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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880. 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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PETER GRISE, farmer; P. O. Gettysburg, Ohio; was born in Washington Co., Md., in 1834; is a son of Jacob Grise, also born in Washington Co., Md., in 1800, and who, in 1828, united in marriage with Elizabeth Myers, and afterward moved to Montgomery Co., Ohio, he being deceased and she still living. Our subject lived at home in Montgomery Co. until 1855, when he married Malinda Wysong, and shortly after their marriage they came to Darke Co., where he now resides; on coming here, he had a little money and a team of horses; he commenced buying and selling land, and now owns 288 acres of well-improved land in this and adjoining townships, valued at about $10,000 or $12,000. Mr. Grise is the father of seventeen children, twelve by his first wife, and five by his present companion.
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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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