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Born 1814
From The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882)
ADAM EBY, farmer. P. 0. Dayton. Among the wealthy farmers of Harrison Township, mention may be made of the above-named gentleman, who was born near Big Gunpojvder Falls, Baltimore Co., Md., July 10, 1814. He is the son of Christian and Susan (McDaniels) Eby, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1838, and located near Farmersville, Jackson Township, Montgomery Co. His father and mother died at the advanced ages of eighty-two and eighty-five respectively, leaving thirteen children, of whom nine now survive. Our subject received a common-school education, and remained with his parents until twenty-six years of age, when he married Susan Mullendore, of Virginia, and moved to his present location on the River road. By industry, perseverance and tact he has accumulated a considerable property, consisting of the home place of 427 acres, 150 acres in Jefferson Township, and 80 acres in Indiana. He lias had thirteen children, of whom ten are now living.
As printed in The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county; (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Adam Eby: Jacob Eby (b. 1849) John D. Rider
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