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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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J. N. DITMAN, merchant tailor, Greenville; the subject of this sketch was born in Germany Sept. 25, 1837, and is a son of Henry and Louisa Ditman; our subject emigrated with his parents to this country in 1840, and landed at Baltimore; he was reared in Carroll Co., Md., and removed to Richmond, Ind., in 1863, where he remained for a short time; thence to Connersville in 1864; thence back to Richmond in 1873, and remained about two years, when he moved to Bradford, Ohio, and resided upward of two years, and then came to Greenville and engaged in his business, which he is prosecuting with considerable energy, giving employment to several workmen. He was united in marriage with Sarah Ann Slaugenhaupt Feb. 17, 1861; they are the parents of six children, viz: Mary L., born Nov. 10, 1861; Gertrude E., Dec. 2, 1864; Inez E., Nov. 30, 1866; Laura B., Dec. 1, 1867; J. Willard, Sept 5, 1872; Maud, March 13, 1877.
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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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