The Van Buren Information Desk Van Buren - Vader
Hoag - Rowley - Fishell - Cole
Henry Van Buren, born about 1817, married in New York, Elisabeth Vader, b. 1813, daughter of Peter and Catharine Vader. Henry and "Betsy" as she was called, had the following children:
1. - Peter H. Van Buren
Born 1837, Genesee Co., NY; Married 1858, Mary Elizabeth Hoag, daughter of David Hoag and Jane Dutcher. See Hoag Family History.
Peter and Mary had two children who became of full age; Algernon, born in 1859, did not marry; and Charles M., born in 1864, who married Clara Wright.
See Charles M. Van Buren History
2. - Simon Van Buren
Born 1842, Genesee Co., NY; Married Mary J. Rowley of Michigan, daughter of Otis and Emma L. Rowley. Simon and Mary had one child, Ada, who was born in Illinois, 1866. They settled in Michigan.
3. - Nancy A. Van Buren
Born 1843, Genesee Co., NY; Married Joseph L. Fishell. Nancy and Joseph had 4 children; William, born 1866; Elizabeth, born 1868; Mary, born 1869; Ettie, born 1872. This family moved to Michigan for a short time, and then returned to New York, settling in Genesee County.
4. - Hiram Van Buren
Born 1844, Genesee Co., NY; Married Matilda Fishel, daughter of Jacob Fishel. Matilda's marriage to Hiram was her second marriage, of which she had 2 other children. Hiram and Matilda had one daughter, Claudia, born in 1877 who married Will H. Sunricker. The families of Hiram and Matilda settled in Pembroke, Genesee Co., NY.
5. - Edwin (Edward) Van Buren
Born 1848, Genesee Co., NY; Married Sarah Jane Cole, daughter of Anson Cole and Sarah Willet. Ed and Sarah had 3 children; Elsie M., born 1874, who married Charles Pashong; Cora, born 1877 in Michigan, who married Ernest Van Alstine; Eva B., born 1883, married Reuben Sliker. Ed and Sarah moved to Michigan for a short time, then returned to New York, settling back in Genesee Co.
Ed Van Buren died in 1896 from injuries received from a horse-train accident. He is buried in the Pembroke cemetery, along with his daughter Eva (Van Buren) Sliker, who died in 1907. Sarah Jane (Cole) Van Buren, Ed's wife, married a second time, Clayton Buchanan, without issue. The following are newspaper articles about Ed's accident.
MET ON THE TRACK
Edward Van Buren's Close Call at Clarence
Horse Killed by a Train
Edward Van Buren a farmer northwest of East Pembroke on J.D. Forward's farm, had a narrow escape from being killed by a fast train on the West Shore road at Clarence on Friday night. Mr. Van Buren and his brother Hiram of North Pembroke were returning from Buffalo, where they had been with two loads of potatoes. It was about 7 p.m. when they reached the crossing, a view of which is obscured by houses. Edward Van Buren was ahead, and when he drove on the crossing he saw a train almost upon him. He backed his horses and wheeled them to one side, but one of them was struck and instantly killed, being badly mangled, and he was thrown from the wagon a distance of about fifteen feet. Mr. Van Buren was stunned for a moment and was somewhat injured about his shoulders and spine, but not so severely that he was unable to get up and move about. His other horse was not injured to any extent and only the tongue of the wagon was broken. He and his brother remained in Clarence until Saturday night. Mr. Van Buren says that the electric bell which is supposed to protect the crossing did not ring and he heard no locomotive bell or whistle. The railroad company has made arrangements to settle for the damage done.
Edwin Van Buren, a life-long resident of Pembroke, died on Monday at his home near North Pembroke, aged 48 years. He is survived by his widow and three children. It is said that Mr. Van Buren's death was the result of injuries received at a crossing on the West Shore road at Clarence on the night of November 8, 1895. On that night he was driving home from Buffalo, where he had been with a load of potatoes. When he reached the crossing he did not hear or see the approach of a fast train, which sounded no warning signal, it was alleged, until he had got squarely on the track. He turned his horses around, but one of them was struck and killed and Mr. Van Buren was thrown violently to the ground. He sustained internal injuries of some nature in the region of his lungs. It was thought at first that they were not serious, but it is said that he had been steadily growing worse since that time. Mr. Van Buren brought an action for damages against the New York Central company, as lessees of the West Shore. The suit was tried in Supreme Court in Batavia last July and he receive a verdict for $500.
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