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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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DR. JOHN H. LOVE, the junior partner of this firm (DRS. McCASKEY & LOVE), was born in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio, November 23, 1847; he is the son of Charles and Elizabeth A. (Hover) Love, the former a native of Brown and the latter of Clermont County, Ohio; his grandfather, Alexander, first settled in Brown County about 1800. Mrs. Love departed this life in 1877; Mr. Love is still living, and resides in Clark Township. The subject of this sketch received a good English education, and graduated from the Ohio College of Medicine and Surgery, at Cincinnati, in 1870. The same year, he came to Hamersville, and commenced the practice of his profession. The firm are doing a good business, and also are the proprietors of a drug store in the village. Dr. Love is Democratic in politics, and has officiated as Township Treasurer. Hs was married, in 1875, to Adda McCaskey, a daughter of the senior member of the firm. They have one child, Hugh M., born September 26, 1878. Mrs. Love is a member of the M. E. Church.
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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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