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S. GARRISON is a native of Ohio, born in Portage County July 27,
1835, one of a family of ten children born to Ileff and
Elizabeth Garrison. He was left an orphan at an early age, and
when but eleven years old began life for himself by working on a canal,
where he remained for six summers. Shortly after this, he engaged
in peddling for some time, removing to Williams County in 1854, when he
took a clerkship in Edgerton, remaining most of the time until 1869.
In 1861, he enlisted in Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for the
three months' service. He was married in October, 1861, to Miss
Elizabeth Curtis, and their family consists of four children, viz::
Frederick, Grace, Orison and Ileff. Mr. Garrison has
been a resident of Edon, Ohio, for thirteen years, and is proprietor of
a large establishment, carrying ready made clothing, dry goods,
groceries, boots and shoes, etc., etc.; he is also engaged in
grain-buying, dealing in all kinds of produce, and doing quite an
extensive exchange business. Mr. and Mrs. Garrison are
members of the Disciples' Church of Edon, and Mr. G. is a member
of the Masonic fraternity. ~ Page 748 Source: County of
Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical - Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 747 - Florence Twp. |
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| JAMES
GARSIDE, one of the enterprising merchants of Edon, Ohio, was
born in Columbiana County, Ohio, Dec. 7, 1845, the second of a family of
five children of Joseph and Mary (Townsend) Garside. His
father was a farmer, and James remained on teh farm until he came
to Williams County in 1866; from there to Steuben County, Ind., where he
resided for three years, after which he came to Edon, which has since
been his home; he first engaged with J. W. Thomas and afterward
with C. S. Garrison & Co In 1879, he formed a partnership
with Mr. Walter Young for business purposes in this place, and,
in 1880, he purchased Mr. Young's interest, and now has entire
charge of the establishment; he carries a first class stock of dry
goods, clothing, groceries, boots and shoes, and also deals largely in
all kinds of produce. Mr. Garside was married, June 9,
1870, to Miss Emma Hoadley, a resident of Steuben County, Ind.,
and they are parents of four children, viz: Clara, Mary, Nellie
and Walter. Mrs. Garside is a member of the Disciples' Church
of Edon, and Mr. G. is a member of the I. O. O. F. ~ Page 748 ,
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 748 - Florence Twp. |
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JACOB
GARVER. Mr. Garver is
successfully engaged in general farming in Section 29, Pulaski township,
Williams county, where he owns a fine farm of two hundred acres, the
land of which has been brought to an excellent state of cultivation, and
is embellished by good and substantial buildings. He is a worthy
representative of a prominent family of Swiss origin, which was early
founded in the New World. His paternal grandfather, Martin Garver,
Sr., was a native of Washington county, Maryland, born March 29,
1764, and died April 19, 1850, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, when past the
age of eighty-six years.
Martin Garver, Jr., .our subject's father, was the
fourth in the order of birth in a family of ten children, all of whom
reached years of maturity. He was born in 1804, in Fayette county,
Pennsylvania, where he was reared, and where he married Susan
Shaffer, who was also a native of Fayette county, born in 1808. In
the fall of 1829, soon after their marriage, they removed to Tuscarawas
county, Ohio, where they continued to make their home until coming to
Williams county in the fall of 1853, at which time they located in
Williams Center, where the father died in 1864. The mother spent her
last years in Bryan, dying there January 31, 1897. Wherever known they
were held in high regard, and made many warm friends in Williams county.
Their family consisted of eight children, namely: Jacob (our
subject), John, George, Anna, Mary, Benjamin, David and
Martin V.
Jacob Garver, our subject, was born April
4, 1829, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and was therefore but six
months old when his parents removed to Tuscarawas county, Ohio, where he
continued to live until he had attained the age of twenty-three years,
aiding his father in the work of the farm. In August, 1851, he married
Miss Catherine Garver, who was born August 16,
1829, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where she grew to womanhood. Her
father, Joseph Garver, died in Wayne county, Ohio, in
1882, at the age of eighty-five years. Our subject and his wife have
become the parents of seven children: Franklin; Jane, who
married Peter Donze, and died in Pulaski township,
Williams county, July 5, 1891; Susan; Alma, who died in
childhood; Ada, wife of William F. Musser; Edward
and Charles.
In May, 1852, Mr. Garver removed to Williams
county, and located in Williams Center, where he continued to make his
home until the spring of 1864, when he removed to a farm in Section 31,
Pulaski township, to the cultivation of which he devoted his attention
for four years. On selling out he removed to Wauseon, Fulton county,
Ohio, where he engaged in the hardware trade for two and one-half years,
returning to Williams county at the end of that time, and settling upon
his present farm in Section 29, Pulaski township. Aside from the fifteen
years he was engaged in merchandising with his brother John in Williams
Center, and the short time spent in Wauseon, he has always devoted his
energies to agricultural pursuits, and, being a thorough and systematic
farmer, he has met with excellent success. He has efficiently served his
fellow citizens in the office of township trustee in both Center and
Pulaski townships, and has ever borne his part in the work of
development and progress in this region. At the age of forty-seven years
he united with the German Baptist Brethren Church, and is now one of its
consistent and active members.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 556 |
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PETER S. GARLOW was born
in Alleghany County, Md., June 22, 1824. His parents, John and
Barbara (Shockey) Garlow, were natives of Pennsylvania, and passed
their lives in that State and in Virginia and Maryland up to 1831, when
they moved to Wayne County, Ohio, where they resided until 1841.
They then came to this county, and for a number of years resided in what
is now Washington Township, Defiance County. The father died
September 28, 1863, at Georgetown, and after that sad event, the mother
resided with her son, Peter S., until her death, May 6, 1877. Of
their eight children, two sons and one daughter only are now living.
Peter S. Garlow was reared on a farm, and received such education
as the common schools of his youthful days afforded, until twenty-three
years of age, when he entered upon a two years' course of study at
Edinburg Academy, Wayne County, Ohio. He then taught school for
several terms in that county. In 1850, he started, with a company,
for California, overland, and after considerable trouble with the
Indians and a tedious journey of seven months, reached his destination
in safety. There he engaged in mining and merchandising, and
accumulated considerable property. In 1859, he returned to
Williams County, and in the fall visited Dubuque, Iowa, where he
married, September 8, 1859, Miss Mary L. Bostater, who was born
in Wooster, Ohio, August 11, 1837. Shortly after marriage, he came
to Bryan, and three years later purchased 160 acres of land, one-half
mile south of town. On this farm he now resides, and owns, besides,
seven and a half acres on Portland street, Bryan, and considerable other
property. He is a Democrat, and for three years filled the office
of County Commissioner. He is a member of the Universalist Church,
a Mason, and a member of the Toledo Commandery, No. 7, and was also a
prominent member of the Grange. Mr. Garlow began life a
poor boy, and has gained all he has by his own exertions. He has
done much toward enhancing the resources of the county and toward
liquidating its indebtedness, and has been identified with all
enterprises that have tended to build up the town and advance the
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JOHN A. GARVER was born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, February 11, 1832, and is one of eight children (three now
deceased), born to Martin and Susan (Shaffer) Garver, who
were of German descent. John A. Garver was reared on his
parents' farm, and received a fair district school education. When
about seventeen years of age, he learned the tinner's trade in New
Philadelphia, and in 1850 came to Bryan, opened a shop, and began
general manufacturing and dealing in tinware. September 22, 1853,
he married Miss Helen Fay, sister to E. G. Fay, of Bryan,
and the same year of his marriage moved to Williams Centre, where he
kept a general country store. In 1859, he returned to Bryan and
established the firm of Garver Bros. He continued this
occupation for about ten years, when, owing to ill health, he was
obliged to relinquish active business, which he did, turning the same
over to this two younger brothers, who yet continue it. Mr.
Garver was identified with some of the leading industries of Bryan,
and without doubt contributed largely to making the town what it now
really is. Through his endeavors, the Morrison & Fa7y
Manufacturing Company was established, and he was the founder of a
factory for the manufacture of a wheelbarrow, of which he was the
inventor. When in the hardware trade, he also was connected with
like stores at Wauseon, Butler, and Edgerton. He came to Williams
County with scarcely any capital whatever. By careful management
and untireling labor he amassed a comfortable fortune, and in every
sense of the word was a self-made man. In April 1881, he removed
to Des Moines, Iowa, where he and family all now reside, except one
daughter, the wife of C. W. Pitcairn, of Bryan. Mr. and
Mrs. Garver were the parents of five children - Ella M., Emma
(Mrs. C. T. Sperry) Warren F., Laura and John. Mr. Garver
is a stanch Republican, and both he and wife yet retain their membership
with the Universalist Church of Bryan.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 556 |
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RICHARD
GAUDERN, M.D.
For forty-two years has Doctor Gaudern
successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in Pioneer,
Williams county, and he has also been prominently identified with the
growth and development of this region. He was born in Oneida
county, New York, July 26, 1832, a son of Richard and Abigail (Stewart)
Gaudern, the former a native of England, where he was twice married,
both wives dying in that country before his emigration to America.
The Gaudern family was originally from France.
The father, with his children, came to the New World, and although a
lace maker by trade he was here employed at farm work by Lord
Livingston. In 1835 he became a resident of Coshocton county,
Ohio, and taking great interest in the cause of education he erected the
first frame school house in his township, in that county. In 1840,
he came to Williams county, locating in Bridgewater township, where he
purchased a tract of unimproved land, which he converted into a
well-improved and highly-cultivated farm. He became one of the
prominent men of his community, served as township trustee, was one of
the early Abolitionists, and was a "conductor" on the "Underground
Railroad," assisting many a slave on his way to Canada and freedom.
After coming to America he married Abigail Stewart (mother of our
subject), a daughter of Solomon W. Stewart, a distinguished man and
noted educator, having taught for forty years in and near the city of
Hudson, New York. He was a native of Scotland, belonging to a
prominent family of that country, and as a British soldier he came to
America. He was captured by the Colonial troops, and afterward
became a loyal citizen of the United States. His children were:
John, Solomon, Phebe, Mary, Abigail and others being
William, a farmer
of Missouri; Catherine, wife of Judge Perkey; Mrs.
Abigail Champion; and
Mrs. Theodosia Graves. The father died in 1850, the mother in
1872, spending her last years with her son, the doctor. Both were
consistent members of the Methodist Church, and were highly respected by
all who knew them.
During his childhood Doctor Gaudern accompanied his
parents on their removal to Coshocton county, Ohio, and in 1840 came
with them to Williams county, attending the common schools in both
counties. Although his school days were over at the age of
sixteen, he still continued his studies, as he was very fond of books,
and would eagerly read all that came within his reach. In 1851 he
commenced the study of medicine in the office of Doctor Jonas H. Roe,
a
highly-educated physician, and in 1852 and 1853 attended medical
lectures in Cincinnati. Returning home he began practice with his
preceptor, but at the end of a year removed to Dansville, New York,
where he was employed as surgeon at the Dansville Model Water Cure.
In 1855 he returned to Williams county, and the following year opened an
office in Pioneer, when that place contained but one store and only a
few dwellings. Giving strict attention to his business, he soon
built up a large practice, which extended throughout the surrounding
country into Michigan and Indiana.
In the summer of 1861 Doctor Gaudern assisted in
recruiting soldiers for the Civil war, and in the following year went to
the field as surgeon; but after some time spent in active service, he
contracted the camp fever and was compelled to return home. After
his recovery he recruited another company in 1863, and in 1864 was
commissioned captain in the Sixty-eight Battalion Ohio Volunteers,
reporting for duty at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. After being
mustered into the United States service he proceeded to Washington,
D.C., and was in command at Fort Willard for two weeks, after which he
went to Point of Rocks, Virginia, being on picket duty between
Petersburg and Richmond until his one-hundred-days' enlistment had
expired.
On his return to his home in Pioneer, Doctor Gaudern
resumed practice, and also became interested in a number of business
enterprises, investing in real estate, and engaging in merchandising in
partnership with Mr. Perkey, a minister, who served as chaplain of the
Sixty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After three years spent in
mercantile pursuits, the Doctor sold out and entered Bellevue Medical
College, New York, where he graduated in medicine and surgery, and since
1873 he has devoted his attention almost exclusively to his large
practice. His army service somewhat disabled him, and to-day he
carries on only an office practice, his patrons being unwilling that he
should retire altogether. He has been an important factor in the upbuilding and development of the village where he has so long made his
home, and is justly numbered among its valued and honored citizens.
In 1857 Doctor Gaudern married Miss
Lucinda Pennell,
daughter of Rev. Abram Pennell, of New York State, who was for fourteen
years a Wesleyan minister, during which time he antagonized the "Millerites,"
and for two weeks engaged in debate with one of their principal
preachers. He afterward became converted to that faith, and was
ordained an Adventist minister. He died full of years in Honeoye,
Ontario county, New York. The only child born to the Doctor and
his wife died at the age of three years, and Mrs. Gaudern, who was a
consistent member of the Methodist Church, and quite prominent in
society, passed away in September, 1862. In the following year
Doctor Gaudern married Miss Lucia R. Pitts, a schoolmate and associate
of his former wife. She was born in New York State, a daughter of
Peter Pitts, an influential farmer and prominent man, and she was a
cultured and refined lady, having received a collegiate education.
She died from affection of the brain in 1870, a faithful member of the
Methodist Church. Three children blessed this union: Abigail
S., who is a graduate of the Michigan University - class of '95
(scientific course); Bessie, an under-graduate at the Ohio Wesleyan
College; and Edward, also a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University,
who also studied law, and is now engaged in practice at Bryan, Williams
county; he married Miss Cora Patten, of Hillsborough, Ohio, a graduate
of Ohio Wesleyan University - class of '96. In 1874 Doctor
Gaudern
married Mrs. Mary Jane Gross, the only daughter of John Kelly, of Irish
descent, who was a prominent woolen manufacturer, and came to Williams
county from Huron county, Ohio. In his family were several sons.
Doctor Gaudern is above the average size, being over
six feet in height and of an athletic build; is a man of pleasant
address, is well posted on all standard literary works, and has
contributed many able articles to leading papers and periodicals.
Politically he is an uncompromising Republican, casting his first vote
for John C. Fremont for President; he was a delegate to the first
Republican Congressional Convention held in his district, which
convention nominated General James M. Ashley for Congress (1856), and
has been a delegate to County and State Conventions many times since.
He has his wife and children are active and prominent members of the
Methodist Church, and in social circles occupy influential positions.
(Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern
Ohio - Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 ) |
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ALEXANDER
GAVIN (Centre Township) is a son of Robert and Isabel Gavin,
natives of Scotland. He was born in Scotland September 10, 1848,
and came with his parents from the old country to Fort Wayne, Ind., and
thence to Williams County, where he was married, December 29, 1870, to
Christine Burgist, who was born in Wayne County, Ohio, July 28,
1850. Shortly after his marriage, he came to this township, and
settled on the farm where he now resides, purchasing it from his brother
in 1874, and since greatly improving it. It comprises eighty acres
of fine land, and is kept in a state of thorough cultivation. He
has a family of four children - Bryon D., William R., Jennie O.
and Orpha B. He is a steady-going, prudent young man, is a
thorough farmer, and is looked upon as a valuable accession to the
community.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 773 |
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SIMEON GILLIS, of the Bryan Press,
was born hear Iberia, Morrow Co., Ohio, May 2, 1842, and is one of
eleven children, six yet living, born to William and Jane (McClaren)
Gillis, who were natives respectively of Jefferson County, Ohio, and
Northern Ireland. They were married in Ohio and engaged in
farming. Mr. Gillis, Simeon's father, is one of the
pioneers of Ohio, as well as of Williams County, having come to the
latter place in 1845. They settled in Florence Township, where
they are both yet living. Simeon Gillis was reared on the farm, in
youth receiving but a very limited education. October 22, 1861, he
enlisted as private in Company K, Sixty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
They went into amp at Napoleon, afterward at Camp Chase. They left
the latter place the Sunday previous to the battle of Fort Donelson, and
were present but not actively engaged in that battle. Mr.
Gillis was at the battle of Shiloh, and was with Grant on his
Mississippi campaign in the fall of 1862. Was at Port Gibson,
Jackson, and engaged in the battle of Raymond. Early in the battle
of Champion Hill, he was shot by a minie ball through the left leg, the
result of which was the amputation of that limb below the knee.
After lying on the battlefield from about 1 o'clock to sundown, he was
conveyed to the field hospital, and ten days later, on the 26th of May,
was taken prisoner and remained in rebel hands twenty-nine days.
He was then in the hospital at Memphis until December 1, 1863, when he
was discharged. The fall of 1866, he was elected County Auditor by
the Republican party; re-elected in 1868, and again re-elected in 1870,
serving in all six years; and by act of the Legislature, in changing
time of taking seat of office, served eight months longer than six
years. In 1875, Mr. Gillis engaged in the saw-mill and
lumber business, which he ran until the fall of 1877, when he and
Judge Bowersox purchased the Bryan Press, continuing as its
proprietors and publishers for one year, when Mr. Bowersox sold
his interest to Elisha M. Ogle, since when Gillis & Ogle
have conducted the periodical. The Press, under the
supervision of Gillis and Ogle, has increased its circulation,
and has prospered, and today is the leading Republican paper of Williams
County, and one of the best county papers of Northern Ohio. Mr.
Gillis was married, July 7, 1870, to Miss Myra Ball, and to
this union have been born three children - Ethel, Fay and
Wright. The mother is a daughter of Thomas and Phebe
(Wright) Ball, of Williams County, Ohio. Mr. Gillis is
a member of the G. A. R., and he and wife are members of the
Presbyterian Church. James F. Gillis, brother of Simeon
and two years younger, enlisted in the same company and regiment one
year later than did Simeon. By exposure, he contracted
bronchial consumption, and went to the hospital, when Simeon was
wounded, and acted as nurse, not being able to do active service in the
field. After doing efficient services in this capacity, he was
paroled, sent to St. Louis, and a few days later sent to the hospital at
Columbus. He was discharged September 23, 1868, and died at Mount
Gilead, Ohio, four days later, while on his way to his home in Williams
County.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 557 |
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WILLIAM
GILLIS, one of the early settlers of Florence Township, was born
in Harrison County, Ohio, May 11, 1813. He is one of the family of
nine, but four of whom survive, born to William and Rebecca Gillis.
He remained in Harrison County until 1832, when he went ot Richland (now
Morrow) County, remaining there until 1845. Moving to Williams
County, he settled on the farm he now owns in 1855; it embraces 120
acres. Mr. Gillis has spent most of his life in farming and
clearing land, and but few men, if any, have cleared more than he.
Before his marriage he worked chiefly at chopping and clearing. He
was married in Richland County, Dec. 24, 1835, to Jane McClaren.
They have had ten children, with six living - Rebecca M.,
Eliza J., Simeon, Mary, Alexander C. and Rhoda L. Mr. and
Mrs. Gillis are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr.
Gillis has been and is yet a hard worker, and his success is due
thereto.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 748 |
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PHILETUS S.
GLEASON. Among the old pioneers of Williams County, Ohio,
is the subject of this sketch, who was born June 24, 1814, in Tompkins
County, N. Y. He is a son of Luther and Lydia (Ryder) Gleason,
who were natives of Wales and Connecticut respectively, and farmers by
occupation. Philetus S. was raised to manhood in his native
county, and at an early age was apprenticed to learn the cabinet-maker's
trade. He was married, September 13, 1835, to Jane Douglass,
and the following month emigrated to Williams County, Ohio, locating in
Springfield Township. At this time, Williams County was in a state
of nature. Mr. Gleason took up a piece of land, which he
began clearing, at the same time working at his trade when opportunity
afforded. From Springfield Township he removed to Pulaski
Township, where his wife died, April 29, 1854. They were the
parents of six children - George B., Jerome D., Lettie J. (now
Mrs. Frank Teeter), Sydney M., Emily (deceased) and Alfred
(deceased. The father married his present wife, Mrs. Mary (Bostater)
McNAry, March 1, 1855, and in November, 1865, moved to Bryan, where
he and second wife are yet living. To his second marriage there
were born three children - Emma L. and Charles E.
(deceased) and Alvin Frank. He and wife are members of the
Baptist church.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 558 |
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JOHN
C. GRIM. The official surveyor of
Williams county, J. C. Grim, has won a high standing in
professional circles, his reputation for skill and accuracy extending
far beyond local limits, while as a citizen he is deservedly popular,
his ability and high character having gained the esteem of all classes
in the community.
A native of Williams county, Mr. Grim was born
at Bryan July 14, 1857, and his family has been identified with this
State from an early period. His father, Joseph S. Grim (now
deceased), was born in Stark county, and was married there to Miss
Allison Cairns, a native of Scotland. Soon afterward he
removed to Pulaski, Williams county, where he resided until 1864, with
the exception of two years spent in Bryan. He was an excellent citizen,
successful in his business as a wagon maker, and was highly respected by
his associates. Early in 1864 he enlisted in Company H, Twenty-fifth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with the rank of corporal, and in December of
that year he met a soldier's death at Honey Hill, South Carolina. His
wife survived him for many years, her death occurring May 5, 1891, in
Pulaski, Williams county. They had five children, viz.: Martha,
Margaret (who died in Bryan, August 29, 1889), John C., Andrew
(who died in childhood), and Francis.
Mr. Grim's education was begun in the
common schools of Pulaski, which he attended for some time in the winter
only, the summers being spent in farm work. For two years he was
employed as a clerk in a general store in that town, and in 1881 he
began the study of surveying with James Paul, of Bryan.
His talent in this direction was so decided that he made rapid progress,
and he established himself in business readily as a surveyor and civil
engineer. In the fall of 1888 he was elected to the office of surveyor
of Williams county on the Republican ticket, and from June, 1889, to
September, 1898, he served continuously in that position. During this
period he has also been employed by the Ohio State Canal Commissioners
as a draughtsman, and the duties of that position were fulfilled with
his characteristic thoroughness and fidelity. He takes an intelligent
interest in all the questions of the day and is prominent in local
affairs, being one of the leading members of the Republican organization
in his county.
On April 7, 1886, Mr. Grim married
Miss Myrtle Lockhart, daughter of Clark and
Martha (Towers) Lockhart. Her father died some
years ago in Ashland county, Ohio, and her mother is now the wife of
John Scott, of Springfield township, Williams county. Mr.
Grim and his wife have had three children, viz.: Florence E.,
Ruth, and Leland. Socially the family is prominent, and Mr.
Grim is connected with various fraternal bodies, including Bryan
Lodge, No. 215, F. and A. M., and Bryan Chapter, No. 45, Royal Arch
Masons.
Source: County of Williams, Ohio, Historical & Biographical
- Illustrated - Publ.
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor - Charles Blanchard, Biographical
Editor - Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers - 1882 - Page 758 |
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GEORGE W. GRINDLE was born in
Wayne County, Ohio, March 16, 1836, and is the oldest of the five living
children of Abraham and Susanna (Gill) Grindle, of Cumberland
County, Penn. Abraham Grindle came to this State when
a young man; was married in Wayne County; was engaged in various
pursuits in different parts of the State until 1864, when he came to
West Unity, where is is living, retired, at the age of seventy-four.
He is now, and has been for fifty years, a member of the Church of God.
George W. Grindle enlisted in August, 1861, as a private in
Company I, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the greater part of which
company he had recruited. In August, 1862, he was promoted to
Quartermaster Sergeant, and transferred to the regular Quartermaster's
Department; next, he was detailed as Orderly on Gen. Nelson's
staff, and at the commencement of the Vicksburg campaign, in 1863, was
attached to the staff of Gen. Dacorda as Orderly, and afterward
to that of Gen. McClernand, by whom he was promoted to a Second
Lieutenancy. In December, 1863, he was appointed Deputy Provost
Marshal of the Fourteenth Ohio District, under Capt. Drake; was
returned to the Quartermaster's Department at Nashville in August, 1864;
he resigned in November, and in January, 1865, came back to West Unity
and recruited three companies in this and Fulton Counties; he was
commissioned First Lieutenant, April 13, 1865, and was mustered out in
September, 1865. Mr. Grindle has been three times married,
and is now engaged in the stationery business at West Unity. He is
one of the charter members of Royer Post, No. 109, G. A. R.
(Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of Northwestern
Ohio - Chicago - J. H. Beers & Co. 1899 ) |
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