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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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J. H. H. SPIKER, livery, Piqua; was born in Alleghany Co., Md., August, 1830, where he grew to the age of 18 years, of which a part was town life; having access to good schools, he acquired a fair education; in 1848, he went to Virginia, where he was variously engaged for seven years; in 1855, he came to Piqua, where he opened a carriage factory, buying and selling horses; four years later, he sold a part of his interest, and opened the stable he now is operating; in 1860, sold the last interest in the carriage works, which are now known as the “Spiker Wagon Works;” his attention has since been devoted to every part of a first-class livery-stable, and he continues to buy and sell horses; his ability for his present occupation has awarded him fair success. In July, 1850, in Virginia, he married Eliza McCarthy, a native of the same State (Virginia); her death occurred about 1873; the fruits of this union are Ella, Elizabeth, Callie, Annetta and John; Mr. Spiker married for his second wife Elizabeth Painter, of Miami Co., a native of New York.

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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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