| | John may have been the father of '''[[Eden (Edon, Eaton) Neer]]'''. I take him to be Eden<nowiki>’</nowiki>s father only as an unproven theory on the basis of the following: | | John may have been the father of '''[[Eden (Edon, Eaton) Neer]]'''. I take him to be Eden<nowiki>’</nowiki>s father only as an unproven theory on the basis of the following: |
| − | 1. A John and Sarah Neer were the parents of Nancy Neer, in whose house Eden<nowiki>’</nowiki>s services were held. (The ''County of Williams, Ohio Historical and Biographical'' published in Chicago in 1882, in its entry on Bentley Hannon, describes his wife, Nancy A. Neer, as "born in Trumbull County, Ohio, February 11, 1816... the daughter of John and Sarah Neer, who were born in Virginia and who settled in Trumbull County in the fall of 1815.") | + | 1. A John and Sarah Neer were the parents of Nancy Neer, in whose house Eden<nowiki>’</nowiki>s services were held. (The ''County of Williams, Ohio Historical and Biographical'' published in Chicago in 1882, in its entry on Bentley Hannon, describes his wife, Nancy A. Neer, as "born in Trumbull County, Ohio, February 11, 1816... the daughter of John and Sarah Neer, who were born in Virginia and who settled in Trumbull County in the fall of 1815.") Nancy went to Williams County, and specifically to Center, near Melbern, at the same time Eden did, and could thus be his sister. |
| | 2. A John Neer (the only one I see in Ohio) was buried in close proximity to Eden Neer's land holdings in Williams County. (That gravestone puts his life-span from 1771 to 1849. The Williams County publication of cemetery records describes the Melbern or Neidhardt cemetery as a family plot located in Section 21, Center Township. It contains a marker for "Neer, John, d. Mar. 7, 1849, ae 78y." An estate record, inventory and bill of sale for a John Neer who died in 1849 are in the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas.) | | 2. A John Neer (the only one I see in Ohio) was buried in close proximity to Eden Neer's land holdings in Williams County. (That gravestone puts his life-span from 1771 to 1849. The Williams County publication of cemetery records describes the Melbern or Neidhardt cemetery as a family plot located in Section 21, Center Township. It contains a marker for "Neer, John, d. Mar. 7, 1849, ae 78y." An estate record, inventory and bill of sale for a John Neer who died in 1849 are in the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas.) |