Mrs. Jacob Eyman
The family of Peter Eyman came to this state in 1810, and he followed one year later. They were natives of Hardee County, Virginia. The family consisted of five boys and seven girls. They came West by wagons and pack horses. One of the sons, Abram, brought with him sprouts, with which was planted the first orchard in this locality, and some of the trees still bear fruit. They settled on Whetstone Run, where they remained one year, then purchased the Erskine survey, No. 12037, of the notorious Harper, and in the absence of a clear title, had to purchase the land a second time, Peter Eyman married Hannah Whetstone, of Virginia. Both were members of the German Baptist denomination. She died in 1842; he in 1844.
Jacob Eyman was born in Hardee County, Virginia, in 1798, and came to this township with the family, where he resided till his death. During his lifetime he increased the land to seven hundred and forty acres, and owned two additional farms, whose combined acreage was six hundred and two acres.
In 1833, he married Phoebe, daughter of Moses Hopkins, of Ross County. She bore him four children: Melinda, Jesse, Peter, and Allen. Peter died in infancy; Melinda is the wife of Ananias Ware; Jesse and Allen live on the home farm.
Mr. Eyman was a member of the German Baptist Church, to which his relict still belongs. His father, Peter, was a minister in this church. He never aspired to political oflices, but devoted himself to farming. He departed this life August 30, 1879, aged eighty-one years, after a life of usefulness, leaving an interesting family to mourn their loss.
His widow still lives on the homestead, which contains, since the division, five hundred and twenty acres, well improved, and adorned by a beautiful dwelling, making it a desirable rural home. The children attend the Fairview German Baptist Church. One of the sons, Jesse, went out during the Morgan raid.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County