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HERBSTRITT-SNYDER Family Tree - LARRY HERBSTRITT
Arthur Maynard 1910-
BIRTH 10-11-1910 • Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA
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DEATH Coudersport, Pennsylvania, USA
- [S1145] Ancestry.com, New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;).
Record for Mary Adeline Corey
Mary Adeline Corey in the New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936
registered no. 3843
Name: Mary Adeline Corey
of: Coudersport
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1906
Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1924
Marriage Place: Olean, Cattaraugus, NY
Father: Fred Corey
Mother: Jessie Mitchell
Spouse: Lawrence Henry Gourley
of: Salamanca, Catt.
Film Number: 000583820
clergy: Ernest A. Mathews
Olean, Catt.
Lawrence Henry Gourley in the New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936
Name: Lawrence Henry Gourley
of: Salamanca, Catt
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth: abt 1902
Falk Creek, Pa
his occupation: leather roller
Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1924
Marriage Place: Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Father: Earl Gourley
birth: USA
Mother: Orpha Swartz
birth: USA
Spouse: Mary Adeline Corey
Film Number: 000583820
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. New York Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.
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NY County Marriages 19240920- Mary Adeline Corey Mary Adeline Corey in the New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936
registered no. 3843
Name: Mary Adeline Corey
of: Coudersport
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1906
Marriage Date: 20 Sep 1924
Marriage Place: Olean, Cattaraugus, NY
Father: Fred Corey
Mother: Jessie Mitchell
Spouse: Lawrence Henry Gourley
of: Salamanca,… |
- [S1145] Ancestry.com, New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Clifford Lee & Violet Quimby Corey in the New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936.
Record for Clifford Lee Corey
Clifford Lee Corey in the New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936
Name: Clifford Lee Corey
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1899
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1920
Marriage Place: Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Father: Fred Corey
Mother: Jessie Mitchell
Spouse: Violet E. Quimby
Film Number: 000583818
Violet E. Quimby in the New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936
Name: Violet E. Quimby
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1901
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1920
Marriage Place: Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Father: Alvin Quimby
Mother: Nettie Pierce
Spouse: Clifford Lee Corey
Film Number: 000583818
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. New York Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.
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NY County Marriages 19201119- Clifford & Violet Quimby Corey Clifford Lee Corey in the New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936
Name: Clifford Lee Corey
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1899
Marriage Date: 19 Nov 1920
Marriage Place: Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Father: Fred Corey
Mother: Jessie Mitchell
Spouse: Violet E. Quimby
Film Number: 000583818
Violet E. Quimby in the New… |
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Wihelmina Maria Sophia Tomaiko
Wihelmina Maria Sophia Tomaiko 1904-1999
BIRTH 06 MAY 1904 • Kraviany, Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia)
DEATH 09 AUG 1999 • Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania,
- [S480] census 1910 USA, Year: 1910; Census Place: Representative District 9, Kent, Delaware; Roll: T624_145; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374158.
Record for F B Corey
F B Corey in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: F B Corey
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Representative District 9, Kent, Delaware
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jessie Corey
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Carpenter
Industry: House
Employer, Employee or Other:Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented:Rent
Farm or House: House
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 13
Neighbors:
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Household Members:
Name Age
136
Edwin Corey 58 Head PA NY NY M1/34 farmer
Adelaide Corey 58 wife PA NY NY M1/34 2/2
146
F B Corey 32 Head PA PA PA M1/11 carpenter, house
Jessie Corey 28 wife PA PA PA M1/11 3/3
Glen Corey 10 son PA PA PA
Clifford Corey 8 son PA PA PA
Mary Corey 4 dau PA PA PA
Source Citation
Year: 1910; Census Place: Representative District 9, Kent, Delaware; Roll: T624_145; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1374158
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.
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census 1910 USA DE Kent dist9 18_7A- FB Corey F B Corey in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: F B Corey
Age in 1910: 32
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: Representative District 9, Kent, Delaware
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jessie Corey
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
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Record for Mary Adelaide Corey (6) facts
Mary Adelaide Corey in the Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909
Name: Mary Adelaide Corey
Gender: Female
Birth: 1 Feb 1906 04:40h
2nd ward, Coudersport, Eulalia, Potter, PA
physician: F.C. Gorham (MD?)
registrar: W.P. Moore MD
Father: Fred Corey
his birth: Ulysses
his age: 27
Mother: Jessie Mitchell Corey
her birth: Portage, McKean Co, PA
her age: 24
both of: Coudersport
their 3rd child (3/3)
legitimate? yes
Certificate: 7601
Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission;
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;
Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906-1909;
Box Number: 3;
Certificate Number: 7601
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906-1909. Series 11.89 (50 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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PA Birth Record 18790218- Mary Adelaide Corey Mary Adelaide Corey in the Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909
Name: Mary Adelaide Corey
Gender: Female
Birth: 1 Feb 1906 04:40h
2nd ward, Coudersport, Eulalia, Potter, PA
physician: F.C. Gorham (MD?)
registrar: W.P. Moore MD
Father: Fred Corey
his birth: Ulysses
his age: 27
Mother: Jessie Mitchell Corey
her birth: Portage, McKean Co, PA
her… |
- [S692] census 1940 USA PA Potter, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3600; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 53-8.
Record for Mary Corey Gourley
Jesse Huff in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Jesse Huff
Respondent: Yes
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House:Head
Home in 1940: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania
Street: 104
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935:Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935:Yes
Sheet Number: 4B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation:70
Occupation: Cook
House Owned or Rented:Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:2000
Attended School or College:No
Highest Grade Completed:Elementary school, 8th grade
Class of Worker:Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939:0
Income:0
Income Other Sources:Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Jesse Huff 57 Head PA sh wd cook, private family
Mary Gourley 34 dau PA NY M
Lawrence Gourley 38 son-Law PA NY M leather maker, tannery
Patricia Gourley 14 gr-dau PA NY s
Mary Gourley in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary Gourley
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1906
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House:Daughter
Home in 1940: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania
Street: 104
Inferred Residence in 1935:Olean, New York
Residence in 1935: Olean, New York
Resident on farm in 1935:No
Sheet Number: 4B
Attended School or College:No
Highest Grade Completed:High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939:0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources:No
Neighbors:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Jesse Huff 57 Head PA sh wd cook, private family
Mary Gourley 34 dau PA NY M
Lawrence Gourley 38 son-Law PA NY M leather maker, tannery
Patricia Gourley 14 gr-dau PA NY s
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3600; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 53-8
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
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- [S2028] FaceBook- Potter McKean Genealogy, 21 May 2024 · Lanny Nunn · Inez School 1895 Anna Bodler Superintedent, Winnie Glaspy teacher 20240522GHLn-.
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Anna Bodler Superintedent
Winnie Glaspy teacher
Bert Chapell,
Charles Pierce,
John Rigby,
Mayme Cornelius,
Nellie Pierce,
Jesse Mitchell,
Della Edwards,
Eva Bauber,
George Mitchell.
Otto Sonnakaulb,
Fred Klesa,
James Case,
Herbert Crosby,
Wilber Chapell,
Clarence McCann,
Ernest Hartwick,
Fred Pierce,
McCann girl.
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Gerry Hamilton
This photo shows my Great Uncle George Washington Mitchell Jr. (1881-1934). He was one of three George Washington Mitchells in Potter Co. His father (1844-1915) was a Civil War veteran. The third GWM (b1832) is unrelated, as far as I can tell.
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Anna Bodler, County Supt.
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Junior Russell et al.
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Sandy Stives Williamson
I am living in Texas and not sure about the names of small towns in Potter County. I do know that my mother Jean Russell Stives and several other Russell family members are in this picture. I thought the school was in Homer, Pennsylvania. Thank you for posting all of the wonderful pictures.
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Janet Chalfant
Not Odin. This school was in Inez. And yes Sandy, it’s in Homer Twp.
Love this picture of my dad, Junior Russell and so many of his Russell cousins. Also lots of neighborhood friends.
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Sandy Stives Williamson
Janet Chalfant thank you I just wanted to be sure.
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Pamela Learn
Great picture! Thanks for sharing ????
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John C Wetzel
I see family resemblances in many faces but would somebody please put some names with faces? Janet Chalfant, which one is your dad?
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November 21 · 2018
Inez School , 1895. From my father's photo collection.
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Sandy Stives Williamson
I have a picture of the Inez School in about 1934. My mother, Jean Russell, is one of the 7 Russell related children in the picture. How big was Inez? I live in Texas and a map doesn't give me very much information. My mother died in 1984.
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Douglas H Crosby
Sandy, I don't know the breakout for Inez itself, but looking at the Ancestry.com US Census 1900 images I found that Homer Township had 52 households enumerated, total of about 210 individuals. 1940 has 41 households, about 170 individuals. Have you looked at the satellite view of google maps for a current view?
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Gerry Hamilton
I think George Mitchell in the 1985 photo is my grand uncle George Washington Mitchell Jr. b. 1881. He would have been 14 in 1985, and the family was living on a farm in Sweden Valley near the Ice Mine. The only other photo I have is a fuzzy image cropped from a family group photo taken about 1893. (As far as I know, Jesse Mitchell is not related to George.)
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Make that 1895 photo.
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· Inez School 1895
Anna Bodler Superintedent
Winnie Glaspy teacher
Bert Chapell,
Charles Pierce,
John Rigby,
Mayme Cornelius,
Nellie Pierce,
Jesse Mitchell,
Della Edwards,
Eva Bauber (Hauber?),
George Mitchell.
Otto Sonnakaulb,
Fred Klesa,
James Case,
Herbert Crosby,
Wilber Chapell,
Clarence McCann,
Ernest Hartwick,
Fred Pierce,
McCann girl.
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This photo shows my Great Uncle George Washington Mitchell Jr. (1881-1934). He was one of three George Washington Mitchells in Potter Co. His father (1844-1915) was a Civil War veteran. The third GWM (b1832) is unrelated, as far as I can tell.
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1893-1896
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· Inez School 1895
Anna Bodler Superintedent
Winnie Glaspy teacher
Bert Chapell,
Charles Pierce,
John Rigby,
Mayme Cornelius,
Nellie Pierce,
Jesse Mitchell,
Della Edwards,
Eva Bauber (Hauber?),
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- [S1993] Newspapers.com: Potter Journal Leader Enterprise-, 18 Sep 1930, Thu • p1 Most Atrocious Murder in History of Potter County, Harry Coons Confesses Murdering Mildred Cass, 6 Yrs Old.
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18 Sep 1930, Thu • Page 1
BY wetzupdoc · 15 July 2021
Most Atrocious Murder in History of Potter County
Harry Coons Confesses Murdering Mildred Cass, 6 Yrs Old.
COUDERSPORT, 57TH YEAR MOST ATROCIOUS ...
Fiend Lures Girl of Six to Woods and Slashes Throat --Mutilates Body in Horrible Manner -- Posse of Hundreds Search Wide Territory to Find Missing Child -- Murderer Found in Abandoned House on Green Hill -- Finally Confesses Killing Girl and Makes Rough Map Showing Location of Body -- Angry Citizens Threaten to Storm Jail and Lynch Wretch.
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Coroner's Jury Finds Mildred Cass Came to Violent Death by Wounds Inflicted by Harry Coon -- Premeditated Murder --Committed to Jail By Coroner --Murderer Befriended By Parents of Girl He Killed -- Will No Doubt Come to Trial at Term of Court That Convenes September 29 for Most Revolting Crime Ever Perpetrated in This Section of State.
Potter County has no doubt had its full share of murders but the murder of Mildred Cass, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cass, who reside near Seven Bridges, by one Harry Coon, is the most atrocious ever recorded in this section of the Keystone State.
Little Mildred, six years old, accompanied Harry Coon to a field a half mile distant from the farm home, where Coon was sent by Mr. Cass to repair a fence. This was the last time the child was seen alive by her parents. She may have wanted to go with the man or he may have enticed her to accompany him. Night came and neither Coon nor little Mildred appeared and the parents became alarmed. They made inquiry at the homes in the vicinity but no one had seen them.
Mr. Cass came to Coudersport and notified Sheriff Shell B. Sawyer. He was advised to search all deserted buildings in the vicinity. This he did accompanied by Arthur Cole, who is employed on the Cass farm, and Tony Shaw of Oswayo. On Green Hill, in an old abandoned shack of a house, Coon was found. He was on the second floor of the ramshackle building covered by cloth and paper that had fallen from the ceiling. For a pillow he had an old automobile cushion. When he was asked, "Where is the baby" he replied by asking "What baby?" He stated he had sent the child home and after receiving some rough treatment promised to lead the father and the two men who accompanied him to the point where he had last seen the child. At one time he took the party within a very short distance of where the body was found but he hesitated and took the men to another point where he said he had sent the child home.
The father and others called repeatedly in the hope the little one might hear and answer. Coon even called and remarked, "Damn funny where she is," when he knew he had killed her and that her little body was lying in the woods in a terribly mutilated condition.
Coon was finally taken to the Cass home, bound with rope and carefully guarded until next morning - Sunday - when Sheriff Sawyer took him in chains and brought him to the county jail.
Sheriff Sawyer called many people on the telephone and asked aid in searching for the missing child. Officers were called upon, scout masters and others. At 9:00 o'clock Sunday morning the fire siren was sounded in Coudersport and hundreds of men and boys went over the hills and through the woods looking for the girl. In the meantime officers were constantly questioning Coon. Finally the prisoner admitted his crime and made a rough map of the territory on what is known as Green Hill in Allegany Township, two miles from the Cass home and thirteen miles from Coudersport. Potato fields, buckwheat fields and old roads were indicated on this crude drawing, and this led to the finding of the body. Many men had been within a short distance of the spot but it just so happened no one had found it. Ed Tucker of Colesburg was the person who made the ghastly find. With him and nearby was Delbert Snyder of Oswayo.
A signal was given and men from all directions appeared on the scene. Coroner R. K. McConeghy took charge "at this point and the remains were taken in charge by E. M. Gillon of the firm of Schutt & Gillon.
Feeling ran high. There were many fathers of little girls in that small army of men, and it is fortunate the party could not get their hands on Coon who was safely locked up in the county jail, thirteen miles away. The body was found at 2:15 Sunday afternoon.
Later in the afternoon a large number gathered near the county jail and some ugly threats were made. The jail was well manned with officers and no attempt was made to mete out summary justice to the murderer even though there were men present who could have done so and felt they had ridded the earth of a loathsome being.
The coroner's inquest was held at the court house Monday morning at 10:00 o'clock with Coroner R. K. McConeghy presiding, and District Attorney A. N. Crandall assisting in the questioning of witnesses.
The jury consisted of George D. Stocum, William C. Klein, G. F. Wright, Fred B. Cole, C. L. Lyman and J. Vernon Dieffenbacher.
A number of witnesses were sworn and questioned. Harry Cass, the father of Mildred, told of having bailed Coon out of jail, of sending him to fix the fence and of finding Coon late at night in the deserted house. Arthur Cole told of the search during Saturday night and of guarding the prisoner after returning to the Cass home. Dr. R. H. Jones, who with Dr. J. H. Page of Austin performed the autopsy, testified as to the mutilated condition of the body. Other witnesses gave their testimony. The jury visited the county jail and asked questions of Coon who would say little. When shown the knife that was in possession of the authorities he remarked "Yes, that's the knife I cut her throat with." After all the testimony was taken the jury deliberated but a short time when it agreed upon the following verdict: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Potter, ss:
An inquisition indented and taken at Coudersport in Potter County, Pennsylvania, this 15th day of September, 1930, before me, R. K. McConeghy, M. D., coroner of said county, upon the view of the body of Mildred Cass, then and there lying dead, upon the oaths of George D. Stocum, G. F. Wright, J. Vernon Dieffenbacher, William C. Klein,' C. L. Lyman and Fred B. Cole, good and lawful men of the county aforesaid; who being duly sworn to inquire on the part of the Commonwealth, when, where, how and after what manner the said Mildred Cass came to her death, do say, upon their oath and affirmation, that the said Mil dred Cass came to a violent death on Saturday, September 13, in Allegany Township by wounds inflicted by one Harry Coon who with force and arms in said Allegany Township on September 13, 1930, violently, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault upon the said Mildred Cass and then and there feloniously and of his malice aforethought, with some sharp instrument did cut the throat of said Mildred Cass and inflict other bodily wounds upon her body and thus violently, feloniously with premeditation and of his malice aforethought then and there did kill and murder the said Mildred Cass.
Contrary to the form of the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
And the said jury aforesaid further advise that for such willful, deliberate and premeditated murder that the coroner issue his commitment to detain the said Harry Coon to answer said charge of murder before the grand jury of Potter County.
In witness whereof, as well the said coroner, as the jurors aforesaid, have to this inquisition put their hands and seals, on the day and year and at the place first above mentioned.
This document bears the signatures of the coroner and of the jurors mentioned above.
Harry Coon is a prisoner In the county jail where he has all the time there is to meditate upon his crime.
It was at first stated the murder was committed because Arthur Dole was sent to Colesburg on an errand while Coon was sent to repair the fence and that Coon wanted to make the trip; that Coon was angry and killed the little girl to spite the father. Later admissions from Coon tend to show he is a sexual pervert and that a little girl's life was sacrificed because of his brutality.
A description of the mutilation of the child's body and what followed the murder, confessed by Coon Monday afternoon, is too revolting to be published.
Harry Coon was 23 years old last April 26. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Coon both of whom are dead. He has a brother and sister in Olean, a brother near Wellsboro, a sister at Roulette and one at Oswayo.
Only a few weeks ago the country was shocked by a double murder in Niagara Falls when Charles Ross entered a small mission where he shot and killed Mrs. Ross and the evangelist as the latter left the pulpit. Ross also shot Miss Leona Coon, a sister of Mrs. Ross but Miss Coon recovered. Both Mrs. Ross and Miss Coon are sisters of the confessed murderer.
Coon has been charged with forging the name of Harry Cass on a check at Roulette upon which he and another youth secured some $30 or $40. This case is still hanging fire in the local courts.
The prisoner is about five feet, nine inches in height and weighs about 160 pounds and is of sandy complexion. He talks readily upon other subjects than his crime and appears of ordinary intelligence. It is expected he will come before the grand jury at the term of court that convenes Monday, September 29, and the public hopes there may be a prompt trial with the punishment he deserves meted out to him.
Mildred Cass was one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cass. Funeral services were held from the family home Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock with Rev. N. Johnstone of the Baptist Church at Ulysses officiating. The funeral was attended by a large number of relatives and friends. Burial was made at Ulysses. -
ARTHUR COLE KNOWN IN WELLSVILLE
Arthur Cole, fellow farmhand of Harry Coon, confessed mur- derer of the six year old daughter of their employer, Harry Cass, in Coudersport, Pa., is not unknown to police here and county authorities.
Cole was arrested here for in- toxication last month and was sentenced to ten days in the county jail at Belmont by Police Justice P. L. O'Connor on August 15. He served his time and was discharged. Wellsville Reporter of Tuesday.
COLESBURG STORE ENTERED BY YEGGS
Steal Quantity of Shoes Clothing, Pocket Knives and Case of Eggs Ready for Shipment.
Thieves entered the general store of Ed Tucker at Colesburg Monday night and made off with merchandise estimated to be worth $150. Entrance was gained by prying open a sliding door on the east side of the building which leads into a room used for storage. From there thieves entered the store proper. It was evident the motor car used by the yeggs was left standing near the C. & P. A. station as a pair of knickers for a boy aged 14 had been dropped there, as well as one of a pair of high top shoes for a man.
The loot consisted of clothing, shoes, pocket knives and a full case of eggs packed ready for shipment.
Ray Scoville, who is employed in the store, discovered the place had been robbed when he opened the store Tuesday morning. Inquiry In the neighborhood failed to find anyone who had seen the thieves but Mrs. Birney Baker stated she heard a car shifting gears about 3:00 o'clock Tuesday morning.
LIONS WIN GAME IN BATTLE HERE
Beasts of Jungle Load Up With Players Outside Organization and Win 15 to 7. When the Farmers came to town Saturday to do battle on the ball ground at Metzger Athletic Field they found not only Lions but some artists along base ball lines who had never attended a Lions Club luncheon and wouldn't know one from a dish of chop suey. The sturdy agriculturists were not at all dismayed by the lineup and the fight was on. When the dust had settled and the notches on the stick were counted it was found the Lions had 15 runs to their credit and the Farmers 7. The Farmers took their defeat like the good sportsmen they are and immediately challenged the Lions ' for another contest, each team now having won a game. The challenge was accepted and the date set for Thursday, October 2, when the closing game of the season will be played and the question of supremacy be settled for the year. Tne game will be played at 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon and no doubt there will be a larger crowd present than at either of the other games. One thing Is certain the people of Coudersport appreciate what the Farmers have done In coming here to play these games, paying their own expenses and turning all of the proceeds of the games over to the swimming pool fund.
MRS. MITCHELL HONORED Members of her family gave Mrs. Isaac Mitchell - a very pleasant surprise party, Saturday, it being her birthday. Mrs. George Mitchell presented her with a beautiful birthday cake with candles. She also received many congratulations and fine gifts from all. A delicious lunch was served and those who enjoyed this happy occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell and son Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Huff, Mrs. John Gabler, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Quimby, Albert Mlt chell, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Mitchell.
LEAVING FOR SOUTH AMERICA Mrs. R. H. Lehman, who has been spending some time at Williamsville, N. Y., is visiting friends in town for a few days before going on to New York City from which port she will sail for Santos, Brazil, where she will visit her son, Rev. Howard Lehman, who is stationed there as a Lutheran missionary. She will spend several months with him.
SCHOOL MEN DINE County Superintendent A. P. Ake-ley, Assistant Superintendent Paul H. Conner and all principals of the Potter County schools dined at the Hotel National Tuesday evening, followed with a very interesting meeting. Covers were laid for ten.
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Gerry Hamilton
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Earlier this weekend, I joined this group and read with great interest the messages that have been posted.
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Gerry Hamilton
3 hrs 07 January 2018
Earlier this weekend, I joined this group and read with great interest the messages that have been posted.
My main maternal lines are the ancestors, descendants and in-laws of:
--Mahlon Mitchell Jr. (1806-1889) and Elizabeth Gilbert (1815-1877), my 2nd great grandparents.
She is a 6th generation Mayflower descendant of Edward Fuller.
This Mitchell family’s reunion started in 1923. (I am reunion president, because none of my cousins want the title.) The 2018 reunion is scheduled for July 21 at the Mitchell Pavilion at Coudersport Area Recreation Park. (The pavilion is named after an unrelated Mitchell. For many years the group met at Mitchell Park, also named after an unrelated Mitchell.)
Their son George Washington Mitchell (1844-1915) is my great grandfather.
--Charles L. Vergason (1833-1924) and his second wife Cynthia Maria Strong (1835-1915), my 2nd great grandparents. Their daughter Lydia Eliza is third wife of George Washington Mitchell and my great grandmother.
Today’s Mitchell reunion was originally the Mitchell-Vergason Reunion in 1923, and Charles attended. All branches of the family are welcome at our reunions.
--Charles W. Thompson (1868-1939) and Ada Dell Toles (1873-1963), my great grandparents. There are at least two different and apparently unrelated Toles lines in Potter Co. Both are in my tree.
My main paternal line is the Hamilton line, which came to Potter Co. from Monongalia Co., WV.
My father was Jake Hamilton (1918-1954).
Two of his brothers also settled in Potter Co.
-- Harry Kimble “Johnny” Hamilton (1914-1967) and
-- Marshall Hamilton (1924-1991).
The three brothers had 12 children in Potter Co., and most of them settled in the Coudersport area.
Two of my first cousins are
- Larry Kimble Hamilton (1944-1994) and
- Thomas Howard Hamilton (1947-2006).
My all-male Hamilton line descends from Henry Hamilton (1742-1828), who came to Monongalia Co., from Northern Ireland.
My Hamiltons also descend from the large Tennant and Haught families of Monongalia Co. in the 1700s.
My mother was Luella Mae Mitchell (1917-2010). Mom and Dad owned the Coudersport Service Station business (known as the Corner Store at the corner of Main and Chestnut) from about July 1950 to about June 1952. I have a few memories. Mom was a cashier at the Coudersport elementary school cafeteria for many years.
Other Potter Co. surnames in the tree include:
Ayers, Baker, Bennett, Clark, Clinton, Cornelius, Dingman, Foster, Gilbert, Hackett, Haskins, Hauber, King, Knowlton, Lattin, Matteson, Russell, Snyder, Tauscher (Teuscher), Toombs.
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Dianne Hostetlar
Gerry Hamilton I’m not sure if you’re related to Arron (Bernie) Haskins from Emporium/Austin area. I am his grand daughter. My dad is Leon (Butch) Haskins which lives in Eldred. Kind of fun to chat with those who may have known my relatives even if we aren’t related directly
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Larry Herbstritt
Hi Gerry Hamilton, I’m wondering for your Mitchell Ancestry would include Isaac and Mary Klesa Mitchell
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Tammy J Ostrander-Price
Larry Herbstritt my Great grandmother was Anna F. Klesa Coons Seefeldt.
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Tammy J Ostrander-Price
Joseph and Minnie Klesa would have been my great-great grandparents.
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Larry Herbstritt
Without looking, I’m assuming your Anna Klesa was the daughter of Albert and Mary Valenta from Bohemia
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Tammy J Ostrander-Price
No she was the daughter of Joseph and Minnie Klesa.
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Tammy J Ostrander-Price
Joseph was the son of Albert and Mary.
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Larry Herbstritt
Tammy J Ostrander-Price then you’re related to the Coudersport Corey family and the Halloran family
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Tammy J Ostrander-Price
I’ll let my sister DeAnna Ostrander know- she’s working on that side of the family history. Thank you for the info
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Larry Herbstritt
Isaac and Mary Klesa Mitchell’s daughter, Jesse, married Fred Baker Corey
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