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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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CHARLES KERFOOT, farmer, post-office Jasper, was born in Hardin county, Ky., June 15, 1849, the son of Albert and Eliza Kerfoot, who are natives of Kentucky. Charles worked on a farm and has a meager education. At the age of nineteen married Anna Baird. She was born Jan. 21, 1851, in Kentucky. Mr. Kerfoot engaged in farming, first on his father’s place. After three years he bought 109 acres, and in 1877 moved to Jasper county, Mo. Sold out in Kentucky and bought 105 acres in Preston township. Has seventy acres under cultivation. Has a good young orchard. Mr. and Mrs. Kerfoot are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. They have one child, named Viola. Mr. Kerfoot is a successful farmer, energetic, a hard worker, and has a good home.
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