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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 R. SCHOOLER. Very prominent among the successful farmers and stock-raisers of Sheridan township is the subject of this sketch. He was born July 1, 1844, in Allen county, Ohio, and is the son of Isaac and Sarah Schooler, who were very early settlers of Jasper county, Mo. His father was born in Vermont and his mother in New Jersey, moving to Ohio in 1818, and were pioneers. They had four children, the subject of this sketch being the youngest child. When he was nine years old he moved with his parents to Knox county, Ohio, and there received a good common school education. In 1857 he moved with his parents to Jasper county, Mo., locating in Madison township, and engaged in farming until 1861. The subject of this sketch then went to Fort Scott, Kan., and engaged in merchandising and built up a large and successful business. In 1871 he sold out and returned to Jasper county, Mo., locating in Madison township, and for four years engaged in stock-raising and farming. He was married Nov. 13, 1875, to Miss Ida Whittemore, who was born Feb. 4, 1853, in Wisconsin, the daughter of James and Annie Whittemore, her father being a native of Kentucky and her mother of Massachusetts. They moved to Jasper county, Mo., in 1867, locating in Madison township. Mr. Schooler bought his present farm and moved on the same in 1876. He now has 720 acres, all well improved, 475 acres under cultivation; has a fine two-story frame residence, located upon high ground, from which he has a fine view of the surrounding country and can see for miles in all directions; has two large barns and other good buildings; has two good wells and two living springs, from one of which he can water any part of the farm. He handles about 150 head of cattle and from 400 to 500 head of hogs per year, and is one of the most extensive farmers and stock-feeders in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Schooler have four children, named Lillie, Allen, Frederick, and George. Mr. Schooler is a member of the Masonic order, and in politics is a staunch Democrat. His well-earned reputation for fair and honorable dealings has won him his large and successful business.

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