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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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FRANCIS WILSON, deceased, was born near Hebron church, Feb. 12, 1827, a grandson of Thomas Wilson, who built the first dwelling in Penn township. Francis, son of Thomas, married Mary Duff, a native of Penn township, and settled on the farm where his son’s widow now resides. Our subject married, in 1852, Mary M., who was born just a week after her husband, a daughter of John and Jane Morrow. Mr. Wilson inherited the farm from a bachelor uncle, and tilled it until his death, which occurred in August, 1881. He always attended the Presbyterian Church, was a democrat, and served four years as supervisor. The children, save John M., the second, who died aged thirty-one, reside as follows: Mary Jane, at home; Eliza (Mrs. F. D. Cribbs) and Frank Henry, in Verona; Charles Miner works the farm, and Sarah A., a teacher, at home.

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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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