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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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W. H. WILLIAMS. His farm comprises 250 acres of finely improved land. He was born and raised near Millersburgh, Holmes county, Ohio; born Aug. 2, 1841; son of James and Mary Williams, both natives of same county. Our subject began life as a school teacher and in the fall of 1865 went to Gentry county, Mo., near Gentryville, and taught a term of school, then engaged in the cattle trade. In Nov., 1866, he came to Medoc, and taught the first school in the brick school-house, afterward purchased a farm and followed agricultural pursuits. He was married July 3, 1869, to Miss Martha J. Bell; she was born Nov. 28, 1852, and raised in Macoupin county, Illinois; daughter of George L. and Mary W. Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have a family of four children: Alice, Lena, Dora, and Harrison.
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