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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 M. SANFORD. Prominent among the rising young farmers of Sheridan township is the subject of this sketch. He was born Sept. 26, 1849, in Morgan county, N. Y., and is the son of Luther and Ruth Sanford, natives of Long Island. They had eight children and young James was the fifth child. He was educated in the common schools of New York and Indiana, to which state he moved with his parents in 1862 and worked on the farm six years. He then moved to Lawrence county, Mo., and farmed one year; then moved to Sheridan township and located on his present farm. His mother died in 1873 and in 1880 his father sold the homestead to his three sons. James and Francis own 160 acres together; they have 100 acres under cultivation, all improved, with a good house, granary, and a stream of water running through the farm. James was married Nov. 13, 1878, to Miss Mary Keltner, daughter of Samuel Keltner, a native of Ohio, and Elizabeth Keltner, who was born in Germany. By this union Mr. Sanford has one child, named Jay. Mr. Sanford is a good farmer, good neighbor, and highly respected.
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