Philip Gelbach and Sophia Dambach

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Husband Philip Gelbach ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 15 Mar 1817 - Bavaria, Germany 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Oct 1884 - Evans City, Butler Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Evans City, Butler Co, PA

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         Father: Henry Gelbach (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Sophia Dambach ^{1 2 3}

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           Born:  - Alsace-Lorraine, France/Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 1904 - Butler Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Evans City, Butler Co, PA

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         Father: Christian Dambach (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M Jacob Gelbach ^{2 5 6}

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           Born: 24 Dec 1846 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Oct 1924 2 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Fredericka J. Buhl (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 6 Apr 1871 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 6

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2 M Philip D. Gelbach ^{1 8 9}

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           Born: 1848 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 1908 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catherine Behm (      -Aft 1927) 1 8 9
           Marr: 1874 1

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3 F Louisa Gelbach ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1878 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William J. Blakeley (      -      ) 1

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4 M William Henry Gelbach ^{10 11 12}

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           Born: 10 Dec 1854 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 2 10
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           Died: 25 Feb 1927 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elizabeth Irvine (      -Aft 1927) 13 14
           Marr: 1880 10

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5 F Julia A. Gelbach ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1927
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Peter Schenck (1854-      ) 15
           Marr: 7 May 1878 16

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6 M Christian Gelbach ¹

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            AKA: Christopher Gelbach 2
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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7 M John Adam Gelbach ^{4 10 17}

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           Born: 28 Mar 1862 - Forward Twp, Butler Co, PA 4 10 17
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1927
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary V. Lusk (      -      ) 4 18
           Marr: 1891 4 10

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General Notes: Husband - Philip Gelbach

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He came with his parents to the United States in 1830. He grew to manhood on the homestead in Forward township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, and received a meager education in the pioneer log schools of that locality. He afterwards purchased a farm adjoining his father's farm, consisting of 160 acres. He continued to farm until he arrived at old age, when he retired to Evans City. Politically, he was a Democrat, and filled many of the township offices. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical church of Evans City, and gave liberally of his means towards the erection of the church building. He was an elder and trustee of that church for many years.

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General Notes: Wife - Sophia Dambach

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She was a child when her family emigrated to the United States and settled in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
She died at the age of eighty-four years.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1130.

2 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1008.

3 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 287, 292.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 287.

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1085, 1130.

6 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 292.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1085.

8 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1151.

9 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 350.

10 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1131.

11 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1008, 1150.

12 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 896.

13 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1100, 1131.

14 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1009.

15 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 790, 1130.

16 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 790.

17 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 895.

18 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1084.