George Frederick Underwood

  General Notes:

per newspaper article appearing in the Glens Falls Times 4 Jan 1913:
SIX THOUSAND DOLLAR DINNER
GEORGE F. UNDERWOOD ACTS AS HOST AT NEW YEAR'S DINNER FOR RELATIVES
A $6000.00New Year's Eve dinner was given at the Warren house in Warrensburg wednesday afternnon at 1 O'Clock by george F. Underwood of new York to a party of relatives living in this locality. In the gathering were six first cousins of mr Underwood, to each of whom he presented during the dinner an envelope containing a registered bond bearing interest at 5 per cent.
(the six cousins were)
children of Lorenzo and Rosanna Underwood Hemenway;( Rosanna a sister of George's father Christopher Columbus Underwood)
Ada Hemenway (Mrs Hiram Ross)
Hiram Hemenway
David Hemenway
Lorenzo Sidney Hemenway
Ann Hemenway (Mrs Jeptha Bennett)
Agnes Hemenway (Mrs Moris Wilson)
also :
Beatrice Hemenway (daughter of Hiram and Nettie Dorset Hemenway
Hiram Ross (husband of Ada Hemenway)
Nettie Dorset Hemenway (wife of Hiram Hemenway)
Zalma Ross Hemenway (wife of Lorenzo Sidney Hemenway)
Malvina Nichols Hemenway (wife of David Hemenway)
Jeptha Bennett (husband of Ann Hemenway)
Morris Wilson (husband of Agnes Hemenway)
In the article George was said to be "formerly a resident of Fort Edward. He was for many years a lumberman and is well known throughout this section. Some years ago he was made superintendent of woodlands for the International Paper Co. and later became Vice president of the company. His duties called him to New York. He has a beautiful summer camp at Underwood where he entertains lavishly during the season. He has become very wealthy but to his friends he is the same George Underwood he was in days of yore."

1880 Census Place Fort Edward, Washington, New York
George UNDERWOOD
Birth Year <1846> Birthplace NY Age 34
Occupation Lumberman
Marital Status M <Married> Race W <White>
Head of Household George UNDERWOOD Relation Self
Father's Birthplace NY Mother's Birthplace NY

George married Jennie Amelia Gregory on 24 Jun 1875 in Ft. Edward, Washington County, New York. (Jennie Amelia Gregory was born on 23 Jan 1847 in Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York and died on 21 Nov 1924 in Ft. Edward, Washington County, New York.)