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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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WILLIAM H. SCHULTZ, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Greenville; born in the State of Maryland Sept. 7, 1843; here he was engaged in various pursuits until 1863, at which date he emigrated to Darke Co., Ohio, and for two years was employed as a farm laborer. Upon the 8th of April, 1865, he was united in marriage with Martha A. Noggle; she was born in Darke Co., Jan. 18, 1846; they have three children— Mary E., born March 1, 1869; Margaret F., born Aug. 21, 1872, and Julia P., born Jan. 13, 1875. Mr. Schultz purchased his present place of 120 acres in 1867; it is valued at about $10,000, nearly all of which he has accumulated by his own hard labor and correct business habits; he was a son of Frederick Schultz, who was born in Pennsylvania and died in Maryland in February, 1876; he married Mary P. Poblitz, also a native of Pennsylvania; she died in 1877. The wife of the subject of this sketch is a daughter of David Noggle, one of the old settlers of Darke Co., and who is prominently mentioned in this work.
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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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