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Below is a family biography included in The History of Posey County, Indiana by John C. Leffel and published by Standard Publishing Company in 1913. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Dr. Commodore P. Barrett, the third child in a family of twelve children, and the son of Isaac and Louisa Barrett, was born in Pike county, Indiana, November 26, 1869. He was raised on a farm and attended the district schools during the winter. Began teaching school in 1889 and continued several years in the country and village schools. Graduated from the State I. N. School at Princeton, Ind., in 1891, and from the Hospital College of Indiana at Louisville, Ky., in 1898. Since his graduation he has been engaged in the practice of his profession in Pike and in Posey counties. He was located for a time at Grafton and more recently at Oliver Station, in Posey county. At present he is located at Mt. Vernon, Ind. Dr. Barrett was married in 1898 to Miss Jada M. Glasson, of Warrick county, Indiana. This union has been blessed with three children, two boys and a girl.
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