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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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RALPH JOHNSON, contractor, Sewickley, was born May 14, 1812, in Yorkshire, England, where his ancestors have resided for many generations. He was educated there, and learned the bricklayer’s trade. In 1839 he immigrated to America, spent one year in Philadelphia, and then removed to Pittsburgh, where he followed his trade. He worked on many of the old prominent buildings in Pittsburgh and Allegheny, finally engaged in contracting, and built the first Monongahela House. He was a member of the Smithfield M. E. Church, of which he was officer, class-leader, steward and trustee. Politically he is a republican. Mr. Johnson came to Sewickley in 1874, and has taken an active part in the growth of the town, and in many enterprises, in the way of stone bridges, jail, etc. He was member of the council twice. Mr. Johnson was married in England. He has been a member of the firm of Adams & Co., glasshouse, and also of Johnson, King & Co.
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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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