BIOGRAPHIES
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History of Portage County, Ohio
Vol. 2
by Warner, Beers & Co.
1885
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Suffield Twp. -
JACOB GARL, farmer, P. O. Mogadore, Summit County, was born Jan. 17, 1815, in
Stark County, Ohio; son of Reuben and Catharine (Clay) Garl, natives of
Northampton County, Penn., and early settlers of Stark County., His
grandfather, a native of Germany, was a teacher in Pennsylvania, and his father
followed this profession in the same State and in Ohio Our subject was
married, Feb. 21, 1833, to Miss Elizabeth Kreichbaum, who died in 1876,
and he subsequently married Caroline, widow of John Cook, born in
Mahoning County, this State, Jan. 12, 1823, daughter of Joseph and Charlotte
Hudson. Mr. Garl was father of the following children:
George; William (deceased); Catherine (Mrs. Walter) now deceased;
Sarah (Mrs. Rose); Mary (Mrs. Myers) deceased; Lydia (Mrs.
Agne); Daniel residing in Portage County, and Eli, in Kansas.
Mr. Garl has a comfortable home comprising eighteen ace of land in
Suffield Township, this county, besides eighty-two and a half in Summit County.
He has given his children all a start in life. He is a member of the
Lutheran Church and his wife of the Disciples denomination. In politics he
is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 903 |
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Franklin Twp. -
CHARLES A. GARRISON, veterinary surgeon, Kent, was born in
Stowe Township, Summit Co., Ohio, Aug. 18, 1842; son of James and Hannah
(Walker) Garrison, who settled in Stowe Township about 1828-30, where they
cleared and improved a couple of farms. They had six children: William,
who died in the service of the Union, during the late war of the Rebellion;
Charles A.; Alice, wife of William Grubb; Fannie, wife of
Henry Minnich; Maxwell; and Edward (deceased). The
paternal grandfather of our subject was Joseph Garrison, a native of
Pennsylvania, and an early settler of Deerfield Township, this county. His
maternal grandfather, William Walker, a native of Virginia, was one of
the first settlers of Stowe Township. Our subject was reared in his native
township, and educated in the Kent High School, and at Twinsburg Institute.
In 1875 he went to Seville, Ohio, and studied veterinary surgery with Dr.
Miller, of that place, with whom he remained three years, and in 1878
entered the Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto, Canada, where he took a two
years' course of instruction. In 1880 he commenced the practice of his
profession in Kent, where he has done a successful business to the present time.
He was married Aug. 18, 1864, to Mattie, daughter of William and
Margaret Reese, of Franklin Township, this county, by whom he has three
children living, Frank, Max and Minnie. Mr. Garrison and
wife are members of the Disciples Church. In politics he is a Democrat.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 -
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Mason Gibbs |
Deerfield Twp. -
MASON GIBBS, retired, P. O.
Deerfield, was born in Worcester County, Mass., in 1801; son of Dolphin and
Asineth (Fay) Gibbs. The family removed to Cheshire County, N. H.,
where the parents died. Our subject was removed to Cheshire County, N. H.,
where the parents died. Our subject was married, Oct. 31, 1835, to Miss
Mary, daughter of Charles Reed, who died June 19, 1880, the mother of
two children, and of whom the only survivor is Julia, who is living at
home and caring for her aged father. Mr. Gibbs came West in 1828,
and located at Strongsville, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio; from there he moved to
Deerfield, this county, in 1831, and entered into mercantile trade in same year.
This he carried on successfully until 1871, and was also largely interested in
stock growing. As the close of his mercantile career his store was
converted late into a dwelling, one of the neatest and most commodious in the
township. Mr. Gibbs retired from all active pursuits in 1883.
He is Trustee in the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has been long
identified.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885
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Portrait on Page 609 |
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Deerfield Twp -
IRA GILBERT, farmer, was born in Palmyra Township, this
county, in 1831, son of James and Charlotte (Cox) Gilbert, and a direct
descendant of Sir John Gilbert, of England, who obtained the first land
grant in Connecticut from the Crown. The parents of our subject settled in
Palmyra Township, this county, in 1811, where they lived to the close of their
lives. Their children are Everett, Ira and Lucinda,
wife of David Daniel. Our subject was twice married, on first
occasion in 1855, in Paris Township, this county, to Miss Harriet, daughter of
John Colwell, of this county, and who died in 1879. She was
the mother of six children, four of whom are now living: Frank, John,
Frederick and Mary. Mr. Gilbert married, on
second occasion, in January, 1882, Mrs. Cynthia Green,
daughter of George and Polly (Ward) Carris, of Rootstown, Ohio, and who
were among its earliest pioneers. "Mother" Ward's pond was named
after one of Mrs. Gilbert's ancestors. Mr. Gilbert
has been a resident of Deerfield Township, this county, for forty five years.
His present farm, comprising 155 acres, was first settled by Alva, son of
Judge Day, and was among the first cleared in the township.
Our subject is a stanch supporter of Democratic principles, and one of the most
active and respected citizens of Deerfield Township.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 623 |
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Palmyra Twp. -
H. H. GILLINGHAM, Superintendent Hutson Coal Company,
Diamond, was born in Deerfield Township, this county, Nov. 21, 1856, and is a
son of John W. and Mary A. Gillingham, the former a native of Maryland,
the latter of Mahoning County, Ohio. They were the parents of six
children, all of whom are now living, viz.: Elizabeth, wife of
F. J. Powell; Samuel O.; Reuben; Hiram H.; Delia A. and Charles E.
The family settled in Deerfield Township, this county, in 1854, where they
have since made their home. The subject of this sketch was married in
Deerfield Township in 1880, to Miss May O. Vaughan, a native of Robinson,
Ill. One son - Willie D. - has been born to this union. Mr.
Gillingham and Mr. Hutson sunk the shaft for the coal bank in August,
1883, since which time Mr. Gillingham has assumed the superintendency,
and enjoys an interest in the concern. He is a F. & A. M. As a
citizen he is highly esteemed.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. -
1885 - Page 780 |
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Atwater Twp. -
THOMAS W. GILSON, farmer, P. O.
Atwater, was born in Oil Creek Township, Crawford County, Penn., in 1823; son of
William and Mary (Lafferty) Gilson, natives of Pennsylvania, both now
deceased. Of their children, John, Alice, Peter, Margaret and
Thomas W. are now living. Our subject spent the greater part of his
life in his native county, and has always been a farmer by occupation. He
was married, in 1846, to Miss Cynthia Fowler, a native of Crawford
County, Penn., who died January 19, 1876, the mother of five children, viz.:
M. H., M. W., L. A., A. T. and E. L., who have been his life.
In 1865 Mr. Gilson purchased and settled on his present estate,
comprising 120 acres, now one of the best cultivated farms in Atwater Township.
He and his family are highly respected in this community.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885
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Shalersville Twp. -
GEORGE GOODELL, farmer, P. O. Mantua Station, Ohio, was
born Mar. 31, 1815, in Warwick, Mass.; son of Jonas and Eleanor Goodell.
Jonas was born in Warwick, Mass., married to Eleanor Ayer in Vermont,
and emigrated to Ohio in 1815, with a family of eight children, Mr. Goodell
having visited this State one year previous and purchased a farm. He then
returned to Massachusetts after contracting for the erection of a cabin, for
which the consideration was $60. One child was born to Jonas and
Eleanor Goodell after their advent here, and of their family of nine
children, but three are now living: Cynthia, a wife of Silas Crocker;
Frinda, wife of T. J. Newcomb; and George. Our subject
was married Aug. 21, 1840, to Julia A., daughter of Winthrop Dodge,
by whom he had ten children: Ellen S. married Aug. 27, 1861, to
Charles K. Pierce, of Massachusetts, and who came to Ohio in 1857 (had three
children: Louisa A., Hattie L., deceased, and Cora E.); George
N., married to Jennie Spray; Julia A., wife of Eber N.
Stocking; Harriet; Lucy, wife of William M. Dudley; Linda C.; Bion;
Jonas J., (deceased; Samuel C. (deceased; and Ezra B.
(deceased). Mrs. Goodell died in February, 1879. Our subject,
having divided the farm among his children, resides with Mr. Pierce, and
is esteemed as a public-spirited citizen.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Edinburg Twp. -
ALFRED R. GOSS, merchant, Edinburg, born in Fall River,
Mass., Aug. 30, 1834, son of Daniel and Margaret Goss, the former a
native of New Hampshire, the latter of Scotland. They were married at Fall
River, Mass., and moved to Catskill, N. Y., in 1837, thence to Cincinnati in
1845, where they remained for eleven years, then moved to Edinburg, where the
mother died in 1877; the father died in Philadelphia, in 1873. Our subject
was married, Oct. 17, 1860, to Martha C. Carr, born in Edinburg, Ohio,
Nov. 26, 1837, daughter of Rev. Thomas and Orpha Carr, natives of
Pennsylvania, who settled in Edinburg about 1834, and remained until their
death. The former died in 1857, the latter Aug. 31, 1883. To Mr.
and Mrs. Goss have been born four children: Thomas C., born Apr. 22,
1862; Charles A., born Dec. 10, 1863; Maggie F., born Sept. 9,
1866, and Hatie, born Nov. 21, 1871. Our subject is a hatter by
trade, and has also been engaged in farming, but has been for twenty-two years
merchandising in Edinburg, Ohio, under the firm name of Goss Bros. Mrs.
Goss is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page
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Aurora Twp. -
JOHN GOULD, of Aurora Township,
Portage County, the gentleman here introduced, a well known citizen of Aurora,
is now in his forty second year, having been born in Twinsburg, Ohio, in 1844,
of New England parentage. His father, John W. Gould came from
Vermont to Ohio in 1837, and his mother, whose maiden name was Eliza Post,
from Saybrook, Conn., removed to Ohio with her parents in 1821. Mr.
Gould and Miss Post were married in 1839, which
relation was broken in 1882, when the beloved mother died, leaving besides her
husband, three children: John, Aaron, and Ettie. In
1848 the family removed to Aurora, where they resided an unbroken family until
1879. John, the subject of this sketch, led much the life of any
farmer's son, going to township schools, and for several winters was under the
tutorship of the Rev. Joseph S. Graves; being of a very studious turn of
mind, he added to his limited school advantages a general fund of information
gleaned from an extended reading of books, magazines and the best papers.
In 1870, Mr. Gould became locally connected with the Cleveland Herald,
and in 1873 was advanced to the position of traveling agent of the paper.
The year following he became a staff correspondent, and in that capacity made
extended tours, his travels in one year alone taking him into nearly a score of
States. When the temperance movement known as the "Woman's Crusade" began,
Mr. Gould was delegated by his paper to report it, and for over three
months this was his exclusive duty, his observations taking him to nearly every
corner of the State. In 1879 Mr. Gould was married to Miss Helen
Ferris, only daughter of Dr. Osman Ferris of Mantua, Ohio.
Giving up journalism, they located at Aurora Station, Ohio, and farming became
his occupation, but in 1880, upon the reorganization of the editorial staff of
the Herald, he again became connected with the editorial force of that
paper, with special assignment to its agricultural department, though his pen
furnished many columns to other departments, and many long journeys were
taken as a "special correspondent." The same year by urgent solicitation,
Mr. Gould also became dairy editor of the Ohio Farmer, and for
years his writings for that journal over the pseudonym of "Sam," have been
widely read. When Secretary Chamberlain of Columbus, organized the
lecture course known as "Farmer's Institutes," Mr. Gould was early
assigned to a prominent place as a special lecturer upon dairy and kindred
subjects, and during the winters of 1882-83 and 1884, he has visited nearly
every part of the State in that capacity. While rarely ever speaking of
the extent of his literary work, it is known that he is a frequent contributor
to the better class of farm journals, and his writings are sought for, from East
to West, by such papers as in New York Tribune, Rural New Yorker, Country
Gentleman, Coleman's Rural, Prairie Farmer, etc. With the
disappearance of the Herald in 1885, Mr. Gould was promptly
offered a position upon the editorial staff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr. and Mrs. Gould have always resided at Aurora Station, where they
assert they shall always continue to reside, and in the future as in the past,
welcome their many friends to the hospitalities of their home.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 - by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885
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Ravenna Twp. -
WILLIAM GRINNELL, Ravenna, Ohio, a son of James and
Julia (Luce) Grinnell, was born in Allegany County, N. Y., June 28, 1839.
The family immigrated to Ohio, and settled in Franklin Township, this county,
where Mrs. Grinnell died. James Grinnell is a resident of
Summit County. Our subject lived on a farm until about eighteen
years of age, when he entered a store at Kent, Ohio, as salesman. In the
spring of 1859 he went to Hardin County, Ky., working on a farm a short time;
then entered a store in Elizabethtown, same county, as salesman. During
the winter of 1860 and 1861, a military company being organized, our subject was
waited upon by a committee and urged to join for drill, but declined the
invitation. This act rendered his stay in that locality rather unpleasant,
and in the spring of 1802, when he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Fourth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in as Fifth Sergeant. He was
promoted to be First Lieutenant; was wounded at the siege of Knoxville, Ky.,
Nov. 29, 1863, causing confinement to hospital until April 1, 1864; was
commissioned Captain of Company D soon after his return home, but discharged on
account of wounds. Mr. Grinnell was united in marriage in 1865,
with Rachel A. Phillips, a native of this county. He was acting as
Deputy at the time of his election as Auditor of this county in 1868, which
position he occupied twelve years. In 1883 he was appointed by the
Governor a member of Tax Commission, to revise tax laws of State, but declining
health necessitated his resignation. Our subject was one of the founders
and builders of the Flint Glass Works at Ravenna, Ohio, and its Secretary and
Treasurer until January, 1884. He was actively identified with the
building of the new Court House, having drafted the original bill and forwarded
the same to the Legislature, by which authority was given the Commissioners to
issue bonds and erect said Court House, and then, by appointment of Common Pleas
Court, was made one of the Building Committee.
Source:
History of Portage County, Ohio - Vol. 2 -
by Warner, Beers & Co. - 1885 - Page 826 |
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