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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami 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 J. MERRITT, farmer; Allen’s P. O.; was born in Brown Township, Miami Co., Dec. 19, 1851, and is a son of Joseph and Ann (Munger) Merritt, who was born in Virginia Jan. 18, 1812, and Joseph in Warren Co., Ohio, Jan. 31, 1815. Their marriage was celebrated May 26, 1836, and they have, since 1834, been residents of Brown Township, Miami Co.; their children were nine in number, of whom two were stricken with diphtheria in 1860-61 and passed away; seven are now living, viz., Mary E., now Mrs. W. Vanzant; Margaret J., now Mrs. J. Maxwell; Martha A., now Mrs. D. Spencer; Amanda, now Mrs. George Leise; Henry H., Isaac J. and Delia, now Mrs. John Manning. Our subject was raised on the farm and received the privileges of the common schools, thereby obtaining a medium education, and is now cultivating the old farm, in Sec. 5, Brown Township. Jan. 27, 1878, he married Miss Josephine Vaughn, who was born in Greene Co., Ohio, Feb. 11, 1856; she is a daughter of John and Emily Vaughn, who were both natives of the same county; Isaac and Josephine have one child—Lawrence E. The grandparents of Isaac J. were Isaac, Sr., and Margaret (Carter) Merritt, who were both natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Warren Co., Ohio, where they married, and, in 1834, removed to Miami Co., where their decease occurred.

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This family biography is one of 964 biographies included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Miami County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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