 On 4 September 1889, Gallup married Charles N. Haskell, an attorney practicing in Ottawa and recent widower, who had three children, Norman, Murray, and Lucie.The couple had their first child Frances in 1890, followed by Charles Joseph in 1891, and Jane in 1894.During the time in Ohio, Charles became involved in railroad work and was approached about the possibility of acquiring a line from Fayetteville, Arkansas, to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.