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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. STRICKLAND was born in Whitfield county, Ga., March 26, 1856. At twelve years of age he left home to seek for himself and got work on a farm in Newton county, Mo., and remained there three years. In 1872 he came to the town of Joplin, Jasper county, and engaged in mining. He was married in Marion county, Ark., March 29, 1879, to Rebecca Marler, who was born and raised in Missouri. He is living in Carl Junction and engaged in mining near that town. His trade is that of a blacksmith, and although a young man, he has seen as much of the world as men who have lived longer. Mrs. Mary Strickland, his mother, lives with him. His father is the owner of a boat running between Memphis and New Orleans.
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