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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. W. McCULLEY, post-office Georgia City. The landed estate consists of 200 acres of fine wheat land, situated in the Georgia City valley. The improvements are good and compare favorably with any in the township. The original purchase cost $12 per acre. In 1877 his wheat crop averaged twenty-eight bushels, while in 1882 it was twenty-six bushels. He was born in Macoupin county. Ill., in March, 1839, and is the son of Jackson and Nancy (Davis) McCulley. His father was born in Wilson county, Tenn., in January, 1815. He was married Dec. 15, 1857, to Miss Amy Myers, a native of Union township, Licking county, Ohio. Their family consists of three children: Lydia A., Mary, and Chas. E., having lost Wm. E., born Aug. 2, 1874, died Aug. 29, 1877. In the fall of 1866 Mr. McCulley, with his family and parents, moved to Barton county and purchased a farm north of Lamar. There the mother died Nov. 19, 1867, and in the spring of 1868 the family settled where they now reside, the father still living to enjoy the blessings of his son and family.
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