I have seen a proliferation of Michael Eslberry O'Hair (1749) entries in family trees.
THIS IS WRONG!!!!!!!!!
I have been researching my 4th great grandfather for 20 years. There is no documentation referring to him as Michael "Elsberry" O'Hair.
There IS a grandson of Michael O'Hair (1749) named Michael Elsberry O'Hair (1829)
16. MICHAEL ELSBERRY3 O'HAIR (John2, Michael1) was born on 22 Feb 1829 in Edgar County, Illinois. He died on 13 Aug 1914 in Coles County, Illinois. He married (1) REBEKAN CATHARINE ZINK on 01 Jun 1856. She was born on 26 Sep 1836. She died on 07 Dec 1873. He married (2) SARAH E.
BRYANT on 14 Oct 1875. She was born in 1851. She died on 11 Jul 1894.
Some one in the past made the mistake and it has been merged off of Ancestry.com over and over again, compounding the error.
Please correct your records.
The following is me:
JOHN EVERETT7 RECKEL (Dorothy Louise6 O'Hair, Everett Ryan5 O'Hair, James Whitney4 O'Hair, John Western3 O'Hair, Michael2 O'Hair Jr., Michael1 O'Hair) was born on 30 Mar 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana - Methodist Hospital.
Use me for a source, if you wish.
Or you can use:
THE MICHAEL O’HAIR FAMILY
Michael O’Hair
And
(1) Malinda or Eleanor Hawkins
(2) Elizabeth Tribbett
Compiled and Edited by
Mrs. C. Gerald Brann
A Great-great-great granddaughter of Michael O’Hair
May 1957
While she was compiling the book, Virginia Brann spoke to living people who knew Michael O'Hair. The ugly oval picture of Michael O'Hair is from her book.
John