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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. SAMPLE was born in Morgan county, Ill., March 13, 1837, and is a son of Aaron and Annie Sample, natives of Illinois. He worked at home until twenty-two years of age, and in September, 1858, married Miss Lucy Braden of Macoupin county, Ill. By this union they had the following children: James H., Mary L., John, and Sarah A., also born in Illinois. Mr. Sample farmed there eight years, then moved to Iowa, and then to Kansas. He then returned to Illinois and lived there ten years. In 1872 he moved to Jasper county, and located on his present farm of eighty-five acres. Mrs. Sample died Nov. 5, 1875. Mr. Sample then married Mrs. Burnette A. Wilson, who died June 30, 1879. Mr. Sample again married; this time to Louisa J. Smith, who was born in McMinn county, Tenn., and came to Jasper county in 1872, and was married Feb. 29, 1880. Mr. Sample is a member of the Baptist Church, and takes an interest in all church matters and is a valuable member of society.
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