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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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JOHN A. HUBER was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 21, 1847, his father being born in Switzerland and his mother in Germany. His mother died in 1850, and he then moved with his father to Indiana, and his father leaving his children with their grandfather went to New Orleans. The subject of this sketch moved to Iowa with his grandfather, and young John learned the trade of harness-maker; then returned to Indiana and worked there eight months at his trade; then worked on a farm a short time; then drove a hack four or five months; then went back to Iowa, and was there one winter, and then went to Austin, Minn., and engaged as fireman on the M. & St. P. R. R. for three years, when he was promoted to engineer and ran an engine on the road; and then went into the yard switching, and also ran a stationary engine. He was married to Barbara Smith in May, 1873. She was born in Pennsylvania, Aug. 12, 1852, and is of German descent. After Mr. Huber quit the railroad he engaged in farming for three years, and in 1877 moved to Dade county, Mo., and was there three years. He then moved to Sheridan township, Jasper county. He has three children: Freddie, George C., and Maggie.
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