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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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WILLIAM O. ROBISON was born in DeKalb county, Indiana, January 13, 1844. At eight years of age he went to Story county, Iowa. He was married July 6, 1873, to Sallie Victor, who was born in Callaway county, Missouri, in 1857. Their children are Lillie, Ernest, and Harry. Mrs. Robison is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Robison came to Carthage in the fall of 1870. He enlisted in the Sixteenth Iowa Infantry, serving three years and six months, and was for a time a prisoner. He is by trade a cabinet-maker, but also engages in general carpentering. His residence is on Howard Avenue and Tenth.
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