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Charles Herbert Gage

Birth	:	28 Jul 1870 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Aug 1957 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	SDof17-020
Description	:	Fairfield Ia. Ledger Monday August 12, 1957 Charles H. GAGE, Last Of Pioneer Family, Succumbs Charles H. GAGE, the last of a pioneer family which had been a part of this community since Fairfield was founded over a century ago, passed away Saturday afternoon at the Briggs-Eskew Nursing home. He had been in failing health for the past three years and seriously ill the past week. Until his health failed him, Mr. GAGE remained active and alert. His keen memory served as a link between the past and the present. He was a valuable source of information concerning incidents and developments which happened... Read More	Fairfield Ia. Ledger Monday August 12, 1957 Charles H. GAGE, Last Of Pioneer Family, Succumbs Charles H. GAGE, the last of a pioneer family which had been a part of this community since Fairfield was founded over a century ago, passed away Saturday afternoon at the Briggs-Eskew Nursing home. He had been in failing health for the past three years and seriously ill the past week. Until his health failed him, Mr. GAGE remained active and alert. His keen memory served as a link between the past and the present. He was a valuable source of information concerning incidents and developments which happened in the past. He was an expert penman and was called upon quite frequently in years past to do scroll work, especially before modern-day printing. He prepared and drew the map which is now used as the official map of the city of Fairfield. He compiled the map from original records in 1945. Later it was adopted by the city council for official use. BORN IN 1870 Charles Herbert GAGE, 87, was born July 28, 1870, in Fairfield, the son of the late Cranmore W. and Sarah BLACK GAGE. He lived his entire life in this community. His father, Cranmore GAGE, came to Fairfield as a small boy with his parents in 1839, the year Fairfield was founded. Cranmore GAGE lived to be within a few months of being one hundred years old, and at one time owned most of the land which is now the west part of Fairfield. Charles H. GAGE was united in marriage on April 6, 1893, to Florence N. CORRY. She passed away September 28, 1939 (sic. correct date was September 25, 1939). He was also preceded in death by his parents; three brothers and a sister who died in infancy. He spent his entire life in Fairfield. At one time he operated a hardware store. He was educated in the Fairfield schools and attended Parsons college. Mr. GAGE was a member of the Congregational church and the Coin club, and he collected antiques for several years. He is survived by a nephew, Fred Wallace GAGE, Clayton, Mo.; and a niece, Mrs. Margaret ZIMMERMAN, Sarasota, Florida. RITES TUESDAY Last rites will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Weston Behner funeral home, in charge of A. K. Harper. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. -------- Fairfield Ledger February 2, 1898 Purchased a Hardware Store Chas. H. GAGE, a well known young business man of this city, has purchased the hardware store of Henry A. SPIELMAN on the west side of the park. The deal was consummated Monday evening, and Mr. GAGE is now in charge of the business. He will make a good many additions to the stock in the near future, and hopes, by giving the business his personal attention, to receive a liberal share of trade in his line. He is a young man of excellent habits and good business training and will be a welcome addition to the commercial life of Fairfield. Louis J. HERSHBERGER will remain in charge of the shop. Mr. SPIELMAN will now spend all his time on the road. -------- Fairfield Daily Ledger Monday October 18, 1943 Pgs. 1 & 5 Street Lamp Used In City 75 Years Ago Again Sheds Light For Local Citizens One of original fixtures used in Fairfield burns again One of Fairfield's original street lights is again shedding light for pedestrians during the dark hours of night. Not by a dingy flame from burning kerosene as it did 75 years ago, but by a powerful electric bulb installed in its globe. The old lamp, mounted on the original wooden post, is located in front of the former Charles H. GAGE property at 305 West Broadway where it shed its scant light over 70 years ago. It again stands within a few feet of its original spot, erected by Mr. GAGE. The old street lamp has been preserved all these years by Charles H. GAGE, who has a hobby of collecting and preserving antiques, collecting old coins, and compiling early Fairfield and Jefferson county history. His ancestors were among the first settlers in Fairfield, coming in this community in December, 1839. It was about 1860 when the first street lighting system was installed in the growing city of Fairfield. Equipment similar to the one recently erected in front of the former GAGE home was used, with kerosene used in the lamps. A custodian was hired to fill and light the lamps each evening, according to Mr. GAGE. The lamps held just enough kerosene to last one night. The wooden cross-bar mounted near the top of the original posts is still a part of the lamp and post now in use. The custodian placed his short ladder against the cross-bar when he climbed to the lamp to fill the small tank and light the wick. Mrs. E.S. GAGE (Mrs. Ebenezer S GAGE; a/k/a Electa GAGE), lived at 305 West Broadway at that time, and benefited greatly from the dim light shed by the kerosene lamp. The first gas system in Fairfield was started in 1876, and on September 5, 1877 the old kerosene lamps were replaced with then the latest thing in lighting. It was after the kerosene lamps were removed that the GAGE family preserved the one which stood in front of their home, and later was handed down to Chas H. GAGE. It is that lamp that is again in use today not as kerosene lamp, but as an electric lamp, shedding many times the light that it did when it was first used. The gas street lighting system gave way to electricity in 1882, when the tower was erected in Central Park. The city was lighted by six, 1800 candle power lights on top of the tower. It was a landmark in this part of the state for many years, its light being visible for many mile (sic. miles) around. In 1910 it was decided that the tower was no longer safe. It was torn down and the first electric street lights were installed at street corners in the city. It is interesting to know that the steel tubing salvaged when the tower was torn down was used to reinforce the cement dams at the waterworks ponds. The property at 305 West Broadway was owned by the GAGE family for many years. Following the death of his wife in September 1939, Charles H. GAGE broke up housekeeping and sold the place. It is owned now by E. E. SIRDOREUS (sic. the home was razed and is now part of the property of the Fairfield Lumber Company).

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Charles Herbert Gage's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
When did Charles Herbert Gage death?
Charles Herbert Gage death on 10 Aug 1957 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

Family Members:

Parent

Cranmore Wallace Gage

(1828 - 1927)

Sarah Jane Black Gage

(1828 - 1910)

Spouse

Florence Nightingale Corry Gage

(1869 - 1939)

Siblings

(1856 - 1900)

(1859 - 1904)

(1861 - 1863)

(1867 - 1868)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034