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��farms, in Grundy Co., Mo.; all served awhile in the late rebellion, and escaped uninjured ; his daughters, now living, are Mrs. Samuel Wilcox, of Delaware Co., Ohio, and Mrs. S. A. Walker, of Troy Township, Rich- land Co., Ohio ; his first companion, and mother of all his children, died on the 28th of August, 1843 ; he was again married to Mrs. Mary Ann Coates, on the 5th of June, 1845, who died on the 29th of August, 1857 ; after living a widower more than eleven years, he was mar- ried, the third time, to his present companion, Mrs. 0. S. Campbell, on the 3d of November, 1863 ; .James was more slender and weakly than any of his four brothers, but is now the only survivor of the family ; he still owns and occupies a part of the land first entered by his father, in Troy Township, in 1812 ; he has resided longer in the township than any other person ; taught school a little in his youthful days ; practiced surveying some, and served as .Justice of the Peace, in all, thirty years ; during all these thirty years he has never had a jury trial.

GASS, WILLIAM (deceased), fourth son of AVilliam and Jane Gass) ; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, on the 25th of September, 1803 ; removed with his parents and their family to Knox Co., Ohio, in the spring of 1806, and thence to Troy Township, Richland Co., Ohio, where they arrived on the 23d day of April, 1812; William was a studious boy, and apt to learn, but had only means and opportunity to acquire a common-school education : labored on the farm with his father until the summer of 182'.l, when he was married to Miss Vio- let Davis, and settled on the farm in said township, which he owned and occupied nearly all the time until his decease, which occurred after about five days' sick- ness, on the 17th of May, 1876; his first companion died in the summer of 1852 ; they had four children, all of whom died in infancy except Benjamin R. Gass, who has been for some years Superintendent of Public Schools in Michigan ; in the spring of 1853, William was married to Mrs. Sarah Young, who still survives him ; there were no children of that marriage but R. F. Gass, who still resides on the farm owned by his father; in 1836, William became a preacher of the Disciple, or Campbellite order, and continued to proclaim that Gos- pel until his death ; he was a pious, zealous man, much respected and esteemed by all his acquaintances.

GASS, JOEN (deceased), third son of William and Jane Gass; he was born in BrookeCo., Va., on thel2th of June, A. D. 1798; was brought by his parents to Fairfield Co., Ohio, in June, 1800; then to Knox Co., Ohio, in the spring of 1806, and to Troy Township, Ohio, on the 23d of April, 1812; he lived and labored hard with his father and family on their farm, until March of 1821, when he was married to Miss Ann McCluer ; he built his log cabin, and commenced busi- ness on their own farm. Their children were five sons and three daughters, all of whom are living except one son and one daughter; those living are William R., now of Illinois; S. A., of Troy Township; P. P., of Plattsmouth, Neb.; Octavius D., of Arizona; Mrs. Ches- ter Wilcox, of Troy, and Mrs. Dr. McKinly, of Kansas. John was an industrious, sober, honest man, and much respected by his acquaintances; he departed this life on the 30th of January, 1859, at his home in Troy, and in his 61st year.

��GAILEY, RICHARD, REV. (deceased). Among the prominent educators of Richland Co., there are none who deserve a more extended notice of their worth and ability than Rev. Richard Gailey ; he was born in Letterkenny, Ireland, Oct. 31, 1806; at the age of 21, he emigrated to the United States ; being a man of some education, he engaged in teaching, for one year near Washington, Penn.; he then came to Mansfield Ohio, and entered the Academy of Father Rowland, laking up the classical studies ; one year later, he en- tered the Sophomore Class of Jefferson College, Can- nonsburg, Penn., and graduated in 1835; immediately on his graduation, he entered the Theological Seminary of the Associate Reformed Church at Allegheny, Penn., and was licensed to preach the Gospel by the Monongahela Presbytery, April 11,1838; after serving as Pastor of Mt. Pleasant and Sewickly Churches in Westmoreland Co., Penn., for one year, he was ordained in 1839. On July 17, 1838, he was married to Miss Catharine Thorn- ton, near Savannah, Ohio, and was called to take charge of three congregations in Richland Co., viz., Troy, Monroe and Pine Run ; he took charge of these congregations in 1849; making his home at Monroe ; he established a male and female seminary, in which he labored in connection with his duties as minister. In 1860,the seminary was removed to Lexington, Ohio, at which place he lived until the time of his death, April 2, 1875, after a very short illness. He was .Pastor of Troy congregation nearly twenty-six years, and since his ordination, thirty-six years before, he had missed but three Sabbaths on account of sick- enss. Mrs. Catharine Gailey, wife of Rev. Gailey, survived him about four years ; her death occurred Nov. 10, 1879, at the residence of her son, Richard Gailey, in Lexington ; she was a most estimable woman, and was widely and most favorably known. After the death of Rev. Gailey, the seminary was con- ducted by his daughter, .Jane Gailey, until her mar- riage, March 26, 1880 ; she proved herself fully com- petent for the position she held.

GEORGE, AVILLIAM, stock dealer, Lexington. Mr. George has been a resident of Troy Township for many years, being engaged for a greater part of his life in cattle and stock dealing, and other business.

GRUBB, G. W., painter, Lexington ; was born in the village of Lexington, Richland Co., in 1840; learned the trade of painting in the year 1856. Immediately on the breaking-out of the rebellion, Mr. Grubb volun- teered his services to sustain the honor of his country, being Ihefint man in Troy Township to respond to the Presidential call for 75,000 troops, and the fifth man in Richland Co.; he enlisted for the term of four months ; was in several skirmishes, and finally took part in the memorable battle of Bull Run ; the night following the final ending of that disastrous battle, when the boys in blue were demoralized and flying in all directions before the victorious rebels, Mr. G. piloted Capt. Mc- Laughlin thirty miles across the country to Camp Up- ton, sharing his rations and sustaining the old veteran in the long and weary tramp. While he lived, Captt McLaughlin ever regarded Private Grubb with highes. esteem and gratitude, believing he was the means of saving him from capture, and perhaps death. Return- ing to Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Grubb again enlisted in the

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