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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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WILLIAM R. FLAUGHER, farmer, P. O. Ripley, was born where he now lives, in 1823, and is a son of Adam and Allie (Riggs) Flaugher. Adam Flaugher was a son of Adam, Sr.; Allie Riggs was a daughter of John Riggs, one of the early settlers in Mason County, Ky., having planted the first apple tree in Mason County; he afterward located in this county, where he died in 1827, aged eighty-seven years. Adam, Jr., was one of the first settlers in this county. He served in the war of 1812, and had nine children, six of whom are living, viz.: Susan, Catherine, Rachel, Maria, Jacob and William R. The deceased are Henry, Martin and Zachariah. Mr. Flaugher died in 1859, aged eighty-three years; his wife was born in 1779, and died in 1864. Our subject was married to Parthena, the daughter of Jacob Wilson, in 1849. To them have been born ten children, viz.: Ephriam, Rufus, Emily, Wadey, Allie, Matilda, Sylvanus K., William M., Jesse and Mary B. Mr. Flaugher owns 185 acres of land, well improved; he is a member of the order of Odd Fellows and also of the Christian 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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