JOHN M. GAMBLE, the original
of this sketch is a well-known farmer, residing on section 35, range
26, Dover Township. He is a native of that State which has
given so many noted men to the service of its country, and which is
now proud to claim as citizens William McKinley and Secretary
Foster, as he was born in Holmes County, Ohio, September 22,
1845.
John M. is a son of Jams and Nancy (Wood)
Gamble, both natives of the Buckeye State. His mother was
a daughter of John Wood, who was a native of Maryland.
Comparatively little is known of the ancestry of either side of the
family, but our subject's paternal grandfather, Maj. Gamble,
was a native of Ireland, and he has mixed Scotch and Irish blood in
his veins.
When John Gamble was eight years of age, his
parents removed to Springfield, Ill., or the immediate vicinity.
That was our subject's home until 1876,and during the interval he
attended the common school and helped his father to develop the home
farm. At the date last mentioned, Mr. Gamble removed to
Missouri and settled in LaFayette County on a farm, and has devoted
himself to the improvement of the same until the present time.
His tract comprises two hundred and sixteen acres, all of which is
under cultivation, and which bears the impress of modern
agricultural evolution. The best agricultural machinery is
here found, and the methods employed in cultivating and fertilizing
are such as are approved by the latest science. His house and
barn are well built an answer all requirements.
It is fitting, considering his birth and bringing up,
that Mr. Gamble should be a follower of that party which since the
war has developed the resources of this country and produced an
unparalleled affluence. In May of 1886, our subject married
Miss Ida, a daughter of James T. Campbell, of
Higginsville, this county. She has since presided over her
home with dignity and capability, and has brought into it a happy
influence, which only the presence of a woman can diffuse.
(Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of Lafayette & Saline
Counties, Missouri - Chicago: Chapman Bros.: 1893) |
ROBERT
A. GARRETT, the eldest son of Andrew and Jane (Torbet)
Garrett, was born on the old homestead, in Ripley Township, May
25, 1838, and was there reared, receiving his literary instruction
in the common schools.
When a young man he taught school several years,
subsequently turning his attention to farming and stock raising, and
has prospered in his business transactions. Mr. Garrett has
taken an active interest in the affairs of his township, and has
served as assessor and school director. He is a Republican in
politics, being a stanch supporter of the principles of that party.
He was married in 1862 to Miss Charlotte, daughter of
Jacob Leyenberger. They have no children. Mr. and
Mrs. Garrett are members and liberal supporters of the
Presbyterian Church. |
JACOB J.
GETZ, marble-cutter, Millersburgh, was born in Paint
Township, Holmes Co., Ohio, in March, 1851, a son of Jacob and
Christine (Schindler) Getz. His parents were natives of
Germany, and emigrated to America in 1847, locating in Holmes
County, Ohio, where they spent the latter years of their lives.
The mother died in 1856, aged thirty-six years, and the father in
1875, aged fifty-seven years. They were the parents of ten
children, but three of whom are now living. The father was a
stone-mason and stone-cutter by trade, and also carried on his farm,
owning at one time 196 acres of good land.
Jacob J. Getz spent the first years of his life
on his father's farm, and until twenty-one years of age assisted his
father in its cultivation. He then, in 1872, came to
Millersburgh to learn the marble-cutter's trade, serving an
apprenticeship, and as soon as his trade was mastered, opened, in
1878, a shop of his own. In 1883 a partnership was formed with
Mr. Lang, the business was increased, and they now carry
on the most extensive works of the kind in the town and county.
Mr. Getz was married in 1879 to Ross, daughter of
Frederick and Elizabeth Lang, of this county. Mrs. Getz
died leaving three children: Lizette, Esther and
Bertha. Mr. Getz was again married, taking for his second
wife Miss Lizze Shaffer, and they have one child. In
politics Mr. Getz is a supporter of the principles of the
Republican party. |
HENRY B.
GRAY was born Mar. 8, 1827, a son of Eli and ___ (Bates)
Gray, former a native of Massachusetts, born in 1799. They
had a family of seven children: George K., Laura Ann, Sabina K.,
Henry B., Abigail B., Herman C. and Hiram P., all living
but George K. Eli Gray came to Ohio and settled in 1837
on the farm now owned by his son, Henry B., where he died in
1852. His wife survived him a few years, making her home with
Henry B.
After the death of his father the latter bought the
homestead of the heirs, and has added thereto 100 acres, having now
a fine farm of 230 acres. He was married Mar. 16, 1852, the
Barbara Donald, and to them were born six children: Arvilla,
Rachel S., Sallie L., John M., William S. and George V.
Mrs. Gray died i 1864, and in 1866 Mr. Gray married
Rachel Torrh and they have had seven children: Estella,
Luella D., Herman E., Channing, Wade H., Walter and Henry B.,
Jr. Mr. Gray has been one of the active and enterprising
citizens of the county, and is one of her prosperous farmers; in
politics he is a Democrat. |
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