County Officials, Supervisors, Town Clerks, Justices of
the Peace, Assessors, Overseers of the Poor, Superintendents
of Highways, Collectors, School Directors and Constables of
Wayne County, N.Y.
1914-1915

Source: "Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Wayne. 1913." Lyons, NY: Democratic Press Print.

State and County Officials of Wayne County

State Senator ..... T.B. Wilson, Hall, N.Y.
Member of Assembly ..... R.A. Wilson, Savannah, N.Y.
County Judge and Surrogate ..... Hon. Clyde W. Knapp, Lyons, N.Y.
District Attorney ..... A.S. Armstrong, Clyde, N.Y.
County Clerk ..... Dewitt C. Wheeler, Lyons, N.Y.
County Treasurer ..... E.E. Burleigh, Newark, N.Y.
Sheriff ..... Jeremiah Collins, Lyons, N.Y.
Superintendent of the Poor ..... J.K. Gatchell, Alton, N.Y.
County Superintendent of Highways ..... William G. Sisson, Lyons, N.Y.
Coroners ..... Dr. John VanDorn, Marion, N.Y.; Dr. Geo. D. Winchell, Rose, N.Y.;
Dr. Gay A. Jones, Huron, N.Y.; W.H. Mepham, Ontario, N.Y.
County Sealer of Weights and Measures ..... E. Fred Cowles, Newark, N.Y.

County Election Commissioners

B.E. Valentine ..... Rose, N.Y.
Charles H. Ford ..... Clyde, N.Y.

District Superintendents of Schools

A.H. McMurray ..... Walworth, N.Y.
R.O. Brundage ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Mrs. Ida E. Cosad ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Mrs. Helen C. Andrews ..... Lyons, N.Y.

Supervisors
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia - Francis E. Brown ..... Newark, N.Y.
Butler - Frank B. Everhart ..... South Butler, N.Y.
Galen - Jeremiah J. Gatchell ..... Clyde, N.Y.
Huron - Perry H. Prindle ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Lyons - C.H. Baltzel ..... Lyons, N.Y.
Macedon - H.M. Little ..... Macedon, N.Y.
Marion - George S. Reeves ..... Marion, N.Y.
Ontario - Dr. J.S. Brandt ..... Ontario Center, N.Y.
Palmyra - Sanford M. Young ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Rose - I.L. Wilson ..... Rose, N.Y.
Savannah - Addison P. Smith ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Sodus - Anson W. Gatchell ..... Alton, N.Y.
Walworth - Ulysses W. Sherburne ..... Walworth, N.Y.
Williamson - Frank M. Gordon ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Wolcott - Charles S. Madan ..... Red Creek, N.Y. (Chairman)
Supervisors' Clerk - Beal M. Smith ..... Macedon, N.Y.

Town Clerks
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia - Roswell T. Lee ..... Newark, N.Y.
Butler - Nathan J. Grant ..... South Butler, N.Y.
Galen - Charles G. Smith ..... Clyde, N.Y.
Huron - Carleton S. Dennis ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Lyons - Frederick Haessig ..... Lyons, N.Y.
Macedon - Allen Purdy ..... Macedon, N.Y.
Marion - L.A. Shoales ..... Marion, N.Y.
Ontario - Jacob Kohlman ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Palmyra - Harry L. Averill ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Rose - Burton Jeffers ..... Rose, N.Y.
Savannah - W.L. Lisk ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Sodus - George H. Knapp ..... Sodus, N.Y.
Walworth - Charles W. Clark ..... Lincoln, N.Y.
Williamson - Thomas West ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Wolcott - Ernest L. Brinkerhoff ..... Wolcott, N.Y.

Overseers of the Poor
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia - Fred W. Traub ..... Newark N.Y., R.F.D.
Butler - Ernest Washburn ..... Clyde, N.Y.
Huron - Dewitt Fowler, Sr., Wolcott, N.Y., R.F.D. 3
Lyons - A. Robinson ..... Lyons, N.Y.
Macedon - Henry Steiger ..... Macedon, N.Y.
Marion - William Schoonerman ..... Marion, N.Y.
Ontario - James Speller ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Palmyra - Alfred C. Hopkins ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Rose - Warren W. Morey ..... North Rose, N.Y.
Rose - Marsden Crisler ..... Rose, N.Y.
Savannah - Andrus Whitbeck ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Savannah - Irving Wilsey ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Sodus - Gardner T. Barrett ..... Alton, N.Y.
Sodus - Gilbert Sergeant ..... Sodus, N.Y.
Walworth - Hiram McKee ..... Walworth, N.Y.
Williamson - E.A. Bennett ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Wolcott - Charles Chase ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Wolcott - Sprague Eddy ..... Red Creek, N.Y.

Superintendents of Highways
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia - William J. Swartz ..... Newark, N.Y., R.F.D.
Butler - John Flatt ..... Red Creek, N.Y.
Galen - James Gilkey ..... Clyde, N.Y.
Huron - Darwin Gillet ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Lyons - W.F. Kaiser ..... Lyons, N.Y.
Macedon - Stephen Barnsdale ..... Macedon, N.Y., R.F.D.
Marion - Elmer J. Allen ..... Marion, N.Y.
Ontario - H.P. Thompson ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Palmyra - Carlton H. Hedden ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Rose - William Marshall ..... Rose, N.Y.
Savannah - Fred Taylor ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Sodus - George Rawden ..... Sodus, N.Y.
Walworth - Frank Gineagaw ..... Walworth, N.Y.
Williamson - Josiah Debrine ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Wolcott - Stanley Sampson ..... Wolcott, N.Y., R.F.D.

Town Collectors
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia - Wilson O. Burrows ..... Newark, N.Y.
Butler - Guy VanBuren ..... South Butler, N.Y.
Galen - C.A. Barnes ..... Clyde, N.Y.
Huron - Frederick Snyder ..... Wolcott, N.Y., R.F.D. 2
Lyons - George Lancaster ..... Lyons, N.Y.
Macedon - Clayton Gascoigne ..... Macedon, N.Y.
Marion - Bert Dean ..... Marion, N.Y.
Ontario - Frank Brown ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Palmyra - John VanHall ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Rose - Charles Martin ..... Rose, N.Y.
Savannah - George Helmer ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Sodus - D.A. LaRock ..... Sodus, N.Y.
Walworth - John Porray ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Williamson - James Lergner ..... Pultneyville, N.Y.
Wolcott - Hiram Snyder ..... Wolcott, N.Y., R.F.D.

Justices of the Peace
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia
Lewis Gilbert ..... Newark, N.Y.
Frank H. Metcalf ..... Newark, N.Y.
J.W. Marble ..... Newark, N.Y., R.F.D.
Charles Herrick ..... Newark, N.Y.

Butler
John Aikens ..... South Butler, N.Y.
E.H. Horton (4th Red Creek) ..... South Butler, N.Y.
Frank H. Matthews (Hiram Roraback) ..... Wolcott, N.Y.

Galen
S.E. Bishop ..... Clyde, N.Y.
William Burnett ..... Clyde, N.Y.
Joseph Corrigan ..... Clyde, N.Y., R.F.D.
Elmer Foote ..... Lyons, N.Y.

Huron
Harry Salisbury ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
H.D. Shelden ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Frank Tague ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
J.R. Chapin ..... Wolcott, N.Y.

Lyons
Dr. A.F. Sheldon..... Lyons, N.Y.
E.F. Berns ..... Lyons, N.Y.
D. Everett McClelland ..... Lyons, N.Y.
H.J. Townsend ..... Lyons, N.Y.

Macedon
William Hickox ..... Macedon, N.Y., R.F.D.
Lewis M. Wilson ..... Macedon, N.Y.
G.N. Card ..... Macedon, N.Y.
Fred Jeerings ..... Macedon, N.Y.

Marion
R.B. Skinner ..... Marion, N.Y.
M.J. Mersen ..... Marion, N.Y.
Abram Cook ..... Marion, N.Y.
Miles B. Dean ..... Marion, N.Y.

Ontario
Frank Pratt ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Glen C. Cone ..... Ontario Center, N.Y.
J. Bills ..... Ontario, N.Y.
B.J. Hopkins ..... Ontario, N.Y.

Palmyra
Thomas L. Cook ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
C.W. Williamson ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Kingsley F. Young ..... East Palmyra, N.Y.

Rose
Valorous Ellenwood ..... Rose, N.Y.
William H. Seager ..... Lyons, N.Y., R.F.D. No. 2
Irvin R. Seelye ..... North Rose, N.Y.
Leighton Seelye ..... Rose, N.Y.

Savannah
Casper Lampman ..... South Butler, N.Y.
Vernon Bowler ..... Savannah, N.Y.
John H. Bixby ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Wilbur F. Baggerly ..... Savannah, N.Y.

Sodus
George H. Hendricks ..... Sodus, N.Y.
George Emery ..... Sodus Point, N.Y.
L.M. Snyder ..... South Sodus, N.Y.
H.S. Duncan ..... Wallington, N.Y.
J.P. Thompson ..... Alton, N.Y.

Walworth
Edgar Warren ..... Lincoln, N.Y.
George J. Frowley ..... Walworth, N.Y.
Wellington M. Lawrence ..... Walworth, N.Y.
John Lotze ..... West Walworth, N.Y.

Williamson
H.N. Burr ..... Williamson, N.Y.
A.A. Pallister ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Jacob Brasser ..... Williamson, N.Y.
J.G. Gates ..... Williamson, N.Y.

Wolcott
Joel Fanning ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Frank M. Douglass ..... Red Creek, N.Y.
Frank Riley ..... Red Creek, N.Y.
Willis R. Younglove ..... Red Creek, N.Y., R.F.D.

Assessors
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia
Henry Briar ..... Newark, N.Y., R.F.D.
Richard VanDusen ..... Newark, N.Y.
Theron Y. Allerton ..... Newark, N.Y.

Butler
Frank L. Watson ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Jethro Shoecraft ..... South Butler, N.Y.
Henry E. Nichols ..... Red Creek, N.Y.

Galen
H.C. Watson ..... Clyde, N.Y.
William Groescup ..... Clyde, N.Y.
John O. Walch ..... Clyde, N.Y.

Huron
L.A. Wright ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Irving Winchell ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Lester P. Cady ..... Wolcott, N.Y.

Lyons
Charles E. Ernst ..... Lyons, N.Y.
William Weeks ..... Lyons, N.Y.
George F. Braemer ..... Lyons, N.Y.

Macedon
Isaac R. Hoag ..... Macedon Center, N.Y.
John Newman ..... Palmyra, N.Y., R.F.D.
Edward A. Oatman ..... Macedon, N.Y.

Marion
Edward Croucher ..... Marion, N.Y.
Asa Russell ..... Marion, N.Y.
H.C. Deyo ..... Marion, N.Y.

Ontario
J. Merlot Brown ..... Ontario Center, N.Y.
Will Thompson ..... Ontario, N.Y.
David Wooster ..... Ontario, N.Y.

Palmyra
Christopher Belty ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Thomas L. Cook ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
William A. Cady ..... Palmyra, N.Y.

Rose
Walter E. Bullock ..... Lyons, N.Y., R.F.D. No. 2
Asher W. Seager ..... North Rose, N.Y.
William Shear ..... Wolcott, N.Y., R.F.D.

Savannah
S.E. Wood ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Byron Rising ..... Savannah, N.Y.
David Foley ..... Savannah, N.Y.

Sodus
C.T. Bennett ..... Sodus Center, N.Y.
W.J. Musson ..... Alton, N.Y.
John Minchinton ..... Sodus, N.Y.

Walworth
John Donalds ..... Walworth, N.Y.
Frank G. Freer ..... West Walworth, N.Y.
A.J. Estley ..... Walworth, N.Y.

Williamson
E.A. Contant ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Sidney D. Milhan ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Adrian J. Fisher ..... Pultneyville, N.Y.

Wolcott
Albert H. Whitbeck ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
David J. Kyle ..... Wolcott, N.Y., R.F.D.
Winfield S. Becker ..... Red Creek, N.Y.

School Directors
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia
Lyman Farnsworth ..... Newark, N.Y.
George Marble ..... Newark, N.Y.

Butler
Bert Drury ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
George Sprague ..... Savannah, N.Y.

Galen
Dr. Walter Vrooman ..... Clyde, N.Y.
William E. Mead ..... Clyde, N.Y.

Huron
Willis Cosad ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Edward Wright ..... Wolcott, N.Y.

Lyons
John McGonigal ..... Lyons, N.Y.
George Miller ..... Lyons, N.Y.

Macedon
A.R. Bullis ..... Macedon, N.Y.
A.J. Hurly ..... Macedon, N.Y.

Marion
E.T. Luce ..... Marion, N.Y.
T.F. Young ..... Marion, N.Y.

Ontario
John Pye ..... Ontario Center, N.Y.
C.B. Hill ..... Ontario, N.Y.

Palmyra
Mahlon Blaker ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Kingsley Young ..... East Palmyra, N.Y.

Rose
Robert Oaks ..... North Rose, N.Y.
Burton Jeffers ..... Rose, N.Y.

Savannah
A.D. Wood ..... Savannah, N.Y.
C.A. Coleman ..... Savannah, N.Y.

Sodus
Elisha Curtiss ..... Sodus, N.Y.
Lewis Clark ..... Sodus, N.Y.

Walworth
Charles Stalker ..... West Walworth, N.Y.
Dr. Ernest Esley ..... Walworth, N.Y.

Williamson
J.L. Transue ..... Williamson, N.Y.
W.J. Bennet ..... Williamson, N.Y.

Wolcott
Dr. R.H. Watkins ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
W.S. Becker ..... Red Creek, N.Y.

Constables
Town, Name, P.O. Address

Arcadia
Theron Whitbeck ..... Newark, N.Y., R.F.D.
Paul Reeves ..... Newark, N.Y., R.F.D.
Oliver A. Eggleson ..... Newark, N.Y.

Butler
Wayne Matthews ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Hiram Rogers ..... South Butler, N.Y.

Galen
J.H. VanAntwerp ..... Clyde, N.Y.
Harry Bownton ..... Clyde, N.Y.
J.L. Lindsay ..... Clyde, N.Y.
William Conning ..... Cyde, N.Y.

Huron
James Betts ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Irving Granger ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Wilbur C. Taylor ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Osman Cahoon ..... Rose, N.Y.

Lyons
Burton Alice ..... Lyons, N.Y.
D.E. Buell ..... Lyons, N.Y.
Edward Walters ..... Lyons, N.Y.
Henry Jennings ..... Lyons, N.Y.
F.H. Miller ..... Lyons, N.Y.

Macedon
Fred Johnson ..... Macedon, N.Y.
Adrian Contant ..... Macedon, N.Y., R.F.D.
Edward G. Glover ..... Macedon, N.Y., R.F.D.

Marion
J.S. Atwood ..... Marion, N.Y.
Pliny White ..... Marion, N.Y.
Bert Dean ..... Marion, N.Y.
Myron Brewster ..... Marion, N.Y.

Ontario
J.C. Bailey ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Ed. Sheahen ..... Ontario, N.Y.
Finley Finkle ..... Union Hill, N.Y.
William Woodhams ..... Union Hill, N.Y.
Ed. Richmond ..... Union Hill, N.Y.

Palmyra
William H. Dennis ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Geo. Troop ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Chas. Brizee ..... Palmyra, N.Y.
Daniel Meulendyke ..... East Palmyra, N.Y.

Rose
Leon Knapp ..... North Rose, N.Y.
Del. V. Antwerp ..... Rose, N.Y.
Will Hamm ..... Rose, N.Y.
Samuel Davenport ..... Lyons, N.Y., R.F.D. No. 2

Savannah
George Ingersoll ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Geo. Helmer ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Hulbert Rice ..... Savannah, N.Y.
Raymond Bixby ..... Savannah, N.Y.

Sodus
J.H. Edwards ..... Sodus, N.Y.
Leonard Clark ..... Sodus Point, N.Y.
Wm. Vanderzille ..... Sodus, N.Y.
H.E. Shufelt ..... Alton, N.Y.

Walworth
Chas. Atkinson ..... Lincoln, N.Y.
W.J. Main ..... West Walworth, N.Y.
Hugh Atkinson ..... Walworth, N.Y.
Chas. Copping ..... Walworth, N.Y.

Williamson
Robert Morgan ..... Williamson, N.Y.
David C. Contant ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Leon Cady ..... Williamson, N.Y.
Jacob L. Dunning ..... Pultneyville, N.Y.

Wolcott
Horton K. Wood ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
William Greff ..... Wolcott, N.Y.
Frederick Rice ...... Wolcott, N.Y.
Harry Crum ..... Red Creek, N.Y.
Wallace Neal ..... Wolcott, N.Y., R.F.D.

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