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From: "Linda Tantlinger" <>
Subject: [Pafayett-L] O'bit George Grace
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 16:41:51

Daily News Standard Thursday Sept. 27, 1900

Old Frame, Sept. 25---George Grace the vanarable ex constable of Nicholson
Twp., whose death occurred Sept. 10, 1900, was a well known and highly
respected citizan. He was born in Balitmore, Md. Oct. 23, 1818. His wife,
Elizabeth (Inks) Grace, ehose death occurred a few months ago, was born in
Wharton Twp., Oct 15, 1818, and was therefore eight days her husbands
senior. They were married Jan. 23, 1838. They were both members of the
Methodist Protestant church. Mrs. Grace's funeral was preached by Rev. J.D.
Vannoy and Mr. Grace's by Rev. J.B. Brice, The former a Baptist minidter and
the latter a presbyterian. To Mr. amd Mrs. Grace were born 10 children,
five of whom are living: John of Iowa, Jesse of McKeesport, Jacob, Larry
and Kate of Nicholson Twp. There are nine grandchildren and seventeen great
grandchildren. Mr. Grace was one of the "Pike Boys," having been born the
same year in which the national pike was begun. He drove teams on the road
during his boyhood days and earned with his fellow drivers the name of
"pike boy". He was constable of Nicholson Twp. for 21 years. During that
time he succeeded himself every year with the exception of one during which
George Burner held ofice. He collected the road tax of the township for 13
succeasive years. Politically he was a staunch Democrat. He declared that
he never voted for but one Republican and that was for Lawrence S. Lowe, now
road supervisor of Nicholson Twp. He exercised his right of suffrage to the
highest degree never having missed a nomination nor an election since he was
a voter. As a citizan he was quiet, hosest, and a suprorter of every
project ehose aim was the betterment of the community and of mankind.
Wshile he and his wife worked hard during their lives they lived happily
together and supported a large family. Mrs. Grace never went in debt, what
she purchased she paid for, ans what she could not pay for she denied
herself. They have both gone to their reward. Their days of toil are over
and as a tree is known by its fruit, so we have reason to believe that they
are now enjoying the blessings of that better world where pain and sorrow
and toil are not known and where hopes of the Christian are at last fully
realized.
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