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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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HARRY MAXEY, born in Morgan county, Ky., Jan. 1, 1857, where he was raised until 1862, when his father moved to Rush county, Ind. In 1869 he moved to Kansas, and in 1879 he became one of the first residents of Waco, Jasper county, Mo. He married Etta Hulbert, of Cherokee county, Kas., June 19, 1878, who was born and raised in Connecticut. The names of the children are Frank and Myrtle, who died Dec. 7, 1882. Mr. Maxey, though a young man, fills several responsible positions, being the first station agent of Waco, postmaster, and express agent. He is engaged with his father, John Maxey, in baling hay and shipping grain. In 1882 two hundred cars were shipped from this young and thriving town, which is the best shipping point on the Girard and Joplin branch railroad. Young men of such business enterprise always prosper in such legitimate undertakings, and deserve both success, and the praise and respect of the community.
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