Susan Elizabeth Linn Sage (1819–1885) was the wife of Henry W. Sage. Her genealogy and a few biographical facts have has been laid out in a previous post about the Linn family. She was first cousin to Frances Peters, wife of James Richard Speed of Slaterville, who was the son of Dr. Joseph Speed, an early settler of the town.
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The Linns
I have been spent many an hour recently swimming in the great sea of genealogy at Ancestry. For much of that time I was exploring the roots and branches of the descendants of Dr. Joseph Speed, a prominent early settler of Caroline. Henry Linn Speed was the son of James Richard Speed (1815–1864) of Slaterville and Frances Peters of Philadelphia (1818–1901). (James was the son of Dr. Speed.) When I read in his obituary that he was the great nephew of Mrs. Simeon De Witt, I decided to find the details of this connection.
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Dream Street
Twenty-five years ago Professor Gossa Tsegaye of Ithaca College made a film about the community that lives along Buffalo Road between Route 79 and Bailor Road. Recently he graciously made this documentary available on the net.
1853 Map of Caroline
This map from 1853 shows roads many historical details about Caroline, including railroad lines, house locations, property owner's names, numbered schools, creeks, and other details. Lighter lines give an impression of topography.
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Six Mile Creek
In 2016 a class at Tompkins County Community College produced several projects to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of Tompkins County. Three Caroline residents, Kim Haines-Eitzen, and Susan and Tim Larkin, produced a web site about Six Mile Creek and interesting sites along its banks. You can visit the site at Tour Six Mile Creek.
Landmarks of Tompkins County, 1894
The Landmarks of Tompkins County was written by Waterman Thomas Hewett, and published in 1894. It contains a chapter on the Town of Caroline, much along the lines of the History of the Four Counties. Download the Caroline chapter. The entire book is available as a series of PDFs from the Tompkins County Public Library.
History of Tompkins County, 1879
The History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, by Henry Peirce and Duane Hurd, published in 1879, has a chapter on the Town of Caroline. You will find information about civic and religious institutions, and settlers and prominent figures, from the first white immigrants until the late nineteenth century. It includes many illustrations of men, women, and farms. Download a PDF. The entire book is available as a series of PDF files from the Tompkins County Public Library.
The Town of Caroline Historical Room has a Facebook page.