Monongalia County WV Archives Obituaries.....VanGilder, John Oliphant February 14, 1904
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Morgantown Weekly Post, Morgantown, West Virginia, February 18, 1904, page 10
John O. (Oliphant) VanGilder

	Died at his home on Stewarts street, Morgantown, at 7 a.m. Sunday, 
February 14, 1904.  

	Mr. VanGilder’s death was caused by a stroke of paralysis by which he 
was prostrated four or five weeks ago, and his demise was not unexpected as he 
had been unconscious sine Friday.  Two years ago last July he suffered the 
first stroke and has been an invalid since that time.

	He was born Feb. 22, 1829, and would have been 75 years of age the 22d 
of this month.

	Mr. VanGilder when a boy, learned the trade of a wheel-wright and 
afterwards that of cabinet making and for over twenty years worked at the 
latter trade in the Hennen furniture factory.  For many years he has resided 
on his farm which is on the Stewartstown pike and just a few yards beyond the 
borough line of Morgantown.

	No man was more highly respected by his fellowmen; he was honorable 
and upright in all of his dealings, industrious and a good citizen and his 
death was learned with sincere regret by his many friends.  Mr. VanGilder many 
years ago joined the Presbyterian Church as he lived a Christian and blameless 
life.  He was one of the oldest members of Monongalia Lodge No. 10, 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having belonged to it for over forty years.

	Deceased raised a large family of children and is survived by his wife 
and all but two children, they are:  Mrs. Charles Pell and Misses Fannie and 
Lena, at home’ Mrs. Harvey Williams, of the West Side; Joseph of Uniontown, 
Pa., Jacob, who resided on a farm near his father; George E., Mrs. Wm. Boyd 
and Mrs. Theodore Farrer (Farrar), of Morgantown.

	The funeral services will be held at his late residence at 10:30 a.m. 
Tuesday and will be conducted by his pastor, Rev. A.M. Buchanan, D.D., of the 
Presbyterian Church.  The interment will be made in Mt. Union cemetery and the 
services at the grave will be under the auspices of Monongalia Lodge No. 10 
I.O.O.F


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