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JOHN S. GILSON,
one of the prominent citizens and extensive farmers of
Washington township, who owns 241 acres of land and
resides on section 18, was born in this township in
1841, and is a son of Richard and Martha (Sharp)
Gilson.
Richard Gilson, father of our subject, was born
in Washington township but his father, also named
Richard Gilson, was born in Scotland and came to
Columbiana County as a pioneer, taking up land in
Washington township. The mother of our subject was
a sister of James Sharp, a sketch of whom will be
found in this work.
John S. Gilson was reared in Washington
township, was educated in the public schools and worked
on his father's farm until the outbreak of the Civil
War. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the service of
his country, entering Company G, Sixth Reg., Ohio Vol.
Inf., and participated in the battles of Shiloh,
Corinth, Brown's Ferry, Mission Ridge and many
skirmishes and was taken prisoner when the army was
falling back from Murfreesboro. This misfortune
would not have overtaken him if he had not been engaged
in the brotherly act of assisting a wounded comrade.
He was confined in the enemy's lines for two months and
then exchanged, and was mustered out of the service in
July, 1864, at Cincinnati. His record is that of a
gallant, faithful soldier.
In the year following his return from the army, Mr.
Gilson was married to Sarah J. McClain, a
daughter of William P. McClain, a farmer of
Carroll County, Ohio. They have reared four children,
viz.: Mrs. Lida B. Foody, who has one child, -
Fay; Susie A. who married Janes F. McCullough,
a merchant at Salineville, and has two children, -
Olive, Lida and Claude Arnold; Effie,
who married John M. Adams, of Carroll County, and
has four children, - Warren Gilson, Ulia Jean,
Orville John and Orretta Jane; and Della
M., who resides at home. Politically, Mr.
Gilson is a Republican. He is a member of the
Presbyterian Church.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical
Publishing Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 674 |
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FRANK
E. GROSSHANS, attorney-at-law, at East Liverpool,
with offices at No. 155 Fourth street, was born in St. Clair
township, Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1867, and is a son of
John and Rebecca (Thomas) Grosshans.
The parents of Mr. Grosshans were old residents
of this locality. His mother still survives at the age
of 76 years and is a resident of East Liverpool. She
is a daughter of the late Uriah Thomas of Middleton
township, one of the old and prominent residents of the
county. He wrote a very acceptable history of
Columbiana County, and at one time was chairman of the
Pioneer Society. He was a man of affairs, a
justice of the peace and a very extensive land-owner.
Our subject has two brothers: Hollis E., an
attorney at East Liverpool; and J. B., a blacksmith
here.
Frank E. Grosshans was reared in Columbiana
County, and was educated in the common schools, and at Mount
Union College. His law reading was done under Col.
H. R. Hill, at East Liverpool, and from his preceptor's
office he entered the Cincinnati Law School, where he was
graduated in 1892. His whole period of practice has
been in East Liverpool, first in partnership with his
brother, but for the past five years alone. His
practice is of a general character, and he has met with
enough success to make him to be considered a leader in his
profession here. His personal qualifications and
abilities have placed him in a position of influence in city
affairs, and in 1898 he was elected city solicitor on the
Republican ticket.
On September 1, 1897, at Montpelier, Vermont, Mr.
Grosshans was married to Maud F. Porter, who was
born in Vermont, and is a daughter of the late George L.
Porter who died in Connecticut. They have two
children, both born in East Liverpool, viz.:
Donovan Porter and Marjorie Thomas. Mrs.
Grosshans is a member of the Vermont Society of
Colonial Dames. In 1902 Mr. Grosshans built his
fine residence "Hillcrest" at East Liverpool. Both he
and his wife belong to the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Grosshans' fraternal associations are
Masonic, and he belongs to the Blue Lodge and Chapter at
East Liverpool, the Lodge of Perfection at Steubenville and
Lake Erie Consistory at Cleveland. He is a prominent
member of the Phoenix Club, a social organization of East
Liverpool.
Source: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and
Representative Citizens - Publ. by Biographical Publishing
Co. , Chicago, Illinois - 1905 - Page 716
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