GRANDSON OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN JOHN GEORGE OVERMIRE
ONE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF TAMA CO., IOWA
PIONEER OF OHIO AND IOWA
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Peter was the son of Jacob Overmire and Mary Guinn. He married Elizabeth Hill.
Source: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
Bio from History of Tama Co., 1883:
Peter OVERMIRE came to Tama county in the spring of 1852, and located in Toledo township. He was a native of Ohio, born in Perry county of that State, February 1, 1814. He is a son of Jacob and Mary (Guima) Overmire, who emigrated to Ohio in 1810, being among the early settlers of Perry county. Here Peter grew to manhood, receiving an education in a log cabin. When eighteen years of age, he went to Sandusky county, where he became acquainted with and married Miss Elizabeth Hill on June 24, 1838. Five children blessed this union - Eve, John. F., Levi W., Silas and Mary C. Mr. Overmire left Ohio, went to Indiana, and in the summer of 1851, emigrated to Iowa City, where he spent the winter, emigrating in the spring of 1852, to Tama county, and settled on section 6, in Toledo township. About the time of his arrival, there was a heavy snow storm, the snow falling to the depth of eleven inches. Mr. Overmire went to work and soon erected a log cabin, one among the first in the township, here he remained four years, when he removed to the vicinity of Monticello. In the spring of 1860, he moved to his present farm, where he has since resided. His farm consists of eighty acres of land under good cultivation, valued at $40.00 per acre, and twenty acres of timber. Mr. Overmire is a member of the Baptist church and his wife of the Lutheran.
ONE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF TAMA CO., IOWA
PIONEER OF OHIO AND IOWA
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Peter was the son of Jacob Overmire and Mary Guinn. He married Elizabeth Hill.
Source: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
Bio from History of Tama Co., 1883:
Peter OVERMIRE came to Tama county in the spring of 1852, and located in Toledo township. He was a native of Ohio, born in Perry county of that State, February 1, 1814. He is a son of Jacob and Mary (Guima) Overmire, who emigrated to Ohio in 1810, being among the early settlers of Perry county. Here Peter grew to manhood, receiving an education in a log cabin. When eighteen years of age, he went to Sandusky county, where he became acquainted with and married Miss Elizabeth Hill on June 24, 1838. Five children blessed this union - Eve, John. F., Levi W., Silas and Mary C. Mr. Overmire left Ohio, went to Indiana, and in the summer of 1851, emigrated to Iowa City, where he spent the winter, emigrating in the spring of 1852, to Tama county, and settled on section 6, in Toledo township. About the time of his arrival, there was a heavy snow storm, the snow falling to the depth of eleven inches. Mr. Overmire went to work and soon erected a log cabin, one among the first in the township, here he remained four years, when he removed to the vicinity of Monticello. In the spring of 1860, he moved to his present farm, where he has since resided. His farm consists of eighty acres of land under good cultivation, valued at $40.00 per acre, and twenty acres of timber. Mr. Overmire is a member of the Baptist church and his wife of the Lutheran.
GRANDSON OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR CAPTAIN JOHN GEORGE OVERMIRE
ONE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF TAMA CO., IOWA
PIONEER OF OHIO AND IOWA
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Peter was the son of Jacob Overmire and Mary Guinn. He married Elizabeth Hill.
Source: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
Bio from History of Tama Co., 1883:
Peter OVERMIRE came to Tama county in the spring of 1852, and located in Toledo township. He was a native of Ohio, born in Perry county of that State, February 1, 1814. He is a son of Jacob and Mary (Guima) Overmire, who emigrated to Ohio in 1810, being among the early settlers of Perry county. Here Peter grew to manhood, receiving an education in a log cabin. When eighteen years of age, he went to Sandusky county, where he became acquainted with and married Miss Elizabeth Hill on June 24, 1838. Five children blessed this union - Eve, John. F., Levi W., Silas and Mary C. Mr. Overmire left Ohio, went to Indiana, and in the summer of 1851, emigrated to Iowa City, where he spent the winter, emigrating in the spring of 1852, to Tama county, and settled on section 6, in Toledo township. About the time of his arrival, there was a heavy snow storm, the snow falling to the depth of eleven inches. Mr. Overmire went to work and soon erected a log cabin, one among the first in the township, here he remained four years, when he removed to the vicinity of Monticello. In the spring of 1860, he moved to his present farm, where he has since resided. His farm consists of eighty acres of land under good cultivation, valued at $40.00 per acre, and twenty acres of timber. Mr. Overmire is a member of the Baptist church and his wife of the Lutheran.
ONE OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OF TAMA CO., IOWA
PIONEER OF OHIO AND IOWA
---------------
Peter was the son of Jacob Overmire and Mary Guinn. He married Elizabeth Hill.
Source: One Immigrant's Legacy, The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009, by Laurence Overmire, Indelible Mark Publishing, www.imarkbooks.com
Bio from History of Tama Co., 1883:
Peter OVERMIRE came to Tama county in the spring of 1852, and located in Toledo township. He was a native of Ohio, born in Perry county of that State, February 1, 1814. He is a son of Jacob and Mary (Guima) Overmire, who emigrated to Ohio in 1810, being among the early settlers of Perry county. Here Peter grew to manhood, receiving an education in a log cabin. When eighteen years of age, he went to Sandusky county, where he became acquainted with and married Miss Elizabeth Hill on June 24, 1838. Five children blessed this union - Eve, John. F., Levi W., Silas and Mary C. Mr. Overmire left Ohio, went to Indiana, and in the summer of 1851, emigrated to Iowa City, where he spent the winter, emigrating in the spring of 1852, to Tama county, and settled on section 6, in Toledo township. About the time of his arrival, there was a heavy snow storm, the snow falling to the depth of eleven inches. Mr. Overmire went to work and soon erected a log cabin, one among the first in the township, here he remained four years, when he removed to the vicinity of Monticello. In the spring of 1860, he moved to his present farm, where he has since resided. His farm consists of eighty acres of land under good cultivation, valued at $40.00 per acre, and twenty acres of timber. Mr. Overmire is a member of the Baptist church and his wife of the Lutheran.
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