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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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WILLIAM PIKE was one of the pioneers of Illinois, and the very first settler in Hancock county, Ill. His father settled in Hancock county when there was only three settlements in the county. He was born in Kentucky; his son William was born in the same state, Feb. 8, 1832, and was raised on a farm. He had very poor schooling, as there were no schools at that time near where he lived. He was married to Elizabeth Stetwell, Dec. 21, 1856. He farmed eleven years after he was married; moved to Jasper county, Mo., in 1870, and settled on his present farm of 160 acres, section 24, Preston township, which he has improved, and has as good a farm as there is in Jasper county. His children that are living are named as follows: John P., Mary E., Maud E., and Benjamin T., born in Hancock county, Ill., and Sarah, born in Jasper county, Mo. Mr. Pike is a Free Mason, widely known and respected by all.
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