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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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PAUL N. S. PENCE, teacher and farmer; P. O. Piqua. He was born in this county in 1835, and is the son of Paul Pence, Sr., who was a native of Virginia, born in 1800, and came to Warren Co., Ohio, in 1811, with his parents; he afterward came to this county, and in 1821, married Mary Newport, who was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1801; they were the parents of eight children, of whom Paul is the seventh, who was brought up to agricultural pursuits, and in 1865, married Margaret A. Sayers, who was born in this county in 1841, and is a daughter of Samuel and Jane (Sims) Sayers; Mr. Sayers was born in this county and his wife in Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Pence have by their union three sons, viz. Arthur L. M., born Jan 15, 1870; Harry B., May 31, 1872; Frank M., July 31, 1874. Mr. Pence is located on his farm of 112 acres in Sec. 18, where he held the office of Township Treasurer eleven years, Trustee one year, and has taught school since 1854, with the exception of two winters.
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