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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880.  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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O. H. SMITH, Greenville, Ohio; dealer in stoves and tinware. The subject of this memoir was born in Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind., in 1855, and is a son of Jeremiah and Cynthia Smith, residents of Randolph Co.; both are dead; his father died in 1872 at the age of 68 years; his mother died in 1873, aged 54 years. Our subject resided at home till he was 17 years of age, when he began life for himself and followed various pursuits; he removed to Greenville in 1877 and opened a hardware store, which business he is still engaged in. He was united in marriage in 1878, Dec. 24, to Miss Voria Southern; her parents are residents of this place.

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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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