BIO: George Greenfield, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 187-188.
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  GREENFIELD, GEORGE, was born in the city of Philadelphia, Pa., on May 
10, 1839, and died in the same city on December 1, 1895.
  He was by trade a blacksmith, and was converted in the shop where he 
worked when seventeen years of age.  His gifts were soon recognized, 
and within a year after conversion he received exhorter's and local 
preacher's licenses.  Seven years he worked at his trade, preaching as 
opportunity offered.  During these years he held his membership with 
Hancock Street and Summerfield Churches in Philadelphia.  He did supply 
work within the bounds of Philadelphia Conference a couple of years, 
when in 1865 he was sent as supply to Lehman, in this Conference.  In 
1866 he united with the Conference.  In 1887, because of throat 
trouble, he took a supernumerary relation to the Conference and moved 
to his native city.  Here he found work to do.  He was given the care 
of Mount Olivet Mission and subsequently the mission New Providence.
  After many months of illness, and when it seemed as if he might 
rally, his heart suddenly failed, and he passed away.  He was buried in 
North Cedar Hill Cemetery, in Philadelphia, Pa.
  On October 13, 1864 he married Miss Mary A. Heller, of Philadelphia.  
Two children were born to them.  One died a number of years ago.  The 
one living is a son, and at this writing is a member of the California 
Conference.  He was last stationed at Virginia, in the Nevada Mission.
  His pastoral record is as follows: 1865, supply at Lehman; 1866, 
Lehman; 1867-68, Northmoreland; 1869, Nicholson; 1870-72, Auburn; 1873, 
Orwell; 1874-76, Skinner's Eddy; 1877-79, Meshoppen; 1880-82, Parsons; 
1883-85, Forty Fort; 1886, Wanamie; 1887-95, sy.