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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 NEAL, merchant and farmer, P. O. Hamersville, was born in Clark Township, Brown County, Ohio, December 26, 1829. His father, William Neal, was a native of Virginia, of English descent, and a son of parents that emigrated to Brown County in 1810; his mother, Jane (Brooks) Neal, was a native of Kentucky, and also of English descent; her parents emigrated to Brown County in 1805. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received a common school education; he opened a store on his farm, in which he keeps a general stock, and in which he has carried on business very successfully since 1848. He was married, in 1855, to Susan Dean, a native of Brown County, by whom he has had eleven children, viz., R. B., Rebecca J., Augustus, Clement, William, Sanford, Lee, Mary, Ellis, Pearl and Iva L. Mr. Neal owns a good farm, and is now one of the Justices of the Peace for his township. His reputation for honesty and fair dealing promise him a liberal patronage as long as he continues in business.
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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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