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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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GEORGE NETZLEY, deceased. The subject of this memoir was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Nov. 5, 1823, and was a son of George and Elizabeth Netzley, also natives of Pennsylvania, and removed to Montgomery County in 1835 and settled on a farm, where they lived till 1873, when they removed to Franklin Township, Darke Co., and resided till their death. Mr. Netzley, Sr., died in the summer of 1875, aged 78 years; Mrs. Netzley departed this life in 1876, aged 75 years; Geo. Netzley, our subject, settled in Monroe Township in 1859, on the same farm where his widow now resides; he was united in marriage with Miss Catherine, daughter of D. and Mary Cauffman, July 13, 1846, they being natives of Pennsylvania; eight children are the fruits of this union, viz.: Mary, born Dec. 3, 1847; Urias, born Sept. 25, 1849; Joseph, born July 11, 1851; Eli. born Jan. 27, 1855; Allen, born Feb. 10, 1857; Jesse, born April 12, 1861; Rosetta, born Nov. 7, 1865; David A., born Aug. 30, 1871. Mr. Netzley departed this life Sept. 7, 1879, aged 55 years 10 months and 2 days; his death was caused by accident, his arm being caught in the cylinder of a thrashing machine, and before he could be extricated he was terribly injured; the accident happened on Monday, and he lingered till the following Sunday, when death came to his relief; Mr. Netzley purchased only 60 acres when he first settled in Darke County, but by careful management and persevering industry he kept adding to his small farm until his death, when he was in possession of 290 acres of as fine land as there is in the county, with fine buildings erected thereon, the fruits of his hard-earned labor.

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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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