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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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JOHN G. LOFTON, liveryman, Webb City, is a native of Macoupin county, Ill., born Feb. 17, 1841, and is the son of A. B. and L. Lofton (nee L. Chapell), a native of England, who came to this country when she was very young. They at present reside in Audrain county. In 1871 the subject of this sketch moved to Barton county, where he remained for six years, and then came to Webb City in 1877, and engaged in the livery business. May 26, 1870, he was married to Miss Sarah A. Wilton, of Litchfield, Illinois. They have two children, Lester and Guy. At the beginning of the civil war he enlisted in the Thirty-second Illinois Infantry and served three years. In politics he is a Republican, and in business is recognized as one of the leading men of the city.
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