Olmsted, Laura M. b. Nov 1891 Pennsylvania, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Olmsted, Laura M.

1891 -

Name	Olmsted, Laura M. [1]
Birth	Nov 1891	Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Female
Residence	1900	Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
	StreetAddress: Alleghany Avenue; Age: 8; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 1 1/2; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0105; HomeMortgaged: M; HomeOwnership: O; OwnsFarm: H; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter
Residence	8 Jun 1900	Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
	Alleghany Avenue; Age: 8; daughter PA PA PA Nov 1891
	20180321 Chesterfield- Georgia B Glarmire in the 1900 United States Federal Census ?Saved to: Glassmire, Ada in tree "WETZEL-SPRING_2018X1c" Leib, Georgiana in tree "WETZEL-SPRING_2018X1c" date: 8th June 1900 enumerator: Frank Arthur Leet Name: Georgia Glassmire Age: 55 Birth Date: Oct 1844 Birthplace: Pennsylvania Home in 1900: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania Ward of City: Second Street: Alleghany Avenue House Number: 159 Sheet Number: 12 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:244 Family Number: 250 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House:Head Marital Status: Widowed Marriage Year: 1866 Years Married: 34 Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania Mother: Number of Living Children: 0 Mother: How Many Children: 4 Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Can Speak English:Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Georgia B Glassmire 55 Head PA PA PA wd 4/0 Oct 1844 ___ Ada Glassmire 13 dau NY unk unk S Aug 1886 at school Art Olmsted 45 Head PA NY NY M21 Apr 1855 ___ Lettie M Olmsted 42 wife PA PA PA M21 2/2 Apr 1858 ___ John Olmsted 19 son PA PA PA S Oct 1880 at school Laura Olmsted 8 dau PA PAP A S Nov 1891 at school Mrs. M. Louise Knox 50 Head NY PA VT wd 30 4/4 Jun 1849 __ Jennett O Knox 27 dau MO PA NY S Oct 1872 music teacher Josephen R Knox 25 dau MO PA NY S Jun 1875 music teacher Nora F Knox 23 dau MO PA NY S Nov 1876 stenographer Nettie L Knox 21 dau MO PA NY S Oct 1878 __ Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0105 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
Residence	1935	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
census 1940	1 Apr 1940	Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
	Age: 48; Daughter PA sh
	Arthur S Olmsted 84 Mervin Chamberlin 45 Laura M Chamberlin 48 Robert G Chamberlin 19 Lois J Chamberlin 17 Eugenia C Perry in the 1940 United States Federal Census Name: Eugenia C Perry Age: 53 Estimated birth year:abt 1887 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Widowed Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1940: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania Street: Allegheny Avenue also: S. East ST Park Avenue House Number: 205 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935:Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 9B Number of Household in Order of Visitation:203 House Owned or Rented:Owned Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:6000 Attended School or College:No Highest Grade Completed:High School, 4th year Weeks Worked in 1939:0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources:Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Park Ave Harry E Benson 43 Head PA sh H2 manager, state liquor store Onnolee M Benson 33 wife PA sh H3 Phyllis L Benson 15 dau PA sh H1 Elizabeth A Benson 13 dau PA sh 7 S. East ST James S Berger 37 Head PA sp C4 lawyer Georgiana J Berger 38 wife PA sp C4 James D Berger 7 son PA sp 1 Jane D Berger 2 dau PA Albert J Reese 39 Head PA sp C6 Dentist Margaret L Reese 39 wife PA sp C4 Allegany Ave Don L Van Wegen 55 Head PA sh C2 electrician Ruth M Van Wegen 56 wife PA sh C2 Carl L Dewey 40 Head PA sh C4 vocational teacher Leah A Dewey 35 wife PA sh C2 Robert O Dewey 12 son PA sh 6 James E Dewey 10 son PA sh 4 Mary J Dewey 8 dau PA sh 2 Thomas P Dewey 3 son PA Anne L Dewey 1 dau PA Arthur S Olmsted 84 Head PA sh 8 Mervin Chamberlin 45 s-in-l PA sh C4 substitute postal clerk, US post office Laura M Chamberlin 48 dau PA sh Robert G Chamberlin 19 gr-son PA sh H4 single Lois J Chamberlin 17 dau PA sh H3 single Eugenia C Perry 53 Head PA sh H4 widow Frances E Perry 15 dau PA sh H1 David E T Perry 27 son PA sh Katharine L Perry 24 d-in-law PA Laurence, Douglas, KS H4 Fanny A Knox 87 aunt NY sh H4 widow Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3600; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 53-6 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.
Membership	15 Sep 1960	Pennsylvania, USA [3]
	National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
	20240305GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner, Admin Group expert FB Mosch-Kortz-... · 05 March 2024 · Mrs Hertha McElroy National Grange number 1,000,095 15th Sept, 1960 20240305GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner, Admin Group expert FB Mosch-Kortz-Genealogy · 05 March 2024 · Potter Enterprise Members of Central Grange Honored For Long Service 25 years' membership in Central Grange at Booster Night meeting: Mrs Paris Watson, Mrs E.C. McElroy Mrs Walter Lehman; Victor L. Mason, Oliver Watson, Mack Van Wegen F.W. Gunzburger RELATIVES INVOLVED WTH THE GRANGE (Repost) Central Grange at Sweden Valley, Potter County, PA 1. Hertha Mosch McElroy, 2. Margery Farley Mosch, 3. Blanche Erway, 4. Mary Erway Welfling Founded in 1867, the National Grange is the nation’s oldest general farm and rural public interest organization. Its history is one of progress and achievements for farmers and rural communities across the U.S.. Much of the National Grange’s history has been groundbreaking: it was the first nationwide farm organization to give women full voice and vote, more than a half-century before the adoption of Universal Suffrage in the U.S. In 1870, the National Grange became the first national farm organization to attempt to organize African American farmers following the Civil War. A system of cooperative business organization was introduced by the National Grange early in its history, developing into successful national and regional farm cooperatives. In 1876, the constitutionality of Granger Laws was affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Beginning in 1916 through 1941, the National Grange secured passage of federal legislation to assist struggling farmers by strengthening their property rights and their bargaining position. The National Grange has continued to support farm legislation, as well as multilateral trade negotiations and food aid programs to open foreign markets to U.S. farmers. Its representatives were present to advise the U.S. delegation at the founding of the United Nations in 1945. It brought European farm teenagers to live with Grange families following World War II, to learn about modern agriculture practices and the advantages of democracy. It has participated in agricultural development programs for the U.S. Peace Cops. The organization was also instrumental in organizing rural electric cooperatives, telephone cooperatives, water service cooperatives, public utility districts, volunteer fire departments, and state police programs across the U.S. All these measures began with support at a local level. Today, the grange maintains that voice. In Pennsylvania, it serves its members with a credit union in Harrisburg and provides health insurance to groups such as farmers. At one time, farmers could only insure their machinery through the grange. COUSIN, JOHN PEET: “Our whole goal is family and community-oriented,” remarked, John Peet, a master at Odin Grange, Potter County.
Membership	15 Sep 1960	Pennsylvania, USA [3]
	National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
	20240305GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner, Admin Group expert FB Mosch-Kortz-... · 05 March 2024 · Mrs Hertha McElroy National Grange number 1,000,095 15th Sept, 1960 20240305GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner, Admin Group expert FB Mosch-Kortz-Genealogy · 05 March 2024 · Potter Enterprise Members of Central Grange Honored For Long Service 25 years' membership in Central Grange at Booster Night meeting: Mrs Paris Watson, Mrs E.C. McElroy Mrs Walter Lehman; Victor L. Mason, Oliver Watson, Mack Van Wegen F.W. Gunzburger RELATIVES INVOLVED WTH THE GRANGE (Repost) Central Grange at Sweden Valley, Potter County, PA 1. Hertha Mosch McElroy, 2. Margery Farley Mosch, 3. Blanche Erway, 4. Mary Erway Welfling Founded in 1867, the National Grange is the nation’s oldest general farm and rural public interest organization. Its history is one of progress and achievements for farmers and rural communities across the U.S.. Much of the National Grange’s history has been groundbreaking: it was the first nationwide farm organization to give women full voice and vote, more than a half-century before the adoption of Universal Suffrage in the U.S. In 1870, the National Grange became the first national farm organization to attempt to organize African American farmers following the Civil War. A system of cooperative business organization was introduced by the National Grange early in its history, developing into successful national and regional farm cooperatives. In 1876, the constitutionality of Granger Laws was affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Beginning in 1916 through 1941, the National Grange secured passage of federal legislation to assist struggling farmers by strengthening their property rights and their bargaining position. The National Grange has continued to support farm legislation, as well as multilateral trade negotiations and food aid programs to open foreign markets to U.S. farmers. Its representatives were present to advise the U.S. delegation at the founding of the United Nations in 1945. It brought European farm teenagers to live with Grange families following World War II, to learn about modern agriculture practices and the advantages of democracy. It has participated in agricultural development programs for the U.S. Peace Cops. The organization was also instrumental in organizing rural electric cooperatives, telephone cooperatives, water service cooperatives, public utility districts, volunteer fire departments, and state police programs across the U.S. All these measures began with support at a local level. Today, the grange maintains that voice. In Pennsylvania, it serves its members with a credit union in Harrisburg and provides health insurance to groups such as farmers. At one time, farmers could only insure their machinery through the grange. COUSIN, JOHN PEET: “Our whole goal is family and community-oriented,” remarked, John Peet, a master at Odin Grange, Potter County.
Race	White [1, 2]
Name	Laura M Chamberlin mrs [2]
Name	Laura Olmsted [1]
Person ID	I53129	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Olmsted, Arthur Sanford, b. 24 Jul 1855, Ulysses Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Feb 1942, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Taggart, Viletta Mae, b. 26 Apr 1858, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Apr 1913, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1879 [1]
Family ID	F12237	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Chamberlain, Mervin, b. Abt 1895, Pennsylvania, USA

Children

	1. Chamberlin, R.G.
	2. Chamberlin, L.J.

Family ID F12238 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Birth - Nov 1891 - Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - StreetAddress: Alleghany Avenue; Age: 8; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: 1 1/2; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0105; HomeMortgaged: M; HomeOwnership: O; OwnsFarm: H; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Daughter - 1900 - Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - Alleghany Avenue; Age: 8; daughter PA PA PA Nov 1891 - 8 Jun 1900 - Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - 1935 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	census 1940 - Age: 48; Daughter PA sh - 1 Apr 1940 - Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Membership - National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry - 15 Sep 1960 - Pennsylvania, USA
	Membership - National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry - 15 Sep 1960 - Pennsylvania, USA

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[S609] census 1900 USA PA Potter, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0105.
Record for est Olmsted (20) facts
Record for Georgia B Glarmire (53) facts
20250224GHLn- edited, merged
20180321 Chesterfield-
Georgia B Glarmire in the 1900 United States Federal Census
?Saved to: Glassmire, Ada in tree "WETZEL-SPRING_2018X1c"
Leib, Georgiana in tree "WETZEL-SPRING_2018X1c"
date: 8th June 1900
enumerator: Frank Arthur Leet
Name: Georgia Glassmire
Age: 55
Birth Date: Oct 1844
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania
Ward of City: Second
Street: Alleghany Avenue
House Number: 159
Sheet Number: 12
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation:244
Family Number: 250
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House:Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Marriage Year: 1866
Years Married: 34
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother: Number of Living Children: 0
Mother: How Many Children: 4
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English:Yes
Neighbors:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Georgia B Glassmire 55 Head PA PA PA wd 4/0 Oct 1844 ___
Ada Glassmire 13 dau NY unk unk S Aug 1886 at school

Art Olmsted 45 Head PA NY NY M21 Apr 1855 ___
Lettie M Olmsted 42 wife PA PA PA M21 2/2 Apr 1858 ___
John Olmsted 19 son PA PA PA S Oct 1880 at school
Laura Olmsted 8 dau PA PAP A S Nov 1891 at school

M. Louise Knox 50 Head NY PA VT wd 30 4/4 Jun 1849 __
Jennett O Knox 27 dau MO PA NY S Oct 1872 music teacher
Josephen R Knox 25 dau MO PA NY S Jun 1875 music teacher
Nora F Knox 23 dau MO PA NY S Nov 1876 stenographer
Nettie L Knox 21 dau MO PA NY S Oct 1878 __

Source Citation
Year: 1900;
Census Place: Eulalia, Potter, Pennsylvania;
Page: 12;
Enumeration District: 0105

Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

census 1900 USA PA Potter Eulalia 105_12 Georgia Glassmire.jpg
20180321 Chesterfield-
Georgia B Glarmire in the 1900 United States Federal Census
?Saved to: Glassmire, Ada in tree "WETZEL-SPRING_2018X1c"
Leib, Georgiana in tree "WETZEL-SPRING_2018X1c"
date: 8th June 1900
enumerator: Frank Arthur Leet
Name: Georgia Glassmire
Age: 55
Birth Date: Oct 1844
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1900: Eulalia,…

[S662] census 1940 USA PA Potter Coudersport, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3600; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 53-6 Park Ave, S. East ST, Allegany Ave.
Record for Benson, Perry, Dewey, Olmsted, Berger, Reese, van Wegen (165) facts
Record for Fanny A Knox (6) facts
20250519GHLn- merged ................ (171)
Eugenia C Perry in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Eugenia C Perry
Age: 53
Estimated birth year:abt 1887
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House:Head
Home in 1940: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania
Street: Allegheny Avenue
also on page: S. East ST
Park Avenue
House Number: 205
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935:Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 9B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation:203
House Owned or Rented:Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:6000
Attended School or College:No
Highest Grade Completed:High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939:0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources:Yes
Neighbors:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Park Ave
Harry E Benson 43 Head PA sh H2 manager, state liquor store
Onnolee M Benson 33 wife PA sh H3
Phyllis L Benson 15 dau PA sh H1
Elizabeth A Benson 13 dau PA sh 7

S. East ST
James S Berger 37 Head PA sp C4 lawyer
Georgiana J Berger 38 wife PA sp C4
James D Berger 7 son PA sp 1
Jane D Berger 2 dau PA

Albert J Reese 39 Head PA sp C6 Dentist
Margaret L Reese 39 wife PA sp C4

Allegany Ave
Don L Van Wegen 55 Head PA sh C2 electrician
Ruth M Van Wegen 56 wife PA sh C2

Carl L Dewey 40 Head PA sh C4 vocational teacher
Leah A Dewey 35 wife PA sh C2
Robert O Dewey 12 son PA sh 6
James E Dewey 10 son PA sh 4
Mary J Dewey 8 dau PA sh 2
Thomas P Dewey 3 son PA
Anne L Dewey 1 dau PA

Arthur S Olmsted 84 Head PA sh 8
Mervin Chamberlin 45 s-in-l PA sh C4 substitute postal clerk, US post office
Laura M Chamberlin 48 dau PA sh
Robert G Chamberlin 19 gr-son PA sh H4 single
Lois J Chamberlin 17 dau PA sh H3 single

Eugenia C Perry 53 Head PA sh H4 widow
Frances E Perry 15 dau PA sh H1
David E T Perry 27 son PA sh
Katharine L Perry 24 d-in-law PA Laurence, Douglas, KS H4
Fanny A Knox 87 aunt NY sh H4 widow

Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3600; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 53-6

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.

Albert J Reese in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Albert J Reese
Age: 39
Estimated birth year:abt 1901
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House:Head
Home in 1940: Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania
Street: S East Street
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935:Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935:No
Sheet Number: 9B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation:196
Occupation: Dentist
House Owned or Rented:Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented:30
Attended School or College:No
Highest Grade Completed:College, 5th or subsequent year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census:38
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939:52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources:Yes
Neighbors:
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Household Members:
Name Age
Park Ave
Harry E Benson 43 Head PA sh H2 manager, state liquor store
Onnolee M Benson 33 wife PA sh H3
Phyllis L Benson 15 dau PA sh H1
Elizabeth A Benson 13 dau PA sh 7

S. East ST
James S Berger 37 Head PA sp C4 lawyer
Georgiana J Berger 38 wife PA sp C4
James D Berger 7 son PA sp 1
Jane D Berger 2 dau PA

Albert J Reese 39 Head PA sp C6 Dentist
Margaret L Reese 39 wife PA sp C4

Allegany Ave
Don L Van Wegen 55 Head PA sh C2 electrician
Ruth M Van Wegen 56 wife PA sh C2

Carl L Dewey 40 Head PA sh C4 vocational teacher
Leah A Dewey 35 wife PA sh C2
Robert O Dewey 12 son PA sh 6
James E Dewey 10 son PA sh 4
Mary J Dewey 8 dau PA sh 2
Thomas P Dewey 3 son PA
Anne L Dewey 1 dau PA

Arthur S Olmsted 84 Head PA sh 8
Mervin Chamberlin 45 s-in-l PA sh C4 substitute postal clerk, US post office
Laura M Chamberlin 48 dau PA sh
Robert G Chamberlin 19 gr-son PA sh H4 single
Lois J Chamberlin 17 dau PA sh H3 single

Eugenia C Perry 53 Head PA sh H4 widow
Frances E Perry 15 dau PA sh H1
David E T Perry 27 son PA sh
Katharine L Perry 24 d-in-law PA Laurence, Douglas, KS H4
Fanny A Knox 87 aunt NY sh H4 widow
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· Potter Enterprise
Members of Central Grange Honored For Long Service
25 years' membership in Central Grange at Booster Night meeting:
Mrs Paris Watson,
Mrs E.C. McElroy
Mrs Walter Lehman;
Victor L. Mason,
Oliver Watson,
Mack Van Wegen
F.W. Gunzburger

RELATIVES INVOLVED WTH THE GRANGE (Repost)
Central Grange at Sweden Valley, Potter County, PA
1. Hertha Mosch McElroy,
2. Margery Farley Mosch,
3. Blanche Erway,
4. Mary Erway Welfling
Founded in 1867, the National Grange is the nation’s oldest general farm and rural public interest organization. Its history is one of progress and achievements for farmers and rural communities across the U.S..
Much of the National Grange’s history has been groundbreaking: it was the first nationwide farm organization to give women full voice and vote, more than a half-century before the adoption of Universal Suffrage in the U.S.
In 1870, the National Grange became the first national farm organization to attempt to organize African American farmers following the Civil War.
A system of cooperative business organization was introduced by the National Grange early in its history, developing into successful national and regional farm cooperatives.
In 1876, the constitutionality of Granger Laws was affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Beginning in 1916 through 1941, the National Grange secured passage of federal legislation to assist struggling farmers by strengthening their property rights and their bargaining position.
The National Grange has continued to support farm legislation, as well as multilateral trade negotiations and food aid programs to open foreign markets to U.S. farmers. Its representatives were present to advise the U.S. delegation at the founding of the United Nations in 1945. It brought European farm teenagers to live with Grange families following World War II, to learn about modern agriculture practices and the advantages of democracy. It has participated in agricultural development programs for the U.S. Peace Cops.
The organization was also instrumental in organizing rural electric cooperatives, telephone cooperatives, water service cooperatives, public utility districts, volunteer fire departments, and state police programs across the U.S.
All these measures began with support at a local level. Today, the grange maintains that voice. In Pennsylvania, it serves its members with a credit union in Harrisburg and provides health insurance to groups such as farmers. At one time, farmers could only insure their machinery through the grange.
COUSIN, JOHN PEET: “Our whole goal is family and community-oriented,” remarked, John Peet, a master at Odin Grange, Potter County.

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	Potter Co Grange ladies wID FB240126PLGMoKo 20240305GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner, Admin Group expert FB Mosch-Kortz-Genealogy · 05 March 2024 · Potter Enterprise Members of Central Grange Honored For Long Service 25 years' membership in Central Grange at Booster Night meeting: Mrs Paris Watson, Mrs E.C. McElroy Mrs Walter Lehman; Victor L. Mason, Oliver Watson, Mack Van Wegen F.W.…
	Potter Co Grange Mrs Hertha McElroy FB240126PLGMoKo 20240305GHLn- Paul Lynn Gardner, Admin Group expert FB Mosch-Kortz-... · 05 March 2024 · Mrs Hertha McElroy National Grange number 1,000,095 15th Sept, 1960 RELATIVES INVOLVED WTH THE GRANGE (Repost) Central Grange at Sweden Valley, Potter County, PA 1. Hertha Mosch McElroy, 2. Margery Farley Mosch, 3. Blanche Erway, 4. Mary Erway…

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