Ketcham, Byron C. The subject of this sketch was born in Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., September 8, 1837. His grandfather, Joseph A. Ketcham, was born in Pittstown, Rensselaer county, N. Y., May 28, 1780, and died April 14, 1834, in Owego, Tioga county, N. Y. His father was horn March 1, 1801, in Pittstown, Rensselaer county, N. Y., and died in Hamlin, Monroe county, N. Y., February, 1878. His mother, Julia Ann Ketcham, was born in Grafton, Rensselaer county, N. Y., September 11, 1805 and died in Brockport, Monroe county, N. Y., September 17, 1888. They had seven children, namely: Caroline M., Warren P., Allen J., Byron C., Spencer C., Richmond A., and Gertrude E. Caroline M. was born in Pittstown, Rensselaer county, N. Y., November 11, 1828, and died January 22, 1875. Warren P. was born in Owego, Tioga county, N. Y., March 14, 1831, and died June 12, 1883, in Houston, Tex. Allen J. was born in Owego, Tioga county, N. Y., June 7, 1834, and died about September 1, 1889, in Denver, Colorado. Byron C. was born in Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., September 8, 1837. Spencer C. was born in Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., October 6, 1840. Richmond A., was horn in Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., July 3, 1844. Gertrude E., was born in Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., July 29, 1847. His father in his early years was a teacher in the common schools during the winter months and farmer in summer held offices of trust and responsibility in the town in which he lived. The subject of this sketch was educated in the common schools of the State with the exception of parts of terms in the Academy at Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y. In the winter of winter of 1859 and 1860, taught his first term in a district school in his native town of Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y. Cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln for president and ever after voted the Republican ticket. At the breaking out of the late war was engaged on a farm, but enlisted as a private October 6,1861, in Co. H, 64th Regt., N. Y. Vol. Infantry. At the muster-in was made 4th sergeant, promoted to second lieutenant in same company September 19, 1862. to 1st lieutenant and quartermaster December 24, 1862, acting adjutant of the regiment at Gettysburg in 1863, and captain June 18, 1863. Was in command of the regiment during a part of a quarter of 1864 on detached service to bring to the regiment the drafted men assigned to them July 28, 1843; relieved from that duty in November, 1863, and returned to duty with the regiment. Was wounded severely in the assault at Petersburg, Va., June 19, 1864. Discharged December 4, 1864, by reason of expiration of term of service. In the spring of 1865 bought a farm near and adjoining his father's and lived upon it one year, after which he sold and moved to Brockport, at which place he has made his residence since that time. In 1867 he accepted a position in the drug and book store of Fogin & Haight, and learned the business, and in 1873 formed a partnership with W. S. Merritt and continued until 1878 when Mr. Merritt retired and the firm became Ketcham & Patten and continued until 1883 when Mr. Ketcham retired and entered into the business of Fire Insurance to the present date. Mr. Ketcham is now the secretary of Monroe Lodge No. 173 F. & A. Masons of this village. Was secretary of the Brockport Union Agricultural Society for several years, retiring some three years since. Was town clerk of Sweden for several years, and clerk of the village Board of Health for three years. Is commander of Cady Post No. 236, G. A. R., and prominent in Grand Army circles. Mr. Ketcham was first married October 6, 1863, to Miss Esther S. Clarke, of Sodus, Wayne county, N. Y., who was horn in Massachusetts in 1838 and died September 4, 1874. She is survived by two daughters, Bertha B. and Jennie M. Ketcham The first named was born in Painted Post, Steuben county, N. Y., November 29, 1864. Educated in the State Normal School located in Brockport and graduated in the Classical course in 1885. September 19, 1888, was married to Samuel J. Craig, of Canaseraga, Allegany county, N. Y., who carries on an extensive mercantile business in that village. They have two daughters, Esther B. and Gladys. The second daughter, Jennie M. Ketcham, is a teacher of vocal and instrumental music in Canaseraga, N. Y., having graduated in the musical course of the Normal School at Brockport, N. Y., in 1882, at the age of sixteen. She was born in Brockport, N. Y., October 28, 1866. Mr. Ketcham married for his second wife Miss Minnie Agnes Wadhams, only daughter of Edwin and Lucia E. Wadhams, of Brockport, N. Y., May 22, 1890. She was born in Parma, Monroe county, N. Y., October 30, 1860. One daughter is the result of this union - Gertrude Lawrence Ketcham.

Andrus, Fairchild, was born in Penfield, in 1814, and is the son of Alanson, and the grandson of David, who came from Vermont to Penfield in 1801, where he resided until 1816 when he removed to Ashtabula county, Ohio, where he died in 1849, aged ninety years, and where many of his descendants still live. Alanson came to Penfield with his father, and resided there until his- death in 1848, aged sixty-five years. In 1807 he bought of Daniel Penfield the farm, then an unbroken forest, that has since been, and now is the homestead of the family. He was a distiller and farmer, and in 1811 built, and for several years operated a distillery. At his decease he left a widow, three daughters, two of whom are still living, and one son, Fairchild, who at eighteen years of age commenced to teach a district school during the winter, working on his father's farm in summer, which, with the exception of one year passed in a physician's office in the then village of Rochester, he continued to do until 1838, when he engaged in the transportation business on the Erie canal continuing the same until the decease of his father in 1848, when he came back to the farm in Penfield. He was married in 1842, and has three children, two daughters and one son, who is a fruit grower of Riverside, California. He early took an active interest in political affairs, was one of the pioneers of the Republican party, of which he was for many years a trusted local leader. At the outbreak of the Rebellion he was the supervisor of the town, remaining such until he was elected to the Assembly, where he served three sessions, in 1864-65-66, having been twice re-elected. After the adjournment of the Legislature in 1866 he accepted the appointment of assistant assessor of Internal Revenue, which he held for four years, and until the repeal of the law creating the office. On vacating the Revenue office, he went at once to Harrison county, Iowa, engaging in farming and stock raising, in which he remained until the fall of 1884, when he returned to the homestead in Penfield. He is of "New England Puritan" lineage paternally and maternally, and now at the age of eighty-one years is fairly vigorous, with mental faculties unimpaired.

Allen, James N., was born in Penfleld, June 8, 1840, and in 1846 came with his father, Hiram, to the homestead where he has since lived. His father died in 1863, leaving five sons, James, Wesley, Calvin, Peter and Rowe. James married Almira daughter of Abel Willetts, and they reside on the old homestead, which he bought. They have two sons, James G. and Fred, also two daughters. Mr. Allen is the grandson of Calvin Allen, who was one of the early settlers of Penfield. His mother was Martha, daughter of Wm. Harris.

Brown, Edward S., was born in Chicago, Ill., July 17, 1871. He was educated in the common school after his arrival east with his parents, also in the Albion High School of Albion, Mich., and Brockport Normal School of Brockport, N.Y., and is now conducting a meat market at North Greece. He was elected justice of the peace in the spring of 1895. October 7, 1891, he married Sarah E. Clement, of Greece, by whom he has one son, R. Stewart, born September 27, 1892. Mr. Brown's father, Robert S., was born in this town in 1838, was educated in the public schools and Clarence Academy, and was engineer in the employ of the N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Company for eighteen years, and was killed in Rochester, N.Y., February 4, 1891. He married Jennie E. Bascom, of Greece (who also died October 28, 1891), by whom he had three children: Edward S., Herman B., and Archie R. His wife died October 28, 1891. Edward S. Brown is a member of Clio Lodge No. 779, F & A. M. at Parma, N.Y.

Roberts, Mrs. Julia E.-- The late Henry C. Roberts was born in Fowlerville, Livingston county, N.Y., January 5, 1841. His education was obtained in the common schools, and at the age of thirteen he left home and came to Rochester, N.Y., learning the gunsmith's trade with William Billinghurst, of that city. At the age of nineteen he went to California, and upon his arriving in that State his capital in cash was five dollars, with which he began business as a gunsmith. He remained in California six years, and by his industry and shrewd business judgment he returned to Rochester with about $5,000. He then entered the firm of Dewey & Davis, in the retail coal business, and shortly afterward the firm was changed to Smith & Roberts, which continued about six years. He then became a wholesale dealer in the coal business, under the firm name of H. C. Roberts & Co. They erected the Genesee coal docks and chutes on the Genesee River, above Charlotte. In 1879 he was made president of the Charlotte Iron Works, which position he held until his death. In the management of his various business interests he exhibited rare tact, skill, and ability. He married Julia E. Pollay, of Rochester, N. Y., and they had one son, Henry P., who married Anna B. Blackford, of Washington, D.C., and they have one daughter, Ruth Elizabeth. Mr. Roberts died August 17, 1885.

Rashe, Louis, was born in France, September 15, 1822, and came to the United States with his parents in 1827. They first located in Albany, where they remained five years, and afterward lived in the country on a farm, where he was brought up. July 31, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, 108th Infanty, New York State Volunteers, and was honorably discharged on account of disability (rheumatism and rupture) in May, 1863. He has married twice, first in 1847 to Mary Searls, of Lowville, Lewis county, N.Y. Mrs. Rashe died in 1890. For his second wife, on June 11, 1891, he married Mrs. Silvia Dodge, nee Ford, of Tompkins county, N.Y., formerly of Schoharie county of this State. Mr. Rashe came to this county and town of Greece in 1859, and has resided here most of the time since. Mr. Rashe's father, George, was born at the old home in France in 1786. He married and had five sons: John, Frank, Joseph, Louis, and Peter. Mr. Rashe died in 1862, and his wife in 1857. Mrs. Rashe's father, Major Ford, was born in Schobarie county, N.Y., in 1809, and was a carpenter by trade, and afterwards became a mill owner. He married Lucinda K. Millard, and they had sixteen children. Mr. Ford died in 1881 and his wife in 1891.

Frost, Henry, was born in Walworth, Wayne county, N.Y., in 1844. He is one of the four sons of Abner and Betsey (Merritt) Frost. Abner Frost settled in Penfield on the farm where Henry now lives in 1854 and died in 1880. Henry, with his brothers, Byron and Jesse, enlisted in Co. D, 140th N. Y. Vols., serving until the close of the war. He is now engaged in farming and fruit growing. In 1869 Mr. Frost married Ada E. Cowel, by whom he has one son, Arthur B. Lewis Frost was in the 138th New York Infantry. Byron died in prison in Florence, South Carolina. Henry Frost was in Andersonville prison one year and came home at the close of the war; he was wounded on the top of the head in the battle of the Wilderness and then taken to Andersonville prison.

Harris, Mrs. William, nee Louisa Herrick, daughter of Rufus, was married to William Harris in 1847, and they settled on the old Harris homestead, where William, sr., lived in 1817, and where William, jr., died in 1877, leaving four sons: John F., Potter E., and Peter D., who now carry on the farm, and William N., who lives east of Lovetts Corners; also three daughters, Lenora, Maggie, and Jeanette.

Budd, Daniel D., was born in the town of Greece April 17, 1842. In 1864 he was appointed inspector of customs of Charlotte, was for twelve years justice of the peace, and filled other positions of trust. December 26. 1872, he married Lydia A., daughter of Rev. Moses Wallace, of Rochester, and they have had four children: D. Wallace, Mary E., who died aged two, Fred D., and Adela B. Daniel, father of our subject, was born in Bloomfield, Ontario county, in 1810, and came to this town with his parents the same year. He held many public offices and was a man of prominence. He married Elizabeth Merrill of this town, and had seven children: Mary, who died at the age of twenty-seven, Georgiana A., Daniel D., Adda R., Aldin T., Evan W., and Elbert O. Mr. Budd died in November, 1892, and his wife May 4, 1892. His father, Daniel Budd, was born in Dutchess county and came to Canandaigua in an early day. He was a soldier in the war of 1815. Moses Wallace, father of Mrs. Budd, was horn in Bethlehem, N. Y., in 1810. He married Elizabeth Baton, of Albany, and had five children: Abigail, Amanda D., Josiah E., Lydia A., and James E. Mr. Wallace has resided in Charlotte fourteen years, in Pittsford eight years, then removed to Rochester. He was a Methodist minister. His death occurred September 8, 1878, and that of his wife May 1, 1884.

Copsey, Albert, was horn in Suffolk, England, September 29, 1860, and was educated in their national schools. He is a professional and scientific gardener, beginning at the early age of twelve years serving his term of four years, during which time he attended regularly the night school of public elementary schools. In 1881 he came to the United States, locating in Rochester, N. Y., and entered the employ Elwanger & Barry, and soon afterward became the private gardener of Elwanger, where he remained three years, and then entered the employ of A. G. Yates as gardener and florist. He is a specialist in the cultivation of roses. "His success in growing magnificent La France, Nephetes, Sunset, and Mermot roses for the last two years, when other growers failed, testifies to his skill and knowledge." March 27, 1883, he married Maria Beatty, of Rochester, N. Y., and they have three children: Walter B., Elizabeth M., and Albert V. Mr. Copsey's father, William, was born in England, in 1816. He was foreman in a woolen matting factory twenty-three years. He married Maria Allen of his old home, and they had seven children. Mr. Copsey died August 11, 1891. Mrs. Copsey's father, James Beatty, was born and lived in Ireland. He married Ann Armstrong, and they had eight children. Mr. Beatty died before Mrs. Copsey was two years old, and his wife in 1882. Mrs. Copsey came to the United States when she was sixteen years old. Mr. Copsey is a member of Genesee Lodge 507 F. & A. M., Rochester, N. Y., also of Monroe Tent, No. 147, K. O. T. M., and St. Andrew's Brotherhood, of St. Andrew's Episcopal church.

Lascell, Joshua B., was born in Niagara county, N. Y., October 31, 1856. His parents moved to Canada when he was two years old, where he was educated. In 1869 he came to the United States, and located in Monroe county, where he is a trusted employee of the Rochester Electric Railway Company. September 4, 1877, he married Artie M. Stace, of the town of Greece. They have four sons: Harry S., Ernest R., Walter D., and Raymond. Mr. Lascell's father, George, was born in Niagara county, in 1829, was educated in the common schools and was a farmer by occupation. He married Emily Traviss, formerly of Canada, and they had three children; George B., Thomas H., who died in 1889, and Joshua B. George Lascell died in 1888. Two of his ancestors on the paternal side were soldiers in the war of 1812. Mrs. Lascell's father, Stephen Stace, was born in Kent, near the Sussex line, England, in 1812, where he was educated. He has married twice. His first wife was Emily Willard, of his native place, and they had four children; Jennie, George W., Artie M., and Albert E. The family came to the United States in 1852, and located in the town of Webster. Jennie married Wesley Spears, and had three children: Maud, who died in infancy, Grace C., and Estella. Mrs. Spears died in 1883. George W. married Frances Studly, of Greece. They had two sons: Charles A. and Addison C. Albert E. resides at home. Mrs. Stace died March 13, 1876.

Fallesen, Andrew P., was born in Denmark, November 23, 1853. He was educated in the schools of his native land and came to the United States in 1872, locating in the town of Greece, near Charlotte. He is a small fruit grower, having thirty-five acres of very choice varieties of fruit on Flopper's Hill. April 3, 1879, he married Lillian Watkins, of Phelps, Ontario county, by whom he had three children: John A., Julia H., and Eva E. Mr. Fallesen's father, Andrew, married Helen Peterson, by whom he had twelve children. Mrs. Fallesen's father, John T. Watkins, was born in England February 22, 1835, and came to the State of New York when a young man. He married Julia De Bois, of New York city, by whom he had five children. Mr. Watkins is a merchant tailor by occupation. He enlisted in Co. H, 148th Inftr., N. Y. S. Vols., and served till the close of the war. He now holds the office of town clerk and is one of the honored citizens of Phelps.

Knipper, Peter, was born in Bavaria, Germany, January 21, 1855, and came with his mother to this country in 1859, his father having preceded them one year. They located in Rochester. He was educated in St. Joseph's Catholic School, with one term in the Rochester Business University, and his early life was spent as a shoemaker with various manufacturing concerns in Rochester and other places, but for the past six years he has been a hotel-keeper in the village of Greece, his house having the reputation of being the best within ten miles, outside of Rochester. November 15, 1877, he married Mary E. Mura, and their children are Frances J., William P., Sarah D., M. Genevieve, and three who died in infancy. They attend St. John's Catholic School here. John, father of our subject, was born in Germany May14, 1832. He conducted a distillery at Cartersville for twenty years. He married Dora Rosening of his native place, and they had these children: Peter, Barbara, Mary, Anna, and Frank, who died in infancy. His second wife was Mary Kuhn, and they have one son, Joseph, and now reside in Rochester. Mrs. Knipper's father was Erasmus Mura, born in France in 1822, who came to this locality when a young man. He married Justine Ochs of Rochester, and they had six children: George M., Mary E. Theresa, Justina, Kittie, and one who died young. Mr. Mura died October 6, 1862, his widow residing in Rochester. The ancestry of the family is German and French.

Burlingame, Herman G. (deceased), was born November 26, 1835, in Norwich, Chenango county. He was a son of Charles Burlingame, who was well known in that section for his ability as a mathematician and his work as a surveyor. Herman inherited his father's mathematical tastes, and under the stimulus of his own love for the subject and encouragement of his father, he soon developed remarkable power in his gras-p of mathematical truth. At the age of fifteen he entered Norwich Academy from which place he graduated three years later. He soon after accepted a position as teacher and then began at the age of eighteen what proved to be a life work. For two or three years his work was alternately in district and select schools. During this time he was married to Ellen W. Wicks. To them were born five children. Mr. Burlingame successfully filled positions in Susquehanna Seminary of Binghamton and Norwich Academy. From the Madison University he received the degree of Master of Arts. In the fall of 1868 he accepted the invitation to take charge of the mathematics of the Normal School newly organized at Brockport. This position he held till the time of his death February 19, 1891. For a period of more than twenty-two years his interest, his life, outside of his family was centered in the school with which he became identified. To it he devoted the ripest and best years of his life, and it was through him that many new features have been added to the school.

Beebe, Asa, was a native and former resident of Windhall, Vt., a town situated on the top of the Green Mountains, Vt. He was prominent in local history in Vermont, and was in the Legislature many years, and for a long time justice of the peace. In 1825 he sold his mountain farm and emigrated to Monroe county, settling in West Greece where he died. He was for five years overseer of the poor in this town and was one of the chief supporting members of the Congregational Church. lie brought eight children to this locality, of whom but two survive: Salmon and Sarah, wife of Loomis Sheldon of Rochester. Salmon Beebe was born August 17, 1817, and married first Abigail Parish, by whom he had three children: Albert P., of Greece; Silas D., in Montana; and Lydia A., wife of Jesse Howe, of Michigan. His second wife was Miranda Benedict, by whom he had one son, Frank S., who was drowned when a young man. Albert P. Beebe was born in Greece, January 2, 1845, lived at home until the age of twenty-five, and was educated at Parma Institute and Holly Seminary. For a time he engaged in fruit dealing but later went to New York and became a Pullman car conductor on the Pennsylvania railroad, and after three years was made a regular passenger conductor. He was so engaged for ten years, then went to Utah and for nearly three years was conductor on the then Denver and Rio Grande road, his brother, Silas D. Beebe, being superintendent of the road. In 1885 our subject returned to the old home, where he has since resided conducting the place, and being also an extensive fruit dealer. He has served a number of terms as supervisor. His wife was Emily Truesdale, who bore him one child, Wilbur S. He married second, in Salt Lake City, Emma Ainsworth. Mr. Beebe is a Mason.

Gallery, Michael, was born in Ireland, in the year 1827, and came with his father to the United States- in 1833 and purchased a homestead on the Latta Road near Greece Center, where he has since resided. He was educated in the common schools, and is one of the best farmers in the town. He married Mary Beatty, of the town of Greece, by whom he had nine children: Francis, who died at the age of forty-one years; Mary, Martin, Elizabeth, Gertrude, Anna, Josephine, Effie, and Mortimer. Martin and Elizabeth are dead. Mrs. Gallery died in the year 1877, mourned by a husband and family. Mr. Gallery's father, Francis, was born in Ireland March 3, 1795. He died at the age of ninety-seven years at the family residence in Greece February 25, 1892.

From Rochester Democrat & Chronicle; December 10, 1908.

ONE OF PIONEERS OF TOWN OF GREECE DIES
Michael Gallery Came to America in Year 1833

Michael Gallery, for many years a resident of the town of Greece, died Tuesday morning in the home of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Fleming, in Charlotte.

Mr. Gallery was born in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, June 24, 1825, and came to America with his father [Francis] in 1833, landing at Quebec after a six weeks' voyage. The schooner on which he came on to Charlotte was pushed out of the St. Lawrence river by men walking on the banks and using long poles. The boat came up the Genesee river to Hanford's Landing, the only dock at that time. Soon after Mr. Gallery's arrival he bought fifty acres of land on the Latta road. He kept adding to this until he had 175 acres, one of the finest fruit farms in the county.

For the past seventy-five years Mr. Gallery had lived on this farm, with the exception of the last five years, which he had spent with his daughter, having sold his farm to J. A. Seel, of Rochester. He was a Democrat all his life, but never sought public office. He was known as a cattle dealer for several years, being also an expert judge of stock. He was a trustee of the Mother of Sorrows church and a contributor to many worthy charitable movements.

In 1844 Mr. Gallery married Mary Beatty, who died several years ago. His sister, Bridget Hogan, died in Charlotte last month. He had nine children of whom five are alive, four daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Cox, of Rochester, Mrs. Mary Whelehan, Mrs. Anna Fleming and Mrs. Thomas Slater, of Charlotte, and one son, J. Mortimer Gallery, of Charlotte.

The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock this morning from Holy Cross church, Charlotte, and interment will be at Mount Reed.

Francis Gallery lived on a farm in Greece Monroe and in later years with his daughter in Rochester. He emigrated with his family in 1833. His brother Col James Gallery & family moved first to Greece but moved to Rochester. His sister Maria Davoren & family also moved to Rochester as did his nephew John O’Dwyer who then moved to Michigan. His son Michael Gallery carried on farming in Greece after him.

DEATH OF FRANCIS GALLERY
THE OLDEST RESIDENT OF THE TOWN OF GREECE PASSES AWAY
Brief Sketch of an Honorable Career – A Man of Strict Integrity, Who Was Held in the Highest Esteem

Francis Gallery, the oldest resident of the town of Greece and one of the most highly respected residents, died last evening at his residence in that town. Mr. Gallery was in the 97th year of his age having been born in Ennis, Ireland, March 2, 1795. For many years his erect form was frequently seen on the streets of Rochester, but for some time he had not been in the city. It will gratify and please many friends here who have missed him to know that Mr Gallery enjoyed good health up to the last and that his mental faculties were still keen. The greatest inconvenience he suffered was the loss of sight which naturally so observing a man as he was regretted greatly. In later days he loved to be seated by the cheerful fire in his pleasant home on the Latta road, surrounded by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He evinced the greatest affection for each member of the family and if he did not hear from any one member for a little time, would ask if he or she was present.

Reverting to the scenes of his early life he would tell of the attractions of the beautiful river Shannon and the enchantments of county Clare. Mr. Gallery came to this country in 1833, landing with his family at Quebec. He told with great clearness of his trip up the St. Lawrence, along which the boat was pushed by men with long poles on the banks. There was a landing at Charlotte at that time, and Mr Gallery and family were finally deposited at Hanford’s Landing

Reverting to the scenes of his early life he would tell of the attractions of the beautiful river Shannon and the enchantments of county Clare. Mr. Gallery came to this country in 1833, landing with his family at Quebec. He told with great clearness of his trip up the St. Lawrence, along which the boat was pushed by men with long poles on the banks. There was a landing at Charlotte at that time, and Mr Gallery and family were finally deposited at Hanford’s Landing.

Mr. Gallery came to this country to remain only a couple of months but he located on his brother’s farm, where he has ever since resided. He leaves one daughter Mrs. Hogan, who lives in Michigan, and one son, Michael, who lived with him. Mrs Patrick Cox of this city is a granddaughter. Other grandchildren are Mrs William Whelihan and Mrs Anna Fleming of Greece. Francis Gallery was faithful to every duty and a man of the strictest integrity. He took a daily(?) interest in politics and was a Democrat of the staunchest type.

The funeral will take place on Monday morning at 9.30 o’clock from the house and at 10 o’clock from the church of Our Mother of Sorrows at Mt. Read.

Sheldon, Luther G., was born in Parma, this county, October 29, 1860; his education was obtained in the district schools, and he is a farmer and fruit grower by occupation May 25, 1886, he married Mina Welch, of Greece, and they had four children. Harry L., Luther G. jr., Emma M., and Errol G. Gilbert, father of our subject, was born in the town of Parma December 19, 1834, was well educated, and was a carpenter and builder: he taught school several terms. December 28, 1859, he married Nellie B. Warner of this town and they had one son, Luther G., as above. He died August 12 1864, and his widow survives him. Mr. Sheldon's grandfather, Luther Sheldon, was born January 5,1803, and married first Almeda Hills, by whom he had one son, Gilbert. His second wife was Harriet Trowbridge. He died June 7, 1867. Mrs. Sheldon's father, John Welch, was born in Gates January 15, 1839. He married Agnes Maneely in 1861; she was a native of Ireland. Their children are Mina, John L. and Elon G. John L. married Luella Breeze and they have one son, Francis C.

Losey, William, was a former resident of Seneca county, from whence he went to the war of 1812. He was a shoemaker and farmer, and pursued both avocations after coming to Parma in 1822. His children were James, Lydia, Jane, Wilsher and Luther. William Losey died at Albion, Mich., about 1861. James was born in 1818 and is remembered as the cabinetmaker and undertaker of Parma for many years. At the time of the gold fever, he with many others went to California, and suffered many hardships while crossing the ocean in a sailing vessel; they were caught in a calm in which they remained for a number of days and were put on an allowance of one pint of water and one sea biscuit per day. He married Laura Meserve, by whom he had one son, George A., of Farina. James died in Farina April 30, 1890, and his wife January 12, 1863. George H. Losey was born January 10, 1843, and although a miller by trade, his chief occupation has been farming and market gardening. He also worked as clerk in a store for several years. March, 15, 1865, Mr. Losey enlisted in Co. L, 50th N. Y. Engineers, and although in service only until June 13 witnessed a number of severe engagements. He returned to Parma in 1867, married Belle S., daughter of Henry Pulis of Greece. They have one son, James Le Vere. Living for a time in Greece Mr. Losey was elected justice of the peace and overseer of the poor, also was appointed and served as postmaster during Cleveland's first administration.

Deming, Howard C., was born in Canaan, Conn., June 15, 1847, was educated in the common schools, supplemented by an academic course, and his early life was spent as a bookkeeper and clerk, later as a farmer. September 25, 1872, he married Ella A. Smith of South Greece, and they have three children, Wilbur C., Nellie E., and Edith A. Mr. Deming's father, Chester M., was born at the old home in Connecticut, December 25, 1822. He married Ellen M. Woodruff, of New Hartford, Conn., their four children being: Howard C., Wilbur M., Minnie A., and John W. Mrs. Deming died November 16, 1881. The father of Mrs. Howard Deming was Allen Smith, who was born in Wales, England, May 6, 1810. His parents went to Londonderry, Ireland, when he was a child, and his mother, Isabelle Marshall Smith, died April 26, 1818, in Londonderry. The balance of the family came to this country, locating in Whitehall, this State. He married Amanda Benham of New Hartford, Conn., in 1847, the ceremony taking place in Syracuse, and they located on this homestead near South Greece; she died May 11, 1887, and he, at South Greece, April 29, 1895, aged eighty-five years. They had two children, Ella A and John A., who died aged five years, March 17, 1859. Mr. Deming has resided in town since 1875. The ancestry of the family is Scotch and Welsh.

Paine, John, was born in the town of Fort Ann, Washington county, December 22, 1834, and removed with his parents to Kendall, Orleans county, when a child. They remained one year, then removed to Clarkson, now Hamlin, this county. He was educated in the public schools, and at Brockport Collegiate Institute. September 30, 1862, he married Mary J. Fisk, of Hamlin, and has had eight children: Horace G., who died in his fiftieth year; Louise M. wife of Hiram Kishlar; Florence J., Lillian, Mary D.. wife of Dr. W. B. Hillman; Herbert J., Jessie E., and Willis F. Reuben, father of our subject, was born in Argyle, Washington county, May 3. 1804, was educated in the schools of his day, and in early life was a wagon maker. He married Delora Mason, and they had six children: Daniel M., Wealthy, John, Reuben, Laura, and Horace, who died in extreme infancy. Mr. Paine's mother, Delora, was born in Connecticut in 1807. She died July 15, 1884, and her husband's death occurred August 27, 1869. Nathan Fisk, father of Mrs. Paine, was born in the town of Penfield in 1804, married Melinda Manley, born in 1810, in Massachusetts, and had nine children, eight now living: Julia, wife of E. C. Whipple; Mrs. Helen Banker, Nathan, who married Laura Paine; Greenleaf, who married Jennie Rowley; Mary J., wife of John Paine; Minnie, wife of E. S. Hoskins; Susan R., wife of Judson Briggs; Mrs. Louise C. Williams. Both parents now reside in Brockport. They were pioneers in this locality, and moved into this county when it was nearly all a wilderness.

Stone, Mrs. S. A. - Enos C. Stone was horn in the town of Greece June 23, 1845, and was educated in the public schools, and the High School at Le Roy. He is now a farmer and fruit grower. January 22, 1868, he married Sarah A., daughter of the late John Todd, of the town of Greece, and six children were born to them: Bryant, Minnie S., Ralph T., Louise, John A., and Harold J. Mr. Stone's father, James S., was born in Rochester May 4, 1810, and said to be the first white child born there on the east side of the river. He was educated in the schools of that early day, and followed the honorable occupation of farming. April 29, 1835, he married Sophia P. Coe, of Le Roy, Genesee county, N.Y. Seven children were born to them: William T., Louise P., Clara C., Enos G., as above, and Martin O. Mr. Stone died January 2, 1892, and Mrs. Stone in November, 1870. Mr. Stone was customs collector at this port two years, and supervisor of the town two terms. Mr. Stone's maternal grandfather, Martin O. Coe, was a colonel in the war of 1812. His great-grandfather, Enos Stone, was from Berkshire, Mass., and was a captain in the Revolutionary war. For full account of Mrs. Stone's family see article of the late John Todd.

Salyerds, Isaac W., a prominent resident of Scottsville, was born in Preston, county of Waterloo, Canada, January 21, 1851, a son of Isaac, who was a native of Pennsylvania. His father having died when he was very young, he bought his time from his employer and went to Canada, where he plied his trade of weaver. He married Caroline Whitsell, and had four children: Isaac, Eli, Nancy, and Henry. He died in 1855, and his widow resides in Holyoke, Mass. When a lad of thirteen our subject began to earn his own living. He worked in Rochester in the flour mills for a number of years, then spent two years in Scottsville as a miller and salesman for Malcolm McVean, and in the fall of 1876 removed to Garbuttsville, where he engaged in milling for himself. In 1878 he returned to Scottsville and engaged in the meat business, conducting a market for nine years. In the meantime he purchased a lot and erected a store and residence. He has served as constable several years, and is an exempt fireman of the Rochester Volunteer Fire Department, of which he was a member five years. He also organized the Scottsville Fire Department, of which he has ever since been an active member. He was president of the Scottsville Musical Association, which was second to none in the county, and has been trustee of the cemetery and of the M. E. church several years. He is also deputy sheriff, and a Mason. In 1870 he married Sarah E., daughter of David and Elizabeth Rife, of Hespler, Ontario, and their children are: Byron, of the state engineer's office in Rochester; Nancy, who died aged five; David C., Mary L.. Ida M., and Ethel.

Rowe, Lucian A., was born in Greece January 15, 1835, educated in the public schools, and has always followed farming. In 1857 he went to California prospecting for gold, returning in 1861. He carries on general farming, having two specialties, berries and dairying. He markets in Rochester. He has a large silo with a capacity of 100 tons. In 1865 he married Jennette Colby, of this town, but born in Nunda, Livingston county, and they have four daughters: Mattie L., who married Edward J. Benedict; Pearl J., a teacher; Ruth A., and Helen I. His father, Lucien, was born in this town in 1808, and died April 27, 1886. In 1831 he married Lovina Doty, of this town, who was born in Geneva in 1809. They had four children: Lucian A., Elizabeth L. (now Mrs. William Kenyon), Ruth E., who resides with her mother, and Aria P. (now Mrs. Sydney E. Brown). The grandfather, Frederic, was born in Connecticut, and came to this town when a young man. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. There were eight brothers. One was accidentally killed, one remained at the old home, and six came to this State. The father's name was Ian. Philura Church was born in East Haddam, Conn., August 2, 1784, and came to this State in 1799. She taught school several years and became the wife of Frederic Rowe in 1807. Their children were: Lucian, Emeline, Ruth H., Frederic A., Ira G., Abel, Henry C., Nancy, who died in infancy, Nancy P., and William E. Of these, but one is now living, Nancy P., of California. The father of Mrs. Lucian A. Rowe was Zacheus Colby, born in Greece in 1811, a nurseryman, who married, first, Rhoda Shearman, by whom he had one daughter, Rhoda; and second, Jennette Shearman, by whom he had three children: Zacheus, Jennette, and Charles. Mr. Colby died May 23, 1891. His father, Zacheus, was a surgeon in the war of 1812. Mr. Rowe is a member of the Grange, in which he is past master, and both he and his wife are members of the Baptist church of this place. The family is of English, Scotch, Irish, and Dutch ancestry.

Jones, Edwin A., was born in Herefordshire, England, May 7, 1839, a son of David and Rachael Jones. The family came to Rochester in 1840, where the father was a blacksmith. Later they moved to Riga, and thence to Michigan, where David died in 1884. Edwin returned within a year to Monroe county. He was promised a captain's commission if he would raise a company for the war. This he did, securing the enlistment of 118 men, ready for muster, but through some political maneuvering he was deprived of his captaincy for many months, and although the commission finally came, Mr. Jones was mustered in and out as first lieutenant. However, he was a good soldier, a kind officer, and not afraid to lead his men, for he in part commanded his company throughout the service. Reterning to Chili, Captain Jones settled on a farm, but later lived in Gates, and then removed to the city, where he was a builder, principally for himself, and erected forty-two houses during one summer. After a time he bought a good property in Ogden, to which he removed in the latter part of 1894. March 26, 1868, Mr. Jones married Matilda Wooden, granddaughter of William Wooden, of Chili, and they have one child, Laura. William Wooden came from Geneva to Chili in 1810 or 1811 and settled on the farm on which he died in 1863. He had a family of fourteen children, of whom but three survive.

Allen, John M., was born at Charlotte, November 7, 1848. He was educated in the common schools and in De Graff's Collegiate Institute. In early life he entered the employ of Eaton & Upton and was with them for several years. He was also a grocery merchant for fourteen years and postmaster of the village of Charlotte for twelve years and a member of the Board of Education from 1891 to 1895; held several minor village offices. In connection with his other business he has been a real estate dealer and is now devoting his whole time and attention to it. He married first, February 17, 1873, Emogene Wilder, of Charlotte, who died December 4, 1879. On November 9, 1882, he married Margaret A. Campbell, of Mendon, by whom he has two daughters: Luella M. and Emma C. Mr. Allen's father, John W., was born in Greene county, October 7, 1818, and came with his parents to Monroe county in 1822, locating in the town of Greece. He was a contractor and builder. He married Pamelia Merchant, of Hanford's Landing, by whom he had two sons: George W. and John M. Mrs. John W. Allen died in 1849. Mr. Allen as a contractor has erected some of the best buildings in Charlotte. George W. has been a merchant for the last twenty years.

Roe, Charles, is a native of Long Island. He received an academic education at Oberlin College and Johns Hopkins University. He read law in the offices of Theodore Bacon and J. B. Perkins, attended the Columbia Law School and was admitted to the bar in New York city in 1883. He returned to Rochester in 1884 and commenced the practice of law, which he has since followed.

Davis, Thomas S., was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, May 18, 1839. He was educated in the schools of his country, and learned the millwright's trade, which he followed until he came to this country. December 25, 1864, he married Kezia Hiett, of Wiltshire, England. They came to this country, September 15, 1869, and located in this town, and on their present place, north of the Ridge road in 1876. They have had nine children, two of whom died in infancy. The others are as follows: John C., Sarah K., Annie A., Elisabeth J., Thomas W., James A. G., and Abner A. John C. married Ida Karn of South Dakota, where they reside. Their children are: Annie A., Thomas S. and Edra. Sarah K. married Harry W. Edwards of the town of Gates, formerly of Wales, and they have two children: Harry W., jr., and Walter D. John, father of our subject, was born in Pembrokshire, South Wales, in 1796, and married Sarah Davis, by whom he had eleven children. Of these our subject was the eighth. Mr. Davis died in 1869, and his wife in 1866. Mrs. Davis' father, Charles Hiett, was born at the old home in Wiltshire, England, and married Sarah Reynolds, of his native place, and their one daughter was Kezia as above. Mrs. Hiett died January 9, 1888. The Davis family is an old one, extending back to the ancient Britons.

Eldredge, George I., was born in Penfield, Monroe county, N. Y., in 1856, and is the son of Charles D. and Laura A. (Howland) Eldredge, and a grandson of Erastus Eldredge. Mr. Eldredge lives with his mother on the farm where his father settled in 1850. Charles D. Eldredge was one of the leading founders of the town, and died July 1, 1892, leaving two sons and two daughters: George I. Eldredge, Ida B. Clark, William E. Eldredge, and Nellie M. Kennedy. George I. Eldredge was elected justice of the peace in 1892, which office he still holds. He has charge of the farm which consists of 153 acres where his mother lives, also a 200 acre fruit farm and evaporating plant in Michigan which they now own.

Boardman, Washington, was born in Rochester in 1835, son of Francis, who came from Canada to Rochester in 1832 and to Penfield in 1837. Francis Boardman died in Webster in 1887. Mr. Boardman married in 1859, Ann, daughter of Edward Weir, of Brighton. They lived two years in Brighton, then moved to Penfield, where they have since lived. They have four children: John W., Frankie, Emma, and Mattie. Mr. Boardman entered the army in 1862, enlisting in Co. F, 140th N. Y. Vols. and served until the close of the war. He is now engaged in farming.

Willson, Rev. M. V., was born in Somerset, N. Y., in 1832, son of Rev. R. L. Willson, who was for many years pastor of the Baptist Church of that town. In 1859 M. V. Willson was graduated from the Hamilton Theological Seminary, Hamilton N. Y. In the same year he married Miss Sara E. Cole, of Eaton, N. Y., by whom he had three children: Dr. F. L. Willson, of Sodus; Edwin J., of Denver, Col.; and Helen S., of Penfield. In January, 1860, Mr. Willson was ordained to the ministry at Colosse, N. Y., serving the church five years. He was then with the Pulaski church nine years, the Newark church six years, Manchester church eight years, and is now on the tenth year as pastor of the Baptist church of Penfield. In his thirty-five years as a minister he has preached over five thousand sermons, has received into the several churches over four hundred persons, has married two hundred and fifty couples, and has officiated at one thousand funerals. He has been a member of twenty-eight Ordination Councils.

Woodham, James, was born in Sussex, England, December 8, 1828, and in 1849 came to America, locating in the town of Greece, where he engaged in farming and fruit growing. In 1852 he married Martha Langham of this town, formerly of England, and their children were: Frank, Rachel A., Ira, Edward J., Catharine P., Martha M., Nina J., and Laura D., who died aged seven. Rachel married William Babbage, and has four children: Rachael E., Clara L., Martha E., and J. William; Edward J. married Elzora House, and has five children: Jay, Lewis, Edward J., jr., Zilpha, and -----; Ira married Sarah A. Campbell, and has four children: Mabel, Randolph, Edna, and -----; Catherine married Lloyd Pierce, and had one son, Elmer, She died in her twenty-seventh year; Martha married the third time J. W. Stewart. She had one daughter by her first marriage. Mina B.; Nina J., married William H. Shaffer. Mrs. James Woodham died in 1880, and he married second in 1883 Elizabeth B. Barnes, of Parma. Mr. Woodham's father was born at the old home in England, in 1806, and he was a farmer by occupation. He married Edith Wren of his native place and they had thirteen children. They came to this country in 1850, locating in Greece. He died in 1890, and his wife February 19, 1895. Morgan L. Barnes, father of Mrs. Woodham, was born in 1805 in this State, married Elizabeth Knowlton, and had six children. He died in 1885 and his wife in 1893. The family is of British descent on both sides.

Macy, Silvanus Jenkins, was born in New York city, July 28, 1833. Was educated there and at Alexandria, Va. In 1853 he became a member of the firm of Josiah Macy's Sons, which membership he retained until 1878 (25 years), when he removed to Rochester. In 1868 he compiled and published the "Macy Genealogy." He has held many positions of honor and trust both in New York and this city, such as trustee in the Seaman's Bank for Savings, trustee in the Rochester City Hospital, receiver of Sodus Point & Southern Railroad, receiver of Rochester & State Line Railroad (now Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh). He is now one of the trustees and second vice president of the Rochester Savings Bank and one of the governors and president of the Rochester Homeopathic Hospital.

Hannan, John W., was born in Perinton, Monroe county, N, Y., September 19, 1847, son of Cyrus P. Hannan. John W. received a common school education in his native town and in 1865 received the appointment of messenger and superintendent of documents in the State Senate, where he remained until 1875. In July of that year Mr. Hannan was appointed United States gauger and after eight years of faithful service resigned to enter into the wholesale and retail liquor business in Rochester. He made friends with all he came in contact with and when nominated for sheriff of Monroe county in 1884, was elected by a very large majority, which position he faithfully filled for three years. At the expiration of that time he became proprietor of the National Hotel, where he remained from 1888 to 1892. In 1893 he was elected sheriff for a second term. March 1, 1876, Mr. Hannan married Mary E. Hommel, of Kingston, Ulster county, N. Y.

Malley, James, born at Rochester, N. Y., January 10, 1849. Was educated at the Academy of the Christian Brothers. Mr. Malley followed the trade of shoemaking, first entering the factory of Pancost, Sage & Co., and subsequently that of A. J. Johnson & Co. He remained with the latter about fifteen years, In 1886, he was appointed Commissioner of Excise by Mayor Parsons and reappointed in 1888. Upon the expiration of his term of office as commissioner in 1891, he was appointed excise clerk, which position he holds at the present time. Mr. Malley is a resident of the 15th Ward and has been elected for two terms as the representative of that ward in the Board of Supervisors of Monroe county. Mr. Malley is associated with John H. Ashton in the business of fire insurance with offices located in the Ellwanger & Barry building, the partnership having been formed in 1891.

Ashton, John H., was born at Rochester, N. Y., October 24, 1847, and received his education in the public schools. He followed the business of shoemaking for about twenty years and then engaged in the grocery business; later he formed a partnership with James Malley, under the firm name of "Ashton & Malley," and engaged in the business of fire insurance. Mr. Ashton has been the representative of the Ninth ward in the Board of Supervisors of Monroe county, having served two terms as such. He has large property interests in the Tenth ward and has done a great deal to improve and increase the value of the property in that locality. Recognizing his services in that direction and the executive ability he displayed while in the Board of Supervisors, he was elected alderman by a large majority and represents the ward in the Common Council at the present time.

Tennison, David, was born one-half of a mile west of Charlotte, September 20, 1822, and received his education in the district schools and has always been a farmer, is also an ingenious machinist. He married Bridget Garrity of this town, by whom he had eight children. Mr. Tennison's father, John, was born in Yorkshire, England, about the year 1784. He married Sarah Collison, by whom he had eight children: Ralph, Harriett, Ann, Rachael, David, John, Zilpha and Betsey, who died at Charlotte. The family came to the United States about the year 1820. He died in 1860 and his wife some time before. Mrs. David Tennison's father, Lawrence Garrity, was born in Ireland November 1, 1792, and died September, 1872. Catherine, his wife, was born in Ireland about the year 1794, and died March 4, 1894; settled in this town in 1812, directly upon coming to America. Lawrence Garrity married Catherine Rheal of his native place, by whom he had eight children.

Ferguson, Alexander, was born in Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence county, March 8, 1854. He was educated in the common schools and in early life was a farmer. When twenty years old he came to Charlotte and purchased a quarter interest in a hardware business with his cousin, Alexander H. Ferguson, with a joint capital of $600, which continued until 1881 when the partnership was dissolved. He has carried on business on his own account up to the present time and the capital is now about $9,000 and first class in all its appointments. Mr. Ferguson first married, in 1878, Sarah, daughter of Alamander Wilder, of Charlotte, by whom he had one son, John W., who died in infancy. Mrs. Ferguson died in 1879, and he then married, in 1881, Emily B., daughter of John D. Allen, of Brockport, by whom he has three sons: Roy L., John G., and Floris Allen Ferguson. Mr. Ferguson's father, John A., was born in St. Lawrence county and was a farmer. He married Jeanett Jameson, by whom he had ten children: Mary, Alexander, Nettie, John, Agnes, Charles, Cora, Margaret, Daniel, and Bertha. Both father and mother reside in Rochester. Mrs. Ferguson's father, John D. Allen, was born in Hamlin. He married, first, Livonia Stickney, of Sweden, by whom he had four children: Floris J., Lewis, Ella, and Emily B. Mrs. Allen died in 1859 and he then married Lettie P. Bragg, of Carleton, Orleans county, by whom he had five children. Mr. Ferguson is a trustee and ruling elder of the Presbyterian church, also superintendent of the Sunday school.

Rich, Noah F., was born in 1834, and has always lived on the farm where he was born, and where his father settled when he married, and where he died in 1865. His father, Samuel Rich, was the son of Dr. Noah Rich, who was among the early settlers of Penfield. Noah F. married Maria, daughter of Densmore Graves, and they have one son, Charles, who married a daughter of Linus Keith, and has one son, Francis L. Mr. Rich was overseer of the poor for two years. His mother was Minerva, granddaughter of Francis Esget, who was the first settler on the farm where Mr. Rich now lives.

Fellows, John B., a son of William, and a grandson of Nathan Fellows, was born in Penfield in 1839. For many years he was actively engaged in the raising of nursery stock and is now engaged in agriculture. He married Bessie J., daughter of Edward B. and Julia (Johnson) Young, and they have two sons, Harry S. and John L. They are living on the old Fellows place, which his father settled in 1816.

Fleckenstein, George V., was born in Rochester, N. Y., March 22, 1868. His father, Valentine Fleckenstein, was also born here, a son of Valentine, sr., who came from Germany at a very early day. George V. attended Sts. Peter and Paul's parochial school and from 1880 to 1883, the Rochester Free Academy. He then entered Canisius College of Buffalo, from which he received the degree of B. A. in 1888, standing the highest in his class and received the gold medal prize for mental and moral philosophy. Leaving college he read law in the office of Bacon, Briggs and Beckley. in Rochester, and finished his legal studies in the Columbia Law School, being admitted to the bar in the First Department in 1890. Immediately after his admission he became managing clerk for Morse & Wensley, of New York city, which position he held for two years. He then returned to Rochester and opened his present office.

JONATHAN O. HALL

There can he no doubt that the experience of Jonathan O. Hall, both as a business man and resident of this city, is one of the most remarkable that will ever be recorded. It has been his rare fortune to celebrate with his wife the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding and the fifty-eighth year of their residence in this city. Mr. Hill was born in Blanford, Massachusetts, August 23, 1811. His grandfather was a surgeon on the staff of General Putnam, in the Revolutionary war and his father was a native of Lansingburg, New York. Mr. Hall attended the common school but had to go to work for a living at the age of thirteen. He learned the milling trade and was engaged in that business for two years at Waterford, New York. In 1834 he came to Rochester and decided that he would make it his home. He did not settle here permanently until the Fall of 1836, when he obtained employment as foreman in the Shawmut mill. He held that position four years and then ran a mill for a year at Gananoque, Canada. In 1844 he formed a partnership in the milling business with the late John Bradfield, and in 1845 he sold his interest in the mill and opened the livery business, in which he was engaged until he retired from business in 1892. Mr. Hall and his wife, Miss Mary A. Morse, of Newfane, Vermont, were married at Lansingburg, New York, September 10, 1834. Of their eight children two daughters survive. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have long been members of the Brick church congregation. Mr. Hall has been a Republican since the organization of that party and was formerly a Whig. The family residence, 433 State street, has been his home during the last fifty-eight years, and during all their life here they have enjoyed the esteem of the community.

COLONEL LOUIS ERNST

The late Colonel Louis Ernst was one of those men whose career demonstrates that devotion to the principles of the country of his adoption may be as strong in the naturalized citizen as in the heart of him who is native born. Louis Ernst was a native of Baden, Germany, where he was born July 17, 1825. He came to this country with his father in 1831 and later found employment with John Wegman in this city. In 1841 he entered the hardware store of D. R. Barton as a clerk and remained in that capacity until 1856. He then resigned and became head of the firm of Ernst & Siefried, hardware dealers. During thee war the One Hundred and Fortieth regiment was organized in this city by Mr. Ernst, and he was commissioned as lieutenant-colonel and went out in command of the regiment. Colonel Ernst was with his regiment at the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and on the death of Colonel O'Rourke, at Little Round Top, took command of the regiment. At the close of his military services he returned to Rochester and resumed business. In 1869 the firm of Ernst & Siefried was dissolved and Mr. Ernst carried on the business alone until 1880, when his son, Louis J. Ernst, having been admitted to partnership, the firm became Louis Ernst & Son. In 1891 the business was incorporated as a stock company, the stockholders and directors all being members of the family, with Mr. Ernst as president. Colonel Ernst was commander of the Veteran brigade and one of the most efficient promoters of the movement which led to the establishment of the Soldiers' and Sailors' monument, at the unveiling of which, on Memorial day, 1892, he was to have been chief marshall of the day. Colonel Ernst was an unswerving Democrat and was elected as supervisor and as alderman of the old Tenth ward. He might have been elected to higher offices if he had chosen to accept nominations that were tendered to him, but he was not eager for public life and declined. In 1849 he became associated with the New York State militia, holding different positions in the Fifty-fourth regiment, the office of lieutenant-colonel of which he resigned when the One Hundred and Fortieth Volunteer regiment was organized. He was one of the charter members of the Rochester German Insurance company, and at its organization in 1872 was elected and continued to be one of its directors. He held the position of president a number of years, when finally declining a reelection, he accepted the office of vice-president instead, and continued as such until his death. He was a director of the German-American bank and also of the East Side Savings bank, from their organization to the time of his death. In 1869 he was appointed a manager of the Western House of Refuge by Governor Fenton, and held the position until he resigned, fifteen years later. Colonel Ernst was one of the most highly esteemed citizens who ever lived in Rochester, and the comments on his death by public bodies and in private were evidence of the high regard in which he was held. He died suddenly at his residence in this city April 3, 1892. Colonel Ernst was married in 1848 to Barbara Hettinger of this city, who survives him. His children are Louis J., Edward J., Charles B., Cora M., Louise J., Helen E., and Mary D.

JAMES CUNNINGHAM

The late James Cunningham won a place among due great industrial captains of America that entitles him to be remembered not only as one of the most distinguished men of Rochester, but of his adopted country. He was born in the County Down, Ireland, in December, 1815, and lost his father four years later. His widowed mother and her five children then came to America and settled at Cobourg, Canada. James, who was the fourth son, took advantage of such schools as the country afforded to obtain an education and also worked on a farm. He had an early inclination for working in wood and developed unusual talent for designing. He had been employed at carriage-making in Canada, but desiring to see his uncle, who was an architect in New York, he made a visit to this State, where he remained but a few weeks. On his way back to Canada he passed through this city and worked here for a short time. He returned to Cobourg, but determined to make his fortune in the United States, and in 1834, at the age of nineteen, came back to Rochester and learned the carriage-making trade in all its branches. He gave his time and attention to business with such good results that in 1838 he was able to become a member of the firm of Kerr, Cunningham & Company, carriage manufacturers, whose place of business was on State street, opposite Mumford street. The partnership was dissolved four years later and Mr. Cunningham carried on the business alone for some years. His trade had been growing constantly and he found it necessary to enlarge his manufactory. He then bought the land on Canal street where he long after resided and on which the James Cunningham, Son & Company carriage manufactory is now situated, additions having been made until the grounds include four acres of land and the works are among the largest in the world. Mr. Cunningham built the first of the present factory buildings in 1849. The product of his works always had a high reputation and his business continued to grow in importance and every style of carriage was manufactured, Mr. Cunningham having invented and patented several machines which simplified the constructive processes and enabled him to provide better work than ordinary. Mr. Cunningham continued in active business to a ripe old age. In 1881 he formed a stock company and transferred the management of the business to younger men, his sons and son-in-law. It is not alone as a most successful manufacturer that Mr. Cunningham's memory is held in esteem in this city; he was a liberal friend of charitable institutions, a good employer and a good citizen. Mr. Cunningham passed away at his home in this city May 15, 1886. His surviving children are Mrs. Charles H. Wilkin, Mrs. R. K. Dryer, Joseph T. and Charles E. Cunningham.

ROBERT RAY

Robert Ray, who enjoys the distinction of being one of the oldest men in America actively engaged in railroad business, and the last survivor of those residents of this city who assisted in running the Auburn and Rochester railroad nearly fifty years ago, was born in Ramsey, Canada, May 10, 1826. His parents, James and Mary Ann Ray, came to Rochester in 1833. Robert attended No. 10 school until he was sixteen years old and then entered the carriage factory of Kerr & Cunningham, State street, to learn the painter's trade. On May 1, 1846, he obtained employment with the Auburn and Rochester Railroad company and thus began his connection with railroading, in which he has ever since been engaged. His duties at first were to make up passenger and freight trains. This was done with the aid of a horse, which in the intervals of time between making up trains was employed by Mr. Ray to draw the mail to and from the post-office. The horse did the work of hauling cars in making up trains for two years, after which a locomotive was put in service, business on the railroad having increased to such an extent as to call for the greater power. Mr. Ray next had charge of the car-cleaning crew. In 1858 the late Webster Wagner started his sleeping cars and Mr. Ray added the care of them at this station to his other duties. This continued until 1885, when the palace car business became so important that at President Wagner's request Mr. Ray began to give all his attention to the care of the palace car business. In this capacity, as in all previous ones, he had the entire confidence of his employers and has been on terms of intimacy with about all the men of prominence who have been connected with the New York Central and Hudson River railroad and its predecessors during the last half-century. He numbers his friends among prominent citizens all over the country, and a majority of the older residents of this section still come to him for information when they undertake any extended trip by rail. When he began railroad life the strap-rail was in use on the line and the first depot was standing between Mill street and the river. He has, therefore, had the remarkable experience of seeing the erection of, and working in, the three depots that have been constructed in this city on "America's greatest railroad." Mr. Ray has been twice married. His children by his first wife are Mrs. John H. Carr of Watertown, New York, and W. F. Ray of Buffalo, He was married in 1877 to Willmina Hendricks, his present wife, whose children are Webster Wagner Ray, and Robert H. Ray, deceased. The family residence is at 266 Central avenue.