Tuttle, Rebecca L. b. Jan 1884 Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Oct 1948: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Tuttle, Rebecca L.

1884 - 1948 (64 years)

Name	Tuttle, Rebecca L. [1]
	20190116HAv Lanny Nunn? Coudersport Remember When Visual Storyteller · January 11 · 2019 55You, Paul Lynn Gardner, Dolly Sills and 52 others 9 Comments 1 Share Like Comments Chris Carpenter Stiles and there’s the old Texaco Station on the back right side ?? Like · Reply · 5d Gerry Hamilton Chris, you are correct. I remember hearing it called the Phelps Garage, and that would have been long after the original owner died. At one time, it was called the Potter County Garage. (I have the impression that John Rigas paid to have the structure demolished. By that time it was an eyesore.) Attached is the obituary of - William E. Phelps (1871-1928). - His widow is Matilda A. Tuttle (1873-1937). - Her sister Rebecca L. Tuttle (1884-1948) was married to my grand uncle Fredrick M. “Fred” Mitchell (1880-1940). Image may contain: text 4Like · Reply · 5d Sue Mitchell ???? I remember tall AASR letters on hill behind Consistory (Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite -- Freemasons) 4Like · Reply · 4d · Edited James Mitchell I do 1Like · Reply · 1d Michael Baker Sue Mitchell Never new what that stood for. 1Like · Reply · 1d Frank Springer I enjoyed lots of hours sitting on the park benches 1Like · Reply · 4d Bill Leete The building in the background on the right is the old Potter County Garage which I believe was a Texaco station. It's long gone and now the site is just a vacant lot. 3Like · Reply · 3d James Mitchell You are correct Like · Reply · 1d Brenda Kenealy Williams Such a nice man ran the garage. Hughes? $3.00 fill up for my Volkswagen 2Like · Reply · 1d
Birth	Jan 1884	Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Female
Residence	1900	Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
Residence	Between 1910 and 1935	Genesee Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
	Mrs. Fred Mitchell, her daughter-in-law, spent nearly all of the time of her mother-in-law's illness with her and gave her every possible care.
	20180107 Martinsburg- Obit Vergason, Lydia Eliza (The Potter Enterprise 30 Jan 1919 Th p4] hamilton1948 hamilton1948 originally shared this on 09 Sep 2017 Linked To Lydia Eliza Vergason ? Saved by hamilton1948? Saved by dbdcg75 ___________ 20181025HAv- MANY FRIENDS MOURN -- Mother of Many Children, One a Soldier in France, Passs to Great Unknown--- Thursday morning in Friendship, NY, occurred the death of Mrs. Lydia Cook, wife of Andrew Cook. She was fifty-eight years of age on January 20th and most of her life had been spent in Potter county. A few months ago, with her husband she went to Troupsburg, NY and from there they had recently moved to Friendship. She was sick only about two weeks and was first stricken with "flu" which was followed by pneumonia. She was the daughter of Charles Vergason of Sweden and the aged father survives her, also her husband and ten children. - Mrs. Myrtle Tauscher who lives in Northland, Michigan; - Fred Mitchell, of Genesee; - George Mitchell of Brocton, Mass; - Mahlon Mitchell of Turtle Point, Pa; - Carl and Harry of Coudersport; - Cora, wife of Ora Schaffer, of New Millport, Pa; - Maude, wife of Frank Gilbert of Elmira and - Miss Nettie Mitchell of Burtville and - Clyde, who is with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. Just before her death Mrs. Cook received a present of $20.00 from her soldier son and although he did not even know of her illness, this money was used to buy her burial clothes. All her children were with her when the end came except Clyde and Mrs. Tauscher. Mrs. Fred Mitchell, her daughter-in-law, spent nearly all of the time of her mother-in-law's illness with her and gave her every possible care. The body was brought to Coudersport and on Saturday there was a brief prayer service by Reverend J.E. Balmer at the undertaking rooms of G.H. Grabe and Son and the burial was made in the family plot in the Sweden cemetery.
		Vergason, Lydia Eliza obit 19190130 hamilton1948 20180107 Martinsburg- Obit Vergason, Lydia Eliza (The Potter Enterprise 30 Jan 1919 Th p4] hamilton1948 hamilton1948 originally shared this on 09 Sep 2017 Linked To Lydia Eliza Vergason ? Saved by hamilton1948? Saved by dbdcg75 ___________ 20181025HAv- MANY FRIENDS MOURN -- Mother of Many Children, One a Soldier in France, Passes to Great…
Census	1920	Genesee Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
	Age: 35; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 118; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
census 1920	29 Jan 1920	Genesee Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
	Age: 35; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 118; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
	20200205HAv- Frank O'Donnell in the 1920 United States Federal Census date: 28/29 January, 1920 Norman C. Chapman Name: Frank O'Donnell Age: 43 Birth: abt 1877 Pennsylvania Home in 1920: Genesee twp, Potter, Pennsylvania House Number: Farm Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Nora O'Donnell Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: Ireland Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: General Farm Employment Field: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Owned Home Free or Mortgaged: Free Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Name Age Fred Mitchell 40 Head PA US MI M farmer Rebecca L Mitchell 35 wife PA PA PA M Josephine Oils 73 mother-law PA PA PA wd Orrin A Hackett 40 Head PA PA NY M farmer Maud M Hackett 28 wife CO PA PA M Harry M Hackett 11 son PA PA CO Gerald J Hackett 7 son PA PA CO Ruth L Hackett 4 dau PA PA CO Clair H Hackett 1 son PA PA CO Lavina S Hackett 69 mother NY NY NY wd Dora Dildine 47 mother-law PA PA PA wd William Bugbee 42 Head PA NY NY S farmer Huldah A Bugbee 64 mother NY NJ? NJ? Wd Bessie A Daniels 28 sister NY NY NY M Gleason Bugbee 21 bro PA NY NY S farm laborer Bertha L Detlor 14 niece PA Can NY S none Silas B Daniels 8 neph PA US NY Belva L Daniels 6 niece PA US NY Frank O'Donnell 43 Nora O'Donnell 36 Margaret T O'Donnell 13 Clarence R O'Donnell 12 10A Richard F O Donnell 10 Raymond T O Donnell 6 Joseph A O Donnell 4 Gertrude M O Donnell 1 Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1648; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 118 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 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. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
reunion	1923	Pleasant Valley Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
	Yentzer's farm on Sartwell Creek Road- 1st Mitchell-Vergason family reunion- Charles was the oldest member attending. ID's by Gerry Hamilton
	20181014HAv- First Mitchell-Vergason Reunion held at Yentzer farm in 1923 Comments and photos to help confirm or correct identities are most welcome PHOTO A 1923 Mitchell-Vergason Reunion AUTHOR'S NOTE: If you are lucky enough to still have older family members in your life, spend time with them now to identify people in the family photographs. Listen to their stories and learn about the people in the pictures. You will cherish the experience and future generations will cherish photos with IDs and details. By Gerry Lynn Hamilton April 2, 2018 GLHamilton48@Gmail.com Old group photos of family reunions are kind of interesting. They become fascinating if the people are identified and you know something about them. My mother, Luella Mae (Mitchell) Hamilton, gave me two old photos in 2008. About a decade later, I confirmed that the photos were taken in 1923 for the First Annual Mitchell-Vergason Reunion at the Yentzer Farm on Sartwell Creek Road, Pleasant Valley Twp., Potter Co., PA. Mom identified many of the people in the photos, and she appeared in both. She was 5 and she remembered the color of the dress she had on that day. Mom always had a good memory for details, and her mind was sharp even in her final days. Also she would have seen many of these folks at family reunions and other family events for the rest of their lives. In 2017, I obtained a news clipping about the first reunion. The clip listed the attendees, and I was able to identify most of the remaining people. I also made some best guesses. The clipping includes some mangled names and other details. [My guess: Some poor printer was working from handwritten copy.] What follows are the identifications and some additional details, as well as documentation in the form of a description of how I arrived at each identification. I would welcome any comments or photos that might help to confirm or correct these identifications. Identifications were completed for Photo A first, because the group was smaller (smaller puzzle) and most of the 30 people were already identified by my mother in 2008. By Gerry Lynn Hamilton April 2, 2018 GLHamilton48@Gmail.com Italics show the names as they were published, including errors. [Brackets show calculated ages for 1923.] b=born, d=died, m=married Children and grandchildren of George Washington Mitchell (b 1844) and Lydia Eliza Vergason and descendants of Charles L. Vergason and Alvira Russell. Additional descendants of Charles L. Vergason. Following are the 23 people Mom identified for Photo A. [43] Mr. and [39] Mrs. Fred Mitchell of Genesee ? Frederick M. Mitchell (1880-1940) and Rebecca L. Tuttle (1884-1948) m 4 Jul 1903. [40] Mr. and [50] Mrs. Mahlon Mitchell of Roulette and daughter [8] Carrie ? Mahlon Alvin Mitchell (1882-1971) and Rosalie Ida Byam (1873-1955) m 31 Jan 1918 Little Valley, NY (first for him and second for her). ? daughter Carrie Viola Mitchell (b 13 Jun 1913 Andover, NY; d 7 Feb 1933 Andover, NY). (The 1920 US Census lists Carrie as adopted. Her 1931 NY Marriage License states that her parents were Mahlon A. Mitchell and Kate Studley.) [36] Mr. and [32] Mrs. Carl Mitchell and daughters [7] Lula and [5] Laura and sons [4] Lloyd and [2] Carl of Coudersport ? Carl Earl Mitchell (often listed as Sr.) (1887-1980), Ettabell Virginia Thompson (1890-1973) m 5 Jul 1980 Wellsville, NY. ? and daughters Luella Mae (1917-2010) and Luva Alice (1916-2002) and sons Lloyd Earl (1919-2004) and Carl Wilbur (sometimes Jr.) (1921-2015). (Carl and Luella were the last two survivors from this reunion. Luella died in 2010. Carl W. died in 2015.) [31] Mr. and [30] Mrs. Clyde Mitchell of Olean ? Clyde Christopher Mitchell (1892-1965) and Ida Mae Johnson (1893-1956) m 24 Nov 1919. In World War I, he served in France in the Battles of Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel. [24] Harry Mitchell of Genesee ? Harry R. Mitchell (1898-1973) never married. [45] Mr. and [38] Mrs. Ora Shaffer and daughter [15] Lena from near Millport, Clearfield county ? Orel and Merlin Shaffer (1878-1939) and Cora May Mitchell (1884-1972) m 1901. ? Lena Amanda Shaffer (1908-1981). [68] Mr. and [29] Mrs. D. Yentzer and daughters [16] Lena and [13] Hattie ? Daniel “Dannie” T. Yentzer (1855-1931) and Nettie May Mitchell (1894-1989) m between 1916 and 1920 (second marriage for both). (His daughters with his first wife were not included in this group.) [8] Liddie Haskins and son, [10] Geo Haskins of Port Allegany ? Lydia M. Haskins (1915-2000) and brother George Arnold Haskins (1912-1985), children of Nettie May Mitchell and her first husband Irving Washington Haskins. [10] Thelma and [6] F. Gee of Roulette ? Thelma Rosalie Gee (1913-1963) and Forest E. “Buster” Gee (1915-), grandchildren of Rosalie Ida Byam, whose first husband was Ralph Hotchkiss, and children of Walter B. Gee and Mabel G. Hotchkiss. Mom provided clues for the following three people. [36] Mr. and [34] Mrs. Walter Neir of Custer City, PA ? Walter E. Weir (b 25 Apr 1887 McKean Co., PA, d 28 Jan 1936) and Bessie M. Evans (b Feb 1889 PA) m abt. 1914, divorced. Custer City is an unincorporated community near Bradford, PA. Walter is a son of Hattie B. (Vergason) and Ira Weir. Luella said she thought the name of this couple was Weir and they were from Bradford. I scoured McKean Co. census records looking for various spellings. I found a possible couple of about the right age, but I didn’t know how they were related to the family. In 2012, I received the obituary of Charles L. Vergason. One of the survivors was a daughter, Hattie Belle (Vergason) Weir. Big breakthrough! Using online records, I discovered Walter was a son of Hattie Belle, who was a daughter of Charles L. This strengthened my opinion that this group photo was a picture of Charles L. Vergason and his descendants and their spouses. At this point, I had no idea Hattie was in the photos. In 2017, I obtained a news clipping from The Potter Enterprise (16 Aug 1923 p6) through the online subscription service newspapers.com. The clipping provided the final clues. [54] Mrs. Hattie Neir of Olean Hattie Belle (Vergason) Weir (b 11 Jul 1869 Mecosta, MI, d Oct 1934, Olean, NY), daughter of Charles L. Vergason. She was in the photos! She was standing beside the unknown Vergason, and for a long time, I thought she might be his wife. As it turns out, she was standing behind her father with a brother on one side and her daughter on the other. [90] Charles Vergason and son Frank of Coudersport ? Charles L. Vergason (b 21 Jul 1833 Candor, Tioga Co., NY; d 29 May 1924, Sweden Twp., Potter Co., PA) oldest person at the reunion, age “90 years and 14 days.” ? son Frank James Vergason (1875-1949). With the news clipping, I now had the name of the unknown Vergason identified by my mother. As for his father, for a long time, I thought this gentleman was Charles L. Vergason and this was a group of his descendants. I knew he was alive at the time, and he looked like the oldest person in the group. The news clipping provided strong support for my opinions, and I felt confident in completing the identifications, or at least making some best guesses. [30] Mr. and [28] Mrs. G.O. Heinzman and son Gail of Bradford ? Glenn O. Heinzman (b abt. 1893) and Mary E. (Weir) Heinzman (b Mar 1895) daughter of Hattie B. and Ira Weir. ? son *Gail Wade Heinzman (1917-2009). Once Hattie and Frank were identified, there remained one unidentified young couple and one unidentified male child. Mary was standing between her mother and her husband. At this point, I had identifications for all 29 people in Photo A. There is one other gentleman in the background. Using the larger group photo, I made a best guess about his name, and concluded he was an onlooker, who was not related to the Mitchells, Vergasons or Yentzers. Now I turned my attention to Photo B, the larger group photo of everyone named in the news clipping. The first two steps were easy. Mom had already identified three of these folks. Then I transferred the identifications from 29 people in Photo A to the same people in Photo B. By Gerry Lynn Hamilton April 2, 2018 GLHamilton48@Gmail.com PHOTO B 1923 Mitchell-Vergason Reunion Following are the identifications Mom provided for the folks who only appeared in Photo B. [81] Wesley Allen of Coudersport ? Wesley Allen (1842-1930), whose first wife was Ann Eliza Mitchell (1842-1909), daughter of Mahlon Mitchell Jr. (1806-1889) and Elizabeth M. Gilbert (1815-1877). Wes was a Civil War veteran. [27] Mr. and [20] Mrs. Archie Foster, Coudersport ? Archie Leroy Foster (b 11 Oct 1895 Oswayo, Potter Co., d 1 May 1967 Coudersport) and Fannie May Thompson (b 1903 PA, d 4 Apr 1929, Coudersport). Fannie is a daughter of Charles Thompson (1868-1937) and Ada Dell Toles (1873-1963) and a sister of Ettabell Virginia (Thompson) Mitchell. At this point, 31 of the 48 people are identified. Following is a harder task. I named people based in part on apparent age and a process of elimination. [23] Mrs. Cynthia McCann of Coudersport ? Cynthia McCann (1900-1931) daughter of Jacob Clark and Ida M. (Gurnsey) McCann and granddaughter of William Clark McCann and Cynthia Maria Strong. She was a stepdaughter of Charles L. Vergason. She married Frank Vancuren 1 Jun 1915. The couple does not show up in the 1920 US Census. She was standing next to Frank James Vergason, her half uncle, and they were part of a group of Vergasons. At one time, she was a servant in Frank’s home; at the time he was a widower and she was a widow (1930 US Census). [55] Mr. and [47] Mrs. Fred Wambold and [14] daughter Doris of Port Allegany ? Frederick Francis Wambold (b 15 Sep 1868 Sweden Twp., Potter Co., PA; d 25 Jul 1931 Pleasant Valley Twp., Potter Co., PA) adopted son of David Wambold and Mary J. VanHorn. Mary was a daughter of Martha Mitchell and James VanHorn and a granddaughter of Letitia Margerum and Mahlon Mitchell Sr. ? Emma (Lehman) Wambold (b 4 Sep 1876, d 18 Oct 1933 at home near Burtville). ? Doris Mae Rena Mary Wambold (b 2 Nov 1909, d 1998). Her middle names Rena and Mary were the names of her grandmothers. Fred and Emma were more or less the last couple identified. They were seated together. Doris was more or less the last girl identified. [72] Mrs. Rena Lehman of Burtville ? Rena Fay (Wakeley) Lehman (b 10 Jun 1851, d 7 April 1936), mother of Emma (Lehman) Wambold. One of the last two women identified. She seemed to be the older of the two. [68] Mr. and [72] Mrs. W.M. Ernest of Burtville William M. Ernst (one “e”) (b 4 Aug 1845 Germany, d 11 Oct 1923) and Mary Elizabeth (Yentzer) Ernst (b 8 Mar 1851 PA, d 22 Feb 1944), sister of Daniel T. Yentzer. Two photos of a younger W.M. Ernst shows he was a tall man, who parted his hair on the left. The gentleman sitting next to Daniel Yentzer fits that description. Mrs. Ernst was listed as the second oldest person, and she appeared to be the oldest woman. However, as I prepared this documentation, I realized Rena Lehman was also 72. Still I favored the seated woman, because three photos of a younger Mrs. Ernst shows she seemed to be a short woman, who did not smile for photos. Mr. and Mrs. D. Yentzer and daughters [16] Lena and [13] Hatti ? Tena M. Yentzer (b abt 1907) ? Hattie B. Yentzer (b 1910 Pleasant Valley Twp.; d 14 May 1985 Coudersport) Of five unidentified girls, there were two pairs, who looked like they could be sisters. The final choice was made by apparent age. [58] Rev. Leslie E. Cass, Burtville ? Leslie E. Cass (b 2 Feb 1865 Canada, d 21 Feb 1939 Cassadaga, Chautauqua Co., NY) The last man identified. [12] Misses Sylvia and [10] Elsie Stoddard, Chaffee, NY ? Saville (rather than Sylvia) and Elsie Stoddard. Chaffee is near Sardinia, Erie Co., NY. US Census records identify them as members of the George T. and Minnie M. (Cass) Stoddard family. The NY 1925 Census also identifies the family. Saville C. Stoddard (b abt. 1911 NY) and Elsie F. Stoddard (b abt. 1913). Their mother’s maiden name was Cass. Her father’s name was Leslie E. Cass, the same as the pastor at the reunion. The two girls were his granddaughters. The final choice was made by apparent age. Their names are included in a list of students earning school attendance honors. The list was published often in the Springville (NY) Journal for the Town of Sardinia. Their mother’s maiden name came from her memorial at Find A Grave. [46] Mrs. Myrtle Gale, Genesee ? Myrtle A. (Cooper) Gale (b abt 1877 NY) m 11 Apr 1907 to Wellsville Winifred L. “Winnie” Gale (b abt 1883 PA). One of the last two women identified. She seemed to be the younger of the two. She was perhaps a friend of the family. News items in The Potter Enterprise reported several times that she was staying with Fred and Becky Mitchell. [84] A.B. Holt of Ja Jose, PA Andrew Barrett Holt (b 30 Nov 1839 Boggs Twp. Near Milesburg, PA; d 13 Oct 1932 Sweden Twp.) son of John Holt (b Milesburg) and Perscilla Barrett (b Milesburg) m Mary Giffert abt. 1883. Their daughter Anna P. (b 1836) married William H. Duell 30 Mar 1902, Sweden Valley, PA. For many years, Civil War veteran Holt lived in Sweden Twp. along with his wife Mary and their children (US Census 1900 and 1910). At the time of the reunion, he was a widower living with a daughter at Ja Jose, Ferguson Twp., Clearfield Co., PA. Perhaps Holt was a family friend, who was visiting Potter Co. at the time of the reunion. In 1930, he was a widower living with his daughter and family in Sweden Twp., where he died in 1932 at the age of 92. He parts his hair on the right, and that was the clincher for me. Originally, I thought William H. Ernst would be sitting next to his wife. However, when I came across this photo, I saw a resemblance. Then I took note of his hair part. Photos of a young Ernst shows he parts his hair on the left. PHOTO CREDITS: Reunion A and B - Luella Mae (Mitchell) Hamilton collection Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ernst - ancestry.com (JErnst79) Andrew Barrett Holt - ancestry.com (JTCaron)
census 1930	10 Apr 1930	Genesee, Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
	Age: 46; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0011; Homemaker: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0011; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife
	20180407 RVA- Orrin A Hackett in the 1930 United States Federal Census date: 10 April 1930 enumerator: George L. Hunt Name: Orrin A Hackett Birth Year: abt 1880 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1930: Genesee, Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania House Number: 32 Dwelling Number: 91 Family Number: 94 Home Owned or Rented:Owned Home Value: 1000 Radio Set: Yes Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage:28 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write:Yes Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace:New York Able to Speak English:Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farmer Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age 90/93 Fred Mitchell 49 Head PA NY NY M23 farmer Rebecca Mitchell 46 wife PA PA PA M20 91/94 Orrin A Hackett 50 Head PA PA NY M28 farmer Maude M Hackett 37 wife CO PA PA M15 Harry N Hackett 21 son PA PA CO S Gerald J Hackett 17 son PA PA CO S Ruth L Hackett 14 dau PA PA CO S Clair H Hackett 12 son PA PA CO s Robert C Hackett 9 son PA PA CO Marjorie G Hackett 5 dau PA PA CO Mayfred F Hackett 2 dau PA PA CO Neighbors: View others on page Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011 53-11_6A Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
Name data	Rebecca L/Oils/ [4]
Race	White [3, 4]
Name	Becky
Name	Rebecca L Mitchell mrs [4]
Name	Rebecca L. "Becky" Tuttle [2]
	30 Jan 1919 in Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA; The Potter Enterprise 30 Jan 1919 Th p4, Lydia Eliza Vergason Mitchell's obituary.
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
Death	8 Oct 1948 [1, 2]
	20190116HAv Lanny Nunn? Coudersport Remember When Visual Storyteller · January 11 · 2019 55You, Paul Lynn Gardner, Dolly Sills and 52 others 9 Comments 1 Share Like Comments Chris Carpenter Stiles and there’s the old Texaco Station on the back right side ?? Like · Reply · 5d Gerry Hamilton Chris, you are correct. I remember hearing it called the Phelps Garage, and that would have been long after the original owner died. At one time, it was called the Potter County Garage. (I have the impression that John Rigas paid to have the structure demolished. By that time it was an eyesore.) Attached is the obituary of - William E. Phelps (1871-1928). - His widow is Matilda A. Tuttle (1873-1937). - Her sister Rebecca L. Tuttle (1884-1948) was married to my grand uncle Fredrick M. “Fred” Mitchell (1880-1940). Image may contain: text 4Like · Reply · 5d Sue Mitchell ???? I remember tall AASR letters on hill behind Consistory (Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite -- Freemasons) 4Like · Reply · 4d · Edited James Mitchell I do 1Like · Reply · 1d Michael Baker Sue Mitchell Never new what that stood for. 1Like · Reply · 1d Frank Springer I enjoyed lots of hours sitting on the park benches 1Like · Reply · 4d Bill Leete The building in the background on the right is the old Potter County Garage which I believe was a Texaco station. It's long gone and now the site is just a vacant lot. 3Like · Reply · 3d James Mitchell You are correct Like · Reply · 1d Brenda Kenealy Williams Such a nice man ran the garage. Hughes? $3.00 fill up for my Volkswagen 2Like · Reply · 1d
Burial	Aft 8 Oct 1948	Ulysses Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
Person ID	I61503	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Tuttle, John G., b. May 1846, Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1905, Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 58 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Brace, Josephine E., b. 2 May 1849, Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Jan 1926, Genesee Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	1869 [1]
Family ID	F45492	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Mitchell, Frederick M., b. 24 Jan 1880, Eulalia Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Dec 1940, Wellsville, Allegany, New York, USA (Age 60 years)
Marriage	4 Jul 1903	Sweden Valley, Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	20180407 RVA- Orrin A Hackett in the 1930 United States Federal Census date: 10 April 1930 enumerator: George L. Hunt Name: Orrin A Hackett Birth Year: abt 1880 Gender: 20180407 RVA- Orrin A Hackett in the 1930 United States Federal Census date: 10 April 1930 enumerator: George L. Hunt Name: Orrin A Hackett Birth Year: abt 1880 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1930: Genesee, Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania House Number: 32 Dwelling Number: 91 Family Number: 94 Home Owned or Rented:Owned Home Value: 1000 Radio Set: Yes Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage:28 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write:Yes Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace:New York Able to Speak English:Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farmer Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age 90/93 Fred Mitchell 49 Head PA NY NY M23 farmer Rebecca Mitchell 46 wife PA PA PA M20 91/94 Orrin A Hackett 50 Head PA PA NY M28 farmer Maude M Hackett 37 wife CO PA PA M15 Harry N Hackett 21 son PA PA CO S Gerald J Hackett 17 son PA PA CO S Ruth L Hackett 14 dau PA PA CO S Clair H Hackett 12 son PA PA CO s Robert C Hackett 9 son PA PA CO Marjorie G Hackett 5 dau PA PA CO Mayfred F Hackett 2 dau PA PA CO Neighbors: View others on page Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011 53-11_6A Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Male Race: White Birthplace: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House:Head Home in 1930: Genesee, Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania House Number: 32 Dwelling Number: 91 Family Number: 94 Home Owned or Rented:Owned Home Value: 1000 Radio Set: Yes Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage:28 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write:Yes Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace:New York Able to Speak English:Yes Occupation: Farmer Industry: Farmer Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker Employment: Yes Household Members: Name Age 90/93 Fred Mitchell 49 Head PA NY NY M23 farmer Rebecca Mitchell 46 wife PA PA PA M20 91/94 Orrin A Hackett 50 Head PA PA NY M28 farmer Maude M Hackett 37 wife CO PA PA M15 Harry N Hackett 21 son PA PA CO S Gerald J Hackett 17 son PA PA CO S Ruth L Hackett 14 dau PA PA CO S Clair H Hackett 12 son PA PA CO s Robert C Hackett 9 son PA PA CO Marjorie G Hackett 5 dau PA PA CO Mayfred F Hackett 2 dau PA PA CO Neighbors: View others on page Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011 53-11_6A Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. obit: Fred was 23, Rebecca 20, so 26 years ago from 1930 -jcw20181025
		Mitchell, Frederick M 19410109 obit anc_Hamilton1948 20190116HAv Obituary: Frederick M. "Fred" Mitchell 9 Jan 1941 Coudersport, Pennsylvania hamilton1948 hamilton1948 Originally shared this article on 11 Aug 2017 from Newspapers.com Linked To Frederick M. "Fred" Mitchell Saved by hamilton1948 Saved by Tara Cajacob Comments
Family ID	F38746	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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	Birth - Jan 1884 - Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - 1900 - Sweden Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - Mrs. Fred Mitchell, her daughter-in-law, spent nearly all of the time of her mother-in-law's illness with her and gave her every possible care. - Between 1910 and 1935 - Genesee Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Census - Age: 35; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 118; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife - 1920 - Genesee Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	census 1920 - Age: 35; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 118; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife - 29 Jan 1920 - Genesee Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	reunion - Yentzer's farm on Sartwell Creek Road- 1st Mitchell-Vergason family reunion- Charles was the oldest member attending. ID's by Gerry Hamilton - 1923 - Pleasant Valley Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	census 1930 - Age: 46; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanReadWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0011; Homemaker: Yes; RegistrationDistrict: 0011; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife - 10 Apr 1930 - Genesee, Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
	Burial - Aft 8 Oct 1948 - Ulysses Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA

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[S2077] Public Member Trees 2019-, Tuttle Family Tree Sheryl_Bacon Josephine E. Brace 20190116HAv (76) facts.
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Josephine E Brace 1849–1926
BIRTH 2 MAY 1849 • Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 30 JAN 1926 • Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania,

John G Tuttle 1846–1905
BIRTH MAY 1846 • Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH ABT 1905 • Potter Co., PA
Record for Josephine E Brace
Tuttle Family Tree Sheryl_Bacon Josephine E. Brace 20190116HAv (76) facts

Josephine E Brace 1849-1926
BIRTH 2 MAY 1849 • Gaines, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 30 JAN 1926 • Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania,

John G Tuttle 1846-1905
BIRTH MAY 1846 • Sweden, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH ABT 1905 • Potter Co., PA

John Mason Tuttle
1820-
BIRTH 23 FEB 1820 • Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH Unknown

Matilda A Hopkins
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BIRTH 6 OCT 1823 • Maryland
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Record for Frederick M. "Fred" Mitchell Hamilton-Mitchell Family Tree hamilton1948 Frederick M. (52) facts
Frederick M. "Fred" Mitchell 1880–1940
BIRTH 22 JAN 1880 • Eulalia Twp., Potter Co., PA
DEATH 29 DEC 1940 • Wellsville, Allegany Co.,
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Fred M. Mitchell married Rebecca L. Tuttle in 1903.
(Both completed 8th grade.)
He worked as a teamster as a young man still living at home (1900 census).
For most of his life, Fred and Becky farmed in Genesse Twp.
They had no children.

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[S486] census 1930 USA PA Potter, Year: 1930; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011.
Record for Orrin A Hackett
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Orrin A Hackett in the 1930 United States Federal Census
date: 10 April 1930
enumerator: George L. Hunt
Name: Orrin A Hackett
Birth Year: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House:Head
Home in 1930: Genesee, Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania
House Number: 32
Dwelling Number: 91
Family Number: 94
Home Owned or Rented:Owned
Home Value: 1000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage:28
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write:Yes
Father's Birthplace:Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace:New York
Able to Speak English:Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farmer
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
90/93
Fred Mitchell 49 Head PA NY NY M23 farmer
Rebecca Mitchell 46 wife PA PA PA M20
91/94
Orrin A Hackett 50 Head PA PA NY M28 farmer
Maude M Hackett 37 wife CO PA PA M15
Harry N Hackett 21 son PA PA CO S
Gerald J Hackett 17 son PA PA CO S
Ruth L Hackett 14 dau PA PA CO S
Clair H Hackett 12 son PA PA CO s
Robert C Hackett 9 son PA PA CO
Marjorie G Hackett 5 dau PA PA CO
Mayfred F Hackett 2 dau PA PA CO

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Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0011
53-11_6A

Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
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[S487] census 1920 USA PA Potter, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1648; Page: 9B/10A; Enumeration District: 118.
Record for Frank O'Donnell (51) facts
Record for Richard F O Donnell (10) facts ........... (51) (got 2nd page, 10A, anyways)
Record for William Bugbee (11) facts .................. (55)
Record for Bessie A Daniels (11) facts ................ (61)
Record for Gleason Bugbee (5) facts ................. (65)
Record for Bertha L Detlor (7) facts .................... (72)
Record for Silas B Daniels (7) facts .................... (78)
Record for Belva L Daniels (7) facts .................... (83)
Record for Fred Mitchell (13) facts ...................... (96)
Record for Josephine Oils (13) facts .................. (106)
Record for Orrin A Hackett (39) facts ................ (142)
Record for Dora Dildine (11) facts ..................... (
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Frank O'Donnell in the 1920 United States Federal Census
date: 28/29 January, 1920
Norman C. Chapman
Name: Frank O'Donnell
Age: 43
Birth: abt 1877
Pennsylvania
Home in 1920: Genesee twp, Potter, Pennsylvania
House Number: Farm
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Nora O'Donnell
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Fred Mitchell 40 Head PA US MI M farmer
Rebecca L Mitchell 35 wife PA PA PA M
Josephine Oils 73 mother-law PA PA PA wd

Orrin A Hackett 40 Head PA PA NY M farmer
Maud M Hackett 28 wife CO PA PA M
Harry M Hackett 11 son PA PA CO
Gerald J Hackett 7 son PA PA CO
Ruth L Hackett 4 dau PA PA CO
Clair H Hackett 1 son PA PA CO
Lavina S Hackett 69 mother NY NY NY wd
Dora Dildine 47 mother-law PA PA PA wd

William Bugbee 42 Head PA NY NY S farmer
Huldah A Bugbee 64 mother NY NJ? NJ? Wd
Bessie A Daniels 28 sister NY NY NY M
Gleason Bugbee 21 bro PA NY NY S farm laborer
Bertha L Detlor 14 niece PA Can NY S none
Silas B Daniels 8 neph PA US NY
Belva L Daniels 6 niece PA US NY

Frank O'Donnell 43
Nora O'Donnell 36
Margaret T O'Donnell 13
Clarence R O'Donnell 12
10A
Richard F O Donnell 10
Raymond T O Donnell 6
Joseph A O Donnell 4
Gertrude M O Donnell 1

Source Citation
Year: 1920; Census Place: Genesee, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1648; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 118

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Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 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. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City).
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[S1812] paintedhills.org, First Mitchell-Vergason Reunion held at Yentzer farm in 1923. Gerry Lynn Hamilton, April 2, 2018.
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Comments and photos to help confirm or correct identities are most welcome

PHOTO A 1923 Mitchell-Vergason Reunion

AUTHOR'S NOTE: If you are lucky enough to still have older family members in your life, spend time with them now to identify people in the family photographs. Listen to their stories and learn about the people in the pictures. You will cherish the experience and future generations will cherish photos with IDs and details.

By Gerry Lynn Hamilton
April 2, 2018
GLHamilton48@Gmail.com

Old group photos of family reunions are kind of interesting. They become fascinating if the people are identified and you know something about them.

My mother, Luella Mae (Mitchell) Hamilton, gave me two old photos in 2008. About a decade later, I confirmed that the photos were taken in 1923 for the First Annual Mitchell-Vergason Reunion at the Yentzer Farm on Sartwell Creek Road, Pleasant Valley Twp., Potter Co., PA.

Mom identified many of the people in the photos, and she appeared in both. She was 5 and she remembered the color of the dress she had on that day. Mom always had a good memory for details, and her mind was sharp even in her final days. Also she would have seen many of these folks at family reunions and other family events for the rest of their lives.

In 2017, I obtained a news clipping about the first reunion. The clip listed the attendees, and I was able to identify most of the remaining people. I also made some best guesses. The clipping includes some mangled names and other details. [My guess: Some poor printer was working from handwritten copy.]

What follows are the identifications and some additional details, as well as documentation in the form of a description of how I arrived at each identification. I would welcome any comments or photos that might help to confirm or correct these identifications.

Identifications were completed for Photo A first, because the group was smaller (smaller puzzle) and most of the 30 people were already identified by my mother in 2008.

Italics show the names as they were published, including errors. [Brackets show calculated ages for 1923.] b=born, d=died, m=married

*Children and grandchildren of George Washington Mitchell (b 1844) and Lydia Eliza Vergason and descendants of Charles L. Vergason and Alvira Russell.
**Additional descendants of Charles L. Vergason.
Following are the 23 people Mom identified for Photo A.
[43] Mr. and [39] Mrs. Fred Mitchell of Genesee
? *Frederick M. Mitchell (1880-1940) and Rebecca L. Tuttle (1884-1948) m 4 Jul 1903.

[40] Mr. and [50] Mrs. Mahlon Mitchell of Roulette and daughter [8] Carrie
? *Mahlon Alvin Mitchell (1882-1971) and Rosalie Ida Byam (1873-1955) m 31 Jan 1918 Little Valley, NY (first for him and second for her).
? daughter *Carrie Viola Mitchell (b 13 Jun 1913 Andover, NY; d 7 Feb 1933 Andover, NY). (The 1920 US Census lists Carrie as adopted. Her 1931 NY Marriage License states that her parents were Mahlon A. Mitchell and Kate Studley.)

[36] Mr. and [32] Mrs. Carl Mitchell and daughters [7] Lula and [5] Laura and sons [4] Lloyd and [2] Carl of Coudersport
? *Carl Earl Mitchell (often listed as Sr.) (1887-1980), Ettabell Virginia Thompson (1890-1973) m 5 Jul 1980 Wellsville, NY.
? and daughters *Luella Mae (1917-2010) and *Luva Alice (1916-2002) and sons *Lloyd Earl (1919-2004) and *Carl Wilbur (sometimes Jr.) (1921-2015). (Carl and Luella were the last two survivors from this reunion. Luella died in 2010. Carl W. died in 2015.)

[31] Mr. and [30] Mrs. Clyde Mitchell of Olean
? *Clyde Christopher Mitchell (1892-1965) and Ida Mae Johnson (1893-1956) m 24 Nov 1919. In World War I, he served in France in the Battles of Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel.

[24] Harry Mitchell of Genesee
? *Harry R. Mitchell (1898-1973) never married.

[45] Mr. and [38] Mrs. Ora Shaffer and daughter [15] Lena from near Millport, Clearfield county
? Orel and Merlin Shaffer (1878-1939) and *Cora May Mitchell (1884-1972) m 1901.
? *Lena Amanda Shaffer (1908-1981).

[68] Mr. and [29] Mrs. D. Yentzer and daughters [16] Lena and [13] Hattie
? Daniel “Dannie” T. Yentzer (1855-1931) and *Nettie May Mitchell (1894-1989) m between 1916 and 1920 (second marriage for both). (His daughters with his first wife were not included in this group.)

[8] Liddie Haskins and son, [10] Geo Haskins of Port Allegany
? *Lydia M. Haskins (1915-2000) and brother *George Arnold Haskins (1912-1985), children of *Nettie May Mitchell and her first husband Irving Washington Haskins.

[10] Thelma and [6] F. Gee of Roulette
? Thelma Rosalie Gee (1913-1963) and Forest E. “Buster” Gee (1915-), grandchildren of Rosalie Ida Byam, whose first husband was Ralph Hotchkiss, and children of Walter B. Gee and Mabel G. Hotchkiss.
Mom provided clues for the following three people.
[36] Mr. and [34] Mrs. Walter Neir of Custer City, PA
? **Walter E. Weir (b 25 Apr 1887 McKean Co., PA, d 28 Jan 1936) and Bessie M. Evans (b Feb 1889 PA) m abt. 1914, divorced. Custer City is an unincorporated community near Bradford, PA. Walter is a son of Hattie B. (Vergason) and Ira Weir.

Luella said she thought the name of this couple was Weir and they were from Bradford. I scoured McKean Co. census records looking for various spellings. I found a possible couple of about the right age, but I didn’t know how they were related to the family.

In 2012, I received the obituary of Charles L. Vergason. One of the survivors was a daughter, Hattie Belle (Vergason) Weir. Big breakthrough! Using online records, I discovered Walter was a son of Hattie Belle, who was a daughter of Charles L. This strengthened my opinion that this group photo was a picture of Charles L. Vergason and his descendants and their spouses. At this point, I had no idea Hattie was in the photos.

In 2017, I obtained a news clipping from The Potter Enterprise (16 Aug 1923 p6) through the online subscription service newspapers.com. The clipping provided the final clues.

[54] Mrs. Hattie Neir of Olean
**Hattie Belle (Vergason) Weir (b 11 Jul 1869 Mecosta, MI, d Oct 1934, Olean, NY), daughter of Charles L. Vergason.

She was in the photos! She was standing beside the unknown Vergason, and for a long time, I thought she might be his wife. As it turns out, she was standing behind her father with a brother on one side and her daughter on the other.

[90] Charles Vergason and son Frank of Coudersport
? Charles L. Vergason (b 21 Jul 1833 Candor, Tioga Co., NY; d 29 May 1924, Sweden Twp., Potter Co., PA) oldest person at the reunion, age “90 years and 14 days.”
? son **Frank James Vergason (1875-1949).

With the news clipping, I now had the name of the unknown Vergason identified by my mother. As for his father, for a long time, I thought this gentleman was Charles L. Vergason and this was a group of his descendants. I knew he was alive at the time, and he looked like the oldest person in the group. The news clipping provided strong support for my opinions, and I felt confident in completing the identifications, or at least making some best guesses.

[30] Mr. and [28] Mrs. G.O. Heinzman and son Gail of Bradford
? Glenn O. Heinzman (b abt. 1893) and **Mary E. (Weir) Heinzman (b Mar 1895) daughter of Hattie B. and Ira Weir.
? son **Gail Wade Heinzman (1917-2009).

Once Hattie and Frank were identified, there remained one unidentified young couple and one unidentified male child. Mary was standing between her mother and her husband.

At this point, I had identifications for all 29 people in Photo A.

There is one other gentleman in the background. Using the larger group photo, I made a best guess about his name, and concluded he was an onlooker, who was not related to the Mitchells, Vergasons or Yentzers.

Now I turned my attention to Photo B, the larger group photo of everyone named in the news clipping. The first two steps were easy. Mom had already identified three of these folks. Then I transferred the identifications from 29 people in Photo A to the same people in Photo B.

PHOTO B 1923 Mitchell-Vergason Reunion

Following are the identifications Mom provided for the folks who only appeared in Photo B.
[81] Wesley Allen of Coudersport
? Wesley Allen (1842-1930), whose first wife was Ann Eliza Mitchell (1842-1909), daughter of Mahlon Mitchell Jr. (1806-1889) and Elizabeth M. Gilbert (1815-1877). Wes was a Civil War veteran.

[27] Mr. and [20] Mrs. Archie Foster, Coudersport
? Archie Leroy Foster (b 11 Oct 1895 Oswayo, Potter Co., d 1 May 1967 Coudersport) and Fannie May Thompson (b 1903 PA, d 4 Apr 1929, Coudersport).
Fannie is a daughter of Charles Thompson (1868-1937) and Ada Dell Toles (1873-1963) and a sister of Ettabell Virginia (Thompson) Mitchell.

At this point, 31 of the 48 people are identified.
Following is a harder task. I named people based in part on apparent age and a process of elimination.

[23] Mrs. Cynthia McCann of Coudersport
? Cynthia McCann (1900-1931) daughter of Jacob Clark and Ida M. (Gurnsey) McCann and granddaughter of William Clark McCann and Cynthia Maria Strong.
She was a stepdaughter of Charles L. Vergason. She married Frank Vancuren 1 Jun 1915. The couple does not show up in the 1920 US Census.
She was standing next to Frank James Vergason, her half uncle, and they were part of a group of Vergasons. At one time, she was a servant in Frank’s home; at the time he was a widower and she was a widow (1930 US Census).

[55] Mr. and [47] Mrs. Fred Wambold and [14] daughter Doris of Port Allegany
? Frederick Francis Wambold (b 15 Sep 1868 Sweden Twp., Potter Co., PA; d 25 Jul 1931 Pleasant Valley Twp., Potter Co., PA) adopted son of David Wambold and Mary J. VanHorn. Mary was a daughter of Martha Mitchell and James VanHorn and a granddaughter of Letitia Margerum and Mahlon Mitchell Sr.
? Emma (Lehman) Wambold (b 4 Sep 1876, d 18 Oct 1933 at home near Burtville).
? Doris Mae Rena Mary Wambold (b 2 Nov 1909, d 1998). Her middle names Rena and Mary were the names of her grandmothers.
Fred and Emma were more or less the last couple identified. They were seated together. Doris was more or less the last girl identified.

[72] Mrs. Rena Lehman of Burtville
? Rena Fay (Wakeley) Lehman (b 10 Jun 1851, d 7 April 1936), mother of Emma (Lehman) Wambold. One of the last two women identified. She seemed to be the older of the two.

[68] Mr. and [72] Mrs. W.M. Ernest of Burtville
William M. Ernst (one “e”) (b 4 Aug 1845 Germany, d 11 Oct 1923) and Mary Elizabeth (Yentzer) Ernst (b 8 Mar 1851 PA, d 22 Feb 1944), sister of Daniel T. Yentzer.

Two photos of a younger W.M. Ernst shows he was a tall man, who parted his hair on the left. The gentleman sitting next to Daniel Yentzer fits that description.

Mrs. Ernst was listed as the second oldest person, and she appeared to be the oldest woman. However, as I prepared this documentation, I realized Rena Lehman was also 72. Still I favored the seated woman, because three photos of a younger Mrs. Ernst shows she seemed to be a short woman, who did not smile for photos.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Yentzer and daughters [16] Lena and [13] Hatti
? Tena M. Yentzer (b abt 1907)
? Hattie B. Yentzer (b 1910 Pleasant Valley Twp.; d 14 May 1985 Coudersport)
Of five unidentified girls, there were two pairs, who looked like they could be sisters. The final choice was made by apparent age.

[58] Rev. Leslie E. Cass, Burtville
? Leslie E. Cass (b 2 Feb 1865 Canada, d 21 Feb 1939 Cassadaga, Chautauqua Co., NY)
The last man identified.

[12] Misses Sylvia and [10] Elsie Stoddard, Chaffee, NY
? Saville (rather than Sylvia) and Elsie Stoddard. Chaffee is near Sardinia, Erie Co., NY. US Census records identify them as members of the George T. and Minnie M. (Cass) Stoddard family. The NY 1925 Census also identifies the family. Saville C. Stoddard (b abt. 1911 NY) and Elsie F. Stoddard (b abt. 1913). Their mother’s maiden name was Cass. Her father’s name was Leslie E. Cass, the same as the pastor at the reunion. The two girls were his granddaughters. The final choice was made by apparent age.
Their names are included in a list of students earning school attendance honors. The list was published often in the Springville (NY) Journal for the Town of Sardinia. Their mother’s maiden name came from her memorial at Find A Grave.

[46] Mrs. Myrtle Gale, Genesee
? Myrtle A. (Cooper) Gale (b abt 1877 NY) m 11 Apr 1907 to Wellsville Winifred L. “Winnie” Gale (b abt 1883 PA).
One of the last two women identified. She seemed to be the younger of the two. She was perhaps a friend of the family. News items in The Potter Enterprise reported several times that she was staying with Fred and Becky Mitchell.

[84] A.B. Holt of Ja Jose, PA
Andrew Barrett Holt (b 30 Nov 1839 Boggs Twp. Near Milesburg, PA; d 13 Oct 1932 Sweden Twp.) son of John Holt (b Milesburg) and Perscilla Barrett (b Milesburg) m Mary Giffert abt. 1883. Their daughter Anna P. (b 1836) married William H. Duell 30 Mar 1902, Sweden Valley, PA.

For many years, Civil War veteran Holt lived in Sweden Twp. along with his wife Mary and their children (US Census 1900 and 1910). At the time of the reunion, he was a widower living with a daughter at Ja Jose, Ferguson Twp., Clearfield Co., PA. Perhaps Holt was a family friend, who was visiting Potter Co. at the time of the reunion. In 1930, he was a widower living with his daughter and family in Sweden Twp., where he died in 1932 at the age of 92.

He parts his hair on the right, and that was the clincher for me. Originally, I thought William H. Ernst would be sitting next to his wife. However, when I came across this photo, I saw a resemblance. Then I took note of his hair part. Photos of a young Ernst shows he parts his hair on the left.

PHOTO CREDITS:
Reunion A and B - Luella Mae (Mitchell) Hamilton collection
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Ernst - ancestry.com (JErnst79)
Andrew Barrett Holt - ancestry.com (JTCaron)

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