Israel Van Gorder and Nancy Vance

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Husband Israel Van Gorder ^{1 2}

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           Born: 7 Apr 1829 - Perry Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 3 4
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           Died: Bef 1908
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         Father: Jacob Van Gorder (1805-1887) 5 6
         Mother: Nancy Elliott (Abt 1810-1884) 5 7 8

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Isabella Evans (1829-1874/1875) 4 9

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Wife Nancy Vance ^{2 4 9}

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           Born:  - Slippery Rock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA
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           Died: Spring, 1908 - New Wilmington, Lawrence Co, PA 4
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         Father: James Vance (Abt 1776-1842) 2 10 11
         Mother: Annah Harris (Abt 1788-1850) 10

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Israel Van Gorder

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He worked in his father's mills until 1876, when he bought 96 acres of land in Perry township, and built a new house and barn, and carried on general farming until 1891, when he had accumulated enough property to enable him to retire; leaving the farm in charge of his only son and child, Jacob E., Mr. Van Gorder came to New Castle, and bought a house on County Line Street, which he enlarged and remodeled and later rented as a tenement, building another for his own use.
For many years Mr. Van Gorder supported the Republican ticket and served as supervisor, assessor, and as overseer of the poor; he was later a member of the National Prohibition Party. He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church.

He was born in Perry Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and when old enough learned the miller's trade. For many years he was the proprietor of the old Van Gorder mill. At the age of fifty-five he removed to New Castle, in which place he later died, for some years having been retired from active business pursuits.

1 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 12, 488.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 547.

3 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 12.

4 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 772.

5 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 12, 487.

6 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 444, 772.

7 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 444.

8 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 64.

9 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 13.

10 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 348x.

11 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 80.