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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.
May 1952 Page 106 PORTAGEVILLE PIONEER CEMETERY Located on the bank of the Genesee River in Portageville, this cemetery was established in 182? as a burial site when the remains of Lot Griffith were interred.The area is now a complete underbrush, occasionally the river has flooded the site, the stones are scattered^ broken, and several were dug from the earth to make this record. A few unidentified footstones and field-stone markers bore no inscriptions. These were taken on August 28, 1951 and April 20, 1952. Beer's county history says that not long previously, two bodies were buried north of the cemetery, those of a daughter of Seth Smith and her grandfather, Mr. Bangs, father of Nathan Bangs, M. D,, and that,' these were yard. never removed and in 1880 were in a lot used as a barn- B0TSF0RD Lewis B0tsford, Co. H, 26th Michigan Infantry Vol., died 1863, age 1+0 years. (This stone lays on the ground near a tree in the extreme rear of the cemetery.) BRACE Charles B. Brace, D. July 18, 1855, 2y 3m lid CARROLL Stephen S., son Steohen S. & Polly Carroll, was drowned in the Genesee river,July 27, 1839, 7y 9m 21d DAVIS Aaron Davis, d. June 5, 181+5, 57y (One of the first settlers. ) Betsey, wife Aaron, d. Aug. 16, 1827, 3l+y Edward T., son Aaron 3c Clarissa Davis, d. Aug. 20,181+8,17y FORSYTH To the memory of Sarah Forayth and her children,Elizabeth, George, Sarah. (No dates or other data.) FRENCH Adolphus French, d. April 10, 181+7, 1+9y GRIFFITH Lot Griffith, d. Aug. 11, 1827, 5ly (He was killed by a fall from a load of hay and was the first buried here.) Nancy, wife Lot, d. Nov. 17, 1853, 7l+y GUNSOLUS RhodaM., wife Lambert I(?) Gunsolus, d. Dec. 27, 181+0, 32y lOds. "My friend come near this humble mound Where I am laid beneath the grounu This fate you all must shortly share 0' serve the Lord, for death prepare." KEYES Rhoda, wife Peter Keyes, d. Feb. 25, 181+3, 79y LEE George L. Lee, son of & E.A.Lee, d. Sept. 3, 1858, 2m. L0UGHLIN Mary Elizabeth, dau. Michael & Lucy Loughlin, d. Sept. 19, 1856, 3y 5m 22d MAN0YUNK Jacob Halderman Manoyunk, B.A. , d. June 17, l85l, 1+1+y (continued on page 107)
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