William Henry Cargon

William Henry Cargon was born on 18 March 1879.¹ He was the son of William H. Cargon and Harriett Ann Walpole.

William Henry Cargon appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at Bedford Township, Westchester County, New York, in the household of his father.² A photograph in the possession of Linda (Funk) Shook apparently shows him and his sister as young children.

In May 1898 he was a student at the Potsdam Normal in Potsdam, New York.³

William Cargon Jr. was best man at the wedding of Harry Zalmon Mayne and Mary Harriette Cargon on 31 May 1898 in Old Katonah, Westchester County, New York.⁴

William Henry Cargon graduated on 7 February 1899 from the State Normal and Training School in Potsdam, New York.⁵

He appears in a photograph together with William Walpole, William Cargon, Harriett (Walpole) Cargon, and Harry Mayne.

William Henry Cargon purchased the Katonah Fruit Store business during the first week of October 1899.^6,7

William Henry Cargon appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Bedford Township, Westchester County, New York, in the household of his father.⁸ He was a clerk in a fruit store according to the June 1900 census.⁸

In 1901 he became a teacher in the Mount Holly school in Katonah.⁹ He resigned this position to teach in the Cherry Street school beginning 17 February 1902.¹⁰ In November 1903 he was the principal of the Ossining Heights School, presumably located in Ossining, Westchester County, New York.¹¹

William Henry Cargon appeared on the census of 1 June 1905 at Katonah, Westchester County, New York, in the household of Harry Z. Mayne, where his occupation was given as office employee for the New York Central Railroad.¹²

William Henry Cargon appeared on the census of 20 April 1910 at Edgemont Road, Katonah, Westchester County, New York, in the household of his father.¹³

According to an item in a Katonah newspaper, 7 April 1911, "Mr. William Cargon has resigned his position with the New York Central Railroad Company and accepted a position with the Katonah Lumber Company."¹⁴

William Henry Cargon married Jessie Phillipa Corlyon, daughter of Phillip Corlyon and Ella Leonard, on 31 December 1914 at Johnson City, Broome County, New York; the minister was Rev. Merrill.¹⁵ On their return from their honeymoon, they lived with his parents on Valley Road in Katonah.¹⁶

William Henry Cargon possibly appears in a group photograph of unknown date, possibly taken about 1915.

William Henry Cargon appeared on the census of 1 June 1915 at Valley Road, Katonah, Westchester County, New York, in the household of his father, where his occupation was shown as "manager."¹⁷

An item in a Katonah newspaper, 23 April 1915, stated "William H. Cargon, Jr., is at Lake Mahopac installing the new yard for the Katonah Lumber, Coal and Feed Company. Mr. Cargon will be the manager of the new enterprise."¹⁸ In October 1916 the family moved back to Katonah from Lake Mahopac.¹⁹ In 1917 the family moved to Ridgefield, Connecticut where William became manager of the Ridgefield Lumber Company.²⁰

William Henry Cargon and Jessie Phillipa Corlyon were living in September 1927 in Ridgefield, Connecticut.²¹ William Henry Cargon and Harry Zalmon Mayne were owners of the Ridgefield Lumber Company (Ridgefield, Connecticut) which they sold to the Ridgefield Supply Company in 1933.²²

William Henry Cargon died on 13 August 1938 at age 59.¹⁵