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In the lower picture the Brick Shool, built 1881, is shown in 1920. The  picture at left shows the old schoool in the right background with the 1927 gym addition in front. The old school was eventually torn down. In its place now stands the larger part of the present High School.

Mansfield High School Graduates LISTINGS FROM THE 1938 MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK , "MANSCRIPT" Prior to 1913, not a pupil had graduated from a four year high school course in Mansfield. The course was narrow and only the few who wanted to go on to college stayed for the new high school course. The enrollment was sixty four for four years of high school in 1914. In 1913 a class of three graduated in a three year course and in 1914, a class of seven in a four year course. Not all of the following addresses were verified. A question mark has been added in cases of extreme doubt. In a few instances, no information was available. This information was taken from the 1938 school year book. Joyce M. Tice has added supplemental information.

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List from 1938 Mansfield Year Book - Last four columns added by Joyce M. Tice from her Sullivan-Rutland Genealogy Project which is a study of the population of the eastern Tioga County - western Bradford County area.
MSNS - Mansfield State Normal School - Many Mansfield High School students continued their education at the Normal School.
WW1 - Served in World War one
See Also - 1913 MHS Yearbook

	BEACH - Stephen S. Beach, 65, of Mansfield, died Saturday, February 25, 1961. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Elizabeth Yonkin, two daughters, Mrs. Carl Fetterman of Camp Hill, and Mrs. Edward Russell Jr. of Mansfield; five brothers, Dr. Robert of Indianapolis, Ind., Dr. Fred of Washington, Dr. Horace in Florida, Harry of Endicott, NY, and  Chester of Rochester, NY, and a sister, Mrs. Helen Radliff of Endicott. Services were held Monday afternoon. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. - The Wellsboro Agitator [Wellsboro, PA], 2 March 1961
	Marion King graduated from Mansfield State Normal School, Battle Creek (Michigan) College and Simmons. She earned an M.A. from Harvard University in 1944. She was a dietician at the Battle Creek Sanitarium and Foods Editor of Forecast Magazine. She was a Nutrionist at the N.Y. Tuberculosis & Health Assoc. until her death. KING - Marion King Meter [Miter] - Rev. Richard V. Landis, Vicar of St. James Church officiated at committal services in Prospect Cemetery of two people on Saturday, Sept. 28 [1963]. Lisle W. Wright, late husband of Kathryn Wright, died in Bayside, Long Island, Sept. 16, 1963, was cremated Sept. 19, and was brought here for burial Sept. 28 [1963]  Marion King Meter [Miter], of New York City, died Oct. 2, 1950, was cremated Oct. 3, 1950, and was brought here for burial Sept 28, 1963. Kathryn King Wright accompanied the remains of her husband and sister. She and her sister were granddaughters of Mart King, who took such a prominent part in the building of Mansfield 100 years ago. Their mother will be remembered as Edna King. - Mansfield Advertiser, October 1963
	Wayne Lowe b. 1 Dec 1896 NY, d. Sep 1968 Essex County NY; wife Edith M. ?

BAILEY -  BRYANT MILDRED B Mrs. Mildred B. Bryant, 75, of R.D. 2 Mansfield, mother of Mrs. Dominic (Lorraine) Simonetti of Elkland, was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Mansfield. Friday afternoon. Services were held at 1:30 at the Shaw and Robena Funeral Home in Mansfield, with the Rev. Richard Brenneman officiating. She was a member of the Mansfield Methodist Church.  Mrs. Bryant died Tuesday, February 2nd, 1971 in the Wellsboro Hospital. Calling hours were held at the funeral home Tuesday afternoon and evening. Surviving in addition to her daughter here are: husband, Frank Bryant of Mansfield R.D. 2; daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Sylvene) Brooks of Bellflower, Calif., Mrs. George (Madge) Kruse of Montclair, N.J., Mrs. Terry (Rae) Kirkland of Montepello, Calif., sons, Waldo of Tioga, Franklin of Wellsboro, Dee (Buckie) of Mansfield R.D.; 23 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

BURTON - MRS. GRACE PALMER (SRGP 16104) Age 89 of Tampa, FL formerly of Mansfield, Saturday, October 8 1983 at the Tampa Memorial Hospital. There will be no calling hours. Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield in charge of arrangements. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 12 at 1 p.m. at Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield, Rev. Robert M. Glasgow officiating. Survived by sons, Gordon Palmer of Tampa, FL and Dale M. Palmer of Lady Lake, FL; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren. She taught school in the Mansfield area for many years and she was the widow of Robert R. palmer who died in 1968. She was born September 20, 1894 at Rutland Township the daughter of Edmond and Emma Parks Burton.

Ruth Leonard graduated from the Mansfield Normal School in 1916. After teaching for five years she went to Columbia University Summer School, and then to Elmira College, where she graduated in 1923. She taught Latin and Spanish in Oswego, NY, Where she is now. By attending summer school Miss Leonard has obtained an M.A. degree in Latin from Michigan University.

Loron Wood Leonard b. 3 Mar 1895 Wells Township Bradford County PA [WWI registration]; d. Aug 1970 Philadelphia PA; 1930 Banker; m. Lillian B. Burdorg [taken from son's obit Loron Jr on Tri-Counties website]

LEONARD –RUTH WOOD LEONARD, 97, Granville center died may 1, 1995, at Troy Community Hospital. She was born June 15, 1897 in Coryland, PA, the daughter of Solomon Saxton and Clara Wood Leonard. In 1916 Ruth graduated from Mansfield Normal School. She taught school in Laquin, PA, and Irvington, NJ. She finished college in 1923 at Elmira College and received her master’s degree in Latin from Michigan University. She taught Latin and Spanish in high school at Owego, NY, and Auburn, NY. She retired as a vice principal in 1956. She lived in Granville Center until October 1993, when she moved to Phyl Carlo Retirement Center. She had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Troy for many years. She is survived by nieces Ruth C. Kovaric, Corpus Christi, TX, Elizabeth L. Johnson, Beachwood, NJ and Ruth L. Leslie, Glenside, PA; nephews Loren W. Leonard Jr., Christiana, PA and Fred W. Leonard, Marion Station, PA; many grandnieces and grandnephews; and many friends including special friends Henry and Marsha Martin, Granville Center. She was predeceased by a sister, Esther, brothers, Loron and Emlen, and an aunt, Anna L. Taylor, with whom she resided with for many years in Granville Center. Friends may call at the Vickery Funeral Home in Troy on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. The funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Debbie Blair officiating. Burial will be in the Granville Center Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church in Troy in care of the Ruth Leonard Memorial fund, 121 West Main St., Troy, PA. –Canton Independent Sentinel.

WEBSTER - Hazel Webster Holland, age 92, of Burlington, NJ, formerly of Mansfield, died on Saturday, July 26, 1986. She was the widow of the late Jules Holland who predeceased her in 1950. She was a retired school teacher on Beverly, NJ. She is survived by dear friends, Mr. & Mrs. Michael LaCourte of Burlington, NJ, Mrs. Ann Parks of Hedding, NJ, Mrs. Doretta Chambers of Delanco, NJ and numerous other close friends. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday (today) at 12 noon at Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield. - Wellsboro Gazette, 30 July 1986

BLACKWELL, Frances - Mrs. Frances Blackwell Bailey, 62, of 215 Liberty St., Horseheads, formerly of Mansfield, PA, died Thursday, May 29, 1958. She was a second grade teacher at the Center Street School. Survived by husband, Dwight Stuart Bailey; son, Homer of Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter, Mrs. Mary Jane Barr of Berwyn, Ill.; sister, Miss Helen Blackwell of Buffalo; five grandchildren. Funeral was in Horseheads Monday, the Rev. Augustus N. Peckham and the Rev. Ford Crippen officiating. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads. - Mansfield Advertiser, June 1958

CARLSON - Lillian Gertrude Carlson, 88, [SRGP 83139] of Princess Anne, Maryland, formerly of Mansfield, died Saturday, Jan. 19, 1985, in Peninsula General Hospital, Salisbury, Maryland. Born June 7, 1896 in Mansfield, she was the daughter of John and Josephine Nelson Carlson. She was a graduate of the Mansfield Normal School and in 1942, graduated with a BS degree in education from New York University. From 1917 to 1924, she taught school in Knoxville, and from 1924 to 1966 at Elmont, Long Island, NY. She was a member of the New York Retired Teachers Association and of TELSTAR, an organization of elementary teachers and administrators. Surviving are one niece, Mrs. William Miller of Princess Anne, Maryland, and one great niece, Diane Dykes of Salisbury, Maryland, as well as several distant relatives in Mansfield and Liberty. This Thursday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. weather permitting, a graveside service will be held at Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield. If the weather does not permit the funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield. The Rev. Benjamin Nevin, minister of the First Baptist Church of Mansfield, will officiate. - Wellsboro Gazette, 23 January 1985

CHILSON - NICKERSON, FLORENCE MUDGE (SRGP 00293)
     Age 85 of 126 Main St. Candor, NY. formerly of Mansfield, PA. Thursday, Nov. 13, 1980 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pa.  Friends may call at Allen-Manzer Funeral Home, Candor, N.Y. Saturday evening 7 to 9 p.m. where there will be a Prayer Service at 8 p.m. Rev. William Muir.  There will be calling hours at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield, Pa. Monday 12-1 p.m. followed by Funeral Services at 1 p.m. Rev. Benmamin Neven.  Burial in State Road Cemetery, Mainesburg, Pa.  Survived by one sister, Agnes Chilson of Mansfield, Pa; one stepson, Leon Nickerson of Candor, NY; one uncle, Delbert Coats of Lawrenceville, Pa.  She was member of McKenbree United Methodist Church of Candor, NY.  Eastern Star, Southern Tier Button Club, 55 Club of Mansfield, Pa.
Of note from burial permit, middle initial C., cause of death, cerebral vascular accident
Note from Joyce – Florence Chilson was married first to Daniel Mudge and then to his nephew, Hiram Nickerson.

CLEVELAND - Welch M. Cleveland, age 85, of Mansfield, died on Monday, April 26, 1982 at his home following a long illness. He was born Sept. 17, 1896 in Sullivan Township, the son of Cassius and Alice Fletcher Cleveland, He owned and operated the Cleveland Hardware Store in Mansfield for 26 years before retiring in 1972. Mr. Cleveland was the grandson of Asa Cleveland, one of the first settlers in Mansfield. He was a director of the Mansfield Ambulance Co.; member of Friendship Lodge No. 247 F&AM Mansfield; member and treasurer of the Zebulun Royal Arts Chapter No. 296; member of Williamsport Consistory; member of Irem Temple Shrine. He was secretary of Tues. and Thurs. nights bowling leagues for 14 years, and charter member and past president of the 55-Plus Club. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mansfield; 62 year charter member of the Mansfield Hose Company where he served as chaplain for 24 years. He is survived by his wife, Helen Dreas Cleveland; 3 daughters, Mrs. Jack [Beatrice] Raymond, Stroudsburg, Mrs. Carl [Helen] Kodish of Lewistown, Mrs. Theodore [Donna] Strein of Montoursville; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Mansfield on Thursday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Benjamin Nevin officiating. Burial in the Prospect Cemetery at Mansfield. Friends are invited to call at the Kuhl Funeral Home in Mansfield on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday evening at 8:30 at the funeral home by the Mansfield Hose Company. - Wellsboro Gazette, April 28, 1982
 

CONNELLY –LURA MAINE, 100, (SRGP 3685) formerly of Mainesburg, died Friday, Oct. 6, 1995, in Towanda Memorial Hospital.  Her husband, Joseph, a descendant of the original settlers of Mainesburg, preceded her in death.  She was a retired teacher of the Mosherville School and was a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers’ Association.  She was a member of the State Road Baptist Church and the East Sullivan Grange.  Surviving are a nephew, Leonard Connelley of Arcade, N.Y.; and nieces, Elrena Wolfe of Milan, Helen Giddings of Harrisburg and Joyce Robbins of Canton.

Maine let her gentle humor guide her through 45 years of teaching
(Star-Gazette, Sunday, March 19, 1995)

 The bible says, "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches," and a lady at Straits Personal Care Home for the Elderly in Centerville, shows how it's done. Lura Connelly Maine, daughter of Walter and Maggie Connelly, was born on March 3, 1895, in the Armenia Mountain area west of Troy, PA. She was married to Joseph Maine, whose grandparents were the original settlers in the Mainesburg area. When I saw her on March 3, she was doing fine at the Straits home on her 100th birthday. Harlan Press, principal of the Mosherville school for 34 years, was there.  He had a kind, gentle manner with Lura, a famous teacher in the area with 45 years' teaching experience. He asked, "Would you teach if you had it to do over again?"  She replied, "Of course.  The kids were precious and still are.  I've always taught primary grades, and they were wonderful."  Harlan also asked if she used a hickory stick. "I always had a big one standing in the corner, but rarely had to use it," she said. Lura said at times she had to teach eight grade in one room, with as many as 40 kids. Elrena Wolfe, Lura Maine's niece, said when Lura lived in Mainesburg during her teaching years, she was a fine neighbor, at times paying for repairs on her neighbors' homes without their knowledge. She used to drive a horse and buggy to school.  Asked how much she was paid at that time, Lura said, "Oh, every now and then they gave me $20." Elrena said Lura's hobbies were collecting old buttons, many Civil War types, and old coins, and she liked to fish.  She told Elrena her biggest problems with the kids were talking and chewing gum. "I used to make them stand in the corner for that," she said. Mary Seymour, a lady who lived near Mainesburg, told me that in 1921, Lura Maine was her third-grade teacher in the Mainesburg school, and even today, she can remember how neat and well-dressed and what a natural leader Lura was. "I never heard Lura say an unkind word about anyone," Mary said. "Instead, she would make a humorous comment, with malice toward none." Lura is a member of the State Road Baptist Church near Mainesburg and has been since her mother carried her there when she was a baby (which means nearly 100 years). When she had a car, she hauled kids to youth activities and was very interested in the church foreign missions programs.  Lura also was church clerk. Bessie Baker, a retired teacher with 30 years' experience, said Lura was her first-grade teacher in the Mosherville school in 1927 when she was 4 years old. Lura also was her son Don's first-grade teacher at the Mosherville school. Carolyn Wright, of Mosherville, said both her son, Edgar, 50, and her daughter, Patricia, were Lura's students. They remember hot soup on the old stove on cold winter days, nature hikes, taffy pulls, and Lura dressed like a bunny, passing out Easter candy. Lura attended the Red School, Mansfield High School, and Mansfield College for her teaching degree. Lura Connelly Maine makes a fine lasting impression on all who know her.

Coveney, Asa - Wellsboro Agitator, 19 September 1957
COVENEY - Mrs. Rena Coveney of the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, was called to Philadelphia last week to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, Ace Coveney.

DAVIS - MILDRED D. CARPENTER
 Mildred D. Carpenter, age 75, of Sherwood Manor, Mansfield, died Sunday January 6, 1974 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stephen (Phyllis) Blatchly, Groton, NY. Funeral will be held Thursday at 1 pm at the Canoe Camp Church of Christ Disciples.  Rev. Kermit Clickner will officiate.  Burial in Prospect Cemetery in Mansfield. In addition to her daughter, she is survived by four sons, Keith R. Carpenter of Glen Gardner, NJ, Kenneth E. Carpenter of San Jose, Calif., Lynn R. Carpenter of Denver, Colo., James P. Carpenter of Burlington, Mass.; sister, Mrs. Lyle (Marian) Cleveland, Mansfield; eight grandchildren. She was a member of the Canoe Camp Church of Christ Disciples and graduated from Mansfield Normal School in 1917.  She was the widow of Ivan Carpenter.  She taught in the Tioga County Schools for seven years. She was born February 16, 1898 in Mansfield, the daughter of Fred and Cora Baynes Davis.

JUPENLAZ Charles A. [SRGP 17081]
Funeral services for Charles A. Jupenlaz, age 77, of 4314 Vasconia St., Tampa, Fla., were held at 11:00 Wednesday morning, May 1, 1974, at the graveside in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Mr. Robbins Ralph, minister of the United Church of Christ officiated. A native of Blossburg, Pa., Mr. Jupenlaz had been a resident of Tampa for 20 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Carolyn W. Jupenlaz, Tampa; three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Carolyn) Deodene, Catham, NJ, Miss Mary Jupenlaz, Washington, DC, and Mrs. George (Marjory) Yater, Louisville, KY; two sisters, Miss Augusta Jupenlaz, Cleveland, Ohio and Mrs. Gerhard Krause, Aurora, Ohio. Charles Jupenlaz was also a resident of Mansfield, a graduate of Mansfield High School (1915). His father was a baker at the old Normal School and ran a bakery in Mansfield.

Subj:Wilfred Jupenlaz - Mansfield High class of 1915
Date:  5/16/2002 11:22:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From:    TAMMYM@BES.CI.PORTLAND.OR.US (Munger, Tammy)
To:    JoyceTice@aol.com ('JoyceTice@aol.com')

Hi Joyce,
My name is Tammy Munger, and I work for the City of Portland, Oregon's Bureau of Environmental Services (BES).  Among other things, BES is the sewerage agency for the City of Portland.  We are preparing to have a 50th anniversary event to celebrate (and I know this is odd) the opening of the original wastewater treatment facility.  At any rate, the engineer who was in charge of the design of that original plant was a man named Wilfred Jupenlaz.  I've been doing research to see if I could find out a little more about him, and stumbled across your web site of Mansfield High School Graduates.  Since Wilfred Jupenlaz is not exactly a common name, and the age is about right, I'm assuming that the engineer, Wilfred Jupenlaz, who designed the treatment plant in Portland Oregon is the same 1915 graduate of Mansfield High.

I noticed you had a column for occupations, and thought you might like to add Wilfred's occupation to your site.  Thanks for posting that stuff on the web, it was a fun surprise to find it.

Tammy A. Munger
Engineering Tech III/CAD
Bureau of Environmental Services

S. WINIFRED MATTESON (SRGP 81605)
 Miss S. Winifred Matteson, age 77, of Elmira, formerly of Mansfield, died Friday, March 16, 1973.  The Funeral was held at the Barrett Funeral Home, Tuesday at 10 am.  The Rev. Edward R. McCrzcken officiated.  Burial was at Mansfield. The family gratefully requests that donations be made to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in her memory. She is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Joseph (Jean) Augustine of Pine City, Mrs. Harry (Pauline) Moran of Millerton, Mrs. Herbert (Maru) Tower of Wellsboro; three nephews, Robert Matteson of Mansfield, Earl Matteson of Endicott, Gerald Matteson of Horseheads. She was a communicant of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, retired employe of Brady Supply Corp.

SCHIPBANKER - Miss Elinor Schipbanker, 89 years of age, of the Green Home, Wellsboro, died Feb. 19, 1987, in the Green Home. She was born Apr. 1, 1897 in Mansfield, the daughter of Michael and Marie Jupenlaz Schipbanker. Miss Schipbanker was a graduate of the Mansfield Normal School and Syracuse University. She was an art instructor for many years in the schools of Shouthampton and Hempstead, NY. A member of St. James Episcopal Church, she was also a member of the Twilight Chapter OES, Mansfield, the New York State Retired Teachers' Association, and AARP. Surviving are several cousins. A memorial service was held at the convenience of the family.

TAYLOR - Harry A. Taylor, aged 53 years, a lifelong resident of Mansfield, died Wednesday morning at his home. He was proprietor of the Twain Theater and had been engaged in the hardware business many years. He was a member of St. James Episcopal church, various Masonic orders, American Legion, Lions Club, Mansfield Business Men's Association, president of the Symthe Park Association. He was an organizer of the Mansfield Frozen Food Locker Company of which he was secretary until the time of his death. He was choir director and Vestryman of St. James church for several years and was secretary of the church at the time of his death. He was a son of Harry B. and Fredericka Goldmeyer Taylor and was graduated from Mansfield High School and State Normal School, class of 1917. He was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Louise Frazer Taylor; son, William; two sisters, Mrs. Roy Kendrick of Phoenix, NY, and Mrs. R.T. Stull of Washington, DC. The funeral was held Saturday at St. James Church, Rev. John Hilton officiating; burial in Prospect cemetery, Mansfield. - Wellsboro Agitator, January 11, 1950

The Wellsboro Agitator, August 5, 1931
Announcement has been made of the marriage of Miss Margaret Pettijohn, of Los Angeles, and Lawrence Coveney, of New York, July 25, in the Little Church Around the Corner, New York. The bride has been the head of the Department of Pre-School Psychology at Mills College, California. Mr. Coveney, son of Mrs. Lelia Coveney, of Mansfield, is assistant manager of the Export Department of the Pillsbury Flour Company, of New York.

COVENEY - Lawrence G. Coveney, 83, of Foulkeways, Gwynedd, died July 26, 1981. He was born March 19, 1898 in Richmond Township, the son of George W. and Lelia Bullock Coveney. Surviving is a daughter, Lelia Coveney of Denver, Colorado; nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held in the Gwynedd Meeting House on Friday, August 7, at 11 a.m. - Wellsboro Gazette, August 5, 1981

Margaret Cummings

Maryon Farrer

Walter Forrest

Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira.......................Mansfield Normal School
FORREST - Walter L. Forrest, [SRGP 83153] a former resident of Mansfield, died June 29, 1959. He was born in Lambs Creek November 22, 1895, son of Bert and Dianthia Forrest. He was a graduate of Mansfield State Normal School and was a first World War veteran. He married Lottie Scaife of Covington, who survives him. Also three sons, Richard L. of Nahant, Mass., Thomas E. of Kenmore, NY, Lawrence K., U.S. Air Force; daughter, Thressa Barnes of Rochester, NY; one brother, Harold G. Forrest of Covington, PA; 10 grandchildren. Burial Thursday in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY. He was a active member of the First Methodist Church, Elmira. He drove street car and busses for many years, was an active Boy Scout leader. Last year he received the Silver Beaver award. He will be greatly missed by his many friends and relatives. - Mansfield Advertiser, July 1959

HATFIELD – Niles (SRGP 80052)
       Mrs. Cora Marie Niles, aged 54 years, formerly of Tioga, died Aug. 16 at the home of her son, Dr. Robert A. Niles, of Rouletta, Pa. She is survived by her son; mother, Mrs. Harriet Hatfiled, of Tioga, daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Heck, of Lindley; sister, Mrs. E. Earl Smith, of St. Louis, Mo.; brothers, John N. Hatfield, of Philadelphia, and Waldo Hatfield, of St. Louis, Mo.; two grandchildren. The funeral was held Saturday; burial in  Prospect cemetery in Mansfield. (1950)

John Hatfield
SSDI- b. 14 Jan 1897; d. Jun 1974, Palm Beach, Florida; SS#193-26-3675

Tioga Eagle, January 15, 1919
John Nye Hatfield, son of W.H. Hatfield, has been awarded the French Cross of War. It is not known at the present time for what deed of valor he received this decoration, but it is understood that he won it November 9. He graduated from the Mansfield High School, and later attended State College. While employed in the Westinghouse Electric Works at Pittsburgh he enlisted in the Marines and was trained at Quantico, VA. He arrived in France October 25 and probably got into action soon afterward. Mr. Hatfield and the late Orson Wilcox, of Wellsboro, are, so far as we are able to ascertain, the only Tioga county boys to win this decoration.

Wellsboro Gazette, Thursday, April 13, 1950
County Native gains Position thru Diligence
John N. Hatfield, A.H.A. President, carried Group through Critical Years

Benjamin Franklin, who founded the Pennsylvania Hospital in 1751, was fond of uttering aphorisms, lauding industry, resolution and the like. And one who has achieved a large degree of success through hard work is the present administrator of Franklin's hospital and president of the American Hospital Association, John N. Hatfield, according to a "portrait of the new A.H.A. president,"  by R.M. Cunningham, Jr., writing for The Modern Hospital.

Born on his father's farm, he is the son of the late William and Mrs. Hatfield, lifelong residents of Tioga county. His father had been prominent in county politics and served a term as Sheriff of Tioga county.

He planned and directed strategy in the nation's capital in critical war and post-war periods when priorities, surplus property, social security, income taxes, veterans' care, licensure and federal aid for hospitals have all been in negotiation between the American Hospital Association and various departments of government. It was through Hatfield's untiring efforts that the governmental red tape surrounding surplus property was penetrated making available surplus which has been set aside for hospitals.

You have to work hard to get the breaks, Hatfield tells his two sons, now in college, and you have to work hard to take advantage of them. For as Poor Richard said and as Hatfield believes. "Diligence is the mother of good luck." John Hatfield has ploughed deep all his life and today the corn-crib is full.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
John Nye Hatfield- born 14 January 1897 Rutland Township, Tioga County, PA
Employer - Westinghouse Electric & Mfg., East Pittsburgh, PA
Home address - Mansfield, PA
Father - William H. Hatfield, born Wells Township, Bradford County, PA

The Wellsboro Gazette, September 4, 1919
Ex-Sheriff Hatfield’s Son won French Cross of War
John Hatfield, son of ex-Sheriff and Mrs. William Hatfield, formerly of Wellsboro, returned home a few days ago from overseas, honored with a much coveted French Cross of War. The following interesting story of the fight in which he silenced a machine gun alone and single handed, with an empty gun, is furnished by the Mansfield paper:
“John saw only seven day of actual fighting, but in those seven days he saw war aplenty. On the 9th of November he won the Cross. From what we can get [not from John, however], a party of 15 men, including a sergeant in charge, had moved forward in order to find a place to dig in for the night and establish an outpost.
“John had gone on ahead somewhat in advance of the rest and apart from them. They may have been what saved his life, as the party ran into a German machine gun nest, and the Huns proceeded to lay waste to the little party, soon putting them out of the running, killing or wounding all but Hatfield and one other.
“As the Huns kept up continuous fire and they had come to a place where there was no getting back or going ahead. John thought that he might just as well go forward and so he started toward the machine gun, exchanging fire with them as he went forward. Two of the Germans were killed and five more piled out of that nest crying their famous ‘Kamerad’ stuff.
“It was then John discovered that he had run out of ammunition for his gun, but this did not phase him as he had hung the Indian sign on that bunch of Heinies, so he made them gather up the machine gun and the sergeant in command of the little bunch of Yankees, who had been shot through the leg, and marched them back into camp at the point of an empty gun.
“After delivering up his prisoners and booty, he again joined his company and went forward, little realizing that he had shown the stuff we knew he was made of. The Croix de Guerre came later as rather of a surprise.”

The Wellsboro Gazette, October 7, 1926
John N. Hatfield, son of Tioga County Republican Chairman, Close Friend of [Gene] Tunney
Of the thousands of fight fans in Philadelphia, probably none was more pleased with Tunney’s victory over Dempsey than John N. Hatfield, purchasing agent at the Pennsylvania Hospital, Eighth and Spruce streets. Mr. Hatfield was Tunney’s bunk mate at Paris Island and Quantico and is a staunch admirer of the “fighting marine.” They also went overseas together, but were separated soon after reaching France. Mr. Hatfield recalls that Tunney boxed a lot at Paris Island and Quantico and says he spent a good deal of his spare time teaching dubs the rudiments of the fistic art.
Mr. Hatfield and Gene were members of the model marine company that made the moving picture, “Around the Clock with the Marines” that was used for recruiting purposes. So Gene’s work in “The Fighting Marine” and his current appearance in the fight pictures are not the first the popular idol has been in the movies. Mr. Hatfield’s father, William H. Hatfield, Republican County Chairman in Tioga county, attended the Dempsey-Tunney battle as a guest of State Chairman W.L. Mellon and also was pleased highly to see Gene wrest the championship from the redoubtable Jack. - Philadelphia Record.

The Wellsboro Agitator, March 7, 1934
Named Intern
D.J. Preston, son of Joseph J. Preston, of Mansfield, has been appointed intern in the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, and will take up his duties after graduation from Temple University in June. John Hatfield, a former Mansfield man, is superintendent of the hospital.

The Wellsboro Agitator, 2 May 1934
J.N. Hatfield Honored
At the 1934 annual convention of the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh, John N. Hatfield, formerly of Mansfield, was elected first vice president. He was also made executive secretary of the association. Mr. Hatfield is Superintendent of the Pennsylvania hospital in Philadelphia, and also treasurer of the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania.

The Wellsboro Agitator, April 22, 1936
Former Mansfield Man is Executive Secretary of Hospital Association
John N. Hatfield, formerly of Mansfield, enters upon his third year as executive secretary of the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania when that organization meets in annual conference in Pittsburgh, April 22-24. The retiring president, Dr. J. Allen Jackson, Supt. Of Danville State Hospital, will be succeeded by Melvin L. Sutley, Supt. Of Delaware County Hospital, who was elected president-elect last year. The association which includes in its membership most of the 291 hospitals in the state, meets yearly to work for improved hospital care of the sick. Records reveal that those healing institutions, which have a total value of more than $200,000,000., cared for 500,000 bed patients and more than 1,000,000 dispensary patients last year. Mr. Hatfield, who is the administrator of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the country, is nationally recognized as a hospital administrator and association executive.

The Wellsboro Agitator, November 4, 1936
John N. Hatfield, formerly of Tioga, administrator since 1931, of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the United States, founded in 1751, is also Executive Secretary of the Hospital Association of Pennsylvania since 1931, the largest state hospital association in the country and was elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association at the 38th annual convention in Cleveland. The American Association represents almost 7,000 hospitals in the United States and Canada. This honor has been given to only two other Pennsylvania men, Dr. Joseph C. Doane, of Philadelphia and the late Daniel D. Test, former Supt. Of the Pennsylvania Hospital of Philadelphia.

The Wellsboro Agitator, July 14, 1937
John N. Hatfield, formerly of Mansfield and Tioga, who has won wide reputation as hospital administrator, and who has served several years as Executive Secretary of the Pennsylvania State Hospital Association, has again been honored by being named President-Elect of the State Association at its annual meeting at Buckhill Falls. He will begin his service as president at the next annual meeting. Besides being named President-Elect he has also been placed on the following committees: Public Relations and Publicity, and the Council on Policies and Administrative Practices. On this latter committee Dr. Joseph C. Doane, of Mansfield, is chairman.

The Wellsboro Agitator, January 17, 1940
John Nye Hatfield, formerly of Mansfield, has been made chairman of the American Hospital Association Committee on Simplification and Standardization of Hospital Furnishings. He has served on the committee for several years and his appointment as chairman is in recognition of his service and ability. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Council for the Clinical Training of Theological Students.

U.S. World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942
John Nye Hatfield, born January 14, 1897 Rutland, PA
Employer - Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Residence - lived on hospital grounds; 8th & Spruce Sts., Philadelphia, PA
Wife - Alfretta Hatfield

The Wellsboro Agitator, November 3, 1948
John N. Hatfield, administrator of the Pennsylvania General Hospital, Philadelphia, a former resident of Wellsboro and Mansfield, has been elected president of the American Hospital Association. He is the son of Mrs. Harriet Hatfield, of Tioga.

The Wellsboro Agitator, June 28, 1950
Hatfield to be Consultant - New S. & S.M. Hospital Wing to be built Next Year
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The hospital has been fortunate to secure the services of John Hatfield as consultant on the new expansion. Mr. Hatfield is a native of Tioga county and is president of the American Hospital Association and director of the Pennsylvania Hospital of Philadelphia. He is nationally known as an authority on hospital design and equipment.

Dorothy Hoard

Martha Jaquish

Run over by car on Route 15.
 ODELL - Maud E. Trask, age 86, of RD3, Mansfield, died suddenly on Friday, March 25, 1983. She was born May 16, 1896 in Richmond Township, the daughter of Lafayette and Jean Hogg O'Dell. She was a lifelong member of the Canoe Camp Church of Christ Disciples. She is survived by one son, Edwin W. Trask, Mansfield; three grandchildren, and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Monday, March 28, at the Canoe Camp Church of Christ's Disciples with the Rev. Deborah Casey, her pastor, officiating. Burial in the Prospect Cemetery at Mansfield. - Wellsboro Gazette, 30 March 1983

Walter Passmore

 Reva Sherman

Mabel Smith m. Wilfred Jupenlaz
The Wellsboro Agitator, July 12, 1922
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Smith, of Mansfield, announce the engagement of their daughter, Mabel, to Wilfred Jupenlaz, also of Mansfield. Miss Smith is a graduate nurse of the Packer Hospital at Sayre and Mr. Jupenlaz is a civil engineer in the employ of the State Highway Department.

SMITH - Ray Thomas Smith, 59, of 507 San Jacinto St., Baytown, Texas, died Saturday Sept. 6, 1958 in a Baytown Hospital after an illness of only three days. Mr. Smith was born in Mansfield on Jan. 18, 1899 and moved to Baytown 25 years ago. He had been an employee of the Humble Oil Co. for 22 years. He was a past master of the Mansfield Masonic Lodge, past commander of Kennedy Commandry, Knights of Templer and a member of KYCH. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaurite Smith, Baytown; two sons, Frank Shelby Smith of Boston, Mass.; Ray Thomas Smith Jr. of Berkley, Calif.; one brother, Code A. Smith, Augusta, GA; two sisters, Mrs. Roger C. Bennett of San Carlos, Calif. and Mrs. Luther C. Allen, Elmira, NY. Funeral services were held in Baytown with the Rev. A.L. Jordon, pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church and Dr. Wayne McClekey, pastor of St. Mark's Methodist Church officiating. Graveside services were conducted by the Baytown Masonic Lodge. Mr. Smith was a nephew of R.R. Cruttenden. - Mansfield Advertiser, Sept. 1958

Trowbridge, George D. (SRGP 79486)
George D. Trowbridge, 64, of 19 Huntley St. Malden, Mass., was stricken and died at work Monday, Jan. 28, 1963. The deceased was born at Trowbridge, Pa., October 24, 1898. He graduated from Mansfield High School in 1916. He had lived in Malden for ten years. He had been employed as an ironworker for the Atlantic Roofing Co. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Malden and Local 7 of the Ironworkers Union. He is survived by his wife, Jane Biesecker Trowbridge;' two sons, George B. of Stoneham, Mass., and Charles A. of Philadelphia;' a daughter, Jane E. Brunn of Pittsburg;' seven grandchildren;' two brothers, Albert of Rochester and Harry of Millerton;' three sisters, Mrs. Sara Hurd of Ontario, Miss Minerva Trowbridge of Rochester and Mrs. Jay (Ettie) Kent of Millerton. Services were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Weir Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden, with Rev. Hillyer H. Straton, D.D., of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial was in Forest Dale Cemetery, Malden.

Wayne Webster
The Wellsboro Agitator, August 20, 1919
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Daggett, of Daggett, PA, announce the engagement of their daughter, Beulah Maud, to Wayne C. Webster, of Rutland, PA. The wedding will take place in the near future.

 WHITTEKER - Bailey, Mildred L. (SRGP 34885)
   Age 78 of 171 South Main St., Mansfield, at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, Pa., Saturday, August 17, 1974.  Friends are invited to call at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield on Monday 2:30 to 4:30 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Funeral there Tuesday 3 p.m.  Rev. Richard Brenneman officiating.  Burial in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield.  Survived by her husband, Ross; two sons, Laurence R. Bailey of Shinglehouse, Pa., Leonard M. Bailey of Elmira; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Fast at the Bethany Center, Horseheads. N.Y., Mrs. John (Carrie) Strong of Mansfield; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren.  She was a member of Mansfield Methodist Church and Rural Letter Carriers Association Auxiliary.  She was born August 17, 1896 in Covington, Pa., the daughter of Nelson and Carrie Knowlton Whitteker.
Mildred Whittaker m. Ross Bailey
SSDI - b. 17 Aug. 1896; d. Aug. 1974 Mansfield, PA
SS#264-41-8037

Helen Wood

MISS HELEN CATLIN WOOD, 89 formerly of Mansfield, PA died May 12, 1988 at the Sycamore Manor, Williamsport, PA. Miss Wood was born March 22, 1899 in Mansfield, PA the daughter of Dr. Fred Green Wood and Isabelle Saxton Wood. She was a graduate of Mansfield Normal and Elmira College and taught school in Galeton, PA, Bayshore, Long Island and South Orange, NJ.

2nd listing of death
WOOD - Helen Wood - On May 15 [1988] Esther Jerald of Mansfield phoned Carol Balch to tell her of the death of her dear friend, Helen Wood, age 90, at a nursing home in Montoursville. Helen’s father was the Crossley family doctor and he helped bring Carol into the world on Helen’s 8th birthday. Helen is survived by two brothers, Harold of Washington, DC and Hallock of Florida, and a very dear cousin, Ruth Leonard of Granville Summit. - Wellsboro Gazette, May 25, 1988
 
 

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