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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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JOHN COATE, merchant, West Milton; born in this county in 1844; is a son of D. M. Coate, whose sketch appears on these pages; he was reared on the farm and had the advantages of a common-school education in his younger days, after which he entered the Earlham College, in Richmond, Ind. in which he took a full preparatory course. In October, 1872, he was married to Miss Lucinda Everett, by whom he has had the following children: Edgar, Dora and Mabel; Kittie, deceased, aged 1 year. In the fall of 1866, he engaged in a general mercantile business, in the room now occupied by Hahn & Crew, under the firm name of Albaugh & Coate, which firm existed for a period of two years, and built up a good trade; he then entered a partnership with his brother which continued till 1874, when the firm dissolved, and he rested from the worry of mercantile life till 1879, having in the interval been employed as a commercial traveler a portion of the time; by his integrity and fair dealing, he has won the confidence of the people and controls a full share of the public patronage. Mrs. C. was born in this county, and is a daughter of a well-known resident in Milton. Mr. C. owns 75 acres of land in this township, all in a high state of cultivation and well improved.
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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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