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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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ADAM POWELL, farmer, P. O. Hamersville, was born in Bracken County, Ky., December 23, 1808. His parents were Joseph and Elizabeth (Dillman) Powell, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. His early education was obtained in the old log schoolhouses of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and was rather limited. In 1816, he accompanied his parents to Brown County, Ohio, where he has since resided. He has been engaged in agricultural pursuits all of his life, and now owns 200 acres of excellent land. Politically, Mr. Powell has always been an ardent Democrat. He was united in marriage, in 1831, to Fannie Tatman, a daughter of Joshua Tatman, an honored pioneer of this place, and at the time of his death (April, 1882) was aged one hundred and two years — probably the oldest man in Brown County. Twelve children were born to this union, all of whom lived to the maturer years of manhood and womanhood, and were married. Mrs. Powell departed this life in the fall of 1839. Mr. Powell was again married, to Nancy Tatman, who has borne him six children, four daughters and two sons. The greater portion of this family are members of the Christian Church.
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