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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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EDWARD C. SCAMMON, farmer, of Town 32, Section 6, P. O. Scammonville, was born in Maine, October 9, 1841. Began farming in Illinios at age of nineteen, and continued here for ten years. He came to Cherokee County, Kan., in June, 1869. He was in coal business five years and then engaged five years in farming. He owns 330 acres of coal land. He has been Township Treasurer two terms and was on School Board several years. He owns mining interest in Short Creek. He was married to Miss Ellen Giffin, of New York State, in March, 1872, and has two children living— Sarah C. and Nellie R., and two, Edward L. and Minnie J., dead.
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