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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 R. FRAZIER, heater, McKee’s Rocks, is a son of Matthew P. and Sarah Frazier, and was born in Armstrong county, Pa., in 1855. His lifework thus far has been in the iron-mill. He came to this county in 1860, and still resides in Stowe township. Matthew P. died March 14, 1876, at the age of fifty years; his widow is living with her son, Samuel; they had five children, viz.: Mary (deceased), William I., Samuel R., Joseph and Harry. Samuel R. was married, Nov. 11, 1880, to Mary, daughter of James and Margaret Cole, and they had four children: James C. (deceased), Samuel R., Walter L. and Harry L. Mr. Frazier is a Freemason and a member of the Amalgamated association. He owns a beautiful home in Stowe township, adjoining the village of McKee’s Rocks.
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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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