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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880. 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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B. F. FERTICK, dealer in and manufacturer of lumber, Greenville; was born in Wayne Co., Ind., June 28, 1849, where he remained until 1859, when he with his mother moved to Delaware Co., Ind., after which, in 1863, he engaged in school teaching for five successive years, and in 1868 opened a drug store in Parker, Ind., which he continued until 1871, then commenced the retail dry-goods trade which he followed until 1873, when he commenced in his present business, and in 1879 came to this county and located in Greenville, where he has one of the first-class mills located on the side track of the D. & U. R. R., thereby making conveniences of transportation better than any mill in the county; it is valued at about $5,500. Our subject was united in marriage with Miss Hannah C. Morris, of Randolph Co., Ind., and by this union has two sons— Theodore B., born Nov. 29, 1875, and Henphon, March 14, 1878. Mr. F. is a live, energetic citizen of Greenville.
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