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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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JOHN CLINTON DAY, farmer, was born in Pleasant Township, this county, December 20, 1831. He is a son of Isaac E. and Miriam (Mann) Day, natives of Brown County. His father was a prominent farmer of Pleasant Township, and resolved to give his son a good education. He was sent to the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, where he remained some time. He then returned home, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, which he has made his life work. He owns 150 acres of good land, the result of years of toil and industry. Mr. Day is a Democrat in politics, and has been a School Director for fifteen years in succession. He was united in marriage, in 1858, to Mary E., daughter of G. H. Bahrer, a native of Brown County. The latter is of German and English parentage. Mr. Day and wife have eleven children, all at home — Edgar E., Leonora F., Eva A., Minnie E., Richard Lee, Frank O., Julian E., Ernest E., Cora E. and Jasper Alwin (twins), and Lula Dell. Mrs. Day is a member of the Disciples’ Church.
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