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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1821 peopleWho was born in Enfield in 1821? 1 To get an idea who might have been born in Enfield the year it was created, we looked at the 1850 census — the first United States census that listed all members of each household, not just the head of household – and chose Enfield residents who were listed as age 29, so, presumably, born in 1821. Friend of Enfield and Hector Historian Bob Wixom then researched those residents, and discovered some of them were born in 1821 and some were not; some were born in Enfield and some were not. They provide an varied and interesting view of early life here. Jonathan Auble Jane Dey (Johnson) Bostwick Abram Bragaw William C. Chase Charles Compton Clarissa A. Cowen Mary A. (Lovell) Georgia Calista (Godding) Byrum Samuel A. Holmes Priscilla (Smith) Lyon Flulore Roff (Aka) Freelove Carman Rolfe Myron Augustin Sexton Lydia Ann (Crawford) Sherer Nelson R. Updike John VanDorn John H. Willis Mary Budd Wood Orsemus Wortman Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 2 JONATHAN AUBLE Jonathan Auble was born to George and Rachel Auble in 1821 in the State of New Jersey. Although his parents had married in Hunterdon County, NJ in May 1813 and moved to Tompkins County about 1815 where their first child, Anthony, was born in 1816, they (or at least Rachel) returned to New Jersey to have their next two children—Jonathan and Sophia. According to cemetery and census records, since the early 1800s, the Auble family has been present in the Towns of Ulysses, Enfield, and Hector. Jonathan Auble never married and was a farmer all his life. At various times he was living with his siblings (1850) or with his single sister Sophia (1870, 1880). Sophia died in 1881. Jonathan died 24 April 1900. His death notice was published in the Trumansburg Free Press and Sentinel 12 May 1900: “Jonathan Auble, an aged resident of this place [Enfield], died at the home of his nephew Will Jones, on Tuesday, April 24. The funeral services were held at the house on Thursday. Interment in the cemetery here [Enfield Village Cemetery].” Jonathan’s Will was made 26 February 1900 and witnessed by W. H. Jones and Geo. H. Nobles. It named Jason G. Jones and William H. Jones, Jr. as Executors of his Estate. The Will was filed with the Tompkins County Surrogate’s Court 25 June 1900. The Will’s provisions were: 1.All just debts and funeral expenses to be paid. 2.Purchase and erect six old-fashioned gravestones like Peter Wagner’s for his father [George], mother [Rachel], sister [Sophia], two brothers [Anthony and Jacob] and himself. Also, six marble posts and chain to mark out the family plot. 3.Four children of brother Elias: Luella [Auble] Drake, Ida June, Frankie [Auble] Buckingham, and Libbie Auble: $100 each. 4.Andrew Auble, Joseph Auble, and Evaline Auble: $100 each. 5.Four children of sister Mary: Jane Eliza Darling, Annie Darling, Edson Darling, and Edgar Darling: $100 each. 6.Nephew Jason G. Jones: $1500 and 10 acres near Jacksonville in the Town of Ulysses. 7.Nephew William H. Jones, Jr. of Enfield: 19 acres in Enfield [boundaries itemized], plus 10 acres in Enfield knows as the “Quail Place” [boundaries itemized]. 8.Niece Sarah Elizabeth Bailey: 12 acres in Enfield known as the “Wortman Place” [boundaries itemized] 9.Jason G. Jones and William H. Jones, Jr. to share equally all the rest, residue, and remainder of his property. 10.Half-brother Andrew Auble as trustee for my half-sister Evaline Auble, to receive and receipt for her $100 legacy.Not knowing what his “just debts and funeral expenses” were, and the cost of six engraved gravestones, his monetary disbursements to his kin amounted to $2,600 (approx. $81,500 in 2020). If the total 41 acres of land were the bulk of his estate, he would have been considered a small farmer*. 11.Jonathan’s father George Auble (1793-1870) had two wives and twelve children: 12.Rachel Cripps (1793-1849) 13.Anthony (1816-1861) NY/NY 14.Jonathan (1821-1900) NJ/NY 15.Sophia (1823-1881) NJ/NY 16.Mary (1826-1873) NY/MI +John Darling 17.Jacob (1828-1863) NY/CAN Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 3 18.Elias (1831-1900) NY/NY +Julia/+Phoebe/+Eunice 19.Sarah (1838-1918) NY/NY +Samuel Stone/+Jonathan Miller 20.Caroline (1840- ??) NY/?? +William H. Jones 21. Elizabeth “Betsy” Lunger (1817-1870) PA/NY 22.Andrew (1855-1905) NY/NY +Flora Robinson 23.Joseph (1856-1920) NY/NY 24.Evaline (1858- ??) NY/?? 25.Wilhelmina (1860- ??) NY/?? 26.*In 1870, the breakdown of 290 farmers and the amount of land they owned: 27.0-50 acres…….33.4%51-100 acres…… 45.2% 28.101-150 acres……14.8%150+ acres…… 6.6% JANE DEY (JOHNSON) BOSTWICK Jane Dey (Johnson) Bostwick was born in 1821 to Benjamin and Jane (Dey) Johnson in either the Village of Ithaca or what is now the Town of Enfield formed in early March of that year. Her father was considered an aggressive but honest lawyer who served as President (Mayor) of the Ithaca Village in 1828. Two years after her father died in 1848, in February 1850, Jane at the age of 29, married Orson Bostwick (44) a widowed farmer with two young sons: William (13) and Hermon (8). Orson’s farm was in the Northeast Quarter of Section 68, a mile south of Enfield Center at what is now called “Bostwick Corners”. By all definitions, Orson would have been considered a highly successful farmer —he employed two live-in farm laborers and the farm, in 1860, was worth about $700,000 (in 2020 $ $). When Orson Bostwick died in November 1868, he was buried in the Enfield Village Cemetery with his first wife Sarah. By that time, the Bostwick family had left a permanent imprint on the Town of Enfield. Not only was Orson a wealthy and influential farmer, his son William, at the age of 21 was the Town Supervisor in 1858. William would later hold positions in County, State, and Federal governmental jobs with increased importance. The younger son, Hermon was successful in his own right by being the owner and operator of a large cooperage (barrel maker) in Ithaca employing several men. Following Orson’s death, Jane moved into Ithaca to live in her younger brother William Gordon Johnson’s home at 20 East Seneca St. William was an accomplished estate garden planner, caretaker, and florist. He died in 1897 and is buried in Ithaca City Cemetery. Two years later, Jane died because of pneumonia. She also is buried in Ithaca City Cemetery with other members of the Johnson family. The inscription on her headstone reads: “Jane Dey, daughter of Ben and Jane Dey JOHNSON, widow of ORSON BOSTWICK, January 16, 1821, February 2, 1899. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 4 ABRAM BRAGAW Timeline 1821 Born in Dutchess County, New York 1850 28 Sep; US Census. Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York. Abram (29) Living with wife Sarah (28, b.Dec 1822) and son Sam A. (5, b. 1845). Value of Real Estate: $2000. 1856 2 Sep; wife Sarah dies, age 33y 10m; buried in Hayts Cemetery, Town of Ithaca, NY 1857 2 Apr; married Rhoda Culver at the Reformed Dutch Church in Ithaca, NY. Evening event. 1860 10 Sep; US Census. Enfield, Tompkins County, New York. Abraham [Bragam] (37), wife Rhoda (36), daughters Jane A. (15) and Sarah (4). Jane is attending school; Abram is a Farmer whose real property is valued at $6000; personal property is valued at $1000. 1865 May; Taxes. Enfield, Tompkins County. Total tax: $11.20 derived from Income ($4.20), Gold watch ($1.00), Piano ($4.00), and two Carriages at $1/ea ($2.00) 1865 24 Jun; NYS Census. Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York. Abraham [Beragaro] (44), owns a wood house valued at $1000, born in Dutchess Co., NY, occupation: Farmer, has 2 children, in his second marriage. Wife Rhoda (40), b 1825 in Tompkins Co., has 2 children, in her first marriage. Daughters Jane Ann (19) and Sarah (8)—both born in Tompkins County [Enfield]. 1866 Map of Enfield shows Abram’s property lies in the west half of Section 47 on the east side of Van Dorn Rd, about ½ mile north of Van Dorn Corner (at Mecklenburg Road). Two residences are shown being owned by Abram—one is probably a tenant house. 1867 31 Jan; wife Rhoda (Culver) Bragaw dies, age 43y 10m; buried in Hayts Cemetery, Town of Ithaca, NY alongside Abram’s first wife Sarah. 1870 7 Jul; US Census. Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York. Abram S. Bragaw (48), born in New York, Real property is valued at $10,000; personal property is valued at $15,000. Daughter Sarah (18) who is attending school, and widowed daughter Jane A. (Bragaw) Shearer (24) are living in his household. 1875 1 Jun; NYS Census. Enfield, Tompkins Co., New York. Abraham (53), widower, occupation: Farmer, owns a frame house valued at $1500, born in Dutchess County, NY. Daughters Jane A. (29) and Sarah (18) are living in his household. 1880 9 Jun; US Census. 60 South Geneva St., Ithaca, NY. Abraham [Bragan] (59) widower, occupation: Farmer. Daughters Jennie Shearer (widow) (34) and Sarah (23) are living in the household. 1892 16 Feb; US Census. Ithaca, NY. Abram S. (70), occupation: Farmer. Son-in-law John Reynolds (55, b. England) whose occupation is Mesmerist (Hypnotist) and his wife Jennie Ann (Bragaw) (Shearer) Reynolds (54) and their daughter Florence (3) are living in the household. John and Jennie were married in 1881. 1894 30 Sep; Abram Bragaw died at age 73 years. Buried in Hayts Cemetery, Ithaca, New York with his two wives Sarah and Rhoda. His gravestone information is unreadable. Source of Date of Death: New York State Death Index. 1894 18 Dec; Daughter Jane Ann Reynolds was appointed Administratrix of her father’s Estate by Superior Court Judge Bradford Almy. 1900 8 Jun; US Census. 320 S. Geneva St., Ithaca, New York. John Reynolds (63, b. July 1836), Occupation: Lecturer, arrived from England in 1868. Married to Jennie (Bragaw) Reynolds (54, b. July 1845). They have one child, Florence (11, b. May 1889) who is attending school. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 5 WILLIAM C. CHASE William C. Chase was born 14 September 1821 either in Hector or Ulysses. At the time, both Townships were in Tompkins County. He was the son of Ezra Chase (1783-1873) and his second wife Julia Curry (d. 1870). Ezra was originally from Putnam County and was a Minister in the Disciples of Christ Church, an offshoot of the Baptist Church. In 1850, William, at the age of 29 and single, was living with his parents and siblings in Enfield where he was a farmer in partnership with his father. Within a year, William had married Margaret Schumaker and had their first child—Alice F. born 30 June 1852. Allice died a little over 11 months later in May 1853. Throughout the next 10 years, Williams family grew: Ann Elnora (1853-1931), American (1855-1921), LaGrande (1863-1881), and James Sage Chase (1866-1947). Between 1865 and 1870 the family moved into Ithaca where William continued his occupation as an undefined Laborer according to the various Censuses (US and NYS). Following his early death at age 53 on 7 May 1871, his widow Margaret moved her family back to Enfield. William was buried in Christian Cemetery in Enfield where his father Ezra and daughter Alice were buried. The son LaGrande who died at age 18 in 1881 is also buried in Christian Cemetery. Margaret, his widow, never remarried and lived in Enfield until she died in 1910. Her burial location has not been located. Daughter Elnora married Dr. Hazen Fish and was buried in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg when she died in 1931. Dr. Fish, a veterinarian born in Mecklenburg, died the following year. Son American married Carrie Austin and moved to the Town of Danby where they had 9 children. He was buried in South Hill Cemetery, Ithaca when he died in 1921. Son James Sage Chase married Addie Dean April 1889 in Cayutaville and lived in the Searsburg area of Hector Township. In 1917, James was convicted of 2nd degree forgery in Tompkins County and received a 3-7-year term of incarceration at Auburn State Penitentiary. Within a month, his two children Charles and Beatrice (Melvin Bodine) had sold his household goods and personal effects in Trumansburg. James was released from prison around 1920 and began living in Geneva, Ontario County where at the age of 58, he took a second wife, widow Carrie (Sprague) Canfield (57) in 1924. James died in Geneva in June 1947 at the age of 81 when he was struck and killed by an automobile. He is buried in Jones Cemetery, Hector, Schuyler County with his first wife Addie. CHARLES COMPTON Charles Compton was the youngest of David and Anna (Linderman) Compton’s four children. David, the father, was born in New Jersey, Anna in New York. They were married in Ithaca in 1806. David was counted in Enfield in the 1830 Census as Head of Household. Except for Charles, the Compton family all lived and died in Tompkins County. Many are buried in Budd Cemetery, Enfield. In 1853 Charles who was 32, married Nancy Smith of Newfield. Until then, according to the 1850 Census, he had been living with his parents in Enfield and was a farmer. Soon after Charles and Nancy’s daughter (name unknown) was born, the young family left for Rockford, Winnebago Co., Illinois. Soon after arriving, Charles died in July 1854—probably from a large cholera outbreak in that area. He was buried in Cedar Bluff Cemetery in Rockford at the age of 32 years. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 6 Nancy went on to marry Calmo Webster (who deserted her) then Allen Jones (1824-1881). Both Allen and Nancy are buried in Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Rock County, Wisconsin who died 51 years later 11 February 1932 at the age of 94. Notes about the US Census: Between 1790 and 1840, the US Census only named Heads of Households. Numbers and sexes of household members were tallied by age groups: i.e. males under age 6, females 6-10, etc. Beginning with the 1850 Census, individual names and ages were recorded— but not their relationships to the Head of Household—that did not start until 1880. Beginning with the 1900 Census (the 1890 Census was lost to fire), social questions began appearing such as how many years couples were married; who was divorced; income (up to $5000 in 1939), nationality of parents, etc. Personal information from Censuses are not made available to the public for 72 years. The last Census made public was 1940 which was released in 2012. The 1950 Census will be released in 2022. CLARISSA A. COWEN Clarissa, the daughter of Lewis and Esther (Carman) Cowen, was born in 1819 and died 16 Mar 1898 at the age of about 79 years. She lived with her parents until they died—Esther in 1857 and Lewis in 1860. Clarissa never married and lived with various siblings throughout her life. She is buried in Rolfe Cemetery in the Town of Enfield along with her single sister Caroline Cowen (1830-1915) Lewis Cowen, her father, was a farmer who with his family lived on the south side of what is now New York Route 79 (Mecklenburg Road) between Applegate and Halseyville Roads. He was born in Connecticut and came to Enfield by way of Dutchess County in the lower Hudson Valley which is where he probably met his wife Esther. (There were a number of Carman families living in Dutchess County at that period,) In 1850, Lewis’s farm consisted of 60 acres; 50 acres improved and 10 acres unimproved. Compared to other farms in the area, it would have been considered a small farm. He owned 2 horses, 4 cows, 14 sheep (from which he was able to shear 15 pounds of wool), and 4 hogs. The cows produced enough milk to satisfy the family in addition to 400 pounds of butter. From the fields, Lewis reaped 11 tons of hay for the livestock, 15 bushels of buckwheat and 50 bushels of potatoes. He was one of the few farmers in the area with beehives which produced 20 pounds of honey (in 1860 he reported 32 pounds of beeswax taken from the hives). Esther his wife, gave him 9 children—5 boys and 4 girls. One son, also named Lewis, owned a farm nearby at the intersection of Applegate and Mecklenburg Roads. Their children: Lewis (b. 1803; d. 1882) Harry (b. 1812) Deborah Ann (b. 1814; d. 1864) Abigail (Abby) (b. 1816) William (b.1816; d. 1864) David P. Clarissa (b. 1819) Esther Caroline (b. 1830; d. 1915) Fannie (b. 1855) Esther died 22 August 1857 and is buried in Christian Cemetery, Town of Enfield. Her husband Lewis died three years later on 19 August 1860 and is also buried in Christian Cemetery. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 7 At the father’s death in 1860, there was a delay in getting his Will probated as the Executor (son William) delayed in filing the document and eventually died himself. The Court then appointed Lewis’s oldest son Mary A. (Lovell) Georgia Mary Lovell was the oldest of Aaron and Hetta/Hetty (Griffin) Lovell’s 8 children. She was born May 1821 in the Town of Enfield. Her father Aaron came to Enfield from Sussex County, New Jersey with his parents Asahel and Hannah (Byram) Lovell about 1805. Hetty was born in Westchester County, New York. Aaron was a Carriage Maker along with other members of the Lovell family. In 1855 at the age of 34, Mary wed Cyrenus Stilson Georgia, a widower and farmer who was 41. Together, they had two children: Charles (b. 1858) and Jerome (b. 1863). Cyrenus’ first wife was Margaret Ann (Harvey) Georgia, daughter of Joel and Olive Rose (Ink) Harvey—both of well-known Enfield families. In 1866, when Tompkins County was mapped, Cyrenus Georgia’s farm was located on the south side of Fish Road in the SW ¼ of Section 51. His name was erroneously labeled as “C. S. Gregory”. Cyrenus died in 1901 and is buried in Mecklenburg Union Cemetery (Town of Hector). Wife Mary A. (Lovell) Georgia died in 1910 and is buried alongside Cyrenus. About Aaron Lovell, Mary’s father: He was the son of Asahel Lovell (1756-1835) and Hannah Bryam (1756-1824) who came to Enfield in 1805 from Sussex County, New Jersey. Both are buried in Budd Cemetery, Enfield. Aaron (1791-1851) married Hetty Griffin (1803-1868). Both are buried in Enfield Cemetery. Their eight children, all born in Enfield, are: Mary A. (b. 1821) Amos (b. 1824) John J. (b. 1825) Elizabeth (b. 1827) Jerome (b. 1829) Oliver A. (b. 1832) George W. (b. 1836) Emily Ann (b. 1841) CALISTA (GODDING) BYRUM Calista Godding was born June 1820 in the Town of Enfield, the daughter of William and Mary (Bennett) Godding. In 1850, Calista (29) was working as a Domestic in the home of widower Oliver W. Byrum* (35) and his three children: Viola (9), Joseph (8), and Rodrick (6). His departed wife was Caroline (Newberry) Byrum (NFI). Not too much time elapsed before Calista and Oliver decided to marry. Which they did before 1860. Oliver’s 42-acre farm was in the NE ¼ of Section 51 in Enfield on the south side of Route 79 at Rothermich Road, two miles east of the Tompkins/Schuyler County Line. When Oliver died in September 1875 without a Will, he was buried in Budd Cemetery in Enfield. Shortly thereafter, Calista approached the Tompkins County Surrogate Court Judge and requested she Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 8 be released as Administrator of Oliver’s estate and be replaced by Oliver’s youngest child Rodrick. It was obvious to the Judge that Calista was incapable of the task assigned her as she was unable to write (her unmistakable “X” was prominent on the request) and probably could not read either. Her request was granted. Calista then took up residence with her sister Hannah and family (husband Rowland Wilbour and daughter Kate). By 1900, Calista was 79 and living with her niece Kate and husband James Courtney in Enfield. Calista died 1 December 1901 at the age of 81. She is buried in Trumbull’s Corners Rural Cemetery in the adjacent Town of Newfield. Three years later in 1904, Kate died at age 65 and is buried in the same Cemetery. * There are two spellings of Oliver’s family name: Byrum and Byram. SAMUEL A. HOLMES Samuel Holmes was born in 1815 in New York State of parents who also were born in New York. Only once (1875) did he claim to have born outside of New York—Connecticut. Therein lies the problem with Samuel. He had a way of shading the truth whenever he met a Federal or State official conducting a Census. In 1850 he claimed to be 29 years of age when he was actually 35. Samuel married Margaret Ann Van Dorn, the youngest daughter of Peter and Mary (Irwin) Van Dorn of Enfield. In the 1850 Census, they had a 3-year-old daughter Mary Julia Holmes. At the time, Samuel was a Drover—a driver of cattle or sheep. By 1860, the Holmes family had grown by two more daughters: Harriet (b.1854) and Carrie (b. 1856). They had also moved into Ithaca where Samuel was operating a Livery. This occupation consisted of renting horses, wagons, buggies, etc. for city residents who had no place to keep their own horses and equipment. Before the move to Ithaca, Samuel had been an undersheriff (deputy) for the Town of Enfield. Sometime between the New York Census in 1865 and the Federal Census in 1870, there had been a significant change in the makeup of the Holmes family. Daughter Mary Julia married Abial Stamp; Samuel had given up his livery business and in 1866 had become a partner with Mary’s new husband in ownership of the Tompkins House Hotel at the corner of N. Aurora and E. Seneca Streets in Ithaca. He had also separated from his wife Margaret Ann. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 9 Tompkins House at N. Aurora and E. Seneca Sts., Ithaca, NY (now the site of the East Seneca Street Parking Garage) In 1875, Margaret was living and working as a housekeeper in the household of John and Mary Pregar in Enfield and Samuel was still half-owner of the Tompkins House. Margaret was now going by her middle name Ann and had declared she was divorced. Meanwhile, the Census Enumerator in Ithaca noted Samuel was “married but not living with his wife”. In the 1880 Census, Ann still claimed she was divorced but Samuel reported he was “widowed” even though Ann did not die until 8 years later in 1888. The 1880 Census showed Ann Holmes (56) living as a boarder in the household of Edwin and Sallie Ford. It also showed she was insane. Another part of the Census relating to insane individuals reported she had been declared insane at the age of 46 (about 1870) and she did not require restraint even though she had experienced 10 attacks in the previous 2 months. At her death in 1888, Ann was buried in Christian Cemetery, Enfield with her parents. Her gravestone shows span of life was 1830-1888. Her actual birth year was 1825/1826. Samuel Holmes died at the age of 78 in 1892. He is buried in Ithaca City Cemetery with his daughter and son in law Mary J. and Abial Stamp and daughter Hattie (Holmes) Hoagland. Ithaca City Cemetery Holmes/Stamp Monument Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 10 PRISCILLA (SMITH) LYON Priscilla Smith, daughter of Joshua and Margaret ‘Peggy’ (Harper) Smith, was born in 1811, probably in what is now the Town of Enfield (which is where her father died in 1839). Priscilla married Alfred H. Lyon in November 1827. In 1850, when the Federal Census began naming all persons living in a residence, Alfred Lyon’s family was recorded as: Alfred H. Lyon, 34, Farmer (1805-1859) Prusetta (Priscilla), 29 [both her and her husband’s ages were misrepresented] (1811-1878) Ellen, 19 William, 14 Francis J., 11 (1838-1891) Edward, 9 Louisa, 5 Between 1850 and 1860, Alfred had moved his family to Bengal, Clinton County, Michigan where he continued his occupation as a farmer. The Town of Bengal is in central Michigan and is approximately the same size as Enfield (36 sq. mi.) with a population of 1,200. In December 1859 at the age of 54, Alfred died of apoplexy and was buried in Bray Cemetery, St. Johns, Clinton County, Michigan. When the next Census was taken the next year in 1860, William had married and had his own farm; Francis had taken over operating his father’s farm and Priscilla was Head of Household that included Francis and his siblings. By 1870, Priscilla and Francis had reversed their family roles and he was now Head of Household. For some unexplained reason, Priscilla, at age 62, was recorded as ‘aged’. Priscilla died in 1878 at the age of 67 and Francis 12 years later at the age of 53 in 1891. Both are buried with Alfred Lyon in Bray Cemetery. FLULORE ROFF (AKA) FREELOVE CARMAN ROLFE Freelove was a daughter of Charles and Sarah (Ludlum) Carman. Charles (1792-1875) was born in Greene County, New York, and Sarah (1795-1881) was born in Orange County, New York. They met in Hector, Seneca County and married in 1813 before Hector was set off to Tompkins County. Freelove was born 20 October 1820, in Hector, one of nine children. Her father Charles was the son of Caleb and Mary (Lisk) Carman. Caleb, after settling in Perry City in the adjoining Town of Hector was one of the founders of the Quaker Church in the area. At the age of 26, Freelove married George Rolfe on 22 Apr 1847. George had been born in Enfield 19 Sep 1823 and was one of many Rolfe Family members in the Town. Their farm, located at the southwest corner of Fish and Black Oak Roads, would be considered a self-sustaining small farm by contemporary standards. Total acreage was 33 acres of which 24 was tilled. There were three horses (one of which was used for wagon pulling, the other two for field work), a cow for milk and butter, two dozen chickens for eggs and two hogs. Crops raised were barley, corn, oats, wheat for a variety of flours and animal feed, and another acre for potatoes. An additional acre was set aside for 45 apple trees and a peach tree. They also raised three children: Cyren A. was born in Enfield 28 Jun 1848. She remained single her entire life, living with her parents. Events leading up to her death were recorded by the Trumansburg Free Press: 6 Jun 1908: while attending the 50th wedding anniversary of friends in Blodget Mills, Cortland County, Cyren was Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 11 stricken with paralysis while dining with 100 other guests. 20 June: Cyren is confined to a bed at the Ithaca Hospital suffering from paralysis. (She had already passed on the 19th, not quite reaching the age of 60.) 27 June: The funeral was held at her home in Enfield. She is buried in the Rolfe Cemetery with her parents. Charles C. was born in Enfield February 1850. Like his sister, he also remained single his entire life, living with his parents until his death in December 1884 at the age of 34. Like most young men who lived at home on the farm, he spent his days helping his father with the farm work. After he turned 20, he began teaching school; a job he continued until his death. Charles is buried in Rolfe Cemetery with his parents. Floyd F. also was born in Enfield in October 1857. He married a local woman, Sarah Russell on 28 Nov 1888 when he was 31 and she 22. They had two daughters Bertha and Bessie. Throughout his life he worked the family farm. Shortly after his death on 24 January 1910 at age 52 and buried in Rolfe Cemetery with his parents and siblings, the family farm was auctioned on 2 March 1910. Floyd’s widow, Sarah moved on and took jobs as a Housekeeper. At the age of 63, in 1930, she remarried to widower Florence Fish (80) a retired mason who lived in Trumansburg. Sarah had been working for him as a housekeeper. (Florence was a veteran of the Civil War having enlisted at the age of 14.) Sarah (Russell) (Rolfe) Fish died at the age of 93 and is buried with her second husband Florence in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg. George and Freelove both died in late 1903—a month apart. Freelove in October and George in November. Both are buried in Rolfe Cemetery. After their deaths, son Floyd became the owner of the farm and continued working it until his death seven years later in early 1910. The farm was sold out of the family two months later. Charles Lisk Carman, father of Freelove Carman Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 12 MYRON AUGUSTIN SEXTON Myron A. Sexton was born July 1819 in Madison County, New York to Augustin and Hannah Sexton. By 1850, he and his wife Hannah (Harvey) Sexton and daughter Evaline “Lina” (b. Feb. 1848) were living in Enfield on his farm. Son Joseph was born June 1857. Between 1860 and 1865, Myron and his family moved from the Town of Enfield to the Town of Ithaca where he had purchased a 100-acre in Section 56 on the northside of the intersection of Mecklenburg Road and Westhaven Road. In 1875, the New York Census recorded Myron, Hannah and son Joseph being joined by daughter “Lina” and her family—husband Noah Dimmick Keator and their 10-month-old daughter Emma Louise. The winter of 1879-1880 was a disaster for Myron Sexton’s family. Beginning on January 4th, 1880, son Joseph died at 23 years of age. Later that month, daughter “Lina” died on the 30th not quite 33 years of age. Five days later, granddaughter Emma Louise died at the age of 5 years. Three days after Emma died, Myron’s wife Hannah succumbed on February 7th at age 58. The Ithaca Journal on February 7th carried this article: “Mrs. Myron Sexton died this afternoon, making the fourth person of her family who have fallen victim to the terrible disease that has scourged the Sexton household, the first being Joseph, the next Mrs. Keator [“Lina”] then the little daughter [Emma], and now the aged grandmother. Mr. Keator has gone east in hope of warding off the fever. Mrs. Sexton’s funeral is announced among the regular obituary notices.” Noah Keator died six months later August 3rd at age 42. Only Myron survived this disaster which was reported either as Typhoid Fever or Malarial Fever. Water samples from the family well were taken and analyzed by Cornell University which found “poisons in the water”. (See the attached record of Ithaca Journal news items regarding this incident.) Myron survived and later remarried to Jane (Parmalee) Slawson and moved to her residence in Knowsville, Orleans County, New York where he died March 8, 1901 at the age of 80 years. His remains were returned to Ithaca to be buried with members of his family at Ithaca City Cemetery. Sexton-Keator Monument Ithaca City Cemetery Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 13 Myron Augustin Sexton (1819-1901) Hannah (Harvey) Sexton (1821-1880) Joseph Harvey Sexton (1857-1880) Eveline “Lina” (Sexton) Keator (1848-1880) Noah Dimmick Keator (1838-1880) Emma Louise Keator (1874-1880) LYDIA ANN (CRAWFORD) SHERER Lydia was born in 1820 in New York State to David and Lucinda Crawford. She had a younger sister Rachel (b. 1825). In 1845 at the age of 25, Lydia married William D. Sherer (33) who was born December 1812 in Orange County, New York. William was a Shoemaker. They had one child, Lucinda (“Lucy”) V. Sherer, born August 1846. By 1850, William and his small family were living adjacent to Lucy’s parents. William had established himself as a shoemaker in the town of Enfield, working from his home. Lydia died 8 November 1855 from unknown causes. She was buried in Harvey Cemetery located on Buck Hill Road (Hector/Enfield Town Line Road) on the Hector side of the road. The cemetery lies between Harvey Hill Road and Enfield Center Road and is named for the large number of Harvey family members located in the western part of Enfield. Her gravestone carries this eerie epitaph: “Remember as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you must be. Prepare for death and follow me.” Following her death, daughter Lucy (14) began living with her Crawford grandparents and her father William moved to the household of Bradford L. Almy also a Shoemaker. The Almy household was located on the northern Town Line Road (Ulysses/Enfield). Bradford Almy’s son also named Bradford (15) would later in life become a Tompkins County Judge.) Grandfather David Crawford died of consumption (tuberculosis) on 12 May 1863 and was buried in Harvey cemetery. His widow Lucinda and granddaughter Lucy then moved in with Lucy’s aunt Rachel who had by then married James Durling. The Durling home/farm was located in the NW ¼ of Section 58, three miles west of Enfield Center, on the Hector/Enfield Town Line Road across from the Harvey cemetery. Grandmother, Lucinda Crawford (69) died 6 September 1864 of Bloody Dysentery a week after her grandson Bower L. Darling (3) died of the same malady. Although her name does not appear on the Harvey Cemetery listings, she is more than likely buried there with her husband. No obituary or death notice was found in the local newspapers. Lucy went on to marry Oliver Perry Swick (b. 1844, Hector) in 1868. By 1870 they had a little farm on Town Line (Buck Hill) Rd. north of the Mecklenburg Road. Meanwhile, her father was now living with his wife’s sister Rachel and her husband James Durling. In 1880, William (the father) was living with Lucy and Oliver and their two sons Frank and Howard on a farm in Catherine, Schuyler County. By this time, William had given up his trade as a Shoemaker. The family later moved to North Hector (Valois) in Schuyler County where William died on 21 September 1893. He was two months shy of being 81 years of age. His obituary from a local paper reads: “DIED. At North Hector, NY, September 21, 1893 William Shearer [sic], aged 80 years and 10 months. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 14 Mr. Shearer was born in Orange County, and removed to this county many years ago, and worked the trade of shoemaking. He was an honest, kindly man, and although for many years a partial invalid—lost to the active world—yet he will be greatly missed in the home circle. He had for many years lived with his only child, Mrs. Perry Swick [Lucinda/Lucy], from whose house the funeral was held. The interment was in Harvey Cemetery.” Oliver Swick died in 1913 and his wife Lucy (Sherer) Swick died in 1917. Both are buried in Laurel Cemetery near Odessa, Catherine, Schuyler County. Nelson R. Updike Nelson R. Updike/Updyke was the son of Reuben and Alche (Rappleye) Updike. He was born about 1821 either in Ulysses or Enfield. His parents are buried in the Old Log Meeting House Cemetery at the intersection of Perry City and Podunk Roads in Ulysses. In 1850, Nelson was married to Mary Jane Harvey and was operating a farm in Enfield. They had 3 children: Everett Clayton (9), Frances M. (6), and Jane Ann (3). By the 1860 Census in June, Nelson had given up farming and had purchased the Union House Hotel in Trumansburg, Ulysses, Tompkins County and became its Proprietor. His family had increased by the addition of son Clarence W. (9). In the ads he ran in the Trumansburg newspaper, he noted that “horses and carriages were kept constantly on hand for the accommodation of the public.” Apparently, his efforts at operating a hotel were unsuccessful as by February 1862 a Sheriff’s Sale was ordered to sell “all goods, chattels, land and tenements” owned by Nelson Updike. The Sale kept being postponed until August 1862. By the middle of January 1863, the local newspaper reported that Rodney Marsh of Freeville, Tompkins county had taken over operation of the Union House. Two months later in March 1863, it was officially announced that Nelson R. Updike had just been sentenced to two years and one month in the Auburn State Prison for the crime of bigamy. (No public record had been made of this situation prior to the sentencing announcement.) In June 1865 when New York State conducted its Census, Nelson (45) was out of prison and living in Elmira with his second wife Maggie (25). He was again operating a Hotel. Later that year a daughter Inza would be born. By 1867 when his second daughter with Maggie was born (Hattie), Nelson and his family had moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania where his occupation was listed in 1870 and 1880 as a Teamster. In 1880, while living at 252 E Third St., Williamsport (now a parking lot), daughter Inza (14) was recorded as being crippled but able to attend school along with her sister Hattie. Other than son Everett who died in Iowa in 1917, no public record of Nelson, his two wives, or their children have been located by over 70 researchers beyond 1880 when Nelson was 59 years old. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 15 JOHN VAN DORN John Van Dorn was born in Peapack, Somerset Co., New Jersey in November 1819. His parents were Peter and Mary Irwin Van Dorn. (Peapack is approximately halfway between New York City and the Delaware Water Gap.) The Van Dorn family moved to Enfield between John’s birth (1819) and 1830 when Peter was recorded in the Federal Census as having a wife and 8 children. Mary died in August 1834 at the age of 45 and is buried in Christian Cemetery, Enfield. There is an acknowledgement on Findagrave.com that she helped her husband Peter build Van Dorn’s Tavern at Van Dorn’s Corner in Enfield. In 1846 Peter was appointed Postmaster of Enfield a position typically given to a person, among other criteria, who operated a public business—general store, inn, tavern, etc. In 1850, he was operating an Inn with his second wife Caroline. Peter died in January 1866 at the age of 72 and is buried with his first wife Mary in Enfield’s Christina Cemetery. (Caroline died in May 1865 and is buried in Hayts Cemetery.) Peter Van Dorn (1793-1866) John Van Dorn, the son, married Julia Burton about 1850 when both were living in Enfield and he was a Drover (driver of cattle or sheep). Shortly thereafter, they began building their family of 4 sons: William (1851), Edward (1853), Charles (1858) and Daniel (1865). The first three were born in Enfield, Daniel was born in the Town of Ithaca. In 1866, John was appointed an Administrator of his father’s estate. By 1863, John and his family had moved from their farm in Enfield to a farm on the north side of Mecklenburg Road at the Westhaven Road intersection in the Town of Ithaca. His new farm was located immediately to the west of the farm of Myron Sexton whose family was decimated by typhoid fever in the winter of 1879-80 due to what was believed to be contaminated well water. JOHN H. WILLIS John H. Willis was born in New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York on October 20, 1820 son of John and Mary (Sivalls) Willis. He was the youngest of three sons: William, James, and John. The family came to Tompkins County in 1838 and settled in the Town of Enfield. For the first few years, John worked at being a harness maker. Then in September 1843, he married Caroline Marshall. They had one child, a son, Morris S. Willis born in 1848. By that time, John’s father had died in 1847 and he had given up being a harness maker and was back on the family farm where he farmed a portion of it. His mother Mary died in October 1848. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 16 Between 1850 and 1855, John and his family moved from the Town of Enfield to the Town of Belfast in Allegany County where they settled on a 132-acre farm. This was not a ‘spur of the moment’ move as John’s wife had family living in Allegany County. After son Morris had completed his education in the adjoining Town of Angelica (Angelica Academy), in 1868, the family moved back to Tompkins County in the Town of Ithaca where John had purchased a farm. In a few years, by 1875, three of John and Caroline’s nephews and niece (James, Edward, and Louise Marshall) of Allegany County were old enough and joined them on the Ithaca farm. As the rigors of age set in, John left most of the farm work to his nephew Edward Marshall and a live- in farm laborer, E. E. Kellogg while he, at the age of 60, peddled milk in and around Ithaca. Meanwhile his son Morris married Ella Kennedy, daughter of Steven Kennedy of Ithaca in December 1877. She died six years later at the age of 32 in September 1883. In 1886, Morris purchased a 150- acre farm in the Town of Lansing that had a running stream which supported a grain and sawmill. He invited his parents John and Caroline to live with him. Two years later Morris married for a second time, Louisa (Norton) Drake, daughter of Jonathan and Emma Norton of Lansing. John and Caroline continued to live with Morris and his wife until their deaths: John in June 1898 and Caroline in January 1912. John, Caroline, Morris who died in May 1928, and Morris’ first wife Ella are buried in Hayts Cemetery in the Town of Ithaca. MARY (BUDD) WOOD Mary (Budd) Wood was born September 8, 1820 to John and Christina (Shafer) Budd in part of the Town of Ulysses that became Town of Enfield a few months later in 1821. In 1850 she married Daniel R. Wood (1818-1885)* a farmer in Enfield who lived on the south side of Gray Road in the north half of Section 77. It was here Mary died at the young age of 32 years on September 1, 1853. Mary is buried in Enfield Falls Cemetery (aka Budd Cemetery) with other members of the Wood and Budd families a few days shy of her 33rd birthday. ORSEMUS WORTMAN Orsemus: Latin: “Let Us Pray” (Wikipedia) Orsemus Wortman was born in 1821 to John and Ida (Viscelius) Wortman either in the Town of Ulysses or the Town of Enfield (which had been formed that year from Ulysses). When Orsemus was 4 years old, his father and older brother Azariah died in 1825. The father, 35, in April and the brother, 9, in August. Both are buried in the Old Log Meeting House Cemetery located at the intersection of Perry City and Podunk Roads in Ulysses. Ida, the widow, with four children: Theodore V. (1818-1864), Orsemus (1821-1897), Jacob R. (1823- 1904), and John G. (1825-1894) who she was pregnant with, remarried to Nathaniel Gray (1778-1849). Together they had Naomi Gray who was born in 1830. When the 1850 Census was taken, Orsemus, at 29, was Head of the Household that consisted of his widowed mother Ida (55) (Nathaniel had died the previous year), his brother John G. (25) and his new wife Elizabeth (23), and his half-sister Naomi Gray (20). Orsemus was single and owned a 100-acre farm with 5 horses, 3 cows, 15 sheep. Who was born in Enfield in 1821? 17 In 1865, Orsemus had given up farming and had moved into Ithaca, living with his younger brother Jacob and his family. (Jacob was a butcher). Their single half-sister Naomi Gray was also living in the household. Within five years, Orsemus was back in Enfield living with another brother John G. Wortman and his family. John was an Undertaker and Orsemus was listed in the Census as a ‘Merchant”. It is presumed, based on their occupations, their home was in or near Enfield Center. In the New York State Census of 1875, Orsemus was boarding with farmer James and Loraine Bagley and was recorded as ‘Orsey” and was a Store Clerk. Meanwhile Naomi was working on the west side of the Town on Town Line Road (now Black Rock Rd.) in the household of George and Hannah Bodle as a Domestic Servant. By the summer of 1876, Naomi (46) had married the widower Annanias Smith (66) of Catherine, Schuyler County. A year later, he died and was buried in Cayutaville Cemetery in the Town of Hector with his first wife Sally. According to Annanias’ Will, Naomi received his entire estate. By 1880, Orsemus had purchased a 12-acre lot where he and his widowed half-sister Naomi were living. He owned a cow, a horse and 7 chickens. They lived here until his death in 1897. ‘Orsemus Wortman died at his home in Enfield Center yesterday morning at 6 o’clock, aged 76 years. He leaves to mourn his loss a brother, J. R. Wortman, of this city [Ithaca], the only surviving member of a family of five sons. The funeral will be held from his late residence Wednesday at 2 p.m.’ (The Ithaca Daily News, Tuesday May 4, 1897) Orsemus Wortman (1821-1897) is buried in Enfield Village Cemetery with his half-sister Naomi (Gray) Smith who died in 1908. The grave marker is labeled SMITH.