Brief Life History of Christian Eshelman
When Christian Eshelman Gish was born on 8 February 1801, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Kapp Gish, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Eshelman, was 24. He married Rachel Mary Turnbolt in 1828, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 18 April 1885, in Rapho Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Christ Gish, "United States Census, 1870"
- Christian Gish, "United States Census, 1880"
- Christian Gish, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
Spouse and Children
1801–1885 Male
1804–1874 Female
Children (6)
1806– Male
1828–1914 Male
1830–1915 Male
1833–1900 Female
1835–1916 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1768–1844 Male
1776–1862 Female
Siblings (9)
1797–1873 Female
1800–1849 Male
1801–1885 Male
1807–1883 Male
1808–1881 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1803
Age 2
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 11
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 24
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Gisch: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Gisulf, composed of the elements gis (from gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble offspring’; see Giesel ) + wolf, wulf ‘wolf’.
History: Matthias Gisch from Assweiler in the Palatinate (now in Saarland) arrived in Philadelphia, PA, in 1733 with a group of Mennonites. He is the progenitor of the majority of the American Gish families.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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