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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880. 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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C. BASTINE WORCH, of the Brandon House, Versailles, Ohio, was born in Germany, May 17, 1833; received a German education, after which he learned the bakery trade; emigrated to America with his brother George, when but 20 years old; landed in New York Aug. 20, 1853; remained but two days in the city; went to Dayton, Ohio; took sick immediately after arriving and lay nine months; did not have any money and could not speak a word of English; worked on a farm in Montgomery Co., Ohio, for about three years, receiving $12.50 a month. On the 24th of December, 1857, he was united in marriage with Mary Thomas; she was born in Germany Aug. 19, 1836; moved to New Madison, Darke Co., where he worked at coopering about eight years; sold out and engaged in the mercantile and hotel business, in the same place, for about twelve years; sold out, and moved to Greenville March 1, 1877; kept a boarding-house about fourteen months, with good success; after which, he moved to Versailles, where he took charge of the “Brandon House,” May 1, 1879, and is doing the largest business of any hotel in the village. Four children were the fruits of their marriage, viz.: Mary L., born March 20, 1859; Emma L., Jan. 14, 1861; George H., March 16, 1863; R. E., May 1, 1869.
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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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