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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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RICHARD STULTS, merchant, Oronogo, was born in Macoupin county, Ill., May 19, 1849. His father, George Stults, of German extraction, is a native of Kentucky, and lives at present near the town of Oronogo, Mo. When nine years of age the subject of this sketch removed with his parents to Champaign county, Ill., and at the age of eighteen came to Jasper county, Mo., where he has since resided. On May 19, 1875, he commenced the mercantile business in Oronogo, with a stock of goods costing, all told, $36.95; $15 of the purchase money was his own, and $20 borrowed. Mr. Stults now carries a stock of $7,000 besides owning two store buildings. His stock of general goods is large and well assorted and he enjoys a large and increasing trade. He was married Feb. 25, 1882, to Miss Lizzie K McLaughlin, of Iowa, daughter of Dr. J. B. McLaughlin. Mr. and Mrs. Stults are highly respected constituents of society, and a bright future lies before him, based upon careful and business-like management of his affairs.
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