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BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Fairfield and Perry Counties
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1883
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M. J. GALLAGHER, proprietor
American House, Somerset. Born Sept. 28, 1858, in
Reading township. His father, Charles E. was
born in 1836, in St. Johns, New Brunswick. He came to his
county in 1842. He was married November, 1857, to
Miss Mary Dumolt, of Hocking county. She was born
in 183_. They were the parents of eight children, six
of whom are living. M. J. is the eldest
He and his sister came into the hotel Nov. 22, 1880.
In December the old people came to live with their children
in the hotel. The father of the subject of this sketch
died Jan. 29, 1881. The hotel is still being run by M.
J. Gallagher. His grandfather, Francis Gallagher,
died March 25, 1881.
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PETER GALLAGHER, mine
boss, Sheldon, Ohio. Was born Feb. 15, 1845, in Athens
county, Ohio, son of Peter and Bridget (Farrie) Gallagher.
Was raised on a farm, and followed agricultural pursuits
until 1861, at which time he enlisted in Company A,
Sixty-third Regiment, O. V. I., under Captain
Nathan Picket, for three years, or during the
war, and was engaged in the capture of Island Number Ten,
bombardment of Fort Pillow, and under hot fire at New
Madrid, serving eleven months, when he was discharged by
reason of disability, caused by measles, whooping-cough and
cold. After receiving his discharge he was unable, for
two years, to engage in any kind of business; at this time
he again engaged in farming, which he continued for about
two years, since which he has been engaged as follows:
Grading on Hocking Valley Railroad, taking charge of a squad
of men for three or four months; laying track about six
months; took charge of gravel train two months; foreman of
laying iron three months; then took charge of railroad
switch for the Straitsville Great Vein Coal and Iron Company
for one year, at which time he gave up that position on
account of the many miners' strikes, and mined for two
years, when he went into grocery and provision store,
continuing until the panic of 1872 and 1873, which obliged
him to close up business, having largely credited customers;
again engaged in mining for about one year, when he was
elected Marshal of New Straitsville, serving three years,
during which time he also was constable. Resigning his
office at this time, he accepted the position of guard at
Ohio Penitentiary remaining about two years. Returning
at this time, and engaged with the Consolidated Coal and
Coke Company, which had charge of the Great Vein Coal and
Iron Company's mine, at track laying, mining, and check
weighman, for one year. He was then appointed to his
present position, mine boss. He was married Nov.
10, 1874, to Miss Rosa McClain, born May 18, 1850, in
Monday Creek township, this county, daughter of Alexander
and Mary (Hoy) McClain, They are the parents of four
children, viz.: James F., Charles L., Sarah T., and
Maggie.
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JACOB GARRY, postmaster,
Maxville, Ohio. Was born in Reading township, Perry
county, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1835; son of Charles and Mary (Hontz)
Garry. Brought up on a farm, and at the age of
eighteen was apprenticed to the trade of shoemaker.
Came to Maxville, Ohio, in 1862, where he has ever since
resided. Enlisted May, 1864, in Company F, One Hundred
and Sixtieth Regiment, O. N. G., and was honorably
discharged from the same in September of the same year.
Was appointed postmaster Apr. 23, 1879, which position he
has ever since filled with credit. Mr. Garry
was married December, 1852, to Malinda, daughter of
John and Elizabeth (Strohl) Bowman, to whom were born
six children: Caramay, Ida Elizabeth,
Amanda C., William E., Harvey F,, Elmer E.,
the two oldest of whom have passed to the "bright beyond."
Mr. Garry is one of the substantial citizens
of Maxville, and can ever be found busy at the bench, plying
his trade, in that village.
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MATHEW GIBSON, track
layer. New Straitsville Ohio. Was born Jan. 17, 1849,
in Northumberland, England; son of Mathew and Isabelle
(Mason) Gibson. Was raised in a mining region, and
began work about a mine at the age of nine years, and has
given his attention to that business up to the present time.
Emigrated to America in 1856, with his father, who, landing
in New York, went to Mason City, Virginia, where he still
lives, and has been engaged in mining. Mathew
remained with his father until he was nineteen years of age,
and was employed at Mason City about ten years, three months
of which was for himself. Since that time he has been
employed at the following places: Galva, Illinois, two
months; again at Mason City about two years; Coalton,
Kentucky, about eight months; returned to Mason City, and in
September of 1871 went to Nelsonville, Athens county, Ohio,
remaining only about two weeks; Lick Run about nineteen
months. During his stay here he was married. May 19,
1872, to Miss Mary Ann Parker, who was born Sept. 7,
1853, in Peach Orchard, on Big Sandy river near
Catlettsburgh, Boyd county, daughter of Michael and
Adortha (Natress) Parker. They are the parents of
three children, viz.: John William, Ellen and
Margaret. After his marriage he moved to
Shawnee, Ohio, where he lived about five years, when he
moved to Knightsville, Indiana, remaining about six months,
and returned to Shawnee, from where he moved in six months
afterward, September, 1879, to this place, where he has
remained up to this time and become a permanent citizen,
owning his present place of abode, and upon which he has
erected a neat cottage dwelling. Mr. Gibson
is at this time a member of the Town Council. While
living in Shawnee he held the office of Township Trustee for
one term, and served as Street Commissioner also in that
place. He is now Past Grand of the Kincaid Lodge of
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Shawnee, Ohio.
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ADAM GOODLIVE, Monday
Creek township, farmer, Maxville, Ohio; was born Aug. 3,
1841, in this township; son of Abraham and Christina
(Bear) Goodlive. Mr. Goodlive
was raised on a farm, and has followed farming pursuits up
to this time, except time spent in the military service.
In October of 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Sixty-second
Regiment, O. V. I., and participated in all the engagements
of the Army of the Potomac. He retired from active
service in July, 1862, and returned home. He was
married Dec. 24, 1865, to Miss Martha Nunemaker, born
Apr. 1, 1840, daughter of Peter and Catharine (Hammer)
Nunemaker, of Hocking county, Ohio, to whom were born
four children, viz.: Charley, William H.,
Thomas H. and John S., all of whom are living.
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HENRY GOODLIVE, deceased;
was born July 8, 1808, in Switzerland, and died Dec. 1,
1867. Mr. Goodlive was raised a farmer,
and followed that business during his life. He was
married Oct. 8, 1830, to Elizabeth, daughter of
Jacob and Catharine Good, who was
born in January, 1812. They became the parents of
twelve children, viz.: Martha, Catharine, Mary A., Jacob,
George, Sarah A., Abraham, Elizabeth, Julia A., deceased,
Matilda, Amanda and David L. In 1839 Mr.
Goodlive came to Monday Creek township, which he
afterward made his home up to the time of his death, and
where his family still reside, upon a farm of eighty acres.
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JOSEPHUS GORDON, post
office Rehoboth, farmer and stock raiser; born in Perry
county in 1835; son of Samuel and Dorothy (Wells) Gordon,
who emigrated here from Greene county, Pennsylvania, about
the year 1834. They are of German and Irish parentage.
The subject of this sketch was married in 1859 to Miss
Harriet J. Kelly, daughter of James and Elizabeth
(Shaw) Kelly. They are the parents of ten
children, viz.: John E., Samuel C, George V., Mary E.,
Emma W., Maggie K., Joe M., Paul, Earl, James, deceased.
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P. A. GORDON, M. D., physician
and surgeon. Junction City, Ohio, was born Mar. 7, 1853, in
Perry county; son of Basil and Margaret (Keeman) Gordon.
His boyhood days were spent on a farm until the age of
nineteen years; then taught school and attended normal
school until twenty-five years of age, after which he took a
course at the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati. Mr.
Gordon located in Junction City in the spring of
1880, and at present writing has established a good
practice. He was married Apr. 6, 1880, to Miss
Kate, daughter of Michael and Rebecca (Beckwith)
Forquer. This union has been blessed with one
child, viz.: Earl Augustine, born Jan. 26,
1881. Mr. Gordon is employed by the B. &
O. Relief Association, for medical and surgical assistance.
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JOHN E. GORMLEY,
book-keeper, New Straitsville, Ohio, was born Apr. 9, 1850,
in St. John's, New Brunswick; son of Patrick and Margaret
(Denny) Gormley. While living at home his father
moved to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1852, where they lived
until John E. was fifteen years of age, when they
moved to Columbus, Ohio, where John E. lived twelve
years and engaged in business at the early age of sixteen
years, with Miller, Green & Joyce, with
whom he remained nine years, first a chore boy and assistant
clerk, after which he was appointed entry clerk, book-keeper
and cashier successively. He was next employed as
book-keeper for the New York & Ohio Coal Company, with whom
he remained one year, when he came to this place and took
his present position. Mr. Gormley was
married Mar. 2, 1875, to Miss Belle M. Cushman,
daughter of George W. and Belinda (Mitchell) Cushman.
They are the parents of three children, viz.: Harry,
Blanche and Grace. Mr.
Gormley's father, Patrick Gormley, was
born in 1816, in County Tyrone, Ireland, and emigrated to
America in 1837, settling at St. John's, New Brunswick,
where his family was born as above mentioned. But
after living in Columbus for some length of time, he
returned to Boston, Massachusetts, where he now lives. His
mother, Margaret Denny was born and raised in
Londonderry, Ireland; was married in 1837, and died in
Columbus, Ohio, February, 1870, where she is buried.
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JABEZ GOULDING, miner,
New Straitsville. He was born in Gurndiffath, near
Pontypool, Monmouthshire, in 1837; is a son of Samuel and
Mary Goulding, natives of Gloucestershire, who settled
in Gurndiffath early in life, and raised nine children, six
sons and three daughters. Mr. Goulding
married Ruth Randall, July 27, 1866, and the
same year moved to Glamorganshire, South Wales, where he was
employed by the Greenhill, Church & Pentre Company to open a
new mine called the Church mines, on the number three vein.
He was employed by this company till 1869. In March,
1869, he started for America, arriving in New York, March
28th. He was first employed in the Potomac mines, on
George Creek, Maryland. After four months work here he
came to Jackson county, Ohio, where he located and sent for
his family in South Wales. They arrived in this
country in 1872, and after residing in Jackson county for
eight years they moved to New Straitsville, where he engaged
in the mining business, and success has attended him.
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GEORGE A. GRANGER,
proprietor of the Merchant and Custom Mill, New Lexington,
Ohio, was born Jan. 25, 1842, in Suffield, Hartford county,
Connecticut; son of Aratus K. and Cordelia M. (Hathaway)
Granger. George A. was brought up on the farm,
where he remained until he was twenty-one years of age, when
he engaged in his present business. He came to this
place in 1863; he expected his present mill building in
1879. Mr. Granger was married June 16, 1868, to
Miss Josephine E., daughter of Abner M. and
Margaret C. (Chapalier) White. They are the parents of
one child—Joan, deceased. Mr. Granger's
mill grinds about one hundred and fifty bushels of wheat per
day the entire year.
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JOHN A. GRANT, farmer.
Saltlick township; P. O., Shawnee, O.; was born Aug. 15,
1828, in Fauquier county, Virginia; son of Samuel and
Maria (Hitch) Grant. Mr. Grant was raised a
farmer, and has followed agricultural pursuits to the
present time. Was brought to Ohio by his father in
1828, who first settled in Muskingum county, where he
remained until 1835, when he came to Perry county, and
settled upon the farm of one hundred and twenty acres, where
Mr. Grant now resides. It was bought
from Alvah Buckingham, who entered it.
When he came, he had to build his cabin and clear the land,
it being an entire wilderness. Here he lived until his
death in September, 1861. By will of the father,
John A. became owner of the farm by paying the
stipulated sum of $900. John A. has added one
hundred and twenty acres to his farm, and erected a fine
frame dwelling. After the death of his father, John
A. took care of his mother until her death in 1875.
Mr. Grant served as Justice of the Peace of this
township for eight years, and resigned one year before the
closing of his last term. Was township clerk one year,
and land appraiser in 1880. Mr. Grant was
married Oct. 13, 1853, to Margaret M., daughter of
Robert and Margaret (McClelland) Adams
of Clayton township, this county. They became the
parents of two children, viz.: Robert F., married,
and lives in Nebraska, and Samuel R. Mrs. Grant
died Dec. 21st, 1858. Mr. Grant was
married the second time, Jan. 10, 1861, to Jemima,
daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Watlin)
Rockhold of Harrison township, Perry county, Ohio.
They are the parents of six living children, viz.: Iva,
Joshua T., Maria E., Earl C., Roscoe Conklin, and
Mandie M., and one, deceased, Joseph Madison,
died Mar. 2d, 1875, aged eleven years and six months, with
inflammation of brain and lungs. This was an exemplary
boy, who was fond of the words of God, and became familiar
with many passages; he was a regular church and Sunday
school attendant; said he was going to Jesus, and
prayed for his parents, brothers and sisters. His
interest in the welfare of others was more than ordinary,
even remarkable; his knowledge and manners would have
adorned one of riper years, and will ever be a pleasant
remembrance to his friends. Mr. Grant enlisted
Feb. 7, 1864, in Company A, Thirty-first O. V. I., for three
years, or during the war, and served to the close of the
war. Was engaged in the battles of Resaca, Buzzard
Roost, Peachtree Creek, where he became disabled. Was
sent to Louisville, Kentucky, where he was recruited and
discharged, on his way to rejoin his regiment.
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H. C. GREINER,
dentist, Somerset; he was born in 1828 in Somerset. His
father and mother were both born in Wurtemburg, Germany.
The subject of this sketch went West in 1850, and came back in
1853, being inside that time one year in Dakota. He went
into the army, Thirty-first O. V. I., in 1861; he enlisted as
Lieutenant, and was promoted to a Captaincy. He resigned
in 1863. He remained at home six months on account of
sickness. He enlisted as Captain in the spring of 1864,
and came back in the fall of 1864. The last time he was
under General Thomas. Mr. Grimes was elected
to the State Legislature in 1879. He is the author of the
famous "Hawk Bill." He learned his profession since the
war. He was married to Miss Mary P. Rankin of
Brownsville, Licking county, Ohio. She was born in
Muskingum county, Ohio. They are the parents of three
children, two of whom are living: Caddie, Willie, (dead);
John D.
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JOHN GRIGGS,
was born 1819, in Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, and was
therefore only fourteen years old when he came to Ohio, and
seventeen when he began life where he now resides. He
was united in marriage to Miss Mary Lechrone, in
March, 1843. Their children are Katharine E.,
wife of John Kerr, deceased, and who ended her
widowhood by marriage to Joseph Newton Eyman.
William Griggs was married to Miss
Josephena D. Eyman, daughter of Bryan Eyman,
Esq., and departed this life in 1881, leaving his
wife, one son, and three daughters. Henry W. Griggs
was married to Miss Ida Phillips, daughter of
Mr. Reuben Phillips, and resides in Walnut township,
Fairfield county; post office, Millersport. Watson
Griggs was married to Mima M. Neely, daughter
of John Neely, and resides on the home farm.
The family is Scotch on the Griggs side, and English
on the Fields side of its ancestry. Here lives
John Griggs, independent as a sovereign, his
gentle wife and aged mother comprising the household—that
aged mother whose memory yet sparkles with gems of
recollection, and whose dark eye flashes with thought.
Her son John has added to his possessions the celebrated
Lydey Rock farm, just one mile up the Wagner valley, from
the Newark, S. & S. R. R., which contains a strong magnesian,
chalybeate spring, three feet of iron ore, and a landscape
wild and picturesque.
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SAMUEL GRIGGS, born in New
Jersey, Nov. 19th, 1794; was a son of Daniel
Griggs, and brother of John, Christopher
and Joacum, the first and last named having died in
Pennsylvania, while Christopher, when last heard
from, was in Iowa. Samuel sent a substitute
into the war of 1812, and in 1833, came in a two-horse wagon
with his wife, who was Debby Fields, and their
two children, John and Elizabeth, to Somerset,
where they rested until they purchased the Henry Bowan
farm, a few miles west of Somerset, now known as the
Miles Dittoe farm, which he sold in less than three
years; and after visiting Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and
Kentucky, in search of another home, and finding no place
that suited him, purchased the farm where he afterwards
lived until his death, and where his only son, John
Griggs, now resides, in the south-west corner of
Reading township. Debby Fields, the wife
of Samuel Griggs, is a full cousin of the
famous Cyrus W. Fields, thus connecting the name of
Griggs with that of Fields.
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F. M. GRIMES, farmer. Pleasant
township ; post office, Moxahala; he was born Apr. 7, 1844;
son of David and Nancy (Hollingshead) Grimes, both
natives of this State. His grandparents were natives
of Pennsylvania. Mr. F. M. Grimes was born on
the farm on which he now resides, and his farm contains two
hundred and twelve acres. He married Miss M. E.
Buxton Feb. 6, 1873; she was of Monroe township.
They became the parents of three children, viz.; Burt,
born Dec. 12, 1873; John, Sept. 16, 1877; Grace,
June 21, 1879. Grimes, H. C., dentist,
Somerset; he was born in 1828 in Somerset. His father
and mother were both born in Wurtemburg, Germany. The
subject of this sketch went West in 1850, and came back in
1853, being inside that time one year in Dakota. He
went into the army, Thirty-first O. V. I., in 1861 ; he
enlisted as Lieutenant, and was promoted to a Captaincy.
He resigned in 1863. He remained at home six months on
account of sickness. He enlisted as Captain in the
spring of 1864, and came back in fall of 1864.
The last time he was under General Thomas.
Mr. Grimes was elected to the State
Legislature in 1879. He was the author of the famous "
Hawk Bill." He learned his profession since the
war. He was married to Miss Mary P. Rankin of
Brownsville, Licking county, Ohio. She was born in
Muskingum county, Ohio. They are the parents of three
children, two of whom are living: Caddie, Willie,
(dead) ; John D.
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