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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Gallia County
H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo
Publ: 1882
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Guyan Twp. -
WILLIAM L. GARLIC - and Emily Wise
were married in Gallia county, Ohio, Sept. 24, 1876.
He is a native of Guyan township, born Nov. 28, 1842, and
his wife was born in Monroe county, Ohio, Sept. 4, 1845.
They have one child, Lelie C., born June 24, 1877.
The parents of Mr. Garlic are William and Susan
(Sheets) Garlic. Mr. Garlic was elected to
the office of justice of the peace in 1877, and he is still
acting in that capacity. Jonathan and Martha
(Antill) Wise are the parents of Mrs. Garlic.
The stepfather of Mr. Garlic, William J. Sanders,
was a soldier in the war of the rebellion; he enlisted for
three years, and died in the service, at Ashland, Kentucky.
Mr. Garlic's farm is located in Guyan township.
His address is Saundersville, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Walnut Twp. –
DAVID M. GATES – and
Mahala B. Armstrong
were married in Patriot, Gallia
county, in April, 1842.
They have had thirteen children:
Jerusha A., born
Apr. 27, 1843, resides in Douglas county,
Illinois;
Mary E., May 5, 1845, died November 1, 1872;
James R., June 27,
1846, resides in Douglas county,
Illinois;
Minerva C., Feb. 3,
1848, lives in Walnut twp.;
Joseph P., July 10,
1849, lives in Champaign county, Illinois;
Stephen, Jan. 27,
1851, resides in Champaign county, Illinois;
Albert V., Dec. 1, 1853; John
M., Jan. 29, 1856, resides in this township;
Howard M., Mar. 22, 1858, lives in Champaign county, Illinois;
Irene C., Apr. 2,
1860, at home; Alice L.,
Apr. 1, 1861, resides in this townships;
Franklin S., Feb.
14, 1863, at home; Anna
B. B., June 2, 1865, at home.
Mr. Gates was born in Perry township, Gallia county, Ohio, Dec. 8, 1816.
He is a son of Stephen and Jerusha (Perry) Gates,
who settled here at an early date.
His wife was born in Walnut twp.,
Gallia
county, June 7, 1822, and was the daughter of
Loudon and Berthsheba (Ray) Armstrong, who also came to this county
at an early date.
Mrs. Gates died Sept. 2, 1872.
Mr. Gates’
son, James R.,
served in the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the
late war, for one year, and was discharged honorably.
Mr. Gates has held the office of trustee and land appraiser.
His business is farming and stock-raising.
Address, Patriot, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Addison Twp.
SAMUEL
H. GATES, Junior - is a native of Washington
county, Ohio, born Oct. 29, 1832. His parents were
Samuel H., senior, Mary T. (Wheeler) Gates, who came to
this county in 1834; they died in March, 1847, and April,
1854, respectively. The father of Samuel H., junior,
was one of the pioneer mail-carriers of this county. He
carried the mail from Marietta, Washington county, Ohio to
Gallipolis, Gallia county, on horseback, going around by the
way of Jackson. He was the county commissioner of Gallia
county at the time of his death, at 54 years of age.
Samuel, junior, was married in Gallia county,
October 17, 1866, to Francis M. Guthrie; she was born
in Gallia county, Feb. 21, 1836. Her parents were
Augustus S. and Cynthia A. (Knowles) Guthrie, settlers of
this county in 1832; her father died July 11, 1865, and her
mother May 8, 1859. Mrs. Gates had a brother,
Sidney L. Guthrie, who served in the late war. He
enlisted in 1862, in the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and
served to the close of the war. Mr. Gates
is at present serving as school director, and has filled the
same office for six years. He is now filling his second
term as township trustee. He is a farmer by occupation.
His postoffice address Addision, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Clay Twp. -
COLUMBUS
C. GHRIST - son of Peter W. and Maria (Morton)
Ghrist, was born in Lawrence county, Ohio, Jan. 15,
1846, settled in this county in 1866. His business is
farming and mining. He was united in marriage with
Mary Jane, daughter of
Nathan and Ida
(Blankenship) Earwood, in Gallia county, May 24,
1866. She was born in Gallia county June 23, 1848.
Her parents settled in this county in 1818. Nine
children blessed their marriage: Nathan E., born
March 7, 1867, resides at home; Oliver P., Sept. 22,
1868, resides at home; Peter W., Apr. 2, 1870, lives
in Lawrence county, Ohio; Sophronia L., Feb. 5, 1872,
lives in Gallia county; Roena, Mar. 23, 1874, died
the same day; Millard C., Oct. 1, 1875, resides at home;
John S., Apr. 2, 1878, resides at home; Nettie E.,
Aug. 16, 1880, died Aug. 6, 1881; Columbus C., May
18, 1882, resides at home. He served in the 1st Ohio
Heavy Artillery eighteen months, was promoted from the ranks
to first lieutenant of Company K, 5th Tennessee
Mounted Infantry, and served to the end of the war,
participating in the engagements of Strawberry Plain, Mossy
Creek, Bull's Gap, Carter's Station, Bean Station,
Knoxville, and several other engagements. He was
elected township clerk in 1881 and 1882. Address,
Thivener, Clay township, Gallia County, Ohio
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Clay Twp. -
HENRY AUSTIN GILLETTE - physician in Eureka, Clay
township, came to this county in 1870. He was born in
Rome township, Lawrence county, Ohio, April 8, 1839.
His father, Alanson Gillette, was born in Schenectady
county, New York, August, 1802, and lives in Rome township,
Lawrence county, Ohio. His mother, Sarah F.
(Radford) Gillette, was born in Somersetshire, England,
June 12, 1812, and died Feb. 26, 1866. He was united
in marriage with Anna D., daughter of Alexander B.
and Amanda F. (Moss) Sollers, in Clay township, Gallia
county, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1862. She was born in Jefferson
county, Kentucky, Aug. 2, 1845, and has had only one child:
Effie A., born Nov. 9, 1863, who lives at
home. Dr. Gillette held the office of
corporation clerk from 1877 to 1879. He has also been
a member of the school-board for six years, from 1876 to
1882. Postoffice address, Eureka, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Springfield Twp. -
DAVID
GLASSBURN, - was born in this county January 28,
1805, and was the first white child born in Springfield
township. His parents, John and Mary (Richardson)
Glassburn, were among the first settlers in the county,
settling here in 1804, and possessing one horse, a cow and a
gun. David Glassburn was united in marriage
with Polly, daughter of Phineas and Catherine (Lasley)
Sawyer, in Gallia county, June 2 1831. She was
born in this county, December 2, 1810 and died December 26,
1853. Her parents settled in this county in 1803.
Their family consisted of seven children:
Mary C. (Prefftzs),
born August 29, 1832, lives in this county; Lewis,
March 14, 1834, resides in Illinois; Daniel, June 24,
1837, lives in Gallia county; Nathaniel, January 10,
1839, lives in Gallia county; Arius and Alonzo,
twins, March 27, 1842, the former residing in Nebraska, the
latter died August 8, 1864; L., March 11, 1844,
resides in this county. Mr. Glassburn held the
office of supervisor for about twenty-eight years. He
is now occupied at farming. Address, Heatly postoffice,
Gallia county, Ohio.
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Raccoon Twp. -
JAMES
GLASSBURN - is a native of this county, born Feb. 6,
1818. He is a son of David and Rachel (Fox)
Glassburn, who settled in Gallia county, October 28,
1841. She was a daughter of William and Susan
(Denney) Russell, and was born March 10, 1817, and died
June 29, 1874, leaving her husband and the following
children: Charles L., born August 19, 1842,
died October 12, 1868; Louisa E., Oct. 28, 1843, died
July 2, 1863; Lemuel P., June 4, 1845, resides in the
State of Nebraska; Emily C., February 5, 1847,
resides in Pike county, Ohio; Lucretia J., August 10,
1849, died Aug. 3, 1850; Amos B., June 21, 1851,
resides in Mason county, Virginia; Amanda M., Oct. 2,
1853, died July 14, 1854; Silvanus D., July 11, 1856,
died June 20, 1882; Sarah A., July 19, 1860, died May
23, 1869; Rosa D., an adopted child, May 12, 1865,
resides at home. The second wife of Mr. Glassburn
is Asenith E. Denney, who was born his this county
Aug. 25, 1843. They were married by the Reverend
Hiram Howe, in this county, September 24, 1874.
She is a daughter of Lewis and Philisty (Lachlair) Denney,
settlers of this county in 1814. She is the mother of
the following children: Clara P., born July 7,
1875; Laura I., September 7, 1877, died September 28,
1877; Arthur J., Sept. 16, 1878. Mr.
Glassburn is a resident of Raccoon township, and is a
farmer. His address is Harris, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Guyan Twp. -
JAMES R. GOTHARD
- Mary J. Smith
were married in Gallia county, Ohio, Mar. 3, 1880.
They have one child, Charles, born January, 1881.
Mr. Gothard was born in this county Jan. 16, 1852,
and his wife is a native of Noble County, Ohio, born Nov.
28, 1859. John R. and Rachel A. (Clark) Gothard
are the parents of the subject of this sketch. They
came to this county about 1850. The parents of Mrs.
Gothard were James and Elizabeth (Wise) Smith,
blacksmithing. He warrants all his work. His
postoffice address is Crown City, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Clay Twp. -
WILLIAM
D. GRAHAM - son of Reuben and Nancy Graham,
was born in Eureka, Gallia county, Oct. 18, 1839. He
is a farmer and has been married twice. His first wife
was Martha E. McCormack, born in this county in 1842,
and died in 1870. She was a daughter of John and
Sarah E. McCormack. She had one child:
Clara A., born Jan. 12, 1864. He married his
second wife, Laura F. (Riggs), daughters of Jacob
and Elizabeth M. (Guthrie) Riggs, in Clay
township, Nov. 19, 1872. She was born in Clay
township, May 20, 1849. They had three children, as
follows: still-born baby, born May 14, 1874;
John E., July 22, 1875; Fred. R., Jan. 24, 1881,
both live in Clay township. His father was born in
Rockbridge county, Virginia. His mother's maiden name
was Hutsinpiller, and she was born in Greenbrier
county, Virginia. Postoffice address, Eureka, Gallia
county, Ohio.
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Springfield Twp. -
HENRY
GRAYUM - deceased January 26, 1877. He was
united in marriage to Mary E. Day in this county,
June 12, 1854. She was born in the same county June 8,
1835, and her parents were Hamilton and Cynthia A. (Hall)
Day. The former was born in this county in 1810,
and the latter in Mason county, West Virginia, in 1812.
Mr. Grayum, son of Joseph and Mary (Eutsminger)
Grayum, was born in this county, November 14, 1818.
He is the father of eight children, namely: Cynthia
E. (Cherrington), born August 31, 1845, resides in
Gallia county; Joseph E., February 10, 1857, resides
at home; Esther M., December 12, 1859, resides at
home; Mattie A. M., August 20, 1861, resides at home;
Harry U., May 30, 1864, resides at home; William
G., November 14, 1867, resides at home; Howard R.,
October 18, 1872, died July 3, 1873; Edna E., July
19, 1874, resides at home. Mr. Grayum and his
brother William were in the late war, William
enlisting in Gallipolis, Gallia county, in Company G, 4th
Virginia Volunteer Infantry, 1861, Mr. Grayum being
captain of this company, which he formed at Mason, West
Virginia. He was wounded at the battle of Vicksburg,
May 19, 1863, and returned home on a furlough, remaining
about two months, when he joined his regiment again, and was
appointed major to fill the Vacancy of the former major who
had been killed in battle. He served as Major about
fourteen months, when he was compelled to resign and return
home on account of the wound he received in the battle of
Vicksburg. William, soon after enlisting, was
appointed lieutenant of Company G, and after the battle of
Vicksburg was appointed captain, serving to the close of the
war, when he resigned and returned home. Mr. Grayum
has held the following offices: township trustee,
United States revenue collector one term; county surveyor,
three terms, until his death. He also held several
other offices. His occupation was that of a civil
engineer. His widow, Mary Grayum's postoffice address
is Kerr, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Gallipolis Twp -
ALONZO J. GREEN - is the son of
Oliver H. and Margaret A. (Lasher) Green, and was born
in Madison, Indiana, Oct. 30, 1845, coming to Gallipolis in
1876, where he is engaged as an attorney-at-law. His
father is deceased. Mr. Green was city
solicitor of Gallipolis, from Apr. 1, 1879 to Apr. 1, 1881.
He was married to Sarah P. Parker, who is deceased,
and by whom he had the following children: Norma P.,
born Apr. 23, 1871; William O., Mar. 2, 1873, died
Mar. 22, 1873. The second wife of Mr. Green is
Julia C. Shaw, who was born in Salem, Meigs, county,
Ohio, Nov. 29, 1852. Her children are: Lyn C.,
Feb. 5, 1875; and Edna S., Dec. 23, 1876. Her
parents are Jaben and Elizabeth (McClure) Shaw.
The father of Mr. Green was a soldier in the late
war, a sergeant in the 13th Indiana Battery, and was killed
at Hartsville, Tenn., Dec. 7, 1862. Alonzo J. Green
was a private in the 13th Indiana Battery from Dec. 16,
1861, to Jan. 13, 1863; he then enlisted as a private in the
2d West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, Company A, and was taken
prisoner at Lynchburg, Virginia, June 17, 1864, and was
confined at Andersonville Prison, Georgia, and discharged at
Wheeling, June 30, 1865. The postoffice address of
Mr. Green is Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio.
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Perry
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GRIFFITH D. GRIFFITHS
– was born in Cardiganshire, Wales, in March 1804.
He settled in Gallia
county in 1845.
His parents, David and Sarah Griffiths, died in
Wales.
Mr. Griffiths has been thrice married,
and has a family of nine children.
His first wife was Elizabeth Davies,
and she was mother of the following children:
David, born Mar. 25, 1831, resides in
Perry township; Mary, in 1833, resides in
Kansas; Sarah, Jan. 28, 1836,
resides in Perry township;
Elizabeth, in 1838, resides in
Jackson county, Ohio.
Mary Davies was the second wife of
Mr. Griffiths, and she was the mother of one
child, who is deceased.
The present wife of Mr. Griffiths is
Margaret Herbert, who was born in
Cardiganshire, Wales, in March, 1840.
They were married in Perry township, in July, 1866.
She is mother of the following children: David
H., born June 27, 1867; Rachel G.,
Apr. 28, 1873; Samuel, Feb. 7, 1875;
Annie, Mar. 30, 1877; they all reside at home.
The parents of Mrs. Griffiths are
David and Mary (Evans) Herbert.
Her mother is deceased, and her father lives in Wales.
Mr. Griffiths is engaged in farming in
Perry township.
His address is Cora, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Raccoon Twp. -
JOHN
COLBY GROSS - and Catherine J. Fulton were
married in Gallia county, Ohio, June 1, 1854. They are
both natives of this county; he was born November 20, 1832,
and his wife July 20, 1833. He is engaged in
merchandising and is also a farmer. His parents,
Jacob and Lydia (Rife) Gross were among the early
settlers of this county, settling here in 1812. The
parents of Mrs. Gross also came here when the
country was a wilderness, in 1805. Their names are
James and Esther (Sawyer) Fulton. The following
are the children of Mr. Gross: Alphius A., born
Dec. 3, 1855, died Sept. 15, 1856. Laura E. (Smith),
July 23, 1857, resides in Rio Grande; John Charles,
Dec. 12, 1858; Lewis E., Oct. 31, 1851; Howard F.,
July 25, 1869; Lydia S., July 27, 1872. The
last four reside at home. Mr. Gross was a
soldier in the late war. He enlisted in 1851 in the
56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and reenlisted in the same
regiment in 1864; he was promoted to commissary sergeant of
his regiment in 1863; he served four years and three months,
and participated in the following battles: Fort
Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, siege of Corinth, in the White
River and Yazoo Pass expeditions, battles of Jackson,
Champion Hill, and the siege of Vicksburg under General
Grant. He was also in the Red river expedition
under Banks and in other engagements.
Two of his brothers also served in the war; Abner Gross
enlisted in 1861 in the 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry,
and was discharged for disability January 17, 1863;
Martin Gross was a member of the 2d Ohio Heavy
Artillery, and served three years. Mr. Gross
has been a republican since he has been old enough to vote,
and he is also a member of the Temperance Law and Order
party, having attended the meeting held at Columbus, Ohio,
in March, 1882, in the interest of that party. Both
himself and wife have been members of the Freewill Baptist
church sine 1854. The postoffice address of Mr.
Gross is Rio Grande, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Gallipolis Twp. -
MARTIN R. GROSS - was born in Gallia
county, Ohio, Aug. 17 1844. He is a son of Jacob
and Lydia (Rife) Gross, the latter of whom is deceased.
Mr. Gross' father settled in this county in 1811.
Eliza E. Gates became the wife of Mr. Gross in
Wood county, West Virginia, Oct. 4, 1866. She is a
daughter of Thompson and Sarah (Gould) Gates, both of
whom are deceased. Mrs. Gross was born in Wood
county, West Virginia, Aug. 2, 1841. She is the mother
of the following children: Lottie M., born Dec. 11,
1867, resides in Gallipolis; Edwin E., Apr. 16, 1869,
resides in Gallipolis; Marion E., Oct. 25, 1872,
deceased; Herbert S., July 29, 1877; Bernice W.,
Feb. 2, 1880. Mr. Gross was a soldier in the
late war, enlisting on the 22d of July, 1862, in Battery F,
Second Ohio Heavy Artillery; he served to the close of the
war, and was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 29,
1865, and was honorably discharged at Camp Chase, Ohio.
Martin R. Gross is the senior partner of the firm of
M. R. Gross & Co., undertakers, No. 59 State street,
four doors north of Post office. Calls from the city
or country are promptly attended to; two elegant hearses are
always in readiness for funerals, and their charges are
moderate. Night calls are answered at the residence of
Mr. Gross, corner Fourth and Cedar streets, and at
Jeffers' livery stable. They also deal in wall
paper, baby carriages, etc. All communications should
be addressed to Gallipolis, Gallia county, Ohio.
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Cheshire Twp -
WILLIAM H. GROVER
- is a farmer and stock dealer,
residing in Cheshire township, where he has a farm of 200
acres, ninety of which is coal. He was born in Essex
county, Massachusetts, Apr. 2, 1818, and came to this county
from there in 1820. His parents are deceased.
The first wife of Mr. Grover was Elizabeth
Catherine Weekes, who was born in London, England, in
1812, and died in the fifty-fourth year of her age.
She was mother of the following children: John R.,
born Feb. 17, 1838, resides in this township; William B.,
in June 1841, resides in this township; Mary M., in
May, 1844, married and lives in Gallipolis; E. Catherine
Price, Mar. 26, 1847; Sophia E., Jan. 31, 1849,
married to Dr. A. J. McCann, died May 31, 1880, of
consumption; Thomas E. W., July 11, 1853, resides in
Glenwood, West Virginia, where he is practicing medicine.
The present wife of Mr. Grover is Sarah Williams,
who was born in New Haven, Connecticut, Sept. 13, 1833.
They were married in Rutland township, Meigs county, Jan.
23, 1867. They have had one child, Eliza (Allen)
Williams. They are both natives of Connecticut,
born in 1802 and 1800 respectively, they came to this county
in 1836. Mr. Grover had two sons in the late
war. W. B. and J. R. served all through
the service with much credit, and received their honorable
discharge at its close. A brother of Mr. Grover
died of measles while in the service of the government.
The address of Mr. Grover is Cyger, Gallia county,
Ohio.
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Cheshire Twp. -
CHARLES A. GUTHRIE
- has an
interesting genealogy. Previous to the revolutionary
war, about 1705, three brothers named Robert, James,
and John Guthrie came to America from Scotland.
John settled in Litchfield county, Connecticut.
His third son, Joseph, was married in that county, in
1795, and moved to Newbery settlement, Washington county,
Ohio, where they made their home in a block house. He
died in 1808. By a marriage previous to this he had
two sons, Abagail and Truman. The last
named came to Ohio July 1, 1788, and in the fall of that
year he returned to Connecticut, where he remained a year,
returning to Ohio the next summer. On his route he
stopped at Yohagany river, Pennsylvania, where he helped in
the harvest, and received as part pay a peck of wheat, which
he brought on a saddle behind him to Harmer, Washington
county, Ohio, on the Muskingum river, where he sowed it,
covering it with a hoe, and from this seed sprang the first
wheat grown in Ohio. He was married to Elizabeth
Stone in 1796, and Charles Lysander Guthrie, the
father of the subject of this sketch, was one of his sons,
there being a family of seven boys. Charles L.
settled in Cheshire township in 1835. He was born
Sept. 16, 1806, and was married to Almira Dunham,
w2ho was born Nov. 20, 1812. They are both still
alive, and reside in this township. Charles A.
Guthrie was born in Cheshire township Apr. 15, 1840.
He was behind the counter as a clerk, book-keeper and
partner in a general supply store for fifteen years. He was
also interested in a flouring mill. In 1871 he went to
Nebraska on a prospecting tour returning in about two
months, when he bought and settled on a part of the old
Lindsey homestead, situated on Story's run, three miles
west of the Ohio river. He was married to Sarah
Lindsey in this township, Apr. 15, 1863. She is a
native of the township, born June 23, 1842. They have
the following children: Augustus Lindsey born
Feb. 24, 1866; Almira, Nov. 5, 1867, died Nov.
5, 1872; Homer Hiram, June 3, 1874; Hannah Laura,
Mar. 18, 1878. Mr. Guthrie was a soldier in the
war of 1861. He enlisted in Company D, 141st Ohio
National Guards, and served three months. Mrs.
Guthrie's half-brother, James Lindsey, was a
member of the 116th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed
by a shell at Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1865. He left a
wife and three children. Mr. Guthrie is
interested in stock-raising, besides his farming. His
wife's parents are William and Hannah (Lewis) Lindsey.
Her father was born July 19, 1793, and her mother Mar.
6, 1798. They came to this county in1838. The
postoffice address of Mr. Guthrie is Middleport,
Meigs county, Ohio.
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TRUMAN GUTHRIE,
Senior - was born in Washington,
Litchfield, Connecticut, Jan. 14, 1765; in the spring of
1788 he migrated for the Ohio. After assisting in
harvesting in Pennsylvania, he arrived at Marietta on July
3, 1788, and took up his residence there, having a share in
the Ohio Company's purchase, also a lot near Mound Cemetery.
During the summer he enclosed about half an acre of ground,
made a brush fence around it, and having brought some wheat
from Pennsylvania, sowed it, covering it with a hoe, which
was the first wheat sown in Ohio. He then returned to
Connecticut, and in the spring he and his brother Stephen came to Ohio with a yoke of
oxen, a cart and stone tools - among the rest a crowbar, which
is in the possession of Mr. Edwin Guthrie,
now living on the farm. That summer Truman
and Stephen built a log-cabin on the
Harner side of the Muskingum, on a lot near where the old
steam mill was built. Truman Guthrie,
senior, was married to Miss Elizabeth
Stone, of Adams, Washington county, Ohio, July 21,
1796, by whom he had seven sons. Following is the
genealogy of the Guthrie family, as related
to J. H. Guthrie by his father,
Truman, in 1840: About the year 1710,
Robert and James Guthrie, two
brothers, from the north of Scotland, emigrated to the
province of Pennsylvania, and soon after John,
a younger brother, emigrated to the province of Connecticut,
and married a lady by the name of Cone.
By this union a family of ten children were raised, viz:
John, James, William, Joseph, Ephraim, Ebenezer, Mary,
Abagail, Sarah, and Lydia. Joseph,
the fourth son in this family, married a widow lady named
Cary, whose maiden name was Carpenter.
The widow Cary's family consisted of three
sons and one daughter. Joseph Guthrie
and Mrs. Cary were blessed with two children,
Truman and Abagail.
The latter died at the age of nineteen from smallpox.
Joseph Guthrie married as a second wife the
widow Curby, whose maiden name was Hand.
The widow Curby's family consisted of one son
and three daughters. This marriage was blessed with five
children. Two died in infancy; Stephen, Eliza
and Joseph being those who survived.
Joseph Guthrie married for his third wife,
the widow Cogshall, which union was blessed
with two daughters, Abagail and Amy;
both died in infancy. Joseph Guthrie
came from Connecticut to Ohio, and settled in Troy, Athens
county, where he died May 30, 1808. The following is a
genealogy of the Stone branch of this family;
John Stone was born in Massachusetts, of
Welsh descent; married and raised a family of two sons and
five daughters. Israel, the youngest of the family,
married Miss Lydia Barrett, and raised a
family of children, viz: Sardine, Elizabeth Matilda,
Jasper, Lydia, Augustus, Israel, Franklin,
Columbus, Mary and Harnet. Israel Stone
married for his second wife the widow Connor,
an English lady, by whom he had one son, John
Brodherst Stone.
Source: History of Gallia County
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Publ: H. H. Hardesty & Co., Publishers, Chicago & Toledo - 1882-
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