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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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REV. DAVIS HILL is a native of Miami county, Ohio, born Oct. 20, 1848, being the son of Thomas and Mary (Yetter) Hill, both of Miami county, Ohio, and settled in Jasper county, Mo., in 1876, he being a leading grain merchant of Carthage. They had a family of four children: Davis, Cyntha, William, and Jud, our subject being the eldest child. He moved with his parents to Livingston county, Ill. He received a fine education at the Union Christian College at Merom, Ind. March 27, 1870, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary I. Ward, a native of Pulaski county, Ky., born Feb. 6, 1850, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Fallis) Ward, both natives of Miami county, Ohio. The father was born Feb. 3, 1819, and died Jan. 31, 1875. The mother was born May 25, 1820, and died March 22, 1840. They settled in Indiana, where they died, leaving a family of seven children: Phoebe, Anther M., William E., A. John, Milo P., Morris S., and Mary I., she being the third child. Mr. and Mrs. Hill came to Jasper county in 1878, living at Carthage, and settled where they now reside in July, 1882. They have a family of two children, a son and a daughter; Anther L., born April 5, 1871, and Mary Y., born Aug. 11, 1876.
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