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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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CASSIUS C. HITE, farmer, P. O. Sardinia. An enterprising young man of Washington Township is a son of Noah and Elizabeth Hite. He was born in Washington June 18, 1844. He was reared on a farm, and educated in the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. In 1872, he engaged in teaching, and has followed it efficiently ever since. September 17, 1874, he was married to Miss Ida, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Flaugher. She bore him two children — Lizzie Florence, born August 18, 1875, and Edgar E., born October 19, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Hite are associated as members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Hite is connected with the I. O. O. F. society, and in politics is a Republican. He served as Township Treasurer two years, and in April, 1882, was elected a member of the Board of Trustees. He owns a farm of eighty-three acres with good improvements.
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