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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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ROBERT MARION HOLLAND, Braddock, is a native of Carroll county, Ohio, born Aug. 29, 1850, a son of William and Nancy (Thompson) Holland, former a native of Franklin county, Pa., the latter of Carroll county, Ohio, and both of Scotch-Irish descent. William Holland came to Braddock in 1852, and there died in 1875, at the age of seventy-seven years, leaving two sons and two daughters, all yet living. Robert M., who is the youngest, was educated at Pittsburgh and Braddock academy, and since 1870 has been a successful dealer in real estate, with offices in both Pittsburgh and Braddock. In 1885 Mr. Holland was elected vice-president of the First National Bank of Braddock, a position he is still filling with much acceptance. In 1880 he married Lizzie, daughter of J. N. Shallenberger, a member of an old and respected family of this county, and the result of the union is one child, Marie. Mr. Holland is a member of the F. & A. M. and the I. O. O. F. He is an adherent of the Disciples’ Church, and 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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