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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami 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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SAMUEL HAWVER, farmer; P. O. Tippecanoe City; is a son of Jacob Hawver, who was born in Frederick Co., Md., Sept. 27, 1825; his occupation there was working in timber; in 1856, he emigrated to Ohio and rented a house in Bethel Township, and worked at day labor for about eighteen months, and then bought a farm of 80 acres in Sec. 16, in the above-named township; he has since erected new buildings on his farm, and, in addition, has bought 80 acres adjoining, on the north, but has given it to his only child. His marriage with Catharine Bakley was celebrated Nov. 10, 1848; she is also a native of Frederick Co., Md., born April 23, 1828. Samuel Hawver was born in Maryland Aug. 25, 1849; he has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and is an enterprising farmer; since he owned the farm, he has erected an excellent barn and made considerable improvements in other ways, so that he now has a very desirable home. On May 11, 1871, he married Lizzie Uptegraft, who was born in Bethel Township, Miami Co., Dec. 1, 1851, a daughter of Augustus and Elizabeth Uptegraft; the fruits of this marriage are two children— Daisy E., born May 17, 1874, and Millie C., Sept. 13, 1876; Daisy E. died Nov. 21, 1877. Mr. Hawver and his parents are members of the German Baptist Church.
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