My Genealogy Hound

GEORGE IVESTER, farmer and miller, Sec. 4; P. O. Arcanum. The subject of this memoir was born in Chester Co., Penn., Aug. 10, 1821; he only had the advantage of a common-school education, such as the country afforded upwards of fifty years ago, and when out of school assisted his father in a nail factory; at the age of 13 years, he commenced his career in the world alone and unaided, save his own willing hands, and inflexible will; in 1834, he removed to Miami Co., Ohio, where he worked on a farm for three years, and then entered a blacksmith-shop and soon became a proficient in his trade, which he prosecuted for twenty years; in the spring of 1849, he was seized with the gold fever that raged so at that time, and made an overland trip to the Pacific Coast, which occupied 130 days; in the fall of 1854, he settled in Darke Co., in Twin Township, where he purchased 148 acres of land where, he now lives, all of which is in a high state of cultivation; in the summer of 1875, he erected a large and magnificent dwelling in the pleasant little village of Arcanum, and its pleasant grounds and beautiful surroundings make it the most desirable place in the village. He celebrated his marriage with Miss Rebecca, daughter of William and Catherine Davis, Feb. 24, 1851. Six children have been given to this union, viz.: Martha J., born Jan. 11, 1853; William H., born Aug. 5, 1855; Emma J., born May 13, 1858; Olive V., born April 14, 1862; Allie O., born March 27, 1864; Mina B., born Dec. 23, 1868. The parents of Mr. Ivester were residents of Chester Co., Penn.; his father was born in 1784, and died at the age of 58 years, in the county of his nativity; his mother was born in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and departed this life about 1839. Mr. Ivester has had his full share of petty offices and informs us that he has never been a political aspirant. Mrs. Ivester was born in Logan Co. Jan. 18, 1825.