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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 McGEARY, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of James and Mary McGeary, was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1824. He came to this country in 1843, and settled in Huntingdon County, Penn., where he worked on canal and farm. In 1850, he came to this township, and was engaged in quarrying stone for the convent and farming about eight years. In 1852, he bought sixty acres of his present farm, which was then thickly covered with timber. He now has a fine farm of ninety acres, situated in the northwestern part of the township. Mr. McGeary was married in this township in 1857, to Ann, daughter of John and Julia Burns, by whom he has one son James. Mr. McGeary has been Supervisor in this township three terms. The family are members of the Catholic Church.
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