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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami 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 M. GEARHEART, farmer; P. O. Troy; born in Miami Co., March 10, 1824; is a son of John and Eleanor (Beatty) Gearheart, who were natives of Virginia; the grandfather Gearheart was a native of Virginia, the grandfather Beatty was born in Ireland. John, the father, came to Miami Co. with his parents, and became one of the early settlers, locating a little north of the Dye farm. John located on the farm now owned by Thompson Ely, where he lived about seventeen years, thence to the farm where James now lives; here he died Aug. 16, 1850, his wife Jan. 3, 1871. They were the parents of five children, of whom two are now living, viz., James M. and John N. Our subject lived with his father until his marriage, Sept 16, 1847, when he was united with Maria Matilda, daughter of Robert and Isabella Sproul. By this union they had six children, viz., John H., Robert S., William Jr. (deceased), James E., Thomas B. and Mary B. Mr. Gearheart, after his marriage, located upon the home farm, where he has resided up to the present time. He has a fine farm of 150 acres, 110 acres in cultivation. Politically, Mr. Gearheart is a Republican. Religiously he is a Methodist, his wife and children being Presbyterians.
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This family biography is one of 964 biographies included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Miami County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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