was born a daughter, now the wife of William H. Craig, who is a member of the health department of Peekskill.
In early life Mr. Travis was a Whig, but on the organization of the Republican party he joined its ranks, and has followed its fortunes ever since. In 1854 he was called upon to fill his first office, that of justice of the police courts, but since then he has often been called into public life, and for three terms, in 1867, 1879 and 1880, he most ably represented his district in the state legislature. He has served on several commissions of appraisal in relation to the New York city water-works, and has always been found true and faithful to every trust reposed in him, whether in public or private life. As a lawyer he has won the admiration and confidence of all, for truth and right are the only motives which sway him, and his career has been most progressive and honorable. Many important trusts have been committed to his care, and the confidence, reposed in him has never been betrayed. Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
TUTTLE, JAMES A.
This gentleman is one of the highly respected citizens of Katonah, Westchester county. New York, and belongs to that honored class of brave men who rendered valiant service to the Union in the dark hour of its peril when secession attempted to overthrow the republic that our forefathers had established. Mr. Tuttle was born September 11, 1842, and is a son of Hiram Tuttle, a native of Connecticut, born in 1811. Hiram Tuttle was a shoemaker by trade, and when a young man he married Miss Julia Field, by whom he had six children, three of whom are living,— Mary Marshall, of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Emily, of Peekskill, New York; and James A., whose name begins this review. Those who have passed away are Elizabeth, Addie Garrison and Charles, the last named having been accidentally killed by railroad cars.
James A. Tuttle was educated in the public schools of Westchester county, and was still in his teens when the trouble between the north and south precipitated the country into civil war. A spirit of patriotism, however, was at once awakened within him, and on the 11th of September, 1862, he celebrated his twentieth birthday by enlisting as a member of Company F, Second New York Cavalry. He was in the service for three years, valiantly defending the old flag and the cause it represented. During the early part of his army life he was stationed with his command along the Potomac. Later on, during the Dahlgren raid in Virginia, he was taken prisoner and held as such three months. His whole service was marked by that promptness and fidelity which characterize the true soldier, and at the expiration of his term he received an honorable discharge.
Returning home at the close of hostilities, Mr. Tuttle devoted his energies to slate-roofing, which business he still follows.
He was married December 6, 1871, to Miss Matilda Brown, a daughter of Isaac G. and Catharine Brown, of Yorktown, and was one of a family of six children, namely: Phoebe Jane, widow of A. Gray and a resident of SingSing, New York; William Henry, also of SingSing; Lewis, a resident of Tuckahoe, New York; Margaret Reynolds, who makes her home in Croton, New York; Mrs. Tuttle, of Katonah; and Antoinette Taylor, of Newark, New Jersey. Both Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of Katonah, and he belongs to McKeel Post, No. 120, G. A. R. , of which he formerly served as commander, while at the present writing he is filling the office of adjutant.
MARTIN, CHARLES G.
The subject of this memoir was one of the honored citizens of Mount Vernon, Westchester county, and had been identified with the industrial life of the American metropolis for a long term of years, winning success through his personal efforts and guiding his life according to the maximum principles of honor and integrity. He attained a venerable age, passing away in the fullness of years and honors. Endowed with the most sterling character, energetic, independent and vigorous in his intellectuality, he won for himself a place in connection with the valuable activities of life, and it is certainly incumbent that in this compilation be included a brief sketch of his career.
Mr. Martin was a native of New Jersey, having been born in the historic old town of Perth Amboy, on the 26th of August, 1814, the son of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Andrews) Martin. The father served in the war of 1812, and his death occurred about the year 1825. He left his widow with four small children and with but a modest patrimony. Mrs. Martin was a native of New Jersey, while the Martins were numbered among the pioneer families of Westchester county, New York, whither they came from the state first mentioned. Daniel' Martin, grandfather of the immediate subject of this memoir, was a native of New Jersey, and his death occurred in 1790. He married Mary Applegate, who was born in New Jersey, being a representative of an old English family. Isaac Andrews, grandfather of our subject on the maternal side, was an active participant in the war of the Revolution, in which he did valiant service for the cause of the colonies. He died about the year 1828, and his wife survived him about three years.
Charles G. Martin passed his boyhood in his native town, Perth Amboy, attending the district school until his fourteenth year, when he laid aside his text-books and initiated his practical business career by learning the trade of a locksmith, making combination locks for banks, being in the employ of Dr. Solomon Andrews, of Perth Amboy. After completing a thorough apprenticeship at his trade Mr. Martin went to New York city, where he secured a position with the firm of Day & Newell, manufacturers of locks, remaining in their establishment for several years. Thereafter he went to Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, where he' was engaged in the manufacturing of locks and keys for a period of eighteen months. At the expiration of this time he joined a party of New Jersey men who made the voyage to California on their own ship, sailing around Cape Horn and landing at San Francisco, where Mr. Martin remained nearly two years.
Returning to New York city, he entered into a partnership relation with Silas H. Herring, under the firm name of Herring & Martin, and they engaged in the manufacture of safe locks on a quite extensive scale, gradually building up an excellent business by reason of the superiority of their products and the honorable methods according to which they conducted operations. The association continued for a number of years, but the business was finally placed in the hands of the firm of Mackerell & Richardson, with whose establishment Mr. Martin continued to be identified for a period of ten years. In 1864 he again engaged in business on his own responsibility, establishing foundry and finishing works, which he conducted with marked success until 1877, when he turned the business over to his son, Benajah M., who continued the industry on South Fifth avenue, New York city.
Being well advanced in years, Mr. Martin retired from active business pursuits, and in his attractive home at Mount Vernon, this county, was enabled to enjoy the fruits of a long life of faithful toil and endeavor. He was a man of the most unbending integrity in all the relations of life, endowed with strong intellectuality, and was known and honored as a valued citizen. In his political adherency he was stanchly allied with the Republican party, taking not a little interest in local political matters, but never seeking or holding official preferment. He lived to attain the venerable age of eighty-four years and four months, his long and eminently useful life drawing to its close on the 21st of December, 1898.
On the 12th of June, 1845, Mr. Martin was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Hampton Molleson, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, and they became the parents of two daughters and one son, namely: Benajah M., who succeeded his father in business; Mary Andrews, who is the widow of Rev. Wellington White, a missionary for ten years in Canton, China; and Anna Molleson, who is the wife of Rev. Henry F. McEwen, D. D., pastor for eleven years (1887-1898) of the old Presbyterian church at the corner of Second avenue and Fourteenth street. New York city. Mr. Martin was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, with which his widow is also identified. Since the death of her honored husband she has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. McEwen, at Amsterdam, New York. It is worthy of note in the connection that John Hampton, a lineal ancestor of Mrs. Martin, was taken prisoner by the British in the Revolutionary war, being confined in the famous old sugar house in New York city for a period of thirteen months. His death occurred in 1822.
BONNETT,
