From Newspaper Records from Tioga County PA , Volume Six, Births, Deaths & Marriages abstracted from the Mansfield Advertiser 1888 through 1895 by Mary Kingsley. Originally published 1984. All data copied from newspaper file as it appeared in the record using their spelling. Permission for reprinting on the Tri-County Web Sites given by Rhoda ENGLISH Ladd, series coordinator, in 1997. Retyped by Elaine Frey, Formatted and published by Joyce M .Tice 2004 |
| Date | M | Name | Notice | |
| 1888 | 23-May | D | Price, Martin | d. Nauvoo May 10th, age 77 |
| 1888 | 01-Aug | D | Price, Mrs. | d. Covington Jul 24th, age 88, at home of dau. Mrs. A. L. Johnson |
| 1888 | 08-Aug | D | Purcell, Mrs. James | d. Arnot, Jul 30th |
| 1888 | 04-Jan | M | Purtle, Thomas | Of Mann Creek m. Miss Linnie Schaffer of Mansfield at Lindley, NY., Jan 1st 1888, she dau. Of Joseph Schaffer |
| 1888 | 29-Feb | M | Putnam, Vial A. | m. Miss Bertha Bergin, both of Wellsboro at Ansonia Feb 23rd by Rev. A. Shaw |
| 1888 | 16-May | B | Putram | Dau. To V. of Wellsboro, May 4th |
| 1888 | 23-May | D | Quimby, Robert L. | Of Delmar twp. d. “Fri.”, age 50, 9 children, buried Stony Fork Cemetery; kicked by horse. |
| 1888 | 05-Dec | D | Randall, Mrs. S. | d. Blossburg Nov 28th, age 55 |
| 1888 | 01-Aug | M | Rankin, Jennie | m. Alonzo Day of Lambs Creek at Lambs Creek, Jul 25th by C. P. Fuller, Esq. |
| 1888 | 24-Oct | M | Ransom, George | Of Chatham twp. m. Miss Ella Carl of Deerfield twp. at Little Marsh Oct 17th |
| 1888 | 16-May | D | Ransom, George L. | d. Williamsport “recently”, age 68, former resident of Lawrenceville |
| 1888 | 22-Aug | M | Ransom, Lucy L. | Of Chatham Twp m. W. R. Longstreet of Mansfield at Watkins, NY., Aug 16th by Rev. B. Douglas |
| 1888 | 23-May | B | Ray | Son to Edward of Lawrenceville, May 15th |
| 1888 | 02-May | D | Redington, Mrs. Caroline | d. Elmira, NY., “Sat.”, buried Crooked Creek, widow of John |
| 1888 | 04-Apr | D | Redinton, John | d. Elmira, NY., Feb 19th, age 78, buried Crooked Creek; came there in 1851, to Elmira in 1866, 3 sons and 1 dau |
| 1888 | 29-Feb | M | Reed, Minnie | m. James Hallinan, both of Morris Run, at Blossburg Feb 14th by Father Murphy |
| 1888 | 18-Apr | M | Rees, Mary A. | Of Morris Run m. Arthur Jenkins of Antrim at Elmira, NY., Apr 7th by Rev. W. Henry |
| 1888 | 02-May | M | Reese, Anna | m. James Sommerville at her home, Fall Brook, “last Thurs.” |
| 1888 | 23-May | D | Reese, Bertha | d. Knoxville May 11th, age 13, dau. Of Dr. C. A. Reese |
| 1888 | 18-Jan | D | Reese, Frederick | d. Tioga Jan 12th, “at advanced yrs.” |
| 1888 | 12-Dec | D | Reid | Young dau. Of John of Fall Brook buried “last Thur.” |
| 1888 | 30-Jun | M | Reismyer, Elizabeth W. | Of Harrisburg, Pa., m. Byron J. Costley of Mansfield at Harrisburg Jun 12th by Rev. G. Stewart |
| 1888 | 11-Apr | M | Reitter, John | Of Brookfield twp., m. Miss Susie Gilkey of Austinburg at Troupsburg, NY., Apr 2nd by Rev. J. Stevens |
| 1888 | 15-Aug | D | Revie, John | d. Blossburg “last Wed.”, age 54, several children |
| 1888 | 18-Jan | B | Rexford | Dau to J. C. of Richmond twp., Jan 3rd 1888 |
| 1888 | 19-Sep | M | Rexford, Mary | Of Gaines m. Robert K. Jones “today” |
| 1888 | 12-Dec | D | Reynolds, Ezra | d. Lawrence Corners, funeral “last Wed.” |
| 1889 | 02-Jan | M | Reynolds, Millie | Of Sullivan twp., m. George Rose, at her home Dec 31st by Rev. Trapp; she dau. Of Van Buren Reynolds; he son of R. B. Rose. |
| 1888 | 15-Aug | D | Reynolds, Mrs. G. C. | d. Tioga “last Wed.”, 48 yrs. Old, buried Evergreen Cemetery Tioga, had children |
| 1888 | 14 & 21 Mar | D | Reynolds, Mrs. Margaret | d. Rutland Mar 3rd, funeral Mar 9th, left 2 sons, 4 daus, 1 deceased; age 72, b. Homer, NY., came Pa 1839, m. 1831 Bennett Reynolds; buried family cemetery |
| 1888 | 02-May | B | Rhodes | Son to Charles of Tioga (no date) |
| 1888 | 26-Sep | M | Rice, Adelbert | m. Miss Nell Casement, both of Little Marsh, at Troupsburg, NY., Sep 16th by Rev. J. Stevens |
| 1888 | 06-Jun | M | Rice, Anna | m. Fred Paul, both of Knoxville, at Woodhull, NY., May 27th by Rev. G Abrams |
| 1888 | 21-Nov | M | Rice, Diantha J. | Of Richmond twp. m. Ethelbert Forrest of Sullivan twp. at Mansfield Nov 15th by Rev. S. Rhinevault |
| 1888 | 19-Dec | M | Rice, Frank | m. Miss Annie Hall, both of Arnot, at Wellsboro Dec 13th by Rev. A. Shaw |
| 1888 | 03-Oct | M | Rice, Grace | Of Union twp. m. Melvin Gage of Roaring Branch, at Elmira, NY., Sep 20th |
| 1888 | 24-Oct | D | Rice, Hiram | d. near Knoxville “last week Mon.”, resident of Troupsburtg, NY.; accident |
| 1888 | 11-Jul | M | Rice, Ira | m. Miss Kate Symonds, both of Stony Fork, at Wellsboro Jul 4th by Rev. J. Boyce |
| 1888 | 24-Oct | D | Rice, Mrs. James | d. Little Marsh, Oct 16th, age 37 |
| 1888 | 08-Feb | D | Riley, Mrs. John | Of Nelson d. Jan 29th, 4 children |
| 1888 | 06-Jun | D | Ripley, Amelia Gray | d. Sylvania May 24th, age 86, b. Hartwick, Ny., Apr 10th 1802 to James Gray (1 of 9), pioneer of Sullivan twp. 1810, she had 7 children, 1 dau. Mrs. James Bristol of Sylvania; husband in War 1812, stroke |
| 1888 | 06-Jun | D | Ripley, Mrs. Phillip S. | d. Richmond twp. “last Sun.”, age 70 yrs., 11 mos., 10 das., nee Lorena Webster, b. Sullivan twp. Jun 24th 1817, m. Dec 28th 1837, 10 children (7 survive), sister of R. D. Webster, Mansfield; typhoid; left: Hobert, Homer J., Ezra, Volney, Roswell P., Crescen C., Philander W.; buried family cemetery |
| 1888 | 10-Oct | M | Ripley, P. S. | m. Mrs. Levi Miller, both of Richmond twp., at Mansfield “last week Tue.” |
| 1888 | 19-Sep | M | Ritter, Dr. F. H. S. | Of Elkland m. Miss Clara Sheffel of Williamsport “tomorrow” |
| 1888 | 25-Jul | D | Robbins Mrs. E. B | d. Lawrenceville “Fri”, age 22 |
| 1888 | 08-Feb | M | Robbins, Francis N. | m. Miss Cora E. Jackson, both of Sullivan twp., her home Feb 2nd by Rev. H. King |
| 1888 | 13-Jun | D | Robbins, Mrs. Amos | d. Sullivan twp., funeral “last Sun.”, b. 1858 to O. D. Rumsey of Wellsboro, left 1 son; consumption |
| 1888 | 11-Apr | B | Roberts | Dau. To John of Wellsboro, Apr 3rd |
| 1888 | 29-Feb | B | Roberts | Son to L. of Sabinsville, Feb 19th |
| 1888 | 19-Sep | M | Roberts, Ada | Of Knoxville m. Alfred Edgcomb at Knoxville sep 9th by Rev. C. Gardner; she dau. Of Giles Roberts |
| 1888 | 29-Aug | D | Roberts, Ethel | d. Sabinsville “last week Fri.”, age 4, dau of Richard; poisoning |
| 1888 | 11-Apr | D | Robertson, Bessie | d. Little Marsh “last Mon.”, age about 7, dau. Of Mrs. C. L. Robertson, Memb. Croup. |
| 1888 | 02-May | D | Robertson, George W. | d. Knoxville Apr 23rd, age 43yrs., 7 mos., 22 das.; paralysis |
| 1888 | 02-May | M | Robertson, Levina E. | Of Hoytville m. Eugene Ayres of Lloyd at Corning, NY., Apr 19th by Rev. J. Bacon |
| 1888 | 18-Jul | M | Robinson, Charles | m. Miss Maggie Hyde, both of Blossburg, at Blossburg, Jun 30th |
| 1888 | 20-Jun | D | Robinson, Mrs. J. L. | Of Wellsboro d. “last week Wed.”, age 78, buried ______; been there since 1834; had son Jesse M. and dau. Mrs. Azuban Smith |
| 1889 | 02-Jan | B | Robottom, Percy Kent | b. (no date) to Rev. P. J. of Tioga |
| 1888 | 17-Oct | M | Roche, Winifred | Of Milwaukee, Wisc., m. Daniel O’Connor of Arnot, at Arnot Oct 10th by Rev. P. Murphy |
| 1888 | 23-May | D | Roe | Infant son of Erastus of Westfield d. “last Fri.” |
| 1888 | 15-Aug | B | Roff | Son to Charles of Lawrenceville (no date) |
| 1888 | 07-Mar | M | Rogalsky, Jennie E. | Of Montreal, Can. (formerly of New York) m. L. Sumner of Mansfield, to be Mar 13th |
| 1888 | 30-May | D | Roland, Robert | Delmar twp. “last Thur.”, age 64, 4 children |
| 1888 | 22-Feb | B | Root | Dau to George of Crooked Creek “Sat.” |
| 1888 | 11-Apr | B | Root | Dau to Joseph of Wellsboro, Apr 1st |
| 1888 | 01-Aug | B | Rorapaugh | Dau to Clarence of Mansfield, Jul 30th |
| 1888 | 15-Feb | B | Rose | Son to Leonard ob Blossburg, Feb 7th |
| 1889 | 02-Jan | M | Rose, George | m. Miss Millie Reynolds of Sullivan twp. at her home Dec 31st by Rev. Trapp; she dau. Of Van Buren Reynolds; he son of R. B. Rose |
| 1888 | 23-May | M | Rosengrant, Mary | Formerly of Mansfield, m. Evans Carner of Athens at Waverly, NY., May 20th |
| 1888 | 28-Mar | M | Rosser, Robert | m. Miss Ida Patterson at Morris Run Mar 16th by Rev. J. Evans |
| 1888 | 01-Feb | M | Rounseville, Lizzie | m. Charles Wheeler, both of Painter Run, at Roseville Jan 29th by C. B. Hanyen, Esq. |
| 1888 | 14-Nov | D | Rowe, John Mitchell | d. St. Paul, Minn., age 11 yrs., 2 mos., 16 das., son of Chauncey and Nettie, formerly of Mitchell Creek, buried Tioga Cemetery |
| 1888 | 14-Mar | M | Roy, Mary A. | m. Ford R. Knapp of Elmira, NY., formerly of Tioga at Elmira, Mar 8th by Rev. T. Beecher; she dau. Of Mrs. Deborah Austin |
| 1888 | 25-Jan | D | Rozelle | Infant son of Fred buried Crooked Creek “wed.” |
| 1888 | 18-Jan | D | Rozelle, Mrs. Ollie Knight | d. Lawrenceville, buried Crooked Creek Jan 3rd, wife of Fred |
| 1888 | 08-Jan | M | Ruggles, Eva M. | m. J. A. Beach, both of Wellsboro at Elmira, NY., Jan 4th by Rev. W. Henry at residence of Dell Smith |
| 1888 | 29-Feb | M | Ruggles, Mabel | m. Thomas A. Sweet, both of Niles Valley, at Corning, NY., Feb 20th by Rev. G. Brigham |
| 1888 | 07-Mar | B | Rumsey | Son to N. K. of Knoxville, Feb 27th |
| 1888 | 10 & 17 Oct | M | Rumsey, Addie M. | Of Mainesburg m. Harvey W. Davis of Mansfield at Elmira, NY., Sept 29th by Rev. G. Ferguson |
| 1888 | 19-Sep | M | Rumsey, Kate M. | Of Mainesburg m. George A. Holcomb of Troy at Elmira, NY., Sep 13th by Rev. C. Ferguson |
| 1888 | 15-Feb | D | Rumsey, Mrs. Cyrus | d. Mainesburg “today” (item dated 2/14), age 57 |
| 1888 | 09-May | M | Russell, E. L. | m. Miss Genie Miller, both of Blossburg at her home May 1st |
| 1888 | 09-May | M | Ryan, Ellen | m. Frank McCann, both of Fall Brook, there “last Wed.’ |
| 1888 | 15-Feb | M | Ryan, Maggie | m. James Donovan, both of Arnot, at Blossburg Feb 8th |
| 1888 | 27-Jun | M | Ryan,Thomas | Of Fall Brook m. Miss Maggie Kane of Painted Post, NY., “last Wed.” |
| 1888 | 12-Sep | B | Sabin | Dau to Charles of Stony Fork, Sep 5th |
| 1888 | 02-May | B | Sabins | Dau to L. of Sabinsville, Apr 17th |
| 1888 | 05-Dec | B | Sampson | Dau to James of Fall Brook, Dec 1st |
| 1888 | 18-Jul | M | Sampson, Henry | Of Copp Hollow m. _______ |
| 1888 | 13-Jun | M | Sanford, Cora | Of Blossburg, m. Calvin Hungerford of Corning NY., at Corning, June 6th |
| 1888 | 07-Mar | B | Satterlee | Dau. To D. L. of Jackson twp., Feb 23rd |
| 1888 | 14-Mar | B | Savacool | Son to Joseph of Kelleytown (Richmond twp.) (no date). |
| 1888 | 05-Sep | D | Scaife, John | Of Covington twp. d. “last week Wed.”, age 50 |
| 1888 | 04-Jan | M | Schaffer, Linnie | Of Mansfield m. Thomas Purtle of Mann Creek at Lindley, NY., Jan 1st 1888, she dau. Of Joseph Schaffer |
| 1888 | 02-May | B | Schermerhorn | Son to Elmer of Mainesburg, Apr 29th |
| 1888 | 31-Oct | M | Schmelze, Helen | m. William Watkins, both of Union Twp., at Elmira, NY., Oct 25th by Rev. M. Dewitt |
| 1888 | 11-Jan | D | Schoff, Mrs. Clarissa | d. Elkland, Jan 5th, age 82 |
| 1888 | 02-May | D | Schofield, Cora | d. Potter Brook, Apr 12th, age 23 |
| 1888 | 25-Jul | M | Schoonover, Charles | m. Miss Libbie Briggs, both of Deerfield twp., at Troupsburg, NY., Jul 14th by U. Atwood, Esq. |
| 1888 | 26-Sep | M | Schoonover, Marion R. | m. Miss Alice J. Zimmer, both of Tioga Co., Pa., at Troupsburg, NY., Sep 15th by Elder D. Hunt |
| 1888 | 30-May | D | Schumpf | Child of George of Charleston d. “last week”, diphtheria |
| 1888 | 05-Sep | D | Scott, Luke | Of Potter Brook d. Aug 26th, age 60, 2 children |
| 1888 | 18-Jan | M | Scott, Will O. | m. Miss Lizzie McNinch, both of Westfield, at her home Jan 1st by Rev. D. Parcells |
| 1888 | 18-Apr | M | Seafore, Lizzie J. | m. Claud S. Green, both of Blossburg, at Corning, NY., Apr 2nd by Rev. Millspaugh |
| 1888 | 3 & 10 Oct | B | Seagers | Son to S. S. of Charleston twp., Sep 24th, named Marrison Morton |
| 1888 | 3 & 10 Oct | M | Seagers, Clara E. | Of Tioga m. Judd (Jud D.) Voorhess (Voorhis) of Athens Oct 4th at her home by Rev. A. Shaw (she a Seeger?) |
| 1888 | 18-Apr | M | Sebring, Grant | m. Miss Emma Hartsock, both of Liberty, at Elmira, NY., Apr 5th by Rev. W. Henry |
| 1888 | 21-Nov | D | Sechrist, David | d. East Point (Liberty Twp.) Nov 12th |
| 1888 | 15-Feb | D | Secor, Mrs. ____ | d. Westfield “last Wed.”, mother of Mrs. Ambrose Close |
| 1888 | 07-Mar | D | Seely, Henry | d. Osceola Feb 25th, age 68 |
| 1888 | 25-Jan | D | Seelye, Miss Helen | d. Lawrenceville Jan 14th at sister’s (Mrs. Dyer Powers) |
| 1888 | 04-Jan | D | Sensabaugh, Mrs. P. J. | d. Knoxville, Jan 1st, left 3 children |
| 21-Nov | M | Sensabaugh, Peter | Of Knoxville m. Miss Lena Watts of Mansfiled at Elmira, NY., Nov 9th, by Rev. M. Dewitt | |
| 1889 | 02-Jan | M | Seymour, Clayton H. | m. Minnetta Welch of Sullivan twp. at Covington (no date); she dau. Of Nelson Welch |
| 1888 | 12-Sep | D | Seymour, Harry | d. Mansfield Sep 5th, age about 82, lived here 40 yrs., father of Mrs. Charles Owens; heart ailment |
| 1888 | 12-Dec | M | Shaffer, Charles | Of Wellsboro m. Miss Nettie Blanchard of Covington at Lindley, NY., Dec 5th |
| 1888 | 07-Nov | D | Shattuck, Levi Hubbard | d. Mansfield Nov 1st, b. Fayston, Vt, about 1846, in this area since 1852, supt. Railroad; had: Henry F., Hornellsville, NY.; Alfred J., Wellsboro’ Mrs. Chas. H. Verrill, Franklin, NY.; Mrs. W. F. Fox, Albany, NY.; Mrs. Chas. L. Shattuck, Elmira, NY.; buried Hope Cemetery Mansfield |
| 1888 | 03-Oct | D | Shaw, Carrie | d. Wellsboro Sep 30th, age 14 mos., dau of Alfred, cholera infantum. |
| 1888 | 08-Feb | D | Shaw, Mrs. Myrtie | d. Niles Valley Jan 23rd, age 18, wife of William H. Shaw; dau. Edward VanDusen |
| 1888 | 05-Dec | M | Shearer, Agnes | m. Henry Connelly, both of Arnot at Arnot Nov 24th by Rev. Joseph Murray |
| 1888 | 19-Sep | M | Sheffel, Clara | Of Williamsport m. Dr. F. H. S. Ritter of Elkland “tomorrow” |
| 1888 | 17-Oct | B | Sheffer | Son to John of Blossburg, Oct 12th |
| 1888 | 29-Feb | M | Sheffer, Ida | m. Murray Mase, both of Liberty, at Elmira, NY., Feb 16th by Rev. W. Henry |
| 1888 | 17-Nov | D | Sheive, Mrs. Daniel | Of Daggetts Mills d. “last week”, consumption |
| 1889 | 02-Jan | M | Shelly, Jennie M. | m. Albert Vanderhoef, both of Gaines, at Corning, NY., (no date) |
| 1888 | 01-Feb | D | Shepard, James K. | d. Columbia (Rutland twp.?), Jan 24th, age 70 yrs. |
| 1888 | 03-Oct | B | Sherman | Dau. To Charles of Richmond twp., Oct 1st |
| 1888 | 14-Nov | B | Sherman | Son to L. D. of Shippen twp. (no date) |
| 1888 | 28-Nov | M | Sherman, Eugene | m. Miss Maude Baker, both of Rutland twp., at State Line, NY., Nov 23rd by Rev. H. Barber |
| 1888 | 13-Jun | D | Sherman, Mrs. Matilda C. | d. Roseville “last Fri.” (Jun 9th), age 78; b. in Mass., m. there Charles Sherman, came here early, buried Roseville; has: Mrs. Timothy Smith, Benjamin Sherman, Mansfield; Charles and Hirman of Rutland twp., Jessie at home; dropsy |
| 1888 | 28-Nov | B | Sherwood | Dau. To Clark of Mansfield, Nov 22nd |
| 1888 | 20-Jun | M | Sherwood, Minnie A. | Of Mansfield m. Frank W. Orcutt of Warenceville at Lindley, NY., by Rev. L. Ayres (no date) |
| 1888 | 24-Oct | M | Shoemaker, C. B. | Of Corning, NY., formerly of Lawrenceville, m. Miss Ollie May Alexander of Elmira, NY., “last week” |
| 1888 | 01-Aug | D | Short, David | d. Chatham twp. “recently”, age 68, supposed to be first white child b. there |
| 1888 | 16-May | D | Short, John, Jr. | d. Chatham Valley, Pa., May 1st in 79th yr. |
| 1888 | 28-Mar | M | Short, Mary C. | m. Leroy H. King, both of Tioga Co., Pa., at Wellsboro Mar 24th |
| 1888 | 29-Feb | M | Simmonds, Mattie L. | m. Arthur G. Hammond, both of Middlebury, at Corning, NY., Feb 22nd by Rev. R. Hammond |
| 1888 | 10-Oct | D | Simpson, Joseph | d. Wellsboro, buried “yest” at Sylvania, former resident of Mainesburg |
| 1888 | 17-Oct | B | Sinclair | Dau. To George of Blossburg, Oct 7th |
| 1888 | 18-Jul | M | Sinclair, Mary | Of Mansfield m. John Criton of Arnot Jul 3rd |
| 1889 | 02-Jan | D | Skinner, William | Of Sabinsville d. (no date), age 18, son of late Elijah Skinner, logging accident |
| 1888 | 20-Jun | B | Slingerland | Son to John of Richmond, Jun 17th |
| 1888 | 18-Apr | M | Smezley, Jennie | Of Arnot (age 26) m. Thomas Crooks of Blossburg (age 64) ( no date) |
| 1888 | 18-Jul | B | Smith | Dau to Charles A. of Cherry Flats (no date) |
| 1888 | 15-Feb | B | Smith | Dau to George W. of Middlebury, Feb 5th |
| 1888 | 29-Aug | D | Smith | Child of Patrick d. “last Fri.” at Tioga, buried Evergreen Cemetery there |
| 1888 | 18-Jan | D | Smith | Infant dau. Of Thomas of Morris Run d. Jan 4th |
| 1888 | 21-Nov | D | Smith James E. | d. Wellsboro Nov 14th, age 62 yrs., 1 mo., 14 das., fever |
| 1888 | 28-Mar | M | Smith, A. G. | Of Cowanesque m. Phebe Woodcock of Clymer, Pa., at Troupsburg, NY., Mar 16th |
| 1888 | 25-Apr | D | Smith, Abner | Of Armenia d. Apr 15th, age 62, bowel ailment |
| 1888 | 05-Sep | M | Smith, Clare E. | Of Mainesburg m. Burton Z. Holcomb of Mainesburg at Elmira , NY., Aug 22nd by Rev. M. DeWitt (SRGP 9849 / 8406) |
Published On Tri-Counties Site On 09/14/2004
By Joyce M. Tice