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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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William B. Sherrill was born in the county in which he now resides, May 13, 1852, and since twenty-five years of age has been engaged in tilling the soil on his own responsibility, being now the owner of a good farm of 200 acres, about seventy-five of which are under cultivation, and located on the Little Sac River. He is industrious, energetic and honest, and in point of wealth bids fair to rank among the prosperous farmers of the county. He was the second of four children, and on the 17th of September, 1882, was married to Miss Ida, a daughter of William and Georgia Ann Love, who were born in 1839 and 1849, former in Callaway County, Mo. They are now engaged in farming in Cedar County. Mrs. Sherrill is the eldest of their ten children, and was born in Cedar County, Mo., in 1865. She and Mr. Sherrill have one daughter, Eugenie. He is a strong Republican, and cast his first vote for Hayes for the presidency. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.
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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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