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Below is a family biography included in The History of Crawford County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888.  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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Thomas Jamison, deceased, was born in Botetourt County, Va., in 1783, and was the first settler of Cherry Valley, Crawford Co., Mo., which valley he named from a cluster of cherry trees growing there. He was of Irish descent, and upon reaching manhood married Ruth Edgar, and of their four children Robert P. represented Crawford County in the Legislature. After the death of his wife Thomas Jamison came to Missouri, which was then a territory, crossing the Mississippi in a canoe. In early life he was a hatter, but after coming to Missouri he engaged in mining in Washington County, in which county he married Matilda McAdams, a native of Georgia. In 1832 they moved to Crawford County and settled in Cherry Valley, where they spent the remainder of their days. Both were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and they were the parents of seven children. The father died in 1867, and the mother in 1870. Marquis De Lafayette Jamison was born in Washington County in 1831, and from the time he was about twelve years old he was the main support of his parents, the father being afflicted with rheumatism. When about nineteen years old he bought a farm, and in 1853 he married Mrs. Eunice Halbert, nee Kingworthy, who was born in Virginia in 1818. After his marriage he removed to his present home, where he owns 700 acres. He is an enterprising farmer and stock-raiser, and in politics votes the Democratic ticket.

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This family biography is one of 117 biographies included in The History of Crawford County, Missouri published in 1888.  For the complete description, click here: Crawford County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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