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Below is a family biography included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1883. 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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ANDREW J. THOMPSON, Superintendent of Brown County Infirmary. Georgetown, is of German and English extraction, and both his paternal and maternal ancestors were early settlers of Pike Township, Brown County, where he was born May 23, 1836. He grew to manhood on his father’s farm and enjoyed the benefit of a fair education. In August, 1882, when Confederacy had already threatened the destruction of the United States, he enlisted under Capt. Foster in the Fourth Ohio Independent Cavalry and served until the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Raymond, Miss., Champion Hills, Vicksburg and many skirmishes. He was serving as Private Orderly for Gen. McPherson, and was by his side when the General fell. After his return home in June, 1865, he resumed farming, and, in 1867, married Augusta, daughter of James F. and Elisabeth (Allen) Davis. To this union two children have been given. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were residing in Clark Township, in 1873, when he was chosen to fill the position in which he has so honorably discharged his duties for ten years.
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