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JOHN W. DYE, farmer; P. O. Casstown; born
in 1837 on the farm where he now resides; is a son of Andrew
and Ann (Hatsel) Dye. His ancestors were natives of
Pennsylvania; they had seven children, viz., John, dying
in infancy; Thomas, Elizabeth, now Mrs. R. Wray,
living in Shelby Co.; Isaac, deceased; John W.,
Mathias and William. The father Andrew,
located upon the farm upon which John now lives, in an
early day, and cleared the most of it. The grandfather was
also an early settler in Elizabeth Township, having built one of
the first grist-mills in this section of the country; they
hauled a great deal of flour to Cincinnati with teams, there
being no railroads, in that day. Andrew, the father
departed this life in 1844. John being only 7 years
of age when his father died, was, with his brothers and sisters,
kept together by their mother till grown to manhood.
John always remained upon the home farm. In 1869, he
was united in marriage with Sarah, daughter of Jesse
and Mary Wray, who were natives of Pennsylvania. By
this union they have had one child, viz., Eva E.
Mr. Dye has a beautiful home; the energy he has exhibited in
his business life and the connection his ancestors have with the
early settlement of this county gives their history in
significance worthy of being recorded for the benefit of future
generations.
Source:
The History of Miami County, Ohio - Publ. Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1880
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