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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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JOHN HOLMES, farmer, post office Talley Cavey, is a son of Lazarus and Margaret (McCombs) Holmes. His parents were natives of Ireland, and came to this country about 1812. They located in Washington county, Pa., remained there until 1818, when they moved to Ohio, and about 1823 came to this county and settled on the farm now occupied by our subject. They died in 1840 and 1863, respectively. They reared fourteen children, six of whom are still living: Maria, wife of J. Moore; Mary, wife of Samuel Chamberlain, both in Ohio; Joanna and Margaret, maiden ladies, in Hampton township; Elizabeth, widow of Robert McElheny, of Hampton township, and our subject, who was born in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, in 1820, and came to this county with his parents in 1823. Dec. 24, 1863, he married Elizabeth, daughter of James and Rachel (Bradshaw) Moore, natives of Ireland, and settlers in this county. Eleven children were born to this union: James M., Lazarus M., William J., Joseph C., Mary Ann, Albert J., Agnes E., George Syl., Rachel, Susan E. and David R. I., all living at home. Mr. Holmes has been assessor of the township for several terms, and he and his wife are members of the U. P. Church of Talley Cavey, in which he is an elder.
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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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