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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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GEORGE W. McMAKEN, farmer and stock-dealer; P. O. Covington. George W. McMaken, farmer and stock-dealer, is a son of John McMaken, Sr., a native of Kentucky, who came to this county when the howling of the wolves was as familiar as the barking of dogs is now; he located on the farm where George W. now lives; he brought a fine lot of cattle from Butler Co., Ohio, and lost all of them with milk-sickness; he lived to the good old age of 78 years; his wife still survives is 80 years old and enjoys good health. George W. was born in this county July l3, 1836, on the farm where he now lives; he married Miss Hannah E. Aspinall, a native of England; they had three children, of whom two are living— Frank L. and John Ellsworth.
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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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