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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 HEIZER, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, was born in Pleasant Township, Brown Co., Ohio, March 28, 1833. He is the son of Jesse and Catharine (Drake) Heizer. His father was a native of Virginia, and his mother of Ohio. His father was of German, his mother of English descent. By occupation, he is a farmer, which business he has followed all his life. He is the owner of 100 acres of land in this township. He has worked hard, and made most of his property by his own exertions. In 1875, he met with a sad accident. By the falling of a tree, he lost his left arm. But he runs his farm himself, and with success. He is a Democrat in his political views, but does not allow politics to deter him from voting for the man that he thinks is the best fitted for the place. He has been twice married, first to Eliza J. Abbott, a daughter of Charles Abbott. She was a native of Brown County. They had one child, Eva A., now the wife of Cornelius Wood. Mrs. Heizer died in 1861, and in 1866 he married Rhoda Winters, a native of Clermont County, Ohio. Their union has been blessed with a family of five children — Clara Belle, Emma Elzina, Levi T., Charles F. and Carrie Dell.

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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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