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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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JONAS A. MANN, farmer, P. O. Ripley, was born in Jefferson Township August, 30, 1834. He is a son of Jonas and Mary (Burgett) Mann. He was reared to manhood on his father’s farm, and for an education enjoyed only the advantages of the schools of the day, which were held in rude log cabins. When of age, he engaged in farming, which he has followed most of the time up to the present. In 1868, he removed to Ripley, and lived one year, then returned to his farm. In 1870, he moved to Washington C. H., residing there till 1873, when he came back to his farm. He was married in February, 1858, to Miss Sarah E. Jolly, a native of Union Township, and a daughter of Philip C. and Phebe Jolly. Mr. Mann owns a finely improved farm of ninety acres, adorned with a $2,000 residence, which he erected in 1873. The excellent condition of his farm, and tasteful order of his residence and yard, distinctly shows that it is managed by a first-class farmer. Mr. Mann has always taken a prominent interest in all enterprises that would tend to enrich or benefit the people or county. He is a man of sterling integrity, and through his industry, economy and honorable dealing, he has accumulated his present valuable property. His political affiliations are Republican.
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