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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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ENOCH R. GARRISON, farmer, P. O. Hamersville, was born on the farm where he now resides, in this township, March 12, 1839. He is the son of Ephraim and Charlotte (Rammel) Garrison, natives of New Jersey, of English descent. He received a common school education, and early began the work of a farmer, in which he has since continued He owns seventy-eight and a half acres, upon which his whole life has been spent with the exception of three years spent in Pike Township. He was the youngest of six children, and is the only one of them now living, and he and Mahlon F. were the only ones that reached their majority. Mr. Garrison was married in 1850 to Elizabeth Brooks, by whom he had four children, viz.: Charlotte F. (wife of Merritt Turner), Abigail M., Mary A. and Arrilla. The parents are both members of the Christian Church. Mr. Garrison is a Democrat in politics, and a member of the society of Grangers.
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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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