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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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ISAAC KAUCHER, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 9; P. O. Hill Grove; was born in Patter’s Township, Center Co., Penn., Sept. 17, 1805; went with his parents to Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1808; his father, Godfrey Kaucher, was born in Berks Co., Penn., Sept. 1, 1774, and married Christina Fay; she was born in the same county Aug. 14, 1773; he died Nov. 13, 1850, and she died April 13, 1855; both are buried on the old homestead. The family moved to Washington Township, Darke Co., in 1831; in his early days, Godfrey Kaucher followed milling, but, after he came here, farming. Isaac, the subject of this sketch, obtained only three months’ schooling in his youth, and then in a German school; previous to 1830, he followed distilling; ever since, has followed farming. He married Welshey Miller Dec. 30, 1835; she was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., Feb. 29, 1820; they have five children, viz.: Margaret, born Oct. 23, 1836; she married Alfred Bliccard; Elizabeth, Aug. 3, 1838; Washington, Oct. 17, 1840; Sarah, March 27, 1843; John, July 14, 1845. John, the youngest, resides with his parents, and married Sarah Emrich Sept. 6, 1868; she is deceased, leaving two children—Cora and Isaac. Mr. Kaucher owns 95 acres of land and a good home.

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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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