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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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SAMUEL W. RAGAIN was born in Giles county, Tenn., and is a son of Edward and Missouri Ragain, natives of Tennessee. Of ten children the subject of this sketch is the fifth child. He was born Oct. 12, 1847, and moved with his parents to Lawrence county, Mo., in 1853. He was educated in the common schools. In 1865 he went to Sedalia after a load of supplies. He then engaged in farming and teaming for three years. He was married Nov. 4, 1869, to Miss Roselba L, Ellis, daughter of Joseph and C. A. Ellis, the father a native of New Hampshire and the mother a native of Tennessee. Mrs. Ragain was born in Lawrence county, Mo. Mr. Ragain farmed until 1882, and then came to Jasper county, Mo., and bought his present farm of 160 acres, seventy-five under cultivation and the rest in pasture. He has two good springs and one good well of water, and fair buildings. Mr. Ragain has two children: William E, and Maud L. Mr. and Mrs. Ragain are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and intend to make Jasper county their future home.
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