BIO: ROBERT W. ZEARING, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Joe Patterson OCRed by Judy Banja Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/ _____________________________________________________________ >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 367-368 _____________________________________________________________ NOTE: Use this web address to access other bios: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/zeamer/ ROBERT W. ZEARING, a market gardener of Middlesex township, was born in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland county, Jan. 4, 1874, son of J. S. and Catherine (Witmer) Zearing. When Robert Zearing was a year and a half old, his parents moved to Middlesex township, and there he grew up on a farm, attending the country schools till he was seventeen years 0f age. He entered upon his present occupation of market gardening about 1897, and has found it a profitable employment. That same year, April 29th, Mr. Zearing was married to Miss Sallie A. Keiser, but their married life was cut short by her untimely death the following December; she left a child that died in infancy. Mr. Zearing is much interested in the work of fraternal orders, and is a member 368 CUMBERLAND COUNTY of the I. O. O. F., belonging to Carlisle Lodge, No. 91, and he is a member of several others. Politically he is a Republican. Mr. Zearing is an enterprising and progressive young farmer, and has the promise before him of a successful career.