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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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ELISHA CARTER, farmer, P. O. Surryville, was born in Tate Township, Clermont County, Ohio, October 19, 1829, and is a son of George and Catharine (Emmons) Carter. Elisha acquired a common school education. He engaged in farming for himself in Clermont County in 1848; thus he continued until in the fall of 1850, at which time he emigrated to Brown County, where he rented land in Lewis Township. He remained in Lewis Township for a short time, then he bought seventy-six acres of land in Pike Township, and moved there. He has since added thirty-six acres owning at the present 112 acres, where he resides. Mr. Carter has been a very industrious and energetic farmer. He and his family are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have been blessed with eight children, of whom seven are living — William M., J. E. F., George B., Robert B., Lottie Anderson, Melissa A. and Henry M.
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