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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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T. S. McGINNIS, liveryman, Covington. Mr. McGinnis was a native of Ohio, born in Champaign Co. in 1845; his parents removed to Shelby Co. the year of his birth, and he there grew to manhood; was married to Miss Bell Woodard and resided there, being occupied in farming; recently he moved to Covington, where he is now engaged in the livery business in connection with Mr. J. B. Hamilton, whose biography also appears in this work; Mr. McGinnis comes of pioneer stock, his ancestors on both sides being Virginians and early emigrants to Kentucky; his great-grandfather was scalped by the Indians in his own dooryard, near Maysville, Ky.; his grandfather removed from Kentucky to Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1812, and served in the army during the war; Mr. McGinnis is now in the prime of life, and is an active, energetic man, just embarking in a new business venture, in which there seems to be a good prospect of success.
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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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