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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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ALBERT M. DRAKE, hardware merchant. Mr. Drake was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in 1841. His father, Charles A. Drake, was a native of New Jersey, who settled in Ohio about 1820. His mother, Mary, nee Boyle, was a native of Ohio. Albert M. was reared in Ohio. In 1862 he came to Ft. Scott, but after one year returned to Ohio, where he was in the hotel business for a time. In 1866 he came to Carthage, Missouri, and opened the first hardware store in the city. For several weeks he conducted his business successfully without any roof over, or floor in his building, owing to the difficulty in getting lumber. Mr. Drake is among the very oldest, and has also been among the most successful business men of Carthage. He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, being a Knight Templar. He was married in 1868 to Sarah G. Gill, a native of New York. They have two sons, Charles F. and Sherwood A.
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