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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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HARVEY O. EARL, post-office Carthage, farmer and stock-raiser, located in Sheridan township, section 36, has a farm of 280 acres, with good fences, four living springs, and one good well. He has a good house in a good location, commanding a fine view of the surrounding country; has a fine orchard. The subject of this sketch was born in Elk county, Pa., Nov. 5, 1854, and was reared on a farm. He is a son of Josiah and Hannah Earle. His father was born Dec. 22, 1814, in Tennessee, and lived in Elk county, Pa., thirty-eight years. Located on their present farm in 1869. They have five children: Ianthia C., Lockey, Richard Z., Jasper N., Marshall A., and our subject, who has lived with his parents all his life. He was married to Miss Pettie J. Sutton Oct. 11, 1879. She is the daughter of Herod and Elizabeth Sutton, natives of Ohio, and moved to Jasper county, Mo., in 1867 with them. Mr. and Mrs. Earle have two children: Ethel and Sallie D. The Earles are old settlers that Jasper county may well feel proud of.
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