Historical Wyoming County May 1952 - Old Fulton History

Page 105 May 1952
QUERIES
What Is the origin of the name of "Todwaddle" which is applied to
four corners area in the south-central' part of Eagle township?
We would welcome information on, the burial place of Martin Terry, a
Revolutionary soldier, living in the Town of Sheldon in 181^.2, and at
that time 100 years old. His I8I4.O residence was reported in the
Federal Census as having been with John Howe.
In response to a number of requests in recent years about covered
bridges In Wyoming County, the County Historian would much appreciate
hearing from readers who may have data on vanished bridges or
anything additional on the Cowlesville bridge across Cayuga creek.
If photos survive of these landmarks, how torn ay/ay, we would . like
the privilege of borrowing them for the purppse of making copies.
To assist in answering an Oklahoma request,we would appreciate hearing
from any descendant of the Rowley families who were pioneers in
the town of Bennington, many of whori are buried in the pioneer cemetery
at Bennington Center. Among those who were living there about
1830 were Roger Rowley, Roger C. Rowley, Solomon Rowley, Norman Rowley,
and Justus Rowley. It is known that Roger E. Rowley was a
native of Bloomfield, Conn, and came with his parents to Bennington
in 1808.
From Alberta, Canada, is a request for information concerning the
record of birth and the ancestry of Jonathan Smith, born in Perry,
November 2I4., 1825«
We have been requested to contact anyone knowing of the family associations
of John Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Kenney, his wife, formerly
of Java Lake where they occupied a farm. St. Patrick's cemetery,
Java Center, has tombstones showing that he was born October 1,
1808, a native of Kings Co., Ireland, and died December 20, I89I .
Mrs. Fitzgerald was born September 11, 1813, and died April 20,1880.
A daughter, Elizabeth Agnes, native of Java, livdd from 1852-1879 .
From Buffalo, N. Y., a request for information concerning William
Russel and his wife, R. R., (probably Fernald), and their family
who lived in or near Bennington between 1862 and 1867. In l867,they
moved into Michigan, possibly in or near Jackson.
BELLES-LETTRES FROM MIDDLEBURY, l8l^~l8ij.5 (continued from page 10i|.)
the pinnacle, reading the letters of Maria Child, and after recovering
from the fatigue of the assent thus far, going still onward and
onward,till at 1 length a w„terfall is before you, and "The Cascade"
bursts from every lip--and there to be sure it is, but going downward
to lie at your feet, as fast as it can--and then in blissful
oblivion of the forms: that curse our social intercourse, lying, or
sitting, or standing as you please, by the side of the calm,
rippling, stream—that it is, before its fall., is it "cold comfort"
when ; you know that the next day, when March takes the sulks, that
the "warm fire and sugar," await you at home?
Yours most affectionately,
Caroline.