Lewis Raymer and Florence Gallup

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Husband Lewis Raymer ¹

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            AKA: Louis Ramer 2
           Born: 4 Jan 1848 - Pine Grove, Schuylkill or Berks Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Raymer (1823/1825-Abt 1899) 1
         Mother: Matilda Fry (1829-1904) 1 2

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Wife Florence Gallup ¹

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           Born: 31 May 1851 - Norwich Twp, McKean Co, PA 1
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         Father: Orrin Wilson Gallup (1812-1887) 3
         Mother: Nancy Corwin (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Octavia Raymer ¹

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           Born: 4 Jun 1873 1
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2 M Ward W. Raymer ¹

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           Born: 29 Apr 1883 1
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         Spouse: Ethel Lund (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Lewis Raymer

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He received a public school education at Smethport, McKean County, Pennsylvania, then worked on his father's farm at that place until March, 1883; removing to Port Allegany he took a farm on shares for Fitz-Henry Arnold; in 1887 he went into the butcher business, in which he continued for twelve years, but sickness prevented his active work for the next two years; in 1901 he took a position as foreman in the sawmill of S. J. Gifford, at Smethport; after three years he re-entered the butcher business, and he continued until June, 1909, then opened pool and billiard parlors opposite the Smethport post-office, where he did a flourishing business, and an excellent class of trade; he was a member of the Maccabees, Tent No. 9, Smethport; he was a Republican; for two years he was street commissioner and for two years councilman, and in 1911 was elected again to the latter office for a term of four years from January 1, 1912.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 100.

2 Editor, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, and Forest, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 450.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 100, 124.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 85, 124.