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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 W. RICHEY, farmer, P. O. Mt. Oreb, was born in Lewis Township, this county, May 25, 1843. His parents were David and Annie (Trout) Richey, the former a native of Clermont County, Ohio, and of English and German descent, and the latter a native of this county and of German descent. Our subject was reared on a farm, and at the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion volunteered in Company H, Fifty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the battles of Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Chattanooga, Pumpkin Vine Ridge, Crab Orchard, Peach Tree Creek and Atlanta, having served two years and nine months. On the fifth of July, 1867. Mr. Richey married Harriet J. Miller, who was born December 3, 1851. She was the daughter of David L. Miller. Our subject removed from Lewis to Sterling Township in the spring of 1882, and is residing on a farm situated on the Williamsburg & Mt, Oreb Turnpike. In politic, be is a Republican.
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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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