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Below is a family biography included in The History of Cedar County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. 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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John N. Pyle has been one of the leading farmers and stock-raisers of Cedar County, Mo., for a number of years, his farm being situated about six miles southwest of the county seat. He was born in Dade County, Mo., in 1853, and is a son of A. M. and Minerva J. (Wilson) Pyle, the father being a native of Christian County, and one of the leading pioneer farmers and stock-raisers of Cedar County, and one of its prominent and influential citizens. John N. Pyle, the eldest of a family of ten children, lived with his parents until he attained his majority, when he married Miss Mollie C. Hamner, who was born in Iowa, in 1855, and engaged in farming on his own responsibility. He is now a well-to-do farmer; a man of sound judgment, and is highly esteemed by all who know him. He acquired a common school education in his youth, and has always been a Republican in his political views. He and wife are members of the Christian Church, and their union has resulted in the birth of six children: Claude A., Maud M., Harry E., Bessie G., Charles E. and Willis. Mrs. Pyle’s parents, Edward D. and Sarah J. Hamner, are residents of Greenfield, Dade County, Mo., and were born in Kentucky. After residing in Indiana for some time they removed to Iowa, and, in 1870, came to Cedar County, Mo., locating soon after in Dade County.
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This family biography is one of 92 biographies included in The History of Cedar County, Missouri published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Cedar County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
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