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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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MYRON J. JENKINS, of the agricultural firm of Jenkins & Hubbard was born in 1838, in Pennsylvania, His father, Joseph, was a native of Massachusetts, and also his mother, whose maiden name was Sophronia Wetherly. Myron Jenkins was reared and educated in Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in farming. In 1872 he came to Carthage, Missouri, and engaged in the grocery business on the north side of the square, where he continued until October, 1881, when he bought an interest in the agricultural implement business with W. B. Hubbard. The place of business is on north Main Street, where they handle all kinds of farm machinery, reapers, mowers, etc. They do a large business and have an extensive trade. Mr. Jenkins is a member of the order of the A. O. U. W. He was married in 1864 to Emma Wetherell, of Wisconsin. They have one child living, Clyde by name. They are highly respected members of society.
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