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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 McPHILLIANY, farmer, post office Sharpsburg, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Oct. 12, 1818, a son of William and Jane (Galbreath) McPhilliany. William McPhilliany, Sr., came to America in 1829 with his wife and children, and purchased 140 acres of land in Indiana township. He was a farmer by occupation, and after the purchase of his land returned three times to his native isle. He died aged sixty-five years, and his wife at the age of fifty-eight. Our subject, the eldest of seven children, is the only surviving member of the family, and since eleven years of age has resided in O’Hara township, and received his education in the common schools. In 1849 he married Mary Wise, who has borne him three children, all of whom are deceased. Seventy-four of the 140 acres of land purchased by his father are now owned by our subject, who has always led the life of a farmer. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. Politically he is a Cleveland 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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