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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 WILSON, post-office Maple Grove, one of the oldest settlers and the most extensive farmers of Lincoln township is the subject of this sketch. He was born in County Down, Ireland, Oct. 14, 1837, and is the son of William and Jane Wilson, natives of Ireland, and of Scotch descent. In 1848 our subject came to America, and lived in Maryland three years, working by the month. He came to Jasper county, Mo., in 1854, and his parents moved here at the same time. In 1861 our subject hired out to the government as scout and detective in the quartermaster’s department, and served until the close of the war. He then went to Illinois and contracted to build a railroad, and worked on that two years. In 1868 he returned to Jasper county, Mo. He was married April 5, 1876, to Mary A. Orr, her parents being from Ireland, and came to America in 1832. Mr. Wilson has three children: William E., John S., and George O. Mr. Wilson has a farm of 840 acres, all well improved, and a fine two-story frame residence.
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