Kate Elizabeth Boyer grew up at her parent’s home in Reading, PA. At 19, she married William F. Gable, an ambitious local businessman. They moved to Altoona, PA in 1884 where William founded and grew into regional prominence Gable’s Department Store. The couple was very active in social and community affairs. Kate had 9 children, eight of whom survived into adulthood. She died five years after her husband, after taking suddenly ill while visiting her son Lowell in Paoli, PA.
Kate Elizabeth Boyer grew up at her parent’s home in Reading, PA. At 19, she married William F. Gable, an ambitious local businessman. They moved to Altoona, PA in 1884 where William founded and grew into regional prominence Gable’s Department Store. The couple was very active in social and community affairs. Kate had 9 children, eight of whom survived into adulthood. She died five years after her husband, after taking suddenly ill while visiting her son Lowell in Paoli, PA.
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