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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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AMBROSE McKEE, retired farmer and owner of mining lands, post-office Joplin, was born in Rutherford county, Tenn. His parents, Ambrose and Sallie (Bain) McKee were natives of Scotland. His boyhood, and in fact his entire life, was spent on a farm. He came to Missouri in 1842, locating in Neosho, Newton county. For several years previous to the war Mr. McKee was engaged as a mechanic for the government in the Indian Territory, and then returned to Missouri. In 1860 he moved to Texas, and in 1866 he returned to Missouri. He purchased the lands where he now resides in March, 1867. Mr. McKee was married in Rutherford county, Tenn., Dec. 23, 1838, to Miss Catharine, daughter of Wilson and Sallie (Vance) Thomas, also of Tenn. They are consistent members of the Baptist Church. Mr. McKee has been a member of the Masonic order for nearly a half-century.
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