NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: James Eakin (1887)

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Transcribed by Deb Murray.

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James Eakin was born near Gettysburg, Pa., in 1807, and came to Harrison
County, Ohio, in 1816. In 1830 he married Miss Elizabeth B. Foster, and in
1836 settled on his present farm. He has held the office of county
commissioner six years, and was justice of the peace nine years. He has been 
a member of the Presbyterian church fifty-six years.

History of Noble County, Ohio Published by 
L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago 1887
Brookfield