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Below is a family biography included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published by Weakley, Harraman & Co. in 1885. 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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W. A. OLCOTT, M. D., Patriot, is a native of Dearborn County, Ind., born in 1829. He is a son of William and Mary (King) Olcott, natives of Connecticut and Dutchess County, N. Y. His parents came to Indiana in 1817, his father being a school teacher in his younger days, and later a farmer in Dearborn. He did some flat-boating in early days, and engaged in some other speculations. He died in 1876; Mrs. Olcott in January, 1880. W. A. Olcott was reared to manhood on the farm. He attended the Asbury University one year, and in 1853 graduated from the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati. He immediately began the practice of his profession, locating in Manchester, Dearborn County. He subsequently left and spent a year or two in Illinois, and in 1861 located in Patriot, where he has ever since remained. He married Harriet Jordan, daughter of W. W. Jordan, of Manchester Township, where she was born. By this union there are six children: Ellsworth L., Anna, Mary, Charles W., Otis W. and Jordan T. Mr. Olcott is one of the leading citizens of the town, and a member of the F. & A. M.
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This family biography is one of 215 biographies included in The History of Switzerland County, Indiana published in 1885 by Weakley, Harraman & Co. For the complete description, click here: Switzerland County, Indiana History and Genealogy
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