilber), Thomas J., Henry, Walter, Mary (Mrs. Edwin Caple), Caroline (Mrs. Norman Keech) and Samuel S. Benjamin F. Sherman in early manhood was a jobber in lumber, and from 1858 to 1862 was engaged in farming in Bingham township. He then located at Titusville, Penn., - where he was engaged in various branches, including real estate and oil producing, for six years. In 1868 he purchased the farm he now occupies, in Genesee township, where he has since resided, and which he cleared and improved. He has also been more or less engaged in lumbering and in the live-stock business, and since 1884 he has made a specialty of the butter business, which averages from two to three tons per month, to supply his customers. In December, 1863, he married Hannah, daughter of Oliver W. and Harriet (Moore) Hickox, of Genesee and they have two children: Charles W. and Harriet S. (Mrs. G. C. Russell). Mr. Sherman has held the office of mercantile appraiser, and was census enumerator for the townships of Genesee and Oswayo in 1880. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and also belongs to the Knights of Honor and the Knights of the Maccabees. In politics he is a Republican. 

Jerome J. Waterman , proprietor of the Waterman House, Genesee Forks, was born in Oneida county, N. Y. June 19,1842, a son of Artemas and Amanla (Worden) Waterman. His father died when Jerome was a child, and his mother afterward married William F. Smith. In 1852 his mother and stepfather settled in Genesee township, Potter Co., Penn., on the farm now owned by Mr. Waterman, which they cleared and improved. Of this family there was, besides Jerome J., one daughter, Julia A., now Mrs. John S. Atherton. Jerome J. Waterman was reared in Genesee township from ten years of age. He was in the late war of the Rebellion, enlisting in June, 1861, in Company H, Thirty-seventh New York Infantry. He was shot through the cheek at the battle of Fair Oaks, in 1862, and was wounded in the left leg at the battle of Chancellorsville, in May, 1863. He was honorably discharged, on account of expiration of term of enlistment, in June, 1863; re-enlisting January 31, 1864, in Company D, Fiftieth Wisconsin Infantry, he served one year and four months, and was again honorably discharged. After the war he engaged in farming in Genesee township, and in 1871 purchased the homestead farm which he still owns and on which he resided for seventeen years. In 1887 he erected the Waterman House at Genesee Forks, of which he has since been the popular landlord. In 1866 he married Percis, daughter of Fielder and Sarah (Knight) Chapman, of Genesee township, and they have one son, William D. Mr. Waterman is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the G. A. R. He has served one term as justice of the peace of Genesee, and in politics is a Republican 

BINGHAM TOWNSHIP

ABEL BISHOP, farmer, P. O. Genesee Fork, was born in Cattaraugus county, N. Y., November 28, 1842. a son of George W. and Cyrene (Wedge) Bishop. He was reared in his native county, and in 1869 settled in Bingham township, where he has since resided. He was twice married, his first wife being Angeline, daughter of Caleb and Angeline (Wilson) Lewis, of Independence, N. Y., and granddaughter of Abram Lewis, a pioneer of that township. They had two children, Bertha (Mrs. Dennis Hill) and Fred. Mr. Bishop's second wife was Mary, daughter of William and Lucy (Howe) Spencer, of Bingham township. Mr. Bishop is a representative farmer and citizen; in politics he is a Republican. 

ASAHEL H. BRIGGS, farmer, clergyman and dealer in agricultural implements, P. O. North Bingham was born in Bingham township, Potter Co., Penn., February 19, 1840, a son of Ebenezer P. and Lydia (Matteson) Briggs, his father a native of Datchess county, N. Y., and his mother of Madison county, N. Y. His paternal grandfather was Job Briggs, formerly of Dutchess county, N. Y., and among the pioneers of Bingham township. He was a farmer and mechanic and resided in the township until his death. Four of his sons were pioneers of Bingham township, named as follows: David S. Ebenezer P., Vose P. and Uriah S. His father Ebenezer P., settled in Bingham township in 1826, and cleared and improved the farm now owned by his sons A. H. and J. M., and Eli Hall. He drew the lumber for his first residence twenty-two miles with an ox team. His children were four in number, as follows: Martin D., James M., Emily (Mrs. L. E. McCarn) and Asahel H. A. H. Briggs was reared in his native township, and now occupies a part of the old homestead. He was ordained a minister of the Christian Church, and has been a member of the Advent Christian Conference of Northern Pennsylvania since its organization in 1871. He married, July 3, 1858, Sarah M., daughter of John and Thankful (Turner) Potter, of Independence, N. Y., and they have two children: Ione G. and Martin G. Mr. Briggs is a representative citizen of the county. Politically he is an advocate of Prohibition. 

IRA B. CARPENTER, farmer, P. O. Bingham Centre, was born in Dryden. Tompkins Co., N.Y., March 27,1823, a son of Barber and Eleanor (Bronson) Carpenter, natives of Massachusetts, who settled in Bingham township in 1838, on the farm now owned and occupied by our subject, and resided in the township until their death. They had eleven children who grew to maturity: Theodorus, William, Melissa (Mrs. Peter Teeter), Selden, Mary (Mrs. Francis Drake),, Bethiah (Mrs. Amos R. Lewis), Matilda (Mrs. G. W. Lewis), Arvilla (Mrs. Alonzo Mudge), Irena (Mrs. Wm. Knapp), Ira B. and Cordelia (Mrs. S. K. Niles). Ira B. Carpenter was sixteen years of age when he came to Bingham township, and he now occupies the old homestead of his father, which he assisted in clearing and improving. He was married September 8, 1845, to Mary A., daughter of David and Margaret (Gibson) Baldwin, of Hector, this county, by whom he had six children who grew to maturity: Selden, Sarah (Mrs. Dr. E. S. Mattison), Eugene, Roselle, Elma (Mrs. Chas. Allen) and Della (Mrs. Fowler Lewis). Mr. Carpenter was in the Civil war, drafted September 29, 1864, and was assigned to Company D, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged June 16, 1865. He has been justice of the peace of Bingham township twenty-four years, and has held other minor offices. His commissions for the office of justice have been signed by five different governors for five successive terms. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics he is a Republican. 

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GAYLORD E. COLVIN, farmer, P. O. North Bingham, was born in Bingham township, Potter Co., Penn., January 11, 1854, a son of George W. and Adelia (Nichols) Colvin. His paternal grandparents were Joshua and Dorothea (Castler) Colvin, who settled in Bingham township in 1833, and cleared and improved a farm. They afterward removed to Cook county, Ill., where they died. His maternal grandparents were Samuel and Nabby (Chase) Nichols, pioneers of Eldred, McKean Co., Penn. George W. Colvin was reared in Bingham township from nine years of age. He cleared and improved the farm now occupied by G. E. Colvin, and for a number of years was engaged in lumbering in Sharon township, Potter county. He is now a resident of North Bingham. He held the office of commissioner of Potter county two terms, and is a respected and prominent citizen. His children were Ann (Mrs. William G. Raymond) and Gaylord E. The latter resides on and conducts the old homestead. He married, October 16, 1877, Hattie, daughter of Harmon P. and Jane (Millard) Matson, of Woodhull, Steuben Co., N. Y. Mr. Colvin is a representative young farmer of Bingham township, and in politics he is a Republican. 

WILLIAM DANIELS was born in Bingham township. Potter Co., Penn., December 12, 1844, a son of George W. and Achsah (Hawley) Daniels, who settled in that township in 1827. His maternal grandfather was Solomon Hawley, a native of Connecticut, who settled in Bingham township in 1827. William Daniels was reared in his native township, and April 1, 1862, enlisted in Company F, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was wounded at the battle of Chapin's Farm, September 29, 1864, and was honorably discharged from the service April 20, 1865. After the war he engaged in farming in Bingham township, which he followed up to 1880. He then embarked in the grocery business at Lewisville with G. H. Cobb, and a year later purchased his partner's interest, conducting the business alone for a short time, when he sold out. He then opened a clothing store in same town, the first exclusive establishment of the kind in the place, which he conducted two years. He then traveled for an Elmira commercial house for two years, and afterward again engaged in mercantile business in Lewisville for one and a half years. January 14, 1866, he married Ellen H., daughter of John and Martha (Lewis) Harris, of Lewisville, and they have two children: M. Inez and Henry H. Mr. Daniels is a well-known citizen of Potter county, and is a member of the F. & A. M. and G. A. R. In politics he is a Republican. 

JEROME HARVEY, farmer, P. O. West Bingham, was born in Triangle, Broome Co., N.Y., May 11, 1825, a son of Joseph and Rhoda (Baker) Harvey, who settled in Bingham township in 1847, locating on the farm now owned and occupied by their son, Jerome, which, with his assistance, he cleared and improved. Mr. Harvey was reared in his native county, being twenty-two years of age when he accompanied his father to Potter county. He participated in the Civil war, being drafted in October, 1864, in Company D, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged in September, 1865. He was twice married: His first wife was Adeline Saxton, of Broome county, N. Y., and his second wife was Cynthia Greene, of the same county. Mr. Harvey is a representative farmer and citizen of Bingham town ship. He has held the offices of road commissioner and school director, and has also been postmaster of West Bingham. In politics he is independent. 

DAVID T. HAUBER, farmer and lumberman, P. O. North Bingham, was born in West Union, Steuben Co. N.Y., November 29, 1835, a son of John and Jane Hauber. His paternal grandfather was Frederick Hauber, and his maternal grandfather was Guy Hauber, both from the Mohawk Valley, N.Y., and among the first settlers of West Union, N. Y. David T. Hauber, was reared in his native town, began life as a farmer, and resided there up to 1870, when he removed to Bingham township, locating on the Hiram Ives farm, a good share of which he cleared, and made most of the improvements, erecting all the commodious farm buildings. He resided there until 1887, when he purchased the farm he now occupies at North Bingham, the best located and one of the finest and best farms in the township, where he has since resided. Besides the two places above mentioned, he owns the James Burt farm, a part of which he also cleared, and on which he erected a large barn, 40x50 feet in dimensions. Although not an old settler, Mr. Hauber has probably done as much toward the development of Bingham township as any other citizen, and, besides attending to his farm interests, has been engaged in lumbering more or less since 1883. He married, in 1865, Eugertha, daughter of Alvin and Alvina (Horton) Chapin, of West Union, N. Y., and they have three children: Blanche, Mary and Giles. Mr. Hauber was in the Civil war, enlisting August 22, 1862; he became corporal in Company H, One Hundred and Forty-first New York Volunteer Infantry, was promoted to second sergeant, and honorably discharged June 26, 1865. He is a prominent and progressive farmer, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Masonic fraternity. He has been supervisor and school director of the township for nine years. Politically he is a Republican. 

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JOHN HENRY, farmer, P. O. Ulysses, was born in Luzerne county, Penn., December 31 1818, a son of Christian and Barhara (Whaner) Henry, who settled in Bingham township in 1842, remained there about three years, and then removed to Livingston county, N. Y., where he died in 1846, his wife surviving him till the year 1886, when she died at the residence of her son John Henry, in Bingham township, Potter Co., Penn. John Henry settled in Bingham township in 1842, and cleared and improved the farm he now occupies. He was married, December 8, 1844, to Susan A., daughter of Joshua and Polley (Rome) Thompson, who settled in Bingham township in 1824. By this union there were five children born: George, Andrew J., Charles, Betsey (Mrs. J. C. Hawley) and Caroline (Mrs. James E. Mulford). Mr. Henry is a prominent citizen of Bingham township, is a member of the Free Will Baptist Church; he is a Democrat, and has held the offices of supervisor and school director. 

ASAHEL B. HOWE, farmer, P. O. Spring Mills, N. Y. . was born in Lansing, Tompkins Co., N. Y., May 30, 1816, a son of Isaac and Besey (Buck) Howe, who located in Bingham township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1832, and a year later settled on the farm now occupied by Asahel B., which, with the assistance of their sons was cleared and improved, and here the parents lived until their death. Timothy Howe, paternal grandfather of subject, was a pioneer of the Mohawk Valley, N. Y., a soldier of the Revolution, and an early settler of Lansing, N.Y., where he resided until his death. His maternal grandfather, Benjamin Buck, was also a pioneer of Lansing, N. Y. A. B. Howe is a prominent and well-known citizen of Bingham township, having resided on the old homestead since 1833. 

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LEVI B. LEWIS, farmer, P. O. Bingham Centre, was born in Bingham township, September 4,1836, a son of Amos R. and Bethiah (Carpentor) Lewis, who settled in Bingham township in 1834, locating on the farm now owned by David T. Hauber, a part of which they cleared and improved. In 1839 they settled at Bingham Centre and cleared and improved the farm now occupied by Levi B., where the father died in December, 1873, in the sixty-eighth year of his age. They had six children who grew to maturity, viz.: Lurinda (Mrs. Russell Grover), Alvin P,, Levi B., Elonzo, Oscar and Rachel (Mrs. Jared Thompson). Levi B. Lewis was reared in his native township, and has always followed farming as an occupation. He was a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting March 31, 1864, in Company G, Fifty-third Pennsylvania Regiment; was in the battle of the Wilderness, and was wounded at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, where he was taken prisoner and sent to Libby prison; was paroled August 24, 1864, exchanged at Annapolis, and rejoined his regiment in November, 1864. He was honorably discharged June 16, 1865. Mr. Lewis was married May 9,1859, to Sarah, daughter of George and Eliza (Burt) Ransom, of Bingham township, and they have three children: Frank, Fowler and Selden. Mr. Lewis has been postmaster of Bingham Centre since 1872, succeeding his father, who had held the office for twenty years. He is a member of the G. A. R. and I. O. O. F,; is one of the auditors of Potter county, to which office he was elected in 1887, and has held the office of township clerk seventeen years. In politics he is a Democrat. 

SAMUEL MUNROE, farmer, P. O. Ulysses, was born in Washington county, N. Y., September 16 1815 a son of Garner and Rosanna (McAllister) Munroe, who settled in Tioga county, Penn., in 1821. Samuel Munroe was reared in Tioga county, Penn., from the age of six years. He settled in Bingham township, Potter county in 1839, and in 1842 located on the farm he now occupies, most of which he cleared and improved, and where he has since resided. He has been married twice. His first wife was Marriam daughter of Johin and Susanna (Salisbury) Howland, of Tioga county, Penn., and his second and present wife is Susan sister of his first. Mr. Munroe's uncle Ashbel Munroe, settled in Bingham township in 1826, cleared and improved the Ferris farm, and died there. He had two daughters. Mr. Munroe is a prominent and successful farmer and has served one term as commissioner of Potter county. Politically he is a Republican. 

JOEL L. RAYMOND, farmer P. O.North Bingham, was born in Hinsdale, Berkshire Co., Mass., March 2, 1816, a son of William G. and Betsey (Freeland) Raymond, who settled in Bingham township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1837, and died there. They had a family of nine children: Maria (Mrs. Lyman Blackmer), Persus J. (Mrs. Squire Rightmyer), William P., Joel L., Hannah M. (Mrs. John Robbins), Mary C. (Mrs. Ebenezer Huntington), John G., Julia A. (deceased wife of John Smith, also deceased) and Eliza (Mrs.Charles Grover). Joel L. was reared in Berkshire, Tioga Co., N.Y., and settled in Bingham township in 1837. He cleared and improved a farm of 200 acres, besides other farms and has resided at North Bingham since 1876. His paternal grandfather. Amos Raymond, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and a pioneer of Allegheny township, this county, where he died at the advanced age of ninety six years. Joel L. Raymond was twice married. His first wife was Jane Searles of Tioga county, N.Y., and his second wife was Lydia M., daughter of David and Lydia (Lyman) Grover, of Bingham township, by whom he had eight children: Jane (Mrs. Norman W. Lewis), Minerva (Mrs. L. P. Lewis), Louisa (Mrs. A. H. Cobb), William G., Pauline (Mrs. E. W. Reynolds), Ruth (Mrs. George Cobb), John L. and Grace (Mrs. N. J. Peck). Mr. Raymond is a member of the Baptist Church. He is a prominent and leading citizen, is a Democrat, and has served one term as treasurer of Potter county. He is descended from an old American family, his paternal grandfather. Having fought at White Plains, Stony Point, and assisted in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne. The parents of Joel L. Raymond were married by Rev. John Leeland, of Massachusetts. 

AMASA ROBBINS, retired, P.O. Genesee Fork, was born in Marcellus, N.Y., December 2, 1807, a son of David and Mercy (Burleigh) Robbins, who settled in Independence, N.Y., in 1825. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in Bingham township; his family consisted of nine children, as follows: Marcia (Mrs. Comfort Felt), Amasa, Phebe (Mrs. Ephraim Slade), Almira (Mrs. Clark Lewis), David, John, James G., Laban and Ira. Amasa Robbins settled in Bingham township in 1834, locating on the farm now owned by M. D. Briggs, part of which he cleared and improved. He then settled on what is known as the Parker farm. clearing forty acres there, and in 1857 located on the farm he now occupies, all of which he cleared and improved, and where he has since resided. He was married October 12, 1830, to Electa, daughter of John G. and Phebe R. (Slocum) Huyler, of Tioga county, Penn. John G. Huyler was a soldier in the Revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins have had six children, named as follows: Mercy C. (Mrs. Edgar Peet), Eliza J. (Mrs. Dwight Genung), Zilpha A., James B., Rachel (Mrs. Alonzo Race) and Hannah E. (Mrs. David Peet). Mr. Robbins chopped l16 acres of timber by the job, before he was married, and as much more since. He is one of the oldest citizens of the township. In politics he is a Democrat. 

ORA THOMPSON, farmer, P. O. Bingham Centre, was born in New Jersey, April 16, 1818, a son of Joshua and Polly (Romer) Thompson, who settled in Bingham township in 1824, locating on the farm now owned by Wilson Gee, which they cleared and improved, and resided in the township until their death. They had a family of eight children: Maria (Mrs. Ichabod Graham), Ora, Sally (Mrs. Sidney Abbott), Alvah, Susan A. (Mrs. John Henry), Wilbert, Clark and Milton. Ora Thompson was reared in Bingham township from the age of six years. In 1839 he settled on the farm he now occupies, all of which he cleared and improved. In 1845 he married Julia, daughter of Ezekiel and Mary (Cartwright) Lane, and to them have been born eight children: Levi J., Mary A. (Mrs. A. C. Evans), Angelia (Mrs. L. Merritt), Melissa (Mrs. Charles Henry), Byron, Lottie (Mrs. Wm. Sherman), Chandler and Grant. Mr. Thompson is one of the oldest residents of Bingham township, and is a prominent farmer. Politically he is a Republican. 

AARON S. WORDEN, P. O. Ulysses, was born April 19, 1847, in Bingham township, Potter county on the farm he now owns and occupies, a son of Charles and Clarissa (Bice) Worden. His paternal grandfather, Benjamin Worden, formerly of Otsego county N. Y., settled in Bingham township, Potter Co., Penn., in 183 l and made this his home until his death. His maternal grandfather John A. Bice settled in the same township in l838. Charles Worden came to Bingham township when ten years of age, in 1831, and in 1842 settled on a farm now owned by his son Aaron S., which he cleared and improved, living there until his death His children were Erastus S. (who died in New York City at the close of the late war, of disease contracted in the army), Ephraim S., Aaron S., Charles V. (deceased), Emma (Mrs. Alonzo Howe) and Ella (Mrs. Charles Stillman of Ulysses). A S. Worden was reared in Bingham township and has owned and occupied the old homestead since his marriage, September 22, 1869, to Mary A., daughter of John L. and Electa (Webster) Van Deboe of Otsego county N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Worden have one daughter, M. Alma. Mr. Worden is a leading farmer and a breeder of Devon cattle and Percheron horses. Politically he is a Republican. 

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DARIUS. W. COFFIN, farmer and dairyman, P. O. North Fork, was born in Brookfield township Tioga Co., Penn. , March l7, 1839, a son of John R. and Hannah J. (Nobles) Coffin. He was reared in his native township, receiving a common-school education. He was in the Civil war, enlisting March 8, l 682, in Company F, Seventy eighth New York Volunteer Infantry, and, on account of disability, wins honorably discharged from the service June 16, 1862. In 1864 he settled in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., and in 1868 located on the farm he now owns and occupies, a good share of which he has cleared and improved. In l864 he married Matilda J ., a daughter of John D. and Sally A. (Marble) Snyder, of Harrison township, and they have three children: May (Mrs. David Stedman), John N. And Elsie G. Mr. Coffin is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and of the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics he is a Republican. 

RAY CUMMINGS, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., in June, 1852, a son of Henry and Angeline (Dodge) Cummings. His paternal grandparents were Abel and Maitha Cummings, who were among the pioneers of Harrison township, clearing what is now known as the George Stevens farm; their children were Calvin, Alfred, Henry, Ezra, Samuel and Martha (Mrs. Thomas Lawton). His maternal grandparents were Israel and Sally (White) Dodge, who settled in Harrison township in 1842. Henry Cummings was a farmer by occupation. He was in the Civil war, serving three years in Company G, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, and was killed at Peach Tree Creek, near Atlanta, Ga., April 14, 1865. He had two children, Ray being the only survivor. Ray Cummings was married to Esther, daughter of Harmon and Rose (Watrous) Swetland, of Harrison township, and they have two children, Lonie L. and Henry N. Mr. Cummings has always followed agricultural pursuits, and was born and reared on the farm he now occupies. In politics he is a Republican. 

MARTIN DODGE, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Oxford, Chenango Co., N. Y., January 30, 1831, a son of Israel and Sally (White) Dodge, who settled in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1842. He was reared in Harrison township, where he received a common-school education. He was in the Civil war, enlisting in August, 1862, in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Pennsylvania Regiment, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of nine months' service. March 30, 1864, he enlisted in Company D, Fifty-third Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war, In 1863 he settled on the farm he now owns and occupies, on which he made a start prior to his second enlistment, and has since cleared the same and made all the improvements in buildings. etc. He was married, June 17, 1863, to Jane, daughter of Isaac Horton, of Tioga county, Penn. Mr. Dodge is a prominent and representative farmer and citizen of Harrison township, has served one term as treasurer of Potter county, and has filled several of the local offices of the township. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. 

A. F. DODGE, lumberman, merchant and farmer, P. O. Elmer, was born in New York State, December 3, 1834, a son of Israel and Sally (White) Dodge. who settled in Harrison township in 1842. He was reared in that township from the age of seven years. In 1857 he settled on the farm he now occupies, a part of which he cleared, and made most of the improvements in buildings. Since attaining his majority he has been engaged in lumbering, and is prominently identified with the lumber interests of Potter county, being junior member of the firm of Manning & Dodge, general merchants, at Elmer. Mr. Dodge married, in 1859, Louisa, *daughter of Sylvanus and Sally (White) Moore, of Oxford, Chenango Co., N. Y., and they have one daughter, Hattie. Mr. Dodge is a representative and heading citizen of Harrison township. He has held the office of supervisor twenty years, and is now serving his third term as school director. Politically he is a Republican, and has been post- master at Elmer since 1880. 

 * It should read daughter of Slyvanus Jr and Mary Dean Wilcox Moore, and they married 9 August 1858 at Delmar, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.  Updated By PHGS Member Anne Townsend June 26, 2003

CHARLES H. DOUD, carpenter, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Windsor, Broome Co., N. Y., May 10, 1836, a son of Russell C. and Polly (Dow) Doud, who settled in Harrison township in 1854. His father was a farmer by occupation, which he followed until 1866, and died in Susquehanna, Penn., in 1871. His children were Marilla (Mrs. Ambrose Elwell), Tryphena (Mrs. Ira Martin), Clarinda (Mrs. Jonathan Baldwin), Leander H., Sylvia (Mrs. Charles Phillips), Almira (Mrs. William Andrews), Edward and Emily (twins, the latter married to Rowland Farnham) and Charles H. The last-named came with his parents to Harrison township in 1854, and has since then followed the carpenter's trade, more or less. He has also been interested in farming to some extent, and for several years was engaged in the furniture business at Harrison Valley. He was in the Civil war, enlisting, April 1, 1864, in Company D, Fifty-third Pennsylvania Regiment. He was wounded at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, and was honorably discharged from the service in June, 1865. He married, in June, 1857, Mary, daughter of Rev. Benjamin and Catherine (Gorton) Thomas, of Harrison, and they have two children : Kate (Mrs. Chester A. Swethand) and Lapette. Mr. Doud is a representative citizen of Harrison Valley, and has been constable of the township four years, assessor three years, and is the present treasurer. He is a Republican. 

JOHN B. ERWAY was born in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., May 22, 1836, a son of P. P. and Harriet (Hurlbut) Erway. His paternal grandparents were John and Christiana M. (Arter) Erway, who settled in Harrison township in 1829, where they resided until their death. They reared the following named children: Jacob, Anna (Mrs. John Wilbur), Sally (Mrs. David McConnell), Elizabeth (Mrs. William Colvin), Julia (Mrs. Israel Merrick), Catherine (Mrs. John Rose), Pearl P., Henry and George K. The maternal grandparents of John B. Erway were Giles and Jediah (Metcalf) Hurlbut, who also settled in Harrison township in 1829. P. P. Erway was a farmer by occupation, and a pioneer of Harrison township. He reared a family of eight children: John B., Hestina (Mrs. Hamilton Warner), Elizabeth (Mrs. David Mascho), Aurilla (Mrs. Alex. Logmie), Caroline (Mrs. Benjamin Crandall), Oscar, Benjamin F. and Emmett. J. B. Erway was reared in his native township, where most of his life has been spent. He participated in the Civil war, enlisting in August, 1862, in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He lost his left leg, below the knee, at Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863, and was honorably discharged from the service in September following. After his discharge he returned home, where he remained some time, and afterward went West, spending several years in the Territories, returning to Harrison township in 1883, where, with the exception of one year, he was engaged in business. His wife was Mary Fletcher, daughter of William Fletcher, of Tioga County, Penn., by whom he has had two children : Addie M. (Mrs. Ernest Edmunds) and Grace. Mr. Erway is a member of the G. A. R., and in politics he is a stanch Republican. 

CHARLES A. GILBERT, lumberman, P. O. Elmer, was born in Palmyra, N. Y., September 26, 1841. a son of George and Philena (Durfee) Gilbert, who settled in Harrison township in 1852. He was reared in Steuben county, N. Y., and Potter county, Penn., his parents coming here when he was eleven years old. He was in the Civil war, enlisting September 1, 1861, in Company G, Forty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged, on account of disability, in December of the same year. In January, 1864, he again enlisted, this time in Company L, Fiftieth New York Engineers, and was in the following named battles: front of Petersburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, and others, and was honorably discharged. June 27, 1865. After the war he operated a shingle-mill at West field, Tioga county, one year; engaged in farming two years, and then embarked in the lumber business in Clearfield county, where he remained two years. He then engaged in farming at Clymer, Tioga county, for three years. In 1881 he embarked in the lumber business at Elmer, in which he has since successfully continued. He was married March 11, 1866, to Mary, daughter of Harvey and Sarah (Potter) Metcalf, of Westfield, Penn., and they have two children, James F. and Josie A. Mr. Gilbert is a prominent lumberman. He is a member of the G. A. R., and in politics is a Republican. 

JAMES S. HAYNES, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Guilford, Chenango Co., N. Y., August 17, 1839, a son of Samuel and Eunice (Copley) Haynes, both natives of the State of New York, who settled in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1842, where the father cleared and improved the farm now occupied by James S., and on which both parents died. Their children were Maria (Mrs. Henry Outman), Rowland V., James S. and Sarah A. (Mrs. John Olney). James S. Haynes was reared in Harrison town- ship, receiving a common-school education. He has always devoted his attention to farming, and at his father's death succeeded him to the ownership of the homestead by purchase, and here he has always resided. He was married, October 16, 1860, to Elizabeth, daughter of Willis and Julia (Yale) Spencer, of Harrison township. They have one son, Lewis E. Mr. Haynes is a representative farmer and citizen. Politically he is a Republican, and has held several of the local offices in the township. 

AUGUSTUS E. HOLCOMB, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Broome county, N.Y., July 30,1836, son of Lloyd and Minerva (Cook) Holcomb, natives of Connecticut and New York, respectively, who settled in Harrison town- ship Potter Co., Penn. ,in 1850, and cleared and improved most of the farm occupied by Augustus E Holcomb, where they passed the remainder of their lives. They had three children: Walter B., Theodore F. and Augustus E. Augustus E. Holcomb was fourteen years of age when he settled with bis parents in this township, and here he has since lived. He was a soldier in the Rebellion, enlisting in February, 1864, in Company G, Fifty-third Pennsylvania Regiment, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He married Susan, daughter of Nathan and Amanda (Hurlbut) Fletcher, of Harrison township, and to them were born three children: Nathan, Walter and Milton. Mr. Holcomb is a worthy and respected citizen. He is a member of Union, No.522, E. A. U.. and also a member of the G. A. R. Post, No. 586. Politically he is a Republican. 

CURTIS HUBBARD, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Harrison township Potter county, May 11, 1855, a son of Newton W. and Eleanor (Stone) Hubbard. He was reared in his native township, where he has always resided and since manhood has been engaged in farming, occupying the old family homestead. He married, November 25, 1878, Elsie, daughter of Daniel and Charlotte (Bartoo) Williams, of New York, and they have two children Floyd and Madge. Mr. Hubbard is a prominent and representative young farmer of Harrison township. In politics he is a Republican. 

HENRY HURLBUT, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Broome county N. Y., November 25, 1814, a son of Giles and Jedidah (Metcalf) Hurlbut who settled in Harrison township in 1828, on the farm adjoining that of Mr. Hurlbut, which they cleared and improved, and where they resided until their death. Giles Hurlburt was twice married, and by his first wife, Jedidah Metcalf, he had ten children: Robinson, Harriet (Mrs. P. P. Erway) Henry, Amanda (Mrs. Nathan Fletcher), Alvina (Mrs. Thomas Cornish), Aurilla (Mrs Austin Buck), Lucy A. (Mrs. Almond Scoville), Hiram, Isaac and Alvah. His second wife was Maria Tuttle, by whom he had two children Sheldon and Giles. Henry Hurlbut was fourteen years of age when he came with his parents to Harrison Valley. He has always been a farmer, and has cleared and improved the farm he now occupies. He was twice married. His first wife was Martha Southwick, by whom he had four children: George. Rosalinda (Mrs. Truman Hurlbut), William and Samantha (Mrs. Henry Gustin). His second wife was Marilla Hawley, by whom he has one daughter living, Clara V. (Mrs. Henry Rice). 

CHARLES A. JONES, farmer, P. O. Mills, was born in Lyons, N. Y., September 22, 1844, a son of John E. and Esther (Palmer) Jones, who settled in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1849, and cleared and improved the farm now occupied by their son Charles A. They had ten children who grew to maturity, viz. : William, Esther (Mrs. Amos Hawkins), Amy (Mrs. Constant Bailey), Mary (Mrs. James Cotton), John J., Charles A., Lyman, Annie (Mrs. Charles Hamm), Luna (Mrs. Robert Baxter) and Myra (Mrs. Charles Shaw). Charles A. Jones was five years of age when his parents came to Harrison township, where he was reared, and has always lived on the old homestead which he now owns. He was a soldier in the Civil war, enlisting September 10, 1861, in Company H, Eighty-fifth New York Volunteers. He was taken prisoner at Plymouth, N. C., in April, 1864, and was sent to Andersonville, where he was kept nine months; then was transferred to Florence prison, where he remained three months, and while being run by the enemy to Wilmington, N. C., he was recaptured by the Union army, and was honorably discharged from the service July 12, 1865. In August, 1865, he married Lucina, daughter of Robert and Betsey (Briggs) McCurdy, of Willing, N. Y., and they have three children: Olive (Mrs, George Bartoo), Elmer and Orville. Mr. Jones is an enterprising and worthy citizen. Politically he is a Republican. 

THOMAS J. KIBBE, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in Washington county, N. Y., April 1, 1831, a son of David and Emily C. (McNutt) Kibbe, who settled in Harrison township, Potter Co., Penn., in 1833, on a farm now owned by H. N. Stone, most of which they cleared and improved, and resided in the township until their death. Their children were Sally (Mrs. Jonas Youker), David, John, Jane (Mrs. William Bailey). Thomas J., Elijah, James H., Melissa and Emily C. (Mrs. Samuel Belcher.) Thomas J. Kibbe was reared in Harrison township from the age of two years. In early manhood he settled on the farm he now owns and occupies, all of which he cleared and improved, and one has but to drive by his farm to see the evidence of thrift and enterprise. Mr. Kibbe was in the Civil war. He was drafted in 1863, and served eight months in Company B, One Hundred and Eighty- ninth Pennsylvania Regiment. After his discharge he again enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Seventy-first New York Volunteers in which he served a year and five days, when he was honorably discharged. After the war he resumed his farming, and is one of the most prominent and successful farmers of Harrison township. In June, 1853, he married Dorcas, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Brown) Cotton, of Harrison township, and they have had eleven children, named as follows: Sally A (Mrs Malvin Baker), born in Harrison township, June 7, 1853; Julietta (Mrs. Theo. Hunt), born October 24,1854; Alonzo, M. D., born April 16, 1856; James H., born June 26, 1858; Luzern F., born February 22, 1860; Mary Z. (Mrs. M. Baker), born June 4, 1861; Thomas J. Jr., born December 21, 1863; Sherman E., born May 12, 1865; George W., born February 22, 1867; Arthur E.. born May 15,1873, and Adortha, who was born September 27, 1875, and died April 5, 1880. Mr. Kibbe is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. 

D. E. LEWIS, farmer, P. O. North Fork, was born in Brookfield, Penn., May 2, 1822, a son of Simeon B. and Ruth (Coon) Lewis, natives of Petersburg, N. Y., who settled in Brookfield, Tioga Co., Penn., in 1821, where they cleared and improved a farm, on which they lived the remainder of their lives. Mr. Lewis was reared in his native township, and after reaching his majority, purchased a tract of land which he cleared and improved, and where he resided up to 1853. He then purchased the farm he now occupies, in Harrison township, Potter county, which he also cleared and improved, and where he has since resided. In 1844 he married Roxanna, daughter of Clark and Zernah (Jordan) Rice, of Brookfield, Tioga Co., Penn., and to them have been born six children: Harmon C., Mary (Mrs. Benjamin Hunt), Lois (Mrs. Le Grand Mascho), William H., Annis (Mrs. Frank Ramsey), and Martin (deceased). Mr. Lewis is a representative farmer. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics he is a Republican. 

HARVEY B. METCALF, farmer, P. O. Harrison Valley, was born in West Union, Steuben Co., N. Y., November 4, 1845, a son of Morris P. and Lucinda (Baker) Metcalf, early settlers of West Union, N. Y., and later of Brookfield, Penn., now residing in Woodbury county, Iowa. Harvey B. Metcalf was reared in Brookfield, Tioga Co., Penn., where his parents settled in 1854. He was in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting, February 8, 1864, in Company L, Second Pennsylvania Cavalry; was transferred to Battery C, Fourth United States Artillery, and was honorably discharged in July, 1865. After the war he returned to Brookfield, and in 1869 settled in Harrison town ship, where he owns two farms, both of which he has cleared and improved. October 6,1867, he married Elvira, daughter of Thomas and Alvina (Hurlbut) Cornish, of Harrison township. They have five children : Morris G., Frances M., Andrew A., Mary and Hattie. Mr. Metcalf is a Republican in politics, and one of the many respected citizens of the county. 

JOHN OLNEY, dealer in agricultural imple