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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Putnam County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. 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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George W. Hudson was born in Monroe County, Mo., November 16, 1834, and is a son of Obediah and Agnes (Kirby) Hudson, natives of Alabama and Kentucky, respectively. When a young man, the father went to Macon County, Mo., and from Macon he moved to Monroe County. In 1846 he bought a claim, and moved to Putnam County, where his son now resides. The land was in its raw condition when he came to the county, having not even been surveyed, but he made a nice home out of it, upon which he resided until his death, May 18, 1867. He is said to have been the first school commissioner of the county, and during his younger days followed the tailor’s trade. George W. was the third child born to his parents, and was reared upon the farm he now owns. He was married in Putnam County, November 24, 1857, to Miss Ann Hurley, daughter of William Hurley. Mrs. Hudson was born in Adair County, Mo., and is the mother of the following children: Lucinda (wife of Frank Wheatley, of Jefferson County, Neb.), Elizabeth J. (wife of Albert Cormeny, of Putnam County), Emeline (wife of Lafayette Kirby, of Nebraska), David (young man at home) and Melissa Magdaline, (aged seven, also at home). Mary Martha died aged five years, and Agnes, aged three years. After his marriage Mr. Hudson farmed for several years, although he is a brick mason by trade and engaged some in that business. In the fall of 1861 he moved to Otoe County, Neb., where he farmed and worked at his trade for five years. The severe climate being unsuited to Mrs. Hudson’s health, he returned in 1866, and in 1868 located upon his present farm, which consists of 160 acres - 120 fenced and well improved, and forty acres of timber. He has a nice orchard of about 150 trees, and lives in a comfortable one-and-one-half story house. Both himself and wife are identified with the Missionary Baptist Church.
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This family biography is one of 139 biographies included in the Putnam County, Missouri portion of the book, The History of Adair, Sullivan, Putnam, and Schuyler Counties, Missouri published in 1888 by Goodspeed Publishing Co. For the complete description, click here: Putnam County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
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