Abel Gourley

ALL THE PLEASANT DALE COMMUNTIY GATHERED AT THE CHURCH AT 4 O'CLOCK TUESDAY, JAN 16 TO HONOR TO THE MEMORY OF ONE WHOM THEY DEARLY LOVED AND RESPECTED. HE WAS A PLAIN, HONEST MAN, A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND CHRISTAIN.

ABEL GOURLEY WAS BORN FEB 24, 1838, 74 YEARS AGO IN FAUQUIER, VA AND DIED JUNE 13, 1912 AT SILOAM SPRINGS, ARK. HE WAS MARRIED DEC 25 TO INGABA LANG. GOD GAVE THEM 5 SONS AND 4 DAUGHTERS. HE CAME TO LINCOLN COUNTY, KANSAS IN 1882. HIS WIFE DIED EIGHT YEARS AGO AND SINCE THEN HE OFTEN VISITED HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. SOME OF THEM LIVED AT GOTCHA, OKLA. TWO DAUGHTERS AT COUNCIL GROVE, KAN. SOME LIVED IN LINCOLN COUNTY. ALL WERE PRESENT AT THE FUNERAL EXCEPT CHARLEY AND JEROME. HE HAD MANY RELATIVES AT PLEASANT DALE. ALL CALLED HIM "UNCLE ABE" HE WAS SO KIND TO ALL. ELLSWORTH LANG CAME TO THE FUNERAL THROUGH THE SNOW FROM MINNEAPOLIS. THE BURIAL WAS IN THE HAMMER CEMETERY.

CENSUS 1900 ELKHORN LINCOLN KANSAS

ABEL GOURLEY FEB 1838 62 (38) VA VA VA

INGABA JUL 1844 36 WV WV WV

CHARLES OCT 1863 36 WV VA WV

JEROME MAY 1871 29 KS VA WV

LEMUEL SEPT 1873 26 KS VA WV

PHILANDER DEC 1875 24 KS VA WV

ANNA OCT 1881 18 KS VA WV

LAURA KINDLEPAYER JUN 1865 24 IL VA WV

ETHEL GD SEP 1892 07 KS IN IL

ARCHIE GS JUL 1895 04 KS IN IL

CENSUS 1880 REILLY NEMAHA KANSAS

ABEL GOURLEY 42 VA VA VA

INGABA 36 VA GER GER

CHARLES C 16 VA VA VA