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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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JACOB JOHNSON, farmer, stock-raiser, and fruit-grower, was born in Warren county, N. J., April 7, 1829. His father, James, was a farmer, who died in January, 1843, The subject of this sketch was married in August, 1850, to Rebecca Mitchell, who was born in Northampton county, Penn., in 1828. Their children are Harold, Willis, and Williard, the three oldest being deceased. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Masonic order and a Knight Templar. In 1854 Mr. Johnson removed from Pennsylvania to Michigan. Mrs. Johnson died in September, 1870, in Michigan. Mr. Johnson was married the second time in January, 1872, to Rose Laraway, who was born in New York. Mrs. Johnson died in 1872. He was again married in January, 1873, to Sallie Major, a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Johnson became a native of Jasper county in 1878, settling on a farm three and one-half miles north of Carthage, comprising 484 acres, about 220 of it improved. In 1882 he raised 3,500 bushels of wheat, 1,500 of corn, and 700 of oats. There is a fine orchard of 250 trees, besides many peach trees. This farm has good substantial buildings, and is finely located, being situated in sections 16, 17, and 21, township 29, range 31; also section 5, in township 28, range 31, of Marion township. Mr. Johnson during his earlier life worked at the cooper trade until he came to Jasper county. He is a good farmer, industrious and thrifty, and commands the respect of all.

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