Evans, Bob (Robert Lewis) b. May 30, 1918 d. June 21, 2007 Restaurateur. Born Robert Evans in Sugar Ridge, Ohio, he moved to Gallipolis, Ohio in the early 1940's and bought a restaurant named the Malt Shop. After being inducted into the army, he sold the Malt Shop to a friend. In 1945, after serving in World War II, he worked for a family owned packing company. The following year, near Gallipolis, Ohio, he opened a restaurant named the Terminal Steakhouse which later would be named Bob Evans Steak house. The restaurant became a very popular place to...[Read More] (Bio by: John Legg) Mound Hill Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
McCormick, John Watts b. December 20, 1831 d. June 25, 1917 US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 11th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1883 to 1885. Also served as a Delegate to the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1873. (Bio by: K) Mount Zion Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
McElhinny, Samuel O. b. 1845 d. May 15, 1923 Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company A, 2d West Virginia Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag." (Bio by: Don Morfe) Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
McIntyre, Oscar Odd b. February 18, 1884 d. February 14, 1938 O.O. (Oscar Odd) McIntyre was a pioneer syndicated columnist and leading journalist of the 1920's and '30's. His daily column, "New York Day by Day," was distributed to 550 newspapers throughout the United States. By 1938, he had 104 million readers. McIntyre was born February 18, 1884, in Plattsburg, MO. He moved to Gallipolis at an early age, making it his boyhood home. At the turn of the century, while attending Gallia Academy High School, he began his reporting career with his first job for...[Read More] Mound Hill Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
Vinton, Samuel Finley b. September 25, 1792 d. May 11, 1862 U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 7th,6th and 12th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1823to 1837 and from 1843 to 1851. Pine Street Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA
b. May 30, 1918 d. June 21, 2007