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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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JACOB F. ELLISON, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Sullivan county, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1833. His father, Ira, still lives in New York. Mr. Ellison came to La Porte county, Ind., when young, where he received his education. He enlisted from La Porte, Ind., in the Fifth Indiana Artillery. The subject of this sketch was married to Anna Everhart in December, 1863, who was born in May, 1841. Their children are as follows: Ira, and James. Mrs. Ellison is a member of the Presbyterian Church. The farm, which is one of the best in the county, comprises 240 acres, about 170 improved, raising 2,000 bushels of wheat, 2,000 of corn, and 800 of oats, and besides an orchard of 100 bearing trees. Mr. Ellison deals considerably in stock, and is a very successful farmer. Previous to the war Mr. Ellison practiced in the profession of the law, and subsequently was engaged in mercantile pursuits. This is one of the finest located farms in the county, situated on an elevation near the banks of Spring River, four miles southwest of Carthage, in sections 25 and 36, township 28, range 32, of Marion township.
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