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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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WILLIAM H. DUER, farmer; P. O. Conover; was born in Bucks Co., Penn., July 15, 1836, and is a son of George S. Duer, whose name can be seen under the sketch of Joseph S. Duer; received a common education, and was brought up to farm labors; after coming West he continued at home, and assisted in all the duties connected with farm life until his majority, after which, he entered the path of life for himself, and by diligence and forethought, financially progressed until 1866; he then purchased his present farm of 80 acres in Sec. 14, Brown Township, where he is well situated. Upon November, 1859, his marriage with Susannah Moore was celebrated; she was a daughter of William Moore, who was born September, 1831, and died in 1874, leaving husband and two children, viz., Mary S., born Nov. 16, 1860, and James L., born Oct. 3, 1866. Mr. Duer married, for his second companion, Sarah E. Worthington, March, 1876; they have one son, George F., born Oct. 18, 1877.
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