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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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MRS. MARY E. HARRIS was born in Morgan county, Ill., Feb. 22, 1837. She is the daughter of Thomas and Nancy Henderson; her father is a native of Tennessee, her mother of Kentucky. They moved to Illinois at an early date. Of nine children, Mrs. Harris was the fifth child. At the age of four years she moved to Jefferson county and was there reared and educated. She was married to Mr. Samuel T. Harris. He was born Aug. 26, 1832, in Illinois, and moved to Jasper county in 1871, and engaged in farming up to his death, which occurred Jan. 17, 1875, leaving a family of five children, named Amanda, Calvin, Lee, Thomas F., and Ella. Mrs. Harris has carried on the farm ever since with the help of her boys. Herself and eldest daughter are members of the United Brethren Church and are highly respected by all. Our subject has a fine farm of 80 acres, all under cultivation with good buildings.
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