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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. 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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AMZI M. WILSON, farmer, post office Carrick, was born Dec. 11, 1854, on the Wilson homestead, which his grandfather, John Wilson, settled, the stone mansion thereon being over one hundred years old. William R. Wilson, the father of Amzi M., was also born on the homestead, March 1, 1830. He was a steady farmer, a good citizen and neighbor, and died June 27, 1857. He married Margaret Cowan, Oct. 10, 1850. She survived her husband, and was the mother of three children: Joseph F., Amzi M. and William. William R. Wilson and wife were leading members of the Presbyterian Church; politically he was a whig. Amzi M. was educated in this county and Cannonsburg Academy. March 22, 1883, he married Ruth, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Atkinson, and they have been blessed with three children: Margaret E., Ralph and Anna L. Mr. Wilson now owns the homestead.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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