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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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FRED A. CUSHMAN, contractor and builder, was born in Waldo county, Maine, December 5, 1847, where he was raised and educated. His father, Joseph, was a farmer by occupation. The subject of this sketch was married Christmas, 1877, to Kate Lynn, who was born in Tennessee, in February, 1852. Their children are Mabel and Claude. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cushman are members of the Presbyterian Church in good and regular standing. Mr. Cushman came to Jasper county, Iowa, in 1870, also residing for a time in Marshalltown, and Omaha, Nebraska. Subsequently he went to Columbus, Kansas, and Galena, where he resided a number of years. In 1881 he came to Carthage, and is busily engaged in his chosen profession. He is building some of the finest residences in Carthage.
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