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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 F. HATCHER, farmer, Joplin township, is a native of Overton county, Tenn., born Feb. 5, 1850, and is the son of Jabez and Paulina J. Hatcher, who settled in Jasper county, Mo., in 1857, one and one-half miles south of where Webb City now stands, and on the same farm on which the subject of this sketch still resides. Oct. 30, 1872, John F. was married to Miss Minerva Stubblefield, of Jasper county, Mo., at Waco, Texas. They have five children: Willie, born Aug. 11, 1873; J. Preston, Aug. 20, 1875; Benjamin, Feb. 20, 1878; Albert, Dec. 18, 1879; and Maggie L., Nov. 22, 1881. Mr. H. is a member of the C. P. Church, and adheres to the principles of the Democratic party.

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This family biography is one of more than 1,000 biographies included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published in 1883.  For the complete description, click here: Jasper County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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