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II. WILLIAM O'HAIR, son of Michael and Elizabeth Tribbett O'Hair, was born
in 1806, 1807 other sources give 1812 and died in 186__. One source says he
was killed by Confederate home guards the day he was 57 years old and
another source gives the date 1866, Laurel, Kentucky. He was married
September 2, 1830 (another sources gives 1829) to POLLY NICKELL. She was
born in Scotland They were married at Lacey Creek:, Kentucky.
Children
1. F. James Sylvester
2. Michael
3. John
4. Harlan
5. Sibby
6. Daniel Boone
7. Ella (Ellen)
8. Leander
9. Huston
10. Eveline (Eva)
11. Green
12. William Jr.
13. Marian
14. Taylor
III. F. JAMES SYLVESTER O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was
born February 20, 1830,1833 at Hazel Green, Kentucky and died March 8, 1904
in Edgar County, Illinois. He was married in 1859 at Campton, Kentucky to
LOURAINE COMBS, daughter of Isaac B. Combs. She was born July 26, 1845 in
Breathitt County, Kentucky and died November 23, 1911, Paris, Illinois. He
was a noted fidler and a southern sympathizer.
Children
1. Sibby Helen
2. Rose Ellen
3. William Wallace
IV. SIBBY HELEN O'HAIR, daughter of James Sylvester and Louraine Combs
O'Hair, was born March 12, 1861 in Wolfe County, Kentucky and died February
15, 1911 in Edgar County, Illinois. She was married (1) in 1879 at Paris,
Illinois to CHARLES WALLACE. He was born and died at Paris, Illinois.
Children
1. Claude Herbert
2. Arthur Boyd
She was married (2) to JOHN RAHEL.
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IV. ROSE ELLEN O'HAIR, daughter of F. James Sylvester and Louraine Combs
O'Hair, was born January 9, 1864 south of Paris, Edgar County, Illinois and
died June 11, 1946 south of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana She was
married (1) March 8, 1880 at Paris, Illinois to WALKER WALLACE, He was born
September 13, 1855 at Paris, Illinois and died April 8, 1895 near Paris,
Illinois.
Children
1. Forest
2. Clarence M.
3. Helen
She was married (2) August 25, 1895 at Terre Haute, Indiana to WILLIAM H.
DOLL. He was born January 6, 1854 at Marshall, Illinois and died. August 25,
1929 at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.
Children
1. Margaret
V. FOREST WALLACE, son of Walker and Rose Ellen O'Hair Wallace, was born
February 20, 1881, south of Paris, Edgar County, Illinois and died October
28, 1918 at Quincy, California. He was married in Glendale, California to LENNYE HANLEY. She was born in Brownsville, Oregon.
Children
1. Leo Wade
VI. LEO WADE WALLACE, son of Forest and Lennye Hanley Wallace, was born
November 14, 1909 in Glendale, California. He was married in 1936 in
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii to HARRIETT HAMMOND. She was born in 1910 in
Shanghai, China.
Children
1. John Hammond
2. William
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V. CLARENCE M. WALLACE, son of Walker and Rose Ellen O'Hair Wallace, was
born April 22, 1883 near Paris, Illinois and died November 25, 1951 at
Banning, California. He married in Streeter, Illinois to BERTHA ROSS. She
was born October 9, 1885 at Marshall, Illinois. No children.
V. HELEN WALLACE, daughter of Walker and Rose Ellen O'Hair Wallace, was born
September 22, 1886 south of Paris, Illinois. She was married January 3, 1906
at Marshall, Illinois to GEORGE SWIGER.
Children
1. Forest Melville
VI. FOREST MELVILLE SWIGER, son of George and Helen Wallace Swiger, was born
July 5, 1910 near Paris, Illinois. He was married in 1930 in Bisbee, Arizona
to (1) NATALIE GRANT. She was born in 1907 at Bisbee, Arizona.
Children
1. Forest M. Jr.
He married (2) in 1936 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma NAOMI _____________
Children
1. Stephen
2. Phillip
He married (3) in 1945 at Kansas City, Kansas JOANNE _____________. She was
born in 1927.
Children
1. Sandra 3. Michael
2. Douglas 4. Jeffrey
V. MARGARET DOLL, daughter of William H. and Rose Ellen O'Hair Wallace Doll,
was born June 18, 1897 near Marshall, Illinois. She was married March 20,
1920 at Paris, Illinois to CLARENCE A. SWEARINGEN. He was born May 9, 1898
in Lewis
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County, Kentucky,
Children
1. Eleanor Jean
2. Granville Dana (deceased)
VI. ELEANOR JEAN SWEARINGEN, daughter of Clarence A. and Margaret Doll
Swearingen, was born March 13, 1921 in Vigo County, Indiana, She was married
January 26, 1946 at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana to EMORY C. DeWITT. He
was born September 26, 1921 at Lotus, Illinois.
Children
1. Carmen Joyce
IV. WILLIAM WALLACE O'HAIR, son of P. James Sylvester and Louraine Combs
O'Hair, was born in 1860 in Wolfe County, Kentucky and died in 1860 in Edgar
County, Illinois.
III. MICHAEL O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in
1832, Lacey Creek, Kentucky and died in 1923, Laurel, Kentucky. He was
married in 1862 at Laurel, Kentucky to VICTORIA CONWAY.
Children
1. Daughter
5. Cleveland
2. Michael, Jr.
6. William
3. John T.
7. Jackson
4. James S.
IV. JOHN T. O'HAIR, son of Michael and Victoria Conway O'Hair, was born
March 30, 1885.
IV. JAMES S. O'HAIR, son of Michael and Victoria Conway O'Hair, was born
March 31, 1887 at Laurel, Kentucky. He was married April 3, 1907 to EMMA
HAGER at Laurel Creek, Kentucky.
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Children of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair
1. John S.
6. Nora
2. Duea
7. Martha
3. Ola
8. Priscilla
4. Sarah
9. Dovie
5. May
10. Donald
V. JOHN S. O'HAIR, son of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born March 18,
1908, Laurel Creek, Kentucky.
V. DUEA O'HAIR, son of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born October 21,
1909.
V. OLA O'HAIR, daughter of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born April
29, 1912.
V. SARAH O'HAIR, daughter of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born April
10, 1914.
V. MAY O'HAIR, daughter of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born June 6,
1915.
V. NORA O'HAIR, daughter of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born June
26, 1917.
V. MARTHA O'HAIR, daughter of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born
September 14. 1919.
V. PRISCILLA O'HAIR, daughter of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born
March 2, 1922.
V. DOVIE O'HAIR, daughter of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born June
19, 1924.
V. DONALD O'HAIR, son of James S. and Emma Hager O'Hair, was born February
14, 1927.
III. JOHN O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in 1833.
He was in Sherman's March to the Sea.
III. HARLEN O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in
1835 and died on Laurel (Kentucky).
III. SIBBY (Sibby Nevilee) O'HAIR, daughter of William and Polly Nickell
O'Hair, was born in 1836, another
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source states she was the baby of the family. She married CHARLES LEACH. He
was born in 1861 and died in 1945.
Children
Three daughters.
III. DANIEL BOONE ("Boone") O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair,
was born in 1838. He went to Illinois where he worked on a farm for Adin and
Mary Ellen Hanks Baber. He later went to Texas,
III. ELLA (Ellen) O'HAIR, daughter of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was
born in 1839. She married JOHN BREWER. One source says she lived with James
E. M. O'Hair and family in Putnam County, Indiana from the age 13 until
grown.
III. LEANDER O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in
1841.
III. HUSTON O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in
1842. He lived and died on Laurel Creek, Kentucky.
III. EVA (Eveline) O'HAIR, daughter of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was
born in 1844. One source says the name was Eva and that she died on Laurel
Creek, Kentucky. Another source says the name was Eveline and that she
married ALEC BABER and that they both died in Dow City, Iowa.
III. GREEN O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in
1845. He was married to ELIZA _____. He was a southern sympathizer.
III. WILLIAM O'HAIR, Jr., son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born
in 1847 Married SUSAN _______
III. MARIAN O'HAIR, child of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in
1849. Marian died at the age of 20 on Laurel Creek, Kentucky of fever.
III. TAYLOR O'HAIR, son of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair, was born in
1852.
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The dates of birth for the children of William and Polly Nickell O'Hair were
supplied to me by James S. O'Hair, a grandson. The following is a note
received from him.
"Marian O'Hair died on Laurel Creek at the age of 20. He had fever. I knew
Pop O'Hair (that would be Polly Nickell O'Hair), she had long red hair and
died at my father's house. She was his mother and had fourteen children. I
knew them all but Boone O'Hair, who went to Texas and Marlan, who died at 20
with fever. Uncle Will O'Hair lived on Laurel till, his wife died. Susan was
her name, then he went to Big Branch and married and died there. Harlan died
on Laurel, his brother died on Laurel and Uncle Huston lived and died on
Laurel Creek."
Signed,
"James S. O'Hair"
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