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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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JACOB CABLE, farmer, carpenter and undertaker; P. O. Covington. Jacob Cable is a son of John and a brother of R. E. Cable, whose biography appears in this history; Jacob was born Aug. 7, 1824, upon his father’s farm in Sec. 19, Newberry Township; his young days were spent in assisting his parents and attending the district school; when 18 years of age, he learned the carpenter’s trade; he has worked at his trade most of the time since, and is also engaged in the undertaking business; he has a beautiful farm of 60 acres, with good farm buildings upon it. He married Miss Susanna, daughter of Thomas Wenrich, a native of Pennsylvania; they had ten children, eight living—Cynthia Ann (living in Missouri), Frances, Esther, Thomas B., Clinton, Alice, Nancy A. and Arte F.
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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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