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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History
Source:
A History of Scioto County, Ohio
together with a
PIONEER RECORD
of
SOUTHERN OHIO
by
NELSON W. EVANS, A. M.,
Life Member of The Ohio state Archaeological and Historical Society.
Member of the Virginia Historical Society, and of the
American Historical Association
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Published
Portsmouth, Ohio
by Nelson W. Evans
1903
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JOSHUA MADISON
GAMMON, son of Joshua L. and Harriet
(Stewart) Gammon, was born at Tygart, Ky., about four miles from
Portsmouth, Dec. 13, 1839, one of eight children. He received
a common school education, working on his father's farm until 1865,
when with several companions, among them, John Schakleford
of Portsmouth, he started to the gold mines of Montana. He
had reached as far as Sioux city, Iowa, he determined to return to
his old home in Kentucky, and gave up his dreams of gold.
Since then he has lived the life of a Kentucky farmer.
On the 13th of October, 1867, he married Louisa
Kendall, second daughter of Milton and Ruth (Lawson) Kendall.
They had nine children: Nellie Ruth, married M. F. Mackoy,
on the 8th of March, 1893, and died Oct. 3, 1895, leaving one child,
Bessie Louisa, living with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Mackoy; Milton Smith, married, has two children;
Elbert, married, living in Sciotoville, has one child; Olive,
married Charles F. Aeh, who resides near Yorktown, Ohio, and
is engaged in the dairy business. They have had two children,
but one is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Gammon have five
children at home: Lola May, Clara Belle, Lilly Ione, Irma Alice,
and George Madison. In politics, Mr. Gammon has
always been a democrat, and he is earnest in his views and political
conduct. He is a member of the Christian church of Siloam,
Ky., and has been for many years a member of the Portsmouth Aurora
Lode of Masons. He is highly respected in the entire circle of
his acquaintances. In his manner he is quiet and
unostentatious. He is a good husband and father, a good
neighbor and his rough side is his outside.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio -
Publ. 1903 - Page 987 |
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JOHN GILGEN was born in
Ross county, near Kingston, in 1849. In 1866, he came to
Portsmouth with his parents, and for awhile was employed at his
father's liquor store, located in the house now occupied by the
Portsmouth Steam Laundry. Later he worked at the Johnson Hub &
Spoke Works, and while there had his right hand nearly cut off.
In 1875, Mr. Gilgen was in the grocery business on Eighth and
Chillicothe streets, but failed. He then engaged in the liquor
business and was very successful, amassing quite a competency.
He had a beautiful home and only recently began the erection of a
business house. He was married in 1878 to Miss Lizzie Hook.
They had two sons, Joseph of Chicago, and George of
Portsmouth. He died Sept. 26, 1901. He was a member of
fair, just and honest in his dealings with his fellow men.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. 1903 - Page 989 |
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HAVILLAH GUNN
was born in Connecticut in 1786, the son of Samuel and Joanna
Gunn, and came to Alexandria with his father and mother.
In 1810, when Alexander Curran resigned as Clerk of the
Courts, he was appointed pro tempore and served a month.
He was succeeded by John R. Turner. On July 15, 1824,
he was elected Justice of the Peace of Wayne Township and served
till January, 1826, when he resigned. In 1825, he was an
Overseer of the Poor of Wayne Township. From 1826 to 1828 he
was a Trustee of Wayne Township. From 1832 to 1835, he was
Clerk of Wayne Township. In 1826, he was a candidate for
Auditor and was defeated. David Gharky had 769 votes,
and he had 140. In 1828, he was conducting a general store in
Portsmouth. From 1828 to 1830, he was County Treasurer.
In 1829, he was a candidate for re-election to that office and was
defeated. Wm. Waller had 448 votes and Gunn 319.
At that time the county duplicate was $4,087.33. In 1834, he
served as Town Recorder, Apr. 4 to September 5.
He does not appear to have held any public office in
Scioto County after 1835, but went to Illinois. He died in
Olney, Ills., Sept. 8, 1867, at the age of 81.
Source: History of Scioto Co., Ohio -
Publ. 1903 - Page 728 |
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SAMUEL GUNN
was one of the Saints of the Lord on earth. He
was born in Connecticut in 1763 and came to Alexandria as early as
1805 with his wife, Joanna Warner and family. He
was a school teacher, and taught in a log school house at the foot
of the hill back of Alexandria. In the latter place he had a
two story frame residence. He moved to Portsmouth in 1816, and
established a cooper shop.
June 16, 1819, he took part in the organization of All
Saints church and was one of the two wardens selected - Dr.
Thomas Waller being the other. He became a lay
reader in the church and, as such, conducted services for twelve
years.
In 1820, he was elected one of the town council men to
fill a vacancy. In 1822, when David Gharky was
removed as town treasurer, he was appointed to succeed him and
served until Apr. 14, 1830, when he was succeeded by Wilson
Gates. On Mar. 8, 1824, he was elected to the town
council by 13 votes, - all that were cast. On June 11, 1824,
he was appointed to bring in an ordinance to established a Board of
Health. The ordinance was brought in and passed, and under it,
Portsmouth had its first Board of Health. In 1827, he was
re-elected to the town council and received 41 votes, and James
Lodwick, also elected at the same time, had 23 votes.
He served until 1830. In 1827 he was surety on several
official bonds, showing him to be a man of substance. 1828 he
was president of the Sunday School Society of the town. In
1829 he and Washington Kinney were appointed a
committee of the Council to procure two floating wharves six feet
long. On the 18th of February, 1830, he was one of the
founders of the Scioto County Bible Society.
Aug. 27, 1832, he died in his 69th year. His
widow, Joanna Gunn, survived until Aug. 21, 1858, when
she died in her 96th year. He had four sons, Havillah, Enos,
Zina and Bela. He had two daughters, Martha,
who married Levi Moore; and Pama, who married
Philip Moore. Captains William and Enos Moore
are sons of Levi Moore.
Source: History of Scioto Co.,
Ohio - Publ. 1903 - Page 727 |
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