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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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THOMAS McCABE was born in County Moneghan, Ireland, in Feb., 1822. His father (Matthew) was a stone-mason, who came to America in 1843, and settled in Canada. The subject of this sketch was married July 14, 1855, to Mary A. Cunningham, who was born in Kentucky, April 21, 1831. Their children are Lizzie and Nettie. Both Mr. and Mrs. McCabe are members of the Episcopal Church. The eldest daughter has taught school a number of terms with good success. In 1848 Mr. McCabe came to New York, and subsequently engaged in the copper mines of Lake Superior, and became a citizen of Jasper county, Mo., in 1871. Mr. McCabe owns a farm of 128 acres, raising 1,000 bushels of wheat, and a good crop of flax. The farm is located in section 6, township 28, range 31, of Marion township, and he has two acres just west of Carthage, where he resides. Mr. McCabe is a stone-mason by trade, and has done some very fine work; he has been greatly afflicted with rheumatism at times, and is thereby deprived of the privilege of work.
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