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Below is a family biography included in The History of Morgan County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1889.  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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George B. Bohling, jeweler, of Versailles, Mo., established his business April 18, 1881, and carries a full line of watches, clocks and jewelry, optical goods and silverware; he also does repairing. He was born in Morgan County, Mo., in 1858, and is the son of John and Anna Bohling, natives of Hanover, Germany. The parents came to America in 1845, settling in Morgan County, Mo., where the father entered 260 acres of timber land. This he improved, made a home, and here passed his last days, dying in August, 1875, at the age of fifty-seven years. The mother is still living, and is residing on the old homestead, in Haw Creek Township. They reared six children: Henry, the oldest, a farmer and jeweler, resides in Pettis County, Mo.; Anna, married Peter Kahrs, and also resides in Pettis County, Mo.; Louis is a jeweler at Kansas City; John and Mary are still at the old home. The parents of these children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as are also all of the children. The father was a watchmaker, and also a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. After coming to this country he was also elected county judge, in 1870, for a term of six years. He was a man who took a great interest in the welfare of Morgan County. George B. Bohling attained his growth on the farm, received his education in the district schools, and remained at home until twenty-three years of age, when he engaged in the jewelry business at Versailles, Mo. He was married December 26, 1875, to Miss Etta F. Hawkins, a native of Sullivan, Ill. (Moultrie County). His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Bohling is a Republican in politics, and was nominated by that party for the position of county treasurer, in 1888. He takes an active interest in the welfare and progress of the county.

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This family biography is one of 120 biographies included in The History of Morgan County, Missouri published in 1889.  For the complete description, click here: Morgan County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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