Gaylord Church was among the most prominent citizens of Crawford County, Penn. He was born in Otsego, N. Y., in 1811, son of William and Wealthy Palmer Church. He served as President Judge of the Sixth Judicial District, consisting of Erie, Crawford and Venango Counties, from 1843 until till 1851 and in1858 was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court. He was married in 1837 to Anna B. Pearson, of Mercer, Pa., a daughter of Bevan and Ann Pearson.

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Engraving from the Centennial edition of the Daily Tribune-Republican 1888.