William Andrew GAUL4,5,1,2,3

1st Jul 18471,2,3 - 24th Nov 19271,2

Life History

1st Jul 1847	Born in Philadelphia,.1,2,3
5th Apr 1871	Married Jean WYLIE in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.2,2
7th Nov 1878	Birth of son Crawford Anderson GAUL in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.6,7,2,4,8
25th Jun 1882	Birth of son William Andrew GAUL in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.3,2,9,8
24th Nov 1927	Died in Middletown, Delaware, Pennsylvania.1,2 Senility, according to the death certificate
28th Nov 1927	Buried in Mt Moriah Cemetery, Darby, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.1,2

Notes

Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
Residence Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jean Wylie Gaul 1851 - 1930
List of Gaul Sunday School children
Harriet R Gaul
William A Gaul
Christine Gaul Graham
Robert B Gaul
Myrtle E Gaul
Grandchildren:
Katherine Gaul Gruver (Grover? as per other records)
Florence Jane Edwards
Elenor E Gaul
Great grandchild Jane Ann Edwards
Siloam United Methodist Church

The above record has birth and death dates for what appears to be the wife of William A Gaul. The children match other records for this family, notably in the 1900 census below.

Interestingly, there was a Jean Young Gaul. She was born in 1906, married one William A Gaul and had a son named William Gaul. The son was born in 1928. They all three were, along with some other chidren, enumerated in Philadelphia in the 1930 and 1940 census.

1900 Federal Census, Philadelphia County, 14 June, Philadelphia, District 1020, page 12B, Seventy & Greenway Church Lane, Hse #243, Fam #253
Gaul, William Head W M July 1847 52 Married 29 years (mar abt 1871) Penna Penna Penna Expressman Rents
Gaul, Jennie Wife W F Aug 1857 48 Married 29 yrs 10 children/9 living Penna Scotland Scotland
Gaul, Harriet Dau W F Feb 1874 32 Single Seamstress Penna Penna Penna
Gaul, Jennie Dau W F Nov 1879 19 Single Dental Finisher Penna Penna Penna
Gaul, Willam Son W M June 1882 47 Single Clerk Penna Penna Penna
Gaul, Christina W F Apl 1886 1845 54 Single At School Penna Penna Penna
Gaul, Robert Son W M Apl 1888 20 Single At School Penna Penna Penna
Gaul, Myrtle W F Dec 1891 54 Single At School Penna Penna Penna

The reported birth date in the 1900 census for William's birth date matches that reported on his death certificate. But the burial memorial below from Find a Grave has a date of 5 April 1847. There is no gravestone photo to verify the date actually on the stone. We take the earlier reported dates as the correct birth date.

In the 1903 Philadelphia City Directory, WIlliam was listed in the commercial section under the category Expresses.

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
Philademlphia, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1903, p 302
Gaul William, 38 N 7th
Expresses, Commercial Section of the Directory

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
William Gaul
Age 80, Retired
Birth 1 Jul 1847 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father Adam Gaul, born Pennsylvania
Mother Harriet Rothewell, born Pennsylvania
Spouse Jennie W Gaul
Death 24 Nov 1927 County Home, Middletown, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Cause of Death Senility
Burial 28 November 1927 Mt Moriah Cemetery, Darby, Pennsylvania by Chas H Drews, Undertaker
Filed 28 November 1927
Certificate Number 106771

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William Andrew Gaul
BIRTH 5 Apr 1847 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 24 Nov 1927 (aged 80) Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
BURIAL Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Section 13, Lot 25

When William Andrew Gaul was born on April 5, 1847, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his father, Adam Gaul, was 38 and his mother, Harriet Rothwell (Gaul), was 35. He married Jean Wiley (Gaul) on April 5, 1871, in his hometown. They had nine children in 19 years. He died on November 24, 1927, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80, and was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (bio per Laura Bickel, Find a Grave User #47657170)

Parents:
Adam Gaul 1808-1895
Harriet Rothwell Gaul 1811-1896

Spouse Jean Wylie Gaul 1851-1930 (m. 1871)

Siblings:
Henry R Gaul 1833-1866
Sarah A Gaul Swayne 1834-1916
Joseph Lewis Gaul 1836-1918
John Frederick Gaul 1838-1912
Mary Elizabeth Gaul Hess 1840-1933
Emily G Gaul Meehan 1841-1905
Adam Gaul 1843-1927
Harriet Rothwell Gaul Lewis 1843-1915
Jacob Henry Gaul 1846-1933
Annie Lee Gaul Urian 1849-1933
Franklin Pierce Gaul 1852-1899
Laura Ann Gaul Wagenknight 1855-1924

Children:
Isabella Baird Gaul Davis 1872-1964
Harriett R Gaul 1874-1944
Walter W Gaul 1876-1944
Crawford Anderson Gaul 1878-1953
Jean Wylie Gaul Viguers 1879-1945
William Adam Gaul 1883-1953
Myrtle Gaul 1891-1941

Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by Robert Viguers 26 Jun 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial 38781352, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38781352
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Sources

1. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
3. 1900 Federal Census, Philadelphia County
- 14 June, Philadelphia, District 1020, page 12B, Seventy & Greenway Church Lane, Hse #243, Fam #253
4. Pennsylvania Death Certificate
5. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013
6. Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911
7. Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
8. 1920 Federal Census, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- 22 January, Springfield Township, District 201, page 13A, Chester Rd, Hse #270, Fam #284
9. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942