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Note: POSTED ON FIND A GRAVE WEB SITE: "Cortland Democrat, Fri., Dec. 12, 1890, pg. 1 --
a Memory of Stephen Kellogg.
Stephen Kellogg was born June 18,1804, in Rutland, Jefferson county, N. Y. Early in the '40s he moved into the town of Taylor, Cortland county. In the summer of 1842 be united in marriage with Miss Prudence ROCKWELL of the latter town, death claiming the young wife a year later.
The more advanced citizens will remember the common school grammar of which Mr. Kellogg was the author. Though acquiring only a common school education, through energetic application to and perseverance in his life work deceased rose to a positiou of honor and influence being the oldest member of the Bar of the county at the time of his death.
In the fall of 1846 Mr. Kellogg was married to Miss Nancy DILLENBECK. A family of six children were the fruits of this union, of whom five Jasper L., of Lincoln, Neb.; Hon. Orris U., James L., and Miss Eugenia, of Cortland, and John M., of Ogdensburgthe latter now sitting as County Judge of St. Lawrence countyare still living. Mr. Wilber Kellogg of Taylor, and Mrs. Nancy Pulford of DeRuyter, are the only surviving brother and sister of the deceased.
Some four or five years ago Mr. Kellogg sustained a paralytic shock, recovering his usual good health, however, until about the middle of November when an apparent slight cold developed into congestion of the lungs, resulting in death on the morning of the 29th of November, 1890. The funeral was attended from the residence of his son, O. U. Kellogg, Tuesday morning following. Burial was made at Taylor amid the scenes of his youthful days, many of his old-time associates attending the services conducted by the Rev. William B. Clark of Grace church."
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