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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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ISAAC SCHOOLER, Jr., farmer and stock raiser, post-office Jasper, was born in Auglaize county, Ohio, July 14, 1848, and was reared and educated in the common schools of Auglaize county. He is the son of John and Hannah Schooler, natives of Pennsylvania. The subject of this sketch remained at home, working on the farm, until Aug. 25, 1867. He was then married to Dulcina Jacobs, daughter of Samuel and Nancy Jacobs, natives of Ohio. Mr. Schooler moved to Jasper county and located on his present farm in March, 1881. He now has a fine farm of 160 acres, with good fences, two living springs, 120 acres under cultivation, a good house and buildings; he also has a good orchard, and raises all kinds of fruit raised in this section of country. Mr. Schooler handles from fifty to one hundred head of hogs per year, and has fifty-three head of Short-Horn cattle. He is well known, and himself and family stand high in the community. His politics are Democratic. Mr. and Mrs. Schooler have three children: Jennie, Florence, and Johnnie.

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