History of the Town of Elma, Erie County, N.Y; 1620 to 1901

by Warren Jackman

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. ...233 votes and to George B.,McClelland twenty-one votes. Lincoln's popular vote was 2,216,057, McClelland's 1,811,714. Enlistment into the army continued. _ 1865. Mr. James Davis, who moved on to the north part of Lot 35 of the Mile Strip, one and one-half miles southwest from Spring Brook in 1831, died January 29th, 1865; age sixty-five years; burial in Davis cemetery on Lot 36 of Mile Strip. Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated the second term on March 4th, 1865.--Andrew Johnson Vice-President. Sophia, wife of Elisha Cotton, died March 31st, 1865; burial in Elma Village cemetery. The surrender of the Confederate Northern Army of Virginia by General R. E. Lee to General U. S. Grant on April 9th, 1865; the shooting of Abraham Lincoln, by J. Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865; the attempted assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State the same night; the death of President Lincoln on April 15th, 1865; the inauguration of Andrew Johnson as President on April 15th, 1865; the surrender of the Confederate Army of North Carolina by General Johnston, April, 26th, 1865, which effected the collapse of the Southern Confederacy and virtually closed the war of the Rebellion, has made the month of April 1865, a most important month in the history of our country; the incidents having been written in detail by writers of the history of the Rebellion and in the biographies of the great men of the nation of that date. Further mention as to the part the town of Elma took will be made ' in Chapter XIII. Maple trees were set on the south side and in front of the M. E. Church building in Elma Village in April, 1865. Henry E. Bancroft bought thirty-three acres of Lot 64 on the north side of the Bullis Road in the spring of 1865. George H....

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First published October 22, 2010