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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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F. X. FREBIS grocer, Ripley, was born in Germany in 1860, and with his parents, S. and Barbara Herfel, came to the United States in 1854, and located in this township. Mr. Frebis served a clerkship in this county, and opened a general stock of goods at Red Oak, where he was engaged nine months, when he came to this city and established himself in his present location in 1870. In 1872, he was married to Miss Josephine K. Doerlen, a native of Ripley, who died in the spring of 1878, leaving three motherless children, viz., Anna, Caroline and Adolph. He was again united in marriage to Miss Ida Scwitzen, a native of Kentucky, to whom has been born one daughter, Elizabeth. Mr. Frebis is one of the stanch and self-made business men of Ripley, active and energetic in his work, and a worthy citizen.
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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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