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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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WM. HILBURN, Webb City, Mo. Mr. Hilburn is a native of Jefferson county, Mo., born Dec. 10, 1849. His father, John Hilburn, was a native of Illinois, born Sept. 18, 1828, and his mother, Eliza Hilburn, was a native of Tennessee, born May 12, 1830. The subject of this sketch is the oldest of a family of three children, all of whom are living. He was raised mostly in Illinois, where his parents moved when he was quite small, and received most of his education there. He returned to Missouri in 1866 and settled in Newton county, and after remaining there four years went to Lawrence county, and from there came to Jasper county in 1881. In the interim of time between returning to Missouri and coming to Jasper county, he had learned the blacksmith’s trade, at which he still works. He takes an active interest in Sunday-schools and all religious affairs; is assistant superintendent of the union sabbath-school and also the M. E. sabbath-scbool of Webb City. He was married Nov. 15, 1874, to Miss J. I. Foster, of Douglas county, Ill. They have three children: Harry, Charles, and Roy.
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