. 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. PHOTOS. SY £VANS, GORfJiNG. . OtO. HAVERUNG GEORGE HAVERLING. The subject of this sketch is the son of Adam Haverling, and was born at Painted Post, March 18, 1810. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and was reared on a farm with one John Wormley; settled in Steuben County, at Painted Post, about 1804; was there engaged in the distillery business until he removed
. 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. PHOTOS. SY £VANS, GORfJiNG. . OtO. HAVERUNG GEORGE HAVERLING. The subject of this sketch is the son of Adam Haverling, and was born at Painted Post, March 18, 1810. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, and was reared on a farm with one John Wormley; settled in Steuben County, at Painted Post, about 1804; was there engaged in the distillery business until he removed to Bath, and continued the same business a few years longer in connection with farming. He finally gave up the distillery business, and devoted his attention to agri- culture until his death, which occurred March 12,1860. George had very limited advantages for an education, as he never attended school until he was sixteen years of age. He attended school one year after he was twenty-one years of age. By close application to study he obtained sufficient information to enable him to transact successfully the business required in the various relations of life. His early life was spent upon his father's farm. On the 24th of September, 1836, he married Miss Ruby, daughter of Samuel Besley, of Campbell. Soon after marriage he rented a farm for ^w^ years. He then purchased a farm near Bath, a portion of which he still owns and resides upon, and the balance was sold, in 1853, for one hundred dollars per acre, a very unusual price for those days. Mr. Haverling has passed a very active life, directing his attention mostly to farming, except five years spent in superintending the building of the Davenport Home for Orphan Girls, and making the roads and beauti- fying the grounds of the same. He commenced life poor, but with industry and frugality, combined with good judgment, he has gained a competency, and can to-day look back upon his life as one of labor, yet of pleasure. He is one of
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