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Josiah Beers of Ithaca died in 1842 aged 90 years. Isaac Beers who was his son died in 1875 age 90. Note Isaac Beers the son came to Ithaca in 1808 and his father two years later in 1810. They are both tailors and both grantees of General DeWitt for two lots of four rods each lying next east of the Syracuse Opera House and extending through to State Street included the land covered by the Deming-Beers block of six or seven stores. This block was built in 1857. Part of it is now owned by Poole. William Pitt Beers now 75 was born on the lot. He now lives on Green Street and has always lived on this lot being now 75 years old. Isaac Beers was the brother-in-law of William T Southworth and William R Collins, both having married Mr. Southworth's sisters

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William T Southworth was a very prominent man in the village and town of Ithaca for about 20 years or from about 1815 to 1835. He came here from Rhode Island and was a relative of the John Southworth family of Dryden. He was active in militia affairs and rose to the rank of Colonel of the regiment at Ithaca and in which he took great pride. He bought of young George W Johnson the farm since so long owned by Royal Thompson on the Danby Road. Here he lived about 10 years or from about 1818 to 1828 when he sold the place to Thompson, who lived and died there. Mr. Southworth or Colonel Southworth as he was called was a gentleman farmer for those days and always worked in black up boots ruffled shirt and fine clothes. He was the first president of the Tompkins County agricultural society. Subsequently he removed to Avon Springs in Livingston County and where his family resided. (over)

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Abraham Johnson a Revolutionary soldier was the pioneer on the Royal Thompson farm about 1802. He settled on the flat in Ithaca a few years previous and on the jury list of the time he is designated a shoemaker. He served three years in the army of the Revolution and enlisted from Newburg. He sold the farm to his son who sold it to Colonel Southworth and he in turn to Royal Thompson. Abraham Johnson had three sons. One was Colonel John Johnson, who died in middle life Arthur S Johnson the old time attorney in Ithaca was another and George W Johnson of Barton Tioga County was another. John and Arthur S were merchants in a building still standing on East State Street as a boarding house and east of the corner of State and Aurora on the north side. It is number [missing] East State and occupied as a boarding house. The Johnsons were prominent for a great many years […]

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Tompkins County Clerks office. Book of Ithaca Deeds No 5 pp 52 Alonzo B Cornell + wife of Ithaca to William C. Hill of Ithaca Warrantee Deed dated February 5, 1867 and recorded June 8, 1867 as above. Conveys lot at the south-east corner of Owego (now W. State) street and Plain street in Ithaca, being 70 feet front on Owego street and 132 deep on Plain street. Consideration $1,300 with privilege of moving off the building before May 1st.

Book of Ithaca Deeds No 3 p 470 W.C. Curran to Alonzo B. Cornell, dated July 24, 1862 and recorded on the 28th same month. Conveys lot at the south east corner of Owego (now W State) and Plain streets being 96 feet on Owego St and 141 feet on Plain st. Cons. $3,000. Cornell deed to Hill above recites it lies next w. of land formerly owned by Stephen D Beers.