George Zemer
George Zemer, deceased.
In Pennsylvania, on the 9th of November, 1807, Mr. Zemer was born. He was a son of Henry and Elizabeth Zemer, who were natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Pickaway.County, O., remained until 1818, when they came to Shelby County, and settled on the northeast quarter of section 6, Loramie Township, on which Henry Zemer died in 1836. He served in the war of the Revolution. His widow remained on the home farm in Loramie Township until 1846, when she moved to the, State of Indiana, where she died in 1851. They reared a family of ten children, viz., Abraham, Sarah, Susannah, Mary, Elizabeth, Catharine, Christian, George, Margaret, and Henry, only three of whom are now living, viz., Sarah, Elizabeth, and Margaret. George Zemer, the subject of this sketch, came to Shelby County with his parents in 1818. In Aug. 1833, he married Miss Elizabeth Day, daughter of Henry and Ann Elizabeth Day. Miss Day was born in London County, Va., Nov. 14, 1809, and came to Shelby County with her parents in 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Zemer settled on her father’s home farm, remained until March 20, 1836, when they moved on the east half of the southeast quarter of section 6, where Mr. Zemer died March 13, 1865. His widow is living on the home farm with her son, Noah Zemer. They reared a family of five children, viz., Noah, Henry, Catharine, George W., and Levi.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883