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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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JAMES HYNDS, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of Richard and Catherine (McGuire) Hynds, was born in Down County, Ireland, in 1797. He was married in Ireland when twenty-one years of age, to Susan Waterson, by whom he had ten children, five now living — Rose, Susan, Margaret, Richard and James. His two sons are in California. Mr. Hynds came to this township in 1851, and settled on Grassy Run. He now has two acres of land and resides near the western line of the township. His daughters also own fifty acres nearby. The family are members of the Catholic Church.
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