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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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E. H. WORMINGTON, blacksmith, post-office Sarcoxie, was born in Newton county, Mo., Nov. 10, 1852. His parents, Wm. and Julia Wormington, were natives of Tennessee. Our subject was reared in Jasper county and received a liberal education in the common schools. When fifteen years of age he commenced learning the trade of the blacksmith, and has since engaged in that business. He was married in this county in January, 1876, to Miss Julia B., daughter of Elias Bass, of Illinois. From this union there are three children: Bertie, Susie, and Lee. Mrs. Wormington is a member of the M. E. Church (South), Our subject is an excellent workman, frugal and industrious.
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