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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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JOHN J. KUHNLE, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Gordon. The subject of this memoir was born in Wittemburg, Germany, in 1821, and is the son of Philip and Julia Kuhnle, natives of Germany; our subject assisted his father in agricultural pursuits till he was 28 years of age; in 1848, he emigrated to America; he came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, where he resided for sixteen years and engaged in farming, then he came to Darke Co., where he purchased 80 acres of land in 1865; his land shows good cultivation, and his improvements are good and substantial; in 1872, he purchased 50 acres adjoining his home farm, and now owns 130 acres of valuable land. He was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of Mr. Henkel, in 1851; five children have been given to this union, viz.: Elizabeth, born March 31, 1852; Caroline, Dec. 31, 1853; Eve, Aug. 29, 1857; Victoria, March 5, 1864; William, Oct. 8, 1868; Elizabeth was married April 1, 1872, to Adam Kohns; Mrs. Kuhnle departed this life July 27, 1877, and her remains are interred in the Gordon Cemetery; she was born Jan. 25, 1832.
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