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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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JAMES R. ROBERTSON, carpenter and builder, Wahsburg, only son of James R. and Nancy (Stratton) Robertson, was born in Scott Township, Brown Co., Ohio, July 11, 1854. J. R. Robertson, Sr., came with his father Capt. Robertson, from Scotland about the year 1845. Capt. Robertson was well known in steamboat circles about 1850. Nancy Stratton is a daughter of Lot and Mary (Davidson) Stratton. The subject of this sketch, being left to the care of his mother from infancy, received rather a meager common school education, but his natural ability and quick wit make him one of the ablest contributors to our papers in the county. He has chosen the carpenter trade for his vocation, in which his natural ability and quick perceptive faculties will enable him to take a high rank, if he continues to apply himself to the trade.
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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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