Elizabeth Sauders

Notes:

Sources show her name as Elizabeth or Betsy Gilbert. The Mitchell Record states it was Sauders (or Saunders)

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130553883/elizabeth-mitchell

Elizabeth married Mahlon Mitchell, Jr. about 1833. Mahlon (son of Mahlon Mitchell and Letitia Margerum) was born on 24 Dec 1806 in Lower Makefield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died on 6 Feb 1889 in Sweden, Potter County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 1861; American Civil War (North)

Notes:

Military Service:
Served as a Private in the Civil War, he was the "first Southern Tier
Fatality." 1861

Anna married Wesley Allen about 1864. Wesley (son of Wesson Allen and Sally Ann Stewart) was born on 13 Feb 1842 in West Almond, Allegany County, New York; died on 16 Aug 1930 in Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Hebron Cemetery, Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Ward. was born about 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 2 Oct 1861; American Civil War (North) 86th New York Regt., D Co. Battle of 2nd Bull Run - Wounded (jimmy ball) Prisoner of War disability discharge 28 Jul 1865 at Alexandria,VA

George married Abigail Steffy on 23 Jul 1867 in Sparta, Livingston County, New York. Abigail (daughter of Lafayette Steffy and Lucinda Kuhn) was born in 1849; died on 2 Mar 1872 in Sweden, Potter County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Lizzie Clinton about 1875. Lizzie was born about 1850; died on 01 Jul 1877. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Lydia Eliza Vergason on 7 Jan 1878. Lydia was born in Jan 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lived in Almond,NY

Family/Spouse: Horace Tombs. Horace was born about 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130493218/richard_mahlon-mitchell

Minnie married Elmer Timothy Shetler on 10 Jan 1895 in Livingston County, New York. Elmer was born in 1862 in Columbia County, Pennsylvania; died on 25 Jun 1942 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Union Cemetery, Livonia, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From: Gerry Lynn Hamilton, General Manager, Collegian Inc. (glh5@psu.edu)

Fred Mitchell was a life-long resident of Potter County. He worked as a teamster (1900) as a young man still living with his parents in Eulalia Twp. For most of his life, Fred and wife Becky farmed in Genesee Twp.

US Census reports show the following names: Frederick (1880) and F.M. (1910), but Fred was the most common. He used Fred on his World War I draft registration card (1918). His father used Freddie on a pension questionnaire (1887).

Records show three different birth dates. The one he used for draft registration seems to be the most authoritative.
--24 Jan 1880, Family chart by Ron Bruce.
--23 Jan 1880, Pension questionnaire by his father.
--22 Jan 1880, Draft registration by himself.

Records show two different dates of death: 29 Dec 1940 on the Ron Bruce chart and 27 Jan 1941 on the cemetery listing.

Family chart compiled by Ron Bruce postmarked 11 Sep 2002
George Washington Mitchell and Lydia Eliza Vergason
Fred
B: 24 Jan 1880 Potter Cty, PA
D: 29 Dec 1940 Wellsville, NY
M: 04 July 1903
Rebecca Tuttle

US World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Ancestry.com Potter County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1909282; Draft Board: 0.
Address: RFD 1 Genesee, Potter, PA
Age: 38, b 22 Jan 1880, white, native born
Occupation: Farmer
Nearest relative: Rebecca Mitchell, RFD 1 Genesee, Potter, PA
Signed: Fred Mitchell
Medium height, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair
Dated: 11 Sep 1918
[There is no record that Fred served in the military.]

Pension questionnaire extract (negative image on letterhead)
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C., September 10, 1897
No. 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.
Freddie Jan 23 1880
Date of reply: Oct. 1st, 1897
Signature George W. Mitchell
Stamped: US Pension Office Oct 2 1897

Painted Hills Genealogy Society, Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Potter Co., PA
MITCHELL, Fred. Born 1880, died 1-27-1941

Social Security Death Index
No listing found for Fred or Frederick or F.M. Mitchell b 1880 or d 1940 or d 1941.

1880 US Census, Sweden, Potter Co., PA
Ancestry.com Roll: T9_1166; Family History Film: 1255166; Page: 549.4000;
Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0748.
9 June 1880
*[b 1844/5] 35, George W. Mitchell, wm, farmer, bfmNY
*[b 1860/1] 19, Lydia Mitchell, wife, keeping house, bfmNY.
*[b 1878/9] 1, Merty Mitchell, wf, daughter, bPA fmNY.
*[b jan/feb 1880] 5m, Frederick Mitchell, wm, son, bPA fmNY.
*[b 1876/7] 3, Nelly Mitchell, wf, daughter, bPA fmNY.

1900 US Census, Eulalia, Potter, PA
Ancestry.com Roll: T623 1482; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 106; Dwelling 110
9 Jun 1900
*b June 1844, 55, George Mitchell, head, M 22 years, bNY fPA mPA, no occ, rwE, own, mortgaged, farm.
*b Jan 1865, 35, Lydia Mitchell, wife, M 22 years, 12 born, 10 living, bfmNY, no occ listed, rwE.
*b Jan 1880, 20, Fred Mitchell, son, S, bPA fmNY, teamster, rwE.
*b Apr 1881, 19, George Mitchell, son, S, bPA fmNY, barkpeeler, rwE.
*b Aug 1883, 16, Mahlon Mitchell, son, 16, S, bPA fmNY, rwE.
*b Jan 1884[?], 16, Cora May Mitchell, daughter, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Jun 1887, 13, Maud E. Mitchell, daughter, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Apr 1888, 12, Charles Mitchell, son, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Aug 1892, 7, Clyde Mitchell, son, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Mar 1895, 5, Nettie, daughter, bfmPA.
*b Dec 1898, 1, Harry R. Mitchell, son, bfmPA.

1900 US Census, Sweden Twp., Potter Co., PA
Roll: T623 1482; Page: 5A; .
9 Jun 1900, Dwelling 91
*b 1851, 49, Josephine Tuttle, head, wf, M 31 years, bfmPA, housekeeper, E cannot rw, own mortgaged house.
*b Jan 1884, 16, Becky Tuttle, daughter, wf, S, bfmPA, servant, rwE.
*b Feb 1890, 10, Charles Tuttle, son, wm, bfmPA, at school, rwE.

1910 US Census, Genesee Twp., Potter Co., PA (checked and updated 1-3-08)
Roll: T624_1415; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 494.
22 Apr 1910
*[b 1880/1] 29, F.M. Mitchel, head, mw, 1M 6 years, bfmPA, cannot rw, E, rent, farm.
*[b 1883/4] 26, Rebecka Mitchel, wife, fw, 1M 6 years, no children, bPA fMD mPA, rwE, no occ.
*[b 1888/9] 21, Fred Pierce, laborer, mw, S, bPA fUS mNY, rwE, farm.

1920 US Census, Genesee, Potter Co., PA
Roll: T625_1648; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 840.
*[b 1879/80] 40, Fred Mitchell, head, own, mortgaged, mw, M, rwE, bPA fUS mMI, farmer.
*[b 1874/5] 35, Rebecca L. Mitchell, wife, fw, M, rwE, bfmPA, no occ.
*[b 1846/7] 73, Josephine Oils, mother-in-law, fw, W, cannot rw, E, bfmPA.

1930 US Census, Genesee Twp., Potter Co., PA
Roll: 2143; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 881.0.
10 Apr 1930
*[b 1880/1] 49, Fred Mitchell, head, own farm RE6000, radio blank, mw, age at 1M 23, rwE, bPA fmNY, farmer.
*[b 1883/4] 46, Rebecca Mitchell, wife, fw, age at 1M 20, rwE, bfmPA, no occ.

Family/Spouse: Rebecca Tuttle. Rebecca was born in 1884; died on 08 Oct 1948; was buried in Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Potter County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From: Gerry Lynn Hamilton, General Manager, Collegian Inc. (glh5@psu.edu):

Mahlon Alvin Mitchell grew up in Potter County, where he also spent his young adult years. He married Rose Byam in August 1918 and registered for the draft a month later. His 1918 draft registration and the 1920 census show that he was living in Annin Township, McKean County. He worked
as a self-employed blacksmith (1910, 1918, 1920, 1930).

In 2009, Luella Mae (Mitchell) Hamilton spoke about memories of Mahlon. She said his wife was a talker, but Mahlon was quiet: "He was nice and gentle." Luella said Mahlon and Rose often visited the Carl and Ettabell Mitchell home on Ross Glad, Coudersport, and they would stay overnight sometimes. Carl and Mahlon were brothers, and Carl and Etta were Luella's parents. Luella said Mahlon was the only one of Carl's siblings to visit often.

Mahlon is a common name in the Mitchell family. The 1920 census lists his middle initial as M. However, he signed his draft registration as Mahlon Alvin Mitchell. The signature seems to be the more authoritative source.

His draft registration also lists his birth year as 1882, but the ancestry.com image is not particularly good. If the registration card image is accurate, the draft registration official could have written the wrong year. All other availabluments list the birth year as 1883. These include the Ron Bruce chart, Mahlon's obituary, his father's pension information form, the Social Security Death Index and the 1900 census. The other census documents are consistent with a birth year of 1883/4.

The census reports present a mystery. The 1920 census report for the Mahlon Mitchell household lists a son, Charles Mitchell, age 18, born in Pennsylvania. The birth year for Charles would be 1901/2, when Mahlon was about 18. There is no otndication that Mahlon had a son. Mahlon was living with his parents in 1900 and 1910, and both census reports list him as single.

His wife Rosalie had a daughter Mabel before she married Mahlon in 1918. Using ancestry.com search, this Rosalie can not be identified in the 1910 census, and there is no combination of Rosalie (Rose, Rosa, Rosalee)
with a son Charles born 1901/2. There is no Charles Mitchell in the 1920 and 1930 census reports. Rosalie's first married name may have been Hotchkiss, and there is also no census record of this Charles Hotchkiss.

Conceivably, Charles was an adopted son. The same 1920 census report lists Carrie V. Mitchell as a 6-year-old daughter. Carrie was adopted, which is shown by the 1930 census report. In 2008, Luella said Carrie was
adopted. During a conversation in 2009, Luella did not know anything about Charles or whether Mahlon had been married earlier.

See the Rosalie Byam entry for more information about her first marriage,
Mahlon's obituary lists a daughter Phyllis Brownell. Luella said Phyllis was the daughter of Carrie and "Carrie died when Phyllis was born." Luella said Mahlon and Rose raised Phyllis, who later married a Brownell. Luella could not remembe name of Carrie's husband.

Luella did remember when Mahlon, Rose and Carrie visited Ross Glen in Coudersport, and Carrie brought a tall boyfriend. Luella said the boyfriend sang while someone -- maybe Carrie -- played the piano. Luella said she thought the boyfriend't name might be Star. Luella thought this visit was some years before Carrie married. [The 1930 census shows that Elmer L. Starr of Kane was born about 1914, which is about the same age as Carrie. He was the only male Starr listed in McKean County with a birth year ranging from 1908 to 1918. There were no Starrs listed in Potter County.]

Family chart compiled by Ron Bruce postmarked 11 Sep 2002
George Washington Mitchell and Lydia Eliza Vergason
Mahlon
B: 18 Aug 1883 Sweden Valley, PA
D: 08 Oct 1971 Andover, NY
1M: 31 Jan 1918 Little Valley, NY
Rosalie Ida Byam
B: 19 Aug 1873 Wellsville, NY
D: 24 Oct 1955 Hornell, NY
Carrie
2M: 04 Feb 1956
Addie Rice
B: 01 Sept 1900 Woodhull, NY
D: 15 May 1976 Emporium, PA

Pension questionnaire extract (negative image on letterhead)
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C., September 10, 1897
No. 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their birth.
Mahlon Aug 18 1883
Date of reply: Oct. 1st, 1897
Signature George W. Mitchell
Stamped: US Pension Office Oct 2 1897

US World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Ancestry.com McKean Co., Pennsylvania; Roll: 1894017; Draft Board: 1.
Name: Mahlon Alvin Mitchell
Address: Turtlepoint, McKean, PA
Age: 36, b 18 Aug 1882, white, native born
Occupation: self-employed blacksmith
Nearest relative: Ros__ [could be Rose, Rosa or Rosalie] Mitchell (wife)
Signed: Mahlon Alvin Mitchell
Medium height,
Dated: 12 Sep 1918

Social Security Death Index
Mitchell, Mahlon: b 18 Aug 1883, d Oct 1971
Issued: NY before 1951; Last residentce: 14806 Andover, Allegany Co., NY

1900 US Census, Eulalia, Potter, PA
Ancestry.com Roll: T623 1482; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 106; Dwelling 110
9 Jun 1900
*b June 1844, 55, George Mitchell, head, M 22 years, bNY fmPA, no occ, rwE, own, mortgaged, farm.
*b Jan 1865, 35, Lydia Mitchell, wife, M 22 years, 12 children born, 10 living, bfmNY, no occ listed, rwE.
*b Jan 1880, 20, Fred Mitchell, son, S, bPA fmNY, teamster, rwE.
*b Apr 1881, 19, George Mitchell, son, S, bPA fmNY, barkpeeler, rwE.
*b Aug 1883, 16, Mahlon Mitchell, son, 16, S, bPA fmNY, rwE.
*b Jan 1884[?], 16, Cora May Mitchell, daughter, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Jun 1887, 13, Maud E. Mitchell, daughter, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Apr 1888, 12, Charles Mitchell, son, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Aug 1892, 7, Clyde Mitchell, son, bfmPA, rwE.
*b Mar 1895, 5, Nettie, daughter, bfmPA.
*b Dec 1898, 1, Harry R. Mitchell, son, bfmPA.

1910 US Census, Sweden Twp., Potter Co., PA
Roll: T624_1415; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 130; Image: 825.
26 Apr 1910
*[b 1843/4] 66, George W. Mitchel, head, mw, 3M, bNY fPA mNY, rwE, own F farm.
*[b 1860/1] 49, Lydia E. Mitchel, wife, fw, 1M 35 years, 12 born, 10 living, bfmNY, E, no occ.
*[b 1883/4] 26, Mahlon Mitchel, son, mw, S, bPA fmNY, rwE, blacksmith, work out.
*[b 1887/8] 22, Carl C. Mitchel, son, mw, S, bPA fmNY, rwE, laborer, odd jobs.
*[b 1892/3] 17, Clyde Mitchel, son, mw, S, bPA fmNY, rwE, no occ.
*[b 1893/4] 16, Nettie J. Mitchel, daughter, fw, S, bPA fmNY, rwE.
*[b 1898/9] 11, Harry R. Mitchel, son, mw, S, bPA fmNY, rwE.

1920 US Census, Annin Twp., McKean Co., PA
Roll: T625_1600; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 4.
5 Jan 1920, Turtlepoint
* [b 1883/4] 36, Mahlon M. Mitchell, head, rent, mw, M, rwE, bPA fPA mNY, blacksmith, own shop.
* [b 1873/4] 46, Rosalie Mitchell, wife, fw, M, rwE, bNY fPA mPA, no occupation.
* [b 1901/2] 18, Charles Mitchell, [step?]son, S, rwE, bPA fPA mNY, laborer, bottle factory.
* [b 1903/4] 6, Carrie V. Mitchell, daughter, S, bPA fPA mNY.




1930 US Census, Andover Twp., Allegany Co., PA
Roll: 1405; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 1011.0.
4 Apr 1930, 12 Water St.
* [b 1883/4] 46, Mahlon Mitchell, head, rent, 10, not a farm, mw, age at 1M 30 years, rwE, bPA fNY mPA, blacksmith, shop.
* [b 1874/5] 55, Rosalie Mitchell, wife, fw, age at 1M 40, rwE, bNY fPA mPA, no occupation.
* [b 1912/3] 17, Carrie V. Mitchell, ad. dau, fw, S, rwE, bPA fUS mUS, Fanifer[?], silk mill.
*[b 1851/2] 78, Hiram Byam, father-in-law, mw, W, bPA fNY mNY, no occupation.



Luella Hamilton's Obituary Scrapbooks
Undated clippings mostly from The Potter Enterprise (weekly newspaper), Coudersport, PA
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell, 88, succumbed early Friday morning (Oct. 8, 1971) at his home in Andover, N.Y. He was born Aug. 15, 1883 in Sweden Valley, a son of George and Lydia Verguson [Vergason] Mitchell. Besides his wife, the former Addie Rice, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Brownell, Buffalo, N.Y..; two brothers, Charle [Carl], Coudersport, and Harry Mitchell, Hornell, N.Y.; and two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Coates, Genesse and Mrs. Cora Shaffer, New Millport. Friends were received at the Mulholland Funeral Home, Andover, and a funeral and committal service was held there Sunday with the pastor of the Andover Pentecostal Church officiating.




News clip
Potter Leader-Enterprise (weekly newspaper), Coudersport, Potter Co., PA
2 July 2008: 100 years ago this week
Mahlon Mitchell finishes his bark job the coming week and will be at his home on Dry Run street.
Some person or persons on mischief bent or thinking it too fresh salted the ice mine. No damage was done.

Mahlon married Rosalie Ida Byam on 31 Jan 1918 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York. Rosalie was born on 19 Aug 1873 in Wellsville, Allegany County, New York; died on 24 Oct 1955 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mahlon married Addie Rice on 04 Feb 1956. Addie was born on 01 Sep 1900 in Woodhull, Steuben County, New York; died on 15 May 1976 in Emporium, Cameron County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Orel Shaffer. Orel was born in ca 1878 in Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maude married Frank H. Gilbert about 1905. Frank was born on 17 Jul 1878; died on 27 Mar 1947 in Elmira, Chemung County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Newspaper clipping (publication unknown, probably The Potter Enterprise (weekly), Coudersport, PA):
NONAGENARIAN
Carl Mitchell, Coudersport, celebrated his 90th birthday on April 20, with members of his family.
A lifetime resident of Potter County, Mr. Mitchell was a well-known logger in his earlier years. Later, he went to work at Damascus Tanning Company where he remained until his retirement in 1954.
He was born April 20, 1887, in Sweden Township, a son of George and Lyda Vergason Mitchell. He was married to Etta Belle Thompson, who died in 1973.
For years he has been an apiarist and has collected many, many pounds of pure honey from his bees, which he continues to care for. He also maintains his own garden.
Mr. Mitchell has six children: Luva Derkis, Bradford, Luella Hamilton, Gustave Knowlton, Lorraine Russell and Carl W. Mitchell, all of Coudersport, and Lloyd Mitchell, Roulette. He also has 14 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Note: Gustave should be Gustava.]

Carl married Ettabell Virginia Thompson on 05 Jul 1915. Ettabell was born on 11 Dec 1890 in Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania; died on 19 Oct 1973 in Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 02 Oct 1917 - 9 Jun 1919, Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania

Notes:

FAMILY CHART compiled by Ron Bruce postmarked 11 Sep 2002 George Washington Mitchell and Lydia Eliza Vergason

Clyde C.
B: 18 July 1892
D: 29 Nov 1965 Bath, NY
M: 24 Nov 1919
Ida M. Johnson
B: 16 July 1893 Shongo, NY
D: 01 Aug 1956 North Hornell, NY
__________

SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
B. 20 Jul 1892, D. Dec 1965, Last residence: Genesee, Potter Co., PA
__________

US WORLD WAR I DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918
Address: 405 [most likely Dwight] St., Coudersport, PA
Age: 25, b 19 Jul 1892 Swaden PA, a natural-born citizen
Present occupation: Glass Worker 10
Employer: Allegany Windowlight Co., Port Allegany PA
Married, Caucasian, no previous military experience
Signed: Clyde Mitchell [two l's]
Medium height, medium build, gray eyes, brown hair, not bald
Dated: 5 Jun 1917
__________

US WORLD WAR II DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1942
(Men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897)
Serial Number: U 1408
Clyde Christopher Mitchell, B 18 Jul 1894 at Swetten Valley, PA; age 47
Residence: Main St., Genesee, Potter, PA; no telephone number listed
Person who will always know your address: Mrs. Nettie Ellis (Gen. Del.)
Main St. Genesee PA
Occupation: None.
[Back side of card not available now, check back later. Nettie is a
sister.]

1920 US Census, Belmont, Allegany Co., NY Ancestry.com Roll: T625_1084; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 669
__ Jan 1920
[b 1891/2] 28, Clyde C. Mitchel, head, rent, mw, M, rwE, bPA fPA mPA, painter, houses.
[b 1883/4] 26, Ida M. Mitchel, wife, fw, M, rwE, NY fNY mNY, no occupation.

1930 US Census, Olean, Cattaraugus Co., NY Ancestry.com 14 Apr 1930, 318 N. 11th St.
[b 1892/3] 37, Clyde Mitchel, rent 26, radio, age at 1M 28, mw, rwE, bPA, fUSA, mNY, gang leader, oil refinery.
[b 1893/4] 36, Ida Mitchel, wife, age at 1M 27, fw, rwE, bNY fNY mNY, no occupation.
__________

OBITUARY undated clipping probably from The Potter Enterprise (weekly newspaper), Coudersport, Potter Co., PA
Luella Mae (Mitchell) Hamilton's Scrapbooks

[handwritten note 7/20/1892-1965]
Clyde Mitchell
GENESEE, Pa. -- Clyde Mitchell, 73, a World War I veteran and longtime resident here, died Monday at Bath Veterans Hospital. Born July 18, 1892, at Sweden Valley, Pa., he was a son of George and Lydia Bergison [Vergason] Mitchell. He was md to the former Ida Johnson of Canisteo, who preceded him in death. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Cora Shaffer of New Millport, Pa., and Mrs. Nettie Coats of Genesee; three brothers, Mahlon Mitchell of Andover, Carl Mitchell of Coudersport and Harry Mitchell, Wellsville, and several neices and nephews.
The funeral service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Veterans Administration Chapel at Bath. The Bond Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

[As far as I know, there were no children. glh]
__________

ST. MIHIEL OFFENSIVE in France
Source: Rickard, J (10 Aug 2007), Battle of Saint Mihiel, 12-13 Sep 1918,
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_st_mihiel.html

"The battle of St. Mihiel saw the first major independent American offensive of the First World War." The objective: Eliminate a salient
(bulge) in the German lines near the town of St. Mihiel. In the face of the American build-up, the Germans had decided to abandon the position.
The German withdrawal began on 11 Sep. On the following morning, the First American Army attacked under the command of Gen. John Pershing.
"The Germans were caught by surprise. Outnumbered and slightly out of position, the German position collapsed. In 36 hours the Americans took over 13,000 prisoners and captured 466 guns. The Germans lost 5,000 killed
and wounded, while the Americans suffered 7,000 casualties."
__________

MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE
Source: Rickard, J (6 Sep 2007), Meuse River-Argonne Forest Offensive, 26 Sep-11 Nov 1918,
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_meuse_argonne.html

"The Meuse-Argonne offensive ... was the southern part of the great triple offensive that broke the German lines on the Western Front. It was also the biggest battle fought by the American Expeditionary Force during the war."
The battle ended with the armistice at 1100 hours on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.
"The Meuse-Argonne offensive cost the Americans 117,000 casualties, the French 70,000 and the Germans 100,000. The American casualties
represented 40% of their total battlefield loses during the war. Amongst those loses were 48,909 dead. In a dreadful irony, the Spanish Influenza
would eventually kill 53,000 American soldiers before the end of the war."


Military Service:
World War I
US Army
Battles engagements, skirmishes, expeditions. St. Mihiel Offensive
Sept 12 to 16, 1918, Meuse Argonne Offensive Sept 26 to Nov 11, 1918.
Wounds received in service: yes
Remarks: Served in France 305 Am In 80 Div. Sailed from U.S. May 25,
1918. Returned to U.S. June 1, 1919.

Buried:
Mitchell, Clyde C, b. 07/18/1892, d. 11/29/1965, Reconstruction Aide, SGT 80TH DIV, Plot: L 7 43, bur. 12/02/1965

Clyde married Ida M. Johnson on 24 Nov 1919. Ida was born on 16 Jul 1893 in Shongo, Allegany County, New York; died on 01 Aug 1956 in North Hornell, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canisteo, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Luella Hamilton's Obituary Scrapbooks
Undated clippings mostly from The Potter Enterprise (weekly newspaper),
Coudersport, PA

Harry Mitchell
Harry Mitchell, 75, Hornell, N.Y., died Monday (Dec. 10, 1973) in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, N.Y. Born Dec. 29, 1898 at Sweden Valley, he was a son of George W. and Lydia Vergason Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was a retired employee of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Nettie Coats, Genesse RD2; and one brother, Carl Mitchell, Coudersport; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Koch Funeral Home in Ulysses from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. today. A funeral service will be held there at 2:00 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Marion Vincent, pastor of First Baptist Church, Ulysses, officiating. Burial will be in Sweden Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: Arthur Loebs. Arthur died in 1969. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buffalo 1930

Family/Spouse: Emma Susan Provost. Emma was born on 20 Jul 1900 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York; died on 23 Nov 1984 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1937, of Holcomb,NY

Henry married Ruth Stumbo on 28 Aug 1937 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Luella Mae (Mitchell) Hamilton's Obituary Scrapbooks

Ellis Shetler Dies
Of Heart Attack;
Falls From Tower

Ellis J. Shetler, a lineman for the Iroquois Gas Company with offices in Honeoye Falls, died suddenly of a coronary thrombosis while working at the top of a sixty foot gas well tower at Footer Well in the town of Bristol on Monday morning os week. His fellow worker, Wm. Prouty, looked on in horror as he saw Mr. Shetler's body plunge to the ground. He was dead before he fell, according to Dr. Charles J. Bobeck, Ontario County Coroner.
Mr. Shetler, 54, leaves his wife, Helene, and a daughter, Helene Kay, and six brothers and four sisters. A resident of W. Bloomfield, Mr. Shetler had been an employee of the gas company, until recently known as the Republic Gas Heat and Ligmpany, for approximately twenty years.
The morning of the accident he and Mr. Prouty were preparing at 9:15 a.m., when death occurred, to remove water from the well.
Friends may call at Stephens Funeral Home on Monroe Street, Honeoye Falls from 2-5 and 7-9 and services will be held Thursday, January 31, 1957 at 2 o'clock with Mr. George Leissner officiating. Interment is in the West Bloomfield Cemetery.
The entire community was shocked at the sudden passing of Ellis Shetler, one of West Bloomfield's outstanding good neighbors. Always smiling and always willing to help someone else, that was Ellis. This community extends the deepest sympao his family.

Ellis married Helene Esther Moore on 21 Mar 1931. Helene was born on 08 Mar 1907; died on 15 Jul 1993 in Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Kenmore,NY in 1972

George married Madalene Miller on 09 Jul 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Raymond married Mary Lorinda Ashley on 31 Dec 1930. Mary was born on 08 May 1912; died on 04 Feb 2000 in Monroe County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bertha married George Benjamin Norsen on 08 Feb 1927 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. George (son of Jacob Benjamin Norsen and Daisy Belle Thompson) was born in 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marjory married George Alger on 31 Dec 1936 in Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Irwin married Eunice Waters on 01 Nov 1939. Eunice was born on 22 May 1916; died on 23 Nov 1984 in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emmanuel married Sarah Elizabeth Bloom on 06 Dec 1923. Sarah was born on 11 Mar 1901 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania; died in Apr 1966 in Temperance, Monroe County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lena married Mr. Myers about 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Herman Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luva married Donald Allen Derkis about 1937, and was divorced about 1940. Donald was born on 26 Dec 1917 in Lewis Run, Potter County, Pennsylvania; died on 27 Oct 2002 in Holland, Lucas County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Luella married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

OBITUARY, 21 Jul 2004
Potter Leader-Enterprise (weekly newspaper), Coudersport, Potter Co., PA

Lloyd E. Mitchell
Lloyd E. Mitchell, 85 of Roulette died unexpectedly Saturday (July 17, 2004) in the emergency room of Charles Cole Hospital in Coudersport. Born May 30, 1919, in Coudersport, he was the son of Carl W. and Etta Belle [Ettabell] Thompson Mitchell. In 1946 in Port Allegany, hemarried Beverly J. Hoak, who survives.Mr. Mitchell was a lifelong resident of Roulette. He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Army, where he received five bronze stars. He had been employed with the former Damascus Tanning Company in Coudersport and attended the Chestnut Street Baptist Church in Port Allegany. He was an avid beekeeper. In addition to his wife, Mr. Mitchell is survived by two granddaughters, Caroline Ferraiuolo of Coral Springs, FL and Melissa Gagnon of Miami Shores, FL; one brother, Carl W. Mitchell Jr. of Coudersport; two sisters, Luella Hamilton and Lorraine Russell, both of Coudersport; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Mona Gagnon, who died on March 31, 1993; and three sisters, Gustafa [Gustava] Knowlton, Leonore [Elnora] Mitchell and Luva Derkis. There will be no visitation. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday (July 21 2004) at the Chestnut Street Baptist Church in Port Allegany, with the Rev. H.D. Youngblood officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family in Lyman Cemetery in Roulette. Memorials may be made to the Roulette Ambulance Association, PO Box 172, Roulette, PA 16746, or to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under direction of the Fickinger Funeral Home of Coudersport.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carl married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jack R. Knowlton. Jack was born on 30 Mar 1924 in Port Allegany, McKean County, Pennsylvania; died on 01 May 2004 in Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorraine married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Joseph Joly. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alice married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mona M. Gagnon
Mona M. Gagnon of Miami, Florida, died Wednesday (March 31, 1993) at Humana Biscayne, North Miami. Born August 2, 1947, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of Lloyd and Beverly Hoak Mitchell. She was married to Charles E. Gagnon, who survives. Mrs. Gagnon had been employed as an executive secretary. Besides her husband and her parents of Roulette, she is survived by two daughters, Caroline E. Gagnon and Melissa M. Gagnon, at home; and her grandfather, Charles Hoak of Roulette.

Family/Spouse: Charles E. Gagnon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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