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Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. 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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E. S. OLCOTT, hardware merchant, north side square. This house was established in April, 1881, by E. S. Olcott and H. Armstrong, occupying three floors of a building 150 feet in length, and doing a large business both wholesale and retail. The subject of this sketch was born in New York, and reared and educated in St. Louis. His father, Chas. H., was a native of New York, and is now a lumber merchant in St. Louis. His mother, whose maiden name was Maria L. Austin, was a native of New York. After completing his education he learned the hardware trade in St. Louis, where he remained five years. Coming to Carthage in 1881 he began the hardware business with Hugh Armstrong. This is one of the leading business houses in the city, and enjoys a large share of the public patronage.
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