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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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D. S. ELLIOTT retired, Braddock, is a native of this county, born in December, 1841, to Matthew and Maria (Soles) Elliott, of Braddock (formerly Wilkins) township, who were the parents of two children, D. S. and Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell. The father, who was a carpenter by trade, died in 1854, aged thirty-eight years. The subject of these lines was born and reared in McKeesport, Pa., and educated at the public schools. In 1867 he married Agnes J., daughter of Samuel and Eliza (Stewart) McCutcheon, and by her has four children: D. T., Jennie F., Clarence C. and Lester L. Mr. Elliott has followed agricultural pursuits all his life, and is now owner of 180 acres of land in Braddock township, the working of which he superintends. He came to North Braddock in 1884, and here built his present handsome residence. He is a 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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