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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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JOHN McMANUS, Sr., farmer, P. O. Logtown, Clermont Co., Ohio, was born in Ireland June 24, 1799. In 1819, his parents came to this country, and settled in Wayne Township, this county, where they bought 160 acres of land. In 1827, they came to this township, and John and his parents bought 116 acres of land, near the western line. His parents both died here, and were interred at St. Martin’s, this township. Mr. McManus was married in this township, to Rosa, daughter of Owen and Ann Monahan. They have four sons — John, Bernard, Hugh and Owen. Mr. McManus, during a lifetime of hard labor, accumulated 184 acres of land, besides the old homestead. As he is now too old and infirm to work, he has divided the three hundred acres between his four sons, the eldest, John still living at home with them. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.
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