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Born 1853
From History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906), A portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert counties, Ohio; (1896)
OHN D. LARE, one of the successful and substantial farmers of Tully township, Van Wert county, Ohio, was born January 31, 1853, on the family homestead in this township, where he has lived all his life. John Lare, his father, was a native of Westmoreland county, Pa., born October 3, 1 S 1 7, and was a son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Leap) Lare, parents of five children — John, Mary A., Maria (died young), Elizabeth and William, all born in Westmoreland county. Samuel was a shoemaker by trade, but came to Ohio in [833 or 1834, bought eighty acres of land in Crawford county, and farmer until his death, at eighty years of age. John Lare, father of subject, was married in Crawford county December 24, 1840, farmer on rented i land for three years, and then came to Tullv township, Van Wert county, where he had entered forty acres of land prior to his marriage to Susannah Roop, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Eshelman) Roop, of Crawford county. In 1844, John Lare and wife came with their two children, Sarah and Elizabeth, to Tully township, and settled bn this farm, which was deep in the woods, cleared up the land sufficiently to form a space for a log cabin, and by hard labor Mr. Lare increased his property to 360 acres, and made as good a farm as there was in the county. In politics Mr. Lare was a know-nothing, a free-boiler, then a democrat, and finally a republican; he was the first postmaster in Tully township (now Convoy postoffice); he was township trustee, an early member of the school board, and of the board of education. To him and wife were born eight children, viz: Sarah A.,
Elizabeth, Peter (died young), Rebecca, Joseph P., Susannah, John D., and Mary A., who died when but one year old. The father of this family lived to be seventy-six years of age. and died on his farm September 25. 1823, respected by the entire community.
John D. Lare was reared to farming-, but received a very good education in the district schools and in the schools of Convoy, and for two terms taught school in Tully township. December 27, 1877, he married Miss Mary Tracy, daughter of Elijah Tracy, of whom mention is made on another page. Mr. Lare then farmer on the old homestead until he purchased his present farm, which then consisted of eighty acres, covered with timber, brush and swamps; but he retrieved his farm from this wilderness, and added to it until he now owns 160 acres of as fine farm land as may be found in the township, and all cleared and improved (with the exception of a twelveacre wood-lot), with a fine, commodious residence built in 1SS9, and drained with 2,000 rods of tiling. To Mr. and Mrs. Lare have been born four children, viz: Ira, Jay, Iris and Ray. The parents are members of the Methodist church, in which Mr. Lare has been a class leader since the organization of the congregation in Tully township. In politics he is republican, and has served as assessor one term; he is a' member of the grange and is j deputy master of the county, he being a practical and most skillful agriculturist, and his j farm being a model of itself. Mr. and Mrs. Lare stand very high in the esteem of the community in which they live, are giving their children every advantage of the educational privileges afforded by the enlightened system of the present day. The personal character of Mr. Lare has never been impeached, and he has fully maintained, in his own person, the integrity of character that characterized his father, who was one of the pioneers of Tully township.
As printed in A portrait and biographical record of Allen and Van Wert counties, Ohio; (1896). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
HOHN D. LARE, an influential farmer of Tully township, was born January 31, 1853, on the old home farm, which is situated in section 28. He is a son of John Lare, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. He has always resided in Tully township and been engaged in agricultural pursuits. For a year after his marriage he farmer the home place, clearing all but the 15 acres of the farm which did not require it. At first he lived in a cabin on the place, in section 28, but in 1889 erected a fine modern home, and four years later built the substantial barn.
John D. Lare was married December 27, 1877, to Mary Tracy, who was born in Allen County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Elijah and
Sarah (Reed) Tracy, who came to this county nearly 40 years ago and now live in Convoy, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Lare have had lour children: Ira, a resident of Monroeville, Indiana, who married Inez Clem and has one sen, John Lauren, and a daughter, as yet not named; Jay, who married Bessie Webb; Iris, wife of James Sponseller of Tully township, and the mother of one son; and Ray, who lives at home. Both Mr. Lare and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Lare is a Republican in national politics, but locally is independent. As he is a citizen who has the welfare of the community at heart, it was through his efforts despite strong opposition, that pike roads were built throughout Tully township. He has also an interest in the Convoy Telephone Company, and for six years has been a director of the Farmers’ Mutual Aid Association of Van Wert County.
As printed in History of Van Wert County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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