Michael Overmyer / Overmier, I

"Overmyer history and genealogy, from 1680 to 1905"

By Barnhart B. Overmyer, John C. Overmyer

http://www.archive.org/stream/overmyerhistoryg00over#page/244/mode/...

MICHAEL (John M.; J. G.), was born September 5, 1801, at Longstown (now New Berlin), Union county, Pa. He came with his parents to Perry county, Ohio, in 1811, by way of Maryland and Virginia, crossing the Ohio River near Wheeling, and thence through the forest to Perry county, Ohio, and followed farming. Here he married Esther Hammer, April 29, 1823. She was a daughter of Jacob Hammer and Elizabeth (Geisen) Hammer, of Fairfield county, Ohio, and was born December 24, 1804. They moved to Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1827, and settled in the forest about five miles northwest of Lower Sandusky (on what is now called the George Waggoner farm), on Little Mud Creek, on the Kne of the L. S. & M. S. railroad. From this place, he moved to near Hessville, on the Western Reserve and Maumee turnpike, which country was then a wilderness, and in which only Indians roamed. Here he put up a log cabin with round logs and clapboard roofs and mud chimney, and began making and clearing up a farm with good prospects of success. Among other trials of pioneer life, he was obliged to lose his farm on account of having bailed his brother Samuel, who carried on a dry goods store at Lower Sandusky, and failed in business.

Michael Overmyer decided to leave Sandusky county, on account of his bad luck here, and try his fortunes elsewhere. He took his team of fine horses and drove to Indiana, where he sold them at a high price and on his return, stopped at the land office at Defiance, Ohio, and bought 120 acres of canal land in Henry county, at $1.01 per acre. He moved to this farm in Washington township, Henry county, in 1848, and settled about five miles west of Texas, where he remained the rest of his life. By hard labor, he cleared up his farm, put up a hewed log house and a frank- barn, with clapboard roofs, and inclosed his cleared land with rril fences. He died at the age of 56, and is buried in the Union cemetery, Washington township, Henry county, Ohio. His wife survived him about 29 years. She is buried at Lindsey, Ohio. They were members of tfhe Lutheran Church and had the following children:

Elizabeth, born January 21, 1824.

Catherine, born January 1, 1825.

Samuel, born December 27, 1826.

J.Am, born , died in childhood.

Hiram, born October 22, 1830.

Michael, born July 2, 1832.

Solomon, born May 30, 1834.

Noah, born February 5, 1836.

Rachael, born October 2, 1838.

Stilwell, born August 8, 1840, died in childhood.

Sarah, born April 1, 1843.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Oct 15 2016, 4:13:38 UTC