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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 PURDY, farmer, P. O. Sardinia, was born in Highland County September 24, 1818. His parents, Thomas and Jane (Reed) Purdy, removed from Pennsylvania in 1813, and effected a settlement in Penn Township, Highland Co., Ohio. Mr. Purdy was a farmer by occupation, and followed it successfully till he was killed by a runaway team in Mowrystown in May. 1842. Mrs. Purdy died in October, 1849. William, our subject, was reared, till of age, on his father’s farm. In 1842, he came to Brown County and bought 100 acres of land. He was married, September 1, 1847, to Elizabeth Calvin, daughter of Lewis and Zenia Calvin, born in Washington Township March 28, 1824. They have had seven children — John C., Zenia J. (wife of Henry Hall), Barton L., Emma J., Cyrus N., Emma J. and Ira Gr. Mr. Purdy started in life poor, but through energy and economy, he made for himself good property, now owning 280 acres. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church. In politics, he is Republican.
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