Lindley Presho Genealogy and History Blog

                                                                                                     From a "Penny" Post Card                                                             Merry Christmas                                                                       and                                                    a Prosperous, Happy New Year                                                                                                                          Dick &  Kitty

2009 1989 Built 1898 Trivia   --    A FEW CHANGES IN LINDLEY 1790-2004   Land – Farms-- Homes   1790         Wilderness –First   settlers arrive- Build first log cabins, plant small fields of grain               Oxen are used to plow fields   1855         Fields are larger –small dairy farms grow apples, grain --- Horses are replacing the oxen for preparing fields--   Homes are changing from log to frame ( boards for homes are being sawed in the many sawmills)                                                 1875         178 farms - add tobacco to the crops – Larger frames houses built.   1972      Less than 12 large dairy farms most of which are located on Rt.15 or on River Road                      Many owners of small farms now work in factories, or the railroad             Since 1945 – many people use mobile homes for their houses   2004          1 large dairy farm remains.   Other farmers raise hay, corn and beef cattle t

 The question has been asked--- What happened to the German families who participated in building the Williamson Road-in 1792? Although not directly connected to Lindley history , it is to Steuben County history. As Commentator - Paul Harvey-used to say "The rest of the story"     This information was discovered when someone in Markham  researched the family history . You never know what interesting stories you will find as you tract down ancestors.                 A Little  History of The Town of Markham, Ontario, Canada    Copy and Paste the following URL to add to bookmark. William Moll Berczy, Founder of Markham The modern history of the Town of Markham began in 1791 when John Graves Simcoe ( British Revolutionary General ) was appointed the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada. During his term as Lieutenant Governor, Simcoe's actions impacted directly on Markham. His concern for improving the military security of the new territory led to th

CHAPTER XLVIII. THE WILLIAMSON ROAD--THE SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL BUILDING OF THE WILLIAMSON ROAD--A PIONEER PROJECT--OPERATIONS BEGUN IN 1792--EXTENDED TO WHAT IS NOW BATH, N. Y.--STAGE ROUTE FOR SEVERAL YEARS--NOW A PART OF THE SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL--GREAT SCENIC HIGHWAY--WASHINGTON TO BUFFALO--THROUGH HISTORIC AND PICTURESQUE COUNTRY. One of the most remarkable pieces of road construction ever attempted in this country and that, too, at a time when facilities for doing this kind of work were of the crudest character and most of it had to be done by hand, was the building of what was known as the "Williamson Road." In the year 1778 a large body of land was granted by the state of Massachusetts to certain individuals on the Genesee river in western New York state. Among these grantees was Robert Morris of Philadelphia and he subsequently sold 1,200,000 acres of this land to Charles Williamson, who was in reality acting for Sir William Poultney of Bath, England. At that time t

Good Evening --  Larry Gorges discovers another little known fact about Lindley roads. Would you believe NYS Rt.13 that goes through Ithaca, etc--- once ended in Lindley -at the junction of Morgan Creek Road and what is now the Lindley Road? Check it out on Wikipedia and by googling reference #5   (at end of the article) -there is a 1930 Pennsylvania map showing the connection. History can be interesting and fun  !!! And thanks again, Larry for sharing this tid- bit of history.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Route_13 .   Section 2.1 describes route 13's early routing.                                        Happy Thanksgiving   2014  From a "Penny ' Postcard "1930's Vintage " The Pierce Family    

History of U.S. Rt.15 and the Lindley Road Lindley, New York For many years, Lindley Road was a section of U.S. Rt. 15. The New York State section of U.S. 15 started at Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania and Lindley, New York State Line. The highway followed the present Steuben County Route 115 and the Kuhl Road to the Watson Creek Road. From there, it followed along the Tioga River until it reached the Narrows or “Rocks. Then the road went north to Painted Post and ended in Rochester, New York.   Due to the proximity of the Tioga River, there were frequent floods and closing of the road. In 1953/4, U.S. Rt.15 was moved west away from the Tioga River to the present location (6/23/2013). (Relocation started at the north end of U.S. Rt.15 near the Stowell Hill Road and continued south to Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.) The abandoned section along the Tioga River from the Morgan Creek (which was relocated in 1953, also) to the Watson Creek Road was renamed Lindley Road . The road south

Lindley -Presho   Historical Society Meeting The Lindley-Presho Historical Society will meet on Sunday- November 16th –at the Lindley Town Hall( next to the Lindley Post Office). from 2-4 P.M.   I will,also, be putting out some items from the Town Historian files.   The program will be Sharing the History of Lindley- which was settled in 1790.    Stories,photos ,memorabilia  will be shared.  Anyone attending is encouraged to bring photos, other  items of interest pertaining to the town’s history.  The meetings are free-open to the public..   We have no dues-no officers -just a sharing of the history of the town .   Photo courtesy of Dennis Abbey            Green Shingle Inn  -Lindley Hamlet during I99 construction

                                     100 years after first RR passed through Lindley (Note inside of Page 2 for Lindley and Presho .) 11/7/2014    (175  years later -- 1839-2014) and the trains continue to run from Corning /Painted Post to Wellsboro,Penna. under the name-Tioga Central RR.     But note  -there are no longer any depots or stops in Presho or Lindley.  Sigh!!!!

                                                    From a 1911 Postcard  

1892 Fallbrook RR Schedule Hopefully -this will enlarge on your screen My website where I've collected what I can is at http://fallbrookrailway.com .    Dan Beach I forgot  to mention this schedule was copied from Dan Beach's web site on the Fallbrook when I posted this -this morning.  Enjoy all his collection on his site. There is no way I can begin to collect all this information for the town files. Kitty

Janice Glover and Paul Thomas- descendants of the Thurber family of   Caton will give a presentation on the Restoration of the Thurber Barn on Thurber Road-Caton,N.Y . for The Lindley-Presho Historical Society . The meeting will be October 23rd at 7 P.M. at the Lindley Town Hall-  (next to the Lindley Post Office . ) The meetings are free and open to the public.   Abner Thurber-- Revolutionary War Veteran ---was an early settler in Lindley. Without a doubt some of his descendants migrated to Caton.  We will learn more at the program on October 23rd.   Thurber House -River Road -Lindley,N.Y. Lindley's Thurber House is one of the town's oldest homes. According to  the Lindley History written in 1990 ,the home  was built in the 1820'-30's. A member of the family is buried in the Cook Cemetery. 

  June 1977 From Larry Gorges      I'm pretty sure I have the names correct, so I'll go ahead and list them below.  Not that it's necessary, but I'll append an (L) or (C) after each name to indicate in which town the player lived.  Include these or not, as you choose. Front Row, Left-to-Right:   Darrin Horton (C), Davey Scouten (C), Terry Cleveland (C), Andy Gorges (C), Tim Scouten (C), Tim Peck (L), Alan Brant (L). Back Row, Left-to-Right: Larry Gorges (Coach), Rich Cleveland (C), Ethan Thistle (L), Scott Van Etten (C), Jamie Brant (L), Bobby Clarkson (L), Bob Clarkson (Manager). Hope this helps, Larry Gorges Thanks, Larry for tracking down all these names. Kitty .                                        Lindley Little League Teams

  John Mersereau -  moved from Lindley to Portsville ,NY where he established this saw mill. John was the son of Joshua Mersereau( -a Revolutionary War soldier and who served as a spy under Gen.George Washington. )      The Mersereau/Harrower families were early settlers in Lindley with large property holdings and several sawmills.       John became associated with the Fox -Weston Lumber Company and became an officer in the company.    Joshua had relocated from Guilford,NY to Lindley-Presho to be near his children in his later years. He is buried in the Presho,N.Y. cemetery. 

 I think print will enlarge using zoom on your computer screen. Kitty