Col. Edward Girard Schieffelin

Served as a Colonel in the Civil War for the North.

"Stokesdale is the name of a village, situated on Marsh Creek, a mile and a half north of Wellsboro. The first settler here was Elijah Wedge, who located on the village site in 1820, resided there a number of years, and then removed to Niles Valley. The village owes its existence to the establishment of the present tannery, in 1871, by Bailey, Lowell & Company. This firm consisted of John W. Bailey, F. K. Wright, O. B. Lowell and Edward G. Schieffelin. Writhe and Schieffelin were the managers. In 1880 Wright and Bailey sold out to James H. Humphrey, of New York, and the firm became Schieffelin & Company. On October 17, 1883, the Wellsboro Leather Company was incorporated with a capital of $200,000, the stock being owned as follows: George H. Danforth, New York, $99,000; Edward G. Schieffelin, Wellsboro, $100,000, and M. F. Elliott, Wellsboro, $1,000. The company became the owner of the Stokesdale tannery property, including 175 acres of land and eighteen dwelling houses. On May 1, 1893, the control of the property was transferred to the Union Tanning Company, a member of the United States Leather Company, which operates a number of other sole leather tanneries in the county. This tannery, when operated to its full capacity, turns out 800 sides of sole leather a day. Edward G. Schieffelin, who has held the position of superintendent since 1891, is the only one of the original owners now connected with the enterprise. D. M. Lounsbury, the foreman, has been in the employ of the various owners since 1875. He also acts as station agent. A store, formerly carried on by the company, is now run by J. L. Landrus & Company. A post office was established here March 6, 1877. Edward G. Schieffelin, the first postmaster, held the office until January 19, 1893, when the present incumbent, J. L. Landrus, was appointed."

Source - Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice

1897 Tioga County History Chapter 23 - Delmar Township(http://www.joycetice.com/1897/ch23.htm)

Post Office Township or Borough First Year First Postmaster Notes 1875 1899 1909

Stokesdale Delmar 1877 Edward G. Schieffelin

Source - Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice

1897 Tioga County History

Twin Brother of Jacob B. who died as an infant.

Source: Genealogical and Family History of New York (Google Books)