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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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CARL LINN, merchant, Ripley. The subject of this sketch established business in this city in 1868. His persevering nature and natural enterprise gained him a reputation which has secured him a successful business. He carries a stock of about $1,800, and controls a large custom trade. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1845. In 1863, he sought the free land of America, and after working at his trade, tailoring, was enabled to open his present place of business. He was married in 1868 to Miss Louisa Hensel, a native of this county, and a daughter of Adam Hensel, a resident of Ripley. Five children are the fruits of this union, viz.: Albert, Caroline, Laura, Frederick W., Edward and Carl, Jr. The family are members of the German Presbyterian Church. Mr. L. is a member of the I. O. O. F., and one of Ripley’s enterprising young business men.
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