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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 W. GREABLE, post-office Dudenville, farmer and stock-raiser, section 23. Our subject was born in Cape Girardeau county, Mo., Oct. 29, 1852. He is a son of John and Mary Greable. His father was born in Kentucky and his mother in Missouri. Our subject was the second of seven children. When thirteen years of age he went to live with his cousin and remained with him for seven years. When twenty years of age he went to work by the month on a farm, and was married to Miss Kansas Roe, Aug. 30, 1874. She was born in Cape Girardeau county, Mo., March 8, 1857. Mr. Greable farmed seven years in Cape Girardeau county, then came to Jasper county, Mo., and located on his present farm of 280 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Greable are members of the M. E. Church. They have four children named Robert W., Nora F., Delia M., and Charles A. Mr. and Mrs. Greable are well respected in the community in which they live.
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