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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 GAMMON, Webb City, grocer and miner, was born in Orange county, Ind., Nov. 15, 1837, and is the son of Silas G. and Margaret Gammon. Silas G. was a native of Pittsylvania county, Va., and Mrs. Gammon, whose maiden name was McLyra, was a native of east Tennessee. Shortly after being married Mr. and Mrs. Gammon moved to Indiana, and while it was yet a territory made them a home. In 1850 they removed their family to Clay county, Ill., and settled near Xenia, engaging in farming. James, the subject of this sketch, gave his early years to farm work, following it after he came to Missouri for six years. He settled in Jasper county in 1869 and engaged in stock-raising and farming, and in 1875 went into the mercantile business in Webb City when the mineral excitement was at its height. He took an active interest in the development of the natural resources, and is now a partner in several large companies. He was elected mayor of the city in the spring of 1882, but resigned in the fall. Mr. G. was married Jan. 10, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Flemming, a native of Ohio. They have nine children: Levy, Cora, George, John, Lemuel, Lillie C0., Silas O., Addie, Lewis, and Alfred, who is dead.
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