Historical and biographical sketch of Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York : with views of business places and residences, together with sketches of prominent citizens of various professions and occupations, past and present . o married S. C. Bentley, February 28,, now residing at Si-^tervillc. W. \. ; Essie L., born April 7, 1884, andGeorge H., born .July 21. issi;. PETER L. DECKER. l\tor L. Decker was linrn in the town of \illcnnv,-i, this county, in une year of ago he nmvrd witli his ])avcnts tn ;i fMVui two miles north of thisVillage, where he residnl mitil he
Historical and biographical sketch of Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York : with views of business places and residences, together with sketches of prominent citizens of various professions and occupations, past and present . o married S. C. Bentley, February 28,, now residing at Si-^tervillc. W. \. ; Essie L., born April 7, 1884, andGeorge H., born .July 21. issi;. PETER L. DECKER. l\tor L. Decker was linrn in the town of \illcnnv,-i, this county, in une year of ago he nmvrd witli his ])avcnts tn ;i fMVui two miles north of thisVillage, where he residnl mitil he moved to the villaire. As afarmer lie was strictly up-to-ilate, was amemher of the State Fair Association,anil he liouiiht ami sliijuieil stock ex-tensively, lie was the travclini: reprc-sentati\c of the International Seed Rochester, for a vear or more whenhe resigned to accejit a like i>ositionwith the Carey Safe Co., of Biitfalo,whose faithful representative he now travels extensively through theSouth and West and is one of theirmost valued salesmen. Mr. Decker ispulilic spirited and always reaily to aidany enterprise that will helji his hometown. He is married and lias one daugh-ter, Floy. PETER L. EDWIN C. BENTLEY. The name of Bentley has ever been iirominent in Cheriy Creek as pioneer,surveyor, and the man who gave the t(jwn its name. Our suliject, EdwinC. Bentley, has the honor and pleasure of tracing his lineage to this historicalfamily. He is a son of Alexander and Jane (Cowan) Bentley, and was bornFebruary ?), lS4i). His grandfather, Joshua Bentley, Jr., came from Step- hentown, Rensselaer County, this state,to l{:ilcry in ISOS, and thence toCherry Creek, September 1, 181.). Hewas one of the corjis of surveyorsthat ran the lines in this part of theenmity ]irevious to its settlement. Itwas he also who gave the town itsname. .Mr. Bentley (subject) is anengineer, which vocation he now follows,is foreman of the Engine Co., whichjiosition he has held
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