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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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WILLIAM B. MILTON. Prominent among the successful farmers of Preston township is the subject of this sketch. He was born Oct. 5, 1838, in Virginia, and raised in west Tennessee. Received his education in the common schools of that state. He is the son of Thomas and Millie Milton, natives of Virginia. He was the third of nine children. He worked on a farm until 1858, then married Nancy Dennis, who was also a native of Tennessee, and daughter of John and Julia Dennis, natives of the same state. After Mr. Milton married he farmed three years, then moved to Illinois; lived there four years; then came to Jasper county and settled on his present farm of 400 acres, 320 under cultivation. He has forty acres of timber, and has good buildings and good improvements. He has eight children Samantha E., Robert L., John V., Andrew J., William A., Millie J., Edwin J., and Julia A.
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