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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 MOUNT, farmer, P. O. Five Mile; the subject of this sketch was born September 22, 1839, in Warren County, Ohio. His parents were John and Mary (deceased) Mount; they had five children, of whom three are yet living — William, Samuel and Nancy. They, after their marriage, lived in Warren County until her death in August, 1863. John Mount then married Nancy Goodridge, and is now living in Highland County. Our subject has from his youth up, devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. In November, 1859, in Warren County, he married Eliza A. Krownover, by whom he had live children, three still living — Maria A., Wilson and Laura F. She died in September, 1867, and he again married, March 1, 1872, Mary J. Young, born in November, 1850, daughter of Duncan and Elizabeth Young. To them have been born five children, four living — Elizabeth, Sarah C., Cornelius and Leonard. In March, 1878, Mr. Mount moved from Highland County, where he resided ten years, to Brown County, and located in Green Township, where he now resides. He has served as Trustee of Green Township, and is the owner of 100 acres of good land.
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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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