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The 22nd AnnualLineage Banquetwas held Saturday,October 15 at theQuality Inn with 85people in attendance.The room was fes-tively decorated in fallcolors. Speaker forthe evening was PaulLaRue, Social Studiesteacher at WashingtonCourt House. LaRuehas won severalteaching awards forhis creativity and ini-tiative in the classroom. As this year isthe 150th Anniversaryof the beginning ofthe Civil War wechose Paul to presentto us “Civil War:Hands On.” In hisHistory Research Classstudents may do ar-chaeological digs orrepair work in oldcemeteries.

Featured in this talkwere his studentsworking at CampChase in Columbus

where they repairedand uprighted stonesof many Confederatesoldiers who are bur-ied there. CampChase was a Confed-erate prison duringthe Civil War. Hesaid students to thisday can tell him ex-actly whose stonethey repaired. Healso mentioned theSoldiers Home inDayton where manyCivil War tombstones

are found. Aslide presenta-tion was usedto show thestudents andtheir work.

Fifteen mem-bers joinedFirst Familiesand certificateswere acceptedby those pre-sent, includingSuzanneCherringtonOdell Fisher, DonaldFisher by Ami Fisher,

Wayne Fisher, JohnHuseman, Emily Evans-Hoeker by LibbyKoetz, Lynn Anders,Deborah Evans,Melvin Heritage,Melinda Bowling andMatthew Bowling.These membersjoined through WilliamCherrington, LetitiaDouglass, JamesJohnston, MargaretCowen, Charles Mills,Sarah Nisewanger,

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P A G E 7 4President’s MessageV O L U M E V I I N O . 4

G A L L I A C O U N T Y G E N E A L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y , O G S C H A P T E R , I N C .

The holidays are upon us once again. Weare planning an Open House for Friday,December 9, from 11 to 3, so stop in

and see us. Refreshments,silent auctions and manyChristmas ornaments, keyfinders, fleur de lis itemsand lovely pictures for thoselast minute Christmas giftswill be available.

The Annual Banquet was ahuge success and there isan article elsewhere in thenewsletter. We alreadyhave several applicationsfor next year and remindyou not to forget the new

lineage society, Century Families of GalliaCounty, which is for ancestors here between1861 and one hundred years from the currentyear. Deadline is September 1 and those here by1912 will be accepted.

Thanks to all those who have contributed CivilWar soldier names to us. This is an ongoing pro-ject and we have about 3,000 at this time. Ifyou have photos or obituaries of any connectedwith Gallia County please let us know.

We also have a new request in regards to theCivil War. If you know of a story connected withMorgan’s Raid we would love to hear about it. Itcould be a few paragraphs or many. For thatmatter, if you have any good Civil War storiesyou would like to contribute to the newsletter orwebsite, we welcome them.

Our website continues to grow leaps and bounds.We now have over 42,000 burials in GalliaCounty and about 36% of those or over 15,200have photographs linked to the names. Onceagain, if you know of burials we’ve missed…withor without a stone, let us know. And if you goout into the cemetery and take pictures, pleaseshare them with us and our webmaster will linkthem to the names. We also have 5,700 obituar-

ies with over 800 of them being Civil War soldiersbeing the end of the year I’d like to thank all ofour contributors of money, items, research andtime and especially the officers, board membersand volunteers who keep the office runningsmoothly. Alvera and Don Robinson generouslydonate money and gave all of our recent doorprizes. Bob Vance appears at our door everyonce in a while to take care of computer prob-lems. Pat Brower, Kay Brown, Jinx Farley,Maxine Marshall, returning typist Sue Giroux andnew typist Danielle Frogale-Dorso are the de-pendable volunteers who help get obituaries onthe website and other documents ready. Theyare invaluable and if this is something you’d liketo do, just let us know. Neil Elvick keeps thewebsite running smoothly and Debra Leonardworks her magic with the newsletter and pro-gram booklet. I think the website and newsletterare the reasons we have over 70 NEW membersthis year.

We also received a monetary grant from Suzanneand Philip Fisher who recently attended the line-age banquet andwe applaud theirgenerosity.

It is time fordues and mark-ing your ballotso please do thisbefore January1st. Send in que-ries and bookorders at thesame time.

Merry Christmas and Happy 2012!!!

Henny Evans

Philip and Suzanne Fisher

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Elizabeth Cherrington, Samuel Johnston,John N. Mills, Mary A. Waddell, Ahas S.Morehouse, Lucinda Sisson, Rebecca Cobb,William Null, Abigail Massie, William Glenn,Ann Curry, Samuel Kent, b. 1757, Mary No-ble, Samuel Kent, b. 1784, Mary Stebbins,John Adney, Jonathan Adney, Electa Glenn,William Loucks, Jacob Loucks, TheodosiaLangford, Frederick Kerns, Susannah Syler,Christian Syler, Margaret Groover, GeorgeKerns, Margaret Liter, Joshua Ripley, JohnCarter, Mary Lahr, Alexander Waddell, JohnCherrington, Ruth Knox, Cynthia Cherring-ton, William Williams, Mary Watts, BenjaminAllison, John Allison, Rebecca Carter, JamesWaddell, James Williams, Catherine Waddelland Eleanor Roush.

Unable to attend were Robert Williams,Sharon Elaine Chuvalas, Mary Perdue Tapp,Chris Landes and Colin Edwards who joinedthrough Samuel Rowley, Elizabeth McCum-ber, Thomas Rowley, Lewis Peter LeClerc,

Francis Simonin, Athalia LeClerc, Rosina Si-monin, Jean A. Michau, Marie GenevieveChevallier, Melchoir Michau, John Foster,Elizabeth Shaffer, Henley Shelton, HannahRice, Alexander Waddell, Eleanor Roush,Daniel Wigner, John Waddell and MaryWigner.

Jenny Evans, Cynthia Melaine Menzer, VictorNiday, Ann Brown, Sandy Bledsoe, CindyFellure, Amber Fellure and Travis Fellureadded supplementals to their ancestorsthrough John Carter, Mary Lahr, John James,Jacob James, Margaret James, MathiasJames, Elizabeth Herchelroth, James McCall,Martha Phelps, Thomas Rowley, FreeloveMills and Eliza Rowley.

Civil War Families of Gallia County inductedtwenty-five new members including the fol-lowing: Marianne Campbell, Don Fisher byAmi Fisher, Wayne Fisher, Richard Brown,John Huseman, Emily Evans-Hoeker by LibbyKoetz, Deborah Evans, Lynn Anders, MaryNiday, Vic Niday, Cynthia Menzer. GaryGrate, Billie Campbell by Marianne Campbell,Suzanne Fisher, Melinda Bowling and Mat-thew Bowling.

The soldiers proven by these members in-cluded Lewis Abel Lanthorn, Frederic Baker,Andrew C. Baker, Francis C. Harrington, Jo-seph Lanthorn, John Lanthorn, George W.Tope, William George Tope, Matthew Null,Cassius M. Fisher, William F. Null, Samuel H.Brown, Marshall Allbright, William E. Barlow,Milton Kent, John Reuben Boster, GeorgeBoster, Francis M. Boster, Ansel Kerns, Wil-liam Loucks, Solomon Boster, David Rees,James Rees, Thomas Carter, Ammon J.Carter, David Morgan Carter, LemuelTrowbridge, John Trowbridge, Francis M.Trowbridge, David Griffifth (Cardy) Jones,Isaac N. Jones, David Continued on page 76

First FamiliesFront row: left to right; Melinda and Matthew Bowling,Lynn Anders, Libby Koetz , Ami Fisher and Deborah Evans

Back row: left to right: Mel Heritage, John AnthonyHuseman, Wayne Fisher, Philip Fisher and Suzanne Fisher

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B. Jones, John H. Cherrington, John S. Cher-rington, John W. Cherrington, Josiah McCall,George W. Cherrington, Franklin D. Nida, Jo-seph A. Donnally, James Donnally, Charles C.James, John R. Nida, Frederick F. Oiler,Jacob Oiler, Peter Oiler, James Oiler, GeorgeOiler, Andrew Oiler, James R. Caldwell, HughWilson Caldwell, Stephen M. Caldwell,

Leonadis Waugh, John M. Waugh, JohnCampbell, William H. Caldwell, WilliamWaddell Mills, James Johnston and JosephSchenck.

Unable to attend were Shelley Bishop,Kathleen Gifford, Eva Hughes, Jeep Holley,John S. Lloyd, Chris Landes, Alice Noble,Patricia McCallister and Judy Dillon who joinedthrough Newel King, Wesley King, John Sims,

William P. Williams, John S. Williams, JamesH. Williams, William H. Fulks, Joseph Canter-bury, Thomas H. Lloyd, Philip Wagoner, Mar-quis Lafayette Foster, Francis M. Foster, Wil-liam Loucks, Henry Clay Martin, Reuben Mar-tin, Edward T. McMillin, Samuel R. McMillin,Stewart L. McMillin, and Charles W. McMillin.

Supplementals were added by AnnBrown, Amber Fellure, SandyBledsoe, Cindy Fellure, Travis Fellure,Jenny Evans, Marian Schoonover,Walter Schoonover, WayneSchoonover, Trisch Schoonover-Rees,Mary M. Willis, Russ E. Willis, SusanW. Russell, Mary W. Groves, MarkGroves, Janet Groves, Mary Koetz,Carla Willis, Matthew Willis, DavidRussell, Jennifer Harrison, JoshuaKoetz, Mark Willis and Nicholas Koetzthrough the soldiers Richard McCarty,Samuel McCarty, Samuel Brown, Mar-shall Allbright, William Barlow, JohnHunter Carter, Asa Amos Carter, Tho-mas Carter, George M. Carter, JosiahMcCall, Lewis Abel Lanthorn,William Loucks, Solomon Boster, Jo-seph Lanthorn, John Lanthorn andSamuel Wilcoxen.

Settlers and Builders of Gallia Countyis for ancestors living here between1821 and 1860. Ten were inductedincluding Don Fisher by Ami Fisher,

Wayne Fisher, John Huseman, Emily Evans-Hoeker, Mary Niday, Victor Niday, CynthiaMenzer, Melinda Bowling and MatthewBowling.

Their ancestors were Sarah Clark, NathanielG. Fisher, Sarah Eagle, Cassius M. Fisher,Mary Gwinn, Mary Morehouse, Robert Gwinn,

Civil War Families of Gallia County

Front row: left to right; Melinda and Matthew Bowling,Mary Niday, Libby Koetz, Marianne Campbell, Deborah Ev-ans and Ami Fisher.

Second row: left to right: Suzanne Fisher, Gary Grate,Melaine Menzer, Victor Niday, Lynn Anders, John AnthonyHuseman, Richard Brown and Wayne Fisher.



Jane Null, William F. Null, William H. Null,Rebecca Brown, Nicholas Brown, ElkanahCremeens, Nancy Canterberry, Henry W.Cremeens, Angeline Tope, George W. Tope,Elizabeth Donaldson, Elnathan Morehouse,1831, Margaret Ward, Elnathan Morehouse,b. 1857, Milton Kent, Wealthy Adney, JohnW. Kent, Amasa Howe, Hiram Howe, SarahJane Roberts, Sarah Harrington, Peter J.L.Roberts, Joseph Baker, Sarah Arnott, JosephP. Baker, Mary Jane Lanthorn, Emily Kerns,Washington Boster, Jemima Leadman, Solo-mon Boster, John Reuben Boster, ElizabethGriffith, Julia Loucks, John Trowbridge,Jacob Trowbridge, Mary Elliott, ElizabethJones, David Griffith (Cardy) Jones, MaryMcCrary, Andrew Phillips, William Elliott,Franklin D. Nida, Martha McCall, JosephDonnally, Helen Cherrington, August Engel,Janet Martin, Ezra Graham, JaneBlankenship, Christena Lang, Lewis Nida,Lucinda James, Diantha Chamberlain,Magdalena Lang, Barbara Kuhn, Jacob Lang

and Edward Donnally.

Unable to attend was James Rood whojoined through Elijah Rood, Ann Eliza Brown,Franklin Rood and Travis Brown.

Adding supplementals were Linda Criner,Diana Raming, Daniel Criner, Leanna Bowen,William Bowen and Nicholas Bowen throughtheir ancestor Jacob Colwell.

An update on the society was given by Presi-dent Henny Evans and thanks was extendedto the many volunteers and members whomake a special effort to attend each year. Aspecial thanks went to member Alvera Rob-inson who donated all of the door prizes, toSandy Bledsoe for typing the certificates, toDebra Leonard for organizing the programbooklet and to Mary James for processingpictures. Many other volunteers helpedmembers with their applications and proof-ing applications. Evans said that all help isfree to the public but many times peoplemake welcome donations for the research.

She also reminded guests of the new lineagesociety, Century Families of Gallia County.Applications are available online at:galliagenealogy.org or at the office.

Settlers and Builders Families

Left to right: Melinda and Matthew Bowling,Melaine Menzer, Victor Niday, Mary Niday, JohnAnthony Huseman, Libby Koetz, Wayne Fisher,Ami Fisher


Barbara Richards (left)and

Marian Schoonover

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Barb Epling and Bette Horan

Betty White andBryan Oskey

Dorothy & Ralph Frazier

Jean Beach and MarthaLear

Irene & Jim Clark

Lori Richards Fowler

Libby and NicholasKoetz

John Anthony Husemanand

John Huseman

Victor Niday, Richard Niday, MelaineMenzer

Photos by Marian Schoonover

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Monetary Donation

Phillip & Suzanne FisherGary Kohl Elaine GeorgeJames Carter Wayne FisherDon & Alvera Robinson Mark WardKenneth Kent (Butch) Reda FowlerGary & Kathie Evans Sue Giroux

Gifts

Gary Grate-Civil War Pension papers & grave-stone photo of Peter Oiler

Pauline Cochran Grate-Civil War Pension papersof Jacob Oiler and photo of Jacob and wifeLucinda

Mary Ann Crawford- 1980 Gallia Co., OH Peoplein History and 2003 Gallia Co., OH History No. 2

Gilbert Bush-Bush Family photos and documents

Henny Evans-“Patriot Pioneers” by AnnaSimmerman

Don & Alvera Robinson-door prizes for the 2011Lineage Banquet

Ann Brown-“Symmes Creek” by Wayne B. Ingles

Martha Lear-research papers and scrapbook

Family History

Mary Ann Crawford-Plymale Family

Larry & Jim Rood-Memory Book of Roods inGallipolis

Betty Jo Owens-Peters & Gorby Families

Revisiting Ann Swinburne

Two years ago when I started working on theNewsletter, we thought it might be fun to showads from the old Gallipolis Tribune. Henny sentme some ads featuring the movie theater and Ithought it would be interesting to find info on itsactors, maybe portraits or aposter as a filler. However, Ifound out from reliablesources that no informationhad survived on such oldfilms.

Then I was sent a larger thanaverage ad featuring a playcalled the “Climax”, the starwas Ann Swinburne. Sotaking my original idea anddoing some research on her,what I found was an extraordinary life, detailedby her granddaughter Laine Schrimer.

I’d written to Laine, in 2009, but didn’t hearback in time for printing, so just listed her blogfor people to see the wonderful photos of hergrandmother and further info. (if you wish toread the article go to our websitewww.galliagenealogy.org) Then this summerout of the blue, I get an email message fromLaine. Updating her blog, she came upon myemail. She doesn’t know why it failed her noticeor the service from the blog site didn’t flag her,but she has given me permission at last to useAnn’s photos and thanked us in this message:

Dear Debra,

What a lovely article you wrote! I'm so touchedthat you took the time to read all about her andwrite such a great bio!

Your newsletter is beautifully done!

You won't believe this, but I was just contacted bysomeone who is the great-granddaughter of Ann'scousin! And wouldn't you know, she's a singer!She has photos that she's sending to me, alongwith some info on Ann's mother's family datingback to England in the 1500's! Amazing!

I will certainly tell her about your newsletter, andforward her a copy!

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Page of History…Brooklyn Man Learns of French

Ancestress Born Here in 1796 Tillaye Family Prominent inTown’s Early History. One Daughter Married Uncle of WaltWhitman. By P.T. Wall

The facts andfragments oflife that makeup our past.

Stories offinance, family,relationships,war anddividing lines.

Pulled from thepages ofnewspapers,books andindividualhistories.

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History…

Transcriptionsand Lessons ofour past.

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Once again we have one of P.T. Wall’swonderful articles. He wanders fromperson to person and includes lots ofhistory. Transcribed by Henny Evanswith punctuation and spelling left in-tact, from the Gallia Times, January 191928,

Gillispie E. Whitman of 205 ParkAvenue, Brooklyn, employed in the civilservice building submarines at theBrooklyn Navy Yard, walked into myoffice, January 10, to get some infor-mation about his great grandmother,Sophia Tillaye. She lies buried inYazoo City, Miss., and her family biblesays she was born in Gallipolis in 1796.

My great grandfather, Henry N.Whitman, uncle of Walt Whitman, thepoet married her in Toledo, O., havingmet her there after the war of 1812.He had come from Huntington, LongIsland, and became a soldier of thewar of 1812. After marriage the youngcouple mounted horses and rode to theMississippi town, for a new home.Henry had two sons in the Mexican warof 1845-6, his father having fought inthe Revolutionary war.

My visitor joined the U.S. Ma-rines in the Spanish American War of1898, and his brother, Capt. Frank L.Whitman is in the Walter Reid Hospital,at Washington recovering from a gasattack in the world war.

“Sophia Tillaye was the daugh-ter of John Baptiste Tillaye, one of theoriginal French settlers of 1790,” I toldhim. He must have been of good

family, as his four daughters marriedthe pick of the French village. Cath-erine was the second wife of SolomonHayward, a Connecticut Yankee, asplendid citizen. He came here a boyof 15 and made his home with Gen.Edward W. Tupper, who raised a regi-ment of soldiers for the war of 1812.Tupper lived in the brick house, torndown, and upon the site of which waserected the fine residence of AlfredHenking, next the Park Central. WhenI first knew the old brick, JamesMullineaux lived there, and had a plan-ing mill where Kiger’s garage stands.Solomon Hayward built it.

Catherine was born in 1797,married Solomon, October 14, 1824and raising a large family of fine chil-dren, died March 24, 1868. Wm. Phil-lips, father of Elizabeth, the first wife,built the American House in 1816 forClaudius R. Menager.

Marion Tillaye married Wm.Clendenin, whose ancestors comingdown out of the Shenandoah Valley,fought in the Battle of Pt. Pleasant, Oc-tober 10, 1774, recognized by Con-gress as the first battle of the Revolu-tionary war. William was a man ofwealth, owning two farms, city prop-erty, and steamboats. He was bornOctober 4, 1808 and one cold day,February 25, 1846, while his boat wasbacking out from Pt. Pleasant, disap-peared in the icy waters.

All that is known is that a manon the bank heard his cry for help.


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He was an expert swimmer. Marion, hiswidow, was born November 30, 1807 anddied June 25, 1876. Seventy years ago, Igathered grass for her guinea pigs, in ex-change for walnuts gathered by her twosons, Charles and John Baptiste Clendenin.The third child, Mary, married Dr. JohnMorgan and moved to California.

They occupied the brick dwelling, justabove the Libby Hotel, owned by John B., ason of John. Wm. Clendenin and EdwardNaret paid Robert Safford $215 for the fourfull lots on the upper end of that square(from the Libby up) in 1833 and next yearWilliam bought Naret’s half interest for $65.Owned now and occupied by C.M. Powers. Ipresume William built that house about theyear 1835.

William clerked for Major Bureau, wasa partner of C.A.M. Damarin, a wonderfulbusiness man, who was a big factor in build-ing up Portsmouth, O., having become verywealthy in the Wholesale grocery trade. Hewas a Frenchman who settled in Gallipolisin 1817. He was a clerk then a partner ofMajor Bureau. William also furnished thelate Wm. H. Langley with $3,000 to start inbusiness. Was a silent partner. So thisScotch Irishman was connected in a businessway with the two men who became the bigguns in Gallipolis and Portsmouth.

Madelaine, other daughter of JohnBaptiste Tillaye, married Mr. Ruby, whokept a grocery and boat store on the siteof the Riverview Hotel, and it was longknown as the Ruby corner. Ruby moved toCharleston, W.Va., with his family, where hehas descendants.

I got Mr. Whitman in my car, showinghim the old Our House, the Holzer Hospital,

the O.H.E., the McIntyre home and lastly thesmall brick residence of Miss Mabel Thomason Vine street. “There,” said I, “is the firstbrick house built in Gallipolis, so long agothat Mrs. Clendenin said the Indians used towalk in the door, help themselves from thedining room table, grunt, and walk out.” Itwas built by Mr. Tillaye and there our fourgirls were born. The family must have lo-cated at Toledo, after leaving here.

My visitor’s father, Ulysis L. Whitmanwas a drummer boy in the battle of Vicks-burg, a member of a Confederate regimentand while his drum rolled out the martial mu-sic, Charley Clendenin, was running theblockade, being hailed by Gen. Grant whowished to get aboard. Col. Jno. L. Vancewas wounded in that battle.

My visitor married Teresa MadgalineLockingin and has a family of 9 children liv-ing. His mother was an Evans. E.E. Smith,president of the old Gallipolis bank, a wildcat,married Miss Madelaine Ruby. The bankblew up in 1842. I judge by the name shewas a daughter of Madeline Tillaye Ruby.

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Based on the following article both the Pres-byterian Church on State Street and a BaptistChurch (which later became a LutheranChurch) located on Third Avenue servedas hospitals during the Civil War. A largerhospital was located near or on the presentGallipolis Developmental Center land. Amarker there designates it as near CampCarrington and the exact spot is not known.A 1958 newspaper article states it was onthe old golf course. Many soldiers diedthere after an outbreak of dysentery and areburied at Pine Street where there are ap-proximately 65 unknown Civil War soldiermarkers.

War-Time Echo Heard InClaim Filed by Baptists for

Services Rendered Uncle Sam

An echo of civil war days of more than half acentury ago is seen in the statement that thewar claim of the Gallipolis Baptist Church willbe acted upon by the senate at Washingtonwithin a few days.

During the war the old Baptist Church build-ing on Third avenue, this city, known to alater generation as the Lutheran Church, wasused by government officials as a hospital fora number of months.

Some four years ago an investigation wasmade here of a claim for $1500 put in bytrustees of the church organization, by gov-ernment war claim officials and the matterhas dragged along since that time. Duringthe span of the four years this claim withothers has twice passed the national house,but that number of times failed to pass thesenate.

The church trustees asked for $1500 asdamages to the church building and accrued

interest on the claim, but through some hookor crook the original amount has been whit-tled down to a paltry $175. Coincident withthe time the Baptists filed their claim thetrustees of the local Presbyterian Church alsoasked for a similar amount for like services oftheir church property. An investigation dis-closed the fact that shortly after the warcame to a close the Presbyterians had ac-cepted several hundred dollars to satisfytheir claim in full and the government wasgiven a receipt releasing it from all furtherobligations in their case.

Several years after the war the Baptist or-ganization of that time here, known as theMissionary Baptist Church, was dissolved andthe present Baptist organization grew out ofthe nucleus of its membership. There is notnow a Baptist living here who was a memberof the old church organization, of fifty-someyears ago.

Gallia Times, April 1, 1914.transcribed by Henny Evans

Covered Bridge Is

Destroyed by Fire

Bridge Near Vinton Is Destroyed by FireThe 64-foot old Woodruff covered bridgeacross Little Raccoon Creek a mile south ofVinton on State Route 325 in HuntingtonTwp. was destroyed by fire Tuesday after-noon at about 2 o’clock.

Built prior to 1888, the bridge was in unsafecondition and had been condemned. Schoolchildren left the bus, walked across thebridge and boarded the bus again on theother side because of this condition.One observer suspected incendiarism ascause for the blaze.

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Cecil Halley, timekeeper at the State HighwayDepartmentmaintenancedepot, saiddetour signshad been putup, but other-wise he saidhe had notheard CountyHighway Su-perintendentJim Boggs

comment. Halley said that it was unlikely thatanother temporary span would be built imme-diately.

County Engineer E.N. Leonard sad that it waspossible that rebuilding of the bridge perma-nently (the responsibility of the State HighwayDepartment) may cost between $25,000 and$30,000, and if contracts are let in the nearfuture, would require about four months forrestoration.

Halley, however, said he understood therewas a shortage of materials and he doubtedrestoration would be undertaken soon.

The Woodruff bridge was one of 16 coveredbridges still standing in Gallia County. Thedetour will take motorists from Route 325over the Roy Holcomb road to the Koontz-Sailor road and across Little Raccoon Creekon the Gee bridge 1/6 or ¼ of a mile up-stream from the Woodruff bridge (west).

Gallipolis Daily Tribune, October 25, 1944transcribed by Henny Evans

Squirrel Hunters Rock

Located Near Centerville is Historical Spot ofCivil War Days

A short time ago Mr. J.W. Johnson of the Cir-cleville Democrat-Watchman, made a little in-cursion into Gallia County sight-seeing. Heprinted some notes of travel and in them wefind this interesting allusion:Now let me go back to Centerville for amoment. Just before you enter that interest-ing village which has been placed on the map,largely through the initiative and enterprise ofa pioneer and highly esteemed Yankee, longsince gathered to his fathers, by name,L. Beman and kept on the map by the

shrewd business acumen of a worthy sonthe Hon. Matthew Beman, village banker andproprietor of a Jersey stock farm—I repeat,just before you enter the village from thewest, to the left and topping the hill, you maysee a ledge of considerable proportions. Thegreat stone, overlooking the high way has aninteresting history. During the Civil War oneJohn Morgan took a notion to pay Ohio a visitand being supposed to cross the river at ornear Gallipolis, the home guards with theirsquirrel rifles, began mobilization, one divisionmaking its stand upon and behind the promi-nence shown in the picture (not included) andwhich, after a lapse of sixty years is as con-spicuous and frowning as in the days of theRebellion. I had a fa-ther in that company


Rock Hill

Rock Hill photos by Dorothy Ruff

Woodruff Covered Bridge

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and I can see today, in my imagination, theold long-barreled, squirrel rifle with pouch andpowder horn to match on his sturdy shoulders,as he marched away in defense of Jacksoncounty homes and property. And as my imagi-nation continues to function, I note his returnafter a few days, not having met the enemywhile absent, only to meet a detachment ofMorgan in his own dooryard and already inpossession of two of the best horses, saddlesand bridles on the farm, very hungry and com-

manding mymother to pre-pare food forthem, andwhich she diduntil thehouseholdsupplies wereexhausted. Ihave oftenwondered,had the“SquirrelHunter”

soldiers been unfortunate enough to have metMorgan’s veterans and attacked them uponthat occasion, how many of them would havebeen left to relate the story of that attempteddefense.

[Point of interest: The Squirrel Hunters wereorganized in 1862 for one month’s service.Morgan did not come through until 1863. Itcould be surmised that many of the originalSquirrel Hunters came forward again whenMorgan approached.]

Gallipolis Daily Tribune, 1923transcribed by Henny Evans

Blazer

Mr. Henry Blazer returned from an extensivevisit to relatives and friends, on Wednesdaylast, much improved in personal appearanceand in the enjoyment of most excellent health.In his rounds he took in Sidney, Ohio, wherehe visited Adam Smeltzer; then to Jay county,Indiana, where he visited his brother Samuel,who is 75 years of age; then to Blackfordcounty, Indiana, to visit the children of his de-ceased brother George; from there he visitedthe Gilmores, who are near relatives, in Madi-son county, Indiana, and touched at severalother points in Indiana and Illinois, where hehad relatives. These people were all formerresidents of Gallia county, and good citizens.Their old friends here will be pleased to learnthat all are in the enjoyment of health andprospering finely, except John Philip, son ofJohn Blazer, who lost his health in the army.He has applied for a pension, which he is de-serving of, and we hope he will soon receive,for he has entirely lost his hearing and his con-stitution is badly shattered.

Gallipolis Journal, December 12, 1888,transcribed by Henny Evans.

Possum Leg Club

The possum leg club will meet at W.H. Robin-son's barber shop this evening at 7 o'clocksharp. The subjects for discussion will be thegoat and its benefit to the farmer and the ef-fect of persimmons on the human system.

Gallipolis Tribune, December 17,1898transcribed by Henny Evans


Another view of Rock Hill

Rock Hill photos by Dorothy Ruff

P A G E 8 5V O L U M E V I I N O . 4 Brigadier General Nash by Eva Swain Hughes

Gallipolis had at least one native son inthe Civil War who was a brigadier gen-

eral by the time he retired. Gen. William HoltNash, who is buried in Pine Street Cemetery,was part of a well-known Gallipolis familyoriginally from Massachusetts, several ofwhom are also buried in Gallia County.

William’s father, Simeon Nash, was born inSouth Hadley MA in 1804, the son of Simeonand Amy (White) Nash. After Simeon gradu-ated from Hopkins Academy and Amherst in1829, he studied law with Edward Hooker andtaught school in South Hadley. Another na-tive of South Hadley, Samuel F. Vinton, Esq.,had already come to Gallipolis where he wasa highly respected attorney. It was Vintonwho wrote Simeon Nash, suggesting that hecome to Gallipolis to begin his law practice .Before leaving South Hadley, Simeon marriedCynthia Smith, and he and his new wife ar-rived in Gallipolis in 1832. Simeon continuedhis law studies with Vinton while he fulfilledthe requirement of one year’s residence inOhio before being admitted to the bar in1833. Simeon’s subsequent career includedserving in the Ohio Senate from 1839 to1842, serving as one of the judges of thecourt of common pleas in 1851, as well aswriting various highly acclaimed law publica-tions. During the Civil War, Simeon alsowrote lengthy letters to Ohio Governor Wil-liam Dennison concerning the volunteers fromOhio and other aspects of the war.

The first of six children born to Simeon andCynthia Nash after their arrival in Gallipoliswas William H. Nash, born in 1834. He waseducated in the Gallipolis schools and gradu-ated from Gallia Academy. After two years atMarietta College, he went to work at a Cincin-nati business. In 1856, at the age of 22, hereturned to Gallipolis and was in business

there for a time. He married Susan Forsytheof Scioto County in January of 1857. Theirdaughter, Carrie Kate, was born in 1858. Inthe 1860 census of Iron Furnace, SciotoCounty OH, William’s household includes hiswife Susan and daughter Carrie, and William’soccupation is that of schoolteacher.

When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Williamenlisted on June 1 in Co. H, 5th O.V.I. of theUnion Army. His first appointment was as atelegraph operator in the offices of GeneralsRosecrans and McClellan. In November of1862, William was promoted to the rank ofCaptain and Commissary of Subsistence ofVolunteers. At this time, each state wasexpected to provide provisions for its soldiers,including food, uniforms, equipment, andarms, for which they would be reimbursed bythe Federal government. Since the Union hadonly 12 commissaries in 1861, many morewere needed immediately to carry out thiswork. As commissary, William was sent toMurfreesboro TN, where he served in theArmy of the Cumberland through the Tulla-homa Campaign and the Battle of Chicka-mauga. In April of 1864, Capt. Nash wastransferred back to the military department ofWest Virginia, where he served as commis-sary of volunteers until December of 1865.

A lot of credit for the North’s victory has beengiven to the fact that the northern stateswere much more industrialized than those inthe South, with more railroads and factories.In addition, the northern states produced awide variety of foodstuffs and other supplies,while southern production was focused mainlyon the cash crops of tobacco and cotton.However, this imbalance would not havehelped the North without the hard work anddedication of the commissaries in obtainingthese supplies and getting them to the troopsin a timely fashion. Continued on page 86

P A G E 8 6V O L U M E V I I N O . 4 Brigadier General Nash-concluded



There is no question that, as a commissary,William Nash is someone who should be hon-ored for his contribution to the war effort..

After William’s resignation from the volunteerarmy, he joined the regular army. Followingthe war, he served in Washington, Texas,Ohio, New Mexico, Kentucky, Wyoming, Mas-sachusetts, District of Columbia, Louisiana,Virginia and Vancouver Barracks WA, wherehis wife Susan died 20 August 1891. Heachieved the rank of major in 1890, lieutenant-colonel in 1896, and colonel in 1898. His lastpost was in St. Louis Mo, and from there hewas sent to Washington DC, where he waspromoted to brigadier general and retired byhis own request because of his age.

On 2 February 1892, General Nash marriedMary Maxon Wilson, the daughter of Dr.Darius and Mary (Newsom) Maxon and thewidow of Theodore Wilson of Gallipolis. Theylived on Jefferson Avenue in Columbus, wherethe general died 2 December 1902. After afuneral service in Columbus, the body wasbrought back to Gallipolis for his funeral atthe Presbyterian Church. He was buried atPine Street Cemetery, and his pallbearerswere from CompanyC., escorted by Alfredand W. H. Henking,George House and J.W. Gardner.

References:Correspondence ofSimeon Nash withGovernor Dennisonabstracted atohiohistory.orgU.S. Federal Censusrecords, 1850-1900Genealogy of theAncestors and

Descendants of John White of Wenham andLancaster, Vol. 3, p. 113, by Alma LarkinWhite

Hardesty’s History of Gallia County, pub.1882 Larson-Fischer Family records online atcharlottefischer.net

Starving the South: How the North Won theCivil War, Andrew F. Smith, St. Martin’s Press,2011

Old Town ClockIs Very Bad Actor

The janitor’s duties at the Court House consistof keeping up steam heat, winding the townclock, cleaning the offices, winding the townclock, mowing the lawn, winding the townclock, washing windows, winding the townclock, keeping the water, gas and electric sys-tems in running order---and winding the townclock.

Janitor C.C. Neal states that the old townclock has about “gotten his goat.” Aboutevery time he turns his attention to someother duty, the old clock stops.


Page of History...Old Clock A Bad Actor-concluded / Shanty Boat Story

The Court House clock is an unwieldy, anti-quated affair, operated by heavy weightswhich require winding up with a windlass.

Originally it had four glass faces, but two ofthese have succumbed to wind and weatherand their places were supplied with woodenfaces.

The clock machinery has now become soworn that a high wind will stop its working.The hands, which are made of wood, some-times interfere with each other and get hungup, and as a consequence one face may statefive o’clock and the other half after two.When this occurs it is necessary for Mr. Nealto straddle about on a little platform outsidethe clock and move the clock hands about---a most undesirable job in slippery or windyweather.

Sometimes the old rascal gets a real balkyspell and will only run after a great deal ofcoaxing. Only one man in town seems toknow what to do when such an occasionarises, and he is Jack Wall, the jeweler. Mr.Wall is now down in Florida enjoying summerweather, and if the old clock takes a spellwhile he is away, we folks who depend uponit may not know when to get up or retire.

Gallia Times, January 29, 1920

Transcribed by Henny Evans

Schoonover Shanty BoatBy Mary James

Marian Schoonover and her family have do-nated a shanty boat to the Sons and Daugh-ters of Pioneer Rivermen. About 1963 Marianand her husband, Walter, purchased a pieceof property on the Muskingum River aboveBeverly and the shanty boat was on this

property. The Schoonover’s used it as guestquarters. It was built before 1930 and at thattime there were hundreds of these boats onthe Muskingum and Ohio Rivers. Today it isone of the oldest surviving shanty boats fromthe inland water system.

The boat measures 34 feet long and 10 feetwide and consists of one large room with acurtain separating the sleeping area and livingquarters. Donated with the boat were severalpieces of furniture from the early 1900s in-cluding an iron bed, kitchen table and hang-ing cupboards. The boat is currently beingrenovated and will eventually be placed at theOhio River Museum. Tours will be offered totell the story of our river history when peoplelived and worked on these shanty boats.

Top photo: Schoonover Shanty boat

Photo below: Inside Shanty boat

P A G E 8 8V O L U M E V I I N O . 4 Mauck Family Visits


Over the weekend of October 21 we had aroomful of Mauck Family visitors in our of-fice. The group started meeting in 1980 inCalifornia and since that time have met invarious places around the country.

Although only a few actually had GalliaCounty Mauck connections we enjoyed hav-ing them and sharing the history of our citywith them. Apparently a topic of conversa-tion for the weekend was the correct pro-nunciation of Gallipolis.

The Mauck name can be spelled many waysincluding Mauck, Mock, Mauk and severalothers. The group has a website if you wantto check them out. Website: Mock FamilyHistory Research Centerhttp://mock.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

The list is:SUBSCRIBE MOCK-GEN-L in the subject lineof an email.

Email it to:[email protected]

The group also visited other places inGallipolis and Bob Evans Farms and Chesh-ire where many of the local Maucks lived.April Stinson and Keith Handley made lunchfor them at Cheshire and saw that the oldschool and church were opened to them.

Programs for the event included History ofthe Mock Genealogy Group, Cheshire andGavin Power Plant, Allen Co. Public Library,History of Cheshire/Mauck family & CheshireBaptist Church and Gunsmithing and MockGuns.

Shari Little Creech of Wilmington, Ohio,author of Cheshire, 257.7 Mile, was the local

hostess. Forty-two people attended from asfar as Colorado, California, Nevada, Floridaand Massachusetts….14 states in all.

We were able to provide some researchhelp to some of them but it was our pleas-ure to welcome them all to our city.

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V O L U M E V I I N O . 4

Star Hotel

Has a Fire. A Good First Class FireCompany Saved It.

There was quite a firein the First ward thismorning in the Star Ho-tel, formerly the old GenevaHotel, owned for many years by the lateJohn Dages, and his daughter Mrs. HollisJohnston falling heir to it. Insurance on thestructure in Ward Bros. agency for $1100will not cover the loss. The hotel is man-aged by Staunton Bostick. About 6 o’clock afire was built in a 3d story room underneathanother room where the fire place had beenfilled up with paper and covered over andthe flames spread and ran up to the atticand practically destroyed it, charring the raf-ters and ruining the roof and floor so that anew one is necessary. Prompt and effectivework of the firemen saved the hotel fromtotal destruction. Mr. Bostick had only re-cently put in a lot of new beds and mat-tresses and other furniture, and we under-stand had no insurance whatever on themand his loss is severe.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune, November 22, 1911

Big Real Estate Deal

D.A. Barton Sells Out to Dallas Neal

Druggist D.A. Barton, whose ill health hasbeen frequently mentioned, closed out hisstock of drugs, fixtures and business housetoday to Mr. Dallas A. Neal who will open upwith a new, fresh stock of drugs at the sameplace somewhere between the 1st and 10th

of December. The exact price paid is notgiven out but it is thought to be about$4000.

Mr. Neal is to be congratulated upon hisentry into the business world on his ownaccount. He is a graduate of the OhioNorthern University, has been a regis-

tered pharmacist for eightyears and has beenwith the C.D. Kerr Co.

for six years. He is a sonof Mr. Henry Neal, the merchant whorecently went out of business and the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. McCormick andis a most excellent worthy gentleman inevery sense and his success is in nowiseproblematic but assured, no preventingprovidence.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune, November 14, 1911

One Hundred Years Ago P A G E 8 9

Continued on page

V O L U M E V I I N O . 4 GALLIPOLIS THIRTY YEARS AGO—PART 1


P A G E 9 0

Gallipolis Thirty Years Ago

The Marietta Register published the age of sevenof the oldest towns in Ohio as follows:

Marietta, April 7, 1788Cincinnati, December 24, 1788Gallipolis, June 8, 1790Manchester, February --, 1791Hamilton, December 17, 1794Dayton, November 4, 1795Chillicothe, August --, 1796

Mr. Fred Zehring bought Joseph Morrison out andembarked in the grocery business and became theleading grocer.

The first Gallia County fair was held in 1855. Itwas held in the Court House and was on exhibitionat night as well as day. There was no horse racing,parachute ascensions nor shows of the coochy,coochy sort.

The Dameron cannon was loaned to Charleston fora blow out.

E. Betz & Bro. were awarded the contract for grad-ing the public square at 22 cents, the highest bidbeing by Thos. Cole at 30 cents.

John F. Spangler had a big public sale in Claytownship.

Henry House took a half column in the local paperto advertise a grand one dollar real estate distribu-tion, with 500 grand prizes, the first prize being for$82,500, the aggregate value of all being$305,050.

Julius Weil was in the clothing business.

Mr. Hughes’ son of Centreville, was thrown from ahorse and instantly killed.

Mrs. Thos. Halliday’s garden of roses, jessamines(sic), petunias’, &c., on Court street was the talkof the town.

Mr. Eli S. Anderson and Miss Nettie McCaffertywere married by Rev. H. Judd, August 23.

Mrs. Mary J. Moore died August 23 at the resi-dence of her son-in-law, F. M. Chaney. She wasthe sister of the Langley bros. and mother ofSteward Lew Moore, now in Cincinnati, andMrs. A. P. Rodgers.

In August the public debt increased 10 milliondollars, seven millions being for the purchase ofAlaska, and three millions spent on the navy.

County Commissioners -- Austin Barton, Robt.Carter and A. J. Powell, met and recommendedHorace R. Bradbury, of Cheshire township, to theFaculty of the Ohio University to receive the bene-fits offered by said institution to one student fromeach county in the state. They accepted the bondof $100,000 of W. H. Sisson as County Treasurer.W. H. McCormick’s petition for alteration of theChillicothe road was granted.

The Episcopal Church received a magnificent bell,weighing 632 pounds with the inscription:“Marruley’s, West Troy, N. Y., 1868. -- Presentedto St. Peter’s (Episcopal) Church. Gallipolis, O.,July 1st, 1868. In Memoriam. -- Come ye, and letus go up to the mountain of the Lord and to thehouse of the God of Jacob.” -- Isaiah 2:3.

Daniel H. Gates retired from the office of Treas-urer of the county.

Dr. Norton began the erection of a business blockon Court street on the lot adjoining those on whichMessrs. Ford and Harper built.

Gallipolis Daily Tribune, May 24, 1898Transcribed by Sandy Bledsoe


A Newly-Elect Groom HasA Peculiar Experience

With “Bellers”

A. W. Waugh, of Swan Creek, was in the cityFriday, and related a remarkable and cruel oc-currence that took place in the vicinity of hishome on Thursday night, in which his brotherwas the prime factor.

Yesterday J. M. Waugh was united in the holybonds of matrimony with Miss Dora Flora, aprepossessing young maiden of the neighbor-hood, Squire J. T. Mooney officiating at theceremony. Immediate friends of both familieswere present and the event was enjoyable un-til the inevitable “bellers” came with horns andtin pans. They made the air ring with mirthand hideous sounds as a mark of respect tothe newly-elect couple. They showed their kindesteem still farther, says Mr. Waugh, whenthey took the groom from his domicile, carriedhim to the “horse trough” near by and heldhim in the vessel while some of their partypumped icy cold water on his wedding suit.They kept him in the trough until his clotheswere thoroughly dampened and soiled, andthen he was allowed to return to the houseand join his young bride, shivering with coldand wedding garments soiled.

Mr. Waugh took everything in fun and didn’teven utter a vile or disgusted expression, butreturned to the house as if nothing unusualhad transpired. The affair has furnished somegossip for the neighbors, they thinking theboys have a strange idea as to what fun reallyis.

The Gallipolis Journal, February 27, 1895Transcribed by Sandy Bledsoe

Put In A Horse Trough


“WILD CAT ALLEY” / REVISITING

ANN SWINBURNE


Old Landmark Passing

Misses Sophia and Carrie Irwin have sold toJames L. Betz of this city a strip of propertyon First Avenue that has been officiallyknown on the plat of the city for many yearsas “Wildcat Alley.”

Originally this alley extended from First toSecond Avenue through the James Gardnerproperty between Pine and Spruce streets,but for many years the Second avenue en-trance has been closed.

The residents of Wildcat Alley have on nu-merous occasions been prominent in manycriminal court cases, and in many years goneby it was recognized as a sort of “No Man’sLand,” and dangerous to travelers by night.

Mr. Betz will raise the old and unsightly build-ings and clear the ground.

Gallia Times, January 29, 1920

Transcribed by Henny Evans

Ann Swinburne-Cont.from page 79

I'll forward one to mycousins as well!

Thank you so much formaking us all so happy!

Hopefully I'll have time towrite more on Ann as I'verecently found some morephotos, etc.

Stay tuned!Liane Schirmer

To see Laine’s blog go to:www.annswinburne.blogspot.com

Laine and I are like minded...we bothwondered if her grandmother and my greatgrandmother met. Did my great grandmothergo to her play? Did they, two strangers,share chit chat in a hat shop in 1909? Bumpinto one another in the local restaurant?Now, here the two of us are, one hundredyears later, plus two, meeting and writingone another. Sentimental? If you are intogenealogy, it goes with the territory.

Laine’s grandmother Ann Swinburne had afabulous life, just one of many famous andever bright lights that walked the streets ofGallipolis. This beautiful little town thatbrought so many together.

Debra Leonard

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In Use Ever Since the Explosion ofthe Old “Blue Ridge,” Near ClipperMill in 1847.

Mullineux Bros. have purchased a new engineand boiler for their planing mill. They will beginwork removing the old engine and boiler nextweek and will make an addition to their engineroom. The boiler they will remove has an inter-esting history. It was one of the two boilers thatexploded on the steamer Blue Ridge in 1847,near Clipper Mill. Our elderly readers will remem-ber that Frank Sanns and Harry Beard were killedby the explosion and Uncle Dick Langley lost thesight of one of his eyes. The boat was in com-mand of Capt. Wm. H. Summers, of this city,when the boiler let go, and had one of his kneesinjured. He was standing on the hurricane deckobserving the river when the calamity occurred.He had a party of Gallipolis people on the boatand they had just gotten up from an oyster sup-per. The boat was literally torn into atoms and itsowner, Capt. Payne and a man named Finneystayed on the deck which floated down the riverover twenty miles before they could land.

The boat was loaded with empty salt barrels andafter the accident, and when the boat was sink-ing, the empty barrels pressed that portion of thecabin left, from beneath the hull and it floated ondown the river. The boiler that exploded wasbroken into fragments but the one now in pos-session of Mullineux Bros. was unhurt, and hasbeen worn out by use. The material used in itmust have been the very best, for we understandit very seldom burned out. Andy Weaver tells usthe engine being taken out of Mullineux’s planingmill, was the one used in old William Langley’ssaw mill and is about as ancient as this remark-able boiler. Mr. Langley’s saw mill was on Frontstreet, on the grounds occupied by Mr. S. R.Bush & Son. The hull of the old Blue Ridge isnow buried in the sand on the beach near Rac-coon Island. Capt. James H. Summers, the coalmerchant, was on the ill-fated steamer andsought refuge at a farm house a short distancefrom the river. He was not injured, however, and

he and his father often talk of old steamboattimes on the Ohio.

There was lots of money in those days, and Capt.William Summers now in his 90th year, has oftenwrapped $500 in a handkerchief and thrown it toshore from his boat, to loan a friend waitingthere to catch it. One notable incident connectedwith Capt. Summers’ marine life is that he alwaysstopped his passengers playing cards on hisboats at 9 o’clock. One particular night that isvery lucid in Capt. Summers’ mind is when Capt.Payne, the owner of the steamer of which hewas in command, was playing cards with somefriends. The appointed hour arrived and Capt.Summers continued to hear the men laughing,joking and playing cards. From the hurricanedeck, he proceeded to the cabin door where heshouted, “Gentlemen, this gambling must bestopped at once.” Capt. Payne’s friends counte-nances bore a look of dismay, but to their utterastonishment he was the first to leave the table.Capt. Summers has worn out over a dozensteamboats and was a firm and agreeable cap-tain. While not very healthy Mr. Summers’ intel-lectual and conversational faculty is still un-daunted.

The Gallipolis Journal, February 27, 1895

Transcribed by Sandy Bledsoe

Soldiers’ Markers Placed

The stones that are to mark the graves ofthe dead soldiers, have laid at the Depot formonths, for want of money to pay thefreight. They are now released and in placeover the dead soldiers.

Gallipolis Journal, June 1, 1882.

This article probably dates the placing of themany markers to be found in row after rowof the many Civil War soldiers buried at PineStreet Cemetery.

An Old Boiler


P A G E 9 4V O L U M E V I I N O . 4 Annual GCGS, OGS, Meeting

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