Brown, Elizabeth Cooper

1842 - Abt 1907  (65 years)

• Name	Brown, Elizabeth Cooper  [1]
  Birth	9 Aug 1842	Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Birth	19 Aug 1842	Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Between 1880 and 1900	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Death	22 Oct 1907	Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Death	Abt 22 Oct 1907	Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Burial	Aft 22 Oct 1907	Ceres, Allegany, New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I83283	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Brown, David B. Rev.
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Pusey, Alice H.
  Relationship	natural
  residence jt	Abt 1864	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Mr. Van Wormer married, in 1864, Elizabeth C., daughter of Rev. David B. and Alice H. (Pusey) Brown of Coudersport, Penn
  	20210720GHLn- https://genealogytrails.com/ny/steuben/biosUV.html Steuben County, New York Genealogy and History Genealogy Trails History Group Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Biographies -U/V- Surnames VAN WORMER, FRANCIS M. FRANCIS M. VAN WORMER, lumberman, P.O. Ceres, N.Y., was born in Cohocton, Steuben Co., N.Y., February 18, 1836, a son of Henry and Hannah A. (Elliott) Van Wormer. His paternal grandfather, Lawrence Van Wormer, was born near Kinderhook, N.Y., and was of the old Dutch Knickerbocker stock. He settled in Cohocton, N.Y. in 1816, with a family of fourteen children, as well as a number of negroes, remnants of slavery days, who remained with the family. He was a farmer by occupation and a large landholder. The maternal grandfather of Francis M. was Jonathan Elliott, also a pioneer of Steuben county, N.Y., formerly of Otsego county, N.Y. Henry Van Wormer was a large real estate dealer and speculator in Steuben county, N.Y. Francis M. Van Wormer was reared in his native county, and educated in the common schools and Macomb Street Academy, Monroe, Mich. He settled in Ceres, McKean Co., Penn., in 1858, where he worked in a lumber-mill until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. April 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company A. Twenty-third New York Volunteers, and particiapeted in the battle of second Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Cedar Mountain, and other engagements, and was honorably discharged in June, 1863, at the expiration of his term of service. He then returned to Ceres, and, with L. P. White, purchased the grist-mill and lumber business of Eleazer Harmon, the business being conducted under the firm name of Van Wormer & White up to 1882, when Mr. Van Wormer purchased his partner's interest, and has since successfully conducted the business alone. Mr. Van Wormer married, in 1864, Elizabeth C., daughter of Rev. David B. and Alice H. (Pusey) Brown of Coudersport, Penn., and they have three children living: A. Castella, Edith M. and Henry B. Mr. Van Wormer is a self-made and successful business man, and a prominent and respected citizen. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and politically he is a Republican. [History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Selections; Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers 1890, p. 535]
  Family ID	F46779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Van Wormer, Francis Marion,   b. 18 Feb 1836, Cohocton, Steuben, New York, USA d. 13 Oct 1914, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865  [1]
  Children	1. Van Wormer, Henry B.,   b. 5 Jun 1873, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jun 1892, Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA (Age 19 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Van Wormer, Clara L.,   b. 26 Mar 1870, New York State, USA d. 11 Apr 1880, Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Van Wormer, Edith M,   b. 6 Jul 1868, Bath, Steuben, New York, USA d. 1930, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Van Wormer, Castella,   b. 30 Jun 1867, Ceres, Allegany, New York, USA d. 22 Apr 1948, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F51683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Aug 1842 - Pennsylvania, USA Birth - 19 Aug 1842 - Pennsylvania, USA Death - 22 Oct 1907 - Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Burial - Aft 22 Oct 1907 - Ceres, Allegany, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  20210720GHLn- https://genealogytrails.com/ny/steuben/biosUV.html Steuben County, New York Genealogy and History Genealogy Trails History Group Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy Biographies -U/V- Surnames VAN WORMER, FRANCIS M. FRANCIS M. VAN WORMER, lumberman, P.O. Ceres, N.Y., was born in Cohocton, Steuben Co., N.Y., February 18, 1836, a son of Henry and Hannah A. (Elliott) Van Wormer. His paternal grandfather, Lawrence Van Wormer, was born near Kinderhook, N.Y., and was of the old Dutch Knickerbocker stock. He settled in Cohocton, N.Y. in 1816, with a family of fourteen children, as well as a number of negroes, remnants of slavery days, who remained with the family. He was a farmer by occupation and a large landholder. The maternal grandfather of Francis M. was Jonathan Elliott, also a pioneer of Steuben county, N.Y., formerly of Otsego county, N.Y. Henry Van Wormer was a large real estate dealer and speculator in Steuben county, N.Y. Francis M. Van Wormer was reared in his native county, and educated in the common schools and Macomb Street Academy, Monroe, Mich. He settled in Ceres, McKean Co., Penn., in 1858, where he worked in a lumber-mill until the breaking out of the war of the Rebellion. April 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company A. Twenty-third New York Volunteers, and particiapeted in the battle of second Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Cedar Mountain, and other engagements, and was honorably discharged in June, 1863, at the expiration of his term of service. He then returned to Ceres, and, with L. P. White, purchased the grist-mill and lumber business of Eleazer Harmon, the business being conducted under the firm name of Van Wormer & White up to 1882, when Mr. Van Wormer purchased his partner's interest, and has since successfully conducted the business alone. Mr. Van Wormer married, in 1864, Elizabeth C., daughter of Rev. David B. and Alice H. (Pusey) Brown of Coudersport, Penn., and they have three children living: A. Castella, Edith M. and Henry B. Mr. Van Wormer is a self-made and successful business man, and a prominent and respected citizen. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and politically he is a Republican. [History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania, with Biographical Selections; Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers 1890, p. 535]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2325] Public Member Trees 2020, Record for Francis Marion Van Wormer (79) facts20201126HAv- Blair Family Tree - shesblair1 / Francis Marion Van WormerFrancis Marion Van Wormer 1836-1914BIRTH 18 FEBRUARY 1836 • Cohocton, Steuben Co., NYDEATH 13 OCTOBER 1914 • Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA. Record for Francis Marion Van Wormer (79) facts 20201126HAv- Blair Family Tree - shesblair1 / Francis Marion Van Wormer Francis Marion Van Wormer 1836-1914 BIRTH 18 FEBRUARY 1836 • Cohocton, Steuben Co., NY DEATH 13 OCTOBER 1914 • Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA Record for Francis Marion Van Wormer (79) facts 20201126HAv- Blair Family Tree - shesblair1 / Francis Marion Van Wormer Francis Marion Van Wormer 1836-1914 BIRTH 18 FEBRUARY 1836 • Cohocton, Steuben Co., NY DEATH 13 OCTOBER 1914 • Ceres, McKean, Pennsylvania, USA

  
  

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TNG ID: I83283