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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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F. M. STRATTON, farmer, P. O. Wahsburg, was born in Scott Township October 1, 1825. His father, Lot Stratton, was a native of Kentucky, of English and German descent. His mother, Mary (Davidson) Stratton, was a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent. In 1810 they came to Brown County, where the father died in 1866, the mother having died eight years before. They had eleven children, of whom our subject and his sister, the widow of Newton Louderback, are the only survivors. Mr. Stratton, our subject, received his only education in the schools of his native township. He commenced life by working on a farm by the month. At the death of his father he was appointed administrator of the estate. In politics, he is a Democrat. Mrs. Louderback has been twice married, and now has two children — James, by her first husband, and Francis M., by her second.
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This family biography is one of 992 biographies included in The History of Brown County, Ohio published in 1883 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Brown County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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