Hancock-Portage County OhArchives Biographies.....Oman, John 1804 - 
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Author: Warner & Beers (1886)

   JOHN OMAN, farmer, P. O. Findlay, was born in Columbia County, Penn.,
February 14, 1804. His parents, Henry and Ellen Oman, came to Eagle Township,
this county, in 1840, and settled on a new farm, where they resided until their
death. Of their twelve children, six are now living: John, Joseph, Mrs.
Elizabeth Foreman, Mrs. Rachel Hosier, Hanna Jane and Mrs. Sarah Ann Keller.
John Oman left Columbia County, Penn., when he was a young man, and came to
Portage County, Ohio. He was united in marriage with Miss Faithful Ellet, and
they located in Eagle Township, this county, in 1840, here settling on a new
farm, which they cleared up and developed. The children born of their union were
Josiah, Ephraim I., Mrs. Hannah Jane Crouse, Mrs. Rebecca Ellen Grouse
(deceased), and Margaret (deceased). Ephraim I. was a soldier in the
Twenty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served from September, 1864,
to June, 1865. He went through with Sherman to the sea, taking part in many of
the historic engagements of the Georgia campaign, and left an honorable record
as a brave and faithful soldier. Returning home Ephraim I. Oman married Miss
Minerva Newell, daughter of Joseph Newell, of Jackson Township, this county. The
result of this marriage is one daughter, Emma Sedora. Mrs. Oman died May 28,
1875. John Oman, the subject of this sketch, was a famous and skillful hunter in
the early days of this county. During the winter of 1843-44 he shot forty deer,
most of them within one or two miles of his house. He was one of the best
marksmen at long range ever known in this county, shooting accurately at a
distance of from 150 to 200 yards. Mr. Oman is a life-long Whig and Republican.
He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church from early life. He is
one of the honored pioneers of Eagle Township, highly respected by all who know
him.



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Book Title: History Of Hancock County
Eagle Township




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