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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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NATHAN STONE WILLIAMS, attorney, post-office Wilkinsburg, son of Judge H. W. Williams, was born in Pittsburgh, July 13, 1854, and was reared in that city. He graduated from Amherst College in 1877, read law with A. H. Miller, and then went to the Michigan State University at Ann Arbor, where he graduated from the law school, under Judge Cooley, in 1880. After practicing for a year with his former preceptor, he was several years a partner with W. A. Lewis. He is now associated with a younger brother, Gurdon Walter, a resident of the city. Since January, 1882, Mr. Williams has dwelt in Wilkinsburg. He is a member of the Congregational Church, with which his early ancestors were associated; is a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M., and I. O. O. F., and is a Scottish-rite Mason. In November, 1880, he married Jennie H., daughter of James Madison and Harriet (Palmer) Balkam, of Robinson, Maine. Two children bless the home of Mr. Williams: Edith Leslie and Nathan Stone.
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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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