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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 W. SWISHER, P. O. Hiett, was born in this township in 1834, and is a son of J. and Mary (Haines) Swisher, old settlers. Jacob Swisher, father of Jeremiah, also settled in this county in an early day. Our subject was reared on the farm, on which he worked till 1862, when he enlisted in Company E, Eighty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he saw active service throughout the war, and participated in a number of the hard-fought battles. He accompanied Sherman’s army to the sea, and received two slight wounds. He was discharged at Washington, D. C., in 1865. Upon his return to civil life, he settled in the township where he has since resided, and been engaged in the agency business.
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