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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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MARVIN B. JAMES, photographer, Troy; was born in Troy Dec. 11, 1855, and is a son of Benjamin and Ann E. James, his father was born in Maryland in 1819, and his mother in Michigan in 1835; both are living, and have been residents of Troy for many years; they have three children— Marvin B., Franklin R. and Lotta. Our subject was reared in Troy, and received his education in the village schools; at the age of 16, he entered the photograph gallery, and, with A. C. Miller, made himself a proficient in the art; he afterward contracted a partnership with a gentleman with whom he remained but a short time, when he assumed full proprietorship; his pleasant rooms are located in Kessler’s Block, in the southeast corner of the public square; the walls are adorned with the finest works of art, and furnished in a neat and artistic manner. In 1878, he consummated a matrimonial alliance with Alice Looney, who has borne him one child, viz., Eugene, deceased. (See card in Directory.)
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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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