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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880. 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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JOHN ELDREDGE, veterinary surgeon, Piqua; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, March 16, 1816; his education was procured in the common schools in Shelby Co., Ohio; he was raised to farm labor and handling of stock; in 1835, he commenced the practice of his profession, which he had previously made a particular study; from this on, he, by degrees, became prominently known among the stock-dealers of Shelby and surrounding counties. In the fall of 1875, he located in De Graff, Logan Co., Ohio; not seeing proper to remain there, fourteen months later he removed to Piqua, where he has been favorably known in Miami Co., far and near. In 1840, he married Margaret A. Line; several years after, she passed away, leaving a husband and six children. He afterward married Elizabeth Proctor, of Logan Co., Ohio; by this union they have had born to them six children.
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