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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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F. A. SMITH, the subject of this sketch, was born near Keytesville, Chariton county. Mo., Sept 20, 1841. Remaining here until 1861, he enlisted in the Southern army under Captain Walton, serving until 1864, coming to Jasper county in 1876. He married Sallie E. Hannah, Nov. 26, 1866, of McGee College, Macon county, Mo., where she was raised. They have eight children, three of whom are not living. The boys’ names are Alonzo B., Joseph C., and Delmer W., and the girls’ names are Wilhelmina H. and Lula G. For a series of years the occupation of Mr. Smith has been policeman, constable, and general collector, for which he is by his energy and genial nature eminently fitted. He has been a member of the Good Templars, and joined one of the secret orders at Oronogo, Jasper county, Mo.

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