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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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M. C. IMHOFF, post-office Maple Grove. He was born in Green county, Wis., June 6, 1860. He is the son of Mary and Samuel Imhoff. Of nine children our subject was the third child, and moved to Jasper county, Mo., in 1870, and located in McDonald township. At the age of eighteen he left his home and went to work by the month for five years. He was then married to Miss Louella McKnott, June 12, 1881. She was born Nov. 8, 1857, and was the youngest of ten children. Our subject is now carrying on a farm of 160 acres with his brother Isaac. Our subject is an honest straight forward young man, a good neighbor, a good citizen, and highly respected.
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