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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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VAN FREEMAN, of Freeman Bros., butchers, is a native of Adair county, Mo., born Nov. 22, 1852. Parents were Frank and Margaret Freeman. Mr. F. was a native of New York, and Mrs. F. a native of Ohio, of German descent, whose maiden name was Clem. The subject of this sketch was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools of the state. In 1871 he went to Sedgwick county, Kan., and engaged in buying and selling stock. In spring of 1882 he came to Webb City, and in connection with his brothers, Ira and Henry, carries on the most extensive meat business in the towns of Webb City and Carterville.
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