Part III - Family Sketches
Winslow-Young

WINSLOW, John, A.M., M.D, was born at Lynn, Mass., March 14, 1836, of colonial ancestry being the sixth in direct descent from Kenelm WINSLOW, a brother of Edward, the first governor of Plymouth Colony. His early life was spent in his native State and in Maine. He was prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy for Harvard College, where he was graduated in arts in 1859. After teaching two years he began the study of medicine at the Harvard School in Boston. His course there was interrupter in 1862 by the demand for surgical work in our civil war: and to this service the next three years were devoted, he being on duty the most of that time as acting assistant surgeon, U. S. army, at Mount Pleasant General Hospital, Washington D.C. At the close of the war, refusing an army commission, he resumed medical study in New York, taking the degree of M.D. in 1866, at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and the next year an ad eundem degree at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Two years more were spent in the hospitals of Boston and New York. Engaging in practice in the latter city he was for several years attending physician to the out-door department of Bellevue Hospital, assistant sanitary inspector of the City Board of Health, and demonstrator of anatomy at the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary. For the seven years of his residence in the city he was on the editorial staff of the Medical Record. His health failing from overwork, in 1872 he came to Ithaca, where he has since followed general practice. He has been a number of times elected president of the Tompkins County Medical Society. In 1882 he married Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton BISHOP, who had then a daughter of four years. Two sons have since been born to them.

WINTON, Samuel Hinman, was born in the town of Catharine, Schuyler county, October 17, 1818. Both the paternal and maternal ancestors were from Connecticut, of Scotch descent. Samuel H. was educated in the common schools of his native town, and at the age of eighteen he came to Ithaca and engaged as clerk in the general store of Mack & Ferris, where he remained five years, and in 1841 became a partner with F. M CAMP, and the firm of Camp & Winton existed for seven years. Mr. CAMP died in 1848, and Mr. WINTON brought of the heir his interest and conducted the business alone for nine years, successfully. About this time he engaged in the lumber business in Canada with his cousin and remained for a number of years, at the same time attending to the commercial business here. After a few years he sold his store and, in partnership with A. NEYHART, engaged in the produce trade, which became very extensive and prosperous, they making a specialty of butter. After the death of Mr. NEYHART our subject continued the business alone for two years, then organized a firm for wholesale dealing in groceries under the name of Winton, Delano & Co. This firm existed three years, then became Winton & Grant. Upon the death of Mr. GRANT, Mr. STEWART became a partner, and they added the manufacture of cigars. In 1889 Mr. WINTON sold his interest to his partner, and has since devoted his time to the management of his extensive property. He was for many years ears a director of the Tompkins County Bank and is a Democrat. In 1845 he married Caroline A. ACKLEY, of Ithaca, who died January 3, 1883, leaving two children: Emily A., wife of F. W. BROOKS, of Ithaca; and Henry A., with D. B. Stewart & Co.

WOLCOTT, George, jr., was born in Caroline, January 13, 1836. He is the son of George WOLCOTT, sr., a descendant of the purest Anglo-Saxon English. The father moved into this country when quite young, locating at Mott's Corners, now Brookton. He was a carpenter by trade, and held many local offices, being justice of the peace and school trustee for many terms. The mother of the subject of our sketch was Sarah A. REEDE, a Scotchwoman. George and Sarah had ten children, of which George, jr., is the sixth. He acquired his education by his own efforts, paying his way at first at the old Ithaca Academy by working at the carpenter trade with his father, and later by teaching school. At LINCOLN's first call for troops, on April 20, 1861, he enlisted as private in Company I of the afterward famous 32d N.Y. Infantry. At the battle of West Point he was promoted on the field from sergeant to second lieutenant by Colonel MATHEWSON, and after the seven days battle was again promoted to first lieutenant. At the end of his term of enlistment failing health compelled him to relinquish his very bright prospects in a military career. Returning to Caroline he followed the mercantile business, and afterwards that of carpenter and builder. About fifteen years ago he bought a farm and has since been principally engaged in farming. His wife, Julia A., whom he married in 1863, is the daughter of Hon. Peter LOUNSBERY, a descendant of the original German colonists, and Harriet CANTINE, a descendant of the French Huguenots, a collateral relative of the Counts CANTINE of France. They have one child, Clarence R., a lawyer of Ithaca. He, after acquiring a thorough education by the assistance of his father, took up the business of stenography, but only used it as a stepping stone to something better. He studied in the of office of the Hon. S. D. HALLIDAY, of Ithaca and has been in active and successful practice for four years. Mrs. WOLCOTT is a poetess of considerable reputation, having taken prizes against many contestants, and having published prose and poetry in many periodicals. All the family are connected with the Congregational church at Brookton, of which Mr. WOLCOTT has been clerk and treasurer for years. He has also been school trustee many terms. He is an active member of the G.A.R., having been commander of David Ireland Post two years.

WOLF, Reinhold, was born in New York, December 27, 1846. His ancestors were natives of Germany. Conrad, his father, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, and came to this country about 1830, and died on Staten Island in 1877. Our subject had little advantages of education after he was fourteen years of age. He was an errand boy in New York, and also worked with a surveyor as chain bearer. At the age of sixteen he went to learn the cigarmaker's trade on Staten Island. After serving three years' apprenticeship he worked two years as a journeymen cigarmaker in New York. November 10, 1865, he came to Ithaca, where he was employed by Henry HOFFMAN as cigarmaker for six months, then made foreman and afterwards general salesman. In 1869 he became a partner in Mr. HOFFMAN's business, and the firm of HOFFMAN & WOLF existed six years, and then Mr. WOLF traveled three years, and in 1878 he bought out Mr. HOFFMAN and has since been alone. In politics Mr. WOLF is Democratic, and for two terms, 1890 and '91 was supervisor of the city. He was a leading factor in the building of the new poorhouse of the county. He worked hard for this enterprise and, though fought by a majority, succeeded in getting a very good county house. Mr. WOLF is a member of I.O.O.F. and also of the Knights of Pythias. In 1870 he married Alice HOFFMAN, of Ithaca, and they have one son, Rennold WOLF, a graduate of Cornell University, class of 1892, and is now a senior in the law school.

WOOD, A. B., was born in the town of Warwick, Orange county, in April, 1850, a son of Washington WOOD, a farmer of that county. Our subject was educated in Warwick Academy and Cornell University, studying architecture while in Cornell, and he began the practice of his profession in Ithaca. He was the designer of the High School building, and also of many residences and store buildings. He was also the designer for the L. V. R. R. Co. north of Wilkes-Barre for fifteen years. In 1889 he formed a partnership with T. B. CAMPBELL, since which they have built many large buildings, including the chemical laboratory at Cornell, the annex to the gymnasium, CRANE's place at Sheldrake, Zeta Psi Chapter house, and they are now engaged in constructing the addition to Sibley College. Mr. WOOD has also acted as the representative of several fire insurance companies. He is a Republican and a member of Fidelity Lodge, Eagle Chapter, St. Augustine Commandery, F. & A. M. He married in 1876 Ella POTTER of Ithaca, and they have five children.

WOOD, Annette, Doctor, whose comfortable home and place of business is situated in the eastern part of Groton, was born in Cortland county, a daughter of Perry and Prudence WOODS, and the fourth of their ten children. At the age of about twenty-five Miss WOODS discovered that she had powers of divination, commonly called clairvoyant powers, though she did not begin their use and practical development till some years later. In 1854 Miss WOODS married Franklin WOOD, and in 1861 they came to live in Groton, purchasing the old TIFFANY farm. The family comprises Mr. and Mrs. WOOD and three children. Mrs. WOOD is what is generally known as a clairvoyant physician, and was induced to begin practice in the hope of doing good and healing and alleviating some of the ills that afflict humanity. In her special field she has been abundantly successful. and her patients may be counted in all parts of the county, also in most parts throughout the State. She possesses remarkable powers, and some of her cures have been almost marvelous. She diagnoses cases accurately, and treats them rationally and in accordance with established usages. She is not infrequently consulted by men in high standing in business and professional life.

WOOD, Charles E., was born in Groton, October 17, 1854, a son of Frank WOOD, also of Groton, who followed shoemaking in that town. He married Julia, daughter of Joseph and Sarah NICKERSON, of Ithaca. During his boyhood days Mr. WOOD attended the Groton Academy. but at the age of fourteen he began to earn his own living, following farming for a time, then learned the tinner's trade in Ludlowville, living with his employer. This vocation he followed fifteen years, during which time he worked one year in Coldwater, Mich. In 1886 he bought the hardware business which he now conducts, also having in connection a tinshop. Mr. WOOD's activity in local government has gained for him a prominent place among his townsmen. He was elected collector for two successive years, and in 1888 was elected town clerk, which position he has occupied five years. In 1889 he was appointed postmaster of Ludlowville, which office he held four and a half years. December 2, 1874, he married Hattie, daughter of S. B. and Hester (CROMWELL) HAYES, of Ludlowville, and they have had one child, Florence, born October 17, 1876. He is a member of the order of I.O.O.F. and in politics is a Republican.

WOOD, Charles, was born in New York, 10th mo. 2nd, 1824. He was educated in that city, and also at the Friends' Boarding School at Westtown, Pa. For one year he lived in New Jersey, then came, in 1847, to Ulysses. He married first, in 11th mo., 1846, Deborah L. OWEN, of this town. They had three children: Rachael, who married Samuel B. HUSSEY, formerly of Nantucket, Mass., had two daughters, Edith L. and Charlotte M.; Charlotte, who married John C. MAULE, of Philadelphia, Pa. (now of Bristol, Pa), had four children, Alice D., Eleanor, who died young, Mary W., and Sarah; Edward, who married Marianne VALENTINE, formerly of Canada, has one daughter, Sarah W. Deborah L. WOOD died 6th mo. 13, 1853, and Charles WOOD married for second wife, 11th mo. 22nd, 1854, Hannah W. OTIS, of Sherwood, N.Y., have two children living, Arthur H. and Mary E., both of whom live at home. Hannah W. WOOD died 8th mo. 2nd, 1890. Charles WOOD's father, John, was born in Westchester county, N.Y. 9th mo 23rd, 1787. He married Martha ARNOLD, they had ten children: Daniel, Henry, Stephen, David, John, Elizabeth, Edward H., Charles, George F., and Mary. Charles WOOD and family are members of the Orthodox Friends.

WOODFORD, Frank D., was born in the town of Danby, October 14, 1847, the youngest son and only one living of the five children of Reuben WOODFORD, a native of Connecticut, who came to this county in 1830 and engaged in farming in Danby. He died May 22, 1879, at seventy-two years of age. The mother of our subject, Anna CLARK, was also a native of Connecticut, and resides in Ithaca at eighty-one years of age. Frank D. WOODFORD was educated at the common schools and Genesee Weslevan Seminary, and pursued a three years undergraduate course in Cornell University, from 1868 to 1871. He followed teaching for about twelve years, and was principal of East Setauket Union School on Long Island for five years. He was one year principal of Trumansburgh Academy and Union School. In 1881 he was appointed agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, and conducted an office in Trumansburgh until 1886. In 1889 he removed to Ithaca, where he has ever since been the representative of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. He married in 1871 Mary A. WOODRUFF, of Ithaca, and they have three children living. Mrs. Anna CLARKE WOODFORD died at her son's residence January 24, 1894. She was converted at the age of twelve, joined the M. E. Church, and has always proved a faithful and efficient Christian.

WOODWORTH, Jonathan, a native of Wales, seeking a home on the new continent, finally made a settlement in New London, Conn. By education he was a surveyor and navigator. Previous to his settlement in Connecticut he was a sea captain and came to America in that capacity. The first attempt of immigration and settlement of Tompkins County, of which we have any authentic record, was in the year 1788. In June of that year a party of explorers, with the flats at the head of Cayuga Lake as an objective point, headed by Jonathan WOODWORTH and accompanied by his two sons, Nehemiah and Charles, left their home, and finding the present site of Ithaca a desirable location, made a settlement there. Mr. WOODWORTH with his two sons surveyed Tompkins and a few adjacent counties, and he also surveyed a portion of the western part of Pennsylvania. His son, Jonathan Parker WOODWORTH, born June 15, 1775, was a Baptist clergyman, and preached for many years in different parts of Tompkins County, especially in Enfield and Newfield. He purchased land in Ulysses, near Willow Creek, about 1824, which was afterward owned by his son, David WOODWORTH, and which constitutes the farm now owned by Alfred B. WOODWORTH. He died July 7, 1860. David WOODWORTH was born in the town of Covert, August 22,1801, and was married to Betsey J. BATES, September 6, 1827. Betsey J. BATES was born January 25, 1806, in Stamford, Conn., and removed with her parents to the town of Ulysses in 1816.

WORTMAN, Jacob, was born in Enfield, February 2, 1823. His business career began in 1859, when, in company with George BRITENBECKER, he opened a small meat market in the Clinton block on North Cayuga Street. In 1865 he removed to No. 16 N. Aurora street, where he has since been located. In 1879 Mr. WORTMAN associated with him his son, L. S. WORTMAN, who is now proprietor of their extensive business, the senior member having retired to his home on the east shore of Cayuga Lake. In 1874 he was elected a member of the Board of Education, a position he held many years, a great share of the time chairman of the Building Committee. He was also in 1882 village trustee from the second ward. His son, L. S. WORTMAN, is one of the representative business men of this city, and prominent in politics. He is a member of Hobasco Lodge No. 716, F. & A. M. He married in 1875 Lizzie DECKER of Ithaca N.Y., and they are the parents of two children: Edwin, a student in the High School and Bessie. The mother of L. S. was a daughter of the Rev. Daniel STARR, the first Baptist minister in this county, preaching at Lake Ridge.

WRIGHT, Charles L., was born in the town of Danby, November 22, 1828, and is the son of Charles W. WRIGHT, who came to this town about 1812, and was among the early settlers in the town. Our subject received his education at the district schools, to which he has added through life by intelligent reading and observation. After leaving school he took up farming, and at the age of twenty-three married Phoebe DAKIN, daughter of Percy DAKIN, of the town of Danby. She died in 1860, leaving one child, Phoebe O. Mr. WRIGHT married again in 1863, Lydia A., daughter of Thompson KEITHLINE, of Windom, Pa., who bore to him three children. In 1848 Mr. WRIGHT bought the old homestead, and in 1866 bought what was known as the Robbins WRIGHT property, having 145 acres of some of the best farm lands in the county. Mr. WRIGHT is one of Danby's most prominent men.

WRIGHT, Horatio D., born in Danby April 15, 1819. His father, Orson WRIGHT, came to Danby in 1808, where he and Zebulon, Charles ROBBINS and Isaac WRIGHT bought and cleared up adjoining farms. Orson WRIGHT died May 31, 1878,at the advanced age of ninety-two. Our subject laid the foundation of his education in the common schools, to which he has added through life by reading and observation. At the age of thirty he married Caroline, daughter of James IRELAND, of Danby, and they have eight children, of whom five are living: Emogene, Louisa, Edward, Carrie and Arthur. In 1864 he bought what was known as the Captain DENTON property, having 125 acres of fine farm lands, raising hay, grain and stock. Our subject is one of the leading farmers in his town, taking an active and intelligent interest in educational and religious matters. The grandmother of Mr. WRIGHT was a DOUGLASS, and in that way was connected and intimate with the family of Stephen A. DOUGLASS.

WYCKOFF, Jesse, the pioneer of this family in Lansing, was born December 15, 1785, and his wife, Susanna BROWN, was born May 25, 1789. Their children were as follows: John, Ira, Levi, and Anna. Ira was born October 25, 1812. and died June 12, 1884. He married Julia Ann Ozmun, and their children were: William O., John, Levi, Ai, Ira Alvin, Julia Ann, wife of Tompson METZGAR, Sylvester, Henry, Charles H., and Susie. His wife died February 23, 1871, and he married second Cristina METZGAR, by whom he had four children: Louie B., Frank, George. and Jesse. Charles H. WYCKOFF is well knows throughout Tompkins county as an extensive and successful poulterer. He was born in Lansing, October 9, 1851, the son of Ira WYCKOFF of that town. At the age of fifteen he left the farm and learned the machinist's trade, at which he worked about twelve years. Leaving his trade he then established a marble business at Ludlowville. which he conducted about two years, and then established a milk route in Ithaca. In March, 1881, Mr. WYCKOFF bought the FISHER farm in Groton and came here to reside. In connection with his farm work he began studying the subject of poultry raising, and in 1883 began that enterprise, starting with a flock of less than 100 fowls. Being successful he increased the capacity of his yards, until finally he raised from 1,500 to 2,000 chickens, all thoroughbred White Leghorns, and now operates a highly successful business, both in the line of general farming and poultry raising. September 25, 1874, he married Lillie Ida, daughter of James and Nancy BIDWELL, of Uhrichsville, O., and they have one son, Elmer Leroy.

YAPLE, J. J., was born in Caroline, February 18, 1834, and has followed farming from his boyhood, working at home with his father until he began for himself. This he did in the spring of 1855, working for over eight years by the month, and then working three years for Edward HUNGERFORD. About three years previous to this he bought a farm, which he now lives on, consisting of 112 acres. In 1863 he married Mary, daughter of Smith HEAD of this town, and they have had two children: Affie M., a teacher in Caroline and a graduate of the Ithaca High School, who has taught eight terms; and Frank S., who resides at home.

YOUNG, Ezra, jr., was born in Ulysses, November 21, 1860. He was educated in the public schools, and began clerking in his father's store at the age of twelve years. In 1888 he bought a half interest in the business, which he has conducted since in his father's absence in Florida. November 7, 1889, he married Grace FULMER, of his native town, and they have one son, Lawrence, born January 16, 1891. Mr. YOUNG's father, Ezra, sr., was born in Putnam county in 1823, was a merchant in New York city for a time, then came to Trumansburgh about 1858. He married Mary WILLIS, of Ulysses, and they have five children: Ezra, jr., Arthur, William, Paul and Grace. The family resides in Orlanda, Fla. Ezra YOUNG, jr., is a member of Taughannock Lodge No. 20, I.O.O.F., of Trumansburgh.