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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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ORVILLE F. MORGAN, former, post-office Golden City, section 22, born in Medina county, Ohio, Feb. 19, 1856, and was there reared and educated. He is a son of Hiram and Delila Morgan. His father was a native of Connecticut, and his mother of Pennsylvania. They had three children. Our subject being the youngest, he remained at home until eighteen years of age, then worked out and taught school until 1879. He then moved to Jasper county, Mo. He was married to Alice Sheldon Dec. 24, 1877, in Medina county, Ohio; she was born in Tama county, Iowa, Oct. 22, 1858, daughter of Abel and Sophronia Sheldon. His farm consists of 160 acres of land, 130 of which is under cultivation, has a good well of living water, good house and stable. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan are members of the M. E. Church and they are universally respected by all who know them.
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