Errata

Additions and Corrections to the book will be added here as I am made aware of them.

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Page 11. “Maggie Killmer” should have one L in Kilmer.

Page 91 & 93: [block photos] Block 29 pictured is actually block 26.

Page 111. “Butler” missing the first initial A.

Page 150. The photo is of Elise (Coon) Green­field, not her mother, Edna.

Pages 189-191. Sources for the entry for L. Jackson:

  • 1900 census Pine Plains, Dutchess Co., NY page 11, ed 17, family 158.
  • 1850 Census Milan, Dutchess Co., NY family 188.
  • 155 NYS Census Gallatin, Columbia Co., NY page ed 1, family 125.
  •  Red Hook Journal, 24 Jan 1879.
  • Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle, 4 Feb 1879.
  • Saugerties Telegraph, 24 Jul 1879.
  • 1910 Census Pine Plains, Dutchess Co., NY page 10, ed 59, family 256.
  • Red Hook Journal, 17 Aug 1883.
  • Records of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans: Series IV: Indentures, 1878-1929. Vol 30 and 31, New-York Historical Society Digital Collections digitalcollections.nyhistory.org.
  • Records of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans: III: Admission Records, 1837-1937.  Vol. 26, New-York Historical Society Digital Collections digitalcollections.nyhistory.org.
  • Records of the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans: Series V: Book of Records of Stipend Committee, 1881-1905, New-York Historical Society Digital Collections digitalcollections.nyhistory.org.
  • 1920 Census Westfield, Union Co., NJ page 7, ed 167, family 141.
  • The Courier-News, 27 Jan 1945.
  • The Courier-News, 10 May 1946.
  • Pine Plains Register-Herald, 7 Jul 1927.
  • Pine Plains Register, 20 Mar 1896.
  • Pine Plains Register, 3 Feb 1899.
  • Pine Plains Register, 31 Mar 1899.

Page 238. Maggie & Willis Bathrick were married in 1903 not 1908.

Page 284 There is a circular reference that goes nowhere that reads “(see Block 13 for more on Younghouse)” but Block 13’s title page says “Adolphus Weigert, (see Block 37)”.

Page 291. “Odell” missing the first initial A.

Page 298: Mary Catherine Kilmer’s birthday is January 2, 1874

Page 299: Photo caption is reversed, Henry Brenzel is the blacksmith and Elmer Teator is holding the horse.

Page 310. “Kitty” Stall should be spelled Kittie.

Page 325: [family trees] Mary Kilmer Brenzel is also a child of Urijah and Alice. Urijah’s father’s first name is Eli, not William. William Bathrick’s (married Magdalena Eleanor Shaver) father is Johnathan Bathrick (1713 – 1791, brother of Thomas). 

Page 338: [Index] Mr. and Mrs. “Harry” Brenzel of Block 26 should be “Henry.” It is correct on Block 26’s title page 237.