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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 H. McLURE, tax collector, McKeesport, was born in Butler county, Pa., Aug. 14, 1820, a son of Robert and Agnes (McLeod) McLure, pioneers of Butler county, the former a native of Carlisle, Pa., and the latter of Scotland. James H. was reared in Butler county, and is a ship-carpenter, which trade he followed on the rivers of Western Pennsylvania for upward of thirty-five years. He located in McKeesport in 1857, where he has since resided. In 1844 he married Margaret, daughter of Chrissman and Catherine (Cifer) West, of Butler county, and by her has two children: Margaret (Mrs. John T. Lynn) and Livy H. Mr. McLure is a member of the First M. E. Church of McKeesport, and the Equitable Aid Union. He was assessor of the First ward of McKeesport for twelve years, and tax-collector for a number of years. In politics he is a democrat.
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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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