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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 THOMPSON (deceased) was born October 7, 1808. He was the son of Edward and Susan (Feagins) Thompson. Susan Feagins was a daughter of Capt. Daniel Feagins, an account of whom is given in the history of Pleasant Township. William received a common school education, and became a miller. His father was also a miller, and owned the three mills on White Oak, just west of Georgetown. Two of them he built. He was a man of more than ordinary enterprise and was successful in business. William was married, June 4, 1835, to Jane C. King, a daughter of Victor and Mary Ann (Mickle) King, who emigrated to Pleasant Township, Brown County, from Pennsylvania. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are Mary Jane (Coner). Susan (McCalgin), Abbie (Lewis) (deceased), Frank W., Martha W. and Victor. Mrs. Thompson is still living about one mile west of Georgetown. She was born March 29, 1814.
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