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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. S. WICKS, farmer, post office Gill Hall, son of Silas Wicks, who died in Pittsburgh, was born near Jones ferry, below Pittsburgh, in 1821. In 1848 he married Sarah J., daughter of John Snee, of Jefferson township, and their children are Rhoda J. (now Mrs. Boyer, in California), Lizzie (now Mrs. Barkley, in Washington county), Silas M. (married, in Santa Barbara, Cal.), John (married, and a resident of Jefferson township), Charles W. (married, and the owner of an adjoining farm), James A. and Jessie L. (a twin). John Snee came with his parents to Jefferson township when he was fifteen years old, and in 1823 he married Sarah, daughter of Col. Ferree, of Peters Creek. He bought the Gill Hall farm in 1824. His children were Sarah J., Thomas and Joel F., latter two being now deceased. John Snee died in 1872, aged seventy-nine, his widow in 1875, aged seventy-seven. Mr. and Mrs. Wicks are member of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Wicks’ father came with his parents to Jefferson township when he was fifteen years old, and they purchased the farm now owned by our subject.
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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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