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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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ELD. MIDDLETON H. PATRICK was born in Jasper county, Mo., about two miles northeast of Scotland, March 5, 1847, where he has been raised and educated. His father, Wallace J. Patrick, is one of the pioneers of Jasper county, and is now one of the substantial farmers of the county. The subject of this sketch enlisted in October, 1864, from Boonville, Mo., in Shelby’s command, serving until the close of the war. He was married July 2, 1874, to Mary W. Scott, who was born in Overton county, Tenn., Dec. 25, 1855. Their children are Virgil L., Justin E., John T., Jane R. and Allen S. Both are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Patrick is the acting elder of the Christian Church at Scotland, and devotes much of his time to ecclesiastical reading and work. He owns an interest in a farm and the valuable mining lands at Scotland, comprising some 145 acres. He operates the only hotel in Scotland. The farm and mining lands are in sections 1 and 13, of township 27, range 31, of Jackson township. Mr. Patrick is also engaged with his brother-in-law, Mr. Scott, in blacksmithing. Mr. Patrick is a man of considerable versatility and is widely known in this section of the county.
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