JOHN
M. EARNHART, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in this
county May 3, 1846; is a son of William and Hannah
(Wills) Earnhart, he a native of Luzerne Co., Penn., and
she of this county. The grandfather, Jacob Earnhart,
was a native of Pennsylvania, but emigrated to Warren County
in 1812, and located in Clear Creek Township, where he
resided till his death in 1821. The maternal
grandfather, James Wills, was a native of New Jersey
and married Hannah Turner; they had ten children; six
grew to maturity, one only now living, Hannah.
James Wills and family emigrated to Warren County and
located in Clear Creek Township in 1798, being one of the
first settlers of that township; he opened out right in the
woods and began in true pioneer and log cabin life;
experienced the very roughest of the rough and the hardest
of the pioneer trials and hardships, and here on the place
where he first located he passed his entire life; he died
Feb. 7, 1847, in his 80th year; his wife died Aug. 5, 1846,
in her 80th year; thus they traveled life's journey
together, bearing its burdens and enjoying its pleasures, so
near the same age, and passing from the stage of action only
a few months apart. Mr. Wills was one of the
reliable and substantial men of his township, and held many
of its offices; was Township Trustee and Township Treasurer
several years. William Earnhart was 8 years of
age when brought to this county by his parents; here he grew
to manhood and married Hannah Wills, who was born
Feb. 19, 1808, by whom he had nine children, seven now
living - James, Charles, Joseph, David, Abby Ann, John
Milton and Clara. Mr. Earnhart located upon
the old home place of his father, where he resided twenty
six years; thence located upon an adjoining farm, where he
lived till his death, July 22, 1873, nearly 69 years of age;
his widow is still living and resides with her children, who
are all married and settled in life. Our subject was
brought up to farm labor, and remained with his father until
after his majority; was married, Dec. 24, 1868, to
Elizabeth, daughter of James and Caroline (Stokes)
Graham, he a native of this county and she of New
Jersey; they had ten children; five now survive -
Euphrasia, William, Dallas, La Fayette, Elizabeth and
Caroline M. Mr. Earnhart and wife have three
children - Emma Viola, born June 19, 1870; Estella
F., born Apr. 2, 1873, and Florence I., born Nov.
28, 1875. Mr. Earnhart's life has been that of
a farmer, most of which has been in Clear Creek Township.
In 1879, he exchanged his farm there for the one upon which
he now resides; has a good farm with good improvements and
very pleasantly located.
(Source: History of Wayne Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
W. H. Beers & Co., 1882 - page 837) |
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