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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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WILLIAM M. GARDNER, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, son of G. W. Gardner, deceased, whose history appears in this volume, was born in Lewis Township June 21, 1848. His youth was passed at home on the farm, and he received the benefit of the common schools, improving his studies at the Union Christian College, at Merom, Ind., closing his student’s life in 1868. He and Emma B. Bartlow were married February 15, 1872; to them three children have been given — Jesse, Gracie A. and Osalee. Soon after marriage they began housekeeping on their present farm, which consists of seventy acres, well improved, and under good cultivation. Mr. Gardner has not yet reached the meridian of life, and is well situated. Mrs. Gardner is a daughter of Isaac Bartlow. She was born in Clermont County, Ohio, October 10, 1853.
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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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