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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 R. TROUP, post-office Webb City; business, farmer and miner; was born in Monroe county, Mo., Nov. 16, 1835. He is the son of Jacob and Catharine Troup, natives of Virginia, and the third of eight children. He was married to Lucy J., daughter of James and Elizabeth Green, natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Troup was the fourth of six children. In 1867 Mr. Troup moved to Jasper county, Mo., and rented a farm for three years, and then located on his present farm of forty acres, which is well improved, with good house and barn, etc. He has just opened a lead mine, and is taking out a large quantity of lead, and future prospects are splendid. Mr. Troup has seven children: Emma J., James T., Mattie, Oscar, Maggie, Carrie, and Walter. Mr. and Mrs. Troup are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and stand high in the community.
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