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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami 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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CYRUS JACOBS, farmer; P. O. Tippecanoe City; was born June 8, 1852, in Bethel Township, Miami Co., on the old farm where he resides; he is a son of Cyrus and Mary Jacobs, spoken of in the biography of L. W. Jacobs; his occupation has always been in tilling the soil, and he is an enterprising young farmer. On the 3d of June, 1879, he married Elizabeth Wigand, who was born in Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Mary 27, 1853; she is the daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Wigand, who came from Germany in 1835, and located in Dayton; they moved to Elizabeth Township in about 1842, where he died in 1876, at the age of 72 years; his widow is still living and resides on the old farm.
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This family biography is one of 964 biographies included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co. For the complete description, click here: Miami County, Ohio History and Genealogy
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