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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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MARTIN L. REID, president of Jasper County Bank. Mr. Reid was born October 6, 1824, in Rockbridge county, Virginia. His father Andrew Reid, and his mother Sarah, nee Kelsoe, were natives of Virginia. Both are deceased. Martin L. Reid came to northern Missouri in 1858, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits until 1874, when he came to Carthage, Missouri. In 1876 he organized the Jasper County Bank of which he has ever since been president. Mrs. Reid’s maiden name was Virginia P. Hanes. The family consists of five children whose names are Lizzie, Maud, Mabel, Robert, and Dasie. Mr. Reid is one of the thorough-going business men of the city, and highly respected for his many sterling qualities.
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