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Below is a family biography included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published by Weakley, Harraman & Co. in 1885.  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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CALVIN R. GREEN, son of Martin R. Green, was born in this township in 1858. He grew to maturity in this county, and was educated in the Patriot public schools. Graduated in 1877 in Nelson Business College, Cincinnati, and began book-keeping for Green, Merit & Co., Patriot, in whose employ he was engaged up to 1881, then as a member of the firm to 1883. Has since taken up agricultural pursuits. Married in 1882 to Fannie S. Rabb, daughter of David G. Rabb (deceased), of Rising Sun. They have one child — David R. Mr. Green is a member of F. & A. M., and the Methodist Episcopal Church, and, on general principles, a good fellow.

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This family biography is one of 215 biographies included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published in 1885 by Weakley, Harraman & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Switzerland County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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