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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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P. L. C. MUTZ, farmer; P. O. Covington; he is a son of George Mutz, a native of Germany, who was a soldier in the German army and deserted and came to America about the year 1816; he first located in Pennsylvania and remained there until 1830, when he moved to Ohio, and located in Montgomery Co., where he lived twenty-one years; he then moved into Miami Co., and purchased a farm in Newberry Township, about three miles north of Covington; the subject of this sketch was born in Montgomery Co., Sept. 13, 1831; he was raised and educated upon a farm and has always been engaged in that avocation. He married Miss Ann C. Senepp March 6, 1857; they had four children— Mary M., Huldah M., William E. and George W.; Mr. Mutz has a number one farm of 160 acres, which was the first one entered in this part of the county.
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