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1902
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MYRON WENTWORTH GAGE,
one of Fairfield township's most progressive farmers and
business men, was born Aug. 23, 1857, on the farm where he now
lives, and is a son of Joseph H. and Mary A. (Cook) Gage.
His parents, now deceased, were for many yeas highly respected
citizens of this township.
Myron W. Gage attended the public schools and
took an academic course of study in Bartlett Academy. For
four years in the early "eighties," he was most successfully
engaged in the mercantile business with J. T. Dunbar, at
Watertown; at the same time lived on the home farm, which he has
since owned. It is a tract of three hundred and twenty
acres of well improved land, which he devotes to general
farming.
Mr. Gage was joined in marriage
with Emma S. Gage, who was born in Macon County,
Illinois, on the 24th of February, 1868, and is a daughter of
Wilson S. and Catherine H. (Sterigere) Gage.
Her father died Jan. 26, 1896, aged seventy-one years. Her
maternal grandfather was Judge David Sterigere, of
Missouri, a native of Pennsylvania. She was one of seven
children, as follows: David Leslie, who resides at
Blue Mound, Macon County, Illinois, married Mary Ware,
and has four children; Williard E., of Chilhowee,
Missouri, who married Dora Simons, and has four children:
D. S. Page, Ph. D., D. D., of Fulton Missouri, who
is professor of the Greek languages and literature at
Westminster College; Emma S., wife of Mr. Gage;
Franklin; Marian H. (Royston), of St. Augustine,
Florida; and Charles Edward, who died in infancy.
Mrs. M. W. Gage was reared in Illinois, where she lived
until after her marriage. Mr. Gage and his wife
have three children, namely: Beatrice Anita, born Apr.
23, 1892; Daniel James, born Jan. 20, 1894; and
Frances Louise, born Mar. 24, 1899. The subject of
this sketch is a Democrat, in politics and has served as trustee
of the township, and also as school director. Fraternally,
he is a member of Blue Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Bartlett.
Mrs. Gage is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1460 |
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JOHN
W. GEDDES,* a well known citizen of Lowell, Washington
County, and a prominent oil producer and contractor in the oil
fields at that place, is a native of Stockport, Morgan County,
Ohio, and was born in 1871. His parents were Henry and
Elizabeth (Walker) Geddes. The former was a
native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Belmont
County, Ohio.
Henry Geddes was born in 1844, and is living in
Stockport, and following the occupation of a tiller of the soil.
He was in the Morgan raid during the Civil War, and served his
county with courage. Elizabeth Walker became the
wife of Mr. Geddes. She died in 1896, when
forty-eight years of age. She and her husband adhered to
the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They
reared seven children, as follows: Emma, deceased;
John W.; Marguerite, deceased; William, who
is engaged in business as an oil gauger at Scott Town; Adelia,
now Mrs. Dr. Peoples, of Ohio; Charles B., who is
living in Lowell with his brother, John W.; and Bertha,
who makes her home in Stockport. In politics, the father
was a Democrat. He was a member of the Grangers'
Association.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1461 |
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DR. MORRIS GERMAN was a native of
Chenango County, New York. He attended lectures and received a
diploma in New York City. He located in Harmar during the
epidemic of 1823, and in a short time was in possession of full
practice, which he held until his death in 1835. Dr. German
was a contemporary of Hildreth and Cotton, and held an
honorable standing in the profession. He died at the age of
39.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
471 |
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BENJAMIN
IVES GILMAN, son of Joseph Gilman was
a prominent and talented citizen; he was the first clerk of
the court in the county of Washington, which office he retained
until the commencement of the Territorial government, when he
was released. The subsequent history of himself and family
is well known. He was a delegate from the county to the
convention which formed the Constitution of Ohio.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 498 |
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MRS. REBECCA IVES GILMAN.
The center of a circle of cultured intellects during the period
of early settlement was Rebecca Ives Gilman, wife of
Joseph Gilman. She was the daughter of Benjamin
Ives and granddaughter of Hon. Robert Hall, under
whose direction a fine mind was stored with useful information,
and a taste cultivated for polite literature. Her early
associates were people of culture and education.
Mrs. Gilman was bright and fascinating in
conversation. Her friendship was much sought and highly
valued. But she never permitted her polite studies to
interfere with domestic duty. She is described as a model
housekeeper and mother. After the death of her husband in
1806, she lived in her own house at Harmar until 1812, when she
removed with her son, Benjamin Ives Gilman, to
Philadelphia, where she died in 1820.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 878 |
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ADAM J. GLAUB
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1450 |
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CHARLES H.
GODDARD
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois
- 1902 - Page 1458 |
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MAJ. NATHAN GOODALE was from
Brookfield, Massachusetts. He was a soldier and an officer in
the Revolution, belonging to the infantry. He was an active
partisan, faithful and persevering. Rufus Stone
mentioned to me not long since that among the old family papers was
a letter from his father, who was in the army, to his mother, where
he mentions that Captain Goodale had just brought into camp
15 prisoners; his reputation was that of a faithful, enterprising
and brave officer; he was one of the most industrious and successful
farmers, for the time allowed that was to be found in the county.
His loss threw a damper over the whole settlement; no one could be
more regretted, as no vacancy would have been so difficult to fill.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
500 |
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WILLIAM GRAY, of Massachusetts, was
a nephew to William Gray, an extensive merchant, for whom he
was named, who lived some time in Salem, and subsequently in Boston.
He came early with his family and settled in Waterford; his physical
and mental powers were such as would command attention and favorable
notice in any society had his passions been under the guidance of
moral principle and his intellect under the discipline of education
He was some time employed as a lieutenant in the United States
service, and his uncle - Billy Gray, of Boston - regularly
sent him money enough to maintain his family, but he was deficient
in the characteristics of the Yankee - industry, economy and regular
habits. Two of his daughters are respectively married to the
Messrs. Howard, of Waterford.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
504 |
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CHARLES
GREENE, a native of Rhode Island. He was bred a
merchant, and came early to Marietta with his mother-in-law (by the
name of Sheffield) and Isaac Pierce Esq., (whose wife
was her daughter) and one other daughter who married Major
Zeigler, of the United States troops. Mr. Greene
was afterward in company in a store of goods, under the firm name of
Greene & Meigs. This firm was established principally
by the credit of the Ohio Company to provide the means of redeeming
their outstanding orders in goods which were selling at a
large discount; but as goods were a cash article, these orders
immediately rose to par, and furnished a valuable medium; likewise,
all the soldiers employed by the company, and by the United States,
and the spies, could get credit at the store, by hypothecating their
wages which were paid in the east. This induced all the
retailers of goods to fall into the same plan' this was the
introduction of the credit system in our county. Mr. Green
moved to Cincinnati, where his descendants are reputable
citizens at this time. Orders on the store were as current
then as bank bills are now.
Source:
History of Marietta
and
Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company,
Chicago, Illinois -
1902 - Page 499 |
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DAVIS GREEN, son of Rev. Allen
Green, was born in Tyler County, Virginia, Feb. 11, 1822.
In 1823 his parents came to Ohio and settled on a farm in Belmont
County.
Davis attended, in the winter season, the
schools of his neighborhood, and at the age of 21 years completed
his education at Madison College, Guernsey County. In 1842 and
the two following years he was partially engaged in teaching, and in
the meantime studied law in the office of Judge Evans of
Cambridge. For nearly a year after the fall of 1845 he was
editor and part owner of the Guernsey Times.
In 1846 he was admitted to the bar at
Mount Vernon and in the fall of the same year located at Marietta
and commenced the practice of law. By close application and
diligence he soon became prominent in his profession. In 1849
he was elected prosecuting attorney for the county, and for two
years ably discharged the duties of that office. In 1854 he
was elected Probate judge, and served his three years' term to the
entire satisfaction of the public. In 1856 he was chosen one
of the electors for Ohio of President and Vice-President of the
United States, and voted for Fremont and Dayton.
In 1858 he was elected Senator in the Ohio Legislature
from the district composed of Washington and Morgan counties, and
was an eloquent, influential and highly esteemed member of that
body.
In 1861, at the breaking out of the Rebellion, he took
a decided and prominent part in defense of the government, and
labored unremittingly to encourage and promote the cause of the
Union.
Judge Green was a man of great energy and
industry; and his natural abilities were of a high order.
Those who knew him best estimated his mental capacity the highest.
At the time of his death he ranked as one of the best and most
successful lawyers in Washington County. In the prime of his
life and the midst of his influence, he died at Marietta, Aug . 22,
1862. He was married in 1851 to Columbia Ferguson, who
is now the wife of Dr. D. Walter. Mrs. Dr. Curtis
is a daughter.
Source:
History of Marietta
and
Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company,
Chicago, Illinois -
1902 - Page 450 |
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LEVI W. GREEN, for
many yeas a prominent and prosperous business man, is now living a
retired life at New Matamoras, Washington Co., Ohio. He was
born in Belmont Co., Ohio, Aug. 11, 1833, and is a son of Isaac
H. and Delilah (Ruble) Green.
Isaac H. Green was born in New York State in 1792.
He was a farmer by occupation, and was engaged in merchandizing many
years. He came to Ohio when a young man, and located about
twenty miles south of St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., where he bought
a farm. He was a prominent man, and represented his county in
the State Legislature of Ohio, for two terms. Religiously, he
was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His death
occurred in 1847, while on a business trip to New Orleans,
Louisiana. Mr. Green married Delilah Ruble, who
was born in Belmont Co., Ohio, and they reared the following
children: Andrew; James and Samuel, deceased;
Charlotte; Levi W.; Benton, deceased; and Susanna, wife
of Isaac Young.
Levi W. Green left his native county at the age of
16 years, and has since lived in Washington County, Ohio. He
first located on a farm in Lawrence township, and then spent four
years in Marietta, learning the trade of a brick-mason. He
afterward located in Bloomfield, and in 1857, came to New Matamoras,
where he followed his trade for many years. He purchased the
old Shannon House in 1891, and established the Green
Hotel, which flourished under his management and ownership until
1899, since which time he has leased the building. He also
conducted the Central Hotel for a period of three years. He
has large real estate interests in New Matamoras, but is now living
in retirement, and enjoying the fruits of his early toil.
Nov. 16, 1859, Mr. Green was joined in hymeneal
bonds with Margaret Ellis, who was born in Grand View
township, Washington Co., in 1843, and is a daughter of William
M. and Clara (Ankrim) Ellis, both natives of Washington Co.
Her father was born in 1819, and was a brick and stone mason by
trade. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis had five children, namely:
Margaret; Rebecca, wife of Robert Williamson; Sibyl, wife
of Dr. Richardson; William P.; and Silas H., deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Green became the parents of seven children,
namely: Emma C. (Raper), of Wheeling, West Virginia;
Thomas B., of New Matamoras; Fanny N. (Fulton), of
Wheeling; Sibyl R. (Lydick), of Pittsburg; William R.,
deceased; F. W., who graduated from Duff's Business
College, at Pittsburg, in the class of 1902; and Gwendolyn (Weeter).
The subject of this sketch is a Democrat, in politics. He is
now serving his sixth consecutive term as councilman, and is also a
trustee of Grand View township. Mrs. Green is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source:
History of Marietta
and
Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company,
Chicago, Illinois -
1902 - Page 1062 |
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GRIFFIN
GREENE, ESQ., from Rhode Island, was an early settler.
He moved to Belpre in the spring of 1790. He had been active
in the cause of his country during the Revolution, suffering some
loss which led him to Europe, where he observed a floating mill for
grinding grain, near Amsterdam, which led to the erection of one of
similar construction in Belpre, in company with Capt. Jonathan
Devol, as related elsewhere. Esquire Greene was a
man of genius, and a man of talents, a useful, enterprising and
exemplary citizen. His after life and family are well known.
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
503 |
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MAGGIE GREENLEES
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio -
Published by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois -
1902 - Page 1414 |
Charles M. Grubb |
CHARLES M. GRUBB
Source: History of Marietta and Washington County, Ohio - Published
by Biographical Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois - 1902 - Page
1369 |
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