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Born 1854, Franklin Township Oct
From The History of Warren County, Ohio (1882)
WILLIAM C. VAIL, farmer; P. O. Franklin; youngest son of William B. and Mary J. Vail; was born on his father’s farm in Franklin Township Oct. 26, 1854; he remained with his father till of age; he received his education in the normal at Lebanon; he has since taken a course in Nelson’s Commercial College of Cincinnati. Nov. 17, 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Lydia R. Kell, a daughter of Col. John Kell, a veteran in the late rebellion, and who met his death at the battle of Stone River; one daughter was given to bless this union: Lydia M, born in Franklin Sept. 4, 1876. Mr. Vail has followed the avocation of farming, excepting from February, 1876, to March, 1877, during which time he was engaged in the grocery business in Franklin, where he now resides; he owns a well-improved farm of 90 acres on Section 29. Politically, 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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