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From The history of Warren County, Ohio .. (1882)
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d Mary J. Vail; was born on his father’s farm in Franklin Township Oct. bad, 1854; he remained with his father till of age; he received his education in Wilib normal at Lebanon; he has since taken a course in Nelson’s Commercial Jlege of Cincinnati. Nov. 17, 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Kell, a daughter of Col. John Kell, a veteran in the late rebellion, and who 3t his death at the battle of Stone River; one daughter was given to bless is union— Lydia M., born in Franklin Sept. 4, 1876. Mr. Vail has followed e avocation of farming, excepting from February, 1876, to March, 18/7, duro- which time he was engaged in the grocery business in Franklin, where he iw resides; he owns a well-improved farm of 90 acres on Section 29. Politimii illy, he is a Republican.. _,
As printed in The history of Warren County, Ohio .. (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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