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HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



school-house and at private residences, and continued to be 

 so held till 1852, when the present church edifice was 

 erected. 



Since its organization this church has had the following 

 pastors : Rev. Horace Spencer, Rev. James Halstead, Rev. 

 A. W. Sunderland, Rev. Henry Robertson, Rev. S. T. 

 Dean, Rev. J. J. White, Rev. R. S. Stowell, and Rev. 

 Adelbert Chapman, the present minister. The Sunday- 

 school numbers about 75 pupils. 



THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. 



This church was organized the ninth day of April, 1842, 

 by adopting the constitution, declaration, and discipline of 

 the Franciscan Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The church 

 had no property at that time. James Shults was its first 

 pastor, and continued to preach to them two and a half years. 

 The church called Joseph Strough as their second pastor, 

 who settled with them in 1844, and preached about one 

 year, after which their first pastor returned and supplied 

 the church as a missionary for about one and a half years. 

 After this, for about fifteen years, they had no stated 

 preaching. Their first ofiicers were : Elders, Richard Col- 

 lier and Isaac Dillenbeck ; Deacons, John Kinkade and 

 Benjamin Waggoner. The church at its organization con- 

 sisted of 12 communicants besides its pastor. 



This church was reorganized July 30, 1867, adopting 

 the constitution and formula of the Franciscan Evangelical 

 Lutheran Synod, with which it is still in communion. It 

 was incorporated July 26, 1868, and the church edifice 

 dedicated in January, 1870. The value of the church 

 property is $3000. 



The first pastor under the present organization was Rev. 

 N. Clock. The following were the first officers : James 

 Olmstead and Isaac Dillenbeck, Elders ; John Kinkade, 

 Hiram Stattson, and George Fox, Deacons ; James Shults, 

 H. A. Wall, and Daniel Fox, Trustees ; R. Y. Whitbeck, 

 Clerk. 



Rev. J. H. Webber succeeded Rev. N. Clock as pastor, 

 July 13, 1870. The third pastor was Rev. D. W. Law- 

 rence, from 1872 to 1874. The pulpit was vacant from that 

 time till Nov. 6, 1877, when Rev. Wm. E. Churchill, the 

 present pastor, was called. 



This church numbered at its organization 1 members ; 

 its communicants at present are 62. Present Elders, Isaac 

 Dillenbeck, Hiram Stattson, and James Olmstead ; Deacons, 

 James Shults, P. A. Yan Yalkenburgh, J. H. Wagner, Sut- 

 ton Felch, Luther Gr. Clark ; Trustees, Wm. P. Bellinger, 

 A. A. Wall, George Bellinger ; Clerk, George J. Shults. 



METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 



Of this church no data has been furnished us for a his- 

 tory. It has a fine edifice in the village, the church 

 property being valued at $5000. They maintain a prosper- 

 ous Sunday-school, and have kept up regular services since 

 their organization. 



MASONIC. 



The lodge was organized with about 20 charter members, 

 Rev. George M. Coolbaugh being the first Master. As a 

 lodge they have been from the first uniformly prosperous, 



and have at present one of the most flourishing lodges in 

 Western New York. The Past Masters are Rev. Gr. W. 

 Coolbaugh (deceased), J. N. Moore, W. H. Wood, Thomas 

 Cotton, S. W. Cooper, H. E. Butler. The present Master 

 is M. B. Walker. 



MILITARY RECORD. 



Prior to . the taxing of the towns to raise bounties for 

 enlistments to fill the several quotas, or up to December, 

 1863, the town of Avoca raised by her contributions the 

 sum of $3000 to aid enlistments. About $600 were con- 

 tributed by the Ladies' Soldiers' Relief Association. These 

 sums were applied to the payment of bounties and other 

 expenses connected with the enlistment of soldiers. In 

 addition to these sums, $2000 for soldiers' bounties were 

 raised by tax on the taxable property of the town. Up to 

 the time of the last call for 500,000 men, Avoca had put 

 into the field 70 of her hardy sons, more than her propor- 

 tion up to that time, and under the last call her quota of 53 

 was promptly filled, making in all 123 men sent into the 

 service. 



On account of quite a number going out of the county 

 to enlist, and their residences not being put on the muster- 

 rolls, it is impossible to give a complete list of the soldiers 

 of this town. The following list, as complete as can be now 

 obtained, has been sent us to be inserted in this place : 



James Hammond, Truman Head, S. 0. Allen, John March, Ezra Beagle, Luke 

 Beagle, William March, Herkimer Shults, Arie Van Wie, Josiah Shaver, 

 Jeremiah Shaver, Jesse Rich, Samuel Banta, Levi Randall, Artemus Dun- 

 ton, Jos. W. DuntoUjGeo. E.Robords, Lyman Robords, Stillman Robords, 

 J. W. Robords, Addison Robords, W. L. French, Jos. Jenks, James Cook, 

 Horace Hammond, Thaddeus Ward, Jacob Sattsman, Wm. Sattsman, Wm. 

 Martin, John Griswold,R. H.Collier, Joel Towner, Oliver Towner, Edwin 

 Towner, Deloss Parkhill, Oscar Marcy, Thomas Raplee, Lyman McNeill, 

 U. Marlatt, W. F. Kelsey, Alexander Van Pelt, M. Fitzmaurice, William 

 H. Vunck, William Cox, George Curtis, L. Alden, Alfred Olds, Frank 

 Sager, Willis Sager, B. Stanton, Fred Chase, David Palmanteer, Albert 

 Piatt, Byron March, Hezekiah Fox, R. McNeill, J. B. Newton, Zina 

 Calkins, William B. Overhiser, James Voorhees, Eugene Tucker, Isaac 

 House, Henry Squires, Morris Loucks, Wesley Davis, William Fraley, 

 John Doud, Ira Doud, Leroy Tucker, L. McCarthy, F. Tucker, E. Avery, 

 William Avery, Silas Vrooman, Fred Graves, George Brownrigg, Marcus 

 Walker, George A. Collier, M. C. White, Solomon Smith, Abram Miller, 

 Isaac Armstrong, H. H. Tobias, John N. Gillett, S. H. Houston, Henry 

 Waifle, William J. Allen, 0. W.Ormsby, William E. Haskin, Asa Demand- 

 villa, Christopher Fox, Abner Robords, W. L. Allen, William Waterbury, 

 B, Cooley, Fred Collier, Henry Hees, W^hit Treat, J. B. Newton. 



LIST OF THOSE WHO WENT OUT WITH THE 189TH REGIMENT. 



Lieut. A. J. Alden, Squire Wessels, John Watson, J. C. Dunton, J. H. Kinkade, 

 George A. Peck, Alonzo Vunck, Josiah Guiwitts, M. L. Deyo, F. N. 

 Barney, J. W. Johnson, J. S. Fowler, Ira L. Golf, Joel Beagle, H. E. Butler, 

 S. D. Briggs, J. Billinger, A. Carey, L. L. Ferris, George W. Gunsalas, 

 J. E. Griswold, William B. Golden, A. Hooper, R. Hooper, D. Herrington, 

 B. Herrington, Samuel Olds, W. W. Oxx, J. A. Palmanteer, Lorenzo 

 Robords, Riley Rasey, Frank Randall, Robert Swart, Thomas Sherwood, 

 Seth Tubbs, Joseph Tucker, Oscar Tucker, B. Tobias, William B. Tobias, 

 Luke H. Voorhees, F. Van Wormer, R. Woodmancy. 



LIST OF KILLED AND THOSE WHO DIED BY REASON OF WOUNDS 

 RECEIVED IN THE SERVICE. 



William March, killed at Fredericksburg, May 25, 1862. 



William Saltsman, wounded at Cedar Creek, died from wound, Dec. 22, 1864. 



Robertson, killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. 



Oscar Marcy, mortally wounded at the battle of Dallas, Ga. ; buried in Tennessee. 



Albert Piatt, wounded at Gettysburg, died. 



Willis Sager (color-bearer of 188th), mortally wounded at Five Forks while 



fearlessly carrying his colors at the head of his regiment ; died April 29, 



1865. 

 Jacob Shuman, killed at Hatcher's Run. 

 J. B. Newton, killed at Dallas, Ga. 



LIST OF THOSE WHO DIED FROM DISEASES CONTRACTED IN 



THE SERVICE. 



Byron March, served three years and re-enlisted; died at home, Feb. 29, 1865. 

 Ranson McNeil, died in Washington, D. C, Dec. 15, 1863. 



