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Below is a family biography included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1883. 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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ADAM HAUCK, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, residing on the Straight Creek and Heizer Ford Pike, was born in Pleasant Township September 15, 1839. His parents are Francis and Elizabeth (Bauer) Hauck, natives of Germany. They settled on a farm in Brown County about forty-five years ago, but now reside in Georgetown. Six of their children are living. Mr. Hauck is seventy-eight years of age, and his wife seventy-four. The subject of this sketch was reared on the old homestead, and received a fair education; he has been a farmer through life, with the exception of the years 1861-62, when he engaged in buying and shipping cattle. Mr. Hauck has been moderately successful in his farming operations, and owns a farm of sixty acres, all under cultivation. Mr. Hauck was married, in 1859, to Elizabeth Bauer, a native of Brown County. They have eight children — Elizabeth (wife of Charles Sturm), Laura B., Anna M., Katie, Adda L., Maggie, Albert Lee and Clara Etta. Mr. and Mrs. Hauck are members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, in which the former has been Deacon and Trustee. Politically, he is a strong Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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