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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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SAMUEL A. McCORMICK, farmer, P. O. Ripley, was born in Adams County, Ohio, May 10 1829. He is the second son and third child of James and Lucinda (Maxwell) McCormick, who removed to Union Township, Brown County, when he was but seventeen years old. He was reared on a farm, and was married, December 4, 1851, to Miss Eliza J. Hughes, a native of Brown County, where she was born May 22, 1829. Her parents were Jacob and Nancy Hughes. Eight children were the fruits of this union; of these, six are living, viz.: Charles A., Mary E., Olen E., James S., Nannie L. and Emma E. Cyrus W. and Frank E. are deceased. For the last three years, Mr. McCormick has been engaged with his brother, John T., in the tobacco trade in Ripley. The remainder of his life he devoted to the pursuits of agriculture, in which he has made a success. He and wife are members of the Christian Church of Ripley. In politics, he is a Republican.
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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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