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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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WALTER D. SMITH, farmer, was born in Case county, Mich., July 8, 1841, and raised in St. Joseph county, Ind., where his father still lives. He enlisted from Niles, Mich., in the Second Michigan Cavalry, in which he served his country faithfully. Mr. Smith was married Oct. 27, 1869, to Martha Longley, who was born in St. Joseph county, Ind., Sept. 2, 1845, and died April 7, 1879. The children she left are named Havilah E., Wilfred N., and Thomas J. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Dunkard Church, and Mr. Smith of the Christian Church. The subject of this sketch came to Jasper county in 1870, and settled on a farm a mile south of Fidelity. The farm comprises eighty acres of fine plow-land; about fifty improved. Mr. Smith’s health was injured in the war. He was in some eight engagements, and had a horse killed under him. He belonged to the Army of the Cumberland, in Sherman’s command. Mr. Smith is a thrifty farmer, a genial gentleman of good habits, and commands the general respect of the community.
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