G. G. GAYMAN. In the van of Washington county's prominent farmers and progressive men stands this gentleman. He is a native of the county, born March 11, 1830, in West Bethlehem township. His father Isaac Gayman, was also born, in 1804, in West Bethlehem township, where he was reared and educated. He was twice married; first to Elizabeth Greenlee, by whom he had children as follows: Olivia, G. G., Caroline, Samuel, Daniel (deceased) and Mary Ann. The mother of those children died at the age of twenty-eight years, and Isaac Gayman then married Amanda Wyswaner, by which union there were three children: Isaac, Emeline and Barbara. The father departed this life in 1879. He was a Democrat in politics. In religious matters he worshiped at the Disciple Church. At the common schools of his district the subject of this sketch received a fairly liberal education, and was reared to agricultural pursuits on the home farm. In the spring of 1856 he moved into East Bethlehem township, where he owns a fine farm of 107 acres, situated on one of the most pleasant sites in the township, and having thereon a commodious residence and splendid outside buildings. In addition to general agriculture, he devotes a portion of his time to the raising of fine-bred sheep. In 1890 he and his son invented a device for curing foot-rot in sheep, said to be most wonderful in its success, and they have now an extensive factory for the manufacture of same, at Clarksville, Greene Co., Penn., which gives employment to several hands. They have salesmen and agents distributed through different parts of the Union; and although their invention is but a few years old, it has already attained a high reputation, having in every respect proved most satisfactory to all who have tried it, as evidenced by the numerous testimonials received from all parts of the country. On December 27, 1855, Mr. Gayman was married to Miss Elizabeth Barnard, and two children have been born to them: Samuel and Emma. Of these Samuel married Ella Buckingham, who died in 1890, leaving two children: Cora and Clyde (the last named being now deceased), and he then took, for his second wife, Jessie Matthews, by whom he has one son, Glen. Emma married William K. Buckingham, and they have two children: George and Grace. Politically Mr. Gayman is a Democrat. He is descended from one of the oldest and most prominent families of Washington county, his grandparents having settled here when it was a wild, uncleared region.

Text taken from page 1255 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed February 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published February 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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