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Below is a family biography included in The History of Lawrence County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. 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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Napoleon B. Rowley, farmer and stockman of Lawrence County, Mo., was born on the 23d of September, 1851. He was taken by his parents to California in 1852, but removed with them to Texas in 1858. In 1873 he came to Barry County, Mo., but afterward spent one year in Dade County. He then sold his property and came to Lawrence County. He was married in Barry County, Mo., in 1874, to Charlotte Pradmore, by whom he had three children: William Edward, Lucinda and Georgia Ann. Mr. Rowley took for his second wife Mary Elizabeth Petree, who was born in Benton County, Mo., and is a daughter of John Wesley Petree, natives of Tennessee. They were married in December, 1884, and two children have blessed their union, Joseph Arilla and Martha Belle. Mr. Rowley’s father, Joseph Freeborn Rowley, was born and reared in Virginia, and now lives in Barry County. His sketch appears elsewhere.
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