BIOGRAPHIES Source:
History of Hancock County, Ohio
Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co.
1886
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Delaware Twp. -
ISAIAH EAIRLEYWINE, farmer, P. O. Mount
Blanchard, was born Oct. 25, 1836, in Knox County, Ohio; son of
George and Susan (Dyal) Eairleywine, early settlers of
that county, the former a native of southern Pennsylvania, and
the latter a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. They came
to Delaware Township, this county, in November, 1836, purchased
a tract of land and began clearing up and developing a farm.
They reared a family of nine children; Aaron, in
Kosciusko County, Ind.; Mar. Mary A. Wolfort; Mrs. Sophia
Davis; Lewis; Uriah; Isaiah; Mrs. Celina Hook; Mrs. Lovina
Aurand and Adam. George Eairleywine, now ninety
years of age, resides in Mount Blanchard, this county. He
is one of the oldest and most highly respected of the pioneers
of Delaware Township, this county. His wife died Mar. 4,
1869. Isaiah Eairleywine responded to the
President's first all for troops, and enlisted, in Mar., 1861,
in defense of his country, serving faithfully as a soldier.
Oct. 22, 1863, he married Miss Margaret Weir,
and they then settled in Delaware Township, this county,
where they have a fine farm of eighty acres of land.
Their children are Robert W., Mrs. Eleanor Gordon, Elizabeth
and Thurman In politics Mr. Eairleywine
is a Democrat. He has filled the office of township
trustee. He is a member of the Disciples Church, his wife
being a Presbyterian.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886
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