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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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FRED MATHEWS, proprietor of the Pacific Hotel, was born in Worcestershire, Mass., Dec. 11, 1836. His parents, John and Mary B. (Converse) Mathews, were also natives of the Bay State. Subject grew to manhood in his native state, receiving a liberal education. When twenty-three years old he came west to Sandusky City, Ohio, and shortly afterward engaged in railroading. Some years later he came farther west to Topeka, Kan., thence to Atchison, same state, and continued in the occupation last given. He next returned to Topeka and commenced keeping hotel in which business he continued at that place four years. He came to Joplin in the spring of 1882 and took charge of the Pacific Hotel. Mr. Mathews was married in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 22, 1855, to Miss Martha, daughter of Absalom and Nancy (Lacy) Lyons. Mrs. Mathews is a member of the First Baptist Church. Under the management of Mr. Mathews the Pacific Hotel merits and has received a liberal patronage. [See page 479.]
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