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Source:
History of Darke County, Ohio
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Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co.
1880.
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AARON A. IRELAN,
farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 6; P. O. Hollandsburg; one of the
substantial men of Dark Co.; was born in Preble Co., Ohio, Sept. 12,
1818; he is a son of Moses Irelan, who came from Cincinnati
to Preble Co. at an early day, and in 1831, settled in Butler
Township, Darke Co. Aaron remained home until 1843,
receiving but very little education, having to walk five miles to
get to the nearest school; his first business for himself was
"huckstering," which he followed for a short time, then engaged in
the dry-goods trade. He was married to Phoebe Tillson
Oct. 18, 1846; she is the daughter of Isaiah Tillson, one of
the pioneers of Harrison Township. After their marriage, he
continued in the dry goods trade until 1852; he became satisfied,
that that business did not suit him, and sold out and purchased a
farm adjoining Hollandsburg; the following two years, he changed
around from one to another farm in the neighborhood; in the spring
of 1864, he removed to the farm where he now resides; he now has 100
acres of land in German Township, in a good state of cultivation,
with good buildings, also 40 acres in Monroe Co., Ind., besides the
home farm, which consists of 290 acre; this is nicely located, and
only about one-half mile from the town of Hollandsburg, which
affords good school and church privileges; the Middle Branch of
Whitewater passes through the farm, affording excellent and abundant
water for his stock, and when he gets the house and other
improvements, which it is his purpose to build, he will have a home
of which they will justly feel proud. They are the parents of
nine children, four of whom are living, viz.: Norman T.,
resides in German Township; William D., Cora B. and Clara
L. Mr. Irelan, though not among the oldest citizens, is an
old resident of Harrison Township, and has been and now is a quite
prominent of the Township Board of Trustees ten successive years,
and afterward three years; also Justice of the Peace for upward of
fifteen years and is now a member of the Township Board of
Education. Mr. Irelan is a self-made man, having gained
a knowledge of business by his experience while in the dry-goods
trade, the knowledge and experience being about all the benefit he
derived from that business, but it has enabled him by energy and
industry to place himself in the front rank among the farmers of
Harrison Township.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio - Illustrated - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1880. - Page 697 |
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GEORGE IVESTER, farmer and miller, Sec. 4; P.
O. Arcanum. The subject of this memoir was born in Chester
Co., Penn., Aug. 10, 1821; he only had the advantage of a
common-school education, such as the country afforded upwards of
fifty years ago, and when out of school assisted his father in a
nail factory; at the age of 13 years, he commenced his career in the
world alone and unaided, save his own willing hands, and inflexible
will; in 1834, he removed to Miami Co., Ohio, where he worked on a
farm for three years, and then entered a blacksmith-shop and soon
became a proficient in his trade, which he prosecuted for twenty
years; in the spring of 1849, he was seized with the gold fever that
raged so at that time, and made an overland trip to the Pacific
Coast, which occupied 130 days; in the fall of 1854, he settled in
Darke Co., in Twin Township, where he purchased 148 acres of land
where, he now lives, all of which is in a high state of cultivation;
in the summer of 1875, he erected a large and magnificent dwelling
in the pleasant little village of Arcanum, and its pleasant grounds
and beautiful surroundings make it the most desirable place in the
village. He celebrated his marriage with Miss Rebecca,
daughter of William and Catherine Davis, Feb. 24, 1861.
Six children have been given to this union, viz.:
Martha J., born Jan. 11, 1853; William H., born Aug. 5,
1855; Emma J., born May 13, 1858; Olive V., born Apr.
14, 1862; Allie O., born Mar. 27, 1864; Mina B., born
Dec. 23, 1868. The parents of Mr. Ivester were
residents of Chester Co., Penn.; his father was born in 1784, and
died at the age of 58 years, in the county of his nativity; his
mother was born in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and
departed this life about 1839. Mr. Ivester has had his
full share of petty offices, and informs us that he has never been a
political aspirant. Mrs. Ivester was born in Logan Co.
Jan. 18, 1825.
Source: History of Darke County, Ohio -
Illustrated - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880 - Page 651 |
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