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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 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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ANDREW JACKSON, post-office Opolis, Kan. His home farm consists of 160 acres of fine improved land. Mr. Jackson is a large land-holder of Barton county, Mo. His total estate is about 900 acres, being about one-half improved. He came to Jasper county in June, 1871, from Clinton, Iowa, where he was engaged in merchandising. He is a native of Albany county, N. Y., born in 1833. His parents were James and Ann E. (Sutherland) Jackson, both natives of the same county. Andrew received a fine education and began life as a produce and commission merchant in New York City, where he did an extensive business for many years. He finally disposed of his business, and for a few years engaged in the oil business in Pennsylvania. In 1860 he was united in wedlock to Miss Mary Hosmer, a native of Livingston county, N. Y., born in 1841, and educated in Livingston and Monroe counties. Their family consists of four children: Clara I., James H., Emma L., and Andrew M. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Hoboken Lodge No. 37.
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