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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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SAMUEL P. HOLLIS (deceased) was born Sept. 19, 1833, in Providence, R. I., a descendant of the Stuarts of Scotland. He died Feb. 5, 1888. He was educated in the east, and there learned the tack and nail trade, and was a partner in his father’s business. He came to Pittsburgh in 1855, and followed his trade a number of years before he started in business, which he did in 1870, with several partners, conducting it successfully until the combination company bought them out. In 1886 he again entered into business, with his son Charles and his brother, William B. Hollis, as partners. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis were Presbyterians. He was a very popular man in business circles. He married Sophie D., daughter of Rev. Isaac Banks, and by her had five children: Maud, Charles A., Leora O., Ralph W. and Isaac B. (who died at the age of eighteen). Mr. Hollis was a republican.
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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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