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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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GEORGE W. CROWDER was born in Washington county, Ky., Feb. 23, 1823. At the age of nine years his father removed to Sangamon county, Ill., and again in 1843 to Mahaska county, Iowa. In the fall Marion, Linn county, Iowa, became his home; living a short time after this in Illinois. Sept. 4, 1873, found him a citizen of Oronogo, Jasper county, Mo., where he now resides. He was married in May, 1846, to Eliza Winberly, in Mahaska county, Iowa, where she was born and raised. She became the mother of ten children, only three of whom are living, two sons, whose names are Thomas and Addison, and a daughter, Lewella. Mr. Crowder and wife were formerly members of the Christian Church. He was engaged in mining until broken down by ill-health, but now is engaged in a general feed store, with good prospects and a good business.
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