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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 TROUT, farmer, P. O. Feesburg, was born in North Carolina, August 31, 1808, and from one year old has been in Lewis Township, as is seen in the pioneer history. He is a son of William Trout, and was the eldest of a family of nine children, viz., the subject, David, Daniel, Andrew, deceased, Margaret, Anna, Ellen, Eliza and Elizabeth. John being the eldest, naturally became his father’s most valuable assistant in clearing up the farm. He received the limited privileges to be had in the common schools of that day, and remained at home until twenty-six years of age, when he married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Powell. She was born in Kentucky, but raised in Ohio. The result of this union is six children, all now living. Mr. Trout has been one of Lewis Township’s hard-laboring men; his judicious management and industry has placed him in favorable circumstances. He now owns only 150 acres of land, having divided with his children.
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