Below is the family biography of William Jasper Liles 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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William Jasper Liles, who is engaged in farming and stock raising, was born in Arkansas, July 2, 1849, and is the son of John and Arminta (Riggins) Liles, natives of Tennessee, who moved from Arkansas to Missouri and located in Barry County when their son, William J., was about five years old. Here the father carried on black-smithing at Granby until the late war, when he enlisted in the Confederate service. Our subject attained his growth in Missouri, and in 1870 moved to Newton County, where he has since remained. He here married Miss Virginia Marshall, the daughter of Carter and Martha (Isbell) Marshall, and the result of this union has been the birth of three children, two sons and one daughter, named as follows: John Marcellus, Willie and Della May. Mr. Liles is a successful farmer, and a well-respected citizen. He cultivates eighty acres in Section 19, and has thirty acres in timber. Mrs. Liles is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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This family biography is one of 220 biographies included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published in 1888.
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