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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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STEPHEN D. CHITWOOD, born in Marion county, Ill., Dec. 31, 1844. At the age of eight years, his father, Stephen, moved to Collin county, Texas, on a farm. Enlisted in Aug., 1863, in the Fourteenth Kansas Cavalry for three years. In 1866 came to Vernon county, Mo., and in the spring of 1867 on a farm near Joplin. Married Dec. 20, 1868, in Jasper county, to Susan A. Johnson, who was born in Jasper county. The names of the children are Queeny H., Stephen J., Ora Dell, who died in May, 1880; William G., Ira A., Lutie E. Both are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Chitwood has a farm of 62 acres; 27 acres of wheat averaged 21 bushels to the acre; 20 acres of corn, 45 bushels to the acre. There is a good orchard of 300 trees, besides small fruit. He also has a farm near the lead works of the city of Joplin; these are in township 28, range 34, and sections 1 and 6. Mr. Chitwood is a good citizen, strong in his convictions, and always ready to defend the right.
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