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George W. Garlock

GEORGE W. GARLOCK (deceased); was a native of New York; he was born in the city of Rochester, and grew up to manhood in that State. He was united in marriage to Miss Frances Whiting, from Newark, N.Y., August 1, 1865; they came to Iowa in 1863, and 1ocated in Monticello; he engaged in manufacturing gloves and mittens; he was the first to establish this business here in Jones Co.; he carried on the business until the present year; his death occurred January 27, 1879. He was elected Mayor of Monticello, and held that office at the time of his death; had served in the City Council. He left a wife and three children now living in Monticello-George H., Cora E. and Minola M. Mr. Garlock was connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen; he was a charter member of the Lodge in Monticello, and his death was the first that occurred in that Lodge.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 668.

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James Garvie
Born September 28, 1876

JAMES GARVIE, farmer, Jackson Twp., Sec. 2; P.O. Amber; born September 28, 1876, in Perthshire, Scotland; in 1850, he came to Connecticut; thence to Wisconsin; in 1851, he removed to Jones Co.; owns 162 acres of land, which he entered. Married Annie Bradley in 1860; she was born in England; have six children—Abun, William, Mary L., Anna, John and Jessie. Republican; Presbyterian.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 608.

William "Squire" Gavin
Born July 11, 1816

William "Squire" Gavin was the first of his family to emigrate to America. He was born on July 11, 1816 in County Wexford, Ireland. William worked as a mounted policeman in Dublin and taught school in Ireland before coming to America in the early 1840s. He first settled in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

While in Cuyahoga Falls, William met Catherine Tully whom he married on May 25, 1843. Catherine was born in Navan, County Meath, Ireland on May 1, 1827 and emigrated to America with her family when she was three years old.

Shortly after their marriage, William and Catherine traveled by boat down the Ohio River to Cairo, Illinois, the Mississippi to Galena, Illinois and from there to Cascade. They purchased land at $1.25 an acre in Iowa Territory. The homestead was located in Section 10, Washington Township, Jones County, Iowa. There they built a log cabin and started a farm.

William Gavin (known as the "Squire") was active in community affairs and served as a Justice of the Peace. He sat on the Board of Trustees for Washington Township in his later years.

William and Catherine raised twelve children in Jones County, Iowa: William, Jr.; Jane; Mary; Joseph; John; Catherine; Lucy; Charles; Elizabeth; Theresa; Ellen and James.

William Gavin died on January 22, 1903 and Catherine on January 22, 1917. Both are buried at St. Martin's in Cascade, Iowa.

Thanks to Julie Glauninger for providing this bio.

Eccles W. Gawley
Born 1850

E. W. GAWLEY, physician and surgeon, Anamosa; is a native of Ireland; he grew up and received his education there and commenced the study of medicine; he came to this country and completed his medical education, and graduated in 1875; he practiced medicine in Detroit until he came to Iowa and located in Anamosa, and since then he has practiced his profession here.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 557.

ECCLES W. GAWLEY, M. D. The calling of a physician is not only one of the most arduous but one of the most responsible pursuits in which a man can engage, and he who attains a high reputation in this calling must necessarily be endowed with physical endurance, keen intelligence and excellent judgment. The subject of this sketch is one whose extensive practice and high standing in the profession prove conclusively his mental endowments. He was born in Ireland in 1850, and is descended from a long line of prominent physicians.

Our subject attended the schools of his native place, which were noted for their high standard, until reaching his twenty-first year, when he determined to seek his fortune in another country. He consequently emigrated to Canada and after spending a few months there crossed into the States. It was his desire to fit himself for a professional career. Entering the Medical Department of the University of Michigan, he spent two years, after which he went to Detroit and became a student in the Detroit Medical College, from which institution he was graduated in 1875. Dr. Gawley then remained in the City of Straits engaged in practice for two years, and at the end of that time came to Iowa, locating at once in Anamosa.

Since coming hither Dr. Gawley has built up an extensive and growing practice and is often called upon to visit patients in adjoining states. He also conducts a sanitarium for the accommodation of those placed under his care. He is rarely adapted to his profession by nature and temperament, possessing, as he does, fine, sympathetic feelings, a high sense of honor, a clear brain, steady nerve and the other essentials of a true physician. The Doctor has a fine library of medical works and a well equipped office.

In 1879 our subject was married to Miss Mamie C. Coats, of Dubuque. The Doctor, socially, is a member of the Iowa Union Medical Society and in 1885 was appointed, during Cleveland's administration, Secretary of the Pension Board of Examiners, which position he holds at the present time. He is a man of practical business talent and financial ability, and by judicious investment of his money has become well-to-do.

From Dubuque, Jones, and Clayton Counties History, 1894, pgs. 255-256, and submitted by Becky Teubner

Abraham Gehr
Born October 9, 1811

ABRAHAM GEHR, farmer, Castle Grove Twp., Sec. 35; P.O. Monticello; was born in Crawford Co., Penn., October 9, 1811. He was married in 1831 to Caroline Cole, of the same county; removed to Lawrence Co. in 1854; in 1855, to Mercer Co.; he removed to Jones Co., Iowa, in the fall of 1864, and bought the farm which he now owns of Horace Gill. Mrs. Gehr died August 12, 1869. Mr. Gehr has four children—Cynthia E. (now Mrs. M. H. Walker), Wilmina D. (now Mrs. Michael Berlin), Almira E. (now Mrs. Edward West), and Mary A. (now Mrs. John Yousy). Mr. Gehr was married to Mrs. Polly A. Hubbard in April. 1874; she was born in Broome Co., N.Y., in 1820; her former husband was Mr. George Hubbard, by whom she had five children, only two of whom reached adult age-Lotte (who married Mr. Joseph Rood, and died in 1870), and Joseph Hubbard (who died in May, 1877).

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 698, and submitted by Lori J. Mentzel

George George
Born September 11, 1807

GEORGE GEORGE, farmer, Monticello Twp., Sec. 27; P.O. Monticello; was born in Hereford, England, September 11, 1807. He was married to Mary Jones, also born in Hereford, by whom he had one child; wife and child died in England. Mr. George learned the trade of a carpenter, in the employ of John Arkwright, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire, Eng., whose house he assisted in building; he came to America in 1812, and settled near Galena, where he lived eight years; he went to California in 1850, where he worked at his trade and was also engaged in mining; he returned in 1853, and came to Jones Co., where his family had removed during his absence. His present wife was Ann Faragher, born on the Isle of Man; has three children—Sarah A., James and S. H. Mrs. George had two children by a former marriage-Mary and Margaret Bolt. Has been a large landholder, owning at one time about 1,000 acres, the greater part of which he had divided among his children.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 668.

George H. George
Born April 6, 1856

George H. George, whose success as a farmer is representative of the agricultural prosperity of Lovell township, while as a stockman he is also prominent in his locality, was born on the farm which is now his home, April 6, 1856, and is a son of George and Anna (Faragher) George. The father was a native of England, while the mother was born on the Isle of Man, but in 1842. they came to the United States, locating in Jo Daviess county, Illinois, where Mr. George bought forty acres of land. He had been there but a few years, however, when in 1850 the rumor of the discovery of gold in California reached him and he was inspired with the desire to go to the Pacific coast. He started overland with an ox-team and remained away three years. In the meantime, in 1850, his wife sold their Illinois farm and in company with a brother came to Jones county. Iowa. purchasing part of the place now occupied by her son G. H. At that time there were but two log cabins in the village of Monticello, while conditions of living were in keeping with that primitive kind of architecture. In 1853, when Mr. George returned from his western trip, he began the improvements on the farm his wife had purchased and devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. It was with success, too, for as the years passed he was able to add to the original tract until at the time of his death, in 1883, he owned over seven hundred acres. In the meantime the conditions of the outdoor worker had been greatly ameliorated; the harsh conditions of the early years were but memories, the few loghouses had been replaced by numerous well built homes, barns and outhouses, while cultivated fields filled the stretches which were at that time covered with unturned sod and primitive forests. Mrs. George lived until 1896, so that she enjoyed the additional pleasure of seeing the prosperity of her son. Four children were born to the couple: William, deceased; Sarah, who is the wife of Frank Oltmann, of Richland township; James, deceased; and G. H., the subject of this sketch.

G. H. George was reared at home and in the county schools received a fair English education. When he reached his maturity he was put in charge of the parental farm, on which he had grown up, operating it even during the lifetime of his father. In addition to the cultivation of the soil he has engaged largely in the stock business, making a specialty of breeding shorthorn cattle. He is also raising Clydesdale draft horses and standard breed road horses, having in his stables today some noted stallions of this last class. The reputation he has made for himself as a skillful and careful man in his line extends beyond the confines of the township, although the success he has attained may perhaps be indicated more adequately by a citation of his land holdings. In Jones county he owns four hundred acres, while in Plymouth county, this state, he has six hundred and forty acres, besides having property in Marion county. He holds considerable stock in the State Bank of Monticello, one of the leading financial institutions of Iowa, and is one of the directors upon whom the stability of the concern rests. Surely his is a record of a life well spent in honest labor, of industry assisted by a careful husbanding of one's resources.

In 1877 Mr. George was united in marriage to Miss Anna Belle Wilson. She is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Robert and Catherine Wilson, who came to Jones county in the early years of its development. Six children have been born of this marriage: George, deceased; Robert Wilson, residing in Canada; Catherine Ethel, who is at home; and Raymond Henry, Thomas Irving and Iola Frances who are at home. The last is a graduate of the Monticello high school, while Miss Catherine finished the four years' course at the University of Wisconsin and is now engaged in teaching.

From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, p. 191.