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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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PHILIP WEIMER, farmer, P. O. Fincastle, was born June 8, 1837, in Alsace, Germany. When three years of age, with his parents, Philip and Magdalena W. Weimer, he emigrated to America, and by way of New York, via Erie Canal, came to Ohio. They first settled in Holmes County, Ohio, where they remained ten years, then moved to the northern portion of Wayne County, where his father still resides. His mother died in March, 1880. On May 13, 1869, he married Anne E. Walters, by whom he had eight children, seven of whom are still living — George A., Charles P., Lorena M., Ettie, Walter, Clarence M. and Ella. After living in different parts of Ohio, he finally came to Brown County, and in the fall of 1876 located at Fincastle, where he still resides. He is a member of the German Reformed Church. Is the owner of 139 acres of land.
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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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