BIO:  Elbridge Hoffman Gerry, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Shrewsbury Township, Pg 174

ELBRIDGE HOFFMAN GERRY, A. B., M. D., was born in Shrewsbury, October 18, 1836, and is the 
eldest son of Dr. James Gerry, of Scotch-Irish and German descent.  He was brought up in his 
father’s drug store, and educated at the public and private schools, and at the academy at 
Shrewsbury.  In the winter of 1858 he entered Dickson College, at Carlisle, Penn., and 
graduated in 1861, as A. B.  Returning to Shrewsbury he taught school in summer.  In the fall 
of 1865 he attended the University of Maryland, at Baltimore, and graduated in the spring of 
1867, as M. D.  Until 1870 he practiced medicine with his father, but in the year he formed a 
partnership with his brother James, and they bought their father’s drug store; since then he 
has followed his profession in connection with the drug business.  In September, 1868, he was 
married, at Baltimore, Md., to Miss Scarborough, daughter of Ezekiel Scarborough.  This lady 
died in February, 1871.  Their only child, Sarah Salome, died also, aged twenty months.  
November 10, 1874, he was married, at Shrewsbury, to Miss Arabella, daughter of William McAbee, 
and had born to him four children, three of whom are yet living:  Elbridge Beck, James John and 
David McA.  The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which also his first 
wife belonged.  He is a very prominent member of the church and Sabbath-school – steward in the 
former and superintendent in the latter.  In 1880 he was lay representative at Altoona, and in 
1884 at Williamsport.  He is a prominent Mason and K. T. and P. M. of Blue Lodge.  In the 
borough he has held various offices of trust; being an active Democrat, he has been sent as 
delegate to State and county conventions.  In 1878 he was appointed surgeon of the Northern 
Central Railroad.