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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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JAMES M. McMICHAEL, farmer, P. O. Higginsport. He was born in Mason County, Ky., November 17, 1823, and is the son of William and Agnes (Kerr) McMichael His father’s nativity was in Ireland; his mother was born in Pennsylvania, but of Irish ancestry. The common schools of Ohio and Kentucky afforded him his education. His father removed to this county in 1839, and James M. has pursued the farmer’s calling since, and now owns a pleasant little farm. He is a Democrat, and his wife a Methodist. Mr. and Mrs. McMichael were married on New Year’s Day, 1857. Her maiden name was Hannah Staton. She was a native Kentuckian, of English extraction. Their four children are all living and are named Martha Ann, Mary E., William and Eliza.
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