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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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G. L. KIRKPATRICK, tobacco dealer, Ripley. The subject of this sketch was born in Union Township, Brown County, in 1858, and is a son of Samuel and Nancy (Finley) Kirkpatrick, who were among those of Brown’s earliest pilgrims. Mr. K. established himself in the tobacco trade in 1879, which has proved a complete success. His annual shipments amount to about 125,000 pounds, shipping mostly to Cincinnati, Ohio, and other points. He was united in marriage to Miss Angelia Stratton, a native of West Virginia, September 22, 1881. Mr. K. is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and one of the push and energetic kind, that make a community enterprising. He has two brothers engaged in the same trade in this city.
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