Blair County PA Archives Biographies.....Calderwood, Gideon Draper 1862 - March 13, 1916
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Source: History of Blair County, PA, Vol. II, 1931
Author: Tarring Davis

  GIDEON DRAPER CALDERWOOD, deceased, planing mill operator 
and public servant, was born in Clearfield County, in 1862.  
His parents were Gideon Calderwood, a farmer, and Mary Ann 
(Glasgow) Calderwood.  Gideon Draper Calderwood was educated 
in the schools of Clearfield County and at Tyrone.  While 
still a youth he came to Altoona and conducted a retail 
newspaper business for some years.  He then learned the 
carpenter's trade and after several years of successful 
work, opened a planing mill in Altoona.  The need for 
adequate police protection in this city imbued him with a 
desire to render public service through the city 
organization, so he became a member of the local police 
force under Colonel Birchfield.  His work in this connection 
terminated in his death, while on duty, in a street railway 
accident in Altoona.  This occurred on March 13, 1916. Mr. 
Calderwood was a member of the Methodist Church, the Red Men 
of America, Altoona Volunteer Firemen's Association, W. O. 
W., and the I. O. O. F. In October, 1894, Mr. Calderwood 
married Miss Laura Catherine Green, at Altoona. Two 
daughters were born to them. They are: Goldie May, born on 
May 18, 1895, and Florence Grace, born July 19, 1907. Mrs. 
Calderwood is living at 1212 13th St., Altoona.

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