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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. W. HANSELMAN, farmer, P. O. Georgetown, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 5, 1832. He is a son of John and Christina (Hartso) Hanselman, natives of Germany. They came to America in 1813, locating at Cincinnati. In 1832, they came to Brown County, and settled on a farm in Franklin Township, where they spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living—all residing in Brown County. Mr. Hanselman was reared on a farm, and has always retained a desire for agricultural pursuits; he received two months’ schooling in early life, but has put his time to practical things, and now owns a farm of fifty-seven and three-quarter acres, mostly under cultivation. Mr. Hanselman was reared in the belief of the Lutheran Church, and politically is Democratic. He was married, in 1855 to Margaret, daughter of John and Oriter (Rice) Lucas, a native of Brown County. They have eight children living — Charles, a carpenter, married and residing in Higginsport; John, a resident of California; Joseph, a farmer of Pleasant Township; Washington, Emma, Albert, Ruth Ella and Maggie. Mrs. Hanselman is a member of the Christian Church.
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