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Ferry, L. S .- Born, New Paris, Pa., July 29, 1862 ; son of J. B. and Elizabeth (Snowberger) F .; educated, Juniata Coll., I year, De Pauw Univ., A. B., '86, and Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '87; married, June 12, 1895, Jennie Lescher, Topeka; alone in law business, 1887; Ferry & Doran since 1893; police judge, 1895 to 1899; mem. of bd. of education, one term. Office: Columbian Bldg.
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Finch, Chas. A. - Pastor, First Christian church; born, Bradford Co., Pa., Feb. 25, 1869; son of Anson D. and Loretta E. (Harding) F .; educated, Fairfield Coll., 2 years, Cotner Univ., A. B., '95, and Univ. of Chicago, A. B., '96; married, June 29, 1898, to Canna Grace Wiles, Plattsmouth, Neb .; held pas- torates, Cheney, Kan., 3 years and 9 months, Newton, Kan., 3 years and 9 months; to Topeka, as pastor of first Christian church, 1901 ; 4 years mem. of state bd. of the K. C. M. S., and served 2 years as state supt. of Bible school dept .; I year, pres. State Christian Endeavor Union ; 3 years, dir .; 2 years, state pres. Sunday School dept .; to Kan- sas, 1896. Res. : 1109 W. 8th.
Fisher, Peter .- Old settler; born, Glasgow Scotland, Aug. 27, 1829; son of Wm. and Elisabeth (Lowrie) F .; ed- ucated in the common schools of Scot- land; married, 1850, at Dover, N. H., by Dr. Barrows, of the First Congl. church; stone mason for 17 years; to Kan., June 16, 1857; to Topeka, 2 months later; is a shoemaker by trade, and has followed it most of his life. Shop : 633 Buchanan.
Fisher, Z. T .- Born, Selinsgrove, Pa., Dec. 21, 1847 ; son of Samuel C. and Anna (Fetter) F .; married, Feb. II, 1869, to Grace F. Eyer, who died June 26, 1904; worked with woodwork ma- chinery in a sash and door factory, 20 years; in mercantile business, 5 years ; commercial salesman, II years; started real estate business, 1901; to Topeka, May 28, 1878. Office : 418 Kan. Ave.
Fishback, C. G .- Pastor, Shiloh Baptist church; born, Winchester, Ky., Aug. 3, 1868; son of Chas. F. and La- tisia (Bates) F .; married, Feb. 13, 1901, to Minnie Woodson; graduated, State Univ. of Kentucky; to Topeka, July 4, 1903, and has been pastor here ever
since; pastor of the State Street Baptist church, Bowling Green, Ky., previous to coming to Topeka. Res .: 1201 W. 12th.
Fisk, D. M .- Prof. sociology, Wash- burn Coll .; born, New Hampton, N. H., April 10, 1846; son of Rev. Ebenezer and Mirian A. (Gordon) F .; graduated, Brown Univ., 1869, A. M .; studied, med- ical dept., Harvard, 1870; received Ph. D., Findlay Coll., Ohio, D. D., Hills- dale Coll., Mich .; married Alma H. Moore, Wilton, N. H., Aug. 29, 1870; pastor of Congl. churches, Jackson, Mich., Toledo, Ohio, St. Louis, Mo., Topeka, Kan., 1886 to 1899; prof., biol- ogy, Hillsdale Coll., 1872 to 1886; prof., sociology, Washburn Coll., since 1899; field sec. since 1902; platform lecturer. Res. : 1516 College Ave.
Flenniken, D. F .- Born, 1857, Green Co., Pa .; educated, Green Co. Academy ; engaged in banking business, being asso- ciated with Henry Clews; to Kansas early in the seventies; located at Clay Center until 1880; was private sec. for Senator Plumb; brigadier gen. during Gov. St. John's administration; active in organizing the Good Templars, and was one time pres .; sec. of Kan. State Board of R. R. Commissioners ; 1894, asst. sec. Rep. State Central Committee; 1900-01, asst. sec. Kan. State Senate; since 1902, deputy U. S. marshal. Office : Federal Bldg.
Flowers, E. C .- Born, Topeka, Ill., 1872; son of D. W. and Cassia (Kelley) F .; educated in common schools and James City Business Coll .; for many years did clerical work; became auditor of the Topeka Railway Co., 1902; to Kansas, 1883; to Topeka, 1896. Office : 12th and Jackson.
Foote, C. E .- Born, Lenawee, Mich., Oct. 9, 1852 ; son of Peter H. and Lor- rana (Sawdy) F .; graduated, Oskaloosa
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Coll., Iowa, '79; read law under Judge Blanchard, Keller, and Dean, Marion, Kan .; formerly connected with Ex-State Senator H. B. Kelly in bond brokerage business; owned and edited the Marion Times for 4 years; probate judge of Marion Co., 4 years; chairman of state board of pardons, 1893-94; to Topeka, spring of 1897; sec. and dir. Monarch Oil Co .; v. pres. and dir. Beulah Oil Co .; occasionally contributes to newspapers; married Grace Kuhn, Oct. 1, 1890. Of- fice : Real Estate Bldg., 701 Jackson.
Forbes, D. H .- Born, Westborough, Mass., Jan. 3, 1851 ; son of Daniel H. and Mary A. (White) F .; received high school education; married Celeste Mc- Afee, Topeka, March 4, 1873; learned hardware business, Boston, Mass .; clerk, hardware store, K. C., Mo., 4 years; to Topeka, 1872; started a hardware store at 616 Kan. Ave., June, 1872, and has been continuously in the hardware busi- ness there ever since. Res .: 703 Polk.
Forbes, P. H .- Born, Centre Lisle, N. Y., July 6, 1859; son of Robert and Permelia (Lusk) F .; educated, at State Univ. Law School, Iowa City, Iowa; married Ada Ireland, March 12, 1883; was in law practice at Larned, Kan., 7 years ; to Topeka over 13 years ago, and has been in practice here ever since ; atty., Capital Bldg. and Loan Assn .; to Kan- sas, 1884. Office : 625 Kan. Ave.
Forbes, T. M .- Born near Mansfield, Ohio, Nov. 14, 1854; son of L. B. and Hannah (Morthland) F .; married Mary Brook, near Mansfield, Feb. 14, 1878; to Topeka, Oct., 1880; farmed, 3 years ; worked in a mill and elevator, 4 years ; 1887, went into grain and mill business, and has been in it ever since ; his brother, W. A., is in partnership with him; dir., Citizens State Bank. Mill: 115 W. Laurent.
Forbes, W. M .- Born, 1847, Ind .; son of John G. and Elizabeth (Mathews) F .; educated in the academy and law dept. of Iowa State Univ .; married, 1874, to Lucretia Parsons ; was principal of South Hill School, Burlington, Iowa ; practiced law, Beatrice, Neb .; co, judge, Neb., I term; to Topeka, 1886; has been in real estate and loan business since then ; mem. bd. of education for 10 years; mayor, Potwin Place, 2 terms; nat. treas. of the Knights and Ladies of Security for past 8 years. Office : Security Bldg., 7th and Kan. Ave.
Forbes, W. A .- Born, Richland Co., Ohio, Nov. 14, 1858; son of L. B. and Hannah (Morthland) F .; married Ada- lyne Boyce, Richland, Ohio, Feb. 2, 1882; to Topeka, 1887, and has been in the feed and grain business in North To- peka ever since; Theodore, his brother, is associated with him in the business. Mill : 115 W. Laurent.
Foster, Charles M .- Born, Walpole, N. H., Oct. 17, 1841 ; son of Henry P. and Eliza (Marsh) F .; graduated, Harvard Coll., A. B., '63; to Topeka, 1868; mem. commission to revise tax laws, 1872; has been practicing law since 1868. Res. : 217 E. 4th.
Foster, Eli G .- Born, Lancaster Co., Pa., May 4, 1864; son of Eli and Mary (Greenawalt) F .; educated, Pa. State Normal, '86, and special work in many colleges, history and working with orig- inal manuscripts; married, Perry Co., Pa., Sept. 2, 1890, to Alice M. Mitchell; principal, the Soldier Orphans' Home, Phila., I year ; taught in dist. schools 3 years, and Quincy School, N. Topeka, 5 years ; principal Harrison School for last 8 years; to Topeka, 1887. Author : Reference Manual and Outlines of U. S. History, The Illustrative Historical Chart, The Civil War by Campaigns, and
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Historical Outline Maps and Note Books for Studies in U. S. History. Res. : 713 Topeka Ave.
Foster, Frank H .- Born, Walpole, N. H., Jan. 6, 1857; son of Henry T. and Hannah M. (Fuller) F .; educated, Kimball Union Academy, and law dept. of Univ. of Mich .; married Harriet B. Franks, June 3, 1884; to Topeka, April, 1882, and has been in law practice here ever since; sec. Pipe Organ Assn. Of- fice : Columbian Bldg.
Foucht, J. H .- Born, Perry Co., Ohio, March 17, 1846; son of Christian and Elizabeth (Weimer) F .; educated, Heidelberg College, 2 terms; married, 1877, to Julia E. Dutton, daughter of Hon. M. R. Dutton ; she died Aug., 1890; on farm until 21 years of age; taught school in North Topeka in the first school built there, 1869; taught Chas. Curtis how to read ; taught at Tecumseh I year, and Grantville 4 years; flour, feed and grain business, 3 years ; commenced hard- ware business, 1876, N. Topeka; elected mem. Kan. Legislature, 1880; mem., city school bd., 5 years; pres. Shawnee Co. Sunday School Assn., 8 years ; chairman of executive committee, State Sunday School Assn., 3 years; oldest continuous business merchant of N. Topeka; stock- holder Shawnee State Bank. Store : 825 N. Kan. Ave.
Fraser, George .- Foreman, black- smith shops, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., To- peka; born, Inverness, Scotland, March 24, 1869; son of Wm. and Isabelle (Juner) F .; educated in the common schools; married Nora Bohnhardt, De 'Soto, Mo., 1895; worked with steam hammer, Mattoon, Ill., 2 years; welling flues, I year; started in as blacksmith, 1885, Mattoon, Ill., and was blacksmith there I year ; blacksmith, De Soto, Mo., 5 years ; blacksmith, Santa Fe shops, To-
peka, 1895-98; foreman, blacksmith shops, Albuquerque, N. M., 1898 to 1902; foreman here since Aug., 1902. Res. : 426 Madison.
Fredenhagen, E. A., Rev .- Born near Downer's Grove, Ill., April 7, 1860; son of Victor and Mary (Lambe) F .; educated, a business college, Wheaton Coll., A. B., and A. M., and Chicago Theological Seminary, D. B .; married Florence M. Silvernail, Clyde, Mich., Sept. 10, 1890; home missionary in Da- kota and Indiana; pastor in Michigan; editor of a religious weekly in Michigan and Ohio; A. M. A. missionary in Ala- bama; pastor in Illinois; childrens' rescue work in Wisconsin; founding so- cieties for the friendless since Dec., 1900; to Topeka, Dec., 1900; dir. Gen. Alliance of Workers with Boys; mem. committee on charities and correction, Nat. Council of Congl. Churches ; gen. supt. Kan. Soc. for the Friendless, and all societies for the friendless ; prison evangelist. Auth- or: The Mission of the Prisoners' Aid Soc., magazine articles, etc. Res .: 306 Woodlawn Ave.
Freeman, F. W .- Born, Danville, Ala., May 26, 1864 ; son of Zenas F. and Kate E. (Garner) F .; attended college, but did not complete course; married Grace M. Waugh, Topeka, Oct. 18, 1887; to Topeka, March 10, 1874; clerk, material dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy., Las Vegas, 1883; bookkeeper, teller, and asst. cashier, Bank of Topeka, 1884-87; asst. cashier, cashier, and now v. pres. Merchants National Bank. Office: 605 Kan. Ave.
Freeman, John D., M. D .- Born, Geneva, Ill., 1871; son of John C. and Emma (Belden) F .; educated, B. S., State Univ., Madison, Wis., Rush Med. Coll., M. D., '97, and Univ. of Vienna, Austria, postgraduate course, 1902; pres.
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of the Interne Hosp., Chicago, 2 years ; has been in charge of the Santa Fe Hosp., Topeka, since 1899, at which time he came here. Office: Santa Fe Hospital.
Frost, John E .- Born, Rome, N. Y., April 22, 1849; son of Hon. Thomas G. and Elizabeth A. (Bancroft) F .; educat- ed, Knox Coll., 3 years, and Hamilton Coll., N. Y., A. B., '71 (now mem. bd. of trustees) ; to Topeka, 1883; dist. agt., land dept., A. T. & S. F. Rwy., 1872-79; traveling agt., land dept., 1879; gen. land commissioner, Santa Fe, 1890 to Nov., 1898, when he purchased the un- sold company lands in Kansas ; pres. of the Exhibitors' Assn., International Cot- ton Exposition, Atlanta, Ga., 1881 ; 1894, pres. of Hamilton Coll. Mid-Continental Alumni Assn .; 1894, v. pres. Nat. Irri- gation Congress, held at Denver, Colo .; 1895, pres. Nat. Irrigation Congress ; 1898, v. pres. and treas. Kan. Commis- sion Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, Omaha, Neb .; ex-pres. To- peka Commercial Club; one of the ex- ecutive committee, India Famine Fund, 1900; married Margaret E. Kitchell, daughter of Hon. Alfred Kitchell of Ill., Oct., 1871 ; in real estate business. Of- fice : Columbian Bldg.
Frost, M. O .- Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 22, 1837; son of Aaron and Jane (McRae) F .; learned trade of printer, Cincinnati, Ohio; in 10th Mo. inf. dur- ing Civil War; 4 years after war spent in Cincinnati, Ohio, working for news- papers ; 16 years editor and publisher of the Marshall, (Clark Co., Ohio) Herald ; to Topeka, May, 1884; publisher of the Saturday Evening Lance, 5 years; ed- itor and publisher of the Western Vet- eran, 3 years ; has done job work since 1890; married, first, in 1857, at Olney, Ill .; wife died Sept., 1899; second mar-
riage, Oct. 17, 1901, to Mattie E. Cline, Topeka. Office : 830 Kan. Ave.
Fuller, A. M .- City passenger agt., C. R. I. & P. R. R .; born, Dearborn Co., Ind., Nov. 26, 1844; son of John M. and Malinda (Morris) F .; married Susie Gardner, Maple Park, Ill., 1868; enlist- ed, 1861, Co. E., 10th Ill. inf .; mustered out July 12, 1865; to Topeka, 1869; trav- eling salesman for the Moline, Plow Co., and K. C. Implement Co .; in implement and carriage business here 12 years; sheriff, Shawnee Co., 1885 to 1890; apptd. chief of police in 1890, but re- signed ; city agt., U. P. R. R., 1891 ; city passenger and ticket agt. of the C. R. I. & P. since 1892. Office : Ist and Kan. Avenue.
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Gage, Louisa .- Born, Allegany Co., N. Y., April, 1834; daughter of Henry and Sarah (Nichols) Ives; received an academic education; married G. G. Gage, Belmont, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1868; Mr. Gage, in early days, was a mfr. of brick and builder of houses; later, a capitalist and dealer in real estate; erected, 1895, at his own expense, soldiers' monument in Topeka Cemetery; shortly after his death, May 19, 1899, Gage Park of 80 acres was presented to the city; Mrs. Gage erected an annex to Stormont Hosp., 1900; well known for other phi- lanthropical work; to Topeka, 1857. Res. : 409 Van Buren.
Gage, L. T .- Born near Chillicothe, Olio, Sept. 3, 1843; son of Rev. Wm. and Mary A. (Lambert) G .; educated, Marietta Coll .; married Gussie J. Mor- row; taught school, Douglas Co., and Shawnee Co .; principal Clay, Sumner, and Euclid schools, Topeka; ex-co. supt. of public instruction, Shawnee; now city truant officer and census enumerator.
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Office : 8th and Harrison, High School Bldg.
Gage, Norris. - Born, Ashtabula, Ohio, Jan. 15, 1840; son of Joshua L. and Anna (Taft) G .; prepared for Yale, but upon breaking out of Civil War en- tered 105th Ohio inf .; wounded in bat- tle of Perryville, Ky., Oct., 1862; after the war, was private sec. to two senators at Washington, D. C .; to Calif., where he was supt., and built reduction works, for 8 years; 1884, went into law dept. of Santa Fe Rwy .; wrote several pam- phlets on the relations of the railroad to the State; has been a capitalist for a number of years ; paid mortgage on To- peka Orphans' Home, 1901 ; presented, Feb., 1905, to Topeka Provident Assn., building occupied by it, cor. 4th and Jackson; known for other philanthropic work. Res .: Ashtabula, Ohio, and 409 Van Buren St., Topeka.
Gaines, Grant .- Born, Cass Co., Ill., Sept. 3, 1866; son of James P. and Martha (Dyer) G .; educated, Normal Coll., Fort Scott, Kan., and Central Normal Coll., Great Bend, Kan., 3 years ; married Lenora A. Rexroat, Literberry, Ill., 1893; taught school, Dickinson Co., Kan., 2 years; bond clerk, state supt. of public instruction's office, 1893-95; bought an interest in Salina (Kan.) Weekly Union; was with it, I year; on farm, Illinois, 2 years; helped establish Salina Daily Union; reporter on it, 3 years; agrl. editor, Farmers Advocate, Topeka, 1900-01; editor, Farmers Ad- vocate, since 1902. Office : 411 Jackson.
Gaines, H. N .- Born, Morgan Co., I11., Oct. 27, 1858; son of James P. and Martha (Dyer) G .; educated, Kan. Nor- mal Coll., Fort Scott, B. S., '87, A. B., '88, B. O., '88, and A. M., '90; married Julia Devine, Virginia, Ill., Jan. 1, 1880; taught county schools and attended col-
lege till 1888; teacher, Central Normal Coll., Great Bend, 1888-89, Dickinson Co. High School, 1889-91, and Salina Normal Univ., 1891-92; state supt. of public instruction, 1893-94 ; again, Salina Normal Univ., 1895-97; newspaper work, Salina, till Oct., 1900; since then mgr. Farmers Advocate, Topeka; to Kansas, 1867; to Topeka, Oct., 1900; pres. Nat. Farmers Exchange. Office : 411 Jackson.
Gall, J. E .- Born, Frederick Co., Md., Nov. 2, 1863; son of John E. and Susanna E. (McClain) G .; married O1- lie Furgason, Kan., May 3, 1885; brick mason, 3 years; farmer, 3 years; has been a grain, provision, cotton and stock broker since 1897; to Kansas, 1883; to Topeka, 1900. Office : 110 W. 6th.
Garretson, N. P .- Born, Alliance, Ohio, April 7, 1844; son of Pierce and Sarah A. (Myers) G .; educated, Mt. Union Coll., 2 or 3 years, literary dept. Univ. of Mich., and Univ. of Mich., LL. B., '69; married Laura McFadden, Wooster, Ohio, May 10, 1876; cashier and dir., Burlington (Kan.) Nat. Bank, 1870-86; mem. firm M. Bailey & Co., Chanute, 15 years ; to Topeka, 1886; has been in mortgage loan business here since 1888; was pres. Stedman Club sev- eral years; now v. pres. and dir., First National Bank, Burlington; dir., State Savings Bank, Topeka. Office: Real Estate Bldg.
Garver, Theodore F .- Born, Frank- lin Co., Pa., Nov. 4, 1845 ; son of Samuel and Sarah (Coldsmith) G .; educated, Gettysburg Coll., A. B., '67, and A. M., '69, and Albany Law School, LL. B., '69; married Mary Diller, Lebanon, Pa., Feb. 10, 1870; admitted to bar, 1869; practiced law, Chambersburg, Pa., 2 years; to Kansas, 1871; practiced law, Salina, 1872-95; was councilman and
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mem. bd. of education; one of judges Kan. Court of Appeals (northern dept.), 1895-97; has practiced law in Topeka with J. B. Larimer since 1897; mem. bd. of education since 1903 ; pres. Kan. Soc. for the Friendless since 1900; lec- turer, trusts, Washburn Law School. Office : Columbian Bldg.
Garvey, H. O .- Born, Topeka, April 10, 1860; educated, Topeka public schools, and Washburn Coll .; in various positions to chief clerkship, freight auditor's office, Santa Fe Rwy ; then gen. relief agt., agt. Leavenworth, and agt. Silver City, N. M .; returned to Topeka, Jan., 1886, and became connected with T. J. Kellam and Charles K. Holliday in real estate business, firm name, Garvey, Holliday & Co .; business mgr. Topeka Daily Democrat to Feb., 1893; city ticket and passenger agt., C. R. I. & P. R. R., 2 years; now mgr. Mass. Mu- tual Life Ins. Co., eastern Kan. He mar- ried Alberta Alexander, a native of Piqua, Ohio; she came to Topeka, 1875, with her father, the late Col. W. D. Alexander, who for a quarter of a cen- tury was prominent in Topeka and state affairs; she was pres. Topeka Federa- tion of Clubs for year ending April, 1903; corresponding sec. Kan. Federa- tion of Women's Clubs, 2 years, ending May, 1903; mem. Kan. Woman's Press Assn .; is a newspaper and magazine writer.
Garvey, W. C. N .- Local freight agt., A. T. & S. F. Rwy. Co .; born, Cleveland, Ohio, June 20, 1848; married Margaret Dever, Winfield, Kan., 1880; to Topeka, Aug., 1855; first work was in Kellam's Drug Store; entered service of Santa Fe Rwy., July, 1872, and has been in continuous service with it since that date; worked in supt's office, and gen. freight office; agt., Aug. 1, 1881-
Aug. 1, 1898; since 1898, local freight agt. Res. : 909 Fillmore.
Gault, Charles E .- Born, Ross Co., Ohio, July 7, 1865; son of Clinton and Martha (McNabb) G .; graduated, Ba- ker Univ., '88; married Emily Black, Lawrence, Kan., June, 1900; admitted to Bar, 1890; began law practice, To- peka, 1899; Overmyer, Mulvane & Gault, 1899-1903; Mulvane & Gault since 1903. Office : Bank of Topeka Bldg.
Gaunt, C. H .- Supt. of telegraph, A. T. & S. F. system; born, Prattsburg, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1867; son of S. M. and Mary L. (Schooley) G .; educated, Red Bank High School, '84, and Brooklyn Polytechnic, I year ; telegraph operator, Western Union Co., Jersey City, N. J., I year ; commercial telegraph dept., B. & O. R. R., at N. Y. City, I year ; Postal Telegraph Co., N. Y. City, I year ; chief operator, Northern Pacific Rwy., Helena, Mont., 1889-91; mgr. headquarters of- fice, Northern Pacific, St. Paul, 1891-92; mgr. gen. relay office, 1892-97; with Phila. & Reading R. R. Co., 6 months ; former position at Helena, Mont .; asst. supt. of telegraph, Northern Pacific; present position since Feb., 1902. Res. : 827 Tyler.
Gavitt, Harry E .- Born, Topeka, 1875; son of W. W. G .; educated, pub- lic schools, Topeka Business Coll., '93, and private special courses in mfg. chemistry and medicine, 8 years; has been in business since 7 years of age; invented the Gavitt Exhibition Folding Chicken Coop, '89, Bottle Filling Device, '91, Bottle Washing Device, '93, Imita- tion Horse Tail Dock Holder, '01, Auto- matic Envelope Feeding and Sealing Machine, '01, Automatic Postage Stamp Affixing Machine, 'OI, and card game, Stock Exchange, '03; gen. mgr., W. W. Gavitt Med. Co., W. W. G. Mercantile
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Co., W. W. G. Printing & Publishing Co., and W. W. G. Chemical Co. Of- fice : 322 E. 5th.
Gavitt, W. W .- Born, Delaware Co., Ohio, 1840; son of Rev. E. S. G .; grad- uated, Ohio Wesleyan Univ., '62; trav- eled throughout U. S., interest I. O. O. F., 5 years ; to Topeka, 1867; established largest real estate and coal business here at that time; 1869, established banking and loan business, and W. W. G. Med. Co .; 1882, built Office Block ; pres., W. W. G. Med. Co., W. W. G. Mer. Co., W. W. G. Printing & Publishing Co., W. W. G. Chemical Co., and W. W. G. Co., bankers and brokers; also interested in other companies at different places. Office : 322 E. 5th.
Gaw, Ralph H .- Born, Vermilion Co., Ill., Feb. 18, 1863 ; son of A. J. and S. (Tucker) G .; educated, Washburn Coll., 3 years ; married Lily Storrs, May 1, 1890, Topeka ; official reporter, U. S. circuit court, I year ; official reporter, 3d judicial dist., 14 years, with Judge Guthrie 2, and Judge Hazen 12; admit- ted to the bar, 1897; firm of Hazen & Gaw since 1904; apptd. co. auditor, Shawnee, July 13, 1904. Office: 501 Jackson.
Gayhart J. H .- Born, Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 29, 1864; son of C. C. and Anna A. (Caldwell) G .; married Hannah James, Topeka, Dec. 29, 1884; to Kan., Nov. 9, 1868; to Topeka, Feb. 10, 1880; with Babcock & Stone Hardware Co., Feb., 1880-Aug., 1882; with the Topeka Transfer & Storage Co. ever since; pres. Topeka Transfer & Storage Co., 406-10 E. 6th.
Gerteisen, Charles .- Born, Chilli- cothe, Ross Co., Ohio, Aug. 26, 1852; son of Robert and Barbara (Muir) G .; educated, St. Peter's Parochial School, and commercial course, St. Mary's Coll.,
Chillicothe; to Topeka, fall of 1866; messenger and office boy, U. P. R. R. office, 1866-69; operator at various places, April, 1869-72; has been agt., operator, and traindispatcher, North To- peka station, A. T. & S. F. Rwy., since 1872; contributes to Topeka State Jour- nal. Res. : 922 N. Madison.
Giles, E. D .- Born, N. H., July 16, 1852; son of Nelson and Cyrena (Dean) G .; received common and high school education; married Clara Rogers, To- peka, 1877; to Topeka, Nov. 22, 1872; in grocery business with C. O. Knowles, A. Parker, and John Dud- ley, successively; alone in grocery business nearly 2 years, and with brother, Nelson, 2 years; has been in the spice and tea business with brother for last 14 years. Store : 633 Kan. Ave.
Giles, Nelson .- Born, Otto, Pa., March 9, 1856; son of Nelson and Cy- rena (Dean) G .; received common school and part of high school education ; mar- ried Blanche Rogers, Topeka, Oct. 8, 1902; to Topeka, Nov., 1872; worked in grocery store, 3 years; with brother, E. D., in grocery business, 2 years; insur- ance business, I year; has been in tea and spice business with brother last 14 years. Store : 633 Kan. Ave.
Gillespie, W. W .- Born, St. Cath- arines, Province of Ontaria, Canada, March 25, 1862; son of Wm. and Han- nah (Roadhouse) G .; married Alice Merrick, Topeka, 1887; has been in decorating business all his life; to To- peka, 1884; went into business alone, 1886; during the last 6 years has fres- coed the rooms of the sec. of state, and state supt. of public instruction, the li- brary room, and a number of other rooms in the State Capitol; fresco work in the post office, and various churches of the city ; frescoed walls of the K. C., Kan.,
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post office; scenic work, as, the State Seal, 20x24 ft .; etc. Office : 210 W. 7th.
Gillett, James .- Born, Wellington, Ohio, July 5, 1836; son of Matthew and Jeanette G .; married Caroline Taylor, Cleveland, Ohio, 1870; freighting be- tween Nebraska and Denver, Colo., 1860; mining in Idaho, 4 years; to Topeka, 1868; real estate business, 1870-72; min- ing in Colorado, 6 years ; then came back to Topeka and has been in real estate business here ever since; his son, Fred B., is connected with him in the busi- ness, under the firm name, Gillett & Son. Office : 104 W. 5th.
Gillette, L. A .- Born, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1854; son of Alexander H. and A. (Williams) G .; married Miss Carl- son, Galesburg, Ill., 1874; artist, 7 years ; ranchman, 15 years; gen. mercantile business, 10 years ; lumber and coal busi- ness, last 5 years ; Gillette & Nicholson, lumber and coal; to Kansas, 1881; to Topeka, 1899. Office : 100 Kan. Ave.
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