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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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EDWARD JAMES LLOYD, salesman, Pittsburgh, was born at Chariton, Iowa, April 8, 1859. Eight years previous to this his grandfather, Stephen, and father, David W. Lloyd, emigrated from Wales to Allegheny county, Pa. The elder, a plasterer and slater by trade, soon after went to Iowa and engaged in farming. The son, David W., married, in 1858, Martha Bynon, also a native of Wales, and soon after joined his father in the west. D. W. Lloyd returned to Pittsburgh in 1861, and now resides at Shadyside, where he contracts in plastering. Edward James Lloyd was reared in the city, and graduated from the high-school in 1877. Next year he was employed by the Bindley Hardware company, with which he has ever since remained. He now represents the firm in selling to the city and suburban trade. In 1887 he completed his dwelling at Edgewood, and on the 15th of February, that year, was married to Alice A. Craig, a native of Pittsburgh, daughter of Hamilton Craig, of Scotch-Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd have one son, Edward Craig. Mr. Lloyd is organist of Christ M. E. Church, Pittsburgh; he is a republican.
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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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