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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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O. B. SPEARS, tobacconist, Aberdeen. In the year 1879, Mr. Spears located in Aberdeen and engaged in the tobacco trade, and has since dealt largely in the article. During the three years he has been engaged, he has purchased on an average about 125,000 pounds per annum. For five years previous to his coming to Aberdeen, he was engaged in the same business, handling in the meantime large quantities. He was born in Brown County, Ohio, in 1849, and is a son of Spencer Spears, whose sketch appears in the history of Union Township. The boyhood of our subject was spent on the farm till he attained his majority, at which time he began handling tobacco. He is a member of the Gretna Green Lodge, No. 99, K. P., to which he has been connected some years, and is an honored and worthy member.
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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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