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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. E. LEEPER, mining operator, was born in Marion County, Ind., in 1847, and was reared in Boone County, Mo., to farming. In 1873, he engaged in mining operations in Dade County, Mo., in the Corry mines and carried it on there successfully until 1877. He then came to Galena, Kan., and has been actively identified with his present industry since. He was one of the party to first discover lead ore on the Baker tract as well as in several other places. He married in 1879, Miss Salina Smith, in Dade County, Mo. They have two sons— Jay and Carle. Mr. Leeper’s present industry gives employment to seven workmen. They work two shafts and raise about fifteen tons of zinc and four tons of lead ore a week, all of first quality.

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This family biography is one of 289 biographies included in The History of Cherokee County, Kansas included within the History of Kansas by William G. Cutler, published by A. T. Andreas, 1883.  For the complete description, click here: Cherokee County, Kansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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