Re: Vermont Hapgood's Riley and Martin
The only Riley I could find is in the following:
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HARRISON7 (Charles6, Asa5, Asa4, Thomas3, Thomas2, Shadrach1), born November 5, 1823; married, September 23, 1849, Helen Adaline, daughter of Nathan C. Kimball, born August 21, 1830; he married second, May 31, 1868, Christine C. Delano, of Churchville, New York, born June 11, 1842, at Caneadea, New York. The descendants of Asa5 are so meagrely represented, we cheerfully give space to the following letter:
FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, June 26, 1895.
W. HAPGOOD, ESQ.:
DEAR SIR: I lived in Rushford and adjoining town until 1857; farming. That year I spent in Boston, Massachusetts, the next winter, 1857-8, I spent in Georgia for my health, having had a severe run of typhoid fever which left me so debilitated I could not endure cold weather. In the spring of 1858 I settled in Clinton, Iowa, where I farmed it two years, when I got restless and thought I would go "West." Myself and family crossed the plains in 1860 to Denver, with ox teams, being about two months on the road. I got a section of land seventeen miles from Denver and went into the live stock business, made some money, and if I had remained there would long ago have become wealthy, but my family got uneasy and wanted to go back to the "States" again, so I sold out in 1864 and went to Cattaraugus County, New York. Being out of business, and every one was rushing into oil speculation, I followed suit, and lost about all I had made. In the fall of 1868 I came to Fort Scott, settled down in the suburbs of the town, and carried on market gardening. Have lived twenty-five years in the same place, and the result of hard work and economy is, I find myself loaded down with unproductive real estate and high taxes. How it will terminate time will tell.
Yours truly,
H. HAPGOOD.
CHILDREN.
I. Addison Adelbert8, born May 21, 1851, by first wife, at Hume, New York; married, October 11, 1872, at Randolph, New York, Grace A., daughter of Doctor Nelson Saunders, of Randolph, born June 1, 1853; died April 1, 1884; he married, second, April 15, 1885, at Randolph, Adele Davis, born November 3, 1847, daughter of Benjamin and Mary A. Davis; resides in Jamestown, New York; a travelling salesman.
CHILDREN.
I. Chester McCoy9, born September 9, 1873, at Randolph; married, July 4, 1892, at Lancaster, New York, Julia Maria, daughter of Peter and Mary Zimmerman, born July 17, 1873, at Dunnerville, Ontario, Canada; resides in Buffalo, New York; a cigar manufacturer.
II. Karl Nelson9, born July 4, 1879, at Randolph; at present a student at Hackettstown, New Jersey.
II. Mary Adeline8, born March 30, 1853, at Hume; married, September 5, 1874, at Powhattan, Kansas, George William Schaffer, born February 19, 1846, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of John Schaffer; resides in Wetmore, Kansas; a farmer.
CHILDREN.
1. Grace Adeline9 Schaffer, born August 22, 1879.
2. Ann Estelle9, born December 22, 1880.
3. Timothy Addison9, born December 2, 1882.
4. Jessie Louise9, born June 16, 1885.
5. Claude Harrison9, born September 21, 1887.
6. Violet Ella9, born July 21, 1889.
III. Ella Louise8, born March 11, 1855, at Rushford; married, March 11, 1879, Reverend John S. McGeary, a free Methodist preacher, son of William and Margaret McGeary, born February 13, 1853, at Texas, Pennsylvania; resides in Gerry, New York.
CHILDREN.
1. Clara Rosina9 McGeary, born December 22, 1879, at Limestone, Cattaraugus County, New York.
2. Herbert Kimball9, born January 7, 1880.
3. Frances E. Willard9, born November 4, 1887, at Oil City, Pennsylvania.
IV. Charles Kit8, born September 17, 1860, at Denver, Colorado; married, December 23, 1883, Phenia E., daughter of Riley and Elizabeth D. (Watkins) Woodman, of Brown County, Kansas, born November 19, 1864; resides in Blue Rapids, Kansas; farmer.
CHILDREN.
I. Glinn Adelbert9, born February 5, 1885.
II. Jay Woodman9, born August 25, 1887; died December 21, 1888.
III. Lena9, born February 14, 1891.
IV. Hazel9, born March 21, 1894.
V. Clara Alice8, born March 11, 1864, at Rushford; married, May 15, 1884, at Olean, New York, Frederick Willard, son of Stephen Scuyler and Hannah Eliza (Clark) Fish; resides in Olean, New York; a mason and contractor.
VI. Carrie8, born February 11, 1869, by second wife, at Fort Scott, Kansas; resides with her parents; a photographer; unmarried.