Biographical review; this volume contains biographical sketches of Livingston and Wyoming counties, New York .. . ld to summer residents, who areerecting cottages and otherwise improving thespot, making it a most inviting summer Kelsey in his early years owned threehundred acres in St. Lawrence County, whichhe sold in 186S, buying the estate just de-scribed on Silver Lake. In his later years hetook much delight in the improvement of hisland and buildings, and at his death, whenseventy-two years of age, left one of the bestfarms in the town of Castile. He invariablyvoted the Republic
Biographical review; this volume contains biographical sketches of Livingston and Wyoming counties, New York .. . ld to summer residents, who areerecting cottages and otherwise improving thespot, making it a most inviting summer Kelsey in his early years owned threehundred acres in St. Lawrence County, whichhe sold in 186S, buying the estate just de-scribed on Silver Lake. In his later years hetook much delight in the improvement of hisland and buildings, and at his death, whenseventy-two years of age, left one of the bestfarms in the town of Castile. He invariablyvoted the Republican ticket, and was alwaysan interested member of that party. He wasextraordinarily energetic and ambitious, and,being honorable in all his business dealings,was held in high regard by his many friends. ?QHN M. MILNE, , Ph. D, prin-cipal of the Geneseo State NormalSchool, one of the most learned andefficient educators in the Empire State,was born in Scotland, March 3, 1850. His,father, Charles Milne, by occupation a miller,who had received a common-school educa-tion, came to America in 1852, settling at. JOHN M. MILNE. BIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW 37 West Rush, Monroe County, After aresidence there of two years he engaged for atime in the milling business; but he movedto Holley, where, as in Rush, he lived in re-tirement for some years before his decease,which occurred at the age of seventy-nine years. Charles Milne was a man of strong charac-ter and of much worth to the community, hav-ing gained the respect and confidence of hisfellow-citizens, who sincerely regretted hisloss. The maiden name of his wife, mother, was Jean Black. She wasalso a native of Scotland, where she marriedMr. Milne. She was a most estimable lady,possessing many rare Christian qualities, andwas the mother of six children, five of whomwere born in Scotland and came to this coun-try with their parents. The eldest, WilliamJ., who was a resident of Geneseo from June,1871, to 1889, is now President o
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