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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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GEORGE W. MARTIN, farmer P. O. Mt. Oreb, was born July 31, 1853, in Hamilton County, Ohio, and is a son of Gano and Elizabeth (Nash) Martin. Gano was born about 1812, in Hamilton County, Ohio, and was married three times. The first wife that blessed his home was Anna Curry; second, Elizabeth Nash, the mother of our subject, and the third Rachael Merritt. To these unions were born eight children, of whom five are now living. George is the third son and fifth child. He was married, January 14, 1875, to Ella Heltman. Soon after his marriage, he began farming as a renter, thus he continued for three years, when he engaged in the mercantile business and keeping the post office. He acquired a common school education in the common schools. He and his family in March, 1882, moved from Hamilton County, Ohio, into Brown County, Ohio, where he purchased a farm of 113 acres in Pike Township, where they now reside. Mr. and Mrs. Martin are the parents of two children, both living.
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