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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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ATCHLEY HAGGARD (deceased) was born in Kentucky, May 9, 1806. During childhood he moved with his parents to Sevire county, Tenn., where he was raised on a farm and educated liberally in the subscription schools; also learned the trade of brick-mason. In 1855 he moved to Missouri, locating in this county, where his relict, Mrs. Sarah Haggard, now resides. After coming here he engaged in farming and raising stock with abundant success. During the war, however, he lost a great deal from depredations on the part of the armies and the bands of plunderers which followed them. Mr. Haggard was married in Sevire county, Tenn., to Miss Hulda, daughter of William and Kate Hardin, of that county. Mrs. H. died in the summer of 1846. Mr. Haggard was again married in Sevire county, Tenn., in February, 1847, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Jesse and Basha Morris, of that county. Mrs. H. was born May 12, 1822, in Alabama. From this union there were five children: John, born May 12, 1848; Louisa L., born Jan. 24, 1850; Jane, born Nov. 13, 1852; Randall, born Sept. 21, 1853; and Jasper, born March 23, 1858. Jasper Haggard now has entire charge of the farm and is meeting with good success. The farm consists of one hundred and eighty acres choice land, one hundred and twenty acres of which is in a fine state of cultivation. He is a young man of good habits, energetic, industrious, and careful in his work, and he cannot fail to make it win.

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