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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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JAMES H. CLOW, an early pioneer of Jasper county, was born Nov. 5, 1823. His father, James, was a farmer of Bourbon county, Ky., where his son was raised. Mr. James Clow was a member of the Kansas State Militia, Douglass county, in 1862. He was married in April, 1841, to Lucy Triplett, who was born in Pike county, Mo., in 1829. Their children are Mary F., Anna R., John D., Thomas A., Sallie R, James A., and Lucy P., and all are now married. Both Mr. and Mrs. Clow are members of the Christian Church. He came when quite young with his father to Pike county, Mo., and settled near the south county line of Jasper county, in 1848, being obliged to leave during the war. He owns a fine farm of 282 acres, about 150 of which is well improved, grows good crops, and supports a fine orchard of apples, peaches, cherries, and plums. He is a blacksmith by trade, and has worked a good deal at mining in Wisconsin, Newton and Jasper counties. Mr. Clow’s farm is located in sections 15, 10, 11, and 14, of township 27, range 31, of Jackson township; sections 11 and 14 are in Union township Mr. Clow is one of the early settlers, and experienced the toils and hardships of early life, and has also seen the rapid development of the towns and country.
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