How Charles and Elizabeth Met - The Calls 1896 - 1915 - 1934

 

Papa and Mama (Charles and Elizabeth) first met in the winter of ’76 and 7. Aunt Lizzie and mama were schoolmates, and Aunt Lizzie invited mama and another schoolmate to come out to the new house to stay over night. Papa did not feel well that evening, and spent his time on the lounge, so we not get much acquainted. The next winter we went to [sch]ool together, for a time, at the Le Roy Academy, and papa took me riding and paid me some little attentions then. I taught school at Lime Rock that summer with sixteen [???]th pupils my age. Papa taught the next winter and boarded at Grandpa Coe’s.

 Uncle George and Aunt Mary were married the seventh of May, 1879, and were there at that time, so there was quite a family. I was at Geneseo State Normal School that winter, and I taught the Lime Rock School again the next summer.

The next winter Papa went to Geneseo to school, and I went with Uncle Ezra Frank Coe on a visit West. We went to Uncle Hiram’s Coe at Nashville, Mich, and had a nice visit with the cousins I had never seen before. Then we visited a long time at Aunt Carrie Allen’s in Wis, and at Uncle Horace Prentice’s in Iowa, and Uncle Jesse Coe at Clinton, Ia., and cousins and other relatives.

In the spring after my return, I taught a short term in the “Little Room” at Stafford. The school years of 1881-2 and 1882-3 I spent at “Ingham Collegiate Institute” and graduated there in June 1883.

 Papa worked on the farm summers, and taught in the “Randall district” the winter of 1881-2, and that Spring began to work “the farm” on thirds. Grandpa Call bought the “Adam’s farm” that spring. The next winter (1882-3) he taught at “Jug City.”

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Papa (Charles) - Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939), son of Robert Call  (1831-1913) and Charlotte Joslin (1834-1908), he married Elizabeth Ann Coe in 1884

Mama (Elizabeth) - Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956), daughter of Albert Coe (1827-1907) and Deborah Prentice (1833-1910). She married Charles Joslin Call in 1884, and is the author of this manuscript

Aunt Lizzie - Elizabeth Alberta Call (1862-1929) daughter of Robert Call and Charlotte Joslin. She married Walter Scott Daniels (1863-1918) in 1891.

the new house - In 1875, Robert Call and Charlotte Joslin built a new house on the property they bought in Stafford in 1868. In "The Memories of the Calls," Charles Joslin Call reminisced about when the family moved to the property in 1868, and about the new house that was built in 1875. You can read these sections at New Home, Now Prospect Farm and Building the New Home, 1875. 

From the 1876 Genesee County Atlas

Le Roy Academy - Le Roy Academy operated in Le Roy from 1864-1891. Charles reminisced about the school at Le Roy Academy

Lime Rock - Lime Rock is a section of Le Roy to the east of the main part of town on Rt. 5. Lizzie wrote about Lime Rock School in "The Memories of the Coes" at Lime Rock School, while Charles reminisced about in the Teaching section.

Grandpa Coe's - Albert Coe (1827-1907) son of Ezra Coe (1796-1869) and Elizabeth Ann Sornberger (1795-1888). He married Deborah Prentice (1833-1910) in 1850. 

Uncle George - George W. Sperry (1853-1933) son of  Platt T Sperry (1814-1889) and Rebecca Storm (1821-1857). He married Mary Isadore Coe in 1879. 

Aunt Mary - Mary Isadore Coe (1851-1924) daughter of Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice. She married George W Sperry in 1879. 

Geneseo State Normal School - The Geneseo Normal and Training School was established by the New York State Legislature in 1867 and opened in 1871. In 1948, the school became part of the State University of New York system. Charles mentioned his time at Geneseo in the Teaching section of "The Memories of the Calls."

Uncle Ezra Frank Coe - Ezra Frank Coe (1853-1942) son of Albert Coe and Deborah Prentice. He married Sarah Frances Ward (1856-1942) in 1883. 

Uncle Hiram Coe at Nashville, Mich - Hirma Coe (1833-1919) son of Ezra Coe and Elizabeth Ann Sornberger. He married Sarah Fisher (1838-1927) in 1860. They lived in Jackson and then Barry counties in Michigan. 

Aunt Carrie Allen in Wis - Caroline Prentice (1840-1913) daughter of Southwick Prentice (1800-1876) and Elizabeth Ann Smith (1802-1846). She married Delos Allen in 1858. She was the younger sister of Elizabeth Coe's mother Deborah Prentice, and she lived in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin. 

Uncle Horace Prentice's in Iowa - Horace Prentice (1842-1901) son of Southwick Prentice and Elizabeth Ann Smith. He married Jennie Sperry (1842-1922, half-sister of George W. Sperry) in 1865. They lived in Cedar County, Iowa in 1880. By 1885, they were lving in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. 

Uncle Jesse Coe at Clinton, IA - Jesse W. Coe (1825-1890) son of Ezra Coe and Elizabeth Ann Sornberger. He married Mary Elizabeth Storms (1829-1918) in 1849. They lived in  Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. 

cousins and other relatives - The cousins and other relatives might have included Dewitt Clinton Sernberger (1833-1903) and his family, Antoinette Sernberger (1849-1893) and her husband A. Johnson, and Nancy Joiner Sernberger (1808-1890). Nancy Sernberger was the widow of Ransom Sernberger (1804-1869, brother of Elizabeth Ann Sornborger), and Dewitt and Antoinette were their children, so first cousins of Elizabeth Ann and Ezra Frank Coe. All the Sernbergers lived in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa where Jesse W Coe lived. 

Little Room at Stafford - There were several schools shown on the 1876 map of Stafford, so I'm not sure which is the "Little Room." 

Ingham College Institute -  Ingham University operated in Le Roy, Genesee County, New York from 1837-1892. It was the first women's college in New York and the first charted women's university in the United States.If you'd like to learn more about the history of Ingham University, there is an article "Requiem for a Pioneer of Women's Higher Education: The Ingham University of Le Roy, New York 1857-1892" by Richard L Wing - published in the History of Higher Education Annual volume 11 - with lots of fascinating info. Article is available at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED382113.pdf

Randall District - Most likely the school located on Randall Road, near Buckly Road in Stafford. 

Grandpa Call - Robert Call son of John Call (1788-1872) and Grace Payne (1789-1862). He married Charlotte Joslin in 1854. Many sections of The Memories of the Calls tell the story of Robert Call's life.

Adams Farm - The Adams farm was located between the two farms Robert Call purchased in 1868. On March 24, 1882, David Adams (1819-1891, father of Sarah Adams (1852-1925) who married Samuel Joslin (1849-1913) brother Robert's wife Charlotte) sold  his farm to Elias Cole (1837-1906, first cousin of Robert Call) who then sold the same property to Robert Call on March 25. 

Jug City - The Jug City school was located near the intersection of E Bethany - Le Roy Road and what is now Cole Road. 

Thank you to Jim Call for identifying the locations of many of the schools our great grandparents taught at. 

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