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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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STEWARD ROUNDS (deceased), son of Daniel and Martha (Richardson) Rounds was born in the State of Maryland March 1, 1808, of English descent. Mr. Rounds was married, November 11, 1840, to Rebecca M. daughter of Samuel and Phoeba (Williams) Trahoon, and a native of Kentucky. They raised seven children, viz., William C., who served during the war in the Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and is now a resident of California; Mary J., wife of George B. DeWitt; Amelia wife of George W. Wilson; Charles A., married Jenny Hesler; Steward married Irene Hatton; Julia A., wife of William Wright; and Samuel W., inspector of material on the C. & S. E. R. R., Kentucky. Mr. Rounds was raised on a farm, and was in the grocery business twelve or fourteen years in Maysville, Ky., after which he came to Ohio in 1849 and settled on this farm in 1856. He was a member of the F. & A. M., and Mrs. Rounds of the M. E. Church. Since Mr. Rounds’ death, Mrs. Rounds cultivates the farm.

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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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