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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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S. B. HOLDEN, farmer and apiarian, was born in Erie county, Pa., Aug. 31, 1832. His parents, W. T. and R. A. (Smith) Holden, were natives respectively of Vermont and New York. Our subject was raised and educated in Pennsylvania. He moved to Ohio when twenty-four years of age, locating at Millersburg, Holmes county, where he engaged at the trade of cabinet-maker. He came to Missouri in 1866, locating at Carthage, and moved to his present location in 1878. He was married in Holmes county, Ohio, to Louisa A. Brogean. They have three children: L. E., born July 17, 1859; Theodocia A., born Jan. 9, 1861; and Frank Alton, born Oct. 23, 1875. Mr. Holden is largely engaged in the manufacture of bee-hives and fixtures.
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