Michael O'Hair Jr.
Birth 10 Jul 1801
Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Death 16 Mar 1875 (aged 73)
Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Swango Cemetery
Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Michael O'Hair Jr. was the 2nd son, 5th child of Revolutionary War soldier Michael O'Hair (1749-1813) and Elizabeth Tribett, Pioneer Mother.
Michael O'Hair (senior) was a Soldier of the American Revolution. He was a pioneer of Kentucky who served with General Daniel Morgan's famous rifle regiment in the Battle of Saratoga. He also served with Major Thomas Posey in the defense of Valley Forge and with General George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment defending Kentucky, Illinois, and Ohio against the British and Indians.
Married: On Nov 16, 1820 Lucretia Boyles(1804-1891) in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA.
Children:
James Sylvester O'Hair (1822-1875)
John Western O'Hair (1824-1905)
Jesse O'Hair (1828-1908)
Eleanor O'Hair (1831-1852)
William S. O'Hair (1833-1888)
Nancy Jane O'Hair (1835-)
Caroline O'Hair (1837-1860)
Daniel Boone O'Hair (1839-1900)
Sibby N. O'Hair (1840-1926)
Mary Elizabeth O'Hair (1844-1878)
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