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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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Rylen B. Rudy, cigar manufacturer at Neosho, Mo., was born in Edgar Co., Ill., February 24, 1861, and is the son of P. C. and V. E. (Barnett) Rudy, both natives of Kentucky. The father followed farming for many years, and in 1878 he came to Newton County, Mo., but afterward returned to Illinois, and at present he and his wife have charge of the industrial school at South Evanston, Ill. The subject of this sketch came to this county with his parents, and in 1879 commenced his experience in the tobacco business. In 1884 he commenced the business of cigar making for himself, and is manufacturing a good quality of goods that find a ready market. He is one of the enterprising business men of the county; he has served as a member of the city council and as school director. Mr. Rudy was married in 1883 to Miss Ada Campbell, a native of Arkansas, and they have three children: Diva, Earl and Frank.
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