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Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 1 December 2004 |
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The History of Warren County Ohio Part V. Biographical Sketches Turtlecreek Township (Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992) |
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"Familiar Faces, Solomon F. Finch" - The Lebanon Gazette 13 February 1890 |
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F. FINCH, photographer, Lebanon; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y.,
May 4, 1833; his father, S.
F. Finch, was born in New York in 1801, and his mother, Elizabeth
(Brown) Finch, was also a native of the same State. Our subject
received a good English education in the schools of Portage and Stark
Counties; he was reared on the farm, where he remained until 1854, when
he commenced teaching school, at which he continued until 1857; in 1859,
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came to Lebanon and engaged in the business of photographer, and has so continued until the present. In 1861, he married Miss Mary Longstreth, who died Jan. 17, 1881, leaving two children, viz., Carrie, born Aug. 6,1865. and Nellie E., born Sept. 28, 1874. Mr. Finch has a large and showy gallery and a fine residence on the corner of High and Silver streets; he does oil painting. crayon and India ink work, and, in fact, anything pertaining to his art; he has a large and successful business, which he is daily increasing. He is a Republican in politics and a member of the M. E. Church. |
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