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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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GEORGE W. KOONTZ, of the grocery firm of Koontz & Porter, was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, February 22, 1852, where he was raised until he was fifteen years of age. His father, Isaac E. Koontz, was a native of Ohio, and was at one time judge of the county court. He died in 1880. His mother’s name was Priscilla Pearse, also a native of Ohio, and now lives five miles northeast of Carthage on a farm. Geo. Koontz was married December 14, 1875, to Mattie McCoy, who was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, June 9, 1858. He came to Jasper county, Missouri, in 1867, and settled on a farm five miles northeast of Carthage. He assisted on the farm until 1881, and then came to Carthage and clerked for Spence Bros., and later for Bartlett & Co.; he was also engaged in the selling of agricultural implements. He and his partner, Mr. Porter, went into business where they are now established in 1881. They have a large and increasing business.
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