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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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HERMAN WEILLS, carriage manufactory, Greenville. The subject of this sketch was born in Washington Co., Penn., May 23, 1851; he is a son of Solomon and Lydia (Shaffer) Weills; he left his place of nativity in 1856, and went to Liberty, Union Co., Ind., where he remained until 1861; he then went to Tippecanoe, Miami Co., Ohio, where he learned his trade, remaining there four years. He came to Darke Co., and settled in Greenville in the fall of 1878. He was united in marriage with Catherine Porter Feb. 23, 1874; she was born Sept. 23, 1851, and is a daughter of James Porter, a resident of Hancock Co., and is now living in Darke Co., at the age of 62 years; his wife was born in 1828, and died in 1865. Mr. Weills’ business is located at the corner of Walnut and Third streets, where he gives employment to several men, and manufactures some of the finest work in Greenville.
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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. View the complete description here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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