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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 J. SIEBER, fruit grower, was born in Juniata county, Pa., Sept 11, 1836, where his father was raised and educated. His father, whose given name was Jonas, was a farmer. In 1866 he removed to Carey, Ohio, and subsequently to Mt. Sterling, Ill., in Brown county. He enlisted for three months in the Twentieth Pennsylvania Infantry, and in the year 1865, Dec. 18, he was married to Josephine Veredenburg, who was born in Oneida county, N. Y., in 1842. The children are William E., Lenore, and Stella. Mr. Seiber became a citizen of Jasper county, Mo., in 1868, and lived three years in Carthage. He was principal of the Carthage schools, and was also county superintendent of schools. Mr. Seiber owns a farm of forty acres, all improved; about thirty acres is set out to apple, peach, pear, plum, and cherry trees, besides great quantities of small fruit, raising 1,000 bushels of apples, 100 bushels of cherries, and 100 bushels of raspberries. This farm is located in section 1, township 28, range 31 of Marion township. This farm is nicely located, and is one of the best fruit farms. Mr. Seiber has been prominently identified with the earlier educational interests of the county; he prefers a farm as beneficial to his health.
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