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Born 1884
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
THEODORE E. GAGE (1884), one of the members of the firm of Gage Brothers, dealers in implements at Lakefield, has resided in Jackson county all his life. He is the son of the late Charles M. and Estella (McClellan) Gage.
Charles Gage, the father, was born in Elgin, Kane county, Illinois, in 1863, and he lived on his father's farm near that city until 1884. He then married and moved to Jackson county. He bought a farm in Belmont township, upon which he lived until 1897. He then moved to Lakefield and engaged in the implement business with John Frederickson. One year later Mr. Frederickson sold to E. A. Gage and the firm became Gage Brothers, which it still continues to be, although there have been changes in the ownership since the firm was named. In 1905 E. A. Gage sold his interests to his brother, John Gage. Charles Gage continued in the business until his death, which occurred July 19, 1908. Charles M. Gage was the father of five children, as follows: Theodore E., Florence M., Bertie M., Harold and Sylvia S.
Theodore E. Gage, the eldest of these children and the subject of this biography, was born on the farm in Belmont township November 3, 1884. He received his primary education in the district schools of Belmont township and then attended the graded and high schools of Lakefield, having been graduated from the latter institution in 1902. He completed his education in Hamline university. In the spring of 1905 Mr. Gage took a position as bookkeeper in the Jackson County State Bank, and in 1907 became assistant cashier. He held that position until his father's death in 1908, when he took his father's interest in the implement business, and he has since been an active member of the firm.
Mr. Gage was married in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, June 17, 1908, to Grace Belle Adair, who was born in Minneapolis May 20, 1884, and who is the daughter of F. D. Adair, a former merchant of Lakefield. They are the parents of a son, Charles Adair, bom April 6, 1909. Mr. and Mrs. Gage are members of
As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Charles M. Gage (b. 1862) John Frederickson (b. 1846)
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