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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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D. W. GAMES, farmer, P. O. Hiett, was born in 1841, and is a son of Hon. John F. Games. In October, 1861, he was enrolled in Company F, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served till August, of the following year, when he was discharged; but re-enlisted and served till the close of the war. In 1865 he resumed farming, and now owns 159 ¾ acres of excellent land. In 1866, he was married to Sarah J. Case, of Adams County. Ohio, by whom he had eight children: Wilson, John, Joseph C., Carey M., Julia. Ann, Olan and Watson E. Mr. G. and his estimable wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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