Martha, Ellen, John, Sarah and Jennie. Mr. Broomall died September 21, 1875, at the age of seventy years, and his wife passed away December 28, 1891, at the age of seventy-four years.
To Mr. and Mrs. Venn have been born four children: Edith, Viola, Farla and Roland. The family is well known in the community and Mr. Venn is quite prominent in the Masonic fraternity. He was initiated in Nepperhan Lodge, No. 736, A. F. & A. M., of Yonkers, and is now a member of Rising Star Lodge, No. 450, of Yonkers. He joined the organization in 1891 and in 1893 was elected senior warden. The same year he became a member of Terrace City Chapter, No. 177, R. A. M., and has filled its various offices, being elected high priest in 1896 and again in 1897. In 1898 he was again chosen to that office, but refused to serve for a third term. In 1899 Mr. Venn was appointed grand master of the first veil of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the state of New York. In 1893 he became a member of the Commandery of Knights Templar, filled several offices therein, and is now trustee.
DODGE, CHARLES H.
This enterprising agriculturist of New Castle township is the proprietor of the Chappaqua Mountain farm, and his management of the place is marked by the scientific knowledge and skill which characterizes the modern farmer. He was born on his grandfather's homestead. May 25, 1840, and is a son of Henry Dodge. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Hannah (Reynolds) Dodge, who reared six children, one son and five daughters, namely: Henry, Mrs. Sarah Hammond, Mrs. Anna Birdsell, Mrs. Ann Washburn, Mrs. Abbie Washburn and Mrs. Phoebe Washburn. Henry Dodge, the father of our subject, was a carpenter and undertaker, and in the latter occupation did quite an extensive business, digging the grave and making the coffin for eight dollars and up. He married Miss Rebecca Kipp, a daughter of Benjamin and Phoebe Kipp, and the only child born of this union was our subject. The father died at the age of fifty-four years, the mother at the age of seventy-six. Both were Hicksite Quakers, and were highly respected by all who knew them.
Upon the old homestead Charles H. Dodge early became familiar with every department of farm work, and is to-day recognized as one of the most thorough and skillful farmers of the community. His literary education was obtained in the local schools. On the 4th of March, 1868, he wedded Miss Mary L. Cronk, a daughter of James and Charity (Acker) Cronk, and granddaughter of Henry and Amy (Dusenbury) Cronk. Her paternal grandfather was a native of Holland, while her maternal grandfather, Wilbert Acker, was the hero of Washington Irving's novel, " Wilbert's Roost," which place was afterward the home of the famous novelist, the name being changed to Sunnyside. To James and Charity Cronk were born five children, of whom three are still living: Willot A., a resident of Peekskill; Ezra J., of New Castle township; and Mary L. , wife of our subject. The two deceased are Leonard, who was an officer in the Union army during the civil war and was killed in the service, leaving a widow and one son, Frederick, now a resident of Tarrytown; and Robert, who died at Port Chester, leaving a widow and three children. The father of Mrs. Dodge died at the ripe old age of eighty-seven years, and the mother at the age of eighty. In early life they were members of the Methodist church, but later united with the Society of Friends. To Mr. and Mrs. Dodge were born three children, namely: Henry, who married Millie Halsey and died August 10, 1893, at the age of twenty-four years; Rebecca, who died May 5, 1894, at the age of twenty-one; and James, who was born June 4, 1876, and is the only one now living. They have an adopted daughter, a niece of Mrs. Dodge — Josephine R., daughter of Robert Cronk — who has entered into the affections of her foster parents and in some respects fills the place of the loved ones they have lost. She has made her home with them since two years of age. The family is one of prominence in the community with whose interests they have long been identified, and it is safe to say that none are held in higher esteem than Mr. and Mrs. Dodge.
CLARK, GEORGE B., M. D.
Dr. Clark is one of the younger but most able representatives of the medical profession in Westchester county, having been successfully engaged in practice at Armonk since the fall of 1894. He was born in Germantown, New York, December 23, 1872, and is a son of Rev. G. B. and Eunice E. (Clearwater) Clark. The. father, who has for thirty years been a member of the Methodist Episcopal conference of New York, is also a native of this state and the son of Robert Clark, a mechanic. To a limited extent the former attended a seminary during his youth, but his education was mostly obtained through his own unaided efforts and close application. Like all ministers of his denomination, he has been located at various places and now has charge of the congregation at Edenville, Orange county. New York. In his family were three children, namely: Ida, who died in early life; George B., our subject; and Charles J., a civil engineer residing in Armonk.
During his boyhood and youth Dr. Clark accompanied his parents on their removal from place to place, his early education being secured in the public schools. Later he attended the Hudson River Institute, where he was graduated in the class of 1890. After spending six months as a clerk in a drug store he entered the medical department of the Syracuse University, at Syracuse, New York, graduating there June 14, 1894. The following fall he came to Armonk and opened an office, having since been successfully engaged in the general practice of medicine and surgery at that place. He is the only physician in the village, and has established an excellent practice. He has also practiced quite extensively in the Westchester county house, and is a prominent member of the County Medical Society. He also belongs to Syracuse Chapter, Beta Theta Phi, and the Junior Order of American Mechanics. In politics he is a Republican, and for two years he has most capably filled the office of town physician.
On the 18th of September, 1895, Dr. Clark married Miss Minnie Palmer, of Armonk, a daughter of Charles and Nancy (Finch) Palmer, and by this union one child has been born: Charles George. The Doctor is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife holds membership in the Congregational church, and socially they are people of prominence in their community.
REYNOLDS, HENRY A.
Born in the town of Bedford, Westchester county. New York, June 17, 1833, Henry A. Reynolds was a son of Daniel C. and Sarah (Mead) Reynolds, both natives of this county. The former was born in the village of Cross River, August 13, 1812, and died December 30, 1884; and the latter, born February 22, 1812, in Bedford, died August 7, 1886. The paternal grandfather, Nathaniel Reynolds, was born August 7, 1782, at Cross River, and died near Kensico, March 13, 1874, when in his ninety-second year. The great-grandfather, also named Nathaniel Reynolds, was born February 22, 1754, and died September 21, 1843. His wife Hannah was born March 25. 1759. and died April 11, 1846. His maternal grandfather was Zedrick Mead and the grandmother, Nancy Knapp, both of whom were born in Westchester county. Both branches of the family were of English origin. Walter Mead was the first of the family to come to America, and he settled at Salem, Massachusetts, whence a branch of the family moved to this county.
Henry A. Reynolds was the only son and surviving child of his parents. An only sister, Nancy C, married Casper G. Brower and at her death left two daughters, Ida and Grace. Mr. Reynolds attended school at Mount Pleasant, this state, and later at Peekskill Academy, after which he returned to the farm, where he remained until he was twenty-one. Having shown an aptitude for tools, he took up the trade of carpenter, at which he worked about the home place, where he remained with his parents until their death. Before their death he came into possession of the farm of fifty-five acres, which he cultivated during life. It has long been in good condition and is adorned by a fine residence, while the barns and outbuildings have been in keeping, and an air of general prosperity and comfort still pervades it.
Mr. Reynolds was united in matrimony, December 24, 1860, to Miss Harriet Dean Campbell, of Greenburg, the second daughter of Stephen and Fannie (Sniffin) Campbell. To this union were born three children, — two. sons and a daughter, as follows: Fannie E., wife of C. Booth, of Perth Amboy, New Jersey; Daniel C. and Herbert A.
Mr. Reynolds died February 8, 1899, and was buried at Kenisco cemetery, after a long period of sickness, although confined to his house but a short time. He was an earnest
