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HOWARD ALLISON, OF HEMrSTEAD, N. Y. 237
which was built up that thriving village. He was director
of the First National Bank, the Sayre water company,
the Cayuga wheel fonndry, the Sayre pipe foundry, and the
Sayre steam forge company. In 1881 he was appointed, by
President Gartield, second assistant postmaster-general, and
held this position for three years, where he was a most faith-
ful and eiificient oiificer. In 1884 he resigned, and organized
the American Surety company at New York city, became its
president, and remained such until his death at his home in
New York, 54 West 20th street. He was a man of high
character and greatly admired. As a banker and president
of the American Surety company, he proved that he had
"a genius for business." He married, June 16, 1870, Sarah
France, of Middletown, N. Y. She was daughter of J. F.
and Isabella France. She with her children live in the city
of New York.
CHILDKEN BORN WAVERLY,
N. Y.
1606. Robert France Elmer,' b. July 3, 187L He was a member of the
scientific department of Yale college in 1888, and left college
on account of liis father's death.
1607. Richard Allison Elmer,* b. Nov. 10, 1875. He is a student preparing
for Columbia college.
1608. Charles Howard Elmer,' b. Jan. 29, 1878. He is a student making
preparations to enter Columbia college.
1609. Howard Allison e
[1541] (Isaac W.,^ Isaac,* Isaac,3
Isaac,^ Joseph ^
). He was born at Slate Hill, town of Wa-
wayanda, Orange county, N. Y., March 4, 1846. On his
maternal side he is the eighth generation in descent from
Edward Elmer, a Puritan, who came from England to Boston,
Mass., in 1632. His childhood and youth were spent on the
homestead, and at Chester, N. Y., and early in life at tlie latter
place he united with the Presbyterian church. He was
educated at the public schools of Chester, prepared for college
under Prof. Edward F. B. Orton at Chester academy,
where he received first prize for superiority in declamation, and
graduated at Hamilton college, Clinton, N. Y., in 1867, where
he received the second prize in chemistry.
He was principal of
the academy and general superintendent of schools at Mount
Morris, N. Y., following his graduation. His law studies
were pursued with Judge David F. Gedney of Goshen, Orange
county, N. Y. After he was admitted to the bar, he practised
at Middletown, Orange county, N. Y., and for a brief
time in Minnesota. Since 1887 he has been in the law department
of the American Surety company at 160 Broadway, New
York, N. Y., of which company his cousin, Richard Allison