BIO: M. V. MAPES, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 737 & 738.
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  M. V. MAPES, ONE OF Lawrence Township's substantial, successful and 
enterprising business men, whose valuable farm of 120 acres is devoted to 
general agriculture and the producing of cream, being the only man in the 
township making a specialty of cream and keeping Jersey and Guernsey cows for 
this purpose, was born August 3, 1855, in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, 
Pa.  His parents were William and Albina (Irwin) Mapes.
  William Mapes was born in New Jersey and accompanied his parents from there to 
Clearfield County.  He married Albina Irwin, who was a daughter of Joseph Irwin 
and was born on the farm on which M. V. Mapes now resides.  To this marriage 
seven children were born, four of whom survive.  William Mapes was a Democrat 
but he never accepted office, devoting his time to the accumulation of land.  At 
one time he owned 580 acres, 280 of which lay in Lawrence Township, and 300 
acres of timber was situated in Goshen Township.  He lived to be eighty-six 
years of age and his wife to the age of eighty-four years.  They were charter 
members and helped to build up the West Clearfield Methodist Episcopal Church.
  M. V. Mapes attended the Wolf Run school when he was a boy and as soon as he 
was old enough to take upon himself such responsibilities, he went into the 
livestock insurance business and also carried fire risks, and for four years 
traveled in this line through Ohio and Kentucky.  After his return and marriage, 
he settled on his present farm, his maternal grandfather's old property, and 
among the improvements is the present handsome residence.  About 100 acres of 
the farm are tillable.  Mr. Mapes is one of the wide-awake, thinking men of the 
country and in making the specialty of producing cream for butter purposes, he 
is following out a theory which has proved of practical value.  He has been more 
or less interested in the local creamery for some time and formerly was 
secretary of the organization and at present is a director.  He keeps thoroughly 
informed concerning the modern discoveries in agricultural possibilities and is 
a valued member of the Grange and Mt. Joy.
  Mr. Mapes married Miss Maud L. Sheffler, a daughter of John R. Sheffler, and 
they have seven children:  Clair F., who is teaching school at Pine Grove; and 
Charles, Ruth, Gussie, Frances, John E. and Dean M.  Mr. Mapes and family attend 
the Methodist Episcopal church at Clearfield.  In politics he is a Democrat.