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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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BENJAMIN TROUTMAN, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Sarcoxie, was born in Knox county, Ohio, Jan. 23, 1822. His father was a farmer, and his youth was spent in assisting on the farm, and acquiring an education in the common schools. He was married in his native county Nov. 2, 1848, to Miss Eva Lybarger, who is also a native of Knox county. They have nine children, all living; viz., John Henry, Mary C., wife of J. T. Smith; Julia E., wife of Jerome A. Homes; Franklin P., Silas A. G., Charles A., George B., Elizabeth E., and Eva S. M. Mr. Troutman immigrated to Jasper county, Missouri, and purchased the farm upon which he now lives, which consists of 120 acres, with eighty acres well improved. The family are all residents of southwest Missouri, and are good and useful members of society. Mr. Troutman is an honest, upright, straightforward, good citizen.
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