Oxford Twp. –
MAHIEL GALE, farmer; P. O. Leonardsburg; is a son of Nathanael C. Gale, who was born in 1807, in Pickaway Co., Ohio, where remained but a short time, and then moved with his parents to Franklin Co., settling north of Worthington where they farmed; soon after settling there the grandfather of our subject was drowned while crossing the Whetstone River, the canoe being thrown over the dam.  At the age of 13, Nathanael began working at $4 per month, and was married June 12, 1828, to Chloe Smith; they rented for awhile, and in 1843 bought 50 acres, where they now live, which is the fruit of his own labor.  This union blessed him with eleven children––Mahala, Sylvester, Mahiel, Phoebe, Harriet, Lorenzo, Eliphalet, Sophronia, Naomi, Sophia, (infant died unnamed); Nathaniel and wife are Methodists; she died Sept. 12, 1879.  Our subject was born in 1834, in what is now Morrow Co., and was married in 1858 to Elizabeth, a daughter of John Sherman.  Her father was born at Norfolk, Va., and emigrated to Ohio about 1830 and settled in what is now Morrow Co.; her mother’s maiden name was Martha Herold; they had thirteen children.  Mrs. Gale was born May 30, 1839; she has blessed her husband with twelve children––William, Robert S., Leroy, Elsie K., Chloe A., Mary E., Matilda E., Harriet R., Samantha C., Martha H., Charlie M., John.  They settled on their present farm in 1870, buying the same of Enoch Henry; he has brought the same to a fine arable quality.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 792
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Liberty Twp. –
J. T. GARDINER, farmer; P. O. Powell. Prominent among the early settlers in the township is Jonathan Gardiner, who was born in Sullivan Co., N. H., Aug. 3, 1815, and came to this township when he was but about 4 years of age his father, Jonas Gardiner, married Nancy Pond and emigrated to this State in a wagon in 1819; the trip was made in six weeks; first located on Lot 26; the country at that time was almost an entire forest, they lived in a log cabin, and put up with all the inconveniences; Jonas died with an epileptic stroke when Jonathan was in his 18th year; he being the eldest, the care of the family devolved on him. During his 23d year he married Delia E. Benton, who was born in Franklin County April 24, 1818; their marriage took place June 27, 1837; have had seven children, but five now living––Nettie, Franklin M., Lyman D., Irvin N., Isabel, Byron and Henry; Franklin and Henry deceased; Mr. Gardiner has always lived on the same tract of land that he first settled on, having been a constant resident of the township. Mr. Gardiner early in life embraced religion, and has for many years been a member of the M. E. Church, his wife also. Mr. Gardiner’s efforts as a farmer have been attended with success; his father belonged to the first temperance organization, and Jonathan has been true to those principles which he inherited from his father; is not willing to make any compromise with the “ardent;” Mr. Gardiner can well remember when money was a thing rarely ever seen; all buying and selling in a commercial way, was done by barter, whisky or stock being generally the measure of value. Mr. Gardiner is a member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, and one of the stanch men in the community.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 662-663
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Liberty Twp. –
LYMAN GARDNER, lumber, Powell; was born in this township, June 21, 1845; he is a son of Jonathan Gardner, who was born in Sullivan Co., N. H., Aug. 3, 1815, and came to this county with his people in 1819, locating in this township. Lyman remained under the parental roof until he was 18 years of age, and in February, 1864, enlisted in Co. C, 26th O. V. I., and served until the close of the war, and participated in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged during that time; among the most prominent were Buzzard’s Roost, Resaca, Atlanta, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek; and was with the force that went in pursuit of Hood, when he advanced on Nashville, and was in the battle of Franklin; he was mustered out in November, 1865. Upon his return, he attended school at the Center Academy, and subsequently taught school three terms. Aug, 10, 1873, was united by marriage to Lillian Hall, daughter of A. G. Hall, born in Ashley May 24, 1853; they have three children––Royal G., born 21 [sic], 1874; Stella, born July 24, 1876, and Franklin, Nov 25, 1878. Was, for a time, engaged in the saw-mill business; sold out, and sold goods for a time, with Mr. P. Sharp as a partner; since that time, has been engaged in the lumber business. He is a young man of energy, and is well adapted to trading pursuits. He has a very nice and uniquely finished residence, which he has recently built.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 662
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Liberty Twp. –
W. J. T. GARDNER, blacksmith, Powell; was born April 20, 1857, and is a son of Joseph C. and Nancy J. (Henderson) Gardner; the former was born in this township and the latter was a native of this county. William was but 18 months old when his father died, and at the age of 7, was placed in the care of Solomon Armstrong, at Blacklick, with whom he lived two years, when, learning that it was Armstrong’s intention to leave him in the county house, William left him and went to live with Edward James Hall, with whom he remained until February, 1873, and at the age of 16, he went to Terre Haute, Ind., where he learned his trade; after its completion, he came to Powell, in April, 1878, and a worked for Mr. Fuller until that fall, and in April, 1879, he set up in business for himself. April 12, 1877, he was married to Sarah J. Glick, born in Indiana, June 16, 1860, daughter of Amasa Glick; they have one child. Notwithstanding Mr. Gardner’s discouraging surroundings heretofore, he is now on the road to success, for which the more credit is due him.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 661-662
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MRS. MARTHA C. GEARY, Constantia; was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., March 15, 1807, daughter of John Cochran, who married Martha Thompson, a native of Pennsylvania. The Cochrans are descended from Lord Cochran, of Scotland. John Cochran was a soldier in the war of 1812; came to this State, locating in Knox Co., afterward bought land and improved the same; remained there until his death, which occurred in 1846. Mrs. Geary was married to William Geary (cousin of General and afterward Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania); their marriage occurred April 1, 1830; after its consummation, they moved to Brown Township, in this county, remaining there about twenty years; he died April 14, 1869; they had seven children––Mary at home; John and William in Buffalo, stock-dealers; Frances E. (deceased); Joseph T. (deceased) was an M. D.; Samuel D., in Mattoon, Ill.; Tina E., clerk in Delaware. Mrs. Geary is a sister of S. D. Cochran, professor of languages, and a prominent minister in Missouri; has recently written an able work on theology. Mrs. Geary purposes leaving the farm and moving to Delaware.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 699
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MRS. H. C. GERHARD was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1830, the daughter of David and Mary (Lamb) Campbell, who were married in Delaware at an early day; Dr. Reuben Lamb, the grandfather of Mrs. Gerhard, was among the first settlers of Delaware; a further reference to his coming will be found in another part of this history. Mrs. Gerhard was married in 1845 to Dr. M. Gerhard, of Pennsylvania, who graduated from the Pennsylvania Medical College of Philadelphia in 1840; soon after graduating he came to Delaware and commenced the practice of medicine, which he continued up to his death, which occurred in 1868, at 50 years of age, leaving his wife with four children. He was a skilled physician and ranked among the first of his profession; during the civil war, he filled the office of medical examiner, which he continued to bold up to the time of his death.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 626
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JOHN S. GILL, attorney at law, Delaware, is the junior member of the law firm of Powell & Gill; he was born in Union Co., Ohio, May 9, 1842, the son of Mason and Harriet T. (Granger) Gill; his mother was a native of Massachusetts, and his father of Union Co., Ohio, whose parents moved to Ohio about 1808; Mr. Gill’s experiences were confined to the firm from the time he was able to handle an ax or hold the plow, except a short period in the winter season spent in the district school. In 1863, he enlisted in the 121st O. V. I., Co. I, and participated in the battles of Perryville, Chickamauga, Resaca, Rome, Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Mountain and others; he was also with Sherman on his march to the sea, and through the Carolinas to Washington, and the grand review at Washington. In 1865, after the close of the war, Mr. Gill returned to his home in Union Co., taking up his former occupation as a farmer; in the winter of that year, he began school teaching, which he followed until 1874, when he came to Delaware and entered the law office of Powell & Reid, and commenced reading law; in 1876, he was admitted to the bar; in 1877, he formed a partnership with Reid & Powell, and under the style of Reid, Powell & Gill. At the death of Col. W. P. Reid the firm changed to Powell & Gill. Mr. Gill is a Democrat, and a member of the Presbyterian Church; has held the office of Clerk of Delaware Township, for two terms, and shares in the lucrative practice and reputation enjoyed by his firm.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 626-627
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Genoa Twp. –
GEORGE GLASS, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Westerville; is a son of William H. Glass, who was born in Cambria Co., Penn., in 1782; when 27 years old, he went to Morris Co., N. J., and, in 1813, was married to Elizabeth McWilliams, remaining there twenty-two years; in 1835, came with his family to Ohio, locating in Genoa Township, where he bought 96 acres of land; he died in October, 1868, in his 86th year; his wife died March 28, 1879. George Glass was born Oct. 6, 1814, in Morris Co., N. J., and was 21 years old the day after their arrival in the township, and in just two years from that time––Oct. 5, 1837––he was married to Rebecca Smith, whose parents came to this county in 1809, and Oct. 19, 1816, she was born; she taught school some time previous to her marriage, with the exception of which time she had made her home with her parents. Mr. Glass has made it his home in Genoa Township, with the exception of four years spent on a farm in Berkshire; in 1854, he bought and moved on to his present farm of 105 acres. They have five children––Elizabeth, born July 11, 1838; William, March 4, 1840; Ardelia, Oct. 28, 1841; John, June 29, 1844; and Mary A., Feb. 17, 1849; four of the children are married; Ardelia makes her home with her parents. Mr. Glass was chosen Township Assessor several terms, and was also Township Trustee. In 1852, he united with the Genoa Presbyterian Church, of which he and his wife are members.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 850
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Brown Twp. -
M. M. GLASS, farmer, P. O. Kilbourne. Mr. Glass is a native of Warren Co., N. J.; born June 24, 1828, and was the fifth child of William and Elizabeth (McWilliams) Glass; she was a native of New Jersey, and her husband of the “Keystone State;” they emigrated to this State in 1838, locating in Genoa Township, where they lived until their death, both living to a ripe old age; father died at the age of 87, in the year 1868; mother, in the spring of 1879, at the ripe age of 88. Marshall remained at home until he attained his 32d year; at the age of 18, he began teaching music, continuing at this during the winter season, and working on the farm during the summer season. On Jan. 1, 1856, married Angie Leonard, born in 1840, in Knox Co., on the Dillno farm; she is a daughter of George and Mary (Jewett) Leonard; subsequent to their marriage, they located in Brown Township; have since remained there; spent one season in Illinois, in the sheep business; he owned, at one time, the farm now in the possession of A. W. Bartlett, but has since abandoned farming. In the spring of 1876, he was placed in charge of the infirmary, and has since had charge of the same, and the manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office has justly merited for him the approbation of the people, and he is justly styled the “right man in the right place.” He has the love and good will of all the unfortunates under his charge, and the sanitary measures he has inaugurated since his advent to the place, have reduced the mortality from 9 to 2 per cent; in short, Mr. Glass has acquitted himself in a creditable manner, and to the satisfaction of the people; has one daughter––Evaline.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 810
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S. GLOVER, merchant, Delaware. The oldest and largest dry-goods house of Delaware is that of which the above-named gentleman is proprietor; he was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Nov. 28, 1839; the son of Samuel and Elizabeth T. (McKisson) Glover; both of his parents were natives of Ohio; his father was a merchant in Belmont Co., and our subject, when quite young, entered his father’s store as a clerk. During the late civil war, he recruited Co. C, of the 170th O. N. G., and was made Captain of that company; they did duty at Maryland Heights, near Washington, D. C.; after returning home to Belmont Co., he embarked in mercantile business in Powhatan, where he remained until 1866, when he engaged in steamboating on the Ohio River for some two years. In 1869, he came to Delaware and entered the dry-roods business in company with his brother, under the name of Glover Bros.; after two years, the firm became Glover & Neff; in 1873, Mr. S. Glover became sole proprietor, and since then has increased his business and facilities fully 100 per cent, and controls the largest dry-goods trade in Delaware; his store is located on Sandusky street, below Williams, where he occupies two floors; the first floor, 23x100 feet, used for the dry goods; the second floor, 21x58, is used for carpets, oil cloths, rugs and window curtains; he employs eight clerks, who are polite and attentive.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 626
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Orange Twp. –
ALDEN B. GOODING, farmer; P. O. Lewis Center; is a native of Bristol Co., Mass.; born Dec. 17, 1830; is the third of a family of five children, born of Ebenezer and Betsey (Baker) Gooding; the Goodings are of English descent.  Alden spent his youth and early manhood on a farm, having but the advantages that were afforded in the common school, and at the age of 18, he went to learn the carpenter’s trade, serving the customary time, following the same about two years.  His father, having had a favorable opinion of this country, suggested to Alden the idea of a removal, which proposition he acceeded [sic] to, and in the fall of 1855, they moved to Marion Co., where they remained a short time; then came to this county, and bought of his cousin, George Gooding, Sr., 120 acres of land, and settled on the same.  Ebenezer died in January, 1862.  Alden was married, November, 1855, to Missouri Newkirk, born in Fairfield Co. in 1837, daughter of John and Sarah Newkirk, a citizen of this county and township; they have remained on the farm since their marriage, and have three children––William, Sarah and Johnnie.  Mr. Gooding and wife are members of the M. E. Church.  He is a man of very temperate habits, none of the family having ever even used tobacco.  Has always taken an interest in the Sunday-school cause, of which he is a teacher.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 711
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Orange Twp. –
GEORGE A. GOODING, farmer and trader; P. O. Lewis Center.  One of the most thrifty and well-to-do farmers in this township is George Gooding, who was born in the southwest corner of the township, on the place once known as the De Wolf tract, where his father first located, on his coming to this county.  George moved to the homestead where Frank Gooding now lives when he was but 6 months old, where the elder Gooding kept a tavern in the days of staging, which was one of the principal stopping-places along the route.  George stayed with his father until he was 22 years of age at which time he began to do for himself.  At the age of 25, formed a matrimonial union with Elizabeth Carpenter, born in Liberty in 1828; she is a daughter of James Carpenter, one of the pioneers in the county; their marriage was celebrated Nov. 13. 1851; the first year they lived in a log house, just north of Frank Gooding’s, and, the following year, he moved to his present residence, where he has since lived; he has built all the buildings which are now in sight.  Mr. Gooding ranks among the most successful farmers in the county; is a man that attends strictly to his own business, giving it his own personal attention.  They have five children––George, Lizzie (now the wife of J. C. McClenahan, of Columbus), J. Stanley, Arthur and Frederick.  His wife is a member of the Liberty Church.  Mr. Gooding has 605 acres of choice land; 240 acres in pasture and the remainder is under cultivation.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 711
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Orange Twp. –
MATTHEW GOODING belongs to a family of prominent agriculturists of Orange Township.  His father, George Gooding, was born in Massachusetts and came out to this country in 1818, with a drove of sheep, and remained two years, during which time he worked out by the month; returning to the East, he married Phoebe T. Williams, and then by wagon made his second trip to this section in six weeks; on his arrival he had $2.06¼; he rented a farm of De Wolf for nine years, during which time he combined farming and dairying; subsequent to this, he bought and moved on to a small piece of land, where Frank now lives; to this he added until his death in January, 1856, when he was the possessor of about 1,300 acres; he kept public house for several years, at which the stage lines made one of their stopping-places, and many a weary traveler has refreshed the inner man with toothsome edibles furnished by the hand of the hospitable landlady, Mrs. Gooding; she is still living and in her 82d year.  Matthew was married, Oct. 23. 1855, to Mary E. Matoon, who was born Feb. 13, 1836, in Blendon Township, Franklin Co., and the daughter of Edwin Matoon, one of the pioneers of that county.  After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Gooding located where they now live; he has a first-class farm with excellent improvements, and has for several years given his attention to sheep-raising and wool-growing.  They have one son and six daughters––Edwin M., in the mercantile business in Lewis Center; Mary E., Jessie, Lillie, Annie, Cora D. and Grace.  Mr. and Mrs. Gooding are members of the M. E. Church; in politics, the Goodings are Republican.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 710-711
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Liberty Twp. –
A. S. GOODRICH, farmer, retired; P. O. Worthington, Franklin Co.; is one of the worthy and stanch citizens of the township, who was born in the same tract he now occupies Oct. 7 1813; his father’s name was Ebenezer, and his mother’s maiden name was Betsey Dixon Goodman, the former a native of Connecticut, and the latter a native of Vermont; they came to this country at a time when Columbus was a place unknown; the ground on which it stands was a wilderness; Indian trails traversed the country in various directions; upon their arrival, they built a log cabin in the woods; they thus lived for many years, enduring the privations and hardships of the early pioneer; Mr. Goodrich, Sr., was a carpenter and assisted his neighbors in erecting their rude structures; when not thus employed was making improvements on his farm. His death occurred Oct. 15, 1846, and his remains now repose in the family burying-ground. Aaron S. was born in the log cabin of his father; received an elementary education at subscription rates, and remained with his father until he was 35 years of age, when he was married to Sarah Hardin Dec. 27, 1848; she was born in this township Dec. 16, 1827, the daughter of John and Sarah (Carpenter) Hardin, a near relative of Capt. Nathan Carpenter, one of the early settlers in this county; three children have blessed this union––Allison E., born Aug. 17, 1850; George Blucher, Dec. 22, 1852, and William H., April 7, 1854. All received graduating honors at the Ohio Wesleyan University excepting Blucher, who did not complete the course, taking up Blackstone instead; he has read law considerably, yet does not intend to enter the practice. Mr. Goodrich has, during his life, been engaged in farming; has been successful in his business operations, and thus become the owner of a large tract of land; has been in poor health several years, and has recently divided up his land among his boys, reserving for himself and amiable wife a competency for their declining years; he has a very pleasant home, and everything about him to make him comfortable. Is a member of the New England Lodge, A. F. & A. M. No. 4, and Powell Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 465; so also are his three boys.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 661
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Trenton Twp. –
C. P. GORSUCH, farmer; P. O. Condit; is a son of Nathan and Lorena Gorsuch; his father was born in September, 1816, in Knox Co., Ohio; the mother was a daughter of Solomon and Betsey Overturf; she was born in Licking Co., Ohio; they endured the hardships incident to pioneer life; the father died in December, 1866; the mother is still living in Trenton Township. Mr. Gorsuch was born March 26, 1854, in Harlem Township, Delaware Co., where he remained until 20, when he moved to this township, where his mother rented of G. W. Perfect; he worked by the month for three years, and was married, May 2, 1878 to Alice, a daughter of John and Catharine Blamer; she was born in 1856, near Johnstown, Licking Co., Ohio; they have one child––Eva B., born June 24, 1879. Mr. Gorsuch has fifty-two acres of land well improved, and well watered by Perfect Creek; he has a good start in life, and with the advantages that generally come from being in the prime of early manhood, will succeed to the benefits that accrue from application and a sound judgment.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 830-831
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Harlem Twp. –
DAVID GORSUCH, farmer and breeder of fine stock; P. O. Center Village. His father, Benjamin Gorsuch, was born Nov. 8, 1806. in Virginia, and when 2 years old, his father moved to Knox Co., Ohio; he remained at home until 21 years of age; the first work he did for himself was on the Ohio Canal at $7 per month. In 1829, he married Margaret Hill, daughter of Samuel Hill, born in 1810. In 1832, Mr. Gorsuch moved to Harlem Township, Delaware Co., where he bought 125 acres of land, on which he remained until his death, June 24, 1859––though for three years previous, had been in the grocery trade at Centerville; for many years he was Township Trustee. Mrs. G. died March 13, 1847; they had twelve children, seven of whom are now living. David was the oldest child, and was born Dec. 5, 1830, and was 2 years old when his father moved into Harlem Township; he remained with and worked for his father until of age, and then served three years as an apprentice at the carpenter and joiner’s trade with Elisha Rogers, and for his three years’ work he received $300, out of which he clothed himself, and for fifteen years he worked at his trade, working from two to four hands. Oct. 16, 1859, he married Eunice, daughter of Mathew Clark, of Licking Co., where he settled in an early day. Mrs. Gorsuch was the sixth child, and was born Feb. 10, 1838; after his marriage, the subject settled on the old homestead, and bought out the other heirs, and while running the farm, he continued to work at his trade; about 1870, he turned his attention to thoroughbred cattle, and has done as much toward improving the stock of his township as any other man in it; in the winter of 1877-78, he raised a club of subscribers for the Ohio Farmer, numbering 191, being the largest list ever raised for an agricultural or stock paper in the United States, and for this list, he secured the prize offered, which was a thoroughbred Oxford bull calf, being a beauful [sic] red roan, bred by Ayres & McClintock, of Millersburg, Ky., is 3 years old, and will weigh 2,000 pounds; in 1876, he also won the prize from the same paper of a trio of Houten chickens. Mr. Gorsuch is a Democrat, and in 1862 was chosen Township Treasurer, which position he has held every year since for the last ten years, has had no opposition for the office; his homestead contains 183 acres of well-improved land, and on his farm he now has twenty-eight head of thoroughbred and high grade cattle; in February, 1876, he lost his residence and household goods by fire, saving but little except the clothing the family had on; they have had eight children, of whom Noah, born May 1, 1861; Medory, Jan. 18, 1863; Willis, Dec. 5, 1864; Amelia, Oct. 22, 1866; Ross, Feb. 13, 1868; Mary, March 17, 1870, and Thorman, Aug. 17, 1873, still survive. Alice, born Feb. 10, 1872, died Sept. 7, 1872.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 842
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Trenton Twp. –
ALVIN GRANDSTAFF, farmer and teacher; P. O. Green; is a son of Moses and Amanda (Bowers) Grandstaff; they were both natives of Virginia, and had ten children, seven of whom now survive. Mr. Grandstaff was born in 1842, in Licking Co., Ohio, and remained with his parents, attending school and farming until 19, at which time he enlisted in Co. D, 18th U. S. I., serving three years; he was wounded several times––once in the shoulder very severely: he was tendered a lieutenant’s commission for bravery in taking a soldier of the 32d O. V. I. off the field in the midst of the battle; he was in the battles of Chickamauga, Stone River and Perryville, and on the Atlanta campaign with Sherman; he served three years, and was honorably mustered out; after his return, he attended school at Johnstown, Galena, Lebanon and Delaware, teaching at intervals; having taught in all about twenty-three terms––seven months at Johnstown, in the public schools, and afterward bought a building, and started a select school at the same place, in partnership with Prof. Vaughn. He was married, Nov. 20, 1872, to Luella, a daughter of Sylvester and Elizabeth (Walwrath) Granger; her father was born in Granville; they had eight children. Mr. and Mrs. Grandstaff lived on his father’s farm in Licking Co., for one year, and then came to his present place of sixty-four acres; they have three children––Maud, Edwin and Mabel. Mrs. Grandstaff is a member of the Christian Union Church; he is now making a specialty of fine Spanish Merino sheep, and promises great success in the undertaking.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 831
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Brown Twp. -
CHARLES T. GRANT, farmer; P. O. Leonardsburg; is the descendant of two ancient families, the Grants and the Whipples; the former reaches back to the time when the deadly feud existed between them and the McPhersons; Ebenezer Grant, a Scotchman, came to the colonies before the Revolution, and settled in Rhode Island; he had seven sons––Bryer, Jabez and John, by his first marriage, and Rhodes, Eliphaz, Aaron and Rufus by the last marriage; Bryer and John served in the army of the Revolution under Gen. Washington, Bryer as fifer, and John as drummer; both were in the battle of Bunker Hill, under Gen. Warren; Aaron Grant, first son of Ebenezer, was the father of Aaron the second, who was born Jan. 25, 1800, in Rhode Island, and who, Sept. 3, 1821, married Diana Whipple, a descendant of one of the oldest families in Rhode Island, many of whom served in the war for independence; she was born Dec. 19, 1799, in Rhode Island; in October, 1829, Aaron, with his family, started from Rhode Island and arrived at Sandusky City in November, where he employed a wagoner, named Morris, to haul them to Delaware Co.; he started with a five-horse team, much of the way, cutting out the road until they arrived at the home of his father-in-law, Reuben Whipple; Indians were discoverable along the route; Aaron purchased his land from one Milton Vanduser, who had erected a double log cabin; wild turkeys were in great abundance, and would pass between the cabins in search of corn; the Indians occupied the forest on these premises only about one year previous to the settlement of the farm, and the evidences of two camping-grounds are still visible. Charles T. Grant, eldest son of Aaron Grant, Jr., was born Jan. 28, 1823, in Providence, R. I., and came, with his parents, to Ohio in 1829. Feb. 17, 1861, he married Diana Hibbard, a teacher, of culture and fine mental endowments, who was born Jan. 6, 1842, in Morrow Co., Ohio; they have two children––Horace Plum, born April 8, 1862, and Mary Emma, July 12, 1866. Mr. Grant is a farmer and dealer in stock, a man of energy and generous impulses; has figured conspicuously as a private citizen and as a Director of the County Infirmary for a term of three years; his demeanor as such was creditable to himself and satisfactory to his friends; in many observable ways, Puritan blood crops out in the form of fixed traits of character, which individualize but do not detract from the individual.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 810
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Harlem Twp. –
RILEY GRAVES, stock-dealer, Center Village; is the second son of Harmon and Philena (Landon) Graves; his father was born March 2, 1804, in Massachusetts, and emigrated with his parents to Licking Co. about the year 1810, and, some time subsequent to his coming was engaged in driving a bus from Sunbury to Columbus; he began blacksmithing at Richfield, Summit Co. and afterward went to farming. He was married in Licking Co., to Philena Landon, by whom he had three children––Frederick (deceased), Abba (married to Peter Parker; she is dead) and Riley. The father was again married, to Laura Churchill; they had eight children––Edward, Augustin, Enoch, Emma, Lewis, Martha, Alfred and Frank. The father and stepmother died in 1878, and were members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Graves was born Jan. 1, 1830, in Licking Co.; when quite young, he began driving a team between Richfield and Cleveland; he continued the same until July 9, 1847, when he learned the carpenter’s trade in Columbus, and then came to Harlem Township, where he continued the same with success for some time. He has come into possession, by purchase, of a farm and considerable other property. He was married, in 1851, to Nancy, a daughter of Levi and Diadema (Linnabary) Adams; she was born Oct. 28, 1834, in Harlem Township; her father was a native of Pennsylvania; her parents had six children––Parthena, Mary A., Clinton, George, Nancy and Martha. Clinton enlisted in the 32d O. V. I., and was taken prisoner and confined in the Libby Prison, and has never been heard of since. Mr. and Mrs. Graves have two children––Diadema married to Riley Cockrell, and Viola, at home. He paid out quite an amount for the support of the war. Votes the Democratic ticket. He is in partnership with Norman Perfect, E. J. Condit and Dr. Mills, breeding fine French Percheron horses, of which stock they have two of the finest stallions in the country, which were imported from France by Dunham, of Wayne, Ill.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 841-842
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Liberty Twp. –
JOHN P. GRAY, JR., farmer; P. O. Lewis Center; was born in Knox Co. May 10, 1853 son of John P. and Eliza (Thompson) Gray, both of them born in Harrison Co.; in December, 1860, they came to this township, and located on the east side of the Olentangy, where they bought 116 acres of land, remaining on it six years; then sold out, and moved south a short distance, purchasing ninety-two acres, on same side of the river, where Mr. Gray died Sept. 25, 1867; he was, during his life, an honorable and conscientious Christian man; was, for several years, a leading Elder in the Presbyterian Church; his wife still survives him, and is a member of same church, as also are John P., and Margaret, his sister. Mrs. Gray's father was a soldier in the war of 1812; she also sent two sons to the late war––Oliver and Ebenezer; the former was a member of the 96th O. V. I., died in the service; and Ebenezer in the 121st Regt., but died upon his return home; there were seven children in the family, but two are now living.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 662
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Trenton Twp. –
MRS. M. J. GREEN, farmer; P. O. Condit; is a daughter of Jotham and Mary (Mulford) Condit, and sister of E. J. Condit; she was born in 1827, in New Jersey, and came to Ohio with her parents by team, as was customary in those days. She was married in 1847, to E. Green, a son of E. and Elizabeth Green; her husband was born in Kent Co., England, and emigrated to America about 1840; after marriage, they settled on the farm where Mrs. Green now lives, then about one hundred acres; they added, by hard labor and skillful management, until they possessed about eight hundred acres, and improved the same; he died in July, 1873; their children are Susan C., married Charles Deeds, now living in Licking Co., a farmer and stock-raiser; Carrie E., married W. L. Mills, now living in the family (they have two children––Charles W., deceased, and George); Charles E. and Annie L., both living at home. Her husband was a member of the Presbyterian Church, to which organization the rest of the family belong.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 831
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J. H. GRIFFITH (deceased), was a well-known and highly esteemed citizen of Delaware; he was born in Radnorshire, England, in 1823, and learned his trade as a marble cutter in England, and in about 1859 emigrated to America, coming direct to Delaware, where he commenced the marble business, and was recognized as one of the finest designers and workmen in marble in Ohio; he placed in the cemeteries in this county, some of the finest monuments that can be found in any part of the State; in 1874, he erected the building on South Sandusky street, where he carried on business up to his death, which took place Friday, Feb. 27, 1880, from a stroke of paralysis, superinduced by a sunstroke received some years since; he was well known throughout the county, and by all with whom he had business, as a man of honor and strict moral principles; his loss will be painfully noticed by his acquaintances, and deeply deplored by his family, a wife and two children; a son, T. H. Griffith, was born in England, and came to Delaware with his parents; here he learned the marble trade with his father; he succeeds to the business, and continues Mr. S. H. Brown in his employ who has been with his father for over seventeen years.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 627
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Radnor Twp. –
T. R. GRIFFITH, carpenter, Prospect; was born in Marion Co., Ohio, June 26, 1838; is a son of John and Mary (Hughs) Griffith, natives of North Wales. In the year 1835, the father, then a young unmarried man, left Wales and came direct to the new Welsh settlement in Radnor Township, Ohio. Soon after his arrival in this country, he was united in marriage to the mother of our subject. By this marriage there were three children, one son and two daughters; the mother’s death occurred in 1850. About one year after the death of his wife, Mr. Griffith was again married; his second wife was Ann M. Hord; by this second marriage there were three children, two sons and one daughter; the death of our subject’s father occurred in 1860. When Mr. Griffith first came to Radnor Township, he was a poor boy, but by hard labor and close attention to his business (farming), he obtained a competency. Our subject spent his youthful days on his father’s farm, assisting him in his duties. He was united in marriage Jan. 5, 1864, to Elizabeth Kyle, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Boyd) Kyle. By this union there are two children––Senora B., born April 27, 1866, and William F., born July 27, 1867; the mother departed this life Sept. 17, 1870. Politically speaking, Mr. Griffith is a Republican; religiously, a Baptist. He enlisted in Co. E, 66th O. V. I., Nov. 8, 1861; was in the battles of Port Republic, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain and Savannah, besides all the other battles the 66th took a part in; he was discharged July 22, 1865, at New York City. Mr. Griffith is a regular ordained minister of the Baptist Church; is also among the best carpenters in the township, many of the best buildings in the township having been built by him.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 754
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Radnor Twp. –
MISS CATHARINE GRIFFITHS; P. O. Prospect; born in Radnor Township Feb. 2, 1857; is the daughter of David and Ann (Rowlands) Griffiths, both of whom are mentioned elsewhere in this work. Miss Griffiths is a pleasant young lady, and is highly respected in the neighborhood; all her life she has lived with her father, taking a daughter’s share of the burdens of the family; she has an active mind, good taste, and excellent judgment; she takes much pleasure in reading good books, and in all womanly duties is kind, patient and sympathetic. She has a large circle of friends, and is highly esteemed by all.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, pp. 754-755
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Radnor Twp. –
DAVID GRIFFITHS, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Radnor; was born in South Wales Feb. 13, 1816. His father, David Griffiths, and mother, Mary (Griffiths) Griffiths, came directly from Wales to Radnor Township, Ohio, in 1819, bringing their family of four sons and three daughters; they stopped for a few years in Radnor (then Delhi), but afterward purchased a farm adjoining the town, upon which they lived nineteen years, and where the subject of this sketch passed his youth; the father then gave up farming and moved into Radnor, where he remained until his death, aged 76 years; the mother followed him Jan. 19, 1875, aged 84 years. Mr Griffiths was united in marriage, Aug. 26, 1844, to Ann, daughter of Abraham Rowland, and a family of nine children resulted from this union, three of whom are yet living––Sarah J., born Sept. 25, 1847; John J., born Jan. 9, 1850, and Catharine, born Feb. 2, 1857. Sarah and John are married, the former to Henry Ashbrook, and the latter to Elizabeth Curren, and both are living near their parents. Mr. Griffiths, though but a boy when his father first came to Radnor, recalls vividly the hardships and dangers through which they passed in their new home; he owns 67½ acres of well-improved land; is a Republican and a Congregationalist; has had three wives, marrying the second in 1862, and his present wife, Loantha (Rowley) Griffiths, who was the widow of Thos. Rowley, her maiden name being Stockwell, June 26, 1879. No children resulted from the second marriage. Mr. Griffiths enjoys an enviable reputation for industry and honesty throughout the neighborhood.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 755
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J. H. GROVE, Delaware, Professor in the Ohio Wesleyan University, was born in Fayette Co., Ohio, July 8, 1848, and is the son of Henry and Margaret A. (Geffs) Grove; his mother is a native of Ohio, and his father of Virginia; in 1865, he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which institution he graduated in 1870; he then went to Wilmington, Clinton Co., Ohio, and was Principal of the high school of that place for four years, when he was made Superintendent of the public schools of Wilmington, a position he filled with marked ability for four years; in 1878, he accepted the chair of Principal of the Preparatory Department of the Ohio Wesleyan University, where he has remained ever since; in 1879, Prof. Grove, with the assistance of Prof. John P. Lacroix, published a work of 205 pages of Latin elements, which is used in the university, and other schools thought the county.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 626
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Liberty Twp. –
JOSEPH GRUMLEY, farmer; P. O. Powell; Joseph was born in Franklin Co. March 19, 1843; is a son of Frank C. and Mary Ann (Hultz) Grumley, who were natives of Baden-Baden, and came to this State; Joseph was among the number who imperiled his life in the defense of his country, and enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in Co. D, 82d O. V. I., and was out three years, and during this time was engaged in all the battles in which his regiment participated; among the first were Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and was then transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, and accompanied Sherman on his march to the sea. On Oct. 7, 1869, was married to Cynthia T. Dominy; born Sept. 12, 1848, daughter of Almond Dominy; have one child––Minnie.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 662
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Liberty Twp. –
SEBASTIAN GRUMLEY, farmer; P. O. Powell; born in Franklin Co. Jan. 22, 1855, son of Frank C. and Mary Grumley; remained at home until his marriage, Nov. 3, 1874, to Harriet Dominy, born June 10, 1855; had two children––Clara, born Sept. 4, 1875, and Effie July 8, 1877; was in the grocery business in Delaware four years, and November, 1878, went on the farm, and has since been engaged in farming pursuits.
Source: History of Delaware County and Ohio; Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, 1880, p. 662
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