LOOKING AT THE FAMILY TREE
D. A. R. Will Mark Revolutionary Soldiers at Holland-Fletcher Family Reunion.
Nine more graves of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary war will be marked by Buffalo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on Wednesday, August 17th, when the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, Mrs. C. C. Wyckoff, chairman of the revolutionary records committee, Mrs. George A. Wallace
and other members of the Chapter will go to Holland, N.Y.
The graves to be marked there are those of Joshua Barron, Enos Challis. Ezekiel Colby, Charles Crook, Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David Hunt.
Miss Taber of Holland is making arrangements for the visit of the Daughters. Conveyances will take the party
which will leave Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning over the Pennsylvania Railroad, from the station at Holland to the cemetery which Is about three miles distant.
Thursday, August 4, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
GRAVES MARKED AT HOLLAND CEMETERY
Buffalo Chapter Daughters of American Revolution Held Impressive Ceremonies.
Residents of the Village Co-operated to Make the Occasion Memorable. Seventeen members of Buffalo Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution went to Holland on Wednesday to take part in the ceremonies of marking the graves of nine soldiers whfought in the war of the American Revolution. The party, headed by the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, and Mrs. George A. Wallace, secretary of the Revolutionary records committee left Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning. Daughters who went included Mrs.
G. W. Sigison, Mrs. Robert Fulton, Mrs. Carl A. Lautz, Miss Elizabeth J. Letson, Miss Edgerton, Miss Charlotte Tilden, Mrs. Frederick M. Drlggs, Mrs. Cyrus Davis, Mrs. E. C. Deane, Mrs. FranK R. Steele, Miss Eliza S. Hasklns, Miss Emily A. Clark, Mrs. Jennie R. Smead, Mrs. Philip Redpath of Niagara Falls. Mrs. W. B. Jackson, Mrs. Jennie House, and Miss Taber of Holland were incharge of local arrangements and a delegation of women met the Buffalo Daughters at the railway station from where the entire party was driven in private carriages to Humphrey Cemetery about three miles from the village which was opened in 1809. The residents of Holland showed their patriotic spirit by decorating homes and stores with flags. The bronze marker of the chapter had already been placed and over each floated a little flag . The ceremonies at the cemetery
which were very impressive were attended by quite a number of the village people. Mrs. Horton, regent of
Buffalo Chapter, made a brief appropriate address alluding to the education and patriotic work of the
chapter and the necessity of instilling patriotism in the minds of the young. She recalled instances of patriotism in the present war between Japan and Russia. She referred to our own history giving a full measure of praise to the women of the Revolution. Trlbute was paid the G. A. R. for their thoughtfulness in placing the granite markers at all of the Revolutionary soldiers' graves, to which the Daughters added the bronze marker bearing "the cross of the martyr and the crown of laurel of the victor."
Mrs. Bertha Cooper Tanner, after accepting the marker for the grave of Joseph Cooper, read an interesting
sketch of his life, to which Mr. Paige Cooper, a grandson, added some anecdotes. There were no descendants of Charles Cooke present, and the marker for his grave was received by Mr. Lyman Cornwell of South Wales. Miss Bertha Selleck accepted the marker for grave of Joseph Grant, and little Elenor Hunt, a great-great grand-duaghter of both Ezekiel Colby and David Hunt accepted the latter's marker. Mrs. Ida Colby Hunt accepted the marker for Ezekiel Colby. Mrs. W. B. Jackson accepted the marker for Joshua Davis' descendants, none of whom was present. Mrs. Ella Challis Morris received the marker for the descendants
of Enos Challis, Mrs. Jennie Hill House the one for Elisha Hill's grave, and Mrs. Viola Barron Morey. the marker
for the grave of Joshua Barron.
After the last grave was marked, Mrs. Jennie House made a brief impromtu speech, thanking those who
had assisted at the ceremonies, a stanza of "America" was sung, and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg pronounced the benediction.
The daughters were then entertained at the homes of the members of the Holland committee until after 1 o'clock, when Mrs. Horton was hostess at a luncheon served at the Lowery House, a number of Holland residents being among the guests. After luncheon there were impromptu speeches by Judge E. K. Emery, Mr. Lyman Cromwell and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg. Mrs. Horton then invited Mrs. Robert Fulton, one of the regents of the Buffalo Chapter, to speak on the work of the chapter.
Among the guests present at the ceremonies and the luncheon besides those already named were Mrs. Lyman Cromwell, Dr. C. W. House. Mrs. Edward Dickerman, Miss Menge. the Misses Emma and Julia Cooper, Mr. B. Taber of Holland and Miss S. P. Wilson of Orange, N. J. The Grand Army of the Republic was represented by Mr. R. W. Button, Mr. Henry Burlingham and Mr. S. Gregson.
After the luncheon the Buffalo women were entertained at the pleasant home of Miss Taber until train time.
They returned to Buffalo at about 5 o'clock.
Sunday, August 21, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
Settlers Drawn
To Holland By
Fertile Valleys
Town's Central School
Was First in County
By ETHELYN WELLER
Although one of the more rural towns of Erie County, Holland has the distinction of having had the
first central school In the county. The town's first school was built of logs early in the 19th century.
It was replaced from time to time by larger and better structures, eventually becoming a union school and a high school. These buildings burned, and in 1931 a new central school was erected at a cost of more than $200,000.
Holland is a rolling, fertile town where agriculture is the main industry, with dairying being carried on extensively in some sections. It was formed from Willink April 15, 1818, and included Colden until the latter was separated in 1827. It was in Township eight. Range five, of the Holland Land Co.'s survey.
It has three waterways, Cazenovia Creek, Hunter's Creek and a branch of Buffalo Creek. The first town meeting was here in the Spring of 1819. Arthur Humphrey was elected supervisor and Samuel Corliss town clerk. Valley Settled in 1807 The earliest settlers were Arthur Humphrey, Abner Currier and Jared Scott, who came to the Cazenovia Creek valley in 1807, followed the next year by Ezekiel Colby. Nathan Colby and Jacob
Farrington, who settled east of the present Holland village on what came to be called Vermont Hill. During the next few years several more pioneer families came to Holland, and mills and other small industries
were started. The War of 1812 caused the townsfolk considerable anxiety about British and Indian raids.
A stockade was erected on the farm of Arthur Humphrey, enclosing about an acre, and the farm become known as Ft. Humphrey. It was called the Fort Farm for many years afterward. In 1814, Ephraim Woodruff and a Col. Warren of Aurora built a grist mill on the site of Holland village and added a sawmill in 1815. A
short time later the mills were sold to Robert Orr, and Warren and Woodruff, moved back to Aurora. The mills remained the property of Orr and his descendants until 1875. In 1816, Joshua Barron opened the
first tavern and the next year Leander Cook started a small store near the Orr mills. These and the
mills were the nucleus of the Village of Holland.
A post office was established In 1822, with Lyman Clark as postmaster. The first hotel was erected in 1829 by William Hoyt. In the passing years it changed hands several times, was burned, rebuilt and renamed.
Germans Established First Church In 1850, several German families settled along Hunter's Creek, about
three miles east of Holland, and soon organized a German Baptist church. Other early church organizations
in the town were: Baptist, 1829; Methodist, 1871; a German Lutheran, 1874, and Roman Catholic,
1884. Three remain in the village. Baptist,, Methodist and Catholic. A Dr. Parker was the first physician serving the community for ten years and being succeeded by Dr. Zoroaster Paul who came in 1834.
In 1871, the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway, now owned by the Pennsylvania, was built through the town, giving farmers and trades people better facilities for reaching markets. A newspaper, The Holland Review, was established by Clayton A. Button in 1889. The Bank of Holland was incorporated in 1893.
Many Serious Fires
The village has suffered considerably from fires. In 1888 several buildings were destroyed; in both 1886 and 1890. hotels were completely demolished; in 1910, most of the business section was destroyed, and again in 1932 a huge fire swept the basket factory and a planing mill. A volunteer fire department was
organized in 1893 with Henry Spaulding as its first chief. The department has three pieces of modern apparatus and has established a fire protection district to protect the town, too. Because of its water facilities, H.......... and several mills but most of the industries have disappeared. About four years ago a toy factory was established on the edge of the village.
Hills Attract Skiers
In recent years, the Holland hills have become a popular skiing resort and the Buffalo Ski Club has made its headquarters there. Protection, another village of the town, is situated on the railroad. It was settled about 1830 when John Daze set up a turning lathe there. He built a sawmill in 1840.
Another story on the history of Erie County towns will appear next Sunday.
Sunday, May 25, 1947
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1947
HISTORICAL SITE?
Browsing through old graveyards is a fascinating hobby. For those interested in this avocation, we suggest a visit to Humphrey Cemetery in the Town of Holland. The burying place is approximately 100 feet east of the East Aurora-Holland Rd. Rt. 16), north of Blanchard Rd. It is about 25 miles southeast of Buffalo.
Holland residents who fought in the Revolutionary War and in the War of 1812 are buried there. So are hardy frontiersmen who died protecting their families from marauding Indians.
HONOR ROLL?
Follow a row of stately spruce trees to reach the historical burying ground. Among scores of headstones there is one with the name of Israel Reed. An Inscription states he was "slain by savages in the battle of Buffalo. Dec. 30, 1813. aged 45 years." Other Holland farmers who took part in the War Of 1812 include Amos Barron, Elisha Burlingham, John Colby, Col. Jonathan Colby, Leonard Cooper. Abner Currier, David Hunt, Joseph Kent and Obediah Whitcher.
Soldiers of the Revolution whose bodies lie in Humphrey Cemetery include Deacon Joshua Barron, Enos Challis, Corp. Ezekiel Colby, Capt. Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David J. Hunt.
LONGTIME RESIDENTS
?
According to Holland historian Nora Kanner and Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Cutler, veteran residents of the town, there is an interesting story connected with Col. Colby, the officer who participated in the War of 1812. Colby, who commanded the 170th Regt., came to Holland from Vermont in 1810. He was 91 when he died. His
wife, daughter of Capt. Cooper, the Revolutionary War veteran, was 86 when she passed away. The Colbys lived on their Holland farm for 71 years.
MEMORY PERPETUATED
In 1886, 83 years after his death, a special memorial was constructed in tribute to Israel Reed, the farmer who died In the War of 1812. A movement to construct the stone was spearheaded by Lyman Cornwall, formerly, a
supervisor from the Town of Aurora.
The inscription states:
O, from thy kindred, thou
Was torn
And to thy grave, untimely
born;
Oft, as remembrance brings
us near,
Affection sad, will drop a
tear.
Tuesday, May 30, 1961
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1961
Contributor: nutty Holla (48478494) • [email protected]
D. A. R. Will Mark Revolutionary Soldiers at Holland-Fletcher Family Reunion.
Nine more graves of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary war will be marked by Buffalo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on Wednesday, August 17th, when the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, Mrs. C. C. Wyckoff, chairman of the revolutionary records committee, Mrs. George A. Wallace
and other members of the Chapter will go to Holland, N.Y.
The graves to be marked there are those of Joshua Barron, Enos Challis. Ezekiel Colby, Charles Crook, Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David Hunt.
Miss Taber of Holland is making arrangements for the visit of the Daughters. Conveyances will take the party
which will leave Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning over the Pennsylvania Railroad, from the station at Holland to the cemetery which Is about three miles distant.
Thursday, August 4, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
GRAVES MARKED AT HOLLAND CEMETERY
Buffalo Chapter Daughters of American Revolution Held Impressive Ceremonies.
Residents of the Village Co-operated to Make the Occasion Memorable. Seventeen members of Buffalo Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution went to Holland on Wednesday to take part in the ceremonies of marking the graves of nine soldiers whfought in the war of the American Revolution. The party, headed by the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, and Mrs. George A. Wallace, secretary of the Revolutionary records committee left Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning. Daughters who went included Mrs.
G. W. Sigison, Mrs. Robert Fulton, Mrs. Carl A. Lautz, Miss Elizabeth J. Letson, Miss Edgerton, Miss Charlotte Tilden, Mrs. Frederick M. Drlggs, Mrs. Cyrus Davis, Mrs. E. C. Deane, Mrs. FranK R. Steele, Miss Eliza S. Hasklns, Miss Emily A. Clark, Mrs. Jennie R. Smead, Mrs. Philip Redpath of Niagara Falls. Mrs. W. B. Jackson, Mrs. Jennie House, and Miss Taber of Holland were incharge of local arrangements and a delegation of women met the Buffalo Daughters at the railway station from where the entire party was driven in private carriages to Humphrey Cemetery about three miles from the village which was opened in 1809. The residents of Holland showed their patriotic spirit by decorating homes and stores with flags. The bronze marker of the chapter had already been placed and over each floated a little flag . The ceremonies at the cemetery
which were very impressive were attended by quite a number of the village people. Mrs. Horton, regent of
Buffalo Chapter, made a brief appropriate address alluding to the education and patriotic work of the
chapter and the necessity of instilling patriotism in the minds of the young. She recalled instances of patriotism in the present war between Japan and Russia. She referred to our own history giving a full measure of praise to the women of the Revolution. Trlbute was paid the G. A. R. for their thoughtfulness in placing the granite markers at all of the Revolutionary soldiers' graves, to which the Daughters added the bronze marker bearing "the cross of the martyr and the crown of laurel of the victor."
Mrs. Bertha Cooper Tanner, after accepting the marker for the grave of Joseph Cooper, read an interesting
sketch of his life, to which Mr. Paige Cooper, a grandson, added some anecdotes. There were no descendants of Charles Cooke present, and the marker for his grave was received by Mr. Lyman Cornwell of South Wales. Miss Bertha Selleck accepted the marker for grave of Joseph Grant, and little Elenor Hunt, a great-great grand-duaghter of both Ezekiel Colby and David Hunt accepted the latter's marker. Mrs. Ida Colby Hunt accepted the marker for Ezekiel Colby. Mrs. W. B. Jackson accepted the marker for Joshua Davis' descendants, none of whom was present. Mrs. Ella Challis Morris received the marker for the descendants
of Enos Challis, Mrs. Jennie Hill House the one for Elisha Hill's grave, and Mrs. Viola Barron Morey. the marker
for the grave of Joshua Barron.
After the last grave was marked, Mrs. Jennie House made a brief impromtu speech, thanking those who
had assisted at the ceremonies, a stanza of "America" was sung, and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg pronounced the benediction.
The daughters were then entertained at the homes of the members of the Holland committee until after 1 o'clock, when Mrs. Horton was hostess at a luncheon served at the Lowery House, a number of Holland residents being among the guests. After luncheon there were impromptu speeches by Judge E. K. Emery, Mr. Lyman Cromwell and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg. Mrs. Horton then invited Mrs. Robert Fulton, one of the regents of the Buffalo Chapter, to speak on the work of the chapter.
Among the guests present at the ceremonies and the luncheon besides those already named were Mrs. Lyman Cromwell, Dr. C. W. House. Mrs. Edward Dickerman, Miss Menge. the Misses Emma and Julia Cooper, Mr. B. Taber of Holland and Miss S. P. Wilson of Orange, N. J. The Grand Army of the Republic was represented by Mr. R. W. Button, Mr. Henry Burlingham and Mr. S. Gregson.
After the luncheon the Buffalo women were entertained at the pleasant home of Miss Taber until train time.
They returned to Buffalo at about 5 o'clock.
Sunday, August 21, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
Settlers Drawn
To Holland By
Fertile Valleys
Town's Central School
Was First in County
By ETHELYN WELLER
Although one of the more rural towns of Erie County, Holland has the distinction of having had the
first central school In the county. The town's first school was built of logs early in the 19th century.
It was replaced from time to time by larger and better structures, eventually becoming a union school and a high school. These buildings burned, and in 1931 a new central school was erected at a cost of more than $200,000.
Holland is a rolling, fertile town where agriculture is the main industry, with dairying being carried on extensively in some sections. It was formed from Willink April 15, 1818, and included Colden until the latter was separated in 1827. It was in Township eight. Range five, of the Holland Land Co.'s survey.
It has three waterways, Cazenovia Creek, Hunter's Creek and a branch of Buffalo Creek. The first town meeting was here in the Spring of 1819. Arthur Humphrey was elected supervisor and Samuel Corliss town clerk. Valley Settled in 1807 The earliest settlers were Arthur Humphrey, Abner Currier and Jared Scott, who came to the Cazenovia Creek valley in 1807, followed the next year by Ezekiel Colby. Nathan Colby and Jacob
Farrington, who settled east of the present Holland village on what came to be called Vermont Hill. During the next few years several more pioneer families came to Holland, and mills and other small industries
were started. The War of 1812 caused the townsfolk considerable anxiety about British and Indian raids.
A stockade was erected on the farm of Arthur Humphrey, enclosing about an acre, and the farm become known as Ft. Humphrey. It was called the Fort Farm for many years afterward. In 1814, Ephraim Woodruff and a Col. Warren of Aurora built a grist mill on the site of Holland village and added a sawmill in 1815. A
short time later the mills were sold to Robert Orr, and Warren and Woodruff, moved back to Aurora. The mills remained the property of Orr and his descendants until 1875. In 1816, Joshua Barron opened the
first tavern and the next year Leander Cook started a small store near the Orr mills. These and the
mills were the nucleus of the Village of Holland.
A post office was established In 1822, with Lyman Clark as postmaster. The first hotel was erected in 1829 by William Hoyt. In the passing years it changed hands several times, was burned, rebuilt and renamed.
Germans Established First Church In 1850, several German families settled along Hunter's Creek, about
three miles east of Holland, and soon organized a German Baptist church. Other early church organizations
in the town were: Baptist, 1829; Methodist, 1871; a German Lutheran, 1874, and Roman Catholic,
1884. Three remain in the village. Baptist,, Methodist and Catholic. A Dr. Parker was the first physician serving the community for ten years and being succeeded by Dr. Zoroaster Paul who came in 1834.
In 1871, the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway, now owned by the Pennsylvania, was built through the town, giving farmers and trades people better facilities for reaching markets. A newspaper, The Holland Review, was established by Clayton A. Button in 1889. The Bank of Holland was incorporated in 1893.
Many Serious Fires
The village has suffered considerably from fires. In 1888 several buildings were destroyed; in both 1886 and 1890. hotels were completely demolished; in 1910, most of the business section was destroyed, and again in 1932 a huge fire swept the basket factory and a planing mill. A volunteer fire department was
organized in 1893 with Henry Spaulding as its first chief. The department has three pieces of modern apparatus and has established a fire protection district to protect the town, too. Because of its water facilities, H.......... and several mills but most of the industries have disappeared. About four years ago a toy factory was established on the edge of the village.
Hills Attract Skiers
In recent years, the Holland hills have become a popular skiing resort and the Buffalo Ski Club has made its headquarters there. Protection, another village of the town, is situated on the railroad. It was settled about 1830 when John Daze set up a turning lathe there. He built a sawmill in 1840.
Another story on the history of Erie County towns will appear next Sunday.
Sunday, May 25, 1947
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1947
HISTORICAL SITE?
Browsing through old graveyards is a fascinating hobby. For those interested in this avocation, we suggest a visit to Humphrey Cemetery in the Town of Holland. The burying place is approximately 100 feet east of the East Aurora-Holland Rd. Rt. 16), north of Blanchard Rd. It is about 25 miles southeast of Buffalo.
Holland residents who fought in the Revolutionary War and in the War of 1812 are buried there. So are hardy frontiersmen who died protecting their families from marauding Indians.
HONOR ROLL?
Follow a row of stately spruce trees to reach the historical burying ground. Among scores of headstones there is one with the name of Israel Reed. An Inscription states he was "slain by savages in the battle of Buffalo. Dec. 30, 1813. aged 45 years." Other Holland farmers who took part in the War Of 1812 include Amos Barron, Elisha Burlingham, John Colby, Col. Jonathan Colby, Leonard Cooper. Abner Currier, David Hunt, Joseph Kent and Obediah Whitcher.
Soldiers of the Revolution whose bodies lie in Humphrey Cemetery include Deacon Joshua Barron, Enos Challis, Corp. Ezekiel Colby, Capt. Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David J. Hunt.
LONGTIME RESIDENTS
?
According to Holland historian Nora Kanner and Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Cutler, veteran residents of the town, there is an interesting story connected with Col. Colby, the officer who participated in the War of 1812. Colby, who commanded the 170th Regt., came to Holland from Vermont in 1810. He was 91 when he died. His
wife, daughter of Capt. Cooper, the Revolutionary War veteran, was 86 when she passed away. The Colbys lived on their Holland farm for 71 years.
MEMORY PERPETUATED
In 1886, 83 years after his death, a special memorial was constructed in tribute to Israel Reed, the farmer who died In the War of 1812. A movement to construct the stone was spearheaded by Lyman Cornwall, formerly, a
supervisor from the Town of Aurora.
The inscription states:
O, from thy kindred, thou
Was torn
And to thy grave, untimely
born;
Oft, as remembrance brings
us near,
Affection sad, will drop a
tear.
Tuesday, May 30, 1961
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1961
Contributor: nutty Holla (48478494) • [email protected]
LOOKING AT THE FAMILY TREE
D. A. R. Will Mark Revolutionary Soldiers at Holland-Fletcher Family Reunion.
Nine more graves of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary war will be marked by Buffalo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on Wednesday, August 17th, when the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, Mrs. C. C. Wyckoff, chairman of the revolutionary records committee, Mrs. George A. Wallace
and other members of the Chapter will go to Holland, N.Y.
The graves to be marked there are those of Joshua Barron, Enos Challis. Ezekiel Colby, Charles Crook, Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David Hunt.
Miss Taber of Holland is making arrangements for the visit of the Daughters. Conveyances will take the party
which will leave Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning over the Pennsylvania Railroad, from the station at Holland to the cemetery which Is about three miles distant.
Thursday, August 4, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
GRAVES MARKED AT HOLLAND CEMETERY
Buffalo Chapter Daughters of American Revolution Held Impressive Ceremonies.
Residents of the Village Co-operated to Make the Occasion Memorable. Seventeen members of Buffalo Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution went to Holland on Wednesday to take part in the ceremonies of marking the graves of nine soldiers whfought in the war of the American Revolution. The party, headed by the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, and Mrs. George A. Wallace, secretary of the Revolutionary records committee left Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning. Daughters who went included Mrs.
G. W. Sigison, Mrs. Robert Fulton, Mrs. Carl A. Lautz, Miss Elizabeth J. Letson, Miss Edgerton, Miss Charlotte Tilden, Mrs. Frederick M. Drlggs, Mrs. Cyrus Davis, Mrs. E. C. Deane, Mrs. FranK R. Steele, Miss Eliza S. Hasklns, Miss Emily A. Clark, Mrs. Jennie R. Smead, Mrs. Philip Redpath of Niagara Falls. Mrs. W. B. Jackson, Mrs. Jennie House, and Miss Taber of Holland were incharge of local arrangements and a delegation of women met the Buffalo Daughters at the railway station from where the entire party was driven in private carriages to Humphrey Cemetery about three miles from the village which was opened in 1809. The residents of Holland showed their patriotic spirit by decorating homes and stores with flags. The bronze marker of the chapter had already been placed and over each floated a little flag . The ceremonies at the cemetery
which were very impressive were attended by quite a number of the village people. Mrs. Horton, regent of
Buffalo Chapter, made a brief appropriate address alluding to the education and patriotic work of the
chapter and the necessity of instilling patriotism in the minds of the young. She recalled instances of patriotism in the present war between Japan and Russia. She referred to our own history giving a full measure of praise to the women of the Revolution. Trlbute was paid the G. A. R. for their thoughtfulness in placing the granite markers at all of the Revolutionary soldiers' graves, to which the Daughters added the bronze marker bearing "the cross of the martyr and the crown of laurel of the victor."
Mrs. Bertha Cooper Tanner, after accepting the marker for the grave of Joseph Cooper, read an interesting
sketch of his life, to which Mr. Paige Cooper, a grandson, added some anecdotes. There were no descendants of Charles Cooke present, and the marker for his grave was received by Mr. Lyman Cornwell of South Wales. Miss Bertha Selleck accepted the marker for grave of Joseph Grant, and little Elenor Hunt, a great-great grand-duaghter of both Ezekiel Colby and David Hunt accepted the latter's marker. Mrs. Ida Colby Hunt accepted the marker for Ezekiel Colby. Mrs. W. B. Jackson accepted the marker for Joshua Davis' descendants, none of whom was present. Mrs. Ella Challis Morris received the marker for the descendants
of Enos Challis, Mrs. Jennie Hill House the one for Elisha Hill's grave, and Mrs. Viola Barron Morey. the marker
for the grave of Joshua Barron.
After the last grave was marked, Mrs. Jennie House made a brief impromtu speech, thanking those who
had assisted at the ceremonies, a stanza of "America" was sung, and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg pronounced the benediction.
The daughters were then entertained at the homes of the members of the Holland committee until after 1 o'clock, when Mrs. Horton was hostess at a luncheon served at the Lowery House, a number of Holland residents being among the guests. After luncheon there were impromptu speeches by Judge E. K. Emery, Mr. Lyman Cromwell and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg. Mrs. Horton then invited Mrs. Robert Fulton, one of the regents of the Buffalo Chapter, to speak on the work of the chapter.
Among the guests present at the ceremonies and the luncheon besides those already named were Mrs. Lyman Cromwell, Dr. C. W. House. Mrs. Edward Dickerman, Miss Menge. the Misses Emma and Julia Cooper, Mr. B. Taber of Holland and Miss S. P. Wilson of Orange, N. J. The Grand Army of the Republic was represented by Mr. R. W. Button, Mr. Henry Burlingham and Mr. S. Gregson.
After the luncheon the Buffalo women were entertained at the pleasant home of Miss Taber until train time.
They returned to Buffalo at about 5 o'clock.
Sunday, August 21, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
Settlers Drawn
To Holland By
Fertile Valleys
Town's Central School
Was First in County
By ETHELYN WELLER
Although one of the more rural towns of Erie County, Holland has the distinction of having had the
first central school In the county. The town's first school was built of logs early in the 19th century.
It was replaced from time to time by larger and better structures, eventually becoming a union school and a high school. These buildings burned, and in 1931 a new central school was erected at a cost of more than $200,000.
Holland is a rolling, fertile town where agriculture is the main industry, with dairying being carried on extensively in some sections. It was formed from Willink April 15, 1818, and included Colden until the latter was separated in 1827. It was in Township eight. Range five, of the Holland Land Co.'s survey.
It has three waterways, Cazenovia Creek, Hunter's Creek and a branch of Buffalo Creek. The first town meeting was here in the Spring of 1819. Arthur Humphrey was elected supervisor and Samuel Corliss town clerk. Valley Settled in 1807 The earliest settlers were Arthur Humphrey, Abner Currier and Jared Scott, who came to the Cazenovia Creek valley in 1807, followed the next year by Ezekiel Colby. Nathan Colby and Jacob
Farrington, who settled east of the present Holland village on what came to be called Vermont Hill. During the next few years several more pioneer families came to Holland, and mills and other small industries
were started. The War of 1812 caused the townsfolk considerable anxiety about British and Indian raids.
A stockade was erected on the farm of Arthur Humphrey, enclosing about an acre, and the farm become known as Ft. Humphrey. It was called the Fort Farm for many years afterward. In 1814, Ephraim Woodruff and a Col. Warren of Aurora built a grist mill on the site of Holland village and added a sawmill in 1815. A
short time later the mills were sold to Robert Orr, and Warren and Woodruff, moved back to Aurora. The mills remained the property of Orr and his descendants until 1875. In 1816, Joshua Barron opened the
first tavern and the next year Leander Cook started a small store near the Orr mills. These and the
mills were the nucleus of the Village of Holland.
A post office was established In 1822, with Lyman Clark as postmaster. The first hotel was erected in 1829 by William Hoyt. In the passing years it changed hands several times, was burned, rebuilt and renamed.
Germans Established First Church In 1850, several German families settled along Hunter's Creek, about
three miles east of Holland, and soon organized a German Baptist church. Other early church organizations
in the town were: Baptist, 1829; Methodist, 1871; a German Lutheran, 1874, and Roman Catholic,
1884. Three remain in the village. Baptist,, Methodist and Catholic. A Dr. Parker was the first physician serving the community for ten years and being succeeded by Dr. Zoroaster Paul who came in 1834.
In 1871, the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway, now owned by the Pennsylvania, was built through the town, giving farmers and trades people better facilities for reaching markets. A newspaper, The Holland Review, was established by Clayton A. Button in 1889. The Bank of Holland was incorporated in 1893.
Many Serious Fires
The village has suffered considerably from fires. In 1888 several buildings were destroyed; in both 1886 and 1890. hotels were completely demolished; in 1910, most of the business section was destroyed, and again in 1932 a huge fire swept the basket factory and a planing mill. A volunteer fire department was
organized in 1893 with Henry Spaulding as its first chief. The department has three pieces of modern apparatus and has established a fire protection district to protect the town, too. Because of its water facilities, H.......... and several mills but most of the industries have disappeared. About four years ago a toy factory was established on the edge of the village.
Hills Attract Skiers
In recent years, the Holland hills have become a popular skiing resort and the Buffalo Ski Club has made its headquarters there. Protection, another village of the town, is situated on the railroad. It was settled about 1830 when John Daze set up a turning lathe there. He built a sawmill in 1840.
Another story on the history of Erie County towns will appear next Sunday.
Sunday, May 25, 1947
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1947
HISTORICAL SITE?
Browsing through old graveyards is a fascinating hobby. For those interested in this avocation, we suggest a visit to Humphrey Cemetery in the Town of Holland. The burying place is approximately 100 feet east of the East Aurora-Holland Rd. Rt. 16), north of Blanchard Rd. It is about 25 miles southeast of Buffalo.
Holland residents who fought in the Revolutionary War and in the War of 1812 are buried there. So are hardy frontiersmen who died protecting their families from marauding Indians.
HONOR ROLL?
Follow a row of stately spruce trees to reach the historical burying ground. Among scores of headstones there is one with the name of Israel Reed. An Inscription states he was "slain by savages in the battle of Buffalo. Dec. 30, 1813. aged 45 years." Other Holland farmers who took part in the War Of 1812 include Amos Barron, Elisha Burlingham, John Colby, Col. Jonathan Colby, Leonard Cooper. Abner Currier, David Hunt, Joseph Kent and Obediah Whitcher.
Soldiers of the Revolution whose bodies lie in Humphrey Cemetery include Deacon Joshua Barron, Enos Challis, Corp. Ezekiel Colby, Capt. Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David J. Hunt.
LONGTIME RESIDENTS
?
According to Holland historian Nora Kanner and Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Cutler, veteran residents of the town, there is an interesting story connected with Col. Colby, the officer who participated in the War of 1812. Colby, who commanded the 170th Regt., came to Holland from Vermont in 1810. He was 91 when he died. His
wife, daughter of Capt. Cooper, the Revolutionary War veteran, was 86 when she passed away. The Colbys lived on their Holland farm for 71 years.
MEMORY PERPETUATED
In 1886, 83 years after his death, a special memorial was constructed in tribute to Israel Reed, the farmer who died In the War of 1812. A movement to construct the stone was spearheaded by Lyman Cornwall, formerly, a
supervisor from the Town of Aurora.
The inscription states:
O, from thy kindred, thou
Was torn
And to thy grave, untimely
born;
Oft, as remembrance brings
us near,
Affection sad, will drop a
tear.
Tuesday, May 30, 1961
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1961
Contributor: nutty Holla (48478494) • [email protected]
D. A. R. Will Mark Revolutionary Soldiers at Holland-Fletcher Family Reunion.
Nine more graves of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary war will be marked by Buffalo Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, on Wednesday, August 17th, when the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, Mrs. C. C. Wyckoff, chairman of the revolutionary records committee, Mrs. George A. Wallace
and other members of the Chapter will go to Holland, N.Y.
The graves to be marked there are those of Joshua Barron, Enos Challis. Ezekiel Colby, Charles Crook, Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David Hunt.
Miss Taber of Holland is making arrangements for the visit of the Daughters. Conveyances will take the party
which will leave Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning over the Pennsylvania Railroad, from the station at Holland to the cemetery which Is about three miles distant.
Thursday, August 4, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
GRAVES MARKED AT HOLLAND CEMETERY
Buffalo Chapter Daughters of American Revolution Held Impressive Ceremonies.
Residents of the Village Co-operated to Make the Occasion Memorable. Seventeen members of Buffalo Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution went to Holland on Wednesday to take part in the ceremonies of marking the graves of nine soldiers whfought in the war of the American Revolution. The party, headed by the regent, Mrs. John Miller Horton, and Mrs. George A. Wallace, secretary of the Revolutionary records committee left Buffalo at 9 o'clock in the morning. Daughters who went included Mrs.
G. W. Sigison, Mrs. Robert Fulton, Mrs. Carl A. Lautz, Miss Elizabeth J. Letson, Miss Edgerton, Miss Charlotte Tilden, Mrs. Frederick M. Drlggs, Mrs. Cyrus Davis, Mrs. E. C. Deane, Mrs. FranK R. Steele, Miss Eliza S. Hasklns, Miss Emily A. Clark, Mrs. Jennie R. Smead, Mrs. Philip Redpath of Niagara Falls. Mrs. W. B. Jackson, Mrs. Jennie House, and Miss Taber of Holland were incharge of local arrangements and a delegation of women met the Buffalo Daughters at the railway station from where the entire party was driven in private carriages to Humphrey Cemetery about three miles from the village which was opened in 1809. The residents of Holland showed their patriotic spirit by decorating homes and stores with flags. The bronze marker of the chapter had already been placed and over each floated a little flag . The ceremonies at the cemetery
which were very impressive were attended by quite a number of the village people. Mrs. Horton, regent of
Buffalo Chapter, made a brief appropriate address alluding to the education and patriotic work of the
chapter and the necessity of instilling patriotism in the minds of the young. She recalled instances of patriotism in the present war between Japan and Russia. She referred to our own history giving a full measure of praise to the women of the Revolution. Trlbute was paid the G. A. R. for their thoughtfulness in placing the granite markers at all of the Revolutionary soldiers' graves, to which the Daughters added the bronze marker bearing "the cross of the martyr and the crown of laurel of the victor."
Mrs. Bertha Cooper Tanner, after accepting the marker for the grave of Joseph Cooper, read an interesting
sketch of his life, to which Mr. Paige Cooper, a grandson, added some anecdotes. There were no descendants of Charles Cooke present, and the marker for his grave was received by Mr. Lyman Cornwell of South Wales. Miss Bertha Selleck accepted the marker for grave of Joseph Grant, and little Elenor Hunt, a great-great grand-duaghter of both Ezekiel Colby and David Hunt accepted the latter's marker. Mrs. Ida Colby Hunt accepted the marker for Ezekiel Colby. Mrs. W. B. Jackson accepted the marker for Joshua Davis' descendants, none of whom was present. Mrs. Ella Challis Morris received the marker for the descendants
of Enos Challis, Mrs. Jennie Hill House the one for Elisha Hill's grave, and Mrs. Viola Barron Morey. the marker
for the grave of Joshua Barron.
After the last grave was marked, Mrs. Jennie House made a brief impromtu speech, thanking those who
had assisted at the ceremonies, a stanza of "America" was sung, and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg pronounced the benediction.
The daughters were then entertained at the homes of the members of the Holland committee until after 1 o'clock, when Mrs. Horton was hostess at a luncheon served at the Lowery House, a number of Holland residents being among the guests. After luncheon there were impromptu speeches by Judge E. K. Emery, Mr. Lyman Cromwell and the Rev. Mr. Vradenburg. Mrs. Horton then invited Mrs. Robert Fulton, one of the regents of the Buffalo Chapter, to speak on the work of the chapter.
Among the guests present at the ceremonies and the luncheon besides those already named were Mrs. Lyman Cromwell, Dr. C. W. House. Mrs. Edward Dickerman, Miss Menge. the Misses Emma and Julia Cooper, Mr. B. Taber of Holland and Miss S. P. Wilson of Orange, N. J. The Grand Army of the Republic was represented by Mr. R. W. Button, Mr. Henry Burlingham and Mr. S. Gregson.
After the luncheon the Buffalo women were entertained at the pleasant home of Miss Taber until train time.
They returned to Buffalo at about 5 o'clock.
Sunday, August 21, 1904
Buffalo NY Courier 1904
Settlers Drawn
To Holland By
Fertile Valleys
Town's Central School
Was First in County
By ETHELYN WELLER
Although one of the more rural towns of Erie County, Holland has the distinction of having had the
first central school In the county. The town's first school was built of logs early in the 19th century.
It was replaced from time to time by larger and better structures, eventually becoming a union school and a high school. These buildings burned, and in 1931 a new central school was erected at a cost of more than $200,000.
Holland is a rolling, fertile town where agriculture is the main industry, with dairying being carried on extensively in some sections. It was formed from Willink April 15, 1818, and included Colden until the latter was separated in 1827. It was in Township eight. Range five, of the Holland Land Co.'s survey.
It has three waterways, Cazenovia Creek, Hunter's Creek and a branch of Buffalo Creek. The first town meeting was here in the Spring of 1819. Arthur Humphrey was elected supervisor and Samuel Corliss town clerk. Valley Settled in 1807 The earliest settlers were Arthur Humphrey, Abner Currier and Jared Scott, who came to the Cazenovia Creek valley in 1807, followed the next year by Ezekiel Colby. Nathan Colby and Jacob
Farrington, who settled east of the present Holland village on what came to be called Vermont Hill. During the next few years several more pioneer families came to Holland, and mills and other small industries
were started. The War of 1812 caused the townsfolk considerable anxiety about British and Indian raids.
A stockade was erected on the farm of Arthur Humphrey, enclosing about an acre, and the farm become known as Ft. Humphrey. It was called the Fort Farm for many years afterward. In 1814, Ephraim Woodruff and a Col. Warren of Aurora built a grist mill on the site of Holland village and added a sawmill in 1815. A
short time later the mills were sold to Robert Orr, and Warren and Woodruff, moved back to Aurora. The mills remained the property of Orr and his descendants until 1875. In 1816, Joshua Barron opened the
first tavern and the next year Leander Cook started a small store near the Orr mills. These and the
mills were the nucleus of the Village of Holland.
A post office was established In 1822, with Lyman Clark as postmaster. The first hotel was erected in 1829 by William Hoyt. In the passing years it changed hands several times, was burned, rebuilt and renamed.
Germans Established First Church In 1850, several German families settled along Hunter's Creek, about
three miles east of Holland, and soon organized a German Baptist church. Other early church organizations
in the town were: Baptist, 1829; Methodist, 1871; a German Lutheran, 1874, and Roman Catholic,
1884. Three remain in the village. Baptist,, Methodist and Catholic. A Dr. Parker was the first physician serving the community for ten years and being succeeded by Dr. Zoroaster Paul who came in 1834.
In 1871, the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia Railway, now owned by the Pennsylvania, was built through the town, giving farmers and trades people better facilities for reaching markets. A newspaper, The Holland Review, was established by Clayton A. Button in 1889. The Bank of Holland was incorporated in 1893.
Many Serious Fires
The village has suffered considerably from fires. In 1888 several buildings were destroyed; in both 1886 and 1890. hotels were completely demolished; in 1910, most of the business section was destroyed, and again in 1932 a huge fire swept the basket factory and a planing mill. A volunteer fire department was
organized in 1893 with Henry Spaulding as its first chief. The department has three pieces of modern apparatus and has established a fire protection district to protect the town, too. Because of its water facilities, H.......... and several mills but most of the industries have disappeared. About four years ago a toy factory was established on the edge of the village.
Hills Attract Skiers
In recent years, the Holland hills have become a popular skiing resort and the Buffalo Ski Club has made its headquarters there. Protection, another village of the town, is situated on the railroad. It was settled about 1830 when John Daze set up a turning lathe there. He built a sawmill in 1840.
Another story on the history of Erie County towns will appear next Sunday.
Sunday, May 25, 1947
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1947
HISTORICAL SITE?
Browsing through old graveyards is a fascinating hobby. For those interested in this avocation, we suggest a visit to Humphrey Cemetery in the Town of Holland. The burying place is approximately 100 feet east of the East Aurora-Holland Rd. Rt. 16), north of Blanchard Rd. It is about 25 miles southeast of Buffalo.
Holland residents who fought in the Revolutionary War and in the War of 1812 are buried there. So are hardy frontiersmen who died protecting their families from marauding Indians.
HONOR ROLL?
Follow a row of stately spruce trees to reach the historical burying ground. Among scores of headstones there is one with the name of Israel Reed. An Inscription states he was "slain by savages in the battle of Buffalo. Dec. 30, 1813. aged 45 years." Other Holland farmers who took part in the War Of 1812 include Amos Barron, Elisha Burlingham, John Colby, Col. Jonathan Colby, Leonard Cooper. Abner Currier, David Hunt, Joseph Kent and Obediah Whitcher.
Soldiers of the Revolution whose bodies lie in Humphrey Cemetery include Deacon Joshua Barron, Enos Challis, Corp. Ezekiel Colby, Capt. Joseph Cooper, Joshua Davis, Joseph Grant, Elisha Hill and David J. Hunt.
LONGTIME RESIDENTS
?
According to Holland historian Nora Kanner and Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Cutler, veteran residents of the town, there is an interesting story connected with Col. Colby, the officer who participated in the War of 1812. Colby, who commanded the 170th Regt., came to Holland from Vermont in 1810. He was 91 when he died. His
wife, daughter of Capt. Cooper, the Revolutionary War veteran, was 86 when she passed away. The Colbys lived on their Holland farm for 71 years.
MEMORY PERPETUATED
In 1886, 83 years after his death, a special memorial was constructed in tribute to Israel Reed, the farmer who died In the War of 1812. A movement to construct the stone was spearheaded by Lyman Cornwall, formerly, a
supervisor from the Town of Aurora.
The inscription states:
O, from thy kindred, thou
Was torn
And to thy grave, untimely
born;
Oft, as remembrance brings
us near,
Affection sad, will drop a
tear.
Tuesday, May 30, 1961
Buffalo NY Courier Express 1961
Contributor: nutty Holla (48478494) • [email protected]
Gravesite Details
War of 1812 & Revolutionary War Soldier
Family Members
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