NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: William Grandon (1887)

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Transcribed by Deb Murray.

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William Grandon was a true type of that now extinct race - pioneer
backwoodsman. He was rough and uncouth in appearance, and uncultivated in
speech and manner; but, for all that, a warm heart beat beneath the hunting
shirt of the old pioneer, and he was a true man. He could easily be imposed
upon, for he had a childlike faith in human nature. Every man was his
friend until he abused his confidence. He was strong physically, and very
industrious. He accumulated a comfortable property, but lost nearly all of
it and became financially embarrassed through his kindness in giving surety
for his friends and neighbors. The brick house erected by Grandon was the
first in the Duck Creek region.



History of Noble County, Ohio Published by 
L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago 1887
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