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Below is a family biography included in The History of Franklin 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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Benjamin F. Renick is the eldest of nine children born to Thomas E. and Rachel Renick, and was born in Franklin County, Mo., November 1, 1857. He was educated in the common schools of his county, and remained on the home farm until 1881, when he established a general store on the old homestead, and was quite successfully engaged in merchandising for a considerable time. He tired of the confinement, however, and subsequently bought a farm of eighty acres and engaged in the pursuit of agriculture; he now owns 380 acres. In 1881 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin Irwin. Of the four children born to their union, three are living, viz.: John F., Annie B. and Thomas B. Mr. Renick is notary public, real estate agent, and a member of the Masonic lodge. His political preferences are Democratic, though he is conservative, and casts his vote for the man he thinks best fitted for the office. Mrs. Renick is a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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This family biography is one of 305 biographies included in The History of Franklin County, Missouri published in 1888.  For the complete description, click here: Franklin County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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