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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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J. ALLEN RAKESTRAW, contractor and builder, was born in Kankakee County, Ill., in 1836, and was reared to the farming industry, with which he was actively connected there till 1870, when he came here, and has been very successfully connected with this present industry here since. He married in Iroquois County, Ill., in 1860, Miss Amelia E. Van Fosson, a native of Licking County, Ohio. They have one daughter— Ella P. Among the many relics of Mr. Rakestraw’s handicraft here, is the public school of this city (his first contract), and many public buildings and private residences. He has been active as an official in his county since locating here.
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