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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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JOSEPH E. H. DAY, farmer and teacher, P. O. Mount Oreb. The subject of this sketch was born in September, 1833, in Clermont County, Ohio. In his youth, he received a good English education, which enabled him to teach school for probably twenty-five years. In August, 1861, he enlisted in the Twenty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company K, and was attached to the Army of the Tennessee. He participated in the battles of New Madrid, the siege of Corinth, Iuka, and the siege of Atlanta, where he received a wound on the right foot, which disabled him for some time; he was honorably discharged in August, 1864. In May, 1868, he married Susan Sweet, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Sweet. To them have been born four children, viz., Maggie, James F., Walter H. and Grace. In 1868, he went to Omaha, where he spent nearly one year, then to Kansas, where he remained eight years. He subsequently returned to Brown County, and is now located in Green Township. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and contributes liberally to enterprises which prove beneficial to the county.

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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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