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Below is a family biography included in The History of Moniteau County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889. 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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Walter E. Gold, editor and proprietor of the Harbinger, published at Clarksburg, Mo., was born in the “Keystone State,” on June 17, 1869, being a son of W. J. and Martha A. (English) Gold, who came to the State of Missouri in 1870. Here our subject was reared to manhood, his boyhood days being spent in farm work and in attending public schools, until sixteen years of age, when he entered Hooper Institute, receiving a practical education in that institution. At the early age of eighteen years he began the battle of life for himself, as editor and proprietor of the Harbinger, which undertaking has proved quite successful. The paper is ably edited, is newsy and instructive, and has a paying circulation. Mr. Gold is a young man of push and energy, and will eventually make his mark in the world of journalism. His parents are both living, and are useful and honored citizens of the county.
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This family biography is one of 187 biographies included in The History of Moniteau County, Missouri published in 1889. For the complete description, click here: Moniteau County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
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