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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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JESSE RONEY was born in Chester county, Penn., Aug. 7, 1835, and came to Franklin county, Ohio, when six months old, and resided there fourteen years. He remained in Ohio until 1871, when he came to Jasper county. Enlisted from Union county in Company E, Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving from 1861 to 1865. Returning to Union county, Ohio, after the war, he was married July 22, 1866, to Martha E. Hord, who was born in Clarke county, Feb. 1, 1846, and raised in Franklin county Ohio. The names of the children are Young, Ida, Hiram, and one not living, who died Feb. 2, 1878, whose name was Bazil. Mr. and Mrs. Roney are members of the M. E. Church, in good and regular standing, and command the respect of the community.
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