My name is Renee Polhamus and I am the Site manager of this site.
This site was created using MyHeritage.com. This is a great system that allows anyone like you and I to create a site for their family and even publish their family tree on the Internet. If you have any comments or feedback about this site, please click here to contact me. Our family tree is posted online on this site! There are 10873 names in our family site. The earliest event is the birth of Titus Flavius Sabinus I
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I am currently in the process of setting up a family message board, pls help by adding to it. Any family memories, photos, info would be greatly helpful.
I am seeking info regarding a Daniel Polhemus (Polhamus) b. about 1799/1800 Married to Sarah (unknown) I believe they lived in Ny and census places Daniel in Rockland Co. Also any info. on Henry Leon Polhamus, also born in NY, who died in Stark Co. Ohio, I believe he was my great grandfather, I believe he married twice, having children before moving to Oh. he passed in 1940s. I found his 2ed wife to be Minnie Wagnor. TY for all your help
On June 10,1901 in Vestal NY these men passed in an train explosion. The full article can be found on the web site listed below. If you may know who these are and their families please let me know. I haven't found nothing on any of these Polhamus's. TY
The men who Died in Vestal Train wreak was:
Elmer Polhamus- trainman 61
E.R Plhamus - conductor of train 61
Injured
Henry Polhamus - flagman of train 61, left hand torn off
This newpapers article assocated with the train wreak is as follows:
June 28 1901,
Vestal - The Binghamton Republican says that on Saturday last Coroner Smith rendered a verdict in the Vestal explosion and wreck case. The verdict finds that George Mattice, engineer on the wildcat train No. 61, and Henry Polhamus, flagman on train No. 61, are criminally responsible for the deaths of the five persons, that a warrant should be issued for their arrest and that they be held for examination on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree. Mattice and Polhamus are both under arrest.
