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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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JAMES WILSON HAGGARD, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Sarcoxie, was born in Jasper county, Mo., March 5, 1854. His parents, James and Anna Haggard, were natives of Tennessee. Our subject was raised on a farm, devoting his time to agricultural pursuits and in attending the common schools. He finished his education at the McKendrie College, Lebanon, Ill. After leaving college he returned home and re-engaged in farming. Mr. Haggard was married in Jasper county, Mo., Nov. 26, 1873, to Miss Alice, daughter of Moses A. McKnight, of Sarcoxie. This union has been blessed with three children: Laura Louella, born Dec. 5, 1874; Jene Ernest, born May 9, 1878; and Edgar H., born Dec. 7, 1881. Mrs. Haggard is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church (South). They have a very pleasant home, two miles northwest of Sarcoxie. Their farm consists of eighty acres of choice land, in good cultivation, well watered and fenced, neat cottage, and other buildings, orchard, etc. Although young they have a good start in life, and we certainly wish them abundant success.
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