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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 YARYAN, farmer, post-office Smithfield, was born in Wapello county, Iowa, Jan. 29, 1848. His parents, Jacob and Sarah Yaryan, were natives of Pennsylvania. Our subject grew to manhood on a farm. He came to Jasper county, Mo., in the fall of 1870, locating where he now resides. He was married in December, 1868, to Miss Sarah Holt, of Ringgold county, Iowa. Mrs. Yaryan died in 1874, in this county, leaving a family of three children: Clara, Alice, and Charlie. Mr. Yaryan was again married Oct. 30, 1865, to Miss Ella, daughter of George and Amy Holt, of Joplin, she being born May 18,1858, in Marshall county, Ill. They have three children: Bertie, George, and Nellie. Our subject and Mrs. Yaryan are members of the M. E. Church.
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