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     Rev. Jacob Gaetschalk was born circa 1670 at Cleeves, Holland.¹ He immigrated circa 1702 to Germantown, Philadelphia Co. (now), PA.¹ He died in 1763 at Towamencin Twp., Montgomery Co., PA, In 1708 he wrote to Holland, giving the history of the origin of the Germantown Mennonite congregation, also stating the fact that the Rev. William Rittenhouse had died and that he was now the only surviving minister.
On May 9, 1708, he joined with four other brethren in a letter to Amsterdam, asking for some catechisms for the children and little testaments for the young, stating that only one Bible was among the membership of the church.
He was a literary man and was capable to use three languages, Dutch, German, and English. He took an active part in the translation of the Martyr's Mirror, from the Dutch to the German and its printing at Ephrata and was one of those who carefully read and corrected the proofs.
He purchased land in Germantown and later in Towamencin Township (now in Montgomery County); died in 1763, aged about 97 years, and it is supposed that his remains found a resting place in the graveyard adjoining the Towamencin Mennonite Church near Kulpsville.

From "Genealogical History of the Gottshall Family", by Rev. N. B. Grubb.¹

     Ada May Gaffin was born on 21 November 1881 at Illinois. She was the daughter of William Gaffin and Frances Thomas. Ada May Gaffin married Maynard Stouffer Grossnickel, son of Joseph D. Grossnickel and Emma Alice Stouffer, on 6 December 1905. Ada May Gaffin died on 16 October 1918 at age 36.

     Grace Gaffin was Church of the Brethren.¹ She was born on 14 January 1879.² She was the daughter of William Gaffin and Frances Thomas. Grace Gaffin married John M. Price, son of Daniel R. Price and Isabella McQuilken, on 17 January 1900 at Ogle Co., IL, llinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763 - 1900:

GROOM BRIDE CNTY DATE VOL/PAGE LIC
Price, John M(S/O Daniel&Isabel) Gaffin, Grace(D/O Wm&Frances) Ogle 1/17/1900 2/ 9588.³ Grace Gaffin died in August 1976 at Mt. Morris, Ogle Co., IL, at age 97.

     William Gaffin married Frances Thomas.

     Eugene Gage married Alvira Azeltine.

     Note: Myrtella was a descendent of the Vermont Gage family. One of her ancestors took part in the Boston Tea Party. Cause of death: Diabetes. Myrtella Delilah Gage was born on 1 March 1869 at Grundy Co., IA. She was the daughter of Eugene Gage and Alvira Azeltine. Myrtella Delilah Gage married William Montgomery DeWald, son of William Valentine DeWald and Mary Ann Ruble, on 4 July 1892 at Sioux Falls, Minnehaha Co., SD. Myrtella Delilah Gage was buried in 1928 at Montrose, McCook Co., SD. She died on 20 February 1928 at Montrose, McCook Co., SD, at age 58.

     John T. Gager was born on 14 February 1843 at Ontario, Canada.¹ He married Adaline Elsina Trask circa 1865.¹ John T. Gager died on 30 May 1929 at Howard Co., IA, at age 86.

     Nettie Eleanor Gager was born on 17 December 1866 at Decorah, Winneshiek Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of John T. Gager and Adaline Elsina Trask.¹ Nettie Eleanor Gager married Leon Edward Strawn, son of Charles Wesley Strawn and Sarah Jane Miles.¹

     Ann M. Gahard was born circa 1822 at Maryland.¹ She married Henry Engle, son of Isaac Engle and Susannah Swigart, on 28 December 1843 at Greene Co., OH, Ceremony by Rev. David Winters.¹

     Edmund Pendleton Gaines was born on 22 October 1827 at Sullivan Co., TN.¹ He married Emily Esther Easley. Edmund Pendleton Gaines lived on 31 August 1860 at P.O. Eden Ridge, Sullivan Co., TN, farming.¹ He died on 18 July 1888 at Johnson City, TN, at age 60 at the home of his daughter, Myra. He was buried in July 1888 at Peter Miller Reeves Cemetery, Knob Creek Road just south of Sunset Drive, Johnson City, TN, Findagrave #131201546.
Note: from the book Ancestral Sketches by LeRoy Reeves and the Family of Edward Reeves and Jane Melvin, by Willie Reeves Hardin Bivins (igranddaughter of Edmund Pendleton Gaines):

"Edmund Pendleton Gains, my mother's father, was the nephew of General Edmund Pendleton Gains, for whom he was named. His father was a wealthy man, at one time owning among other things, an inn and one hundred slaves. But my great-grandfather lost his fortune, mostly, I understood, from going security for his friends.

Grandfather took an interest in one of the black boys on his father's place and taught him to read and write. After the slaves were freed this Negro went North and did well.

Grandfather was a man of Deep religion and of a mild temperament. I have heard my mother say that his thoughts were always of what he could do to help the women folks of his family and make them happy. He was a school teacher and wrote a beautiful hand.

He married Emily Esther Easley, and they had two children, a baby boy who died at birth, and my mother. He was not a large man, and through him I inherited my own short stature. He was also a very modest man.

He spent his last years in his daughter's home, but died before I was born. He read aloud to my brother a great deal, especially from the Youth's Companion.

He brought with him to his last home, a gray mare named Mittie. It was on her I learned to ride, for she was very gentle. A short loper, having no other gait.

When he was a young man he was chopping wood and a piece flew up and hit him near the eye. In later life he developed a cancer where this had injured him. In those days there was little to be done for even skin cancer and two or three years later he died. Though he suffered greatly, he would never take anything to dull the pain, even at the last, for he said he wanted to meet his Maker with a clear mind.

He was buried in the Reeves Cemetery, and in 1929 when my husband and I went back to Tennessee on business, we had a monument placed at his and his wife's graves.

He and Grandmother made their home down on what was called Reedy Creek, near Kingsport. When my mother was a baby he was putting on her shoes for her and bent a toe and broke it. He felt terrible about it, for he was devoted to her. I have a small figurine that he brought her when she was a child, and a broken pitcher from a set of doll china he gave her.

I wish I knew more about him to tell, for I know it was all good. But there is very little else I know."

     Lucy E. Gaines was born in December 1856 at Grant Co. (probably), IN.¹ She was the daughter of Oliver Gaines and Jane (?)² Lucy E. Gaines married William M. Landess, son of Lewis Landess and Phebe Whinery, on 28 September 1878 at Grant Co., IN.

     Margaret Gaines was born in 1800 at VA (probably). She married William Windle, son of Peter Joseph Wendel and Rebecca Lang, on 19 April 1824 at Frederick Co., VA, M; Ceremony by Rev. Ellas March. Margaret Gaines died before 1850 at Shenandoah or Roanoke Co., VA, Not with family in 1850 census.¹

     Myra Clark Gaines was born on 9 September 1856 at Sullivan Co., TN, Myra was a great-niece of U.S. Army General Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849), a senior commander during the early decades of the United States, and a veteran of the War of 1812, Seminole Wars, Black Hawk War, and Mexican-American War.¹ She was the daughter of Edmund Pendleton Gaines and Emily Esther Easley.¹ Myra Clark Gaines married James Miller Reeves, son of Peter Miller Reeves and Matilda DeVault, on 18 January 1876 at Tennessee. Myra Clark Gaines died on 22 June 1910 at age 53 dates from headstone. She was buried in June 1910 at Carr-Reeves Cemetery, Johnson Ciity, Washington Co., TN, Findagrave #101347440.

     Oliver Gaines married Jane (?).¹ Oliver Gaines was born circa 1831 at Ohio.¹

     Gayle R. Gainsforth was born on 27 November 1925 at Cedar Bluffs, Saunders Co., NE. He married Shirley Ann Tong, daughter of Harry Lyle Tong and Joan M. Pensick, in 1949. Gayle R. Gainsforth died on 14 October 2004 at Douglas Co., NE, at age 78

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Gayle was a lively man who loved to greet customers, especially children, as they entered "B&G Tasty Foods". He and his family moved to Fremont, Neb. when he was a boy. Gayle enlisted in the Navy shortly after graduation from Fremont High School in 1943. His military career took Gayle and his wife, Shirley, to California, where they lived for a brief time before returning to Omaha in 1953. That same year the B & G Drive-In was established by Ken Bliss and Gayle Gainsforth near 84th and West Dodge Road. Later changing the name to B & G Tasty Foods, it was moved to 7900 West Dodge. It was the home of the best "loose meat" sandwich ever. In 2000 the restaurant was sold and Gayle retired. Gayle was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Shirley. His survivors include his daughter, Lori Ludwick, son, Michael Gainsforth, brother, Gary Gainsforth of Rome, Italy and two grandchildren.

     Ada Galarone married Ludwig Munsinger, son of Johann Christian Valentin Munzinger and Elisabetha Schäfer. Ada Galarone was born in 1859 at Sonora, Tuolumne Co., CA. She died before 1900 at Inyo Co. (probably), CA.

     Anna Galbraith married Idomene Daspit.

     Anna Galbraith was born on 29 August 1902 at Morris Co. (probably), KS.¹ She was the daughter of Robert A. Galbraith and Anna Davison Sullivant.¹ Anna Galbraith married Kenneth Bowman. Anna Galbraith lived in April 1940 at Glenville, Schenectady Co., NY. She died on 28 July 1999 at age 96.

     Earl Galbraith was born on 2 July 1907. He was the son of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson.

     Edith Wolfe Galbraith was born on 26 December 1909. She was the daughter of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson. Edith Wolfe Galbraith married Forest Roy Hall on 20 May 1929.

     Edna Milton Galbraith was born on 5 June 1911. She was the daughter of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson. Edna Milton Galbraith married Herbert Wylie Bolton, son of Lyman Bolton and Caroline Virginia Larimore, on 24 December 1927.

     Elmer Clarence Galbraith was born on 22 July 1918. He was the son of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson.

     Emma May Galbraith was born on 14 January 1906. She was the daughter of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson.

     Esther Hazel Galbraith was born on 29 May 1913. She was the daughter of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson.

     Harold Pitzer Galbraith was born on 6 December 1920. He was the son of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson.

     Harry B. Galbraith was born on 8 July 1883. He married Lura M. Watson, daughter of Eber Smith Watson and Sarah Jane Hawkins, on 25 December 1904.

     Robert A. Galbraith was born on 11 November 1862 at Illinois. He married Anna Davison Sullivant, daughter of Joseph McDowell Sullivant and Mary Allen. Robert A. Galbraith lived on 18 April 1910 at Rolling Prairie Twp., Morris Co., KS, stockman, raising hogs.¹ He died on 1 August 1932 at age 69. He was buried in August 1932 at White City Cemetery, White City, Morris Co., KS, Findagrave #53180679.

     Robert Allison Galbraith was born on 28 September 1904 at White City, Morris Co., KS, WW II draft registration.¹ He was the son of Robert A. Galbraith and Anna Davison Sullivant.¹ Robert Allison Galbraith married Bernice M. Cooper.

     Robert Ernest Galbraith was born on 22 November 1915. He was the son of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson.

     Roberta Nellie Galbraith was born on 22 November 1915. She was the daughter of Harry B. Galbraith and Lura M. Watson.