Obituary for Henry W. Gilpin
Henry Wellington Gilpin, who died recently at St. Vincent's Hospital, was born in New York City, August 6, 1848. Later his parents made their home in Toronto Canada where Mr. Gilpin spent his youth later coming to San Francisco where he was a contractor for 12 years and was Financially successful. Realizing that there would be greater opportunities in Oregon he settled on a farm ten miles east of the Dalles. Later he returned to the east and met his wife , Miss Lois Janes, of Burlington, IA., whom he married May 7, 1884. With her assistance he accumulated a comfortable fortune. Eight years later he planned and constructed a beautiful summer home which is known as Gilpin's Summer home on eight mile creek. His health began to fail five years ago. He spent the last two months of his life at his residence in this city, with his wife and family. He leaves his a wife, two sons and two daughters. The funeral was held at the Dalles, where services were conducted by the rev. D. V. Polling of the First Congregational Church.
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Henry Wellington Gilpin, who died recently at St. Vincent's Hospital, was born in New York City, August 6, 1848. Later his parents made their home in Toronto Canada where Mr. Gilpin spent his youth later coming to San Francisco where he was a contractor for 12 years and was Financially successful. Realizing that there would be greater opportunities in Oregon he settled on a farm ten miles east of the Dalles. Later he returned to the east and met his wife , Miss Lois Janes, of Burlington, IA., whom he married May 7, 1884. With her assistance he accumulated a comfortable fortune. Eight years later he planned and constructed a beautiful summer home which is known as Gilpin's Summer home on eight mile creek. His health began to fail five years ago. He spent the last two months of his life at his residence in this city, with his wife and family. He leaves his a wife, two sons and two daughters. The funeral was held at the Dalles, where services were conducted by the rev. D. V. Polling of the First Congregational Church.
Name of the news paper and date of the article is unknown.
Obituary for Henry W. Gilpin
Henry Wellington Gilpin, who died recently at St. Vincent's Hospital, was born in New York City, August 6, 1848. Later his parents made their home in Toronto Canada where Mr. Gilpin spent his youth later coming to San Francisco where he was a contractor for 12 years and was Financially successful. Realizing that there would be greater opportunities in Oregon he settled on a farm ten miles east of the Dalles. Later he returned to the east and met his wife , Miss Lois Janes, of Burlington, IA., whom he married May 7, 1884. With her assistance he accumulated a comfortable fortune. Eight years later he planned and constructed a beautiful summer home which is known as Gilpin's Summer home on eight mile creek. His health began to fail five years ago. He spent the last two months of his life at his residence in this city, with his wife and family. He leaves his a wife, two sons and two daughters. The funeral was held at the Dalles, where services were conducted by the rev. D. V. Polling of the First Congregational Church.
Name of the news paper and date of the article is unknown.
Henry Wellington Gilpin, who died recently at St. Vincent's Hospital, was born in New York City, August 6, 1848. Later his parents made their home in Toronto Canada where Mr. Gilpin spent his youth later coming to San Francisco where he was a contractor for 12 years and was Financially successful. Realizing that there would be greater opportunities in Oregon he settled on a farm ten miles east of the Dalles. Later he returned to the east and met his wife , Miss Lois Janes, of Burlington, IA., whom he married May 7, 1884. With her assistance he accumulated a comfortable fortune. Eight years later he planned and constructed a beautiful summer home which is known as Gilpin's Summer home on eight mile creek. His health began to fail five years ago. He spent the last two months of his life at his residence in this city, with his wife and family. He leaves his a wife, two sons and two daughters. The funeral was held at the Dalles, where services were conducted by the rev. D. V. Polling of the First Congregational Church.
Name of the news paper and date of the article is unknown.
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