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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 S. FENTON, gardener, post office Hero, a son of Thomas and Martha Fenton, was born June 10, 1835, in what is now Lincoln township. Thomas was a native of Washington county, Pa., where he married and reared a family of five children, only two of whom are now living: Martha J. (Mrs. McCoy), of Westmoreland county, and William S. The latter married, Aug. 6, 1857, Lizzie Jane daughter of Samuel Shaler, of McKeesport, where they located and engaged in mercantile business. Seven years later they removed to their present residence in Reynoldton, where Mr. Fenton is now engaged in gardening. His mother died in 1844, and his father now makes his home with him. Mr. and Mrs. Fenton have five children - John W. L., Ina A. (Mrs. I. I. Shadle, of Altoona), Lizzie S. (Mrs. Malan E. Davis, of Duquesne), Thomas G. and Winnie R. The parents are members of the M. E. Church at Reynoldton; he is 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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