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OBITUARYGeorge \V. lt;ilidewell, son of William and Marv ldttle Glidewell, was horn Sept. 7, 1811, in Klklumi towi -ship then Lycoming comity, on the Chalice farm near K-teila, then nwi -ed hy his father. S J i youth wasspent on tin farm aim in gelling a good common school education. lt;n February -I), lslt;»l. In* enlisted in! Co. 15. 58th Regiment l\i. Yohm-' leers, being appoint' d corporal. 1 ilt; j vva in the engagement .ti Drury’s' Blutl May Hi, IstH, ami the ba ttle «»f | lold llarher June 1, to .5, Peter—burg siege from June l»t.» Jl Fail Oaks October i\v. and at tie- occupation of Richmond April 5, ls(»r». ilie received an honor d*i« dseli ir; at City Point. Vu. Jan. Jl, 1 •;lt;-. On January In, Ih*»7 In was unit' d iu marriage to Caroline Kay* . u ho istill survives. To them thru « hil-dren have heen horn: Me. Aivn. IKightmire, Mrs. K. li. Wnjil a* dMi. Fred Shatter deem**-! Solt; u after hi- marriage he pureh sc 1 his|! father’s large farm, l»» nig one of i In j finest iu Ihi-country \\ her h« h J si net* resided. Desjdis. to oing I* was engaged in lumbering tor main ; years, lie piirehased a sham saw mill which lie handled -ic ee—fulls,but unfortunately while IiiiiiIm ring * If the Lemig track tu nr ( id Spring Ids and pactnor1- mill with a larg*quantity of logs w.r* de-;rlt;»y»d !vtire, entailing a -ever' *:nauciul lo—.111* M*rved as ( nuiity 1 mini—ion cr with II C. Mellrid* *i«l John Yoiikin from ls7s to issi. Mel* Id many tow n-hip « thetl . nm-l mi portant lining R**a*l clt;»n.mis-ioiier, | A —st'—I -r t wo term-, ami \» a- -lt; rving his M-cntid term a- .liisticc «( the Peace. I tit t *li-* ts p|,ice* I her fatal hand up*hi him and fm lt;v* r banyears lie ha- been ennlhied I lit*h*ai-, a gnat -ulhrer Death came Tuesday i veiling, Mareh 7111 liHi.'i'I lie flllieml Was held at his latr r* -idem*e on Friday, Re\. J. II. Il«»w-lt;• » a-wi-ted by lb v. It. II. Huntley ottb'iatiiig. The cntfl i was drapedw ith our nation'* Hag and -i \ of tin old soldier* wi r* pall bearer-, th** were S. S. Roger-, J. I Moly liens, Henry Drown, 17. II. Wnrhurton,J NV. Rogt rs and V\ l|.plot Is. lie wh- a brother of 1 . ** Glidewell and Mr- I -lb* r * I «rk #*f Forkiville
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Laporte, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Mar 16, 1905
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