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WILLIAM H. CREAMER, one of the progressive farmers of Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, the owner of 118 acres of excellent land situated in Section 25, was born on his father's farm in Warren Township, Jefferson County, January 27, 1859, and is a son of Jacob and Jane (Barrett) Creamer. Jacob Creamer was born also in Warren Township, where his father, also Jacob Creamer, had settled when he came first from Germany to Jefferson County. He helped his father clear up the land which was heavily timbered. During his younger years he also followed boating on the river for a time, but later, inheriting a part of the family estate, returned there and died in the same old log house in which he had been born. He married Jane Barrett, who was born at Tiltonsville and died in Warren Township. They had nine children, William Henry being the third in order of birth and the others as follows: Susan; George; Mary, wife of George Wallace; Letitia, wife of Harry Bellville; Martha, wife of Frank Brown; Lydia, wife of William Haymaker; and Jacob and James. William H. Creamer lived at home until after the death of his father, in the meanwhile attending the public schools when he could be spared. He began work on the farm in boyhood and thus early became familiar with all necessary details, this certain knowledge often making the difference in later life between the successful and the unsuccessful agriculturist. After the father died, Mr. Creamer and his older brother, George Creamer, rented the home farm for ten years. In 1900 he bought his present property from Lewis Hawthorn and has carried on a general farming line ever since. He is also interested, with Plumber McGrew in a hay press and they do a large business as hay balers at Rayland. Mr. Creamer is a Republican in his political sentiments but has never been willing to assume the cares of office. He is one of the representative and substantial men of this part of Jefferson County.  Return to Family Tales
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