BIO:  James M. DEARING, born Washington Co. KY, 06 Apr 1818

Submitted by Phillis H i l l, May 20, 1998

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History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana
Chicago: Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1885
 
Pike County, Marion Township, page 451
 
JAMES M. DEARING is a son of John and Polly Dearing, who were natives of
Virginia and Kentucky, respectively.  They were married in the mother's
native State, and followed farming as an occupation.  The father's death
occurred in 1863 and the mother's in 1823.  Our subject was born April 6, 
1818, in Washington County, Ky., and came to Indiana and settled on a farm
in Marion Township, Pike County, and began his career as a tiller of the
soil.  In 1842, Elizabeth Jane Thomas, a native of Virginia, became his life
companion and the mother of eight children--four sons and four daughters:
Isaiah, Mary (deceased), James (deceased), Maria, Robert (deceased),
Margaret, Louisa and John.  Mr. Dearing's education is very limited, but all
the family can read and write.  They are members of the Methodist Church, 
and his political views are Republican.  He is a successful farmer and one
of the old pioneer settlers, and a prominent and respected citizen of his
township.


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