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Descendants of William Gulliver

Generation No. 3

3. GEORGE EDWARD³ GULLIVER (ISAIAH², WILLIAM¹) was born January 19, 1870 in Lycoming County, PA, and died May 16, 1956 in Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA. He married ADELIA EMMA DECKER Bef. 1897 in Tioga County, PA, daughter of DECKER. She was born February 03, 1868, and died February 1946 in Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA.

Notes for GEORGE EDWARD GULLIVER:
After George and Adelia married they lived on Scott Street in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was a volunteer fireman at the old Fire Station on Memorial Ave. near Cemetery Street. They later had a house built on West Fourth Street which is next to the WRAK Radio Station. George had a garage built with a basement that faced the golf course. He used the basement as a workshop, where he cleaned and repaired reeds for the silk mills in the area. One was the Homes Silk Mill at the corner of Memorial Ave. and Dewey Street. Next to his shop he had a large garden to help supply their kitchen, and to Georges distress the occasional golfer. He and Adelia adopted Earl Edward Gulliver who was the son of their first child Hazel. George is buried in Wildwood Cemetery next to his wife.

Notes for ADELIA EMMA DECKER:
Adelia was known as Emma to most of her family. She had a stroke when she was in her fifties that limited her use of her left arm and leg. She had a sister named Ella Decker who married Charles Thompson, and a brother named James who married Idie. The Decker family was from Tioga County in Pennsylvania. She was laid to rest in Wildwood Cemetery in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Adelia had two children from a previous marriage Amy Williams and Louella Williams. Amy Williams married Willaim Levine, and my mother remembers that they lived on Riverside Drive in South Williamsport. Some other things she remembers is weeding Amy's rock garden, and that she made the best bread and butter pickles and spice pears. They moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. Where they lived until their death. Louella married and had two children, but I don't have their names at this time.

Children of GEORGE GULLIVER and ADELIA DECKER are:

HAZEL⁴ GULLIVER, b. Bef. 1897; d. Unknown; m. (1) TEBBS, Abt. 1915; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) EARL DAVIS, SR., Aft. 1915; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Notes for HAZEL GULLIVER:
Her son from her marriage to Mr. Tebbs (brother of Gifford J. Tebbs the first husband of Martha Gulliver her sister) was adopted by her parents George and Adelia Gulliver.

More About HAZEL GULLIVER:
Cause of Death: Cancer

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MARTHA BELL GULLIVER, b. October 10, 1897, Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA; d. October 20, 1990, Ormond Beach, Volusia Co., FL; m. (1) GIFFORD J. TEBBS, Abt. 1915; b. Unknown; d. Unknown; m. (2) JAMES OLIVER BOWER, March 27, 1920, Williamsport, Lycoming Co., PA; b. January 16, 1897, Duboistown, Lycoming Co., PA; d. January 27, 1985, Ormond Beach, Volusia Co., FL.

Notes for MARTHA BELL GULLIVER:
Martha was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliaries of Royal P. Steinbacher Post 617, and Lycoming Voiture 382, 40 et 8. She was laid to rest next to her husband James in Wildwood Cemetery on Oct. 23, 1990.

More About MARTHA BELL GULLIVER:
Cause of Death: Alzheimer Disease

Notes for JAMES OLIVER BOWER:
Jim served in the Army, 50th Artillery, Battery "B" during the First World War. Prior to his serves in the Army Jim's last name was Bowers, but he dropped the "s" after the war. He was employed after the war at the Armour Leather Company until his retirement. Martha and James were members of the American Legion in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. They moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1961 after his retirement. In 1970 they moved to Ormond Beach, Florida and lived next door to their daughter Gloria and her family until their deaths. James was laid to rest near his parents and his Aunt Ella Mitchell Johnson in Wildwood Cemetery in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

More About JAMES OLIVER BOWER:
Baptism: January 26, 1903, At home in DuBoistown, Lycoming Co., PA
Medical Information: He had Hardening of the Arteries, and Alzheimer Disease.

Marriage Notes for MARTHA GULLIVER and JAMES BOWER:
They were married at the Pine Street Methodist Church, which later burned down, by B. H. Hart. Marriage Cert. # 20839.

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PEARL IRENE GULLIVER, b. June 07, 1899; d. August 12, 1988; m. RAYMOND BRIDGLAND; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

Marriage Notes for PEARL GULLIVER and RAYMOND BRIDGLAND:
Ray was employed at the Armour Leather Company, and later by the Lycoming Division of AVCO. They lived at 1399 Almond Street in Williamsport, PA. My mother remembers her Aunt Pearl made the most delicious fudge and most of all her Orange Sponge Cake with Orange Icing dripped on it. One of my mother's favorite stories about her Aunt Pearl and her own mother was the time her mother Martha was upstairs in their home on Scott Street, when she heard a noise outside. She looked out the upstairs window and there was a man looking in the downstairs window. Just then Pearl came into the room and yelled at him as she threw the "P" pot down on top of him. I can just imagine the look on my Grandmother's face after that, because Aunt Pearl was a small person. Ray helped lay the corner stone at the Calvary Methodist Church. Pearl and Ray have one son, Dorland Bridgeland.

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DOROTHY MILDRED GULLIVER, b. 1903; d. July 28, 1975; m. WALTER SHIPMAN; b. May 16, 1897; d. December 20, 1968.

Notes for WALTER SHIPMAN:
Walter Shipman worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

EARL EDWARD GULLIVER, b. November 28, 1915; d. June 27, 1997, La Porte, Harris Co., TX; Adopted child; m. MILDRED HELEN STRIEDEL; b. August 25, 1924; d. Unknown.

Notes for EARL EDWARD GULLIVER:
Earl's birth name was Tebbs, but he was adopted by his grandparents George and Emma Gulliver. He was known to everyone as Edward. He enlisted in the Army before the Second World War and was stationed in Texas. He met and married Mildred Helen Striedel. They returned to Williamsport, PA after his discharge from the service. Edward worked for the Williamsport Textile Company on Memorial Avenue and Oliver Street for awhile. They then returned to Texas. Edward loved to go fishing with his "Pop" (George Gulliver) and told of one time when George stepped into a deep hole in the creek, while wearing waders. The waders filled with water and Edward had to rescue him by pulling him to shallow water. Edward and Mildred had three children, JoAnn, Jennifer and Joel Edward.

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CHARLES GULLIVER, b. Unknown.

Notes for CHARLES GULLIVER:
Died about the age of 2. .

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