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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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ROBERT A. STEVENS, carpenter, Reeds, was born in Maury county, Tenn. Feb. 15, 1837. His parents, Ishmael and Mary Stevens, were natives of North Carolina. Subject grew to manhood in his native state, and attended school receiving a considerable education; when thirteen years of age he commenced to learn the trade of carpenter and has since followed that occupation most of the time. In the fall of 1857 he came to Jasper county, locating near the present site of Reeds. He was married in this county May 2, 1858, to Miss Margaret L., daughter of Robert and Lavina Whittaker, formerly of North Carolina. From this union there have been eight children: Mary A. L. E., born Feb. 3, 1859; Benjamin M., born July 9, 1861; Martha A., born Dec. 11, 1862; William A., born Jan 19, 1865; Sarah J., born Sept. 28, 1867; Robert T., born Nov. 24, 1870, died March 11, 1873; Margaret E., born Feb. 9, 1874; Minnie, born July 25, 1878, died Aug. 11, 1878. Mrs. S. died July 26, 1878; she was a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Subject was again married near Reeds, Feb. 19, 1879, to Miss Martha A., daughter of Thomas and Mary Whitaker, of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. In November, 1882, subject was elected justice of the peace for Sarcoxie township; he is also a member of the I. O. O. F.
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