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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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WESLEY S. PENNY, farmer, P. O. Locust Ridge, was born in Clark Township, Brown Co., Ohio, September 18, 1829. He was a son of Peter and Jane (Hannah) Penny, the former a native of Kentucky, of Welsh descent, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent. Our subject received but a limited education in the schools of his township, and early commenced the work of a farmer, in which occupation he has since continued. He was married in 1848, to Martha A. Fiscus, a native of Brown County. They have six children, viz.: Florence, Commodore, Iselina, John, Clayton and Robert Lee. Mr. Penny is a practical and hard-working farmer, owning 138 acres of good land, which he has accumulated by his personal efforts. He has never speculated, or traded, but has made his substance by hard work and honest economy.
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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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