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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 WELLMAN, farmer, P. O. White Oak, was born in January, 1814, in Penobscot County, Me. His parents were Thomas and Lydia Wellman; he was reared to manhood on a farm, and received but a rudimentary English education. In the fall of 1839, he came to Maineville, Warren Co., Ohio, where he remained until the spring of 1849, at which time he moved to Brown County, Sterling Township, where he remained until 1856, and from thence moved to Green Township, where he at present is located. On March 17, 1847, he married Julia Rondabush, of Clermont County; this union has been blessed with seven children, five of whom are still living — Emeline, Elizabeth, Charles, Jane and Sarah. Mr. Wellman has also, for eighteen years, more or less, been engaged in the mercantile and manufacturing business, and resides in the eastern portion of Green Township.
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