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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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J. B. NEEDHAM, farmer, P. O. Mt. Oreb, was born on July 12, 1833, in Clermont County, Ohio. He is the son of John and Rosana Needham. Our subject’s father was born February 17, 1797, in Maryland, and his mother was born on May 10, 1801, in Clermont County, Ohio. They were married about 1820. The fruits of this union were nine children, of whom eight are now living. Mr. J. B. Needham was married in August, 1854, to Elizabeth Carpenter. He began farming for himself soon after he was married. He rented land for the first two years, when he bought 100 acres in Clermont County, Ohio, and thinking that he could get a farm that would suit him better, he sold the 100 acres and he and family emigrated to Brown County, where he purchased 204 acres, where he now resides. He and wife both belong to the Methodist Church. They were the parents of nine children, of whom eight are living — Charles M., Frances M., Rosetta A., Ella D., Alice B., Harmon C., Stanley M. and Omar C. Mr. Needham is an enterprising business man, and has the confidence of the community in which he lives.

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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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