His death came as a termination of long illness of 12 years and it incapacticated a man of marked ability and enlarging usefulness. The son of W.S. & Caroline Ferris Gale and grandson of the fonder of Galesburg. Received his education from Knox college from which he never graduated owing to his health and for finacial reasons. He went into farming and for several years was engaged in purchasing hay. Was in partenership with his brother till 1900 when stricken ill. In 1900 a blood vessel broke in his brain while sleeping causing cerebral strombus which resulted in a stroke of apoplexy leaving him invalid. For 11 weeks after he was unconscious in a delirous state, but gradually recovered total consciousness. Spent time in the Alma Sanitorium, at Battle Creek Michigan. He also received the use of his intellect. This obit copied from a newspaper and published by the Knox Co Genealogical Society.
Attended Knox College 1857-58, 1859-64 but did not graduate; never married; listed as city alderman and member board of supervisors.
Attended Knox College 1857-58, 1859-64 but did not graduate; never married; listed as city alderman and member board of supervisors.
His death came as a termination of long illness of 12 years and it incapacticated a man of marked ability and enlarging usefulness. The son of W.S. & Caroline Ferris Gale and grandson of the fonder of Galesburg. Received his education from Knox college from which he never graduated owing to his health and for finacial reasons. He went into farming and for several years was engaged in purchasing hay. Was in partenership with his brother till 1900 when stricken ill. In 1900 a blood vessel broke in his brain while sleeping causing cerebral strombus which resulted in a stroke of apoplexy leaving him invalid. For 11 weeks after he was unconscious in a delirous state, but gradually recovered total consciousness. Spent time in the Alma Sanitorium, at Battle Creek Michigan. He also received the use of his intellect. This obit copied from a newspaper and published by the Knox Co Genealogical Society.
Attended Knox College 1857-58, 1859-64 but did not graduate; never married; listed as city alderman and member board of supervisors.
Attended Knox College 1857-58, 1859-64 but did not graduate; never married; listed as city alderman and member board of supervisors.
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