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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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HENRY C. HEFLEY, dealer in hardware, in partnership with G. W. Jenkins, was born July 24, 1852, in Nelson county, Ky., and is the son of M. L. and Susan E. (Randall) Hefley. They had four children, the subject of this sketch being the second child. He spent his boyhood days on a farm and got a good common school education. His mother died in 1863 and he went to live with his uncle; went to school winters and improved every moment to study out of school hours. In 1877 he moved to Jasper county and engaged in farming and school teaching, and on Sept. 14th, 1879, married Miss Luella Wale, a lady of culture and refinement, and in 1881 engaged in the grocery business and also bought and shipped wheat and stock, and bought corn and brought it to Jasper; next engaged in the hardware business. He has one child, Elmer R. Mr. and Mrs. Hefley belong to the Baptist Church, always take a prominent part in church matters, and are leaders in the Sunday-school.
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