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Oliver G. Fox

Birth
Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Death
29 Apr 1893 (aged 62)
Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Burial
Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Son of George and Betsey (Bell) Fox

Married Sarah Coleman

Children:

John
Louise married Albert Hammond
George H. married Kittie Finehout
Kate married Cornelius Robinson
Charles D. married Nora Shoemaker
Mary A.

Siblings:

Catherine married John Highwell Dunlap
Frederick married # 1 Emeline ________ #2 Hannah
John G.
Sarah "Sally" married Benjamin Wendell
Maria
Nancy
Elizabeth married Joseph Showerman
Maria married James M. Norton
Daniel G. married Mary L. Culver

Oliver Fox, Canajoharie, Sprout Brook P.O., was born near his present residence in Canajoharie 5 April 1831, and is the son of George and Betsey (Bell) Fox. The grandfather of our subject came from Germany, but George his son, was born in the town of Minden in 1784, was married to Betsey Bell in 1806 and they were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are now living. Oliver, who was the youngest child, was educated in the common school and at the death of his father in 1850 he went to live with Squire Dunlap, a native of Conneticut. Oliver bought the Dunlap farm and Dunlap went to Virginia. He lived on this farm until 1860, when he bought the old Billy Dunlap farm of 172 acres, which he has successfully conducted. In 1886 when hops were very high, Mr. Fox sold 11,000 pounds at ninety cents a pound. January 1, 1866, he married Sarah Coleman, daughter of Samuel Coleman of Buel and they were the parents of seven children, four of whom are living; John S. of Richfield, a traveling man; George H. a farmer of Buel; Kate, wife of Cornelius Robinson of Buel' and Charles D., who lives at home. Mr. Fox has held office in his town for over twenty years, and is a supporter of the M. E. Church in Sprout Brook, and aids in it's support. Charles D. Fox was born November 1862, on the old homestead farm. He was educated in the common school and has always lived at home. On Mary 17, 1887 he married Nora Shoemaker, daughter of Robert and Nancy (Sternberg) Shoemaker of Richfield Springs, and they have one child, Oliver G. born January 12, 1887.
Son of George and Betsey (Bell) Fox

Married Sarah Coleman

Children:

John
Louise married Albert Hammond
George H. married Kittie Finehout
Kate married Cornelius Robinson
Charles D. married Nora Shoemaker
Mary A.

Siblings:

Catherine married John Highwell Dunlap
Frederick married # 1 Emeline ________ #2 Hannah
John G.
Sarah "Sally" married Benjamin Wendell
Maria
Nancy
Elizabeth married Joseph Showerman
Maria married James M. Norton
Daniel G. married Mary L. Culver

Oliver Fox, Canajoharie, Sprout Brook P.O., was born near his present residence in Canajoharie 5 April 1831, and is the son of George and Betsey (Bell) Fox. The grandfather of our subject came from Germany, but George his son, was born in the town of Minden in 1784, was married to Betsey Bell in 1806 and they were the parents of twelve children, eight of whom are now living. Oliver, who was the youngest child, was educated in the common school and at the death of his father in 1850 he went to live with Squire Dunlap, a native of Conneticut. Oliver bought the Dunlap farm and Dunlap went to Virginia. He lived on this farm until 1860, when he bought the old Billy Dunlap farm of 172 acres, which he has successfully conducted. In 1886 when hops were very high, Mr. Fox sold 11,000 pounds at ninety cents a pound. January 1, 1866, he married Sarah Coleman, daughter of Samuel Coleman of Buel and they were the parents of seven children, four of whom are living; John S. of Richfield, a traveling man; George H. a farmer of Buel; Kate, wife of Cornelius Robinson of Buel' and Charles D., who lives at home. Mr. Fox has held office in his town for over twenty years, and is a supporter of the M. E. Church in Sprout Brook, and aids in it's support. Charles D. Fox was born November 1862, on the old homestead farm. He was educated in the common school and has always lived at home. On Mary 17, 1887 he married Nora Shoemaker, daughter of Robert and Nancy (Sternberg) Shoemaker of Richfield Springs, and they have one child, Oliver G. born January 12, 1887.


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