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Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik on 25 February 2004 |
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The History of Warren County Ohio Part V. Biographical Sketches Turtlecreek Township (Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992) |
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THOMAS KEEVER, farmer; P.O. Lebanon; was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Sept. 2, 1802; his parents were Abraham Keever, a native of Pennsylvania, of German descent, and Margaret (Irons) Keever, a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch descent; they were among the early settlers of Warren County, whither they emigrated in the year 1802 and settled in what is now Clear Creek Township, and later, the husband served in the war of 1812. Our subject received such education as could be obtained in the pioneer schools of Warren and Clark Counties and early commenced working on a farm, at which employment he has since continued. In 1827, he was married to Mary Ann Perrine, a native of Kentucky, by whom he had nine children, six of whom are now living, viz., John P., Mary E., James M., Margaret Ann, Alvira W. and Martha L. Mrs. Keever died in 1851, and our subject afterward went to live with his |
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daughter, Martha L., who married James A. Thompson, of Warren County, in 1866; the latter was born in Warren County and is a farmer. In the second year of the late war, he enlisted in Company B, 79th O.V.I.; he has had, by this marriage, two children – Clifford and Charley. |
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