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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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ROBERT M. JONES, blacksmith, Section 18, P. O. Crestline, was born in Ohio, in 1836. He received a liberal education, and began work in shop at the age of fourteen, working three years in Ohio, and two in Indiana. He then went to Iowa, and remained until 1861, at which time he joined the army. He was discharged in 1862, and remained in Iowa until 1870, when he came to Kansas. He lived in Cherokee Nation one year, and then came to Cherokee County, Kan., and settled on a farm, where he remained six years. He came to Crestline in 1876, and opened his present shop, going to Montana and Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1880, for his health. He owns a residence and business property in Crestline.

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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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