Biographical and Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana. Reprinted
1975 By The Bookmark, P. O. Box 74, Knightswood, Ind. The Lewis Publishing
Company, 113 Adams Street, Chicago, 1887. Bourbon County. 

ALEXANDER GORHAM, a representative pioneer of Putnam County, and a
resident of Marion Township, was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky,
November 14, 1818, son of Alexander and Sarah (Tyler) Gorham, natives of
Virginia.  The Gorham family originally came from Ireland and settled in
Virginia.  His parents were quite young when they removed to Kentucky. 
His mother was for some time obliged to take refuge with her parents in a
fort, as a protection from the Indians.  It was unsafe to even go as far
as the gate of the fort to obtain water.  The father of our subject
removed with his family to this county in 1829.  He entered considerable
land from the Government in Marion Township, settling on section 5, where
he had 240 acres of timber land, for which he paid $1,500.  He lived there
until his decease, which occurred in 1837.  His wife survived until 1863,
and died in her ninety-third year.  There were about twenty acres of
clearing on his farm when he first settled upon it.  The previous owner,
Judge Smith, had set out a large number of peach trees and apple trees,
which bore fruit the first season he was here.  He had some means when he
came, so that his family did not suffer the hardships of most of the
pioneers.  He removed his family, which consisted of wife and eleven
children, with a six-horse team and one five-horse team.  He also had two
saddle horses.  He and his wife rode the saddle horses.  The six-horse
team belonged to his son William, and he returned back to Kentucky with
his team after leaving the family here.  He brought some household goods
and some farming implements, and before leaving Kentucky he bought a good
stock of cotton, which was very useful to the pioneer.  He had been twice
married, and was the father of thirteen children, of whom six survive -
Lutitia, widow of John S. Allen, late of Greencastle; Priscilla, wife of
Timothy Mark, of Monroe County; Mary, who became the wife of Henry
Sanders, of this county; Beersheba, widow of Caleb Reeves, late of
Greencastle, and Susan, who married Samuel Flynn, of Fayette County, of
this State.  Alexander Gorham, the subject of this sketch, has always been
a farmer.  He received a rudimentary education in the early subscription
schools of this time, and this was all.  He was married February 13, 1834,
to Eliza C. Jackson, born June 13, 1812, in Harrison County, Kentucky, and
a daughter of Thomas and Nancy Jackson.  In 1829 she came to this county
with her parents, who settled in Marion Township, remaining there until
their decease.  Mr. and Mrs. Gorham have had four children, three of whom
are living - Mary E., wife of Isaac M. Day, of this county; John W. and
Campbell A., also of this county.  Sarah C. is deceased.  Mr. Gorham owns
148 acres of well developed land, and has been quite successful as a
farmer.  He operated the second circular saw-mill -- a portable mill run
by steam-power -- in the county.  In politics Mr. Gorham is a Democrat and
cast his first presidential vote for Andrew Jackson.  He has never
accepted official positions, though frequently solicited to do so.  He is
a public-spirited man and always contributes to anything that will benefit
the community.  He has been a member of the Christian church since 1838;
has served as deacon, and for many years officiated as elder.  The parents
of Mrs. Gorham were natives of Virginia and removed to Kentucky when
young.  They were among the first settlers of Marion Township.  Of their
twelve children, only four are living - Thomas, Elizabeth, Eliza and Mary.
The mother died in 1831 and the father in 1864.  They were very worthy
people and greatly respected by all who knew them.

Gorham Tyler Smith Allen Mark Sanders Reeves Flynn Jackson Day
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Marion-Putnam-IN VA Ireland Monroe-IN Greencastle-IN Fayette-IN
Harrison-KY

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