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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. W. GLASSCOCK, post-office Webb City; business, farmer. He was born in Jasper county, Mo., March 20, 1856, and is the son of Eli and Nancy Glasscock, natives of Tennessee. Of four children our subject was the third child, and he was reared and educated in Jasper county. In 1877 he was married to Margaret Vancil, and in 1878 our subject moved and located on his present farm of fifty-five acres, well improved, with good buildings. Mr. and Mrs. Glasscock have two children, Norah and Zulu. Mr. Glasscock in politics is a Democrat. Himself and wife stand high in the community.
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