U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gandy, Frank Warren (1872-1939) --------------------------------------------------------------------- A History of Preston County West Virginia Biographical Department, Supplied by J. R. Cole Kingwood, W. Va., The Journal Publishing Company, 1914 by H. S. Whetsell Pages 768-769, FRANK WARREN GANDY. Samuel Gandy came from New Jersey to Preston county about the year 1790, and settled about one-half mile west of Gladesville. A hotel was run by this pioneer during the War of 1812. His son Levi was a local preacher, and also farmed extensively. His brother, Amos Gandy, the grandfather of Captain Cornelius Gandy, settled on a farm about one mile west from Independence. The homestead is known as the Gandy farm. It was the home of Amos Gandy, Jr., who was the father of Cornelius Gandy, the father of Frank W. Gandy, the subject of this sketch. Captain Cornelius Gandy was a farmer and carpenter, and a soldier in the Civil War. He is now living a retired life at Terra Alta. The following are the names of his children. Those by his first wife, Mary Jane McGee, are Lawrence S. Gandy, born August 6, 1867, and Frank W., born July 8, 1872. The second marriage of Cornelius Gandy was to Louisa Evans. Their children are Mary A., born December 29, 1875, and Ivy V., born June 16, 1882. Frank W. Gandy is one of the leading educators in the state of West Virginia. He was reared on a farm near Independence, and after leaving the common schools was further prepared for his life's work in higher institutions of learning. First came his graduation from the Fairmont State Normal School in 1894, and later he was a student at the West Virginia University. In 1892 he began teaching school, and followed the profession of a pedagogue seven years. In 1899, his ability as a teacher having become established, he was elected county superintendent of schools, and successfully filled that position for four years. For eight years, beginning in 1902, he was principal of the Terra Alta schools, and in 1910 he was appointed superintendent of the Portland district schools, the superintendency of which he still holds. As an educator, Mr. Gandy has earned an enviable reputation both as a teacher and principal, and as superintendent of schools in Preston county. July 8, 1896, Mr. Gandy was married at Masontown to Elizabeth Catherine Cobun. She was the daughter of Isaac Boyd Cobun and Isabella H. Flaherty, who died in 1894. Mr. Cobun died in 1901. He was a soldier and a minister. He is a descendant of James Cobun, a son of Jonathan, who settled in 1790 near Dorsey's Knob, a little south of Morgantown. The children of Isaac Boyd and Isabella H. Flaherty Cobun are: Wilbur F., Bertie M., George M., Lincoln J., Leonidas W., Adah P., Elizabeth C., and Miles B. Helen Cobun Gandy, born October 19, 1898, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Gandy, is now in school. Mr. Gandy is a member of the Terra Alta Lodge No. 106, A. F. & A. M.; Scott Chapter 33, R. A. M.; Alpine Lodge No. 5, K. of P., Terra Alta; Fairplay Lodge No. 126, I. O. O. F., Independence. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Terra Alta. --------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Preston County, WV #16497 FULL-NAME: Frank Warren Gandy BIRTH-DATE: July 8, 1872 BIRTH-PLACE: Newburg, W.Va. DEATH-DATE: December 2, 1939 DEATH-PLACE: 413 Cobun Ave., Morgantown, Monongalia County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widower (Elizabeth Gandy) OCCUPATION: Teacher FATHER: Cornelious Gandy (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Mary Jane McGee (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Heart Murmur (Mitral) INFORMANT: M. B. Cobun BURIAL: Terra Alta, W.Va. --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Preston County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/preston/bios.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------