Lindley Presho Genealogy and History Blog

                       Courtesy of Steuben County Historian  -Eleanor Silliman                                          67 years after 1st settlement. Note:     The number of  Sawmills             The  number of Harrower, Mersereau, Mulford Families                ( Harrowers married into Mersereau Family)                 (Mulfords descended from Lindsley Family)    Where most of the population  re...

                                      Presho Store and RR Depot Eleanor Silliman newly appointed County Historian has generously scanned and forwarded this photo showing the location of the two buildings in relation to each other. Thanks, Eleanor - This is new to the Lindley files. These buildings were located near the Presho Bridge -lost in the 1946 flood.

Excerpt from Town of Lindley--Roberts Historical Gazetteer of Steuben County -1891  ( There is more information about dates of birth,etc in the history-   I believe a copy of the history is available on the Internet.    Kitty )          (*  My additions--Kitty)      " Dr. Ezekiel Mulford , the physician of the colony (* Lindsley Colony ), was the direct descendant of John Mulford, of Maidstone, Sussex, England who was one of the first thirty-five settlers in the state of New York, he settling on Long Island in 1639.  Dr. Mulford married Anna, daughter of Colonel Eleazer Lindsley .( *Founder of Lindley ,NY ) Their children were Lindsley; Jeremiah;  Eleazer; Nancy-married first Cornelius Williams, and second John Gray; Eliza-the first white child born in Steuben County-married Delusena Bachus; Savalon and Mahlon(twins); Castilla; Almira married David...

Presho Monument Presho Cemetery From Robert's Historical  Gazetteer of Steuben County Part I  1891             "Thomas J., son of Josiah N.  and Betsy (Curtis) Presho, was born in Broome County, N.Y., August 21,1828.The family lived at Dalton, near Pittsfield, Mass., prior to their settlement in Broome County. The subject of this notice, after a residence of some years in Bradford County, Pa. came to Erwin Centre (now Presho) in 1855, where he engaged in the grocery business, and , also,  dealt extensively in lumber. Through his influence, a switch was put in at that point, from which time to time was lengthened as business required until it is now nearly a mile in length. On the establishment of a station there, he was appointed station agent, was the first telegraph operator, and has been postmaster for eight years regardless of changes in administration.(* At that time, the Town o...

Interesting Tidbits about the Postal System in Steuben County, Lindley and Presho, New York Steuben County             1836- Steuben County had 37 Post Offices and 9 post villages (a community, settlement or hamlet that has a Post Office. (A rural neighborhood.) * 12             1837 - Mail was being transported by Railroads. * 13             1840- 41 –The local post office was moved from Centerville (Riverside) to Corning where a bridge across the Tioga River had been built and stage coach drivers with mail were encouraged to use this route.* 6             1851 – List of 74 post offices in Steuben County* 11             1860 –Prior to Civil War, Post office was the largest organization in th...

            With the future of the Lindley, N.Y. Post Office on the minds of most Lindley residents, it seemed like an appropriate time to research the history of the United States Postal System. The sources of the information found will follow a short history on Postal Service in Steuben County and Lindley in the next blog posting.             As long as I can remember, I have heard the following quote in relation to Post Office service.   (“There is no mortal thing faster than these messengers-neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”) While the motto is used in connection with the U.S. Post Office Service –would you believe? , it was written in 500 B.C. by the Greek historian, Herodatus about the Persian Postal System??* 1          ...

Lindley Post Office Community Meeting July 21st at Lindley Town Hall Attention all who utilize the Lindley Post Office :  The US Postal Service will be holding a Community Meeting Monday, July 21st at 6:00 pm at the Lindley Town Hall, 637 US 15, Lindley NY 14858 to answer questions about possible discontinuation of US Post Office Services in the town of Lindley .  Options being considered by the Post Office include: 1). keeping the Post Office open limited hours. 2). stopping US Post Office Services and allowing a local town business to offer limited services. 3). closing the Post Office and having customers purchase mail delivery services through a carrier, or 4). relocating Post Office Box service to another location. Surveys due back to the Post Office by July 7th are available at the Lindley Post Office counter, if you do not receive one in the mail.  All interested parties are requested to attend. Gerald Simcoe, Lindley...