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THOMAS F. McCREARY, son of John McCreary, was born in this county January 8, 1821. He grew to maturity with his parents, and June 14, 1840, was married to Sarah White, daughter of William White, one of the first settlers of the township. He purchased in the same year forty acres of land, going in debt for the same, and never received but $100 assistance from anyone. By hard and constant labor, and good management, he gradually increased his possession to between 800 and 900 acres, which, except 250, he has divided among his children. He has done much hard labor. He and Mrs. McCreary have reared four children: Samuel, William, John and Lunetta (the wife of James T. Marsh), which they have brought up to habits of industry. Mr. McCreary has long been one of the heavy tax payers of the county, and during the war, paid as high as $416 on his property. He has always made it a rule to meet his obligations promptly, and has thus established an enviable credit among his fellow men. He has always reared large amounts of stock, and still deals considerably in cattle, keeping good grades. His land was mostly in the woods, and in his early life he cleared much of the same by his own hard labor. He has been quite successful in his enterprises, and few men in the county have surpassed him in business judgment and enterprise. He has had no advantages of schools, being compelled to work for his living from his childhood.