J. Manesfield Read and M. M. Richel

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Husband J. Manesfield Read ¹

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            AKA: J. Mansfield Reed 2
           Born: 1853 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 1
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         Father: Alexander A. Read (1824/1827-1899) 1 3
         Mother: Isabella Clyde (Abt 1824-Abt 1897) 1 3

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       Marriage: 8 Apr 1880 - Lawrence Twp, Clearfield Co, PA 4

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Wife M. M. Richel ⁴

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         Father: Nathaniel Richel (      -Bef 1898) 4
         Mother: Isabella Daniel (      -Bef 1898) 4

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1 F Margaret Lowery Read ⁴

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2 M William A. Read ⁴

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3 U [Infant] Read ⁴

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4 F Ida B. Read ⁴

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5 M Russell H. Read ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - J. Manesfield Read

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He pursued his literary studies in the schools of Lawrence township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and early became familiar with the labors of the farm. In 1880 he located on his own place-a tract of 148 acres, ninety of which were cleared and placed under a high state of cultivation. Besides general farming, he also engaged in lumbering with good success.
He was an ardent supporter of the Democratic party, and served as a member of the school board. He held membership in the American Mechanics Society, and Mt. Joy Grange.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 969.

2 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 931.

3 Carl Ross McKenrick, My Family and Antecedents (Baltimore, MD: Self-published, 1949), Pg 13.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 970.