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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 - Page 701

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ISAAC F. ELDER, farmer, P. O. Mount Blanchard, was born in Delaware Township, this county, Jan. 21, 1846, on the farm on which he now resides.  Josiah Elder, his father, a famous pugilist in early times and a typical pioneer of the old school, married, Sept. 27, 1832, Miss Sarah Ann Cessna, who was born in Bedford County, Penn., Jan. 17, 1813 (her father, John Cessna, a soldier in the war of 1812, moved to Coshocton County, Ohio, in 1814, and to Hardin County, Ohio, in 1831).  She was very strong and active, and could handle an ax as skillfully as a man.  She and her sister, Rebecca, cut all the logs for their cabin while their father was gone to Bellefontaine to mill.  Josiah Elder and his wife cleared up a large farm on Blanchard River.  Of their eleven children four are now living: Franklin, in Missouri; Jonathan, in Kansas; Mrs. Sarah Ann Pugh and Isaac F.  Josiah Elder died May 1, 1868.  His widow now resides in Mount Blanchard, this county.  Isaac F. Elder married, Jan. 1, 1874, Miss Charlotte Greer, daughter of John Greer.  They have six children: Muzetta, Zoa, Zeller, Squire, Zana and Frank.  Aug. 7, 1879, Mr. Elder and his two daughters were struck by an express train as they were attempting to drive across the Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railway track near Forest, their wagon and team being literally torn to pieces.  The girls escaped with slight injuries, but Mr. Elder received injuries from which he has never fully recovered.  Mr. and Mrs. Elder are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio - Publ: Chicago - Warner, Beers & Co., 1886 - Page 702