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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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JEHIEL RAILSBACK, attorney, was born in Wayne County, Ind., November 22, 1833. He received a classical education, graduating from the law department of Asbury University of Indiana in 1855 After graduating he began practice at Richmond, Ind., and continued until 1879, excepting three years, during which time he was engaged in cotton planting in Mississippi and was also interested in politics; was a delegate in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention that met in Jackson, January, 1868, under the reconstruction laws in that State. In 1868 he was nominated for Congress in the Second Mississippi Congressional District. In 1879, he came to Columbus, Cherokee, County, Kansas, and resumed the practice of law. He has since bought and sold considerable real estate. He loans money on real estate and personal property. He was prosecuting attorney in Wayne County, Ind., two years. He is a member of the I. O. 0. F. and A. O. U. W. In 1872 he married Miss Anna Rebecca Jackson, of Dublin, Ireland.
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