by FRANK HILL
The first judge of Gallia County was George Washington Putnam, who was the grandson of Gen. Israel Putnam of Revolutionary War fame. He lived on what has been known more recently as the Jacob Coughenour farm in Cheshire Township. After Meigs County was formed in 1819 from a part of Gallia County, Putnam's home was just over the line in Meigs County.
Judge Putnam died at the home of Phineas Mathews in 1815 of what was then called "Cold Plague". His death was caused by drinking too much cold water while overheated. Mrs. Mathews died a few days later of the same illness.
Putnam lies buried on the farm in an unmarked grave with several other relatives. In later years a stone was erected to his memory in Gravel Hill Cemetery near Cheshire.
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
November 22, 1976.
by FRANK HILL
The first judge of Gallia County was George Washington Putnam, who was the grandson of Gen. Israel Putnam of Revolutionary War fame. He lived on what has been known more recently as the Jacob Coughenour farm in Cheshire Township. After Meigs County was formed in 1819 from a part of Gallia County, Putnam's home was just over the line in Meigs County.
Judge Putnam died at the home of Phineas Mathews in 1815 of what was then called "Cold Plague". His death was caused by drinking too much cold water while overheated. Mrs. Mathews died a few days later of the same illness.
Putnam lies buried on the farm in an unmarked grave with several other relatives. In later years a stone was erected to his memory in Gravel Hill Cemetery near Cheshire.
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
November 22, 1976.
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