Stories in Stones: Stories from Oneida County, NY Cemeteries

       John A. Goodale was born Jan 8, 1828 in Watertown, NY to Dr. Reuben and Paulina Adams Goodale. He was educated at the Black River Institute. Mr. Goodale graduated from Hamilton College in 1848. After graduating he moved to Syracuse and get a job at a bank.     In 1854, John A. Goodale accepted a position at the Fort Stanwix Bank in Rome, NY. In 1857, he moved to Utica and was made a teller at the Bank of Utica. In 1866, he was made an assistant cashier, ten years later he was made cashier.      In 1861, John A. Goodale married Florence A. Rockwell. They had two sons and a daughter.     John A. Goodale was a member of the following organizations: Fort Schuyler Club and Oneida Historical Society.     John A. Goodale passed away on Oct 11, 1898. He is buried in Plot 32B Lot 1791 of Forest Hill Cemetery in Utica.

      David Jones was born in to David and Nancy Jones on Dec 13, 1831 in Radnorshire, South Wales. When he was 14 months old his family settled in New Hartford, NY. When he was bout 7 they moved to Utica. When he was 12 they moved to New York Mills, NY where he lived until he was 20.      David Jones moved back to Utica to learn the boat builder's trade with Dean and Penfield. Afterwards he moved to St. Louis where he finished learning the trade of carpenter and builder. He then went to Kansas where he was employed be the government in charge of the construction of Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth. That was before Kansas was a state. He returned to St. Louis where he got a position as a master carpenter for a line of a passenger steamers.     In 1857, David Jones returned to Utica and entered the hardware business with Noble Hopkins. The business was located at the corner of State and Columbia Streets.     When the Ci...