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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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WM. H. MARGRAVE, farmer in section 25, post-office Medoc. His landed estate consists of about 600 acres of good land, some being timber. The home farm has 240 acres, well improved. The residence is a two-story frame-house of seven rooms, costing $1,500. The barn has all modern improvements, costing $1,200. The natural advantages surrounding this place make it a very desirable property. Mr. M. is a native of Osage county, Mo., born March 13, 1842, and is a son of Thomas and Nancy (Ward) Margrave. The father was born in Kentucky in 1814, and when quite young moved with his parents to Osage county, Mo., where he grew to manhood. The mother was a native of Kentucky, born in 1815, but was raised in Osage county Mo. Oar subject, with his parents, came to Jasper county in 1848, and settled near Medoc. In 1852 they moved just south of Buck Branch, in section 3, and remained until 1854; then moved north of North Fork, but in 1855 moved to section 13. His mother died in 1850, and in 1856 his father died, leaving a family of nine children. March 3, 1864, Mr. M. married Mrs. Mary E. Rude (maiden name McKinney). She was born Dec. 7, 1838, and is a native of Jefferson county, Ky. Mrs. M. died Aug. 9, 1876, leaving two children, James H. Rude, by first marriage, and Emma E. Margrave born April 22, 1866. Mr. M. was married the second time to Miss Bettie Johnson, a native of Kentucky, born July 9, 1852, and is the daughter of Isaac and Mary (Marsa) Johnson. The father of Kentucky and the mother of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. M. have a family of two children: William A., born Sept. 19, 1878; Fannie, born July 15, 1880. Mr. Margrave is classed among the model farmers of Jasper county, being a breeder of good stock.
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