Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
Philip Gushwa, Sr. (I31358)
1802 - 1884 (82 years)
1806 - 1892 (86 years)
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Name Philip Gushwa Suffix Sr. Relationship 
with Albert Leopold Vitter Birth 7 Sep 1802 Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA 
Gender Male FindAGrave.com Memorial ID 36030826 - Obiturary, Waterloo Press, 18 Dec 1884
Mr. Philip Gushwa, Sr., died on Monday at his home in Fairfield township, at the advanced age of 82 years and 3 months. His remains were interred at the Fairfield Center burying ground. Mr. Gushwa settled in Fairfield township in about the year 1843, and since then has been honored and respected by all his neighbors. He was one of the pioneers of the county, not only in regard as one of the first settlers, but during the hardships, of the back woods settlement, and the sturdy manner with which he aided in the development of the country, as well as in raising a large family consisting of five sons and five daughters, who survive him. The deceased was well known among the earlier settlers of the county, and for upwards of thirty years past he has been a member of the Evangelical church. He retained the vigor of life until he reached a remarkable age, and was able to walk around, until almost thirty days since, when his strength gradually failed him until his death. Funeral services today, conducted by Reverends Oaks and Stoops.
I'm adding his children as I think them to be:
Jacob Gushwa, 1826-1913, m. (1) Mary Jane Bailey, (2) Sarah Ellen Bailey
Elizabeth Gushwa, 1827-1888, m. David Gonser
Hannah Gushwa, 1829-1906, m. Josiah Wells
John Gushwa, 1831-1903, m. (1) Catherine Reinoehl, (2) Ellen Shambaugh
Susanna Gushwa, 1832-?, m. Henry Schafer (cannot find proof of this)
Jonathan A. Gushwa, 1835-?, m. (1) Harriet Williams, (2) Margaret J. Williams
William Gushwa, 1836 - died bef.1840 in Holmes Co., Ohio
Mary Ann Gushwa, 1838-?, m. David Liby
Philip Gushwa, 1841-1903, m. Sarah Williams
Sarah Ann Gushwa, 1843-1930, m. Joel E. Hartman
Benjamin Gushwa, 1845-1896, m. Belle Cissel
Death 16 Dec 1884 Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA Burial Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA [1] Person ID I31358 Vitter-Weaver Genealogy Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
Father Jacob Gushwa, b. 1771, (Before 1813 Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was a part of Lancaster and Dauphin Counties), Bethel, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1834, Mount Hope, Holmes, Ohio, USA (Age 63 years) Mother Elizabeth Phillippi, b. 1775, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1826, Monroe, Holmes, Ohio, USA (Age 51 years) Family ID F23577 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary A. Mahr, b. 18 Jul 1806, New Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Sep 1892, Fairfield Center, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA (Age 86 years) Marriage 1825 Children 1. Elizabeth Gushwa, b. 17 Nov or 18 Dec 1827, Holmes, Ohio, USA d. 26 May 1888, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Age 60 years)Family ID F23576 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Mar 2024
- Obiturary, Waterloo Press, 18 Dec 1884
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Event Map 
Birth - 7 Sep 1802 - Milford, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA 
Death - 16 Dec 1884 - Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA 
Burial - - Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, De Kalb, Indiana, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones Gushwa Sr Philip Headstone
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Sources - [S1251] Find A Grave, Philip Gushwa, Sr.
Philip Gushwa, Sr
BIRTH 7 Sep 1802
Milford, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 16 Dec 1884 (aged 82)
Fairfield Center, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL
Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield Center, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
MEMORIAL ID 36030826
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36030826/philip-gushwaGushwa Sr Philip Headstone
- [S1251] Find A Grave, Philip Gushwa, Sr.
