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Isaac A. Gormon
Isaac A. Gormon, Sheriff, Wayne County, Ind., was born in Highland County, Ohio, Dec. 25, 1847, a son of John W. and Priscilla (Johnson) Gormon. His grandfather, John Gormon, was a native of Virginia, of Irish descent. He married a lady of German descent. John W. Gormon was a native of Ohio. In 1858 he removed to Centreville, Ind., where he and his wife now live. Our subject is their first child. He received a limited education. When sixteen years of age, Sept. 3, 1863, he enlisted in Company E, Seventh Indiana Cavalry, but only served four months, when his father took the proper steps to have him released. In 1864 he began working at the blacksmith's trade at Louisville, Ind., and subsequently worked at different places in the State, and came to Richmond in 1866, worked in different shops, and in 1868 commenced work for Stratton & Finney; worked seven years. He then opened a shop with William L. Thomas. In 1878 he was appointed Deputy Sheriff under William H. Trindle, and in the fall of 1882 was elected Sheriff, running ahead of his ticket by several hundred. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' fraternity, having taken all the degrees, and also in the encampment. In 1875 he represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge of Indiana. He is also a member of the order of Red Men, the Independent Order of Mechanics, and a charter member of Iola Lodge, No. 53, K. of P. Mr. Gormon was married in 1871 to Mrs. Mary E. (Strickler) Moore, daughter of John Strickler. They have one son.
Source:
History of Wayne County, Indiana. Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co. 1884. Volume 2