Cleveland.Marvin.1810.Shelby.BIOS

MARVIN CLEVELAND was born in Shelby County, Ky., May 21, 1810, son of EZER
and MARTHA (WADKINS) CLEVELAND, the father a native of New York and the
mother of Tennessee.  The parents came to Clark County, Ind., in 1814, and
to Orange County in 1816.  He died at Bryantsville, October 20, 1853, and
his wife died November 26, 1862.  They were parents of thirteen children and
consistent members of the Baptist Church.  Marvin was reared at hard work on
his father's farm and "graduated" at a log schoolhouse with dirt floor and
greased paper windows.  To his marriage with MARTHA NOBLIT, November 5,
1828, six children were born:  LAVINA, MARY A., CELIA, SARAH J., SYLVIA and
ELI.  Mrs. Cleveland was born in Grayson County, Va., February 1, 1809.  In
1831, Mr. Cleveland moved upon his present farm (Marion Township, Lawrence
County, Ind.), where by industry, frugality and integrity, he has made a
comfortable home.  He and wife are consistent Baptists.  Mr. Cleveland being
a pioneer Superintendent of Sabbath-schools and a Deacon.  They reared a
bound boy to manhood (P. N. WHITE), who fell in the late war.  Eli Cleveland
was born where he now resides, December 26, 1845, and received in youth a
good common school education.  March 15, 1868, he married JULIA A. KEARBY,
born in this county (Lawrence), October 24, 1842. They have one
child--MARVIN A.  The county has no better citizens than the Cleveland
families.  Later, on the 26th of July, 1884, Marvin Cleveland died at the
age of seventy-four and some months.  The community lost a good neighbor and
the county one of its best citizens.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS.
1884



Submitted by: Diana Flynn <ivie@tima.com>
Date: Sun,  6 Jul 1997