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ROWLAND C. OVERMIER, Biography / Henry Co, OH **************************************************** History of Henry and Fulton Counties, Ohio. Lewis Cass Aldrich, ed. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1888. OVERMIER, ROWLAND C., Washington, Colton
p.o., is a farmer. He settled in Henry county with his parents,
in 1863. JOEL and JULIA ANN (GEESEMAN) OVERMIER, were his parents.
JULIA was born in Perry county, in 1826, and her husband in
the same county, in 1822. They were married in Henry county,
in 1845. They have six children living: ROWLAND C., WILBERT
C., LEROY E., SARAH E., EDVINA S., and EDWIN F. Three of the
children died at an early age. JOEL was a son of GEORGE and
CATHARINE (HOFFMAN) OVERMIER. CATHARINE was born in Virginia
in 1784, and her husband, GEORGE, was born September 24, 1784.
They were married in Perry county, O., and died in Sandusky
county. GEORGE served in the War of 1812. He was associate
judge for seven years; a justice for many years, and an influential
citizen. He was a son of PETER and EVE (HENNICK) OVERMIER, and
PETER was a son of GEORGE OVERMIER, who emigrated from Baden,
Germany, and settled in Pennsylvania, in 1751. He was one of
the pioneers of Pennsylvania. ROWLAND C. is of the fifth generation. |
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