H. H. Gillingham
H. H. Gillingham, Superintendent Hutson Coal Company, Diamond, was born in Deerfield Township, this county, November 21, 1856, and is a son of John W. and Mary A. Gillingham, the former a native of Maryland, the latter of Mahoning County, Ohio. They were the parents of six children, all of whom are now living, viz.: Elizabeth, wife of F. J. Powell; Samuel O.; Reuben; Hiram H.; Delia A. and Charles E. The family settled in Deerfield Township, this county, in 1854, where they have since made their home. The subject of this sketch was married in Deerfield Township in 1880, to Miss May O. Vaughan, a native of Robinson, Ill. One son—Willie D.—has been born to this union. Mr. Gillingham and Mr. Hutson sunk the shaft for the coal bank in August, 1883, since which time Mr. Gillingham has assumed the superintendency, and enjoys an interest in the concern. He is a F. & A. M. As a citizen he is highly esteemed.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885