Cleveland, John

"JOHN CLEVELAND, farmer, P. O. Unity, was born on the farm where he now resides February 7, 1831, a son of John and Sophia (Essick) Cleveland; latter a native of this county. His father, who was a native of New York and of English descent, followed farming and died March 6, 1872. Their family consisted of four children, three of whom survive, our subject being the third. The paternal grandfather, Frederick Cleveland, came from New York to Pennsylvania, participated in the Revolutionary war, and the paternal great-grandfather, Jabez Cleveland, was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. The paternal grandmother, Mrs. Cleveland, was Maria VanBuren, of Dutch extraction, born in New York, daughter of Henry VanBuren, a full brother of ex-President Martin VanBuren’s father, which made her mother a first cousin to the ex-President. Our subject was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools. He married, January 21, 1864, Anna M. Lower, a daughter of George C. and Sarah (Crum) Lower, who were of German origin; former a carpenter and farmer. The names of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland are as follows: George Elmer, Sally K., John Emory, Anna Mary, Ella Margaret (deceased) and Robert Calvin. The family are members of the German Reformed Church. In politics Mr. Cleveland is a Republican. By referring to the history of the Cleveland family it is found that our subject is a relative of President Cleveland. "