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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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JAMES A. MILES, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Joplin, was born in Wayne county, Ohio, Feb. 17, 1832, his parents, James and Sophia (Waite) Miles, being natives of Canada and Vermont. Our subject grew to majority in his native county, engaged on a farm and in attending the common schools, and also learned the trade of blacksmith. He came west in 1853, locating in Jackson county, Iowa, where he farmed and worked at his trade for about fifteen years. He came to this county in the fall of 1868, stopping at Carthage until 1870, when he purchased his present farm and has since made this his home. Mr. Miles was married in Jackson county, Iowa, in September, 1853, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of George Prussia, of that county. They have four children: Charles M., born Nov. 10, 1854; Edward O., born May 1, 1856; Henrietta E., born Dec. 8, 1862; and Milton, born Sept. 11, 1865. The entire family are members of the Christian Church.
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