Abraham Gish, son of the second Abraham, was born Nov. 21, 1803, in Mt Joy Township, Lancaster County, and moved to Northampton County in 1827, when the Lehigh Canal was being constructed. He followed a mercantile business for many years in connection with operating a farm of 120 acres, which is still owned by members of his family. (William H. Gish and his sister.) In 1833 he was appointed a justice of the peace by the governor; and in 1853 he established the post office at Berlinsville where he served as postmaster for a continuous period of twenty-seven years. He was greatly interested in school matters during the transition from the parochial or pay schools to the public-school system. He was one of the organizers of the Dime Savings Bank at Slatington and he served as a director of it until it was closed; and he operated a slate quarry for a number of years. He was married to Elizabeth Hummel, and they had eight children, viz; Annie (who died unmarried, October 13,1898); Maria (married Rev. William Yost, of Cleveland, Ohio); Ellen (married Dr. H. H. Riegel); William H.; Emma L (married D. Z. Herr of Cleveland, Ohio); and Martha E. (married William Craig, of Blue Springs, Nebraska). He and his family were members of the Evangelical church; and he died Jan 10, 1880.