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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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W. E. Valentine, the subject of this sketch, is the son of Eli and Nancy S. (Harris) Valentine, natives of Illinois and Kentucky, respectively. The father came to Franklin County at a very early day, and followed farming until his death, which occurred in 1865. The mother is now living in Texas. Our subject was born in Franklin County, Mo., December 29, 1851, and was reared on the farm, and educated in the public schools of that county. He has followed agricultural pursuits as an avocation, and now owns a fine farm three and a half miles from Washington, on the Washington and Union road. He served as deputy sheriff of Franklin County from 1876 until 1880. In September of the latter year he was united in marriage to Miss Belle Todd, who was born in Franklin County, Mo., and to this marriage were born three children, all living. Mr. Valentine and wife are members of the Christian Church.
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