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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 PARISH, farmer, P. O. Fincastle, was born in June, 1814, in Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio. His parents, Joshua T. and Catherine Parish, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Brown County, Ohio, about 1813; they settled in Eagle Township, where they remained until their decease; he died in January, 1817, and she about the year 1852. Our subject was reared on a farm, and received but a limited education. In April, 1836, he married Elizabeth Baldridge, born June 30, 1815, daughter of Samuel and Mary Baldridge. To them have been born eight children, three of whom are still living — John T., Joseph W. and Mary C. Mr. Parish has, with the exception of perhaps twenty years, during which time he resided in Winchester Township, Adams County, been a resident of Brown County all his life. In the fall of 1867, he moved to where he now resides; he is a member of the United Brethren Church, and the owner of fifty acres of 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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