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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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C. L. HENRY, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Sarcoxie, was born in Lawrence county, Mo., Feb. 22, 1851. His parents, Brice and Lucinda Henry, were natives respectively of Ohio and Illinois. They came to Lawrence county at an early day. Our subject was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. In the spring of 1876 he purchased his present farm and shortly afterward took possession. Mr. Henry was married in Jasper county, Mo., Feb. 2, 1875, to Miss Annie, daughter of William and Elizabeth Edwards, of this county. They were natives of London, England, and immigrated to America in 1851. This union has been blessed with three children: Ethel May, born Oct. 29, 1875; Leon Victor, born March 2, 1879; and Nellie V., born Jan. 29, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Henry are consistent church members. They have one of the finest farms in Jasper county, situated about two and a half miles east of Sarcoxie. He and his excellent lady have everything nicely arranged about the premises; good orchard, yard set with shade and ornamental trees, etc. We wish them, and fear not but that they will attain, a reasonable degree of success in life.
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