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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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WILLIAM M. JAMES, general blacksmithing, was born in Pickens County, Ga., in 1849, and was reared in Walker County, Ala., and learned his trade there from his father and was connected with it there till 1869, when he came to Missouri and followed it till 1877. In 1877, he came here and has been connected with it the most of the time since. He married in 1868, Miss Mary J. Farmer, of his native State, who departed this life in 1877, and is buried in Barry County, Mo. She was thirty-two years old, and left one son and a daughter living— Sarah F. and Ezekiel. In 1878, he married Miss Amanda Haddoc, a native of Missouri. They have one son, Daniel F. Mr. James is an active member of the Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Burlington, Kan.
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