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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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QUINCY MARTIN, dealer in horses, Aberdeen, was born on the old home farm of Edmund Martin, in this township, September 10, 1850, and is a son of Edmund Martin, the son of Elijah Martin, whose sketch appears in this work. The boyhood of our subject was passed on the farm, and, in the district schools, he received a practical education. He remained with his parents until he attained his majority, after which he continued on the farm, and engaged in buying and selling horses and cattle in the local market. For nearly one year, he conducted a general store in Manchester, Ohio, which he sold, and returned to his farm; he owns 156 ¼ acres of well improved and highly cultivated land. He was married, May 30, 1877, to Miss Irene, daughter of Capt. I. H. Worstell, of Aberdeen, an old settler whose biography appears in this work; he is now paying exclusive attention to the pursuits of the farm, and has been successful in his undertaking.

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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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