While searching for more information about Charles Gilbert Decker, I was searching in books containing records about Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, where he was said to have been born. In a book called "Genealogical and family history of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania" (Vol 2. pt. 1), I found this excerpt on page 281, which does not mention Charles Decker, but it does mention two places he is known to have been associated with: Port Jervis, where his daughter Delaphina was born in 1897, and Carbondale, precisely the place where Charles was said to have been born in 1862 (or between 1862-1864). Perhaps John W. Decker was a relative of Charles? Anyone with information, please comment below or contact me.
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On January 1, 1867, Mr. (William) Yarrington (of Carbondale) was married to Martha C. Decker, daughter of John W. and Catherine Decker, of Port Jervis, New York.
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