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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 PICKERING, farmer, P. O. New Hope, was born in Scott Township October 17, 1837; he is the son of J. F. and Susanah (Hamilton) Pickering, natives Ohio. He worked with his father in a saw-mill until fifteen years, when he commenced working on his father’s farm. He was married, in 1858, to Sarah J. Vance, a native of Highland County, by whom he had four children — Ida, Effie, McCullum and Lillie. Mrs. Pickering died in 1865, and he married Mary Anna Wrestler, a daughter of Henry Wrestler, and a native of Brown County. By this marriage four children were born — Amanda, Rose, Charlie and Maggie.
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