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Darling, Reuben, was a native of New Hampshire, and from that State served as a musician (fifer) in the War
of 1812-15. In the course of his army experience he became acquainted with the fertility of the land in Central
New York, hence after the close of the war he came to Moravia and thence to Groton, settling at Peruville, where
he worked at his trade (cabinetmaker) about twenty years. He then bought a farm, a part of the extensive farm now
owned by his son Lyman, and here resided until his death. His wife was Frances, daughter of Timothy Hart, and by
whom he had these children: Emeline, who married Julius Bement; Caroline Matilda, who married Daniel Conger; Lyman,
Rebecca Jane, the second wife of Daniel Conger, and Edward, now living in Dryden. Reuben Darling died in 1870,
aged seventy nine years, his wife preceding him by a number of years. Lyman Darling, known throughout the region
of his residence as one of the most thrifty and successful farmers, also as a man of much personal influence, was
born August 24, 1826, and has devoted his life to farm work. That he has been abundantly successful is attested
in the fact that his present farm of 228 acres is one of the best cultivated and most productive of the county,
while its buildings and equipment are not to be surpassed in the region. In February, 1872, he married Sarah, daughter
of Joseph Smiley. Four children have been born of this marriage, all of whom are now living. In politics Mr. Darling
has generally been a Republican, but during later years he has been somewhat identified with the principles of
Prohibition.
From:
Landmarks of Tompkins County, New York
Including a History of Cornell University
Edited by: John H. Selkreg
D. Mason & Co., Publishers
Syracuse, N. Y. 1894
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