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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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WILLIAM COONEY, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of William and Mary (Madden) Cooney, was born in Tipperary County, Ireland, about 1824. He was married, in 1842, to Mary Ryan, by whom he had four sons — John, Patrick, William and Thomas. In 1851, he came to the United States and settled in Hamilton County, near Cincinnati, where he bought three acres of land at $100 per acre, and resided there till 1865, when he came to this township, where he now has seventy-five acres of choice land. His wife died in 1853, in Hamilton County, where he was again married in 1854, to Margaret Otif, by whom he has two children living — James and Mary J. His eldest son John enlisted in Cincinnati, and after serving three years, re-enlisted and served several months longer; he was engaged in a number of prominent battles, and afterward died from the effects of disease contracted in the army. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.
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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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