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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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ORIN HART, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Golden City, section 20, Lincoln township, was born in Seneca county, Ohio, June 4, 1845, where he was reared and educated. His father, Hiram, was a native of New York State, and his mother, Rebecca, a native of New Jersey. Orin is the third of five children; he was married Dec. 25, 1864, to Miss Mary Hedges, who was born in Seneca county, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1848. After Mr. Hart was married he moved to Tiffin, where he remained one year; he then moved to Jasper county, and located on his present farm of 160 acres, 100 acres under cultivation, the rest in pasture. There are two springs, and two good wells on the farm, also a good house surrounded by a nice grove of maple trees, and a nice orchard. He has three children, named Albert H., Francis A., and Herald C. Mr. and Mrs. Hart are members of the Presbyterian Church, and stand high in the community.
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