SHELBY COUNTY OHIO - BIO:  ZEMER, George

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History of Shelby County  R.Sutton & Co.  Philadelphia Pa  1883
                         Page 313  Loramie Township
                                       
                           George Zemer, deceased
                                       
        In Pennsylvannia, on the 9th of November, 1807, Mr. Zemer was born.  He
was a son of Henry and Elizabeth Zemer, who were natives of Pennsylvannia, and 
came to Pickaway County, O., remained until 1818, when they came to Shelby
County, and settled on the northeast quarter of section 6 Loramie Township, on
which Henry Zemer died in 1836.  He served in the war of the Revolution. His
widow remained on the home farm in Loramie Township until 1846, when she 
moved to the state of Indiana, where she died in 1851.  They reared a family of
ten children, viz., Abraham, Sarah, Susannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Catharine,
Christian, George, Margaret,and Henry, only three of whom are now living, viz.,
Sarah, Elizabeth, and Margaret.  George Zemer, the subject of this sketch, came
to Shelby County with his parents in 1818.  In Aug 1883, he married Miss
Elizabeth Day, daughter of Henry and Ann Elizabeth Day.  Miss Day was born in
Loudon County, VA Nov. 14, 1809 and came to Shelby county with her parents in
1830.  Mr. and Mrs. Zemer settled on her father's home farm, remained until
March 20, 1836, when they moved on the east half of the southeast quarter of
section 6, were Mr. Zemer died March 13, 1865.  His widow is living on the home
farm with her son Noah Zemer.  They reared a family of five children, viz.,
Noah, Henry, Catharine, George W., and Levi.