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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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ROBERT TEN EICK, farmer, Tippecanoe City; he is a son of Henry Ten Eick, and was born in Bethel Township in 1843; he was raised on the farm, and passed his youth and boyhood in the country; he came with his parents to Tippecanoe City, in 1865, where he has since lived; he moved to his present fine residence, April 1, 1880, where he has a neat home, surrounded with all the comforts of life; he is physically disabled, but superintends a farm in Bethel Township. He was married November, 1877, to Lizzie Smith, a native of Montgomery Co.

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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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