Individual Details

Birth

Using the obituary, the death date as 10 Feb 1901, mentioning that he was aged 69 years, 1 month and 13 days. using my math and that of roots magic date calculator, this would be his birth date

Death

Sunday, Feb. 10, 1901, occurred the death of Andrew Gipe at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Lowry, near Falling Spring Dunkard Church (we think this supposed to mean Gipes Grove church) from a complication.  He was a highly esteemed citizen of Guilford Township and was aged about 70 years.  Funeral Wednesday at 10 o'clock a.m. Interment at the Dunkard Church, Falling Spring.  About 2 years ago Mrs. Gipe, wife of the deceased, while in Chambersburg shopping took suddenly ill in Montgomery's Pharmacy and was removed to the Children's hospital where she died in the evening of the same day.  Their surviving children are 2 sons and 2 daughters; Samuel and Joseph, and Mrs. William Lowry and Mrs. Christian Frey all of the county.""Gipe--Near Zumbro Feb. 10, 1901.  Andrew Gipe a well known Dunker aged 69 years, 1 month and 13 days.  Surviving children are Mrs. Susan Frey, Joseph Gipe, Mrs Annie Lowry and Samuel Gipe, all of near Zumbro.Andrew Gipe died at his residence along the Waynesboro Road, 2 miles south of Chambersburg, last Sunday, aged 69 years, 1 month and 13 days, and was buried in the graveyard at the head of the Falling Spring, on Wednesday of this past week.  Mr. Gipe was a member of the Old German Baptist.  The funeral services were conducted by the ministers of that denomination.  Text Rev. XIV:13.""From Whence We Came"  Joseph Gipe and Mary Coover Gipe Family  by Della Strike Myers 1976