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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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GEORGE EVANS, paper-carrier, Pittsburgh, a son of John and Jane Evans, was born in Temperanceville, this county, in 1858. John came from Wales to this country in 1845, and lived in Pittsburgh until his death; he died in 1865, at the age of forty-two years; his widow is still living, at the age of sixty-five years. He was a shoemaker by trade; a member of the I. O. O. F. He and wife were members of the M. E. Church. They had eight children: Thomas, Mary (wife of Abram Binen), David, William, Emma (wife of Frank McGowen), John (deceased), George and Annie (wife of Albert Adams). George, at the age of twelve years, commenced work in the rolling-mills, which he followed until 1883, being what is known as a heater. In that year he engaged in the newspaper business, buying and selling, and employing men to assist him, and has made a grand success in that line. He married, in 1884, Mary E., daughter of James and Mary A. Obey, and they have one child, James Obey. Mr. Evans is a member of the I. O. O. F., the Heptasophs, the Jr. O. U. A. M., and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.
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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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