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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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RICHARD C. CORDER, farmer and stock-raiser, post-office Dudenville, was born in Macoupin county, Ill., Jan. 24, 1854, and was reared and educated in that county. He is the son of James and Elizabeth Corder, who were natives of Kentucky. They have ten children, the subject of this sketch being the fifth child. He remained at home, working on the farm until 1869, then moved with his parents and located in Sarcoxie township, Jasper county, and lived there two years; he then went to Lincoln township, and moved on his present farm in 1880. He was married to Miss Ellen Swart March 2, 1876; she was born Feb. 23, 1860, in McHenry county, Ill., and is the daughter of William and Alvina Swart, who were natives of New York. Mrs. Corder is the eldest of four children. Mr. Corder now has eighty acres, all under cultivation; has one good living spring, and a nice young orchard; good house and barn, and other out-buildings. He is a good farmer and a good citizen.
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