6/29/07
My apologies to all who hoped my book would be completed by the end of 2005. Obviously that didn't happen. Family responsibilities and some serious health issues put me way behind schedule. However, I've never stopped working on the book and continue today to gather information and write chapters when time permits.
I've met and talked with some very informative people over the last couple of years. Three members of the Reals family, for instance, have provided a lot of interesting data about their ancestors who lived and raised families in the Fremont area.
Earl Landers, who lived most of his life in Fremont, has been very informative about his ancestors, Benjamin and Elizabeth Goodfellow Landers. They were very early settlers of Fremont and are buried in the Manlius Center Cemetery. Their line can be traced all the way down to Earl's granchildren. He's also provided a good picture at what Fremont looked like pre-Oot and told me about the families who lived there in the 1930's through the '50's.
Over the past year Sheila Vester, a Goodfellow descendant, has sent me wonderful pictures of some of her ancestors and fascinated me with stories about them.
I've heard from Peter Clement, a descendant of Frederick and Olive Mallory Clement. Clemons (sic) Road was named after this family who farmed a good portion of land on lot # 45 for many, many years. Peter also confirmed that there actually was a family cemetery there, something I personally had doubts about. I've also heard from Cary Elliott, who believes at least one of his ancestors was buried in the Clements Family Cemetery. The Sherwoods were originally from Connecticut but later lived near Saratoga Springs, New York before moving west to Central New York. Cary's ancestor, Ozias Sherwood, married Jerusha Patten Mallory Bassett (Olive Mallory Clement's mother) after his first wife died. So Ozias was buried with her in her family cemetery. Ozias' son Joseph and his wife, Thankful Mallory Sherwood, however, were buried at the nearby Manlius Center Cemetery.
One cemetery that I knew existed but had a hard time finding belonged to the Chase family on lot # 44. The family lived on the north side of Manlius Center Road, in the second house west of Fremont Road. Knowing they owned almost 30 acres of land in the late 1800's, I figured the cemetery had to be somewhere north of their house. Then through conversations with some long-time Fremont residents I learned there had been a small cemetery that had its entrance on Fremont Road. I just recently found it between the backyards of 201 and 203 Fremont Road, which is due north of where the Chase home was located on Manlius Center Road. Unfortunately, many of the trees that grew on the small hill that was once a cemetery have been cut down and all the stones but one are missing. The one stone remaining lies on its back but its inscription can easily be read. It belongs to Barndwill Chase (1817-1896) and his wife Margaret Hevner (1817-1888).
My next cemetery hunt will take place on the north side of Richmond Road. Supposedly, there were at least two family cemeteries located there. I ask that anybody with any information concerning these cemeteries to please contact me.
I've met and talked with some very informative people over the last couple of years. Three members of the Reals family, for instance, have provided a lot of interesting data about their ancestors who lived and raised families in the Fremont area.
Earl Landers, who lived most of his life in Fremont, has been very informative about his ancestors, Benjamin and Elizabeth Goodfellow Landers. They were very early settlers of Fremont and are buried in the Manlius Center Cemetery. Their line can be traced all the way down to Earl's granchildren. He's also provided a good picture at what Fremont looked like pre-Oot and told me about the families who lived there in the 1930's through the '50's.
Over the past year Sheila Vester, a Goodfellow descendant, has sent me wonderful pictures of some of her ancestors and fascinated me with stories about them.
I've heard from Peter Clement, a descendant of Frederick and Olive Mallory Clement. Clemons (sic) Road was named after this family who farmed a good portion of land on lot # 45 for many, many years. Peter also confirmed that there actually was a family cemetery there, something I personally had doubts about. I've also heard from Cary Elliott, who believes at least one of his ancestors was buried in the Clements Family Cemetery. The Sherwoods were originally from Connecticut but later lived near Saratoga Springs, New York before moving west to Central New York. Cary's ancestor, Ozias Sherwood, married Jerusha Patten Mallory Bassett (Olive Mallory Clement's mother) after his first wife died. So Ozias was buried with her in her family cemetery. Ozias' son Joseph and his wife, Thankful Mallory Sherwood, however, were buried at the nearby Manlius Center Cemetery.
One cemetery that I knew existed but had a hard time finding belonged to the Chase family on lot # 44. The family lived on the north side of Manlius Center Road, in the second house west of Fremont Road. Knowing they owned almost 30 acres of land in the late 1800's, I figured the cemetery had to be somewhere north of their house. Then through conversations with some long-time Fremont residents I learned there had been a small cemetery that had its entrance on Fremont Road. I just recently found it between the backyards of 201 and 203 Fremont Road, which is due north of where the Chase home was located on Manlius Center Road. Unfortunately, many of the trees that grew on the small hill that was once a cemetery have been cut down and all the stones but one are missing. The one stone remaining lies on its back but its inscription can easily be read. It belongs to Barndwill Chase (1817-1896) and his wife Margaret Hevner (1817-1888).
My next cemetery hunt will take place on the north side of Richmond Road. Supposedly, there were at least two family cemeteries located there. I ask that anybody with any information concerning these cemeteries to please contact me.