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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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MRS. JESTINE VOLTER, P. O. Fayetteville, was born in France in 1819. Her father died in France and her mother came to the United States in 1836. Jestine came over the following year. Her mother bought thirty acres of land in the western part of this township, where she resided several years and then removed to Fayetteville, where she died in 1879. Jestine was married in Fayetteville, in 1853, to Anthony Rapp, by whom she had five children, three now living — Julia, Jane and Mary. Mr. Rapp died in 1866, and she again married to Frank Volter. Mrs. Volter now keeps a general country store in the western part of this township; the business was started by her first husband. She keeps a stock of dry goods, notions, queensware, boots, shoes, etc. Mrs. Volter owns the store and three acres of land. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.
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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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