History of Walton, (Delaware County) New York United States of America

Our database does not include an historic photo for Walton, (Delaware County) New York, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us!

Biographies:

Joel Tyler Headley, historian, was born in Walton, N.Y., Dec. 30, 1813; son of the Rev. Isaac and Irene (Benedict) Headley; and grandson of Robert Headley. He was graduated from Union college in 1839, meanwhile attending Auburn theological seminary, 1836-38. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1840 and preached in Stockbridge, Mass., 1840-42, but was obliged by illness to leave the ministry and after two years of foreign travel he devoted his time to literary work. He was a representative in the New York legislature in 1854, and secretary of state of NewYork, 1856-57. He was for many years a member of the staff of the New York Tribune. He was married in 1850 to Anna A. Russel of New York city. Among his published works are: Napoleon and His Marshals (2 vols., 1846); Washington and His Generals (1847); Life of Cromwell (1848); Sacred Scenes and Characters (1849); Life of Washington (1857); Life of Havelock (1859); Chaplains of the Revolution (1861); The Great Rebellion (2 vols., 1864); Grant and Sherman, their Campaigns and Generals (1865); Farragut and our Naval Commanders (1867); Sacred Heroes and Martyrs (1865); The Achievements of Stanley and Other African Explorers (1877); and many contributions to current literature. His Life of Washington had a sale of over 100,000 copies. He died in Newburg, N.Y., Jan. 16, 1897.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

Phineas Camp Headley, author, was born in Walton, N.Y., June 24, 1819; son of the Rev. Isaac and Irene (Benedict) HeadIcy; grandson of Robert Headley, and brother of Joel Tyler Headley. He was admitted to the bar in Auburn, N.Y., in 1847, and was graduated from Auburn theological seminary in 1850. He was married in 1851 to Dora C. Bartlett of New Bedford, Mass., and in the same year was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry at Adams, N.Y. He was pastor at Adams, 1850-54; at Sandwich, Mass., 1854-57; at Greenfield, Mass., 1857-61; and at Plymouth, Mass, in 1861, afterward supplying various pulpits, but giving his time chiefly to literary work. He is the author of: The Women of the Bible (1850); Josephine (1850); Louis Kossuth (1851); Marquis de Lafayette (1852); Mary, Queen of Scots (1858); Napoleon (1854); Court and Camp of David (1862); Half Hours in Bible Lands (1863); Boy's Library of America n Heroes (Grant, Ericsson, Mitch ell, Farragut, Sheridan) (1863-64); Massachusetts in the Rebellion (1865); Secret Service in the United States in the Civil War (1866); Island of Fire (1874); Evangelists in the Church (1877); Life, Labors and Bible Studies of the Rev. George F. Pentecost (1880); Public Men of Today (1882); God and Home and Native Land (1893); and magazine articles. He died in Lexington, Mass., Jar, 5, 1903.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor