John F. Gelwicks and Emma Virginia Keefer

---

---

Husband John F. Gelwicks ^{1 2}

---

           Born: 5 Feb 1853 - St. Thomas Twp, Franklin Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

         Father: John Gelwicks (1797-1876) 1
         Mother: Clara Swartz (Abt 1810-Aft 1887) 1

---

       Marriage: 23 Dec 1875 1

---

---

Wife Emma Virginia Keefer ^{1 2}

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1887
         Buried: 

---

         Father: Henry Keefer (1822-1889) 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Weist (1823-1900) 2 3

---

---

Children

---

1 F Carrie M. Gelwicks ¹

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

2 F Nellie V. Gelwicks ¹

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

---

3 M Clyde R. Gelwicks ¹

---

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1887
         Buried: 

---

---

General Notes: Husband - John F. Gelwicks

---

He was the youngest in a family of ten children.

He was reared on a farm and remained with his father until his death; he then took charge of the old home place and resided there. His mother moved to a house that her husband had built a few months previous to his death, which was one of the most beautiful places in the county for a farm house. It was located near the mountain, in a valley nicely surrounded by trees, etc.
He farmed the whole of the homestead; also dealt in stock, making a specialty of fine graded Percheron horses and Durham cattle. He held the office of judge of elections for several terms; in the spring of 1886 he was elected justice of the peace.

1 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 906.

2 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 473.

3 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 806.

4 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 467.