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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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ABRAHAM TOOLEY, farmer, P. O. Woodville, Clermont Co., Ohio, son of Marlin and Elizabeth Tooley, was born in Warren County, Ohio, February 22, 1825. He was married near Goshen, Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1846, to Isabelle, daughter of William Addis, born in Hamilton County, Ohio. They have had six children five living — Marlin, Thayer, Mary E., Jacob and Julia A. The deceased was named Rebecca. Mr. Tooley came to this township in 1847, and bought thirty acres of land in the northwestern part. He afterward sold and moved to Madison, Ind., where he remained three years, and then returned to this township and bought forty acres of land near his original purchase. He now has a nice little farm of forty-seven acres, forty-five acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. Tooley has been Supervisor in this township several years.
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