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Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton 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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B. Pritchard, jeweler and optician, and mayor of Neosho, Mo., was born in Clark County, Ill., December 12, 1844, and is a son of David Pritchard, who was born in Virginia; the mother, whose maiden name was Catherine McGee, was born in Kentucky. Mr. B. Pritchard, whose name heads this sketch, learned the trade of gun and silver smithing, and has since followed this calling, but of late years the greater part of his attention has been given to the jewelry business. He removed to Marion County, Ill., in 1874, and there resided until 1876, when he came to Newton County, Mo., and has since been numbered among the reliable business men of the county. He was married in August, 1867, to Isabella V. Hutchinson, a native of Clark County, Ill., and they have two children: James H. and Blanche. Besides dealing in jewelry Mr. Pritchard makes a specialty of optical goods, and also handles organs and other musical instruments, as well as sewing machines. He has a fine paying trade, and is doing a good business. He was elected mayor of Neosho, April 3, 1888, for a term of two years.
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