In the early 1800's there came to the area now called Potter County the first permanent settlers believed ever to have inhabited this area. To the unbroken forests of pine and hemlock and cherry, men brought their axe and sawmill, their flocks of migratory workers and their hardier ambitious settlers who remained to make the land their home. Many of the present-day residents of Potter County are descendants from the pioneers who chose to take up permanent abode here.

White men seem to have been the first permanent inhabitants of Potter County. The wooded hills apparently held no allure as a home for the Indians. They preferred, for permanent camping grounds, the lands which were less densely forested where they could grow their crops. However, they frequently passed through this area while hunting, as remains of their temporary encampments testify. The Indians who hunted in this area were members of the Delaware tribe.

With the exception of a few explorers and missionaries, white men did not come to Potter County until after it, and neighboring counties, were purchased from the Indians in 1784.

Originally, the landowners were wealthy men who lived elsewhere and large land companies. An agent for lands in Potter County who did much for the development of the county was John Keating, for whom Keating was named. Later, Mr. Keating purchased lands from William Bingham, for whom Bingham was named, and employed Francis King to explore the region and plan townships and towns. Roulette was named for one of Mr. Keating's partners, John S. Roulet. 

In 1804, the country was created by the state legislature and was named in honor of General James Potter, an Irish-born commander who served under Washington during the Revolution.

Settlement of the county began soon after this. William Ayers is considered the first settler in the county and Major Isaac Lyman who built one of the first roads was the second. Many of the present citizens of the county are descendants from Major Lyman. Another famous settler was John Peet who came to the county in 1811.

But prior to this, towns had been surveyed and named, Shinglehouse takes its name from a house built of shingles by M. Generet, a Frenchman, in 1806. Coudersport was surveyed in 1807 and was named in honor of John Coudere, head of the financial backers of John Keating.

It is difficult to understand in these days the trials and hardships which the early settlers were forced to endure. The woods were dense and not easily cleared for farming. The sources of supply of food and other necessities were far distant, the distance made difficult by the lack of transportation. Little by little, roads were built, then occasional bridges, grist mills, sawmills, tanneries and other industries were eventually, and slowly, brought to the area, making unnecessary the arduous supply trips through the forest to more settled areas.

The panther, the wolf, the bear and the violence of frozen winters were a constant menace to the early settlers, of whom there were 186 by 1820. But the pioneers were a hardy lot and gradually won their battles against the elements.

Today Potter County makes a comfortable home in which the beautiful forests and rolling farms are man made, a triumph over the devastation which was wrought by the lumbering business.

The logging industry was for a number of years the main source of revenue of the county. First the white pine was cut and sent down the rivers to distant sawmills. Then sawmills were built within the county. Perhaps the first sawmill was built about 1815. Francis King and Major Lyman also were interested in the lumbar business.

After 1880, the pine timber had been almost exhausted. Some cherry had been cut also, especially by A.G. Lyman of Sweden Valley who specialized in cherry lumber. But in 1873 there had begun to be a market for hemlock bark. This became a thriving business, the bark being used in the tannery industry. Tanneries were built in several locations within the county. The one at Coudersport was built in 1880 and it is still in operation today. For the builder William Gale the town of Galeton was named.

Among the many noteworthy settlements of the county was that by a group of Seventh Day Baptists who began settling in Hebron Township in 1831. German immigrants, seeking freedom in the new world, first settled in Roulette and later a group of them came to Sweden Hill. It was later that Germania was founded by many Germans who were refugees from the European war of 1848. In about 1842, Martin Moran came to Potter County. He founded the Irish Settlement in Genesee Township. This settlement had what was probably the first church to be built in the county. Ole Bull, the famous violinist, tried valiantly to found a settlement of Norwegians in the county. However, sadly enough, it was a failure, due to the fact that the Norwegians did not seem to have the necessary physical stamina and also Ole Bull was the victim of a land swindle, losing tens of thousands of dollars on his venture.

During the years, Potter County grew, her industries became large and profitable. Railroads and highways were built and her citizens took an active part in National affairs. During the Civil War, the primary sentiment of the county was anti-slavery and the underground railroad functioned in the area. Potter County's young men have gone ardently to the defense of their county in every war, including World War II.

Churches and schools have been built and improved through the years, giving the county necessary cultural advantages. An unusually large number of residents of the county are Masons. It is one of the smallest districts in which the number of Masons is sufficient to be qualified to have a Consistory. Coudersport Lodge of perfection was established July 17, 1896, and the first meeting was held December 8, 1896.

Today Potter County stands as a monument to her early settlers, to the contributors to her history, the men who planted new forests and reclaimed the wasted land, and who, with ingenuity and ambition, made the region important in the oil and gas industry, in farming and in dairying and potato growing. The editors wish to express thanks to all the residents of Potter County who have helped makethisbook possible.
 
 

Brief Biographies of
Many of the Prominent Residents of Potter County
[Written in 1946]

1. WRAYBURN B. HALL, active for many years in farming, lumbering, and the natural gas industry, was born October 19, 1887, at Ellisburg, son of Horace H. and Sarah J. Hall. Mr. Hall's parents were both descendants of early colonial families which were active in the settlement and development of Potter County. Mr. Hall was educated in the public schools of the county and was graduated from Elmira Free Academy of Elmira, New York. He was active for several years in road construction for the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. He served overseas for one year with the AEF, K Company, 312 Infantry. Mr. Hall is Past Thrice Potent Master, Coudersport Lodge of Perfection A.A.S.R. He is a 32^nd Degree Mason, Secretary-Treasurer of the Coudersport Association Relief Fund and a member of I.O.O.F. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1936 and was re-elected in 1938, 1940, 1942, and 1944. He is a member of Park Methodist Church. He married Edith M. Webster, daughter of Josiah and Cemantha (Chapman) Webster. Mrs. Hall is a descendant of Governor John Webster of Connecticut.
2. MINNIE C. (TICE) EDGCOMB was born July 19, 1873, in Coudersport, daughter of Henry M. and Julia A. (Bishop) Tice. Her father came to Galeton in 1874 where he owned and conducted the first general store in Galeton until his death in 1899. He was a Civil War veteran and was also the first postmaster in Galeton. Mrs. Edgcomb received her early education in Galeton schools and was dietitian at the Y.W.C.A. in Rochester, New York form 1921 to 1931 when she returned to Galeton to make her home. She is a member of the Brick Presbyterian Church in Rochester. She has been production chairman of the American Red Cross in Galeton since 1940. She is a charter member of the Business and Professional Women's Club and of the Women's Civic Club. She married, February 28, 1895, Ralph C. Edgcomb of Galeton, the son of J. Osgood and Saphronia (Conable) Edgcomb. Mr. And Mrs. Ralph Edgcomb, after their marriage, went to Moscow, Idaho, where they settled on government timber land. They built a log cabin in which they lived for six years, after which they returned to Galeton and entered the hotel business. Mr. Edgcomb was proprietor of the Edgcomb Hotel until his death in 1918. Mrs. Edgcomb's hobby is collecting antiques.
3. FLORENCE (FLESCHUTZ) DIETERICH, optometrist of Coudersport, was born October 28, 1900, daughter of Herman D. and Henrietta (Zimmerman) Fleshutz of Coudersport. Mrs. Deiterich graduated from Coudersport High School and from the University of Rochester where she studied optometry. She received her practical training in Philadelphia and is licensed to practice in both Pennsylvania and New York. She is an active member of Christ Episcopal Church, a Past Matron of Eulalia Chapter Number 148 O.E.S., and she was District Deputy Grand Matron District Number 12 in 1941 and 1942. She married, August 28, 1938, William H. Dieterich, who is a lay reader in Christ Episcopal Church. They have one daughter, Florence Henrietta, age 6. Dr. Deiterich's hobbies are hooking rugs and making pies.
4. FLOYD EDWARD ABSON, born July 5, 1877, in Coudersport, son of William H. and Hattie (Smith) Abson. He attended the Old Academy on the Hill with Miss Jenny White as his first teacher. He graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1897 and for four years taught in Potter County township schools. He was then bookkeeper for Diffenbacher Mill in Galeton and was later employed by Gates Bros. In 1909, he went to Coudersport as clerk in the Post Office. He later became Assistant Postmaster, which position he will hold until June 3, 1947, at which time he plans to retire. He is a member of Park Methodist Church, a member and a Past Master of Eulalia Lodge Number 342, F. & A.M., 32^nd degree, Coudersport Consistory, A.A.S.R. He has always been active in church and Boy Scout work. He married July 18, 1899, Rosa Guy of Port Allegany, Pa. Mrs. Abson taught school in Sweden Valley prior to her marriage. She is a member of Park Methodist Church, New Century Club of which she was president for three years, and is active in civic work. She received an invitation 1938 to represent the Women's Committee of the Pennsylvania Constitution Commemoration Committee to honor the Constitution of the United States and to celebrate the 150^th anniversary of its ratification in Philadelphia. Children: (1) Florence (Abson) Geigle of Coudersport, born June 15, 1900, a graduate of Rochester Business Institute. She has one daughter, Joan; (2) Josephine (Abson) Handley of Steelton, Pa., born February 21, 1903, who is a graduate of Syracuse University, having majored in music and art. She has four daughters, Rosanna, Patricia, Kathleen and Frances; (3) Guy William of Aliquippa, born November 19, 1905, who is a graduate of State College. He has one daughter, Nancy Jane; (4) Gerald P., born May 6, 1908, died July 13, 1910. Mr. Abson's hobbies are camping, hunting, fishing and golf.
5. HERBERT R. BARTOO was born on a farm near Mills, August 5, 1890, the eighth son of Henry S. and Clara (Grover) Bartoo. His paternal grandparents, William and Maria (Knight) Bartoo, settled in Pennsylvania woods in pioneer days. His maternal grandparents, Marcus H. and Martha (Wilbur) Grover were pioneers in Bingham Township. Mr. Bartoo graduated from Harrison Valley High School in 1910, took a course in teachers' training at Grove City College and taught school for eight terms. On January 2, 1919, he was appointed rural mail carrier at Harrison Valley and has held that position continuously since that date. He is a member of the Federated Church and of the Grange. He is president of the Mills Cemetery Association and of the Harrison Valley Public Library. He is one of a family of twelve children, nine of whom taught school. He married, first, July 2, 1911, Esther Hendrickson, daughter of Charles and Mary (Cady) Hendrickson. Children: (1) Raymond, of Pittsburgh, who married Norma Butler. They have four children. (2) Ronald, a veteran of World War II and now a student at Yale University, who married Mary Johnson. (3) Donald, a veteran of World War II now attending Mansfield State Teachers College. Mr. Bartoo married, second, Verna (Tapp) Blackman, daughter of John and Ella (Baker) Tapp, October 10, 1942. Mr. Bartoo's hobbies are raising flowers, gardening, wood carving and genealogy.
6. ALBERT G. REESE, dentist of Coudersport, was born in Coudersport July 8, 1900, the son of Dr. Francis G. Reese and Katherine (Hodskin) Reese. (See par. 129). He graduated from Coudersport High School and from the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. He has been practicing in Coudersport for twenty years. He married June 16, 1927, Margarete Lois Elliott, daughter of Berton B. and Annie Elliott. Dr. Reese is a member of the American Dental Association and he is a 33^rd degree Mason.
7. FANNY (GOETZ) HUG was born in Wurttemberg, Germany, April 7, 1861, the daughter of Wilhelm and Hedwig Goetz. She came to America in 1880 and settled in Germania. She is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. She married September 18, 1881, Joseph Hug of Germania, the son of John Jacob and Frederica (Becher) Hug. John settled in Potter County in 1861, having come here from Germany. He was proprietor of the first undertaking establishment and furniture store in Germania. Joseph was a carpenter in Germania. Children: (1) Hettie (Hug) Hoschna, of Germania and New York, N.Y. She married October 9, 1903, Karl Hoschna, famous composer of Madam Sherry, Girl of My Dreams, Three Twins, Dr. DeLuxe, The Chaperons and other music. He died December 23, 1911. They had two daughters: Frances Anna, of Arlington, Virginia, who is a musician and a member of American Guild of Organists; and Anna (Hoschna) Bittenbender, also of Arlington, who has two children, Karl Claude and Joanne Marie. (2) John J., of New York. (3) Harry M., of Phoenix, Arizona. (4) Roy, of Baltimore, Maryland, who has six children, Mary Frances, Vincent Gordon, Joseph, Anna Theresa, Rita and Doris. Mrs. Hug's hobby is gardening.
8. ALMERON TAGGART NELSON, son of Almeron and Elizabeth Ann (Taggart) Nelson, was born April 25, 1874, on the farm where he now lives. His farm, located near Coudersport, was settled by his grandfather in 1820. Mr. Nelson has been a farmer for many years. He was a mail carrier for thirty-four years and was county auditor from 1912 until 1916. He attends the Methodist Episcopal Church and is a member of the Central Grange. He married June 29, 1898, Viola L. McLaughlin, daughter of D.W. and Martha Ellen (Graham) McLaughlin. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Grange, the W.C.T.U., the S.H.G. and other civic clubs. Children: (1) Margaret E. (Nelson) St. Clair, of Buffalo, New York, who attended Westbrook Business School. (2) Myrtle Irene (Nelson) Kerchner, who attended Westbrook Academy. She has one son, Rodney. (3) Milton Almeron Nelson, of Eldred. He has two children, Patricia Ann and Maxine E. (4) Marlin T. Nelson of Buffalo, New York. He has two sons, Allen Taggart and David Ford. (5) Mildred M. (Nelson) Fisher. (See par. 137). Mr. Nelson's hobbies are playing pinochle and gardening.
9. ELLA B. (KINNEY) KNIGHT, owner of the Hotel Crittenden in Coudersport, was born in Warren County, daughter of Edward and Evelyn (Crull) Kinney. She married, September 11, 1901, Harry N. Knight who came to Coudersport in 1902 when he purchased the Crittenden which he operated until 1907. For a number of years he was in the hotel business in Rochester, new York and for eighteen years he was manager of the Rochester Business Men's Club. Mr. Knight was a member of Coudersport Consistory and other bodies of Masonary. He attended Christ Episcopal Church. He died June 6, 1940. Mrs. Knight is a member of the Golf Club. She attends Christ Episcopal Church.
10. PHILIP A. MEINE, President of the First National Bank of Galeton and bookkeeper at Sunnydale Farms Inc., was born February 7, 1868, in Germania, the son of Dr. Charles Meine and Mary (Sandbach) Meine. Dr. Meine studied medicine in Germany, coming to this country in 1853 and to Germania in 1855. He built the first cabin in Germania. He graduated from medical school at the University of Buffalo in 1870 and practiced medicine in Germania until the time of his death in 1915. Philip A. graduated from Mansfield State Normal School in 1886. He was a member of the school board in Galeton for more than thirty years, which position he resigned when he became County Commissioner. He is a member and trustee of the First Presbyterian Church. He was superintendent of CCC Camp Number 88 of Lyman Run from 1933 to 1940. He is a member of the Rotary Club, of Galeton Lodge Number 602 F.&A.M., of Coudersport Consistory and of Shrine Ismalia in Buffalo, New York. He married, May 6, 1897, Elizabeth Schillinger of East Mauch Chunk, Pa., the daughter of Nicholas and Katherine (Pfeiderer) Schillinger. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and of Galeton Chapter, O.E.S. They have two daughters: (1) Grace (Meine) Lush, of Galeton, who has one son, Stanley Gale. (2) Margaret (Meine) Braun, of Yonkers, New York, where she teaches school. Mr. Meine is the owner of the Ole Bull Bible, printed in 1686 and bound in 1694. It is sixteen inches ling, twelve inches wide and six inches thick. Ole Bull gave it to the colonists at Oleona and it was given to Dr. Meine by Henry Andresen who had been Ole Bull's secretary. Mr. Meine's hobbies have been hunting and fishing
11. BYRON L. LANGWORTHY, insurance and real estate agent of Shinglehouse, was born October 11, 1874, in Portville, New York, the son of byron A. and Cornelia (North) Langworthy. At the age of sixteen, he graduated from Westbrook Commercial College at Olean, New York. Mr. Langworthy came to Shinglehouse in 1909 where he established the Langworthy Insurance Agency and Real Estate. He was mayor of Shinglehouse from 1938 to 1946. He is a member and a trustee of the First Methodist Church, a member of Sharon Lodge Number 598 F.&A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He has been manager of the Automobile Club for twenty-four years and has held the office of either president or treasurer for twenty-five years. Mr. Langworthy is interested in all civic projects and was instrumental in obtaining the borough's ownership of the water company. He married, August 28, 1896, Myrta Davie of Little Genesee, New York, the daughter of Royal and Lucinda (Slade) Davie. Mrs. Langworthy is a member of the First Methodist Church and is a member and Past Matron of Eureka Chapter Number 52, O.E.S. Children: (1) Ruth (Langworthy) Barber Stoddard of Santa Monica, California, who has four children, Rowland O. Barber, R. Philip Barber, Patricia (Barber) Lax, and Nelia R. Barber. (2) Merton L., of New Rochelle, New York, a graduate of Carnegie Tech. He has five children, Eleanor, James H., Marilyn, Eugene and Elise. (3) Doris (Langworthy) Mason, of Saugerties, New York, who has one daughter, Virginia. (4) Byron R. of Palestine, Illinois, a graduate of Pennsylvania State College. He has two children, Gail and Hugh. Mr. Langworthy's hobbies are woodworking, gardening and working to obtain improved roads
12. SHEIL BOND SAWYER, inheritance tax appraiser, was born June 14, 1880, in Keating Township, McKean County, Pa., the son of Harley Theodore and Laura (Bond) Sawyer. He received his education in the district school and Smithport High School. He had twenty-four years' service as brakeman on the BZ&K Railroad, brakeman and conductor on the B&S Railroad and conductor on the Sante Fe Railroad. He was superintendent on the C&PA Railroad for four and one-half years. He was sheriff from 1928 to 1932, superintendent of Potter County Home and Farm from 1932 to 1936 and sheriff again, from 1936 to 1940. He is a member of the Episcopal Church. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the C&PA Railroad, a member of Galeton Lodge Number 602 F.&A.M., Knights Templar, Coudersport Consistory and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He married, July 31, 1916, Adeline Wrooman of Canisteo, New York, daughter of Theodore and Elizabeth (Hallett) Wrooman. She graduated from Canisteo High School and teachers' training class. She is a member of the Episcopal Church, Order of Eastern Star and Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. They have one son, Harley Theodore, a student at Mansfield State Teachers College and a veteran of World War II.
13. MARK R. WHITE, mortician in Galeton, was born February 21, 1908, in Galeton, the son of Earl and Jennie C. (Wilhelm) White. Earl was a mortician in Galeton from 1898 until his death in 1944. Mark R. graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1930 and attended the University of Rochester. He was an instructor in Galeton High School from 1930 until 1933, after which time he became associated in business with his father. Mr. White is president of Tioga and Potter Counties Funeral Directors' Association and is a member of the National Funeral Directors' Association. He is a member of the Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, Knights of Pythias, Corral Canyon Riding Club at Wellsboro and of Galeton Lodge Number 602 F.&A.M. He attends the Methodist Church. He married, December 19, 1931, Edith Coates of Rochester, New York. She was born September 3, 1908, the daughter of George E. and Belle (Tice) Coates. Her grandfather, Henry M. Tice, owned and operated the first general store in Galeton and was the first Postmaster. She is a graduate of Rochester Business Institute. Mrs. White is a member of the Methodist Church, of Galeton Chapter Number 53 O.E.S. and of the Business and Professional Women's Club. They have one son, Mark Richard, born May 14, 1937. He is a student in the fourth grade in Galeton schools. Mr. White's hobbies are horses and antiques. Mrs. White is also a collector of antiques.
14. CORA ELIZABETH RENNELLS, a teacher in the Coudersport schools where she has been teaching for almost a half century, was born in Coudersport February 9, 1878, daughter of William Cyrenus and Ella (Strait) Rennells. Miss Rennells lives in the house in which she was born. Her paternal grandfather, Benjamin F. Rennells, was one of the pioneers of Coudersport. Her maternal grandfather, major Isaac Strait, was the first Prothonotary of Potter County. She is a descendant of several Mayflower lines, among them, John and Priscilla Alden, William Brewster, john Howland and John Tilly. Miss Rennells is interested in genealogy and has traced her ancestry back to 1080 A.D. as recorded in the Doomsday Book of England. She is a member of Park Methodist Church, and is a charter member of Allegewi Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, in which she has been an officer since that chapter's organization in 1912. She is a member of educational associations and of national, state, and local social clubs. While her principal interests center around her professional work, she is also interested in art and needlework.
15. COLETTA D. (DUNN) PATTERSON, Postmaster of Coudersport, was born in Startwell, January 14, 1889, the daughter of John and Susan (Patterson) Dunn. She graduated from Coudersport High School and from Bryant Stratton Business College in Buffalo, New York. On September 27, 1916, she married Perry Smith Patterson, a lawyer. He was a member of the law firm Shepherd, McCormick, Thomason, Kirkland and Patterson of Chicago, Illinois. He died July 7, 1926. Children: (1) Perry Smith Patterson, an attorney in Chicago. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and of Northwestern University where he studied law. He was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Carolyn Falconer Groves. They have two children, Perry Smith Patterson III and Caitilin Groves Patterson. (2) Susanne Maria (Patterson) Kemper III. Mrs. Patterson is a member of St. Eulalia Catholic Church.
16. EUGENIA CELINA (BENSON) PERRY was born in Coudersport, February 3, 1886, daughter of James B. Benson and Katharine Jane (Hodskin) Benson Reese. (See par. 129). Mrs. Perry is a member of Christ Episcopal Church, of Allegewi Chapter of D.A.R., of Daughters of American Colonists, of the New Century Club and of the Historical Society. She married, January 5, 1909, Lytle F. Perry, the son of David E.S. and Maude (Townley) Perry. David Perry was a Protestant Episcopal clergyman. Lytle Perry was educated at Allegheny College and, after studying law, was admitted to the Bar in June 1911. For several years, he practiced law in Potter County and then moved to Erie where he practiced law until his death, November 30, 1927. He established the Erie County Law Journal and remained its sole proprietor during his lifetime. He was a member of the Episcopal Church and was a 32^nd degree Mason. Children: (1) Katharine Maude, of Coudersport, a graduate of Erie Academy High School and of Sweet Briar College. She did graduate work at Western Reserve University. She did social welfare work before her marriage. She married Herbert Allen Dorfeld of Coudersport. They have one son, William Gurney. (2) David E.T., of Coudersport, a graduate of Pennsylvania State College. He studied law at the University of Michigan. He married Katherine Daugherty. They have two children, Franklin Lytle and Patricia Ayleen. (3) Frances Eugenia, of Coudersport, who attended Dickinson Junior College and graduated from Miss Wheaton's Business School. She married James Harris Seymour. Mrs. Perry's hobby is her garden.
17. JOHN FRANKLIN GREEN, born July 25, 1875 in Foxburg, Pa., son of John H. and Rosa Bell (Drake) Green, has been for years in the oil business in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. He is a member of the Baptist Church, of Coudersport Consistory, of Jaffa Shrine at Altoona, of Maccabee Lodge K.O.T.M. He was the first Patron of Eureka Chapter Number 52 O.E.S. and has been secretary of the Sharon Lodge number 598 F.&A.M. for forty-one years. He married, October 6, 1898, Lena McDivitt of Eldred, daughter of D.B. and Alice (Davis) McDivitt. Mrs. Green is a member of the Baptist Church and is a member and Past Matron of Eureka Chapter. Mrs. Green has traveled extensively in the United States and Canada. Children: (1) Lawrence Evelyn, of Trinidad, BWI. He married Virginia Pratt of Pasadena, California. They have two daughters, Terence Anne and Lauren Evelyn. (2) Muriel (Green) Dennison, of Owosso, Michigan. She married Rev. R.R. Dennison of Warren, Ohio. They have two children, Emily and Robert Russell, Jr. (3) John Franklin William, of Shinglehouse, a veteran of World War II, having had four years' service as a lieutenant in the AAF. Mr. Green's hobbies are gardening and growing flowers.
18. LOUIS G. STOCUM, Commissioner of Potter County, was born in Addison, New York, May 8, 1878, the son of Lewis and Mary (Godfrey) Stocum. He graduated from Peddie Institute, Heightstown, New Jersey. At one time, Mr. Stocum owned and operated the Joerg Drug Store in Coudersport and later was a partner in the M.S. Thompson Drug Company. He was assistant postmaster for four years and spent five years in Northwest Canada operating a farm and store. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, the Moose Lodge, and is a 32^nd degree Mason, Coudersport Consistory. He married, September 27, 1900, Marion Thompson of Coudersport, the daughter of M.S. and Cora (Mann) Thompson. Children: (1) Mary (Stocum) Britton, of Coudersport, who has two children, Louis H. and Marylyn. (2) Kathryn (Stocum) Feaster, of Ephrata, Pa., who has one daughter, Nan Carolyn. (3) Donald G., of Coudersport, a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He flew the Bl17 Flying Fortresses and saw service in France and Northern Africa. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, several Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart. He has a son, Ronald Lee. (4) Jean Ann (Stocum) Zimmerman, of Coudersport, who has one son, Donald Warren Zimmerman. Mr. Stocum's hobby is fishing.
19. HARRY E. CANE was born September 9, 1872 in Cradley, England, son of Richard and Hanna (Kings) Cane. He came to the United States in 1893. For a number of years he was private secretary to actor Henry F. Daley. Mr. Cane was on the legitimate stage in 1893 with the New York City Academy of Music. In 1899 he went to Yonkers, New York with the Silver Truss Company. Mr. Cane came to Coudersport in 1911 and entered the theater business, in the old rink, with Mr. Lloyd whose interest he later purchased. Mr. Cane bought the old Opera House on Main Street in 1916. This he sold in 1928. He is still associated with the theater. Mr. Cane is active in civic projects and sports. At one time he was President of the Allegany Baseball League. He is a 32^nd degree Mason and a member of Christ Episcopal Church. In 1899 he married Rose Johnson. She died in 1903. They had one son, Charles Edward, born October 18, 1900, who is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and is a resident of Chatham, New Jersey. He has two children, Janet and Charles, Jr. Mr. Cane married, second, Margaret C. Johnson in 1905. She died in 1932. They had two sons, Ernest Rolan, of New York City, born January 7, 1913, and Harry George, born September 23, 1915. Both are graduates of the University of Pennsylvania, and the latter is a veteran of World War II, having served in the Naval Air Service. Mr. Cane married, third, Leala Virginia Sowell of Savannah, Georgia, on May 27, 1934. They have one son, William Parker, born January 30, 1940.
20. VICTOR E. JOHNSON, chiropractor in Galeton, was born in Addison, New York, February 15, 1903, the son of Edgar R. and Kathryn (Orr) Johnson. He is a graduate of Galeton High School and of Palmer School of Chiropractic Science. He practiced his profession in Galeton for one year before going to Hornell, New York, in 1926 where he practiced until 1930 when he returned to Galeton. He is a member of Delta Sigma Chi, the Moose Lodge and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Methodist Church. He married, December 1, 1928, Jennie Schramm, daughter of Bartley and Nettie Schramm. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Johnson's hobby is gardening.
21. WILLIAM FREDERICK DUBOIS, attorney and president of the First National Bank in Coudersport, was born in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York, on March 24, 1860, to Edward and Mary (Sheridan) Dubois. In 1877, Mr. Dubois became associated with a government surveying party and went to Florida where he was engaged for two years in the inspection of orange groves. He than spent a year as foreman of an orange grove. He returned North and re-entered the District School where he had been enrolled previous to his departure for Florida. He began teaching in this school in 1881. In 1883 he taught in the schools of Livonia, New York, after which he entered Geneseo Normal School. He graduated in 1887 and taught at Rushville, New York, until 1889. Mr. Dubois came to Coudersport in 1890 as Supervisor and Principal of the Coudersport High School. He resigned from this position in 1898 and began the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in 1899 and has practiced law in Coudersport continuously since that date. He is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, a member of all the bodies of Masonry, including Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Coudersport Consistory. He was at one time President of the CP&A Railroad. He was a member of Coudersport School Board for thirty-five years. He married, December 26, 1894, Nellie Olmstead, daughter of Honorable A.G. and Ellen (Ross) Olmstead. Hon. Olmstead was at that time Potter County Judge. Mrs. Dubois died November 1, 1942. Mr. And Mrs. Dubois had one son, Arthur W. of Coudersport, owner of the Coudersport Insurance Company. Arthur W. is a graduate of Lehigh University. He married Helen Welfing. They have one son, Arthur F., born June 7, 1926. Arthur F. is a veteran of World War II. He plans to attend Lehigh University.
22. DONALD LEE MOODY, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Shinglehouse, was born February 8, 1914, on the farm of H. E. Harriman at Harriman, New York, the son of G. Harold and Millie (Krum) Moody. His father was a foreman on the Harriman estate. Rev. Moody graduated from Canton High School in 1932 and from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1939. He attended Drew University at Madison, New Jersey in 1940 and graduated from Colgate-Rochester Divinity School in 1944. He was ordained Elder at Buffalo, New York in 1944 by Bishop Richardson. He served Methodist pulpits in the following locations: Mainsburg; Tioga; Covington; Scottsburg, N.Y., Conesus, N.Y., West Sparta, N.Y. and Websters Crossing, N.Y. He came to Shinglehouse June 8, 1944. He is also pastor at Ceres, N.Y. He is a member of the Genesee Conference. He married, December 22, 1939, Hazel Jackson of Mansfield. She attended Mansfield State Teachers College. They have two daughters, Priscilla Anne, born January 13, 1941, and Purdence Jean, born January 13, 1945. Rev. Moody has been active in Boy Scout work since 1927, first as a Boy Scout and later as a Scout Master. He is now Scout Master of Troop Number 57 at Shinglehouse. He is also serving as chairman of the Potter county District Leadership Training Committee. His hobbies are woodworking, forestry and nature study.
23. MARGARET (McGINNIS) CHAPPELL was born December 1, 1865, in the state of New York, the daughter of Bryan and Ellen (Moran) McGinnis. The family moved to Potter County where Mr. McGinnis was prominent in the Democratic Party. He served as county commissioner for several years. Mrs. Chappell was the only teacher in Genesee from 1885 to 1887. She married, November 13, 1887, John Chappell of Ulysses. He died April 11, 1911. Mrs. Chappell was assistant editor of the Ulysses Sentinel for several years, assistant cashier of the Grange National Bank for several years, state press superintendent of the W.C.T.U. of Pennsylvania for nine years, secretary of the Board of Education in Ulysses for eighteen years during nine years of which she was also president of the Board. She has been president of Potter County School Directors' Association. Mrs. Chappell has 3540 volunteer hours to her credit selling War Bonds and Stamps in Pittsburgh during World War II. She also sold bonds during the first World War. She is a member of the Sacred Heart Church. She has four brothers: James A. McGinnis, of Fort Worth, Texas; Bernard B. McGinnis, of Pittsburgh, a State Senator; Connel M. McGinnis, of Wellsville, New York, and Genesee; and Clair E. McGinnis, of Pittsburgh, a former member of the State Legislature.
24. FRANK W. REYNOLDS, President of the First National Bank of Genesee, was born in Millport, on May 25, 1886, the son of Lamont D. and Hattie (Eastman) Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds has been a banker in Genesee since he was twenty years of age and has been president of the First National Bank since 1932. He is a member of Lewisville Lodge Number 556 F.&A.M., Ulysses Chapter, Potter Commandery and Coudersport Consistory. He attends the Methodist Church. He married, September 16, 1916, Ruth Madeline Clark of Ulysses, daughter of Arnold and Ina Clark. She is a member of the Methodist church, and Ulysses Chapter Number 95 O.E.S. Mr. And Mrs. Reynolds have one daughter, Joyce Marie, a senior in Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin, Ohio.
25. SEWARD WELLS DAILY, merchant, farmer and potato grower of Genesee, was born October 27, 1910 in Genesee, son of Edward P. and Emily (Sluyter) Daily. He was graduated from Genesee High School and he attended Staunton Military Academy in Virginia and Pennsylvania State College. After college, mr. Daily took over his father's business and re-named it the Genesee Milling Company. He became a partner in Daily and Palmatier Garage in 1945. He has been a farmer specializing in potato growing since 1937. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Lewisville Lodge Number 556 F.&.A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He is treasurer of the School Board and is active in civic affairs of the community. He married, October 28, 1933, Gertrude Card, of Roulette, daughter of Dorman L. and Mary (Carey) Card. Mrs. Daily was graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College and she taught school in Genesee for three years prior to her marriage. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and of Ulysses Chapter Number 95 O.E.S. Children: (1) Donald Edward, born January 24, 1935. (2) Joanne Margaret, born May 26, 1937. (3) Seward Russell, born July 19, 1939.
26. HERMAN CARL MOSCH, a practicing physician and surgeon in Coudersport, was born in Galeton August 11, 1911, son of Otto Carl and Mabel (Burrous) Mosch. He was graduated from Galeton High School and from pre-medical school at Temple University. He received a BS degree from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1933, his master's degree from the University of Buffalo in 1934 and the degree of MD from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia in 1937. He interned at Hahnemann College Hospital. He began the practice of medicine in Coudersport during October of 1938. He is county medical director. Dr. Mosch is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a 32n^d degree Mason, a member of Senior Medical Staff of Potter County Memorial Hospital, of the American Medical Association and of the Pennsylvania State Medical Society. He married August 24, 1938, Eleanor A. Dunn of Philadelphia, the daughter of Dennis D. and Ellen Barry (Walsh) Dunn. Children: Marilyn, Carolyn Barry, Carl Dennis and Mary Jean.
27. HOWARD R. SMITH, watchmaker in Coudersport, was born April 14, 1897, in Coudersport, the son of Ellsworth W. and Hattie (Van Buren) Smith. Ellsworth W. organized Coudersport Consistory Relief Fund in 1923 and was its secretary-treasurer until 1936. In 1934 he received the 33^rd degree in Masonry. Howard R.'s grandfather, William Van Buren, a relative of President Van Buren, and at one time a stagecoach driver (later owner and manager of the Van Buren Hotel), brought Ole Bull, famous violinist, and his colony to Potter County in September of 1852. Mr. Smith was graduated from Coudersport High School and became a watchmaker in 1915. He worked as a watchmaker until 1929 when he became a salesman of stocks and securities. He returned to watchmaking in 1944. He is a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., and Coudersport Consistory. He married, February 21, 1934, Velma Rodgers, of Oil City, the daughter of Rev. Eugene A. Rodgers and Carrie (Thompson) Rodgers. Mrs. Smith was graduated from Buffalo City Hospital as a Registered Nurse. She is a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Order of Eastern Star and New Century Club. They have one daughter, Marilyn Jean, a student in grade school in Coudersport. Mr. Smith's hobby is woodworking.
28. ADDIE G. (WOLTERS) BALDWIN, the daughter of Robert R. and Alice (Raymer) Wolters, was born in Smethport. She is a member of O.E.S. and of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Austin. She married, November 14, 1895, Frank E. Baldwin, who was a lawyer, banker and State Senator. He died August 9, 1943. Mr. Baldwin's parents, John E. and Josephine (White) Baldwin were descended from old American families who settled in New England before the middle of the seventeenth century. Mr. Baldwin studied at Chamberlain Institute and graduated from St. Bonaventure College from which he later received the honorary degree of Doctor of Law. Following his graduation, he taught school for three years. He graduated from Law School at the University of Michigan in 1893, after which he practiced law in Austin from 1894 until the time of his death. He was appointed appraiser of McKean County in 1893. He served in Austin as burgess for two terms, as school director for five years and as Postmaster for seven years. He was a State Senator from 1908 to 1932, except for one term. He was President of the Senate from 1919 to 1921 and Auditor General from 1932 to 1936. Mr. Baldwin was very active in Masonic affairs including both York and Scottish Rites and the Consistory. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the I.O.O.F., the Elks, Pennsylvania Society of New York, Brookland Club and of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Baldwin's sister, Frances Kenyon, makes her home in Austin with Mrs. Baldwin.
29. CHARLES A. HERRICK was born in Muskegon, Michigan, January 4, 1871, the son of Joseph M. and Melissa Ann (Collins) Herrick, a pioneer family in newspaper business with four of their sons entering newspaper work. The family came to Pennsylvania when Charles was two years old, living first in Cameron County. They came to Potter County in 1884. Charles A. started in newspaper work in Ceres in 1891. In 1901 he came to Shinglehouse where he was in the newspaper business for fifty years. In 1941, he turned the business over to his sons, Collins S. and Joseph N. Mr. Herrick attends the Baptist church and he has been a member of the school board in Shinglehouse for several years. He married, first, Bessie Warner, February 11, 1904. She died August 17, 1906. He married, second, Nora Johnson, October 10, 1907. Children: (1) Collins S., of Coudersport (see par. 73). (2) Joseph N., of Shinglehouse. (3) Marie (Herrick) Freer, of Smethport, who has two sons, John and Ivan. Mr. Herrick's hobbies are photography, hunting and fishing.
30. JOHN W. MAHALEY, attorney in Coudersport, was born in Hanover, York County, August 13, 1901, the son of John W., Sr., and Ellen M. (Fitz) Mahaley. He graduated from Hanover High School in 1919, from Dickinson College in 1926 with an A.B. degree and from Dickinson School of Law in 1936, L.L.B. He is a member of the Methodist Church, of the Bar Association, of the Boy Scouts and of the F.&A.M. He married, August 24, 1926, Bernice M. Crandall, daughter of Alfred N. and Amarilla (Horton) Crandall. She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College. She is a member of the Methodist church, of the Women's Club and of W.S.C.S. They have one son, John Crandall Mahaley, born October 31, 1929.
31. MARY LOUSIA (SHELDON) BURT was born December 22, 1878, in Coudersport, daughter of Walter K. and Louisa (Kortz) Sheldon, one of the pioneer families of Potter County. Mrs. Burt is a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College. She married, February 25, 1901, Monta C. Burt. He was a teacher and later became president and superintendent of Gray Chemical Company in Roulette. He was a 32^nd degree Mason. He died November 1, 1934. Children: (1) Agnes Eloise (Burt) Schutt of Couderpsort, born December 8, 1907, a graduate of Penn Hall and of Mansfield Teachers College. She has two daughters, Barbara A. and Janice B. (2) Monta C. Burt, born October 21, 1920, who attended Mercersburg Academy. He served for more than three years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. He is now attending Lafayette College. He married Valerie Hiller of Westwood, New Jersey. Mrs. Burt is chairman of Potter County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and is a Past Matron of Eulalia Chapter of Eastern Star. She is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, of the Golf Club and of civic clubs.
32. GEORGE H. GRABE, funeral director and embalmer in Coudersport, was born in Austin, May 15, 1910, to Herman Frederick and Verna (Hafner) Grabe. He graduated from Port Allegany High School in 1928, from Pennsylvania State College in 1933 and from Cleveland College of Embalming in 1935. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of Liberty lodge Number 505 F.&A.M., of Royal Arch Capter Number 263, of Potter Commandery, of Coudersport Consistory, of Business Men's Club, of the Golf Club, of I.O.O.F., of Central Grange, of Rotary Club, of Chamber of Commerce and of Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association. He is secretary of Tioga and Potter Counties Funeral Directors Association. He married, July 2, 1939, Ellen (Toward) Fickenger, who has two sons, Charles Frederick Fickenger, age 18, and Thomas Edward Fickenger, age 15. Mr. and Mrs. Grave have one son, George Herman, born December 9, 1944. Mr. Grabe's hobbies are golf, hunting and fishing.
33. JOHN T. SINON, retired business man, was born in Scio, New York, November 18, 1869, son of John and Ellen (Welch) Sinon. He married, September 27, 1900, Mae L. Baldwin, daughter of John E. and Josephine (White) Baldwin. John Baldwin had one of the first oil farms around Duke Center. Mrs. Sinon is a sister of Frank E. Baldwin (See par. 18). Mr. and Mrs. Sinon have three children: (1) Josephine L. (Sinon) Fouratt, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, a graduate of Rutgers University. She taught English and dramatics in New Brunswick for several years. (2) Frank Arthur Sinon, an attorney now practicing law at Harrisburg. He graduated from Pennsylvania State College and Dickinson Law School and was admitted to the Bar in 1936. He was a lieutenant (sg) in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Dorothy R. James, daughter of Arthur H. James, former Governor of Pennsylvania. (3) Helen Mae (Sinon) Wilmarth, of Duke Center, a graduate of Hood College. She taught for several years in Otto High School in Duke Center. Her husband, Arthur E. Wilmarth, is principal of Otto High School.
34. ROBERT RATHBUN LEWIS, President Judge of the 55^th Judicial District, was born August 1, 1880, in Duke Center, the son of Willis Irving and Lucretia (Rathbun) Lewis. Willis I. died August 2, 1913 and Lucretia died May 7, 1894. Robert R. was graduated from Coudersport High School in 1897, from Wilbraham Academy in 1899 and from Wesleyan University in 1903. He studied law in his father's law office in Coudersport and was admitted to the Bar on May 10, 1905. He was appointed Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on May 6, 1929, and appointed President Judge of the 55^th Judicial District May 24, 1930. He was elected President Judge of the 55^th Judicial District in 1931 and re-elected to that post in 1941. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and of the American Bar Association. He is a member and trustee of Park Methodist Church. He married, July 17, 1907, Margaret Wrean, of Penn Yan, New York, daughter of Robert and Ella Virginia (Phillips) Wrean. Children: (1) Willis Irving, born July 24, 1910. He married, October 25, 1941, Eloise K. Page. They have two children, Eloise Wrean and Kristi Page. (2) Virginia Wrean, born February 4, 1912. She married August 15, 1936, Frank M. Thomas. They have one son, Robert Lewis. (3) Margaret Rathbun, born May 4, 1913. She married, November 21, 1942, Francis S. Clarke.
35. EDITH (HASKELL) COLCORD was born March 30, 1862, daughter of Edwin and Laura (Cannon) Haskell, one of the pioneer families of Potter County. Mr. Haskell was, for many years, editor and owner of the Potter county Journal which was later taken over by his son-in-law, Mahlon J. Colcord. Mr. and Mrs. Colcord were married May 11, 1886. Mr. Colcord was an attorney. Mrs. Colcord graduated from Lock Haven State College and taught school or several years in Potter County, as did her sister, Belle (Haskell) Lewis. (See par. 61). Mrs. Colcord has four children: (1) David H., of Marengo, Illinois, a graduate of the University of Michigan. (2) Marion (Colcord) Brauer, a graduate of Mt. Holyoke College. (3) Alice (Colcord) Shenton of Schenectady, New York. (4) E. Haskell, of Elgin, Illinois. Mrs. Colcord is a member of Park Methodist church, of Eulalia Chapter Number 146 O.E.S., of New Century Club, of Red Cross and of civic organizations. 
36. DAVID NOAH RUMSEY was born January 5, 1867, at Rumsey Hill, Sullivan Township, Tioga County, son of Joseph B. and Lucy Ann (Ripley) Rumsey. He was educated at Rumsey Hill Red School, Canisteo Academy and Westbrook Commercial School, from which he was graduated in 1886. He was in the production of gas and oil business at Lima, Ohio, from August of 1886 to December of 1893; auditor and general freight and passenger agent of NY&P Railroad from January of 1894 to December of 1899; Prothonotary of Potter County from January 1, 1900 to January 1, 1903; associated with the First National Bank in Coudersport from February of 1903 to August of 1904; treasurer of Buffalo Southern Railroad from August of 1904 to 1908; clerk and treasurer of East Aurora Village, New York, from April of 1910 to February of 1942; located in California from November of 1941 to May of 1942; treasurer of Genesee Chemical Company from April of 1943 to February of 1946. Mr. Rumsey is now retired from business and is making his home in Genesee. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church at East Aurora, Blazing Star Lodge Number 484 F.&A.M., East Aurora Chapter Number 282, Potter Commandery, Number 69 K.T., Couderport Consistory, Ismailia Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Aurora Borealis Number 642 I.O.O.F., and East Aurora Fish and Game Club. He married, June 24, 1891, Anna Sophya Cross, of Colden, New York, daughter of James B. and Lois Jane (Peabody) Cross. Mrs. Rumsey is a member of the First Presbyterian Church at Eas Aurora. They had one daughter, Fay E. (Rumsey) Westlund, born February 3, 1898, died June 10, 1936. She was graduated from Mount Ida School in Newton, Massachusetts, June of 1919 and from the University of Illinois June of 1923. She had one daughter, Lois Jane, of Pasadena, California. Mr. Rumsey's hobbies are hunting and fishing.
37. ELDON S. BARR, hardware and general store merchant, in Roulette, was born in Roulette Township on June 15, 1876, the son of Samuel W. and Beulah (Greene) Barr, early settlers of Potter County. He received his early education in the Old Red School House and in Roulette School. At an early age he worked in the woods and sawmills with his father. In 1900, he went to work for the Elmer Hardware store in Roulette where he remained until 1904 when, with Milo Lyman and Dorman Card, he established a hardware store. This tore was destroyed by fire in 1911, but was rebuilt in 1912. Mr. Lyman retired in 1923 and mr. Card retired in 1926, leaving Mr. Barr the sole owner. Mr. Barr later converted his store into a hardware, five-an-ten and general store, taking his son, Elvin, into the business as his partner. Mr. Barr married, December 23, 1903, Adah TenBroeck, daughter of John and Sylvia (Fessenden) TenBroeck. They have one son, Elvin J., born November 29, 1906. He is a graduate of Roulette High School and of Bliss Electrical School, Washington, D.C., and is a veteran of the Navy in World War II. Elvin J. married Freda L. Lewis of Emporium. They have three children: Barbara, born June 8, 1934; Robert L., born May 16, 1936; and James W., born January 12, 1940. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barr are members of the Baptist Church.
38. JOHN WALTER WELLS, attorney of Coudersport, was born in Oswayo on November 27, 1869, son of Walter and Sarah (Lyman) Wells. He was educated at Mansfield Normal School, Alfred University and Cornell University. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi Fraternity. He has been a member of the Potter County Bar since December 3, 1891, and he is a director of the Empire Gas and Fuel Company and of the C&PA Railroad Company. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the sessions of 1897, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927 and 1929. He is a member of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., Coudersport Royal Arch Chapter, potter Commandery and Coudersport Consistory. He married, September 26, 1893, Eloise Stebbins. Children: (1) Lucile M., married Howard Neefe Schutt. (See par. 114). (2) Katharine Mary, married Henry Hollingsworth Michael Pett. (3) Walter Pierre. (See par. 111).
39. JAMES STANLEY BERGER, attorney in Coudersport and State Senator from the 25^th Senatorial District, was born January 3, 1903, at Warren, the son of Clare A. and Harriett M. (Stanley) Berger. He received his education in Kenyon College and Dickinson School of Law. He married Georgiana J. Daniels of Coudersport. They have two children: James Daniels Berger, born October 31, 1932, and Jane Daniels Berger, born October 31, 1937. Mr. Berger is a member of Christ Episcopal Church.
40. ROBERT HENRY KAZMIERSKI, physician and surgeon of Coudersport, was born July 27, 1906, at Pittsburgh. He graduated from Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, from the University of Pittsburgh in 1927 and from St. Louis School of Medicine in June 1931. His internship was at the West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was resident at St. Joseph's Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, and at the Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was captain of the Medical Reserve in 1938. At the present time, Dr. Kazmierski is chief-of-staff of the Potter County Memorial Hospital. He is president of the County Medical Society for the year 1946 and is a member of the Pennsylvania State Medical Society and of the American Medical Association. His lodge affiliations are Masonic, Consistory and I.O.O.F. He married, November 11, 1933, Carolyn E. Henderson, of Oil City, who is a registered nurse and a graduate of West Penn Hospital. Children: Robert Henry, born October 15, 1938, and Mark Ross, born June 16, 1945. Dr. Kazmierski and family are members of Park Methodist Church.
41. WILLIAM ALBERT SHEAR, the oldest living Mason in Coudersport, was born December 9, 1858, in Pickering, Canada, the son of William and Hannah (Hartrick) Shear. The family moved to Coudersport in 1863. Mr. Shear, senior, was Master Mason in Coudersport in 1865, 1867 and 1870. William Albert was in the mercantile business for many years. He served as Postmaster for nine years. Mr. Shear is a 32^nd degree Mason and has been a Mason for more than sixty years. He has held many public offices and has been a promoter of Coudersport and Potter County. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He married, first, Elizabeth Haxton, of Meadville, in June of 1886. They had one daughter, Beatrice (Shear) Curran Bement, of Lawrenceville, who has two sons, Robert Curran and Duane Curran. Mr. Shear married, second, Grace Ashley on September 9, 1909. Mrs. Shear is a Past-Matron of Eulalia Chapter Number 147 O.E.S. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church. They have three children: (1) Dorothy H. (Shear) Mitchell, of Carmi, Illinois. She was graduated from Allegheny College. (2) Grace L. (Shear) Austin, of Coudersport. She was graduated from Bloomsburg Teachers College and has taught school for fifteen years. (3) Thomas R., of Coudersport, a graduate of Lehigh University. He married Maxine Johnston. They have two sons, William Albert II and Thomas R. III.
42. CLELLA (STEVENS) MICHELFELDER, Potter County president of the W.C.T.U., was born February 12, 1881, in Harrison Valley, the daughter of George W. and Zittilla (Goodman) Stevens. She is a sister of Lena Stevens. (See par. 70). Mrs. Michelfelder is a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College and of George Washington University. She taught school for six years before her marriage on June 22, 1911, to George Michelfelder, Jr., of Harrison Valley, the son of George and Chrischanna (Truthan) Michelfelder. Mr. Michelfelder conducted a clothing store and an insurance business in Harrison Valley for many years. He died September 26, 1933. Mrs. Michelfelder is a member of the Baptist Federated Church, the D.A.R. and has been president of Harrison Valley W.C.TU. for thirty-five years, president of Potter County W.C.T.U. for fourteen years and recording secretary of Pennsylvania State W.C.T.U. for four years. She has been active in civic projects, including chairman of the Women's Republican Committee, chairman for many years of Red Cross drives and Red Cross work and she is one of the leading promoters of the fund for the perpetual care of the Mills Cemetery. She has taught Sunday School for more than fifty years. Children: (1) Richard, of Newport News, Virginia, born June 19, 1916, a veteran with five years' service in the U.S. Army during World War II. (2) Ruth (Michelfelder) Parker, of Westfield, born March 29, 1920. Mr. and Mrs. Michelfelder were two of the leading promoters of the two succesful dry campaigns conducted in Harrison Township.
43. NORMAN CHAPMAN, merchant in Genesee, was born August 14, 1899, on the Chapman farm near Genesee. His father, Guy F. Chapman, a farmer and merchant, was president of the First National Bank at the time of his death. He, with Elmer J. Johnston, organized the Genesee citizens Water Company, one of the best small town water systems in the state. Mr. Chapman's mother, Lina (Richmond) Chapman, an accomplished musician, was organist and choir director of Genesee Methodist Episcopal Church from 1908 until 1936. She assumed the interest of her husband in the general store business of G.F. Chapman & Son after his death, and her activity had much to do with the success of the furniture department which was opened at that time. Mr. Chapman was graduated from Genesee High School in 1915, from Wellsville, New York, High School in 1916, from Mansfield Normal School in 1918 and from Alfred University SATC in 1918. He was Bugler Sergeant SATC Alfred University. He is a partner in the department store of Chapman-Burrous in Genesee, vice-president of Gibson Furniture Company, Inc., in Wellsville and is owner of Chapman Farm near Genesee, specializing in breeding registered Holstein-Friesian cattle. He is a member and former trustee of Genesee Methodist Episcopal Church, president of Seneca Council, Boy Scouts of America, Olean, New York, since 1938, member and former president of Wellsville Rotary Club, member of Pennsylvania State Republican Committee, Past-Master of Lewisville Lodge F.&A.M., Past High Priest of Ulysses Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, member of Wellsville Royal Arch Chapter and Coudersport Consistory. He is also secretary-treasurer of Potter County Holstein Breeders Association, a member of Patrons of Husbandry, a member of Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Association and director of Potter County Soil Conservation District. He married, September 6, 1923, Ruth Louise Karns, of Benton. She was graduated from Wilkes-Barre Institute in 1917 and from Bryn Mawr college in 1921. She taught school in Harrison Valley High School 1921-1922. She was sales manager of Frontier Press Company in Philadelphia 1922-1923, during which time she trained organizations in Bethlehem, Pa., Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Baltimore, Maryland. She took an active interest in her husband's store, buying, decorating and selling, from 1932 to 1940. She is past-president and chairman of the Fellowship Committee of the American Association of University Women, Alfred University Branch. Children: (1) Coreene Louise, born October 7, 1924. She was graduated from Genesee High School in 1942 and received her A.B. degree from Alfred University in 1946. She is now doing graduate work in art and ceramics at Alfred. (2) Guy Frederick, born December 13, 1930, a student at Wellsville. Mr. Chapman is interested in Boy Scout activities, having been a member of the Executive Board Seneca Council since 1938, finance chairman of Wellsville in 1940, of the Southeast District in 1941 and of Seneca Council in 1945.
44. MARY (COOK) FAULKNER DOANE, a resident of Coudersport for more than fifty years, was born in Penn Yan, New York, May 18, 1863. She married, first, Edward Faulkner, of Waverly, New York. He died in 1888. Children: (1) Louis E. Faulkner, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He has one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Faulkner) Mapp, who has one son, Louis Edgar. (2) Ethel (Faulkner) Groves, whose husband, H. Lawrence Groves, of Coudersport, has been in foreigh service work for the government form more than twenty-eight years. They are now residing in Greece. They have one daughter, Carolyn (Groves) Patterson, of Chicago, Illinois, who has two children, Perry and Caitlin. Mrs. Doane married, second, George H. Doane on September 24, 1892. Mr. Doane was for many years a prominent and successful hardware merchant in Coudersport. He died October 18, 1944. Mrs. Doane is a member of the First Presbyterian Church.
45. MORTON H. LILLY, mayor of Coudersport, was born in Coudersport July 23, 1888, son of Harrison and Elvina (Fickler) Lilly. The Lilly family has lived in the same block, on which Mayor Lilly now resides, for nearly one hundred years. He has been the mayor of Couderpsort for eight years and has also been a vice-resident of the Citizens Safe Deposit and Trust Company and a member of its board of directors for a number of years. He was in the retail shoe business for thirty years. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and for many years has been a member of the board of trustees of the church. He has been a member of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M. for more than thirty-five years and of Couderpsort Cosnistory for thirty years. He is a charter member of the Rotary Club and Coudersport Golf Club. He married, September 26, 1917, Ruth R. Reynolds, of Mainsburg, the daughter of Lyman L. and Blance (Dewitt) Reynolds. She was a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College. She died April 1, 1940. Children: (1) Morton Reynolds Lilly, a student at Albany Business College at Albany, New York. He was graduated from Coudersport High School and served with the 135^th Regiment of the 34^th "Red Bull" Division of the U.S. Army during World War II. The 34^th was the first American division to be sent into the European theater of war in 1942. He received the Bronze Star Medal April 28, 1945. He married Florence Margaret Powell, of Ogdensburg, New York. (2) Betty Jean (Lilly) Gross, of Wellsboro, who is a graduate of Coudersport High School and of Spencer School of Nursing at Meadville. She is operating-room nurse at Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro.
46. LAWRENCE BUCK, farmer specializing in dairying and potato growing, was born September 16, 1893, in Ulysses, the son of C.E. and Charlotte (Cushing) Buck. He is a graduate of Ulysses High School. He is a director of the Grange National Bank and a school director of Ulysses. He is a member of the Baptist Church, the Grange, Lewisville Lodge Number 556 F.&A.M., the County School Board and the Board of the Northern Tier Children's Home. He married, April 2, 1917, Mabel Evans, daughter of Arthur and Rosa (Reed) Evans of Ulysses. She attended Boston Conservatory of Music. She is a member of the Baptist Church, the Grange and the Federated Women's Club. They have nine children: (1) Lois (Buck) Wilson of Mansfield who graduated from Ulysses High School and attended Pennsylvania State College. She has one daughter, Sally Ann. (2) Grace (Buck) Kear of Harrison Valley who graduated from Ulysses High School and attended Mansfield State Teachers College. She has one daughter, Kay Frances. (3) Louise (Buck) Miller of Campbell, New York, who is a graduate of Ulysses High School and of Robert Packer Hospital of Sayre. She has two children, John and Jane. (4) Jean (Buck) Howe of Ulysses, a graduate of Ulysses High School and Mansfield State Teachers College. She has one daughter, Margery Jean. (5) Gladys (Buck) Angood of Bingham Center, a graduate of Ulysses High School. She has two children, Donna Joyce and Ronald Arlie. (6) Roger Lawrence of Ulysses who graduated from Ulysses High School in 1946. (7) Dorothy Anne, a student in Ulysses High School. (8) Raymond Eugene, a student in Ulysses High School. (9) Robert Armond, a student in the fifth grade in Ulysses School. Mrs. Buck's hobby is music. Mr. Buck's hobby is collecting stamps and coins.
47. JENNY (DYKEMAN) SELTZ, Postmaster of Galeton, was born in Cross Fork, September 25, 1878, the daughter of Miles and Ida (Baker) Dykeman. She received her education in Brooklyn, Pennsylvania, schools and has been postmaster for the past twelve years. She is a member of the Episcopal Church and is a Past Worthy Mtron of Galeton Chapter Number 53, O.E.S. She married, first, December 20, 1898, Albert Stambaugh of Galeton. He died March 31, 1909. She married, second, January 8, 1911, Henry E. Seltz. Mr. Seltz was in the hardware and furniture business until the disastrous fire in Galeton in 1916. He then entered the insurance business which he conducted until the time of his death, January 5, 1925. Mrs. Seltz has one son, Richard Dykeman Seltz of Rochester, New York, who has one daughter, Mary Jeanne. Mrs. Seltz' hobby is collecting stamps.
48. JAMES L. HENDERSON was born June 16, 1885, in Oswayo, the son of Robert and Maria (Carr) Henderson. He was educated in Oswayo public schools and is a member of the Catholic Church. He is associated with Pittsburgh Corning Glass Company. He married, January 18, 1912, Katherine Elmer of Roulette, who was born Mary 17, 1888, the daughter of George and Anna (Helwig) Elmer. Mr. Elmer owned and operated the leading hardware store in Roulette from 1886 until his death in 1932. Mrs. Henderson attends the Baptist Church and is a member of Myrtle Chapter Number 43 O.E.S. They have one daughter, Ida Margaret (Henderson) Chase of Roulette, who was born October 6, 1919. She attended Westbrook Business College at Olean, New York. She has one daughter, Linda Lee. Mrs. Henderson's sister, Mayme (Eimer) Bailey Stillwell died in 1922, leaving two sons, George Elmer Bailey and Ronald W. Bailey, who made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. Mr. Henderson is interested in sports as a hobby and Mrs. Henderson's hobby is growing flowers.
49. S. JOSEPH ROSENBLOOM, partner of Rosenblooms ready-to-wear store in Coudersport, was born June 13, 1904, in Austin, the son of Frank A. and Golda Rosenbloom. He graduated from Austin High School in 1922, attended Pennsylvania University, the University of Pittsburgh and graduated from St. Bonaventure College with a B.S. degree. He came to Coudersport in 1932 as manager of Rosenblooms store and remained manager until 1938 when he became a partner in the store which was established in 1898. Mr. Rosenbloom is a member of Arcania Lodge Number 580 F.&A.M., Coudersport Consistory, I.O.O.F., Coudersport Community Association and Beth Zion Temple, Bradford. He married March 5, 1934, Rena Stone of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of the late Lewis B. and Lena C. Stone, former residents of Austin. Mrs. Rosenbloom is a member of Eulalia Chapter Number 148 O.E.S. and of Beth Zion Temple. Children: (1) Gail Ronna, born June 29, 1935. (2) Paula Maxene, born September 3, 1938. Mr. Rosenbloom's hobbies are civic enterprises and gardening.
50. MAJOR WEIMER was born in Pleasant Valley Township, Potter County, July 23, 1872, the son of Otis and Huldih Jane (Johnson) Weimer. His grandfather was one of the early settlers of Potter County. Mr. Weimer received his early education in the public schools. He was a lumberman for several years and was also connected with the tannery business. He is now associated with the Pittsburgh Corning Glass Company. Mr. Weimer is a member of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., Coudersport Chapter Number 263, Coudersport Consistory, having been in the first class when it was organized in Coudersport in 1899. He married, February 16, 1897, Virginia D. Rossman of Sweden Hill. She is a member of the Baptist Church. They have four children: Geneva (Weimer) Grandin of Roulette; Naomi (Weimer) McLatchie of Coudersport; Dema (Wiemer) Burt of Cyclone; and Florence (Weimer) Gallup of Port Allegany. Mr. Weimer's hobbies are hunting and fishing.
51. KATHERINE (KNOX) COVEY was born July 13, 1878 in Couderpsort, daughter of Franklin W. and Sarah Elizabeth (Dickenson) Know. Mr. Know, always interested in Potter County, was a lumberman, attorney, president of C&PA Railroad and president of the first water company of Coudersport. Mrs. Covey's childhood home is now the Old Hickory Tavern. Mrs. Covey graduated from Smith College in 1903. She was married to James E. Covey September 6, 1903. Mr. Covey, a successful businessman, was a Spanish War veteran. He was a 33^rd degree Mason. He died July 11, 1930. Mrs. Covey is a member of Christ Episcopal Church, of the D.A.R. and of O.E.S. Children: (1) John K., of Bellefonte, a practicing eye, ear and nose specialist. He married Helen Hunt of Lockhaven. They have one child, James Hunt. (2) Elizabeth A. (Covey) Winchell, who has two children, James S. and Katherine C. (3) James Franklin, a graduate of Pennsylvania State College and a veteran of World War Ii, who is, at present, industrial arts instructor at Meadville, Pa. He married Cathryn Blanchard of Meadville. They have two children, James F., Jr., and Ann Elizabeth. (4) Francis Dickenson, of Salt Lake City, Utah, a graduate of Banks Business College and a veteran of World War II. He married Wenona H. McGhan of Salt Lake City. Mrs. Covey's hobbies are reading and raising flowers.
52. ANDREW BENNETT WALLGREN, Sc.D, LL.D., Ph.D., and M.D., was born September 29, 1877, at Varberg, Sweden, the son of Nelson Barthles and Christine (Nelson) Wallgren. He received his degrees from the Universities of Berlin, Heidelberg and Upsala. He also attended Pasteur Institute. He was, at one time, pathologist and bacteriologist at Pittsburgh, St. Margaret's and Columbia Hospitals in Pittsburgh. Dr. Wallgren was Chair of Biology and Bacteriology at the University of Pittsburgh from 1902 until 1946. He is also an artist. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta and of Sigma Xi. Since 1926, he has spent his summers at his camp in Potter County where he now makes his home. He has two daughters: (1) Julia (Wallgren) Hurley, of Pittsburgh, a graduate of Bristow Academy at Bristow, Virginia, and of the University of Pittsburgh. She has three children, Clark, Lynn, and Gretchen. (2) Anne Patricia, of Pittsburgh, a graduate of Bristow Academy, Pittsburgh University, Pennsylvania College for Women, University of Pittsburgh and Margaret Morrison. She is now librarian at Carnegie Institute. Dr. Wallgren's hobby is painting.
53. ROBERT RAY LYMAN, SR., President of the Citizens' Safe Deposit & Trust Company of Coudersport, was born October 9, 1894, at Roulette, the son of Milo and Kittie C. (Thompson) Lyman. (See par. 80). His grandfather, Laroy Lyman, was a famous pioneer hunter. Mr. Lyman graduated from Roulette High School in 1912 and from Pennsylvania State College in 1919, where he received a B.S. degree in forestry. He served in World War I with the 10^th Engineers AEF in France in 1918 and 1919. In addition to his bank position, Mr. Lyman is treasurer of Potter Garage Company, director of C&PA Railroad, director of Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers' Association. He is a member of the Advisory Council of Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, of the Advisory Board of Pennsylvania Forestry Association, of the American Forestry Association, of the Society of American Foresters and of the Ntional Lumber Manufacturers' Association. He is chairman of Potter County CED Committee. He was president of Gray Chemical Company from 1935 to 1946, vice-president of Manufacturers Charcoal Company from 1942 to 1946 and of Wood Distillers Corp. from 1942 to 1946, director of Norwich Chemical Company from 1943 to 1946 and of Wood Chemical Institute from 1935 to 1945. He was president of Coudersport Borough Council from 1932 to 1938. He is amember of the First Presbyterian Church. He is a 32^nd degree Mason and a member of the Republican Party. He married, July 15, 1920, Lorena M. Williams of Howard, Pa. Children: (1) Robert R., Jr., born April 16, 1921. (2) Betty J. (Lyman) Good, born Mary 28, 1923. (3) Lois A. Lyman, born October 11, 1926.
54. RUDOLPH C. STRALEY, born October 13, 1873, in Germania, the son of John G. and Catherine (Becher) Strahley who came to this country from Germany in 1855. Mr. Straley attended the public schools in Germania and graduated from Eastman Business School in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was associated with the general store in Germania. Later, when the First National Bank of Galeton was organized in 1904, Mr. Straley became bookkeeper and cashier. He was cashier until he retired in 1945. He is now one of the directors of the bank. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, Galeton Lodge Number 602 F.&A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He was a member of the school board for twenty years. He married, August 20, 1901, Flora Schramm, daughter of Martin and Mary (Gundel) Shramm, early settlers of Potter County. Mrs. Straley is a member of the Presbyterian Church and Galeton Chapter Number 53, O.E.S. Children: (1) Thelma, a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College and of Pennsylvania State College, who is a teacher in Galeton High School and is also a member of the Presbyterian Church and of Galeton Chapter Number 53 O.E.S. (2) Norma (Straley) Topping of Southampton, Long Island, New York, who has three sons, Pierson, Arthur and Albert. (3) Dorothy (Straley) Miller of East Hampton, Long Island, New York, who has two children, Daniel, Jr., and Mary Dorothy. Norma and Dorothy are twins and both are graduates of Mansfield State Teachers College. Mr. Straley's hobbies are gardening and fishing.
55. ROBERT WAYNE RICHARDS, practicing physician and surgeon and mayor of Shinglehouse, was born September 16, 1886, at Hazelhurst, the son of George and Cora (Warfel) Richards. He was graduated from Clarion Normal School and from Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia in 1912. He interned at Jefferson Medical College Hospital and started practicing in Shinglehouse in 1913. He entered Bellevue Hospital on February 4, 1918, as a 1^st lieutenant in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He was stationed at Camp Oglethorpe, Georgia, Camp Waco, Texas, and Hoboken, New Jersy. He served overseas from march 1919 to August 1919. He was honorably discharged from service October 19, 1919, and he returned to Shinglehouse where he has been in practice since that time. Dr. Richards was health officer of Shinglehouse and inspector and examiner of Shinglehouse and Sharon Township Schools from 1925 to 1935. He has been associated with the Mountain Clinic in Olean, New York, since 1915. He is a member of the American Medical Association, of Jefferson Medical College Alumni Association, of the Edward Anthony Spitzka Anatomic Society, of F.&A.M. and of Coudersport Consistory. He has been president of the Automobile Club of Shinglehouse for the last twenty years. He married, first Claire E. Robison, of Philadelphia, on September 24, 1913. She died February 13, 1935. He married, second, Nita Githens on January 1, 1944. Dr. and Mrs. Richards both attended the Methodist Church. Dr. Richards' hobbies are fishing and woodworking.
56. FRANK H. SCHADENBERGER, the son of Christian and Louise (Schauss) Schadenberger, was born March 6, 1876, near Coudersport, on a farm which his father cleared as an early settler. He attended Coudersport schools and was graduated from Westbrook Business College at Olean, New York. As a young man he was interested in athletics. He won many medals as a champion bicycle rider of Northern Pennsylvania and Southern New York. Later as a farmer he became active in politics in Potter County and was elected Auditor and Commissioner. During World War I, he served on the Exemption Board and has always been active in public affairs. He married, February 27, 1903, Marie Rounseville Pearce, whose maternal grandfather, Abiather Rounseville, was one of the first settlers of the county. Mr. Rounseville came to Couderpsort in 1841 and for many years acted as Commissioner of State Roads. He was Postmaster in 1853. One of the first houses to be built in Coudersport was that of Mr. Rounesville and it is still standing, being occupied at the present time by the Schutt Funeral Home. As descendants of the early settlers of potter County Mr. and Mrs. Schadenberger consider their farm near Coudersport as their home, although, since Mr. Schadenberger's retirement, they now spend part of their time living in Hornell, New York. Mrs. Schadenberger is active in church circles, and she is a member of Fortnightly Club and Hornell County Club. They have one daughter, Maxine, who married Victor Louis Mason of Montclair, new Jersey. (See par. 133). Mr. and Mrs. Schadenberger have two grandchildren, Victoria Luise and Victor Louis, III.
57. ROBERT S. McLAUGHLIN, funeral director in Shinglehouse, was born December 2, 1906, at Olean, New York, son of Leon C. and Hazel (Sliger) McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin was graduated from Olean High School and Simmons College of Mortuary Science in Syracuse, New York. He served his apprenticeship in Syracuse at Snyder Funeral Home, coming to Shinglehouse in 1936 as a partner in Morton Funeral Home. He entered the U.S. Navy in February of 1942 and was in service until April 1, 1946. He saw twenty-seven moths of service in the South Pacific area. On July 1, 1946, he opened a new business, McLaughlin's Home for Funerals, in Shinglehouse. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Olean and attends the Methodist Church in Shinglehouse. He is a member of Sharon Lodge Number 598 F.&A.M., of Veterans of Foreign Wars and of county, state and national funeral directors' associations. He married, November 14, 1941, Evelyn Mildred Russell, of Shinglehouse, daughter of Harry and Mary Elizabeth (Cuneo) Russell. Mrs. McLaughlin is a member of the Methodist Church and of the Order of Eastern Star. They have two sons: Robert S., Jr., born November 27, 1943, and Michael Russell, born August 27, 1945. Mr. McLaughlin's hobby is photography.
58. C. MAT BURROUS, merchant and oil producer, was born February 12, 1907, in Galeton, son of Clinton and Nellie (Whalen) Burrous, one of the prominent families of Potter County. Mr. Burrous was graduated from Galeton High School. He came to Genesee in 1928. He was first employed by First National Bank where he became cashier. In 1935 he formed the partnership of Chapman-Burrous. He is a member of Lewisville Lodge Number 556 F.&A.M., Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Coudersport Consistory, Ismailia Temple Buffalo Shrine, Furniture Club of America, Wellsville Aviation Club, Wellsville Country Club, and B.P.O.E. He is director of the First National Bank, president of Gibson Furniture Company, Inc., of Wellsville, and he was vice president of Genesee Chemical Company until 1946. He attends the Methodist Church. He is a partner in Whitehall Oil Company, Tomahawk Oil Company, Arrowhead Oil Company, and Madison Hill Oil Company. He married, March 6, 1927, Beryl Lowe, daughter of Ed and Lolo (Ludden) Lowe. Mrs. Burrous is a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She attends the Methodist Church. Children: (1) Wanda Jacquelyn, born December 17, 1927, a student at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. (2) Barbara Ann, born Mary 2, 1933, now attending Wellsville High School. (3) Richard Mathew, born April 24, 1935, a student in Ulysses. Mr. Burrous' hobbies are flying and golfing.
59. VERNAL C. MILES, district conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was born November 15, 1910, in Germantown, the son of Charles A. and Jennie (Robinson) Miles. He was graduated, in 1935, from Pennsylvania State College, where he majored in forestry. He first became affiliated with the Soil Erosion Service and has been with the Soil Conservation Service in West Virginia and Pennsylvania since 1935. He is a member of the Methodist Church, the Society of American Foresters, Alpha Zeta Fraternity, and Xi Sigma Pi, an honorary forestry fraternity. He is secretary-treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Mont Alto Forestry Alumni. He was a member of Germantown Chapter of DeMolay. He married, June 24, 1939, Ruth Sawyer, of Apollo, the daughter of Dean C. and Kathryn (Jones) Sawyer. Mrs. Miles was graduated from Indiana State Teachers' College where she received a B.S. degree in home economics. She is a member of the Methodist church. Children: Lois Kathryn, born August 16, 1940; Dorothy Ruth, born July 21, 1942; and Janet Mabel, born February 19, 1944. Mr. Miles' hobby is sports.
60. LETTIE (GORDNIER) POTTER was born August 28, 1872 in Coudersport, the daughter of Walter and Lydia (Armstrong) Gordnier. She is a member of the Methodist Church, Eulalia Chapter Number 148 O.E.S., W.C.T.U., Potter County Historical Society and Allegany Group of WSCS. She married, April 2, 1891, Milton James Potter, son of James Oliver and Phoebe (Grover) Potter. Mr. Potter was an influential citizen of Potter County. He was a member of all bodies of Masonry, including the honorary 33^rd degree, and was a member of the Methodist Church. He was superintendent of Silver Truss Company and was a real estate dealer. He died February 15, 1919. Children: (1) Margaret, born June 10, 1894, died June 12, 1899. (2) James Clarence, born August 3, 1898, died June 2, 1899. (3) Robert G., of Attleboro, Massachusetts, born in June 1900. He is a graduate of Princeton University. He has two children, Robert and Katharine. (4) Willis G., of Coudersport, born August 25, 1902. He attended Cornell University. He has two daughters, Carol Virginia and Lois. (5) Paul G., of Pittsburgh, born January 25, 1905. He is a graduate of Bucknell University. He has one daughter, Patricia. (6) Milton James, Jr., of Coudersport, born November 13, 1907. He was graduated from Coudersport High School and from Bucknell University where he majored in mechanical engineering.
61. BELLE (HASKELL) LEWIS was born July 31, 1864, to Edwin and Laura (Cannon) Haskell. Mrs. Lewis graduated from Lock Haven State College and both she and her sister, Edith (Haskell) Colcord (See par. 35), taught school in Potter County for a number of years. Mrs. Lewis was a partner in Buffalo Hardware Store in Austin, Prothonotary of Potter County for several years and secretary of the Citizens' Safe Deposit and Trust Company for some time. He was a 33^rd degree Mason, having received the degree in Boston in 1903, and he was one of the founders of the Coudersport Consistory. Mrs. Lewis is a member of Park Methodist Church, Eulalia Chapter Number 146 O.E.S., New Century Club, Red Cross and civic organizations.
62. FRANCIS M. O'CONNELL, priest of St. Eulalia Parish, Coudersport, was born in Williamsport, Pa., son of Daniel J. and Anne (Carrig) O'Connell. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School and from the University of Notre Dame. He then attended St. Bonaventure Seminary and was ordained a priest on December 7, 1916. He was stationed in DuBois, Pa., and Corey, Pa., before coming to Couderpsort in January 1936. While in school, he won recognition for his ability in baseball, basketball and on the track team.
63. HENRY D. HART, practicing physician of Genesee, was born March 1, 1861, son of William M. and Mary Ann (Langdon) Hart, a pioneer family of Potter County. He attended district and Ulysses schools. He started teaching at the age of eighteen and taught in several schools in Potter County. He studied medicine under the instruction of Dr. A. L. Bottom and was graduated from Baltimore Medical College March 30, 1883. He started practicing medicine in Genesee during May of 1883. Dr. Hart is the only living charter member of the Potter County Medical Society. He is a member of the Methodist Church and was a member of the school board for about thirty years, having been president, secretary and treasurer of the board at various times. He married November 8, 1883, Jennie A. White. She died November 4, 1918. Children: (1) Leah Blanche (Hart) Skillman, of Bemis Point, New York, who attended Mansfield State Normal School. She has three children: Lawrence D., of Englewood, California, a veteran of World War II; Eleanor, of Boston, Massachusetts; Lester J., of Bemis Point. (2) Olin J. Hart, of Genesee. Dr. Hart's hobbies are hunting and fishing. He has caught thousands of brook trout during his life and has made many hunting trips in the Adirondacks.
64. CARRIE (GROVER) HAYNES, a resident of Harrison Township for more than sixty years, having lived in her present home in Harrison Valley for the past thirty years, was born August 30, 1862, in North Bingham, the daughter of Charles and Eliza (Raymond) Grover. She attended school in Ulysses and taught school for several years in Allegheny and Potter counties. She married, September 30, 1885, Lewis E. Haynes of Harrison Township. He was a farmer for many years and held many important offices in Harrison Township, including tax collector, supervisor, school director and director of the Grange. He was treasurer of the local chapter of the Grange at the time of his death, May 28, 1938. Children: (1) Jennie, now living in the Haynes farm homestead in Harrison Township. She married James W. Riley of Harrison Township. (2) Harriet E., of Harrison Valley, who married Frank H. Dibble of Harrison Township. Mrs. Haynes is a very active woman and at the age of eighty-four she is teaching a class of boys in Sunday School. She attends the Federated Church and is a member of the Grange. 
65. ARCHIBALD P. AKELEY, School Superintendent of Potter County, was born May 18, 1886, in Russell, Pa., son of Lester O. and Emma (Rhodes) Akeley. He graduated from Oswayo High School, Grove City College, Mansfield State Teachers College and St. Bonaventure College. He was Assistant County Superintendent from 1915 to 1918, and has been County Superintendent since 1918. He is a trustee of State Teachers' College of Lock Haven, president of the board of trustees Coudersport Library, president of Potter County Historical Society and commander-in-chief of Coudersport Consistory A.A.S.R. He is a member of all Masonic bodies. He is a stated clerk of the session of the First Presbyterian Church. He is a Pi Gamma Mu, a member of various state and national educational associations, a member of American Association of University Professors, of Pennsylvania Historical Society and of the Rotary Club. He married, December 31, 1918, Doris Heymann of Galeton, a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College. She taught school in New Jersey for four years. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, of O.E.S., New Century Club and other civic organizations. Mr. and Mrs. Akeley have two sons: (1) John Wilder, born May 23, 1920, now a resident of Lock Haven. He is a graduate of Lock Haven Teachers College and a veteran of World War II. He married Rose Minnie Probst of Lock Haven. (2) James Thomas, a 1^st lieutenant in the U.S. Army, born December 4, 1921, who attended State Teachers College prior to his entering service. He married Gloria VonHagn of Germania. Mr. Akeley's hobbies are local history research and woodworking.
66. JAMES L. SULLIVAN, retired business man of Genesee, was born April 17, 1871, the son of John and Mary (Durkin) Sullivan. He was in business in Genesee for more than fifty years and is a prominent and influential man in the community. He is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He married, June 25, 1902, Della M. McGinnis, of Genesee. She attended Mansfield Normal School and taught school for several years. Mrs. Sullivan has been Postmaster of Genesee since 1936. She is a member of Sacred Heart Church, and of St. Agnes Guild. Children: (1) Donald J., of Norfolk, Virginia, who was graduated from St. Bonaventure College. He married Mae Suthrell of Norfolk. (2) Paul James, of Providence, Rhode Island, who was graduated from Wellsville High School and was a 1^st lieutenant in the Transportation Corps of the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Dorothy Girard, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. They have one son, Paul Francis.
67. ROSELL H. LEETE, a progressive farmer in Eulalia Township, Potter County, was born January 16, 1894, in Bingham Township, the son of N.J. and Thera (Howe) Leete, a pioneer family of Potter County. Since 1913, Mr. Leete has been farming in his present location where he specializes in potato growing. He produced more than 4,000 bushels of potatoes in 1946. He is a member of the Grange, I.O.O.F., Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union. He married, February 18, 1919, Kathryn Palmatier, of Coudersport, daughter of Frank and Ella (James) Palmatier, both members of pioneer families of Potter County. Mrs. Leete is a member of the Presbyterian Church. She is past deputy of Rebekah Lodge and past deputy of Pomona Grange. Children: (1) Ruth (Leete) Quimby, of Coudersport, R.D., who has one son, James Walter. (2) Lucile (Leete) Edgreen, of Port Allegany, who has one son, Robert James. (3) Norman Keith, in partnership on the farm with his father. (4) Jean Marie, a cadet nurse in Philadelphia General Hospital.
68. ARCHIE KNOX BAKER, real estate representative with A.E. Stroud Realty Company of New York, New York, was born November 17, 1898, in Raymond, Allegany Township, the son of George W. and Florence (Morley) Baker, both of whom were members of pioneer families of Potter County. Mr. Baker attended high school in Coudersport. He was associated with the Potter County Garage for nineteen years. He built and operated for eight years a filling station at First and Main Streets in Coudersport. He is a member of Park Methodist Church, Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., Coudersport Consistory, Rotary Club and Golf Club. He married, June 4, 1918, Nina Francis of Raymond, the daughter of Leroy and Cora (Williams) Francis. She is a member of Park Methodist Church and of Eulalia Chapter Number 148 O.E.S. Children: (1) June Lorene, supervisor of vocal music in Wellsboro. Born Feb. 23, 1922. She graduated from Ithaca College in 1943, having majored in vocal music. She is amember of Park Methodist Church and of Alpha Iota Sorority. She married Robert Entwisle, a veteran of World War II now studying music at Ithaca College. (2) Harold Arlington, a student at Colgate University. Born Sept. 7, 1924. He is a veteran of World War II, with three years' service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He is a member of Park Methodist Church and of Sigma Nu Fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Baker reside at 110 East Third Street in one of the oldest homes in Coudersport. The house was built in 1847. Mr. Baker's hobby is woodworking.INA (HARLOW) WOODARD was born the daughter of Richard Lewis and Frances Elizabeth (Haislip) Harlow of Charlottesville, Virginia. She graduated from Miller Co-Ed School in Charlottesville and from Bradford Training School as a registered nurse. Mrs. Woodard was active in the war effort doing Red Cross work of all kinds, nursing, aiding in War Bond drives and in other capacities. She was Postmaster in Shinglehouse for six years. She is a Past Matron of Eureka Chapter Number 52 O.E.S. and she attends the Methodist Church. Mrs. Woodard is the widow of Dr. James Alban Woodard, a veterinarian in Shinglehouse for many years. Dr. Woodard was born May 2, 1875, the son of Prentice and Emma (Drake) Woodard of Shinglehouse. He graduated from the University of Toronto Veterinary College in 1911 and practiced his profession in Shinglehouse from 1911 until his death, September 19, 1944. He also owned and operated a drug store in Shinglehouse and served as Postmaster at Shinglehouse for ten years and as Burgess for several years. He was a member of the Methodist Church, of Knights Templar, Coudersport, and of Shrine Joffa Temple in Altoona. He was a past master of Sharon Lodge Number 598 F.&A.M. and a Past Worthy Patron of Eureka Chapter Number 52 O.E.S. He married, first, in 1900, Winnie Marchisi of Bolivar, New York. She died in May 1910. They had one daughter, Sarah (Woodard) Pearsall, who has two sons, John S., Jr., and James H. Dr. Woodard married, second August 31, 1913, Ina Harlow.
69. LENA A. STEVENS, tax collector of Harrison Township, was born in Harrison Valley in the house where she now resides, the daughter of George W. and Zittilla (Goodman) Stevens. Miss Stevens' ancestors were pioneer settlers, coming to Potter County as early as 1846. Miss Stevens attended Harrison Valley schools and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York. Her life has been spent chiefly in business activities and travel. She spent fifteen years marketing mineral spring water from a natural spring in Harrison Township and fifteen years conducting a gift shop and real estate business in Florida, in partnership with Miss Aurelia Cobb. Miss Cobb died September 4, 1945. Miss Stevens attends the Federated church. She had one brother, Leslie G. Stevens, who died February 28, 1929. She has one sister, Clella (Stevens) Michelfelder. (See par. 42). Miss Stevens' hobbies are antiques, gardening and local history research. 
70. CLAYTON E. GALLUP, a resident of Coudersport for more than fifty years, was born in Port Allegany on December 25, 1864, the son of L.J. and Polly (Burdick) Gallup. He was in the lumber business in Port Allegany and later was in the livery business in Coudersport. He was deputy sheriff for four years, constable for twenty years and assessor for eighteen years. He is a member of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&.A.M., and of Coudersport Consistory. He attends the First Presbyterian Church. He married, October 3, 1894, Nettie A. Hooker, the daughter of William and Lucy (Champlin) Hooker. She is a member of Allegewi Chapter of the D.A.R. and she attends the First Presbyterian Church. She graduated from Lock Haven Normal School and taught school for ten years before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Gallup spend the winter months in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the summer months in Coudersport. Mr. Gallup's hobby is playing shuffleboard.
71. RAYMOND L. SIMENDINGER, pastor of St. Bibiana Catholic Church in Galeton, was born in Brisban, the son of John T. and Catharine Simendinger. He graduated from Niagara University and was ordained in St. Joseph Cathedral in Buffalo, New York by Denis Cardinal Dougherty. He spent six years at St. Thomas Church in Corey as assistant pastor, one year at St. Catherine Church in DuBois as assistant pastor, six years as pastor of St. Nicholas Tolentino Church in Crates and since 1941 he has been pastor of St. Bibiana Church. He is also pastor of St. Germai Church in Germania.
72. COLLINS SOLOMAN HERRICK, editor of Herrick newspapers in Coudersport, was born January 14, 1909, in Shinglehouse, the elder son of Charles A. and Nora (Johnson) Herrick. (See par. 29). He graduated from Shinglehouse High School in 1926 and has been in the newspaper business continuously since that date. He worked on Oswayo Valley Mail and the Olean Herald and managed the Leader Dispatch. He purchased Oswayo Valley Mail in June 1941 in partnership with his brother, Joseph, and in January of 1942, he purchased and consolidated Potter County Journal. He was elected vice-president of Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers' Association in 1940. He is a member of Sharon Lodge Number 598 F.&A.M. and of Coudersport Consistory. He married, first, Margaret Russell in 1930. She died in 1936. She was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Children: (1) James, age 15. (2) Robert, died in June 1946. (3) Elizabeth Anne, age 10. He married, second, Grayce Voorhees, in 1937. She is a member of the First Baptist Church, O.E.S. and Pennsylvania Women's Press Association. They had one son, Cecil Arvine, born January 1944, died March 1944.
73. DOROTHY (CILLEY) HAMILTON, state sanitarian of Pennsylvania Department of Health, was born July 14, 1897, the daughter of Lewis and Cornelia (Dorrance) Cilley of Osceola. Mrs. Hamilton is a member of the Methodist Church, West Branch Shrine Club, Business and Professional Women's Club, Women's Civic Club and Poetry Club. She is also a past state officer of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Board of Northern Tier Children's Home. She married, April 23, 1921, Fred Hamilton, the son of William F. and Edith (Tice) Hamilton, pioneer settlers of Potter County. Mr. Hamilton is an accountant in Galeton. Children: (1) Margaret (Hamilton) Bicksler, of Lewisburg, born May 9, 1923, who attended Pennsylvania State Teachers College. She has one son, Frederick Charles. (2) William Frederick, born May 9, 1926, a veteran of World War II with twenty-six months' service in the U.S. Navy. Mrs. Hamilton's hobbies are collecting dolls and antiques.
74. MICHAEL JOHN CROSETTO, owner and publisher of the Leader Dispatch and proprietor of the Galeton Hotel, was born March 21, 1906, in Galeton. He is the son of Rosa (Bertana) Crosetto. He graduated from Galeton High School and has been employed as follows: machinist apprentice, machinist with BGS Railroad in Galeton from 1923 to 1928, toolmaker with Willys Morrow Company, Elmira, New York, from 1928 to 1929, locomotive inspector with the Erie Railroad Company in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1929 to 1932, traveling in South America from 1932 to 1933, with the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1934 to 1936, investigator of Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board in Harrisburg in 1937 and 1938, regional director of Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board in Pittsburgh in 1939, inspector Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. in 1939, commissioner of conciliation U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., from 1940 to 1943, assistant deputy executive director of National War Labor Board in 1943 and 1944 and labor advisor, Allied commission in Rome, Italy, with the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army in 1944. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Rotary Club and the Democratic Party. He is secretary of Galeton Chamber of Commerce and regional director of U.S. Number 6 Roosevelt Highway Association of Pennsylvania.
75. ADA (RAYMOND) SPENCER was born February 3, 1882, at North Bingham, the daughter of William Greenleaf and Ann (Colvin) Raymond, both members of families which were among the early settlers of Potter County. Mrs. Spencer was graduated from Mansfield State Normal School and taught school for several years in Ulysses, in Cornwall-on-Hudson and in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a member of Ulysses Baptist Church, of W.C.T.U., of Ulysses Women's Club, of Ulysses Chapter Number 95 O.E.S. and she is a charter member of Allegewi Chapter of D.A.R. She married, January 17, 1906, Dr. James Wright Spencer of Barton, new York, the son of Harvey Lyman and Susan (Hannah) Spencer. He was graduated from Mansfield State Normal School and from the Dental School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1905, Dr. Spencer came to Ulysses where he practiced dentistry until his death, October 31, 1938. Children: (1) Gaylord Colvin, of Ulysses, born October 23, 1908. He graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College, attended Duke University and graduated from Eckels College of Embalming in Philadelphia. He taught in Ulysses High School for seven years before entering the U.S. Army. He served forty-three months in World War II, with forty months as sergeant in the South Pacific Area. (2) Harvey William, a dentist in Wellsville, New York, born September 13, 1913. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Dental School. He served thirty-seven months as captain in the Dental Corps of the U.S. Army during World War II, with seventeen months' service in the European theater of war. He married Maurine Martin, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, who is also a dentist. They have two daughters, Corinne and Susan.
76. HOWARD G. KENYON, a merchant of Genesee, was born in Genesee August 18, 1894, son of George and Elizabeth (Gray) Kenyon, pioneer settlers of Potter County. He was graduated from Genesee High School and from Alfred Academy. He was attending Alfred University when he entered service during World War I. He has operated a general store in Genesee since 1924. He is a member of the Methodist Church, Lewisville Lodge Number 565 F.&A.M., Coudersport Consistory and American Legion. He married, April 27, 1921, Dorothea McConeghy, of Coudersport, daughter of James and Alma (Hertig) McConeghy. She is a member of Eulalia Chapter O.E.S. and of the Methodist church. Children: (1) Verena (Kenyon) Ruddnick, of Elmira, New York. (2) Doris Elizabeth, age 12. (3) Robert Howard, age 9. Mr. Kenyon's hobbies are hunting and flower gardening.
77. LEE ARTHUR VOORHEES, son of Frederick and Myra (Cook) Voorhees, was born in Mansfield, September 11, 1878. He was graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1897. Following graduation, he taught school at Conrad for one year. On August 15, 1898, he was employed by the First National Bank in Coudersport, becoming assistant cashier. He later organized the Grange National Bank in Troy and remained with the bank as cashier during 1909 and 1910. He then was president of the Okmulgee National Bank (later the Okmulgee State Bank) in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He sold this bank in 1912 and organized and became cashier of the Guaranty State Bank in Okmulgee. He disposed of his banking interest in 1916 and, until 1942, he engaged in the oil business. In 1942, he returned to Coudersport with his family. Mr. Voorhees has been chief clerk of Selective Service Local Board Number 1, Potter County, in Coudersport since April 1, 1943. He married, October 24, 1906, Edna Rennells, of Coudersport, daughter of William Cyrenus and Ella (Strait) Rennells. Mrs. Voorhees is a sister of Cora Elizabeth Rennells. (See par. 14). She is a member of the D.A.R. Children: (1) Virginia (Voorhees) Swan, of Abilene, Texas, who has one daughter, Eleanor Alyne. (2) Eleanor (Voorhees) Johnson, of Coudersport, who has two children, Virginia Elaine and Frederick Lee. Mr. Voorhees and all the members of his family are members of Christ Episcopal Church in Coudersport.
78. CHARLES C. VAN DE BOE, attorney and realtor in Shinglehouse, was born September 17, 1878, in Harrison Township, the son of Carmi D. and Ida G. (Grover) Van DeBoe. Mr. VanDeBoe attended Mansfield State Teachers College and taught school for three years before entering the law office of Peck, Stone, heck and DuBois in Coudersport as a law student. He was admitted to Potter County Bar April 1, 1904. On September 1, 1904, he was admitted to District and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania located in Shinglehouse where he has practiced continuously since that date. He served nine years as Prosecuting Attorney of Potter County. He operated the water system in Shinglehouse for thirty years and he conducted an insurance agency in Shinglehouse for thirty-eight years. He has dealt in real estate since 1904. He is a member of Sharon Lodge Number 598 F.&A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He married, October 5, 1910, Bertha L. Beyer, the daughter of Christopher and Eliza Beyer, of Warren. Mrs. VanDeBoe attended Clarendon State Normal School. She then entered training for nursing and, after being graduated, she practiced in that profession for several years prior to her marriage. She is a member of the Baptist Church and of Order of Eastern Star. Children: (1) Carroll D., of Shinglehouse, a graduate of Temple University. He is transportation manager for the National Powder Company of Eldred. He has one son, John Charles. (2) Mary Elizabeth (VanDeBoe) Egan, of Shinglehouse, who attended Bucknell University. Mr. and Mrs. VanDeBoe have spent several winters at their winter home in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mr. VanDeBoe is a brother of De Grover VanDeBoe. (See par. 138).
79. KITTIE N. (THOMPSON) LYMAN was born November 17, 1867, in Mason, Ingham County, Michigan, the daughter of DeWitte Clinton and Laurette (Williams) Thompson. She attended schools in Mason, Michigan, and taught school for four terms before her marriage. Mrs. Lyman is a member of the Methodist Church and has taught a Sunday School class of girls for thirty years. She is a collector of local historical and genealogical material of the Lyman, Card, Thompson and Branch families. She also collects antiques and museum pieces. She married, April 24, 1889, Milo Lyman, of Roulette, who was born February 1, 1852, in the house in which Mrs. Lyman now resides, the son of Laroy and Thankful (Card) Lyman. Mr. Lyman's grandfather, Burrel Lyman, had the first deed of land in Roulette. Mr. Lyman's father, Laroy, was a farmer, merchant, surveyor, geologist and famous pioneer hunter and trapper. Mr. Lyman after attending Alfred Academy, now Alfred University, taught school for several years. Later, he studied mineral deposits and mining in the Eastern part of the United States. In 1886, after his father's death, he purchased the family homestead and became an outstanding figure in the development of Roulette as a farmer, lumberman, manufacturer, merchant, banker and gas operator. He died October 18, 1935. Children: (1) Laura Kate (Lyman) Chestain, of Coudersport, owner and manager of the Rexall Drug Store. She was graduated from Alfred University in 1910 and taught school for several years. She has two sons: (1) Richard L., a veteran of World War II and a student at Hahnemann College and Hospital in Philadelphia; and Rupert L., a photographer. (2) Florence Gertrude (Lyman) Fiske, of Bradford. She is a graduate of Alfred University and she taught school for several years. She has three children: Robert K., a veteran of World War II now teaching at West Reading. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. Helen Marie, a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. Gordon L., a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and a veteran of World War II. (3) Robert R. Lyman, of Coudersport. (See par. 53). Mrs. Lyman's hobbies are scrapbooks, stamp collections, flowers and antiques.
80. MICHAEL JOSEPH CURRAN, assistant trainmaster of the B&O Railroad in Galeton, was born in Antrim, Tioga County, the son of John and Mary (McMahon) Curran. He attended Antrim schools. He was telegraph operator for the B&S Railroad from 1901 to 1903, agent at Osceola from 1903 to 1905, and telegraph operator of New York Central Railroad. He returned to the B&S (now B&O) Railroad in 1905 as operator. He has held the positions of train dispatcher, chief train dispatcher, trainmaster and assistant trainmaster. He married, may 14, 1927, Nellie Lacy. (See par. 102). They have one daughter, Patricia. Mr. Curran is a member of the Knights of Columbus, Galeton Rotary Club of which he is a past president, and Galeton Chamber of Commerce. He, with S. Lynn Lush, Michael J. Crosetto and Carl W. Smith, comprised a committee which negotiated with the Lenox Furnace Company, Inc., when its plant was moved to Galeton in 1945. More than one hundred men are now employed by the company.
81. WILBUR A. WAGNER, hardware merchant of Ulysses, was born in Ulysses on May 8, 1915, the son of Orlo E. and Lida (Empson) Wagner. Orlo E. was a hardware merchant in Ulysses for more than twenty years. Wilbur A. graduated from Ulysses High School and Bryant Stratton Business college in Buffalo, New York. In 1936, he purchased his father's interest in Wagner and Monks, becoming a partner with W.C. Monks in the hardware business where he has been since that date. He is a member of the First Baptist Church, the Grange, Lewisville Lodge Number 536 F.&A.M., Coudersport Consistory, 32^nd degree of Masonry and the Lions Club. He is a veteran of World War II, with two years' service in the U.S. Navy, fourteen months of which were spent in the South Pacific. He is a member of the National Retail Hardware Association and a member of the local fire department. He married, March 8, 1941, Jannette Dykins of Addison, New York, the daughter of Ralph and Bertha (Church) Dykins. Mrs. Dykins is a sister of Dr. N.W. Church. Mrs. Wagner graduated from Addison High School and from Rochester Business Institute. She is a member of the First Baptist Church, Ulysses Chapter Number 95 O.E.S. and Ulysses Women's Club of Potter County Federated Clubs. They have one son, Ralph Orlo, born January 1, 1943. Mrs. Wagner's hobby is sewing. Mr. Wagner's hobby is woodworking.
82. GILBERT LEE WENZEL, owner and manager of Wenzel Electric Appliance Store in Galeton, was born October 4, 1905, in Port Allegany, the son of Charles C. and Dorothy C. Wenzel. His father operated the Lyman Run Hotel at one time, and his mother if the owner of Wenzel's Tea Room in Galeton. Mr. Wenzel was graduated from high school, from Chicago Electrical Engineering Works in Chicago, Illinois, and from Coyne Electrical School in Chicago. He started in business in Galeton in 1927, and he now has one of the finest modern buildings and electrical appliance stores in Potter County. He is a member of the Rotary Club and of West Pike Grange. He married Dorothy V. Bull, of Wrightsville, born May 10, 1909, the daughter of L. Robert and Helen M. Bull. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of Friend Class Sunday School and of West Pike Grange. Children: (1) Richard L., born February 21, 1929, a member of the Presbyterian Church, of the church choir and of Galeton School Bend. (2) Janet H., born January 19, 1931, a member of the Presbyterian Church and of the school band. (3) David L., born March 17, 1940. (4) Judith A., born April 22, 1943. Mr. Wenzel's hobby is fishing, both in Canada and the ocean.
83. FRANK M. BLISH, SR., pastor of the Methodist Church in Ulysses, was born May 4, 1874, in Deposit, New York, the son of Henry M. and Cornelia (Terrell) Blish. Rev. Blish was graduated from Marietta College at Marietta, Ohio, and was ordained at Buffalo, New York in 1912. He was in West Wisconsin Conference as pastor of various churches for seventeen yers. He came to Ulysses in 1941 where he has been pastor of the Methodist Church since that date. He married, first, Mary Whitford, Of Earlington, Kentucky, in 1890. She died December 21, 1904. Children: (1) Helen (Blish) Klotzbach, of Basom, New York. (2) Rev. Frank M. Blish, Jr., of Seattle, Washington. Rev. Blish married, second, Mable Shattuck of Worcester, New York, on August 7, 1907. Mrs. Blish is a member of church societies, of Ulysses Chapter Number 95 O.E.S., of W.C.T.U. and of Women's Club. Children: (1) Rev. Harold E., of Galeton. (2) Kenneth N., who was killed in action with the 7^th U.S. Army in France during World War II. (3) Walter G., of Akron, New York, a teacher of mathematics in Amherst High School. (4) John A., also of Akron, a veteran of World War II., having served three and one-half years in the Pacific Area. Rev. Blish is a member of Buffalo Consistory. He is a Boy Scout Master and has been interested in Boy Scout work for a great many years. His hobbies are fishing and hunting. 
84. JESSIE (LEWIS) BURT was born July 23, 1869, in Lewisville, the daughter of Seth and Sarah (Gridley) Lewis. Mrs. Burt has lived all her life in Lewisville. The house in which she resides was built in 1847 by her cousin, Orange A. Lewis. She is a member of the Methodist Church and is a charter member of the W.C.T.U. She was graduated from Genesee Wesleyan Seminary at Lima, New York, in 1829, and taught school for several years. She studied law in the office of her father, who was an attorney. She also worked with her father when he was editor of the Ulysses Sentinel. Mrs. Burt married, May 22, 1897, Arthur S. Burt, an attorney of Ulysses. He, with John Stone, of Coudersport, started a private bank which later became the Grange National Bank. Mr. Burt died June 9, 1937. He had three children by a former marriage: Elizabeth and Alice (Burt) Voss, both of Coudersport, and James of Brooklyn. Mr. Burt and Jessie (Lewis) Burt had three children: (1) Seth Lewis, of Oxford, Pa., a graduate of Pennsylvania State College. (2) Sara (Burt) McGrew, of State College, a graduate of Pennsylvania State college. She has four sons, Karl A., James B., David L., and Ralph V. (3) Clarence A., born January 14, 1907, died October 12, 1932. Mrs. Burt's hobby is reading literature.
85. WESLEY E. CAREY, dairy farmer and breeder of Ayrshire cattle in Harrison Township, was born in Harrison Township, June 26, 1900, the son of Albert and Zella (Houghtaling) Carey. He was graduated from Harrison Valley High School, after which he held various positions, including farming, until 1928 when he started his dairy farm where he has been located since that date. His farm was the first one in Potter County to be surveyed for the soil conservation program. He is a member of the Grange and attends the Federated Church. He married, December 21, 1924, Florence Edwards of Harrison Valley, daughter of Emery and Edith (Stetson) Edwards. She was graduated from Harrison Valley high School and from Mansfield State Normal School. She has taught school for twenty-five years. She is a member of the Federated Church, the Grange and of state and county teachers associations. They have one son, Robert E., born February 10, 1929, a senior in Harrison Valley High School. Robert has won a number of first awards in the 4-H Club by showing Ayrshire cattle at fairs in the county. He has won other awards at the Harrisburg Farm show. Mr. Carey's hobby is reading.
86. KENNETH H. MULKIN, practicing osteopath at Shinglehouse, was born September 18, 1908, in Sharon Township, the son of C.A. and Minnie (Holmes) Mulkin. He was graduated from Philadelphia School of Osteopathy in 1933 with the degree of D.O. and has been practicing in Shinglehouse since that time. He is a member of Phi Sigma Gamma Fraternity, Pennsylvania Osteopathic Association, and is president of Shinglehouse Bowling Association. He attends the Methodist Church. He married, August 29, 1934, Phyllis E. Porter, daughter of George S. and Minnie (Mealy) Porter, of Endeavor, Pa. Mrs. Mulkin attends the Methodist Church. Dr. Mulkin's hobbies are hunting, fishing and bowling.
87. S. LYNN LUSH, manager of Lush Brothers which operates a department store in Galeton, a furniture store in Wellsboro and an appliance store in Wellsboro, was born at Manhattan, March 18, 1889, the son of Henry W. and Cora E. Lush, descendants of pioneers who settled in the vicinity of Williamsport at the close of the Revolutionary War in which three branches of the family served. Mr. Lush, after being graduated from Galeton High School and Williamsport Commercial College, became, in 1907, Secretary of the Elk Creek Lumbar Company at Eugene, Oregon. In 1910, he returned to Pennsylvania and became manager of the mercantile business of Henry W. Lush. He continued in this capacity until World War I during which he served as a sergeant in the Field Artillery. He returned to Galeton in 1919 and was joined by his brothers, Harry L., R. Otto and W. Gale, in forming a partnership to take over the business which had been conducted by their father from 1893 to 1919. Mr. Lush is a member of Galeton Lodge Number 602, F.&A.M., and Coudersport Consistory. He is Commander of the American Legion chapter and is President of Galeton Rotary Club. He is Ruling Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Galeton and has served on the Board of Trustees for twenty-six years, sixteen of which he was President of the Board. He served on Galeton Boro Council from 1924 until 1942, being its President for twelve years. He served on the Board of Trustees of Lock Haven State Teachers College from 1930 to 1934. Mr. Lush is Secretary-Treasurer of the Elk Creek Lumber Company in Eugene, Oregon, Receiver of the Galeton Banking Company and Resident Secretary of Perpetual Care Fund of Galeton Cemetery. During World War II, he was commissioned a captain in Pennsylvania Reserve Defense Corps Auxiliary and he raised a company of volunteers for home defense in Potter County. He married, June 19, 1930, Ethel Nordquist of Galeton. They have one son, Henry W., born September 27, 1931, who is a cadet at the Valley Forge Military Academy.
88. GEORGE E. CARROLL was born in Little Valley, New York, October 27, 1880, son of Patrick J. and Anna T. (Costello) Carroll. Mr. Carroll was formerly a station agent with the B&O Railroad. He is now retired and makes his home in Genesee. Mr. Carroll had more than fifty years' service with the railroad. He is a member of Sacred Heart Church. He married, September 3, 1907, Lenore M. Loney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Loney. Mrs. Carroll taught school for several years prior to her marriage. She is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of the Women's Democratic Club and she was appointed by Governor Earl as a member of the Board of Assistance of Potter County. Children: (1) George E., Jr., who was a technical sergeant in charge of communications at Nichols Field, Manila, during World War II. He was captured at the surrender of Corregidor and he died while a prisoner of war at Camp Cabanutuan. (2) Thomas Eugene, a veteran of World War II now attending the University of Pasadena, California. (3) Leo V., of Greenwood, New York, also a veteran of World War II. (4) Helen G., of Harrisburg, a graduate of E.B.I. in Elmira, New York. She has charge of state unemployment of Social Security of the State of Pennsylvania. (5) Genevieve M., a graduate of R.B.I. She is a senior clerk for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of Olean, New York. Mr. Carroll's hobby is collecting railroad timetables. Mrs. Carroll's hobby is writing poetry.
89. PAUL RAYMOND KAPP, D.D.S. in Shinglehouse, was born November 25, 1902, in Harrisville, the son of Albert D. and Carrie M. (Schollenberger) Kapp. He was graduated from Greenville High School, attended Theil College for two years and the University of Cincinnati for two years. He received his B.S. and D.D.S. at the University of Pittsburgh. He started practicing dentistry in Shinglehouse August 7, 1930. Dr. Kapp is a member of the American Dental Association, the Eighth District of Pennsylvania Dental Association, Psi Omega Dental Fraternity, the Parent-Teacher Association, Bolivar Country Club and Rod and Gun Club. He is in charge of the only school dental clinic in Potter County. He married, August 19, 1929, Flora Salamon, daughter of Charles and Mary (Vogel) Solamon. She was graduated from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh in 1928 as an R.N. Mrs. Kapp is a member of St. Theressa Roman Catholic Church, and of P.A.R.N. Assocition. She is secretary-treasurer of the Catholic Church and a past-president of the High School Parent-Teacher Association. Children: (1) Paul Raymond, Jr., born June 26, 1930. (2) Janice Ann, born December 3, 1931. (3) John Richard, born September 26, 1933. Dr. Kapp's hobbies are hunting and fishing.
90. JOHN F. STONE was born March 3, 1862, on a farm in Harrison Township, the son of Levi and Hannah Stone. At twelve years of age, he started being on his own. He attended Ulysses High School and business college in Elmira, New York. He entered the clothing business in Ulysses in the early '80's. He later became Postmaster of Ulysses. In 1891, he became Deputy Prothonotary of Potter County. He studied law in the office of Benson, Mullin and Seibert and was admitted to practice in local courts in 1896 and in the Supreme Court in 1901. Mr. Stone was among those who drilled the first gas well that was the nucleus of the Potter Gas Company, later the North Penn Gas Company. He was instrumental in organizing the following: The Coudersport Trust Company; The Grange National Bank of Ulysses; The First National Bank of Genesee; The First National Bank of Allegany, New York; The First National Bank of Shinglehouse; and the State Bank of roulette. He helped construct the Eldred Water Plant and consolidated it with the Galeton Water Company. He also organized the Benton Water Supply Company and the Benton Electric Company. He has been President of the following: Columbus, Ohio, Gas Company; Alliance, Ohio, Gas Company; Shinglehouse Natural Gas Company; The Manufacturers Gas Company of Port Allegany; Roulette Gas Company; Mountain Gas Company; and, V&S Bottle Company. He was treasurer of the Genesee Chemical Company for many years. In 1903, he purchased the Brookland, Pennsylvania, Farms where he has done extensive farming. He was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1930, and was re-elected in 1932. He married Kate Burt, of Ulysses. They had two sons who died in infancy and one daughter, Marion Clare, of Coudersport. She was graduated from Coudersport High School, National Park Seminary and Boston Conservatory of Music. Mr. and Mrs. Stone also reared and educated a niece, Elizabeth Burt, born in Ulysses. She was graduated from Coudersport High School, Syracuse University and Wilson College. She now conducts an insurance business in Coudersport. Mr. Stone belongs to numerous lodges and organizations and is an honorary 33^rd degree Mason.
91. JEREMIAH JOSEPH CRONIN, pastor of Sacred Heart Church of Genesee, was born in Ireland June 23, 1904, the son of Jeremiah Joseph and Julia (Murphy) Cronin. Rev. Cronin came to America while a child. He was graduated from Mt. St. Mary's College at Emmitsburg, Maryland, and was ordained at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. He has served in St. Andrew's Church at Erie and in St. Catherine's Church at DuBois. On May 2, 1946, he came to Genesee. Rev. Cronin took an active part in the war effort at DuBois. His activities included writing weekly columns for men in service, making speeches on all patriotic occasions and at War Bond drives, and making farewell addresses to all contingents of service men leaving DuBois. He has made radio addresses on Christmas, Easter and other special occasions since 1937. He gave the welcoming home speech in 1946 at a big GI Homecoming celebration in DuBois. Rev. Cronin's hobbies are reading and writing for publication.
92. JOHN S. PEARSALL, automobile dealer in Shinglehouse, and Inter-State Commerce Transportation, was born April 30, 1898, son of Herbert L. and Irene (Herrick) Pearsall, of Shinglehouse. His father and mother were both school teachers and his father, after being graduated from the University of Buffalo, was superintendent of schools in Cameron County. Herbert L. was also in the lumbering and gas business which, at the time of his death, his son, john S., took over and operated for several years. John S. was also in the wholesale gasoline business for several years. He was graduated from Shinglehouse High School and from Westbrook Business Academy. He has been in the automobile business in Shinglehouse for more than twenty years. He is a member of the Methodist Church and Sharon Lodge Number 598 F.&A.M. which his father helped organize in 1896. His father was the first master of the lodge. Mr. Pearsall married, January 30, 1927, Sarah Woodard, of Shinglehouse, daughter of Dr. James A. and Winnie (Marchisi) Woodard. Mrs. Pearsall was graduated from Shinglehouse High School and attended Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio. She is a member of the Methodist Church and is a Past Matron of Eureka Chapter 52 O.E.S. They have two sons: John S., Jr., attending high school, and James H., a student in junior high school. Mr. Pearsall's hobbies are swimming and hiking with his sons.
93. MARY JOSEPHINE MILLER, a teacher in Potter County for more than thirty years, was born July 4, 1868, daughter of John Richardson and Sarah (Nelson) Miller, a pioneer family of Potter County. Miss Miller attended school at Sweden, at Ulysses and at Tremont, New York City. She is a member of Park Methodist Church, New Century Club and S.H.G. Miss miller's brother, the late Arthur J. Miller, had one son, Victor L., a realtor of Seattle, Washington, who has three children: iris Lysle (Miller) Groves who has three children, Sylvia Anne, Warren David and Georgia June; Arthur E.; and Mary J. Another brother of Miss Miller, the late John H. Miller, had one son, John Burdick Miller, a professor at Bucknell University, who has three children: John Robert, Eugene G. and Philip G. Miss Miller's sister, Henrietta M. Miller, resides in Eggertsville, New York.
94. A. DONALD BARTOO, principal of Genesee Township School, was born May 30, 1913, at Harrison Valley, the son of Clarence W. and Ruby (Miles) Bartoo. He was graduated from Charleston Vocational High School and from Mansfield State Teachers College. He also attended Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania. After his graduation from college, mr. Bartoo worked two years in the state administration office of the Works Progress Administration and three years in the Auditor General's office of the State of Pennsylvania. He then went to the E.I. Dupont DeNemours Company of Wilmington, Delaware, where he spent five years as a senior accountant. In 1945, he came to Genesee as principal of Genesee Township School. He is a member of the Methodist Church, Lewisville Lodge Number 556 F.&A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He married, August 17, 1937, Marie C. Wrobel, of New Castle, the daughter of Joseph and Carolyn Wrobel. Mrs. Bartoo attended Commercial Business School. She is a member of the Methodist Church. They have three children: Donald F., born February 8, 1940, and twin daughters, Diane J. and Phyllis Ann, born December 21, 1944. Mr. Bartoo's hobbies are sports and hunting.
95. WILLIAM HENRY CURTIS, Justice of the Peace and Supervisor of Genesee Township, was born at Andrew Settlement, Allegany Township, August 21, 1877. He attended the district schools and was graduated from Northern Indiana Business Institute April 8, 1898. He came to Genesee in October of 1898 as bookkeeper for A.H. Borden and as secretary of the Diamond Oil & Gas Company. In 1901, he became clerk in the NY&P and the B&S Railroad station. He later became agent, which position he held until May of 1936. He has served as Justice of the Peace since January 5, 1914, and during this time he has performed two hundred marriages. He has been secretary of Genesee Township since 1921, secretary of Potter County Supervisors' Association since 1923 and Supervisor of Genesee Township since 1936. As supervisor, he has attended eight sessions of the State Association of Supervisors as a delegate from Potter County. He has been president of Old Folks Reunion since 1938 and president of Genesee Townsend Club since 1939. He is a member of Pomona Grange and of State and National Grange. He also, at one time, conducted a store and was Postmaster at Andrew Settlement. In 1911, he was elected County Surveyor and served four years in that capacity. He was elected school director in 1921 and served six years, having been its secretary at the time the new school was built. Mr. Curtis married, November 14, 1901, Mary E. Smith, of Oswayo, daughter of David Eugene and Joanna (Carmer) Smith. Mrs. Curtis is a member of the W.C.T.U., the Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church, Townsend Club, Grange, and Rebekah Lodge. Both Mr. and Mrs. Curtis attend the Methodist Church. Children: (1) Joanna (Curtis) Whitney, who died December 21, 1925. (2) Carlton J., of Buffalo, New York, who has two children, Carol Jean and Jay. (3) James Eugene, of Genesee, a veteran of World War II. He has one son, Robert. (4) William Henry Jr., of Wellsville, New York, a veteran of World War II. He has three daughters, Martha Ann, Joice Marie and Dorothy Jane. (5) Theodore, of the U.S. Army Air Corps. (6) Ruth M. (Curtis) Carr, of Richburg, New York, who has two children, Judith Pauline and Joseph Lawrence. All six children of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis were graduated from Genesee High School, the two daughters having been valedictorians of their respective classes.
96. ARTHUR W. McLATCHIE, who is associated with the Easton and Fee Garage of Coudersport, was born in Mina on December 5, 1899, the son of George L. and Anna (Klein) McLatchie. Arthur W.'s grandfather McLatchie came to America from Scotland and his great-grandfather Klein settled in Potter County almost one hundred years ago, having migrated to this country from Germany. His grandfather Klein built the house where Arthur W.'s mother now resides. Mr. McLatchie was graduated from Coudersport High School. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&.A.M., Coudersport Chapter Number 263, Potter Commandery Number 69 K.T. and Coudersport Consistory. He married, December 23, 1925, Naomi Ruth Weimer, of Roulette, the daughter of Major and Virginia (Rossman) Weimer. Mrs. McLatchie's grandparents were pioneer settlers of Potter County. She was graduated from Roulette High School and from Lock Haven Normal School. She has taught school for twenty-two years. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Daughters of American Colonists and Eulalia Chapter Number 148 O.E.S. She is Past Matron of O.E.S. Mrs. McLatchie's hobby is knitting and Mr. McLatchie's hobby is working as an amateur gunsmith.
97. E. LEETA KELLY, optometrist with offices in Galeton and Westfield, was born in Galeton, the daughter of W.E. and Eva (Zimmerman) Kelly. (See par. 134). Dr. Kelly received her education in Galeton schools and Rochester School of Optometry. She has been practicing optometry with her father since 1921. She is a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club and attends the Methodist Church. Dr. Kelly's hobby is antiques and she is the owner of a table which belonged to Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, and his American wife, Betsy Patterson.
98. FRANK WILSON KENDIG, Superintendent of the Consolidated Water Company of Coudersport, was born in Orrstown, Franklin County, on April 17, 1873, son of David Edward and Charlotte Ann Kendig. After leaving school at the age of sixteen, he was employed for twelve years by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He then spent six years with the Ridgway Dynamo and Engine Company at Ridgway, after which he accepted a position with the United Water and Guarantee Company of Harrisburg as superintendent of its Jersey Shore Pennsylvania Water Plant. In the course of two years, he was promoted to the position of general manager of the company's six water plants located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and West Virginia. This position he held for four years. In 1912, he and his associates purchased the Galeton-Eldred Water Company and, in 1914, they purchased the Consolidated Water Company in Coudersport. In 1917, Mr. Kendig sold his interest in Galeton-Eldred Water Company to his associates. He became the sole owner of the Consolidated Water Company at that time, also becoming its president. In 1935, he sold the stock of consolidated Water Company to Robert Hall Craig of Harrisburg, and his associates. Mr. Kendig has been superintendent of the company from 1935 until the present time. He is a director of the First National Bank and president of Benton Water Supply Company. He is a member of Christ Episcopal Church and of I.O.O.F. He is a director of the Golf Club. He married, September 29, 1897, Nancy Gage Holes, daughter of Charles and Isabella Holes, of Ridgway. Mrs. Kendig is a member of Christ Episcopal Church. They have one daughter, Madge Corrine Kendig, who married, August 20, 1926, Milton Kendall Cox, of Schenectady, New York. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cox are graduates of Syracuse University.
99. HARRY E. ELLIOTT, District Forester of the Susquehannock District, was born June 5, 1882, in Mansfield, the son of Dr. and Mrs. F.G. Elliott. He graduated from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1902 and taught in the Pennsylvania public schools for three years. In 1909, he graduated from Mount Alto School of Forestry and since that time he has been a forester in the Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Having been one of the earlier state foresters, he has played an important part in the protection of all forest land and in the administration of forest lands belonging to the state. The Susquehannock District includes Potter, McKean and the northern part of Clinton Counties, an area of approximately 1,330,000 acres of forest land of which 272,000 acres belong to the state. Mr. Elliott is a member of the Session of the First Presbyterian Church, Coudersport Consistory, and is President of Coudersport Council. He married Mabel Duncan Renfrew on June 7, 1911. They have three children: Julia Marie (Elliott) Pierce of Logan, Ohio, a graduate of Grove City College; Dr. Frederick Duncan Elliott, a graduate of Duke University who was a lieutenant (j.g.) in the Navy during World War II and who is now at Lahey Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, married to Sara Bunch of Commerce, Georgia; Thomas Renfrew Elliott, a graduate of Syracuse University in Forestry, who was a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II and is now assistant forester at Salem, Virginia, married to Joanna Moore of El Paso, Texas. Mr. Elliott has been active in Boy Scout work. His hobby is baseball.
100. ADDIE CORNELIA (DOUGLASS) HARVEY, a prominent member of the First Baptist Church was born in Ulysses May 25, 1861, daughter of James Thomas and Susan E. (Basset) Douglass. Mrs. Harvey was educated at Ulysses schools and at Lock Haven State Normal School. She is a member of Potter County historical Society, Order of Eastern Star, S.H.G. and First Baptist Church. She married, September 4, 1884, Mark Stephen Harvey, son of Albert L. and Sarah (Spencer) Harvey. He was graduated from Ulysses High School and Lock Haven State Normal School. He was cashier and director of the First National Bank and treasurer and director of the Coudersport Trust Company for about thirty years prior to his death may 24, 1933. He was a deacon and trustee of the First Baptist Church, a member of the church choir, a 32^nd degree Mason and a trustee of Coudersport Consistory. Children: (1) Vera (Harvey) Hopkins, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, born February 12, 1887. She received her education at Peddie Institute and Syracuse University. She has one daughter, Eleanore (Hopkins) Bartels, of Kensington, Maryland, born February 29, 1916, a graduate of Stephens College. Mrs. Bartels has two daughters, Lynn h. and Leslie Georgie. (2) Roger Douglas Harvey, born February 12, 1891. He was educated at Peddie Institute, Harvard University and the University of Minnesota. He received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard. Dr. Harvey spent three years as geologist in Chili with Braden Copper Company. He later was geologist with Cero de Pasco Copper Company in South America where he died August 31, 1931, at Lima, Peru. He was a Mason and a veteran of World War I. He had one son, Roger B., who was born April 28, 1932. (3) Beth B. (Harvey) Biesel, of Coudersport, born November 3, 1892, a graduate of Syracuse University and a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She has one son, William Harvey Biesel, born March 2, 1917, a graduate of Peddie School and the School of Journalism at Syracuse University. He is a veteran of World War II.
101. HARRY A KILBOURNE was born August 15, 1880, in Germania Station, the son of Eldred and Mary (Impson) Kilbourne. He attended school in West Pike, and he has completed courses from Scranton ICS in engineering and Cooks Chicago Engineering Works in electrical engineering. He was employed in 1896 by the B&S Railroad, now the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and was promoted in 1907 to the position of locomotive engineer, which position he now holds. He is a member of the B. of L.E. Number 429 and General Chairman of the Board of Adjustments. He is also a member of Galeton Lodge Number 602 F.&A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He married, June 30, 1909, Mabel J. Head, of Galeton. Mrs. Kilbourne was born August 18, 1885, the daughter of William B. and Agnes (Shelley) Head. She attended Mansfield State Teachers College and taught school for several years before her marriage. She attends the Methodist Church and is a Past Worthy Matron of Galeton Chapter Number 53 O.E.S. They have two children: (1) Helen Agnes (Kilbourne) Bliss who, during World War II worked with her husband, Merle Bliss, a field director for the American Red Cross. They have one son, William Elwin. (2) William Eldred of Elmira, New York, who attended Pennsylvania State College. He has one son, William Eldred, Jr.
102. JAMES J. MORLEY was born April 6, 1862 at Gold, the son of William S. and Susan (Ardrey) Morley, pioneer settlers of Potter County. William S. was a veteran of the Civil War. James J. attended Potter County schools and has been a merchant and farmer. He served as Commissioner of Potter County from 1920 to 1924. He was Justice of the Peace for thirty years and assessor of Ulysses Township for seven years. He married January 29, 1887, Minnie Conable, of Raymond, daughter of Seth and Sarah (Burrous) Conable, pioneers of Potter County. Mrs. Morley died January 14, 1919. Mr. Morley has four children, fifteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren: (1) Seth W. of Gold. He has four children: (a) Chester H. of Gold who has three daughters, jeanette, pear Marguerite and Jane; (b) Marguerite (Morley) Lehman of Syracuse, New York, who has one son, James Edwin; (c) Marie (Morley) Truax of West Bingham, who has two children, Stanley and Suzanne; (d) James E. of Morgantown, West Virginia, a veteran of World War II. (2) Mack B. of Middletown, New York, who married Eugertha Everitt. They have eight children: (a) Kathryn (Morley) Allen, of Middletown, who has two children, Karen Lee and Daniel; (b) Everitt, of Middletown, who has two children, Joy and James; (c) Franklin P., a teacher in Warwick High School; (d) Edith (Morley) Davis, whose husband is an officer in the U.S. Navy and who has two children, Terry Lee and Cheryll Lynn; (e) Marion (Morley) Hollinger of Portersville; (f) Maude, a student at Fredonia College; (g) Mable, a student at Alfred University; (h) Mack B., Jr. (3) Maude P. (Morley) Cloud of Gold, a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College. She taught in Potter County for many years. (4) Edwin of Gold, who married Elizabeth Olmstead of Coudersport. They have three children: (a) Mary, a teacher at Harrison Valley; (b) George, at home; (c) Jack who is in the U.S. Army and is stationed in Puerto Rico.
103. WILLIAM H. CURRIER, dairy farmer at Andrews Settlement, was born December 18, 1900, in Colesburg, the son of William and Harriet (Carpenter) Currier. He graduated from high school in Columbus, Ohio, and for a time was associated with the Briggs Manufacturing Co. He has been dairy farming on his own farm since 1931, specializing in the breeding of Holstein-Friesian cattle and Belgium draft horses. He is a member of the Methodist Church, of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., of the National Holstein Association and of the Belgium Draft Horses Association of America. He is a 32^nd degree Mason, Coudersport Consistory. He married December 20, 1935, mary Gilliland of Ellisburg, the daughter of Daniel and Gertrude (Nelson) Gilliland. Mrs. Currier is a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College and she taught school for several years prior to her marriage. She is now secretary of the School Board and a member of the Methodist Church. They have one son, William H., Jr., born September 5, 1936, a student in Genesee. Mr. Currier's hobbies are hunting and an interest in aviation.
104. ADE F. NICHOLS, Superintendent of the Potter County Home, was born in 1873 in Shinglehouse. He was in the mercantile business for a number of years and held an appointive office in the state capitol. He was Postmaster in Shinglehouse from 1931 to 1935 when he was appointed to his present position. He married, first, Blanche Mead. Children: (1) Enos Nichols, of Port Allegany, who married Teresa Sanzo of Olean. They have one daughter, Betty, who served two years overseas with the Army Nurse Corps. (2) Gladys (Nichols) Mitchel, of Schenectady. She has two children, Blanche and Edward. Mr. Nichols married, second, Laura Price of Youngstown, Ohio. They have one son, Robert Ade, age 17.
105. MARGARET (SHUTT) WENTWORTH was born February 22, 1863, in Ashokan, Ulster County, daughter of DuBois and Janette (Ennist) Shutt. She received her education in Steuben County, New York. On October 18, 1883, she married Ernest L. Wentworth. Mr. Wentworth was in partnership with E. W. Robinson in the leading general store in Coudersport until his death on March 18, 1920. They had one son, Milton Schutt, born December 18, 1893, died in March 1920. Both Mr. Wentworth and his son were 32^nd degree Masons. Mrs. Wentworth is a member of the Baptist Church, O.E.S., New Century Club, Historical Society and Alumni of the Chautauqua Reading Circle. Her hobby is homemaking.BIRDELLA (GRANT) GRABE, owner and manager of Grabe Furniture Store in Coudersport, was born January 19, 1885 in Ottawa, Illinois, the daughter of J.H. and Lucy (Savage) Grant. Mrs. Grabe graduated from Coudersport High School and attended Elmira College, majoring in music. She taught music for many years and has operated the Grabe Furniture Store since 1927. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of Eulalia Chapter Number 148, O.E.S., and of various civic clubs. On March 3, 1907, she married Almon R. Grabe who was in the furniture and undertaking business for many years. He died July 31, 1928.
106. BERT STRAW, county agricultural agent of Potter County, was born September 6, 1892, in Kerrmoor, Pennsylvania, the son of Harrison and Emeline (Read) Straw. Both parents were from families who were early settlers of Clearfield County during the Revolutionary War. Mr. Straw graduated from Clearfield High School in 1912 and from Pennsylvania State College in 1916. Since that time he has been engaged in the business he is still conducting in Coudersport. He is a member and an elder of the First Presbyterian Church, also a member of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., Coudersport Chapter Number 263, Potter Commandery of Knights Templar Number 69 and Couderpsort Consistory. He married, November 30, 1916, Gertrude Rush of State College, daughter of William C. and Lucinda May (Knox) Rush. Mrs. Straw is a member of the First Prebyterian Church, of Order of Eastern Star and is active in various church organizations. Children: (1) Gertrude (Straw) Covey of Willow Run, Michigan, who has one daughter, Nancy Jo. (2) Bert Edward, a 1^st lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps, now stationed in Germany. He married Elaine Watson who is now living in Coudersport. They have one son, William Earl. (3) Mary Frances (Straw) Tavery, of Houston, Texas, a veteran of World War II during which she served as a pharmacist's mate first class in the WAVES. (4) Joan Marie, a student in Coudersport High School. Mr. Straw's hobby is sports.
107. PERLEY E. CROWL, District Manager of the North Penn Gas Company at Galeton and sales manager of Merchandise for Galeton and vicinity, was born in Liberty, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, June 26, 1865, the son of Albert Aaron and Ann (Hubbard) Crowl. Mr. Crowl attended school in Lawrenceville. He taught school in Lawrenceville for one term and in Potter County for three terms. For five years he was a lumber inspector in Mills. In March, 1890, Mr. Crowl came to Galeton as inspector in the Clinton Mills. In June 1890, he became associated with W.& I.R. Gale general store where he remained for three and a half years, during which time he was also Assistant Postmaster. He then worked with H. W. Lush for ten years. From 1903 to 1920 he was district manager of Potter Gas Company and superintendent of Galeton Eldred Water Company, formerly Potter Gas Company, and now has forty-three years service with the company. He married, June 27, 1894, Angie White of Harrison Valley, born August 1, 1868, the daughter of Lewis and Eleanor (Hunter) White. Mrs. Crowl taught school for ten years before her marriage. Mrs. Crowl is bookkeeper in the North Penn Gas Company and has been with the company forty-three years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Crowl are members of the Methodist Church. They have one daughter, Mildred (Crowl) Huntington of Bradford. She is a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College and attended Syracuse University and Pennsylvania State College where she studied vocal music. For several years she taught art and music in Galeton schools and taught music to private pupils. Mr. Crowl's hobby is gardening.
108. H. EDGAR FENNER was born August 7, 1872, son of Elisha P. and Harriet (Smith) Fenner. Elisha was a Civil War veteran, having served three years and eleven months. H. Edgar attended Alfred University and started in the mercantile business in Coneville. He was Postmaster there from 1902 to 1905. He then went to Cameron, New York, where he conducted a hardware business for six years, following which he was in the hardware business in Alfred, New York, for three years. He then came to Shinglehouse where he conducted a general store for twenty-eight years. He retired and now resides in Shinglehouse. Mr. Fenner was president of the First National Bank of Shinglehouse for sixteen years. He is a member of Cameron Mills Lodge Number 547 F.&A.M. and of Coudersport Consistory. He married, March 2, 1895, Nina Locke, daughter of C.F. and Mary (Coston) Locke, of Alfred. Mrs. Fenner attended Alfred University. She is a member of O.E.S. and of the Grange. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fenner are members of the First Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred. They attend the Methodist Church in Shinglehouse. Children: (1) Eldyn L., of Shinglehouse. (See par. 125). (2) Alyene (Fenner) Brown, of Ithaca, New York. She is a graduate of Cornell University and was associated with the Home Economics Department at Cornell. She has two daughters, Barbara and Susan. Mr. and Mrs. Fenner have spent several winters in Florida and California. Mr. Fenner has been active in baseball and he is now an ardent golfer.
109. WALTER PIERRE WELLS, attorney of Couderpsort, was born May 10, 1905, the son of John Walter and Eloise (Stebbins) Wells. (See par. 38). He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University and Dickinson School of Law. He is a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was admitted to the Potter County Bar on August 17, 1931, and has been district attorney for Potter County since 1933. He is director of the Citizens' Safe Deposit and Trust Company, of Empire Gas and Fuel company and of Bradley Producing Company. He is president of the C&PA Railroad Company. He is a member of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., Royal Arch Chapter, Potter Commandery and I.O.O.F. He is a vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church in Coudersport. He married, May 4, 1937, Anne Elizabeth Mulligan. Children: John Walter Wells II, born March 23, 1942, and Rosemary Anne Wells, born August 15, 1944.
110. W. S. PFEIFFER, of Roulette, was born April 30, 1866, in Marietta, Ohio, the son of John and Hannah Pfeiffer of Wurttemberg, Germany, who came to American in 1860. John, a Civil War veteran, marched with Sherman to the sea. W.S. received his early education in Gallipolis, Ohio, and entered the leather business with his father in Gallipolis. After coming to Roulette, Mr. Pfeiffer was in the leather business for seven years. He was then electrical engineer in the Stave Mill Company and Potter Gas Company for several years, after which he studied photography in Pittsburgh. He returned to Roulette where he conducted, for many years, a photography studio in his own home. Mr. Pfeiffer is an active member of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M. and of all bodies of Masonry including 32^nd degree Coudersport Consistory. He attends the Methodist Church. In 1936, he received a diploma from the National Nutrition Society, for a correspondence course, and in 1943 he received a certificate from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Division of Homemaking Education for classes which he attended in Roulette. He married, January 24, 1894, Nellie Boyington of Roulette, the daughter of William Jackson and Purdence (Lyman) Boyington. His great-grandfather was Major Isaac Lyman, of Revolutionary War fame. Mrs. Pfeiffer founded and kept a public library in her home where she also had a ladies' furnishing store. She was always active in the civic affairs of her community. She died December 1927. Mr. Pfeiffer, at the age of eighty, makes his own garden, cans fruit and vegetables and cares for his home. He has one brother, Fred W., who resides in his old homestead in Gallipolis.
111. CLYDE A. DEVLING, hardware merchant of Galeton, was born in Westmoreland, Kansas, July 6, 1880, the son of John and Virginia Mary (DeHaas) Devling. Mr. Devling received his early education in Beech Creek and Lock Haven and graduated from Lock Haven Business College. He came to Galeton in 1899 and was associated with a grocery store until 1905 when he became engaged in the hardware business. In 1925, his brother, Nelson J. became a partner in the business which is now known as the Devling Brothers, Inc. Mr. Devling has been an Elder of the Presbyterian Church since 1917. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of Galeton lodge Number 602 F.&A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He married first on August 26, 1903, Minnie M. Schramm. She died in January 1917. He married second Emma L. Schramm on August 1, 1918. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, Galeton Chapter Number 53, O.E.S. and the Auxiliary of the American Legion. They have five children: (1) Wilhelmina (Devling) Watson, born May 25, 1919, a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College and a resident of Bradford. (2) Patricia E., born November 3, 1920, who attended Mansfield State Teachers College and now resides in Galeton. (3) Mary Virginia, born November 27, 1921, a graduate of Pennsylvania State College and a veteran of World War II, with three years service in the Women's Army Corps, one and one-half of which were spent in Egypt. (4) Betty Jane, born October 31, 1923, a graduate of Pennsylvania State college and now a resident of Akron, Ohio. (5) Robert C., born June 2, 1925, now of Galeton, a veteran of World War II in which he served as an Ensign in the United States Naval Air Corps and during which time he received training at Cornell University, Colgate University and Chapel Hill. Mr. Devling's hobby is baseball.
112. HOWARD NEEFE SCHUTT was born May 8, 1894, in Coudersport, son of Willard F. Schutt and Bertha (Neefe) Schutt. Willard was a lumberman, merchant and also was a 33^rd degree Mason. Howard graduated from Rutgers and also received a degree from Columbia University. He was a lieutenant in the 106^th Field Artillery in the First World War. Mr. Schutt is a partner in W.F. Schutt & Sons Furniture Store in Coudersport. He is active in the Business Men's Club, American Legion and the Hospital Board. He is a member of Christ Episcopal Church and is a 32^nd degree Mason. On July 27, 1927, he married Lucille Wells, daughter of the Honorable J. Walter Wells and Eloise (Stebbins) Wells. (See par. 38). Mrs. Schutt graduated from Coudersport High School and Vassar College. Prior to her marriage, she worked in new York City with the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children and with the American Red Cross. Since her marriage she has been active in the Red Cross, D.A.R. and literary and civic clubs. She is a member of Christ Episcopal Church. Children: (1) Nancy Wells, age 16, a student at Westtown Friends School in Chester County, Pennsylvania. (2) Margot Eloise, age 14. Both Mr. and Mrs. Schutt are collectors of antiques.
113. CHESTER WARREN TODD, S.T.D., pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Coudersport, was born in Kingston, New York, son of William Newton and Livinia Jane Todd. William N. was pastor of several Dutch Reformed churches in New York and New Jersey, later becoming pastor of Presbyterian churches in Pennsylvania. Chester Warren Todd graduated from Wooster College in 1905 with an A.B. degree and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1908. He was ordained in Coudersport, his first church, by the Presbytery of Wellsboro on October 16, 1908. On July 1, 1910, he became pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Mt. Union and in 1919 he became pastor at Sunbury. He remained there for twenty-five years, returning to the First Presbyterian Church in Coudersport on September 1, 1944. He has received the following degrees: B.D. from Susquehanna University in 1929, S.T.M. from Chicago Lutheran Seminary in 1932, S.T.D. from Temple University in 1935. He was a commissioner to General Assembly of Presbyterian Church U.S.A. at Rochester, New York, in 1915, and at Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1924. He has been moderator of Wellsboro, Huntingdon and Northumberland Presbyteries and has also been Stated Clerk of Northumberland Presbytery since 1934. On June 28, 1910, he married Mathilde Reidy of Coudersport. She taught school for six years prior to her marriage. She is active in church societies, Red Cross work and literary clubs. Children: (1) Margaret S. (Todd) Kline, of Lebanon, who has one child, Willa Ann. (2) Virginia K. (Todd) Black, of New York, New York. (3) Jane Lois Todd, also of New York.
114. WILLIAM D. ALLEN, Justice of the Peace in Galeton and Director and Vice-President of the First National Bank of Galeton, was born March 27, 1870, in Stony Fork, Tioga County, the son of William J. and Philinda E. (Dale) Allen. Mr. Allen received his early education in Stony Fork. He came to Galeton in 1900 where he conducted a mercantile business for nine years. He has been Justice of the Peace since 1907, his present term to expire in 1950. He was Tax Collector of Galeton for twenty-one years and in the insurance business from 1909 to 1945. He is a member of the Baptist Church, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Fraternal Order of Eagles and has been Secretary of the Industrial Association for twenty years. He was Secretary of the Galeton Moose Lodge Number 826 for thirty years. Mr. Allen is also Past Master of Galeton Lodge Number 602 F.&A.M., Past Worthy Patron of Galeton Chapter O.E.S. and a member of all bodies of Masonry, including all York and Scottish Rite Masonry and Ismailia Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Buffalo, N.Y. He married, November 26, 1895, Ray M. Hughes of Antrim. She is a member of the Baptist Church and a Past President of the W.C.T.U. They have three children: (1) William David, of Cleveland, Ohio, born November 7, 1904, a graduate of Armour Institute of Technology. He has two children, William David, Jr., and Ardis June. (2) Margaret E. (Allen) Osani, of Valley Stream, New York, born August 5, 1906, a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College. She has three children, David Duane, Marcia Rae and Carol Ann. (3) Duane Hughes, of Galeton, born February 3, 1909, a graduate of East Stroudsburg Business College. He has two sons, Duane H. and William D. IV.
115. J. PHILIP THOMAS, secretary-treasurer of the Coudersport Production credit Association and the National Farm Loan Association of Coudersport, was born August 29, 1901, son of James M. and Mary Ella (Davis) Thomas of Philadelphia, Pa. He graduated from Marple Newton High school in Newton Square and attended Pennsylvania State College. He came to Potter County in 1922 as cow tester of the county. In 1928, he became an instructor at Rosebud Indian Hschool at Rosebud, South Dakota. In 1934, he became associated with Coudersport Production Credit Association, becoming secretary-treasurer in 1942. On July 1, 1946, he became secretary-treasurer of the National Farm Loan Ass'n of Coudersport which comprises five counties, Cameron, Elk, McKean, Tioga and Potter. He married, February 12, 1926, Katheryn Mary Dodd, of Ulysses, daughter of Peter and Grace (Snyder) Dodd. Mrs. Thomas graduated from State Teachers College and has taught school or several years.
116. GEORGE A. MASTIN, merchant in Ulysses, was born April 20, 1885, the son of W.L. and Kate (Dimon) Mastin, pioneer settlers of Potter County. Mr. Mastin received his early education in the public schools. From March 6, 1909, until 1936, he operated a men's clothing store which, in 1936, he converted into a department store, taking his sons-in-law, George W. McCoy and John P. Howland, into the business as partners. He is director of the Grange National Bank, secretary of the Masonic Building Association, past treasurer of Ulysses Library and has held numerous Borough offices. He is active in civic projects. He is a member of the Baptist Church and of all bodies of masonry, including 32^nd degree, Coudersport Consistory. He is also Chief Ripper of the Rip and Tearum Lodge Number 23 of the Order of Red Republicans, organized in 1920. He married, March 18, 1911, Kathryn Grabe of Coudersport, daughter of Theodore A. and Mary Grabe. She is a member of Ulysses Chapter Number 95 O.E.S. and of the Lutheran Church in Coudersport. They have two daughters: (1) Jeane of Ulysses, a graduate of Lewisville Vocational School and a Past Worthy Matron of Ulysses Chapter Number 95 O.E.S. She married George W. McCoy of Ulysses. They have three children, Sandra, George, III, and Karen. (2) Betty, of Dundee, New York, a graduate of Lewisville Vocational School. She married John P. Howland of Coudersport. They have two children, Perry and Gary. Mr. Mastin's hobbies are fishing and growing flowers.
117. MARY ALICE (BARNHART) MARTIN, who has lived more than a century, was born in Gaines Township, Tioga County, Pa., on December 24, 1844, the daughter of Daniel K. and Marietta (Bernauer) Barnhart. She is a member of the Free Will Baptist Church at West Pike and was a trustee of the church and extremely active in church work until 1945. She has always been considered a good neighbor. She has been a member of the Grange and she was president of the cemetery association for many years. She married Stephen Henry Martin, May 16, 1869. He died in 1886. They had nine children, one of whom is living, J. Kent Martin, a dairy farmer in West Pike with whom Mrs. Martin resides. J. Kent married Gertrude Wentworth. They have four children: (1) Warren Brownell martin, a veteran of World War II with five years' service in the U.S. Army. He graduated from Westminster Choir School and traveled to Europe with the Choir in 1934. (2) Esther Alice, a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College, now attending Pennsylvania State College. (3) David Kent, a graduate of Pennsylvania State College and a veteran of World War II with three years' service as a 1^st lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. (4) Paul Charles, a student at Pennsylvania State College and a veteran of World War II. He has one daughter, Mary Jean. Mrs. Martin's daughter, Elinor Alice, who died May 17, 1946, was for more than 48 years a teacher and for more than thirty years assistant principal of Galeton High School. She was also prominent and active in the civic and social affairs of the community. Mrs. Martin, at the age of 102, is able to get around in a wheel chair and wash dishes.
118. NELLIE (LACY) CURRAN, editor-manager of the Leader Dispatch in Galeton, was born in Galeton, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Walsh) Lacy. She attended Galeton schools and was graduated from Lafayette High School in Buffalo, New York, and from Burns Business School of Buffalo. She was employed as a secretary for Travelers Insurance Company in Buffalo from 1915 to 1917 and as stenographer in the stores department of the B&S Railroad in Galeton from 1917 to 1927. She assumed her present duties in October 1941. She is publicity chairman of Galeton Chapter of American Red Cross, secretary of the Galeton Business and Professional Women's Club, chairman of the annual fund-raising appeal of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis, member of the Pennsylvania Women's Press Association and of National Women's Press Association. She married, May 14, 1927, Michael J. Curran. (See par. 81). They have one daughter, Patricia, born February 21, 1929, in Williamsport. She is a senior in Galeton High School and is a member of the high school band. She plans to enter Mansfield State Teachers College in September of 1947. She plans to study music.
119. CARLTON C. GROVER was born November 17, 1871, in Bingham Township, Potter County, the son of Charles H. and Eliza (Raymond) Grover. He has been a prosperous farmer, a successful merchant and an active politician in Potter County for many years. He now resides in Ulysses. He is a member of the Baptist Church and of the Grange. He married, September 21, 1898, H. Emma Kibbe, of Bingham Township, born September 16, 1874, the daughter of George W. and Dorothy (Fuller) Kibbe. The grandparents of both Mr. and Mrs. Grover were pioneer settlers of Potter County. Mrs. Grover is a graduate of Mansfield Normal School and she taught school for several years prior to her marriage. She is a member of the Baptist Church and of W.C.T.U. Children: (1) Gladys Eliza, of Ithaca, new York, a graduate of Ithaca College. She married Walter S. Wollf. They have two children, Jacqueline Mae and Walter Scott. (2) Dorotha, of Homestead Park, a graduate of Mansfield State Teachers College, who also attended Columbia University. She married William Jackson. They have three children, Patricia Ann, Robert Arlton and William, Jr. (3) Dewert Greenleaf, a dentist in Elkland, a graduate of Pittsburgh University Dental School. He married Margaret Jennings. (4) Arlton George, principal of the high school in Washington, Pennsylvania, a graduate of Pittsburgh University. He married Winifred Burtch. They have three children, Jarvis Arlton, Sandra and Linda. (5) Eldon Grover, a professor at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Ohio at Athens, Ohio. Mrs. Grover is interested in politics and in W.C.T.U. work. Mr. Grover is interested in politics.
120. THOMAS H. NANNEY, Master Mechanic of the B&S Railroad, now the B&O Railroad, for more than thirty years, was born in Evansville, Indiana, September 5, 1870, the son of Hiram C. and Hester Ann (Miller) Nanney. He received his early education in Evansville, and has been connected with the railroad mechanical department most of his life. He is a life member of the American Railroad Association, Mechanical Division. He is also a member of Galeton Lodge Number 602 F.&A.M. and Coudersport Consistory. He married, January 15, 1910, Nora Alexander of Evansville, the daughter of Homer and Nancy H. Alexander. Mrs. Nanney has been active for many years in Galeton welfare and American Red Cross work. She is a member of Galeton Chapter Number 53 O.E.S. Mr. Nanney's hobbies are reading and archaeology. Both Mr. and Mrs. Nanney have travelled extensively.
121. CLAIR W. STATHAM, merchant and Justice of the Peace in Harrison Valley, Pennsylvania, was born December 16, 1916, the son of Ida (Smith) Statham and the late Carl Statham. His ancestors were among the pioneer settlers of Potter County. He has always made his home in Harrison Valley. After graduating from high school in 1934, he was employed by the Schweitzer store and the Hubbard store and in 1940 he became proprietor of his own general store. In 1941 he was elected Justice of the Peace. In 1931, Mr. Statham became a member of the Baptist Church, a part of the Federated Church of Harrison Valley. Since that time he has been active in church work and has been presented with a certificate licensing him to preach. During the absences of local pastors, he has often preached in the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church and in the Federated Churches at Potterbrook, Mills and Harrison Valley. He is also Sunday School Superintendent and teacher. Mr. Statham's hobby is farming. He owns, in partnership with his brother-in-law, Benjamin Truax, a township farm.
122. LOUIS RAUB was born march 24, 1871, in Renchen, Germany, the son of Louis and Caroline Raub. He received his early education in Germany, coming to America in 1892. He has made his home in Pennsylvania since that date. He owns and operates a large service station in West Pike. He is a member of the Catholic Church. He married January 3, 1894, Amelia Cook, of Lancaster. She was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, November 9, 1870, and came to America in 1888. She is a member of the Catholic Church. They have three children: (1) Hilda (Raub) Davies, who has one son, William, a veteran of World War II. (2) Clara (Raub) Livingston, who has two children, Howard, a veteran of World War II, and Virginia Alice. (3) Otto, a veteran of World War II, who has two sons, John Louis of the U.S. Navy and Thomas Otto. Mr. Raub's hobbies are hunting and fishing.
123. ELDYN L. FENNER, drilling contractor and oil producer of Shinglehouse, was born July 22, 1898, in Alfred, New York, the son of H. Edgar and Nina (Locke) Fenner. (See par. 110). He attended Alfred public schools and studied agriculture at Alfred University. He has been a farmer and merchant and, for the past seventeen years, he has also been a drilling contractor. He is a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Alfred, a member of Sharon Lodge Number 598 F.&A.M. and of Coudersport Consistory. He married, November 26, 1925, Helen M. Myrick of Shinglehouse, born January 31, 1901, in Knoxville, the daughter of Isaac N. and Amanda O. (Huber) Myrick. She graduated from Shinglehouse High School and attended Lock Haven Normal School. She is a member of the Methodist Church, Grange, Eulalia Chapter Number 52 O.E.S., and the School Board. She is Secretary of the County Board of School Directors and Past President of the P.T.A. Children: (1) Marjory (Fenner) Lederhouse, of Ransomville, New York, who has two daughters, Carol and Karen. (2) Mary Louise, a student in Shinglehouse High School. (3) H. Edgar, also a student in Shinglehouse High School. Mrs. Fenner's hobbies are bowling and golf. Mr. Fenner's hobbies are fishing and golf. 
124. EMIL ANDREW ZEAMAN, owner and manager of the Germania Hotel in Germania, was born in Germania, January 3, 1879, the son of Wenzle and Anna Zeaman. He was a fireman and engineer of the B&O Railroad for thirty-five years. He returned to Germania in 1932, where he has remained since that date. He is a member of the Moose lodge and of the Locomotive Firemen and Engineer Lodge. He married, September 19, 1902, Mary Collins of LeRoy, New York, the daughter of Jerry and Elizabeth (Ryan) Collins. She is a member of the Catholic Church, W.B.A.M. and Ladies Auxiliary of the Locomotive Firemen and Engineers.
125. JOSEPH A. ENGLISH, insurance broker and distributor for Investor's Syndicate of America, Inc., in Coudersport, was born at Olean, New York, September 12, 1911, son of A.J. and Mary (Golden) English. He is a graduate of Coudersport High School and of Slippery Rock State College where he majored in physical education. After his graduation from college, he was associated for two years with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Following this, he was County Supervisor for Adult Recreational Education for five years. He then went to his present position which was interrupted for thirty-six months while he was in service in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant. While in the Navy, Mr. English served on Admiral Nimitz' staff and as an officer aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia. Mr. English is a member of St. Eulalia Catholic Church, the American Legion, V.F.W., Reserve Officer's Naval Service and Reserve Officer's Association. On November 7, 1936, he married Wilda L. Haupt, daughter of Wallace H. and Mabel (Shick) Haupt of Coudersport. Mrs. English is a graduate of Tioga High School and she attended Fairfax Hall, Waynesboro, Virginia, and Elmira Business Institute at Elmira, New York. Mr. and Mrs. English have one son, Terrance lee, born January 24, 1940. Mr. English is county chairman of the American Red Cross, First Aid and Water Safety. His hobbies are recreational activities.
126. EMIL J. KNECHTEL, JR., was born July 22, 1892, in Coudersport, the son of Emil J. and Mary Knechtel. He graduated from Coudersport High School and has been in the grocery business for some years. He has been manager of the Market Basket in Coudersport since 1924. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. He married, may 10, 1913, Edna Rath of Buffalo, New York. She is a member of the Lutheran Church and of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion. Children: (1) Evelyn (Knechtel) Martin, of Coudersport, born April 15, 1914. She has one son, George. (2) Howard E., of Coudersport, a veteran of World War II, with four years' service in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army. (3) Lillian M. (Knechtel) Kocher, of Chester, who has three children, Kenneth, Wanita, and Lillian. Mr. Knechtel's hobbies are fishing, hunting and bowling.
127. KATHERINE J. REESE was born April 13, 1865, in Lisle, New York, the daughter of Albert A. and Celina (Johnson) Hodskin. She married, first, James B. Benson, son of the Hon. Isaac Benson and Eugenia (Stebbins) Benson, one of the fore-most families of Potter County. Mr. Benson was an attorney. He died May 30, 1897. Children: (1) Eugenia (Benson) Perry. (See par. 16). (2) Frances A. Benson, of Coudersport, born October 2, 1888, in the house that is now the Masonic Consistory. She is a member of Alligewi Chapter of the D.A.R., of Eulalia Chapter of O.E.S., of New Century Club and of Christ Episcopal Church. (3) Eloise (Benson) Cole, of Batavia, New York, born may 9, 1891, a graduate of mechanics Institute. Mrs. Reese married, second, Dr. Francis Gurney Reese, on March 8, 1899. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and from the university's medical school. He came to Coudersport in 1894, where he practiced medicine until the time of his death, December 4, 1942. In 1914, he completed an advanced course in surgery at the Polyclinic Hospital in New York City. He was a member of the American Medical Association, of Potter County Medical Society, of Sons of the American Revolution and of the Potter County Historical Association. He was also a member of Christ Episcopal Church and was a 33^rd degree Mason. They had one son, Dr. Albert G. Reese. (See par. 6). Mrs. Reese is a member of the Alligewi chapter of the D.A.R. and of Christ Episcopal Church.
128. HOWARD D. MORTON, funeral director of Shinglehouse was born at Randolph, New York, June 4, 1886, the son of W.S. and Etta Morton. He graduated from Great Valley, New York, High School and from Simmons School of Embalming at Syracuse, New York. He is a member of county, state and national funeral directors' associations. He married Elizabeth M. Martin, of Great Valley, the daughter of Thomas and Fanny Martin. She taught school for several years prior to her marriage. She is a member of St. Theressa Catholic Church. They have one daughter, Bette Jane, who graduated from Shinglehouse High School and from E.J.M. Meyer Hospital in Buffalo, New York.
129. KATHERINE S. ROOT, of Coudersport, the daughter of Harvey G. and Sabina (Ziefle) Root, was born October 29, 1903, in Wharton. Harvey G. was a partner in Root Bros. Lumbering Business in Potter County, one of the big lumber jobbers of Pennsylvania. He was prominent in the affairs of the community, was a school director and a director in the Citizens Safe Deposit and Trust Company for many years prior to his death. He was a 32^nd degree Mason and was active in Consistory work. Katherine attended the Potter County schools and Mechanics Institute at Rochester, New York. She is prominent in civic and social clubs of the community and her hobby is sewing. She finds time and enjoys making dresses for her friends.
130. MARK L. VAN WEGEN, farmer specializing in potato growing in Hebron Township, was born April 20, 1884, in Hebron Township, the son of Marion F. and Addie (Anson) VanWegen. His grandparents were pioneer settlers of Potter County. He attended Potter County schools. Mr. VanWegen is a member of the Pennsylvania Potato Growers' Association, director of Potter County Farmers' Alliance and a member of the Central Grange and of Coudersport Consistory. He attends the Methodist Church. He is a committeeman for the G.L.F. He married, June 1, 1918, Esther Niles of Eulalia Township, the daughter of F.L. and Carrie (Clark) Niles. Mrs. VanWegen is a member of the Methodist Church, of Eulalia Chapter Number 148 O.E.S., of Central Grange, of Farmers' Alliance and of the W.C.T.U. They have one son, Harold Francis, a student at Alfred University. He is a veteran of World War II. Mr. VanWegen's hobby is traveling.
131. VICTOR LOUIS MASON, owner of Mason's Creamery in Coudersport, was born September 23, 1908, Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Victor Louis and Daisy Comstock (Simons) Mason. Victor Louis, Sr., was a prominent politician and businessman. During the Spanish-American War he was private secretary to the Secretaries of War, R.A. Alger and Elihu Root. He was associated in business with General Alger in Detroit, Michigan. He was also President of N.C. Transcontinental Construction Company and asst. Secretary of the Republican National Committee in charge of the Eastern Division Campaign of 1908. Victor Louis, Jr., received his education in Montclair, New Jersey, High School, City College, New York City and Brooklyn Polytechnic School of Engineering. He worked for the Engineering Department of the Erie R.R., the Penna. R.R. and the Penna. State Highway Department. He is at the present time in the creamery business, manufacturing ice cream and dairy products in Coudersport. He is a member of Coudersport Consistory, 32^nd degree Mason. He married Maxine L. Schadenberger, the daughter of Frank and Marie Schadenberger. (See par. 56). She is a member of Christ Episcopal Church and Eulalia Chapter No. 148 O.E.S. They have two children, Victoria Luise and Victor Louis, III.
132. W. E. KELLY, optometrist with offices in Galeton, Knoxville and Westfield, was born in Thurston, New York, the son of James and Mary Kelly. His early education was received in Campbell, New York. He studied watch making in Philadelphia College of Horology and was in the jewelry business in Galeton for ten years before attending Northern Illinois College of Optometry from which he graduated in 1908. He also took a post graduate course in 1912. He continued in the jewelry and optometry business until 1935, at which time he began devoting his entire time to the practice of optometry. He was watch inspector for many years for the B&S and B&O Railroads. Dr. Kelly attends the Methodist Church and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. He married, July 24, 1888, Eva Zimmerman of Marshland. She was active in the jewelry business and in church work. She died December 24, 1933. He has one daughter, E. Leeta. (See par. 98). Dr. kelly's hobby is taking automobile trips.
133. RAYMOND B. WOOD was born May 31, 1871, in East Smithfield, Pa., the son of Francis and Delphine (Campbelle) Wood. He received his education in East Smithfield schools, Rochester Business Institute and Elmira School of Commerce. He was in the dairy business in Bradford County and Wilkes-Barre before coming to Potter County in 1897. He was in the office of the B&S Railroad until 1905 when he became freight and passenger agent at Ansonia and Cross Fork. He came to Galeton in 1910 as freight and passenger agent. He retired in 1933, since which time he has made his home in Galeton. He married, January 25, 1804, Jennie Beach of East Smithfield. She was born March 26, 1874, the daughter of George T. and Edith (Bullock) Beach. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wood are members of the Methodist Church. Their children are: (1) Francis E., born March 19, 1895, now educational director at Viewpoint School near Amenia, New York. He has three children, Rutson, Marilyn and Miriam. (2) Edith (Wood) Menkee, of Akron, Ohio, who is a graduate nurse. She has one daughter, Diane. (3) Lyndon L., born September 16, 1899, who attended Syracuse University. He died October 5, 1931. (4) Leland R., born January 20, 1905, now vocational director at Midland High School. He has two daughters, Penelope and Lynda. (5) Willard B., born April 3, 1911, a veteran of World War II, having served three years in the U.S. Army, now associated with the Star Gazette in Elmira, New York. Mr. Wood's hobby is gardening and Mrs. Wood's hobby is music.
134. MARY JANE (KINNEY) McGOEY was born February 22, 1876, to John W. and Amy (Rennells) Kinney of Blockhouse, Pa., one of the pioneer families of Potter County. She married Matthew M. McGoey, August 6, 1895. He operated a blacksmith shop in Coudersport. He died July 31, 1933. Mrs. McGoey is a member of Park Methodist Church. Children: (1) Gertrude (McGoey) Brewer McGuire, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a graduate of Bucknell College. She has one son, Thomas Mathew, a veteran of World War II. (2) Ruth (McGoey) Potter, a graduate of Rochester Institute. She has two children, Robert Gordnier and Katharine Mary. (3) Edna Norma (McGoey) Mason of Baltimore, Md., a graduate of George Washington University Hospital. She has two children, Frank E. and Ruth Ann.
135. EDWARD DOUGLAS FISHER, a farmer specializing in potato culture, was born October 3, 1905, the son of Edward M. and Mildred F. (McKay) Fisher. He attended school in Buffalo, New York, and graduated from High School in Mayville, New York. He studied agriculture at Cornell University and did agricultural work in New York State for six years prior to coming to Potter County in 1930, at which time he was associated with the G.L.F. with whom he remained for five years. He then started farming and potato growing with A.C. Ramseyer of Smithville, Ohio. In 1935, Mr. Fisher purchased abandoned farms in Potter County and since that time has specialized in agriculture, potato growing and the raising of Christmas trees on land otherwise unsuited for agriculture. At the present time, he operates farms consisting of two thousand acres. He has 220,000 Christmas trees planted. He is a member of Christ Episcopal Church, of Eulalia Lodge Number 342 F.&A.M., Coudersport Consistory, Grange, I.O.O.F. and Rotary Club. He is vice-president of Pennsylvania State Potato Growers' Association and chairman of Soil Conservation in Potter County. On November 29, 1933, he married Mildred Nelson of Coudersport, daughter of A.T. and Viola Nelson. (See par. 8). Mrs. Fisher attended Westbrook Business School in Olean, New York. She is a member of Christ Episcopal Church, of Eulalia Chapter Number 148 O.E.S., New Century Club and of various civic clubs. Children: (1) Douglas Nelson, born January 21, 1935. (2) Rita Marie, born September 3, 1936. (3) Drusilla Lee, born May 18, 1938. (4) Kristine Margaret, born December 18, 1941. Mr. Fisher's hobby is the study of nature.
136. DE GROVER VAN DE BOE, regional Scout executive, was born August 23, 1885, in Harrison Township, the son of Carmi D. and Ida (Grover) VanDeBoe. His father was of Holland Dutch and his mother of colonial English ancestry. He graduated from Coudersport High School, the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He studied law in Coudersport and was admitted to the bar in 1911. He practiced law in Potter County until 1917, when he entered the U.S. Army as a major in the infantry of the AEF in World War I. He became Boy Scout executive in Harrisburg in 1919 and deputy regional Scout executive over the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and of the District of Columbia in 1926. In 1945, he spent four months making a survey of conditions in Germany relative to a program of activities for German youth. This work was done for the U.S. Military Government. Mr. VanDeBoe and all the members of his family are members of Christ Episcopal Church. He is a 33^rd degree mason and a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity. He married, September 16, 1914, Vesta Ella, daughter of William and Eva (Dyke) Thompson. Mrs. VanDeBoe is a graduate of Syracuse University. Children: (1) A son who died in infancy. (2) Gretchen (VanDeBoe) Fesus, of Akron, Ohio, a graduate of Marjory Webster School in Washington, D.C., who was a Red Cross recreational director for blind soldiers during World War II. (3) Evelyn D. (VanDeBoe) Mann, of Lansdowne, Pa., a graduate of West Chester State Teachers' College. She did post-graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. (4) Wilhelmina (VanDeBoe) Irvine, of State College, a graduate of Marjory Webster School. She was a corporal in the WAC during World War II. Mr. VanDeBoe intends to make his home in Coudersport upon his retirement in 1950. His hobbies are woodcarving and iron work. Mr. VanDeBoe is a brother of Charles C. VanDeBoe. (See par. 79)
 

Deceased  During Publication
George E. Carroll November 2, 1946
JJ. Morley, October 5, 1946

INDEX OF BIOGRAPHIES

NAME - ID Number

Abson, Floyd Edward 4
Akeley, Archibald P. 65
Allen, William D. 116

Baker, Archie Know 68
Baldwin, Addie G. (Wolters) 28
Barr, Eldon S. 37
Bartoo, A. Donald 95
Bartoo, Herbert R. 5
Berger, James Stanley 39
Blish, Frank M., Sr. 84
Buck, Lawrence 46
Burrous, C. Mat 58
Burt, Jessie (Lewis) 85
Burt, Mary Louisa (Sheldon) 31

Cane, Harry E. 19
Carroll, George E. 89
Cary, Wesley E. 86
Chapman, Norman 43
Chappell, Margaret (McGinnis) 23
Colcord, Edith (Haskell) 35
Covey, Katherine (Knox) 51
Cronin, Jeremiah Joseph 92
Crosetto, Michael John 75
Crowl, Perley E. 109
Curran, Michael Joseph 81
Curran, Nellie (Lacy) 120
Currier, William H. 104
Curtis, William Henry 96

Daily, Seward Wells 25
Deiterich, Florence (Fleshutz) 3
Devling, Clyde A. 113
Doane, Mary (Cook) (Faulkner) 44
DuBois, William Frederick 21

Edgcomb, Minnie C. (Tice) 2
Elliott, Harry E. 100
English, Joseph A. 127

Fenner, Eldyn L. 125
Fenner, H. Edgar 110
Fisher, Edward Douglas 137

Gallup, Clayton E. 71
Grabe, Birdella (Grant) 107
Grabe, George H. 32
Green, John Franklin 17
Grover, Carlton C. 121

Hall, Wrayburn B. 1
Hamilton, Dorothy (Cilley) 74
Hart, Henry D. 63
Harvey, Addie Cornelia (Douglas) 101
Haynes, Carrie (Grover) 64
Henderson, James L. 29
Herrick, Charles A. 73
Herrick, Collins Soloman 7
Hug, Fanny (Goetz) 20

Johnson, Victor E. 90

Kapp, Paul Raymond 40
Kazmierski, Robert Henry 98
Kelly, E. Leeta 134
Kelly, W.E. 48
Kendig, Frank Wilson 99
Kenyon, Howard G. 77
Kilbourne, Harry A. 102
Knechtel, Emil J., Jr. 128
Knight, Ella B. (Kinny) 9

Langworthy, Byron L. 11
Leete, Rosell H. 67
Lewis, Belle (Haskell) 61
Lewis, Robert Rathbun 34
Lilly, Morton H. 45
Lush, S. Lynn 88
Lyman, Kittie N. (Thompson) 80
Lyman, Robert Ray, Sr. 53

Mahaley, John W. 30
Martin, Mary Alice (Barnhart) 119
Mason, Victor Louis 133
Mastin, George A. 118
McGoey, Mary Jane (Kinney) 136
McLatchie, Arthur W. 97
McLaughlin, Robert S. 57
Meine, Philip A. 10
Michelfelder, Clella (Stevens) 42
Miles, Vernal C. 59
Miller, Mary Josephine 94
Moody, Donald Lee 22
Morley, James J. 103
Morton, Howard D. 130
Mosch, Herman Carl 26
Mulkin, Kenneth H. 87

Nanney, Thomas H. 122

Nelson, Almeron Taggert 8
Nichols, Ade F. 105

O'Connell, Francis M. 62

Patterson, Coletta D. (Dunn) 15
Pearsall, John S. 93
Perry, Eugenia Celina (Benson) 16
Pfeiffer, W. S. 112
Potter, Lettie (Gordnier) 60

Raub, Louis 124
Reese, Albert G. 6
Reese, Katherine J. 129
Rennells, Cora Elizabeth 14
Reynolds, Frank W. 24
Richards, Robert Wayne 35
Root, Katherine S. 131
Rosenbloom, S. Joseph 49
Rumsey, David Noah 36

Sawyer, Sheil Bond 12
Schadenberger, Frank H. 56
Shutt, Howard Neefe 114
Selt, Jenny (Dykeman) 47
Shear, William Albert 41
Simendinger, Raymond L. 72
Sinon, John T. 33
Smith, Howard R. 27
Spencer, Ada (Raymond) 76
Statham, Clair W. 123
Stevens, Lena E. 70
Stocum, Louis G. 18
Stone, John F. 91
Straley, Rudolph C. 54
Straw, Bert 108
Sullivan, James L. 66

Thomas, J. Philip 117
Todd, Chester Warren 115

VanDeBoe, Charles C. 79
VanDeBoe, De Grover 138
VanWegen, Mark L. 132
Voorhees, Lee Arthur 78

Wagner, Wilbur A. 82
Wallgren, Andrew Bennett 52
Weimer, Major 50
Wells, John Walter 38
Wells, Walter Pierre 111
Wentworth, Margaret (Schutt) 106
Wenzel, Gilbert Lee 83
White, Mark R. 13
Wood, Raymond B. 135
Woodard, Ina (Harlow) 69

Zeaman, Emil Andrew 126