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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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HENRY N. REMLEY, plasterer, Wahsburg, son of Abraham and Mary (Lucas) Remley, was born May 9, 1852; his father was born in Pennsylvania in 1799, of German and Irish parentage. He came to Ohio about the year 1812, and settled in Scott Township, Brown Co., Ohio. He was a farmer and raised a family of ten children — Granville; Purlina, wife of E. C. Ellis (deceased); Samuel J.; Sarah, wife of Walter Gooden; Emanuel; Albertine, died at the age of fourteen years; George; Abraham F.; Mary E., wife of Leonidas Thomas (deceased), and Henry N., the subject of this sketch. Esquire Walter Gooden, husband of Sarah, was born March 25, 1832; he was a son of John and Harriet (Leach) Gooden, of Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. Gooden have two children — Mary Jane, wife of G. W. Leonard, and George Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Gooden, Abraham F. and Henry N., are all members of the Christian Church. Mr. Gooden is a plasterer and stone-mason, and also runs his well-kept little farm on the Georgetown & Fayetteville Turnpike.
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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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