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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 McKNIGHT, ESQ., farmer, was born Oct. 22, 1820, on the old homestead in Ross township, Allegheny county, Pa., where his father, Joseph McKnight, a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent, settled in an early day. Joseph McKnight had a twin brother, John, and a sister, Mrs. Rebecca Crider. Joseph and John followed whipsawing near Pittsburgh, but finally John took out a patent for 424 acres of land; of this he retained 140 acres, for which he paid one hundred dollars. He had sold 106 acres to Sam Scott for a calf. Joseph McKnight married Elizabeth Magogney, a native of this county. She was the mother of John, our subject, who is now the owner of the old farm. He married here Margaret, daughter of William Ross, and they have two children: John and Elizabeth. Politically Mr. McKnight is a republican. He is a justice of the peace, and has filled other township offices. His father was 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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