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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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ALICE WALL, post office Elizabeth, daughter of James and Naomi (Wall) Wall, was born April 15, 1808. Her father was a native of Philadelphia, Pa., and came to Forward township with his parents when about five years old. They had a family of ten children: Steven, Walter, Gard, Franklin Wayne, James, Jessie, Catherine, Alice and Hannah, who are all deceased. Our subject was reared on the homestead, where she now resides, and was educated at the public schools of the county. She is engaged in farming, and is a member of the Baptist 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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