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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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AARON A. STEWARD, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1833, and there raised. He removed to Cedar county, Iowa, in 1857, where he enlisted in the Twelfth Iowa Infantry, Company D, serving four years and four months. He was an unfortunate prisoner of war three months. Mr. Steward was married in Jasper county, Mo., in 1870 to Mrs. Rachel Smith, who was born in Vermillion county, Ill., Jan. 29, 1834. Her children are Edgar C., William G., Zach. M., and Samuel H. by her present husband. He came to Jasper county, Mo., in 1867, and now lives six miles northwest of Carthage, on a farm of 120 acres. He raised in 1882, 800 bushels of wheat, 1,000 bushels of corn, and 200 bushels of oats, besides plenty of fruit from four acres of orchard and one-half an acre of berries. Both Mr. and Mrs. Steward are members of the Quaker Church. He is by trade a baker. The farm is located in sections 7 and 8 in township 29, range 31, of Marion township. Mr. Steward is a hard-working and prosperous farmer, is making money, and has the respect of his neighbors.
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