Biography of John Gartside
25 October 1821 — 12 June 1887
John Gartside, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Kershaw Gartside, was born on the 25th of October, 1821, in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. After a brief period at school he became an apprentice to the "piecing" business, and in 1831 removed to the United States with his parents. Finding employment at once in the Blockley Mills, Philadelphia, he remained until 1835, and then accompanied his father to Manayunk, and when the latter embarked in manufacturing, in 1838, became an employé of his mills. He continued thus employed until 1850, when on his removal to Chester he formed a co-partnership with Samuel Cliff, under the firm-name of Cliff & Gartside, and conducted a dyeing business until 1852. His father having erected the Keokuk Mills, he then rented a room in the building for the prosecution of his legitimate trade. During the rebellion he served as one of the emergency recruits during the Gettysburg campaign, resuming business on his return. He is now the exclusive proprietor of an extensive woolen mill in the city of Chester. He has been for many years a director of the First National Bank of Chester, and identified with the active business interests of the city. Mr. Gartside was married in 1846 to Miss Margaret, daughter of Joseph Smith, of Blockley. Their children are Enoch (deceased), Benjamin, Eliza (deceased), Laura, and Joseph.
Wife: Margaret T. Gartside — b:1825 - d: 26 Nov 1927 (age 102)
Children:
Enoch Gartside — b:1850 - d: 7 Mar 1874 (age 24)
Benjamin Gartside — b:1854 - d: 1929 (age 75)
Joseph Gartside — b:1862 - d: 2 Apr 1897 (age 35)
Eliza
Laura
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