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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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JOHN STAUFFER, farmer, Section 19, P. O. Columbus, was born in Ohio December 30, 1833. He received a liberal school education, and began work as a carpenter at the age of twenty-one years. He continued this occupation seven years, then farmed in Indiana until 1869, at which time he came to Kansas and located on Section 9, taking a claim of 160 acres. A part of this is now improved, and he is now raising stock and grain, and has on his farm a full line of all kinds of fruits. He owns a house and lot in Columbus, and is a member of the Presbyterian Church in that place, he was elected Township Trustee of Crawford Township in 1872, and saved his township $20,000 by not giving up railroad bonds, when the road was not completed, or when the railroad company had not complied with its contract. He was married to Miss Elizabeth King, of Indiana, in 1856. They have five children— James King, Samuel Kelly, John William, Millie Kennet, Thaddeus Stephens.

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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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