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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Knox County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887.  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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Robert Dare was born in Union County, Ind., in 1841. His parents were natives of Virginia, and during their youth accompanied their parents to Indiana, where they were reared. The father of our subject spent his life farming in Union County, Ind., where he and his wife died. Robert is the sixth son of a family of fourteen children, eight of whom are living. Our subject spent his youth working upon different farms, and doing what he could to make a living, and at the age of twenty-five purchased a small farm in Union County, Ind., soon after which he was united in marriage to Miss Mary J. McQuoid, a native of Indiana, and daughter of John McQuoid, the history of which family may be read in another portion of this work. After his marriage he farmed about eight years in Union County, but previous to his marriage he served his country in the Union cause, enlisting in Company G, Sixty-ninth Regiment, Indiana, under Col. Bennet and Capt. Wingett, where he served three years, participating in several important battles, among which may be mentioned Richmond, Vicksburg, Red River, Mississippi Bayou, Arkansas Post, Blakely, Alabama and others. In 1876 he emigrated west, and settled in Knox County, where he purchased a farm of Thomas Eastern, in Jeddo Township, where he has since resided. To Mr. and Mrs. Dare three children have been born: Nettie, John A. and Addie M., twins, all of whom are living with their parents. Mr. Dare now owns 260 acres of land, well stocked and improved, and during his eleven years residence in Knox County, has established himself as one of its prominent citizens and farmers. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is identified with the Republican party.

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This family biography is one of 204 biographies included in the Knox County, Missouri portion of the book,  The History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties, Missouri published in 1887.  For the complete description, click here: Knox County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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