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| Joseph J. Everhart, farmer, sec. 34, Big Rapids, was born Feb. 17,1843 in Rose, Wayne Co., N.Y. His father Joseph Everhart, was born Feb. 3, 1799, and died April 16,1866, in Lansing, Tompkins Co., N.Y., His mother Catherine Everhart, was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 27, 1795 and died in 1872. Mr. Everhart left his native state in 1867 and went to LaGrange, Ind. In 1868 he came to Berlin, Ottawa Co., Mich., and after a year’s stay there came to Big Rapids, and in 1869 bought 80 acres of land, lying wholly in a belt of hard wood. He has 65 acres under the plow, and the place and fixtures are in the best condition. The tract has a fine lot of bird’s eyes maple and out standing timber. Mr. Everhart was married March 13, 1866, to Dora Teeter, a native of Lansing, Tompkins Co., N.Y. She was born Feb. 25, 1846, and is the daughter of Vincent and Catherine Teeter, the former a native of Pennsylvania, born April 23. 1807, the latter was born in New York in 1822. Children, Lewie E. born Oct. 2, 1867, and died Feb.18, 1872, Oren V. born Dec.12, 1870, George E. born Oct.7, 1878. Mr. Everhart is a pensioner of the late war, in which he was a soldier. He enlisted Aug. 20, 1862 in Co.D, Ninth N.Y. Artillery, and was in the service until Feb., 1864, when he was discharged on account of disability, his health having become hopeless broken. He is Road Commissioner, and has been Justice of the Peace one year, is a member of the G.A.R. |