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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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HARVEY J. HAGAN, farmer, plant grower and florist, P. O. Westboro, Clinton County, son of George and Jane (Barry) Hagan, was born in this township October 24, 1833. His grandparents settled in the northwestern part of this township, about 1831-32. When quite small, his mother moved with him to Blanchester, Clinton County, where they resided till 1847, when they returned to this township, and bought 100 acres of land. Mr. Hagan was married in Marion Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, March 5, 1861, to Amanda, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Carder, a native of New Jersey. In 1860, Mr. Hagan bought fifty-one acres of land where he now lives, two and half miles northwest of St. Martin’s, where for the last five years he has been engaged quite extensively in raising various plants and flowers for the market. Mr. Hagan has 39 ¾ acres of land, adjoining the village of Blanchester, where he expects, to carry on his business still more extensively. He has been Supervisor in this township two terms.
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