Eli P Vail was born 1824, and raised a farmer. He married Mary D., daughter of Jacob and Rebecca (Runnion) Drake, the 11th month, 30th day, 1853. He located at Alabama Center and engaged in farming. He has been, postmaster 11 years, and resides on Railroad street. Their children are Mary Elizabeth, who married Aaron C. Dutton, of Buffalo; Moses D., of Shelby; Charles A., of Alabama; Eva M. and Eveline, at home; Florence Mabel, who was accidentally killed by a field-roller Sep.. tember 19, 1868, aged three years; Willie, who died 1869, an infant; and Frank D. The latter was born in 1854, reared on a farm, and learned the carpenters' trade. He married, January 5, 1875, Nellie Jane, daughter of Orin and Jane (Fisk) White. Their children are Willie H., born July 5, 1878, and Eudora Maude, born October 9, 1883. He is a fruit dealer, and resides on Medina street.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890