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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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JAMES L. LYON, farmer; P. O. Piqua; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, June 21, 1826, and is a son of Samuel Lyon, whose biography will appear under M. C. Lyon’s memoir. J. L. was brought up to farming, and came to this county in 1831. June 26, 1849, married Caroline Smith, who was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., May 7, 1827, and came to Ohio about 1842; the fruits of this union have been seven children, of whom two are now dead, viz., Anna M., born Nov. 28, 1852, died March 21, 1853; Carrie P., born June 29, 1866, died Sept. 6, 1868; the living are W. R., born Nov. 7, 1850; Margaret E., born Aug. 3, 1854, now Mrs. R. G. Knox; Mary B., born March 1, 1857, now Mrs. A. S. Tabler; Samuel P., born Aug. 1859, now in dry-goods store in Sidney; Clark M., born Oct. 22, 1861. Our subject and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is nicely located on his farm of 74 acres, in Secs. 15 and 21.
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