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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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JOHN B. HOUSER, farmer; P. O. Piqua; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, April 13, 1821, and when but a boy, came with his parents to this county, locating on Sec. 5, where he nobly assisted his father in opening out a farm, and waving fields of grain are now seen where the unbroken forest stood. About 1848, John B. bought his present farm of 80 acres, in Sec. 11, which has undergone a great change since in his possession; good barns and a substantial house have taken the place of the round-log house and stable. Sept. 12, 1850, he married R. B. Whitney, born in Warren Co., Ohio, March 7, 1831, and who departed this life, March 5, 1880; by this union they had one daughter, now Mrs. Speelman, who, since the death of her mother, has resided with her husband and family, on the farm with Mr. Houser.
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