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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami 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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A. H. JONES, farmer; P. O. Covington; son of Joseph Jones, a native of North Carolina; emigrated to Ohio about the year 1829 with his mother, and located in Newton Township, Miami Co.; when 14 years old, he was bound to Henry Knoop for $5 per year; while living with Mr. Knoop he learned the wagon-making trade; after he obtained his freedom, he worked at his trade about seventeen years; he then began buying and selling land until he had accumulated a great deal of property; he died in the year 1877. A. H. was born Oct. 28, 1852, about one and a half miles west of Covington, on the Covington and Gettysburg pike; he was raised and educated as a farmer, and has always been engaged in that pursuit. His marriage was celebrated Feb. 22, 1877, to Miss Martha, a daughter of David Ingle, a native of this county, now living in Montgomery Co., Ohio; they had one child, Edward Forest.

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This family biography is one of 964 biographies included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Miami County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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