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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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WILLIAM H. KESSLER, M. D., West Milton; born in Monroe Township Jan. 13, 1839; was raised to farm labor until 21 years of age, during which time he obtained a good common-school education; he then attended school two years in Tippecanoe City, after which he engaged in teaching and the study of medicine until July, 1862. Then he enlisted in the 94th O. V. I., and went forward to battle for the Union, participating in fourteen hard-fought battles; he was with Sherman on his march through Georgia to the sea, thence north through the Carolinas and Richmond to Washington; after the grand review of the army, he returned to Camp Dennison and was mustered out as Sergeant in July, 1865. He then commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Jennings; in 1869, he entered the Buffalo Medical College, New York, and in the spring of 1870, graduated from the College of Medicine and Surgery, at Cincinnati; he at once located at West Milton, where he has built up a large and lucrative practice. He married Lydia A. Crutty in I860, and has one child, Althea M., now living.
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