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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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JOSEPH FULTON, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in Mason County, Ky., January 11, 1825, and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bennett) Fulton. Our subject was married to Mrs. Catherine A. Riggs (nee Cooper) December 5, 1861. She is a daughter of the well-known Jacob Cooper, deceased. Mr. Fulton owns 134 acres of choice land, on which he settled after his marriage. Seven children have been born to him, viz.: Cory A., Cooper L., Titus B., Maggie C., Clara J., Charles D. and Joseph C. Mrs. Fulton’s first husband, Mathias Riggs, to whom she was married in 1849, was a son of Nathan Riggs. Three children were born to them, viz.: Samuel, Emily C. and Wylie O. (deceased.) Mr. Riggs died July 27, 1857.
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