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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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J. K. MEADOR, farmer, post-office Joplin, was born in Jackson county, Mo., Feb. 14, 1832, his parents, Anderson and Rachel (Skeen) Meador, being natives of Tennessee, In 1861 he enlisted in Company F, Missouri State Guards, and continued in the service until hostilities ceased, being mustered out at Shreveport, La., in June, 1865. He returned to his home in this state and engaged in farming, coming to Jasper county in 1875, stopping at Joplin, where for a number of years he engaged in mining. He came to his present location in 1880. Mr. Meador was married in Jackson county, Nov. 2, 1858, to Miss Mary A., daughter of John and Sarah (Varnasdal) Armstrong, formerly of Kentucky. They have two children: Alonzo, B., born Sept. 6, 1872; and Charles T., born March 18, 1875.

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