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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  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 M. H. BLAU, a physician of Covington, Ky., was born in Covington January 12, 1859, and is a son of Dr. John H. and Catherine (Froehlich) Blau, natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1857. John H. Blau has been a physician for about thirty-five years, and is still practicing in Covington, the oldest German physician in the city. John M. H. Blau received his education in Covington, and attended the St. Xavier College, Cincinnati, Ohio, where he took the degree of A. B. in 1878. He then attended three full courses of medical lectures at the Ohio Medical College, in Cincinnati, and graduated in March, 1881, locating as interne in the Good Samaritan Hospital, where he remained one year. In 1882 he opened an office in Covington, where he is still practicing. He was united in marriage September 18, 1882, with Miss Schwegmann, daughter of Ben Schwegmann, of Walnut Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio. Two children have blessed this union: Estella and Robert. Dr. Blau and his wife are members of the Catholic Church.

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This family biography is one of 150 biographies included in the Kenton County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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