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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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SALMON D. WOODMANSEE, deceased, was born in Hillsborough, Highland county, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1853, and died at his home near Carthage, March 1, 1883, son of David and Nancy (Shockly) Woodmansee. The father of our subject was born in New Jersey, Dec. 19, 1820, but married and lived for many years on a farm in Ohio. S. D. Woodmansee was married to Miss Mary N. Holmes of Ohio, Feb. 11, 1875. She was born March 9, 1855, and died July 6, 1878. Jan. 13, 1881, he married for his second wife Miss Anna Reed, a resident of this county, born Feb. 11, 1858, daughter of William Reed, Esq. Mr. Woodmansee was engaged in business in Carthage for a time, but owing to ill health, in the year 1881 went upon a farm in Duval township, where he was very successful. Though just in the prime of life he had established a high character for manliness and business integrity.
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