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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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JAMES McNEIL, merchant, Justice of the Peace and Postmaster, Sec. 34; residence, Darke; was born in Breckenridge Co., Ky., Sept. 1, 1835; moved to Darke Co., Ohio, with his parents, in 1844; from 1856 to 1862, he followed school-teaching, then went into merchandising where he now resides, in Sec. 34; in 1864, he volunteered for 100-days service in 152d O. N. G.; after rendering his faithful and loyal service to his country, through much tribulation, he was honorably discharged; he returned to his home and resumed his business; was appointed Postmaster April 9, 1875, and elected Justice of the Peace in April, 1879. He married Mary Harter Oct. 15, 1861; she was born in Darke Co., Ohio, April 6, 1843; they have had four children, viz.: William H., born March 23, 1862, died Feb. 6, 1868; Viola, June 14, 1867; David R., Jan. 3, 1869; Linna May, Oct. 14, 1873. David G. McNeil, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1796, and his mother, Harriet (Lay) McNeil, in Fairfax Co., Va., March 8, 1808.
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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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