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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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SOLOMON M. SMITH was born in Knox county, Ky., Sept. 9, 1838. Was raised on a farm and remained at home until twenty-six years of age. He then enlisted in the Forty-ninth Kentucky Infantry and served about eighteen months. He then returned to Knox county, Ky., and was married to Sidney A. King, daughter of Dempsy King, who is now farming in Arkansas, and was a member of the legislature in Kentucky. In 1877 the subject of this sketch moved to Arkansas, lived there two years, then moved to Jasper county, Mo. He now has 80 acres in section 29, all under cultivation. It is situated about one-half mile from the village of Preston. He has four children: John, Uriah, James, and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the M. E. Church, and in the community stand high.
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