History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 140
[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] church there. He h:is served as a local preacher for many years, and h:is been exceedingly active in re-i ligious work. He married Esther Fowler, daughter ' of Moses Fowler, of Mount Pleasant, and has three children — Fannie M., Esther and Hannah E. His great age and hi-consistent Christian example render ' his residence in Mount Pleasant a continual agency for good. It was at Pleasantville, or near it, that " The West-OSSINING. 321 Chester Temporary Home for Destitute Children" first established itself, and commenced its beneficent career. The institution was organized mainly through the indefatigable and self-sacrificing labors of that remarkable woman, the late Mrs. Helen M. Vincent, wife of Frank Vincent, Esq., of Tarrytown, on February 12, 1880,