Hamilton, Jake b. 12 Jul 1918 Daybrook, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 6 Feb 1954 Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Hamilton, Jake

1918 - 1954 (35 years)

Name	Hamilton, Jake [1, 2, 3, 4]
	Jake Hamilton 1918-1954 BIRTH 12 JUL 1918 • Daybrook, Monongalia Co., WV DEATH 6 FEB 1954 • Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth	12 Jul 1918	Daybrook, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA [1, 3, 4]
	Jake Hamilton 1918-1954 BIRTH 12 JUL 1918 • Daybrook, Monongalia Co., WV DEATH 6 FEB 1954 • Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender	Male
_EMPLOY	Between 1939 and 1954	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
	Abbott Cream Cheese Factory, except during the war
	210306HAv- Lanny Nunn/Coudersport... 06 March 2021 · Abbotts Cream Cheese Plant at Coudersport 11/13/1941 Comments Debbie Lewis Lamantia Where was this located? · Reply · 8h Gerry Hamilton My father Jake Hamilton began working for Abbotts cheese factory in 1939 as a cream cheese printing-wrapping machine operator. Job description: Form cream cheese into blocks, wrap blocks in wax paper and foil, operate printing-wrapping machine. He worked until 21 May 1944, when he was supervising 33 in the operation of five machines. He entered the Marines on June 1, 1944. He suffered a minor wound during the Battle of Iwo Jima. After the war, Dad returned to Abbotts. Attached: Feb 1949 photo showing my Dad dressed for work. I am 13 months old in this photo. May be a black-and-white image of child, standing and road · Reply · 8h · Edited Amy Dwyer-Kelly Gerry Hamilton great story!!! Greatest Generation · Reply · 7h Brenda Kenealy Williams Great photo. Great info???? · Reply · 6h Paul Lynn Gardner Thanks for this story, Gerry. So many of us who grew up in South Coudersport remember the last few years that this factory operated. · Reply · 4h Write a public reply… Colleen Predmore Majot Located on Locust Street across from PennDot. · Reply · 7h David Schaub LH Lincoln & Son used the building for storage also. Thomas T Shirey and I spent time working in that building unloading box cars and unloading sheep pancreas glands to put in the freezer housed in the building. We also spent some time on the roof slapping tar like in the Shawshank Redemption movie. · Reply · 15h · Reply · 3h Richard Neefe David Schaub It is also a place where a man named Louie meet a young lady named Louise who was working there at the time. · Reply · 1h David Schaub Richard Neefe thank you for sharing. · Reply · 1h Thomas T Shirey note the small building beneath the water tank,,,we moved that to Lincolns...it became our lunch room. · Reply · 1h John Setzer Thanks everyone - Great Coudersport History!! · Reply · 3h George Dubots Awesome ???? · Reply · 2h Sharon Baldwin Fitzgerald It's so hard to believe that all these great industries have come and gone through our little town. · Reply · 40m
Residence	1 Apr 1940	USA [1]
Witness/inform/ref	26 Apr 1943	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
	his wife Dorthy's death certificate
	20170924 RVA- Dorthy May Lattin Hamilton in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 Name: Dorthy May Hamilton Gender: Female Race: White Age: 21-9-1 Birth Date: 25 Jul 1921 Birth Place: Coudersport, Pennsylvania Death Date: 26 Apr 1943 00:50h Death Place: Coudersport, Potter, Penn cause of death: 1. Respiratory Failure, 1 day 2. Chario-ysitheliome due to: following pregnancy, 1.5 years code: 48B coroner: H.C. Mosch, MD Father: Walter A Lattin Mother: Irene Jeron Marvin Spouse: Jake Certificate Number: 40376 burial: 4-28-43 Eulalia Cem. registrar: Dorothy N. Jacobs informant: Jake Hamilton Coudersport Source Citation Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 039551-042150 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Occupation	Bef 31 May 1944	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	He had been a supervisor at Abbott's Dairies Inc.
	20230428GHLn- Gerry Hamilton 28 Apr 2023 · FB/Potter-McKean genealogy Attached is an article for one of my projects. I thought folks in this group might be interested. Comments Linda Goodnoe Russell Wonderful article Reply8h Brenda Kenealy Williams More than interesting so very touching. They are so grateful that you continue to share their story Reply8h Brenda Bush Kline Thank you for sharing! Reply8h Cece Zerbst Is she a sister of Mildred Mitchell Dingman, who along with her husband, Bob Dingman, owned the corner gas station in Coneville, PA? Reply7h Gerry Hamilton No. Orange Woodruff Strong and Margaret P. Dingman are in our very extended family tree. Their daughter Cynthia Maria Strong married Charles L. Vergason (second marriage for both). He is patriarch of the Vergason Branch of our family tree. Reply7h Cece Zerbst Gerry Hamilton thank you. It's just that she looks a lot like a Mitchell to me, and it is just a coincidence that Mildred Mitchell's sister also owned a little corner store in Coudersport. Reply7h Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Gerry Hamilton Orange Woodruff Strong is my 3x's Great Grandfather. Reply6h Nancy Lent So very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Reply7h Jacqueline Haskins Austin I remember her well?? Reply7h
		Mitchell, Luella Mae 1944-46 SylvaniaEl FB230428GerryHamiltonPoMcK 20230428GHLn- Gerry Hamilton 28 Apr 2023 · FB/Potter-McKean genealogy Attached is an article for one of my projects. I thought folks in this group might be interested. Comments Linda Goodnoe Russell Wonderful article Reply8h Brenda Kenealy Williams More than interesting so very touching. They are so grateful that you continue to share their…
Military Enlistment	31 May 1944
	US Marines
	20230428GHLn- Gerry Hamilton 28 Apr 2023 · FB/Potter-McKean genealogy Attached is an article for one of my projects. I thought folks in this group might be interested. Comments Linda Goodnoe Russell Wonderful article Reply8h Brenda Kenealy Williams More than interesting so very touching. They are so grateful that you continue to share their story Reply8h Brenda Bush Kline Thank you for sharing! Reply8h Cece Zerbst Is she a sister of Mildred Mitchell Dingman, who along with her husband, Bob Dingman, owned the corner gas station in Coneville, PA? Reply7h Gerry Hamilton No. Orange Woodruff Strong and Margaret P. Dingman are in our very extended family tree. Their daughter Cynthia Maria Strong married Charles L. Vergason (second marriage for both). He is patriarch of the Vergason Branch of our family tree. Reply7h Cece Zerbst Gerry Hamilton thank you. It's just that she looks a lot like a Mitchell to me, and it is just a coincidence that Mildred Mitchell's sister also owned a little corner store in Coudersport. Reply7h Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh Gerry Hamilton Orange Woodruff Strong is my 3x's Great Grandfather. Reply6h Nancy Lent So very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Reply7h Jacqueline Haskins Austin I remember her well?? Reply7h
		Mitchell, Luella Mae 1944-46 SylvaniaEl FB230428GerryHamiltonPoMcK 20230428GHLn- Gerry Hamilton 28 Apr 2023 · FB/Potter-McKean genealogy Attached is an article for one of my projects. I thought folks in this group might be interested. Comments Linda Goodnoe Russell Wonderful article Reply8h Brenda Kenealy Williams More than interesting so very touching. They are so grateful that you continue to share their…
_MILT	1 Jun 1944	Hawaii, USA [5, 6]
	He entered the Marines on June 1, 1944. He suffered a minor wound during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Pacific Theater, WWII with Melvin Setzer
	20180129 RVA- Gerry Hamilton 2 hrs 29 January 2018- The Setzer surname is on the fringe of my tree by a marriage. The marriage didn’t go well, but it was a good excuse to include an old family friend on my family tree. Melvin Jay Setzer (1921-2016) was probably my father’s best friend. My father was Jake Hamilton (1918-1954). During World War II, both served in the 4th Division of the US Marines. Both were wounded on Iwo Jima. I have memories of my family watching Friday night boxing on TV in the Setzer home (wife Virginia and two daughters). That was 1953. At age 5, I wasn’t much interested in the fights, but I remember the commercials for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and Gillette razor blades. The best part was watching “Life of Riley” on those Friday nights. I think the series came on before the fights. When I visited Melvin in 2008, I asked what his middle name was. “J” he answered. “No I meant your full middle name,” I said. He gave one of those good-natured Setzer laughs and said Jay was his middle name. I got it that time. We talked about his war experiences. Some details had faded from his memory, but it was clear some details were still vivid. He told me he was wounded when his company was attacking a hill. An enemy mortar shell struck nearby and he was hit with shrapnel. The wounds were serious. He had tears in his eyes when he said, “A lot of good Marines died on that hill.” The Battle of Iwo Jima is the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. Almost half of the men in the 4th Division were killed or wounded. My father’s wounds were not serious, and he returned to the battle after 10 days of treatment. Melvin was away from his unit for about nine months for treatment and rehabilitation. Melvin said he was born at Dry Run near Hebron Center, Potter Co. He was a son of Harry Virgil Setzer and Alice Bertha Wilburn. Like 8 You, Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh and 6 others Comments Brenda Kenealy Williams That's a great memory! Like · Reply · 1h photos- 20180129 RVA- Gerry Hamilton?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy - US Marine Privates Melvin Jay Setzer and Jake Hamilton.The photo was taken in 1944 before they went overseas. - at Camp Lejeune, NC. - Jake Hamilton (let) and Melvin Jay Setzer enjoy cigars probably before the Battle of Iwo Jima. - at Somewhere in the Territory of Hawaii. - Melvin Jay Setzer gave me this photo in 2008. He said, "This is a contraption some of the boys made to wash their clothes." He identified the men (from left) BACK Guy R. Haskell (Vermont), Richard J. “Dick” Foley (Ulysses), Melvin; FRONT Jake Hamilton (Coudersport), unknown Brehm. All were members of the 4th Division, U.S. Marine Corps. The division was based on Maui between battles on Pacific islands. - at Maui, World War II base for 4th Div., USMC. - Melvin Jay Setzer awarded Purple Heart 1945. ___________ 210306HAv- Lanny Nunn/Coudersport... 06 March 2021 · Abbotts Cream Cheese Plant at Coudersport 11/13/1941 Comments Debbie Lewis Lamantia Where was this located? · Reply · 8h Gerry Hamilton My father Jake Hamilton began working for Abbotts cheese factory in 1939 as a cream cheese printing-wrapping machine operator. Job description: Form cream cheese into blocks, wrap blocks in wax paper and foil, operate printing-wrapping machine. He worked until 21 May 1944, when he was supervising 33 in the operation of five machines. He entered the Marines on June 1, 1944. He suffered a minor wound during the Battle of Iwo Jima. After the war, Dad returned to Abbotts. Attached: Feb 1949 photo showing my Dad dressed for work. I am 13 months old in this photo. May be a black-and-white image of child, standing and road · Reply · 8h · Edited
census 1950	3 Apr 1950	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
	Age: 31; Head. ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 53-8; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Head RelationToHead: Head
Race	White [4]
World War II	Hawaii, USA [6]
	Pacific Theater, WWII with Melvin Setzer
	20180129 RVA- Gerry Hamilton 2 hrs 29 January 2018- The Setzer surname is on the fringe of my tree by a marriage. The marriage didn’t go well, but it was a good excuse to include an old family friend on my family tree. Melvin Jay Setzer (1921-2016) was probably my father’s best friend. My father was Jake Hamilton (1918-1954). During World War II, both served in the 4th Division of the US Marines. Both were wounded on Iwo Jima. I have memories of my family watching Friday night boxing on TV in the Setzer home (wife Virginia and two daughters). That was 1953. At age 5, I wasn’t much interested in the fights, but I remember the commercials for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and Gillette razor blades. The best part was watching “Life of Riley” on those Friday nights. I think the series came on before the fights. When I visited Melvin in 2008, I asked what his middle name was. “J” he answered. “No I meant your full middle name,” I said. He gave one of those good-natured Setzer laughs and said Jay was his middle name. I got it that time. We talked about his war experiences. Some details had faded from his memory, but it was clear some details were still vivid. He told me he was wounded when his company was attacking a hill. An enemy mortar shell struck nearby and he was hit with shrapnel. The wounds were serious. He had tears in his eyes when he said, “A lot of good Marines died on that hill.” The Battle of Iwo Jima is the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. Almost half of the men in the 4th Division were killed or wounded. My father’s wounds were not serious, and he returned to the battle after 10 days of treatment. Melvin was away from his unit for about nine months for treatment and rehabilitation. Melvin said he was born at Dry Run near Hebron Center, Potter Co. He was a son of Harry Virgil Setzer and Alice Bertha Wilburn. Like 8 You, Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh and 6 others Comments Brenda Kenealy Williams That's a great memory! Like · Reply · 1h photos- 20180129 RVA- Gerry Hamilton?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy - US Marine Privates Melvin Jay Setzer and Jake Hamilton.The photo was taken in 1944 before they went overseas. - at Camp Lejeune, NC. - Jake Hamilton (let) and Melvin Jay Setzer enjoy cigars probably before the Battle of Iwo Jima. - at Somewhere in the Territory of Hawaii. - Melvin Jay Setzer gave me this photo in 2008. He said, "This is a contraption some of the boys made to wash their clothes." He identified the men (from left) BACK Guy R. Haskell (Vermont), Richard J. “Dick” Foley (Ulysses), Melvin; FRONT Jake Hamilton (Coudersport), unknown Brehm. All were members of the 4th Division, U.S. Marine Corps. The division was based on Maui between battles on Pacific islands. - at Maui, World War II base for 4th Div., USMC. - Melvin Jay Setzer awarded Purple Heart 1945. again, 20211111FB Gerry Hamilton / FaceBook November 11, 2021 at 12:47 PM · Jake Hamilton and Melvin Jay Setzer joined the US Marine Corps on May 31, 1944. Jake was my father, and Melvin became his best friend. They were among four Potter County, PA, men who joined the Marines that day. All four were assigned to the 4th Division and fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on Feb. 19, 1945. All four were wounded. My father was hit by a small piece of shrapnel on Feb. 25. He was out of action until March 6, when he returned to combat. My father was lucky. Melvin was not so lucky. He was seriously wounded by shrapnel from an enemy mortar shell on March 2. He was in treatment and rehab for 87 days. Attached is a photo of Jake (left) and Melvin, who are enjoying cigars somewhere in the Territory of Hawaii, which was not yet a state. The photo was probably taken before the battle. The 4th Division was based in Hawaii during the war. The Battle of Iwo Jima was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. The 4th Division had 9,098 casualties, which was almost half of the division. See less
wounded	Between 19 Feb and 26 Mar 1945	Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan [5]
	He suffered a minor wound during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
	210306HAv- Lanny Nunn/Coudersport... 06 March 2021 · Abbotts Cream Cheese Plant at Coudersport 11/13/1941 Comments Debbie Lewis Lamantia Where was this located? · Reply · 8h Gerry Hamilton My father Jake Hamilton began working for Abbotts cheese factory in 1939 as a cream cheese printing-wrapping machine operator. Job description: Form cream cheese into blocks, wrap blocks in wax paper and foil, operate printing-wrapping machine. He worked until 21 May 1944, when he was supervising 33 in the operation of five machines. He entered the Marines on June 1, 1944. He suffered a minor wound during the Battle of Iwo Jima. After the war, Dad returned to Abbotts. Attached: Feb 1949 photo showing my Dad dressed for work. I am 13 months old in this photo. May be a black-and-white image of child, standing and road · Reply · 8h · Edited
Death	6 Feb 1954	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 4]
	20240402GHLn- Jake Hamilton in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 Name Jake Hamilton Gender Male Race White Age 35y married veteran occ Dealer Ferguson Tractor & Implements ssn 169-01-9161 res Port Allegany Rd, Rte 6 Coudersport Birth 12 Jul 1918 Daybrook, West Virginia Death 6 Feb 1954 rural Coudersport, Potter, Penna (1 day) (Route 6, Eulalia twp) cause coronary occlustion 4201 signed Walter E. ? Coudersport Father William Hamilton Mother Lucy Tennant attest Mrs Luella Hamilton Coudersport burial 2/10/54 Eulalia Cemetery Coudersport registrar Dorothy N? Kellner Certificate Number 17247 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 016501-019200 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission age 35y Route 6, Eulalia twp) cause: coronary occlustion 4201
Person ID	I42050	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Hamilton, William Fleming, b. 11 Jun 1883, West Virginia, USA d. 5 May 1947, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA (Age 63 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Tennant, Lucy, b. 28 Aug 1885, Clay, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 27 Jul 1954, Wana, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA (Age 68 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1905	Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA [7]
Family ID	F58694	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Mitchell, Luella Mae, b. 24 Feb 1916, West Branch twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Aug 2010, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 94 years)

residence jt Between 1944 and 1954 Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

Rte 6, Port Allegany Road

Marriage 14 Oct 1944 Camp Lejeune, Onslow, North Carolina, USA

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Gerry Hamilton
28 Apr 2023 · FB/Potter-McKean genealogy

Attached is an article for one of my projects. I thought folks in this group might be interested.

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Linda Goodnoe Russell
Wonderful article
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
More than interesting so very touching. They are so grateful that you continue to share their story
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Brenda Bush Kline
Thank you for sharing!
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Cece Zerbst
Is she a sister of Mildred Mitchell Dingman, who along with her husband, Bob Dingman, owned the corner gas station in Coneville, PA?
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Gerry Hamilton
No. Orange Woodruff Strong and Margaret P. Dingman are in our very extended family tree. Their daughter Cynthia Maria Strong married Charles L. Vergason (second marriage for both). He is patriarch of the Vergason Branch of our family tree.
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Cece Zerbst
Gerry Hamilton thank you. It's just that she looks a lot like a Mitchell to me, and it is just a coincidence that Mildred Mitchell's sister also owned a little corner store in Coudersport.
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Tina Johnson Daughenbaugh
Gerry Hamilton Orange Woodruff Strong is my 3x's Great Grandfather.
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Nancy Lent
So very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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Jacqueline Haskins Austin
I remember her well??
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Mitchell, Luella Mae 1944-46 SylvaniaEl FB230428GerryHamiltonPoMcK
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Gerry Hamilton
28 Apr 2023 · FB/Potter-McKean genealogy

Attached is an article for one of my projects. I thought folks in this group might be interested.

Comments
Linda Goodnoe Russell
Wonderful article
Reply8h

Brenda Kenealy Williams
More than interesting so very touching. They are so grateful that you continue to share their…

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20180107 Martinsburg-
Gerry Hamilton
July 7, 2010 ·

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Intro
- Went to Coudersport Area Junior - Senior High School
- Lives in State College, Pennsylvania
- From Coudersport, Pennsylvania
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20180107 Martinsburg-
Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
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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occupation,jt Between Jul 1950 and Jun 1952 [8]

owned & operated the Coudersport Service Station business (known as the Corner Store at the corner of Main and Chestnut)

20180107 Martinsburg-
Gerry Hamilton
July 7, 2010 ·
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Intro
- Went to Coudersport Area Junior - Senior High School
- Lives in State College, Pennsylvania
- From Coudersport, Pennsylvania

20180107 Martinsburg-
Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
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.
Like · Reply · 1 hr

Tammy J Ostrander-Price
Joseph and Minnie Klesa would have been my great-great grandparents.
Like · Reply · 1 hr

Larry Herbstritt
Without looking, I’m assuming your Anna Klesa was the daughter of Albert and Mary Valenta from Bohemia
Like · Reply · 59 mins

Tammy J Ostrander-Price
No she was the daughter of Joseph and Minnie Klesa.
Like · Reply · 50 mins

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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Children

	1. Hamilton, G.L.
	2. Hamilton, I.F.

Family ID F12911 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Lattin, Dorthy May, b. 25 Jul 1921, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Apr 1943, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 21 years)

Marriage 30 Nov 1938 Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

Children

1. Hamilton, I.F.

Family ID F13292 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Marriage - 30 Nov 1938 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	_EMPLOY - Abbott Cream Cheese Factory, except during the war - Between 1939 and 1954 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Witness/inform/ref - his wife Dorthy's death certificate - 26 Apr 1943 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	residence jt - Rte 6, Port Allegany Road - Between 1944 and 1954 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Occupation - He had been a supervisor at Abbott's Dairies Inc. - Bef 31 May 1944 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	_MILT - He entered the Marines on June 1, 1944. He suffered a minor wound during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Pacific Theater, WWII with Melvin Setzer - 1 Jun 1944 - Hawaii, USA
	Marriage - 14 Oct 1944 - Camp Lejeune, Onslow, North Carolina, USA
	census 1950 - Age: 31; Head. ClassofWorker: Private; EnumerationDistrict: 53-8; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Working; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; Head RelationToHead: Head - 3 Apr 1950 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	World War II - Pacific Theater, WWII with Melvin Setzer - - Hawaii, USA
	Death - 6 Feb 1954 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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Jake Hamilton1918-1954
BIRTH 12 JUL 1918 • Daybrook, Monongalia Co., WV
DEATH 6 FEB 1954 • Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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- Went to Coudersport Area Junior - Senior High School
- Lives in State College, Pennsylvania
- From Coudersport, Pennsylvania
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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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Hamilton brothers settle in Coudersport, PA
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Delbert B. Hamilton was most likely the first Hamilton brother to move to Coudersport, Potter Co., PA. In 1935, Delbert Hamilton, age 33, was living in Coudersport with his wife Hattie Gail, 32, and two sons Delbert E., 4, and Johnny R., 8/12 (1 Apr 1940 US Census). Luella Mae Mitchell Hamilton, my mother, once said she thought Delbert moved to Coudersport to work for a gas company.

Delbert did not stay in Coudersport. In 1940, he was living with his family in Apollo, Armstrong Co., PA, and he was working as a laborer for a gas company (1940 US Census). Three of his younger brothers did settle in Coudersport.

Jake Hamilton, my father, was probably next; he moved to Coudersport about 1936 probably looking for work (Luella Mae Mitchell Hamilton). From 1936 to 1939, he was working as a truck driver hauling pipe for New York State Natural Gas Co., according to his US Marine Corps personnel file. The personnel documents also show that Jake went to work in 1939 for Abbotts Dairys, Coudersport.

Jake participated in the youth group at the Free Methodist Church on North Main Street, Coudersport, and perhaps he also attended services. Church members included the families of Walter Lattin Sr. and Irene Marvin Lattin, who lived on North Main St., and Carl and Ettabell Thompson Mitchell, who lived on Ross Glen Road. The children of the two families also participated in the youth group.

Jake married Dorothy May "Dot" Lattin on 30 Nov 1938. He was about 19 and she was about 16. Dorothy was the daughter of Walter and Irene. Jake and Dorothy had one daughter born in 1941. Dorothy died 6 Apr 1943.

Harry Kimble "Johnny" Hamilton followed Jake to Coudersport. In 1929, he married Nellie Hazel Kennedy in West Virginia. Kimble was 18, Hazel was 14 (WV Marriages Index and 1 Apr 1930 US Census). In 1930, the couple had a 6-month-old daughter Madalin, and the family was living in the home of Hazel's parents (1930 US Census).

In 1935, Harry K. Hamilton was living in rural Monongalia County, WV (1940 US Census). In 1937, Kimble and Hazel had a stillborn child Harry Stanley Hamilton.

In 1939, Harry K. "Johnny" Hamilton was working on the farm owned by Leigh N. and Mildred V. Cheverton Neefe on Sweden Hill, near Coudersport. That could have been a part-time job.

In 1940, Harry K. Hamilton, 28, was lodging in the home of Walter and Irene Lattin in Coudesport. He was working as a beater in a paper mill and he was still married (1940 US Census). He was divorced, very likely in the early 1940s and he began dating Luella Mae Mitchell. She was a daughter of Carl and Ettabell Mitchell. Later Harry K. dated Marjorie A. Jones, and they married 26 Dec 1942 (her obituary). They had five children.

Sometime after Jake's wife died, Jake began dating Luella. Jake was drafted, and, on 1 Jun 1944, he enlisted in the US Marines for the "duration plus six months" at Buffalo, NY. Jake and Luella married 14 Oct 1944 in Jacksonville, NC. Luella was still there about a week later when Jake's unit marched out of Camp Lejeune. The Marines didn't know it at the time, but they were on their way to the Battle of Iwo Jima. Luella returned to her war job in Emporium, PA.

Jake was wounded 25 Feb 1945 during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The wound was not serious -- he was out of action for 10 days and returned to the battle. After he was discharged on 22 Feb 1946, Jake returned to civilian life in Coudersport. Jake and Luella had two sons.

After the war, Army combat veteran Marshall Hamilton followed his brothers to Coudersport. Luella said at first Marshall lived with Jake and Luella. On 25 Dec 1946, Marshall married war verteran Kathleen June Haskins (her obituary) in Olean, NY (affidavit with June's application for Pennsylvania veteran's benefits). Marshall and June had four children. June died 24 May 1972 at age 48 after a year-long illness. Marshall married Josephine D. Kennedy on 31 Jan 1973 in Virginia (his obituary).

Jake died 6 Feb 1954 at age 35, and Luella died 7 Aug 2010 at 92.
Harry K. died 6 Nov 1967 at 52, and Marjorie died 5 Mar 2007 at 85.
Marshall died 13 Dec 1991 at 67.
Most of the 14 children of the three brothers settled in the Coudersport area.

Hazel remarried. She died 20 Nov 1998. Her daughter Madalin died in 1988.

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[S1721] Public Member Tree- Hamilton-Mitchell Family Tree??hamilton1948.
Record for Jake Hamilton
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=44037213504&indiv=try

[S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 039551-042150.
Record for Dorthy May Hamilton
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Dorthy May Lattin Hamilton in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
Name: Dorthy May Hamilton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21-9-1
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1921
Birth Place: Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 26 Apr 1943 00:50h
Death Place: Coudersport, Potter, Penn
cause of death: 1. Respiratory Failure, 1 day
2. Chario-ysitheliome
due to: following pregnancy, 1.5 years
code: 48B
coroner: H.C. Mosch, MD
Father: Walter A Lattin
Mother: Irene Jeron Marvin
Spouse: Jake
Certificate Number: 40376
burial: 4-28-43
Eulalia Cem.
registrar: Dorothy N. Jacobs
informant: Jake Hamilton
Coudersport
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Dorthy May Lattin Hamilton in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
Name: Dorthy May Hamilton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21-9-1
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1921
Birth Place: Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 26 Apr 1943 00:50h
Death Place: Coudersport, Potter, Penn
cause of death: 1. Respiratory Failure, 1 day
2. Chario-ysitheliome
due to: following pregnancy, 1.5 years
code: 48B
coroner: H.C. Mosch, MD
Father: Walter A Lattin
Mother: Irene Jeron Marvin
Spouse: Jake
Certificate Number: 40376
burial: 4-28-43
Eulalia Cem.
registrar: Dorothy N. Jacobs
informant: Jake Hamilton
Coudersport

Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA;
Certificate Number Range: 039551-042150

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
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Dorthy May Lattin Hamilton in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964
Name: Dorthy May Hamilton
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 21-9-1
Birth : 25 Jul 1921
Coudersport, Penna
Death : 26 Apr 1943 00:50h
Coudersport, Potter, Penn
cause 1. Respiratory Failure, 1 day
2. Chario-ysitheliome
due to: following pregnancy, 1.5…

[S2595] census 1950 USA PA, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 3363; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 53-8.
Record for Jake Hamilton (17) facts
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Jake Hamilton in the 1950 United States Federal Census
date: Apr 3rd, 1950
Anna Fickler
Name: Jake Hamilton
Age: 31
Birth : abt 1919 West Virginia
Gender: Male
Relation: Head
Home: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling: 55
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occ: Working
Last Week: No
Seeking Work: No
Employment Status: No
Worker Class: Private
Household Members
Jake Hamilton 31 Head
Luella M Hamilton 32 Wife
Jerry L Hamilton 2 Son
Fay J Hamilton 8 Daughter

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[S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 016501-019200.
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Jake Hamilton in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970
Name Jake Hamilton
Gender Male
Race White
Age 35y
married
veteran
occ Dealer
Ferguson Tractor & Implements
ssn 169-01-9161
res Port Allegany Rd, Rte 6
Coudersport
Birth 12 Jul 1918
Daybrook, West Virginia
Death 6 Feb 1954
rural Coudersport, Potter, Penna (1 day)
(Route 6, Eulalia twp)
cause coronary occlustion
4201
signed Walter E. ?
Coudersport
Father William Hamilton
Mother Lucy Tennant
attest Mrs Luella Hamilton
Coudersport
burial 2/10/54
Eulalia Cemetery
Coudersport
registrar Dorothy N? Kellner
Certificate Number 17247

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 016501-019200
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

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Jake Hamilton in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970
Name Jake Hamilton
Gender Male
Race White
Age 35y
married
veteran
occ Dealer
Ferguson Tractor & Implements
ssn 169-01-9161
res Port Allegany Rd, Rte 6
Coudersport
Birth 12 Jul 1918
Daybrook, West Virginia
Death 6 Feb 1954
rural Coudersport, Potter, Penna (1…

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Abbotts Cream Cheese Plant at Coudersport
11/13/1941

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Debbie Lewis Lamantia
Where was this located?
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Gerry Hamilton
My father Jake Hamilton began working for Abbotts cheese factory in 1939 as a cream cheese printing-wrapping machine operator. Job description: Form cream cheese into blocks, wrap blocks in wax paper and foil, operate printing-wrapping machine. He worked until 21 May 1944, when he was supervising 33 in the operation of five machines. He entered the Marines on June 1, 1944. He suffered a minor wound during the Battle of Iwo Jima. After the war, Dad returned to Abbotts. Attached: Feb 1949 photo showing my Dad dressed for work. I am 13 months old in this photo.
May be a black-and-white image of child, standing and road
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Amy Dwyer-Kelly
Gerry Hamilton great story!!! Greatest Generation
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Brenda Kenealy Williams
Great photo. Great info????
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Paul Lynn Gardner
Thanks for this story, Gerry. So many of us who grew up in South Coudersport remember the last few years that this factory operated.
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Colleen Predmore Majot
Located on Locust Street across from PennDot.
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David Schaub
LH Lincoln & Son used the building for storage also. Thomas T Shirey and I spent time working in that building unloading box cars and unloading sheep pancreas glands to put in the freezer housed in the building. We also spent some time on the roof slapping tar like in the Shawshank Redemption movie.
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Richard Neefe
David Schaub It is also a place where a man named Louie meet a young lady named Louise who was working there at the time.
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David Schaub
Richard Neefe thank you for sharing.
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Thomas T Shirey
note the small building beneath the water tank,,,we moved that to Lincolns...it became our lunch room.
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John Setzer
Thanks everyone - Great Coudersport History!!
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George Dubots
Awesome ????
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Sharon Baldwin Fitzgerald
It's so hard to believe that all these great industries have come and gone through our little town.
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	Abbott Cream Cheese Co, 19411113 FB210306LNCou 210306HAv- Lanny Nunn/Coudersport... 06 March 2021 · Abbotts Cream Cheese Plant at Coudersport 11/13/1941 Comments Debbie Lewis Lamantia Where was this located? · Reply · 8h Gerry Hamilton My father Jake Hamilton began working for Abbotts cheese factory in 1939 as a cream cheese printing-wrapping machine operator. Job description: Form…
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[S460] FaceBook-, (Location: www.facebook.com;), Jake Hamilton and Melvin Setzer, US Marines in the Pacific, World War II.
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The Setzer surname is on the fringe of my tree by a marriage. The marriage didn’t go well, but it was a good excuse to include an old family friend on my family tree. Melvin Jay Setzer (1921-2016) was probably my father’s best friend. My father was Jake Hamilton (1918-1954). During World War II, both served in the 4th Division of the US Marines. Both were wounded on Iwo Jima.
I have memories of my family watching Friday night boxing on TV in the Setzer home (wife Virginia and two daughters). That was 1953. At age 5, I wasn’t much interested in the fights, but I remember the commercials for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and Gillette razor blades. The best part was watching “Life of Riley” on those Friday nights. I think the series came on before the fights.
When I visited Melvin in 2008, I asked what his middle name was. “J” he answered. “No I meant your full middle name,” I said. He gave one of those good-natured Setzer laughs and said Jay was his middle name. I got it that time.
We talked about his war experiences. Some details had faded from his memory, but it was clear some details were still vivid. He told me he was wounded when his company was attacking a hill. An enemy mortar shell struck nearby and he was hit with shrapnel. The wounds were serious. He had tears in his eyes when he said, “A lot of good Marines died on that hill.”
The Battle of Iwo Jima is the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. Almost half of the men in the 4th Division were killed or wounded. My father’s wounds were not serious, and he returned to the battle after 10 days of treatment. Melvin was away from his unit for about nine months for treatment and rehabilitation.
Melvin said he was born at Dry Run near Hebron Center, Potter Co. He was a son of Harry Virgil Setzer and Alice Bertha Wilburn.

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Brenda Kenealy Williams That's a great memory!
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- US Marine Privates Melvin Jay Setzer and Jake Hamilton.The photo was taken in 1944 before they went overseas. - at Camp Lejeune, NC.
- Jake Hamilton (let) and Melvin Jay Setzer enjoy cigars probably before the Battle of Iwo Jima. - at Somewhere in the Territory of Hawaii.
- Melvin Jay Setzer gave me this photo in 2008. He said, "This is a contraption some of the boys made to wash their clothes." He identified the men (from left) BACK Guy R. Haskell (Vermont), Richard J. “Dick” Foley (Ulysses), Melvin; FRONT Jake Hamilton (Coudersport), unknown Brehm. All were members of the 4th Division, U.S. Marine Corps. The division was based on Maui between battles on Pacific islands. - at Maui, World War II base for 4th Div., USMC.
- Melvin Jay Setzer awarded Purple Heart 1945.
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Jake Hamilton and Melvin Jay Setzer joined the US Marine Corps on May 31, 1944. Jake was my father, and Melvin became his best friend. They were among four Potter County, PA, men who joined the Marines that day.

All four were assigned to the 4th Division and fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on Feb. 19, 1945. All four were wounded. My father was hit by a small piece of shrapnel on Feb. 25. He was out of action until March 6, when he returned to combat. My father was lucky. Melvin was not so lucky. He was seriously wounded by shrapnel from an enemy mortar shell on March 2. He was in treatment and rehab for 87 days.

Attached is a photo of Jake (left) and Melvin, who are enjoying cigars somewhere in the Territory of Hawaii, which was not yet a state. The photo was probably taken before the battle. The 4th Division was based in Hawaii during the war. The Battle of Iwo Jima was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. The 4th Division had 9,098 casualties, which was almost half of the division. See less
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Kathy Hoban Chorney
Love that pic
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Dale Mitchell
It was a great picture of your father and his friends. At a time when none of us will fully understand
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Ruthann Aurentz
So, grateful
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Kathy Hoban Chorney
Bull, you need that shirt and a stogie
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Gerry Hamilton
The stogie would be OK as long as nobody lights it. These days I think I would turn green if I puffed on a cigar.
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	Hamilton & Setezer 1944 USMarines FB180129GHamilton 20180129 RVA- Gerry Hamilton?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy 2 hrs · 29 January 2018 US Marine Privates Melvin Jay Setzer and Jake Hamilton.The photo was taken in 1944 before they went overseas. - at Camp Lejeune, NC. Like Comment 1 John Christy Wetzel
	Hamilton & Setzer 1944 Hawaii FB180129GHamilton 20180129 RVA- Gerry Hamilton?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy 2 hrs · 29 January 2018 Jake Hamilton (let) and Melvin Jay Setzer enjoy cigars probably before the Battle of Iwo Jima. - at Somewhere in the Territory of Hawaii. Like Comment 1 John Christy Wetzel again, 20211111FB Gerry Hamilton / FaceBook November 11, 2021 at 12:47 PM …
	Hamilton & Setzer Maui FB180129GHamilton 20180129 RVA- Gerry Hamilton?Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy 2 hrs · 29 January 2018 Melvin Jay Setzer gave me this photo in 2008. He said, "This is a contraption some of the boys made to wash their clothes." He identified the men (from left) BACK Guy R. Haskell (Vermont), Richard J. “Dick” Foley (Ulysses), Melvin; FRONT Jake…
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WHO WAS HELEN J. PARKS (b abt 1935 WV)?
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WHO WAS HELEN J. PARKS (b abt 1935 WV)?

The 1940 US Census for Clay District, Monongalia Co., WV, has the following entry for the William and Lucy Hamilton household (enumerated 12 Apr 1940 as of Apr 1):

Parks, Helen J., granddaughter, female, white, age 6, single, attended school since 1 Mar 1940,
She was born in West Virginia and lived in the same house on 1 Apr 1935.

So, who was Helen J. Parks?
She does not appear in any other family records. If you have any information, please contact me.

The census listing means that she was a granddaughter of William Hamilton.
She could also have been a grandaughter of Lucy Tennant.
If Helen was a granddaughter of both, who was the mother?

With a given age of 6, she would have been born in 1934 or 1935.
In those years Bettie was about age 5, Ruie was about 12 and Wilma was about 17.
Wilma would have been old enough to give birth. Ruie might have been old enough.

However, the granddaughter could have been using her mother's last name.
In this case, most of the Hamilton boys, including C. Ward, could have been the father.
Marshall and Delmar would have been too young.

Also it is possible that William fathered a child before he married Lucy, and that child is a parent of Helen J.
There are other possibilities including mistaken information given to the census taker.

The 1940 census for Clay District also shows three persons named Park (no s) also in the district.
They are Leroy A ., 75, and Minnie, 60, Park in one household, and Bonnie Park, a 22-year-old divorced daughter in the household of Mac and Stella Steele.
However, there is no information that would connect Helen J. Parks to the three Park individuals.

	Tennant- Lucys Ward- anc hamilton1948 150420 20170923 RVA- Tennant- Lucy's Ward- anc hamilton1948 150420 Lucy's Ward On the reverse side: "Mom's Leona, Lucy's Ward. Coleman Ward Tennant was the first child of Lucy Hamilton. The WV birth certificate lists John Hoskins as the father. hamilton1948 originally shared this on 20 Apr 2015 Linked To Lucy Tennant ? Note: Gerry Hamilton also…
	Tennant- Lucy von L mit Betty- anc hamilton1948 130725 20170923 RVA- Tennant, Lucy thumb Cropped from a picture of Lucy and daughter Bettie. The photo was probably taken in the late 1930s or early 1940s -- Betty was at least a teenager. hamilton1948 originally shared this on 25 jul 2013 Linked To Lucy Tennant ?

[S460] FaceBook-, (Location: www.facebook.com;), 20180107 Martinsburg- Potter/McKean County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Gerry Hamilton3 hrs 07 January 2018.
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.

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- Went to Coudersport Area Junior - Senior High School
- Lives in State College, Pennsylvania
- From Coudersport, Pennsylvania

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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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