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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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THOMAS FOSTER, farmer, P. O. Williamsburg, son of John and Catharine (Fry) Foster, was born in Clermont County., Ohio, April 19, 1814; both parents were natives of Virginia. His father came to Williamsburg in 1805. Mr. Foster was married in 1839 to Harriet, daughter of Capt. Stephen and Sarah (Kane) Smith. Mr. Smith was a Captain in the war of 1812, and Sarah Kane was the first white woman in Williamsburg, and her father, James Kane, the first settler. Mr. Foster only raised two daughters — Sarah, wife of J. B. Winsor, of Clermont County, and Mary Elizabeth, wife of J. W. Walker, of this county. Mr. Foster was raised on a farm and has been a farmer all his life; he sometimes trades in horses. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a Trustee. In politics, he is a Republican.
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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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