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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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M. H. SHINKLE, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, is a son of Michael Shinkle, whose sketch appears above, and was born January 2, 1848, in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio. Like many other sons of the pioneer families, he assisted on the farm at home until of age. In the meantime he had opportunities for a fair education, which he improved, and finished his school career at the National Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio. Though amply prepared to teach, he never engaged in the profession, but preferred the common routine of a farmer’s life, in cultivating the crops—corn, wheat and tobacco; of the latter he raises quite extensively He is one of the well-to-do young farmers of Lewis Township, and owns 193 acres of good land. On December 6, 1876, he was married to Josephine Park, of Higginsport, where she was born November 20, 1848. She is a descendant of William Park, mentioned in Russel Park’s sketch in this township. She was raised and educated in her native village, and was engaged in the profession of teaching from sixteen to within one year of her marriage.
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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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