Edwards, Artemas Andrew Pvt

1843 - 1902  (59 years)

• Name	Edwards, Artemas Andrew  [1]
  	20240307GHLn- George Andrew Edwards in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 Name George Andrew Edwards Gender Male Race White Age 38y 10m 17d married occ telegraph operator NYCRR Birth 22 Jun 1884 Westfield, Tioga County, PA Death 9 May 1923 Westfield, Tioga, PA cause Meningitis probably tubercular 32 signed D.A. Patterson MD Westfield, PA Father Artemas Andrew Edwords b Chenango Co, PA Mother May Northrop b Tioga Co, PA inform May Northrop Edwards Potter Brook, PA burial May 12, 1923 Osceola, PA Certificate Number 63675 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 061501-064500
  Suffix	Pvt
  Birth	1843	Chenango County, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Civil War	Between 28 Mar 1864 and 12 Nov 1865
  	Veteran Civil War, Private, Company I and B, 161st NY Infantry Regiment; enlisted into Company I on 28 Mar 1864 at Jasper, Steuben County NY; transferred to Company B on 2 Sep 1865; separated on 12 Nov 1865 at Tallahassee FL.
  	20240307GHLn- PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards Photo added by Tioga County, PA PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards VVETERAN BIRTH 31 Oct 1843 New York, USA DEATH 9 Jan 1902 (aged 58) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID98792842 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 Veteran Civil War, Private, Company I and B, 161st NY Infantry Regiment; enlisted into Company I on 28 Mar 1864 at Jasper, Steuben County NY; transferred to Company B on 2 Sep 1865; separated on 12 Nov 1865 at Tallahassee FL. Son of Andrew J. Edwards (1815 - 1877) and (Sarah) Ann Brookins Edwards (1816 - 1883). Inscription Co B 161st Reg. NY Vol. Family Members Parents Andrew Edwards 1815-1877 Sarah Brookins Edwards 1816-1883 Spouse May Northrop Edwards 1853-1930 Children Frederick W Edwards 1869-1908 Paul Jesse Edwards 1876-1923 Flowers Plant Memorial Trees
  Enlistment	28 Mar 1864	Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
  	enlisted into Company I 161st NY Infantry Regiment;
  	Veteran Civil War, Private, Company I and B, 161st NY Infantry Regiment; enlisted into Company I on 28 Mar 1864 at Jasper, Steuben County NY; transferred to Company B on 2 Sep 1865; separated on 12 Nov 1865 at Tallahassee FL.
  Occupation1	1902	Sabinsville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Mr. Edwards was principal at Osceola, at Westfield and Sabinsville, and his wife was a member of the faculties. In 1902, when head of the Sabinsville school, Mr. Edwards died. Continuing her school work Mrs. Edwards taught at Potterbrook and Harrison Valley. Mrs. Edwards had two children, Mrs. Ellen Trowbridge, with whom she made her home, and George Edwards who died in 1923.
  Name	Artemas Edwards  [2, 4]
  	20240307GHLn- May Northrop Edwards Photo added by Susan Barrow Spaulding May Northrop Edwards BIRTH1 Apr 1853 Brookfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 22 Mar 1930 (aged 76) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID87800890 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 NORTHROP, May - PROMINANT WOMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH* Mrs. May N. Edwards Died of Pneumonia Saturday March 22nd. One of the Most Esteemed Teachers of the Northern Tier and Active in Various Organizations of Public Welfare Nature. ? Note: Pencil written date of "Mar 22 1930" Mrs. May N. Edward died at the home of Mrs. John Trowbridge, Saturday, March 22nd of pneumonia which developed Friday from a hard cold with which she had been affected for a week or so previous. The change from a condition not regarded as threatening, to acute pneumonia was so rapid that few had knowledge that real danger existed until the news of her death, shortly after noon, Saturday, sent a wave of sorrow and regret throughout this section. In the passing of this fine, Christian woman, the loss will be felt not only here, where she has spent a portion of her busy useful years of life, but in many widely separated places, where live young and old, who have felt the impress of her character and have been instructed during the fifty years of her life that were devoted to teaching in the schools of Tioga and Potter counties. She lacked but a few days of attaining 77 years of life. Physically she did not seem that age and her mind was clear and active, her smile warming, coming as it did from a soul of great sympathy and in understanding. Life to Mrs. Edwards was an opportunity for doing good, and she accepted the responsibility happily and untiringly. She followed the vocation of teaching because in this the chance for service was the widest and most promising of benefit to this with whom she came in contact. Retired according to the Pennsylvania school code at the age of seventy, nevertheless her help was frequently sought as substitute teacher ad scarcely three weeks before her death she served as teacher in the Westfield School. Her education from schools came from the Woodhull graded school and Cornell University, but her mind was constantly being enriched throughout the years that followed by association with the classics. She had the inclination to keep informed at all times on current events and was active in various organizations of which she was a member. Her's was the breath of mind that comes from much reading and keen observation and her papers read on countless literary programs and speeches often made impromptu were of a meritorious character. They contained philosophy and wisdom and through them all a kindly humor that was typical of her own outlook on life. Next to the devotion to her work of teaching was that she gave to the cause of temperance. Honored by various offices in county and state branches of the W. C. T. U. She was active in the work of this organization throughout her life and at the time of her death was President of the W. C. T. U. Of Potter County though a resident of Tioga County. She never sought the high places in whatever activities she was engaged, but they came to her, nevertheless, because it was fitting that she should have them. How many persons were benefited in mind and soul by contact with Mrs. Edwards cannot be told, they are legion. In her were blended a fine intellect, a pure soul and the ability of radiating a desire for these qualities in others. It was good to have known her, to have been numbered among her friends. Some idea of the activity of Mrs. Edwards may be had from the fact that at the time of her death she was President of the W. C. T. U of the Wellsboro Chapter of the D. A. R.; of the Westfield Relief Corps; Past Worthy Matron of Cowanesque Chapter O. E. S.; member of the Eulalia Grange; of Lillian Rebekahs; of the Westfield Methodist Episcopal Church and teacher of the L. P. L. Class of that Sunday School. In all of the organizations she has been an active and interested member. Anout two weeks before her death, a dau or two before her cold dveloped, she had charge of the meeting of the Repunlican Women's Council. A quiz was conducted regarding political matters and her fund of information made this of real interest. This is but indicative of the grasp she had on present events. She never entered politics, but was honored by being chosen from this Congressional District as Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention which nominated Herbert Hoover. She was born in Brookfield Township, Tioga County, Pa., April 1, 1853, the daughter of George Washington Northrup and Ellen DeWolf. She received her early education at Woodhull Academy and Cornell University and began teaching at the age of 16, and for a time was engaged in schools in New York State. On August 20, 1881, she was married to Artemus A. Edwards, of Troupsburg, also a teacher. Mr. Edwards was principal at Osceola, at Westfield and Sabinsville, and his wife was a member of the faculties. In 1902, when head of the Sabinsville school, Mr. Edwards died. Continuing her school work Mrs. Edwards taught at Potterbrook and Harrison Valley. Mrs. Edwards had two children, Mrs. Ellen Trowbridge, with whom she made her home, and George Edwards who died in 1923. She was stepmother to the late Fred and Paul Edwards, the latter a prominent lawyer in Wellsboro. She also gave a mother's loving care to a niece, Mrs. Miriam Stewart, now of Muskegon Mich., who lost her own mother when a small child. Mrs. Margaret Miller of Endicott, is a niece, and George Northrup, of Corning, chief train dispatcher for the New York Central Railroad, a nephew. Four grandchildren survive her death,, Robert John Edwards, of Coudersport, Pa., Jane Emily Edwards, John Trowbridge, Jr., and Edith Trowbridge, at home. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Westfield Methodist Episcopal Church, with the pastor, the Rev. P. H. Woodruff officiating. The large seating capacity of the M. E. church was tested to the extreme to accomodate those who came, many from a distance to pay the last measure of respect to the departed. Across the wide chancel of the church spread a profusion of cut flowers, mute testimonials of the regard in which the deceased was eld. Members of the W. C. T. U., the Relief Corps and the O. E. S. were present and accompanied the remains to their last resting place in the Austinburg Cemetery. The funeral sermon by Rev. P. H. Woodruff, a close friend of the deceased, was confined for the most part to eulogy of the many fine traits of character possessed by Mrs. Edwards. Family Members Parents George Washington Northrop 1822-1913 Mary Ellen DeWolf Northrop 1828-1856 Spouse PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards 1843-1902 Siblings Anna Ellen Northrup Ankeny 1856-1895 Flowers In honor of May Northrop Edwards, my first cousin 3 times removed. Left by Carolyn Conley on 30 Dec 2021
  Name	Artemas Edwards Pvt  [3]
  	20240307GHLn- PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards Photo added by Tioga County, PA PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards VVETERAN BIRTH 31 Oct 1843 New York, USA DEATH 9 Jan 1902 (aged 58) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID98792842 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 Veteran Civil War, Private, Company I and B, 161st NY Infantry Regiment; enlisted into Company I on 28 Mar 1864 at Jasper, Steuben County NY; transferred to Company B on 2 Sep 1865; separated on 12 Nov 1865 at Tallahassee FL. Son of Andrew J. Edwards (1815 - 1877) and (Sarah) Ann Brookins Edwards (1816 - 1883). Inscription Co B 161st Reg. NY Vol. Family Members Parents Andrew Edwards 1815-1877 Sarah Brookins Edwards 1816-1883 Spouse May Northrop Edwards 1853-1930 Children Frederick W Edwards 1869-1908 Paul Jesse Edwards 1876-1923 Flowers Plant Memorial Trees
  Occupation	Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	teacher,
  	20240307GHLn- May Northrop Edwards Photo added by Susan Barrow Spaulding May Northrop Edwards BIRTH1 Apr 1853 Brookfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 22 Mar 1930 (aged 76) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID87800890 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 NORTHROP, May - PROMINANT WOMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH* Mrs. May N. Edwards Died of Pneumonia Saturday March 22nd. One of the Most Esteemed Teachers of the Northern Tier and Active in Various Organizations of Public Welfare Nature. ? Note: Pencil written date of "Mar 22 1930" Mrs. May N. Edward died at the home of Mrs. John Trowbridge, Saturday, March 22nd of pneumonia which developed Friday from a hard cold with which she had been affected for a week or so previous. The change from a condition not regarded as threatening, to acute pneumonia was so rapid that few had knowledge that real danger existed until the news of her death, shortly after noon, Saturday, sent a wave of sorrow and regret throughout this section. In the passing of this fine, Christian woman, the loss will be felt not only here, where she has spent a portion of her busy useful years of life, but in many widely separated places, where live young and old, who have felt the impress of her character and have been instructed during the fifty years of her life that were devoted to teaching in the schools of Tioga and Potter counties. She lacked but a few days of attaining 77 years of life. Physically she did not seem that age and her mind was clear and active, her smile warming, coming as it did from a soul of great sympathy and in understanding. Life to Mrs. Edwards was an opportunity for doing good, and she accepted the responsibility happily and untiringly. She followed the vocation of teaching because in this the chance for service was the widest and most promising of benefit to this with whom she came in contact. Retired according to the Pennsylvania school code at the age of seventy, nevertheless her help was frequently sought as substitute teacher ad scarcely three weeks before her death she served as teacher in the Westfield School. Her education from schools came from the Woodhull graded school and Cornell University, but her mind was constantly being enriched throughout the years that followed by association with the classics. She had the inclination to keep informed at all times on current events and was active in various organizations of which she was a member. Her's was the breath of mind that comes from much reading and keen observation and her papers read on countless literary programs and speeches often made impromptu were of a meritorious character. They contained philosophy and wisdom and through them all a kindly humor that was typical of her own outlook on life. Next to the devotion to her work of teaching was that she gave to the cause of temperance. Honored by various offices in county and state branches of the W. C. T. U. She was active in the work of this organization throughout her life and at the time of her death was President of the W. C. T. U. Of Potter County though a resident of Tioga County. She never sought the high places in whatever activities she was engaged, but they came to her, nevertheless, because it was fitting that she should have them. How many persons were benefited in mind and soul by contact with Mrs. Edwards cannot be told, they are legion. In her were blended a fine intellect, a pure soul and the ability of radiating a desire for these qualities in others. It was good to have known her, to have been numbered among her friends. Some idea of the activity of Mrs. Edwards may be had from the fact that at the time of her death she was President of the W. C. T. U of the Wellsboro Chapter of the D. A. R.; of the Westfield Relief Corps; Past Worthy Matron of Cowanesque Chapter O. E. S.; member of the Eulalia Grange; of Lillian Rebekahs; of the Westfield Methodist Episcopal Church and teacher of the L. P. L. Class of that Sunday School. In all of the organizations she has been an active and interested member. Anout two weeks before her death, a dau or two before her cold dveloped, she had charge of the meeting of the Repunlican Women's Council. A quiz was conducted regarding political matters and her fund of information made this of real interest. This is but indicative of the grasp she had on present events. She never entered politics, but was honored by being chosen from this Congressional District as Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention which nominated Herbert Hoover. She was born in Brookfield Township, Tioga County, Pa., April 1, 1853, the daughter of George Washington Northrup and Ellen DeWolf. She received her early education at Woodhull Academy and Cornell University and began teaching at the age of 16, and for a time was engaged in schools in New York State. On August 20, 1881, she was married to Artemus A. Edwards, of Troupsburg, also a teacher. Mr. Edwards was principal at Osceola, at Westfield and Sabinsville, and his wife was a member of the faculties. In 1902, when head of the Sabinsville school, Mr. Edwards died. Continuing her school work Mrs. Edwards taught at Potterbrook and Harrison Valley. Mrs. Edwards had two children, Mrs. Ellen Trowbridge, with whom she made her home, and George Edwards who died in 1923. She was stepmother to the late Fred and Paul Edwards, the latter a prominent lawyer in Wellsboro. She also gave a mother's loving care to a niece, Mrs. Miriam Stewart, now of Muskegon Mich., who lost her own mother when a small child. Mrs. Margaret Miller of Endicott, is a niece, and George Northrup, of Corning, chief train dispatcher for the New York Central Railroad, a nephew. Four grandchildren survive her death,, Robert John Edwards, of Coudersport, Pa., Jane Emily Edwards, John Trowbridge, Jr., and Edith Trowbridge, at home. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Westfield Methodist Episcopal Church, with the pastor, the Rev. P. H. Woodruff officiating. The large seating capacity of the M. E. church was tested to the extreme to accomodate those who came, many from a distance to pay the last measure of respect to the departed. Across the wide chancel of the church spread a profusion of cut flowers, mute testimonials of the regard in which the deceased was eld. Members of the W. C. T. U., the Relief Corps and the O. E. S. were present and accompanied the remains to their last resting place in the Austinburg Cemetery. The funeral sermon by Rev. P. H. Woodruff, a close friend of the deceased, was confined for the most part to eulogy of the many fine traits of character possessed by Mrs. Edwards. Family Members Parents George Washington Northrop 1822-1913 Mary Ellen DeWolf Northrop 1828-1856 Spouse PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards 1843-1902 Siblings Anna Ellen Northrup Ankeny 1856-1895 Flowers In honor of May Northrop Edwards, my first cousin 3 times removed. Left by Carolyn Conley on 30 Dec 2021
  Death	1902  [2, 3]
  	-- Artemus Edwards, a well-known Tioga county resident, wa killed by an engine at Westfield Thursday. - findagrave
  Burial	1902	Austinburg, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  	20240307GHLn- PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards Photo added by Tioga County, PA PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards VVETERAN BIRTH 31 Oct 1843 New York, USA DEATH 9 Jan 1902 (aged 58) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID98792842 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 Veteran Civil War, Private, Company I and B, 161st NY Infantry Regiment; enlisted into Company I on 28 Mar 1864 at Jasper, Steuben County NY; transferred to Company B on 2 Sep 1865; separated on 12 Nov 1865 at Tallahassee FL. Son of Andrew J. Edwards (1815 - 1877) and (Sarah) Ann Brookins Edwards (1816 - 1883). Inscription Co B 161st Reg. NY Vol. Family Members Parents Andrew Edwards 1815-1877 Sarah Brookins Edwards 1816-1883 Spouse May Northrop Edwards 1853-1930 Children Frederick W Edwards 1869-1908 Paul Jesse Edwards 1876-1923 Flowers Plant Memorial Trees Woodlawn Cemetery
  Person ID	I96589	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Edwards, Andrew J.,   b. 1815   d. 1877 (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Brookins, Sarah Ann,   b. 1816   d. 1883 (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F56489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Northrop, May,   b. 1 Apr 1853, Brookfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA d. 22 Mar 1930, Westfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	20 Aug 1881  [4]
  	20240307GHLn- May Northrop in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 text only Name May Northrop Gender Female Birth 1 Apr 1853 1st Marr Aug 1881 Father George Washington Northrop Mother Mary E DeWolf Spouse Artemas Edwards Child George Andrew Edwards On August 20, 1881, she was married to Artemus A. Edwards, of Troupsburg, also a teacher.
  Children	1. Edwards, George Andrew,   b. 22 Jun 1884, Westfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 May 1923, Westfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edwards, Paul Jesse,   b. 1876   d. 1923 (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]   3. Edwards, Frederick W.,   b. 1869   d. 1908 (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: Stepchild]   4. Edwards, Edith May,   b. Abt 1875, New York State, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Edwards, Ellen  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F56484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Brown, Maria Sarah,   b. 1846, Steuben County, New York, USA d. 30 Jun 1880, Troupsburg, Steuben, New York, USA (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	16 Mar 1867	Troupsburg, Steuben, New York, USA
  Children	1. Edwards, Frederick W.,   b. 1869   d. 1908 (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edwards, Paul Jesse,   b. 1876   d. 1923 (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F56490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 1843 - Chenango County, New York, USA Enlistment - enlisted into Company I 161st NY Infantry Regiment; - 28 Mar 1864 - Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA Marriage - 16 Mar 1867 - Troupsburg, Steuben, New York, USA Occupation1 - Mr. Edwards was principal at Osceola, at Westfield and Sabinsville, and his wife was a member of the faculties. In 1902, when head of the Sabinsville school, Mr. Edwards died. Continuing her school work Mrs. Edwards taught at Potterbrook and Harrison Valley. Mrs. Edwards had two children, Mrs. Ellen Trowbridge, with whom she made her home, and George Edwards who died in 1923. - 1902 - Sabinsville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - teacher, - - Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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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: 061501-064500. Record for George Andrew Edwards (11) facts 20240307GHLn- 20240307GHLn- George Andrew Edwards in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 Name George Andrew Edwards Gender Male Race White Age 38y 10m 17d married occ telegraph operator NYCRR Birth 22 Jun 1884 Westfield, Tioga County, PA Death 9 May 1923 Westfield, Tioga, PA cause Meningitis probably tubercular 32 signed D.A. Patterson MD Westfield, PA Father Artemas Andrew Edwords b Chenango Co, PA Mother May Northrop b Tioga Co, PA inform May Northrop Edwards Potter Brook, PA burial May 12, 1923 Osceola, PA Certificate Number 63675 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 061501-064500 PA Death Cert 19230509 George Andrew Edwards.jpg 20240307GHLn- George Andrew Edwards in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 Name George Andrew Edwards Gender Male Race White Age 38y 10m 17d married occ telegraph operator NYCRR Birth 22 Jun 1884 Westfield, Tioga County, PA Death 9 May 1923 Westfield, Tioga, PA cause Meningitis probably tubercular 32 signed D.A. Patterson… [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for May Edwards (19) facts 20240307GHLn- 20240307GHLn- May Northrop Edwards Photo added by Susan Barrow Spaulding May Northrop Edwards BIRTH1 Apr 1853 Brookfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 22 Mar 1930 (aged 76) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID87800890 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 NORTHROP, May - PROMINANT WOMAN CLAIMED BY DEATH* Mrs. May N. Edwards Died of Pneumonia Saturday March 22nd. One of the Most Esteemed Teachers of the Northern Tier and Active in Various Organizations of Public Welfare Nature. ? Note: Pencil written date of "Mar 22 1930" Mrs. May N. Edward died at the home of Mrs. John Trowbridge, Saturday, March 22nd of pneumonia which developed Friday from a hard cold with which she had been affected for a week or so previous. The change from a condition not regarded as threatening, to acute pneumonia was so rapid that few had knowledge that real danger existed until the news of her death, shortly after noon, Saturday, sent a wave of sorrow and regret throughout this section. In the passing of this fine, Christian woman, the loss will be felt not only here, where she has spent a portion of her busy useful years of life, but in many widely separated places, where live young and old, who have felt the impress of her character and have been instructed during the fifty years of her life that were devoted to teaching in the schools of Tioga and Potter counties. She lacked but a few days of attaining 77 years of life. Physically she did not seem that age and her mind was clear and active, her smile warming, coming as it did from a soul of great sympathy and in understanding. Life to Mrs. Edwards was an opportunity for doing good, and she accepted the responsibility happily and untiringly. She followed the vocation of teaching because in this the chance for service was the widest and most promising of benefit to this with whom she came in contact. Retired according to the Pennsylvania school code at the age of seventy, nevertheless her help was frequently sought as substitute teacher ad scarcely three weeks before her death she served as teacher in the Westfield School. Her education from schools came from the Woodhull graded school and Cornell University, but her mind was constantly being enriched throughout the years that followed by association with the classics. She had the inclination to keep informed at all times on current events and was active in various organizations of which she was a member. Her's was the breath of mind that comes from much reading and keen observation and her papers read on countless literary programs and speeches often made impromptu were of a meritorious character. They contained philosophy and wisdom and through them all a kindly humor that was typical of her own outlook on life. Next to the devotion to her work of teaching was that she gave to the cause of temperance. Honored by various offices in county and state branches of the W. C. T. U. She was active in the work of this organization throughout her life and at the time of her death was President of the W. C. T. U. Of Potter County though a resident of Tioga County. She never sought the high places in whatever activities she was engaged, but they came to her, nevertheless, because it was fitting that she should have them. How many persons were benefited in mind and soul by contact with Mrs. Edwards cannot be told, they are legion. In her were blended a fine intellect, a pure soul and the ability of radiating a desire for these qualities in others. It was good to have known her, to have been numbered among her friends. Some idea of the activity of Mrs. Edwards may be had from the fact that at the time of her death she was President of the W. C. T. U of the Wellsboro Chapter of the D. A. R.; of the Westfield Relief Corps; Past Worthy Matron of Cowanesque Chapter O. E. S.; member of the Eulalia Grange; of Lillian Rebekahs; of the Westfield Methodist Episcopal Church and teacher of the L. P. L. Class of that Sunday School. In all of the organizations she has been an active and interested member. Anout two weeks before her death, a dau or two before her cold dveloped, she had charge of the meeting of the Repunlican Women's Council. A quiz was conducted regarding political matters and her fund of information made this of real interest. This is but indicative of the grasp she had on present events. She never entered politics, but was honored by being chosen from this Congressional District as Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention which nominated Herbert Hoover. She was born in Brookfield Township, Tioga County, Pa., April 1, 1853, the daughter of George Washington Northrup and Ellen DeWolf. She received her early education at Woodhull Academy and Cornell University and began teaching at the age of 16, and for a time was engaged in schools in New York State. On August 20, 1881, she was married to Artemus A. Edwards, of Troupsburg, also a teacher. Mr. Edwards was principal at Osceola, at Westfield and Sabinsville, and his wife was a member of the faculties. In 1902, when head of the Sabinsville school, Mr. Edwards died. Continuing her school work Mrs. Edwards taught at Potterbrook and Harrison Valley. Mrs. Edwards had two children, Mrs. Ellen Trowbridge, with whom she made her home, and George Edwards who died in 1923. She was stepmother to the late Fred and Paul Edwards, the latter a prominent lawyer in Wellsboro. She also gave a mother's loving care to a niece, Mrs. Miriam Stewart, now of Muskegon Mich., who lost her own mother when a small child. Mrs. Margaret Miller of Endicott, is a niece, and George Northrup, of Corning, chief train dispatcher for the New York Central Railroad, a nephew. Four grandchildren survive her death,, Robert John Edwards, of Coudersport, Pa., Jane Emily Edwards, John Trowbridge, Jr., and Edith Trowbridge, at home. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Westfield Methodist Episcopal Church, with the pastor, the Rev. P. H. Woodruff officiating. The large seating capacity of the M. E. church was tested to the extreme to accomodate those who came, many from a distance to pay the last measure of respect to the departed. Across the wide chancel of the church spread a profusion of cut flowers, mute testimonials of the regard in which the deceased was eld. Members of the W. C. T. U., the Relief Corps and the O. E. S. were present and accompanied the remains to their last resting place in the Austinburg Cemetery. The funeral sermon by Rev. P. H. Woodruff, a close friend of the deceased, was confined for the most part to eulogy of the many fine traits of character possessed by Mrs. Edwards. Family Members Parents George Washington Northrop 1822-1913 Mary Ellen DeWolf Northrop 1828-1856 Spouse PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards 1843-1902 Siblings Anna Ellen Northrup Ankeny 1856-1895 Flowers In honor of May Northrop Edwards, my first cousin 3 times removed. Left by Carolyn Conley on 30 Dec 2021 Northrop Edwards, May obit pic fag_ SusanBarrowSpaulding 20240307GHLn- May Northrop Edwards Photo added by Susan Barrow Spaulding May Northrop Edwards BIRTH1 Apr 1853 Brookfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 22 Mar 1930 (aged 76) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID87800890 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 1 NORTHROP,… [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Artemas Edwards (9) facts 20240307GHLn- 20240307GHLn- PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards Photo added by Tioga County, PA PVT Artemas Andrew Edwards VVETERAN BIRTH 31 Oct 1843 New York, USA DEATH 9 Jan 1902 (aged 58) Westfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA MEMORIAL ID98792842 · PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 0 Veteran Civil War, Private, Company I and B, 161st NY Infantry Regiment; enlisted into Company I on 28 Mar 1864 at Jasper, Steuben County NY; transferred to Company B on 2 Sep 1865; separated on 12 Nov 1865 at Tallahassee FL. Son of Andrew J. Edwards (1815 - 1877) and (Sarah) Ann Brookins Edwards (1816 - 1883). Inscription Co B 161st Reg. NY Vol. Family Members Parents Andrew Edwards 1815-1877 Sarah Brookins Edwards 1816-1883 Spouse May Northrop Edwards 1853-1930 Children Frederick W Edwards 1869-1908 Paul Jesse Edwards 1876-1923 Flowers Plant Memorial Trees [S1205] Ancestry.com, DAR North America Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Peabody Genealogy. Record for May Northrop (16) facts 20240307GHLn- 20240307GHLn- May Northrop in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 text only Name May Northrop Gender Female Birth 1 Apr 1853 1st Marr Aug 1881 Father George Washington Northrop Mother Mary E DeWolf Spouse Artemas Edwards Child George Andrew Edwards

  
  

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