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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 WARFIELD, farmer, post-office Carthage, was born in Fulton county, Ill., March 24, 1857, and was reared and educated in Illinois. He is the son of James and Amanda Warfield. Of ten children young John is the fifth child. When fifteen years of age he went to work by the month, and came to Jasper county Sept. 17, 1877, and worked out until October, 1881. He was then married to Miss Amanda Warren, daughter of John and Amanda Warren, natives of Illinois, She is the youngest of ten children, and was born in Williams county, Ill., Dec. 29, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Warfield are universally respected by their friends and neighbors.
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