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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 N. MEDFORD, teacher, Sec. 5; North Star. The subject of this sketch was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Dec. 24, 1845, and is the son of James and Sarah (Miller) Medford; his father was born in Virginia in 1802 and died in 1861; his mother was born in 1812 and died in 1868. Mr. Isaac Medford came into this county with his parents in the spring of 1846 and settled in York Township. He enlisted in the 152d O. N. G. May 2, 1864; he then re-enlisted in the 187th O. V. I. Feb. 11, 1865, and was mustered out of the service at Macon, Ga., Jan. 20, 1866. Mr. Medford was joined in the holy bonds of wedlock to Miss Annie Wagner in September, 1876, in Darke Co.; his wife was born in Mercer County, Feb. 18, 1858. He is a Republican in politics, and has been Justice of the Peace for two years, which office he now holds.

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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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