The Younger Generation

    THE YOUNGER GENERATION

    by

    Charles Newman

Remembering the younger generation of Fayetteville during the years of 1890 and 1900, including the out-of -town scholars who attended the Fayetteville Union School.

[This is a companion to Memories of Fayetteville by Charles Newman.]


Ackerman, Golden
Ackerman, Harry    
Ackerman, Roe
Ackerman, William
George Ackerman family, who lived near the canal feeder towpath.  In June 1899 Golden Ackerman passed No. l, from the eighth grade into first year High School.  At that same time the author of these pages passed No. 2.  When Miss Fanny Ecker, teacher of the eighth grade, came to consider and realize that fact, she was not only astonished but chagrined.  She stood by her desk staring at him.  To her it seemed actually incredulous.  She then made the class acquainted with the fact that the author had skipped many class periods and was far below good marks, and just how he ever passed at all was beyond her comprehension.

Agan, Allie
Agan, Annie
Agan, John
Oscar Agan family, S. Manlius.  In later life, Allie married Robert Maphey and went to live in the former Jim Walker home at the corner of S. Manlius and John St.  Anna, after her school days, worked in the glove factory in Manlius, and John found work in Syracuse.

Agan, Lena
William Agan family, Clinton St.  In later life, Lena married Wallace Goodfellow, son of Edward Goodfellow.

Agan, Clarence (Picky)
Agan, Edith
Hiram Agan family.  Corner Clinton St. and S. Manlius.  In a later year Clarence, married Joanna Pall [?] [of] Manlius, became employed at the meat block factory in High Bridge.  Edith became bookkeeper at the Collin sawmill, and in a later year married William Gorse, professor at the Syracuse University.

Agan, Ella
Agan, Fred
George Agan family, Spring St.  Ella married William N. Snook.  In a later year, Ella became bookkeeper at J. M. Tillotson’s store.  Fred left home after his school days and became a photographer in N.Y.C.

Allen, Ada
Allen, Fred
Allen, Gertrude
Allen family, corner of Elm and Center St.  In later life Gertrude married a brother of
S. G. Powlesland and went to live on N. Park St.  Fred worked first for S. J. Wells and later married Lizzie Pike, daughter of John Pike.  Ada never married.

Allen, Annie (Negro)
    Frank Allen family, corner of Clinton and Beach St.  Annie became a hair dresser.

Allen, Frank
    High Bridge

Ammerman, Eva
William Ammerman family, corner Chapel and N. Park St.  Eva in later years was a school teacher.

Angell, Alice
    Home address Lyndon.

Anguish, Maggie
Anguish, William
    Ed. [Edward L.] Anguish family, S. Mill St.  Later, William became a farmer, living near Manlius.

Armstrong, Collin 2nd
Armstrong, Donald
Armstrong, Margaret
Armstrong, Merwin
A. T. [Augustus Tremain] Armstrong family, E. Genesee St.  Merwin left home some time after his school days.  Collin, 2nd and Donald, in later years became associated with their father in the A. T. Armstrong Insurance Co.  Margaret, in later life, married Walter [William] Cheney, [Jr.] son of W. W. [Walter William] Cheney, [Sr.], Manlius

Arnold, Frank
Son of the Arnold family, corner Clinton and Spring St.  His father was one of the firm of Collin, Arnold and Sisson, furniture manufacturers.

Babcock, Grace
    Daughter of William Babcock, Lyndon.  Grace drove a grey horse and buggy to school.
Badgley, Gregory
Badgley, Roy
Sons of Dr. Coburn Badgley.  The family first lived on E. Genesee St. in the former Nathan R. Chapman family residence.

Bajus, George, Jr.
Bajus, Ida
Bajus, Margaret
George Bajus, [Sr.] family, corner S. Manlius and Clinton St.  After his school days, George, Jr. became a conductor on the Suburban trolley line.  Margaret became a teacher

Bajus, Ernest
Son of Louis Bajus, Elm St.  Ernest, in a later year, began his studies to become a minister.

Balsley, Elizabeth
Daughter of E. Balsley, farmer with residence on Salt Springs Rd.  In later years Elizabeth became a school teacher.

Barrett, Kate
Barrett, Nellie
Barrett, John
Mike Barrett family, who lived in what was known as Hutchinsville, named after James N. Hutchins, whose home was at the corner of N. Manlius. [It was] a small cluster of homes on a lane now called James St., north of the village.

John Barrett left home after his school days and became a farmer.  He married later and lived near Bridgeport.  Kate and Nellie later found work at the Merrill & Soule canning factory, which was located near Hutchinsville.

Battle, Frank
Battle, Loney
Battle, Mary
    Romeo Battle family, Warren St.

Beach, Clayton
Beach, Harold
Beach, Lillian
Myron Beach family who first lived in Orville (DeWitt) and later at the corner of Chapel and Clinton St.  After his school days, Clayton left home and later married.  Harold, in later years, found employment at the Precision Castings Co.  Lillian later became a telephone operator and, in a much later year, married Edward Eastman, who in a later year became a village mayor.
Beard, Calla
Beard, Emma
Beard, Florence
Daughters of Beach Beard, E. Genesee St.  Florence later married.  Emma Beard was an observant, friendly and sympathetic person, no fanfare, no publicity, open-hearted, and hospitable.  It was through her that Led Strong, who was handicapped by a crooked neck, received a brace from Miss Beard, and which helped to relieve the neck tension.

Belding, Gaylord
Belding, Hazel
    Charles Belding family, Lyndon.

Bell, Bessie
Bell, Carrie
Address unknown.  Bessie, in later life, married Elmer Burt, son of Lemuel Burt, Elm St.  Later, Carrie married Robert (Bob) Scott, son of Mrs. George Stebbins, Salt Springs St.

Benedict, Arthur
Benedict, Frank
Benedict, Grace
Benedict, Laura
Benedict, Melvin
Lanson Benedict family, who first lived on a village farm, Salt Springs St., and later on W. Genesee St.  Arthur, in a later year, married Pearl Paddock, who lived on the Eli Bangs’ farm, E. Genesee St.  At the time of his death he was working at the Precision Castings Co., on war work.
 
Frank later became employed at Stickley’s and married Loubelle Coe, residing on Spring St., the former house of Frank Hutchins.

Grace first worked in the home of F. E. [Frank E.] Dawley, Dry Hill, and later at the glove factory in Manlius.  In a later year, she married George Fowler, Manlius merchant.

    Laura, in a much later year, married Arthur Holden.

    Melvin married and became a farmer, near Manlius.
                                
Birdseye, Mortimer
Son of Col. M. B. Birdseye, corner of [300] E. Genesee and Warren St.  During a Latin class in first-year High School, Miss Clara Wilbur, Latin teacher and daughter of Dr. Nelson Wilbur, was questioning the class about the conjugation of Latin verbs.  She called on Mortimer to conjugate a verb, and he gave the correct answer.  She then asked him, What word?  At that precise moment a cow that was pastured on the ball ground, just east of the school, and [it] being around 3:30 and near milking time, began lowing.  So Mort answered, “A cow.” [He married Mabel Sherwood.]

Blanchard, Irving
    He lived with his grandfather, Ira Blanchard, on E. Genesee St.  
                                        
Borrows, Edward
He first boarded with Jim Murray, village blacksmith, who resided on Elm St.  Later, Ed was employed at Stickley’s.  He married and lived in the former Applegate home, on E. Genesee St.

Bowman, Harley
    Son of Charles Bowman, S. Manlius St.

Boynton, Herbert
Boynton, Zolphia
Fred Boynton family, Clinton St.  Fred was one of the firm of Boynton Bros. Marble Works.

Braig, Cooney
    Address unknown.

Bristol, Charles
Bristol, Ethel
Bristol, John
Sons and daughter of Bristol family, corner of Highbridge and Thompson St.  Charles became a harrowmaker.  Ethel, in a later year, married “Beanies” Phelps, electrician, of Manlius.  John found employment at the Merrill & Soule canning factory, as bookkeeper.

Brown, Frank
    Address unknown.

Brown, Henry
Resided at the Charles Crane home, S. Burdick St.  Henry, later, was employed as a farmer on the Andrew W. White farm.

Brown, Lena
Daughter of Harvey Brown, S. Manlius St.  In a later year she married George Havens and resided on N. Manlius St., near N. Mill St.




Brown, Floyd
    Residence, Highbridge St.

Brown, Anna
    One of the daughters of Charles Brown, who lived on a farm south of Orville (DeWitt).

Burdick, Clara
Burdick, Edward
Farm residence, Lyndon.  Clara, after her parents died, stayed on in the house and kept house for her brother, who continued working the farm.  In the seventh grade at the Fayetteville Union School, Edward was known as one who could not sing for sour apples.

Burhans, Daniel R.
    Son of William Burhans, E. Genesee St.

Burhans, Ruth
    Daughter of O. D. [Orlo D.] Burhans, E. Genesee St.

Burns, George
Burns, Henry
Burns, Mary
Luke Burns family, Orchard St.  George left home some time after his school days.  Henry, one time, when attending school, took the part of a judge at a mock trial.  Later, he also left home.  Mary in a later year, married Rube Bender and lived in the Burns home.

Burt, Elmer
    Son of Lemuel Burt, Elm St.  Elmer married Bessie Bell.  He died in early manhood.

Bushnell, Edna
Bushnell, Ernest
Son and daughter of the Bushnell family who lived in the former David Collin tenant house, at the corner of Orchard and Walnut St.  Ernest left home shortly after his school days.  Edna later married Al Goodmore.

Campbell, Arthur
Son of Irv Campbell, S. Mill St.  After his school days, for a while, he worked at delivering groceries for a local store.  Later, he became a musician, following the achievements of his father and grandfather, Dan Griffin.

Carl, Hector
    Address unknown.  He was an eight-grade scholar.


Carpenter, Louise
Youngest daughter of the Carpenter family who lived on a farm on the Manlius Road.  In a later year, she married S. G. Powlesland and resided on Salt Springs St.

Carr, Florence
    Daughter of Parker [Snow] Carr, Clinton St.

Carr, Gussie
    Daughter of Albert Carr, village merchant, residence on S. Manlius St.

Caryle, Charles (Barley)
    Son of Carl Caryle, N. Park St.

Cashin, Margaret
Daughter of John Cashin, Sr.  While attending school, she lived with her sister Mrs. James (Sarah) Fay, in the Evans’ farm tenant house, W. Genesee St.  Scholars in her grade once had the pleasure of attending a birthday party in her honor at her home.

Castle, Fred (Pete)
Son of Peter Castle, E. Genesee St.  After leaving school, he worked at painting for Allan Walrath, J. H. Newman and Norm Coakley.

Chambers, William H.  
Son of Lee Chambers and adopted by the Root family, who were early merchants, and later established an undertaking and furniture business.

Clark, Henrietta
Daughter of Ed [Edward] Clark, Thompson St.  In a later year she married Martin Doyle [Jr.] and for some time lived in the Clark home.

Clark, Ambrose
Clark, Frances
Son and daughter of Ambrose Clark, farmer with residence on the Chittenango Road.  Ambrose, Jr. left home in his early years.  After the parents died, Frances stayed on at the home and worked the farm, doing much of the work herself.

Collin, Louise
Daughter of William T. Collin, farmer, N. Manlius St.  In a later year, she married W. T. [William T.] Williams, son of W. W. [William W.] Williams, N. Manlius St.




Collin, Miriam
Collin, Sadie
Daughters of Charles S. Collin, farmer.  Residence, Chittenango Road.  Miriam never married.  Sadie, in later years married Carroll D. Knapp and went to live in Syracuse.

Colton, Ernest
Colton, Olive
Son and daughter of A. T. [Addison T.] Colton, Clinton St.  Ernest first worked as a caddy at the Onondaga Golf Club.  Later, he married and left home.  Olive became a school teacher in Syracuse and, later, married, and was known as Olive Colton McGovern.  She continued living in the Colton home.

Cook, Evelyn
Daughter of Dr. Frederick U. Cook, vet[erinarian].  Later she became a teacher. [She never married.]

Coon, Harold
Son of Arthur Coon, village merchant.  Residence, Clinton St., Harold died in his early manhood.

Coughlin, Frank
Coughlin, Lena
Coughlin, Ruth
    John Coughlin family, Spring St.  

Frank, during the latter part of his school days, was assistant to his aunt, Nellie Coughlin, who was station agent at the Fayetteville-Chenango Valley R. R.  He also, for some time, had a New York newspaper route.  Later, he married Bertha Wilson, a class mate and went to live in Olean, NY.

Lena married later and moved away from the village.  Ruth, later, became a school teacher in Tarrytown, NY.

Cramer, Mamie
    Daughter of Harry Cramer, tinsmith.  Residence, Salt Springs St.

Crouse, Huntington B.
Son of Robert Crouse, residence, E. Genesee St.  Later Huntington became a Syracuse businessman.

Crowley, Pearl
Daughter of William Crowley, teamster for S. J. Wells.  Residence on the lane in Hutchinsville, north of the village
Cummings, Ada
Cummings, Gertrude
Cummings, Lillian
Cummings, William
John Cummings, Washington St.  Later Ada married Clarence Bushnell, village businessman.  Gertrude never married. She continued living at her home.  Lillian later married Dan Deneen, a N. Y. City policeman and brother to William Deneen, ballplayer and umpire.  William became a bartender at the Wands House, on E. Genesee St. in the village.

Daggett, Lillian
    Daughter of Fred Daggett.  Residence, Franklin St.

Daggett, Collin
Daggett, Fred
Daggett, Minnie
Daggett, William
Family of George Daggett, farmhand on the David Collin farm, E. Genesee St.  Collin married and left the farm home.  He became employed at Stickley’s.

    Fred worked on the farm.  

Later, Minnie became a school teacher in Fayetteville.  One time, when Minnie’s home was in the Collin farm tenant house, the classmates had the pleasure of attending a birthday party in her honor.  In later life, she married Charles Morgan, son of Russell Morgan, and went to live at the Morgan home on [606] Orchard St.

William became employed at the C. A. Collin lighting plant.  He married Ida Butler, sister of George Butler, who lived in Loweville.

Daggett, Liza
Daggett, Walter
Son and daughter of William Daggett, carpenter. Residence, Pratt’s Lane.  Walter, in a later year, left home to work in Syracuse, where he married.

Danaher, William
    Residence Mechanic St.

Davis, Clint
He lived with the Shoemaker family in Loweville, and later, enlisted to serve in the Spanish-American War.  One day, when Frank Coughlin and the author were examining an air gun in front of Frank’s home, Clint stopped and said, Let’s see the gun.  Frank handed it to him and accidently pulled the trigger, the BB shot hitting Frank’s eyelid, a near shot to put out his eye.  Naturally, Frank’s mother came out to see what made him cry.  After examining his eye, she turned to Clint and “set” him out, and by the expression on Clint’s face, he was more “scairt” than Frank

Dawley, Marion
Daughter of Frank E. Dawley, farmer on Dry Hill.  In a later year she married Morgan Lewis, who operated a Ford agency in the village.

Delong, Leona
    Daughter of Al Delong, Washington St.

Dennison Edith (Negro)
Dennison, Harry (Negro)
[Edith was the] daughter of Asa Dennison, Clinton St.  Harry was the son of Edith, and they lived in the Dennison home.

Dessert, Louise
    Residence, the Millward Pratt tenant house on Elm St.

Dickerson, Leslie
Dickerson, Marjorie
    Daughters of Charles Dickerson, Chapel St.  Marjorie later became a teacher.

Doolittle, Clarence
Son of [blank] Doolittle, Loweville.  He first worked for S. J. Wells.  Later, for awhile, he was clerk for Delancy Bartlett, a village druggist.  His father worked a small farm and his mother worked at the Merrill & Soule canning factory.

Dorr, John
Residence, N. Manlius St.  He was first employed at the Merrill & Soule canning factory, where his father worked.

Downer, George
    Pratt’s [lane].

Doxtater, Irving
Son of John Doxtater, Thompson St.  Later, Irv married Marie Leeny [?] of Dry Hill.  For awhile later, Irv was conductor on the Suburban trolley and later serving as a village traffic policeman.




Doyle, Alice
Doyle, John
Doyle, Martin, [Jr.]
Sons and daughter of Martin Doyle, Sr., Dry Hill.  Later they moved to the village and resided on Spring St.  In a later year, Alice married Mike Connolly, motorman on the Suburban trolley line.  John, later, enlisted for the Boxer uprising.  Martin, [Jr.], in later life, became a village merchant, also agent for the Syracuse Herald.  He married Henrietta Clark, daughter of Ed [Edward] Clark

Drott, Ernest
    Address unknown.

Duke, Alice
Daughter of H. J. [Horace J.] Duke, W. Genesee St.  One day, while in first-year high school, she brought a starfish to school for her classmates to see.  In a later year, she married Will [William] Everingham, village merchant.

Dunlop, Christine
Dunlop, Robert (Bob)
    Residence, Highbridge St.  For some time, Bob had the agency for the Syracuse Herald.

Dygert, Edward
Son of Dave [David] Dygert, Fitch St.  Later, Ed became a carpenter and married Florence Goodfellow, daughter of John Goodfellow.

Eastman, Edward
Eastman, John
Sons of Dyer Eastman, corner of Highbridge & Thompson St.  After their school days, both Ed and John worked at the Meat Block factory in High Bridge.  Ed married and went to live on W. Genesee St.

Eaton, Fred
Eaton, Laura
Eaton, Marion
Son and daughters of Robert Eaton, corner of Walnut and E. Genesee St.  Fred later worked in Syracuse.  He married and went to live on Walnut St.  Marion became a music teacher.

Ecker, John O.
Ecker, Lewis
Ecker, Natalie
Sons and daughter of John Ecker, E. Genesee.  John O. left Fayetteville and found employment in Washington, DC.  Lewis also left, and went and, in a later year, became a doctor in Washington, DC.  Natalie later married Irving Perry, whose family lived on Warren St., in the former Kidd home on Warren St., The Kidd [Kidder?] property, a farm, was purchased from the Hessler family.

Edwards, Claude
Son of Andrew Edwards, farmer.  Residence, Salt Springs Road.  The Edwards family moved from the farm to Clinton St. in the village, and later Claude became employed at the Grace meat grinder factory, located in the old Snook knife factory.  He later married Mary Jay, of Manlius, and went to live in a part of Mrs. Carrier’s home, on S. Manlius St.  In later years, he became a painter, first being employed by William Coakley and then lived on Clinton St.

Elliot, Herbert
Son of the Elliot family who, at one time, lived on John St., and later on Salt Springs St.  Later, for awhile, Herb was employed at Stickley’s.  And later, he left home and became a worker in a logging camp 300 miles north of Quebec, Canada.  After leaving the logging [illegible] camp, he went to a western state, where he was fatally injured while riding on a freight train.

Ellis, Ira
Ellis, Leota
Son and daughter of F. E. [Francis Edgar] Ellis, Orchard St.  Ira, in a later year, became an insurance man.  Leota, later, married Robert Bex. [They lived at 608 Orchard St.]

Erkenbeck, Fred
    Son of Sanford Erkenbeck, farmer, N. Burdick St.

Evans, Eleanor
Evans, John O.
Evans, Margaret
Son and daughters of [blank] Evans.  Farm residence, W. Genesee.  John O. became employed in Washington, DC.  Later, Eleanor married William Estabrook and resided at the Evans’ farm home.

Evans, Dan
    Brother of Mrs. David Reed, baker, E. Genesee St.

Everingham, Millward
Son of Jerry Everingham, Orchard St.  Mill first became a clerk in the Nichols & Austin store.  In later years, he was a village merchant.  He first married [Nettie] Elting and lived in the former Elting house on Highbridge St.


Fabing, Ida
Fabing, John, Jr.
Fabing, Joseph
Sons and daughter of John Fabing, blacksmith, Mechanic St.  John, Jr., first worked at Stickley’s.  Joe became a blacksmith, and later, he had a shop in Manlius.

Flattery, Anna
Flattery, Steve
Flattery, Tom, Jr.
Sons and daughter of Tom Flattery, Spring St.  In a later year, Anna married Pat McGuinley, hostler at the E. I. White farm, near Lyndon.  Steve first worked in Syracuse, and later married Lucy Hart of Manlius and then resided in the former Jerry Everingham home, Orchard St.

Fox, Charles
    Address unknown.

Fulmer, Goldie
Daughter of George Fulmer, Chapel St.  In a later year, Goldie married Alva Reed and she and her father went to live on W. Genesee.

Furlong, Miss [blank]
    Given name and address unknown.

Gantz, Arthur
Residence, Clinton St.  This home was later acquired by Arthur Coon.  One Saturday Art Gantz, your author and a couple other boys hiked up the path along the dyke, and from there to the Manlius-High Bridge road.  Not far from this road there was an old barn, and near it was a sulphur spring.  And near the spring Art picked up a small grass snake.  He said he would keep it and take it to school.  But he didn’t, because it got away before Monday came.

Gaugh, Arthur
Gaugh, Paul
Gaugh, Ward
    Sons of John Gaugh, Salt Springs St.

Gaynor, Catherine
Gaynor, John, Jr.
Son and daughter of Col. John F. Gaynor, [207] E. Genesee St.   Catherine never married and always lived in the home.  John, Jr. some time after his school days, went to reside in Washington, DC.

Gaynor, Elizabeth
Gaynor, Tom
Son and daughter of Mike Gaynor, N. Mill St.  Elizabeth always resided in the home.  Tom left the village and found employment elsewhere.

Genter, Bert
    Residence in Loweville.

Gleason, Michael (Mike)
Gleason, Patrick (Pat)
Sons of John Gleason, Clinton St.  Mike, in later years, became station agent at the Fayetteville depot.  Pat left home after his school days and found employment in the New York Central Railroad

Goodfellow, Charles
Goodfellow, Grace
Goodfellow, Hattie
Goodfellow, Wallace
Sons and daughters of Ed [Edward] Goodfellow, teamster for Fred Lamphere, coal dealer. [Residence] Spring St.  Charles left home and found employment at the S. Cheney & Son foundry, Manlius, and later, married and resided in that town.  In a later year, Hattie married Lucian Woodford, and went to live in the Woodford home.  Wallace, in a later year, married Lena Agan, daughter of William Agan, Clinton St.  He became a Syracuse business man.

Goodfellow, Elester
Goodfellow, Harold
Sons of Juan Goodfellow, corner Washington and Orchard St.  Later the family moved to Manlius, where the boys found employment at S. Cheney & Son.  For awhile Harold was conductor on the Suburban trolley line.

Goodfellow, Charles
Goodfellow, Flora
Goodfellow, Harry
Goodfellow, Jasper (Jep)
Goodfellow, Lillian
Goodfellow, William
Sons and daughters of Sally Goodfellow who lived near the old dry dock on the Erie Canal.  In a later year, the family moved to Mechanic St.

Charles, in later years, became a cement contractor.  Flora married John Parslow, whose home was at the tollgate, near Orville (DeWitt).  Harry was first employed by C. R. [Chester Ryland] Eaton.  Jasper, later, became a pilot of a steamboat on the canal.  Lillian married a missionary and went to live in S. Africa.  William became a carpenter.

Goodfellow, Floyd            
Son of Tobias Goodfellow, Orchard St.  Floyd was first employed at the Precision Castings [Company].

Goodfellow, Eleanor
Goodfellow, Harry
Son and daughter of James Goodfellow, Center St.  Later, Eleanor became a teacher, and Harry a village postmaster.
    
Goodfellow, Carl
Son of George Goodfellow, corner of Chapel and Franklin St.  In later years Carl was employed at Stickley’s.

Goodfellow, Pearl
    Daughter of John Goodfellow, Highbridge St.

Graham, Floyd (Flip)
Graham, Kate
Son and daughter of Kurt Graham, Thompson St.  Later, Kate married Bert Chilson of Manlius and he became a Fayetteville photographer, having a studio above Charles Hopkins meat market.

Gray, Allen (Toughy)
Gray, Mary
Son and daughter of William Gray, corner of W. Genesee and N. Burdick St.  Later, Allen married May Pratt, who lived with her grandfather on Salt Springs St.  Mary married William Patterson of High Bridge.

Griffin, Thomas (Tom)
Residence, feeder towpath.  He first worked as a carpenter for Hiram Garlock.  In a later year, he married Annie O’Brien of Ireland.

Griffin, Clifford (Griff)
Griffin, Mary
Son and daughter of Ned Griffin, Mechanic St.  Clifford first worked at the Precision Castings Co. and later married Clara Paddock and resided on Mechanic St.  Mary married Ernest Patterson of Manlius and resided on Mechanic St.

Grover, Cordelia
Daughter of Jim Grover.  Unfortunately, she was accidently drown[ed] in the canal feeder, by the [Merrill & Soule] canning factory.
Hackbarth, DeForest
    Son of Carl Hackbarth, Walnut St.  In later life he followed his father’s trade, painting.

Hale, Frank (Skunk)
Son of John Hale, Chapel St.  Frank first worked for his uncle, Fred Daggett, in a grocery store, Syracuse.  Later, he was employed at the Precision Castings Co. for many years and during that time, he lost the most of his fingers.

Hall, Pearl
Daughter of Alfred Hall, Elm St.  Later, she married [blank] Coe, brother of Mrs. Frank Benedict [Loubelle Coe].

Hammer, Anna
    Stepdaughter of Dan Sullivan.  Address Orchard St.

Harris, James (Jimmy)
    Father was James, son of Sam Harris, Orchard St.

Harris, May
    She resided at the home of Orson Clark, Orchard St.

Harris, William (Bill)
    Son of Mrs. Lige Harris, S. Manlius St. Later, for awhile, he conducted a milk route.

Hart, Harry
Hart, Howard
    Sons of William Hart, Highbridge St.  Later, Howard became a professor.

Harter, Letie
Harter, Lillian
    Daughters of Ed Harter, glove maker, of W. Genesee and S. Burdick St.
    
Harter, Hazel
     Daughter of Mrs. Frank Harter, Wands Hotel In a later year, Hazel married Edwin Williams, son of Pearl Williams, barber

Hatch, Elizabeth (Lizzie)
Hatch, Fred
Hatch, Levi
Hatch, Lillian
Hatch, Nina
Sons and daughters of Louis Hatch, village farmer, Salt Springs St.  Fred worked on the farm until he became a conductor on the Suburban trolley line.  Later, he learned the plumber’s trade, from Al LaVault.  Levi just worked at the [Merrill & Soule] canning factory, where he lost a thumb in a corn cutter.  Lillian married Allen Snook, of High Bridge.  Lillian and Lizzie were twins.  Nona married unto the Eli Bangs family of New York.  While the children were living at home they kept a goat, much to the annoyance to neighbors and, on occasion, passersby, for it very often butted them.

Hessler, Hale
Hessler, Guy
Sons of the Hessler family, Warren St.  One 3rd of July night, while celebrating, Hale was arrested by Ben Phillips, village constable.  Ben maintained that Hale was shooting loaded shells in his pistol and that he heard the bullet rip through leaves on a tree.  Ben, surrounded by celebrators, had hard going to put Hale in the village “coop”, much against the protest of the crowd.  There was so much feeling and sarcastic remarks thrust at Ben that he finally decided to release Hale.  Later, Hale proved that he was not guilty, for he carried no loaded shells in the gun or on his person.

Hildreth, Charles
    Son of Truman Hildreth, residence near Green Lake.

Hillegas, Ernest (Capt.)
Hillegas, Fred
Hillegas, Marvin
Sons of Dave Hillegas, Chapel St.  Ernest was nicknamed “Capt” because of his interest in baseball.  Marvin entered employment on the New York Central Railroad. Later, the family moved to East Syracuse.

Hines, Eleanor
Hines, William (Willie)
Son and daughter of Sanford Hines, corner of S. Manlius and Orchard St.  Jim [illegible], who lived nearby on Orchard St. nicknamed Willie “Ticka-britches”.  Later, the family moved away from the village

Hoag, Fred
Hoag, Horace
    Sons of William Hoag, Clinton St.  

Hoag, Floyd
Hoag, Glenn
    Sons of Alvin Hoag, [blank].  In later years, Floyd became a lawyer.

Hoskins, Jessie
Daughter of Joe Hoskins, Salt Springs St.  In a later year, Jessie married Bert Salg, son of Abram Salg, Spring St.
Hopkins, Arthur
Hopkins, [blank] sister (Get more on this)
    Son and daughter of Edward Hopkins, E. Genesee St.

Hotaling, Ernest
Hotaling, Eva
Residence, Green St.  Ernest enlisted to serve in the 1st World War.  Eva married John Kelley, [Jr.], painter, Loweville.

House, Eddie
    A son of Prof. Frank J. House, Clinton St.

Howell, Amy
Howell, Cyrus (Kip)
Howell, Dean
Howell, Miller (Mip)
Sons and daughter of the Howell family, E. Genesee St.   Dean studied for the ministry at the Cazenovia Seminary.  Miller, for awhile, delivered small freight and express packages from the depot, with horse and rig.

Hubbard Lelia
    Residence, Clinton St.

Hudson, Florence
Hudson, Ida
Hudson, Mabel
Residence, canal feeder towpath.  In a later year, Florence married Will Donaldson and resided on Spring St.  Later, the Hudson family moved to Syracuse.

Hueber, Charles
Hueber, Gertrude
Son and daughter of Louis Hueber, Washington St.  Charles became a village merchant, maintaining a store in the Allan Walrath building.  Gertrude became organist at the Catholic Church, and later married Joe Grady and went to live on John St.

Hutchins, Florence
Hutchins, James (Jim)
Son and daughter of Frank Hutchins, Spring St.  Later, Florence married Will [Willis] Slough, moulder, and for some time lived in the Hutchins home, then moved to Manlius.  Jim entered employment on the New York Central Railroad and later lost an arm.

Jackson, Clara
    Daughter of C. H. [Charles Henry] Jackson, Clinton St.
Jerome, Charles (Greasy)
Jerome, George
Charles became a lather [lathe operator].  George married and resided on Walnut St.  In later years, he was employed at the Precision Castings Co.

Johnson, Earl
Johnson, Herbert
Sons of Wilbur Johnson, S. Manlius St., later moving to N. Mill St.  In later years, Earl found employment at painting, first working for Ed Debar, then J. H. Newman and later in Syracuse, where he joined the Painter’s Union.  Herbert first worked for H. J. Knapp, and later, for C. R. Eaton.

Joyce, Frank
    Relative of Father Joyce, priest, and lived in the rectory.

Keefe, Margaret
Daughter of Andrew Keefe, Warren St.  In a later year, Margaret married Dick Galagher, employed at the paper mill, S. Mill St.  The Keefe family moved from Warren St. to Beach St.

Keene, Hazel
Daughter of Dan Keene, meat cutter for J. M. Tillotson.  Residence, Salt Springs St.  In a later year, the family moved to Kirkville, where Dan opened a grocery store and meat market.

Kelley, John
A son of Ed Kelley, corner of Orchard and Chapel St.  In a later year, John was injured in a basketball game.  The result shortened one leg.  He finally entered employment at the Precision Castings Co.

Kelley, John, Jr.
Son of John Kelley, [Sr.] engineer at the paper mill.  John was the only one of the children who survived poisoning by eating wild artichokes.  He first began painting for William Edgerton, and later for William Coakley.  He married Eva Hotaling and resided in Loweville, in a small house purchased from Mrs. Margaret Keohane.

Kelsey, Ray
    Son of Mrs. Kelsey, Thompson St.

Kenyon, Dora
Kenyon, Frank
    Residence, Elm St.  Dora married Louis Bajus who, later, was shipping clerk at Stickley’s.

Kimber, Eva
Kimber, Harvey
Son and daughter of the Kimber family, farmers, Lyndon.  In a later year, Eva married Louis Belding, who was employed at Stickley’s.  Harvey stayed on at the farm.

Kincaid, John
    Warren St.

King, Frank (Rod)
    Resided at Alf [Alfred H.] Draper’s home.

Knapp, Arthur
Knapp, Carroll D.
Knapp, Ernest
Sons of Henry J. Knapp, E. Genesee St.  Later, at times Carroll helped with the furniture business until he left for Syracuse.  Ernest also helped in the store for some time.

Knox, Edith
Knox, Marshall
Residence, Mrs. Frank Parker, S. Manlius St.  Later, Edith and Marshall moved away from the village.

LaChance, Clarence
LaChance, Cora
LaChance, Eva
Son and daughters of Frank LaChance, stone mason, Clinton St.  In a later year the family moved away from the village.

Lamphere, Robert (Bob)
    Son of Fred Lamphere, village merchant and coal dealer, E. Genesee St.

Landers, Irving
    Residence, lane in Hutchinsville.

Lansing, Chester
Son of Bert Lansing.  Residence, the former N. R. Chapman home, E. Genesee St.  After Dr. Coburn Badgley moved out of this home the Lansing family moved in.

LaRue, John
LaRue, Lynn
Sons of Peter LaRue, painter, Syracuse.  They lived for some time with their grandmother and aunts, the Coughlin family, Clinton St.  In later years, Lynn became a painter in Syracuse.
LaTulip, Ada
    Residence, David Reed home, E. Genesee St.

Law, Edna
Law, Frank
Law, William
Sons and daughter of James Law, Orchard St.  Edna never married.  Some time after the father died, Edna and her mother moved to Syracuse.  Frank learned the barber’s trade from Pearl Williams, who then had a shop at the corner of Salt Springs and Spring St.  William became a lawyer in Syracuse.

Leach, Ernest
Leach, Florence
Son and daughter of Sam Leach, farmer.  Florence, in a later year, married Dave Terrill, farmer.

Leech, Roy
    Residence, Mrs. Lena Leech, E. Genesee St.

Lester, Grace
Daughter of E. F. [Elisha F.] Lester, corner of Highbridge and Thompson St.  Grace, in a later year, became a teacher.

Lowe, Fred
Lowe, Gertrude
Son and daughter of John Lowe, Chapel St.  In a later year, Fred became village postmaster, and later a village businessman.

Lowe, Addie
Daughter of Will Lowe, Walnut St.  Addie [Adeleine E. Lowe Lening Lester] married Dell [Glenn A.] Lening.

Madison, Charles
Madison, Lillian    
Son and daughter of William Madison, farmer, Chittenango road.  Charles, for some time, worked at the [Merrill & Soule] canning factory, and later, after S. J. Wells and his son passed away, he managed the S. J. Wells farm.  After that he left the village to live in Watervale, near Manlius where he established a store.  Lillian married Dana Wells.

Maltby, Edith
Maltby, Etta
    Daughters of Eugene Maltby, Clinton St.  Edith became organist at the Episcopal church.  `    The author once earned ten cents pumping the organ for half an hour.
Maltby, Mabel
Youngest sister of James Maltby and Sarah, S. Manlius St.  She married Dr. Delancy Bartlett and went to live in the Bartlett home, N. Manlius St.  

Marsh, Katie
    Residence, Harvey Morse farm home, S. Manlius St.

Mason, Wilbur, Jr.
Son of Wilbur Mason, [Sr.] Highbridge St.  In a later year, the family moved to the Beard Hotel, of which his father became proprietor.  Later, they moved to the Harvey Brown home, S. Manlius St.  In later years, Wilbur, Jr. became agent of the Metropolitan Insurance Co.  He built his new home on Spring St.

Mathews, Ethel
Mathews, Ray
Mathews, William
Sons and daughter of James H. Mathews, Clinton St., a village merchant.  In his school days, Ray found employment picking cherries at [the] Harvey Morse [farm].  Shortly after 1900, the family moved away from the village.

McMullin, Maida
    Residence, John St.

Merrill, Grace
Daughter of Mr. Merrill, one of the firm of Merrill & Soule Canning Co.  Residence the former Austin home corner of Elm and Center St.  Grace married Duane Moore, superintendent of the canning factory.  They then resided in the former canning factory tenant house, N. Manlius St., after remodeling.

Miller, Frank
Miller, Edward
Miller, Laura
    Sons and daughters of Robert Miller, Salt Springs St.

Miller, Daisey
Miller, Lula
In a later year, Daisey married William Brandis, farmhand on the Allen farm, W. Genesee St.  Lula married George Case who was a conductor on the Suburban trolley line.

Morgan, Charles (Blinky)
Son of Russell Morgan.  Charles resided with his mother who married Tobias Goodfellow, Clinton St.  He first worked in Syracuse, and later, for many years, was night watchman at the Precision Castings Co.
Morrison, Bernice
Morrison, Ethel
Morrison, Reta
Daughters of William Morrison, Lincoln Ave.  Bernice married [William Harvey Dixon] and left home. [She went to live in Parish, NY, where her husband was school principal. She died at the age of 30, leaving two children who then came to live with their grandparents.]  Ethel always lived in the home.  Reta became a teacher in the village and continued living at home.  Ethel and Reta did not marry.

Mott, Charles
Mott, John
Mott, Lawrence
Mott, Mary
Sons and daughter of Frank Mott, Sr., Clinton St..  Village tinsmith and hardware merchant.  Charles was a farmer, working on the Mott farm on Mott Lane.  John and Lawrence worked in the hardware store.  After their father died, the sons continued in the business and became known as Mott Bros. Hardware.  Mary married George Collins, carpenter. [Charles married Jessie Nash.  Lawrence married Mary Nash.]

Mott, Helen
Mott, Ray
Son and daughter of Frank Mott, Jr.  Residence, the former Morey house, north corner of Spring and Orchard St.  Later, the family moved to the south corner of Spring and Orchard St., the former William Osborn home.  Ray was pleasantly surprised by his classmates, in honor of his birthday, and all filled up on beans and escalloped potatoes, but not enough so that it interfered with playing “drop the handkerchief” and “post office”.

Munger, William (Bill)
    Later he became a carpenter.  Residence, S. Burdick St.

Murray, Harry
Son of Jim Murray, blacksmith.  Residence, Elm St.  In a later year, he became an auto mechanic.

Murray, Fred (Pete)
Murray, Willis    
Sons of Beade [?] Murray, farmer, Pierson farm, Chittenango road.  Some time after leaving home, Fred operated a livery stable in Syracuse.

Myers, Geraldine
Residence, Chapel St.  One day she brought a small vial of gold nuggets to school for her classmates see.  Her father brought them home from the Klondyke region where he was a prospector.
Nash, David, Jr.
Nash, Mary
Nash, Jessie
Son and daughters of David Nash.  Residence, corner of Warren and Lincoln Ave.  David, Jr. became a carpenter.  Mary married Lawrence Mott.  Jessie married Charles Mott.

Newman, Charles
Newman, Mildred
Son and daughter of John H. Newman, corner of S. Manlius and Orchard St.  During school vacations, Charles picked cherries and red raspberries on the Harvey Morse farm.  Also picked red raspberries and currants for S. J. Wells and around the neighborhood.  In 1898, he started helping his father at painting during school vacations.  In 1900, he began his apprenticeship with his father and Clarence Stanard, and gained much knowledge of the trade through Allan Walrath, Ernest Stanard and Addison Cole, and continued on in that trade, making it his lifetime business.  Later, he formed in partnership with this father.  In a later year, he married Lillian R. Shepard, daughter of Edson Shepard, Manlius.

Nichols, Ada
Nichols, John
Son and daughter of Volney H. Nichols, Elm St.  Ada never married, always being in the home.  After her father passed away she became Town Clerk, a service which her father held for many years.  Later, John became a partner with his father in the hardware business.  He married and built a new home on Elm St., next to his father’s home.  In later years, he conducted his own grocery and hardware business.

Nichols, Albert
Nichols, Disney
Nichols, Emma
Nichols, Harry
Nichols, Kate
Nichols, Mabel
Nichols, Mathew
Nichols, Millie
    Sons and daughters of Tom Nichols, painter, corner of Orchard and Green St.  

Albert, during school vacations, picked cherries for Harvey Morse.  His first work, after his school days, was at the S. J. Wells fruit farm.  He worked winters for John Thompson, iceman.  In a later year he married a daughter of Lee Darling and went to live in the former Perry home, Spring St.

Disney left home in early manhood and settled in a western state.  In a later year, Harry worked at the Knaus Furniture Factory just off Beach St.  Kate died while in her teens.  Mathew became an engineer on the New York Central Railroad.  Millie, the oldest, a nurse, married a man of the name of Palmer and she was away from home most of the time.  Her daughter, Helen, resided with the Nichols family.

Nixon, Mary
Daughter of James Nixon.  Residence, W. Genesee St.  She never married.  After her parents died, she continued living in the home.  She was the sole survivor of the family.  For a number of years she worked in a dry goods store and was a tax collector.

Northrup, Milton
Son of [blank] Northrup, Highbridge St.  For awhile he worked at painting for J. H. Newman.

Nutting, Allen
Nutting, Charles
Nutting, Etta
Nutting, Grace
Nutting, Harriet
Nutting, Levi, Jr.
Nutting Nettie
Sons and daughters of Levi Nutting, Salt Springs St.  Allen had webbed fingers.  Allen, after his school days, first worked for J. M. Tillotson, harvesting tobacco.  He joined the National Guard, and in later years he became an engineer on the Chenango Valley Division of the New York Central Railroad.  

Charles, in his early manhood, left home, to become a cowboy in the west.  In a later year, Grace married Carl Williams who, at that time, worked for A. T. Armstrong.

Osborn, Ralph
Son of Jim [James] Donaldson, adopted by his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Osborn.  Residence, corner Orchard and Spring St.  For some time after his school days, he was grocery delivery boy for J. M. Tillotson.  In later years he was on the New York Central Railroad police force.

Osborn, George W.
Son of William Osborn, carpenter.  George followed his father’s trade.  In later years, he built a number of houses in the village and many in Syracuse.  He married Blanche Russell, daughter of Charles Russell, and resides on Chapel st.

Osborne, Winfield
    Son of Rev. [Cyrus P.] Osborne, Presbyterian Church.

Palmer, Everett
    Son of L. J. [Luther J.] Palmer.  In later years he became a deputy sheriff.
Palmer, Helen
    Daughter of Mrs. Palmer.  Residence, corner of Orchard and Green St.

Parker, Fred
Parker, John
Parker, Louis
Sons of Frank Parker, S. Manlius St.  Fred first worked at the Merrill & Soule canning factory.  Later, he married Rose Strong, daughter of Dyer Strong, Highbridge St., and first resided in the former Frank Reeling home.  John left the village, to work in Syracuse.  Louis worked first at the Collin, Arnold & Sisson furniture factory and remained there to work for Stickley.

Parslow, John
Son of the Parslow family who operated the tollgate on the Syracuse road, near Orville.  In a later year he married Flora Goodfellow.

Patridge, DeForest
    Residence, Highbridge St.

Pease, Harvey
Pease, Jennie
Son and daughter of John Pease, expressman, Elm St.  In later years, Harvey was a village merchant.  He married Etta Ralph, daughter of William Ralph, Sr.  

Peavey, Lillian
Peavey, Martin
Peavey, Myron
Peavey, Zenthia
Sons and daughters of the Peavey family, corner of Beach [Cedar] and Warren St.  In a later year, Lillian married Sam Leech, farmer.  Martin, in his teenage age, was accidently shot by Oran Clark, who then committed suicide.  Myron worked as a laborer, in and around the village.

Perkins, Cyrus
    Residence, the Perkins farm, W. Genesee St.

Perry, Mabel
    Residence, Spring St. in the former [Espenham/Kessler/Kidder] home.

Phillips, Fred (Goatee)
    Son of Ben Phillips, village constable.


Pike, Lizzie
Pike, Herbert
Pike, [illegible]
Sons and daughter of John Pike, who later moved to the Odd Fellows building apartment.  Lizzie married Fred Allen.  The boys found employment in Syracuse.

Piso, Fred
    Residence, Lyndon.

Potter, Jessie
    Daughter of Fred Potter, village merchant.  Residence, Lincoln Ave.

Pratt, Charles
Pratt, Fayette
Sons of Charles Pratt, superintendent of the meat block factory.  In a later year, Fayette married Elizabeth Sisson, daughter of George Sisson, E. Genesee St.

Quinby, Katherine
    Daughter of Dr. [Theron E.] Quinby, E. Genesee St.

Ralph, Fred
    Son of John Ralph, blacksmith.  Residence, Lincoln Ave.

Ralph, Etta
Ralph, William, Jr. (Bill)
Son and daughter of William Ralph, blacksmith.  Residence, corner of Highbridge and Thompson St.  In a later year, Etta married Harvey Pease.  Bill worked first at the Grace meat grinder factory in the former Snook knife factory, S. Mill St.  In later years, he worked at the Precision Castings Co.  

Ralph, Charles (Nibby)
Ralph, DeForest (Bud)
Ralph, Georgia
Ralph, Sadie
Sons and daughters of Dick Ralph, former moulder.  Residence, Spring St., moving later to S. Mill St.  Charles worked first as a painter, and in later years, he became janitor of the Gridley Building in Syracuse.  Bud never worked much at anything, and died in early manhood.  In a later year, Sadie married George Hale, of Manlius, who was a conductor on the Suburban trolley line, and who, later, became a Manlius lumber merchant.

Ransier, Walter
Residence, corner Elm and Center St.  In a later year he married Alice Worden, daughter of Delancy Worden, Washington St.
Reals, Freddie
    Son of Ollie [Oliver A.] Reals, marble cutter.  Residence, E. Genesee St.

Reals, Charles
Reals, Clarence (Spinky)
    Residence, S. Manlius St.  Both boys, later, became painters, after moving to Syracuse.

Reals, Clarence (Busty)
    Son of William Reals.  Residence, Highbridge St.

Reardon, Anna
Reardon, Barbara
    Residence, Chapel St.  Later they moved to Syracuse.

Reed, Alva
Reed, Rose
Son [and daughter] of William Reed, Highbridge St.  In a later year, Alva married Goldie Fulmer, daughter of George Fulmer, Chapel St.  Rose married Bert [Burton R.] Balsley, moulder, and went to live in Manlius

Regan, Ella
Regan, John
Son and daughter of J. Regan, [residence] corner of Spring and John St.  Ella, later, became a teacher.  John became clerk at the Bangs & Gaynor lime mill.

Reily, Ida
Reily, Ray    
Son and daughter of Mike [Michael] Reily, poormaster, Franklin St.  Ida never married.  She became a stenographer, and after her father died, she moved to Elm St.  Ray left home in his early manhood.

Remlinger, Margaret
First known as Maggie Yoom, address Spring St.  In a later year, she married Harry Boyle, caretaker at the Onondaga County Golf Club.  They moved into one of Hiram Garlock’s new houses on N. Mill St.

Rice, Thomas (Tom)
    Residence, Salt Springs St.

Richer, Harold (Pete)
    Son of Jim [James] Richer, S. Manlius St.  He became a moulder at S. Cheney & Son.


Roantree, Hickory
    Residence, Warren St.

Roberts, Bert
Roberts, Florence
Roberts, Will
    Residence, N. Manlius St.  In a later year, they moved away from the village.

Robing, Worth
Residence, S. Mill St.  In a later year, he became a village merchant, succeeding Hoag Bros.

Rolfe, Jessie
    Daughter of Charles Rolfe, John St.

Rowe, Albert
    Son of the Rowe family, Fayetteville-Eagle Village road.  He worked first at Stickley’s.

Russell, Blanche
Russell, Eva
Russell, Hilda
Russell, Myrtle
Daughters of Charles Russell, Washington St. Blanche married George W. Osborn, carpenter.  Eva married Carl Caryle, Stickley employee.  Hilda became a teacher.  Myrtle married William Winchell, son of E. A. Winchell

Ryder, Beezy
    Daughter of Pat Ryder.  Home [was] near the tollgate, near Orville [DeWitt].

Sales, Edna
    Residence, home of Myron Bangs, corner of E. Genesee and N. Manlius St.

Salg, Bert [N.]
Salg, Minnie
Son and daughter of Abram Salg, Spring St.  In a later year, Minnie married a man by the name of Gabrielson and moved away from the village.

One day, in Miss Andross’ class, Bert drew a picture of a man and wrote a comical sentence below.  Then he showed it to the boys sitting near him.  Allen Nutting, George Downer, Frank Coughlin and the author.  George Downer nearly choked laughing.  Allen Nutting snorted.  Frank Coughlin and the author laughed out loud.  Miss Andross moved her chair back from her desk and stood up.  She stared at the boys, her eyes stabbing at them, sharp as a  flash of lightening, then came an ominous hush, so still that one could almost hear a fly walk.  She continued staring for what seemed to be long minutes.  Finally she returned to her chair and sat down.  She didn’t say one word.  She didn’t have to, for her stare sobered the boys as though they had suddenly become paralyzed.
    
Searle, Fred
Searle, Martha
Son and daughter of William Searle, farmer.  Residence, Elm St.  In much later years, Fred became manager of Suburban Park, where he served for many years.

Searles, Georgia
Searles, Marian
Residence, N. Manlius St.  In a later year, Marian married Willis Harnden, making their residence on [120] Walnut St.

Service, Myrtle
Daughter of Rol Service.  Residence, corner of Elm and Center, former William Austin house.

Sheedy, Anna
Daughter of Mike Sheedy, farmhand.  N. Manlius St.  In a later year, she married Frank Meagher and went to live on a farm on the Chittenango road.

Shelley, Blanche
Shelley, Clarence (Dude)
Shelley, Lester
Shelley, Rufus (Toots)
Sons and daughter of George Shelley, S. Manlius St.  Clarence and Lester worked first for John Thompson, harvesting ice. In later years, Lester became a carpenter.  Clarence became a automobile salesman in Oneida.  Rufus worked in a garage in Kirkville.  The Shelley family moved from the village to a farm on Dry Hill, and later, the farm was bought by Pat McDermott, lineman on the Suburban trolley line.

Shepard, Albert (Bert)
Shepard, Charles (Shep)
Shepard, Grace
Shepard, Lillian R.
Shepard, Lottie
[Sons and daughters] of the Edson Shepard [family], pattern maker [at the] S. Cheney     [foundry in Manlius].  Residence, Warren St.  Later the family moved to Manlius.

Charles first worked at tending bar for Pat Costello, and later for Wilbur Mason at [the] Beard Hotel.  Lillian R. and Lottie first worked at the glove factory in Manlius.  Bert, for awhile, worked at the Merrill & Soule canning factory.
Sherwood, Duane
Sherwood, Henry
Sherwood, Mabel
[Sons and daughter] of the John Sherwood family, corner of Clinton and Chapel St., the former Arnold home.  Duane and Henry became Syracuse businessmen.  Mabel married Mortimer Birdseye.

Shoemaker, Charles
Shoemaker, Cora
Shoemaker, Harold (Dopey)
Shoemaker, James (Jim)
Charles died in early manhood.  In later years, Harold worked at Stickley’s.   Jim became letter carrier in the village.

Sisson, Ada
Sisson, Elizabeth
[Daughters] of the George Sisson family, E. Genesee St.  For some time Ada was in the office at Stickley’s.  Elizabeth married Fayette Pratt.

Sitterly, William (Bill)
Better know as Red Templeton, he resided with his mother and uncle, Jim [James] Templeton.  Residence, lane in Hutchinsville.

Sitts, Ernest
Sitts, Frank
Sons of Wallace Sitts, marble cutter, Sandy Creek.  The spent a number of summers with their grandfather, N. P. [Nicholas P.] Sitts, shoemaker, corner of Clinton and Spring St.

For a couple of years, Ernest was assistant to Nellie Coughlin, station agent at the village depot.  Later, he enlisted to serve in the Spanish-American War. Later, Frank married and settled in Ilion.

Slingerland, Ether
Slingerland, Virginia
    Daughters of Dr. I. M. [Israel M.] Slingerland, corner of E. Genesee and Center St.

Smith, Marie
    Daughter of Richard Smith, Chapel St.  In a later year, Marie married Charles Synder.

Smith, Andrew (Andy)
Smith, Porter (Port)
Smith, Sadie
Smith, Walter (Red)
[Sons and daughter] of the Bartlett Smith family, corner of Walnut and S. Park St.  Andrew, for some time, was in partnership with Clarence Bushnell, in the cement block business.  They furnished the blocks to build in the Van Wagner building on the site of the Collin sawmill.  Porter first worked at the Collin, Arnold & Sisson, then at Stickley’s.  He never missed a Baptist Church meeting during his life.  Sadie never married.  She always lived in the Smith home.  For some time, Walter worked at painting.  In later years, he was employed at the Smith typewriter factory, Syracuse.

Smith, Katherine
Resided with her grandfather, Platt H. Smith, E. Genesee St.  In a later year, she married Stephen Cheney.

Smith, Platt
Smith, William
Grandsons of Platt H. Smith.  Residence, corner of S. Manlius and Salt Springs St.  They lived in New York but spent their summers in the village.

Smith, Harlow
    Residence, Green Lake road, near Green Lake.  He died in early manhood.

Snook, Edward
Snook, Josephine
Snook, William Wallace
Of the Snook family farm, W. Genesee St.  Edward worked on the farm.  Josephine never married.  She lived in the home and kept house for her father and brothers.  William married Ella Agan, daughter of George Agan, Spring St.

Stafford, George.  
Residence, Wheeler farm, Manlius road.  One time the author picked a beautiful rose bud from his grandmother’s rose bushes and took it to school.  Going up the front walk to the school, George saw him and at once asked him what he would take for the bud.  George said, “It’s the most beautiful bud I’ve ever seen.  It sure is a beauty.  Here, I’ll give you twenty-five cents for it” It was a tempting offer, and the author parted with the bud.

Stanton, Florence
Stanton, Joseph, Jr.
    [Son and daughter] of the Stanton family, S. Mill St.

Stearns, Elizabeth
Daughter of W. A. Stearns, farmer on Manlius Center road.  In a later year, she married Ed Markle.  The Stearns family moved from the farm to the village on Elm St.  Elizabeth and Ed lived in the home.

Strong, Annie
    [Daughter] of the Ted Strong family, N. Burdick and W. Genesee St.

Strong, Fred
Strong, Elizabeth
Strong, Rose
[Son and daughters] of the Dyer Strong family, Highbridge St.  For some time, Fred drove the village stage, carrying passengers, mail, express packages, and small freight to and from the village.  In later years, he [was in] the saloon business.  Elizabeth worked at the Merrill & Soule canning factory.  In a later year, Rose married Fred Parker.

Sullivan, Catherine
Sullivan Dan
Sullivan, Hannah
Sullivan, John (Bootjack)
Sullivan, Julia (Judy)
Sullivan, Margaret (Maggie)
Sullivan, Nellie
Sullivan, Timothy (Tim)
Sullivan, William (Bill)
[Sons and daughters] of the Sullivan family, Spring St.  Catherine, Julia and Margaret worked at the Merrill & Soule canning factory.  Catherine married George Worden, Genesee St.  Dan worked for John Thompson.  He married a Mrs. Hauser and went to live in the former James Law home, Orchard St.  Hannah married John Gaugh, who was manager of Tremain Park, Green Lake.  Maggie was happily surprised on her birthday*.  John was employed in Syracuse.  Nellie married Ben Schuyler.  Timothy worked at odd jobs [and married Ursula Ulmer].  William, for some time, was employed by the H. J. Knapp furniture store.

*This sentence was a margin note with arrows pointing to the sentence about Hannah’s marriage.

Tapner, Elizabeth
Tapner, Louise
    Residence, Loweville. Warren St.

Taylor, Clayton (Sim)
Taylor, Ella
Taylor, Harry
Sons [and daughter] of Jack Taylor, corner of Spring and Salt Springs St.  Clayton was a clerk at J. M. Tillotson’s store.  He liked playing marbles so well that he traded a cameo brooch he took from his mother, for a bag of marbles.  Harry worked as an electrician, in Minoa.  Both boys were members of the Moffit Drum Corps.  Ella married Fred Ingison and, later, resided in the former home of Hi Brown, Salt Springs St.

Thompson, Charles
Thompson, Edward
Thompson, Ernest
Thompson, Gertrude
[Sons and daughter] of the John E. Thompson family, corner of Green and Lincoln Ave.  Edward worked for his father for many years.  He married Florence [blank].  Charles, too, worked for his father.  Ernest, in later years, became an attorney.  Gertrude married and went to live in Syracuse.

Tibbitts, Eleanor
Tibbitts, Eloise
Daughters of Dr. Frank G. Tibbitts, Clinton St.  Neither girl married.  Eleanor stayed home, as housekeeper.  Eloise was employed in Syracuse.

Tillotson, Jessie
Daughter of J. M. Tillotson, E. Genesee St.  Jessie worked as bookkeeper at her father’s store.  Later, she married Arthur Hopkins, who became a partner in the store, which was then known as Tillotson and Hopkins.

Toole, Anna
Toole, Katherine (Kate)
Toole, James (Jim)
[Son and daughters] of the Mike Toole family, farm, N. Manlius St.  Both girls worked at the Merrill & Soule canning factory.  Jim left home in his early manhood.  Anna married [blank].  Kate married Frank Petch.

Totten, Ray
Son of Joe [Joseph G.] Totten, who operated the Totten Hotel, E. Genesee St.  In a later year, Ray studied for the ministry.

Tremain, Porter, Jr.
    Son of Porter Tremain, [Sr.], E. Genesee St.  Later, Porter, Jr. boarded at the Perry home.

Porter was boarding at the Perry home on Spring St. when he invited a few school boys to come to his room to watch him do slight of hand acts.  He was an amateur but the tricks puzzled the boys.  He had four steel rings about eight or ten inches in diameter.  He held the rings out, each one separate, for the boys to see.  Then he grouped them together in one hand.  He made a slight movement and raised his hand.  The rings dropped, each one encircled by another.  He then gathered them up and held them out, each one separate again.  He went downstairs and came back with three pitchers of water.  He told the boys to watch.  He poured some water into the other pitcher.  He then took a glass and poured some water into it.  It was green.  He poured the green water into the pitcher and poured another glass.  It was yellow.  The next time the water was brown.  It was all done right before the boys’ eyes, and after an hour of such mysterious stunts the boys left in a fog of bewilderment.

Truck, Calvin
Truck, Clarence
Truck, Dora
Truck, Florence
Truck, Harry
Truck, Herbert
[Sons and daughters] of the Andrew Truck family, corner of Chapel and Lincoln Ave.  Clarence left school after the eighth grade and, in a later year, married.  Florence became a teacher.  In a later year, Harry was employed on the Lakeside trolley line.  Herbert worked first as a clerk in Mill [Millward] Everingham’s store.

Tyler, Alfred (Alf)
Tyler, Lydia
Tyler, Sara
[Son and daughters] of the Tyler family, Academy St.  It was Alf Tyler’s dog that gave the first clue to where the engineer’s body was, at the time of the ice train wreck, near Hutchinsville.

Ulmer, Albert (Sketch)
Ulmer, Clara
Ulmer, Katherine
Ulmer, William (Bill)
Ulmer, Ursula
[Sons and daughters] of the Ulmer family, Clinton St.  In a later year, Albert married a daughter (Elizabeth) of Eugene Norton, Manlius, and went to live on Warren St., where he conducted a green house.  Katherine married William McCoy and lived in home.  Ursula married Tim Sullivan.  Lived in home.

VanAlstyne, Bernice
VanAlstyne, Hobert, Jr.
    [Son and daughter] of the Hobert VanAlstyne, [Sr.]  family, Mechanic St.

Vowels, Stanley
[Son] of the Vowels family who worked the Hubbell farm, high on the hill northeast of the village.

Walker, Julia
    Sister of Mrs. Frank Boynton.  Residence, S. Manlius St.
Walrath, Arthur
Walrath, Ray
[Sons] of the Allan Walrath family, E. Genesee St.  Arthur and Ray worked first at painting for their father.  Later, Arthur left home, to work elsewhere.  Later, Ray managed an A&P store in Fayetteville.

Walrath, Harvey
Son of Mrs. Walrath, who operated the tollgate on the Manlius Center road.  Harvey, too, was pleasantly surprised on his birthday by his classmates.  Being winter, his friends were given a sleigh ride to East Syracuse and return.  After which, they joined in for a bountiful spread, and spent a pleasant evening in playing the games of those days.

Walsh, Frank (Friction)
    Son of Jackson Walsh, corner Elm and Center St.  

Walsh, David, Jr.
Walsh, Frank
Walsh, Minnie
[Sons and daughter] of the David Walsh family, N. Mill St.  In a later year, David, Jr. was drowned.  He fell off a canal boat.  Frank left the village to work in Syracuse.  Minnie worked at the Merrill & Soule canning factory.

Washburn, Bessie
Daughter of Louis Washburn, Highbridge St.  In a later year, she married Frank Harris and resided on W. Genesee St.

Wells, Anna
Wells, Dana
[Son and daughter] of the S. J. Wells family.  Later, Anna left home. Dana managed the Wells fruit farm for some time.  In a later year, he married Lillian Madison, daughter of William Madison, farmer, Chittenango road.

Wheeler, Clarence
Wheeler, Nellie
Wheeler, Richard (Dick)
[Sons and daughter] of the David Wheeler family, Salt Springs St.  In a later year, Clarence became a Manlius merchant.  Richard worked at farming.

Wheeler, Bertha
    Residence at the Cady Palmer home, W. Genesee St.



Whitton, Martin
Whitton, Michael
[Sons] of the Whitton family.  Residence, former Hoyt home, corner N. Manlius St. and Elm St.

Wickham, Minnie
Daughter of Jim Wickham, Orchard St.  In a later year, Minnie left the village, to live in California.

Wickham, James
    Son of Giles Wickham, W. Genesee St.

Wilbur, Anna
Wilbur, Clara
Daughters of Dr. Nelson Wilbur, E. Genesee St.  Clara was first year Latin teacher at the Fayetteville Union school

Wilcox, Jessie
    Daughter of Ernest Wilcox, Highbridge St.

Wilkin, Harriet
Wilkin, Josephine
    [Daughters] of the Andrew Wilkin family, Spring St.

Will, George
    Son of William Will, Clinton St.

Willet, Grace
Willet, Jessie
Willet, Mabel
    [Daughters] of the Herman Willet family, Green St.

Williams, Arthur
Williams, Carl
Williams, Clint
Williams, Lillian
[Sons and daughter] of the Edwin Williams family, E. Genesee St.  After his school days in the village, Arthur attended college.  In a later year, Carl married Grace Nutting. He then worked for A. T. Armstrong.  Lillian, in a later year, married Bert Goodfellow and went to live with his father, Tobias Goodfellow, Orchard St.  At that time, Bert was village policeman.


Williams, Edwin
Son of Pearl Williams, barber, Orchard St.  Edwin worked first at the Franklin automobile factory, Syracuse.  He lost part of his fingers at that work.

Wilson, Ada
Wilson, Bertha
Wilson, Charles
Wilson, Ida
[Son and daughters] of the Dexter Wilson family, Lyndon.  In a later year, Bertha married Frank Coughlin.  Ida later married Elmer Gregg.

Woodford, Harriet
Woodford, Lucian (Pete)
[Son and daughter] of the Sam Woodford family, corner Orchard and Chapel St.  Harriet left home and became a teacher.  In a later year, Lucian became a moulder at S. Cheney & Son.

Woodside, Jessie
She lived with her parents at her grandmother’s [home].  Mrs. Carrier, [Angelina L. Prescott ?] S. Manlius road.

Woodworth, John Jr.
Woodworth, Paul
Woodworth, Samuel (Sammy)
Sons of John Woodworth, E. Genesee St.  Paul worked first at Stickley’s.  In a later year, Sammy, after his parents moved to Syracuse, became connected with WFBL, Onondaga Hotel Broadcasting Co.

Worden, Alice
Worden, Nellie
Worden, Nettie
Worden, Webb
[Son and daughters] of the Delancy Worden family, corner of Washington and Warren St.  In a later year, Alice married Walt Ransier.  Nellie married into the Buechner family, farmers near Peck Hill. During his school days Webb was a carrier for the Syracuse Herald.  He delivered papers on his high-wheel bicycle.

Worden, Bessie
Worden, Delbert (Deb)
Worden, Elsie
Worden, Grant
Worden, Ray
[Sons and daughters] of the Wellington Worden family, S. Burdick St.  Later the family moved to Elm St.  Bessie never married.  Later, she went to live in Syracuse.  Delbert, the only one of the family who continued to live in the home, became a letter carrier in the village.  Grant became a rural carrier, using a motorcycle to cover his route.  Later, he became a motorman on the Rapid Transit, Syracuse.

Worden, Estes
    Teacher

Worden, Walter (Whang)
Worden, [blank]
    Highbridge St.

Worden, George
Worden, Levi
Sons of Gene Worden, Loweville.  George first worked at Stickley’s.  George married Catherine Sullivan.  During his school days, Levi was village lamp lighter, succeeding John Lowe.  Levi [was also a] delivery boy [for] Tillotson.  He married Emma Farnach & M. Buechner.

York, Zopher
    Son of Tom York, Loweville.

A number of mothers, while working at the Merrill & Soule canning factory, made a practice of taking their child or children with them, not wishing to leave them alone at home or letting neighbors to care for them.  Mrs. York worked at the factory, shelling peas by hand, and she took Zopher with her.  One day, while Zopher was wandering around the factory, a girl working there asked him who he was, what was his name and  he said, “My father is Tom York.”  Your author, shelling peas with his mother, heard him say that.  In later years Zopher was employed at the Precision Castings Co.

Transcribed August 2001 by

Ann L. Moore, Fayetteville, NY