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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 K. EELLS, farmer and stock-raiser, section 27, post-office Reeds. Subject is a native of the Keystone State, born in Crawford county, Jan. 23, 1851. When he was yet an infant his parents immigrated west and settled in Allamakee county, Iowa, where they lived till 1867, when they moved to Jasper county, Mo., locating where subject now lives. His father died one year later, since which time our subject has managed the farm profitably. He was married Jan. 23, 1873, to Miss Josephine Davis, a native of Illinois, daughter of Morgan L. and Catharine Davis, of Jasper county. Of this union there are two interesting children, a son and daughter: Katie, born Feb. 23, 1875; and Ward, born Aug. 16, 1878. Since the property has fallen into his hands Mr. Eells has succeeded in adding considerably to his possessions, as well as making many material improvements. The farm now consists of 240 acres, 175 under cultivation; also seventy-five acres in section 35, supposed to contain valuable mineral deposits. Mr. Eells is an enterprising, go-ahead business-man, and though young in years has made rapid strides towards wealth, and is fast taking rank among the solid men of Jasper county. He has two brothers and one sister. His brother Luther is superintendent of public schools in Iowa; Sidney, a resident of Joplin, Mo.; and Mary, wife of G. H. Hutchinson.
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