WILLIAM H. GANGAWARE
Portrait and Biographical Record ~ Pages 208 and 211
Kindly submitted by:
Sallie Williams
WILLIAM H. GANGAWARE is one of the most
intelligent, progressive and enterprising fruit-growers of
Northampton County, in which calling he has been very
successful, being the proprietor of seventy-four acres of land,
on which he makes his home and carries on his business. He
devotes his time and attention to raising strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries, peaches, pears, etc., besides all
kinds of truck gardening.
Mr. Gangaware is a native of
Lehigh County, and was born August 26, 1834, to Solomon and
Betsy Gangaware, also natives of that county, in which section
the family were early settlers. William H. was reared to mature
years in the above county, and from the age of two years until
twenty-one made his home with his uncle, John Hollocher. When
old enough he learned the trade of a tinsmith under his uncle,
which business he followed for about thirty years. After
leaving the roof of Mr. Hollocher, our subject came to
Cherryville, where he was a tinner for a number of years; he
then abandoned that occupation in order to engage in his present
business, and is now numbered among the largest and most
successful fruit-growers and truck gardeners in Northampton
County.
The marriage of our subject was
celebrated in 1858, at which time Miss Clara, daughter of
William App, became his wife. Mr. App, who was formerly a
well-to-do citizen of this county, is now deceased. To Mr. and
Mrs. Gangaware were born six children, of whom those living are
Alice, the wife of George B. Dieter; Theophilus; David, who
married Miss Minnie Henrichie, daughter of Louis and Mary
Henrichie; George and Joseph.
In politics our subject is an
unfaltering Republican. He is a member of the United
Evangelical Church and takes a conspicuous part in church
matters. Mr. Gangaware is one whose pleasant social qualities
have won him many friends during the years of his residence
here.