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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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LAFAYETTE SPIRES, farmer, P. O. Hamersville, youngest son of John and Rebecca (Hill) Spires, was born in Clark Township November 24, 1844. His father, John Spires, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., March 27, 1803. He was a son of Richard and Rebecca (Gentle) Spires. Richard Spires, a native of Maryland, was of English descent and a soldier under Gen. Washington for three years, during which time he was severely wounded. He came to Ohio in 1810, and lived to be over ninety years old. Mrs. Spires’ mother, Rebecca, was a daughter of John Hill, a native of Ireland. Her mother, Pitzer, a native of Kentucky, came to Ohio among the first settlers on Eagle Creek. The subject of this sketch was married, September 11, 1866, to Anna Mary, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (Laycock) Liming. Isaac Liming, a son of Abram and Phoebe (Still) Liming, was a native of Clermont County, Ohio, of Irish and Scotch descent. Elizabeth Laycock, a daughter of Levi and Mary (Washburn) Laycock, was a native of Brown County, Ohio. Levi Laycock was a soldier during the war of 1812. Abram and Phoebe Liming were married in Philadelphia, and a few years later, when they emigrated to Clermont County, Ohio, Mrs. Liming rode the entire distance on horseback and carried her babe in her lap. Mrs. Spires was born in Clermont County, Ohio, November 15, 1848. Their children are James Franklin Spires, born March 10, 1868, and Ada May Spires, born May 19, 1870. Mrs. Spires is a member of the Christian Church.
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