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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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DR. JAMES S. WILSON, dental surgeon, Carthage, Missouri, was born in 1838, in Dayton, Ohio. His father, James Wilson, was a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and for many years one of the leading merchants of Dayton, Ohio. His mother, Eliza, nee Harrison, was a native of Ohio. Dr. J. S. Wilson was reared in Dayton, Ohio, and educated in his native town and Cincinnati. Graduated from Taft’s Dental College of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is also a graduate of Hahnneman Medical College, of St. Louis, and has practiced in Illinois. In September, 1869, he came to Carthage, Missouri. In his practice of medicine he has followed the homeopathic school. Dr. Wilson was married in 1865 to Mary A. Crawford, of Morrison, Illinois, a native of Canada. They have two children living: Nellie E. and Louisa M. The importance of dental surgery is becoming recognized as a factor in the health of the community. Dr. Wilson stands among the first practitioners of Carthage.
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