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Below is a family biography included in The History of Crawford 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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Benjamin F. Hethcock, a merchant and farmer of Crawford County, was born in Franklin County, Mo., in 1853, and of the ten children born to William and Carolina (Springer) Hethcock, he is the youngest. His educational advantages were limited, and when twenty years of age he went to Texas, where he followed the vocation of a cowboy, also various other pursuits. He married Mary, daughter of Jacob Sowder. Mr. and Mrs. Hethcock have five children, viz.: Bertha, James F., Hattie, Edward, and an infant. After his marriage Mr. Hethcock engaged in the pursuit of agriculture for several years, when he opened a general store at Leasburg, Crawford County, in 1882, where he met with fair success. He removed to Knob View in 1883, and the following year established his present business in Oak Hill. He carries a stock amounting to about $2,000, and the average annual sales amount to $7,000. He also owns 120 acres of land which he devotes to farming, and is very successful in the two departments of business. Mr. and Mrs. Hethcock are worthy members of the Presbyterian Church. His political preferences lean toward the Democratic party, and his first presidential vote was polled for Horace Greeley.

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This family biography is one of 117 biographies included in The History of Crawford County, Missouri published in 1888.  For the complete description, click here: Crawford County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps

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