Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Eggleston, Oscar E. January 12, 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ny/nyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Starjak nstarjak@gmail.com October 11, 2008, 12:47 pm Author: Hardin & Willard Eggleston, Oscar E., Winfield, was born in Winfield January 12, 1837, and married October 16, 1867, Hannah E., daughter of William and Lucinda (Smith) McLaughton. Her father was a son of David, who was the only child of William McLaughton, one of the first settlers of this town, and a toroughly representative man, religious, public-spirited, and upright. His life as a man an citizen is worthy of imitation. He had three children, William Milton, David L., and Hannah E., all living at the present time. Oscar Eggleston and wife have one child, William Seymour. Subject owns the old McLaughton farm. He has a combination of twelve cheese factories, which he runs; also is breeder of fine horses. Additional Comments: source: History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of its citizens edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893 550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/herkimer/bios/egglesto457gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb