Individual Details
Abraham Bair
(1784 - August 30, 1830)
Events
Families
Spouse | Elizabeth Harter (1795 - 1887) |
Child | Jacob H. Bair (1814 - 1880) |
Child | George Bair (1816 - 1892) |
Child | Elizabeth Bair (1818 - 1916) |
Child | Margaret Bair (1821 - 1901) |
Child | Christena Bair (1829 - 1915) |
Father | Jacob Bair (1758 - 1840) |
Mother | Barbara Unknown Bair (1755 - 1821) |
Sibling | Sarah Bair (1785 - 1863) |
Sibling | Jacob Bair (1787 - 1863) |
Sibling | Christina Bair (1789 - 1806) |
Sibling | Barbara Bair (1790 - 1804) |
Sibling | Rebecca Bair (1793 - 1875) |
Sibling | John Bair (1796 - 1886) |
Notes
Birth
Birth date is an estimate with no sources.Military
He fought in the War of 1812 a Corporal in Capt James Downing’s Ohio Militia. Abraham enlisted 24 Aug 1812, was discharged 28 Feb 1813.Marriage
From Notes on the Bowman, Harter and Sauer families: The first recorded marriage in the township was Abraham Bair to Elizabeth Harter, who were married by Abraham De Haven on March 31, 1812. Tradition says the marriage ceremony of the first couple was "You bromis to take te voman you holt by te hant to pe your vife, and tat you will shtick to her through hell-fire und dunder? Den I bronounce you man and voman, by Cot!"Death
Death date is from 1812 War pension app, may be wrong, as probate and inventory papers are dated 11829.Burial
Burial place is unknown.Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Ohio, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Lehi, UT, USA 1999, Index, no image 1810 Tax list Plain, Stark County Ohio Abraham Bair.
2. Ancestry.com. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Provo, UT, USA; 2010, Individual cards, image 545 of 804, roll number 4, NARA M313.
3. FamilySearch.org. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 Database with images. FamilySearch.org : 7 March 2017. County courthouses, Ohio., FHL 897628, Digital Folder 004701464, Image 00041 (38 of 201).
4. Ancestry.com, Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Stark Administration Records, Vol B-C, 1817-1832.
5. Ancestry.com. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815, Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Provo, UT, USA; 2010, Individual cards, image 545 of 804, roll number 4, NARA M313.
6. Ancestry.com, Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Stark Administration Records, Vol B-C, 1817-1832 page 559 image 765 of 807 bottom right.
7. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .