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Barron Brothers

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Mayott Family

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Mayott Family Isaac Mayott 1841-1915 Wealthy Rose Mayott 1849-1929 Elmer Mayott 1883-1921 William Mayott 1867-1893 Cora Mayott ?-1880 abt 15 years old Section A7      Isaac and his family lived and died by the water. As a young man Isaac worked as a boat man. This job put him out on the waterways of the Tonawandas almost daily. When the Civil War broke out he joined the Navy at the age of 23.     As a Quartermaster, he stood at the helm of ships like the USS St. Clair and USS Great Western, helping guide them through northern waters during the Civil War. After the war he returned home and continued his life on the water.       His son Elmer almost lost his life when he was employed as an ice cutter for The Rose Ice Company. He fell into a hole plunging him into the icy waters of Ellicott Creek. He was saved by a fellow employee.       Isaac's son William wasn't as lucky as his brother. He was killed in a tragic accident. ...
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GAR Monument

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GAR Monument Dedicated: Memorial Day 1910      The GAR monument that stands before you was the product of many groups coming together in 1910. The Winfield B. Scott GAR Post of Tonawanda, The Winfield B. Scott GAR Post Women's Relief Corps, and the Ladies Auxiliary raised money, organized, and planned the erection and dedication of this twenty plus foot monument. The statue of a Union soldier at the top alone cost $450. The base would have cost about the same. It was made by the White Bronze Monument Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The groups raised just over two thousand dollar, which would be around seventy-thousand dollar's today.       The monument was designed to memorialize the names of over two-hundred members of the Winfield B. Scott GAR Post living and dead at the time. It also recognized the other groups who helped make the monument possible.       Miss Onelee Edmonds was supposed to dedicate the monument after a grand...
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