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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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ABRAHAM DORAN, farmer, post-office Jasper, was born in Kosciusko county, Ind., April 3, 1849. He was the son of Nelson Doran, who was born in Virginia and raised in Ohio and Indiana. Abraham’s mother, Elizabeth, nee Blue, was born in Ohio. They had a family of nine children, and Abraham being the second child had to work hard to help support the family. He had very meager school advantages. At the age of nineteen he was married to Miss N. J. Carson, Feb. 14, 1867, who was born in Fayette county, Ind., Nov. 13, 1850. Mr. Doran moved to Jasper county in November, 1877; he was in Sheridan township three years, and then bought his present farm of 120 acres, situated one mile east of Jasper, which is all improved; has a fine orchard with all kinds of fruit. They have two children, named Roscoe and Letta Etta. Mr. Doran is a pleasant, courteous gentleman, and has a good home and farm made honestly by hard work.
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