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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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WILLIAM F. BOLENDER, farmer, P. O. Feesburg, is a son of Joel and a great-grandson of Stephen Bolender, who was a local minister in the pioneer days of Brown County, and whose history appears in this volume. The grandfather, Jacob Bolender, was one of the pioneers of what is now Clermont County, where he died; and the father of our subject was born in the same county in 1823, where he has ever since resided, and has been a man of large estate which he has divided with his children, and lives a very quiet farm life. Of his eight children, six are now living, of whom our subject is the third; he was born in Clermont County, Ohio, December 1, 1851; raised to farm life and acquired a common school education. On December 30, 1880, his nuptials were celebrated with Hattie M. Campbell, a native of Brown County, born November 28, 1861. To this union one child, Joel D., was given November 2, 1881. Mr. Bolender purchased his present farm of 100 acres in 1880, where he has since resided.
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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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