Steven Holmes LAMPORT

                   Spent most of his life in his native NY. He was 11 years old when his father moved to PA, and 16 when they moved to OH. His wife was his cousin.
His home was in Frumansburg, ompkins, NY. He was naturally a politician, was jovial in disposition and witty in conversation. He was nominated for clerk of Tompkins County in 1858, was duly elected and served his term with credit. He was a successful businessman and was at the time well off. Through speculation in oil in PA, he lost at least a portion of his wealth.