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C. H. Gallup	HON. CALEB HATHAWAY GALLUP.  On reviewing the life record of any individual it is interesting to note something of the ancestry from which he spring and their characteristics and thus to find the root of his own well developed traits.  A contemporary historian has given the following: "John Gallup (I) born 1590, the ancestor of most of our families of that name, came to America from the parish of Mosterne, county Dorset, England, in 1839.  Just before leaving the old for New England, with solemn fasting and prayer, one hundred and forty persons at the new hospital at Plymouth, organized a Congregational church and chose Rev. John Warham and Rev. John Maverick to be their pastor and teacher, and sailed from Plymouth, England, Mar. 20, 1630, in the Mary and John, a ship of four hundred tons, which arrived at Nantusket (now Hull), Massachusetts, May 30.  "They were a very godly and religious people and many of them persons of note and figures, being dignified with the title of Mr., which few in those days were. Some of the principal men were Mr. Rosseter, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Glover, Mr. Wolcott, Mr. Gallup and others."      "His wife was Christobel (full name now unknown), and children were John (2), born in England, Joan, Samuel and Nathan.  He became the owner and gave his name to Gallup's island off Boston harbor, by grant from Governor Winthrop, whose wife was a sister of Gallup's wife.  A skillful mariner, he became memorable as commander of the first naval action off Block island, fought in North American waters, to avenge the murder of his friend Captain John Oldham by Indians in the famous Pequot war of 1637.  His son John (2) participated in the naval engagement off Block island and in King Philip's war as a captain led a company of soldiers into the 'fearful swamp fight' at Narragansett, December 19, 1675 (within the limits of the present town of South Kingston, Rhode Island), where he was killed.  His wife was Hannah Lake and children: Hannah, John, Esther, Benadum (3), William, Samuel, Christobel, Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret.      "In the colonial records at Hartford may be found the following: 'February 9, 1652 - 3, John Gallup in consideration and with respect unto the services his father hath done for the country, hath given him up the river of Mistick, which side he will 300 acres of upland.      "'February 6, 1653-4, John Gallup, hath given him a further addition to his land at Mistick 150 acres, which he accepts of and acknowledgeth himself satisfyde for what lands he formerly laide claim unto upon the general neck as a gift of his father's, which as he saith was given to his father by General Stoughton, after the Pequott war.'      "Benadum of the third generation, born in 1866, married Esther Prentice, and their children were Hannah, Esther, Mercy, Benadum (4), Joseph, Margaret and Lucy.      "Lieutenant Benadum (4), born 1693, married Eunice Cobb.  Their children were Benadum, Esther, Eunice, Lois, William (5), Henry, Nathan, Ebenezer, Thomas P., Hannah and Sarah.      "William of the fifth generation was living at Kingston, Pennsylvania, with seven children, in 1778, at the time of 'the Wyoming massacre.'  His son Hallet, twenty-two years old, escaped death by floating down the Susquehanna river patrolled by hostile Indians, his body under water and face between two rails grasped in his hands.  Twin daughters, five years of age, were carried off by the Indians as pretty prizes, but soon recovered by ransom.  He was born July 4, 1723, married Judith Reed, their children were Lydia, Hallet, Mary, William (6), Hannah, Sarah and Lucy.      "William of the sixth, born at Groton, Connecticut, married Freelove Hathaway, a Philadelphia Quakeress, and had William Hallet (7), James Devine, and Caleb Hathaway.      "Hallet of the seventh generation was an artillery gunner in Captain Thomas' company of Pennsylvania volunteers and served under General William Henry Harrison, in the war of 1812.  He was born 1796, married Clarissa Benedict, daughter of Platt and Salley Deforest Benedict, first settlers of Norwalk.  Their children were Catherine, Mariah, Lydia, Carroll, Sarah, Eliza, Caleb Hathaway (8), and Elizabeth F."      Caleb Hathaway Gallup is a representative of the eighth generation of Gallup in America and was born in Norwalk, Ohio, May 10, 1834.  He was reared to hard work on a farm and his first school experience was in the Norwalk Union schools, which he attended during the winters of 1850, 1851 and 1852.  In 1853, he filled a position in the office of the Huron county clerk and then, resuming his interrupted education, matriculated at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, in 1854, entering for the scientific course.  In the fall of that year, he was transferred to the same class and course at Madison University, now Colgate, at Hamilton, New York, where he promoted the founding of Mu Chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.  On the completion of his course, he was graduated in 1856 with the degree of Bachelor of Science and followed this by preparations for the bar as a student in the office of Worcester & Pennewell in Norwalk, Ohio.  There he remained until the fall of 1857, when he entered the law school of the Cincinnati College and was graduated therefrom with the Bachelor of Law degree on the 15th of April, 1858.      Mr. Gallup was admitted to practice before the bar of Michigan, July 19, 1859, and in 1860 was elected prosecuting attorney of Huron county, Michigan, which office he held by re-election for ten consecutive years.  During that same period, in 1866-7, he represented his district in the state legislature and left the impress of his individuality and clear insight into public affairs upon the legislative enactments of that section.  Among other laws and resolutions enacted on his initiation, was a law for the relief of a stranded colony of educated Germans, an offshoot or protege of the "Economites" of Harmany, Pennsylvania, giving the head of each family a forty-acre homestead of state lands.  He also introduced a law appropriating ten sections of state land for the navigable improvement of the outlet of the River Du Fill in Huron county, Michigan, and a joint resolution calling for the construction by the general government of a harbor or refuge on Lake Huron at or near Point Au Barques.     Mr. Gallup's labors and efforts throughout his entire life have largely been of service to the general public.  In 1868 he procured by personal solicitation of resident citizens along the route the donation and erection of seventy miles of telegraph poles, from Lexington to Port Austin, Michigan, and through his influence, with Anson G. Stager, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, the completion of the first telegraph line of the west coast of Lake Huron - a work that has been of immeasurable benefit to the citizens of that locality.      In the meantime, Mr. Gallup had done military service as deputy United States marshal, from 1863 to 1865 inclusive, in which connection, he was active in enforcing the draft during the war.  He was himself drafted, but was ordered back to the service of the marshal.  Again he was identified with military affairs, when in 1877 he became a member of the Ohio National Guard and so continued for five years, or until 1882.      Mr. Gallup has been married twice.  He first wedded Kate V. Vredenburgh, a representative of an old New York Dutch family, the wedding being celebrated June 20, 1860.  They had one son, Richard Carroll, who was nineteen months old at the time of his mother's death on the 25th of may, 1863.  On the 3d of November, 1869, Mr. Gallup wedded Helen Alphena Glover, a niece of the Hon. Joel Parker, "war governor" of New Jersey.  The death of his second wife, April 8, 1872, leaving him with a daughter, Mabel Parker, eighteen months old, and a son, Herbert Alpheus, four days old, caused his return to his old home in Norwalk, Ohio.      Since again taking up his abode in Norwalk, Mr. Gallup has been prominently and actively interested in business affairs and in other interests relating to the welfare and progress of the community.  From 1873 until 1883, he was connected with promotion and construction of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad, and for three years, beginning in 1877, served on its board of directors.  In 1888, he was associated with other substantial business men in founding the financially successful Home Savings & Loan Company of Norwalk, at which time he was chosen president and one of the directors, his official connection therewith continuing to the present.  He was also extended his efforts to other fields of activity, becoming one of the directors and a member of the executive committee of the Toledo, Fremont & Norwalk Electric Railway at the time of its construction in 1899.  He thus served until its sale in 1901 to the Lake Shore Electric Company.      Few men have taken so active a part in the work of general progress and improvement as Mr. Gallup.  All matters of general concern elicit his interest and whenever his judgment sanctions, he gives to a measure his hearty support and co-operation.  In 1877, he became a life member of the Whittlesey Academy of Arts and Sciences, and since 1878, has served as a member of its board of trustees, acting as chairman of the board throughout the entire time and as treasurer of the institution, since 1901.  In 1879 he wrote a history of Norwalk for W. W. Williams' "History of Huron and Erie Counties," and because of his deep research into the annals of the county, no man is more competent to write upon historical subjects in this locality, than he.  Mr. Gallup has also been a life member of the Firelands Historical Society since 1876 and a member of its board of trustees, librarian, curator of its museum and editor of its publications, since 1888.  In 1889, he became a member of the board of trustees of the Huron county Children's Home Association and has been its treasurer since 1902.  He is likewise a member of the Young Men's Library, and has been a member of its board of trustees and chairman of its executive committee, since 1903.  He is a member of the Norwalk Board of Commerce and of the National Geographical Society, and is a life member of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, of which he was elected a member of its board of trustees and executive committee on the 2d of March, 1909.  Hon. E. O. Randall, secretary and editor of that society, in comment on his selection as a trustee said: "Mr. Gallup is known throughout the country for his historical scholarship and for the active and extensive work he has done in connection with the Firelands Historical Society, of which he has been an influential and official member for a number of years.  He has always been an enthusiastic student of Ohio and western history and has written much that is interesting and accurate concerning the early settlement of the Buckeye state." Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 5
Mr. & Mrs. Frank B. Gannett	FRANK B. GANNETT   Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 316
	GEORGE H. GATES, who is serving efficiently as court bailiff of Huron county, is a native son of the Buckeye state, born in Newark, Ohio, May 26, 1858, his parents being Jacob and Rose (Chamberlin) Gates.  The father was an engineer on the Pan Handle Railroad and was killed at Coshocton the morning prior to Thanksgiving day of 1872.      George H. Gates, the subject of this review, pursued his early education in the common schools and attended the Newark high school one year.  Upon the death of his father, it was necessary that he provide for his own support, and accordingly he secured employment with S. A. Parr, a grocer of Newark, driving a delivery wagon and clerking in the store.  At the age of nineteen years, he entered the employ of Cherry & Woolson, proprietors of the eating house of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company at Chicago Junction and Garrett, Indiana, remaining in their employ fifteen years.      Entering public life, Mr. Gates then served as deputy under Sheriff N. O. Allen, four years, while for a similar period, he acted in the same capacity under Sheriff Seneca Rouk.  He was then, in 1900, elected sheriff of Huron county on the republican ticket and was  re-elected to that office in 1902, which indicated that his services were entirely satisfactory to the public at large.  After the expiration of his second term, he was appointed court bailiff and is the present incumbent in that office.  He is well qualified to fill the office to the satisfaction of his people and with credit to himself, as he has demonstrated in the past.      Mr. Gates wedded Miss Lizzie A. Wilcox, of Centerton, Ohio, and their union has been blessed with a son and a daughter, Louis W., and Helen M.  The family are prominent in the social circles of Norwalk, and all who know them entertain for them high regard, while as a public official, Mr. Gates has won the confidence of all with whom his business relations bring him in contact. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 73
	MICHAEL GIES, deceased, possessed many strong and salient characteristics which won him the high regard of all with whom he came in contact and thus his death, which occurred in 1904, was the occasion of deep regret to his many friends.  He was born Aug. 15, 1830, and reared under the parental roof.  After attaining man's estate he started out in the business world, as an agriculturist and eventually became the owner of the farm which is still in possession of his family, a tract comprising one hundred and seven acres, conveniently located within three miles of Norwalk.  He also owned an additional tract of ninety-nine acres, which many years Mr. Gies was engaged in farming and each year, owning to the care and labor which he gave to his fields, he gathered good harvests.  He also improved his place with good buildings, which were always kept in an excellent state of repair, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1904, he left his family in possession of a valuable farm, which today supplies them with all the necessaries of life and which had been the home of Mr. Gies since 1863, or for a period of forty-six years.      It was in 1861 that Mr. Gies established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss Blandina Remelee, who was born on the 7th of May, 1840.  They became the parents of six sons and one daughter: August, Ferdinanad, Lawrence, Frank, William, Leo and Mrs. Amelia Shnord.  All acquired a good education in the district schools and are now married and have homes of their own.      Mr. Gies gave his political taste, outside of his business duties, he spent his leisure time within the family circle.  Of a genial and kindly disposition, he was a friend to all, and thus his death was mourned by many friends but most of all by the immediate members of his household. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 542
	JOSEPH H. GLEASON is one of the successful farmers of Ripley township, but he is also one of that valiant number of Ohio's sons who forsook their homes and their comforts for the sufferings of the battlefield when their country needed the support of their arms.  He owns one hundred and sixteen acres of land in the vicinity of the village of Bloughtonville, the farm on which he was born Mar. 15, 1843.  The Gleason family is of Scotch-Irish descent and the name Joseph has been borne by one of the sons for many generations, a great-great-grandfather of Joseph H. Gleason having been known by that cognomen and having transmitted it to his son Joseph, who in turn bestowed it upon his son who became the father of Caleb Gleason, the father of the subject of this sketch.  ON coming to this country the Gleason family settled in New York state, and there in Cayuga county was Caleb Gleason born.  Shortly after his marriage, however, he removed to Ohio and settled on the farm which became the birthplace and has since been the home of his son Joseph H. Gleason.  the woman who became his wife and the home of his son Joseph H. Gleason.  The woman who became his wife and the mother of his children was in her maidenhood Miss Melinda Hackett, belonged to the state of New York.  They were of Irish descent.  Seven children were born to Caleb Gleason and his wife: Worthington, Loeta, Emily, Sarah, Charlotte, Martha and Joseph.      Joseph H. Gleason was reared at home on the farm and received what education he could from the district schools.  He was not of age when the Civil war was inaugurated, but the fact of his minority did not deter him from enlisting among the first of those ready to incur the hazards of the deadly struggle.  On the 9th of October, 1861, he was mustered into Company C, Sixty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after more than four years of service was honorably discharged Dec. 28, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio.  In recognition of his bravery he was made a non-commissioned officer, serving as corporal and sergeant, for in the many engagements in which he participated several acts distinguished him from the rank and file of those about him.  He fought at Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, in the Atlanta campaign, at Franklin and at Nashville, and then, after the close of the war, was sent to Texas, where he remained until brought to Columbus to be discharged.  In one of the skirmishes at Nashville until brought to Columbus to be discharged.  In one of the skirmishes at Buzzards Roost he was severely wounded and carries the bullet today.  When his country no longer required his services Mr. Gleason returned to his Ohio home and took up the life of the farmer to which he had been reared.  The years have smiled upon his efforts, his toil has been richly remunerated, and his farm is one of the best cultivated as well as one of the most fertile of Ripley township.      On the conclusion of his career as a soldier, in 1865.  Mr. Gleason was married to Miss Emeline Croxton, who was born Mar. 23, 1843, and is a daughter of William and Susan (Gibson) Croxton, in whose family were eight children:  Angeline, Emeline, Louisa, Antoinette, Samuel, Caroline, Florence and Milton.  Of Mr. and Mrs. Gleason's union there have been born four children: Sherwood, Frank, Wilbur and Meda.      Politically Mr. Gleason's sympathies are with the republican party which supported the nation in her hours of trial.  He is not active in its ranks, however, nor a seeker for public preferment, though he has served the township as trustee and as assessor for a  numbers of terms.  In the meetings of the Grand Army post of Ripley he revives the memories of those days when a canteen or blanket shared made men closer than brothers. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 401
	HENRY T. GRAHAM.  Enterprise, industry, thrift and economy are the characteristic elements in the life of Henry T. Graham, who is numbered among the substantial agriculturists of Fairfield township, where he owns and operates a well improved farm of one hundred and two acres.  His birth occurred in Greenfield township, Huron county, on the 22d of July, 1862, his parents being George and Elizabeth (Myers) Graham, the former born in Durham county, England, on the 31st of May, 1836, while the latter's birth occurred in England in August, 1836.  They were married ere their emigration to the United States in 1859 and on landing in this country at once made their way to Huron county, Ohio, settling in Greenfield township.  There the father continued to make his home until called to his final rest.  The mother still survives, however, and now resides in Norwalk, Ohio.  Unto this worthy couple were born four children, namely: Henry T., Anna, Elizabeth and George.     General agricultural pursuits have claimed the attention of Henry T. Graham throughout his entire business career and in this field of labor, he has met with well merited and commendable prosperity.  He remained a resident of his native township until 1900, when he purchased a farm of one hundred and two acres in Fairfield township and took up his abode thereon.  He raises the cereals best adapted to soil and climate and each year gathers abundant harvests as a reward for the care and labor which he bestows upon the fields.      As a companion and helpmate on the journey of life, Mr. Graham chose Miss Grace Ryerson, who was born in February, 1871, her parents being George and Catharine (Edsall) Ryerson.  She was one of a family of nine children, her brothers and sisters being as follows: Price, Edsall, George, Delno, Esther, Sarah, Dora and Catherine.  Mr. and Mrs. Ryerson were natives of New Jersey, but became residents of Huron county, Ohio.  Mr. and Mrs. Graham have one child, Edsall, who first opened his eyes to the light of the day of the 4th of January, 1896.      Mr. Graham's study of the political questions and issues of the day, has led him to give stalwart support to the men and measures of the republican party.  He is now serving as a member of the school board, the cause of education ever finding in him a stanch champion.  He likewise holds membership relations with the Fairfield Grange.  His entire life has been passed in this community, and the fact that those who have known him longest, entertain for him the warmest regard is an indication that his life has ever been honorable and upright. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 75
	LISTON GREEN.  The farming interests of Peru township find a worthy representative in Liston Green, who derives a substantial income from a farm of eighty-three acres on which he lives.  He was born in a log house in Richland county, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1849, and is a son of Andrew and Maria (Taylor) Green.  His father was born in the state of New York and soon after his marriage removed to Richland county, where they lived for about six years.  On the expiration of that period they came to Huron county and settled near New Haven, where Andrew Green purchased one hundred and seventy acres of land.  He operated that arm for a time but afterward removed to Huron township and took up his abode near the farm upon which his son Liston now resides farming a tract of one hundred and eighty acres of rich and productive land, which he transformed into a valuable and highly cultivated farm.  He continued to reside upon that place until his death, which occurred in 1892, when he had reached the age of seventy-eight years.  His wife survived him for about sixteen years and died Apr. 11, 1908.  They were the parents of five children, as follows:  Caroline the wife of David Sissinger of Richland county, by whom she has two children, Mrs. William White and Alvin; Frank, who died in the army at the age of twenty years; Emma, who married George Lawrence of Michigan, by whom she has three children, Clara, Martin and one who died in infancy; Liston, of this review; and Charles who resides in Fairfield township.      In taking up the personal history of Liston Green, we present to our readers the life record of one who is well and favorably known in Huron county where he has lived from the age of one year, his parents removing to this county during his infancy.  At the usual age he began his education as a pupil of the district schools and as the years have gone by he has continued in active identification with agricultural interests.  He was early trained to the work of the fields, learned the best methods of tilling the soil and caring for the crops and in his farm work has met with substantial and well merited success.  As a companion and helpmate for life's journey he chose Miss Maggie Baxter, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Baxter, the wedding being celebrated on the 15th of April, 1886.  They became the parents of three children, but the eldest died in infancy, the others being Bertha and Clarence, who are yet under the parental roof.      Mr. Green has resided upon his present farm for about twenty-eight years, having purchased the property from John Trott.  In the interim, he ha made a number of improvements of a substantial character.  He has torn down four old log houses on the place and built two new farm-dwellings, and his other improvements are of a modern kind.  His first house was set fire by an enemy, soon after took possession of the place, and was burned to the ground together with all of the household effects, while the family was absent.  Not allowing this to discourage him he rebuilt and as the years have gone by his prospered in his undertakings.  He now carries on general farming with good success and his place presents a most neat and attractive appearance.  His political allegiance is but otherwise has never sought nor desired office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his farming interests, which are capably managed and are now bringing him in good returns. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 473
	LEVANT W. GRIFFIN, a farmer of New London township, Huron county, Ohio, was born in Greenwich township, this county, May 15, 1861, a son of Orin S. and Lucinda (Redfield) Griffin.  The grandparents, Robert and Mariah (St. John) Griffin, came with their respective parents from New York state and were married in Huron county, where Orin S. Griffin was born and reared.  He followed farming for some time, but was a man of liberal education, who for a period of thirty years was a popular and successful teacher in the schools of this county.  For many years he lived in Greenwich township, but in 1885, having been elected county treasurer, he moved to Norwalk, where he resided until his death.  He served in that county office for two terms, or four years, and then engaged in various enterprises, until he decided to retire from the active pursuit of business and enjoy the comforts to  which his long and active life had entitled him.  In May, 1906, he passed away and was mourned by all classes of people as a man of fine character and sterling integrity.  His wife, who had come to Huron county an orphan of fifteen years, from Jackson, Michigan, had died in Jan., 1902.  Husband and wife were buried in Woodland cemetery, Norwalk.      Levant W. Griffin grew to manhood on the home farm under the guidance of his parents and attended the public schools of Greenwich village, working around home while he pursued his studies.  For one year after completing his education, Mr. Griffin taught school, and then, after his marriage, engaged in farming on the old home place, to which he had brought his bride.  In 1892, he removed to Norwalk, where he was employed as a book-keeper with Sprague & French.  The following year he was engaged in the same capacity by Price & Stewart, a real estate and insurance firm, with whom he remained until 1895, when failing health compelled him to forsake the confining work of an office.  He then removed to New London township and engaged in farming.  His land consists of fifty acres, and while it is suited for general farming, he makes a specialty of potatoes and wheat.      On the 29th of November, 1884, Mr. Griffin was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Miller, a daughter of John and Sarah (Jones) Miller of Fairfield township.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Miller, a daughter of John and Sarah (Jones) Miller of Fairfield township.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Miller were English born, and after their marriage came with their respective families to America about 1850.  Mr. Miller settled first in Norwalk, where he remained for three years, and then bought a farm in Fairfield township, on which he lived the remainder of his life.  He died in October, 1895, and his widow now lives upon the home place.  To Mr. and Mrs. Griffin were born seven children, two daughters and five sons, all of whom are living.  They are Claire, Vernon, Robert, Bernice, Kenneth, Christine and Howard.  The family are all members of the Methodist Episcopal church and take an active part in church and Sunday school work.      In politics, Mr. Griffin votes with the republican party and is interested and well informed on all matters concerning the people.  As road supervisor and a member of the school board, he has rendered the citizens of the township valuable service through a considerable number of years, for he is a public spirited man, of high principles and progressive in his ideas.  His home life is elevating, and his house abounds in good literature, both standard and current.  In the one organization to which he belongs, the National Union, Mr. Griffin holds the position of deputy. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. II - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 447
	MARTIN GROSS, president and treasurer of the Gross Lumber Company, of Bellevue, Ohio, was born in Germany, July 1, 1843, the son of William and Kathryn (Fritz) Gross.  The parents, who died in their native land of Germany, reared a family of six children:  John; William; Elizabeth, deceased; Kathryn; David, deceased; and Martin.  A seventh child did not live beyond the period of infancy.      Martin Gross came to this country at the age of seventeen years and settled first at Rochester, New York, where he worked for perhaps six months, at the cabinet-maker's trade, which he had learned in Germany.  From there he came to Bellevue, Ohio, in February, 1861, but though two of his brothers had come to this section of the state before him, he could find no work and of necessity sought employment on a farm.  For about a year and a half he worked for William and Henry Heyman, in Huron county, and then toward the close of the season he left to join the army fighting for the Union.  On the 9th of August, 1862, he was mustered into Company H, One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, joining  his regiment at Cleveland.  At the battle of Chancellorsville he was wounded in the leg and head, necessitating his remaining in the hospital for six months.  Upon being reported fit for service, he was transferred to Company D of the Ninth Regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps, at Washington, with which he remained until he was discharged June 29, 1865.      Upon his return from the field of battle, Mr. Gross located in Bellevue, Ohio, where he worked at the cabinet-maker's trade until 1867, when he saw an opportunity of entering the furniture business in partnership with John S. Wise.  For fourteen years the venture prospered, but in 1881 Mr. Gross dissolved the firm in order that he might go into the lumber business with J. H. Weber, who sold his interest in 1889 to C. D. Stone.  When Mr. Stone died three years later, Mrs. Stone sold his share to Mr. Weber, and so the original partners were together again, conducting the business in common until Mr. Weber died, in1895, when Mr. Gross bought his share.  Three years afterward he formed a stock company with a declared capital of forty thousand dollars.  Martin Gross was the president and treasurer of this new concern; George Smith was the vice president; and Martin F. Gross was the secretary.  The board of directors included these men and Mrs. Martin Gross and James Spade.  At present the board of directors consists of, besides the original officials, James Spade, Frank Smith, W. G. Gross and Charles A. Gross.      On the 1st of May 1866 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Gross to Miss Phillippina Schwenk, the daughter of George Schwenk, who did not leave his native land in Germany.  Nine children have been to the couple.  Louise, the eldest, married T. F. McLaughy, of Bellevue, and is the mother of three daughters, Norman, Ruth and Agnes.  Lizzie married William Cramer and lives in Toledo, with her family of three, Carl, Helen and Florence.  Martin died at the age of eight months.  Minnie married August Josenhaus, of Toledo, and is the mother of one son, George.  Katie, married Joseph Briehl of Bellevue, and they have three sons, Martin, Charles and Joseph.  Emma died at the age of eighteen.  William G. married Miss Estella Cooley, and like his two younger brothers, Martin F. and Charles A., lives at Bellevue, being in business with their father.  Martin F. married Miss Etta Brickman and is the father of a son, Paul.  Charles A. married Miss Mabel Long.      Though so much of his time is given to the lumber business which he inaugurated, Mr. Gross has many other interests both in the world of affairs and socially and fraternally.  He is on the board of directors of the Zehner Brothers Packing Company, of the Bellevue Savings Bank, and is a stockholder in the First National Bank.  He is a member of the local G. A. R. post, and also affiliates with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks.  In the former, he has passed through all the chairs.  In religious matters he gives his allegiance to the Lutheran church.  Mr. Gross is a business of Bellevue as well as to personal gain. Source: History of Huron County, Ohio - Vol. I - By A. J. Baughman - Chicago - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1909 - Page 446

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