OBIT: Samuel CORFIELD, 1913, Meyersdale, Somerset County, PA

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Corfield, Samuel

Samuel Corfield of Salisbury Street died on Monday morning at 4:30 o'clock from 
paralysis. While partaking of his noon day meal on Sunday the fatal malady 
visited him. He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire England January 16, 
1845, and at the time of his death he was aged 68 years, 10 months and 22 days. 
Nearly half of his life was spent in America. For 33 years he had been on 
American soil and for 12 years had been a resident of Meyersdale. He was married 
to Rebecca Driver n[?] England on November 21, 1866, by whom he is survived, as 
well as by three sons and two daughters as follows: James O. Corfield of Hanna, 
Wyo., Richard Corfield of Cumberland, Md., Wm. Corfield and Mrs. Arthur Belcher 
of Meyersdale, and Mrs. Wm. Preston of Frostburg, Md., by six grandchildren, one 
great grandchild, and one brother, Wm. Corfield of Lonaconing. Mr. Corfield's 
life work was mining. In his early life he was a confirmed member of the Church 
of England. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon from his late 
home. Burial was made in the Union Cemetery Rev. Dr. A. E. Truxal officiated.

Meyersdale Commercial, Dec. 11, 1913