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Source:
History
of
Athens County, Ohio
And Incidentally of the Ohio Land Company
and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta
with personal and biographical sketches of the early
settlers, narratives of pioneer adventures, etc.
By Charles M. Walker
"Forsam et hæc olim meminisse juvabit." - Virgil.
Publ. Cincinnati:
Robert Clarke & Co.
1869.

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  SAMUEL GILLETT was born in Hartford county, Connecticut, Sept. 26, 1785, and came to Athens county in 1818.  He first settled in Ames, where in 1819 he established a tannery, which was located near when the old brick church stood in after years.  He frequently tanned the skins of wild animals, panthers, bears, etc., which were, even as late as that, sometimes used for clothing or household purposes.  In 1823 he removed to Canaan township, and settled on Stroud's run, about four miles east of Athens.  He and his present wife were married in 1809.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page   447
  JOHN GILLMORE, was born in Washington county, New York, December 25, 1786.  Soon afterward his father's family removed to Rutland, Vermont, whence they emigrated in 1813 to Ohio.  They were accompanied by Cephas Carpenter, a relative by marriage, and all settled in Athens.  The father, James Gillmore, was the first elder in the Presbyterian church formed here about the time of his arrival, and was an excellent man; he died July 25, 1827.  John Gillmore  held several minor local offices and served with credit two terms in the state legislature.  In 1836 he removed with his family to Illinois, and finally settled at Rock Island, where he died, July 9th, 1859.  The Gillmores are remembered as one of the most substantial families of the town during their long residence here.  One of the daughters of Mr. James Gillmore, Ann Eliza, married the Rev. S. S. Miles (brother of Mr. Joseph B. Miles), who now lives in Geneseo, Illinois.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  270
  ABEL GLAZIER was born in Massachusetts, in 17969.  During early life he lived for a time in Washington county, New York, whence he removed to Athens county, and settled in Ames township in 1804.  He bought of Capt. Benj. Brown the farm on which Daniel Fleming now lives, and afterward married a daughter of Capt. Brown.  He lived in the township over thirty  years, during which time he was one of its most prominent and useful citizens.  He died in January, 1837.  Numerous descendants of his are living in the county, and are highly and justly esteemed in the communities where they dwell, for their intelligence, energy, and sterling qualities.  Two of his grandsons, J. H. Glazier and A. W. Glazier, are among the first citizens of Ames township.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  459
  WALTER GLAZIER was born in Ames township, in this county, in 1807, and removed to Carthage in 1837.  He has served as justice of the peace five years, township assessor seven years, and township trustee twelve years.  Two of his sons and a step-son served in the Union army.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  459
  WILLIAM GOLDEN, born in Miffin county, Pennsylvania, October 5th, 1799, came to Athens county in 1824, and settled at first in Athens, but later, in Alexander township, as a farmer. Here he was elected justice of the peace for many successive years. He was county sheriff from 1843 to 1847, and county treasurer from 1848 to 1854. In 1843 he removed to the town of Athens, where he has since resided, and is now post master. Three of his sons are living, viz: John C, a farmer and stock dealer in Meigs county, Elmer, a merchant in Jackson, Ohio, and William R.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  300
  WILLIAM REED GOLDEN, son of the last named, was born in Athens, April 11th, 1827, and passed his early years on his father's farm in Alexander. He was educated at the Ohio university, studied law at Athens with Lot L. Smith, and attended lectures at the National Law School at Ballston Spa, New York, where he graduated in 1851. Returning to Athens, he entered on the practice of his profession here in 1852. In 1865 he was elected, as a democrat, to the state senate, and re-elected in October, 1867, to represent the counties of Athens, Hocking, and Fairfield, composing the ninth senatorial district. He has recently removed to Columbus, Ohio, where he is now engaged in the practice of law.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  301
  JOSEPH GOODSPEED, born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, in June, 1774, came to this county, with his family of five sons and three daughters, in 1818, and settled on a farm about two miles west of Athens, where he died February 12, 1857. His two sons, David and Ezra Goodspeed, well known in the county as successful farmers, were born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and came to Athens, with their father, in 1818. Many of their descendants still live in the county, and are highly respected. Major Arza Goodspeed, son of David, was killed before Vicksburg, while bravely doing his duty as a soldier of the Union, and J. McKinly Goodspeed, son of Ezra, and a graduate of the Ohio university, is at present superintendent of the Athens union schools.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  298
  WILLIAM GORSLINE, born on Long Island, New York, in 1755, came to Athens county and settled in Alexander township in 1817.  He brought with him a family of three sons and three daughters, of whom only one (Mr. J. M. Gorsline, of Lee township) survives.  Mr. Gorsline was a man of fine intelligence.  He died July 7th, 1855.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  361
  CHARLES H. GROSVENOR, born in Pomfret, Connecticut, September 20, 1833, came to Athens county with his father's family when five years old, and lived in Rome during his youth and early manhood. While clerking in the store of Daniel Stewart he obtained books from Lot L. Smith, of Athens, and read law assiduously. He practiced with success in Athens for a few years prior to the breaking out of the rebellion, and entered the service in July, 1861, as major of the 18th Ohio infantry. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel March 16, 1863. March 14, 1865, Maj. Gen. J. B. Steedman recommended Col. Grosvenor to the secretary of war for promotion "for faithful, distinguished and gallant services." The recommendation was thus indorsed by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas: "Respectfully forwarded and earnestly recommended. Lieut. Col. Grosvenor has served under my command since November, 1862, and has, on all occasions, performed his duties with intelligence and zeal.  Gen. Grosvenor was promoted to colonel April 8, 1865, and served till the close of the war. He was brevetted brigadier general to date from March 13, 1865, and was mustered out October 28th in that year. He is now practicing law in Athens.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  305
  PETER GROSVENOR, born at Pomfret, William county, Connecticut, Jan. 25, 1794, removed to Athens county and settled in Rome township in May, 1838.  His father, Colonel Thomas Grosvenor, served with distinction through the revolutionary war, part of the time on the staff of General Warren and of General Washington, and was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill.  Peter Grosvenor served in the war of 1812.  He was among the first to clear up and make an improvement on the present road from the Canaan line to Federal creek, the northwestern part of Rome, where he settled, being at that time very sparsely populated.  He died September 29, 1859, on the farm where he first settled.  Mr. Grosvenor was a man of uncompromising integrity and an excellent citizen.  Four of his sons served in the Union army during the war of the rebellion.  Edward Grosvenor entered as a private, and for good conduct was commissioned a captain in the 92d regiment O. V. I.  He died while on the march with Sherman's army "to the sea."  Daniel A. Grosvenor served as a private in the 3d Ohio regiment, and John M. served in the quartermaster's department.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  517
  THOMAS GROSVENOR, a brother of Peter, settled near him in 1839.  He lived in Rome about twenty years and then removed to Washington county, where he died April 9, 1867, aged eighty-one years.   All of his sons, five in number, enlisted in the Union army at the beginning of the war of the rebellion.  Of the nine sons of the two Grosvenor families who volunteered only four lived to return.
Source:  History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M. Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page  518

 

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