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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 H. FLANNIGAN, attorney and counselor at law, of the firm of Haughawout & Flannigan. Mr. Flannigan is a native of Branch county, Michigan. His father, James Flannigan, was a native of New York State, who immigrated to Jasper county in 1866, where he resides. His mother, Olive Hager, was also a native of New York. J. H. Flannigan was educated at Hillsdale, Michigan, and soon took up the study of law, in Carthage. In 1881 he was admitted to the bar, after which he formed his present partnership. This law firm stand at the head of their profession, and are fast becoming to be recognized as among the most eminent and best qualified of the Jasper county bar. Mr. Flannigan is a young man of more than ordinary ability, and for whom we predict great success. He was elected city attorney in 1883, as the successor of J. W. Halliburton. Mr. Flannigan is not only a successful jurist, but popular generally among the people of city and country.
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