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	Subject:	GILSON - MANLEY Bible Record, Sparta, Kent Co., MI & Norwich, Huron Co., OH
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TITLE: THE HOLY BIBLE, American Bible Society, New York, 1859, 1100 pgs. GILSON BIBLE RECORDS (Contained in Bible Being Auctioned Off on eBay. Auction runs until the evening of Sunday, August 11, 2006. To see the listing, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180013879823&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 ) . Front Free Endpaper - Asa James Gilson ' Book, Sparta Apr 20th 1861 Family Records (4 Pages) Page 1 - Marriages Asa James Gilson and Jane Manley married Sherman Dec 2nd 1847 by Rev. J. Cochran Asa Gilson and Vic Carpenter Married, Newaygo Mich Aug 1st 1873 by Rev. W. Warner Page 2 - Births Asa James Gilson Born Norwich Huron County Ohio Aug 31st 1819 Jane Manley Born Norway Hercimer Co. New York Nov 6th 1828 Asa James Gilson Died Sparta Mich Jan 16 1888 Jane M. Gilson Died Sparta Mich Oct 21 1891 Page 3 - Births Keziah Gilson Born Norwich Huron Co Ohio Nov 5th 1848 Asa Gilson Born Norwich Huron Co Ohio Apr 27th 1852 Hattie M Gilson Born Sparta Kent Co Mich Aug 2nd 1855 Charles Ellis Gilson Born Sparta Kent Co Mich March 11th 1864 Clara Bell Gilson Born Sparta Kent Co Mich Aug 2nd 1865 Page 4 - Deaths Hattie Gilson Died Sparta Kent County Mich July 17th 1878 Clara Belle Gilson Miller Died in Pasadena Calif Sept 18 - 1922 Keziah Gilson Christmas Died in Pasadena Cal. Late Fall of 1923 - Oct 30 1923 Asa Gilson Died at Ontonagon Mich Apr 28 1943 Charles Ellis Gilson Died Sparta Mich Feb 5 1946 •       BIOGRAPHICAL PARAGRAPH - A.J. [ASA JAMES] GILSON, farmer and stock-breeder, was born in Huron Co., O., Aug., 31, 1819; is son of Asa and Nabby (ORMES) GILSON, also natives of Ohio. In 1854 he purchased 160 acres on sec. 32, with but 20 acres cleared, and now has 130 acres improved, with a handsome residence, built at an expenditure of $4,000. He values his farm at $80 per acre. He was married in Huron Co., O., Dec. 2, 1847, to Jane, daughter of John and Thankful J. MANLY, born in New York in 1828. Of five children born to them, four are living--Keziah, Asa, Charlie, Bell; Hattie, third child, is deceased. Mr. Gilson has established himself in life by his own efforts; is a Republican, and has been School Director. P.O., Lisbon. - History of Kent County, Michigan, Illustrated, Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman & Co, 1881, Pg. 1337 (Sparta Township). •       For information on the Gilson Family in Norwich Twp., Huron County, Ohio, follow these two links: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohhuron/townorwich.html and http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/oh/newspapers/norwich/norwic3.txt •       For burial information on the Gilson Family in the Lisbon Cemetery and location of burial, see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/cemeteries/sparta/lisbon/98ah.html and http://www.rootsweb.com/~mikent/townships/sparta/Lisbon/cemlayout.html