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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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JAMES B. CREVISTON, school teacher, Sec. 4; P. O. Hill Grove; was born in Washington Township, Darke Co., Ohio, Jan. 17, 1826. His father, Henry Creviston, was born in Bedford Co., Penn., in February, 1780, and married Mary Burnham, of North Carolina; they moved to Darke Co., Ohio, in 1808, and settled near Greenville; he mainly followed farming, but was a noted hunter, as game was abundant and the country a dense forest; he was in the war of 1812, and acted as scout for Gen. William H. Harrison, from Ft. Greenville to Tippecanoe and other points in the Northwest, among the Indians; he died in September, 1855; his wife survived him until February, 1865. James B. Creviston commenced teaching school at Hill Grove, where he now resides, in 1849, and has continued up to this time, within the four adjoining districts, and is now the oldest native teacher in the county, and if not the first, he was the second, white child born in this township. In April, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 11th O V. I.; went out as first Lieutenant, and on Sept. 9, following, was appointed Adjutant of the 40th Ohio Regiment under Col. Jonathan Cranor, and served until discharged, on account of inflammatory rheumatism; he was commissioned Captain of Co. G, of the l93d Ohio Regiment of Infantry in February, 1865, and served until the surrender of all the rebel armies; was mustered out in September, 1865. He married Mary Ohler Aug. 29, 1849; she was born in this township Sept. 23, 1849; they have had four children, viz., Kate, born July 1, 1851 (she married Henry Cook); Bruce, born Sept. 20, 1859 (died Nov. 7, 1860); Johnny, born Oct. 18, 1867 (died Aug 21, 1868); and Mary Agnes, born July 22, 1872. Himself and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church; in politics, he is a Republican.

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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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