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WILLIAM W. WORMLEY. 



Samuel Wormley, son of John Wormley, was born in Cumber- 

 land Co., Pa., Aug. 14, 1796, and settled in the town of Corning, 

 formerly Painted Post, Steuben Co., N". Y., about 1815 or 1816, 

 within two miles of the place now owned by his son, William W. 

 He was a farmer and lumberman by occupation, and endured all 

 the privations incident to a pioneer life. He was one of the rep- 

 resentative farmers of his time, and owned some three hundred and 

 fifty acres of the best land in the town. In politics he was a Jack- 

 son Democrat. He became a member of the Methodist Episcopal 

 Church a short time before his death. 



He married Sally, daughter of Joseph Gillett, in 1818. She was 

 born Dec. 2, 1797. Of this union six children— five sons and one 

 daughter— were born, viz. : Henry, now in Illinois ; Joseph G., a 

 resident of Steuben County ; Minerva, now a resident of Geneva, 

 N. Y. ; William W., the subject of this sketch ; George (deceased) ; 

 and John G., who is living in Michigan. Mrs. Samuel Wormley 

 died Aug. 10, 1852, and was buried in the cemetery near Corning. 



Mr. Wormley married a Mrs. Hannah Wolf, a resident of 

 Seneca Co., N. Y., for his second wife. At the time of his death, 

 and for many years previous, he was a citizen of Seneca County, 

 within five miles of Seneca Falls. He died Feb, 14, 1868, and was 

 buried by the side of his first wife. 



William W. Wormley, son of Samuel and Sally Wormley, was 

 born in the town of Corning, Steuben Co., N. Y., July 19, 1824. 

 He was reared on the farm, which honorable business he has suc- 

 cessfully followed to the present time. He commenced life poor, 

 receiving but a small sum from his father, but by untiring energy 

 and frugality he has become one of the large and substantial 

 farmers of his town and county. The winters have been spent 

 lumbering ; thus his life, like many others in the county, has been 

 farming and lumbering. He owns more than four hundred acres 

 of land, the greater part of which lies along the river, in the 



beautiful valley below the village of Corning. His improvements 

 are good. A view of his buildings can be seen opposite. He has 

 always been a'firm Democrat in politics, but of late so far favors 

 the movements of the Greenback party as to believe it would be 

 for the best interest of the country if the national banks were 

 done away v\rith, and their issue of $324,000,000 replaced by as 

 many greenbacks as it takes bonds placed with the controller of 

 the currency to secure the issue of said national bank notes. We 

 would then have $360,000,000 instead of $324,000,000, thus add- 

 ing $36,000,000 to the circulation, and saving to the country the 

 interest on $360,000,000 of bonds. 



He married Mary D., daughter of Horace and Malinda Westcott, 

 July 25, 1849. She was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., June 3, 

 1825, and settled in Steuben County with her parents in 1839. 



As the result of the above alliance three children have been 

 born, namely,— Mandame M., who married Le Roy Miller, and 

 now resides on a farm in the town of Corning ; Frank P., who 

 married Emma V^an Kurin, and now resides on the farm with his 

 parents ; and Miss Carrie, at home with her parents. 



We append the following in reference to Horace Westcott : He 

 was a native of Connecticut, and settled when a boy in Norwich, 

 Chenango Co., N. Y., in company with his parents, and continued 

 to reside there till 1839, when he settled in Caton, Steuben Co., 

 with his family. He was a farmer by occupation, and by perse- 

 verance and frugality gained a competency. His golden wedding 

 was celebrated several years ago by his children, grandchildren, 

 and friends. He has three children, viz. : Mrs. Win. W. Worm- 

 ley, and Mrs. H. D. Smith, both of Corning ; and Dr. N. S. West- 

 cott, 360 Bleecker Street, New York City. His widow still lives- 

 He died Dec. 31, 1878, aged seventy-seven years. He was a tender 

 and afi'ectionate husband and father, a kind and obliging neighbor, 

 a true and warm-hearted friend, and an honest man. 



