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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. 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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A. E. HALL was born in Bledsoe county, Tenn., Sept 5, 1839, and lived in St. Clair county, Ill., ten years; then moved to Jackson county and lived there until 1861; then enlisted in Company K, Fifth Illinois Cavalry, and served three years; was taken prisoner and kept in Libby prison some time; then paroled, and finally joined his regiment at Vicksburg, Miss., and was honorably discharged at the termination of his service, and returned to Illinois, but was not able to do much for two years. He was married Sept. 27, 1866, to Miss Annie Harris, who was born in Washington county Sept. 18, 1846. In 1869 our subject moved to Jasper county, Mo., and located on his present farm of 160 acres, well improved, with small orchard. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are both members of the M. E. Church. Their children’s names are Louis A., Wm. S., and Jessie E.
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