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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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J. R. Fleming was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in March, 1801, and when five years of age came with his parents to America. His father died at sea, and his widowed mother finally located in Pittsburgh, where she died in 1845. He was married, March 28, 1828, to Susan Harnett, sister of Prof. Harnett of Allegheny College. Mr. Fleming’s early religious life and training had been Calvinistic, but when a young man he was converted to the Methodist belief, and was a member of Wesley chapel, Green Tree; was also one of the originators of the church at Mansfield. He was 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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