Town of Decatur 1872-1873 Contributed by Jean Chapman Snow |
Explanations: Directory is arranged as follows: 1. Name of individual or firm. 2. Jpost office address in parenthesis. 3. Business or occupation A Star (*) placed before a name, indicates an advertiser in this work. Figures placed after the occupation of farmers, indicate the number of acres of land owned or leased by the parties. Names set in CAPITALS indicate subscribers to this work. The word Street is implied as regards directory for the villages.
Decatur, p 158-160 (Post Office Addresses in Parentheses) Acley, Edward, (East Worcester) carpenter Adams, Wm., (East Worcester) farmer leases of James Bates, 90 Babcock, Eli, (Decatur) farmer 250 Babcock, Elias, (East Worcester) saw mill and farmer 107 Babcock, Enos, (Worcester) dairyman and farmer 110 BABCOCK, ROBERT, (East Worcester) (with Elias) farmer Barnes, Rufus, (East Worcester) dairyman and farmer 260 Bentley, Cyrenius, (Decatur) farmer Bishop, A.D., (Worcester) gunsmith and farmer 98 ½ Boorn, George M., (Decatur) farmer 150 Boorn, Isaac, (Decatur) farmer 45 BOORN, NAHUM T., (Decatur) farmer 87 Boorn, Stephen D., (Decatur) farmer 87 Bowen, Ansel, (East Worcester) farmer leases of Hannah, 75 Bowen, Hannah, (East Worcester) farmer 75 Bowen, Warren L., (East Worcester) teacher and farmer 80 Brown, Barzilla, (Worcester) hop raiser and farmer 130 Brown, B.R., (Decatur) dairyman and farmer 144 Brown, Squire, (Decatur) farmer 55 Brown, S.F., (Decatur) hop raiser and farmer 55 Buller, Alfred, (Decatur) painter and farmer 14 BUTLER, ALBERT, (Decatur) justice of the peace, hop raiser and farmer 118 Campbell, Alexander, (Decatur) dairyman and farmer 156 Campbell, Henry, (East Worcester) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 130 Cass, Orsemus, (Worcester) commissioner of highways, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 130 Chapin, Eliza, (Decatur) farmer 24 Chapman, Vincent, (East Worcester) saw mill and farmer 75 Cipperly, David, (Decatur) teacher, town collector, constable and farmer 35 Cooper, George, (Decatur) farmer 62 Cooper, Horace, (Decatur) farmer 50 Coss, Jacob, (East Worcester) hop raiser and farmer 56 Covey, Sylvanus, (East Worcester) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 83 Crispen, David, (East Worcester) town assessor, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 120 Crippin (sic), Menzo, (Worcester) butcher and farmer 12 Daily, John, (Decatur) farmer 78 Daily, Peter, (East Worcester) farmer 125 Darling, Wm., (Decatur) wagon maker and blacksmith Darling, Wm. H., (Decatur) (with Wm.) wagon maker and blacksmith Davis, Chalcey, (Decatur) dairyman and farmer 215 DAVIS, LORENZO D., (Decatur) carriage maker, painter, trimmer and justice of the peace Day, Almer, (East Worcester) blacksmith Day, Asa, (Worcester) dairyman and farmer 148 Day, Daniel, (Decatur) postmaster and blacksmith Day, William. H., (Decatur) dairyman and farmer 165 Devenbeck, George W., (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 100 Dodge, Isaac, (Decatur) dairyman and farmer 104 Dumont, Alonzo, (Decatur) hop raiser and farmer 65 Fern, Edmund, (Worcester) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 180 FERN, JOHN, (Worcester) president Schenevus Valley Agricultural Society, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 80 Fern, Wm., (Worcester) (with Edmund) farmer Ferris, Warren, (East Worcester) justice of the peace, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 191 Flint, Valorus, (Decatur) farmer 95 Goodell, David, (Decatur) farmer 124 Goodell, John, (Decatur) produce broker and town railroad commissioner Goodenough, Almon, (Decatur) mason and farmer 63 Goodenough, G.C., (Worcester) saw mill, butter dealer and farmer 100 Goodenough, Judson, (Decatur) town assessor, mason and farmer 40 Goodrich, Jay, (East Worcester) farmer leases of Samuel Robbins 184 Granger, Byron, (East Worcester) (with James Skinner) farmer 100 Griggs, Marvin, (East Worcester) hop raiser and farmer 160 GROFF, BOWMAN, (Decatur) dealer in horses, prop. of saw and grist mills Groff, O.P., (Decatur) agent for Advance Mowing Machine, dairyman and farmer 90 Hartwell, Albert, (Decatur) farmer 100 Hartwell, Albert G., (East Worcester) painter Hartwell, Anna, (East Worcester) milliner Hartwell, Gibson, (Decatur) merchant Hevenpeck, Sarah, (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 60 Hilsinger, Abram, (South Valley) carpenter and farmer 57 Hilsinger, Daniel, (South Valley) (with Solomon) farmer 114 Hilsinger, Solomon, (South Valley) (with Daniel) farmer 114 HOLMES, HENRY, (Decatur) dealer in hides and flour, and farmer 25 Howland, Geo.H., (South Valley) farmer 40 Hoyt, Gilbert, (Decatur) (with Horace) farmer Hoyt, Horace, (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 200 Kaple, Charles, (Decatur) shoemaker and carpenter Kaple, Daniel, (Decatur) town clerk, wagon maker and carpenter Knapp, Caroline, (Decatur) farmer 17 ½ Leonard, John, (East Worcester) supervisor, physician, proprietor of saw and cider mills, dairyman and farmer 150 LOWELL, MYRON H., (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 140 Lum, Barber, (East Worcester) farmer 33 Lum, Jonathan, (East Worcester) farmer 118 Lum, Wm., (South Valley) farmer 65 Markley, Daniel, (Decatur) hop raiser and farmer 180 Maybe, John, (Decatur) thrashing machine and farmer 78 Merchant, H.W., (Worcester) farmer 106 Mickle, Christopher, (East Worcester) butcher and farmer 65 Mickle, Henry, (East Worcester) farmer 23 Moak, Peter H., (Decatur) dairyman and farmer 103 Montgomery, Jacob, (East Worcester) dairyman and farmer 90 Munroe, Alfred, (Worcester) farmer 3 MURDOCK, DANIEL (Decatur) hotel keeper and carpenter Myers, Millard, (East Worcester) saw mill and farmer 30 Parker, George W., (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 40 Parker, Timothy, (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 140 Partman, James, (South Valley) farmer 54 Pierce, Edmund, (Decatur) farmer 115 Pitcher, Cornelius, (East Worcester) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 102 Pitcher, John, (East Worcester) farmer 30 Potter, Horace B., (Decatur) (with H.S.) farmer Potter, H.S., (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer, leases of Robert C. Lansing 214 Pratt, John, (East Worcester) dairyman and farmer 150 Putman, (sic) Lewis, (South Valley) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 123 Putnam, David L.,(East Worcester) saw and turning mills, and farmer 17 Ritton, Angevine, (East Worcester) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 125 Rury, Levi, (East Worcester) farmer 75 Rury, Wm., (East Worcester) saw mill, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 125 Salisbury, John H., (Decatur) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 107 3/4 Salisbury, N.P., (Worcester) mason and farmer 3 Schutt, Horace, (Decatur) apiarian, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 248 Seward, P., (Worcester) (with ___Van Allen) farmer leases of A.D. Bishop 98 ½ Shayes, C.B., (Decatur) farmer 104 Silman, George, (South Valley) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 220 Simmons, Wm., (East Worcester) farmer 100 Skinner, James, (East Worcester) (with Byron Granger) farmer 100 SKINNER, JARED, (East Worcester) farmer leases of H. Smith 100 SMITH, AMOS, (Decatur) farmer 103 ½ and leases of H. Smith 100 Snyder, Philip G. (South Valley) hop raiser and farmer 63 ½ Spafford, Wm., (Decatur) farmer 104 Starkweather, George M., (Decatur) justice of the peace, hop raiser and farmer 60 Steward, Robert, (South Valley) farmer 80 Summers W., (East Worcester) farmer 175 Summers, Wm., (East Worcester) farmer 100 Ten Eyck, Hannah, (East Worcester) farmer 50 Thompson, Nahum, (Decatur) dairyman, painter, paper hanger and farmer 260 THOMPSON, SAMUEL, (East Worcester) dairyman, farmer 111 and leases of Geo. Becker, 100 Thompson, Selden, (East Worcester) overseer of the poor, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 63 Treat, Barzilla, (Decatur) farmer 80 Treat, Elisha R., (Decatur) farmer 51 Treat, Russell, (Decatur) farmer 80 Umphrey, John, (Decatur) farmer 70 Van Allen, ____, (Worcester) (with P. Seward) farmer leases of A.D. Bishop) 98 ½ Vanvoris (sic), Peter (Decatur) (with Valorus Flint) farmer Van Voorhis, Samuel, (Decatur) carpenter, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 90 Vroman, Wm. H., (East Worcester) cattle dealer, hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 133 Vrooman (sic), Andrew, (East Worcester) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer leases of John Skinner 58 Waldorf, Harvey, (East Worcester) iron founder, carpenter, pattern maker, machinist and farmer 50 WATERMAN, JOHN M., (Decatur) physician and farmer 2 Waterman, Russell, (Decatur) insurance agent Winne, Mansfield, W., (East Worcester) hop raiser, dairyman and farmer 83 Winne, Peter F., (South Valley) commissioner of highways, hop raiser and farmer 80 Winne, Wm. D., (Worcester) dairyman and farmer 130 YOUNG, JOHN W., (East Worcester) mechanicBusiness Directory Home Page
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