Person:John Early (1)

John Early, father of Isaac, was a native of Lancaster county, Pa., but passed forty years of his life in the state of Virginia, and in 1830 came to Ohio; he lived in Preble county until 1836, when he came to Montgomery county, settled in Miami township and followed farming until his death, which occurred in 1854. His children were born in the following order: John, David, Lydia (the present wife of John F. Fox), Sarah (the deceased wife of John F, Fox), Joseph, Jacob, and Isaac. ISAAC EARLY, [pages 960-961] a retired farmer of much prominence, was born in Miami township, Montgomery county, Ohio, September 3, 1836, a son of John and Magdaline (Byerly) Early, and is of the fourth generation of this family in America, his great-grandfather having come from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania; while the paternal grandfather was the first of the family to settle in Ohio, and made his residence in Preble county until his death, his remains being interred at West Alexandria, The maternal grandfather of Isaac Early was Joseph Byerly, who was born in Virginia and was also of German descent.

1.   GEDCOM file imported on 4 Oct 2002. merge of jim chapman & jody gloor.