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Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. 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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John Ezekiel Putman, an enterprising farmer of Newton County, Mo., was born in Gordon County, Ga., February 6, 1851, and there attained his growth, being reared a farmer’s boy. He is the son of Elijah and Mary E. (Dodds) Putman, and the grandson of Ezekiel Putman, of North Carolina stock. The grandfather of Mary E. Dodds was a native of Scotland. In 1868 John Ezekiel Putman left his native State, and after spending two years in Alabama, came to Missouri in 1871, settling in Newton County, where he invested in land and engaged in tilling the soil. While in the State of Alabama he chose for his companion in life Miss Sarah E. Grimes, the daughter of Lewis Grimes, and she bore him the following named children: James B., Bertha (deceased), Alice, Grace, George, Hortense, John (deceased), Lewis Chrisman and an infant daughter. Mr. Putman has been a member of the school board in his district for nine years, and is considered a good and much respected citizen. His wife is a member of the Christian Church.
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