Virginia Jean Chidester

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Virginia Jean Chidester

    Virginia married David H Wood [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Karen Sue Wood
    2. Kevin David Wood
    3. Cynthia J Wood
    4. Wendy J Wood

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Merle Edwin Chidester was born 18 Nov 1912, Hallstead Borough, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania (son of Holdridge Chidester and Sarah Elvey, son of Sarah Elvey); died 23 Feb 1995, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

    Notes:

    Merle's grandfather founded a small mission church on Harmony Rd. between Hallstead and Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. At the time he started the church their were still indians in the territory. Merle and Phyllis eventually took over the ministry and served God faithfully through their special country church which served the spiritual needs of the rural farmers and their families. On Sunday mornings Phyllis played an antique pump organ and Merle preached the sermon. For twenty-nine years, Merle and Phyllis gave of themselves in both time, talents and finances to make certain that the doors of this special church remained open to those in the community. Merle and Phyllis farmed in Hallstead and Merle also worked for New York State Electric and GAs as a land surveyor. He was a very good carpenter building their house. He also built a special playhouse with a fireplace. His children and grandchildren and other kids always enjoyed playing in this playhouse

    Merle married Phyllis Elise BAILER 11 Apr 1935, Hallstead, Pennsylvania, USA. Phyllis (daughter of Charles Bailer and Dora Maude Hobart) was born 12 Feb 1918, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; died 29 Apr 1999, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States of America. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Phyllis Elise BAILER was born 12 Feb 1918, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States (daughter of Charles Bailer and Dora Maude Hobart); died 29 Apr 1999, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

    Notes:

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    Children:
    1. Roger Paul Chidester
    2. 1. Virginia Jean Chidester
    3. Eugene Merle Chidester was born 3 Jun 1938, Hallstead Borough, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; died 5 Feb 2015.
    4. Douglas Alan Chidester
    5. Mary Ann Chidester
    6. Edward Chidester
    7. Robert Charles Chidester
    8. Merwin Edward Bailer was born 7 Apr 1936, Great Bend Township, Pennsylvania; died 10 Apr 1936, Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Holdridge Chidester was born 16 Mar 1886, PA (son of John Chidester); died 13 Dec 1918, Halstead, PA.

    Holdridge married Sarah Elvey 12 Jan 1910, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA. Sarah (daughter of James Elvey and Mary Elvey) was born Abt 1891, United States. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Elvey was born Abt 1891, United States (daughter of James Elvey and Mary Elvey).
    Children:
    1. 2. Merle Edwin Chidester was born 18 Nov 1912, Hallstead Borough, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; died 23 Feb 1995, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
    2. Raymond E Chidester

  3. 6.  Charles BailerCharles Bailer was born 8 Nov 1882, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA (son of Johann Bailer and Elizabeth Edinger); died 13 Feb 1964, Westover, Broome, New York, USA; was buried , Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.

    Notes:

    Charles Bailer and his generation lived in a world vastly different than that of today. His was the last of a trully agrarian American culture. His generation didn't have the advantages that resulted from the advances of the industrial revolution such as the gas engine. They plowed their fields with oxen and horses, not tractors. Life for Charles generation was hard, yet simple. The pleasures of life didn't cost in terms of dollars. Esther (Bailer) Sisco remembers each Sunday evening the family would have apples and popcorn as a treat. Recreation consisted of swimming in Otisco Lake or visiting neighbors who were in some manner, likely related. Their pleasures were simplistic by today's standards. The change in the American culture began as the children of this generation began leaving the farm, favoring the opportunities and lifestyle available in the cities and suburbs.

    Charles and his siblings were the first generation of Bailers born in America. Born the fifth of twelve children to Johann "John" Bailer and Elzabeth (Edinger) Bailer on Wedneday, November 8, 1882 at home in Otisco, NY, he was particularly close to his older brother John Bailer. Due to the fact that there were so many children in the family, it was expected that the next older child would take care of and watch out for the next youngest sibling. Therefore, John being fourth born took care of Charles, the fifth born.

    Charles attended the one room schoolhouse in Otisco which was located next to the present day post office (see photos) completing his education to the sixth grade. This was not uncommon in the rural farm areas of New England at the time. The reason that public schools close for the summer stems back to the agrarian roots of the United States. It was during the summer that the children were needed to assist on the family or they were hired out by other families to work on their farms thus providing added family income. This was true of Charles experience. At twelve years of age he went to work as a farm-hand since there were so many children in the family and his parents couldn't afford the expenses. He lived on the farm he hired out to and then in winters would move back home and go to school. This is evidenced by the fact that according to the 1900 US Federal census, Charles was working as a farm hand for Samuel Cowles of Otisco, NY. His daughter, Esther (Bailer) Sisco remembers Charles telling her how homesick he would get for his family during these summer jobs.

    Charles and his brother John became partners in a farming venture sometime between 1900 and 1910. The April 1910, U.S. Federal census shows them as partners and sister Anna as a farm-hand. It was also during this time that Charles met Dora Hobart and began courting her. He would ask John for permission to take the horse and buggy to pick Dora up to take her on a date. Since these were the days before telephones were widely used, they were write back and forth to communicate. In his letters to Dora, Charles would always sign his name, "Your Friend."

    On March 29, 1911 Charles and Dora were married at the home of her grandfather, Henry J. Tuffley (See Photo Scrapbook below for images). He continued to work the farm with John Bailer after he married Dora. Both Horace and Phyllis Bailer were born in this house.

    Around 1921, Charles and Dora purchased a farm on Tully Road (Route 80) in Otisco, New York because the original farm was too far for their son Horace to walk to school. The home is located at 1779 Route 80 in the town of Otisco. It was in this home that Esther Bailer was born and grew up.

    Phyllis stayed home and took care of her younged siblings. Esther used to have to help harvest cabbage. It was picked by the wagon full and she would have to throw it off wagon. Esther recalled that one of her "tosses" accidently hit Charles in face and gave him a bloody nose. Then they would unload the cabbage and place it on the ground near the barn with the core down and it would be covered with hay. In the winter, when the price of cabbage would go up, it would be loaded on a wagon and taken to the Tully railroad. Esther relates that her father would get so cold that he would wear a full length horse skin coat. Sometimes his nose would freeze. He had blankets that he would put on the horses. Esther would also have to pick up potatoes after school. Her hands would get very cold.

    Charles found that after his son Horace graduated from high school and began attending college, he could no longer work the farm by himself. Charles brother, John had sold the original farm and had moved to Hallstead, Pennsylvania and began working for the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western (DL&W) Railroad. In 1935, through John's encouragement, Charles and family moved to Hallstead, Pennsylvania and went to work for the same railroad as a laborer. As a laborer he repaired rails and ties.

    The trains ran frequently during this time so he and the work crew had to be off the tracks when a train went by. He knew what time each train was to pass by so he had to keep his pocket watch accurate. He wore bib overalls and kept his pocket watch in the pocket of the bib.

    They originally rented a house on Chase Avenue just off of DuBois Street in Hallstead, PA for a short time. Approximately one year after moving to Pennsylvania, Charles and Dora heard that the DuBois's were looking for a caretaker for their farm. So they moved to the DuBois farm on Harmony Creek Road in Hallstead, PA and became the caretakers of the farm. The Bailer family lived in the main house as the DuBois's would only visit for a few weeks each summer. At this same time Charles continued to work for the railroad which ran from New York City to Buffalo, New York.

    Charles & Dora eventually were able to purchase their own house at the corner of Church and Tannery Streets in Great Bend, Pennsylvania. The house has since been torn down to make way for expansion of the fire station parking lot. Directly behind the house were Lackawanna railroad tracks. Even in retirement, sitting in his recliner watching television Charles would take out his pocket watch to check the time when the train went by. The trains ran so precisely on schedule that Charles would actually adjust the time on his watch based on the time that the train passed by their house. Terry Sisco remembers placing pennies on the tracks for the trains to flatten.

    The kitchen in this home was located at the back of the house and had a wood burning stove. The stacks of wood to fuel the fire were stored on the back porch. Dora planted a vegetable garden in the back yard and at one point raised chickens for fresh eggs to eat and sell. To the rear and left side of the house was an unattached garage. Later in life Dora would not let Charles drive becuase he tended to be "heavy on the peddle."

    Charles had very strong opinions concerning just about everything. He was a staunch Republican and was never afraid to express his opinion that "being a Democrat was worse than being a Catholic." He was a very gregarious person who "never met a stranger". He loved people and loved to tell stories. The Bailer children had an exceptional ability to remember dates such as birthdays and anniversaries. Charles was a hard worker even into his senior years. Two things that he believed a man should never be without were a pocket watch and a "jack knife", both of which Charles always carried.

    He enjoyed chewing tobacco much to the chagrin of Dora. Each time he heard Dora coming he would take the wet chewed tobacco out of his mouth and hide it in his back pocket. Charles enjoyed whittling wood and playing what he referred to as the "mouth organ" or harmonica. He impressed his grandchildren by being able to carve a whistle with his jack knife out of a willow branch. He loved to watch the Lawrence Welk Show but despised the popular singer Perry Como, because he was a "foreigner." This was humorous because Charles mother and father immigrated from Germany.

    Later in life, Charles suffered from arthritic hips and walked with a bad limp. He walked with a cane that also came in handy when he wanted to reach some or get someone's attention.

    Charles married Dora Maude Hobart 29 Mar 1911, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States. Dora (daughter of Dix R. Hobart and Mary L. Tuffley) was born 10 Apr 1886, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died 17 Sep 1966, Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried 1966, Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Dora Maude HobartDora Maude Hobart was born 10 Apr 1886, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA (daughter of Dix R. Hobart and Mary L. Tuffley); died 17 Sep 1966, Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried 1966, Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.

    Notes:

    Dora Maude Hobart grew up with a loving mother and an abusively alchoholic father. Dora told daughter Esther (Bailer) Sisco, that when she and her siblings were young her father would make them place the straight backed dining room chairs in the room in a circle with the chairs facing inward. The children were required to sit there for hours and not be allowed to speak for reasons unknown, but perhaps because he simply required silence. As is typical of children, they figured out how to make a game of the circumstances by developing hand signals and jestures to communicate one with the other. Sometime after the year 1900 and at the age of fourteen, Dora's mother Mary (Tuffley) Hobart secreted Dora and her siblings away from their achoholic and emotional abusive father Dix to live at the home of Mary's father Henry Tuffley.

    Living in the home of her grandfather, who was born in England influenced Dora's speech patterns. For example instead of saying "It was," she should would say "'Twas" and for "It is" was expressed as "'Tis."At 18 years of age, Dora who loved sewing had saved enough money to purchase a trendle sewing machine which is still in the possession of her grand-son Terry Sisco.

    In 1910, as a 24 year-old Dora was living in Otisco, NY with the Newman family as a "servant" which most likely meant that she was tending to the Newman's three chidlren ages four and under along with houshold chores and duties. It was perhaps around this time in Otisco that Dora caught the eye of a shy Charles Bailer.On March 29, 1911 at 25 years old Dora married Charles in the home of her grandfather Henry. Then by May of 1911, Dora was expecting her first child. Ethel Bailer came into their lives on February 14, 1912 but the joy would be short lived as Ethel contracted erysipelis which, before the days of antibiotics could lead to death. Ethel died on July 14, 1912. Daughter Esther Bailer Sisco remembers Dora telling her of the bouts of depression that she would lapse into after the loss. Dora also suffered from excrutiating migraine headaches throughout her life.

    After an unsuccessful attempt at farming in Otisco, Dora and Charles left the area of their childhood and support of their family close by to move to DuBois Street near the end of Chase Avenue, Hallstead, PA. Charles brother John Bailer had gotten a job working for the D, L, & W railroad as a laborer and urged Charles to follow. Charles and Dora were able to land the job of caretakers on the DuBois farm on Harmony Road, Hallstead. James Taylor T. DuBois (1851-1920) was born in Hallstead, Pa. He began his illustrious career as a Newspaper editor; He then began a career in government first as U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aux-la-Chapelle, 1877-81; U.S. Consul in Aix-la-Chapelle, 1881; Leipzig, 1884-85; U.S. Consul General in Saint Gall, 1897-1901; Singapore, 1909-11. He became the U.S. Minister to Columbia, 1911-13. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution dying May 27, 1920 at the age of 69 years. His burial location is unknown.Turning on to Harmony Road off Highway 11 in Hallstead, the farm is the first road on the right once and is the tract of land East of downtown Hallstead (Hwy 11), west of I-81, south of the Susquehanna river. The proprty at one time extended up the mountain behind the farm which was used for game hunting and contained a hunting lodge used by James Dubois and associates.

    At some point in time prior to1943, Dora and Charles moved to the corner of Church Streets and Tannery in Great Bend, PA. The home is no longer there as the Great Bend Fire Department needed the location for extra parking. The home was burnt in a controlled setting and used for practicing fire fighting.Joe Scalzo and family lived next door to Dora in Great Bend and the grandchildren were not permitted to speak to any of the Scalzo kids as she had an ongoing feud with Joe about his "junk yard." The house contained a wood burning stove for cooking and heating. The back porch was always stacked with wood for the stove. Even though they eventually purchase a gas stove, Dora and Charles preference was the wood stove.Dora was a the dominant personality in the marriage. For example, she wouldn't let Charles drive the car because he had a "heavy foot" meaning that he drove too fast. Later in life, Dora's eyesight got bad with glaucoma and cataracts. This was before the days of eye surgery and the only relief was to place drops of medicine in the eyes.

    They were poor and relied on government subsidies. Grandson Terry Sisco fondly remembers how wonderful it was to eat peanut butter at their home. It came in a large tin that used a "key" to open. There was a heavy layer of peanut oil on the surface that had to be mixed into the peanut butter. He didn't realize until he was older that it was government surplus peanutbutter. At Christmas the Hobarts would enjoy English pudding.

    Children:
    1. 3. Phyllis Elise BAILER was born 12 Feb 1918, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; died 29 Apr 1999, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
    2. Catherine Geraldine Bailer
    3. Ethel Mary BAILER was born 14 Feb 1912, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; died 14 Jul 1912, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    4. Horace Charles Bailer was born 3 Apr 1914, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; died 2 Dec 1996, St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States.
    5. Esther Louise Bailer was born 2 May 1923, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; died 7 May 2002, Johnson City, Broome, New York, United States; was buried May 2002, Johnson City, NY.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Chidester was born Oct 1850, New York.
    Children:
    1. 4. Holdridge Chidester was born 16 Mar 1886, PA; died 13 Dec 1918, Halstead, PA.
    2. Jesse L Chidester was born Apr 1880, Pennsylvania.
    3. Fred G Chidester was born Jul 1881, Pennsylvania.
    4. Willis E Chidester was born Sep 1883, Pennsylvania.
    5. Iva C Chidester was born Sep 1887, Pennsylvania.
    6. David J Chidester was born Nov 1892, Pennsylvania.
    7. Eunice May Chidester was born Sep 1895, Pennsylvania.

  2. 10.  James Elvey was born Abt 1869, New York.

    James married Mary Elvey. Mary was born Abt 1867, New York. [Group Sheet]


  3. 11.  Mary Elvey was born Abt 1867, New York.
    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Elvey was born Abt 1891, United States.
    2. James Elvey was born Abt 1896, Pennsylvania.
    3. Clarence Elvey was born Mar 1892, New York.
    4. Agness Elvey was born Sep 1886, New York.

  4. 12.  Johann BailerJohann Bailer was born 14 Apr 1842, Salmendingen, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany (son of Richard Bailer and Johanna Seele); died 5 May 1927, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA; was buried 7 May 1927, Otisco, Onondaga County, New York, USA.

    Notes:

    Johann Bailer was born April 14, 1842 to Richard Bailer and Johanna (Seele) Bailer and according to church records received his first communion in 1856 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Salmendingen, Germany.

    Salmendingen is a small agrarian village located on the Swabian Alb in the southern German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. In Germany, whenever a town ends in “ingen” it indicates an Alemannic settlement. Church records have the Bailers living in Salmendingen in 1777.

    Johann (John) Bailer and his brother Christian (Chris), who was three years younger were the only two children of Richard and Johanna Bailer to immigrate to America. While the exact reason that compelled them to leave family and friends has been lost to history, family lore provides two possibilities. Johann's son, Floyd Bailer shares that he had always heard that they immigrated to escape conscription into the Kaiser's army and most certain death. Johann's grand-nephew Eugen Bailer, who lives in Germany believes that they immigrated because farming conditions became poor due to famine and drought making farming jobs became scarce. America held the promise of jobs.

    In 1865, Johann received his official papers allowing him to immigrate to North America. The 1920 US Federal census lists his immigration year as 1865. He became a naturalized citizen sometime before 1875 according to the 1875 NYS Census.

    It is believed that Johann landed in New York harbor. Family lore has it that he had heard that the landscape and climate of central New York was like that of his hometown of Salmendingen which is located in the Black Forest area of Baden-Wurttemburg Germany. Johann kept a journal documenting his voyage to America. The journal is now in the possession of Richard Bailer, son of Horace Bailer. While the journal is written in German, written in English on the inside back cover is the note, "Please direct to Baldwinsville, Clay Corners, Brewerton, West Monroe." Baldwinsville. This address is in the Syracuse vicinity which is near where he settled. The name Basil Bailer is also notated in the journal with an address in central New York. It might be assumed that Basil was a relative who had already immigrated and was a "sponsor" for Johann.

    John worked as a laborer on what began as the Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad. In addition to passengers, this railroad also carried coal mined in Pennsylvania to be used as fuel for the salt mines of Syracuse. In 1869, this railroad company merged with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company therefore Johann may have been employed by the D, L & W railroad.

    He met Elizabeth Edinger in the United States. Even though her family immigrated to America from Germany, Elizabeth was born in the United States after her family’s arrival. They had their first child, Elizabeth "Lizzie" on January 9, 1873 and according to the 1900 Federal census they were married in 1874.

    At some point, Johann Bailer leased a farm in Skaneateles, NY from Ann C. Briggs, entering into a lease agreement on August 26, 1874. He agreed to pay $160.00 annually along with paying highway and school taxes on the property. The lease agreement also required Johann to supply Ann Briggs with all the apples that she and her family might require.

    John (Johann), then settled in a small empty house at 1999 Buckwheat Rd., Otisco. The house, built in 1850 was vacated when the owner, John O'Connell and his family decided to follow Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism westward abandoning their Buckwheat Road home. Sometime after the Bailers had moved into the house, John O'Connell showed up and demanded that they get out. The matter ended up in court and the court found in favor of the Bailers, therefore they were able to take over ownership of the house and property. During the time that the property was being contested a guard had to be posted at the Bailer house because the O’Connell’s were threatening to burn the house down while the family was asleep. On January 15th, 1894, John O'Connell pointed a gun at Johann resulting in an arrest warrant for O'Connell.

    After John and Elizabeth passed away, the house was occupied by the son Floyd Bailer, who lived there until his death in 1972. James and Lynn Cummings now own the home. It has been remodeled but the Cummings incorporated a large beam from the existing structure as the Bailer family had made inscriptions in it.

    John and Elizabeth spoke German in their home, so English was a second language for the children.


    Buried:
    Lake View Cemetery

    Johann married Elizabeth Edinger 1874. Elizabeth (daughter of Johann Georg Edinger and Maria Elisabetha Cappel) was born 6 Sep 1849, Erdesbach, Germany; died 26 Dec 1926, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA; was buried , Amber, Onondaga County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]


  5. 13.  Elizabeth EdingerElizabeth Edinger was born 6 Sep 1849, Erdesbach, Germany (daughter of Johann Georg Edinger and Maria Elisabetha Cappel); died 26 Dec 1926, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA; was buried , Amber, Onondaga County, New York, USA.

    Notes:

    Children:
    1. John Bailer was born 21 Jun 1881, Otisco, New York; died 30 Mar 1964, Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania; was buried , Hallstead, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
    2. William Bailer was born 25 Apr 1888, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA; died 15 May 1961, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Syracuse City, Onondaga, New York.
    3. Floyd Bailer was born 13 May 1896, New York; died 7 Mar 1972, Tully, Onondaga, New York, United States of America; was buried , Amber, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    4. George Bailer was born 26 Feb 1875, New York; died 27 Apr 1952, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Amber, NY.
    5. Fred Bailer was born 18 Oct 1879, Otisco Township, Onondaga, New York; died 15 Sep 1968, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States of America; was buried , Onondaga, New York, USA.
    6. 6. Charles Bailer was born 8 Nov 1882, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA; died 13 Feb 1964, Westover, Broome, New York, USA; was buried , Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    7. Elizabeth Bailer was born 9 Jan 1873, Skaneateles, New York, USA; died 13 Mar 1968, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Tully, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    8. Edward Bailer was born 25 Mar 1885, New York; died 26 Aug 1929, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Amber, NY.
    9. Bert Bailer was born 23 May 1893, Otisco, New York, USA; died 8 Sep 1967, Syracuse, New York, USA; was buried , Navarino, NY.
    10. Anna Bailer was born 2 Sep 1891, New York; died 10 Jan 1973, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Onondaga County, New York.
    11. Frances Bailer was born 4 Jan 1878, Skaneatlas, New York, USA; died 3 Aug 1947, Otisco, New York, USA; was buried , Otisco, NY.

  6. 14.  Dix R. Hobart was born 12 Dec 1858, Marietta, New York, USA (son of Amasa Hobart and Jeanette Rainey); died 6 Jul 1937, Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA; was buried Jul 1937, Preble, Cortland County, New York.

    Notes:

    There is not much information known about Dix Hobart. This is due to the fact that Mary Tuffley, his wife left him due to his abusive nature, a result of alchoholism. Sometime after 1900, Mary developed a plan to leave him. While he was at work she packed the children's belongings and hid them from his sight. In the middle of the night, perhaps with the help of the older children she hitched the horses to the wagon and loaded it with the children's belongings. She then woke the children and quietly spirited them to the awaiting wagon. She fled to her parent's house. From that point forward, no one ever spoke much of Dix R. Hobart. According to his daughter Dora Maude Hobart Bailer, while they were married, Dix would come home from work and he would make the children sit in a circle in the the straight backed dining room chairs. They weren't allowed to utter a word. According to Dora, the children developed hand signals to silently communicate and make the situation tolerable. When Dix was 72, he was living in the Cortland County Almshouse which was a county "poorhouse."

    Following the US Federal Census information allows us to piece together where Dix was living and with whom every ten years.
    In 1860, Dix was 1 years old living with his parents Amasa and Jeanette Hobart in Marcellus, NY where his father was a laborer most likely on a farm.
    In 1870, Dix was 11 living with his parents in Tully New York where his father was a farm laborer.
    In 1880, Dix was 21 living with his parents and six siblings in Tully, NY where he was a farm hand.
    In 1900, Dix was 41 living in Scott Town, Cortland County, NY. He and Mary had been married to Mary for 18 years and had nine children living with them. Dix owned the farm
    In 1910, Dix was 51 living in Spafford, Cortland County, NY. He and Mary were divorced and living with Dix on a farm that he owned was his 70 year old mother Jeanette who was widowed and his 24 year old sister Carrie J Hobart
    According to the 1910 US Federal Census, Dix ex-wife Mary and her four youngest children were living with her father Henry Tuffley and her brother Edward Tuffley in Otisco, NY
    In 1920, Dix was still living on the farm in Spafford, NY but by himself.
    In 1930, Dix was 72 living in Cortlandville Township listed as an "inmate" in the Cortland County Almshouse.

    Dix death certificate reflects that he died July 6, 1937. His death certificate was witnessed by his sister, Carrie (Hobart) Keyes.


    Buried:
    Elmwood Cemetery Hwy 281

    Died:
    Cortland County Hospital

    Dix married Mary L. Tuffley 25 Dec 1881, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA. Mary (daughter of Henry J. Tuffley and Anne Tuffley, daughter of Henry J. Tuffley and Ann Skinner) was born Nov 1863, New York; died 3 Dec 1942, Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]


  7. 15.  Mary L. TuffleyMary L. Tuffley was born Nov 1863, New York (daughter of Henry J. Tuffley and Anne Tuffley, daughter of Henry J. Tuffley and Ann Skinner); died 3 Dec 1942, Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried , Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.

    Notes:

    Mary married Dix R Hobart in 1882 according to the 1900 US Fderal Census. In 1900 the Hobart's had nine children living with them. At some point between 1900 and 1910,she seperated and divorced Dix. According to family lore, fearing for her children's safety, Mary (Tuffley) Hobart, then in her late-thirties devised a plan to remove herself and nine children ranging in age from age seventeen to five months old at the time of the 1900 census from the intolerable circumstances of abuse. She spent days furtively packing the children's belongings and hiding them under their beds. Then, in the middle of one night she must have been both dreading and dreaming of for weeks, she snuck out of the house and into the barn to hitch the wagon to the horse. One can only imagine the fear awaking Dix with sounds eminating from the process. She then returned to the house and awoke the children begging their silence. She quietly spirited them out of the house back to the barn each carrying their own belongings. is difficult to comprehend the level of fear as she slowly pushed the barn door open to the creaking, screetching groaning sounds that used to be so familiar to this agrarian generation. One wonders, did she move the buggy slowly out of the barn or did she take of like a bolt? At what point in the journey from the hell of home to the security of her father's house did she feel that sense relief and release? Did her mother and father know of her plan and help her plan or were they stunned to see Mary and the children?

    In 1910 Mary is shown living with her four youngest children with her father Henry Tuffley and her brother Edward.

    Children:
    1. Edna Hobart was born 12 Aug 1888, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died 12 Aug 1888, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA.
    2. Jeanette Hobart was born 10 Dec 1897, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died , Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA.
    3. Ida A Hobart was born 12 Aug 1882, Vesper Hill, NY; died Nov 1971, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States of America; was buried , Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    4. Clarence Edward Hobart was born 10 May 1893, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died 1958; was buried 1958, Amber, NY.
    5. 7. Dora Maude Hobart was born 10 Apr 1886, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died 17 Sep 1966, Binghamton, Broome, New York; was buried 1966, Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    6. Luella Hobart was born 17 Oct 1884, Vesper Hill, New York, United States; died 3 Oct 1966, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States; was buried Oct 1966, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York.
    7. Fannie Briggs Hobart was born 28 Mar 1891, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died 14 May 1995, Apulia Station, Onondaga, New York, USA; was buried , Amber, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    8. Elsie Hobart was born 12 Aug 1888, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died 27 Sep 1977, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA; was buried , Vesper, Onondaga County, New York, USA.
    9. Ira Anson Hobart was born 12 Apr 1895, Preble, Cortland, New York, USA; died 29 Feb 2000, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States of America; was buried 2000, Tully, Onondaga, New York.
    10. Harry James Hobart was born 15 Dec 1899, Preble, Cortland County, New York, USA; died Sep 1988, Otisco, Onondaga, New York, USA; was buried 1988, Tully, Onandaga, New York, United States.
    11. Fannie Gardner was born 28 Mar 1891; died 14 May 1995; was buried , Amber, Onondaga County, New York, USA.