James E. Gilson and Nancy Maria Whitcomb

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Husband James E. Gilson ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Oct 1845 - Barnes, Sheffield Twp, Warren Co, PA 2
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         Father: John Gilson, Jr. (1797-1884) 2 3 4
         Mother: Fidelia Ball (      -      ) 4 5

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Wife Nancy Maria Whitcomb ⁵

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         Father: Luther Whitcomb (      -Bef 1899) 5
         Mother: Lorinda Farnsworth (Abt 1816-Aft 1899) 6

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Children

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1 M Clyde Gilson ⁵

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         Spouse: Maud Farnsworth (      -      ) 5

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2 F Martha Gilson ⁵

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         Spouse: Ellsworth Barnes (      -      ) 5

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3 F Mary Gilson ⁵

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         Spouse: William Marley (      -      ) 5

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4 F Lena Gilson ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - James E. Gilson

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He attended the public schools, after which he assisted his father in lumbering. During many years he was occupied in running rafts down the creek, and thus became an expert pilot. After the discovery of oil in that district he turned his attention to that, and thereafter devoted his time to building derricks and bridges and drilling oil wells. He built two houses at Barnes, the Snap house and his own residence, both of which show marks of skill.
Civil War: He enlisted in 1863 in Battery H, 3rd Pa. Light Artillery, and served until the close of the war.
In politics he was a Prohibitionist, and believed whisky to be the curse of the human race. He was a member of the G. A. R. Post of Sheffield, Pennsylvania. The family favored the M. E. church.

1 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 515.

2 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 15.

3 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 328, 515.

4 —, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 943.

5 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 16.

6 —, Book of Biographies, 37th Judicial District, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1899), Pg 17.