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Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. 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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Ralph Calloway Smith, farmer and stock raiser of Section 28, Newtonia Township, and the son of Randolph and Amanda (Sloan) Smith, was born in Washington County, Ark., July 21, 1855. The parents were born in Illinois and Arkansas, respectively, but their ancestors were natives of Tennessee. Ralph Calloway Smith remained with his parents on a farm in Southwest Missouri until he became of age, and then farmed for himself for a short time in Barry County. Here he chose for his companion in life, Miss Amanda Roller, a native of Tennessee, and the daughter of Joshua and Nancy (Pendergraph) Roller, who were also natives of Tennessee. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith was born a family of seven children, three sons and four daughters: Linzy, Dora, Clinton, Maggie, Aroy, Hezekiah and Ivona. Mr. Smith and family worship at the Baptist Church, and are much esteemed and respected people.
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