Wellwood SOPER (1921- )
1 Wellwood E. SOPER1,2,3 (1921- ) [8716]. Born 3 Aug 1921.1,2
From the Gazette and Bulletin (Williamsport, PA).
July 27, 1946 - "Soldier's Pet Arrives Home From Germany. MANSFIELD - A police dog, "Calvados," arrived here Tuesday after a five-week trip from Erding Germany.
He was sent by Cpl. Wellwood Soper, of the Army Air Forces, to his nephew, Richard Jaquish, 12 who resides on Extension Street with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Soper, parents of the soldier.
The dog was acquired in France by Corporal Soper's air unit and later flown to Germany during the Battle of the Bulge. During the campaign he was injured by a truck but fully recovered.
As the servicemen began to leave for the States, Corporal Soper was among the last to receive his orders and sent ahead his dog. He had since arrived home but not in Mansfield when Calvados arrived.".
2 Earl SOPER1,4,5,6,7 (1893-1963) [8645]. Born 2 Nov 1893, Tioga Co., PA.1,5,7,8 Marr Maude WILLIAMS c. 1911.6 Died Nov 1963.8
4 William SOPER4,5 ( - ) [8646].
Could be James William Soper.
8 Buritt SOPER9 ( - ) [10208].
9 Minerva ?9 ( - ) [10209].
5 Ida May FADLEY5,9 ( - ) [8650].
3 Maude WILLIAMS1,4,6,9 (1887-1979) [8644]. Born 1887, Roseville, PA.1,10,11 Died 11 Aug 1979, Rochester, NY.11 Buried Watson Cemetery.11
From an unknown Tioga County newspaper.
August 11, 1979 - "Maude Soper of Honeoye Falls, NY, formerly of Mansfield, died on Saturday, August 11, 1979 at Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY. She was the widow of Earl Soper. She was born in Roseville, the daughter of Jacob and Martha Avery Williams. She is survived by one son, Wellwood Soper of Honeoye Falls, NY; two daughters, Mrs. Leslie (Doris) McCann of Conneaut, Ohio, Mrs, John (Chrystal) Hall of Troy; five grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the Kuhl Funeral Home in Mansfield with the Rev. David L. Weaver officiating. Burial was in the Roseville Cemetery.".
6 Jacob WILLIAMS4,10,12 (1844-1929) [8641]. Born 1844.10 Marr Martha AVERY 9 Sep 1883.4 Died Feb 1929.10,12 Cause: Pneumonia. Buried Watson Cemetery, Roseville, PA.12
From an unknown Tioga County newspaper.
February, 1929 - "Jacob Williams, aged eight-five years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Soper, Saturday. Death was caused by pneumonia. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Roseville Baptist Church, the Rev. Orey Crippen of Tioga, Officiating. Interment was in the Watson Cemetery, Roseville.
Mr. Williams had been a life-long resident of Rutland, where he has many friends who mourn his death. He has spent considerable time in Mansfield during the past few years.
He is survived by one son, Frank Williams, of Rutland; four daughters, Mrs. Harry Soper, Mrs. George Kelley, Mrs. Thomas Armstrong, of Mansfield, and Mrs. Earl Soper of Elmira, and one brother, Horace Millburn of Blossburg.
7 Martha AVERY13,14 (1843-1914) [8631]. Born 1843, PA.10,13 Died Sep 1914.4,10
From an unknown Tioga County newspaper.
September, 1914 - "The funeral of Mrs. J. Williams was held from the Baptist church in this place on September 2, and was largely attended as the decedent had always lived near here, and will be remembered as Martha Avery. She was twice married, her first husband, Frank Stout, having died on December 6, 1880, and by whom she had one daughter. She was married to her present husband on September 9, 1883, who, with four daughters, Mrs Guy Soper, Mrs. Earl Soper, Mrs. Thomas Armstrong, Mrs. George Kelley, and one step-son, Frank Williams, are left to mourn a faithful wife and mother. Three brothers, George and Menzo Avery, Of Elmira, and James Avery, of Sylvania, and a large circle of friends and neighbors join in sympathy for the bereaved family. Mrs. Williams had been a sufferer for years, but bore the afflictions with great patience until at the age of 72 years and 10 months she passed to the Great Beyond to meet her God. The Rev. S. Barrett officiated at the funeral, and appropriate hymns were sung by Mr. and Mrs. Roy James, John Wilcox, Miss Louis Crippen with Mrs. D. Watson as organist.".
14 William AVERY13,14,15,16 (1812-1872) [3523]. Born 1812, NY.10,13,15 Marr Clorinda BAILEY 1842.15 Died 1872, Rutland, Tioga, PA.10,15
15 Clorinda BAILEY13,14,15,16 (1815-1901) [3522]. Born Dec 1815, PA.10,17,18 Died 1901, Rutland, Tioga, PA.10,15
Sources
| 1 | "1930 NY, Chemung, Elmira census". |
| 2 | "U.S. Public Records Index". |
| 3 | "From an article about Wellwood Soper's dog in the Gazette and Bulletin, July 27, 1946". |
| 4 | "Obituary of Mrs. J. Williams in an unknown Tioga County newspaper, September 1914". |
| 5 | "1900 PA, Tioga, Rutland census". |
| 6 | "1920 Tioga, Rutland census". |
| 7 | "WWI Selective Service registration card". |
| 8 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 9 | "Information provided by Nicole Jaquish Betts". |
| 10 | "Watson Cemetery Burial Records, Tioga Co., PA". |
| 11 | "Obituary of Maude Williams Soper in an unknown Tioga County newspaper, August 11, 1979". |
| 12 | "Obituary of Jacob Williams in an unknown Tioga County newspaper, February, 1929". |
| 13 | "1860 PA, Tioga, Rutland census". |
| 14 | "1870 PA, Tioga, Rutland census". |
| 15 | "Ancestry.com, Snow/Lyman Ancestors". |
| 16 | "1880 PA, Tioga, Rutland census". |
| 17 | "Ancestry.com World Family Tree". |
| 18 | "1900 Tioga, Roseville census". |
