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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 N. WILD, of James B. Wild & Co.. proprietors Sarcoxie Nurseries, was born in Marquette county, Wis., Sept. 4, 1851. His parents, Herman and Maria Wild, natives of Saxony, Germany, immigrated to America in the spring of 1846. When he was nine years of age he moved with parents to St. Louis, Mo. There he was raised, receiving a liberal education in the city schools. He also acquired a good business education in the Bryant & Stratton Business College, St. Louis. Came to Jasper county in the spring of 1868, locating where he now resides. Mr. Wild was married June 21, 1876, to Miss Laura K., daughter of M. A. and R. L. McKnight, of Sarcoxie, both natives of Tennessee. From this union there have been two children: Charles, born Oct. 22, 1879, and Myrtle, born Oct. 11, 1882. Mrs. W. is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Wild is one of the proprietors of the Sarcoxie Nurseries, a description and history of which will be found on page 667 of this volume. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
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