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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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BENJAMIN BOWEN, farmer, P. O. Marathon, son of Benjamin and Lucina (Sales) Bowen, was born in Gloucester, R. I., January 21, 1821. When twelve years of age, his parents came to Hamilton County, Ohio, near Cincinnati, where they bought a farm of 106 acres. They afterward bought 70 acres adjoining. They both died there, leaving a family of ten children. His father died in April, 1846, and his mother in March, 1852. The homestead was left to Benjamin and three brothers. He was married there, in 1849, to Harriet Goldstrap, daughter of William and Naomi (Hunt) Goldstrap, born in Hamilton County, Ohio. They have had ten children, seven living — Naomi, Pardon, Isaac, Samuel, Thomas, Charles and Eva M. Mr. Bowen came to this township in 1856, and bought 153 ¾ acres of land, one mile and a half southwest of Vera Cruz. He now has 168 ¾ acres; also ten acres in Sycamore Township, Hamilton Co., Ohio. Mr. Bowen has held numerous township offices, among others Township Trustee two years; also, member of School Board and School Director.
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