Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - Henry Gandy
HENRY GANDY
Henry
Gandy, a Yankee from New Jersey originally, had settled in Darby
Plains, and from that place came to Leesburg Township about 1827, and
settled about two miles up Bokes Creek from Pharisburg, on the south
side of the stream, in Survey 3,692, where he purchased 200 acres of
land. He was an old man when he came, and had a family of children who
had grown to maturity, and who settled in the same locality. Mr. Gandy
had been twice, married. By his first marriage he had six children,
four daughters and two sons -Abijah and George. By the second marriage
he had three sons, Harris, Shepherd and John. He was a farmer by
occupation, and died on the farm he settled on in this township. Abijah
had married Rebecca Harris before he came to Leesburg; was a prominent
and influential citizen, and lived and died here. His farm was just
east of that of his father, and just west of the latter was the place
of George Gandy, who afterward moved to Illinois. Shepherd occupied the
home place after his father's decease, until he emigrated West, and
John now occupies it.