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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 McENTIRE, one of the very early settlers of Missouri, was born in Carroll county, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1830; was raised on a farm, and at the age of fourteen went to work by the month. In 1856 he was married to Miss Mary L. Lawrence in Jefferson county, Ohio. She was the daughter of Peter Lawrence, a country merchant, and her mother was born in Germany. Mr. McEntire engaged in farming, then moved to Jasper county, Mo., and settled on his present farm of 100 acres. The house he now lives in is one of the few that stood through the war. In the fall of 1862 he had to leave on account of the unsettled condition of the country. He moved to Kansas and returned in 1866. He now has a farm of 120 acres, improved. He gave forty acres to his daughter. He has a good orchard and other improvements. He has two children, Caroline E. and Flora. Mr. McEntire is widely known and universally respected.
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