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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 E. STANTON, carpenter and builder, was born in Clinton county, Ohio, August 10th, 1839, and there raised and educated. His father died when he was two years old, and his mother, whose maiden name was Theodosia Thatcher, still lives in Ohio. He was married to Ella Doan, December 31, 1863, who was born in Missouri and raised in Clinton county, Ohio. Their children are Salome, Theresa, and Lee. Mr. Stanton emigrated to Marshall county, Iowa, in 1864, returning to Ohio in 1869, where he farmed. In 1881 he came to Carthage and has been working at the carpenter’s trade, which he learned in Ohio. His residence is on Sophia and Cedar streets on the west of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, and he also owns three lots on Sycamore Street. Mr. Stanton is a good workman, honest and industrious, and intends making the Southwest his home.
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