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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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GEORGE M. WOOD, blacksmith, post-office Sarcoxie, was born in Montgomery county, Ky., Oct. 13, 1845. His parents, William and Lucretia Wood, were also natives of the Blue-grass State. When nine years of age our subject moved with his parents to Sangamon county, Ill., and three years later came to Missouri, locating in Jasper county on Spring River. He was raised on a farm, receiving a common school education. In April, 1863, he crossed the plains to California, and engaged in farming near Chico until Oct., 1870; he then returned to Missouri and stopped two years in Lafayette county, after which he carne to Sarcoxie and engaged in his present business. Mr. Wood was married in Jasper county, Mo., Feb. 9, 1863, to Miss Alice, daughter of Richard and Mary Burgess, of this county. This union has been blessed with four children: William A., born Nov. 29, 1873; Charles E., born Aug. 24, 1876, died April 7, 1877; John L., born March 27, 1878, died Nov. 7, 1878; and George Leo, born July 12, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Wood are consistent members of the M. E. Church (South), Our subject is an excellent workman and is receiving a liberal patronage. He is a member of the A. O. U. W.
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