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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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J. M. SCHWALLIE is a native of Brown County, where he was born in 1853. His parents, Jacob and Mary M. (Kraener) Schwallie, were natives of Alsace, Germany, who embarked to America in 1830, and soon after made their settlement in Union Township, and thereby becoming pioneers, where Jacob resided until the close of his life in 1878. His estimable wife survives him and resides at Russellville. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm, which avocation he closely followed until 1880, when he became engaged in raising and selling tobacco. By industry and close economy, he had been enabled to purchase 11 ½ acres near Ripley, upon which he has erected a storehouse and is doing a safe and profitable trade. During the year 1881, he shipped to Cincinnati, Ohio, 115,000 pounds of tobacco, and the demand is greater than the supply. He was married, in 1881, to Miss Elizabeth Fox, a native of Hamilton County, Ohio. The family are members of the Catholic Church, and are highly respected.
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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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