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Born 1842, Cumberland County
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884)
JOHN F. MYERS was born in Cumberland County, Penn., April 11, 1842. He is the eldest son of Jerry and Mary J. (Magethon) Myers, who were born and married in Pennsylvania, and who moved to this county in 1847, and settled at McCutchenville. The children were John F., Robert and Joseph. The father died in Cincinnati; the mother is still a resident of Cumberland County, Penn. Mr. Myers was reared in this county by his grandparents on the farm. He enlisted May 10, 1861, in Company Gr, Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and passed through many of the heaviest battles — Rich Mountain, Romney, Winchester, Woodstock, Port Republic, a seven-day battle at Richmond, and many others of less importance, serving till honorably discharged in August, 1863. Mr. Myers then returned home and resumed farming. He was married. May 24, 1865, to Eliza C. Freet, who was born at McCutchenville July 28, 1849, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Trammel) Freet, natives of Virginia. Nine children are the fruits of this union, namely. Trvin R., Zoa R., Nora A., Freety S., Henry C, Abbey F., May M., Ella F. and an infant daughter. Three are deceased: Henry C, Freety S. and May M. Mr. Myers farmer rented land for several years, purchasing in 1874 seventy acres, on which he now lives. He is a Democrat, and has served as Township Trustee; is a member of the Masonic Lodge at McCutchenville, and of the G. A. R. at Upper Sandusky.
ABRAHAM A. NIEBEL was born in Union County, Penn., July 31, 1839, and is a son of Enos and Mary (Aurand) Niebel, natives of Pennsylvania and of German parentage. His parents came to Ohio in 1840, and located in this township, where his father still resides with his second wife, his first wife having passed away in April, 1846, leaving five children, of whom four now are living —Abraham A., Catharine, John H. and Abner. Our subject was married to Miss Anna M. C. Holdeman May 18, 1869; she was born in Morrow County, Ohio, September 19, 1847, the daughter of Henry and Lydia (Ettinger) Holdeman, who were natives of Ohio and Pennsylvania respectively. Her parents married in Richland County, Ohio; moved to Morrow County and there reared their children — Elah, Ann M. C, William W., Amanda A., Reuben J., Daniel J., Sarah Irena and Ulyses G., all living now but Elah. The parents still live on the old homestead, which was left Mr. Holdeman by his father. Mr. Niebel was reared a farmer. In 1870, he purchased fifty acres in this township, and in 1881 he added ten acres more. His farm is highly improved and valued at $80 to $90 per acre. He spent one year in the Northwestern College of Plainfield, Ill. — 1866-67— and taught the following year in the county; he has two children —Ida Elnora, born March 10, 1871, and Orville Jay, September 22, 1873. He is a Republican-Prohibitionist, and, with Mrs. Niebel, a member of the Evangelical Church at Mexico.
As printed in The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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