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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883. 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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C. W. SEARS, mineral water manufacturer, was born in the State of New York, April 16, 1836. At the age of eighteen he began farming in Illinois, where he remained for seven years, and then moved onto a farm in Iowa, and remained five years. He then went to Jasper County, Mo., where he was farming and cutting shingles for four and half years, and from whence he came to Montgomery County, Kan., in May, 1871. He lived in Montgomery County eight years, and in 1879, came to Galena, Kan., and began the manufacture of mineral water. He was elected Township Trustee, in Montgomery County, Kan., and was School Director in Iowa and Missouri. He was married to Miss Jane E. Smith, of Pennsylvania, March 1, 1857. They have six children- Frank A., Flora J., Leonard W., George K., Laura B. and Ivy Pearl (deceased).
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