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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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W. B. HUNTER, farmer; P. O. Piqua; was born in Miami Co., November, 1831, where he was brought up to agricultural pursuits, and united in marriage with Susan E. Hanna, November, 1854, she being born in Pennsylvania December, 1830, dying in 1870, was interred in the Upper Piqua Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter were the parents of four children— Laura L., Emma E., now Mrs. Woollen; Samuel W. and Clara C. Our subject, being the only child of his parents, at their death inherited their estate, and now owns 70 acres of land in Sec. 26, valued at about $5,000.
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