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BIOGRAPHIES
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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History of Ashland County, Ohio
with Illustrations and Biographical
Sketches,
by George William Hill, M.D. -
Published by Williams Bros.
-1880 -
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JOHN C.
GAINES, son of Thomas Gaines, was born in Knox
county, Ohio, in 1835, and married Elizabeth Robinson in
1857. They settled in Ashland county in 1869. In
June, 1876, he was admitted to the bar in Ashland, and began the
practice of law in Loudonville the same year. He was
elected to the office of justice of the peace in 1874, and again
elected in 1877. He is the only Republican who ever held
that office in Loudonville. He is the father of four
children, viz.: Irena, Loren A., Walter S. and Clara
L., deceased.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 293 |
ISAAC
GATES
Peter Gates was born in New Jersey,
in 1778, of German descent, and emigrated to Washington county,
Pennsylvania, in 1801, and married Sarah Spech in
1803. He removed to Mifflin township, Richland county, in 1830,
and deceased in 1861, aged eighty-three years. His family
consisted of Martin, Jacob, John, Isaac,
Elizabeth, Eunice, Margaret, and Sarah.
He was twice married, his second 'wife being Elizabeth,
sister of Samuel Lewis, of Mifflin.
Isaac Gates, fourth son of Peter, was born
near Hillsborough, Washington county, Pennsylvania, September 15,
1815. In 1830 he accompanied his father's family to Richland
county, Ohio. Here he grew to manhood, attending the common
schools of the neighborhood in the winter season, and labored on a
farm in the summer. His father's family being in moderate
circumstances, he was compelled to labor at wages to procure
clothing and education, the schools at that period being sustained
by individual subscriptions. In 1839 he was elected constable of
Mifflin township, and was reelected five times successively. In
November, 1834, he married Susan Newcomer, daughter
of Christian Newcomer, who was subsequently
commissioner of Ashland county. Mr. Gates moved to
the village of Mifflin, where, in 1842, he was elected justice of
the peace, and twice re-elected. In 1848 he was elected sheriff,
and re-elected in 1850. In 1852 he was elected auditor, and
re-elected in 1854. In 1862 he was again elected auditor, and
re-elected in 1864. He now resides in Ashland. Since the
expiration of his second term, as auditor he has followed the
business of a public salesman or auctioneer. He has been an active
member of the Lutheran church since 1847, and, much of the time, a
deacon or elder. His family consists of Sarah J.,
Halstead, Margaret, deceased, Fannie E.,
Nelson, William H., Christian N., Reuben H., Arminda, Elizabeth,
Frank and Martin L.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 159 |
DR.
SAMUEL GLASS was born in Wayne county, Ohio, April 14,
1818. In early life he possessed no advantages of education beyond
the district schools. The first eighteen years of his life were
occupied in clearing the forests and in farm labor. Wages were
low, and it took a long time to accumulate sufficient money to
enter upon a course of study. He grew up in habits of industry and
frugality, and these habits became a part of his maturer years.
His first effort was at school teaching. In 1840, he commenced the
study of medicine with Dr. Harrison Armstrong, of Hayesville, in
this county, and in 1842 attended medical lectures at Cincinnati.
In 1843, he opened an office in Mifflin, of this county, where he
remained three years. In April, 1845, he married Miss Amanda A. Armentrout, of Hayesville, and opened an office in that place. In
the winter of 1847-8, he attended a second course of lectures at
Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia, where he graduated.
Shortly after his return, Dr. H. Armstrong retired from practice,
and his son, Dr. David Armstrong, and Dr. S. Glass entered into
partnership. This continued until the decease of Dr. Armstrong,
which occurred in 1852. Dr. Glass continued in practice, a part of
the time with Dr. Yocum, until he was elected State senator in
1861-2. He again resumed practice and continued until 1865, when
he removed to Ashland, and formed a partnership with Dr. D. S. Sampsell
in 1866, with whom he continued until his last illness.
In the meantime he became a member of the Ohio State Medical
association, and president of the Medical society of Ashland
county. He died of congestion of the brain, February 26, 1873. Dr.
Glass was a large, well-developed man, full six feet high, and
would weigh about two hundred pounds. He had a large brain, a
strong will, and tremendous endurance. He performed an uncommon
amount of labor, in his practice, which was always quite extended.
He accumulated a handsome fortune, and was esteemed a very
thorough and successful physician. He was childless. His widow
resides in Ashland.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 171 |
Vermillion Twp. -
WILLIAM GLENN was born, in 1822, in Mohican township,
Ashland county, Ohio. His father Joshua Glenn
emigrated from Harford county, Maryland, in 1818. He was
one of the pioneers of Ashland county. His home was a log
cabin, and was surrounded on all sides by forest. Here the
subject of this sketch was born. He remained and labored
on the farm until he was over thirty years of age, and many old
oak fell beneath the heavy blows of his axe. The forest
gradually gave way and in its place waving fields of grain were
to be seen. On Sept. 23, 1852, Mr. Glenn married
Miss Caroline Ewing, daughter of William Ewing, of
Vermillion township, another of Ashland county's pioneers having
come from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1813 and located in Mohican
township on the 17th day of March, 1853. William
and his wife moved to Green township, on a farm owned by his
father. Here they remained four years, when he purchased a
farm in Milton township, and moved there. He sold this
farm some two years later and returned to his mother's farm in
Mohican township. After a year's stay there he bought a
farm in Mohican township and lived there five years, at the end
of which time he sold and moved to a farm owned by his
father-in-law, in Montgomery township. At the end of one
year he bought and moved where he now lives. This, in all
probability, will be his future home. They have four
children. One daughter and three sons. One son is
married and lives on his father's farm. Mr. Glenn
has never sought public office. He is a Republican in
politics. His wife and daughter are members of the English
Lutheran church at Jeromeville. Mr. Glenn does not
belong to any church, but is in hearty sympathy with the truths
of the Bible. The son is a member of the Presbyterian
church at Hayesville.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 302 |
M. R.
GODFREY was born in Huron county, Ohio, August 3, 1842.
His father, William A. Godfrey, was born in New York
State; his mother was also a native of the same State. They
raised three children: Zera, who lives in Michigan;
Elizabeth, who lives in Huron county; and Michael R.,
the subject of this sketch. The latter enlisted in the
Sixteenth Ohio volunteer infantry of the three months' service.
In October, 1864, he was married to Miss Delores Everet,
and the day following his marriage he enlisted in the
Twenty-ninth Ohio volunteer infantry, in which he served until
the close of the war. To them have been born five children,
as follows: Cora E., Ida May, William A., Charles and
Mabel.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 395 |
Vermillion Twp. -
JOHN S. GRABILL was born in Bavaria,
Germany, in 1818. In the fall of 1833 he left Germany in
company with his parents and arrived in America Christmas week
of 1833, spending the holidays of that year in Philadelphia.
In January, 1834, they left Philadelphia for Ashland county,
Ohio, traveling some five or six weeks by team, and located in
Vermillion township. Mr. Grabill was fifteen years
old when he arrived in Ashland county, and has resided in
Ashland county ever since. His father died in 1845, and
his mother at a later date. Mr. Grabill has given
his whole time to farming, and by industry, economy and good
management occupies a front rank among the best farmers of
Ashland county. On Aug. 21, 1845, he married Miss Nancy
Harper of Vermillion township. They had one son,
Samuel, born Aug. 29, 1846, who was married Mar. 13, 1877,
to Miss Anna Ewing, by whom he has two children.
Father and son live in the old house happily. In 1877
Mr. Grabill made a southern tour, visiting Atlanta,
Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Charleston, and many other cities,
returning by the way of Washington city.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 310 |
D. B. GRAY
was born in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, July 9, 1813. In
1847 he came to Ohio and settled in Ashland, from which point he
run a stage line to Mansfield, Wooster, Oberlin, New London, and
Shelby, for some twenty years, during the same time conducting a
livery business at Ashland, at which he is still engaged. He
was married in 1849 to Catherine Stentz, of Ashland county,
and has raised a family of seven children, all of whom are living.
They are Mary, Hattie, Nellie, Jennie, Will, Burr, and
Addison. Two are married - Hattie, who lives in
Texas, and Mary, who lives in Illinois. Will
is a telegraph operator.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 402 |
WILLIAM
GREENLEE. In the spring of 1811 Mr. Greenlee visited
James L. Priest, a former neighbor, from Crawford county,
Pennsylvania. Mr. Greenlee came by the way of Harrison county to
Zanesville, then a new village, and up the banks of the Muskingum,
the White-woman and the Lake fork on horseback. He found but few
settlers between Mr. Priest and Zanesville. He selected and
located a farm adjoining Mr. Priest, and returned for his family
by the route he came. In October, 1811, he and his family,
consisting of his wife, six daughters, and one son, started for
the forests of Ohio. He had two teams, one with two and the other
with four horses. The wagons were covered with linen canvas, and
contained such household goods and provisions as were deemed
essential to the comfort of a new settler. The route was through
the village of Canton to what is now Wooster, and thence to the
Lake fork. The trail was so narrow that Mr. Greenlee was compelled
to widen it at many points before his teams could pass. His family
slept in the wagons most of the way, doing their cooking by the
side of the trail, nights and mornings. The route was wild and
romantic, and it required some eight or ten days to complete the
journey. He erected a plain log cabin, by the aid of Mr. Priest
and a few friendly Indians, and moved into it. He resided on this
farm until 1814, and sold it to Calvin Hibbard, father of
Edward Hibbard, one of the first commissioners of Ashland county. He
then purchased where John Greenlee, his only son, now resides.
When he landed in Lake, there were but the families of J. L.
Priest, Samuel Marvin, William Hendrickson,
Elijah Boiling and
John Hendrickson, in what is now Washington township, Holmes
county. The next settlement was that of the Odells, which
contained the families of Joshua Oram, Thomas
Oram, John Oram, and
Mordecai Chilcote, near Odell's lake.
On the morning of the tenth of September, 1813,. John Greenlee
went in search of his father's horses, which had strayed in the
direction of Odell's lake. About the middle of the day, a heavy,
roaring sound was heard in the northwest, amid the forest. It
resembled distant thunder, and he feared a tremendous tornado was
approaching. What excited his surprise was, the sky was clear and
cloudless, and the roaring seemed a phenomenon. In the afternoon
he abandoned the search and returned home, convinced that a great
storm was approaching. His parents and others had heard the same
rumbling sound, and were unable to account for it. In a few days
the little colony learned the particulars of the victory achieved
by Commodore Perry over Commodore Barclay and the British fleet;
and this accounted for the mysterious rumbling of the 10th. The
sound of Perry's guns had been conveyed down the valleys, a
distance of over seventy miles. It is related that the heavy
cannonading was heard at Cleveland, about the same distance. Mr.
Greenlee is a man of intelligence and unquestioned veracity, and
relates the incident with minuteness and patriotic pride.
William Greenlee died in 1854, aged about eighty-two years.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 162 |
JAMES
GRINOLD, was born in Washington county, New York,
May 26, 1814. Removed to Belleville, Richland county, Ohio,
in company with his brother Thomas, in 1828. Resided
there until 1830, then located in Berlin, Huron county, and in
1836 removed to Ruggles Corners, where his brother had settled a
few months prior. He married Sarah Taylor in 1837.
He is a cooper by trade, but is now a farmer. He is an
active Democratic partisan, and takes an influential part in the
party. He was deputy sheriff from 1852 to 1854.
Thomas became justice of the peace in 1836, and was defeated
in 1839, political lines being closely drawn. He deceased,
of consumption, in October, 1846. James at present
resides at the Corners. He has no children.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880 - Page 180 |
BENJAMIN
GROSSCUP, son of Paul and Rebeccxa Grosscup, was
born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15, 1818.
Benjamin's father was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania,
in 1784, and his mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca
Shearer, was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1785,
and died in 1859. They were married in 1810. Paul
Grosscup removed to Milton township, Ashland county, Ohio,
in 1830, with his family, consisting of five sons and two
daughters, of whom two are now living - Benjamin and
Daniel. Benjamin owned the farm in Milton township,
which he helped to clear, until 1872, when he removed to
Ashland. He was married in 1843 to Susannah Bowermaster,
who was born Oct. 14, 1821, and came to Milton township with her
parents in 1842. Frederick Bowermaster, her father,
was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1782, and was
married to Catharine Mohler, fo Cumberland county,
Pennsylvania, who was born in 1782 and died in 1857. They
raised a family of four children, one son and three daughters.
Mr. Benjamin Grosscup has had four children: Lehman,
who died; Peter S., born Feb. 15, 1852; Frederick P.,
born Apr. 5, 1854; Benjamin S., born Oct. 14, 1858.
Source:
History of Ashland County, Ohio with Illustrations and
Biographical Sketches, by George William Hill, M.D. - Published
by Williams Bros. 1880. - Page 395 |
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