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IRA TRACY, farmer, P. O. Sardinia, was born in the Empire State October 16, 1806. His parents, Henry and Martha (Martin) Tracy, were New Jersey people, and moved to Clermont County in the fall of 1812. The former died there in May, 1864, and the latter in 1872. Ira is next to the youngest of a family of a dozen children. He remained with his father until after he had attained his majority. In 1843, he bought a farm of 100 acres, which was then all in woods. He erected a cabin, and commenced the work of clearing. He made additions to his farm, till he owns 220 acres well-improved and highly cultivated land. He was married, in 1827, to Margaret Ferguson, by whom he had three children, two are living — Francis M., and Margaret, wife of E. L. Pettijohn; Lemon is deceased. Mrs. Tracy departed this life in January, 1832, and the following September Mr. Tracy joined himself in marriage with Margaret Hannahs, who bore him two children, Eli, and Enoch (deceased). Mrs. Tracy died, and our subject married for his third wife, Martha Thomas, who became the mother of ten children; of them, nine are living. Mr. Tracy has been prominently identified with the Grange since its organization. Politically, he is strictly Democratic. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the township for ten years, and is a man of integrity and enterprise.