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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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THOMAS S. CAHALL, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, was born in Union Township June 1, 1831. His father, Solomon Cahall, was born in Maryland, and was of Scotch-Irish descent; his mother, Elizabeth (Parker) Cahall, was of Irish parentage. Both were early settlers of Brown County. Solomon Cahall was a boatman, and conveyed cargoes to New Orleans, and walked back to Maysville, Ky., eighteen times. Thomas S. was one of a family of nine children. He acquired an education at the log schoolhouses sufficient to enable him to teach school, but after two years’ teaching, he applied himself exclusively to farming, and now owns a well-improved farm of 118 acres. Politically, Mr. Cahall favors Republican administration. He was married in 1858, to Sarah A. Dunham, a daughter of Stephen Dunham, of this county. Their children are Minnie, C. F. A., William, Edwin and Bessie.
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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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