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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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HERMAN HUTH, farmer, section 35, post-office Jasper, was born in Prussia, March 4, 1839, and immigrated to America in 1866, landing in New York City, and then went to Illinois and worked by the month for two years. He came to Jasper county, Mo., and located on his present farm in 1870. He was married Sept. 28, 1873, to Miss Christina Shank, who is the daughter of Gottlieb and Rosa Shank, natives of Germany. Mrs. Huth was the third of four children, and was born in Germany, Dec. 16, 1849, and immigrated to America in 1873. Mr. Huth now has a fine farm of 160 acres, all under cultivation; has a living spring and a good well of water, a good orchard, two granaries, and a fair house and stable. He handles some cattle and hogs. They have two children, named Gustave and Charles. Mr. Huth and wife are members of the Evangelical Church, are good neighbors, and are well respected in the community.
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