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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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JOE S. WILSON, Carterville, miner, is a native of Camden county, Mo., born Aug. 15, 1846. His parents were Sampson and Eliza Wilson, both natives of Kentucky, who came to Missouri at an early day, settling in Camden county. The subject of this sketch was raised and educated in his native county and in Laclede county, where his parents moved and where he lived until his majority. He came to Joplin, Jasper county, in 1872, and engaged in mining; then came to Carterville in 1877 and was one of the first prospectors on what is now known as the north Carterville lease, on the east side. He is now a partner in a valuable lease at Blende City in this county. He was married in Jasper county, Jan. 21, 1875, to Miss Rebecca Cassidy. They have two children: Charlie and Pearlie. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is now V. G. of Oronogo Lodge, No. 314, of Carterville.
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