Delaware County, NY Genealogy and History Site
The Village of Delhi:
Excerpts from the book by Pauline Hovenmeyer
called "100 Years in the History of Delhi, New York 1860-1960".
Excerpts from the book by Pauline Hovenmeyer
called "100 Years in the History of Delhi, New York 1860-1960".
Extracted and submitted by Linda Ogborn
Continued in Section 3
SECTION 2
NAME SPOUSE/PARENTS DEATH DATE MARRIAGE DATE REMARKS
Graham, James H. Shareholder, Delhi Bank, 1860
Graham, J.H. 1863 Purchased a Farm below Delhi
Graham, James H. Aug. 15, 1863, 1st Pres. First Nat. Bank,Delhi
Graham, James 1870 Republican Ticket for Senator
Graham, Walter Jackson, Mary Nov. 2, 1865
Graham, E.J. Merchant of Grocery Store in 1873
Graham, Francis 1882, Trustee of 1st Pres. Church
Graham, James H. Shareholder, Delhi Bank, 1860
Graham, J.H. Apr. 1881, granite monument worth $3000 erected at his grave.
Graham, Henry S. Ward, Frankie July 10, 1884
Gransbury, Benjamin Jailed for robbery, escaped May 1860
Gransbury, Mary Aitken, John Dec. 10, 1885
Grant, Rev. Mr. Minister in Fitch's Bridge 1860
Grant, Daniel Oct. 30, 1877 Age 67 of East Delhi
Grant, D. (Rev.) Feb. 16, 1867 House destroyed by fire, East Delhi
Grant, R. Hume McNaught, Ada Dec. 2, 1885 She from Hobart
Greenleaf, Emma June 19, 1872 Of Spotted Fever.
Gregory, Jehial Near Bloomville, 1868, fire destroyed home
Griffin, John Purchased in 1866 house of B.F. Gilbert on the banks of Factory Pond
Griffin, Edward A. 1874, Elected to Bd. Of Supv.
Griffith, Edward A. Apr. 16, 1877 Ex. Sheriff, died at Pepacton, age 46
Griswold, Sheldon Nov. 1863 Purchased 3 acres
Griswold, John D. Demander, Olive Oct. 1860 He from Delhi, She from Deposit
Griswold, W.H Elected Village Trea. 1860
Griswold, John D. Demander, Olive Oct. 1860 He from Delhi, She from Deposit
Griswold, W.H. Apr. 22, 1870, Vestryman St. Johns's Church
Griswold, Walter H. Stoddart, Sarah May 11, 1864 He was an Atty.
Griswold, Horace Mary Wells, spouse 1818 1882 At home of his dau. Mrs. C.A.Frost. Born in Benington Vermont in 1796.
Griswold, Horace 1865 Sold house on Elm St.
Griswold, John H. Sep. 17, 1867, Elected Adjutant of the Grand Army of the Republic
Gussie, E. Alumni of Del. Academy 1862 reunion
Hagar, Levander McIntosh, Adelia Dec 13, 1875
Hall, Delmar Jan. 5, 1874 left for California
Hall, Elmer Wight, Jennie Feb. 18, 1885
Hammon, Lewis 1865 Asst. Forman Hook & Ladder Co. 3
Hammond, A. Cowan Mar. 27, 1862 Member Del. Battery of Typhoid Fever
Hammond, Asa 1862, Killed in battle of Rappahannock
Hammond, J.C. Jan. 1881, six members of family ill with scarlet fever
Hanford, Children (3) James Hanford May 8, 1864 Aboard the ill fated steamer Berkshire running between Hudson & New York which was destroyed by fire. Mrs. Hanford escaped
Hanford, Horace Aug. 22, 1864 At US Gen. Hosp, Washington
Harder, Emily Sept. 16, 1864 Died of eating plums and swallowing the pits
Harder, Esther Jane Ben & Emily Harder Aug. 23, 1863
Harder, Sarah A. Thomson, James Y Mar. 10, 1868 By Rev. Robinson
Harder, Kate Ophelia Ben & Emily Harder Sept. 13, 1863
Harder, Female Dau. Of George Mar. 1883 Died of Scarlet Fever
Harder, Mrs. John Dec. 24, 1885 Age 40
Harkness, E.R. Of Davenport, in July 1880 to teach School in Delhi.
Hartman, F.W. Sept. 1883, Dem. Ticket for Judge of Sessions
Haskins, Polly Apr. 1881, indicted for murder of husband
Haskins, Joseph July 1880, murdered by wife
Hatfield, O.S. Elected School Trustee 1860
Hatfield, O.S. & W.F. Merchants, Delhi, NY 1860
Hatfield, O.S. Elected School Trustee 1860
Hatfield, O.S. Apr. 22, 1870, Vestryman St.Johns,Church
Hatfield, O.S. 1864, Member Masonic Lodge No. 439
Hathaway, Charles Shareholder, Delhi Bank, 1860
Hathaway, Nathaniel Vol. Fireman, August 1821
Hathaway, Charles Vol. Fireman, August 1821
Hathaway, Charles Jan. 21, 1876 Age 79yrs., born in Hudson, NY. Moved to Del. Co. in 1808. Judge of Del. Co.
Hathaway, N. Apr. 22, 1870, Warden St. John's Church
Hathaway, Annie Buckley, John Oct. 8, 1877
Hathaway, Judge June 1870, opened a new street to extend from Main to Woolerton, named Clinton
Hathaway, Charles Roundtree, Cora Oct. 5, 1882 At Plattekill, Wisconsin
Hathaway, Maria Augusta Charles Hathaway, Husband Nov. 5, 1867 After painful & lingering illness, age 65
Hathaway, Charles Sister to Annie Hathaway
Hathaway, Mary Apr. 1876, contesting will of brother, Judge Hathaway
Haviland, C.C. 1864, Member Masonic Lodge No. 439
Hawk, R.R. Sept. 1883, Rep. Ticket for Justice of Sessions
Hawley, William S. Millard, Mary July 1, 1863 In Brooklyn, she was the dau. Of Wm. Millard of Delhi
Henderson, David Stationed in Louisana in 1863
Henderson, Mr. Graduate Del. Academy, Delhi, 1860.
Herring, James 1860 Arsenic Poisoning, Wife a Suspect.
Hoag, Cyrus Drafted in Sept. 1863
Hobbie, Selah Vol. Fireman, August 1821
Hobbie, J.K. Gilchrist, Jennie Mar. 13, 1866
Hogaboom, Henry Nov. 1870, picked 600 bushels of apples and plans to take them to Europe
Holmes, S.O. Jan. 1881, died of swelling of the throat
Honeywell, J.R. 1872 Merchant in Delhi
Honeywell, James R. 1873, Town Clerk (Rep)
Honeywell, J.R. Oct. 1885, son born
Honeywell, J.R. Walsworth, Mary July 2, 1884 Formerly of Delhi
Howard, Colvin May 19, 1873 Age 81.
Howland, Antoinette Shaw, Alexander Dec. 7, 1867 At the Home of Minor Stilson
Hoy, John R. Farmer in Bovina, NY 1860
Hoy, John R. Farmer in Bovina, NY 1860
Hoy, James E. Feb. 1881, admitted to practice law
Hoyt, Fred Feb. 1881, printer at Chicago Times.
Hoyt, Mary Wife of Fred Hoyt Feb. 1881
Hughes, James Sept. 1875, East Delhi,
Hughes, 1883, Postmaster in Delhi
Hughston, J.A. Elected Village Delhi, Officer 1860
Hulslander, I.L. (Sgt.) 1862 War Casualties from Delhi
Hulslander, I.L. (Sgt.) 1862 War Casualties from Delhi
Humiston, Amanda Smith, Stpehen Dec. 11, 1883 He from Trout Creek, she from Meredith
Humphries, William J. Tucker, Lottie May 6, 1885 He from Delhi, she from Brooklyn
Hunt, Albert Reynolds, Mary Feb.. 25, 1873 Both of Delhi
Hunt, Ada Fisher, Horace Dec. 26, 1876
Hunt, John Dec. 9, 1883 Oldest man in Delhi. Born at Hawley, Mass on July 4, 1790. Died at age 94 at Stephen Wardell's house.
Hunter, A. 1863 Merchant in Grocery Business
Hunter, A. Granted Tavern Lic. 1860
Hunter, A. Elected Village Delhi Officer 1860
Hunter, A. Elected Village Delhi Officer 1860
Hunter, A. Granted Tavern Lic. 1860
Hutson, E.F. Merchant, Delhi, NY 1860
Hutson, E.F. Merchant, Delhi, NY 1860
Hutson, John 1864, Member Masonic Lodge No. 439
Hutson, John A. McMurdy, Mary Feb. 8, 1865 Dau. Of William McMurdy of Delhi
Hutson, William Son of John May 5, 1881 Of Consumption
Hutson, John 1877, large tumor removed from back
Hutson, Henrietta Apr. 1865 rode float in celebration parade
Hutson, Bell Davidson, James Apr. 11, 1867 Married at Pres. Parsonage by Rev. Robinson
Hutson, Jennie Apr. 1865 rode float in celebration parade
Hutson, John 1865, Trustee Elk Creek Salt & Petroleum
Hutson, John Jan. 14, 1883 Age 59, Merchant
Hyde, James K. 1884 At Yellow Springs, Ohio, age 28, brother in law of Congressman Jacobs
Hymers, Isabella A. Middlemiss, William Jan. 1, 1861
Hymers, William Recruited a Cavalry in Meredith
Hyzer, Daniel Injured in premature explosion
Ingraham, Willis Oct. 1, 1863 Of Franklin, Co. D.144 Bat., in service
Irving, Henry Ainslee, Jeannette Apr. 1861
Jackson, Thomas Maxwell, Hannah June 23, 1867
Jackson, William 1865 Bought W.H. Cotrell residence
Jackson, Mary Graham, Walter Nov. 2, 1865
Jackson, William Nov. 1881, Bought Cabinet Firm
Jackson, T.J. Nov. 1881, Sold interest in Cabinet Firm
Jacobs, Ferris, Jr. Recruiting a cavalry Co., Aug.1860. Also a Surgeon who offered his service
Jacobs, T.L. Wright, Elizabeth Oct. 6, 1864 He was from Philadelphia
Jacobs, Ferris, Jr. Recruiting a cavalry Co., Aug.1860. Also a Surgeon who offered his service
Jacobs, Amelia Hall, Asahel 1863 Both of Delhi
Jacobs, F., Jr. Mjr. In 3rd New York Cavalry
Jacobs, Ferris, Jr. 1870 Republican Ticket for Dist. Atty.
Jacobs, F. Sep. 17, 1867, Elected Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.
Jacobs, Ferris (Dr.) 1865 appointed Officer of Board of Health
Jacobs, Ferris, Jr. Nominated as Brevet Brig. Gen. By Pres. Johnson in Mar. 1867
Jacobs, Lizzie Wife of T. L.Jacobs Jan. 31, 1876 Age 32, Dau. Of James H. Wright
Jacobs, Ferris Sep. 1883, Golden wedding aniversary
Johnson, R.T. Elected School Librarian 1860
Johnson, Robert T. Edgerton, Harriet E. 1860 Dau. Of Gurden H. Edgerton
Johnson, John Oct. 11, 1862 Of wounds received at Manassas.
Johnson, R. T. Ex. Mayor of Delhi, drafted in Sept. 1863
Johnson, R. T. (Capt) Wounded at Williamsburg, 1862
Johnson, Noadiah Vol. Fireman, August 1821
Johnson, Robert T. Edgerton, Harriet E. 1860 Dau. Of Gurden H. Edgerton
Johnson, Noadiah Vol. Fireman, August 1821
Johnson, Robert T. June 4, 1860, Left for Sickles; Brigade
Johnson, R.T. Elected School Librarian 1860
Johnson, Robert T. June 4, 1860, Left for Sickles; Brigade
Johnson, William H. Sept. 1883, Rep. Ticket for Co. Judge
Judson, C.L. 1868 Owned Hotel
Judson, C.L. 1865 Celebration at Hotel for capture of Richmond and Petersburg
Keeler, Hattie Alumni of Del. Academy 1862 reunion
Kenderson, John 1864, Prop. Of Red Lion Hotel
Kerr, Ira B. 1872, Proprietor of Gazette with G.Paine
Kerr, J.C. Mar. 1884 resigned as rector of St. John's Ch.
Kiff, R.D. Feb. 13,1875,Rec'd. Lic. From Excise Bd.
Kiff, Estella Frisbee, Daniel Feb. 10, 1864 Both of Delhi
King, C.A. Graduate Del. Academy, Delhi, 1860
Kingston, T.D. Mar. 1884, bought the Cottrell Hotel Property
Kinmonth, John Oct. 1863 on Rep. Ticket for Sup. Of Poor
Kirtland, Orlando L. June 6, 1874 At Manwarren, N.J., age 73. Former minister of 2nd Pres. Church (1832-1835)
Knapp, Artemas D. Candidate for School Comm'r., 1860
Knapp, Esther A. Gemmel, Robert Jan. 9, 1862 Both of Delhi
Knapp, Charles S. Sep. 9, 1880 Of Consumption,37,formerly of Meredith
Knapp, Esther A. Gemmel, Robert Jan. 9, 1862 Both of Delhi
Knapp, Artemas D. Cottrell, E.A. July 11, 1872 By Rev. A.B. Burroughs in M.E. Church
Knapp, Phelps Aug. 1877, found Indian dishes in Downsville
Knapp, Mrs. E.A. Mar. 1884, returned from Mass with a new knitting machine
Kniskern, M.L. June 4, 1860, Left for Sickles' Brigade
Kniskern, Elizabeth Limbeck, Eugene Jan. 24, 1883
Kormack, William S. June 4, 1860, Left for Sickles' Brigade
Laing, Coroner in Del. Co. 1860
Landon, David G. Feb. 6, 1875, Rec.d License from Excise Bd.
Landon, M.O. Browne, Emma Aug. 6, 1885 Dau. Of Rev. Geo. Browne
Landon, O.M. 1883, Dentist
Lappon, John Vol. Fireman, August 1821
Launt, Willie James Launt, Father May 1867 Drowned while boating near Hamden
Lawrence, James D. Sept. 1883, Rep. Ticket for Supt. Of Poor
Leal, Henry Oct. 3, 1860 Age 61
Leal, Matilda Stoutenburg, Martin Nov. 19, 1863 Both of Delhi
Leal, Mary Apr. 1877, Owned Dressmaking Shop
Leal, Henry Oct. 3, 1860 Age 61
Leal, Joanna Wife of Henry 1884 At E.Meredith, age 24
Lee, Daniel Apr. 1881, former prisoner of Civil War received back pay of $1,200.
Lewis, M.C. June 4, 1860, Left for Sickles' Brigade
Lewis, Thomas July 8, 1863 Age 22, in South Carolina
Lewis, Dr. May 1880, rector of Episcopal Church, refused to perform funeral services for A.M.Paine.
Liddle, Thomas Gladstone, Margaret Jan. 9, 1862 Both of Andes
Liligren, Josephine Eveland, Joseph June 19, 1868 Married at Peekskill, NY
Limbeck, Eugene Kniskern, Elizabeth Jan. 24, 1883 Married in Delhi.
Lincoln, Abraham Apr.. 1865 Assassinated
Little, Elder John Preacher in 1860
Lockhart, Maggie July 1874, appt. missionary to Egypt
Lovell, H.O. Merchant 1863
Low, J. E. Dentist in Delhi, 1863
Lynch, William P. 1863 Of Delhi, admitted to the Bar, Bing. NY
Lyon, G.B. 1864, At Agr.Fair, winner in honey
Mable, James A. Dec. 1882, accident at sawmill caused concussion of the brain.
Mable, Coonrod Escaped from jail Apr. 1876. In jail on peace warrant
Mable, James S. 1882, Trustee of 1st Pres. Church
Mable, Alex 1864 , At Agr. Fair, best variety of apples
Mable, James A. Jan. 14, 1883 Age 28 of injuries sustained in his saw mill
Mable, George Nicholl, Maggie Jan. 16, 1884 Both of Delhi
Mabon, Jessie, Bryden, Alexander Feb. 3, 1875
MacGregor, John D. Malcolm MacGregory Killed in Battle of Fredericksburg 1862
Mann, D.H. McIlvaine, Mary Jan. 4, 1870 Married in Brooklyn
Mann, D.H. Oct. 1883, actively engaged in Temperance campaign in Ohio.
Maples, Charles Shareholder, Delhi Bank, 1860
Marble, Coonrod Sep. 1876, again escaped from jail , captured and sentence to prison for 10 years.
Marvin, Charles Shareholder, Delhi Bank, 1860
Marvin, George E. Bd. Of Directors, Delhi Bank, 1863
Marvin, Dency Oct. 1863 attended concert in Delhi
Marvine, C. Apr. 22, 1870, Warden St. John's Church
Marvine, George E. 1865 Bought Horace Griswold residence
Marvine, Maggie Apr. 1865 rode float in celebration parade
Marvine, Charles Feb. 26, 1874 Of a Goitre
Marvine, George Steele, Harriet Oct. 15, 1863 Dau. Of Ebenezer Steele
Mason, Willard I. Nov. 1881, Partner in Cabinet Firm
Mason, Charles Patterson, Belle Oct. 21, 1885
Maxwell, Robert R. Died Oct. 18, 1860 at Camp. Wool of measles.
Maxwell, Mary Fisher, J. Edwin Jan. 8, 1862 Both of Delhi
Maxwell, Robert R. Died Oct. 18, 1860 at Camp. Wool of measles.
Maxwell, Hannah Jackson, Thomas June 23, 1867
Maxwell, Gurdon Edgerton Shaw, Rosalie Oct. 16, 1877
Maxwell, Gurdon H. Nov. 2, 1877 Age 76, father of George E. and Mrs. Thomas Jackson
Maxwell, Mary Fisher, J. Edwin Jan. 8, 1862 Both of Delhi
Maxwell,Robert Bell, Mary Feb. 2, 1876 Both of Delhi
Maynard, I. H. 1863 Of Delhi, admitted to the Bar, Bing., NY
Maynard, Mrs. Wife of O.B. Jan. 1873 Drowned near Hamden
Mayward, O.B. Jan. 1873 Drowned near Hamden
McCall, R.H. Mar. 1875, Operator of Soda & Sarsaparilla Works
McCandlish, John Mar. 1870 purchased farm on Platner Brook
McCormack, F.B. Killed at Williamsburg, 1862
McCune, Mrs. W.S. Doctor in Delhi, 1860
McCune, W.S. Doctor in Delhi, 1860
McCune, W.S. (Dr.) 1865, sick with Small Pox at brother/law, John Frisbee's house, died Apr. 29, 1865.
McDivitt, Anna Seacord, Stephen R. Jan. 1, 1883 He from Bovina, she from Andes
McDonald, Duncan Apr. 27, 1860 For. Sheriff, Age 58
McDonald, J.T. Owned Cider Mill on Elk Creek
McDonald, J.H. Feb. 13,1875, Rec'd. Licenses from ExciseBd
McDonald, James Apr. 1867 At his residence, Elk Creek, Delhi
McDonald, Duncan Apr. 27, 1860 For. Sheriff, Age 58
McDonald, John T. Oct. 1885, mfg. of apple jelly
McDonald, J.T. Mar. 1884 owned a feed run on Elk Creek
McFarlane, William June 13, 1863 Age 63, at Meredith
McGibbon, Mr. Graduate Del. Academy, Delhi, 1860
McIlvaine, Mary Mann, D.H. Jan. 4, 1870 Married in Brooklyn
McIntosh, Sophronia Terry, M.S. (Rev.) Jan. 22, 1867 Married at Delhi M.E. Parsonage
McIntosh, James H. Apr. 10, 1875, Teacher
McIntosh, Adelia Hagar, Levander Dec. 13, 1875
McIntosh, P.H. June 1876, returned for a visit to Delhi from Chico, Calif. After an absence of 22 years.
McIntosh, Olive Dart, Reuben H. Jan. 23, 1864 In Delhi
McIntosh, Charles K. Rogers, Nellie Nov. 25, 1885 Married in Syracuse, NY
McKinley, William Brown Frisbee, Mary Kate Feb. 22, 1881 Married in Chicago, Ill. He was from Champaign, Ill. Dau. Of James Frisbee of Polo, Ill.
McLaren, James Wilbur, Mary Dec. 23, 1885 He from Hamden, She from Basin Clove
McLaury, J.N. Stationed at Camp Distribution, Wash. May 1862
McLaury, J. Newton Sept. 1864 Of Dysentery. Correspond to paper on war
McLaury, J.N. Stationed at Camp Distribution, Wash. May 1862
McLaury Jan. 1864 Stationed at Folly Island
McLaury, Ellen Stringer, Thomas B. Nov. 4, 1863 He was from New Brunswick, NJ
McLaury, T.G. 1865, Trustee Elk Creek Salt & Petroleum
McLaury, John Stationed in Folly Island, S.C. in 1863
McLaury, Thomas Mar. 22, 1884 Age 80
McLean, David 1877, Son in law of Mrs. Walter Terry, had two tumors removed from mouth.
McMullin, Daniel 1873, Collector (Rep)
McMurdy, D.B. Sep. 1877, Principal of Andes school. Graduated from Princeton, NJ in 1877
McMurdy, Joseph 1882, Trustee of 1st Pres. Church
McMurdy, Mary Hutson, John A. Feb. 8, 1865 Dau. Of William McMurdy of Delhi
McMurray, John Bd. Of Directors, Delhi Bank, 1863
McMurray, M. 1864, Member Masonic Lodge No. 439
McNaught, Ada Hume, Grant R. Dec. 2, 1885 She from Hobart
McNaughton, John B. Feb. 1881, made first shipment of mild to NY
McNee, John 1873, Comm'r. Highway (Rep)
McNee, Aggie Dart, John C. Dec. 20, 1863 Dau. Of John McNee
McPherson, C.W. Apr. 1881, New Pastor of 2nd Pres. Church
Mead, G.S. County Sheriff, 1862
Meade, Gabriel S. (Sheriff) 1862, Chairman of Delhi Anti-Slavery Soc. Of Del. Co.
Meiggs, J.P. 1870 Merchant in shoe
Meigs, J.P. 1865 Purchased residence of W.A. Cummings
Meigs, J. P. Feb. 9, 1881 Suddenly of Heart disease
Mein, James Dec. 1867, Practical Charity held at his home. He has been ill for three years.
Mein, John July 19, 1877 Age 62
Mein, William Jan. 5, 1874 left for California
Menzie, A.C. May 1876, carpenter
Menzie, A.C. Feb. 1884, lowest bidder for New Opera House
Menzie, M.T. Feb. 1884 owned a Novelty Store
Menzie, Dec. 1884, steam mill destroyed by fire
Merwin, P.B. Dentist, Delhi, NY 1860
Meuger, Frederick June 4, 1860, Left for Sickles' Brigade
Middlemast, Thomas 1864, Prop. Of Hotel
Middlemast, James Mar. 1884 on bldg. Committee for OperaHouse
Middlemiss, William Hymers, Isabella A. Jan. 1, 1861
Middlemiss, William Hymers, Isabella A. Jan. 1, 1861
Middlemist, James 1882, Trustee of 1st Pres. Church
Millard, Mary Hawley, William S. July 1, 1863 In Brookly, Dau. Of Wm. Millard of Delhi
Millard, George Mar. 1884 on bldg. Committee for OperaHouse
Millard, H.R. 1865 appointed to Bd. Of Health
Miller, Elizabeth Smith, Robert Apr. 11, 1867 Married at Pres. Parsonage by Rev. Robinson
Miller, Rosa Smith, Thomas Mar. 11, 1868 In Andes by Rev. W.S. Winans
Miller, Alida Thompson, William Mar. 13, 1866
Miner, Sarah 1860 Of Putrid Sore Throat, Age 11
Mitchell, Laura M. June 1884, graduated from Del. Acd., Delhi
Moore, G. Apr. 22, 1870,Vestryman St.Johns, Church
Moore, Greene Oldest resident of Delhi in Sept. 1884. Came to Delhi in 1825
Morgan, Edwin P. Governor of NYS 1860
Morton, Peter 1867 Owner of Grist & Barley Mill
Moscrip, William Dec. 1867, killed a wild "cat"
Moscrip, Jehiel Apr. 1865 Died in one of the last battles of War
Moscript, Marcus Arbuckle, Nettie Feb. 4, 1880
Muir, John Feb. 1884 of Andes, Supt. Of Construction of New Opera House.
Mumford, A.L. 1883, owned Bakery in Delhi
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