Anna Leavenworth was my great aunt. Anna taught in Yulan, Town of Highland, NY, at one time. This is her class in Eldred, Town of Highland, sometime before 1906. It includes the future Mrs. J.C. Penney, Caroline Autenrieth. The Autenrieths … Continue reading
Cousin Lillie Austin taught in School District No. 9, in the Town of Cochecton, in the 1902 to 1903 school year. The souvenir booklet listed the names of 26 students.
In December 1904 my uncle Raymond Austin turned 4. A couple stories are told about Raymond and his grandfather Henry Austin who lived with the Austin family: Mort and Jennie, and their sons: Raymond, McKinley, and Will. When Raymond was … Continue reading
William McKinley Jr., a Civil War veteran, had become President in 1897. On September 5, 1901, President and Mrs. McKinley were at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, where he had delivered a speech on tariffs and foreign trade. … Continue reading
Jacob Clouse of Barryville and Emma Wagner of Eldred were joined together in holy matrimony on January 7, 1884 by Rev. John E. Perine. Herman F. Rixton and Aida A. Austin (my great aunt) were the witnesses. I have the … Continue reading
Anne Mary Austin married Oliver Perry (O.P.) Schoonover in 1846. Anne was quite sickly at least as early as 1857. In December of 1863 Anne wrote to her sister Laura Austin Clark: Four weeks yesterday, I was taken sick with … Continue reading
In April 1898, Mort and Jennie Austin were invited to the extravagant wedding of Alonzo Eugene Austin Jr., son of Mort’s cousin, Rev. A.E. Austin. Rev. Austin assisted Dr. Hall, the bride’s father, in performing the ceremony. Dr. and Mrs. … Continue reading
The Austins received an invitation to the marriage of William H. Wilson and Bertha Boyd, in October of 1898. Bertha’s parents, James and Margaret Mills Boyd, were proprietors of Piermont Hotel, near Highland Lake. William Wilson was the owner of … Continue reading
Both The Mill on Halfway Brook and Echo Hill and Mountain Grove include letters to and from Solomon City (now Solomon), Kansas, as that is where my grandfather Mort Austin, and his siblings Ell (James Eldred Austin) and Lon Austin … Continue reading
As the title mentions, the 1830 home built by James Eldred (which before 1850 had one room with a post office) is in the background. Does anyone know who this young woman and young boy are?
