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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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JAMES E. SHELLENBERGER, M. D., Piqua; was born in Covington, Miami Co., in 1846; his education was acquired in the schools of that place. In August, 1862, he enlisted as drummer boy in Co. B., 94th O. V. I., under Capt. John Drury, of Troy; he was mustered out of service in June, 1865, and returned home; soon after, he took up the study of medicine under Dr. John Sensman, of Tippecanoe City; this study he industriously pursued until the winter of 1867 and 1868, when he attended the Jefferson Medical College, of Philadelphia, from which he graduated in March, 1869; he has since practiced six years in Covington, two years in Tippecanoe City, and since 1877, has been favorably known as a physician in Piqua; he is a promising young man. His marriage with Emma Chaffee was celebrated Nov. 24, 1875; she is the daughter of S. L. Chaffee, of Tippecanoe City.

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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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