From "History of Steuben County, Indiana" Chicago, 1885, page 781-2.


David W. Gaylord
      has been a resident of Steuben Township since Oct. 13, 1852, when he
purchased a farm of eighty acres, on section 35, of James Perfect. A log cabin
and a log stable had been built, and a few acres had been cleared of timber.
Mr. Gaylord cleared his land and made extensive improvements. In 1863-'4 he
built a fine residence and set out an orchard and vineyard. He was very
successful in the culture of grapes and fruit, realizing greater profits from
this industry than from the raising of grain. In 1878 he sold the farm to his
son-in-law, G. W. Gilbert, and now lives on a farm adjoining. Mr. Gaylord was
born in Luzerne County, Pa., in 1806, and in 1814 removed with his parents,
Eleazer and Jemima (Wheeler) Gaylord, to Delaware County, Ohio, then a new,
unsettled country. His father entered land and made a farm, residing there till
death. Mr. Gaylord was married in Delaware County, in 1841, to Jane Searle,
daughter of Miner and Sarah (Brown) Searle, and a native of Luzerne County,
Pa., born in 1816. Her father was a native of Connecticut and her mother of
Pennsylvania. They were early settlers of Luzerne County, and later moved to
Delaware County. Her father died in July, 1820, while engaged in surveying the
State of Ohio. Her mother accompanied her to Indiana, and died in September,
1858. Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord have had three children, two of whom were born in
Ohio and one in Steuben County - Henry D. is a resident of Otsego Township;
Caroline is the wife of Joseph Woodhull, of Angola; Sarah is the wife of George
W. Gilbert, and lives on the old homestead. Mr. Gaylord was a Democrat in his
early life and cast his first Presidential vote for General Jackson. Later he
was a Whig, and since its organization he has affiliated with the Republican
party.


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Transcribed by Ben Meyer Hines
bhines@alumni.ucsd.edu