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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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ISHAM DOWNS was born in Grayson county, Ky., Jan. 20, 1837, He spent the days of his younger life in the blue-grass country, but in the spring of 1867 he took up his abode in Jasper county, Mo., where he has since resided. March 4, 1859, he was married to Miss Eva Decker, of Grayson county, Ky., where she was raised. Having no children of their own they have very philanthropically adopted an orphan boy whom they have named William H. Downs. Mr. Downs is a member of the Baptist Church and also of the Masonic fraternity. In Kentucky he followed farming, and since coming to Oronogo has become a member of the mining company of Bodley, Downs & Ward, who are raising and shipping six tons of zinc and carbonate ores each week.
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