Person:Samuel Titus (22)

From History of Long Island, pg 166, 167; see source: Samuel M. Titus was born in Glencove, Long Island. May 31, 1819, the son of Jacob and Hannah (Mott) Titus, and here he was reared and educated. He has attained a high degree of success as a farmer, having a finely improved estate, a portion of that formerly owned bv his father, who was for many years engaged in the mercantile business at Glencove. being one of the influential men of the county. Samuel M. Titus is one of the honored and venerable citizens of this section; has been a zealous supporter of the Republican party from the time of its organization, and he was a stalwart upholder of the Union cause during the war of the Rebellion. He was appointed postmaster at Glencove in 1844 and held the office consecutively for a term of eight years. He was one of those most prominently concerned in the establishing of the Queens-Nassau Agricultural Society, of whose directorate he has been a member from the time of organization, while he served for a number of years as its president. His father was one of the founders of the Glencove Mutual Insurance Company, and he himself has been president of the same for nearly a decade. He has been active and influential in local affairs of a public nature for many years, and his long and useful life is crowned with the honors which come from the appreciative estimate placed upon him by his fellow men.

He [Samuel M. Titus] married Miss Hannah Willis, daughter of Jacob B. and Phoebe (Hewlett) Willis, of Cedar Swamp, and of the three children of this union, S. Townsend is the only survivor.

1880 Census 294, Queens, Queens Co., New York Oyster Bay, Queens, NY Titus Samuel M. W M 61 married Farmer NY NY NY Titus, Hannah E. W F 57 wife married Keeping House NY NY NY Titus, S. Townsend W M 26 son married Farmer NY NY NY Titus, Julia J. W F 22 d-in-law married ass keeping house NY NY NY Titus, William W. W M 2 Gr-son single NY NY NY Willis, Abby W F 50 sis-in-law single Boarder NY NY NY Townsend, William B M 23 servant married Farm Laborer NY NY NY Smith, Charles B M 21 servant single Farm Laborer NY NY NY Townsend, Hannah B F 11 servant single dom servant NY NY NY Willett, Annia B F 20 servant single dom servant NY NY NY Jones, Jane B F 37 servant married dom servant NY NY NY Jones, Ira B M 8 single NY NY NY Jones, Anderson B M 7 single NY NY NY

1900 Census Dist 0728, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York Titus, Samuel M. Head W M May 1819 81 M48yrs NY NY NY Titus, Hannah E. wife W F Jan 1829 71 M48yrs 3ch/1 lvg NY NY NY Titus, S. Townsend son W M June 1854 45 M23yrs NY NY NY Titus, Julia d-in-law W F Sep 1857 42 M23yrs 3ch/3 lvg NY NY NY Titus, William W. Grandson W M June 1878 21 S NY NY NY Titus, Louis H. Grandson W M Aug 1884 15 S NY NY NY Titus, Ethlinda J. granddau W F Jan 1890 10 S NY NY NY Willis, Abbe s-in-law W F Sep 1831 68 S NY NY NY Coffer, Margaret Servant B F May 1855 45 S VA VA VA Miller, Robert Servant B M Dec 1869 30 S NY NY NY

1. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   294, Queens, Queens Co., New York.

   Oyster Bay, Queens, NY

2. ↑ Ross, Peter. A history of Long Island: from its earliest settlement to the present time. (New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1902)
   Pg 166, 167.
3.   Ross, Peter. A history of Long Island: from its earliest settlement to the present time. (New York and Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1902)
   Pg 165.
4.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Dist 0728, Oyster Bay, Nassau Co., New York.