Eden Valley Enterprises - Emma "Grandma " Gatewood project pictures
GRANDMA GATEWOOD: OHIO'S LEGENDARY HIKER

In April, 2011, EVE Artistic Director Bette Lou Higgins and FilmAffects Videographer Peter Huston went to interview some of Emma's Family in Gallipolis, Ohio.

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Dana Williams, Tom Jones, Karen Hahn
Left to right:
Dana Williams: Emma's Oldest Grandchild
Tom Jones: Emma's nephew
Karen Hahn: Emma's Great Granddaughter, Dana's Daughter

Picture of Emma
Emma Caldwell Gatewood
Emma Gatewood's Gravesite

Emma Gatewood's gravesite at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio

 

Emma's husband, Perry's gravesite at Mound Hill Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio Perry Gatewood Gravesite
Emma & Perry's house

 

Emma & Perry Gatewood lived in this house just outside of Crown City, Ohio from 1921 - 1935.

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This tobacco barn is located behind Emma & Perry's house. It was purchased from two miles away, taken apart, and brought down in a horse drawn wagon to the site. Perry rebuilt it and when it was finished he stood on his head on the cupola! In 1960, Perry's nephew Tom was living on the property. They put a concrete floor in the barn and Perry troweled 30 yards of concrete when he was 84 years old!

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Perry Gatewood's barn
Gatewood House

This house in Gallipolis belonged to James Monroe Gatewood (Perry's grandfather). Later he sold it to his granddaughter, Maybelle Small McIntyre and her husband O.O. McIntyre. Perry was the foreman who did all the renovations and built the wall around the house at that time.

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Perry Gatewood was once mayor of Crown City. This building still stands. It used to be a bank and its vault was brought in from another Ohio town. When the vault was in THAT bank, it had been robbed by Jesse James!
Crown City
Cheshire Trailer Park

When Emma lived in Cheshire, Ohio she owned a trailer park on this site. In the top picture, you can see the front sidewalk where the trailers used to be. The picture of the trailer is of a similar style to the one Emma lived in.

Cheshire no longer exists. It was purchased by the American Electric Power Company.

The last town that Emma lived in was Thurman, Ohio. This garage was on her property.

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Emma often made quilts.

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Emma wore this beret when she was hiking. Emma's beret

Emma kept diaries all her life. These are just SOME of them!

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These pictures were taken by Bette Lou Higgins, Peter Huston and Amy Huston.
© Eden Valley Enterprises 2011

 

Emma Gatewood and sister Ella and father Hugh Emma's shoe Emma's dress Emma's dress Emma Gatewood hiking items Emma & Perry's house