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A. GILBERT, one of the proprietors of the City hotel, is a native of Clarion county, this state, and was born November 22, 1858. He was educated at the common schools, and has been, since arriving at maturity, almost constantly in hotel business. He came to Oil City in 1882 from Blair’s Corners and here for the succeeding two years had charge of the office of the hotel of which he is now principal owner. In 1884 he transferred to the Allegheny hotel at Foxburg, clerked there for about one year, and returned to this city. Here he pursued his occupation in the City hotel, the Exchange, and the Commercial in the order named until October, 1877, at which time, associated with D. F. Fritz, he purchased the popular City hotel. Mr. Gilbert was married in his native county February 14, 1889, to Miss Ada Kohler, the daughter of Amos Kohler, a farmer of Clarion county.
History of Venango County, Pennsylvania
: its past and present, including its aboriginal history, the French and
British occupation of the country, its early settlement and subsequent
growth, a description of its historic and interesting localities, its rich
oil deposits and their development, sketches of its cities, boroughs,
townships, and villages, neighborhood and family history, portraits and
biographies of pioneers and representative citizens, statistics, etc.,
etc.
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