man‎George A. Gourley‏‎ 1), son of John Gourley and Martha Scott‏.
Born ‎ Feb 4, 1821 at Westmoreland Co. PA‎ 1) 2), died ‎ Jan 31, 1894 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 72 years 2), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 2)
Alt. Birth: (‎ at Westmoreland Co. PA) 3)
Located: (‎ at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant. Served as postmaster of Rural Valley for several years. 1)
Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant. Living with brother A.J. (Andrew) Gourley and sister B. M. (Belinda) Gourley. 4)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Grocer and dry goods merchant. Living with wife, children, and housekeeper Sarah Smail (age 18, born PA). 5)
Census (‎ 1880 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant. Living with wife and children. 6)
Alt. Death: (‎ Jan 30, 1894) 1)

Married ‎ Sep 22, 1860 1) (33 years married) to:

womanAnna Earhart‏ 1)
Born ‎ 1841‎ 7), died ‎ Jul 19, 1919 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 77 or 78 years 8) 7), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 7)
On the 1900 census, Anna states that she has had four children, and all four are living.

On the 1910 census, Anna states that she has had four children, and three are living.
9) 10)
Alt. Birth: (‎ at Westmoreland Co. PA) 3)
Alt. Birth: (‎ 1834 at Saltsburg, Indiana Co. PA) Death certificate lists birth year as 1834, while gravestone says it is 1841. Death certificate also has a discrepancy in age. Gives death date as 1919, but age as 75, not 85 as the 1834 birth date would imply. 8)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Jan 1844 at PA) 10)
Census (‎ 1860 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) Living with sister Martha, Martha's first husband Zebina Lincoln, and brother Benjamin Earhart. 11)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children, and housekeeper Sarah Smail (age 18, born PA). 5)
Census (‎ 1880 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 6)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, head of household. Living with son George, and with daughter Laura and her family. 10)
Census (‎ 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, head of household, has own income. Living with daughter Laura and her family. 9)

Children:

1.
womanNettie A. "Mary Annetta Gourley" Gourley‏ 12) 1) 13)
Born ‎ Jul 31, 1861 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 6) 14) 15) 16), died ‎ Dec 9, 1933 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 72 years 15) 16) 17), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 15) 16) 17)
On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Mary states that she has had three children, and two are living. 14)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and housekeeper Sarah Smail (age 18, born PA). 5)
Census (‎ 1880 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. 14)
Census (‎ 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughter Anna. 18)
Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, living alone. 12)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed, living alone. 19)

2.
womanOlive Blanche Gourley‏ 20) 21) 1)
Born ‎ Apr 19, 1863 at PA‎ 20) 22) 23) 24), died ‎ Dec 13, 1921 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 58 years 20) 22) 23) 24), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 23) 24)
On the 1900 census, Olive states that she has had two children, and both are now living.

On the 1910 census, Olive states that she has had three children, with two now living.
22) 25) 26) 27)
Membership: (‎ at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Rural Valley Methodist Church. 22)
Alt. Birth: (‎ Apr 1862 at PA) 25)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and housekeeper Sarah Smail (age 18, born PA). 5)
Census (‎ 1880 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and sons. 25)
Census (‎ 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son Roscoe. 26)
Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and son Roscoe. 28)

3.
womanLaura Belle "Bird Gourley" Gourley‏ 10) 3) 1) 29)
Born ‎ Jun 9, 1866 at Westmoreland Co. PA‎ 3) 30), died ‎ Aug 22, 1941 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 75 years 3) 30), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 30)
On the 1900 and 1910 censuses, Laura states that she has had one child, and the child is living. 10) 9)
Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and housekeeper Sarah Smail (age 18, born PA). 5)
Census (‎ 1880 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Located: (‎ Jan 1895 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 31)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, daughter, mother and brother George Gourley. 10)
Census (‎ 1910 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, husband and daughter. 9)
Census (‎ 1920 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, daughter Mary, and Mary's children. 32)
Census (‎ 1930 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband. 33)
Located: (‎ Dec 1933 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 17)
Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Widowed. Head of household Living with daughter Ethel Miller and granddaughter Jean Miller. 29)

4.
man‎George A. Gourley‏‎ 10) 1)
Born ‎ Dec 27, 1874 at PA‎ 10) 34), died ‎ Jan 3, 1901‎, 26 years 34), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 34)
Census (‎ 1880 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 6)
Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Day laborer. Living with mother, and with sister Laura and her family. 10)


Sources

1) source: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, Vol. 2
2) source: Death Record of Geo. A. Gourley
3) source: Death Certificate of Laura Belle Hosick
4) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Pages156-157 (Stamped), Dwelling 1561, Family 1559, G. A. Gourley Family
5) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 119-A (Stamped), Dwelling 270, Family 272, G. A. Gourley Family
6) source: 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 4, Sheet 88-C, Dwelling 110, Family 112, G. A. Gourley Family
7) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Anna Ellen Earhart Gourley (Memorial # 103414058)
8) source: Death Certificate of Anna Gourley (Anna Earhart)
9) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 42, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 39, Family 41, Anna Gourley Family
10) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (North Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3, Sheet 9-A, Dwelling 172, Family 172, Anna Gourley Family
11) source: 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Indiana, Indiana Co. PA, page: Page 232-A (Stamped), Dwelling 402, Family 504, Zebina Lincoln Family
12) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 47, Sheet 4-B, Dwelling 87, Family 88, Nettie A. Stockdale Residence
13) source: Death Certificate of Anna Lou Olive Stockdale
14) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (South Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 2, Sheet 14-B, Dwelling 285, Family 298, Thomas F. Stockdill Family
15) source: Death Certificate of Mrs. Nettie Stockdale
16) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Annetta Gourley Stockdale (Memorial # 167180841)
17) source: Obituary of Mrs. Nettie Stockdale
18) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 42, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 37, Family 39, Thomas F. Stockdill Family
19) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-45, Sheet 3-B, Dwelling 77, Family 89, Nettie Stockdale Residence
20) source: "A History of the Ambrose Family", page: XVIII
21) source: Aged Local Man Dies Following Lingering Illness
22) source: Obituary of Olive Blanche Gourley Ambrose
23) source: Death Certificate of Olive Blanche Ambrose
24) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Olive Blanche Gourley Ambrose (Memorial # 1034131417)
25) source: 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp. (North Division), Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3, Sheet 9-B, Dwelling 187, Family 187, Harper Ambrose Family
26) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 42, Sheet 3-A, Dwelling 56, Family 59, Thomas H. Ambrose Family
27) source: 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: Page 119-A (Stamped), Dwelling 270, Family 272, G.A. Gourley Family
28) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 47, Sheet 5-A, Dwelling 101, Family 103, Thomas H. Ambrose Family
29) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-63, Sheet 9-B, Household 193, L. Bird Hosick Family
30) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Laura Bell "Bird" Gourley Hosick (Memorial # 77369438)
31) source: Marriage License and Certificate of George S. Hosick and Bird Gourley
32) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley Borough, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 47, Sheet 4-A, Dwelling 64, Family 65, George S. Hosac Family
33) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-45, Sheet 4-B, Dwelling 103, Family 110, Geo. Hosack Family
34) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for George A. Gourley, Jr. - Memorial # 103415009)

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: George A. Gourley & Anna Earhart." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=31&id=F2085&main_person=I11309 : accessed 29 March 2024) George A. Gourley #I6240, born ‎ Feb 4, 1821 at Westmoreland Co. PA


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