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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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HENRY HAYS, farmer, P. O. Sardinia, a native of Franklin Township, was born March 6, 1817. His parents, Benjamin and Sarah Hays, were natives of old Virginia. The former was born May 5, 1777, and the latter October 2, 1782. They were married in Virginia, and came to Brown County in 1811, and located in Franklin Township, where he was among the earliest pioneers. Mr. Hays died on the farm of his early settlement, January 8, 1868, and Mrs. Hays, September 28, 1860. Of their eleven children, seven are living. Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm. He married his first wife, Miss Martha Hannahs, who died April 23, 1844, and the 31st of July following, he married Mary A. Purdum, who bore him nine children, of whom seven are living, viz.: Low M., Areton W., Joseph P., William F., James F., Charlie G. and Clara M. Mr. Hays and wife are associated with the M. E. Church. In politics, he is a Republican. He owns a farm of 118 acres, and is engaged in farming and rearing stock.
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