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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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JAMES CARSON, farmer, post office Harmarville. This family dates its connection with Allegheny county since 1822, at which time James Carson, with his wife, Catherine (Allingham), and their two children, emigrated from their native county in Ireland. He was a farmer by occupation, and for eight years followed it in Washington county, Pa. He then (1830) purchased 212 acres of land in Indiana township, now Harmar. Seven children were born to him, four of whom are now living, James, born in 1826, being the youngest. He was educated at the public schools in the township, and has followed farming and stock-raising, being very successful in both. He was married, in 1859, to Miss Jane Elizabeth Beatty, daughter of Francis Beatty, and four children were born to them, two of whom are living — Francis Beatty and Kathrine. Mr. Carson purchased his present farm of two hundred acres, which is beautifully located and well adapted to farming. He is a republican, and was school director twelve years.
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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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