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AARON BAIR, farmer and stock raiser, of Paint Township, Ohio (P.O. Winesbu rgh), was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, near Canal Dover, January 13, 1 832, a son of Jonas and Elizabeth Bair, natives of Westmoreland County, Pe nn., and early settlers of Tuscarawas County. His early days were spe nt on his father's farm among the hills and valleys of historic Tuscarawa s. His educational advantages were limited, being able to attend school b ut a short time in the winter, and then only at the subscription school s, as his services were required in assisting his father in clearing his f rontier farm, and preparing the land for cultivation. He remained in h is native county until 1859, when he came to Holmes County, and settl ed on the farm where he now lives in Paint Township. This farm he has bro ught from a state of nature to that of advanced cultivation, and now has o ne of the pleasantest holmes in the township. He has made a success of ge neral farming and has also paid considerable attention to stock, buying la rge quantities every year and shipping them to eastern markets.
Mr. Bair was married at Winesburgh, in 1857, to Miss Caroline Kaufman, a n ative of Berks County, Penn., who came with her parents to Holmes Count y, Ohio, in 1835, and settled near Winesburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Bair have h ad five children: Alfred Sylvester, a physician of Winesburgh; Laura, n ow Mr. Degman; Emma, now Mrs. Olmstead; Mary and Alice. Mr. Bair in politi cs is a Democrat, and has always been an ardent supporter of the principl es of that party, taking an active part in the politics of his communit y. He is a prominent citizen, and is influential in both business and pol itical circles, his strict integrity and honorable, upright character gain ing for him the confidence of his fellow citizens. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Commemorative biographical record of the counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio: containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox, 1974).
- ↑ Ohio, United States. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2018. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010).
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