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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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JOHN L. JONES was born in Clinton county, Ohio, Aug. 13, 1833, but raised in Clermont county, Ohio, until nineteen years of age, when he removed to Knox county, Ill., near Galesburg. The subject of this sketch became a citizen of Jasper county, Mo., in the fall of 1882, and now resides on his farm six miles northwest of Oronogo. Was married in Knox county, Illinois, Nov. 5, 1856, to Carrie Cromwell, who was born in the State of Indiana, April 29, 1849, moving to Knox county when about three years old. The children are Wm. H., George D., Emma A., James E., Mary, Anna N., Minnie, Arthur, and Benjamin. Mr. Jones enlisted at Knoxville in 1862, serving nineteen months in the Seventh Illinois Cavalry. The farm which is in township 29, range 32, section 12, comprises forty acres of good farming land. There is a fine orchard of 120 apple trees and other small fruits. Mr. Jones sought this climate for the benefit of his health.
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