SHELBY COUNTY OHIO - BIO: ZEMER, Noah ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ ************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Marcella Messer familysearcher@hotmail.com December 30, 1999 *********************************************************************** History of Shelby County R.Sutton & Co. Philadelphia Pa 1883 Pg. 313 Loramie Township Noah Zemer, eldest son of George and Elizabeth Zemer, was born in Loramie Township, Shelby County, O., June 29, 1835. He has made farming his principal business, although he conducted the business of butchering in connection with farming about eleven years. He now owns his father's home farm in section 6. In 1877 he erected on his farm an extensive molasses factory, in which he carries on the business of manufacturing sorghum molasses, making as many as 6200 gallons in one season. His main building is 80 by 30 feet, 16 feet high; also a shed 30 by 30 feet, 10 feet high. Mr. Zemer has been married three times; first on the 3d of July, 1856, to Ms. Martha E., daughter of Peter and Martha A. Cruse, born near Cleveland, O., Aug. 3, 1834, and came to this county with her parents in 1836. By this union he has three children, viz.,Peter C., John H., and Seth I. His wife died November 4, 1869. On the 12th day of July, 1870, he married Miss Sarah A. Miller, by whom he had one child, which died in infancy. Mrs. Zemer died Dec.1, 1876. On the 31st day of August, 1877, he married Eliza Brodrick, nee Rutledge, by whom he has one child, viz., Hattie E. In 1875 he purchased and moved on his father's home farm, where he now resides.