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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 R. JOHNSON, post-office Golden City. He was born in Hawkins county, Tenn., Jan. 15, 1855, and was reared and educated there. He is a son of Wilson and Marinda Johnson, natives of Tennessee. Our subject was the oldest of nine children and worked at home upon the farm until twenty-two years of age; he then attended the St. Clair Academy in Tennessee, for some time. He was married June 7, 1877, to Sallie Creasey, daughter of John and Sarah Creasey, who were natives of Virginia. Mrs. Johnson was the second of three children, and was born in Franklin county, Va., March 3, 1860, and was reared in Tennessee. Mr. Johnson moved to Jasper county Oct. 13, 1882, and located on section 21. Mr. Johnson has two children: Lartha A. N. and Alvin T. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Baptist Church, and in politics Mr. Johnson is a Republican, and is considered an honest, straightforward gentleman.

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