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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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WILLIAM H. CAMP, merchant, Tarentum, is a son of Henry and Jessie (McIntyre) Camp, and was born in Allegheny City, Pa., in 1853. His father was a native of Armstrong county, Pa., and his mother of Scotland. They were married in 1847 at Allegheny City, Pa., and remained there until they removed to Tarentum in September, 1885. They have four children, all of whom are residents of that borough, viz.: Oliver C., Agnes D., William H. and James M. In 1855 William H. and his brother, Oliver C., came to Tarentum and engaged in general merchandising. Oliver C., before locating in Tarentum, was in the telegraph service, being manager of the Western Union telegraph lines in the Bradford oil-field from 1878 to 1884 inclusive. The rapid growth of Tarentum necessitated an increase in the number of its business houses, and Camp Brothers occupy a prominent place among the business men of the borough. James M. Camp is a chemist in Pittsburgh.
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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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