From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 847-848
 
CHARLES H. GAGE.  The subject of this review has long enjoyed distinctive 
prestige as one of Richmond township's most enterprising and successful 
agriculturists and stock raiser.  Additional interest attaches to his career 
in view of the fact that he has spent his entire life in his home community, 
which he has seen transformed from a vast forest to fine farms and the log 
cabins give way to pretentious dwellings.  The GAGEs have been well known in 
Walworth county since the early days.
 
Charles H. GAGE was born in this township, February 9, 1855.  He is the son of 
Emory and Margaret (FARQUER) GAGE, the father born in Chautauqua county, New 
York, December 28, 1822, and the mother was born in Ireland in 1821.  The 
paternal grandparents, Jonas and Philena (COOK) GAGE, the former born in New 
York, March 4, 1787, came to Rock county, Wisconsin, in 1843, and in 1844 they 
located in Richmond township, Walworth county, and here spent the rest of 
their lives, the death of Philena (COOK) GAGE occurring on March 19, 1846, and 
that of Jonas GAGE on February 23, 1868.  The father of the subject came to 
Richmond township about 1844 and settled on a farm and here established a good 
home in which he spent the remainder of his life, dying on December 31, 1893, 
his widow surviving until February 25, 1902.  They were the parents of six 
children, five of whom are living.  Politically, Emory GAGE was a Republican 
and a member of the Methodist church.
 
Charles H. GAGE grew up on the home farm where he worked hard when a boy and 
he was educated in the common schools.  He has devoted his life to farming and 
has now a well improved and productive place of two hundred and forty acres.  
He has a good home and such farm buildings and up-to-date machinery as his 
needs require.  He has long kept fine live stock, now making a specialty of 
Guernsey and Jersey cattle.  He has accumulated a competency and is living 
retired.  He started out for himself with little assistance and he has made 
what he has himself.
 
Politically, Mr. GAGE is a Republican and, while he is interested in the 
general good of his county and state, he has never taken a very active part in 
public matters.
 
On August 2, 1884, Mr. GAGE was married to Mary E. GAGE, a native of this 
county, born on October 22, 1857.  She was the adopted daughter of R. H. GAGE, 
an early settler of Walworth county, whose death occurred on January 14, 
1910.  His widow, known in her maidenhood as Betsey A. HUMPHREY, is still 
living, making her home with the subject.
 
Submitted by Carol