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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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ALLEN M. CULTER, farmer, P. O. Russellville, was born October 2, 1823, in Brown County, in what is now known as Jefferson Township. His father, Irwin Culter was of Irish, and his mother Nancy was of Welsh progenitors. Allen M. was about six months old when his father died. When seventeen years of age, he was apprenticed to his brother, James Culter, at Russellville, to learn the harness-making trade, with whom he remained about four and a half years. He then moved to Decatur, Byrd Township, where he carried on harness-making for perhaps nine years. In February, 1847, while residing at Decatur, he married Miss Mary Geeslin, by whom he had seven children, four of whom are still living, viz.: Nancy E., Ackless E., Frank O. and Mary J. In 1855, he moved to the farm on which he at present resides, located near Russellville. In connection with his farm duties, he carried on the harness-making for perhaps five years, but owing to ill-health was obliged to close his shop, and now devotes his time entirely to agricultural pursuits. Politically, he is a Republican; he is a member of the F., & A. M. Lodge, at Russellville and the owner of 163 acres of land. This gentleman is one of our worthy self-made men, of a pleasant, jovial nature.

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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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