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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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JOHN F. CRAWFORD, farmer, P. O. Mt. Oreb. The subject of this sketch was born November 26, 1824, in Highland County, Ohio. His parents are James S. (deceased) and Eleanor (Fennor) Crawford. In 1842, with his parents, he came to Green Township, Brown County, where he now resides. In December, 1861, he married Sarah M. Honaker, daughter of John and Julia Honaker. This union has been blessed with eleven children — Verry, Frank, Alice, David, Carlton, India A., Julia, Aloy, Luella, John C. and Wilbur. We have made mention of his parents in the sketch of Jackson Crawford, his brother. Mr. Crawford has been remarkably successful as a farmer, and at present is the owner of 111 acres of land, well cultivated, and containing fine and commodious buildings, making his homestead one of the pleasantest in the county. We are proud of the records which the Crawfords, as a family, possess.
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