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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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ELLISON PURDY, farmer, P. O. Sardinia, was born in Highland County, March 29, 1825. He is the third son and youngest child of Thomas and Jane, (Reed) Purdy, who were natives of Pennsylvania. When fourteen years of age, his parents removed near Sardinia and settled on a farm, where he grew to manhood. December 26, 1848, he was married to Margaret J. Purcell, born in Union Township July 10, 1831, and a daughter of Alfred and Mary A. (Ewing) Purcell. They had two children — Arrainda C., born January 18, 1855, and died June 8, 1875. She was the wife of John H. Purdum, by whom she had two children (twins) — Iva A. and Ida C. (deceased), born September 20, 1875. Alfred F., the youngest, was born December 1860, and died February 31, 1881, of neuralgia. Mr. and Mrs. Purdy are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Purdy served as Trustee of his township two terms. Politically, he is a Republican. He owns a valuable farm of 260 acres, and is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser.
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