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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 YOUNG, farmer, P. O. Sureyville (Surryville), was born in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio, May 29, 1834, and is a son of Omega and Nancy Young. Omega was born in North Carolina, emigrated to Virginia when a boy, remained there awhile and then pressed forward to Kentucky, and after living in Kentucky for a time, he emigrated to Ohio in 1853, when he settled in Lewis Township, Brown County, four miles north of Higginsport, where he now resides. Joseph is the second son and fifth child of the family. He was united in marriage with Mary Ann Loudon, February 16, 1865. He acquired a common school education, and has been engaged in teaching in the common schools of Ohio for a number of years. He owns seventy-four acres of land in Pike Township, where he resides. Mr. and Mrs. Young are the parents of six children, of whom five survive — Nancy S., Omega D., Nellie G., Mary B. and Jessie V. Mr. Young’s record is such that his children may point to it with pride. Himself and wife have been members of the Methodist Church for a number of years.
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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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