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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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VALENTINE F. FAGG, farmer and stock-raiser, section 36, post-office Avilla, was born in Franklin county, Tenn., March 5, 1841. When he was fifteen years old his parents removed to Missouri, and settled in Boone county. He was reared on a farm, which business he has always followed. He was married Oct. 25, 1860, to Miss Nancy E. Fagg, daughter of W. B. and M. G. Fagg of Alabama, They have six children, five sons and one daughter: Thos. P., born Dec. 9, 1865; Nancy A., born April 17, 1868; R. L., born April 11, 1870; C. A., born March 2, 1872; E. A., born Aug. 1, 1874, and G. C., born Aug. 19, 1879. Mr. Fagg became a resident of Jasper county in 1877, and purchased the farm upon which he now lives. The farm consists of 160 acres, 130 acres in good cultivation, well-watered, also a fine orchard of 150 apple trees, with numerous peach, pear, and cherry trees of different varieties, all in good bearing, and of excellent quality. Mr. Fagg has held various township offices of trust with satisfaction.
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