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John Probasco was born in Greene County, N. Y., in 1827, and moved to Steuben County of that State in 1839; then to Edwards County, Ill. ; then to Lee County, Iowa; then to Clark County, Mo., and finally to Putnam County, Mo., in 1855, where he has since resided. He received a common-school education in Edward County, Ill., and Lee County, Iowa, and since boyhood has been engaged in farming and stock raising. When twenty-two years old he started in life upon his own responsibility, and such has been his success that he now owns 310 acres of finely-stocked and well-improved land. In 1851 he married Miss Virginia Butts, a native of Bath County, Ky., and who, when a little girl, came with her parents, Jeremiah and Nancy (Newton) Butts, to Clark County, Mo. Her parents were natives of Kentucky and Virginia, respectively, and the father was of German descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Probasco nine children have been born: Edward S., James W., Peter, Andrew J., Sarah, John W., Noah, Olive May and Henry Sherman. Mr. and Mrs. Probasco are both members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He is a Republican in politics, although earlier in life he was a Democrat. In Masonry he is a member of the Blue Lodge. To his parents, Peter and Sarah (Stroud) Probasco, nine children were born, of whom he is the second. Both parents of his mother were natives of Holland, and the father, Samuel Stroud, died during the Rebellion at the age of one hundred and four years.