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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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WILLIAM COLE, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 14; P. O. Greenville; born in Greenville Township, Darke Co., March 3, 1849; he is a son of Samuel Cole, who was one of the early settlers of Darke Co., and is one of the oldest continual residents of the county, and is now living in Washington Township, and is a brother of Joseph Cole, whose biography appears among the sketches of Washington Township in another part of this work. Wm. Cole received a common-school education, and assisted his father upon the farm until he attained his majority; in 1872, he located upon his present place where he has since lived; he has 160 acres on his home farm, with good buildings. He married Clarissa Alexander Aug. 3, 1871; she was born in Preble Co., Ohio, Sept. 7, 1852; they have five children—Baxter, born April 11, 1873; Samuel G., Aug. 8, 1874; John, Sept. 21, 1875; George, March 25, 1877, and an infant, July 10, 1879. Mrs. Cole was a daughter of Samuel Alexander, who died in Washington Township Oct. 7, 1873; her mother’s maiden name was Elizabeth Roberts, who died in 1874.
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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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