John Merwin Oldrin (1836-1903) was president of the Inclined Cable Railroad Company of Sea Cliff, New York. (b. 1836; Westhampton, Suffolk, New York, United States - d. July 25, 1903; Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA)
Parents:
Catherine X (1814–1887) and Reverend Edward Oldrin (1802–1874). He died on February 26, 1874.
Birth:
1836 in Westhampton, Suffolk, New York.
First marriage:
He married Nettie Burtis Coles (1839–1869) around 1856.
Children:
Carrie L. Oldrin (1857-?) who married George W. Simonson on October 4, 1883, Lizzie L. Oldrin (1860-?), Lillian Oldrin (1862-?), Nettie B. Oldrin (1865-?), and Oliver John E. Oldrin (1867-?).
Second marriage:
He married Clarissa S. Randall (1839-1878) in 1869. She was born in 1839 in Connecticut. She died in 1878 in Hempstead, Queens, New York. Christ's Presbyterian Church wrote in 1878: "Mrs. Clara R. Oldrin, wife of J. M. Oldrin, died at Sea Cliff."
Children:
Clara M. Oldrin (1873-?) who married John A. Bader (1866-?) in 1894 and had as her son, John Merwin Oldrin Bader (1895-1975); and Grace Helen Oldrin (1877-?) who was born on November 24, 1877.
Third marriage:
Eva S. Rogers (1860-1917) about 1880. She was the daughter of John Henry Rogers (1818-1898).
Child:
Charles Miller Oldrin (1881-1962) who married Clara Isabel Hurlbut (1877-?).
Sea Cliff:
New York Times on June 9, 1895: "Sea Cliff is preeminently fitted by nature for one of the most popular Summer resorts within a radius of a hundred miles from New-York City. Its picturesque location, at an altitude of 200 feet overlooking Long Island Sound and Hempstead Harbor, affords a variety of scenery which savors of both mountain and seashore. ... The leading real estate agent of Sea Cliff, J. M. Oldrin, reports that, although the rental of cottages has been rather slow, those that have been rented have been rather slow ..."
Death:
He died on July 25, 1903 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. His death certificate number was 1903-22016.
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the New York Times on July 26, 1903. "Death List of the Day. John Merwin Oldrin. Special to The New York Times. Sea Cliff, L. I., July 21, [1903] — News was received here of the death in New York early this morning of John Merwin Oldrin, one of Sea Cliff's original settlers. Mr. Oldrin went to the city for treatment last Fall. He was expected home a month ago, but his condition changed and he died without returning home. Mr. Oldrin was a native born Long Islander and one of the best-known men here. He was born at Westhampton. For a long term of years he resided at Hempstead, assisting while Town Clerk of Hempstead in the transfer of the Garden City estate to A. T. Stewart. After removing to Sea Cliff he was at different times Principal of the school here, member of the School Board, and President of the Inclined Cable Railroad Company. He was best known, however, as editor and proprietor of The Sea Cliff News, a business which he only relinquished when ill-health made it necessary. He leaves a wife and a grown family. His body will be brought home for burial."
The New York Daily Tribune wrote on July 26, 1903: "John Merwin Oldrin, a well known Sea Cliff resident, died yesterday in this city. He was born at Westhampton, Long Island, in 1836. For ten years he was a teacher in the Hempstead schools, and served for a time as clerk of Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin was for some time principal of the Sea Cliff school. Later he engaged in business, and was for ten-years proprietor and editor of The Sea Cliff News. For years he had been in the real estate business at Sea Cliff. This season he took his son in to partners in his law firm , J. M. Oldrin & Co. The funeral will be held at his home, in Sea Cliff, on Monday, at l:00 p.m. The burial will be at Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin leaves a widow and a grown family."
Biography:
On January 15, 1956 the Long Island Forum wrote: "Sea Cliff's Unique Railway. During the latter years of the 19th century the north shore village of Sea Cliff had a very unusual means of transportation leading from the business section to the shore front. It was called the Seacliff Inclined Cable Railway and was owned and operated by a company of which John Merwin Oldrin, publisher of the Sea Cliff News, was for a time the president. Oldrin, born at West Hampton in 1836, son of the Methodist minister, was a man of ideas, it seems. At the age of 14 he began studying for the ministry but later took up school teaching which carried him to various parts of the state, finally settling at Hempstead where he taught for some ten years. Meanwhile, marrying Miss Nettie Burtis Coles of Southold, they had four daughters and a son. After giving up teaching, Oldrin became a member of the general mercantile firm of Clowes, Oldrin & Co., at Hempstead, also serving as village clerk, trustee and town clerk. He later returned to school- teaching for a spell and in 1869 married Miss Sarah Clarissa Randall, also a schoolteacher, from Michigan. In 1876 they located at Sea Cliff where he started a retail store and a local express business. After a few years he opened a real estate office and in 1888, having accumulated a considerable surplus, purchased the Sea Cliff News, running it in connection with his other enterprises."
He was remembered in an article in the Sayville, New York Suffolk County News on February 15, 1962: "Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway. The village of Sea Cliff, once known as Carpenterville, was known far and wide during the 1880s-'90s for a most unique local rail service. Officially known as the Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway, it was operated by a private company, of which publisher John M. Oldrin of The Sea Cliff News was president. The line extended from the steamboat landing up Sea Cliff's rather precipitous main highway, carrying passengers, express and freight to the top of the hill. It also served as a unique attraction that brought many sightseers to the village. Oldrin was born at Westhampton in 1836 and among other achievements had three wives before he died at a ripe old age."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 22, 2013.
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Parents:
Catherine X (1814–1887) and Reverend Edward Oldrin (1802–1874). He died on February 26, 1874.
Birth:
1836 in Westhampton, Suffolk, New York.
First marriage:
He married Nettie Burtis Coles (1839–1869) around 1856.
Children:
Carrie L. Oldrin (1857-?) who married George W. Simonson on October 4, 1883, Lizzie L. Oldrin (1860-?), Lillian Oldrin (1862-?), Nettie B. Oldrin (1865-?), and Oliver John E. Oldrin (1867-?).
Second marriage:
He married Clarissa S. Randall (1839-1878) in 1869. She was born in 1839 in Connecticut. She died in 1878 in Hempstead, Queens, New York. Christ's Presbyterian Church wrote in 1878: "Mrs. Clara R. Oldrin, wife of J. M. Oldrin, died at Sea Cliff."
Children:
Clara M. Oldrin (1873-?) who married John A. Bader (1866-?) in 1894 and had as her son, John Merwin Oldrin Bader (1895-1975); and Grace Helen Oldrin (1877-?) who was born on November 24, 1877.
Third marriage:
Eva S. Rogers (1860-1917) about 1880. She was the daughter of John Henry Rogers (1818-1898).
Child:
Charles Miller Oldrin (1881-1962) who married Clara Isabel Hurlbut (1877-?).
Sea Cliff:
New York Times on June 9, 1895: "Sea Cliff is preeminently fitted by nature for one of the most popular Summer resorts within a radius of a hundred miles from New-York City. Its picturesque location, at an altitude of 200 feet overlooking Long Island Sound and Hempstead Harbor, affords a variety of scenery which savors of both mountain and seashore. ... The leading real estate agent of Sea Cliff, J. M. Oldrin, reports that, although the rental of cottages has been rather slow, those that have been rented have been rather slow ..."
Death:
He died on July 25, 1903 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. His death certificate number was 1903-22016.
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the New York Times on July 26, 1903. "Death List of the Day. John Merwin Oldrin. Special to The New York Times. Sea Cliff, L. I., July 21, [1903] — News was received here of the death in New York early this morning of John Merwin Oldrin, one of Sea Cliff's original settlers. Mr. Oldrin went to the city for treatment last Fall. He was expected home a month ago, but his condition changed and he died without returning home. Mr. Oldrin was a native born Long Islander and one of the best-known men here. He was born at Westhampton. For a long term of years he resided at Hempstead, assisting while Town Clerk of Hempstead in the transfer of the Garden City estate to A. T. Stewart. After removing to Sea Cliff he was at different times Principal of the school here, member of the School Board, and President of the Inclined Cable Railroad Company. He was best known, however, as editor and proprietor of The Sea Cliff News, a business which he only relinquished when ill-health made it necessary. He leaves a wife and a grown family. His body will be brought home for burial."
The New York Daily Tribune wrote on July 26, 1903: "John Merwin Oldrin, a well known Sea Cliff resident, died yesterday in this city. He was born at Westhampton, Long Island, in 1836. For ten years he was a teacher in the Hempstead schools, and served for a time as clerk of Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin was for some time principal of the Sea Cliff school. Later he engaged in business, and was for ten-years proprietor and editor of The Sea Cliff News. For years he had been in the real estate business at Sea Cliff. This season he took his son in to partners in his law firm , J. M. Oldrin & Co. The funeral will be held at his home, in Sea Cliff, on Monday, at l:00 p.m. The burial will be at Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin leaves a widow and a grown family."
Biography:
On January 15, 1956 the Long Island Forum wrote: "Sea Cliff's Unique Railway. During the latter years of the 19th century the north shore village of Sea Cliff had a very unusual means of transportation leading from the business section to the shore front. It was called the Seacliff Inclined Cable Railway and was owned and operated by a company of which John Merwin Oldrin, publisher of the Sea Cliff News, was for a time the president. Oldrin, born at West Hampton in 1836, son of the Methodist minister, was a man of ideas, it seems. At the age of 14 he began studying for the ministry but later took up school teaching which carried him to various parts of the state, finally settling at Hempstead where he taught for some ten years. Meanwhile, marrying Miss Nettie Burtis Coles of Southold, they had four daughters and a son. After giving up teaching, Oldrin became a member of the general mercantile firm of Clowes, Oldrin & Co., at Hempstead, also serving as village clerk, trustee and town clerk. He later returned to school- teaching for a spell and in 1869 married Miss Sarah Clarissa Randall, also a schoolteacher, from Michigan. In 1876 they located at Sea Cliff where he started a retail store and a local express business. After a few years he opened a real estate office and in 1888, having accumulated a considerable surplus, purchased the Sea Cliff News, running it in connection with his other enterprises."
He was remembered in an article in the Sayville, New York Suffolk County News on February 15, 1962: "Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway. The village of Sea Cliff, once known as Carpenterville, was known far and wide during the 1880s-'90s for a most unique local rail service. Officially known as the Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway, it was operated by a private company, of which publisher John M. Oldrin of The Sea Cliff News was president. The line extended from the steamboat landing up Sea Cliff's rather precipitous main highway, carrying passengers, express and freight to the top of the hill. It also served as a unique attraction that brought many sightseers to the village. Oldrin was born at Westhampton in 1836 and among other achievements had three wives before he died at a ripe old age."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 22, 2013.
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John Merwin Oldrin (1836-1903) was president of the Inclined Cable Railroad Company of Sea Cliff, New York. (b. 1836; Westhampton, Suffolk, New York, United States - d. July 25, 1903; Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA)
Parents:
Catherine X (1814–1887) and Reverend Edward Oldrin (1802–1874). He died on February 26, 1874.
Birth:
1836 in Westhampton, Suffolk, New York.
First marriage:
He married Nettie Burtis Coles (1839–1869) around 1856.
Children:
Carrie L. Oldrin (1857-?) who married George W. Simonson on October 4, 1883, Lizzie L. Oldrin (1860-?), Lillian Oldrin (1862-?), Nettie B. Oldrin (1865-?), and Oliver John E. Oldrin (1867-?).
Second marriage:
He married Clarissa S. Randall (1839-1878) in 1869. She was born in 1839 in Connecticut. She died in 1878 in Hempstead, Queens, New York. Christ's Presbyterian Church wrote in 1878: "Mrs. Clara R. Oldrin, wife of J. M. Oldrin, died at Sea Cliff."
Children:
Clara M. Oldrin (1873-?) who married John A. Bader (1866-?) in 1894 and had as her son, John Merwin Oldrin Bader (1895-1975); and Grace Helen Oldrin (1877-?) who was born on November 24, 1877.
Third marriage:
Eva S. Rogers (1860-1917) about 1880. She was the daughter of John Henry Rogers (1818-1898).
Child:
Charles Miller Oldrin (1881-1962) who married Clara Isabel Hurlbut (1877-?).
Sea Cliff:
New York Times on June 9, 1895: "Sea Cliff is preeminently fitted by nature for one of the most popular Summer resorts within a radius of a hundred miles from New-York City. Its picturesque location, at an altitude of 200 feet overlooking Long Island Sound and Hempstead Harbor, affords a variety of scenery which savors of both mountain and seashore. ... The leading real estate agent of Sea Cliff, J. M. Oldrin, reports that, although the rental of cottages has been rather slow, those that have been rented have been rather slow ..."
Death:
He died on July 25, 1903 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. His death certificate number was 1903-22016.
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the New York Times on July 26, 1903. "Death List of the Day. John Merwin Oldrin. Special to The New York Times. Sea Cliff, L. I., July 21, [1903] — News was received here of the death in New York early this morning of John Merwin Oldrin, one of Sea Cliff's original settlers. Mr. Oldrin went to the city for treatment last Fall. He was expected home a month ago, but his condition changed and he died without returning home. Mr. Oldrin was a native born Long Islander and one of the best-known men here. He was born at Westhampton. For a long term of years he resided at Hempstead, assisting while Town Clerk of Hempstead in the transfer of the Garden City estate to A. T. Stewart. After removing to Sea Cliff he was at different times Principal of the school here, member of the School Board, and President of the Inclined Cable Railroad Company. He was best known, however, as editor and proprietor of The Sea Cliff News, a business which he only relinquished when ill-health made it necessary. He leaves a wife and a grown family. His body will be brought home for burial."
The New York Daily Tribune wrote on July 26, 1903: "John Merwin Oldrin, a well known Sea Cliff resident, died yesterday in this city. He was born at Westhampton, Long Island, in 1836. For ten years he was a teacher in the Hempstead schools, and served for a time as clerk of Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin was for some time principal of the Sea Cliff school. Later he engaged in business, and was for ten-years proprietor and editor of The Sea Cliff News. For years he had been in the real estate business at Sea Cliff. This season he took his son in to partners in his law firm , J. M. Oldrin & Co. The funeral will be held at his home, in Sea Cliff, on Monday, at l:00 p.m. The burial will be at Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin leaves a widow and a grown family."
Biography:
On January 15, 1956 the Long Island Forum wrote: "Sea Cliff's Unique Railway. During the latter years of the 19th century the north shore village of Sea Cliff had a very unusual means of transportation leading from the business section to the shore front. It was called the Seacliff Inclined Cable Railway and was owned and operated by a company of which John Merwin Oldrin, publisher of the Sea Cliff News, was for a time the president. Oldrin, born at West Hampton in 1836, son of the Methodist minister, was a man of ideas, it seems. At the age of 14 he began studying for the ministry but later took up school teaching which carried him to various parts of the state, finally settling at Hempstead where he taught for some ten years. Meanwhile, marrying Miss Nettie Burtis Coles of Southold, they had four daughters and a son. After giving up teaching, Oldrin became a member of the general mercantile firm of Clowes, Oldrin & Co., at Hempstead, also serving as village clerk, trustee and town clerk. He later returned to school- teaching for a spell and in 1869 married Miss Sarah Clarissa Randall, also a schoolteacher, from Michigan. In 1876 they located at Sea Cliff where he started a retail store and a local express business. After a few years he opened a real estate office and in 1888, having accumulated a considerable surplus, purchased the Sea Cliff News, running it in connection with his other enterprises."
He was remembered in an article in the Sayville, New York Suffolk County News on February 15, 1962: "Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway. The village of Sea Cliff, once known as Carpenterville, was known far and wide during the 1880s-'90s for a most unique local rail service. Officially known as the Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway, it was operated by a private company, of which publisher John M. Oldrin of The Sea Cliff News was president. The line extended from the steamboat landing up Sea Cliff's rather precipitous main highway, carrying passengers, express and freight to the top of the hill. It also served as a unique attraction that brought many sightseers to the village. Oldrin was born at Westhampton in 1836 and among other achievements had three wives before he died at a ripe old age."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 22, 2013.
.
Parents:
Catherine X (1814–1887) and Reverend Edward Oldrin (1802–1874). He died on February 26, 1874.
Birth:
1836 in Westhampton, Suffolk, New York.
First marriage:
He married Nettie Burtis Coles (1839–1869) around 1856.
Children:
Carrie L. Oldrin (1857-?) who married George W. Simonson on October 4, 1883, Lizzie L. Oldrin (1860-?), Lillian Oldrin (1862-?), Nettie B. Oldrin (1865-?), and Oliver John E. Oldrin (1867-?).
Second marriage:
He married Clarissa S. Randall (1839-1878) in 1869. She was born in 1839 in Connecticut. She died in 1878 in Hempstead, Queens, New York. Christ's Presbyterian Church wrote in 1878: "Mrs. Clara R. Oldrin, wife of J. M. Oldrin, died at Sea Cliff."
Children:
Clara M. Oldrin (1873-?) who married John A. Bader (1866-?) in 1894 and had as her son, John Merwin Oldrin Bader (1895-1975); and Grace Helen Oldrin (1877-?) who was born on November 24, 1877.
Third marriage:
Eva S. Rogers (1860-1917) about 1880. She was the daughter of John Henry Rogers (1818-1898).
Child:
Charles Miller Oldrin (1881-1962) who married Clara Isabel Hurlbut (1877-?).
Sea Cliff:
New York Times on June 9, 1895: "Sea Cliff is preeminently fitted by nature for one of the most popular Summer resorts within a radius of a hundred miles from New-York City. Its picturesque location, at an altitude of 200 feet overlooking Long Island Sound and Hempstead Harbor, affords a variety of scenery which savors of both mountain and seashore. ... The leading real estate agent of Sea Cliff, J. M. Oldrin, reports that, although the rental of cottages has been rather slow, those that have been rented have been rather slow ..."
Death:
He died on July 25, 1903 in Manhattan, New York City, New York. His death certificate number was 1903-22016.
Obituary:
His obituary appeared in the New York Times on July 26, 1903. "Death List of the Day. John Merwin Oldrin. Special to The New York Times. Sea Cliff, L. I., July 21, [1903] — News was received here of the death in New York early this morning of John Merwin Oldrin, one of Sea Cliff's original settlers. Mr. Oldrin went to the city for treatment last Fall. He was expected home a month ago, but his condition changed and he died without returning home. Mr. Oldrin was a native born Long Islander and one of the best-known men here. He was born at Westhampton. For a long term of years he resided at Hempstead, assisting while Town Clerk of Hempstead in the transfer of the Garden City estate to A. T. Stewart. After removing to Sea Cliff he was at different times Principal of the school here, member of the School Board, and President of the Inclined Cable Railroad Company. He was best known, however, as editor and proprietor of The Sea Cliff News, a business which he only relinquished when ill-health made it necessary. He leaves a wife and a grown family. His body will be brought home for burial."
The New York Daily Tribune wrote on July 26, 1903: "John Merwin Oldrin, a well known Sea Cliff resident, died yesterday in this city. He was born at Westhampton, Long Island, in 1836. For ten years he was a teacher in the Hempstead schools, and served for a time as clerk of Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin was for some time principal of the Sea Cliff school. Later he engaged in business, and was for ten-years proprietor and editor of The Sea Cliff News. For years he had been in the real estate business at Sea Cliff. This season he took his son in to partners in his law firm , J. M. Oldrin & Co. The funeral will be held at his home, in Sea Cliff, on Monday, at l:00 p.m. The burial will be at Hempstead. Mr. Oldrin leaves a widow and a grown family."
Biography:
On January 15, 1956 the Long Island Forum wrote: "Sea Cliff's Unique Railway. During the latter years of the 19th century the north shore village of Sea Cliff had a very unusual means of transportation leading from the business section to the shore front. It was called the Seacliff Inclined Cable Railway and was owned and operated by a company of which John Merwin Oldrin, publisher of the Sea Cliff News, was for a time the president. Oldrin, born at West Hampton in 1836, son of the Methodist minister, was a man of ideas, it seems. At the age of 14 he began studying for the ministry but later took up school teaching which carried him to various parts of the state, finally settling at Hempstead where he taught for some ten years. Meanwhile, marrying Miss Nettie Burtis Coles of Southold, they had four daughters and a son. After giving up teaching, Oldrin became a member of the general mercantile firm of Clowes, Oldrin & Co., at Hempstead, also serving as village clerk, trustee and town clerk. He later returned to school- teaching for a spell and in 1869 married Miss Sarah Clarissa Randall, also a schoolteacher, from Michigan. In 1876 they located at Sea Cliff where he started a retail store and a local express business. After a few years he opened a real estate office and in 1888, having accumulated a considerable surplus, purchased the Sea Cliff News, running it in connection with his other enterprises."
He was remembered in an article in the Sayville, New York Suffolk County News on February 15, 1962: "Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway. The village of Sea Cliff, once known as Carpenterville, was known far and wide during the 1880s-'90s for a most unique local rail service. Officially known as the Sea Cliff Inclined Cable Railway, it was operated by a private company, of which publisher John M. Oldrin of The Sea Cliff News was president. The line extended from the steamboat landing up Sea Cliff's rather precipitous main highway, carrying passengers, express and freight to the top of the hill. It also served as a unique attraction that brought many sightseers to the village. Oldrin was born at Westhampton in 1836 and among other achievements had three wives before he died at a ripe old age."
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 22, 2013.
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