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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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BENJAMIN SNOWHILL, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of John and Rebecca (Lewis) Snowhill, was born at Mt. Pleasant, Hamilton Co., Ohio, November 23, 1821. His father was born in Philadelphia, Penn., December 12, 1785, and was a wagon-maker by trade. He was married, at Amboy, N. J., March 9, 1814, to Rebecca Lewis born March 9, 1796. They came to this township in 1822, and bought seventeen acres of land two and one-half miles west of Fayetteville, where he carried on his business of wagon-making in connection with farming till the time of his death, which occurred August 9, 1838. Benjamin worked several years at carpentering. In 1851, he bought an interest in a carding, grist and saw mill with S. J. Bevans. They also took contracts on public works. This partnership lasted exactly nineteen years. During this time, they were very successful, and accumulated 647 acres of land and four lots in Fayetteville. In 1853, Mr. Snowhill moved to his present location in the southern part of Fayetteville, where he has three acres on which he built a fine brick residence. He was married in Fayetteville, November 7, 1848, to Luna M., daughter of Amos and Phoebe Harris, born near Chillicothe, Ohio. They have six sons and one daughter — John, William, Amos, Charles, Benjamin F., Edward and Mary B. Mr. Snowhill’s mother, who is still living at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, and his wife are members of the M. E. Church. He has filled several offices of trust in village and township — Township Treasurer two or three terms, and member of the Council a number of terms.

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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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