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 We start with Williams
 birth in Leesville of
 Henry Co Missouri.
 He lived with or next to
 his parents all his life.
 William got married at 
 age of 23 to Maude Smith.
 Maude's family lived in
 the same district as the
 Houks in Henry Co.
 Maude was the 4th of 4 
 daughters and the first 
 to be born in Missouri.
 By 1920 they had four
 children and lived next
 to Williams father and 
 just down the road from
 his Uncle William, John
 D's brother.