"Ca" to "Ce" Surname Family Sketches
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Cain, William, East Bloomfield, is a native of Ontario county,
born April 19, 1845, and a son of Gideon, whose father, Thomas, was a
captain in the War of 1812. Gideon was a native of Canajoharie,
born January 24, 1819. He was young when his father died and was
obliged to assist in supporting his mother, starting in life for
himself at the early age of twelve. When a young man he settled in
Camden, Oneida county, and after twenty years went to Orleans county.
His present home is in Genesee county. He married Wealthy Tiffany,
a native of Montgomery county, and they have had a son and a daughter.
Mr. Cain is a Democrat, and he and wife are members of the M. E. church
of East Bloomfield. William was reared as a farmer and sawyer. He
was educated in the common and select schools, and at the age of
eighteen started
in life for himself, working first in a saw-mill and afterwards at
farming. For eight years he kept a general store at Miller's Corners,
West Bloomfield. He went to Orleans county when a young man, and
afterwards to Genesee
county, where he remained until 1881, then went to West Bloomfield,
Ontario
county, and in 1890 came to East Bloomfield, where he has since
resided.
In 1892 he bought the V. G. Sears farm of forty acres and has since
repaired
buildings and made other improvements. Mr. Cain has been twice married,
first, November, 1869, to Hannah Smith, of Shelby, Orleans
county,
a daughter of William Smith. They had one son, Glenn, a student of East
Bloomfield. November 1, 1891, Mrs. Cain died, and in 1892 Mr.
Cain married Emily (Mason) Murrel, widow of Charles P. Murrel,
and they have had two daughters, Grace and Edith. Grace is the wife of
W. H. Whittemer, a cigar packer of Binghamton, N.Y. Edith
is a student of East Bloomfield. Mr. Cain is a Prohibitionist,
but
not an aspirant to office. He and wife are members of East
Bloomfield Grange No. 94, also of Monumental Lodge No. 109, I.O.G.T.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Menzo Calman, Hopewell, was born at Little Falls, April 21,
1841. His grandparents were early settlers of Herkimer county,
where they lived and died. His father, John Calman, was born in
Herkimer
in 1806. His father died when John was a mere child, and the latter
was bound out on a farm until sixteen years of age, when he learned the
carpenter trade. He purchased a farm in Herkimer county, and some years
later purchased another, making 400 acres. He was one of the leading
dairymen of the county. Mr. Calman was a strictly temperate man, having
never tasted liquor in his life. The wife of Mr. Calman was Kate Maria Sluyter,
born in Greenbush, Rensselaer county, by whom he had three sons and two
daughters. Mr. Calman died in 1868, and his wife in 1884. At the age of
twenty-one Menzo engaged in farming, which he has since followed. In
1866
he married Mary E. Countryman, a native of Minden, and a
daughter
of George and Nancy Countryman, early settlers of Fort Plain. He and
his
wife both died in Stark. Subject and wife have one son, Edward E. In
1869
Mr. Calman purchased a farm in Hopewell and has since improved it at a
cost
$6,000. He is now one of the leading farmers of the town. He is a
Republican,
but has never aspired to public office.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by
Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Cammann, Oswald John, was born in New York in
1803. While yet a lad he found employment in
the Merchants' Bank of that city, and by progressive steps was promoted
until he became cashier of the bank, which position he held many
years and retained until 1860, when he resigned and removed to Geneva,
where he continued to reside until his death in 1873. The
cashiership of so important a bank as was the old Merchants' was a very
prominent position, its board of directors being composed of well known
and prominent merchants. A. T. Stewart for a long time being
chairman of the board. Mr. Cammann became one of the leading
financiers of the
city, and his management of the affairs of the bank was entirely
satisfactory to the directors and won for him their esteem and hearty
commendation. He married Catherine Navarre Macomb, May
11, 1829. She
was a great-granddaughter of Philip Livingston. They had
four children: Edward married and died in 1867, leaving no
children; Frances T. married Robert S. Rose, who was the son of
Robert L. Rose, of Allen's Hill in the town of Richmond, a member of
Congress 1847-51. They had six sons and one daughter. Mrs.
Rose survives her husband and continues to reside on the old homestead
farm near Branchport, Yates county. One of her sons, O. J. G.
Rose, is a prominent citizen of Geneva, has been a member of the
village board of trustees, and for three consecutive years was elected
a supervisor of
the town; is of the firm of Dorchester & Rose, prominent hardware
merchants, and identified with other prominent business
enterprises. The two other children of Mr. Cammann, Misses
Elizabeth O. and C. Mary, continue to reside in Geneva, and are well
known and dearly beloved for the many quiet and unostentatious acts of
benevolence and charity in which they
abound.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis
Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Smith H. Cammet, Hopewell, was born in Canandaigua, June
15, 1827, son of Jonathan Cammet, a native of New Hampshire, born July
19, 1791. In 1816 Jonathan came to Canandaigua. In 1817 he married
Elizabeth Osgood, a native of New Hampshire, born May 21,
1791, and they
have three sons. Mr. Cammet followed blacksmithing sixteen years in
Canandaigua; he then purchased a farm of 112 acres, all of which
subject now owns, and here spent the remainder of his days. His death
occurred in Hopewell, February 17, 1871, and that of his wife April 28,
1853. Since three years of age
subject has lived on the old homestead. He is a farmer and owns 156
acres.
He was educated in the common schools and Canandaigua Academy. July 2,
1857, he married Frances M. Barhite, a native of Cayuga
county, N.
Y., born September 15, 1845. Their children are: Watson S., Edward,
Frank
and Nellie. Mr. Cammet is a Democrat in politics. He has been inspector
of elections.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Thomas J. Campbell, Seneca, was born in Geneva, January 25,
1853. He was educated in the public schools, and has followed the
nursery business most of his life. He came to Seneca to reside in 1871.
February 15, 1878, he married Mary Murphy, of Geneva; they have
five living children: Mary E., John, Rose, William H., and Charles F.
Mr. Campbell's father, Thomas, was born in the old country in 1820 and
came to the United States in 1846, locating in Geneva. He married Rose McGough
of his native place;
they had eleven children, nine now living: Mary, Elizabeth, Thomas J.,
Catherine, Joseph, Julia, Alice, Agnes, and Emeline. Mr. Campbell's
father died in
1875, and his mother resides in Seneca Falls. Mr. Campbell has
seventeen
acres of nursery stock of all varieties of fruit trees of very choice
quality.
The ancestry of this family is Scotch Irish.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
D. Wesley Carlough, Hopewell, was born March 10, 1830, on
the farm he now owns. His father, David, was a son of Peter who lived
and died in Burgess, N. J., where David was born about 1797. When
eighteen
years of age the latter came to Hopewell. He owned a farm of 200 acres.
His wife was Susannah Thatcher, a native of Conway, Mass.,
born October,
1803, by whom he had two sons and one daughter, all of them living. Mr.
Carlough's education was limited, but being a great reader he became a
well-informed man. He was an active church worker, and he and wife were
members of the M. E. Church, and afterwards of the Wesleyan Church.
They
assisted in building two churches at Hopewell. Mr. Carlough died in
March,
1873, and his wife August 31, 1892. D. Wesley was reared on a farm and
educated in Wesleyan Genesee Seminary, and at the Lyceum in Geneva. In
1852 he married Elizabeth Van Buskirk, born in Hopewell July
20,
1830, a daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Demorest) Van Buskirk.
Mr.
Carlough and wife have one adopted daughter, Josephine, a graduate of
the
Canandaigua Female Seminary, who married Willis R. Buck of
Buffalo,
a son of Elias Buck, and nephew of Dr. Buck of Geneva. Mr. Buck and
wife
have two children: Carlough E. and Florence O. He has increased the old
homestead to 360 acres. He is a Republican; he has been town clerk, and
has been postmaster at Hopewell Centre nearly thirty years. He is a
member of Hopewell Grange No. 472.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by
Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Carmody, John, Geneva, was born in Penn Yan, May 7, 1855, and
attended the common schools and Penn Yan Academy. He
graduated from the New York Veterinary College in 1878, and practiced
in Yates county until 1886, when he settled in Geneva, and now has a
large
practice. In 1886 he married Jennie Romaine, and has two
children, John and Mary.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Platt Carpenter, Victor, was born in Dutchess county, August
10, 1802, and came with his parents to Victor in 1811. He was educated
in the district schools and followed farming. In 1832 he married Jane Ellis
of Victor, and they had four children: Mary J., Betsey, George W.,
and Fannie, who died in 1852, aged seventeen years. Mary J. married
David
Rainsford, a produce dealer, and had six children: Edgar,
Frances,
Platt, Norman, Julia and Herbert. Betsey married William Camp of
this town; George W. married Jennett Ellis, and died in 1875.
Mrs.
Rainford's grandfather, Increase Carpenter, was born July 14, 1766. He
married Mary Kinny and had nine children: Merritt, Rosewell,
Henry,
David, Platt, Willett, Smith, Jane and Ann. At this writing, January
11,
1893, Mr. Carpenter is the oldest man in the town being in his
ninety-first
year.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Carson, George, Gorham, a native of Gorham, was born January 8,
1850. His father, William A., is a son of Robert, a native of
Ireland, who came to America when twelve years of age. He died at
the home of his son Robert. William A. was born in
Seneca in 1813, and married Margaret E. Disbrow, a native of
New Jersey, by whom he had three sons and two daughters. In 1847
he came to Gorham and purchased the farm now owned by subject.
He died October, 1888, and his wife a month later. George Carson
was educated in Rushville Union Schools. He is a farmer and has
bought and sold wool and produce for eighteen years. He also
represents
Bowks Fertilizer Company of Boston. December 4, 1873, Mr. Carson
married Annie Fountain, born December 3, 1850, in Middlesex, a
daughter of Levi and Harriet Fountain, of Hamilton county and she
of Middlesex respectively. Mr. Fountain and wife have had two
sons
and one daughter. Mr. Fountain is a farmer and grape grower and
resides in Middlesex. Mrs. Fountain died in 1877. Subject
and wife have had four children: Nellie E. (deceased), Theodore
R., Emma (deceased), and G. Alonzo. Mr. Carson is a Republican
and is a member of Stanley Lodge No. 434 I.O.O.F.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Dr. Matthew R. Carson, Canandaigua, was born in Seneca, Ontario
county, May 25, 1836, a son of Robert, a manufacturer of agricultural
implements of Scottsville. The grandfather of subject was of French
descent,
and emigrated to this country about 1791 at the age of eighteen. The
family
settled in this country, where the descendants have always lived. The
early
life of Dr. Carson was spent in Seneca, where he attended the common
schools
until sixteen years of age. He spent two years at Canandaigua Academy,
and
then attended a select school at Geneva, finishing his course in Latin
and
Greek, and at the same time studying medicine with Dr. Beattie. He
afterwards
spent about five years in Albany, where he attended the Albany Medical
College, and spent one year in the hospital there. He then located in
Canandaigua, where he has enjoyed a lucrative practice. He has held all
the offices of the Ontario County Medical Society, also of the Society
of Physicians of
Canandaigua. Dr. Carson married in 1860 Elizabeth J. Ostrom, of
West
Charlton, Saratoga county, and they have had five children: William O.,
a
banker of Caro, Mich.; Grace Eleanor; Dr. Robert L., assistant
superintendent
of the Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble-Minded Children at
Elwyn,
Pa.; Bessie Chapin Carson, private secretary to Dr. J. C. Carson of
Syracuse,
and Henry O., who lives at home.
From The Story of Geneva; compiled by E. Thayles Emmons;
1931;
Thomas C. Carson was born in Willard, N. Y., on July 8, 1877,
the son of Dr. and Mrs. James C. Carson. He was educated at Andover
School, graduating from there in 1897 and entered Yale University with
the class of 1901, graduating with the degree of B. A. Mr. Carson now
resides at 469 Castle street and is engaged in the wholesale nursery
business, being treasurer of the W. & T. Smith Company. On January
10, 1911, he married Elizabeth A. Rose at Geneva. Mr. and Mrs.
Carson have five children, Robert R., Thomas C., Jr., Alice C., Dorothy
E., and Charles James Carson. Mr. Carson is a member of the Geneva
Rotary Club, the University Club and the Geneva Country Club. He is
treasurer of the Geneva Free Library and a vestryman of Trinity church.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Billings H. Case, a resident and native of Bristol,
was born February 27, 1831. He is a son of Samuel S., a son of
Jonathan J. Samuel S. was born in Dighton MA December 5, 1797,
and came to Bristol with his parents. He married Betsey Bolton,
native of Massachusetts, and had three sons and three daughters.
His death occurred in Bristol, July 25, 1833, and that of his wife
January 27, 1864. Billings H. was educated in the common schools
and is a general farmer, owing 230 acres where he resides and 160
in Nebraska. He has made a specialty of raising sheep and
horses. In politics, Mr. Case is a Republican. January 1,
1862, he
married Nancy N. Case, a native of Bristol, born October 27, 1835,
and a daughter of Isaiah Case. They have had two daughters, Alice
B. and Effie M., who were graduated in Genesee Normal School, and both
were teachers. Alice B. married William R. Allen of
Bristol, and they have three children: Erastus H., Rolland C.,
and Gordon
B. Mr. Case and family are members of the Congregational church
of Bristol.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by
Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Billings T. Case, Bristol, was born in Bristol
December 9, 1814, a son of Jonathan J. Case, a son of James Case, a
native
of Wales. Jonathan J. Case was born in Dighton, Mass.,
in 1773, and married Lucy Simmons, by whom he had ten sons and
four daughters. He came to Bristol in 1800, and settled
600 acres of land. He was supervisor sixteen years and justice
many years. He and wife were members of the Baptist Church.
He died in 1855, and his wife in 1859. Billings T. Case is a very
successful farmer, and in 1839 he married Christiana Hathaway
of Bristol, born October 26, 1820, a daughter of Elnathan Hathaway. To
Billings T. Case and wife have been born two daughters: Melvina
L., who was educated in Canandaigua Seminary, and married Theron P. Buell
in 1862. The second daughter of Mr. Case was Saphronia, who
married John M. Phillips of Bristol. She died in 1886.
Mr. Case was a Republican and was assessor fifteen years. He
was once a Baptist but is now a Universalist. His wife is also a member
of the Universalist Church. Mr. Case was a member of the Sons
of Temperance, Good Templars, and a member of Bristol Grange. He
died in 1883.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by
Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Jerome J. Case, Bristol, son of Isaiah, son of
Jonathan J., was born in Bristol November 27, 1828. Isaiah was born in
Dighton MA December 5, 1794, and came with his parents to Bristol in
early life. Later he married Rachel Reed, who was born in
Hartford CT November 18, 1797, daughter of George and Nancy (Bushnell)
Reed. Isaiah and wife had six sons and four daughters. He
owned a farm in Bristol of 225 acres. They died in the
same town, he on the 17th of January, 1877, and she July 7, 1882.
Jerome J. was educated in the common schools and engaged in the
pursuit of farming, purchasing in 1867 a farm of 103 acres for the sum
of $5300, upon which he has made improvements in the amount
of $3000. On March 10, 1853, he married Lucina Dunham,
born in Saratoga county December 27, 1832. Her parents, Ephraim
and Mary (Wood) Dunham, removed from that county to Bristol in
the year 1834, and to them were born eleven children. Jerome J.
and wife have two sons and one daughter: Horace H.; Annis L.;
and Sidney J. Horace H. was born in Bristol July 7, 1855. He has
devoted considerable time to instrumental music, but his chief
occupation is farming, hops being one of his principal crops. On
October 7, 1876,
he married Julia Reardon, born in Bristol August 18,1852,
daughter
of Dennis and Catharine (Gordon) Reardon, natives of
Ireland. Horace H. is a member of the People's party, and has
been justice of the
peace for four years. He is a member of Eagle Lodge No 619, F. and A.
M.
of Honeoye, and the Farmer's Alliance of Bristol. He has one son and
two
daughters: Don A. born October 29, 1878; Edna born January 11,
1887;
and Lovisa born January 6, 1889. Annis L., wife of Wm. McLemale,
was born November 8, 1861, and resides in Canandaigua. They have
one daughter, Grace, born April 14, 1890. Sidney J. was born
December
18, 1864, and lives at home, being a farmer and also a violinist.
Jerome J. is a member of the People's party. He and his family
attend
the Universalist Church.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Mark A. Case, Bristol, was born in Bristol, August 16, 1842.
His father was Seymour W., son of Jonathan J., who was born in Bristol
and
married Caroline J., daughter of George Gregg. Mr. Case and
wife
had five sons and a daughter. He owned a farm of 100 acres, was a
Democrat in politics and active in his party. He died January 20, 1874,
and his widow resides with her son, Horace B. Mark A. was educated in
the common schools of Bristol. In 1867 he married Mariette, daughter of
Ephraim Dunham, and they have two sons: George G., born
December 14, 1870, and Seymour W., born May 13, 1875. Mr. Case has 100
acres which he purchased in 1867, and is a general farmer and hop
grower, having ten acres devoted to the latter. Mr. Case is a Democrat
in politics, and was supervisor in 1889-90 and 1891. He was justice of
the peace one term, and assessor one term.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Nodiah S. Case, Bristol, was born January 25, 1826, in Bristol.
His father was Nodiah W., a son of James, of Dighton, Mass., who came
to Bristol with his brother, Jonathan J., in 1800. He married Betsey Hicks
and had seventeen children. James Case and his wife died in
Bristol. Nodiah W. was born in Dighton, Mass., in 1794, and came to
Bristol with his parents. He married in Hudson, N. Y., Hannah Davis,
a native
of that town, by whom he had a son and a daughter. When subject was
about
two years of age, his father moved on the farm. He was captain in the
State
militia, and died in 1838, and his wife October 23, 1857, aged
seventy-five
years. Noadiah S. was educated in the common schools. He engaged in
farming
and has since followed that occupation. July 4, 1842, he married
Caroline
A. Hutchens, a native of Jerusalem, Yates county, and a
daughter of
John Hutchens. They had four children: Adelphia (deceased), John W.,
Charles
E., and Christiana (deceased). Mr. Case owns 200 acres of land, and
follows
general farming and hopraising. He is a Republican and attends and
supports
the Universalist Church of Bristol.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass
Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Orestes Case, Bristol, was born in Bristol, March 27, 1817, and
is a son of Jonathan J. Case. Orestes Case received a common school
education and has made farming his occupation. He owns seventy-five
acres, one-third of which is in hops. Mr. Case was one of the first
hop-growers in the county, having been engaged in that business
thirty-five years. October 7, 1841, he married Lucretia C. Fisher, of
Bristol, daughter of Nathaniel Fisher. The children of Mr. Case and
wife are: Lovice F., Herbert L., Henry O., Phoebe L., Frank O. and
Oliver. April 1, 1874, Mrs. Case died and December 25,
1875, he married Mrs. Anna Rouse, by whom he has one daughter,
Essie
L. Mr. Case is a member of the People's Party. He has been assessor
five
years in succession, and was once a member of the Good Templars, also
of
the Grange at Bristol. He is now a member of the Farmers' Alliance. He
was
reared a Baptist, but at present he and family attend the Universalist
church
at Bristol, which they assisted in building.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Caskey, Willard Doolittle, Canadice, was born in Richmond, May
12,
1843. His father, Henry, was born in Starkey, Yates county, in
1813,
and died in 1874. His father, Joseph, came from New Jersey.
Henry
married Margaret Cratsley in 1837. She was born in 1818,
and
died in 1885. They had seven children, one of whom died
young. The others were: Alva J., Willard D., John H., Mary
Elizabeth, Catharine A., and Sarah A. He died in Canadice in
1874. Willard D. was educated in the district schools. He
enlisted in 1864 in the First N.Y. Mounted Rifles, and was on detached
service much of
the time as sharpshooter under a roving commission. He was
discharged at the close of the war. In 1868 he married Clara Knowles,
who died in 1876, leaving a daughter, Minnie, born in January,
1869. He married second, Theodosia, sister of his first wife (in
1878) and they have one son, Floyd H., born in 1885. For three
years after marriage he resided in Richmond as a farmer, and since then
lived in
Canadice. Since 1879 he has lived on the Knowles homestead.
Mrs. Knowles's grandfather, Seth Knowles, was the first settler in the
town of Springwater, and named that town. He came from
Massachusetts. His son, Daniel, born in 1793, died in 1824, came
with his father and
married Sally Ann Spring, by whom he had four children:
Sally
Ann, Daniel, jr., Phoebe and Henry. Daniel, jr., was born in 1818
in this town, and married Cynthia, daughter of Nathan and Matilda (Spencer)
Beers, of this town. He had five children: Franklin G., a
retired
farmer of Michigan; Ezra S., a farmer and speculator of Michigan;
Horace
S. (deceased); Sarah Theodisia, and Clara, first wife of Mr.
Caskey.
Samuel Spencer, Mrs. Beers' father, was an early settler in the
town.
Mr. Caskey is a Republican, and he and his wife are members of the
Christian
church.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by
Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Thomas Cass, Geneva, was born in Corning, Steuben
county, June
10, 1854, and came to Geneva with his parents in 1860. He was
educated
in the public schools and grew up in the nursery business with his
father. In 1870 he and his brother, William, embarked in the
nursery business, under the firm name of W. & T. Cass. In
1890 they added floriculture to the above, doing a successful
business in both lines. William was also born in Corning
and came here with the family as above noted. March 9, 1881,
he married Mary Horner of Brattleboro VT, and they have these
children: Margaret A.; Frederick F.; William C.; Lewis J.; and
Thomas H. William Cass Sr. was born in Ireland in 1820, and
married Margaret Jordan of his native place. They
came to the United States, locating first in New York city, afterwards
in Corning, and then as above stated, in Geneva. He died in
1889. His wife still survives him.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Cassort, James, Canandaigua, was born on a farm in Canandaigua,
May 26, 1820, the eldest son of David and Sarah (Phelps)
Cassort. The early life of James was spent in this town. He
was educated in the academy under Prof. Henry Howe, and assisted on his
father's farm until twenty-five years of age. He then bought a
farm of 100 acres in the west part of Hopewell, where he lived until
1876. In this time he increased the size of the farm by purchase
until it now comprises 166 acres. He still owns and conducts this
place, but considers
he has done his share of the active farming and now makes his home on
Washington street in the village. He married in 1843 Emily Jane,
daughter of Ishmael Gardner, a farmer of Canandaigua, and they
have
had one daughter, Julia P., who married Dr. Watson W. Archer of
Clifton Springs. She died in August, 1869. Mr. Cassort has never
taken any active interest in politics, but his ambition has been to
become
a successful farmer.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
William Cassort, Canandaigua, was born on a farm
in Canandaigua, July 22, 1824. The Cassort family in this country of
French extraction.
The grandfather, James, was a native of New Jersey, where David, the
father
of our subject, was born February 22, 1789. His boyhood was spent at
his
birthplace. He was educated in the common schools, and took up the
occupation
of farming. When he was eighteen years of age he came to Ontario
county,
and four years later bought a farm of fifty acres, where he spent the
balance
of his days. He afterward added fifty acres to this. He took an active
interest
in politics, but was never an office seeker. He was a great reader and
profound
thinker, and always took an interest in church and all charitable work.
He married in 1811 Sarah, daughter of Nathan Phelps of this
town,
and they had seven children, four of whom are living: James, a farmer
of
Hopewell; Charles, Frank and William, farmers of Canandaigua. Mrs.
Cassort
died August 10, 1834, and David married second Emily Chapman, a
widow,
and they had one daughter, Mrs. Enos Booth, who died in 1890.
Mrs.
Emily Cassort died seven years after marriage in 1855, and he married
Lucy
Smith, who died in February, 1861. David Cassort died April 20,
1861.
The whole life of our subject has been spent in this town, He was
educated
in the common schools and Canandaigua Academy, and followed farming. He
made
his home with his father until his death, and succeeded to the old
homestead.
He added to that property 100 acres on the opposite side of the road,
making
200 acres which he still owns, and in 1876 he bought thirteen acres on
lot
18, where he has built a beautiful residence, new buildings, etc. Mr.
Cassort
has never taken any active interest in public affairs, but has devoted
his
whole life to the interests of his home and business. His ambition has
been
to become a successful farmer and an upright citizen. He married March
31,
1864, Addie, daughter of Hon. Jesse Cost, a farmer of the town
of
Hopewell.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Seth G. Castle, East Bloomfield, a native of Canandaigua, was
born December 8, 1820, a son of Dyer Castle, whose parents were Lemuel
and Marion, natives of Dutchess county. In 1787 Lemuel and wife settled
in Canandaigua, and there spent the remainder of their days. Dyer
Castle
was a native of Canandaigua and married Margaret Jones, by
whom
he had three sons and six daughters. The father of Mrs. Castle was John
Jones, a native of Wales and a sea captain, who early settled in
Canandaigua.
Mr. Castle was a teamster in the War of 1812, and was once overseer of
the
poor. He died in Canandaigua. Seth G. Castle was educated in
Canandaigua
Academy. February 29, 1844, he married Phoebe J. Gillett, born
April
8, 1822, a daughter of Milton and Phoebe (Salisbury) Gillett,
the
former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of Vermont. Mr.
Gillett
served in the War of 1812. Mr. Castle and wife have one child,
Margaret,
wife of Henry Sutherland of Canandaigua, and they had one
child,
Cora E., wife of Wayland F. Hopkins of Canandaigua. To them
have
been born two children, Margareta and Melford. Mr. Castle until 1849
resided in Canandaigua. He then came to East Bloomfield and purchased
eighty-five acres of land, on which he has made many improvements. In
politics he
is a Republican, but has always declined office. He and family attend
and
support the Universalist church.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Catchpole, Daniel, Geneva, son of George and Martha Catchpole,
was born October 27, 1833, in England. His parents came to
America
when he was young, and he received a common school education.
When
a mere boy he worked in his father's machine shop and learned the
machinist's
trade. At the age of sixteen he entered the lumber yard of P. H.
Fields,
where he remained, also with their successors, Conger and MacKay and
was
foreman of the yard for twenty-one years. He did much towards
building
up their business. In 1870 he was employed by T. Smith & Co.,
and
was their superintendent three years. He has been a member of the
firm
since 1867. He married Lucy A., daughter of L. Bodle, and
they
have three children: Lizzie S., Edward A. and Llewellyn G.
The
sons are now partners with their father. Mr. Catchpole was
connected
with the Geneva Fire Department thirty-nine years, retiring in
1889.
The family are members of St. Peter's Episcopal church.
From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich;
edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Catchpole, George, Geneva, was born in England in 1804, and
learned the cabinet-maker's trade. In 1834 he came to America and
located at Geneva, where he worked at carpentry. He was a skilled
workman and was employed on special work. He built the columns in
the old Presbyterian church, and was the inventor of a clover seed
sheller and separator, which is still in use, and he made improvements
in grain threshers. In 1842 he received a silver medal from the
American Institute for
a corn stalk cutter which had a large sale and is still in use.
He was the inventor of many other machines, and died January 2,
1889. His wife was Mary A. Hinkelton, and they had six
children, four of whom are now living. Alfred, son of George and Martha
Catchpole, was born in England in 1829, and when five years old his
parents came to
America and settled in Geneva. He learned the machinist's trade
and went to Waterloo and worked in a machine shop and assisted in the
inventory of stove machinery. He next went to Syracuse and helped
put in the machinery in a large stove mill, then went to Susquehanna
and
was employed in the railroad shops there for several years. Then
he
went to Rochester and was employed in the N.Y.C.R.R. six years.
In 1860 he returned to Geneva and established a small machine shop,
which he carried on for a time. In 1864 he entered the navy as engineer
and was there until the close of the war. He participated in
several engagements. Returning to Geneva he commenced the manufacture
of boilers and other
machinery, and in 1884 invented the celebrated Florida boiler and his
inventions
and improvements have thoroughly revolutionized the system of steam
heating. In 1887 a stock company was formed with Pierce, Butler &
Pierce Manufacturing Company, and Mr. Catchpole as manager, which
position he filled for five years. His inventions led to the
establishment of one of the largest manufactories in Geneva. He
has several new inventions which will
soon be on the market.
From The Story of Geneva; compiled by E. Thayles Emmons;
1931;
Robert A. Catchpole, present member of Assembly
from Ontario county, was born in London, England, Aug. 17, 1865, the
son of John G. and Elizabeth A. Walsh Catchpole. Mr. Catchpole
has for a number of years been prominent in Geneva public life. From
1896 to 1902 he was a member of the fire commission; park commissioner
from 1904 to 1910; mayor of Geneva, 1921-23; member of Assembly 1924 to
date. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce; Ark Lodge, 33, F.
& A. M.; Eagles, Geneva Chapter 36, R. A. M.; Geneva Commandery 28,
K. T.; Damascus Shine; Geneva Lodge B. P. O. E.; and the Loyal Order of
Moose. For a number of years Mr. Catchpole was engaged in the meat and
provision business in Geneva. His wife was Miss Helen F. McCarthy. They
are members of the Episcopal Church.
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