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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
of
Athens County, Ohio
And Incidentally
of the Ohio Land Company
and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta
with personal and biographical sketches of the early
settlers, narratives of pioneer adventures, etc.
By
Charles M. Walker
"Forsam et hæc olim
meminisse juvabit." - Virgil.
Publ. Cincinnati:
Robert Clarke & Co.
1869.
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SAMUEL
GILLETT was born in Hartford county, Connecticut, Sept. 26,
1785, and came to Athens county in 1818. He first settled in
Ames, where in 1819 he established a tannery, which was located near
when the old brick church stood in after years. He frequently
tanned the skins of wild animals, panthers, bears, etc., which were,
even as late as that, sometimes used for clothing or household
purposes. In 1823 he removed to Canaan township, and settled
on Stroud's run, about four miles east of Athens. He
and his present wife were married in 1809.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 447 |
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JOHN
GILLMORE, was born in Washington county, New York, December 25,
1786. Soon afterward his father's family removed to Rutland,
Vermont, whence they emigrated in 1813 to Ohio. They were
accompanied by Cephas Carpenter, a relative by marriage, and
all settled in Athens. The father, James Gillmore, was
the first elder in the Presbyterian church formed here about the time
of his arrival, and was an excellent man; he died July 25, 1827.
John Gillmore held several minor local offices and served
with credit two terms in the state legislature. In 1836 he
removed with his family to Illinois, and finally settled at Rock
Island, where he died, July 9th, 1859. The Gillmores are
remembered as one of the most substantial families of the town during
their long residence here. One of the daughters of Mr. James
Gillmore, Ann Eliza, married the Rev. S. S. Miles (brother
of Mr. Joseph B. Miles),
who now lives in Geneseo, Illinois.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 270 |
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ABEL GLAZIER was born in Massachusetts, in 17969. During early life
he lived for a time in Washington county, New York, whence he
removed to Athens county, and settled in Ames township in 1804.
He bought of Capt. Benj. Brown the farm on which Daniel
Fleming now lives, and afterward married a daughter of Capt.
Brown. He lived in the township over thirty years,
during which time he was one of its most prominent and useful
citizens. He died in January, 1837. Numerous descendants
of his are living in the county, and are highly and justly esteemed
in the communities where they dwell, for their intelligence, energy,
and sterling qualities. Two of his grandsons, J. H. Glazier
and A. W. Glazier, are among the first citizens of Ames
township.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 459 |
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WALTER
GLAZIER was born in Ames township, in this county, in 1807,
and removed to Carthage in 1837. He has served as justice of
the peace five years, township assessor seven years, and township
trustee twelve years. Two of his sons and a step-son served in
the Union army.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 459 |
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WILLIAM GOLDEN, born in Miffin county,
Pennsylvania, October 5th, 1799, came to Athens county in 1824, and
settled at first in Athens, but later, in Alexander township, as a farmer.
Here he was elected justice of the peace for many successive years. He was
county sheriff from 1843 to 1847, and county treasurer from 1848 to 1854.
In 1843 he removed to the town of Athens, where he has since resided, and
is now post master. Three of his sons are living, viz: John C, a farmer
and stock dealer in Meigs county, Elmer, a merchant in Jackson, Ohio, and
William R.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 300 |
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WILLIAM REED GOLDEN, son of the last named, was
born in Athens, April 11th, 1827, and passed his early years on his
father's farm in Alexander. He was educated at the Ohio university,
studied law at Athens with Lot L. Smith, and attended lectures at the
National Law School at Ballston Spa, New York, where he graduated in 1851.
Returning to Athens, he entered on the practice of his profession here in
1852. In 1865 he was elected, as a democrat, to the state senate, and
re-elected in October, 1867, to represent the counties of Athens, Hocking,
and Fairfield, composing the ninth senatorial district. He has recently
removed to Columbus, Ohio, where he is now engaged in the practice of
law.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 301 |
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JOSEPH GOODSPEED, born in Barnstable,
Massachusetts, in June, 1774, came to this county, with his family of five
sons and three daughters, in 1818, and settled on a farm about two miles
west of Athens, where he died February 12, 1857. His two sons, David and
Ezra Goodspeed, well known in the county as successful farmers, were born
in Barnstable, Massachusetts, and came to Athens, with their father, in
1818. Many of their descendants still live in the county, and are highly
respected. Major Arza Goodspeed, son of David, was killed before
Vicksburg, while bravely doing his duty as a soldier of the Union, and J. McKinly Goodspeed, son of
Ezra, and a graduate of the Ohio university, is
at present superintendent of the Athens union schools.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 298 |
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WILLIAM
GORSLINE, born on Long Island, New York, in 1755, came to Athens county
and settled in Alexander township in 1817. He brought with him a
family of three sons and three daughters, of whom only one (Mr. J. M.
Gorsline, of Lee township) survives. Mr. Gorsline was a man
of fine intelligence. He died July 7th, 1855.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 361 |
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CHARLES H. GROSVENOR, born in Pomfret, Connecticut,
September 20, 1833, came to Athens county with his father's family when
five years old, and lived in Rome during his youth and early manhood.
While clerking in the store of Daniel Stewart he obtained books from
Lot
L. Smith, of Athens, and read law assiduously. He practiced with success
in Athens for a few years prior to the breaking out of the rebellion, and
entered the service in July, 1861, as major of the 18th Ohio infantry. He
was promoted to lieutenant colonel March 16, 1863. March 14, 1865, Maj.
Gen. J. B. Steedman recommended Col. Grosvenor to the secretary of war for
promotion "for faithful, distinguished and gallant services." The
recommendation was thus indorsed by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas:
"Respectfully forwarded and earnestly recommended. Lieut. Col. Grosvenor
has served under my command since November, 1862, and has, on all
occasions, performed his duties with intelligence and zeal. Gen. Grosvenor was promoted to colonel April 8, 1865, and served till the close
of the war. He was brevetted brigadier general to date from March 13,
1865, and was mustered out October 28th in that year. He is now practicing
law in Athens.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 305 |
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PETER
GROSVENOR, born at Pomfret, William county, Connecticut, Jan.
25, 1794, removed to Athens county and settled in Rome township in
May, 1838. His father, Colonel Thomas Grosvenor, served
with distinction through the revolutionary war, part of the time on
the staff of General Warren and of General Washington,
and was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill. Peter
Grosvenor served in the war of 1812. He was among the
first to clear up and make an improvement on the present road from
the Canaan line to Federal creek, the northwestern part of Rome,
where he settled, being at that time very sparsely populated.
He died September 29, 1859, on the farm where he first settled.
Mr. Grosvenor was a man of uncompromising integrity and an
excellent citizen. Four of his sons served in the Union army
during the war of the rebellion. Edward Grosvenor
entered as a private, and for good conduct was commissioned a
captain in the 92d regiment O. V. I. He died while on the
march with Sherman's army "to the sea." Daniel A.
Grosvenor served as a private in the 3d Ohio regiment, and
John M. served in the quartermaster's department.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 517 |
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THOMAS
GROSVENOR, a brother of Peter, settled near him in
1839. He lived in Rome about twenty years and then removed to
Washington county, where he died April 9, 1867, aged eighty-one
years. All of his sons, five in number, enlisted in the
Union army at the beginning of the war of the rebellion. Of
the nine sons of the two Grosvenor families who volunteered
only four lived to return.
Source: History of Athens County, Ohio - By Charles M.
Walker, Publ. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1869 - Page 518 |
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