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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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MOSES N. WILSON, carpenter and builder, was born in Jasper county, Indiana, September 22, 1857, and raised there. He was married in January, 1881, to Mary Berry, who was born in Ohio in 1852. They have no children. Mr. Wilson came to Carthage in 1880, and now owns a good residence on Grant and Eleventh streets. He is by profession a carpenter and builder, and is a good workman. Mr. Wilson belongs to that class of mechanics who always have plenty, both of this world’s goods and of work, where a willingness to work is inherent. Ever industrious and honest, he commands the respect of the best people.
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