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Below is a family biography included in The History of Phelps 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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Mrs. Elizabeth Branson, residing a short distance east of Rolla, Mo., was born in South Carolina in 1810, and is a daughter of Robert and Nancy (Neice) Campbell, who were born in South and North Carolina, about 1780 and 1779; respectively. Mrs. Branson is the third of their nine children, and while residing in Gasconade County, Mo., was married to James Harvey Hawkins, by whom she became the mother of three children: William Jefferson, Joseph Marion and Jacob Monroe. Mr. Hawkins was a farmer by occupation, and died in Gasconade County, Mo., in 1844. Two years later his widow married David Branson, who was also a farmer by occupation, born in 1810, and died in 1881 on the farm where his widow is now residing. She resides with her youngest son, Jacob Monroe, and is a member of the Christian Church.

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