Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Gallup, George 1841 - 1914 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 7, 2007, 8:30 pm Author: Emma E. Forter (1917) GEORGE GALLUP. George Gallup, now deceased, and at one time a prominent and successful farmer and stockman of Blue Rapids City township, Marshall county, was born at Mason, Michigan, on October 23, 1841, and was the son of Alfred and Nancy (Grey) Gallup, who were natives of Le Roy, New York. The parents were educated in the schools of that state and there grew to maturity and were later married. In 1839 they left New York and moved to Michigan, where Mr. Gallup engaged in general farming and stock raising until his death in 1878, at the age of seventy years. Alfred and Nancy Gallup were the parents of three sons, all of whom are now deceased. They were much respected people and held in the highest regard throughout the district in which they lived. George Gallup was reared on the home farm in Michigan and received his education in the schools of that state and later taught school for a number of years, at Le Roy, New York. While at Le Roy, he met and married Caroline C. Hammond, who was born near that place on March 29, 1847, and is the daughter of Isaac and Amanda (Dunning) Hammond, natives of Scipio, that state. Mrs. Gallup was the youngest of seven children and received her education in the public schools and at Ingham University, after which she taught school for one year. Her father was born on November 11, 1803, and died on February 27, 1866. He was a man of much ability and a successful farmer. His parents were Luther and Mary Hammond, also natives of the state of New York and were prominent people. The family date the advent of their appearance in the United States to the time of the "Mayflower". Both the Gallup and Hammond families have a family history that gives an unbroken record for many generations. George and Caroline C. Gallup were united in marriage on June 23, 1870, and the next year they left their home in New York and came to Kansas. Here they established their home on a farm, where Mrs. Gallup lives, in Blue Rapids City township, Marshall county. A small frame house, twenty by twenty-four feet, was erected and consisted of four rooms. There was no other house so fine between their home and Marysville, and the people of the prairie country considered the new home something to be exceedingly proud of. Mr. Gallup and C. J. Brown laid out the Ridge road from Marysville to Blue Rapids and always gave his best efforts to the development and improvement of this section of the county. His worth and ability were recognized by the people of the community and he was honored with many of the local offices. The trust placed in him was never betrayed, for he gave the people his very best services. To him is due much of the early progress of the township and city of Blue Rapids. He was ever much interested in the establishment of the best schools and churches; he was a strong advocate of the building of good roads, and felt that the future greatness of the county, depended much on its schools, churches and roads. He was an attendant at the Presbyterian church and a liberal supporter of that denomination, as well as assisting in the support of other denominations in the district. He was an active member of the Knights and Ladies of Security. As a farmer and stockman, Mr. Gallup met with much success and was recognized as one of the influential and successful men of the county. In 1886 he established a herd of Shorthorn cattle on his farm of four hundred acres, and was soon able to place some of his animals on the market at the highest market prices. He was a great reader and perhaps no man in the county kept more abreast of the times than did he. He believed in progress in all lines of work, and modern methods and modern machinery were introduced on his home farm. He did not believe that any one could make a success of farming and stock-raising, unless he was a student of natural and local conditions. In his death on April 10, 1914, the family lost a kind and indulgent father; the wife, a loving husband and the community, a true friend. To George and Caroline E. Gallup were born the following children: Elmina L., Stella C., Ralph and Alfred H., the last two being twins. Elmina L. is the widow of Rev. Samuel Mover, and makes her home with her mother. She received her education in the public schools of her home county and completed the high school course at Blue Rapids and later studied at Kansas University. From the year 1900 to 1905 she was in the employ of the Dodd & Mead Publishing Company at New York City in the Biblical-geographical research library. She has two stepsons, Parkhurst A., a student in the University of Kansas, and Francis, a student of Washburn College. Stella C. is the wife of Prof. Hamilton Cady of the University of Kansas. They have three children, Ruth Caroline, George H. and Helen F. Mrs. Cady is a graduate of the local high school at Blue Rapids and of Kansas University, and is a woman of exceptional ability and culture. Professor Cady is a man of high attainments and highly educated, and is at present professor of chemistry and liquid air. Ralph Forney is county engineer of Marshall county, and resides at Marysville, and is also a graduate of the State University of Kansas, having completed his work with the class of 1907. On February 14, 1910, he was united in marriage to Stella Hawkins and to them two children have been born. Alice Caroline and Alfred F. Alfred Hammond Gallup lives with his mother on the home farm and is a successful young farmer and stockman. He is particularly interested in the breeding of Shorthorn cattle and Poland China hogs, and is recognized as one of the successful men in his line in the county. He was for several years in the Agricultural College of Kansas. Mrs. Gallup is a most pleasing woman and has many friends, who hold her in the highest regard. She is an active worker in the Presbyterian church and one of the favorites in the social life of the community, where she has so long lived. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions by Emma E. Forter Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/marshall/bios/gallup406gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 6.7 Kb