BIO: James D. Greason, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                               CHAPTER LX.

                       WEST PENNSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP.

579  WEST PENNSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP.

  JAMES D. GREASON, farmer, P. O. Greason, was born April 2, 1822, in 
West Pennsborough Township, this county.  His father, James Greason, 
born November 25, 1776, in this county, was a son of William and Agnes 
(Waugh) Greason.  James Greason, Sr., completed his literary course in 
Dickinson College, Carlisle, graduating in 1795, being a school-mate of 
President Buchanan.  After graduating he pursued a legal course at 
Carlisle, and was admitted to the bar.  He married Miss Mary Carothers, 
of this county, 

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about the latter part of the year 1804, and at once retired to a farm 
in Silver Spring Township, but soon moved to a farm in West 
Pennsborough Township (a portion of the Carother's estate), to which he 
added, until he finally possessed about 800 acres in the Greason School 
District.  He erected buildings on most of the farms during his life.  
He died July 4, 1855, his wife having preceded him in 1854.  Our 
subject completed his education in the academy at Shippensburg, and, in 
the spring of 1843 opened a drug store in that town, where he continued 
until 1845, when he established himself in the same line of business at 
Nashville, Tenn.  He returned from there in December, 1847, and has 
lived in Cumberland County ever since.  January 10, 1854, he married 
Miss Elmira J. Bitner, and located at once on the family homestead, 
where they now reside and where his father lived from 1826 until his 
death.  They have here a fine farm of 150 acres, on which they have 
erected a fine residence, and also own 110 acres adjoining, and also 
135 acres from his father-in-law's estate.  To Mr. and Mrs. Greason 
have been born two children:  Henry Bitner (deceased in infancy) and 
Ralph.  They have also brought up in their family Miss Grace Eppley, 
Mrs. Greason's cousin.