. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. 376 HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. he settled in the town of Howard with his family of wife and two children,—Charles H. and Catharine (deceased). In 1846 he settled in the town of Prattsburgh, on what is known as the Jared Pratt farm of three hundred and ten acres, and in 1876 purchased the place where he now resides, near the village. Besides his farm interests, he has dealt quite largely
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. 376 HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. he settled in the town of Howard with his family of wife and two children,—Charles H. and Catharine (deceased). In 1846 he settled in the town of Prattsburgh, on what is known as the Jared Pratt farm of three hundred and ten acres, and in 1876 purchased the place where he now resides, near the village. Besides his farm interests, he has dealt quite largely in real estate in the town of Prattsburgh, as also in the town of Howard ; and in all his business transac- tions Mr. Van Housen has acted with that successful saga- city and common sense often found among men who carve out their own fortune. The children born in the town of Howard were Edward and is a man of correct habits. In the days of slavery he stood strongly intrenched againt human bondage, and during the late Rebellion supported the Union cause, and one son, Israel A., was for nineteen months a soldier of that war. It is a fact worthy of note here, that while a resident of the town of Howard, although not worth altogether one hundred dollars, Mr. Van Housen borrowed fifty dollars and assisted in the erection of the first Presbyterian church of that town. To such men churches, schools, society, law and order owe their existence, and the sketches of the lives of such men may prove lessons of profit to their progeny and the rising generation who enjoy the results of their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford). Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & co.
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