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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. HALLIBURTON, attorney and counselor at law, was born in Linn county, in 1846. His father, Wesley Halliburton, was a native of Tennessee, who settled in Missouri in 1824, and is still living in Sullivan county, Missouri. His mother, Armilda E., nee Collins, is a native of Missouri. Mr. J. W. Halliburton was reared and educated in north Missouri. In 1867 he began the study of law, taking a course in the St. Louis Law School. In 1869 he began the practice of law at Kirksville, Missouri, and later practiced two years and a half in Milan. In 1877 he came to Carthage, where he has since been constantly in practice. In April, 1882, he was elected city attorney of Carthage, filling the position to the entire satisfaction of his constituency. Mr. Hallibunrton is a member of the I. O. O. F. of the city. He was married in October, 1878, to Julia B. Ivie, of Kirksville, Missouri. They have one boy. Mr. Halliburton is among the first of the Jasper county bar.
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