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 HISTORY of CRAWFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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Cambridge Twp. -
OLIVER A. GAGE, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in Waterford Township, Erie Co.,
Penn., November 1, 1819, son of Richard and Clara
(Alford) Gage, who came from Addison County, Vt., and
located in Erie County, Penn., in 1816, removing to what is
now Cambridge Township, this county, in 1820. Here
they located on the farm (which they cleared) now owned by
Henry Klie. In 1838 they settled on the farm
now owned by our subject, most of which they cleared.
Richard Gage died in March, 1869, in his
eighty-fourth year. His wife died Apr. 7, 1865, aged
seventy- four. They were parents of twelve children:
Peter A., in Cambridge; Aurelia, wife of
William Mitchell (both deceased); Cyrus
(deceased), Stephen (deceased); Caroline, wife
of Timothy Butler, Nebraska; Walter R.
(deceased; Oliver A.; Harriet, wife of
Daniel Smith (both deceased); Rebecca
(deceased); Nelson (deceased); Orange,
residing in Kansas, and Julia Ann, wife of A. M.
Edwards, residing in Titusville, Crawford Co., Penn.
Oliver A. Gage has been twice married; on first
occasion, Jan. 1, 1847, to Mary, daughter of Eliud and
Polly (Williamson) Greaves, of Vermont, by whom he had
six children: Clara, wife of Laban A. Tucker,
of Cambridge Township (have one child—Walter);
James, married Eliza Greaves, of
Cambridge (have two children: Mary A. and
George R. ); George (deceased );Adelia
(deceased); Stephen and Alvin (deceased).
Our subject's second marriage, Feb/ 1, 1883, was with
Augusta, daughter of William and Minerva (Hamlin)
Sharp, of Warren, Penn., by whom he had one child—Mary
E., born Aug. 10, 1884. Mr. Gage is
a member of the Cambridge Grange. In politics he was
formerly a Republican, but is now independent.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 806 |
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Beaver
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LUTHER GATES, farmer, P. O. Beaver
Centre, was born Apr. 5, 1834, in Chautauqua County, N. Y.,
a son of Calvin and Caroline Gates, natives of New
York State, who came to this county in 1836, settling in
Beaver Centre, where they took up 200 acres of land.
They were the parents of nine children— two died in infancy,
five now living—viz.: Luther; Roderick M. (was a
soldier in the Twenty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during
the late war and died in hospital at Alexandria in 1863),
Albert (was a member of the Sixteenth Wisconsin Regiment
during same period and died in hospital at Pittsburg
Landing), Ann C., wife of Asa N. Belknap;
Emeline, wife of G. C. Cooper; Ora; and
George H. The parents were members of the
Christian Church. The father, who had held the office
of Justice of the Peace and all township offices, died
August, 1882. His widow is now residing with her son,
Luther, in the seventy-fifth year of her age.
Our subject received a good common school education, and
taught school one term. He served three years in
Second Pennsylvania Cavalry, 1861-1864; was married in 1854
to Mary West, a native of Erie County, Penn.
The results of this union are three children: Ida,
Florence, wife of Frank A. Boyce, and Ernest A.
Mr. and Mrs. Gates are members of the Christian
Church. Our subject owns 100 acres of land; is a
member of the G. A. R. at Springboro; held several township
offices; in politics he is a Republican. His paternal
grandfather was a soldier in both the Revolutionary war and
the war of 1812.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 789 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
ISAAC B. GEROW, farmer, P. O.
Cambridgeboro, was born in Oil Creek Township, this county,
Oct. 11, 1829, son of Gilbert A. and Jeannette (Titus)
Gerow. Gilbert A. Gerow, a hatter by trade,
was a native of Orange County, N. Y., and settled in Oil
Creek Township, this county, in 1814, where he passed the
greater part of his life, though the last ten years were
spent in Troy, N. Y. , where he died in 1844, aged
sixty-four years. His wife, born in Lancaster, Penn.,
was a daughter of Daniel Titus, one of the
first settlers in Oil Creek Township, where he located in
1796. Our subject was married Apr. 15, 1849, to
Maria, daughter of Andrew Mossinger, of
Mead Township, this county. By this union were eight
children: John, married to Catherine Peck
(they live in Warren County, Penn. ); Gilbert,
deceased; Daniel, deceased; Daniel T., married
to Lillie Hyde; Marvin, now in Montana;
Henry and Obed, deceased and Emma L.,
wife of I. C. Drake, of Cambridge. Daniel T.
was a graduate of the normal school, Edinboro, Penn.;
studied law two years with W. R. Bole, of Meadville,
and was admitted to the bar. He is now the principal
agent of the Standard Oil Company at Jacksonville, Fla.
Isaac B. Gerow spent the first five years of
his married life in Venango County, Penn. Afterward
lived three years in Riceville, this county, engaging in the
lumber business. He then returned to Venango County
and manufactured lumber for twenty-two years. In 1870
he purchased the farm in Cambridge Township where he has
since resided. He has held the office of County
Commissioner one term; Auditor of his township six years,
and many other minor offices. He is a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church; in politics a Republican.
Among the many adventures Mr. Gerow
experienced in the early days, may be recorded the
following: In the summer of 1854 a lynx or catamount
inhabited the woods surrounding Mr. Gerow's
residence in Venango Township, and became the terror of the
neighborhood. On Christmas day of that year our
subject and five others went in pursuit of the lynx, taking
a fox hound with them which soon got on the scent and drove
the brute to cover under some tree tops lying in a deep
hollow. Mr. Gerow, managing to get
a fair aim at his lynxship, fired and killed him. The
animal measured five and a half feet
from tip to tip.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 806 |
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Cambridge Twp. -
DANIEL GEROW, farmer, P. O. Cambridgeboro, was born
in Oil Creek Township, this county, June 5, 1831, son of
Gilbert and Jeannette (Titus) Gerow. (See sketch of
I. B. Gerow.) Our subject, who was reared on a
farm, when fourteen years old went to Venango County, Penn.,
and there engaged in farming and lumbering until he was
thirty-six years of age. During the late Rebellion he
enlisted Sept. 8, 1862, in Company D, Eighteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and was in the battles of Winchester,
Cedar Creek, Hagerstown, Falling Water, and many other
engagements. After serving three years he was
honorably discharged June 12, 1865. In 1868 he settled on
the farm where he now resides, in this township. Mr.
Gerow was married Nov. 13, 1856, to Emily L.,
daughter of Aspinwall and Frances
Cornwall, of Allegheny Township, Venango Co., Penn.
By this union were born eight children, four now living,
viz.: Herbert A., Cecil E. , Charles C. and Lizzie
D. Our subject and wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He has served several
terms as School Director of his township and one term as
Supervisor. In politics he is a Republican. Mr.
Gerow is a F. & A. M. and a member of the G. A. E.
Source: History of Crawford County,
Pennsylvania, Illustrated, Publ. Chicago: Warner, Beers &
Co., 1885 - Page 807 |
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