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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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THOMAS CAMPBELL (deceased) was the youngest of nine children born to John Campbell, who emigrated to America about 1840, and settled in Allegheny county. Thomas married, in 1858, Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Barkley) Hopper, of this county. Their union was blessed with one son, Samuel John, born in 1860, in South Fayette township. He was educated at the public schools, at Oakdale Academy, and graduated at Iron City College in 1881. Samuel now resides with his mother on the farm purchased in 1867. Thomas died in 1874, aged fifty-three years. The family are members of the U. P. Church.
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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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