The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]> Family Search. The Stones purchased the property from Perry Cady, who acquired it from Addison Cady, who acquired it from Patrick Candifield, who acquired it from Asa Cottrell, an early settler in Worthington. The house is featured in The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905), page 85, plate IX, #15.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See item 2021-159, Russell and Rebecca Tower House, Cold Street, Cummington. ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See item 2021-114, Russell Tower, 1903. ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]> Family Search. Charles' father was Joseph Sylvester (b. 1812, Otsego County, New York) and he also had a brother named Philander. Charles and Elvira married on January 1st, 1861 and had two children living as of 1905 - Nellie Sylvester Stone and Minnie Sylvester Cross. The Sylvester's purchased the home from George Ferguson who had acquired it from his father. Rev. Moody writes that 'they had it thirty years' and that George's mother (Lizzie Geer) was Austin Geer's aunt. He also shares that the Sylvester House had been a tavern, kept by Joseph Farr in 1771 and 'supposed to have been the first house built.' A WHS member later interprets this statement as claiming the Sylvester House the first house built in Worthington. In 1905, the property consisted of 240 acres and the Sylvester's kept five cattle, one horse, 40 hens, and cut twelve tons of hay. The house is featured in The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905), page 85, #12.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). Also, search the archive for keyword 'Snyder' to see photos and records of Henry H. Snyder - Henry and Lena's son. ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 2021-109, Elisha Bush, 1903.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See item 2021-110, Cordelia Eldridge Shipman and James D. Shipman, 1903 and item Ph101m, Miss Nellie Shipman.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 2021-148, Edwin H. Buxton and Emma J. Parmenter House, Cold Street.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 41-027b02, Frank Robinson Home.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 41-027b02, Delia (Cordelia) and Alice Robinson.]]> ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 2021-152, Albert A. Paul and Isabelle Parmenter House, Cold Street.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]>

]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See also item 2021-144, James Leslie and Betsy Cross House, West Worthington.]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). See May Leslie's birth certificate and item 2021-146, Charles Leslie and Nettie Dodge House, West Worthington. ]]>
143b comes across as a close-up of 143a but is a separate photo. The three girls pictured are Mabel Thayer Shaw, Deborah Annie, and Ethel Thayer Britt. According to a Worthington Historical Society member, Deborah Annie died as a child and Mabel was grandmother to Diane Henry. The men are not identified but the one closest to the girls looks very much like Reverend Moody. This photo is featured in The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905), page 88 #12 and the republished Papers on the History of Worthington (2007), page 66.

In his book, Rev. Moody also mentions Dwight Thayer (assuming he was Alfred's father). He writes that Dwight Thayer lived with his great uncle, Noah Pierce, who kept 'the hotel in Chesterfield' and later moved to Worthington where he kept the hotel 'near the watering tank at the Corners.' According to Moody, Dwight Thayer married Alfred Brown's daughter and their children were George, Alfred (as described above), Mary, Lucy, Julia, Julia 2nd, Emma, Edward, Ransom, and Warren. ]]> The South Worthington Parish by Rev. George Reed Moody (1905). And, Papers on the History of Worthington (2007).]]>