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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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ANTHONY P. RICHARDS has a general store and does a good business in the rapidly-growing town of Jasper. Mr. Richards is a young man experienced in business, and has the esteem and confidence of his patrons and bids fair to soon become one of the leading business men of Jasper county. He was born Feb. 22, 1853, in Ionia county, Mich., and is the son of J. Richards, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1818, and followed the business of mill-wright. When a young man he moved to Ohio, and soon after married Miss Mary Buttz, remaining in Ohio five years, and then moved to Ionia county, Mich. They had eight children, Anthony being the third. At the age of fourteen years he moved to Jasper county with his parents. His father died in 1867. Young Richards soon after went west to seek his fortune. Landed first in Nevada Territory; was there one year and then came back to Jasper county and bought a farm of eighty acres. Remained a short time, and then went to Arizona and engaged in farming. Moved from there to Leadville, Col., and engaged in the charcoal business, and also contracted; was engaged in business with Mr. E. J. Thompson, his present partner. Next came to Jasper and engaged in merchandising. He was married to Miss Lizzie C. Jones Feb. 20, 1877. They have one child, named Roy, born Dec. 7, 1880.

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This family biography is one of more than 1,000 biographies included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published in 1883.  For the complete description, click here: Jasper County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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